Rogue Life

   Luna entered the hidden hideout of the rogues. Although she was angry, she wasn't Nightmare Moon, which, she was the only thing she was glad about.

Luna, this is your time to shine. This is your time to show who is in charge. Make night-

   "Eternal? I should, shouldn't I? But I won't. I'm not slipping into becoming Nightmare Moon. I'm no fool, Nightmare...."

Who said you were a fool? I know I didn't, Nightmare Moon said. She let out a cackle. But you would be one if you didn't rise to the top, which, you haven't done.

   "I am not a fool! Thou is one for such talk! Thy Princess of the Night will never fall into thou's trickery!!" Luna stomped her hoof and headed to her room. But what if I do fall in Nightmare's trickery? Will I be feared again? Will Jack and Ross fear me?

   "She's a fast pony... I don't know why she didn't fly though..." Ross said through rugged breathes.

   Jack didn't say anything in response, he just ran up the mountain. He had ran past Ross a little which had given him the advantage to getting to Luna and helping her with whatever.

   Jack finally reached the entrance with Ross far behind him. He lifted his dull metal arm to open the entrance, but it swung open before he could even touch it. He made his way into the hideout which was pitch black.

   "L-Luna?" Jack asked. He was only met with a cackle that only meant something bad was to happen.

   "Luna is no more... There is only Nightmare Moon... " the person who had cackled mused.

   "Nightmare Moon? Who is that?" Jack froze up. "Did you do anything to Luna?!"

   "I am Luna..." Nightmare Moon said.

   "No! That's not true! Luna doesn't sound evil!"

   Nightmare Moon walked up to him through the darkness. An eerie glow appeared, revealing a black pony, much large than Luna. The pony had sharp teeth, light blue armor with a moon on the chestplate, creepier wings than Luna's, cat-like eyes, and a crescent moon on a purple sploch on her flank.

   "Face the facts... Jack... Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get rid of you so Luna doesn't get distracted from making the night eternal..." Nightmare Moon lifted Jack off the ground by his neck with her magic and began to make the magic squeeze his neck. "Bye, bye, Jack...

   "L-Luna... I... Know you're in..... There... Don't do th-" Jack passed out and was dropped to the ground, his metal arm detaching and revealing a stump. He laid motionless on the hard ground.

   Ross rushed inside the hideout and instantly spotted Nightmare Moon. "Uh... Who are you? And where is Jack?"

   "I am Nightmare Moon, fool, and you're friend Jack is right there..." she pointed to Jack with a hoof.

   Ross was at Jack's side in an instant. "Jack, buddy. Don't die..."

   "You humans are pathetic. Just pathetic..."

   Nightmare Moon lifted Ross off the ground and threw him at a wall that was unseen before.

   Ross slowly got up to his feet, panting and looked around in the darkness. "Where is Luna?"

   The nightmare snorted and pointed to herself. " I am Luna!! I am you're leader, but I have no use for you. That is why I am getting rid of you and Jack."

   Ross was lifted up again and was slammed against the ground multiple times until we he finally went limp. He was set down with no gentleness and watched as Nightmare Moon approached his body.

   "Giving up already?! Ha!! And I thought you were the tough one. Have a fun time dying..." she placed a hoof on his head and applied pressure.

   "REMOVE YOUR HOOF, NIGHTMARE, OR FACE MY WRATH!!" a sudden voice boomed out.

   The darkness disappeared and was replace with the light of the hideout. A pony approached, it was Luna. Her gaze was on Nightmare Moon, who stopped applying pressure to Ross's head. She sneered.

   "Luna... Since when did you want these stupid humans to live? Also, when you say wrath, you sound a little foolish..."

   "Since the day I met them... Now leave!!"

   "Fine. I already did most of my job. I'll be waiting for you to shine..." and with that said, Nigntmare Moon disappeared.

   Luna ran to Ross's side and used her magic to heal what she could. "I'm so sorry, Ross. I didn't know she was going to attempt to kill you. I didn't even know she was here!!"

   Ross grabbed Luna by the neck and looked at her coldly. "You were just putting on a show... I knew it! I should of known I shouldn't of trusted you!"

   "No! I wasn't! I don't wish to harm you!" she said to Ross while she tried to pull his hand off of her neck.

   He lifted her up off the ground with the little strength he had. He stood up tall and head butted her face. "Nice try... But I don't believe you..."

   Luna gasped in surprise, stopping herself from healing Ross and teleported out of his grasp. She looked at him in fear, shaking her head. Her snout sang with pain as she stared.

  "No.. This must be a nightmare... I want to wake up! Wake up!" she started yelling at herself.

   Ross looked at Jack's non-moving body and pointed to him. "He's dead... You killed him... You are a killer..."

   Luna looked at Jack and ran to his side. "JACK!! WAKE UP!! DON'T DIE!! YOU AREN'T DEAD!! I don't want you to be dead..." Ross rolled his eyes and watched the blue pony yell at Jack, knowing very well that he was going to have to get rid of her after she was done.

   Luna sniffed and laid by him, setting her head on his chest. She closed her eyes tight and began to cry on Jack. She sobbed loudly until she felt something. Something behind her ear. She opened her eyes and saw Jack scratching behind her ear with his only arm. She was about to say something but Jack beat her too it.

   "Yeah... I'm alive..." He stopped scratching behind her ear. "Barely alive... But... Why? Why did you do this? Why did you hurt me... Then cry when you thought I died?"