Book: The Magical Arts of Wishes (Is going to be Revised)

Learning of Nightmare

"NightmareMoon? Really? Is there something shorter I could call you or would you like to stick to formality?" I asked looking up at her from the floor at her questioningly.

"I don't have a shortened forme of my name. Nopony has ever asked for a shortened one before." The large black mare said as she walked to a window and looked out it. "But, I assume you can call me Moon. Of course the only time I will allow it is if we are alone as we are now."

"Oh, okay I understand." I tried to stand again but once again my stomach met the floor. "Ugh..."

"Are you having trouble standing?" I look to Moon to see her with an amused smile on her face looking back at me. "Would you like some help?"

"Please... I'm really not used to this." I felt myself lift off the ground as a dark purple hugh surrounded me and stood me up. "um... huh, that's weird..."

"What is weird? There seems to be nothing out of the ordinary here." Moon said with a now confused look in her eyes.

"Is there a mirror somewhere near here?"

"No there isn't. Why do you wish for one?"

I nod in response. "I do wish I had a mirror. I could see what I look like." A few seconds later a mirror materializes in front of my eyes in a soft flash of blue. "What the hell!" I take a few steps back away from the mirror.

"How... How did you do that without magic? A pegasus shouldn't be able to do such things!" She backed off as well, her horn started to glow.

"How about we ignore the mirror and talk about something else?"

"Yes that would be nice." She calmed down given the tone of her voice becoming calmer.

"Okay... I have a question."

"What would that be?"

"Why are you here... all alone?" I look in the mirror thoughtfully as I wondered on it looking at my new features. A candy silver colored pegasus looked back at me with ruby red eyes and a straight face. The mane is a azure blue color with scarlet highlights.

"I-" She started but she clearly hesitated on what to say, as a result her voice cracked. I heard the clearing of a throat and she continued. "I am feared. Also, if I left this place I would get either killed or banished to the moon. I tried to take over Equestria... thus... earning me the privilege of being... Hated."

"Ah... but that still doesn't explain why you're alone. You see... No matter how much you're hated, despised, or shunned you can still have a friend. I know that for a fact." I slip around the mirror trying to stay standing to look at her. She just stared at me. And stared. And stared. Until she broke the silence.

"I have thought about what you have told me, but I cannot be forgiven even if I want to be."

"You don't want to be forgiven? Why wouldn't you want to be?"

"I-I don't want to be forgiven because I don't deserve it."

"So, You just want to live in your own darkness by yourself?"

"Yes...." She said with a slow sad nod.

"I'm sorry but that darkness... It is senseless to sit in it and do nothing. Evil once or not. Any- er... Anypony has a chance for redemption... For reformation... Also forgiveness." I clumsily make my way to her almost tripping over my hooves a few times. "Moon I'll say what I know," She looks up at me with a refined blank face. "I know what you've done. I assume this much, senses you haven't attacked or killed me yet, you're fine in my book."

"Y-you..." She threw her hooves around me and pulled me into a spine-crushing hug. I won't dare to tell her to stop because it hurts. The reason behind that would be because it would hurt her. "Y-you are too kind to a terrible pony like me. Thank you."

"W-well that's what friends are for, right?" I feel my spine pop in a few places as her hug tightens even more at me calling her my friend. Trying to ignore the pain, I hug back gently.

"Thank you, but... There is something I'd like to ask you." The hugging stops and she backs up a pace so we are standing about five feet apart.

"Oh? What's that?" I tilt my head slightly

"How old are you?"

"Um... if you must know I am 17."

"Really? Such referential wisdom at such a young age how did you manage to get it?"

"Um... I guess you can say I am a councilor of sorts." A lie, yes, but it's better than nothing at all. I have to change the subject somehow. "Um...So Moon, why don't you tell me about yourself? Like where you were born and stuff like that."

"Well... Alright. I was born or rather created one-thousand and two years ago by Princess Luna's lust, envy, and greed. I'm what she turned into...."