On the moon Nightmare Moon was grinning as stars approached the moon, as soon as they arrived they glowed shattering the shackles. Nightmare Moon began to sing as she took off

A pony who wielded the might of the night
A mare who simply sought love
She gave it her all and did her best
Yet hidden in the shadow of her sister

A pony who was drawn into the shadows
A pony whose heart grew cold
Her pain grew with each day
Yet her sister paid her no heed

A pony hated by all
A pony who became a Nightmare
A pony who was abandoned
A pony who was forgotten

A pony who has returned
A pony who will bring her sister down
A pony who will finally be recognised
A pony who will return home

Darkness will cover all
As I extinguish the light
For I am the Nightmare
It is the time for the night to last forever

Nightmare Moon turned into smoke and flew into a room, she grinned as she saw her Celestia “Hello Celestia.”

Celestia growled “Nightmare Moon!”

Nightmare Moon snarled “You have reigned for long enough!” with a blast of magical energy Celestia flew out crashing into the wall of the Town Hall shocking all the ponies in the room, they then watched as the sun dipped below the horizon to be replaced with the moon. Nightmare Moon trotted out “Now I’m going to finish you.”

She fired a beam at her but was stopped by Fizzlepop who jumped in the way putting up a shield with her hooves. Nightmare Moon grinned “Hoof-casting, I haven’t met a single unicorn who practised the art.”

Fizzlepop grinned “It’s be a while Nightmare, that scar I gave you looks good on you.”

Nightmare Moon growled “That was you, I’m going wipe the both of you off the face of the Equis, Astral Star Spear!” Celestia gasped as she saw the spear forming her mind flashing back to the last time her sister had used the ability.

One thousand years ago, Discord grinned “So the Mighty Alicorns of the Sun and Moon decided to challenge me, very well I’ll give you one free shot each!”

Luna roared “Draconequus we will make thee regret thy actions, Astral Star Spear!” Celestia watched in shock as the mighty spear charged up before tearing into the Draconequus disintegrating his upper body.

Back in the present the fully charged spear clashed with the shield shaking the ponies out of their stupor as massive magical sparks flew off in every direction. The two Alicorns gasped as the spear shattered but Fizzlepop’s shield wasn’t even scratched.

Fizzlepop frowned at Nightmare Moon “Look there are two options for you now, one you leave, two we fight your choice.”Nightmare Moon’s eyes widened as she turned into smoke leaving the building” Fizzlepop smiled at her Celestia “I promise I will save your sister.”

She galloped out of the building as Mayor Mare shouted “Guards take Princess Celestia to the local hospital, then form up a defensive perimeter around it. Everypony else I recommend you return to your homes for your own safety.”

Nightmare Moon meanwhile was flying to the Castle of the Two Sisters, she landed in the rubble of the throne room and cried “I’m gg-going to d-die.”

Luna spoke to her “What are you talking about?”

Nightmare Moon cries grew louder “They are going use the elements and kill me, I don’t want to die!” Luna didn’t now what to say so she wrapped her presence around her only companion.

Meanwhile Fizzlepop was looking through books “Elements elements, where is it?!”

Spike barged in “You left me back there, I want to help too.”

Fizzlepop turned around “Sorry Spike but I need to find a book on the elements, they were the items that sealed Nightmare Moon away, maybe they could be used to cleanse her.”

They blinked as Rainbow Dash flew in grinning “That was totally awesome!”

Applejack followed her in “Yes it was, now do you have a plan to stop that mare?”

Pinkie Pie entered and bounced over to the bookshelves, Rarity trotted in with Fluttershy hiding behind her. Rarity turned to Applejack “We are going to help her aren’t we?”

Fizzlepop frowned “Well I’m looking for a book on the Elements of Harmony, they were the items who banished her to the moon, maybe they can cleanse her but I need that book.”

Pinkie Pie suddenly bounced over with a mad grin “Here it was under E.”

Fizzlepop groaned “I forgot this was a small town…” she frowned as began to read

Six elements exist but only five are known of Laughter, Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, and Generosity, all that is known about the sixth is powerful spark will bring it into the world. The five currently discovered elements reside within in Castle of the Two Pony Sisters that is deep within the Everfree Forest.

Everyone save Fizzlepop and Spike jumped “The Everfree Forest!”

Fizzlepop headed towards the door “I’m going to head there now alone.”

Spike shook his head “Not alone, I’m not letting my mother run into danger.”

Applejack smiled “Your mah friend and Ah’m not gonna let ya go in alone no matter what you say.”

Rainbow grinned “Even a bad-ass like you can’t do everything on their own.”

Rarity shouted “Rainbow Dash that was uncouth!” she then turned to Fizzlepop as she flicked her mane “I’m coming with you, a lady never abandons her friends.”

Fluttershy smiled “I’m coming too” she then whispered quietly “even if I’m terrified.”

Pinkie Pie bounced by “I’m coming to keep you all happy and joyful, oh after this we’ll have a we saved Equestria party!”

Spike chuckled “Sorry mum but we can’t let you do this alone.”

Fizzlepop frowned “Fine you can come but if things get really hairy I expect you to run.” They all nodded, Fizzlepop guided them to the outskirts of the forest, she turned to them “Last chance to change your mind before we go in.”

Fizzlepop frowned as they entered “So what’s so scary about this forest.”

Applejack frowned “It is unnatural, it doesn’t follow the same rules as Equestria does.”

Fizzlepop facehooved “That isn’t a very good answer.”

Rainbow grinned as she prowled toward Fizzlepop, Rarity and Fluttershy “ Nopony knows. Do you know why?”

Applejack stomped not noticing she accidently cracked part of the cliff “Stop it Rainbow!”

Rainbow ignoring her continued to prowl “Cause anypony who entered the forest never returned.” As she spoke that last word the cliff collapsed, Rainbow, Fluttershy and Spike took to the air as, Applejack, Fizzlepop, Rarity and Pinkie Pie slipped down the cliff. Spike and Rainbow Dash managed to catch Pinkie and Rarity who fell off first, Applejack managing to skid to a halt and galloped over to catch Fizzlepop.

Applejack groaned “You’re really heavy, I can’t pull ya up.”

Fizzlepop shouted “That doesn’t help me does, tell me how to fix this!”

Applejack smiled “Let go.”

Fizzlepop roared “Are you crazy, why would I do that?!”

Applejack smiled looking into her eyes “Trust me Ah’m your friend and you’ll be safe.”

Fizzlepop saw the look in the eyes there was no lies, only truth and assurance, she nodded “Okay I trust you.”

She closed her eyes and let go the she heard a voice “She is really heavy, how are you not flinching?!”

She opened her eyes to see Spike roll his eyes “I’m a dragon, strength is one of our specialities, we may not be as fast as you Pegasi but we are stronger to compensate.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Thanks, I thought I was a gonna.”

Spike facepalmed “Did you forget you can fly with your magic?”

Fizzlepop looked at the group blushing in embarrassment “Yes.” The rest of the group groaned as they continued onwards.

Rainbow grinned “Me and Spike swooped in and saved you it was just so awesome.” Fizzlepop groaned, her attraction to the blue mare was fading, sure she was definitely physically appealing but her ego was too much for them to be anything more than friends, she was shaken out of her thoughts by a huge roar. They all turned to see a furious dragon glaring at them.

Rainbow grinned “I got this.” She darted through the air slamming into the dragon’s face and then flew around it as it tried to retaliate, she boasted “Come and get...” The dragons tail slammed into her sending her flying.

Fizzlepop and Spike were about to rush the dragon when they heard a small quiet “Wait!” They stopped as Applejack jumped onto the back of the creature tying a rope around it’s neck, the dragon looked down and belched fire incinerating the rope before throwing the Apple farmer off her back.

Rarity was about to shoot a beam of magic when Fluttershy jumped in the way “Wait!” The dragon roared as Fluttershy approached, the dragon eyed her warily, she looked around the to see a sharp blade stuck in it’s back, she pulled a small salve bottle out of her mane. She fluttered over to the blade and turned to the dragon “I’m sorry but this will hurt.” She wrapped her mouth around the blade and pulled it out with a heave, the dragon roared out in pain, Fluttershy then carefully applied the salve on the wound with her hooves as the dragon began to calm down.

The dragon turned to Fluttershy with a smile “Thank you young mare, a bold griffon stabbed me with that blade long ago, I lost myself to madness due to the pain.”

Rainbow flew over grinning as the dragon flew away “That was awesome!”

Fluttershy blushed “It was nothing, sometimes you need to show a little kindness.”

Fizzlepop smiled “That was good work Fluttershy” she then looked forward “We have to get to the Castle.”

As they adventured through the forest which grew darker Rarity whined “Urghh my eyes need to rest from all this icky muck?!”

Fizzlepop frowned as the are got completely dark “Well looks like you got your wish.”

Fizzlepop and Spike growled as a bunch of scary trees glowed which caused everypony else save Pinkie Pie who was laughing, to scream. Everyone looked at the laughing mare, Spike raised an eyebrow “Why are you laughing?”

Pinkie smiled “Well you see…”

When I was a little filly and I…

Fizzlepop sighed “Is she…?”

Rainbow nodded “Yep.”

One musical montage later Fizzlepop and Spike were chuckling as their new friends were bouncing along with Pinkie Pie in the lead, they bumped into each over a massive lake. Rainbow growled “Great now how are we going to cross this lake.”

They blinked as they heard sobbing, they wandered over to see two fish-like creatures one was yellow and the other purple near the end of the river. Rarity galloped over to them “What wrong?”

The pair cried “Our sister fell off when a massive wave of water pushed her down, she is hanging on a branch” the held up a rope tied to a log “We made a rope but it’s not long enough and there a no more vines.”

Everyone else arrived only to see Rarity looking at the rope and then over toe the struggling blue one hanging from a weak branch. She then turned to see a sharp blade like stone, she closed her eyes and with two sharp cuts everyone saw a large portion of her mane and tail lying on the ground, her horn glowed as she wrapped the strands together and then attached them to the rope which threw done, with the increased length the blue one was able to grab the rope.

After their sister was pulled up they smiled, the yellow one smiled “I’m Adagio, the purple one is Aria and the blue one is Sonata, we’re sirens living peacefully in the Everfree Forest.”

Aria raised a fin “Sup.”

Sonata cheered “I’ll take you to the other side of the river just jump on my back.” The girls and the drake jumped on Sonata’s back as they were sailed across the river once they got off Sonata smiled “Bye, have a good day.”

Sonata returned to her sisters, Adagio smiled holding a blue gem around her neck “Thanks Sunset for everything.”

Fizzlepop’s group rushed forward, Fizzlepop backflipped as as she almost feel off the edge. Fizzlepop looked over the broken bridge “There’s the castle but how do we get across.”

Rainbow smiled flapping her wings “I’ll go and fix that bridge, I’ll have it done in 5 seconds flat.”

Meanwhile Luna turned to Nightmare Moon “You have done well but I’m taking control it’s my turn.” Nightmare Moon nodded as Luna took control of the body, Luna growled “I can’t let them into the castle her horn glowed as three bat-winged ponies wearing black Wonderbolt uniforms flew out.

Rainbow flew over to the other side, as soon as she was about to begin fixing the bridge the three bat-winged ponies landed, Rainbow asked “Who are you?”

They grinned “We are the Shadowbolts, the Everfree Forest’s greatest flying team. The only thing that is missing is our leader, you.”

Rainbow grinned “Sure just let me help my friends.”

The shook their heads “It’s them or us.” Just as Fizzlepop was about to shout a bunch of clouds cut her off.

Rainbow growled “I’m not turning my back on my friends, no matter what happens.” she quickly attached the rope bridge to the other side, just as she was flying over the three Shadowbolts flew after her, before they could do anything Spike flew in front of them and breathed a a massive green flame turning them into the shadows that spawned them.

Rainbow smiled “Thanks.”

Spike grinned ‘You’re welcome.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Thanks for sticking by us.”

Rainbow shook her head “I will not abandon my friends, not for anything.”

The group entered the castle throne room, Fizzlepop frowned “We should be looking for an altar of some kind that would support such a powerful group of artefacts.” As they roamed a pair of slitted eyes was watching them closely.

Spike called out “I think I found the room! They entered to see a large pillar with 5 stones on it.

Fizzlepop frowned “Everyone can you help me get these down, they are quite heavy and I’d rather not waste magic I could use to activate them.” Rainbow and Fluttershy carried one each while Spike carried the other three down. Fizzlepop looked at them “Could you please leave me to study these stones.”

Rainbow frowned “Are you sure be okay.”

Applejack frowned “Sugarcube we just don’t want you to get hurt.”

Fizzlepop smiled “I’ll be fine, trust me I just need to figure out how these stones work.” Her friend nodded as they stood outside the room Her horn glowed as she tried to activate the elements, she grimaced “Come on come on..” Suddenly Nightmare Moon slammed into the ground and with a cyclone of darkness teleported them to a higher tower within the castle.

Fizzlepop eyed the Alicorn warily “Nightmare Moon, I warned you earlier.”

The Alicorn shook her head “I’m may look the same but Nightmare Moon has passed control back to me, I’m Luna Princess of the Night and for starters…” She slammed her hooves down at the elements shattering them. She then dissapeared in a flash before appearing in front of Fizzlepop “Now you die!”

Her hoof slammed into Fizzlepop sending her flying Luna turned away only to hear movement, she turned around and her eyes widened as she pointed at Fizzlepop who forced herself to her hind hooves “You should be dead, no unicorn should be able to survive that.”

Fizzlepop began rolling her withers “Hmm I guess I’ m special, well let’s see how you like this, blitz x 10!” a huge red aura surrounded her disappeared in ha red flash only for Luna to dodge with a similar flash.

Applejack opened the door slightly and shouted “Fizzlepop’s gone!”

Spike heard an explosion of power coming from an area upstairs, Spike growled “I think I now where they are?”

Rainbow shouted “Let’s go!”

Fizzlepop and Luna were smashing into each other, Fizzlepop looked at the elements as she hear shouting “We’re coming Fizzlepop!”

Fizzlepop landed powering down, she smiled “I realise now what I should have seen earlier the elements are not someling that can be truly destroyed, they come from within us.”

She smiled as everyone else entered the room, they all shouted “Are you alright?!”

Fizzlepop smiled “I am now that you’re all here” she then grinned at Luna “Applejack she was reassured me when I was in doubt is the Embodiment of Honesty” the elements attached to her neck sending her flying into the air, she then turned to Fluttershy “Fluttershy who helped a dragon without any concerned for own safety is the Embodiment of Kindness” Fluttershy flew into the air joining Applejack

Fizzlepop continued “Pinkie Pie who inspired us all by laughing in the face of fear is the Embodiment of Laughter” Pinkie Pie joined the other two floating above them “Rarity who was willing to give up her mane and tail to help strangers she didn’t even know is the Embodiment of Generosity ” Rarity flew into the air as well. Fizzlepop smiled as she turned to Rainbow “Rainbow who stood by her friends rather than seek her own goals is the Embodiment of Loyalty” Rainbow joined them leaving just Spike and Fizzlepop on the ground.

Luna grinned “So what you don’t have sixth element, you can’t beat me.”

Fizzlepop smiled “I felt it interacting with six of them, a spark of power, the happiness I feel with them my friends.” A crown with a six pointed star landed on her head sending her flying into the air.

Luna roared as the elements started to activate “No I won’t let you!” just as she fired off a blast of magic the elements fried off a rainbow laser at Spike and with a flash he was wearing a rainbow suit of armour, he flew in the way deflected the magic with a swing of his claw. Fizzlepop whispered “Please save them both?” The element of magic flashed slightly in response to her plea.

Luna screamed as a huge rainbow blast enveloped her “No stop don’t hurt…”

The six bearers landed, Fluttershy comment “You tail and mane is back.”

Rarity blinked as she looked at her tail and mane “They’re back.”

Rainbow grinned “These gems are pretty cool aren’t they.”

Spike chuckled as he flew over, he lifted his helmet “Not as cool as my armour.”

Fizzlepop turned to see a small Alicorn lying there, Fizzlepop frowned as she approached “Luna…”

Luna growled at her as she got close “You killed her, she’s gone because of you!”

Fizzlepop frowned “Um no I didn’t want to hurt either of you and the element of magic felt my intent.” Luna was about to interject when Fizzlepop lifted her wing revealing a little Thestral Alicorn.

The little Alicorn looked up her and whimpered “Please don’t hurt me?”

Fizzlepop levitated the filly into her forelegs and smiled “I won’t hurt you although I believe the name Nightmare Moon doesn't fit for a little filly like you.”

Everyone else in the room shouted “That’s Nightmare Moon!”

Fizzlepop turned to Luna her eyes narrowing “Yes a little filly who was forced to endure the hate of one thousand years because of jealous mare” she then shook her head as she smiled turning to the Alicorn filly “What would you like your name to be?’

The filly looked up her teal slitted eyes glimmering “Moonlight.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Well Moonlight do you want to join us for the sunrise, for a new dawn?” Moonlight nodded happily, Fizzlepop smiled “Come one everypony it’s time for the dawn.” Fizzlepop walked out her five friends around her, her son walking beside her with Luna trailing behind them, Fizzlepop’s horn glowed as the moon began as the moon began to dip below the horizon.

Luna grumbled “She is raising my moon…” her eyes then widened as Fizzlepop’s horn glowed a little brighter a faint outline of aura surrounded the sun “How are you raising the sun!”

Her five new friends shouted “What you raise the sun!”

Fizzlepop nodded “Yes, Celestia has been incapable of raising it for a while and thus I stepped in so to speak.”

Luna frowned as she sent a simple scanning spell over her“There’s no way you shoudler have the magic to…” she paused as the result shocked her.

Fizzlepop frowned “You know scanning a pony without their permission is very…”

Luna turned to her “You’re a golem.”

Fizzlepop’s eyes widened “I’m a what, I’m no golem. I have parents and siblings, I have a family!” She frantically cast a scanning spells tears welled up in her eyes as she wailed “I’m not real, I’m a fake a fake!”

Applejack smiled “You’re our friend, it doesn’t matter to us.”

Rainbow Dash shrugged “I don’t know what a golem is but you were awesome enough to lead us through the Everfree.”

Rarity smiled “Darling we will support you.”

Fluttershy approached her “It’s not about how you came to be, it’s about who you are and what good you actions have done and judging by what has happened today I’d say you have done great things.”

Pinkie Pie quietly trotted over with a warm smile giving her a light hug with a smile, Moonlight looked at Fizzlepop “You saved me when I thought no-one would care, you were willing to give me a chance at a normal life, thank you.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Thank you all of you.” She then looked to the sun “I believe we should return home, everyone put a hoof or claw on me.” Everypony even Luna who hesitated slightly did so, then in a flash of light they arrived in Ponyville Central Square.

Ponies looked at the group, Fizzlepop smiled “We have returned and Nightmare Moon will trouble us no longer” she then smiled as she summoned a giant magical hand that began to scratch behind Moonlight’s ears, Moonlight relaxed as she fell asleep.

Celestia trotted over to them and smiled “I’m glad your all safe.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Guess who’s back?”

Fizzlepop’s group moved out of the way only to see Luna looking at her older sister tears in her eye, Celestia galloped over to her sister tears forming in her own eyes “I’m so sorry Luna for everything, I should have listened to you.”

Luna tear began to flow as she approached “I’m sorry too, I was just so angry and I took it out on you when you didn’t deserve it.”

Fizzlepop holding the sleeping Moonlight was smiling when Pinkie Pie shouted as she pulled a cannon out of her mane “Party Time!” Fizzlepop shook her head as a huge party was set up.

Fizzlepop trotted over to Celestia who along with her sister were looking confused “I need to speak to you in private.”

Celestia frowned “Very well,” she then turned to her sister “I have to discuss something with my student I’ll be right back.”

Luna grinned “Okay sister, I’ll go eat some cake before you comeback and eat it all.”

Celestia stuck her tongue out as she and Fizzlepop headed towards a dark alleyway. Fizzlepop’s cats a soundproofing spell and then turned to her mentor “Did you know I was golem?”

Celestia nodded “Your brother told me, it was why he acted coldly towards you.”
Fizzlepop took a deep breath, Celestia raised an eyebrow “You’re not mad.”

Fizzlepop chuckled coldly “No I am absolutely livid” she then stopped chuckling as she glared at Celestia “I will not explode while I’m holding Moonlight here.”

Celestia frowned “Nopony noticed because of Luna but Alicorns don’t just pop out of thin air not to mention she is a Thestral Alicorn which has never happened before.”

Fizzlepop grinned “Remember how I suggested I could save them both and you told me it was impossible, well you were wrong.” Celestia scowled as she turned to the filly, only for Fizzlepop to scowl at her “You will not hurt her, she was created as a scapegoat for your sister’s anger and hatred towards you. I will give her a normal life.”

Celestia frowned “An Alicorn should be raised by another Alicorn.”

Fizzlepop frowned “First off Canterlot if is a poor place to raise an Alicorn filly who doesn’t want to be drawn into the Canterlot Nobility’s political nonsense and Second you will be busy helping Luna adjust to this day and age. I have the power to raise an Alicorn and I can live in this town to do so, it is close to Canterlot yet is small enough to keep the attention of the Canterlot nobles away from it.”

Celestia nodded “Very well you can stay here, you have clearly thought about this and I can’t stop you. I’ll will give you custody of her as soon as possible” Celestia then turned back to the party “I need to get some cake.” Fizzlepop facehooved as she followed her mentor back to the party wishing for some peace and quiet over the next few days.

Author's Note

I hope you like this chapter.