Nightmare's Return

Okay I was officially screwed in every sense of the word. For some reason Twilight was fixing me with the most angry glare I had ever been subjected to and I didn't even know why! All I knew was that I was now on her shit list and it was never good to be there. Maybe I can still get out of this with my balls intact.

"Oh hey Twi I was just-" I began when Twilight cut me off with an angry huff.

"Just flirting with some mares you just met. Honestly Broly I thought you were better than this!" she yelled at me making me physically flinch.

"I wasn't flirting! Is it wrong to compliment ponies!? And even if I was what does it matter to you!?" I yell right back.

This seemed to be the wrong thing to say as Twilight's mane and tail erupted into fire and her fur turned pitch white. I had seen her get this angry only once before and that was when some mares were a little more touchy than usual with me. Let's just say that it took a lot of hush money to stop those girls from pressing charges but I also was never bothered by mares again. I was terrified when I saw this even when I wasn't the focal point of her rage but now that I am I feel like running for the hills.

"BRRRROOOOOLLLLLYYYY!" screamed Twilight as she fired a large blast of magic right at me.

"Oh fuck all kinds of duck." was all I managed to say before the blast struck sending me straight through the wall of the library and a bit down the street carving a trench the whole way.

When I finally stopped I just laid their in my personal trench with smoke billowing off my body. I wasn't hurt in the least as magic just wasn't as powerful or as potent as ki so it did barely any damage to me but I was more or less in shock at what had just happened. This wasn't the first time Twilight had blasted me through a wall but this was the first time she did so outside of a sparring session. It made me wonder just what the hell I had done to invoke such an attack on my person from her, not to mention to send her into full Rapidash mode.

As I was still lost in my shocked thoughts I barely felt when someone grabbed me leg and started to drag me along the ground. I had then regained enough thought to lift my head and see who was dragging me like a sack through Ponyville. Surprisingly enough it was Twilight who was using her magic to pull me while she walked a few feet ahead.

I wanted to say something and ask her why the hell she flipped but the words died in my throat. What the heck was I gonna say? I had obviously done something to hurt her or anger her in some way but I don't know how! With my luck she would send me flying again as soon as I spoke so I decided to just remain silent even as weird glances were cast our way by the other townsfolk.

A few minutes later and we all had arrived at the Town Hall where the celebration was to be held. It was just outside the doors that Twilight released her magic and let me leg drop so I could stand. As soon as I stood I saw she was staring at the moon anxiously and had a realization, she was just stressed out that Nightmare Moon was coming back! How had I not noticed it before?

"Hey Twilight," I started as I walked up and laid a hand on her shoulder startling her slightly. When she turned to look at me I had to hold back the shudder at the cold glare she was giving me. What happened to the cute filly that always looked up to me and why did she have to be replaced with this mixed bag of nuts!?

"I know why your angry at me and I'm sorry for not realizing it earlier." I continued making her eye's widen in shock.

"Y-you do?" she asked in disbelief making me feel a tad insulted. Sure I wasn't a frickin genius but I wasn't a complete moron.

"Yeah, your just stressed out Nightmare Moon is coming back right?" I say with a smile pretty sure I hit the nail on the head. Only when I looked at her I saw her face go from surprised to pissed off faster than I could blink. This time I really did shiver as I knew that I had fucked up...again.

"You...you....IDIOT!" screamed Twilight as she pulled a frying pan from somewhere and slammed it on top of my head with enough force I was slammed face first into the ground. The funny thing was is that it actually hurt! Frying pans are no fucking joke when in the hands of an angry woman! Shikimaru, Goku and any other anime character that has faced such a weapon have now earned my total respect for surviving such a diabolical weapon.

I barely heard as Twilight stomped away leaving me to wallow in my wounded state for a good while. Not much time had passed, at least I didn't think much time had passed, but I was jolted back to reality as I felt a familiar yet tainted energy. Leaping to my feet I look towards the moon to see it missing the mark of Luna.

Hearing the screams from inside I quickly rushed into the hall to see a bunch of chickens in gold armor running about as well as ponies running for the doors as quickly as possible. But I didn't care about any of that as I was too busy focusing on the mare standing on the balcony that Celestia was supposed to stand on.

Said mare was the same height and build as Celestia but that was where the similarities ended. For one her fur was pitch black and her ever flowing mane and tail were a dark blue and filled with star's. She was dressed in a rather revealing azure armor as he slit eyes glared down at none other than a fearful Twilight.

"Luna!" I yell out getting both mares attention.

"Who dares to call us..." began Nightmare until her eyes fell on me and her words died in her throat as she stared at me in shock.

"Broly!" screamed Twilight as she ran to my side with a relieved expression on her face.

I didn't look at my charge as I just continued to stare at what was once one of my closest friends. Yet all I could see now was a fake and decrepit version of that mare. This...thing before me was nothing but a damn parasite feeding off of Luna's negative feelings. Nothing would have pleased me more than to rush up and rip that mare limb from limb but doing so would only hurt Luna and I couldn't do that.

"Well Luna it has been a while hasn't it. I gotta say I don't like the new look, you were much better with your old one." I said as I started nudging Twilight towards the door where the rest of the soon to be Element's and Spike were watching things play out. My words seemed to just anger Nightmare however.

"You fool! We are no longer that weak mare! We are Nightmare Moon and we demand respect!" she roared as she fired a cobalt beam of magic at me.

The mares behind me screamed at me to run away, save for Twilight and Spike, while I just stared at the approaching beam in boredom. This wasn't even gonna be the least bit challenging if this was the best Nightmare could come up with. As soon as the beam had reached me I deftly backhanded the beam sending it flying through the roof of the hall and off into the distance leaving everyone watching in a state of shock at what I just did.

"Seriously, that's all you got?" I mocked with a taunting grin.

In rage Nightmare then began to fire multiple beams of magic at me. These one's however I let hit me as each one that struck caused a small explosion sending dust and some debris everywhere. At most I felt a stinging sensation when each blast hit but nothing more. When Nightmare had finally stopped her assault all was quiet as the dust slowly disappeared, meanwhile I could here Nightmare gloating as she had apparently 'destroyed' me.

"Hahahahahaha! Now you all see! Not even the greatest warrior on Eques is a match for my power! I-"

"Oh shut up!" I interrupt as I had gotten tired of her bragging and just wanted her to be quiet. Now that the dust had settled everyone could now see my completely unharmed form. I admit I took a bit of pleasure in seeing Nightmare's frightened face. Yet just as quickly as it appeared it was gone and instead she smiled at me which put me a bit on edge. Just what was she planning?

"You are just as strong as ever Broly. It was foolish of us to try and overpower you we admit. However there are other ways to defeat someone like you." she declared as she charged another spell, only instead of the usual cobalt this spell had a violet tint to it.

"What the hell-" I started before the blast was shot at me and striking me in the face. I started to thrash as almost instantly upon the spell making contact me head felt like there was a fire raging inside of it. It was as if something was trying to claw it's way out of my brain and my skull was in the way. Distantly I could hear Twilight's and the other's cries along with Nightmare's annoying laughter as my vision went dark and I knew no more.

"Wh-where am I?" I grumbled as consciousness started to come back to me. On instinct I tried to feel out the energies of anyone nearby but was stunned to learn that I couldn't. I tried extending my senses only to receive the same result. By this point my eyes had snapped open and I had leaped to my feet ready for a possible fight.

Only when I took in my surroundings I was left in shock and a little bit of fear. Al around me were decrepit and demolished buildings of some type of city. Yet I knew this place as I had seen it before but it was back before I became Broly. This place was New Vegeta, the same place where Goku and the others first met and fought Broly.

"Like what I've done wit the place?" asked an all too familiar voice from behind me. Whipping around I saw him, the manifestation of my insanity. He was basically a carbon copy of me save for the fact his skin was pitch white and his hair and eye's were both blood red. The usual golden adornments were instead ebony with purple jewels on them and his pants were black. If Broly really was a devil as he claimed then no doubt this is what he would look like.

"How am I here and more importantly how are you here!" I demanded without letting up on my fighting stance. It was just a miracle that the bastard hadn't tried to kill me already.

"You really are a fool aren't you? Where else could I be other than your mind?" he replied with a large, evil grin.

"W-w-what!? But how did I-"

"You can thank Nightmare for that one. What that weakling lacks in power she makes up for in cunning. That little spell of hers was meant to send you into an inescapable Nightmare but instead it gave me the chance to come out and play. After all I am what you fear the most." my lookalike gloated only serving to piss me off.

"Grrr ENOUGH! How the hell do I get out of here!?" I demanded once more wanting to get as far away from this bastard as possible. It took every fiber of my being from rushing him and putting a hole through his skull but I didn't have time for that. Twilight and the other's needed my help and damnit all I wasn't going to waste time bickering with this asshole!

"Well the answer to that is simple. All you have to do-" he started before disappearing in a burst of speed that I couldn't track, "is beat me." I heard him finish from behind me right before being kicked through a couple of buildings.

Despite the pain from the powerful kick I recovered quickly and rushed to begin my counterattack. Rushing from the hole I had made I held my right arm out just before I reached him and started to drag my opposite by his neck in a textbook lariat. I continued to drag him through various buildings before finally slamming him into a Cliffside where a huge crater formed before the entire rock face collapsed.

My little moment of triumph didn't last long however as my opposite sent an uppercut slamming into my chin and sending my skyward. Before I could regain my bearing's the bastard appeared right above me before delivering a two fisted hammer strike right on my head sending me careening into the ground. As I struggled to stand up from the pain in my head my opposite just floated in front of me with a smug grin on his face.

"Well weakling how did that feel? I bet it really hurt didn't it?" he asked in mock concern.

"Shut up! Just who the hell do you think you are!?" I screamed back as I began powering up and making the ground around me shake, Yet my opposite looked completely unconcerned which wasn't a surprise since he was insanity incarnate.

"I am many things, but for now you can just call me... Death!" he exclaimed. By that point however I had officially reached my limit in dealing with this clown. With a roar of anger my hair stood up and turned bright gold while my eyes became light green as I went Super Saiyan.

The sudden transformation caused the self named 'Death' to blink in surprise for a moment. In that same moment I was on him like a rabid animal as I began to unleash a hail of punches and kicks, each with enough power to turn mountain's to rubble. With a final first to Death's face I sent him flying through the air while a shockwave erupted upon contact. I was about to press on the attack when I froze as Death had appeared in front of me only this time his hair now stood up like mine and was now a steel grey while his eyes had become a malevolent purple.

"Gotta admit, that hurt. Now let's see how long it takes for your bones to break!" he roared as he rushed me while I did the same. Meeting in the middle our movements became barely visible blurs as we continued to exchange blows with one another.

This back and forth kept going for I don't know how long. All around us the ground shook and shattered with each blow and blast we delivered at one another. Yet no matter how hard I fought I just couldn't get the upper hand on Death. Despite everything neither of us could seem to overpower the other. Not that surprising really since we were basically the same, however that didn't mean neither of us took any damage.

After disengaging from our current slugfest we each floated back some distance to plan our next moves and take a breather. I could feel that my left arm was probably fractured, immense bruising on my chest, busted lip, a gash on y right leg and finally some burns on my right pectoral from Death's ki blasts.

Death however was looking so hot either. The entire left side of his face was swollen, a huge burn covered his right arm, he was favoring his left side and he had a large gash going from his right shoulder to his left hip. All in all we looked, and felt like shit. I really didn't know how long we could keep this up. Death's insanity refused to let him just give up and leave while my drive to win and get the hell out of here was keeping me going. Guess this is what they meant when an unstoppable force meets an immovable wall.

Just as we were gearing up to trade some more blows with each-other a sound like shattering glass echoed across the area making both of us pause. Then just like that cracks started to form in thin air as pieces of...well the world began to fall.

"Dammit! Looks like our time is up for now weakling but sooner or later I will take over and I'll turn all of Equestria into dust! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Death exclaimed as a bright flash engulfed my vision and the world became white.

Jolting up I took heavy breaths as I prepared for another possible attack from Death. Only instead of the ruins of New Vegeta I saw the inside of the tree library and strangely the wounds Death had given me were gone despite the dull phantom pain I still felt. This didn't put me at ease however until I started sensing out energies. I released a relieved sigh as I felt all the energies of the ponies of Ponyville, however I quickly noted that I couldn't sense the energies of the mane six. Extending my senses I quickly found them and if my guess was correct they were at the castle of the two sisters which meant Nightmare hadn't been defeated since the spell on me had apparently broken. I could even sense Celestia and Luna's energies with the other six.

I was just about to lay back down until I felt a familiar taint at the same location. Without a second thought a barreled through the wooden door of the library and flew off in the direction of the castle at top speed.

'Impossible! The Element's were supposed to destroy Nightmare Moon and bring Luna back, so why do I still sense Nightmare's tainted energy as well as Lunas!?' I roared in my mind. It didn't make any sense to me on how Nightmare was still around as she had been destroyed in the show. Maybe this is one of the changes of my being here? Either way I had a job to finish.

In no time at all the castle of the two sisters was in my sights. Without any thought whatsoever I barreled through the roof of the tower where they all were drawing screams of shock as I landed on the worn stone floor. Looking up I stared at what I assumed was Nightmare's remains.

Her once solid form was now nothing more than a mass of shadows beng held together with the cracked pieces of her remaining armor. Her eye's however were as sharp as ever as the stared at me in surprise before turning into unaltered rage.

"Broly!" I heard someone yell from behind me and looked back to see the girls along with Celestia and a newly reformed Luna staring at me with varying degrees of shock, relief and for Luna a bit of guilt. I quickly saw that Twilight was the one who had spoken and looked to be close to tears as she stared at me.

"Hey Twi, sorry to keep you and the girls waiting but I had some...issues to work out." I said with a small smile before turning back around to glare at Nightmare.

"I wOn't Be dEfeATed!" Nightmare roared in a distorted voice as I just narrowed my eyes at her.

"Bitch for what you put me through I'm gonna make sure you are erased from existence!" I roared as I released a bit of my power and encasing myself in a white aura. I was going to enjoy this way more than I should.