Assaulted

“Twilight please, I know you’re in there.  I saw it myself,”  Celestia whispered as she looked into Twilight’s vacant purple eyes.

        “Oh poor, poor Celestia,”  the demonic voice sighed from Twilight’s body before going over to the Celestia’s side. Stiffening her back, Celestia tried to pull her leg away as she felt a burning pain burning the frog of her hoof.

            “When will you learn?  Twilight is gone. You may call me Midnight.  I will admit that I’m impressed you managed to wake up  so quickly from the poison and sedatives, they should have at least dazed you for a minute or two, but I guess it doesn’t always work; oh well.  Now, I’m sure you remember that the poison crafted from my queen’s venom paralyzes magic abilities, so feel free to struggle all you want.  That just means more fun for me.”   Bending down to the elder alicorn chained spread eagle on the floor, Midnight started breathing on the mares left ear, sending a shiver down Celestia’s spine.  “At least we can start having our fun sooner…”

            Using her magic, Midnight brought a large duffle bag over to them and wasted no time in  pulling out a large hoofcuff that was modified with spikes inside it.  Opening the cuff, Midnight slipped it over the left hoof, shoving it down near the middle of the leg that she had burnt earlier, tearing fur and flesh as it passed.  Tightening it quickly Celestia grunted in pain as  blood began to stream down the snow white leg, Celestia winced as she saw her leg bone partly exposed.

Celestia only gritted her teeth while wincing slightly and the stabbing sensation, but refusing to scream.  She refused to give Midnight the pleasure.  Blood started pooling under her leg as she could feel the warm liquid seep into her fur and cooling quickly.  She was determined to keep her focused on her tormenter.

            “So that’s how it’s going to be?  I see we’ll need to keep this up,”  Midnight mumbled as she pulled out another cuff.  Midnight slid it over her right foreleg, tightening it tighter until she could hear the sound of the bone being ground against the iron along with a cracking sound.

Groaning in frustration at even less of a reaction from Celestia then the first time, she finally took out a large D ring.  Unchaining the two front hooves she hooked the cuffs together, in a hogtie fashion.  “Still nothing?  You aren’t being a very fun toy.  Nevertheless, I shall still have my fun.”

Turning around, Midnight started searching through her bag for something.  Attempting to move her hooves slightly, Celestia noticed that the spikes just continued to tear her legs further.  “Don’t even bother,” Celestia froze and looked over to see Midnight grinning.

            “Twilight please. I know you’re in there, you have to just keep fighting!” Celestia yelled with hope that she can get through.

            “Shut the buck up already!”  Lifting her hoof, Midnight slammed it down hard on Celestia’s muzzle, knocking several teeth out.  Blood poured out of her nose and mouth as Celestia was hit over and over again.  “Twilight is gone, and now you will pay for everything you have done.”

            “What did I do?”  Celestia asked as she started coughing and spitting the blood from her mouth. Tilting her head to the side, the blood that had gathered in her mouth and throat pooled out onto the floor, staining the side of her bruised face.

            Groaning with a slight joy, Midnight pulled out a bottle of water infused with the crushed seeds from dragon’s fire hot peppers.  “Don’t act like you don’t know,”  taking the top off the bottle, Midnight grabbed Celestia by the horn, tilting her head back as she poured the water into Celestia’s face.  Her white corneas immediately turned red as Celestia tossed back and forth in pain, the spikes shredding her tattered limbs even further.  The skin around her eyes turned red as steam started coming off her fur and skin, embers sparked up and started singeing the fur on her face black.  Celestia shook her head violently in order to extinguish the embers attempting to start a fire on her fur.

Feeling content, Midnight pulled out a familiar object.  Opening her eyes slightly Celestia was just able to make out the horned nightstick that was used on Twilight before a loud cracking noise filled the room as the stick made contact with her ribcage.  The force breaking two ribs as the spikes grabbed onto her skin, tearing through it with a nauseating ripping sound that Midnight relished in.

Muscles, veins and even some bone were easily visible in the sea of red. Celestia’s blackened eyes went wide in surprise as the wind was knocked out of her a second time on the other side of her aching body.  Before she managed to take a single shuddering breath the nightstick hit the connection for her cuffs.

            Midnight fell to her flank laughing as Celestia managed to scream louder than she had yet.  Midnight tittered in delight at finally breaking the elder alicorn’s resolve.  “Now we’re having fun!  Why don’t we take it up a notch?  We can’t use this too often otherwise you’ll die.”

Closing her eyes, Celestia took a few heaving breaths as she felt herself quickly getting exhausted and lightheaded from the blood loss and pain.  Noticing Celestia starting to blackout, Midnight used a spell to stop the bleeding, cauterizing the wounds painfully before pulling out a long stick. Grinning as the alicorn stiffened at the intense burning sensation from her life saving spell.

Pulling out a long stick, Midnight used her magic to light the rounded end on fire and looked it over making sure it would last.  She walked over to the trembling alicorn and gently moved the flowing hair out of Celestia’s face with her hoof before burning twirling the stick and landing it at the base of Celestia’s horn.

Smoke filled the air from the magical fire as it not only burned Celestia, but left a deep gash.  Midnight held Celestia’s head still by grabbing the middle of her horn with her own magic, grinning as Celestia couldn’t do anything but scream at the mind numbing agony; her body trembling uncontrollably with tears still spilling out of her eyes and blood oozing out of several wounds that had reopened from the sudden thrashing movements.

“It’s called cutting fire.  Sharp as a knife, but burns all the same.  Sadly, it also cauterizes the wounds so you won’t bleed much, if at all.  Don’t worry, though, because I still have questions for you, so I won’t kill you…yet.”

Laughing, Midnight continued burning Celestia in her most sensitive areas, starting from behind the ears and nearly tearing one in half, down to the lengths of her face, neck, and finally legs to the bottoms of her hooves; over the course of twenty minutes.  Bending down again, she whispered into the torn ear.  “How does it feel?  You’re useless and you always will be, and that is why the Queen will take over Equestria.” The vibrations from her voice caused Celestia to seize in pain again as she let out a soft whimper.

            “Twilight…”  Celestia finally managed to wheeze before coughing up blood that had been  seeping into her lungs with every breath.  Looking into the mare's eyes, Midnight noticed that Celestia's weren’t wide in fear, but soft like a mother's.  “I know this isn’t you.  Come back to us, I know you can.”  Closing her eyes, she finally managed to stop the tears, but in the moment she heard Midnight laughing again she finally broke.

“This isn’t you, Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student!”

            Focusing on the little bit of her remaining energy, Celestia focused on feeling the sun’s power. She didn’t even noticing when her cutie mark disappeared as a bright glow surrounded the alicorn; forcing Midnight to cover her eyes while she backed up against the wall.  Using the sun's energy, Celestia managed to purge herself of the poison as a black ink seeped out of her horn and her eyes alit with the fury of a thousand years of rage.  Her entire body turned red as the cuffs and chains melted off of her, allowing her to finally stumble to her hooves.  “Twilight, do not make me do this.  I implore you,” Celestia’s voice waivered as her wounds began to heal slightly.

            Midnight fired a plasma strike, hitting Celestia below her throat. Opening her wings Celestia used them to prevent herself from flying backwards, steadying herself.  “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry Twilight,”  Celestia whispered looking the mare in her eyes.  Ignoring the nausea, pain, and dizziness she flew above Midnight and fired a high level paralysis spell. The spell just barely missing it’s target, hitting the floor behind her.

            “You were just attacked by your own student.  By your daughter!  How did that feel?”

            “No!  You’re not her!  You’re not my student, or my daughter!  Now give Twilight back her body!”  Charging her horn again, Celestia sent a bolt of energy hitting Midnight in her wing.  The force dislocating it with an audible popping noise.  Growling she  jumped on top of Midnight, holding her down by her shoulders she looked into the purple eyes again, her horn nearly touching Midnight’s.  A small speck of white coming through gave Celestia a glimmer of hope. “Yes, Twilight Sparkle, you can do it.”

            “Twilight is gone!”  With a shout, Midnight lunged her head forward catching her horn on the side of Celestia's face, cutting it open from her right eye to her ear.

            “No, she’s not!”  Taking wing and hovering, Celestia turned around and bucked Midnight into the wall.

            “Dear Princess Celestia,” Midnight slowly stood up and smiled at the sight of Celestia's growing anger, as she  made her voice sound exactly like Twilight's instead of her demonic tone. “Today I learned that we all have a place in this world.  Some of us just happened to be here when we don’t belong.  It is those people that we need to extinguish to make a better Equestria.”

            “How dare you,” Celestia nearly spat.  Flying up again, she sent an electric bolt to Midnight who took it full force on her withers.  Midnight’s mane flew up as the pony was screamed, her body surging with electrical currents.  Small puffs of smoke coming off of her charred fur and skin as her hair fell back down slightly spiked outwards like a porcupine.  When Midnight looked up at Celestia a shiver going down the elders back.

Midnight was smiling.

            “How dare me?  How dare you!” Getting into a defensive stand, she realized she had Celestia’s full attention.  “You see, even though I have her body now I still have all of her memories.  Even the ones she can’t remember anymore. So that’s how I know that everything that happened… and how all of this was because of you.  You sent her and her friends to obtain the elements of harmony.  Then you sent her to Ponyville to study friendship, and you truly believed she can take care of herself?”

“If it hadn’t been for Spike, she most likely would have died.  She can’t cook, only has a basic understanding of cleaning, forget’s anything not written down, freaks out to the point where she disregards all personal care.  But hey, at least she can organize, read, and smile pretty while waving,” she condescended.

            Charging her horn she sent another bolt of magic at Celestia, this time it was to stop the emotion she could feel Twilight expressing.  The energy just barely missed Celestia, as Celestia could  barely could comprehend what had just happened.  “You knew that she wouldn’t last on her own yet you sent her to Ponyville anyways.  Putting her life in the hooves of strangers that she hadn’t even known for two days! “

“You’re really unbelievable. Wasn’t losing Luna enough for you?” midnight sneered, “No, you have to go and get rid of the only other pony who ever looked up to you like a mother… who loved you unconditionally!  You have an entire army at your command and a country to look after, yet how can you see what they truly need when  you neglect those who are closest to you.”

Midnight giggled as Celestia’s aura dimmed and she landed.  Seeing her opportunity Midnight hit Celestia with a fire bolt directly over her heart.  Flying backwards into the wall Celestia hit her head, fracturing her horn near the tip.  Her vision swam as the world around her seemed to darken.  Midnight started advancing on the alicorn when the door to the room was blown off the hinges.

Rainbow streaks filled the air, as a shadow came running in.  Unable to stay conscious much longer, Celestia’s eyes started to flutter shut.  Looking one last time she couldn’t help but smile, as she made out a familiar face staring at her.

“Welcome back, Nightmare Moon.”