Shining Armor's First Day by DCFTEF

(Shining / Twilight)

M/f, leather strap, over chair, non-consensual

 

(23/02/2014)

 

 

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8:45am, Canterlot Standard time.

The young stallion proudly trotted through the gates of Canterlot Castle. He kept a brisk military pace, head high, tail & mane perfectly groomed, armor polished to a mirror shine. Newly commissioned Lieutenant Shining Armor was early for his first day at his first assignment.

 

Some of his friends from the Military Academy had gotten more exciting orders; patrolling the San Palomino Desert with the Hoof-Cavalry...watching over the border with the Badlands...diplomatic duty inside the Griffon Kingdom. It had been a bit of a surprise to the young Lieutenant when he opened his orders to find he was going home to Canterlot, the very city where he'd grown up.

Still, a posting with the Canterlot Royal Guard was nothing to scoff at. It was a great honor; he would be in charge of a platoon of the best troopers in the entire Equestrian Army...Shining Armor only hoped he would live up to the responsibility.

 

As he entered the Royal Guard headquarters two guard ponies saluted, a gesture he returned swiftly & crisply. Part of him swelled up with pride; it was the first salute he'd received, but he kept it contained, maintaining professional military bearing as he had been trained.

There before him was the Captain of the Guard, dressed in the signature purple armor signifying service to Royalty. This was after all, Princess Celestia's personal guard. He took a deep breath, stepped forward and introduced himself.

He offered the scroll instructing him where to report for duty, but the senior officer did not accept it.

 

It was an inauspicious beginning to Shining Armor's military career.

 

The Captain cut him off.

The Captain took a deep breath and explained;

The young Lieutenant puffed up his chest proudly.

Shining's lofty hopes were deflated. His first day on the job, and he was being sent away?

The Captain rolled his eyes.

Shining blushed a bit...he had known that one but didn't expect to hear it from his new commander.

 

That was not a satisfactory answer for Shining Armor. He'd been looking forward to this day since he was a blank-flank colt, he did not want to be blown off. But the Captain was becoming increasingly annoyed;

Sheepishly, Shining Armor admitted;

Shining had actually spent the last three days there, on leave after finishing the Academy. Mom & Dad had both brought him to the University, to show him off to their co-workers...he'd appeared to speak at his little sister's school...he'd gotten good and drunk with his old school friends. Now he was eager to get to work.

Rather than get angry, the Captain of the Guard looked on his new Lieutenant with sympathy. He was just an eager young officer who showed up on the worst day possible...it wasn't his fault.

Shining Armor objected;

The Captain finally gave up. He wasn't getting rid of this Lieutenant.

It wasn't exciting, but it was better than nothing.

 

Hours passed.

Long, boring hours.

Every few minutes a trooper rushed in with some new crisis. Shining's ears perked up, hoping eagerly that this would be his chance, but the Captain just shook his head and assigned the task to a more experienced pony. The unit commander knew every one of his soldiers personally, he knew their talents and shortcomings, he knew exactly what pony to trust with each job. That left Shining Armor, the new guy, with no job at all.

 

Around noon he ate in the Officer's Mess, but the table was empty. All the other officers were busy with rush jobs...at best they had time to gallop in, grab a sandwich and get back to work. Shining did not get to meet any of his new colleagues.

 

After lunch it was back to the bench, back to waiting. The young stallion groaned...it was afternoon already and he'd done absolutely nothing. His first day in the Royal Guard was turning into a boring waste of time.

 

Around 2:30pm another Royal courtier galloped in, delivering a letter to the Captain.

He looked over at his new Lieutenant, who by this time was slumped against the wall, bored out of his mind, no longer looking as sharp & professional as he had upon arriving this morning.

Shining Armor jumped to his hooves, eager for any assignment.

Again the Captain rolled his eyes.

But before he left the Captain added one last thing;

 

This disaster of a day had turned around! The long boring wait had been worth it...Shining Armor was going to do a personal favor for the ruler of all Equestria! He had seen the Princess from afar before, at public functions, and events at his little sister's school, but he'd never met her face to face.

 

Keen to make a good impression Shining paused in front of a highly polished decorative urn, checking his appearance in its reflection.

Mane, check.

Crest, check.

Armor...a few smudges from lunch, easily polished out.

Tail, check.

He was caught in the embarrassing act of picking his teeth just as a chambermaid rounded the corner. The young mare giggled a little when he blushed, but said nothing.

 

He entered the East observation chamber, a circular room filled with telescopes and astronomy equipment. It was chaotic...courtiers, Ministers, Ladies in Waiting, maids & troopers rushed around frantically getting things ready. The Princess herself was crowded by high ranking government ponies, who all seemed to be talking at the same time. Shining Armor didn't know what to do next.

 

Luckily an aide to Celestia noticed him.

Shining's ears flopped back at his flubbed protocol.

The clerk smiled and answered;

The low ranking clerk cut through Princess Celestia's cloud of high ranking Ministers with surprising ease, whispering a message in the Monarch's ear.

 

All the important government Ministers looked dismayed, but only one spoke up;

But the Princess brushed him aside with genteel grace.

What Princess Celestia had phrased as a polite request was obviously a Royal Command, not to be defied. With courtly bows all her important Ministers, advisers & aides filed out, leaving a very nervous Lieutenant Shining Armor wondering what could be so important that all of them must leave yet he should stay.

 

Observing official Royal protocol, Shining bowed his head and replied;

Facing a two minute time limit, the Princess got straight to the point;

Shining Armor knew all about that; his younger sister was her personal student, a fact he was very proud of.

At this moment Shining looked down and noticed somepony peeking out from behind the Princesses' flowing tail. She had a miserable look on her face, but it was a face Shining knew well.

 

Shining Armor was lost for words, but his little sister answered for him;

Despite the Princesses' kind, personable manner, Shining did not drop his formal military bearing. He was there on official assignment...not a social visit.

 

Blushing beet red, the awkward adolescent filly explained her crime;

At this moment Shining dropped his proper military composure and switched into concerned big brother mode.

The Princess was next to scold her student;

Her mentor scowled, looking very stern and disappointed with Twilight.

 

Both brother & sister's jaws dropped open at the same time.

 

The siblings may have been shocked but Princess Celestia did not show the slightest sign of consternation. She casually levitated a beautiful polished rosewood box to the center of the room.

The box opened to reveal a leather strap, about 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Next to it sat a device that looked like a clock, but with only one hand on its dial.

 

Before she could go any further Shining Armor stepped forward to voice his objections;

She nodded sympathetically.

Shining could not believe this was happening. His first official task as an officer of the Equestrian Army was to spank his own sister? This had to be some kind of crazy nightmare...maybe he was still asleep.

 

Twilight's face turned to horrified dismay.

This time Celestia actually raised her voice and sharpened her tone a bit;

 

The student shrank from her teacher's fierce rebuke, but Celestia was not done yet;

This time Twilight Sparkle just whimpered;

 

The Princess turned to Shining Armor and instructed;

Standing there dumbfounded, all Shining Armor could do was reply;

 

Turning her stern face into a more familiar smile, the Princess tried to make a joke;

Twilight Sparkle did not think it was funny, and Shining Armor was too dumbstruck to laugh.

 

Celestia left her two subjects to their unhappy task, glancing back with a sigh of remorse. She hated being so strict with her personal student. Twilight was such an eager learner, polite, respectful and incredibly talented. She could be adorably nerdy at times, something that endeared her even further to the Monarch. If only she would get her nose out of those dusty books once in a while and make some friends she would be a perfect candidate for greater responsibility.

 

But forgiving Twilight every time she broke the rules was not a wise option. Though she rarely spoke of it Celestia's heart still stung from the loss of her previous student. She had loved Sunset Shimmer as much as she loved Twilight now, but the talented Unicorn had fallen victim to obsession and desire for greater power. Celestia blamed herself...if she'd had the heart to be more strict with Sunset maybe things could have been different. When she discovered Twilight Sparkle's incredible raw talent she resolved not to make the same mistake again. Celestia loved her new protégé dearly, but this time she would have the strength or will to see that she was disciplined properly when temptation lured her off the correct path. She owed it to her.

 

Twilight & Shining Armor were alone now in the East observation room, both awkwardly staring at the rosewood box and its contents. Neither wanted to be the first to speak. At last Shining levitated the leather strap out of the box, and that set his younger sister off.

It broke his heart to see his little sister cry. Shining Armor wanted to protect her from any harm, but he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Ashamed, the adolescent filly's ears drooped back as she tried to explain;

 

 

They were both silent for a long time...Shining examining the leather strap he held in his hooves, Twilight looking on it with fear in her eyes.

Part of Shining Armor wished he'd taken the Captain's advice earlier and just gone home until tomorrow but part of him knew Princess Celestia was right. He wouldn't want any random trooper spanking his little sister's rump...it had to be him, it was fate.

 

During their foalhood together Shining had heard his little sister getting her bottom spanked many times. Once she'd tried flying a kite in a lightning storm to experiment with static electricity. Years later she'd lit the living room carpet on fire while practicing incendiary spells. Recently she'd gotten a pretty wicked caning when Mom decided she was staying up too late, missing too many meals and generally not taking care of herself in favor of feverish studying. These events were miserable for Shining...sitting downstairs or in his room, listening to his beloved little sister cry her eyes out and beg for mercy, knowing he could do nothing to save her from the trouble she'd legitimately gotten herself into. Listening was almost as bad as getting a licking himself.

 

Now HE was expected to do the spanking? Just the idea made Shining light-headed. How could Princess Celestia expect him to do such a thing?

 

The answer was simple, and it came to him in a moment of calm clarity; because he loved her. As much as Shining Armor dreaded the idea of whipping his little sister's backside with a leather strap, the idea of losing her to a tragic teleportation accident was a thousand times worse. In that moment he resolved to do his duty no matter how unpleasant it was.

Her bottom lip began to quiver, and real tears began to run down the filly's cheeks.

He did not want to, but there was no other choice. Before he did anything Shining Armor put his arms around his sister and hugged her tight.

He shook his head.

Twilight's eyes grew wide with horrified amazement.

Shining Armor chuckled nervously.

 

Twily sniffled and looked up at her beloved big brother.

He smiled and hugged her again.

 

Shining Armor held onto his sister for a few moments longer, wishing he could always keep her safe and somehow get her out of this punishment today. It was just a fantasy though...someday Twilight would grow up and learn dangerous magic, battle fearsome beasts and live her own life. Shining couldn't keep her safe forever any more than he could save her from this imminent spanking.

That nearly made him cry.

 

He released her from his embrace and motioned toward a hoof-stool.

Twilight Sparkle trembled in fearful anticipation, but honored her promise to be brave. She lowered herself down without complaint, leaving her poor defenseless fanny exposed to the coming pain.

Taking the strap into his hoof, Shining got into position on her left, checking the distance against the length of his arm. This was his first time administering a spanking to anypony, the last thing he wanted to do was genuinely hurt his own sister.

The filly whimpered in protest;

So Shining Armor did it.

 

The first stroke of the strap fell perfectly, landing right across the base of both rump-cheeks. Twilight Sparkle squeaked in pain but held position, waiting for the next spank. It didn't come immediately...

He tapped the dial with his hoof, thinking it might be broken. It was not broken, and Twilight figured that out first;

 

Shining tried another swing, hitting harder this time. It drew a pained yelp from Twilight, but the needle stayed at zero.

This time the young stallion did not wait. He laid on a third stripe with more force than he would have liked.

At last the needle clicked over to number one, and Shining knew what was expected of him.

With that he launched in for real, delivering three more hard lashes to his sister's rump. She tried to hold her composure, but by the second of these she cried out loud. Shining gave her two more then stopped.

The purple filly reached back to rub her sore rear-end, shooting a glance over to the indicator dial as she did so. Then, to her horror, the needle clicked back one!

They both stared at the dial face, not making a sound until the phenomenon happened again. The needle actually lost ground, clicking back to the number four. Again the young Lieutenant tapped it with his hoof, thinking it was broken.

Once again Twilight figured it out first.

 

Twilight scrambled back into position, rump in the air, and her brother managed to get another hard whack in before the needle clicked back to three. Soon they had regained ground, getting back up to six again.

Lesson learned; breaks were not allowed.

 

*WHACK*

*WHACK*

*WHACK*

Shining counted aloud, but he could see that it just upset his sister to be so far from the end. For the tenth lash he just shut his mouth and got down to business. For her part Twilight was trying to be brave, and take her punishment with dignity, but each smack still hurt terribly, making her cringe and buck...and eventually drawing full tears.

That didn't make things any easier for her brother, who had a front-row view of her trembling rump (getting pinker with every blow) and knew how much it had to sting. He just choked back his own tears and did his best to finish the awful job.

 

Unfortunately he missed his aim with spank #13, landing the strap's painful tip right in the tender crack between Twily's cheeks. She screamed and twisted away at this one...it clearly left a little welt.

Another screw up followed though; feeling guilty for his careless stroke Shining laid on the next two lashes too delicately...the counter rejected them and stayed locked on thirteen.

At last Shining Armor spanked hard enough to move the dial...fourteen, fifteen, sixteen...

He tried to distribute the strokes evenly over his little sister's rump, so that one spot didn't get too much, but the strap seemed magnetically drawn to the 'sit-spot' right above her legs, where it hurt most. More of Celestia's magic, or just bad luck? Either way poor Twilight squealed and cried her eyes out every time the strap laid another pink mark on this delicate region.

 

He didn't get an answer from Twilight, who by now could only cry and tremble in anticipation of the next sting. She was making herself a thousand promises...

None of that helped ease the scorching pain in her backside though. It wasn't the worst spanking she'd ever gotten, but it hurt like Tartarus and the Unicorn did not want a repeat of the punishment ever again.

She didn't blame Shining, or even the Princess. Twilight had known she was doing wrong the moment she opened that forbidden textbook and searched for the secrets of teleportation. Everything they'd said about her not being ready to attempt such dangerous magic was true...but magic was powerful and power was SO addictive. What had started as a harmless little peek into the book had turned into a real attempt to use the spell, which Celestia had detected & stopped before anything harmful could occur. After that it had been a straight path to this position; bent over, rump in the air, tail swept aside, whimpering and sobbing as she paid the price for her disobedient curiosity.

That did little more than assuage her own guilt; Twilight knew her brother wasn't allowed to stop. On top of her own humiliation & pain she felt awful to have gotten him wrapped up in this. It was Shiny's first day as a real Royal Guard, and she'd ruined it. The young Unicorn felt as if she deserved this spanking for that alone...but at the same time she would have taken any opportunity to end the pain early.

 

During his training Lieutenant Shining Armor had sent good friends crashing to the ground in practice combat. He'd knocked his own room-mate unconscious with a lance once, and sent another pal to the infirmary in a fight with wooden swords. Shining had felt bad about those accidents, but they were accepted parts of training. Sometimes you came out on top, sometimes it was you who got your bell rung.

This felt worse.

Twilight was growing up...she was a young teenager now...but she was still tiny compared to him. Ever since the first time he'd seen his little sister wrapped in a blanket at Canterlot Hospital he'd felt responsible for protecting her...but here he was, slashing her bottom with a wickedly painful strap, making her cry. This went against every urge and instinct he had as a big brother.

But training targets at the Military Academy did not flinch and cry every time a pony hit them...they did not shed tears or whimper in anticipation of the next blow. Shining Armor had never seen one turn a painful shade of pink.

 

The moment when poor Twilight could not take it anymore arrived. With a squeal of pain she tried to jerk her rump out of the way. It backfired; she made her brother miss his target and she got an agonizing smack right on the cutie mark. She'd lost control. Twilight Sparkle had promised to be brave but the pain of this strapping overcame her. That sting on the side of her flank was the last straw...she desperately tried to scramble forward, out of that terrible strap's range.

Shining Armor had to help her stay in place for the last ten spanks. He wrapped his left arm around her mid-section, holding Twilight tight enough to prevent escape.

 

He wiped away his own tears and continued. Only a few more to go, but Twilight twisted and struggled like her life depended on it. The young officer did not doubt his own strength, but fearing his resolve would falter he delivered the last ten whacks quickly.

All Twi could do was scream & kick her legs; those last 10 lashes all blended into one fog of burning, stinging pain.

 

Twilight was silent, breathing heavily thru her mouth; nostrils clogged up with runny snot, her eyes puffy from crying. Once she realized that Shining Armor was telling her the truth she exploded in a fit of relieved bawling, happy that the best big brother in all Equestria was there to hold her in his big, strong arms.

Because of lashes that didn't count and a magical counter that penalized breaks, Twilight had suffered more than her sentence of 35 spanks, but at least it was over now.

 

It took Twilight Sparkle a long time to calm herself down, and even after that she rested in her brother's embrace, relieved to be done with the punishment and back in a happy place. Shining Armor indulged her...he was happy to be done with this as well.

 

By now it was late afternoon; Twilight had no more classes and the Captain had already told Shining to go home once he was done. Taking his official duties seriously, the Lieutenant wrote a short report to Celestia, but did not make a copy to file with his Captain. This was a personal matter; he saw no need to let everypony in Canterlot know about it.

 

Twilight took this time to wash her face, brush her disorderly mane and inspect her sore backside in the mirror.

Shining Armor chuckled;

Twily trotted back into the room and teased;

 

Brother and sister walked home together, just like old times. It deeply affected Shining Armor. He'd been so busy with the Academy over the past few years that he hadn't realized how much he missed doing simple things like this with his little sister. Just listening to her tell him about what books she'd read and what she was learning in school made his heart feel light.

It was completely the opposite for Twilight. Since he left for the Academy she had missed time spent with her big brother and painfully felt its absence in her life. She had kept her chin up and never mentioned her sorrow though. She loved her brother too much to put that kind of weight on his heart when he needed to be concentrating on his dream of a military career.

Something worried her though;

Shining Armor rolled his eyes and replied;

She bumped up against him and agreed.

 

Epilogue

The siblings kept that promise. Twilight still got a long lecture from the Princess concerning dangerous magic, but she did not get spanked anymore (for that crime at least). With time she learned to be very skilled at teleportation.

Shining went to work the next day and began his career in the Royal Guard for real. He was stationed in Canterlot now, so even though he did not live at home anymore he was close by and able to spend more time with his sister & parents, visiting whenever his military duties afforded him a break. What the siblings enjoyed most was sharing ordinary activities; a walk together, grocery shopping, a visit to the library.

No matter how busy their own schedules were the brother and sister always made time for each other, and when the day came Princess Celestia decided Twilight was old enough to be sent on a mission to Ponyville on her behalf, Shining Armor was there to see her off on the next chapter of her life's great adventure.

 

THE END