Night Mares

CHAPTER ONE

A Dark Night

The Princess of the Night soared across the night sky of Equestria.  She still harbored a very small resentment that ponies chose this marvelous time to sleep.  In her glorious night there wasn’t Celestia’s harsh sun to beat down, and the colors of the night were easier on the eyes.  And the stars, the stars!  They were like the jewels of the earth but were free to all.

Princess Luna streaked across the night sky; looping, barrel rolling and swooping down to power climb back to the heights.  If the Wonderbolts were awake, they would be standing slack jawed, mouth open at her flight prowess.  Even that sassy friend of hers, Rainbow Dash would have to admit that, despite Luna being a princess, she would have to be named the Queen of the Sky!  She smiled to think that even her older sister was no match at flight.

As she soared above that favorite town of hers, Ponyville, she observed a glint and movement on a hill outside of the town proper.

‘Somepony that enjoys the night!’ thought the princess.

Luna banked hard and flew to the secluded spot.  It was no surprise that the pony there was her favorite subject, a pony that actually not a day went by that she didn’t think of, a pony that she owed much to, Twilight Sparkle.

Luna landed close with a flourish of wings.  It gave her a little amusement when it startled her sister's favorite student.  Twilight’s new wings shot out in surprise.

Seeing the Princess of the Night, Twilight bowed and properly addressed the co-ruler of Equestria.

“Princess Luna, You Highness!” said Twilight.

Luna smirked, from this pony the title and curtsy felt out of place.  Especially on a hilltop, in the dead of night with no other pony around.

“Rise Twilight Sparkle,” said the princess, fighting not to drop back into the ancient formal speech patterns, “answer me this; do you see any other ponies around?”

“No, Your Highness,” answered Twilight.

“And have thou and thy… you and your friends not aided me in the past, and was it you and they that freed me from the self-made hell of Night Mare Moon?”

“Yes, Princess.”

“And correct me if I am mistaken, but do you now hold the rank of princess?”

“Yes again, You Highness.”

“Then knock off the ‘Princess’ and ‘Your Highness’ horse-apples!” said Luna, smiling at Twilight’s reaction, “I thought we were friends!  I’m Luna, and I expect you to call me that.  At least when we aren’t in formal situations, if we called each other ‘Princess’ all the time it would just get old fast!  I can’t think how many centuries it’s been since I called Celestia ‘Princess’.”

Twilight snickered, Luna looked at her stern which made Twilight nervous, but Luna broke out in laughter.

Twilight had heard Luna laugh on many occasions.  But for the first time Twilight noticed just how pleasant and charming Luna’s laugh was, also the way her face appeared when happy was quite lovely.  Twilight didn’t understand the feeling she was having now.

“So you like to observe the stars, Twilight?” asked Luna.

“Yes Your High…, yes Luna,” stammered Twilight.

“Have you ever used the large telescope at Canterlot Castle?”

“No!” exclaimed Twilight, “I’ve always seen it from the outside, it was always off limits when I was at the School for Gifted Unicorns.  It was in a secure part of the castle.  I found out later that it was your section, you were still in the moon.”

Twilight, then blushed;

“Sorry about bringing that up, Luna.”

“Don’t be,” said Luna, “if not for you, I might have been sent back there.  Nasty dusty place, you can only play chess with yourself so many times in a thousand years.”

Luna looked at the ground, the smile had faded as she remembered those long lonely centuries.  Luna then felt a hoof on her shoulder, Twilight was looking at her with a genuine look of concern on her comely face, Luna’s smile returned.

‘She truly is a cute mare,’ thought Luna.

“Fly with me and I’ll show you wonders that your little spyglass can’t see,” said Luna with a smile.

“I can’t fly very well,” said Twilight sheepishly.

“Nonsense!” said Luna, “you just don’t have confidence.  Come with me!”

There was a dark blue aura around Twilight as Luna leapt into the sky.  Twilight couldn’t help but follow.  They achieved an altitude in no time that Twilight had never been, even in the hot air balloon.  Then Luna looked at Twilight and with a wicked grin;

“It’s sink or swim time Twilight!  I’d spread my wings if I were you.”

The aura around Twilight disappeared.  Twilight was no longer being supported, nothing below her hooves but empty space.  It was both thrilling and sickening.

Then Twilight started to plummet.  The air was whistling by her, she was about to panic when she saw Luna in a dive by her.

“Position yourself like me!” shouted Luna, “Spread your wings out.”

Twilight positioned herself with fore hooves out in front, muzzle down and wings spread.  She could feel herself in some control.

“Now pull up and beat your wings!” Luna called out.

Twilight curved her back and put her muzzle up.  She beat her wings, at first flailing but then she felt when they actually bit the air and she could feel lift.  She repeated those strokes, it became easier and more powerful.  Suddenly she felt the confidence and she shot up out of her dive.  As she climbed, Luna flew alongside of her.  Without the wind rushing by in the dive it was easier to talk and listen.

“Not bad Twilight,” said Luna with a smile, “you had a good three hundred feet left!”

“Three hundred feet!” said Twilight almost fainting.

“Focus Twilight!” said Luna laughing. “follow me!”

Luna took off like a shot.  Twilight soon could feel how she was able to accelerate and was soon alongside Luna.

“Very good!” said Luna, “now to the castle!”

Twilight flew alongside Luna, she started to feel confident enough to look around her, the land passing beneath, the woods, small settlements and even her library as the flew over Ponyville.  Then she looked up.  She knew it only an illusion but the stars and moon felt so much closer, like she could reach out a hoof and touch them.

Before she knew it, Canterlot Castle was in sight.  They headed in the direction of Luna’s tower, they touched down softly.  Twilight was so excited, she forgot herself and threw a hug around Luna, who reciprocated.

“That was so fun!” said Twilight.

“Yes, it is,” said Luna.

Then Luna thought she would take the chance and gave Twilight a kiss.  It was not a peck on the lips, but no tongue, and it was held for several moments.   Twilight didn’t fight it, but she was a tad taken aback.  They broke the kiss, Twilight blushed brightly (even in the dark).  Luna didn’t want to rush things so she changed the subject.

“Follow me and we’ll go to my observatory,” said Luna.

The elegant Alicorn led Twilight through halls that she’d never been.  The thought of the kiss she’d just shared with Luna kept creeping into her head.  And for the first time in her life, Twilight was actually checking out another mare’s flanks.  The way they were swaying was almost hypnotic, the large color splotch on which her cutie mark was located was now quite apparent.  She suddenly got the odd idea in her mind wondering if the patch continued on to the other side or was there a gap under her tail.  As her imagination worked she found herself thinking of Luna’s marehood, if surrounded by a blue or black coat.  Twilight’s own marehood was starting to feel warm and wet.

‘What’s with me?’ thought Twilight. ‘I’ve never thought about anything like this before.  Then I’ve never been kissed like that before either.  Does it matter that Luna is a mare?  The kiss was quite pleasant.  Perhaps the fact that she’s a mare really doesn’t matter.’

Suddenly Twilight’s face impacted with Luna’s flanks.  Luckily, her horn wasn’t in any position to do any injury.  Luna had stopped and now was looking at Twilight amused.

“If you want a closer look, just ask.” said Luna, with a teasing flick of her tail.

“I’m sorry Luna,” said Twilight, “I was distracted.”

“I hope so,” said Luna with a quirky smile, “I was trying my best.”

Twilight stood there shocked, Luna was really ‘coming on’ to her.

A door before them opened, there was a tight spiral stair that led to the upper platform of the tower.

It was dizzying, it was perhaps the highest point of the castle and on the side that overlooked the shear drop to the valley below.  There weren’t any walls, battlements or safety rails.  The look on Twilight’s face didn’t go un-noticed.

“What’s the matter Twilight?” asked Luna.

“It’s…it’s so high!” said Twilight, slightly panicked, “nothing to keep a pony from going over the side.”

Luna laughed hard;

“You mean like this?”

She ran to the side and continued over the edge.  But Luna just hung there in the air, flapping her wings.  Then she flew back to Twilight.

“We can fly, remember?”

Twilight looked sheepish again.

“I guess I’m still not used to the wings yet.”

Luna laughed again and gave Twilight a small kiss.

“You can be so silly, Twilight,” said Luna.

Twilight smiled, it was nice to hear Luna talk to her so comfortably.  And she found that she was really liking the kisses.

Luna walked over to the device that dominated the platform.  It was the largest telescope that Twilight had ever seen.

“So what was it you were observing tonight?”

“I was looking at the Horsehead Nebula.” Said Twilight, “I’ve always been fascinated by the way the dust lanes show against the red emission nebula behind.”

Luna just smiled and turned her attention to the telescope.

“Right ascension 05h 40m 59.0s.  Declination -02° 27’ 30.0”.  1,500 light years away,” said Luna.

Twilight was spellbound by the depth of Luna’s knowledge.  She had heard Rainbow talk of being aroused by a pony ‘talking dirty’ to her.  Twilight found the same with Luna ‘talking science’ to her.

There was a dark blue aura around the device and it started to move.  Luna looked into it then waved Twilight to come over.  Twilight approached and Luna backed away from the eyepiece.  Twilight looked in and adjusted the fine focus with her magic.

The image jumped out at her, it was the most magnificent thing she’d ever seen.  She stood there in mesmerized fascination.  She didn’t even notice that the late night temperature was making her shiver slightly.  That is until a warm wing draped over her and a warm body was pressed against her.

Twilight looked away from the heavenly vision in the telescope to another heavenly vision standing next to her.  The band of stars of the Milky Way across the sky made a stunning backdrop to the absolutely beautiful, almost god-like mare who was looking at her in a way she had never seen anypony look at her before.

“Twilight?” said Luna.

“Yes?” replied Twilight, not knowing why it was becoming hard to breath.

“Do you trust me?”

“Yes, I trust you Luna.”

“No Twilight, do you trust me?”

Twilight could sense what the Princess of the Night was asking.

Twilight always wondered how she would react if and when this moment would come.  Now it was without any thinking or analyzing.

“Yes Luna, I trust you.”

Luna leaned in to kiss Twilight as Twilight did the same.  This time it was so much deeper.  In the past, she’d thought that another pony’s tongue in her mouth would be disgusting, but now!  Oh but now Twilight wanted more!  Luna’s wing pulled Twilight closer.  Twilight’s foreleg reached up around Luna’s neck and pulled her closer as well.

Parts of Twilight’s body, that she had never given any thought to were now screaming at her.  She was becoming so wet, she was afraid that she’d peed herself.  Luna broke the kiss, a line of saliva was still connecting the two mare’s tongues.  Once again, Luna asked;

“Twilight, do you trust me?”

“Yes Luna, I trust you.”

There was a familiar glow around the two, then in a flash they were in a room reminiscent of the bed/living area she had seen of Princess Celestia's.  It was decorated differently, a bit more dark but comfortable.  There was a low fire burning in the hearth to ward off the chill from the grand open and glassless windows.  In the middle of the room was a large cushion/bed, not unlike the one Celestia favored.

Luna walked over to it and climbed on and lowered herself down to her belly with her folded legs under her.

“Please join me,” said Luna.  It wasn’t a command, it was an honest request.

Twilight climbed on and didn’t have to be told to put herself next to Luna, as close as possible, they both draped a wing over the other.  The warmth of Luna’s body was arousing.  Twilight had never been so aroused before.

“Do you realize that you are a Princess of the Night, just like me?  I’m the moon, you’re the stars,” said Luna.

“I’d never thought of it that way,” said Twilight, snuggling a little closer.  “It’s as if we were made for each other.”

Luna nodded her head;

“Perhaps we were.”

Luna and Twilight kissed again.  When they broke the kiss, Twilight’s head was spinning.

“Have you ever been with another pony?” whispered Luna, her big blue eyes locked in Twilight’s purple eyes.

Twilight was about to answer that she had always been with lots of other ponies.  But it struck her what Luna was asking.  Luna wasn’t asking if she’d been around friends, she was wanting to know if Twilight was a virgin.

“No, Luna,” whispered Twilight, slightly embarrassed, “I never have.”

“Purity is nothing to be ashamed of Darling,” whispered Luna advancing her muzzle to Twilight’s.

Luna kissed her again.  It was deeper yet, Luna started to stroke Twilight’s mane, then down her back to her dock.  Twilight instinctively raised her tail, but Luna stopped there.

“Twilight, Star of my sky, do you trust me?”

“Yes Luna, my exalted Moon, I trust you.”

Luna continued her hoof down, under Twilight’s tail.  The sensation was about to drive her wild.  Nopony had ever touched her there.

“Star of my sky, do you trust me?”

“Yes my Moon,” said Twilight with a tremble,  she never wanted anything or anypony like she was wanting Luna now.  “I trust you..... I want you.

I want you to make love to me.”

Luna smiled and gently rolled Twilight onto her back.  As Luna started to kiss Twilight’s neck, the world disappeared, the only thing left was the magnificent pony that was tenderly leading Twilight to levels of passion and ecstasy she didn’t know existed.