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“Cherishing the Night”
Written by
JaydexTheShadowKnight
She’s crying…
She’s alone…Nightmare Moon is alone.
But why is she alone, and why is she crying? You continue to look upon her across the way, and suddenly you recognize that she is on the moon. Why is she on the moon? Her banishment has long since ended, and she is no longer the mare she once was.
This doesn’t make any sense! You try to call out to her, but your voice seems to be swallowed by the emptiness of this barren rock. Only the continuing sounds of her cries and sobs meet your ears.
She can’t hear you! Desperately you try to reach out, but your hands don’t appear to be visible. It seems all you can do is watch and listen.
Your eyes remain focused on her, in response to the endless devotion and love you feel for her, beating in your heart. Studying her closely, you notice that familiar bulge in her belly. Immediately you feel your eyes widen, accompanied by a rush of panic.
Your beloved Nightmare Moon is alone on the moon, still carrying your unborn child! Why is this happening?!
Frustration begins to build within you. Is this someone’s cruel idea of revenge? Sadly all you can do is watch as time passes.
In what seems like the blink of an eye, she comes to term and gives birth to a little foal. But something is terribly wrong! The whole ordeal has left her weak, and she is unable to cast the spell to provide any breathable air to your child.
Again you try to speak, and go to her, but nothing happens…all you can still do is watch and listen.
Your eyes remain glued to them, watching helplessly as your mare tries to save her child. A feeling of hysteria begins to lurch forth…you can’t just let this happen! But it’s no use, try as you might…you can’t move or speak in a tone loud enough to be heard.
A few moments pass…and the child grows silent. Tears well up in Nightmare Moon’s eyes and begin to pour along her elegant cheeks, while she fills the surrounding area with painful cries of a mother’s sorrow.
This can’t be real! It just can’t be! You feel your vision becoming cloudy from the tears pooling in your eyes. You greatly long to reach out and comfort her, but you are still frozen in place, and unable to move.
You heart almost feels like it’s going to burst from a combination of sorrow and frustration.
Then as you try one more time to cry out, you hear a faint “Nooooooooooooooo!” echoing in the recesses of your mind. Everything blurs into a white fog, before quickly going completely dark.
* * * *
You gasp and tremble as you are torn from your slumber. Gradually, you sit up for a moment. Your mind is still mostly a jumble, while you try to make sense of what just happened.
Your chest heaves in response to your shallow breaths. The surrounding space is blanketed in darkness. Then as your eyes slowly adjust, you realize where you are. You’re in bed. Turning to your left, you see Nightmare Moon is still resting soundly beside you.
“Oh thank heavens,” you mouth silently. She’s still with you, and not on the moon.
As your breathing begins to calm, you realize the horrible event you just witnessed was a rather terrifying nightmare. Placing your hand over your heart, you realize your eyes feel damp. Running your fingers along your eyes, you scoop up a few tears…you’re crying? Before you have time to contemplate this discovery, you turn to look at your mare again. To your surprise, her eyes have opened. She stares at you in the pale glow of the moonlight, giving you a look teaming with concern. Slowly Nightmare Moon sits up to join you. “You’re awake?” she speaks quietly. Then looking closer at your face, she notices the tears. “Awww…what’s wrong?”
Play BGM 1 - "Mistake of Memory"
Your turn to face her, but for some reason, looking at her just causes the tears to start falling from your eyes. Reaching over, you place your arms around her and hold her close, failing to fight back the mounting tears, and unable to choke back the sobs.
She runs her hoof gently across your back, and feels your body tremble as you quietly sob. “Honey…what’s the matter? Please tell me,” Nightmare Moon implores, beginning to sound choked up.
Getting a hold of yourself, you pull back slightly and gaze deep into her beautiful teal eyes. Taking a deep breath, you feel your composure return. “I’m sorry to worry you. I just had the worst dream of my life…oh but, our baby…is our child safe?” you ask shakily.
Nightmare Moon blinks at you curiously, then she smiles. Her horn lights up with a gently aqua glow. Pulling back the covers, she shows you her bulging belly. “Of course our little one is safe,” she replies, continuing to smile. Placing your hand along the velvety texture of her ebony fur, she adds, “See?”
You tenderly caress her belly, casting out a relieved sigh. “Yeah,” you utter, breathing calmer.
Again her face fills with concern. Looking intently at you, she says, “Just what did you dream about? What has you so worked up?”
Casting your gaze at her, you notice a stray lock of her mane resting near her eyes. Reaching out, you gently brush it away, smiling at her. “It’s absurd, but…I dreamt you were trapped on the moon again. Only this time, you were there with our unborn child. I was there, but couldn’t be seen or heard, and I couldn’t move either. I wanted so badly to reach out to you. But all I could do was watch and listen as time passed. Then after you gave birth, I was only able to look on in horror as you tried to save our child,” you explain, quickly growing silent, as you were about to tell her the most harrowing part. In that instant, you feel the tears start to push their way out from behind your eyes. Placing a hand on her shoulder, you let out another sorrowful sigh.
Nightmare Moon looks at you with caring eyes. Placing a hoof on your arm, she says, “Take your time.”
“I’m okay,” you assure her. Slowly, you continue, “You were unable to save our child, and our…our little one perished…and I couldn’t do anything about it! I felt so useless…and then you were left to mourn alone. I cried out to you, and I tried to go to your side, so I could comfort you, but I couldn’t. Thank goodness I woke up after that.” Turning your head away, you feel your eyes tearing up again. “It’s stupid, I know, but it felt so…so real,” you remark.
Your mare places her hoof on your chin, and coaxes you to look at her. Tears are welling up in her eyes. She places her hooves around you and holds you close. “Oh my dearest heart,” she says, lightly sobbing. “That was a horrible dream. But don’t worry, I’m here now…I’m safe and so is our child.” Nightmare Moon rubs her tear-dampened cheek along your cheek.
Again you sigh, feeling a bit calmer as you nuzzle her. You embrace her tightly, feeling a multitude of emotions emerge from your heart, your love for her being the strongest. Affectionately, you begin caressing her silky shimmery blue mane, feeling its heavenly texture glide under your fingers. Leaning closer to her, you profess, “I love you Nightmare Moon…so very much.”
She sighs lovingly, and says your name. “I know…I know…and I love you…so very, very much!” The mare resumes running her hoof along your back. “Everything is okay now. The dream is over, and I’m still here with our child. And no matter what, I’ll stay here…with you,” she avows.
Her words comfort you, bringing a stronger sense of easement to your once troubled mind.
Play BGM 2 - "Evening"
You both lay back down, partially covered. Nightmare Moon snuggles closely beside you, resting her hooves along your bare chest. Lovingly, you place your arms around her, keeping her close. “I’m so glad you’re with me,” you express contently. She giggles at you and smiles. “I know it was probably silly, getting so worked up over a dream,” you remark.
She leans up and gently kisses your forehead. “Never. We all have bad dreams now and then. Besides, it just shows me how much our child and I mean to you,” she remarks. Nuzzling against you, she adds, “It makes me so very happy.” Her smile grows. “But then, you’ve been making me happy…ever since we met.” Nightmare Moon sighs lovingly, caressing your hair with her hoof.
You smile at her again and chuckle warmly. “Yeah. You’ve become such a wonderful mare since then. I honestly couldn’t ask for a better lover,” you muse.
She turns away, blushing from your kind words. Softly, you place your hand on her cheek, savoring the velvety texture of her fur. Nightmare Moon looks at you again, continuing to smile happily. A sigh passes over her lips as she runs her hoof along your chest. “Are you feeling better?” she asks.
“A little. At least I feel more at ease…having you so close,” you reply, glancing at her half-eyed.
Your mare moves closer to you, lightly draping her left leg over you. She rubs it along you very affectionately. “You know something?” she asks, continuing to sweep her leg along yours, drawing nearer to your underwear.
Trying not to grin, you look back at her and ask, “And what’s that?”
Nightmare Moon softly giggles, and resumes swirling her hoof around your chest. “The closer I come to term…the more I find myself wanting you,” she replies in a seductive voice.
You chuckle softly under your breath. “Are you getting at, what I think you are?” you ask.
She adjusts herself a little, resting her head on your chest. Nightmare Moon looks at you playfully, giving you a winsome smile. “Maybe,” she utters. She coaxes you to join her, sitting up. Her hooves wrap around your shoulders, drawing you close to her. Letting out a tender sigh, you place your arms around her slender shoulders, meeting her gaze with your own. “I want you,” she whispers, leering at you with her bedroom eyes.
“Oh, my love,” you utter back, gently running the back of your hand along the softness of her mane. “I want you too, but are you sure you’re up to it?”
She giggles at you. “Of course I am…I may be carrying our child, but I can still join you in the wild throes of passion,” she replies with a playful expression. “Besides, after your horrible dream, I can still sense a great deal of insecurity in you. I think making love would help greatly calm you…” Nightmare Moon pauses for a moment to silently gaze upon you. “…And I find myself wanting you, more than I did the night we shared our first intimate bond,” she notes, tenderly running her hoof along your cheek.
You smile, and nuzzle against her hoof. Her cheeks turn rosy as she smiles at you. Taking hold of her hoof, you ever so gently kiss it. “My lady,” you sigh, “I’ll do anything for you.”
Nightmare Moon moves close to you, resting her head and hooves against your chest, and says, “I know you would, and I’m so glad.” With her hooves still on your chest, she leans up to your ear. “You know I love it, when we’re joined together…as one,” she whispers, softly nipping at your ear.
As your mare rests her head back along your chest, you hold her tighter, stroking her mane in a manner transcending affectionately. She sighs several times, nuzzling her cheek against you. You lightly moan under your breath, reveling at having her warm body so near to you. “I love holding you this close,” you whisper.
She giggles lightly, and says, “I could just melt in your arms.” Your breath slowly begins to increase in response to the growing emotions within your heart. Again she giggles. “Your breathing is quite relaxing. I’d better sit up, or I’m going to fall asleep,” she muses.
Reluctantly, she pulls away from your chest. Then Nightmare Moon tenderly wraps her hooves around your neck, bringing her mouth just inches from yours. Adjusting your arms around her, you gaze deeply into her teal orbs, feeling like you can almost see on forever. Whimsically you say, “Did I ever tell you…that I love being seduced by the night?”
She laughs at your thoughtful reply. “Yes…but I love hearing you say it,” she utters. For a moment you continue looking at each other, feeling your warm breath pool along each other’s face. Then finally your lips lock into a very passionate kiss. You moan softly and hear her moan back in response as you both fill with pleasure. Nightmare Moon presses her lips harder to yours and sighs in response to your gentle caressing of her mane. Slowly your mouths part as you begin sharing a series of short kisses, occasionally nipping at each other’s lips.
You both pause a moment, taking in a few breaths. She gazes lovingly at you, leaning in to kiss you deeply. The kiss quickly intensifies, as you open your mouths, allowing your tongues to meet for an affectionate dance. Her hooves squeeze you tighter, only adding to your shared bliss, causing you both to moan contently.
A few moments pass, and your mouths once again part. Nightmare Moon sighs heavenly, placing her right hoof on your chest. You smile at her, flipping down the covers. Softly, you rest your hand on her shoulder, and gesture for her to join you laying down, facing each other. She shares your smile, and tenderly rubs her hoof across your chest. You enjoy another loving stare, feeling your mouths seek each other out, joining for yet another tender kiss. You both close your eyes and you reach your left hand over to softly clasp her right hoof, adding to your intimacy. As your kiss continues, you place your right hand on her slender shoulder, gradually sliding your fingers down her left forelimb. Then you move your hand to her chest, tenderly caressing her velvety fur. After pausing so you can both catch your breath, you renew the kiss between you. Your hand slides down to her protruding belly and your unborn child. You're still so relieved that your child is safe and sound. Gently, you rub your hand across her belly, causing you to kiss her even deeper than before, hoping she knows just how much you cherish her.
Nightmare Moon adds to your kiss, and places her left hoof on your shoulder. She quickly moves it to your bare chest. There she softly rubs it against you, conveying her sincerest affections.
Your mouths part, leaving you both to gaze into each other’s expressive eyes. Slowly your hand departs her belly, moving to her side, gingerly sliding down to her cutie mark, where you stroke the extremely soft fur surrounding it. Lovingly, you smile at Nightmare Moon, as your fingers glide to her tail. You slip them under to her waiting curves. She twitches and softly gasps as you begin tracing her crescent with your fingers. Your tracing gradually changes to a delicate caress, causing her to moan quietly.
Focusing her eyes on you, she smiles, moving her left hoof down across your belly, until she bumps into the elastic of your undergarment. She lightly digs her hoof against you as she lowers your underwear, freeing your excited manhood. A sly smile encompasses her face, while she gently begins stroking your sensitive underside. Shivers of blissful delight roll up your spine, filling you with pleasure. You always love the feeling of her delicate touch. Her continued motion quickly causes you to sigh and softly moan. Nightmare Moon smiles, glad that her touch is quite to your liking.
She begins to shudder from your pleasant touch. As you run your fingers along her slit, you notice a familiar wetness seeping out. Your mare lets out a blissful moan, in response to you sliding a few fingers inside her marehood. Tenderly, you begin massaging her moist inner walls. Nightmare Moon sighs several times, while her breath begins to quicken.
Placing a hoof on your chest, she says between pants, “Please…let’s move on.”
Smiling at her, you reply, “Of course, my love.”
She smiles back at you, feeling her breath beginning to ease. “Oh but, let me help you lose those,” she grins looking at your boxers. You nod, continuing to smile. Her horn lights up and she slowly helps you remove your underwear. Then you carelessly toss them out of the bed.
Together you both sit up, holding each other in a loving embrace. “How’s that?” you ask looking into her teal eyes.
“Perfect,” she whispers, leaning in to kiss you. Her wings begin to rise, fully extending. Pulling back, she lets out a content sigh, feeling invigorated from stretching out her wings.
“Come here,” you utter tenderly. Placing your hands gently on her flanks, you pull Nightmare Moon even closer. Her hooves come to rest on your shoulders, while she positions herself just above your spire. You mare’s enlarged belly lightly comes in contact with yours, allowing you to feel her fur sweep against your bare skin. Blissful shudders roll up your back and you softly sigh, feeling her loins gingerly touch the tip of your masculinity. Gently, you push up, feeling her lower herself, taking in your full length. You close your eyes and moan along with her, feeling indescribable bliss, just from entering your beloved pony.
You softly massage her cutie marks, while you both share a loving look into each other’s eyes. She leans front and kisses you briefly, before she begins lightly bucking her hips on you. As her speed begins to increase, you add your strength, leaving your hands on her thighs and aiding devotedly to her heavenly movements.
Nightmare Moon’s eyes close and her head tilts back, while she is slowly enveloped from the wondrous levels of bliss, you are causing her. Her cheeks redden as she begins moaning with pleasure, feeling her heart pounding in her chest.
Your eyes close as you feel jolt after jolt of ecstasy race up your spine, filling you with a sense beyond elation. You begin to breathe heavily as she adds more speed to her hip movements. The intense volume of rapture causes you to join her in casting out an endless series of moans, teaming with pleasure.
Opening your eyes, you see Nightmare Moon giving you a loving gaze. You press your lips to hers for an exchange of heated passion. Your hand tenderly caresses her mane for a moment, before you move it back to her hips. Not wanting her doing all the work, you add even more of your hand strength, guiding her bucking hips, periodically thrusting upward in contrast to her own movements.
Your lips break and your mare starts moaning and sighing even more. Her breath is growing much shallower, while she begins to tremble, letting out a series of adorable sounds. An intense heat seems to burn throughout your body, leaving your mind all but in a fog of sensuality. Your loins feel tingly and wonderful as you feel yourself growing closer to a big finish.
Finally, Nightmare Moon throws her head back, and lightly arches her back, casting out a long lusting moan of intense pleasure. You feel a delightful release of moisture fall along your manhood, giving you the push over the edge you needed. A moan of blissful ecstasy flies from your mouth as you unleash your culminated warmth inside her. You both begin gasping for air, while you continue to fill the air with a chorus of pleasured moans and heavenly sighs. Your eyes meet and Nightmare Moon slowly falls against you. She wraps her wings around you, covering you both in a feathery cocoon. You feel a little weakened as you pull her with you, toppling together onto the comfy bed.
You both adjust as she retracts her wings. Gradually the two of you begin to breathe more easily. She lays there with you, and places a hoof along your cheek, smiling affectionately at you. Happily, you return her smile and place a hand along her silky mane. She sighs from your touch and thrills at the look in your expressive eyes. “That was truly wonderful,” she says.
You gently caress a lock of her hair along your finger and thumb, savoring its delicate texture. “You were amazing my love,” you whisper, still dancing your fingers through her mane.
Nightmare Moon blushes deeply, and continues smiling at you. “As were you, my dearest heart,” she replies, running her hoof along your chest. Moving closer to you, she brings her head to rest along your bosom. “How do you feel now?” she asks with a playful smile.
“Beyond wonderful,” you answer, letting out a soft chuckle. “Thank you, my sweet Nightmare.”
Nuzzling her cheek against you, she responds, “Anytime my love.” She sighs softly, keeping her head on your chest. “Would you mind cuddling for a bit?”
You place your arms around her, and hold her close. “I’d love to,” you say with a contented sigh. “Oh, but first, I need to get something,” you add. Gradually, you slide out from under her, leaving the bed.
“What are you doing?” she asks.
“I just wanted to get my underwear…” you say trailing off. Then looking back at her, you shake your head. “Never mind. It’s just an old habit. Why would I need to wear those…while I’m in bed with you?”
Nightmare Moon giggles softly. “It’s okay. Now get over here,” she calls playfully to you.
You chuckle as your feet bump into your underwear. Ignoring them, you first stop over by the window. Parting the curtain, you sigh, glancing up at the starry moonlit sky. “Your night is so beautiful,” you declare happily.
She sighs, faintly cooing as she rests her head along the pillows. Nightmare Moon says your name. “…I’ve always loved how you admire my nights. It’s one of the things that made me fall deeply in love with you…following those few memorable weeks after we met.”
You chuckle warmly at her, closing the curtain. Slowly you walk back to bed. Your mare is resting with her hooves draped over the pillows. Her eyes are closed, and she looks so adorable laying there. A stray lock of her mane has once against come to rest near her eyes. Reaching out your hand, you gently sweep in out of her beautiful face. Then you tenderly kiss her forehead. She smiles at you, and lets out the cutest little yawn. Nightmare Moon opens her eyes and gazes happily at you.
Crawling back into bed, you lay down and snuggle beside her. Reaching down, you pull the covers over both of you. She nuzzles her cheek against yours. Then you both share a very tender kiss, feeling your love burn on brighter than ever. A wonderful sensation warms your heart, while you continue to snuggle with her.
Her hooves wrap around you, and you surround the mare with your arms, pulling her close. “I love you Nightmare Moon,” you profess.
She giggles softly, rubbing her cheek against yours. “I love you,” she sighs, speaking your name with delight.
Your lips meet one more time for another tender kiss. Gently, your fingers stroke her silky hair, and she tenderly rubs her hoof across your chest. The kiss ends as you continue to cuddle for a little while longer. Then, she yawns again, prompting you to ask, “Are you sleepy, my love?”
“Mm-hmm,” she mutters. “Hopefully the rest of our night will be peaceful.”
You sigh quietly. “Yeah. I’m sure it will be,” you muse.
“I think I know why you had that bad dream,” she replies.
“Oh?”
She chuckles. “It’s because I wasn’t sleeping close enough to you,” she replies, with a giggle. Nightmare Moon snuggles very close to you, placing her hooves against your chest. Smiling at her, you wrap your arms around her, and hold her gently, yet securely. “How’s that?”
“Perfect, my love,” you speak with a happy sigh.
Your mare nuzzles you and says, “Now if you have should have another bad dream…just give me a tender squeeze, and know that I am here…right by your side.”
Her beyond thoughtful words brings joyful tears to your eyes, causing you to give her another squeeze. “Awww…Nightmare Moon,” you sigh contently.
She lets out another giggle, and softly speaks your name.
“I love you,” you say one more time, feeling your eyes grow heavier.
“And I you,” she whispers, rubbing her cheek against you.
Gradually, you both close your eyes and in moments you fall under the veil of sleep. The room grows silent, save only for the delicate sound of your combined breathing.
