Commission for this dude —-> bliss

And a story too.

It’s a well known fact of life that alicorns require frighteningly large amounts of energy to sustain themselves, both for their magical capabilities and their longevity. The quickest, easiest, and by far most enjoyable way for them to obtain this energy is by consuming other living creatures whole and alive. However, for the sake of their subjects, the majority of whom do not want to be devoured alive, they refrain from doing so. They instead subsist on enough food to feed a family of four in a single sitting at breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as the occasional willing offering.

There is one night every year, however, where they put aside all such inhibitions and indulge themselves. That night is the night of the Grand Galloping Gala, the single biggest social event of the year. Anypony who’s anypony is sure to attend, and all of them are on the princesses menu. From the highest noble to a lowest commoner, all have an equal chance of winding up as princess pudge by the end of the night. Everypony knows this and the majority of attendees would rather not end up padding out the royal flanks, but they can’t just NOT go, it’s the Grand Galloping Gala! The single biggest social event of the year! And so every year, hundreds of ponies attend, and quite a few are sent to gurgly ends within the princesses guts.

Here we see Princess Twilight Sparkle at her first Gala. Unlike Cadance’s first Gala as a princess or Luna’s first Gala after her return from banishment, who both gorged themselves to the point of immobility within the first hour, Twilight is taking after her former teacher and pacing her consumption. Celestia couldn’t be more proud of her protégé as she finishes swallowing down her third guest of the evening, the solar diarch having already packed away six guests herself. However, even with Twilight’s slower, measured pace, one has to wonder how many Gala attendees will be left by the end of the night with yet another princess added to the mix.

Luna’s first gala >>1524029