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After an hour or so walking through her 'Garden of Shadows', Princess Luna and I arrived back to my room. "So this is where I say 'goodnight'?" Princess Luna asked timidly.

"I'm afraid so" I answered as I looked at the clock. I was getting late and I needed to catch on with my sleep. "But we will see each other tomorrow night" I said in an assuring tone. "Count one that."

"Okay..." Princess Luna said. She rose on her hind legs and wrapped her fore hooves around me in which I returned her hug. "Goodnight my Cale" she said.

"Goodnight, Your Highness" I said with a smile. Princess Luna laughed softly.

"Please, you don't have to be formal with me."

"Ok" I said with a laugh. We broke the hug and I watched as Princess Luna used her magic to close my door. I removed my shirt and hung it next to my jacket. I kicked off my shoes, took off my pants, and laid on my back on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I had a good time tonight with Princess Luna. That walk tired me out so much, that sleep started to kick in. I relaxed my body and allowed the tiredness to take over.

I don't know how long it's been, but sometime in the middle of the night, I heard the unmistakable soft voice of... Night,are Moon? "Cale... Cale, wake up" she whispers. I moaned tiredly and stirred to the side. "Wake up my Cale" she coos again.

"Nightmare Moon, it's late" I said tiredly. The mare laughs and strokes my face. I opened my eyes, but before I could react, the sight in front of me was something I never expected to see during my time in Equestria. Night,are Moon didn't have her armor on. Her black coat, her horn, and flowing blue mane were still there. However, she was more humanoid. In other words, an anthro. She wore a bra and panties with the similar color of the armor she wears. She straddled my chest and was giving me the most loving smile. I counted five fingers on her hands and five toes on her feet. Her nails were the same color as her mane and tail.

"Nightmare Moon, what's going on?" I asked as I sat up.

"I can't help it Cale" she said. "After bidding you goodnight, I couldn't help but stop thinking about you" she said.

"No, I mean... Your humanoid look. Why not come to my room as the alicorn you were?"

"If I kept my hooves, how can I do this?" My heart nearly jumped when she grasped my hands with hers. I stared with wide eyes as her fingers intertwined with mine. She then removed her hands from mine and wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into a hug, careful that I wouldn't bump into her horn. "And this?" She asked. My heart jumped and a chill ran down my spine as I felt her scratch my back gently. I hope she didn't read my mind while I sleep complaining that I had a 'fucking itch on my back but I'm too tired to scratch it.' Most likely she did. After scratching that itch for several seconds, the hug broke apart and she was now staring at me intently.

"Nightmare Moon..." I began. "I never knew you loved me so much you would change forms to be more close to me" I said. She blushed as I said this.

"I don't have long though" she said. "The effects of this spell will wear off in the morning and I can't perform this spell until I raise the night once again."

"You should've told me about this spell."

"I can't, that is why this is called The Secret Spell. It's so secret, nopony should even know it existed. So please, I beg you, don't mention this to anypony" she begged. I saw a tear fell from her pleading eyes. I placed a hand on the side of her face and wiped the tear away.

"Don't worry, I won't."

"Thank you, Cale."

"My pleasure" I said with a smile. I looked at the clock and grinned. "Well since I'm awake and I highly doubt falling back asleep again will be unlikely, what do, you want to do?" A mischievous smile spread on her face.

"Meet me in my room in one hour. Then we'll talk."

"Sounds good to me" I said. Nightmare Moon climbed off me and shrouded herself with an aura and teleported out of my room. I collapsed back down on my bed. 'One hour? That shouldn't be too bad.'

Nightmare Moon arrived in her room and smiled with relief. The fact that I accepted to meet her in her room in one hour filled her soul with great joy. Excitement grew in her. She was going to take this chance to admit her love to me officially. But all that joy and excitement ended very quickly. Her nightmare, her true, real, no bullshit nightmare begun when a ghostly white hand clamped itself over her mouth, an arm wrapped itself around her waist, pulling her against him, and two long black tendrils placed themselves on her shoulders.

The hour hasn't been up yet so what do I do to pass the time? Walk through the halls of Canterlot Castle. Since I don't know where I was going in particular, I decided to walk as an exercise. As I walked, I wondered what kind of dream Princess Luna..... Nightmare Moon had that in the end, she had a great desire for me to be her 'special somepony.' What I didn't realize is that while I was lost in this particular thought, I walked by Princess Luna's room. Another question is why is there music playing?

Inside, Slender was seated on a chair sharpening his claws. The way he sharpened them was unusual. He sharpened the claws of his left hand with the claws on his right hand and vice versa while the song 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' played on a record player. Glancing up from his work, he focused his eyeless gaze on Nightmare Moon. He stood up from the chair, turned the record player off, and approached the anthro mare. Her hands were bound together with a black tendril Slender had detached from his body. Another tendril was used to tie her bound hands to the headboard. Her feet were also bound together and another tendril tied them to the foot of the bed. Another tendril was used as a gag as well. Nightmare Moon struggled and whimpered as Slender sat down next to her. He ran his hand up on of her legs. She couldn't tell, but Slender seemed to enjoy the feel of her coat as he brushed his hand against it. A tendril sprouted from his back and it brushed itself against the soles of Nighmare Moon's feet. Nightmare Moon struggled and whimpered with fear. She was being mare-handled by a real version of the entity in her nightmare! After a few more seconds, the tendril removed itself from her feet and retracted back into Slender. The ghoul stood up and walked over to the head of the bed. Nightmare Moon shut her eyes tight and struggled to look away, whimpering and moaning behind her gag. Before Slender could do anything, a conversation coming from the hall interrupted them.

"Cale, what are you doing?" A voice from a royal guard asked.

"What?" I asked. The second my voice sounded, Slender turned his attention to the door. Nightmare Moon opened one eye and made a questioning noise.

"What are you doing in the halls this late at night?"

"I.... Don't..." My voice trailed off.

"I'm sorry? I didn't catch that" the voice of the royal guard said.

"Sleepwalking, I don't know. Go back to your post."

"Whatever you say" the two heard the royal guard trot away.

"The nerve" I muttered. Slender turned his attention back to Nightmare Moon and a really toothy smile appeared on where his mouth should be. With a flash of black, Slender was gone, and Nightmare Moon was held captive in her own room.

I was now a few feet away from Nightmare Moon's room. Looking at the clock, I saw that I had what? 30 minutes or more to spare? What am I suppose to do then? I stopped walking when Slender stood on the opposite end of the hall. Shit.... I've heard of this guy but I never bought the fact that it was true. Slender extended the claws on his ghostly white hands and six black tendrils sprouted from his back. I got into a fighting position. Squinting, I could see a very toothy grin. Damn those teeth look sharp as fuck! 30 minutes or more? I think I can handle that. Or probably not... If I die tonight, oh shit I don't want to think about it. This is one ghostie where giggling won't help at all.

Author's Note

The next few chapters after this will be the main reason why this story is rated M. If you wish to keep track on the chapters, turn on your mature settings because the same time I post the next chapter, I will turn this story from T to M.

(This author's note will be gone once this story is completed)

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