Author's Note

This was a recent story I worked on wanting to create a gentle GIant-esque character. The idea being a kind person who enters a beserk state. The main character was the origininal Character Mustang which originated in a previous story Fallout Equestria: Heed the Tolling Bell

Lunar Champion: Mustang

The 1000th night: A Rage Unleashed

Its been 1000 years since the banishment of the Moon's bearer. Every night a being waits in his chamber, sealed until the bearer returns for him to serve. A crystal barrier holding a being unlike any other hidden in the darkness of the Everfree Forest.

Crack....crick crack
The night has come. for this being to arise. As the crystal barrier cracks into pieces a pair of silver eyes open.

Twilight and her new companions were stunned after seeing this mare who called herself Nightmare Moon. They had set out into the Everfree Forest to retrieve the elements of harmony...when
"Uh girls?" Does the Everfree tend to have tremors?" Twilight asked.

"No. My animal friends never say anything about it." Fluttershy replied, and the others all agreed that tremors in the Everfree were not common at all. Despite this the group traveled on, the ground shaking all the way.

Meanwhile...

"The time has come for you to help her majesty." A voice whispered in the head of the being as the crystal barrier was crumbling and the ground around the crystal shook. Then all at once, the crystal shattered and out came the being.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" It roared as its silver eyes had no pupils as it looked to the ceiling of the cavern. The being raised its fist and with a mighty punch, a hole bored through the roof of the cavern up to the mountain top. If anyone had looked at the mountain they would have heard the mountain let loose a loud bang as its peak was sent flying deep into the forest.

BANG!!!

"eep!" Fluttershy said as the loud bang echoed throughout the forest, the girls were almost at their destination. Little did they know that they were being followed. Nightmare Moon in her ethereal form had heard the bang as well and smiled.

"Looks like those fools pulled it off" she thought as she continued ahead to set up another obstacle for the six mares.
After facing many other events the six mares finally reached the castle where Nightmare Moon sat on a busted throne looking at them. "Welcome my little ponies." She said.

"Its over Nightmare, We're here to defeat you with the help of the elements." Twilight said, and this made Nightmare laugh.

"You're kidding me right? You whelps think you can beat an alicorn?" Nightmare replied trying to contain her laughter before-

BOOM! rang through the room as a wall was sporting a new hole. What they all saw shocked them. Standing on two legs was an equine figure with a pair of silver, pupil less eyes glowing from a gray figure that would stand over Celestia herself. Then nightmare Moon laughed loudly. "Well it looks like my subjects haven't left me." The mare said looking at the bat winged creature. She walked close to the being "Now show these mares who their queen is!" she shouted pointing at the mares.

"Oh no." Flutterhsy said as the group held each other for protection...but the being didn't move. Nightmare glared at the being." I told you to take care of these ponies you fool!" she shouted at the being who slowly turned its glowing eyes at her before its arm suddenly shot forward and grabbed her by the horn before throwing her back into a wall.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAH!" the figure roared before leaping towards the others. Rainbow Dash jumped forward to kick the creature but his hand caught her hoof and with a quick spin launched her into a column making it crack and fall. Only twilight's magic saved Rainbow from being buried by a mound of rubble. As he was about to attack again a magic blast caught the being in the side.

"You think you can disobey me you BASTARD!" Nightmare yelled flying towards the being and sending the two of them into another part of the castle.

"Quick girls get the elements, now's are chance!" Twilight said as they gathered the elements and they swirled around the group.

Nightmare was winded form ramming the beast. The beast on the other hand just grunted in anger. 'Why won't this damned monster listen or die!' she thought as the beast got to its hooves.

"RAAAH!" he roared before launching himself full speed at Nightmare Moon. The blow let out an audible crack as Nightmare felt excruciating pain in her leg that had blocked the hit. Landing on the ground on three functioning hooves.

"IF YOU WONT LISTEN YOU MONSTER....THEN DIE!" She yelled charging a beam of magic that grew in size. The beam smashed into the being who crossed his arms as the blast came towards him. After several minutes Nightmare saw something. 'He's....He's-" She stuttered in her mind as the being started to walk forward through the beam with arms crossed.

"GRRRR AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" The beast screamed with enough force to cause Nightmare's ears to bleed as he uncrossed his arms and the beam was launched back like a beast braking free of its bindings. Some of the magic blast threw Nightmare to the ground as the blast dissipated throughout the building and into the night sky. The once formidable form of Nightmare Moon...was replaced by a broken mare who lay on the ground. The beast shrieked in pain as its arms had gone limp form being so overworked, bleeding and broken in some places. Just as the being was about to get closer to keep fighting, a bright light came from the sky as a rainbow light exploded throughout the room.

The Mane six had landed from the blast that was released from their elements, and were celebrating when Celestia entered.

"I'm glad to see you are okay my little ponies." she then saw all the carnage that had practically destroyed the remains of the castle. "What...what happened?" She asked.

"Well Princess, Nightmare Moon was about to attack us when this...thing appeared and started lashing out at everyone. If we hadn't acted, the building would have crushed us." Twilight explained before they heard a moan of pain. Celestia turned to see Luna battered and unconscious.

"SISTER!!" She yelled runing over to clutch her sister's injured body. Then she saw another being, a bipedal equine of sorts. "Who...who is this?" Celestia asked. Twilight stepped closer to see the figure. "He...he's the being who saved us...by fighting her to this state." Twilight replied. Fluttershy came closer before rushing over to the injured male and checking his body over.

"He's out cold, but his arms are broken in several places and its a miracle he's still in one piece." Fluttershy said. Celestia looked over the figure and sees something. On his chest lies a pendant and he has two odd wings 'A Thestral? But he isn't a normal equine. Just who is he?' She thought before picking up the being with her magic. "These two need medical attention. Twilight help me with these two. The rest of you get to follow us to the hospital. These two have a lot to tell us when they are conscious again" Celestia said as they left the old castle, and the sun dawned on a new day.