The Citizens Of The Eternal Night: The Captain Of The Nightmare Guard (Rainbow Dash's POV)

By: Cartoonlover13

Proofreaded by: Cola_bubblepop

Darkness...

It's just...darkness...

Today we are celebrating The Sixth Summer Moon Celebration. The celebration of Princess Nightmare Moon's victory over our old leader, Princess Celestia. It was once the Summer Sun Celebration celebrating Celestia's victory over Nightmare Moon. Now the roles have been reversed between the two. It was started almost a year after Princess Nightmare Moon's take over. As Captain Of The Nightmare Guard, I am attending the ceremony.

It's very ironic. I'm the most trusted pony of the princess, when I loathed her at first. When the princess took over Equestria, I wanted her to be gone and even wanted to be in a rebellion. Then the first rebellion. I think it's name was "Solar Citizens"? I don't know, but that whole fiasco was like seven years ago.

Anyways, they rebelled fairly early in the princess's rule. They were caught and later tortured and beaten to near death. They were sentenced to death during the trial. I was ordered to go to the execution like everypony else in Equestria and that event scarred me for life. I had to go to many more executions as there were many failed rebellions.

Some were killed by burning at the stake or being eaten alive by starved timberwolves. I then realized soon that this was the new reign of Equestria and I was then forced to recruit into the guard. I then had to pledge my loyalty to Her Highness, Princess Nightmare Moon.

Many of my old friends from Ponyville also joined the guard and the staff. Such as my childhood friends, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity. My other friends, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkamena came like a week after I came to work for our then new leader, Princess Nightmare Moon.

I was there when Princess Nightmare Moon came back and took over. It was the Thousandth Summer Sun Celebration being held at Ponyville. I almost attacked her, but I was stopped by Applejack, which was not a good idea. Then we never saw Princess Celestia again. Now her name is forbidden to be spoken even if you're a foal and you say Princess Celestia you'll be sent to The Hole. It's called an concentration camp, but it's really just a death camp. It's a fate worse than execution and you're put into hard labor, physical and mentally tortured, and basically starved. It's very unlikely anypony will survive The Hole. I was a guard there once and it is the most heart wrenching thing I have ever seen.

Even though I pledged my forever loyalty to Princess Nightmare Moon, I will admit she's a tyrant and a dictator. It's a fact even I know and Nightmare Moon trusts me the most. But Equestria is not in chaos, destruction, or anything like that. She keeps Equestria going and safe.

I really miss the sun, I do. It's strange for the captain to say that, but it's true. I miss flying dangerously fast in the bright day sky. I miss snoozing in the bright sun on a soft fluffy white cloud. There is just darkness. Everywhere is just...darkness. I did love the night, I did, but I love the day too. That might be confusing to some ponies as I am the Princess's most loyal and trusted pony ever. But I am a pony and I have forgotten how the sun looks, how sunshine feels on your fur, and to be actually hot and sweaty. It's been years.

Every night I look up to the moon, the prison of our old leader Princess Celestia. I wonder "how? With all the foes you defeated in your thousand year reign, alone. You fall to your own younger sister who you defeated at first. How...and why?

Even though Princess Nightmare Moon did her best to cover up her past Twilight found it out. Turns out that story The Legend Of The Two Sisters was true. Of course I didn't snitch Twilight out. And my other friends didn't do that either, thank Faust. Who knows what would happen to her.

Enough of all that. I was completely in shock when I became the new leader of the guard. I was a great friend of Emperor Shining Armor Sparkle. When Nightmare Moon killed King Sombra she tasked Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and her husband, Shining Armor of ruling The Crystal Empire. He had to step down as captain to oversee his new duties as a leader of a country. Out well it's kind of a country it's on Equestria's borders, but is more like a city-state. Getting off track now, out of all the ponies to be the new guard he chose me. Yes I was a great friend to him, friends with his sister, and the first lieutenant. But I never thought I would hold the most powerful military position.

Heh. Faust, look at me now. I was a completely different mare seven years ago. Sometimes I look back before Nightmare Moon and think about my old self. I was much more immature, cocky, and arrogant. And I was longing to be a member of The Wonderbolts. Ahhhh, those were the days... Anyway, now I have the highest ranking military position, the godmother of Princess Flurry Heart, and the fastest pegasus in Equestria. Not trying to brag, but it's true.

But like everypony else I have one big fear. Princess Nightmare Moon. She's merciless and a ruthless tyrant who will do anything to get what she wants. Recently there was a time traveling alicorn and a baby dragon. Unfortunately they escaped Princess Nightmare Moon. She was outraged and took it out on my soldiers and I. She put us through the torture spell which made your joints dislocate, repeatedly. It was so painful. But it could've been a lot worse. I'm grateful she didn't do worse, because she could of.

Recently Princess Nightmare Moon has been planning to take over the world. She would be the supreme ruler of everything! But I can't stop her. Nopony can. Those who do will be killed. Guess every living thing will call her Supreme Ruler Nightmare Moon soon.

After seeing so much murder and being forced to take part in horrible atrocities, I still keep happy. Why? Because I don't want to live my life as great pony and not a loser. Because I hate losing.

Author's Note

Yay new chapter! Please tell me if there's any mistakes. Next chapter can be AJ or Fluttershy, your choice.