Chapter 15

Celestia was drinking wine with Luna in their quarter’s common room; it was a little past midnight and Celestia was thinking longingly of her bed when a sudden burst of magic above her caused several scrolls to land on the table narrowly avoiding the tea implements. The scrolls were protected by several clear glasslike tubes that were covered in runes.

“Our sister certainly has a dedicated postal system.” Luna said dryly looking at the tubes with interest while she tried to find a way to open them. “Ah here we go.” She said as she located the small switch that allowed access to the contents of the tubes. She pulled out the scroll and briefly scanned the top. “It’s for you Tia.” Luna said passing Celestia the scroll.

“Thank you Lulu.” Celestia said with a small smile as she grabbed the letter in her magic.

Dear Princess Celestia

It’s Twilight Sparkle, you have no idea how nice of a surprise it was to have your letters appear on my bed tonight. I’m personally fine and am in high spirits. Over the last two years or so I’ve had plenty of time to come to terms with my present situation and I’ve found that I enjoy the life of a soldier.

At my time of writing this I have the most beautiful mare in the universe curled up in the bed next to me and one of the oddest(and funniest) friends standing guard over us outside of the room along with many more friends scattered around the royal palace. None of which would’ve been possible if I hadn’t foalishly tried to examine an abandoned ruin by myself. What I’m trying to say is that despite the circumstances by which I find myself here I am happy and content.

Your friend Twilight Sparkle, Battle Mage, Fifth Squadron, Fourth Imperial Army

Ps. I miss you please write more often if possible

Celestia stared at the letter and she let out a small cry of despair. Luna looked up in surprise from where she’d been reading a letter from Trixie her dark apprentice.

“What is it Tia?” Luna asked worriedly. “Has something bad happened to Twilight?”

“She stole her Luna; she stole Twilight Sparkle from me!” Celestia said angrily.

“Not this again Tia.” Luna said with a deep sigh.

“First she takes Discord from me-” Celestia began.

“You were on a break that had lasted for a hundred years Tia!” Luna told her in exasperation.

“He was still mine!” Celestia protested. “She had no right to seduce him!”

“Tia you two had been fighting for longer than two hundred years before you both decided to take a break. Cosmo thought that you two were completely sick of each other and made her move.” Luna told her in frustration.

“She’s a whore Luna; she’ll sleep with anything with a pulse!” Celestia countered.

“Tia you were a whore, I was a whore, and don’t even get me started on what Stella was like. Face it the only reason you’ve become so chaste is because you got it out of your system years ago with Discord.” Luna argued.

“She still stole him from me now she’d stolen Twilight too!”

“You never had sex with Twilight, in fact I recall you listing out a very long and specific list of reasons why you wouldn’t have sex with her that sent her away with tears in her eyes!” Luna replied in annoyance.

“Not in that way, she’s stolen Twilight’s very soul Luna!” Celestia said passing the letter back to her sister to read. Luna rolled her eyes before she read the letter, then she started to chuckle. “This is no laughing matter Luna!” Celestia told her in annoyance.

“Sorry Tia I’m just laughing about the fact that Twilight didn’t mention that Trixie has become her marefriend.” Luna said with a chuckle, Celestia’s jaw dropped.

“But, what?” Celestia asked her other train of thought forgotten in the wake of the news and Luna simply chuckled and passed her the letter from Trixie.

Dear Princess Luna

I realize that I haven’t had a chance to talk to you for going on twelve years, although I now know that I only disappeared maybe a week ago or so by your reckoning. In that time I managed to be drafted into your sister’s army, had the third person knocked out of me, become a deadly lightning mage, and most recently found true love in your sister’s former student Twilight Sparkle. Or as I secretly call her-

Celestia looked over at her sister in shock.

“She calls Twilight, Mistress Sparkle Hips?” Celestia asked.

“Trixie always was one for nicknames.” Luna nodded with a slight knowing smile.

“You had sex with her?” Celestia asked.

“Of course she was my dark apprentice; it’s in the job description.” Luna replied with a smile. “And she was very good at her job.” Luna added with a bigger grin.

“Luna…” Celestia began, but for some reason she seemed unable to get any farther.

“Yes Tia dearest?” Luna inquired tilting her head to the side.

“I’m not drunk enough for this.”

***

“Girls we got some letters from Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie and Spikey Wikey!” Rarity said excitedly. They’d arrived in her mail box this morning although Rarity wasn’t sure why they hadn’t been sent to everypony individually. She had already been set to meet with Fluttershy and Applejack for lunch so it was absolutely no trouble on her part to play mail mare.

“We did, but we just sent them last night?” Applejack asked in confusion.

“Yes darling, for some reason they were all sent to me.” Rarity said with a shrug before she dumped the clear glass tubes onto the table. “As far as I can tell there’s a little picture of your cutie mark on each of the ends of the tubes that are for you.” Rarity told them.

“Alright, let’s see here.” Applejack said as she picked up one of the tubes marked with an apple and began to read aloud.

“Dear Applejack,

I’m glad that you are doing well and I hope the farm stays prosperous. I’d just like to take a minute to say how much I would love to have you here, I think that you’d have a good head for battlefield tactics and it would be nice to have someone besides Trixie or Dane to go get drunk with, besides that give my regards to Big Mac Granny Smith, and Applebloom.

You’re friend Twilight Sparkle.” Applejack finished.

“Well it sounds like she’s having a good time.” Rarity said with a small smile. “Alright I’ll go next this is from Spike.” Rarity said pulling the letter out of its tube.

“My dearest Rarity

I miss you like the moon misses the sun but fear not I shall one day find a way to return to your side.

Life here is interesting. I’ve become the apprentice of a battlefield surgeon and I’ve begun to memorize the organs of the pony body. It’s good work and even if it hurts my brain a little I feel better once I’ve had a diamond. Oh yeah and I know you don’t like diamond dogs because they kidnapped you but I now know the coolest dog in all of existence. His name is Dane and he’s Twilight’s bodyguard/private assassin I really hope that you get to meet him when I eventually return. By the way thank you for that wonderful picture!

Yours truly Spike”

“That was sweet.” Fluttershy said softly with a small smile, for some reason Rarity was blushing but managed a nod and a smile. “I’ll go then.” Fluttershy said picking up one of the letters.

“To Fluttershy

Hey Shy it’s Dash the coolest pony you’ll ever know! Life’s great here! I got a sword with a war spirit living inside of it who talks to me and tells me funny stories! I’m best friends with a badass who turns out to be related to Ditzy(don’t ask me how it still confuses me) she’s super awesome and I think she’s in to me, score!!! Anyways I fought in my first battle a little while ago and killed a bunch of zebras with Bob’s help (He’s the war spirit inside the sword) and then I got some awesome soup!

Your friend Rainbow Dash!” Fluttershy looked down at the paper in front of her with a very surprised face “What the feather did I just read?” She asked turning to the others who were shocked by the letter and by the unexpected use of a curse word by Fluttershy.

Applejack regained her voice first. “Ah think that we should probably read the rest of these in private.” She said; there were several nods of agreement from her friends. “Hey wait a minute why didn’t we get one from Pinkie?”

***

“Tavi you’ve got mail.” Vinyl called walking into their apartment.

“Really, whoever from?” Octavia asked from where she was lounging on the couch.

“I don’t have clue.” Vinyl replied tossing her marefriend a tube.

“Hmm, it has three balloons on it so that makes me think that it’s from Pinkie. I guess even interdimensional daemons can’t stop my sister.” Octavia said with a chuckle. Celestia had taken them aside and explained the situation the day that her sister had left. Octavia still couldn’t really say what had shocked her worse, the fact that she was meeting with the Princess, or the fact that Vinyl had been invited along.

“Yeah your sister is crazy.” Vinyl said with a grin as she sat down next to Octavia. “I mean she’s awesome, but still mostly crazy.” She added with a grin.

“That is Pinkie in nutshell.” Octavia agreed with a grin before she opened the scroll and began to read aloud to Vinyl.

“Hey Tavi!

This is your absolute number one favorite sister Pinkie Pie This place is super duper awesome and cool and fun I got to throw a party for a princess and save her from an assassin in the same night and then I got to meet him and he’s actually really cool and then there was a battle and we fought against some mean zebras who wanted to kill us and then right when it looked like we would all die a group of ponies who talk like they’re from that little island off of Trottingham rescued us by ridding Ursa Majors into the zebras while they sang about the end of the world as we know it but they felt fine personally I liked REM’s version more but to each their own I guess oh right and Twilight’s having sex with Trixie and they’re all shouty when they do it and stuff I almost forgot I met someone who’s almost exactly like me but she prefers killing to pranking her name is Angeldust and she’s sitting higher up on the fourth wall then I am oh and now I’m working in the imperial kitchen for a bear!

Your loving sister Pinkie Pie!” After catching her breath from reading the whole thing Octavia looked over at Vinyl who had raised her sunglasses about half way through. “Yes that sounds about right for Pinkie.”

“Wait, you aren’t surprised by any of that?” Vinyl asked.

“Well not really, trust me Vinyl you should’ve lived in the same house as her, she goes through this type of thing every week or so. She one time dragged me though my imagination and we fought off a bunch of zombies who were trying to kill the Princess who looked surprisingly like me. Let’s just say that I’ll believe anything that she has to say after that experience.” Octavia said with a chuckle. “In fact I’m pretty sure that that’s why I can be around you.”

“Tavi I love you so much right now!” Vinyl shouted before smothering her marefriend in a deep passionate kiss. Once they’d finished their impromptu makeout session Octavia noticed a post script that she’d originally missed.

“Ps. I met two ponies who I suspect are clones of you and Vinyl; they guard the Empress and start making out when they think nopony is around. Just a head’s up if you spot two dopplegangers walking around if we ever get back and they’re with us.” Octavia read.

“Hmm, clones, do you think they’d be up for a foursome?” Vinyl asked Octavia with a grin.

“Vinyl the first thing that you think of when you hear that we might have clones is if we can have sex with them?” Octavia asked and Vinyl nodded her head rapidly. “You have no idea how much I love you right now!” Octavia told wrapping her marefriend in her arms and dragging her towards the bed in the other room.

***

Warning mood whiplash incoming, this is another void section

The void grinned as he walked down the hallway his red furred body almost shuddering with anticipation. He had his doubts of course, he knew that what he was planning might break his prisoner, but if it didn’t then the reward would be amazing. Well for him, his prisoner was in for an incredibly terrible time either way. He entered the room and found her standing straight with her eyes hard and narrowed, apparently she’d regained her fire while he’d taken a week off.

“Hello my dearest pet what fun I have prepared for us today.” The void said with a large grin.

“Before we take this any further I’d like to ask you one question.” His prisoner asked.

“By all means my dear, I believe in a little mercy here and there.” The void replied with a sickeningly suave smile.

“What is your name?” The prisoner asked.

“Ah, I was wondering when you’d ask, although I thought you would do it a melinia ago.” The void replied with a grin.

“Answer the question.” The prisoner demanded, demanded that would have to go. With an uninterested shrug the void slapped her across the face sending her flying to the floor where the carpet slithered over her.

“You do not make demands of me my dear, although I suppose as a gentlecolt you deserve my name. Very well, my name is Varnishlyzxls, but you can call me Varnish.” He replied before he kicked her in the jaw shattering several teeth which began to heal immediately. “Now today my dear we’re going to be experimenting. I thought of something very clever and I couldn’t think of anyone who I’d rather share it with.” He said lowering his head down to her and giving her a tiny kiss on the nose before stomping on her throat.

After a few seconds of that he removed his hoof and went over to the wall to pull out his tools. To the prisoner’s surprise she saw that instead of any knives or spears Varnish returned with a long clear plastic tube. Without a word he jammed one end of the tube in her mouth and forced it down so that it was just entering her throat.

Then with a smile he flipped a small switch about halfway down the tube. Six large spike burst out of the side of the tube stabbing into and out of the prisoner’s throat. She flailed around for several seconds trying to dislodge the tube but succeeding only in making the pain worse. When she’d run out of energy to struggle Varnish stroked her mane and licked some of the blood away from the wounds around her throat.

“My dearest pet have you been keeping up with the amount of blood you’ve lost over the eons that you’ve been here? Because I have, and I’ve got to say that I find it impressive. Perhaps you’d like it back.” He whispered in her ear before tearing it off with his sharp teeth, it did of course regenerate but she was too busy struggling again. She’d realized what he meant… Varnish chuckled at the look in her eyes and clicked another button.

Thick red vicious blood poured through the tube and flowed into her rushing down her throat in gallons. She tried to gag but she couldn’t, all she could do was accept it. As the flow continued Cosmosmia began to feel something she hadn’t felt in years, it was a particular feeling from between her legs. Her eyes widened in horror, she couldn’t be, not here!

“That reminds my dearest pet did I mention that also added a special ingredient to your blood?” Varnish asked her with an evil grin. “It must have slipped my mind, you see the blood also contains an ingredient induces heat. I of course will not help you relive it being the gentlecolt that I am, and neither will the carpet.” He laughed as her eyes dilated and she tried to rear onto her hind legs so that she could buck him in the face.

After what felt like a lifetime Varnish removed the tube literally tearing it out of her throat nearly decapitating her in the process. She squirmed wildly trying to find a way to either hurt him, or relive her heat, neither one of which were successful. Varnish chuckled and went back over to the wall from which he pulled out a large scythe. He tested the edge by slicing off her mane before dragging it along her belly allowing her intestines and other organs to fall through the gaping hole. Before she had time to heal he told her.

“You look like a puppy, a blown eviscerated puppy.” She somehow managed to snarl something halfway threatening. Honestly he was thrilled that his little pet still had so much fight in her after all these years of torture he’d begun to think that she’d finally submitted. Once her wounds had healed for the most part Varnish began to walk towards the wall again when suddenly his prisoner said.

“You’ll never break me you know.” She told him in a voice that was almost conversational.

“My dearest if I wanted to break you I’d have done it a long time ago, at this point I’m just enjoying myself.” Varnish replied with a grin.

“You also realize that when my sisters eventually find me that they’ll paint the halls with your blood.” She added and Varnish chuckled, then suddenly a spike burst out of the floor and smashed its way through her stomach until it reached the ceiling.

“You are very talkative today.” Varnish said keeping his voice level; he hadn’t realized the she still hadthat much fight left in her.

“I’m the daughter of a greater creator god, what did you expect?” She somehow managed to ask despite the shaft running through her stomach.

“Odd I could’ve sworn that I’d punctured a lung.” Varnish said with a shrug before another shaft emerged from the floor and skewered her through her chest. “Ah there it is.” Varnish said with a grin.

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