New Moon Rising

“To quote you,” eh? that you Ribbon?

“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!”

“OH GOD I’M U-” *Whump* “Owwwwch…” I think I just tried to backflip while forgetting to jump.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!!!" Wha- oh... SHIIIIIIIIT.... Ribbon had grown rapidly, reaching my height. Her, frill? Had fallen out and been replaced by a mane of purple, almost exactly like mine, her chitin had changed from a matted black to a much darker shade of it, and her eyes, were now double ringed slits. She basicaally looked like a changeling version of me...

"Uhhhhh... Ribbon, I think you evolved..."

"YOU THINK!!"

"Calm down before someone calls a guard!" Ohhhhh this is bad... As if to humiliate me, a doctor walks into the room.

"Do you mind, oth-!" He slowly backed out of the room with a 'what the fuck' look frozen on his face.

Ribbon gave me an embarrassed look. "I should... probably put on a disguise, huh?"

"Well, crap. Might as well brace for the inevitable shitstorm, and yes, yes you should." Heeding my advice, Ribbon resumes her pegasus disguise, and almost immediately after Celestia teleports into the room. I eyed her suspiciously. "Why exactly, did you take the time to visit us personally?"

She looks me in the eyes. "I sensed a new power growing." Her gaze shifts to Ribbon. "And I wanted to see it myself. A being coming to power."

I turn to Ribbon. "Well shit, I guess the jig is up..."

Ribbon begins to look around frantically "what jig? I thought I was recovering from a broken rib?"

"She KNOWS Ribbon... I can tell by how calm she is... shouldn't she be worried about her ponies well being? See where I'm going with this?" I focus my gaze on Celestia. "If you so much as harm her, then by Asura, I will smite you where you stand..."

Ribbon turns to look at me. "I blame you for this..."

Celestia smirks. "Now,now, I don't intend to do anything, I am merely curious as to the power that spiked in my castle."

I pull Ribbon into a hug. "You're just wasting energy cuddle bug, she knows for certain."

Ribbon blushes and stares at me. "...did you just call me cuddle bug?"

I feel my face morph into the shit eating grin infamous on so many forums. "Problem?"

Ribbon continues to blush. "You did that on purpose."

"Your point is?"

Ribbon points to Celestia.

I've had it. "Screw subtly!" I pull Ribbon into a passionate kiss. As I did so, I briefly felt a warmth come from Ribbon. After her moment of shock struggling wore off she started to relax and I broke the kiss to see Ribbon with the biggest green blush on her natural face.

"I umm... ah... wow." Both me and Ribbon turn to face Celestia at the same time. She was standing there, blushing, with a massive wingboner.

"I blame estrust!"

Celestia just snickers. "That won't happen until later in fall."

I glare at her. "not another word. Sunbutt..."

She simply brushes it aside. "Very well. Now about you."

"Yesss? Abou-"

"I'msorryIdidn'tmeantofeedonyourponiesIwasjustsohungryandIcouldnt-" Ribbons freakout was intturupted by Celestia placeing her hoof on Ribbons muzzle.

"I've already said I would not do anything to harm you, so there is no need for fear."

It was around then I cut in. "So what did you really come here to talk about?"

"I had thought Discord was behind this, I see I was wrong. as long as you remain out of sight and don't cause trouble I see little reason to intervene here."

My ears perk up in interest. "Discord? You mean that asshat that I delivered the mother of all nut busters to?"

Celestia nodded. "Yes, I believe so, now if you'll excuse me..." she teleported out.

"Hey Ribbon, I'm bored, what do you want to do?"

"We're not going to talk about what just happened!?"

"Talk about what?"

"About Celestia, she knows and she doesn't care, and she KNOWS. And what was the kiss for?"

I mumble. "I'm in love with you..."

"What was that?"

I mumble louder. "I'm in love with you."

She stares at me, dumbfounded. "I've known you for all of two days."

"And you've been more caring than most people that i've know for the last twelve years..."

"Twelve years? what type of ponies of you been" she paused, realizing her mistake."Nevermind, I wouldn't understand anyway."

"You know what we need? A commemorative item to celebrate this event!"

Ribbon mumbles under her breath, thinking I can't hear her. "You sure move along quickly." Yes I do... I still haven't let this all sink in, if I stop moving forward, it will all come crashing down on me...

"I heard that!"

"So what did you what to celebrate with?"

"A particular weapon I've been hoping to make. Did you know it's possible for an iron blade to cut a steel one?"

"Steel? that's some pretty hard to get stuff, the minotures that make it refuse to let the secret of how they make it get out. And of course it's possible for iron to cut steel but That's a also a pretty expensive enchantment."

"Lucky for you, I know how to make steel, and a way to cut it with an UNENCHANTED iron blade..."

Ribbon appears to have ignored that nugget of info. "And that's not even counting the new stuff that you make. I've yet to fully test it's abilities or have the enchantments tested."

"Good point... TO THE FORGE!!!" I grab Ribbon, and feel the heat of her transformation, before galloping off in the direction of the blacksmiths workplace.

"Hey hey hey, I can walk you know!"

Derp! Setting Ribbon down I proceed to chastise myself. "Bad Chitsuki, you're not a five year old in a candy store!"

Then from nowhere, Pinkie! "Did somepony mention candy!?"

"AHHH! Pinkie, don't do that!

"Oh sweet jesus, a pony Deadpool." Suddenly, I have an insane idea... "Hey Pinkie, DON'T go prank Celestia, okay?" She immediately stops whispering to Ribbon and puts a hoof to her chin in thought.

"I have the strangest urge to prank Celestia... Gotta go bye!" Annnd she's gone.

"You're going to get Pinkie in a lot of trouble, aren't you?"

"Celestia will know it was my revenge for making that incredibly awkward moment."

"That was you, not Celestia."

I laugh maniacally. "And thus the shitstorm begins..."

"I'm going to be dragged into this aren't I?"

"Along with everyone else in the castle..." We reach the forge. "Now, we make art... sweet, deadly, art..."

"So what did you want me to make again?"

"A katana... in essence the blade is two pieces of metal, one hard, composing the cutting edge, and one soft composing the rest of the blade, folded together, creating an absurdly sharp blade."

"Ok, I think I can do that. any specific design style?"

"Simple, no fancy adornments and as a matter of fact, I can supply the 'hard' metal." Focusing I shaped my miasma into a large block of metal, before dropping it in front of her. "Well then, let's begin."

*FIVE HOURS LATER*

With a satisfying hiss of steam, the blade reached room temperature for the last time. "Finally, she is complete! All that is left now is a name..."

"It looks like its made of shadows..." it truly does. With a crimson handle, a deep purple blade with a midnight blue edge, and a sheath to match the deep blue, she truly looked like the shadow of a Nightmare...

"That's it! I shall dub thee Kage no Akumu, Shadow of the Nightmare!"