Luna's Dark Knight...

by Praeco Nigrum

A Questionable Thing: Ch 11

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Now without further interruption, ON WITH THE STORY!)


Five minutes later Luna returned with the young white furred colt nestled snugly on her back. Taking a closer look at the colt I could see that his midsection was wrapped in several roles of gauze and tape; his left eye had an eye-patch slung over it with some medical tape keeping it in place, his rear right leg was set in a splint and his front left leg was set in a sort of cast. Each of the young colts wrappings were that of a medieval design... something that would have to change if any of these ponies were going to live through the possible conflicts to come. Luna crossed the now cleaned room, seeing as I had taken the pillows and made a small bed for the colt to lay upon on my bed.

The colt had sand blond hair with light blue streaks running length wise through it, acting like water running through sand. It wasn't as poofy and bouncy and the rest of the ponies manes... It was a boys traditionalist cut... (similar to the hairstyle that Theodore Gericault wore back in the 1800's) Luna set the poor injured colt down on the pillow bed I had made and sat down on her haunches to watch me heal the child.

I hunched over and spread my hands out over the top of his body, letting the healing presence of the force rain down upon the child's somewhat broken form. A dim green light started to engulf the child as a healing aura surrounded his form, making Luna go slightly wide-eyed at the small spectacle in front of her. My eyes then began to close as I concentrated on the powers that surrounded the colt, weaving them into his wounds and repairing the damaged tissue and bone. Using the Force to dull his pain and hasten the healing process ten fold... His ribs realigned, his hind leg fused back correctly, his front leg repaired the gash, his eye rebuilt itself; though he would be slightly weaker in said eye without a transplant, along with those injuries all of the fatigue his muscles and mind had been under for the past few days was drained away.

In roughly an hour and a half his body was brought back to the pinnacle of pony health, I had even gone as far as to strengthen his anatomy against future injuries, making his bones stronger, his muscles tougher, and his tendons nigh unbreakable. Though I could not return his vision to what it used to be... I was able to give him the gift of sight once again. In the short time span Luna had gone from wide-eyed to full on flabbergasted at the hastened recovery of the foal.

"Dearest Corpus... Thou art indeed... Correct, t'was a spectacular sight... We art thankful, again, for thy friendship in these... times." Luna said in a hushed voice,, sounding awe-struck as I finished off the healing procedure. Having lived for hundreds of years has left me with quite the length of time to practice many different fields of force abilities; ranging from the mundane to the almost god like, hinting at the whole rebuilding the child's body bit here.

"Thou art truly welcome Dearest Luna... We could not stand by and watch a child die whilst there was a way to save his life... Now... It is time to let him wake on his own... This young Unicorn will be jumpy, just to warn you Princess, So be careful..." I warned as she got closer to the sleeping colt.

"We understand Dearest Corpus..." Luna muttered as she stepped back and sat down next to me, though on the floor. With me sitting on the bead and her sitting on the floor we were at about the same height finally, letting us get a better look at each other. While I glanced at Luna I could only imagine what exactly was going through her mind as she looked at me.


Perspective Change: Luna


My dearest friend was now by my side once again... I had left him for what felt like days when he had told me to leave for the castle, to retrieve my sister and some guards... Now, even though it had only been hours, I felt as if I had met him anew after all that had happened, his rescue of the foal, of me, and of all the rest of our guards and even MY SISTER! ...He was unlike any stallion I had ever been close with before. And even though I had been with this man for more than a month... I was now really looking at HIM... Not just at him... But AT HIM; I took in his strong jaw line... His, now, thick brown beard ( or at least that's what he called it)... His long, wavy, brown mane, his smooth face, broad shoulders, trim stomach and lean arms and legs... He was by no means ripped... But he was fit... Very, VERY, fit... But one of his truly striking features was his silver toned grey eyes... They were old, yet young... and held such emotion in them that I thought they might burn me if I looked to long... They were entrancing...

Over the past twenty-four hours I had seen him go from a wreck to a full on god of war in a matter of seconds... He decimated a giant Hydra, not a normal hydra, A GIANT HYDRA! I have seen him go from a Black Spector to a Golden Angel... He is a being of extraordinary talents that could rival those of mine and my sister should he ever deem that he needed to learn more, or at least he could do so in my mind at least...

I have seen his compassion, his wrath, and some emotions in between... He would make a grand ruler one day... If we ever became such that is... I could see the three of us leading this kingdom into a Golden age... for centuries to come...


Perspective Change: Darth Corpus


Well, what ever she was thinking wasn't exactly what I had in mind... So... We both sat there, trading looks and small pleasantries between us as we waited for the child to awaken from his stupor. I leaned back in my bed as we whiled away the hours, talking about some of our past escapades at certain points in our lives. I told her of some of the teachers I had had on Kesh, along with some of the things I had done to liven up some of the more boring sessions I had been forced to take.

During once particularly hilarious story, concerning the head mistress and a small slime toad, I head the yawning gasp of a child waking from a deep slumber. Looking over I had noticed that the child was stirring from his slumber and stretching out on the pillows I had arranged fro him to sleep on. The first thing that caught my attention was the bright gold sclera of the colts eyes, it was deep, very bold, and writhed with the power of the sun... or seemed to anyway.

"Young one... Thou art safe..." I called out as he started to hyperventilate when he noticed he wasn't were he was last.

"Where am I!" The colt cried out suddenly as he almost fell from the bed, almost being that I had caught him in the force and gently levitated him back up to his perch on the pillows. He was now looking at me and Luna. He saw the Princess first and had calmed down significantly... though when he laid his eyes on me he kind of freaked out again. "Monster!" The foal screamed and fell of the bead... Again... And again being caught in my grasp.

"Whoa nelly!" I sighed heavily as I caught him again, now just letting him float in the air. "Young one, if thou wishes to fall to the ground thou will continue with thy obvious shows of paranoia... All we ask is that thee listen to us and let us explain... Quietly preferably..." I said with slight condescension in my voice.

"Um... Um... OK..." The boy said after several minutes of his struggling to calm down, with a few helping hooves from Luna to be sure.

"Thanks... Now, before we begin... What is thy name young one..." I asked tenderly, keeping my voice just above a whisper as he fidgeted on his pillow seat. He was trying not to look all to intimidated by the two of us once he had found out who we were, being the Goddess of the Night and her companion.

"I...I-I am Magus Blueblood Sire, Highness..." He said, bowing his head to us individually. He then went back to his somewhat reclusive form and hunkered into his pillows to wait us out.

"There is no need for such shyness with us young one... We are hear to protect thou...So be calm... Magus Blueblood... we shalt not let any harm befall thee this night..." I then sent a wave of comfort over him, allowing him to feel that we meant no harm... I also let a wave of protective instincts flow, letting my own parental feelings flood the entire room, which got a slightly confused look to befall Luna as she looked around for the cause of this new feeling.

"Lord Corpus.. Is thou.." she began to ask, that is until I silenced her with a slight gesture of my hand.

"Later Dearest Luna..." I cooed, making her blush slightly at my chosen tone of voice. I then motioned to the now drowsy colt sitting at the end of the bed. He was swaying back and forth as his memories started to catch up with him, though slowly as I was putting a sort of pressure on his mind... slowing the flow of memories to a more manageable pace so that he wouldn't go into shock... Or coma, given his young age and what he had went through.


"Corpus... What was that that though was doing in there... HOW would be a more accurate question though..." Luna looked at me with something akin to anger and confusion showing on her features. The child was, at this moment, asleep on his pillows with a spare sheet covering his body.

"Well, Beings with my level of skill have the ability to make our emotions manifest... it is similar in some ways to a reassuring nudge or other bodily show of comfort... though it is all held within the mind, allowing us to reach across great distances to comfort a loved one or a friend in there time of need... even if they are unable to feel what we do." I explained the rest of how it affected the mind and such to the best of my ability without coming off as using words she would not have known others wise.

"Ah, We see... Then We thank thee for what thou hast done for the colt... It seemed to have helped him greatly..." Luna said with a thankful look spreading across her face. A small smile then started to spread across her muzzle, making me look at her oddly.

"Alright... What's on your mind now Temptress..." I said with a small chuckle escaping my lips. The blush that spread across her face at that was priceless!

"Uh. uh. uh..." She stuttered slightly as I gave a small snort and bopped her on the nose, making her blink rapidly at the action, trying to process what I had just done.

"Damn thou Corpus!" Luna whispered loudly! This made me laugh a little at our antics.

"Now then, what was one your mind Dearest Luna?" I asked, my voice turning serious, with a hint of mirth still present.

"As We were going to say... Thank thou... What thou did to our sister was most enjoyable... It has been several decades since anypony had brought her down a peg or two... or five in thy case..." Luna snorted and flashed me an endearing smile.

"Well... She kind of deserved it... She was not letting us explain ourselves and she then tried to capture us... not exactly the best first impression if thou asked us..." I chuckled and flashed her my own grin in return. Luna then giggled some more at my assessment of the whole situation.

"True, very true indeed Dearest Friend Corpus... Though We must ask... How art thou so strong? Thou lifted the whole of our sisters guard with very little effort... Not even our greatest mages are that strong!" Luna asked, being quite enthralled by my abilities.

"Well... It comes with years of practice... and being among a race of people that have a strong connection to the force when they ARE connected to it..." I said rubbing the back of my neck before continuing, "Though We also have the privilege of having a longer life than most ever will... Which means that as we get older We will slowly get stronger... If thou art interested We can share some of our orders Legends..." I gave her a devious grin, wanting to tell her of some of the galaxies old masters, of the beings that could move mountains on a whim, change the course of an entire planets evolution if bored, and how there were those that could move planets... and those that made solar systems.

"That... Sounds interesting, Dearest Friend Corpus... We art interested indeed..." Luna gave me a... Sultry look? Hmm, interesting...

"Very well then.. Let us tell thee of The Ancients... And of how some stars have come to be..."


Over the course of the next four hours I regaled Luna in some of the Legends of my galaxy.. With how some of the planets were crafted... how some stars were born and how some of the races had evolved with the help of crazed men... It was a hoot and a half for us both, seeing as I had seen both ends of the spectrum for most of the stories I told her we were able to make light of some of them and just have a good time as we waited for Celestia to give me a pair of cloths to wear.

Siting there I felt a small tremor in the bed, making me look around expectantly for a sign of an earth quake... but what I found was slightly less disturbing. The child was shaking and twitching uncontrollably at the foot of my bed, mumbling about his father and mother... It was heart wrenching to see tears start to trail from his closed eyes.

I tried to help the colt, sending reassuring feelings through the force to try and calm his mind. I even tried to shake him awake when the force was unable to help him. Though my shaking him did calm him for a moment all it did was earn me a bruised arm when the colt lashed out in his sleep and hit me.

"Corpus, is anything thou're doing that is helping him?" Luna asked worriedly.

"No, none of our powers are having an affect on him... But I can feel his heart rate climbing... If this continues he will give himself a heart attack, and possibly die... Is there anything within you powers of magic that can help this child?" I asked her in turn, sounding rather scared for the boy. Our eyes locked for a moment before Luna gave me a slight, hesitant, nod.

"We know something that might help... But we will need thy help, it is something we have only done a few times before..." Luna said Hesitantly, making eye contact with me and expressing her hesitance in wanting to use it with the worried look in her eyes.

"We shalt be with thee, dearest Luna, every step of the way." I returned my eyes to the thrashing colt and gave a slight sigh.

"Here we go then..." Luna's horn began to glow, along with the rest of her body only moments later, and she slowly slid down to the floor, unconscious. Seeing this I began to feel a sense of worry trickle into my mind, like a small crack in a dam as the thought of losing her made my emotions go haywire.

'It is alright dearest corpus... We art fine... Though We need thou to fall asleep as well for this to work correctly...' Luna's angelic voice rang true in my thoughts, stopping my self destructive thoughts in their tracks.

"Well, We trust thou implacably... So we shalt do as thou hast asked..." I then turned my mind in on itself as I went into a deep sleep, (Thank you meditation!).


Dream World

(Have A Nice Trip!)


"Damn... Where am I?" I stood on a large dais, atop one of the great Temples of Kesh... Over looking the emerald sea. Looking at myself I could tell that I was several years younger than I was, wearing one of my old Masters robes along with the over armor I had become accustomed to when walking among my people here. Two of the first five lightsabers I had ever acquired were now hanging on my belt.

Sending my force sense out into the surrounding area I could tell that none of the inhabitants that walked around me were real, save one. I turned around and found Luna staring at me with wide eyes as I stood under the violet skies of Kesh, the large mountain temple of our forefathers framing the skyline behind me, along with the massive forest that hung around the massive city state.

"Good afternoon Luna... How are you?" I asked, all formality gone from my mind.

"We art... good... Dearest Corpus." She said with a slight hesitance, one that most others would not have picked up.

"If you are wondering about where we are right now... This," I gestured with my right arm to the ;ad scape behind me, "Is Kesh... My second home after I was born... And as for why my mannerism has changed... Well, it is just how we talk here on this planet, we refer to each other as equals unless proven other wise... Or have a higher rank by two or more." Luna nodded slowly as she walked over to me. Her coat was the same beautiful shade of blue that I remembered from the waking world, though he mane was slightly different now. Her mane and tale had taken on a mystical void like color, the most surprising part was that there were stars and galaxies that floated through her hair, making it look as if space itself was trailing behind her.

"My, oh my Luna... You have changed..." She started to blush and was about to make some kind of statement when I held up a hand and stopped her. "It suits you... Goddess of the Night indeed... Though Mistress of the Stars would be a better Name I would think..." I said with mirth in my eyes as I saw her go into a full on blush and stammer moment, her eyes going wide and her nose flaring somewhat from my compliment, or innuendo which ever she chooses is fine.

"Um... Thank thee... Lord Corpus... But We must be going, his nightmare is getting worse!" Luna reminded me, earning my approval.

"That is fine, let us be gone... But how do we leave this place Luna... I find it... Hard to control."

"Just think of following Us into a void... We will be fine... We think" The last part Luna tried to mutter under her breath, but I heard it and chuckled slightly, knowing that this might not end all so great...


Author's Note

I hope you all enjoy this little delving into how Luna comes to realize her specialty of Dream walking... And my take on how she came to use it to help others.
If you all have a suggestion Please let me know!

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