Celestia sat on her throne, somewhat amused by her daughters playing with the new geldings. The five sons of the murdered noble families. At first they had been terrified, begging and pleading when they had heard that their fate, after their families had been torn apart, was to be castrated into a life of servitude. It was also fueled by the knowledge of how they themselves had treated geldings within their own homes. Celestia could only smile as the life just seemed to leave them after the doctors unstrapped them from the operation tables.

Their flanks branded with the royal symbol, golden studs pierced into their sheathless cocks, they were full fledged members of her staff. She was surprised that, when her nephew was stolen, that these ex-colts weren't taken as well. Well, at least they took her daughters' minds from the kidnapping of their cousin, Blueblood. They had been so looking forward to really meeting him.

"Don't excite them too much," Celestia chided Orchid as she was tossing one of them in the air like a dolly. "If you bust the stitching he'll bleed al over the floor."

Orchid made a disappointed sound and hugged the little gelding. "Awe. But he's so cute."

Monarch, who was nearby gushing over the colts, as she had never really seen one up close, looked at her sister in disappointment. "He's hardly more special than the other four, Orchid. All of them lost their biological purpose in life. The lack of testosterone will slowly grant softer and more feminine features."

Orchid humphed as she squeezed the one she favored. "No, this one's cuter."

A third sister was there as well, a little Pegasus with yellow wings and pink hair. Almost too young to be outside of the garden, but Celestia wanted to experiment. She was almost as shy as the mare from which she was cloned. "Th-they're all c-cute Orchid. How c-could you choose just o-one?"

She was hardly more than a little filly. The colts she was snuggling with actually somewhat larger than her.

"Exactly, Tipsy," Monarch nodded.

Orchid stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry. "I'm gonna name him Tootsie Pop."

"Actually, that is my name," the ex-colt said in a disgruntled fashion as the mare nuzzled his head.

"Then it fits perfectly," the mare chuckled.

Celestia sighed. "Everyone has their favored servant, Monarch. Many mares grow attached to their geldings."

Monarch rolled her eyes. "One's just a good s the next. Not like they have any potential. Without their testicles their genes are worthless."

The alabaster alicorn nodded. "Maybe so. But, your vat was damaged in an earthquake. So your mind is clouded to hidden value."

"Which is why you let me live, even after I was sterilized," Monarch said as she looked down at the geldings that awaited her orders.

Celestia nodded. "Exactly. You are my daughter. your mind is precious. But, the damage spoiled any hope of passing your genes ephitiantly. You can still enjoy a stallion's cock in the future."

Monarch nodded. "After Transcendence, mother. I have no wish to mate with a beast that can talk back."

The geldings recoiled a the coldness in her voice. Ceelstia laughed. "Don't worry. We're getting closer with every experiment. Speaking of which."

She ignited her horn and lifted the scared geldings from her daughters. In a flash of light, they were gone. "Don't worry. I sent them back to the Garden for lobotomization."

"And to keep them from the rebels?" Orchid asked, looking sad after her tootsie Pop had been taken away.

Celestia nodded. "We have to keep our investments safe, after all."

Monarch shrugged. "At least we'll get closer to finding an answer, mother."

Celestia lifted up the mare and brought her into a big hug. "We will, sweetie. I think you would make a fine wetnurse, if you care to go through with the procedure."

Monarch snuggled into the big mare's chest. "Not as of yet, mother. When the colt's are ready to born, however..."

Celestia laughed. "Of course... Although... you do understand what transcendence means for you as well..."

Monarch nodded. "Yes mother. I too will eventually be lobotomized for my imperfection. I will be as lowly as the males and geldings."

Celestia shook her head. "No... you will be far more precious than them."

Orchid and Tipsy quickly joined the hug.