Welcome to the ending arc, folks! The author’s note box doesn’t seem to accept spoiler tags now, so I have to do it here in the main text. In any event, I’ll keep this brief: Expect plenty of clop for the remaining chapters as victories are celebrated and friendships rekindled... to say nothing of consummated! This chapter is given over to Maya and Vinyl. It contains a lot of M-rated innuendoes and action, ending with plenty of hot-and-heavy humanized-on-human F/F sex for your reading pleasure. I enjoyed writing it greatly! But if it’s not your thing, the first 2/3rds of this chapter is non-clop and does contain some interesting discussions and a couple new characters.

Music: Lost in Thought

One of the things Celestia enjoyed most about Earth was simply being able to walk around unrecognized.

True, her size and beauty even as a human tended to turn heads, but there was still a huge difference between that and being followed, attended, and all but worshipped everywhere she went, making it all but impossible to eat out or even visit a hotel gift shop as she was doing then. Though I suppose having one at Canterlot Castle would be just a bit gauche… she admitted with a soft chuckle as she looked through the Gatewater gift shop wares, searching for something suitable for Vinyl Scratch to wear. She wouldn’t want anything too feminine but she would want it bright and showy, and something that would go well with the colors of her shades and mane…

She took her time about it, leaving the pair in her penthouse suite with some light room service fare while she shopped. It was in order to allow them enough time to talk, as well as engage in more… intimate affairs if that was what they wanted. Celestia knew full well what the Elements of Harmony could do and its likely effects on the human girl, having been one with them in the distant past. But in truth, as much as she hoped they would bring out Maya’s sensual side, she also thought it best to not be around if they did.

Especially not after that dream last night! She gave an involuntary shiver, the images of it still vivid in her mind. In it, she’d been back in Equestria in her original alicorn form, lounging in her Canterlot quarters when Maya had approached her, walking right out of her bedroom mirror to all but offer herself, disrobing and saying it was her thanks for all the help she’d given her and being there when she’d needed her. It had been an offer Celestia had only been too eager to accept, levitating her onto the bed and then worshipping the young girl’s body with her alicorn aura, showing her mastery of the sensual arts by leaving Maya writhing and all but screaming in pleasure with her magical touch alone. At the end, the girl had collapsed against her and she had curled up with her, placing a wing over her naked form as a blanket and kissing her on the forehead...

Celestia shook her head sharply to clear it, suddenly worried her horn or mating aura might be showing. Dangerous territory, Tia… she knew only too well. She could only imagine what Luna would think if she saw that dream… or worse, Maya’s sister, though she didn’t think there was a danger there.

Not if she’s truly visiting the Summerlands right now… she somewhat fervently hoped. There may be no adultery in the realm of dreams, as Luna says, but after the way Mia Fey dealt with The Nightmare, I’d rather she not think me a threat to Maya…

Seeking a new target for her suddenly lurid thoughts, she found them suddenly turning… to Mia herself, remembering the striking, confident figure she cut as an angelic attorney… to say nothing of getting to see her unclothed when Maya had briefly channeled her the previous day. So beautiful… so powerful… and so… sensual… she felt her eyes starting to glaze again and she remembered her strength of spirit and her gorgeous human body, her attentions suddenly turning from the younger sister to the older one. The attraction was entirely different there; a deep-seated desire to be dominated by a more powerful female, and one the sun princess never got to indulge—for who was more powerful than she?

She chuckled again at that, rubbing her eyes and forcing herself to focus on the task at hoof. Be careful, Tia… she warned herself, knowing that even though Mia Fey was beyond the reach of all but her fantasies, Maya Fey was not. And given her dreams, the sun princess was afraid her own proclivities towards younger mares might yet get the best of her, as it once had not too many years past.

Sunset Shimmer… she reminded herself, her eyes closing in deep regret. A moment of weakness cost me a student and Equestria a promising young unicorn. I will NOT succumb to temptation again lest it cost me my new human friends and a young girl the chance to explore her sexuality on her own terms and with HER choice of partners! she told herself firmly, wondering again what had happened to her former student. She disappeared not just from my life, but from Equestria itself… where did she go…?

Putting aside her suddenly brooding thoughts, she marveled again at the events of the previous night, recognizing how blessed she was to see so many old friends again... and how lucky they all were that the worst had not happened, shivering at the realization that she’d nearly lost Twilight to the same evil that had taken Luna from her. It took all of us to prevent disaster—Mia Fey and Phoenix Wright, Luna and her Dream Guard, Twilight and her friends, even Vinyl Scratch… Celestia took pains to grant, thinking that given her surprisingly good performance as a defense attorney, perhaps the brash Pony DJ had been miscast as a prosecutor.

Even Trixie Lulamoon played her part as a surprisingly fair judge. So maybe Luna is right about her after all? She still didn’t approve of her sister wiping the young mare’s memory, though she understood why well enough—Luna was very big on tests of character, perhaps because she’d failed one so badly in the past, and wanted to give her potential apprentice an untainted one… which became impossible if she was aware of Luna’s interest.

Her reunion with her former Bolt Knights had been bittersweet and all too brief, but it did her heart good to see that they were all at peace. Perhaps someday I will finally join you… she told them, reflecting on the blessings and curse of her ageless life. But until then, I will forever honor you…

“Excuse me, ma’am…?” the clerk behind the counter called out to her, snapping her out of her reverie. “You’ve been there a while. Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Oh!” Celestia called out, her attention finally pulled back to the present and back to the task at hoof. “Yes, sorry. I was… merely lost in thought…” she quickly picked out a selection of shorts, sandals and blouses before taking them to the cashier. Hopefully, Miss Scratch will like at least some of these. And hopefully, I’ll have given her and Maya enough time for whatever they decided to do…

Music: Change of Clothes

Upon returning upstairs, Celestia found, to her quickly-concealed disappointment, that Maya and Vinyl had polished off their light meal but otherwise had not indulged in any more intimacies, still sitting at the table talking with the former clothed in her kimono. She couldn’t help but blush a bit at the sight of the young girl as they instantly sparked memories of her dream the previous night, but accepted a hug and heartfelt thank-you from her all the same.

Not helping was the fact that the teenaged mystic’s head only came up to her chest or that she held the hug for several seconds, leaving her hands barely above her waist and face pressed squarely into Celestia’s covered but large human breasts, the teats capping them quickly threatening to go erect. “Um… Miss Maya…” she said cautiously, not quite willing to break the embrace.

Vinyl noticed and smirked. “Careful there, fillyfriend. ‘Cause as hot as you are, think you’re gonna turn on Celly if you keep that up,” she suggested, causing both to blush hard and instantly pull back.

“Oh, uh… sorry, Princess,” Maya quickly said, rubbing a hand behind her head as Celestia found herself tempted to do the same, though it was hardly a normal gesture for her.

“Quite all right,” she quickly responded, noting instantly the young human girl bore her own signs of arousal and was having trouble meeting her eyes. “I do understand what you are feeling, young Maya, but I must advise caution and not to do that which you may later regret,” she told herself as much as Maya. “As I have already told Twilight, it is a heady time but also a dangerous one as you may find temptations everywhere, including some perhaps best not indulged... for now,” she finished, wincing for having not meant to add the last two words.

“That’s sage advice, fillyfriend. Take it to heart,” Vinyl advised from behind her.

“Y-yeah…” Maya admitted, memories of the dream where Celestia had magically pleasured her still fresh, leaving her wondering if the sun princess could do it for real. “Sorry, Princess. I really don’t want to cause any trouble with you and Ferro…”

“Ferro?” Vinyl echoed, and was shortly given an explanation. “Whoa. So he’s the stallion you’re seeing, Princess? Human or no, he must be real special.”

“Indeed, but… I must ask you not to spread that around back home, Vinyl Scratch. Not so much for my sake but for his,” she implored her fellow mare. “I care less about the scandal that would erupt than if those who wish Equestria ill were to find out about him…” she trailed off meaningfully, infinitely glad The Nightmare had either not known about him or not thought to use him as she had Maya the previous night. Probably the former. After all, she was always more an opportunist than a strategist...

“They might try to go after him, even on Earth. I got it,” Vinyl answered. “Already Pinkie-promised along with the rest of the gang when Twilight told us, but lemme say it again, Princess—my lips are sealed. Still like to meet him, though…”

“You’ll get your chance tomorrow, V-Jay. He says he’s gonna meet up with us, Nick and Sparkle at the fairgrounds,” Maya promised, showing her friend an earlier exchange of texts. “Even says he’s even going to bring his daughter along!” she announced, causing Celestia to smile.

“Really? Cool! But in the meantime, I don’t really wanna spend my time cooped up in here, so… how about it, Princess?” The pony DJ turned to Celestia and presented herself. “Ready when you are!”

Celestia smiled again. “By all means. Please hold still, Vinyl Scratch. And you might wish to stand back, Miss Maya...” she instructed as she closed her eyes and her long ethereal alicorn horn appeared, wreathed in a golden light, barely dimmed for it being on Earth, all but dazzling Maya’s mystical awareness for the sheer strength of aura and amount of energy she could sense. The same golden energy washed around Vinyl, whose form visibly shifted beneath it, her lower limbs lengthening and equine features melting into human ones, though even through the glow Maya could see she was still retaining her electric blue hair color. Her fur faded, leaving pale white skin in its place, while her hooves suddenly sprouted a familiar set of appendages as she continued to stand on all fours through the entire process, through her new fingers curled against the carpet at the end.

The transformation spell took around twenty seconds to complete, and by the time it faded from around Vinyl, the Pony DJ was now in her human form and trying to pull herself awkwardly to her new feet. “Yeah… this was hard last time, too!” Vinyl admitted with a chuckle as, seeing her stumble, Maya rushed to her side to help, offering her an arm up as Celestia likewise offered her aura to steady the now-human mare, trying not to think too much about the fact she was naked and quite attractive for it, quickly withdrawing her magical touch once her fellow Equestrian was successfully standing, holding onto Maya’s arms. Too many temptations, Tia…

“Easy there, V-Jay…” Maya said, recognizing her friend’s difficulties and also trying not to flush too deeply at the sight of Vinyl’s attractive and deliciously naked human form, her eyes flickering, noting both the size of her bust and the patch of electric blue fur between her legs. Whoa! I wasn’t sure that was her real mane color, but the carpet matches the drapes! She recognized, suddenly wondering what Celestia’s hue would be given her normally tri-colored mane. “Lean on my arms. Get your balance and take slow steps forward…” she instructed as Vinyl obeyed, taking short steps at first, distracted by the myriad new sensations of the cool room air against her bare skin… to say nothing of Maya’s hands guiding her, her lack of fur and sensitive fingers enabling her to feel everything far more keenly than her hooves did.

So what’s that gonna mean when I have sex as a human…? she had the sudden heady thought at how much more she might be able to feel and stumbled slightly at the loss of focus, pitching forward to where she was caught by Maya, who blushed hard to see her friend’s face an inch from hers and her very naked body pressed into her clothed one. “Uh… sorry?” Vinyl suggested with a smile, not immediately trying to stand on her own again.

“Um…” was all a fiercely blushing Maya could immediately say, quickly and keenly aware of the warmth and feel of her friend’s human form and the fact that her hands were on it. The moment and possibilities seemed to stretch out before them… until a throat cleared.

“If you two wish, I will be more than happy to leave you here for a while…?” Celestia suggested almost hopefully, her grin askance and teasing.

Maya and Vinyl looked over at her, then back to each other, each reaching the same reluctant conclusion. “Not yet…” they said as one, Maya carefully pushing Vinyl back on her feet. “We agreed it was best to wait…” the former added, wondering how much longer she could wait at this rate.

“I see…” Celestia said with a quickly hidden flash of disappointment as Vinyl’s grin suddenly turned mischievous.

“For the best, Princess. But, you know, fillyfriend, that doesn’t mean we can’t…” the now-human DJ let her actions finish the sentence as she suddenly leaned in and kissed a surprised Maya deeply, the action of it not much different than it had been for her as a pony. This time, it was her surprised human friend whose legs nearly buckled, her eyes initially wide, but quickly closing in pleasure.

It was nearly half a minute before they finally separated, Maya looking quite flushed and her arousal obvious to all present. “You know, you’re making a pretty good case we should have sex sooner rather than later, V-Jay!” she said somewhat breathlessly.

“Hey, even if you’re not there yet, doesn’t mean I can’t help get ya there, fillyfriend!” Vinyl grinned, then turned back to a slightly-squirming Celestia, recognizing the effect they were having on her. “Hope you liked the show, Princess!”

“Quite…” she said in a dry voice as Maya giggled, the sun princess trying with all her considerable will to restrain herself from turning her alicorn mating aura on the pair, knowing full well what it would do to them—and ME! “But may I suggest you get dressed and we head out before there are any more such shows…?”

Music: Hit the Streets!

An hour later, the trio were exiting the Gatewater, heading for a diner Celestia knew about at her suggestion, Vinyl now dressed in blue shorts and a simple white t-shirt bearing the Gatewater logo that accented her blue hair. Her magenta shades still fitted for her pony head, and her own magic seemingly ineffective while human, Celestia had sent Spike a message asking him to retrieve the Pony DJ’s human-fitted ones she’d made for her previous trip from her house and sent to her via dragonfire. He had done so by the time they were ready to leave, close to noon.

“You know… our old law office used to be there!” Maya pointed to a building across the street. “We moved out after the Lana Skye trial, though. I wasn’t there for that one, but too many bad memories of this place…” a shadow passed over her face. “Sis was murdered there,” she decided to add at their quizzical expressions, earning her a shocked look from both Vinyl and Celestia, the former squeezing her hand and the latter, her shoulder.

“I am so sorry, Miss Maya. From what I saw, your sister was—and is—a remarkable woman who more than earned her ascension to the human heaven,” Celestia offered cautiously.

“Second that. She was something else at that trial last night. Even when you channeled her yesterday, I got a sense how much she loves and protects you, even from the hereafter. You’re really lucky to have her as a sister, Maya.”

“Thanks, both of you.” Maya’s expression was more wistful than sad, squeezing their hands in turn. “It’s okay, really. Nick nailed the guy who did it, and I’m lucky that I still get to see sis occasionally when Pearly channels her. Just knowing she’s out there watching over us helps a lot.”

Vinyl was confused at that. “When Pearly channels her? What about when you channel her?” she asked, but Maya simply shook her head.

“The way it works is, when a medium channels, the channeled spirit takes over. I have no memory of what happens during that time,” she explained, remembering how much trouble that fact had once gotten her in, resulting in being framed for murder by Pearl’s mother, Morgan Fey, who had wanted Maya out of the way so her family and daughter would become head of the Kurain house. “Basically, my spirit is shunted aside and I temporarily become that person in both body and spirit. So in effect, when I channel sis… I am sis,” she concluded.

“And the same holds true for Firefly or anypony else you may channel,” Celestia recognized in some wonder. “I wonder if ponies could learn that technique…?”

“No idea, but you’d think so given your magic. And didn’t that weird wizard pony say that your magic and our mystical power were related forces?” Maya recalled.

“Starswirl…” Celestia’s expression turned wistful as she remembered getting to see and tease her mentor again, as had been a favorite pastime of her long-ago youth. Two thousand years and he hasn’t changed at all… nor would I wish him to! she couldn’t help but grin at the thought. “Perhaps he is right. We will have to find a way to see if our some of our own mages can become mystics as well… do you think your school would consent to outside students, Young Maya?”

Maya had to think about that. “Right now? Probably not. Pretty sure the elders would balk and insist the Kurain power is supposed to be hereditary, not acquired. But when I become Kurain Master? Then they have no say and we’ll see if ponies can gain it. Promise, Princess!” she looked up and grinned, knowing that with Morgan Fey out of the way, there was nothing to stop her eventual ascension to the rank. I’ll do it for you, Mom… she promised the long-lost Misty Fey, wishing fervently she could yet see her again.

“You have a deal, Miss Maya,” Celestia confirmed with another squeeze of her shoulder. “When the time comes, we will make arrangements. For now, though… let us enjoy a simple lunch…” the sun princess said as they headed upstreet towards the diner.

The walk took but ten minutes. As they neared their destination, Celestia couldn’t help note that the two younger mares were already very close, even holding hands. This brought a smile to her face… although it dimmed somewhat when she noticed the venomous looks coming from a few passersby. California tended to be a very permissive place, she knew, but that didn’t mean there weren’t those living there that didn’t share its outlook.

Vinyl noticed this as well. “Geez, you’d think these people didn’t know same-gender relationships are a thing,” she muttered under her breath.

Maya grimaced. “Well, for most humans they really aren’t. Many religions and conservative viewpoints consider such relationships ‘sinful’ since such relations can only be for pleasure, not progeny.”

“And pleasure is a bad thing… why?” Vinyl asked, perplexed.

“Never said I understood the reasoning either, V-jay,” Maya admitted, somewhat ruefully remembering how negatively she’d first reacted to the idea of first being with her pony friend. “Talk to any Catholic about it, and they’ll say, ‘God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ or something like that.”

Celestia snorted at that. “Ah, yes, the Roman Catholic Church. A fine example as to why the separation of church and state is so important.”

Maya blinked and looked back at her. “I take it you have a low opinion of organized religion?”

“Not in the least, Maya,” Celestia replied evenly. “I firmly believe that faith is a necessary component to life and society, providing purpose and a shared set of values that allow individuals and cultures to grow. Organized religion is not in itself a bad thing—within reason, some human faiths are certainly more backwards or at least less benign than others—but a nation run by its religion, or vice versa, often is. It’s why I’m so keen to seek out and dissuade anypony who worships me or my sister.”

“Ain’t that the truth,” Vinyl mused. At Maya’s bewildered look, the DJ clarified. “It’s hard to get under Celly’s skin, but one thing that will get her dander up is worshipping her like she’s some kind of goddess.”

Maya blinked repeatedly. “Really? People worshipping you seems kind of an odd thing to get mad about, Princess.”

Celestia sighed. “Understand, Maya, that for all my age and alicorn power, I am by no means a perfect pony. I have my flaws, as I believe I told you the other night, and even now, I can only too readily make mistakes,” she said as they neared the diner. “If you need an example, there was a point in the distant past where I would arrest ponies for questioning my power or judgments. So given that, why should my little ponies worship somepony who is as flawed, if not more so, than they? Religion is meant to join ponies—or people—in the belief of a greater, flawless power. I am not that power. I did—and still do—what I must to dissuade those who would put me on such a pedestal.”

Maya looked thoughtful at that. “Yeah, I guess I can understand that. But… well, forgive me for saying this, what about Twilight? She’s clearly put you up on a pedestal, herself.”

Celestia chuckled. “True, but she learned quickly the boundary between admiration and worship. I made clear to her early in our relationship that I had no wish for her to revere me as a goddess. She simply admires me for my prowess and wisdom… though I fear I’ve had ample cause to doubt both myself, as of late.”

The two younger mares exchanged a glance before looking back at her. “Is this about last night?” Maya guessed.

The disguised alicorn’s face grew downcast. “Twilight is my faithful student. I’ve been there for her many times throughout her life. Yet when she needed me most, I was completely oblivious to the danger she was in until Delta came to find me. I feel like I’ve failed her, and I’ve no wish to do so again.”

Vinyl reached up to put a hand on the princess’s shoulder—a human gesture she would never have used as a pony. “Don’t worry too much about it, Princess. Yeah, you didn’t know what was happening at first, but you’re not to blame for what happened. If anypony’s to blame, it’s The Nightmare. She engineered what happened herself, and did so without any of us noticing. From what I could tell, not even Luna realized what was happening until it was nearly too late.” Seeing Celestia’s unconvinced look, Vinyl pressed on. “Besides, you did show up, and you gave your support when it was most needed. You don’t need to be so hard on yourself.”

“Vinyl’s right,” Maya said firmly. “We all got caught off-guard by what happened, but we all pulled through in the end. Nick and Sparkle are happy again, I’m finally thinking about things clearly, and The Nightmare is gone. That’s what I’d call a triple play.”

Celestia finally smiled at that. “Ah, a baseball term. I’ve watched a few games with Ferro. My attempt to translate it for ponies… didn’t go so well.”

Maya blinked, and grinned. “Lemme guess… pegasus outfielders ruin the game?”

“The one time a full game was played, it lasted thirty-two innings before I finally called the game a tie,” Celestia said ruefully. “A tie with no scores on either side, for that matter. Though in fairness, other sports have been adopted quite well. Rugby has become very popular with earth ponies, for example. And I myself rather do enjoy a good round of golf… though after our first course was built, it did take some time to explain to unicorns that they couldn’t just enchant the ball to go into the hole!”

The three shared a laugh as they entered the restaurant. Maya looked around the American diner, far simpler than the fancy places she’d initially assumed the Princess would favor. “Out of curiosity... why come to this place, Princess?”

“Ferro introduced it to me. We’ve eaten here a few times in the past and it has good memories for me. Better yet, they not only have good food, but karaoke with an open mic,” Celestia replied, nodding across the room to a small stage. “I thought we could perhaps entertain ourselves a bit while having breakfast.”

“Works for me!” Maya said cheerfully, looking forward to seeing Celestia sing.

Music: Five Star Service...

After the three were seated and had placed their orders for drinks—Maya got cola for herself and Vinyl, while Celestia requested a water and a Bloody Mary (resulting in a quick explanation to a surprised Vinyl as to its contents), another pair of women entered the diner. Glancing around, they spotted the trio, and made their way over. “Pardon me, Princess, but may we intrude?” asked one of them, giving the large woman the sun princess was disguised as a short bow.

Celestia blinked and looked up, seeing a human woman wearing a dark amaranth blazer and matching skirt of knee length. Under the blazer, she wore a white blouse, the top two buttons left undone. Her sparkling blue eyes held a hint of mischief, and her blonde hair had a streak of crimson running through it. That alone clued Celestia into the woman’s identity. The clasp on her neck of the sun and moon merely confirmed it. “Certainly, Delta. Please, join us.”

“Delta Requiem?” chorused Maya and Vinyl, surprised.

Delta chuckled. “Yes, it’s me.” She helped her companion into a chair before sitting down herself, as her friend was noticeably unsteady on her legs. This woman had a tan business suit on, with a matching blouse and skirt. Her hair was a dark green, an unusual color for certain; then again, Maya had seen people with bizarre hair colors before (the fiend who killed her sister came to mind, as did his slut-friend). Perhaps the most striking thing about her were her eyes: they were a bright orange, quite the unusual color among humans.

Then again, Maya was quite certain this woman wasn’t truly human, either, given her unusual appearance and how unsteady she’d been on her feet, to say nothing of the company she was keeping. The young mystic was also rather certain she’d seen this particular woman before… and suddenly, it came to her. “You’re one of the ponies that saw us off from Equestria,” she said quietly, pointing at the green-haired woman. “You were in the library when we left!”

This earned a smile in response. “Quite right. I’m impressed you remembered that, Miss Fey, let alone recognized me like this,” she replied. “My name is Five Stars. I’m Delta’s manager. Good to see you again, Ms. Scratch,” she added in an aside to Vinyl.

“You too, filly. Take it you’re having as much trouble as I did figuring out how to walk upright?” she asked with a wry grin.

Five Stars smiled. “We just crossed over, and I’m always a little unsteady for the first hour or so. After that I’m fine. Wouldn’t do for a manager to be stumbling all over, after all...”

Maya blinked at that. “Why does a prosecutor need a manager?”

That caused all four disguised ponies to start snickering, chuckling, or outright laughing as was their wont. “I’m not just a prosecutor, Miss Fey,” Delta responded through her laughs. “In fact, Trixie’s trial was the first time I ever prosecuted a case. In my day job, I’m the court bard of Canterlot. Think of me as a civilian equivalent to the Captain of the Guard. I’m essentially one of the highest-ranked civilians in Equestria.”

“’Civilian’ my flank, Lady Requiem,” Vinyl retorted, Maya noting that even during the dream trial she hadn’t been one to mince words. “A ‘civilian’ doesn’t bear a title of nobility or make a five-figure monthly income and report directly to the Crown.”

Delta rolled her eyes. “Okay, so I’m technically more of an internal security specialist of sorts. The point I was trying to make is that I’m not military. I handle certain… domestic matters. And speaking of which…” She pulled out a small booklet. “By request of the Princess, this has been made for you, Vinyl. It’s a valid human passport you can use as an identity card should the need arise.”

“Really?” Vinyl reflexively tried to pick it up with her magic only to find that once again, she couldn’t as a human, so she reached out with her hand to grasp it, picking it up somewhat awkwardly, still getting used to having fingers again.

Maya leaned over her shoulder to look as well. “Equios… is that an actual country?”

“Indeed it is,” Delta answered as Celestia just smiled. “An internationally recognized European ministate located right beside Lichtenstein,” she added, as Maya promptly took out her smartphone to look it up.

“It’s true. Not known for much except for some minor agriculture and a historic castle or two, but it’s carved out a nice niche for itself in the banking industry. And once a year, a wine-and-music festival that brings in much of our yearly income,” Five Stars added, looking through the menu with some familiarity.

Maya blinked as she quickly read through the information she found. “Okay… though that doesn’t answer the question of why you need a manager. Doesn’t that make Five Stars your boss?” she suggested.

This caused another small outbreak of laughter. “I suppose a better word for my role would be ‘agent’,” Five Stars admitted. “I manage Delta’s business affairs and set up her concert tours when she’s away from Canterlot, whether that’s in our world or yours. I have to say, though, it’s rather more fun in your world, if only because I get to use better toys,” she said as she pulled out a large wallet with a tablet inside and began working on it.

“Here or there, you’re the best at both jobs I’ve ever had,” Delta said without hesitation, causing Five Stars to flush slightly.

“Oh, so ‘bard’ isn’t just a cover for your whole… spellsinging thing? You actually do sing normally?” Maya asked.

Delta grinned. “Singing is my talent, my passion, and my life, Miss Fey. The fact that it coincides with my special ability is just the icing on the cake.” Looking up, she saw the current performer on the open mic finish their song, and stood up. “Speaking of which… with your permission, Princess?”

“Of course,” the Princess invited, sitting back to watch as Delta sauntered over to the man running the karaoke, and after a few moments, took the mic. After a moment, a piano began to play, interspersed with the sound of hand claps. As a drumbeat and guitar joined in, Delta began to sing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4ZEjdJ_cnM

There was quite a bit of applause as Delta finished. She made her way back over to the table as their drinks arrived and they asked for a couple more minutes to make food selections.

“A very good song, Lady Requiem,” Celestia said with a smile. “Though I think my student and Mr. Wright could appreciate it as well.”

Delta smiled and bowed her head. “Oh, I’ve sent them VIP tickets to my concert at the end of the week.” As she said this, Five Stars removed some items from her tablet wallet, and passed them out. “And here are yours, by the way.”

“So, you’re known here, too?” Maya asked, somewhat baffled as she looked the ticket over. Then she blinked. “Waitaminute… ‘Arianne Reichmuth’? You’re Arianne Reichmuth?!” she exclaimed quietly, trying to not draw attention to the fact that there were not one, but two famous foreign visitors in the diner.

Delta smirked. “Well, given that Celestia does a good bit of her business in Geneva, I decided to craft a persona for myself based there as well.”

Celestia arched an eyebrow. “I take it you’ve heard of her human name, Miss Maya?”

“She’s an enigmatic pop star from Switzerland!” Maya said in wonder. “No one knows much about her. She appears to do concert tours every so often, then vanishes just as quickly. Even the paparazzi can’t keep tabs on her.” She looked at Delta with wide eyes. “Of course, that’s because you don’t stay here that long, do you?”

“Only long enough for my tours, and then it’s back to Equestria to make my report,” Delta replied with a nod. “And in between concert appearances? I have ways of keeping hidden.” She closed her eyes and grinned.

“I’ll just bet!” Vinyl chuckled, then blinked. “A report on what, though? How many humans like your music?”

Delta smirked. “My dear Vinyl, I am the Court Bard. My trade is rumor and gossip; my weapons are song and the spoken word. You’d be surprised what a pop star can learn while on tour.”

“Indeed,” Celestia said with a smile. “Delta’s reports on the human world have allowed me to introduce some elements from human society… as well as correct certain oversights.”

“Oversights?” Maya asked.

“I mentioned to you before that I believe Equestria could use a little less harmony now and then?” Celestia said, getting a nod from the young mystic. “Well, to that end I’ve been taking certain things from Earth and adapting them for use in Equestria. Reel-to-reel cinema and early-model cameras were such things. Still, the process isn’t always perfect,” she chuckled at a sudden memory.

“About a century ago, we tried to import trains, but… a rather critical piece was missing. It was only about twenty years later I was informed that a locomotive is meant to pull the train, at which point we… borrowed blueprints for a steam engine and figured out how to power it magically instead of through coal. Creating such magically-powered engines took almost all of two decades, and it’s only now that train travel has become as ubiquitous as it has.”

Maya blinked at that, before realization set in. “Oh… yeah, I can see that, now.”

“As an aside, employment in our railroad division has gone up dramatically since we got rid of the ‘train puller’ job,” Delta noted in perfect deadpan. “Engineers, ushers, mechanics and track layers are all needed. It’s been quite the boon, actually, to Equestrian commerce and travel. They’re even trying to find a way to lay tracks across the far northern straits to the Griffon continent of Aresia.”

“And more boons are ahead. These crystal ‘batteries’ you and Twilight Sparkle came up with are already opening up a slew of new possibilities for us,” Five Stars addressed Vinyl, fingering the one around her neck powering her transformation spell. “Before, I had to carry around a caseful of potions charged with transformation spells and take a new one every few hours to stay human. But now? One fully-charged crystal is good for an entire day!”

Vinyl all but preened. “Thanks, but it was Sparkle who figured out how to charge them with mana and the initial inspiration actually came from Maya’s ‘smart-phone’ there. If you like human toys, kinda surprised you don’t have one yourself there, Five Stars.”

As if on cue, there was a ringing sound from Five Stars’ purse. “Who says I don’t?” she answered in an amused tone, then went outside to take the call, leaving chuckles in her wake.

“She’s as devoted to you as ever, I see,” Celestia noted in some satisfaction. “And she’s taken to Earth quite readily.”

“She really has. She even seems to have an attraction to human men now. Not surprising, I guess…” her eyes turned sad as she sipped her juice.

“Why’s that?” Maya had to ask. So Sparkle’s NOT the only mare who likes men…?

Delta paused before replying. “Five Stars had a series of unhappy herd experiences, some her fault but mostly not, ones that soured her pretty badly on stallions and shared partners. She also got into a relationship with a griffon at one point she wasn’t ready for, and had a very bad time dealing with the aftermath,” Delta explained. “On the one hoof, interspecies relationships like that are very difficult to make work. On the other… they can also be that much more rewarding. But she wasn’t ready and jumped into it too soon without really thinking things through. The results were... predictable.”

Vinyl nudged Maya under the table. “Sounds like more sage advice to me, fillyfriend,” she reminded her.

“Yeah…” Maya recognized. More difficult… but more rewarding… she repeated to herself, suddenly lost in thought, her hand finding Vinyl’s beneath the table again as the waitress returned to take their orders. Five Stars came back as well, a frown on her face before she quickly masked it.

“I’ll have the Belgian Waffle Deluxe, with strawberries, sausage links and extra syrup with a fruit salad on the side,” Celestia told the waitress after glancing back at her menu.

“Gimme the Pigs in a Blanket,” Maya said next, deciding that even if her Equestrian friends weren’t meat-eaters, she was.

Vinyl stifled a snort of laughter before placing her order, wondering what kind of human food bore that name. “Let’s see… don’t mind trying lots of new stuff, so... I’ll take the Sampler Skillet,” she said, to Maya’s approval.

“I’d like the western omelet with extra bacon on the side,” Five Stars said, causing Maya to give her a look of surprise.

Unperturbed, Delta glanced over the menu herself for a moment longer before ordering. “Hm… I’ll have the Superstar combo, with raisin toast, hashbrowns, bacon, scrambled eggs… and peanut butter on the waffle.” she said with the air of making her usual order, passing her menu in, then noticing Maya staring at her. “Why, whatever’s wrong, Miss Maya? I thought you humans believed that everything goes better with bacon,” she asked with a coy grin once the waitress had double-checked her information and departed.

Before she could reply, Vinyl turned to Maya. “Guess I’ll find out what bacon is, but what the hay is ‘Pigs in a Blanket’? I mean, seriously?”

Maya was only too happy to tell her, causing her friend to burst out laughing when she got it. “Pork sausages wrapped in pancakes… nice,” she conceded. “While I’m an official omnivore, might try a bite or two if that’s okay… and that ‘bacon’, whatever it is.”

“Oh, you’ll definitely like it, Ms. Scratch. It’s certainly one of the things I look forward to eating when I become human,” Five Stars agreed, though she still seemed somewhat troubled.

“Something wrong, Five Stars?” Celestia quickly asked.

“Nothing that can’t be fixed, Princess,” she said with an annoyed air. “Just some trouble with the concert preparations. It seems the amphitheater double-booked us with another band. I’ll deal with it,” she promised, and nobody disputed that she could. “In the meantime, let’s eat…”

Music: An Afternoon Out

The afternoon passed quickly and pleasantly after that.

Not long after lunch ended, they received a text from Phoenix that said Edgeworth had come by to visit and that they’d been in contact with Twilight’s friends; the pair saying that they were going back to sleep after a restless night and would be spending the rest of the day after that seeing the courthouse and then having some quality time together. He also said that Edgeworth had warned him that Franny had suspicions about Twilight and might come around later asking questions about her.

She immediately messaged him back that she thought Franny was more concerned about him than anything else, so she’d address that worry if and when the nineteen-year-old prosecutor came by. You know, sometimes I forget she’s my age… Maya couldn’t help but chuckle, wondering if Franny had any love interests of her own. Hell, given her whip, for all I know she moonlights as a dominatrix… she snickered, knowing she, too, would find it hard to see her the same way again after The Nightmare’s little display while in her form the previous night.

She thought they were done as she wished them both well on behalf of herself and everyone else, but then Phoenix sent one final line:

PS: If you happen to run into Edgeworth, be sure to tease him about Rarity! They had a private chat and apparently, she did something he didn’t want to talk about! You should have seen it, Maya; his cheeks were as red as his SUIT!

Tease Edgey-poo? Now THAT I can do! Maya grinned, promising she would before signing off.

Delta and Five Stars likewise took their leave, the former heading off on a Celestial errand and the latter going in a different direction to sort out the concert issues. In the meantime, the remaining threesome visited a science museum—“Human magic,” Vinyl pronounced in some wonder as they examined the old Space Shuttle Endeavour, to which Celestia quoted a human author saying that any technology sufficiently advanced was indistinguishable from magic—and then headed for a park with a train museum so Vinyl could see where the idea of it had actually come from and how train travel had evolved in the human world.

They had dinner at a steakhouse, Celestia’s treat, where Maya only too eagerly introduced her pony friend to the joys of a medium rare ribeye (“by the sun and moon, I ain’t ever gonna see bovines the same after this!” Vinyl said after she had finished and patted her very happy belly)—and finished with an evening visit to an ice cream parlor and movie theater to watch the next installment of a popular superhero franchise movie; Maya amazing Celestia again with her appetite by polishing off a massive shake and most of a popcorn tub all by herself.

It was nearly 10pm by the time they returned to the hotel… to find a surprise waiting for them as a young girl Pearl’s age abruptly rushed up to them as they entered the lobby. “Auntie Tia! Auntie Tia!” she called out as she all but leapt into Celestia’s embrace, to which the sun princess was initially surprised, but her expression quickly turned to delight.

“Why, hello, little one!” the sun princess all but cooed, nuzzling the young girl in a surprisingly pony manner before giving her a kiss on the forehead. “So good to see you again! And by the sun, you’ve grown so much! Are you being a good girl for your daddy?” she asked, quickly looking around for…

“That she is, Sunshine. That she is,” a familiar voice confirmed from behind them, followed by Ferro Stabile stepping out of the shadows, watching the scene happily. “Surprise, Tia!” He told her, going up to kiss her in a gesture Celestia only too eagerly returned.

Their kiss was long and deep enough to make both Maya and Vinyl blush. “Surprise indeed. I thought you were spending a long weekend with her?” she nodded down to the girl still clinging to her, rubbing cheeks with her again.

“I was and I am. But when I told her you were here, she wanted to see her favorite Aunt immediately, and in all honesty… so did I.” He took and kissed her hand, then noticed the other two girls flanking her. “Hey, Maya.”

“Hey, Iron Man!” Maya rejoined with a grin, enjoying the scene. “Sorry, after seeing that movie, kinda hard not to call you that!”

“Thanks, I think… and who’s this?” He turned to the electric blue-haired woman with magenta shades next, studying her with some interest.

“Greetings, friend. Name’s Vinyl Scratch.” She offered him a hand in greeting as she’d seen humans do, guessing he was Celly’s stallion instantly but still surprised by his large size.

He accepted it and shook it gently. “Ferro Stabile at your service. Vinyl Scratch, huh? With that name and hair, I take it you’re an Equestrian?” He motioned to her two-tone mane.

“That I am,” she said proudly and without any surprise, flipping up her glasses to show him her deep red eyes.

To his credit, Ferro flinched only slightly at the sight while Maya giggled. “And who’s this…?” she nodded up at the young girl Celestia was still cooing at, delighting her by producing an Equestrian coin with a quick flare of magic she and Vinyl could sense.

“This is my daughter, Cypreus,” he introduced her in great pride. “Say hi, Cyprey!” he instructed as Celestia gently let her down.

“Hi there! Good to meet you both!” the dark-haired girl offered her hand, her complexion somewhat olive like her father. “I’m Cyprey! Are you ponies too?” she asked openly, studying them with great interest.

“Maya Fey,” the young mystic replied chuckled, accepting her hand, then bringing her palms together and bowing in the Kurain manner. “And sorry, but... no, I’m not.”

“Vinyl Scratch,” the Pony-turned-human DJ introduced herself next. “And not sorry to say that yes, I am!” she announced, but decided against showing her eyes, knowing they sometimes scared younger foals back home.

“Cool! Can you do magic too?” she asked the blue-haired woman eagerly, to which Vinyl smiled a bit wanly.

“I wish I could, filly. I wish I could.” She shook her head a bit forlornly as she gave the young human girl an affectionate mane ruffle with her fingers. As much as she’d enjoyed the day and the experiences she’d had in a new body, she did feel a little lost without her magic, too weak to use as it was in her human form. Guess you really don’t realize how much you appreciate something until it’s gone...

“So is this just a courtesy call, then?” Celestia put a hand on Cyprey’s shoulders as she addressed her human lover, to which Ferro grinned.

“Actually, we were hoping to come get you. I know it’s not your Penthouse suite, but how’d you like to stay the weekend at my place? Cyprey would love to have you, and so would I! Besides… by the time we get back, it’ll be getting to be about her bedtime…?” he trailed off meaningfully.

“Aw! But daddy…!” Cyprey suddenly pouted while Maya and Vinyl shared a knowing grin.

In response, the sun princess gave them all a wink and quickly levitated the girl back into her arms with another quick and barely visible use of magic. “I promise we’ll spend plenty of time together tomorrow, dear filly. I’ll make you pancakes, we’ll play lots of games, and we’ll even go to the big fairground in Santa Monica, my treat, where you can meet even more new friends. We’ll have some candy apples, we’ll ride the Ferris Wheel, and I’ll even try to win you another stuffed animal. How does that sound?” Celestia clearly knew the way to the young girl’s heart.

“YAY!!!” came her one-word response.

“You spoil her, Celly. You know that, right?” Ferro tut-tutted.

“Auntie’s prerogative,” she closed her eyes and grinned. “And I will be more than happy to spend my remaining time with you both,” she promised, a growing twinkle in her eyes, then turned to her Maya and Vinyl. “So then… it looks like I now have some new plans. Can I trust you two to stay here all alone?” she said in mock admonishment even as she gave them a quick and meaningful wink with the eye Ferro couldn’t see.

The pair blushed and looked at each other. “Think we’ll manage, Princess,” Vinyl promised, her thoughts turning quickly heady as Maya’s hand almost instantly found hers.

“I’ll hold you to that,” she giggled, then reached into her purse; Vinyl and Maya felt a fresh flare of magic as she pulled out something that hadn’t been in it before, using its confines as cover for her retrieval spell. “Here’s the spare room keys. Feel free to order whatever movies or room service you like, and if you wish to head out…” she likewise gave them several hundred dollars in cash. “Just don’t spend it all in one place, please!”

“Wow! Thanks, Princess!” Maya eagerly accepted the bills, pulling out her own wallet hidden in the sash of her kimono. “We’ll meet up with you and Iron Man at the fairgrounds tomorrow! Say, at around lunchtime?”

“Deal, Miss Fey,” Celestia chuckled. “Now you two enjoy yourselves… and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!” she gave them a parting wink as she left the lobby with Cyprey still in her arms, heading with Ferro out the door.

“So what wouldn’t she do?” Vinyl wondered aloud as they passed out of view. Never knew Celly had this side of her… I’m real glad she does, though!

“I’m beginning to think, not much!” Maya replied with her own grin, then shook her head. “Nah, that’s not fair. I’m sure she was thinking about it, but in the end, she had the chance to take advantage of me for the better part of a day and didn’t. Instead, she called in sis, and… you.” She squeezed Vinyl’s hand. “And in the end, you didn’t take advantage of me either. Sorry to have accused you of it.” She went briefly downcast.

“It’s okay. But I ain’t gonna lie, fillyfriend. I wanted to,” she admitted openly, then winced slightly even as Maya felt the first surge of excitement at her statement, suddenly imagining all the ways her pony friend might have. “For as pretty and vulnerable as you were, I wanted to real bad. But hay, even if I didn’t know better, I wouldn’t have after you channeled Mia. Talk about intimidating, those griffies last night ain’t got nothing on your sister. You know that, right?”

Far from perturbed, a deeply flattered and increasingly aroused Maya all but beamed at that as the pair found themselves walking back towards the elevators, hand in hand. “You should have seen her in life, V-Jay. She was amazing…” she said despite her suddenly dry mouth.

“She still is,” Vinyl answered, then turned to Maya as they waited for the elevator to arrive. “So then, fillyfriend… seems like we got some time and the Celestial suite all to ourselves. Sure seems like the stars are aligning for us, so any thoughts on what we might do?” she asked mildly and with a sly grin.

Music: The Mare and the Mystic

Maya’s legs only went weaker at that, feeling her heart start to race as she sensed what was approaching, and realized what little doubt she had left that morning was now gone. “Well, I might have a few ideas…” Maya said somewhat coyly as the elevator chimed and the doors opened, several other guests spilling out, hoping the growing heat in her body didn’t yet show on her face.

They got onto the elevator, and, finding themselves alone, they faced each other and held both hands, Vinyl scanning her human friend’s face carefully for any sign of hesitation… and to her surprise and delight, finding none. “I might have some too,” she said carefully but with a coy grin. Don’t get ahead of yourself, filly… she warned herself again. If she really wants this, let her take the lead… “Not the least of which is, after seeing how much you and Sparkle enjoyed yourself, I really do wanna take this human body for a song and dance.”

“That could be… arranged…” Maya answered, and then, unable to restrain herself, once the doors had closed she hugged Vinyl close and kissed her deeply, urgently, pressing her body into her friend’s as the elevator rose along with their excitement. “Think I owe you it, anyway. I mean, I got off, but you didn’t, and how is that fair…?” she asked almost rhetorically, barely resisting the temptation to grope and undress her friend right there in the elevator.

“You make a tempting offer, filly…” Vinyl said somewhat breathlessly, her face now quite hot when they finally ended their kisses, if not immediately their embrace. “And you know, I kinda need somepony to show me exactly how this body works…” As she spoke, she was surprised to feel a growing tightness in her teats and a more familiar sensation between her legs as she suddenly found herself looking into Maya’s suddenly unnaturally wide eyes, feeling faint for it—by Celly’s sun, this time, she really IS ready!

“And did you have somebody in mind?” Maya asked as the elevator dinged to announce it had reached the top floor, amazed at how easily the banter was now coming to her. “Because you know, I just might have a suggestion…” she said in an identical tone as she all but yanked Vinyl out of the elevator, tugging her towards their room.

They didn’t make it too many steps down the empty hallway before they found themselves hugging and kissing again, Vinyl pressed up by Maya against a wall, leaving her amazed by the younger girl’s forwardness and aggressiveness. “Your horn’s showing, V-Jay…” Maya teased between kisses, pointing up at her forehead, where a weak but growing pink glow was evident, the outline of her unicorn horn just visible in its swirling aura.

“Whoa…” Vinyl said in amazement, aware not only that but what was happening to the rest of her, so similar yet different than what she was used to. “So this is what it’s like for you to be excited, huh?” She found herself hefting her human mammaries, amazed at how full and sensitive they suddenly felt, the darker teats that capped them showing quite clearly through the thin fabric of her shirt.

“Yeah, ain’t it great? And since you wanted to know how your body works, here’s your first lesson…” Maya told her meaningfully as she raised her hands to close them on her friend’s human breasts, her thumbs finding and rubbing Vinyl’s increasingly erect nipples, gratified to feel her stiffen and hear her startled gasp at the sensation that shot through her like an electric shock. “Feels good, doesn’t it?”

“Holy…” was all Vinyl could immediately manage as she stared down at her friend’s hands working her human mammaries in disbelief, involuntarily clutching them to her chest not just with her own hands, but with her resurgent magic, part of her noting some her power was returning as her arousal grew but more amazed at that moment at how incredible it all felt. So THIS is what it felt like for Sparkle when Phoenix groped her! By the sun I ain’t ever gonna think of my teats the same way again after this… she realized distractedly, drinking in the unfamiliar sensations her friend’s stimulation provided her.

She wanted badly to return the favor, even found her still-weak aura starting to tug at her friend’s clothes, but managed to muster just enough willpower to stop herself. “You know, I ain’t no prude about public sex, fillyfriend, but… might still be best we wait until we’re back at the room, don’cha think?” She reminded her human friend, her horn glow now strong enough to cast a pinkish glow on Maya’s flushed face. “Or can you wait that long?” She teased, seeing her friend’s teats now standing up sharply enough to be seen even through her kimono lapels.

“If I have to…” At that moment, Maya wasn’t sure she could, but managed to disentangle herself from Vinyl until they reached the entrance to Celestia’s penthouse. Sorely excited and her hands trembling, it took several tries for the young mystic to insert the card properly, not helped in the least by the intensifying glow of Vinyl’s mating aura or the hand that rested on her rump, finding its way beneath her kimono skirt and tracking slowly up her leg.

“V-Jay!” Maya squealed as she dropped the card a second time and felt Vinyl’s fingers nearing her more sensitive areas, already soaked through as they were.

Vinyl only laughed. “Hay, turnabout’s fair play, Maya. And isn’t that what you and Nick are all about?” her pony-turned-human friend asked with a lopsided grin as her hand slipped all the way under her friend’s undergarment to squeeze her bare flank, delighting in its soft, warm curve and how it was now all but squirming against her fingers, which she had to admit gave her far more sensory input than pony hooves.

“T-Tease!” Maya said unsteadily, a sudden fantasy of Nick doing the same thing to her only heightening her desires further as the door lock finally clicked open, the light turning green and the handle turning downwards as Maya all but collapsed against it when she felt Vinyl’s hand starting to probe between her legs, finding her heat and wetness if not yet her womanhood, but the presence and proximity alone was enough to make her legs buckle as the door finally swung open into the darkened room, the former unicorn mare’s horn glow all the more evident for it.

Music: First Times

Once they got inside, Vinyl helped her friend back up by charging her probing hand with some aura—a trick she’d learned long before—and sending a pulse of mating magic into her human marehood and her spine, causing her to all but jerk back upwards. “Ah!” she shouted as the pleasurable shock induced her to stand back up like she’d just sat on a too-hot bench, her thighs suddenly clenching around her friend’s probing hand. “N-not fair, V-Jay!” she told her pony friend in anything but displeasure.

“All’s fair in love and sex, fillyfriend!” Vinyl rejoined, reluctantly withdrawing her hand for the moment. They had barely gotten the door closed behind them before the pair all but attacked one another, hands now running freely over each other’s body and exchanging increasingly frantic kisses, Maya removing her friend’s shades and tossing them on the couch so she could see the red eyes she liked so much.

Vinyl tugged at her friend’s clothes with her aura only to find it was still too weak for the task of undressing her, so she simply pulled Maya’s Kimono sash with her hands, feeling it finally come loose and the robe lapels start to come open but had to stop to raise her arms as Maya pulled her t-shirt up over her head to bare her top. She quickly followed up by pushing the sports bra they’d obtained for her after lunch up to free her ‘bust’, as she’d heard her teenaged mystic call it, allowing her fingers to finally close on her bare mammaries, Maya’s practiced fingers against her naked flesh all the more delicious for it.

“You do that way too well, fillyfriend!” Vinyl said somewhat breathlessly between kisses as her horn glow intensified further, driving both their excitement even higher.

“Really? Only practice I’ve had is on myself!” Maya responded through equally labored breaths as she next pushed down her friend’s shorts to bare her backside, taking a moment to knead her fleshy cheeks. Her human body a direct reflection of her pony one, was gratified to feel how well-toned they were—clearly, Vinyl kept herself in shape as pony!—pausing just long enough for Vinyl to step out of her clothes and stand before her naked except for the crystal around her neck. The young mystic then—barely—held still long enough for Vinyl to return the favor, the pony DJ removing her kimono sash and moving up her hands to slip them inside her loosened lapels, slowly edging them off her shoulders, baring her friend’s human body only slowly.

“V… V-Jay?” She called out as Vinyl took her time, her fiery flesh increasingly desperate for her friend’s touch, wanting in the worst possible way to be freed of her constricting clothing.

“Just savoring the moment, fillyfriend…” she replied huskily, keeping her fingers charged with mating magic as she tracked them lightly over her shoulders and then down her chest, finding and tracing the outline of her friend’s still-immature curves, using a feather touch that allowed her magic to soak in slowly and raise her arousal more gradually. “Wow. You’re beautiful, Maya…” she told her friend in fervent tones as she inspected her human form from head to toe. Vinyl didn’t know if was because her inner beauty was shining through or taking human form was allowing her to appreciate it more, but either way, she meant it fully.

“R-really?” Maya’s body trembled beneath her friend’s ministrations, amazed at how she could use her magic towards more sensual ends, feeling an echo of what she’d experienced during the dream of Celestia.

“Really…” Vinyl confirmed, her eyes drinking in her friend’s form as she pushed the kimono fully off her shoulders with her slowly strengthening aura, letting it fall in a puddle at her feet with a quiet whisper barely heard over their heavy breathing. “Far as this filly’s concerned, you’re the hottest thing on two legs, and don’t you ever doubt it…” she said as she closed her hands around her friend’s small but still-sensual breasts.

Maya quickly realized that their size had nothing to do with their sensitivity, which was exquisite. “Ah!” she called again as Vinyl felt her soft curves, keeping one hand on them as she circled around behind her to kiss the nape of her neck and press into her from behind. The DJ’s human hands now traveled over her friend’s body freely, stopping only occasionally to release her bra clasp or push down her panties, taking the opportunity to give the barest brush of magic to her clit. Maya took another shuddering gasp at that. “Oh, V-Jay... that feels… so…” she couldn’t finish the sentence as she was fully undressed and caressed, arching her back against the hands pleasuring her and staring down at them against her naked form in delight, wondering again what she’d been afraid of and why she’d denied herself this for so long.

“And it only gets better, fillyfriend…” Vinyl whispered in her ear, gently guiding her towards the bed in the other room, the teenaged mystic now as naked as her, wearing only her magatama just as Vinyl now only bore her crystal. “We can do whatever you want, however you want. This is your first time—your real one far as I’m concerned—and I’m gonna give you the best one I possibly can…”

Maya felt her heart all but melt at her friend’s promise, Vinyl’s practiced magic leaving her no doubt in the world that she could fulfill it fully. And yet...

“W-wait, V-Jay…!” The teenaged mystic stopped her friend for a moment, clutching her friend’s hands to her breasts for a moment before releasing them and turning back to face her, her legs shaky from the myriad sensations assaulting her. “Th-thing is… w-what I want…” she licked her lips as if anticipating a great meal.

“I’m listening, fillyfriend,” Vinyl ceased her efforts but kept her mating aura turned up to full, its mere light causing Maya’s flesh to tingle and increasing her sensitivity. “Whatever you want.”

“What I want…” Maya struggled to focus, but finally walked back around Vinyl, turning her friend to face her. “What I want… is to repay you. To give you the best first time as a human I can…” she said earnestly. “For being my friend, for being there for me, for helping me even when I didn’t want to be helped…” she told he as she pushed the pony DJ backwards onto the bed, making her sit down on the edge of it. “And so…” she knelt before her pony friend and spread her legs apart, causing Vinyl’s eyes to go wide as she realized the teenaged mystic’s intentions.

“Whoa! I ain’t gonna stop ya, believe me, but… is that really what you want, fillyfriend?” she had to make sure. “Cause as much as I’d love ya too, you shouldn’t feel you have to... “ her voice trailed off with the realization that she very much wanted her to.

“But I want to, V-Jay...” Maya licked her lips again and stared Vinyl’s blue-furred human marehood in the face, all but feeling the heat and wetness coming off it, her face but inches away from it, enough to smell its strangely intoxicating and even sweet scent, a hint of what she could only describe as vanilla somehow present in it.

“I want to…” she repeated in some amazement as she took a couple deep breaths and moved closer, Vinyl’s eyes going ever-wider and horn glow growing even stronger, winking her opening as best as she could even though she wasn’t a mare at that moment. “...for you!” Maya finished, and with that, she gave her first lick to the visible opening, causing Vinyl’s now-sweaty hips to buck hard, resisting with her all will the urge to magically or physically push Maya’s head harder into her.

“Oh, buck!” This time, it was Vinyl’s turn to gasp as Maya went to work, her efforts shallow at first, working on the periphery of the pony DJ’s human marehood but slowly getting closer, causing Vinyl to lean back on her hands and arch her back hard, her breaths coming quick and ragged as Maya quickly drove her towards climax. And this is the FIRST time she’s done this??? Was the only coherent thought she could initially form, the mere sight of Maya’s naked form crouched before her with her head buried in Vinyl’s blue-furred crotch nearly causing her to climax on the spot.

This is what I wanted… THIS is what it’s all about! The disjointed thoughts flashed through the pony DJ’s fevered head, her magic now acting of its own accord to try to tug Maya’s head down, even if only weakly, the entire bedroom now lit with a pinkish glow from her ethereal horn. Unable to support herself for the ecstasy coursing through her, she was finally forced to collapse backwards onto the bed sheets, which at least freed up her hands to work her mammaries by herself, quickly discovering how even self-stimulation could add to their pleasure. “Oh gods... oh buck… don’t stop, filly… please don’t stop...” she managed between panting gasps as Maya granted her wish, now attacking her marehood with her human muzzle eagerly, her tongue lapping up her fluid thirstily and lips pressed firmly against Vinyl’s marehood ones, sending her to ever-greater heights of ecstasy.

“M-Maya…” the former unicorn DJ finally called out after several minutes of Maya’s sensual assault. “It’s gonna…. I’m gonna…” she tried to warn, only for her first orgasm to overtake her, her body stiffening as she took a final, involuntary breath, feeling energy surging into horn and marehood. All conscious thought fled her as a shattering climax claimed her, her horn exploding into a shower of multicolored sparks that lit up the room brightly and Maya thought resembled an indoor fireworks display. She nearly choked on the sudden surge of honey but lapped it all up eagerly, riding her friend’s crotch all the way through her orgasm until she felt the contractions subside.

With that, she removed her hand from her own crotch, where she’d been self-pleasuring, amazed at how fun and how right the act had felt… to say nothing of how well she’d done with it! Reluctantly, she stood back up to see her friend now lying completely relaxed on the bed, one hand still over her breast and the other now resting on her thigh, having slipped off Maya’s head, leaving Maya to marvel she hadn’t even noticed it was there!

With that, she climbed on the bed and curled up next to Vinyl, who was just starting to stir. “So? How’d I do, V-Jay…?” Maya asked with a lopsided grin, her expression simultaneously hopeful, gratified and eager. “Did you like it?”

The pony DJ’s only response was to slowly turn her head and stare at her human friend in wonder. “You even have to ask?” she answered, giving her friend a long, deep kiss as Maya helped her crawl up the bed and get the covers off so they could slip under them. “You’re something else, filly! And I swear I’m gonna return the favor… just as soon as I wake up again…” she promised as she fell into a deep sleep in her friend’s human arms.

Author's Notes:

For those who are interested, Five Stars is the flagship character of another of my stories, Five Star Service, which is set in the Gentlemanverse. That verse is AU to this one, but there’s no reason the same character can’t exist with an identical backstory and only a slightly different guise. It’s my most unique story, told as a series of magazine articles written by her detailing her life and eventual discovery of humans, culminating her helping to found a company that provides human male escorts for lonely mares. It’s gotten rave reviews, so if you’re interested, give it a try!

I can’t end this without offering my usual thanks to co-conspirator Leo Archon for writing the diner scene, and to my prereading team of SilentwoodFire, AJ_Aficionado, James CyberLink, and ClaytonTheHunter. Appreciated, gang!