Fly away with me

Nightmare Moon strolled along a moonlit path, her hooves clacking on the path. She breathed in the night air, all of it her doing. Yet, even with her moonlit kingdom, she felt… empty. But every time that one griffon flew overhead, the emptiness subsided into a feeling of warmth and joy.

On this very night, the griffon was out on a flight in the night air. Nightmare Moon saw her and flew up, a distance behind her, hidden in the clouds. Gilda took no notice of this, and continued with her various elegant loops and twirls through the air. Nightmare moon sighed softly, unable to hide her awe at the beauty of Gilda.

“Hello, Feathered Beauty,” she whispered into the night sky. The griffon whirled around very rapidly, emitting a growl of surprise.

“Who’s there?” she called, a slight accent twisting her voice into a melodious song.

Nightmare Moon rose up from her cloudy hollow, the drops of rain yet to fall glistening on her powerful dark blue wings. “’Tis me, oh griffon of the night.” She glided gently towards the sleek animal, blushing in spite of the calm attitude she was trying to pull off.

“Oh. Hello, grand Nightmare Moon, caster of the Eternal Lullaby.” The griffon, too, had a blush forming a rosy line above her sharp beak. She looked at the alicorn, and saw at once what she had come for. She saw it in her eyes, heard it in the rapid beating of her Nightmarish heart.

“I…I…I lo-“ Nightmare Moon started, but her stuttered words were cut off when the griffon kissed her. After a startled moment, Nightmare Moon kissed her back, and the night air was filled with something other than bats and clouds.

That night, it was filled with love.