The Moon's Shadow

by Aduro

Silver's Mission

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The Everfree Forest seemed even darker than it normally did as he found himself trudging through it. He had to be careful where he walked even with his horn aglow with a little bit of magic. This little bit of magic gave him some form of light, which allowed him to see his hoof in front of his face, but little else. This is how dark it was and it was terrifying for him too. As he walked over fallen branches and small twigs he couldn't help but wonder something. Why had he even agreed to this in the first place? Oh yes, it was at the request of his younger brother.

It was this sort of thing that frustrated him to no end, especially as he tripped over a tree root he had failed to notice. This caused him to fall face first into the mud before he even had time to react. Instinctively, his wings had fully extended even if he didn't have enough time to flap them. This only caused him to grumble quietly, slowly lifting his face from the mud.

“Damn you, Emerald...” he muttered, using his wings to push himself back up to his hooves. “You're going to owe me after this.” Once on his hooves he proceeded to wipe the mud from his face. After a moment his horn finally lit up even brighter than before and with a very simple spell, he had cast the mud from his long and glorious silver mane.

'It shouldn't be too far now...' he thought, his golden eyes now looking forward. Without another thought he pressed forward. It wasn't very long after this that he found himself entering a rather large clearing with a small canyon and a rather rickety bridge. On the other side of the bridge he could just see his target goal, a place he had read about in countless books but never actually seen for himself. An ancient castle, but not just any ancient castle; the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters.

At least, what was left of it anyhow. Just by looking at it he could already see that time hadn't been too pleasant to the castle. It even made him question just how a castle in the Everfree Forest could still be standing after a thousand years, especially in this shape. As he crossed the bridge, the condition of the castle only became even more clear. With pieces of rubble occasionally falling off of it. Even with that though, it stood strong.

'How in Tartarus is this thing still standing?' he asked himself, each step growing more and more cautious. Each of his steps not only grew slower as he adjusted his ears to listen carefully, but his eyes were also darting in every which direction. In truth, he was absolutely terrified of this place as he could just feel the dark energy seeping out from it. This sensation not only made his dark blue fur stand up on end , but it made him very suspicious.

Without a second thought, he crept up to the castle as silently and swiftly as he possibly could, avoiding any possible noises. His eyes observed very carefully every little detail it could of the castle's structure. It was then he took notice of one of the windows, making an immediate dash for it. This made his job so much easier, at least, that's what he thought. Unfortunately in the particular window he had chosen, he saw nothing. This only proved to frustrate him even more than he already was as it appeared he simply just didn't want to enter the castle.

He spread his wings from this point and took to the air. It was here where he flew slowly around the building, searching for another window to peer inward. This plan was to no avail either as he was unable to find a window that he could actually see through. On top of that, he knew the front door was completely out of the question, knowing full well that it would completely reveal his presence to anything that might still be lurking within the walls. It wasn't until he had flown around the castle for a third time that he finally took notice of the roof. The rather large hole could actually prove perfect for what he had in mind.

He landed gracefully along the edge of the hole, his head peering just inside the building. It was perfect, he could see inside the throne room and he didn't even have to enter the castle. Inside, he took note of the emptiness. It was just as he thought, the castle itself was completely empty. At least, that was his initial thought. It wasn't until he began to listen closely to the interior that he was proven wrong. He froze and slowly his eyes grew very wide. The alicorn had to make a double take on the interior because he initially thought his eyes were deceiving him.

Even after rubbing his eyes very thoroughly, he still couldn't shake the sight. In the throne room he saw a figure. At first it was concealed through the darkness, but as it entered the light his jaw simply dropped. In the center of the throne room, trotting quietly was a mare. Not just any mare though, she had a long, purple mane and a pitch black coat. The mare's form was slender and upon closer inspection, her cutie mark resembled that of Princess Luna. The only real difference between this mare's and Princess Luna's however, was this mare's had slightly different colors. Whereas Luna's had a blue splotch with a pure white moon, this mare had a purple splotch with a very light blue moon.

“H-how...?!” he whispered which proved to be his big mistake. As the moment he spoke, the mare's attention shifted over to his hiding place. “Oh horsefeathers!” he cursed, having realized exactly what this meant for him. By the time he had spread his wings, it was already too late for him. In a matter of seconds he was face to face with possibly the most terrifying pony in history. Not only was she a fast flier, but she was a graceful fighter as well. As before he could even react to her movements, he found himself falling from the castle with his jaw throbbing. The stallion hit the ground with a thud before glancing up. It was here he found a horn pointed directly at his face.

“State your name and I might just spare your pitiful life!” the mare ordered, her horn beginning to glow.

“I-its Silver Crescent,” he stuttered, trying his best not to look scared. Although he found it rather difficult now facing down the most feared mare in history. 'I thought Nightmare Moon and Princess Luna were one in the same?' he asked himself as his eyes trailed over the alicorn mare. Even after doing as she had asked her horn inched a bit closer causing him to inch back a bit in response. “Hey! You said you'd spare my life!”

“I said 'might', fool!” she replied, easing up on her horn a tiny bit. Silver took advantage of this the instant it happened, unleashing a blast of pure magic from the tip of his horn. By the time she saw it coming however, it was far too late for her to even counter. The blast itself flung her back a fair distance, which gave Silver a moment to get back onto his hooves. It was here when he took advantage of her slightly dazed state, charging directly at her with his wings flapping. This gave his speed a bit of a boost, just enough so to allow him to actually force Nightmare Moon onto her back.

“Now...who are you?” he asked, lowering his horn at her. “And what in Equestria are you doing here?” There was a silence between the two of them, before she actually began to laugh very softly. It began as a chuckle, before escalating to a full blown evil cackle. This worried Silver, knowing people like Nightmare Moon only really laugh like this when they have a plan.

“Don't you recognize Equestria's one and only queen?” the mare laughed, only to see a smirk spread across the stallion's face.

“That's funny,” Silver snickered, “Because all I see is an alicorn mare in an old ruin.” This remark seemed to strike a chord with Nightmare Moon, as in the instant after he had said it, he found his entire body flying into the air at full force.

“Silence! You will show the proper respect to your queen!” she ordered, as Silver's body crashed onto the ground again.

“My queen?” he asked, as he lifted his body. “Ahhahhahaha!” this was the turning point for him as he proceeded to hit the ground with his hoof, finally breaking into a fit of laughter. It was a serious one too as he had visible tears in his eyes. “The ones that rule me, are Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Not you, Nightmare Moon!” These words seemed to cause a reaction in the mare, as her face began to burn a bright red. In a combination of embarrassment and anger at the mere thought of a stallion like this laughing at her. Not once in her life had she been more insulted than she was now.

“You shall regret those words...” she muttered, anger visible in her voice before she just seemed to vanish completely. The laughter ended a second after she had vanished and Silver's eyes grew wide. Before he even had time to react, he found himself being flung into the air by a uppercut from Nightmare Moon's hoof, leaving him partially stunned at just how fast she was able to move.

'Then again...she and Luna were once one mare...' he thought as she flew up, landing another strike on him. This time on the top of his head right next to his horn. That strike sent him spiraling right into the ground rather hard, leaving an impact crater about the same size as his body.

Just as he began to pick himself up again, Silver found himself beating forced back with another powerful hoof strike to his jaw. The blow was a hard one, one that caused him to float a tiny bit before he crashed into the ground and skidded. A tree was the only thing that stopped his path as he crashed into it, back first. As you can imagine that had been rather painful, to the point where it had blurred his vision a tiny bit. In that moment, he came to the realization that he was outmatched. Although it didn't take a genius to figure that out. Yet, for some reason or another he found himself struggling back up to his hooves still ready to fight.

Silver's mind immediately began to work over many different possible ideas that he could use against this mare. Some were just simple spells, others were more complex strategies. Each time though, he was reminded of the fact that Nightmare Moon was a part of Luna. What this said to him wasn't very good either. It only said that his situation was utterly hopeless, as in countless history books he had read through, he knew Luna had been a very skilled warrior and a genius tactician. Not only that, but her magic was far beyond his. These were just simple facts that poured over him as he smirked at her, seeming completely confident.

It was in that moment that he finally saw it. The moment she saw his smirk was the moment he had found his ace in the hole, his ticket out. As in that very instant she saw this confidence, she flew into a bit of a rage before charging him. Unfortunately though, he could do very little to counter her strength. It worked into a decent plan he had formulated though, which only looked more likely as she pinned him onto the ground.

'One thousand years on the moon...alone,' he thought, his smirk only growing as he glanced up at Nightmare Moon. 'Well...in a sense.' It was the opportune moment to spring his plan. She stood just above him and given at least one of his hooves were free, he took clear advantage of it. Ever so slowly, he raised his right hoof, gently moving it to her left cheek and very slowly down her neck before letting the sensation fade away.

“Nng!” Nightmare Moon groaned, before she leapt off him and took a few steps back nervously. While it wasn't the type of contact she herself was used to. It was the kind that her other half had grown accustomed to. Due to the simple fact that she had been without this for so many years on the moon, her body's reaction was instant.

'Easy...' Silver thought as he glanced up at her. 'Now...just...keep it up.' This simple thought nearly caused him to gag. Now it wasn't the thought of having to seduce this mare or anything that seemed to bother him. 'Relax Silver...she IS an attractive mare...' he told himself. Although it was to little avail as something seemed to turn him off about her. Yet, it was the only real way he could think of as his plan had already begun to work.

It was evident by the scent that now filled the air. As Silver moved back up to his hooves, he could smell the very distinct scent of Nightmare Moon's arousal. How had she gotten turned on that easily? That was simple. A thousand years of pent up desire and no proper method of release. The scent itself seemed to ease his mind a little bit as he made his approach to the rather reluctant Nightmare Moon.

Nightmare Moon's reluctance only came for one reason, her own surprise. She never would have expected something like this to happen, so almost immediately she began to back away as the stallion approached. Yet, as he approached, she couldn't help but grow even more turned on by his advances. It wasn't until she had backed herself into a corner that she finally gave in. Once he was within range, she leapt all over him.

That caught Silver off guard, yet he seemed perfectly complacent with this entire thing. Especially as he felt her lips pressing against his. He did little to fight back, in fact, he seemed to egg her on as he returned the kiss with just as much lust. Each second, he trailed his hooves gently over her body. Caressing every inch he possibly could as she pinned him down. An audible moan slipped from the throat of the night mare as it continued, his touch seeming to bring a great deal of pleasure to her.

She craved it, from the very instant she felt that initial touch her body wanted nothing more than to have this stallion. This was evident in her arousal as well, as it seemed to soak his fur. The instant the kiss broke he glanced up at her with that obnoxious smirk of his. At first it annoyed her, but now she just found it irresistible. She couldn't really explain it, there was just something about that look in his eyes. It only seemed to magnify the lust and arousal now controlling her mind.

“Want to stake your claim?” Silver teased, this only made Nightmare climb right off him and proceed to return to the castle. Just as he was about to get up however, her horn lit up and gripped his tail. Silver's eyes grew wide when this happened and it was then that he realized his biggest mistake. 'I should have let her kill me...'

The next thing Silver knew, he was being forced onto an old bed. One he was certain had been used by Luna, as judging by his surroundings. Although he'd love to search through the room, that wasn't the most important thought on his mind at the present moment. The first thing on his mind was the mare that was now grinding against his crotch rather desperately. He couldn't fight back now, if he did it would only be far worse for him. Nightmare's desperation gave him another idea though. With his own growing arousal and a smirk on his face he knew what he had to do.

Silver drew on what strength he could muster, regardless of whether he wanted to or not and forced Nightmare right off of him. At first, she seemed upset, but when he pinned her down that all changed. She submitted completely to it, almost as if it was what she wanted and she seemed to especially enjoy when he nipped on her ear playfully. In this moment she seemed just like a normal mare, even for a lust driven one.

“D-don't tease me!” she cried out as he continued to nip on her ear. This only made her even more submissive to him, slowly lowering her head back onto a rather old pillow. With full control now, Silver began to slowly work a bit of his own personal magic, kissing down her body. This only seemed to increase her anticipation, as signified by her moans, each one growing louder than the last. The further down he went, the more she squirmed. She was now completely lost in the moment, swimming in ecstasy.

Silver also began to lose himself in the passion as he began to please the mare. This only worked to excite said mare even further as her moans grew louder with each second. It was in that moment, as he slowly moved down her body that she felt it. Nightmare felt his full length as it gently rubbed up against one of her legs. That sensation caused her to glance down and when she did, she only blushed at the sight.

“Excited, aren't we?” Nightmare asked as she moved her hoof beneath his chin. “Easy though, it's been a while since I've done anything.”

“But...aren't you just a copy of Princess Luna?” Silver asked, although he probably shouldn't have. This is where Nightmare sent him quite a dangerous glare, one that made him very scared, almost like she had intention of eating him. The glare made him freeze for just an instant before he resumed placing very soft kisses all over her body.

The further Silver moved down, the more pleasure Nightmare felt and the more pleasure she felt, the louder she became. When he finally reached her entrance however, she let out a very loud moan the instant she felt contact. What he did next though caught her completely off guard. It had been enough to send her mind swimming again like he had before.

“Silver!” Nightmare cried as his tongue began to caress her entrance. This sent wave after wave of endless bliss throughout her body, which had been craving it since he began. Silver on the other hand seemed to pay little mind to her responses and just continued to please her. She began to breathe a little heavier as he continued, his tongue eventually sliding into her.

What only added to the already intense pleasure she was now receiving, she even felt a bit of his muzzle push into her. It only made her cry out even louder than she had before, which was actually a good thing. Nightmare's enthusiasm seemed to increase along with Silver's as he pushed his muzzle into her very slowly. It formed a gentle rhythm after a moment or two, which only seemed to drive her even crazier as evident by her moans and gentle grinding on his face.

It wasn't long however before a thousand years of celibacy caught up with the mare's body. The combination of the grinding, his muzzle and suppressed desires proved to be just too much for Nightmare and she finally just threw her head back. In a second she felt everything vanish, before being overcome with possibly the most intense feeling she had ever felt. She simply couldn't describe it with words, but a series of moans and screams that would only grow louder as Silver continued on. Even while his face was being coated with a fair amount of her sweet juices.

After Nightmare's body began to settle from the first orgasm, he finally pulled his muzzle away. In that moment, she had gone relatively limp from the overwhelming pleasure. Silver took full advantage of this instance, quickly moving back up to face her in the eyes. By the time she finally returned to her senses, it was too late to make a move against him. As if she wanted to in the first place, feeling every inch of his length gently grinding against her. It was that action that only seemed to increase her appetite for more, especially as she felt the tip pressing firmly against her.

“Easy...” Nightmare whispered to him and he complied at first. Gently thrusting his full length into her until their hips met. As he slid in she squirmed beneath him, feeling the pleasure only growing more intense than it had before. Yes, it had a bit of pain mixed in with it, granted she hadn't taken anything in a while, but she enjoyed that. The pain added a bit of flavor to the pleasure, only making her want more and more as she wrapped her front legs around his shoulders.

Silver too was swimming in sheer delight at just how tight she was. He didn't think much on this though as he slowly began to pull out. Just as he was pulling out, he thrust his way back in. This initial thrust was like bliss to Nightmare when she felt it. Silver only added to the sensation of bliss as he begun to repeat his movements. His rhythm started off slowly, before gradually beginning to increase. As the rhythm increased the pleasure also began to increase.

“F-faster!” Nightmare ordered, much to her own satisfaction, Silver complied. Increasing the rhythm just a bit. As it increased this time, his thrusting also became a little more intense. To the point where she actually had to move her hooves down to his flank. Now attempting to hold on for dear life. “S-Silver!” she cried out, as the bed itself began to creak even louder beneath them. The faster they moved, the more the bed creaked.

Silver grunted, his thrusting becoming more vigorous each passing minute, this only made the bed creak even more, eventually reaching the point where the headboard was being slammed against the wall. As the pleasure grew, so did his desire to continue thrusting even harder. What sent him over the edge in his thrusting though was Nightmare's next scream. As she threw her head back, he could feel her inner walls constricting around his member. The pleasure was intense beyond reason for him, only causing him to cry out himself. It even worked to increase the vigorous nature of his thrusting. His lust, his desire. The pleasure, the building pressure. It was driving him wild.

Nightmare seemed to enjoy this herself. She clutched his flank as tight as she could, his thrusts growing more and more intense. It was here where she nearly jumped in surprise as amidst his intense thrusting, the bed beneath them finally gave way. The legs were no longer able to hold up against the continuous rocking motions they were making and it finally snapped, falling flat onto the ground.

“Oops...” Silver muttered, his eyes glancing over their surroundings. The pause however was short-lived as Nightmare quietly looked up at him, as if she was wondering what was taking him so long. In fact, the longer she lied there with him inside her, the more annoyed she became.

“Well?” she asked, raising a brow,

“Well what?” Silver asked, tilting his head slightly as he looked down at her.

“FINISH THE JOB!” Nightmare roared, Silver blushed a tiny bit as he resumed thrusting into her. The instant the waves of pleasure resumed washing over the mare, she calmed down significantly. Before long, the thrusts had reached the intensity that had caused the bed to give way beneath them. It was at that point where she actually began to moan from the sheer delight of his thrusting. Once again clutching his flank for dear life.

The pleasure climbed very quickly, growing even more intense than it had before. Nightmare couldn't exactly explain why this was happening, but she didn't care. All she could figure was the pause made it feel all the more pleasurable. By this time she actually needed to use both of her hooves to hold onto him with how intense his thrusting was. She loved each and every second of the building pleasure to the point where her mind swam in complete bliss.

Nightmare knew she wouldn't last much longer, she could feel it in her loins. She could feel the pleasure soar to its peak as her muscles tensed and her mind went completely blank. It came like a volcano eruption, wave upon wave of sheer delight washed over her in a matter of seconds as her muscles contracted. While there wasn't very much as compared to the previous, the mare's fluids still splattered over his crotch area. What made it all better too, was as her orgasm died down, she could feel a second wave coming onto her.

Nightmare's muscles contracted again as Silver continued to thrust into her. Which sent her mind swimming even further. So much so, that she was actually forced to release her grip on his flank. This made him smirk deviously. It wouldn't be very much longer now.

The pleasure for Silver had grown quite significantly as her inner walls tightened around his member. This only increased the vigor of his thrusts. He was nearing his limit, he didn't know if it was because of how tight she was right now or what, but either way he loved every second of this. He had long since pushed aside his sense of disgust for this mare, now finding complete enjoyment in this. Least for as long he lasted.

'Just...a bit more...' he thought, keeping his mind focused more on pleasing the mare now. He could feel his own muscles tightening after a couple minutes of thrusting. It took a great deal of mental control for him to hold back, even with a strained look on his face. However, as Nightmare's third orgasm in a row began, he couldn't hold back any longer. With one final thrust, he released his seed deep within her. It was thick too, quickly filling her up and oozing out of her very slowly.

The two of them were exhausted by the time both of their orgasms finished. Very slowly, Silver pulled out of the mare, before simply collapsing at her side as she continued to lie on the bed in awe at what just happened. As she lied there, reveling in it all. She found her mind wandering and slowly drifting from consciousness. Nightmare's exhaustion finally catching up with her. While she hadn't moved a whole lot, the whole ordeal had taken its toll. Before long, she was actually out like a light. It was signified by her slowed breathing. As she drifted off, Silver simply observed and once he was positive she was asleep, his horn lit up and he vanished from the room.

Nightmare would be completely unaware that he had left at all, at least until the morning. Silver was certain of that to say the least as he snuck from the old castle and back into the Everfree Forest.


Author's Note

Yes, this chapter had some Nightmare Moon rompings in it. I went there. And don't worry, Everything has a significance in my story.

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