As lunch rolled around, the castle seemed to become quite lively with many maids, butlers, and guard making rounds throughout the castle. It had only taken the scent of a fresh lunch to finally bring Midnight from his punishment session with Luna, to the banquet hall to fill his empty belly. Once he had sat down at the table however, Celestia cleared her throat as she gave him a questioning glance.

"I take it you were having fun with my dear sister?" She asked as Midnight gave a sheepish smile.

"Hey, don't blame me. Your sister is the pervert who wanted transgender relations with me. I didn't have a choice in the matter as it was a so called punishment." He chuckled as he finished, quickly making himself a plate of food.

"Punishment? For what?" Celestia asked in surprise.

"For disobeying her commands. I was lucky to only have done so once. Although..........." He paused while tapping his chin in thought. A sly grin spreading across his mouth. "Had I known the punishment was going to be turned into a reward instead, I would have disobeyed her a lot more, but then again, she is going to be quite sore for some time." He laughed only to cause Celestia to face hoof.

"Yes, another bad play in strategy, as I had warned her." Celestia groaned but stopped cold as she felt a cold glare being sent her way. She turned her vision to Midnight to see him giving a rather intense glare.

"I take it you knew about the whole punishment thing then?" He asked as his glare continued.

"I........ uuuuhhhhhh.............." She trailed off, her cheeks getting a little pinker by the moment. "She........... may have let me in on her plans." She giggled nervously.

"And you failed to mention this to me why?" He asked as a smile crept across his lips.

"Well............. considering your libido, I thought it appropriate for her to face a certain amount of wrath from you for having put you through the wringer." She deadpanned. The two Alicorns sat there for a moment before they began to laugh.

"So in other words, Luna pissed you off and you decided to give her a little payback through me." Midnight chuckled.

"Precisely." She tittered. "But now that the moment has come and gone. Don't expect to be doing that again anytime soon. Luna has always been a little eccentric, but even she surprised me with her request to punish you."

"Luna asked to bed me?" He asked in slight shock. "Why didn't she just ask me directly, I wouldn't have objected." He smirked.

"I think my sister wanted me to be aware of her interests. She didn't want you to think that she wanted to start a relationship, nor think ill of her for her desire to just rut. That, plus the fact she has this terrible fear of conception after seeing what I went through during my pregnancy." Celestia sighed.

"That explains the transgender moment. But doesn't she realize that she, and her partner could work things out?" He chuckled.

"I'm not sure I follow." Celestia stated as she cocked her head slightly.

"Well, from what I've seen in this world, you guys don't have any forms of contraceptive to prevent pregnancy, such as condoms or other related items. Luna could just use a spell or tell her lover to essentially pull out before that pivotal moment during her rutting sessions. It really isn't a big deal to think of."

Celestia sat there for a moment as she mulled over what she had just heard, her cheeks getting pinker by the moment before she spoke.

"Night, as much as it pains me to say this, you are correct." She paused seeing him cocking a brow at the comment. "I must admit that although I am a slight prude at times when it comes to speaking about such things. I have also considered looking into finding spells in relation to contraceptives. However, I do not think that such spells exist. If they do, then I have never stumbled upon one of them."

"They why not just make one up? I know Twilight is always in the process of attempting to create new types of spells. Why not just get her to do that, then have her teach you the spell once it is perfected?" He asked only to see her look away with a tinge of fear.

"I............... would rather not ask her to do such a thing." She trailed off looking toward the floor in slight shame.

"So, even you have a little bit of pride you would rather not want brought into question." He chuckled seeing her slightly shocked expression. "A Goddess that doesn't know everything, nor every spell does seem quite odd though."

"Midnight........" She stated flatly. "I have been around for eons, and you are the first being to ever think of such a thing in my presence."

"That a bad thing?" He chuckled.

"It will be for you should those words slip out in another ponies presence." She smirked seeing him furrow his brow.

"You're no fun." He grumped, crossing his forelegs.

"I have to keep at least some face in the presence of my little ponies. I am a Goddess after all." She smile warmly to him only for his eyes to go wide upon remembering something.

"OH! That reminds me. I know that you get to do that one spell once a year to go into the afterlife." He paused for a moment as he realized that the words had come out without him really thinking on them, yet Celestia did not seem disheartened by the comment. "S-sorry, but I was wondering about the spell. Is there a way that I could bring more than one pony with me or do the spell more than once a year?"

"It's alright Night, although the topic of my parents is a topic I would rather not speak of. I have grown to be able to speak of them far easier over time." She stated while looking away slightly before Midnight came up to her side, giving a loving nuzzle. She turned to him giving a warm smile as she continued.

"The reason that the spell can only be cast once a year is not because of the spell itself, but because the magic that it requires is a rare magic that the body of the caster is able to make. I can only cast it once every year, while Luna takes a bit longer. The specific magic is different for every pony. Casting the spell not only requires that rare magic, but also most of the natural magic that is used as a buffer for it. You would have to be examined by a skilled member of the medical staff in order to determine how often you would be able to cast such a spell."

Midnight gave a groan upon hearing about the medical staff, his forehoof moving back to the spot on his flank in which a massive needle had made him its bitch not so long ago.

"Uh............. it won't require any needles right? I have had enough of being stabbed by sharp objects upon getting that cure the last time I was in the medical wing."

Celestia gave a soft giggle upon hearing this before shaking her head gently. "You won't have to endure any poking or prodding. The spell needed is for medical staff use only. I would cast it myself, but I do not possess the right frequency of magic to appropriately use the spell. It takes a very fine tuned magic in the field of healing in order to accurately read another ponies magic."

"Hmmm, well, I guess using your magic as muscle to just move Celestial Bodies is just as awesome as using it for very minute tasks that require precision work. Precision magic does sound interesting though. As long as I'm not subjected to any more needles, I'll go through with it." He smirked causing Celestia to giggle softly.

"Then go on, I have a few minor engagements to attend to that may take a few hours. But do let me know what the doctor finds." She stated before rising to her hooves, Midnight doing the same as he gave a nod and began to head out of the room.

A short time passed as Midnight warily made his way back to the medical wing. He could feel a tinge of fear as the smell of rubbing alcohol and a sterile environment invaded his nose upon entering the wing. After a minute he stopped at a desk in which a nurse was seated, she had her nose in a file, as she was reading over it though she paused, feeling a set of eyes on her she raised her vision to see Midnight smiling slightly at her.

"Oh! Your majesty, how may I help you? Did the princess send you to us for another injection?" She smiled but stopped as she noticed the dark Alicorn's smile turn to a soured expression before speaking bluntly.

"I need to see a unicorn doctor so that they can scan me for rare magic."

The nurse blinked a couple of times before nodding slowly. "Please go to the third room on the left, I will have the doctor visit you shortly." She smiled sheepishly.

Another ten minutes passed by before the doctor had made her way into the room with the dark Alicorn. Upon entering the room she paused as she noticed a few cotton balls flying around the room. Midnight upon seeing her quickly put the cotton balls back into the clear container from which her had pulled them from using his magic.

"So the nurse tells me that the princess sent you to have a scan of your body's natural rare magic. No injections this time?" She smirked before seeing his sour expression.

"No more needles. If it comes to the point again where I need a shot, unless it means the difference between life and death, you are to never get one of those things near me again." He groaned.

"Very well, shall we begin the test, It should only take around a minute to complete." She smiled as she stepped over to his side. "Just be sure to remain still. I will need to first scan your frame to locate the area in which your natural rare magic is created, then I can scan that area with a fine tuned spell to determine the amount in which it is producing the magic."

Midnight gave a nod as he remained still, the doctors horn lit up shooting out a beam of magic that began to slowly move back and forth over the dark Alicorn. After a minute of magic, the doctor stopped before speaking.

"I have located the source, please continue to hold still as I scan the area." She stated seeing him nod once again before sending out a beam of magic toward his chest.

The doctor closed her eyes as she began to concentrate on the spell, a slight look of strain coming across her face while scanning. A minute passed by, then another, until finally five minutes had passed by. Midnight was starting to feel a little nervous at having stood there so long when the doctor stated it would only take a minute to do the scan. Just as he was about to say something, the doctor gave out a hard sigh as the magic finally stopped escaping her horn, ending the scan spell.

Without a word she quickly turned to the table next to her and pulled a clip board to her as she began to frantically write down something. After a few more seconds she stopped as she turned back to the now slightly worried Alicorn.

"So doc, what's the word?" He asked as she took a seat and sighed.

"Well, to be honest, this comes as a shock to me." She began as she pulled the clip board up to show Midnight the numbers on it. "This number shows the average rare magic creation by a normal everyday unicorn. This number." She moves the quill to another number. "Is the number for a magically adept unicorn. The next is a normal Alicorn, namely Celestia. The final number however............" She trailed off seeing his eyes go wide.

"Ok now that is a big number." Midnight spoke out in shock.

"That isn't all. The number below it is the rate in which you produce that magic." She beamed.

"What about the third number?" He asked nodding to the lowest number on the page.

"That................. is..................... well....................." She trailed off looking nervous. "That is your bodies ability to naturally make its own magic. Due to the low number, it appears that you have a stunted ability to create magic." She stated gently expecting him to grow angry at the results but remained calm.

"It's to be expected." He smirked seeing her confused expression.

"Expected? For an Alicorn? I don't understand." She stated in confusion.

"Doc, I was human before being turned into what you see before you. I am honestly surprised that I could make any magic at all. Humans have never had the ability to create or even use magic at all. To say that I have a stunted ability to make magic is fantastic. I am happy to be able to use magic, no matter how quickly my body makes it." He laughed.

"That seems a little odd, but I still have two more things to advise you of that seems to throw off everything I have already told you." She spoke up catching his attention once again. "You see, you body absorbs magic much fast than any pony I have ever seen." She stated as she pulled the clip board back up and pointed toward another number making his eyes go wide once again.

"It seems as if your body is like a sponge for the natural magic of this world. Your ability to absorb magic is almost a hundred times your ability to create it. This has never been documented before and in my opinion, probably the only existing instance ever to happen."

"So what does this mean for me when I use magic?" He asked giving a worried glance. She giving one in return.

"I am afraid that you must refrain from overusing your magic. Due to your ability to siphon magic from the area around you, you could inadvertently cause the environment, if not any living creatures, to become sterile to magic."

Midnight was speechless. He had no idea about what this could do to the world and those around him. He placed a hoof on his chin in thought for a moment before speaking.

"So then what would happen if I did make an area or living creature sterile to magic?" He asked.

"I am sorry to say this, but if a being or area becomes sterile to magic................... they die."

Midnight sat there, his eyes wide in horror upon hearing this. Never had he regretted becoming an Alicorn more than that moment. What could he do about this, how could he keep himself and every other being as well as the planet itself, safe from harm. Not only from those who would wish to hurt it, but also from himself.