Chapter 10

Luna had a wide smile on her face as she watched Emerald speak to the new recruits. That wasn't why she was smiling however, it was the fact that the Lunar Guard had new recruits in the first place. So it was reasonable that she was overjoyed, in fact as she watched him address the recruits, she felt the unyielding urge to jump for joy. Even though the number of recruits was rather limited, she was still happy about it. Even considering she knew it'd be a while before her numbers matched her sister's. She was still happy and proud.

Twenty. Twenty new recruits for the Lunar Guard, each of them fairly balanced between the three pony races. This is why she was overjoyed about it, because not only did she have the new recruits, but these twenty had willingly joined. Just knowing this fact caused her pride to well up a little in her chest, only making her smile grow wider. The kicker to all of this though was what stood on Emerald's side.

Clad in the traditional armor of the Lunar Guard stood at least thirty more ponies. Their eyes were ferocious and very feral with wings like bats. The real kicker of their ferocious appearance too, was the fact that a number of them had visible fangs hanging from their mouths. This would make just about anypony flinch the moment they laid their eyes on them. Yet, what made Luna smile was the fact that, even after her millennium long absence; they were still loyal and proud ponies of the night. As she watched on, she was forced to wipe a few proud tears from her eyes.
'My beloved bat-ponies...' she thought, 'Forgive me for abandoning you...' This was a moment where she felt even worse about letting her desires get the better of her. The more Luna thought about it the more remorse she felt about the whole thing. Even though it had just been one group of ponies, they had still been loyal from the very moment she found them. They admired her, they worshipped her, and what did she do? She just abandoned them to make other ponies enjoy her night. It was only now that she realized the terrible mistake she had made, especially given they had remained loyal even after all these years. What had she done to deserve something like this?

It took Luna a few minutes before she gained control of herself. Much to her own relief nopony had actually seen the tears as they slid down her cheeks. She couldn’t bare the thought of letting another pony see even a hint of weakness at this point, especially the new recruits. What would they think of her if they saw even a hint of weakness in her? Disrespect was something she couldn’t stand, no, she wanted to make sure they knew just how tough the Lunar Guard really was, even if it meant hiding how she really felt for the moment.

“At attention!” Emerald ordered as he inspected the recruits. The very moment the words slid from the unicorn’s mouth, the group obeyed. They all stood straight with their muscles tensed. This in turn only made him smile a tiny bit. They showed promise when they followed the first order. “Now, at ease.” he spoke out after a few moments. To which they once again listened. “Now, I realize some of you were transferred here from the Solar Guard and you’re probably expecting pretty much the same.” he began, which in turn earned a few slow nods. As they nodded, he only began to chuckle very softly. “Forget that notion now! This is the Lunar Guard, it is nothing like the Solar Guard!”

“Uhmm...” a recruit began as he raised his hoof, “Exactly...how is it different?” This only caused Emerald’s smile to grow a tiny bit. Even Luna smiled at the question as it had been a very smart question to ask.

“I’m very glad you asked that question!” Emerald announced as he approached the recruit, “Unlike the Solar Guard, where their job is often based in whichever city they’re assigned to...The Lunar Guard’s duty is to ALL of Equestria!” This sent a wave of confusion over the recruits, causing a tiny bit of chatter amongst them.

“But...I thought the Solar Guard’s duty was to...!” another recruit started, only to meet the rather intimidating gaze of Emerald. This sent a chill up the pony’s spine, causing him to freeze in his own horseshoes.

“In the past thousand years, yes,” Emerald began, “The Solar Guard had taken this job, but now that Princess Luna is back...that means, we take the mantle of our duty back!” he cleared his throat after a moment. “You see, where as Princess Celestia’s job is to handle the political matters of the day. It is Princess Luna’s job to handle the dangers of the night.” The mere mentioning of dangers caused every single recruit to swallow uncomfortably; some began to sweat nervously and others even began to tremble still.

“But...if Princess Luna has been absent for so long...how are we all still safe?” a third recruit asked, this time from the farthest end of the line. This one was visibly trembling as Emerald passed by.

“Another fine question,” Emerald smiled, “You see those ponies over there?” His hoof simply gestured to the stationary batponies who had been unmoving for the past ten minutes. The simple lack of motion only seemed to make these ponies even more intimidating to the others. Not only that, but some of them even had visible fangs protruding from their mouths. Which in turn added to the fear factor. “These ponies are known as Bat-ponies.” he said, “They’re an underground race of ponies. While many would debate of their origins, that they’re a mutation of pegasi. There really isn’t a written record as to how they came about. What we do know though is that, unlike pegasi, bat-ponies can’t control the weather at all.” This came as a shock to the recruits, causing a collective gasp. “In place of that though, the bat-ponies are swifter and stronger than pegasi and even some earth ponies!”

“T-they are?!” several recruits shouted simultaneously, the collective shock growing.

“Yes and adding onto that...all bat-ponies have strict loyalties to Princess Luna,” Emerald pointed out, “While they will take orders from the other princesses out of respect, their loyalties do strictly lie to the lovely Princess of the Night.” This made Luna’s ears perk up the instant she heard it. Causing a faint blush to appear on her cheeks. Thankfully against her dark blue coat it was hardly visible. “Even after a thousand years, the bat-ponies maintained their loyalties. They carried out their missions each and every night without fail. They protected us from terrifying beasts, even at the cost of their own lives and while they are terrifying...they are also unwavering and very protective.”

Luna had to admit to herself that Emerald was quite the talented speaker. Not only had he brought a bit of a blush to her cheeks, but he was proving to really inspire the troops. Even though all of them did seem a little terrified of the bat-ponies and the mission of the Lunar Guard, she could see that their fear was just beginning to fade. His speech and responses even proved to be a bit of a turn on for her the longer she listened. She could feel her stomach tightening with each word spoken. She actually began to enjoy it rather significantly as she listened, to the point where her body began to heat up quite a bit. She could even feel the muscles in her wings beginning to tighten.

‘Stay down wings...’ she repeated to herself in attempts to keep focus. It was to no avail though as Luna had even begun to admire his physical appearance. The custom purple armor Emerald wore was absolutely exquisite on him. While it did conceal his muscles, it also seemed to add an air of even greater strength to him. This made him quite the object of lust the longer she observed and listened to his words. Eventually reaching the point where she simply just licked her lips. It was only when a nearby bat-pony tapped her shoulder that she finally returned to reality.

“Princess?” she asked, “Are you alright?” The look of concern was evident on her face especially as she stood quietly to her right. It took Luna a couple of seconds before her mind returned to reality instead of just staring at her captain. It had been a concerning minute or two for the bat-pony as she didn’t want anything to happen to the princess.

“Y-yes!” Luna replied, “I-I’m fine!”

“Y-you didn’t look fine to me...” the bat-pony replied, “In fact...you were drooling a tiny bit as you stared at...” It was only when the pony glanced off in the direction Luna had been staring did she finally get it. “Oh...so he’s...?” she started, however before she could even finish, the princess shook her head. Almost as if asking for her not to say a words about it.

“Thank you,” she whispered, before returning her focus to Emerald. Unfortunately the moment she did, her wings finally reached their full extension, forcing themselves outward and growing rather stiff in the process. ‘Damn it!’

“I expect the very same from all of you. I expect all of you to show Princess Celestia and Cadenza the same level of respect that you show Princess Luna and I!” he announced, “For if you don’t, discipline will be strict and harsh. We will not tolerate it. Do I make myself clear?” His entire speech seemed to weed out the fear a little bit from many of the ponies and while a few still seemed a bit nervous, it seemed as though they had grown a bit of courage through it.

“Sir! Yes, Sir!” All of them called out at once, saluting him at the very same time. Which only brought a smile to his face as he took notice of it. It was impressive just how quickly their overall demeanor had changed from a very simple speech.

“Now...your princess wishes to address her recruits, pay attention!” he ordered, stomping a hoof onto the ground before quietly stepping aside. This was the big moment for Luna as she approached. Thankfully, before she had begun her approach, she had gotten her wings to settle from the unfortunate wing-boner she had been suffering from. As she approached, the group of twenty recruits bowed very politely along with the bat-ponies. Whom surprisingly still hadn’t relaxed, even after a good ten minutes of standing at attention.

“You are dismissed,” Luna stated to the bat-ponies, “Go relax until we get a schedule up.” They took the orders almost instantly. Letting their bodies finally relax before they either flew or trotted off to the Lunar Guard barracks. After that, the princess turned her attention back to the recruits. This is where her smile vanished completely and was replaced with a rather intimidating glare. One that, immediately caused all of them to freeze once again in their horseshoes and resume trembling for as long as it lasted. “My precious Lunar Guard...listen very carefully because, I will be explaining the details of our jobs and I will only explain this once!”

All the recruits, including the ones who had been trembling seemed to stop whatever they were doing at that very moment. Whether it was kicking the grass with their hooves or just staring off into space. This wasn’t something any of them could possibly miss. Especially given it was from the princess herself. Even the chatter seemed to vanish as the lunar mare began to inspect them.

“First, Pegasi,” Luna began, clearing her throat. “Your task is to patrol the skies surrounding the places you’re assigned to. Observing everything very carefully either in the air or on the ground. Only remember it if it is important, but do not engage unless something is in danger. Particularly another pony. I don’t want you risking your lives unnecessarily.” Every single pegasus recruit nodded as she explained, which only made her smile a little bit. “Second, comes Earth Ponies. Your jobs are more related to being the muscle in dangerous situations. You are also the eyes and ears within buildings and on the ground when a pegasus cannot handle it.” All the Earth ponies nodded as well. Their job seemed simple enough. “As for Unicorns though...you have the most difficult job. Or at least some of you will. Not every unicorn will be assigned to this task. However, a fair majority of you will be taught the spells necessary to enter dreams to protect ponies from nightmares. On top of that, also guiding them through and helping them interpret dreams. Unicorns incapable of using dream magic efficiently will be assigned to guard duties primarily. Am I clear?”

“Yes, princess!” all of them saluted, this was a very pleasing sign for her too. With a small sigh she was finally able to relax a bit upon their response.

“Now, dismissed!” she ordered, “Training begins in two days!” With that, all the ponies just trotted off, most of which actually made a path directly for the barracks. Once all of them were gone, Luna let out a soft sigh of relief before turning to Emerald. “I did well?”

“Very well, you’re quite the speaker,” Emerald complimented with a smile on his face. “What about me?” Just asking that only seemed to cause the princess to blush again as she recalled the short speech he gave. Not only that, but Luna even recalled exactly what she had been doing the entire time he was giving the speech. Which only made matters far worse than before, intensifying the blush on her face.

“Y-you were quite good...” she answered after a moment, “Y-you were rather attractive while doing it too.”

“As were you...” Emerald added, “I found your motivated look rather...enticing.” Luna’s ears perked a tiny bit. Was this the chance she had been waiting for? Did she want to finally just let her desires get the better of her and take over here? Or did she want to wait just a bit longer. This is where she found herself shifting her gaze away from the unicorn. It had been for just a moment though as she glanced up to her balcony.

“Oh! You mean this look?” she asked as she lowered her brow just a tiny bit, making the gaze she had even softer as she looked upon Emerald. This caused the pony to take a step forward in response.

‘Such beautiful eyes,’ he thought, as he met the gaze of her cyan eyes. They were very beautiful indeed, holding so much strength within them. Yet, the deeper he looked into her eyes, the more he saw. He also saw a tiny bit of loneliness coupled with a hint of lust in them. This was a very powerful combination for him as he could feel his will beginning to waver the longer he gazed.

Luna didn’t need a second thought as she continued to gaze into his eyes. Each passing second she drew closer and closer to him, before closing the gap entirely. She met his lips in a relatively short amount of time and he didn’t even put up any resistance. Instead, he simply kissed back with just as much passion as she kissed him. His lips were warm and inviting, to the point where her sense of self control quickly vanished. It was only a few seconds later before the kiss finally broke and the unicorn was left sitting in shock as he wondered what she was going to do next.

Nothing could’ve prepared him however for what actually happened next as she pulled him into a second kiss. During that second kiss, Luna’s horn lit up very bright, enveloping the two in a matter of seconds before they just vanished completely in a bright blue ‘pop’. It wasn’t until the kiss broke that Emerald found himself lying on the princess’ bed, with his body overtop of her, much to his own surprise.

‘She works fast...’ he noted as he gazed up at her.

“We have a little time, wouldn’t you say?” the mare asked as she slowly moved her hoof down his body. She moved absolutely flawlessly too, touching just about every sensitive spot on his body. First starting with his neck, then down the side of his stomach. It was such a gentle touch that he failed to notice just how easily his armor seemed to fall off and be tossed aside by the mare.

“W-well...I do have to write up the schedules...” he tried to argue, making an attempt to resist her. The moment he did however, he found himself being completely pinned down by the full physical strength that Luna had. While it did make him a bit uncomfortable, he found he couldn’t complain very much in this regard. Especially given she even had her flank so firmly planted against his crotch as well.

“Forget the schedules for now...” she cooed seductively in his ear. This wasn’t making it any easier for him either as he found himself growing steadily aroused the longer she sat on his crotch. He could feel his heart beginning to pound and the blood rushing to the rather vital area. “I have a different task for you...and this one...is more vital than any schedule.” Emerald could only assume what she meant too. If it wasn’t obvious enough for him, it would once he began to grow rather erect. Even without moving, he could feel it. He could feel the mare’s very arousal beginning to rub along his length and it felt oh so good.

Luna smirked as she felt him beginning to poke into her flank. It wouldn’t take her very long beyond that point to take full advantage of the situation. Quickly repositioning herself, she put it right in-between her thighs, before gently grinding their hips together. Emerald’s response was to let out a rather delicious sounding moan to the princess as she began to grind, it was such an incredible sensation he felt shooting through his body. He didn’t know whether it was because of his attraction to her or whether it was simply because she was the princess of the night. It even felt as though the sensations were heightened as he could swear it shouldn’t feel this good, ever.

“L-Luna!” he cried out in sheer delight, as she could feel the lips of her entrance beginning to slide just around the width of his member. It was a sensation that she longed for, for over a thousand years. Luna even felt heightened sensitivity as she continued to gently grind along his member. It had never felt this good before, perhaps it had been the time she spent without even a single hint of pleasure? She didn’t care too much to think about it though as she was more focused on ensuring that she lasted as long as possible. She wanted to savor every last second of the pure bliss she felt at this moment.

“Your mission...” she whispered playfully, “Is to give your princess an excellent story and a very happy ending.” It wasn’t until the grinding came to a sudden halt that the words actually registered in his mind. Emerald could guess exactly what she meant without the need for interpretation, granted that was a euphemism he often used to describe certain actions in his novels.

“Any rules?” he asked, looking up at the mare. “Do you want it to be a long story or a short story?”

“Whichever works for you, but I’d prefer a long one,” Luna giggled as she climbed off of him. “Oh and one other rule...you can’t use those two horns. Just to make it more challenging.”

“I’ll only need one item to do this task,” Emerald chuckled before he leaned in to place a kiss on her lips. This kiss was very slow and extremely passionate, even more so than the previous ones. Luna could even feel his front legs as they gently wrapped around her. She could feel them trailing all over her body, first starting on her back which she seemed to find even more sensual before moving a bit more downward. She didn’t care either, even as she felt his hoof on her flank. It was far too wonderful of a sensation for her to complain.

Even when she began to feel his tongue begging for entry into her mouth, she complied. This was by far the best part of everything so far. She could feel her own arousal growing the further he went. To the point where her heart was even pounding in her chest from the heated moment. Eventually it begged the response of her own tongue sliding right into his mouth before slowly entwining with his. In the end, she let out a very pleased moan within her throat just before he finally broke away from the lip contact.

“Wow...” she whispered, “If this is how you begin...I can’t wait to see how you end!” It was only just beginning too. As upon breaking away, Luna found herself being met with a very passionate kiss starting along her neck. It sparked an immediate reaction too as it was one of her more sensitive spots. A single kiss there only increased her arousal further, to the point where she was even beginning to drool just a little. What was it about this stallion that got her going so easily? She had always preferred a mare to a stallion in most cases, especially the bookish types like her sister’s student.

The next kiss came just below the previous one, upon her collar, just above the armor she wore. It was even better than the last too, sending another wave of sweet bliss over her body. As this continued, each kiss only became more intense than the last as he worked his way down. The further down he moved, the more pleasure she began to feel and even more than the pleasure, she could feel her body temperature rising. She was becoming hot, very hot, and it worked well with her arousal as well. Yet at the same time it also made her a bit more impatient with each movement.

‘At this rate, he won’t even have to try!’ she cried out, doing her best to keep herself under control. ‘No! No! I can last longer than that! If I can’t last more than five minutes, then I have to let him have at me!’ Luna’s conclusion couldn’t have come at a better time as at that very moment she felt his tongue gently caress over the lips of her entrance. It resulted in her letting out a very loud cry of utter delight the moment she felt it.

The sensation was heavenly, she couldn’t ask for a more wonderful sensation than that. It became even better as she felt a second round of it, the pleasure only beginning to magnify as it crashed over her body. She couldn’t find words to describe it, she didn’t even want to moan at it. Instead she wanted to scream in delight as it continued. Fostered by Emerald’s sensual tongue. It only became more intense as she felt his tongue slide inside her, which at first caused her to flinch, before sliding back into position to further enjoy the pleasure. After the first thirty seconds of this, Luna’s breathing had become rather labored as she continued to enjoy the pleasure. Each second only causing another moan to escape her lips.

“E-Emerald!” she cried, which only increased the fervor of his pace. It eventually reached such a point where she actually had to close her eyes with how intense it was beginning to get. Only when the doorknob turned just ever so slightly did her ears perk again, shifting in the direction of the door. It was a sound she knew all too well. She had experienced it on many occasions too, namely from her sister. The initial reaction in her mind was to kick Emerald off the bed, but she knew it would just raise even more questions if he was at the foot of her bed. She could do nothing else except grab the nearest blanket with her hooves and cast it over her body. “J-just k-keep going!” she ordered as she did.

Shining Armor pushed the door open to the room very slowly. He did this just to ensure that the princess was indeed in her room along with Emerald as the guards had said. However, what he saw when he finally entered was something entirely different than what he expected. Instead of seeing both ponies together, he instead saw just Luna lying on her bed very peacefully with a blanket draped over her. It was strange though as he gazed upon the bed, but it wasn’t that much of a focus for the time being.

“Princess Luna!” Shining called out as he entered, much to Luna’s own frustration. The frustration was so dense he could even feel it in her eyes coupled with a very powerful malice. It was almost like she didn’t want him in the room at this particular moment, but he paid little mind to this warning. “Where are those transfer documents?”

‘He bothers me for...documents?’ she asked herself with a deadpan look directed at the stallion. “D-didn’t Emerald give them to you earlier?” Luna inquired, trying to fight back a scream in ecstasy. It was a real struggle too as the pleasure just kept on growing with each passing second. All the while, another pony stood quietly at the door, watching on as she received cunnilingus.

“No...he didn’t,” the stallion replied, “and I need to get them filed before I can go home! Do you have them?”

“W-why would you think that...I!...Have them!” she nearly screamed, gasping in-between words as the pleasure continued to soar. Making it all the more difficult for her to resist.

“Is...something wrong, Princess?” Shining inquired, as he took a step forward. This immediately made her grow rather tense as she simply sat there. She knew if he got any closer, he was sure to find out exactly what was going on. Luna wasn’t about to have that though, as she simply gave a very sweet and innocent smile.

“No...everything’s perfectly FINE!” She jumped, feeling Emerald’s muzzle being pushed into her. ‘Damn that stallion...’ Shining took another step forward in his curiosity, his gaze slowly shifting to the blanket that covered Luna. He could swear that he saw something move beneath them, before once again returning to the princess.

“I...thought you might have them to decide on your recruits,” he finally answered, watching as she shifted uncomfortably beneath the covers.

“E-Emerald is my CAPtain,” she started, once again feeling another spike in the pleasure. It was at this point she knew it wouldn’t be very much longer before her end came. She could even feel the muscles in her groin beginning to tighten. She had maybe a minute at most. “And I TRUST! him....I’m sure if you checked his office, you’d find them!”

“But...you said...” he tried to say, only to be cut off by Luna’s unyielding gaze of frustration again. This time however, he felt a chill travel up his spine. It was almost as if something was telling him to leave after she had spoken. “Alright...I’ll check there...and...please tell Emerald that I need to speak with him soon.” It was only after that particular moment that he left, closing the door behind him.

It was only in that moment the door closed behind Shining did Luna finally just let everything go. It was like a thousand years had passed before her eyes in an instant as she went over the edge. It was absolute bliss that washed over every inch of her body, she could even feel it right at the tips of her hooves. She even had to force her eyes closed for a moment just to stop herself from screaming. It was to no avail though as the pleasure was far too overwhelming even for an alicorn of her stature.

“WE HAVE CLIMAXED!” Luna’s royal voice boomed, echoing all throughout the castle. It was much to her own embarrassment and bliss at the very same time. Even Shining Armor could feel his cheeks burning with complete embarrassment as he stood just outside her door.

Seconds felt like an eternity to Nightmare as she sat awestruck at what she just heard. She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs upon hearing the news from the doctor that now stood before her. How could this have happened? What was she going to do about it? How was she to carry out her plans now with this new idea? The longer she sat there, the more these thoughts ran through her head as the doctor’s three words finally registered in her mind. No matter how much she didn’t want it, it was the reality of the situation and she needed to face it now.

“Congratulations! You’re pregnant!” the doctor announced. Meanwhile, on the other side of Ponyville a certain pink pony was walking along the path, when she felt a shiver travel from the very tip of her tail all the way up to the highest part of her mane very quickly.

‘That’s never happened before...’ she pondered, ‘What could it mean?’

Author's Note

I do hope you enjoy this chapter. It was a delight to write it.