Author's Note

This was an idea I came up with set in the Clocktower universe that uses the Canterlot history from my main AU. Cadance appears as in Seraph's Clocktower stories, she keeps an eye on Luna to make sure she doesn't hurt herself because of post-Night Mare self esteem issues.

It is available ifn someone wants to use it, and has been offered to Seraph and Spark, though neither have used it.

Luna's Dungeon

Cadance was quite surprise as she followed Princess Luna, as her aunt was practically pronking like Pinky Pie. It was quite surprising to see her like this, doubly so when she was leading her through the shrubbery alongside the castle. Luna’s horn lit up as she looked at a part of the wall nearly identical to the rest. Nearly, but if one looked closely, they could see that a door had been boarded up. Flush with the wall, it had been warded with a perception filter that along with the lock spells she could feel on the door itself, provide a long lasting low power security solution.

Luna lifted the board free, the scream of nails being pulled free after so many years undisturbed disturbing the near silence around them. Setting it aside, she leaned forwards, the lock spells being easy to disarm, but her tongue hung out of the corner of her mouth as she concentrated on the lock itself. Sure, she could just blow it up, or rip the door off its hinges, but the door added character to what she’d found, so damaging it was out.... Or at least only a last resort. As the rusty lock clicked open, she grinned, “Foresooth!!”

Cadance raised an eyebrow, “Picking locks Auntie? Should I ask why you have such a skill?”

Luna tried to look innocent as she replied, “Why only for emergencies of course in case I or my sister are ever captured.” Seeing the doubt in her niece’s face, “And perhaps a sub needs to give her dom a reason to punish her occasionally.”

Shaking her head and giggling, Cadance tried to glare at her aunt as she followed her down the stairs revealed by the door, “Naughty, naughty.” Luna just joined in the giggling as she led the way, her horn reaching out to light magical lamps that lined the stairs. Some of those lamps flickered, some didn’t work at all, their spells long since evaporated, but a few did, beating back the shadows just a little bit,

Down they went, arriving at a hallway, lighting lamps as they went. Jail cells lined the hallway much to Cadance’s surprise, “What is this place?”

Luna smiled as she led the way, “Jail cells. Before it was the City of Canterlot City, back when Cantervile first built this castle as a gift to my sister after my banishment, there was no city guard. Back then Equestria was mostly a large area filled with scattered farms and homesteads, inns for travelers and such. Since the EU couldn’t hope to defend them, the Royal Guard was the main military, tasked with protecting my sister, her castle and the area around it. As such, they provided policing for the village,” suddenly she stopped, “And here we are. I’ll be having the hallway closed right here to separate it from the dungeons. Over here,” gesturing to the right, “are the investigator offices. But this,” leading her into the room on the left, “is the important part.”

“How did you find this,” Cadance asked, drawing a shrug from Luna.

“I was exploring the castle of course, and found this forgotten part. I asked and my sister said I could have it.”

Cadance gave her a look, “Did she now? And of course you asked her when she wasn’t busy, didn’t you?”

Luna at least looked a bit guilty, “Well, perhaps not… But it matters not, she said I could have it and do with it what I want. This is the old muster room where the guards would prepare for a patrol shift. I’m thinking a nice lounge, like something one might find in a social club, at least back in the old days. Perhaps a fireplace lit by the Fire of Devotion. Some of the cells will be kept, but the rest will be converted into a two or three playrooms. Any CTS member can sign up to play here, first come, first serve, although weddings and collaring will get priority naturally.”