A great surge of energy erupted from the necklaces around her friend’s necks as well as her own tiara, a stream of rainbow coloured light arching high and then down, surrounding Nightmare Moon, whom lets out a yell of terror at her ‘supposed’ defeat. The Rainbow encircling her constantly, it doing so for several minutes... and yet, there seemed no change in Nightmare’s power, “Uh... Twilight, how long does this ’ere ‘Element of Harmony spell’ do hickey last for?” asked Apple Jack curiously, the Rainbow having ensnared Nightmare Moon for more than 5 minutes now.
“I-I don’t know I guess it just works for as long as it has to.” Twilight says, unsure of her own answer until a sudden bout of evil laughter rings out around them and the Rainbow cyclone encircling Nightmare Moon began to spark and warp in response to a dark, evil force inside of it.
She laughs evilly as the rainbow cyclone shatters, "You fools! I am too powerful for you to even comprehend, now I can give you two choices serve me or..." her horn glows, levitating Twilight up to her face, opening her mouth wide and starts devouring her while the others watch in horror, until all that’s left are Twilight’s wriggling rear hooves and then even those are gulped down, her body sliding down her throat only to empty and struggle in her stomach, "Mmm, end up like your pretty, little friend here, just to say, she was Delicious!" Nightmare says, with a slurp of her tongue over her lips.

The remaining five ponies looked mortified, having just witnessed their newest friend just get eaten before their eyes, “How’s about I serve you THIS!” Rainbow yells, being the first to go on the attack and dive toward Nightmare with a rear hoof kick, she aiming for it to connect right with her forehead and smash in the Dark Mare’s cranium.

“Rainbow, Noo!” Apple Jack yells out, just missing grabbing the Rainbow coloured tail of the Cyan mare, noticing too late Nightmare opening her mouth once maw, ready for Rainbow’s attack.

Nightmare has her jaws wide as the mare flies straight into her mouth with great speed, then all that is heard next is a heavy ‘gulp’ and bulge of the cyan Pegasus glides down her throat. Nightmare Moon looks at her belly with a smirk, seeing the mare slide in next to Twilight, "ha-ha, it seems she did not want to serve me, but instead wanted to join her friend, as my food, well what about the rest of you?" she walks around them as the muffled screams of both Ponies can be heard from her stomach as it, already, gets to work digesting them both.

The four remaining ponies each having different stages of fear, A.J. appears to be fairing the best out of them, trembling only slightly and nervous before the imposing Dark Queen of the Night, Rarity curled into the foetal position on the cold stone floor, wailing hysterically about being too young to be eaten and having her whole fashion career ahead of her, Fluttershy being paralyzed with fright curled up into a shivering whimpering ball, tears streaming down her eyes after witnessing two of her newest friends being eaten, and lastly Pinkie, her mane and tail deflated and crying loudly with fountains of tears coming from her eyes. This wearing thin on Nightmare’s ears considerably.
A.J. taking a moment to look over her friends, gathering up the courage to gallop in front of them all, “Ain’t no way I’m letting ya’ll eat them and It’ll be a cold day in Tartarus before I serve ya’ll neither, but I’m gonna make ya a deal, you leave my friends be... and you can eat me...”

This declaration from A.J makes Rarity, and Pinkie gasp, “What... N-no...!” Fluttershy squeaks out.

“Apple Jack, you can’t! You can’t trust her!” Rarity says, pleadingly.

“Yeah... Digesting is no fun... no fun at all!” Pinkie adds.

“My mind is made up, I give mah word Nightmare, agree to let my friends go and you can eat me.” A.J. says resolutely, removing her hat from her head and tossing it to Rarity, “Rarity... make sure to give that ta Apple Bloom...”

“I will darling...” Rarity says solemnly to A.J.

Nightmare sits in front of AJ and looks at her, raising A.J’s chin to look at her cold face, "hmmm... I could accept that deal but, if you were to serve me then all of you will be unharmed and i will let you live in my new castle for the rest of your nights and I would personally see to it that no harm would befall you, but if you are sure, Apple Jack was it? I will leave, just leave the rest of your friends be, I seem to have frightened the rest to my satisfaction, plus I'm feeling a tad full, but I’m sure I have room for one more." She grins, rubbing her belly as it starts to round out, the two ponies being digested inside.

A.J has a confused look upon her face in reaction to Nightmare’s offer “Come again...?”

“Take the deal Apple Jack!!” Rarity yells out in earnest.

Sighing heavily, A.J. looks up at Rarity, “I can’t... I gave mah word... to go back on it now... well, that just wouldn’t be honest.” A.J. says, sticking to her principles.

“Apple Jack... this, is, your, LIFE! We’re talking about... surely it must mean more to you than keeping your word to a tyrannical mare as her”, Nightmare shooting Rarity a deadly glare, “I mean ah... beautiful and... fashionable, Mare...” Rarity, says chuckling nervously.

“A-ar-are you s-sure Apple Jack...” Fluttershy asks meekly, A.J. nodding a solid nod to Fluttershy confirming her fears, “Th-then... um, I-I’m going too...” She says softly.

“Wait what! No Sugarcube, I’m doin this to protect ya’ll, so it won’t mean nothing if ya’ll go vollunteerin!” A.J. exclaims and making Fluttershy flinch, all the while Nightmare watches the 4 remaining Element bearers bicker amongst themselves and the two in her stomach digest away to nothing, opening up another free spot.

“I-I know that... It’s just, y-you’re the only friends I’ve ever had, and I just couldn’t live to be without any of you.” Fluttershy says softly, this possibly being the first time she’s sure about anything.

“But... what about all ya’ll little critters Sugarcube, I’m sure they’d be mighty scared without you around to care for em.” A.J. says, placing a hoof to Fluttershy’s shoulder.

“Oh... I know, but...” Fluttershy says, looking to the imposing Nightmare Moon and shivering a little, “M-m-miss Nightmare Moon... W-would it be ok... i-if you could... m-maybe, take care... of my animal friends, i-if I were to a-allow you to... eat me? O-only if you want to of course...” Fluttershy says quietly, shrinking into herself.

“Are you both crazy?!!!” Pinkie finally blurts out, “you’re actually wanting to be eaten?! This isn’t some Vore Fan-Fic where you come back in another story, this is REAL LIFE!!” Pinkie says franticly, Rarity and A.J. both wearing confused expressions on their faces, “Well forget this! I’m not sticking around to see two more of you digested!” she says, racing back to Ponyville.

Nightmare Moon smiles and observes, the now, three ponies before her, "So, now you ALL wish to be in my stomach, wow... this is just fascinating, that you would each sacrifice yourself to save each other." she starts to laugh in amusement as she circles them again, unsure what to do with her prey, but she smiles menacingly, enjoying their bickering to one another.

The remaining trio of friends start to argue, A.J. and Fluttershy each willing to give their lives to save the others and Rarity the one who wants to take the safe way out and submit, after much deliberation between A.J. and Fluttershy, A.J constantly making sure that she wanted this, they both reach a conclusion, “Well alright... if it’s really what you want Sugarcube... Uh, miss Nightmare Moon Ma’am... me and Fluttershy have reached an understandin and agreed to let ya’ll eat us both, but with one condition... that ya’ll take care of Fluttershy’s critters, deal?” A.J. asks, Fluttershy hiding herself behind Apple Jack.

“You two... really aren’t backing down from this are you?” Rarity asks with concern in her voice, “Well, I don’t know about you two, but I have a lot of other things I’d rather be doing than getting eaten by an Evil, power hungry mare, in which case, with the alternative being what it is, I’d rather be a loyal subject than a meal, and that’s my final decision.” Rarity says, re-fixing her mane and approaching Nightmare Moon timidly, shivering slightly under the gaze of the Dark Queen, “I... am your humble servant... my queen...” Rarity says bowing before her.

“Tch... figures...” A.J. comments on Rarity’s display.

Nightmare looks to Rarity and smiles, "Excellent choice Rarity, welcome to your new life under the night, if you have anything to say to your friends then I suggest you say it now," she looks back to A.J and Fluttershy with a hunger in her eyes, "hmmm... I will have one of you and then the other, I will decide who will go first when I make up my mind," she says hungrily.

Rarity gets up from her bow, having heard A.J.’s snide remark, “I made... my choice Apple Jack. There is no shame in submitting in exchange for a chance to live.” Rarity said factually, walking to the side, of the room out of the way.

“The exchange of givin up yer freewill and freedom just so you can live longer and make yer darn Dresses, what in tarnation kind of exchange IS that Rarity? At least Rainbow and Twilight both died doin what they thought was right!” A.J. says in a harsh tone to Rarity, only to get an emotionless facial expression in return, as if she were made of stone, this only aggravating A.J. more, “Well fine then... go and be a coward.” She says stepping up to Nightmare, “Allow me to make yer decision easier, Sugarcube... I’M yer next meal...” A.J. says to Nightmare, staring her right in the face, unflinching in her resolve.

Nightmare Moon smiles intensely, "well, well... thank you for serving yourself on the hot plate Apple Jack, I think I'm going to enjoy you," she says with a sinister grin and opens her mouth wide, her saliva dripping onto Apple Jacks face, drenching her as her black mouth just wants to wrap it's self around Apple Jack’s head, to send her to her stomach.

A.J half thinks about pulling her head away, the gross feeling of Nightmare’s warm drool matting down her golden locks making her cringe, yet she holds her ground, looking up into the fleshy, cavernous mouth of the Dark Alicorn, tongue licking at her chin and neck as her head enters Nightmare’s jaws, A.J barely able to see the dark entrance to Nightmare’s throat open up to accept her into it, as the dim light of Moon is blocked out by the encroaching jaws. A.J keeping still as a tree until, finally, her muzzle and head squish into Nightmare’s Throat. The Apple mare making a distinct bulge in her neck as more of A.J. slides inside, Fluttershy shaking like a leaf before the terrifying spectacle, knowing that it would be her turn next, filled with even greater dread, and she had Volunteered for it!

Nightmare makes loud gulps as AJ starts to slide down her throat, sitting down, she tilts her head back and letting AJ go down her throat with ease, A.J’s body bulging out Nightmare’s throat licking the mares body as it goes down for a taste of here, she purrs gently, enjoying the taste with a hint of Apples, she does a final gulp, closing her jaws around A.J’s rear hooves and tail as they glide down her throat to her stomach, which is still half full with acid and remains of two skulls and the bones of Twilight and Rainbow Dash, still yet to dissolve away, "Enjoy your new home Apple Jack, while it lasts," she Chortles maniacally and then stares at Fluttershy, thinking whether to eat her or not.
Fluttershy is a quivering wreck, all her previously displayed confidence had been built on Apple Jack’s eagerness to do the right thing, but quickly disappears the instant A.J. begins sliding down Nightmare Moon’s throat, sobbing quietly to herself, tail curled around her body as well as using her wings to shield herself from the Terrifyingly scary Black Mare before her, peering between the feathers of one wing to see if she had gone away, but lets out a meek ‘Eep!’ when Nightmare stared at her with a slight smirk, “No... No, no, no.” Fluttershy starts repeating to herself, looking again to see Nightmare lean in closer with that same smile. Fluttershy lets out a yelp and cracks under pressure, “N-no, please... I, I’ve changed my mind... I don’t want to be eaten anymore. I just want to go home!” Fluttershy yelps, tears welling up in her eyes.

Rarity’s steely gaze, unchanged from witnessing Apple Jack slide down her queens throat, it affected her very little, though she’d only properly met her that afternoon, she already didn’t care much for the Apple mare’s brash attitude toward her, and therefore could have cared less when A.J’s neck bulge disappeared into Nightmare’s stomach, But when looking to Fluttershy, and seeing the state of utter panic and terror she was in, her heart couldn’t help but melt and weep for the poor thing, “~Say it, Darling... just say it and it’ll all be over... ~” She repeats in her mind, biting her lower lip in concern.

“I... I...” Fluttershy says, sobbing still, “I agree to serve you... I just want to go home...” Fluttershy weeps, burying her head in her hooves, Rarity giving a sigh of relief and trots over to Fluttershy and bringing the poor dear into a warm embrace.

“That’s it dear... just let it all out.” She says in a consoling tone, her own eyes threatening to tear up also.

Nightmare moon shows mercy to the frightened Pegasus, "Thank you for saying that Fluttershy, you may return home and I will see to it that you remain comfortable and happy, Rarity... As your new ruler, the first task I give you, is to look after Fluttershy, I have some business I must attend to while I digest the traitor that now resides in my perfect stomach," she grins, Satisfied with how this encounter went and started walking away to find a certain white Pegasus, mentioned by the Alicorn that sacrificed himself to give her the power to defeat the elements of harmony.

Rarity Bows in respect to her new ruler’s order, “Of course your highness.” She says with a smile, “Come along, Fluttershy, and let’s get you home.” She says, looking her in the eyes with a comforting smile.

“*sniff* O-ok... thank you, Rarity.” Fluttershy says, sniffling softly as the two friends head back to Ponyville after a rather, traumatic evening...

Author's Note

This was the first time writing for the mane 6, I hope I did the characters justice in keeping to their show cannon personailties.

On a personal note, I surprised myself with how sad and heart felt the interaction between Fluttershy and Rarity came out. ;_;