The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Shining Star were very close to Canterlot nearing the top of the next hour. However, things were starting to get nasty in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash was the first to notice when she checked to see if everypony was okay. She heard a strong rumble as Nightmare Changelings started appearing near the Everfree Forest. "CHANGELINGS!!" she cried out. Many ponies gasped, few passed out. Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy decided to hold them off for as long as possible. Trixie watched and then said to herself, "The Great and Powerful Trixie does it again, succeeding in scaring everypony." She laughed evily. "I have this entire Nightmare Night locked up." Twilight Sparkle glared at Trixie. "Just you wait Trixie, just you wait..." She suddenly backhoofs a Changeling, showing that she is defending her home.

Princess Luna felt a strange feeling. "The Nightmare Spell is active in Ponyville. It won't stop until it is destroyed." She quickly went to the lookout and flew off from it. Celestia understood what she was doing easily and turned away. "Go get her sister." Prince Shining Armor and Princess Cadance walked to the lookout and watched Luna flying off. They knew something terrible was happening and they didn't like the look of things.

Shining Star watched as Luna took flight towards Ponyville. "Something must be going down in Ponyville. It must be..."

"THE NIGHTMARE SPELL!" the Crusaders finished for him.

"We gotta get there! Everypony on!" The Crusaders got onto Shining Star. "I would do this Headless Horse styled, but let's take a shortcut. Tonight we fly into the dark part of Ponyville and ride off into the sunset! ... That would hurt..." He suddenly lifted up into the air, spread his wings and flew towards Ponyville.

"JUST YOU WAIT, TRIXIE! YOU'RE NEXT! Then Canterlot... possibly."

"What should we do?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I might not be so good at design, but I can tie them up to cancel out their powers," Sweetie Belle suggested.

"I can take to the skies and attack the Pegasi Changelings to cut them off course," Scootaloo added.

"I might do somethin' 'bout the Changelings on the ground, bucking them away," said Apple Bloom.

"Then I'll finish it with a blast," Shining Star ended. The Cutie Mark Crusaders brohoofed.

The Mane Six were fighting back at the never-ending Changeling army. The Ponyville ponies couldn't help but watch the horror being shown. Changelings disappeared when defeated, which made room for more Changelings. They tried their best, countering everything that the Changelings could throw at them. They fought against not only themselves in the battle, but all the other ponies in ponyville. It seemed as though all hope would be lost for them. "There is just too many Twilight!" Rarity said.

"If we give up, Ponyville could be destroyed." The Mane Six looked real tired looking ready to give up. Just when all their hope was finally gone, they heard a loud, "HENSHIN!"

Shining Star suddenly swooped down to them as he turned into his Caring Form. "Crusaders, you ready!?" Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Apple Bloom suddenly jumped off him. "Attack!"

The four rushed at the Changelings, finishing each one off as the Mane Six watched, jaws nearly touching the ground. Sweetie Belle used her magic to wrap up each Changeling, cancelling its powers. Scootaloo swooped down using her wings to their full potential to cut off the Pegasi Changeling course. Apple Bloom backhoofed a few Changelings into others then finishing them all off with a head-on strike. Shining Star blasted away the final 12 that remained and sighed in relief. "Finally, I can rest after that battle..."

The Mane Six were amazed at how strong the Cutie Mark Crusaders were in battle. Luna suddenly touched the ground after a long flight. "Great job my fellow ponies, you all are stronger than I expected." The Cutie Mark Crusaders smiled happily. Luna suddenly walked over to Trixie, who looked like she was limping.

"STAND BACK!" she commanded and fired a blast at Luna. She quickly dodged. Trixie levitated into the air, eyes fully white. "You may have stopped my army, but it isn't over until I say so! Behold, the Great and Powerful Trixie's TRUE POWER!" Lightning crashed in the sky.

Shining Star gasped. "The Nightmare Spell made her evil! We gotta try and stop her before it is too late!"

What is Trixie trying to do?

Author's Note

References: Sleepy Hollow
Wild West Movie Endings