Twilight laughed as she, Celestia, Artemis, Cadance and Pinkie walked into the ballroom. “Pinkie, you do realize that this is a Slumber Party, right? We are going to be sleeping at some point, you know.”

Pinkie bopped Twilight on the nose again. “I know that, silly filly! But that’s not until later! First we’re going to eat so that we have energy for all of the fun!”

Artemis looked over to see that Rarity, Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy, Shining Armor and Spike were waiting for them. Off to the side, standing guard, were Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang. They all smiled as Artemis, Twilight, Celestia, Cadance, and Pinkie walked over.

Looking around the room, he saw that about a third of it had been prepared for sleeping. There were cushions of every size and color with piles of pillows and blankets on the right side. In the center of the room but against the wall were four tables. Three of them were piled high with food for a buffet style dinner. The fourth table was strictly for desert and had every kind of desert he could think of. The left third of the room was reserved for the games that they would be playing.

Already set up, just waiting to be played, were several games. Artemis saw dozens of pillows stacked up for a massive pillow fight, a big sign that said “Truth or Dare”, Twister and ingredients for making s’mores. Something tells me that Pinkie may have other things planned.

Artemis and Celestia paused to lower the sun and raise the moon and stars before looking at everyone and nodding, signaling the start of the slumber party.

Pinkie looked at everyone, excited. “Dinner Time!”

Everyone laughed before Artemis looked over at Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang. He saw that they were looking at the food, obviously hungry. “Have you two eaten yet?”

Both of them widened their eyes before Midnight Fang’s stomach growled “Um-”

Before he could finish, Artemis and Twilight looked at each other and nodded. “Come over here, both of you.” Artemis said “I will not have you going without meals.”

“But, your highness!” Silver Shadow tried to protest, before he was cut off by Twilight.

“But nothing! If something happens and we need you to protect us, how effective do you think you’ll be on an empty stomach?” she paused “You both can eat your dinner and still be prepared to protect us at any time.”

Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang looked at each other before they heard Artemis’ voice. “Do I need to order the two of you to eat?”

“No, my prince” replied Silver Shadow as he and Midnight Fang walked over to the tables of food and joined everyone else.

Pinkie laughed “Now that everypony’s here, let’s eat! The Prince and Princesses of Honor get to go first!”

Celestia nudged Artemis and Twilight towards the table. “You two first. Go on!”

Artemis and Twilight just shook their heads and started putting food on their plates before they each grabbed a drink.

Twilight walked over to the “sleeping” portion of the room. After looking at the options, she chose a midnight blue cushion, levitated it over to the center of the room and lay down. Artemis looked over and stopped short as he saw the cushion that she had chosen. Not only was it his color, it was large enough for the two of them. As he looked at her, she smiled up at him. “Are you coming?”

Shaking himself out of his surprise, he walked over and lay down next to her. They both looked up as a large yellow cushion placed itself not far from them, watching as Celestia lay down on it.

“Aww, that’s not fair.” Twilight, Artemis and Celestia looked up to see that Cadance was upset.

“What’s wrong, Cadance?” asked Twilight

“There’s nothing big enough for Shiny and I to snuggle on.” She complained, only to stop as she saw Artemis light his horn.

Everyone watched as he created a large cushion that was marbled in pastel pink and white. Twilight grinned and lit her horn, adding their Cutie Marks to the center of it as Artemis laid it on the floor next to them.

Shining Armor just stared as Cadance put her food down in front of the newly made cushion and ran over to hug both Artemis and Twilight. “Thank you! It’s beautiful!”

He smiled at her “I can’t have my niece upset, now can I? Especially not when we’re at a party.”

She returned his smile and nuzzled him before heading to her new cushion and laying down next to Shining Armor.

Everyone else got their food and chose normal sized cushions before laying down to eat.

After they had all eaten their share, Pinkie stood up and walked over to the desert table. A moment later, she came back with a pink box and placed it in front of Twilight.

Twilight looked up at her “Is this what I think it is?”

Pinkie nodded “Yep! It’s a cake! The special one I promised to make for you two. I borrowed the castle kitchen earlier today.” She paused with a pleading expression on her face “You have to eat at least a little of it, this time. Just a little, OK?”

Twilight and Artemis nodded as she opened the box and lifted out the cake. It was small, clearly meant for two. The cake was iced in lavender, the same shade a Twilight’s coat, and had dark blue, the color of Artemis’ coat, trimming and sprinkles. On the top was a large silver crescent moon and nestled inside of it was a pink six-pointed star. Twilight cut it in half to find that it was marbled, a perfect balance of vanilla and chocolate cake. The cake was two layers high and had a blueberry compote in between the layers.

Artemis levitated half of the cake to his plate and picked up his fork in his magic. Twilight did the same with her half. Knowing Pinkie wasn’t going to let it go until they had at least eaten a little of it, they each took a bite. Immediately, their eyes went wide and they kept going until they had eaten the whole thing.

“That was great, Pinkie!” Twilight exclaimed

“That was the best blueberry compote I have ever had! You have to show Apple Crunch how to make that so I can have it with my breakfast. Sometimes I like fruit compotes on my pancakes or waffles.” Artemis added

Pinkie’s eyes lit up and she nodded “Okie Dokie!”

Twilight looked around and was surprised to see that everyone was still laying down, except for Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang. They were both standing on the side, guarding everypony in the room. She looked over at Pinkie and was about to ask but Pinkie beat her to it.

“We’re going to start the first game and we can play it right here. Truth or Dare!”

Cadance and Shining Armor looked at each other smiled. “Us first!” She squealed, turning to Artemis and Twilight “This one is for both Twilight and Uncle Artemis. Truth or Dare!”

Twilight and Artemis looked at each other. “Truth could be a bad idea with Cadance. I don’t want her asking if we’ve had sex yet, she may want details.” Twilight whispered to him “We’d better choose dare.” His eyes went wide before he nodded.

Twilight looked at Cadance and Shining Armor “We’ll go with Dare”

Shining Armor smirked at his little sister. “I dare you to make me an uncle, little sister!”

Twilight and Artemis both groaned while everypony else laughed.

“Why does everypony keep asking us that? We’ve only been together a week!” Twilight asked as she glared at her brother.

“You’ve been talking to Celestia, haven’t you? She has been asking for the same thing for two days now.” Artemis asked, looking at Cadance

Celestia laughed and shook her head. “Don’t bring me into this one, little brother. I haven’t even talked with them about it! This one is all our niece and her husband.”

They all laughed as Twilight buried her face in Artemis’ shoulder and he buried his into her neck. Their faces were both bright red.

Rarity saved them, kind of. “Fine, we’ll leave you be and stop asking about it.”

She paused

“However, just so you know, Twilight, I have already started making clothes and blankets for your foal. I want to have everything ready when you finally have one!” She looked giddy with excitement “The blankets are all of the beautiful starry night skies. However, I’m actually making two sets of clothes. Purple and pink for a filly. Dark blue and silver for a colt.” She paused and looked at Twilight, quite serious “You need to have at least one of each so that they can wear everything. Just imagine it, I get to make clothes for the Royal Foals!”

Rainbow swooped overhead in a circle before returning to her cushion. “I’m making training plans. Both of you have wings, so it’s almost a sure thing that your foals will too. It’ll be so much fun teaching them to fly!”

Fluttershy spoke up, smiling “I’m teaching my songbirds to sing lullabies to help them get to sleep.”

Applejack grinned “Ah’m making a line of baby food from our apples. Your foal will be the first to try it, just as soon as you have one. As Pinkie would say, come on already!”

Pinkie was somehow bouncing while laying on her cushion. “I’m making a special recipe for soft muffins for foals to eat as soon as their teeth come in! You have to have a foal soon, so that they can test it! I want your foal to be the first to try it!”

If Twilight’s face wasn’t red before, it certainly was now and Artemis’ was almost the same shade. “But-!”

Shining Armor laughed as he stood and walked over to nuzzle his sister. “Just be glad that Mom and Dad aren’t here. When Cadance and I visited them earlier, Mom said something about locking the two of you in a room and not letting either of you out until they’re sure you’re pregnant, Twily.”

“W-what?!” asked Artemis, stunned, looking up at Shining Armor.

Cadance laughed “Uncle, you are the only pony that Twilight has ever been interested in. Velvet and Night Light already think of you as their second son, just as I am their second daughter. They almost lost you in that attack the other day and are afraid that it may happen again. They want several grandfoals from Twilight and Shiny and they don’t want to wait for them.”

“I get that when it comes to you and Shiny, Cadance. You two are married!” Twilight protested “Artemis and I began dating last week!”

Cadance nodded “I know, but they don’t care. Honestly, Twilight, neither do I. Given everything that has happened over the last week, it’s clear that you really love him. If you were just friends, you wouldn’t have reacted the way that you did to Blueblood’s actions or the attack.” She paused and gave Twilight a look “I saw those memories that you two gave Aunt Celestia. Your response was immediate and precise.”

Artemis looked down at Twilight as she attempted to hide under his wing, gaining laughter from everyone else in the room. “Can we drop this, please? I know Pinkie has other games planned.” He nuzzled Twilight before looking back up at everyone else. “I think we’ve both had enough of Truth or Dare.”

Pinkie nodded and bounced over to the games “Time for Twister! Artemis and Twilight play first. Cadance and Shining Armor play next. Princess Celestia and Fluttershy, after that. Then, the rest of us will get our turn. Is that OK with everyone?”

They all nodded as they stood and made their way over to where the game had already been set up.

As the game progressed, Twilight became sure that someone was manipulating the spinner. She and Artemis were ending up in the strangest, and most suggestive, positions possible. The game also went on longer than normal. After a while, they were both red-faced and panting. Suddenly, Artemis lost his balance and toppled over, right on top of Twilight. She looked up to see that the spinner was surrounded with light blue magic. “Cadance!” Her shout got a startled squeak from her big sister as the spinner stopped glowing and fell to the ground.

Cadance, and everyone else, just gave them sly smiles. Artemis was still laying on top of Twilight as they both caught their breath. Cadance had been manipulating the spinner with the goal of getting them both worked up and it had clearly worked.

Twilight looked at herself and Artemis to find that they were both covered in sweat and still panting. “Great” she complained “Now, we need a bath.” At that, Artemis’ horn lit up and the two of them vanished.

Everyone laughed, even Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang.

“Well done, Cadance.” Celestia said, still laughing “We probably won’t see them for at least an hour.”

Cadance just grinned “That was the plan.”

The laughter that had been dying down immediately started back up and went on for several minutes.

Celestia looked at Shining Armor “You aren’t upset?”

Shining Armor was still laughing so he just shook his head. After a moment, he was able to speak. “I did dare her to make me an uncle. This may get that done.”

Everyone nodded before Pinkie turned to Cadance and Shining Armor. “It’s your turn but this time, I’m using the spinner! I don’t want to lose anymore party guests!”

Everyone laughed as Cadance and Shining Armor nodded and made their way onto the Twister board.

Artemis and Twilight came out of his teleportation spell in his room, in midair above his bed. He spread his wings and slowed their descent as they fell to the bed. Just before they hit the mattress, he flipped Twilight over so that she landed on her back. They were both still breathing hard, so they just lay there for a few moments, until they were no longer panting.

Artemis lifted himself off of Twilight and looked down at her, only to be pulled into a long, deep kiss. He saw the look on her face, and in her eyes, and immediately knew what she wanted. He was ready, and definitely willing, to give it to her.

They were both so worked up that neither of them could take anymore waiting. Therefore, neither of them complained when he pressed himself to her marehood for a moment before pushing into her as far as he could with a single hard thrust.

“YES!” She screamed, her whole body shaking

He moaned in pleasure, her passage already pulsing and clenching around him.

He paused, leaning down to kiss her again, before he began thrusting in and out of her. He was so worked up that his thrusts were much harder and faster than usual. It was only when he noticed that her screams of pleasure were louder than they normally were, that he realized what he was doing and slowed down. Well, he tried to, anyway.

Twilight noticed the change in speed immediately and looked up with a growl. “Don’t you dare! DO NOT hold back!”

Most of his mind was lost in a haze of lust, but with what little of it that he had left, he stammered “W-what if I hurt you?”

“I don’t care! I know healing spells!” She pulled him into a fierce kiss before gasping in pleasure as he sped up again.

The kiss was the last straw for him. No longer able to hold back, he resumed his hard and fast thrusts, smiling as her screams of pleasure got louder. This went on for only a couple of minutes before he gave one last thrust into her and released his seed.

The feeling of his seed rushing into, and filling, her was what pushed Twilight over the edge. The scream she let out was so loud that they heard it in the ballroom.

In the ballroom, Celestia and Fluttershy were taking their turn playing Twister. Everyone stopped as they heard a rather loud scream. They all knew who made it and why.

Celestia paused, looked up and smiled

Shining Armor looked at Cadance “Do you think that did it?”

I’m pretty sure she’s pregnant already, but there’s no harm in making sure. Celestia thought as she looked at Cadance.

Cadance shrugged “We’ll have to wait a while to be sure. If it doesn’t, we can just keep getting them worked up like that until it does.” She looked at Celestia “I didn’t know she could scream that loud without using the Royal Canterlot Voice.”

Celestia shrugged as well “Neither did I. I guess, if given the right motivation . . .”

Everyone laughed before turning their attention back to the game.

Pinkie gave the spinner another spin “Right front hoof, red!”

Back in Artemis’ room, Artemis had collapsed on top of Twilight as they both panted. He looked down in surprise when he felt that she was still shaking in pleasure.

“T-that was amazing!” Twilight gasped, causing Artemis to smile and kiss her.

After a few minutes of resting, he heard Twilight groan. Worried, he looked down at her. “Did I hurt you?”

She blushed “We forgot the soundproofing spell . . . I think they heard us, well me.”

He groaned as well “Great, now we’re never going to hear the end of it.”

Twilight looked down “I’m sorry”

“No, Twilight, it’s not your fault. If anything, it’s mine.” He chuckled “I am the one who made you scream so loud.” He lifted her head, looking into her eyes “Besides, I should have thought of that as well.” He saw that she was about to protest and kissed her as he pulled out of her. “Come on, let’s take that bath and go back to the party.”

Twilight sighed and nodded “I would really like to stay in here tonight, but Pinkie would never forgive us if we missed the rest of the slumber party.” She paused “I am so making sure that Cadance gets it! I really enjoyed what you and I just did, but I don’t like it when she pulls stunts like that.”

Artemis laughed as he lifted himself off of her. “Let me know what you decide and, as long as it doesn’t hurt her, I’ll help you.” He sobered “I don’t like her recent actions, either.”

Twilight grinned mischievously and said two words “Pillow Fight”

Artemis laughed, even harder this time, collapsing on top of her again. “I’m in!”

After he calmed down, both of them climbed off the bed and stood. Artemis watched her movements carefully, stopping as he saw her wince. Before he could say anything, her horn lit and he saw a healing spell sweep over her body.

She smiled up at him “See? I’m fine.”

He nodded and returned her smile as they walked into the bathroom. As Artemis ran the water to fill the tub, Twilight looked back up at the ceiling.

I think I know what spell Celestia used to cast the enchantment. If I’m right, I’m casting it in my room, right over the bed. It’ll be a nice surprise for him and a great way to fall asleep for me. She was torn from her thoughts as Artemis levitated her over to the full tub and lowered her into the water next to him. She blushed “Sorry”

He laughed and shook his head “It’s alright, it is a beautiful sight.”

Twilight sighed in pleasure, the warm water relaxing her, before looking up. “Artemis?” She asked, causing him to look down at her. “Were you always holding back?”

He sighed and nodded “I’ve been too afraid of hurting you. You’re much smaller than I am.”

She stared at him “Did you hold back tonight?”

He shook his head “As a result of Cadance’s actions, I was so worked up that I found myself unable to hold back.” He smiled. “The one time I tried, you told me not to.”

Twilight nuzzled him “You’re not hurting me. Any soreness I receive either goes away in a couple of days, or I can use a healing spell to take care of it right away.”

“But-”

Twilight kissed him to shut him up. “Now that I know how it feels when you are not holding back, I want you to go all out as often as you want. That didn’t hurt, it was incredible!”

She stared up at him. “More importantly, I want you to enjoy yourself. I now know that you have been holding back your own pleasure because of me. Do you expect me to be happy about that? Not at all. I feel as if I am, or have been, holding you back.”

Artemis gasped as he understood her point “I didn’t mean . . .”

She kissed him again to stop the coming apology. “I know. Just promise me that you won’t do it anymore. I know you want me to enjoy myself but I want the same for you.”

He stared at her, touched that she would even consider this, before pulling her into a very long, deep kiss and holding her tight. “I-I promise, but only on one condition. If you feel any pain at all, you have to tell me and we’ll figure something else out. This is not supposed to hurt you.”

She smiled and nodded “I promise.”

They kissed once more before turning their attention to bathing. They took a quick bath and dried off before teleporting back to the ballroom.

Everyone in the ballroom looked up at a flash of midnight blue magic to see Artemis and Twilight standing in the middle of the room. They all grinned as the couple walked over to join the group.

Celestia smiled at, and nuzzled, Artemis “Well done, little brother.”

Artemis and Twilight both turned red, causing everyone to laugh.

Cadance was standing nearby with a sheepish smile on her face, knowing that Twilight was probably upset at being manipulated. “I’m sorry, Twilight. I just wanted to move things along a little.” She gave them a sly smile “It worked though, didn’t it?”

Artemis and Twilight turned to each other and nodded. Everyone was confused as both of them lit their horns.

Cadance’s eyes widened as all of the pillows in the room suddenly rose into the air, flew towards and hovered around Twilight and Artemis. “Uh Oh” she whispered

Twilight and Artemis gave Cadance matching evil smirks before they began pummeling her relentlessly with the pillows. Cadance tried to escape the barrage by spreading her wings and taking to the air. Artemis and Twilight spread theirs as well and followed her. She looked back to find them both on her tail and let out a squeak before speeding up.

Below them, everyone else was watching the fight and laughing. Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie began cheering Twilight on and shouting advice. Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang did the same for Artemis.

In the air, Cadance made a mistake that allowed Twilight and Artemis to corner her. She tried to teleport away but Twilight traced the spell and caught her in a levitation spell as she reappeared. Unable to break Twilight’s magic, she could only watch as they attacked her with the pillows from every angle.

This continued for almost ten minutes before Twilight and Artemis landed, bringing Cadance with them. Cadance’s eyes widened as she was placed on the cushion that Artemis and Twilight made for her earlier and held there.

Twilight walked over and gave her a look. “DO NOT do that again, Cadance! It may have gotten the result you wanted, but I hate being manipulated.”

Artemis stepped next to Twilight and gave Cadance a slight glare. “The same goes for me, Cadance. Ever since a certain pony manipulated me, took over my body and got me imprisoned in my moon for a thousand years, I’ve developed a strong distaste for being manipulated, by anypony.”

Cadance gasped “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t think about that. I didn’t mean it like that, I promise!”

Artemis nodded “Apology accepted. Just don’t do it again.” He paused “I care enough about you that I only retaliated with pillows. Most other ponies would not be so lucky.” He and Twilight turned and walked over to the large cushion they had shared when they ate dinner, laying down to rest.

Twilight looked up at Pinkie “We want to rest for a bit. Recent events have tired us out. Don’t bother trying to get us to get up for a while.”

Pinkie immediately looked offended “But-!” She was cut off as Cadance levitated a cupcake over and shoved it into her mouth.

Everyone laughed as Celestia looked over at Twilight. “Don’t worry, its fine. You two deserve a break.”

Artemis looked at Twilight as her stomach growled, loudly.

She laughed and nuzzled him. “We were pretty active recently. I don’t know about you, but I need a snack.”

He laughed as well and nodded “I could use one as well. There is plenty of food left on the table.”

Artemis paused and looked up as Silver Shadow and Midnight Fang walked over. They each had a large plate of food on their back. Silver Shadow laid the one on his before Artemis and Midnight Fang placed the one on his in front of Twilight.

“We thought you might be hungry, so we prepared some plates for the two of you, my prince.” Silver Shadow told Artemis

Midnight Fang smiled and bowed “If I may say so, that was very well done.” He laughed “Even when you’re using something soft, like a pillow, I still don’t want to have to face either of you. Both of you, especially Princess Twilight, can be more than a little scary when you are angry.” He paused as a thought occurred to him. “If I have ever done anything to upset either of you, I’m sorry.”

Silver Shadow visibly shuddered at the thought of having to deal with angry versions of his prince and princess. “Me too.”

Everyone laughed as Artemis and Twilight blushed.

Twilight looked up at everyone “We already had our pillow fight, why don’t the rest of you have yours? Or are you still playing Twister?”

Pinkie bounced over “We finished playing Twister right before you two came back. It’s Pillow Fight time anyway!”

Twilight nodded “Artemis, Cadance and myself are going to sit this one out. Artemis and I need to rest and our pillow fight probably tired Cadance out as well. Let her rest.”

Pinkie was unhappy at that but nodded as well “No sleeping though, it’s not time yet!”

Twilight laughed “I said we need to rest a while, not sleep. Don’t worry, we’ll be awake.”

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