Stealing from the Sun is Treason.

Celestia relaxed on her throne, the sun shining on her from the stained glass windows. The image was sheer beauty. In the eyes of a single wolf. The only other occupant, visible at least, in the room. Luma stared at Celestia and had to lick her lip to keep herself from drooling. If she had her way, she’d have the Princess screaming for release under her talented tongue. Sadly, the Princess had other plans. The first of which was to finish the cake sitting in front of her. Two more bites.

Luma watched in silence as Celestia polished off the fork, fidgeting in place. “I swear, she does this on purpose...” Luma thought and Celestia smirked at her, as if hearing her thoughts, before finishing off the cake.

“You bring me news, Expedition Captain Luma?”

“I do, Princess Celestia. Um... you’re sure the guards aren’t going to burst in on us?” She asked and Celestia smiled, her horn lit, and the door flashed.

“A spell of silence, as well as a lock. No one can come in, and no one will hear us.” Celestia said and Luma nodded before sitting back and pressing hard on the bottom of her stomach. “Would it be easier to use one of your potions?”

“It would... but I left them in my room...” She said and Celestia sighed and shook her head, a smile still gracing her face, as Luma’s bags were teleported into the room. “Ah... thanks. That works I guess.” She said as she stood up, her bulging belly swaying, and looked through the bags. Celestia watched as she removed several potions before coming to one that was pink-ish in color. Close to the same color as Cadance’s coat. Downing the bottle, Luma coughed once, hiccupped, and suddenly she had sprouted a single tentacle from her back. Opening her mouth wide, the tentacle forced its way down her throat.

Celestia watched, almost enraptured, as the tentacle bulged out Luma’s throat, traveled down into her stomach, and seemed to wrap around something before shrinking, her stomach reverting back as if she’d just rapidly digested the contents. Celestia watched as the tentacle traveled out of Luma’s throat, wrapped around something before expanding dramatically. With a slight pop and a puff of smoke, the tentacle vanished and Celestia had to cough to cover a gasp.

Standing in the middle of the throne room was a Zebra Mare with the sun emblazoned on her rump. Luma coughed slightly and rubbed her throat. “Easiest way to transport her, Princess. She is technically a fugitive from Zebrica right now...” She said and Celestia nodded as she approached Zinia slowly. Zinia, for her part, stared up at Celestia as if waking from a dream.

“Thank you, Luma...”

“My payment?” She asked and Celestia nodded.

“Of course.” Passing her a note, she smiled. “Show this to the guards at the door. They will take you to the treasury and you are welcome to as much as you can carry. In a bag. I know how your potions work Luma.” Celestia said and Luma smiled and nodded, taking the note and walking to the door. Picking Zinia up in her magic, she held the Zebra mare close to her. Zinia, for her part, still seemed dazed but as she woke out of it, she wrapped her forehooves around Celestia.

“I missed you Tia...”

“I missed you too, my flower...” Celestia said, holding Zinia close to her. Several of the guards muttered to themselves, but the older ones knew this little zebra. The Zinia Celestia had spoken of often. Her flower. A Zebra mare who had stolen Celestia’s heart in exchange for her own.

Many miles away from Canterlot, in a cave, an orb soared across the ampitheater and shattered against the wall, several living corpses shying away from the pieces. “That blasted mare... finding a lover... she does this to spite me.” The stallion in the throne growled, being answered with silence. “Agree with me!” He roared and all of the corpses groaned in agreement, several merely nodding their heads, their voice boxes having rotted away.

“Perhaps a reminder...” he said to himself as he waved a hoof, black smoke mingling with the necromantic green magic in the air keeping his army of corpses alive. The smoke twisted and rolled with the necromantic magic before slowly forming into a pine green stallion with a jet black mane and tail. “Travel to Canterlot. Woo Princess Luna. Breed with her if you will. Fill her belly with the corrosion of Necromancy. Remind Princess Celestia that it is I who should be sharing her bed, not some feckless Zebra mare.” He ordered and the stallion bowed and raced out of the cave.

The stallion in the throne slumped slightly, resting his cheek on his hoof before pointing at one of his ghouls. “You. Fetch me another crystal. I wish to watch this.” He ordered and the ghoul jumped up, raced off, and vanished around the corner.

Later that night, Luna walked the dreamscape, watching the dreams of all of her subjects carefully. Coming to a particular dream, she peeked in only to get slapped. “No peekies Princess.” The white wolf inside said and she blinked as the door closed in front of her. Luna blinked and sighed as she sat down outside of Luma’s door. She knew the wolf was expecting her now, but what did she have in mind in the dream realm? Hearing a knock, she looked in and her jaw went slack. Luma was wearing tight leggings in the same black as Luna’s regalia, a mask as dark as Luna’s collar, and a collar of her own. The emblem on the collar made Luna’s breath catch in her throat. A crescent moon. The same as her cutie mark.

“So, coming in to claim your wolf? Or are you just gonna stand there and let the dream realm seep in and corrupt our space?” She asked and Luna strode into the room, slammed the door shut and pushed Lumina onto her back, the wolf yelping as Luna climbed atop her and kissed along her neck. “Remember our deal? I bring back something interesting from Zebrica, and you treat me like your personal little bitch? I waited until we were in a dream for a reason.” She said and Luna looked down at her canine lover.

“I do not understand. What did you return with?”

“I’m sure the news has reached your ears by now. The Zebra sharing Celestia’s bed. The same Zebra mare whose muzzle is currently buried in Celestia’s snatch.” She said and Luna blinked and looked to the side, a window peering into Celestia’s living realm room appearing. Just as Lumina said, there was Celestia, lying on her side, a Zebra mare’s head locked between her hind legs, the two of them sleeping soundly. Luna smiled as she saw how happy the Zebra mare made her sister.

“Very well Lumina, you have earned your reward. What would you wish of me?” She asked and the wolf smiled and padded up to her.

“One night alone with you is enough, my Goddess.” She said and Luna blushed as Lumina nuzzled against her. She’d heard that the wolf clans worshiped her moon as their Mother Goddess, but to hear it from Lumina herself that at least one wolf saw her as a Goddess was mildly unsettling. Despite the gentle nuzzles Lumina presented her Princess with. Luna stood still as Lumina nuzzled gently at her, moving only slightly as the wolf’s muzzle came near her jaw. “Do I not please you, my Goddess?” Lumina asked and Luna stepped back just slightly and looked down at the wolf.

“It is not that, Lumina. I am... unused to attentions such as these.”

“After one thousand years on the moon, it is understandable.” She said as she nuzzled against Luna’s chest before stopping. “Would you... like to dominate me?” She asked and Luna blushed.

“Beg pardon?”

“Dominate me. Command me. Order me. Make me do whatever you wish.” Lumina said and Luna’s blush deepened.

“I... do not know if I would be comfortable with that.” She said and Lumina looked up at her.

“Shall I... assist you, Princess?” She asked and Luna nodded slowly. Lumina rolled onto her back and looked up at her Goddess. “Order me to do whatever you wish. Whatever comes to mind.” She said and Luna looked at her from head to tail before coming to a conclusion.

“Remove my regalia.” She said and Lumina jumped too her feet, eager to obey.

“Yes Goddess.” She said as she ever so gently unclasped Luna’s collar with her teeth before going down one her belly to gently remove her boots. Luna stepped out of them as Lumina removed them, moving them to the side. “I... I know this is only a dream but... I will do anything for you, my Goddess.”

Luna stared down at the wolf and nodded, her eyes closing momentarily. “Turn around, Lumina.” She said and Lumina stared at her for a moment before turning around slowly. Before Luna could get started in on her pet, she was roughly forced out of the dream realm. Looking up, she noticed one of her Night Guards panting in her door way. “Speak quickly. You interrupted a lovely dream.” She said and he looked up.

“Princess Luna, the Zebra, Zinia. She is missing.” The guard said and Luna’s eyes widened as she leapt from her bed, ignoring her regalia and raced to Celestia’s side, the guard following.

“Go and find Lumina the wolf. Order her to meet me in the throne room.” The guard nodded and peeled off as they came to a corridor while Luna flew to the throne room. If Zinia was missing, Celestia would be there organizing the search effort. As she burst into the room, she saw two guards fly out of the opened window, Celestia’s normally controlled mane whipping wildly. “Sister. I am here. I sent a guard to fetch Lumina.”

“Thank you Luna.” Celestia said and Luna nodded.

“If anyone can find Zinia, Lumina can.” She said as she approached Celestia slowly. “Sister, you must tell Twilight Sparkle. If Zinia entered the Everfree Forest, she will wish to know of another Zebra near Ponyville besides Zecora.” She said and Celestia nodded and levitated over a scroll, her magic shaking so badly she nearly dropped the ink. “Allow me. You are distracted.” Rather than wait to hear Celestia’s protests, she wrested the scroll, ink and quill from her sister and set them out on the table.

Within a few moments, Luna had written the letter and sent it off with a burst of magical fire from her own horn. “Luna... how did...”

“I observed you when you cast the spell. It was no trouble to replicate it.” She said and Celestia smiled and nuzzled her sister.

“Thank you.”

“We will find her, Sister. I promise.” Luna said and Celestia nodded, a map of Equestria floating over to her and creating a table below it to rest on.

“Where could she be...?” Celestia asked herself as she scanned the map for any sign of a possible hide out for kidnappers.

Author's Note

Dun dun dun.. (dramatic reverb). Zinia is missing. Also, Luna and Lumina are an item. A SECRET Item. Hush Hush. Do not let the Guards know. Or anyone else. If you do, Lumina will eat you. You have been warned. Anyway, next chapter, we have the reveal of who our baddy is. Be waiting.