(Twilight’s POV)

I couldn’t hide in his tails for long because the Crusaders wanted to hide in there as well. Even as big as Emmit was, compared to them, he still only could have one on him at a time. With a time limit of course. With the crusaders occupying Emmit, the rest of the girls and Celestia wanted to know how my experience was. It was a little embarrassing to talk about it at first. Then I remembered that I’m part of the sisterhood as Pinkie was saying and that it’s just fine to talk about it. Then Celestia mentioned something about role-playing tonight. It was another of Emmit’s ideas. Luna and Celestia were going to do it along with Rarity, Rainbow and Pinkie. Fluttershy was just going to go to bed considering her pregnancy. AJ wasn’t part of the sisterhood, nor did she want to participate. Which left me. I decided I would simply for the experience because I’ve never done it before. And Starlight Glimmer was out as well because she and AJ were going to talk more.

So, while AJ and Starlight were talking about Hearth’s Warming history, and while Fluttershy was now sleeping, I was with Rarity, Rainbow, Pinkie, Celestia, and Luna in the throne room. But things were a little different. First Luna was looking like Nightmare Moon with the throne room decorated in a night sky theme. And with the lights low with fake stars glowing on the ceiling completed the theme. Beside her stood Emmit naked in his human form. At the base of the dais stairs stood Celestia, Rarity, Rainbow, Pinkie, and I. And we all had magic suppressors on our horns. Rainbow’s wings, as well as mine and Celestia’s, were tied down, so we couldn’t fly either.

Even as we looked up at them there was an excitement in the air. Even though it wasn’t specifically said what we were role-playing, it was fairly obvious the route it would take.

“Finally after all this time,” Nightmare began saying to us with a satisfying look of glee in her eyes, “Equestria is mine.” She leaned over to Emmit putting her wing around his back, “And my pet, of course. He was soo instrumental in handing me Equestria almost single hoofed. Or hand in his case.” Nightmare turned to face him putting her cheek against his stomach. “And I think he deserves a little treat.” She raises a hoof and gently rubs his semi-hard member before her horned glowed. I had a clue as to what Nightmare did to Emmit and the clue was when his member fully extended itself in front of us. “I just gave my pet a little stamina boost that will last him at least a couple of hours or more.”

Rarity faked a gasp of horror, “Surely you aren’t going to give us to your pet.”

“Indeed I am,” Nightmare grinned wickedly at Rarity while continuing to slowly stroke Emmit’s erect shaft. “After all he deserves it.” Then she looked down at Celestia. “Besides, he shouldn’t be tied to just a single mare. Don’t you agree...Celestia?”

Even I was surprised at this. All eyes, including mine, looked over to her. She played her part well. Her head hung low, her ears splayed back against her head, and her eyes showing sadness, embarrassment, and face showing complete surrender.

“Princess?” Rainbow’s soft shocked voice seemed loud.

I decided to try and play a similar part. “Celestia?” I asked with a similarly soft voice trying to fill it with shock and fear.

“Yes, Nightmare,” Celestia finally replied. It was like she actually did surrender to Nightmare and her pet. It was soo believable with a perfect somber tone to her voice. And when she finally looked over at us, she gave us a somber defeated small smile. “She’s won, girls. At least for now. History tells us that nothing lasts forever.”

“Maybe, dear sister,” Nightmare agreed with a nod. Her head was back against Emmit’s stomach with her hoof still slowly stroking his member. “But for now my pet gets to choose which mare to have first before taking the rest.”

“The rest?” Rarity gasped again, now looking back at Nightmare.

“Yes, my dear Rarity,” she cooed, “the rest. Meaning every mare in this room will be his.” Nightmare leaned her head down to gently kiss the tip of his member. “Now claim them my pet.”

“Yes, Nightmare,” Emmit said and stepped down the stairs letting his eyes roam over us, one after the other. He stepped up to Celestia first, gently taking her head in his hands and looked down at her. Celestia looked up to him. Then he took her lips with a passionate ferocity that shocked us. A couple of minutes later he broke the kiss with Celestia lowering her head in submission. With one hand he ran his fingers down her neck, down her back between her wings, and then to her haunches. We watched as Celestia’s body shivered at his touch. Either she really does react to him that way or she’s really good at acting. But it was when he moved behind her that she parted her hind legs for him. We watched him reach in to stroke her.

She started moaning and closed her eyes. “You like that Celestia?”

“Yes, master,” we all heard Celestia say quietly.

“You want more?” he asked softly and rubbed quicker against her.

“Yes, master,” she said quietly again with a moan in her voice.

Then he simply stopped, “Maybe later. There are three other mares that need to learn their place.”

“Yes, master,” Celestia said again quietly.

Rarity was standing next to Celestia and looked up at him with her head held high. “You may have my body,” she said with pride and a huff, “but you will never have my mind.”

He smirked down at her before putting a hand on her haunches. “We shall see, lovely Rarity.” His hand explored her haunches as his fingers dug into her coat. “You have a very lovely form for me to enjoy.”

She held her head up high again, turning it away from him. “As I said, my body may be yours, but my mind will not.”

That’s when he got behind her and lifted her tail with one hand.

“Don’t you dare,” Rainbow growled at him, staying true to her role.

With one hand on his member, he lowered himself down equal to her haunches and guided his member between her hind legs. His sigh of pleasure was long, and slightly exaggerated, as he looked over at Rainbow, “Don’t worry, Rainbow. You will be next.”

Celestia looked over at Rarity, then moved in front of her, sat down in front of her, and took her head into her hooves. “Rarity, it’s ok,” she spoke softly and put her forehead against hers, “let it happen. He’s not as bad as you might think.”

That’s when he slid himself inside of her with a moan of pleasure, “Soo good.”

“But...Celestia,” Rarity began to protest.

“I know,” Celestia returned, “I know.”

As I watched him take Rarity from behind, my mind began picturing him doing that in front of them. And it was making me hot and horny. I could feel the heat building between my legs already as my heart began to pound in my chest. Then to my surprise, Celestia raised her head, lowered Rarity’s head, and then quickly began to suck on the tip of her horn. With my mind remembering what it was like to have my own horn stimulated during sex from earlier, my body began responding to the memory.

“Pinkie?!” Rainbow suddenly protested. “What are you doing?!” Looking over, I noticed that Pinkie was now busy kissing between Rainbow’s wings.

“Getting you ready for our new master,” Pinkie said as if it was the most normal and logical thing in the world.

“But...my wings won’t be…able to expand...when aroused,” Rainbow said with a moan between words. Pinkie was right next to me taking care of Rainbow and because of where she stood her rear end was nearly in front of my face. My own eyes saw how aroused Pinkie was by the wetness of her lower lips. Everything was having an effect on me. The quick slapping of Emmit and Rarity’s sex, the moaning sounds of Celestia sucking on Rarity’s horn, and the sighs of pleasure coming from Rainbow seemed to echo in my mind making my body respond.

“Feeling left out are we?” suddenly Nightmare was right in front of me. Looking down at me with a mischievous smile and an aroused glint in her eyes. And I blushed when she asked, “Want me to help you with that until it’s your turn?” My mouth was like a fish out of water with my mind almost shutting down not knowing what to say to that. “Very well then,” she cooed then suddenly her lips were around my horn. A moan escaped from me with soft waves of pleasure coursing through me.

My ears picked up the rapid slapping of sex and Emmit’s demand of, “Call me master, Rarity.”

My eyes were closed as Nightmare serviced my horn with her lips. Rainbow’s loud moaning also hitting my ears at the same time Celestia encouraged Rarity with her own words. “It’s alright, Rarity. Call him master.” Images of Emmit behind me in his fox form flashed through my mind making me sigh in pleasure. And a certain thrill at saying the same thing to him. And just like Rainbow, my wings were trying to expand but couldn’t.

“Master,” came Rarity’s soft voice, almost unheard of in the midst of the other sounds.

“Louder,” Emmit commanded with his voice sounding like he was about to climax.

“Yes...master,” Rarity said again but louder this time sounding more sure of herself.

“Who are you, Rarity?” he asked while the sound of frantic slapping hit my ears.

“I’m yours, master,” Rarity said over and over again until I heard her take one long loud gasp. Then she, and Emmit, cried out together in final pleasure.

That’s when Nightmare stopped sucking on my horn and put her lips close to my ear. I kept my eyes closed while trying to hear her soft voice over the pounding of my own heart. “Keep those eyes closed, Twilight. Right now he’s shifting to his fox form.”

My ears picked up Rainbow’s slurred and aroused words, “No, don’t...want...OH BUCK,” right before she gasped and cried out.

“That’s your new master taking your friend, Rainbow,” she cooed into my ear. “Picture him doing that to you. Let the sounds of sex ring in your ears and make you hot.” I felt lips between my wings. “Do you want him, Twilight?”

“Yes,” my voice was soft as I also picked up Rainbow’s moans of pleasure.

“What’s my name, Twilight?” she asked, clearly agitated that I didn’t say her name.

I needed to stay in the role. “Yes, Nightmare Moon. I want him,” my own voice sounded slurred with arousal. But started groaning because my wings wouldn’t expand. That’s all she needed to hear apparently because she returned to sucking on my horn. Time seemed to fly by as my mind began to get muddled with the soft waves of pleasure crashing through me like waves upon the shore. Even though my ears were picking up Rainbow’s words of “faster” and “harder” it was my mind that put me in Rainbow’s place. Especially when Rainbow cried out, “Alright, alright, you’re my master now come inside of me yo-” and heard her sudden gasp as he did so.

“You’re next, Twilight,” cooed Nightmare as she stopped sucking on my horn. I kept my eyes closed in order to take in the full effect of being the helpless prey. I couldn’t believe how hard my heart was pounding while hearing Nightmare’s voice saying, “She’s ready my pet. And she wants your current form.”

I’ve always heard that when some senses are taken away, others will replace it. I could swear that I felt him approach me. My tail lifted up and out of the way just before feeling him start to cover me. The feel of his weight, his body, and his warmth against mine just felt right. I had to kneel down a little, so he could stand over me with my back pressed up against his stomach. Then his breath hit my ears sending a chill of pleasure up and down my spine. “Do you?” he asked me putting some growl into his voice. Right now I truly did feel like the prey with my flight and my magic cut off from me. I felt his strength and his power making my pony instincts want to kick in.

“I...” I faltered at first before taking a calming gulp of air and leaning my head up and away from him. It was my way of showing complete submission allowing him full access to my neck. “Yes, master,” my voice came out low slow and filled with wanton desire. A loud moan escaped from me when feeling the tip of his member touch my wet lower lips.

“I want to hear you say it,” he growled softly before kissing my neck. “What do you want me to do?”

“Buck...me...maste-” I didn’t even get to finish before he practically speared inside of me. It was such a sudden shock to my system it made my eyes shoot open and look straight into the satisfied eyes of Nightmare Moon. My sudden gasp was long and loud as my body expanded to take him all in. Rarity’s fantasy was now my reality. I felt his paw wrap itself around me to hold my body up against his. The feel of his tails wrapping around me was near heavenly. It was like he was all around me and inside me at the same time.

Nightmare leaned her head down close to me. She searched my eyes with hers with an almost manic grin. “That’s it, Twilight.” He immediately started pounding against me in full force of his ferocity, like an animal out of control. Even his teeth felt good against the base of my neck. And the satisfaction of hearing his grunts and groans in my ear of the pleasure my body was giving to him. I almost couldn’t breathe because of the sudden gasps of air I was taking in due to the sheer force of pleasure overwhelming my body and mind. “Call out to my pet.”

My mouth started to move attempting to do just that, but couldn’t. Nightmare lowered her head back down to me with an amused giggle. “Remember to breathe, Twilight.”

After a couple of long deep breaths I obeyed. “Master, yes, master,” I finally said.

“Louder, Twilight,” Nightmare commanded with a wide wicked smile on her face.

He began to moan loudly against my neck as I called out again, “Use me, master. Get me pregnant, master.” Now where did that last part come from? I didn’t expect to really say that part. But my body obeyed him when he growled into my ear “grip me.” After a loud gasp of shock, I yelled out, “Yes, please,” as my canal gripped his member hard sending my mind reeling in pleasure. This was what Rarity was saying when she said that her body obeyed him at will. Mine did too and it felt heavenly.

“Now claim her, my pet,” Nightmare cooed at him. Then she looked down at me, “And keep your eyes on me, Twilight. Don’t look away.”

So, I didn’t but kept my eyes on Nightmare as Emmit pounded away. By the stars in the sky, this was the most arousing thing I’ve ever done. His frantic slaps of his waist against mine hit my ears while my body was crying out for release. “Please,” I kept saying softly over and over again as Emmit began moaning long and loud into my ear. Right before both of us climaxed together. It felt like he was too deep inside of me as my body clamped down upon his member. My tail wrapped around what it could of him to hold him deep inside of me as I cried out “YES!” as his body flooded me with his warmth. All while watching the satisfying look in Nightmare’s eyes as my body took and took from him. His grunts and groans, that was loud at first, began subsiding as our climax and orgasm faded away from us. My eyes lost focus as my body went limp unable to stand. He kept me against him, but it was a great satisfaction to feel that he was having a little trouble standing as well. I felt his legs shake a little while he gently lowered me to the ground and pulling out of me. My eyes couldn’t keep in contact with Nightmare while hearing Emmit’s tired gasps of air in my ears. So, with a long satisfied sigh I laid down on the floor, soon joined with Pinkie after Emmit moved toward Nightmare.

“Now there’s only one more mare for my pet to claim,” Nightmare cooed.

“Not quite,” we heard from him which made us all, no matter how tired we were, to look up at them.

Now, Nightmare was looking nervous. “What do you mean my pet?” she giggled nervously as he stepped up in front of her.

I could only see a part of his face, but it seemed that he was grinning at her. “Now that most of the Elements of Harmony are now mine,” he said to her with his tone now changed to more aggressive, “this charade can end.”

I didn’t think this was planned because the girls were looking between themselves as if asking what was going on. All we could do was shake our heads or shrug our shoulders.

“But, my pe-” he cut her off by giving her a possessive kiss.

“Who am I?” he asked with his voice now commanding.

“Master,” Nightmare said softly now looking like one of us in terms of demeanor. Nightmare looked down at us with a forlorn look on her face and started to explain. “I’ve got a confession to make,” she began while we watched Emmit move behind her. She raised her tail up and out of the way. “I’m not in charge. He really is.”

“Sister?” Celestia stood up.

Nightmare simply smiled to her sister as she lowered herself so, Emmit could mount her. “It’s really my fault, sister,” she said to her, “I was experimenting with portals and pulled him in. And before I knew it, he had already conquered me.” She closed her eyes and sighed as Emmit slid himself inside of her. “He’s,” she paused to moan loudly, “my...master, sister.”

As we watched Emmit take Nightmare, Pinkie went around taking the restraints off our horns and untied our wings.

“Look at me, Nightmare,” I said suddenly without thinking. And she did. Nightmare looked down at me as her body shook with each thrust she received. “Look at me and don’t look away,” my voice was more firm and filled with a certain satisfaction in this role-playing. “Call out to him, Nightmare and join the sisterhood.” And she did. She yelled out like we did as they both climaxed together.

And after everything was over it was clear that we were all tired, save for Pinkie. She wanted some of the action, but because Emmit was too tired and couldn’t we all decided to let him sleep with her tonight until he was ready for her again. Celestia wanted to talk to me a little bit before I went to sleep. And we stayed up for a little bit talking about our experiences with him. We giggled and talked together until I could barely keep my eyes open. And I drifted off to sleep soon after hearing her say goodnight to a new sister.

^_^

(Celestia’s POV, the next morning)

“Really, Twilight, you should know by now that you don’t have to call me Princess when you are one as well,” I told her, snickering a little. “And we are sisters in the same herd now, so it was nice having you with me last night.” It was the next morning with Twilight and I heading over to Luna’s bedroom. Solar was awake and playing with my mane while laying on my back. Earlier in the morning, just a few hours before, it was her feeding time. Now though, she seemed fully awake. Probably feeling the festive atmosphere. So, she was happily cooing away as Twilight and I trotted down the hallway.

I watched Twilight smile, but still blushed a little at my gentle admonishment, “Sorry, can’t help it sometimes. Old habits and all you know.”

“Yes, I know,” I told her while stopping at Luna’s door. “Luna?” my hoof knocked on the door. “Everypony is going to be meeting soon.”

“Come on in, sister,” Luna invited as the door opened with her magic. “I was just getting ready.”

“Getting ready?” Twilight asked curiously as we walked in. Luna was standing in front of her full-length mirror by the dresser with a brush in her magic.

“Yes,” Luna confirmed to us while brushing her mane straight instead of how she usually does it. “Instead of the normal curls in my mane and tail, I wanted to have them straight. I think he likes it that way.”

“Perhaps he does on you,” Twilight said to her while looking at her in the mirror after stepping up beside her. “Rarity put some curls in mine for him, so I think it depends on what looks good to him on what pony.”

Luna hummed in thought as I stepped up on the other side of her. “I think you’re right friend Twilight,” she said with a happy smile while putting on the finishing touches. “So, I will try this.”

“You look very pretty, Luna,” a wing of mine draped over her when I said it.

“Thank you, sister,” Luna hummed and happily leaned against me. Then turned towards Solar, giggling at her as she played with my mane, “I think somepony else is happy right now too.” Solar tilted her head cooing at her. “Alright, let’s go.”

We left her room starting to make our way into the throne room, but met Pinkie and Emmit, in his fox form, on the way. “Good morning, ladies,” he greeted with one of the widest smiles I’ve seen.

“Good morning,” Pinkie greeted while hopping along beside him as they approached us. “Happy Hearth’s Warming.”

“Happy Hearth’s Warming, Pinkie,” Twilight greeted as Pinkie hopped up to hug her friend.

Emmit’s smile made my heart want to burst out of my chest with the amount of joy was in it. He stepped up to me first and immediately give me a passionate kiss that I leaned into, closed my eyes, and happily moaned into it. “Happy Hearth’s Warming, my husband,” I greeted softly after we broke the kiss.

“Happy Hearth’s Warming, Tia,” he said then leaned his head down toward Solar. “And how’s my little princess this morning?” his voice changed to silly and cute. Turning my head, I watched as our daughter literally latches onto his face with a happy coo and laugh. Oh it was the cutest thing as we all giggled at the sight.

“Good morning, Emmit,” Luna giggled out a greeting stepping up to him kissing him on the cheek. Solar took that opportunity to climb up onto his head to play around in his mane.

“Good morning, my Luna, my Nightmare,” he returned happily kissing her. Then we watched as he looked down at Twilight which blushed but smiled nonetheless. “Good morning, Twilight,” he lowered his voice, wiggling his eyebrows at her teasingly.

Twilight giggled like a filly seeing her crush, which I was happy to see. “Good morning, Emmit.” Then she leaned up giving him a sudden deep kiss and a loud moan, which he returned, leaning his head down closer to her.

After that, we started walking down the hallway again toward the throne room. Little Solar was now on Emmit’s back playing inside of four of his tails while two were on my back and two were on Luna’s back. Twilight and Pinkie were walking in front of us. “You know this is going to be one of the best holidays ever,” Twilight skipped a little when she said it. “Part of me still can’t believe that I’m in a herd. But you know what? I’m completely happy.”

Pinkie hopped over giving Twilight a quick hug, “I am too, Twilight.”

“So am I,” with a smile, and leaning against Emmit, I told Twilight. “I’m happy that you girls are part of our lives. Do you think Miss Applejack could join?”

“Ooo, good question, sissy,” Pinkie giggled as we turned a corner to face the double doors to the throne room.

“She has said that it really wasn’t for her,” Twilight thought aloud as we approached the double doors. “But then again, I never thought I’d be part of one either and here I am happily so.” Twilight used her magic to open the doors letting us in.

“Perhaps we can persuade her to join?” Pinkie wondered aloud as we all walked in using my magic to shut the doors behind me.

“Don’t know, Pinkie. But why don’t we-”

“Go and ask,” Pinkie started bouncing off toward AJ, who was talking with Starlight near the throne with another unknown mare, “great idea I think I’ll do that.”

“Pinkie!” Twilight called out to her but it didn’t help as Pinkie bounced away.

“I see Emerald Honeycomb has made it finally,” Emmit said with a happy lilt in his voice.

“Who is she?” I asked curiously.

“She’s a waitress that I met last night while Luna and I were out,” he explained as we walked over to them. “She just started there that night, barely making a living, the staff was giving her a hard time, and didn’t have anypony to celebrate with.”

“It’s a good thing that you invited her then,” I kissed his cheek.

Luna sighed, “We know about loneliness. We would not wish that on anypony else.”

As we approached, AJ’s face was flushed and blushing while answering Pinkie’s question. “Now, Pinkie,” AJ admonished gently, “I’ve already said my piece regarding joining in on the herd.” I watched AJ’s eyes flash over to Emmit’s for a second. “He’s a great guy and all, but I’m just not sure if that’s for me.”

I decided to help her out. “And that’s quite alright, Miss Applejack.”

“Okie, dokie, lokie,” Pinkie told AJ before bouncing away to probably set up the food.

“You’re highness,” the mare named Emerald bowed, but looked like she could hardly contain herself she looked soo happy. “I can’t thank you enough for having me.”

“Please, rise, my little pony,” I greeted in my usual motherly tone, which, because I’m an actual mother now, is real and not a fake tone. “We’re happy to have you.”

“Indeed,” Luna stepped forward to greet her, “I know about loneliness, Miss Honeycomb. I would not wish it upon anypony.”

“Thank you, Princess Luna,” she said before practically launching herself at Emmit in a big hug. “And thank you, sire.”

He returned it, “You’re quite welcome and feel free to make yourself at home today. I’ll bet you won’t be teased anymore at work.”

She shook her head, “Not after today, no.”

“I trust that you understand the meaning of the holiday, Miss Glimmer?” I asked her as Twilight and AJ excused themselves to meet Twilight’s parents.

“Yes, actually,” she said sheepishly with some embarrassment, “I hadn’t realized the historical impact of this particular holiday. I guess I have some reading to do on the other’s, huh?”

“Indeed, Miss Glimmer,” Luna agreed with an understanding smile. “After I returned, I too had to read up, as it were, on the modern-day holidays.”

“But weren’t you here for the first of this holiday, Princess Luna?” Emerald asked, sounding like a student before teachers.

“Indeed I was, along with my sister,” Luna started explaining which I found Emmit was keenly paying attention as well. It reminded me again just how young he really is. And much of the history he has yet to know. “We were there for the first Hearth’s Warming after we declared it so after the unification of the three races.”

Just then a loud squeal cut through all conversations. After looking back toward the throne room doors, I saw Pinkie launch herself toward her family as they walked through.

“And the Pie’s have arrived,” Emmit chuckled before turning to all of us, “come on, let’s go meet them. I know I haven’t.” We began to hear the conversation as we got closer to them. And it was beginning to make him blush at what Pinkie was saying. Stroking his ego was one thing, but this might be a little too much information.

“So, this is the herd you mentioned in your letters?” her father began saying as his eyes looked to me first then to Emmit. They lingered on Emmit as he spoke. “And this is Emmit? This is the fox?”

Pinkie took a quick glance back then smiled, almost proudly so, back to her father as we approached. “Oh yes, that’s him. Never thought I’d be in a herd, but you know what? I’m happy. All but one of my friends is in the herd with me. Applejack doesn’t know if it’s for her or not, but I think we can win her over.” Emmit rolled his eyes a little and decided to walk up behind Pinkie in an effort to stop her from telling too much. So, I took our daughter from him in my magic, holding her in one leg, while Emmit stepped up behind Pinkie. She was still talking as he did so. “After all, she really doesn’t know what’s she’s been missing. Especially the sex, why just this morning-”

“Pinkie!” Emmit interrupted her, lowering his head down next to hers, and used one leg around her to pull her against him.

“Yes?” she blinked up at him as if looking all innocent. Sometimes I wonder if Pinkie really is this dense sometimes, or if she is more calculating and more cunning than anypony will ever believe?

“I think some things are better left unsaid,” he quietly told her with an admonishing tone.

“Is this Pinkie’s family?” Emerald asked quietly.

“Yes, it is,” I whispered back to her. “Years ago, I gave their great-great-grandfather the land to start their farm on. I also helped Applejack’s family to start their farm as well. Giving them the land they now have.”

“Now, I want to hear what all my daughter has been up to in this herd of yours,” Igneous narrowed his eyes at him. I suppressed a giggle at the sight. Especially when Cloudy took a split-second to give me a wink before returning to her stern motherly look she was giving Emmit. Which was beginning to get a little nervous it seemed. He took one look back at me, as if for support, but all I did was smile at him.

“You really like helping Ponies, don’t you Princess?” Emerald asked softly.

I nodded down to her, “When I can. I want to help everypony, but I can’t help what I don’t know about. That is supposed to be what the day and night court is all about.”

That’s when Luna chimed in with a whisper of her own, “Sadly though, the nobles tend to think that it is just for them. Or perhaps they schedule the time in order to keep out the ponies that really need our help.”

“Oh well,” Emmit began to speak to Igneous, though his voice betrayed his nervousness, “I try to be the best husband to them all, even to Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy, and now Twilight.”

My ears picked up the sound of beating wings with my eyes spotting both Rainbow and Fluttershy flying over to us. They gave us a smile as they landed before trotting over to us.

“Did I hear my name?” Rainbow questioned with pride in her voice. Then she looked over to Maud and the rest of them. “Hey, Maud, what’s up?”

Fluttershy just smiled with a small wave of her hoof.

“We’re finding out how wonderful it is to be in his herd,” Maud told us with a monotone voice that would put anypony to sleep.

“Yes, tell us,” Limestone’s eyes went hard as she looked at Emmit. Though with the look in her eyes it was more of a warning than wanting to actually know.

With him looking a little nervous I decided to come to his defense. “I can tell you, with all honesty, that he will be a great and wonderful father.”

“Not to mention a great buck,” Rainbow suddenly pitched in, the tone of her voice filled with mirth.

Pinkie picked up on with a giggle of her own, “Oh yes, why just this morning I had to scream into the pillow, so I didn’t wake everypony up.”

“Not helping,” Emmit muttered quietly as he hung his head with a paw up to his muzzle. He didn’t know that it was just to embarrass him. And it would ruin the fun if he did know.

“Maud, Marble, Limestone? Any of you want to join the herd?” Pinkie asked, again seemingly innocent.

“Pinkie, darling,” Rarity’s voice suddenly cut through as she approached from the side door that led to the rooms, “such a thing to ask.” She then smiled at Pinkie’s family, “Greetings to you all. I couldn’t help but overhear some of the conversations as I was walking in.”

“Oh that’s alright, honey,” Emmit gratefully greeted with a smile that just screamed “thank you.”

Cloudy hummed, looked over to Rarity as she approached, and asked, “Miss Rarity, why don’t you tell us why you decided to marry him and how you feel about the rest of the girls being with him?”

This was getting good. Luna looked over at me with a wink trying to hold back a giggle of her own.

“Why I would be happy to,” Rarity said as she stepped up to Emmit giving him a good morning kiss, which he returned happily. “Good morning, dear. Good morning, Pinkie.” Rarity then took her spot next to him and leaned up against him.

Out of the corner of my eye, I picked up that Twilight and her family, along with Starlight and Applejack have started making their way over as well. Perhaps to join in on the fun?

“Putting aside the physical benefits of both his fox form and his human form,” Rarity began explaining, “I married him because I love him. Years ago, I once found out that Prince Blueblood was anything but a Prince. On the contrary, he was completely the opposite. Even going so far as trying to kill me after a bout between him and Emmit. Emmit threw himself before the blades to be my shield in my time of need.” She looked up at him before kissing his neck. “I think it was then that I truly fell in love with him. He is what a true Prince should be. Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s perfect. He can be foalish at times, but he does have a heart that wants to help ponies.”

“Ponies like me,” Emerald spoke up beside me. Surprising even me. All eyes turned to her as she focused on Pinkie’s family. “He invited me here this morning after hearing that I was having a hard time at work with my co-workers teasing me. I couldn’t be happier, or more honored, than to be here this morning.”

Emmit smiled his thanks to her, while I noticed smiles on the others as well. That’s when Luna’s body changed to that of Nightmare Moon. I didn’t know where she was going with this as she stepped forward. “And ponies like me, Nightmare Moon.”

Emmit turned his head and looked at her with patient caution in his eyes, “You don’t have to do this.”

Luna nodded slowly with a small smile. “I know, my husband. But I want to do this.” She then straightened up, “There is no reason to fear. For even though I am the real Nightmare Moon, I do not seek eternal night as I once did. I don’t hate my sister as I once did.” As she put a hoof against Emmit’s back with a smile, my heart began to race in my chest. Nightmare Moon is free? My ears picked up the nervous whispers of the other girls as they began questioning among themselves. “Emmit, and the many many days and nights we talked helped me see how wrong both of us were. Luna and I have talked. We’ve talked with our sister.” Now she turned to face me with a small sad smile making my heart race and leap inside my chest. I was both nervous and excited. Not for little Solar, because she had already said that she would protect her. But I was concerned for Luna. Then she grinned mischievously as she looked toward Pinkie’s family again. “And yes is a ‘great buck’ as Miss Dash puts it. Especially in his predator form, which is my favorite.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Rainbow pipped up as she hovered above the floor at eye level waving her hooves, “back up. How can you be the real Nightmare Moon when the Elements destroyed her?”

Now, the rest of the girls started getting closer with a look of shock and confusion clear on their faces. Especially, Twilight.

“I don’t completely understand it,” Nightmare began saying, “but the Elements of Harmony trapped me within Luna’s mind.”

“But that doesn’t make sense,” Twilight shook her head in disbelief while taking some cautious steps toward her. “The Elements were supposed to destroy you, not trap you.”

“Let me explain,” Emmit spoke up then moved to the side of the group, turned around, and beckoned Nightmare over to him. After she joined him at his side and after Twilight and the rest of the girls were all in front of him did he continue. “Twilight, you and the rest of the Elements of Harmony did work just not the way you, or even they, meant. I found out it during my trip to Ponyville to visit Rarity and Fluttershy. It was right after our consummation, Fluttershy, did I meet with the Empress and Harmony herself.”

“You spoke with the Elements of Harmony?” AJ questioned with awe filling her voice which was echoed by the look she was giving.

Emmit nodded, “Yes and it was then that she told me about how she tried to separate Nightmare Moon from Luna. But she couldn’t because they are one and the same pony.”

“But magic, evil magic, created her in the first place,” Twilight said, and was sure of herself at first but then wavered, “...right?”

Emmit shook his head, “Wrong. Nightmare Moon wasn’t created by magic at all. But by Luna’s mind as a completely separate personality due to the emotional trauma that was in her life at that time. Humans call it ‘Multiple Personality Disorder’.”

We heard Twilight whisper it before speaking again, “But that’s not recognized as an actual disorder among the experts.”

Emmit chuckled before nodding at her, “For a long time it wasn’t in the human world either. Still not by some.”

“But I can confirm that it is so,” I told everypony softly while looking over at my sister with a good number of mixed emotions. “I’ve been in Luna’s mind and spoken with Nightmare Moon. I just never expected her to be released this soon?”

Emmit shrugged with a smirk, “I thought it would be a nice present for her.”

“So you are the real Nightmare Moon?”

“Yes, Miss Rarity,” Nightmare nodded to her with a small smile.

“So...last night when...we…?”

Nightmare’s face turned mischievous, like Luna does every now and then, “Yes, Twilight. Last night it was me, Nightmare Moon.”

“It was my idea,” Emmit smiled, though we all could tell how nervous he was right now.

I think Twilight’s mind was blown because she simply stood there with her mouth hanging open and her eyes looking like they were fixing to pop out of their sockets.

“I liked last night,” looking over to Nightmare, I gave her a smile of my own. Before looking over to Emmit with a playful pout, “Though I’m upset for not being first.”

“I enjoyed last night as well,” Rarity spoke up while looking over at Nightmare with caution in her eyes. “And looking at you now, I find it difficult to tell much of a difference between you and Luna.”

“Luna and I have had many of talks over the last few months,” Nightmare’s face softened as she looked at Twilight and her friends. “I’m beginning to see the fault I played, what we, Luna and I played. My fault was not seeing the true nature of my night. The reason ponies seemed to not enjoy it.” I watched as Emmit soothed her with his tails as she leaned into him, as if for support. Her voice, her eyes, and her demeanor showed how nervous she truly was. “But it was because they enjoyed my night that they are able to sleep so peacefully. That our role is to help our ponies ease their nightmares, not become their nightmare.”

No pony knew what to say. However, Emmit looked over to Fluttershy. “Fluttershy, remember how you are changing Discord?”

She nodded, “Yes, and he’s come a long way...since...” I could practically see the gears turning in her head before the figurative light went off. “I see,” her voice was filled with understanding and excitement, “like I am reforming Discord, you are reforming Nightmare Moon.”

“Sister,” Nightmare looked over at me with regret in her eyes that pulled at my heart, “this morning Luna and I lowered the moon together. To turn over a new leaf as they say in today’s world. I may not yet be ready to forgive, but I am ready to start putting our past behind us.”

The pull of my heart pulled tears from my eyes. After gently hoofing over little Solar to Fluttershy, I stepped up to her. Then nearly tumbling into her as we hugged each other. I was sobbing as we hugged each other, but I didn’t care. My sister, all of my sister, was willing to forgive me. Right now, holding her was the only thing I wanted to do. “I’m sorry, sister,” I think I was able to blubber out.

I did hear Nightmare quietly say, “I’m sorry too, sister.”

(Emmit’s POV)

It did my heart good to watch Tia and Nightmare hug and cry together. It wasn’t exactly what I had planned mind you, but hey if it works out then I’ll take it. With Tia and Nightmare still occupied, I moved over to get between Fluttershy and Rarity. Putting a couple of tails around them I pulled them against me happily while watching Tia and Nightmare hug each other.

“I see it but I still can’t believe it,” Twilight whispers from the other side of Rarity.

“Nightmare Moon not only not destroyed, but being reformed?”

“Why is that such a shock, Applejack?” Fluttershy asked quietly. “You could say the same about Discord. We were surprised when he got loose, and he has turned over a new leaf.”

“Does that mean I get to throw her a party?” Pinkie asked while nearly vibrating in place with excitement.

I looked over at her with a smirk and a chuckle, “Why don’t we hold off on that for a little while. I think Nightmare still needs some time to adjust.”

“Ok.”

“That’s the real Nightmare Moon?” Emerald asked quietly beginning to look more than a little nervous.

“Yes, Emerald, it is. But, she’s reformed. Like Fluttershy is reforming Discord, I’m helping to reform Nightmare Moon,” I whispered to her gently. “Besides, I still have the means to return her back into her prison within Luna’s mind anyway. But from what I see, I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

With a few sniffles, Nightmare and Tia separated. Where I decided to break the ice with, “Happy Hearth’s Warming. Or Happy Christmas as we humans say.”

“Christmas? Is that like Hearth’s Warming?” Twilight asked and immediately produced a pencil and parchment. The others turned to look back at me, including Tia and Nightmare, along with everypony else that was around.

“Yes, actually,” when looking around I got an idea, “why don’t I tell you about it while I start passing out presents?” With agreements all around I started making my way over to the throne toward the large tree. “Take the similarities, for example. The tree for one. In both our worlds it is customary for families to get together and exchange gifts around a decorated tree.” As the group gathers around, with Nightmare and Tia side by side, suddenly the side door opens.

Three fillies, almost completely covered in all sorts of flour and who knows what, come nearly running through the doors with a very agitated chef stomping along behind them.

With a laugh, I look over, “And some deciding to raid the kitchen and trying to cook only to upset the head chef.” Laughter and giggles came from everypony upon seeing the three immediately make a break for me.

“We’re sorry for making a mess,” Apple Bloom cries out as her little legs carry her across the floor as fast as they can.

Followed by Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. “Yeah we’re sorry, but Emmit gave us permission.”

“Now hold on you three,” I held up a paw making them slide to a halt in front of me. “I said you could order whatever you wanted from the kitchen. Not try and make something and make a mess.”

“We’re sorry,” they said simultaneously with their heads down looking like whipped puppies.

I lowered my head to them with an amused smirk, “I’m not that one you have to apologize to.” They looked toward themselves with hesitant looks on their faces before bravely turning around and saying the same thing to the chef. Which all he did was nod with a snort, turned around, and left. “Now, then,” I told them as they turned back around to face me, “you three go get cleaned up in the nearest bathroom. Clean yourselves up well, don’t doddle anywhere, don’t take any sidetracks somewhere. Just clean up and come back here, understood?”

“Yes, sir,” they said simultaneously again and walked off like they were ordered to go jump off a cliff. With a shake of my head, I continued toward the gathered group.

“Anyway, part of the human tradition is having someone play Santa.” I paused for a second looking right at Twilight, “And yes I’ll explain that later.” I stopped her again when she opened her mouth, “And I meant later.” She closed her mouth again looking disappointed. However, that did get some chuckles and giggles from Twilight’s parents, Shining and Cadence. “Let me do mine first. And because I’ve been teasing her, let me do Twilight first.” Twilight instantly brightened up. “Luna, Tia, and I talked it over and she is going to give you access to the protected section of the library.” Twilight’s eyes went big in shocked excitement with the pencil and parchment dropping to the floor. I think I even saw an eye twitch.

I looked over to Applejack and her family, “Applejack was a little hard. I know how prideful you can be.” I gave her a wink where she snorted at me with a smirk, taking it in good humor. “So I thought about this,” I levitated over a card. She opened it, scanned it, and began smiling as she read it before handing over to Big Mac. “That should take care of the little things around the place letting you focus more on the harvest.”

“Thank you, sugarcube,” she said happily, a wide smile on her face.

“For my dear Fluttershy,” I began which she blushed beet red when our eyes met. “Something similar,” a card levitated over to her. “To let you know that whatever you plan for the sanctuary, you are covered.”

Fluttershy handed over Solar back to Tia, trotted up to me giving me a light kiss and a soft “thank you” before retreating, still with a blush on her face.

“I had to ask around for Rarity,” I winked to her.

She gasped at me, eyes wide with hopeful glee, “You didn’t?”

“If you are referring to the sewing machine that you’ve been-” I didn’t even get to finish before she practically launched herself at me, kissing me all over my face, and saying “thank you” over and over. After a couple of minutes I finally was able to hug her back giving her a kiss and a “you’re welcome” before moving on.

“And to be honest, I didn’t even realize about the holiday until about three days ago,” I looked around embarrassed before settling on Pinkie and Rainbow. “So, I really didn’t know what to give either of you Pinkie, Rainbow. Both of you seem to have everything you want or need. Rainbow, you are officially in the Wonderbolts, which was your dream job.”

She puffed out her chest a little with pride, “Yup.”

“And Pinkie always seems happy, so, unfortunately, I really didn’t know what to give you two.”

Pinkie just waved off my concern with a hoof and a giggle, “Oh that’s alright, Emmit. You didn’t have to give me anything. I already really have all I need.”

“Yeah, me too,” Rainbow echoed her with a shrug of her shoulders and a smile of her own.

“After all I opened my present from you this morning,” Pinkie cooed at me with a wink. It took me a second to figure out just what she was referring to. And when my mind caught up my face did as well with a good blush.

“I already have everything,” Tia said while smiling at me and leaning against Nightmare. “I have you Emmit, our daughter, and my sister. You have given me the best presents a mare could ever hope for.” There were some “Awws” going around the room at that. Before it was stopped almost dead cold when I looked over at Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy, didn’t you invite Discord here?”

She looked around then looked at me with some confusion on her face, “Yes, I did but-”

“Ask and I shall appear,” came Discord’s voice from the void of nowhere.

“Speak of the devil,” I muttered with a smirk and a chuckle. Even as Discord appeared with a soft pop wearing a Santa outfit, there were some ponies giving me looks that told me they weren’t happy with him here. But I had my reasons.

Discord put an arm around me, “I was wondering when you would mention little ole me. I was beginning to think that you didn’t care.”

“Oh tut tut,” I teased with a slight roll of my eyes. “It wasn’t just me that wanted you here.”

“Oh yes, thank you, dear, Fluttershy,” he said to her which she waved saying “you’re welcome” to him. “Now why don’t we let the gifts hand themselves out.” And with a snap of his fingers Hearth’s Warming got to be a lot more interesting. The gifts did hand themselves out in pure chaotic fashion. Meanwhile, I sat back next to Tia and Fluttershy while watching the fun unfold. He was going to attend but save for one condition. Nothing too out of control. And for the moment anyway, he was holding his end of the bargain. At first, I thought that Nightmare and Discord might go at it, but Nightmare retreated and let Luna take control. More than likely because she didn’t want to deal with him. Not that I blame her any. He can be too much at times. From the gifts was brunch. And thankfully the Crusaders didn’t cause too much of a problem in the kitchen that it hindered the meal. And to my pleasant surprise, my very first Hearth’s Warming in this world went off beautifully if I do say so myself. And it began to really feel like home. Discord obeyed himself, laughter and talk filled the throne room, and music followed where everypony sang with some off-key. All while looking at Tia with little Solar, Fluttershy, and her growing pregnancy, and the rest of the girls it hit me how happy I was. That even though I was torn from my world and family. I was given another.