Laughter was filling the castle, and Celestia was wondering what was so funny, to exit her study to ask around. She went to her sister's room and asked her, "Luna, do you have any idea what everyone is laughing about? It's almost as if Cheese Sandwich is doing a private show at the castle."

Luna looked up from her book and giggled, "Garble was released from the dungeons this morning, and he's been doing his job in a maid's uniform."

Celestia stiffened a laugh, but asked, "Why was Garble released from the dungeon? He assaulted another butler, you don't get out of the dungeons that easily with such an offense."

Luna shrugged, "Heck if I know, rumor has it he reached an agreement with Spike. Nothing else though."

As Celestia exited her sister's room, she headed for her son's tower, asking herself, "I wonder what Garble could have possible done to get Spike release him from the dungeons." before knocking on his door.

Spike answered the door and said, "Let me guess, you're wondering how I forced Garble into a maid's uniform?"

Celestia nodded, "I must say, the idea is hilarious, especially because of how humiliating it must be for him."

Spike explained, "Let's just say I'm a good negotiator. He's joining my crew." he didn't want to admit that he'd broken his former bully's will and turned him into his personal butt slut. He had no idea how his mother would react to that truth.

Celestia was surprised, "You're letting your bully on your crew?"

Spike returned to his book, telling his mother, "Trust me, if I was able to get him to agree to wearing a maid's outfit, I can control him on my ship."

Celestia had to admit, the idea made sense, before heading off to see if the rumors were true. When she saw him in a maid's outfit, she giggled and walked up to him and asked, "Garble, you realize you were being punished by being placed in the dungeons, right?"

Garble blushed, but nodded, "Yes my queen. The prince made me realize how lucky I am to work for the royal family. I would like to apologize for my disrespectful behavior leading up to my discharge from the Dragoons."

Celestia smiled, "Well, whatever my son did seems to have knocked some sense into that thick skull of yours. All is forgiven." before walking off.

Garble sighed in relief as he returned to his duties. Of course, that wasn't as easy as it seemed, considering his new master had forced him to have a vibrator in his ass. Not that he cared.

Meanwhile, Ember was taking a stroll around the castle. She was 4 months into her pregnancy and saw Garble in a maid's outfit and started laughing, "What the hell happened to you!? You have way too much pride for this!"

Garble didn't growl and said, "The young prince has... he is my master, it's a privilege to serve. Congratulations my lady." before returning to cleaning the table he was working on.

Ember walked up to Spike's tower and asked him, "Ok, what did you do to Garble? He's in a maid's outfit, he called you his master, and he's actually well mannered."

Spike looked up from his book and asked, "Do you really want to know?" giving a bit of a devilish grin.

Ember's eyes widened, "Oh my God, you broke him into a butt slut!? Damn, that's hot!"

Spike laughed, "Believe it or not, I enjoyed it, and so did he."

"Obviously it worked, he hasn't been so well mannered as long as I've known him."

Spike chuckled, "Well, back to less personal matters, have they given any news about our child?"

Ember nodded, "It's a girl, and I have a name in mind. Aurora."

Spike stood up from his bed and kissed her before saying, "That's a beautiful name Ember. Our daughter will be just as beautiful as her mother."

"You're such a flatterer. You always know what to say. Well, I'm heading back to my bedchambers to eat some chocolates, cravings are driving me crazy."

As Ember left his room, Spike left to find Garble and told him, "All right Garble, that's enough punishment for now, you can go change into men's clothing, and the vibrator can be removed."

Garble bowed in respect, "Thank you your majesty." before walking off to change and thought to himself, "I can't believe how well the prince is treating me. I've been a jerk to him for years, yet he hasn't even taken any opportunity since the other night for revenge. He truly is sweet."

Spike walked to the library to see if there were any new books for him to read. Seeing Garble like this was actually pleasing, especially with how he'd treated him over the years, he was no longer a bully, he was a loyal servant. And with a daughter on her way, he had no complaints about his life right now.

Twilight saw Spike in the library and asked him, "Is it true you were able to get Garble to wear a maid's outfit?"

Spike sighed, "Yes, I did, can people stop asking about it?"

"Sorry, I was just curious. You seem stressed, want to talk about it?"

Spike shook his head, "I'm fine Twilight, and I know when you say talk about it, you mean fuck."

Twilight rolled her eyes, "You know me so well. But ok, I'll drop it." before kissing her lover's cheek and walking off.

And so, Spike has asserted his authority over Garble the day after breaking him, partially to teach him a lesson, but also to test his loyalty. Humiliating his former bully felt good, but with his daughter getting ever closer to being born, he was getting more and more stressed. Can he find an outlet without losing it?

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