Title:           A Second Life: Chapter 5: Nightmare Night
Author:          RT_pony
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First Edit:      Tuesday 17th of April 2012 08:33:27 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Tuesday 17th of April 2012 08:33:27 PM CDT

>It was bucking freezing up here in Luna’s chariot.
>You still were having trouble keeping yourself from laughing at p0nies pulling chariots for p0nies.
>How she talked you into coming along to this “P0nyville” for some festival was beyond you.
>Well, she was pretty persuasive when she wanted. A better question was how Celestia agreed to this.
“Exactly what is going on again?”
>You looked over at her new form, what she called "Nightmare moon"
>She was larger, her body more like Celestia's, wearing some sort of armor on her head, her coat black as night
>Luna rolled he eyes, “For the fifth time Anonymous, this is a festival somewhat in my honor, called Nightmare night.”
“And everyp0ny goes around scaring one another for candy?”
>”More or less. I have a few friends in P0nyville, I want you to meet them. Also, I was thinking about having you play along with a prank.”
>On the horizon you could see a few lights shimmer, signaling you must be close to the town.
“What’s the plan?”
>”Would you act like a… demon? Speak in your language, act angry. That’ll get a good rise out of them.”
“That’s cruel Luna. Of course I’ll help.”
>You could have sworn Luna just squee’d.
>”Oh wonderful! Here, place this around your neck. It will seem more realistic this way.”
>She levitated a metal collar around your neck, clasping it shut.
>It was tight, but not unbearable.
“I didn’t realize collars whips and chains were your thing Luna.”
>You gave her a quick wink, forcing her to blush in the soft moonlight.
>”You and your jokes Anonymous.” she leaned over, kissing your cheek as the chariot slowed, hovering above the town.
>Well, fuck physics once again.
>Brain: Dude, you’ve been around magical talking p0nies for almost 3 months and you’re still commenting on physics?
>Yeah yeah brain, shut up.
>Luna clasped the other end of the chain leash to her hoof as the chariot descended, landing softly in the center of the town.
>She stepped out, giving a yank to the chain and speaking in Equestrian. “Out demon!”
>A purple unicorn stepped closer, giving a bow. “Princess Luna, what in Equestria is THAT!”
>”Hello Twilight Sparkle, this is a demon from Tartaus, I have made it my pet. Say hello, demon.”
>You eyed the  crowd, spotting the closest p0ny to you, which happened to be Twilight, seeing as she stepped closer to inspect you.
>You lunged at her stopping just a few feet short as the chain snapped taught.
>Twilight gave a small squeak, jumping back, her horn glowing.
>”Now Twilight, there will be no need for that. Should A- the demon get loose, I will be more than capable than taking care of him.”
“So confident you can capture me Luna?”
>you spoke in English, as Luna asked.
>She gave a small smile, somehow hiding it from the rest of the p0nies.
>”Don’t get cocky demon, no p0ny can escape that collar.”
>Twilight’s face lit up in amazement, “You can understand it?”
>Luna gave a nod, “But enough of this demon, let the festival commence!”
“NAY! LET THE HUNT COMMENCE!”
>This time you spoke Equestian, shocking everyp0ny around you, including Luna.
>You reached behind the collar, unclasping it with ease and tackling Luna to the ground and whispering in her ear.
“Catch me if you can.”
>You bolted off through the town, the sound of a stampede of hooves  already behind you.
>You’re longer legs gave you quite the advantage, as did the black cloak Luna had made for this night in particular.
>You dove left down a street then immediately took a right down a dark alley.
>The crowd rushed by, save for one p0ny, that peered down the alley.
>The light made it hard to distinguish features, but what you could make out was a… cowboy hat?
“H-h-hello? Mr. Demon? You aren’t in there are you?”
>This was like a horror movie unfolding right before your eyes, as the p0ny walked into the darkness.
>Silently you gripped the rope off a nearby cart, and watched as the pink p0ny crept by.
>With a quick sweep of your leg, you knocked her off her hooves, quickly hog tying her legs together as best you could.
>”HAY! SOMEP0NY HELP ME!”
>This p0ny had a set of lungs and a thick county accent that nearly busted your eardrums.
>The sound of hooves was approaching fast, and the only way you could go was up.
>You climbed on top of the cart, careful to not tip it over, and leapt to the roof nearby, and listened for the result of your shenanigans.
>”Apple Jack! Are you ok?”
>”Nuthin hurt but mah pride Rainbow Dash. That demon is tricky!”
>”You see where it went?”  
>”Up on the roof, be careful if you go up there.”
>”Yeah yeah, watch and learn Apple Jack.”
>A Pegasus floated up to you, looking down still talking to her friend.
>Her eyes almost went completely white as you gripped her tail and chucked her into a group of p0nies down below
>With the p0nies in complete disarray you took off like a ninja across the roof tops, the sounds of clopping hooves becoming more and more distant.
>Like Ezio, you jumped from the next roof top, disappearing inside a haystack on the side of the main road.
>”I think he went this way!”
>That sounded like Twilight
>You poked a small hole in the haystack, looking down the dark street.
>Damn you were good, Twilight had illuminated the path ahead of her, keeping close to the Princess.
>”I just don’t know what went wrong Twilight. He seemed peaceful at the castle.”
>Good, Luna was still in character.
>”Princess, forgive me but you brought a DEMON from Tartarus. How did this seem like a good idea?”
>Just as they passed, you sprang out, drawing Luna into the haystack, your hand over her mouth.
>Without a word, she teleported the two of you into a lone cloud above as Twilight swung around.
>”P-p-p-princess? Where did you go?”
>She was slowly backing down the road, her horn glowing brighter.
>You whispered into Luna’s ear, and she nodded, taking you up in her aura and lowering you down head first.
>Feeling like your local neighborhood superhero, you dropped behind Twilight, your timing was perfect.
>Twilight spun around freezing at the sight of the demon, upside down suspended in mid air.
“Boo.”
>Twilight shrieked and took off down the street, while luna released her magical grasp over you, her hooves doing their best to keep her from laughing.
>You dropped down to the ground ninjaing over to the next dark alley way.
>It seemed most of the p0nies had gone into hiding, leaving you to creep around for about 15 minutes.
>”There it is! Git it!”
>There was that country twang again, she must have gotten loose of her bindings
>you took off down the road, with the p0ny hot on your tail.
>You looked back momentarily to check where she was, turning back to a face full of p0ny, the flying kind with a rainbow mane.
>You landed on your back with an oof, Rainbow Dash bolting off just as a purple bubble  formed around you.
>”We caught you now demon!”
“Heh, so you did. Good job Twilight Sparkle.”
>”Quiet demon, what did you do with Princess Luna?”
>”I’m right here Twilight Sparkle.”
>Luna was sitting a cloud above her, looking down at the trio.
>”I would appreciate if you let Anonymous go, this was simply an elaborate ruse.”
>”A… prank?”
“Sure was.”
>There was a long silence before Rainbow Dash and Apple Jack burst into laughter, calling everp0ny out of their homes.
>”So, you aren’t trying to kill us?” Twilight asked as she released you, stepping closer very slowly to inspect you again. “And you aren’t a demon from Tartarus?”
“No Twilight, Luna and I just wanted to prank the town. My name is Anonymous, a pleasure to meet a friend of Luna’s”
>She came within reach, and you knelt down, extending your hand and petting her mane.
>She flinched, but didn’t run. In fact, she even gave a small smile.
“Now, let’s get this Nightmare Night started!”
>The town cheered, seeming to accept you fairly well with the exception of a few p0nies that seemed angry at the whole ordeal.
>Soon enough, games were in full swing, colts and fillies were running around gathering candy in costumes of all sorts of things.
>There was a ninja, a zombie, a mummy, a pirate.
>A mint green Unicorn came walking up unsteadily on her hind legs, alongside an off white colored pony with a purple and blue mane.
>”Look Anonymous! I’m you!”
>You couldn’t help but give a laugh, within a hour of coming here you already had a few friends and a fan.
>”Come on Lyra, let’s keep going.” The off white p0ny kept an uneasy eye on you, still somewhat afraid.
“Sorry if I scared you too much miss. I apologize. Nice to meet you miss Lyra.”
>Lyra waved as her friend was pulled away down the road, leaving you with Luna again.
>Being new to town, you let her lead the way out into the countryside and to an orchard.
>Luna disappeared with a flash of light, leaving you alone in the midst of several three foot tall p0nies.
>Over by the fence several little p0nies gathered around a tub of apples, reaching in and plucking one out, happily munching on it as they walked away.
>A familiar blue Pegasus with a rainbow mane went next, acting ever so confident.
>”Check this out everyp0ny! Watch the professional show you how its done.”
>You watched as Luna popped out of the tub and into RD’s face, startling Rainbow Dash into jumping at least 30 feet in the air.
>”Well howdy there mister demon!”
“Please, call me Anonymous, Apple Jack is it?”
>”Well nice ta meet ya Anonymous! I gotta admit, yer handy with a rope!”
>You smiled at making yet another acquaintance, the p0nies here sure were friendly.
“Thanks. I’m sorry if I scared you too bad.”
>”Awh, it’ll take more than that ta scare me off. Where ya from anyhow? I never seen yer kind round here before.”
“That’s a bit of a long and unpleasant story I’d rather not get into.”
>Tartarus was a place you’d rather not think about.
>Occasionally Tartarus would creep into your dreams, along with the visions of the war.
>Fortunately for you and Luna both, your nightmares were few and far between, maybe once a week if you were unlucky.
>When they did come, Luna was always there when you woke up, ready to make sure you got back to sleep, and comfort you if need be.
>Heh, you never really told her how much you appreciated everything she did and sacrificed for you to be comfortable.
>Not to mention her relationship with Celestia had gotten worse since you’d been around, which you couldn’t help but feel a little bit responsible for.
>”Uh, Equestria to Anonymous, ya there sugarcube?” Apple Jack waved her orange hoof in front of your face, snapping you from your thoughts.
“Yeah! Sorry Apple Jack, I was just thinking about some stuff.”
>”Well, I you wanna try bobbin for apples? If ya feel up to tha challenge.”
“Please Apple Jack, this aint my first rodeo.”
>You walked over to the tub, bending down into the tub to grab an apple.
>There, just gotta shove it down to the bottom so you can get a proper bite on it.
>Suddenly you feel yourself launched forward, doing somewhat of a front flip and landing square in the middle of the tub.
>You bolted upright, apple in your mouth and looked around at the laughing p0nies all around.
>Apple Jack was there, her back turned toward you, laughing her flank off alongside Luna.
>”This makes us even Anonymous!”
>You took a bite of your newly acquired apple, looking at the laughing mares.
“Fair enough Apple Jack. But don’t think I don’t know this was your idea Luna.”
>Luna gave a shrug as you climbed out of the tub, using your cloak to sling water all around at the p0nies, bringing out shrieks of laughter all around.
>You and Luna made your way into town after spending time with the Apple family, walking along in silence for the most part.
“Luna?”
>”Hmm?” She was looking up at the stars, making a jack o lantern constellation as she walked.
“I just wanted to say thanks. You’ve been the best friend I could ever ask for.”
>Luna paused, looking over at you. “We are more than friends… right?”
“Of course! I just meant, you- well…“
>Luna chuckled at your frustration . ”I understand Anonymous, I would do anything for you.”
“As would I Luna. I’d go through Tartarus and back.”
>Luna chuckled. “You are so silly sometimes Anon. Sweet, but silly. Let’s hope it never comes to that.”
>She extended her wing around you, noticing your shivers from the cold air mixed with your soaked clothes.
>”You look cold my little human.”
>Did you just get a pet name?
>You had plenty of fucks to give, but you didn’t feel like pulling them out of your pocket.
>No fucks for Luna tonight.
>The night went on, and eventually the sleepy fillies and colts made their way to bed
>You had to admit, it was getting late, and while the cold water had woken you up for now, you could already feel sleep creeping back in.
>Back in the chariot, you snuggled up with your Princess, feeling the sensation similar to that of a Blackhawk lifting off, just with a lot less noise.
“Wake me up when we get there Luna.”
>Before she could respond you were out like a light, gently snoring against her furry body.