Picnic Fun

In the outskirts of Ponyville, underneath a tree, two ponies sat comfortably on top of a picnic blanket, just waiting for their friends to arrive. Several types of food were neatly arranged around them and a pair of picnic hampers sat off to the side. All this was covered with streamers, as was the tree, the ground around them, and the single long present that lay beside the hampers.

"So, Pinkie Pie. Why did you decide to throw a 'Picnic Party', exactly? Not that I don't want to be here, I'm just curios." Rarity asked her hyperactive friend.

Pinkie Pie gave the successful fashionista a look that clearly said 'Are you kidding me?', before bouncing off on a tangent.

"Well DUH!, Rarity! Yesterday, you told me that Twilight and that Trixie pony you told me about became super close! You told me Twilight had turned Trixie and Starlight into her pets! So I thought it would be fun to throw a 'Congratulations On Getting Your Collar Party!' for them. Then Fluttershy came by Sugar Cube Corner and asked if I wanted to go with her on a picnic today so then I thought, why not change it to picnic party?!" Pinkie explained excitedly.

"Oh, well alright then. I guess that explains the...gift." Rarity said, glancing at the bow wrapped riding crop Pinkie had brought.

"I don't think Twilight will ever use that riding crop. I can’t imagine her beating those two for any reason." The pale pony proclaimed positively, patiently patting the pink party planner’s poll. (So much alliteration)

"Well, you never know what may happen in the future!" Pinkie pie replied, a perverted look spreading across her muzzle.

Rarity gasped in realization as she pointed an accusatory hoof at the pink mare. "Oh my stars! You want to become one of her pets, don't you?"

"Well duh! Twilight's fucking hot!" The pink mare said without so much as a hint of shame.

"And it's not like you don't wanna be her pet too, Rarity." Pinkie Pie added with a sly grin on her muzzle.

"W-Well I uh I mean..." Rarity trailed off, clearly flustered.

Pinkie Pie just continued to grin at her sputtering friend."Mmmhmmm?"

Pinkie Pie’s continued tormenting of the alabaster pony bore fruit as a deep blush dyed Rarity’s head a deep red, confirming Pinkie Pie’s suspicions. The two mares filled the remaining time before their friends arrived with idle chit chat. After ten minutes or so, a call of "Morning, girls!" from Twilight drew the two friend’s attention back to their surroundings as four mares and one dragon sat down across from them.

The group soon found itself deep in conversation, as it enjoying the food Pinkie Pie had prepared. Well, except for Twilight and her pets, who didn’t need to eat. A fact the other three quickly noticed and Twilight explained, though she didn’t go into detail.

"So Starlight, what’s it like being Twilight's pet?" Pinkie asked. Interest written all over her face.

"Oh, It’s GREAT, Pinkie! I absolutely LOVE being Mistress's pet! It's so great, feeling loved by her and Trixie!" Starlight answered happily.

Trixie moved over to her fellow pet and laid down next to her. The blue mare then nuzzled her fellow pet's side lovingly. Truly, she loved Starlight as much as her Mistress, the mauve unicorn having quickly become just as important to her. She gently pushed these feelings towards Starlight, through the mental link their mistress made them.

As Twilight tasted the emotions her pets were sharing with each other, she moved over to Starlight's other side and laid down next to her. Starlight sighed contently, happily sandwiched between her mistress and sister pet. 'These two have been so good to me. Even when mistress forgave me for what I’d done, and let me join her group of friends, I didn't truly feel that I had been accepted by her. Now, I actually feel truly happy! I haven't felt like this since-' Starlight’s thoughts cut off abruptly, all too familiar with the pain that would take hold of her with their completion.

'No. I can't feel sad about that anymore...I will never lose something so precious again. I can't lose my mistress or my sister pet. If it did happen, If I lost somepony so precious again, I probably really would cast the spell.'

Starlight mentally shook herself, she’d managed to avoid those sorts of thoughts for months, why did she have to have them them now? Looking at the two mares who were sandwiching her, she suppressed any visible signs of her distress, she wouldn’t let her problems weigh down these two ponies who loved her. Fortunately, she quickly found something else to focus on, as Trixie spotted the ribbon wrapped riding crop that lay beside the hampers and looked to the pink party pony.

"Um, Pinkie Pie was it? What is that for?" Trixie asked the party mare, gesturing her hoof at the bow wrapped BDSM toy.

As everypony looked at what the blue mare was pointing at, a range of expressions settled onto their faces. Pinkie grinned, while Spike simply looked confused, as he was too young to understand what the crop was for. Twilight on the other hoof kept her face neutral as she turned hr gaze on the pink pony who had brought it, until the mare in question let out a nervous little laugh.

"While I appreciate the gesture, Pinkie. I will not be beating my pets. So, you may return this to wherever you got it from." She then levitated the object in question and pushed it in to the pink mare's clutches.

"O-Oh, well alright then. I'm sorry for offending you." Pinkie Pie said a little sadly.

"You don't need to apologize, Pinkie. It was a thoughtful gift, just not one that I would have use for. I should be apologizing for being rude and not accepting your gift. However, I will not change my mind about this." The purple alicorn told her friend.

"Ok. I'll be sure to get something for the actual party I'm throwing next week. Since this one wasn't really planned." Pinkie Pie said with a sheepish grin. 'Still I am keeping this thing for...reasons’.

"Anyways, Twilight, are you planning on obtaining any more pets?" Fluttershy asked timidly.

Trixie and Starlight tensed up at the question and looked at their mistress. Twilight could clearly see a sudden and intense fear that they might be replaced, hidden behind a veil of curiosity in her pet's eyes.

"While it isn't completely out of the question, I have no intention of going out of my way to acquire more pets." Twilight stated.

Starlight nuzzled her mistress in gratitude at the statement. Trixie moved to her mistress's other side and the two started to nuzzled their owner in tandem.

The three non-pets cooed at the sight of such a tender scene. Inwardly each of them felt sad that they couldn't also become one of Twilight's pets. After this, the six mare’s conversation turned to inconsequential matters while spike focused on finishing off the food, a state of affairs that continued for the remainder of the picnic.

***

Around noon the group returned from their picnic. Pinkie Pie quickly said goodbye to everypony and rushed off to Sugar Cube Corner, eager to begin planning for the party she was going to throw. Just after she’d departed the group, Derpy Hooves rushed over to them.

"Princess Twilight!! You have to come quick! Some ponies are trying to break into your castle!"

"Ugh, Yare Yare Daze." Twilight said.

"Uh, what did you say, dear?" Rarity asked.

"Good grief." Trixie muttered to herself.

"What she said." Twilight answered.

The group of ponies, plus Spike, rushed towards the castle to find out what was going on. As they arrived, they saw Sunbeam Crush confronting a group of three ponies.

"We demand that you let us in! We want to see the princess now!!" A scruffy looking stallion demanded.

"Unless you have an appointment or urgent business with Princess Twilight, I won't allow you to see her, you’ll just have to make do with me. Besides, she is not even here right now." Sunbeam stated firmly.

"What are you, her secretary?!" a scrappy looking mare asked in a tone that shouted that she considered herself to be above everypony else.

"Yes." Sunbeam answered plainly.

"Listen you bitch. We don't buy your bullshit about Princess Twilight not being in the castle. So, go get her and tell her that she needs to get over here now so we can discuss things." The stallion from before ordered. He seemed to be the group's leader.

"I can't help that you don't believe me. But the fact is, she isn't here. So, either tell me what you want or leave." Sunbeam stated.

"You fucking bitch! I demand to see Princess Twilight NOW!!!" The leader of the group shouted.

Sunbeam then noticed the group of mares approaching her, and upon seeing Twilight, she made a submissive bow.

"Welcome home, Princess Twilight. Lady Trixie. Lady Starlight." Sunbeam greeted. The three ponies laughed at this.

"Hah, like were gonna fall for that." The leader said.

Once Twilight stood directly behind the three ponies she spoke, irritation dripping from her tone. "Would you three kindly stop harassing my secretary."

All three ponies all jumped in shock, then slowly turned around to see the Princess standing there with an annoyed look.

"P-Princess Twilight!" The leader of the group stammered before he steeled himself and started again, sure the hard part was over.

"Ah, Princess Twilight. I’m here on behalf of Prince Bluebl-" He started, before realizing that the mare in question had simply walked past him, as had all of her companions.

"HEY!" He shouted, and chased after the retreating forms of the Princess of Friendship and her companions, trailed by his two followers.

Once they moved past the gate, however, they were magically stopped in place. The three of them felt the icy tendrils of fear grip their hearts as they saw the intense glare Twilight and her two pets were giving them.

"I’m only going to say this once. Tell Blueblood I'm not interested and to go fuck himself. Now Fuck Off." Twilight shouted.

She felt royally pissed after the mention of that Bastard. The three ponies nodded, then fell to the ground as Twilight released them from her grip. she watched with a small feeling of satisfaction as the three scrambled back to their hooves and broke into a full gallop before even making it fully back out through her gate.

"I hate him so much." Twilight muttered.

Turning to face her companions. She clearly saw the curiosity written on their collective faces.

"And before anypony asks, it’s because he tried to molest me once." Twilight continued, leaving no room for argument.

Twilight thanked Derpy for the warning as the mail mare flew off to her cloud house. Everyone else made their way inside the castle, where they relaxed for the rest of the day.

***

Starlight was happy. As she made her mistress some breakfast she paused, raising her head with a smile when she heard somepony coming into the kitchen. Turning around, she saw her mistress standing behind her.

"Good Morning! I'm sorry for getting up first but I wanted to surprise you with some food." Starlight informed her owner, who frowned at her. Starlight shivered, why was her mistress frowning?

"What do you think you are doing?" Twilight asked in a harsh tone, causing Starlight's ears to fold down in worry.

"W-What?" She asked timidly.

"What do you think you are doing in my home? Get out!" Twilight said with snarl.

The simple words felt like they’d driven a knife through her heart, then twisted wildly.

"B-But, you asked me to live here..." Starlight insisted, tears falling from her eyes.

Twilight was unreadable for a moment, then she started to chuckle. The chuckle grew into a snicker, then finally to full blown laughter. Starlight backed away in fear.

"Did you think I was serious? I just said that to get you to stop with your time travel crap. I didn't expect you to actually stay here. Get out. Now." Twilight snarled. "I have no need for you."

Starlight through herself on the ground before the purple alicorn. "No, please! Don't abandon me!! I'll be good, PLEASE. I can't lose the pony closest to me again. PLEASE MISTRESS!!!!"

Starlight’s pleas fell on deaf ears, as Twilight turned and walked away, pausing only to teleport Starlight out of the castle.

"Don't come back!" Twilight shouted through an open window, not even looking at the broken pony.

Starlight curled up into a ball and sobbed to herself, in complete despair. "No No NO NO NO NO NO NO! *hic* Not again. *sob* f-first Sunset and now this? IS MY LIFE NOTHING BUT A JOKE?!?!" Starlight screamed in her despair. "*sob* Well *hic* not again, I can’t face it again. *sob*." Starlight moaned to herself, her mind running to the spell she’d researched after losing Sunset, the spell that would twist her magic into a feedback loop and end all the pain in one quick explosion of power. "I'm not taking this anymore!!!!!!!!!!" Starlight screamed to the heavens, then lit her horn to cast the spell.

Starlight woke up with a start, breathing heavily. "W-What? A dream?"

The whisper was barely audible in the dark room. She looked to her mistress and her fellow pet, peacefully sleeping the night away. Feeling an irresistible need, she nuzzled her owner.

"Please let it stay a dream." She whispered to herself.

Twilight woke up when she felt one of her pets nuzzling her. She looked down to see Starlight desperately nuzzling into her, while clinging to one of her forelegs. Leaning down, she kissed her pet's forehead.

"Is everything alright, Starlight?" she asked softly.

Starlight twitched when she heard her mistress's voice. "Y-Yes, Mistress. I'm sorry for waking you, I just had a nightmare."

'I can't let her know about this. I know it's stupid but I just can't take the chance of losing her or Trixie.'

"Aw, my pet. Was it scary?" Twilight asked as she pulled Starlight closer, mercilessly babying her pet.

Starlight nodded and nuzzled her owner submissively.

"I'll protect you, Starlight." Twilight assured.

Throughout all of this Trixie stayed asleep, though she subconsciously moved closer to the two.

"Thank You, Mistress." Starlight said gratefully, before falling asleep once more. This time, as she dozed under one of her mistress’s wings, her dreams were untroubled.

Author's Notes:

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed typing it. A huge thanks to rooks_fanfiction for the edits and proofreading!! I hope to get chapter twelve out a soon as possible. I already have it typed out and ready, but I have to send it to the aforementioned editor first.