Rise of the Angel of Death

In her castle Twilight was working on her experiment. A bit after the universe travel she went through she decided to find a way to understand the Multiverse. So far she wasn't having much if not any success. in a flash Discord appeared and had on a funny hat.

"Happy birthday." Discord produced a cake. Twilight blinked a bit.

"Discord it’s not my birthday." He reminded him. Discord was a bit confused.

"Oh, then no cake for you." The cake grew wings and flew out of the room.

Twilight watched the flying cake go out the window.

In her throne room Celestia felt something in her stomach.

Discord walked past Twilight and looked at her notes. "Trying to understand the Multiverse?"

"Yes, ever since our little trip to that other universe I've been curious about its nature."

"Oh, I can help with your research!" Discord exclaimed, dressing in a lab coat and goggles in a flash.

"Really, you can help me with this?" Twilight asked.

"Oh Twilight, I'm a wedding planner, doctor, florist, and god of chaos. Is it really that surprising that I have a working knowledge of Theoretical Physics?" Discord asked with a knowing smirk. Twilight did have to admit that it was a rather dumb asking someone who could toy with reality had a working knowledge on it. Plus, Discord seemed to have many different areas of expertise.

"Okay Discord, but I have to know, why do you want to help me?"

"Well, even I don't know everything about the multiverse. So I want to learn more." He finished.

The two got started with their little experiments. Discord form a microscope to see the basic structure of the multiverse. Of course what they were finding was nothing but tiny objects which Discord realized were acting differently until they attempted a kind of vibration scan.

"Here we go, We’ve got it." Discords machine which he didn't steal from something and was totally going to return. "Seems we have a vibration of our reality and I managed to pull something from another reality.... different vibrations...." The machine showed a kind of red light. Strange..... there appears to be a shadow vibration." Discord said.

"Shadow vibration is that even a thing?" Twilight asked.

"No, but it’s a lot better than saying an anomaly." Discord managed to get the match to show it.

"I wonder Twilight perhaps its memories some kinda remnant from the dawn of time?" He asked. Twilight saw Discord smile. "Let’s see what secrets this has." With that he snapped his talons. The two beings were suddenly looking as a glass like viewing screen could be seen.

"Where are we?" Twilight asked. The glass started to show ponies.... but they looked weird. Twilight looked at one glass touching it she suddenly blinked.

"That’s me." she said pointing at it. Discord touched each glass.

"That’s not all each of your friends and you, Scootaloo, the princess.... even the changelings....." Discord was wide eyed. "Twilight these are three other multiverses..... Our multiverse is built on their corpses." Discord said wide eyed.

"But, how does that work?" Twilight asked. "I mean, aren't universes separate?" Discord tapped his chin in thought and tried to come up with an explanation.

"Well, from what I've been able to gather, universes behave a lot like celestial objects." He said creating a view of it in his mismatched hands. "They rotate and orbit a central point and will be at varying distances from each other. However," He continued, two of the objects in his hands coming dangerously close to one another, "other times an anomaly can throw off their orbits and can result in them colliding." The two objects then collided in demonstration. "While the two universes will be destroyed, a new one will form, built upon the various attributes of the ones that made it."

Twilight looked around that the glasses. "So each one of these were once separate?" She asked. Discord looked at them.

“Yes, from what I gathered from the changes." Discord looked around. "Scootaloo was a unicorn, Cheerilee was her sister with there being a different Ponyville along in this one." They saw another Rainbow Dash. "This one had you Twilight with other friends..... the biggest change was another race of ponies, the flutterponies who were kind and neutral becoming the Changelings." Discord looked and saw another pony with that Twilight. "I think that’s Applejack." Discord finished the next one Discord looked at a pony. He pressed on each of them. "So it seems the merge altered out history outcomes and even some cases who and what we were." They suddenly were returned to Twilight's palace.
"This was an interesting little trip." Discord said.

"Yeah, I can't believe that our universe was created from three others. But there's one thing that doesn't make sense." Twilight started.
"Oh really, what's that?" Discord asked. "If universes are formed by the collisions of others, how did it all start?"

"That's actually rather simple to explain given the nature of time." Discord replied. "See, people generally like to think of time as this neat little line of, past, present, and future because that's how they perceive it. In reality time doesn't really have a set structure. Time can be altered, looped in the most extreme cases it can branch off from our reality becoming its own universe in the end it’s very much a big mess of timey wimey strange stuff." Discord explained, pantomiming a shifting sphere.

"Really, timey wimey stuff?" Twilight deadpanned.

"I said, put simply, if I really wanted to go into detail about time, there wouldn't be enough chalkboards in the universe to quantify the equations needed to define it and its relations to the multiverse.... Even I don't understand it!" Discord retorted.

----------- The next month Discord was meeting with Mal. The angel landed next to the God of Chaos. "So what's going on?" He asked. Discord turned to him and in a flash became an Alicorn.

"Nightmare Night’s coming up, I wanted to you to come." Mal’s memory kicked something up.

"You mean Halloween? The night of ghosts, ghouls, and the day of saints?" Mal asked.
Discord had a smile. "Sure, you can go as yourself, you’re death!" He said.

"Dude, going as myself would just be lazy." Mal replied with a chuckle. "Also, I'm pretty sure just using your transforming magic is cheating."

"There are no rules to Nightmare Night." Discord replied, sticking his tongue out at Mal.

"Whatever, I'm still not letting Chrissy use her shape-shifting." Mal stated. "Wait a minute." He said, realization dawning on his face. "You said this holiday is called Nightmare Night, right?"

"I did." Discord answered with a smile, knowing where Mal's train of thought was going without mind reading.

"It wouldn't happen to be named after my girlfriend Moon, would it?" Mal pressed.

"Oh it is. The tradition is that ponies dress up to avoid being eaten by her, and leaving her offerings of sweets to appease her unholy hunger." All of a sudden a wicked grin worked its way across Mal's face. "Oh, I know that look. You're cooking up some little scheme aren't you?" Discord asked.

"Why I'm not cooking up anything Discord." Mal clarified, putting on a faux innocent tone. "If Nightmare Moon and her lover happen to go into Sparky's little town and demand some form of tribute, why, that'll just be a coincidence." Mal finished causing him and Discord to burst into hysterics.

------------Back in the charm home the Dazzlings had been a bit more social after the alternative universe visit. Right now Sonata got them to share a game with Trixie. Sonata found what she needed for her favorite food, tacos. She had a few with her to go with the game. Trixie being vegetarian because of her past as a pony got veggie tacos.

"So let me get this straight, Chrysalis is, or was a Changeling Queen who fed on love and still does?" Sonata asked. Trixie nodded.

"Yes she still feeds on love like you still do strife." Trixie said to her new friend.

"So why does Moon share a room with her?" Sonata asked. Trixie blushed at this. The former unicorn knew the exact reason why they shared a room. Trixie’s mind wandered to the times they ambushed her. She was always flushed afterwards and she had to change panties more than once.

"Well Moon and Chrissy are more than just friends and roommates, you’ve seen them enter the shower together and lay close to each other at times, right?" Trixie said trying to get her to understand. Adagio was shocked.

"They’re a couple? Yet they both also love Mal." She summed it up.

"So they’re bi, is anyone else bi?" Aria asked. Trixie blushed.

"Sunset..... And Trixie are as well."

"So, if Chrysalis and Moon are uh 'intimate' with each other, but still love Mal... does that mean that they've ever... at the same time." Sonata asked, blushing a deep crimson.

"Umm, Trixie thinks so." Trixie answered, blushing as well.

"So if you, Sunset, Moon and Chrysalis are all bi, what about Solar?" Aria asked, changing the topic for everyone's benefit.

"Actually, Trixie is not sure. Given how aggressive and standoffish she usually is it's hard to tell. The only one Trixie has seen calm her down other than her sister is Mal."

"Mal does have that sort of effect on people." Adagio stated. "Though it's still a little odd that a good chunk of the group is bi." She continued.

Trixie thought it over for a moment. "You’re right, it almost seems like...." Trixie’s thought was ended when Moon’s voice was heard.

"WHAT!?" In the other room Mal had asked Moon if she wanted to go to Ponyville for Nightmare night.

"I asked if you wanted to go to Nightmare Night in Sparky’s town. You know, use their fear for profit?" He asked. "It’s also a date." He finished trying to sweeten the deal. Moon thought for a moment.

"Why not." She had a smile and gave him a kiss.

"Awesome!" Mal said pumping his fist. "Hmm, oh, maybe you should go in your pony form?" Moon considered it and nodded.

"That is how they'd expect to see me. Maybe you should come as an alicorn pony too? You will be claiming to be my mate, it makes sense."

"I don't know, Discord is going as an alicorn, I don't want to be seen as copying him." Mal thought aloud.

"You're worrying too much. I'm sure between the two of us we can think of an absolutely terrifying alicorn form for you." Moon pressed a wide grin on her face.

"You just want to see what I look like as a pony, don't you?"

"Maybe," she answered her grin widening.

Nightmare Night had come to pass. Twilight and her friends were nowhere to be seen and Princess Luna and Discord had yet to come to the celebration. The mayor of Ponyville now mostly seen as a figurehead was reading for the event. Above them however the clouds rolled in.

"Tremble mortals." Came a voice coming down was Nightmare Moon in her pony form. The ponies looked on in shock even more when a grey, tall, slim stallion alicorn came down. His cutie mark was a skull, two sickles and blue skeleton wings. "Tremble mortals for I am Hades, Alicorn of Death!" “Hades” said with the voice of death.

Mayor Mare and a majority of the crowd did just that. They had never heard of Hades before, but his title and voice filled them with dread. Some of the crowd was trembling for show. They remembered that Princess Luna had pretended to be Nightmare Moon the year before. Perhaps this was something new she had cooked up?

"My mate, Nightmare Moon and I have come to see this little holiday that is dedicated to her." Hades continued, still using his death voice. "We have heard that it is tradition to give her offerings of sweets. Does this seem acceptable to you, my beloved?" Hades asked, somehow sounding romantic and intimidating all at once.

Nightmare Moon smiled at this. "Yes, I do enjoy sweets, but not too much."

The ponies gave them their sweets and after the two stopped them they teleported off. A sound of a chariot could be heard in the distance. Some time later came Luna and Discord in Alicorn form. Every single pony looked on in shock at this.

"Greetings subjects." Luna exclaimed, enthusiastic for the celebration. The crowd continued to stare slack jawed at their princess. Once realization dawned on them, they only had one response.

"Ahhhhh!" the entire crowd cried, panicking in random directions.

"By the stars, what is going on here?" Luna asked, turning to Discord.

"I think I have an idea." He replied.

"Nightmare Moon is really back!" One member of the crowd yelled.

"And the alicorn of Death is her mate!" Another member continued.

"Quick, grab every piece of candy you can! Maybe if we appease them they won't do anything to our town!" A third member suggested.

Discord and Luna shared a look and came to the exact same conclusion. "Malthael," They said together.

---------As the Mal and Moon returned they turned back to their humanoid forms. Moon took a bite of one the chocolates. She moaned at its taste. Malthael walked back in and saw Moon’s loose outfit. It was almost falling off her shoulders. The moon light glowed off her. Mal smiled as he continued to just watch his beautiful lover.

‘Moments like this, is what makes it all worthwhile.’ Mal thought. ‘No wars, no big baddy that has crawled out of some primordial hole in the ground to try and take over the world for the umpteenth time. It’s just me, and one of the women I love most in this world having a good time together. I really wish moments like these would last forever. And actually, I do have forever to enjoy them.’

Moon moaned as she ate her sweets. "You know look..." She said, noticing Mal stare at her.

"So, you don't enjoy sweets too much?" Mal questioned a smirk across his face. Moon actually blushed at this, and tried to quiet her reactions to the treat.

"Well. I may enjoy chocolate quite a bit. But I try to limit myself." She explained.

"Oh, and why's that?"

"I want to maintain this figure that I know you and Chrissy enjoy so much." Moon answered, her hands travelling down her curves. "I don't want to turn into a balloon and turn you off."

"I don't think you could do that." Mal said, walking up to her and putting his arms around her waist. "With the way you carry yourself, you could always find a way to uh 'entice' me, no matter what your figure was." He explained giving her a short kiss on the lips. "By the way, you look really good tonight."

"Thank you, Mal." Moon whispered.

"Come on, I think we can get some more treats out of that town, and when we get back, we can eat until we go into a sugar coma. We can worry about our figures later." Mal said with a grin. Moon giggled and looked over their haul as it was.

“Actually, I was thinking we have enough sweets to put ourselves into that coma right now. Besides, Nightmare Night is primarily meant to be enjoyed by foals; we should let the poor dears have some candy of their own.” Moon turned to Mal, and he raised an eyebrow at her.

“When did you start caring about things like that?”

“Well, I’ve been looking into the dreams of all the members of our little group and a good few of them have dreamt of having children with you at some point. So, I’m going to have to practice being nice to children if they get their way.” Moon chuckled.

“I’m guessing Chrissy was one of them, losing her old hive really hurt her.”

“True, Moon moaned a bit as she ate another chocolate, though it was quieter than the others.

“So, how did you want to spend the rest of our date?” Mal asked, changing the topic. “You have me all to yourself for the rest of the night. After all, I do have to appease you on Nightmare Night so I don’t get eaten, Nightmare Moon.” Mal teased, and punctuated the statement by nibbling on her earlobe lightly.

Moon blushed, and giggled a little as she knew exactly what she wanted. "You know, I know you and Sunset used the hot tub for a little fun." She said as her dress came off her shoulder. She got on him and the two slowly kissed. Mal pulled away from Moon and pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear and gazed deep into her eyes.

“I love you, Moon.” Mal said with as much feeling as he could muster.

“I love you too, always.” Moon returned a smile gracing her face.

That night would be one of the best of her life for Moon.