“Wait… what?”
Luna watched as Nightmare Moon stared, unblinking, into her eyes before her own eyes rolled back and she pitched forward.
Luna cocked her head before walking over and looking down at the large, crumpled mare. “This is the Nightmare who is my biggest fear? I do believe there has been a… mistake.” She shook her head and sighed. “Nothing to do for it but wait until she reawakens.” With that decided, Luna took a seat beside the passed-out mare and waited, looking up at the cloudless night. After several minutes Luna heard a small groan coming from next to her.
“Ugh… No Mommy I don’t wanna go to school today…” Nightmare Moon groaned, bringing a foreleg up over her eyes.
“I see you are conscious again Nightmare.” Luna glanced over to see the black mare peer up at her from under her pastern.
“Look Princess Luna, er, your highness I know this is hard to believe but i’m not Nightmare Moon!” Destiny moved to stand up just as shakily as when she had first woken up. Yes, hooves are definitely going to take some time to get used to. “Please just listen to me your highness, I-I am not your enemy... my name is Destiny Yeager and I'm twenty four years old. I’m not even really a pony! I’m a human. I-I can prove it maybe?” Destiny sat back down on her haunches, trembling and holding her Luna plushie to her chest. If Princess Luna doesn’t believe me… What will happen? The elements aren’t around anymore. Will they just…
“What is that you are holding?” Luna asked, firmly interrupting Destiny’s panicked thoughts. Luna frowned, still sitting beside the larger mare. There was something going on. Can it be true? Is this really a case of mistaken identity? A human who was transformed by the mirror maybe?
“Oh, ah well… This is kind of embarrassing but, where I’m from this,” Destiny waved a hoof around, “all of this is a television show. A cartoon. It’s one I watch a lot. And, well you’ve always been my favorite character, Princess. So I went to buy a stuffed toy of you. And I couldn’t find any so I paid someone to make it for me.” Destiny slowly turned her Luna doll so that it was facing towards Luna “Do you like it?”
Luna peered at the plush toy. Green button eyes stared back at her. It was obvious the toy was made with love. It had a dark-blue felt body and a multi-colored yarn mane. She cocked her head and glanced at the well crafted cutie mark on both flanks. A sewn smile was on the doll’s muzzle. Even her regalia was recreated with fabric. “It… is well crafted, Nightmare.”
“Destiny, please your Highness, I realize I look like her. But… d-do you truly think that Nightmare Moon would have a plushie made of you? “ Destiny brought the plush back to her chest, trying not to tremble as Luna got to her hooves and seemed to pace. She snorted a bit every few seconds, as if getting annoyed with herself. Finally, she turned to look Destiny in the eyes.
“Very well! I will refer to you as Destiny if you agree to come with me to Canterlot of your own will, that you will not run.” Luna’s eyes narrowed as Destiny cautiously stood up. “Because if you run, I will smite you where you stand! Am I understood?”
Destiny’s ears pinned back as she nodded. “Yes your highness I swear I will not run. Even if I wanted I don’t think i’d be able to do much more than toddle.”
Luna snorted at the image of Nightmare Moon toddling like a foal before sighing. “That does present a problem, doesn’t it? You are unable to fly and I am unwilling to leave you alone long enough to fetch a chariot.” Her horn began to glow. It sent a burst of light blue into the sky like a flare from a flare gun.
Destiny watched mouth open in surprise. “To summon help?” she asked, setting her Luna plush on the ground next to her hoof.
“To summon my sister to be exact. She’ll be here shortly. I would suggest laying down and staying still until I introduce you. She… is less understanding than myself when it comes to Nightmare Moon.” Luna sat back down and watched as Destiny lay down suddenly and groaned as her belly hit the ground hard. “I am starting to believe you, Destiny…”
Destiny looked up at Luna, her eyes wide and shining. “You believe me? Really?” She pulled the Luna plush closer to herself as Luna sighed.
“I am not certain as of yet… but, in the thousand years I was part of Nightmare Moon she was not such a competent actress. Nor was she such a… what is the new phrase… Ah yes. She was not as klutzy as you appear to be. Those stones are not soft, and falling upon them as you just did, are you hurt?”
“No, A bit embarrassed at my favorite princess calling me a klutz but I’m not physically hurt.” Destiny sighed, glancing up to see Luna’s almost hurt expression and felt her ears pin back. “...Because I’m used to falling like this as I’m… a bit of a klutz… okay more than a bit in fact. When I was a kid I fell out of a tree I was climbing and my head hit a rock. When I woke up I couldn’t remember anything. Doctor said I was lucky I was only five at the time.” Destiny messed with her hooves a bit. picking up small stones and setting them back down again. “Huh so that's how that works. I’ve always been curious.” Destiny blinked. feeling hot air on the back of her neck. She looked up to see Luna’s eyes widened “...Princess Celestia is right behind me isn’t she?” A simple nod was all the response Destiny received before she was muzzle to muzzle with a very enraged Princess Celestia.