Nightmare moon sits on her throne, smiling as she looks out at her world, she is proud to have her guard and loyal follower with her for she has a little surprise planned for him.

It had been a few months since Nightmare Moon had come to power in the land of Equestria, though she had not been as ruthless as many may have dreaded, after waiting one thousand years on the moon she had learned the value of patience, and therefore did not force her night upon Equestria’s citizens straight away, she gave them time... time to become ‘acquainted’ to life in the night, allowing for the sun to be risen in the day and set in the evening, to allow for crops to grow naturally until Canterlot’s best magical scientist could successfully adapt crops that could grow in the moon light. She did however; gradually extend the night hours each day by a few minutes, which added up to an additional hour after the first month. She also decreed that all Citizens of Equestria spend the additional night hour looking up and admiring her night sky, creating vast light shows of meteor showers to better ‘motivate’ her followers.

These ‘performances had the desired effect, more and more ponies stayed up the additional hour at night to watch their queen’s shows. Although, Lightning had noticed that her nightly shows were beginning to put a strain on NMM abilities, approaching her while at her side one evening, “My queen, though I greatly admire what you’re doing to gain the favour of the ponies of Equestria, I do think that you maybe over taxing your abilities, Perhaps reducing your shows to only twice per week?” Lightning Flash suggests.

She looks at him in confusion, “why would I do that, every pony Finally likes the night I am Finally happy,” as she finished her sentence she places her hoof on her head as she quietly said in pain, “ow this headache I need a to res a little.”

Lightning Flash reacts quickly, catching Nightmare as sways slightly, dizzy and disorientated from over exertion, “With all due respect your highness, you are not fine, I’ll help you back to your room.” Lightning says, draping one of her front hooves over his shoulder, providing support as they both walk back to her quarters. Once entered, Lightning takes Nightmare over to her bed and lays her upon it, resting beside her, looking at his queen with concern, do you need anything my queen?” he asked in a soft, caring tone.

Lying down, she looks at him and smiles, “yes I just want one thing, I want you... I always wanted you; I want to make you my son.” She says affectionately.
she then closes her eyes as she tries not to pass out but with a blink of her eye the pupil starts turning normal as her body slowly turns back to her normal self

Upon hearing this Lightning Flash’s muzzle goes beat red, “Y-you what?” He stammers out in surprise, “You... want ME, to be your YOUR son?” he repeats her question, just to clarify if he had heard her right, “B-but, how... aside from adoption, and even then I think I’m a bit too old to adopt” he says , trying to reason with her, not that he would reject such an off- he stops mid thought, noticing that Nightmare was slowly reverting back to her previous form of Princess Luna, “My Queen, Nightmare? Nightmare Moon, My Queen wake up!” he says, attempting to shake her awake but his attempts fail and he became more and more distressed, he didn’t want to serve Luna, a Pony unworthy of the title of Queen of the Night, he wanted his Nightmare Moon back, he wanted the dark Mare that he’d looked up to these past months a Queen, not a ‘Princess’. Despite this fact, he stay by the side of her bed, hoping that, buy morning, she would revert back to her evil self once more after which he would take steps to make sure she would NEVER revert back to her weaker self ever again.

Once the sun had risen she opens her eyes, for she was still in her evil form, only her eyes had reverted back to being those of Luna, laying a wing on Lightning as she whispered in his ear and said, “there is another way you can be my son, but I have noticed that I am changing and I don't know how to stop it, but if you have a plan then do it, then, once I'm back to my evil self, I will tell you the other way to make you my son.”

The soft whisper in his ear was like velvet in his mind, beautiful, soft and smooth, it had a hint of Nightmare Moon in it but was mostly Luna’s soft voice, This fact only spurred him on that following morning, bursting into the Lab of where the Canterlot Magical Scientists resided, demanding a cure for Nightmare’s ‘degenerating’ condition, but he is only met with frustration as none the magical experts had any clue as to why she were reverting back to her normal self. This left him no other choice and so he travelled out to the Everfree forest seeking the help of the Zebra Sharman that lived there, “Zecora, Zecora I need to speak with you it’s regarding a ‘friend’ of mine she isn’t well, she’s not herself, she’s developing characteristics that are... not normal to her usual character,” He says, bending the truth slightly so as not alert the Zebra to his True intentions.

Zecora looks at him with a narrow stare as she speaks, “whom you speak of, this pony is turning back, from an evil form to her true self, her destiny back on track, and you come to me to seek advice and my help, so that you may reverse this fate to one that will make ponies yelp,” she said in her riddle like tone, for she knew who lightning was talking about.

Grumbling under his breath after hearing Zecora’s answer, his rouse clearly seen through, he looks at her with a stern expression, “Zecora, answer me this... has Nightmare Moon, forced her night upon the ponies of Equestria, with no consideration to their well being? No, she hasn’t, she’s implementing a gradual change that will take place over time, allowing for the development of special crops capable of growing in moon light, and other magical and technological advances that will help ponies ease into the transition of Eternal night, all I ask, is for a potion to reverse the change that is taking hold in her, to return her to being the Dark Mare that I admire and lo-“ He stops mid speech and blushes slightly, “the mare that I l-love...” he admits in a softer tone.

Sighing heavily, Zecora starts walking around her hut, collecting ingredients and puts them into a caldron, it starts turning a dark purple then she puts the liquid into a bottle, “I will only do this once, but you better not show your face to me again as I will not give you a second chance!” she says firmly, putting on her robe and walks out the door, disappearing into the forest.

Taking the potion in hoof and placing it safely in his knapsack, he takes off for Canterlot, being sure not to rush, fearing he may lose his one chance to get back the mare he loves, “Nightmare I’m back, I got a potion from Zecora’s , I gave a sample of the potion to our scientists for analysis and hopes of making more if it turns out to be only a temporary fix,” he says reaching into his knapsack and pulling out the bottle containing the dark, Purple Liquid reaching out with a hoof before finally seeing her current condition. He very nearly drops the vile of position in shock at the state his love was in, snapping himself out of his shock quickly and gives the vile to Nightmare, “Drink up my
Queen.” He says in a mock cheerful fashion, trying not to let her current appearance affect him so.

Nightmare was laid out on the floor, half of her looks were of Luna and the rest, of Nightmare Moon, and she opens her mouth and starts drinking the potion. It’s effects were almost instantaneous, as the potion entered her stomach, Nightmare grinds her teeth together in pain as they revert back to their sharp form, as well as the =colour of her body hair darkens from a midnight Blue to a pitch black and she starts laughing evilly, fully turning back to her old evil self, looks to Lightning with her great evil grin, getting back to her hooves as she spoke, “you did well, now you shall become my child, you shall be reborn and become another nightmare to this realm of eternal night.” She says with a sadistic confidence in her voice.

A smile can’t help but spread across his lips, as he chuckles deeply, “I’ve been waiting a long time for you to say that... mother” Lightning says, bowing before his true queen, “Let us just hope that that potion holds your ‘weaker side’ at bay just long enough for our magic technicians to synthesise more.” He says as Nightmare approaches him slowly.

Nightmare closes the chamber door, the sound of the door soon locking echoes across the room, “don't worry, I have you by my side, you will keep me right, and now it's time, all you have to do is take off any clothing or armour, and then sit,” she smirks as she sits and waits, watching lightning.
His pulse is racing at a million miles a minute, the excitement almost controlling his actions as he strips off his armour, placing it to one side neatly and sits before his queen, “I’m ready, mother... I’m ready to become like you,” he says proudly, closing his eyes in preparation.
She smiles soon getting up and kisses lightning on the lips, “Just relax and enjoy,” she soon turns around lifting up her tail showing her wet, nether lips and soon starts forcing them around him as it starts swallowing him till every single bit of his body was now in the dark queens womb, “There, now, you will be in there for a while, you will begin turning into your nightmare form soon and will become my son by blood!”
It had all happened in the blink of an eye, the loud slurping and sloshing noises as he entered, the soft, moist folds massaging around him as he fully enters the war sac of Nightmare’s womb. Somehow he felt at ease in his confinement as though it was a safe place, purring softly as a soothing, warm fluid surrounds him as well as a quick shooting pain at his stomach as an umbilical attached. Then over the next few days, Lightning underwent a gradual metamorphosis, feeling the sensation of something being pumped into his body, it enlarging gradually as he grows, legs, wings and the start of a horn sprouting from his head and elongating. The last of the changes were the darkening of his fur colour from White to Mid-Dark Grey, his Cutie mark warping to show that of a Blue Lightning Bolt overlapping a Crescent Moon, his mane and tail changing to that of Dark and Light Blue with twinkling star scape within them, and finally his eyes had changed colour from a Cool Silver to serene Crystal Blue with fangs growing out from his top jaw.

Throughout the days while he was changing, she tried doing every normal thing she would do as her belly swells slightly, she would Murr while rubbing her belly, enjoying the sensation of having him within her. She soon feels he was ready to be re-born but waited until the moon was at its fullest and then, at midnight she started giving birth to her new stallion that she would love and care for until the end of time. She struggles a little bit but manages to force her child out; looking back to see him, she smiles and admires his new form, moving to him and started licking him clean like a dutiful mother mare would a newborn.

Blinking awake as he suddenly feels cold air all around him, bitterly nipping at his wet fur, attempting to make sense of his surroundings before focussing on a warm sensation along his back, between his wings. Looking over his shoulder, Lightning spies Nightmare Moon licking tenderly over his back grooming him with her long tongue, though the sensation felt wonderful, he was NOT a newborn colt, grunting shakily as he attempts to get his feet, his legs feeling wobbly, not used to the extra 3 inches of leg he had to work with, but he was sure he’d adjust in time. As he stands at his full height, he becomes aware of new memories not his own, feeling his whole body coated thinly in a liquid film. A mere thought entering his mind and his new horn ignites in a silvery-blue, the sensation sending a tingling sensation through his body, and the moistness coating his hair, mane, wings and tail evaporate instantly, ending off with a unfurling of his new large wings, stretching them out to full extension, turning to look at his mother, merely standing by and admiring him. Walking sure footedly toward Nightmare and bows to his beloved queen... and mother, “Mother... I am so eternally grateful for this honour.” Lightning says, in a noticeably deeper sounding voice.

She smiles at him, kissing his forehead gently, “I am honoured at your gratefulness son, but I'm happier that you ARE my son, now we can rule Equestria together, but there is something that has been concerning me while you were inside.”

Lightning raises a brow inquisitively, “And what would that be mother?” he asks... stepping closer to comfort her.
She sighs a little then looks into his eyes, “I feel something is coming, another Alicorn... she is powerful, maybe AS Powerful as I, she may very well possess the power to prevent us from reaching our goal, but I can’t be sure if my feelings are true or not, but, be that as it may, I would like you to see if she is coming and, if she is, to see what she wants, here is a scroll that tells you a little about her, if she does mean to bring an end to our plans, I want you to stop her, by any means necessary...”

Author's Note

One more chapter to go now. Not much in the way of nomming in this one, sorry all but have some Unbirthing fun, leading into the transformation of Handsome Pegasus to Smexy Nightmare Alicorn. >=3