A New Journey For A New Prince

Drew found himself in a field, with a smoking town nearby. He blinked and ran towards it to see if he could help. He was cut off by a green flash and a jolt of pain, skidding to a stop and saw a black blur race past him. His horn lit up defensively as he growled. He began to recognize the surroundings, and moved much slower now. "This again?" He asked himself

He heard a laughter and another flash, followed by a blue-ish puff of smoke, and a tall black pony-shaped figure was before him. He snarled now. "Chrysalis!" He said with gritted teeth, and she laughed loudly.

"Look around my little pony prey!" Chrysalis said, and Drew glanced around, seeing piles of pony bodies all over. "Your allies have fallen! This fight is over!" Chrysalis told him, and he sighed.

"This isn't how it played out..." He said to himself, recalling the event to himself. Chrysalis blasted him with a green beam of magic, sending Drew flying backwards and into a pile of the pony bodies. He got back up with groan as he smoked a bit from the blast. Drew growled and fired off a few basic balls of energy towards Chrysalis, who countered and teleported behind him.

He tried to give a buck, but found himself stuck, and turned his head as he met Chrysalis's eyes, and couldn't move. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened. He screamed out as he felt himself being drained of his love, and couldn't fight back. The memories he had of Rainbow Dash began to fade, and suddenly her Primary Feather appeared, and began to dull in color. He growled in pain, and tensed up. "N....noo....." He began to cry now, and repeated himself a few times before he snarled in a pure rage. "SPIRIT BREAK!!!" He screamed out, wings shooting from his back as his Element appeared on his head once more.

This threw Chrysalis back, and through two smoking buildings. "YOU WILL NOT TAKE MY MEMORIES OF HER WAY CHRYSALIS!!!"

He shouted at her, and rushed her at high speed, slamming into her and taking her through three more burnt buildings. Right before his eyes, Chrysalis turned into a blue puff of smoke, and an Alicorn shaped figure appeared, hoofing the ground angrily. Drew growled, returning the aggressive gesture, and the two began to charge one another, only to be cut off by a bright flash of light half way between the two. "ENOUGH OF THIS!!" Was heard in The Royal Canterlot Voice.

Drew blinked as the blue smoky figure seemed to panic at hearing this, and the Princess Of The Night appeared. "We shall take you back Tantabus!" Luna said with a growl, and Drew blinked. "Wait....this is a dream?!" Drew questioned. Luna didn't reply as she charged the Tantabus, and made contact, and a blue lace of magic lashed into the Tantabus, chaining it to Luna.

Drew growled and galloped over to Luna. "I asked you a question Luna!" He said bluntly, who nodded. "Yes Drew, it is, and our creation has escaped our dream, we were forced to pursue it into your dream. we sincerely apologize Drew!" Luna explained. Drew nodded some as he looked to the struggling Tantabus. "I should have known when it brought me here. This was one of the biggest battle in the war, yet by some miracle, we didn't lose a single soldier on our side." Drew explained, and Luna nodded. "We must be on our way now, please sleep peacefully now drew."

With that, Luna vanished, and along with her, the Tantabus, which left Drew in the field he remembered. The field was soon replaced with Ponyville, and once again, laughter. This laughter left a creeping chill going up his spine. He looked to where he had heard it, and there he saw it. Nightmare Stampede.

Drew's attitude sunk, and his ears flattened to his skull. "No......not this again......" He said with a scared tone. Nightmare Stampede was laughing, standing on Rainbow Dashes head, who was already dead with the hole in her chest. "Yes Drew, you were too weak to save her, and now you have to live with it!" Nightmare Stampede said.

Drew curled back a little, tears flowing freely now. "No......go away...." He said with a shaky tone. "Just leave me alone......" He said, and Nightmare Stampede walked over to Drew. He made Drew look up at him, and his body was instantly decayed a bit, the stab mark in his throat and chest vividly standing out, and the hole in his eye socket where Drew stabbed him before. "And you were so useless that you couldn't even save your own little brother from me! You're a failure Drew, a Royal Disgrace!!!" Nightmare Stampede said, and Drew recoiled, trying to run away, but Nightmare Stampede kept up with ease.

"You can't save any pony! you couldn't even save those two ponies back at the banks! You're pathetic!" Nightmare Stampede said, and Drew stopped, teleporting far away from Ponyville. He found himself in Canterlot now. He panted, still crying. He had forgotten this was but a dream, and raced to Celestia's castle, to report this to her. Once there, he was let into her chambers, finding Celestia pacing angrily.

"Celestia!! He's back! Nightmare Stampede has returned! I just saw him!" Drew said frantically. Celestia groaned and turned her head, giving a stern look. "And YOU failed to stop him! You don't deserve those wings, nor that Element!" She said and used her magic to snatch his Element away, which faded to stone immediately, and this evaporated his wings. "W....what?" He asked with a confused tone. "Even then Celestia, we HAVE to do something before he strikes again!" Drew said, and Celestia huffed. "Get out of my castle you worthless stallion, infact, GET OUT OF EQUESTRIA!" She ordered in The Royal Canterlot Voice, and before Drew could react, he snapped awake, panting and sweating hard. He found himself in the desert at dawn now, and sighed to himself. He then began to carry on with his travels. "Damn nightmare's.....they've been getting worse...."

(To be continued.)