Moonponies at the train station

>Be Ticket Punch, Train Station Employee of the Month six months in a row
>You looks up from you booth and jump a little at the sight
>Damned Moonponies, coming down and stealing all your stallions with their flowing manes and pointy teeth
>You shift on your ample flank, suddenly jealous of their waif stature
>...
>You should probably go jogging more often...
>None of them even have the proper decency to at least make a little noise when they move about!
>You crane your head to the side and check the line behind the first one
>Damn, where'd they all come from?
>The clunk of the amulet around the neck of the first mare hitting the booth as she lays down her ticket brings you back to the task at hand
>You eye it for a moment, admiring the fine gem surrounded by silver filegree
>Weight loss must be terribly easy for them when a necklace alters gravity's hold
>You take the ticket and punch it
"Two plus luggage, car five. Near the end."
>"Thanks!"
>Well, somepony's in a good mood today
>This next one has a strong-looking earthpony stallion leaning against her
>Of course he's talking her ear off
>"Oh honey, I just can't wait to see the ceremony!" he coos
>She smiles, bearing her fangs at you.
>Her stallion keeps talking
>"I'm so excited, this only happens once every few generations, and we get to see it!"
>Your professional discipline keeps you from wincing at the sight, so you do your job
>You take her ticket and punch it too.
"Two plus luggage."
>You notice out of the corner of your eye the extra stamp.
>You definitely wince this time, but you hide it with a cough.
"Pregnant seating is in the middle, car three."
>She smiles and nods, bumping the poor earth stallion
>The succubus victim just walks past
>It continues on like this, for another half an hour
>You catch bits of conversation here and there while they file through
>Nothing but moonpony mares and stallions, carting off with their catch from Equestria
>All heading to the same place:
>Lunar Lasso Landing
>You can't take it anymore
>You check the clock inside your little booth
>You have enough time to get them all through and ask a couple questions
>Oh, the last one is here already
>Just a couple unaccompanied moon-mares
"Excuse me," you start, holding their tickets in your hooves
"I can't help but notice there's a lot of moonponies getting on the train today, all talking about something going on."
>She smiles and nods a little too fast
"What is it?"
>Both her hooves come up to her mouth before she starts talking in that semi-ethereal voice
>It's like listening to somepony whisper and talk normally at the same time
>"Oh, you don't know? Tomorrow is the Night of the New Moon!"
"And that is?"
>She looks way too excited to explain this to someone who's never heard about it before
>"Well, once every couple of generations, Mother Moon and Father Anon decide to f-"
>The mare beside her, who seems to be a little more collected than the other, shoves her hoof in the first one's mouth before she can finish
>"What Minoris here was going to say," she starts in a much more somber tone
>Her voice almost sounds musical, but an octave or two deeper than her friend here
>"Is that once every few generations, when the stars align again, Mother Moon and Father Anon decide to give birth once again..."
>Her voice starts to rise
>"When the moon is shrouded from all light, there in the safety of the darkness, the Eternal Family begins the ritual once more..."
>A strange grin forms on her face, her eyes slowly widening as her voice grows louder as well
>"And in the light of a New Moon, surrounded by their posterity, the All-Mother and All-Father gift unto the universe new life from the Forever-Fertile Womb!"
>The hoof that was in her friend's face is now resting on her head, the other foreleg clenched near her own
>Her wings are spread wide, and the pony beneath her looks up at her with eyes sparkling more than normal
>"A new heir will be born, and another House begins its rise, displaying to the uncaring universe our unbreakable will, and our rightful, eternal place AMONG THE HEAVENS! CARVED FROM THE BARREN VOID ITSELF AND BENT TO OUR WILL!"
>She begins to cackle loudly, followed soon after by her friend below her
>You can hear the other moonponies in the train joining in
>You couldn't sink lower in your seat if you tried
>For the first time in your life you actually believe the stories
>They really are the descendants of Nightmare Moon
>The first one jumps up and puts her hooves on your booth
>"It really is exciting! You should definitely go see, it's a once-in-a-lifetime event!"
>She...is this sort of thing normal for her?
"U-uhm..."
>You try to find your voice
"I a-already have plans..."
>"Aww, what a shame! Well, WE have plans, and that's the ceremony!"
"Train two..."
>You watch them depart, feeling somewhat comforted by the safety of your booth
>...
>Damn moonponies.
>This is all Celestia's fault.