//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: Equestria Noir Season 2 Case 13 "Enter Nightmare" // by Jacoboby1 //------------------------------// Season 2 Case 13 Epilogue Perspective: Luna My eyes blinked open after that dream. I felt, liberated, as if a great weight was off my chest for a while. She was gone, Nightmare truly was gone I felt it. It was… Wait...surely I must still be dreaming because… “TENEBROS!” I yelled, nearly falling out of my bed at the sight of my old flame. What is that filthy loving and leaving flying rodent loving stallion doing in mine chamber!? Where is my scythe!? “Aye, most luminous Luna? Thou hast awoken, and thou art free of thine nightmarish curse!” Tenebros said beaming. “I should’ve known they’d get you to aid,” I said coldly as I got up, my room seemed relatively deserted save one stallion. I then turned coldly toward him, “So, you are the reason Private and Twilight Sparkle were able to free me.” “Aye, most beauteous Luna. I set aside my selfish wish for isolation to come to thy aid. How could I not? Thou art the night. Without thee, the nights are dull, and lackluster,” Tenebros said, passionately. “I see that thou hast changed little in my time away from thee. Thou are just the same blowhard I remember from my fillyhood days,” I replied with a very unprincess-like snort. “Thou used to like mine eloquent speech, and dramatic manner. Then thou met that… that… stallion...” Tenebros uttered. “I was a filly back when thou was spouting out flattery and artistic nonsense.” I said with a shake my head. “Tis it nonsense to tell thee how I feel for thee? Tis it nonsense to complement thee upon thine artistry that thou does with thine night sky?” Tenebros asked. “No mortal dauber coulst match thine skill, no mortal shaper of stone could capture thine beauty.” “Tis nonsense coming from a stallion who refused to hold true to the flattery you spout.” “I realize that I wert a great fool. Love tis not easy. One shoulst work to make it true. I wert o’oerwelmed by silly tales of easy romance, and thought it couldst be so with thee. I shouldst have been willing to work to keep thine affections, instead of taking thee for granted,” Tenebros said, hanging his head. “Words and words Tenebros, thou hasn’t changed!” I yelled. “While I will forever appreciate thine efforts to rescue me and my subjects from my darker side, you will not win me over with flattery and flowerly words alone.” I moved closer to him, tapping his chest with my hoof. “If thou hopes to change, then SHOW me thou hast changed! Show me that thou is worthy of m-” Tenebros simply pressed his lips to mine, kissing me with as much passion as he could muster….. He...has… NO! NONONONONONO! Do not give in to his...his….just like...all that time ago… ______________________________________________________________ “Tene!! Tene come on catch up!” “Wait up! Thou art faster than I!” “Hehe, thouest simply needs to learn to move swift. Now come! We shall be raising mine moon!” “I cannot wait to see it, twould be the first time I see you raise it with mine own eyes” “Tene…” “Yes Luna?” “You do, like mine night do you?” “I... do find your night truly wondrous, even if it is the only time I can truly come out…” “Shh…” “Luna?” “Thou needs not feel ostracized for thine appearance. Thou hast lovely features, even if they are different from alicorns…” “I...thank thee Luna…” “I should be raising...uh...mine moon soon and well…” “Luna…” “Tene…?” “Good luck…” *Smmooch* “Te-Te-Te-Te-Te-....” *PLOP!* “Luna?” _________________________________________________________ I blinked open my eyes to find him looking back at me. His lips felt so familiar...so many feelings flooded back into me in that one action. All of the loneliness, the fear, and the longing...it was gone… Tene was here… I...I was so blind, so blind to all of my feelings… I let Nocturne go...to find a stallion I still loved waiting for me… “Tenebros…” I said, quietly. “Luna…” He replied with a smile. “I missed thee…” “I missed thee as well...I was a fool Tenebros…” I admitted. “I was a fool as well,” He replied. “To think I could have this immortal life without you…” “Tene…” “Luna…” I turned my head, and kissed him back...oh Tenebros...may I never fall again...may I live...to… To see a new life form… _____________________________________________________ Meanwhile outside… “Geez, it sounds like a fourth grade Shakespony play going on in there.” One guard said to another. “You think this is bad?” Said guard said to the first, “You should see Lord Voidera and Princess Celestia in the same room. I swear it’s like two animals are wrestling.” “No wonder the night guards keep complaining about lack of sleep…” ___________________________________________________________ Perspective: Private Eye By the time Twilight and I got out of Luna’s head everypony was starting to wake up. Luckily the doctors managed to conclude that no lasting damage would be done to them. They just would feel a little sore for a couple of hours thanks to sitting in one spot for way too long. Twilight and I were advised to rest in one of the guest rooms, supposedly dream diving can cause some stiffness. I barely felt it to be honest but, doctor’s orders. Now, I’m sitting in total awkward silence, Twilight sitting behind me on the bed. I finally sighed and spoke, “Twi, talk to me…” “How long did you know?” She asked. “What do you mean?” I replied. She turned and walked over to me, “There is no way in the nine circles of Tartarus that you couldn’t have known Luna had feelings for you!” She yelled. “How the heck am I supposed to look Luna in the eye at meetings?! You almost gave into her!” “I didn’t alright!” I yelled. “I didn’t give into her! She was the one who was coming on me! I would never betray you Twilight! Ever!” “How can you expect me to trust you after knowing, all that?!” She yelled. “How can you just, expect me to ignore all that happened!?” “Oh, like you were never tempted befo-” “Don’t you DARE mention Flash!” Twilight yelled. “That was different, I was brainwashed and a teenager! I broke up with him at least!” “Well, how the hell do I know you aren’t looking to get with Flash in this world!?” I yelled back. “You can’t yell at me for being tempted and just ignoring the fact that you are probably tempted to!” “Like I would ever even think of cheating on you!” She yelled loudly. That stopped me in my tracks. “You DIED fighting alongside me! I held you in my hooves as you turned cold and nearly lifeless...I thought...I thought I’d lose you forever...the thought, it terrified me…” I simply, closed my mouth. “I would never cheat, sure everypony is tempted, but don’t you ever dare accuse me of being tempted to leave you...after all we’ve been through…” I, closed my eyes...and took the hat off my head…. She got quiet at that...I rarely took the fedora off… “Twi...Twi I’m so sorry…” I said, looking down. “I had... no idea that Luna felt that strongly. I was stupid not to tell you. I was stupid not to think it could hurt you...I was, I was an idiot…” Suddenly, she took her forehooves in mine and said softly, “Yes...but you’re my idiot…” After she said that, Twilight kissed me, passionately. A kiss I was only too happy to return. “What say we retire to our room?” she asked, giving me a come-hither look. “You can’t be tired, considering all the time we spent asleep,” I said, obviously clueless. “Who said anything about sleeping?” Twilight asked, pulling me along. _______________________________________________________ Sorry folks! We can’t show this content here because of the teen rating! Gosh, there’s a lot of things we have to restrict viewers to see! Those two just can’t keep their hooves off one another, it’s like one of those clop fics I he- PINKIE! What did I say?! Stop breaking the fabric of the universe? The other thing! That cherrys wouldn’t be good with chimichangas because it’d be all messy? The OTHER other thing. OOOOOh, don’t give the pervy bronies ideas! Man, I keep forgetting that one. Keep this up and we’ll have five of them by morning…. All, don’t be saddy waddy! Be happy like Swarmy after I cover him in frosting an- DAMNIT PINKIE! BWHAHAHAHAAH! *snerk* Okay… You two have got to stop that. Seriously. Just get with the scene transition while I fix the fourth wall...again… Need the interdimensional mortar? __________________________________________________ Perspective…??? Where...am I…? It’s...dark here...so dark...so cold… So many trees...all around me...why...why… Why did she force me away...I’m all alone...forever… I’m...I was Nightmare...I wanted to...make her happy...Luna… What am I really…? Who am I...really? I close my eyes...I see...me...but smaller...bright teal eyes...purple mane…. I’m...playing...with another...a small magenta filly… She and I…how do we know each other…? And why… Why am I calling Twilight Sparkle my mother? ___________________________________________________ Perspective: Luna I took a deep breath as I made my way up to Tia’s room. I had to speak with her. She, deserved to know all that happened. Once again, I have caused her so much pain and grief… It seems no matter what I do, it always causes pain for somepony. I am faced with this melancholy feeling as I come up to her door. I expect the Celestia of yore, the one who scolded me all the time. The one who insisted I try to open up and be like her. But, I’m not like her, I never will be… But, now that she is gone...I can, truly face her...Tia… I... knocked on the door… It opened with a golden aura, to reveal, Tia sitting there in the center of her room. She lay on the cushion, gazing into her fireplace with a thoughtful expression. Her walls had their usual cloud motif, and immediately behind her was a beautiful mosaic of the night sky. I had forgotten about that. How could I have thought that she hated the night, when she had it depicted so artistically in her private quarters? She turned to me and said, “So, is she truly gone now?” I nodded, “By, all accounts. I do not feel her in me anymore. I feel, liberated and free.” I then walked over to her. “Tia...forgive me, I was such a fool, I should never ha- She...hugged me...held me like so many years ago...I looked up at her smiling, tear soaked face as she said… “Welcome back...Lulu…”