Somewhere in the southern hemisphere of Equis, two years ago

In the darkness of a once unholy palace, two pairs of red glowing eyes opened slightly. A female voice whispered through the halls, barely audible.
“Oh, my beloved sister… I’m bored…”

Hidden inbetween the shades of the halls one shadow nuzzled the other.
“Why don’t we have some fun with these? The ‘Descendants of Tacitus’”

The other figure wrinkled her nose.
“Ugh… These are mortals? What good can they be?”

“For once, they’re eager to serve us. Second, they’re already loyal to our king…” A large holographic picture of red color appeared and showed huge, floating fortresses. “See? How much amusement they could give us? We only need to show them how it’s done.”

The other pair of eyes opened widely now, its interest was piqued.
“Ho, ho…The old war citadels? You are right, my dear sister… With our guidance, they might offer us some disport. Let us give them a chance for a while… We’ve got nothing better to do anyway…” Both pairs of eyes watched silently through the plans of the citadels. A silent giggle became audible and in the darkness one pony nuzzled the other.

“I’m happy you are pleased, little sister… Will you crush your little amusement as usual?”

“Hmmm…. Maybe later… For now I want to see what they can do… And I wonder who will rise to fight them…” With this an almost inaudible giggle sounded in the dark halls.

* * * * *

Equestria, today,

The papercolt yelled over the streets of Canterlot holding up a newspaper.
“Special Edition! Special Edition! Diplomats report of strange sandstorms on the southern outskirts of Saddle Arabia. Seemingly there is no reason for these unprecedented strong sandstorms which are striking the allied nation. Only Professor Mindfire, formerly at CCF, has provided any explanation. Also on page five: Princess Luna proclaims that this morning’s unpredicted lunar eclipse is no cause for alarm! Special Edition! Special Edition!”

Tyler read the newspapers with a frown on his face. It was unlikely that Luna hadn’t full control over the moon. Was her control slightly startled for being in heat? As he looked at the castle, feelings of remorse bugged him. Due to all the harvest work at Sweet Apple Acres and things with the other humans, he had canceled several sleepovers in Canterlot. And the last thing he wanted them to believe is that he was going to neglect them over other stuff.

As he entered the castle, a servant lead him to a big lounge hall, where someone already was waiting for him. He recognized the mare after looking at her for the second time and saw it was Shadrane, Luna’s governess.
“Good day, Shadrane.”

“Ah, Tyler Jones… The ‘war hero’…” She chuckled and gave him a smile. “I see you improved your reputation amongst ponies since our last meeting. Commendable! For one you seem to have good influence on Princess Luna…” The unicorn then sighed. “She on the other hand has bad influence on you. I don’t have to remind you, the incident with this human woman, pony society is talking about you two.”

Tyler sighed.
“Yes… a most unfortunate event. Luna and I talked about this and I also talked with Princess Celestia. She was able to help me with this bad influence.”

“I’m a mere unicorn, I can only imagine how powerful the princesses are. But know this: You stand with two very mighty mares; the princesses. From my own observation I see that Princess Celestia is a calm and gentle flame like the sun, spending warmth if she has to, but can be a fiery force in nature as well, even if she values life above all. Princess Luna however is like the ocean. She can be calm and gentle as well, but can become very moody and a storm is likely to happen. I won’t say the princesses could become violent in a way, but watch yourself. Rumors have it you also have Princess Celestia in your herd. If these two fight over your affection, it wouldn’t be a fight you want to witness. No one knows how a fight between these two siblings would end.”

Tyler nodded. Surely a conflict between these two would be something quite hazardous, not only because of the pointy horns, but the powerful magic as well. But both loved each other, there was no reason to fight whatsoever.
“By the way, Shadrane… I still have very little knowledge of what you do in the castle as Luna’s governess. What are your duties here?”

Shadrane went into pose and raised her head in pride. She took her job quite serious and important, and seemed to feel like doing her part for Equestria’s well-being.
“Oh it’s nothing… Life in the castle, you know. In the evening, I have to yell the princess out of bed with a big can of coffee waiting for her. She has a sound slumber, yet since she knows you, the risk of receiving a letter and not opening it in an instant, has motivated her to get up rather quick.”

Tyler chuckled at this as the doors to the lounge swung open and both princesses entered. Celestia read the newspaper.
“Luna, how could this happen? You’re usually so thorough with the moon.”

Luna levitated a cup of coffee in front of her and sipped at it.
“I already told thee, I have it under control. It’s just that someone tries to take control over that damn thing. I shall have an investigation concerning this.”

Now Tyler harrumphed and both alicorns took notice of him and Shadrane. “Tyler!” Seeing him in her ‘morning’ made Luna beam. “How wonderful that thou could come for a visit!” With a warm embrace, both Celestia and Luna greeted him.

He embraced both of them with a warm smile.
“It’s wonderful to be here.” He then pointed at the newspaper. “The headlines are full of this, I was worried that you might be out of control. Good to see that this is not the case. I’m also here today because I wanted to see you two. I don’t want you to feel like you’re not part of the herd; I simply had so much to do in the recent weeks to come here as well.”

Celestia giggled at this and leaned over to Luna.
“You have no idea… Poor Luna was pouting all the while because she couldn’t get any smooches from you…”

Luna arched a brow followed by a sly grin.
“Did I? Pray tell, who was it that talked about him every morning before I went to bed? I think it was thee, dear sister!”

Caressing their manes, Tyler now stood between them.
“Easy, girls… You both missed me and I missed you both as well. I-”

Luna now interrupted him.
“Thou knowest, he’s right there, big sister… We’re not to blame here… HE is!” Both mares now playfully turned their faces away from him, dismissive.

Chuckling a bit, he grimaced.
“Alright, I’ll make it up to you. I’ll spend the day with you two."

Now grinning the two sisters looked at him.
“Good… In that case we may forgive you.”

“There is indeed one thing we want you to do.”

Here it comes! He thought.
“Yes? What do you want me to do?”

“We want you to join us for the watching of The Running of The Leaves.”

* * * * *

“The Running of The Leaves?” Flynn asked in surprise as he and the Mane Six were strolling across the streets of Ponyville. “Is that some sort of competition?”

Rainbow Dash nodded and looked up to him.
“Sure… Equestria’s autumn race. AJ and I partook last year. Things… didn’t turn out so well. We got carried away…”

Flynn rubbed his chin in thought.
“Yeah… that happens to the best of us. So… Can I compete as well?”

Rainbow however grimaced a bit.
“Are you sure about this? I mean I know from Tyler and from my training sessions with you how fast you humans are, and, frankly, you don’t stand a chance…”

Flynn’s brow twitched there for a moment.
“Is that a challenge?” He then bowed down to Rainbow’s face and pointed his right index finger into her chest. “Listen, if I’m in top condition, which I am, I’m going to run you into the dust!”

Rainbow, however, snickered.
“Suuure… Four legs run faster than two legs! Everypony will tell you that. You don’t have to be an egghead to know that.”

Twilight arched a brow.
“You seem very confident, Flynn. But Rainbow is right. A bipedal will never be as fast as a-“

Flynn now glared down to Twilight.
“Listen… Don’t tell me what I can or cannot do! They gave me that shit on Earth all the time and I’m sick of it!” He then turned to Rainbow. "I challenge you! I say I can beat you in running if you don’t fly!”

Rarity wanted to say something but Rainbow raised a wing in front of her to hold the white unicorn back. Determination grew in the eyes of the cerulean mare, no one was going to get away from her with that kind of challenge.
“You want a challenge? You got one, Mister! If I win, you must…” She now tipped her chin with her hoof. “Let’s say you’ll be my personal servant for one whole day!”

Flynn then bowed down.
“And if I win?”

Rainbow raised her head and her nose booped his as both stared each other down.
“Then I’ll be your personal servant for one whole day as well! I will do everything you’ll ask of me, no matter how sleazy.”

Now Twilight intervened.
“Rainbow! That’s going too far!”

But the Pegasus only shrugged.
“What? He would have the same conditions if he will become my servant… It’s only fair. And I can beat this guy fair and square anytime!”

She then raised a hoof and he took it in his palm for a shake with a determined nod.
“Servant for a day! It is on!”

Rainbow smirked.
“Heh! You better ask Twilight about her spell that makes you walk on clouds… My home sure can use a little work here and there… I’m looking forward seeing you do that for me…” With a chuckle she went off into the sky.

Twilight on the other hand only shook her head.
“You DO know she’s the fastest flyer ever and only second to Applejack if it comes to running?”

Flynn’s expression, until now a confident and determined one, changed into one of shock and awe.
“C-come again?” He then facepalmed. “That little minx… No wonder she was so eager to make the bet. Oh, man… What have I gotten myself into…?”

* * * * *

Meanwhile the carriage with Celestia, Luna and Tyler was on its way to the race track. Luna, grinning a bit, raised her wing a little, the feathers stroke his earlobe and neck, causing him to back of a bit.
“Hey, stop it. That tickles!” With an untroubled giggle, she leaned against him then and licked his cheek. “Why are you so playful today, Luna?” He already knew the princesses were in heat, but Luna seemed quite excited today, even more than usual.

“Oh, after last night? I must say thou showed me a lot of thyself…”

This prompted him to frown. What was she talking about?
“Last night? But I wasn’t in Canterlot last night!”

He felt her warm breath as she began to nibble on his earlobe.
“Not while thou were awake, my Dark Companion…”

Then it occurred to him.
“So this was the real you in my…”

When he saw her smirking face, he turned red as a tomato and harrumphed heavily, causing Luna to giggle.
“Thy secret is safe with me, beloved…” A sigh of relief escaped him as Luna leaned in to him, lowering her voice. “Twas very arousing how you preened me…”

He now smirked.
“Oh I not only preened you…” Clearly she didn’t have as much self-control as her older sister, who silently watched them two with a gentle smile, though he tried his best not to give in to the princesses needs. Tyler knew all too well now that in this state of heat, the judgment of a mare would be blurred and distorted by lust and she would gladly welcome him mounting her, even in the center of a town.

“I take it that it’s quite tiring for a human to have four mares to deal with?” Celestia now asked and interrupted his thoughts.

Tyler looked down and frowned before he looked at her.
“Don’t say that! It sounds like you’re all just work for me. I’m trying my best to keep up with every one of you… But I don’t know if I’m good with this…”

Nuzzling him, Celestia raised his chin.
“You are doing an excellent job as a herd stallion. Luna and I are satisfied with you. Isn’t that right, Luna?”

The dark alicorn smirked at her older sister.
“Oh, I’m fine… THOU are the one dreaming of kissing him!”

While Celestia now blushed and looked at her younger sister with an angry frown, Tyler looked at her quite surprised.
“That’s right… You’re in our herd and yet I’ve never even kissed you.”

As he leaned to Celestia, she smiled and lowered her voice.
“Yes, you have. Just not these lips here…”

She then welcomed his lips for a long and passionate kiss and for a moment Tyler felt perfectly brilliant. It was like time and space became irrelevant in this moment of slow motion. Even her mane seemed to hold still in this perfect moment. As they kissed, the sun flashed up for a split second and returned to normal. Luna witnessed this.
“Pray tell, dear sister… Fooling around with the sun?”

As Celestia’s and Tyler’s lips parted, the sun goddess gasped in arousal.
“Just a controllable sun flare… Tyler opened his eyes and witnessed the blush on Celestia’s face.

His hand then caressed her cheek and he gave her a smile.
“Soft and calm on the outside… But fiery and fierce passion on the inside… I felt your influence there, Celestia. It was quite an interesting experience… and soothing as well.”

Celestia leaned her cheek at his palm and closed her eyes.
“Just a little something to savor the moment… It was, after all, my first kiss in a long, long time…”

Tyler let his right index finger slide over Celestia’s lips.
“You both are alike when I kiss you… You feel alike, but it’s different. How do I put this? When I kiss Luna, it is as if we both are engulfed in deep darkness. We are alone with our feelings in perfect intimacy. Yet when I kiss Celestia, the moment feels great beyond comparison and time itself obeys our love…” With a sly smile Celestia began to suck gently on his index finger. She always had something unexpected coming from her, but Luna and Tyler already got used to it. It was Celestia’s clear hint that she was enjoying the intimate time with her herd stallion and Tyler knew she was waiting for him, yearning to be released from all the tension inside of her body. And Tyler was happy that divine lust always was paired with divine self-control. Otherwise, so he expected, the two alicorns would strap him onto the bed and rape him in their frenzy.

When the carriage landed, he turned to them both.
“I’ll get us some snacks, you girls go and take your seats already.” As they went in front of him, Celestia whispered something to Luna and both giggled a bit before raising their tails a bit, revealing their marehoods to their herd stallion for a short while. Tyler shook his head with a smile. Who was the teaser and who was the teased one here?

Both princesses were taking seat and looked upon the race track. As Tyler sat down between them, he brought a big pack of popcorn. He took a piece of popcorn and threw it up to catch it with his mouth, but Luna’s magic took hold of it in midair and levitated it into her own mouth. Tyler frowned as the expected treat didn’t land in his mouth or on his face. “What the…?” As he opened his eyes again, he looked around to see if there’s any on the seat. After a second, he gave up the search, took another one and threw it up. This time Celestia levitated it into her mouth. Tyler saw it this time and raised his index finger with a smile. “Hey!”

Both alicorns giggled along before each of them took a bite out of the pack.
“We’re just mocking you a bit, Tyler.”

Tyler chuckled.
“Such casual behavior in front of so many?”

Luna gave it a little laugh.
“Well, we want to show that we’re in a herd as well. Are you ashamed of us?” She then nuzzled his neck thoroughly and caringly, what soon got the attention of several ponies. What started in silent whispering quickly became a murmur when Celestia joined in and nuzzled his right cheek.

Tyler, however, shook his head.
“You know it’s not like that… I just don’t want Ponyville besieged by journalists.”

“If you want to, we could… arrange something.”

Celestia said this with a bit of seriousness that made Tyler a bit uneasy.
“What do you mean, Celestia?”

“For once, we could enact a law making it illegal to harass the ‘royal herd members’. Or we could hold a speech to the ponies and if pony society understands… and believe me they will… It will be frowned upon those who don’t respect your wishes for privacy.”

A frown formed on Tyler’s forehead.
“Enacting a law for my sake seems a bit unruly and looks like exploiting power. The speech option however seems very interesting. Let’s continue this conversation another time…”

Celestia then put on her formal face expression. She wanted to speak with Tyler and Luna about something and this was just the right moment as they all sat together and looked at the race track.
“Only on very exceptional occasions do humans earn their cutie mark.” She began to explain. “The ones that do, get in contact with the magic of this world and thus ascend into something more than mere humans.” Flynn now entered the track on the start line with the rest of the mares and stallions. Right now he was conversing with Lyra as both wished each other luck for the race.

Tyler nodded and thought for a bit.
“True… Until now every one of us who earned a cutie mark had come in contact with magic shortly before that. I took the magic arrow in order to protect the girls; Rachel wanted to shoot Shiria… seems to me it is a basic factor for humans to gain their cutie mark.”

Celestia now closed her eyes for a moment before she opened them to look at the starting line.
“However, I say it happens very rarely, some gain this mark through completely different means than magic.” Her eyes now locked on to Flynn. “This man is one of those few…”

“Flynn?” Now Luna’s interest was piqued and she looked at the human who stood among the other race contestants. She then looked at her older sister with narrowed eyes. “Thou hast tried the vision beyond vision spell again? Pray tell, thou knoweth we both have not much experience with spells that allow us to look into the future. T’is alicorn magic that needs millennia of training! And even then, the outcome might change slightly…” Celestia nodded at this. Luna was right of course. Her mother always knew what she was up to, despite not reading her mind or seeing her. Celestia knew that one day she might wield such powerful magic like her mother once did. Her heart warmed up at those good memories of old as they both were snuggled together, Celestia being a little filly and Luna a tiny foal. This caused her to nuzzle Luna for a bit and her sister giggled at this. “Tia? What in the…?”

But despite all the silliness the Princess of the Night let her big sister nuzzle her. It felt good to be with her and to feel the admiration of others for her and her sister; It was what she always wanted. Tyler on the other hand, made way for Celestia and leaned back so she could nuzzle her younger sister to her heart’s desire.
“Don’t mind me but the race is about to start.”

Meanwhile, down at the starting position, Flynn warmed himself up and readied himself between Applejack and Rainbow Dash.
“I hope you’re ready girls, I’ll try to hold back but no promises.”

Applejack chuckled.
“Ah’m not partaking this time, Sugarcube! I’m having a foal, ya know, but Rainbow Dash will do her best to make it worthwhile for ya.”

The cerulean Pegasus mare nudged his ribs with her hoof and gave him a sly grin.
“Your funeral! They don’t call me Rainbow and Dash for nothing! You better prepare yourself to be my servant for a day.”

Flynn however tied his shoes really hard and got into position.
“We’ll see about that, Rainbow…”

As a stallion got himself on a platform besides the track, Derpy Hooves came closer with the starting signal in her mouth, a black and white checkered flag.
“Ladies and gentlecolts! On your mark…”

Flynn and Rainbow were in the front rows of the participants and got into starting pose.
“Try not to get any wingboner there, girl!”

Rainbow’s eyes popped up in surprise, before she grinned at Flynn for this comment.
“Why you…”

He grinned as the next order starting signal was raised.
“Get set!!!” A bead of sweat ran down his forehead. His body felt like it was on fire, so much tension was in him. And with a loud “GO!!!” the starting signal was waved and he jumped up and began to run.

***

One hour earlier…

Rachel angrily shook her head while yelling at Flynn.
“This is no good, Flynn! All this running stuff is going over your head! Now listen: There are so many reasons why you shouldn’t-”

Flynn sat in his chair and looked up to her. The impression on his face showed that he was calm, yet annoyed by her.
“I know, but I’m not withdrawing from that challenge, Rachel…”

“Ugh… You won’t win in a race against these ponies anyway! They’re way faster than you can ever hope to be! Does the concept “No pilot, no airplane!” mean anything to you, Flyboy? Sam is going to buy material to fix the Betty. And once we find a way home we should go for it! Injure yourself now and it’s over! Then we could kiss our ticket home goodbye!”

Flynn disliked how she yelled at him. He on the other side remained calm.
“You know how I think about situations like this, Rachel… If I’m grounded, I want to run. It’s the only thing that makes me-“

“What?” She snapped at him.

But even this couldn’t enrage him.
“…believe that I can fly.”

Rachel just shook her head.
“You sure miss to fly your baby, huh shithead ?”

He stood up and looked outside the window. “When I fly, I’m released from the world, I’m totally free. And since I’m here in this world, I feel… stronger, faster! Haven’t you noticed it for yourself? Like the feeling you could face the world head-on!” But Rachel only arched a brow. She didn’t entirely understand the words he said. She, for once, hasn’t become stronger or faster.

* * * * *

The feeling of speed, the cold wind on his skin, the aching tension in his muscles… It felt wonderful. But almost every pony passed by and left him behind except two of them. Twilight and Lyra seemed to pace themselves for the race. Twilight remembered her fifth place last time she partook and was eager to repeat this achievement. Maybe she would make it on the fourth or even the third place this time. Following her example Lyra decided to do it like Twilight this time since she only got a disappointing 25th place last time.

Just as they reached Flynn, there suddenly was a sharp pain in his muscles and a loud snap like his muscles had burst and his skin literally exploded from his legs, leaving the flesh bare and causing him to fall. Twilight stopped and looked if he was alright.
“Flynn! For Celestia’s sake, is everything alright?”

And already they could hear Spike up from above the balloon, moderating with Pinkie Pie again.
“Number 56, Flynn Marshall is down!" Hearing this announcement caused Rainbow, meanwhile in the pole position to halt. Flynn was a contestant, but he also was a friend. Winning was the coolest thing, but not if friends are left behind. But already did Pinkie Pie intervene.
“But wait! He comes up again!”

Despite the agonizing pain in his legs, Flynn got up again and kept on running. Suddenly, reaching the finish line at all cost was fixed in his mind and Flynn gritted his teeth as he became faster again. Twilight and Lyra couldn’t believe the sudden change in him as he suddenly began to gain field in front of them, his eyes determined.
“What is happening? He was injured a moment ago!”

Twilight shook her head as she saw Flynn’s bleeding legs.
“He still IS injured!” With that both unicorns began to gallop after him. Deep inside, Flynn wanted to scream at this enormous pain, it felt like someone ripped his legs off. And finally his voice broke free and his roar of pain caused several ponies to make room for him. By startling the ponies, he gained enough field to come among the first five.

Whoever got passed by him grew more determined in his or her running, no pony was eager of being outrun by a bipedal human. Soon, the whole field of racing ponies was chasing after this one human, who more and more approached the pole. As he approached the running Pegasus mare, Rainbow looked over her shoulder, only for her eyes to pop open.
“WHAT THE HAY???” And when Flynn was almost directly behind her, it began to happen. Everything became slow-motion for him. He could see and observe the small beads and drops of sweat on his arms and in the air. The droplets of sweat coming from Rainbow's mane Just like drops of water running along the cockpit windows. Complete freedom was close at hand…

Rainbow now became even more determined and sped up, racing with him to the finish line. The gain of speed in him didn’t cease and made him catch up with Rainbow, who now had to go into full speed. What’s with this dude? How can he, as a bipedal, be so fast? Flynn’s thoughts however didn’t circle around the race anymore. Faster… Faster! Let me fly again! Luna now arched a brow and looked to Celestia.
“I feel something growing in that man…”

Celestia simply nodded, her eyes were locked on Flynn.
“Watch and witness it… This is so exciting…”

Tyler looked through his binoculars.
“That’s Flynn alright… But those wounds on his Calve muscles…” He lowered the binoculars. “It seems his skin had been ripped off!”

Rachel and Sam were waiting at the finish line with Fluttershy, Rarity and Applejack while waiting for the race contestants. Sam held up some binoculars and grinned.
“Something’s comin’…"

“Yeah! Something speedy is coming from right there…”

Applejack shook her head.
“Tarnation… I bet it’s Rainbow flying instead of running. Hoo boy! She’s going to be disqualified for this…”

Rachel shook her head.
“No! It’s Rainbow and Flynn and they’re in a neck-and-neck-race!”

Sam lowered his binoculars and looked at her.
“Hey… How can you see them without some binocs?”

This prompted her to blink in surprise.
“I have no idea… And I also don’t know why he’s as fast as she is.”

Rainbow gritted her teeth. No doubt this was a surprise, but she would outrun Flynn in the end. It was a great challenge and she had someone worthy to be a challenging race contestant. This was something that made her heart race in excitement. Getting the last out of herself, she ran as if it would be for her own life and finally gained more field. Nothing can stop me now! But because of him being behind her, she couldn’t see the little particles of light accumulating in him.

Suddenly , it was when the finish line was a few hundred meters away, everything became gray for Flynn and his view blurred suddenly. What he didn’t recognized was the effect he had caused behind him. With a sudden flash he sped up to 100 miles per hour, leaving a trail of flames behind. As he passed Rainbow, the Pegasus’ jaw almost fell to the ground. Both Celestia and Luna gasped. Celestia, however, was the first to react and as soon as he crossed the finish line, she levitated him up from the ground before he could collide with the crowd or a building. Seconds after being levitated up, Flynn came to a stop and looked around.
“What the…?” He was then lowered down and simply stood there amongst applauding ponies. As he looked down, his shoes were ruined. “...What?”

Tyler stormed over to Flynn.
“Quick! Get me some bandages! His legs are…” He suddenly stopped as he recognized that the legs were alright as if nothing ever happened to them. But the cutie marks of Wings were visible on his calve muscles.

Flynn now turned around.
“Man, I feel like having a bad trip or something. After I fell, I had the strangest dream. OK… What place did I made? Third place? Fifth?” After seeing into many amazed faces, his mood visibly got worse. “Last…? Are you serious?”

Tyler only shook his head in disbelief.
"What ever happened to your perception of time, man? You got FIRST!!!”

Flynn looked like they were trying to mess with him, but then Rainbow crossed the finish line. Her coat sweaty and dirty, her breath deep and fast, trying to keep up.
“Seriously, what the hay???” More and more of the contestants finished.

When Twilight finished, she immediately trotted to Flynn.
"Flynn! Your legs! You’re… injured?“

“No I’m not… I feel fine!”

Tyler shook his head.
“I saw the wounds in my binoculars as well. You were injured, but it seems you already healed yourself… Massive cell regeneration and high velocity, huh? That’s quite an achievement!”

Flynn looked around, puzzled.
“I don’t understand anything you folks say… Regeneration? High velocity?”
Sam nodded. “Flynn, you were as fast as a car the last few hundred meters. Probably 90 miles per hour… Maybe even 100!”

Flynn waved the thought away.
“Don’t talk bullshit! No one can reach those velocities on foot!”

Rachel shook her head.
“You did!”

Rainbow now angrily pointed her hoof at Flynn.
“You cheated! You never said you could run so fast!”

Tyler arched a brow.
“I guess he didn’t know that himself until now, RD… Don’t be like that.”

Rainbow kicked some dirt.
“I lost…” With a short snort the Pegasus mare looked at the ground. “I hate losing! Alright… A good sport always pays her debt… I’m yours now for one entire day, Flynn. I…” Rainbow fought with the words. She was a bit afraid of what was ahead of her. “I’ll do everything you ask of me!”

Flynn looked down to her, then looked to the others who watched them both. He then knelt down to Rainbow and raised her chin.
“Tell you what: Someday… And perhaps that day may never come… You will be my servant. But until then, consider yourself free.”

This caused her to look up to him.
“You mean it?” As he nodded, she smiled with a bit of guilt in her eyes. “You taught me a lesson there, Flynn… I don’t know if I would have let you off the hook that easily…”

Now the princesses arrived and Celestia smiled at Flynn.
“Congratulations, Flynn! You’ve won against all odds! A most interesting case of human cutie mark earning, don’t you think so, Luna?”

“Indeed, big sister… A human earning his cutie mark through sheer willpower, truly this is a case that deserves further studies.”

With a gentle nod, Celestia agreed.
“Spike? Take a note please” Raising up a note and a quill, the little dragon looked up to the princess.
“We, Princess Celestia and Luna, do hereby decree that the Pegasus Rainbow Dash and the human Flynn Marshall shall investigate and study the peculiar whereabouts of his cutie mark and why he was able to earn it without magic. They must report to us their findings.” With a smile she turned to Rainbow. “I think you, as the fastest flyer, are the best possible choice to study the fastest runner humans brought to Equestria. If you need help with this task, don’t hesitate to ask your friends or me for help.”

Rainbow nodded with determination and saluted to the princess.
“Princess Celestia? I’m not sure if I’m the best for egghead stuff, but I sure know about physical exercise and examination. I won’t let you down.”

Flynn leaned to Tyler.
“What does she mean by that?”

Tyler now began to grin, while he looked at Celestia.
“Oh, stripping you off your clothes, having all sorts of tests with you… Maybe an anal probe…?”

“Oh… Yes, of course… Wait, WHAT?!?” Now Tyler began to laugh loud.

Rachel looked around. “Where are Sam and Lyra? I saw that Lyra was among the contestants…”

* * * * *

Meanwhile Lyra and Sam entered her secret room again.
“Eighth place! You did great this time.”

The unicorn snickered and stretched a bit.
“I was lucky everypony was running after Flynn so that they overexerted themselves. Sam? Would you give me a massage? This race sure left my muscles sore.” Sam nodded and waited until she hopped on a table and kneaded her sore muscles. His work at the spa was now paying off. Slowly, but surely, he worked his way down her back. With a sigh of relief the unicorn closed her eyes and relaxed. “Deeper…”

He arched a brow and grinned.
“Uh… Lyra… If I go deeper, I’ll massage your flank and cutie marks… And you know what this will do.”

With a sly grin she looked over her shoulder directly into his face and made it an order.
“Deeper!”

He nodded briefly, his brow twitched for a moment before he began to massage her in the way she demanded it. It wasn’t before long that her breathing became heavier and he could recognize a deep blush on her face. She bit her lip and hid her face under her hooves. “Oh I’m a bad mare for using you like this… Surely you’d prefer a human woman with breasts instead of teats and hands to grab your… Your…” Before she could end, a violent shiver went through her body and she moaned deeply.

Sam held still for a moment and looked at her with wide opened eyes.
“Did… Did you just..."

Lyra was caught up in a feeling of ecstasy and embarrassment. Her heart raced, her pupils had become tiny dots and her cheeks were burning.
“I-I came… How embarrassing!”

He arched his brow again.
“Yeah… Embarrassing for you or for me, Baby?”
Baby… She somehow loved it when he called her that. Since the events of the last few weeks they became quite close and he treated her well, did so much for her. There, however, was very little she could do for him instead.

But she was eager to give it her best shot.
“Sam? You… you know that we’re working so long on my anthropology. We talked so much about you and your body. I never asked… Do you… need anything?”

“Need?” His brow twitched again. “And what do you think I need?”

“Well, Rachel is a human woman, but you only seem to deem her as a friend…”

Now he knew what she was aiming at, but wasn’t speaking out loud directly.
“Yeah… because she would kick my ass if I would ask her for something like that! Lyra… I feel like we’re dancing around and not moving one inch… What’s on your mind?”

The unicorn now looked up to him again.
“You won’t get mad at me?”

He playfully rolled his eyes before shaking his head with a warm smile.
“Spill the beans, girl!”

“I… I want to be your woman!”

“What? Lyra, you’re a mare, not a woman.”

“I can be anything for you, Sam! I can walk on two legs! I… I want to be with you…”

Sam gulped and looked down. He remembered quite well how she demonstrated her bipedal skills to him. Unsure, wobbly and far from stable, but more than every other pony could muster to do.
“This… This human stuff really got to you, didn’t it? You’ve learned so much about humans with me and now you’re so into it you want to take the next step… A full sexual relationship… With all duties and privileges…” His eyes narrowed. “You want me, because I’m different, huh? Even more different than the other ones…”

“It has nothing to do with that, Sam. If you’re uncomfortable with this… I don’t want to force you into things… We can wait. But I… I do have to express myself to you. And everything inside me screams your name. So if you want to wait, I’ll…” She gulped deep. “I’ll comply… But if you want to ease your urges with me… I’m eager to find out what a human male can do to my body.”

Sam looked down at her and gulped heavily as she raised her tail to give him full view of her most private parts.
“You’re a temptress…”

“I’m an anthropologist!” She replied with a shy smile.

“I can tell; you’re taking note of my reactions!” He pointed at a quill and a note hovering in the other corner of the room. She replied to this with an embarrassed giggle and another deep blush. Sam then leaned over her body and began to whisper into her ear. “You tried to provoke me, but you didn’t really believe I would go all the way with you, hm? A mare and a human… Do you really think that would work for me?”

Shivering through all the closeness to him she leaned her head back.
“There’s only one way to find out, isn’t there?” Lyra could now feel him doing something behind her. Then, with a hard grip he spread her flank and she could feel something hard poking her… He entered her with one long slide and her eyes went wide, her pupils became tiny dots and her mouth was open aghast and shivering as her scream died in her throat before it could leave her. He’s unexpectedly big. I expected something smaller than a stallion’s member. Maybe something of equal size… But sweet Celestia, I wasn’t prepared for this!

Sam growled into her ear.
“That’s one tight pussy you have…”

Although she couldn’t categorize the term properly, she knew what he meant and smiled.
“Thank you…You’re not as I expected you either… I had a stallion before, but you… You’re better!”

Turning her face to his, he kissed her.
“You really are curious about humans, huh? Little minx… Daddy will teach this little girl a lot about humans…”

After a short while of sex, she looked up to her human lover in some sort of wonder.
“Shouldn’t… Shouldn’t you be finished by now?”

Arching both brows, he looked into her face.
“What? Already?”

“Yeah… Stallions…” She gasped for a short time. “Stallions climax after a minute or two. So I wonder, why-“

“Here are some news for you, Lyra…” he whispered into her ear. “We humans can have sex for hours.”

Her eyes popped open.
“HOURS?!? Sweet Celestia, I want to experience this!” With this she felt a slight pain as he bit into her ear, which was a great turn-on for both of them. Both their moans filled the room now. Lyra felt helpless, right now, she WAS helpless as he took her. Under his tight grip, she was pinned down for good on the table. All she could do right now was endure and take it. But he never hurt her during this time. She knew being an omnivore he was half predator, something that could harm her. The fact that he didn’t harm her body in order to sleep with her felt strangely arousing. For a good hour she was under him, her senses whirling, her head spinning as one orgasm followed the other. Already the many orgasms demanded their toll.

As he growled and released himself in her, she leaned her head back and let out a neigh in sheer lust. Her lover arched back a little, but looked into her eyes. As he gazed into her helpless bliss, he smiled a little.
“For reacting so strong you sure can take a lot… I was afraid you would faint in the middle of it…”

Drool was running down her chin.
“Sam, I… I love you! I’ll always be your-“ Before she could end, he interrupted her by pressing his lips on hers.

When their lips parted again, he smiled.
“Shut up, Baby… No need for dirty talk…” He then stood up from her and left her womb. The warmth inside of her lingered a bit, but faded after a while.

Lyra, however, looked up to him and slowly came to her senses.
“I’m proud to be your mare, Sam. And since you treat me good, I want to please you as well, my herd stallion.”

“I know… A stable relationship, right?” He suddenly realized the pun he just made and shook the thought away. “Wait a minute… Herd stallion? What’s this?”

“It means you and I choose three or four more mares to live together in a herd… With you as the only male…”

Sam now cocked his head and arched a brow.
“Eh? Wait… You folks have polygamy running here? Not monogamy?”

“No, silly… Of course there’s no monogamy! You as a male can have several mares, because there are five mares on one stallion in population. Is this a problem to you?”

“Hmmm… Nah… I’m fine. But don’t think I’m going with that harem idea right away. That’s some weird shit and I’m not used to it yet."

Half an hour later…

Bon Bon’s brow twitched slightly as she tried her best to remain calm.
“I accepted your little quirks and flaws, Lyra… I didn’t say a word in over five years! I also accepted your attitude when Tyler came to Equestria and when you felt confirmed and marched through Ponyville like you always knew the day would come, I was happy for you… When you came to me and asked if we could offer shelter to these three humans, I thought for a moment, but agreed to it if they agreed to help in the household. But for Celestia’s sake! This is a decent home! And no brothel! If you want to have sex with one of them, do it in a silent and proper way! Not neighing out loud as if you’re part of an orgy! You can do that on Sweet Apple Acres!”

Lyra cowered at the table, shrinking down.
“I’m… I’m sorry, Bon Bon… I… I was overwhelmed by-”

“Spare me the details! I’m not into this and I don’t want to hear it! You know I as well short fused during the heat season, and went after Tyler… But this isn’t heat season!”

Sam arched a finger, but Bon Bon glared at him.
“And you… You are the one who’s not experiencing heat at all. You humans have far more self-control than ponies when it comes to sex. How could you let this escalate like this in the first place?”

Sam looked down in embarrassment.
“You are of course right, Bon Bon…”

With this the earth pony took a sip from her tea.
“At least Rachel fortunately isn’t interested in stallions. And Flynn doesn’t bring other mares into the household.”

It was in this moment when the door opened and Flynn came in with Rainbow.
“I must say… A mare that can reach Mach One in the air is something in my book.”

Rainbow chuckled.
“And you run faster than any pony I’ve met. You said something about this dude… He really jumped from a height of 38 kilometers and performed a sonic boom like your airplanes from falling down? Awesome! And those rockets you told me about. They can cross entire countries in a matter of minutes?”

“Sure! They can defy our gravity and leave the planet.”

"What? There are speeds that are that fast? I always thought my speed was close to the limit. You must tell me more about it!”

“Sure! Let’s go into my room for that.” While they left the living room, Sam chuckled at Bon Bon’s twitching right eye.

While Rachel, Twilight and Tyler approached Bon Bon’s and Lyra’s home, angered yelling and demolition sounds were to hear now from inside. Flynn opened his window on the second floor as Tyler looked up to him.
"Hey, Flynn… what the hell is going on in there?”

“Oh it’s nothing… Bon Bon is yelling at Lyra and Sam like crazy…”

Now Rachel frowned.
“Bonnie? Why? What happened?”

“Well… I don’t know for certain, but from what I understand from all the yelling and screaming, I think it’s because Sam fucked Lyra’s brain out.”

Rachel face palmed at this.
“Oh for the love of…” With this she turned to Twilight. “Men… Selfish egotistical pigs… driven by one will alone: The will to mate!” Both Tyler and Flynn grumbled at this. They understood she wasn’t excited by such news, but this… Twilight arched a brow and watched as Rachel walked down the street before she turned her attention to her herdmate, expecting him to say something.

He simply shrugged.
“What? If she’s mad at him, it’s not my problem! Both are adults, they can do whatever they want. And with four mares in my herd I think you can clearly say that I’m the last one who should tell him to hold back a bit.”

Twilight gave him a sly grin after this.
“Well said, Casanova… But I don’t want you to tell him to stop. Just to be more… discreet. Speaking of which… I’ll send Spike on a chore for an hour or two if you get what I’m saying…” With this she gave him a seductive nudge with her flank and he closed his eyes with a chuckle, shaking his head. Ponies in love sure like to have it often and good it seems.

* * * * *

In the late evening, Shadrane entered Luna’s chamber.
“I must admit this Tyler Jones sure has some commendable traits. Still, the way he has to go for becoming a-“

The governess now was interrupted as Luna’s brush was slammed onto her table. When Luna looked at her, the eyes of the princess showed major annoyance.
“Shadrane, thou often express thy worries about Tyler… Why is he not to thy liking?”

“It’s not in my rights to question the princess… Please, milady, I-“

Luna now closed her eyes. For once, she was doing it like her big sister and not to yell at once. No, Shadrane was going to answer her and she would see to this in a calm manner. Yet her voice got harder and a bit louder.
“I wish thee to answer my question! Why dost thou doubt the being I love?”

The unicorn nodded and held her chin high.
“Do I have permission to speak freely?”

Turning around to her, Luna held her head high and proud.
“Of course! I do not wish you to speak otherwise.”

“I have become your governess since your return to harmony and your sister made it very clear to me that she wishes to see you happy. But more importantly she wants you to be safe. In this one year before you went to that festival in Ponyville, I brought you up to speed about historic events, but in hindsight I failed to educate and prepare you properly for today’s society.”

“Yes, I agree with thee, the amount of information was too big to catch up in that amount of time. Thou alone couldn’t succeed in this, yet thou did an extraordinary job. I want thee to know this. And for thy work thou have my gratitude.”

Bowing her head, the governess smiled.
“This honors me. But Milady, do you really think this Tyler is a proper companion for you? Are you certain that he is the right one for the task ahead?”

A wholehearted laugh came from the alicorn as she continued to brush her ethereal mane in front of the mirror.
“Oh absolutely, Shadrane! In fact, I am the one having bad influence on him.”

Now the governess was stumped.
“Uhh… you speak of…”

The Princess of the Night could not but chuckle.
”My dark side, Shadrane… I speak of the powers of darkness that rest dormant within me. Powers I do not wish to use anymore… And yet, in his embrace, I feel that he would love even this side of me."

“Oh, you speak of Nigh–“

In an instant Luna turned around and used her Royal Canterlot Voice.
“DO NOT SPEAK THAT NAME!” Harrumphing, Luna recollected herself and closed her eyes as she returned to a calm and gentle voice. “I mean: Do not speak the name of the being that had taken me hostage. Thou knoweth how I despise and regret this time now.”

Correcting her mane, Shadrane nodded.
“Forgive me, Milady… I should have thought before I mentioned this name.”

Luna sighed. Again she used her Royal Canterlot Voice in anger far too quickly and this angered her a bit about herself. She was still not as calm as Celestia.
“There’s nothing to forgive, Shadrane. The times where my sister and I hurt each other are over. Now, with Tyler’s help, we can partake in life once again and can work on ourselves. It feels so good to be part of a routine with others and not to be alone all the time."

Shadrane now looked at Luna with wide eyes.
“To have sex with this human? Routine?”

“He was my first lover! And I must admit that he was…” She tipped her chin for a second while thinking of the right term. “Superb!” She then giggled. “I really love how Twilight and fair Applejack ensnare him time and time again. He doesn’t react disgustedly to us. Truth be told, he ignores our outer form and loves us for who we are, not what we are. Thou cannot even begin to imagine what this means to me and my sister.”

“And you think making a mare receptive to his sperm is a good idea? Until now he excels the most in fighting! Is it really wise to-“

Now Luna raised a hoof and again interrupted her governess.
“Enough of this nonsense, Shadrane! I am the Princess of the Night and co-ruler of Equestria! It is my right as a mare to decide who is worthy to bring pleasure to my heart and womb and my divine right to decide who is worthy to be my equal! And no governess whatsoever will dictate me otherwise. Tyler keeps balance between me, my sister, Twilight Sparkle and fair Applejack. If thou can’t accept that, thou should consider to work as the governess of somepony else!”

The door opened and Celestia came in.
“Well said, Luna…Shadrane, please leave us two alone for now. I wish to talk to my sister in private.” Shadrane, bowing to Celestia, went outside the room, leaving the two sisters alone.

Standing in front of the mirror, Celestia smiled right next to her younger sister.
“You look gorgeous, Lulu. He certainly would love to be with you tonight looking like this…”

Luna raised her chin with pride and a smile.
“They will come tomorrow for the weekly sleepover… Just in time for the day after tomorrow when the gala takes place. Thus I won’t need to rush for it. I take it thou want to partake again?”

“I will partake… But not only that...” With a deep blush, the white alicorn buried her face in her sister’s ethereal mane. “I wish to be mounted by him…”

“Oh? So thou finally are having sex with him?” A smirk formed on Luna’s face. “Thou think thou can keep up with the tight and moist womb of thy little sister?”

“There are other qualities he’s interested in as well. Not just the mere penetration.” Celestia added with an arched brow.

“True…” Luna sighed. “Celestia…” Now Celestia’s attention was piqued. Luna normally didn’t call her with her full name in a private moment between them two except it was very important to her.

And Celestia recognized this at once.
“Yes, Luna?”

Laying down the brush, Luna looked down.
“In a few decades he will grow old and die… But I don’t want this to end. I want to cherish the time with him and make the most of it. I…” Luna hesitated a moment, unsure if she should tell her sister her most intimate wish, but then the determination got the best of her and she made her announcement.

“I want a foal from him as well.”

All alarm bells began to ring in Celestia’s mind now. The long forgotten atrocities of the alicorn war came to her mind again and she gulped.
“Lu-Luna… You can’t get a foal with him. Neither can I… It… It would keep us from performing our duties.” It felt bad to lie to Luna like this but to keep Equestria from harm, it had to be done. This, at least, was what Celestia was thinking.

“Is that so? And thou think I can’t watch the moon turn at night with his foal in my womb? I see the happiness in fair Applejack’s face and the pride when she rests and looks at her swollen belly. I want this happiness as well, my sister, a little foal to love and care for. Must I really forswear this happiness for the sake of this tiara?” Luna then turned to Celestia with slight anger on her face. “This tiara then becomes a burden I begin to hate!”

Celestia began to nuzzle her younger sister.
“Don’t fret upon this Luna… We will figure something out. We must not forget the responsibility we both took so many millennia ago when we ascended this throne. Abandoning the ones depending on our guidance and leadership? No, that is too selfish for us. We’re both better than this. You are above this, Luna. I know you are. Until we worked something out I do not wish you to decide anything on your own. Can you promise me this?”

Luna closed her eyes and sighed.
“I will try… Just please don’t let me wait too long… I can’t think straight with this heat in me and with him around…”

Meanwhile Shadrane entered her own chamber and looked into the mirror. Her self-inspection however was disturbed from the bathroom where someone kicked against the door. Entering the bathroom she immediately frowned.
“I thought I told you to cocoon them up properly and keep them awake! We can’t let these ponies jeopardize our cover by dreaming about us!” On the floor lied another Shadrane with one of the maidens, both partially cocooned by three Changelings. Shadrane mumbled something very angrily through her wax gag, before her doppelganger smirked. “Oh, don’t worry… The queen ordered us to harm no one; your precious princesses are not our target. Our mission here is simple… acquisition…”

Proofread by Rythmns