A pair of teal colored and slitted eyes gazed across the land of Equestria with satisfaction in their gaze.

The owner of said eyes was an alicorn with a black coat that made her blend into the darkness. A long horn and pair of wings followed to show her status. Her long flowing blue mane seemed to sparkle with the stars from the very heavens themselves. Her cutie mark was of a crescent moon on a purple background. This was Nightmare Moon. Or to be more precised, Queen Nightmare Moon.

A figure that was obviously taller than her walked next to her on all fours and nuzzled its large maw against her cheek. This would surprise many as the dark queen smiled and nuzzled the figure back. The figure was revealed to have large wings that looked like they could tear a house down just by their flapping alone.

The moonlight that was very limited shone down upon Nightmare Moon and revealed the figure entirely. He was a dragon with black scales and blue spines going down his back. His purple colored and slitted pupils gazed across the alicorn with passion and wrapped one of his large arms around her to bring her closer.

“My, someone's in a cuddling mood tonight.” replied Nightmare Moon to the large reptile

“I guess I got you to blame for that.” replied the large dragon smiling at his queen.

“True, and it's not like I don't enjoy the time together, Spike.” replied Nightmare Moon.

“There ya go.” replied Spike.

Now if one were to ask what was going on, then they would be shocked, horrified, and a little bit confused. To better understand, lets go back to a time when this all started.

(Flashback)

Darkness. Something that was the main goal for a certain alicorn that gazed around the dark forest that was known by the residents as the Everfree Forest.

This alicorn was none other than Nightmare Moon, a being whose very existence is due to Princess Luna's jealousy toward her sister, Princess Celestia, engulfing her and corrupting her very soul. She had originally been banished to the moon due to Celestia using the elements of harmony against her, but she had used a special spell at the last minute. This spell was able to weaken the effect of the elements of harmony and allowed her to slip through the spell and return to Equestria.

Now here she was, laying low in the dark forest so she could slowly regain her lost strength. The forest was a perfect place as all the residents nearby would be too scared of the creatures to even venture close.

“Once I’ve gained my full strength back, I will make Celestia pay for banishing me.” replied Nightmare Moon.

The alicorn stopped her walking as she could hear what sounded like other ponies nearby talking about something.

She used the foliage of the leaves to keep her covered as she could see two of the royal guards from Canterlot pulling a wagon with what appeared to be an egg inside with straw around it to keep it from cracking.

“Why do you think Princess Celestia wanted this egg anyway?” asked the first guard.

“Beats me. I just don't want to be there when it hatches. Hate to see what creature comes out of this.” came the second guards response.

This seemed to peak the alicorns interest as the guards continued on their way. If that egg happened to belong to a creature of this forest, there was a high chance of it being quite dangerous. This is something she could use as the creature could gather food for her while she replenished her strength.

Her flowing mane reached out to the egg and wrapped around it before carefully lifting it up and cautiously so the guards wouldn't notice the movement occurring behind them.

She focused on the guards to make sure they didn't notice and held her breath until the egg was right in front of her. She carefully held it with her magic and slowly left the vicinity of the royal guards before trotting to the old castle that she and Celestia use to take residence in before her banishment.

Once she made it to the old castle, she went to work on making a bed from some of the debris to keep the egg warm. She managed to find a spot in one of the dresser draws that was still okay and used some of the fabric of the tapestry to wrap around the egg.

“Hmm, just to make sure it truly hatches.” Nightmare Moon focused what magic she had at the moment and sent a beam it to the egg and watched as it began to wobble a little before cracks began to form at the top. It soon cracked open to reveal a tiny baby dragon with black scales covering his body with blue spines running down his back. She could tell from her position that his eyes appeared to be purple colored with a slitted pupil like her.

“It would seem my magic has not only brought this child life, but he shares numerous similar traits to myself.” replied Nightmare Moon who leveled her eyes with the dragon who began to suck on his tail. “Now, what shall your name be?

Unfortunately, the dark entity failed to notice a small piece of rubble near one of her hoofs and ended up stepping on it, which hurt enough to where it reached through the hoof wear she had.

“Ahh! Infernal Spike!” yelled Nightmare Moon throwing the piece of debris away and heard giggling. She turned her head and saw the baby dragon was giving out short giggles.

“Hmm, do you like the name, Spike?” she got her answer as the baby drake smiled before reaching out to her. “What are you doing?” questioned Nightmare Moon.

“Momma.” Nightmare Moon was stunned to hear Spike's first word and stared into his eyes. There were two parts of her reacting to hearing that directed at her. One part that felt it was humorous and could use it to her advantage, but the other part warmed her heart. She didn't know if it was Princess Luna's character in her, but she felt complied to smile. It seemed the princess had always wanted to be a mother. Well, since she was here, why not?

Nightmare Moon used her magic to levitate Spike to her muzzle before rubbing her head softly against him. “That's right little one, I’m your mother.”

Spike held onto his momma's face as Nightmare Moon smiled at her new 'son'. She noticed him let out a tiny yawn and smiled. “Seems you tired. Time for your sleep, little one.” Nightmare Moon set Spike on the makeshift blanket and saw he seemed to fidget around in it.

She put a hoof to her chin in thought before getting an idea. She leaned down and let a melody ring from her mouth that seemed to make the baby dragon begin to nod off before finally succumbing to sleep. She smiled at her child and gave a kiss to his forehead before getting comfy next to his bed to make sure he would be alright.

(Time skip 6 years)

We find ourselves in the castle ruins where Nightmare Moon has lived all this time with her son. We currently see the dark princess herself as she was reading a scroll she had hidden away in the castle.

As her eyes scanned the parchment, she could hear the patter of claws coming closer and smiled before putting the scroll down and standing up. “Momma!” yelled a young Spike who wrapped his arms around his mother's neck while she nuzzled his head.

“Hello Spike. How was your time in the forest?” Nightmare Moon had been raising Spike with care and love that a true mother had, while also shaping him into a strong asset for her return to conquer Equestria. In a way, the forest had provided plenty of animals for Spike to learn about, and even train with to help hone his dragon strength.

“It was great! I got to wrestle with some of the timberwolves pups.” replied Spike feeling pride in it. Ever since he began to walk and talk, he had tried all he could to try and impress his mother. It may sound no different than any other child trying to impress their parents, but this was different. The reason was because his mother had explained everything to him when he was old enough.

And by everything, I mean she didn't leave anything out. She had explained how she had possessed Princess Luna in an attempt to plunge the world in eternal darkness, because Princess Luna held envy for her sister who brought the sunlight. She also explained how she found and hatched him. Ever since then, Spike has tried to impress her with anything he could do.

The reason being that Spike saw his mother as not just the woman who raised him, but also a woman who would make a great ruler of Equestria. If the land is completely dark, it wouldn't matter to him as long as he was close to his momma. The reason he didn't worry about what could happen was probably due to the effect of his momma's magic that was used to bring life into him.

Nightmare Moon smiled at her son and and draped one of her wings over him as she continued reading from the scroll.

“Hey momma, whatcha reading?” asked Spike in wonder.

“Something that will grant us the life we deserve.” replied Nightmare Moon with excitement in her voice.

Spike smiled at seeing his momma happy. Ever since she told him about what her plans were, he was actually hoping to be part of her plans. He wanted to show he could be a great dragon to help her rule all of equestria. He had even mentioned being her knight in dark armor standing by her side.

Nightmare Moon smiled down at her son and resumed her reading of the parchment. With this, she and her son would be able to defeat Celestia, and Equestria would be easy to conquer.

(1 week later)

“Are you sure I have to do this, momma?” asked Spike who looked to be on the verge of tears from what he was hearing.

“Yes Spike. I know it sounds harsh, but I assure you, I will be their watching over you all the way. This plan will help in our conquest of Equestria, and your the only one who can do it.” replied Nightmare Moon who really didn't want to see her little boy go off on his own, but if the plan was to work, then he would have to live in one of the small towns to fit in and gain their trust before they worked on retrieving the elements of harmony.

Spike nodded and wiped away his tears before hugging his momma's leg while she nuzzled her head with his. They pulled apart and Spike turned around before his momma stopped him. “Wait, Spike. I think cloaking your colors would help with gaining their trust a little bit better.”

Spike thought about it for a moment and decided it was a good idea. Dragons were a species that ponies hardly knew about, so a baby one appearing with his dark colors may cause them to be very fearful. Nightmare Moon saw him nod and gathered some of her magic in her horn before letting it wash over her son. The cloud it conjured revealed Spike, but with purple scales, green spines, and green eyes.

“Perfect.” replied Nightmare satisfied with the new color.

Both of them made their way to the end of the Everfree Forest and could see a town a ways away. “Remember Spike. You need to fine shelter somewhere and try to gain the trust of Celestia's student.” replied Nightmare going over the plan again.

“I'm on it momma. You can count on me.” replied Spike who was filled with determination to make his mother proud.

Nightmare Moon smiled down at her son before giving him a kiss on the forehead. “I know I can.”

And so, the mother and son had to say goodbye for now, but not really since Nightmare Moon would be able to keep a watchful eye on her son. She watched as he walked towards the town and could only smile. Her son was truly growing up. She turned around to head back to the castle to get everything ready and wished her son good luck on his part.

(1 year later)

Spike watched as the crystal ponies cheered as King Sombra had been defeated by Princess Cadence. He would have sneered at the ignorance of him saving their sorry plots, but was stopped as Cadence called their attention. “Actually, it was Spike that really saved everyone. He risked himself to deliver the crystal heart. Without him, we would have been doomed.” replied Cadence.

All the crystal ponies talked amongst themselves and began to cheer again, only this time it was for our young dragon. “SPIKE! SPIKE! SPIKE!”

Spike was stunned by their kindness and merely rubbed the back of his head. This is something he was not expecting.

Soon the crystal ponies with our young heroes began to celebrate the defeat of the tyrant unicorn with most of the ponies thanking Spike.

“It was no problem.” replied Spike being modest about it.

It wasn't long before Spike was done being thanked by the ponies before he took the chance to sneak around the side of a building before letting blue flames seep out of his open maw and watched as they formed a screen with a familiar face on the other side. “Hello Spike. What has happened so far?”

“Well, the crystal empire is safe from King Sombra, which will make it more easy to conquer. There is Cadence and Shining Armor, but they'll be easy to deal with.” replied Spike adopting a more serious tone than what he showed Twilight and the others.

“Excellent. I have gathered the forces ready. I merely need you to obtain the elements and keep them hidden while I lead the main forces to Canterlot.” replied Nightmare Moon.

“Will do, mother.” replied Spike trying to keep his face stoic.

“Spike, when we're talking, it's perfectly alright to call me momma.” replied Nightmare Moon who was fond of him calling her that.

Spike instantly dropped the serious face and gave his mother a genuine smile. “Sorry momma, guess I got too in character.” replied Spike.

“It's alright. Just remember what needs to be done. See you soon.” replied Nightmare Moon as the call was ended and Spike took the moment to think to himself.'

'Momma's plan will work with no problems. Then, once we've conquered Equestria, she'll be real proud of me.' for some reason, Spike could feel a soothing warmth in his chest as he thought of his momma smiling down at him.

He snapped out of his thoughts and returned to the party to make sure there was no suspicion on him suddenly disappearing.

(Time skip)

Twilight had no idea her day was about to change her entire life. She and her friends had been invited to Canterlot because of Princess Celestia, but when they arrived, she had said she didn't call them there.

This confused all of them, but they soon heard the roars of what sounded like creatures they had met before. They looked out the window and were shocked to see waves of dangerous creatures marching towards Canterlot. The creatures ranged from manticores, hydras, timberwolves, diamond dogs, and even the griffon army as numerous flags were raised above them as they marched showing their allegiance. The flag showed a blue crescent moon on its side with a horn extending from the middle of it as a light blue star was on top of it. The two sides of the moon were decorated with a pair of wings the same color as the star. The ones carrying these flags appeared to be the royal guards of Canterlot, except these had Grey skin with violet colored armor and bat-like wings as they carried the flags with pride.

The mane six and Celestia could only stare in shock as the royal guards began to try and set up barriers with their magic which was easily proving fruitless as the massive army of dangerous creatures were easily overpowering them.

All of them heard a dark chuckle that sent a chill down all their spines and made them look up in horror as Nightmare Moon stood there floating in the air with the help of her wings flapping ever now an again.

“No, it can't be.” replied Celestia in shock.

“Princess Celestia, what's going on?” asked Twilight worried.

“Remember my sister who I banished to the moon?” all of them nodded in remembering her telling them. “Well, she has returned, but not as my sister, but as a dark alicorn, known as Nightmare Moon.” replied Celestia.

“But I thought she was still in the moon?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“She must have found a way to return early. The only way to stop her is my using the elements of harmony.” Celestia used her magic to bring the container of the elements and was shocked to see it empty. “The elements aren't here!”

“What!” the mane six saw it was indeed empty and knew they needed to find them, and fast.

“What's wrong? Lose something?” asked Spike who stood by one of the columns with a relaxed pose.

“Spike, did you see anyone take the elements?” asked Twilight to her assistant.

“Well I was taught not to lie, so no, unless you count I saw the crime being committed through my own eyes.” replied Spike giving them a grin as his eyes flashed violet.

All of them were shocked by Spike's response and watched in fear as he began to glow a familiar blue color of Nightmare Moon's mane before it dispersed to reveal Spike in his original colors.

“Spike?” Twilight could only stare at her assistant's appearance in shock.

“Yes it's still me. Except you're looking at the real me. The one who took the liberty of disposing of those pesky elements.” replied Spike with a relaxed tone.

“Spike, this isn't funny. We need those elements to stop Nightmare Moon.” replied Twilight not taking this serious.

“And why would I help you stop my mother?” as soon as he finished his sentence, the doors to the room were busted down to reveal the army as Nightmare Moon walked in with a grin on her face.

“It would seem my son has done a good job of stopping you all from banishing me again.” replied Nightmare Moon nuzzling her head with Spikes.

“What have you done to Spike?” questioned Twilight in anger.

“Nothing. I merely had him live with you ponies for a while so we could get the necessary pieces for our rule over Equestria. He's been my son ever since I found his egg. I just needed him to hide the elements and we would be safe to defeat you.” replied Nightmare Moon relishing in their horror.

“Now since my army has already taken over the palace, we don't need you all here anymore.” Nightmare Moon's horn glowed with magic before she sent a beam of it at the mane six and Celestia who were trapped in a bubble of her magic. “Since I was banished to the moon, why not banish you somewhere as well? Why not a dimension where it is nothing but an endless void?”

“A little change in color should do them nicely.” replied Spike who held as much as sadistic pleasure as his mother.

“Then it's agreed. Good bye Celestia. Before I forget, allow me to thank you. For it was your guards where I found my son at. Without him, this whole thing wouldn't have been possible. Remember that while you suffer.” Nightmare Moon motioned her horn up as the bubble went straight towards the sky before disappearing in a wormhole leading to an alternate dimension.

Nightmare Moon watched as it went and soon began to chuckle before it turned into a bull blown laughter. Spike was smiling at seeing his momma happy and found himself levitated up to her face before feeling her hug him close to her with her hoofs.

“We've done it, my son! After such a long time, we are now the rightful rulers of Equestria!” yelled Nightmare in glee as she planted a kiss on her son's forehead before turning to her army in throne room. “My loyal army, go out and claim the small town for the first phase.” the army nodded before turning and leaving the two alone.

Nightmare was filled to the brim with happiness and turned to her son, but her smile disappeared as he was looking down while twiddling his claws. “Spike, what is wrong?”

Spike felt nervous about asking this but steadied his nerves before looking up. “Momma, now that we rule Equestria, does this mean I can be your king?” asked Spike feeling ashamed for asking such a thing.

Nightmare Moon was stunned by the request coming from her son. She thought about it for a moment, and saw nothing wrong with it. After all, it was probably because she was the only female he had truly interacted with, and it was probably a crush he was having.

“I'd like that very much, Spike.” Nightmare Moon leaned down and gave a kiss to Spike's forehead as the dragon felt his face warm up as he could tell he was blushing.

Nightmare Moon looked down at her son and smiled at his adorable expression. For now, she would play along with him, and maybe he would one day get a girl of his own to rule this land after her time was gone.

But what she didn't know, was that she failed to notice the warm feeling in her chest, and would have been shocked by what the future would bring.

(Flashback end)

Nightmare Moon layed next to Spike as the dragon curled around her to keep her comfy. “And to think, that I would later find out you were much more serious than I thought.” replied Nightmare Moon looking into Spike's large eyes.

“Yeah, and you didn't complain when I hit my growth spurt and got the birds and the bees talk.” chuckled Spike remembering that day really well.

Nightmare Moon had to chuckle at that as well. That was a day that no one would forget as all her subjects thought she was in danger after hearing the loud yells from the castle.

“I still can't believe the crystal ponies chose to follow you.” remarked Nightmare Moon.

Spike grinned at her before letting a yawn escape his maw before resting his head on his claws as he brought Nightmare Moon closer to him.

Nightmare Moon could only smile at her son/husband/king. She gave him a peck on the forehead that made him smile in his sleep before laying next to him before dozing off, but not before uttering one last sentence:

“Good night, my son.”

Just to let you all know, but this chapter is actually the rewritten version of the original. I decided to just post it as it would be better than two. This way, all females get an equal part.

Now for those of you who have a problem with this kind of relationship, then don't complain abut it. Some people actually enjoyed this chapter. Plus, they're not blood related, so it's not truly incest. People pair Spike and Twilight together, even though they are pretty much brother and sister.

Anyways, keep commenting to see who will be next.