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... (Radio static)...

*Time.*

*I am lost to it.* Thought the alicorn of the night as she lay in one of the many craters on the moon.

It was coming up on her one thousandth year on the rock orbiting 238,900 miles away from the Earth. And yet as the moon drifted above the nation of Equestria, on the continent of Equss, she looked to her home.

*Home.* She thought, as tears filled her eyes.

How she longed to walk there again. To feel, hear, taste and experience the life she once had. For longer than she could remember, she has drifted from sanity, to insanity and back again.

With the never ending pain of hunger and thirst. The endless silence of the void and only her own screaming thoughts for company. Yet now, it has all been numbed by the passing of time.
Time, who is unaware of its passenger.

After what seemed like an eternity of crying, she breathed back the tears and her eyes drifting once again to her home.
It wouldn't be long now before Equestria drifts beyond the horizon of her view once again.

She longed for it. Oh, how much she longed to be home and to be able to talk to someone again. But she knew better than to hope.

*Hope.* She thought.

How long she has hoped for this fate worse than death to end. For every day that has passed, she has searched for death, yet could not find it.

Now as her tears dried up and the moon drifted towards its midnight, her breathing started to become heavy as she felt herself falling back into insanity.
After a long last look at Equestria, she closed her eyes and waited for the madness of her mind to take her again.

~"They say no one ever really knows themselves... until their freedoms been taken away."~

Her eyes shot wide open and her breath had caught in her throat, as for the first time since her imprisonment, the endless silence of the void was broken by an unknown voice.
She had forgotten a long time ago the many different types of sounds she had once experienced. But she could never forget the sound of a voice.

~"I wonder... how well do you know yourself?"~

She quickly moved to stand up. The fatigue and pain in her body all but forgotten.
Her eyes scanning the surrounding area in search of the voice she heard. Yet she found herself still alone.
Not finding anyone or anything, she started to wonder if she had really heard a voice or if it had been in her head.

~"Nightmare Moon."~

No. This voice is to real too be an illusion of her mind. Yet still, she could not locate its source.
It sounded male, dark and ancient. It seemed to echo in her ears and head.

~"Princess of the night."~

As the voice continued, the princess started to shake.
This voice was unknown to her. As well as its intentions. She has never encountered anything like this before and it scared her. She hasn't felt any other emotion other than anger, grief, sadness and despair, in centuries. But now, she felt fear.

*I am not alone.* She thought.

~"Traitor... Tyrant... Murderer."~

That word. Above all the others, it was that word that stung the most. Murderer.
She looked down in shame. The princess knew what she was and what she has done. She was guilty of all those things.

As she lowered her gaze, she noticed a dim blue circle was surrounding her. it was slowly getting brighter and moon dust had started to slowly blow around her like a tornado.

*True magic?* She thought. Then her fear and curiosity became dread.
*My judgment has come.*

Her body started to tremble as fear drove her to try and escape from whatever this being was going to do to her. Yet she found herself unable to move her legs.

Darkness started to surround her and she begun to believe her end has come. But what the voice said next shocked the alicorn to her core.

~"Today you go free."~

Her eyes widened and her body froze.
Her mind was blank. Words could not express what was going through her head in that instant.

*Free?* She thought.

She had forgotten what freedom was. What it felt like. What it meant to be free.
But she could not for the life of her comprehend why? Why would anyone set her free?

~"But... as you will soon learn."~

Her fear started to pick up again as the wind became more fierce.

~"Even freedom, has a price."~

In an instant beams of light struck her from the now brightly glowing magic circle and for the first time in a millennium, she screamed in pain as what felt like thousands of volts of electricity flowed through her entire body.

As true magic poured into the alicorn, sabatons started to form on her feet and continued up creating cuisses for her legs.
As a fauld and a plackart formed around her waist and stomach, two gauntlets and vambraces, formed on her hands and arms.
Then lastly two shoulder pads and a breastplate formed on her shoulders and across her torso.

Just when she thought she couldn't take the pain anymore, it started to fade away and she felt strength and power from so long ago return to her.
The beams of light dissipated and a Shockwave of magical energy, exploded outward from her.
As a final arc of energy surged through the alicorn, a helm formed on her head and she fell to her knees.

She quickly started breathing in heavily, trying to get air back into her lungs. Then she heard the voice speak.

~"You'll carry your prison with you. Your mind, will be your new cell."~

The wind ceased, her breathing calmed and the alicorn opened her eyes. Which now glowed bright with blue fire.

~"Make no mistake."~
She stood up.

~"War is coming."~
Her horn lit up.

~"With all its glory."~
She spread her wings.

~"And all its horror."~
Then lastly a great sword formed in her hands.

~"Princess Luna... your freedom awaits."~

The wind returned and the blue magic circle shined brighter than before.
Nightmare Moon felt herself being lifted up by an unknown source then suddenly the magic circle shot a bright blue beam of light, along with Luna, towards Equss and into Equestria.

Inside an ancient castle, deep within the Everfree forest, a bright beam of light came down from the heavens.
When the light finally disappeared, Nightmare Moon found herself standing in a ruined ancient throne room, alone.
She waited and listened for a moment. She was worried for a moment that this was all just a dream.

Nothing. She heard nothing and was still in the castle.
She looked around the old hall yet also found nothing.
After checking her surroundings, she stepped towards a nearby window, overlooking the Everfree forest.
It was dark out. Somewhere around midnight. The stars shined brightly in the sky, with the moon directly overhead.

Home. She was home. Nightmare Moon stared in awe at the castle that had once been her home and after a few minutes of staring into the forest, she looked down at the great sword in her hands.
Everything had happened so fast, she hadn't paid attention to it and had forgotten she was even carrying the weapon.

The whole weapon seemed to shine brightly, yet also glowed darkly in her grasp.

*Dark and Bright as the day and night.* Nightmare Moon thought to herself.

Finished with her examination of her new weapon, her gaze drifted up to the window again.
She looked towards the direction of the mountains that held Canterlot high above the valleys, forests and hills and a single thought entered her mind.

*Celestia.*

Celestia was there. She knew it. She could feel it.
Nightmare Moon then smiled and spoke for the first time in a millennium.
"Finally...All shall fear me and rejoice."

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Author's Note

Hello everyone.
This is my first story written for the public, on this site.
This is the start of a long story I will try to write everyday. But bare with me. I do alot of moving, so I may not post to often. But fear not! This is my only story on this site, and I have alot of time to write it. I will not stop. Even if I get only a small amount of support and views.

Oh and comment down below if any of you know exactly where I got the lines for the voice. (I do not claim ownership of them. Nor mlp.)
I will be happy to answer any questions about my story for anyone and I would love to hear what you all think.
In the meantime, this is where I get off.
I will see you up ahead.