Nyx was exploring Nightstone Castle where she tried to rule Equestria a couple of years ago, it was also where she almost got torn apart from an occult who were trying to ‘rid’ the world of her so-called influence.
The Alicorn filly shook her head to get out of the memories and sighed, What am I doing here? Why am I back at my old castle? Actually I think there is someone inside snooping through things that shouldn’t be snooped, like my family photo stash or something.
She shivered at that last thought as she trotted through the main entrance of the dark and gloomy evil looking castle and into the throne room.
Well, looks like I have to Wing it to make it home if I don’t find anypony, Heh. She thought to herself as she looked at the setting sun.
Nyx was about to go through a door to the side of her old throne, but stopped as she heard footsteps behind her, making her freeze in place.
Wha-what is that? Why can’t I move?! Nyx thought, trying to move her locked up limbs, but she stopped dead at the voice coming from behind her.
“Pony, don’t you know how to greet a new pal?”
What in the name of-. Nyx thought as she listened to the voice behind her.
“ Turn around and shake my hand.”
By some unseen force, Nyx’s body turned around and her dragon slitted eyes saw a bulky figure that was at least a couple of heads taller than herself!
Then her hoof was in the air and towards the figure, and Nyx waited anxiously as the hand of the strange intruder reached his hand, if it is a male, and grasped hers.
Nyx jumped at the sound of a farting noise coming from their grips, and then she felt a rubbery substance under her hoof.
A light came on and Nyx saw a skeleton wearing a blue hoodie, some black shorts, and-
What in the name of the Moon? Why are there slippers covering his feet?! Nyx thought as she locked onto the skeleton’s footwear. But her thoughts were stopped by the skeleton chuckling.
“ Ah, the good ol’ whoopee cushion in the hand trick, it never gets old! I actually used it on someone else today, but still…”
The skeleton pulled his hand out of the grasp and back into his hoodie pocket saying,
“ Heya kiddo, I’m Sans, Sans The Skeleton. You must be the little filly that the Moon Princess told me about earlier. Sorry, but the Princess is in another castle.”
Besides the horror of a sentient skeleton in front of her, Nyx giggled at the reference to Super Mareio Bros.
“ Nice reference, Sans. But didn’t you get enough Stars to climb here?” She said, smirking and eyes twinkling with mirth.
Sans replied, “ No, but I didn’t even drop the Ba-Bomb yet.”
Nyx’s giggles turned into laughter at the bad pun. She was lying on her back gripping her aching sides as tears came to her eyes.
Sans watched, chuckling at the filly who is laughing at his jokes, It sorta reminded him of that lady who lives on the other side of the door in Snowdin. The one that asked him to make a promise to keep the human alive in the other Timeline.
Nyx said, still wiping the tears from her eyes, “ You win.”
Then she noticed the time due to the sun dipping below the horizon, and yelped in slight panic, “ Oh no! I need to get home to mom! Curfew starts in a few minutes!”
She then started galloping, before put the brakes on her trek and looked back at him.
“ Well? C’mon, Sans! Let’s go home!”
Sans’ eyes glowed at the words ‘Home’.
But then he looked at the castle around him, feeling curious about how there was another castle in the Everfree Forest, as it was called by the Princesses, then replied after thinking about something for a moment, “ Actually, I’ll take you there.”
But instead of going out of the doorway with Nyx, Sans picked the little filly up and held her in his boney arms, going the opposite direction.
“ I know a shortcut.”
Then they were suddenly there, in front of a tree that is a library, which is a new one for Sans, since the librarby was in the Underground.
“ Here ya are kiddo, nice and home in time for a snooze.” Sans winked at Nyx, causing her to giggle and take up a pompous act.
“ Thank you for escorting me, dear sir. If it weren’t for you, I would’ve met all kinds of ghastly beasts that would do all sorts of hideous things to me!”
Both of them laughed straight afterwards, Sans holding his sides and Nyx giggling behind her forehoof.
Nyx hesitated for a second, biting her lip and said, “ Will I see you tomorrow? Ponyville is just a couple of miles West of Nightstone Castle, the place where you met me. Please let me know if you need a place to stay or a good joke to listen to.”
Sans nodded and opened a shortcut behind him, replying,
“ Of course, Nyx. Otherwise I would feel bonely.”
Nyx giggled and made her way to the door of her home, then stopped and looked behind her at the skeleton that she just met but couldn’t help but like.
“Goodnight Sans, have a good sleep and… don’t open the doors or windows. It gets dangerous in the forest at night time, I should know…”
She whispered the last part to herself but Sans heard it and filed it away for later.
“ Good night, I’ll see ya tomorrow kiddo.”
Nyx gave a waving a hoof in goodbye as Sans went through his shortcut back to Nightstone Castle.
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Sans looked around the empty throne room, his aura sight that he used on Nyx was the same as the magic in the air of the castle.
Interesting.
“Welp Paps, time to get some shuteye, yeah?” He said to the empty castle as he made himself comfortable and fell “asleep”.