Music, lights, decorations, and other things filled the ballroom marking the first gala to be had since I became leader. The room had a stage which Celestia was on, an area was roped off for ponies that were eating, and then a dance floor for the rest.

I could say I didn’t enjoy anywhere as much as Pinkie’s parties, her cheer left me something to be desired, but she hadn’t set this one up sadly. Of course that didn’t mean this would be any less interesting than the others.

Shining Armor and Cadance were talking to Celestia sitting at a large chair, about retrieving their horns and Cadance’s wings, again. Like so many times before she told them with a sad tone my magic could simply not undone, that they would have to ask me about it. My scorn gave them only worry and fear, making them leave at the last moment. I was toying with them, I had no reason to not give it to them, all they had to do at this point was ask.

“Please Princess Celestia, is there nothing?” Shining Armor asked.

“I’m sorry, but no.” He looked at me and I sighed rather bored. Ponies had little reason to talk to me, any problems they had, they talked to a guard and it was fixed right away. Most public matters were settled in less than an hour at most.

“We’ll never get them back at this rate.” Cadance said sighing.

“You’ll get them back if Applejack asked.” Pinkie said appearing next to them and they looked at Applejack sitting quietly next to Celestia almost under her wing. I had tortured her and Dash lightly. They now were scared of me, Applejack was scared to do anything that she even thought I might dislike.

“Why me?” Applejack asked sitting up as Celestia moved her wing.

“He loves you as much as me and Trixie. You know what Akila told us, do you really think he would say no to you if you asked?”

“But.” She paused. “I'll ask him.” She got up and Celestia stabilized her a little. She hadn’t been right, too scared of me to even talk to me. I wanted to strangle her for being an idiot, but I still wanted her as my personal pet.

She moved slowly looking down as if I had condemned her for her action. No she didn’t understand yet, I hadn’t condemned her, I had given her a trophy. It took more than just guts to try and betray me, not even Celestia had tried. She just accepted it, though she seemed to love the Lich, and I just made me annoyed seeing her happy. I had meant it to be a punishment not a blessing in the end.

“Um, Seffron.” Applejack said and I looked at her.

“Yes?” I growled lightly making her shrink back in fear a little. “Well?” She looked back at them which gave her silent cheers. She looked at me nervous and scared.

“I would like you to give Princess Cadance and Shining armor back their horns, and Cadance’s wings.”

“Oh?”

“Please.” She said moving within reaching distance.

“I will if they ask.” She paused. “I always had an intention on giving them back, many have killed me before. Shining Armor was not the first, and at least he made it quick, not a bad way to go honestly.”

“Oh, then I'll tell them.” I smiled a little and she hesitated for a moment. “I’m sorry about what I did.” She went up and kissed me, I then hugged her surprising her as I wrapped my wings around us. She relaxed in my arms.

“You silly little pony of mine, do you really think I want you to stay away from me?” She paused crying a little bit. “You are so strong, yet you don’t see it.” She nuzzled me and I smiled making her feel good. Several pony looked at us but couldn’t see us.

“So if they ask?” She asked.

“Yes.” I moved my wing and she motioned them over. They came over slowly, but fast enough. “You wanted to ask something?” I asked eying them.

“May we have our horns and Cadance’s wings back?” Shining Armor asked quickly and I snapped my claws making them appear.

“You’ve learned your lesson, ensure your leadership duties do not fall behind.” They nodded and went away. I held Applejack closer to me.

“You’re crying.” Applejack said and I paused looking at her. I felt my face, this was so odd, it had been a while since I cried, this world just had that affect on me. I covered us again with my wings. Ponies were great, ponies were nice, and ponies were safe.

“What do you mean it just disappeared?!” My ears perked up hearing a rather icy acid voice ask. I looked with Applejack as I lowered my wing. Celestia was mad, I had never really seen her become unhinged before. She looked around at all the party goers which had frozen in place. “Sorry, please keep going, it’s not a problem.” They kept going and she looked at some unicorn stallion I didn’t know.

“Should I go check?” Applejack asked.

“Do you want to?” I asked.

“No.” I pulled her closer to me and she smiled.

“Room in there for me?” I looked at Pinkie and Applejack looked at her.

“Applejack.” I asked looking at her and she nodded. I opened my other wing letting Pinkie join her under my warm wings pulling her close as well. “Ow.” I said as Pinkie’s crown poked my eye a little bit. She took it off quickly setting it to the side.

“Sorry.”

“It’s not a problem.” Oh this felt good. “So what do you two want to do today?” I asked looking around the party. “This party is a bore.” They looked around as well.

“After party will be at nine.” Pinkie whispered in my ear and I smiled making both of them smile feeling a good warmth wash over them. “Oh can we meet your sister?”

“Have neither of you talked to her?” The both shook their head no. “Sister.” She looked away from a few pony having mingled quite well. “Come here.” She nodded to a few ponies and came over to me, we tended to stay in our normal forms, miniaturized forms would scare pony too easily.

“Yes brother?”

“I want you to meet Pinkie and Applejack.” I moved my wings showing them and she smiled making a chair appear letting her sit down.

“Alicorns, I’m assuming you made them like that.”

“Yep!” Pinkie said cheery. Sapphire eyed Pinkie for a moment and paused.

“Laughing death?”

“Spring Winter.” Applejack said.

“Really, may I see her.” Pinkie moved toward her and my sister grabbed her hugging Pinkie making her giggle a little. “Dense, but so springy, may I taste her.” Applejack and Pinkie looked at her surprised. “I didn’t mean eat her, gosh you two are sick, I meant one lick.”

“Pinkie.” I asked.

“Sure.” Pinkie blushed as she was licked from her tail to her neck.

“Wow you taste really different, you have a lot of power stored inside you, you might even be more powerful than Seffron.” I flicked my claw taking Pinkie back. “I see why you keep her so close.”

“She’s mine.” I kissed Pinkie and she smiled. “I might have led her on at first because of that, but now she’s a great pony I like having around.” I wrapped my wing around her. “Also I love her parties.” Pinkie kissed her and I rubbed her back. “So no you can’t have her, she is also addicted to my blood, you couldn’t steal her that way.” Pinkie bit into my neck and Sapphire rolled her eyes.

“Wow, that is a lost cause then, fine I won’t try.” I covered Pinkie completely so other pony’s didn’t see.

“No go away, I don’t want to talk to your right now.” Fluttershy said entering the room with Birdie Apple on her back. He had a front broken leg in a cast. He seemed to be enjoying being on her back though.

“Please darling, can’t we talk about this some?” Big Mac asked.

“What made you think, even considering doing that with my foal was a good idea?” She asked turning to him. A few pony looked, but kept talking. Fluttershy had moved her business ideas across the world, she was now richer than several district nations. She made Equestria look poor, and that took skill. Other than Celestia, and Luna she was remarked as the most powerful pony in the world.

“It was a bad call, I thought.”

“You thought wrong!” She growled at him.

“Please, I didn’t mean harm.”

“I know, but I don’t know what could possess you to thinking having a less than a few month old take a bath ALONE was a good idea! Especially while you drink with your buddies playing cars.” She growled. “I ask you for only one hour a day of your time to take care of Birdie Apple while I’m doing business, other than that you don’t have to lift a single hoof. In fact I would rather take care of him all the time, but I can’t because I need to say focused while I’m doing business.”

“But it was the one time, and it was a long.” She grabbed his throat making him gulp as her eye twitched.

“I make enough money in a single hour,” she said slowly and with venom in her voice making him scared. “Then your entire family does in a decade, you’re telling me that you can’t hire ponies, and have them do the work for you, so you can spend one hour attentive to our colt’s life?”

“I didn’t.” She pinched his throat more stopping him.

“You will leave me alone till I have calmed down, or I’m going kill you. I don’t care if you can’t die, I will kill you, I will find a way to kill you, there will be nothing on this planet which will stop me from killing.” He backed up nervous. “Now go away.” She growled and he nodded turned walking away. “FASTER!” She screamed and he ran out. She snorted pissed, and I looked around making pony look away instantly.

“Woot.” I said and she looked at me smiling. She came over to me as Pinkie finished drinking.

“Hello Seffron.” I moved my wings showing Applejack and Pinkie. “Hey.” She said smiling. They both nodded.

“Can I see Birdie Apple?” I asked and Fluttershy smiled taking him off her back and he giggled making me smiled as I took him rocking him a little. “I always loved foals, they’re so cute.”

“Aw.” Pinkie said smiling. I tapped his cast making it fall off and healing his leg. He smiled and Fluttershy face hoofed.

“I can’t believe I forgot you could do that.” I smiled tickling Birdie Apple. “He was crying all night long, I should have called you right away.”

“Poor thing.” Pinkie said taking him, making funny facing and he giggled cutely.

“Oh hello,” Fluttershy said to Sapphire and she nodded. “So you’re Seffron’s sister, I have only seen pictures and reports, are you interested in a job?” Sapphire looked at her a little surprised. “I doubt I'll get another chance, but from the reports, you can use just as well magic as Seffron, and I could use that for several of my businesses.”

“Oh, well I’m not looking for a job.”

“You don’t have a house, not a bit to your name, and other than when Seffron asks for you, you’re sleeping.” Sapphire paused. “Really it’s a waste of your life.” She opened her mouth but then closed it and I chuckled.

“I'll think about it.”

“Great.”

“Fluttershy.” I said and she rolled her eyes.

“So what happen with my bro?” Applejack asked.

“Being an idiot, I swear if it wasn’t for the fact I love him and he gave me Birdie Apple I would divorce him.”

“Don’t be going there.” Fluttershy frowned. “We take divorce very seriously in our family. It’s not a joke.

“Say that when he doesn’t get your nephew's his leg broken while drunk.” Applejack paused. “Not only that, but he left Birdie Apple in almost half a meter of water for twenty minutes, he tried to get out of the water and slipped, falling to the ground, breaking his leg. He’s lucky that he didn’t drown.”

“Yeah that is pretty bad.” Pinkie said snugogling Birdie Apple. She gave him to Applejack and she smiled hugging him.

“So you two thinking of having one of your own?” Pinkie looked at Fluttershy and then looked away for a moment. The Cakes moving away stung, and the thought of just losing it for a second scared her too much.

“I have Seffron.” Pinkie said smiling and hugging me. Both of them looked at her a little surprised. They didn’t know, but Pinkie was extremely motherly. “I don’t need a foal, I’m perfectly happy here.” I pet Pinkie, then wrapped my wing around her hiding her from them so they couldn’t see her tears.

“Ah, me either,” Applejack said looking at me. “Nothin’ against it, just haven’t found the right stallion really.” She smiled giving back Birdie Apple and I pulled her close making her nuzzle me.

“Well, if you wanted one Applejack I could arrange that, you do realize that.” She blushed looking at me.

“Really?”

“Yeah, it just wouldn’t be a normal way, but you would get pregnant without him touching you.” I turned to Pinkie whispering in her ear. “Same for you Pinkie, you should know that I wouldn’t let you harm your foal even if it killed me.” She got up looking at me with wide eyes.

“Really!”

“Of course.” I rubbed her face softly and she grinned wiping a few tears away. “You don’t honestly think I would let you harm your foal do you?” She hugged me. “You would just have to bring me a stallion you like.”

“I'll be back.” She ran off happy. I looked at Applejack and she was thinking.

“Don’t know.” She said and looked at me. “I understand Pinkie wanting’ one, but, not me.”

“Oh? I hardly think you know why Pinkie wants one.” They looked at me a bit confused as to what I meant. “Have you seen the Cakes?”

“No whatcha mean?” Applejack asked confused as much as Fluttershy.

“They don’t live in Ponyville anymore, didn’t even tell Pinkie where they were going, her family won’t go near her after finding out what she was, or that she knocked out Pumpkin by accident after almost biting Pound. She’s completely alone.” Both of them stared at me, almost too shocked for words.

“But she never said.” Fluttershy said stopping and looking down. “I never noticed, I don’t go to Sugar cube corner anymore.”

“I haven’t left da farm in a while.” Applejack said a little sad.

“Hey guys.” Twilight said coming over to us smiling.

“Did you know about Pinkie?” Fluttershy asked.

“What about her?”

“She’s alone.” Applejack said and Twilight sighed.

“I’ve known since the Cakes moved out, I keep tabs on all of you, you know the elements of harmony are still important.”

“But they were destroyed.” Applejack said and Twilight smiled making me sigh.

“Were they?” Fluttershy and Applejack paused. “All I saw was them shattering, not getting destroyed.” She held up her element crown. “They can reconstruct themselves just by us thinking about it. They were never really destroyed.”

“Oh.” Applejack closed her eyes and her element appeared on her neck making her smile a little. She took it off and gave it to Twilight. “I don’t need that, and it covers my dragon soul gem.” Twilight took it.

“It isn’t a problem.” She looked at me.

“Just don’t go getting ideas.” I said eyeing her.

“Hey I’m pregnant, you can’t touch this.” She turned smiling and trotting away happily, but her belly size made her a little awkward. I smiled and looked at Applejack.

“So you sure? Twilight seems to like it.”

“Na, maybe later, I’m assuming’ that’s an open offer.”

“Yep.”

“Then maybe later.” I moved her onto my lap and hugged her wrapping my wings around just her.

“Well I’m off.” Fluttershy said.

“I'll come with you.” Sapphire said going with her. I looked at Applejack and she kissed me. I smiled scratching her back.

“Oh him.” Pinkie said appearing with a blue earth pony stallion. He was rather distraught and confused. He looked at Pinkie a little scared, then at me.

“How did I get here?”

“Come forward pony.” He gulped walking forward. I pressed my claw to his neck making him flinch at the pinch. “You may leave.” He ran away.

“So?” She asked.

“Come here.” She came to me and I opened my wing hugging her and she paused feeling as if she covered with worms for a moment. “There finished.”

“Like that?”

“Yep.”

“So I’m pregnant.”

“Well it’ll take twenty hours before it actually become permanent.” She smiled looking down for a moment. “Well you wanted that right?”

“Yes, but it’s a little under whelming.”

“You know there are a few orphan pony if you want that.”

“But they wouldn’t be mine.”

“There’s a white pegasus which was beaten that might be a good match for you.” Her eyes went wide. I held up a pill. “Take this if you want that instead.”

“Can I have both?” I closed my hand.

“Yes if you like, but you’ll have to take care of them by yourself, you think you can do that?”

“Of course, I basically raised the.” She sighed sad. “Yes.” I snapped my claws, and the pearl white pegasus filly that I had taken the feather from to save her now soon to be dead again father, appeared on my hand.

She looked around a little nervous and then looked at me confused as to how she had gotten here. Her father had killed her, and I brought her back, I normally didn’t bring back the murder victim unless fillies or colts.

“One second.” I tapped her golden necklace and it formed a pink heart on it. She looked at it and then at me. “What’s your name?”

“Um, Pearl.” She said unsure.

“Pearl this is Pinkie Pie.” She looked at her and I gave her to Pinkie which hugged her tightly. “Pinkie will be your new mom, you’ll be living with her from now on. You’ll no longer be at the orphanage.”

“Oh we’re going to have so much fun!” Pinkie put Pearl on her back and walked away grinning happy, then teleported. I looked at Applejack and hugged her making her smile.

“Well that was nice.”

“So I’m going to go execute murders, care to watch?” She stared at me and the room went quiet as every pony around looked away from me.

“No thank you.”

“Come on, there are only five this time of the hundred last time.”

There were barely any pony left that even thought about killing another. It was so unaccepted now, that ponies were sickened by the thought of anything other than passing to old age. A few thousand had fallen to it, but many of which were brought back at my cost. The only ones I refused to bring back were filly rapist slash killers. Of course a fate worse than death waited for them making them beg for it by the time they reached the gallows.

“I-I don’t want to.”

“That’s fine.” I went to her ear and whispered. “Then I'll not be enjoying your company for a while.” She swallowed looking away.

“I’d rather not watch.”

“That’s fine.” I set her down getting up. “Go have fun and enjoy the Gala, I’m going to go have some fun.” She nodded as I teleported to the dragon lands into my castle’s throne room, I had reshaped it for the most part.

“Sire.” I looked at my guard next to my throne. “We have the five murders here.” I looked at five pony, three stallions, one blue unicorn, white pegasus and purple earth pony, then two mares, green unicorn and purplish pink pegasus. All five of them were in chains, gagged and beaten.

“You five have been convicted of the high crime of murder and found guilty. You will all die and only three of you will be allowed be brought back at family’s request and payment. The ones which have raped their murdered victim will not be brought back since both of you thought to do it to fillies. Escort them to my chambers.”

My guards nodded grabbing chains and forcing them to walk, one of them fell to the ground to only be easily dragged along with the rest walking. I got up smiling, I hadn’t tortured in a while, and this was going to be fun.