Many know that summer sun celebration as the day that Nightmare Moon made her return and the day that Twilight and the others of the mane 6 turned her back into Luna, becoming the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. However, there is a much darker side to the story than many know. And the lack of knowledge is purposeful. If too many ponies knew that a secret war raged between the royal guard and the bat ponies that returned, mass panic would have ensued.

“Amil, you and jaw drop are with me, we are on the front line. You ready, dear?” Fengari said as they prepared to be transported back to Equestria.

“Of course, my love.” Amil replied. They kissed and began to teleport. When they got there, the path to the castle ruins was ravaged with war. There was now apparently a town at the edge of the forest and the castle was now abandoned, but they needed something there, and their leader was already there.

“Alright! Let's go! Make your way to the castle any way you can! Go! Go! Go!” Fengari ordered. Amil and her team rushed into the battle, fighting off any guard that stood in their way. Amil had to block spears and arrows that flew toward her. Eventually, there were so many guards they had to fight off that Amil got separated from her team. She looked around for them for a moment, but thought that they'd meet her at the castle. So she went on, battling her way through the warzone. Then she heard a voice through the chaos of war. For some reason, that voice sounded important, like it was not going to be the last she heard of it.

“Dika?! Dika where'd you go?! Shit..” Amil then came face to face with a blue Pegasus guard. He stood still for a moment, looking over Amil. She did the same to him. She could tell he was not like the rest of the guards and shouldn't be taken lightly. She stood in a battle stance and he did the same. The stare down caused the air to feel tense, like the air pressure suddenly raised. They locked eyes, waiting for who would strike first.

Then Amil leaped at the Pegasus with full force, lashing out her spear. He quickly planted his hoof and blocked the strike, sending Amil backwards. Before she could recover, he was already on the counter attack. She barely hit his spear away from her head. They stood face to face, spears locked together, eyes staring back at the others. It seemed as if the blue pony was trying to figure something out by looking at her eyes. She felt very uncomfortable with it and pushed him away. She prepared for her own counter attack, but stopped at the sound of a cry of pain. It sounded all too familiar to her.

“Fengari?” She mumbled. This distraction gave the blue pony the perfect opportunity. He lunged at Amil and before she could react, he slashed her front leg, causing her to shriek. He proceeded to slide and cut the back of her hind leg to completely immobilize her. Go good measure, he leaped and did a backflip over her and slashed the back of her neck. She cried out and fell to the ground. Blood dropped from her wounds, creating a pool of crimson red liquids around her limp body. The blue pony stood over her, looking like he would deliver the killing blow.

However, he didn't reach for his spear, but he leaned down and whispered something to Amil. Something she would never forget.

“No sounds are fatal. I'll be back to save you.” Then he flew off. The words shocked her. Was he showing remorse for her? Why? She was his enemy, remorse for your enemy means defeat. She remembered when she fought her mother, Moon Glider. She showed remorse and was nearly killed because of it. The thoughts didn't last long as blood loss was taking its toll. Her vision became blurry and the sound of war became muffled. She tried to stay awake, but lost the battle and passed out on the bloodstained ground.

Author's Note

Again... head canon