The Legacy of the Nameless

The princess of the night wandered quietly through the Everfree forest. She was silent, and walked slowly. The princess felt ashamed, alone, and shunned by all. Everypony slept during her night, and never praised her glorious moon. As she wandered, she heard a small sniffling sound, almost like crying. She stopped in her tracks, and looked around. The sound was quiet, but close. It was coming from the bushes. The princess took a few steps closer, and could see a young filly lying on the ground, and it was crying. The foal seemed to be extremely young, a few days old at most. It looked starving, and there weren't any ponies nearby. Luna looked at the yellow foal. The foal had blue eyes, and golden yellow coat. She had a red marking on her front hooves that reminded the princess of royal shoes. The foal's feathers were two colors, the secondary feathers being a light blue. It had a turqouise mane, and a little unicorn's horn poking through it.

"Where are thou parents little on?" The princess was worried about the foal. It wouldn't last long out here alone. The foal looked up at her, still crying. It looked abandoned. "Oh, thou's parents abandoned thee?" The princess walked around the bush, lying down beside the foal. It looked up at her, and rubbed against her. Luna smiled. "Thou wish for us to be thou's mother?" The foal had curled up beside her, comforted by the soft fur. The princess frowned, feeling how cold the foal was. She opened a wing, using it to blanket the freezing foal, who snuggled closer. "Thou shun our night as well?" She thought the foal had fallen asleep, but she saw that it was awake. "No, thou does not," the princess smiled. The foal cooed, her belly grumbling. She was starving, having gone without food for a while.

"Oh no, we shall go fetch thee some food," the princess levitated the foal onto her back, and quietly started traveling back towards town. She didn't want the foal to starve to death, she feared to see such a young pony's life end so soon. The foal curled up on her back, taking in the warming comfort. "We think thou should get a name, but we cannot think of one. But thou shan't go without a name! Otherwise thou would be nameless!" She heard the baby coo when she said the last word. The princess blinked. "Thou liketh the name Nameless?" The baby cooed again. "Then thou shall be Nameless!" The princess laughed. The foal clapped her hooves together and smiled.

The two arrived at the edge of the forest. She spreads her wings, preparing to fly. She flapped her wings, rising up, until she heard the foal start crying. The princess landed, having barely been off the ground. "Thou is afraid of heights we presume? Then we shall have to walk!" She quietly walked along the path that lead towards Canterlot. It would be a long trip, but she would have to make it. The foal had quieted, curled up in her new mother's fur, watching the stars shine above.

They entered the city, though most of the stores were closed, which wasn't a surprise anymore. The princess lowered her head and sighed. There was little luck for her to find an open shop this late during her night. She was right, all the homes and shops were closed. The foal's belly grumbled, and she sniffled. She was starving, and needed food soon. "Oh little one, we will try our best to findeth thou some food..." the princess perked up. "The castle! Of course!" The princess laughed. She trotted smoothly, trying not to disturb the foal. She walked up the stairs into the castle, heading towards the kitchen.

There was a bat-pony calmly standing in the kitchen, having no orders to cook at the moment. He was startled when the princess of night came into the kitchen. "We require assistence!" The princess claimed.

"What is it you require Princess?" The bat-pony was bowing down slightly, debating whether it was required or not.

"We found a small foal abandoned in the forest, who is starving and needs food!"

The bat pony looked confused, but then noticed the bright yellow foal sitting on the Princess's back. "Will do, your Majesty," the bat pony saluted and ran off. He returned a little while later holding a warm baby bottle in his mouth.

"Thank you servant," the princess lifted the bottle with her magic and held it in front of the foal. The foal pressed her hooves around it, getting a grip on it and starting drinking. She enjoyed the feel of the warm milk trickling down her throat, and the relief of getting something into her long empty belly.

"I will go inform Princess Celestia of the new citizen," The servant turned to leave, but was stopped by the lunar princess.

"Halt. Thou isn't to tell our sister of Nameless. Nopony is to be told of our new child," The princess narrowed her gaze. She didn't want her sister to know, she felt her sister would force her to abandon it, considering it was a natural born alicorn, the first since their own births.

"Yes your majesty," the servant bowed and went off towards its chamber. The foal had just finished her milk, the bottle near empty.

"Thou was quite hungry!" The princess laughed, setting the drained bottle on a counter. Luna made her way through the halls of the castle, shielding the foal from sight with her wings. Now that she wasn't starving, the foal would constantly clap her hooves together and let out a small coo. She was much happier, and didn't feel alone anymore. The princess smiled softly and walked into her chamber. She set the little foal down onto the bed, sitting down in front of it. "Thou loves the night, does thou not?" The baby simply cooed in response.

"Hm... thou would be shunned by the others... just as we be shunned by our subjects," the princess held a hoof to her chin and thought. "We need new subjects, the bat-ponies serve us well but they are few. We shall make our own subjects! Thou shall be the first! But, what shall we make thou?" Luna looked at the foal, thinking deeply about the foals new form. "Ah! We know! Hold still little one, and we shall change thee into something new!" The Lunar Princess's horn began to glow, the foal's body being surrounded by sparkles and a similar glow. There was a flash of light, and the change was quickly passed. The foal yawned, a forked tongue sliding out between a row of sharp teeth. She had two curved horns falling behind her ears, white spikes running along her back. Her furry tail was replaced by a long draconic one, with turqiouse feathers at the end. Each of her front hooves had five claws sprouted, the claws themselves being white. Her hind legs looked more bird-like, the bird 'scales' were light blue like her wings. Her eyes became solid color, black slits replacing her pupils. She had two long fangs like a vampire bat, the reason unknown.

"Ah, there. Thou has fangs like a bat, eyes like a cat, and the hind legs of an owl! Animals that honor our night! Everything else is meant to keep thou safe, and make thou more unique to our sister's subjects. Thou shall be known as Queen Nameless! Rule of the Farucans!" the princess smiled. The changed foal fluttered her wings, attempting to fly over to her new mother. She succeeded, landing in front of the princess. Luna lied down, holding the foal close with her forelegs. Nameless looked up at her, smiling. There wasa soft purr as she cuddled close.

"Our dear child, sleep well. Tomorrow we shall find thee a kingdom!"