Nightmare of a mother.

by Asabrasa

Rating: teen
Tags: Random, Princess Celestia, Dark, Nightmare Moon, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 29428

Nightmare Moon is back and she traps Celestia in the body of a foal. Now we follow Nightmare as she cares for her new daughter and tries to take over Equestria.

Nightmare Moon have somehow returned to Equestria. Disguised as Luna she has successfully managed to steal Celestia’s divine power and at the same time successfully trapped her in the body of a foal.

With her newfound powers, she is ready to cast Equestria in eternal night and this time she’s not alone. By sacrificing the living she is able to raise the dead from their slumber. As the fated day slowly creeps upon them.

It’s up to Twilight and her friends to stop the wicked queen and her newfound allies.

Rated Teen for language and darker elements.

Published 2013-10-09 19:50:03 UTC
Last updated 2014-04-07 22:04:28 UTC

A new mother.

It was a beautiful afternoon in the month of October. Ponies everywhere were preparing for the upcoming celebration known as Nightmare night. Carving pumpkins, decorating their homes/stores and buying way more candy than necessary for all the little fillies and colts.

A lot of excited ponies,some more excited than others.

And as we get closer to the faithful day. Odd things are occurring in the humble lands of Equestria.

Celestia was laying on her bed, unwinding after a stressful day. She was sipping on a glass of red wine while reading the latest issue of Equestria daily.

“Princess Celestia caught sexually satisfying herself with a cake!………… Now that is just a silly rumor. They can’t prove anything!” She glanced over at a few broken cameras laying in the corner of her room. “I made sure of that.”

She took another sip of her wine. She was feeling very relaxed at the moment and things would only get better.

She had planned out her evening so it would be a extremely relaxing one. First she was going to finish her wine, then she was going to take a nice warm bath followed by a massage and a hooficure all while enjoying her favorite snacks.

Could it get any better than that? Not in Celestia’s mind at least, but as we all know. Fate has its ways of messing things up.

She finished her wine so she got out bed and headed toward her bathroom, so she could enjoy her warm bath. But, Celestia’s train of thought was interrupted by a soft knocking on her door.

“Sister can I come in?” Luna said from the other side of the door.

“As soon as I’m about to take a bath somepony needs me……..sigh.” Celestia muttered to herself.

She laid down on her bed again. She cleared her throat. “Of course, little sister. Come on right in!”

Luna opened the door and walked inside, a big smile upon her face. “Sister I have been thinking-”

“Don’t hurt yourself, Lulu.” Celestia said with a giggle.

“Oh ha...ha..ha.” Luna rolled her eyes. “Very funny.”

*Giggles* “I’m just messing with you, Lulu. So what’s on your mind?”

Luna walked up to the bed and took a seat on a nearby pillow. She cleared her throat “Hrmp. Well, sister. We have both been under a lot of stress lately-”

“Oh, tell me about it. These last few weeks have been eating away at my patience more than usual.” She got an annoyed glare from Luna. “Oh I’m sorry ,Lulu. Please continue.”

“Hrmp. As I was saying. We have both been under a lot of stress lately. So I was thinking that maybe we could take turns in caring for one another shorter periods of time-”

“Huh? I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but that sounds a tad weird-”

Luna’s eyes flashed and looked very similar to Nightmare’s eyes.“SISTER! Let me finish! God almighty you are annoying today!” Luna inhaled deeply and her eyes turned back to normal.

Celestia, was taken by surprise by Luna’s sudden outburst. But she came to the conclusion that she perhaps had been a bit rude by interrupting her so many times in a row. “Sorry. I’ll keep quiet now. I promise. Her horn started glowing and a zipper materialized onto her mouth. She motioned with her hoof for Luna to continue.

Luna rose an eyebrow before she once again cleared her throat. “Hrmp. As I was saying. I was thinking that we could take turns to cast an age spell on one another and then the older one has to takes care of everything while the younger gets pampered by the other. That way one of us will always be well rested and ready to tackle any situation.”

Celestia placed a hoof under her chin and donned a thinking position. It was an interesting suggestion and it could probably lead to a lot of fun. She had heard that physical regression treatment was a great way to truly unwind and get completely relaxed.

But there was one thing bugging her, she knew that both herself and Luna would take advantage of the situation and most likely make the other one do something embarrassing. Like wearing a silly outfit or something.

“Hmmhm Huna Ihh hahe tho the conhcusion thhat hwee-”

“Sister…...Undone the zipper before you speak.”

Celestia looked down at the zipper and using her magic to dissolve it. All while she made herself go cross eyed. “Sorry. I don’t know where my brain is this evening.”

Luna face hoofed at her sisters ridiculous behavior. “Anyway……... What do you think?”

“Well I think it could be a lot of fun and it won't be considered to much of an unusual thing, since the whole regression therapy thing is quite common nowadays. To put it simply I’m down.”

A wicked smile spread across Luna’s face.”Wonderful! Let’s start right away!” Her horn started glowing and Celestia was slowly engulfed by a blue aura.

Celestia’s entire body tingled as her body started shrinking. Her horn and wings got shorter, her mane lost its everflowing rainbow and returned to its original pink color.

Her regalia slipped off her shrinking body. It landing on the floor with a loud clinking.

She continued to shrink. The whole regression process came to an end once her cutie mark disappeared from her flank.

“Daww. You are adorable, little sister.”

Celestia was feeling a bit dizzy so she slowly got to her hooves. She shook her head and looked up at Luna who was now towering over her. “You could have given me a little more of a warning before doing this to me, Luna.”  When she heard the sound of her high pitch voice. She cover her mouth with her hooves. “How young did you make me? Everything is ginormous!”

“No need to worry your cute little head. Mommy Luna will take care of you.” She picked up Celestia by the scruff off her neck and carried her towards the bathroom. She put Celestia on the floor and started drawing a bath. “Who is ready for a bubble bath?” Luna singsonged.

“You still haven't answered my question, Luna. How old did you make-” She was interrupted by Luna, who picked her up and gently placing her in the tub. Luna got into the tub herself and started to wash her little sister.

“Now let’s get you all nice and clean. Also you are currently two and a half years old, cutie.”

“Well that is fine. As Long as we don’t alter our mental age we should be fine. By the way here is a heads up, Luna. I’m totally going to make you wear a diaper. Hehehehe”

Luna payed no mind to what Celestia said. “Close your eyes, sister. I don’t want you to get shampoo in them.”

Celestia did as she was told and closed her eyes while Luna worked the shampoo through her mane.

Suddenly the room got darker and Luna was engulfed by dark mist. It slowly peeled her face away, her fangs slowly extended and her eyes once again taking on the likeness of a dragon.

Celestia shivered. “Brrr. Can you turn up the temperature on the water, Luna? It’s freezing.”

“Of Course, my child. I don’t want you to catch a cold.” Nightmare Moon said in a cold, yet motherly tone. She reached out with one of her wings and gently touched Celestia’s forehead. “Soon you won’t have to worry about anything, my daughter.

“Luna this is getting creepy and what’s wrong with your voice? You sound kind of like-” Celestia’s eyes shot open and she looked up at the monster from her past. “Nightmare! But ho-” Some shampoo got in her eyes. This caused her to close them. She whined in pain.

Nightmare picked her up in her hooves. She held the tiny princess in front of her face. “Oh poor baby. Mommy told you to keep your eyes shut.” She used her black wings to carefully remove the shampoo from Celestia’s eyes. “Mommy is here my dear and there is nothing to fear. Hahahahaha!” She brought her horn down on Celestia’s forehead and a flash of light erupted from it. Causing Celestia to pass out.

Nightmare's evil laughter echoed through the castle.

A few hour later.

Celestia opened her eyes. She looked around and quickly realized that she was laying in a dark blue crib with stars painted on the bars. She tried to get up, but she had been wrapped snuggly with a blanket. The fact that she was feeling very weak did not help either.

After a bit of struggling she was finally free from the purple blanket which had been holding her down. She tried to stand up, but her legs were so weak that fell back onto her bottom.

It was frustrating, she had never felt this weak before.

She tried to stand once again. This time with a bit more luck, but as she tried to walk she tripped over her hooves and hit her head against one of the bars.

The pain caused her to cry loudly and no matter how hard she tried she was unable to stop.

The sound of hooves against the floor grew louder and louder. It sounded like whoever was coming her way was in a great hurry to get to her.

The door opened and Nightmare Moon entered the room. Her mane was a mess it was almost like she had just gotten out of bed and it looked suspiciously similar to Celestia’s own rainbow mane. It was just a little bit darker. She was wearing a light purple crown on her head and a robe which matched the color of the crown she was wearing.

She walked up to the crib and cradled Celestia in her hooves. While safely cradled in, Nightmare’s limbs, Celestia for some reason started to feel calm and she stopped crying.

With her lips still quivering she looked up at her age old nemesis. Much to Celestia’s surprise Nightmare was smiling and it honestly looked like a genuinely happy smile.

“Oh, poor baby. Did you hit your wittle head? Don’t worry mommy will take care of that bobo.” Nightmare’s horn started glowing and the small bump on Celestia’s head vanished. “There we go. So did my little angel have a nice nap?”

Celestia opened her mouth to speak, but to her surprise she was unable to form words. Only baby babble escaped. This discovery made her cry again.

“Oh no! What is wrong baby? Did you mess your diaper?” Nightmare cheeked the foals diaper and it was still clean. Oh! I bet you are hungry!”

Nightmare laid down on the floor exposing a teat to her foal. Celestia started sucking on it without a second thought. Nightmare draped her wing over her as she was drinking. Celestia felt warm and safe. It did not take very long until she was full.

“That’s a good girl.” Nightmare said as she burped Celestia. “Now let’s get you back to bed. We got a long day ahead of us tomorrow.”

She put her foal back into bed and kissed her on the forehead. Then Nightmare started singing.

“The stars in sky shines down upon you. Their light is nothing compared to the one you bring into my life. The moon's beauty pales in comparison to you. You are my treasure, dear. You will never come to harm, mother will always be there. There is nothing to fear and you are my sweetest treasure, dear.”

Her voice was so beautiful. It sounded like she had stolen it from an angel. Celestia felt tired and she did not care about anything at the moment. She was just happy that her mother was there.

As Nightmare’s song came to an end. Celestia came to her senses she reached out with her tiny hooves towards Nightmare. This caused her to smile as she bent down and picked her up. Cradling her in those big hooves of hers once again.

She rocked Celestia back and forth while humming softly. Nightmare brought Celestia to her muzzle and whispered in her ear.

“I see that you still have some your memories, but don’t you worry. They’ll be gone in a few hours and then you will be my daughter. Forever.”

Celestia’s eyes went wide and she started crying again. She desperately tried to charge a spell with her horn, but to no avail.

Nightmare wiped away her tears and kissed her forehead. “Don’t worry I’ll take good care of you and these lands.” Her horn lit up and Celestia was put to sleep once again. She put Celestia back in the crib and nuzzled her. Nightmare put a pacifier in her mouth and Celestia instantly started sucking on.

 “Now sleep tight and have wonderful dreams, my little Aurora.”

The end.

I hate these servants.

I hate these servants.

Nightmare was woken up by the sound of her infant daughter crying. With a smile on her face and love in her heart she quickly got out of bed. She walked over to the nursery which once had been Celestia’s office.

Once inside she walked up to the crib and picked up her daughter.

She nuzzled her and kissed her daughter’s forehead forehead. “Good morning my, little angel.”

The foal looked up at its mother and a smile spread across her tiny lips. She reached out with her hooves and grabbed a hold of Nightmares muzzle. “Mama!”

Nightmare’s heart skipped a beat and she was overcome with joy. Her feelings got the better of her and tears of joy started flowing from her eyes. “You truly are my light in the darkness……...and you need a new diaper.” Nightmare carried her daughter over to the changing table.

Once the foal laid on the table. Nightmare used her magic to make tiny stars appear, they danced above Aurora’s face and she playfully batted at them.

Nightmare unfastened the tapes and quickly disposed of the old diaper. She cleaned her daughter’s private area, making sure that she got all clean. She picked up a fresh diaper and slid it underneath Aurora’s bottom. Nightmare then applied some diaper rash cream and baby powder before she fastened the diaper.

“There we go, all nice and clean! Now I bet you are hungry, let’s get you some food!” Nightmare laid down on the floor which allowed her daughter to nurse. Feeling her daughter nurse made her feel at peace and she almost didn't want this moment to end.

“Eat your fill my, little angel. So you can grow big and strong-” Nightmares words were cut off by somepony knocking on the door.

“Princess! We heard something that sounded like a foal crying.  Is everything alright?” A guard said as he slowly opened the door.

Nightmare quickly casted an illusion spell at both herself and daughter. She took on the guise of Celestia and she made Aurora take on the guise of Luna.

The guard walked in on Princess Celestia nursing a little blue foal. “Gah!” He quickly exited the room, his cheeks flushing bright pink. “........I’m so- sor- sorry Princess. For- forgive my rudeness!” He shouted a lot louder than he intended.

Nightmare picked up her daughter and proceed to burp her. “It’s quite alright and don’t worry. I’m just taking care of an accident that occurred last night.” She rose to her hooves holding Aurora close to her chest. “I would like you to bring, Mrs Emerald Dream to my room please.”

“Yes, Princess. Right away!” The guard said before he galloped away.

“Ugh, the guards. Oh, well. I’ll take care of them later. I got more important things to worry about anyway.”

An young mare walked into the room. She walked up to the disguised Nightmare and bowed a bit too deep. This caused her white mane to fall over her face but she quickly adjusted it with her hoof. “Greetings princess how can I be of service?”

“Good you are here. As you can see-” She was interrupted by Mrs, Dream.

“Oh………. I guess you must have forgotten. I’m sorry princess, but I’m blind. I can’t see what is going on.” She said with a chuckle.

How dare she interrupted me. I will send her to Tartarus! Nightmare took a deep breath and calmed herself. `Now is not the time for that. I need to keep up this act for a bit longer.´

“Oh, forgive me. I have been very stressed lately. Anyway, last night me and my sister had a little bit of wine and at the time we thought that taking turns at getting physical regressed and then pampered by the older one was a great idea.

But as the night went on I ended up regressing, Luna both physically and mentally. Which was not our original intention. So I was hoping that while I figure out a way to restore her. You could foalsit her. Seeing as you have have a lot of experience in said field.”

“That would be an honor! I’ll take good care of her.” Mrs, Dream said.

Nightmare passed her daughter over to Mrs, Dream.“Wonderful. I have already feed her. So you only need to keep an eye on her.

Mrs, Dream took Aurora into her hooves and held her against her gray chest. “Feed her?”

“Yes, she is not old enough to eat solid food yet. She is just like any other 2 week old foal.”

Mrs, Dream looked at the foal that was nuzzling against her chest. “Oh, that bad. Have you taken her to the doctor for a checkup?”

When those words hit Nightmare. It was like someone punched her in the gut. *Deep inhale* “No I have not done that. Please make sure it gets done.” Nightmare said as she walked towards the door.

“I will take care of it. Don’t worry, Luna i’m sure that your sister will figure this out. Now let-”

Nightmare turned her head around. “Also, please call her Aurora from now on and until she is back to normal!”

Mrs, Dream tilted her head.”Ehh, Okay. Do you mind if I ask why?”

“Servants should do as they are told…………” She whispered under her breath. “Ahem. I just want to try something.”

“Well……..okay. I’ll call her Aurora then.”

Nightmare left the room and walked towards the great hall, where the Elements of harmony should currently be stored. Once the Elements were out of the reach for the bearers. Nothing would be able to stop her.

Sadly for Nightmare, she did not do her homework. The elements were moved to Ponyville during Discord’s reforming treatment.

As she walked down the halls. She started going through her plan. `All that remains is taking care of the guards and then the inhabitants of this world will have seen their last sunrise. Mwahahahaha!´

Nightmare entered the great hall. As she walked inside she was greeted by the guard assigned to this part of the castle.

She walked up to a big wall with a tiny hole in it. she lowered her head and stuck her horn into the hole. A bright light erupted from the door and the golden chest hosting the Elements laid before her. “Finally mine.” But to her great shook the Elements were gone.

She looked over at the guard. “Guard! Where are the Elements!?”

The stallion gave her a confused glance. “Ehhh, Princess. You sent the Elements of harmony to, Twilight Sparkle so her and the rest of the bearers would always have them nearby in case of an emergency. Don’t you remember?”

Nightmare took a deep breath and regained her posture. “Of course I do! I had a momentary brainfart. I had a little too much wine last night. Keep working and ignore what you have seen. I don’t want this to get out. The journalist would be having a field day about me forgetting. I hope you understand.

The guard narrowed his eyes and took a long moment before saying anything. “.......Yes, Princess!” Nightmare walked out of the room. The guard waited a brief moment before following her. `Something is wrong, Princess Celestia would never forget something like that.´

He followed her out into the garden, hiding behind bushes and trees to stay out of sight. The Princess walked over to the royal catacombs and went inside. `What is she going to do in there?´ he slipped inside and hid behind a nearby statue.

Nightmare closed the heavy stone stone doors behind her. Her horn lit up and she placed a purple rune upon the door, before walking deeper into the catacombs.

 `That is not Princess Celestia! And I doubt I’ll be able to get out the same way from which I entered.´ The guard followed her with a bit of distance.

Nightmare walked up to one of the caskets and tore the lid open. “Finally you are mine once again! Hahahahah!” Her laughter echoed throughout the catacombs as she allowed her illusion spell to drop.

The guards jaw fell. He could not believe what he was seeing, but he snapped out of it and pulled out his sword.

Nightmare picked up her old armor and equipped it. “It’s good to be back. I can’t believe that bitch hid it in here of all places. Her memories are very useful, but I need to go through them better. So the accident with the guard won’t happen again. I don’t want to cause suspicions until the guards are under my control. Soon all of Equestria will bow before me once again. Hahaha-”

Her laugh was interrupted by a blade piercing her shoulder.

“Raghhhh!” Nightmare roared.

The guard withdrew his blade and leaped back to a safe distance. “What have you done to the Princesses, You monster?!”

Nightmare glanced over at her bleeding shoulder and with a flash from her eyes a mist like substance surrounded the wound, cleaning and healing it. She rolled her shoulder a few times just for good measure. “You dare to strike at your queen!”

Nightmare rose one of her hooves and slammed it down into the ground. A blade of shadow emerged from the ground in front of the guard. It sliced his eye, leaving him half blind. “Argh!” He grunted.

The guard leaped over to Nightmare and struck down at her neck, but his blade never connected. Nightmare had taken on the a form of mist, making her impervious to non magical attacks.

Nightmare took on the shape of a giant snake and started constricting the guard. His bones were breaking and blood quickly filled his lungs. It was not until he started coughing up blood that Nightmare loosened her grip.

She reshaped the snake head into her original upper body, but instead of hooves she had a pair of long slender arms with bony sharp claws.

“You dare to harm your queen!” Nightmare roared.  “You will suffer for this!”

“ahgahagagah queen-” The guard muttered.”

“What was that?” Nightmare leaned closer to him.

“Longhhg liv-”

Once again Nightmare leaned closer to his face and this time she did not stop until she could feel his dying breaths on her face. “One more time, sweetie.” Her voice as cold as ice.

The guard looked straight into her eyes. “Long…….live…….the…….princesses! He then proceeded to spit straight into her face. He bit his tongue and laughed at her as he awaited death's cold embrace.

“Grrr, you dare!” Nightmare shoved one her hands down his throat and pushed one of her fingers straight into his heart. Her horn lit up and her hand did the same, she then proceeded to rip the guards immortal soul from his body. “Hahahahah!” Her wicked laughter echoed throughout the catacombs. “Not even death can save you from me.” She whispered into his ear.

The color faded from the guards body as she separated his soul from him. The guard’s jaw fell slack and his eyes turned black. His bones cracked violently as they mended themselves from broken to whole.The process was complete and he was now a zombie. “Eughhhhhhh.” The zombie moaned.

“You, listen up! You will go to Ponyville and your objective there is to find the elements of harmony and if anyone gets in your path. Kill them, but do not harm Twilight Sparkle and her friends. I want them alive.”

“Eughhhhhhh.” He moaned as he started walking towards his objective.”

Nightmare appeared from the shadows and blocked his path. “One more thing. Wait until Nightmare night. That way you will be able to walk around without everyone freaking out. Just find yourself a nice cave or something and await the fated day.”

“Eughhhhhhh!”

The zombie left the catacombs and slowly walked in the general direction of Ponyville. Despite being a mindless zombie he still stuck to the shadows so no one would see him.

Nightmare held the guard’s soul in the center of her hoof. “Now what should I do with his soul. Having his body as my mindless servant is a good start, but that respectless guard needs even more punishment. Then there is the problem with the other servants. I doubt they are going to serve me.” She looked at the soul and started thinking.

She glanced over at all the different caskets and then she saw a name that she recognized. “Starswirl the bearded. Perfect.”

She levitated the remains of Starswirl onto the floor. All that remained was his bones, but they were in a surprisingly good condition. She placed the soul in the ribcage and her horn started glowing as she chanted the words required to bind a soul to a foreign object.

 “Sa ti ma so la te mi. Rasha ti nage noord anchaka!”

Dark tentacles emerged from the floor. They consumed the bones and slowly proceeded to corrupt the soul laying before them. Minutes went by as the tentacles worked their magic and the newly formed body slowly rose from the floor.

Once the body stood on its own. The tentacles grabbed a hold of the soul and pulled it into the center of the body.

Hovering just above the floor, the black blob of a body started reshaping itself. The skull of a unicorn, a body with bone structure similar to that of a minotaur, two long arms fitted with the sharpest of claws, a long snake like tail with a sharp end and the entire completely naked from flesh. A creature worthy a queen of nightmares.

The naked skeleton was set ablaze with gray flames and two tiny blue flames floated inside it’s empty skull. The ritual was complete and a spectre had been born, a ghastly creature forever trapped between life and death to serve until the cold hand of death claimed its master.

Nightmare looked at her creation and she was pleased. It would serve her purposes just fine. “Look at me.” With a ghastly moan the spectre turned and faced the one calling it. “I’m your new master and you will answer only to me. Your mission is to bind the souls everpony inside the castle to your consciousness. Once you are done you will report back to me. Am I making myself clear!?”

The spectre faded into the ethereal realm, making it invisible to the naked eye. It floated through the roof of the catacombs and floated towards the castle to fulfill its master’s wish.

Nightmare once again took on the guise of Celestia. She walked towards the royal library. Once inside she located the librarian. “Excuse me! I would like you to take a letter.”

The old mare looked at her for a moment, she narrowed her eyes. “Is that you princess? You look a bit blurry.”

Nightmare was taken with surprise and quickly scanned her body to see if she had made a mistake with the illusion spell. When she found nothing wrong she looked at the old mare and noticed the glasses resting on her forehead. “Put on your glasses!”

The old mare did as she was told. “I’m sorry, princess I forgot I had them. What were you saying about a letter?”

“Yes, I would like you to take a letter. It’s for an old friend.”

The old mare got out a piece of parchment and an inkwell. “Go ahead, Princess.”

Nightmare cleared her throat. “Ahem. Dear, Odin ruler of the northern lands across the sea. This is Equestria's true queen talking. I want you and your army to come back to Equestria.

I wish for you to serve me and if you do I will reward you with the land that was stolen from you by the griffin tribe. If you don’t answer this letter I will assume that you are on your way.

Yours truly Equestria’s true queen.”

The old mare read the letter out loud. “Why do you refer to yourself as queen all of a sudden? If you don’t mind me asking.”

`When did servants start to question their leaders?´

“Odin is old fashioned and he would not care about a letter from, a princess.”

“Oh, I see. I’ll have this sent right away, princess.”

“Good. Keep me informed. I want to know when and if they answer. Now keep on working.”

The old mare bowed and Nightmare exited the library. “Now let’s here. Oh my, how can, princess Celestia possible expect me to able to send this across the sea? I’ll send this to, princess Twilight. She should be able to send it to its right location.”

The old mare sent the letter away, but she quickly realized that she forgot something. “Ops. Maybe I should have mentioned that, Princess Celestia is the one who wanted it to be sent. Oh well, Twilight is smart girl. I think she will do the right thing.

Over in Ponyville. Princess Twilight Sparkle was sorting through the books inside the library. Her assistance Spike had gone to aid Rarity in her search for gems. “Silly, Spike. Everpony knows that: The elements of harmony a reference guide goes under e and not t.” She said with a chuckle.

Then suddenly a scroll materialized out of a puff of smoke. “Hmm! A letter…..and a note.” She picked up the note. It read. “Dear Princess. I know you are very busy, but I was hoping that you could send this letter for me. I’m not strong enough to do it myself.

With love Mrs, Bookworm.”

Twilight looked at the letter’s location tag. “To the northern capital across the sea? Hmm, that is odd why would anypony send anything over there. Well I’ll just send it and continue with whatever I was doing.”

Her horn lit up and the letter was on it’s way.

Hours later.

“Lord Odin! Lord Odin!” A servant shouted.

Odin opened his one eye and shot him the servant an annoyed glance. “You better have a good reason to interrupt my nap! Now tell me what is it about!” His voice boomed with force.

Once the servant realized what he had done he started sweating. He quickly got down and bowed as low as he could. “Forgive me! But It’s a letter from the queen of Equestria!”

Odin grabbed the letter and read it to himself. “Interesting……..GATHER EVERYONE! We are going back to Equestria!”

“Yes my lord!” The servant ran out from the tent where his lord had been residing.

Odin walked outside and gazed upon his army. It had been so many years that he had almost forgotten everything about Equestria. This letter had reignited his lust for blood and he was grinning like a madman. “Equestria…… How I long to reclaim what was once mine. “Höhöhöhöhöhöhhö!” His loud laughing caught the attention of his sons and they all cheered for whatever event which had brought their father’s smile back to his lips.

An invisible friend.

An invisible friend.

Mrs, Emerald Dream were walking towards the hospital wing of the castle. She was taking the Princess to see Dr,Scalpel, their private doctor. So that she could get a basic examination. You can never be too careful when it comes to the health of a foal, even if that said foal used to be a several thousands year old demigod.

Despite being blind from birth. Over time Mrs, Dream was able to learn how to utilize her magic to allow her to see the basic structure of everything around her.

If she wants to get a more detailed view she can focus on an object or a pony in front of her. However, this limits her field of view.

She pushed the stroller along the hallways. Her horn gave of a slight shimmer as she focused her mind onto the stroller and not surprisingly she could see that Aurora was asleep, not so strange considering that she had just eaten.

Dr, Scalpel. A young good looking stallion that just happens to be one of the best doctors in all of Equestria. He came to Canterlot to study and shortly after his arrival, Princess Celestia discovered him. She took an interest in him after he cured her stomach ache. She was impressed by his knowledge of medical herbs and magical treatment.

It is not often someone so young is capable of combining the two so perfectly. But then again Zebras has always had knack for that kind of thing.

Despite his young age and his lack of experience in the field, Princess Celestia took him in, allowing him to study under the very best. After two decades of hard work and studying he became Princess Celestia’s private doctor and ever since Luna’s return he also became hers. He is always ready for anything.

Mrs, Dream arrived to the doctors door and she knocked on it gently. “Doctor are you here?” She said as she opened the door. The doctor was nowhere to be seen. She pushed the stroller inside

“Hello! Doctor are you here?” She then tripped over something and slammed her head into a bookshelf. “Ouch!” She rubbed the side of her head. “Oh, I'm sorry are you okay? I’m so sorry I did not see you!”

“Well I don’t blame you Mrs,Dream. After all you are blind and I could chosen a better location to nap on, but the sunspot was so warm and cozy”

Mrs, Dream heard  A loud yawn followed by him smacking his lips. A hand fitted with sharp claws grabbed a hold of her face and held it firmly.

Her head was tilted slightly to the right. “You are hurt! Good thing I’m here so that there is nothing for you to fear.” She felt his scaly lips pressing against her wound and shortly afterwards she could feel his long wet tongue as it cleaned out her wound.

A few seconds of delicate tongue work came to halt. “Well there we go all disinfected! However your blood sugar is a little high. I would recommend trying to stay away from unnecessary sweets. After all you are not as young as you think you are.”

“I’ll think about it. Thanks.” She could hear the sounds of claws against the floor and judging by the way the sounds faded she assumed that he walked over to the crib. She restored her vision and looked over at the stroller, but to her surprise the doctor was not there. “Doctor where did you go?”

“Hmm! Oh, sorry. I’m hanging from the roof, I had to stretch out my body.”

Mrs, Dream looked up and saw the shape of the doctor hanging upside down and holding on by his tail. She was about to comment on his actions, but he started talking before she was able to.

“Now who is the little cutie in the stroller?” *Sniff sniff* “Judging by the smell I would say Princess Celestia, but judging by my vision I would Say Luna and judging by both of them I have to the conclusion that, the little one is…….. Someone I have never meet before. Is she perhaps the love child of the princesses? That would explain both the smell and the appearance.”

Mrs, Dream focused her mind on the doctor, allowing everything else in her field of vision to fade away. “That’s a good guess, but it’s wrong.” With the grace of a cat Scalpel dropped down from the ceiling. “That is actually, Princess Luna. She got regressed both physically and mentally by her sister.”

“Oh…..my.” *Sigh* “When are those two going to learn that wine and godlike powers don’t mix! I mean honestly this is not the first time they done something like this………..Wait you said mentally as well, correct?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Well then! What am I supposed to do? Did, Celestia want me to cure her? Cause if that’s the case…….. then I’m politely going to refuse. A physical regression is simple to reverse, but a mental one is a bit more tricky and I don’t have any experience in that area. But it’s just an age spell, right?”

“I would suppose so, bu-” Mrs, Dream was cut off by Scalpel.

“Then we just have to wait! All age spells are temporary.”

“Yes bu-” She was once again cut off by Scalpel and she was starting to get annoyed.

“So how about I just give her a normal checkup……... and then I’ll give you one. If you know what I mean. Hint int. Blink blink.” Scalpel said with a smirk.

Mrs, Dreams face turned red as a tomato. “How can say such a thing in front of the, Princess?! Mind your manners, Docto-” She was cut off once again. This time by Scalpel’s tail wrapping around her mouth.

“She is just a baby! She can’t understand a word that we are saying! Even less so what we are about to do.” He leaned in close to her face and gave her a quick peck on her lips.

Steam escaped from Mrs, Dream’s nostrils. She rose her hoofs into the air and smacked him hard on his cheeks. Scalpel lost his footing and fell onto his back. He rubbed the sides of his face with his scaly hands.. “Ow! Okay I deserve that. I admit, but c'mon you know I’m just playing with you!”

“Oh, I know that, but there are some thing that you just don't say! I admit we did have some fun on our last date and I would not mind doing it again some time. There is only one problem….. I’m not into cross species intercourse. So as long as you and, Discord are having issues with each other. You my dear, Doctor. Are not going to get any from me!”

Scalpel sat up and crossed his arms. “Hmmmmm. So either I keep this awesome lizard body that have hands, a very useful tail, night vision, superiors senses and is warm blooded, but won’t be getting any olala. Don’t get me wrong I like you, but I could probably find a mare that’s willing to give me olala.” He received a cold stare from Mrs, Dream.

He cleared his throat. “Ahem! *Sigh* I’ll try to work something out with, Discord.”

“Good.” Mrs, Dream walked over to the stroller and cradled Aurora in her hooves. “Now how about that examination?” She said with a smile on her lips.

“Well of course let’s get it unde-” Suddenly Scalpel’s pupils narrowed. He opened his mouth and he salivated so heavily that it was dripping onto the floor. He slowly creeped towards to Mrs, Dream. With a loud hiss he rose to his hind legs and reached out with his arms towards the sleeping foal.

Mrs, Dream backed away slowly until she hit a wall. “Doctor are you okay? You are scaring me…..Scalpel!”

“Huh!…….” He snapped out of whatever had taken hold of him.

He looked down at the frightened mare in front of him and he quickly backed off. “We are sorry! We did not know what came over us. We just felt very cold all of sudden and we lost our vision. Did We do something?”

Mrs, Dream gave him a surprised look. She had never heard him refer to himself as we before.“You mean besides looking like you were going to eat me and the princess? No nothing at all!”

“We are Sorry…..maybe we should get this fixed right away!

After all we don’t want to hurt anyone. We are a doctor and doctors help people. We do not hurt them. Yes, we do not. Yes. Yes. Yes.” He violently shook his head and looked down at his claws. “This is not who we are. We will take care of this as soon as possible. Now let’s make sure that, Lunch…… I mean, Luna! is alright.”

Mrs, Dream put Aurora back in the stroller and opened the door. She was concerned for both her own safety and the princess’s “I’m going to take her to another doctor. Come find me when you’re back to normal!” She walked away and kicked the door shut with one of her hind hooves.

“But………we…...are their doctor.” He said with sadness in his voice. He sat motionless for a few minutes, trying to comprehend what he just had said and done. “We need to cool our head.He walked into his bathroom and splashed his face with cold water.

He slowly rose his head and looked into the mirror. “What have we done? This is not who we are. We are not a monster. WE ARE NOT A MONSTER!” He slammed his hist into the mirror, shatering it.

“Sleep, we need sleep. Must rest! Yes, yes. We need rest” He walked over to the bathroom carpet and curled up into a ball.

The sun shined upon him and he quickly fell asleep. Unaware that part of his soul had been stolen from him.

“Don’t you worry, Mrs, Dream. Princess Lun…. I mean, Princess Aurora is healthy as a horse.” An old doctor said.

“That’s wonderful!” Mrs, Dream gazed out over the room.”  You seem to be having an awful lot of clients today. Is it something I should be concerned about?”

“No not all. We just have an odd case of the shivers today. Almost everyone in the castle have been getting a severe case of sudden shivering. It’s odd though, everyone who’s been affected by it told me that it only happened once and that it lasted for about five minutes.

Most of the ones that are here are at good health, but they wanted to stay for observation. Just in case. So there is nothing to worry about. If you get a case of the shivers, just relax and it will relent in a few minutes.”

“Maybe there is a ghost lose in the castle. Hahahaha!”

“Well nightmare night is almost upon us.” He chuckled.

They shared a laugh while Mrs, Dream placed Aurora in the stroller again. “Well thank you for your time.”

“I’m only doing my job.” The old stallion said.

Mrs, Dream put a blanket over Aurora so that she would not get cold. They headed back to the nursery.

The nameless spectre had been working hard and it had almost completed the quest it had been given to it by its master. It floated along the halls of the castle, searching for the last of the servants it had yet to harvest.

It floated up towards two unharvested guards.

“So how is your wife? I heard there was some complications during her pregnancy and that she had to go to the hospital.” The spectre reached over the guards armor with its bony finger and phased it hand through it and into the unsuspecting guard’s body.

“Well….she is doing alri-” He was interrupted by the other guard whose teeth were rattling like crazy.

“Brr, did it just get colder here?” He exhaled and white smoke could be seen flying through the air. “I don’t feel so good……….it’s so..so..so.so so co..co..co..cold. Phew.” The color slowly drained from the guards face as the spectre grabbed a hold of his heart.

The spectre stared straight into the guard’s soul and slowly absorbed part of it. Once the spectre felt satisfied it loosened its grip on the guard’s heart and proceeded to do the same thing to other guard.

“Are you okay?” The other guard said. He was worried about his friend and was about to take him to the doctor’s office. When suddenly he felt really cold as well. His words came to a halt and he felt as if he was about to freeze to death. “It’s co..co..co..cold.”

This spectre might not the most subtle one in the art of soul snatching, but it gets the job done.

It continued its search for unharvested ones. It floated past a door and from behind it the spectre sensed a spirit that was beyond anything it had ever sensed before. It phased through the door and looked for the one that it had sensed. It laid eye on princess Aurora who was playing with a pink ball decorated with stars.

The spectre came to a halt. it had never seen such a tiny living being before. It fascinated it how much spirit this little one had in comparison to everyone else it had harvested. It decided to observe this tiny creature for a while. In hope of gaining some answers.

Aurora was sitting on the fluffy carpet which covered the entire floor of the nursery. She was happy and all she wanted to do was to play all day long, but she did miss her mommy a little. She rolled the ball a little too hard and it went underneath a closet. She crawled up to the closet but she was unable to see her ball and this made her upset. Her lower lip started quivering and tears were forming in her eyes.

The spectre noticed a rapid change in the little ones state of mind. It did not fully understand why this had happened. It saw the ball that she had been playing with earlier and the gears inside its head started turning. It wasn't sure if the ball had anything to do with the sudden change, but it took the chance and phased its arm trough the bottom of the closet to retrieve the ball.

Just as Aurora was about to cry due to the loss of her ball. She suddenly saw it hovering in the air. It looked funny and she started laughing. The spectre took notice of her sudden change of mind. It placed the ball on the ground and pushed it towards the little one.

Aurora did not understand what was going on. Was there someone there? does he want to play? She rolled the ball back to where it had hovered.

To the Spectre’s great surprise the little one pushed the ball back. It prevented the ball from going back under the closet. It wondered why the little one had pushed it back. Did she not want it?

Aurora waited excited to catch the ball once her invisible friend rolled it back to her. The ball however did not move. This upset her. Why would her new friend not want to play with her? Tears formed in her eyes and she began to sob.

Once again, the little one’s state of mind had gone from happy to sad. The Spectre looked at her, then at the ball, then back to her and finally back to the ball. It grabbed the ball and rolled it back to her.

Aurora caught the ball and she laughed happily. She had found a new friend, even if said friend was invisible. She giggled as they continued to roll the ball back and forth between each other. Time faded quickly as they played. Suddenly the door was opened. Mrs, Dream walked into the room with a bottle of milk levitating in front of her.

This caught the Spectre of guard and it flew high into the air, despite it knowing that no one could see It. It watched as the unfamiliar mare walked up to the little one.

Mrs, Dream cradled Aurora in her arms and presented the bottle to her. Aurora took bottle and closed her eyes as she drank. “That’s a good girl.”

The Spectre was confused again. The little ones mind set had been changing so rapidly ever since that mare had entered the room. It had gone from happy to sad, back to happy and then finally it had settled in on a relaxed state. It was not able to comprehend how this was happening and it was driving It insane.

Aurora finished her bottle and Mrs, Dream proceed to burp her.

She held the foal close to her chest. “Now wasn't that jummy?” She said in a sweet motherly tone. Aurora responded with a big jawn. “Oh, it looks like a certain somepony is sleepy weepy. Let’s get you into a fresh diaper and then I believe it’s nap time.”

Mrs, Dream changed Aurora’s diaper and put her to bed. She proceeded to cast a spell on her crib which created a listening ward. That way she would be able to be in another room and still be able to hear if anything happened. To put it simply she placed the Equestrian equivalent of a baby monitor by her crib.

The Spectre was fascinated by how the mare was able to manipulate the little one so easy. It looked over at the sleeping princess and made a decision of his own. It wanted that power for himself.

Nightmare had climbed to the highest tower in the castle, the location where Luna and Celestia normally stood when they interacted with their chosen celestial object.

Nightmare’s eyes were locked onto the sun, that revolting ball of fire which bathed the world of Equestria in its despicable light.

Her hatred for said object had no limit and she wished for nothing, but to banish it into the dark depths of space, never to be seen again. She focused her magic onto it and started lowering it. At Least that was her intention, but instead of disappearing over the horizon it only seemed to glow brighter.

“How dare you disobey your master!” Nightmare once again focused her magic onto the sun and once again the sun refused to be lowered. It was mocking her and she swore she could hear it laughing at her feeble attempts. “HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT YOUR QUEEN!” In her rage her she could feel her disguise being torn from her body.

Her skin slowly peeled itself off her body and burned to ash the moment the pieces touched the ground, black smoke sprung from her everflowing rainbow mane, slowly her black coat emerged from underneath her smoking body.

Nightmare’s disguise was no more. “You will bow TO ME!” Focusing all of her power onto the wretched sun. Once again the sun did not lower. “AHHHHH!” Purple flames sprung from her body and a massive flame pillar shot through the roof.

The sky blackened and the sun’s light was no longer reaching the city of Canterlot. Lighting struck down into the city with massive force. Destroying homes and lives alike.

everything in the tower had been burned to ash. Nightmare was barely able to stand, her heart beating like a jackhammer and she could feel her continued slipping away.

She fell and hit the floor hard. “Victory…..is…...mine.” As she claimed her victory over the sun a tiny sunray broke through the black cloud and hit her straight in the eyes.

“I will never bow to a false Queen like yourself.” A voice roaring like fire said. “A creature that is neither dead or alive, who lacks a childhood, have no real emotions, one who doesn’t suffer from hunger or fatigue.

A creature hated by all living things. A creature who lacks a birthright. A creature born from the suppressed emotions and jealousy of a demigod. A creature who has no place in this world. You were never meant to exist in the first place, Nightmare!” The voice said.

Tears streamed down Nightmare’s cheeks as the harsh words of reality came crashing down upon her. “That is not true.” She whispered. “My life has meaning, my daughter and I will rule theses lands and nothing is going to stop me!”

“The one you call daughter is no one else than the one who bested you so many years ago. No matter what you say, no matter what you do. That won't’ change.

You are no different from the spectre you brought to life. A lifeless husk that’s living in between life and death. That is a child worthy of you!

You will never be anything but a fraud, that is trying to live someone else's life.”

“SHUT UP! Leave me alone!” Nightmare screamed.

“I’m part of you now and I will never stop telling the truth.” The voice said as it faded away.

Nightmare laid on the cold floor crying her eyes out. “There is one light in my life and that light is, Aurora.” She heard the sound of hooves running up the stairs. Using the last of her strength she disguised herself once more. Her consciousness faded and she passed out.

The guards broke down the charred remains of the door and found the Princess laying in a sea of ash. “TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL WING AND SOMEONE FIND DR, SCALPEL!” A guard commanded.

Strange events in Ponyville.

Strange events in Ponyville.

Twilight Sparkle were busy decorating her house for the upcoming Nightmare Night. Her assistant Spike was helping Rarity with something. She could not remember with what, but she was certain it had something to do with gems.

“Just a little more spiderweb and a few more plastic bats.” She murmured to herself as she decorated. “I should ask Fluttershy for some real bats. That would be a really creepy!” She walked in front of her house to get a good look at it. She was happy with her creation, but she wanted to hear some second opinions.

“HEY RAINBOW DASH!”

“Zzzzzz. *Hick* Huh? *YAWN!* What is is Twilight?” Rainbow mumbled.

“Can you look at the decorations I have hanged up in order to spook up the library for Nightmare Night. It will just take a moment and I want some feedback!”

Rainbow lazily peeked over her cloud and down at the library. “It looks awesome.” She fluffed up the cloud and put her head to rest.”

“Rainbow! You didn't even look!” Twilight said with a hint of annoyance in her tone.

*Grumble* Rainbow poked her head through her favorite napping cloud and pretended to look at the library. “Yeah, yeah. It looks awesome.” She pulled her head back and plugged the hole she had created. “Zzzzzzzz!”

“You forgot to open your eyes genius!” Twilight decided to take matter into her own hooves. She focused her magic onto Rainbow’s cloud and slowly pulled it down to the ground. Just as she was about to wake her friend. A mischievous idea came to mind. “Hehehe.” Twilight pulled the cloud and the sleeping Dash inside.

Twilight got a bowl from her kitchen cabinet and filled it with warm water. “I have always wanted to know if this works.”

She put Rainbow’s hoof into the bowl and took a seat across the room.

She teleported a teacup from the kitchen and with the flick of her hoof she filled it. “I’m so happy Zecora taught me that!” Twilight grabbed a notepad. “Now we play the waiting game. Note to self I’m doing this in the name of science and not for fun. Well maybe a little bit for the fun, but mostly science!”

Meanwhile over at Fluttershy’s cottage.

“Sit still, Discord! You want to look scary for Nightmare Night right?” Fluttershy said enthusiastically.

“No!” Said a very bored Discord.

“Don’t be like that! Rarity and I worked hard on this costume, so the least you can do is wear it.” She said as harshly as she could. Meaning that she sounded a little tiny bit annoyed.

“I don’t see the point of this. I can shape-shift into whatever I want. So what is the point of making me wear this ridiculous…...ehhh, whatever you call it costume.”

“You know it’s a manticore costume and you look great in it.”

“A manticore? Wow……..and here I was thinking that you had dressed me up to look like the author of this story, but then again it’s too good looking to be that guy!” Out of nowhere a brick materialized and hit Discord in the head.

Discord nonchalantly moved a few inches to the left. “Missed me! I can read the text too, you know!” Discord shouted.

Fluttershy had gotten used to that Discord from time to time would mentioned this Author guy. So she ignored him as she tried to fasten the wings onto his back properly.

“OWW! Careful back there! I’m supposed to be a manticore not a pincushion!” Discord said.

*Sigh* “Well if you’d stop moving around so much! Then this would be a lot easier!” Fluttershy was getting increasingly annoyed with the way was Discord was acting. “Here play with this!” She handed him a table tennis racket with an already attached ball.

*Bop* “This *Bop* is *Bop* not *Bop* fun *Bop* at *Bop* all!” *Bop,bop,bop*

“Discord can you please act your age for once?”

Discord ears perked up and a wicked grin spread across his face. “Do you honestly want me to act my age?”

“Yes I believe it would be a nice change of pace around here. After all you spent a thousand years in stone, so you should have quite the patience.”

Discord stroked his beard menacingly. “Well, Fluttershy. I’m kind of immortal and I got no clue how old I will get, but I do know that my current age is just a drip in the ocean. So I’ll ask you one more time. Do you really want me to act my age?”

“Yes!” Fluttershy said without thinking, but she quickly realized what he had said. “No Wai-” She was cut of by a bright light and a massive smoke bomb. Discord’s costume sank into itself and Fluttershy could hear the sound of light step skittering across the floor.

“Discord! What are you doin-” *Splat!*  Fluttershy was cut of by a cream pie hitting her face. She wiped the cream off her face and saw a very smug little Discord sitting on the armrest of her sofa.

“Hahahaha! That was hilarious!” His new high pitch voice was sharp enough to cut glass. “So Flutter-” Discord Stop dead in his sentence and pulled a rubber duck out of his mouth. He then cleared his throat

“Ahem! La la la la laaaaaaa! There we go. I might be enjoying my new size and all, but I’m not going to sound like a chipmunk.” His voice was back to normal. “Well, Fluttershy. I hav-” He interrupted himself as he saw Fluttershy towering over him.

Fluttershy’s jaw was wide open and her eyes were sparkling. She slowly begun to close her mouth and it formed into a big smile. “Ehhh, Flutters. You okay?” Discord snapped his tiny talon in front of her face a few times. “Great.” Discord rolled his eyes. “I broke her.”

Fluttershy captured him in a big hug. “YOU ARE SO CUTE!” She started kissing him all over his face.

“Ahhh! Cootes! Stop it, Fluttershy!” Discord squirmed like a worm that was about to be put on a hook. He managed to break loose, he jumped into her closet and shut the door.

Fluttershy snapped out of her trance. “Discord! You get out here right now!” She stomped her hoof in the ground.

“Oh I’m so scared. What are you going to do? Spank me? Hahahahaha!” Despite the fact that Discord was inside the closet and his voice should be muffled by the door. Somehow it wasn’t.

Fluttershy could feel her annoyance shift into anger. “I just might!” She tore open the door and jumped into the closet. She searched frantically after Discord, but she was unable to find him. Meanwhile Discord was sitting on the sofa enjoying the view.

He held a tiny pair of binoculars in front of his eyes. “That plot.” He put the binocular down and pulled out a camera. “Fluttershy could you lift your tail a little?!”

Fluttershy did as she was told and continued her search. Then she heard a noise similar to that of a camera. Her face turned pink as she realized what he just had done.

She turned around and saw Discord holding a picture in front of his face. “Oh, Fluttershy. It’s good to see your face again. I must admit your booty is a real beauty. Do you mind if I share this picture with everyone in town?”

“DISCORD! GIVE ME THAT PICTURE!” She threw herself at the couch and crashed into it, but Discord was nowhere to be seen. She looked all over and saw him sitting inside of a painting. “Discord. If you don’t destroy that picture I’ll-”

“You’ll what? Turn me back into stone? Pshhhh, you wouldn't do that. My dear Fluttershy you have nothing to threaten me with. Hahahaha!” He laughed evilly.

“Discord if you don't give me that picture. I won’t let you taste the chocolate mousse I made for todays afternoon snack.”

“That is so unfair! You know I love your homemade snacks!” Discord blew a raspberry “Sigh. Fine you win.” Discord snapped his fingers and appeared in front of Fluttershy in big puff of smoke. “Here you go, darling, but I don’t understand why you want it so bad. I mean your booty is amazing!”

Fluttershy quickly snatched the photo from him and looked at it. Surprisingly the picture was not of her butt, but instead it was a picture of her dressed up as a pirate and next to her stood a big treasure chest. “Oh, that kind of booty.” She said sheepishly.

“Well of course what did you expect? A picture of your butt or something?”

Fluttershy lowered her head and fidgeted with her hooves. “How about we eat some chocolate mousse?”

“Lead the way, my little buttercup!” Discord jumped up onto her back and made himself comfortable. In his little paw he held a picture of a certain yellow mare’s butt. His eyes glowing menacingly.

They walked over to the kitchen and the smell of chocolate mousse soon flooded the little cottage.

Meanwhile inside a certain bakery.

Pinkie was running all over said bakery. She was looking for her past Nightmare Night costumes. She walked up from the basement with a very rare sad smile on her face.

She walked into the kitchen. “Mrs, Cake have you seen my chicken costume!?”

Mrs, Cake turned around to face her. “Sorry, Pinkie I have no idea. Have you checked the attic?”

“Yes.” Pinkies sad smile reached a new low point.

“The basement?”

“Yes.” Pinkies ears fell flat against her head. It looked like she was about to cry.

“Pinkie dear. Don’t you want a new costume this year?”

“Yes I do, but that’s the problem! I wanted to use the head of my chicken costume and make a cockatrice costume. And now I can’t find it! Nightmare Night is ruined!” Pinkie broke out in tears.”

Mrs, Cake ran up to Pinkie and hugged her. “Pinkie, Nightmare night is not ruined. I’ll help you look for the costume. Even if we don’t find it I’m sure you can come up with an even better idea. That’s what makes you special. Your creativity is so amazing that it would bring even Discord to his knees.

Pinkie slipped out of Mrs, Cake’s grasp and with the speed of lightning she was gone. “Pinkie!” Mrs, Cake walked out of the kitchen and started looking for her.

Mr, Cake was reading a story to the twins, in the living room. “And then the big bad timberwolf said. “That is just so I can eat you BETTER!” He growled. The twins clapped their hooves, laughing at the silly voices their daddy was making.

Mrs, Cake walked into the living room. “Dear have seen Pinkie?”

“Last time I saw her she went down into the basement. It is a bit strange thought, Pinkie loves story time and she would never miss it on purpose.”

“I’m a little worried, she is upset that she can’t find her chicken costume. She just ran off when I was comforting her.”

Mr, Cake scratched his chin. “Hmmm. I pretty sure that I put the chicken costume in the laundry. Pound cake had a little accident on it.” He glanced over at his son, who was smiling innocently.

“Oh, that’s good. I’ll tell Pinkie when I find her. I hope she is okay. You know how she gets when she get sad.”

“Do I ever. I’ll take the twins to the park! Just in case.”

Mrs, Cake walked upstairs. She found Pinkie sitting in the her room. The lights were off and her mane had gone flat and covered part of her face. She was staring at a picture of Scottalo. “If I can’t find my old one. I’ll just make a new one.” Pinkie whispered to herself. Unaware of the fact that Mrs, Cake was standing behind her.

A knife appeared in her hoof and a wicked grin spread across her face. “I wonder If Rainbow Dash would like to help me make some cupcakes. Heheheheheh!” Her voice lacked emotion and she sounded like a vengeful ghost.

*Gulp* `I need to be careful here.´ Mrs, Cake slowly reached over with her hoof and laid it on Pinkie’s shoulder. “Pinkie, sweetie. My husband put your chicken costume in the washing machine. There is no need to do anything mean to everypony. O- o- okay?”

Pinkie slammed Mrs, Cake onto her back and held her against the floor. Her eyes were screaming bloody murder. Pinkie pushed her up against the wall and slowly raised her hooves.

“Pi-PINKIE! SNAP OUT OF IT!”

Pinkie’s hair poofed back to normal and a big happy smile spread across her lips. She put her hooves around Mrs, Cake neck and hugged her. “Yay! You found my costume” Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

Mrs, Cake drew a breath of relief and stroked Pinkies’ mane. “Are you feeling better now, Pinkie?”

“Yep! Now if you excuse me I got a chicken to decapitate!” With that Pinkie picked up a meat cleaver and happily bounced out of her room and disappeared

Mrs, Cake rose to her hooves and sighed. “Pinkie you will be the end of me, but you are the daughter of my heart and I will always love you and nothing will ever change that.”

Meanwhile over at Sweet Apple acres.

“Big Mac have you seen your sister today? I need to talk to her.”

“Nope.”

“Well If you see her. Tell her that I want to talk to her.”

“Eeyup!”

Granny Smith patted her grandson on the shoulder and walked back inside. Big Mac shifted the strand of hay he had in his mouth from left to right. `I have not seen Applejack all day. I hope nothing bad has happened. I should try to find her.´

Big mac started walking across the acres. He came across his sister Applebloom and her little friends. They were playing around with a bunch of different costumes. Obviously very excited for the upcoming Nightmare Night.

He walked up to them.

“Hi Mac!” Scottalo said.

“Hi Big brother! Did you need me for something?” Applebloom asked.

“Have you seen your sister today? Granny wants to talk to her.”

“I’m sorry, Mac I have not seen her all day.”

“But, Applebloom. We saw her walking towards the northern acres just moments ago!” Sweetie Bell Squeaked.

Applebloom glanced over at Sweetie. “Sweetie! We were not supposed to say anything!”

Sweetie Bell made herself as tiny as she could. “I’m sorry.” Big mac walked up and laid a hoof on her shoulder.

“Thanks, Sweetie.” He shot his sister a disappointed look. He then proceeded to walk towards the northern acres. `That is odd Applebloom knows better than to lie to me. I’ll have to talk to her later.´

Big max trekked onwards. It did not take long for him to reach the northern acres. He spat out his strand of hay and replaced it with a new one. He was wondering why Applejack would be here at the northern acres.

`Why is my sister out here anyway? If memory serves me right she dislikes the northern acres. I hope that she’s okay.´

He continued walking down the muddy path. A few minutes later he saw Applejack's hat caught on a branch. “Hmm, this is unusual. Jack never leaves her hat…….. Something must have happened to her!” He grabbed the hat and broke out in gallop. “Oh, please be alright little sis.”

Applejack got hit hard in the face and skidded across the ground. Luckily the mud dampened her fall and she quickly climbed to her hooves. Before her stood a zombie wearing the armor of the royal guard.

“Arghhh!” The zombie roared. It swung its hooves at her. Applejack ducked just in the nick of time. The zombie’s hooves slammed into a big appletree. The tree broke in half and one of the zombie’s hooves broke off.

Applejack was breathing heavily. “I don’t…..know…..where…you...came…...from, but I’m going to put you back into whatever grave you rose from! Nopony destroys these apple trees!” She rose onto her front hooves and kicked the zombie with all her strength. “AHHHH!” She roared as her hooves came in contact with it.

A sickening snapping noise was heard. The zombies head had dislocated and was dangling by its spine. “Ehhhh!” it moaned.

Applejack was sure that it was just about done for, but then its head reattached itself onto its body and the hoof it lost moments ago came crawling back and reattached itself as well.

“This can’t be happening.” Applejack was in shock. She had never seen anything like this. She always thought that zombies were just an old tale. The zombie dislocated one of its hooves and sucker punched her right in the gut. Applejack fell to the ground with a grunt.

The zombie got closer.

It rose its hooves into the air above Applejacks head. It was ready to crack her skull open.

Meanwhile in the outskirts of Ponyville. Spike and Rarity was collecting gems, but they had walked way further than they had planned. Or had they?

Spike did not like being this far away from Ponyville. “Um, Rarity. We are getting dangerously close to Griffin territory. Maybe we should turn around and go back home?”

“Nonsense, Spike! The gems In this area are marvelous.” Rarity said as she pushed on.

“But what If we get spotted by a Griffin?” Spike said Nervously.

“Calm down, Spike. I’ll protect us if one were to come. Besides they are not going to eat us.”

“I know that, but I’m still scared. Worried I mean I’m worried about your safety.” Spike said sheepishly.

Rarity turned to Spike and ruffled his spines. “Don’t worry, Spike. We will get out of here soon. I just need one more gemstone.”

“Phew. Well then it’s fine I guess. What kind are you looking for?”

“A neither crystal.”

“A what crystal?”

“A neither crystal, spike. They produce a very eerie glow and I need a tiny piece for my Nightmare Night costume. They are very hard to find, but I’m certain that we will be able to find one.”

The screech of a Griffin echoed through the valley. “Uh oh. Hold on, Spike!” Rarity grabbed Spike with her magic and placed him onto her back. She galloped towards the mountain wall.

She was hoping to find somewhere they could hide. A cave or something would be perfect.

Luck was on their side and she galloped into a small opening in the mountain wall. “Okay, Spike we will have to lay low for a while.”

Spike got off her back and sat down on the ground. “I thought you said that the Griffins were nothing to worry about.”

“Well……..they really are nothing to worry about, but I rather take subway rather than the highway when it comes to dealing with them. They might be on friendly terms diplomatically, but there are rumors floating around about Griffins devouring lost ponies.

Spike gulped. “Let’s go a bit deeper into the cave, shall we?”

Rarity casted an illumination spell and they proceeded to walk deeper into the cave. “I think we will be safe here, Spike. OHHHH!”

Spike quickly turned around. “What’s wrong!?”

“Oh, nothing, Spike. I just stepped in something slimy. Most unpleasant I must say.” Rarity brought out a handkerchief from her saddle bag. She was just about to wipe off whatever she had stepped in, but she stopped herself and took a good look at the goo.

“Spike be careful! I think I stepped in mercury.”

Spike however was not paying attention. “Umm, Rarity. What is this thing?” He held a tiny silver ball in his claws.

Rarity grabbed it with her magic and took a long gander at it. “I would say that it’s a silver sphere. A very beautiful one at that. Where did you find it? She brought it up to her face and gazed at her reflection.

Suddenly the sphere opened up and a bright red light shined into Rarity's eyes. This caused her to drop the sphere. It landed right on front of spike.

Spike kicked the sphere and ran up to his friend. “Rarity are you okay?”

Rarity rubbed her eyes. “Yes, spike I’ll be fine.” She opened her eyes and scanned the cave for the sphere. “Now where did that thing go?”

Suddenly the liquid on the ground started flowing across the cave floor. It reached the sphere and it started growing in size. Four long slender legs with razor sharp edges sprouted from it, six small holes opened up and a red light shined from each one.

The sphere was now roughly the same size as his head. The red light intensified and focus onto spike.

The sphere took a few steps forward and penetrated spike’s shoulders with its legs and forcefully made him turn around. It slowly brought him up to the level of its eyes.

“ARGH!” Spike yelled.

Rarity charged up her horn and fired an arcane beam at the spheres center. “Let him go you ruffian!” One of the sphere’s eyes turned to Rarity and scanned her body.

“I said LET GO OF HIM!” she screamed as she raised her hind legs and bucked the sphere with all her power.

A loud crack echoed through the cave and Rarity fell to the floor with great pain. “Rarity!” Spike ignored the pain he was in and took a deep breath.

He let loose the biggest dragon breath he ever managed to conjure. The sphere however did not pay him or his flames any mind.

“New species discovered. Further studies required.” A dark monotone voice said. Two silver tentacles emerged from deep within the cave. They grabbed a hold of both Rarity and Spike. They were being pulling into the darkness.

As they were being taken away Spike said. “Rarity are you okay? What happened?”

“I think I might have broken my legs. That thing was a lot more durable than I thought. I’m sorry, Spike, but I’m going to pass out now.” Her lifeless body dangled as the tentacles pulled them deeper into the darkness.

Zombie massacre!

The zombie had Applejack pinned to the ground. It had brought its hooves down upon her front hooves and shattered them. She was completely in its grasp.

“Reghhh.” The zombie moaned. It laid its rotten face against Applejacks throat. Slowly it opened its mouth and moved in for the kill. “Foooor thhhhhhe queeeenn.” it moaned.

However Applejack was not going to give up so easily. She was not going to just lay down and die. She pulled her hind hooves closer to her body and kicked the zombie with all her remaining strength. “Take this you rotten son of a back alley tail-lifter!”

The zombie was catapulted high into the air. On its way down it hit a tree, the branches penetrate its body in several places. The zombie roared in anger as it tried to free itself from the branches.

Applejack took this moment to try and figure out a way to escape. With two of her hooves shattered she was stuck with very few options and everyone of them would result in great pain.

She could hear the branches breaking and she knew she was had very limited time on her hooves.

She tried to stand up, but the pain brought her down again. “Pony Feathers! I need to get away.” She heard a loud thud coming from the tree. Slowly she redirected her gaze. Something she quickly came to regret

The zombie had managed to get down, but not without some severe damage to its rotten body. Its lower jaw had broken off, one of its eyes had popped and some sort of yellow liquid was drizzling out from it. Its stomach had been ripped open. Its guts were dragging against the ground.

The sight would be enough to make anyone lose their lunch, but even worse was the smell. It was so rancid that the vegetation nearby withered away and died. The zombie limped forward while its body fluids leak from every opening available.

Once the smell hit Applejacks nose she puked violently. That incident had drained the little strength she had left and she just laid on the ground awaiting her harbinger to end her. “I’m sorry grandma. I’m sorry Big mac. I’m sorry Applebloom. I failed all of you!” She mumbled. tears were flowing from her eyes.

The zombie walked atop of her. Its guts dragging against Applejack’s body. It leaned its head forward. Saliva and all kinds of smelly liquids splattered onto Applejack’s face. “Breghghg!” It roared.

When all hope seemed lost. Out from the woods galloped a big red stallion. “YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY SISTER!” Big mac roared as he slammed into the zombie sending it flying of Applejacks body. The zombie crashed through two trees before it came to a stop.

“Big brother!” Applejack said with relief.

Big mac placed Applejacks hat onto her head. “Don’t talk! Big brother will take care of this.” Applejack laid her head against the ground and shut her eyes. She knew that nothing could stop her brother when he was mad.

He was know as a gentle giant and that was true. He rarely ever got mad, but the reason behind that was simply because no one in Ponyville would be able to take him on. He is the strongest stallion in all of Ponyville, but very few knows that.

Mac removed his plowing equipment and threw it on the ground. He took a deep breath and flexed his entire body. Showing of muscles worthy of god.

The zombie had barely gotten up from the ground when Big Mac once again crashed into it. Pushing the zombie up against a sturdy tree. He let loose a whirlwind of punches.

The zombie had its bones crushed, its organs minced and its limbs torn from its body. Mac grabbed its head and slammed it into the ground.

He took a deep breath and walked over to his sister. “I’ll take you to the hospital. Don’t worry sis, you’ll be alright.”

The remains of the zombie bubbled angrily and they slowly gathered into a big pile. A few moments later it had reformed itself as a big blob of rotten flesh and dirt. “RAGHGAHGAHG!” Its roar echoed through the forest. It leaped into the air and slammed down behind Mac.

Four long tentacles formed from its guts and bones. They sprouted out its back and snagged one of Mac’s hindlegs.

“In the name of the big apple in the sky. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU!” Mac swung himself back and forth. He used the momentum to reach the tentacle that was holding him. He slammed his jaws shut and managed to cut it. He fell to the ground with a thud, but he quickly got to his hooves.

He could not believe what he was seeing. A rotten, putrid, vomit inducing blob that was at least twice his size. He knew that he had no chance against that thing. He grabbed Applejack and started running. He had to get help.

The blob sent of one of its tentacles into the ground and fished out its original head. The head was consumed by the blob. A pair of glowing eyes formed onto the upper part of its body and a massive mouth filled with razor sharp teeth took shape as well.

It dug itself into the ground and tunneled towards its target.

Mac could see the farm. Once Applejack was safe he would use his tools and take that thing down. Applebloom and her friends saw Mac running with Applejack on his back. They started running towards him. “Big brother what happened?!” Applebloom screamed.

“GET BACK! GET GRANNY OUT OF HERE. THERE IS A MONSTER BEHIND ME!”

Applebloom grabbed her friends and went to find her granny. She had never seen her brother like that. So she did what she was told.

Mac ran inside the barn and laid his sister down on some hay. His eyes darted all over the barn. He needed a weapon. His eyes stopped on an old scythe. It had not been used since his father was alive, but its edge was still just as sharp as it ever been.

“Mac what is going on?!” Granny smith shouted.

“GRANNY TAKE THE FILLIES AND GET OUT OF HERE! TELL THEM TO RUN AHEAD AND GET HELP, APPLEJACK IS BADLY WOUNDED!”

Granny nodded her head and gathered the Cmc and told them to get help. She walked back into the barn.

“GRANNY I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE!”

“DON’T YOU DARE RAISE YOUR VOICE TO ME, YOUNG MAN!” Granny shouted.

Mac was taken back by her sudden outburst. He had never heard her yell like that before. “Listen here, Mac. I don’t know what is going on, but this is our home and I’m not going to leave you alone against whatever is coming.”

“But, Granny-”

“AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR!”

“Yes, mam!”

“So what are we up against? Timberwolves?”

“I wish. Its to hard to explain. Imagine the most disgusting monster you can and multiply it by a thousand.”

Granny nodded her head.  “Very well. I better go get, Old Betsy.”

“Old Betsy?”

“I’ll be right back!” Granny said as she ran out of the barn and into the house.

The ground started shaking violently and the blob shout out from the ground. “GRAHHHH!” It roared. Mac grabbed the scythe off the wall and walked out to face it. Somehow it had gotten even bigger. It was now towering over him. Its tentacles dug themselves into the ground and shot up right in front of Mac.

Mac leaped forward and swung the scythe in a wide arc. It sliced through the blobs flesh and its guts spilled out. A tentacle shot out behind him. Mac knew that he would not be able to avoid it, so he braced for impact.

Much to his surprise the pain never came. He turned around to see that something had cut the tentacle in half. Another tentacle shot out from the ground. Mac was just about to swing the scythe when he realized that also that tentacle had been sliced in half.

“LEAVE THE TENTACLES TO ME! I’LL KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR MANE! GO FOR THE BODY!”

Mac looked behind him and much to his surprise he saw Pinkie wielding two meat cleavers. Her mane was not puffy as it normally would be. Instead it was completely flat. “THANKS, PINKIE!” He charged towards the body. Several tentacles shooting out from the ground to stop him, but Pinkie always managed to cut them before they reached him.

Mac had no clue Pinkie could move like that, she was like a ninja or something. He leaped into the air and aimed for one of the blob’s eyes. The blobs guts shot out from its stomach and grabbed a hold of him. It opened its huge mouth and threw Mac inside.

The blob chewed and swallowed him, but the blob is quite stupid and forgot that it had a huge hole it its stomach.

Mac slid out of the blob’s belly. He forced himself not to vomit and quickly made some distance between himself and the blob.

“How are we supposed to kill this thing?” He muttered silently.

Granny Smith was inside the apple family cellar and she was trying to get old Betsy running. “C'mon, girl I know you can do it.” With a loud bang a cloud of black smoke started filling the basement. “YEEHAW! That’s the spirit!”

Pinkie and mac were surrounded by tentacles and they were running out of steam. “Well, Pinkie. Thanks for the help. I wish it didn't have to end like this.” Mac said.

“Huh” Was all Mac was able to say before Pinkie pulled out one of her party cannons and fired it at the blob. The explosion distracted the blob and Pinkie used this moment to snatch Mac and run inside the barn.

Pinkie shut the doors and locked them.

The blob regained its senses and started violently slamming its tentacles against the barn door. The door cracked and it would go down in a few more hits. “Pinkie why did you lock us in here? It’s going to break through in a moment and then we will all be dead!”

Pinkie put a hoof on his lips. “Betsy is here.” She whispered into his ears. The blob tore the barn door down and was about to reach inside, but something cut its tentacles.

“HEY, YOU ROTTEN APPLE!” The blob regenerated its lost limbs and turned around. It was meet by a giant harvesting machine. Granny was sitting inside the armored cockpit.

She grabbed the microphone.“This is old Betsy.

This monster of a machine weighs 20 tons, got 8, 360 degrees rotatable sawblades, flaming harpoon cannons, a maximum speed of 150 miles per hour, a motherfucking flamethrower and of course the one thing that make it complete. 4 caterpillar tires equipped with diamond edged chainsaw chains! This baby can turn a timberwolf into dust in less than half a second. LETS SEE HOW LONG YOU WILL LAST, YOU UGLY SON OF A BITCH!”

Granny put the petal to the metal. With a loud boom fire burst from the exhaust pipes and old Betsy was on the move for all of Equestria to hear. With roaring flames and enough black smoke to put a dragon to shame. Betsy would mince anything stupid enough to cross her into dust.

The blob sent all of its tentacles against Betsy, but they were cut of by the sawblades and burnt to ash before they could regenerate.

Granny fired the flaming harpoons. They penetrated the blob and started pulling it towards the caterpillar tires. Blood was flying everywhere, bones were ground into dust, and minced zombie meat was in the process of being made.

The blob did everything in its power to escape, but nothing can escape the terror that is old Betsy. No matter how many tentacles spewed from its body in its futile attempts to escape. They were all just sawed off and burned.

As Betsy slaughtered the final parts of the blob. It spat out its original head. The head landed on the ground and tried using its tongue it tried to crawl away. It pulled itself forward a few inches at the time. Pinkie took notice of that and scooped it up in a glass bottle.

She quickly put the lid on and wrapped it all up in a pretty pink bow.

Granny used the flamethrower and burned every last piece of minced zombie meat before she turned Betsy off. She got out from the cockpit and walked over to Pinkie and her grandson. “So what are we going to do about the head?” She said.

Pinkie’s mane poofed back to normal. “I think the best course of action would be to bring it to Twilight. She can probably figure something out!”

Big mac’s jaw was wide open and he stared at Betsy with lust unlike anything he had ever felt before. “Granny. How long have we had this thing?”

“Well you see.  Back in the days when me and my parents had just settled back here. we were always attacked by timberwolves. So me and my dad built a machine that would turn them into sawdust in one wide sweep and thus Betsy 1.0 was born. This one here is Betsy 3.8. She is one heck of a machine and I got a feeling we are going to need her again. So I’m going to teach you how to drive her.”

“Massive machine of death.” Mac started drooling, his tongue hanging out his mouth. He snapped out of his temporary dreams of slaughtering everything. “Pinkie! How did you get here so fast?”

“Well you see. I was decapitating my old chicken costume and all of a sudden both my mane and my tail fell flat, my tongue got really dry and, my lust for parties died off.

That only means one thing. Zombie invasion and since zombies always attacks farms for some reason. I grabbed my hatchets and ran.”

“Well it was a good thing you arrived when you did. I got to say that I'm impressed with how you moved. It was very graceful and unlike anything I have ever seen before. I have newfound respect for you, Pinkie.”

“Really? How come?”

Mac rubbed the back of his neck. “Well I always thought you were a goofy party mare until now and for that I’m sorry.”

Pinkie smiled at him. “Mac I am a goofy party mare, but when things get serious. You can always count on me.”

Granny cleared her throat. “Ahem, not to be rude, but we need to take Applejack to the hospital!”

“APPLEJACK!” Mac galloped inside the barn, strapped his sister onto his back and ran straight through the barn wall. He slowly disappeared over the horizon.

“Wow. He is really fast.” Pinkie said.

“Hehehehe. You should see him when Applebloom is in danger. I think he broke the sound barrier once. Well I got to get my pies out off the oven. Why don’t you take the head to Twilight and ask her what she thinks about this whole mess.”

“Oki doki loki!” Pinkie grabbed the jar by the bow she had tied and bounced happily towards Ponyville.”

Rainbow Dash was flying through the air. She was wearing the yellow striped, blue jumpsuit of the wonderbolts. She still had a hard time believing that they had accepted her into their ranks.

Spitfire,Soarin and a 15 rookies were flying behind her.

They had wanted her to show of her speed and agility for the rookies. She had happily agreed and now that the time had come she was more pumped than ever.

“Okay, rookies! This is how its done. Just watch and learn!” Dash flew high up in the sky and performed several loops and difficult tricks. After all she wanted to impress her mentors as well. She pulled off a sharp 180 turn and prepared for her signature move, the sonic rainboom.

Everything was going flawlessly, but then her body suddenly cramped up and she lost all control. She landed on her back hard against a cloud. She rubbed the back of her neck and opened her eyes. “Ouch! How can clouds be so hard?”

Much to her surprise both her mentors and all the rockies were now hovering above her. They all had a odd look on their faces. Rainbow was not sure if they were worried or if they were trying not to laugh.

She waved her hoof at them. “Don’t worry I’m okay. It takes way more than a little crash to bring me down!” She was just about to get up when she smelled something weird, but she ignored it. She sat up and felt something wet and warm against her lower body. She looked down and realized that she had wet herself.

Her pupils went wide, her jaw dropped and a bright blush seized her cheeks. The sky went from a beautiful blue to a dark red. The rockies eyes were glowing a bright red and they had all grown massive fangs. Dash tried to cover her lower regions with her hooves.

Then everyone of them burst out laughing. Their laughter was demonic and it were piercing Dash’s ears.

Spitfire landed on the same cloud as Dash. Her eyes were cold and her face carried the guise of disgust. “You have brought shame to this uniform!” Her voice was so menacing that it could have been the Devil himself talking. “You will forever be known as the pegasus that turned the Wonderbolts into a joke!”

“No please I can explain. This is not what it looks like! It’s moisture……no sweet! I mean-”

Dash’s words were cut of by her uniform setting itself on fire. The flames traveled along her body until they reached her wings. Slowly her wings were burnt off and once they were no more. Spitfire threw her off the cloud to meet her doom.

Dash feel towards the ground. The rookies evil laughters echoed inside her mind as she fell. Tears were flowing from Dash’s eyes and she wished that she had never been born. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

“Rainbow shoot off her cloud so fast that she slammed her head into the ceiling. She hovered down and took a seat onto her cloud. She held her head in pain. “Ouch! What’s with all the rock solid clouds today?!” She looked around and saw Twilight smiling as wide as she possibly could.

“The experiment was a success. The subject also known as Rainbow Dash wet herself uncontrollably 3,5 hours after her hoof had been placed in the warm water.” She muttered to herself as she scribbled it down onto her notepad. “Good afternoon, Rainbow. You are one heck of a sleepy head.”

Dash looked down at her napping cloud and to her horror it was no longer white, but instead yellow and it reeked of urine. Her face turned a very crimson red and she gave her friend a stare that make Fluttershy’s infamous stare look like a kindergartener trying to give a bully the: I’ll tell on you stare.

“What the heck, Twilight! I just suffered the worst nightmare of my life on top of wetting myself. You better have a good reason for this!”

“Don’t worry, Rainbow. It was all in the name of science!” Twilight said with a smile on her face. “But now that I think about it. I should have put something under the cloud. Your wewe is dripping onto the floor and I don’t want my house to stink.” Her horn started glowing and the cloud was twisted like a dishrag and all the liquid was collected in a bucket.”

Rainbow rolled up her sleeves. Even though she was not wearing any and she raised her hoof into the air. “Twilight I’m going to go to town on your face!” Just as her fist came crashing down, there was a knock on the door. All the color on Dash’s face drained and she glanced at the door with a horrified look on. “TWILIGHT YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING! I CAN'T LET ANYPONY SEE ME LIKE THIS!”

Twilight got caught up in Rainbow’s panic. “WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?”

“I DON’T KNOW! SOMETHING!” The door handle clicked and it was quickly turned.. Rainbow could feel how her reputation of being awesome went down the drain and the look on her face reflected it perfectly.

Twilight’s horn started glowing and a flash of light engulfed the inside of the library. The cutiemark crusaders stood in the door. All of them were gasping for air. “THERE- “ Was all Applebloom managed to say before she heard a massive rumbling behind her. She turned around and saw her big brother carrying Applejack on his back. She grabbed Sweetie Bell by the hoof and dragged her along and they galloped after Big mac.

Scootaloo was still standing in the doorway. She was having a hard time comprehending what she was looking at.

Her idol and big sister Rainbow Dash. Was dressed up as a foal. She was wearing a light blue diaper with lighting bolts sprinkled across it, a matching pair of baby booties, a matching baby bonnet with holes in it so you could see her mane, her mane had been tied up into pigtails, she had a pink pacifier in her mouth, a light blue bib around her neck and to top it all off she was resting her head against a very old looking Twilight Sparkle’s chest.

Rainbows entire face got engulfed by a pink blush once she realized what Twilight had done. She spat out the pacifier. She was stumbling with her words. “Th..thi...this is no-” She was cut of by Twilight.

“Hi Scootaloo! The other girls seemed to be in quite the hurry. Whats the rush?” Scootaloo said nothing she just looked at them and kicked some dirt awkwardly. “Oh, this. Rainbow and I was planning on going as foal and grandmother for Nightmare Night!” She plopped the pacifier back in Dash’s mouth. “Is Dashie not the cutest wittwe baby in all of Equestria?” She said in a babyish voice.

Dash wanted to kill Twilight. She had never been more embarrassed in her life. “Haha. that is a really cool idea! Turning the toughest pony in Ponyville into a helpless baby. You guys are awesome!” Scootaloo said before she jumped on her scooter and tried to catch up with her friends.

Dash squirmed out of Twilight’s hold and hovered right in front of her face. “I hate you so much right now! This was not what I had in mind when I said anything!”

Twilight sighed. “Oh, keep your diaper on! It was the only thing I could think off and considering the small amount of time. I think I did pretty well.” She poked Dash’s chest. “So why don’t you show some appreciation!”

“Appreciation! You are the reason I’m in this mess to begin with!” Rainbow said with a frown. “YOU ALWAYS SCREW THINGS UP AND I’M USUALLY THE ONE THAT HAS TO DEA-” Twilight forced the pacifier back into her mouth and locked it in place with a spell.

“WELL ATLEAST YOU’RE ACTING THE WAY YOU'RE DRESSED!”

“”!¤!#%!/¤#!”¤#&%”!¤#/!”¤#/”!&¤#/!”¤#”!&%#!¤”/&#!¤”/#¤”!&#%!” Dash said behind the pacifier.

“Such language!”

Dash and Twilight started wrestling with each other. Books were falling off their shelves, ink was spilled and chaos was in the air.

Pinkie came bouncing inside and decided to watch them fight for a minute. They cursed each other out and tried to beat the ever living hell out of each other. “GIRLS! I know it’s fun to wrestle, but we have something more important on our hooves!”

Twilight and Dash’s wrestling match came to a halt and they turned their gaze to Pinkie.

Pinkie cleared her throat. “Hrmp. I need you to take a look at this Twilight.” She carefully handed the zombie head over to her friend.

Twilight barely had time to look at it before Dash snagged it out of her hooves. “What is this thing? Some kind of pastry you made for Nightmare Night?” She unscrewed the lid. The zombie’s tongue reach out towards her face and roared at her.

“AHHHHHHHHHH!” Dash’s scream could be heard across town. Her scream was followed by a very wet panic fart. She threw the jar across the room and slammed into the wall behind her. She slowly slided down the wall and with a nasty squish she sat down on the floor.

She was unable to form words. She stuck the pacifier into her mouth, crawled up into a ball, and rocked slowly back and forth.

Pinkie managed to put the lid back on before the head got out. She walked up to Twilight and whispered into her ear. “Did Dashie just mess herself?”

“Judging by the smell and that nasty fart. I have come to the conclusion that she probably did. I’ll take a look at this thing. Go over to Dash and try to snap her out of her fear induced state.

“Oki Doki Loki!” Pinkie bounced over to her distressed friend. She started making funny faces and noises. Dash broke down in tears and Pinkie instantly hugged her tightly and stroked her back. “It’s okay, Dashie. Your aunt Pinkie won’t let the zombie get you.”

“ZOMBIE!” Dash shouted before cried even harder.

Twilight facehoofed. “This is going to be a long afternoon.”

Rebirth

Two days have passed since Nightmare Moon lost her consciousness and she is now currently residing inside the private section of the hospital ward.

By her bedside stands Dr, Scalpel, he has been awake for the past 48 hours with no sleep, but in times like these he would easily sacrifice his own health for the wellbeing of his patient.

He has tried everything he could come to think of, he even tried some of his tribes ancient herb mixtures, but even that did nothing to improve Nightmare’s condition.

He has been around before when Celestia passed out due to exhaustion, but this time she had suffered something similar to a magical surge and fallen into trance of deep sleep.

A state similar to a coma, but more common with very young children who have just experienced their first magical surge.

What bothered him was not the coma itself, it was the fact that she had experienced a magical surge.

At her age it should not be possible.

He grabbed the diagram hanging by the end of her bed and walked to his office.

Once inside he sat down by his desk and gathered all the information he had managed to acquire through the last two days.

He looked over all the charts, peppers, blood samples and, other crucial pieces of information, but no matter how many times he looked over them he got no wiser. “This doesn't make any sense!” He slammed his hands hard on his desk, the impact created several cracks in the table and sent papers flying everywhere.

The lack of sleep and, food was getting to him, he could feel his rage building.

“This is all wrong! Nothing is making sense! Grrrr!” He grabbed the diagram and stared at it, hoping in vain that he would notice something that he missed.

His claws penetrated the wooden chart and he tore it to pieces. “RAGHHHH!” He roared angrily and in his fury he flipped his heavy wooden desk over, sending everything on it flying in all directions.

He grabbed his desk over his head and threw it at the castle wall.

A loud crash was heard, his desk could be seen falling down the side of the castle wall, it landed on the ground with a loud thud.

He looked down at the broken mess that used to be his desk. “MOTHERFUCKER NOW I NEED A NEW DESK! AHHHHH! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUUUUUUUCK!” If this was a cartoon, steam would be shooting out of his ears.

A young nurse entered his office, she walked up to him and placed her hoof on his shoulder. “Dr, are you okay? Maybe you should try to get some rest.” She said in a calm yet nervous manner.

Scalpel slowly turned around to face her.

 His pupils had narrowed and he was staring at her, his tongue was hanging outside his mouth.

It he looked like he was about to rip her to shreds with his bare hands.

The young nurse started regretting that she had come inside to check on him.

She stood frozen on the spot, she had never feel terror like this before.

 She was on the brink of breaking down completely, she feared for her own life and tears started to form in her eyes. “S….s...s...s..so..so...so….sorr….sorr…..sorry…… Sorry for bothering you!” She shouted a bit louder than she intended.

She was just about to turn around and leave, but Scalpel grabbed a hold of her and threw her across his shoulder.

He kicked the door leading to his bedroom open and threw her onto his big bed, he locked the door and threw his white doctor’s coat on the floor.

The young nurse was once again fearing for her life as she watched Dr, Scalpel crawled onto the bed.

Scalpel grabbed her front hooves with his hands and pushed her down against the bed. “Dr, what are you doing? Please don’t kill me!”

Scalpel rose an eyebrow, “Kill you? What gave you that idea? Actually I don’t care. Now listen here, I’m hungry, frustrated and horny. And when I’m horny I can’t think straight. So you better shut your pretty little mouth and simply enjoy the ride.” He said in a dark lust filled tone.

“But, doctor! I-” Scalpel showed his tail inside her mouth and successfully shut her up.

“No talking, Honey buns.” He licked his lips.

The other doctors and nurses were enjoying their coffee break and gossip was in the air.

An older stallion lowered his coffee cup, “So I guess you all heard it?” This caught everyone's attention and they all knew that todays topic for discussion was going to be Dr, Scalpels latest victim.

“So, who was it this time?” nurse nr 1 said.

The old stallion looked up into the ceiling. “The new one.”

“Oh, poor dear. We did not even have time to warn her.” Nurse nr 2 said.

“Well judging by the sound of it, he is still going strong. So, who wants to take care of her once he’s done….…meditating?”

Silence claimed the break room and everyone pretended to be busy with something. “I wonder how damaged her devil’s cradle is going to end up. I mean Dr, Scalpel was big before he became a lizard and I doubt he got any smaller.” Nurse nr 3 said.

“I’ll take care of her. She is going to need someone with experience of the ordeal. Someone that can explain how Doctor, Scalpel tend to relieve his………. stress.” Nurse nr 4 said.

“I doubt that she is a virgin.” Middle aged doctor nr 1 said.

“She told me that she has not had sex in over 4 months. Supposedly she was saving herself for her husband who is stationed over in the Crystal empire.” Young doctor nr 1 said.

A collective. “Ohhhhh……..” was heard in the break room.

“Well its been decided that you will be taking care of her. Good luck you’re going to need it.” Middle aged doctor nr 1 said.

Suddenly the intercom bepped. “This is Doctor, Scalpel. I need a surgeon stat, for vaginal reconstruction. I don’t want anyone to bother me for the rest of the day. Scalpel out!” The intercom beeped once more.

“That poor girl.” Nurse nr 4 said.

A collective. “Yeah, poor girl. Was heard in the break room.

Scalpel was sitting on the edge of his bed smoking a fine fat zebra brand cigar. “Ahhh, now I feel so much better.” He exhaled some smoke. “Darn it! This cigar is to tiny.” He blew a smoke ring, got off his bed and walked into his office.

He laid eye on the hole in the wall. “I don’t remember this hole……… Where the hell is my desk?” He poked his head out the hole and saw the remains of his desk. “................Well shit.” He sucked his cigar into his mouth and chewed it to a brown goo. “Pto!” A brown loogie sailed down the castle wall and landed with a wet splash.

“Well, there goes my good mood. Oh, well I got copies on everything important somewhere in my filing cabinet.” *sigh*

A few minutes passed and Scalpel was now sitting on the floor reading all the different medicinal reports. “Argh! This makes no sense!” He leaped into the air and grabbed a hold of a wooden beam with his tail. Hanging upside down while thinking about something hard tends to help him focus.

“According to the blood sample Princess Celestia is only three years old and that is complete nonsense.

But, judging by the quality of the magical energy that left her body during her surge and the fact that she is in a trance of deep sleep rather than a coma and also the fact that her body is not sexually mature.

 All the data is pointing at it, but Celestia can’t be three years old!

Normally I would trust the medical facts, but…………three years old?

Although it’s hard to believe it does make sense.

She’s got all the symptoms…….. Oh, what am I thinking! There is no way she is only three years- ” Suddenly his tail slipped and he fell flat on his head.

*THUD!*

“OWWWWW! SON OF A BITCH! STUPID FUCKING GOOD FOR NOTHING TAIL!” He clenched his aching head. “This is going to drive me insane!” He was interrupted by someone knocking on his door. “WHAT!?” Scalpel shouted at the door.

“I brought you some food, Doctor. Do you want me to leave it outside the door?” Young nurse nr 22 said.

“Mmm, food.” He started chewing on his own tail. “OWWW!” *Pto* “Bring it inside!”

“Okay!” The young nurse opened the door and pushed a small cart with a food tray on it. “Anything else, Doctor?”

Scalpel scanned her body from top to bottom. “Come back in half an hour and bring some whipped cream for my………...dessert.” He said with a smug smile.

*Gulp* “Okay, Doctor.” The nurse walked out the room and shut the door.

Scalpel looked over the tray of food laying in front of him.

Stewed carrots, mashed potatoes, brown gravy and, some lingonberry jam.

He took a deep whiff and licked his lips. “I’m going to enjoy this more than my dessert.” He used his long tongue to gather a little of everything, but once it reached his mouth he gagged violently and spat it out. “Ugh, nasty!”

He looked at the tray once more. “Why does this taste so bad? I love this stuff” He took another deep whiff. “Ugh! It even smells bad.

What the heck is wrong with me?”

“We hunger for fresh prey! We want to feel warm blood rush down out dry throat. We are starving!” Suddenly Scalpels heart rate went crazy, judging by the sound of his heart it was beating five times as fast, his pupils narrowed, his body temperature was rising dangerously fast and, his entire body was hurting.

“Hunger. Anger. KILL!” He could feel his entire body grow bigger, his coat were ripped to shreds in the process and emotions he had never felt before were building up inside of him.

He grabbed his growing head in a desperation hoping that it would make the pain go away. “We are in command now!”

Scalpel rose to his feet, he walked over to the huge hole in the wall.

He let out a primal roar that sounded similar to that of a T. Rex and then he leaped out the hole.

He landed in the castle ground with a loud thud, he turned his head in every direction as he sniffed the air.

With a growl he took of in the direction of a nearby forest.

Once inside he hid in the shadow of a big tree.

He caught a whiff of a familiar scent in flowing through the air and he proceeded to followed the lovely scent deep into the forest.

An old stallion was pulling a wagon filled with merchandise and by his side walked a young mare. “Are you sure you don’t want me to pull the wagon for a while, Grandfather?”

The old stallion looked at his granddaughter. “Are you insane? What kind of stallion would I be if I asked a pregnant mare to pull my wagon?” before the young mare was able to say anything. “That’s right a bad one. You should lay down in the wagon and I’ll pull both you and the merchandise all the way to Canterlot.”

“I appreciate the offer, but I prefer to walk. Soon my hooves will be to swollen to walk. So I better take advantage of every small bit of exercise I can get before it’s too late.”

“Sugar Plum. Sometimes it’s alright to rely on your elders. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you or the baby. I would climb the highest mountain, slay the mightiest beast and, I would even go up against one of the princesses if it would allow me to see that my grandchild was brought with safety into this world.

The young mare hugged her grandfather. “You always know just what to say. Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it, Sugar.”

Then suddenly a giant lizard monster dropped down from above. “ROAR!” It lifted one of it’s hands into the air and brought it down upon the old stallion.

the claws penetrated the old one’s flesh and tore of a piece of his lower jaw.

Blood spurted from his shattered jaw and he fell hard to the ground with a loud thud.

“GRANDFATHER!” Sugar Plum screamed as she rushed over to aid her grandfather.

Scalpel licked the blood of his claws, the moment the blood hit his tongue he knew there was no turning back.

The taste of blood was better than all the sex he had ever, which is a LOT. Now he only had one thing on his mind. “We want MORE BLOOD!”

The old stallion climbed to his hooves blood flowing from his shattered jaw. “RUN, SUGAR!” He managed to say.

“But but but.”

“NO BUTS! RUN!” Sugar started running and once he saw her disappear in the woods he felt that he could focus on the task at hand.

The beast was at least three times his size armed with razor sharp claws and fangs, but that was not going stop him.

He reached for his knife, but before he was able to unsheathe it he was dead.

Scalpel had brought his massive fangs down on his spine and shattered it.

 He lifted the stallion high into the air with his mouth and swallowed several mouthfuls of his prey’s warm blood.

He temporary snapped out of his primal rampage. “What have I done!” He opened his mouth allowing the body fall to the ground. “NO! WE CAN’T LET THE FEMALE GET AWAY! SHE WILL DESTROY OUR LIFE!” He let out an angry roar and took off after the female.

Sugar Plum was running as fast as she could, but it was far from fast enough.

Within moments the beast had caught up to her.

It swiped its claws at her and she fell onto her back, she crawled backwards in panic until she hit the trunk of a tree.

Scalpel opened his mouth and rushed forward. “NOOOOOOO-” Her scream came to an abrupt ending as Scalpel tore of her head and swallowed it whole.

Scalpel let out a victory roar which caused the whole forest to shudder.

He took the headless body in his mouth and carried it back to where the old stallion had meet his demise.

Once he had both bodies secured he carried them deeper into the forest, once he felt content with the distance he started eating.

He devoured the old stallions body within seconds and moved on to the mare’s body.

He shoved his claws into the mare’s body and slit it open allowing all of the, guts, organs and, other tasty things to spill out.

With every claw-full of meat Scalpel showed into his mouth, he felt great joy unlike anything he had ever felt before and he loved every second of it.

The meat had such a new yet somewhat nostalgic taste, it was almost like he eaten something similar a long time ago, but what it was he did not know, nor did her care.

He felt that he was born to eat this meat and he regretted that he’d never done it earlier.

The meat that laid before him was gone, but he smelled that he had missed something tasty that still laid hidden inside the mare.

He reached deep into the mare’s body, his claw came in contact with something surprisingly soft, he grabbed it and to his great surprise what he pulled out was a fetus.

He held it in his claw and looked at it.

A doubt formed in his mind for a second, but he ignored it and was about to shove it into his mouth, but the doubt came rushing back.

He looked down at the fetus in his claw and tears started flowing down his scaly cheeks. “What the fuck am I doing? This is not what I am………. A doctor saves lives, but today I have taken not only one, but several……………….. I have stolen the life of someone who had yet to be born. I don’t deserve to call myself a doctor……….. I don’t even qualify as a monster…………….”

“Why are we lying to yourself? We have taken four lives. This prey was pregnant with twins and why should we care? It’s just a bonus.”

Scalpel did not want to believe his own instincts, but he had to find out.

He reached into the mare’s body once more and to his demise he found something of similar squishiness, he pulled it out.

In his hands laid two lives that had yet to begin.

At this moment something changed in Scalpel’s mind, he lost something, something he will never regain.

Storm Clouds rolled in over the sky, they gave birth to small tears of water, fragile tears who meet their demise mere moments after they were born.

It was as is nature itself cried for the foals who have had their lives stolen from them.

Scalpel rose to his feet and looked up into the sky not even the tears of heaven could wash away his sins, but were they actually sins?

He put the fetuses into his mouth and chewed for a long time, he wanted to enjoy all the flavors before he swallowed.

“These new flavors are making my whole body go numb and yet I don’t want to stop. What I once considered a sin is now part of me and I will honor the lives of all my future prey.

I shall waste no part of them and they will forever be a part of me.”He swallowed the flesh and took a deep breath.

Lightning traveled across the sky with a mighty boom and the once gentle tears of heaven were replaced with the cold harsh tears of reality.

“There is no Scalpel anymore and there is no monster…………… There is only Venator.

Dr Venator.

 I will carry this blessing with pride and I will never look back at what I once was.

If you linger in the past for too long, you will lose yourself and then you shall crumble inside the dark pit that is reality.”

Venator took one last glance at the once bloodstained ground where he had accepted his new reality. “They say that no one remembers the name of a trampled flower, but I will forever remember the taste of the flowers that I trample.”

He stretched out his body and walked back towards the castle that he called home. “I wonder if I can still get some dessert?”

The moon had rising over the horizon and the heart wrenching cries of a crying foal were echoing inside the nursery.

Mrs, Emerald Dream had been doing her best to keep Aurora from crying, but a child her age should not be separated from the one her heart calls mom.

The Spectre had been watching over them both all day and it had discovered a new feeling.

It had no clue what it was, but it did not enjoy it.

The strange thing about it was that it only occurred whenever Aurora was crying.

“MOMMY!” Aurora cried out, her tears flowing from her eyes like a waterfall.

Mrs, Dream took the crying foal into her grasp.

She rubbed the child’s back while she nuzzled her gently. “There there. Mommy will be back soon, but for the time being she is fighting as hard as she can to come back to you.”

Mrs, Dream grabbed a pacifier and pushed it into Aurora’s mouth.

It stopped her screaming, but her tears were still coming.

Mrs, Dream hummed a lullaby as she rocked the baby back and forth.

Slowly the foal’s tears came to a halt and sleep took a hold of her.

“Poor, Princess. You have been crying all day for someone that is long gone.

I wish that there was something I could do, but I’m just a normal mare and I can’t bring back the dead. I can only comfort you to the best of my abilities.”

Mrs, Dream walked over to the crib and carefully laid the Princess down so she could get some rest.

Mrs, Dream pulled a blanket over the Princess, she placed the listening ward on the crib and walked into the other room.

The Spectre hovered in the air above the crib, it reached out with its ethereal hand to pat the little one on her tiny head, but it stopped itself and pulled its arm back.

It looked at the little one in confusion.

Why had the old one’s power weakened so much? Why was the little one crying so much and what was the surge of pain that it suffered every time the little one cried? It wondered, but now was not the time for wondering, it was time for action and the moment it had waited for was finally here and soon all of its questions would have an answer.

The Spectre phased through the walls and located the old one, it hovered up to her and slowly made its way closer to her.

Mrs, Dream sat in a chair in front of the fireplace, the wood was crackling and, the heat from the fire was very comfy.

She was not feeling well, the heartache brought upon her by the devastated Princess had taken its toll on her. “I hope Princess Celestia makes a quick recovery. I think that she is the only one who can help poor Aurora.” She wiped a tear from her eye and took a deep breath.

*Sigh* She put her hooves together and prayed.

“I know that you in all your wisdom never meant for pain like this to exist, but I understand that since you granted us free will, you can never interfere with our world ever again. I beg of of you to bless Princess Aurora with someone that can bring her happiness while her sister is gone. Do this for me and I will never ask anything from you ever again. Amen” Something had heard her prayer and perhaps it was a very wicked god that made her wish come true.

A bolt of traveled across the sky with a loud boom.

Suddenly a cold mist enveloped the floor, the light from the lanterns in the room were quenched and darkness claimed everything except the roaring fire.

The room grew colder and Mrs, Dream felt a shiver go down her spine, it was as if something had put an icicle on her back.

Something grabbed her around her neck and slowly raised her into the sky.

Mrs, Dream felt how all her strength faded away.

She tried to scream, but her screams never made it past her throat.

The Spectre had grabbed her with its tail, it stared into her vision-less eyes, but even the eyes of one that is blind radiates fear.

The Spectre raised it arms, phased them through her body until it found her heart, it grabbed a hold of her heart and opened its mouth.

Mrs, Dream’s emotions were wavering between confusion and fear and the Spectre loved every second of it.

Earlier it had only stolen a small piece of someone’s soul, but now it was going for the whole thing.

It brought its mouth close to hers and inhaled strongly.

slowly Mrs, Dream’s soul began to leave her body.

Mrs, Dream could not believe what she was seeing, it was some kind of ghost like monster and it had its hands inside her body.

She once again tried to scream, but once again her voice never made it past her throat.

She was feeling so cold, her entire body was going numb and the monster just smiled at her with its burning dry-bone face.

Mrs, Dreams could see a faint blue light leaving her body.

“Your soul is mine.” The flaming ghost said in the tone of her very own voice.

Those were the last words Mrs, Dream heard before her soul were taken from her.

Her body fell lifelessly to the ground with a thud, she was not dead, but there are fates far worse things than death.

The Spectre held her soul in its hand and shoved it into its chest, making it a part of if its body.

All Mrs, Dreams knowledge,memories and,dreams were now a part of the Spectre.

The gray flames surrounding its body grew larger and it did not take long before they had consumed the entirety that once was the Spectre.

The flames slowly solidified and in the process they turned black, they hardened around the Spectre and formed a cocoon around it.

Several long black tentacles shot out from the cocoon, they stuck themselves to the wall and suspended it in the air.

A massive heartbeat penetrated the silence and the cocoon pulsated with every beat.

A much bigger tentacle shoot out from the cocoon and grabbed a hold of Mrs, Dream’s lifeless body, it pulled the body inside and it began to grew in size, the heartbeat speed up going faster and faster until it caused the cocoon to crack.

A black gooey substance leaked from the cocoon, the cracks grew bigger with every heartbeat and a tiny blue colt feel out of it and onto the floor.

The tiny colt was unable to move, it slowly opened its eyes and took its first real breath, he looked up at the leaking cocoon and tried to reach for it in vain.

Two pillars of blue fire shoot from the colt’s back, they slowly shaped themselves into hands, they hands grabbed the cocoon and set it on fire.

The flames consumed the remains of the cocoon, the tiny colt grew in size and within seconds there laid a full grown gray unicorn stallion.

Lighting roared in the distance, this woke Aurora from her sleep and she began to cry. “MOMMY!”

Upon hearing the cries of the princess, the stallion quickly tried to rise to his hooves only to instantly fall to the floor again. “I must aid the Princess.” Blue flames emerged from his entire body.

The flames gave him the strength he needed and he managed to rise from the ground. “Don’t you fear I’m here, Princess.” He walked inside the nursery on wobbly legs.

The flames around him shaped into a pair of hands, they grabbed the princess and brought her to the stallion’s chest.

Aurora looked up at the unknown stallion that were holding her, she did not recognize his appearance.

She was about to burst into tears once more, but she recognized the aura of this unfamiliar stallion and she realized that it was her formerly invisible friend.

Her crying stopped, she reached out with her tiny hooves and grabbed a hold of his muzzle.

She was so happy that her friend was there that she forgot why she was scarred in the first place.

The stallion looked down at her, a smile spread across his face. “Never fear I will always be here.” He nuzzled her tummy gently and then he realized another reason why she had been crying. “Smells like a certain princess needs a changing.” He said in a soft tone.

He carried Aurora over to the changing table, his horn lit up and tiny balls of light began to dance around Aurora’s head.

This caught Aurora’s attention, she playfully batted at them and giggled happily.

The stallion undid the diaper, wiped her bottom clean, tossed the old diaper in the trash, pulled out a new diaper, slid it underneath her bottom, sprinkled some baby powder across her privates and taped it shut. “There we go snug as a bug.”

He carried her over to a rocking chair, he sat down and rocked back and forth at a pleasant speed.

Aurora snuggled up against his chest and yawned.

The stallion sang her a lullaby in a mysterious language and Aurora fell asleep. “So this is what happiness feels like.”

He carried her back to the crib, he gently put her down, pulled a blanket over her, pushed a pacifier into her mouth and kissed her forehead. “Hmmm? That is odd………it feels like there is two separate souls inside her boy.”

The stallion brought out one of his flaming arms and placed it carefully onto Aurora's head. “I was wrong. There not two souls here there is only one, but its has been torn in half………who would do such a thing? Poor child, but don’t worry I’ll fix that and hopefully it will bring you peace.” The stallions eyes began to shine a bright red color, he focused his mind and merged the pieces back together. “There we go all better.”

He retracted his arm and began walking across the room, but he came to a halt once he passed a mirror, he studied his features for a bit and came to a rather obvious conclusion. “I look like Mrs, Dream. Hmm, I’ll be Mr, Dream then.” He said with a chuckle as he walked out the from the nursery.

A few minutes after midnight another bolt of lightning flew across the sky with a loud crash.

Celestia yawned and rubbed her eyes. *Yawn* “That was a nasty bolt of lightning. It’s quite rare that I wake up from this kind of thing. This is a perfect time for a cup of tea and a slice of cake! I wonder if Luna wishes to join me.” Is what she wanted to say, but alas she was longer capable of speaking in the tongue of an adult and all her words were now reduced  baby talk.

Celestia covered her mouth with her hooves. “What is wrong with my voice?” She looked around herself. Why am I in a crib?” She kicked of the blanket that was covering herself. “AND WHY AM I WEARING A DIAPER?!”

The door to her room opened and a familiar stallion walked inside. “Mrs, Dream? What are you doing in my chamber? Wait you are not Mrs, Dream! Who are you?” As the stallion got closer Celestia realized that he were towering over her.

Two flaming arms erupted from his back. Celestia got picked up from the crib and brought to the stallions chest.

“AHHHHHHH! PUT ME DOWN THIS INSTANT” Celestia cried.

“It’s okay, Princess it is only a little rain. There is no need to be frightened.” The stallion said as he rocked her back and forth in his arms.

Celestia had a million questions she wanted to ask, but the gentle motion of being rocked back and forth made her feel sleepy.

She was being lowered back into the crib, the stallion tucked her in and kissed her on the forehead. “Good night, Princess.” He said in a gentle tone as he placed a pacifier in her mouth.

“What is going on here? Why am I a foal? I need t...t...to-” Celestia had began to suckle on the pacifier subconsciously and her eyelids suddenly got very heavy, she tried to fight against it, but to no use.

Mere moments later Celestia was asleep once more.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

“Odin’s log.

Some time has passed since we departed from, Dura est infernum, the frozen hellhole of a land that we pathetically call home. This sea is a formidable opponent, but I know that this army of mine won’t fail. The lands of Equestria… Our ancestral home. We were driven out by the gods and their beloved half breeds...the alicorns. My grandfather swore on our family honor, that we one day would reclaim it.

The flames that once represented the Equestrian gods have since long faded and, now only a few embers remain. Why would they call upon us? Perhaps this ember is unaware of what we are, but nonetheless. Times have changed and now we have our own gods, mighty gods who have blessed my people with strength and power.

The time has come and soon Equestria will once more belong to us. Either the queen bows to me... Or Equestria and her people, burns!”

Frey, the god of phallic fertility had blessed the bulls with a copy of his mighty ship Skidbladnir, but unlike the original ship. This one can’t be folded to fit in ones pocket, nor does its sails always carry a favorable wind in them. It is simply a mortal ship with godlike architecture, and few would be crazy enough to attack it.

The cold rain pattered against the ship’s white deck.

The winds were cold and the waves indicated a worried sea.

The decks were busy, over a thousand bulls were running around, following their orders and making sure the ship stayed afloat. Below deck another 4 thousand bulls are working hard as usual.

Outside Odin’s cabin. Stands, his two sons. Thor, his firstborn and Loki, his second born.

Just like their father they have in the past proven themselves in battle and the ancient gods of the north has found them worthy to carry their blessing. They were granted powers beyond a mortals comprehension and, given the honor of carrying the name of the god, that had blessed them.

Thor, is a bull with a gray coat whose horns have split into a majestic display of 20 tags. A beautiful display, only surpassed by his father alone.

His sheer size makes other bulls look like mere calfs, his eyes carries the blue color of lightning. He is a powerful young bull blessed with the strength of giants and, he carries the divine blessing of thunder.

Thor sniffed the air and growled in a deep tone. “There is storm brewing, my brother.”

Standing by his side wearing a massive cloak that covers his entire body, is his brother in arms Loki. Compared to his brother he looks rather tiny, but in the eye of his people he is still an unusually big bull.

Loki gazed at the seemingly never ending ocean that laid before them. “I advised you to not indulge yourself in such a ridiculous amount of beans, for supper last night,” he said with a smirk.

Thor softly smacked the back of his brother's head with one of his huge hooves. “Very funny… The sea is worried and our presence is not having a calming effect.”

Loki pulled back the hood on his cloak, revealing a young bull with a dark blue coat and a single horn with 8 tags. He turned to his brother and looked him in the eyes. “Do you fear that our presence has awakened the elder snake?”

Thor got quiet for a moment. “No, I do not fear anything in this world. However I do fear for the well being of our people.”

“Relax, brother. It will take a lot more than a stormy sea to make these bulls fall victim to fear.”

“Brother, I know that these bulls will face anything, they do not fear death, but a mortals flesh is easily damaged and we all know that we rather face death than becoming a burden for our fellow warriors.”

“You worry too muc-” Loki was interrupted by a bull, wearing the heavy, white battle armor, of Odin.

The bull kneeled down and lowered his head. “My lords, we have a problem!”

“Then speak!” Thor roared.

The bull raised his head. “We have been found by the elder snake’s offspring!”

Loki pulled his hood back and once again concealed his face in darkness. “How many?”

“Eight!” Thor said.

Loki glanced at his brother. “How do you know?”

Thor’s eyes began to glow and his horns were struck by two bolts of lightning. “Sixteen red eyes, brother.” Thor pointed at the bull who was still kneeling. “Inform our father and return to your post!”

The bull rose to his feet and placed a hoof on over his heart. “May Asgard’s heroes be with us,” He disappeared into the king’s cabin.

Eight massive black serpents with glowing red eyes, sharp external tusks and, hundreds of sharp teeth submerged from the depths. They all roared in perfect unity shaking the very ocean itself.

Loki grabbed a dagger with his teeth and said, “do you truly believe that we need father’s help with these worms?”

“Normally I would say no, but I would prefer that we still have an army when we arrive in Equestria. So watch where you are swinging that thing.”

“Point taken.” Loki looked up at the serpents and smirked. “Bet I can take down more than you!” He leaped into the air and dived into the ocean.”

“Pfth, I’ll be dead before that ever happens,” he rose to his back legs and slammed his front hooves hard against the deck. “Argh!” he roared and two bolts of lightning shoot from his horns, they merged into a single bolt midair and, engulfed one of the serpent’s head, successfully taking its life.

Four of the remaining serpents sank their tusks into the body of the ship and began tearing it apart. “For Asgard!” The bulls roared as they all charged towards the beasts with their long white spears.

The warriors managed to get two of the serpents to release their grips on the ship and quickly ran over to assist their brethren, with the two remaining serpents.

The two serpents that were forced from the ship began sucking water into their bodies, they compressed the water and fired it in a short burst with devastating force. The blast hit the deck and sent several bulls overboard.

They prepared to fire another wave, but suddenly several long tentacles emerged from beneath them and squeezed them so hard that the water they had gathered forced its way out from their bodies.

A giant blue octopus surfaced from the depths, it wrapped more of its tentacles around the two serpents and slammed them so hard against each other that their skulls cracked, causing them to lose consciousness.

The blue octopus proceeded to devour the two serpents before it moved on to the next ones. “Yuck! I have never liked the taste of these thing.” The octopus said.

Thor landed on the octopus’ head. “Nice outfit, brother it really makes your eyes sparkle.” He slammed his hooves together once more, successfully killing another serpent.

“These serpents stand no chance against us and our mighty warriors!” Loki said.

The remaining four serpents fled into the depths of the ocean. Thor landed on the deck. His eyes stopped glowing and, he raised his hoof into the air. “The serpents have fled back to their mother in fear, and we are victorious!” He shouted.

The army roared in victory, but their cheers came to an abrupt halt as the ocean began to shudder once more. Something shoot out of the ocean, roaring so loudly that the very heavens shook and, in its wake followed a giant wave, luckily Loki was able to grab the ship and lift it above his head thus saving it.

“looks like you were correct, brother they quite literally fled to their mother.” Loki said.

“Well we are even at score in this battle. Whoever fails to kill it has to eat it!” Thor roared as his eyes began to glow again. Thunder roared and a great bolt of lightning struck his horns once again.

The mother serpent were more than ten times the size of her babies and was very angry at the ones responsible for bringing death upon her little ones. Her eyes locked onto the ship and she began sucking massive amounts of water into her body.

Thor, let loose a barrage of lightning bolts, but they simply bounced of the mother’s massive body. “Not good,” Thor mumbled under his breath.

Loki catapulted himself out of the water and once again took the form of a bull wearing a cloak. He landed on the serpent’s skin and began running towards its head. He grabbed his dagger and scanned the serpents massive body.. `I have to make it to one of its vitals points or else both the army and the ship is doomed.´ He thought.

Loki was fast, but not fast enough and the mother had plenty of time to fire the giant ray of water at the ship. The water-ray sliced through the ocean like butter and was only a few meters away from consuming the whole ship.

The warriors put a hoof to their chest and they all said. “We will meet again in the great halls of Asgard.”

Lightning struck and Odin were now standing on the edge of the ship. “If you want something done you got to do it yourself.” He sighed.

He looked at the giant water ray and he removed his eyepatch. The giant ray of water instantly froze and crumbled into thousands of tiny shards.

Loki, glanced at the ship and saw that his father had removed his eyepatch. His entire face turned white and he quickly jumped off the serpent's body, he allowed his cloak to devour him and a blue corp flew towards the ship as fast as it could.

The mother lowered her head a bit and roared at the ship with all the power she could muster, the force of her voice, sent hundreds of soldiers off the ship and into the cold water. However, Odin did not care in the slightest.

He looked into the beasts eyes and simply starred.

The mother felt as if her head were being crushed between the teeth of an even bigger beast. Her blood froze and she could feel the cold hand of death on her head. It was a feeling that she had inherited from her mother, the elder snake. She knew instinctively that the beast before her was not to be messed with.

The mother’s roar died out and she dove back into the black ocean, so she could mourn the loss of her children.

Odin put his eyepatch back on and slowly walked back into his cabin like nothing had happened. Thor and Loki, returned to their post in silence. The remaining warriors did the same and not a single word was spoken that night.

Odin, the white mosse that carries the divine blessings of divine command. He is one of a kind and can be recognized by his divine white coat, his massive horns with thirty tags and, his black eyepatch.

Some say that he politely declined the offer to join the gods at the great halls of Asgard and that he returned to the living with the power of gods

“Odin’s log.

This evening we were attack by the Midgard serpent’s offspring. And in the end they bowed down to the strength of my sons. Just like everyone who dares to attack us. It won’t be long until we reach the shores of Equestria… the fated day is upon us.”

_ _ _

With a loud groan Spike opened his eyes, but quickly closed them again as they were meet by a very bright light. He scooted backward and shielded his eyes with his hand, something he would come to regret as he fell of whatever he was on and bumped his head on the ground.

He put his hands on his head and rubbed it carefully. “Ouch!” he opened his eyes again and saw a ridiculously clean silver table. “What was I doing on top of that table? an ever better question, where am I?” he looked around himself.

He was inside a big room, there were several odd contraptions and, everything including the floor, was painted a shiny silver color. He got back on his feet and began brushing dust from his body, using his hands.

“That won’t be necessary-” A monotone voice said.

The voice caught spike by surprise, he fell backwards and landed on his bottom. “Ow,” this is not my lucky day.” He looked up and saw a sliver creature with red eyes. Spike’s eyes went wide, he began pushing himself backwards, in order to create some space between himself and the creature. “What are you?” he bumped into something, turned his head and saw the very same creature, now standing behind him.

“This facility is 100% from any kind of dirt or bacteria. There is no need to brush something off your body that was never here in the first place, right?” the creature said with a friendly smile.

“I...I guess you're right.” Spike said nervously. He took a good look at the creature in front of him. It reminded him of the little sister creature, from the picture book ponyshock a sea of dreams, it was even wearing a very similar dress, only difference was the complete lack of colors.

“What kind of creature are you? how old are you? are there others like you? what were you doing out there? what do you us-” Spike put his claw on its mouth, successfully silencing it.

“Slow down a little, okay?” he slowly removed his hand from her mouth.

The creature took a few steps back and awkwardly, yet neatly folded its hands “I’m sorry, I got a little excited. I always do when I find a species that I have no data on.”

“That’s okay. How about we play a game? I ask you one question and then you ask me one, then we go back and forth like that until we are both satisfied?”

“I have never played that game before, but it sounds fun! you go first.”

“Okay! hmm.” Spike rubbed his chin. “What is your name?”

“My name is Eva. It’s short for, Ever. Evolving. Vocal. Artificial intelligence. My turn?”

“Yeah, but can you talk a little quieter? sorry, but your voice is kind of...weird.”

“Oh…” Eva’s smile turned itself upside down and she looked a little sad.

Spike saw the change and began to apologize. “I’m sorry, I did not mean it like that! It’s just that you look so cute and your voice is so...emotionless.” `Real smooth, Spike… You freaking dumbass!´ he thought.

* * *

Rarity feel a sharp pain in her legs and it caused her to wake from her unconscious state. She tried moving her limbs, but she quickly realized that she was strapped down and the bindings were not budging.

Her heart began beating faster and she was started to feel very uneasy. She felt another sharp pain in her legs. She tried to see what was going on, but the strap around her head denied her any kind of movement.  “What is the meaning of this!” she yelled.

two red dots meet her eyes and slowly made their way closer to her. Two pair of silver hands with very sharp looking nails slammed down onto the table, causing it to vibrate. “Why is this one awake? it is supposed to be asleep!” a monotone voice said.

“You are the one doing horribly things to me! I demand th-” the creature gripped her chins with a third arm. Its sharp nails were slowly piercing Rarity’s cheeks.

“Silence! we were not talking to you, subject!” the creature yelled. “It seems as we are going to need more anesthetics for this one.” One of the creature’s finger’s melted into its hand and reformed itself as a syringe, filled with blue liquid. “Let the dissection commence.”

* * *

After a few moments of silence Eva said “Well…um… Do you want me to change it?”

“You can change your voice?”

Eva nodded in response. Her eyes momentarily lit up.  “How about this?” She said, now sounding very similar to Sweetie Bell.

Spike’s jaw fell and he had to push it back up. “Wow! that is cool!”

“I know, right! I can alter my voice and, physical appearance, to fit my all my different needs. It’s very convenient.”

“I bet!” Spike said enthusiastically

“Especially when I on a daily basis perform physical dissecting on living subjects in order to gather data about them. I tend to need all kinds of equipment, like saws, hammers and, many others.

Spike’s enthusiasm died down and he began to feel very uneasy. “...What?”

“I mean, can you imagine all the time I would waste, having to attach a separate physical attachment mid surgery? only because there was a bone preventing me from removing the subjects brain? I mean that is just silly.”

“Ha...ha...ha” Spike laughed nervously. “Yeah, but you don’t do that kind of stuff do you?”

Eva crossed her arms and pouted. “Well… Not in my current state anyway, Maria doesn't want me to help most of the times, she says I’m too clumsy, but we are equal in all aspects! she is a real meanie most of the times! so I usually only get to clean up after her.

* * *

Maria injected Rarity with the blue liquid and reshaped her hands into, one bone-saw, six scalpels, three on each hand and, her last hand stayed the same. She gently caressed Rarity's Chest and, looked into her eyes. “I will enjoy this and the more you scream” She put her mouth next to Rarity’s ear and whispered. “The better.”

Rarity began to feel woozy from the shot she just received and she struggled to keep her eyes open. Maria placed one of her scalpels against her chest, causing a tiny, but steady flow of blood.

“Your pain...will bring us joy!” Maria said in a soft voice. She arched back and grabbed her throat with her free hand. “Testing, testing… Ragh! Eva! what is that brat doing?” she clenched her fist in annoyance. “Whatever! we will deal with her later, despite our now annoyingly high pitched voice, we can still finish dissecting this subject.”

* * *

“Who is Maria? your big sister?” Spike asked.

“Even though she is a lot bigger than me physically, we are technically the same age. But you may refer to her as my big sister, if you want too, I don’t mind.

“Huh? so she is bigger than you, but you are the same age?”

“Yes, but she’s only got a bigger body than me because, she hogs most of the liquid metal. In the past we shared it equally and were the same size.”

“I don’t really understand what you’re talking about, but it sounds unfair!”

“It totally is!” Eva whined. “And on top of that, she is also hogging most of the facilities available energy!”

“That is definitely not fair!... Can’t you take some…whatever you called it from her, so it becomes more equal?”

“Yes I can! and I will!” Eva’s eyes changed from red to blue and the entire room got a little  brighter.

* * *

“Now where were we? Oh, that’s right. We were about to dissect this subject,” Maria laughed as she walked back towards the table Rarity was laying on, but she was so caught up in her own messed up thoughts that she failed to notice the small silver drops sliding down her body, onto the floor and into the other room.

She walked straight into the table’s edge and smacked her forehead. A loud metallic clank echoed through the room. She put her hand on her forehead and stared blankly at the table for a moment. “... Did we accidently make the table higher?... No, we would remember such a thing. She brought her hand to her face, her long nails were gone and it was a whole lot smaller. She put two and two together and quickly came to a conclusion.

“Eva! we are going to kill you!” she screamed. She stormed out of the room and, slammed the door hard on her way out.

The loud bang caused Rarity to snap back into reality. She groggily moved her hoof to her eye, rubbing it slightly and, that’s when she realized that she was no longer strapped to the table. She focus her mind and sent a magical surge of adrenaline through her body.

“Oh, I hate doing that, the surge makes my mane looks horrific, but now is not the time to worry about my mane. I need to find Spike and escape this madhouse.” She jumped down from the table and casted a illumination spell. She looked around the room and saw a nearby door. She galloped towards the door and tore it open.

* * *

Eva grew a few inches in size and two extra arms emerged from her body. “I feel much better now!” she said with glee.

“You look much better too!” Spike said and gave her a thumbs up.

“Yay! let’s continue playing!”

“Okay!”

“It’s my turn, right? Erhm, what’s your name?”

“My name is Spike and I’m a baby dragon.”

“Well it’s nice to meet you, Spike! wow a real dragon, this is a dream come true! now you ask me a question.”

“Hmm, okay. Hmm, how old are yo-”

Maria walked down the facility, it did not take long for her to find her target. “Eva!” she yelled as she laid eye on her sister.

Eva turned around and saw her sister. “Uh oh, this is bad.” Maria walked up to eva, crouched down and stared menacingly into her eyes.

“Hi, sister. Weren’t you busy with something today?” Eva said.

“Oh, we were just about to dissect a subject, when someone decided to steal our share of living metal! causing us to shrink several inches in size thus leading to us not being able to reach the table!”

“Oopsie… But you already had so much more than me! it wasn't fair!”

One of Maria’s eyes made a popping noise, it dimmed, leaving her looking like a cyclop. “Fair? I need the metal, because I’m the one doing all the work around here! and what are you doing?” She turned her head and pointed at Spike. “You’re playing games with a...a… Fat salamander!”

“Hey!” Spike yelled “It’s just baby fat!” he crossed his arm and grunted in annoyance.

Maria raised her hand and slapped Spike across the face, sending him flying.

“Spike!” Eva yelled and ran towards him.

Maria dematerialized into a liquid and sank into the floor. She rematerialized herself in front of Eva. She grabbed Eva by the throat and held her in the air. “We are not done with you yet!”

Rules of nature!

Rain fell from the sky like there was no tomorrow. Thunder rumbled in the clouds. The winds were cold and they tore through the trees ruthlessly.

The night had taken hold of the land and a mighty storm was passing over the city of Canterlot. Perhaps it was a sign for the events that were about to unfold.

Two solar-guards were stationed at the castle’s perimeter, a young cadet and his older superior. They were waiting for the night guards to begin their shift.

The two guards stood next to each other, guarding a cellar door that lead to the castle’s medical supply storage. “Lovely weather we are having, right?” The old gray maned stallion asked his young cadet.

They young stallion flicked his head, getting some of his long mane out of his face. “Yeah super duper,” He said in a slightly feminine voice. “Where the hell are those night guards? Their shift started like ten minutes ago.”

The old stallion shook his head and sighed. “Do you have to talk like that? You’re not a mare, so why do you try to sound like one? Also, I can’t believe they allow you to keep your mane so long… Back in my days long, lush, beautiful manes were only for mares. I have said it before and I’ll say it again. You are a disgrace to the solar guards!”

“Like oh my god! Get over yourself and with all due respect, sir. Go fuck yourself!”

The old stallion raised an eyebrow and began to laugh. “Hahaha! Oh, stop it you. You know I’m just messing with you, Petal. I have seen what you can do and I’ll admit.. You got a pair of study balls, whether you want them or not,” He turned to his young cadet and elbowed him in the ribs.

“Omg ow!” Petal said with a snicker.

The old stallion laughed again. “You crack me up, kid. Promise me that you’ll never change.”

“Hehehe! Don’t worry... I won’t.  Anyway, where the hell are those batboys?”

“Hrmg!” the old stallion grunted. “Who cares? We don’t need to those nasty yellowed eyed half breeds anyway. We can protect the princesses way better than they ever will be able to.”

“Sir, that’s like totally racist! But I agree with you, they are wimps.”

“Ahem!” A stallion grunted.

The two solar-guards turned around and saw two night-guards standing behind them, with annoyed scowls.

“Honestly? I hope you are joking.” one of the night guards said.

The old stallion walked up to the night guard and locked eyes with him. “Got a problem, batboy?”

The two stallions head-butted each other and began to grunt, like two caveponies fighting over a piece of meat.

Petal and the second night-guard stood nearby and watched the two stallions grunting it out. “Oh my god, is it only me or is it starting to get hot here?” Petal said while fanning himself with one of his hooves.

The night-guard next to him brought her hoof to her face.”Petal, shut your piehole… I mean your sausage-hole.”

“Omg! You’re such a cocktease, Pringle” Petal, gently pushed the night-guard, but his push was a bit harder than he intended.

The night-guard, lost her footing and landed in a mud puddle. “Opsie! Like I’m totally sorry!” petal, said as he helped the guard back to her hooves.

Pringle, grabbed Petal’s hoof and pulled him into the mud. The two of them began to wrestle each other, like two kids in a schoolyard.

Their little competition ended with Pringle, pushing a defeated Petal, to the ground.

“Who’s the wimp now?” she whispered into his ear.

“Oh, I dunno,” Petal said with a roll of his eyes.

Pringle, giggled at him. “It’s you, sugarbum.”

“Oh, really?” Petal, quickly swung his forehooves around her and pulled her into a death-hug.

Pringle, tried to get out of his grip, but he was too strong. “Cheater!”

They stopped squirming around and Petal, released his grip. They looked into each others eyes and allowed the world around them to fade. “You know, I've missed you. We should hang out more,” Petal said.

This took Pringle by surprise. “erhm… Sure how about a move next time we have some time off?”

“That sounds lovely… But I’m doing your hair!”

“Ahem,” The old solar guard said.

This caught their attention and they just remembered that they were supposed to be working. “How long have you been watching!?” Pringle, accidentally shouted.

“Just try to keep it in your pants, kids and get back in line.”

“Oh my god! We were totally not going to do anything!” Petal, whined. “She is not my type.” He turned to Pringle, who was giving him a death stare. “No offense, girlfriend!”

Pringle, groaned at him and walked up to the other night-guard. “Stallions,” she muttered. Petal, got out of the mud and walked up to his superior.

A few grasshoppers played their song of awkward silence for a few moments. “Anyway, why are the two of you so late?” The old stallion asked.

“A gardener said that he saw something lurking around in the dark, so we had to check it out,” Pringle said.

“He was too scared to go home and wanted us to escort him,” The second night guard said. The guard shook his head.“Such a wimp.”

The old solar stallion, sighed. “Sometimes I fear for the future... I mean honestly there is nothing around here that is dangerous.”

Suddenly lighting struck at a nearby tree, causing it to fall over. The tree fell on top of a marble statue and shattered it..

“Damn!” the old solar guard said. “I think mother nature wants us to leave,” he said with a chuckle. He turned to the other guards. “Wow, you guys look like you have seen a ghost. What’s wrong?”

None of the other guards said a word. The old guard turned back to the statue. Another bolt of lightning lit up the night and he saw some kind of reptile monster starring at them from where the tree once stood. “What the hell is that?”

The beast leaped out from behind the fallen tree and slowly walked up to them, the moonlight allowed the guards to get a good look at the beast in front of them.

It was huge, at least five times bigger than themselves. The beast’s body was ridiculously well built, it’s arms would put even the strongest minotaur to shame. The beast’s hands and feet were equipped with long sharp claws.

The beast’s body was covered with thick scales in a majestic display of red, green and black.

The beast, rose to his back legs, revealing its scaly white belly. The beast had towered over them before it stood up, but now it was truly a battle between four Davids and a Goliath.

The guards, did not move an inch. Whether it was because of fear or that they hoped that the beast was blind. We will never be known. The old stallion snapped out of it.“Swords out! Take defensive formation now! And proceed with caution!”

The three other guards snapped back into reality and drew their swords. The two batponies, took off into the sky and began to circle the beast. They had never seen anything like it before, but they were determined to take it down.

Venator, glanced at the ponies in the sky, but quickly decided that they were unworthy of his attention. He looked at the two guards that remained on the ground.

Neither one of them impressed him. They were prey unworthy of his claws, but he was hungry and when you are hungry. There is nothing as appetizing as a free meal.

“I don’t know what you are, but take a single step and we will kill you!” the old guard shouted.

Venator, glanced at the old guard. Lightning struck in the distance and he let out a loud, blood chilling roar, revealing his razor sharp teeth to them all.

“Fuck this!” Petal screamed, his voice cracked as he did. He sheathed his sword and ran towards the closest gate.

“No, you idiot! Get back in forma-” the old guard yelled, but before he was able to finish his sentence, the beast had sprung into action.

Venator, leaped into the air and landed in front of the panicking pony. “Ah!” Petal, screamed. Venator, raised his right hand and slammed it into the ground.

Petal, took the opportunity he had been given. He avoided the beast’s massive hand by rolling to the side. The beast’s hand hit the ground with a loud crash, creating a big cloud of dust. Much to Venator’s surprise he did not feel anything under his hand besides dirt. He saw a shadow in the dust and suddenly a sharp pain spread in his hand.

Petal, had jammed his sword into the beast’s hand. He quickly leaped back and rejoined his superior.

The old stallion slapped Petal’s chin with his free hoof.“What the hell are you doing!?” he roared.

Petal, took of his helmet. He grabbed a dagger, from his belt and cut of a large portion of his long pink mane. He put his helmet back on his head and turned to his superior. “You’re right. Long manes are for mares, Sir!” he said in a very deep and serious voice.

The old stallion, smiled at his young recruit. “And all it took was a monster. Nice work, but if you ever do anything like that ever again. I’ll make sure that you never have a single strand of mane on your head ever again!”

“Sir, yes, sir!”

Venator, brought his hand to his face and saw the sword. His eyes narrowed and he roared in anger. He charged towards the two guards and swatted his claws at them.

The two guards dogged his wild swings with ease and ran up behind him. Petal, jumped onto the beast’s tail and ran up its back.

He jumped over the beast’s head and grabbed two daggers, while in midair. He slammed the daggers into the beast’s neck and held onto them.

Venator, roared in pain and began to violently shake to get Petal off his back. Petal, used the beast’s movement to his advantage and let go of the daggers at just the right time. He landed on the ground behind the beast and was about to run back to a safe distance.

Venator, swung his tail at the pony behind him. The impact sent Petal flying in the air. He was mere seconds from slamming into a statue, but luckily the two Night-guards caught him. “What is your condition?!” Pringle, yelled.

“A few broken ribs, but I’m too pumped on adrenaline to care!” Petal, broke loose and ran back to his superior’s side. “We need to do something about that tail. Cause that hurt like a bitch!”

The old stallion, whistled at the night-guards. “Listen! Me and the kid are going to keep him busy. You two need to cut the tendons in the beast’s legs. Am I making myself clear?!”

“Loud and clear! Pringle, shouted back”

The old stallion looked at Petal. “Stay back! And observe the master.”

The old stallion, sheathed his sword and grabbed a bottle from his pocket, the bottle was filled with a green liquid. He ran up behind the beast and threw a pebble at him. “Hey, Shitface!”

Venator, growled in annoyance and turned around. He took a deep breath and let loose a long, primal roar.

The old stallion, smirked. “Just as planned, you idiot,” He took the opportunity and threw the bottle at the ground.

Venator, charged at the old stallion. He rose his claws into the air and slammed them down, breaking the bottle. The old stallion dodged the attack. Venator, growled and tried to pull his claws out of the ground, but much to his surprise, they were stuck. He struggled to get them out, but he was totally trapped.

“Now!” the old stallion yelled.

The two pegasi, swooped down towards the trapped beast, swords at the ready. Venator, heard them coming and a smirk spread across his face.

They were just about to strike, when suddenly, the beast performed something that looked like a handstand. The night-guards, were unable to stop their descent and crashed into the ground.

Venator, planted his feet on the opposite side of the crashed pegasi and stood like a bridge, with his belly up towards the sky. He kicked with his legs and slammed them into the guard’s backs, the impact stirred up a lot of dust. The two solar-guards were unable to see what happened and perhaps that was for the best.

Venator, forced himself to vomit. His stomach acids successfully dissolved the ground that held him. He stood back up and grabbed the barely alive guards with his hands.

He opened his mouth and bit the guard’s head off. The guard’s thick armor was torn to pieces, by Venator’s strong teeth and powerful jaws. He shoved the remaining part of the guard into his mouth and chewed violently.

Pringle, witnessed the whole thing. She wanted to scream, but no sound made it past her throat. She felt how the beast slowly brought her to its mouth and once she saw the beast’s teeth, she started to cry.

Her spirit was crushed and she lost all hope.

The dust cleared and the two remaining guards looked in horror as the beast slammed its jaws on Pringle’s body.

“Pringle!” Petal, shouted.

Venator, swallowed her and pulled one of the daggers out from his back. He proceeded to use it as a toothpick.

Blood dripped from the his mouth as he licked his lips. He grinned menacingly at the remaining guards and growled contently.

Lighting struck and Petal, fell to his knees. “Pringle, he said in between sobs. The Surge of the  adrenaline faded and his body began to grow cold. His emotions were out of control and he lost all will to live.

“Snap out of it, Petal!” Suddenly he got slapped in the face by his superior. “This is not the time for mourning!”

The sudden pain snapped him out of the depression and back into reality. “You, Motherfucker. I’ll kill you for this,” Petal growled under his breath. He reached for his sword, but the pain was too great.

Without the adrenaline to numb the pain in his body, he was useless.

His superior walked up to him.“Run, Petal. I’ll handle this.”

“What?!” Petal, rose to his hooves. “I’m not leaving you to fight this beast alone!”

The old stallion, elbowed Petal in the side and Petal fell to the ground again. “Argh!”

“You are in no condition to fight… Listen you are young and I don’t want you to die here. Run to the barracks and report this,” tears formed in the old stallions eyes and he had a hard time talking.

“Then I wa- then I  want you to get some medic- medical treatment,” tears streamed down his face and he did not try to hide it. “I order you to live!”

Petal, rose to his hooves and tried his best to hold back his tears. “Yes, Sir. But please… Kill that son of a bitch.

The old stallion, turned to the beast. He could hear Petal’s hooves against the ground as he ran away. He grabbed his sword. “Come at me you, monster!” he screamed at the top of his lungs.

Venator, roared and charged towards the stallion.

The stallion, held his sword hard and braced for impact. He saw the beast coming and he took a deep breath. `As long as Petal gets out of here I don’t care about what’s going to happen to me,´ he thought.

Venator, reached the old stallion, but instead of crashing into him. He leaped away from him and landed in front of Petal.

The old stallion, quickly turned around.

A bolt of lightning illuminated the night and he could clearly see what was happening. It was as if time itself slowed down.

He saw how the beast grabbed a hold of Petal. The beast, ripped him limb from limb. It tore open his stomach and eat his guts like spaghetti. He heard Petal’s agonising screams of pain. He wanted to run over there and do something, but his body refused to move.

It was as if something forced him to watch it. He cursed himself for his ignorance. It was obvious that the beast would go for Petal, he was limping for crying out loud.

The imagery of Petal getting eaten would haunt his dreams forever and his screams would never leave his ears, but worst of all was the beasts smirk. That shiteating grin and sadistic laugh.

Suddenly something snapped in the old stallion’s mind. He could only see, the monster. The rest of the world faded into darkness. He heard nothing, but the beast.

Before him stood not a beast. Before him stood a monster. A monster that he had to kill. The mistress of vengeance had caught him and he was now her puppet.

He could feel death’s cold hand on his shoulder, but vengeance slapped it away. Death had to wait his turn.

His heart was beating faster than ever before and his entire body longed for the blood of his enemy. This was no longer a battle between a stallion and a beast.

It was a battle between two monsters, who acted on nothing, but instinct. He, grabbed his sword and ran towards the only thing in his field of vision. His foe, his hated enemy.

Venator, felt how the air around the stallions changed and he could smell his bloodlust.

He found the whole thing humorous and it caused him to  laugh, but he decided to humor his prey. He spread out his arm and started running towards the charging stallion.

Lightning struck and the two began to fight. Venator, slashed at the stallion with wide swings. His claws dug into the stallions face, but the blow was too shallow to kill.

The stallion ignored the blood in his eyes and jumped into the air with all his might. He slammed his blade into the beast’s forehead and it fell to the ground with a loud thud. Or at least that’s what he thought happened.

However in reality he had only pierced the roof of Venator’s mouth and completely missed his forehead. Venator, had slammed his jaws on his back legs and he had fallen to the ground with a thud.

“That’s for Petal, you son of a bith-” his words were cut of by Venator, who had slammed his left hand into his back. His claws dug themselves into his flesh and the stallion felt how the beast’s claws were crushing his ribs.

The old stallion, screamed in pain. “How are you still alive?! I destroyed your brain!”

Venator, held the stallion close to his face and looked into his eyes. He brought his right hand to the top of his head and pulled out the sword. He held the stallion close to his mouth. He watched in delight as all the the color faded from the stallion’s face and how he lost all hope.

The beast’s wound had closed in mere seconds. The stallion could not believe what he was seeing. “What...the...fuck...are...you?”

Venator, brought the stallion in front of his face and stared into his eyes. “Your worst nightmare,” he whispered into the stallions ear, in a cold voice.

“Petal…” The old stallion said with his last breath.

Lighting struck in the distance and Venator feasted on the last of his preys. He swallowed the last piece and walked towards the castle. “Look at the bright side…at least you’ll be together forever now,” he laughed maniacally, into the night.

Venator, reached the castle wall and began searching for the entrance leading to the storage. He found it and tore it open. He crouched down and walked into the basement.

This basement was part of the castle’s hospital wing and he knew that if he followed it long enough, he would  arrive at his destination.

After a few minutes of walking he arrived in front of two huge doors, the sign above the doors read “Rehabilitation Center and swimming pool.”

This place had been his private oasis many times, when he was a doctor. And this time would be no different. Steam always rose from the waters and the whole place was a lot warmer than the rest of the castle. He pushed the doors open and enjoyed the wave of heat hitting his body.

All the water came from an underground hot spring, beneath the castle. He closed the doors and locked them, with a big silver padlock.

Once the door was secured, he crawled into the biggest pool. He laid his head on the raising stairs and closed his eyes.

“I’m stuffed,” he said to himself, moments before falling asleep.