Blast From the Past

On the cold expanse of white and grey that forms the moon, a figure crept. The creature resembled no pony you’d have ever seen. When it walked, its legs seemed to stretch for eternity, yet it carried itself naught but a foot. Its eyes, if you had the nerve to look into them, seemed to be portals to a colder, darker place than that of its isolation. Its voice was a jumbled confusion of familiar sounds, and ones that you would never wish to hear again, so long as you live.
‘’Yes… Continue the Eclipse, fools… Witness, witness my RETURN!’’ Its voice, like cold ice, cracked the silence of the lunar landscape, the sun creeping high above it. ‘’Fuel my cause, allow my escape!’’ The creature shifted, a horn protruding from its forehead. It began glow a deep black, jetting a beam to the surface of the moon, opening a hole.
It took one last look at its former home, and stepped through it.

The eclipse was the most beautiful any creature in Equestria had seen, or would ever see again. The swirling of the rainbow-infused lanterns, combined with the twilight from the celestial event, created an eerily peaceful scene, as the party continued. ‘’Princess Celestia really outdid ‘erself this time, eh Twi?’’Applejack spoke to her
Twilight nodded in agreement, but her mind was elsewhere. ‘I used to just be a foal from Canterlot. Lonely, awkward, dedicated to my studies, but now. Now, I am here. With these incredible girls,’ She slowly looked in turn at each of the girls in turn. ‘never in my life, would I have thought that this would be me. ‘’Thank you, thank you all, for being here, with me.’’ Twilight said, sincerely. ‘’You have no idea how much this means to me.’’
‘’Oh I think we do, darling,’’ Rarity said, ‘’because we all feel the same.’’ She looked at her, happily. Everypony was so caught up in having a good time, that nopony noticed the jet of black that shot down to the ground outside of the grounds. Nopony, except for Celestia.

‘’Sister, I must excuse myself. Please, forgive me.’’ Celestia spoke from the podium, and stealthily snuck off of the podium into the bushes. They scratched the royal, but she didn’t care. She had to know what the object was. Upon stepping out of the shrubbery, she saw nothing but finely trimmed grass. No smoke, no object, not even any hoofsteps besides her own. ‘Maybe I just saw a bird…’ She thought to herself.

‘’Oh, well, if it isn’t the Princess herself.’’ A voice spoke from behind her. She snapped her head back, but didn’t see anypony there. ‘’I should’ve thought that you would be here on first response. After all, you DID say yourself that nothing makes it past you…’’ She looked wildly throughout the field, not knowing where it… where he went. ‘’Except of course, for me. I’ve picked up a few, trick, to say the least, during my isolation.’’

‘’Lunar Essence… What do you want here?!’’ The Princess spoke ferociously, spitting out each word as if it tasted foul.

‘’Oh, don’t act like you don’t know. My attempt on Luna didn’t work, as you know. I suppose ‘Nightmare Moon’ wasn’t powerful enough to stand against you. But, if I were to capture you,’’ He materialized in front of her, grinning mockingly. ‘’Not even the Elements could stop me.’’ He swirled around her, wrapping around her legs, tripping her to the ground. ‘’Goodbye, dearest Celestia,’’ He said drawlingly, and shot a bolt from his horn. It connected with hers, and he felt himself being transferred into her.

‘’Where’s Celestia?’’ Twilight Sparkle asked to Luna, over an hour since the Gala had officially come to a close. The Elements had searched the castle, and the nearby grounds for the ruler, but there was no trace of her to be found. Just at that moment, the princess came stumbling through the bushes, crashing to the ground. ‘’CELESTIA!’’ Twilight used a gust of air from her wings to launch her towards Celestia. ‘’Are you all right?’’ Her fur was now a dark grey color, as opposed to her pristine white.

‘’I’m fine… just, let me be’’ She got up, and went to the castle via the rear entrance, leaving a confused looking set of Elements and a Princess behind.