//------------------------------// // 3: Mad Man // Story: The stolen Moon // by DeadEquestrians //------------------------------// Chapter 3. Luna awoke in a strange metallic room, the floor was covered in what appeared to be hay. In the corner was a dented iron bucket full of apples. She tried to stretch her wings, she doubted, she even had room to. Luna extended her wings, the one wing extended half way before hitting the wall causing it to retract, yet the other one seemed to be fastened to her body. At closer inspection she could see that it was encased in a hard white substance. Luna flared up her magic intent on removing it but on attempting to cast the spell Luna's magic stopped as if it had been drained from her. A loud banging startled her as the far side of the room was lowered to reveal her foulnapper who stood there grinning at her "how is your majesty? Did you enjoy your sleep, o’ great one." he laughed. "What has thaw done to us!" Luna demanded. "Good to see you to." he replied "I’m fine thanks for asking, you know you really should be more polite, if HE had sent any other of his minions you wouldn't have such good treatment right now. Why I’m being quite polite I even got your wing tended to," he pointed at the cast "you were quite stupid breaking it you know, Any way we should be there in an hour or two, I would try get some sleep he'll want you at your best." his voice was up beat and happy, even slightly mad. "Oh and you have to try these apples." he raised his hand and an apple from the bucket went hurting towards his hand, catching it he took a massive bite. "There the best I've ever tasted" he swallowed and burped "the best apples ever, not to sweet not to bitter, just right." he smiled "we're moving again see you in a bit." he said then took another bite of the apple then disappeared just as the wall closed up again, leaving Luna standing there with her mouth wide open. * * * An hour and a half later Luna was awoken by the same figure as before but this time he was holding his weapon with a much more serious look on his face. This time Luna could see him probably he was quite tall but still young with dark hair and an unshaven handle bar moustache. "The less you fuss the easier this is for the both of us." his voice dead series wiped of all emotion. Luna stepped out of the room and on to the dark concrete observing her surroundings they were in a large hall filled with crates and boxes. A large metal door blocked Luna's escape the only exit was the one she was being forced through. Fighting the urge to resist Luna followed her capture through the maze of under ground tunnels each filled with it's own collection of strange creature's that were unknown to anypony. Eventually they reached a large peer of titanium doors. One of her guards paused held his fingers up to his ear and approached a small keypad then entered a code, causing the door to slide open. Luna was pushed in to the room but not before she saw the guard being forced to his knees and shot in the head, a small chunk of brain matter attaching it's self to Luna's hoof. Holding back the puke that was creeping up her throat Luna walked along the room. A large throne was situated in the center. Before she had a chance to stop in front of it, her legs where hit by the guards on all sides making her collapse in an awkward bow. The figure seated in the throne laughed. "Luna my friend long time no see." his voice was equivalent to a knife being dragged across a glass bottle or a bone being soared in two with the owner sill attached. "How is my favorite princess?" he stood up from his Throne and approached the alicorn. "Why your just the same. That's good to see, oh you've lost the nightmare moon look." his voice slightly disappointed "still heart bent on crushing your sister and ruling Equestria?" He bent down and grabbed her face "WELL?" he screamed, Manipulating her facile features with his fingers. "Don’t tell me you've forgotten me?" his voice resembling that of a clinically insane psychopath “HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME!" he bellowed "SAY MY NAME OR FACE ETERNAL TORTURE!" Luna was sill refusing to speak "come on say it you'll make me sad." he pleaded. Luna still did not reply. "That’s how you want to be" his tone suddenly serous "I was hoping not to do this" he waved his hand, the two guard closest to Luna fell to their knees gripping there heads. "Noooooo!" they screamed in unison before they exploded covering Luna and the mad man in front of her in chunks of flesh and drenching them in blood and chunk's of flesh. "Please no more." exclaimed Luna. " Then say my name!" he demanded, removing a chunk of flesh that had landed in Luna's mane and eating it, his teeth like knives biting through the bit's of cartilage like,well a knife through butter. By this time she could hold it no longer Luna vomited all over the blood and chunks of flesh that littered the floor the stench caused all of the guards to gag. "I didn't hear you" he was growing impatient. "Kronos" she whispered. "What was that, I’m a bit hard of hearing." "Kronos" "Excuse me didn't quite get that." Luna had, had enough "KRONOS!" She yelled in the royal Cantalot voice. "That's better" he smiled. "What do you want Kronos?" "Me? Isn't it obvious?" he laughed. "I want you." the smile on his face growing more and more sinister "I want, no, I need revenge!” the titan returned to his throne. "I'm not a trust worthy man as you can tell. I've been sentenced to eternal damnation multiple times. I've committed mass genocide countless time, and all I ask of you is what I asked the first day we meet. Please. For an old friend." "NEVER!!! THY SHALL NOT HELP!" screamed Luna. "I NEED YOU." the titan was suddenly enraged "I DID NOT FALL FROM THE MOON AND RAISE AND ARMY FROM THE DEAD TO HAVE YOU REFUSE!!!" he raised his hand and Luna shot upward in to the concrete ceiling only to fall back landing awkwardly on her right front leg landing with an almighty crack. "All you alicorns are the same he spat "stubborn and arrogant the lot of you. You could do anything with you magic enslave a race destroy world's you could be gods! Your ancestors where smarter than you, Zeus would have never fallen in to my grip." he got up from his throne, grabbing Luna's face forcing her to look in to his eyes. "You think your smart. You will help me whether you like it or not." he dropped her and turned to his throne his eyes fixed on it "you will be my slave Luna" a smile crept on to his face "And I shall be your god."