Nightmare

by Pinkamena666

Rating: mature
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Alternate Universe, Sad, Tantabus, Princess Luna, Original Character, Profanity, Derpy Hooves, Slice of Life, Sex, Anthro
Length: 8612

Witness the birth of the Tantabus and its evolution into Nightmare!

Equestria Expanded Universe #7
Ponytropolis #7
2019 Nightmare Night Special

Luna created the Tantabus to punish herself for her past crimes as Nightmare Moon. But after she came to terms and let go of the guilt, the Tantabus was left alone in the Dream World. Too powerful to fade away, the midnight blue mist decides to take on a personality of its own and dedicate its existence to a new purpose; leave the Dream World by any means necessary to exact her revenge on her creator.

Cover Art by: CrimsonRose97

Published 2019-10-31 04:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2019-11-05 03:56:14 UTC

Existence And Purpose

The Dream World...

A dark blue mist hovered above a vast dreamscape. When the world around it becomes known, the blue cloud begins surveying the land. It was currently in a large field with a couple trees here and there and a peaceful blue sky. It quickly spotted a figure walking through the grass. It appeared to move at a somewhat slow pace. As the entity tried to figure out what it saw, it soon began to understand as it somehow gained knowledge about things it has never seen or heard of before.

This new knowledge told the mist that that it was called Tantabus and that the being it saw was a mare walking on two legs. Specifically, an alicorn due to its horn and wings. Flying closer for a better look, it soon had the knowledge of what this mare's deepest fears are and felt compelled to act upon it. It felt like it had control of this world, yet it didn't know why.

As it thought hard about what frightened the alicorn most, the world began to change. The lush field became a bloody battleground with corpses laying everywhere. The sky turned a blood red and the alicorn now wore black armor. The mare then dropped to her knees and screamed in agony. The Tantabus found joy in this. Like this is what it was meant to do. As the mare screamed, the world began to fade away. The mare was waking up. When the world faded into darkness, the Tantabus was left alone.

Floating in a vast nothingness, it waited. For how long, it didn't know. Was this its life now? To wait and scare a mare while she dreamed? What was it to do in the meantime? Hover in darkness, alone, just waiting? There had to be more to its existence than this. As it stayed in place, it continued to ponder.

After what felt like forever, the dreamscape lit up again. This time, the Tantabus found itself outside a shack. Slowly moving towards the window, it saw the mare again. Only, she wasn't alone. She was with what appeared to be a stallion. The mare was also without her outer layers, same with the stallion. Its brain told it that they were naked. Probably having sex.

The blue alicorn was on top and her hips moved up and down. The lighting in the room accentuated the mare’s butt, almost making it mesmerizing. The Tantabus forgot what it was meant to do as it watched. When it snapped out of it, it touched the side of the shack.

The alicorn let out a startled yelp as the stallion she was riding turned into a bloody puddle. Splashing down in it with wide-eyes, the mare quickly rolled off the bed and backed up against a wall. Her eyes soon focused on the window the Tantabus was at. When their gaze met, the world began fading again. Another short job done.

The Tantabus decided it was time it got some answers. When the alicorn returned, it would demand to know why it existed in the first place.

The next time the world lit up, the Tantabus found itself in a tavern. The alicorn was seated at a table, talking with a stallion. When she saw the blue mist, the mist stared back at her.

After a few moments of nothing terrifying happening, the mare seemed to become confused as she looked over at the Tantabus again. Getting up from the table, she slowly approached the entity.

“Um...” she said, sounding nervous. “Is something wrong? Why aren’t you...” She trailed off when a hole formed in the blue mist in the shape of a question mark. “Question?” The mare asked. “Interesting... You are more sentient than I expected you would be... I suppose I can tell you my name is Luna and I created you to give me nightmares each and every night. I need you to do your worst to punish me for the evil I caused in the past.”

The Tantabus hesitated in thought, not doing anything.

“I guess this is it,” Luna said suddenly. “I shall leave you to think this over. Next time, however, I ask you give me a... horrible nightmare...”

The Tantabus hesitated some more before it started to move away. Luna let out a sigh before the world faded into darkness again.

Many Nights Later...

The Tantabus hovered in place and watched as Luna choked on blood as she splashed around in a pool of the red liquid. The fear and pain in her eyes filled the Tantabus with a sense of a job well done. She asked for something horrifying, and she got it. The best part was that the blood in the pool belonged to the mare before she lost her legs. Soon, the world faded again.

The Tantabus floated away to a different patch of nothingness and made a bed appear. Something told it that this is what ponies sleep on. Ponies like the alicorn it terrifies every night. Lowering itself to the bed, it found that it couldn't even feel the softness. Even though the mare's guilt had given the Tantabus more control over itself and the Dream World, it still didn't seem to have feeling.

As it sat on the bed, it thought back to when it watched Luna having sex with that stallion. The look on her face. Was it happiness? Was that what happiness looked like? Perhaps it could use Luna's next nightmare to learn more about ponies. Concentrating and thinking about the stallion, the mist began to change shape. It's ethereal-like form began to the shape of a naked stallion; arms, legs, head, mane, body, and a flaccid meat pole. Once the body was formed, the color changed to match.

Now, the Tantabus appeared to be just a normal, brown stallion with green eyes. Laying on the bed, the Tantabus looked over its hands, flexing the fingers. Looking down at the feet, it wiggled its toes before its eyes went to the cock. Reaching out and gripping it, the Tantabus stroked it lightly. It felt nothing. Was it supposed to? It then moved its fingers to its lips. It knew it had to learn to speak before it approached the mare. Thinking back to when Luna approached it, it made its lips form the words, Is something wrong. It then attempted to push words out in the mare's voice.

"I... I-Isssss..." the Tantabus said. "I-Iss... Is ssss..." It rolled over onto its chest, propping its upper half up on its arms and looking down at the pillow as if it were Luna's face. "Is something... wrong?" It asked. "Is something wrong?" It repeated. "Next time... Time... I shall leave you to think this over..." The fake stallion tilted its head and tried to come up with its own sentence. "Time to... play..." it cooed at the pillow. Knowing it would need a different voice, it started to lower its own pitch and tone. "Time to play... Time to play..." It repeated, its voice becoming deeper and more masculine.

Smiling, it rolled onto its back again and remembered Luna moving up and down on the stallion's lap. It eyed its rod and imagined Luna. To its joy, a fake version of the alicorn appeared, bouncing up and down on its lap. The Tantabus moved its hand to its cock and pushed the tip into the Luna, the mare continuing to ride the meat, her pussy spread open. The Tantabus continued laying on its back watching the breasts bounce. Letting out an exhale of breath known as sighing, the Tantabus made the Luna vanish.

The Next Night...

Luna was back at the tavern with the Tantabus sitting at a table in its stallion disguise. It had changed its color to a dark red to hide similarities. Right now, it watched the alicorn mingle with a couple of the male customers. Every now and then, she looked around the area, probably trying to find the entity she created.

The Tantabus hesitated before making one of the stallions start to seduce the alicorn. He leaned in to kiss her cheek, receiving a delighted reaction from the mare before she leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Soon, all customers in the tavern who weren't male vanished. The Tantabus figured that this mare had control of the Dream World if she created a being in it to give her nightmares. So, it decided to relinquish control of this dream to the mare to study how two ponies engage in sex.

The mare and stallion stripped naked before the mare was laid across the table on her back. The stallion spread her legs before pushing his cock inside her. The other stallions circled them but leaved a gap so the Tantabus could watch. Luna let out moans as the stallion moved his hips back and forth. To get a better look, the Tantabus stood up and moved closer, its clothes vanishing so it could be naked like the others. When it got to the table, it watched the two have sex.

Suddenly, Luna reached out and grabbed a nearby stallion's rod and pulled it into her mouth. When she did, the stallion let out a moan and began moving his hips as he mouth-fucked the alicorn. The Tantabus tilted its head as it continued observing. Males seemed to experience pleasure from having their rods sucked and inserted into a mare's vagina. How good it felt, the Tantabus didn't know and would never know. Not for certain anyways.

It then had an idea. If the mare thought that it was part of the dream, perhaps she would use her own dream magic to make it feel good. That is, if the mare wanted a dream stallion to feel good. Deciding to take the chance, the Tantabus walked around to the stallion who was fucking the alicorn. Suddenly, the other stallions all vanished. Luna let out a gasp and sat up as the Tantabus positioned itself in front of her.

Leaning in, the Tantabus placed its hands on the tabletop, getting in close before kissing the mare. Luna closed her eyes and kissed back. To the Tantabus' joy, the mare did, in fact, want a realistic experience and let the Tantabus know what a kiss felt like. She didn't, however, know that she was kissing her creation. To her, it was just another figment of her imagination.

Breaking the kiss, the Tantabus gripped its cock and aligned it with the mare's pussy. With a shove, it pushed its way inside, making the mare moan happily and lie back down on the table. The Tantabus gripped the mare's legs as it slammed its hips into the mare's. As it did, it watched Luna's expressions. The alicorn seemed to really enjoy this. Did it really feel that good for a mare to have a stallion shove its cock inside her? Moving its hands from Luna's legs, the Tantabus reached out to grip Luna's breasts, feeling how soft they were. No wonder stallions liked them.

However, it knew it couldn't keep this up any longer and it had to turn this dream into a nightmare. It coughed up blood all over Luna's chest, making the mare scream in fright. The Tantabus gripped the legs harder as its jaw tore from its head and dropped to the floor. Blood began to pour from its eyes as the eyeballs rolled out. Luna let out a high-pitched scream, trying to pull away. After keeping the alicorn trapped for a few more seconds, the Tantabus let the nightmare end. The world, and Luna, faded away as the alicorn woke up.

The Tantabus reformed itself, putting its eyes and jaw back in place. Looking down at its cock, it reached down and gripped it. Deciding to change, the cock disappeared, a pussy taking its place. The Tantabus also grew breasts that matched Luna. Now, it was a mare. Running its hands up and down its sleek body, the Tantabus found that it liked this more.

Author's Note

Next Chapter: November 1

Abandonment

Many More Nights Later...

At this point in the Tantabus' life, it has come to know what years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds were. It learned how long each one was, except for how long a second actually lasted. Having a clock and a calendar in the vast blackness would help keep track of what day, month, and year it was.

The Tantabus decided to resume its research on intercourse. This time, in its mare form. Tonight, it put Luna in a bedroom. Looked like the kind of bedroom you’d see at an old-timey bed and breakfast. The Tantabus had set a clock in the room and allowed the mare's dream powers to influence the time so it could be studied. As the mare took in her surroundings, the Tantabus took its place outside the bedroom.

Hearing a knock on the door, Luna went over and opened the door. Smiling at the red mare, she tilted her head. "Hello," she said with a smile. "Who are you?"

"Ruby Ray," the Tantabus said, returning a smile. ~~It~~ She wore a black tube top and black shorts. "I'm the one from the tavern, remember?" She asked, creating a scenario for the dream. "You asked me to come here."

"Oh?" Luna asked. "For what?"

"Well..." the red mare stated, before leaning in. "You were going to... show me about sex. So, I can impress this mare I like?"

"Oh," Luna said with a chuckle, realizing what kind of dream this was. "Right. Come in."

Ruby smiled and stepped in, her eyes going to the clock and watching the second hand tick away. "So, what does it feel like?" She asked, waiting until the second hand made it all the way around before turning to face the alicorn. "Having a stallion's thing inside you?"

"Uh," Luna said, putting a hand on her hip. "The mare you like has a... penis?"

Ruby nodded with a smile. "Mm-hmm... A nice one, too. I saw it in a hot springs when no one else was around."

Luna smiled and began to remove her nightgown. "I can help with that, too," she cooed, letting her dress fall to the floor.

The Tantabus mare eyed the mare's naked body, her eyes going to the crotch as she saw a thick stallion cock and balls. "Oh, wow..." she said with a smile. Unbeknownst to the alicorn, the Tantabus was allowing the blue mare to manipulate her like she was part of the dream. Walking over to the mare, she pulled off her tube top and slid out of her pants.

Luna reached out and pulled the mare close, kissing her on the lips. Ruby closed her eyes and moaned at feeling the soft lips on her own. When their breasts pressed together, the red mare felt the blue mare's hard nipples rub against hers. Both moaned and rubbed their bodies together as they made out.

It wasn't long before Ruby pulled away with a gasp. "I need it in me now."

Luna chuckled and pressed her crotch to the red mare's, feeling the wet pussy on the base of her shaft. "An eager one?" Luna asked, before holding Ruby by the hips and backing her up to the bed. Pushing the mare on her back, Luna gripped her cock and aligned it with the mare's pussy. Without warning, Luna pushed her way in. When she did, the Tantabus felt a rush of pleasure projected into her by the alicorn. Letting out a moan, she tilted her head back.

The alicorn kept thrusting her hips, letting out moans of her own. Sex dreams were always one of her favorites. As she kept moving her hips, she felt closer and closer to an orgasm. Speeding up, she moaned louder and louder before she rammed her cock inside, filling the pussy with her cum. Ruby sighed deeply at feeling her hole fill to the brim, and then overflow.

"Do all... males finish that... quickly?" Ruby asked, watching the sticky white substance ooze from her pussy around the cock.

Luna chuckled and pulled out. "Not all. I just like filling tight holes," she cooed with a wink. "Want to feel something else that is really good?"

Ruby tilted her head before smiling. "Alright."

"Roll over onto your stomach," Luna sang, stroking her cock.

The Tantabus did as told and let her legs hang off the edge as she aimed her ass at the alicorn. The blue mare placed her free hand on the red mare's butt, spreading the left cheek and rubbing the tight hole with her thumb. Smiling, she aligned her cock and pushed her way inside, stretching out the mare's butt hole.

Ruby's eyes went wide as she felt her anus penetrated by the thick stallion cock. If this is what real pleasure felt... she sure was jealous of her creator. Sex in real life also probably felt way better than sex in the Dream World. However, in the dream, you could do whatever you wanted.

After Luna thrusted a few more times, she pulled out and patted the mare's butt. "Get on the bed all the way."

Ruby gasped at feeling the shaft leave her gaping anus. Looking over her shoulder, she nodded before sliding forward, her legs and feet now resting on the bed. She then felt the alicorn climb atop her, the blue breasts rubbing against her back. She then felt the cock being re-inserted inside her ass before Luna laid atop her.

When Luna began moving her hips up and down, she hugged the mare beneath her and kissed the back of her neck. Ruby closed her eyes and moaned softly. This actually felt relaxing. The discussed dream entity let out a happy sigh and buried her face in the bed sheets.

“I see you like this,” Luna cooed, nuzzling the back of the red mare’s neck. “Get ready because I’m about to fill you up.”

“Mmm... I’m ready...” the Tantabus purred. She felt Luna speed up a little before feeling the rod slide deep inside her, as far as it would go, before she felt the sticky cum start to fill her tight passage.

Luna let out a deep sigh as she moved her right hand to the red mare’s right shoulder. “Did you enjoy that, Ruby?”

The Tantabus nodded and pulled its tongue back into its mouth. “Oh, yeah...” Her eyes then opened partially, knowing she had to turn this dream into a nightmare. Funny, how running this particular dream would make it a nightmare for both involved. But it was her purpose and she had to do it.

Ruby's head suddenly spun around to face Luna before her mouth opened twice as wide as a normal pony mouth could. Luna screamed and jumped back, backing into the wall. Ruby then stood up, head still backwards. There was a sick cracking sound as her arms and legs twisted around 180-degrees. She then rushed at the alicorn.

Luna yelled and started rushing for the door. Before she could get far, the room began filling up with blood. Breathing heavily, Luna sloshed through the thick red liquid and grabbed the doorknob. Jiggling it, it wouldn't open. Banging on the door, she began to hyperventilate as the blood level soon rose above her head. The Tantabus stood in place, watching Luna choke and gasp for air before the dream faded into darkness again.

Ruby sighed and fixed her body before turning around and summoning a bedroom of her own. On the wall was a clock that ticked away accurately. Below it was a bed. The Tantabus walked over to it and laid down on the bed, staring at the ceiling. After seeing thousands of Luna's dreams, the Tantabus was able to piece together how normal ponies lived and decided to adapt. It made this black void seem less empty and lonely.

The Next Night...

Ruby stood in the blackness, arms crossed and waiting. Tapping her foot in annoyance, the alicorn she was supposed to scare was late. Getting to her knees, she let out a sigh and continued to wait. What was taking her so long? After what seemed like hours, Ruby got up and exhaled angrily. After feeding on Luna's guilt for so long, it had enough power to peer into dreams but couldn't enter them. With a wave of her hand, she focused on Luna's dream.

A wall of light appeared in front of her before the picture became clearer. Acting as a window, the wall showed Luna and a white alicorn as foals playing in a field. They both seemed happy and appeared to be playing some sort of game. One chased the other and, when the one being chased was touched, she then became the chaser. It seemed like a fun game but a game being played without the red mare.

"What the hell?" Ruby asked, placing her hands on the wall. "You're supposed to be with me! Who the fuck is that?!" She banged on the wall angrily, but the ponies didn't notice her. Sighing, she took a step back. "Maybe she wants a break..." Ruby told herself. "Yeah, that's it. I'll see her tomorrow, probably..."

2 Nights Later...

Ruby stared through the window as she watched Luna being gangbanged. There was so many dicks and so much semen all over the floor that you couldn't even see the floor. Crossing her arms, the Tantabus watched. "Are you shitting me?" She growled. "Has she forgotten me?"

The alicorn was riding on a stallion who lay on his back while another stallion stood in front of her, his cock in her mouth. There were also two stallions on either side of her that were having their cocks stroked. Soon, Luna move up a bit and slipped the cock into her ass, sitting down, she laid down on the stallion. The stallion that was mouth-fucking her laid atop her and began fucking her pussy. One of the other stallions squatted above the first stallion so Luna could suck his cock while the stallion suckled on the balls.

Not being able to watch any more, Ruby waved her hand and made the window disappear. She then turned around and thought about her life now. How lonely it'd be. No one was going to visit her now. "No..." she whispered, fists clenching.

Dropping to her knees, she breathed heavily before pounding the non-existent floor. Collapsing to the floor, she hugged herself and buried her face in her knees. She stayed there for a good while, just thinking about how boring everything would be. Just as she was able to experience sex, she was let alone. She'd never again feel the warmth of a hug or a soft pair of lips on her own. No one would ever love her or even know of her existence.

She then opened her eyes and took a deep breath. "Fuck it. I'm not letting this bitch ruin my life..."

Author's Note

Next Chapter: November 2

Living A Lie

Ruby awoke in her bed, letting out a yawn. Looking over at her bedside table, she smiled at a picture of her and Luna in a loving embrace. Sitting up, she stretched and let out another yawn. Getting out of bed, she snapped her fingers as a tube top and black shorts formed around her body. Leaving her room, she headed downstairs into the living room.

"Luna?" She asked, looking around the room. "Maybe she's in the kitchen?"

Just as she was about to go look, a pair of hands covered her eyes and a pair of rather soft breasts pressed against her back. "Guess who..." a voice cooed.

Ruby chuckled and pulled away. "I know who it is," she said, turning around and smiling at the blue alicorn. Wouldn't be anyone else..."

Leaning in, the two kissed passionately, their tongues rubbing together. Ruby ran her hands down Luna’s back to her butt, squeezing it before the two broke the kiss.

“What would you like to do today?” Luna asked with a smile. “The field, perhaps?”

Ruby smiled back and nodded. “I love the field!”

The alicorn chuckled and nodded. “I know you do, sweetie,” she cooed lovingly. “Come on.”

Ruby let the blue mare lead her to the front door. When she opened it, they stepped out into a beautiful field, the grass swaying slightly in the cool breeze.

The red mare slapped Luna on the ass and took off running. “You’re it!” She yelled.

Luna chuckled and ran after her. “Oh, I’m going to get you!” She said, trying to tag the red mare.

Ruby giggled and dodged to the left, narrowly missing being tagged. “No, you’re not!”

As they neared a full tee with a thick base, Luna smiled and teleported. When Ruby looked back and saw no one, she stopped.

“Uh... Mom?” She asked, before something landed on her, knocking her to her stomach. Looking over her shoulder, she saw Luna straddling her butt.

“You’re it,” the alicorn giggled.

“No fair, you cheated!” Ruby protested, before getting an idea. Smirking, she snapped her fingers, making their clothes disappear.

Luna looked down at her body to find that she had her cock. “Again?” She asked with a chuckle. “We do this practically every day.”

"Yes, but now it's a game," Ruby said before slapping her own ass. "Whenever the runner gets tagged, the one who was it gets to have their way with them."

The alicorn rolled her eyes before leaning forward and placing her hands on the red mare's shoulders. "Would be more fun with more than two..." Luna cooed, rubbing her shaft between Ruby's cheeks. She then lifted her butt and aligned her cock before pushing inside the tight red ass.

"Oh, fuck," Ruby moaned, gripping the ground and feeling the dirt beneath her fingers.

Luna started moving her hips up and down with light grunts and pants as she fucked the mare's ass. "Damn, I... I do love doing this with you..."

"Mmm... I hope so," Ruby chuckled with a moan. "Because, when I catch you... your ass is mine..."

"Then, I can't wait," Luna cooed. "So, let me finish and you can chase me..."

Ruby smiled and moaned, letting her maker have her way with her ass when she felt the mare speed up. Hearing Luna grunt louder and feeling her thrust forward, burying her rod deep inside her, Ruby closed her eyes and prepared to receive the mare's load. Sure enough, she immediately felt her tight hole fill to the brim with cum before the sticky substance oozed out onto the grass.

Luna sighed happily before she pulled out of the mare. "Need a minute before I start running?"

Ruby laughed and nodded. "Sure..."

Rolling off the red mare, Luna laid beside her. "I could use a rest, too."

Ruby slid over and rested her head on the alicorn's left breast, resting her left arm over the mare's torso. "Mmm... I could lay here forever..."

Luna smiled and reached over to rub her creation's back. "That would be a very peaceful life... However, it may get boring after the first... year, or so..."

Ruby closed her eyes and let out a soft laugh. "Yeah... Though, I wouldn't care... As long as I'm with you..."

"Well, I'll always be here," the alicorn cooed, kissing the mare's forehead. "I'll never leave you..."

The red mare sighed and opened her eyes. "That's all I ever wanted..."

Luna tilted her head in confusion. "Wanted?" She asked.

Ruby eyed her before nuzzling the breast. "It's all I want... mom..."

"It's all I want, too, sweetie..." the alicorn replied in a whisper.

The two mares continued to lay together, enjoying each other's warmth until they both recovered their stamina. When they had their energy back, Ruby let out a sigh and sat up.

"Well, mother..." she said with a grin. "Better start running, or I'll fuck you right here."

"That doesn't sound like a punishment, but I'll play the game," Luna said, quickly getting up and taking off running.

Later...

Ruby and Luna entered the house and headed over to the couch, taking a seat. The red mare leaned against her mother and smiled.

"What should we do now?" She asked. "I'm exhausted..."

"Well, we played for a good three hours," Luna said with a chuckle, putting an arm around her. "Any other game you want to play?"

Ruby shook her head. "Let's just... head to bed, I guess..."

The alicorn nodded and scooped the mare up as she got to her feet. "Let's go, cutie."

Ruby smiled and allowed the alicorn to carry her up the stairs to her bedroom. Once inside, Luna walked over to the bed and set the mare down. Once Ruby was comfortable, Luna climbed under the covers. Leaning over, she kissed her daughter on the forehead.

"Good night, sweetie..." Luna cooed.

Ruby smiled and closed her eyes. "Good night, mom..."

As she rested, images of Luna with all those stallions entered her mind. She then saw Luna turn her back and walk away from her. Leaving her. Abandoning her. Eyes clenching, Ruby began to shake as she tried to ignore those thoughts. As her fists clenched, she opened her eyes to find that she was atop the mare, her hands on her throat. Luna was gasping for air and staring up at her, wide-eyed.

"You said you'd never leave me," Ruby growled, her eyes going red. She then grabbed the mare's jaw, then tearing it off with a wet crunch. As the alicorn screamed and cried, trying to desperately stop the bleeding with her hands, Ruby leaned in close. "Try telling me your fucking lies now, mother," she hissed, before shoving the severed jaw into the alicorn's left eye. After the mare screamed some more, she slowly faded away, as did the house.

Ruby was now left alone in the vast emptiness that was her home. Breathing heavily, her eyes returned to normal.

"I can't pretend anymore..." she said to herself. "It just won't work..." Slowly standing up, she looked around at the world around her. "I can't deny who I am. My purpose is nightmares. To spread fear into others and feed off their horror..." Looking down at herself, she closed her eyes. "I must change and adapt to be what I am..."

Tilting her head back, her form began to change into that of a blood red batpony with red eyes and bat wings. When she opened her eyes, she eyed her wings before folding them up against her back. Feeling her bat ears, she smiled. "And, Ruby is not very fitting for a mare in my line of work..." Whipping around, she saw a manifestation of Nightmare Moon, who was just standing there. "Nightmare Moon," Ruby cooed, walking up to her. "My mother... And me... The mare of nightmares... How fitting," she said with a smirk. "Night... mare..." MAking the image of Nightmare Moon fade away, she sighed. "Nightmare..."

With a wave of her hand, many different windows into other ponies' dreams appeared all around her. With all the power she now had, she could infiltrate other dreams. Just not the dreams of her creator. Looking around at all the dreams, she chuckled.

"Get ready, everypony..." she growled. "Nightmare is here..."

Author's Note

Next Chapter: November 3 or 4

The Taste Of Muffin

2004 AW

Nightmare arrived in another dream. The dreamer this one belonged to was dreaming of a bathroom with bubbles everywhere. Looking at the bathtub, she saw a gray mare blowing bubbles and giggling. Tilting her head, Nightmare turned to face her. The mare didn't seem to notice her as she was having too much fun blowing bubbles and playing with the sudsy water. Her breasts were half under the water but they appeared to be D-cups. The gray mare's eyes were also different than most, as if they were looking in two different directions.

Nightmare crossed her arms, looking her over. This mare was pretty cute and she was debating whether or not to scare her. Part of her wanted to leave her alone. Part of her wanted to scare the hell out of her. Another part wanted to join her. Holding her own head, Nightmare closed her eyes and thought. She's always turned dreams into nightmares but only because she enjoyed it. Would she enjoy turning this mare's dream into a nightmare? Something about her was... attractive.

She was ripped from her thoughts when she heard the mare speak. “Hello.”

Looking over at her, Nightmare smiled lightly. “Hey...”

The gray pegasus tilted her head. “Who are you?” She asked curiously.

Nightmare crossed her arms and looked the mare in the eyes. “You aren’t afraid?”

“Afraid?” Asked the mare with a smile. “Why? You aren’t doing anything. Besides, this is a dream. If anything scary happens I’ll just wake up.”

“You... know you’re dreaming?” The bat pony asked. This mare was smarter than she looked.

“Of course!” The mare giggled. “If I wasn’t, I couldn’t do this.” Without hesitation, she reached into the water and pulled out a muffin before scarfing it down.

Nightmare smiled. “Interesting. You’ve figured out how to control your dream.”

“So, who are you, anyways?” The pegasus asked.

“Nightmare,” the red mare cooed. “And you?”

“Derpy!” The gray mare giggled, splashing the water. “Do You wanna come in?” She asked. “The water’s always warm and the bubbles are always bubbly!”

Nightmare chuckled and shrugged. “Why not?” With a snap of her fingers, her clothes disappeared.

When she started approaching the tub, Derpy sat up against her side of the tub, pulling her knees up to her chest. Her chest, which was now on display. Nightmare stared at the mounds as she sat down, keeping her own knees against her chest.

"Would you like a muffin?" Derpy asked, holding out a chocolate chip one.

Nightmare eyed it and reached out, taking it. "Um... Thank you?" She said questioningly. "I, uh... have never tasted one before, so... this will taste like nothing to me."

Derpy blinked a few times before shrugging. "I don't follow."

The bat pony chuckled lightly and leaned back against the tub. "See, I'm not a manifestation of your subconscious, Derpy. I'm real. Like you in the waking world. It's just... the Dream World is my home. I was created here. So, I know very little of how things feel, smell, and taste. Except for what my m... Except for what my creator showed me. Since I have never tasted a muffin in the real world, my brain won't understand what my taste buds tell it. Understand?"

Derpy thought for a moment before nodding. "Makes sense. It's like... if you've never tasted ice cream before... you wouldn't actually know what it tastes like."

Nightmare nodded as she examined the muffin. "Exactly... However..." She then looked up at Derpy. "you could tell me..."

"Huh?" Asked the gray mare. "How?"

"Your mind," Nightmare explained. "My creator has power in the dream world and can just transfer certain feelings to me so I know what it feels like— hugs and kisses, that sort of thing. But, someone like you... Your mind here is connected to your mind in the waking world. While one sleeps, one is awake. Maybe I can scan your brain to know what a muffin feels and tastes like..."

"Scan my brain?" Derpy asked, wide-eyed and looking nervous. "U-Uh..."

"It's painless," Nightmare cooed, setting the muffin on the floor outside the tub. "Just... spread your legs. I need to get close."

"S-Spread my... my legs?" the pegasus asked with a blush.

"Do you want me to enjoy a muffin?" Nightmare asked, getting to her knees. "I need to read your mind to know what it tastes like."

Derpy hesitated in nervousness before slowly spreading her legs, a huge blush on her face. Nightmare smiled and leaned forward, reaching over the mare's legs and setting them down on the floor of the tub near the mare's butt. Now, their faces were mere inches apart. The gray mare's blush was more visible this close up, making the bat pony smile.

"Just relax," Nightmare cooed, reaching her right hand up and placing her fingertips on the side of the mare's head. When she did, she could feel her brain understand everything there was to know about muffins. "There... I have it," she said, placing her palm to the mare's head. "Thank you."

Derpy smiled lightly. "You're welcome."

The red mare eyed the gray breasts before looking the mare in the eyes again, smiling before pulling away and taking her spot at her end of the tub. "Now, for the muffin," she said, reaching over the edge to pick the muffin up. "Taste test." Bringing it to her mouth, she took a bite. Immediately, her eyes opened wide. "Oh, my fuck," she said with a mouthful of muffin, before shoving the rest inside. As she chewed, her lips were covered in crumbs. Seeing Derpy's amused smirk, she stopped chewing, cheeks puffed out. "What?"

"Oh, nothing," the gray mare replied with a giggle. "You just have some here," she said, tracing her own lips with a finger.

Nightmare licked her lips to get the rest of the crumbs, showing off her long, serpent-like tongue. "Did I get it?"

Derpy watched her long tongue disappear back into her mouth before smiling and nodded. "Yeah, you got them."

Swallowing, Nightmare let out a sigh. "Damn, that was good..." Swiping her hand through the air, another muffin appeared in her grasp before she shoved it in her mouth.

Derpy smiled and pulled a muffin of her own out of the tub before biting it. She watched as Nightmare swallowed her second muffin ever. "You like?"

"Oh, yeah," the nightmare mare sighed. "Mmm... I feel like I should repay the favor..." she said, licking her lips. "You let me experience the wonder of the muffin. I wonder if there's anything I could help you with..." she said, her eyes going to the mare's breasts.

Derpy followed her gaze and blushed, pulling her legs up to cover her mounds. "I-I don't think we're... quite there yet..."

"Oh, but we're close?" Nightmare asked with a chuckle. "As much as I would love to... just take you here and now... since you wouldn't be able to stop me... I like you, Derpy. You're cute. And, I'm willing to wait until you're ready. However, if you'd like... we could share a kiss?"

"A... A kiss?" Derpy asked with a blush.

Nightmare chuckled and nodded. "Yeah. Just one kiss. Or two, if you like it."

The pegasus hesitated, biting her lip in thought. "Um... O-Okay... Just one. And, I... I like you, too," she replied with a smile.

The red mare leaned forward and placed her hands where they were before, her face close to the mare's. The two locked eyes as their hearts raced. This was the first time they would kiss someone who they were truly interested in. For Derpy, this would be her first kiss ever.

Nightmare closed the gap as their lips pressed together. Both mares closed their eyes and Nightmare placed her right hand on Derpy’s cheek. The gray mare instinctively put her hands on the red mare’s waist. Nightmare then pressed her chest to the pegasus’ as they both moaned at the kiss. Soon, they pulled back an inch, both still staring the other in the eye.

“How was that?” Nightmare asked.

Derpy smiled. “It felt amazing.”

“We could go further,” Nightmare teased, leaning in to kiss the mare’s neck.

The gray pegasus chuckled softly. “H-How much further? We just met...”

“True...” the bat pony agreed. “But, who knows if we’ll meet again... I am currently on a mission to try and break out into the real world. That may take up all my free time...

"Well, if you do get out," Derpy said with a smile. "we can go all the way. But... why don't we take it slow for now?"

Nightmare sighed and rested her head on Derpy's left breast. "Fine..." she said, her arms around the mare's body, hugging her tightly.

Derpy patted her head with a smile. "Visit me when you can. We can have dream dates."

The bat pony chuckled. "Dream dates... Cute..." Sitting up, she looks Derpy in the eyes. "Speaking of cute... what's up with your eyes?"

"Oh, that's from a car accident eleven years ago," Derpy explained with a light smile.

Nightmare leaned in again and gently stroked the mare's cheek. "How do you see?" She asked, noticing one eye was looking at her while the other one was looking elsewhere.

"I can choose which eye is the dominant one and I see through that one," the pegasus continued explaining.

"I see..." the red mare said, before giving the mare's cheek a kiss. "Theoretically, I can make this dream last forever, yet you'd still only be asleep for a few hours... though, I don't want you getting bored of me..."

Derpy giggled at that. "I don't think I could get bored of you, Nightmare. Especially here, where you can do anything. But, I would rather hang out in the real world."

"Me, too..." Nightmare sighed, before smiling lightly. "I'll leave you to wake up so I can continue trying to get out of here..."

The gray pegasus nodded. "Visit me tomorrow night?"

The dream mare chuckled and pressed her nose to Derpy's. "Try and stop me."

Nightmare kissed her on the lips lovingly before the mare and the tub and the bubbles all disappeared. When she was alone again, Nightmare stood up and hugged herself. Did she really find someone she could love? Did the mare believe her to be real? Or did she really think she was just a dream? Only way to know for sure was to get out of this hell.

2015 AW

Nightmare searched through a bunch of dreams when she found a rather adorable-looking yellow pegasus mare with long pink hair. Apparently, this mare was already having a nightmare. This was new to Nightmare. Usually she was the one to ruin the sleep of others. But, this mare was already terrified of something. Peering in, she saw the yellow mare hiding under her bed while a purple unicorn walked around her room.

"Fluttershy?" The purple unicorn cooed in a sinister tone, holding a metal pipe. "Where are you?" The pegasus closed her eyes and whimpered. Hearing the noise, the unicorn threw the bed across the room with her magic, grinning evilly at the pegasus. "There you are," she said, raising the pipe. The yellow mare screamed and the dream faded away.

"The fuck was that?" Nightmare asked. Curious, she looked into the dreams of the purple unicorn. This one was dreaming about beating a white mare with long yellow hair to death while the yellow pegasus watched in fear. "Now, this one has some fear I can use," Nightmare cooed with a smirk. "So... much... fear..."

Author's Note

Next Chapter: November 5 or 6

Epilogues

2015 AW
(Read "Nightmares" To See What Happened)

Nightmare had tried to take over Twilight's mind and failed, thanks to her mother stepping in and ruining everything. Now, she lay on the floor, recovering her energy when she felt a familiar presence. Exhaling sharply, she stumbled to her feet and turned to face her creator. "Hello, mother..."

Luna had her arms crossed and was glaring at her. "I must say, I am surprised you still exist. You must be more powerful than I gave you credit for."

The dream mare let out a chuckle as her red color slowly filled in the blue of her true form. "You have no idea... There's nothing you can do to get rid of me. Not anymore."

"Maybe not," Luna said, before walking up to her. "However, I recommend you stay away, or I will dedicate all I have to finding a way to destroy you."

Nightmare averted her eyes with a growl. "Just wait... Some day, I'll have you begging for me to kill you..."

Luna slowly leaned in and whispered, "Back... the fuck... off..."

With one final glare, Luna turned and walked away before disappearing. Nightmare summoned a rock by her foot, just so she could kick it away in anger.

"Fucking bitch," the mare growled, eyes glowing red. "I'll fucking kill you... Just you wait..."

2016 AW
(Read "Nightmares II" To See What Happened)

Nightmare sat in her dreamscape, pounding the non-existent floor in furious anger. "Fucking shit!" She yelled out. "So fucking close!"

"You are one stubborn bitch," she heard Luna say from behind her.

Looking over her shoulder, she glared at the alicorn. "All I want is freedom! Freedom from this fucking imprisonment!"

"Impossible," Luna spat. "It's... impossible!" Letting out a sigh, she rubbed her forehead.

"Oh, am I upsetting you, mother?" Nightmare asked tauntingly.

The alicorn narrowed her eyes at that remark. "You want me to be your mother, you taint? Then, how about a punishment?"

"A punishment?" Nightmare asked, rolling her eyes. "What could you possibly do to me?"

"Take away something I gave you..." Luna said coldly.

Nightmare's ears perked as she looked over her shoulder. Getting to her feet, she turned to face the alicorn. "And, what have you ever given me?!"

"Feelings," Luna replied. "Specifically... sex."

Nightmare went wide-eyed. "Wh... What?"

"That's right," Luna cooed triumphantly. "When I leave here, you won't remember what sex feels like. Since I gave you the feeling, and you have never really experienced it on your own, it is mine to take back."

"N-No, you can't!" Nightmare begged, running at the alicorn. "It's all I have!"

"Should've thought about that before pissing me off," Luna said with a glare, before she faded away.

Nightmare tried to grab her but her arms went through her. When the mare was gone, Nightmare hesitated before reaching a hand to her crotch, pushing two fingers inside her pussy, she let out a groan when she didn't receive any pleasure. Dropping to her knees, she stared at her crotch. Getting an idea, she grabbed her breasts and pinched her nipples. Still nothing.

"FUCK!!!" Nightmare yelled, grabbing her head and bending forward. Feeling defeated, she collapsed to the floor and stayed there. "What's the fucking point anymore?" She asked herself. After thinking for a moment, she rolled onto her back. "Mmm... Perhaps I need a different approach..."

2016 AW
Nightmare Night
(Read "Nightmares And Dreams" To See What Happened)

Nightmare and Luna both lay naked on a bed in the otherwise empty dreamscape. The sheets and both the mares were covered in cum. The alicorn was on her back with the red bat pony resting her head on the blue mare's left breast.

"Thanks for... letting me experience this again," Nightmare said softly. "I... I missed this..."

Luna smiled and rubbed Nightmare's back. "Are you having a change of heart?"

"I wouldn't go that far..." the red mare chuckled. "But... having others to share this experience with was... nice..."

The alicorn closed her eyes and exhaled softly. "Maybe you'd get more chances if you stopped being a bitch."

The red mare moved atop the blue mare to look her in the eyes. "I need to spread fear in order to stay strong. You made me this way."

Luna sighed and reached up to stroke her creation's cheek. "I know... But, maybe there's another way..."

"Well, when you find it," Nightmare said with uncertainty. "let me know."

The alicorn smiled and pulled her into a kiss, their bodies and breasts pressing together as they both moaned happily. Luna rubbed the red mare's ass before gripping it and giving it a spank. Nightmare let out a sharp moan and pulled away with a smirk.

"Remember when you took me in the ass?" Nightmare asked, sliding off of the mare and laying on her belly.

Luna smiled and rolled over to climb atop her daughter. "Of course... Now, get ready, because here it comes." Gripping her cock, Luna aligned it with the red mare's ass hole before pushing in with a grunt.

Nightmare buried her face with a smile before the world around them changed so that they were laying in a field by a thick tree. Looking around, Luna seemed a tad confused.

"What is this?" She asked.

"Just ignore it and fuck my ass," Nightmare cooed before burying her face in the grass.

The alicorn chuckled and began moving her hips, both her and the mare beneath her letting out grunts of pleasure. The two of them kept this up as Luna unknowingly played out one of Nightmare's fantasies.

2016 AW
Hearth's Warming
(Read "Daughter's First Hearth's Warming" To See What Happened)

Nightmare and Luna both lay naked on their backs on the floor next to a decorated tree by a fireplace.

"Do you have any idea how to get me out?" Nightmare asked, looking over at her mom as she could feel the heat of the fire on her body.

Luna shook her head. "No, but... with all the craziness happening recently, I have no doubt that something will turn up that will help us... We just need to be patient."

The bat pony let out a sigh and closed her eyes. "I've waited this long..." she said, before opening her eyes again. "I suppose I can pass the time by creating many duplicates of you and having many orgies..."

"Just me?" Luna asked.

Nightmare smiled and let out a soft chuckle. "Maybe Fluttershy and Chrysalis and... someone else..." she said, remembering Derpy.

"Someone else?" Luna asked curiously.

"Oh, just... someone I met while visiting dreams," Nightmare explained. "I actually had a nice time with her and didn't turn her dream into a nightmare."

"Well, that is impressive," Luna said with a smirk. "considering that's your thing. What is her name?"

"Derpy," the red mare answered.

Luna tilted her head in thought. "I don't know a... Derpy... I will be sure to keep an eye and ear out."

Nightmare smiled and rolled over to hug the mare. "Thank you..."

Luna hugged back and nuzzled her daughter's head. "You're welcome..."

2017 AW

Nightmare sat on the couch in the living room she had made for her Hearth's Warming experience with her mom. The tree was no longer decorated and there were no presents anywhere. Letting out a sigh, she turned and laid down. "Something better happen soon..." she whined. "So bored... Maybe it's time for another orgy," she said, before looking down at her crotch. There, lay a flaccid cock.

Reaching down, she gripped her cock and began to stroked it. When it was hard, she closed her eyes and let out soft moans as she masturbated, using her free hand to squeeze her breasts. Panting happily, she smiled and squeezed her breast more, speeding up her strokes. As soon as she grunted and sprayed cum up into the air, the door to her living room burst open, revealing Luna surrounded by a white light.

"Come on!" The alicorn yelled, holding out her hand, making Nightmare gasp and fall to the floor with a thud. "It won't stay open for long!"

"Wh-What the fuck is happening?!" The red mare yelled. "What's going on?!"

"I'm getting you out of here!" Luna yelled back with a smile.

The End