Visitors from above

It was a good night for Nightmare Moon. She stabilized the night to make it continuous, and her sister was nowhere to be found. It was indeed a very good night for Nightmare Moon. Well, that is, untile these weird anomalies appeared in her castle. They were ponies - every single limb and nerve indicated it - but they were extremely ... odd, all in their own way. Fortunately, they wouldn't put up too much of a fight ... would they ?

Her question would soon be answered, as her sister's most faithful student just fell into her trap, which surprised her, as it didn't take a genius not to jump in a big, scary portal coming out from the blue. But she did it, so everything was fine. However, if she let Twilight's friends roam freely in the castle, they would eventually find their way to her, and knowing how the elements of harmony work, it was the worst outcome. So she decided to send minions, shadow ponies, to stop them. Surely, five, eleven ponies if she counted the odd ones, weren't going to stop fifty ponies from capturing them. She didn't know it yet, but this was going to be a very bad night for Nightmare Moon.

-Meanwhile, the castle's hall-

"And why should ah trust ya'll ?!" Spat an angry orange earth pony. It was the worst day ever for Applejack. Her new friend just disappeared, and she was supposed to let six mutant ponies tell her what to do ? No way.

"Fraulin, vhere is a giant eternal night bringing demon out vhere, and trusting uns is your main concern ?!" Replied the unicorn standing in front of her. He had a point, but come on, who would immediately put his trust in a three-eyes brain in a glass orb ?! Even with the body of a unicorn, it didn't make it any better.

"Applejack, darling, that isn't a good way to treat guest," said a white ... pale ... crystal ? Oh well, a purple maned unicorn. "Here, let me show you : we're all very pleased to meet you, but there isn't time for arguments, as pointed by ... oh my, I appear to have forgotten you name, you are ... ?"

Apparently this day was getting a bit better for Voltar. "Mein name ist Voltar, und ja, vhere is important business vaiting for us."

Unfortunately, while they were discussing, they didn't notice fifty shadows creeping in the dark. And when they did, they were already surrounded. "Hum ... can-can I speak ? If that's okay with you, that is ..." said a cream colored pegasus, her face still half hidden behind her mane.

"Go ahead, Fraulin" replied Voltar, who still hadn't noticed the horde of evil ponies of evil around him.

"Hum ... there are lot of creepy ponies out here, and, hum ... do we have to giggle at the ghosties ?" Indeed there were a lot of creepy ponies, and they were closing the circle around the eleven of them.

"I see ve have guest," said Voltar, "Girls how about you stay behind uns vhile ve terminate vhem ?"

It was a good night for Umbra. Well, it was the first night of his life, too, but he still enjoyed it. The ponies were here, and half of them seemed to be shivering. What an easy mission. He would get promoted for that, maybe even will his queen give him a new grade, or- he never got to finish this thought, as a bubbly tornado passed through him and seven other shadow ponies, blasting them to pieces. "Froggy G is in the house !" Said a light blue pegasus, apparently the center of the tornado. The shadow ponies had to react. Fast. So they did the first thing any of them though was the best thing to do : they charged.

Her friends told her to close her eyes and to count to thirty, so Fluttershy did it. Whatever was happening there must've been very, very scary. And it was, indeed, a morbid show : shadow limbs were flying everywhere, others were just melting, and -BZZT GZZT VZZT

One, two, one two, this is a test. Due to the "everyone" in the rating of the story, I will describe the attacks instead of their result-

It was Lonestar's move. He already used his glorious dynamites, and now was the time to unleash his inner bull. Literally. He whistled, and a giant, angry, blue bull with a bomb attached on it and an eyepatch appeared, and charged the unicorn shadow ponies. They all aimed their attacks at the azur abomination, and happened to destroy it right before it empaled them. Unfortunately, before they could be satisfied from their victory, a giant explosion blasted them all.

Clunk saw little ponies everywhere. Sure, he didn't want to crush little innocent beings, but this was different. First, these beings weren't innocent at all. And most of all, he was outnumbered, so the code of honour could wait. Dozens of shadow pegasi flew at him, in an attempt to punch him to exhaustion. He didn't move an inch, and instead a large electric orb formed around him. The shadow pegasi didn't seem to mind it, and it would be their last mistake. The last thing they saw was an enormous explosion engulfing them.

Yuri was small. He always was, since he was a monkey. But he had quite a deadly weapon, and due to a lack of technology, decided to use it through his horn. A beam of pure energy formed itself, consuming everypony in it's way.

They were all doing great, and Caporal Shadowblob didn't feel like dying this night. If that was going to be a very bad night, he would go through it, so he sneaked his way out of the massacre. At least he tried, since a very long tongue had grasped one of his hooves and wouldn't let go. He was slowly brang towards a green earth pony. "You-you aren't going to blow me up, or burn me down, are you ?" He asked, scared for his life.

The other gave him a comforting smile "Non, of course not, zis would be a horrible destiny. No, your doom will be much ... faster" his left hoof started to form a sparkling blade, as he put the shadow pony down "You will die ... like le roi !" And he proceeded to kill him. Rated "everyone" again, go google "Louis XVI" for more information. It was finally over.

"Oh ... my ..." said Rarity in shock. Of all of the ponies who would keep their eyes open, you wouldn't expect her to be so brave.

"Fluttershy, don't open your eyes yet. Let's move on." Nothing could now stop them from reaching their friend. She took a last glance at the battlefield, before leaving, focusing on her next order. Anything to forget the scattered dead ponies on the floor. After what seemed like ten minutes of walking, they were here. Twilight was here. Nightmare Moon was here too. And she never saw it coming.