Once a Time Lord, Now a Pony

"Do you really think you can stop me, Twilight Sparkle? You're just a simple unicorn, while I am a goddess! I am the night itself, and I WILL make it last forever!" A pure black pony with a mane of stars and wearing blue armor yelled at her foe. "And don't get me started on those friends of yours. Newsflash for you. Friendship is. A. LIE!"

Twilight glared harshly at her foe, while they stood in the ruins of a old and crumbling castle. Nearby, her newfound friends from Ponyville watched in shock and fear.

"No, that's not true. Friendship exists and you know, deep down Princess!" She pleaded, but the incarnation of nightmares and the shadows themselves were not willing to listen.

"DO NOT CALL ME THAT! I am not Princess Luna, there is only Nightmare Moon!" The being who was once Celestia's sister roared in rage. The shadows themselves seemed to grow colder and darker, as if they had minds of their own. But that wasn't possible, was it? Twilight ignored them even as they reached for her and charged at her opponent. Nightmare burst out laughing at the sight.

"You seriously think that'll work?"

Twilight came closer. Nightmare gaped for a second.

"...Wow, guess she is serious." She said, stunned.

She readied herself but Twilight didn't attack. Instead she slid right under the dark Alicorn goddess and to the chest beyond pulling out it's contents with her magic.

"Here, catch!"

With that, Twilight tossed the items known in legend as the Elements of Harmony to her friends.

"You want a demonstration of friendship, Nightmare? Here, I've got one JUST for you!" Twilight shouted as the Elements charged up and a golden crown with the final element, Magic appeared on her head. Then, six bright beams of light came out and fired, directing themselves towards the Nightmare spirit...

Princess Luna awoke with a start sweating from what she'd seen. For the past week, she'd had that dream. No, not a dream. Memories. That's how she'd been brought back to her true self, not that abomination created so long ago. As for the spirit of Nightmare Moon, she didn't know what happened to it nor did she care anyway. It had tormented her for far too long, made her turn against her sister. Sure, yeah she was jealous ponies loved the sun more then the moon but did she want to destroy her sister over it? NO! That was the Nightmare's fault and the Nightmare's alone. She was glad it was gone! Even now she remembered how this had all started, over one thousand years ago.

"So, they want the sun instead of the moon? Want to bask in it's bright light? WELL, DO THEY? Well, if that's what they want I'll take it from them!"

In their old castle, deep within the Everfree Forest stood a tainted Luna on her throne. On the other side of the room, stood Celestia with a pleading look on her face.

"No... No. Sister, please!" Celestia shouted, but it was to no success as "Luna" was not in a listening mood.

"Don't you call me that! I'm not your sister!" She roared in anger.

Dark energy swirled around the midnight blue Alicorn as she laughed and was transformed into the horrendous dark goddess known only as Nightmare Moon. Teeth sharpened, and fur blackened. The transformation was finished. Luna was no more.

"THERE IS ONLY ME NOW! AND I DECLARE THE NIGHT SHALL LAST FOREVERMORE!"

She grabbed her former sister with her magic and flung the Sun Princess into a wall. Dust flew from the sheer force of the blow.

Celestia whispered "I'm sorry, dear sister. I should have paid more attention." as tears formed in her eyes. "But there is one last duty I can preform for you, stopping you for the good of your subjects."

She stood firm before flying out the window, leading Nightmare to give chase. They battled all around the castle as they flew, magic spells and blasts flying everywhere with powerful intent behind them. At one point Celestia got the upper hand over her sister and blasted her from above sending her crashing through the roof of the throne room. The Sun Princess landed nearby and summoned the Elements of Harmony.

"Maybe after one thousand years, you'll have changed back into the one I remember..." She whispered, before letting Nightmare have it and banishing her into the moon. For the next thousand years, her shadow existed gazing down on the world and so the legend of the Mare in the Moon was born...

Luna gazed upwards from her balcony. The shadow of the Mare was no longer there. For most, it was quite a change not to see it, but Luna on the other hoof was thankful for it.

"So... what now we must ask...?"

Of course, she knew what she had to do now. Get back in the swing of things, as it were and see what had changed after her thousand year banishment. Start raising the moon again now that she was ready for the task. Well, almost ready anyway. But right now, before that could happen there was something she had to do first...

"T-Tia?"

She visited Celestia in their throne room, just about to get ready to raise the sun. Their throne room, Luna mused. She'd have to get used to that again.

"Luna, shouldn't you be getting ready for-"

"Does thou forgive us?" Luna asked softly.

Celestia smiled.

"There's nothing to forgive." Celestia replied, and the two now reunited sisters embraced. No words needed to be spoken between them. They were back, and their bond was reforged and nothing could break it. Not this time.

END.