The Shinobi in Equestria

Training begins

Night was upon Equestria and all lay silent. Star had spent the rest of the daylight taking in the endless corridors of the castle. Each hall was apparently endless with doors that lined every wall. He also found the Royal Canterlot Library that was credited in having almost every book in existence! Star had spent a good portion of the day sat in the library reading on previous major historic events in Equestrian history with the latest being Princess Luna’s return to Equestria after the banishment of nightmare moon. Speaking of the Princesses, after his meeting with them, he had not seen them anywhere! You would think that royalty couldn’t have simply disappeared but the staff did not know and neither did the guards. They were given orders to expect an absence from the commander of the guard, Somepony named Shining Armour. He sounded like a nice person if not a dutiful and slightly stuck up stallion. To his credit, if he was of noble descent, most of them were utterly snobbish, he made it seem like he was man that put the princesses and the people first.

Star moved down a familiar corridor to his room that the maids had prepared. It was the same that he had been gifted on his first stay at the castle. “Maybe Twilight won’t wake me this time.” Star chuckled to himself. With time on his side during this journey, he had time to examine the area around his room. It was in the ‘Lunar Wing’ of the castle which was almost always clouded in eternal night. “Nightmare Moon would be proud of this wing...” Star laughed under his breath, hoping that no guards or maids would have heard that. It would have been bad for his reputation with the staff here to be almost insulting their rulers. The Celestial wing on the other hand, was as bright and vibrant as the princess that it represented. It was always bright in the wing, becoming as dark as the early dawn at its dimmest times. He walked back to his room and he entered the large ebony door that he remembered looming over him as if a silent, stalwart protector to his privacy, not that it did any good last time.

The room was almost the same as last time, except there was no fire roaring in the fireplace which left the room colder than last time but it was still warm enough. The bed was still the masterpiece that it had been when he had left it months ago. The black silk sheets looked incredibly inviting as they reflected the moonlight from the window that shone like a pure pearl. The moon was also on the rise, just as he had recalled it from his first time in front of that window. “Luna should be proud. She made the sky look so beautiful!” Star began to yawn a tad. He was tired and so was his body. He moved to his bed and sat down on the side of it and began to undress, carefully removing his darts so they wouldn’t stab him. He placed the darts upon the table next to the bed and he began to remove his Shokozu. The Shokozu that he wore now was slightly heavier than the one that he was brought to Equestria with but its padding made up for the extra weight that he had to carry. Rarity really outdid herself. He wondered if he would ever need to use his weapons again. He placed his trusted blade on the pillow opposite him. It served him well, never dulling and always finding its mark. It seemed that apart for show, it would probably become ornamental. He rescinded the thought after he recalled his encounter with the Ursa Majors. A shudder wound its way down his spine as he started to remove his shoes.

He placed them beside his other clothes, leaving him in nothing but his underwear before turning to the bed and opening the sheets to slip in. The bed was the most comfortable thing that he had ever felt. It probably had clouds stuffed into the mattress. Dash had once promised that they provided the best sleep ever. He would have to take her word on it as he agreed. He never felt better than when he was in this bed snoozing. He turned to lie on his back and placed his hands behind his head with his sword beside him, tucked slightly under his pillow jerking out the side. Sleep began to find the ninja and as the dream world began to call to him, he was ripped from its embrace by a miniscule noise that caused him slight panic.

A shuffle was heard briefly and a small titter followed almost immediately after. Star shot up after confirming that this was no fluke and reached for his sword. It was always best to be prepared because, from the sound of it, someone or something was in here with him. He scanned the shadows, looking for any movement, hoping to find whatever was lurking in here before it made any move, offensive or otherwise. Whenever he thought that he saw something, he focused on it to only find it being a stationary object or a trick of the moonlight. Another quiet laugh was heard that put Star on edge even further. “Who is in here?” Star called out to the darkness half expecting the darkness to return his question with an answer. Silence followed and the Shinobi sighed. He let his guard drop slightly as a loud exhale could be heard from behind him….closer than Star had thought possible. He began to turn but something kept him facing forward as he felt a breath on his neck. It was burning hot. How could he have been snuck up on? He knew it was in here from its stumbling. He was the one that was prone to the sneaky business! The breathing continued and Star felt a tongue slide its way up the side of his face, coating one of his cheeks in saliva as he began to blush. It was flat and wide and caused him a tad too much arousal for his liking in his current predicament. Wait a minute… long, flat tongue….they belonged to….ponies! Star calmed himself in his captors grasp as he began to think as the soft fur behind him brushed against him. Ok, ok…which pony could have access at this time of the night? He rattled his brain. It could be a maid or a guard but he doubted that they could sneak up on him this easy. It could be an assassin but he doubted that an assassin would take time to restrain and ‘tease’ him sexually. Who could get in here at this time of night that had an interest in him… *Smack* A face palm later and Star sighed at his stupidity for not figuring it out sooner. He spoke up.

“LUNA!” Star heard a slight laugh. He felt the hooves that were holding his arms at bay release him and the form behind him was gone without so much as a noise. With no restraint to hold him up, Star bowled over the edge of the bed and hit the carpet which led to another laugh that he could still not pinpoint the direction that it came from. He rose again to the sound of the now familiar voice. “I was half hoping that you would never guess who it was. It was nice to hold you like that. What gave me away?” Luna approached the bed shadows unfurling behind her. Star began to smile as the princess of the night sauntered her sweet self over. “It was your tongue, Luna. It’s wider than humans however, that is all I could compare it to so in a matter of speaking, you gave yourself away dear.” Luna chuckled and quietly scorned herself in a sarcastic fashion as she moved her mane slightly, still as vibrant as the night sky she crafted laying beyond the window on the far side of the room. “I suppose. To mine and Celestia’s credit, we have been hiding all day, practically stalking you and you didn’t notice us. I was even in here for at least fifteen minutes. I even saw you getting undressed and had to hold myself down and refrain from giving myself to you” She was one hell of a tease! He brought his thoughts to the information that she had just shared. How had he not even heard them? ALL DAY?! He could understand them hiding during the night, using it for cover but to disappear during the day, with no staff knowing where they we-….they lied to him. All the staff knew what was going on except him. He laughed at his incompetence. He looked to his Princess with a grin and began to speak. “So, Luna, why are you here tonight? I doubt you are here to give me a goodnight kiss.” Star was smirking at the Alicorn as she began to talk. “Can a mare not visit her stallion in the night and wish him the best of dreams? I could give you the best of dreams if you want…” Luna was giving Star far too sultry a look as she said that. He was starting to get a bit flustered at her ‘advances’. “Well, I….um… I thought that we were training tonight is all. So far I have not seen a single lesson being thrown at me.”

Luna rose with her smile never leaving her features. Her wings unfolded. “Well then, let’s get some training down then. Seeing as you failed to spot me or my sister, I believe that you need some training in perception.” Her horn glowed dark blue as her magic began to form. “Meet me outside the garden Maze. And we shall begin your first lesson.” And with that, Luna was gone. Star began to get out of his bed and moved to his recently discarded clothes. He didn’t know what she was getting out of this but he didn’t like the sound of how this was going to go. She was going to give him a perception test…in a maze. Star began to get dressed groggily, shaking off the remainder of the sleep that had almost found him. He put his Shokozu on and equipped his sword. He didn’t think that he would need his darts and his smoke bombs were too valuable. Once he was all suited up, he gave one almighty stretch to clear any sleepy aches from his bones. He was in for one hell of a night.

Luna could be seen sitting at the entrance to the maze, cup of tea in hoof, awaiting her Shadow to make and appearance. She was sure that the test she had cooked up for Star would be the most torturing thing that he had ever experienced. She began to laugh under her breath maniacally. A sonic boom could be heard in the distance and in a matter of seconds, a blur screamed to a halt in front of the Princess of the Night. “That would explain how Celestia lost her crown a few months ago. She never told me, claiming it was too embarrassing!” Luna teleported her teacup away as she began to stride in a straight line. “Ok Star, tonight we are going to fine tune your perception of your environment.

"The maze in front of you has been rigged with a myriad of traps that are armed with small pellet projectiles. They are not lethal and are slow to fly through the air. The catch is that they are enchanted to be silent and….the pellets are coated with a heavy aphrodisiac that will render you immobile with…urges should you be hit by too many.” Star could not believe what he was hearing. The pellet traps were one thing, but to debilitate him with…lust was…devilishly brilliant. They were non-lethal too. “Celestia came up with it didn’t she?” Luna began to laugh as he had hit the answer right on the head. “If you think that I can be a tease my sweet shadow, then you have never seen my sister when she flirts. She frustrates stallions to their absolute limit and then pushes them even further.” The ninja gulped. Celestia sounded like the world’s worst cock tease…or the best. He wasn't sure. Luna looked into Star’s eyes. “If you do become debilitated, you will have to come to either me or Celestia as there is no way to make the aphrodisiac wear off without us. It will leave you on the edge and never allow you to tip over into bliss. That was also Celly’s idea!” She was EVIL!!!

Star turned to the entrance and began to sweat. This was going to be nerve-racking. He didn’t want to have to admit that he failed the test… so he was going to try his god damn hardest.

He took his place before the first hedge and waited for Luna to let him continue onward. “The objective is to make it to the center of the maze with as little hits as possible. Remember, these things are hidden well. Really look for them. If you focus properly and take in your surroundings, they will be easy to spot.” Luna spread her wings and was ready to take flight. “Either myself or Celestia shall be waiting in the middle of the maze for when you finish the course…should you finish. If you don’t then just shout ‘Eclipse’ 3 times and one of us will collect you.” Luna lowered her wings for a moment and moved towards Star. She brought her face close to his and pressed her lips towards her shadows. His lips were like satin. The lovers stay connected for a long moment, enjoying each other’s lips and embrace under the white god, bearing down on all denizens of the night. After their kiss had ended, Luna took flight and was soon gone from Star’s view.

“Well, there is no sense in standing here. Onward!” Star took his first tentative step into the unknown…

*Pat!*

A small pellet had buried itself into his thigh. It didn’t hurt but its…other effects were felt immediately. Warmth began to flood his body.

This was going to be a long night…

Author's Note

First of all, I'm sorry! I completely forgot that I had wrote this! It was sitting there for 4 days...

Well it's here and things are heating up! How will the human fare? Will he succumb to the toxins or will he come out stronger than ever?

Muahahaha- ugh *cough* *cough*.......uhm...sorry bout that.

If you have gotten this far, you have done more than I can ask for. Thank you for reading.