"EEEEAAAAIIIGGHHH!!!" Moon yelped as she jumped into my arms. "That's way too hot!" She whimpered with quivering lips, and drooped ears.
"Heh heh, sorry, Moon. That's how I usually have it, so it was just instinct, ya know?" I asked as I made the water cold no cancel out most of the heat as the tub slowly filled with water.
"Yeah, whatever," she grumbled, rubbing her right forehoof.
"I'm sorry, Moon. It should be good now. Want to try it again?"
She nodded and jumped back down to the floor, cautiously sticking her hoof into the water. It was so cute how she could barely look over the top of the tub.
"It's good." She smiled and jumped to get in, and ended up slipping, landing on her back in the water with a large splash. She tried to scream, but the water muffled it. I was quick to reach down and pull her up out of the water so she was now in a sitting position. She wore a face of bemusement, a lock of her mane hanging down in front of her face.
I let out a slight chuckle and moved the bang out of her eye. "Be careful now, ya silly filly! You could have just asked me to put you in!"
She glared at me. "Shut it! It's not my fault I can hardly cwimb the thing!"
"Thus proving my point you should have asked to be put in." I smiled and ruffled her mane.
Moon groaned heavily. "Darn ponies. If I beat them I wouldn't be hewe!" Moon whined, pounding a hoof into the water.
"But you ARE here, and I'm going to look after you, and maybe change your mind about taking over Equestria."
I continued to smile against her glare as I grabbed a brush and bottle of hair shampoo from the cupboard by the tub. I noticed her watching me curiously and cautiously with those adorable slitted eyes of hers as I squirted a bit of the Suave conditioner onto my hand.
"Ready?" I asked with poo in one hand and brush in the other. It's a little ironic how funny it is when you drop the sham out of shampoo.
She nodded, and thus I began lathering the 'poo' into her mane with my fingers. Moon didn't seem too happy about it, but she knew it had to be done. So, I continued to lather until the soap had turned to suds and bubbles on her head, and words could not possibly describe the cuteness of her unamused expression.
"I suddenly find myself being bathed by an alien as well," said Moon in a flat tone.
I only shrugged. "Well you were the one who odered me to," I replied, making quotation marks with my fingers.
She suddenly smiled, her ears perking up. "You're actually taking my owders!?" Moon cheered.
I chuckled shaking my head. "I should have done so lastnight because you are covered in dirt, and so is the bed you slept in. It was obvious you needed one anyways."
"Oh..." she mumbled, looking down with a sad expression. "So it's not that you'll do whatever I demand you to..."
"Nope. Like before, I offer things and you either accept or decline them. Or the other way around." I chukled as I turned on the shower head, using it to spray the suds of off Moon's mane. "I think that's your problem, Moon.
"What might that be? I am curious to hear your theory to why I do the things I do."
I smiled at her and lifed her chin with a finger to look at me. "You try to boss everyone around to do what you want them to do. You can't be doing that. The level you brought it to was pretty bad, Moon. why not try to reason with people like I'm doing with you?"
Moon tried to look down, so I got down on one knee so she wouldn't have to force her head up.
"I did! Nobody wanted to share my night with me, yet everypony was up during the day! It was so unfaiw!" Moon pouted with crosses forelegs in an angry tone. "So I forced them to live in my night."
"Which is another problem, Moon. You don't just force people or ponies to do what you want. What if I were to chain you up in my basement for a thousand years and not let you go until then? How would that make you feel?"
"I wouldn't wike it...," she answered softly, turning her gaze down.
"See? Now you're begining to understand!" I replied cheerfully with a ruffle of her mane before finishing rinsing her mane, which she slightly giggled to. "Here," I said reaching out my arm. "Lean back on my arm so I can wash your belly without you falling in the water again."
She looked at my out stretched arm for a second or two, before nodding and laying against it. I then squeezed some of the poo onto her stomach.
"Hehe, that's cold!" Moon giggled as I squirted the poo onto her.
I smiled as I used the brush now to lather it into her midnight black fur, as well as scraping off the dirt. "You aren't so bad, you just need to understand some things."
Moon shook her head. "I'm still gonna take over Equestwia! Nothong is gonna stop me!" She declaired with a determined face.
I could only smile as to how cute she was. "I wish I could give you a hug," I cooed, smiling at her. She turned her head to face me with a confused look.
"What's a hug?"
I chuckled slightly. "Oh, yeah. You were too evil to ever know what a hug was. Would you like me to give you a hug?"
Moon shrugged. "I don't care reawwy."
"Ok," I replied with a smile, and not minding she's all wet, i put my arms around her and pulled her close into me.
"Uuuhhhh....this is weiwd..."
I chuckled letting her go with a soft smile. "You'll get used to them."
"Hugs? Maybe, maybe not," she replied, looking up at me with those blue slitted eyes of hers. "And...I don't think I ever got your name..."
"Oh, silly me!" I laughed. "It's Jake."
"Jake?" Moon asked with a confused look. "That's a rather odd name." she said with a face of disgust.
"And Nightmare Moon isn't?"
Moon rolled her eyes and scoffed. "My name is to tell the ponies of Eqwuestwia my authority over them!"
"Moon...please listen to me. It was hard enough to see you last night barely clinging to life. I...I'd miss you..."
"You're not going to cwy are you?" Moon deadpanned.
I shook my head. "I just don't like the idea of you getting killed."
"Oh sure! Evewypony hates me, yet the first awien I meet has feelings for me. Save me your pitty."
"Moon, I'm serious! I'd really miss you!"
Moon looked down. "Lies," she sniffed. "I have nopony..."
I sighed, gently stroking her wet mane, scratching behind her ear slightly. I could tell why she felt this way. It's quite obvious actually, since she did almost kill Luna, plunge Equestria into an 'eternal night,' and must have been down right to scary to all who saw her! It's rather easy to see how nobody would like her. Heck, I bet evrypony who's heard her name, and her story has a grudge against her. It was a thousand year struggle for her, and once she thought it was time, six very unexpacted ponies sprang up out of nowhere, and in a short time, she wound up here. With me. I wonder what it must feel like to have nothing.
I watched as a tear slipped from Moon's left eye before splashing into the tub water. I don't hate her. Not for a second. She just needs somebody to understand her.
"Moon? You okay?" I asked.
She shook her head. "Look where a thousand yeaws of fighting got me. From a mare with near infinite power, to a filly in an alien world with no power at all," she replied sadly as a couple more tears fell from her eyes. "I just wanted somepony to enjoy my night." Moon sniffed as she turned her gaze to look up at me. "Is that too much to ask?"
"No, I don't think so. But I know somepony who enjoys the night just as much as you do," I smiled, rubbing her cheek with a thumb.
"Who?"
"The very one you possessed."
She gasped in surprise. "L-Luna?"
I nodded.
She suddenly look confused, glancing around the room with quick breaths. "H-how do you know about Luna? A-and Cewestia!"
I gave a heavy sigh. "I'll show you if you're willing to watch after your bath." I answered softly, as I resumed washing down her body with more conditioner. I figured since hair shampoo is meant for hair, which Moon is covered in it, I'd just use that on her.
"Sure," she said with a sigh, letting herself go limp as I scrubbed the soap into her dark fur with the brush.
As soon as she was completely cvered in suds, I began drainging the tub, while using the shower head to rinse her body clean. With the tub empty and soap bubbles all gone, she sat shivering against the wall of the tub, rubbing herself with her hooves for warmth. I couldn't help but daw a little as I reached out for her with a large purple towel. She willingly allowed me to wrap it around her, so only her face showed as I lifted her into my arms. I began rubbing her dry, thus slowing her shivering.
"You said you'd miss me right?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I would. Even though you have plans to kill me, i still enjoy having you here. Not much happens out here since I live out in the woods."
"So I'm just a means of entewtainment?" Moon asked with a bemused facial expression.
"No, No! That's nowhere what I mean! It...it's hard to explain...but I'm sure you want more to figure out how I knew about Luna and Celestia?"
She nodded. "I assume you know just as much about em aswell, if not more."
I nodded as well. "Yeah. But let's get going okay? Want me to take the towel off? You're dry now."
She shook her head. "No, it's making me warm." Moon giggled, getting mreo comfortable in the towel. "Also, what did you do with all of my armour?"
"Oh, its all in my room! I'll go and get it!" I chuckled, carrying Moon out of the bathroom, shutting off the light on the way, and down the hall to my room. "There." I pointed to the nightstand where her chestplate, helmet, and shoes sat on top.
"Put me down so I can put them on."
I shrugged and let her down. I watched as she took each piece of armour and slipped each pice on.
"I wonder what made them srink to fit...me..." she sighed, staring down at her hooves. "I can't take over Equestria like this..."
I sighed and picked her up again. "There's no changing your mind about that, is there?" I asked, slightly chuckling.
She shook her head. "It's what I went to Eqwestwia for! To take over!" Moon yelled, resulting in the waking of the golden retriever that laid upon my bed. I should have named her Enderman since she takes everything she shouldn't be taking.
Goldie jumped up, wagging her tail and panting, trotting over to Moon.
"Hi there...dog who is...bigger than me..."
Goldie replied with a long lick to the side of her face.
Moon gasped and fell to the floor, frantically trying to rub it off with her hooves. "EEEWWWWW!!!!"
I gave a small laugh as I tried to pull Goldie away from Nightmare Moon, delivering her a barrage of licks. "Come on, Goldie! I just gave the poor filly a bath!"
Goldie complied hesitantly, before changing her mind about Moon and came to tackle me to the ground.
"Yeah, get the peasant instead!" Moon hollered.
I didn't fight goldie, since when it comes to me, she will NOT stop licking until she feels I've had enough. by that time, my face was wet with her slobber, and finally she ceased as trotted out of the room.
"YEah, go play with your toys, ya silly mutt!" I laughed sarcastically, sitting up, drying my face with a sleeve. "Now here were we again, Moon?"
"Me taking over Eqwuestwia!" she replied cheerily.
I gave a roll of my eyes. "If anything, it'll be a long time till that happens. What will you do till then?"
"I dunno. C-can I stay with you?" Moon asked with pleading eyes. "I don't know what's out there, and I can't even defend myself!"
I chuckled slightly she finally came to understand that point out of everything else. Smiling I held her closer. "That was the whole idea, Moon. You stay as long as you need, okay?"
She smiled as well. "Thank you. Your kindness for me shall nevew be forgotten," she said softly, resting her head on my chest, resulting in me planting a kiss on her head.
I couldn't help myself, at this point. The cuteness was just too much!
Moon gasped and jumped o the floor, glaring evily at me. "Did you just kiss me!?"
I nodded, blushing from embarrassment. "Sorry, I couldn't handle it..."
"So you DO want to have affaiw with me!" Moon accused, with a rather amused laugh afterwards.
"No I don't! You're just a filly! and even if you were grown I wouldn't want an affair with you! Here in my world, thing like that are deeply frowned upon!"
She suddenly gave me a blank stare. "Then why'd you kiss me?"
I struggled to form words, stuttering and sputtering like an old car engine refusing to work. "I..I just thought you were really cute is all!" I blushed redder, probably looking like a cherry, but mutated with a human face.
"Whatever." Moon mumbled in a tone of sarcasm. She then jumped on the bed and laid on her back. "Now make with the bewwy wubs!" Moon ordered, pointing a hoof at her stomach, which had become a bit fluffier now that she had a bath.
I rolled my eyes and sat next to her, and began rubbing her abdomen. "Yes your highness."
Moon giggled and moved into my lap. "My loyal slave."
She laid staring up at me with a soft smile with her forelegs to her chest, and her hind legs sprawled over my lap as she laid on her back. I smiled back at her as I scratched my nails lightly into her fur.
"I'm not gonna be your slave, but if you behave, I'll reward you with treats like this."
Moon groaned and gave a stern look at me. "I do not take the ordews from the likes of you. I'm only awwowing you to live because of your fwench toast which I demand be fed to me evewy morning I am here. If you cannot fufill that simple task, I will have no choice but to kill you once the opportunity pwesents itself to me. Am I cleaw?"
I laughed as my only reaction to her threats to end my life. "Moon, you have no idea how hard it is to take you sewiously wif a voice wike dat!"
Bazeeww!! was the sound of another beam as it shot out from ehr horn, and met my nose. It gve me a slight twitch and nothing more.
"Heh, that only tickled!" I teased, poking her belly.
"Will I ever be able to actually inflict damage upon your weak and nimble body?" Moon asked with an angered expression. From what I see, she's pretty upset she can't seem to inflicy any damage to me. I suddenly felt Like Edgar Allen Poe, because why not? And so my reply was simply this;
"Nevermore."
Quoth Nightmare Moon, "What do you mean by nevermore? That I won't ever gain back my powers needed to bwing Cewestia to evil justice!?"
"Nevermore." I replied, trying my hardest to keep a straight face.
Quoth nightmare Moon, "Do you even think I'll evew weturn to Eqwuestwia?"
"N-nevermore!" I said again, now fighting the urge to laugh.
Quoth Nightmare Moon, "I've had enough of this!" Moon grunted as she threw herself off of me. "So much for bewwy wubs!"
She sighed heavily with a roll of her eyes as she left the room.
"Nevermore!" I called out to her as she slammed the door shut with her magic.
"I hate you!" she called back.