The Citizens Of The Eternal Night

The Citizens Of Eternal Night: The Scientist (Twilight's POV)

By Cartoonlover13

Proofreaded by Cola_bubblepop

There is nothing that can describe my whirlwind of a life. I'm Twilight Sparkle, the head scientist of the so called “Princess” Nightmare Moon’s Science and Magic Division.

When I was a young filly I was deeply fascinated with magic. I had an exam I had to pass to get into Celestia’s School For Gifted Unicorns. No matter how hard I studied, I couldn't pass it. I didn't really focus on magic anymore after that failure. I mostly after that just focused on science and journalism.

With that I was a scientist in Celestia’s Science Division. I then met Minnutte, Lemon Hearts, Lyra Heartstrings, Twinkleshine, and Moondancer. They were all students at the school I failed to get into and Moondancer was even the personal protege of Princess Celestia. My best friends, but they're dead now and I did nothing to stop it.

On the Thousandth Summer Sun Celebration, The Mare In The Moon, Nightmare Moon came back to Equestria after being banished for a thousand years. Nightmare Moon was thought to be an old mare’s tale. However, she was completely real. Nightmare Moon imprisoned Celestia in the moon and took over Equestria.

Shining Armor and Cadance were forced to serve her and if they disobeyed, their loved ones would lose their lives. Moondancer and my other friends wanted Nightmare gone and formed a rebellion. I was too scared to be a member and distanced myself. If I did become a member I would be dead right now.

And so Moondancer and her group, the Solar Fighters, rebelled and almost succeeded in overthrowing Nightmare Moon. But in the end they failed and were arrested. The trial was all Equestria could talk about, and in the end the Solar Fighters were given the death penalty at their trial and would be burned at the stake twenty-one hours later.

Nopony was allowed to visit any of the Solar Fighters on their last day alive. But Cadance due to her Princesshood and relation to the new crowned Princess Of Equestria she got me the opportunity to visit one friend. It was the hardest decision of my life to decide what friend I would talk to the last time.

I decided I would see Moondancer. When I saw her in her cell my heart wrenched. She was so... unrecognizable due to her beatings… Her horn was completely gone, bruises and gashes oozing blood were all over her body, and she was completely blind in one eye. She didn't even look like a pony.

When she noticed me we just stared at one another in silence for a few minutes. Then tears flooded my eyes.

“I-I’m sorry, Moondancer if I-I joined-”

Moondancer looked at me with her one good eye. “No apologies...it's my fault I should have never formed Solar Fighters. Then many ponies would still have your lives.”

I couldn't take it anymore and fell into her hooves uncontrollably crying. And for the few hours she was alive we talked, laughed and cried. Then there was the dreadful time I had to leave.

“Twilight?” Moondancer asked.

“Yes?”

“Please forgive me for dragging ponies into my rebellion.”

“You don't need to apologize it...it wasn't your fault.”

That was the last thing I told my friend and I, like everypony else, was forced to be in attendance. I saw Moondancer take her last breath well…not really a last breath she died screaming in agony.

Many more rebellions happened and I was forced to see more of those killings. I just wonder if I joined Solar Fighters, would Nightmare Moon be stopped? Would my friends still be alive?

When my friends died their bodies stayed on the stakes they died on. With the help of my brother, Shining Armor, and Cadance, we took my friends’ bodies. We buried them and their graves only have one visitor. They may be traitors to the crown but I still love them.

I haven't seen any of my friend’s family since the execution. They all have been casted out of society.

Later I found out Princess Celestia has a sister who “died” a thousand years ago killed by Nightmare Moon. Her name was Princess Luna and she had the duty of the moon. I researched more and I found out Princess Luna was not dead. She was Nightmare Moon! Celestia lied about her sister so her subjects wouldn't know her own sister, and their ruler was close to killing her! Princess Luna became jealous of Princess Celestia and turned into Nightmare Moon in her bitterness. Turns out The Legend Of The Two Sisters was a true story. It was just rumor that Princess Luna was Nightmare Moon...

I was drafted into Nightmare Moon’s Science and Magic Division. I didn't want to but...if I didn't my loved ones would suffer for it. All of my former employees were also drafted and after my boss died from a stroke in his sleep, I became head of The Science and Magic Division. The first thing I did for Nightmare Moon was to make magic spell on seeds for them to grow in the dark night.

I still mourning the loss of my old friends who I still mourn about to this day. Well... I made new friends, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkamena although she can have a temper she can be a nice pony when getting to know her. We all serve Nightmare Moon. Fluttershy being the castle gardener, Rainbow being Captain Of The Nightmare Guard, Rarity being the personal hoofmaiden of Nightmare Moon, Applejack is the Head Of Weapons Development, Pinkamena is the second lieutenant of The Nightmare Guard, and recently Starlight Glimmer who just started working on my Division.

Recently a time traveling alicorn and baby dragon just showed up out of nowhere. The alicorn somehow knew Rarity’s name. But it gets weirder the alicorn looked exactly like me. The same voice, same fur, same coat, same eyes, same man and tail, and even the same same cutie mark. But there were differences. She was taller than me and well...an alicorn.

The alicorn somehow outwitted Nightmare Moon and boy was Nightmare Moon fuming. Nightmare Moon wanted the magic the alicorn had to time travel. Since she escaped Nightmare Moon is trying to get the magic and technology to time travel.

We made moderate success with creating portals to the future. Nightmare Moon went into all the portals to the future. For Equestria...well sadly we were still under Nightmare Moon’s rule. But there was still peace, nothing was different. Everywhere but Equestria? Well countries like Griffonstone, Saddle Arabia, and many more countries were in shambles. That gave Nightmare Moon the idea she should control all of the world to “save” them.

And so weapons development is up and I’ve been working day and night on new magic and technology. I can't believe I'm actually serving the wicked mare who approved of the deaths of my friends. Rest in peace my friends...I love you all.