A New Nightmare Awakens

From the point of view of Nightmare, the trip to the mall was fairly simple and quick. Go in Eric's car with Ryan, and let him drive them there. Now they stood inside the mall, which was eight times bigger than the Walmart Nightmare and Ryan went to to buy Nightmare's clothes, so that she had something to wear in her everyday moment.

To say that Nightmare was impressed would be an understatement. She could not, for the life of her, stop looking around frantically in awe at every store that was in her immediate sight. It took Ryan's snapping his fingers in front of her face to make her concentrate on what Eric was saying about what, and where, they should do, and go. She hoped that her momentary distraction didn't catch Eric's attention and would bring suspicion on her. After all it would be a shame that all her and Ryan's effort went in flame because of a momentary distraction.

Luckily it did not and Eric was still explaining what they were going to do for the day, ''so what are we going to do first!?'' Eric asked. Ryan decided to answer since he was the one who listened to Eric suggestion, ''well we could go shopping to start thing's up.'' He said while rubbing his chin in thought, he had to make sure that what they did would not reveal Nightmare as not being the one she is suppose to be. ''Then eating and going to the cinema to close the day sounds fine to me, what about you all?''

Nightmare meanwhile decided to follow Ryan's lead and appear as normal as she could be, which would depend on what they were going to be, and what they were going to do, but since it is Ryan who deciding what they would do she would be fine, she was sure of it.

''Sure bud no problem, I'm sure Elena would not mind seeing a romance movie with you.'' He said with a smirk and mischief in his eyes, trying to annoy Ryan at every chance he could get while they were all here.

Ryan facepalm right there, he knew he should have been cautious with what he was saying, considering Eric tendency to annoy him at every chance he got. But he had to mentally applaud him for this one he didn't saw it coming at all. He sigh and say, ''no Eric, you know very well that Elena is just a friend to me and that is all we're going to be, friends.'' He wasn't sure why what he said made is chest hurt for some reason, but in the end decided to ignore it to return to the task at hand, and that was having fun.

Nightmare was not sure how to react to Ryan's words, on one hand she was glad that Ryan consider her a friend,even though he assured her that he would be her friend and stay friend no matter what, she still felt glad to know he acknowledged her. On the other hand though, she felt like they could be more. But why should they be more, she was perfectly fine with Ryan being her friend, right? She decided to investigate on her own feelings later, for now there was some fun to be had and she intended to have the most fun out of the three of them.

And with that they started walking around the mall visiting numerous shop, some of them about clothes, both for women and men. Even some about video games and other electronic stuff she did not understood what their use was for, she made a mental note to ask Ryan to comeback later for them so that she could buy a lot of video games, so that she could beat Ryan at them.

Everything was going perfectly, until they reached the sports shop area. The look everyone shot at Nightmare made her, and Ryan, uncomfortable, the only one who correct with all the attention was Eric, after all he always crave the attention. 'Such an idiot to like being in the center of all things, but then again he is the only one of my friend to be all social and stuff,' Ryan thought slightly jealous of Eric's ability with talking with others.

Ryan's thought was interrupted by a couple of whistling. ''Woo check her out guys, isn't she a beauty!'' One of the five guys, that approached them, said. ''Hey girl! Why don't you come with us? Instead of those two losers you're hanging out with.'' The one guy in the middle said to Nightmare, the others laugh at his comment like he made the greatest joke in the world.

That got the attention of Nightmare, Ryan and Eric pretty quickly. Nightmare did not like the way those guys walk, talk, and most of all their eyes, who kept wandering over her body, undressing her as if she was their property. It was then that she actually understood what they called Ryan and Eric, losers. There is many thing Nightmare can tolerate, but having those close to her insulted is not one of them, and even though she just met Eric she is ready to call him a friend as well. 'Oh no, no one insult Ryan, he is the only one, apart from Luna, who has shown me kindness.' It is with that thought in mind, that she made her way towards the five excuse of men who thought themselves superior to other just because they have more muscles.

One of the five guys saw Nightmare coming their way, he nudged the closest one in his stomach to get his attention, then pointed at Nightmare who was making her way towards them, with Ryan trying to stop Nightmare from doing something she would regret, and Eric looking in confusion at the two of them, wondering why Ryan was acting like the end of the world was about to occur.

''Please don't do this Moon,'' Ryan said that last part quietly so as not to be heard by Eric, who was trailing behind them, looking at the two of them with a confuse look.

''Nay dear Ryan, they dare insult you, calling you a loser,'' she spat that last word as if it was pure venom. If her eyes could be alight with flames of anger, they would be right now. ''I am going to teach them a lesson about respect, stay here if you wish Ryan, I will not be long.'' And with that started advancing towards the five men once more.

Sighing in resignation, realizing that he will not be able to budge Nightmare in her decision to teach those five a lesson, he followed her at least making sure noting bad happens to her, or stopping her if it came to that. The footstep of Eric following made look back at him, with a tired look. He stop at Eric side, explaining in the same time what Nightmare/Elena was about to do, and quickly followed behind her, Eric with the intent on stopping Nightmare, and Ryan on protecting Nightmare, although he wasn't sure who needed protection, the memory of Nightmare kicking him in the stomach, on the first day, reminding him just how strong Nightmare really was.

The both of them followed Nightmare to the scene of her calmly speaking with them, and it surprised Ryan to see her that calm, although he had a suspicion that it was all a mask to lure them into something, what exactly he wasn't sure.

''So as I have said, I would greatly appreciate it if you were to leave us alone, and not insult us please?'' Nightmare said calmly and kindly, and from the look of it everything was going well, from what Ryan could see. Until the nearest of the guy, the one who insulted them to begin with, replied, ''And if we say no what will happen then, eh, bitch.'' As he said that the other four started laughing at Nightmare.

Ryan could see Nightmare bawl her fist in rage, even though he was getting tired and angry at those five punks as well. Seeing this he was about to grab Nightmare by the arm to stop her, but was stop himself by Nightmare who turn around with a calm look in her face, hiding her rage very well, apart from her clenched fist. ''Ryan stay here I will be right back, okay?'' She said sweetly.

Ryan wasn't sure if letting Nightmare do this was a good idea, but decided to let her do what she wanted to do since they kind of deserve it for calling her a bitch. Because just like Nightmare he didn't really mind being insulted if it was by a bunch of kids who wanted to play tough, but they made one mistake, they insulted Nightmare, by calling her a bitch , and for this they lost all mercy he had for them.

Warning the following scene might be considered dark by some people.

Nightmare motioned with her finger to the five punks to follow her, with a come hither look, hiding her true intention from those five idiots. The five punks followed her unaware of Nightmare's true intention, only thinking that they had scored an easy girl to have 'fun' with. She led them to the men's bathroom, making them enter first with a wave of her hand, and quickly followed suit behind them.

She looked around making sure that no one else was there, apart from her and the five others, and then started channeling her magic. The five punks then decided to turn around at this moment, freezing in place upon seeing Nightmare's glowing white eyes. Channeling even more magic, her armor was starting to materialize on her frame starting with her boots following by her armored legging, then her chest plate, then her gauntlets, and finishing with her helmet making her appear like a knight from the middle age. After that her mane lengthened becoming ethereal in the process to the point of showing the night sky at all who looked upon her in all her glory. But her transformation wasn't finished yet as two swirling vortex of magic, making them appear as black holes, appeared on her side. Following by the sprouting of four majestic night wings out of the swirling vortex. To finish it all in a royal way, a halo of power with the emblem of the mare in the moon in the center appeared above her head, showing to all her affiliation to the night itself. Slowly opening her teal draconian eyes, with the impression swimming in her magic, which was hidden from her for too long, she set her gaze on the five men, who disrespected her and Ryan, looking at her in abject terror not comprehending what was happening.

It was then after she opened her eyes that the five men ran to the exit, only to slam into a wall of pure magic that Nightmare Moon created while the five of them stood there frozen. ''Leaving so soon, I do not think,'' she said, her word dripping with power, making the bathroom shake at her words alone. ''After all I did not get to teach you a lesson in humility and respect, that you five seems to need very much.'' By now the five men were shaking in fear pressing their back to the wall as hard as they could in an attempt to get away, in anyway shape or form, from the goddess of the night that stood before them in all her mighty glory.

''Do not try to escape little ones, for you see, I made sure that we shall not be interrupted by anyone coming in, for I isolated this place from the outside world completely.'' She said in her reverberating voice, showing in the same time her newly reacquired fangs in the wickedest smile you could see on a person. ''Now how about I start with you,'' she pointed at the leader of the group, and lifted him in the air via magic, using a levitation field on him, ''I have a splendid of idea? How about I make you live you worst nightmare, over and over again until you beg forgiveness?'' Her question was not really, but of an affirmation of what they're fate was going to be.

Already she started weaving her spell, but first she had to delve into his mind to see what his greatest fear was. What she made her smile wickedly for this one greatest fear, was blood, and she had the greatest idea of how she would make experience such fear that he would beg for forgiveness. She will make him run away from a tidal wave of blood that would be consuming everything in an unending street, full of houses, cars and passerby that would be all the one he care about, until it would inevitably catch up to him, slamming him into countless walls and cars, and finally drown him.

With her spell completed she launched him at the poor man, and already the effect was instantaneous. He slumped in her magical grasp and started screaming, crying, pleading for the nightmare to end. As he experienced all of this Nightmare cast her look on her next victim, but her look quickly drew back to the one experiencing his, magically induced, nightmare, and something happened inside of her for he was pleading his little sister to flee with him as fast as he could and as hard as he could.

It was then that she realized what she was doing, his pleading reminded her of her own pleading while she experienced her own nightmare, not so long ago, where her sister was tormenting her about she was the vilest thing alive. She looked him over and asked herself. 'Why, why am I doing this? Already they were deathly afraid of me so why am I continuing this?' And with a light gasp the spell she cast on him evaporated, leaving him a crying, but awake, wreck. he was looking at her as if she was a monster. 'I am a monster no one would do something like this, but I did. Oh dear Celestia why, why did I do all that!?' Her self loathing quickly overwhelming her, she brought her knees close to her chest with her arms wrapped around them, and like that, started sobbing uncontrollably.

The other four quickly ran up to their friend, while staying as far away as possible from the crazy goddess, to check up on him. Seeing as he was physically fine they drag him to the corner, farther away from Nightmare, and sat with him as they cast fear filled glance at Nightmare from the corner of their eyes.

Mentally exhausted, Nightmare's wings disappeared, just like her armor, which returned to the pocket dimension where she normally keep it, and her symbol of the mare in the moon did. Looking up, with tear streaking eyes, at the four still conscious guys, she used the last amount of her will power to put her sadness aside, for now, and decide to cast a memory erasing spell to erase the last six minute of their life so that they will not remember what happened them, and in the same time plunge them into sleep. The effect was instantaneous the five of them went completely still, even the who was crying from his recent experience , and seconds later went to a peaceful sleep.

End of the dark scene.

Ten minutes later after Nightmare went inside the bathroom area, Ryan saw Nightmare running out of the bathroom, crying, and not even stopping for them and quickly exited the mall through the nearest door that lead outside. Ryan seeing this looked at Eric who was looking for his part lost, but also angry for, if his suspicion was correct, the five guys inside did something horrible to her. He motioned for Ryan to go after Nightmare/Elena, while he would go look at the five assholes inside the bathroom.

Ryan nodded at Eric gesture, saying thanks and promptly left to chase after a crying Nightmare, unsure what to expect but determined to help her like he did with her nightmare.