A Shadow Of A Nightmare Production
A ProjectSonicX9 Release
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(Note after this chapter I have to take a hiatus as I have full blown writers block)
(Still looking for a co-writer send me a pm telling me about your dark stories and ill consider you)
"Today is the day" I sighed, Fluttershy smiling as she readjusted my tie. It had been two weeks since the death of Blueblood and the rape of Sky Cloud and today was the day I was to be wed to Princess Luna. Sky Cloud and I had never really spoken since then she had been in hospital for a couple of days before she had been deemed fit to leave, fools. These ponies had no concept of psychological problems. This made things complicated as they had no idea of the diseases that emotionally fragile mare was facing.
"You look great, VanNatta" Fluttershy whispered giving my tie one last tug as she gave a nod. "They're perfect, you look very strapping" she complimented as I groaned feeling physically ill as nerves plagued me. "VanNatta, you um need to relax or you will only stress yourself out" the mare chided as I rolled my eyes at the fussiness of the butterscotch pegasi.
I was bustled through a side door by an impatient priest her white robes indicating her cuteness level as I discreetly snorted at the over the top attire. I was surprised for such a turn out the entire hall was filled to the brim with ponies here to see the wedding. Granted they were nearly all on the Brides side whilst my row had about twenty ponies to my surprise. Twilight and the whole gang was there as well as Stealth Wing and other night guards. I smiled touched that so many considered me a friend.
Shortly after the bridesmaid and best mare entered, I gave a smile as Sky Cloud walked down the aisle giving me a gentle grin as she came to stand beside me. Dark heart and two other night guards stood present as the bridesmaids. Minutes went by as the ring bearers came next, Spike and a small white filly were next to walk down the aisle as the crowd started to excitedly murmur. Fear gripped at me as I realized that this was it, my throat dry as the organ played to my right.
The doors slowly opened as my breath caught in my throat. Luna nervously stepped forward her form radiating elegance and beauty as her wedding dress hugged her gorgeous body. The dress was a night blue but was lined with silver as she gave a soft smile. Despite her being well on in her pregnancy she showed no signs of it bothering her. I licked my lips nervously as she made her way down to the altar.
"Mares and gentle colts we are gathered" I found myself drowning out the pastor as I found my eyes glued to the alicorn that easily towered above me. The comical thing was that I only came up to about her midsection. The mare gave me a quick wink as I smiled weakly, I felt like I was going to throw up as nerves struck me hard.
The rings were presented as I was forced to recite my vows to the alicorn. the cold feel of metal on flesh told me that I was now bound to her.
"If any pony knows why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace" the mare asked as silence was her only answer.
"By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you Wife and husband. You may kiss your groom" she stated as Luna nodded bending slightly as her lips captured mine. Cheers erupted from all around as I was momentarily lost in Luna's embrace.
"I love you" she whispered causing me to nearly choke as our lips once again met. Sky Cloud looked extremely uncomfortable and gave me a nervous look as I gave her a sad smile.
"Congratulations your highness" another pony nodded giving me a small sneer as I rolled my eyes. The party, if you could call it that was only two hours in and already I was bored shitless. The place was full of snobs that had exploited their wealth and political power to attend. Though I did get chatting to a rather polite stallion named Fancy Pants. I do wish that I could say the same about his dragon for a fiancée, wow what a bitch. The mare had literally bitten his head off for daring to talk to me without her permission. I saw it in her eyes that she planned to remind him who was in charge. I inwardly cringed as the stallion gave me an apologetic glance as he nervously followed his wife back to his herd.
"Luna, why did we have to allow so many jackasses to attend?" I questioned the mare growling at my nickname for her.
"Because they donate large amounts of bits to attend and it helps with keeping equestrian running. Though personally most of these buckers can jump off a cliff for all I care" she growled as I chuckled. The alicorn with a sudden devilish grin gave me a playful nudge. "Why don't we excuse ourselves for a few minutes" she giggled winking as I grinned
Finding an abandoned closet Luna crouched slightly as she pushed herself up against a wall. Bending over she gave her rump a playful wiggle as I pulled the dress up. Tearing her panties aside I loosened my belt as my trousers fell around my ankles.
"Take me stud~" she whispered sultrily.
Stumbling back into the banquet hall, I noticed that a few mares were now watching us there eyes narrowed eyeing both the princess and I as I tried not to look. Celestia was glaring at me hatefully as Rainbow Dash laughed in the background. I assumed that they smelt the sex on us or had heard us either way it did not prevent the deep blush that adorned my pale form.
Luna unperturbed by the ponies went about greeting and engaging others in talk mostly twilight and the group as I sat away from the crowd. I noticed that Sky Cloud hovering in the background.
"VanNatta come dance with us" Luna laughed startling me as she enthusiastic dragged me from my brooding. Smiling I took her hands as she spun us around the dance floor. I was having the time of my life as I failed to see the look that adorned Celestia face.
The regal mare looked on with disgust as her eyes turning a rich crimson very briefly.
The white alicorn stormed down the steps to a dark room before her hands clenched tightly as she muttered viciously under her breath. The human had become an eye sore and was quickly starting to disrupt the "harmony" that she had fought and killed for countless millenniums. If her little sister was to stupid to see the harm he was having then she too would have to be removed. The mare cared not for her sister herself but more for what she held, an alicorn and a male at that. All she had to do was wait until the foal was born then she could dispose of the baggage. As Celestia took of her regal attire a small silver gem glittered gently in the light of candle light.
What many did not know was that Luna and her were not biological sisters. When Faust a young alicorn had found the two of them barely fillies she had fled to the Everfree. Whilst she and Luna had grown up as sisters they had always known they were not related and as such love had bloomed. They had been lovers rather than actual sisters. But when Luna had started flirting with a young stallion maid, Celestia had punished her. Forcing the mare to take the young colts life this had not gone as seen as with grief came anger at the realization of her action. Nightmare Moon was born and with a heavy heart Celestia had banished the monster she had created. But when she had returned the mare had felt her heart flutter with joy up until the pregnancy. She had only insisted the human marry her so that neither she nor Luna lost face as the rape had somehow leaked to the public.
Rape was of little concern and most ponies did not care, but royalty falling pregnant out of wed lock because of the rape was a completely different matter. She had tried to break the male frighten him make him consider the death of banishment options instead, anything but marry her Luna. But the male had to her ire, refused to cower. She could not kill the male now as Luna had come to care for her but neither could she abolish the marriage and fear the nobles turning or discrediting her and her sister.
But Luna was a loss cause now the stupid fool had fallen for that thing and she couldn't have her then no one could.
"I guess her foal will just have to act as a substitute." she mused humming gently as the silver gem around her chest glowed red.
I gave a gentle groan as I sluggishly stretched my head aching from the excess alcohol consumed yesterday had left me with a terrible hang over as I groaned.
"Sleep well?" Luna chuckled as I whimpered her voice cutting though me like knifes as the mare cooed gently stroking my chest as she cuddled up against me. "You were amazing last night, even if you did insist that my wings were going to eat you? Come now we are burning precious sun light and there is much to do." she laughed slapping my arse as I yelped trying to curl up into a ball. The hangover was not kind nor was it forgiving.
Suffice to say one cold shower and a playful mare later I found myself eating with Luna in the dinning room. Sky Cloud and Fluttershy were quietly chatting as I rested my head on my hands in to much pain to form simple words as my groans were occasionally followed by a snort of laughter from the sadistic blue alicorn. Gingerly sipping from my coffee I noticed Celestia giving me a pleasant smile as I instantly tensed. The crazed bitch never smiled unless I was suffering. I knew she was up to something as she made pleasant conversation with Fluttershy and an angry Sky Cloud.
"So VanNatta how are you enjoying the castle?" the mare spoke up her honeyed words leaving me with a sense of dread as I hesitnatly gave her a small smile.
"Beautiful don't have anything nearly as great as this back on Earth." I weakly smiled the mare nodding as she went back to her tea.
"No I doubted you would." the jibe was not missed by me or the room.
"You would be surprised what humans can do, I mean we don't have magic but are far more advanced I wonder why that is?" I replied venom seeping into my words as the celestia alicorn paused her teeth gritting as I gave a triumphant grin.
"Hmm to bad you are so frail." She dismissively commented the room tensing as I found myself getting more and more annoyed.
"Maybe but when something is as big as you, everything must seem small." the barb at the mares size and weight actually managed to crack her neutral facade, her eyes briefly narrowing. Luna worriedly looked back and forth her eyes showing small signs of panic as she squeezed my leg discretely shaking her head. I smiled at the concerned mare understanding why pissing off the same mare that had, had me whipped as well as forced me to marry Luna was a bad idea.
""How has morning being treating you so far sister." Luna blurted out stopping the potential fight as Celestia smiled to her sister, though it seemed forced and even patronizing in a way.
"Pleasant though the last half hour have for some reason has seen to put a dampener on it." she replied her eyes flickering to me as I growled.
"Strange princess because I too was having a good morning right up until I came down here." I civilly replied my eyes narrowing as the mare gritted her teeth though only slightly. Even the guards were nervously looking at the two of us the hostility apparent as Sky Cloud gave a small smile in my direction. Fluttershy tried to warn me to reel it in her eyes wide in panic as Luna gave me a hard look.
"I will deal with him sister." Luna stated grabbing me by the scruff of the neck as Sky Cloud went to protest. Though a sharp glare from me kept her seated as Celestia chuckled at the two of us.
"What were you thinking? She could kill you in a heart beat if you annoy her for Faust sake VanNatta use your head!" Luna snapped slapping me up side the head as I pushed the large mare away from me.
"That bitch is a fucking arse hole, the sooner you grow a pair and confront her on how much of a cunt she is being the sooner we can get rid of the hostility and pretend that we actually give a shit about each other." I spat the mare recoiling her eyes tearing up as she angrily turned on her heels storming off as I heard a faint sob in her direction. I paused stunned by her actions as I felt horror creep up inside me. "No— she's just... Its just hormones." I rationalized slightly confused as I left to return to blow of steam.
"You need to calm yourself VanNatta, you are only going to shoot yourself in the foot if you let your anger dictate your actions. The 'princess' has been doing this for thousands of years trust me when I say you do not want to make her an enemy." Stealth wing finished, Dark Heart giving me a pitiful look as I nod.
"I know, trust me, I know."
"I missed this!" Sky Cloud whispered gently cuddling me as the two of us relaxed on the couch. Despite what had happened the mare and I had been able to rekindle some of the lost romance that had been going on between us. Her chin rested on my chest her eyes looking at me lovingly as I gently massaged her wings. The two of us despite the Blue blood incident had grown far closer as the two of us had been able to take solace that the both of us had been abused by royalty. It had only strengthened our resolve to dethrone the tyrants. I was going to kill Princess Celestia, I was I had been thinking it over for a while now and I knew that a monster of that caliber could not be allowed to continue her oppressive reign. Luna could be redeemed maybe, she did not share many of her older sisters hatred and bigoted views and could potentially change. If her death was necessary then I would of course let the foal be born first so two did not need to die for the crimes of one.
Celestia would daily force me to please her when she required. The amount of times the mare had beaten me before, during and after sex, quickly thrown away any chance I had of been able to change her ways. She was evil and I knew in my heart that she had to die.
"You never gave up on me, even when I was pushing you away and looked at you with nothing but fear you never gave up. I cant say I am cured because I am not I still feel uncomfortable around you at times but you have been nothing but patient. Thank you VanNatta." Sky Cloud smiled, yawning as her wings wrapped around me.
"I never gave up on you because you are my friend and gir- marefriend, I know what it is like. The self loathing, the feel of being weak worthless. Rape has the amazing ability to make you feel like you are the scum, like you are the most pathetic piece of shit in the world, when in reality that title belongs to your rapists. Rape is a horrible disgusting crime and I swear to god I will kill if it means ending the ignorance around rape. Because I wonder now how many stallions and lower class mares are right now feeling that exact motion. How many young colts and fillies have been used then tossed aside feel like they are the ones in the wrong like they are lesser beings. That is what rape does it makes the victim feel like scum." I finished shivering the mare pulled me closer.
"So we are still dating huh?" Sky Cloud teased gently nuzzling me. "Then again I guess we never really stopped did we. I have to say that this is nice I just wished you were not stuck with that witch." the mare spat her fingers clenching mine.
"She is not as bad as she was. I wanted her to share the same fate as I had planned for her sister but she is not that bad. She is stupid and arrogant but she is not evil or cruel." I whispered the two of us having discussed how Celestia had to go but taking extreme caution to not be heard. Luckily cameras and hidden microphones had not been invented yet and spells that could do the same thing did not exist. As long as we were quite we could literally plot a murder and never get caught which was how I had been able to kill Blueblood and get off Scot free.
"What the fuck?" Sky Cloud yelped the two of us being encased in a black mist as I tried to throw up a shield. the room went black as the feeling of falling made me feel nauseous. "VanNatta hold on." Sky Cloud cried her wings beating furiously as she tried to stop the two of us falling.
"At ease young ones." a voice spoke up the two of us freezing in fear." I come not to fight but to talk. I am Queen Umbra and I feel that we can help each other." the mare spoke her body materializing as the two of us gave hesitant nods. She adorned in a purple cloak as her gentle green eyes showed nothing but kindness as she smiled her black hair was streaked with blue, hercoat a light grey. "I fear that your plan to kill that monster will not work!" the mare soberly sighed my eyes hardening as I silently channeled magic into my hand ready to attack if needed.
"Hey wait you are that nut job that nearly doomed your species to extinction" I barked the mare pausing a look of brief rage crossing her features.
"I see you have been given a history lesson but of course by one of the princesses. I assume that it did not even cross your mind that they were lying to you? But then again the fact that you wish to kill Celestia is proof enough that you have seen though the facade that she so perfectly plays. Otherwise I would not have come." he finished watching the two of us silently as I took a moment to realize the truth behind his words.
"We have much to discuss and you have much to learn!"
"THAT BITCH." I roared, slamming my fist into a wall, cracking the brick as Sky Cloud placed a calming hand on my back.
"Do you see now VanNatta? Princess Celestia is not just a mere tyrant but a monster. I understand that my word alone is not evidence enough but as soon as the crystal empire appears she will wipe my subjects memories and leave nothing but blind love for her niece and a deep fear and hatred for myself. I know this for she has done this before when she destroyed the flutter ponies and their queen twisting them into the misshapen monsters known as Changeling's. She forced queen Chrysalis to watch her son being raped by that mad alicorn. Then to add insult to injury she killed him just like that. VanNatta Celestia is a monster one whom has carefully hidden, destroyed or killed anything or anypony that threatened to show her true nature. Her subjects love her because she is kind to them and happily ignore when she drags a young colt living on the streets into her room only to have the same colt executed the next day." she paused smiling sympathetically as I gave her a look of disgust.
"I know trust me I am more than aware of how vile she truly is. Princess Luna on the other hand is arrogant and at times cruel but not nearly to the same extent as her sister. The mare is boastful and arrogant but she generally cares for her subjects and she cares for you too VanNatta!" she chuckled Sky Cloud growling as she held me close.
"Yeah well maybe if she had not raped him then none of this would have happened!" Sky Cloud spat her distaste for the two alicorns on par if not stronger than my own as Umbra nodded.
"Maybe but her other half this Nightmare Moon is a result of Celestia's manipulation. You see Celestia and Luna are not related by blood. No in fact they were a mated pair once back when the two were far kinder than they are now. It saddens me because in their younger years Celestia and Luna were actually very kind ponies. But power went to their head and whilst Luna just grew cold and arrogant Celestia became tyrannical. Her and her sister claimed the throne after the three ponies tribes had united proclaiming that since they were gods they saw it as their right to rule. This of course enraged many of the leaders and the ponies cried out in protest. This was where it began, the road that lead Celestia to becoming the mare you see before you even before Luna's banishment. You see their was no need for them to take the throne no enemy or tyrant needing to be vanquished so ponies did not need nor want the two princesses. Assassin attempts were made on both of them which stemmed Celestia's paranoia for her sister, which later morphed to possessiveness and jealously." the mare paused giving us time to process the story.
"Celestia's jealously saw to her chasing off any potential friends and grew only more violent and jealous as a young stallion caught Luna's eye. The two were in no way attracted to each other but had become friends and liked to joke with each other. The young therstral or bat pony as you call them was innocent and a gentle soul. But this did not save him from Celestia. The mare's sanity cracked and dabbing in black magic she forced Luna to kill the stallion. This was to teach the other ponies a lesson that no one was to approach Celestia's mate and sister. Luna went mad with grief when she found out, taking the name Nightmare Moon and promising to punish Celestia and the other ponies for their crimes against her and her only friend. Celestia cut off from her sister and now the only ruler of Equestria destroyed any chance of her recovering as she went insane. Her tyrannical reign hidden under an illusion of freedom and love and tolerance." Umbra finished soberly.
"How do you know all of this?" I asked suspicious at just how much he seemed to know as the mare chuckled.
"I was trapped for one thousand years only able to use Astral projection, I kept an eye on Equestria watching as Celestia became the twisted monster she is presently. The thing is though before I naively thought that there was a chance of her being able to pull herself back from her madness. To see the return of the once kind and loving ruler but that has long since passed. Princess Celestia needs to die and I need your help to do it. I am weak and still trapped in my prison but the chains are weakening and in a couple of weeks I will be free. When this happens I will track you two down and personally train you in magic. You possess a rare and quite frankly surprising raw magical core given that you are not magical by nature. This gift could help me end Celestia and hopefully stop her presence from poising Luna anymore." she finished her eyes glowing a gentle blue as Sky Cloud gave the mare an uneasy look.
"Look I want that bitch dead as much as you two do but we are talking about killing one of the strongest both political, physically and magical mare in Equis. All we have is me a Pegasus that is alright at sport, VanNatta and you. A few of the night guards would help us out but how can that compare to a literal goddess?" Sky Cloud questioned voicing my concern as I looked at Umbra expectantly.
"Princess Luna may be our only hope as her magic rivals her sister but still it will not be enough. I ask that for the moment is that VanNatta you keep, seeing to both the princesses needs and when the time comes we will begin our plans. I will contact luck Faust speed." she finished the room going black.