Lost Hope

"Discord?" Nightmare Moon called out for role call.

"Here!" the draconequus replied.

"Chrysalis?"

"Here," Chrysalis replied with hints of boredom.

"Sombra?"

"H-H-Here," the wounded stallion replied.

Nightmare Moon turned her head with a smile to the trembling Sombra. She had gotten revenge for last night, which actually made her day. His head had an ice pack on it since Nightmare Moon had used her magic to make him bang his own head on the wall. Discord was as red as a cherry for he had seen Sombra hit his head on the wall right in front of him.

Luna had been quiet for a while. Even when Nightmare Moon tried to talk to her she wouldn't answer. Nightmare had been wondering what happened to her. Was it something she said? Was Luna somehow dead? If Luna was dead then Nightmare Moon would be completely evil and no one could reason or reform her.

"I'm not dead idiot!" Luna shouted angrily in Nightmare Moon's head.

So you are alive.

"Duh," Luna said.

What have you been doing?

"What can I do if I'm trapped in here," Luna paced in the darkness. Even though Luna was visible, Nightmare Moon was not. Even if she was, she would just blend in with the pitch black.

Well you could of been trying to escape somehow.

"How did you guess?" Luna said.

Even in Nightmare Moon she could preform a spell. Luna called the magic in her and forced it out. Instantly Nightmare Moon appeared in her own mind.

WHAT DID YOU DO? HOW AM I IN HERE?

"I cast a spell. And in a few minutes the spell will continue and you will be no more."

Fine if I die can I say a dying joke? You know since we're practically the same pony, we always want to tell a dying joke.

"Fine hurry up!"

Why did the chicken cross the road?

"Why?"

To get to the other si- Nightmare Moon was interrupted when she disappeared.

"Nightmare?"

No response.

"Awesome!"

"NIGHTMARE MOON ARE YOU ALIVE?!"

The shout came from Discord as he shook her. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. In one corner of the dark throne room was Sombra, he was as close as he could but in a safe distance. Chrysalis was smiling. Why was she smiling? Was it the fact that she could tell that Sombra was wanting to be at Nightmare Moon's side but didn't have the courage for it.

"I am alive," Luna said, now that she was in control she was able to do what ever she wanted.

She looked around and looked at her hooves. They were turning blue in the worse possible moment. Immediately she turned them back to normal as fast as she could. She looked at the villians before her make sure they didn't see anything. Luckily they hadn't, or she thought they hadn't. Chrysalis had the face of confusion mixed with anger on, but she said nothing.

"You scared us especially Sombra!" Discord said calming down but still worried.

"WAS NOT!" Sombra shouted. He stood up and stomped a hoof.

"Was too. He totally was," Chyrsalis said. She grinned at Sombra and looked to Luna/Nightmare Moon, only to go back to her angry and confused face.

Luna wiped the drool that came from her still Nightmare Moon body. She stood up from the throne and walked over to Sombra. Using her magic, lifted him up and set him on the ground standing by her side.

"Follow me," Luna said. She looked to the others and said "Stay here. I am going to talk to Sombra."

They listened and stayed. Luna walked out the door and to another room. Sombra followed, not knowing if he was going to be ultimately punished.