As promised, this chapter is VERY X-rated, folks, including man-on-mare, a horsecocked Phoenix and some accidental anal action again! Enjoy or avoid, your choice! —Firesight

Music: Meadows of Heaven (Instrumental) - Nightwish

While Celestia, Maya and Vinyl spent the afternoon sightseeing, Twilight and Phoenix slept.

It was nearly four in the afternoon before they opened their eyes again, finding themselves in each other’s arms. “Good afternoon… or is it evening…?” Twilight wondered somewhat blearily, remembering only then how groggy long midday naps made her. How does Rainbow bounce up from them so easily…? she couldn’t help but wonder even as she snuggled a little more deeply into her human coltfriend’s embrace.

“Think it’s still mid-afternoon, but we’re going to have to hustle if we still want to hit the courthouse…” Phoenix chuckled, noting the sun’s rays coming through the westward-facing window at a somewhat sharp angle and then checking his watch which he’d placed on the nightstand. “We’ve got time, but not much. Guess we were both pretty wiped there…”

“You said it,” Twilight agreed, nestling her unclothed body up closer to him. She was naked and Phoenix nearly so, the latter responding with a kiss on her forehead where her horn would be. He was rewarded immediately with a weak glow from it, her desires starting to respond to him for the first time that day. “Sorry…” she offered with a wan grin.

“Don’t be,” Phoenix said soothingly, now lightly kissing her face. “I certainly don’t mind you being insatiable…” he told her, feeling his own desires rise in response, dropping his hand to her ‘flanks’ to squeeze the fleshy cheek, feeling Twilight’s human body wriggle appreciatively against his hand. Guess we’re rested and over things now!

“It’s all for you, Phoenix…” she allowed the intensity of her mating aura to increase, just gratified to know he still wanted her after all that had happened and all they had been through the previous night… or is it BECAUSE of that we do…? she wondered idly, sighing happily as she felt Phoenix’s hand close on her human teat and quickly tease it to hardness.

Her response was noted with approval by Phoenix, his attorney’s eye for detail being turned to far more pleasurable pursuits. “Seems like you’ve gotten used to your human form quite nicely…”

“You know, I think I have…” Twilight admitted between kisses, letting tendrils of her magic caress Phoenix’s back along with her hands, which closed appreciatively on his own well-toned flanks. “Vinyl’s in for a treat when she finally tries…”

Phoenix felt his quickly stiffening malehood twitch hard at that, realizing if she did, it was very likely going to be with Maya, his mind suddenly and very vividly fantasizing about it. Whoa. Guess if she had to admit that she was interested in me, the same holds true in reverse… he granted, finding his feelings for Twilight did not diminish for it. Gonna be a REAL interesting talk with her after Twilight leaves…

His thoughts were scattered as Twilight shifted around so she was facing away from him, inviting him to take her from behind. “Care for a little fun before we leave…?” she asked coyly, her magic tugging him towards her.

Phoenix hesitated, not because he didn’t want to but because… “Love to, but time’s short. Courthouse closes at six and it’s a forty-minute bus ride to…” he didn’t finish as Twilight’s aura enveloped his hardness, causing it to swell and tingle hard, the glow of her horn now competing with the sun’s rays in the room. He felt all his senses heightened, able to smell her scent, feel the softness of her skin, the inviting curves of her breasts, the teases of her magic tendrils against him. “You know, you make a pretty strong case we should stay, Twilight…”

“I’d say the evidence is incontrovertible, Phoenix…” she rejoined, arching her back as she felt his hands cup her breasts from behind and his larger body shifting to take her, his human stallionhood now poised at her entrance. Might not be as big as the average pony, but I like the tapered curve of it and the fact that it goes all the way IN! she grinned, lazily anticipating its presence within her. “Surely we can spare five minutes…?” she wriggled against him enticingly.

“Only because you asked so nicely…” he said, biting down lightly on the top of her ear, surprised when she all but melted at the gesture. “I guess the courthouse can wait…”

Five minutes turned into half an hour before the pair finally rousted themselves, after much cuddling and some minor lovemaking.

They simply did not wish to get out of bed, enjoying each other’s company too much. Phoenix felt compelled to reassure Twilight of his feelings for her after the previous night and Twilight simply drank in his touch and presence; the former still ruing how easily he’d allowed his fears to get the best of him and the latter regretting again how easily she’d allowed The Nightmare to nearly take her.

Sensing they both needed simple tenderness more than pure passion, Phoenix made a point of taking her slow and gently, making sure she came repeatedly before he finally did, delighting at each eruption from her ethereal horn. The sparkles felt… he decided the only word for it was magical when they touched him, causing warm tingling in his skin when they rained down on top of him, giving him the barest echo of her pleasure and providing instant confirmation of her climax. Her refractory period, however, got longer each time, and it was finally Twilight herself who stopped things, saying she wanted to save something for that night.

“Planning something?” Phoenix smirked.

“Maybe…” she answered with a coy grin that would have done Celestia proud. “It’s funny, though. The longer I stay here, the more adjusted I seem to get to your world and this body,” she noted idly as they started to dress. “Even with the help of this ‘battery’, it’s taking me less mana to stay human now. And even as a human, I can feel my magic recharging more quickly than it did and it’s more effective than when I arrived,” she added, pulling her clothes to her with a simple flare of her horn.

“I think you’re right. Your horn glow is stronger now too, even as a human,” Phoenix noted, reflecting that even the previous day the prospect might have worried him. But now, no longer worried about what her magic was doing to him, he was surprised at how easily his own body seemed to accept it, feeling more invigorated than spent for it despite coming once quite hard himself. And even getting ready to leave, neither he nor Twilight was immune from their own need—twice the two lapsed into more petting and kissing sessions before reluctantly stopping and finally making it out the door, walking to the bus stop, hand in hand.

Music: Exchanging Knowledge

It was nearly five by the time they arrived at the courthouse, where business was wrapping up for the day. From the outside, Twilight was surprised at how similar the architecture was to what she knew back home and remarked to Phoenix as much, to which he noted that Celestia truly had imported their justice system if it was similar to that degree. In fact, aside from uniformed humans acting as police and bailiffs instead of guardsponies, almost everything looked exactly the same to Twilight, though as they got inside she also noted there were cameras where observation and recording crystals would be.

Phoenix checked the day’s court docket and realized they were in luck, leading her down the hallway to the Judges’ chambers, where his ID and attorney’s pin got them past security. They did confiscate his cellphone and check Twilight’s passport as well, which caused him some mild consternation, but it passed inspection and soon they were walking to a very specific office, one that, despite all his work there and how often he’d appeared in front of its occupant, he’d never actually been in before. Taking a breath—he was surprised to feel a moment of schoolboy anxiety like he was about to enter the Principal’s office—he rapped on the door.

“Come in,” the familiar voice called, and The Judge looked up in surprise as he entered, still garbed in his robes from an earlier case.

“Greetings, Your Honor.” He bowed his head to the older male. “Please forgive the intrusion.”

“Mister… Wright?” he recognized in some surprise. “This is unexpected. If memory serves, you have no cases on my docket, so why are you here? And in street clothes, no less?” he asked, Phoenix noting with satisfaction he kept a few Equestrian souvenirs of his own around his office, everything from a signed letter from Princess Celestia he’d had framed to an award from the Equestrian Judiciary for stepping in to help when Fair Verdict had been revealed as corrupt.

“This is a social call, Your Honor. I apologize for coming during working hours, but there’s someone visiting I thought you might like to see,” he said, trying but not quite succeeding in suppressing a smile, holding the door open for Twilight to enter. She had turned her hair black and eyes brown again as a precaution, but to Phoenix she was still recognizable enough.

“Greetings, Your Honor. It’s good to see you again,” she offered with a smile and a polite bow.

“Uh… yes…” The Judge’s brow furrowed, plainly certain he knew her but not immediately recalling from where. “My apologies, Miss… but have we met?” he asked as Phoenix just smirked.

Twilight took that as flattery for her spellcasting. “Sorry, Your Honor. We have met, but definitely not here. Maybe this will help?” Just as she’d done for Pearly, she flared her horn and reverted her hair and eye colors to normal, showing him a dark blue mane with two center stripes and deep purple eyes.

The Judge’s eyes went wide. “Twilight Sparkle!” he immediately got up to greet her, taking her presence and use of magic in surprising stride. “This is indeed an unexpected pleasure! What brings you to Earth? And how are you…?” He motioned to her woman’s body.

“Well, I wanted to visit Phoenix, but could hardly neglect you as well!” she surprised him by hugging him, causing him to momentarily stiffen. “I’ve been spending the week here with Phoenix. I’ve magically transformed myself to allow it. Took a while to get used to this form, but now that I am, I’ve enjoying my time here a lot… to say nothing of the company!” She slipped her arm through that of Phoenix, who rested his opposite hand on her arm.

“Oh! Then you and Mister Wright…” The rest went unsaid as his expression went somewhat mixed.

“We are, Your Honor,” Phoenix confirmed, patting her arm. “I would never have thought it possible before meeting her, and didn’t even fully accept it until last night. But… in the end, she’s the one for me.”

“I… see…” The Judge said tentatively, not appearing fully at ease with the idea. “Though I am gratified you have found someone special, Mister Wright, I am not sure I can offer my blessings for such a union…” he offered very cautiously.

Phoenix was surprised to feel a mild sting at his words and even Twilight looked a little crestfallen. “I… understand, Your Honor,” he bowed his head. Guess it was a bit too much to ask…

Their reactions were not lost on The Judge, who suddenly gained a twinkle. “Unless I am allowed to marry you when the time comes!” He suddenly grinned as the two blushed. “Due Process and I had a long chat after we encountered you on the night of the big party in Equestria. We exchanged family photos, discussed past relationships, and in the end, he… convinced me that your potential pairing was neither untoward nor undesirable, pointing out that interspecies couples were acceptable if not commonplace in Equestria. He also rather nicely shot down all my potential objections to them. However, you may call me old-fashioned on one score: I do still believe in marriage!” he told them both. “So if you would choose to seal your bonds in such a way, I would be more than happy to perform the ceremony!”

Twilight and Phoenix blushed more deeply, both suddenly rubbing their hands behind their head, the latter taking on his goofy grin. “I don’t think we’re ready for that, Your Honor, but… the offer is appreciated!”

“Seconded!” Twilight said as she suddenly imagined how crazy Rarity and Pinkie Pie would go over the prospect. Bet those two could organize one HAY of a wedding… she knew, blinking at how readily she seemed to accept the idea. But if we did get married, how would we make it valid on both Equestria AND Earth…?

“Thank you for understanding, Your Honor. It means a lot to us both,” Phoenix bowed his head.

“You’re very welcome. I wish you both well, Mister Wright, and look forward to seeing what turnabouts you pull off in my courtroom next!”

“Well, I don’t have any clients right now, but maybe that will change soon...?” Even as he said it, he somehow knew it would.

“I'd love to see you in action again, Phoenix! Preferably without one of my friends’ lives at stake, that is…” Twilight offered somewhat ruefully.

“Trust me, my dear, there are no shortages of cases or clients here!” The Judge rubbed his eyes, motioning to his full trial schedule for the next workday. “Oh, and while I’m thinking about it, Miss Sparkle…?”

“Yes, Your Honor?” Twilight immediately asked.

“Would you do me the favor of taking a letter back to Due Process? He was a fine judge and became a good friend in the time I was there. In truth, I do rather miss him…”

“It would be my pleasure, Your Honor,” she smiled and gave him another short bow. “We can wait for it now, if you like…?”

“I will write it this evening, and then leave it at the lobby desk,” he told them both. “In the meantime, enjoy your stay, Miss Sparkle, and be assured that should Mister Wright step out of line, I will be more than happy to penalize him!” He brought up his gavel for emphasis, though there was a fresh twinkle in his eyes.

“He’s not lying…” Phoenix chuckled, remembering how many times The Judge’s gavel had rung one out for him in various cases, especially early on when he wasn’t the veteran attorney he had become. “He’s got a gavel and he’s not afraid to use it!”

Twilight giggled as she quickly picked up on the joke. “I trust you to keep him in line in court, Your Honor. And I’ll do the same outside of it!”

“I will hold you to that, Miss Sparkle!” he told her, jovially. “It was very good to see you again and please convey my regards to the Princess!”

“I will,” she promised as the pair took their leave. “Take care and be well, Your Honor…”

After their visit to The Judge, Phoenix took Twilight on a tour of the courthouse, showing him the very courtrooms he argued cases in.

A few trials were still in progress, and Phoenix pointedly ignored the murder cases—of which there were far too many in L.A.—to show her a simple trial over car theft, prosecuted by Winston Payne and defended by Marvin Grossberg. “I know both these two,” he told her as they settled into the stands, though his memory of the former was anything but pleasant, knowing they typically only gave him easy cases which he still usually managed to screw up. As intimidated as I was by him at first, he’s not even remotely in Edgeworth’s or Franny’s league. They only call him the ‘rookie killer’ because that’s usually about all he can handle…

Twilight took an instant disliking to him as well, unimpressed by his performance. “He’s like Trixie without the wit or legal wiles,“ she whispered to him at one point.

“Ouch,” Phoenix whispered back, but couldn’t help but smile, reflecting that for all of Trixie’s obnoxiousness and put-downs, she at least proved an effective prosecutor. And when it came down to it, a surprisingly good judge, too… he conceded with his thoughts. If nothing else, she really did have an ability to cut through the crap and get to the heart of the matter…

The presiding Judge was the younger brother of Phoenix’s usual one, who demonstrated a propensity for not knowing what he thought of things as well some odd aphorisms—“Is he Caneighdian?” Twilight finally wondered out loud—and also asked Phoenix if it was just her, or was Marvin Grossberg a human ringer for Golden Rule, the pony attorney of Gilda and Cruise Control?

“I think you’re right…” he told her, remembering his own startled reaction to encountering him in Equestria. “Funny, that… he’s a good man and a decent defense attorney. He was Mia’s first law firm chief,” he added as an aside as Grossberg chose that moment to look into the gallery and notice him. They exchanged a brief nod before he turned his attention back to the case, which lasted another hour before a guilty verdict came down, one overly-celebrated by Payne, though Grossberg did succeed in gaining leniency on the sentence much as his pony doppelganger had done for Gilda.

* * * * *

They stuck around long enough for Phoenix to find Grossberg and introduce Twilight to him, his fellow defense attorney surprised to see that he had found a girlfriend but wishing them well for it. By the time they left the courtroom, it was nearly seven, the pair discussing both the trial and what they might like to eat for dinner, when they rounded a corner of a deserted hallway and ran into one of the absolute last people Phoenix wanted to see.

“Well, howdy there, Mister Lawyer!” came a familiar voice, causing Phoenix to cringe, and Twilight to blink at the familiar accent. Turning to their left, the two saw a young woman with bright orange hair pulled into an afro, wearing a green turtleneck sweater and white pants. Around her neck hung an old camera.

Music: Not a Lotta Honesty

“Hello, Lotta,” Phoenix said resignedly, rubbing his eyes. “Fancy seeing you here. What brings you to the courthouse?”

“Was just deliverin’ some photos and testimony in a trial!” Lotta Hart said with a grin, “And figured I’d stick around and see what else might be newsworthy! Gotta say, it’s a lot easier to testify when you ain’t the guy trying ta poke holes in mah statements!”

“I can imagine,” Phoenix deadpanned, trying to stay polite. “Well, we need to get going, so—"

“Now hold on, there!” Lotta snapped, stepping in front of him and scowling. “We ain’t seen each other in a few months, and ya barely stop ta say ‘hello’?! That’s just plain rude! Why ya gotta…” She trailed off, glancing between Phoenix and Twilight, before suddenly grinning again. “Oh, so that’s what’s goin’ on!” She brought up her camera and began snapping, the flashbulb leaving spots in the pair’s vision.

“Um… what?” Twilight asked eloquently. She sounds uncannily like Applejack, but there’s something… off.

Phoenix sighed. “Twilight, meet Lotta Hart, independent… photojournalist,” he said instead of ‘wannabe paparazzi’, which he found a far more accurate term. “Her pictures have figured in some cases I’ve defended. Lotta, this is Twilight, a… friend of mine,” he offered cautiously, hoping Twilight would take the hint not to confirm their relationship.

Not that Lotta needed confirmation. “Ah’d say a fair bit closer than ‘friends’ from the way you two are standin’!” Lotta chuckled, snapping a few more photos. “Thanks for the close-ups, Mister Attorney! Reckon this oughta earn me a few bucks from the local tabloids.”

“Wait, what?!” Twilight yelped. I came here to get AWAY from tabloids!

“Ah can see it now! ‘Lovestruck Lawyer finds Brown-Eyed Beauty!’ Might not make me millions, but it’ll put food on the table for a while!” the photographer laughed as Phoenix just facepalmed, guessing what was coming next.

Twilight’s eyes narrowed, and her hand lashed out to grab the camera, snapping the cord that held it around Lotta’s neck with a quick burst of magic. Ignoring the southerner’s startled ’Hey!’, Twilight popped open the film compartment, and unraveled the film, exposing it to the light and ruining it.

“Why, you—! That’s an antique camera! And 20 bucks’ worth of film ya just ruined!” Lotta snapped, putting her hands on her hips and bearing her teeth. “You’ll be payin’ for that, Missy!”

“I won’t be paying for a thing,” Twilight said in a low voice, one that caused chills to go down the southerner’s spine, seeing something in her other woman’s brown eyes she couldn’t place. Despite being a full head taller than the brown-eyed girl, Lotta felt very intimidated by the smaller woman as she stepped in front of her and leveled a glare. “Our personal life is none of your business, and it is most definitely not the business of the supermarket tabloids!” She shoved the camera into Lotta’s hands with enough force to knock her back a few paces. “So back off and leave us alone, you cut-rate paparazzo!” she snarled and stalked away, Phoenix following after a second, leaving the shaken photographer behind.

“That was… rather cold for you, Twilight,” Phoenix noted once they’d gotten out the door. Can’t say I didn’t enjoy it, though… he suppressed a smile.

She took a deep breath. “Sorry, Phoenix. I might’ve been a bit hard on her, but after the tabloid incident in Equestria, I’m a little tired of po—er, people, butting into our personal life,” Twilight sighed. “It was weeks after you left before they finally stopped bothering me, and I don’t care for them at all now. And as for Lotta, she may have sounded like Applejack, but I could tell she’s nowhere near as honest.”

That earned a chuckle from Phoenix. “You said it. On the one hand, she’s honest enough about what she is, but yeah, she lied through her teeth on the witness stand a couple times,” he remembered ruefully. “When I first met Applejack and heard her voice, my first impression was that Lotta had followed me somehow,” Phoenix said, suddenly suppressing a shiver. “Imagine what she’d do with photos of Equestria here. We have tech that can detect fraudulent photos, so if she got them verified… it could cause chaos.”

Twilight shivered, too. “Yeah… think I’m with the Princess and I’m really not ready for Earth as a whole to be aware of us, yet,” she muttered. And why does the mention of chaos unnerve me? She wondered with her thoughts, her mind flashing back to the odd statue of the mismatched creature in the Canterlot Gardens. “But I think I am ready for dinner…” she told him, wondering what human food Phoenix would introduce her to next.

Music: Mental Exploration

Deciding it was too late to cook at the villa or make it back out to Santa Monica, they ended up eating locally at a Mexican place Phoenix knew, one he’d been to with Maya and Pearls a couple times for celebratory meals after winning cases. Though unfamiliar with the style of cuisine, she found it somewhat similar to what she could get from Burro-run carts and shops, greatly enjoying the tortilla chips and ‘salsa’ that was complimentary with the meal. Remembering she didn’t like things that were overly cheesy, Phoenix declined the waiter’s suggestion of queso and instead ordered them some guacamole made tableside—a favorite of both Maya and Pearl—so Twilight could see what it was made of, and it did indeed meet with her approval, leaving her amazed at how well the avocado-based dip went with the salty, crunchy chips.

Feeling adventurous, Twilight also asked to try some alcohol, and though surprised by the request, Phoenix ordered her a frozen daiquiri and got one himself as well even though he was more typically a wine drinker, reasoning that for all the ciders and Pinkie Pie cupcakes she’d had, she might go for something sweet. The rum-soaked slushie-style drink with red and green swirls arrived with a salt rim, causing him to grimace when he realized he’d forgotten to ask them to remove it, but to his surprise, she was delighted by it—“It’s like a salt lick and spiked snow cone all in one! Pinkie would love this!” she said appreciatively as she tasted the striped strawberry-lime concoction for the first time and found herself starting to feel its bite a minute later, significantly stronger than most ciders she knew. Though she definitely enjoyed it, Phoenix limited her—and himself—to two, recalling the warning from the dream trial that alcohol and magic didn’t mix.

The chicken fajitas for two they ordered were quite good, though Twilight was surprised by the presentation, arriving as it did sizzling on a large cast iron skillet. They polished it off as well as all the trimmings between them—a function of having only a late breakfast and no lunch. Sated, they walked it off afterwards, heading back to Santa Monica so Phoenix could keep another promise to take her to the bookstore. As it closed at 11, that still gave a delighted Twilight two hours to roam the many aisles, picking out book after book on everything from history to science to even some of the games and puzzles she saw in one of the racks… though Phoenix advised her to obtain Maya’s advice before she picked out some ‘human nan-gas’ for Spike.

Phoenix also made a point of finding and presenting her with the Lord of the Rings book trilogy and also obtained her the Harry Potter series as well—“an old classic and a new,” he told her, though he’d never much cared for the latter himself. In the end, they were walking out at closing with two bags stuffed full of books into the Santa Monica evening, which was filled with activity on a Friday night. After sending the books back to the villa via Twilight’s reverse retrieval spell, they walked the streets for a while, just taking in the weekend scene, then headed for the shore to have some quiet time on the beach.

The air and water grew increasingly chilly, but the pair barely noticed it as they walked barefoot through the sand, arm in arm. They talked for a long time about everything from their visit to the Judge to even broaching such topics as Maya, Phoenix relating to Twilight the story of how he’d met her and how many times he’d either defended or saved her, either from a murder charge or being held hostage.

Twilight was shocked by the story of how Maya had been framed for murder by Pearl’s mother and later kidnapped by a professional assassin to force Phoenix to defend another client, noting somewhat wanly that Maya seemed to have a propensity for finding trouble, to which Phoenix could only ruefully agree. But then she added she also now understood just why she had fallen for him so hard without even realizing it—“you can bet that any mare would swoon for a stallion that repeatedly saved her!” she chuckled, causing Phoenix to blink.

“You know, you’re right…” he had to admit. It’s funny, but I never saw it like that… and yet, now that I think about it, that’s exactly what happened. I saved her, was always there for her, and after a while, we got attached to each other and it was hard for me not to have her around. I saw her as a younger sister or maybe thought of myself as an older uncle or big brother, and that was fine. But then all the sudden she grew up, and… and suddenly, the appreciative twitch of his loins told him he was starting to see her more as a woman than a girl.

At Phoenix’s request, Twilight returned the favor by telling the story of how she’d met all her friends, dispatched to Ponyville by Celestia to oversee planning for the previous year’s Summer Sun Celebration, and how she had at first thought “all the ponies in this town are crazy!” for it. She went on to relate the battle against Nightmare Moon and how they’d discovered and activated the Elements of Harmony, cleansing Princess Luna and purging The Nightmare from her body and psyche.

“Taste the Rainbow,” Phoenix chuckled, quoting Rainbow Dash from the previous night, noting idly that somehow, Maya seemed to have changed for it afterwards, standing taller and seemingly no longer wracked by jealousy or doubt. What exactly did they do to her? It’s almost like they made her grow up…? “It’s funny, though. From what you said, Nightmare Moon didn’t seem to really to be trying that hard to stop you from reaching the old Everfree castle, just tempt you,” he noted.

“You know, I’ve thought about that,” Twilight said as they laid out on the beach, watching the moonlit waves. “Looking back, I think she was just trying to corrupt us, knowing that the Elements wouldn’t work if we gave into our base fears or otherwise doubted ourselves and each other. Judging from last night, The Nightmare did seem to enjoy the idea of corruption more than anything else. If she succeeded, she could then mold us however she wanted—turn us into her soldiers and servants. And deep down she was held back by the simple fact that Luna didn’t want us or any other ponies dead—she just wanted to be loved. She waged war against Celestia a thousand years ago, but I think that was more the Nightmare than her,” she suggested as some teens started setting off some fireworks further down the sand. “Hey, neat…”

“You don’t have fireworks back home?” Phoenix smirked at the display—fireworks were illegal in Santa Monica, which stopped exactly nobody—to which she grinned and fired off a facsimile of one from her horn, which burst nicely overhead like a small mortar in multicolored sparkles not too dissimilar to what she generated when she climaxed.

“As far as non-magical ones go? The Minotaurs do. They live on an island called Minos in the Mareterranean Sea. They’re really good with machinery and metal. In fact, Celestia enlisted them to help make the first locomotive… what’s so funny?” she suddenly asked as she saw Phoenix chuckling softly.

“I’m sorry. It’s just all the historical and mythological parallels between our worlds that keeps getting me. I really don’t know why I keep ending up so surprised…”

“Parallels? Like what?” she asked earnestly as she leaned back on her hands.

Phoenix gave her a deadpan look. “Everything from similarity of names and geographies to the fact that our history and ancient mythology seems to echo your world. Unicorns, pegasi, griffins, dragons and now minotaurs? These are creatures that don’t exist on earth… except in our old classical mythology,” he told her, going on to relate in brief terms the Greek myth of Theseus and how he had fought and defeated a Minotaur. “And in the myth, the home of the minotaur was the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea… ruled by a king named Minos!” he concluded in wonder.

Twilight listened raptly to the tale. “I see what you mean…” she told him, thinking that the fact such uncanny similarities existed would require much more investigation when she got back home. Are we parallel worlds? The fact that ponies like Golden Rule seem to have human doppelgangers would suggest we are! Or is the answer more simply that there were connections between the two worlds in the ancient past, ones that left our world’s races embedded in the psyche of his…? she suddenly wondered, considering the possibilities before a fresh round of fireworks went off, attracting their attention again. They watched for a few minutes more before Phoenix glanced at his watch and realized it was now past 2 am.

“Tired at all?” he asked her, showing her how late it was.

“Nope,” she grinned. Guess that long afternoon nap helped. Then again, I’m no stranger to all-nighters…

“Me neither,” he agreed, amazed and how awake and alive he felt with her, lying out on the beach beneath the stars, hearing the sounds of the surf punctuated by the occasional burst of a rocket in the distance. “It’s more Maya’s thing than mine, but… want to try hitting a nightclub or something?”

“Nah. Not really my thing either,” she said, then turned to him, her smile going sly and eyes turning hooded. “Right now, I think what I’d like to do is…” she said silkily, her voice trailing off as she trailed a finger down her chest over the curve of her breast, magically popping a couple buttons on her blouse. “So can I tempt you, Phoenix Wright?” She thrust her chest out towards him for emphasis, her entire posture one of open invitation.

“Always, Twilight Sparkle…” he grinned, reaching in to kiss her while slipping a hand inside her opened top to fondle a breast, causing her to sigh happily, though Phoenix hesitated when he realized her horn was starting to show, casting a pink glow on him that immediately caused his own arousal to surge. “Probably too many people around to do it here…” he told her between kisses.

“I could cast a privacy spell…” she reminded him as her hand went to his crotch, feeling the growing bulge there. “Though for as much mana as it takes, I would have to be a pony to power it…” she suggested meaningfully.

“How terrible…” he rejoined, suspecting that was more the excuse than the reason but not particularly caring as he pushed up her sports bra to bare her more fully, undoing the rest of her blouse buttons while her magic did the same to his shirt, beginning to expose his chest. “That would mean I’d have to take you as one…!” he all but cooed, deciding he was ready to do so again. “And out in the open, no less…” he further reminded her, suspecting what her reaction to it would be.

To his satisfaction, Twilight indeed moaned and shivered at the thought. She REALLY likes that idea! And as much as I hate to say it, that was actually part of the thrill for me last time too… he recalled their encounter in the woods, the memory sparking a fresh surge of blood to his loins, lending appreciation to the thought.

“And would that be so bad?” she asked coyly, her tone teasing but still trying to make sure he was okay with the idea. Especially after what happened last time… she flashed back hard to the sight of his altered malehood and just how it had taken her, causing her to suppress a shudder. Or was it a shiver…?

“Not in the least,” he reassured her, momentarily letting up his efforts, moving back so he could see her flushed face in the light of her mating aura, tilting her head up with a finger. “Believe me, I’d love to see my favorite filly again. So if it’s what you want…”

In response, she smiled and kissed him deeply, then stepped back and reverted her transformation in a matter of seconds. Phoenix watched in fascination as her form shifted back into her equine one, revealing her mare body and brightly colored fur, showing up nicely in the pink light of her horn. For as much as he appreciated her human form, it was her equine one that had initially held his interest and what he found most exotic about her, and his manhood only hardened further for it.

She then closed her eyes, concentrating on casting the privacy spell, causing a brief shimmer in the air around them that quickly faded, leaving the sights and sounds of their surroundings intact. “Nopony can hear or see us now,” she promised him, turning her mating aura up to full power and sending her human clothes and crystal pendant back to the villa with another flare of her horn, leaving her naked equine form before him. “So… a beach to ourselves, a starry sky, and a willing mare in front of you…whatever will you do with her, Phoenix Wright?” she asked, doing her best to bat her eyes at him as she’d seen Rarity do to Edgeworth earlier that day.

Music: Turn Loose The Mermaids (Instrumental) - Nightwish

“The defense feels some investigation is called for…” he told her huskily as he felt her mating aura all but soaking into him, kneeling down in the sand so he could kiss her, the pair going mouth to muzzle, gently rubbing her horn with a hand while delighting in the darting of her pony tongue. His hands traveled freely over her and instantly reminded him of how soft her fur and curvy her flanks were; he then remembered how hot and wonderful it felt to be inside her, and with that, he was surprised to feel a fresh swelling in his groin, one that was now surging quickly past his usual dimensions.

“Hey, it’s happening again!” he told her, motioning to his crotch. Before, he would have reacted with consternation, but this time, he knew what caused it and was no longer afraid of what it meant. Thank you, Starswirl…!

Twilight saw it too, her eyes going wide as she saw the massive and growing bulge, painfully pushing out the front of his shorts. “May I look…?” she requested politely, almost desperate to see what he was now packing… just what her mating aura had so surprisingly done to him, what she now understood to be a product of their mutual love and deepening bonds.

“Please…” a flushed Phoenix invited, curious to see himself, sitting back and letting her magic go to work on him, tendrils of her aura quickly freeing his package, in effect teleporting his clothes right off him and leaving him wearing only his shirt with its lapels open as he leaned back on his hands, watching somewhat breathlessly as she inspected it closely. Both were amazed as it grew before their eyes, quickly reaching its full equine dimensions until the entire eleven inches of length hovered before Twilight’s amazed and hungry gaze. It wasn’t just an increase in size either; he’d gained a flared head and medial ring as equines had, and his ‘horse apples’ were now considerably larger as well. In effect, he’d gained a full set of pony equipment, one he took no small amount of satisfaction in knowing was even larger than the pony norm…

And one that both he and Twilight could greatly enjoy and appreciate as he experimentally stroked it, realizing from the shiver that passed through him that it was fully functional and sensitized, surprised to see a bead of liquid forming at the tip. “Wow, Starswirl was right…” Twilight realized somewhat breathlessly as she inspected it closely, fully visible in the light of her mating aura, which only caused it to engorge further, its head pointed invitingly at her face, visibly throbbing with his pulse. “This is incredible…”

“And it’s only possible because our love is real…” Phoenix reminded her, no less amazed or aroused for it, then his grin turned wry. “So… a romantic evening, the sound of the surf, and a willing stallion with an extra-large erection… whatever will you do, Twilight Sparkle?” he asked her in the same teasing tones she used just a minute earlier.

“Well, I’d say this evidence must be examined closely, counselor…” she told him in an equally husky voice. “Very closely…” she added meaningfully as she leaned in close and grasped his organ in her aura, causing his hips to give an involuntary buck from its tingling touch. He’d barely recovered from that before he realized her muzzle was near enough that he could feel her hot breath against him, making him shiver with anticipation as he sensed her intention.

“Twilight…” he called to her somewhat shakily. “Don’t think you have to…” he had to remind her, recalling distantly that she said that mares didn’t generally perform oral sex on males.

“But I want to…” she all but purred, giving him a magical squeeze that caused him to shudder anew and some clear fluid to run out the tip. “If this is the proof of our love, then…” the rest was lost as she enveloped the head of his man-turned-stallionhood with her muzzle, causing him to gasp and groan.

It was all Phoenix could do to stay sitting up as she went to work on him with her aura and muzzle, her act fully visible in the light of the moon and mating aura. At one point there was a faint buzzing sound nearby but he barely noticed it or the couple that walked close by chatting, completely oblivious to what was happening a few short feet away though their dog sniffed the air a couple times, lingering and looking around for a bit before being called back to its owners. That they were doing this out in the open was an undeniable thrill to the human/pony pair, one that surprised Phoenix, who ruefully recalled that’d he taken Fluttershy publicly as well, even if it was under the influence of Pinkie’s Party Punch. But still…

Does this mean I’m into exhibitionism as much as Twilight seems to be? So maybe The Nightmare was onto something when she exposed me in the trial…? He somehow managed the thought even as she continued to pleasure him, her mouth working up and down his shaft, kissing, sucking and licking as she went, the wet slurping and cooing sounds she made as she worshipped his essence only turning him on even more… leaving him in wonder that she showed surprising talent for an act she was only performing for the second time in her life!

It was so good, in fact, that he finally had to lie back on the sand, his shaky arms unable to support himself further as her aura and muzzle left him in increasing ecstasy. The sight of her working on his transformed stallionhood was almost more than he could bear, leaving him writhing against both her and the beach beneath him, groaning and moaning his enjoyment. Twilight then added a new element to the act as she turned the attention of her magic onto his large horse apples, enveloping them with her mating aura and causing them to swell even further with seed, leaving his balls as blue as if they’d not been relieved in a month.

“Twilight…” he called to her desperately. “It’s so… I can’t… I need…” he thrust his hips up at her in emphasis. “Please…” he asked, all but begging her for release, his desire and passion for her now painfully in evidence from his rigidly throbbing and glistening shaft to the now-nearly baseball-sized balls beneath it.

“Just trying to pay you back for last night and earlier today…” she told him somehow both lovingly yet evilly between licks of his drooling tip, momentarily cleaning it of a steady stream of clear liquid it was producing, then stepping away and leaving him staring up at her with a dazed yet disappointed expression. “But you know, I’d hate for all that to go to waste in my muzzle…” she turned away and presented herself to him, flagging her tail and winking her glistening marehood at him, even going so far as use her aura to pull her lips aside so he could fully see her ridged inner walls and large clit; it was all Phoenix could do to not climax on the spot.

He needed little encouragement after that, all but vaulting up off the dry sand to tackle her with an animal growl, surprising them both by not immediately taking her but by burying his face in her marehood, suckling hungrily on her prominent clit.

“Ah!” Twilight called out as he returned the oral favor with all his own considerable skill and flair, causing her front legs to collapse from under her, leaving her face buried in the sand, moaning and nickering into it. Phoenix grabbed and kneaded her flanks, his hands occasionally reaching beneath her belly to find and tweak her teats, which had hardened up nicely, part of him fervently wishing he could reach far enough up to grasp her horn so he could pleasure every part of her at once. Unable to stand before the ongoing sensual onslaught, Twilight finally fell hard to her side, both she and Phoenix now completely lost in their love and lust, knowing only their need for each other.

Recalling from past experience that they simply weren’t at the right relative heights for him to take her properly from behind while standing, Phoenix moved to spoon her from behind while she was lying on her side, the cool sand and night breezes providing welcome contrast and relief to their hot bodies. Driven almost mad by her passion and pleasure, and her overheated mind realizing the moment was nigh, Twilight’s magic acted on a sudden and very vivid memory she had of the last time they had tried to mate as man and mare, a memory Phoenix was then sharing, both recalling how much they had enjoyed the illicit, unheard-of act.

The desire mutual, Twilight’s mating magic acted accordingly, grasping Phoenix’s organ as he moved to mount her while they lay together, guiding it to its destination…

And before either party realized it, the head of his stallionhood was pressed up hard against her tail and already starting to push its way in. “Wha… “ was all Twilight could immediately manage while Phoenix’s eyes snapped open as well when he realized what not just what was happening, and that there was no way in either world he could stop it, his hips thrusting involuntarily, driving himself further in each time. “T-Twilight!” he called out in alarm. “I didn’t… I wasn’t…”

Music: It Has To Be This Way (Instrumental)

“Not… again!” she cried out at the intrusion, closing her eyes tightly against both the pain and pleasure it gave her, the former quickly fading as between her magic and the massive amounts of fluid he was producing her body gave way to him and the head of his altered stallionhood slipped inside; she felt her human lover work his way even deeper into her thrust by thrust, inch by illicit inch. “I’m sorry, Phoenix! I-I d-didn’t…” her voice trailed off as the exoticness and sheer eroticness of the act overtook her again, her aura never letting up its effort to pull him even deeper inside her until he was buried in her to the hilt, leaving her feeling every single centimeter of his stallionhood within her, feeling deliciously impaled on it.

For his part, Phoenix could no more hold back than she after fifteen minutes of overstimulation and for how badly he needed release, pounding her tail with everything he had, the thought alone of where he was and what they were doing unbelievably heady. Her anal orifice was hot and tight and enveloped him perfectly, the clenching and relaxing of her insides only adding to his pleasure; he couldn’t imagine anything feeling so good as this! “I’m s-sorry, Twilight, I have to… have to…” he barely managed between ragged pants, not just hips but his hands also acting of their own accord, his left reaching under her to fondle her rock-hard teats and his right finding and rubbing her clit, only adding to the ecstasy she was feeling, stimulating her three ways at once.

With that, Twilight’s already-weakened resistance crumbled. “Do it!” the words were torn from her very soul. She had to have him; she was too far gone to stop things even if she wanted to. “Do it!” she called again as her back arched against him and his hands, trying to simultaneously work him even deeper inside her and yet still push back against his wonderfully pleasuring fingers, feeling her orgasm starting to build, energy rushing into her loins and her horn, which now glowed more intensely than she ever knew. I… like… this…? Was the only coherent thought she could form at that moment, but even it was lost as she felt her pleasure build, like a wave on the ocean drawing up before breaking with a resounding roar.

“I… I…” Phoenix felt his climax coming quickly now, his balls contracting, pulling back up partially into his body as he felt the head of his new stallionhood start to swell in a sensation he’d never known before. His hips gave a final, very hard thrust into her, driving him as deep as he could as his world flashed a brilliant white and the flared head of his organ all but exploded within her, flooding her with hot, sticky equine seed she could feel very keenly. “I love you!” he told her as he came with spectacular force, emptying himself into her, feeling Twilight’s body likewise go rigid and then clamp down hard on him, the violet unicorn arching her back and calling his name, her horn erupting in a fireworks display that would have done the 4th of July proud. She came with enough force it was even seen outside the privacy bubble, a spectacular display of multicolored sparks that attracted the attention of passerbys and the teenagers further down the beach.

Some of the glitter even floated down around beachwalkers and soaked into them, causing immediate sensual thoughts and a few outright gropes of partners, though some wondered why images of unicorns were suddenly going through the heads as they retreated to their homes and hotel rooms to indulge their sudden urges.

But neither Twilight nor Phoenix were aware of any it, or anything else at that moment, the force of their mutual climax so strong they both fell almost instantly asleep as soon as their orgasms had ebbed. The spell that powered it still in effect, Twilight’s privacy bubble remained intact for the time being, keeping out prying eyes… though not all were living ones. Had the pair been awake, they would have seen and heard a drone flying overhead with a low buzzing sound, circling the area the eruption of sparks had been seen from, loitering in the area for the better part of an hour before leaving.

Author's Notes:

*exhales loudly* well, folks, this was another chapter that took me some time to really get going on, but once I did, it came quickly and I wrote out the entire ending sequence in a single hour. I ain’t gonna say it wasn’t fun to write... and hopefully to read!

Let me give thanks to the best production team an author could have: to AJ_Aficionado for being so patient for this chapter and then giving me all the commentary I could ever want, to Leo Archon for writing the section with Lotta Hart, to SilentWoodFire for always being there to read or chat and offering up plenty of commentary in the parent google doc of his own, and to James CyberLink for some excellent music selections. Much more clop to come, but there will be one last respite before the grand finale... where I have one final and very sexy surprise in store!