A Shadow Of A Nightmare Production

A ProjectSonicX9 Release

Enjoy... (And Be On The Lookout For The Twist That Will Shock You All...)


I yawned softly, stretching out as I sat up, the gentle humming of a heart monitor catching my ears. Grunting, I pulled the patches off my skin with a frown of realization.

"Goddamn it... how many times am I gonna end up here?" I wondered out loud. "It's gotta be costing someone a fortune for me to be here." I chuckled, rubbing the stiffness out of my neck as I took off the blankets and stared at my legs. A long cast stretched from my thighs to ankles. Biting back a growl of annoyance, I tried to move my legs only to cry out in pain. It felt as if someone had poured liquid heat in my legs.

Clumsily, I forced myself to stand, finding a pair of crutches under the bed. I grabbed them place them under my arm pits and pushed out, sighing in relief at not stressing my injured legs. Slowly, I made my way over to the door, leaning against the wall to open it before hobbling out into the hall. I carefully hobbled about as I looked for the main lobby of whatever floor I was on, trying not to pay attention to the ponies around me. I just couldn't get used to the height difference between them and I, but I pushed onwards regardless.

A nurse noticed me and grabbed me lightly by the shoulder forcing my feet to press against the ground. "Mr. VanNatta, you shouldn't be trying to wa—" I pushed her away, gasping in pain from having my legs forced to hold up my entire body even if for the briefest of moments. Turning around a nearby corner, I finally arrived at the main lobby. Admittedly, I probably looked like a goof walking around in nothing but a gown, but I really couldn't care for the odd looks I kept getting.

"Ma'am... where can I find my friend Sky Cloud? She's a beige pegasi with red hair and blue eyes," I asked tiredly, the nurse seemingly ignoring me. I leaned against the counter and patiently waited for her to acknowledge me, but that didn't seem to happen because I lost count after about seven minutes of being ignored. "Excuse me nurse, I just need some real quick dire—" A stallion casually pushed me out of the way as he approached the nurse.

"Nurse Tender Heart, do you know what room my Mistress Roseluck is in?" He asked politely.

Nurse Tenderheart turned to face him with a friendly smile. "She's in room three hundred twenty five. If you go down the hall to your right, just follow it to the end and take a right. The room is on the right side," She explained cheerfully.

He smiled and nodded, thanking her before following her directions.

I bit my lip and approached her a second time. "Nurse Tenderheart, can I get some assistance from you, please?"

Her head turned slightly as she regarded me with a half caring expression. "No, I'm busy. Go back to your room or ask someone else for help, creature." She sneered before going back to her paperwork.

A growl pushed forth as I slammed my hand on the counter, feeling part of the wood splinter around my closed fist. "Where. Is. Sky Cloud?" I demanded, narrowing my eyes as I tried with all my might to hold my composure.

Nurse Tenderheart flinched, moving her chair back a fair distance. "T-third floor, room fifty one of the psych ward, s-sir!" She squeaked out, standing up abruptly and quickly walking out of the lobby.

I rolled my eyes and hobbled to the stairwell, taking my time with each step before reaching the third floor. My legs were starting to tired out on me as I walked up to a large white door with a thin window slot labeled "Psychology Ward." My stomach felt knotted up as I knocked on the door and waited before being buzzed in. The male nurse quietly stepped aside.

"Take a left at the end of this hallway and she'll be in the room directly at the end of it," He murmured, turning about and walking back into the office.

Truthfully, I was scared, scared that she had been stabbed by that sick fuck. After whatever it was that I did that left my arm wrapped in gauze, everything just became a blur before I passed out. The door numbers seemed to blur past me as I found myself standing in front of her door. "Room fifty one..." I whispered to myself. I snarled in frustration as I was tackled to the ground by a familiar pony.

"You're in enough trouble as is pardner," Applejack spat, putting unneeded pressure on my legs as I hissed at her petty grudge. Growling, I threw her off of me send 2 ft back, She just tried to tackle me again, but me remembering what she did to me, I waited until she got close enough and I hit her with a devastating right hand punch. Rainbow Dash then came into the area and saw AJ down on the ground.

Rainbow Dash fixed her with an unreadable expression before sighing and shaking her head, grabbing me gently by the arms as she helped me up, her tail grabbing my crutches. She sat me down on the window ledge, taking the crutches from her tail and handing them to me with a small smile. I licked my lips nervously, setting the crutches down as I let them hold me up.

She opened the door for me. "Thanks..." I whispered.

Rainbow nodded. "I'll take care of AJ, just do what you gotta do," She said quietly, closing the door behind me as I stepped in.

I froze at the sight in front of me. Sky Cloud looked fine, physically at least, but it felt like I was looking at a whole other pony. She looked small and... frail, a hell of a lot frailer than I look when I'm hospitalized. Her bright red mane looked equally pale and completely unkempt, only held in place by a very loose ponytail that kept her hair from covering her eyes. My eyes locked onto hers and I felt my stomach drop like a heavy weight.

Sky Cloud's cerulean blue eyes looked dead. It was as if everything about her had just died. Looking into her eyes hurt more than... than a lot of things I've experienced. She was here, but at the same time it felt like she left. Vanished even. I clenched my hand, digging my nails into my palms before gasping; finding the strength to look away from her.

I hobbled closer to the bed, looking down as I saw Fluttershy just sitting next to the bed. "F-fluttershy," I whispered, nearly flinching as I saw her cringe at me. "What... what happened to Sky Cloud?" I asked her quietly, feeling even guiltier as she looked at me sadly.

Fluttershy sighed deeply. "She's been like this since we brought you here," She murmured, her tone cold and indifferent as she looked away from her. I bit my lip hard as I waited for her to continue. "When you... struck that mare, you tore a clean hole through her chest you know. She was lucky you barely missed anything vital. Sky Cloud on the other hand... s-she," She pulled out a handkerchief, wiping her eyes. "She couldn't handle the sight of her bleeding out or the fact you drenched her in that mare's blood that she... she just ended up like this!" The Pegasus cried out, leaning down and hugging Sky Cloud unmoving body as she openly sobbed.

Looking down at the motionless mare, I felt a tug on my heartstrings as I realized that this could have been avoided. 'If only I weren't such a stubborn fool,' I mentally berated, my hand gently stroking her mane.

"C-can they heal her?" I whispered, my voice cracking as I dreaded the response. The mare smiled gently as she rested a hand on my shoulder.

"They say that she might come round after her body has dealt with the initial shock," her hopeless tone did little to help mask her crudely constructed hope as she broke down in tears. "I-I can't lose her! she's like a daughter to me!" Fluttershy sobbed as I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her close as she wept on my chest.

"What brought this on?" I croaked, my voice hoarse as tears threatened to drop at any second. Grabbing my hand Fluttershy pulled me away from the prone form of Sky Cloud, leading me outside carefully as I grumbled in protest.

She eventually led me to a nearby park and helped me sit down on a bench. I leaned back and sighed, only to look down at her hands when she grasped mine in hers. Fluttershy fixed me with a serious look. "VanNatta what I am about to tell you is of the utmost secrecy and I hope that I can trust you to keep this to yourself," Fluttershy's strong voice surprised me as she blushed, her familiar meekness returning as I nodded in agreement.

"You see VanNatta, although Sky Cloud doesn't talk much about her roots, she was born in Coltalan. She was heiress and next in line to lead the de Coltdiz family after the passing of her father. Around the time she was born, Coltalan was just beginning to go through revolution Equestria, has yet to experience..." Fluttershy explained calmly, giving me time to think about this.

"A revolution for the rights of stallions?" I queried quietly.

She nodded before continuing. "Indeed, stallions were fighting for their rights and for equal treatment. It didn't take many years for the movement to become bloody... a terribly, bloody war. During her time growing up, the de Coltdiz's were strongly in favour of the right movement and as a result, they were constantly at risk that the rebels took turns protecting them. For nearly forty years, both sides clashed without end; determined to overthrow the other. Things had been going well until a third party rose from the darkness. They were a fanatic group who supported the elitist and called themselves "Third Echelon". These ponies were monsters... they killed stallions, mares, and even foals indiscriminately." Her eyes narrowed in anger before she composed herself.

"Even worse, the colt that she was courting at the time, Silverwing died saving her. The de Coltdiz family were powerful in the political world, as well as one the leading families in the war. That alone made them such a target that her only lover was made a target. As I said, Silverwing died saving Sky Cloud when an assassin tried to stab her. He took the attack head on and died from a poison that not many even know about though it is speculated that it came from deep inside the Canterlot Mountains," Fluttershy paused for a second taking a deep breath as I looked at her with pity.

"How did Sky Cloud end up here then?" I inquired too intrigued to care about the throbbing in my legs.

"Well, once the revolution had been won in favor of the stallions, she donated a large sum of money to help with reparations, gathered the rest of her heirlooms and inheritance and left Coltalan for Equestria. She just couldn't bare to stay in her home country after all the loss and suffering she went through. Sadly, she quickly learned that by her standards, Equestria was far worse than her homeland, but she was willing to deal with it to get away from everything. I took her in when she stumbled into Ponyville; penniless, hungry, and alone. For nearly fifteen years I looked out for her and even took her on as my assistant. I love her like a daughter for her to have to go through that pain and suffering again... its unfair for her," Finishing the yellow mare sighed resting her head on the bench as I sat in silence.

Something clicked in me towards the end of her speech as I looked at her evenly. "She's in this condition because of me... because I used magic, but I just can't wrap my head around why or how..." I murmured.

Our eyes widened as our heads snapped up. "Twilight!" We both shouted at the same time.

"I'm sorry, as much as I would love to research into how you can do magic, I can't! I'm up to my ears in work as well as devoting all my time to trying to get Sky Cloud out of her self-induced coma," Twilight replied looking generally frustrated, her eyes never leaving the books she scanned though as she shooed us away.

"Well fuck you then," I replied indignantly, slightly pissed that I've had my own problems pretty much brushed off. Granted, I admit that Sky Cloud's case is more important to me than my own problems, but still there were weeks where she wasn't a vegetable and still they did nothing to help. Having finished my selfish little rant, I decided that maybe her so called god could maybe help me.

Celestia as well as her slut of a sister, were coming to grace me with their presence at some point today. This information had been courtesy of Twilight as i tried to suppress my exuberant enthusiasm. despite weeks of the mares drilling it into my head that Luna was not nightmare Moon, it still did little to quell my distaste.

"Relax VanNatta, Princess Celestia is the kindest pony you could meet" Fluttershy encouraged, patting me on the back as I groaned. From what Twilight had told me I could expect to see both princesses in the next two hours. Due to political problems as they put it the two had been unable to see me for the whole three months that i had been here.

Granted the first three weeks I had been in a coma recovering from Nightmare Moon as well as the eight days from the concussion that bitch of a farmer gave me. Still two months and neither had made an effort to see me or at least get acquainted with species from another planet.

"There she is!" Twilight cried out in excitement as I gave a half hearted woo in response. Her soldiers carried her carriage by hand. It surprisingly mimicked the way ancient egyptians would carry royalty as I marveled at the display. Though it had nothing on the mares that came forward.

The Princesses like Nightmare Moon, towered above me and even the average pony. Their regal forms seemed to glow in the sunlight as they observed me silently. My eyes narrowed as I watched them, taking a good look at them while they gazed at me with intrigue. The confrontation itself only lasted several seconds, but felt like an eternity before they approached us.

"VanNatta, I assume," The white Princess spoke, her tone cold as her eyes regarded me with the utmost disdain. I looked at the others briefly, but it was as if her tone of voice flew right over them. I mentally rolled my eyes. 'Of course they wouldn't pick up on subtle things! God forbid that their Princess is anything but pure,' I thought bitterly. The dark princess glowered at me, her disgust clear as day as Twilight rushed past me.

"Princess Celestia!" she chirped happily, hugging Celestia tightly as she politely returned the hug.

"We have much to discuss as well as the situation with Mr VanNatta and Nightmare Moon," Celestia explained softly, patting Twilight's head as they pulled apart. I felt my anxiety grip me as the pastel alicorn flashed me a malicious smirk, sizing me up as I cautiously retreated.

"Now young stallion to business," Celestia spoke, Twilight and fluttershy having been dismissed as the night blue counterpart snarled at me, her hands clenching as I kept quiet. They led me into the library as sat down across from me where the couches where.

Celestia made herself comfortable before looking at me with a serious expression. "Due to several complications, the rape charges against Luna and as a precaution Nightmare Moon have been dropped," She explained coolly, sipping on a cup of tea that Twilight had provided as I snapped.

"YOU FUCKING WHAT!?" I spat rising to my feet as her sister did the same.

"HUSH THY TONGUE BEAST. YOU DEFILED ME AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE BEGGING NOT TO BE HANGED!" she screeched her eyes a menacing white.

"Fuck off whore! Because you couldn't keep your legs why should I be blamed after getting raped by you!?" I snapped in response as Celestia watched with crudely hid amusement.

"Anyway, getting to the point, this is not the only problem that we face, You see the nightmare whilst evil, was still part of Luna and even though it is gone all that happened to it was projected on Luna. Sadly when you two mated it even though it was Nightmare Moon you somehow impregnated the beast. As a result my sister now finds herself pregnant," Celestia evenly as I froze to the spot.

"Wha?" I muttered my eyes wide as the blue alicorn placed a hand protectively on her slightly bulged stomach. My brain seemed to shut down as I felt nausea wash over me. "This is a joke right?" I whispered my body shaking as I tried not to throw up. "Just a sick joke right?" I pleaded hoping with all my soul that is was.

"This is no joke Mr. VanNatta, you have done the impossible and impregnated an alicorn," She replied her tone sharp as I grimaced. My eyes darted back and forth between the door and the the two alicorns as I weighed my options. Sighing I made myself comfortable as I allowed the two princesses to fill me in on procedure.

"So wait... either I marry have to her or die? Are those seriously my only two options?" I was surprisingly calm given the horrible ultimatum. Princess Luna looked like she was hopping I would say death.

"When are we to be wed?" I whispered trying not to cry as I realized I was to wed to my rapist.

"Four months from now the affair will be made public. Now as for the child, alicorns are rare and ancient beings of immense power. They can be created or born. Both methods are nearly impossible and only one in every eight million mares are eligible to be made an alicorn. No known spell can turn a stallion into an alicorn and with there being zero male alicorns in this world, we are sadly a dying race. But I have speculated that any foal born from your seed will hold the key to the survival of our kind. Though now that I have seen you, I must say that I was expecting, well more" she finished giving me a critical stare as I reframed from lashing out.

"Well then, you have given me much to think about, I wish you both good day," I replied gritting my teeth as they strode past me. I knew at that point that I hated them both. They were snobbish, and sexist and worse of all I had indirectly knocked one up though being raped. The princesses departed after a few farewell words to Twilight, as realization set in.

"FUCK I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER" I cried out in alarm grabbing fistfuls of my hair. "FUCK!" I roared throwing a chair against a wall as it shattered. "SON OF A FUCKING BITCH" The whole thing left me fuming as I destructively vented any furniture within the vicinity. I was so angry that I missed the murderous look of the purple unicorn. It was not until I went to destroy a table that Twilight steeped in.

"Please could you not redecorate my home please" she spat as I snarled at her. Left alone I paced back and forth to stressed to think, kicking pieces of broken furniture out the way as Fluttershy crept in.

"VanNa—"

"WHAT!?" I roared, turning on Fluttershy as I snorted, wiping spittle from my mouth as she squeaked.

"Sky Cloud is awake," she whimpered trying to hide behind her bushy mane as I paused. The mare backed away as I tried to quell my explosive temper taking a deep breath to collect my thoughts.

"Fluttershy, I..I'm sorry" I apologized urging the mare to lead me to Sky Cloud.

Third Person

Sky Cloud gently sipped on a glass of water as a nurse went over the mare's vitals.

"I must say Miss Coltdiz, you gave us quite the scare," the nurse chuckled nodding her head as she ticked off the chart on the end of the Sky Cloud's bed. Crashing came from outside as muffled protest sounded.

The door was nearly ripped off its hinges as a familiar human tore into the room. In seconds he had reached the opposite end of the room and engulfed the startled mare in a hug.

"V-VanNatta" she squeaked, her body shaking as she hesitantly placed her arms around the human. Looking up, the mare nearly choked as she examined the usually reclusive human. Tears sprung from his eyes as he held the surprised but grateful mare.

"I-I'm sorry, can you ever forgive me for being such a jerk?" VanNatta whispered kissing the shocked mare softly on the lips as she tensed.

"VanNatta" she smiled, her eyes narrowing as her lithe hands wrapped around his neck. "YOU COLOSSAL BASTARD! DO YOU KNOW THE HELL YOU PUT ME THOUGH!?" she cried as VanNatta choked from the lack of oxygen before being released.

"Y-yeah," the terrified human cringed as she gave him the bollocking of a lifetime.

First Person

The mental beat down she gave me finally came to an end as she left me without a name. Her nostrils flared as I meekly nodded in acceptance.

"Good," she snorted, glaring at me as she grabbed the back of my head, pulling me close as she kissed me deeply. Moaning, I licked her lips trying to gain access which she granted happily. She pulled back her tongue and let prod around before wrapping her long, thin muscle around mine and suckling on it. We kept it up for several moments before pulling back.

"Dumbass," she chuckled as she cuddled me closer, her eyes a mixture of annoyance and amusement as the ponies in the background stood in shock. I gently pushed myself back as the mare whined in annoyance her hands trying to bring me closer again. I wanted nothing more than to cuddle with her but there were too many ponies around. There was also the subject of the pregnancy and forced marriage that needed to be discussed.

I gulped. "Sky Cloud we need to talk...


I'LL KILL HER!" The enraged scream of the pegasi mare echoed through the entire hall outside her room as I easily kept her pinned to the bed. My strength came in handy as she tried to slap me away, determined to kill the princess of the night as Fluttershy tried to calm the distressed more.

Leaning in, I brought my face close to hers. "SKY CLOUD! Calm. the fuck. down!" I barked as she glared at me in defiance, trying harder to get out of my hold.

"No, I am not calming down after everything she's done! That fucking bitch has gone too far. It's fucking minotaur shit, they're trying to cover her fuck up by forcing you to marry her!" The half crazed mare cried, her eyes alight as I nodded in agreement.

"I know, I know but there's nothing we can do. It's this or death, and trust me I would rather stick my dick in a grinder then even think of being with that bitch." I replied dejectedly as the beige mare before me redoubled her efforts.

"This is unfair!" Sky Cloud sniffed her eyes tearing up as I nodded, pulling her close as we both sulked at the ultimatum given to me by the tyrants of Equestria. Twilight awkwardly shuffled about her feelings mixed about the situation. On one hand Twilight was sadly loyal to Celestia to such an extent that it border lined hero worship. But on the same hand Twilight was a smart pony she could see the injustice, this left us with an indecisive more.

"Twilight, surely you can do something, can't you?" Sky Cloud begged her head resting on top of mine as I flinched. Despite our very intimate moment mere seconds ago I still felt uncomfortable being touched.

"Would it and hear me out be too extreme, to burn down Ponyville," I questioned, throwing my question out there as the others silently shake their heads.

"Look at the end of the day I am stuck with this, not you guys" I spat bitterness evident in my voice as they give cries of protest.

"You are not alone VanNatta we are here for you and who knows maybe the bitch will get banished again" Sky Cloud growled as Twilight grimaced.

"Come on we really shouldn't be talking about the princesses like that" Twilight muttered, desperately trying to stay neutral as Sky Cloud snorted in her direction. Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder I gave a reassuring smile as she reluctantly settled down.

The nurse gave the grumpy Pegasi the all clear and quickly saw us kicked out. A nasty case of flu had struck the small town leaving hundreds bedridden. This mean that hospital rooms were precious as well as scarce and we happily left as to allow others in.

"I told them, I fucking told them to give out free flu jabs did they listen, NO!" Twilight spat as we passed another parent, holding a shivering child. The scene tugged at my heartstrings as I realized that some of them were going to die.

"Why can't Celestia do something," I demanded as Twilight flinched my tone harsh.

"She doesn't have the resources—" I shut the unicorn up with a withering stare as I felt a rant coming on.

"Don't give me that bullshit, if they can hold massive banquets for those fucking snobs then they can afford to protect their own damn nation. Jesus I miss the US at least they had free health care. Granted you were usually dead by the time they could fit you in" I chuckled at the last part as the others looked at me in revulsion.

"Regardless of that I agree ponies should not have to pay ridiculous amounts just to insure that they survive the winter" Sky Cloud added backing me up as I smiled appreciatively at her. Rainbow Dash gave me a solid clap on the back as I flinched.

"Hey keep that kind of talk up kid and you might do well in politics, one day" she chuckled allotting a snort from me. Sky Cloud's grip on me tightened slightly as I chatted with Rainbow Dash her eyes narrowing whenever the mare would physically touch me. 'Holy shit she's jealous' I mentally laughed.

If I was honest with myself I didn't see them that way, though I found them attractive I was just starting to contemplate touching the mares never mind anything of that intimacy. Though both times that I had kissed Sky Cloud had been in the heat of the moment and whilst nice it was not something I could do normally or to show affection. I don't even know if I could call it love. I don't think I could love them, my phobia, hatred and anxiety of them severely stunted that possibility from ever truly happening. My conditions whilst nowhere near better were at least slightly easier to manage as I developed techniques and exercises to deal with them.

Christ Sky Cloud and I weren't even dating yet she insisted on holding hands and being affectionate with me despite the fact we had kissed no less than a couple of hours ago. I still wondered why I had kissed her; did I feel anything for her ruling out love was there any kind of spark? Could we eventually end up as an item, doubted it but she was the closest thing I had to a friend so it was possible.

"VanNatta, VanNatta, honey, you there?" Sky Cloud chirruped giving me a rough smack on the head as I jumped in surprise.

"Sorry. Fuck I was miles away" I laughed embarrassed as the others chuckled well spiritedly. Arriving at the library we set to work trying to find a way to annul the marriage without my head rolling. Twilight despite her loyalties agreed that forced marriage was wrong though I knew she was doing it more for Sky Cloud than for me. Either way as long as I didn't end up married to bat shit crazy cakes I was fine.


"Twilight took the time to explain the whole equestrian law system to me, how class systems worked and how stallions fitted into the society. I had up to this point only just skimmed the surface as Twilight enlightened me into the fucked up and corrupt world of Equestria.

Hours shot by as we relentlessly skimmed though tomb after tomb. Hope dwindled in my heart as I for the third time shut 'Equestria law and marriages'.

"AH HA!" Twilight cried marching over to our table as she slammed her book down. "I knew there was something I was missing, section A-12 page 451 paragraph 3, any male or female born of Equestria, that takes the virginity of a member of royalty out of wedlock, are given the choice to be subjected to either marriage or death," she started as we nodded in confusion. "Don't you see born of Equestria, VanNatta wasn't born here," she cried as a silence descended.

"YES, I don't have to raise her bastard of a child," I cried as the others stopped dead.

"YOU GOT HER PREGNANT!?" Sky Cloud screamed as the room fell into anarchy. The mares started shouting at me in droves the garbled mesh of half sentences, meaning little as I tried to make sense of their rambling. My eyes narrowed as Sky Cloud came too close, her threatening position making me uncomfortable as I backed away. "VanNatta when did this happen?" she cried as I sighed

"So pretty much as it turns out humans can impregnate Alicorns," I replied as Twilight collapsed her eye sullen as the others looked at each other uncomfortably. "Hey come on guys we won, I don't have to marry her," I un-enthusiastically cheered, all joy dying as twilight nervously licked her lips.

"VanNatta if the mare is pregnant then the rule is null and void for it says if the royal become pregnant outside of wedlock then the male responsible will take her hand in marriage, so it applies even to you, I am so sorry," she whispered as I stood there paralyzed. It was over I had lost, despite looking at every book in the library we had lost! I felt numb as grim realization set in. I was going to end up like my parents in a loveless marriage with a kid that I didn't even want. 'How did it come to this?'

The sober atmosphere so great, even left the famous party mare downtrodden.

"So that's it then," I dejectedly sighed realizing that we had lost as I slumped in my chair. Twilight nodded sullenly her hands clenching a letter in her hand as she reluctantly handed it over.

"From the princess Celestia," she muttered as I nodded. Tearing the seal I scanned over the letter as my mood darkened instantly. "Un-fucking believable," I growled furious as Sky Cloud snatched the letter from my hand.

"THOSE BASTARDS" she screamed her eyes on fire as she tore out the room. "THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT" she cried from hallway as she grabbed her boots. Realizing what she planned to do Rainbow Dash and me both tackled her to the ground, holding the mare still as she squirmed and cursed. Twilight levitated the crumpled letter over to her person.

Dear Twilight please pass this letter on to VanNatta as soon as possible:

To VanNatta,

As you already know, you are to be wed to my sister in exactly four months three days and six hours since the sending of this letter. Despite the fact you are to be wed to royalty, you will not be entitled to the status of prince nor any of the benefits that are allotted to somepony of such status. Instead you will act as a sperm donator- your job will be to please my sister as well as myself whenever requested. You will follow any orders given to you by ay upper ranked military staff, Princess Luna, or myself regardless of whether or not you want to do it or if it's a conflict of interest; I don't care. Your duties to her as both husband and father will be rigorous and extensive, but we will go over that in more detail at her baby shower two months from now. As of now you are now considered a member of this nation. As such you are expected to follow our law system and abide by our rules. Do not disappoint me VanNatta, for my patience is a luxury afforded to those given.

With Regards,

Princess Celestia, Goddess of the Sun.

"Holy crap she is actually a bigger bitch than my mom and that is saying something," I laughed incredulously at the audacity and sheer nerve that this mare dared to show. "I can't believe she is serious this is a fucking joke! How can she expect me to allow myself to be subjected to the unjust and plain sexist laws? I cannot and will not be subjected to this segregation, just because the two in charge are millenniums old backwards thinking sexists" I stated my eyes furrowed as I dared any of the mare's to speak out against me.

"VanNatta's that's treason you could be banished for that or worse hung. I understand that you are upset but stallions are fine with it. It doesn't do them any harm and I have yet to hear a single complaint," Twilight squealed as Applejack nodded smugly.

"I agree with Twi, ain't none stallions ever given any lip bout it," the redneck farmer stated as I groaned. They seemed to be missing the point of the whole thing as I considered smacking my head on a table.

"Because they are used to it! They have lived like this for centuries Christ probably millenniums so how could they know any better? Your male equivalents are treated like slaves. What kind of society that preaches love and tolerance is fine with "lower class stallions" being sold as slaves to rich and powerful mares? What kind of society can happily allow stallions to be beaten and raped with the attacker receiving no repercussions? This is not harmony, this is disharmony and I plan to change that," I snarled as Sky Cloud smiled proudly at me whilst half the room looked at me in horror.

"But that's crazy you can get yourself killed!" Twilight sputtered.

"Twilight I am not suggesting a revolt; more along the lines of discussing it with the princesses. Share with them how things work in my world, maybe get them to see the advantages of equality," I suggested easing the poor distressed mare as she settled down slightly.

Sadly though, in the end only Sky Cloud had my back, the other six either declaring neutrality or outright opposition to it. It was disheartening to see that even the so called Elements of Harmony were more than happy to support or abide by these segregated laws. It was even sadder that they truly seemed to believe that the ones who enforced these laws were kind, benevolent gods.

"Very well then I guess there is no point trying to convince the rest of you then?" I sighed standing up to leave as the Pegasi followed. Sky Cloud walked solemnly behind me the gentle crunch of leaf litter and branches producing a nice quick rhythm.

"Hmm I wonder," Sky spoke from behind next thing I knew a pair of hands wrapped around me.

"Wait wha, FUCKING HELL!" I cried as the space between land and my body were savagely severed. Next thing I knew I found myself on a strange white blanket. Sky Cloud still held on to me as I tried to assess the situation.

"It's okay I have you, you big wuss" she laughed as I felt my temper spike.

"Don't. Ever. Fucking do that again" I snapped as she recoiled slightly.

"Chill dude I just wanted to see if my theory was right" she spoke as she let go of me.

"And that would be?" I patronized as she snorted at my attitude.

"If you had the same abilities, as an Alicorn. Look if you can impregnate an Alicorn then I thought maybe you also had their traits. You know you can use magic, you are strong as hay and now we have confirmed that you can walk on clouds" she replied as I looked at the mare in surprise.

"Wow I am actually really impressed that you of all people were able to come to that conclusion, never mind come up with the theory" I laughed as she smacked me around the head chuckling as I gently grabbed at the what I presumed was cloud. With it being dark only the faint glow of the street lights below coupled with the moon, starved off the pitch blackness of night. I then decided to speak up.

"If you back out now I will think nothing less of you Sky. But know that I will not stop until all stallions stand beside mares as equals not servants" I informed her, making sure that she was prepared for the responsibility and risk. "Look I am not going to sugar-coat this; if they are prepared to kill me over having sex with an Alicorn, then openly opposing them will most likely result in the same consequences. You are truly with me and do at your core believe that stallions deserve rights then we can get to work but if you are only in it for the kicks then leave," finishing my speech I looked at my friend as she silently nodded.

"Hey how bad can it be? All we do is walk up to the princesses, tell her the deal then go home. It's not like we are making a resistance of some sort, right?" Sky laughed as I inwardly cringed. 'Worse than you could imagine if they are true tyrants' I mentally sighed at Sky's innocence. I hated to use her like this but I needed leverage. Having one of the elements would hopefully make Celestia think twice before immediately calling for our heads.

"VanNatta," Fluttershy cried her voice nearly lost over the roars of wind as she struggled to reach the cloud we took residence on. "Look, um I may not like what you are doing but if it will make your life easier and make Sky Cloud happier, count me in," she whispered nodding her head in self-assurance as I nodded.

"No matter what we have your back," Sky Cloud reminded me.


Two Months Later

Over the two months Sky Cloud grew on me as we spent more time than usual together planning ideas on how to raise awareness for male segregation without causing an uproar. There had of course been downs like when Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash had spent two days trying to convince Twilight to give them a ticket to something called the grand galloping gala. Celestia had in the end gave the mare nine tickets to my shock as Sky Cloud, Spike and I were all given a ticket each. Spike was of course on board with my plan given that he was a dragon and suffered the same segregation as I did.

The little dragon despite only being a decade younger than Twilight still had the body of a child only coming up to my chest. He still had childish actions, held a very mature streak when counseling one of his friends.

The grand galloping gala was by the sound of it the last thing I wanted to attend as I had politely declined my ticket. The fucking fuss that they had caused until I said yes had left me with a severe headache and a hatred for the fuckin bitch fashion designer Rarity. The uppity bitch had of course caused the most hassle calling me "ungrateful" and a "ruffian". Apparently I should be honored that they would allow an "Animal" like me to attend such a prestige event.

"I can't believe that you guys are making me go to this thing" I grumbled adjusting the bowtie on my suit as Fluttershy sheepishly grinned. The girls were to say the less stunning each wearing a beautiful dress that showed off all the right curves and cleavage. Hell even the hick apple farmer was a sight but by far Sky Cloud stole the show wearing a beautiful white gown made her very form glow as I actually felt my mouth water at the mere sight of her.

All in all we were all smartly dressed as we, they spoke excitedly about the gala and their expectations. I could only wince as I realized how many of them would be in tears before the night was out. I made a mental note to keep an eye on them and prevent anything happening.

"Ready?" the beige mare whispered gently squeezing my hand affectionately as I smiled back.

"But of course," I replied mock arrogance, causing her to laugh as the carriage came to a halt. I looked at the fuming dragon sat next to me his face a sneer as Rarity harped on about meeting her prince charming. Did the thick bitch not realize that he was head over heels for her? Maybe she did and used his feelings to have him dig for her to find gems and any other menial task she needed.

Groaning, I jumped out the cart stretching my back as Twilight and Rarity gasped.

Fucking hell I got an ass like a Japanese flag," I grumbled my ass having fallen asleep as I stretched my legs. Passing mares stopped dead as they looked at me with disgust.

"I didn't realize you were allowed pets in the gala," One tittered as the other sneered at me.

"FUCK YO-ACK," I gagged as Rarity pulled me back laughing nervously as Twilight hastily placed her hand over my mouth

"You promised," Twilight hissed as I growled at her. "I didn't promise jack shit" I said, pushing her forcefully off of me as I rolled my eyes as I waited beside Sky Cloud. Reaching the entrance i could feel my body sweat as the merciless eyes of guards and guests eyed me up, some with disgust, other lust.

The hairs on the back of my head stood up as I shivered. I had only just got used to the miniscule crowds in Ponyville in comparison to the thousands of mare's currently surrounding me. The mane six as I had taken to calling them one for their vital roles in Equestria and two because it was a horse pun surrounded me forming a meat shield. I guessed they didn't want too many mares seeing me, 'so selfish to keep this gorgeous beast to themselves' I mentally chuckled as Sky Cloud held my hand.

I soon caught sight of the two princesses, Luna at this point looked heavily pregnant her stomach bulged as she greeted guests. Unlike Celestia however, she did a poor job of hiding her disdain for the guests. Hell the guests had the audacity to try and play rank, stating their name and wealth as if that mattered a flying fuck when comparing that to a celestial being that raised the sun. I was still iffy about the whole raising the sun and moon stuff it sounded like bullshit in my opinion.

The night blue Alicorns eyes caught mine as she studied me her eyes showing nothing as she studied me. A sneer slowly adorned her otherwise beautiful face as she gave me a death glare. Twilight nudged me as I went to flip her off. A jerk of the head reminded me of the power those two held. Grumbling, I bit my tongue as I passed the two Twilight stopping to talk to them as the others split up.

"Sky Cloud, hacido un largo tiempo sin verte amigo!" ("It's been a long day without you my friend") A mare shouted, waving at us as Sky Cloud gave a squeal of delight.

"Novia!" She cried as they embraced speaking in a language similar to Spanish, as I stood waiting for the mare to introduce me. I was slightly disheartened when I was ignored altogether. The two drifted over to a table continuing to chatter away.

"Bastard," I swore, my face twisted in disbelief as I was ditched. Reaching a table that came up to my chest I felt slightly silly, like a small child at a party as I grabbed a conveniently placed bottle of 'Maredelux' Champaign. The waitress came bristling over to me her face nervous as she tried to grab the bottle. Glowering at her, I gave her a well-placed smack on the ass and a polite fuck off to send her on her merry way.

The mare looked at me stunned a light blush accommodating her gray fur as I left. My small frame ducked and weaved in between the mass of babbling nitwits. There greedy self-centered goals clear, despite their pleasant and kind words to one another. Despite telling me to tell no one of my marriage to Luna, Celestia actually planned to announce it to the whole audience.

"You," A voice spat as I closed my eyes, fists clenching as I felt my temper flare. Princess Luna stood not two feet away from me sending me a glare comparable to a basilisk. Despite her bloated stomach she still held an air of power and respect. On a side not her curves were still very noticeable as were her firm breast.

"Come walk with us," She commanded, her eyes narrowing as I defiantly ignored her. "We said," she started, her hand crushing mine as I gave a startled gasp of pain. "Come. Walk. With us," she hissed, eyes glowing an intense white as I flinched at her gaze. I nearly let slip a cry for mercy, the mare regurgitating the horrible memories of my first day here. Nightmare Moon still plagued the very deepest and vulnerable parts of my sanity her cruel laughter the only thing I would hear at night. Her night black form many a nights brought me to tears as the night terrors she had caused left me a quivering mess.

This pony was not Nightmare Moon, her coat whilst border line black was a very dark navy blue her hair a far softer blue as she noticed me examining her.

"What!?" she snapped as I quickly tore my eyes to the ground, hoping that she did not lash out. Luckily for me she bit her tongue as I refused to answer her, wondering where she was leading me as we walked through the silent garden. We passed an ugly looking lawn ornament of some strange chimera its body in a dramatic pose.

After several tense minutes of silence, we finally came to a stop by a beautiful tree covering the small bench that rested beneath it. Sitting down the mare gave me a look of disgust before hesitantly offering me a seat.

"You know, when I first found out about… well this," she emphasized by pointing at her bulge. "We wanted to track thou down and make thou pay…" Luna spoke quietly as my temper began to flare.

"But then we realized something. Like us, thou were abused by the beast that had controlled me for a thousand years. We realized that whilst we may hate one another, we at least have suffered at the hands of the Nightmare. Thou see VanNatta…. we hated thou in fact, thou disgusted me. We saw thou as a small, frail colt that jumped at his own shadow; to think that we lost thy virginity to a weakling left us ashamed. But then we viewed thou's memories, what thou did and how thou did it, still astounds me. Despite the fact that she broke thou mentally then crushed thy small body… thou somehow survived. Thou crawled over ten miles to Ponyville with a body that was half broken," she paused as I tried to suppress my mirth at the strange way she was insulting me yet at the same time she was commending me.

"But know that we still hate thou. Thou are annoying whinny little colt of a stallion that clings to the 'poor me, I was raped' gag. Thou disgust me because despite thou's strength, thou are still a little foal," she growled as I snapped.

Standing up, I looked her straight in the eyes. "You know what, I was honestly contemplating that we might be able to get past the Nightmare Moon incident but you just blew that! How fucking dare you try and call me weak and pathetic!?" I seethed.

"Because of you, kind ponies like Sky Cloud and Fluttershy who have done nothing, but offer me their friendship and kindness instead received insults and fear from me. Because of you having a fucking tantrum that nearly killed everyone on this fucking planet, I'm the one that ended up being used for you to vent on. You are the weak one who gave into her petty jealously, so who are you to call me a colt when all that happened was a godly equivalent of a time out on the moon? I was in a coma for three weeks and have spent months crying myself to sleep, only to wake up screaming. I've been plagued by nothing more than nightmares… nightmares that take the piss out of having me relieve what you did to me! I developed Anxiety, Equinophobia and paranoia because of you… I was new to this world, scared, alone… cold. And you the first pony I met, raped and tortured me within an inch of my life and left me to die. You were welcomed back and thrown a fucking parade. I got the sympathy of two mares and a pat on the back from the doctors for surviving. Don't you fucking dare sit there and try and make me the weak one, YOU. DUMB. STUPID. COCKSUCKING CUNT. !" I finished, screaming my heart out as the mare sat there frozen.

"B-bastard, h-how dare thou. How dare thou speak to me like that!" she spluttered in confusion and rage as I glared at her.

"No! How dare you think you can try and place the blame on me for your mistakes! Grow the hell up and take some responsibility." I retorted, storming off as she cried out in protest. Quietly, I turned to face her only to feel confused by the rosy hue on her cheeks and how she tried to avoid eye contact.

"What?" I impatiently demanded as she mumbled something to quiet to hear as I stepped closer. "What?" annoyance was replaced by curiosity, as I approached Luna.

"Ca- up" She mumbled, my ears only catching half of what she said as I came face to face with her.

"I can't get up" Luna whispered her face exploding into a cherry red hue as I tried and failed to repress a laugh. Her humiliated glare only made me feel slightly bad for the pregnant mare as I reluctantly gave her a hand. With a strained grunt, I pulled the princess to her feet, her blush still present as she made a hasty retreat. By hasty retreat I mean she awkwardly waddled down the small hill back to the party as I laughed.

"Humility can be a bitch, eh Luna?" I chuckled to myself, following the fat mare back to the party.

The night was still young and I planned to enjoy it…