--Location:Unknown,Somewhere in The Human World--
Cough.
Cough.She coughed so hard.
Nightmare Moon was alone and dying.
Her powers,her dignity,and everything have been stripped off her thanks to Princess Celestia and the Mane 6,thanks to those foolish and sun-loving ponies,they took everything away from her!
Her vengeance,her powers,her dignity,and everything!
Now,Nightmare Moon was consumed with vengeance and grief and hate and will and vow to get her revenge on her blasted of a nuisance sister and her stupid,fun-loving,and sun bathing ponies!
But,the question is;how will she do it?
She was on the verge of dying..until one day,she was approached by a masked figure.
She heard gunshots coming from outside,the door opened and revealed a fully armored man wearing a holographic tactical visor and a desert eagle 50 AE.
"You should create better guards,Moon."
He had a robotic voice.
"And you should create some manners...*Cough*...who are you?Another one of Celestia's sun-lovers?"She asked with a cough.
"Call me the Arkham Knight..."
She snickered.
"Another one of my sister's subjects freed from her grasp...tell me.What tortured sun-burnt soul cowers behind that mask of yours?"She asked with curiosity,wanting to know who the Knight is.
He spoke,
"It doesn't matter who I am,I'm here because we want the same thing;Celestia and Twilight dead."He said.
She looked at the dead Shadowbolts,who were lying on the floor,and dead.
She silently laughed.
"You made short work of my Shadowbolts,but Celestia and Twilight are a very different proposition.One for which I am fully prepared."She said crossing her arms.
"Those pathetic guards I killed?I can replace them with an army.An army that will show no mercy on it's opponents."He said,walking slowly towards her.
"Trained by whom?"
"Me."He coldly replied.
"And what would you know about my sister and her student?"She asked.
"Her fears..."
She suddenly grew interested on the offer this man made.This could be her only chance to get back on top,dethrone her sister,and finally bring Eternal Night on Equestria.
"Very well,you have my attention,Arkham Knight."She said and extended her hand.
The Knight extended his arm and shook hers.
An alliance has been made.
--A Few Weeks Later--
The Arkham Knight checked on his bank account and looked up on his account via laptop.
"Three Billion Dollars is a significant investment..."
"Everyone is willing to pay."He replied as he pulled out his mobile phone.
"And what exactly would you be using this money on?"She asked.
"Tanks,drones,a highly trained army of soldiers."He replied typing on his phone.
She chuckled.
"You think you can just bring an entire battalion of soldiers in Equestria?"
He looked onto her and said,
"You didn't think I have a plan?We hold Equestria ransom.We create panic.And then chaos."
"Of course,the Draconequus.A distraction."She said.
"As they all run scared,we emerge.Take over half of Equestria.Every place,village,and parties.We will make the shadow of the night,chip them away until they have nothing left of the burning sunlight in their faces,then you will finally bring the Eternal Night..."
--Three Months later--
The Arkham Knight and Nightmare Moon has set up shop their headquarters at The Castle of The Two Sisters,occupying it with the Knight's military forces.This was good day,er-night.
Nightmare Moon and The Arkham Knight are standing on the balcony of the Castle.
She faced the Knight and asked,
"If you wanted my sister dead,then why come to me?You seem...capable.."
"She needs to suffer,you and I suffered.So will they..."He said crossing his arms.
"Of course it's personal.There are many villains in Equestria with a gift for causing harm..."She replied looking at the moon,her 1000 year-old prison.
"Not that kind of pain.The Real Kind..."
She faced him.
"Ah,you want them afraid."
"I've seen what your powers can do,I want you to cause fear in Equestria.An endless nightmare.A chaotic society with new rules.A society without the sun.A society with no friendship..."He said grabbing a glass and filling it with a 1942 wine,which originated from France.
"You're well informed about me,Arkham Knight.But you're wrong about one thing.I don't want my sister dead.I want to dethrone her."She said taking the glass.
"She's better off dead."He replied.
"Kill her,and you martyr her,you make them a legend.But break them,humiliate them,terrify them in the worst possible way.
And then show them that they're nothing but a bunch of sun-loving pricks.Then they're nothing but cowards."
"Look,you can do what you want,Moon.But when you're done,I will kill her..."He said holding the glass.
"Very well.But know this:it'll be an act of mercy when you do."She drank her wine.
"Mercy?Why show mercy when I can just end her life?"He turned around and removed his mask then drank his wine.
"So,Phase 2 is now complete,what now?"Nightmare Moon asked.
"Gather Equestria's Most Notorious Villains,and bring them here..."He said,putting the mask back on.
"What do you intend to do?"She asked.
"Two ponies aren't gonna be enough to defeat Twilight and Celestia,so I propose we can make an alliance with Equestria's most evilest,the most vilest,the most notorious villains."
She nodded.
"Consider it done..."
--A Few Days Later--
Every villain was on the Arkham Knight's HQ.Chrysalis,King Sombra,Discord,Tirek,Cozy Glow,The Storm King,Tempest Shadow,Grogar,Ahuizotl,Dr.Caballeron,The Flim and Flam Brothers,and Stygian AKA The Pony of Shadows.
"Keep that smoke out of my face,Caballeron!"Ahuizotl yelled in disgust.
"What's the matter,Az?The burning smell bring back some bad memories of Daring Do?"He taunted removing the cigarette from his mouth.
"You're a real couple of idiots,you know that?"Tempest asked,feeling annoyed.
"ENOUGH!"Nightmare Moon boomed.
"Well,well.'bout time you showed yourself."The Storm King said holding the Staff of Sacansas.
"Yeah,what's left of you."Cozy Glow said.
"What's the deal,Moon?Why are we here?"Sombra asked in his umbrum form.
"When I was banished from Equestria,I was approached by a man,a man who made all of this possible.And all of you share a tumor.A fear that strikes from the light.Hunts you.Keeps the darkness in bay..."Nightmare Moon was then cut by Tirek.
"Yeah,yeah.We get it,our assess always got handed by Twilight and her friends.Tell us something we don't know."Tirek said.
"Like how we kill them..."
"Hey that's my job!"The Knight yelled.
"And who is this freak anyways?!"Grogar asked.
"This is the man who I was talking about,every villain meet The Arkham Knight,the man who all made this possible..."
They all glared at him.
"Bah!You expect us to join forces with you and this piece of shit of a joke.What sick man sends babies to fight with us?"Discord taunted and everyone laughed.
Thankfully a drone armed with a vulcan gun and a multi-scanner was outside of the castle and pointed at the villains.
Wait.
What?
The Drone then almost killed every villain in the room,after the Drone ran out of bullets,The Arkham Knight approached the trembling villains.
"Are you all willing to co-operate or what?"
"What are you?!"Sombra hissed.
"I am Twilight's Downfall,so ask us how we're going to do it!Go on!ASK!"He yelled.
"H-how?"Cozy Glow asked trembling.
--Later--
"This human thinks he can threaten us in order to co-operate with him.I say we kill him before he can even have thoughts of betraying us!"Tirek boomed.
"The darkness says give him a chance..."King Sombra hissed.
"Forget the darkness!When I make a deal,I look like a pony in the eye."Caballeron said.
"Did you bring a cigarette?"
"Hahaha.Real funny,Sombra.Keep talking like that and Nightmare Moon's Ceasefire ain't gonna happen."Chrysalis said.
Sombra sighed.
"Let this Arkham Knight run his army.Leave him and Nightmare Moon to chase Twilight.And us?We can take care of ourselves..."He said.
Everyone shared a look.
"Okay,when do we begin?"Discord asked.
"When The Arkham Knight and Nightmare Moon carry out the orders,we will strike..."Tempest Shadow said.
"And we better get payment for this one!"Flim yelled.
"You better make sure our men are armed and their weapons are loaded..."Dr.Caballeron said.
"Oh,don't you worry,Caballeron.The guns'll be loaded.Every bleeding second of this truce..."Flam replied.
Author's Note
The Villains have their own objectives:
-Nightmare Moon,dethrone Celestia and bring the Eternal Night
-The Arkham Knight,kill Celestia for unknown reasons
-King Sombra,take over the Crystal Empire
-Discord,cause all the chaos he wants
-Tirek,suck all the magic and become powerful
-Cozy Glow,????
-The Storm King,take the Princess's Powers and be a God
-Tempest Shadow,regain her lost horn
-Grogar,get revenge on Twilight for killing him
-Ahuizotl,defeat Daring Do for good
-Dr.Caballeron,steal all the artifacts
-Flim and Flam,gain enough money and retire
-Stygian,get revenge on The Pillars
Ah yes,The Summer Sun Celebration.The most wonderful event of Equestria,an event where Princess Celestia will raise the sun...
But are unaware of the events that's about to unfold,I guess somepony's waiting to cut the strings.
One of the Royal Guards has been patrolling the streets of Canterlot and entered a diner.
The diner was filled of ponies,chattering and excited for the Summer Sun Celebration.
The Royal Guard then sat down on the diner's counter,the waitress came by and gave the stallion a cup of coffee and the waitress wrote down the order.
"So,what will it be,the usual?"The mare asked.
"Sure."The guards politely replied.
"...Tomato Salad with no dressing..."She wrote down the order and left.
The Guard then waited until a unicorn approached the guard.
"Hey,uh,I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner,sir.But there's a stallion smoking over there.The corner booth..."The unicorn said.
The Guard sighed.
"Wait here,I'll have a word with him..."The Guard stood up and walked pass by some pony customers and finally confronted the smoking pony.
He tapped the pony on his back and said,
"Excuse me,sir.There's no smoking here..."
The pony grabbed him and he was all pitched black and his eyes were red,he snarled at him and threw him on the floor.
The Guard cleared his mind and saw the ponies,who looked like the smoker,were tearing each other apart.They tore each others skin and flesh until there's nothing left of them.
The Guard tried to get out of the diner as fast as he could,but was assaulted by one of the shadows.The pony then bashed him with a table.He bashed and bashed and bashed.
The ponies were terrified from what they're seeing.
The Royal Guard arrived and sealed the entire diner.
Princess Celestia arrived and inspected the presence and cause of why the ponies tearing each other apart
"Hmm...No..it can't be...No...No...It can't be..."She silently muttered.
She knew the only pony who can cause this kind of mayhem.Her sister's evil concussion.The tumor lurking on her head.
Nightmare Moon,there's no way she has returned!Her student banished her!Destroyed the evil tumor that took over her entire self.
"Guards...lock down the Castle...and make sure Luna gets protection."Celestia ordered.
"Very well,your highness..."The General said and galloped back to the palace.
"Where are you now,Moon?"
--Location:The Crystal Empire--
It was night at the Crystal Empire,everypony was asleep.Except Princess Cadance and Shining Armor who were tryingto make Baby Flurry Heart sleep by singing a lullaby that will send their child to sleep,but then...
BOOM!
A loud explosion was heard and the baby woke up crying.Princess Cadence grabbed her child immediately and asked her husband,
"What's going on?"She panicked.
He simply replied.
"I don't know,but stay here..."
He ran outside and found the soldiers gearing up for combat.
"What's going on,soldier?"Shining asked.
"We are under attack,captain!"The Soldier replied grabbing his spear.
"By whom?"
"I have no idea,Captain.But the attackers are outside of the Empire trying to bring down the barrier!"
Shining sighed.
"Of all the attacks we got,now it had to be right now?"
He geared up and rushed with guards and arrived at the barriers.
They looked at the barriers and saw various tanks trying to shoot down the Crystal Empire's barriers.
"Captain,what are those machines?"One of the guards asked.
He didn't answer.
He stepped forward and looked at their leader,he was wearing some kind of militaristic armor with a blue mask with glowing eyes.
"Wait.Everypony,cease your weapons..."Shining commanded.
"Captain,are you insane?!"
"Do as I command."
They lowered their weapons and saw the figure walking towards them he stopped at the barriers and glared at the Captain of the Crystal Guard.
He weakly chuckled.
"What's so funny?Do you think it's funny trying to attack this kingdom?And who are you?!"
"Oh,Captain,Captain,my dear Captain.It doesn't matter who we are...what matters is our plan.You should have lowered the barriers when you had the chance..."
The tank continued firing the crystals that keeps the barriers active.Until they finally brought down the barriers,soldiers were running inside the kingdom,helicopters were flying and dropping off militia personnel on the roofs of the Empire,tanks were rolling inside.
Shining Armor finally knew what it was.A military occupation.Le Coup D'etat.
"Fire!"One of the soldiers yelled aiming a crossbow at the Militia Commander who was walking and then attacked the soldiers with physical fighting styles.
After there was no soldiers left,Shining Armor charged on the Militia Commander,with a sword on his mouth.The Militia Commander pulled out his own medieval sword and prevented the Captain from delivering a hit to him.
"Impressive I must say.This is all but a child's play."He then kicked Shining Armor on the floor,and his sword broken.
Shining Armor tried to escape but only to be stopped the Militia Commander.
"Oh no,no,no,no.You're not going anywhere,old man,"He placed his hoof on Shining Armor's chest,"Gotta say,I thought you'd last longer than that."
"Please..please..you don't have to do this..."He begged for mercy.
"Groveling,old man?I expected more."He removed his hoof on his chest and knocked him out with his sword.
"I'm gonna enjoy watching your sister and her mentor die.Slowly and painfully...Oh,and don't worry about your child.I'm gonna take good care of her than you ever did."
He blacked out.
"Take him away."
The soldier nodded and dragged the pony's unconscious body into the dungeons.The Militia Commander continued and arrived at the castle room where Princess Cadence and her child are cowering in fear.
He approached them,Cadence tried to hit him with a blast,only to find out he survived the blast.
"But..but..-how?!"
"Oh,sweetheart.Magic-proof armor.It backfires any magic attack.Now,do me a favor and hand over the child."He said pointing his gun at her.
"Never!I will never do it!Not from the likes of you!"
He sighed.
"I'm gonna repeat it.Give me the child and you won't be hurt.Or he dies."
"W-what are you talking about?!"
"Oh,I defeated your husband in combat.He's fine really.Now,surrender the child to me."
Princess Cadence kissed her child's head and gave the child to the Militia Commander.
He looked at the child.
"Take her away."
"No!No!You can't do this!"Princess Cadence cried as she was being dragged on the floor.
"I guess I just did."
"You won't get away with this!My sister-in-law will stop you!"
He chuckled lightly.
"I'm looking forward to it."
Her scream was heard.He heard the child cry.
"Sh..sh..don't cry.little flower.Sleep.Sleep..."He said.
A few hours later,King Sombra arrived and impressed with the Arkham Knight's le coup d'etat.
"Wonderful work,Knight!I hope nothing has troubled you..."
"Of course not.The occupation was a success..."
He sat on the throne with the Crystal Heart on top.
"Mwahahaha....Long Live the King..."He said with an evil grin.
