Nightmares heirby zet22xChaptersChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter II don't own My little pony or and of the character but Night Sky Chapter I Hot tears ran down Trixie’s face as she ran to the Everfree Forest. She had just been shown up by Twilight and, to make matters worse her home was destroyed by that accursed Ursa Minor. Trixie ran until she was too exhausted to run any more. After catching her breath, Trixie took in her surroundings. All she could see was trees, but farther down the trail she could see ruins of some kind. The events that lead her here happened during the night and after exhausting all her energy she was getting cold and needed to find shelter. In her mind, she know at any moment one of the many creatures would smell her and come looking for a midnight snack. Just then she heard what she feared.... ROOOAAAR!! Trixie didn't want to look, she just bolted for the ruins; there she hoped she would be safe. As she got closer to the ruin she noticed it looked like some kind of complex; perhaps left from the great war, she didn't know nor did she really care, she just didn't want to die. Using her magic she forced open the door, rushed inside, and slammed the door behind her and moved a fallen pillar in front of the door. Now feeling safer she paused to catch her breath and began to look around; she noticed a stairwell that went under ground but what got her attention was a crumbling wall. Trixie looked through the cracks of the wall and saw something she never seen before; a giant mana crystal rotating slowly just a few hoofs off the ground; inside was what looked like a beating dark blue orb. She used her magic to pull the rest of the wall down and entered the room. Arcs of pure magical energy began to dance across and off of the surface of the crystal. The room grow cold and colder still as she approached the crystal then she heard a crashing noise from the door, whatever was after her didn't mind the extra effort to get through the door as it slammed at the door again. This time, however, the door cracked. *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* Splinters shot into the room as the door gave way, more and more with ever slam from this unknown creature. Trixie saw the pillar begin to crack more and more; soon it would shatter leaving nothing but the frail door to keep the creature at bay and that would only last for a scant few seconds more. Trixie backpedaled closer and closer to the crystal. It she would have looked she would have noticed that the orb in the center of the crystal pulsed faster the closer she got. After zoning out and continuing to backpedal, Trixie's flank bumped the crystal and an arc of magic shot out to her horn and began to rip her very life force from her body until she dropping to her knees. She cried in pain as the crystal ripped more and more life from her body, her vision began to fade but then at the very point of blacking out the crystal stopped gorging it's self on her and began to shine. Glowing brighter, the orb in the center sucked in the crystal and floated in mid air for a few moments, then began to lower to the floor and gently set down, then a crack and another then it exploded filling the room with a thick fog. The crashing at the door stopped, whatever it was had been scared off by the sudden explosion. Dazed from the loss of well her life force Trixie looked at a silhouette of some kind, after getting a good look at it Trixie passed out. It was a dark blue Unicorn. After a unknown amount of time Trixie came to. Lifting her head up off the floor and rubbing her head. "Uh... what happened." Then she began to remember everything. She looked where the crystal floated but it was gone, she then looked around the room. Nothing. After trying to stand a few times she finally made it to her hoofs and stumbled out of the secret room into the main hall of the ruined complex there stood a unicorn one she didn't know. "H hello?" She asked The pony didn't bother to turn around it just stood there looking at the pillar as if contemplating something. Trixie was scared but in no way was she about to be ignored so she shouted this time. "Hey! I'm trying to talk to you." This time she got it's attention. It sighed then turned around to face her not saying a word. This time Trixie got a good look at it. It was a stallion, maybe as old as she was or a little older, it was hard to tell. He had some kind of metal cylinder embedded on both sides, right where pegasus wing would be. He also had a blue gray snout and stripes on his legs, back, and head. The one thing that really drew her gaze was his eyes; they were light blue, almost teal looking, but his pupils made her feel uneasy. They were just like dragons eyes, and glanced at her with a penetrating gaze She wasn't to sure what to say to him so... "My name is Trixie, whats yours?" He kept looking at her then his mouth begin to open then shut like he was rolling something in his mind then he spoke. "Greetings Lady Trixie, I am Night Sky, it is a pleasure to meet you. Might I inquire as to where we are and why thou is so... un kept?" "Huh?" Trixie was a bit confused as to why he talked like that but decided to ignore it. " If you must know I was chased by a monster that seems to have left thankfully." Right on cue something rammed the door hard splitting the pillar in two. The two turned and watched the door. Night sky backpedaled to where Trixie stood and waited for whatever it was that wanted its meal so badly. With one final crash the door shattered into splinters across the floor. There in the door way stood a hungry manticore. The manticore locked both of them in it's sights and walked into the room creating a now inescapable death trap. Trixie sank to the floor and began to cry. Night stood there with a small grin on his face, he turned his head to Trixie and said. "Milady just stay close to me and you will be fine." Trixie looked at him like he was a mad pony but, then again, he did just come out of a giant mana crystal. She shifted from him to the manticore, the beast menaced and drew closer, confident it was going to get two helpings of pony and go home happy. Trixie was shaking even harder now that the manticore was almost on top of them. The beast raised its powerful paw into the air, Trixie cringed and closed her eye tight as the paw descended onto them. Then a flash and another again and again, Trixie opened her eye just a bit to see some kind of shield around the two. Night tuned to Trixie and offered her a hoof to help her up then said. "Lady Trixie, I believe its time for us to go." The two walked past the manticore as the beast thrashed its hardest at the shield. Trixie could see the helplessness in the manticore's eyes as the prey walked away and it could do nothing to stop them so it sat in the door way and whimpered for it's empty stomach was not going to be filled this night. "W-where did you lean this shield spell?" Trixie asked. "It's nothing special, it's just a shield spell they teach at the academy." Night responded "No they don't at least not any where I've seen." Trixie said "Pray tell, were you not required to learn it?" Night asked "No. No unicorn is required to learn spells and most never even set foot in an academy." Trixie said. "Hmm, most odd." Was all Night said. "so... what are those cylinders in your sides for?" Trixie asked. "Hm? Oh well these are -” Was all Night could say before a thunderus roar echoed through the air followed by heavy thuds. Trixie turned to see a hydra charging straight for them; Its three heads licking their lips in anticipation of the two pony meal it was surely going to receive. Night turned to face the beast as his horn began to glow a dull blue and several trees fell in the hydras path which it crashed through like twigs. The hydra launched one of its heads forward to take a tasty bite of pony. As the head drew closer its mouth watered and began to open wide. The hydras head crashed into the shield. At first the hydra was confused and just looked at the ponies. Trixie sighed feeling relieved, and turned to Night to say something when she noticed that he was eying the shield closely. She turned her head to see what he was looking at and the shield had a small crack right where the hydra hit. The hydra couldn't under stand what it had done wrong. Why wasn't it enjoying a tasty bite of pony, it seemed to shrug and just deiced to do the next best thing which was to just smash it's heads against the shield over and over again. As the crack grew larger Trixie could see a look of satisfaction in it's work at continued to smash it's heads against the shield. "Lady Trixie, stay here." Night stated then darted out of the shield and into the open quickly levitating a large branch and lobbing it at the hydras heads. The branch hit the hydra hard but also shattered into pieces. The hydra was clearly not happy about being attacked; it was the predator and they were the prey. The beast turned to face the gutsy unicorn. Night turned and ran back behind a large tree looking for more things to throw when he spotted a small boulder covered in moss. "This will do just fine." Night thought to himself pulling it from the ground with his magic. With his weapon next to him he dashed around the other side of the large tree catching the hydra in his sights, he launched the boulder at the hydra scoring a direct hit on one of its heads which fell limp, clearly unconscious. He smirked confidently. Now the beast was mad and readied its self for a real fight. It jumped forward at Night swinging one of its heads at him while using the other one to keep an eye out for other flying objects. Night threw up a quick shield and jumped back as the hydra’s head smashed right though his shield nearly getting him in the process. Acting quickly, the hydra stepped forward while using the same head for a powerful upswing catching Night right in the head and chest sending him 7 meters back and at least 5 meters into the air. Trixie saw the quick actions of Night sky and was impressed but cringed as the hydra got its hit in sending him off behind the large tree and out of her line of sight. Reacting quickly Night jumped to his hooves and focused magic to his horn, building a charge quickly. The hydra now set in a full out charge right for him. Night barely dodged the attack landing squarely on his hoof he took aim and fired a beam of light. The light crashed into the hydra’s back, sending scales flying and leaving a scorch mark in it's place. Night was aiming for its head but settled for the direct hit on the hydra itself. The hydra jumped to the side while tuning around clearly trying not to be blasted again, then charged the unicorn spreading it's two remaining heads out wide so not to miss the unicorn again. Seeing this Night started to focus his magic as he turned and started to run toward the large tree; if he could get there first he could take cover and line up another shot. But he was not fast enough as the hydra, still charging him, swung it's head and hit Night hard causing him to black out and sending him through the air back over to where Trixie was. Trixie's eyes widened with fear as she saw Night sailing through the air toward her. He hit the top of the shield very hard, skidding off the top and falling a few hoofs past the shield onto the ground. After what felt like forever Night began to rise again this time however his eyes were glowing, Trixie looked at him, his face was cold and emotionless. Night jumped atop the shield and his horn began to glow and ice creep over his horn. Trixie turned to see the hydra coming around the tree and Night fired what looked like an Ice ball at it. As soon as the ice ball hit the hydra was frozen in place by ice. Amazed, Trixie looked back to Night as his horn started to glow again but brighter then last time and she noticed a smirk slip over his face. Trixie wasn't sure if there was such a thing as offensive unicorn magic but she was about to find out. Night Sky locked onto the frozen beast, a small blue ball formed just above his horn , achieving a critical mass and discharging a bright beam of light. The very moisture in the air around his horn and the beam evaporated into steam before Trixie's very own eyes. Then with a sicking crunch and splatting noise the torso of the hydra dropped to the ground missing the rest of it's body. Whatever possessed Night Sky seemed satisfied at it's work and the shield faded as he passed out and dropped to the ground right next to Trixie, unconscious and bleeding from several bad cuts along his body. Trixie know what she had to do; she had to rush him back to Ponyville for medical care lest he bleed out. She was not excited at the prospect, after all she had just only ran away from there not even a day or two ago. She levitated Night Sky’s unconscious body onto her back, took a moment to get her bearings from the stars, and set out in the direction of Ponyville. First chapter down. Let me know what you think Chapter IIChapter II Niiight... Sssky... Finally, Trixie breached the forest and Ponyville was in sight. It was the dawn of a new day, and the sun was now creeping over the horizon. Trixie hoped that she could get to the hospital before all of Ponyville was awake. Levitating Night's unconscious body close to her she sucked in large breath and exhaled. Trixie took off in a full out gallop ,running as fast as she could. After 10 minutes at maximum speed she arrived at the hospital. She laid Night down and walked up to the nurses desk. "Excuse me, Trixie would like to admit a patient." Trixie said. "Ok what is the patients condition?" The nurse asked. "Um, Trixie would say it's bad." Trixie said. The nurse leaned over the desk and looked at Trixie with a raised eye brow, Trixie pointed her hoof over to the bleeding stallion on the chairs. She quickly moved around the desk over to the stallion and yelled for a stretcher. After hearing the call other nurses moved quickly and got a stretcher, then helped lift Night onto the stretcher and into a room for treatment. Trixie thought about just leaving, after all she must be hated in this little village now. The nurse from behind the desk exited the room and walked over to Trixie. "I'm gonna need his name and any other information to be filled out on this sheet." She said hoofing Trixie a clip board and quill. Trixie filled out the form quickly; it was made easier because she only knew his name. The medical staff only had to stitch a few of the cuts shut - luckily most could just be cleaned and dressed to heal on their own. After some time, Trixie entered Nights room and laid down on the couch in the room and quickly slipped off to sleep. The day came and went as the sun began to set over Ponyville bringing the night followed by Luna's moon. Niiight...Sssky.. As Night lay there his dreams whisked him off to a dark room alight with stars all around. Night sky "What do you want?" Night asked the voice. My gifts to you wait at your awakening chamber. "...My gifts?" Yes. awaken my foal... The voice echoed growing quieter. "Wait! Who are you!" Awaken!! Night's eyes shot open glowing bright teal for a moment, then returning to their original color. He sat up from his bed and looked around the room. There was a window and a few chairs and Trixie was sleeping soundly on the couch. Quietly night got to his hoofs and walked to the door; he opened it just a little bit to see the lobby, a few nurses stood there talking away about something, He shut the door slowly so as to not make any noise and turned to the window on the far side of the room. "That’s my exit." Night thought to himself. Applejack was on her way home from Sugarcube Corner when she noticed some ponies flank sticking out the window of the hospital dropping to the ground. She got low and crept over by the pony staying hidden. "What’s he up to?" She asked herself. Night Sky hit the ground softly barely making a sound. He couldn't remember much of his life but it felt like he knew what he was doing. He then got low and surveyed the area, luckily most ponies were in bed or heading to bed. Confident no one would spot him he made for the forest. He wasn't sure but the voice in his dream told him to go back to the complex and get his gifts. Whatever those were. "What the hay is he up ta’" AJ whispered. She followed him, staying back so as to not be spotted . After a long trek though the forest Night arrived at the complex and stopped. Applejack waited farther back watching his every move. "I don't like the looks of this place." AJ thought. Night entered the complex waking back to his "awakening chamber" his memory was fuzzy but he could have swore there was something here. He began to check every inch of the chamber until he came across a hairline crack at the base of right wall. Night stepped back and focused magic on the crack. The wall seemed to recognize his magic and began to slide back then to the side opening a whole new area almost the size of the awaking chamber. Inside the room Night could see three items. A memory orb, a pair of silver metal bracelets with a sapphire in each one, and a pair of crescent metal wings. First, Night moved to the memory orb, he lowered his horn to the orb and it reacted glowing the same blue color as his magic. As soon as his horn touched the orb everything faded to white. __________ Night Sky's eye adjusted to the new scenery; it was a grand hall of some sort, he noticed he was standing on a red carpet but something was off he was short really short. Confused He turned and saw a tall mirror, he walked over to the mirror to see his reflection, what greeted him was a foal. "I'm... a foal?" "Come here my foal." a voice called from behind Night Night turned to see Nightmare Moon. "Come along now." She called as she made her way to the castle doors. Night ran as fast as he could, but the surroundings faded to white once more. His vision came into focus, he was standing outside now. Looking around Night saw the sun was out, beside him a small lake. He ran over and peered into his reflection, a young colt maybe ten years old was looking back at him then he heard a loud clap of thunder and turned around; suddenly it was night and bodies littered the field he stood in. Another clap of thunder -- Night looked up to see a white alicorn fighting with Nightmare Moon and she was losing. Night felt helpless...his vision blurred around the edges and it felt like he was moving, Looking to his left he saw himself on a surgery table with several ponies working on his sides, they were putting in his wing implants. He could feel the pain. Then he was being yelled at by a pegasus - she was putting him through drills teaching him how to fly. Then to his right he heard more shouting - looking he saw a unicorn teaching him new spells, as he watched himself perform the spells he began to remember them all - ranging from simple shielding spells to the deadly elemental spells. Moving forward again he grow more now about fifteen years old. The yelling turned to screams of pain as he watch himself burn a earth pony clad in gold armor to death with a look of satisfaction on his face. Even though he was just watching it happen he couldn't help but just take a bit of joy in his past work, then he saw Nightmare holding him in a tight hug telling him something. *Crack* "Sh wa~t Ysh ~~ knew thsh no matshh what ~ shve sou." He couldn't make out what she was saying but she released him and placing two silver metal bracelet in his hoofs. Something was off about Nightmare's eyes. Something about them seemed... different. The scene faded behind him as he progressed through his memories. Finally coming to a stop he was looking at Nightmare as she pour a great deal of magic into him, a large crystal formed around him as his vision started to fade once more... *Crack* __________ After twenty minutes Apple Jack decide she was gonna go have a look inside the complex. She slowly and cautiously entered the complex, looking around she saw crumbling gray walls, on the left side of the room she saw a chamber and another open wall on the right side of the chamber. Apple Jack got low to the ground and crept into the chamber and saw Night standing there, his horn was touching some kind of orb. She crept closer and noticed a blank look on his face, then the orb burst into a fine powder but Night simply stood there, not even flinching. Weirded out, she slid back into the outer room of the complex. Night blinked then shook his head coming out of the trance, he then looked to the wings and walked over to them. Using his magic he pulled out the seal from the inside of the cylinders, as soon as they were out he could feel the old air touching the meat inside the cylinders he then levitated one of the wings into the air matched it to the proper side then cringing rammed it into the newly open socket. "AHhhrrrrraa!!..." Lifting the next wing Night took a deep breath and rammed the other wing into place. "AHrra!.." Night dropped to his knees sweating and panting. Night turned his head to the wings as he started to feel every inch of the wing all the way to the tips, once he could feel the whole wing like they were apart of his body the metal feathers started to change into real feathers. AJ reared up, freaked out, and bolted out the door. "I'm getting the hay outta here." Hearing the noise Night rose to his hoofs and levitated the two bracelets over to himself and put them on his front legs right away he felt stronger, like he had more magic and stamina.. AJ got ten meters into the forest before she was stopped by a manticore. The beast licked its lips and hungrily stalked towards the pony. Applejack backpedaled as fast as she could untll she rammed something. Startled by the new obstacle AJ turned around and met the gaze of Night Sky, quickly jumping back to put space between them she heard the manticore roar and start to charge the two. AJ just cringed and shut her eye's tight. Night chuckling a bit -- it was the same manticore as before. Flapping his new wings, Night rose from the ground, swung forward and latched onto Applejack with his legs then climbed higher into the air out of the reach of the manticore. The beast liked it's game when it tried to runaway, flapping it's own wings the manticore got two meters off the ground then jerked to a stop. Looking down, it's leg was ensnared by thick vines, looking back up it saw a fading glow from Night's horn as the two flow away. As soon as the whatever-it-was grabbed her, AJ felt like she was being lifted into the air. She opened her eyes and looked down at the canopy of the Everfree then up to see the weird new pony. "Ah.. Thank ya kindly for savin’ me." AJ said. "You are quite welcome milady." Night said "Could ah ask ya ta set ma down just outside th’ forest?" AJ asked. "Of course milady." Night respond After the short conversion the two were now just outside the forest so Night glided down and let go of AJ, then landed beside her. "Hi. Ah’m Applejack." AJ said extending a hoof. "I am Night Sky, It is a pleasure to meet you... ah more formally Lady Applejack.” Night said as he shook her hoof. "Aw shoot ya'll don't have ta go on talking like that. But, ah, ya'll’re welcome to come by ma farm if ya want." AJ said. As the two talked the sun began to peer over the horizon, noticing this they stopped talking and just watched the sun as it rose, coloring everything in a red hue. Night turned to Applejack and said. "Most beautiful." AJ just blushed. "Ah... heh ah gotta get back ta the farm, gonna start bucking them apples." AJ said turning to leave. After Applejack was out of sight, Night turned his head to admire his new wing that it hit him. "Lady Trixie!" Chapter IIIChapter III Trixie was shaken awake by a frantic nurse. “Miss Trixie wake up!” Trixie sat up and looked past the nurse and over to the bed. “W-where did Night go?” She asked the nurse. “I was hoping you could tell us that miss.” The nurse said. “Trixie does not know, she has been asleep this whole time.” Trixie said, then turned her head over to the window; it was still night, but just barely. She stood and faced the nurse and said, ”We have to find him.” Then she bolted out the door and outside before the nurse could say anything. Trixie know that if she didn’t get away they would have made her pay the bill and she had no money. She made her way to the forest, deciding that she was just going to have to hug the edge of the forest until she reached the next town so she wouldn’t be spotted. As Trixie made her way to the forest, the sun began to peek over the horizon, she stopped atop a hill and watched Celestia’s sunrise; it was a beautiful display of resplendently radiant reds, colorfully crossing the gradient into oranges, yellows, striking a few conveniently located clouds, and finally fading into a navy blue. She turned back toward the forest and saw two figures, one was that never-to-be-sufficiently-damned Applejack and the other looked like Night Sky, if Night had somehow acquired a pair of wings. “How can that be?” Trixie asked herself, now making her way over to the two. Trixie saw Applejack walk away, but Night simply looked at his wings. She walked up next to Night, but his side was facing her. Suddenly he gasped and said “Lady Trixie!” Then turned to bolt over to the hospital but ran face first into Trixie. The two fell over atop each other. “Uh... heh hello.” Night said with a cheesy smile, while looking down at Trixie. At first Trixie looked into his eyes and blushed, then she realized what a compromising position she was in “Trixie demands you get off her at once!” Night jumped off of her and apologized, then offered her a hoof to get up. She snubbed him and got up on her own then looked closely at Night’s new found feathered flight-enablers. “How did you get those wings?” She asked him. Night remembered how he got them but decided to give her the simple version. “I found them back in the Room you found me.” He said. “But how? Trixie didn’t see any other rooms.” She said. “It was a secret room of to the side.” He said. Trixie thought about it for a second but then her stomach growled at her - hearing the growl Nights own stomach growled in response. It seemed that both parties involved required sustenince. “Lady Trixie, you wouldn’t happen to know where we can get some food?” He asked. “Trixie does, but she doesn’t have any money.” She said. “Hmm...” Night said as he began to walk around sniffing the ground. “What are you doing?” Trixie asked. “I’m looking for some tubers” Night said then he started to dig at the ground and yanked up a few onions. “Ahh. You see, I found us some food.” Taking a bit of one. “Mmm. Sweet...” “What. Hey, Trixie wants one!” She said walking over to him. He gave her one and she bit into it with haste. ‘Odd, it does taste sweet.’ She thought to herself. “We still need to get some money. Would you care to come with me to the village?” Night asked “Um... Trixie is not sure that is a good idea, you see a few days ago she kinda got some of the village destroyed by bragging about beating a Ursa Major.” She said. “Pray tell, how does one brag a town to ruin?” he asked. “Trixie works as a show mare, she impresses ponies and sells them a show.” Trixie said. “What happened then?” Night asked “I bragged about defeating a Ursa Major and two young colts brought one to town for me to fight. It turned out to just be a Ursa Minor but they thought it would be neat to watch me fight one.” Trixie said. “I see. I must ask, how is that your fault? Night asked. “Trixie doesn’t know, but when she couldn’t stop it a unicorn by the name of Twilight Sparkle stepped up and took care of it.” Trixie said looking down at the ground. “I was so upset, I just boasted more and ran out of town and the worst part was... my home was destroyed by the beast.” “Well milady, let us head into town.” Night said with a smile. “Are you a mad pony? They must hate me. Trixie is not going back.” Trixie said. “You may rest easy my dear. I will be your body guard whilst we are in town. I’ll take care of anypony if they try anything.” Night said with an evil grin. “You can’t just go around attacking ponies. That’s madness.” Trixie replied. “Ha! Fine I won’t kill anypony.” Night said. The two started walking back toward the town at a slow pace. “So everything happened so fast. Who and what are you, what do you do?” Trixie asked “Well milady I am...” Night took a moment to think of how to put being a ancient soldier for Nightmare Moon. “I’m a warrior, long ago I was placed in that crystal so I may be called upon to fight when I was needed.” “Oh...” Was all Trixie could think to say. They walked the rest of the way in silence. They arrived at Ponyville and the town was busy with it’s daily activities. As soon as the two were spotted ponies dropped what they were doing and stared at them. “Look, he’s got wings!” One whispered to another. “And a horn!” another whispered. “The horror! The horror!” one screamed. “Who’s that with him?” “It’s that Trixie. What’s she doing back here?” As soon as they entered the market Night saw Applejack and walked over to her with Trixie close behind. “Greetings miss Applejack.” Night said with a bow. “Why howdy there Night.” AJ said leaning to the side and saw Trixie behind Night. “Uh, what’s she doin’ here.” AJ said pointing a hoof at Trixie. “We are here to make some money and some food.” Night said. “We?” AJ said. “N-no not like that, Trixie is just here trying to earn some money for food is all.” Trixie said. “So your not together?” AJ asked. “Well I’m her body guard.” Night said “Good...*cough* ah mean ya uh good.” AJ said. “Look if ya’ll want you can come with me back to the farm and work for me, at least for today. Ma brother is injured and ah hav’ta do his share of the work.” “That sounds great, many thanks milady.” Night said. “Great. Let’s get going now then.” AJ said motioning them to follow. After a short trot the group was finally at Sweet Apple Acres. “Ok ya’ll, we gotta get the apples down and put them in to the barn, I’ll be using baskets but ya’ll can just levitate 'em so ya don’t need any baskets.” AJ said. Even with magic, the fields took a while to get done and now the sun was at it’s highest point in the sky. Trixie made it a point to talk to Applejack and try to apologise. “Hey Applejack?” Trixie said while picking a tree clean of apples. “Ya?” AJ said. “Trixie- I mean, I’m sorry for acting like a jerk.” Trixie said looking down at the ground. “Well It’s mighty nice of you but I’ll forgive ya if you mean it and if ya’ll say it to the rest of ma friends.” AJ said. “Oh... Thank you Tri-. I, will do that. Do you think once we are done we can go look for them?” Trixie asked. “That depends what time we have supper.” AJ said with a small smile. “Oh... Y-you mean.” Trixie said. “Yep. I had Applebloom go invite them for supper.” “Thank you.” Trixie said with small tears in her eyes. While the girls chatted it up Night was out in a secluded part of the farm wondering what he should do. ”I should go see Princess Nightmare Moon soon.” He thought to himself looking up at the sky. “It would be a dead wasteland if the princess hadn't come to her senses and razed the sun.” His train of thought was interrupted by Applejack calling for him. “Night Ska! it’s nearly supper time ya’ll finish up and head inside.” “Heh, good. I’m starved.” He thought as he picked the next tree clean of apple and headed to the barn. __________ “Now girls he’s new ta town an-” AJ was interrupted. “New! Oh my gosh how did I miss him! Where is he? I go-.” Pinkie was stopped with a hoof plugging her mouth. “mmm mara” “Pinkie! Yes, he’s new, but take it easy he’s not normal, ah can’t read him.” AJ said pulling her hoof out of Pinkies mouth. “Ya. What do you mean by that?” Rainbow asked. “He’s kind but his eyes... They look like Nightmare moons eyes.” AJ said. “What!” Everypony said. “Look ya’ll just talk to him before ya’ll freak out, okay.” AJ said staring at her friends. “Okay.” They all said. “Now theres also a pony here that wants to make amends with us. Trixie you can come out now.” AJ said. “Heh hey girls...” Trixie said nervesly. “Oh great. Are you here to brag some more.” RD blurted out. “Rainbow!” Applejack said shooting her a hard glare. “No no it’s okay Applejack I deserve it. I was wrong and I wanted to tell all of you that I’m sorry.” Trixie said “Greetings.” Night called to the group as he approached from the barn. Everypony gasped at the sudden interruption and focused on Night. “Girls this is Night Ska, Night these are my friends.” Applejack said walking over to him. Applejack pointed her hoof to a purple unicorn with a dark purple mane and tail and a pink stripe running though them. “This here is Twilight Sparkle.” “Uh... Hello.” Twilight said with a uneasy tone in her voice. Night couldn’t explain it but he already disliked this unicorn but decided to be nice for Applejack. “Pleasure to meet you Lady Twilight.” Night said with a slight bow. Applejack moved her hoof over to a cyan pegasus; she had a rainbow colored mane and tail. “ This here is Rainbow Dash.” “Nice to meet you bub, but I don’t trust you.” Rainbow said “That’s fair, I don’t trust you either.” Night responded “Hey! Are you mocking me?” Rainbow blurted out flying toward Night to get in his face but was stopped my Twilight grabbing her tail. “Rainbow, now’s not the time.” Twilight said pulling her back to the group. “Heh, that’s RD for ya.” AJ said in a joking tone. “So she’s always so... uncouth?” Night asked. “That’s it!” RD said darting at Night, only to be stopped in mid air by Twilight magic. “Ha! I like her, shes got some fight in her.” “Wha.” RD said with a slight blush. Shacking her head Applejack moved her hoof to a white unicorn with a well kept purple mane. “This here is Rarity.” “It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Sir Night Sky.” Rarity said. “The pleasure is mine Lady Rarity.” Night said with a bow. Next Applejack pointed her hoof at a pale yellow flank, the rest was hidden behind Rarity. “Uh, This here is Fluttershy, She’s well, shy, but she’s a good pony.” “Hello.” Fluttershy said in a barely audible tone. “Oh Fluttershy, he’s not gonna bite ya.” AJ said. Moving her hoof over to the last pony this one was pink with a curly pink mane. “This here is-.” Applejack was interrupted . “Hi’ya I’m Pinkie Pie.” Pinkie said already next to Night shacking his hoof vicariously. “Um Hello Miss Pie it’s a pleasure to meet you? With the introductions done the group eagerly went inside to eat supper. The food was a delicious assortment of apple based dishes. As the ponies ate, they shared stories and laughs then Twilight asked Night about his personal story. “I was born during the great war and raised by the princess. Once I came of age, I got the surgery for my wing implants then I took the oath and joined the army.” Night explained. “That’s insane! How are you still alive?” Twilight asked. “After I finished my training I was thrust into combat, fighting was fierce and gruesome. I myself had over one thousand kills.” Night said as a small smile crept across his face. “Y-you sound like you enjoyed it.” Twilight said “Ha! Maybe I did. I’ll spare you all the details of the war, near the end I was sealed into a large mana crystal, So if I was needed I could be called upon to fight again.” Night said. “Honestly I need to talk to the princess but I don’t know where the capital is or how else to contact her.” “Well.” Twilight said with pride in her voice. “I am the princess personal student and I can get you a audience with her, I’m sure she’ll be excited to see you again.” ‘Am I feeling jealousy from her?’ Night asked himself. “That would be wonderful Twilight, you have my thanks.” Night said with a smile. After supper the group hung out for awhile longer until night, then one by one they left. Twilight was especially excited to get home and write to the princess about Night Sky so she left first. Fluttershy actually talked to Night, if only to say goodbye, Rainbow Dash apologized, Rarity hugged Night good bye and gave him a wink as she headed out the door, and Pinkie Pie promised a super amazing party after Night talked to the princess tomorrow. Applejack told Trixie and Night they were more then welcome to stay in her house. Dear Princess Celestia, Today I met a pony who claimed he served in the Great War. I believe him too, he knows things about the war no pony could know unless they had access to the Canterlot war records room. He told me he was very excited to see you again - he’s very civilised despite going though such an ordeal. He wishes to see you at your earliest convenience here in Ponyville. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. “Hey Night, Trixie! Night! Wake up, the princess is here.” Applejack yelled into the house. Night jumped to his hoof excited to see Nightmare Moon again, he fixed up his mane and tail and made sure his wings looked their best before exiting the house. As Night exited the barn time seemed to slow down as the princess came into view... “ It’s...You!” Chapter IVChapter IV “It’s... You.” Night said. “Celestia.” With one look Celestia know exactly who he was. “Night Sky...” The two stared at each other, anger flaring in both their eyes, though no pony would know as they both had steeled, expressionless faces. Twilight could just tell something was off about the situation the two just stared at each other like some kind a mental battle was going on. Twilight started to walk toward Night. “Hey wha-.” “Twilight! Get away from him!” Celestia yelled. Twilight didn’t know what was going on, but the princess never yelled at her. “Wait, wait what the hay is happening.” Celestia unfurled her wing to there full length and Night summoned his magic and cast a powerful shield spell which shrank till it was tight to his fur then spread his wings out too. “I want you guards to watch over twilight and her friends, don’t let them out of your sight.” Celestia said. “Yes ma’am.” Her four guard said in uinson. “So this is what it comes to, yet another demon from the past.” Celestia said. “Heh.” Night said having a nostalgic look on his face. The two rose into the air, matching each others speed till they were 100 meters in the air. The two circled for a bit before Night fired several small beams at her. She easily dodged them and returned fire with a concentrated beam of fire. Night charged the beam banking to the left and moved in to ram Celestia; she didn’t expect him to charge her, he made contact, hitting her hard. As soon as Night made contact he fired a bolt of lighting right into Celestia’s chest, winding her till she repulsed him with a large bubble shield, throwing Night a good ten meters before he could steady himself, Celestia returned the favor with a lightning bolt of her own striking Night hard but his shield took the brunt of the damage. As the battle progressed the girls watched from the ground awed. No pony alive with the exception of Luna has ever seen Celestia fight and Night just took a direct hit and stood his ground. “This is insane! What is happening!” Twilight demanded. Everypony stayed silent with their eyes locked onto the battle overhead. Both their horns glowed brighter as they exchanged more brutal attacks, then Night made a dive for the ground coasting just above it, Celestia followed close behind till a huge rock wall shot up just in front of her. Reacting quickly, Celestia throw up a shield smashing though it only to be hit from below by another wall of rock scoring an unshielded hit. Celestia was only wearing her normal royal jewelery, which wasn’t made to channel magic; she couldn’t hold a consistent shield unless she cast the spell and and kept it up consciously which would hinder her fighting ability too much. The rock wall hit her hard in the two front legs and upper chest sending her somersaulting back into the air. Celestia cringed as her body registered the pain but she ignored it and cast a quick healing spell which only recovered half the damage. Looking back, Night saw the second wall strike true sending her flying. Banking up and off to the right Night circled around for a close up attack. Seeing this Celestia flew higher into the sky and now Night was chasing her; she let him get close then cast a white hot fire wall behind her. Night couldn’t stop in time so he folded his wings and reinforced his shield bursting through the other side unharmed but his shield would fail if he didn’t give it time to recover, Night slowed to a stop and watched Celestia slow to a stop a scant 20 meters ahead of him. Night knew with out his shield he could take about three direct hits before he’d be dead. The two combatants hovered there looking at each other, studying each other, thinking of what to do next then thinking of what would happen after one of them made their move. “It’s like a mental chess battle.” Twilight muttered to herself. Night inched closer to Celestia; now only 10 meters away. “What’s his plan.” Celestia thought to herself watching him inch closer. “Twilight told me you were a good well mannered pony.” Celestia said “So?” Night replied “Why didn’t you just kill her and all of her friends then!?” She yelled Night didn’t answer her, he just charged at her using magic to increase his speed to a sonic level, acting quickly Celestia dodged the attack as Night turned on a dime catching her right in the back before he was sent flying back cringing in pain from a barrier of electricity. Celestia too cringed from the hit on her back and wings, turning around she narrowly dodged a beam of magic then returned fire with one of her own, Night dropped altitude and fired several more beams at her of which one struck true and the others harmlessly shot into space. “I see you haven’t lost any of your skill Night Sky.” Celestia said complementing him. “Thank you Celestia.” He responded. “You know I vividly remember our first time meeting.” Night recalled. “Yes that was when you killed my first student.” Celestia said with a look of scorn on her face. “That student of your was just as bad as I am, she single hoofedly wiped out my whole battalion... While they slept!” Night screamed at her. “Yes I know. I was there, It was truly a horrifying sight.” Celestia said with a solemn look on her face. “I died that day! You tuned the only mare I’ve ever loved into a weapon then you sicked her on me!” Night yelled Celestia was shocked and remained silent. “*tsh* Truly a testament of your will to preserve Harmony, huh?” Night said. “I didn’t have a choice! It was that or the whole world would have died in darkness!” Celestia screamed back. “You think I didn’t love her too! Huh! She was like my very own filly!” Twilight and the others couldn’t believe what they were hearing, not only was the princess of the sun screaming but her voice was steeped in sorrow. Twilight couldn’t help but cringe in sadness over the two broken hearts. Night closed his eyes and took a deep breath, exhaling slowly then opened his eyes as a blade began to materialize beside him. Celestia recognized it even before it was done forming, “Mahdokht.” The blade once belonged to Luna, pasted down to Night Sky from Nightmare Moon. “Draw your blade.” Night said. Celestia calmed herself and willed her blade Corona ,into existence. ‘Corona.’ Night recalled. ‘A Magic blade so powerful that when it’s swung you can feel the magic in the air ripple. Legend says Celestia was given it by the King of the Eternal Herd to fight Discord.’ Both of them landed on the ground a short 5 meters away from each other. One of the guard lend over to Twilight and whispered. “Hey where’s that dragon of yours?” “Huh. Oh, uh, what for? she asked. “I want to send a letter to Princess Luna.” He responded “Oh right, that would be a good idea. He’s in the library .” She told him. He looked over to another guard. “Private Halberd, get to the library and have that dragon send an urgent message to Luna.” “Yes sir.” Halberd said flying away and keeping low to the ground. Celestia and Night stood there as a gentle breeze blew the sweet smell of apples and flowers around them. “Celestia.” Night called “Yes Night?” Celestia responded “When I die...will you bury me next to her.” Celestia looked down then said. “Yes.” “Thank you.” Night said with a smile on his face. __________ Marked Urgent. Princess Luna, Princess Celestia needs help. She is fighting somepony from the past. They have both drawn magic swords and are about to duel to the death. Please hurry. They are at Sweet Apple Acres. __________ Time slowed down as Celestia and Night charged at each other. Night swung Mahdokht up trying to catch Celestia on the up swing, She blocked with Corona, locking the blades in place. “Night... you have been asleep for over a thousand years.” Celestia said. Night jumped back with a look of shock on his face. “One Thousand years...” “You don’t have to die Night, you can have a fresh start.” Celestia said. Night look down at the ground then lifted his head. “I- I can’t, I’ve come to far to stop now.” Just then Luna flashed into place next to Celestia. “Sister! Are you ok?” “I am fine dear sister.” Celestia said. Luna turned and looked at Night. Her jaw dropped. “Y-you’re alive!” Rushing forward and tackle-hugged Night. “Ugh! Who the hay are you!” Night said pushing her off and jumping farther back. “It’s me. I’m your mother.” Luna said with a hopeful look. Some what shocked Night looked into her eyes. “No...” Night said as he plopped down on his flank. “Luna, what do you mean you’re his mother?” Celestia asked just as confused at Night was. “Night, I was Nightmare Moon, I raised you.” Luna said inching closer to Night “You w-what!” Celestia stammered. “During that war, Nightmare used us and conceived a colt; that colt was you Night.” Luna said inching closer still. Celestia walked up beside Luna and said. “I thought his magic felt familiar, but how did you raise him as Nightmare, I thought you didn’t have any control over your body.” “For the most part I didn’t but seeing my own colt I always fought for control.” Luna said “I was fifteen... Y- I understand what you- Nightmare said to me after my first battle.” Luna moved closer and hugged Night tightly with tears in her eyes. They spoke in unison. “I want you to know that no matter what I love you.” Night’s eye were wide open and his mouth hung open recounting those word. Seeing Luna hug Night, Celestia’s guards and the girls made their way over to the three. “Is it over?” Twilight asked the group. “Night, we don’t have to fight, retake the oath, serve by Luna’s side.” Night leaned back and looked into Luna’s tear-filled eyes.“I-I don’t know what to do.” He said “You said it your self Celestia, I’m a demon from the past.” Night said. “Wha- no! No! You can change, just like I did.” Luna said. “Night.” Trixie said as she stepped closer. “You have friends now, ponies who truly care about you.” Night looked into Luna’s eyes once again, the very same eyes that loved him so long ago. With Night’s emotions running rampant he could think of nothing to say. He closed his eyes to collect himself. With his thoughts and emotions forced into check (for the time being) he teleported. Chapter VChapter V Night teleported to the first place that came to mind, the complex he awoken in. Standing just outside the complex, he stared blankly, running Celestia’s words though his mind. “I didn’t have a choice! It was that or the whole world would have died in darkness!” “You think I didn’t love her too! Huh! She was like my very own filly!” “Didn’t have a choice....” he said to himself. “Did I have to kill her?” he asked himself. “Am I the monster?” He sat on his flanks repeating it in his mind over and over again tell he snapped. “RRRaahhhhh!!!!!!” Night reared up on his hind legs and slammed them down, his horn glowing furiously firing beams in every direction cutting holes in anything the beams impacted. “Am I the monster!!! Tell me!!!!” He thrashed more, bucking at the air, ripping trees from the ground, and throwing rocks where ever his magical torrent decided they should go. After completely destroying the forest in a fifty meter radius he collapsed on the ground exhausted. “I have no purpose... I killed her.” “No I was lied to.” “No no no! I saw the look in her eyes!” “I have to go back.” “No I can’t.” “Yes.” “No.” The whole forest was quiet, not a singal creature would dare to come around such raw power. Night lay on the ground unable to get up; his mind a mess of every kind of emotion. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something emerge from the redrawn forest line. It was a young filly. ‘Crystal Rose’. As Night watched her move about the ruined forest, tree and rocks began to move back into place as the memory played out. she ducked behind a downed tree giggling then he saw himself only a young colt, come through the forest line. They were playing hide and go seek, there favorite game. Just as he was about to find her she popped out from her cover and scared him. “Hahaha.” Night chuckled to himself. He remembered that day well, it was the day they had their first kiss “Night!?” He heard somepony call his name, looking to the right he saw Nightmare Moon scolding him for kissing Crystal Rose. “Night I told you, you’re too young for kind of thing.” “Night!?” He heard his name being called again. This time from behind, looking he saw himself talking to Crystal Rose. She was crying telling him they couldn’t be together anymore, her family was moving to Trottingham. “Night!” “Night!” Everything began to fade around the edges of Night’s vision, Night was now laying on his back and his side hurt, he felt his side lifting his hoof to his face and saw it was bloody. The noise of battle could be heard, at first it was quite but it slow grow louder and louder. All around him a battle now vividly raged. Night heard whimpering; looking up he saw Crystal Rose, she was standing over him holding a bloody sword in her mouth, eyes full of tears “Please just die Night.” Night pushed her back and stood to his hooves. “Crystal we don’t have to do this! Please!” “Night wake up!” Night felt the ground start to shake. “Night wake up!” *slap* Something slapped his face. “Ow! I don’t remember that happening.” “Night wake up!” *slap* “Wait. That felt real.” *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* Night opened his eyes and saw Trixie bathed in a light purple glow from her horn. *slap* “AH! I’m up! I’m up!” “Oh thank Celestia, Trixie was getting worried.” She said “Where are we and why is it so dark?” He asked “The complex Trixie found you at. Your lucky Trixie had a hunch you’d come here.” She said. “ Wait, why am I lucky?” He asked “Trixie found you in the middle of huge circle of downed trees and displaced rocks- “So that makes me lucky?” He cut her off. “No. Your lucky because after Trixie found you that manticore showed up again and chased Trixie inside. So Trixie had to run down the stairs and now the stair well is collapsed.” “Yep Night sure is lucky you found him.” He mocked *slap* Ow. “Hey Night was only playing around.” He mocked her again *slap* “Tri- I don’t find it funny thank you. She said sticking her nose up at him. “ Do you even know how to get out of here?” “Well if memory serves the complexes lower section is a armory and three stories under ground, so if the stair well collapsed we’ll have to a long walk ahead of us.” Night said. “How long?” Trixie asked. “Five hundred meters.” Night stated. “Oh.” Trixie said. Night stood to his hooves as his horn began to glow a light teal adding to the light from Trixie’s horn. “Is there anything down here?” Trixie asked. “This complex was mostly untouched from what I could tell from the out side. Most likely it’s still stocked with weapons and armor from the war.” Night said. “Wow... Do you think there is any spell books down here?” Trixie asked. “Yes there are, however unless you can read Olde Equestrian then no.” “Oh... Could you teach me?” Trixie asked. “Who said we’re staying together after we get out of here.” Night said as he started walking in to the main room of the armory. “Trixie thinks it would be a good idea if we stayed together.” Trixie said following him into the room. “Pray tell why does Trixie think it’s a good Idea.” Night said looking around the room. The room was lined with racks of standard battle gear of the time period. Swords and armor The armor resembles Luna’s guards armor, the sword looked like basic short swords. “How is this not rusted?” Night asked himself putting his horn to a chest plate, he could feel strong preserving magic on the plate. “Must have been a ready stock for mom’s army when she returned.” From the main room there were four adjacent rooms and a hallway on the north most end of the room leading to the corridor. Trixie walked over the the first room on the left, it was stocked with saddle bags and helmets. “Trixie found some saddle bags we can use.” She said levitating two out of the room. Night looked into the first room on the right, it was a medical bay, lining the walls were potions for treating minor wounds, major wounds, and poison cures. “Most excellent, I have found potions we can use.” Night said packing three of each into his new saddle bags and giving the two remaining of each potion to Trixie to pack. Trixie moved to the second room on the left, this one was filled with books, she packed three of them in the hope that Night would teach her there spells later. Night looked into the last room, it had black hooded legionary cloaks and a map of the old world. Night grabbed two cloaks and tossed one at Trixie. “Take this milady and put it on.” “What is this for?” Trixie asked. “We need to conceal our faces. Celestia is looking for me right now and soon she’ll be searching for you as well.” Night said turning to walk into the corridor. The corridor was pitch black, damp, and smelled like mold. Walking down the corridor Night turned his head to Trixie and asked. “Lady Trixie, w-what happened after I departed?” Trixie looked up like she was thinking. “After you left Luna-. Luna stood frozen in place, her legs still wrapped around the air were Night once stood, she started to shake fresh tears running down her face. “I... I don’t under s- stand.” Luna stammered Celestia walked up and hugged her then all the girls joined in a huge group hug. “Celestia.” Luna said “Yes.” she responded *Sigh**Sniff* “We have to f-find him.” Luna said. “P-princess.” Fluttershy began. “I think he just needs time, h-he didn’t look he wanted to leave.” “Ah reckon Shy, is right” AJ added *Sniff* “I Know what tho speak of but we must find him.” Luna replied “But Princess I’m sure tha-.” Twilight was cut off by Celestia.“Girls we have to find him, there is no telling what he’ll do in his state.” Luna cringed thinking of what they would have to do if it came to that. She looked to Celestia then to the ground. “I’m going back to Canterlot, I’ll put out the word for find him.” “Princess Luna wait, the girls and I want to help look for him.” Twilight said. Luna turned her head over to Celestia asking the question with out saying it, Celestia nodded her head. “Ok girls I’ll send a carriage for you once I get to Canterlot.” “Celestia are you coming?” “No I’ll ride in the carriage with the girls, I have some things I need to tell them.” She responded. Luna nodded her head already knowing what Celestia planed to tell them, then with a glow on her horn she teleported. Celestia turned back to the girls and said. “I believe this story would be better told inside, all of you gather your things and meet me at Twilight’s house.” With a nod the girls were off to gather there things. Trixie followed Twilight and Celestia back to the tree house. Once at they got there Twilight packed her harmony tiara, favorite reading book, quill, ink, and blank scrolls. She thought about packing some spell books but they would be worthless against somepony as skilled as Night was. “I wonder if the princess went easy on NIght.” She thought. “Well it wouldn’t hurt to ask.” “Hey Princess, this may seem kinda silly, but did you take it easy on Night?” Trixie’s ears perked up, she wanted to know too but didn’t just want to go and ask, but Twilight knew the Princess her whole life so she could ask almost anything. “I’ll be talking about that once the rest of your friends get here.” Celestia responded. Not suprised by the answer Twilight walked into the kitchen and got some water then offered some to her guests, they both politely refused. Suddenly the door open as Rainbow came flying in followed by the other girls. “Before we start I need to ask all of you, are you sure you want to do this?” Celestia asked the group. “Yea, no pony attacks the princess and get away with it.” Rainbow blurted out. The other girls nodded there heads. “Look girls, Night is very dangerous, he was Nightmares’ best and if you cross him, even with your friends helping you, he could kill all of you. I need all of you to understand that it will be nothing like when your fought Nightmare Moon. Luna won’t be there holding him back like how she did to Nightmare.” The group was quiet for a while tell Twilight spoke up. “I’m doing this for Night and Princess Luna, I can’t stand the idea of not doing anything to help.” With Twilight’s words courage returned to the girls. “Twi’ is right princess. Ah am doing it for Night and Luna too.” “Yea, besides I have to kick his flank a little for hurting you.” Rainbow added “Teach you...” Celestia thought to herself looking at Twilight as her thought turned to Crystal Rose. “So princess did you take it easy on Night?” Twilight asked eager for her mentor to tell her. “No, no I didn’t. I could have beaten him but in no way did I go easy on him.” Twilight was shocked as the scale of Nights power came into perspective. At first she thought Celestia was taking it easy on him for Luna but after hearing that she was scared, but also excited to take a crack at that kind of power. “Girls it’s time I told you about Crystal Rose.” “Your first pupil.” Twilight reiterated to the group. She knew of her but not of her life. I was conducting damage control in Trottingham. We had just broken the seige of city leaving it in near ruin, most of the standing building were in flames. After putting out the flames on a section of houses I heard screams for help coming from one of the burning buildings a few blocks down, by the time I got to the building it was collapsing in on it’s self and the screams had stopped. Seeing it was a lost cause I started to leave to go help others when a huge flash of light engulfed the collapsed house vaporizing it to it’s foundation, after the light faded I saw three ponies laying on the ground - a filly and her parents. I was able to revive the filly but it was to late for the parents. Her name was Crystal Rose. With her parents dead I took her in and helped her overcome the trauma of her parent’s death.Three months after I took her in she asked me to train her, she was determined to help end the war. She was able to pick up spells with ease and growing strong fast. For three years I fed her, trained her, and loved her as my own. Till that day... “That’s enough.” Night stopped Trixie. “Trixie is sorry she didn’t mean to-” Trixie was stopped again “Ti’s okay Trixie, I’m just not ready to relive that yet. Besides I can see the end of the tunnel.” Night said Pushing open the heavy bunker door Night was greeted by the moon and stars. He looked around, seeing they were out of the forest and in a small cove hiding the entrance of the bunker, they climbed out of the cove and saw the city of Fillydelphia. .
Chapter II don't own My little pony or and of the character but Night Sky Chapter I Hot tears ran down Trixie’s face as she ran to the Everfree Forest. She had just been shown up by Twilight and, to make matters worse her home was destroyed by that accursed Ursa Minor. Trixie ran until she was too exhausted to run any more. After catching her breath, Trixie took in her surroundings. All she could see was trees, but farther down the trail she could see ruins of some kind. The events that lead her here happened during the night and after exhausting all her energy she was getting cold and needed to find shelter. In her mind, she know at any moment one of the many creatures would smell her and come looking for a midnight snack. Just then she heard what she feared.... ROOOAAAR!! Trixie didn't want to look, she just bolted for the ruins; there she hoped she would be safe. As she got closer to the ruin she noticed it looked like some kind of complex; perhaps left from the great war, she didn't know nor did she really care, she just didn't want to die. Using her magic she forced open the door, rushed inside, and slammed the door behind her and moved a fallen pillar in front of the door. Now feeling safer she paused to catch her breath and began to look around; she noticed a stairwell that went under ground but what got her attention was a crumbling wall. Trixie looked through the cracks of the wall and saw something she never seen before; a giant mana crystal rotating slowly just a few hoofs off the ground; inside was what looked like a beating dark blue orb. She used her magic to pull the rest of the wall down and entered the room. Arcs of pure magical energy began to dance across and off of the surface of the crystal. The room grow cold and colder still as she approached the crystal then she heard a crashing noise from the door, whatever was after her didn't mind the extra effort to get through the door as it slammed at the door again. This time, however, the door cracked. *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* Splinters shot into the room as the door gave way, more and more with ever slam from this unknown creature. Trixie saw the pillar begin to crack more and more; soon it would shatter leaving nothing but the frail door to keep the creature at bay and that would only last for a scant few seconds more. Trixie backpedaled closer and closer to the crystal. It she would have looked she would have noticed that the orb in the center of the crystal pulsed faster the closer she got. After zoning out and continuing to backpedal, Trixie's flank bumped the crystal and an arc of magic shot out to her horn and began to rip her very life force from her body until she dropping to her knees. She cried in pain as the crystal ripped more and more life from her body, her vision began to fade but then at the very point of blacking out the crystal stopped gorging it's self on her and began to shine. Glowing brighter, the orb in the center sucked in the crystal and floated in mid air for a few moments, then began to lower to the floor and gently set down, then a crack and another then it exploded filling the room with a thick fog. The crashing at the door stopped, whatever it was had been scared off by the sudden explosion. Dazed from the loss of well her life force Trixie looked at a silhouette of some kind, after getting a good look at it Trixie passed out. It was a dark blue Unicorn. After a unknown amount of time Trixie came to. Lifting her head up off the floor and rubbing her head. "Uh... what happened." Then she began to remember everything. She looked where the crystal floated but it was gone, she then looked around the room. Nothing. After trying to stand a few times she finally made it to her hoofs and stumbled out of the secret room into the main hall of the ruined complex there stood a unicorn one she didn't know. "H hello?" She asked The pony didn't bother to turn around it just stood there looking at the pillar as if contemplating something. Trixie was scared but in no way was she about to be ignored so she shouted this time. "Hey! I'm trying to talk to you." This time she got it's attention. It sighed then turned around to face her not saying a word. This time Trixie got a good look at it. It was a stallion, maybe as old as she was or a little older, it was hard to tell. He had some kind of metal cylinder embedded on both sides, right where pegasus wing would be. He also had a blue gray snout and stripes on his legs, back, and head. The one thing that really drew her gaze was his eyes; they were light blue, almost teal looking, but his pupils made her feel uneasy. They were just like dragons eyes, and glanced at her with a penetrating gaze She wasn't to sure what to say to him so... "My name is Trixie, whats yours?" He kept looking at her then his mouth begin to open then shut like he was rolling something in his mind then he spoke. "Greetings Lady Trixie, I am Night Sky, it is a pleasure to meet you. Might I inquire as to where we are and why thou is so... un kept?" "Huh?" Trixie was a bit confused as to why he talked like that but decided to ignore it. " If you must know I was chased by a monster that seems to have left thankfully." Right on cue something rammed the door hard splitting the pillar in two. The two turned and watched the door. Night sky backpedaled to where Trixie stood and waited for whatever it was that wanted its meal so badly. With one final crash the door shattered into splinters across the floor. There in the door way stood a hungry manticore. The manticore locked both of them in it's sights and walked into the room creating a now inescapable death trap. Trixie sank to the floor and began to cry. Night stood there with a small grin on his face, he turned his head to Trixie and said. "Milady just stay close to me and you will be fine." Trixie looked at him like he was a mad pony but, then again, he did just come out of a giant mana crystal. She shifted from him to the manticore, the beast menaced and drew closer, confident it was going to get two helpings of pony and go home happy. Trixie was shaking even harder now that the manticore was almost on top of them. The beast raised its powerful paw into the air, Trixie cringed and closed her eye tight as the paw descended onto them. Then a flash and another again and again, Trixie opened her eye just a bit to see some kind of shield around the two. Night tuned to Trixie and offered her a hoof to help her up then said. "Lady Trixie, I believe its time for us to go." The two walked past the manticore as the beast thrashed its hardest at the shield. Trixie could see the helplessness in the manticore's eyes as the prey walked away and it could do nothing to stop them so it sat in the door way and whimpered for it's empty stomach was not going to be filled this night. "W-where did you lean this shield spell?" Trixie asked. "It's nothing special, it's just a shield spell they teach at the academy." Night responded "No they don't at least not any where I've seen." Trixie said "Pray tell, were you not required to learn it?" Night asked "No. No unicorn is required to learn spells and most never even set foot in an academy." Trixie said. "Hmm, most odd." Was all Night said. "so... what are those cylinders in your sides for?" Trixie asked. "Hm? Oh well these are -” Was all Night could say before a thunderus roar echoed through the air followed by heavy thuds. Trixie turned to see a hydra charging straight for them; Its three heads licking their lips in anticipation of the two pony meal it was surely going to receive. Night turned to face the beast as his horn began to glow a dull blue and several trees fell in the hydras path which it crashed through like twigs. The hydra launched one of its heads forward to take a tasty bite of pony. As the head drew closer its mouth watered and began to open wide. The hydras head crashed into the shield. At first the hydra was confused and just looked at the ponies. Trixie sighed feeling relieved, and turned to Night to say something when she noticed that he was eying the shield closely. She turned her head to see what he was looking at and the shield had a small crack right where the hydra hit. The hydra couldn't under stand what it had done wrong. Why wasn't it enjoying a tasty bite of pony, it seemed to shrug and just deiced to do the next best thing which was to just smash it's heads against the shield over and over again. As the crack grew larger Trixie could see a look of satisfaction in it's work at continued to smash it's heads against the shield. "Lady Trixie, stay here." Night stated then darted out of the shield and into the open quickly levitating a large branch and lobbing it at the hydras heads. The branch hit the hydra hard but also shattered into pieces. The hydra was clearly not happy about being attacked; it was the predator and they were the prey. The beast turned to face the gutsy unicorn. Night turned and ran back behind a large tree looking for more things to throw when he spotted a small boulder covered in moss. "This will do just fine." Night thought to himself pulling it from the ground with his magic. With his weapon next to him he dashed around the other side of the large tree catching the hydra in his sights, he launched the boulder at the hydra scoring a direct hit on one of its heads which fell limp, clearly unconscious. He smirked confidently. Now the beast was mad and readied its self for a real fight. It jumped forward at Night swinging one of its heads at him while using the other one to keep an eye out for other flying objects. Night threw up a quick shield and jumped back as the hydra’s head smashed right though his shield nearly getting him in the process. Acting quickly, the hydra stepped forward while using the same head for a powerful upswing catching Night right in the head and chest sending him 7 meters back and at least 5 meters into the air. Trixie saw the quick actions of Night sky and was impressed but cringed as the hydra got its hit in sending him off behind the large tree and out of her line of sight. Reacting quickly Night jumped to his hooves and focused magic to his horn, building a charge quickly. The hydra now set in a full out charge right for him. Night barely dodged the attack landing squarely on his hoof he took aim and fired a beam of light. The light crashed into the hydra’s back, sending scales flying and leaving a scorch mark in it's place. Night was aiming for its head but settled for the direct hit on the hydra itself. The hydra jumped to the side while tuning around clearly trying not to be blasted again, then charged the unicorn spreading it's two remaining heads out wide so not to miss the unicorn again. Seeing this Night started to focus his magic as he turned and started to run toward the large tree; if he could get there first he could take cover and line up another shot. But he was not fast enough as the hydra, still charging him, swung it's head and hit Night hard causing him to black out and sending him through the air back over to where Trixie was. Trixie's eyes widened with fear as she saw Night sailing through the air toward her. He hit the top of the shield very hard, skidding off the top and falling a few hoofs past the shield onto the ground. After what felt like forever Night began to rise again this time however his eyes were glowing, Trixie looked at him, his face was cold and emotionless. Night jumped atop the shield and his horn began to glow and ice creep over his horn. Trixie turned to see the hydra coming around the tree and Night fired what looked like an Ice ball at it. As soon as the ice ball hit the hydra was frozen in place by ice. Amazed, Trixie looked back to Night as his horn started to glow again but brighter then last time and she noticed a smirk slip over his face. Trixie wasn't sure if there was such a thing as offensive unicorn magic but she was about to find out. Night Sky locked onto the frozen beast, a small blue ball formed just above his horn , achieving a critical mass and discharging a bright beam of light. The very moisture in the air around his horn and the beam evaporated into steam before Trixie's very own eyes. Then with a sicking crunch and splatting noise the torso of the hydra dropped to the ground missing the rest of it's body. Whatever possessed Night Sky seemed satisfied at it's work and the shield faded as he passed out and dropped to the ground right next to Trixie, unconscious and bleeding from several bad cuts along his body. Trixie know what she had to do; she had to rush him back to Ponyville for medical care lest he bleed out. She was not excited at the prospect, after all she had just only ran away from there not even a day or two ago. She levitated Night Sky’s unconscious body onto her back, took a moment to get her bearings from the stars, and set out in the direction of Ponyville. First chapter down. 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Chapter IIChapter II Niiight... Sssky... Finally, Trixie breached the forest and Ponyville was in sight. It was the dawn of a new day, and the sun was now creeping over the horizon. Trixie hoped that she could get to the hospital before all of Ponyville was awake. Levitating Night's unconscious body close to her she sucked in large breath and exhaled. Trixie took off in a full out gallop ,running as fast as she could. After 10 minutes at maximum speed she arrived at the hospital. She laid Night down and walked up to the nurses desk. "Excuse me, Trixie would like to admit a patient." Trixie said. "Ok what is the patients condition?" The nurse asked. "Um, Trixie would say it's bad." Trixie said. The nurse leaned over the desk and looked at Trixie with a raised eye brow, Trixie pointed her hoof over to the bleeding stallion on the chairs. She quickly moved around the desk over to the stallion and yelled for a stretcher. After hearing the call other nurses moved quickly and got a stretcher, then helped lift Night onto the stretcher and into a room for treatment. Trixie thought about just leaving, after all she must be hated in this little village now. The nurse from behind the desk exited the room and walked over to Trixie. "I'm gonna need his name and any other information to be filled out on this sheet." She said hoofing Trixie a clip board and quill. Trixie filled out the form quickly; it was made easier because she only knew his name. The medical staff only had to stitch a few of the cuts shut - luckily most could just be cleaned and dressed to heal on their own. After some time, Trixie entered Nights room and laid down on the couch in the room and quickly slipped off to sleep. The day came and went as the sun began to set over Ponyville bringing the night followed by Luna's moon. Niiight...Sssky.. As Night lay there his dreams whisked him off to a dark room alight with stars all around. Night sky "What do you want?" Night asked the voice. My gifts to you wait at your awakening chamber. "...My gifts?" Yes. awaken my foal... The voice echoed growing quieter. "Wait! Who are you!" Awaken!! Night's eyes shot open glowing bright teal for a moment, then returning to their original color. He sat up from his bed and looked around the room. There was a window and a few chairs and Trixie was sleeping soundly on the couch. Quietly night got to his hoofs and walked to the door; he opened it just a little bit to see the lobby, a few nurses stood there talking away about something, He shut the door slowly so as to not make any noise and turned to the window on the far side of the room. "That’s my exit." Night thought to himself. Applejack was on her way home from Sugarcube Corner when she noticed some ponies flank sticking out the window of the hospital dropping to the ground. She got low and crept over by the pony staying hidden. "What’s he up to?" She asked herself. Night Sky hit the ground softly barely making a sound. He couldn't remember much of his life but it felt like he knew what he was doing. He then got low and surveyed the area, luckily most ponies were in bed or heading to bed. Confident no one would spot him he made for the forest. He wasn't sure but the voice in his dream told him to go back to the complex and get his gifts. Whatever those were. "What the hay is he up ta’" AJ whispered. She followed him, staying back so as to not be spotted . After a long trek though the forest Night arrived at the complex and stopped. Applejack waited farther back watching his every move. "I don't like the looks of this place." AJ thought. Night entered the complex waking back to his "awakening chamber" his memory was fuzzy but he could have swore there was something here. He began to check every inch of the chamber until he came across a hairline crack at the base of right wall. Night stepped back and focused magic on the crack. The wall seemed to recognize his magic and began to slide back then to the side opening a whole new area almost the size of the awaking chamber. Inside the room Night could see three items. A memory orb, a pair of silver metal bracelets with a sapphire in each one, and a pair of crescent metal wings. First, Night moved to the memory orb, he lowered his horn to the orb and it reacted glowing the same blue color as his magic. As soon as his horn touched the orb everything faded to white. __________ Night Sky's eye adjusted to the new scenery; it was a grand hall of some sort, he noticed he was standing on a red carpet but something was off he was short really short. Confused He turned and saw a tall mirror, he walked over to the mirror to see his reflection, what greeted him was a foal. "I'm... a foal?" "Come here my foal." a voice called from behind Night Night turned to see Nightmare Moon. "Come along now." She called as she made her way to the castle doors. Night ran as fast as he could, but the surroundings faded to white once more. His vision came into focus, he was standing outside now. Looking around Night saw the sun was out, beside him a small lake. He ran over and peered into his reflection, a young colt maybe ten years old was looking back at him then he heard a loud clap of thunder and turned around; suddenly it was night and bodies littered the field he stood in. Another clap of thunder -- Night looked up to see a white alicorn fighting with Nightmare Moon and she was losing. Night felt helpless...his vision blurred around the edges and it felt like he was moving, Looking to his left he saw himself on a surgery table with several ponies working on his sides, they were putting in his wing implants. He could feel the pain. Then he was being yelled at by a pegasus - she was putting him through drills teaching him how to fly. Then to his right he heard more shouting - looking he saw a unicorn teaching him new spells, as he watched himself perform the spells he began to remember them all - ranging from simple shielding spells to the deadly elemental spells. Moving forward again he grow more now about fifteen years old. The yelling turned to screams of pain as he watch himself burn a earth pony clad in gold armor to death with a look of satisfaction on his face. Even though he was just watching it happen he couldn't help but just take a bit of joy in his past work, then he saw Nightmare holding him in a tight hug telling him something. *Crack* "Sh wa~t Ysh ~~ knew thsh no matshh what ~ shve sou." He couldn't make out what she was saying but she released him and placing two silver metal bracelet in his hoofs. Something was off about Nightmare's eyes. Something about them seemed... different. The scene faded behind him as he progressed through his memories. Finally coming to a stop he was looking at Nightmare as she pour a great deal of magic into him, a large crystal formed around him as his vision started to fade once more... *Crack* __________ After twenty minutes Apple Jack decide she was gonna go have a look inside the complex. She slowly and cautiously entered the complex, looking around she saw crumbling gray walls, on the left side of the room she saw a chamber and another open wall on the right side of the chamber. Apple Jack got low to the ground and crept into the chamber and saw Night standing there, his horn was touching some kind of orb. She crept closer and noticed a blank look on his face, then the orb burst into a fine powder but Night simply stood there, not even flinching. Weirded out, she slid back into the outer room of the complex. Night blinked then shook his head coming out of the trance, he then looked to the wings and walked over to them. Using his magic he pulled out the seal from the inside of the cylinders, as soon as they were out he could feel the old air touching the meat inside the cylinders he then levitated one of the wings into the air matched it to the proper side then cringing rammed it into the newly open socket. "AHhhrrrrraa!!..." Lifting the next wing Night took a deep breath and rammed the other wing into place. "AHrra!.." Night dropped to his knees sweating and panting. Night turned his head to the wings as he started to feel every inch of the wing all the way to the tips, once he could feel the whole wing like they were apart of his body the metal feathers started to change into real feathers. AJ reared up, freaked out, and bolted out the door. "I'm getting the hay outta here." Hearing the noise Night rose to his hoofs and levitated the two bracelets over to himself and put them on his front legs right away he felt stronger, like he had more magic and stamina.. AJ got ten meters into the forest before she was stopped by a manticore. The beast licked its lips and hungrily stalked towards the pony. Applejack backpedaled as fast as she could untll she rammed something. Startled by the new obstacle AJ turned around and met the gaze of Night Sky, quickly jumping back to put space between them she heard the manticore roar and start to charge the two. AJ just cringed and shut her eye's tight. Night chuckling a bit -- it was the same manticore as before. Flapping his new wings, Night rose from the ground, swung forward and latched onto Applejack with his legs then climbed higher into the air out of the reach of the manticore. The beast liked it's game when it tried to runaway, flapping it's own wings the manticore got two meters off the ground then jerked to a stop. Looking down, it's leg was ensnared by thick vines, looking back up it saw a fading glow from Night's horn as the two flow away. As soon as the whatever-it-was grabbed her, AJ felt like she was being lifted into the air. She opened her eyes and looked down at the canopy of the Everfree then up to see the weird new pony. "Ah.. Thank ya kindly for savin’ me." AJ said. "You are quite welcome milady." Night said "Could ah ask ya ta set ma down just outside th’ forest?" AJ asked. "Of course milady." Night respond After the short conversion the two were now just outside the forest so Night glided down and let go of AJ, then landed beside her. "Hi. Ah’m Applejack." AJ said extending a hoof. "I am Night Sky, It is a pleasure to meet you... ah more formally Lady Applejack.” Night said as he shook her hoof. "Aw shoot ya'll don't have ta go on talking like that. But, ah, ya'll’re welcome to come by ma farm if ya want." AJ said. As the two talked the sun began to peer over the horizon, noticing this they stopped talking and just watched the sun as it rose, coloring everything in a red hue. Night turned to Applejack and said. "Most beautiful." AJ just blushed. "Ah... heh ah gotta get back ta the farm, gonna start bucking them apples." AJ said turning to leave. After Applejack was out of sight, Night turned his head to admire his new wing that it hit him. "Lady Trixie!"
Chapter IIIChapter III Trixie was shaken awake by a frantic nurse. “Miss Trixie wake up!” Trixie sat up and looked past the nurse and over to the bed. “W-where did Night go?” She asked the nurse. “I was hoping you could tell us that miss.” The nurse said. “Trixie does not know, she has been asleep this whole time.” Trixie said, then turned her head over to the window; it was still night, but just barely. She stood and faced the nurse and said, ”We have to find him.” Then she bolted out the door and outside before the nurse could say anything. Trixie know that if she didn’t get away they would have made her pay the bill and she had no money. She made her way to the forest, deciding that she was just going to have to hug the edge of the forest until she reached the next town so she wouldn’t be spotted. As Trixie made her way to the forest, the sun began to peek over the horizon, she stopped atop a hill and watched Celestia’s sunrise; it was a beautiful display of resplendently radiant reds, colorfully crossing the gradient into oranges, yellows, striking a few conveniently located clouds, and finally fading into a navy blue. She turned back toward the forest and saw two figures, one was that never-to-be-sufficiently-damned Applejack and the other looked like Night Sky, if Night had somehow acquired a pair of wings. “How can that be?” Trixie asked herself, now making her way over to the two. Trixie saw Applejack walk away, but Night simply looked at his wings. She walked up next to Night, but his side was facing her. Suddenly he gasped and said “Lady Trixie!” Then turned to bolt over to the hospital but ran face first into Trixie. The two fell over atop each other. “Uh... heh hello.” Night said with a cheesy smile, while looking down at Trixie. At first Trixie looked into his eyes and blushed, then she realized what a compromising position she was in “Trixie demands you get off her at once!” Night jumped off of her and apologized, then offered her a hoof to get up. She snubbed him and got up on her own then looked closely at Night’s new found feathered flight-enablers. “How did you get those wings?” She asked him. Night remembered how he got them but decided to give her the simple version. “I found them back in the Room you found me.” He said. “But how? Trixie didn’t see any other rooms.” She said. “It was a secret room of to the side.” He said. Trixie thought about it for a second but then her stomach growled at her - hearing the growl Nights own stomach growled in response. It seemed that both parties involved required sustenince. “Lady Trixie, you wouldn’t happen to know where we can get some food?” He asked. “Trixie does, but she doesn’t have any money.” She said. “Hmm...” Night said as he began to walk around sniffing the ground. “What are you doing?” Trixie asked. “I’m looking for some tubers” Night said then he started to dig at the ground and yanked up a few onions. “Ahh. You see, I found us some food.” Taking a bit of one. “Mmm. Sweet...” “What. Hey, Trixie wants one!” She said walking over to him. He gave her one and she bit into it with haste. ‘Odd, it does taste sweet.’ She thought to herself. “We still need to get some money. Would you care to come with me to the village?” Night asked “Um... Trixie is not sure that is a good idea, you see a few days ago she kinda got some of the village destroyed by bragging about beating a Ursa Major.” She said. “Pray tell, how does one brag a town to ruin?” he asked. “Trixie works as a show mare, she impresses ponies and sells them a show.” Trixie said. “What happened then?” Night asked “I bragged about defeating a Ursa Major and two young colts brought one to town for me to fight. It turned out to just be a Ursa Minor but they thought it would be neat to watch me fight one.” Trixie said. “I see. I must ask, how is that your fault? Night asked. “Trixie doesn’t know, but when she couldn’t stop it a unicorn by the name of Twilight Sparkle stepped up and took care of it.” Trixie said looking down at the ground. “I was so upset, I just boasted more and ran out of town and the worst part was... my home was destroyed by the beast.” “Well milady, let us head into town.” Night said with a smile. “Are you a mad pony? They must hate me. Trixie is not going back.” Trixie said. “You may rest easy my dear. I will be your body guard whilst we are in town. I’ll take care of anypony if they try anything.” Night said with an evil grin. “You can’t just go around attacking ponies. That’s madness.” Trixie replied. “Ha! Fine I won’t kill anypony.” Night said. The two started walking back toward the town at a slow pace. “So everything happened so fast. Who and what are you, what do you do?” Trixie asked “Well milady I am...” Night took a moment to think of how to put being a ancient soldier for Nightmare Moon. “I’m a warrior, long ago I was placed in that crystal so I may be called upon to fight when I was needed.” “Oh...” Was all Trixie could think to say. They walked the rest of the way in silence. They arrived at Ponyville and the town was busy with it’s daily activities. As soon as the two were spotted ponies dropped what they were doing and stared at them. “Look, he’s got wings!” One whispered to another. “And a horn!” another whispered. “The horror! The horror!” one screamed. “Who’s that with him?” “It’s that Trixie. What’s she doing back here?” As soon as they entered the market Night saw Applejack and walked over to her with Trixie close behind. “Greetings miss Applejack.” Night said with a bow. “Why howdy there Night.” AJ said leaning to the side and saw Trixie behind Night. “Uh, what’s she doin’ here.” AJ said pointing a hoof at Trixie. “We are here to make some money and some food.” Night said. “We?” AJ said. “N-no not like that, Trixie is just here trying to earn some money for food is all.” Trixie said. “So your not together?” AJ asked. “Well I’m her body guard.” Night said “Good...*cough* ah mean ya uh good.” AJ said. “Look if ya’ll want you can come with me back to the farm and work for me, at least for today. Ma brother is injured and ah hav’ta do his share of the work.” “That sounds great, many thanks milady.” Night said. “Great. Let’s get going now then.” AJ said motioning them to follow. After a short trot the group was finally at Sweet Apple Acres. “Ok ya’ll, we gotta get the apples down and put them in to the barn, I’ll be using baskets but ya’ll can just levitate 'em so ya don’t need any baskets.” AJ said. Even with magic, the fields took a while to get done and now the sun was at it’s highest point in the sky. Trixie made it a point to talk to Applejack and try to apologise. “Hey Applejack?” Trixie said while picking a tree clean of apples. “Ya?” AJ said. “Trixie- I mean, I’m sorry for acting like a jerk.” Trixie said looking down at the ground. “Well It’s mighty nice of you but I’ll forgive ya if you mean it and if ya’ll say it to the rest of ma friends.” AJ said. “Oh... Thank you Tri-. I, will do that. Do you think once we are done we can go look for them?” Trixie asked. “That depends what time we have supper.” AJ said with a small smile. “Oh... Y-you mean.” Trixie said. “Yep. I had Applebloom go invite them for supper.” “Thank you.” Trixie said with small tears in her eyes. While the girls chatted it up Night was out in a secluded part of the farm wondering what he should do. ”I should go see Princess Nightmare Moon soon.” He thought to himself looking up at the sky. “It would be a dead wasteland if the princess hadn't come to her senses and razed the sun.” His train of thought was interrupted by Applejack calling for him. “Night Ska! it’s nearly supper time ya’ll finish up and head inside.” “Heh, good. I’m starved.” He thought as he picked the next tree clean of apple and headed to the barn. __________ “Now girls he’s new ta town an-” AJ was interrupted. “New! Oh my gosh how did I miss him! Where is he? I go-.” Pinkie was stopped with a hoof plugging her mouth. “mmm mara” “Pinkie! Yes, he’s new, but take it easy he’s not normal, ah can’t read him.” AJ said pulling her hoof out of Pinkies mouth. “Ya. What do you mean by that?” Rainbow asked. “He’s kind but his eyes... They look like Nightmare moons eyes.” AJ said. “What!” Everypony said. “Look ya’ll just talk to him before ya’ll freak out, okay.” AJ said staring at her friends. “Okay.” They all said. “Now theres also a pony here that wants to make amends with us. Trixie you can come out now.” AJ said. “Heh hey girls...” Trixie said nervesly. “Oh great. Are you here to brag some more.” RD blurted out. “Rainbow!” Applejack said shooting her a hard glare. “No no it’s okay Applejack I deserve it. I was wrong and I wanted to tell all of you that I’m sorry.” Trixie said “Greetings.” Night called to the group as he approached from the barn. Everypony gasped at the sudden interruption and focused on Night. “Girls this is Night Ska, Night these are my friends.” Applejack said walking over to him. Applejack pointed her hoof to a purple unicorn with a dark purple mane and tail and a pink stripe running though them. “This here is Twilight Sparkle.” “Uh... Hello.” Twilight said with a uneasy tone in her voice. Night couldn’t explain it but he already disliked this unicorn but decided to be nice for Applejack. “Pleasure to meet you Lady Twilight.” Night said with a slight bow. Applejack moved her hoof over to a cyan pegasus; she had a rainbow colored mane and tail. “ This here is Rainbow Dash.” “Nice to meet you bub, but I don’t trust you.” Rainbow said “That’s fair, I don’t trust you either.” Night responded “Hey! Are you mocking me?” Rainbow blurted out flying toward Night to get in his face but was stopped my Twilight grabbing her tail. “Rainbow, now’s not the time.” Twilight said pulling her back to the group. “Heh, that’s RD for ya.” AJ said in a joking tone. “So she’s always so... uncouth?” Night asked. “That’s it!” RD said darting at Night, only to be stopped in mid air by Twilight magic. “Ha! I like her, shes got some fight in her.” “Wha.” RD said with a slight blush. Shacking her head Applejack moved her hoof to a white unicorn with a well kept purple mane. “This here is Rarity.” “It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Sir Night Sky.” Rarity said. “The pleasure is mine Lady Rarity.” Night said with a bow. Next Applejack pointed her hoof at a pale yellow flank, the rest was hidden behind Rarity. “Uh, This here is Fluttershy, She’s well, shy, but she’s a good pony.” “Hello.” Fluttershy said in a barely audible tone. “Oh Fluttershy, he’s not gonna bite ya.” AJ said. Moving her hoof over to the last pony this one was pink with a curly pink mane. “This here is-.” Applejack was interrupted . “Hi’ya I’m Pinkie Pie.” Pinkie said already next to Night shacking his hoof vicariously. “Um Hello Miss Pie it’s a pleasure to meet you? With the introductions done the group eagerly went inside to eat supper. The food was a delicious assortment of apple based dishes. As the ponies ate, they shared stories and laughs then Twilight asked Night about his personal story. “I was born during the great war and raised by the princess. Once I came of age, I got the surgery for my wing implants then I took the oath and joined the army.” Night explained. “That’s insane! How are you still alive?” Twilight asked. “After I finished my training I was thrust into combat, fighting was fierce and gruesome. I myself had over one thousand kills.” Night said as a small smile crept across his face. “Y-you sound like you enjoyed it.” Twilight said “Ha! Maybe I did. I’ll spare you all the details of the war, near the end I was sealed into a large mana crystal, So if I was needed I could be called upon to fight again.” Night said. “Honestly I need to talk to the princess but I don’t know where the capital is or how else to contact her.” “Well.” Twilight said with pride in her voice. “I am the princess personal student and I can get you a audience with her, I’m sure she’ll be excited to see you again.” ‘Am I feeling jealousy from her?’ Night asked himself. “That would be wonderful Twilight, you have my thanks.” Night said with a smile. After supper the group hung out for awhile longer until night, then one by one they left. Twilight was especially excited to get home and write to the princess about Night Sky so she left first. Fluttershy actually talked to Night, if only to say goodbye, Rainbow Dash apologized, Rarity hugged Night good bye and gave him a wink as she headed out the door, and Pinkie Pie promised a super amazing party after Night talked to the princess tomorrow. Applejack told Trixie and Night they were more then welcome to stay in her house. Dear Princess Celestia, Today I met a pony who claimed he served in the Great War. I believe him too, he knows things about the war no pony could know unless they had access to the Canterlot war records room. He told me he was very excited to see you again - he’s very civilised despite going though such an ordeal. He wishes to see you at your earliest convenience here in Ponyville. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. “Hey Night, Trixie! Night! Wake up, the princess is here.” Applejack yelled into the house. Night jumped to his hoof excited to see Nightmare Moon again, he fixed up his mane and tail and made sure his wings looked their best before exiting the house. As Night exited the barn time seemed to slow down as the princess came into view... “ It’s...You!”
Chapter IVChapter IV “It’s... You.” Night said. “Celestia.” With one look Celestia know exactly who he was. “Night Sky...” The two stared at each other, anger flaring in both their eyes, though no pony would know as they both had steeled, expressionless faces. Twilight could just tell something was off about the situation the two just stared at each other like some kind a mental battle was going on. Twilight started to walk toward Night. “Hey wha-.” “Twilight! Get away from him!” Celestia yelled. Twilight didn’t know what was going on, but the princess never yelled at her. “Wait, wait what the hay is happening.” Celestia unfurled her wing to there full length and Night summoned his magic and cast a powerful shield spell which shrank till it was tight to his fur then spread his wings out too. “I want you guards to watch over twilight and her friends, don’t let them out of your sight.” Celestia said. “Yes ma’am.” Her four guard said in uinson. “So this is what it comes to, yet another demon from the past.” Celestia said. “Heh.” Night said having a nostalgic look on his face. The two rose into the air, matching each others speed till they were 100 meters in the air. The two circled for a bit before Night fired several small beams at her. She easily dodged them and returned fire with a concentrated beam of fire. Night charged the beam banking to the left and moved in to ram Celestia; she didn’t expect him to charge her, he made contact, hitting her hard. As soon as Night made contact he fired a bolt of lighting right into Celestia’s chest, winding her till she repulsed him with a large bubble shield, throwing Night a good ten meters before he could steady himself, Celestia returned the favor with a lightning bolt of her own striking Night hard but his shield took the brunt of the damage. As the battle progressed the girls watched from the ground awed. No pony alive with the exception of Luna has ever seen Celestia fight and Night just took a direct hit and stood his ground. “This is insane! What is happening!” Twilight demanded. Everypony stayed silent with their eyes locked onto the battle overhead. Both their horns glowed brighter as they exchanged more brutal attacks, then Night made a dive for the ground coasting just above it, Celestia followed close behind till a huge rock wall shot up just in front of her. Reacting quickly, Celestia throw up a shield smashing though it only to be hit from below by another wall of rock scoring an unshielded hit. Celestia was only wearing her normal royal jewelery, which wasn’t made to channel magic; she couldn’t hold a consistent shield unless she cast the spell and and kept it up consciously which would hinder her fighting ability too much. The rock wall hit her hard in the two front legs and upper chest sending her somersaulting back into the air. Celestia cringed as her body registered the pain but she ignored it and cast a quick healing spell which only recovered half the damage. Looking back, Night saw the second wall strike true sending her flying. Banking up and off to the right Night circled around for a close up attack. Seeing this Celestia flew higher into the sky and now Night was chasing her; she let him get close then cast a white hot fire wall behind her. Night couldn’t stop in time so he folded his wings and reinforced his shield bursting through the other side unharmed but his shield would fail if he didn’t give it time to recover, Night slowed to a stop and watched Celestia slow to a stop a scant 20 meters ahead of him. Night knew with out his shield he could take about three direct hits before he’d be dead. The two combatants hovered there looking at each other, studying each other, thinking of what to do next then thinking of what would happen after one of them made their move. “It’s like a mental chess battle.” Twilight muttered to herself. Night inched closer to Celestia; now only 10 meters away. “What’s his plan.” Celestia thought to herself watching him inch closer. “Twilight told me you were a good well mannered pony.” Celestia said “So?” Night replied “Why didn’t you just kill her and all of her friends then!?” She yelled Night didn’t answer her, he just charged at her using magic to increase his speed to a sonic level, acting quickly Celestia dodged the attack as Night turned on a dime catching her right in the back before he was sent flying back cringing in pain from a barrier of electricity. Celestia too cringed from the hit on her back and wings, turning around she narrowly dodged a beam of magic then returned fire with one of her own, Night dropped altitude and fired several more beams at her of which one struck true and the others harmlessly shot into space. “I see you haven’t lost any of your skill Night Sky.” Celestia said complementing him. “Thank you Celestia.” He responded. “You know I vividly remember our first time meeting.” Night recalled. “Yes that was when you killed my first student.” Celestia said with a look of scorn on her face. “That student of your was just as bad as I am, she single hoofedly wiped out my whole battalion... While they slept!” Night screamed at her. “Yes I know. I was there, It was truly a horrifying sight.” Celestia said with a solemn look on her face. “I died that day! You tuned the only mare I’ve ever loved into a weapon then you sicked her on me!” Night yelled Celestia was shocked and remained silent. “*tsh* Truly a testament of your will to preserve Harmony, huh?” Night said. “I didn’t have a choice! It was that or the whole world would have died in darkness!” Celestia screamed back. “You think I didn’t love her too! Huh! She was like my very own filly!” Twilight and the others couldn’t believe what they were hearing, not only was the princess of the sun screaming but her voice was steeped in sorrow. Twilight couldn’t help but cringe in sadness over the two broken hearts. Night closed his eyes and took a deep breath, exhaling slowly then opened his eyes as a blade began to materialize beside him. Celestia recognized it even before it was done forming, “Mahdokht.” The blade once belonged to Luna, pasted down to Night Sky from Nightmare Moon. “Draw your blade.” Night said. Celestia calmed herself and willed her blade Corona ,into existence. ‘Corona.’ Night recalled. ‘A Magic blade so powerful that when it’s swung you can feel the magic in the air ripple. Legend says Celestia was given it by the King of the Eternal Herd to fight Discord.’ Both of them landed on the ground a short 5 meters away from each other. One of the guard lend over to Twilight and whispered. “Hey where’s that dragon of yours?” “Huh. Oh, uh, what for? she asked. “I want to send a letter to Princess Luna.” He responded “Oh right, that would be a good idea. He’s in the library .” She told him. He looked over to another guard. “Private Halberd, get to the library and have that dragon send an urgent message to Luna.” “Yes sir.” Halberd said flying away and keeping low to the ground. Celestia and Night stood there as a gentle breeze blew the sweet smell of apples and flowers around them. “Celestia.” Night called “Yes Night?” Celestia responded “When I die...will you bury me next to her.” Celestia looked down then said. “Yes.” “Thank you.” Night said with a smile on his face. __________ Marked Urgent. Princess Luna, Princess Celestia needs help. She is fighting somepony from the past. They have both drawn magic swords and are about to duel to the death. Please hurry. They are at Sweet Apple Acres. __________ Time slowed down as Celestia and Night charged at each other. Night swung Mahdokht up trying to catch Celestia on the up swing, She blocked with Corona, locking the blades in place. “Night... you have been asleep for over a thousand years.” Celestia said. Night jumped back with a look of shock on his face. “One Thousand years...” “You don’t have to die Night, you can have a fresh start.” Celestia said. Night look down at the ground then lifted his head. “I- I can’t, I’ve come to far to stop now.” Just then Luna flashed into place next to Celestia. “Sister! Are you ok?” “I am fine dear sister.” Celestia said. Luna turned and looked at Night. Her jaw dropped. “Y-you’re alive!” Rushing forward and tackle-hugged Night. “Ugh! Who the hay are you!” Night said pushing her off and jumping farther back. “It’s me. I’m your mother.” Luna said with a hopeful look. Some what shocked Night looked into her eyes. “No...” Night said as he plopped down on his flank. “Luna, what do you mean you’re his mother?” Celestia asked just as confused at Night was. “Night, I was Nightmare Moon, I raised you.” Luna said inching closer to Night “You w-what!” Celestia stammered. “During that war, Nightmare used us and conceived a colt; that colt was you Night.” Luna said inching closer still. Celestia walked up beside Luna and said. “I thought his magic felt familiar, but how did you raise him as Nightmare, I thought you didn’t have any control over your body.” “For the most part I didn’t but seeing my own colt I always fought for control.” Luna said “I was fifteen... Y- I understand what you- Nightmare said to me after my first battle.” Luna moved closer and hugged Night tightly with tears in her eyes. They spoke in unison. “I want you to know that no matter what I love you.” Night’s eye were wide open and his mouth hung open recounting those word. Seeing Luna hug Night, Celestia’s guards and the girls made their way over to the three. “Is it over?” Twilight asked the group. “Night, we don’t have to fight, retake the oath, serve by Luna’s side.” Night leaned back and looked into Luna’s tear-filled eyes.“I-I don’t know what to do.” He said “You said it your self Celestia, I’m a demon from the past.” Night said. “Wha- no! No! You can change, just like I did.” Luna said. “Night.” Trixie said as she stepped closer. “You have friends now, ponies who truly care about you.” Night looked into Luna’s eyes once again, the very same eyes that loved him so long ago. With Night’s emotions running rampant he could think of nothing to say. He closed his eyes to collect himself. With his thoughts and emotions forced into check (for the time being) he teleported.
Chapter VChapter V Night teleported to the first place that came to mind, the complex he awoken in. Standing just outside the complex, he stared blankly, running Celestia’s words though his mind. “I didn’t have a choice! It was that or the whole world would have died in darkness!” “You think I didn’t love her too! Huh! She was like my very own filly!” “Didn’t have a choice....” he said to himself. “Did I have to kill her?” he asked himself. “Am I the monster?” He sat on his flanks repeating it in his mind over and over again tell he snapped. “RRRaahhhhh!!!!!!” Night reared up on his hind legs and slammed them down, his horn glowing furiously firing beams in every direction cutting holes in anything the beams impacted. “Am I the monster!!! Tell me!!!!” He thrashed more, bucking at the air, ripping trees from the ground, and throwing rocks where ever his magical torrent decided they should go. After completely destroying the forest in a fifty meter radius he collapsed on the ground exhausted. “I have no purpose... I killed her.” “No I was lied to.” “No no no! I saw the look in her eyes!” “I have to go back.” “No I can’t.” “Yes.” “No.” The whole forest was quiet, not a singal creature would dare to come around such raw power. Night lay on the ground unable to get up; his mind a mess of every kind of emotion. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something emerge from the redrawn forest line. It was a young filly. ‘Crystal Rose’. As Night watched her move about the ruined forest, tree and rocks began to move back into place as the memory played out. she ducked behind a downed tree giggling then he saw himself only a young colt, come through the forest line. They were playing hide and go seek, there favorite game. Just as he was about to find her she popped out from her cover and scared him. “Hahaha.” Night chuckled to himself. He remembered that day well, it was the day they had their first kiss “Night!?” He heard somepony call his name, looking to the right he saw Nightmare Moon scolding him for kissing Crystal Rose. “Night I told you, you’re too young for kind of thing.” “Night!?” He heard his name being called again. This time from behind, looking he saw himself talking to Crystal Rose. She was crying telling him they couldn’t be together anymore, her family was moving to Trottingham. “Night!” “Night!” Everything began to fade around the edges of Night’s vision, Night was now laying on his back and his side hurt, he felt his side lifting his hoof to his face and saw it was bloody. The noise of battle could be heard, at first it was quite but it slow grow louder and louder. All around him a battle now vividly raged. Night heard whimpering; looking up he saw Crystal Rose, she was standing over him holding a bloody sword in her mouth, eyes full of tears “Please just die Night.” Night pushed her back and stood to his hooves. “Crystal we don’t have to do this! Please!” “Night wake up!” Night felt the ground start to shake. “Night wake up!” *slap* Something slapped his face. “Ow! I don’t remember that happening.” “Night wake up!” *slap* “Wait. That felt real.” *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* Night opened his eyes and saw Trixie bathed in a light purple glow from her horn. *slap* “AH! I’m up! I’m up!” “Oh thank Celestia, Trixie was getting worried.” She said “Where are we and why is it so dark?” He asked “The complex Trixie found you at. Your lucky Trixie had a hunch you’d come here.” She said. “ Wait, why am I lucky?” He asked “Trixie found you in the middle of huge circle of downed trees and displaced rocks- “So that makes me lucky?” He cut her off. “No. Your lucky because after Trixie found you that manticore showed up again and chased Trixie inside. So Trixie had to run down the stairs and now the stair well is collapsed.” “Yep Night sure is lucky you found him.” He mocked *slap* Ow. “Hey Night was only playing around.” He mocked her again *slap* “Tri- I don’t find it funny thank you. She said sticking her nose up at him. “ Do you even know how to get out of here?” “Well if memory serves the complexes lower section is a armory and three stories under ground, so if the stair well collapsed we’ll have to a long walk ahead of us.” Night said. “How long?” Trixie asked. “Five hundred meters.” Night stated. “Oh.” Trixie said. Night stood to his hooves as his horn began to glow a light teal adding to the light from Trixie’s horn. “Is there anything down here?” Trixie asked. “This complex was mostly untouched from what I could tell from the out side. Most likely it’s still stocked with weapons and armor from the war.” Night said. “Wow... Do you think there is any spell books down here?” Trixie asked. “Yes there are, however unless you can read Olde Equestrian then no.” “Oh... Could you teach me?” Trixie asked. “Who said we’re staying together after we get out of here.” Night said as he started walking in to the main room of the armory. “Trixie thinks it would be a good idea if we stayed together.” Trixie said following him into the room. “Pray tell why does Trixie think it’s a good Idea.” Night said looking around the room. The room was lined with racks of standard battle gear of the time period. Swords and armor The armor resembles Luna’s guards armor, the sword looked like basic short swords. “How is this not rusted?” Night asked himself putting his horn to a chest plate, he could feel strong preserving magic on the plate. “Must have been a ready stock for mom’s army when she returned.” From the main room there were four adjacent rooms and a hallway on the north most end of the room leading to the corridor. Trixie walked over the the first room on the left, it was stocked with saddle bags and helmets. “Trixie found some saddle bags we can use.” She said levitating two out of the room. Night looked into the first room on the right, it was a medical bay, lining the walls were potions for treating minor wounds, major wounds, and poison cures. “Most excellent, I have found potions we can use.” Night said packing three of each into his new saddle bags and giving the two remaining of each potion to Trixie to pack. Trixie moved to the second room on the left, this one was filled with books, she packed three of them in the hope that Night would teach her there spells later. Night looked into the last room, it had black hooded legionary cloaks and a map of the old world. Night grabbed two cloaks and tossed one at Trixie. “Take this milady and put it on.” “What is this for?” Trixie asked. “We need to conceal our faces. Celestia is looking for me right now and soon she’ll be searching for you as well.” Night said turning to walk into the corridor. The corridor was pitch black, damp, and smelled like mold. Walking down the corridor Night turned his head to Trixie and asked. “Lady Trixie, w-what happened after I departed?” Trixie looked up like she was thinking. “After you left Luna-. Luna stood frozen in place, her legs still wrapped around the air were Night once stood, she started to shake fresh tears running down her face. “I... I don’t under s- stand.” Luna stammered Celestia walked up and hugged her then all the girls joined in a huge group hug. “Celestia.” Luna said “Yes.” she responded *Sigh**Sniff* “We have to f-find him.” Luna said. “P-princess.” Fluttershy began. “I think he just needs time, h-he didn’t look he wanted to leave.” “Ah reckon Shy, is right” AJ added *Sniff* “I Know what tho speak of but we must find him.” Luna replied “But Princess I’m sure tha-.” Twilight was cut off by Celestia.“Girls we have to find him, there is no telling what he’ll do in his state.” Luna cringed thinking of what they would have to do if it came to that. She looked to Celestia then to the ground. “I’m going back to Canterlot, I’ll put out the word for find him.” “Princess Luna wait, the girls and I want to help look for him.” Twilight said. Luna turned her head over to Celestia asking the question with out saying it, Celestia nodded her head. “Ok girls I’ll send a carriage for you once I get to Canterlot.” “Celestia are you coming?” “No I’ll ride in the carriage with the girls, I have some things I need to tell them.” She responded. Luna nodded her head already knowing what Celestia planed to tell them, then with a glow on her horn she teleported. Celestia turned back to the girls and said. “I believe this story would be better told inside, all of you gather your things and meet me at Twilight’s house.” With a nod the girls were off to gather there things. Trixie followed Twilight and Celestia back to the tree house. Once at they got there Twilight packed her harmony tiara, favorite reading book, quill, ink, and blank scrolls. She thought about packing some spell books but they would be worthless against somepony as skilled as Night was. “I wonder if the princess went easy on NIght.” She thought. “Well it wouldn’t hurt to ask.” “Hey Princess, this may seem kinda silly, but did you take it easy on Night?” Trixie’s ears perked up, she wanted to know too but didn’t just want to go and ask, but Twilight knew the Princess her whole life so she could ask almost anything. “I’ll be talking about that once the rest of your friends get here.” Celestia responded. Not suprised by the answer Twilight walked into the kitchen and got some water then offered some to her guests, they both politely refused. Suddenly the door open as Rainbow came flying in followed by the other girls. “Before we start I need to ask all of you, are you sure you want to do this?” Celestia asked the group. “Yea, no pony attacks the princess and get away with it.” Rainbow blurted out. The other girls nodded there heads. “Look girls, Night is very dangerous, he was Nightmares’ best and if you cross him, even with your friends helping you, he could kill all of you. I need all of you to understand that it will be nothing like when your fought Nightmare Moon. Luna won’t be there holding him back like how she did to Nightmare.” The group was quiet for a while tell Twilight spoke up. “I’m doing this for Night and Princess Luna, I can’t stand the idea of not doing anything to help.” With Twilight’s words courage returned to the girls. “Twi’ is right princess. Ah am doing it for Night and Luna too.” “Yea, besides I have to kick his flank a little for hurting you.” Rainbow added “Teach you...” Celestia thought to herself looking at Twilight as her thought turned to Crystal Rose. “So princess did you take it easy on Night?” Twilight asked eager for her mentor to tell her. “No, no I didn’t. I could have beaten him but in no way did I go easy on him.” Twilight was shocked as the scale of Nights power came into perspective. At first she thought Celestia was taking it easy on him for Luna but after hearing that she was scared, but also excited to take a crack at that kind of power. “Girls it’s time I told you about Crystal Rose.” “Your first pupil.” Twilight reiterated to the group. She knew of her but not of her life. I was conducting damage control in Trottingham. We had just broken the seige of city leaving it in near ruin, most of the standing building were in flames. After putting out the flames on a section of houses I heard screams for help coming from one of the burning buildings a few blocks down, by the time I got to the building it was collapsing in on it’s self and the screams had stopped. Seeing it was a lost cause I started to leave to go help others when a huge flash of light engulfed the collapsed house vaporizing it to it’s foundation, after the light faded I saw three ponies laying on the ground - a filly and her parents. I was able to revive the filly but it was to late for the parents. Her name was Crystal Rose. With her parents dead I took her in and helped her overcome the trauma of her parent’s death.Three months after I took her in she asked me to train her, she was determined to help end the war. She was able to pick up spells with ease and growing strong fast. For three years I fed her, trained her, and loved her as my own. Till that day... “That’s enough.” Night stopped Trixie. “Trixie is sorry she didn’t mean to-” Trixie was stopped again “Ti’s okay Trixie, I’m just not ready to relive that yet. Besides I can see the end of the tunnel.” Night said Pushing open the heavy bunker door Night was greeted by the moon and stars. He looked around, seeing they were out of the forest and in a small cove hiding the entrance of the bunker, they climbed out of the cove and saw the city of Fillydelphia. .
