Summoned Goddess of Nightmares

Isaac drove down the suburb streets, getting slowly closer to his destination. In the passenger seat, Niles laid back with both hands behind his head, smiling smugly to himself. Isaac ignored him and focused on the road ahead. There were not many cars around this time of morning, not that there were many around in the Suburbs anyway.

“Still can’t believe my luck with that find. Are you sure you’re not jealous?” Niles said, grinning towards Isaac.

Isaac would roll his eyes if he was not driving. “Why would I be jealous you found some sparkly liquid? I found a giant Celestia for her sake. That has to be life-sized with how large it was.”

Niles continued to grin. “Because I already got a Nightmare Moon one ages ago. Besides, my dad said it might be a rare concoction of minerals used in ancient wizard scams.”

“Wizard scams?” Isaac asked, looking away from the road for a second to give a confused look.

Niles nodded. “Yea. Basically, someone would pretend to be a wizard or something similar. Then they would approach a king, or someone just as rich. Then they would try to sell their rare supposedly magical potion for a lot of money. This was a bit of a hit and miss with its success rate. Ironically some of these concoctions could end up priceless because of the minerals put into them. Not very many of the scammers that attempted this seemed to realise that. Though it’s suspected some might have been more interested in getting into the history books rather than wanting the actual money.”

Isaac listened to Niles ramble on, nodding occasionally to show he was listening. “You know this isn’t actually related to Nightmare Moon or MLP in general right?”

“Yeah.” Niles shrugged, turning to look out the window. “But I can pretend, right? It’s incredibly thematic for being a coincidence. There is a lot more merch for your goddess anyway, so I need something to catch up. All heathens for neglecting the true night goddess.” He joked.

Isaac groaned, but could not help but smile. “That’s because most know who the true goddesses are! You’re only a part of a small fringe cult misguided in your worship!” He teased in return.

Niles started laughing as he spoke. “We may be few, but when the true goddess returns you will be sorry that you shunned her!”

They both laughed at that. It was not long until they pulled up at Alexander’s house and parked in the driveway. They got out of Isaac’s white car, a large sun sticker on the roof. It was ambiguous enough that most would not get the reference, but anyone that was a fan of the show would recognise it.

“You know,” Isaac started, “ponies would have to become real first before you could actually start to consider your false goddess returning.”

Niles rolled his eyes as they walked to the door. “All I can do is pray can’t I? Hell, I’ll show you now!” He stopped in front of the entrance, putting his hands to his chest in prayer. “Oh, glorious goddess of nightmares and the cold dark night! Would you please grace us with your presence and show this heathen the folly of his ways?”

Isaac could hear the sarcasm. But Niles was obviously enjoying it. As much as his choice of who was the best pony was annoying at times, he had to admit he also enjoyed their banter. Niles made a convincing cultist when he wanted to. “Maybe he should do some acting.” He thought as he pressed the doorbell.

“Coming!” a voice called out from inside.

Niles and Isaac looked at each other in mild confusion. “Does he have a cold or something?” Niles asked.

Isaac shook his head. “Colds usually make your voice deeper and quieter, as well as grumbly. That sounded like a girl.”

“That does not sound anything like Jenifer or Nicole, and we both know he is an only child. No chance he picked up a girlfriend without us knowing.” Niles said.

Before Isaac could reply the door opened. Both turned towards what they expected to be Alexander, only to freeze like a deer in headlights. Both their mouths hung agape as they looked up at the sight in front of them. “Celestia safeguard my soul,” Isaac muttered quietly wide-eyed.

“The goddess returns!” Niles squeaked out with his own eyes wide open.

The anthropomorphic Nightmare Moon looked at them with a frown. She then looked left and right to see if anyone was watching before quickly grabbing them both by the arm and dragging them inside. A wing was then used to slam the door behind them. She let them go so she could properly lock the door again, trapping them inside.

Isaac stumbled back; just barely managing to stay standing after being forcefully dragged in. she was strong, as expected for an Alicorn. She had gripped him gently enough to not cause any pain.

While far from his favourite, Isaac had to admit she looked quite attractive, unnaturally so. The fact that she was only wearing dark grey pants with a white and blue striped towel around her obviously sizable bosom added to how attractive she looked. He did not think he would ever be able to draw her vibrant starry hair the way it would deserve.

Isaac looked over to his companion, little else he could do as he tried recovering from the shock. Niles was just as wide eyes as he was with a grin on his face that would rival pinkie pie if he could break physics. No doubt he had zero concerns as to why his favourite pony goddess was in their friend's house.

Niles then seemed to recover enough to bow, keeping that grin on his face. “I’m sorry we disturbed you, your majesty, I did not realise you were here.” He then looked up, having a more confused and curious look on his face. “Why are you here if I may ask?”

“That’s a good question,” Isaac thought, Looking back to Nightmare Moon. She bit her lip, seeming to take her time to think of a reply as she looked between them. She actually looked a little worried. Somehow that did not fit Isaac’s view of Nightmare Moon. He expected more mad cackling or maybe responding to Niles’s praise with some smug remark.

“Um…” She started. “This is more of one of those; human turns into a pony kind of situations. At least I still have hands…” She muttered out the last part, looking at the two of them almost hopefully.

“Alexander!?” both Isaac and Niles said in surprise at the same time.

There was silence for a minute as they all stared at each other with various emotions and thoughts going through their heads. Eventually, that silence was broken.

“Dam you're hot,” Niles stated as fact.

It was true, but Isaac could not help facepalming hard enough for his face to sting at the blunt statement.

/---\

Niles was currently having the best day of his life. Sure the nightmare essence was gone, but that had been a good trade-off in his opinion for what he got. He and Isaac sat on one side of the table as Nightmare Moon, well Alexander, brought over some tea and sat opposite to them. It was a miracle that he was able to see his dream goddess in the flesh, even if it technically was not her.

She was more Beautiful than any drawing he had seen of her in his life. Niles wondered briefly if it was ok to be so attracted to his friend. It was an unexpected gift. While it would have still been cool, he would have had to be more careful with what he said if she had been the real Nightmare Moon. Unless he had gotten even luckier and somehow got a nice version from a parallel universe. He was not going to push his luck though.

“Luna would have been a good alternative though.” he thought. Niles could not help but let his eyes wander over Alexander’s new body. The way she was dressed just made the whole thing seem lewd to him. He knew there were not any clothes that would properly fit her here. They would have to cut a hole in whatever top they bought to fit those lovely soft-looking wings.

“So… How do you feel?” Isaac asked at his side, sounding a little hesitant. Niles could tell he was a lot more unsure about the situation than he was. He could not think why Izsak would feel like that. This whole situation was Awesome!

Nightmare Mo-Alexander looked a lot calmer than the both of them as she took a sip from her tea. she started tapping her fingers on the table. “I feel ok physically. Still trying to process this emotionally, but I’m a lot calmer than I feel I should be.” It was so strange hearing her new voice and trying to picture Alexander, not in a bad way though.

“So no urges to cause eternal night or cackle madly about taking over the world?” Isaac asked as if that was a serious question. Strange, he was normally more laid back than this. This must be more upsetting to him than Niles thought.

“I will support my goddess in whatever endeavour she chooses,” Niles said grinning at the both of them before taking a sip of his tea. “A little humour is never a bad thing. Might help them relax a bit as well.” Isaac groaned and looked at him, allowing Niles to clearly see the red mark that still adorned his face.

Alexander sighed and rubbed the bridge of her snout as she replied. “My only ‘endeavour’ for now is not getting dragged off by the government and dissected, figuring out more about what happened to me and if it can be fixed, and find some clothes that fit me.” She then took a second to make sure her towel was still secure.

“That last one should not be too hard…” Isaac trailed off. “The other two I’m not so sure. Humans are normally already transported sway to Equestria as soon as they transform in any case I can think of. Nor can I ever think of a case where someone that was transformed went back to being a normal human…”

Alexander nodded as Niles spoke next. “Would that be such a bad thing though? Becoming a hot goddess seems like a big plus to me.” "Maybe the rest of us would end up turning into hot goddesses," Niles could not help but think in his own mind. “Though I would not want to be Celestia.”

Alexander shook her head. “I do not like the idea of outliving everyone, or the idea of being harassed by the government endlessly for all eternity. Even if the Australian government and military are chill about this I can’t imagine the other governments of the world doing nothing with something that could possibly crash the moon into the planet on the loose. Even if I’m not that powerful, the show is going to set a few baseline expectations.”

“Sill a plus,” Niles whispered as he took another sip from his tea. He could see Alexander’s concerns a bit, though was not sure if she should be worrying as much as she was. All three sat in silence for a few minutes as they slowly drained the tea from their cups.

Niles and Isaac could not help but stare at Alexander the whole time. Alexander shuffling a little awkwardly, aware of how she was probably affecting her friends, it was not like she did not feel that herself when looking in the mirror. Plus there was the general surreal nature of having a fictional character sitting right in front of you.

“This just seems too absurd to be real,” Isaac said finally, breaking the silence. He put his head in his hand and took a deep breath in and out.

Niles rolled his eyes as he leaned back in his chair. “Oh please, you would be ecstatic if he had turned into Celestia.”

Isaac glared at him. “No, I would not. Maybe a bit calmer but not ecstatic…” he trailed off. “If we were visited by the actual Celestia on the other hand…” Izsak looked back down at his tea.

Niles chuckled. “I think that proves my point you sun but worshiper~”

“I swear your part pinkie pie sometimes nightmare cultist,” Isaac replied, and then flinched as he looked to Alexander almost apologetically.

She waved him off. “No need to change yourselves on my account. Being treated normally would be nice if I’m going to be stuck like this.” She finished the rest of her tea, then when she saw they had finished theirs, took their cups to the sink.

Niles could not help looking over her backside as she walked, pants tightly hugging her body. He grinned as he noticed Isaac taking a peak as well. Maybe he would get a convert after all; he had previously given up on that idea years ago.

After washing up Alexander came back over to the table. “Do either of you mind going and getting some new clothes for me? I can pay you back. I just don’t think I can leave the house as you can understand.”

“Of course my divine goddess! I’d be happy to help take your measurement so we can get you fitted into some new garments better suited for your divine form,” Niles teased. He stood up so he could do a proper performative bow. Honestly, he thought he could have some fun roleplaying as a kind of ‘servant’ for Alexander; she was pretty much just shy of being the real thing. She would also need all the help she could get to deal with what was happening.

The sound of Isaac face-palming again filled the room as Alexander shook her head while suppressing a small smile. “Thank you for your offer. I guess there is not really much choice in the matter.”

Isaac sighed and stood up as well. The hand print on his face was much more red now that it had been reapplied. “At least you did not get whisked away to Equestria without anyone knowing what happened.”

Niles nodded in agreement. “Yea, then I would have never got to see my goddess for real! Definitely dodged a bullet there.”

“Please don’t jinx it.”

/---\
Candle light filled the basement of the mayor's manor as Rime Rose spoke in prayer, kneeling before a short obsidian pillar. Set on a red velvet cushion atop the pillar was a blue orb that sparked with starlight.

The chamber she was in was just off to the side of the center room of the small underground complex. The main room was where the ritual was being prepared. It would not be long now before they were ready. They were only waiting on a few late members delivering the last of the ingredients needed for the ritual.

“Not long now. So many years of work and research is finally going to pay off.” Rime stood. Her black robles had a sparkling blue rim, stars covering the dark cloth to show how dedicated she was to her faith.

She exited the small chamber, locking the door with the key only she possessed. She was greeted by two of her fellow brothers and sisters, both fellow unicorns working on the ritual circle. Their black robes only had the dark blue rim, lacking its sparkle and the stars that adorned her own.

“How goes the preparations for the ritual?”

Both gave Rime a short bow before the female responded. “Everything is going to plan, my speaker. We are almost done with the circle.” She gestured to lines carved into the ground; filled with a paint made with a mixture of blood and sapphire dust. “Once we have the star crystal and bits shadow walker Night Ray is bringing we will be ready to begin.”

The male pony then spoke up from under his hood. “The Inquisitor has also been redirected else were. The rest of the town also remains unaware of us. I imagine they will go peacefully in their sleep once the ritual is conducted, nightmare speaker.”

“Good.” Rime Rose nodded. “Everything has been going smoothly as we had hoped. Once we have summoned a Divine Nightmare and she has consumed our offering we will be free to expand and serve our mistresses.”

“What of pegasi fortress to the north? Surely they will use our presence once it is known as an excuse to invade unicorn territory. Not to mention Gold Transmute will no doubt send the inquisitor back with a small army once the town goes dark.”

Rime reached up putting her ice-blue furred hand on the mare's shoulder. “All will be fine. Once we have summoned our mistress we will not have to worry about them anymore.” she gave the mare a soft smile before pulling away and heading towards the door on the far side of the ritual room.

The two sleepers got back to work on finishing up the ritual circle. They would have to be promoted for their diligent work before the ritual was started.

Rime Rose entered the dressing room that made up the first chamber one would enter when going down to the basement complex. She hanged her robe on its designated hook, revealing a simple thin white dress underneath that went to just above her knees. Around her neck was a thin silver chain with a pearl on the end.

Rime smiled as she looked at her pearl necklace. It was unnaturally cold to the touch, not that that bothered her. She had found herself bothered little by the cold since gaining the rank of Nightmare speaker.

She slipped on her shoes before climbing back up the stairs to the world above. “The full moon will be here soon, and we will be ready by then. I wonder what our new mistress will be like.”