Written by RandomString Proofread by Knight of Cerebus
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<Author’s note: if you want to skip the clop, just head to the first break. Otherwise F/F, movement restriction. This is a direct continuation of the previous chapter.>

"You planned that!"

Luna just giggled and trotted up the stairs, chased by Twilight. As soon as they were out of sight of Spike, Twilight grabbed the blue rope in her mouth and tugged, pulling Luna short with a delighted yelp.

Twilight walked past Luna, still holding the rope in her mouth with her head held high. Playing along, Luna turned in place and allowed herself to be dragged into the bedroom by her tail.

"Noooo! I'm going to be defiled!"

Twilight spat out the rope once they reached the bedroom. She picked up Luna with her aura and deposited her onto the bed.

"Slaves need to learn their place. You shall be punished until you realise that your only purpose in life is to worship me."

Luna stuck out her tongue at Twilight, "Make me!"

A spare blanket was wrapped around Luna's barrel, holding her wings tight against her body.

"Ergh."

"I see that my earlier generosity in allowing your wings to spread was interpreted as a weakness. I shan't make the same mistake again."

"My mistress is so cruel."

"Oh, I haven't even started yet. I think somepony needs some serious teasing."

"No, mistress! Have mercy!"

"Ha ha ha! The time for mercy has passed! Let's put our lovely new gifts to use, shall we?"

The restraints were simple enough, and it only took Twilight a couple of tries to get one of Luna's hindlegs bound and tied to the bedframe. She examined the restraint from several angles, to make sure it was secure. Luna shifted restlessly.

"Oh, you'll regret disrespecting me, slave," said Twilight, trailing a hoof slowly up Luna's bound leg. She shifted direction before reaching Luna's treasure, and began caressing and massaging Luna's rump.

"A less subservient slave would have escaped by now. Have you forgotten how to do this, mistress?"

"Ha ha! I think somepony is getting impatient. I think somepony is worried that I'm going to take my time," Twilight stopped caressing Luna's buttocks and started deliberately crawling over Luna's body, "I have something to say to somepony," she said, dropping her weight onto Luna's body and lowering her head to whisper into Luna's ear, "I am going to take hours."

Twilight heard Luna's little whimper, but it wasn't as satisfying as Luna's delightful shiver that she felt through the blanket.

Taking advantage of her position, she started nuzzling and nipping at Luna's neck as she used her aura to bind the first of Luna's forehooves to the bedpost at a leisurely pace.

She bit Luna's ear before returning to the foot of the bed.

Luna was clearly aroused and tugging half-heartedly at her bonds, so Twilight took pity on her and tied the remaining two limbs to their respective posts with a little more speed, but a lot more teasing. Soon Luna was desperately rubbing herself with her prehensile tail, trying to steal a climax before Twilight was willing to give one.

Twilight would have none of it. She grabbed the rope still attached to Luna's tail with her aura and tied the other end to Luna's mane, close to the nape of her neck. Luna now lay on the bed, fully exposed and helpless. A quick lift and a pillow was shoved under Luna's hips, lifting them for easier access.

Breathing deeply of the captivating musk, Twilight grinned as she set to work. Luna was already wet and close to dripping, so Twilight took her time, starting off with just a single hoof trailing its way around Luna's body. She breathed on Luna's opening. She gently touched the outer edges of her flower.

All the while she did this, she ignored the moans and complaints from her lover, refusing to go any faster or to give her 'just a quick one'. Twilight was tempted to gag Luna - the goddess was surely capable of freeing herself should she become distressed - but decided that it was nice to have useful feedback.

When a mischievous mood took her, Twilight snagged a small dildo (one of the recent gifts) and rubbed it in the fluids that were now dripping freely from Luna's loins for lubrication. She increased the pace and intensity of her caresses and slipped the dildo into Luna's opening, pulling it in and out to Luna's enthusiastic cries. Well familiar with Luna's body by now, Twilight was able to bring her to the brink of climax before suddenly stopping and pulling out entirely.

Luna's curses were music to her ears.

Passing the time while Luna cooled down and her thrusting hips, which were hitting nothing but air, slowed, Twilight massaged Luna's shoulders and whispered encouragement in her ear.

Once Luna's arousal had dropped a little, Twilight started again, using her tongue this time rather than her hoof. As careful as ever, Twilight took her time and slowly licked Luna's loins, starting with the least sensitive areas.

Using Luna's moans and groans as a guide, Twilight methodically worked her way around the territory she was beginning to learn quite well. She luxuriated in the feeling of power as Luna writhed at her whim and begged for release, and almost lost her focus until she noticed that Luna's cries had lost coherence and her wildly thrusting hips had lost the remnants of rhythm. Twilight pulled back just before Luna could climax.

Twilight brought Luna to the brink three times, each one earning her mock-threats and promises in attempts to cajole her into letting Luna orgasm. In the end it was a practical consideration that brought Twilight's highly enjoyable game to a close: her tongue was getting tired and it would be difficult to bring Luna to a truly satisfying climax without it, considering the paucity of other tools available.

"Hmm, so if I show mercy, will you be properly obedient from now on?"

"Yes, mistress!"

"And will you swear to serve me and only me?"

"Yes, mistress. Please hurry, mistress."

"Are you just saying anything you think I want to hear?"

"Yes, mistress. Anything, mistress."

"Hmpf. It's past my bedtime. I should just go to sleep about now..."

"Nooooo..."

"Well, you have been a fun little toy. I suppose I could be generous. Just this once."

Twilight resumed stimulating Luna in her steady fashion, but this time she increased the pace and intensity as Luna approached her climax. Flicking her nub with her tongue, driving the small dildo with ever stronger thrusts, Twilight kept it up until-

A bright blue light flooded the room as Luna came. The blanket was torn asunder as Luna shifted into her larger alicorn form, wings spread wide and horn blazing. The restraints broke and fell off her legs and the rope holding back her tail fizzed into nothingness.

Now unrestrained, Luna's aethereal starfield tail flowed around Twilight until all Twilight could see was stars. Twilight yelped with surprise and reluctantly extracted herself from the wondrous sight.

"Haaah. I am sorry Twilight, I briefly lost control. You certainly know how to push me to my limits."

Twilight spat a few not so aethereal hairs out of her mouth before kissing Luna in forgiveness.

"It's okay, Luna. Those restraints were probably pretty cheap. Shame about the blanket though, it was a gift from my mother and I know that she's going to ask what happened to it next time she visits."

"Oops. Let me see if I can repair it... There, good as new."

"Thanks."

"I live to serve, mistress."

"You're still horny?"

Luna laughed.

"Mistress, it isn't right that you put the needs of your slave above your own. I beg you, please let me serve you."

"Well, okay. Because you asked nicely. You may lick my hoof."

"Oh, thank you, mistress."

"Mmm. That's nice. Uh, that's not my hoof. My hoof is in the other direction. Um, don't stop though."

Luna made no response and kept doing what she was doing.

Twilight, for her part, saw that continued orders were unnecessary and lay back on the bed, moaning occasionally. Luna wasted little time in taking the already excited mare to a terrific climax. Being Luna, she made a point of following up the first orgasm with a second while Twilight was still sensitive.

Satisfied, Twilight fell back onto the bed and was soon asleep. Luna curled up protectively around the little unicorn and spread a wing over her sleeping form in lieu of a blanket as she too fell asleep.

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Twilight woke up well before dawn. This was a special day - Snowfall. Just as the changing of the seasons were done the earth pony way in Ponyville, so the first day of winter was ushered in with a tradition of its own. The day would be solemn as winter wasn't welcomed with a fanfare, it was embraced with dignity. The midday feast would be quiet and the music and dancing in the evening would be slow.

It wasn’t just Snowfall that made today special. There was another event going on, just outside of town, that Twilight had been looking forward to for a very long time. Twilight couldn't wait, and so slipped quietly out of bed. Luna was still sleeping and Li'l Twi had yet to manifest for the day. Twilight conscientiously crept downstairs to grab a quick, cold breakfast before heading out into the dark.

There was a clearing near Fluttershy's cottage where those pegasi with an affinity towards animals and a desire to help would be gathering. Twilight was eager to witness the event, and so arrived there well before it was due to start. She was early, but Fluttershy was already there, wrapped up in a thick scarf and looking to the skies nervously.

"Oh, hello Twilight, it's good to see you. Are you here for the migration?" asked Fluttershy.

"Hello Fluttershy," whispered Twilight, conscious of the great quiet of the dark, "I'd like to follow the relay, if that’s okay. I’ve wanted to see it ever since I first heard about it, but something’s always come up, until now.”

"Oh that's just fine, but I'm not sure that there'll be much to see, to be honest. Just lots of birds. But you're welcome to stay of course! Uh, if it really interests you..."

"Thanks. I thought I'd be the first one here. Don't we have at least an hour before they get here?"

"Oh yes. I'm just up because there are always a few nocturnal stragglers. Most of the birds of the night moved through here last night, but some were delayed and they need a place to roost overday, poor things. They'll carry on tonight. There really haven’t been many stragglers this time; Luna's bat-ponies have really made a difference these last couple of years - it was always really hard to find a volunteer to lead the night flights before they showed up."

"I'm glad they're fitting in. I was worried that they'd be ostracised because of their wings."

"Me too, but they're lovely ponies when you get to know them. Anyway, I need to get on. Please let me know if you need anything."

"Will do, thank you."

Twilight settled down under a tree, yawning into the thermos flask of hot soup she had prepared the night before. Long years of stargazing had made her a veteran of the night, and her warm scarf and saddle were enough to keep the chill at bay. That didn't stop her from taking the opportunity to drink hot delicious soup, though.

Slowly pegasi arrived, forming small huddles where they spoke with hushed voices, careful not to disturb the quiet. Fluttershy moved from huddle to huddle, coordinating the plans, but it was clear that everypony knew what was expected. Soon about a dozen pegasi were standing in the field, waiting with various levels of patience.

Dawn came soon enough, and with it came a deafening chorus from the throngs of birds that had been sleeping in the trees around the clearing.

Fluttershy and the other ponies were distributing birdseed to the feeders up in the trees. As Twilight looked up to watch them, she found out why the pegasi had been standing in the field and not under the trees. She also found out what happened to food after the birds were done with it, but she already knew that.

When Luna-as-Midnight landed in the middle of the clearing with quiet grace she didn't attract much attention, but Twilight spotted her and trotted out to meet her.

"Good morning Twilight. I see you were standing under the birds."

"Oh dear, did it leave a stain? Good morning, by the way."

"You have quite a collection on your saddle and scarf. I have no magic, of course, otherwise I would help you..."

"Don't worry, now I know that they're there I can clean them up easily enough. How did you know where I was?"

"I have a spy."

"Who- Oh, Li'l Twi."

"She was very happy to explain what was going on."

"Yup!" shouted Li'l Twi as she bounced out from behind Luna, "I told Luna all about your silly affair with Fluttershy and how you were two-timing on her and being really naughty."

"What?! Luna, I've never even looked at Fluttershy that way! I-", realisation dawned slowly, "I am far too easy to tease." sighed Twilight.

"Don't worry, dear Twilight. I find it very endearing."

"Yes, Twilight. It's one of your better features!"

"Grr - just wait until I get my hooves on you."

Li'l Twi ran off, laughing, to look at the pretty birds. Twilight didn't bother to give chase.

"Sorry for running off without telling you - I didn't want to wake you."

"That's all right, we live our own lives, Twilight. It wouldn't be right for us to be overly dependant on one another. So, tell me why you're so interested in this rather noisy field."

"Well, Ponyville is positioned so that the great migration often passes through on the same day as Snowfall. This field is the staging point where the local birds will wait for the great flock. As the Snowfall festival proper starts in the afternoon, there should in theory be plenty of time to watch the migration, but something has always turned up before that stopped me from seeing it. I snuck out really early today to make sure I was here on time.

"Apparently it's a majestic sight: hundreds of thousands of birds all flying overhead, to be joined by our local birds. They say it takes hours for the flock to pass over. The pegasi fly with them in relays to make sure that they go in the right direction and avoid the dangerous places like the Everfree Forest."

"Oh... the great migration must have grown since before I- Since I left. I can understand how Fluttershy got so many volunteers to help, being inside such a flock must be an incredible experience."

“Oh yes, I’m really looking forward to it."

“Um, Twilight, you do realise that lifting oneself with psychokinesis is very tiring, even for the most powerful of practitioners?"

"Yup. That’s why I’ve been practicing a spell that gives me wings. It was really hard at first, but now I’ve got the hang of it I can’t really see why..."

"You can cast a spell that will give you wings? I’m impressed. When did you learn it?"

Twilight blushed at the compliment and started telling the story about the time she went to Cloudsdale with her friends.

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Twilight watched with awe as the sky flooded with iridescent colour as the great flight swung into view. The most eager of the Ponyville birds surged up to join the head of the flock, others following behind and more and more and more until the air was full of feathers and birdsong.

Unable to hold back any longer, Twilight flung herself into the sky.

Luna kept up with her with easy grace as they flew amongst the throng. Some cheeky birds actually landed on Twilight's head for a breather, but she didn't pay them any mind as she delightedly followed the migration. Li'l Twi had decided that flying was for birds and beasts of burden, and so was sitting comfortably on Twilight's back, enjoying the view.

It was a long time before Twilight spoke.

"Thank you for joining me, Midnight. This is magnificent! Oh, just look at them all!"

"You are welcome, Twilight. It has been a long time since I followed the great migration. Once, in my younger days, I followed the flock from the Crystal Empire down to San Palomino. It was a great experience. The year after that I tried to follow fish, but that didn't work out quite so well."

"If you've done this before, I hope you're not going to be bored. We're only doing a small part of the relay after all."

"Everything is fine, Twilight. I must scheme against my sister and plan my revenge for her latest insult, and this is as good a place to think as any," Luna said, blithely ignoring the constant kaleidoscope of colours flashing around her and the cacophony of birdsong.

"Oh yes. How long do your prank wars last?" asked Twilight.

"A long time. Once one of us surrenders, we must pay a forfeit. It could be as much as a month long diplomatic mission to the Griffonstani Empire or attendance to a dozen formal banquets. We must truly be desperate for the thought of a month of canapés to seem a more attractive option than continuing the fight."

"Well, have fun scheming. I'm going to fall back and chat with Fluttershy."

"See you later."

Twilight slowed her pace and soon drew abreast of Fluttershy, who was following behind the flock to help any birds that were struggling. Of course, being a weak flier, Fluttershy was struggling herself. A small contingent of exhausted birds were resting on her back as she urged them on, but she was falling ever behind due to their weight.

"Hello Fluttershy, do you need another back?"

"Oh! Hi Twilight. I like you wings. And thank you," she turned her head towards her riders and spoke to the birds, "Go on, Twilight can carry you a little further."

With Fluttershy's encouragement, the birds hopped over to Twilight's back, and soon both mares sped up and rejoined the migration. Li'l Twi complained about her spot being taken and blinked away, presumably to find a better perch to be lazy from.

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An hour or so before midday the great arm of the migration merged with the slightly smaller flock from Fillydelphia and met up with the next relay of pegasi. Twilight was more than happy to have been a part of the migration, but was eager to return for the festivities in Ponyville and so she and Luna joined the Ponyville pegasi in their return flight back home.

Twilight watched the pegasi fly, now unhampered by the birds, and was surprised to see them take up the same rough 'v' formation that the birds had used.

"Twilight, get in formation, um, if you want to. It'll make the flight a lot easier."

Twilight took a position at the end of one of the arms of the 'v', and suddenly the wind was working in her favour. A tunnel of air seemed to be coming from the pony in front of her, helping her maintain speed and altitude.

It was an eye-opening experience to actually feel the impact of all the pegasi working together. The military history of the pegasi had always been of close discipline, cooperation and the strong leading the weak. Twilight now saw that this would come naturally to them; it was a lesson they learned every day.

Thunderlane was at the head of the 'v', and was a strong enough flier to make the distance without aid. His passage created the vortices that helped the ponies directly behind him keep going. They in turn strengthened the currents for the ponies coming behind so that even Fluttershy, thoroughly exhausted and never a strong flier at the best of times, could keep up with the wing. If Thunderlane got tired or bored, he could fall back and let a fresher pony take the lead.

Midnight was a very strong flier, and had positioned herself near the head of the wing, but once they were most of the way there, she fell back so that she could chat with Twilight.

"This is amazing, Midnight. I never realised being in a flight would be like this. The stronger ponies ahead helping the weaker fliers behind. I knew the theory, but this feeling of belonging is great."

"This is one of the oldest tricks of the pegasi, Twilight. We can cover a greater distance as a group than any one pony can manage alone."

Twilight flew on, relishing the feeling of unity.

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Twilight was tired by the time they got back to Ponyville. She sat quietly watching the mayor announce the start of winter, and cheered softly as Rainbow Dash flew in from Canterlot, proudly carrying the snowflake that would seed the Ponyville clouds for making snow.

The seed was ceremonially put in a dark cloud carried down by Cloud Kicker and Blossomforth. Rainbow ceremoniously bounced on the cloud a few times, then gave the cloud a distinctly non-ceremonious kick and snowflakes poured out. Pegasi swooped in and grabbed the snowflakes and fed them into the mass of dark clouds that had been assembled for the occasion.

Soon a torrent of snowflakes was falling from the sky. Foals laughed and galloped as they played in the blizzard. The more sensible adults went to the town hall, which was warm and had food and music.

The party couldn't get properly started until the pegasi were happy that Ponyville would have a thick blanket of snow by morning and the shivering foals had all been herded inside and accounted for.

Luna took the opportunity presented by the wait to talk with the Cakes, who were helping with the catering. Money changed hooves and Luna walked away with a satisfied smirk.

"What was that about?"

"Merely a small step in my eternal campaign against my sister. Do not worry, Twilight. I hear music; would you care to dance?"

Luna solemnly lead Twilight to the dance floor.

The first hint that something was wrong was when Luna noticed the smirk that Rainbow Dash was trying unsuccessfully to hide. Then Fluttershy, sitting next to Rainbow, clutched her hooves to her mouth in fear. Luna was perturbed, but Twilight seemed oblivious, happy and confident and Luna couldn't back down now, even if she wanted to.

Luna was raised and trained in the obligations of courtly conduct. Amongst the many rules deeply ingrained in her soul was the need to not show up others. She was an excellent dancer, but fully intended to moderate her skill to match her partner, as politeness dictated. When Twilight started moving to the music, it dawned on Luna what a challenge this would be. Right after she realised that Twilight wasn't having a fit.

Luna quickly discounted the option of merely mimicking Twilight's own movements, as with her larger frame and longer legs she would surely cause somepony an injury, possibly herself. Instead she tried to copy Twilight's unquestionable enthusiasm while moving to a musical beat that would be viewed as undignified in Canterlot. It was hard on her.

The jostling, enthusiastic mob of dancers that formed around them made Luna uncomfortable. The music was skilfully played, but was of a western style she didn't care for. She was neither given room nor respect by the other dancers, and she found that she wasn't having a good time. As such she had difficulty hiding her relief when Twilight finally declared that she was too hot and would like to take a break.

They weaved their way through the crowd of ponies and out the town hall to see Ponyville transformed by the snow.

"Phew, thanks for that, Midnight. I love dancing, but there really aren't enough opportunities to do so. Let me get my breath back and cool down a bit and we can head back in."

"Cool down? Oh, here's another secret of the pegasi I can share with you. You'll like this one."

"Secret? Are you sure it's okay to tell me this?"

"Do not worry, little Twilight. This will require a breeze, but I can generate one with my wings. One moment."

"I can make a breeze, Midnight. Good old number sixteen!"

"Number sixteen?"

"Uh, nevermind."

Twilight concentrated and a cool breeze blew over the ponies, carrying with it a flurry of errant snowflakes.

"Nice spell. Now open your wings and face the wind, like this."

Twilight did as she was told, and moaned aloud as the large surface area of her wings allowed the wind to take away her excess heat in a moment. The immediate relief from the heat was wonderful.

"Heh heh. I usually have work much harder than that to get that kind of noise out of you," said Luna with a smirk.

"That felt wonderful. Thank you, Midnight. To think that the pegasi have been hiding such a thing from us ground-bound ponies all this time," said Twilight with a grin.

"I think we just didn't want the other races to be jealous."

The two ponies leant on the balustrade, admiring the beauty of Ponyville in snow and enjoying a companionable silence only slightly marred by the music coming from the town hall.

The moment was interrupted when they were joined by Rarity.

"Twilight, darling. Those wings look absolutely fabulous on you. Almost as good as they looked on me. Am I to take it that your spellcasting skills have increased and you are now more comfortable with the spell?"

"Thanks, Rarity, I love your dress. I'm, um, getting there. Do you want a pair of wings tonight?"

"Oh, not right now, thank you darling. This dress simply wouldn’t work with wings. I was just thinking that it would be lovely to take a day flying sometime. Cloudsdale was simply beautiful and I'd love to visit there again, with a bit more time to explore."

"Ah yes. You were just passing through, last time, were you not?" said Midnight, struggling to hide her irritation at the intrusion.

Rarity reacted with immediate indignation, "Twilight," she said, waving a hoof at Midnight, "I simply insist that you get rid of this-"

Rarity's waving hoof struck Midnight on the shoulder, stopping Rarity dead. Midnight rose to her full height and glared at Rarity with open anger. She opened her mouth to speak, but Rarity was quicker.

"Oh my! I- I thought you were an illusion. But- but Twilight is dating- that means you- Oh dear! Oh-"

Luna broke into laughter, interrupting her. It wasn't cruel laughter, but it may as well have been from the way Rarity shrunk away from Midnight. Blushing bright with embarrassment, Rarity fled.

Twilight shot a furious glare at Midnight, hesitated and then galloped after Rarity. Midnight's laughter stopped at the glare, and her heart tore when Twilight chased after her friend.

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It took a full pot of tea and a lot of talk to comfort Rarity and restore her poise. Twilight apologised on Luna's behalf and assured her that everything would be fine. Once Rarity was herself again, Twilight went in search of Midnight Whispers. She didn't have to search long, as the mare was waiting for her outside the Boutique.

"I am sorry, Twilight. I shouldn't have laughed and I shouldn't have mocked your friend."

"But why did you do that if you knew it was wrong?"

"I- I am sorry. I made the joke because– You know court in Canterlot. You know how it can be, with every pony trying to put themselves forward and other ponies down. I've been there so long it seems normal. How a pony should react.

"This has not been a good week- No! It has been a wonderful week, with you. But I have been having difficulty adjusting. To pretending to be some pony I am not. I am more acclimatised to Canterlot than I thought. I am irritated by many little things. I am sorry.

"I was not laughing at your friend. I was laughing at me. I had set up a wonderful prank where all your friends thought me an illusion and then I walked into the consequences. I pranked myself and so I laughed.”

Luna was starting to get nervous at Twilight’s silence, "Say something, please?"

"Luna, you are apologising to me. I forgive you. But you should be apologising to Rarity."

Luna hung her head, "You are right. I am sorry. Please, wait here."

Luna walked nervously to the Boutique, then knocked and entered. It was some time before she came out.

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Much to Luna's well hidden delight, they did not head back to the festivities and instead took a tour of Ponyville, chatting and slowly regaining the ground that they had lost.

By the time that Celestia was ready to set the sun, they found themselves in a clearing on a hill in Whitetail Woods. This was a perfect opportunity for Luna to raise the moon and dust the sky with stars without attracting any unwanted attention.

Luna did, however, delight in the wanted attention. Twilight looked on admiringly as Luna did her job.

Luna was feeling frisky by the time the night sky met with her satisfaction and through nips and gentle teasing she coaxed Twilight into a game of kiss chase that quickly took to the air.

While Twilight's butterfly wings were not as powerful or acrobatic as Midnight's pegasi wings, Luna kept the game fair by allowing magic. Once Twilight got the hang of teleporting mid-flight and throwing unexpected winds at Luna, she soon managed to hold her own.

Doing so took her full attention, and she barely noticed as Luna lured her higher and higher. Eventually both mares landed on a cirrocumulus cloud, gasping for breath from their exertions.

During their play they had managed to lose track of who was 'it', and so both mares took to chasing each other, which seemed to work out quite nicely.

Luna eventually broke free from a passionate kiss to fly to the underside of their cloud. It didn't take long.

"What was that about? I was having fun..."

"I was just putting a mark on our cloud. It tells other pegasi that this cloud is currently occupied and we don't want to be disturbed."

"Wow. I never knew that pegasi did that, but it's obvious in retrospect," said Twilight, "you'll have to show me the marks, so I can see them in future."

Luna grinned, "Gladly, but right now I have something else in mind," and leapt towards Twilight.

"Eeek!"

Twilight and Luna played a game of hide and seek on their cloud, Luna cheating massively by tunnelling through the cloud and appearing under Twilight's hooves. If Twilight couldn’t teleport, the game would have been over very quickly.

Once the evasive Twilight was properly captured and informed as much, she was kissed into submission and pushed gently onto the luxuriously soft cloud, so that Luna could properly have her way with her prize.

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"That was wonderful, Luna. Thank you."

"Mmmmmm thank you, Twilight. That was a lot of fun."

"I shall have to keep practicing this wings spell; clouds are wonderful places to make love."

"Oh yes. We shall do this again sometime. It's even more fun when one pony can't fly."

"Oh?"

"Oh yes. Think of it. We fly up to a discrete cloud, when suddenly I treacherously dismiss your wings, trapping you there," Twilight gasped in mock horror, "Then, as you try to escape from my lewd advances, I slowly chip away at the cloud, leaving you nowhere to gallop to, nowhere to hide," Luna's hoof was trailing delightfully over Twilight's soft belly fur, "Eventually, you are left standing on a tiny platform barely large enough to support your weight, looking over a terrifyingly precipitous drop-"

"Mmmmm"

Luna's hoof was working its way down Twilight's belly to a patch that was already very damp.

"Unable to escape and unwilling to struggle for the risk of falling, you can only stand there, trembling, as I have my wicked way with you-"

"Ahhhh"

Twilight's back arched with pleasure.

"Nipping and kissing and stroking and licking, I drive you to your limits. You cry out for help, but there is no pony who can hear you-"

"Noooo"

"And then, just when you are at your limit, your terror at the drop before you barely able to hold you in place, I push you to your climax! You cry your joy to the heavens!"

"Ah!"

"And then I destroy the last bit of cloud you are standing on."

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"I have, of course, made myself invisible by then, and as you stare up to the sky while you fall tumbling down, you see nopony. No hope of rescue as orgasmic pleasure consumes your body."

"Aaaaaaaaah"

"Naturally, I catch you just before you reach the ground. Hmm. Probably catch you before you reach the ground. It wouldn't be fun if there wasn't a little doubt."

Twilight groaned.

Luna inspected her hoof appraisingly, "Mmmm. It looks as though you liked that one. I shall have to remember it."

After a while, Twilight spoke in gasping breaths, "But now I'll know what's going to happen..."

Luna laughed, "I assure you, dear Twilight, that I have no shortage of little tricks to play. I said I intended to keep you off-balance and I meant it."

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Twilight and Luna were laying with their backs on the cloud, staring up at the starry sky, hoof in hoof.

"Well, it's not too late. I think it's about time that I started my counter-offensive against my sister."

"Oh dear. Do I need to gallop for cover?"

"Oh no, you'll be perfectly fine where you are. You even have an ideal vantage point. Observe."

It started with a magnificent meteor shower – a cascade of sparks brightening up the sky. The shower was more colourful than usual, with blues and purples and reds dotted amongst the bright white falling stars.

"This is just to get ponies' attention. No point putting on a show if no-pony is watching. Ponies usually stay up late to enjoy Snowfall, so we should have a good turnout."

"It's beautiful."

"Thank you."

The shower lasted for a few minutes. Enough time, Luna said, to get attention but not enough for ponies to get bored and wander off.

"Now I think I'm not the only pony that pranked themselves today. My sister gave my ponies the night off, but the work that they do won't have just gone away. When I first returned, night court had maybe two petitioners a week. I've been working hard and now we deal with a lot of problems that would have previously been ignored or allowed to escalate until it required my sister's attention.

"My sister can, at times, overlook the work I do. I understand that the day shall always outshine the night, but she probably had a nasty surprise when she found the extent of the job she took upon herself when sending off my ponies. So there she will be, in the night court with its clear glass roof, struggling with a mountain of paper and a mass of petitioners– and then she shall look up and see this.

"A brief moment of respite. Hehehehe."

It took a moment for Twilight to realise that some of the stars were pulsing in brightness, getting more luminescent with each cycle. The shower faded away, but the stars were now dancing. As she watched, the stars started moving back and forth, keeping to an unheard rhythm. The movements synchronised, and something clicked in Twilight's mind.

The stars were no longer discrete entities, but the outline of a giant pony taking up most of the night sky. The pony reared, displaying its wings and horn. It turned away and pulled back and a sun symbol flared on its flank. This was Celestia.

The magnificent astral pony seemed to bow with exquisite grace, causing Twilight to gasp in wonder, afraid to blink lest she miss a second of this moment.

That was when a constellation formed into a respectable image of a cake. 'Celestia's’ head turned and tracked the cake. She dived towards it as the cake flew away, desperately chasing after the cake, lead on like a stereotypical donkey after a carrot. Twilight chided herself about the racist mental image. Eventually the cake flew below the horizon, followed by the star alicorn and then the sky returned to normal.

Twilight turned to Luna and noticed that she was trembling with exhaustion.

"Luna! Are you all right?"

"Hah! Can- you- picture- her- face?" asked Luna between gasps, "Give me a moment."

It look a while for Luna to recover from her exertion.

"That was tiring. Worth it, but very tiring. We can talk later. Do you mind if we sleep up here?"

Twilight was happy enough to do just that. The suites of spells that kept her aloft gave her a pegasus' resistance to the weather and she wasn't cold. Plumping up a section of cloud to act as a pillow, she settled down to sleep next to Luna.