Hero or Villain

"Did you check the bag I gave you?" said Autumn as she found a place to lay down. Moonlight face hoofed as he checked the bag to find his bits. He also noticed his scythe and Autumn guessed his question before he could ask it "You want to know why you did not feel you scythe's in the bag. that bag has a prototype enchantment that is dubbed the uninspired name of Holding. So yes, it is named after that stupid RPG we used to play as kids, Bag of Holding." "OK but if we played Ponyfinder, How come I do not remember you? I think I deserve a explanation." Moonlight responded with a tone scared even himself. Sighing, Autumn gestured for Moonlight to sit down. "Now, I only know my side" Began Autumn "So the only way is to use a spell to use my memories to awaken yours. But you need to trust me when I say I am not placing thoughts or memories. That magic is impossible for one and two, something like that could take away the pony I knew and lo-... let's just get this done with." Moonlight could have sworn she was about to say something near the end but he never was one to dwell on that stuff.

Autumn put her horn on Moonlight's head and before he could  

Memory

5 Years Ago, 30 Minutes Until Nightmare's Return

Outside the House of Aurora

"Come on Moonlight!" Said a 13 year old Autumn. "Remember that today the stars will bring Nightmare back and we need to find and activate the artifact for Nightmare to release lady Luna!" "When have you been a wimp Moonie?" Said Moonlight's brother, Lulin. "Come on! If you are mastering the forge AND an chain scythe, you can do a little adventuring with your shield-colt brother and bow-filly marefriend, we will be hero's!" Both blushing, Moonlight and Autumn looked at each other before joining in on Lulin's laughter. "OK,OK. I'll come with but if we do not find it, we turn back. All we know is that is is held in the caves bellow Canterlot so be wary for traps." Moonlight said once he could breath. "Moonlight, Moonlight, Moonlight. It is in a cave. who would put traps in a cave?" resorted Lulin. "Well," Autumn said "who's up for a little adventure?" before the trio trotted off in full galop wispering, "Glow eyed trio princess rescuer's yay!".

Memory

5 Years Ago, 10 Minutes Until Nightmare's Return

The Caves of the New Moons

"OK, we have arrived my brother and possible future sister. Now, I will take point but that does not mean you two get to make out behind my back. We have a princess to save and all." said Lulin. How he knew what they were planing to do was beyond Moonlight so he took the back. "Remember Moonlight, The back is just as important as the front. While we fight off whatever, Autumn can open fire with out worry of being surrounded. Autumn, Keep an eye out for any thing above us. While Moonie and I are defending you we can not fly so it is your job to be our eyes in the sky. Now lets move out!" Ordered Lulin. He always was the leader of our little band. thought Moonlight.

Memory

5 Years Ago, 5 Minutes Until Nightmare's Return

Walking down the corridors of the cave were starting to take its toll on the party until the trio can across an door with a single being standing in front of the door in a strange armor and a great sword. "Do not pass. As the only human left I have been given the duty to guard these chambers." Said the being in a gruff voice "Unless given reason, I will not leave my post save to kill intruders, no matter the age or race. Turn back now. I do not wish for the blood of children to be on my hands." Autumn stepped forward "Did you not hear me child. Leave or I will kill you." "Unless given reason." Autumn responded in a even voice but Moonlight could see she was ready to hide."What?" "You said you would let us pass if given reason. I have multiple reasons why you could, no Should let us pass." "And pray, do tell?" "First, you could not take us all on. A great sword, though powerful and long, is slow while we have a defender, and archer and an fast attack. maybe one or two of us would die but at least one would pass. plus you underestimate our skill and strength by looking at age. We have taken down masters together." Nice bluff Autumn

"Next, we have a noble cause. We want into the chamber to save our patron goddess and second princess, lady Luna. We do not with to do anything else. We will leave after and never return to this cave. And finally, you need to live the rest of your life in peace. I can tell by you mane sticking out of your helmet that you are about 50 to 60 Years old" "52" "and you should live the rest of your life  outside as your final days draw closer. You mentioned you are the last of your race and I do not think you want your race to be forgotten from history. Tell somepony about your people and help them remember." Though he could not see it, Moonlight knew the man was crying. Autumn had a way with words and dare I think it, it is her most powerful tool. The man looked at Autumn and Lulin before resting his eyes on Moonlight. Pointing to Autumn and Lulin, it said "You two may proceed. I have one last test for this one." before blocking the path for Moonlight only. Looking back to Moonlight, The two saw him motion for them to go on. As they were about to pass though the door the man took his sword and started to swing it at Autumn.

The world started to move in slow motion for Moonlight, seeing the wind being cut as his Wind was about to have the same happen to her. "VENTUS!" Moonlight yelled as he dove in front on the blade, chain stretched out and wings flared "YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE THINGS I CARE ABOUT! NOT WHILE I STAND HERE ALIVE AND BREATHING!" yelled Moonlight as he took the hit. The man thought Moonlight was dead until he look down at his sword to see a  gray blur running up it unharmed "YOU BASTARD! COWARD! DISHONORABLE FOOL! LETTING SOMEPONY PASS SO YOU CAN STAB THEM IN THE BACK! NO MORE!" Moonlight yelled before he was backhanded into one of the walls. "You pass." Was all the man said before shattering his sword ageist a rock and walking to the entrance of the cave. "Come back here!" "Moonlight stop!" Autumn yelled "It's done. He can't harm us. He broke his weapon." Said Autumn as she ran and hugged Moonlight "It's over." Moonlight started to cry "I-I almost lost you, both of you to him." "But you didn't. Come on, lets finish what we started, together."

Memory

30 Seconds Until Nightmare's Return

The Artifact's Chamber

The artifact was a multi colored orb floating on a staff. "It's...pretty." said Autumn. As the trio entered. "So," said Lunil "how do we activate it?" All three faced hoof simultaneously as it was the one thing none of them had researched in their months of planing. before the three of them could leave the orb started to glow a blinding light. The trio unaffected by this started to walk towards the orb then they were covered in darkness with an evil laugh echoing of the walls "Well, what do we have here?" said the voice with a feminine tone "Show your self!" yelled Lunil. "Very well, I shall grant your last wish, my subject." With those last two words all the darkness retreated to show the very thing they were trying to prevent, Nightmare Moon. Nightmare spoke "Hmm, two of the second Lunar house and one of a common house but raised by a low ranking lunar house. Well, we do not need two males. Brightened Darkness!" she said as she summoned the sword Moonlight had made. "Besides, a blade smith is far more useful then an singer." she said. Before Moonlight could do anything, Nightmare Moon cut off Lunil's head in a single swipe. "NO!" Yelled Moonlight as he watched his beloved older brother, the one that would poke fun at him, the one who would bandage his cuts as a kid, the one that stuck with him though thick or thin, the one who would sing the most heart wrenching songs, the one that loved him die.

Nightmare Moon look at Autumn "I did not notice you were a unicorn. Well, I'm going to have to make you different from others of your race." She said as she cast a spell on both of them to keep the two from moving as she laid Autumn on the floor with the blood pooling. Nightmare then proceeded to burn a rune into Autumn's horn. Both Autumn's screams of pain and Moonlight's screams of anguish rebounded off the walls. When the rune was complete, Autumn was mentally and physically broken with her eyes showing no sign of life nor the spark Moonlight had grown to love "Now, for the final one." said Nightmare Moon as she started to trot over to Moonlight. "Ventus abstulerunt a belua domus mea" Moonlight said as his chain scythe appeared on Autumn, wrapped around her and disappeared taking Autumn with it. Nightmare saw this and spoke to Moonlight "Saving you friend over your self. How lovely to see that you are willing to die." "Not today I'm not." said Moonlight as he did the one mistake no warrior should. He turned his back to her and before he could run he felt the cold steel pierce his back and saw Brightened Darkness sticking out from his chest. "Such a shame to kill a master blade smith. but I have to go take care of the elements. Have a nice afterlife, my student, Faded Starlight." "My...name...is...Moonlight."

Present Time

As Autumn pulled back she again spoke before Moonlight could ask "You survived because after I had realized what had happened I got my family to come with me to save you. After that, well you know the rest. With the trauma plus you family denying my right to see you, you forgot all about me." Autumn then looked at Moonlight to see him shivering. "That explains the nightmares. They were just broken memories. Autumn, I am sorry I have not seen you for 5 years but I need to think before we get back to the relationship we once had. For now, lets head to Ponyville. The sooner I know that our safe house is safe the sooner I can rest." Autumn looked hesitantly at Moonlight, knowing the pain he felt back then he had just relived. The death of Lunil was hard on her and she had 5 years to cope with it. Moonlight just thought one thing as they hiked to Ponyville Lunil was our leader, Autumn our diplomat and I the guardian. Some guardian I am.

As they hiked on, they began to see the edge of Ponyville come into view. Autumn looked up to see the new castle and simply remarked "Well, that's new." Suddenly a loud explosion could be heard before a rainbow appeared out of no where. out of instinct both Autumn and moonlight took cover before Autumn remembered what it was. "Come on. That was my friend Rainbow Dash and what we just felt and saw was her sonic rainboom." A pony did THAT? thought Moonlight as he ran after Autumn to catch up. When he finally caught up (Not wanting to take flight due to the uncertainty of somepony watching him) he saw a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane in the center of a grassy field. "That, was, AWESOME! I hope somepony saw that awesomeness that was me, Rainbow Dash!" Autumn stepped into the clearing, saying "Oh yah, somepony saw you and it was pretty awesome." The pegasus turned to see Autumn "Autumn! Autumn Wind?! Man, why didn't you tell me you were in town? I haven't seen you in like, 3 months!" "Well, this was not a planed visit but I was hoping you would let a friend of mine crash at your place until he can by his own house." "I'll have to see him, more so since he is a stallion. You know what they did to me that one time I visited Coatson." "I know, I saved you remember? Well one sec. Moonlight! You can come out now!"

Still being shy to the mare that held his fate, Moonlight slowly walked out of the shadows. Moonlight could have sworn he heard one of the mares (Probably both) give a low whistle. Rainbow Dash started to circle him before she looked him strait in they eyes and knew what laid within. "Slim, strong, powerful wings, trained yet calm and scared." said Rainbow "The only way to tell it for you to race me, the fastest flyer in Equestria! The path is around the edge of the feild until you get to the dead tree there. then you take a loop in the everfree forest before coming strait here! I'll let you have a warm up lap."

Rainbow watched Moonlight fly and was impressed by his flying. He started at what Rainbow guessed was His full speed before going strait past the tree like it wasn't even there. during the loop she saw him have a weapon of some kind and used it to swing around a tree without losing speed before shattering his earlier speed, nearing rainboom speeds before reaching the finish line. "That. Was. AWESOME!" Rainbow shouted "I don't even need to race you if you teach me the trick you did in the everfree!" Moonlight just nodded before showing his scythe. "Wait. Your telling me that you used THAT?" Moonlight nodded before saying "I could teach you but I see you more of a wing-blade wielder then a chain scythe. I could also make you one if you know where a forge is nearby." "Will it be that BORING color most weapons are?" Moonlight smiled as both of the girls saw a spark in his eye "Unlike most smiths where they do not know how to make a weapon have a soul, I do. Here, let me demonstrate. Here, hold on to my scythe real fast." He said before handing his scythe to Rainbow "Ventus." The scythe warped out of Rainbow's hoofs and back into Moonlight's "The reason most do not make soul weapons is because the weapon can only be summoned by the master. If the master has died, the weapon will lose its color and be a normal weapon. In fact, you know Luna's weapon? I made it when I was 10 years old."

"Yah, yah" Said Rainbow even though she was obviously interested "Lets just show you where you'll be crashing. But if you see a pink pony, I want you to hide. She will assume that we are dating plus your new so she will start SO many parties. I like getting wasted on spiked cider but not that much!" Moonlight nodded before following Rainbow to her cloud home. "Don't worry about me Moonie." Autumn said after him "I'm just going to see if my home here is still here. Maybe take a nap." As she said that last like both of the mares started to chuckle, as if a memory was made by them by napping.