CHAPTER 15

Perfectly Placed Princess Problems

“Crystal...Please!”

I chuckled at the plea. “This is what happens when you challenge me.” I told the pony underneath me.

“Crystal...I can’t hold it in. I’m going to burst!”

“I told you I could outlast you.” I reveled in the little moans and whimpers she was making under my skillful hooves.

“Crystal! I...I’m...” Snow burst out laughing. I stopped tickling the poor filly, smile plastered on my face.

“I told you that you shouldn’t have challenged me to a tickle test. Now you owe me an ice cream.”

“Aaaw. No fair.” The filly rolled onto her belly.

“No fair? You were the one challenging me!”

The filly stuck her nose up. “Doesn’t matter. I don’t have any bits. You win nothing!”

I already knew she didn’t have money. I faked a gasp. “You little swindler!” I jumped back on the filly and began tickling her again. Snow let out a high pitch squeal, causing a pony couple passing by to jerk their heads in our direction. They seemed to relax when they realized Snow Dew wasn’t in trouble.

I ignored their reaction but stopped tickling the filly anyways. “So, let’s go get that ice cream.” I chuckled at the filly’s confused face. “Unless you don’t want some ice cream, of course.”

Snow Dew jumped up. “I do! Let’s go get some!” She began trotting in the direction I could only assume was the ice cream shop.

I was originally suppose to be apologizing to Filthy Rich, but after I left the house this morning, Snow Dew was waiting down below for me. She provided enough of a distraction to warrant me not going and doing something I shouldn’t even have to do in the first place.

She apparently ran into the Crusaders this morning and they wanted us to come along on a crusade. After my shower, all the aches I had were dulled. They were still there but thanks to what Dash did and the shower, I could ignore them easily.

Snow was talking about all the ideas for crusades she came up with last night. The little filly was very enthusiastic about it. Then again, she was enthusiastic about nearly everything she did. I just put on a smile as she talked on, taking in more of the scenery than the conversation.

I still didn’t really know my way around Ponyville but I recognized the part we were in. The filly was leading me to Sugarcube Corner. I knew the place sold pastries and sweets but I didn’t know about them selling ice cream.

“Where are we going, Snow Dew?”

“To the ice cream place!” She had a bit of a singsong voice when she answered.

“But this is the way to Sugarcube Corner. I am not sure they sell ice cream there.”

The filly stopped dead. “They don’t?”

I shook my head. “I don’t think so. They are a bakery. Bakeries usually don’t sell ice cream, just doughnuts and cakes and stuff.”

“Huh...The place in my hometown did. They sold everything!” Snow cleared her throat. “Ahem... Badger’s Bakery, your one stop shop for all your sweet tooth needs!” She smiled brightly at the end of it. “How’s that? It was an amazing place! Cakes and candies and ice cream and everything! My mommy and daddy used to take me there once a week if I was good.” The smile slowly faded from the filly’s face. “It was a very nice place.”

I took a hoof and ruffled the filly’s mane. “Let’s just head on to Sugarcube Corner. I can get you some cookies or something instead.” This brightened the filly’s mood considerably. “I know the way there. You want me to fly us there? It would be a lot faster than walking.”

“YES!” Before I could react, Snow Dew had jumped on me and was climbing onto my back. “Come on, Crystal! I wanna fly! Giddy up!” I looked back at the pony bouncing on my back. The smile she had was undeniably cute.

“Alright, alright. Just hold on.” I spread my wings with much grandeur. If I had to do this, I should make it good, right? “Hooves on my armor, little miss.” Snow Dew put her forehooves on my armor questioningly. I raise it up over her hooves and secured them. “It’s like a seatbelt.”

“What’s a seat belt?”

I frowned. “Um...nevermind. Let’s go!” I leaped into the air suddenly, getting a little squeak out of the filly. I flew nearly straight up, reaching cloud level before straightening out.

“Oh wow! This is awesome!” I could feel the filly jerking around but she was unable to really do anything in her position. For her own good. She would have probably fallen by now. “I can see the whole town from up here.”

“Yeah. I am just now getting a feel  for the town...I think. I know how to get to a few places.” I frowned. “You say you just moved here the other day. How did you know how to get to Sugarcube Corner so quickly earlier?”

“It’s because I am a candy whisperer! The sweets talk to me. They say Snow dew, come eat us! Come feast on our delicious flesh!”

I laughed, shaking my head. “You are one crazy little filly. I could-” THWACK. I smashed face first into a cloud, causing Snow Dew to scream. It wasn’t a hard hit. I was just gliding at that point. I quickly grabbed onto the cloud so I didn’t fall. I still didn’t trust ability to straighten myself in a freefall with a passenger.

“Are you ok, Crystal?”

I nodded. What bullshit is that? I guess it’s a small curse pegasi had to live with. I scrambled up on top of the cloud. “That sucks. I forgot I can’t just fly through them anymore. Well...I never just flew through them in the first place...You know what I mean.” I seem to be enduring pain of every kind lately.

I felt the flick of a tiny tail against my back. “Yeah yeah. Just come on. Those sweets are still calling to me. Giddy up.”

I huffed, standing up on the cloud. “I have half a mind to toss your little flank off this cloud.” I jumped off and angled my descent towards our destination. “Now don’t go crazy with the order, ok? This is just a snack before lunch time.”

“Yeah. Whatever Crystal!” Snow Dew was silent for a moment before saying. “Crystal...Are we going to eat lunch together?”

I was taken back by the gentleness in her voice. “Um, sure. I don’t see a reason why we couldn’t.” The filly’s silence after my answer made me a bit uncomfortable. I didn’t question it. She would talk to me if she needed to talk.

It wasn’t long before we landed in front of Sugarcube Corner. As I tucked my wings, I felt something fumble around on my back. “Ow!” Snow Dew had tried to jump off my back without me releasing her first. “Ow ow ow! My hoof!”

Panicked, I quickly brought the filly around in front of me, cradling her in my forehooves. She looked up at me with a quivering lip and watery eyes, nursing a hoof. “Oh Snow. I am sorry.” I nuzzled the small filly. I looked at the hoof in question. “It looks like you just twisted it, okay? It should be just fine.” I smiled and kissed Snow’s hoof gently.

“Aaaww. You two look just like mother and daughter. It’s so cute!”

I froze at the sound of Pinkie Pie’s voice. I looked at the situation I was in. She was right. I had no idea why I acted like that now. Being all motherly. I remember a time one of my cousins broke his wrist. He couldn’t really be older than Snow Dew is, yet I told him to just be a man and suck it up. Was I acting this way because I was a mare? Were hormones and all that messing with my head?

I shook the disturbing thought from my mind. That was not something that sat well with me. I looked up at Pinkie who had the biggest smile on her face. “Oh...hi Pinkie.” I just sat there, cradling Snow Dew. I wasn’t sure of what to do. Snow Dew just laid there with an expressionless face while Pinkie hung out of the top part of the door to the shop.

“Crystal. Can you put me down?” I frowned. I think I may have crossed some unspoken line with Snow Dew. I obeyed though, gently setting the filly down.As soon as I set her down, she began towards the shop, favouring her injured hoof. “Crystal...” The filly looked back at me with a smile. “Come oooon. I want to silence the voices!”

I laughed and shook my head. “Fine fine. Let’s go.” I quickly trotted up next to the filly. We pushed inside Sugarcube Corner, past Pinkie.

“Silence the voices? What voices?” Pinkie gave me an arduous look.

“Snow Dew says the sweets are calling out to her to devour them.”

Pinkie Pie gasped. “Oh my gosh! She can hear them too? I thought I was the only one!” Pinkie bounced over next to us. “So you two, what victims do you want for the slaughter?”

I watched as Snow Dew pressed her face against the glass of one of the cases. “Well, I am not really sure. I guess whatever she picks will be fine for me as well.” I formed my crystal into a ball and set it next to the door. “I think Snow Dew had her heart set on ice cream, so I don’t know what she is going to get.”

“What flavour would you two like?” The question caught me offguard.

“You have ice cream here?!” I nearly jumped at voice coming from underneath me. I looked down to see Snow Dew laying between my forehooves.

“Eeyup! We have vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, banana-”

“I want chocolate! Two scoops! Ooo! Do you have sprinkles and hot fudge? And maybe a cherry on top?”

Pinkie Pie giggled. “Coming right up! You want the same thing Crystal?”

I shook my head. “Nah. Two scoops of strawberry will do me fine.” I watched as Pinkie walked behind the counter and disappear through a door. I realized Snow Dew was still under me.

I looked down to find that she had rolled over onto her back. I watched as she reached up and placed a hoof on my chest. “Why do you have a scar here? What happened?” Her bright green eyes met mine, searching for an answer.

“I was...stabbed there. With a sword.” I frowned and scratched behind my ear. That was the truth, just not all of it. She didn’t need to know it all. “It was very painful.” Snow pulled her hoof away. “Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt anymore...How is your hoof?”

Snow looked down at her own hooves. “It still hurts but I am fine... You’re really tough, Crystal. You got stabbed in the chest and beat a dragon...Wow. You are so amazing!” She rolled back on her belly and stood up.  She walked out from under me and turned to faced me.

“Yeah yeah.” I waved a hoof at her. “You don’t need to tell me what I already know.” I stuck my tongue out at her, getting a small giggle.

I watched the filly rub her twisted hoof. “Does it still hurt?” She nodded to me. “You want me to carry you or you could ride on my back if you want?” Snow stared at me for a moment before shaking her head.

“No. I’m fine. I am gonna be strong like you are. This little thing is nothing.” She stomped her hoof down. I made a face as I watched her cringe internally. “See...It’s just...peachy.” Her eyes teared up as she forced a smile.

I raised an eyebrow. “Is that so?” I bent down to her level. “Then you wouldn’t mind a hoof bump then, huh?” I raised my hoof.

“Oh, umm...I don’t mind. Ahaha.” She lifted her non-injured hoof, at which I shook my head. “Oh...this one?” I nodded. She lifted her twisted hoof off the ground and held it out.

“Epic brohoof!” I pulled my hoof back and started to swing.

“Crystal! No please! It does hurt, I was lying. IthurtssobadandIwaslyingtocoveritupandIshouldbetarredandfeatheredandrolledinthemudwiththepigsandcalledalittlecrybabyfoalandputmeinadiaperandbeteatfedagain!” She cowered, throwing her good hoof over her head while keeping the injured one outstretched.

I just sat there in a astonishment at what she said. I shook it off and brought my face in front of hers. “Snow...I am not going to hoof bump you.” She uncovered her face. “You don’t need to act so tough, ok? You are still a little filly. No one is expecting you to take on the world. You are allowed to be hurt.” I tousled her mane a bit.

That was when I heard a familiar giggle behind me. “I got your ice cream!” I looked behind me to see Pinkie with two bowls of ice cream, one on her head and the other on her back. I also spied a bit of vanilla across her snout.

“Thanks Pinkie. How much do I owe you?” I followed her to a table by the window. Pinkie chewed on her bottom lip as she set the bowls on the table. I use the term set loosely.

“Add the one, carry the four, divide the 15, quadruply the W...”

“Don’t forget to turn the 9 into a 43.” Snow said calmly as she jumped up and got comfortable in the seat.

“Oh yeah.” Pinkie nodded. “All the together should come out to about...four copper bits.” She held her hoof out. That seemed cheap but I am not entirely sure how the monetary system worked in Equestria.

“One sec, Pinkie.” I raced back over to my crystal ball next to the door. I stuck my hoof in it and pulled out a single gold bit. I put the bit in my mouth and trotted back over to the pink mare. “Here,” I said past the bit. “You can keep the change.”

Pinkie hopped up and took the bit from my mouth with hers. “Thank you, Crystal!” I watched as she walked back behind the counter, talking with a pony that had entered during mine and Snow’s little...thing.

I got up on the bench and scooted up next to Snow Dew. To my surprise, the filly had yet to start eating her ice cream. She was just looking at me with a coy little smile.

“What?”

“Another contest!” She slammed her hooves on the table. “I bet I can eat my ice cream faster than you!”

I scoffed. Little does this filly know, I have had my tonsils removed. “Oh, you are so on.” I pulled my bowl closer to me. “You ready?” She nodded. “GO!” I begun shoveling the ice cream into my mouth as fast as I could.

I soon discovered something was off. A sharp, stabbing pain began spreading my head. I dropped my spoon. “Gah!” I grabbed my head. “What is this pain?!” I fell out of my seat, squirming. “H-how is this possible? I had my tonsils removed!” I closed my eyes at the pain.

“Mmm.” I opened one eye to see Snow Dew eating her ice cream calmly. “Who would have guessed your special talent was losing against a filly?” A smug little smirk marked her face. Oh no, she didn’t.

“Graah!” I jumped up, hooves slamming on the table. “You underestimate me, young padawan. You think a little brain freeze will stop me?!” Pushing through the stabbing pain, I grabbed my bowl and began shoveling the ice cream down my gullet once more.

Snow Dew tried to match my gusto but was limited to the size of her muzzle. It ended up being no contest as I fell to the floor, the victor. I had won but why did it feel like I wasn’t the winner.

“Are we...Am I interrupting something?”

The cool voice stopped my squirming, causing me to look up. There stood Princess Luna flanked by two of her guards. I quickly jumped up and bowed.  “Oh, Hello Princess! I was just having some ice cream with Snow Dew here.” I looked back at the filly who was giving the Princess a strange look. “Daemon told me you wouldn’t be here until sometime after lunch. Did you finish early?”

Luna squinted at me, giving me an incredulous look. “Daemon? I sent one of my messengers to tell you I would arrive promptly at noon. Daemon was not even around when I-” Luna stopped mid-sentence, eyes widening as she seemed to realize something. The Princess groaned, closing her eyes and rubbing the bridge of her nose.

“Nevermind. I must speak with the pink one here. Please finish up any business you need to. Your lesson will begin shortly after I finish.” Luna started forward but was stopped as Snow jumped in front of her.

“Hey! You’re a princess?”

“That I am, child.”

The filly looked like she was sizing Luna up. What was this crazy filly planning? “Have you killed a dragon before?”

Luna looked confused. “A dragon? I do not think it would be wise for me to speak of my past to one so young.”

Snow Dew laughed. “See Crystal! You’re even cooler than a princess! Crystal the dragon slayer is the best pony in Equestria!!!”

I quickly jumped on Snow Dew and put a hoof over her mouth. “Ah ha ha. Kids huh?” I grinned nervously as Luna just gave me a ‘tsk-tsk’ look. It was then I felt something wet and slimy rubbing against the bottom of my hoof. “EUGH! Disgusting, Snow!” I quickly pulled my hoof away from her mouth and offending tongue.

“Blegh. What have you been walking through?” The filly looked offended as she stuck out her tongue. Like she was the one that should be offended.

I quickly grabbed the filly up and look back at Luna, who was staring at us expressionlessly. “I’m gonna go take this little brat home and I’ll be right back.”

“I’m not a brat, you cow!”

There was just the smallest tug at Luna’s lips before she nodded to me. I saluted my princess before dashing out of the door and into the air with the little filly in toll. “Alrighty, Snow Dew, where do you live?” I looked down at the filly in my hooves.

“Um...That way!” She pointed with her hoof towards the east side of town.

“Easy enough.” I readjusted my course of flight accordingly. “What was the big idea anyways? Talking to Princess Luna like that?”

Snow Dew just shrugged. “She didn’t seem all the great to me. You would make a better princess, Crystal.”

I frowned. “I doubt it, Snow. I know very little in the ways of ruling. Just because somepony acts nice doesn’t mean they are fit to rule. That may mean the exact opposite. Sometimes you have to be a little mean to keep everything in order. I wouldn’t want the responsibilities the princesses have.”

“Wow! See. You would be great at being a princess. You know so much!”

“No I don’t.” I said while shaking my head. “I am just repeating things I’ve heard from mangas and animes. It’s mock knowledge.”

“If you say so.” She harrumphed, resigning to just hanging limply in my grasp. Didn’t take much to kill this filly’s high. Also didn’t take much to get her there either.

The rest of the flight was rather wordless, which was a surprising change from my interactions with the filly. We finally touched down in front of a small, single story house. Being totally honest, it was a very plain and dull looking place.

“We’re here, Snow.” I said as I let her down. She ran up to the door before turning around and giving me the strangest look.

“Maybe...Maybe you wouldn’t be a good princess, but you’re still the best pony I know, Crystal.” I was caught by surprise as she rushed back towards me, jumping up to hug me around the neck. I quickly caught a hold of her and hugged her back.

“Um...thank you, Snow...” I felt a bit weird from the affection I was getting. This kid really saw me as some sort of big hero. It was strange, but deep inside, some small part of me wanted to live up to her expectations.

I let her down again, this time for good. She ran over to the door, turning back and waving to me. “Bye, Crystal! See you tomorrow!”

“Bye...” I trailed as she slipped inside. Tomorrow. What did I have to do tomorrow? Daemon. I had to go meet that crazy mare. That’s brilliant.

Sighing, I took to the air and headed back for Sugar Cube Corner. It was strange. Flying seemed to be getting much more natural to me. I suppose what Daemon said about the memories or whatever planted in my head were true. I also seemed to point myself in the direction of the confectionery shop without even thinking of it.

This was scary. What if something she implanted started overwriting my human side of me. I didn’t really want that to happen. While I am not overly fond of my earthly memories, they were still my memories and they were what made me what I am today.

I shook my head and pushed those thoughts aside. That isn’t what I should focus on right now. I should be focusing on what kind of lesson Luna will be giving me. War strategy. What did I know about strategically fighting in a war.

Nothing.

I knew nothing about war. I could probably serve as a grunt in the front line and that’s about it. I know my role in this would be bigger than that. I didn’t know the first think about fighting strategically or leading.

I guess that was why I was getting lessons. To get better at what I need to be better at.

I yipped as I suddenly felt myself drop a bit. My face heated in embarrassment as I realized I just started to descend to Sugar Cube Corner absentmindedly.  Shaking my head, I focused what was in front of me.

My hooves...

I sighed at my short attention span as I came in for a landing in front of the shop. “This should be interesting.” I said as I pushed the door open.

I was quickly directed up the stairs by Mrs. Cake, her giving me this weird look as I went where I was directed. I ignored it. Mainly because of the scene I found when I entered Pinkie’s room.  Luna was sitting there with her face in her hoof as Pinkie laid on the floor laughing.

“What...”

Pinkie’s ears perked up when she heard my voice. “Crystal!” The pink pony was hugging me at mach speed. “Yay, you’re here. I mean, you were here before but I really couldn’t talk to you because I was working. Not that I can talk to you now because you have super secret spy training with Princess Luna but after you’re done, Dashie will be here and we can talk then. Okay?”

I blinked a couple time. “Umm...okay?”

Pinkie pronked over to the door with a giant smile. “Okie dokie loki! See ya later, Crystal!”

I sighed as I made my way over next to Luna, sitting down. “I have no idea what she just said but I feel like I just signed my soul over to a terrible fate.” I looked up to Luna and cringed. She was glaring death down at me.

“Sit in front of me.” I did as I was told like a good little pony. “Crystal,” Luna sighed. “You are one of my Knights, are you not?”

“Yes, Ma’am.”

“You need to start acting like it then. You need to start respecting rank and addressing me by Princess. I know what happened with Twilight...” I winced. That was a regret I could have avoided.

Luna began pacing in front of me. “That situation could have been handled with a lot more tact, and that is exactly what I am going to be teaching you. From what I have observed, you lack grace, intelligence and wisdom. You have been incredibly lucky with you achievements so far, but luck will not hold you through. You must build your own skill to rely on and right now, you have none.” She sat on Pinkie’s bed with much gusto.

Almost immediately, her eyes went wide as she made a little noise and jumped back. At first I thought she had sat on Gummy or maybe a cupcake, but when she pulled back the covers and levitated the item, it was apparent that neither of those choices were correct.

“That’s a penis.” I blurted out, getting a look from Luna. I wasn’t lying. Luna was holding a dildo,magically, that was very detailed and ridiculously long. Almost as long as my foreleg. Just looking at it made myself inside curl...and not completely in a bad way. Hormones were definitely affecting my thought process.

“How can she use one so long?” I could feel my face heat up as Luna waggled the thing. “That pink one is definitely a mystery to us.” The Princess seemed to catch on to my embarrassment. “What is it?”

“I-I was just wondering when we were going to start my lesson.”

Princess Luna furrowed her brow. “We will begin promptly.”

“Aren’t you going to put that away?”

She shook her head. “No. I think this will become an important tool in this lesson.” All I could do was gulp as she smiled a bit too happily.

HUMILIATING!

This was just humiliating. I don’t care if she was a Princess, she was pissing me off.

Every time I would answer a question incorrectly or not to her standard, she would smack me with the faux genitialia. Most came to the sides or back of my head, but sometimes she caught me in my face. Sometimes it wasn’t even getting the question wrong, but taking too long to answer.

“So how do you put out the fire?”

“Uhh, use the water from the well?”

Thwack! “The Zebra lands rarely get rain and you just used up all their water stores. You just condemned the village to death by dehydration.”

“Draw water from the nearest river?”

Whack! “I just told you they rarely get rain. The river is dried up.”

“I would...um...gather some clouds to make it rain then.”

Smack! “It could take hours to form a proper rain cloud in that region alone. The village would be reduced to ash before you could even make it drizzle.”

“I would just make a tornado then blow all the houses away because they’re all screwed anyway you put it!”

Thwap, thwap, thwap! “Not only were you not even trying with your answer, but you raised your voice to me, used unfit language and gave up.” WHAM! She hit me so hard, my teeth rattled, causing me to hold the back of my head and and fall to my belly. “I will not have my Knights give up when they are face with a challenge. It is unacceptable behavior.”

As my pain started to subside, I saw something move next to me from under the bed. It was Daemon. She had a wicked smile on her face as slowly slid to me a thick purple dildo. My face deadpanned until she whispered ever so slightly. “Payback.” I now had her grin.

“Get up. You still have to answer the question.” I didn’t move. “...” Down came the phallic toy, but I was ready. I grabbed the weapon Daemon gave me and blocked Luna’s attack. I took advantage of her surprise, pushing her weapon aside and lunging in for the strike.

She recovered faster than I would have hoped. She grappled with me for a moment before sending my world spinning and me flat on my back. I rolled out of the way just in time to dodge a downward blow only to have just enough time to block another one. She was fast.

I was immediate put on the defensive, whittled down to only blocking and parrying her blows. It soon became apparent that she was only playing with me. She slowly began pushing me back against the wall.

A purple hoof appeared from underneath the bed, right in the path of Luna. The princess must have not noticed because she stumbled over it, her blows faltering.

I lunged forward, intent on getting a hit in. I didn’t get the hit. The princess just lifted and tossed me aside like a sack of potatoes. I crashed on the ground, unable to get up before Luna was standing over top of me. She raised a hoof and slammed in on my stomach.

“Ooooaaackk!” A strangled noise escaped my throat as it was filled with the soft but firm sex toy.

“Hahah! Knave! You thought you could best me in combat? An amusing but futile effort. You are about five hundred years too young to match my prowess, Crystal Blossom!” The princess beam triumphantly from over me.

That was until we noticed two ponies standing at the head of the stairs.

“What are you two doing with Princess Pinky Winky!“ Only Pinkie Pie. “Crystal! She isn’t suppose to go in your mouth. You are using her all wrong!”

Princess Luna decided that would be a good time to remove the sex toy from my mouth. I choked and sputtered before I managed to talk again. “If it isn’t suppose to go in your mouth, why did you buy a flavored one?”

“I didn’t buy a flavored one, Silly Filly...oh...” It was then that I noticed the pony standing next to the realizing Pinkie. Rainbow Dash. She stood there giving me a strange look.

“Dash? You alright?”

She snorted at me. ”Don’t worry me, Crystal. You just keep having fun with your new marefriend, the Princess.” Rainbow spun around and quickly dashed out of the room.

Well fuck.

“Dash wait!” I quickly got up and ran after her. “It honestly wasn’t what it looked like! Dash!” She was already out of the shop by the time I got downstairs.

I quickly ran out the front and ripped through the air after Dash, my mane whipping in the wind. “Rainbow Dash!”

“I don’t want to talk about it, Newbie!”

The technicoloured pony started to climb nearly straight up in the air. I wasn’t having any of it. She was not going to run away without hearing me first. Wishing I had brought my crystal with me, I redoubled my efforts.

Hooves in front, ears flat, I pumped my wings as hard as I could as I tried to make myself as aerodynamic as possible. It was working too. I was slowly gaining on the mare. She probably didn’t think I could fly this fast.

By the time Rainbow Dash realized I was right behind her, it was too late. I slammed into the mare, wrapping my hooves and wings around her to keep her from getting away.

“Ugh. Get off me!” She struggled against me as we free fell.

“No! Now shut up and let me say I’m sorry.” There was only momentary confusion in her eyes before I pulled her into a kiss.

And there we were. Falling towards a Ponyville who need only to look up to see the display of our affection, which I am sure some did. It didn’t matter to us though. As Dash returned my kiss, all the mattered was the moment we were sharing.

“Hmm. You shouldn’t snack on cupcakes when taking your lessons.”

“I wasn’t.”

“...oh.”