The moon shone in through an open window in the bedchamber of the night queen, casting its warm light upon the slumbering form of Twilight as she lay splayed out upon the room's single bed. The young mare grunted as the light shone in her face, disturbing her rest. She shifted slightly to her left and came into contact with a larger body and, in response to the discovery of this new warmth, turned onto her side to curl up against it. As she crawled closer, her movements displaced the large patch of yellowed gauze across her flank. "Ow! Owowowow!"

Twilight quickly rolled over onto her opposite side, inadvertently kicking Nightmare Moon as she did so, and hissed as she fought back the burning pain. The midnight alicorn looked upon the agonized mare forlornly and carefully lifted the blue sheets away from their bodies. "Twilight. Try not to move. I shall reapply the ointment and fresh bandages." Her horn lit as she levitated a large jar of thick, bluish cream, several pads of medical gauze, and a roll of medical tape from a nearby nightstand.

Twilight looked down at her leg, not wanting to look away for fear of making the upcoming bandage removal hurt worse. She watched with baited breath as her partner's black aura surrounded the applied adhesive, weakening its hold, before gingerly peeling away the gauze. The byzantium unicorn winced at the blistered, oozing skin and fought the urge to cry. "Wait, Luna.... I think we should wash it first. Would you mind taking a cool bath with me?"

"Please, Twilight. I have told you that I am Luna no longer. My name is Nightmare Moon, as it has been for the last one-thousand years." She stood and magically assisted Twilight off the bed before stepping down herself. "As for the bath, I believe we both have need of one. I cannot help but to smell our... exertion from our last encounter lingering on us despite the passage of time."

Twilight sniffed herself and grimaced, before casting a furtive glance towards the displaced bed clothes. "Maybe we should have bathed last night. I feel kind of guilty for making Tabatha take care of this, especially after what happened."

"It is her duty to tend to our needs, regardless of the happenings of the previous night." Twilight shot the alicorn a stern frown, but Nightmare paid it little heed. "I am well aware of the possible emotional trauma I may have inflicted upon the griffon, but I will not relieve her of her duties because of such results. She is still our prisoner and is still useful as a tool against our enemy. She has knowledge of Griffonia's actions and I plan to extract that knowledge before I give her her freedom. If she earns it." The black alicorn couldn't help but to grin as Twilight's pleased look from the mention of the griffon's pseudo-imminent release disappeared at the addition of terms.

"Well, at least her living conditions aren't deplorable." Twilight smiled and nuzzled up against the alicorn, but tensed as memories of her branding, pulled back to the surface by the pain in her flank, resurfaced. She pushed them back into her subconscious, willing them away. Forgive, but never forget, Twilight. Your mark is a reminder. For the both of us. "Let's get going. I really want to put that ointment on this. It burns badly." Nightmare glanced at the ink splotch- and moon-shaped blister marring Twilight's byzantium flank, prepared to apologize again, but was preempted by a swift peck from the unicorn.

"Luna, remember. You're only as much of a nightmare as you make yourself out to be. You don't have to be the pony you once were, but you also don't have to remain the one your ponies have feared for these past months. As long as you never forget your mistakes and learn from them, you can change for the better."

Nightmare contemplated Twilight's words for a moment, remaining silent as they traversed the halls towards the royal bath chamber. She speaks wisdom beyond her years. If it were only that simple in our present predicament. A war with Discord's spawn, even if they are free from his control, requires strength, not kindness. "Those are wise words, Twilight. Who taught you them?"

Twilight paused in front of the bath chamber's doors and smiled, looking away sheepishly. "I..., uhh..., read that in a book. Maybe not exactly like that, but.... Okay, maybe I recited it word-for-word, but that's not the point!" She huffed and limped into the washroom, pointedly ignoring her mate's smirk. "What's important is that you move on and use your experience, along with the help of your family and friends-"

Nightmare watched in worry as Twilight's ears drooped while her head sunk. "Twilight, are you alright? Are the scar and burn acting up? Should I use the salve now?"

The somber unicorn shook her head and looked up at the black alicorn with misty eyes. "No. I just remembered something is all." The rare sign of concern in Nightmare's eyes as Twilight looked up into them seemed to urge her to explain further and so she obliged. "I was thinking of my life up until now. I've lived almost all of my life in the castle in Canterlot, away from my family, and hid myself away from the rest of society. I never really had any friends other than Spike, Princess Celestia, my foalsitter, and my big brother. Then I went to Ponyville and met the other Elements.

"I didn't want to make friends then; I just wanted to find a way to stop you, but they grew on me. And now?" She let out a long, stuttering sigh and fought back her welling depression. "They all either hate me, or, at the very least, want to disassociate themselves from me. The only friends I've had in my life other than family or my caretakers aren't even my friends anymore. One day of friendship to let me taste the nectar of close company only to have it stripped away in an instant."

"I am sorry for causing this, but did you not request to have the Element of Generosity make you a dress so you could attempt to repair that relationship?"

Twilight nodded, but kept her head low as she gingerly stepped into the empty wash basin and began filling it with cool water. "I did, and I still want to, but I'm scared. I don't know how she'll react when she gets here, or if she'll even come. I don't know if she'll listen to me, or ignore me while she works." The injured unicorn bit hit lips as the water lapped at the sensitive flesh on her backside, but soon relaxed as she became accustomed to the added stinging it brought and moved over to allow Nightmare room to enter.

The pair sat in silence, soaking in the water and leaning against each other. Finally, Twilight spoke again, breaking the lull in conversation. "I'm glad Cloudy agreed to watch Moonie for another night. She almost didn't agree to go with her, but one pleading look from Tart and she was off in a flash." She smiled and nuzzled against her mare. "I know Moon Beam likes Tart, but do you think Tart likes Moonie?"

"That is a foalish question, Twilight. Is it not apparent that they like each other? Why else would they play together?"

Twilight snickered and shook her head. "That's not what I meant, Luna. I mean-"

"Mommy Moon! Auntie Twilight! Are you down here?! Helloooooo!?"

Twilight giggled and looked towards the door just in time to see a navy head squeeze past the cracked opening. "We're bathing, Moonie. Come on in." She turned to Nightmare and leaned in closely. "We haven't told her about us, have we?" A curt shake of her head was all the reply Twilight needed before she turned to welcome the wispy-maned filly into the bath with them.

Moon Beam grinned widely as Twilight stretched her forelegs open, waiting to accept her into the spacious tub, and practically dove into the mare's embrace. The moment she touched the water, however, she yelped and began shivering. "M-m-mommy. It's c-cold."

"It needs to be. With her injury, Twilight would not be able to bathe in hot water. If you want, I will dry you off and you can sit at the edge and wait for us to finish. We will not be much longer."

"I'll be okay. Besides, Auntie Twilight's very warm. I'll be all toasty in no time!" She clung tightly to the unicorn and rubbed against her, easing her chattering just slightly.

Twilight chuckled and rubbed the filly's head. "Hey, Moonie. Have you noticed anything different about your mom and I?"

Moon Beam leaned back and studiously examined the pair as she scratched her chin. "Weeeeeeeeeeeeell.... Oh! Auntie's taller! And Mommy has.... Huh...."

"Wait, what? I'm taller?" Twilight looked down to her hooves under the water and, sure enough, she had grown a couple inches. "I guess I did grow a little, but that's not it. I mean the both us. Together." She placed a bit more emphasis on the word than she meant to, but still hoped that she would understand. It's just not as fun unless she finds out herself, after all.

"Twilight, why not just tell her? All of this dancing around about our rela-"

"Shhh! No, no! I wanna figure it out myself!" The young unicorn leapt upon Nightmare and shoved her hooves in her face, but kept her face scrunched up in concentration. "Oh, I got it! You both smell funny!"

The two adults recoiled, both attempting to sniff themselves discreetly, before the unicorn facehoofed and shook her head. "We know that, Moonie. It's why we were taking a bath. I meant our relationship. We're a couple now, even if our time as one has been a bit rocky."

"What'cha mean? Weren't you always a couple? I thought when two ponies were together, they were a couple."

Twilight chuckled and shook her head. "While that is true as far as pairs are considered, that's not what I was getting at. Luna and I are marefriends now. We love each other and, some day I hope, will get married and possibly have another filly or colt together to give you a little brother or sister."

The two watched patiently as what Twilight said began to click in the little unicorn's head and, after a minute, Moon Beam gasped, eyes wide. "Does.... Does that mean... you're my mommy, too?!" A slight nod was all it took to have the navy filly pounce the ready unicorn and crush her in a hug. "Oh, oh! I'm so happy! I need to tell Cherry! Oh! When am I gonna have a little brother or sister? Is it soon? Tomorrow?" She pressed her ear up against Twilight's stomach and frowned when she didn't hear or feel anything.

"Not yet, Moonie. Fillies and colts aren't born that quickly. Don't worry, we'll tell you when we decide to have a foal. It's a big decision that needs to be made by the whole family."

"I need to go tell Cherry right now! Hurry up and get unstinky so we can tell everypony!" Before Twilight could stop her, Moon Beam was off, running down the halls and leaving a trail of water from her sopping coat.

Nightmare sighed before lifting Twilight to settle her to her left. "You went through all that trouble of not telling her just to blurt it out the moment she guessed incorrectly. You are, most certainly, incapable of keeping a secret when frustrated, are you not?"

Twilight smiled sheepishly and bumped her partner's side with an elbow. "I'm not that bad at keeping secrets. Honest." The pair nuzzled each other affectionately as they continued to soak in the cool tub. "We probably shouldn't stay here too long. Isn't Cloudy going to be questioning Tabatha soon? Why don't we wash each other to speed it up a bit?"

Without waiting for an answer, Twilight levitated a large bottle of shampoo from an ornate wooden shelf upon the wall. Slowly, she squeezed out a large pool of the rose-scented soap into a separate magical field. As her magic began to work up a lather, the unicorn took some into her hooves to start massaging it into Nightmare's mane and scalp. The black alicorn sighed as the gentle ministrations soothed her, helping to release the tension of the past few days.

"You have become quite skilled with your hooves, Twilight. It feels wonderful," Nightmare cooed as her mare massaged her way down her neck, applying more shampoo whenever necessary.

"Well, I did spend almost four months without magic before the war and then another week and a half because of... dying." She moved further down paying special attention to the alicorn's shoulders and hips where her muscles were most tense and simultaneously massaged out the knots and cleansed her coat of dirt. As she drew nearer to Nightmare's tail, Twilight began to catch whiffs of arousal and had to force herself not to bury herself under the mare's dark blue hair.

Soon, Twilight was finished and the baton was passed to Nightmare who had, with the help of the object of her desire, rinsed the suds from her body. The older mare started similarly to Twilight, but soon deviated from the procedure with a slow lick inside the unicorn's ear. "It is rude to ignore your queen's desires, Twilight. Mayhap you require some instruction on how it feels to be left out in the cold while needing?"

Twilight shuddered as Nightmare's tongue swirled tantalizingly within her aural orifice while the alicorn's hooves sensually caressed her body. "Oh, Luna...." The byzantium unicorn found it increasingly difficult to maintain her composure with the heat rising in her haunches and, when Nightmare's soapy hooves drew across her unmarred flank, she couldn't withhold the traitorous moan that escaped her lips. As if on cue, the black alicorn dropped an orb of water on Twilight, ridding her of the rosy suds, and leaned back to admire her work. "Wh-why'd you stop?"

Nightmare grinned devilishly at the desperation in Twilight's voice and leaned in to whisper softly in the mare's ear. "Is it not absolutely horrid? The fire burns and yet it is not being quenched." She nibbled lightly on the tip of the unicorn's ear, making her shiver with delight. "Do you wish for me to continue? Do you desire your queen's touch? Her body?"

"Oh, please.... I'm sorry for ignoring you, but please don't tease me." Twilight shifted impatiently in the grasp of Nightmare's forelegs, hoping her movements would urge the mare to continue in case her words did not, and moaned in relief when the alicorn slowly drew her hooves across her body.

Nightmare traced intricate designs in Twilight's wet coat, sensually dragging the tips of her hooves across the mare's back and sides eliciting soft coos and squeaks of pleasure. She drew lower, drawing down to the end of her barrel, and began to pepper her with kisses, sharp nips, and quick drags with her tongue. "Oh Luna..., that feels wonderful. Please don't- BUCK! OW!"

Nightmare pulled away from the mare with lightning speed and scowled at her rippling reflection in the water. "I am sorry, Twilight. I did not mean to touch the burn. I was too caught up in what I was-"

Twilight quickly magicked the black mare's hooves back onto her body, placing her left closer to her tail and leaving the other to hold her right cutie mark. "It's okay, but please don't stop. I can ignore the pain as long as we don't touch it anymore."

Nightmare smiled and kissed at the head of Twilight's tail following it up with a tug on the hair with her teeth. "I know a way to take your mind off the pain for a bit...." With her mouth still upon the mare's backside as she spoke those words, Nightmare was able to feel the unicorn tense as she uttered them and paused in her descent. "Is something the matter, Twilight?"

"N-no! It's.... That's exactly what Silent Brook said the first time she... touched me." She sighed and pushed the resurfacing memories away, locking them away in her mind forever. "It's okay. I just thought I had put it behind me. Perhaps it's something we should work with later, but for now I have a much more sensitive issue that needs resolving."

Her voice was laced with racy intentions and Nightmare smiled before lifting Twilight's tail and pressing her mouth against the mare's soaking lips. Twilight gasped and pressed back against the alicorn's snout, forcing her deeper into her folds. The lunar lover eagerly lapped up the dark unicorn's fluids, occasionally sucking upon her love hole. Twilight shuddered, reaching her climax far too soon for her own wants, and fell face-first into the water, her legs now too weak to support her.

Nightmare chuckled and levitated the mare from the tub to lay her upon her back on the smooth, obsidian floor. "Reached orgasm already, have you? You are quite sensitive tonight, but I am far from finished. I cannot have enough of your scent and flavor." She nuzzled against Twilight's stomach, allowing her cheek to brush tantalizingly across the pinned unicorn's teats, and quickly sucked one of the peaks into her mouth as soon as she felt it grow firmer against her.

The night queen bit Twilight's nipple lightly and held it with her teeth as she lashed the tip with her tongue. The young mare thrust her hips up towards her mate, coating the alicorn's neck in her excitement with each contact. Twilight sucked in air and pressed lightly on Nightmare's head, urging her look and listen. "Luna, I need you inside of me."

Nightmare nipped harder on the mare's breast making her yelp with a mixture of pain and pleasure before pulling away. She stared into the unicorn's eyes as they shifted back and forth between their usual purple and the glowing red of her emotion-driven magic. "I was beginning to wonder when you would beg to be taken. Where do you want it first?" She began levitating the necklace and medallion from Twilight's neck only to be thwarted by a similar grasp of magic.

"Uhmmm, actually.... I was just thinking of something I read a few years back when I was under Celestia's tutelage and I was wondering if you'd want to try it with me." The unicorn gave a pleading smile and pulled Nightmare up for a kiss, savoring the taste of herself on her marefriend's tongue. "It'll be a great way to pleasure the both of us and, even if it requires a familiarity with the magic involved, it's quite a simple spell."

"What is this spell you speak of, Twilight? A sensitivity spell? Sensory linking spell?" The alicorn watched her curiously, intrigued by the thought of a spell she was unfamiliar with. Especially one to deal with added pleasure. "Well?"

"Oh, none of those at all. It's actually a type of growth magic, but instead of something simple such as growing hair or a plant, it's used to create an all new organ." She blushed a deep crimson, darkening her coat further as Nightmare's scrutinizing gaze bored deep into her, demanding a better explanation. "It makes you grow a penis!"

Nightmare sighed, her previous excitement from the possibility of new magic gone in an instant. "Twilight. If you have not noticed, I am not attracted to males, so why would I wish to make myself one?"

"But it doesn't make you a male. More of a hermaphrodite. You keep your female organs as well! It's like using the dragon bone as a phallus except you can feel it as well. It's all magic, so it'll disappear whenever you want...." Aside from the semen, for some reason. I should read up on why it does that. "Aside from the initial discomfort of a new appendage, it feels quite amazing. So.... Do you think we can try it?"

The black alicorn pondered the mare's words for a moment and blinked when a thought most devious planted itself in her head. She smiled warmly and nodded to the unicorn who almost immediately cheered. "I will, but there is one condition. You must perform a favor for me in return. I will not tell you until I have decided, but this will not happen unless you agree."

This time it was Twilight's turn to consider her options. A pause that consisted of a total of ten seconds before she blurted out her reply. "Anything! Just tell me when and I'll do whatever you want!" She recoiled at the lack of proper thought she had put into her reply, but mentally shrugged. It couldn't be that bad, could it?

"Very well then, you may perform your spell." Excellent. She should have thought about her agreement more carefully.

Twilight’s ears fell when Nightmare’s smile twitched ominously, but pushed the dread from her mind to be replaced by excitement. This is going to be spectacular! I’ve never had the chance to test the spell out on anypony else before, nor have I been able to feel it... tested... on myself. While you were a great study partner Miss Smartypants, you have been replaced. “Okay, just lean back and spread your legs. Try not to tense up, too. It makes it more difficult.”

Nightmare Moon complied, moving away from the edge of the basin where Twilight was now sitting, and leaned back against the opposite side. She slowly parted her hind legs, allowing them to rest comfortably across the floor, and awaited the unicorn mare’s next action. Twilight took a moment to admire her lover, devoting the sight to memory once more, but this time for a completely different reason. With her imagery refreshed and her mind ready, the byzantium mage lit her horn and focused on the patch of flesh and fur just above the queen’s sanctuary.

The alicorn cringed when she felt her pubic region twitch and grow hot. Her sensitive skin pulsed as Twilight’s magic flowed into it, moulding and shaping it into something else. Her stomach twisted when the new internal additions grew from nothing, but, just as quickly as Twilight’s horn had begun the process, it ended it as well. The black glow faded leaving a smiling unicorn and a confused alicorn alone with their thoughts. Nightmare sighed and began to sit up into a more comfortable position.

“Twilight. I do not think it worked. Other than the seeming movement of my stomach during the attempt, I do not feel any-” She glanced down instinctively in order to properly right herself and her sight landed on something entirely foreign to her body. Between her hind legs, exactly where she had felt the ‘false’ sensations, was a large protrusion about the size of her hoof. She looked closer, feeling as if something was missing even as she stared into the opening on her new sheath, until it clicked. “Where are the testicles? Does it not add everything?”

“Oh! Those are on the inside. I, uh... figured you’d want to avoid having them, you know, out. I’ve read that they’re highly sensitive and, with my books and past experiences with you, I just thought it’d be best. Do you... want the scrotum? I can fix that in a second if you-”

“No, Twilight. This is fine. I can still see my marehood this way. It’s comforting.” She glanced back down at the sheath and frowned. All this time wasted has somewhat halted my arousal. How long does it take to- A splash in the water drew her attention back to her mare who had dropped back into the tub with her.

Twilight quickly closed the distance between herself and Nightmare, keeping her smoldering eyes locked on the alicorn’s even as their lips met. The black alicorn leaned into the kiss, closing her eyes as her body relaxed once more until she was completely at the whims of her younger companion. “Luna,” she whispered softly into Nightmare’s ear before gently nibbling on the tip. “Lie back like I was earlier. Since my little speech seems to have dampened your mood, I will take it upon myself to get you back up to full mast.”

“Very well Twilight, but I still do not see the point in making this change. It does not feel much different. Just a little-” As she was speaking, Nightmare climbed from the tub and laid back, keeping her gaze focus on her nether region, only to shiver and stiffen when her marefriend’s hoof graced the black protrusion between her legs. Despite her previous denial of any new feelings, the stimulation brought on by the unicorn’s gentle hoof most certainly brought out an unfamiliar sensation from her loins. The lunar queen relaxed her neck in order to regain sight of what was happening below and gasped in shock, and a copious amount of pleasure, when she saw the fruit of Twilight’s magical and physical manipulations.

The purple mare used both of her forehooves to massage Nightmare’s sheath, the intense feeling in the mare’s overly-sensitive stallionhood caused her new phallus to quickly reveal itself to them both. Twilight smiled brightly when the shaft stood proudly at its full length, the shaft was larger and longer than the fake they had been using and colored pure-black to match it’s owners coat. “Wow, Luna. I don’t know if I’ll be able to take all of that.... Uhm.... After I get you... warmed up.... You’ll be sure to go easy on me, right?”

She received no reply as Nightmare was too busy staring in awe at her erect member throbbing in the grasp of her lover’s hooves. Twilight shrugged and took a deep breath, preparing herself to the relatively new and exciting turn of events. She reset her smile and brought her snout up against the base of the shaft, breathing in the scent of the alicorn’s arousal and bath water, then stuck out her tongue. Slowly she licked up the mare’s rod, taking pride in the husky moans she was forcing from the other mare, until she came to the tip.

Just as she was ready to take the penis’ flared head in her mouth, the moist orifice already open to swallow it, Nightmare threw her head back, panting. “Twilight! Something’s- I’m-” Without any further warning, the black length pulsed, shooting a thick strand of milky semen onto Twilight’s face and into her mouth. The initial shock of the sudden orgasm knocked the mare off balance, sending her backwards into the water as several more streams of seed shot into the air to coat Nightmare’s stomach, legs, and the floor around her. She lay, panting, as her climax wore down and her lover pulled herself back to the ledge. “I’m... sorry, Twilight. I did not mean....”

“It’s okay! I should have expected that to happen.” She chuckled and wiped the gunk from her face that hadn’t come off in the surprise bath before sensually licking it from her hoof. After all, it happened to me on my first trial of this spell. “New experiences can be very stimulating. Especially if they involve- Hey! You can’t be done already!” The byzantium mare shouted, annoyed, at the quickly retreating length before sucking the come-leaking tip into her mouth.

Once more, Nightmare found herself succumbing to overwhelming pleasure, but, unlike her mare parts, she found her male organ less capable of reaching a second peak right away. Instead, her shrinking shaft restored itself to near-full-size as Twilight languidly bobbed her head, coating it in slick saliva. The black alicorn, enraptured by her mate's erotic actions, gasped and moaned until, finally, she could no longer bear the rising urge. “Twilight.... Stop.” The mare halted mid-descent and looked up into Nightmare’s glowing turquoise orbs. “Bend over the edge. I am going to rut you until you cannot stand.”

The young unicorn pulled away from the slippery tower and hastened to replace the queen in her spot on the floor, laying upon her stomach with tail lifted aside. Nightmare inhaled the heavy scent of Twilight’s arousal mixed with traces of sweat and lingering blood and had to force herself not to bury her muzzle in her honeypot. Instead, she eagerly mounted her, pressing herself against Twilight’s opening, and prepared for entry. “Luna, please remember. Carefully. No matter how much I want this, you’re a little big.”

With a slight nod, anything longer and she may not have been able to hold back, Nightmare pushed further until her glans penetrated the unicorn’s folds. As soon as she was in, she succumbed to her carnal desires. The pleasure was too much and, instead of the gentle entry Twilight expected, the black monarch plunged as far into the darkly-toned pony underneath her as she could. Her tip hit Twilight's cervix which halted her movements with a satisfying slap of flanks and stomach, but left several inches of the midnight rod in the open.

Twilight squealed at the sudden pain of having been stretched further than ever at such an alarming speed, but didn't have any time to recuperate. Nightmare had lost her wits to the pleasure and, instead of heeding the mare's quiet plea for her to wait, pulled out to buck into her again. Another cry of pain, although lessened substantially by her renewing arousal, slipped from Twilight's lips at the second thud upon her womb's entrance.

True to her word, Nightmare slapped into her lover, rutting the mare like an instict-driven beast. The plowed unicorn could do nothing under the queen's onslaught, nor did she want to. Despite her denial of what Borea had said, the accusations against her during their fight, Twilight couldn't avoid the mind-numbing sensation of having her most sensitive area pummeled over and over. She was enjoying the pain.

"Oh, Luna! Harder! I can't- I can't believe how great this feels!" She clenched herself around the mare's pumping piston, squeezing the flesh with her own as tightly as she could, increasing the satisfaction for them both exponentially.

"Twilight! You are- You were correct!" Her breathing grew labored as he exertion compounded with each thrust. How do males keep up with this!? It is too sensitive! I am- "I- It is coming again, Twilight! I am about to-"

Her words were silenced by a heavy slap against her thighs, followed by another, and a third after that. She grunted and looked down at her lover who bucked back against her in rhythm with her own thrusts making her shaft press even further in. "Faster! I'm... close too! Rut me as hard as...! As hard as you can! Make me your mare!"

The mares slammed against each other as hard as they could, the fleshy slaps echoing loudly in the large bath room, causing the water around their legs to spill violently onto the stone floor. Their breaths grew faster and shorter as they each drew nearer, their hearts thundering in their chests. Twilight felt pain from her injured flank, but the burning, throbbing penis ravaging her insides dulled it to near non-existence and, after a wonderful eternity, she sensed some other sensation from, or rather inside, her body.

Nightmare moaned throatily, humping erratically, desperately, into Twilight’s abused sweetness as she deposited her thick seed in several powerful spurts. Each sensitive thrust pumped her mare full of her love until, finally, she felt Twilight clench down even tighter as she reached her own peak. The pair stayed in that position as they both recovered, not once changing anything about their surroundings aside from the creamy spill leaking from between the alicorn’s penis and the unicorn’s lips.

After several minutes, the moon queen shifted and sighed into her star-flanked companion. “I love you, Twilight, and I.... I am sorry, again.”

“For what? That was.... Breathtaking.” She smiled at how her slight pause to breathe accentuated her statement. Perfect timing. “And wow! Those books don’t lie when... they describe the sensation of being filled. I always thought... it was a bunch of nonsense, but trying it out first-hoof? Incredible. I mean, I wouldn’t want a stallion to do that, or any other pony for that matter, but.... Astounding.”

The lunar monarch smiled and lifted some of her weight off of the unicorn’s back, miraculously finding the strength to support herself. “I was apologizing for not taking it slowly like you asked. I succumbed to my carnal instinct despite knowing it could hurt you. I am glad you are all right.” She lifted herself further until her body was completely separate from the unicorn’s and watched her cream drip into the water as she felt her length slowly recede. “Perhaps this can be done again. It was certainly not as unpleasant an experience as I thought it would be.” Twilight smiled proudly, doing a mental dance in her head at her triumph. “However, I still expect you to hold up your end of our agreement.”

Her expression fell at that, she had forgotten all about their exchange beforehand due to their exchange, but Twilight quickly recovered her post-coital glow. “Alright. I suppose that I should. We had a deal, after all. On a side note, I wonder how all of this will affect our bodies. I never had any complications when I used the spell on myself, but I didn’t ejaculate inside somepony. Do you think the semen will affect me? I wonder if it will cause a spike in my magic due to your magical essence mixing with mine. Or will it do nothing due to the fact that I was already infused with some of your magic anyways? Hmm.... This is quite the situation to-”

“Your Majesty! I have urgent business to discuss with... you....” Twilight turned to see Cloudy about facing quickly, but not fast enough to hide the light blush tinting her white cheeks. “Ah.... Uhm.... I apologize, Your Majesty. I did not expect you to be engaging in intercourse after Moon Beam came to inform me you would be coming shortly.” She peeked back towards the queen who sat unabashedly at the edge of the tub before averting her gaze once more, shocked at what she saw.

“What is it, High Commander? It must be important if you came down here to tell me. Did the griffon tell us anything?”

“Uhm.... Ah! Yes! Tabatha, at first, resisted our inquiries into what she knew of the griffon’s plans, but, after careful persuasion, we were able to get her to divulge what she knew.” The sunset-orange-haired pegasus turned and stood at attention, pointedly ignoring the obscene scene before her, instead opting to look directly into her ruler’s eyes. “We have every current force position and a large number of Griffonia’s future actions on file now. If we ready what soldiers we have available, we could begin to finally strike back, joining them on the offensive, instead of just waiting for them to come to us.”

“That’s excellent news! Maybe we can end this soon.” Twilight sat next to her queen and smiled brightly. “We’ll finally be able to stop this war if we can stop them from attacking us.”

“That is very optimistic, Twilight, but I doubt that even this information will solely end the war. We will be able to land a substantial blow against their forces, however, and it will most certainly assist us in winning. Unfortunately, I do not see this war being a short one. The griffons, if what that Steelfeathers foal said was true, have had a long-standing hatred of Equestria and plan to take the land by any means necessary.” Nightmare looked at her reflection in the white-stained water for a moment before casting her sight up to see Cloudy staring into the rippling pool as well, but with her blush returned. “High Commander Horizons. Inform Jahurl of Valtaura that we will be convening in five days’ time for a meeting of strategy. It is almost time to begin showing those foals from the north what it means to cross blades with Nightmare Moon and her Lunar Army.”

“Of course, Your Majesty. Oh, while I am headed that way, shall I fetch a servant to come drain and refill your bath for you?”

“No. That is fine. We will bathe at a later time. For now, we will be going to speak with the detained griffon personally.”

“Of course. By your leave, Your Majesty.”

The pair watched as Cloudy left the spacious room, a bit of a limp slowing her walk as she kept her tail pressed firmly against her backside. “Why aren’t we going to have somepony change the bath? I thought we would be-” She blinked, then sighed as Nightmare began to smile devilishly at her. “You’re going to make me walk around without washing myself, aren’t you?” She sighed and shook her head, but couldn’t keep the hint of a grin from her face. I’d love to carry you around inside me, but it doesn’t mean I can’t pretend to not like it.

“Of course. Now, we should be going. If what Commander Horizons said is any indicator, then we could truly be well on our way to winning this war and conquering the griffons.” Nightmare leaned down to press her lips against Twilight’s in a quick kiss, then stood and moved towards the door. The sudden action left the unicorn momentarily stunned, but a quick draw of the queen’s astral tail against her chin pulled her back to the moment and moved to follow.

With a soft squelch, Twilight rose to her hooves and trailed after her queen, but cast a quick glance to the mess on the floor from where she had been seated. “I kind of feel bad for Tabatha. She isn’t going to have any clue what happened in here. I just hope she doesn’t mistake it for soap.” As they began descending the stairs to the servant’s quarters and, in turn, the griffon’s current ‘prison’, Twilight gasped as her left flank rippled from the her first step down the stairs almost causing her to plummet to the bottom from the sudden spike of pain. Luckily, Nightmare was there to catch her. “Ouch.... Maybe we should put the soothing salve on first?” That could have only ended badly.

With Twilight’s leg freshly bandaged and Nightmare’s worries calmed, the two now stood just inside the door to the captive griffon’s room, watching calmly as Tabatha recovered from a recent outburst of tears made obvious by the wet feathers and her bloodshot eyes. They had arrived only moments ago to find the armored Gilda holding her younger friend as she attempted to calm her, something that was obviously not one of her ‘many’ talents. Now, she was glaring at the black mare, the events of the night before still fresh on her mind.

“What do you want? Come to finish what you started last night!? I warn you, just because I joined you because hate my father, it doesn’t mean I won’t fight you to defend Tabby!”

The griffon’s words bit deep, but Nightmare Moon was fully prepared for them. I could not have expected it to be over with just an apology. “No. As I said in my address the prior evening, I will not be taking action against the young griffon and I apologize for what happened. You need not believe me, but remember; it is only because I know you are upset that I allow you to live now, Gilda. Turning against me is, and will be, punishable by death.” She sighed and sat on the ground, still looming taller than the other three, but only by a few inches. “I have come to hear, from her mouth, exactly what Tabatha knows of her force’s plans and whereabouts. I find it pertinent to receive the information directly from the source in lieu of a second-hoof account.”

“Well, she doesn’t wanna talk to-”

“I’ll tell her, Gilda. What’s the difference between telling this wretch and telling the ones that serve under her? Might as well get used to it since I won’t be going anywhere.” She spoke confidently, but kept her gaze averted to the floor. Something that Twilight noticed was probably keeping her from breaking down again. “We have smaller griffon units positioned all over Equestria acting as scouts, reporting every little move you ponies make to the main force and War Chief Steelfeathers. Our main targets, as of now, are your larger cities. Manehattan, Fillydelphia, Stalliongrad, and that little mining town on our border.”

Twilight perked her ears and tilted her head in confusion. “That doesn’t seem very logical. Why would you only have small forces dedicated to attacking our major cities? Wouldn’t it be better to storm them with everything you have? We aren’t exactly fully prepared right now.”

“Why would you walk around all day smelling and looking like you just had your brains screwed out?” Twilight flushed and looked away, subconsciously squeezing her hind legs together. “I don’t know. I was just a scout. All I know is where we are and some of the major plotting points that were circulating around the camps.” She took a deep breath, composing herself again after her small outburst. “Our main bulk of army is spread out in three groups. They move around a lot to avoid detection, but have a kind of pattern to their deployment. They mostly stick to the trees of the, uhhhh.... What did you ponies call them? The Whiteback woods? I don’t care. Those woods we came through on our way here, but much further north. We also have a section set up in the small mountain range near Canterlot. They’ve been waiting for a chance to attack the training barracks there for a while, but with the massive amounts of defense stationed there? Not going to happen any time soon.”

“And what do you know of Cloudsdale? Any strategies in place to attempt to capture or destroy that?” Nightmare watched the griffon carefully, using her years of practice detecting ponies’ words for truth or lies to discern whether or not she was spinning an elaborate tale or truly complying with them. If only I had thought to ‘test’ Brook the Traitor. But then, from what Twilight has said, I would not likely be as blessed as I am today if I had.

“-any clue where it is. After that initial assault on the weather capitol, the place practically disappeared. From what I know, which, as I said, isn’t much, none of the griffons know where it is.” Nightmare blinked, realizing she had missed the first part of the girl’s explanation while she had been thinking, but shrugged off the lost information. Could not have been that important. “Anything else? It’s really hard to talk when you’re scared out of your mind.”

Scared out of your mind? She doesn’t seem-? Twilight opened her mouth into a small ‘oh’ as she looked closer. The young griffon was trembling furiously, but Gilda’s firm hold on her helped to keep it from being apparent. “I have one. I heard from the doctor when I, uhm... awoke after being cut that the griffon who attacked had a sword laced with wyvern venom. How did you manage to convince the feral wyrmlings to part with their poison?”

“We didn’t. We killed a few of them and our priestesses kept their venom sacs preserved. It’s a stupid idea since, if the Drakenrange dragons get word of us breaking the treaty, we’ll be screw-” Her eyes went wide as she clenched her beak shut, instantly regretting the words she had just emitted.

Nightmare only smiled. “It would seem I have found a slight advantage over our adversaries tonight. Excellent inquiry, my love. Now I need only compose a letter to the Drakonian ambassador to have these new facts brought to light. Unfortunately, that will have to wait. We still have several things that need to be done before I over-exert myself by sending a letter. Come, Twilight. Let us meet with High Commander Horizons. We have much to discuss about the upcoming months and very little time to formulate strategies for our victory.” She stood and made to leave, but stopped at the doorjamb and turned back to the griffon pair. “You have helped us a great deal, Tabatha, so I shall grant you some freedom while you are here, but you are not to leave the castle for any circumstance. Private Gilda can escort you around to help you familiarize yourself with the place, but in six hours, I want you to report to my chambers to begin your duties as a servant in my castle. As long as you obey my rules, you need not worry about your safety.”

While the mare’s words carried a tone hinting at unpleasant times should she screw up, Tabatha was relieved that she wasn’t going to be killed or hurt for the time being. Twilight, too, smiled at her marefriend’s words as they traversed the obsidian halls towards the second floor where a secluded wing of the castle awaited their arrival. “You really are making progress, Luna. You didn’t have to give her such freedom even if it’s something that everyone deserves, but you did anyways. Could have left out that last part though.” A soft chuckle escaped the unicorn’s lips. “I’m sure it did more good than harm, but there was just a teensy bit of threat in there.”

“It was meant to have an underlying threat. I have learned from my mistakes with Silent Brook and know better than to trust just anybody.” Her tone was even and commanding, her voice reverted back to her old passive state. “I have something else to discuss at the moment, however. You know that the war is looming greater upon us, especially since they likely know of our alliance with the minotaur. I hold no illusions that all of our subjects will live and, while I have soldiers stationed heavily in Canterlot, there is no guarantee that it will remain unmolested. If you wish, I can move your parents here, where it is safer and more defensible. Is this something you would have me do?”

She paused and gazed softly into Twilight’s widened eyes, but the mare closed them tight, fighting back tears, and shook her head. “They wouldn’t come even if I begged them. That house, that book store, is everything to them. I remember asking my parents to come stay with me in the castle when I was a filly and even Celestia asked if they would move in with me.” Nightmare’s brow furrowed at her sister’s name and Twilight felt a tinge of anger with a hint of jealousy enter her. She really hates Celestia. It’s sad and kind of painful. This reminds me of the dream Luna and I shared. Was the reason I was so cold about never seeing her again because of the influence of our link? “They refused. I remember them saying: ‘Don’t you worry, Twilight. We still love you very much, but we simply can’t leave the house alone now, can we? It has so many memories built into the wood. What would we do if you got the urge to sleep in your little bed randomly only to not be able to? We’ll keep it nice, safe, and filled with love for whenever you are finished with your schooling and on breaks.’

“I, of course, cried like the filly I was, begging them to come with me, but they were quite adamant about their decision. They did visit often those first few years, though, to make up for it.” She smiled and nuzzled against her lover’s neck before planting a soft kiss upon her cheek. “I would love to see them again before it gets too hectic, though. You’re right. There’s no telling what could happen in the immediate future. Unless I found a time spell and went to ask a future Twilight, but I haven’t heard of any, so....”

Nightmare Moon listened intently as the love of her long, long life continued on her extensive tirade, linking one bit of information to the next, her young brain working in a set pattern until they arrived at the door to the ‘new’ war-room. “One final question, Twilight.” The unicorn’s ears perked as she blushed sheepishly, finally realizing she had barely had a chance to breathe during their walk. “When would you wish for the dressmaker, Rarity, to be brought here? I will schedule both your parents’ visit and her commission as soon as you wish.”

Twilight stiffened momentarily, but scratched her head nervously with a byzantium hoof as she thought of the best possible time for the meeting between her and her ex-friend. “I.... I guess sooner would be best. Before I lose my nerve and back out of what needs to be done. How about sometime later this week so I can compose a checklist of things I’d like to talk to her about and stuff I’d like to tell her?”

“If that is what you wish, Twilight. I will have a notice sent out to her to expect a carriage to the castle in four days.” She noted Twilight’s anxiety build and gently kissed the mare to ease her growing shakes. “I will be there for you when she arrives if you wish.” The smaller pony smiled affectionately and made to enter the room where the one-winged commander was waiting for them, but stopped when Nightmare didn’t budge. “One last thing. It would most likely be best to dispel your endowment upon my body before we attempt serious discussion about our future.

Twilight blanched and quickly reversed the spell on her mare and tried to remove the warm liquid from her own body with a quick sweep of her magic, but a cool black aura overrode her own. “No. My seed will stay where it is. You asked to make you my mare and that is what you shall be.”

Twilight giggled despite her growing embarrassment. “I suppose I should have thought that through a little better when I said that.” She shook her head and pushed open the door with her magic, allowing the alicorn to enter first. The pair filed into the war-room, which of a single piece of furniture, a large, flat, magical map contained within an obsidian table, and joined the small group of ponies already present.

Nightmare looked them all over, noting the other stallions and mares as officers Cloudy had personally selected, and took a deep breath. This is it. This is where it will all start to turn, for better or for worse. “Let us begin.”

Author's Notes:

Author’s Notes: Wow, this one took forever. I will be posting a blog post explaining the delay in this one (it was actually rather serious mixed in with failed concentration on my part), but for now, I bid you happy reading! You’ll see that, unlike previous cloppy chapters, this one doesn’t just cut out the chunk where they buck like bunnies (assuming you’re reading both, that is) and instead hints at it and leaves traces at the end of the fun stuff. It needed to be done because I like it like that, so meh. Anyhoof, I’m off for now. Comment if ya like. Peppy out~!

Editor’s Notes: Things are stating to move again.Certain bits of this chapter are really important to the rest of the story and the sequel. What bits? I’m not sayin’. Tiss a good story/fun times chapter. Now, I got my DK to level. Tah-Tah.