Water was all around me and began to panic. However, my senses told me that it was only four feet deep. You can imagine my embarrassment. So, I stood up splashing water everywhere taking a gasping breath. My long hair, now soaking wet, covered my eyes as I coughed out the water. “What the hell?” I shoved my hair out of my face. “Where am I?” looking up I saw only crystals. The water was warm too. “Am I in the crystal caverns beneath Canterlot?”

“Yes you are,” a females voice announced herself from behind me.

I saw Celestia standing there in the water with me. She stood about up to my chest with her horn going up to the top of my head. In her eyes was mixed emotions from embarrassment to annoyance.

“Um...Hi?” I waved to her sheepishly now knowing what happened. “It looks like I came to Canterlot a little bit earlier than tomorrow huh?”

“It would appear so,” she said stepping forward in her regal walk. Then she just stopped and tilted her head, “Wait...we can understand each other. How?”

“Oh well...uh...last night I was visited by a powerful mare that gave me the understanding and able to go from human form to ninetale form and back again,” my sheepish smile told of my nervousness.

She stepped up to me with a glare, “Then tell me who it was.”

“Well I have my suspicions,” I chuckled nervously rubbing the back of my head with my hand.

“Tell me,” she spoke softly but it was clearly a demand.

“Well she was an off white color with a red mane and tail and said she had a task for me. Just not right now,” I told her straight out. She stepped back in shock with the look in her eyes going from stern to those of a little filly.

“But why?” Celestia asked, but not to me specifically, stepping back again, “Why?”

I shrugged tightening my pants once more, “I don’t know ask your mother if you see her.”

She shook her head and stepped up to me, put a wing around me and pulled me against her.

“Hey what are you-”

“Hush we need to speak with my sister,” she told me then a second later after she lit up her horn we were gone in a flash. When we appeared again the lights were dim, for the obvious reasons that she was asleep at the time. The room was a simple but elegant setup with the bed about ten or so feet from the door against the wall to the right of the door. To the doors immediate right was a lamp stand that looked like a tree with five branches each holding a magical white sphere for light. There was a twin of that lamp stand on the other side of the bed. The bed itself was in the shape of a half moon with the bed frame in the shape of clouds. The privacy curtain for the bed was hinged at the top where the curve of the bead met at a single point. The door to her chamber was elegant with her symbol on both doors inside a dark diamond shape near the bottom. The floor was covered in a soft purple type of carpet that felt good under my feet. Her royal shoes, or slippers I should say, were resting beside the bed on a light blue circled carpet. We appeared at the foot of her bed with Celestia already going over to one side to wake her sister up. I figured it was either close to or already dinnertime, so it should be close to the time for her to wake up anyway.

“Sister,” Celestia called out while using one hoof to gently prod her sister, “Sister wake up.”

Luna grumbled and turned over now facing away from her.

“I knew there was a reason why I liked her,” I teased which earned a glare from Celestia.

She tried trotting over to the other side of the bed and magically forcing the sheets off of her. This time using both front hooves to rock Luna while nearly shouting, “Sister wake up.”

Luna grumbled and sat up in her bed now facing her sister with a very unhappy look. “Tia, I still have a couple of hours yet,” Luna grumbled rubbing her eyes.

“I know and I’m sorry, but this just couldn’t wait,” she told her.

“What couldn’t sister?” Luna asked as she hadn’t seen me yet.

Celestia just pointed to me with a hoof.

Luna looked over at me while I smiled to her wiggling my fingers to her in a wave. “Ok so you brought Emmit here,” Luna said dryly, “And this is what you woke me up for?” She then laid back down and pulling up her covers with her magic.

“I didn’t bring him here he was teleported here, but that’s not the issue. As you see he has human form and can understand us,” Celestia pleaded bringing her head close to her sister’s

“That’s nice,” Luna said through a yawn.

“And it was your mother that gave them to me?” I asked with a smirk. There was a moment pause before Luna shot up out of bed like a shot and stared at me wide eyed. “Would you like me to scratch behind your ears again to help you to get back to sleep?”

Luna’s head slowly turned to look at her sister, which just nodded her head also still in disbelief. Then her head slowly shifted back to me again. “What did she say?” she asked me softly.

I walked over to her bed, with both of them watching me carefully, then sat down on its edge, “She said that she would have a task for me later, but for now just get to know you both better.”

Nothing was said for a few seconds until Luna finally spoke up softly. “I have no idea what to say to that,” she said with a slow shake of her head.

“Nor do I, but how about just going back to sleep for now?” I asked her while raising my hand up to gently rub her head encouraging her to lay back down. She just nodded slowly and laid down using her magic to bring up the covers again. And with my fingers she was back to sleep within a minute.

Celestia “psst” me then motioned her head to the door. I nodded standing up and followed her out as she used her magic to keep her doors from squeaking as we walked out. That of course startled her night guards, which were thestrals by the way, which up until now I thought that they were just part of the fan fiction. Neither one of us said anything to one another while I followed her down the hallway.

“I really don’t know what to think,” she finally said at length softly.

“Neither do I, it’s not all fun and games for me either babe,” I crossed my arms in agitation.

She scoffed up to me, “You look to be taking it rather well with all your joviality”

I stopped dead and glared at her, “You think this is easy for me?” She stopped when she heard that and turned to face me. “I’m the one who was yanked from my home, yanked from my father, the only family that I had.” My voice wavered as well as getting angry at the same time. “While in my ninetale form I tried destroying your precious Tree of Harmony out of anger for what it did to me,” I told her with my body starting to shake again with my voice. “Everything I knew is gone and I can’t go back. Yes Twilight told me that because of that blasted tree there’s no chance to go back. How do you think that makes me FEEL?”

Celestia gasped taking a step back from me as my eyes filled with hateful frustration.

“The only thing that kept me from going insane and destroying everything was Fluttershy. Her friends later. I have nothing here, but you know what she did?” I asked while stepping up to her.

She just shook her head at me with wide eyes.

“She approached me and told me that no matter what I would always have a home with her,” I spoke softly as my anger webbed leaving grief. “She hugged me while I cried for I don’t know how long and simply told me that I will always have a home with her. That got Pinkie saying that she wanted to give me a party to welcome me and to cheer me up.”

She looked at me with sorrow in her eyes.

“So you’ll forgive me if I use my ‘joviality’ to try and keep myself sane,” I glared at her then waved a hand to Luna’s chamber, “At least you have your family, you have a place to call your own. I have nothing. And on top of that I’m a predator which is not wanted in this world. Or at least in Equestria.” There was a window nearby that looked out over the city. When I got done I walked off in a huff and over to the window crossing my arms over the windowsill and laying my head on it.

I heard her hoofsteps walk up to me, then stopped beside me staring down at the city below. “Sometimes, I tend to forget to think about others feelings. Especially when taking care of a major problem, which you are right now.” I heard her take a breath before continuing, “However, you are right in that it wasn’t fair to you or to your father taking you from everything that you knew and loved. And again, you’re right that I have no clue how to get you home, especially if the Tree brought you here and if my mother has some grand plan for you. You have a right to be angry and frustrated.” She fell silent for a bit then slowly she gently placed her wing around me, “However, because mother told you to get to know my sister and I then I offer that chance then.”

I looked down to her not expecting that and it showed on my face.

“You will have a room here and will dine with us, we will tell you of our problems, successes and worries,” she smiled up to me.

“Including taking you two out on dates?” I asked with a slight teasing smirk.

And without missing a beat she calls and raises.

“That depends,” she responded with a smirk of her own, “You think you can live up to my standards?”

“Try me,” I grinned then we went into a fit a chuckles.

“I suppose that I should tell both the castle staff and the guard,” she said aloud after a little bit of walking, which I had no idea where we were going. “Especially the guard so they don’t think that you’re an intruder.”

“Ok, so where are we going?” I wondered while looking around and taking in the sights for the first time. For the most part Canterlot castle looked just like it did in the series. Especially the hall of stained glass windows depicting Twilight and her friend’s heroics.

“To the throne room where the captain of the guard and the head maid will see and meet you,” she said. “In both forms,” she added after a few seconds when she remembered. In another minute or so we reached the throne room doors with two guards on each side.

“Go and fetch the captain,” Celestia said to one of them when we approached, “And you get the head maid for there is news that I wish to impart.”

“Yes your highness,” they saluted to her and trotted off to follow her orders. When they were gone she opened up the doors and stepped inside closing them behind her. The throne room was just like it was depicted in the series, which was rather cool to actually see it in person.

It wasn’t long before the captain and the head maid got to the throne room. When they arrived they were a little confused to say the least when they saw the likes of me standing beside their princess at the throne.

“Thank you for coming on such short notice, I know that you two are busy,” she began then motioned to me with her hoof, “His name is Emmit and he will be staying here at the castle as a guest. I wanted to introduce you to him and for you to tell the rest of the staff and guards respectively, so there’s no issues. He has two forms, this human form before you and another.” She nodded to me.

I changed forms from my human one to the ninetale form, which made my pants fall to the floor. Not wanting to lose them I folded them up using telekinesis and laid them beside me.

“And this form which is…,” she looked to me.

“Oh,” I chuckled, “Sorry, this is called a Pokemon. A fictional creature from my world. Its species is ninetales.” I raised my ninetails up into the air and wiggled them, “I do have abilities in this form. One for each of my tails.”

“He is to be respected like any other guest,” Celestia finished as her wings were spread out in regal fashion.

The captain of the guard saluted, “Yes your highness, understood.”

The head maid bowed to her, “Understood your highness. I will let everypony know.”

“Very good, thank you my little ponies, you are dismissed,” she told them as they exited the throne room to do their assigned duties.

“Well that went well,” I mentioned with a smile.

She nodded while stepping down from the throne while I grabbed my pants with a tail and followed her. “It’s dinnertime and Luna should be up and about, if not now then soon, so why don’t we head to the dining room? What is your diet?” she asked curiously.

I was afraid of this, but I had to be honest, “I’m an omnivore in both forms.”

She hummed at that with a nod, “I was afraid of that, but at least you aren’t carnivorous. That would have been worse. I can have fish readily available to you, but other meat will be next to impossible.”

I thought for a minute then smiled to her, “That will be fine for now, but eventually I’ll have to have another form of meat. However, I could go out into whatever woods you authorize for me and I can hunt for something there when needed. Although that won’t be often because of the fish.”

“As long as you won’t hunt my subjects, then I see no problems with that,” she told me.

I shook my head with a reassuring smile, “No of course not. Even in my world we don’t eat ponies. Mainly just cows, chicken, pigs, and turkey.”

“I see,” Celestia said softly in contemplation, “when you go hunting will you hunt those?”

I just shrugged, “Don’t know, depending on if those are sentient here. From what I can tell a lot of animals are sentient here. There’s even animals here that are just myth in my world like dragons and manticores.”

“Well the cows are sentient and I think pigs are,” she mused while we sat at the table side by side.

“Alright,” I chuckled with a smirk, “I’ll ask them first and if they understand me then I won’t eat them, how’s that?”

She just rolled her eyes with a giggle, “That will do.” Just then a scroll appeared before her eyes, so she used her magic to pick it out of the air and started reading. “Oh this is from Twilight and how she teleported you here, but she doesn’t know that you are here,” she giggled. Putting the scroll down she made a scroll and some ink appear and wrote a quick letter that I was with them and will look forward to seeing them all tomorrow and sent the letter off.

Just as we walked up to the door a scroll appeared in front of her, which she took it with her magic to read. “Twilight is glad to hear that you are with me instead of on the moon somewhere,” Celestia giggled making the scroll disappear, “when you suddenly disappeared on her she didn’t know where she sent you. She was searching all over the town frantically trying to find you.”

I just laughed and walked into the dining room with her. We got quite the sight as we walked in because it was right at the moment that Luna had decided to stretch. She stretched like a cat would with her front hooves out in front of her, wings extended, and with her butt up in the air. Celestia was about to say something, but I held up a paw to her with a smirk. She nodded while containing her giggle.

With Luna’s butt still in the air and only about four or so feet from me I took a breath and let her have it, “Now that’s a nice view.”

“EEP,” Luna slammed her butt down turning toward me blushing hard.

“Of course I never expected the moon to moon me,” I chuckled to her, “Not that I’m complaining any it’s a good view.”

Through Luna’s embarrassment I saw something else in her eyes as her horned glowed. A chill went up and down my spine as one thought entered into my mind.

I really should start running now. I didn’t get far before the first lightning strike struck my rear end making the fur singe. “AAH,” I yelped trying to get away as my paws started slipping and sliding on the smooth and polished stone floor. Out the door I went with Luna right behind me yelling “You Cur”, “Peeping Tom”, or “Vile Predator”. Right after passing a pair of female guards another one of Luna’s strikes hit me again. I looked back and saw my pants burning away to nothing.

I quickly ducked behind the two guards, who were walking down the hallway, and lifted up what was left of my shorts by one of the singed tails, “Now see here Luna, these were made by Rarity and the only pair I have.”

She stopped in front of the guards looking at me like a raging bull, “You should have thought about that before peeping at me.”

“Hey,” I retorted now sticking my head up between them, “You weren’t exactly hiding it and it was a gorgeous view because you are a gorgeous mare, but who’s going to see about making me another pair of pants?”

“I do not regret my actions,” she said sternly.

“Oh really?,” I grinned to her, “You will the next time I shift into my human form.”

Luna just scoffed at me, “I think not for we normally don’t wear close anyway.”

“Alright, but just remember you brought this on yourself,” I told her with a glare and shifted into my human form, making sure to stay behind the guards. At the time Luna couldn’t see my...assets because of my position behind one of them. Then I spread my arms wide and with a wide grin, “Tada.” That made the guards turn around. Luna and both of the guards blushed. Now remember that normal pony height, such as the guards were about stomach height in my human form while Luna was about chest height.

“Now then,” I grinned looking to Luna mainly, though liking the blush that the mare guards were sporting nicely. “Do you still not regret your actions on destroying my shorts?” I asked teasingly. All three of their eyes went south, so I just crossed my arms over my chest and started walking back to the dining room. “I’ll see you girls later,” I wiggled my butt a little while walking down the hallway. Without any indication that Luna was following me I went back to Celestia.

“I’m back Celestia,” I announced with a smirk then walking up to her.

“Oh good for a second I…,” she started saying then saw me and froze for a couple of seconds, “WHY AREN’T YOU WEARING PANTS?”

I just chuckled with a shrug, “Can’t wear what’s been burned off now can I? She singed me pretty good.”

“She burned your…,” she stammered, “well I...just change forms please,” she said at last.

I did. The burn marks on my body was still there. “Distracted Celestia?” I teased with a chuckle as I walked behind her chair using a tail to brush against her back.

“No,” she said seemingly calm but there was just the slightest hitch in her voice, “not at all.”

“Mmhmm,” I nodded and took a seat next to her.

Luna came in at the same time that I’m guessing was the head chef came in obviously wanting to know what we would like. I just looked over to Luna with a wide smile and waved a paw to her. All she did was sit in the table and proceeded to ignore me.

“Your highnesses,” the off white coated mare asked then nodded to me, “and honored guest.”

“Honored, ppht,” Luna scoffed but didn’t look at me.

The mare chef looked to Luna then to Celestia, “What can I get you tonight?”

We all gave our orders as I was looking forward to some vegetable stew and garlic butter bread. Dinner was relatively quiet actually with Celestia telling us about her day. Mostly about nobles wanting to expand, taxes, and or regulations. Or worse yet was nobles wanting to change regulations to suit their own needs.

After dinner we had decided to take a stroll through the palace garden. Actually it was my idea now that it was getting dark. Celestia’s day was ending while Luna’s day was just beginning. So, I was still in my ninetales form walking between them as we took an evening stroll through the gardens. Their gardens were beautiful I give it that and now that Luna had raised the moon there were moon flowers that were blooming for her. We were walking through a raised garden bed area that had a number of different flowers in each raised bed. But as most were bedding down for the night there were the moon flowers that were opening up.

“Not bad place you two got here,” I mentioned with a smile, “Quite pretty, a perfect place for some romance.”

Luna looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

I chuckled, “I’m serious. In the human world when one thinks of romance, they don’t think of a hot summer day.” I used a couple of my tails to pull Luna against me as she gave out a quiet “eep”, “No my dear Luna, they think of a quiet place underneath a full moon either in a garden such as this or at an outside table. But always with soft romantic singing.” I took a quick glance over at Celestia and she was smiling curiously, so right then I thought it would be a good idea to go through the most popular song. Bella Notte from Lady and the Tramp. And because I didn’t have to use my actual voice, but going through the orb I could mimic the guy’s voice from the movie. Plus the music.

Luna jumped a little when the music started and the song began.

“Oh this is the night, it’s a beautiful night and we call it Bella Notte,” from here I moved in front of her with my paw under her chin then looked up at the stars.

“Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes,” when I got to the part about the stars in her eyes I looked down into her eyes with a wide smile. She actually blushed at that and bristled a little too with a flutter of her wings. When I got to the part where I sung “when the one you love is near,” I pulled her against me again with one of my front forelegs. To my surprise she actually just stayed there while I finished the song, then pulled away. Celestia was clapping her hooves together quietly.

“I think that was beautiful,” she said cheerfully.

I bowed to her, “Thank you, but as you could probably tell, I didn’t use my voice for that. That came from the movie that it was in complete with music. One of my abilities to reproduce what I remember while in this form.”

“And in your world they truly think that the night is beautiful and is for romance?” Luna asked still a little skeptical.

“Yeah absolutely,” I nodded to her with a smile. “A night like this one is one to be cherished. Because many don’t get to see the night with all the stars out because of light pollution.” They looked confused at that, “Light pollution is when there is so much light from the city that our eyes can’t see the dimmer stars. We only see the really bright ones, so the night doesn’t look as it does here. Because apparently here you don’t have that problem.”

“On that I think I’ll head for bed and let you two have the night.”

“Alright sister, have a good night and no nightmares,” Luna told her as they hugged each other.

“Nighty night Celestia, have a good night,” I told her as she felt it was fine to give me a light hug of her own.

“Goodnight you two, don’t stay up too late Emmit,” Celestia teased us as she left us in the garden.

“Yes mother,” I called out comically making her giggle as she left.

“What do you truly feel about the night?” Luna asked as we walked up upon a small grassy area that was lined with flowers. She walked in and laid down to one side of the middle. She patted the spot next to her with a hoof.

With a smirk I trotted over and laid down beside her, “You know I could morph into my human form to scratch behind your ears again, but then again I don’t have any shorts. Unless you don’t mind seeing me in the buff.”

She didn’t say anything as she was clearly thinking it over.

I leaned closer to her ear and whispered, “Don’t think too hard.”

Luna lightly punched me in the shoulder with a hoof as I chuckled at her expense.

“It really is a beautiful night,” I whispered to her, “I must say that to actually see you raise the moon and your sister lower the sun is amazing to say the least. In our world everything moves on it’s own, no magic. So, in my mind having moved something like that is just incredible.”

“To hear of a world without magic, to me, that is incredible,” she replied.

“That’s because you’ve had it all your life, while I didn’t have it. Our culture is of science and ingenuity. For example, our people have been to the moon and actually set foot on it and back. We’ve sent many probes through our galaxy to study the planets.”

She looked to me with a very curious and interested look, “Really? How can you accomplish this without magic?”

“Human ingenuity and invention,” I said simply. “We don’t have magic tis true, but through our inventions we were able to get into space and land on the moon. Our nation’s flag still stands on the surface today.”

“You don’t know of my history, and I do not understand why I tell it now. But I too have been to the moon,” she said softly while looking up to it. While looking at her the moon’s soft light seemed to reflect in her eyes. “It was long ago, over a thousand years ago, that in my jealousy I turned into Nightmare Moon. Ponies slept through my night and romped through her day. I did so much to put together a beautiful night sky only for them to sleep through it. My jealousy over that turned me into Nightmare Moon. I fought my sister. Wanted to have perpetual night.” She sighed and hung her head, “I actually wanted to destroy my sister. We fought. She used the Elements of Harmony to send me to the moon. About five years ago I came back to try it again. The Elements again stopped me by removing the evil from me with Twilight and her friends as the current wielders.”

“Wow,” I whispered softly, “I don’t know what to say about that. Other than this.” I moved from my spot to just in front of her nearly laying on her front hooves and laid on my back. “At night is when they trust you most.”

She looked down at me with some confusion and even more still when I lifted my paw to her muzzle.

“It is when they are most vulnerable because of the rest they need. Without your night, how can they recover from the day? And who would be best to watch out for them during that time? Yes a lot of ponies do sleep through your night because that’s what it’s there for. You get what I’m saying Luna?” I asked her looking up to her face. She was clearly thinking it over. “I for one would think of no pony better to watch over me when I’m the most vulnerable.”

“I never quite...thought about it that way,” she mused softly as my words rattled around in her head.

“Something to think about right?”

“Yes and thank you,” she said with a soft smile.

“You’re welcome Luna,” I patted her cheek with my paw, then laid my paw down with a grin, “Now how about we have a little fun?”

Luna looked down at me with a raised and skeptical eyebrow, “What would you suggest?”

“I could turn myself human and run around the castle naked trying to tickle you?”

She just clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes, but while she was rolling them it gave me the second I needed to change into my human form. By the time she looked down at me again I had my hands up close to her head wiggling them. Her eyes went wide when she saw them as I lay there naked under her.

“You wouldn’t dare,” she growled at me as I started to wiggle my fingers against her muzzle and neck. When she saw that I indeed was daring she decided to up the ante on me. “Well then why don’t you try that on somepony else,” she said while her horn began to glow.

I didn’t know what she was doing, but it sent a chill up and down my spine. My hands and fingers froze against her neck while watching her slowly grin to me leaning her head down close to mine, “Like my sister.” Then with a bright flash I was teleported from the garden.

And right into Celestia’s bedchamber, but not only in her chamber. No. No, Luna didn’t just do that, but she teleported me right over her. So, I landed right on top of her. And she was asleep at the time. Past tense. Meaning she woke up with a start and a yelp, which meant that she also threw me off the bed and onto the floor.

THUD

“OW.”

“Who’s there? Answer me or I’ll vaporize you,” she said as I could see her horn glowing while standing on the bed and looking around her room..

“Down here Celestia,” I groaned to her from my place on the floor landing on my back, “Your dear beloved sister teleported me here.”

I saw her head come over the side of her bed to stare down at me. She gasps then closed her eyes, “Why would she do that and why are you in your human form?”

I quickly changed back to my ninetales form and stood up taking a stretch as my joints popped, “Ow. Well we were in the garden where you left us and to turn things a little fun I threatened to turn into my human form, so I could chase after her threatening to tickle her. Instead she teleported me here.”

“Oh,” she said laying back down on the bed in her previous position and magically pulling the covers over her again. She hummed giving herself a little stretch under the covers, “Well goodnight Emmit I’m sure you can see the door.”

I chuckled to her and trotted over to the door, “Yeah I think I can find it.” Using my own telekinesis I opened the door and left her to sleep. “Good evening,” I told the shocked guards while leaving and made my way back to the gardens.

I was surprised to find Luna still there. She grinned as our eyes met, “How did our sister take it?”

“Just fine,” I slowly circled her, “Once she discovered that it was me she just laid down and allowed me to leave.”

She watched me carefully with a smirk as I circled her, “Really?”

“Yes really,” I replied with a smile continuing to circle her slowly.

“Oh stop already,” Luna told me patting a hoof on the ground, “You’re going to make me dizzy.”

I just chuckled, stopped beside her and laid down leaning against her with a long exaggerated sigh, “Twilight and the girls will be in town tomorrow. Rarity got her store that she wanted so they will help her clean up and move in. So, they will probably be over here in the afternoon or something to visit.”

She just rolled her eyes at me, but didn’t move away either, “That’s fine. One morning or evening I may stop by and see how our element of generosity is doing.”

“I’ll have to stop by as well to tell her how you burned a pair of pants she made me,” I complained.

She huffed with a snort angling her head up away from me, “It was unavoidable.”

I scoffed at her with a quick laugh, “Yeah right.” Then I leaned my head over to her neck and ran my teeth lightly against her neck whispering seductively, “I think you did it on purpose just to see me naked again. Maybe even let me chase you as predator and prey.” She didn’t say anything, but I felt her body shutter and her wings flutter slightly.

She took a quick deep breath letting out a quick powerful short holding her head up, “Not interested.”

“Ouch, shot down by the cold shoulder,” I chuckled and straightened myself from her. “Hey I just got an idea,” I looked to her with excited eyes, “Nightmare night is coming soon right?”

She looked at me with a curious, but slightly wary look, “Yes.”

“How about this idea for when you go to Ponyville again this year. I go as your evil pet of sorts. You change my body color to almost black while keeping my red eyes, that I can have small red flames coming out of. You’ll go as Nightmare Moon and I’ll be kind of like your sidekick, or minion, sort of. The gig is this,” I leaned a little closer as if conspiring with her. I also found out that she was interested which was more than what I was expecting. “You will send me out for those that, in your view, didn’t give enough candy for you to devour. In reality you are selecting some of the foals or adults or whatever to spend some special time with you. What do you think?”

Turning her head she looked off into the distance obviously in thought as her mind mulled it over. About a couple of minutes later she turned back to me with a soft smile, “I like the idea. Of course I might change it some, but I like it.”

“Oh good and if you change it that’s fine. It’s just when I was growing up I never really got a change to have a really awesome costume and character,” I told her. “But now that I’m here in Equestria and have access to magic the thought came to me. Plus it’s something that we can do together.”

“True,” she responded in agreement, “It also just might help you win them over like it did me shortly after my return. That is how and why I return to Ponyville each year for Nightmare Night. Even after my change from Nightmare Moon back to Luna they still feared me because of what I was and not what I am now. So in a way I can understand how you must feel.”

I smiled to her, “Thanks Luna.” Then I chuckled, turned on my back, and wiggled close to her where my head was beneath hers. “At breakfast I’ll see what Celestia wants to do with me today, then I’ll have to go to Rarity’s new place to get the rest of my clothes,” I told her while looking up to her and using one paw to gently paw at her like a cat. Then I leaned up and whisper, “And to tell Rarity who burned my shorts.”

She groaned at me closing her eyes and shaking her head, “You’re hopeless.”

“Thanks,” I cheered at her putting both front paws on her muzzle, “That’s the nicest thing you have said to me.” I gave a fake sniffle as if her words meant the world to me and moved my heart.

She moved her head then grabbed a paw in her mouth and gave it a quick light bite, “I take it back, you’re impossible.”

I chuckled and mimicked whining and acting hurt from her bite for a minute then just relaxed and watched the sky. “I know I’ve said it already,” I said after a bit of silence, “But the night is really beautiful here. I hope that I’m able to see my dad again. We would take those camping trips not just for the hunting and relaxing, but also to watch the stars at night. Can’t do it in the bright lights of the city as I’ve said before.”

“You two are close?” she asked me in a quiet voice as she looked down at me.

I looked up to her with a nod, “Yeah, ever since mom died. Drunk driver t-boned her. She was killed instantly. For a short time we just kept to ourselves until it dawned on us that all we had was each other.” I let a few tears fall as I remembered the day it happened. “I really miss her,” I quietly reminisced looking off into the distance. “It’s hard being taken from everything you knew, given a body that isn’t yours, and thrown into another world. I may seem happy-go-lucky to you, but on the inside...sometimes...I’m terrified.” I didn’t know why I was telling her all this, but for some reason I just felt the need to open up. I put my paw on her hoof and just traced it a little while I spoke to her, “I mean, even with this powerful body what am I supposed to do? What plan does your mother and the tree of harmony have for someone like me? I’m barely an adult myself just finished high school. Was going to take a year or so off and work a bit at my dad’s place to build up some spending money. I miss having a mother. So when I fall in love I could turn to her, so she could tell me everything I would need to know about how to treat a lady.” I smirked at that thinking how wonderful that would have been then just frowned as I fell silent.

“Sorry,” she said quietly to me as I felt her rub her muzzle against me gently. “I lost both of my parents when my sister and I were young.”

There was some more silence before I asked, “How do you stay sane after living so long?” I sighed and continued, “I ask because while in this body I’ll live around a thousand years. And that’s if my pokemon-ish magical energy doesn’t replenish.”

“And if it does? How long would you live if this body absorbs Equestrian magic and adds it to your own?”

I sighed looking up to her, “Then you’ll have a long time to show me how you stay sane through the centuries into millenniums.” My body then forced out a wide long yawn against my wishes.

I heard her giggle, “Seems someone needs to sleep.”

“No I,” I yawned again, “do not.”

She giggled again, “I appreciate you staying up and enjoying my night, but it really is time for you to rest. It’s already passed midnight.”

“You really enjoyed it?” I asked looking up to her, “You really want to get to know me and not just because your mother thinks it’s a good idea?”

She looked down at me and I can tell she was being sincere, “Yes I really did enjoy tonight and yes I really want to get to know you. Even though you can be trying at times and have a...unique sense of humor, you remind me of someone.”

My eyes were already closing as she spoke to me. “Yeah?” I asked quietly as my mind was shutting down, “Is that a good thing?”

She hummed quietly as she nuzzled my head making me drift off and the last thing I heard before letting sleep take me was that it was a good thing.

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“AAAAHHHHH.”

I was jolted awake by an ear-piercingly loud feminine scream, which made me sit up in fright and shock while screaming myself. My eyes only got a little over a second to look around at where I was before I saw the bed sheet wrap around me and start floating up in the air trapping me inside. “Wait, hold on, what’s going on? Where am I? What’s happening?” I kept asking question after question while trying to make heads and tails of the sudden situation.

Added to the confusion I also heard clicks and flashes going off with feminine laughter immediately following.

Things started to fall into place when I heard a door slam open, “Your highness what happened are you alright?” It was a masculine voice followed by many hoofsteps.

“Wait...Highness?” I called out from my comfy bed sheet bag, “Just what is going on?”

I found out, “Oh sister the look on your face is priceless, if only you can see it...oh wait you can...look,” from Luna. I recognized her voice instantly. I pretty much put two and two together. Which came up with some interesting come back pranks. “It’s alright guards,” Luna continued while I still hovered inside my bed sheet bag, “It was just me pranking my good sister.”

“Yeah with me as your punchline,” I called out from within the bag still obviously within Celestia’s magical grasp. Which right now I could hear her deep quick breathing as she was obviously trying to put herself back together from the scare she received. The sound of hooves and a door clicking shut let me know the guards left us.

I sighed patiently and called out, “Celestia my good mare, would you so kindly let me out now?”

I felt a hoof poke me making the bag sway to and fro, then Luna’s teasing voice came to my ears again. “Aww,” she cooed in a comically exaggerated motherly fashion, “Can our widdle Emmit not get himself out of a widdle bag?”

I echoed that with some syrup of my own, “On the contrary my dear Luna. I have any number of ways to get out, it’s just I didn’t want to ruin Celestia’s wonderful sheets. I was being nice and patient.” Suddenly the bag just disappeared from around me and I was sent to the floor with a thud. “OW,” I lifted my head from the floor and glared at Celestia, “What was that for?”

She was off the bed standing on the floor while using her magic to make her bed up. “For using me as your pillow,” she shot back sweetly.

I just blinked to her not believing she is accusing me of that if Luna put me there in the first place. “I wasn’t the one that put me with you,” I defended myself while pointing a paw at Luna, who just stood and whistled.

“No,” she agreed but continued, “But you didn’t have to enjoy it and hold me tight either.”

“Oh well,” but after a couple of seconds something hit me. “Wait a second,” I stood up and glanced a wary eye at Celestia while stepping around the bed, “You screamed supposedly because you didn’t know I was there, so then how could you know that I held you tight in the first place if you didn’t know I was even there?”

She flinched for just a split second but I caught it and stammered out a couple of words as she tried to talk her way out of it. “O-oh w-well I felt it during my sleep,” she said trying to convince me.

“Uh-huh,” I didn’t buy it and grinned to her nearly coming nose to nose with her, “You woke up during the night, saw me like that and actually enjoyed it. You knew that Luna placed me here, but you screamed in order to keep your dignity right?”

She shook her head firmly and trotted past me, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I grinned like the Cheshire cat and looked over at Luna, who was doing the same. “She did enjoy it,” Luna cooed out, “Looks like I’ll have to put him in your bed more often.”

Celestia just blanched at her sister while I looked to her with an annoyed expression, “Hey I refused to be pimped out.”

“Oh really?” she giggled at me and walked up to me batting her eyes, “You refuses to bed with some beautiful mares?”

I held up my paw to her to retort but paused for a couple of seconds. Then I just set it down and panted like an obedient puppy, “I’m game.”

Celestia stomped her right hoof at us then pointed to the door with her left. “Out,” she commanded softly but very firmly with a slight glare.

“Bye,” I said without hesitation and trotted to the door, opening with my telekinesis, then walking out, “See you at breakfast.” I didn’t know what Luna said or did, but all I heard was, “Out Luna.” Then her quickly galloping hooves as she almost ran out of the room, although she was quietly laughing the whole way. She was still giggling when I slowed down for her to catch up to me. “I’m so glad you’re so amused,” I said dryly, “Just remember, you’re fair game you know.”

She just trotted with a wide smirk on her face, “I know,” she responded casually.

“Ok, just so you know,” I responded equally as casual as I trotted along beside her. I assumed that we were headed toward either the kitchen or the dining room for lunch. But we passed it and kept on going, so where were we headed? Luna and I were still slowly trotting along the hallway until we came to a “T” and turned right. This hallway took on a darker tone to it. Darker colored stones with moon symbols showing up. This must be Luna’s wing. I was still by her side. This got me curious as to how far she would let me walk with her, and where. Just when would she tell me to shove off?

I trotted along side of her for another minute or so until we approached a door. It was her room. Two thestrals on either side with her cutie mark on the dark colored door. The hallway was now blatantly obvious that this was Luna’s wing of Canterlot Castle.

Now this was one test. Would she allow me in or tell me to leave? The two thestrals watched me like a hawk as Luna opened her door with her magic and stepped in. I proceeded to step in with her. Actually got passed the two thestrals, who still watched me. Plus, I actually got into the room as she shut the door behind me. Should I try and talk to her or compliment her? She went over to a dresser and proceed to talk off her regalia.

“Beautiful room you have,” I told her on a risk and was being honest about it, “for a beautiful mare.”

“Oh well thank you Emmit,” she cooed in response turning from the dresser and making her way over to me again. She started to pass me so I turned and maintained my pace next to her. We passed the bed to an opening on the far end of the room.

And walked right into the bathroom.

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My heart was pounding in my chest right now as I stood slightly behind her as she turned on the water and checked the temperature. It was a large bathroom with an open shower arrangement. So the bathroom was fully tiled. The shower itself had a raised section of the tiled floor so she had the option to lay on it. And the smart ass in me just had to take it up a notch. And I waited until she tested the water with her hoof and stepped underneath the water stream.

“Allow me to honor of washing you my princess,” I told her taking a typical bow lowering my head to her and curling one leg under me. I mean, true I could just sit and watch until it dawns on her, but getting my hands on her would be much more fun. Especially considering her reactions to the other times my fingers got to her, this should be far more interesting.

“Very well,” she spoke in regal fashion, stepping up onto the raised portion of the tiled floor, and laid down, “You may.”

“I thank you my princess,” I calmly told her while a bright aura surrounded my body while morphing into my human form. Inwardly, I was grinning from ear to ear at the possibilities, wiggling my fingers and cackling like a maniac. Truthfully, I did volunteer a lot at the local animal shelter over the past few years and washed a number of dogs, so this wouldn’t be all that different. Except that this animal was a talking pony that could send me into space and I was purposely messing with her.

I’m going to Tartarus, I just know it.

Now in my human form I stood up and took the adjustable hand sprayer from its crutch and tested the water again. It was fine, then grabbed the shampoo from its holder on the wall, and knelt down on the floor of the large shower. I set the bottle down and moved the shower head to Luna’s head. “Close your eyes my princess while I wet down your head.” To my surprise she did. The water wasn’t coming out hard enough for my hand to be in front of it, so I wasn’t worried about the blast of the water stinging her. After her head I went straight for her mane. That was interesting because I could feel the individual strands of hair, and yet it looked like my fingers were poking out through the night sky itself. And what was odd was that each star was aligning with my fingers. That gave me some interesting ideas for later.

However I just kept quiet and pretended to be a simple servant and did my job. With one hand I held the shower head and with the other worked the water into wherever the water was being sprayed at. I was careful around her ears and eyes. Now that her mane was wet I concentrated on her back first and sides before even thinking about her wings. As my fingers dug a little into her back as I wet it down she gave a soft contented sigh laying her head down on her front hooves. As my fingers and water worked their way down her back I could feel her beginning to really relax under my ministrations. I used the same type of massage technique that I always used when washing an animal and it seemed to be working here. In my mind I was grinning wickedly now working on her rear end. Starting with the end of her tail then took my time on each of her cutie marks. She moaned quietly.

Her tail reacted the same way to me as her mane did. Now was the time to work on her wings. “Extend your wing please.” Extending it I began to wet it down gently. Doing the other one while I was on the other side was a little bit tricky. But I could do it fine while standing up with her wing extended straight up.

Next was soaping her down everywhere. I wet her down, her head, neck and shoulders, mane, back, wings, haunches, and lastly her tail. The whole time working the soap into her fur coat and to her skin. Using a slow massaging fashion to work it in. I took my time with her. True I wanted to get my hands on her, but I also wanted to show her another side of me. The best way to do that was through my fingers. To give her the most relaxing wash she had ever had. She relaxed completely under my ministrations with the soap and water washing the night away.

Now was the time for her underside. “On your back please my princess,” I gently commanded. She hummed pleasantly with a wide smile. She was sluggish so I helped her roll over, then gently tilted her head to one side. “Just relax my princess,” I said softly to her then positioning her four hooves in a sprawled out fashion. Her eyes were still closed.

I washed and soaped her body down. Front hooves and legs, chest, belly and both sides, back hooves and legs, and then gently her womanhood. I took special attention there. My fingers did the talking. When I first touched her there she gasped then let out some quiet moans. However, the rest of her body needed to be finished. I kissed each hoof and leg when done, then kissed her chest, her belly and both sides, her back hooves and legs I kissed as well. Then back to her womanhood. Using my thumbs to massage just outside of it, I kissed her there lightly. When she tensed up it was time to leave that part. Turning off the water I put the shampoo back where it belongs then stood back and morphed back into my ninetales form once more.

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“Shall I blow dry you my princess?” I asked igniting my body with fire.

Slowly she hummed calmly and dare I say happy and content. She stretched herself as if waking up from a long nap then got down from the raised floor. With only a smile she stopped in the center of the large shower giving me just enough room.

“Ninetales, ninetales, ninetales, ninetales,” my natural ethereal voice called out as I duplicated myself four times. Then dashed around her. Quickly a whirlwind formed and along with the fire induced a blow dry affect quickly drying her. After she was dry I stopped in front of her. “Shall we go to breakfast my princess?” continuing to play the servant.

Humming softly she nodded and just started walking toward the door.

We got back into the hallway walking side by side like before. All the way back to the dining room where Celestia and our breakfast was already waiting.

“Ah there you are sister,” Celestia’s pleased voice wafted from the head of the table, “What kept you?”

“A servant gave me the most relaxing bath I have had in a very long time,” Luna said before taking her first bites of a short stack of pancakes.

Celestia smiled to her raising an eyebrow with a giggled, “Really Lulu and who was this wonderful servant of yours?”

I grinned and wave a paw at Celestia.

At the same time Luna said, “Well it was Emmit.”

I kept facing Celestia with a grin while she looked at me curiously then smirked at me. “I might just give him a try,” she giggled at me, “What do you think Lulu?”

Suddenly there was heavy breathing and snorting against my shoulder. I didn’t move but just kept grinning to Celestia. Then Luna said, “Not if I kill him.” And it finally clicks for her. I was wondering just when her mind would click into what we were doing and now I know.

“I don’t think that will be necessary Lulu,” Celestia smiled to me then lit up her horn.

In a flash and a soft pop I went from the dining room to a room that was obviously Celestia’s. After a couple of minutes Celestia’s soft voice said, “I do believe that I will let you wash me as you did my dear sister,” as she appeared.

Turning around to face her I was still surprised that she would let me do such a thing. Next was washing a mare than could burn me to a crisp. I’ll either be insanely envied or be remembered as the one male who went where no stallion had gone before. However, not one to argue I quickly morphed back into my naked human form and bowed to her as a servant would, “As you wish my princess. Shall we adjourn to the bathroom then?”

She blushed when I changed into my human form, “You really need to be in that form for this?” First time that I saw her looking rather cute with lifting up one leg, hiding behind her mane a little, with a blush.

“Yes I do because the magic is in the fingers,” wiggling some fingers at her.

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“Very well,” she quietly agreed and trotted into the bathroom. I followed behind her noting that she didn’t have her regalia on, nor any clothes for that matter. She must put all that on after the morning shower routine. The bathroom and shower was just like in Luna’s room, Just light colored tiles instead of darker ones. Same raised portion of the tiled floor for her to lay on. I took the shower head in hand and turned on the water, “If you would lay down on the raised floor my princess.”

“Certainly,” she said softly and laid down.

Once the water was warm enough I started washing her down and did the exact same things with her as I did with Luna. The only thing that I did differently is gently moving her legs out from under her and stretching them out. Plus I added some relaxation techniques from hypnosis routines. While I was wetting her down she went through simple exercises of slowly counting numbers and letters. Telling her to let everything go, let her mind drift, and just relax seemed to work. As my fingers worked the water into her coat she relaxed under my ministrations.

While working the soap into her mane, tail, and coat on her back and wings I took her mind through relaxing imagery like a quiet time on the beach. She was humming and moaning in quiet content as my fingers worked the soap into her. I really didn’t know that much about preening, but I knew enough from working at the animal shelter to know how to at least straighten them and to pick out the really bad ones. At least the ones that are pretty much ready to fall out.

Now was the time to turn her over, which was easier than I thought. I just told her to stay relaxed while turning her over. Now that she was on her back with her wings tucked safely under her I could work on her underside. I told her to relax and change scenes to whatever she wanted. To think of my fingers as conduits for relaxing energy. Her head was turned to one side, her eyes were closed, and she had a very content smile on her face.

Like Luna I went through the wetting her down and soaping her down. Each kiss against her was just like my time with Luna. Her chest, then her belly, and then her womanhood. Celestia let out a long moaning sigh at that. Next leaving there to lightly kiss up her body. Ending with a light kiss on her lips after turning her head.

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“I’ll count from three to one and you will open your eyes and feel refreshed,” I told her softly then morphed into my ninetales form. “Three, two, one,” she stretched out wide letting out a long lazy sigh.

“I must say Emmit,” she lazily rolled off the raised portion of the floor and stood up to face me. “That definitely was the most relaxing bathe I’ve ever had.”

I bowed with a smile, “I’m pleased that you enjoyed it my princess.”

She smirked at me with a raised eyebrow, “Now how are you going to dry me?”

“Like this,” I smiled and quickly did the same as I did with Luna. I loved the look on her face. Her face was filled with shock, awe, and a little fear. Once she was dry I stopped in front of her with a bow, “How was that my princess?”

She let out a long calming breath then shook herself to get her fur to quit standing on end. She let out a grunt of frustration when it didn’t work. I just grinned levitating her brush, “Well you are dry.”

She snatched it from me in her magic then levitated a dry towel, quickly rolling it up, and grinned wickedly to me.

“I see you need to get ready,” I said to her chuckling nervously while backing up, “so I’ll-OW.”

She snapped me with the towel. I laughed lightly rubbing the spot with a tail, “Ok I deserved that one, but I didn’t hear you complaining during my kisses.”

“Well tha-,” she started to say then stopped as her mind went back to what happened. Then the look of her eyes changed as she turned her head to me with a wicked smile. At the same time she was twirling the towel tighter.

“I really should learn to keep my mouth shut- OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW.”

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“Did you have to hit so hard?” I asked Celestia as we walked down the hallway toward the throne room. I was sore, sure, and it showed with each step. But really, I didn’t mind it so much. I got to do what many stallions only get to do in their dreams. That is if they are lucky that Luna doesn’t find out.

She gave a light hum in response.

“Still you can’t say that you didn’t enjoy it,” I smiled to her, “And so did I actually.”

She scoffed softly, “Yes I enjoyed it, but the kisses should not have been part of it.”

“Oh I disagree completely,” I chuckled, “it was to show you respect and care for you.”

She stopped dead in her tracks and looked at me with a shocked curious expression.

I stopped and turned to her, “I meant that you know. It’s was just my way of communicating that to you.” All she did was blush and turn her head to hide a little behind her mane. It was cute.

She didn’t say anything, but started walking appearing to think that over. So I walked all the way with her to the throne room in my ninetales form. We had already discussed about me leaving the castle and going into town to meet up with Rarity, Twilight and the others.

“So how many nobles that want either more money, power, or land are you going to see today?” I walked into the throne room beside her.

She giggled with a shake of her head, “Too many.”

And for the next two hours that’s all there was. Noble after noble wanting nothing more than the three things I said to her earlier. I guess some things really are universal.

“Well my princess if there are no objections,” I started to say while stretching out like a cat, “I’d like to visit Rarity’s place and visit the girls.”

There was a mischievous glint in her eye that I didn’t like as she smiled at me, “Well I suppose I should let you go.”

“Or not and have me run around bare butt naked all the time,” I smirked.

She blushed.

“Yeah I thought not,” I chuckled and used the end of a tail and trail up her back while walking away. “I’ll see you later.” Her body shivered at that and made her blush harder with a wink. The girls here in this world are just too easy to make them blush. Not that I was complaining any as it was a wonderful pastime for me.

My trip into the city was without incident. This would be the first time that I walked out of the castle, through the long courtyard, through the gate and out into Canterlot City.

The looks that I got while walking through the city ranged from curious to disgust. The disgust was mainly coming from most of the ponies close to the castle. Oh if they only knew. I smirked thinking about the two baths I gave the princesses. Seeing the city in the show was nothing compared to actually seeing it in person. The architecture, at least to me, seemed to be a combination of Arabic, Russian, and old Roman. At least to me anyway, and it seemed to work and fit together just fine. The sun was out, but with it being close to winter it wasn’t all that hot out and with a cool breeze it felt really nice. Of course in my human form it might feel a little bit on the cool side.

As I walked down the street I even saw some ponies with their heads soo high up that they were looking up at the sky. And yet still walking down the street even with their eyes closed and only one thing came to mind at that. Post Ben Post. Canterlot was a unique and beautiful place and couldn’t help but do a little sight seeing as I crossed street after street.

It was approaching almost one in the afternoon when I finally saw the storefront of Rarity’s new place. I took a minute to just look at it with a smile at her dream finally becoming reality. A unicorn mare walked in front of the store and then inside before I could cross the street. It took me a minute to realize that she was from the show. A very light pink coat with a two tone pink and red mane and tail with two hot peppers as her cutie mark. Now I know where I am in the show. The Princess Dress. I waited for a short bit before opening the door with my telekinesis and stepping inside.

“Hello, and welcome to Canterlot Carousel,” Rarity called out just as I stepped inside. A quick dash off to the side assured me to be out of sight.

“I’m so pleased to present to you your…,” Rarity said while hovering the dress out for the mare. Of course this was the one that she added the extra rubies, diamonds, and other rocks onto it. Looked good to me, but wasn’t what the mare wanted.

“Princess Dress! Finally!” the mare exclaimed happily, “I’m been so desperate to get this ever since I saw Princess Twilight wearing it at your...” The mare took the dress and gave it a closer look, “Wait a minute. There’s something different.”

“Well, as an artiste, I did take the liberty to change a few minor details.” Rarity giggled nervously at the mare giving her an unappreciative look, “I...I saw these gems glistening in the light and they just spoke to me. Aren’t they lovely? And so unique?”

The mare scoffed and turned her head, “They’re fine. But they’re not what I ordered, are they?”

“No...no, they’re not.”

“I want the dress to be exactly like the one Princess Twilight wore. Understand?” the mare complained to her holding up a type of magazine in her magic.

“Yes, yes of course,” Rarity said sadly in defeat and turned toward Sassy Saddles and walked passed her to fix the dress. However, Miss Saddles came out from the back with the fixed dress in her magic and handed it over. The mare was pleased and walked out. Right when the door shut behind me I came out from hiding in the corner.

“Hello,” Saddles said only hearing me as she didn’t have her eyes open when she was smiling. “Welcome to,” she started to say then opened her eyes and saw me thus finishing with, “CanterAAHHHH.”

I just smiled and chuckled at Miss Saddles reaction to me. She just pointed a hoof at me panting as if gasping for air.

“Sassy what is it what-,” Rarity called out bursting from the back room then saw me, “Oh hello Emmit.”

Sassy just gave Rarity a shocked look as I trotted passed her.

I gave Rarity a sad smile while trotting up to her, “Rarity.” Then gave her a gentle sideways hug. She stiffened at first then relaxed into it. “Let’s talk,” I told her softly and guided her into the back again. “First off congrats on opening your shop here,” then turned her head to me with a paw, “However, I can see disappointment in your eyes.”

She sighed and slowly walked over to a ponyquin with an unfinished Princess Dress on it and gently put her hoof to it. “Your right,” she spoke softly and sat down in front of it, “I am disappointed.”

Walking over I put a leg around her and hugged her again, “You’re not a one dress gal Rarity. You’ll suffer here and never be happy, you know that.” She didn’t say anything as she leaned on me. “It’ll feel like you’re a part of a factory here.”

“It’s what they all want,” she spoke softly in return.

“But at what cost to you?” I asked her firmly, “Think about this Rarity. Is it your boutique or Saddles or Canterlot’s? I’d say it’s yours and that you can do what you want in your boutique. And if they don’t like you doing just one dress… Then well they don’t deserve your creativity. Is it really worth losing yourself, your wonderful creativity and generosity over?” I stepped away from her and moved her head toward me with a hoof, “Just something to think about alright?”

She nodded to me, “Alright.”

I lightly kissed her nose, “Good. I’ll let you get back to work for now. Where did Twilight and the rest of the girls run off to?”

“Oh they went to the cafe down the street to have lunch before heading up to the castle to see Celestia. They were going to stay and see Luna tonight,” Rarity said and went back to work.

“Thanks Rarity,” I said with a sad smile to her back, “Just remember what I said and think about it.”

She just hummed in acknowledgment as I left her there and walked out. “See you around Miss Saddles,” she stiffened and pointed at me again squeaking in fright. And once outside I headed to the street to look for a cafe where the girls were.

It didn’t take me long to find it. Twilight and the others were around a large table outside on the porch. An umbrella was over the table and they were talking away having drinks. So, I started making my way over to them. Announcing myself would not be a problem considering I got a couple of screams from two of the patrons while the rest either looked on in disgust or confusion.

“Emmit,” Fluttershy happily called out to me and got off the stool and practically ran over to me. I was happy to hug her as she rubbed her cheek against mine.

“Oh Emmit how are you doing since you disappeared on us?” she went into nurse mode looking me over.

I chuckled to her and put a paw against her to stop her from walking around me. She stopped in front of me and looked up to me curiously. “Fluttershy,” I lightly chuckled with a happy smile, “I’m fine thank you.” I ushered her back to the table where she got up on her stool again sitting down on the ground beside her. “Hey girls,” I waved a paw to them. I got some hello’s and hi’s, but Rainbow was the first one to really ask what was on their mind.

“Alright I’m dying to know what happened to you when you disappeared,” Rainbow nearly commanded me while putting both front hooves on the table almost glaring at me.

I chuckled as Pinkie, who was right next to me, pushed a cup of something toward me. “Thanks Pinkie,” taking a sip of what was plain juice. “Well I’m afraid that my disappearance was my fault. You see I was messing with Twilight and getting her all hot and bothered when Spike slammed the door open and yelled her name. That startled her into sending me to Canterlot.”

There was some giggles around at that.

“And?” Pinkie asked with her eyes dancing with mirth.

“And I appeared into the private hot springs of the princesses in a cave underneath Canterlot somewhere while Celestia was in it,” I finished for them with a smirk. Applejack and Rainbow were laughing, Twilight was hanging her head as if in shame, Fluttershy and Pinkie just giggled. “It didn’t end there either,” I continued, “She was also surprised that we could understand each other and was even more surprised when I told her why. She snatched me out of that wonderful hot bath and right into Luna’s chambers where she was shocked as well. To make it up to her I put her asleep with my fingers. From there I spend the rest of the time with Celestia as she announced me to the staff and guards, so I wouldn’t be attacked on sight. From there is where the fun started.”

“What do you mean sugarcube?” AJ asked while chuckling.

“Well it wasn’t long until Dinner, so when I got there an opened the door Luna had just got up and was stretching. But her butt was way up in the air and I could not stop myself.” I grinned to them, “I just said how that was a beautiful view, but I never expected the moon to moon me, not that I was complaining.”

“I bet not,” Twilight said dryly, “I bet she didn’t like that either.”

I laughed and shook my head lifting up a still slightly burnt tail tip, “Nope and I got singed because of it and lost the pants Rarity made me as well. After she calmed down Celestia, Luna and I walked through the garden until Celestia was ready for bed. Then it was just Luna and I talking through the night until I went to sleep.” I chuckled at the memory, “But Luna pulled a prank on us and during the night she had put me in bed with Celestia. Needless to say she got the shock of her life when she woke up.”

There was another round of giggles and laughter from the girls again.

“But I got Luna back though...sort of.”

“Sort of?” Twilight asked curiously as she eyed me.

I nodded while taking a sip of the juice again, “Why yes, I gave Luna a bath.” They all looked at me in confusion as to why that would constitute getting her back. “Let’s just say that I know her very intimately now,” I clued in for them.

Blushes all around this time.

“You mean to tell us that you actually...Luna’s…”

I nodded to Rainbow and smirked, “Yes and she enjoyed it too. Celestia was curious and so I washed her too before she went to court.”

Both Fluttershy’s and Rainbow’s wings were now out and stiff as the others blushed heavily.

Fluttershy walked over to me and tapped me. She was blushing and hiding behind her mane, but I leaned down to her. “Would you wash me?” she whispered really quiet to me.

I just nodded to her with a knowing smile to which she just squeed in delight and got back onto her stool with a happy smile.

“Have you been to see Rarity?” Twilight asked.

“Yes and she’s not good.” I held up a paw to their shocked expressions, “All you see is just one dress.” When they looked around they agreed with me. “That’s because Rarity is letting Sassy Saddles pretty much run the show, but don’t worry it will work itself out in a few hours. Then everything will be fine. Trust me.” I smiled knowingly to them.

“Just how do you know it’ll work out?” AJ asked me with a wary expression.

“Simple logic,” I teased them with a smile, “You see we all know that Rarity isn’t a one dress lady. Sassy Saddles is. Thereby creating the conflict where Rarity will ultimately have to make a choice. Either side with Miss Saddles or stay true to herself. And we all know that she will stay true to herself. Thereby one of two things is going to happen. One is that she closes the store and stops the whole thing completely. Or two Rarity takes control and she and Miss Saddles comes to an agreement.”

“Well, I don’t fault your logic,” Twilight said aloud while looking around at me and the girls, “But I can’t see her just up and closing the store. Not when it meant so much to her. It was her dream after all.”

“Yeah, Rarity never gives up on her dreams,” Rainbow agreed nodding her head.

“Is there anything that we can do in the meantime?”

“Not really Fluttershy,” I told them softly, “Actually it would be best that we leave her alone for the time being. We’ll know when it’s time. It’ll be obvious.”

“In that case I’d say let’s go up to the castle to speak with Celestia,” Twilight told us and got down from her chair, “She’ll be having lunch shortly and she’s invited us.”

“Oh goody,” Pinkie bounced off her chair happily as I followed the rest of the girls. This lunch with Celestia would be an interesting one that was for sure. Especially after the bath I gave her. I was just wondering just what she would tell the girls.

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“Alright Princess,” Rainbow spoke up first after we got our meals and all the girls, plus me, was sitting around the table. “Just how did he wash you?”

Celestia eyed me while I just gave her a slight nod to her silent question. Which told her that it was in her hooves whether to tell or not. She took another quiet sip from her cup then set it down with her magic. “It was the most relaxing bath that anypony has ever given me,” she said with a soft smile.

“Did he use his hands?” Fluttershy asked and I knew why. My meal was the most interesting thing right now.

“Yes he did.”

“Did it make you feel all gooey like nothing could bother you?” she asked while acting it out laying her head on the table with a happy look and her tongue hanging out.

Celestia giggled softly then nodded, “Yes Pinkie something like that.”

“Is it true he kissed you while he bathed ya?”

Celestia blushed with a soft smile and just nodded to AJ.

“Where did he kiss you and what was it like? Is it true he kissed you...there?” Twilight asked, to my surprise, in a soft eager voice. It made me wonder if she was looking forward to it or something.

Celestia took a breath and another sip from her cup then set it down. “Yes he did kiss me privately, but looking back he didn’t mean it sexually. It was meant in an admiration and caring sense. It was just a little unexpected.”

“Well I’m game,” Rainbow grinned and looked over at me, “Say princess you mind if we use that hot spring cave of yours?”

Celestia seemed to think about it then nodded to her, “Well Miss Dash as long as you keep it a secret. It is mainly for just royalty.”

Rainbow saluted, “You got it.”

“Twilight will have to go with you,” Celestia said again.

“Why me?”

Celestia smiled to her, “Because teleportation is the only way in and out. I can get them in, but you’ll have to go so they can come out. I’ll be in court.”

“Oh,” is all she said.

“Great come on let’s go,” Rainbow fluttered over to me and grabbed a part of my short mane.

“Uh Rainbow you’ll have to wait in line I’m afraid,” I told her while standing up. Lunch was pretty much over for me anyway and taking a looking around I noticed that Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Twilight was done as well.

“Huh? Somepony called dibs?”

I nodded then tilted my head toward Fluttershy who just blushed and nodded behind her mane.

Rainbow just grinned and crossed her forelegs over her chest, “Ok that’s fair.” Twilight and Pinkie stood from their chairs, but AJ didn’t. She mentioned that she wasn’t interested and wanted to check in with Rarity. So, Celestia teleported Fluttershy, Rainbow, Pinkie, Twilight and I down to the private hot spring bath house type cave underneath Canterlot for us to enjoy. I was looking forward to giving this bath to Fluttershy as my way of saying thanks to her for all that she’s done.

It took a minute of looking around in order to find everything needed. The big pool in the center, with a smaller one that looks like a hot tub off in a corner. The smaller one looked like it had a portion of the surrounding floor lowered. The rim of the tub was even with the floor and the lowered portion looked to serve two purposes. To create a step to help step down into and also for a washing area for a servant to wash the princesses. At least it was a good guess with the smaller adjustable and detachable water shower head sticking up from the floor by the step. Now all that was needed was the shampoo and I’d be all set.

I walked over to the hot tub while the girls looked around. Twilight didn’t look around that much, which told me that she had been here before. She talked to the girls about it while I walked over to the hot tub. The shampoo that I needed was in a cabinet, of sorts, on the wall near the hot tub. In it was all kinds of shampoo fragrances. There was rose pedals. Fluttershy might like that, so I took it. Then morphed into my human form. After putting the shampoo down by the shower head on the floor I stepped down into the hot tub, turned toward the girls on the far side of the room, and clapped my hands to get their attention. The hot tub was only about three foot deep with a bench that went all the way around the tub for the ponies to sit on, or lay on. After sitting down on it I motioned over Fluttershy, “Alright Fluttershy, over here please. I finally get to repay your for everything that you did for me.”

She giggled cutely while trotting over to me. “Oh but you don’t have to,” she mentioned with a smile while stepping down to the first step, “That is if you don’t want to.”

I gently coaxed her into laying down with her legs spread out in eagle fashion. “I know,” I chuckled and grabbed the shower head, adjusting the temperature of the water and the water spray, “But that makes this all the more enjoyable.”

She giggled up at me, “Well alright.”

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“Thank you, now just lay your head down,” I softly told her while easing her head down with a hand. “Now just relax and let me do everything.” With the shower head ready and the shampoo ready I took my time with Fluttershy. The same here with her as with Luna and Celestia. Worked the water and the soap into her coat then the skin underneath. Using the same relaxation exercises I felt her relax under my care. My fingers working against her body and muscles to work her cares and tension away. So, by the time I was kissing her and washed away the soap she was really relaxed. And looking very content with a happy smile on her muzzle. While washing away the soap I kissed her head, neck, shoulders, back, wings, lower back and haunches, her cutie marks and then her rear legs. Then turned her over to do her other side.

The girls that were watching blushed at that and especially after I started kissing her. Her lips first, then neck again, each leg, chest, belly, and then her marehood, then worked my way back up giving her another kiss on her lips. Throughout her whole washing I did my best to take my time and use all the techniques that to really thank her for what she did for me. When done I gently scratched and rubbed behind an ear while moving in front of her with a smirk, “All done, how do you feel?”

Some clopping of hooves and Rainbow began trotting her way over for her turn. Out of the corner of my eye I also saw Twilight taking notes. Of course how she got the ink or pencil lead not to run because of all the moisture was probably through magic. Fluttershy hummed first then smiled contently up to me, “Oh that was just wonderful Emmit.” She stretched out like a cat with her wings also stretching, “I feel so much better.” Then she leaned up and gave me a slow gentle kiss to my cheek, “Thank you so much.”

“You’re welcome Fluttershy and thank you for all you’ve done and will do for me,” I told her with a smile happy that she enjoyed it.

“Was he really that good Fluttershy?” Rainbow asked her as she stopped in front of her while Fluttershy got up from the lowered portion of the floor.

“Oh yes he was,” Fluttershy giggled contently and trotted off to speak with Twilight and Pinkie. More than likely to give Twilight a run through on how it felt for her notes.

Then Rainbow looked at me with a smirk, stepped onto the lowered portion of the floor, and then laid down. “Alright stud,” she said and wiggled to get comfy laying in the same manner as Fluttershy, “Let’s see how you do with me.” A challenge that I accepted. Of course when I asked her to picture something relaxing to concentrate, she chose kicking changeling’s butts. To each their own and by the time I was washing off the soap from her back she was just as relaxed as Fluttershy. With a smile I helped her turn over to do her underside. And when done she stretched out with a loud sigh, “Ok I’ll admit that makes me fell like I could do sonic rainbooms all day long. And you know what?”

“What’s that skittles?” I asked with a smirk glad to see that she enjoyed it.

She looked at me curiously when I called her skittles, but just shook her head and continued, “I am so glad I called dibs on you during heat season. You and those fingers will make it soo much easier on me.” Rainbow then turned and stepped up from the lowered portion of the floor while giving a light brush of my nose with the end of her tail.

Pinkie bounced over, landed on the lowered platform and laid down with a happy soft squee. By this time my fingers were starting to get a little wrinkled, but nothing I haven’t dealt with before. With Pinkie though it was different. When I asked her to picture something relaxing all she said was “frosting” softly. However, I trudged on while Twilight waited for her turn and took notes watching intently the whole time. More than likely trying to figure out why it felt soo good. I just smirked while loving the look on Twilight’s face as she tried to figure it out.

Twilight looked still confused when I got done with Pinkie. Pinkie gave me a long kiss in thanks and told me that I could get anything that my heart’s desired at anytime from her. I thanked her and now it was Twilight’s turn. She was a little wary at first but then I asked her to picture something relaxing and she went right into math. Figures. Surprisingly it worked for her and I was able to go through the whole routine with her too. And when I got done Twilight still didn’t know how I did that made her feel so good and relaxed, even after all the kisses. However, she admitted that she felt much better and way more relaxed than she did before. That got them talking about letting Rarity know. They haven’t gotten the chance to dry yet, so I morphed into my ninetales form to dry them off upstairs.

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Twilight used her magic to teleport us from the underground hot spring to the garden outside of the castle. We all appeared onto a brick lined ground so I wouldn’t burn any of the grass when drying them using my dash and fire technique. Oh sure they were shocked at first but them relaxed after figuring out that I was drying them off. Of course they all giggled to themselves after I got done and their mane and tails were puffed up like the tail on a bunny. However, Twilight teleported us there so we could make our way from there and to Rarity’s shop. Which, by my estimates she should be into her closing sale right now, which would lead her into making up with Sassy and saving her store, so everything was working out.

^_^

When we got to Rarity’s it was busy, but also on the way to winding down for the night. There was only a handful, for me handful anyway, of ponies there and she, saddles, and even AJ were talking away. However, all of them turned their head to me when we walked in. Rarity greeted us with her usual flare, AJ came over and immediately started talking with Pinkie and Rainbow, while Sassy just stood there and stared at me like a deer in headlights.

I just grinned to Sassy lifting a paw and waving it to her. Meanwhile Rarity came over with a happy giddy walk and just as big a smile on her face, then kissed me on my cheek slowly. Her heart was in it as she hummed quite happily while doing so.

“Thank you so much Emmit,” she told me quietly looking into my eyes with so much gratitude showing through hers.

I smiled in return, gently took a hoof in my upturned paw, then gently kissed it, “You’re welcome Lady of Generosity.”

She giggled with a blush as I let go of her hoof, “Charmer.” Then she remembered about my clothes, “Oh by the way I have the rest of your outfits in back and when I close for the night, which will be shortly, I want to see how they look on you.”

The other girls were either talking among themselves, looking around, or speaking with the few customers that were left. Sassy had resigned to keep away from me by helping the remaining customers. “That’s good because I sort of got my pants burnt to a crisp by Luna,” I told her rather sheepishly.

She gave me a soft glare which turned to simple curiosity, “How on earth did that happen?”

I chuckled at that, “I’ll tell you when you close up. I’ll start with when I got to the castle and work my way to it. It’s more fun that way.”

She just rolled her eyes, “Alright if you insist, then make yourself comfortable until then,” she told me sweetly then trotted off to help the few remaining customers. While she went off I looked around for a place to lay down on. Fluttershy was over off in a lonely corner laying on a soft couch, so I figured about keeping her company while the other girls talked and giggled among themselves while helping Rarity. Fluttershy smiled and blushed slightly when I came over and laid down on the couch in front of her.

“How do you like her new shop? Her dream has finally come through and I can tell that she’s through the roof about it right now,” I said to her while watching the room. The last of the customers were paying for their dresses with Sassy handing that, so the girls were all around Rarity whispering and giggling. More than likely telling them about their bath. I figured that because both Rarity and AJ blushed then looked at me, to which I smiled waved a paw innocently.

Fluttershy giggled at the sight putting a hoof to her mouth, “Yes she is and I’m so glad that her dream has come true.”

“And the other girls are telling them about the bath I gave them,” I smirked and turned my head slightly to watch her reaction out of the corner of my eye.

She blushed again, more this time, and slightly hiding cutely behind her mane, “Yes they are.” She paused for a few seconds then whispered to me, “It really was wonderful the bath you gave me, thank you.”

I looked to her with a wide smile, “You’re welcome. Think of it as one of many thank yous for helping me.”

“You’re quite welcome Emmit,” she said as the last of the customers were leaving for the day. Sassy said goodnight to Rarity and headed out the door, then Rarity shut and locked the door while switching the sign to closed.

Then Rarity turned to me with a wide happy grin, which I wasn’t all that comfortable with. “Emmit,” she cooed and sing songed to me with her voice just dripping with syrupy mischief.

I couldn’t help myself, but answered her in like manner, while grinning with mischief as well with, “Yes dear?”

For a split second it looked like her mind stopped working and I had her. However, she recovered and continued. And with any good game of poker she called and raised me with, “Time for you to try on your outfit darling.”

“Excuse me Fluttershy,” I told her and got down from the couch and slowly walked my way over to the girls as they were all standing in the middle of the boutique. The girls were standing next to Rarity as I walked over with a smile. My smile turned into a grin as I stopped in front of her looking into her eyes, “Right here?” The room was completely quiet as Rarity and I tried to up one another as they looked between us like a crowd watching a tennis match.

Rarity just grinned up to me, “Of course, why not darling? I’ll go get them, so don’t go anywhere.” Then she trotted off behind me and to the back to get my clothes. A couple of minutes later she comes back with a rack in her magic rolling on the floor with three complete sets and two sets of shoes. One set of fancy shoes while they other is hard work and day to day activities. Two sets of fancy clothes with what is now my only set of everyday and work clothes. One pair of fancy clothes looked a lot like a tuxedo, but with some small diamonds sewn into it. It wasn’t all that many, but it added to it without being overdone. The other one looked like a shirt and slacks that looked like something that what would be worn on the front of a romance novel. I first thought that it was for fancy occasions, but now that I took a good look at it I think it was for her personal indulgence. I could have fun with this. I eyed the old style slacks and chemise shirt that tied in the front. That was first.

I looked around at the other girls for a second remembering the first time I went through this.

“You know you could just use the changing room like everypony else,” Twilight offered with a blush, a smile, and a wave of her hoof.

Pinkie, AJ, and Rainbow were whispering to each other. I had a feeling that bets were being made. I looked to Twilight and smiled, “Why? It’ not like you haven’t seen me before.” Grinning while looking at Rarity I started morphing into my human form.

“Well that...maybe true….,” Twilight started to say as I transformed into my human naked self, “...but...”

Now in my human form I looked down to Rarity with a smirk clasping my hands behind me. Out of the corner of my eye both Pinkie and AJ handed over some bits to Rainbow. And Rarity’s mind shut down again as she just stared at me. I chuckled and went over to the rack and started to dress into the medieval slacks and chemise shirt leaving the front untied. The shirt was white while the slacks were black. I suppose it was for the classic tall dark and handsome look that she was going for. When done the shirt was tucked into my pants which also tied in front and left the shoes off for now. My eyes was on the girls the whole time while getting dressed. Rainbow whistled at me and threw a couple of bits toward me. Fluttershy was blushing hard hiding behind her mane. Twilight and Rarity’s mind was blown as they just watched. Pinkie was just staring at me with a soft smile with her eyes roaming all over me, and for the first time it sent a chill up and down my spine for some reason.

“Alright sugarcube,”AJ spoke up with a voice thick with arousal, although she would never admit to it, “That’s the last time you are doing that in front of us.”

“Why?” I asked while picking up the bits putting them into the pants pocket, “Apparently all of you enjoyed it.” Then I looked to Rainbow with a wink, “I know Rainbow did.”

“That’s beside the point,” she continued, “it just ain’t proper.”

“Why?” I asked again, “We are all alone in a private place and we are all adults.” Then walked up to her, knelt down, gently took AJ’s head in a hand, and lifted it up to meet mine with a smirk, “And you didn’t argue the whole time either.”

AJ snorted and shoved my hand away, “Again that’s beside the point.”

I just chuckled then turned to face Rarity, knelt down in front of her eye to eye, “So what do you think?”

“It’s too bad Rainbow called dibs,” she said absentmindedly, then blushed hard and shook her head getting her mind clear. “I mean you look really dashing in that outfit darling,” she told me in her normal tone while standing up spreading my arms wide, “Just like I had hoped.”

“He looks positively delicious,” Pinkie said with her tone having a very lustful edge to it sending another chill up and down my spine. Something about her and the possibilities just got me a little nervous.

And on that note. I changed into the tuxedo looking one with the small diamonds. “Isn’t there a show that the Wonderbolts are putting on soon?”

“OH yeah,” Rainbow nearly shouted in glee as she floated in the air, “I nearly forgot to tell you all that the show is the day after tomorrow. And yours truly is the first standby in case one of them can’t fly.”

“That’s right and the party for it is tomorrow night,” Rarity chipped in then turned to me after I finished dressing, “And you look positively handsome in that suit.”

I snapped to attention then bowed to them, “Thank you and congrats Rainbow and yes, Rarity, I will wear one of these for the party tomorrow night.” I looked to the other girls, “You girls coming?” One by one the agreed. It took another fifteen minutes for me to try on the other tuxedo to make sure it fits and then get dressed into my slacks and chemise shirt again. “Well I think it’s late and we need to get some sleep,” I gathered up my clothes in my arms, “What do you say?”

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