A Second Life chapter 12

>You waited in your room for the remainder of the day, mostly just laying around and taking it easy.

>Your mind continued to wander to Luna, and back home.

>Despite how much you hated  that place compared to Equestria, it was still where you came from.

>And you still had a few friends you left, you couldn’t help but wonder how they were faring.

>There came a tapping at your door, signaling you it was time to get a move on.

>You donned your jacket to your new suit, and then paused at the mirror.

>This was two friends going to dinner and a play. Were you a bit over dressed?

>The knocking repeated, this time louder.

>Fuck it, it could get chilly tonight with winter getting closer.

> You stepped out into the hall to greet Celestia, who was in her normal attire of wearing only a necklace and a crown.

>”You look nice Anonymous.” Celestia seemed her old graceful and proper self.

“Thank you. You look… as you normally do.”

>”Do you have everything you need?”

“Yes, lead on Princess.”

>The two of you walked side by side through the castle, though you kept a respectable distance between the two of you.

>You did not want her getting the wrong idea about this.

>Two guards were waiting for the two of you at the bottom of the castle’s stairs, a large golden chariot hooked to them.

>”No need for that guards, I believe it will be too cold to have the wind from blowing in my face.”

>The guards bowed and walked off, the enormous chariot in tow.

>The two of you continued through the busy city, the streets filled with p0nies on their way home from work and families heading to dinner.

>Each one turned and saw the massive white alicorn princess, quickly bowing as they walked past and remained that way until you passed.

“This feels weird…”

>”What’s that Anonymous?”

“All of these p0nies bowing as we walk by…”

>”You get used to it after a while. Makes making friends hard though.”

>Heh, you kind of felt sorry for Celestia, all this time alive, shoe could probably count all of her friends on one… never mind.

“Well, it’s not the quantity of friends, it’s the quality.”

>That brought a huge smile to her face.

>”Seems I just learned a valuable lesson in friendship.”

“Uh, right.”

>”I suppose I should write to my student in P0nyville, Twilight Sparkle.”

“I know Twilight, we met at Nightmare Night.”

>”I hope the two of you became friends, Twilight can be anti-social sometimes.”

“She did seem nice, despite mine and Luna’s prank.”

>You opened the door to the restaurant, allowing Celestia to step inside first.

>The two of you were immediately seated at a corner booth, the lit candles in the center of the table slightly rustling your jimmies.

>The booth had three sides to it, two facing the walls, one to the booth behind it

“Seems a bit over the top for a night out with a friend…”

>”I’m sure the restaurant is just trying to impress us.”

>Celestia took her seat at one end of the table, as you pulled up a tactical report on the booth in front of you.

>If you sat in front of her, the candles would seem a bit to romantic, if you sat too close, same scenario.

>”Anon, are you going to sit?”

>Initiate infiltration.

>You silently sat in the booth, sliding around the corner so that the candles weren’t in between you, but far enough away from the next corner where Celestia sat that you weren’t too close.

>”Hello Anonymous, seems you’re quite popular with the royalty!”

>You looked up at the waitress, the same one that had served you last time.

“Do I know you? I don’t recall giving you my name.”

>”You don’t recognize me? I know it has been a while… and you were probably drunk.”

>”Anon, I’m curious as well. Who is this?”

>You sat back, staring intently at the grey Pegasus trying to sift through your memories for the long lost scene.

>You remember a fight, and a unicorn pissing you off. And a Pegasus that had hit on you… was this the same one?

>You had a face… a name… Zipper, Zippy…  

“Zips?”

 >”You remembered!”

“I’m surprised you didn’t say anything the last time I was here. Celestia, this is the p0ny defended that night in the bar.”

>”I guess I was nervous. I never served royalty.

>”A pleasure to meet you Zips, any friend of Anonymous shall be a friend of mine.”

>”I’m honored Princess, now, what could I interest you two in?”

“Water please.”

>”I’ll try some wine.”

>Jimmes were becoming more rustled, but they still weren’t setting off alarms.

>After all, maybe Celestia just enjoyed wine when she needed to relax.

>Zips was true to her name, and zipped off to the kitchen after collecting your orders.

>”She seems nice. I’m sorry for doubting you so long ago.”

“Water under the bridge Princess.”

>”Hmm?”

“It means it’s in the past, don’t worry about it.”

>”Humans have an interesting way of life.”

>The two of you fell silent as Zips brought out the food, placing each plate down before speaking.

>”Anything else?”

>You and Celestia shook your heads, dismissing Zips with a smile.

>You looked down at the plate and began to dig in.

>Spaghetti, your favorite meal since coming to Equestria.

>”Are all humans so forgiving as you?”

“Definitely not. And I’m not always forgiving either. Just when I feel someone, or somep0ny, has earned it.”

>Celestia continued asking about human behaviors, what life was like on Earth, questions that put you at ease by their friendly nature.

>With the meal done, Zips came by and took the plates, asking if you wanted desert.

>You declined, feeling too full from the plate of pasta you had finished.

>You dropped some bits on the table as a tip, and quite a generous one at that.

>With everything free at the castle and a well-paying job with Shining Armor, you had a small fortune in bits.

“Ready to go Princess? We don’t want to be late.”

>The two of you got up from the table, and you gave one last farewell wave to Zips as you left.

>As the two of you walked, Celestia’s horn glowed bringing the sun behind the horizon early for the day.

>You walked into the theatre, Celesta snatching your ticket out of your hand with her magic and flashing them to the ticket master

>She led you to a booth on the side of the theatre inside, high above the crowd of p0nies below.

>Well, not high. But more than you cared to jump, maybe 20 feet.

>You and Celestia didn’t talk much during the play, and quite frankly you didn’t care too much for the play either, leaving you to sit quietly next to the princess as she watched with unparalleled interest.

>Call you uneducated, uncivilized, or whatever, these plays never held your interest for very long.    

>The p0nies below stood, stamping their hooves in applause, while Celestia only looked down with a smile at the bowing actors.

>You stood, stretching your sore limbs from sitting in one place so long.

>Celestia stood as well, and turned to walk with you down the stairs and out of the theatre.

>”Did you enjoy the play Anon?”

“It was…”

>”Humorous?”

“Yeah, that.”

>The two of you stepped out into the cold night air; the first snows of winter were already falling.

>You continued to the castle, the two of you kept mostly silent.

>”Sure is cold…”

“Eeyup.”

>You looked over at the white alicorn, seeing her shiver as a gust of wind washed over you two.

>Brain: Don’t do it dude.

>She’s cold.

>Brain: So are you , don’t do it.

>I’d feel bad if I didn’t do it.

>Brain: You’re going to regret it.

>Who’s in charge here?

>Brain: I don’t even know anymore.

>You unbuttoned your jacket and draped it over Celestia.

“You look cold.”

>”Aren’t you?”

“I’ll be fine. You don’t have clothes on anyways.”

>Celestia gripped the coat with her magic, drawing the sleeves around her neck and tying it in place.

>”Thank you Anonymous.”

>”No problem.”

>More silence, this time it lasted all the way until you came to your room.

>”Thank you for such a fun night Anonymous.”

>She untied the jacket sleeves, handing it over as you unlocked your room.

“You’re welcome. Library at sunrise, right?”

>”What about breakfast after sunrise? That way we actually have some food in us before we begin.”

“Fair enough, good night Celestia.”

>You opened the door, to your room and made your way to your bed where you placed the jacket and began unbuttoning your dress shirt to get ready for bed.

>Brain: Proximity Alert!

>Lolwut?

>You turned to find Celestia, with a nervous expression on her face.

“Princess… What are you doing?”

>Your jimmies just went super saiyan.

>”Something I’ve wanted to do for some time now.”

>She placed her fore hooves on your chest and knocked you back on the bed.

>Her lips met your own in a passionate kiss, nearly popping your eyeballs out of their sockets.

>It took you all of three seconds to process what just happened, and another to come up with a solution.

>You tucked your legs into your chest, then shot them out against Celestia’s body, sending her across the room and bouncing off the floor.

“What the-“

>Equestrian brain, not English.”

“What in Tartarus are you thinking?”

>”Anon I-”

“GET OUT!”

>Celestia looked to the ground, tears welling up in her eyes.

>”I’m sorry Anon…”

>She rushed out of the room, leaving you alone to wipe the taste of the princess from your mouth.

>You put the rest of your clothes away, crawled in bed and did your best to get to sleep.

>The next morning went as expected, you went to breakfast early to avoid Celestia, and went to the library to get a head start on the day’s research.

>Celestia came by not long after the sun rose, avoiding eye contact.

“There’s some tomes I think may be worth looking at.”

>Celestia only nodded, sitting across from you and began reading the first of the tomes you had laid out.

>The two of you remained silent for a few hours, reading through tomes.

>”I’m sorry…”

“You should be.”

>”Anon-“

“What.”

>Your very tone made Celestia flinch a little.

>”The way you acted last night, I guess I just got the wrong impression.”

“Apparently.”

>Celestia sat quietly a few more moments.

“What happened last night, will never be spoken of, and will never happen again.”

>After another moment of silence, she nodded in undestandment, and continued her reading.

>That night the two of you stood in the courtyard facing the statue, a stack of tomes in your arms.

>This was becoming a once a week process it seemed.

>The two of you would gather up the few spells that looked promising, and you would carry them out to courtyard to watch Celestia cast one after the other.

>Tonight seemed no different.

>The last spell faded, revealing the statue unchanged.

>”I’m sorry Anon…”

“It’s not your fault. We’ll just have to try again tomorrow I suppose…”

>How long would this go on?

>Your hopes rose with each spell Celestia cast, only to have them fade away just like each spell.

>Did you really expect anything different to happen by now?

>”Anon?”

“I’m going to bed Celestia… good night.”

>”Anon!”

>You felt her teeth grip the back of your shirt, pulling you back toward her.

“What are you doing?!”

>”Look.”

>You looked back at the statue, seeing nothing but stone.

“What? All I see is stone. There’s no flesh there. See?”

>You walked over to the statue, slapping the side of Luna.

>Dafuq?

>You ran your hand across  the statue, the sensation of fur tickled against your hands.

>The “statue” grew warm under your touch, and Celestia shone a light from her horn to help you see just what was happening.

>The light gray stone was slowly turning into light gray flesh, and then slowly back into dark blue fur.

>Three months of reading countless books had finally paid off.

>Luna’s torso finally finished transforming, followed by her legs, wings and head.

>The moment her mouth uncovered, she began coughing violently, stuck in place by Discord’s stony paw.

>But if Luna was turning back into stone… Discord would as well.

>You looked over at his paw, seeing it slowly turn yellow once again.

>You left your knife in your room, or you would have severed it right there.

>Holding Luna tight, you tied to comfort her from her coughing fit, probably from her lungs being turned back from stone.

“It’s ok Luna, you’re going to be ok…”

>Your arms tightened around her as you looked up at Discord, the stone washing away from his face causing him to cough similarly to Luna.

>He released his grip on Luna’s horn, clutching his chest in pain as he coughed.

>At the same time, you pulled Luna away from his grasp, you weren’t going to lose her again.

>Just as his eyes shot open, you became enraged at this creature that had tormented you for so long now.

“SURPRISE BITCH!”

>You let go of Luna long enough to bring a fist around in a left uppercut, throwing your entire body mass into this one hit.

>You caught him napping, so to speak, and connected with his ugly goat head and sent him sprawling backwards.

>God that was satisfying.

>You gently laid Luna down before continuing your assault, curb stomping his face into the cobblestone path.

“Not so tough without your magic are you?”

>You curb stomped his head again,  blood began seeping out from his nose and mouth.

>Just as you were about deliver a third, he snapped his talon and disappeared into a cloud of smoke.

“Come back you coward!”

>You looked back at Celestia and Luna, who were embraced in a wing hug.

>Kneeling down, they both embraced you into their hug, wrapping you in a warm, furry and feathery blanket of bliss.

>”I… I wish to return to my room. Anon, will you escort me?”

“Of course.”

>You stood alongside Luna, placing a hand across her shoulders and began the slow walk to her room.

>Celestia walked on the other side of her, keeping a wing stretched over her.

>The three of you got to Luna’s tower, where she exchanged good nights with her sister, and looked up at the daunting staircase.

“Do you need a lift?”

>”I couldn’t ask you to carry me all-“

>you swept Luna off of her hooves before she could mutter another word, and began the long climb up to her room.

>Was parts of her still made of stone? She seemed heavier than you remember.

>Maybe your lack of PT had made you weaker, since you spent most of your time in the library.

>Luna magic’d the door open, allowing you to pass through and set her down on the bed.

>You helped her out of the dress she still wore from your last date, placing it neatly on one of the p0ny mannequin in the corner she saved for her more elaborate clothes.

>She rolled over on her side, letting out a heavy sigh as you finished up.

>That’s when you noticed the cause to her being so heavy.

>Her stomach had swollen quite a bit since you last saw her, almost so that her “belly” was almost as big as her “chest”

>You sat next to her on the bed, running a hand through her mane.

“It’s good to have you back… It seems your transformation didn’t delay a certain little p0ny though.”

>”How long have I been gone? It feels like only yesterday we were coming home…”

“It’s been about three months… almost four.”

>Luna frowned. “I missed so much…”       

“Not really, all I’ve done since then is sit in a library with Celestia reading hundreds of spell tomes.”

>”You worked with Celestia? You must have really wanted me back.”

“You don’t even know… Anything I can do for you?”

>Luna closed her eyes, giving a tired “no”.

“Alright, good night Luna.”

>You kissed her forehead, and then went down to kiss her belly.

“And good night to you little one. I can’t wait to meet you.”

>You silently left the room, turning off the lights as you left and went back to your room for sleep.

>Well, you had two problems once again.

>You still had no idea how you were going to explain a child to Celestia, and Discord was on the loose again.

>Still, maybe Celestia would be ok with it… after all she had just made some advances on you, however unwanted they may be.

>And Discord, after the beating he just took probably wouldn’t show his face for a while.

>He would be back though, no doubt about that.

>And boy would he be pissed.

>The next morning, you woke early and headed to Luna’s room.

>In her current state, she would probably be sluggish with her movements, carrying around a baby never looked easy.

>You slipped into the room, and flipped on the light, stirring Luna from her sleep.

>”Is it morning already? Give me five more minutes…”

>You couldn’t help but chuckle, she was always adorable when she first woke up.

“Come on sleepy head. I got up early to help you get ready for the day.”

>”That was your decision.”

“Someone is feisty this morning.”

>She raised her head, giving you a sleepy glare before heaving to her hooves and stepping down from the bed.

>”Alright, I’m up. You don’t need to come help me every morning though.”

“Well, I just thought you might need help-”

>”I’m pregnant Anon, I’m not a cripple.” She pressed her snout against your side, nuzzling you gently. “But thank you for the concern.”

“My pleasure, Luna. I’ll meet you for breakfast?”

>”Sounds good Anonymous. I’ll see you in a bit.”

>She turned to her mirror and began brushing her hair as you left, and made your way back down to your room.

>You could probably lay back down for another hour, it was still early.

>Crawling in your bed, you checked your clock, lowering your head to the pillow and falling asleep.

>”Anon! Wake up!”

>Confound this sun; it drives you to blindness in the mornings.

>You felt a hoof jab your side, and shove you off of the bed, landing on the floor with a thud.

“Now was that necessary? I was getting up.”

>”Well make haste Anonymous. I’d like to get some breakfast.”

>You gave a small sigh, getting up on your feet and over to Luna who had let herself in.

“You know what’s funny, when I was a prisoner here, you were the only p0ny that knocked. Now, you hardly ever knock.”

>Luna walked alongside you to the dining hall, where you spied Celestia sitting at her table alone as usual.

“Hey, how about we eat with your sister? She looks lonely…”

>Luna looked stunned at that comment. “What in Equestria did I miss while I was gone?”

“Celestia and I are on… better terms than we used to.”

>That seemed to make Luna a bit happier, and she approached the table her sister was at.

>”Sister, would you care for some company?”

>Celestia’s face grew into a smile, and she looked over at you.

>She seemed a bit surprised you kept your word to eat with her more often.

>The three of you went about eating, and you listened to the two sisters chat idly.

>After causing so much conflict between the two, it was nice to see them getting along so well.

>Celestia got up after finishing her meal and excused herself, leaving the two of you.

“I think we should tell her…”

>”What are you talking about Anonymous?”

>You sighed, you had hoped to keep this conversation in Equestrian, but it wasn’t going to happen.

“About the baby. I don’t think she’ll freak out”

>”Are you crazy Anonymous? Even if you were her best friend in Equestria, she’d have no choice. Especially if our parents were to get word of this?”

“Your… parents…?”

>Ok, you hadn’t accounted for that.  

>Luna nodded. “King Eternity and Queen Galaxia. I haven’t seen them since I was a filly, but I’m sure news of their daughter having a foal would bring them.”

“I understand Luna… I didn’t realize…”

>”It’s fine Anonymous. Now you know why I refuse to let anyone know about this.”

>This seemed to be a sore subject for her, it’d be best to just drop it.

“I’ll figure something out Luna.”

>”I know Anonymous. You always do.”

>You finished your egg sandwich and waited patiently for Luna to devour her giant breakfast.

>Normally she ate something small for her meals, but with a second mouth to feed, she was probably going to be hungry a lot more.

“What if, when its born. I act like I found it on the street. Then I’ll adopt it.”

>”That’s just plain crazy Anon.”

“It could work though. Wouldn’t be the first time one of my crazy ideas worked.”

>”I suppose it’s better than nothing…” Luna nuzzled against you. “It’s risky Anon…”

“I know. Everything about this has been risky.”

>”I should get along to my duties… I’m sure Shining Armor misses you in the office as well.”

“Take it easy Luna, I’ll see you later.”

>Month 4.5 of 6

>Luna barged into your room like always as you were sitting at your desk reading.

“Come in Luna.”

>”I already am. Perhaps you should look up from your book.”

“I was being sarcastic.”

>Luna sat beside you, looking over at the book you were reading.

>”Foals for fools?”

“I don’t know anything about raising a human child, much less a p0ny.”

>”I see. I was on my way to dinner, would you like to come?”

>Luna nuzzled against you, almost pleading with you.

“Sure Luna. How could I say no to you?”

>”Normally you don’t , I just can never find you in time to ask if you’d like to join me.

>The two of you walked to the dining hall side by side as usual, Luna seemed a bit cheerier than usual as she nuzzled your side as you walked

>You were about to make a comment, but decided against it.

>Luna had a tendency to have mood swings at the slightest, most innocent comments lately.

>Fucking hormones.

>”Shall we eat with my sister again? She seems to enjoy our company.”

“Sure, it’s nice to see you two getting along again.”

>You sat between the two alicorns, figuring more distance between them gave your hopeless plan a slim chance at succeeding.

>The three of you sat around, slowly eating your food as the two princesses chatted back and forth.

>Luna daintily ate her food as normal, suddenly dropping her muffin and cringing.

>”Are you ok sister?”

>Luna put on a very forced smile, picking up her muffin once more.

>”I’m fine, just a bit of a stomach ache.”

>She took a few more bites, then dropped it once more.

>”Anon, would you walk me to my room? I’m not feeling so well.”

>”Should I send for a doctor?” Celestia looked concerned, more so than you’d seen in a while.

>”No, I’ll be fine.  Just an upset stomach… I’ll see you tonight sister.”

>Celestia didn’t seem very convinced, signaling you to get Luna out of the hot zone and fast.

>You escorted her out of the dining hall, and into the hall way.

>”Anon. Your plan isn’t going to work much longer.”

“You don’t say. We need to get away from Canterlot.”

>”That may just be the smartest statement to have come out of your mouth in a long time Anonymous.”

“Very funny, you have anywhere in mind we could go?”

>You carried a very heavy Luna up the stairs, and placed her on the bed.

“Alright, let’s hear your idea.”

>”We’re going on a vacation, to my lunar castle. It’s the only place I know that’s isolated from the outside world.”

“We’ve stayed here next to Celestia when there’s a perfectly fine castle somewhere else in Equestria?”

>”It’s NOT perfectly fine. I haven’t been there in over a thousand years. It’s mostly in ruins. But it will give us the privacy we need.”

“What about food, water and a doctor to deliver the foal?”

>”I’ll bring along my royal elite guard and their medic.”

>Your jimmies were immediately stirred by the thought of a medic delivering a baby.

“Maybe we should just tell Celes-“

>”NO!”

>Well you tried.

“I’ll talk to her tonight… let her know about us taking a vacation to…”

>”Gallopfrey, the island of Gallopfrey.”

“Right. Here, I grabbed a muffin in case you got hungry tonight and wanted to try and eat.”

>”Thank you Anon… Will you stay here until you go see Celestia?”

“Sure.”

>You made yourself comfortable on Luna’s bed as she lay down on her side.

>Your brain was back, causing trouble like always.

>Brain: Dude, you should tell Celestia. You have dirt on her, she can’t do anything to you or she’ll risk losing you

>Dude, I can’t betray Luna’s trust like that.

>So you’re going to make her give birth to your kid in an abandoned castle by some medic?

>No plan is perfect.

>Yeah, and your plan sucks ass.

>Thanks brain. Nice to know you have my back.

>If you love her you will. Not like you can keep a baby alicorn a secret very long.

>Who said it was an Alicorn, maybe it’ll be a Pegasus, or a Unicorn. Maybe even an Earth p0ny.

>You were both Alicorns. Be reasonable.

>Luna crept over to the balcony and watched as Celestia brought down the sun, and promptly began bringing out the moon.

>You stepped out onto the balcony next to Luna running a hand through her mane as you watched the moon rise higher into the sky.

“I’m going to go see Luna, if you’re asleep when I get back, I just want to say goodnight. And I love you.”

>You knelt down beside her and gave her a kiss”

>”I love you too Anon. Feel free to spend the night here if you don’t feel like walking all the way to your room.”

”I might just do that.”

>You stepped out of her room, made your way down the stairs, and back up another staircase similar to the ones that lead to Luna’s room.

>You came to a similar looking wooden door, and gave a firm knock.

>Celestia’s voice called out from inside. “Who is it?”

“Anonymous.”

>The door magically swung open, revealing a brightly colored room filled with colorful pillows, white walls and gold trim.

>Celestia sat on her bed, her crown and necklace laying on the nightstand beside her bed.

>”This is unusual for you Anonymous. I can’t remember the last time you came to my chambers:

“Yes well… I need to talk to you…”

>Ok brain, time to decide. Are we going on vacation, or are we going to take a gamble?

>Uh…

>Damn it brain, this is not the time for shenanigans.

“It’s about Luna…”

>”Mhmm.” Celestia didn’t seem too concerned now, and that rustled your jimmies ever so slightly.

“Luna and I… we messed up a while back. She turned me into an Alicorn, and we… um.”

>”Yes, Anonymous?”

>You drew in a deep breath, this was going to be like ripping off a Band-Aid.

>Quick and painful.

“Luna is pregnant. The foal grew inside her while she was a statue, and if I had to guess… it will be born at the end of next month.”

>Celestia stared at you for what seemed the longest time.

>”Do you honestly take me for a fool Anonymous?”

“No! Of course I don’t.”

>”Yet you tried to keep such an obvious secret from me. You expect me to think my sister just randomly decided to wear her cloak at all times.”

>Well this was not going according to plan.

>”You obviously think I’m blind to my sister. Wearing clothes, mood swings, increased appetite, sluggish movements. I’m truly insulted.”

“Then… why didn’t you say something?”

>”I wanted you to be honest with me.”

>Well didn’t that just make you feel like the lowest form of shit.

“Sorry Celestia. I just didn’t want Luna to get in trouble like she said she would.”

>”She was right. If our parents, namely King Eternity find out about this, you would be banished to Tartarus. Permanently. As for Luna, she would lose her crown, and be sent into exile.”

“So… You aren’t going to tell them?”   

>”Under two conditions. First and foremost, once this foal is born, the two of you will marry.”

“We were thinking of that anyways. What’s the second condition?”

>Celestia stood from her bed, drawing closer, a large smile creeping across her face.

>She placed a single hoof on your chest, placing her mouth next to her ear, her breath sending chills down your spine.

>Her voice was a seductively toned whisper.

>“Love me like Luna.”

>You felt her tongue lick the side of your neck, flicking playfully at your ear.

>It took all of your will power to keep your body from convulsing right there.

>”I’ll give you some time to think it over. Good night Anonymous.”

>Celestia went back to her bed, flicking her tail aside as if taunting you.

>Code black, get us  the fuck out of here brain.

>Roger Dodger exfil in… about now.

>You made your way out of Celestia’s room, down the spiral stair case and up the stairs to Luna’s room.

>You silently crept inside and crawled in bed beside Luna, who seemed to be asleep already.

>Gently draping your arm over her, you pulled yourself in close against her warm body.

>How in the hell were you supposed to sleep after what just happened?

>”Anon…?”

>You gave a low shush, leaning in and gently kissing her neck.

“We’ll talk tomorrow, good night Luna.”

>You were awoken by Luna getting out of bed the next morning, and stepping out onto the balcony to lower the moon.

>With no plan formulated for your current situation, you quietly snuck out and returned to your room for your workout clothes.

>You could remember your drill sergeant’s words still.

>”Can’t sleep? PT. Can’t think? PT. Need to think? PT. Bored? PT. Horny and can’t whack off? PT.”

>Changing quickly, you didn’t even wait until you were outside of the castle to begin your jog.

>Alright brain, let’s review the situation. We can either have sexual relations with Celestia, and ensure our safety along with Luna keeping her crown.

>Right. I guess this is the part where I come up with solutions?

>You got it brain.

>Well, option 1) Have sexual relations with Celestia.

>We both know that’s a no go.

>Right, option 2) Tell Luna, and see where that takes us.

>I’d rather not drive a wedge between them again, but I’ll consider it.

>Well, that leaves the one last idea. Kill her.

>Whoa. Whoa. Hold the damn phone brain. I’m not killing Celestia, no matter how much of an underhanded molester she is.

>Well, there’s your options, take ‘em or leave ‘em.

>Sometimes I hate you.

>You finished your run a bit later than normal, but continued your morning routine as always.

>Luna was already waiting inside on your bed, watching quietly as you grabbed some clothes and made your way into the shower.

>With the sweat washed from your body, and fresh clothes donned, you stepped out to find Luna still sitting on your bed.

“You seem more patient than usual. Normally your trying to hurry me along to breakfast.”

>”I’m waiting to hear how last night went.”

“Oh… it went… um…”

>”Did she not believe you?” Luna’s tone grew worried.

“She’s known this entire time.”

>”So… What’s going to happen? Is she going to tell our parents?”

“She’s thinking it over now. I’m supposed to go talk to her tonight.”

>”Should I come?”

“No. Don’t worry about it…”

>”Easier said than done…”

“Come on, let’s get some breakfast. I’m going to be late to work.”

>The day had gone by slowly, but not slow enough to still your still rustling jimmies from last night.

>You stood in front of the door to Celestia’s chambers, your heart pounding, palms sweaty, jimmies ablaze.

>Are you sure about this decision brain?

>You got a better idea?

>…

>Thought so. Now get in there.

>You gave a firm knock on the door.

>”Who is it?”

“You know who it is.”

>Just like the night before, the door magically swung open, though you found Celestia on the other side.

>She sure looked eager…

>”Come in Anonymous. May I interest you in a drink?”

“No thanks. I’d rather get this over with.”

>”Come now, is that any attitude to have in the presence of a Princess?”

>She levitated a glass of wine over to you, which you peered into suspiciously.

>”Come now, you think I would drug you before our big night? I want you in peak condition.”

“Quite frankly, I don’t care for wine. How about you make yourself comfy?”

>You set the wine down on the nearby table, unbuttoning your collar.

>”I’m glad you decided to be smart. It’d be a shame to turn you into my father.”

>Celestia trotted over to her bed, lying down with her tail facing you.

>She looked back with a smile, flicking her tail back and forth.

>”Don’t take too long back there.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it.”

>You cast your shirt aside, approaching the white alicorn from behind.

>”Remember, if I don’t feel you’re giving it your all, the deal’s off.”

“Then let’s start off right.”

>You stepped onto the bed, straddling Celestia’s body and sitting down gently on her backside.

>You’re really going through with this aren’t you?

>You began massaging her back, your hands bringing out soft moans from her as you massaged up her back.

>Next came the wings, which went rigid at your touch.

“Here’s a new trick I learned not too long ago.”

>You reached up, lightly grabbing the base of her horn.

>”Ooh. You are a naughty human.”

>Her voice was filled with pleasure, her chest already heaving at her increased breathing.

“You’ll find I’m full of surprises Princess.”

>”Do you have any more for me tonight?”

>A small smile crept across your face as you looked at the mirrored headboard in front of the two of you.

“I do. And I might just enjoy it after all…”

>Your face serious’d, and you tightened your grip on her horn, making her pupils shrink to the size of pin pricks.

>You drew your knife that you had concealed in the back of your trousers’ waist, and brought blade against her neck.

>”What in Eque-“

“Quiet or I will slice you open here and now. At the rate your heart is beating and the size of this knife, I give you a few seconds at most before you black out from loss of blood.”

>”And what would that accomplish? You’d still end up in Tartarus.”

“Maybe, but Luna would be safe. By the time your father found out, the foal will have been born, and she can hide it from him.”

>”You’re crazy.”

“You just now realized that? I will stop at nothing to protect those I love. Even if that means slicing you open.”

>The two of you locked eyes in the mirror, yours full of determination, hers full of fear.

>”And what’s to stop me from throwing you across this room like rag doll, or turning you into a pile of ash the moment you let go of me?”

“Who said I was going to let you go?”

>”Well I’m still alive.”

“Maybe I just wanted to watch you squirm before you die.”

>Celestia shifted uncomfortably, though you kept your body pressed against her back side to avoid being hit in the tenders again.

“So, here’s my counter offer Princess. You will maintain your silence about my foal and you will not try something of this nature again.”

>”What is to stop me from sending you to Tartarus the moment you let go of me?”

“I’ve gone through Tartarus three times now. I would only come back again, and again, and again until I finally kill you.”

>Celestia was silent a few more minutes, mulling the details of the situation over in her head.

>”Seems you’ve thought of everything Anonymous. You have all the cards in your favor.”

“I have and I do. Quite frankly, I don’t care what you decide. I come out ahead either way.”

>”I hardly call being sent to Tartarus after killing me coming out ahead.”

“It’s something humans call mutually assured destruction. I don’t lose either way, and you lose everyway. Unless you play along of course.”

>”Very well Anonymous. I’ll cooperate. On one condition.”

“I marry Luna?”

>”Yes.”

“Remember what happens if you double cross me.”

>”Believe me Anonymous, after tonight, I wouldn’t dare.”

>Satisfied, you withdrew your knife and placed it in its sheath.

>You grabbed your shirt off of the floor and redressed, keeping an eye on Celestia as she laid her head down on her pillow.

>You fully expected her to turn around at any moment, with some spell ready to blast you to pieces and send you to Tartarus.

>But she didn’t, leaving you to leave in peace and head to your own bed.

>You reached the bottom of the stairs, finding Luna sitting down on her haunches waiting for you.

>For the first time in a while, she wasn’t wearing her cloak, the candle light of the hallways casting a lovely light over her.

“How long have you been sitting there?”

>”Since you went up there.”

>She eyed the sheathed knife in your hand uneasily.

“Don’t worry, I took it as… life insurance.”

>”Oh… did it go well?”

“It did. After the foal is born, how would you feel about… um…”

>Brain, you just held a knife to the throat of royalty. Grow some balls and ask her.

>”Yes Anon?”

“Getting married?”

>Luna walked/ waddled over to you, then stood on her hind legs, draped her fore hooves over your shoulders and planted a kiss in your lips.

>You can take that as a yes.