Author's Notes:

Moon Drop, these words will make sense in a little bit.

"How about I kill you!?" Fratamantus growled as I felt the air behind me get dramatically colder and then saw a piece of ice directly in front of me that was coated with blood.

"Then I guess I have my answer." I spoke with as much as venom as I could muster in my demonically intoned voice before grabbing a hold of the ice shard and breaking it off before removing myself from it. My dark magic sealed up the wound quickly as it had time to get used to it after taking that hit from Spirit back at the castle. Summoning Cursed and Blessing I charged at him as he stood still with an overconfident smirk. Pillars of ice appeared from the ground and created a wall between me and the windigo king as he attempt to halt my advances but a quick blast of dark magic quickly took care of it. Once the wall had been dispersed I was meant with the smiling form of Fratamantus who was wielding a gnarly war scythe.

I barely had time to move out of the way as he brought the weapon down where I had been a moment ago. He dislodged it quickly and swung it right at me as I was trying to get in close for a strike. I brought up Cursed to block the attack before attaching the chain from the gauntlet on my right arm to Blessing and threw it at the king. He tried to use ice to block it but the speed at which Blessing was spinning allowed it to cut through his defenses like butter. He was forced to jump back, taking his scythe with him, to prevent Blessing from slicing his face in two. At the last second, as Fratamantus was pulling away, I redirected Blessing's trajectory and had it wrap around the hilt of scythe, just under the blade, and yanked on it hard. It didn't come free from his grip like I wanted but it kept him in one spot and left me free to swing Cursed at him.

He managed to dodge my strikes for a good five minutes but I was getting use to how he moved to avoid being sliced in half and now had his pattern down. As I went in for what I believed would be the final strike when I was tackled down to the ground by more windigos. They had me pinned as Fratamantus moved closer to me with a malicious grin and his now freed scythe. Unknown to them I could use my magic to control the chains in the gauntlets and started to direct my dark magic into the gauntlet meant for Cursed and waited.

"You're nothing more than a foolish colt hoping to prove himself a stallion. What made you think that you would be able to stand against the king of the windigo?" He asked in a mocking tone that cause me to roll me eyes.
"If you're trying to intimidate me I wouldn't waste my breath if I were you, it will keep you from looking like the royal jester though with a face like yours I would have made that mistake anyway." I insulted him and watched to anger in his eyes grow.
"You're not i much of a position to be mocking me little colt. I've been watching you for a while now and seen what you truly long for. I'm not sure about you but seeing a great warrior such as yourself cry over losing their family is quite humorous when combined with the front you put up." He said as him and the rest of his lackeys laughed at my plight though seeing Diamond Sky's sympathetic look gave me comfort before looking back at her father with a defiant look.
"I don't try to put up any kind of front Fratamantus, and I most don't care if you know that I've cried over the loss of my family. At me crying over it is a sign that the darkness in my heart won't turn me and will give me the power I need to beat you when I find out where you're hiding."
"And what makes you think that you can pull that off?"

"The darkness in your hearts' are clear indicators that I now know exist." Fratamantus eyes widen in shock and fear as he realized the mistake he's made but it soon turns back into that damn smirk of his.
"Well that is a problem that can be solved easily." He said as he raised his scythe high above his head. "Any last words whelp?"

I was going to make another snarky remark but then I noticed that the same blackness all around us that made up what supposed to be the sky had started to change into a night sky. What really caught my eye though was the moon that suddenly appeared and seemed to be growing. "Yeah I do, have you ever wondered what it's like to be a pancake?" I ask before I felt a pulling sensation and felt the area around me shift before I felt solid ground under my hooves again. I looked around and just barely manage to see the moon crash into Fratamantus and his goons before hearing a voice come from behind me.

"I hope I'm not too late to the party?" I heard Luna say.

"Actually you're right on time, but the moon, really? I know you've been wanting to do that," I say as I gesture towards the moon. "For a while now but seriously couldn't you have done it when they had a bigger army to squash?"
"What, and I miss the chance to see a flat windigo king, no way." I shake my head at Luna's antics before turning to see Diamond Sky walk from behind the celestial rock. "It would appear I missed one but don't worry I got it." Luna says as she charges up her horn.
"No Luna, not her. Diamond Sky is Fratamantus' daughter but she wants to live in Equestria and away from the abuse she's been forced to suffer by his hands. I promised to help her be free and track down their hideout to take care of them once and for all." I explain to her as she looks at me suspiciously.
"And why, pray tell is she here in the first place?" Luna asked with narrowed eyes.

"The asshole was planning on using her as a bargaining chip to recruit my help, kinda like what Nightmare Bitch did except, you know, not offering himself." I shudder at the thought of having another ever doing that to me considering how weird that would be.
"Though you have denied his offer you like her, don't you?" Luna asked sadly.

"Yes, yes I do but right now that's not important. We need to make sure Fratamantus is gone before returning back to the physical world so that he doesn't gain access to either of our minds. It's bad enough he as access to the Void." I say as I walk over to the mock moon Luna had created and destroyed it with a simple burst of both dark and light magic. There was crater from where the celestial body once stood and saw nothing but flat windigos. He noticed that Fratamantus wasn't among them and figured he must've escaped.

"So what happens now Dark Heart?" I heard Diamond Sky ask.

"Go back home for now as I now have a way to track you and the others down. I'll be there as soon as I can but you must know that there are other things I must do first in order to prepare for that trip but don't worry because I will come for you." I tell her as I turn to face her and bring her into my embrace.
"Okay Dark Heart, I will. Just please don't forget about me. I know we've only known each other for a short while but I don't want to lose you." She says before bringing me into a kiss. After we separate she disappears as she waves at me before vanishing completely. I turn around to face Luna and see tears streaming down her face and I knew that I just messed up.

Dammit, I knew I should have told about feelings before doing something like with another mare right in front of her. Damn I'm an insensitive prick sometimes. I thought as Luna flashes out of existence. As quickly as I could I performed the spell to disband the Void and shot up into a sitting position. I looked around to see everypony huddled around me and were asking all kinds of questions but I didn't hear any of them as I spotted Luna flying away back to Canterlot. I got up and pushed my magic into my legs as I ran after her. When I caught up I called out to her but she just flew faster and I felt droplets hitting my face. I got cut off from my pursuit as I ran face first into the side of Canterlot Mountain and lodged myself into a hole several yards deep. I grumbled about the mountain being in my way before forcing myself out and begin my ascent up to Canterlot. After making the final jump up to the streets I headed towards the castle.

"Halt, Princess Luna has requested to keep you out of the castle until further notice." The guards at the gates said when I tried to pass through.

"Yeeaaaahhhh, not a chance there bud. Luna needs me right now whether she wants me there or not." I say before taking a few steps back and jumping over the gate. I took off again as soon as my hooves touched the ground and ran towards Luna's room. I skidded to a stop as I came upon Luna's room and saw Celestia stepping out of it. She turned my way when she heard my shoes screeching across the floor before I stopped right in front of her.
We stood there staring at each other in silence as we regarded the look the other was giving us. Celestia had the look any caring sibling would have whenever they were hurt in some way and I'm sure Celestia could see my expression of regret as I knew it was clearly planted on my muzzle.
"What happened in Ponyville Dark Heart? I knew that my sister has feelings for you but what happen to make her think that you were already seeing somepony else?" Celestia asked in a sympathetic tone.

"*Sigh* I was brought to the Void by King Fratamantus where he tried to recruit my help in taking over Equestria and offered his daughter as tribute. I wasn't going to accept, obviously, but I had to talk the her after I noticed the way she was acting. As soon as I laid my eyes on her I knew I wanted to be with her and after talking to her for a while I initiated a fight between me and the king. Luna came to my aid while he had his goons pin me and she dropped a mock moon on top of them. Afterwards I checked to see if he was dead, only to discover that his lackies had been squashed but he escaped, unfortunately." snarled that last part and Celestia nodded her head in understanding.

"Then I take it that what happened afterward is the cause of Luna's current state?" Celestia asked.

"Yeah; since I made the plan to go rescue her, Diamond Sky had came to ask me what to do before she left the Void as well though not before giving me a goodbye kiss. I had forgotten that Luna was there, seeing how my rage was blinding me."

"Your rage?" Celestia asked with an elevated brow.

"Yes, my rage. Really how do you expect me to feel after seeing Fratamantus treated his daughter? It was down right disgusting how he treated her like she was his property and not seeing him get pulverized into dust by Luna only served to make me angrier. I just hope he doesn't find out about my interest in her so she isn't used against me. The last thing I need is a war on my growing list of 'The Problems I Caused' to be out on there as well."

"So then my sister saw you kissing another mare and that is why she's in her room right now crying her eyes out?" Celestia recapped and I merely nodded. "Why didn't you just tell me that?"

"Because I didn't feel like getting vaporized before making it up to Luna, plus I felt that you needed to know the situation at hand anyway." I answered simply.

"Very well then but I think we've spoken enough on both subjects. Why don't you go in there and explain to her what happened? She probably won't forgive you at first but all I can tell you is to give her some time to calm down and put her thoughts together if that becomes the case." Celestia informed me before embracing me.

"Thanks Tia, I appreciate the help." I tell her as I return the hug.

"It's no problem at all Dark Heart. Luna and I are just trying are best to make for everything you lost because of us." She said as she broke our contact.
"Celestia, I already told you two that you don't have to do such a thing. Yes I lost a lot but I've gotten so much more. I will always miss my parents and sisters but at least now I have friends to help dull the pain and hopefully I'll have my own herd if I can get Luna to forgive me and have her and Diamond Sky talk, after I save her of course." I told her as I unsheathed Blessing and pointed it towards the sky in a heroic pose.
"Well it's nice to see that your optimism is back." Celestia joked as she held a hand over her mouth to try, and failing horribly, stifle her laughter. I looked down at her when I heard a small giggle escape before it erupted into full blown laughter. With her out of commission until she calms down I make my way to Luna's room and sneak inside. I cast a soundproofing spell around the room so that Celestia's laughter wasn't heard throughout our conversation.
Luna's head shot up from the pillow it was buried in when Celestia's laughter was cut off so suddenly. I saw her eyes were red and bloodshot from crying when she turned to the door. I waved at her sheepishly as her expression turned from that of worry to anger. I barely had enough time to react before she threw one of the many weapons she has hanging on her walls at me.
"Why are thou here Dark Heart!?" She shouted as she threw a morning star at my crotch, and thankfully missed.

"Luna, please, I want to talk about what you saw in the Void." I tell her before getting hit with a sizable war hammer and knocked into the wall.
"No, we will not listen to whatever lie thou hast come up with in order to deceive us!" She yelled as she loomed over me with a spear in hand. "We know what we saw so you cannot fool us with any false stories and hence have no business being in our chambers." She said as she slipped further into her archaic dialogue and the spear pointed towards my groin.
"I never planned to deceive you Luna but to explain the situation at hand before things between us become unrepairable." I told her with fiery determination and defiance to get the message across that I'm not leaving until she hears me out.
"Very well then, we will listen to thee but after you're finished you will leave our chambers and never step a hoof in here unless I say so." I nod in agreement, albeit reluctantly, before she moves towards a couple of chairs that sit in front of a fireplace. I follow after checking over my newly acquired wounds and take the seat next to her.

"Now then, what exactly was it that you wanted to explain to me?" She spats out with malice.

"Well as you already saw I did kiss the daughter of King Fratamantus, Diamond Sky, and we do love each other." I started off as I looked to the empty fireplace but saw her grit her teeth from the corner of my eyes.
"Yeah, I saw that." She growled in anger.

"But what you didn't see, or hear, was what led to it and why."

"What do you mean?" Luna asked with curiosity laced in with her anger.

"I already told you that Fratamantus planned on using her as a bargaining chip right?"

"Yes."

"Well that wasn't all he did. He tried to....sweeten the deal by telling me the extent to which she would.........obey me." I say with a shiver from just thinking about mare that obedient to any other, well actually that goes for just about anypony really. It's different if it's part of a deal for a dare or something between friends and siblings but other than that it doesn't sit well with me. That was another reason for my hatred of King Sombra was the fact that he enslaved an entire empire.
"What kinds of things?"

"The furthest he went was saying that if I wanted to punish her I could do it in any way, shape, or form and she wouldn't say a word against me or tell anypony what I did to her and he made that clear by telling me that if I wanted her to walk around in public naked, she would do it without protest. I thought she was beautiful when I laid my eyes on her and wanted to be with her but I wanted her to be released from her father's grasp more than anything. As he told me everything she would be willing to do I kept seeing her wince or heard her whimper but otherwise said nothing and I thought that maybe she had already had somepony to call a lover but I wanted to help her anyway. After talking her I had asked if she wanted me to help her escape the life she has now. She was reluctant at first but she eventually caved in and accepted my help which is how the fight started. Just before I left her side to confront Fratamantus we got lost in each other eyes and, well, kissed, so I guess you witnessed the second kiss between us when I was looking over the crater." I explained to Luna, not once looking at her in fear of what her reaction might be to hearing all this.
After getting nothing for awhile I took that as my cue to leave. I passed by Luna, not bothering to look at her, and headed towards the door. I tensed up when I felt a pair of arms wrap around me but relaxed when I realized it was Luna. "Okay, I get it. She was being abused and all you wanted to do was help and she saw you as her knight in shining armor though that wasn't what I was mad about." Luna said in a calmer, but sad, tone.
"You were mad because you thought I had feelings for you but didn't recuperate them, or were you mad because you thought that I knew about your feelings for me but I said nothing about not having any interest and believed that I was leading you on?" I asked as I turned around while still in her grip.
"It was the second one but now I know that I was wrong. .......I'm sorry Dark Heart." She apologized and I could feel my shirt getting wet.

"Well not completely." I stated to her confusion.

"W-what do you mean?" She asked with a teary eyes.

"Well I did know about your feelings for me, have for some time now, but I didn't know how to confront the situation. I wanted to tell you sooner but I wanted it to be special." When I saw her expression I knew that I worded that sentence wrong but she beat me to the punch as I opened my mouth to restate it.
"Why would anypony in Equestria want to make rejecting somepony...special. Do you really find the suffering of others so enjoyable?" She asked before trying to pull away but I was having none of it. I held her tight against me as she struggled in my grasp, the emotional turmoil that I've put her through earlier having taken its toll on her body as well as her mind.
"Sorry Luna I worded that poorly. I didn't mean that I wanted to make your rejection special but rather tell you in a special way that I'd be more than happy to accept your feeling and would be glad to recuperate them. Luna, I love you just as much as I do Diamond Sky and I hope that the next time you two meet that you'll both be willing to form a herd." Luna looked up at me with shock as she took in what I said and I grew worried as her face stayed like that for quite a while. I blew air in her face to see if that would get anything out of her but she continued to remain still. I tried several times to dislodge myself from her and go get Celestia, but her grip was strong and unrelenting as it kept us locked together.
I had finally gotten a sign that she was still alive when I saw that her eyes were getting watery and her mouth was quivering like she was trying to say something but couldn't come up with the words for what she wanted to say. She finally decided what she wanted to do as she caught me by surprise with a kiss. The shock kept me from responding immediately but as soon as it wore off I made sure to return her feelings through the connection.
Once the need for air became a rather unwanted distraction Luna broke the kiss with a small blush on her cheeks and the same beautiful smile that I have come to love seeing. She nuzzled the bottom of my chin, being mindful of her horn before I scooped her up and walked over to the bed to lay her down.
"What are you doing?" Luna asked with confusion.

"Putting you to bed. You've had an exhausting day between helping me deal with Fratamantus and all the trouble I caused you for not revealing my feelings sooner and I figured that it all must be taking its toll on you." As to confirm my point she let out an adorable yawn. She looked back at me with an even bigger blush as she saw me looking at her with a smirk.
"Well maybe I'm a little tired, but I want to spend some more time with you." She whined as she tried to squirm out of bed. I held her in place until she stopped struggling. Once she was still I tucked her in while she had her arms crossed and pouting like a child who refused to take a nap.
"Now Luna don't be like that. I promise that we can spend some time together after you wake up but right now I need to go back to Ponyville. Cheerilee and the kids must be worried about why I wasn't there when school ended and Sun Spear did want to get some time with me as well and get to know her great uncle."
"I know but can you at least stay with me until I fall asleep?" She asked with big, hope filled eyes. I just roll my eyes at her expression before getting up and laying on the other side of her bed. Scooting next to her, I pull her towards me as we both laid on our sides as we spooned. Luna hummed in contentment as she laid in my arms. I rubbed my hand over her belly as I felt the silk of her dress disappear and all I was feeling was her soft coat. I open my eyes to see that she had magically changed out of her dress and into her PJs which consisted of a black tank top, that reached to just below her breast, and nothing but black panties down below. I averted my gaze as soon as my sight landed on them and felt a bit of heat form on my face.
"There's no need to be embarrassed Dark Heart. If we are to be lovers I would imagine that it would be okay to allow each other glimpses of the other, right?" Luna said as she looked at me over her shoulder.
"Yeah but you have to remember Luna. I am still a virgin and I haven't much interactions with a mare's body. The only other time I've seen anything really explicit was when I first arrived at Ponyville and accidently ripped off the Mayor Mare's shirt and exposed her breast to most of the town when they tried to bring about justice." I told as my cheeks grew hotter and I averted my gaze to everything else in her room but not towards her.
"If it was an accident then why would feel the need to bring about justice?" Luna asked much to my surprise as I figured that Twilight had written about the incident after it happened.
"Well the mayor didn't see it that way and wouldn't listen to me when I tried to tell her otherwise so I was stuck with the decision to fight off the horde or run. I think it's obvious which I choose."
"Well don't worry Dark Heart. I will do everything I can to make them see you're innocent." Luna said with determination that caused me to chuckle.
"That won't be necessary Luna but thanks anyway. In fact I forbid you from doing so. This has made a great test to see who is willing to trust me and which aren't. It's helped me discover my best friends seeing how these are ponies that believed that I was innocent from the get go and others are beginning to see that I'm not actually that bad but they still wouldn't speak to me in public unless to insult me."
"Very well then, Darky, I will do as you ask but promise me that you won't judge our little ponies too harshly?" I groaned at Luna's use of that bloody pet name knowing that she's going to use it whenever it will annoy the hell out of me.
"I promise, now go to sleep missy." I say before bringing a pillow down on her and holding it over her face with just enough pressure to keep her from taking it off but not enough to suffocate her.

She flailed around for bit and hitting me until she just went limp. I removed the pillow slowly waiting for a surprise attack from Luna but was met with her looking blankly into space. "Have you truly forgiven me for what happened a thousand years ago?" She suddenly asked.
"You mean Nightmare Moon sealing me in the amulet, yeah. I get what dark magic can do a pony, even an alicorn, so I wouldn't suggest beating yourself up over it." I answer quickly and honestly.
"But we took your family away. Aren't you a little mad?" Luna asked as if she was trying to make me reconsider.

"You didn't take my family away Luna. Yes I can never see my parents, my sisters, or Tender Heart, but I still have their descendents don't I. Right now Sun Spear is in Ponyville waiting for me to return and although we're generations apart she's willing to believe that I'm in fact a blood relative that she can connect with. I will never be mad at you Luna and you shouldn't be either considering that it's because of you that many lives have been saved and a demon lord sealed."

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it Luna. If I wasn't here then who would have been sent to Everglade's aid and figured out the greater scheme at work? Who would have saved all those ponies? Despite what you may think, Nightmare Moon did something actually good, unintentional as it may have been, and many more great things are sure to come in the future. Who knows, maybe this new mission to stop Fratamantus and save Diamond Sky may result in peace between them and Equestria. It's a long shot but it's possible so stop beating yourself up over it and think of the positives that came with negative and learn from the mistakes of the past so that they don't happen again, alright?" I tell her as she tries looks away from me but I refuse to let her.
"Okay Dark Heart, I'll try.Thank you for making me feel better." I could only offer her a smile as I held her closer.

"Anything for you my lovely moon."