“Ludicrous, we have no chance at stopping them. It’s suicide.” Said Moon Dasher, previously known as Rainbow Dash, who was pacing back and forth inside of Flutter Moon’s cottage. The remaining five, plus Moon Melody, Shining Moon and Blue Moon were all meeting there in Flutter Moon’s living room, since it seemed the best location that was isolated from prying ears.

“No one is asking you to die for the cause, just that you help us.” Said Blue Moon. “We could use all the help we could get, each of you can do something for our cause.”

“Do something? I think we have done enough. There is nothing we can do to stop Nightmare Moon now.” Said Moon Dasher.

“Who made you in charge?” Said Apple Moon, previously known as Applejack.

“Well naturally, Dawn Lighter was, but now she’s gone over to the dark side. Moon Pie can’t hold herself together very well anymore. Moon Sparkle can’t stop blaming herself, which she should. Flutter Moon is too soft, and you have no experience leading a group. So therefore, I should be the new leader.” Said Moon Dasher.

“We can decide who the leader of our cause is later, for now we need to be united against our common enemy.” Said Shining Moon.

“Who are you again? We didn’t even know you existed until you brought us all together. How are we supposed to believe who you say you are?” Questioned Moon Dasher.

“Enough! I trust him Moon Dasher, and he’s right. We need to stand against Nightmare Moon and defeat her if we ever have a chance of getting Dawn Lighter back. And maybe our names too.” The last part, Flutter Moon said quietly, more to herself than any in the room. “Maybe if you stopped picking a fight with everypony you see, we can start planning.”

“I need some air; I’ll be back in a few minutes.” Said Moon Sparkle leaving the cottage.

“I’ll go with her, and make sure she doesn’t do anything drastic.” Said Moon Melody.

Moon Melody found Moon Sparkle sitting on a bridge over a river, crying. “Hey, mind if I sit with you?” She said. With a simple nod of approval, Moon Melody sat down next to her, both watching the water flow past them.

They sat there for a few minutes, until Moon Melody broke the silence again, “I don’t blame you, you know. We were all caught off guard. Don’t blame yourself for the what if’s and maybes. Who could have expected these events to unfold? What if I had pressed for Celestia to make more securities in place for the return of her sister? What if I had gone with your group to help find the elements? So many alternatives that I could have chosen.”

“How did you deal with it?” Said Moon Sparkle.

“I didn’t, I just moved on. You cannot change the past, so if you always have regret, then you can never move on with the present.” Said Moon Melody.

“I guess that makes sense, but Moon Dasher’s words dug deep into my heart. I guess a part of me believed those words, and that I had lost the chance for us to go back.” Said Moon Sparkle.

“Well if there is any consolation, a wise pony once told me ‘No reserve, no retreats, and no regrets.’ Do you know who that was?” Said Moon Melody.

“Celestia?” Said Moon Sparkle.
“Yep, I think the best way to move on from Celestia’s death, is to think of all the good moments we had with her. That way we can honor her with our memories.” Continued Moon Melody.

“Thanks Moon Melody, you don’t know how much I needed to hear that. I think we can head back now.” Said Moon Sparkle.

“That’s why I think we will win. If we stand strong together, we can defeat any evil that may come upon us. We have a chance to take back the throne, we just need to unite against Nightmare Moon.” Said Moon Melody, as they started to head back.

On their way back however, they were greeted by Shining Moon, who was running to meet them. “Hey, what’s wrong?” said Moon Melody

“You know Spike? The baby dragon assistant that Dawn Lighter had. He came to us, and he says he has big news, news that might provide crucial information for us. Blue Moon sent me to fetch you two.” Said Shining Moon, a little out of breath.

“Well what are we waiting for? Best not to have a dragon waiting on us.” Said Moon Sparkle.

As all three arrived back at the cottage, they all stopped by the kitchen to get a few glasses of water. Returning to the Living room, there sat Spike, constantly fidgeting with his claws. “I already told you, Nightmare Moon wiped my memory too. I don’t know your previous names and I don’t know why she didn’t rename me. I think it was because I wasn’t a pony or something, everything is still kinda fuzzy.” He said.

“Then how come you said you overheard a conversation that you weren’t supposed to hear? How do you know that what you know is not fabricated?” Questioned Blue Moon.

“Because I didn’t even know that you were thinking of starting a rebellion before I got here. I simply came because I knew that Flutter Moon was here, and that maybe her friends too.” Said Spike.

“I don’t trust you, but Flutter Moon does, so I think we will all hear you out.” Said Blue Moon. Looking up, he noticed that Shining Moon, Moon Melody and Moon Sparkle had returned.

“Oh good, you got them. I don’t know if you heard, but Spike here says that he overheard a conversation that took place between Nightmare Moon and Dawn Lighter.”

“Nightmare Moon and I were working on some paperwork, when Dawn Lighter busted in and asked to speak privately with Nightmare Moon. Something about the ‘Book of Prophecies and Predictions’ or something like that. That immediately got Nightmare Moon’s attention and she dismissed me.” Said Spike.

“Wait the Book of Prophecies and Predictions? The very book that Prophesied that Nightmare Moon would return and that in order to defeat her, we had to get the elements of harmony?” Said Apple Moon.

“I guess that one, but Dawn Lighter said that something new had happened.”

“Something new? What do you mean?” Said Shining Moon.

“I think she meant a new Prophecy.”

Author's Note

Edit: Fixed up some sentences, and grammatical errors. If you find any in any of the chapters, please tell me!