Aspect let out a happy little hum as he all but skipped down the street. Needless to say, after a little...attention, he was back up to his usual snuff. Now, wasn’t there something he was supposed to be doing?...

As he neared his house, the telltale crackle of thunder quickly jolted his memory. Oh right. Dash knew about Gungnir.

With a burst of speed, the stallion raced to where he heard the crack of thunder, hoping he wouldn’t find a roasted pegasus.

Well… that… that was a thing that was happening.

“Holy horseapples this is awesome!” Rainbow cackled as she twirled the spear and thrust it forward, a lance of lightning blowing apart a small shrub. Midnight stood to the side and watched with an amused smile. “Oohman, I have got to get me one of these!”

“Are you kidding me?” Aspect asked out loud, stalking forward and looking not at the mares but at the spear. “You like Dash more than you like me, the one that freaking made you?”

The spear crackled in a low rumble, almost like it was laughing. It then fell to the ground as Rainbow looked at him with downturned ears, looking a little ashamed.

“M’sorry…” she mumbled. “I… I didn’t mean…”

“No no, it’s fine,” Aspect waved her off with a wing. “The spear has a mind of its own. It apparently likes Midnight and you, so clearly I’d be in the wrong if I tried to separate you.” He glared down at the bronze thing. “Doesn’t mean I can’t wonder just what the hay it’s thinking. It knows it’s meant to go to the next Air Aspect.”

The spear crackled again as it lay there.

Midnight rolled her eyes as she nuzzled Rainbow. “Don’t worry, he’s not angry at you, but he will apologise for that outburst yes?” Her emerald eyes settling on the stallion.

“Yes, I’m sorry I yelled Dash,” Aspect nodded. “I’d show you how much I don’t mind you practicing with Gungnir by picking it up and hoofing it to you, but like I said, he doesn’t like me very much now that he’s been let off the chain for the first time in ages.”

“And there’s your answer,” Midnight said as she picked the spear up. “It’s a lovely weapon and such lovely weapons need to be used, even if it’s only in practice. How would you think being locked up for countless centuries before being tossed at somepony you’ve never met?”

“I was keeping him hidden so that nopony would try stealing him,” Aspect replied. “I guess eventually I just forgot he was there...until that trouble with the griffons started up. Plus I did use his influence to do something over the years. After all, it is the spear of the Air Aspect for a reason. Even when I hold it, my powers are boosted. I made a very important thing that I hope to pass on to the next Air Aspect...when I finally pick one.”

“Sooo…” Rainbow looked at the spear. “If I held it and tried that Sonic Thunderboom again…”

“No,” Aspect pointed a hoof at her. “No trying that until you actually are used to the darn thing.”

“Oh fine,” Rainbow huffed before blinking. “H-Hey… is that Twilight?”

She was pointing behind him and as he turned his head, he saw a dejected-looking Twilight trudging up the path to his house.

“Um...what happened?” Aspect asked the mare.

She let out a small sigh, he’d… never seen her so depressed before.

“Spike’s gone,” she mumbled.

“What?” Aspect asked, stunned.

“He…” her body trembled, barely holding back her tears. “He wanted to know more about-about dragons. We ponies… we barely know a thing. So…” She sniffed as she dropped down to her belly. “He followed that Dragon migration from this morning.”

“Oh for the love of-” Aspect muttered. “He didn’t think to ask the ancient being that actually spent time amongst the dragons long enough to earn friends with many families?”

“To be fair, you aren’t forthcoming with your past to me in particular,” Twilight snarked out before sighing. “I’ll… see you around. I think I’m going to go and wallow for a while… or something…”

Aspect waited for her to leave before turning to the mares. “Please extend my condolences to anyone who comes looking for me,” he said, before flashing into his adolescent dragon form. “I have a young drake to watch over.”

“Huh?” Rainbow tilted her head. “You ah… sure about that? Not gonna take somepony with you?” She not-so-subtly gestured in the direction Twilight had left in.

“She wouldn’t last in the dragon migration, they tend to pick volcanoes to roost in because it reminds them of home,” the dragon pointed out. “Though, do tell her that Spike is being cared for.”

“I still think it’s a bad idea,” Rainbow sighed. “But fine. I’ll do that I guess.”

“Mmhmm,” Aspect briefly gave both of his mares a kiss on the cheek. “I’ll have him back in one piece soon, I promise.”

And with that, he slithered off through the air to find the younger dragon.

When he eventually caught up with the migration, he saw he was right, they’d nested in a volcanic region far to the south, on the fringes of the Equestria border. Moreso, he was impressed that Spike had walked the entire distance on foot.

As he peered over the lip of the volcano, he saw a lot of the older dragons lazing around the lip, while younger ones played in the center.

And played, he meant that they’d stacked a massive pile of gems up and her playing a rather… hands on version of King of the Mountain.

Still, he was here for a purpose. He set his eyes to scanning for the young drake from Ponyville, hoping to see him amongst the crowd.

And there he was, making his way up the pile of gems, to overthrow the lanky red dragon atop the horde. Aspect chuckled as he moved up to stand off to one side, waiting for the game to finish before he regrouped with Spike.

And… wait, Spike actually won?

Oh dear…

Now it was time for a belching contest. A fat green dragon exhaled a rather impressive plume of fire.

And when it came Spike’s turn.

That… was a letter from Celestia.

Hokay, time to step in.

“Hey there Spike, I see you made it to the migration,” Aspect clapped him on the back while snagging the letter with his other hand before the other dragons could get their claws on it.

“H-Huh?” he looked up at the dragon with confusion.

“Hey Spike!” the red drake stepped forward. “Who’s this chump?”

“Yolos-Drun is my name,” Aspect replied, technically not lying. It’s what Smaug called him. “My family is fond of the old language.”

“The what?” the red drake tilted his head. “Whatever, I’m Garble, and right now. This is my territory. Got that skinny?”

Aspect smiled, showing off all his teeth. “And this young one is under my protection. One of my parents is from the East, and I inherited his shapechanging. You don’t know how old or powerful I might be, Garble. For all you know, I’m as old as Smaug.”

“...Who the fuck is Smaug?” Garble shrugged. “Dude, did you fly too high or eat weird mushrooms or what?” He laughed loudly and looked around. “Whatever, these kids games are getting boring. Who’s up for some real fun?”

“Spike here can partake, but I hope you don’t mind if I tag along as a chaperone,” Aspect replied, quite surprised that this young drake didn’t know his own history yet. “Just to make sure he doesn’t get in over his head, mind. I promised his parents he’d get back safe. He wanted to come to his first ever migration, but his mother didn’t think he was ready yet. So when he slipped out on his own, I naturally offered her my services to tag along after. She’s more precious to him than gems.”

“Aww,” Garble pat Spike on the head, not even hiding how condescending he was being. “Does widdle baby Spikey-Wikey need his babysitter to watch him so he doesn’t get a widdle booboo?”

“N-No I don’t!” Spike growled and glared at Aspect. “I’m fine. Just… leave me alone!” he huffed as he followed Garble.

Aspect rolled his eyes and took to the air. He didn’t care what Spike had said. Getting involved with dragons an age group higher than his own was asking for trouble. Not every drake could punch above his weight.

He’d followed the group to a forest, now… what on earth could they be doing here. As he got closer, he heard exactly what.

“So it’s simple,” Garble chuckled. “You’re gonna distract the phoenixes… and we’re gonna steal their eggs. Easy as.”

Okay, that...did not sit right with him. He used his dark coloration to blend into the dark forest and slink behind Garble. He now had a target.

Spike tossed a rock and two… rather annoyed phoenixes appeared from the nest, giving chase but quickly lost the young drake. Once all was said and done, he’d climbed up to the nest, only to discover a single, solitary egg.

“Cool,” Garble smiled a fang-filled grin. “And… now we smash it!”

“Smash it! Smash it!” the other two dragons chanted, stomping their claws.

“S-Smash it…?” Spike stammered, looking at the egg in his claws.

Aspect’s breath hitched, and his slitted eyes narrowed as he stared at the adolescent dragons. He had no doubts about Spike’s character, but if one of them got their mitts on the egg…

“No!” Spike yelled suddenly.

“What?” the dragon hissed.

“I won’t smash it!” he stomped a foot. “It’s just a defenseless egg. And… and another thing. I don’t care that I was surrounded by ponies growing up! If being a dragon means turning out like you! Then I’d rather be a pony!”

Aspect smiled, proud of the young dragon.

Now to put the fear of Pyroclastia into the older ones. He clapped his hands together and called on all his power and age, and pushed it into the form he’d gained upon making the Phoenix race.

In a virtual inferno of flames, a phoenix taller than the nearby trees burst into being, before leaning down and staring at the puny little dragons with nothing but malice in its eyes.

“W-W-What is that thing!?” Garble took a step back, before his two ‘friends’ already started winging it as fast as they could towards the volcano and safety.

“Oh crap… we made ‘em mad now,” Spike stammered.

Aspect let out a birdcall directly into their faces, with enough force behind it that they lost ground just standing there.

“I uh… I uh…” Garble stammered and… he was fairly certain he’d wet himself. With a rather impressively girly scream, he took wing and flew away as fast as he could.

Meanwhile, Spike hadn’t noticed. He was too busy curling into a ball and murmuring ‘I’m sorry’ over and over again.

Aspect waited until he was certain the older dragons had long left the scene behind...before he exploded in flame again, only this time...only ash remained.

And yet, Spike was still curled by, muttering apologies over and over again.

A moment passed, and then a familiar voice spoke up as Aspect’s dragon form emerged from the ashes. “Reincarnating never gets easier,” he spoke up, cracking his back a few times.

“ImsorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorry….”

“Oh boy,” Aspect muttered before walking over to Spike and tapping him on the back. “Hey. Big bad bird is gone now,” he told the younger dragon.

“I’msorryI’msorr--whu?” he looked up and around “A-Aspect… what are you doing here?”

“Spike, let me tell you a little something,” Aspect said, pulling the young drake to his feet. “I made the Phoenixes thousands of years ago. I consider all of them my kids. And when I did, I got a Phoenix form. So imagine my rage at those three goons telling you to smash a Phoenix egg…And my pride that you chose the higher road.”

“I… I couldn’t just smash an innocent egg,” Spike said as he sat down and held it. “I used to be just like it y’know. A egg. Nopony knows where I came from. Not even the Princess.” He sighed and wiped his eyes. “And then Twilight hatched me. We-We’ve been together ever since.”

“Up until tonight, you mean,” Aspect teased. “Well, you gonna return the egg to the parents?”

“They flew off,” Spike said as he looked at the distance. “What should I do?”

“Well, the way I see it, you have two options,” Aspect mused, holding up a claw. “Option A, you leave the egg here and hope they return before Garble or others like him get the bright idea to come back.”

“No way!” Spike said with a shake of his head. “I’m not letting that jerk near it!”

“Well then, Option B is you take it back with you and raise it yourself,” Aspect replied casually.

“Wait… really?” Spike blinked as he looked at the egg.

“Well I don’t see any other responsible dragons around here,” Aspect pointed out.

“I… I could do that,” Spike nodded as he cradled the egg. “But… what am I gonna do. Twilight probably hates me for leaving her like that.”

“She’s worried, she’s concerned, but I’m sure she understands why you left,” Aspect replied, running a hand down Spike’s back to soothe him. “Heck, if you had thought to ask the incredibly old being about his dragon friends, I would have told you anything you wanted to know. But every kid has to get their fill of adventure sooner or later. You’re lucky, though.”

“Oh… right,” Spike murmured. “To be honest, I dunno if I wanna learn about them anymore.”

“Look, the dragons you were with?” Aspect paused for a moment. “Think pony teenagers. Only more prone to getting their way because, really, what can stop a dragon. If you wanted to learn from dragons? I could get you into the dragon lands to talk to an elder or three. We’ll make a trip out of it. But first, you need to get back to Twilight. She’s sulking without you.”

Spike would have responded… if it wasn’t for a familiar girlish scream in the distance.

“Hoh boy. You stay right here,” Aspect said to Spike. “I have a brat to go save.”

“U-Uhuh,’ Spike nodded as Aspect flew off.

What he found when he arrived… okay… um… this was apparently also a thing.

“Where. Is. SPIKE!?” Twilight yelled, flinging Garble around with her magic. The dragon yelped as he was slammed into a tree. “I swear by my horn. If you’ve hurt him in any way I will—”

“Pardon me, perhaps I can be of assistance,” Aspect walked in. “If you would put the idiot down, I would lead you to Spike. Yolos-Drun is my name, small angry pony.”

Twilight flung Garble over her shoulder as he yelped and crashed. “Where is he?” she said before taking a much more pleading tone. “Please tell me.”

“Just this way,” Aspect replied, leading the mare back through the trees. “Oh, and ‘Gar-bel’? You’d best fly on home. Clearly you’re not cut out for all the dangers of a migration,” he called over his shoulder as they left the teenaged drake behind.

“N-Noted…” he groaned as a tree fell on him.

When they reached the clearing, Twilight saw Spike and dashed past Aspect, scooping the dragon into a hug and crying as she nuzzled and embraced him.

“Gah! T-Twi.. What?” Spike said, clearly confused about her appearance.

“Yup, she followed you here, little guy,” Aspect replied. “Threw Garble around like a rag doll. Guess she really did miss you.”

“I’m so sorry,” Twilight said as she hugged him. “I should have tried harder. I should have researched more…”

“H-hey… it’s cool,” Spike said and rubbed her back. “And Aspect was here to watch out for me. Aaand, I kinda owe him an apology for yelling at him too. Sorry Aspect.”

“Hey, it’s cool,” Aspect replied, before pulling out the letter that ‘Tia had sent him. “By the way, you never read this.”

“Wait… you’re Aspect?” Twilight blinked at the older dragon.

“Yolos-Drun is the name Smaug gave me after I did my little stunt, but yes, I’m still the same Aspect you know underneath,” the dragon replied. “Much like how Bloodfeather is my Griffon name. I figured it’d be best if I traveled under an assumed name while tailing Spike here.”

“Thank you,” Twilight said and reached up, placing a chaste kiss on his muzzle. “Thank you for looking out for him.”

“Mm, but now Spike has a little charge of his own,” Aspect replied, pointing to the egg in Spike’s clutches. Twilight looked at it and gasped.

“A phoenix egg?” she blinked.

“It’s… my fault the little guy lost his parents,” Spike said. “So, I’m gonna take care of him until we can find them again.”

Twilight smiled and nodded. “Yes… that’s a very responsible thing to do. I’m proud of you Spike.”

“Mmhmm,” Aspect nodded, waving the letter under Twi and Spike’s nose again.

“Oh right,” Twilight took the letter and opened it. Her eyes scanned the page and she frowned. “It’s… wat?”

Aspect raised a nonexistent eyebrow as he waited for an explanation.

“It… it says that my brother, Shining Armor. Is getting married,” Twilight said with a deepening frown.

“Ah,” Aspect nodded once. “You know, they looked close when I last saw them together. Glad it’s progressed nicely.”

“But… who the buck is ‘Mi Amore Cadenza’!?” Twilight waved her hooves. “I’ve never met this mare, and she’s marrying my brother!?”

“Huh...you know, she wasn’t one for her full name when we met,” Aspect mused. “Maybe she’s just being formal for the invitations?”

“I’m gonna kill him!” Twilight roared. “He’s… he’s marrying some… some hussie that I’ve never met. Forget him, I’ll kill her too!”

“Twilight!” Aspect all but roared at her. “Calm yourself and think! You have met this mare before. You just don’t know her by her full name. Consider her name. Consider who your brother is close with.”

“Soon? He’ll be pretty close to my hoof,” she grumbled. “Fine oh wise dragon sage. Who the buck is ‘Mi Amore Cadenza’?”

“That’s the full name of the one you know as Princess Cadance,” the dragon illuminated.

“C-Cadance… Shining Armor. My big brother. Is marrying Princess Cadance?”

“And so the great light dawns,” Aspect intoned seriously.

“OhmigoshOhmigoshOhmigoshOhmigoshOhmigoshOhmigosh!” Twilight bounced on all four hooves. “Shiny’s marrying Cadance? AKA, the greatest foalsitter EVER!?” She let out a loud, excited squeal.

“Let’s get you home before you attract all the dragons in the vicinity,” Aspect said out loud.

“Eeeeeeee!” Twilight giggled as Spike chuckled and shook his head.

“Come on, we have a long walk back,” Aspect sighed.

“Ohh, right,” Twilight said and her horn started to crackle with power. Aspect’s eyes widened, before he quickly turned back into his pegasus guise, to make it easier on the mare. With a massive magical pop, the trio was teleported close to Ponyville, landing somewhere inside the Castle of Two Sisters.

“Uuuhhh…” Twilight wobbled on her hooves. “Did… did we make it?”

“Close,” Aspect replied. “I could probably lead us back to Ponyville from here.”

Twilight looked around and blinked. “Huh… It’s sure been awhile since I was here last. Not since Nightmare… Moon…” She winced and trailed off. “Oh, sorry. That’s probably a sore subject.”

“Not as much as you think, now that the whole issue is resolved,” Aspect replied, looking around. “If I still had the Flashstone,” he muttered...before shaking his head. “No, best not to think about it like that. Come on, let’s get home already.”

“Yes, that might be for the best,” Twilight nodded. “You or me? Who’s doing the teleport?”

“You just did a massive one,” Aspect pointed out as he flashed into his alicorn form. “Best if I handle the next one. Brace yourself...this will feel a little odd.” Runes started to shimmer in the air around them as he drew out the parameters for the spell.

“Runic spells?! I need to take notes,” Twilight exclaimed.

“No!” Aspect pointed a hoof at her. “There is a reason runes have been left to die. If you’re not a natural-born Runemaster, or an immortal like myself, they literally drain your life to cast. They are that powerful that a sacrifice is required. Even I can’t use them that much. That little stunt with Discord cost me weeks to recover. I will not have you sacrifice your life to learn this art.”

“O-Oh…” Twilight’s enthusiasm died off rather quickly. “Sorry…”

The stallion sighed as the spell shimmered in the air around them. “No, I’m sorry for yelling at you,” he apologized. “But I need to impress the seriousness of this on you. It literally drains years from the end of your natural lifespan to cast spells like this. And Equestria needs you, Twilight. So please, don’t ask to learn Runes. I’m the only one that knows them, for good reason.”

“Alright,” she said with a nod. “But I still would like to learn the theory. If only to learn how to counter them should the need arise.”

“The only counter is other runes,” Aspect sighed. “Runes are the language of Deep Magic. It’s like a command the universe itself has to obey. The only thing that can undo runes are runes. I suppose...maybe if you had to, you could try using your elements on something that’d been done with Runes, they’re meant to restore order and balance. But it’s a long shot. If something’s been done with runes, the world considers it normal.”

That was about when the spell flashed around them, displacing them to the edge of Ponyville...an equal distance between Aspects’ home and the Library.

“Huh… that was less jarring than usual teleportation,” Twilight said and tapped her chin. “Okay, I’ll stay away from Runes. Under one condition.”

The stallion raised an eyebrow at that, flashing into his pegasus guise.

“Teach me how to Wink,” she said with a small smile. “You said it was something any unicorn could do right?”

“I did say that,” Aspect mused. “Okay, it’s actually really simple. So simple most have forgotten they ever knew. Just focus on a spot you can see, build up the magic in your horn...and wish to be there.”

“She’s tried, she just ends up teleporting,” Spike chuckled.

“It’s just a small charge,” the stallion explained. “Barely enough to make your horn glow. The important part is the wish.”

“The wish huh?” Twilight pondered on it. “Hmm, maybe I should speak with Miss Twinkle about it then. Wishes are her expertise no?”

“True enough,” Aspect agreed. “But later. It’s late enough as is, and I’m pretty sure I’ll have them all worried about me.”

“Yeah, I guess I'll head home,” Twilight said with a small nod. As the pair were about to part, a rather attractive mare walked past, her coat a deep brown with a lighter tan mane and tail. Her cutie mark was a baby bottle with a pink heart…

And Aspect couldn't help but notice Twilight’s eyes… wander.

Well. That was...something to save for later. He made a mental note of it and continued on his way home. Hopefully nobody was worrying about him.

...Hopefully they hadn’t been abusing the spear made of lightning in his absence…

When he got home, the first thing he smelled was smoke… then he saw the plume rising from his backyard. Aspect took to the air and flew over his house, looking for the cause of the smoke. If need be, he could grab a cloud or two to put the fire out…

Only to see his kids, plus his three mares sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows. Artemis and Nightmare looked up, sensing the fellow aspect and waving.

Aspect let loose a sigh as he landed nearby, folding his wings up and trotting closer. “Well, at least the house isn’t burning down,” he quipped as he sat next to Bon Bon and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

“Hello love,” Bon Bon smiled back and pulled him down next to her. “How was your romp in the Dragon lands?”

“Well, Spike has a new charge, and the young dragons have no respect for their elders,” Aspect griped. “Plus they apparently hate Phoenixes to the point where they try to smash their eggs.”

“Hm? I didn't know that,” Bon Bon said as she leaned against him. “You sound annoyed. Everything alright?”

“I look at the Phoenixes like they’re my own kids, Bonnie,” Aspect replied. “They were the first species I made, with the excess essence of Fire from Lavan.” He stared at the fire for a moment before continuing. “I gathered as many normal songbirds to me as possible and asked them all if they would like to be something...more. Something magical and powerful. Those that remained, I enhanced with what Lavan gave me. But becoming an immortal firebird wasn’t without its drawbacks.”

“What do you mean?” Rainbow asked, not really following the conversation.

“A Phoenix, if it’s lucky, will lay an egg every century or so,” Aspect answered. “Which makes what those youths were planning to do all the more abhorrent. Every Phoenix egg is precious when you consider their long cycles.”

“Aahh,” Bon Bon nodded as Rainbow shrugged and turned back to her marshmallows. “So, I'm guessing you intend to do something about this?”

“I’ll bring it up to Smaug when I next see him,” Aspect nodded. “But I think I took care of it in the short term. Turning into a phoenix bigger than a tree and screaming at the troublemakers in question should quash it for a few hundred years.”

“Subtle,” Bon Bon snorted and poked his shoulder. “So… what's the plan for the next couple of days? That unicorn mare teaching sorcery is coming back tomorrow I think.”

“Probably that, and teaching the Wonderbolts more about Aeromancy,” Aspect nodded. “I don’t mind teaching days. Means I get to relax a little.” The stallion snorted a few times. “The only reason I’m not charging off to see Smaug as it is is because even with my speed, that’s a trip. I’d spend half the day travelling.”

“Pfft, slow poke,” Rainbow chuckled, her cheeks puffed out with sweets.

“Don’t give the kids ideas,” Aspect chided her.

“Not getting any?” Nightmare shuddered. “The dragons don't like me very much. You know, with the whole ‘Eternal Night’ thing.”

“I meant about her plan to horde all the sweets, but okay, that works too,” Aspect agreed with the Nightmare. “Kids, don’t go to the dragon lands. Especially don’t go without me. It’s incredibly inhospitable to anyone not a dragon. They only know that Celly and Lulu are my kids because I told them about them. They’ve never visited to my knowledge.”

“To my knowledge, no,” Bon Bon replied. “However… There is a small community of dragons living in Manehattan. They even have their own little section of city they live in.”

“Huh,” the stallion flicked an ear as he considered that. “Learn something new every day.” He sighed and shook his head after a moment though. “No, while I can make a stop there, I really need to bring it up with Smaug himself. He’ll be able to work on it once I explain why it’s important to me.”

“Who is Smaug?” Bon Bon asked him, leaning against him. “All I know about is Dragon Lord Torch.”

“And how do you even know that?” Nightmare raised her eyebrow.

“Reasons,” Bon Bon chuckled.

“Torch was his name, but when I wove him a tale of a mighty dragon that laid low an entire kingdom and claimed an entire mountain of treasure, and said his size reminded me of that dragon, he sorta agreed that I could call him Smaug,” Aspect replied. “...I may have never finished how that story ended though…”

“How'd it end?” Rainbow sat up. Oh, now she was interested huh?

“A small group of humans living on top of a lake had the one weapon that could kill him, an arrow made by dwarven smiths,” the stallion elaborated, really getting into the story-telling. “A relic from before the dragon laid low the dwarf kingdom. When he first attacked the kingdom of men, two such black arrows struck him, one of them even struck his chest, dislodging some scales from there. A wound which never healed. Hundreds of years later, a small party of surviving dwarves, accompanied by a hobbit of all things, awoke the dragon from his slumber. The hobbit however, had a ring of power that made him invisible to the dragon’s sight. He stole the greatest treasure from the horde. And in his rage, the dragon decided that if he couldn’t kill the burglar...he’d lay waste to the town on the lake. There was fire, and screaming, and blood...but one lone human climbed to the top of the tower, where the ancient ballista and arrow remained. He aimed, and in the glint of the firelight reflecting off the dragon’s scales...he saw the hole where there was a weakness, fired...and lay the dragon low. Thus ended the reign of Smaug the Terrible, the last great calamity of Middle Earth.”

“Duuuuuude,” Rainbow and Artemis breathed out an awed whisper. They had no idea what dwarves and hobbits were, but it sounded cool.

“I'd feel sorry for him and say it was bad to kill such a creature… but I'd be a hypocrite,” Bon Bon nodded.

“I'd have fought him with blade and won,” Midnight nodded, resting Gungnir against her shoulder.

“I think I still have the Tolkien books in my bag,” Aspect mused as he thought about it. “I should gift them to Twilight next, see if she can’t get them re-printed for the modern age.”

“Hoof em over,” Rainbow said and held out her hooves. “I doubt they're as awesome as Daring Do, but I'll read em.”

Oh dear… his little Dashie was a bona fide bookworm.

“Okay, even the first book in the series, which is known simply as ‘The Hobbit,’ is hundreds of pages long,” Aspect replied. “Also, still set for a human’s point of view. The other three books in the series, which take place after the Hobbit’s events, are even longer, and tell the tale of a terrible dark lord coming back to power in Middle Earth and how they have to fight against him. Maybe once Twilight tells me where to find a good place to get them re-published for Equestrian views, I’ll put you in touch with the copies as they come out.”

“I don’t think your dissuading her,” Bon Bon giggled as Rainbow activated her trap card.

“I'll wear the catsuit.”

Aspect hummed a few times. “That’ll get you onto a list where you get the first copies that come out, but I’m not giving you access to the originals until I’ve started the process to introduce Equestria to Tolkien.”

“...I'll also put my mane up into a ponytail.”

“Rainbow, these books are about as old as I am,” the stallion replied. “The only reason they’re not dust by now is thanks to my preservation charm woven into my saddlebags. You would have to take it very slowly to read them, and if you actually did read the first book, that would delay others getting to see it as well.”

“Gaaaah!” Rainbow threw her hooves up. “Kids take note. Your dad is a jerk.”

“Well duh,” Nightmare replied all too seriously.

“If being considerate of others is jerklike behavior, then chalk me up for being the biggest jerk,” the stallion replied seriously. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”

“The needs of Dash outweigh them all!” the mare declared as Nightmare and Realm snickered. She turned to them and narrowed her eyes. “What's so funny?”

“Nuuuuuthin’,” Realm replied ‘innocently’. “Hear that dad? Your mare is needier than an entire country.”

“Darn right,” Rainbow nodded, blissfully unaware. Midnight looked at her, then at Realm with a raised eyebrow. Realm just smiled at the batmare, not letting his facade drop.

“My needs are mighty and as my stallion, it's your job to provide,” Rainbow punctuated. Bon Bon facehooved. Hard. The colt snickered at that one.

“Rainbow… just stop,” the candy mare groaned. “And you too Realm. Else you'll lose dessert for a week.”

“How is it my fault she’s saying all these things?” the colt questioned with a raised eyebrow.

“I know you young colt… or should I tell Twilight?” Bon Bon said with a victorious smirk.

“Naaaah,” Nightmare suddenly chimed up. “You should see his Cheerilee dreams.”

The colt blushed and ‘accidentally’ flared his wings...upsetting the Nightmare just enough to send her onto her back.

So her magic lit up and ‘accidentally’ stroked the ends of his hooves… causing his wings to flare even more as he instinctively bucked...before joining her on his back in the dirt.

“Aspect… These are your kids without a doubt,” Bon Bon groaned and shook her head.

“DOGPILE!” Artemis cheered and dove on them, Pupal giggling and following suit.

“At least they’re easy to entertain,” the stallion pointed out.

Then all four of them looked at him and their smiles widened to what could be considered evil levels.

“Ohhhh no,” Aspect warned them.

The four youngsters smiled… then charged at him with intent to tackle and tickle.

And then Bon Bon and Midnight grabbed his forelegs, holding him down.

There was no mercy, and Aspect knew that begging for any wouldn’t end well. So he did what he could to keep his mouth shut and deny them that which they sought.

The four foals tackled him…

And the three mages all used magic to tickle everywhere.

...He lasted all of fifteen seconds before bursting into laughter.

“Yeees! Writhe fool. Dance to our tune!” Nightmare cackled loudly. “The great Aspect has fallen to foals. First this home. Then EQUESTRIAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!”

“Geeze, melodramatic much?” Realm sniped.

“Ohh, does the little prince not agree with his Queen?” Nightmare said as she posed dramatically on Aspect’s head. “Think about it. I'll make you the Royal Artist. You can paint aaaall day. And get free ice cream.”

“That’ll last right up until dad puts you over his knee,” the colt pointed out.

“I'm too cute to punish,” Nightmare said with a nod. “Besides, he is now my mighty steed. I shall ride him into battle!”

“Oh will you now?” Aspect managed to ask.

“Indeed,” Nightmare nodded.

“Hmmm, wouldn't mind seeing him in reins and a bridle,” Bon Bon said, winking at the stallion.

Aspect fought down the blush and reached up with his wings, striking at a spot he knew Nightmare was vulnerable.

She squeaked and fell off… but somepony took her place.

“VICTORY!” Luna declared, crash tackling the stallion.

“Ack,” Aspect gasped, falling back and laying limp. Luna was perched on his belly and hummed.

“Mine father hast grown weak,” she said smugly. “This victory was all too easy. As my reward, I shall take thy mares for mineself.”

“You what?” Aspect asked, raising his head and giving Luna a dangerous glare.

“You have naught else We could not already obtain through The Cute,” she nodded solemnly. “We could use a few new maids after all.”

Aspect let out a dangerous growl. One that sounded wrong to hear coming from a pony, stallion or not.

“Ahh, have We awakened thine fighting spirit?” Luna mused from her stallion-y perch. “Or hast thou gone soft in retirement?”

Aspect’s form exploded into a rush of wind, before he reformed over Luna, in his Alicorn form, easily pinning the mare to the ground thanks to the element of surprise.

Well he was…

Until she teleported out of the hold.

“Predictable,” she mock-yawned. “Tell me, what are the dress sizes for your mares? I wish to let the Head Maid know when she tailors their uniforms.”

“What… are we watching here?” Rainbow asked as the rest of the ponies present sat back.

“I have no idea,” Bon Bon sighed and shook her head. “I believe we can file this under ‘Aspect’s family is weird’.”

The stallion let out another growl, his form flashing…

Before Human Aspect, a.k.a. Christopher stood in front of Luna, brandishing the ten terrible tickling torture tools as he advanced.

“Oooohh…” Luna’s eyes widened and her ears fell back. “As thy modern generations says. I have dun goofed…”

Christopher let out a yell as he pounced, wrapping Luna up in a hug…

Before he began tickling the life out of her.

And the alicorn howled with laughter, hands truly were the greatest creation for tickling across the multiverse. Her legs kicked arrabally in the air as she giggled and snorted.

And then Midnight sloooowly snuck up behind him… pressed the barest tip of Gungnir against his butt and…

Bbzzzt!

“YIPE!” Christopher yelled as he jumped, still cradling Luna in his arms before turning to look at what had caused that. Seeing that it was Midnight...his eyes narrowed dangerously.

And the cheeky bat turned, spanked her flank and flew off cackling loudly.

“Pardon me Lulu, I have a bat to punish,” Chris said as he put the alicorn on the ground, before taking off after Midnight. Luna continued to giggle for a bit before taking a few breaths to refill her lungs and wipe her eyes. It felt good to have her father back again.

The next morning was… interesting.

Balanced Aspect, still in human form after the… events of catching Midnight last night headed down to his kitchen.

Only to find a particular pink alicorn sitting at his breakfast table.

“Oh, good morning Grandfather,” she waved a hoof.

“Hello Cadance,” the human greeted, waving, before blinking and flashing into his pegasus form. “Almost forgot,” he muttered. “In any case. What brings you by?”

“Hmm, you could have remained that way, I don’t mind,” Cadance said with a small smile. “I’ve actually come with a message from Aunt Celestia.”

“Okay, so what’s that?” the stallion asked as he sat at the counter and began making breakfast.

“She says you aren’t too up to date with Equestrian holidays and customs,” the young alicorn said. “And that I should come to explain today’s particular one. One you cannot afford to miss for three very good reasons.”

“Okay, what am I missing?” the stallion asked.

“Well, we call it Hearts and Hooves Day,” Cadance said with a small squeal. “One of my most favourite of holidays. But, Aunt Celestia said you would know it better as Valentine's Day.”

Aspect paused.

Aspect slowly turned to Cadance.

He paused again, before saying the one thing that crossed his mind. “I’m so bucked, aren’t I?” he asked aloud.

“Hmm, normally yes,” she said with a dire nod. “Fortunately, you have the Princess of Love on your side. I took a bet that you might not know about this, so I made a few… shall we say, contingency plans.”

“...Something tells me that has not changed the quality of how bucked I am,” the stallion observed.

“Oh relax,” she giggled. “Don’t worry. Everything has been done under your name. Your mares won’t know you completely forgot about this.”

“Right up until I forget what comes next,” the stallion dryly pointed out.

“I have your itinerary right here,” she said, producing a list. “You have an eclectic group of mares. So it took some effort to arrange all this. It was by no means an easy feat, not with making my own plans on top of it all.”

“Ah...I’m sorry to have inconvenienced you,” the stallion replied, bowing his head. “It has been a while…”

“It’s fine, just promise me one thing in return.”

“Anything,” Aspect immediately replied.

“Promise me you will love those mares. That no matter what, you will remain true to them okay?”

The stallion firmly nodded as he put a hoof to his chest. “I swear on all I hold dear in this world, those mares will not be starved for my love for them.”

“Good,” Cadance smiled as she gave him the list. She turned to leave, only to pause at the door. “And Aspect?”

“Yes?” the stallion asked as he began looking it over.

“Remember, no matter what may happen. Your family has never stopped loving you okay?”

And with that… oddly cryptic message, the alicorn teleported away.

“Huh...weird,” the stallion mused as he looked at some of the things he’d be doing today. That was...a hefty amount. It started with a carriage ride to Coneigh Island, where they’d visit a few places that would hold interest to at least one of his mares. A museum, a Wonderbolts performance and a concert of some kind.

Also, there was the finale. A dinner at a restaurant built atop a tall tower. The top rotated, offering diners a full 360 degree view of the city and surrounding ocean. The picture accompanying the list showed it was pretty high class as well.

“Helluva day,” the stallion muttered as he rolled the list back up. “Wish I had thought to plan it…”

Well… there was always next year. And if he had to be honest, he doubted he could beat the Aspect of Love at this game.

Shining Armor was in for one hell of a married life with her.

“Well, let’s get this day started,” the stallion mused as he tucked the list away under a wing. He mentally put a pin in trying to find a publisher that would work with him for the Tolkien books for now. He had other things to do today.

Cadance had even arranged a chariot to take them all there, the train would have wasted half the day on travel alone. And while they themselves could have flown… well, all but one…

“I forgot how much I hate carriages,” Bon Bon said as she gripped the side of the wagon tightly, her eyes closed.

“Just relax, you have three very strong flyers here in case the enchantment on the carriage should somehow fail,” Aspect soothed her.

“I’m an Earth Pony… we are not meant for this,” she muttered as Rainbow sighed and rolled her eyes.

“Well, if this thing wasn’t so slow, we’d be there already,” she groaned.

“The only way we could be going faster in this thing would be if it were pulled by your identical twins, Dashie,” Aspect gently chided her.

“Maybe I should pull it… I wonder if I could pull a Sonic Rainboom while towing a chariot?” she mused aloud and smirked.

“Dashie, no,” the stallion warned her. “We’re not doing that to Bon Bon.”

“Nor me,” Midnight nodded. “It took quite a while to tame my mane for today.”

“Bah, you guys are no fun at all,” Rainbow said. Despite that, she was looking quite lovely. Especially with that cute ponytail she was sporting in her mane.

“Today isn’t about going as fast as you can, Dashie,” the stallion said, using a hoof to stroke Bon Bon’s back in a comforting manner. “But I promise you’ll enjoy it all the same.”

“Yeah yeah,” she sighed. “You know I don’t do this… frou-frou mushy stuff.”

“Says the pegasus that panicked when she couldn’t find a hair ribbon,” Bon Bon saw her chance for revenge. “You know, so you… and I quote. ‘Could look like a mature mare for As—’.”

“GAH!” Rainbow stuffed a hoof in her mouth.

The stallion merely whistled, acting like he hadn’t heard that.

“I swear I will throw you out this carriage,” Rainbow warned him with a glare… which was completely offset by her adorable blush.

The stallion smirked before drawing the mare in for a quick peck on the cheek, eliciting a squeak and a deeper blush.

The trip was highly enjoyable actually.

“Boooooooooooooooored,” Rainbow groaned as she followed Aspect, while Bon Bon looked around the ancient history section of the museum. Given it closed first, they headed here first. The place was bigger than Aspect would have thought, though it wasn’t much compared to the Canterlot museum.

“You’ll have your turn,” the stallion replied to her. “You know, there’s a bit about pegasi around here somewhere.”

In fact, he found a whole wing dedicated to Hurricane herself. Though it was more or less copied from the Cloudsdale museum…

Ahh, the sign said it was on loan. Seems it was making the rounds around Equestria.

“See, not everything is boring,” the stallion pointed out. The group entered the wing, showing off things like her history, armaments and great battles she’d fought in. As the neared the end, a worker was giving some ponies a guided tour.

“—And despite her hardened appearance and fierce demeanour… it’s been discovered that Commander Hurricane had a softer side,” the guide said. “After discovering her lost memoirs. It was discovered that she had a lover, one simply known as ‘Sword Gale’. And that he challenged her both physically… and emotionally.”

All three of Aspect’s mares slowly turned their heads towards him. His eyes were just as wide as theirs before he shook his head a few times.

“You slept with Hurricane!” Rainbow said in a hushed whisper.

“I did no such thing!” the stallion whispered back.

“Is that real?” one mare spoke up from the group.

“Yes, extensive testing was done on these memoirs and it has been confirmed that Hurricane herself wrote them.”

All three of his mares raised their eyebrows.

“I swear to you, you’re all my first relationship,” the stallion hissed. Then his eyes sloooowly widened. Something clicked in his mind, something Hurricane had said a long time ago.

‘You know Chris, you’re pretty smug. But I give you my honor as leader of the Pegasi. I will prank you. Prank you ‘so’ bucking hard. You will NEVER see it coming either!’

“She’s pulling a prank on me from beyond the grave,” he muttered, low enough for them to hear it.

“...Respect,” Rainbow nodded, humbly admitting the superior pranking powers of Hurricane.

“Honestly,” Bon Bon facehooved.

“Well we might as well hear how she embarrassed me,” the stallion muttered.

“—It states that their lovemaking was more passionate and more ferocious than a storm cell, and that Hurricane always… ehe, came out on top.”

Aaaand that was his three mares giggling to themselves.

“I swear, her portrait is getting turned around when I get home,” the stallion muttered to himself.

After a few other humorous anecdotes, the travel group moved on and once they left…

Aspect’s trio of mares burst out into loud laughter over what just happened.

“Yeah yeah, laugh it up,” Aspect muttered. “I swear, she’s getting a talking-to when I get home.”

“Oh man, I take it back,” Rainbow wiped her eyes. “This was the best trip ever. Ten out of ten.”

“She got you good… and the best part is you can’t retaliate,” Bon Bon mused. “Stricken from beyond the grave. My poor stallion.”

“I can still argue with her portrait,” Aspect muttered. “Seriously...what was she thinking?”

“That would be flipping hilarious,” Rainbow snickered. “I gotta remember that one. That was great.”

“It was amusing,” Midnight nodded. “Expect Aspect doesn’t have a submissive bone in his body~”

“Maybe if you all asked nicely,” the stallion muttered. “Though that’s still going to haunt me for a while.”

“Aww, I dunno,” Rainbow said as they made their way towards the exit. “I mean… Hurricane is kinda hot.”

“Great, just what I needed,” the stallion muttered as he followed after.

“Hey, maybe I should get Rarity to make her outfit and we’ll… roleplay a little,” Rainbow winked and shook her rump at him.

“Oh dear,” Aspect chuckled to himself. That… didn’t sound bad persay.

Ooh, there was a nice idea for revenge. Maybe forget to take down her portrait when they did.

Next was the Wonderbolts show… and as predicted…

Rainbow was bouncing on the spot, her face wearing a massive grin as she zipped from tent to tent, unable to decide what merchandise to buy.

“If you take too long to pick something, you’ll miss the show,” the stallion warned her.

Rainbow bit her hooves as she floated in the air, before zipping off and returning a few moments later, now adorned with a Wonderbolts scarf, pin and flag.

“Right… I think I’m set,” she nodded as cheers erupted from the stadium. “Aaah! We’re gonna miss it!” she yelled and started shoving them all at the entrance. Aspect chuckled as he helped clear a path for them to enter the stadium, eventually managing to work their way to where the seats were.

They’d gotten pretty great seats too, their own private box to sit in as the Wonderbolts soared into the stadium, the crowd and Rainbow exploding into cheers as she bounced in her seat.

“And now we know how to keep the Dash happy,” Aspect said out loud, mostly to the other mares. Mares that nodded in agreement, the comment going wholly ignored by Dash as she watched the show with rapt attention.

“Someday… I’m gonna be up there with them,” she murmured, what she thought was only to herself.

Aspect wrapped a wing around her and pulled her close. “I know you can do it,” the stallion said to her. She flinched from the sudden contact, but didn’t say anything beyond a single nod. It was her dream after all, and she’d be damned if it wasn’t going to be realised.

As the Wonderbolts performed, Spitfire, Soarin and Surprise raced by their window, all three winking and waving as they flew past.

“Wonder how they’re planning on using their lessons,” the stallion mused as he watched the show as well, eager to see how his students performed.

The trio spun, as they did, he could see the Aero magic leaving their hooves, dragging behind them and creating a tornado in the middle of the arena. Then with a single powerful thrust, they shot upwards at blinding speeds. Their moves perfectly synchronised as they somersaulted in midair…

Before diving down, their wings shearing through the swirling wind like a sword through butter. The tornado compressed and blew outwards like a sonic boom.

“Quality work there,” the stallion praised them. “I see they’ve really taken well to the old art.”

“I thought I was keeping up…” Rainbow said with wide eyes. “Damn… no wonder they’re so damned good…” She felt a little… jealous really. Or disappointed in herself that she couldn’t pull off something like that.

Yet.

“You’ll manage that level soon, I have faith in you,” Aspect reassured her. “After all, you can do lightning.”

“Yeah… and hospitalize myself in the process,” she sighed. “Still… this was a cool show Aspect. Thanks a bunch for bringing me here.”

“Hey, anything for my mares,” the stallion replied. “Speaking of, it’s Middy’s turn after this.”

“Hmm?” the thestral’s fluffy ears perked up. “Oh, and what might you have in store for me? I wonder… you haven’t known me as long as the others.”

“Oh, I picked out something I was sure you’d enjoy,” the stallion replied as they watched the rest of the airshow. “Let’s just finish up here and then we can go on to the next thing, okay?”

“As you wish,” she hummed as the show continued.

“So… what is this place?” Rainbow asked as they approached the concert hall. “I figured we’d go visit a cave or something?”

“Ooh, I will bite you for that later,” Midnight flashed her fangs. “Aspect dearest. I call dibs on the bird pony tonight.”

“Hilarious,” the stallion chuckled as he held the door open for them all. “And I think this is something most of you will enjoy.”

Midnight’s… as well as the other mare’s eyes widened when they saw the poster of the mare performing tonight.

“Okay dearling,” Midnight turned towards him. “How… how on Equus did you get tickets to a Countess Coloratura concert!? These performances are sold out months in advance!”

“I have connections,” the stallion replied. “Let’s just enjoy the show, eh?”

“Connections?” Midnight blinked as she followed him in.

Well.. this was not what Aspect was expecting. Apparently he did not get modern music. Because as the first song started to play, he was already lost and confused over it. This was not like the random musical numbers ponies often performed. Still, he had to trust in the plan that this was something Midnight would enjoy.

...It probably didn’t hurt that this mare had half a dozen stallions around on stage dancing with her as well…

Yet, Midnight seemed to be focused on the singer, her hoof tapping as she bobbed her head to the beat. Rainbow was the one unabashedly watching the stallions in the tight black clothing, her wings flared slightly.

Aspect just shook his head. He wasn’t doing this for himself, he was doing it for them.

Bon Bon seemed content to just lean against him, her head on his shoulder as the mare started up her second song of the evening…

The moon was out by the time it ended, a full day of walking around had left all of them feeling a little drained. They still had the dinner reservation to go to as well. The thought of a meal making Aspect’s stomach gurgle.

“Heh, it was meant to be,” Bon Bon giggled and nudged him. “I’m a monster slayer, and slaying your monster gut seems to be a never-ending battle.”

“Mmm, come on, we have a reservation,” the stallion said, following the directions to the restaurant they literally couldn’t miss.

That said, he got lost in his own house. Thankfully, Bon Bon stole a peek at the map and saved them from wandering endless back alleys to find the place.

The tower was… impressively high from the outside. Long cables helped tether it as they stepped inside, an elevator ready to take them up to the top floors. Aspect nodded and pushed the button, causing the doors to close as they were whisked away.

And that was Midnight sticking her tongue in his mouth, pinning him to the wall as she kissed him deeply, moaning softly as her hooves roamed over his body. The stallion didn’t fight it, but he did wonder how long she would keep this up, even as he returned her affections.

As she broke the kiss, Rainbow moved in next, kissing him with just as much passion, but with a lot less skill. She certainly made up for it in vigor though, something the stallion returned as well. Okay, so it was apparently just ‘kiss Aspect’ day.

And when she was done, naturally Bon Bon had her turn, and her kisses were just as sweet and loving as always, much more gentle than the others. The stallion let out a little moan into the affection they were showing him as it all started to feel like a little much.

And then out of the corner of his eye, he spied Rainbow and Midnight sharing a kiss…

It was really hot, watching the two mares locking lips, their tongues intertwining with each other.

Okay...he could live with that. Still, how long was the elevator ride?

He got his answer with a loud ding, the mares straightening themselves up to look perfect as the doors slid open. The restaurant was… well wasn’t this fancy. Lots of soft, comfortable chairs surrounded the tables. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling as the greeter smiled at the group of ponies entering a place they now felt… rather underdressed for,

“Ah, good evening,” he smiled warmly. “Welcome to Stratus. Do you have a reservation?”

“We do,” Aspect nodded. “It should be under Balanced Aspect.”

The stallion looked at the list and his eyes widened ever so slightly. “Ahh, so I see you are our special guests tonight. Please, follow me.” He stepped down from the podium and beckoned to the group. Aspect nodded and motioned for his mares to follow first.

The stallion led them up a small, winding staircase into a higher level. This new room was just as ornate, if not moreso than the first. The only difference was it was a tad smaller, but looked larger due to the fact it only held a single table. A small band played some peaceful, almost romantic music in the background as the waiter led them to the table, three of the plates there held a single red rose on each one.

“My… somepony really went all out,” Bon Bon mused as she nuzzled Aspect. “And you did it without us even knowing. Sneaky stallion~”

“I have my ways,” the stallion replied as he began going around the table, pulling out chairs for the mares to sit at.

“Hmm, is that so?” Midnight mused as she sat down, kissing his cheek as she did.

“For your complimentary wine, would you prefer red, or white?” the stallion that led them here asked.

“That would entirely depend on what the ladies will be eating, won’t it?” Aspect fired back. “Not one single wine would be good for all occasions, after all.”

“Ah, you do raise an excellent point,” the stallion nodded. “My deepest apologies for being presumptuous Sir.”

“Not at all, you are merely doing your job,” Aspect smoothed over. “But perhaps give them some time to peruse the menu and then we will be able to pick a wine for dinner.”

The stallion nodded and produced four menus from under his wing, laying one in front of each of them. “Please take your time, all our produce is sourced locally, so the quality and freshness is assured.”

“My thanks,” Aspect nodded as he took his own seat and began looking over the menu himself. There was quite the selection, salads, pasta’s and things with fancy Prench names. He also noted they catered for Griffons, so there were meat dishes on the menu too. Ooohh, bacon. Chicken and fresh fish~

“You know,” Rainbow whispered. “You can always… slip into something more comfortable if you wanna try some of these,” she said, earning a nod from the other mares.

“There are other ways to get more protein in my diet without raising eyebrows during your day, m’ladies,” Aspect replied, having waited for the stallion that seated them to wander off before doing so. “Though I will try the fish. Hurricane always did say a good fish dish before a fight was a treat, so clearly this form should be able to handle it. Although if I wanted to be tricky, I could take on a griffon shape to try the meat...but again, I’m not one to cause a stir. At least, not in public. I’d rather you all enjoy the day rather than have the maitre d wonder why the stallion he seated is something other than a pegasus.”

“Aww, but that’d be hilarious,” Rainbow chuckled as the stallion left them to peruse the menus for a while.

“Chris, can I ask you something?” Bon Bon asked.

“Fire away,” the stallion replied.

“Why do you never take your human form?” she asked him. “I asked the Princesses about it, and they don’t know either. Apparently it used to be the other way around, that you only transformed if needed.”

Aspect sighed as he considered the question. “Because...humans are a myth these days. I saw the last ones off from Dream Valley shortly before the Windigoes came. They got in their ship and left, sailing off to the east for something more. Megan herself, along with her brother and sister, stopped coming over the rainbow. And then, when ponies took the center stage...when it became the kingdom of Equestria, where my daughters ruled and I wasn’t really required...I sort of...just stayed a pegasus longer and longer, hiding in plain sight. I’m the Sword, the last defense...but I don’t care about that anymore. If I retook my human form, it’d just be...one big light back to what used to be, rather than the truth of what is.”

“I guess, I can understand that,” Bon Bon said. “But, even at home, away from prying eyes. It’s okay if you want to be yourself. In fact, I insist upon it. It’s not like any of us will love you any less. And nor will the past bother us, I mean, we already know all about it anyway.”

“True, but...it’s easier to hold back Arabus if I’m in a form that’s connected to the air itself,” the stallion replied, flapping his wings for emphasis. “The walls of his cage are more easily molded when he can’t exert his own influence past mine.”

“Ahh, I forgot about him,” Bon Bon sighed. Part of her wondered if he was just using it as an excuse but… “Well alright. As long as you’re happy m’kay?”

“Don’t get me wrong, I can get away with some me-time, but I definitely want to at least sleep as a Pegasus or a Griffon,” the stallion agreed. “Unconscious control is the most important part of keeping a lid on the old thunderhead.”

“We really should look into a way of dealing with that pest once and for all,” Midnight said with a nod. “None the less, let us decide on some food before we wind here til the morn.”

“Hmmm, ya know, Imma go with Aspy on this one,” RD replied with a hum. “I think I’ll take the fish too. The one with the fried greens and a side of fries.”

“Mmhmm,” Aspect nodded as he folded up his menu. “Sounds like it’ll go down a treat to me.”

“Hmm, I believe I will also choose that,” Midnight agreed with a small nod.

“Oh sure, leave me to be the odd pony out,” Bon Bon mock grumbled. “Damned carnivores. Fine, I’ll taaaaake… the alfredo and salad.”

“And now we wait for him to come back and take our orders,” Aspect mused as he looked around. “Hmm, I don’t know what I like more about this place. The view, or the mares making it even more lovely.”

The view out the windows was quite lovely, but the sight of three mares that loved him was difficult to compare to.

“Flattery will get you everywhere~” Midnight purred as he felt a hoof rub his leg under the table.

“It’s hardly flattery if it’s true,” the stallion pointed out.

“Well, he has a point, we’re pretty damned awesome and sexy,” Rainbow giggled and ran a hoof through her mane. The maitre'd returned not a moment later.

“So, have our guests picked something to eat?” he asked.

“The three of us with wings will be having the fish with fried greens and fries,” Aspect replied. “Whereas the lovely candy mare wishes for the alfredo and salad.”

“All excellent choices,” the stallion nodded. “And might I recommend a white wine to go with those. We have a lovely apple-spiced wine from Las Pegasus. Made there locally I hear.”

“That sounds delectable,” Aspect agreed as he hoofed back his own menu.

The stallion gave a small nod as he retreated to send their order to the kitchen. A few minutes later, a new waiter showed up with some breadsticks and dipping oils for them to snack on in the meantime.

“Courtesy of the house,” he smiled and left them be.

“Aspect, how much was all this?” Bon Bon asked, slightly concerned. “This place is… rather high end. Plus the Wonderbolts and that concert. Today must have cost a small fortune.”

“And as long as you all are happy, I will call it money well spent,” the stallion replied, picking up a breadstick and dipping it into the oil a little, before pulling it back and munching on it, his mares following suit as Bon Bon dropped the issue.

“So uh… I never asked,” Rainbow spoke up as they ate. “My folks… they weren’t too weird for you were they?”

“They’re...enthusiastic about you, which I won’t fault,” the stallion replied. “Though I do wonder if they were like that before you became the best flyer out of Cloudsdale.”

“According to them, I’ve always been the best flyer in Cloudsdale,” Rainbow groaned. “You know, I used to be a weak flyer. Cause I’m… well kinda small. I’d come dead last in races. And yet, they’d be cheering like loons. It was pretty embarrassing.”

“Nothing embarrassing about believing in your kids,” Aspect replied. “It helps them live up to all the praise.”

“Well I kinda had to,” Rainbow sighed and rolled her eyes. “I would get praise for the stupidest things, Best Flier, Best Student…” she blushed and facehooved. “Best at being potty trained…”

“...Okay there’s a point where it went too far, and clearly they surpassed it a while ago,” the stallion muttered to himself, mostly.

“So on that note, none of you are visiting my family home. Ever!” Rainbow nodded and folded her forelegs.

“Fair enough,” Aspect replied. “I don’t think any of you could visit mine anymore anyways.”

Aaaaand that got an awkward silence, none of the mares sure on how to respond to that.

“I mean,” Aspect mused. “Dream Valley was frozen. And the Everfree castle is in ruins. Literally the only home I have nowadays is the mansion.”

“Aaaand that’s a total buzzkill,” Rainbow groaned as a waiter returned with their wine.

“Speaking of,” the stallion perked up. “Thank you good sir.”

“You’re welcome,” he nodded as he bowed and left them be again. Rainbow soon filled her glass and drained it.

“Happier topic please!”

“Hmm, well,” Bon Bon scratched her chin. “Oh Midnight, how’d it go with the griffons?”

“Quite well,” she smirked as she sipped from her glass. “Terrifying them was rather delightful.”

“It helped that I lent her Gungnir...which decided she would be a better wielder than I would,” Aspect muttered. Midnight just patted his head.

“Gungnir thinks you like your sword better and felt neglected,” she said with a nod.

“I made the freaking Jetstream with him!” Aspect snapped, before sighing and shaking his head. “No, no...don’t try to argue with the spear…”

“Jetstream?” the three mares echoed.

“It’s an endless river of wind that exists just below the edge of space around Equestria,” Aspect replied. “Anybody who wasn’t an exceptionally skilled flier or the Aspect of Air would be thrown halfway around the world for trying to ride it. And even the next one will have to try and claim it for his or her own once I pick them. I made it to increase the influence of the Air Aspect as compared to all the others, so that they’d be on equal footing, and so that I’d have something to pass on.”

“Huh…” Rainbow said with a tilt of her head. “I’ve never heard of that before.”

“Nor have I,” Bon Bon said. “Then again, nopony has ever flown that high before.”

“You’d also have to know where to look to find it,” Aspect replied. “I had it going around the middle of the planet, last I checked. It’s also how I got the power to beat you in our little duel,” he said to Midnight. “I sent out a call for power, and it gave me a bit of its own.”

“So that is what that was,” Midnight huffed and looked at him. “I would almost have to call you out for cheating. Relying on an outside force for help.”

“Hey, I made it myself,” Aspect retorted. “It might not be a part of me, but it’s still something I made with all the extra influence I gathered as the Air Aspect and travelling across the world. I forged it into an endless raging river of wind and set it around the middle of the world, so by all rights if it’s going to answer anyone, it’ll answer to me.”

“All right, all right,” Midnight waved a hoof. “Honestly, it was foolish of me to think I could even best you in the first place. I doubt anything on the planet even could.”

“Hmm, give me enough time to prepare, I think I could come up with something,” Bon Bon mused.

“Distracting me with sexy does not count as a defeat,” Aspect deadpanned.

“No, Midnight would be far better at that, or Dashie in a cute uniform,” Bon Bon said.

“Okay I’ll bite,” Rainbow chuckled. “How would the great candy maker defeat Aspect?”

Bon Bon looked at him and tilted her head. “Hmm, well let’s see… I suppose first would be luring him to a disadvantageous location. Like the Null Zone left behind by Discord. He’d lose a good deal of his magic there. Along with his shapeshifting. That would mean no dragon or phoenix from. His human form is… likely not as strong as a pony.”

“True enough, it’s the one place I couldn’t clean up, thanks to how he broke it,” Aspect nodded.

“The biggest hurdle to overcome would be his Runes,” Bon Bon said. “The only countermeasure would be… well to counter with Runes myself. For that, I would have a suitable plan.”

“Do tell,” Aspect was mildly interested now.

“Princess Celestia,” Bon Bon said with a nod. “I would… likely kidnap Princess Luna or some such, force her cooperation. If not directly, then have her make several Rune-enchanted items.”

“A bold play,” the stallion mused. “Assuming you could actually execute it of course.”

“I wouldn’t confront you directly, that would be suicide,” Bon Bon said. “No, I’d likely release some things from Tartarus, have them distract you, then take a shot from range.”

“Daaaaamn,” Rainbow whispered. “We’re gonna marry a supervillian.”

“Hmm,” Aspect mused. “Pretty decent play, all things considered. You just better never actually execute it. Otherwise I’ll have to ask how often you intend to put my life in danger.”

“No, cause knowing you, you’re already coming up with a countermeasure,” Bon Bon smiled. “And honestly Aspect, you eat my cooking on a regular basis. I could just poison you.”

“...Anypony else suddenly lose their appetite?” Rainbow gulped.

“Poison wouldn’t do anything to me except give me indigestion for a few days,” the stallion waved it off. “You’d have to try harder than that.”

“I know a recipe with Poison Joke,” she warned him with a cheeky smile. “I never said I wanted you dead after all~”

“You wouldn’t,” Aspect narrowed his eyes.

“You’d never see it coming,” she smiled sweetly.

“Dash, you are my new food-tester,” Aspect said to her.

“Hay no! I like the ability to fly straight,” she shook her head. And Aspect realised that he had no idea what would happen to Midnight or Bon Bon under it’s influence.

“I dislike the idea that at any time I could be served some of that treacherous poison,” Aspect muttered to himself.

“Relax, I would never sully my food like that,” Bon Bon giggled as a trio of waiters finally brought out their main dishes. Aspect’s was placed in front of him, then aromatic scent of grilled fish wafting up to his nose.

“Mmm...that smells divine, thank you,” the stallion said to the waiters.

“If you say so,” Bon Bon wrinkled up her nose as Midnight and Rainbow licked their lips. That said, Bonnie’s pasta looked pretty damned tasty too.

“Different strokes for different folks,” Aspect chuckled as he picked up a fork and knife to cut off bits of fish.

“Mhm,” Rainbow was already stuffing her face. “Mmmmmm~ Shoo guuud!”

The earth mare just rolled her eyes. “Never change Dashie,” she giggled as she started to eat her own dinner.

After being wined and dined, the happy little herd was whisked back to Ponyville. It was well into the night by then, and when they finally arrived home?

‘Christopher and mares.

I have taken the young ones to Canterlot for a night of learning.

From, Twilight Twinkle’

“Huh, that’s convenient,” Aspect mused as he listened and, sure enough, didn’t hear any sounds associated with foals.

His mares looked at one another and nodded.

“So, now after a nice dinner,” Bon Bon asked, trailing her tail under his chin. “Would you like dessert~”

Aspect gulped. Why did he get the feeling he was on the menu?

“Be a good colt and go wait in the bedroom,” Midnight said to him, giving him a gaze that could have melted all of Niflheim. “We’ll be along shortly~”

“Yes’m,” the stallion squeaked out as he scurried along to the bedroom.

So there he was, sitting alone on his bed as he waited for… whatever it was they were doing. Then he heard Midnight’s voice through the door.

“Dear, change into something comfortable, thanks to Bon Bon, we wish to… show the real you how much we love you.”

“Um...okay?” Aspect gulped, flashing into his human form and taking the robe off, setting it to the side. He carefully removed his other clothes as well...as he only had the one set of pants, boxers, and T-shirt sized to him.

The door opened, and the three ponies stepped inside, the low light showing just what they’d been… preparing. All three wore some, rather intricate lingerie. Lacy stockings, the ones on their back legs attached to a garter belt and matching panties. Each set perfectly tailored to the pony wearing them. They also wore a lace choker, and their manes done up rather nicely. The panties they wore were a perfect fit, decorated with ornate lace and hugged their rears oh so nicely~

“So, do you like the menu?” Midnight purred, licking her gleaming fangs.

“I still feel like I’m the one that’s going to end up being eaten alive here,” the human pointed out.

“Aww, no need to be afraid,” Midnight said. “I don’t bite… not hard anyway~”

“I feel ridiculous,” Rainbow blushed.

“You all look incredibly sexy,” Christopher said to them.

“Well I’m glad,” Bon Bon said with a giggle. “Having Rarity custom make these was worth it then?”

“Most likely,” he agreed. “Though...I do wonder what’s next, now that you’ve shown them off.”

“Hmm, ladies?” Bon Bon nodded and the others returned the gesture as they climbed up onto the bed.

“Now…” Midnight murred.

“Now we play,” Rainbow agreed.

“Oh boy,” the human gulped.

“Yes indeed,” Midnight murred as Bon Bon started to kiss his chest, while Rainbow went for his lips.

And Midnight?

She deepthroated him in a single gulp. The human moaned into the kiss, holding Dash close as he did his best to hold still so they could ‘play’ with him.

And despite the lewdness of it all, there was so much love in their actions. Even Midnight took breaks from what she was doing, the trio taking turns as the others nuzzled and kissed him, rubbing their fuzzy cheeks against his and even just holding him.

Christopher let out another moan as he enjoyed the attentions from all the mares. He didn’t want it to end...but he also knew they were only getting started.

Then he felt his hand pressed against something soft and plush, looking down to see that Bon Bon held it against her belly.

“Looking forward to this?” she asked him with a soft smile.

“About as much as you are,” he admitted.

“I’ll admit… I’m a bit scared,” she said, holding his hand there. “What… what if, I’m not a good enough Mom…”

“I thought that every day when I helped Written with Celly and Lulu, that I wouldn’t be a good enough dad for them,” the human admitted as well. “But...seeing their first few days, seeing them discover everything...hearing them call me dad...it was worth it.”

“Yeah, plus you have all of us,” Rainbow nodded from the head pets she was getting. “Seriously, we’re gonna be an awesome family.”

“Indeed we will be,” Midnight said and then looked deep into Aspect’s eyes. “In fact, I have a little favour to ask of you my sweet love~”

“Oh?” Christopher asked as he raised an eyebrow. “What would that be?”

She leaned in closer, her lips next to his ears.

“I. Want. One. Now.”

The human gulped. Um...did she really just ask for…

“We’ll get back to your human form,” she said. “But right now, I need a certain thestral stallion to put a foal in me. Think you can do that my love~?”

“I, uh...I certainly could,” Aspect replied. “I just...never expected you to actually ask for one.”

“Oh?” Midnight said and looked at him. “Does that mean you don’t want to then?”

“I just...never expect you to actually play by the rules, I always expected it to be in the realm of dirty-talk forever,” the human pointed out, before casting a wary eye over to Dash.

“I-I’m just… I don’t want one yet is all,” Rainbow blushed and looked away.

“Where as I have been thinking,” Midnight said. “And the sooner I have one, the sooner I shall be able to return as a Guard. So… the question now is if you want one as well my dear Aspect~”

“I mean...if you’re sure,” Christopher said, running a hand through her mane.

“I would not have asked if I was not,” Midnight said with a little smile, a fang poking out cutely.

“Very well then. Dash, Bon?” Christopher looked at them both and used his hands to gently nudge them away. “Let me give Middy a little...personal touch?”

“After we’d set this all up too,” Bon Bon pouted and smiled. “Very well, but you’d better make it a good show as an apology.”

“Damn right,” Rainbow said. “I wanna get off on this.”

“Oh woe is us, to have our lovemaking reduced to a spectacle for others to enjoy,” the human mock-intoned as he pulled Midnight close.

“Well, I cannot say that I blame them,” she purred and kissed his cheek. “Du-te și fă dragoste cu mine~”

Christopher nodded and flashed once, before his impressive thestral form was the one hugging Midnight close, giving her a loving nuzzle as he sat on the bed.

“Mmm, so rugged and handsome,” Midnight smiled as she stroked his cheek with a hoof. “Our foals will be powerful and beautiful~”

“Mmm, that they will,” the stallion agreed as he nibbled on Midnight’s ear tufts. She let out a small squeak and Rainbow tilted her head… before doing the same to Aspect.

Oh… oh wow those things were sensitive. He let out his own squeak as he instinctively tried to move them out of the way of the attacking mouth. Rainbow let go and let out a giggling snort.

“Hehe, I found a new toy,” she mused.

“Because that won’t become slightly irritating if you abuse it,” Aspect muttered. “In any case…” He stared Midnight in the eyes, before kissing her lips. One the thestral eagerly returned, the much more experienced mare turning it so she led the kiss, her hips grinding against him, her silken panties rubbing up against his shaft as she moaned sweetly.

“Mmmm,” the stallion murred into the kiss as he began pushing back, just enough to regain what ground he lost. Once the kiss broke, he nuzzled the mare. “You know, it feels like you’re not quite ready for that foal you asked for,” he pointed out. “You have something in the way of that.”

“Hmm, then maybe you’d best remove it,” she purred as she lay back, spreading her legs slightly and letting him have a good, long look at her. A wet spot darkening on her panties showed just how wet she was getting too~

“Mmm, somepony is a naughty mare, thinking about what she wants…” Aspect murred as he ran a hoof over that spot, not daring to remove it yet. He wanted to draw it out until he heard her say she needed it.

“Mmm,” she let out a small moan, her tail flicking up and brushing up against his throbbing member. “So are you,” she teased right back. She would do so until he’d finally pin her down and just ravish her, mad with lust~

“Oh no, see, I could easily go to either of the other two here, I don’t have to be here…” Aspect mused, tracing circles around those concealed lips.

“Hmm, but you won’t pass up this opportunity,” Midnight smiled back. “After all, I might change my mind. And I know you. I know how badly you want to do this,” She leaned up and stared deep into his eyes. “Ever since our first night together, you have wanted this have you not?”

“It has been on my mind, I will admit,” Aspect mused as he drew his hoof over that wet spot and ground it into there, stimulating the mare a little more directly. She let out a hissing moan as she put her hoof over his.

“The thought of you filling me with your seed, your progeny, it makes you surge does it not?” the mare said in that sultry tone. “Your cock screaming to plunge my depths, to take me as your mare~”

“Mm, I so rarely ‘uncork’ for that reason,” Aspect mused as he brought up his other forehoof to rub along her inner thigh. “But you’ve just given me permission to...Now I want to hear how much you want it.”

“Oh I want it alright,” Midnight replied, spreading her legs a little wider, her tail flicking off to the side to give him unhindered access. “I need your cock in me~ Give me your seed my handsome stud~”

“Mmm, I think the bat’s earned a reward for that,” Aspect cooed as he used his hooves to gently start peeling off her panties. As he pulled the silk away, a trail of her moisture clung to it, the sticky fabric peeling away from her marehood, exposing her sex to the night air.

It wasn’t long before Aspect had dove in, letting her feel all the practice he’d gotten with his thestral tongue personally.

“Ahhh~” the mare’s hooves went to his head, holding him there as she moaned softly a his attentions. Rainbow had put a hoof down her own underwear, rubbing her moistening slit as Bon Bon just opted to watch… for now.

Aspect let out a happy little hum as he started pulling out all the tricks he’d learned with his tongue on the mare. Turn one way...then the other. Then actively seek out all those little nooks and crannies in her folds and start filling them. He got little moans, squeaks and trilling ‘skree’s’ as he did, finding the places she liked the most and focusing on them.

A gasp and a deep moan that was not his bat got his attentions though. He turned his head slightly as saw that Bon Bon had pushed Rainbow down onto the bed, the candy mare now mimicking her stallion and eating out her pussy, eliciting all sorts of fun noises from the pegasus. He smirked a little and resumed his work on Midnight, hoping to elicit the ultimate reaction from her to reward her for being such a good bat and asking for this.

He didn’t have to wait long, when he found a spot that made her visibly flinch when he struck it…

Well damn, he focused on that and soon she was cramming his muzzle against her sex as she came, screeching loudly as her walls pulsed around him, filling with mouth with her delicious release. Aspect merely let out a happy hum as he drank it all down, waiting for her to stop before pulling back and smacking his lips.

“Good little bats get rewarded~” he cooed to her.

“I-Is that so?” she gasped, a hoof to her chest as she panted, still riding the high from her climax. Bon Bon gave a particularly lewd moan, her tail fanning her own scent towards him as she continued to eat out Rainbow, despite the fact she’d come as well. The candy mare offered no respite.

“And now, I think it’s time to make more little bats,” Aspect said as he slowly advanced up the thestral’s form, before something large and flat poked at Midnight’s lips.

“Mmm, you think you can give me more than one huh?” Midnight said and wiggled her rump, her winking sex suckling lightly on his tip. Sweet merciful stars that was fucking hot.

“Oh dear bat, you’re underestimating me,” Aspect cooed, and there was a muted flash. “There we go, officially uncorked for the first time in a while.”

“Oooh, so now what, my stud?” she purred in a faux-innocent tone. “Are you going to breed this sexy little bat~?”

“I’m going to make you swollen so much, it’ll be your default state,” Aspect promised her as he began pushing forward...slowly.

“Mmm, you’d like that wouldn’t you?” Midnight cooed as she stroked his cheek, gasping as her soaked lips slowly parted, allowing him entrance. Her walls starting to squeeze down on him.

“You’re the one that said you wanted one,” Aspect pointed out, his cock nearing the halfway mark. “I’m just going to ensure that one becomes multiple.”

“I’m not sure it works like that,” Midnight giggled. “But you can try.”

“Mmm, I’m sure I will,” Aspect mused as he slowly sunk the rest of his length into the mare. “It feels good being potent again…”

“Mm, does it now?” she giggled and kissed his nose. “And what about spending your first time with me hm? Does that feel good too?”

“Of course it does, little bat,” Aspect cooed to her as he held himself there for a while longer. “Mmm...better try and remember how it felt to not be swollen full of foals...I’ll soon turn that into your default state~”

“So you keep saying,” she said and nipped at him with her fangs. “I say, put your money where your mouth is handsome.”

“Oh?” Aspect raised an eyebrow as he slowly started drawing his hips back…

Before slamming them back forward, burying his length back into her with a vengeance. She let out a shrill cry of pleasure as the stallion stuffed her full, her walls hugging him tightly as she pulled him close, panting and moaning into his sensitive ear.

“Mmm...I don’t hear any back talk now~” the stallion cooed to her as he set up a slow and steady rhythm of screwing her hard.

“Don’t be mean Christopher,” Bonnie mused, now trapping Rainbow in a hug from behind as she ground a hoof against her sex, eliciting moans and whimpers from the little pegasus. “After all, she’s the one that has to deal with the after effects for months afterwards~”

“True, but she did ask for it,” the thestral stallion pointed out. “So why shouldn’t I make sure she remembers the deed for as long as possible?” All throughout his talking, he didn’t stop his screwing of the poor mare.

“Because you remember my mood swings?” Bon Bon said with a small shudder. “Just imagine hers…”

“True, all the more reason to put the bat in a good mood then,” Aspect replied, still going for the long and slow thrusts to really hammer it home.

“For now,” Bon Bon mused as she finally released Dash. She sized the other pair up…

Then Aspect felt a heated tongue against his balls, the candy mare taking each one into her mouth and suckling on them sweetly.

“Fuuuuuuck,” the stallion moaned as he didn’t stop for a moment, even with the new sensations. He wanted to draw it out for as long as possible.

“Mmm, something nnnrgh, the matter?” Midnight gasped, her hooves stroking him near his wings.

“Nope,” Aspect grunted as he kept up his delicious chore. “Just...still going to screw you into the mattress.”

“Mm, glad to hear it,” she moaned, her walls squeezing him again as she licked his neck. “Mmmm, fuck my tight little pussy,” she said with a throaty growl. “Go ahead and ravish me my stud, my sexy beast of a stallion~”

“Mmm, you’re going to bear so many foals for me,” Aspect said back to her, still pumping in and out of her at a steady pace. “You’re mine now.”

“Yes I am,” she moaned back as she held him tightly. “And as your mare, what are you going to give me~?”

“Foals for days,” Aspect promised her.

Midnight could help but let out a small snort and a giggle at the… rather serious way he said it. Even Bon Bon giggled, which felt both weird and… oddly enjoyable given where her mouth still was.

“It’ll be so enjoyable, watching you swell again and again with my progeny,” the stallion cooed to her as he kept up his steady fucking.

“Mm, is that so?” she said and nipped at his neck. “If I give you permission again that is.”

“Mmm...who says some days I might just forget because of how sexy the bat is?” the stallion cooed to her as he finally took it up one notch, screwing her just a little harder now.

“You won’t, or I’ll… correct you,” she smiled and flashed her fangs at him. “Bonnie~ He’s talking too much, fix it.”

Then he saw a plump, candy-stamped butt inches from his muzzle, waving invitingly at him. The stallion snaked out his long tongue and fed it under the mare’s panties, invading her folds and tongue-fucking her while he screwed Midnight. Bon Bon helped by stepping out of the garment, backing up so her folds were pressed against him, moaning when Midnight reached up and started playing with her teats.

Meanwhile, the thestrals’ own sex squeezed down again, contracting her muscles to milk the stallion’s hard cock as he thrust into her. All throughout this, the stallion didn’t stop at all, either in pistoning his tongue into and out of Bonnie, or in giving Midnight a very through rutting.

It didn’t take long for the thestral to cum again, crying out loudly as she arched her back, a fresh coat of her juices warming up his cock as Bon Bon pulled back, stroking her mane with a hoof and kissing her neck.

Aspect pulled his tongue back and licked his lips a few times, before looking down at the mare under him. “I can keep going, you know,” he said to her. “Really draw it out. Just say one little phrase to me, little bat. Tell me how much you need it...and you’ll get it.”

Midnight cooed and nuzzled him. “Mmm, fill me up my sweet. Give me a foal to love. I want it. I want you~”

Aspect smiled, before he began the real furious rutting, now pistoning into and out of Midnight at great speed, the wet slaps of their mating filling the air. Midnight moaning louder now, that hard cock rutting her sensitive marehood without mercy.

“Remember to save some fun for us,” Bon Bon whispered into his ear. “I wasn’t done with Christopher yet~”

Aspect chuckled as he kept up the speed for a while yet, feeling something start to brew as he kept up his actions. With any luck, he might get a third out of Midnight before he even finished. That said, she was being a bit resilient this time. Her jaw clamping over his shoulder as she screeched in pleasure, her soaking walls trying to grip him to no avail as he slid in and out of her drenched marehood.

“Come on little bat...let’s bring you to a height you’ve never reached,” Aspect whispered to her.

She let out a loud, almost ear-shattering screech as she bit his shoulder, her fangs drawing blood as she held him tightly, her hug strong enough to keep even him pinned there. Without being able to move easily, he could easily feel a reaction start to brew…

It wasn’t long before the stallion began filling her with his potent release. She could feel it, his seed rushing to flood her marehood, filling her womb with what she desired. She released her shoulder, hissing out a pleasured “Yeeeesssss~” into his ear as her sex milked his cock for all it was worth.

Aspect let out a small shudder of his own as he just kept cumming for a good while. Eventually his release slackened off and he sloooooowly pulled out of the mare.

As he pulled out with a lewd ‘pop’, cum poured from her gaping sex. Midnight panted as she lay there, her chest heaving with each breath.

While Bon Bon crawled over to the stallion and used her tongue to start cleaning him off. Aspect let off a huff as he sat back. Clearly, he wasn’t done yet tonight. He could only imagine what was in store for him next.

Given the look in Bon Bon’s eyes… yeah, sleep wasn't going to be a thing as the candy mare’s tail swished…

Then she pounced.

Author's Notes:

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