The rules of Rarity

That was when Rarity came strolling by. Rarity cringed and pulled back a little as she saw Applejack. For somepony who went on an on about manners, she sure was rude sometimes.

Rarity waved across Applejack’s farm.

“My farm?” Applejack had no idea where this was going.

Rarity took out a book glowing with green magic. That book… it was the same book that drove her crazy not two weeks prior!

“Rarity!” Applejack’s look became confrontational straight away. “What the hay are you doing with that book again?! Don’t you remember what happened last time?”

Rarity and Applejack’s eyes both glowed green for a moment. Suddenly, Applejack… saw Rarity’s point of view.

“I reckon ya got a point.” Applejack nodded. “Long as ya use that book for good it ain’t so bad.”

“Well don’t go overboard with it,” Applejack warned. “You don’t want to make the same mistake as last time.”

“Plans?” Applejack asked. “What exactly are you planning to do with that anyhow?”

“I guess I agree it’d be better for the pony who actually wanted to be a princess to be one.” Applejack shrugged. “But there ain’t no way to change the past. Frankly I don’t want to be a princess either.”

“Well.” Applejack took her hat off, her eyes glowing green to match Rarity’s. “Now that you mention it maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to be a princess. You’d get the best of everything. Live right in the lap of luxury, not having to work so hard just to make ends meet.”

“You know what…?” Applejack threw her hat on the ground in protest. “You’re darn right! I’m an element of harmony and saved the world plenty of times! Why am I still struggling with my finances? I do deserve respect from everypony. I am better than them.”

Applejack felt dirty now. Unlike Rarity, she didn’t behave like a lady at all. Rarity was right… she deserved to be treated like a lowly commoner the way she acted.

Rarity shot a bold of green magic at Applejack. Instantly, her hair became longer and braided itself tastefully. Her fur cleaned itself off and became velvety smooth and perfectly combed. Her rough hooves became soft and dainty.

Finally, Rarity adorned Applejack with jewelry and an elaborate dress fit for a princess.

Applejack didn’t just feel clean, she felt better than ever. She felt like she was a shinning beacon of light. She felt like she really should be worshiped and adored just for being a princess!

Rarity bit her lower lip in excitement and applauded Applejack for walking so properly. It really was working. Applejack was finally being appreciated. She should have tried to be a proper princess sooner.

Applejack didn’t even want to speak again for fear of hearing her horrible, sloppy way of speaking coming from her own mouth. It was like she was in a horror story.

Applejack felt a tickle in her throat.

Applejack’s accent was exactly the same as Rarity’s now. Applejack felt elated to hear such an elegant accent coming from her own mouth.

Just then Derpy flew by, landing next to them carrying a package.

“Wow! That sure is a fancy dress there, Applejack,” said Derpy.

“Um.” Derpy blinked a few times. “I’m excused?”

Derpy’s eyes glowed green and a look of horror came over her face.

Applejack lifted her hind leg, signaling Derpy to rush over and lift the back part of her dress, carrying it as the two noblemares walked to keep it from getting any dirt on it.

 

 

 

 

“She’s right down there,” Cloud Kicker whispered to Spike.

A number of pegasi were hiding behind town hall, keeping an eye on Rarity. Nearly half the town had fallen under Rarity’s spell just since this morning! It was getting hard to find ponies who were willing to take a stand against her.

“She already got Flitter.” Cloud Kicker pointed to her sister, who was bowing low to Rarity. “We have to do something before we all end up like her!”

Rarity herself sat atop a throne made of solid gold. It took six earth ponies to lift it up and carry it down the street with Rarity lounging about on top of it. Meanwhile, four pegasi flew behind, holding banners for the new queen.

Once again the town had been altered, everything morphed into overly ornate versions of themselves. The town continued to morph as Rarity was carried forward, like an invisible aura surrounded her that Rarified anything that came within it.

The major difference form last time? Nopony was panicking. At least, none of the ponies nearby. Now, ponies came out of their houses as Rarity passed to bow down to her and cheer for their new queen.

Spike noticed all of the mares affected were wearing dresses and were perfectly manicured and styled. Though the vast majority of them only wore simple clothes, far more humble than what she’d put Applejack and Pinkie Pie in. Maybe she wanted them to ‘respect their stature’ as she’d said before.

He had to go talk to her! It worked last time… he just needed to find out how things had gone wrong yet again.

“Rarity! You gotta stop this!” Spike called out to her. “We already went over this before, right? The book is making you act this way. The changes you’re making aren’t what the town wants!”

“Well, yeah!”

Rarity plucked another pegasus, Cloud Kicker, from the line of resistors. Cloud Kicker fought hard, but Rarity’s magic was like a hydraulic press clamping down on her. The unicorn’s magic was simply too powerful for a pegasus to resist at this point.

“I don’t get hooficures!” Cloud Kicker objected. “Not every mare wants to be some prim little lady, okay?”

Cloud Kicker’s eyes began to glow green. Her wings became surrounded by the same green glow. She struggled, but was soon on the ground before Rarity.

Cloudchaser continued to struggle on the ground. Her hair was refined to look more like Flitter’s. Her fur cleaned and brushed out to perfection. A nice, white dress appeared around her. Her rough hooves became dainty and polished.

“No, that’s not true! It’s just who I am!” Cloudchaser tried to argue through the spell. “Liking different things from you isn’t something I have to grow out of!”

“I…” Cloudchaser’s eyes became an even deeper green. “No… you’re right. Please! I want to be a real mare like you are!”

“Yes, Queen Rarity.” Cloudchaser bowed to her.

The changes stopped and Cloudchaser stood back up, stunned. Her eyes turned back to normal.

“I really do look so much better like this.” Cloudchaser turned in place, looking herself over. “Oh my, I can’t believe I was behaving in such a dreadful manner. I can’t possible thank you enough for making me a respectable member of society at long last!”

“It’s positively wonderful, your majesty!” Cloud Kicker looked around in awe. “To think that a place as backwater as Ponyville could be this illustrious and elegant in its appearance. That the whole world might become like this is a simply breathtaking idea! Finally a world where everypony behaves themselves!”

Cloudchaser’s wings glowed a second time, this time the green magic flew from Cloudchaser to Rarity’s horn.

“I’m happy to pay it, my queen.” Cloud Kicker gave Rarity such a graceful bow. “It’s a small price to pay to have everything set exactly as it should be.”

“Oh no.” Spike backed away. “I have to find some way to stop this before it’s too late. Again!”

Rarity rolled her eyes.

“Wait, what?”

Rarity and Spike’s eyes both glowed green briefly. Spike looked over the scene once more and…

“Uh! I gotta go somewhere private!” Spike ran off as fast as he could.

 

 

“I’m telling you! Rarity took the book back up and now it’s even worse!” Dash complained to Twilight. “She’s brainwashing everypony!”

“I think you’re right.” Twilight looked out the window. “She’s filling the town with gaudy designs all over again.

“Actually, I think it kind of looks nice this time,” Dash admitted.

“What?”

Rarity threw open the door and strode in with her head high like she owned the place. Dash noticed that she was wearing her element of harmony around her neck. She also made a pair of matching boots, wearing them on her front let. They were both gold with a blue diamond gem planted inside them

Rarity sat down on her throne and cast a spell. The other thrones in the room crumbled to dust, leaving Twilight and Dash to fall to the floor. Meanwhile, Rarity’s throne grew twice as all and ornate so that she was now looking down at them.

“Rarity!” Twilight stood up. “We need to talk!”

Rarity watched Twilight closely with a pouty face.

“Um…” Twilight wasn’t sure how to respond. “I’d hardly say I run around declaring the fact that I’m a princess. You know I don’t like acting like I’m above everypony else.”

“Okay, you’re clearly delusional like Rainbow said,” said Twilight.

“I think I might need to restrain her for now,” said Twilight.

Twilight tried summoning chains to wrap around Rarity. Rarity merely turned her cheek and with a ‘hmph’ destroyed them all.

Next, Twilight tried firing magic missiles at Rarity, who effortlessly blocked them with a green shield.

“How did she get this strong?!” Twilight gasped. “I-“

Rarity returned fire and Twilight tried to shield herself.

Dash merely stared as Rarity blew through Twilight’s shield. Then Twilight was on her back. Then Rarity stomped a hoof down on Twilight’s stomached, knocking the wind out of the alicorn while she raised her head in total triumph.

“No!” Twilight squirmed beneath Rarity.

But it was too late. Her horn and eyes turned green just like Rarity’s.

“I… You’re right, Rarity! I haven’t been acting like a princess at all, have I?” The green in Twilight’s eyes deepened.

Dash tried charging forward, but Rarity’s magic blasted her back.

She was helpless as Twilight got a princess makeover.

Finally, the green faded.

“Ahhhh.” Twilight let out a sigh or relief. “That’s much better! I feel completely refreshed. How could I have really acted like all those commoners were equal to me? I was given the title of princess but completely squandered it by forgoing all the decadence that one in such a position deserves. I can never thank you enough for showing me the truth, Queen Rarity.”

“Yes, my queen.” Twilight bowed low and handed over her crown. the element of magic.

Rarity had a giddy little smile as she put the crown snuggly into its new place. The element of harmony became enveloped by the green electricity.

When the light cleared, the crown was still on Rarity’s head but the gem in that resembled Twilight’s cutie mark was now a blue diamond similar to Rarity’s.

“Oh, crap!” Dash’s eyes went wide as she realized what happened. Those boots… they used to be the elements of laughter and honesty, didn’t they?! If Rarity got all of them…

“Whatever is the matter, Rainbow Dash?” Twilight pouted. “Do you not like the new me? Well it’s not like the opinion of some filthy commoner matters much. Just look at you with that dreadful haircut!”

The two of them laughed haughtily at Dash like a couple of spoiled rich girls.

“Come- come on, Twilight! You gotta snap out of it!” Dash begged. “Without you, I’m not sure if we can get out of this!”

“And why would I want to get out of this?” Twilight lifted her chin up high to look down at Dash. “I’m finally a princess for real! I feel better than I ever have.”

“J-jealous?” Dash knew it was the spell, but her heart skipped a beat.

Dash bit her lip. She really did feel jealous. Rarity was so beautiful and perfect, completely elegant in every way. Dash felt dirty and ugly by comparison, was embarrassed that the others were even looking at her.

Rarity saw this and smiled.

“There’s really no reason for us to fight,” said Twilight. “Rarity can fix anypony! Even you.”

Something deep inside Dash filled her with a longing to go over and join her friends. She took a nervous step forward.

Rarity smiled and cast a spell. Her mane and tail grow much longer. The split ends healed and it took on a magnificent sheen. Rarity straightened and styled it into something more tasteful and befitting of a young lady.

Dash felt like it was! She looked into the mirror and felt like she was seeing her true self for the first time. She really could be elegant like Rarity!

This was really… what Dash always wanted…

“No!” Dash summoned all her willpower to snap out of it. “I gotta get out of here! I need to rescue Fluttershy!”

Dash flew off as fast as she could. Twilight got ready to cast a spell to stop her.

 

 

Rarity and her three princesses sat in the throne room of what had been Twilight’s castle until a few house ago. It had been remade to Rarity’s liking, with her throne looming over the whole room. But for now Rarity descended from her throne to dine with the lesser nobles.

They sat at a round table eating the most elegant miniature cakes as they drank the most expansive and luxurious tea. Octavia and Vinyl Scratch played the violin and cello for them. Her princesses were all dressed in the absolute most beautiful dresses, most expensive jewelry and had their had their manes done perfectly.

Rarity was so proud of her friends. Applejack and Pinkie Pie, who would have been suboptimal guests prior, now behaved with the height of courtly manners. They really had blossomed into perfect ladies. She watched with glee as Pinkie Pie placed one hoof on the back of her teacup and lifted it gingerly to her mouth, holding her other hoof just below the cup, and sipped daintily and politely from the cup before setting it back down with grace.

Ponyville was completely under her control now. Every single pony who hadn’t fled the town now acknowledge Rarity as their queen. Outside the town had been ‘corrected’ to the utmost extent. Everypony out there lived in a fancy home, wore fancy clothes and thought fancy thoughts.

The others laughed.

Pinkie closed her eyes and sent the maid away with a flick of her wrist and a prissy ‘hmph’. Of course, she was obeyed without question. Far from offended, the help now respected their place. They watched the royals with something bordering on awe, as was proper for ponies of their stature.

Everypony laughed.

The others were quick to agree, nodding sympathetically to Rarity’s plight.

Rarity had to hold back a squeal of delight! Finally she was so close to her fillyhood dream! But there would be time for that later. She needed to remain regal in front of her new subject.

 

 

“So this is Rarity’s mindscape, huh?” Dash looked around carefully.

“There really are a whole lot of them, huh?” Dash looked around at all the green chains.

“Yes,” said Luna. “There must be nearly a hundred thousand ponies under her control by now. We can estimate her as having the power of a thousand ponies plus that of the book. And now it appears Twilight is busy putting ponies under Rarity’s control as well. If this goes on much longer, a direct fight with her will be nearly impossible.”

“You can’t just cut this thing?” Dash pointed to her leash. “We’re here so we don’t need it now, right?”

“I’m afraid that would awaken Rarity too soon.” Luna pointed up at the throne. “That is the nexus of the spell and the manifestation of her megalomania. If we can destroy that, everypony will be disconnected from her.”

“And Rarity will turn back to normal?”

“We can hope it will free her from the influence of the book. I imagine that structure was created by the book to control her through a lust for power. But even if it doesn’t, restraining Rarity will become much easier if we can cut her off from this source of immense power.”

“Stealth is of the utmost importance,” Luna warned. “Touch nothing. If Rarity wakes up here she will be a formidable opponent, but I think we can destroy the throne without it coming to that.”

“Rainbow Dash! What are you doing with HER?” Rarity scoffed at Luna. “Don’t you know I’ve declared Celestia and Luna criminals? You’re supposed to be the element of loyalty, so be loyal to your friends and come to my side this instant.”

“I’m trying to be loyal to you by snapping you out of this!” Dash called out to her. “This isn’t like you at all, Rarity!”

“Being powerful and in charge isn’t like me?” Rarity narrowed her eyes.

“Luna.” Rarity glared down at her. “Rainbow Dash is MINE. Give her to me.”

“Rainbow Dash is not yours.” Luna lowered her head and put the spell up to full blast. “Nor is anypony else! You’re already too late. This ends here!”

“What?” Luna stared up at her in amazement. “How did that not work?! You should be free form the book’s influence now.”

“The book’s influence? Pfft!” Rarity held back her laughter for another second, then gave out a haughty laugh. “Oh, I see what your mistake was now! You though that the book was controlling me, weren’t you? Well you hit the wrong target, I’m afraid.”

“You mean…” Luna backed up. “No!”

“Yes!” Rarity jumped to her feet. “The book was rather impressed by my ambitions. It submitted to my will, deciding going along with my desires worked out just fine for it.”

“You’re saying you were always a power-hungry psycho?!” Dash shouted up at her. “That doesn’t sound like the Rarity I know.”

“I see you still haven’t learned manners yet.” Rarity glared down at her. “But yes. I always felt this way. From the day I was born I knew I was special. I knew I was destined to become the center of the world and have all of Equestria’s treasures laid before my feet. The only thing that changed when I found that book was that now I knew exactly HOW I would fulfill that destiny. I only went along that dead-end path for so long because I believed Celestia would make the rest of us alicorn princesses eventually. I honestly believed I’d get what I deserved. But that isn’t the case, is it?”

“Rarity. Alicornhood is something that must be earned by-“

“Don’t lecture me,” said Rarity. “You have no idea how hard it was to have to watch Celestia having what I deserved. I was humiliated every day knowing that she was more powerful than me. I felt like I was starving and forced to watch Celestia eating a feast. I had to drool over her alicornhood this whole time. And then she makes Twilight a princess but not me? I can’t possibly forgive the two of you for flaunting all these riches before me only to snub me like that.”

“What is it that you want?” Luna asked.

“Well it’s simple.” Rarity strutted on top of her throne and puffed out her chest. “I want the world to be remade in my image with me at the center. I want to be the new heart and soul of the world with everything and everyone else merely revolving around. I want the power to remake reality however I see fit on a whim. I want to own all the wealth and magic in the world with everypony understanding whatever they have is merely borrowed from me. I want every single pony to adore me and love me above all others. I want them to obey my every command, to exist for my convenience and pleasure. And I want to take every single thing from you and your sister, leaving you a pair of lowly, destitute commoners completely at my mercy.”

“Now, if you’re willing to give me all of that perhaps we can negotiate on the rest.” Rarity turned her cheek. “If you help me transition to the new order perhaps I’ll allow you to stay in the castle as my maid instead of kicking you out onto the streets. I am the element of generosity after all.”

“Was she seriously always like this?” Dash asked.

“We cannot say for sure. Perhaps the book has corrupted her to the core or perhaps she really was,” said Luna.

“You can’t even tell?” Rarity scoffed. “Useless as ever. Rainbow Dash! These two idiots have always been useless and now Luna’s failed yet again. The six of us have had to o all of the work. We deserve to rule in their stead and when I’m queen we will all rule together with you as one of my princesses. Luna and Celestia can’t put on their shoes without our help, without my help.”

“Eh.” Dash shrugged and turned to Luna. “She does kind of have a point there.”

“Kidding.”

“I’m afraid we have no choice but to attack Rarity directly. Retreat is no longer an option.” Luna lowered her head and braced for another attack.

“You see?” Luna spoke through her teeth. “You are no royal. You are but a common unicorn and you will be put in your place. I will win!”

“You think you’re winning?” Rarity gritted back at her. “You don’t even see what my real plan is.”

“Rainbow Dash!” Rarity called out to her. “You want to be a princess, don’t you? You want to rule the world by my side with me as your queen. You want to be with your friends forever. You want to be loved and adored. Don’t you?”

“Rainbow Dash! Resist!” Luna called out to her through gritted teeth. “We are winning! Just a few more minutes and the network will be broken! Then we can deal with Rarity.”

“Wahahaahaha!” Rarity laughed.

“It seems her mind is a bit too much for me to override instantly.” Rarity rolled her eyes. “But no matter. I should have a few minutes before she snaps out of this trance. I can just make a few tiny, crucial changes for now.”

“Hm! But I guess we know which one of us deserves to be royalty now,” said Rarity. “Defeated by a common unicorn? Failing yet again? How pathetic.”

“But I really must congratulate you, Rainbow Dash.” Rarity turned back to her. “You remained loyal to your friends! I couldn’t have done it without you.”

“I… I….” Dash was speechless. Right now she didn’t know if she’d done the right thing.

“As a reward I’ll give you another chance to come back into the fold.” Rarity held her hoof, the same one Luna’s leash was wrapped around, out to Dash. “Swear your loyalty to me, Queen Rarity, and help instill me as the new monarch. You know your place is at my side.”

“I…” Dash struggled. She had no idea what to do!

“You can’t really think that pathetic imposter deserves to stay in power.” Rarity gestured to the defeated Luna. “After I’ve trounced her and after they’ve snubbed the both of us. You know, I found something out. They were planning on giving up the crown anyway and having Twilight rule alone, without the rest of us. Isn’t that the most idiotic thing you’ve ever heard?”

“I… maybe you’re right,” Dash admitted. Nothing Rarity said was… wrong exactly. Surely Rarity was at least as qualified to rule as Twilight if not more so. And why shouldn’t Dash be rewarded too? Why shouldn’t she be one of Rarity’s princesses?

“Go ahead.” Rarity lifted her head and raised a hoof. “Kiss my hoof.”

“I… swear my loyalty to you, Queen Rarity.” Dash kept her head bowed. “I’ll… I’ll do whatever I can to help instill you as the new queen.”

“There! Now you’re mine!” Rarity gave a tug on the leash. “Just to make sure you don’t do anything silly later. I’ll bet you feel a lot better now that you’re on the winning side, yes?”

“Actually…” Dash blinked. “Yeah! I do feel better.”

“Sorry about before,” said Dash. “I should have stayed with your girls from the start. Should I uh… sit on the throne?”

“I can’t turn you into a princess like the others just yet,” said Rarity. “I need your help from inside the castle. But remain loyal to me and you will be promoted, I swear.”

“Hey! I have no problem serving you, your majesty.” Dash bowed her head again. “But can’t I be like… your knight or something instead of a princess? It’d be cool if you were in charge, but I dunno about the whole mind control thing.”

“Rainbow Dash!” Rarity scoffed. “The fact that you would even consider such a thing is exactly why I need to fix you!”

“Sorry, Queen Rarity.”

“I’m not brainwashing anypony.” Rarity put a hoof on her cheek. “I’m merely bringing out the best in them. Pinkie Pie, Twilight and Applejack have all become their very best possible selves. Their flaws are gone and they’ve become royalty. The same awaits you.”

“But for now, I need to take over as much of Luna’s mind as possible before she recovers.”

 

“Oh, don’t let me stop you.” Rarity winked. “You’re free to give me every last drop of your magic! I’ll be taking your wings and horn away from you shortly, as well as a whole lot of other things, so you might as well get used to giving.”

“What?! You mean to steal our alicornhood from us?!” Luna was horrified at the idea. “This is the height of blasphemy!”

“Hm.” Rarity tapped her chin, pretending to think hard. “What did you say before? Alicornhood is something you have to EARN? Hm. Well I don’t think you’ve earned it so I’ll have to take it away. You’re just not good enough to be an alicorn. I’m far more deserving of it than you.”

“You dare to lecture me?” Luna asked.

“Oh, isn’t that exactly the same thing the two of you were saying to me this whole time?” Rarity raised an eyebrow. “The only difference is that now I’m the one deciding who deserves wings. I’m your queen and you’re my subject. You really need to get used to obeying my decisions.”

“Rainbow Dash!” Luna called out to her, just now noticing Dash was even there. “You need to stop her! Rarity must be defeated at all costs!”

“Holy Rarity!” Dash shook her head in disappointment. “Stop being such a sore loser! Rarity won and she gets to do whatever she wants with us now. I hate losing and I accepted it. Why can’t you?”

“Do you not understand how dire our situation is?” Luna asked. “She’s going to brainwash both of us completely if you don’t help me out of this!”

“Look, Rarity’s going to be the one calling the shots from now on. It’s really not that big a deal! Just let her take over. It feels good letting her be in charge.” Dash put her hoof on her collar, feeling nice and secure with it on.

 

“A feeling of inferiority!” Rarity announced.

“N-no!” Fear swept through Luna as she realized how big of an advantage this gave Rarity.

“There’s no need to be like that,” Rarity cooed. “Don’t you see, dear? You ARE pathetic. What’s causing you all this pain is the fact that you’re trying to deny that. You’re trying to pretend to be something you aren’t… a princess.”

“Don’t you see, Luna?” Rarity stood tall. Now she was the one towering over Luna. “You need to embrace the fact that you’re inferior, pathetic and lowly. Only by accepting that I’m vastly, untouchably superior to you, by becoming subservient to me, can you find happiness.”

“Nah!” Luna tried getting you. “You- you are but a commoner, Rarity! We are royalty and ancient. We are not inferior to…”

“Hush.” Rarity pushed forward with renewed force. The cracks widened and Luna went back to the ground, feeling totally naked and helpless in her uselessness. “Just relax and embrace it. This is your life now, groveling at my feet. You always belonged here.”

“You feel how badly I desire your submission, don’t you?” Rarity put her muzzle up against Luna’s pressing hard into her mind. “I want you to be defeated in the most humiliating way. I want you to become pathetic and subservient to me. I want you to accept that you’re a commoner now.”

“Wahaha! You’re actually getting off on this, aren’t you?!” Rarity put a hoof over her mouth to hide har mad giggling. It wasn’t nearly enough. “You’re starting to get turned on by the thought of me dominating you, aren’t you? Wahahaha!”

“What?! No!” Luna blushed heavily. “I- I have to get out of here!”

“I haven’t taken over enough of your mind yet!” Rarity smirked and sauntered forward. “I can’t just outright fix you, but I do seem to have this one tiny foothold on you. So why don’t we nurture this new little fetish of yours?”

“Can’t you imagine how good it would feel to simply… let me take everything from you? To give up those lovely wings to me?” Rarity boldly stepped forward, putting a hoof on Luna’s chest. “Imagine going from royalty to the pathetic servant of one of your former subjects!”

“N….no!” Luna didn’t make much of an effort to get Rarity off of her. “You… will never be… anything but a commoner. I cannot be….

“And that just makes it better, doesn’t it?” Rarity’s eyes lit up. “Even some random unicorn is above you!”

“Come now!” Rarity turned her head and puffed her hair. “Tell me you wish to be my lowly, pathetic maid. It’ll feel good to get it off your chest.”

“F-f-!” Luna, overcome with desire, tried to move her hoof between her legs, but Rarity motioned for Dash to come over and swat those hooves out of the way, leaving her helpless. “We- I wish to be your maid!”

“Pff-! Wahahahaha!” Rarity let out an enormous laugh! Luna was effectively defeated now, crushed under her hoof where she belonged. “Really? And you claimed to be a princess? YOU?! Why you’re nothing but a perverted commoner overcome by how glorious an actual royal is.”

“Look how desperate you are!” Rarity laughed.

“Even I gotta admit this is kind of pathetic.” Dash shook her head. “Rarity comes to take your throne from you and all you do is jerk off to the idea? Pretty obvious who the real royalty here is.”

“Please!” Luna begged. “I- I really will be your maid! Rarity, we wish to serve you! We are inferior! We will do anything you want! You can take all of my treasure and my throne! Please, just let me….”

“Tut tut tut!” Rarity clicked her tongue. “Not without my permission. If you want me to give you permission you’ll have to help me take those pesky wings away from you first.”

“No!” Luna shook her head, a pathetic display of resistance rearing its ugly head. “Such a thing is… unthinkable! We cannot- cannot allow-“

“What?” Rarity pushed all of her weight onto Luna. “You don’t seriously think I should be the smaller of the two of us, do you? You can’t be humble enough if you’re an alicorn twice my size. You like that idea… don’t you?”

“I…” Luna quivered. “I do! Rarity… Q-queen Rarity! I’ll help you take anything you want, even that! Just- just please!”

“Go to the caverns beneath Canterlot and I can cast the spell for us,” said Rarity. “I’ll need you to open a portal to let me into the castle first. Then we’ll be one step closer to setting everything right.”

“I… very well. I will allow you into the castle. So I can go now?” Luna kept her head down low. She was still squirming about, antsy and hoping she’d be able to go relieve herself. “M-my queen!”

“Hm?” Rarity turned back to the chains. Her throne reassembled around them and Rarity climbed back up. “Yes, yes. But no touching your leash. Rainbow Dash, I’m tasking you with keeping her in line. Make sure she goes straight to the caverns. I don’t want her having second thoughts.”

“You can count on me, Rarity!” Dash saluted her, then lowered her head and started pushing Luna along. “Come on, you.”