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On the second evening of the Royal Summit, Twilight and I were walking down one of the lavish hallways not long after having dinner with Shining and Cadence, on our way to join our friends for some hangout time and idle relaxing. It's almost funny how draining attentive boredom can be.

Our plans were diverted though, when I had a scant moment of warning before a pair of pink forelegs wearing gold slippers suddenly wrapped around my shoulders and a suppressed giggle rang in my ear. Then there was a flash of light and sound as I got teleported.

At the other side of the teleport, I found myself tossed back onto a plush couch in a small lounging room, blinking at a grinning Cadence and wondering what just happened.

"Heeheehee! I just had to run off with you to ask you some questions, Vojin! What do you know about fanfiction on Earth? Can you tell me about ones with Shiny and me? Tell me, tell me, tell me!" Cadence rushed out, almost bouncing on her hooves and wiggling around as she eyed me with almost unsettling intensity and interest in her excitement, a massive grin on her face.

I could only blink in confusion as I tried to catch up to what just happened, more boggled than anything and responding without really thinking about it as I tried to make sense of the situation, "I, uh, well...there's a lot of romance stories about you two. Sometimes they were pretty tame, then there were others that were not tame at all. Lot of different ideas about what kind of love you stood for, ranging from almost platonic, sex-free love with you as a total prude, all the way to something you could define more as an excuse for raw lust, I suppose."

"Hmm...I'll bet some of them practically made me out to be a sex goddess! I don't have a problem with that, since I'm quite proud to be a pervert, despite some of my image necessitating a partial appearance of misplaced chastity for the public. I'm a monogamous married mare. Seriously, I am so not chaste now that I bet I could make sailors blush to the tips of their ears if I started getting into exhibitionism! Nothing wrong with some good and wild, crazy consensual sex after all, considering how intrinsic it can be to healthy romance and trust between two ponies in love. To top it off, I'm horny by default," she motioned to her horn with a smirk, "I'm sure you and Twilight know well enough by now from your own exploits, heehee! How about Shiny? What kinds of things did humans write about him?" Cadence asked as she moved a little closer, ears perked forward as her wings fluttered and shifted in her eagerness. Much closer, she'd have to put her forelegs on either side and be standing over me on the couch.

I was still trying to get a grip on what was happening as I leaned back a bit, blushing at her comments about Twilight and I at the same time I caught a surprising amount of anxiety from Twilight through our link and noted she seemed to be rushing in my direction, feeling like I should worry about just giving Cadence what she wants until Twilight could arrive. I had the distinct suspicion Cadence teleported us to the furthest away spot in the castle as I answered my inquisitor, hoping Shining wouldn't be too bothered, "Uh, well, he tends to be a strong military guy. Devoted husband and protector. I'm sure you could guess that. Often gets the claim of being a pretty well-equipped stallion, too. I do remember seeing a somewhat common theme where he likes to be submissive behind closed doors and lets you have your way with him."

"YES! I knew it!" Cadence pranced in place, letting out a squeal before giggling like a loon as her wings started to stiffen, then turned away and started pacing with a grumpy look, muttering under her breath low enough I wasn't sure I was supposed to hear, "Now if I could just get him to play along and let me mount him more often..."

I decided to ignore that part in it's entirety. I wasn't even sure what made me say what I had to begin with.

Whipping back to me after a moment longer, Cadence pressed for more as she leaned in again, "Oh you have no idea how much I like fanfiction. It's sometimes hard to manage, but I try to go to the fanfiction clubs and conventions whenever I get a chance. Usually have to go incognito of course, but it's so much fun to see the ideas other ponies come up with and trade stories with them! They can get away with stuff that would never be printed mainstream. I love it!

"Now, before Twilight and Shining inevitably crash my party since you and Twilight always know where each other is, I want you to promise to write me a story! I promise I'll do one about you and Twilight if you do one about me and Shiny! Please write me a story? Please? I'll make sure Twilight has a copy of my favorite positions book! Pretty please?"

By this point, with Cadence now standing over me on the couch with what I'd call a somewhat crazy pout and puppy eyes, I was so off balance I just opted to surrender to her wishes, giving her an awkward smile and a nod, "Uh, sure, I guess? I think I can do a story, though it might take a while to complete."

Cadence darted in to nuzzle my cheek before she hopped back to a relaxed posture and seemed to be wearing a smug, satisfied grin, the sudden disappearance of her seeming manic energy making me wonder what just happened even more, "Great! I know you're busy with your studies and the upcoming preparations, so don't worry about trying to rush or anything. It'll take me a while too, but how about within a year, if not sooner? That should give us both enough time. Don't let me down now! I hope you'll try including stuff from Earth, too!"

"I...I can try," I replied, blinking at the self-admitted pervert of a crazy pink pony princess as the door to the small lounge flew open and both Twilight and Shining rushed in.

Both of them stopped just inside the door and looked back and forth at Cadence and I for several seconds, taking in the bewildered expression I wore and the smug look on Cadence.

After a lengthy pause, Shining just groaned and put a hoof to his face, "We're too late, Twily."

Twilight gave her own groan, ears going flat to her head as she shuffled over to the couch and flopped down next to me, prodding me with a hoof as she spoke in a low voice, "Let's just get it over with. What did she get out of you?"

I gave her a sheepish grin, Cadence and Shining having their own quiet conversation a short distance away as I answered, "Um, not too much, really. A little about how Shining and Cadence get represented in fanfiction on Earth. You two got here before we were able to talk that much. Is she always this crazy?"

"Only when she's really excited about something, to be honest. This isn't the first time she's foalnapped somepony for similar reasons. I went with her to a fanfiction club meetup once and she nabbed one of her favorite writers for almost half an hour, pestering the poor mare with a ton of questions before she came back. I can only imagine what she'd have thought if she knew the Princess of Love was a big fan of her Daring Do and Spitfire romance series. She's also really excited I'm finally in love with somepony after pestering me so long to get a coltfriend. Then there's also her fanfiction fetish. Oh, um, you didn't tell her anything about how Shining is written in Earth stories, did you?" Twilight said with a exasperated look.

"Heh, um...afraid so. That's not bad, is it?"

She facehoofed and let out a deep sigh, "Should I even ask what you told her?"

Shining's voice was still quiet, but easy enough to hear as he got louder without intending to, "Oh buck me..."

Cadence let out a husky laugh, catching my eye for a brief moment, eyes glinting with satisfaction, "That's kinda the idea, honey. You made the bet, after all. You know you like it too, or we never would."

Twilight went bright red with a horrified look as she glanced at the two of them, then back to me, one eye twitching as she hissed, "Anything else you told her?"

I gulped at her agitated, glowing red, exasperated face, "Uh...she somehow got me to agree to write her a fanfiction about her and Shining, and she'd write one about us?"

Then poor Twilight paled, "Oh please tell me she didn't ask for something explicit... Oh no... You probably didn't think to tell her not to write anything explicit either, did you?"

"I'm still just trying to figure out what all just happened. Should I have?"

And Twilight went back to bright red as she whimpered, hiding her face against my chest, a little muffled as she replied, "That's it, I'm doomed. If you didn't tell her not to, it's pretty much guaranteed she's going to write at least one sex scene between us in whatever she writes. Knowing how happy she is with me finding love, it might be nothing but sex scenes...," her voice dropped to a whisper, "Oh buck me..."

Unable to help it, I chuckled a little, receiving a light sock in the shoulder as she lifted her head. Her face still afire as I leaned in a little closer as a thought crossed my mind, whispering in a low growl next to her ear, "Well, I might do just that if it's something good. It might be fun to try and...act it out..."

Twilight gasped and leaned back with wide eyes and her mouth hung open, gaping like a fish before she shivered and leaned closer to whisper back, "That...that shouldn't sound so hot..."

"Heh, well I can at least write something clean for her, since I didn't promise anything explicit, ok?" I whispered back, earning a faint thank you in response.

After that, I just started chuckling and pulled her against my chest a bit more, looking over to see Cadence still wearing a smug smile and Shining with an obvious blush on his cheeks as he gave me a grumpy look.

Shining cleared his throat, eyeing me with a deadpan expression, "Once again, somehow my lovely wife has managed to get what she was after. I take it back. I don't like you anymore, Vojin. You are a horrible creature. And I'll make sure one of the trainers I pick knows just how much you deserve everything they can do to you. I think I have a great choice in mind already. She's even taller than you are, to top it off."

Rather than worry, I gave him a mischievous grin, "If you don't give me your best, I'll be disappointed, Shining. You have fun with Cadence."

His eyes widened as his blush grew before narrowing his eyes, a ghost of a smirk present, "Yeah, you're an absolutely horrible creature, alright... Still, I suppose it could have been worse, if Twilight didn't always know where to find you."

"Yeah, honey. I didn't even get to ask if there were any stories about you and Twily getting it on!" Cadence added with a wicked grin as she looked back to me, "Vojin, you wouldn't believe the massive crush Twilight had on her brother when she was a filly! It was so adorable!"

Both of the sibling's ears drooped as their mouths fell open, then glanced at each other for a brief moment. Twilight squeaked in mortification before curling up into a ball, trying to hide behind her wings and my side. I think her entire head was glowing with embarrassment at this point as I put an arm over her. Shining just let out a faint whine before laying on the floor and covering his head and face with his forelegs, his white fur doing nothing to hide how bright his blush was now.

I just put my free hand to my face and started laughing at the sheer insanity of it all, having given up on making sense of anything else for the rest of the night. Cadence just giggled away with me.

***

On the third evening, we were sitting down to dinner in the dining hall after yet another day that dragged on, full of endless important details I had little to no reference for and boredom. It wasn't quite so terrible to me, considering I was learning a number of things about Equestria and pony thought processes in a fair number of subjects. They really were quite similar to humans in that regard, minus any very prevalent self-interested motivations by contrast, from what I could tell so far.

When everyone present had gotten seated, a blue earth pony in a chef's hat and coat approached the table near the Princesses and spoke in a professional tone, "Good evening, Your Highnesses, and guests. Tonight we have planned for you a treat of comparative eating. Some more dishes from Mr Drayce's world, 'Thai food' I believe was the name, will be set against some Buffalo tribe entrees. Please be advised that both groups make substantial use of peppers and heat, so most dishes will be quite spicy.

"For those that do not wish to accidentally exceed their tolerance, please be aware of how many red marks are on the edge of any given dish. There will be anywhere from five red marks in a group, down to none at all, according to the heat of the entree. As you finish a selection, a server will provide your next request. I very much hope you all enjoy your meal this evening, everypony. Bon appetit."

I was interested already, watching as the servers started bringing out a multitude of dishes on different carts covered in a wide array of spicy-looking delights, soon providing the table with the first round of some sort of sauce-covered leafy roll I didn't recognize with no marks on the edge of the plate, leaving me to assume it was something from the Buffalo tribe list and not spicy. Most of the dishes nearby looked to have obvious peppers of various kinds visible in one form or another, even if just as accents on the plate. Most of the portions were pretty small, but that was fine with quantity behind it.

As I finished my second plate, four red marks on the edge, I heard Rainbow having a quiet argument with AJ about who could take the hottest foods. I knew where this was going already and grinned, quite happy to egg them on, "Rainbow, AJ, are you two going to start trying to outdo each other with who can eat the spiciest thing?"

Rainbow smirked at me, looking confident in herself, "Why? You think you could keep up or something?"

"I think I could do just fine. You game? How about you, AJ? And you, Pinkie?" I asked them, looking at each in turn. I already knew Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy wouldn't.

Rainbow gave me an evil grin, "Oh, it's on now! Five mark plates only from now until dinner's over!"

Applejack spoke up with her own grin, "Heh, works for me! Y'all ain't had Granny's secret spicy apple salsa. That stuff'll set yer mane on fire."

Pinkie giggled, "I'm in!"

"How about you Celestia? Luna?" I said as I looked over at them.

Celestia looked smug and Luna wore a smirk as she looked at me, "I fear it would be unfair if my sister and I were to participate. We do not have quite the same response to spicy foods as our little ponies do."

"Huh, oh well. Spike?" I asked, glancing over at him.

"No thanks. Besides, I'm a dragon. There's only one pepper that has any effect on us and they didn't use it tonight," he replied.

I'd have to ask one of the servers or something, if not look it up myself, wondering why that was.

Shrugging, I looked back at my three fellow competitors and grinned, "Five marks it is."

Over the course of seven more small plates, each had a boatload of flavor even over the spicy peppers involved, having the servers bring us ever hotter dishes in the five mark group, our four-way battle was running even. My face was sweating and I needed to blow my nose a couple times, but it wasn't too bad. I watched AJ and Rainbow going through similar reactions, with sweating faces and runny noses.

Pinkie made me wonder though. She only had a decent blush and little sweat on her brow. She gave me a wink as she bit into what looked like a stuffed habanero. The Pink One continues to mystify.

I'd also asked Twilight if she knew the pepper that Spike mentioned and she was happy to tell me plenty about it as we ate, going over everything from appearance to growing conditions. Apparently, it was called Torment of Tartarus, created a couple decades ago for the express purpose to give dragons something with bite. A semi-magical pepper that naturally grew red with white stripes and was even known to glow in the dark a little, it also required special handling by chefs with appropriate training to prevent a visit to the hospital. It was obvious I'd never touch one. Fire-breathers called it spicy. I already knew not to touch Bhut Jolokia pods on Earth, so I felt quite comfortable adding to the list of peppers I'd never go near.

And after seven, a thought also struck me and I decided to admit defeat, regardless of tolerance, "Well, as much as I wouldn't mind continuing this myself, girls, I think I'm going to throw in the towel. I do have to consider whom I sleep next to, after all."

Rainbow was panting after slugging down another drink and looking smug as she asked for another plate, "Quitting already? Hah! Too bad, you just can't keep up with us I guess."

As I requested a plate with no marks next, Twilight nudged me with a knowing smirk as she whispered, "Thank you. I guess I won't have to make you sleep on the floor tonight after all."

I chuckled a little, leaning close to her, "I might be a little masochistic at times, but I know some things just aren't worth it in the morning. Not to mention knowing it'd make you happy if I drew the line."

Twilight let out a content sigh and nuzzled me in response, wearing a little smile for the rest of dinner.

Both of the Princesses and Spike had nothing but five mark plates the whole time like it was ice cream.

***

A short while later, Twilight and I were in a reading room with the Rainbow, AJ, and Rarity. Joining us was the one and only Captain Spitfire.

She wanted a chance to chat with me after dinner, so here we were. Introductions and initial pleasantries were made and we settled in for what I hoped would be a fun conversation.

Spitfire didn't waste time as she smirked at me, "So tell me, Vojin. Am I right that you recognized me when you walked into the Royal Summit the first day?"

Returning her smirk with one of my own, I nodded, "Yes I did. Not too many Wonderbolts are known on Earth, with yourself and Soarin' being the most famous. I'd also recognize Fleetfoot. How many Wonderbolts are there, anyway?"

"Heh, that's pretty cool. As for how many of us there are...well, usually we keep it between 5-6 teams of eight pegasi each, with a couple in training or alternates, for active Wonderbolts. Varies a bit, depending if somepony retires, steps down, or chooses to join a different part of the service for whatever reason. Reserve force of pre-selected candidates is usually a little over five thousand," Spitfire replied.

I blinked, curious about the disparity as Twilight laid her head on my lap, content to listen and let my fingers run through her mane, "That seems like a wide spread. There a particular reason behind it?"

Spitfire nodded after she took a sip of her drink, "Sure is. Basically, the Reserves are a sort of 'just in case' aspect of our full military role, there on the chance the Wonderbolts ever needed to go fully active. Not to bring the mood down, but what we're getting prepared for might actually see us there for once. Anyway, while it's true that most Reservists never become active Wonderbolts, a lot of ponies sign up just to be part of our crew. When we're off doing shows or missions, it's usually most or all Reservists acting as our support crew, helping move gear and supplies, that sort of stuff. As every Reservist meets a minimum standard, it's also a lot easier on finding the right pegasi to call up to active status too, since we know a lot about everypony in the ranks," her eyes made a surreptitious flick to Rainbow with a smirk, who was quite attentive and sitting next to her, "...when we think they're old enough and ready for it."

"You know, I couldn't help noticing that you're both Captain of the Wonderbolts, and in command of Equestria's Pegasi Forces. I'd think those duties would conflict with each other," I said, giving her a small smirk in response, "Got another one for me, first?"

She rubbed her chin with a fetlock before a curious expression appeared, "Yeah, I got one. I heard about your little encounter last night with Princess Cadence. Left me really curious how I get portrayed and who I get paired with and all that. And as far as potential conflicts, well, it's not as big a challenge as you'd think. The Wonderbolts are technically still part of the Pegasi Forces, even if we're autonomous. A lot of stuff lines up pretty well."

That inquiry had me grinning in mischief, making sure I didn't look at Rainbow and give anything away, "Oh, I could tell you a few things. Generally, you get presented as a confident, sexy firecracker of a mare. Often with some kind of famous temper, too. As for who you'd get paired with...well, I remember it usually was Soarin' or certain adventurous mare that pretty much worships the clouds you walk on, with Fleetfoot also being on the list from time to time. You know the mare too, considering she's sitting right next to you."

I saw Rainbow's eyes widen with a glimmer of worry at that, even as Spitfire's eyebrows began to climb before she looked to the side, a devious smirk starting to form on the older mare's face.

I could already see the fun coming.

At this point, both Rarity and AJ had gained a rather intense interest in goings on, instead of just relaxing and enjoying the company. Both of them were starting to grin.

Spitfire eyed Rainbow with that devious smirk, "Oh ho ho! I know you're a big fan, Rainbow Dash, but can it be you've had your eyes on more than just my maneuvers?"

"I, uh...um...," was all Rainbow could get out as her face started to flush, causing Spitfire's smirk to grow into a full-blown mischievous grin.

"What's this, Dash? You don't happen to have a...a crush on me, do you?" Spitfire said in a voice that was getting lower and more sultry with every syllable.

All Rainbow could do was blush, only managing a squeak in response.

Looking smug, Spitfire turned back to me as her eyes danced, giving me the impression she was just getting warmed up, wanting to take her time messing with Rainbow and extract every single ounce of entertainment the imminent teasing was going to provide, "Heh. So tell me, Vojin. I understand you know about us ponies from a show of some sort, and since I apparently made an appearance, what did you get to see?"

Chuckling for a moment, I replied, "Well, there was the Best Young Fliers competition when Rainbow pulled her Sonic Rainboom, a bit from that Grand Galloping Gala that was a little more exciting than planned, Spike and his greed growth down in Ponyville, Rainbow's initial time at the Wonderbolts Academy, and stuff with the Equestria Games, at least so far as Rainbow was involved. I don't suppose you could share your side of one of those?"

As I talked, I noticed each time I said Rainbow's name, Spitfire brushed her feathers against Rainbow's wing, causing the boisterous mare's eyes to widen a touch and her blush to deepen just a little further. Yeah, Spitfire was going to drag things out alright. Rarity and AJ were also enjoying the show, and by the time tonight ended, I was sure none of us were going to let Rainbow live this down anytime soon.

"Sure. I figure that run in with Spike is a good one for right now," Spitfire said, her wing now making lazy traces around the contours of Rainbow's wing as she acted like nothing was happening, leaving Rainbow Dash with a healthy blush as she tried not to react, "Now at the time, we didn't know it was Spike. At least, Princess Celestia didn't mention it when she sent us out. All we knew was a wingless dragon was stomping around nearby Ponyville and we needed to chase him out of town to minimize the damage, and that we were to only resort to direct attacks if the dragon became a threat to the townsfolk. Found out later that greed growth is always young dragons and Princess Celestia hoped it could be resolved peacefully.

"Thankfully, Spike was surprisingly well-behaved and trying to avoid damaging any buildings as he wandered around town. Only damage he caused was a result of just being too big in a space too small. We were worried at first when he nabbed Miss Rarity, but he wasn't trying to harm her, and later learned that was just him and his greed for things he valued. Kinda helped a bit too, since it was ultimately Miss Rarity that was able to get Spike to return to his senses again," Spitfire's yellow wing kept tracing along Rainbow's blue one, the slow strokes grew longer over time as Rarity chimed in.

"Oh, I didn't do all that much, Captain Spitfire. My little Spikey-wikey didn't need much convincing once he realized I was talking to him. That gem he'd given me helped catch his attention, but it was his own good heart that stopped him really. My words only made him pause long enough to realize what he was doing," Rarity had a sly smile as she watched the display between the two pegasi.

"On the show, he also managed to catch the three Wonderbolts flying around with the Ponyville water tower he'd been sticking loot into. Caught them and jammed it into the mountain so you were trapped. How'd that go?" I asked.

Spitfire smirked at that, even as her wing started applying a little more pressure against Rainbow, feathers slipping under feathers a little now, leaving Rainbow struggling to sit still while wearing a furious blush, "Actually, there were four of us, and he tried just that with the water tower a few times, but didn't catch any of us. We're a little too fast to fall for that. I'm happy everypony involved came out of that safe and sound, even if we did struggle to catch Spike and Rarity falling out of the sky when the greed growth suddenly reversed like it did. Would've gone very different if he'd gotten dangerous, but thankfully, we don't have to worry about it now. How popular are the Wonderbolts on your world, anyway?"

"How popular your team is...well, that's a little hard to measure. I already know now that you're a proper military group, combat duties and all that, alongside doing performances. A lot of the time, since there was little shown apart from the Wonderbolts being a performance team, that's how you get perceived. Superstar performers in Equestria. Specifically to your fame among fans back on Earth though...it's just hard to say. Very well known and people liked what they saw. Of the millions of fans of the show, I'd say most were probably fans of the Wonderbolts, too." I told her, getting a kick out of the unusual entertainment this evening, "I understand you're a little more involved than just Captain of the Wonderbolts though. What else do you do? I'm pretty sure you perform regularly."

By this point, Spitfire's feathers were sliding down along Rainbow's side and under her wing, then tracing back across the outside before repeating the process, leaving Rainbow struggling not to react as her wings started to twitch from time to time. I was just waiting for her wings to escape her control and spread, leaving her open to even worse teasing, though she was making a valiant effort so far. Was it going to be a slow rise, or would they just snap open?

Spitfire looked thoughtful for a moment, her torment of Rainbow Dash continuing unabated like she wasn't even aware of her own actions. It was the occasional glances and mischief in her eyes that said it was all very intentional. I had the distinct impression she loved to be a complete and utter tease.

"Well, I'm head of Team One of the Wonderbolts, and have been for just over ten years now, a bit longer than I've been Captain of the Wonderbolts. My team is the best of the best in the ranks. Soarin' and Fleetfoot are on Team One as well, along with Misty Fly for our airshows, not counting our four alternates. We usually handle all domestic performances and missions, with the other teams taking duties abroad. Certainly keeps my flank nice and tight, doesn't it Rainbow Dash?" Spitfire added with a wicked grin and a grip of her wing against Rainbow's.

Poor Rainbow made a visible gulp as her wings twitched again, her blush was a lost cause and she was struggling to steady her voice, "Yes ma'am-I mean no! Wait, I mean you're tight-I mean, you flank's tight-I, uh, I mean--!"

I was fighting the urge to start laughing as Spitfire touched a feather to Rainbow's lips to silence her stumbling, noticing Twilight, AJ, and Rarity were all shaking in silent laughter to some degree.

Spitfire leaned to the side to be closer to Rainbow, nuzzling her at the corner of her lips, speaking in a low voice but loud enough the rest of us could hear, "You seem tense. Is there something I can help you get off your wings, Dashie?" Spitfire ended her statement with a faint, yet brazen kiss to the corner of Rainbows mouth.

That proved to be her limit and Rainbow's wings popped open with a snap after an initial slow rise, leaving her to shudder, "C-Captain, I-I-I..."

"Ssshhh...," Spitfire hushed her as she put a hoof under Rainbow's chin to turn her face to her, just a breath away from touching their muzzles together, her voice thick with temptation, "Naughty pegasus. Popping a full wingie in front of your Captain like this. And in front of some of your best friends, too. Do try to behave yourself, Dashie. If it wasn't against protocol, I'd be inclined to take you straight back to my room and make sure to give you a very... intensive... reprimand."

Rainbow Dash whimpered, panting as her head dipped when Spitfire's hoof wasn't holding up her chin, wings quivering as she couldn't do anything but sit there with obvious desire in her eyes, shifting her position a bit in a certain discomfort. I could only guess how worked up poor Rainbow was at this point and not able to do a thing about it.

It was the kind of hilarious where you can control your urge to laugh enough to remain silent, but you're still on the verge of crying from it.

Spitfire talked with us for a few more minutes before she had to depart to get back to work. The entire time, she wouldn't let Rainbow's wings go down as she kept brushing against her with wing or hoof, or sometimes even a strategic nuzzle. If it wasn't so funny, one of us might have tried to help spare her a little at some point, though judging by the faint blushes on both AJ and Rarity, it was getting to more than just Rainbow. Twilight had even pawed at my leg with her hooves as she lay in my lap and shuffled closer.

"It's been fun getting to chat with you, Vojin, but I gotta get a few more things done before I can call it a night," Spitfire commented before moving close to Rainbow Dash's ear, whispering something that made her eyes first appear a little disappointed and accepting, then widen and she panted harder, giving a restrained gasp as Spitfire nibbled on her ear before pulling away and standing up.

Twilight hopped off my lap to stand, stretching herself out and letting me get up as well, with me sharing a hoofbump with Spitfire, "It's been great to talk with you too, Captain. I hope we can do it again at some point."

She smirked and nodded, "I hope so too. Ha! Look at me, making friends with a living myth! See ya at the Summit in the morning, Vojin."

That made me snort in amusement as I watched her say goodbye to the rest and head off, myself turning to Twilight and the girls and seeing them directing mischievous grins at Rainbow.

Rainbow looked like she was standing before the gallows as she hung her head. Her wings were still trembling slightly.

"Ya know, RD, Ah knew ya liked her, but ta see ya have it that bad sure was a surprise. Still, Ah figure there'll be plenty of time ta tease ya bout this down the road. Ah still owe ya for that last prank ya pulled on me though, so don't ya go thinkin' Ah'm gonna forget anytime soon," Applejack said with obvious amusement in her tone, poking her in the wing joint and getting a visible shudder in response from the overexcited pegasus.

Rainbow gave a half-hearted scowl at Applejack, turning to Rarity as she chimed in, "I find I must agree with Applejack. A little mercy now will give me time to think of the best ways to enjoy this rather marvelous opportunity. I still haven't figured out how yourself and Pinkie Pie managed to make some of my materials randomly change color along the edges every time they were cut. I suppose I should be thankful you only did it to a few of my basic fabrics, and I found a way to make use of the odd properties. In any case, Rainbow Dash, darling...," Rarity leaned in close to her ear, enough she had to be tickling the fuzz of it, "I shall enjoy teasing you over this evening a great deal for quite some time..."

I was a bit surprised to see Rarity give an obvious slow exhalation and a dainty nip to Rainbow Dash's ear before pulling away, looking all the more smug as Rainbow whined and shuffled herself in her seat on the couch.

Twilight hummed to herself as she took her turn to approach Rainbow, "I think I'll let this one go myself, Dash. Mostly, anyway," Twilight added, nuzzling Rainbow before booping her on the nose, "I'm still going to tease you about it at least once at some point."

Letting out a slow sigh after a pause, Rainbow looked up at me with a resigned look, "How about you, Vojin? How much teasing are you gonna give me about this?"

Chuckling, I mussed up her mane a bit and scritched her scalp just behind her ear for a couple seconds, earning a surprised gasp and another shudder, her wings quivering as she turned a somewhat annoyed, rather heated look on me once she shook herself, "Oh I think I had my fun just getting to instigate it. You give me plenty of opportunities anyway."

Rainbow just gave a resigned grunt, looking unsure of what to do with her standing wings. I found myself pondering what the biological factors were behind the whole wing thing, and if it had any similarities to male arousal, or if the functions involved had no common connections beyond the stiff results. How would bones and muscles contribute?

I blinked as I realized what I was starting to nerd out over and smirked to myself.

Around then, Rarity turned to Twilight, "Oh, before I forget. Twilight, might I have a word with you about something alone?"

"Sure, Rarity," Twilight replied, glancing at me, "Vojin, I'll see you back at our room in a bit, ok?"

"I'll see you in a bit then," I told her, watching the two of them depart.

Applejack moved to leave as well, glancing at Rainbow with a teasing grin, "Ah'll see ya a bit later RD. Try ta put them things away, will ya?"

"Yeah, yeah...," Rainbow replied with a dismissive wave of her hoof as AJ left.

"You alright there, Rainbow?" I asked with a smirk, watching her stretch a little before hopping off the couch, seeming unable to flex her wings very much.

"I'm so turned on right now, I'm tempted to tackle you to the couch, Vojin," she returned with a half-lidded, heated stare and a teasing grin, "I really should thank you though, even if I have to put up with some teasing over it."

"Thank me for what?" I said, choosing to just ignore her comment.

Rainbow gained a faraway smile for a second as she glanced at the couch she'd shared with Spitfire, her cheeks starting to blush again, "I, uh...well, it was kinda a fantasy of mine to do all that with Captain Spitfire. She's hot, and it doesn't take long to learn she's really open about sharing her bed, but all Wonderbolts and Reservists are off limits, save for a very short list she isn't responsible for herself. Can't let there be a conflict of interest and stuff. Only way I could get any further with her would be to give up on being a Wonderbolt, so you getting her to tease me like that, even as frustrating as it was... I've wanted to do that for a couple years now. It was awesome."

I blinked and gave her an odd look, not really sure how I was supposed to respond to that, before I just gave an internal shrug and smirked, "Well... You're welcome, I guess."

"Heh, well I need to go back to my room and clop myself silly. Maybe even stop by the kitchen and grab a mango and some salt," Rainbow mused.

Raising a brow in confusion, "Why a mango and salt?"

That made Rainbow turn back to me with a naughty grin, "Just something Spitfire said about herself... I don't suppose I could talk you into coming back to my room and helping me out?"

The way she eyed me up and down and waggled her eyebrows was shameless and funny. I also had to wonder just what Spitfire had told her. I had an idea, but it was a question I'd never say out loud.

"Yeah, that's not gonna happen, blue wings. Not interested," I said with a short laugh, watching her move into a stiff-winged hover.

She let out a throaty chuckle, gesturing at me with a hoof, "I don't know about that, considering I can see how interested you are from here. But yeah, I know. You're all about Twi and only Twi. I should tell you though...when you scratched behind my ear before, that's one of my hottest spots when I'm already turned on. Those fingers of yours are a pretty nice kind of different and you got me rather interested to know what else they could be used for..."

Now she had me blushing as much as she was as she hovered a little closer, our eyes locked. I wasn't quite sure how to feel about her suggestion, or my own reaction. I started to wonder if this situation was a repeat or new, since my recent memories were hit and miss.

After a few seconds, I shook myself out of it once an involuntary shiver ran down my spine, clearing my throat, "Rainbow, stop being a bad pony and go cool off in your room. I'll see you in the morning."

"Heh, I could show you a bad pony," Rainbow gave me one more heated look, hovering a little close before starting for the door with an almost inaudible sigh, "See you in the morning, Vojin."

Watching Rainbow Dash depart, I knew there wasn't anything for it and began to make my way back to the room Twilight and I were staying in. A few mixed feelings rose as old memories surfaced.

Even if Equestria seemed much more open to polyamory, it just wasn't something I could do after what happened back then, before my daughter was born. Still fun to think about, at least.

My thoughts turned back to Twilight after letting myself reminisce for a few minutes, taking my time as I walked through the castle halls. When I walked into the room and saw her look up from a book with a warm smile, I couldn't help but return it as I went to her.

Twilight would always be first in my mind, regardless of our link, and I wouldn't have it any other way.