
Nightmares Are Tragic
Nightmare Moon spends a thousand years banished to the Moon, fighting herself and the Shadows both within and without. She watches civilization rise and spread, a quarter-million miles away.
Can she reclaim her power? Can she overcome the six champions her sister has sent to defeat her?
Why do three of the champions look terribly familiar to the renegade Moon Princess? Why does the sight of one, in particular, break her heart?
And why, as the battle continues, does she increasingly hope that she does not win?
This is an expanded version of the two-part Series Opener. From Nightmare Moon's point of view.
Now with its own TVTropes page!
If you want to find out what the Great and Powerful Trixie was doing in Manehattan, and what happened in some other parts of Equestria during the Longest Night, read An Extended Performance. The direct sequel, however, is All the Way Back.




16 Chapters:
- Chapter 1: Empty and Forlorn 2013-12-07 02:43:46 UTC2557
- Chapter 2: First Impressions Count! 2013-12-07 15:13:18 UTC2171
- Chapter 3: Ranking the Pieces 2013-12-10 16:19:24 UTC2752
- Chapter 4: Falling for the Foe 2013-12-12 20:00:21 UTC2352
- Chapter 5: Soothing the Savage Beast 2013-12-17 02:52:46 UTC2683
- Chapter 6: Giggling at the Ghosties 2013-12-19 05:47:54 UTC2939
- Chapter 7: The World That Was Not 2013-12-20 01:48:53 UTC2727
- Chapter 8: Bridging the Gaps 2013-12-22 01:54:11 UTC2529
- Chapter 9: The Age of Wonders 2013-12-22 02:27:33 UTC1384
- Chapter 10: Reuniting With an Old Friend 2013-12-22 22:23:22 UTC1718
- Chapter 11: Mare and Rider 2013-12-26 16:46:51 UTC1273
- Chapter 12: Twilight Sparkle 2013-12-27 05:48:52 UTC1033
- Chapter 13: Recognition 2013-12-27 07:18:00 UTC1395
- Chapter 14: Taste the Rainbow! 2013-12-29 02:13:27 UTC2898
- Chapter 15: Reconciliations 2013-12-30 08:09:19 UTC3023
- Chapter 16: An End to Nightmares? 2013-12-30 08:15:52 UTC1172