>"Wake up!" >A kick to your head forces you from your peaceful slumber. >As the haze of concisions fades, you notice a white stallion outfitted in gold armor standing to your side. >"Get up, and don't try anything." >You slowly lift yourself from the makeshift bed of straw and step onto the cold stone floor. >A second, black stallion unhooks your restraints from the floor and secures them to the first stallion's armor. >After checking to make sure the chains are secure, the stallions begin to walk, forcing you to follow. "Where exactly are we going?" >… >They're not very talkative. >You eventually arrive at a heavy metal door. >Blood accents the rusted sides, making it look like the entrance to a dungeon, or something of similar nature. >The black stallion opens the door and the white one escorts you in. >You weren't wrong about the dungeon idea. >If the blood on the door was just an accent, here it was the entire base color. >Almost every stone looks like blood had dried on it before it was haphazardly rinsed off with water without soap. >The chamber feels almost other worldly. >Your chains are pulled abruptly, forcing you to continue moving. >The stallions stop in front of a giant ring and begin to attach your manacles to the device. >It's almost laughable how small the device is. >Sure your limbs are held at an odd angle, but you are far from being stretched or anything. >To be fair, you are very large compared to what the architect had in mind. >Once your chains are fastened, the black stallion retires from the room, leaving the white stallion guarding you. >After what seems like ages (all attempts at sparking conversation with your jailer proved fruitless) the metal door creaks open again. >You turn your head and see a white unicorn… >No, pegasus… >Your mouth falls open as you recognize the form of Celestia descending the stairs. >Something was off about her though. >Like Luna before, she seemed smaller, and her mane was no longer a rainbow tinted, intangible object. >Her mane was now a solid shade of pink, and was barely long enough to reach pass her face. >As for her size… she was still larger than the stallions who had brought you here, but no where near what her size was before. >The sun princess takes her position in front of you. >In a booming voice, she begins her interrogation. >"WHO ARE YOU?" >You wince as her voice collides with you. >This again? "Princess, you know who I am. I'm the only human in all of Equestria." >Celestia regards your answer before continuing with her questions. >"A HUMAN? WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF THEM BEFORE. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELVES." >Is this some kind of sick joke? >You stare at Celestia as you reply. "Princess, I have already discussed these matters with you." >She looks confused. >"LIES. WE HAVE NEVER HEARD SUCH STORIES." >This is beginning to annoy you. "Yes, you have. I explained myself to you when I first came to Equestria." >"IMPOSSIBLE, WE WOULD RECALL HAVING CONVERSED WITH SUCH A CREATURE AS YOURSELF." "Maybe if your precious student was here, you'd recognize me." >Celestia's eyes grow wide. >"STUDENT?! CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THIS?" "CAN… YOU STOP… YELLING?" >Your insolence earns you a hoof in your gut. >Oh hello Silver Spoonies, when did you show up? >You manage to keep your breakfast down as you look back towards the princess. >She motions for the guards to leave. >As you hear the door screech shut, Celestia turns to you. >Her smile is terror itself. >She approaches you and speaks in a normal voice. >"I enjoy prisoners like you." >She places her head next to yours and whispers into your hear. >"I can be a rough as I want with you and nobody cares." >Rough? >Your internal questions are answered by Celestia biting your neck. >At first, it's almost pleasurable, but soon you feel her clamp down on your throat. >Your esophagus strains to pull air through as Celestia's teeth dig deeper into your skin. >You feel a trickle of blood slide down your neck. >Celestia pulls away and licks her lips. >Her horn glows a soft yellow as she levitates a heated fire iron. >The flaring tip is reflected in her eyes, giving them a demonic glow. >She's trying to intimidate you. >Celestia's good, she's had one thousand years to perfect her "Crazy Sadist" role. >Biting is one thing, but she would never actually use something like *that*. >Having grown bored with the heated prod, Celestia approaches you again. >"Now, one more time. What did you mean by 'Student', hmm?" "I'm not playing your-" *Ssssssssssssss* >Your mind realizes what the sound is before your nerves bombard it with pain. >You let out a bloodcurdling scream as Celestia slowly drives the poker into your stomach, twisting it slightly as it moves deeper. >About a half-inch in, she stops and unhurriedly removes the prod, placing it back in the fire. >Steam rises from the cauterized wound. >The sadistic sovereign steps forward for a third time. >"How about now? Will you play with me?" >She licks your neck as you try to retain control of your thoughts. >You look down at the fresh injury on your stomach. >The skin hadn't been penetrated, but it was severely burned. >"Of course, I could read your mind to get the information I want… But that's no fun." >Celestia places her hoof on the burn and twists. "Hng-" >You try to suppress a scream. >The princess leans to your ear again. >"I'll break you eventually, you know." >She tongues your ear as she continues to prod your wound. "You- hng- You'll kill me be- hng- fore you- hng- break me." >"Really~?" >Celestia looses a spell on you. >As the yellow aura washes over you, it congeals and flows into your burn. >Pain floods your abdomen as your incinerated flesh rejuvenates, leaving no indication that you had ever been harmed. *Gasp* *Gasp* >You manage to stay conscious, but it was an ordeal. >Your head hangs limply to the side, giving you a partial view of Celestia. >She is now standing near the fire pit, stoking the flames with the same fire iron she had used on you. >No time is wasted this session. >There was no cooling period as she stared into the soft radiance of the stoker. >It simply moved from the inferno to you. *Ssssssssssssss* "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" >Your skin gives way under the pressure and heat, letting the prod slide a full three inches into your gut. >It feels like you are being cooked from the inside. >The sharp twisting motion being made burns your insides as blood turns to steam. >This was not a fight you could win. *Ssssssssssssss* "Ahhhhh- All right!" >Celestia stops twisting and begins to slowly extract the prod. "I'll… talk." >"Not so unbreakable now, are we?" >No, you could have lasted longer. But for what reason? There was nothing to be gained by being roasted alive. >You can't let her have a total victory, though. "But not… to you." >Celestia raises an eyebrow. >"Then whom do you have in mind?" "Luna. I'll talk to Luna, and only her." >Celestia grins and places the fire iron back in the pit. >"Very well. But I do so hate rushing these things… I'll just have a little more fun before I run off to fetch my little sister." >Another healing spell revitalizes your body and fills you with agony. >The white alicorn levitates a knife and holds it over the flames. >You can see the blade begin to glow with heat as Celestia turns it, ensuring a superheated instrument. >As she pulls it from the blaze, it glows white. >Then she is upon you. >You are Luna, young mistress of the moon. >You lay on your bed, recovering from the wounds you had obtained when attempting to read that creature's mind. >A peculiar ring was brought to you when the creature was examined. >It had some kind of enchantment on it that blocked mind-altering spells of any kind. >Difficult magic for any to perform. >But what had disturbed you about the ring was the magic signature it bore. >It was- >Your thoughts are interrupted by a knocking at your chamber doors. "Enter." >A white unicorn walks in, bearing some kind of mechanical cutie mark. >He bows to you as he introduces himself. >"Greetings your majesty, I am Theos, one of Canterlot's head librarians." >He raises his head and smiles at you. >"Please, call me Theo, the 's' makes it sound odd to me." "Tell us, Librarian Theos, for what purpose do you disturb our rest?" >The unicorn purses his lips when he hears his full name spoken, but he responds promptly. >"Your sister, Princess Celestia, has sent for you…" >You can hear him mutter under his breath. >"Though why she sent me is a mystery…" "And where did our dear sister wish for us to meet?" >Theos looks away. >"The… interrogation room, milady." >That room… You hated it there. >It always smelled of blood and fear. "Very well. We shall journey to the dungeon immediately." >Theos bows and exits. >In short order you leave to visit the torture chamb- interrogation room… >You are Anon, and you are in pain. >Celestia has left you dangling from the rack, no doubt she did not wish for Luna to see her torturing you. >As she ascended the stairs to leave, you could see fluids dripping from behind her tail and trailing on the ground. >That monster had been getting off abusing you. >You look down at your perfectly normal torso. >How many times had she almost killed you? >Knives, prods, brands, she had used anything that she could stick in a fire on you. >Though the wounds were gone, your mind still remembered the feeling of flesh being cut and singed simultaneously. >The metal door opened, filling the chamber with light for a brief moment before falling back into darkness. >You raise your head to see Luna descending into the room. >She stops when she sees you. >"Our sister informs us that we are to interrogate you." >You manage a grin. "No- no need. I just wanted to talk to someone who wasn't trying to turn me into a shish kebab." >Luna appears confused. >"Shish… Ka-- bob?" >She wouldn't know what those are, would she? "Nevermind. Luna, I have a question I would like to ask." >The princess regains her stoic look. >"Very well, ask it." "Who is Celestia's current student?" >Confusion crosses the princess visage. >"Student? Our sister has no pupil under her tutelage." >Odd. "One more, if I may. Who is the current bearer of the Element of Magic?" >Luna eyes you cautiously as she speaks. >"You know of the Elements?" >You nod. >"…" >"It is our sister, Celestia." >No student. >Smaller statures. >Celestia possessing the Element of Magic. >This is the past. >You must have been dropped here by the idiotic Elements of Harmony. >What had happened to them though? They too had been caught in that Kubrick Sphere, as you so affectionately call it. >Given the universe's apparent hatred of you, however, you doubt that it was that easy to escape Fluttershy. >One more test, to be sure. "Princess, does 'Nightmare Moon' mean anything to you?" >Luna stares at you blankly. "I'll take that as a no. Thank you princess, a lot of my questions have been answered from this conversation." >"Hold, creature of the lake. We-" "Anon." >"Wh- what?" >Luna deflates a little at your interruption. "My name is Anonymous, Anon for short." >The sapphire princess studies you momentarily before resuming her question. >"Very well, Anonymous. We would like to know how you obtained this." >She levitates a silver ring to you. >The mind-rape repelling band! "Where I come from, there was a particularly troublesome mare who quested for my…" >You look away. "Seed. In my desperation, I managed to procure a ring that would prevent my mind from being altered." >"Thou liest." "What?" >Luna walks over to you and holds the ring up again. >"This magic is ours, only we have this signature." >Really? Luna enchanted that ring? >This isn't good. >How could you possibly explain that you were from the future? >Luna eases off when she sees you sweat. >Apparently, she's not as confrontational as her sister. >"Eh hem, we would also like to revisit our discussion earlier." >You look at Luna as you angle your head in puzzlement. >"What did you hear us say?" >She looks nervously at you, like have read her diary and are about to tell the whole world its contents. *Sigh* "I am aware of your plight with Celestia, princess." >Luna attempts to deny her earlier statements. >"W- we do not-" "It's not fair, being outshone by the sun." >You stare directly at her. >Not to intimidate her, but to show that you understand. >You know the feeling of being in someone's shadow. >Luna lowers her head, preventing you from seeing her eyes. >"She's just so perfect. Everyp0ny lo~ves the princess of the sun." >You see a drop of water fall to the floor. >"None are ever awake to see my beautiful night." >You try to place a reassuring hand on her shoulder, but the bindings stop you from even moving. "The greatest achievements are the ones that go unnoticed." >Luna looks up at you, trying her best to hold back tears. >"What?" "We stand in the shadows so that others may stand in the light. Our accomplishments go unrecognized, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." >Luna stares at you, transfixed on your words. "There are none who can imagine the world without your night, that is why they do not even dwell on such matters." >A small smile has appeared on the princess's face. >"So they love me without even realizing it?" >You smile warmly at her. "Yes." >She sniffles and begins to cry. >"I- I AM loved…" >The moon princess takes a moment to compose herself before leaving. >"Anonymous, We cannot release you without first discussing the matter with our sister. However, we will visit you during your imprisonment to help pass the time." >Not what you were hoping for, but it will have to do for now. >As she leaves, Luna gives you one last gentle smile before exiting the chamber. >You hang in the dark for what seems like an eternity before light filters into the room from above again. >Celestia canters down the stairs. >She looks furious. >"I don't know what you told my sister, but it seems I will no longer be able to keep you as my plaything after today." >Her horn shines as she approaches you. >"But that still leaves us all of tonight for me to have some fun…" >She scoops up whole shelves of metal objects and dumps them into the fire pit. "A sun goddess with a fetish for fire… Heh, should have known…" >Celestia smiles as she positions her face in front of yours. >Her magic forces your mouth open as she nears. >She stops short of kissing you and you can see a small chunk of super heated metal about the size of two bits float from the fire. >"Now, now my pet. There's no need to be so..." >She places the heated lump of metal on her tongue. >"Tungue an' 'heek." >With that, she forces her tongue into your mouth. >The metal burns your tongue as Celestia forces herself onto you. >She pushes it to the back of your throat and keeps her mouth to yours, preventing you from spitting it out or screaming. >As your tongue spasms in a futile effort to escape the heat, Celestia's tongue forces it into submission. >She wanted you to feel the full effects of her wrath. >After a few moments, she removes the metal from your mouth. >It is a dim shade of dark red at this point. >She casts another healing spell on you. >"So, my pet. Any more insults?" >You remain quiet and stare into the ground. >"Silence is Golden, as they say." >She wraps her lips around the metal and sucks it clean. >It was solid gold. >This is going right in my… 'Private' collection. >She levitates it behind her back, so you can no longer see it. >But you know what she's doing. >A soft *squelch* confirms your beliefs. >Celestia's eyes roll to the back of her head momentarily as her fluids splatter onto the floor. >With her tongue lolling from her mouth, Celestia speaks. >"Oh yes~" >This is disgusting. >The sun princess snaps back to reality and trots over to you. >"All of tonight~" >You ready yourself as she levitates several heated devices. >Your screams are heard echoing though the torture chamber for the rest of the night.