It was a dream come true for the Nightmare. Eternal night! She finally had the fear and adulation she deserved! Those useless Elements had done nothing to end her beautiful night, and now they were all locked away deep in some forgotten dungeon, along with Nightmare's sister. She was at last free to enjoy the benefits of the goal she'd spent so many centuries trying to achieve.
So now why was there this obnoxious human to meddle with the whole thing?!
"Moony-chan!! Ohayouuu-poi! Or, isn't it good night? Good night's kinda a good-bye though-poi" the human girl, Yuudachi as she called herself, yelled as she ran up to Nightmare. The night's avatar put a hoof to her temple, willing the creature to go away and yet...still she remained.
"It is always night, you insipid girl. There is no longer such a thing as 'morning'" Nightmare Moon said with a sigh.
"But it's, like, 6:00am-poi" Yuudachi replied. "Anyway, is Moony-sama, like, going to go eat breakfast-poi? Yuudachi-chan is starving-poi."
"Yes, of course I am going to have breakfast. No, I do not wish for you to join me. I hardly have the patience to deal with your vapidness before I've had my coffee."
"Huuuh?! But I'm like SUPER hungry-poi! PLEEAASE, Yuudachi-chan will, like, DIE if she doesn't eat-poi!!" Yuudachi yelled, falling to her knees and tugging on Nightmare's cobalt tunic. Nightmare Moon was half-tempted to send this foul thing away to her moon, but perhaps there would eventually be some use for her. She had appeared in the castle halls not long after Nightmare Moon had triumphed over her sister and had been a bother to the night Princess ever since, but there was always hope.
"Fine, you may accompany me to the dining hall, but there will not be a word more from your mouth until I've had my coffee, do you understand?" Nightmare asked, and Yuudachi nodded enthusiastically. She fell in beside Nightmare and together they proceeded down the winding halls of the palace, to the dining hall nearest to Nightmare's bedchambers.
At last, coffee! Nightmare thought, rushing into the dining hall as the rich scent of the roasting beans filled her senses. Several maids, who had been busy setting the table, scurried away as Nightmare Moon bursted into the room with her human shadow. "BRING FORWARD to me my cappucino AT ONCE!!"
The maids did as told, rushing back from the kitchen with several steaming pitchers and hastily filling several cups. Nightmare Moon immediately sucked down two cups, the inferno hardly enough to faze her. The fog of her night's sleep was wiped away as the rejuvenating beverage entered her system, and she sighed blissfully.
She was knocked from her caffeinated nirvana by the sounds of Yuudachi ravenously eating breakfast next to her, and Nightmare turned to look at the obnoxious girl. She was shocked to see that Yuudachi had already cleared a plate and was about to finish off another, overflowing with buttered toast, pancakes, Prench toast, waffles, a bowl of cereal, two cups of orange juice, just HOW DID THIS GIRL MANAGE TO EAT SO MUCH AND NOT GET FAT?!
Nightmare Moon was jealous.
"MUST you eat so loudly, woman? You are hardly chewing!" Nightmare said, and Yuudachi turned to look at her, the blonde girl's cheeks bulging.
"Fff-mmf Yuchi vus like s'per hun'ry phhoi."
"Eugh, do not speak with your mouth full! What is wrong with you?" Nightmare asked, and Yuudachi made a show of swallowing, smiling sheepishly.
"Sorry-poi, but like I said Yuudachi was, like, SUPER hungry-poi, and Moony-chan's food is so good! Almost as good as Mamiya-san's food. I do, like, miss our spicy curry though-poi" Yuudachi said, and Nightmare Moon sighed.
"Why must I have been saddled with you so soon after my victory... Haven't you any other friends?" Nightmare asked, silently cursing herself for implying to Yuudachi that she was her friend.
"Huh? Yuudachi-chan has, like, tons of friends-poi. There's Fubuki-chan, Mutsuki-chan, Sendai-san, Naka-san, Shigure-chan, those cute girls in Destroyer Division Six, Kongou-sama and the other battleships are, like, super friendly, but Nagato-sama is super scary-poi. Some of the other girls are kinda scary, too. Ooi-chi always looks mad, and some of the foreign girls are really weird. Also I don't think Portland-san and Atlanta-san like me, but Akatsuki-chan says it was just a misunderstanding-poiiii*."
I regret asking. I regret everything!
"OK, OK, just... Why must you eat so much? I swear upon my constellations you've packed away four plates already!" Nightmare Moon exclaimed, and Yuudachi shrugged.
"I told you I was, like, super hungry... I don't eat that much-poi. The carriers and battleships eat, like, a TON! Akagi-sama and Kaga-sama can each eat like a HUGE MOUNTAIN of curry-poi" Yuudachi said, stretching her arms up. "And, like, Yamato-sama, she can eat like a whole TABLE of food-poi!"
"OK, tell me what kind of abilities do you have, besides incessantly annoying me at every waking minute."
"Huh, my abilities? Well, there's my quadruple Type 93 oxygen torpedo mounts. Those are, like, my main ability! Plus the Admiral says I've got, like, a SUPER-high evasion rating. My 5-inch turret mounts are only really good against, like, light surface ships, though, and my AA rating is like super low" Yuudachi explained.
What on Equestria is she even talking about?!
"You should've, like, seen me in action-poi! I'm only a destroyer but some of the other girls are always like 'wow Yuudachi-chan, you're like super fearless and courageous', but all that praise just kinda, like, makes me feel all embarassed and stuff. I'm just Yuudachi-chan-poi. Maybe that's why they all call me the Nightmare of the Solomons, though, since there was this one time that I, like, charged into the enemy lines and knocked out like a whole cruiser-poi! Too bad it didn't sink, though."
She never STOPS SPEAK-- Wait, what did she just say?
"Did you say, 'Nightmare'?" Nightmare Moon asked, and Yuudachi looked at her.
"Huh? Oh yeah, it's kinda like your name, huh? Nightmare Moon, Nightmare of the Solomons. We're, like, Nightmare and Nightmare-poi!" Yuudachi exclaimed, and launched herself forward to hug Nightmare Moon. "It's, like, 'grr, look out bad guys, Nightmare and Nightmare are gonna kick your butts-poi."
No. NO. I cannot be associated with this...thing! She's, she's weird! She talks weird and she's HUGGING ME, no less!! She... She smells nice, though, and she's kinda fun. Oh what am I even THINKING, if I look like I'm even vaguely enjoying her company I'll become the laughing stock of my whole kingdom! I won't be feared and respected! I'll be, like, adored and loved! NOTHING could be more horrible!
"Pfft, Nightmare and Night-- Oh my gosh, Nightmare and Nightmare, that's rich" Nightmare Moon said. Yuudachi released her and smiled, folding her hands in her lap. "Well, now that I've satisfied my desire for coffee, and you've sated your tremendous appetite, I feel as though now it is time for me to begin the day's duties. If you'll excuse me, I must head to court and allow my subjects to grovel at my hooves as they attempt to curry my favor. You are welcome, with my blessing, to do as you like until I have finished. Perhaps, then... We shall spend more time together, and you can regale me with your tales." What am I even saying?! I can't be this girl's friend! The Nightmare doesn't need FRIENDS!!
Yuudachi practically beamed, and she attempted to crush Nightmare Moon in a hug once more. "Yay! Yuudachi-chan is, like, SUPER happy-poi! You're a great friend, Moony-chan-poiii!!"
Moony-chan... I can get used to that.
As she prepared to leave, Nightmare Moon realized that being adored and loved, at least by such a good friend as Yuudachi, wouldn't be so bad.