Equestria Legends Online: Tales of a Midnight Dream

by Kaffeina

October 31st (Lullaby)

Nightmare Moon wandered the empty halls. Not a sound. No voices. A listless quiet. She had accidentally let Aurora Sounds get away. The only sounds she heard were the sounds of her arguing with the person in her head.

What now? asked the other voice, Too quiet for the big baddie of the moon?

Not at all, she thought back. Normally they argued but with the absence of people they had both grown calmer. They had last argued not over anything major, but about what new decorations should be added. In fact, they had grown used to each other's company. More often than not they both controlled the body.

Midnight had grown to understand Nightmare Moon.

Nightmare had grown to love the person in her head. Last time she had been alone. Silence and dark.

It was during such a time that Nightmare began to sing.

"Fate has been cruel and order unkind

How can I have sent you away?"

She finished and Midnight continued,

"The blame was my own; the punishment, yours

The harmony's silent today."

They walked into the room where the final fight would happen.

"But into the stillness I'll bring you a song

And I will your company keep,"

"Till your tired eyes and my lullabies

Have carried you softly to sleep,"

They walked towards the throne.

"Once did a pony who shone like the sun

Look out on her kingdom and sigh,"

"She smiled and said, "Surely, there is no pony

So lovely and so well beloved as I."

They sat upon the throne.

"So great was her reign and so brilliant her glory

That long was the shadow she cast,"

"Which fell dark upon the young sister she loved

And grew only darker as days and nights passed."

"Lullay moon princess, goodnight sister mine

And rest now in moonlight's embrace,"

"Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth

Through cloud, and through sky, and through space."

Turning from the throne, they walked out onto a balcony.

"Carry the peace and the coolness of night

And carry my sorrow in kind,"

"Luna, you're loved so much more than you know

Forgive me for being so blind."

Looking towards the sun, Nightmare continued.

"Soon did that pony take notice that others

Did not give her sister her due,"

"And neither had she loved her as she deserved

She watched as her sister's unhappiness grew,"

"But such is the way of the limelight, it sweetly

Takes hold of the mind of its host,"

"And that foolish pony did nothing to stop

The destruction of one who had needed her most."

"Lullay moon princess, goodnight sister mine

And rest now in moonlight's embrace,"

"Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth

Through cloud, and through sky, and through space."

They turned back into the room.

"Carry the peace and the coolness of night

And carry my sorrow in kind,"

"Luna, you're loved so much more than you know

May troubles be far from your mind

And forgive me for being so blind."

They walked towards the throne.

"The years now before us

Fearful and unknown

I never imagined

I'd face them on my own,"

They glanced back to the sun.

"May these thousand winters

Swiftly pass, I pray

I love you; I miss you

All these miles away."

They sat upon the the throne.

"May all your dreams be sweet tonight

Safe upon your bed of moonlight

And know not of sadness, pain, or care

And when I dream, I'll fly away and meet you there

Sleep...."

The doors opened.

"For the final night has come."

Author's Note:

Whoo.
Shadowflame posted the next chapter of ELO, so I'm getting ELO: ToMD ready.
Italics and Bold- Nightmare
Italics and Underlined- Midnight
Just Italics- Nightmare and Midnight together

Comments

[caloricmango]

yay great story looking forward for more.

[MyLittleBronyDude]

Doin good