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The Silver Stars

by David Silver

Chapter 29: 29 - My Test Subject

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Silver floated in Twilight's magic, suspended effortlessly. She felt no particular fear, only a building curiosity as Twilight stared at her with a glowing horn. "What do you see?" asked Silver.

Twilight ran magic across Silver, which felt like a full-body petting that made her shiver. "You are progressing well, from everything I've read on the subject. I don't particularly understand how, but your body is growing in all the right ways to do it."

Silver cracked open an eye, "To do... what?"

Twilight waved a hoof at Silver, silent a moment before she regained herself, "To produce that foal."

Silver flipped her ears back, getting an idea, "I'm being made into a brood mare."

Twilight perked her ears, "I... wasn't going to say that, but... Yes? Are we certain you're not just growing into it on your own?"

Silver twitched a floating leg, "I'm pretty certain. Luna still wants foals out of me, whether I'm with her or not." She flushed hotly, "She's probably messing with me when I sleep." Silver considered the thought. Was being slowly corrupted into a foal production machine awful, or kind of... sexy? Awfully sexy, Silver decided, tail twitching. A new thought surged up, "Will this interfere with being a male again when I want to be?"

Twilight huffed a loud sigh, "I'm uncertain. Your energy is very pronouncedly female. Just flipping the switch, as it were, would leave you very skewed and that could be unhealthy in a number of ways. You are, for better or worse, transitioning to a mare, completely. Of course, that was kind of the idea... You weren't supposed to want to be a stallion later."

Silver huffed softly. Conjuring her magic, she turned herself to face Twilight, "What do you think then? I'm swelling with you... and I'm OK with that..."

Twilight looked away quickly, uncertainty showing clearly.

"Twilight," spoke Silver gently, "I mean it." She took a slow breath, "This sounds stupid as all hell, but I want my... foal's father to be there. I would like her to be warm and loving, even if she doesn't look at me like a lover."

Twilight suddenly shoved Silver, sending him drifting away. "Stop saying things like that! You're exaggerating!"

Silver guided herself to the ground with her silvery hands. Once it was in reach, she trotted up to Twilight quickly, "Give me a moment, and a nip. It's odd, but I can share how I feel with a bite a lot better than a bunch of clumsy words." She flashed her fangs, "May I?"

Twilight shuddered powerfully, "I don't want to be eaten, Silver."

Silver tilted her head, "A single nip, no eating. You know I wouldn't want to hurt you."

Twilight sighed softly, releasing Silver from her magic which caused her to settle more heavily on the ground. "Very well. I wanted to document the effects of a pure-blooded Lunar pony bite anyway." She conjured quill and paper, "You may proceed."

Silver cared little for the research and moved in, nuzzling Twilight's neck. Twilight opened her mouth to object to the affection when Silver's fangs sunk into the tender flesh. Silver let the magic flow powerfully, sharing her eager affection for Twilight, the building excitement and love she had for the growing foal within her, and the hope she had for their future, all building together into a heady mixture that sent Twilight to her belly, notes forgotten and falling to the ground in a heap.

Fast poked her head into the room and blinked, "Damn Silver..." She stared at the bite with some jealousy, knowing how intoxicating a dose of those amplified emotions can be.

Twilight drew away once Silver released her grip. Twilight licked over her lips, looking stunned and overwhelmed. "I... Is all of that for me?"

Silver shook her head, "Most of it. Some of it was for the foal, and some of it was... us, together."

Twilight rose to her hooves and turned to see Fast staring at them both. Twilight jumped back in surprise, "When did you get here?!"

Fast waved a hoof dismissively, "Just love watching Silver share her feelings. You should do me next. So what did you find out?"

Twilight looked down at her dropped papers, "First, that doing personal research on this is counter-productive. Second, your wife is becoming suited to foal-making, be it through her own design or somepony else's remains to be seen."

Fast tilted her head, "Design? Is somepony casting a breeding spell on Silver?"

Twilight shrugged, "Maybe? I don't know. But we can find out. If it is Luna, her magic would affect you while you are asleep, and we can monitor you during night hours."

Fast moved up beside Silver and rubbed against her side-to-side, "If she is, is that bad? Explains why I thought you were looking especially sexy lately. I thought it was just Ponyville working out for you."

Silver rubbed back a moment before nodding, "Either way, I would like to know what's going on. I don't like the idea of being shaped without being aware of it... I'm still undecided if being nudged to become a broodmare is good or awful, though it leans towards the latter if it's going to make turning back more of a pain."

Fast pouted a little, "Why can't somepony fire some sexy beams my way?"

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Anyway! On to the next experiment. I want to watch you create." She trotted off and returned with two books, "In this book is a spell to find foals, for worried parents. The second book has a spell to quickly dust and clean a room. Can you combine then?"

Silver quickly nodded, "Off the bat I can think of a few ways those two could work together."

Twilight smiled brightly, "Good, now..." She flipped the books open to the spells, "I want you to show me this 'pattern' of yours, what do you see in the spells themselves?"

Silver shook her head, "I don't have all the symbols memorized, but I see a few I do know." Silver pointed at one point of the first and another at the second, "That symbol increases area. It's clear the foal one reaches further. With the number of repetitions and placement, I'd say a range of about... five miles?" Silver was already reaching into her saddlebag as she spoke, drawing out her trusty book with its reference guide.

Twilight nodded, "About right for an average unicorn. Forcing more power through the pattern can extend it, of course, but that's not efficient. I... think I see. So you don't look at the whole spell, but instead what each symbol could mean and how they work together and with themselves?"

Silver nodded, "I haven't worked out every symbol, and I copy and paste a lot." Silver looked between her reference guide and the foal finding spell, "Alright, there," she pointed, "That's where it appears to identify the foal by thought, so I'll copy that out..." She dutifully did just that, "And instead of this part, which I think would tell you were they are, instead copy the effector of the second spell..." She scribbled onwards, pasting the two spell pieces together.

Twilight held up a hoof, "Stop!" Silver stopped abruptly. "You're not directly copying. You're adding in new symbols between the two parts, why?"

Silver looked between the two spells, and her new third one, "I... don't know. It just felt right?"

Twilight smiled, "We just found your talent. This is where your talent takes over and you make this... amazing leap. I've had experience with this before. Pinkie has an incredible intuition as a sort of native... intuitive, magic."

"Pinkie Sense?" asked Silver.

Twilight nodded, "Exactly that."

Fast shook her head, "I'm barely keeping up here. So Silver has a good grasp, intellectually, on where a spell should be cut and pasted to make a new spell, but his talent is filling in the holes?"

Silver resumed the new spell, feeling compelled to finish what she started. Twilight nodded at Fast, "Exactly. I'll never be able to ask Silver why he, uh, she does the middle parts, because she doesn't know, and can't know. Go on and..." she trailed off, seeing that Silver was already hard at work completing the spell. Twilight sat and watched, making notes casually.

"Finished!" announced Silver some time later, "Shall I try it?"

Twilight shook her head, "I want to see it at full power, let me." She pulled Silver's book closer and read off the spell before focusing her horn. The spell played across it and powerful bolts of lavender fired out of the castle in a wild fan of magic. "... What did I just do?"

Silver smiled, "If it worked, you just cleaned every foal in--" Silver was interrupted as one of the purple bolts came flying back in and struck her. She was suddenly spotlessly clean from top to bottom. "That..."

Fast giggled a little, "Twilight's magic just called you a foal."

Twilight shook her head, "That was probably my fault. I was focused on Silver while I cast it. Thank you, Silver. You're free to go."

Silver glanced at Fast, then darted forward, smooching Twilight on the cheek before moving to vacate. Twilight's magic grabbed her before she could make it far, pulling Silver right back over to Twilight. "I'm trying to be understanding..."

Fast poked Silver on the nose, "Don't push her like you did Luna."

Silver went red and sagged, feeling guilty on a new level, "You're right, sorry. No more surprise hugs or kisses."

Twilight set Silver down, and Fast moved in to kiss Silver on the cheek as she had to Twilight. "This is why you have wives."

Silver smiled sheepishly and vacated unimpeded.

Twilight looked to Fast after Silver was gone. "Does she really?"

Fast sighed, "Hopelessly. If you said the price of your heart was jumping off a cliff, she'd consider it. She means well, and she will back off if you're firm, but please don't hurt her. She really wants to be a good pony."

Twilight gave a slow nod, then pointed at Fast, "And you?"

Fast shrugged, "You're cute. If you join the herd, I'll show you a few things."

Twilight gained a new blush, "I... see... Well thank you. I should get back to my studies."

Fast raised a hoof, "One thing, don't think any of us are motivated by your being a princess. We've had Luna before, and Cadance is willing to take us back if we want to go back. We're not hurting for royal contacts. Her love is much too straightforward for that."

Twilight said something unintelligible as she strode off towards the comforting simplicity of her books.

Elsewhere, Silver knocked on a door. Sweetie Belle opened it and smiled, "Hi Silver Stars! Are you here to crusade, or are you looking for Rarity?"

Silver smiled at the filly, who looked quite clean indeed, "Rarity. She's expecting me. I didn't think I qualified to crusade, having a cutie mark?"

Sweetie stepped aside, "I guess I just got a little excited. It's not that often we get a new filly in town."

Silver perked an ear, "Not that I have anything against the crusaders or you all, but I'm not really a filly. I have a cutie mark, and a profession, and even, you know, a foal on the way." She stepped inside, smelling the scent of cut fabric and looking at the colorful dresses on pony mannequins curiously.

Sweetie followed behind, "You're still a filly. You're not even finished growing up!"

Silver turned to Sweetie and conjured a hand, drawing the smaller filly close for an unannounced nuzzle. Sweetie seemed to accept it with a giggle, "You are the best thing I ran into today. I mean that. Go on and play with your friends." She set Sweetie Belle on the ground, and the younger filly dashed off.

Rarity stepped out from the back, eyes locked on Silver, "There you are! Come here, darling, we have so much work to do! First thing's first, we are going directly to the spa. Your mane and tail are in desperate need of a makeover. You will feel fabulous when we're done with you. You'll look like a real mare."

Silver started to backpedal, uncertain of Rarity's kind but dangerous-sounding words. Rarity lifted Silver from the ground, trotting to the door with her, "I simply won't take no for an answer. You're long overdue for being treated like the mare you are."

Silver sagged in defeat. She's rarely ever come out on top when another mare got an idea in their head. Better to just surrender. "Be gentle."

Rarity looked over her shoulder, "Of course we'll be! Lotus and Aloe are simply marvelous at their job. You'll be treated like a queen, as you should be."

Author's Notes:

This feels like a cut-off point, and a good time to ask for a new picture of an actually significantly female looking Silver, all prettied up by Aloe, Lotus, and Rarity's combined powers.

She will be one of the prettiest ponies, but only if she can avoid the typos.

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