The Fall of the Night

Disclaimer:  I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Star Shadow, and any original characters from mlp.  All I own is this idea and my OCs.

Chapter 6: A Speech

It took them about two hours to get to the castle in the Everfree Forest.  As everypony walked in all of the foals looked for siblings, friends, and other family, most ponies survived the battle, but some were not as lucky.  There was foals with smiles and others crying at their lost family or friends who had not returned.

All the ponies in the room were in small groups, either with family or friends.  Night Shadow looked upon everypony in the room with a sad look on his face.  I don’t think these ponies have any fight left in them… Night Shadow thought to himself.  But we need to stop Nightmare Moon, maybe I could convince them to fight with me…

Night Shadow jumped onto a rock letting him see everypony in the room.  “Ponies of Ponyville!”  Night Shadow shouted at everypony in the room getting their attention.  “We must strike back at Nightmare Moon!”  Night Shadow continued on.

“But, Nightmare Moon will kill us, and the ones we love if we try to fight back.”  Said somepony in the crowd.

“She would certainly try, but even if we don’t fight back she will still try to kill us!  For example, she attacked Ponyville for no reason at all!  And if it wasn’t for Shining Armor even more ponies would’ve died today!  He chose to warn us of Nightmare Moon’s attack, and he helped us fight her!  He even died for us!  If we don’t fight back he and the other ponies that died in the Battle of Ponyville would have died in vain!  Who’s with me?!”  Night Shadow shouted at the crowd of ponies.

“I am!”  Shouted Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and, surprisingly, Fluttershy in unison as they all stepped forward.

“Me too!”  Shouted Lighting Fast, as she too stepped forward.

“Anypony else?!”  Asked Night Shadow in a confident voice hoping more ponies would help him defeat the evil who now ruled over Equestria.

“I will!”  Shouted somepony he had never seen.  It was an earth pony who had a bright yellow coat, and a light blue mane.

Many more ponies joined Night Shadow in his rebellion against Nightmare Moon.  Among them were the bright yellow pony, Shining Light, Thunder Cloud, and about fifty other ponies.  This isn’t nearly enough to defeat Nightmare Moon’s army…  I’ll have to get more.  Night Shadow thought to himself.

Lightning Fast walked over to where Night Shadow stood and said in a worried voice, “Sir, this isn’t nearly enough ponies to defeat her… we need more ponies to take down Nightmare Moon and her army.”

Night Shadow looked at the pegasus and told her in a confident voice, “I know that, Lightning Fast.  We will travel across Equestria recruiting more ponies to help take her down.  Nightmare Moon and her army shall fall, including my brother and my old friend.”  Night Shadow looked at Lightning Fast and continued, “We will get an army to destroy her.”

“But sir, what if we don’t get enough ponies?”  Lightning Fast asked in a worried voice, unsure if they will get enough ponies to defeat the tyrant who now rules Equestria.

Night Shadow looked at her with a smile on his face and told her, “We will get enough ponies to defeat her, we are not the only ones who wants to defeat Nightmare Moon.  Haven’t you heard about the uprisings in Manehatten?”

With that news Lightning Fast looked surprised, “What uprisings?!”

It’s big news in Canterlot.  It must’ve not reached this far yet.  Night Shadow thought to himself.  “Well I’ve heard that Manehatten is now completely against Nightmare Moon.”  Night Shadow told his soldier.

The look on Lightning Fast’s face was pure shock, “I… I had no idea…”  Lightning Fast said in a weak voice.

“That is why we’re going to Manehatten first.”  Night Shadow told Lightning Fast.  “Please tell the other ponies to pack up.  We’ll be leaving for Manehatten soon.”  With that Lightning Fast saluted, and flew off towards the ponies that now follow Night Shadow were at.

Night Shadow now led a rebellion against Nightmare Moon, the mare who had brought the eternal night.

-Canterlot Castle-

Wing Beat awoke and saw he was now in the throne room in the Canterlot Castle.  Confused he looked around and he saw an unconscious Star Shadow, and Nightmare Moon sitting on her throne.

“You failed me, Wing Beat.”  Nightmare Moon told the green pegasus in a disappointed voice.  “I thought I could trust you with a task as simple as killing only one pony… Star Shadow killed Shining Armor.”  Nightmare Moon had a look of degust on her face.

“I’m sorry…”  Wing Beat told his leader hoping she would forgive him, but she didn’t.

“Wing Beat, I gave you a task and you failed!  There will be consequences!”  Nightmare Moon yelled at her subject.

I’ll prove to her I’m worth.  I will kill Night Shadow with my own hooves even if it’s the last thing I do.  Wing Beat thought to himself as he began to leave the throne room.

As the pegasus left, Nightmare Moon looked at him and smiled as she thought what she would do to him for failing his task.

Wing Beat walked to his new home in the upper region of Canterlot.  It was a nice home, not too big and not too small.  He lived there with his new marefriend, a beautiful earth pony with a pure white coat, a light purple mane, and deep green eyes, her name is Winter Breeze.

As the green pegasus walked into his new home he saw Winter Breeze cooking a small meal and he said, “I hope that’s enough for both of us.”

Winter Breeze jumped when she heard Wing Beat talk.  She turned around and ran at him giving him a tight hug, and saying, “I’m glad you’re back.”

Wing Beat looked at her and said in a sad voice, “I’ll be going… soon.”  Winter Breeze looked sad at this piece of news he brought her.  “I’m sorry, but it has to happen.”

“Where will you be going?”  Winter Breeze asked Wing Beat with a frown on her face.

“I have a small reunion with somepony I used to call a friend.”  Wing Beat told her.  “Don’t worry, I’ll be okay.”