The Return of Nightmare Moon

It was a beautiful evening in Equestria. All the ponies were going to bed as Princess Luna lowered the sun to make way for the moon. Whilst doing so, Luna felt a pulse in her head. She grimaced and moved a good to her head. After a few seconds, she assumed it was nothing and went back finishing the task at hoof. As the moon rose to dance with the stars, she stared at it and smiled. Then, whilst only for a brief moment, the alicorn could have sworn that she had seen a silhouette of a mare in the moon. She blinked and, after coming to the conclusion that her mind was playing tricks, she headed back inside the castle.

She trotted back to her bedroom, smiling politely at the guards in the hallway, who saluted or raised their heads in return. She said goodnight to her sister and climbed into her four poster bed. As she did, she felt a small itch in her back. The itch then turned into a stinging sensation that spread throughout her upper body. It quickly spread through her body and turned into a burn. She couldn't scream or even speak; she was overpowered by the pain.

Luna darted to the mirror. As she did, the alicorn saw herself glowing blue. Suddenly everything went blue, then black. Luna was gone. The mare standing in front of the mirror was none other than Nightmare Moon herself.

Nightmare chuckled to herself.

"Now," she muttered to no one whatsoever, "where's my old friend Twilight Sparkle?"

End of chapter 1.