//------------------------------// // Nightmare Night Part 2. // Story: First Contact Equestria Origins: Dusk Shine & Luna // by SgtTex //------------------------------// As they made their way back to Ponyville, Luna waved goodbye to Fluttershy. "Prin-Uhh... Luna... Can I ask you an awkward question... You don't have to answer if you don't want to...", Dusk said as he blushed trembling nervously. She looks over. "Yes, Dusk?" "Did you ever kiss anypony before you know..." Dusk bit his lower lip and cringed fearing a negative response. She shakes her head softly, looking away with a blush. "Being born an Alicorn makes the world impose high standards on me... Such things were frowned upon back then..." "I guess it was just my curiosity, I didn't mean anything by it... For what it is worth many would've killed to be in my position that night..." Luna blushed even more. "R-really?..." Dusk realized he let that last part slip and feared he said something improper. "Luna... I didn't mean to insinuate that I would steal a kiss from you-" "No no! It is alright! I am not offended in fact I-" she tried to walk up quickly to catch up and get to the side of Dusk but triped falling into him and into another accidental kiss. Dusk stunned once again, perhaps even more so than last time tried to pull away, but his body went stiff, and his face turned red. Luna's eyes go wide and she tried to pull back but slips into a puddle with a shocked squeak. "Luna... I-l-l'm-I-I...", Was all Dusk could get out, as Luna was standing over him. Luna stares at him her oown face red before purposefully pressing a kiss onto him. Dusk went tense before relaxing and kissing back. He didn't know what was happening, but he never wanted it to end. When their kiss broke Dusk's mind was racing, he just looked at Luna blushing, and she looked back at him blushing and smiling, in all her time she had been alive, she had never felt so alive. "L-Luna..?", Dusk asked, "Did we just...?" "Shut up you peasant and don't ever question it...", She said smiling and winking. "Am I... Am I dreaming... Again?" She shakes her head. They both had fallen into a bigger puddle and are covered in mud and soaking wet. It looked rather attractive from Dusk's view. Little did they know Rainbow Dash had saw this. She was going to prank Dusk with a lighting bolt from a thunder cloud, but this left her at a loss for words and action as she watched on. "Luna..?", Dusk asked, "Have you been having the same thoughts as me? I can't stop thinking about you. Ever since that night..." She nods softly. "You haven't left my mind either." "W-What does this mean?", Dusk said flustered. Luna nuzzled his cheek. "Why don't we find out?~" Dusk smiled and kissed her. All the while Rainbow had snapped out of it and went to fetch her friends. For a few moments Luna pressed into the kiss, smiling happily. Their fun did not go unnoticed however. Rainbow had gather many of her associates and they watched. "You were cute the first time I saw you...", Dusk told Luna "And now?" "You're beautiful." They nuzzled each other smiling. "I love you my Princess of the night. Your night is beautiful, but it doesn't compare to you..." Dusk said, "I don't deserve a mare like you..." Luna's ears drooped. "Why is that?..." "You really want somepony like me? The book nerd? The anti-social outcast? My brother Shinning would be a better stallion for you, he was always good with mares..." She nuzzles his cheek. "Do not belittle yourself... In all honesty, I'm shocked you'd choose somepony who threatened to destroy your world over a petty argument with a sibling." Dusk looked back up at Luna, "So you've been thinking about me as well? All this time?" She nodded softly looking away. Something was on Luna's mind but Dusk couldn't tell what it was. Dusk couldn't believe what he was about to say, because he never thought he would say it. "Luna... I... I love you.", Dusk awaited her response fearing the worst. Luna stares, suddenly unable to respond and scared to. She's never come close to such a situation. What would her sister say?... This was the closest Dusk had ever come to having a mare friend, and he never thought it would be with a princess. "I need to head home and clean up, not like anypony besides you recognized who I was supposed to be anyway... Come with me. You can wash off in the bathroom at the tree house..." She nods softly, her head lowering, and letting Dusk get up. She could not bring herself to respond for some reason. They made their way back into Ponyville and noticed it was strangely empty. They went in and Dusk took off the costume he was wearing, as Luna washed up. And then there was a knock at the door as Luna finished up. "I'll get it.", Dusk told Luna. He was surprised to see who was there. "P-p-princess Celestia!", Dusk stuttered. Luna's ears flatten and she backs up, looking away in shame and fearing the worse. Celestia looked with what looked like a scalding face to them but then she dropped her wings to reveal all of Ponyville cheering behind her. "Wha?...", Dusk said confused. Luna glanced up, confused greatly as well. Celestia smiled, "I heard that my sister had gotten her first coltfriend, and my student his first marefriend, and I knew I couldn't miss this." It then came to their realization the somepony had seen what they did, and it made it's way back to Celestia somehow. Luna's face turned bright red. "S-sister! Th-that's not-" "Why is everypony cheering?", Dusk asked. Celestia smiled, "Isn't it obvious? The're happy the Elment of Power and the Princess of The Night found love." Luna blushes more, backing up in embarrassment. "But I thought they were scared of her...", Dusk said. A young colt in a pirate outfit stepped forward and excitedly said, "Your entrance was awesome! I actually thought Nightmare Moon had returned again, and I actually was scared for moment there. You're awesome! You're my favorite princess!" The crowd then began to cheer to Luna's surprise. Dusk: "Wait... You all want to be scared?" "Well duh silly!", Pinky said seeming to appear out of nowhere, "That's what Nightmare Night is all about. Scaring others, while both sides scarer and scarie still have fun!", She disappeared as quickly as she appeared. Luna looked to Dusk unsure what to do, when Dusk got an idea. "Hey Luna?", Dusk whispered, "Can you make an illusion of Nightmare Moon?" She nodded skeptically, Then Dusk whispered the rest of his idea to her. Her eyes widen and she nods softly, as she disappeared from sight, and then from thunder clouds and lightning a cackling Nightmare Moon descends. "HAHAHA! FEAR ME PEASANTS FOR I HAVE RETURNED TO BRING ENTERNAL NIGHT! HAHAHA HA! " she lands in front between Celestia and the citizens. The crowd cheered and Celestia thought it was a little too good, but was happy for her sister regardless. Nightmare Moon turns to Celestia. "FEAR ME SISTER! I WILL REIGN SUPREME!", She then stepped towards Celestia. Luna watches, really hoping to scare her sister with the illusion of Nightmare Moon she manipulated like a puppet, while she kept herself cloaked. Celestia smiled played along, "You shall never triumph over us Nightmare Moon!" They took to the air beams of harmful looking, yet harmless beams of energy hurled at each other. Nightmare moon laughs more as she dodges. "YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME!?! HOW FOOLISH!" "I did it once I can-ahh!", One of the false beams finally hit Celestia and she hits the ground playing dead. The crowd watches in awe as the illusion stands victorious over Celestia. "AHAHAHAHAHA! I NOW RULE SUPREME!", The moon turns red and clouds swirl around it, lightning flashing. Nightmare Moon laughs even more. The crowd is silent for a moment, which leaves Luna concerned, but then they erupt into cheers, and Celestia opens one eye slightly and smiles at Luna. Luna smiles and the illusion fades into the wind but the atmosphere remains to help with Nightmare Night. Celestia gets up and motioned Luna to come over to her. "Good show sister." Celestia bowed as though she were a performer on stage as Luna then did the same. After the clapping and cheering calmed down Luna spoke to Celestia. "I was hoping to frighten you sister.", She said smirking. "You did a little. That impression was a little too good.", Celestia replied. "I did have first hand experience as Nightmare Moon." "Nice to see it is used for something good now.", Celestia smiled with pride in her sister. Luna nods, smirking at sister. "Thanks. Maybe I'll get you next year." "And remind me not to get on your bad side, literally.", Dusk said trembling having flash backs to when he first encountered Nightmare Moon. Celestia chuckled, "Well you scared somepony good." Luna looks to Dusk, giving a fanged smile and flashing dragon like eyes as a joke, causing Dusk to jump back a little. She then laughed softly, the fake fangs disappearing and her eyes returning to normal. Luna then went over to Dusk smiling warmly. Dusk was slightly embarrassed. She nuzzles him softly, nipping his ear. Then suddenly something seems to click in her head and she pulls back. Her ears flatten and she goes into the library, away from prying eyes, leaving the crowd confused. Celestia tends to the crowd, and Dusk runs inside after Luna. "Luna..?", Dusk asked concerned, "Are you okay?" "I'm fine... I'm sorry Dusk but I can't do it..." Dusk was taken aback at this, "D-Did I do something wrong?" She shakes her head, "No... and you cannot control the reason I cannot be with you..." "Because you're a princess?" "No... Because you are mortal and I will out live you..." Dusk began to tear up. He finally knew what loving another felt like, and now he knew what heart break felt like. "Fine! I don't need you anyways!" Tears form in his eyes and he teleported away. Long distance judging by how much energy Luna felt him use. She feels her own heart break as she just sits there, staring at the floor before also teleporting away and appearing in her room. She curls up and hugs a pillow as she cries into it. Dusk had teleported to where he first encountered Luna and sat sobbing in the Castle of the two sisters, contemplating everything since that night. "Well it's not like anypony would want to be with you anyways Dusk!... You can make it all... Alone..." He sobbed more, but his drowning in sorrow was cut short as a bag was put over his head and he was bound. "Mfff!!!" He then heard the voice of the one that bound him, "Now now, you should feel honored, you will be helping the rightful ruler of the night return to power." Dusk was then hit over the head, and he went unconscious as he was dragged away.