The end of a Nightmare the beginning of a new one.

by Poetic Brony

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Sad, Human
Length: 1385

Nightmare Moon tries to overthrow her sister Celestia but a Goddess had other plans for her.

MLP owned by Hasbro
Story and setting are my own

It's a time for a young Night Elf on Deveros to walk the path of a priestess, she is going to receive her Goddess's blessing and get a Nightmare of her own she just wasn't expecting something so….different.

Will she be able to clam the Storm know only as Nightmare Moon?

Loosely based on my other Fiction.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-01-21 21:30:01 UTC

Are you my Nightmare?

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It was a peaceful night just like most on the Night Elf planet of Devros. The large trees jutted up making a great canopy of dark blues and greens the five moons that were in orbit were all full this night and the Night Elf child was walking next to her tall mother who was smiling sweetly at her daughter. This night was her right of passage that all Night Elf Females had to pass. She was going to be bestowed with her own Nightmare.

The Night Elves were tall with varying shades of gray colored skin. Their hair was kept long usually braided with strings of small moon pearls intertwined into the braid. There feet were usually bare, their footsteps nearly silent as they glided more, than walked through the great forest planet that they called home. Their ears jutted out of their silvery colored hair sometimes even far past their shoulders, they could hear things so well that they were usually called on as trackers by the Empire.

"Dilia remember to not be afraid when you first see your Nightmare." Anilla told yer young daughter as she stroked the fiery red mane of her own magnificent animal that was trotting beside them.

"Don't worry mom I won't." looking at her mother and her Nightmare that gave a slight nay, as it shook it's head making it's Fiery mane dance a bit.

"Dilia, I am a priestess of Elindrial right now, during this time you must address me as such." Anilla said slightly scolding her child.

"I'm sorry Preistess." Dilia apologized. Her mother just smiled putting a reassuring arm on her daughter's shoulder.

The pair walked past the other priestesses that each had their own Nightmare to their left. Dilia was greeted by all of them with a smile or slight nod. Every Nightmare lowering their heads in respect and kneeling on bent knee as their glowing eyes of various reds and blues closed as she passed. As she approached the small grotto where her ceremony was to take place Dilia started to tense up.

"Prestess? Do you think I'll get a Fiery red maned nightmare like yours? Or a blue one like Mithrana's and Sillvara's?" Dilia asked her mother inquisitively.

Her mother again smiled you will get the Nightmare that will be suited to just you, my dear Dilia. Oh, and if your lucky you can show off your

Nightmare to Kiras, Dwana, Divona and Lord Visage." Her mother said melodically.

Dilia's eyes went wide. "Visage and the High Priestesses are returning to Devora?" Trying not to sound too excited.

Her mother didn't reply for they had reached the entrance to the sacred Grotto where her daughter would commune with their Goddess and be given her own Nightmare.

"Dilia this is where I stay. You must go on alone. Just remember that we all love you. Now enter and receive the Blessing of the Goddess." Anilla told her daughter as she placed both of her slender hands on the muzzle of her Nightmare.

Dilia walked alone, the water in the grotto was wet under her feet their was the stone alter in front of her bathed in the glow of the five moons. As she stepped up onto the small island she knelt down before the alter and began her prayer to her Goddess.

Equestria

Things were not going so well for Princess Celestia her sister had changed, transformed by a great darkness. She was being beaten by her now very powerful yet sinister, younger sister.

"OH what's the matter Celestia?" Luna cooed.

"Luna you must stop this! You must lower the moon it is your duty!" Celestia's worst fear was realized her sister was taken by darkness.

"I will never lower the moon! Night shall last forever!" Luna now Nightmare moon cried out victoriously.

"No!" Celestia cried, getting back to her hooves. Resuming the battle, firing beams of magical energy at her transformed sister.

They both took flight dodging and weaving, blasting beams of both dark and light magics at each other destroying their castle home in the process. Celestia was hit as she fell through the ceiling and onto the dais that held the elements of harmony.

Nightmare Moon landed just a few feet away she knew she had the upper hand in this fight. She was about to finish off her sister when again Celestia got back to her hooves.

"I'm sorry Luna but you leave me no choice." as she gathered the Element's of Harmony around her, tears streaming down her face.

Just before Nightmare Moon was about to be struck by her sister and the elements, a great powerful glyph appeared just beneath her hooves. The glyphs started to spin some clockwise others counterclockwise then great chains came up trapping Nightmare Moon so she couldn't escape.

"What have you done to me Celestia?" Nightmare Moon cried as she was being pulled into a portal by the chains.

"Luna!" Celestia cried as she forgot the Element's and what she was about to do. The elements clanged as they bounced on the hard floor no longer being supported by Celestia's magic.

Celestia ran to give her sister a hoof but the glyph was creating a magical energy field throwing the princess back as she collided with it. She skidded on her hooves as Nightmare Moon disappeared having been completely enveloped by the portal that had appeared inside the glyphs.

The glyphs faded and Celestia was left alone. In shock she slumped to the floor tears streaming.

"Oh Luna no...what...have I done?" Is all Celestia could manage. Luna was gone.

Firaxian Galaxy Planet Devros

On Devros, Dilia was deep in mediation praying to the Goddess for her Nightmare. Then a Portal opened and as a very strange looking Nightmare came through it. Wrapped in Chain's of Fate, that dropped the animal onto the alter in front of her. Dilia rose thanking her Goddess for her gift, yet she was unsure if this was indeed a Nightmare.

Nightmares were large horses with black coats and fires that made up their tails and manes. their eyes usually burned the same color as their manes yet, the one in front of her although still  having the black coat. For mane it had a glowing dark mass that looked like it was flowing form some invisible force. There was also a field of sparkling stars inside the dark blue mass of mane. Dilia also noticed that it had a crescent moon tattooed on it's rear.

Nightmare Moon had a splitting headache her whole body felt numb and tingly. She looked around at her surroundings she was on top of some kind of platform or alter and there was a strange looking gray colored being staring at her. Nightmare Moon then looked skyward. there she saw not just one moon but five. Now confused she addressed the being in front of her.

"What are you and how did I get here?" She demanded.

Dilia didn't know what to say she just stood shocked her Nightmare could speak, and the common tongue at that. Getting over her confusion and shock she answered the animal.

"I am Dilia and the Goddess sent you to me, your my Nightmare." Dilia told her, at least she thought it was a her she did speak in a feminine albeit threatening voice.

Nightmare moon was more confused than ever. Getting up she again looked around a forest, that was fine but she didn't see her castle nor her sister.

"Where am I and, WHERE IS MY SISTER?" Nightmare Moon said. Then she balked at her own statement. Wait was she actually wanting to find her sister. She was about to overthrow her sister something was wrong. Nightmare Moon could feel it. Did she actually care and if so how and why? Nightmare Moon thought as confusion and emotion engulfed her.

Dilia didn't know what to do. Her, Nightmare was in pain she could feel it. Dilia knew that the bond between Night Elf and their Nightmare's were strong but her mother never prepared her for this. She hurt so, Dilia did all that she could she walked up to her strange Nightmare she put her arms around her and hugged her not letting go.