Keeper of the Night

by CaptainExtremis

Clarity

Previous Chapter

Nightmare Moon and I slept in until about eleven a.m. I woke up earlier than her and reached for my alarm clock and slammed the off button in a flash. I looked back at Nightmare, who only snorted and rolled over onto her side. I got up quietly and dressed as I walked downstairs to make some late breakfast. I snatched some pancake mix and started flipping them as soon as the batter was ready.

I had made a small platter of flapjacks when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and saw Nightmare Moon, still wearing her bra and panties. I expressed my surprise that she came down, because I was going to bring the pancakes up to her.

"Ah, so that is what I woke up smelling. You were making those light, flat cakes for me, and without my asking as well? You make quite a fine servant," she said as she sat down. I grabbed a couple napkins, ran over, and placed one gently on her lap. Then I took my spatula and scooped up a handful of pancakes and slid them on her plate. I could see her lick her lips with satisfaction, and she grabbed one with her hand and began to chow down. I was about to ask if she wanted a fork, but she stopped after awhile and looked at me with a questioning stare.

"Is...something wrong? One of them undercooked?" I asked.

She ignored my question and commanded, "Sit down, Miles. I did not say you had to wait for me to finish."

Without thinking, I snatched a plate off the counter and piled a couple pancakes on it, all the while asking myself, I was so sure she'd expect me to wait before she finished eating. What's she planning? as I watched her practically shovel the whole tary of food into her mouth. I really had to smile, because I wasn't expecting such an imposing figure to have such a monstrous appetite.

We finished up at about eleven forty-five. I was glad I had decided to call work yesterday and tell them I'd work Friday instead of today. I was really lucky I didn't get on anyone else's shift. Nightmare Moon sat at the table after finishing off the last pancake, rubbing her belly. I decided to watch TV until she asked something else of me, but no sooner had I sat down on the recliner than I felt something lift me up by the heel and leave me dangling in midair. Nightmare Moon was still sitting in her chair with her arms folded and horn glowing.

"And what do you think you are doing, Miles?" she interrogated.

It was tough to say with all the blood rushing to my head, but I replied, "...I-I was just waiting for you to give me an order, Nightmare Moon."

Nightmare shook her head and brought me closer with her magic field and dropped me at her feet.

"You have much to learn," I heard her say as she stood up and walk back to the stairs. She paused at the first step and gestured for me to follow. I stood up in a hurry and ran to her side. As we walked up to my room, she explained, "I take back what I said earlier. If you were a true servant, you would have waited for me to say something, instead of simply running off," with a noticeable amount of disappointment. We entered my room again.

"My apologies, mistress," I said. "What did you want of me?"

Nightmare Moon pointed to my games collection under the TV. "Do you remember when I said you must teach me how to play your videogames?" she asked. I nodded. She bent over, picked up a PS3 controller, and sat down on the foot of the bed. "Now is that time," she finished. I was a bit surprised that she was serious about it, but I grabbed a copy of Super Street Fighter Four and said, "Let's start of with something easy."


I had taught her all the basics and we spent a couple hours in Training Mode. She had taken on the AI in a couple matches and beat Easy and Normal settings without much difficulty. I was rather pleased with her. She caught on very quickly, and she was really enjoying herself. I liked to see her smile the way she did when she finally won against an opponent on Hard. "Nice work! That was a sexy combo you used to finish Dudley off," I congratulated her.

She laughed and looked at me. "Good. Do you think I am ready to face you?"

I was shocked. She obviously didn't know I had been playing the game for at least six years, and though I'm not a pro at it, I still had more experience than she did. But the thought of kicking her ass virtually was tantalizing, and besides, I didn't want to back down and disappoint her. I picked up a second controller and turned it on. We went to character select and I picked Guile. She chose Chun-Li, who I had guessed was her favorite character. We went to the Construction Site stage and as soon as the timer ticked down, Nightmare Moon rolled behind me and used a sliding kick to knock me off the ground and followed it up by kicking me into the air. I was surprised by how fast it happened, but quickly regained control and came back down with a dive kick that clipped her shoulder. We duked it out on the ground for a few minutes, brought it up with midair combos, and came back down. Nightmare unleashed her special moves on me twice and I just barely dodged the second one. However, after I jumped out of the way of Chun-Li's helicopter kick, she came right back and devastated me with a nasty combo from behind. That took away the last of my life bar and ended the match.

Nightmare Moon cheered as I stared at the screen in disbelief. I tossed the controller aside and muttered, "Beginner's luck."


We were playing an assortment of fighting, puzzle, and platformer games for the whole afternoon. I came back downstairs to make dinner while Nightmare Moon busied herself with Luigi's Mansion. I had made sure to place some beef out to thaw a couple hours back, to make hamburgers for me and veggie burgers for Nightmare Moon. I grilled them up and went up to talk to Nightmare Moon, who was still stuck on the second phase of Luigi's Mansion. I told her, "I made dinner, Nightmare. Do you want me to bring it up?"

She looked at me, shook her head, and stood up. We walked back downstairs and ate our burgers in silence until Nightmare Moon heard some loud noises coming from the woods that sounded like yelling and splashing.

"What is that dreadful row?" she asked.

I grimaced. "That's the public pool closing up."

Nightmare Moon stared at me and said, "You never told me you had a pool. Let us go there. Now."

"Not so fast, my lady," I said. "It's extremely unsanitary, and I really don't want to tell you what's in that water."

Nightmare Moon gazed out the back window in thought and said, "Does the water get replaced?"

"Every Saturday at seven, after the pool closes," I answered.

I heard Nightmare's chair scrape the floor and I turned to see her get up and walk to the calendar. I groaned. It was currently seven'o'clock. "Ah, so it is tonight," she sighed under her breath. She turned back to me, looked at the clock, and grinned wryly.

I put my hands up and explained we couldn't go yet. People were still leaving the pool, and it was too light outside. I was afraid someone would see her and call the police.

She said we were going to camp out in the woods until the water was replaced. I grimaced again and ran upstairs to grab my swimming trunks and a bikini.


I was freezing. We had been camped between the trees for half an hour, but we had seen the officials and lifeguards bring the water in and drain the pool. We were waiting for them to leave now. Nightmare Moon had put me on lookout duty. After what felt like a drawn out conversation, the last two men finally left.

"Okay, Nightmare, we're clear. Are you-" I froze when I saw Nightmare Moon in her really small bikini. I completely zoned out for a few seconds before I realized she was staring at me with an eyebrow raised. I cleared my head and just waved over my head to signal we could go.

The pool has a seven foot fence around it, but Nightmare Moon just flew over it and a few seconds later, hoisted me over with her magic. Unlike her, though, I didn't change in the woods, so I said, "If you'll permit me, Nightmare, I need to change." She waved me off and I slunk into a changing stall and undid my pants. Massive hard-on, right on schedule, I thought. I really wished I had brought a one-piece instead of a bikini for Nightmare Moon, or better yet, normal clothes that I could easily wash. I got my trunks on and adjusted my penis so it wasn't as noticeable, and I went back outside.

Nightmare Moon was already wading around in the water. She noticed me and motioned for me to come in. I placed my foot in the water and, while it wasn't warm, it wasn't freezing cold either. I slowly made my way into the pool, and had just gotten my groin accustomed to the water temperature when I noticed Nightmare Moon coming closer. I stood my ground with anxiety and a sudden excitement which I had never felt before, but I shrugged it off as being generically aroused. She stopped very close to me (I could almost touch her boobs with my nose) and looked down. She was smiling. I nervously smiled back.

"This water is quite soothing, isn't it?" she asked. I could've sworn I heard a very seductive edge to her voice.

"Y-yeah...it is," I chuckled nervously. Neither of us said anything for awhile, but I was feeling very uncomfortable, so I slowly began to swim away from Nightmare Moon, but as soon as I turned my back fully, I felt her hands grab me, pull me back and shove me up against the side of the pool.

"Now where are you off to, Miles?" she asked. I could definitely hear lust in her voice now. I was shaking.

"I...I thought that...you just, um...just wanted to sw-swim around for a little, and I'd just leave you to it, but then you kinda-"

My mind was racing. I was with Nightmare Moon. A sexy Nightmare Moon. Alone. I was extremely confused over why she was acting this way, until I felt something wet and smooth rub up against my thighs. I looked down and first, I saw Nightmare Moon's cleavage. Then, I felt her lower body touch mine and I realized what I felt against my legs. It was Nightmare Moon's thighs.

Whatever was going through Nightmare's head, I wanted no part of it. Oh, yeah, I was getting hot under the collar, but let me reiterate: Nightmare Moon was taller and stronger than me. If we got down and dirty, she could easily snap my cock in two. I had to think of something, fast. In an instant, I put on an expression of surprise and grabbed her shoulders and whispered, "Dive." She looked confused, but I pushed her under as quickly as possible, then went under myself.

I motioned for her to surface again after a few seconds. We broke the surface and she looked at me with subtle frustration.

"What was the meaning of that?" she huffed.

I responded, "Saw a night watchmen stroll by. He didn't notice us."

Nightmare Moon turned around, as if she was looking for the aforementioned guard. She spun around again and thought for a minute. She waded over to the pool steps and got out.

"Perhaps now is not the best time..." she muttered. I looked at her in a confused manner. She noticed me and quickly added, "For swimming, of course."

I clambered out and we grabbed our clothes and walked back home to clean up and go to bed.