Author's Note

hey Fimfiction overlords, there are lyrics to a COVER of a copyrighted song in this chapter. I came up with the cover lyrics myself after listening to it easily over a dozen times... not sure why I'm saying that like that's an achievement but I am.

The Return of a Nightmare

Chapter 12

The Return of a Nightmare

Celestia stood on the top of the Castle Observatory, waiting for her younger sister to show up so they can make the transition from Night to Day. One of the night guards standing with Celestia yawned, not wanting to say he was getting bored but Celestia knew he was thinking it. Just before Tia thought of sending a guard to check on her sister, Luna barged through the doors of the Observatory, fixing the shoulder on her Royal Dress.

"Sorry I'm late sister," Luna apologized, "I'm ready now, let us begin."

"Was he good in bed," Celestia asked, a tiny smirk on her face.

"I-Wha-" Luna said, her face a bright red and sweating as she looked at her sister, "SISTER!? How DARE you make an accusation of such a lewd nature? And what makes you think I was in bed with him?"

"Forgive my interruption your highness," Tia's guard said, "But seeing as most ponies in Canterlot heard you moaning Major Flynt's name last night..." Luna snapped her head towards the guard, causing the guard to stiffen and look away from her.

"Come sister," Celestia said, holding her hands out as her horn began to glow, "It is time for a new day to begin for the ponies of Equestria." Luna sighed, she knew that Tia was just pushing Luna's buttons and just let it pass.

"Indeed Sister," Luna said, holding her hands out as her horn began to glow.

As Luna lowered her moon so Celestia could raise her sun, far off in the distance, Ishneel meditated in his cave, waiting for his plan to take action. Ishneel opened his eyes when he sensed his spy walk towards him. Chrysalis stood in the opening of one of the many make-shift rooms in the cave.

"It is done," Ishneel said, sensing the Seed of Nightmare in Luna, waiting for Ishneel to activate its dark powers.

"So old Ally boy managed to screw Luna," Chrysalis said, lean against the opening, "What do you want me to do now?"

"Your time with Allyn Flynt is over," Ishneel said, "Ready your people for our next phase. Soon Equestria's rulers will fall."

"And my Changelings will rule over the ponies," Chrysalis said skeptically, "Why don't you want to rule?"

"My goal is vengeance," Ishneel said, looking behind him at Chrysalis, "After that, this land can burn for all I care. Celestia and Luna's blood being spilled is all I care about."

Chrysalis remembered she had something to aid in Ishneel's spell. She's looked and listened through Allyn's long list of strange music and found one song that will work as a disguise for his spell. She wrote the song down on a piece of paper before Allyn, Trixie, and Alois left for the Grand Gandering Gala or whatever ponies call that stupid thing yesterday afternoon. She handed the folded paper to Ishneel.

"What is this to me," Ishneel asked.

"Something on a small device Allyn carries with him at all times," Chrysalis said, "Use your spell on that song and have Luna listen to it, and she'll activate the seed herself." Ishneel looked over the small scrap of paper and smiled at his spy's cunning plan.

"Gather whatever Allyn Flynt gave you in your time with him and meet back here," Ishneel said, moving past Chrysalis, "I must put our plan into action."

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Allyn opened his eyes to the morning glow of the Sun flowing through the window in Luna's bed chambers. Next to him, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen asleep so peacefully. He kissed her forehead causing her to wake up. Her lips met his as they said good morning to each other using ways other than words.

"I have met many ponies in thine time, Allyn Flynt," Luna said, after they finally broke apart from their kiss, "But thy am glad thy met thee. Thou art a kindhearted gentleman who hath done what barely few hath been able to do, thou hath earned thy love."

"And thy promise thee," Allyn said, lightly moving the hair out of her face, "Thy shall never leave thee for another woman, nor treat thee like any less than the perfect woman thou art. Any wish thou require from me, simple speakth thy request and neither heaven nor hell shall stop thee from making thou wish come true."

"I love you too," Luna said smiling and stroking Allyn's face.

Allyn stretched out in Luna's bed as he joked about how he most likely missed his train last night, it was bad but it got Luna to laugh slightly. Luna joked back about how the Canterlot Times are going to explode with the head line; "Loner Princess Luna Finds Rockstar Lover," which caused both of them to laugh. Allyn rolled out of bed, sitting up and yawning from how tired he was after both the concert and the lovemaking last night.

He walked into the bathroom and drew himself a shower after realizing that he smelled like the 49er's locker room after the Super Bowl. As he was washing off the smell, Luna was curious about if she could listen to some music off Allyn's Ipod. He called back that it was fine and that she could put on whatever she wanted while he was in there.

She scrolled through the nearly eight-hundred different songs he had on the small device, but one seemed to stand out for some reason. On a list titled "Songs for Luna," the second song on the list had seemed to catch her attention . She selected the song and listened to the sweet, soft sound of the piano at its beginning. Suddenly, the angelic music changed to a more sinister sound as a sharp pain began to stab at Luna's stomach and quickly traveled into her mind. Luna held her chest as what felt like her heart was being forcefully pulled out of her chest.

Luna's horror only grew as she felt a terrifying familiar squeezing sensation began to wrap around her body. She wanted desperately to tear the small ear pieces out to stop this horrifying experience, but she couldn't control herself to do so. She just stood there, holding her head as the invisible chains tightened around her body more and more as She took over her body.

"LUNA!" Luna heard Allyn's voice through the frightening music and helmet. She jumped when she felt his hand touch her shoulder, causing her to throw her arm and him out and away from her.

"GET AWAY FROM US!" she screamed in an echoed tone, a wave of shadows throwing Allyn across the room and slamming his back into a mirror hanging from the wall opposite from her. She looked at her reflection in the broken mirror, her normally rosy skin turned a dark tan and her clothing slowly turning into cerulean colored armor. Allyn wasn't moving, a small pool of blood beginning to form at the back of his head. Luna covered her mouth as tears ran down her face in oceans. No, Allyn, she thought, No, I can't let Her hurt anypony else I love.

Allyn lazily looked over towards Luna, still recovering from being slammed into a mirror, in time to see her spread her black wings and fly out of the Castle at near mock speed. He reached behind his head to where he flet the blood gushing from and focused his magic. He couldn't see it, but his Healing Transmutation circle form itself in the air between his hand and the wound in his skull. He stood up as two guards busted in the door of the bed chambers and looked over at Allyn.

"Major Flynt," one of the guards stated, noticing the blood on the floor near Allyn.

"I'm fine," he lied but he didn't have time for them to take him to the infirmary, "Tell Celestia to gather Princess Twilight and her friends as quickly as pony-ly possible." He held his hand out, causing Genies Hilt to fly into it like a lightsaber to a Jedi. He spun the weapon in his hand into Crescent Rose and pointed behind him. "Tell Celestia," Allyn said, looking at the two guards behind him, "That Princess Luna has become Nightmare Moon once more."

And with that Allyn ran towards the balcony, jumping over the railing and falling only enough so as he couldn't hit anypony when he fired off Crescent Rose to propel himself after Luna.

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Twilight sat in her library, sipping a hot cup of coffee and recovering from last night's Gala. She had to admit; Allyn, Trixie, and them had put on quite the show last night. And Luna kissing Allyn was definitely a fun site to see, especially the reactions of the nobles freaking out at seeing somepony like Luna kissing a "rock-music playing ruffian," as some of the nobles said, like Allyn.

Twi looked in the direction of the young dragon walking down the stairs in his purple and green boxers with a familiar fashionista's cutie mark pattern. The dragon yawned and said hello to Twilight as he walked past her and into the kitchen. he walked out of the kitchen a few seconds later holding a plate with a slice of the gem cake Allyn transmuted for him as Allyn's part of the bet they made.

"Oh, can I have a bite," Twilight asked looking up from some notes on Transmutive Alchemy that Allyn lent her. She created a small fork out of magic and took a small part of the diamond cake, enjoying the sweet taste of the delicious gem. She was still confused as to how Allyn managed to make the three different gems transparent yet able to be cut by a cake-cuter revealing the layers of a normal, everyday cake.

While Twi and Spike were enjoying their breakfast, Pinkie and AJ slammed open the door to the library. The looks on their faces were enough to terrify Twilight on the spot. Twilight and Spike ran outside to see what caused the reactions from AJ and Pinkie.

"TWI," Rainbow Dash called from the sky.

"What's going on, Rainbow Dash," Twilight asked.

"I-" Rainbow Dash tried to explain, "I-I-I don't know how but, Princess Luna, she-she."

"What happened," Spike asked, trying to calm Dash down to the point she could use actual words.

"Did you girls see what me and Alois saw," Trixie asked as she and the young dragon girl ran towards the group already forming in front of the Golden Oaks Library.

"CAN SOMEPONY TELL US WHAT THE BUCK IS GOING ON?!" Twilight screamed as she looked around at her friends.

"Uh, Twilight," Spike said, holding a scroll that must of manifested itself amongst the chaos. Twilight picked up the scroll and read the letter to herself.

Dear Princess Twilight,

My guards have just informed me of a horrifying event; my sister, even after what you and your friends did to free her using the Elements of Harmony, has once again become Nightmare Moon. The guards that informed me said that Allyn was the first pony to see her in that form prior to, from what they say, charging after her via the air using a strange scythe-like weapon. They also say that Mr. Flynt was on his way towards Ponyville, so keep your eyes on the sky for what direction he could be going after Luna

Without the Elements of Harmony, we will not be able to free my sister from her twisted form like before, so be careful. I shall be there soon my former student to aid both you and your friends, and Allyn.

Princess Celestia

"Luna! Wait!" Twilight heard Allyn's deep voice above her. She and the group around her looked up to see Allyn in the air chasing a black figure flying far faster than he was. Suddenly, his body seemed to jerk forwards as a loud BANG sounded from where he previously was in the sky.

The figure slowed for a moment to turn and fire a black beam towards Allyn. Thinking quickly, Allyn turned Crescent Rose into Ember Celica and fire straight into the air. Propelling himself out of the way of the beam of black magic, but now he was falling towards the ground at a rapid speed. He quickly spun himself to where he looked like he was standing, teleported himself to ten feet off the ground, firing Ember Celica straight down this time to equal out the momentum of which he was falling to land nearly softly, yet still leaving a crater in the ground.

He looked up to see Luna flying far off into the distance. He punched the ground with his unarmed fist and screamed at the top of his lungs in rage as Twilight, RD, AJ, Pinkie, Spike, Trix, and Alois ran up to the edge of the small hole in the ground. The group of ponies and dragons called down to Allyn, to which Allyn stood up and jumped easily eight feet into the air to land in front of them.

"Is it true," Twilight asked frantically, "Is Princess Luna Nightmare Moon again."

"Now hold on there fer a secon'," AJ said turning to Twilight, "Are y'ah sayin' that that black figure Allyn was some how flyin' aft'r was Princess Luna aft'r she somehow turned back inta Nightmare Moon?"

"I thought we got rid of all that hatred after we used the Elements of Harmony on her after she returned from her thousand year banishment," Rainbow said looking back and forth between Allyn and Twilight.

"As did I," Celestia's voice called from behind the group. they all turned to see Celestia standing with three pegasi guards landing beside her, "Allyn Flynt, are you sure, without a doubt, that my younger sister has returned to the monster she once was?"

"I'm sorry Tia," Allyn said, hanging his head in shame, "But yes. And, I believe, it is by my fault."

"What?!" Twilight, Trixie, Spike RD, AJ, Pinkie, and Alois said in one go.

"What," Celestia tried to come up with the words to speak, "Wha-what makes you think that you are why she has returned to this form?"

"Because," Allyn said, reaching into his back pocket, "Of this device." He held out his red Ipod, the screen showing to the cover of the Evanescence album with the title of the song 'Your Star' over it. "She asked to listen to some of my music," Allyn tried to explain as his throat began to choke up with rage towards himself, "And when I found her, she had the earbuds in her ears and this was on." Celestia put a hand on Allyn shoulder to calm him down.

"Twi-" Allyn started to say before catching himself, "Princess Twilight." He managed to shock her by meaning the 'Princess' with sincerity for once. "Is the Castle of the Two Sisters that way?" Allyn asked, pointing in the direction of where he was flying before he nearly was shot out of the sky.

"You think Luna is heading there?" Tia asked.

"I'm not sure why," Allyn said, "But something is telling me that's where she definitely is going."

"Then let us make haste," Celestia said.

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Luna managed to keep her sanity long enough to fly from Canterlot to her and her sister's old Castle far into the Everfree Forest, surely this should be far enough away to keep everypony safe. She knelt deep inside her own mind, held captive by the familiar chains that tricked her into being this monster the first time over a thousand years ago. Like how she felt for a thousand years on the moon, all she could do now is watch through her eyes as somepony else controlled what she did and said.

Meanwhile outside the Castle, Celestia teleported the large group of ponies, two dragons, and one human the opposite side of the cravats that lead down to the Tree of Harmony and the mysterious box. Allyn looked across the large crack in the earth towards the decade building that was once a grand fortress. He was about to run across the bridge to find Luna and bring her back safely, but Celestia stopped him as he took the first few steps.

"Allyn, please," Celestia said, no longer trying to keep her bright demeanor in front of everyone, "Luna is my sister, I must confront her."

"Why," He replied sharply, "Why do you have to be the one to go in."

"Because I've already lost her once, I won't feel that pain again." Driven by pure rage, Allyn turned and slammed Celestia against a nearby tree, holding her up by her dress and keeping everyone else at bay by a ring fueled by magic energy and fury.

"QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU'RE SO GODDAMN HIGH AND MIGHTY, THINKING YOU'RE THE ONLY FUCKING PERSON IN ALL OF EQUESTRIA FELT THE LOST OF YOUR YOUNGER SISTER! AT LEAST AFTER A THOUSAND YEARS, A SHORT TIME IN THE LIFE OF AN IMMORTAL, YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR SISTER BACK! IN TEN YEARS, MY SISTER WILL STILL BE DEAD BECAUSE OF SOME DRUNK SON OF A WHORE WHO RAN HER OVER AND LEFT HER TO DIE IN THE ROAD LIKE SOME PATHETIC ANIMAL! SHE HAD HER WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF HER AND ALL THAT BASTARD GOT WHEN THEY ARRESTED HIM WAS TWELVE FUCKING YEARS FOR NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE! IF ANYONE HAS TO DO THIS IT'S ME! I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO CAN KNOWS BOTH HOW YOU FELT WHEN YOU BANISHED HER AND HOW SHE FELT LIVING UNDER HER OLDER SIBLING'S SHADOW!"

Celestia saw the pain and sorrow that was in his eyes, even as tears made him unable to keep them open through his speech. The pain she felt when she had to do what she didn't want to do, but had to do a thousand years ago. Though she did know that Luna's banishment was going to be short in her life, the pain of watching so many ponies she grew to care for grow old and wither away in the flow of time as she waited for the last day of the spell to pass. And yet, the way he spoke was like the way Luna acted after Nighting Gale's death during the battle for the Crystal Empire, the way she always acted prior to that battle but Tia was too blind to see.

"She was only 14," Allyn said, switching from throwing his rage at everything possible to bawling his eyes out, "I didn't even get the chance to say goodbye to her before she passed."

"Do you have a plan," Celestia asked, causing Allyn to look up in shock, "Do you have a plan?"

"I-" He thought for a moment, he then set Celestia down gently, "Absolutely. I'm willing to bet my life on it working."

"Then I trust you. Bring my sister back safely, for the three of us, and your sister." Allyn nodded before turning to Trixie and Alois, telling them that he had to do this alone and there was no negotiating. he then teleported his way across the cravat and walked through the large doors of the old castle.

He made his way through the ruins of the ancient structure until he eventually came to the old throne room, where Nightmare Moon now sat upon the throne of Celestia. Nightmare Moon gawked at how foolish Allyn was for seeking her out alone. Allyn refused to reply, instead holding out Genies Hilt with one hand.

"What do you intend to do with that stick," Nightmare Moon asked, "You think that will be enough for you alone to bring me down?"

"This 'stick' as you put it," Allyn replied, "Is the only weapon I require to remove you from your host." Nightmare Moon stood up from her seat and sent a wave of black magic slicing into the ground near Allyn, sending a gust of wind to blow Allyn's hair and long coat blowing away from the spell's caster. It was at that second, that Allyn had never felt more like an Anime badass. Genies Hilt quickly transformed into a long katana with blue linen wrapping around the hilt with gold on its pommel and guard in an all white sheathe.

"Then I guess we're starting," Allyn said, drawing the black blade of the katana from its sheathe,"BANKAI, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!" Allyn let slip the zanpakuto from his hands, fading into the ground and wrapping the entire castle in a dome of what looked like peach blossom pedals. "Nightmare Moon," He started, "A name that brings fear to the hearts of ponies everywhere. Yet for as terrifying as you are, you can't escape my Senbonzakura. And since it's just the two of us..." Allyn crouched down into a defensive stance, holding his hands up like a boxer before the bell rings, "Let's just see how tough you are."

Nightmare Moon threw her hand out in rage, sending a wall of shadow towards Allyn and slamming into him with the force of a ten foot wave. Allyn flew backwards and rolled back to his feet in one fluid motion. Just as he recovered from the first attack, a large fist sucker punched him into the air where a second fist slammed him into the ground with the force to at the least crack a couple of Allyn's ribs.

Get UP Allyn thought to himself, Dammit, Allyn, GET UP!

To Luna's surprise, thanks, and sadly horror, Allyn managed to stand up and brushed the dust off his back. She watched as Nightmare Moon questioned Allyn on why and how he was able to stand back up after that attack. Allyn replied by tilting his head back and laughing.

"After an attack like that," he started off saying, "I thought you were a powerful being, one stronger than Celestia. And yet your attack barely tickled me. Either the stories I've heard are false or you're holding back."

"You little CUR!" Nightmare Moon said, throwing a dozen shadow spikes towards Allyn. Allyn wasn't fast enough to block the spikes and was pinned by his now bleeding arms to a nearby wall. Nightmare Moon flew into Allyn, digging her knee into Allyn's stomach and driving him through the solid stone brick wall into the next room.

Allyn's body bounced off the floor and rolled as Nightmare walked through the now gaping hole in the wall. Allyn took a few seconds before struggling to stand again, holding his stomach in agony. He lazily put his hands up again, causing Nightmare Moon to laugh.

"You don't seem to give up easily," she said.

"We gonna talk," Allyn said, "Or you gonna fight me?"

In her mental prison, Luna screamed and begged Allyn to stay down. She was in almost literal pain from watching Allyn be harmed by her hands. The sight she saw was almost worst than a thousand years ago when she saw herself shooting her sister out of the sky. Sadly, no matter how hard she screamed and how hard she cried, no words could escape the prison she was being held in. All she could do is cry and watch in horror as she attacked the stallion she loved over and over again.

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As time ran on outside the ruins of the once great castle, Celestia, Twilight, AJ, Trixie, RD, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Spike, Alois, and Celestia's two guards simply stood at the other side of the cravat. Their attention turned from the castle inclosed is peach blossoms to the Everfree forest when they heard another group of ponies running towards them. Rim Shot, Octavia Melody,Vinyl Scratch, Swiftstrike, and Derpy Hooves ran out of the forest and stopped in front of the first group and Princess Celestia.

"Is it true?" Derpy asked.

"It can't be," Vinyl asked also, "There's no way right?"

"Where's Allyn," Rim asked, "Trixie's text had to have been wrong." Trixie and Alois looked at each other then stepped forward, Trixie shook her head and with it sank all five of their hearts in one blow.

"So Princesse Luna," Octavia started, "Elle est vraiment..."

"Allyn said it was his fault," Rainbow said.

"That can't be true and we all know it," Rarity said sharply, "Allyn Flynt may have lied to some of us when we first met him, but there is absolutly no possible way somepony as kind and helpful as he is could have been behind Princess Luna turning back into Nightmare Moon."

"Well why is no one with him," Swift spoke up, "And what's with that pink bubble around the Castle?"

"It's to keep Luna from escaping," Celestia said

"It's an attack called Senbonzakura Kagayoshi," Trixie explained, "It scatters a single blade into a thousand shards, then turns that into a flurry that eviscerates whatever the user wants. With an added magical property that block teleportation spells of anykind from entering or exiting it."

"Well if we can't teleport in there," Rim started, "Then why don't we just fly in there. Come on Allyn needs our help."

"Don't," Twilight warned them.

"Remember when those Timberwolves started getting really close to the construction of manner," Trixie explained further, "Well one night they actually attacked the three of us. Allyn used this attack to trap the five timberwolves in a cyclone and shred them to splinters. That's what this attack does on a physical level, it looks like peach blossoms but those blades can shred whatever it touches; rock, wood, pony, anything."

"So you're saying," Vinyl said, her words falling as she made the connection.

Twilight put her head down, "He put up the barrier so that Nightmare Moon couldn't escape, and so we couldn't aid him."

Just as Twilight finished, a loud scream could be heard coming inside the pink bubble that was the Castle of the Two Sisters. Rim, Swift, Vinyl, Octavia, Alois, and Derpy tried to come to Allyn's aid, only to be held back by everypony else. They yell at each other why they were wrong, either by trying to help Allyn or to let him fight alone.

"SILENCE, ALL OF YOU!" Celestia said in her Royal Equestrian Voice. Not even Twilight had ever seen Celestia use that tone with anypony. They all looked at Celestia, who's fist were clentched, head was tilted down in distraught, and tears were falling to the ground. She reposed herself and looked at the large group of ponies. "Until that spell is lifted and Allyn Flynt and my sister walk out of there," she spoke sternly to prove her point, "Anypony who attempts to aid Allyn in anyway, shall be considered a traitor to Equestria and arrested on the spot. That applies to my guards too, is that clear."

Everyone took a second to process the order from Celestia before they broke apart and continued to watch the peach blossom shield. Allyn you son of a bitch, Rim thought to himself, You had better come out of this alive.

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Dammit, Allyn thought to himself, the pain over his body making it harder and harder for him to stand up after each attack. But he couldn't stop, even if it cost his life, he had to get as close to Luna as possible if he wanted his plan to work. His distraction from the fight made him open for Nightmare Moon to slip in one quick attack, wrapping his right leg with a shadow tentacle and pulling him towards her.

"Let's see you stand up after this," She said as he approached her. She grabbed his leg and drove her fist and gauntlet down onto Allyn's knee joint, resulting in an audible "SNAP!" Allyn didn't have time to scream in agony before Nightmare Moon slammed him in the face with the back of her elbow, sending him flying towards and through a bookshelf of the library they were currently fighting in.

Allyn lay there is shock for a moment as he looked down to see a chunk of wood driven in his stomach and his leg bent completely backwards. He saw his reflection in the blood that was quickly pooling around him on the floor, he saw as his eyes dawned their Sharingan. Though one thing was different from the Sharingan's style, this was different from the one he saw when he was with Chrysalis, this one was more... Evil looking

"Is that it," Nightmare Moon asked, watching Allyn lie on the smashed bookshelf with the broken leg and stab wound, "Will you finally die? Pathetic, even Sister put up more of a fight that you."

"What," Allyn spoke, his voice soft and shallow, "What do you intend on doing, gah, after you defeat m-me? Wi-will you, gah, kill Tia and... turn day into eternal night?"

Nightmare Moon laughed at the dying pony's question, what a fool. Of coarse she was, and he knew it, so there was no point to him asking in the first place. Still, she decided to humor a dying pony. Only because part of her still had a heart for the worm.

"Yes," she said, "For that is the reason I was created. From the solitude felling of seeing everpony sleep during thy most beautiful night, to show the world the glory of my night, and if they refused it, then to make them love it." The worm, for whatever idea he had in his failing brain, laughed at her response. She looked at him, trowing false daggers at him with her vision.

"You were created because you believe the ponies of Equestria shun your night and love Celestia more because they sleep though it," he asked, to Nightmare Moon's surprise pushing himself onto his remaining leg, "What a terrible excuse for a joke behind the reason for one to exist."

"And why is that?" Nightmare Moon said, trying to keep what composure she had for the whelp talking down to her. He looked her in the eye, drilling through her shell.

Allyn saw her, Luna trapped in chains as her body was used as a puppet to a force of evil. He also saw the thousand years of sorrow, pain, and regret surrounding Luna. His Sharingan allowed him to see her, and he quickly came up with a new plan off of his original to free Luna.

"For we already loveth thy night," He said in a calm tone, causing Nightmare Moon to step back in confusion and fear, "We sleepth through it because we instinctively loveth thou and thy night, and we trust thee to watchth over us as we sleep. The same way a newborn foal knowth to trust its mother to watch over it as a babe, we ponies knowth that thou shall watch over us and protect us from whatever wishes harm upon us. Trust and Love, that is why we sleepth through thy most beautiful night."

He pulled himself out of the bookshelf and slowly began to lift his right fist behind him, his arm bent at a ninety-degree angle. "And that," He continued, "Is why I shall not raise hand in harm against you. Because the mare I love is still within you, and for her, I WILL ENDURE ANY PAIN YOU THROW AT ME!" He drilled his own fist into his right leg, breaking it back to the correct direction and causing him to scream in agony and drop to the floor in pain.

Luna watched in horror as Allyn spoke to her, not Nightmare Moon. As if he could see though the shell of her body to reach her. He was willing to do harm to himself rather than lift one finger to hurt her, while she was stabbing, slashing, slamming, and doing so much harm to him. She couldn't watch anymore, she dropped her head and squeezed her eyes shut and wept for him.

"Save your tears my love," Allyn said, "At least for long enough for me to save you."

She opened her eyes with surprise, was he really looking at her in this prison. She looked up to see him smile at her, blood was running down half of his face, his right leg was broken, he was impaled by a large chunk of wood, and he still didn't give up on his love for her.

"Al-Allyn," she managed to choke out, "Can you really see me?" He held up his index finger, with his thumb held out to the side.

"You'll be free of those chains soon my Princess," Allyn said, "And I promise on my name; you will never be a slave to them for as long as I live."

"Enough of this weakling talk," Nightmare Moon said, throwing out her arm to summon a blade, "You promise for as long as you live, well allow me to make that promise quick." Nightmare Moon flew towards Allyn, blade at the ready, and all he did was stand up and hold his arms out, opening himself fully to the sword.

He was willing to die rather than defend himself from her, even as she was being controlled. As she flew towards him, ready to end his life, one thing pushed her over the edge, and she ached and thrashed to be free of these chains. Allyn's lips moved without sound, but those three words seemed to roar in Luna's ears.

I... Forgive you

Luna pushed forwards in her prison, screaming his name as loud as she could as she moved forward. The chains that had held her prisoner to her evil thought broke from her will and she flew forwards towards Allyn, dropping the sword and embracing him in her arms. He caught Luna and steadied them before they fell to the floor, her crying into his shoulder. He began to smile because she was safe, but she still looked like her. But he had planned for this possibility, he began to lightly hum a song that he figured might aid her recovery.

The snow glows white on the mountains tonight, only heartbreak to be seen.

In this kingdom of isolation, it would seem that you're its queen.

The wind is howling like that swirling storm inside, You couldn't keep it in and heaven knows you tried.

You didn't let them in, you didn't let them see.

The monster you were growing to be.

Your pain grew real, to much to deal, To much to know.

So now let go.

Let it go, Let it go, you can't hold it back anymore.

Let it go, Let it go, turn your back and shut that door.

But here I stand, and here I'll stay.

Just let it go, Please let it go, You night's never bothered me anyway.

It's funny how some distance, can make anything seem small.

The monster that once controlled you, can't get to you at all.

I look into your saddened stare, 'n I finally can see.

If you look around you'll find, that there must be a time to grieve.

So Let it go, Let it go, Don't hold it back anymore.

Let it go, Let it go, Turn your back and slam that door.

But here I'll stand! And here I'll stay!

Please Let it go, Let it go, Just let the sadness wash away.

'N if you're standing, frozen,

In the life you've chosen.

Then I swear, on my breath.

To wipe away, all of your regret.

I just need you to know.

Allyn slowly lifted the steel helmet off of Luna's head, letting her hair flow free. He threw the helmet far off to the side where it turned to ashes and faded away in the wind. He held her chin up and looked her deeply in the eyes as he made one of his unbreakable "Allyn Flynt Promises."

No matter what I forgo, I'll stay by your side forevermore

I'll let your beauty show, Like the way you were before

Here I stand, in the light of day!

And if your storm rages on, then by your side is where I will stay

"I swear to you,' He spoke calmly and clearly, as if God himself was writing down his words to keep, "No matter what happens, I will protect you from any force that wishes to bring you harm; be it demon, pony, or even yourself. And if that means I should die doing so, then I want you to grieve and move on. Do not hold on to my memory to ease your pain, for I know that it only makes the pain worse. There are many ponies you will meet in your life, if I die protecting you; then find the next man that makes you happy for every day that you live, and love him as much as you love me or loved Nighting Gale."

He brought his lips to hers, holding her close to him as he felt her turn back into her normal self. Though he could not see the phenomenon for himself, Nightmare Moon slowly turned into a black smoke that steamed off of Princess Luna and disappeared into nothingness. After a minute, Allyn stood up with Luna in his arms and returned Genies Hilt to his hip with his magic.

Outside, everypony stood waiting for who would step out of the Castle of the Two Sisters first; Allyn and Luna, or Nightmare Moon. The ancient door to the castle began to glow a light gray and opened themselves to a limping Allyn, covered in his blood and carrying Luna in his arms holding on to him. Allyn looked across the cravat and smiled at their friends, causing them to start cheering and hugging each other in joy.

Celestia flew over the gap and landed in front of Allyn and Luna, tears running down her face. She smiled to the man and bowed, thanking him with all of her heart.

"ALLYN!" Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Spike, Alois, Trixie, Rim Shots, Octavia Melody, Vinyl Scratch, Swiftstrike, and Ditzy Do all yelled at once as the large group ran towards the human. He set Luna on her feet just before he was the center of a colossal group hug with the laughing, cheering, applauding ponies.

"Are you okay," Derpy asked.

"Dude, you look like crap," Rim said.

"It is good to see you're safe," Twilight added.

"Oh darling, that coat of yours is just shot," Rarity said, "But don't worry, I'll make you another, a better coat. just like this one."

"I can't believe you fought Nightmare Moon alone and won," Spike said.

"Well actually," Allyn said, holding his right knee, "I didn't fight Nightmare Moon." His words caused the ponies to grow looks of confusion over their faces. "I never raised one hand against Luna, or Nightmare Moon," Allyn said.

"Well then," AJ wondered, "How'd ya win?"

"Well," Allyn said, "Luna is the pony that won against Nightmare Moon. I just acted as her tool to aid her in doing so." Everypony looked towards Luna, hoping for an answer.

"Well," Luna said, blushing slightly, "Yes. If Allyn hadn't had refused to strike me as Nightmare Moon, then I might still be trapped as her, only then Allyn would be feeling anger towards himself for hurting me. His love is what gave me the strenght to break free of Nightmare Moon's hold over me."

"Aw come on Ally boy," Rim said, slapping Allyn on the back where Allyn had been slammed through a lot of pillars, "First you're living with a bombshell like Trixie, then that thing on your B-day you didn't say anything about, and now you're dating Princess Luna?"

"Can you at least try and leave of of the single mares in Equestria for the rest of us," Swift said before thinking about something, "Wait, what happened on your birthday?"