"If you don't mind, I...er...I actually have a fantasy of my own."

All eyes turned to Twilight, with several looking a little surprised. Rainbow, by contrast, looked to her slyly, chuckling briefly before responding to that.

"Oh yeah? Got some sweet times in mind for when you and Timber bump uglies?"

Adjusting her glasses, Twilight frowned.

"First of all, bump uglies has never been a good euphemism. And secondly...no...Timber isn't part of it."

That caught everyone off-guard.

"Twilight! Surely you're not suggesting that your fantasy involves...somebody else?!" Rarity exclaimed.

Twilight shook her head.

"Not exactly. It's just...well...it's something I've had in my mind for a while. Before Timber and I ever actually met."

Applejack nodded, understanding.

"Seems fair. Fantasies don' jus' fade cause ya found yerself someone after all."

Twilight smiled to her, appreciating her fairness in this, before looking to the group as a whole and clearing her throat.

"Well...it begins on a dark and stormy night. Lightning strikes in a foreboding castle."

Rainbow grunted.

"Ugh! Is this just Rarity's story again?!"

Again, Twilight frowned to her.

"If I could please finish?"

Rainbow shrugged her shoulders, crossing her legs and allowing her spectacled friend to continue.

"As I was saying...lightning strikes as a lone scientist continues her work in her laboratory. She's eager to see her great efforts come to fruition!"

Sunset raised an eyebrow.

"Sorry for interrupting, Twilight...but does this fantasy take place entirely in black and white by any chance?"

Twilight smiled to that.

"Yes! How did you know?"

The Equestrian chuckled.

"Oh, just a feeling. Continue."

And continue she did.

"The scientist pulls the switch, and the lighting strikes down into the lab, hitting that which lies under the covers of the operating table. There's a pause, and then, movement. The scientist pulls back the covers to reveal..."

She paused, taking a deep breath, even blushing slightly as she did so.

"...a young man, smartly dressed and carrying one of her favourite books. He rises from the table to look to his creator, smiling sweetly. And he says...would you care to join me for a late-night reading session?"

Twilight giggled at her own story.

"She says yes of course, and they sit together all through the night, becoming more and more passionate with every page they flip through."

Rainbow mumbled to herself.

"Only Twilight would go to all the trouble of building a guy out of scratch and then just reading with him!"

Then, as if to challenge that assertion by her friend, Twilight continued her story.

"A time soon comes, however, when they've read as much as they can, and their time together has ignited feelings of great longing for one another. They move closer, the constructed young man carrying his creator up to the bed-chamber."

"Okay, now it's getting good!" Pinkie declared.

"He kicked down the door, carrying her to the bed, and she's completely enthralled by his dominance and his forwardness. Gently, he lays her upon the bed, slipping her out of her lab-coat, before he reaches up to his own clothes, unbuttoning his shirt..."

The other girls and Flash leaned in closer, becoming more and more interested in the tale as it continued.

"...and then, as his shirt falls to the floor...do you know what the two of them do next?"

The group shook their heads, leading to Twilight delivering the final climax of her tale.

"Together...the two lovers...pull out a pair of pamphlets detailing proper intercourse positions, and endeavour to make sure they follow it to the letter. Oh! And they also ensure that they use proper contraception. Don't want to risk getting any after-effects from their first time, after all."

As she closed her eyes, she leaned back into her side of the sofa, folding her arms and looking more than a little pleased with herself.

"They then proceed to have a wonderful night of properly planned, safe and consensual sex. The end."

She smiled, fully satisfied that she'd told a riveting story, only to then open her eyes and see looks of incredulity coming her way from all corners.

"...What?"

Sighing, Rarity reached over, giving her a quick pat on the shoulder.

"Twilight, darling...I think we may need to work on your story-telling abilities."

Though confused, Twilight said nothing as Rainbow looked to her with some measure of exasperation.

"Can you at least promise us that you gave this custom guy of yours a big piece of...you know...equipment?"

Giving a quick "huff" to that, Twilight took on a somewhat indignant look.

"I was his creator, Rainbow..."

Then, out of nowhere, she gained a knowing smirk.

"...I gave him the biggest I could find."

Hearing that, Rainbow blinked, then smirked right back and gave her a thumbs-up.

"That’s more like it!"

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