Stark landed on the forest ground, gently laying the weakened and barely conscious Nightmare Moon down.

"She's very weak sir, I'm not entirely sure what the princess did to her, but if she isn't treated soon, she will perish"

"Is there anything we can do?"

...

"Jarvis? C'mon man, were losing her!" Stark exclaimed, kneeling down to check the alicorns pulse.

It was weak, but still there.

"There is something you could try, but there's no certainty that it will work"

"I mean at least it's something, what do you got?"

"Her chest wound sir, I've scanned it, an arc reactor should be able to fit in it, and in theory, her remaining magic could be able to tap into its power to keep Nightmare Moon alive" Jarvis answered, not really confident it would bear fruit.

"Great! Let's try it. Open the suit" Stark said as his armor opened from behind, and he stepped out.

He then accessed his tech menu from his watch, checking if by chance it had any arc reactors, which it thankfully did.

Clicking on it, an exact copy of the arc reactor in Starks chest materialized on his hand, as he leaned forward, catching a glimpse of Nightmare Moons wound, muttering "Christ..." At the sight of it.

He gently inserted the arc reactor in the mares chest, just above her cleavage, stepping back after he finished.

Stark stood still, waiting with baited breath, hoping the alicorn would survive, even though the odds were low.

'Sure, she did try to kill me, but looking at her now? Looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly! Probably' Stark thought to himself, just as Nightmare Moon gasped awake, clutching her chest.

She looked down at herself, spotting her new arc reactor, then Looked up, locking eyes with Stark, who offered a hand.

"Hey, don't worry I wo-" Stark began to say, but stopped as the alicorn looked to the side, lit her horn, and teleported away.

With a sigh, Stark returned to his suit, saying "Guess I shouldn't be surprised, at least it worked" As he stepped inside.

"Although that may have been commendable, are you sure it was the best idea? If she regains her power, she'll only be a more formidable foe, now that she has one of your arc reactors" Jarvis asked as the man took flight.

"I'm sure I'll have better suits available by then" Stark responded, as he directed his flight towards the fast approaching Ponyville.

Landing on the outskirts of the town, he stepped out of his suit once again, materializing an earpiece which would allow him to speak with Jarvis while not in his armor.

"Jarvis, can you take the suit and hide it somewhere? I don't have a home at the moment, so..."

"Of course sir" Jarvis said as the suit activated it's thrusters, and flew away.

Stark then began walking towards the town, and the large celebration encompassing it.

'This is certainly lively, guess its the fabled summer sun celebration in full swing' He thought to himself as he tried to maneuver through the crowd.

"Excuse me, yep. Yep. Passing through! Make way!"

Inside of Celestia's personal chariot, she and Luna conversed.

"See lulu? They adore you!" Celestia happily exclaimed, embracing her younger sister, as the crowd continued celebrating.

Luna reciprocated the embrace, but not as enthusiastic as either of the two were expecting.

She was happy, she had returned home! Her sister had forgiven her, and from the looks of it, the general public has as well!

But...

"Luna" Celestia said, grabbing the younger alicorns shoulders and giving her a stern look, saying "We will find her"

Luna, now knowing that her sister was thinking the same thing, gave an exasperated sigh, asking "I just can't fathom it sister! Nightmare Moon shouldn't have a physical form! And what of that thing that took her?!"

Although Stark thought he had been slick with his save, Luna was able to see the blue glow from his mask, and arc reactor, thanks to her superior visual prowess.

"I'm not sure, I've sent a detachment of the royal guard to search the everfree, hopefully they'll find her and whatever it is that you saw" Celestia responded, as she patted her sister on the head.

"For now though? Just relax and enjoy yourself, no need to worry about something that could not even be worth the time, after all, Nightmare Moon might already be dead! She was fairly wounded before she disappeared"

Luna looked to the ground, giving another sigh, saying "Your right, I've only just returned and I'm already stressed" Which received a giggle from the older mare.

Celestia was about to ask to be taken back to Canterlot, in order to have her sister begin learning about the new world she has returned to, but stopped when she noticed another chariot land beside theirs.

And stepping out, was his distant, and now second closest living relative, Blueblood.

Celestia furrowed her brow, gesturing at Luna to follow her, as they stepped out of their own carriage.

Once outside, the two princesses approached the unicorn.

The prince noticed them, smiling at the two, saying "Ah! Dearest aunt, good to see you! And who might this be?"

Luna blanked, looking up to her sister, exclaiming "Aunt?!"

Celestia whispered "Distant" at Luna, before speaking to the unicorn, saying "This is my sister, Princess Luna"

Blueblood only responded with a nod, the smile not leaving his face.

With a bow, the unicorn said "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, aunty, but sadly, I'm rather busy at the moment, so an introductory conversation will have to wait for another time" as he turned around to leave the two.

Once he was out of earshot, Luna looked back to her sister, saying "He seems... Nice?"

Celestia looked up to the sky, answering with "He usually isn't"

She knew something was up, Blueblood doesn't visit towns like Ponyville unless something that could help him achieve a goal on his mind resided there.

'What could that be?'

As much as Blueblood fawned over the throne, Celestia liked to believe he wouldn't be stupid enough to attempt to take it by force, so whatever he wanted had to be something else!

'Right?' Celestia thought to herself, just as a nudge from Luna brought her back from her thoughts.

"Is everything alright sister?"

"Yes, yes everythings good" She answered with a dismissive hand wave.

She continued, saying "Now, let us go back to the festivities shall we?" As the two began walking towards the ongoing party.

Stark finished writing a message on a sheet of paper, leaving it on the librarians desk, hoping Twilight and her friends found it, in the case they started to worry about him.

He then grabbed his bag of coins that had been hidden under a bookshelf, and left the building.

It didn't take long after Stark had exited that he was approached by a white unicorn stallion, who said "Pardon, but are you by chance, Tony Stark?" Catching the mans attention.

He turned around, answering "Maybe, who's asking?" As he crossed his arms.

"Your new business partner, if these next few conversations go well that is" Blueblood responded as he wrapped his arm around Starks shoulder.

"Come! Come, this is no place for the discussions we'll have, your not busy at the moment I hope?" He continued as the two started walking back towards Blueblood's carriage.

"Not at all, your actually pretty lucky, I've got no plans for, anything" Stark responded.

It was true, he didn't have any plans for the immediate future, except maybe find a place to sleep.

The unicorn nodded, saying "Perfect, and before we continue, call me Blueblood, friends of mine don't have to refer to me by my title after all" with a grin.

Stark gave a fake chuckle.

Some time later, the two were now sitting across from each other inside of Blueblood's personal chariot.

The unicorn presented Stark with the blueprints he was given, asking "These are yours?"

The man grabbed them, genuine surprise in his face as he responded "Yeah, how the hell did you get these?"

"Your friend"

Stark raised an eyebrow.

"Stallion dressed in all black? Has a top hat?" Blueblood said with several hand gestures.

It only took a moment for Stark to figure out who that was.

"Oh! Yeah, I know him, he gave them to you?" He asked.

"Yes, he said you wanted to create a company in Canterlot, but didn't have enough knowledge of Equestria in general, since you've just moved here" Blueblood responded.

'When exactly did the guy tell him that? I haven't even been here for a day!' Stark thought to himself as he played the response off.

"Right, yeah, that was the plan"

With a grin, Blueblood then leaned back in his seat, saying "Great, I already have a sizable property prepared, all you'll have to do is sign a few papers, and everything will be set!" As Stark looked out the window of the carriage they were currently flying in, responding with "That's great"

He saw that they were approaching a mountain, with what looked to be a large city sticking out the side of it.

'That can't possibly be safe'

Nightmare Moon aimlessly ran through the forest floor of the everfree.

It was all so confusing, why did she have a body? Why was she an alicorn? Why didn't the elements work? And what in Tartarus did that wretched Stark do to her?!

Various thoughts continued to flow through her mind as she continued sprinting, eventually tripping over her own feet, and falling down a small chasm, landing with a hard fall next to a small river.

Picking herself up, she decided to have a drink from the river, hoping to not only quench her thirst, but to calm herself down and analyze the situation she was currently in.

She only stopped bringing water up to her muzzle when she heard hoofsteps approaching her.

Standing up, she turned to find a figure clad in all black, with an obscured face, holding a bucket, and fishing rod.

The figure placed the bucket on the ground, asking "Now what is an alicorn doing out here?" As he sat on a boulder.

Nightmare Moon didn't answer, still wary of the mystery figures intentions.

'No fisherman dresses in that manner' She thought to herself.

"Not planning on responding? Very well, then can I at least ask about that gizmo you have there?" The dark man asked, pointing to the arc reactor in the alicorns chest.

Nightmare Moon looked down at herself, scowling at the device.

"A shameful mark of defea-" She began answering, but stopped as the man continued speaking, interrupting her.

"You should feel honored, you know? Only one other being on this earth has one, and only he knows how to create more of them"

The man then turned from where he was sitting to face the mare, saying "If it were me, I wouldn't have gifted you such a powerful artifact, especially if you were my enemy" As the grip on the fishing rod slightly tightened, something Nightmare Moon noticed.

"But alas, these are decisions for Tony to make" He finished.

The alicorn took a step forward, asking "You know Stark?"

"I do, he's the only one who knows how that thing works, its his own design after all" The dark man responded as he turned back towards the river.

He continued, saying "I also know that his technological creations are unlike anything this world has seen, which should be very enticing to that all powerful sister of yours" Causing Nightmare Moons eyes to widen.

"Wish I could help him out, but what can a lowly fisherman like I do?" He finished.

She looked down at herself again, bringing a hand up to caress the device with her fingers.

After a moment of thought, Nightmare Moon asked "Do you know where he is now?" Receiving the response of "I may, but why would you care?"

With an angry tone, the alicorn answered with "Just. Tell me"

"He should be in Canterlot at the moment"

"And how do I get there?"

The man pointed up the direction he came from, answering "If you follow that direction, you should eventually return to the little town you terrorized, from there, catch a train"

Nodding, Nightmare Moon left, not wanting to converse with the strange figure any longer.

The dark man watched the alicorn leave, nodding to himself as he prepared to fish.

"The Equestrian capital, Canterlot, created shortly after the sisterhood civil war, is the fourth largest city in the country. It serves as the hub for most political parties and nobel families, as well as the home of the now three princesses, but is not the most advanced city in terms of technology"

Stark nodded, saying "Ok, and what can you tell me about this Blueblood guy?" As he continued walking down a busy sidewalk.

"Prince Blueblood, up until yesterday, he was Princess Celestia's closest living relative, as one of his ancestor's had politically married Celestia, in tur-

"So one of Celestia's ancestors was also called celestia?"

"No sir"

...

"What are you saying? That the whole immortal myth isn't bullshit?"

"Yes sir"

'Gotta remember there's magic here...'

"Alright, continue"

"Blueblood is politically powerful, as he even has a seat in Celestia's personal council. But lacks heavily in his magical eptitude, even though he should be a strong unicorn, as that's what his ancestors were"

Stark chuckled, saying "Guess those genes skipped his generation" As he reached his destination, a large white building wedged in one of the shopping streets of downtown Canterlot, with Blueblood standing by the entrance, waving at him as he asked "There you are Stark! So? What do you think of the city?"

"I guess it's fine" Stark answered, as he then pointed to the building, asking "This is the place?"

"Yes, for now, at least. If your company flourishes, which it should, you'll be able to open new locations around the country" Blueblood answered, as he gave Stark a contract, continuing with "Here you go, sign that, and you'll be all set! Don't bother reading it, it's just your basic permissions and what not"

"It does however, have a clause that allows me to see and test any new inventions of yours first before any pony else, surely that'll be fine with you right? It's all I ask of you" Blueblood finished, as Stark grabbed the contract.

"Scan complete, the contract is clean, except for the extra clause he mentioned"

"Uh, sure. That's fine" He said, grabbing a pen that was handed to him, and signed the paper.

Blueblood grabbed the contract, saying "Perfect! I have associates ready to bring you some items you'll need to get started, and to work for you, but feel free to bring in any things you'll need, and interview pony's you deem suited for the job" As he began walking away, leaving with "I'll see you soon Stark! The future is bright!"

Stark looked at the building Infront of him.

The creation of Stark industries came faster than he thought.

"Yeah, the future does look bright" He said to himself as he placed his hands on his sides, continuing with "Jarvis? Get the news out, brand new company promises bright future for everyone, promised by CEO and founder Tony Stark" As he waves his arms about.

"I'll see what I can do"

Author's Note

https://youtu.be/kmDiLnxyNkE?si=87PspSDNBu85whMG

Shorter chapter this time.