Rise of the Sith Nightmare
Rise of the Sith Nightmare
My name is Elisabeth. This is my first time to ever attend a convention. There are so many people attending the Crossover convention. If I were to think of the number of people here, I would say the number was around 7,000 people.
I've been meeting so many people from all around the country. Many of them were very surprised to see the outfit that was wearing.
My outfit was that of Nightmare Moon, also known as the Mare in the Moon. There were only a few things I did to make this outfit a little more perfect for my tastes. I wasn't just a pegasister, I was also a huge fan of the Star Wars universe.
You see, I customized the way my outfit looks.
My costume was more like a Sith outfit. I had the robes of a Sith with the colors of black and blue. I wanted to continue matching the same colors like Nightmare Moon had. The robes were easy to make, along with the shoes, the cape, and the crescent moon symbols that were part of the outfit, plus the gloves that were black with horizontal blue lines.
As I continued walking to find something interesting, I noticed a booth that had what looked like the merchant from Resident Evil. This guy had every last detail of the merchant down perfectly. Impressive.
While walking up to the booth, I noticed the Merchant had his eyes on me. "Welcome, stranger." said the Merchant. The guy’s got the voice down perfect! It's like the guy is the real merchant from the game.
"It's nice to meet you too, Merchant," I started. "What is it that you sell here?"
"I sell the rarest of all items that are hard to find at any convention. I've had many people come to me to find items that they needed to fully complete their outfit," he continued. "You seem to be a huge fan of Star Wars and My Little Pony I see. You look beautiful wearing it." If I were to look at myself in the mirror right now, I would see myself flushing red.
"Thank you. I wasn't really sure if my outfit was good to wear at this convention," I replied. "Do you happen to sell any lightsabers?"
"I do have one that I've kept for quite sometime now." He pulled out the familiar handle of a lightsaber from inside his coat. "This here is one of the best lightsabers available anywhere." he said.
"Tell me more about."
"Certainly," he began. "I've made this lightsaber to be far more different than other lightsaber you would find at stores or on the Internet. You can change the color to blue, red, purple, green, and yellow. You can even snap it to wield dual lightsabers. I would recommend that you use the double-bladed lightsaber to show off to other Star Wars fans here at the convention."
"How much will the lightsaber cost?"
"Only 50 dollars."
"Deal." I placed two twenties and one ten in front of the Merchant. The Merchant took the money and handed me the lightsaber.
"Also, there's a bonus that comes with the lightsaber." He pulled out what looked like a holocron from inside his coat. "This Sith Holocron belonged to Darth Revan. By taking this Holocron, you'll be able to understand the true power of the dark side. It'll provide information, skills, knowledge, power; everything you need to know about the dark side of the force." He tossed the Holocron for me to catch.
The Holocron had the shape of a four-sided pyramid. It was cold like ice. Not too cold, but warm enough for me to actually hold it in my hands.
"Thank you, Merchant. It seems I'll learn a lot from this Holocron you have given me," I chuckled.
"You're most welcome, Nightmare Moon." he chuckled. "Your destiny awaits you, young one. Go forth and show your enemies the true power of the dark side." He bowed to me. I actually smiled when he did the bow to me.
Before I could get a chance to talk more, I felt a sudden flash of light surround my entire vision. I couldn't see anything!
I could hear the sound of a voice while in the light.
Fulfill your destiny, Nightmare. Your empire awaits you in your world.
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I felt so sleepy.
Where was I? And what was with that voice? It sounded like someone from one of the Star Wars games I played when I was still in high school. It didn't sound evil. It sounded calm, but also masculine.
I feel like I knew the answer to whose voice it was I heard. But at the same time, I didn't know whose voice it was. Was it the Merchant? Or someone else? I'll have to find out some other time in the future.
I tried to get up on my feet. I succeeded in standing on both my legs. I felt shaken up, but that wasn't going to stop me from getting back up to see where I was now.
I felt a little dizzy, but it wasn't that serious.
As I was opening my eyes, I discovered that I was no longer at the convention. Even creepier, there wasn't any sign of people anywhere I was looking.
I noticed something else.
This place. It felt . . . different. It was cold. No sign of any life anywhere. The only thing I could see was big and small craters everywhere I was walking.
I felt my heart sink down to my stomach area. I could see what looked like a planet that was blue and green. Oh no. Oh no no no no!! NOOO!!
"Don't overreact, Elisabeth," I told myself. "This is probably just a dream. Just close your eyes and you'll be back at the convention.
I closed my eyes shut and counted to ten to wake up from this nightmare.
I opened my eyes, but I was still here. I could see the planet still. And I knew exactly where I was.
I'M ON THE MOON!! I'M ON THE FREAKIN MOON!
How could this have happened???
Hmmm. Try to think. How could this have happened to me? Could it have been the Merchant's doing? Could he have put some sort of teleportation spell on either the lightsaber or the Holocron for me to be placed on the moon? That could be the answer to it all.
Yeah. He was probably a person who might have trained in the arts of magic. Maybe. I could be wrong. It might not have been the Merchant this whole time.
As I put my hand under my chin to think more, I noticed something different about my hand.
I pulled my hand away from my chin and looked directly at it. My hand, along with the rest of my arm, was now black. It had what looked like fur covering it, too. That wasn't the only part of my body that was covered in midnight fur.
I checked my whole body and noticed that the black fur has covered every part of my body. It was like I was born with the fur, and it revealed itself to me now.
I noticed that my outfit was also different. It seemed it was composed of strong fabric. It felt like it was silk and some other materials that were used. My belt was now made out of leather. The color of it was midnight black, too. My outfit still consisted of blue and black. I also noticed that I had a necklace that had the crescent moon in it. I also had the helmet that Nightmare Moon has. My shoes were turned into boots now; black with a tint of blue on them. My teeth had also changed. Instead of them being normal, they were more like a dragon's teeth.
Well, maybe. I felt fangs that were my teeth. They weren't outside where someone would notice them. They were inside. They felt very sharp.
Did I also mention that wasn't everything I had?
I noticed that I had a horn sticking out of my head. I had wings stretched to their fullest. It looked like they could cover maybe three or four people. That's how big these wings were.
My hair was no longer what you would call "hair" any longer. Instead, it was now a mane. It was a purplish blue color; it consisted of stars shining and also the deepest parts of outer space. It looked so beautiful. I had never seen such beauty since I was a kid going to Florida with my friends to visit where NASA shows off their pictures of what they have discovered in outer space.
But my mane . . . it was more beautiful than that of the pictures I saw there. I also ended up noticing that I had also acquired a tail that had the same colors of that of outer space. Both defied the laws of gravity. They were flowing in peace, not disturbed by the slightest of turbulence.
I had forgotten that my outfit looked more like Ahsoka Tano's and maybe a little bit of Aayla Secura's outfit. I also realized that my cape was no longer part of the outfit. Still, I looked good either way.
But I know exactly who I am now. I've become Nightmare Moon. The one and only that tried to plunge Equestria into everlasting darkness. But I already know I'm not the original Nightmare Moon. I was in anthro form. What I do know is I could now be rewriting history.
The only thing I have to do is just wait until the stars free me from my boredom.
The Merchant did give me this Sith Holocron for me to listen too. Might as well understand what Darth Revan has to say in this here Holocron.
At least I won't be totally bored on this rock after all. I criss-crossed my legs as I sat down on the rocky surface of the moon and began the deep, slow breathing of a meditative trance that I had seen many times in the various mediums. Gathering and focusing my energy, I projected a wave of dark Force out to engulf the small device on the floor. The Holocron began to sparkle and shimmer in response. I held my breath in anticipation, not completely sure of what would come next. A small beam of light projected out from the top, the particles scattered and diffused. They began to shift and spin, coalescing into a cloaked figure, its features completely hidden by the hood of its heavy robe. Then a voice spoke, crisp and clear. “I am Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith.”
One thousand years later . . .
To me it seemed that the teachings contained within the single Holocron surpassed those of even the most prestigious schools on Earth. Revan had discovered many of the rituals of the ancient Sith, and as the Holocron’s avatar explained their nature and purpose, I could barely wrap my mind around their awesome potential. Some of the rituals were so terrible-so dangerous to attempt, even for a true Sith Master-that I doubted I would ever dare to use them. And there was far more than just the ancient practices of dark side sorcerers stored inside the Holocron. In only a few short weeks I’d learned more about the true nature of the dark side than I had during my time on Earth.
“Those who use the dark side are also bound to serve it. To understand this is to understand the underlying philosophy of the Sith.”
I sat motionless, eyes riveted on the avatar of a Dark Lord over three millennia gone. Even though I had heard the majority of the things Revan had said during my time here on the moon, I couldn’t set it aside for too long. I had become obsessed with tapping all the knowledge trapped within.
“The dark side offers power for power’s sake. You must crave it. Covet it. You must seek power above all else, with no reservation or hesitation. The Force will change you. It will transform you. Some fear this change. The teachings of the Jedi are focused on fighting and controlling this transformation. That is why those who serve the light are limited in what they can accomplish.”
“True power can come only to those who embrace the transformation. There can be no compromise. Mercy, compassion loyalty: all these things will prevent you from claiming what is rightfully yours. Those who follow the dark side must cast aside these conceits. Those who do not-those who try to walk the path of moderation-will fail, dragged down by their own weakness.”
“Those who accept the power of the dark side must also accept the challenge of holding on to it,” Revan continued. “By its very nature, the dark side invites rivalry and strife. This is the greatest strength of the Sith: it culls the weak from our order. Yet this rivalry can also be our greatest weakness. The strong must be careful lest they be overwhelmed by the ambitions of those beneath them working in concert. Any Master who instructs more than one apprentice is a fool. In time the apprentices will unite their strength and overthrow the Master. It is inevitable. Axiomatic. That is why each Master must have only one student.”
“This is also the reason there can only be one Dark Lord. The Sith must be ruled by a single leader: the very embodiment of the strength and power of the dark side. If the leader grows weak, another must rise to seize the mantle. The strong rule; the weak are meant to serve. This is the way it must be.”
“Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken.”
After meditating for a few more minutes I put the Holocron in one of the pockets that was on my belt.
As I got up, I noticed that the stars were getting closer to one another. It was time to leave.
At the last second, the stars formed into one big star and fired a beam of energy in front of me. The portal had been opened.
I went into the portal and noticed that it transported me into a building.
I could hear what sounded like crowds of people cheering for someone to walk over to the balcony in front of me.
This must be the part where I would come in.
"Mares and gentlecolts! I welcome Princess Celestia to Ponyville," sounded like Mayor Mare.
I will wait until they notice something is not right.
As the minutes went by, the voices sounded like they were concerned with when Celestia would appear to introduce herself.
"Where's the Princess??"
"Is she okay?"
"Did something bad happen?"
Ah. Why it would appear this is the right time to show myself to my subjects.
I walked over to the balcony and noticed I could see the shocked crowd below me.
But something was not right. It would seem everyone was still in the same form like that in the cartoon series, while I was in anthro form. This is very strange. I was expecting that the ponies would've also been in anthro form. But whatever. I have come to this world and will do what I must to bring everlasting darkness to Equestria.
The ponies couldn't see my face, for it was covered by my robe.
Without hesitating, I began to laugh my loudest, "HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAH!!"
"Welcome, my fellow subjects, for the night will last forever!" I placed both my hands on the railing of the balcony. "I wonder if any of you know who I am?”
I saw one pony start to carefully get to the front of the crowd. I knew who this pony was. It was Twilight Sparkle, Celestia's faithful student.
"I thin-think I know who you are."
"Oh? Tell these foals who I am.”
“You are Nightmare Moon.” Twilight breathed.
"You are only partially correct. I am Darth Nightmare Moon. And I am much more powerful than the original Nightmare Moon that Celestia had banished to the moon for a thousand years."
Gasps could be heard from where the crowd was.
"I thought Nightmare Moon was not real!"
"She's supposed to be a story to scare little fillies and colts!"
"What’s a Darth?"
I could feel the fear of the ponies making me feel stronger.
"Original?? W-What are you talking about?" Twilight said.
"All in good time, all in good time.”
"STOP HER!!" the pony who was Mayor Mare ordered the guards to stop me from creating destruction in the building.
The guards flew up to try and take me down. Typical guards. They have much to learn from the dark side of the Force.
I raised my right hand and made it look like I was choking someone. The said guards were holding onto their throats like someone was choking them. They fell back on the ground trying to to figure out what was making them choke.
"W-what...egh! I-is.....uh...uh....".
I decided to have a little fun with my new powers.
I used force lightning to electrocute the guards and threw them down to the ground hard.
“Well what do you know? Fried Pegasi does indeed smell like chicken. Ha ha ha haaa.”
More gasps could be heard now. The ponies' expression showed they were now in great danger from my dark powers. Even Twilight Sparkle couldn't comprehend in how I used lightning with my fingers.
"Now you see I am the most powerful figure in all of Equestria," I said. "The New Nightmare Order will rule this land and its citizens."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" The voice was from Rainbow Dash. She was about to knock me down with her speed, but I used the force to freeze her in place.
"I don't know why you even bother, Rainbow Dash." I broke my lightsaber in two and threw both of them right at her in which they sliced both of her wings. She screamed to the top of her lungs. I then threw her at Rarity who couldn't react in time to have her friend smash right into her.
"Ah. It's nice to see how your friend tried to protect you, Twilight. Now she is unable to fly anymore." I looked at Applejack and Pinkie Pie. "You two don't even know who you are dealing with. I know how to beat you all. I will make your life miserable," I continued. "You don't know what I have in store for all of you. That goes for you too, Fluttershy."
"EEP!" She was cowering in fear. She hid behind Applejack.
"The ones who you love dearly will be destroyed at the hands of my wrath. All of you will witness something that hasn't happened in over a thousand year if not more." I jumped off the balcony and landed in the middle of the room.
"You're magic can hardly do anything to me." Without hesitation, I pointed one of my lightsabers at Twilight. She wasn't moving. I think she was wanting to escape my wrath. "I won't kill you just yet. That will wait some other time in the near future."
I heard hoof steps coming fast to where I was. Applejack must've thought that it would be a good time to strike while talking to Twilight.
Typical Earth pony.
I looked to my left seeing she was coming in for a full attack. Too slow Applejack. Too slow. I levitated her from the ground and smashed her to the floor.
I just thought of something now. Looking at Twilight, who was still frozen in fear, I sliced the upper part of her horn where she would be unable to use her magic again in future battle. She screamed while I used force push to make her crash into the wall.
Every pony screamed and was running to the nearest exit. I let them escape. The mane six are my primary targets.
"With most of you now unable to defeat me, It'll help me be more successful of destroying you all. But it's not the time to kill you all now. I have more important manners to attend to. Farewell." I jumped up in the air and used the force to blast the roof open to fly away. It was blown into a million pieces with fire burning on the wood of what remained left of the roof.
This is only the beginning of my assault on Equestria.
New ruler of the Changlings
New ruler of the Changlings
As I continued to fly, I could see the damage I had done to the building. Ponies were scattering everywhere and I could see the mane six slowly getting out of the building. Rainbow Dash was being carried by Pinkie Pie, who's mane and tail were deflated, and I could actually tell that Rarity's horn seemed to have cracked when Rainbow Dash smashed into her. Twilight was being carried by Fluttershy. Applejack, on the other hand, was being carried by Rarity. Tears could be seen dripping down Rarity's face to have her friend hurt and to know that her horn was possibly broken was too much to bear. That meant that both Twilight and Rarity were unable to use magic against me in the future for now.
Serves them right for trying to think they could fight me, a Sith Master.
1 hour later.......
I was flying in the Badlands to see if I could possibly discover where Queen Chrysalis and her army of Changelings would be living.
I could sense the energy of 'love' that they rely on to survive.
As the minutes went by trying to discover where the Changelings were living, I decided that it would be a good time to just land back on the ground.
This place....it holds much darkness. I could see dead animals everywhere I walked. Only bugs were walking over the remains of the animals that had once lived in this part of Equestria.
I could hear echoes of voices from around me. I sensed the voices were of great evil here in the Badlands. The voices were not loud, though. They were mostly quiet, but can be heard even while walking.
I crossed my arms to try and think where these Changelings were located. 'It's quite possible they could be living in a dark cave where no pony would discover them. That would be my best bet,' I thought. 'They wouldn't just show themselves out in the open to be attacked by a foreign force that seeks to either kill them or rule over them.'
Continue walking, the love was getting stronger by the minute. Getting closer, I could see a cave in front of me. I couldn't be able to even hear any movement.
As I got into the cave, I used my lightsaber to light up my surroundings to get a clear view of where I was going. I could hear the sounds of water dripping from the top of me splashing down to floor. The cave's noise sounded like a monster that was disturbed from its slumber.
It was still quiet from anything that would considered to be alive.
I was willing to bet they were watching me walk into their home. But they didn't make any sound. They must've been trained to not make a sudden sound when it came to intruders here in this cave.
I noticed something else. The cave was getting brighter now. There were sticks that had fire on them. The fire itself was green.
I smirked while saying this. "I know you are watching me, Queen Chrysalis. It's easy to for me to know where you are by sensing how strong the love you are using to build up your energy to do an attack on me." The sounds of buzzing could be heard now.
"How is that you can....know where I am?" The Queen wanted an answer from me.
"Why the force is what guides me, Chrysalis. It's connected to everything. It's everywhere I go. It's a creature that hides inside everyone of us, ready to be released to do either good or bad deeds." I stopped walking when I was hearing hearing more buzzing sounds from all my sides. I could see what looked like hundreds of blue eyes looking at me. These must be the changelings. They were studying me. Their eyes were more attached to the lightsaber I was hiding in my right hand.
There was pair of green eyes that I could tell was towering over the rest of the smaller Changelings. Those eyes would have to belong to no other than Queen Chrysalis. She walking toward me, but keeping a good distance from my weapon. She was trying to see who I was. But she couldn't be able to fully see my face that I had covered with the hood of my robes.
"Who are you?" Was all she said.
"My name is Darth Nightmare Moon. I'm a Sith Master that has returned to conquer Equestria, bring eternal darkness, and.....establish a new order that'll last for all eternity. If you may not know, I'm the former sister of Princess Celestia. The one who had banished her beloved sister to the moon for a thousand years. And now I require some help to do a massive invasion against Canterlot Castle."
"Seems I wasn't the only one who had plans to do invade Canterlot. But I don't make allies. I and the rest of my children would be better off if we work alone. Leave this place. Or I will order my army to destroy you." Her voice was filled with callous.
"I'll make you a deal," I said. "Let me fight a few of your bravest soldiers that can defeat me. If they win, I'll leave and never come back. But if I win, I'll be one who's in charge of your whole army. How does that sound?" The Queen remained silent. She thinking about this very carefully.
"Hmmm....that does seem to be...a good deal in my book. Very well then. Let the challenge begin," She smiled evilly.
I sensed five figures about to attack right above me. I looked up to see five armored Changelings trying to make a quick attack on me. Are they really this stupid to pull off something this dumb?
I got into my combat stance and waited for the right moment to strike. Once they were close enough, I wielded my lightsaber and snapped it to wield dual-lightsabers. Without any hesitations, I swung my lightsabers where it only sliced two of the Changelings while the others were able to avoid contact with my weapon. Impressive. They have great speed to avoid my lightsabers. But, for the other three, they didn't not what was gonna happen to them. I gave a chuckle to see that they would fall against me.
They came in for another assault. Once they were a few feet from me, I used my lighting from the tip of my fingers to make them scream in agony.
'Seems their armor is ineffective when it comes to shooting lighting right out of my fingertips,' they lay on the ground trying to get back up. I wasn't going to let them do so. I walked over to them and I plunged my lightsabers into their guts. One by one. They were being killed by me. Even their hard skin was easy to cut right through like a knife cutting through bread.
Was this really an army Queen Chrysalis has been trying to raise from the ground up? Surely she must be kidding! These soldiers couldn't even get a whack at me from the beginning of the battle. They weren't fully equipped with any weapons. They could take the form of somepony, but that wasn't going to help them in the long run. Such a pathetic excuse for soldiers! I could do a better job in turning the Changelings into a fighting force than their queen.
"You're fellow soldiers are.....not strong enough to do any type of damage to me, Queen Chrysalis." Turning around, I could see she had wide eyes. Seeing that her elite soldiers were annihilated by me. I walked over to her and said "Do you now wish to work with me? If you do, I'll let you rule with me." She was pondering over the offer. She couldn't refuse a deal like this. She sighed in defeat. "I accept your offer Darth Nightmare Moon." She said flatly.
I looked to notice that the Changelings were acting normal.
"Now that your old master is wants to work with me," I proudly spoke. "All of you will now swear your allegiance to me now. The Changeling empire will be recreated and follow my commands. Does anyone have any objections?" There was no word from them. Not even the sound of their insect wings were buzzing.
One bowed down. Then twenty more followed. Than the whole swarm bowed before me. Good.
"I will need to speak to with the generals of this army to help train you all to be better at fighting against my enemy. Her forces will fight till the last pony standing has fallen. Luna's guard will also fight for their kingdom. But, they have yet to learn they are dealing with a far more different Nightmare than the one that Celestia created to take hold of her dearest sister. And once both their forces are completely destroyed, I'll find what remains left of them to swear allegiance just like you all did. Their captain, Shining Armor, thinks he's powerful and is the commander of the Royal forces, but he will fall just like his army."
I noticed that there were seven figures approaching me. Their eyes were different than the Queen's and the other Changelings. Two had the color of purple. Three had the color of red and the last two had the color of light green. All of them had pupils just like Chrysalis.
"Since Queen Chrysalis has agreed to work with you, we will follow your plans to invade Canterlot Castle. Your orders when ready, Darth Nightmare Moon," the one of the generals with purple eyes.
"Thank you. I want all seven of you to train all the Changelings to become the most lethal fighting force that not even Shining Armor is capable of defeating. Also, try to make armor that is much more harder to break. They must be armored from head to hoof."
"As you wish, Darth Nightmare Moon," They said in unison.
I turned around to walk where the throne room was located. Opening the doors, I was walking in the hallway of where the throne was located. Perfect. A place where I can sit down and start meditating once again to formulate a battle plan to take over Canterlot.
I would also have to find some way to make the Changelings not to rely on love to keep them alive; they need to use hate as their source of food.
What's important is I'm now in control of these creatures.
I criss-crossed my legs, closed my eyes, and started to mediate to look to sense what might happen in the near future.
But there's one thing that I wondering about. How many soldiers does Canterlot even have? One would think they could cover every square inch of territory that belonged to the Capital of Equestria.
The mane six have been crippled for now, I didn't injure all six of them when I appeared in front of them all. But, at least four of them are not ready to battle me. Which makes it easier for my army to steamroll through Canterlot. I do know that there are bound to be more military commanders stretched across Equestria; while a few would remain in Canterlot.
Shining Armor. The captain of the Royal guard. He would be a good one to take out. If he's out of the picture, it would strike a major blow to guard. But there would be others who would easily take his place if it were to come to that. Then there’s the Night Guard to consider. The Night Guard might be a far more elite than the Royal Guard. Luna had probably made them more stronger than that of Celestia's forces. And for all I know in her absence Celestia could have improved on them too.
Better yet. Maybe I could play around with his mind. It would be fun to see him betray his fellow comrades in battle. It wouldn't be an easy task to do. He's hard headed. And I'm sure he was trained very well to lead the guard into everlasting victory.
Since I am a different nightmare, I could just enter in his mind and do some.....'evil' shenanigans to make him break. Hehehe. I could already see that event unfolding now. Still, as appealing as that is I shouldn’t underestimate him.
Maybe, just maybe.....I could create a nightmare where he sees his future wife being killed by himself. Yes. Princess Cadance. It would be something to enjoy with my own eyes to see such an elite stallion to think he would kill somepony he would marry at Canterlot. And the only way to stop that event would be him to fall to the dark side. Wonder how would that turn out? Might turn out correctly. But I could underestimate him. He'll be a tough nut to break I would assume.
But first things first. One of these Changelings will have to be my apprentice. But who? Who would be willing to follow my orders precisely? Or more to the point, is there even a single Changeling with a strong connection to the dark side? If there was then I must find him or her quickly.
