My Mother is the Night!

Chapter 4

The Curse

The next day had arrived all too soon and Scootaloo was already on her way to the front of the castle to let her friends in.

“Hi guys! We’ve got a clubhouse to finish!” Scootaloo said with a grin.

“Yeah! This way we can have our own place to meet and discuss our newest quest for our cutie marks!” Sweetie Belle chimed in with a grin.

“But we’ll have to do that after we finish the clubhouse so let’s get that done first! We might even get out cutie marks from that!” Applebloom said full of hope as the three made their way to the gardens.

“We’re gonna make this look so…so…” Scootaloo began as they got into the gardens but when they arrived all three of them jaw dropped and looked up into the tree, seeing their clubhouse was complete.

“AWESOME!” all three of them cheered out as they ascended the steps to the clubhouse.

“Someone went and built steps too! We didn’t even think of that!” Applebloom exclaimed as they looked around the completed house. It was a mixture of light blue and black on the outside, however inside the house seemed to be brighter with white and red as the main choice of colors.

“This is so cool! Scootaloo did you do this while we were gone?!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed as they explored the hut. “It even has a fridge!”

“No I didn’t, but whoever finished it made it look amazing!” the young pegasus said with a grin as she looked at the well built furniture.

“Hey Scoots! I found a note!” Applebloom exclaimed.

“What’s it say?” the other two said moving over to the farm girl.

Scootaloo,

I hope you like the changes I made to your clubhouse and finished it up for you. Since one of you almost got hurt yesterday I had to finish it for you to prevent you girls from getting hurt again. Be good for your mother and enjoy your new clubhouse.

Night Momma

“Then Ms. Dreamweaver finished it for us! That means we can have our day for crusading then!” Applebloom exclaimed happily jumping into the air.

“Then it’s settled! Today is the first day of the Cutie Mark Crusader’s Official Club Crusade!” Sweetie Belle announced and raised her hoof.

“Yeah!” the others joined in and gave all of each other a high hoof, before giggling wildly.

Standing outside underneath the clubhouse a familiar blue black alicorn smiled a she looked up to the three house. Enjoying the sounds of the girls laughter and happy to find that they enjoyed the clubhouse. Nightmare Moon simply smiled before turning to walk away from the house and disappearing from sight.

“All right girls! I’ve found out what our first crusade shall be and need everyone’s help with it!” Scootaloo announced taking a spot behind a podium.

“Whatcha got in mind Scoots?” Applebloom asked tilting her head.

“Cutie Mark Crusader’s Curse Breakers!” Scootaloo announced full of zeal.

“That sounds a little…hard” Sweetie Belle said killing Scootaloo’s zeal.

“Girls I know it sounds hard but…I kinda have to do it for my night momma” Scootaloo said looking to them.

“For Ms. Dreamweaver? Oh then we can totally try and be cursebreakers then!” Sweetie Belle changed her opinion.

“Yeah! After all she’s your…other mother?” Applebloom pondered raising a hoof to her chin. “Anywho it’s the least we could try and do since she built the rest of our clubhouse for us!”

“Thanks girls, now do any of you know how to break a curse?” Scootaloo asked with a grin.

“No but we know how to make someone cursed” Sweetie Belle said with a nervous smile.

“Sweetie Belle don’t remind us of the Love Curse” Applebloom sighed.

“Ok so we don’t know how to break one then…great” Scootaloo huffed out as she lay her head against the podium.

“Hey what about Zecora? Applebloom, do you think she would know how to break a curse?” Sweetie Belle asked with a smile.

“That sounds like a great idea! Do you think she would Applebloom?” the pegasus beamed happily hoping for good news.

“Well she might, but we’d have to find out what the curse exactly is first before asking if she knows the cure for it” Applebloom thought and rubbed her chin with her hoof.

“Oh right…what exactly is the curse?” Now both the earth and unicorn filly raised an eyebrow looking to her. “What? I just heard she was cursed last night!” Scootaloo said shrugging her shoulders.

“Well let’s go ask who told you then!” the earth filly said standing up.

“Yeah times a wastin’ Scootaloo!” Sweetie Belle added in as she stood.

“All right let’s go see momma then!” Scootaloo said with a smile as she lead the other two back into the castle.

Inside Canterlot Castle Luna sat in her room, looking up to the ceiling as she arranged the stars, preparing them for another evening. However she could hardly focus since she had heard news of Dreamweaver being alive and was here in Canterlot, but Dreamweaver didn’t wish to see her. Not yet at least.

“Why? Why can’t I just see you again? Why won’t you come back into my life?” Luna questioned as she closed her eyes, picturing her lover once more. However she was shook from this thought as she heard a knock on the door.

“Momma? Can we come in?” Luna smiled as she figured out Scootaloo meant her friends as well. Luna just smiled and stood up walking to the door.

“Hi Princess Luna!” both Sweetie and Applebloom greeted in unison.

“Hello girls, please make yourselves comfortable” she said with a smile and put some cushions down for each of the girls to have a seat on. “Now what can I help you girls with?” she asked kindly to them.

“Well Momma we were wondering if you could tell us about Night Momma!” Scootaloo started grinning. Luna was taken back as she heard this and looked to the other girls.

“Yeah! Ms. Dreamweaver is really nice and we wanted to help her with her curse!” Sweetie Belle added in causing Luna to go wide eyed. Luna then closed her eyes and thought for a few moments, then slowly opened them looking right at Scootaloo.

“Scootaloo, I only planned on telling you this…but since your friends have met Dreamweaver it seems that’s changed” she said with a sigh, the girls listening intently as Luna looked to them.

“Girls what I’m telling you is a part of Equestria’s history that isn’t written in books and deals specifically with the personal lives of two specific Alicorns. Myself and the one I love known as Dreamweaver” Luna began looking up to the stars and her horn began to glow, the stars showing the story to the young fillies. “It all began 500 years after the defeat of Dischord…”

It is 500 years before the rise of Nightmare Moon, Celestia and Luna are smiling as they stand before a tall Jade colored unicorn mare with a crimson mane. Luna however seems to be smiling more and the mare seemed just as excited. Behind the mare many citizens of Equestria were gathered for this rare event. The welcoming of a new princess into the Celestial Monarchy.

“Everypony we thank you for coming on this Joyous day! We welcome Dreamweaver into the Celestial Monarchy and ascend her from a unicorn into an alicorn!” Princess Celestia announced to the public before looking down to the Jade colored mare with a crimson mane who bowed before her.

“Dreamweaver, do you accept the responsibility of protecting Equestria and it’s citizens by accepting the position of Princess of Dreams?” Luna asked as she approached with Celestia.

“I humbly accept” Dreamweaver said bowing, but opened one eye to look at Luna, who just blushed and smiled back to her.

“Then as the rulers of Equestria we proclaim you, Dreamweaver, as Princess of Dreams and ascend you from unicorn into an Alicorn!” Celestia announced with a smile soon both her own and Luna’s horns glowed, behind them rose the elements of harmony and soon a bright light enveloped Dreamweaver, surrounding her entire being. She grew larger, winding up larger than Luna but smaller than Celestia, her horn extended in size and two large wings unfurled behind herself extending out. Then a silver colored crown descended onto Dreamweaver’s head and a silver brooch laid upon her chest. She then turned presented herself to the citizens of Equestria gather in the Everfree Castle.

“We present to you Princess Dreamweaver!” Luna announced happily to the crowd and the citizens shouted and cheered as the new Princess stood before them. However she brought her gaze to Luna, smiling to the night princess who just smiled right back to her.

“Now our love shall last forever” Dreamweaver whispered causing Luna to just smile and blush, before looking to her sister, who just smiled happy for Dreamweaver and Luna.

“So Ms. Dreamweaver was a regular pony then?” Sweetie Belle asked tilting her head.

“She was indeed little one. Celestia and I had come across her as we explored the land and brought her to the Everfree castle. Her talent is rare one and is very powerful, so we brought her under our tutelage and she was able to ascend into an alicorn” Luna said with a smile.

“But Ms. Dreamweaver is a really dark blue color! Why was she all green right there?” Applebloom asked rubbing her chin.

“Did Night Momma’s color change because of the curse?” Scootaloo asked and Luna just smiled to her daughter.

“We are getting to the answer of that Scootaloo, now let’s continue with the story” Luna said and her horn began to glow once more.

400 more years had passed since Dreamweaver’s crowning, and during this time Luna had begun to grow jealous of her sister. Jealous of how the ponies loved the sun more than her evening. Luna with her partner stood on the balcony looking over the land, Dreamweaver and herself standing side by side.

“Why don’t they come out?! Why are there no ponies out in my night?!” Luna exclaimed as she looked across the land. I raise the moon to provide them light and even place the stars patterns and shapes so they may see! But no one is out there!” Luna felt a wing drape around her back and stopped, looking to Dreamweaver who simply smiled to her.

“Luna I am here to enjoy your night, I can see all of it and enjoy it” Dreamweaver tried to comfort her.

“My love I appreciate that but…I didn’t do it just for you, I did it for them!” Luna said looking onto the land. “I bring it for them to enjoy and admire, but none of them ever see!” the alicorn of the night then sighed and looked down to her hoofs. “Sometimes I just wish it was night forever…this way they can see and love the work I do for them.”

Dreamweaver hated hearing her lover distraught, hated how she was unappreciated for all she does for the land. And she would do anything to make her lover happy and to feel appreciated.

“Than my love…let us do just that. Let us bring eternal night to the land” Dreamweaver said to her. Luna gasped then turned looking up to her. “As long as this is what you want, I will do everything in my power to make it so.” Luna stared at her lover thinking on what she said and slowly closed her eyes. Then she opened them and looked up to her smiling.

“Let us bring eternal night to this land then.” As the two of them stood there, Dreamweaver began to sing, causing Luna to smile and lean into her, closing her eyes as she heard her sing that beautiful song of hers.

“Then this is when you turned into Nightmare Moon…but wait, there were two alicorns planning this though!” the earth filly exclaimed raising an eyebrow.

“Hey yeah! How come you both planned this, but there’s only one Nightmare Moon?” the unicorn filly questioned as well.

“You two are certainly full of questions. Now if you two could be patient and listen, I can tell you how it happens” Luna said with a smile.

“Yes Ms. Luna…” both said going silent once more.

Ninety Nine years of planning had gone into this, and one year before Nightmare Moon brought Eternal Night, Dreamweaver had left on a journey. She left to acquire a power to overthrow Celestia and help Luna reign Eternal Night through the land. Luna however waited in the Castle of Everfree, waiting patiently for her Dreamweaver to return on her balcony.

“Dreamweaver you’ve been gone for months now…when will you return?” she asked looking into the night sky. However she suddenly heard something behind her and felt a presence, smiling and turning towards it. “Dreamweaver! Is that you?!” she called out happily, but stopped as she saw two bright glowing green eyes, and a dark blue almost black colored alicorn stand before her. “D-Dreamweaver?”

“Did I surprise you Luna? Or is it my new look?” Dreamweaver said with a smile as she approached Luna, her billowing mane going around Luna and pulling her close.

“Dreamweaver…what happened?” Luna asked as she took in this new look and felt power, and darkness radiate from her lover.

“I am no longer Dreamweaver…I am Nightmare, Luna. I changed the very nature of my power to control dreams, into the power to control Nightmares” nightmare announced with a smile as she leaned towards Luna, her face merely inches from the others. “However we need to combine our powers now and become one in order to become powerful enough to overthrow Celestia and bring Eternal Night” Nightmare whispered into her ear before leaning back to look right into her eyes. “Luna…will you join with me to bring Eternal Night to this land?” Luna stared at her, but slowly smiled as she looked to her lover’s new form.

“Yes…let’s end the reign of the sun…” Luna whispered before leaned forward and pressed her lips against Nightmare’s. Soon a billowing blue aura surrounded the both of them and covered them completely, then once it disappeared There stood a new black being with blue armor and bright green eyes.

“THE REIGN OF THE SUN ENDS TODAY!”

Luna’s horn stopped glowing and she sighed as the stars stopped showing the story. “The rest is history children, for you already know what happened next.”

“Nightmare Moon…” Scootaloo whispered and looked down.

“So Ms. Dreamweaver changed herself to help you rule the night, and the curse is basically that she changed her special talent?” Applebloom asked tilting her head.

“In a manner of speaking, yes. She cursed herself to gain the power of nightmares, more powerful and effective then dreams, but it is a cursed power” Luna sighed. “One that causes fear.”

“Then that means we’d have to find a way to change her powers back! I mean there’s gotta be a way!” Sweetie Belle said looking to the others.

“Yeah! Momma can you or auntie change her powers back into controlling dreams?” Scootaloo asked and Luna shook her head.

“No, for that is a dark magic. We do not have the power nor will we even allow ourselves to attempt to use that magic…even if it’s for Night Momma Scootaloo” Luna told her daughter.

“But why not?! What makes it so bad?!” Scootaloo asked looking to her. “Why can’t you do it for Night Momma?! Don’t you love her?!” Scootaloo demanded bating her mother.

“Because it kills ponies! Dark magic requires sacrifice Scootaloo! In order to even think of using a spell to change ones talent someone must die Scootaloo! No matter the strength of the magic user there must be a price paid to use dark magic!” the Lunar monarch boomed out standing and flaring her wings, causing Scootaloo to shrink back, as well as the others. Luna’s eyes softened and she just fell to her knees.

“I want to Scootaloo, I truly do…but I cannot” she said with a sigh Scootaloo looking up to her a sad smile. “As much as I truly wish for Dreamweaver to come back…I cannot risk the lives of other ponies for my own selfish wants and needs…not like I did before” Scootaloo just looked down and sniffled.

“I’m sorry momma…I just want you and Night Momma to be happy together” Scootaloo sniffled.

“I do to Scootaloo…” Luna said wrapping her arms around Scootaloo pulling her close, the other two just watching as the mother and child hugged one another.

After the story and outburst, the Cutey Mark Crusader’s called it a day and Luna had tucked Scootaloo into bed for the evening. Luna then retreated to her quarters, but walked straight out onto her balcony looking into the night sky. Once again her moon was raised for all to see and she thought of her lover, wondering why and how she could be with her once again.

“It’s beautiful isn’t it?” Luna gasped as she heard the voice behind her, turning to look onto the roof, seeing none other than her Dreamweaver.

“Dreamweaver!” Luna gasped out as she stared at the dark alicorn.