Reminder: Author's Note at the bottom

She has been unconscious for who knows how long. Something ran down her cheek and stroke her chin. Nightmare Moon slowly opened her eyes and moaned. When she came to, her eyes widened. Standing in front of her was a man. He wore a black suit and a red tie. His skin was ghostly white and he had no face nor any hair. Nightmare Moon wanted to scream but she couldn't. She was in a standing position. Her fore hooves were chained over her head, her hind hooves were chained together, a ring was placed on her horn to prevent her from doing magic, and there were several layers of duct tape gagging her. The man approached a little bit closer and placed a hand on his captive's cheek. Nightmare Moon shut her eyes tightly and looked away, a whimper emitted from behind the tape. The man known as Slender, wiped a tear off Nightmare Moon with his thumb. He then turned around and left his captive to cry alone in the dungeon.

As Slender walked down the hall, something was in his way. Actually, someone was standing in his way. He wore a black shirt, a red leather jacket, brown pants, and running shoes. The human clenched his fists, which then engulfed in fire. Slender shrugged and approached the human wordlessly until he was a good 20 feet away. With lightning speed, he quickly charged at the human. Said human evaded the strikes and threw numerous fireballs at his opponent which didn't do damage. Even though he focused on attacking Slender, he kept taking quick glances at the door behind him. What he's here for is right behind the door. But the only way to get to it is to get rid of this fucker. Slender struck him across the face. The human cried out as he skid across the stone floor. He got to his feet and threw several fireballs. Suddenly, long black tendrils sprouted from Slender's back. The human spotted a skeleton leaning against the wall and took the sword from its grasp. When he turned back to face his opponent, he was gone. The human took shallow breaths while gripping tightly onto his sword. From where he was, he could hear noises coming from behind the door. He charged at it and broke it down. In front of him was Nightmare Moon. Was this the right choice? He knew Nightmare Moon is evil. But in reality, this is Princess Celestia's sister. The human steadily approached the villainess with extreme caution. There is knowing what she will do. Nightmare Moon stared at the human pleadingly with her green eyes. Could this be a trap? Or does she really need his help? These questions filled the human's mind. Shaking them off, the human made an incision on the gag and began to unwrap the tape. He felt this is the wrong thing to do, but at the same time, it feels right. After removing the duct tape, he removed the ring placed on Nightmare Moon's horn. To his relief, he watched as Nightmare Moon turn back to the mare he knows most. The human sliced the chains that restrained her. Princess Luna placed a hoof on his cheek and another on his shoulder. She then brought him in for a kiss.

This also isn't right... This human loves Princess Celestia. What will she think if she catches him doing this with her sister? The human didn't care though. He felt like he went to Hell and back to rescue the Ruler of the Night. Suddenly, there was a gushing sound and the kiss broke apart. The two look down and saw a large black spike sticking out of the human's chest. The spike retracted, widening the human's wound. The human fell to the floor, losing consciousness and life rapidly. Princess Luna eyed Slender and saw one of his tendrils soaked with the human's blood. Her eyes glowed white, now with her magic back, she can get rid of the foul being just like she does with her subjects' nightmares. But once she got rid of Slender, the human who was lying in the ground had vanished too. His body wasn't there nor was his blood. Princess Luna glanced around in search of the human, but he was nowhere to be found. She got rid of her own nightmare.

When Princess Luna woke up, the sun was setting, and her time to raise the moon was approaching. She walked towards her window in her Canterlot home. Walking down the streets of the kingdom was the human from her dream, alive and well. "Cale, wait up!" A voice called. Cale turned his head and saw Princess Twilight catching up to him. Princess Luna watched as the two had a friendly conversation but as she did, a strange feeling grew inside. Did she have feelings for this human? Is it possible for everything that happened in that nightmare is what caused her to grow attached to him? Princess Luna watched as Princess Twilight bid goodbye to Cale. The latter, feeling exhausted, sat against a brick wall and leaned his head against it.

It was time. Princess Luna used her magic to turn Equestria night and raised the moon up high. She noticed Cale still sleeping against the wall. She flew down and landed in front of him and watched his peaceful, sleeping form.

This was her chance to get to know him more. This was the perfect time for Princess Luna to go to him and admit her love to him. Only she didn't. She wasn't so sure how this will turn out. For that, she flew up back to the balcony to let him sleep in peace. Not long after she left, Cale woke up, got to his feet, and stretched. He thought for a moment what it was he wanted to do. Shrugging it off, he took a stroll down the streets of Canterlot unaware that the Princess of the Night was watching him from the balcony on which she stood, watching him intently.

She believed that love can happen. What she didn't believe is sometimes love can start from a dream or in her case, a nightmare.

Can it?

Author's Note

Wow. First time I used my OC without using the texts of a first-person fic, not to mention one use of dialogue?!

How did I do on my first try at this?

Poorly? Yeah, maybe.

Oh well...

This story is canon to the story The Four Horsemen of Equestria and happens 2 days before the story New Friends for Lightning Dust.