An Equestrian Nightmare

CLANG!

Abyss's attack was blocked by Whirly's quick reflexes. Vengeance retaliated with an attack of his own. Abyss dodged his attack and smacked him in the face with the back of his scythe. Vengeance was sent flying into a nearby food stand.

"Vengeance!" yelled Wrath.

Abyss backed up and took the time to insult the ponies before him "How sad. I was told you were the best."

"We are." said Whirly. She then charged Abyss and assaulted him with a barrage of swipes and slashes, each blocked with the shaft of his scythe. Abyss caught Whirly during one of her swipes and thrusted his palm into her chest, sending her into Wrath.

"Oof!" exclaimed Wrath as Whirly hit him. Vengeance got back up and in his downed state, formulated a plan.

"Fall back to the palace!" he yelled as he ran to the palace. Wrath picked up Whirly and rushed her and himself to the palace. He and Vengeance flew to the top of the steps and looked at Abyss's small figure.

"Try getting up here that fast!" taunted Wrath. Vengeance dragged Wrath into the palace and locked the door behind them. He then blockaded the door with nearby furniture to momentarily stop Abyss from continuing. He then took a capsule of smelling salts, broke it, and held it under Whirly's nose.

"I'm awake!" yelled Whirly. She noticed Wrath and Vengeance beside her.

"Did we win?" she asked.

"Well..." said Wrath.

KABOOM!!

The blockade holding the palace door was blown open, revealing Abyss.

"Your attempts to stop me are pathetic." he insulted. He then walked on in and advanced on the three Lunar Guards. Wrath charged him with brute force and tried to tackle him. He succeeded...in moving him about one inch. Abyss locked Wrath under his right arm and drove his left elbow into Wrath's back. He then tossed his body back to the group. His body landed in front of Whirly.

"Wrath! Stay with me!" cried Whirly. Vengeance took Whirly's sword and tossed it with force at Abyss. Abyss put his hand out and stopped the sword from making contact with his face. He then flipped the sword around and tossed the sword back at Vengeance. The handle of the sword hit Vengeance between the eyes, dropping him in an instant.

"Vengeance!" yelled Whirly. She looked up at Abyss, fresh tears were falling from her eyes.

"Why?" she sniffled, holding Wrath's body "Tell me why?"

Abyss looked at Whirly and said, without even a hint of mercy "Your kind a scum. You don't deserve to live." He then held his scythe out in front of him. It began to levitate and spin. The blade of the scythe caught fire as the scythe span even faster.

"It's over." said Abyss as he launched the scythe at Whirly.

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Celestia entered a cave, hidden away from the chaos happening outside. It was dark, damp, and generally unnerved the princess.

"Illuminate." said Celestia. Her horn began to glow, acting as an improvised torch. She continued further into the cave. She stopped when she reached a circular stone slab that was blocking her.

"Explode." said Celestia. The slab exploded, revealing a hidden room behind it. An empty pedestal sat in the middle of said room. Celestia was shocked.

But...but how? Where is it?! WHERE IS SOUL CALIBUR?! thought Celestia.

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Back on Earth...

Siegfried was walking calmly through a forest. He was going to visit his father's grave. He was going to tell him that he had won. He finally defeated his evil past. His walk was interrupted when he noticed the sword on his was beginning to glow. He unsheathed his sword, the mighty Soul Calibur, and examined it. It was glowing bright blue and was swirling with energy. The sword then freed itself from Siegfried's grasp and levitated in front of him.

Siegfried gasped "What's happening?". He watched as the sword formed a portal big enough for Siegfried to go through.

"Siegfried." said Soul Calibur. Siegfried recoiled from shock. "Your immediate assistance is required." Wasting no time, Siegfried jumped through the portal.

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Time slowed down for Whirly. She watched as the flaming scythe grew closer and closer to her.

Forgive me Mom, I won't be home for the holidays. thought Whirly. She closed her eyes, accepting her fate. The scythe stopped a few centimeters in front of Whirly. She looked up and saw the scythe fly back at Abyss. He caught it with one hand.

"What treachery is this?" he wondered. All of a sudden, a white light blinded both Abyss and Whirly. They shielded their eyes from the intensity of the light. When the light faded, Whirly's hopes were restored. A pure white unicorn with a blonde mane stood before her. She took notice to the sword the unicorn was wielding, a blue sword that was enveloped in pure energy. The unicorn was also wearing a variation of the royal guard armor, it was silver as opposed to gold.

Abyss growled "Siegfried"

Siegfried opened his eyes and stared at Abyss "I vowed to destroy all evil. Looks like your number came up." He then brought Soul Calibur in front of him and charged Abyss. Siegfried swung his sword with great force, causing Abyss to stumble. Siegfried capitalized and enveloped him in magic. Siegfried then threw Abyss over Whirly's head. Abyss hit the ground hard, knocking his scythe away.

"You." said Siegfried. Whirly turned back and looked at Siegfried. She noticed that he had two faded cuts across his face.

"Move!" Whirly obeyed and ran to Siegfried's side.

Abyss got back up and faced the two "I'm done with this pettiness." Abyss then began to rise into the air. He generated flames from his hands. The flames grew bigger and bigger with each passing second. He then released a fire ball at Siegfried. Him and Whirly dodged it with ease.

"Distract him. I have a plan." said Siegfried. Whirly flew up into the air and did evasive maneuvers to dodge Abyss's attacks. She flew to close and was gabbed by Abyss. He brought her to her face and examined her.

"Why do you still fight when all hope is lost?" asked Abyss.

"Because I have something worth fighting for." answered Whirly as she kicked him in the stomach. The kick didn't faze Abyss. He then threw Whirly into the ground with force, knocking the pegasus out. He then turned his attention back to Siegfried. Abyss generated another flame and launched a beam of fire at Siegfried. Siegfried blocked it with Soul Calibur, but was losing ground fast.

"Accept your fate." said Abyss.

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Night Terror took flight and dove toward Twilight. He swung his sword down. Twilight blocked the attack with her sword and pushed Night Terror away. Night Terror then dropped back to the ground and fired a beam of energy at Twilight. She dodged it, but the beam destroyed Sugarcube Corner. Twilight then retaliated with a beam of her own and hit Night Terror in the chest, sending him back a good distance.

"How's it feel?!" taunted Twilight. Her victory was short lived however as Night Terror rushed Twilight and grabbed her throat with one of his claws.

"Suffocate." growled Night Terror. He then threw the alicorn into Ponyville's Library. Night Terror then fired off another beam of energy, completely annihilating the library. He then roared up at the sky, seizing his victory.

"Isn't it to early to celebrate?" asked Twilight. Night Terror turned and saw that Twilight was flying above him. He surmised that she escaped her doom. This angered him.

"Catch me if you can." she taunted. Night Terror, enraged, spread his wings and pursued Twilight. Twilight flew fast, but Night Terror was faster. He grabbed her by the tail and threw her back to the streets of Ponyville. Twilight's body laid motionless in the crater she formed. As her power faded, the other fives ponies materialized and joined her in their defeated state. Night Terror walked up to Twilight and raised his sword above his head.

"Don't do this." pleaded a weak Twilight Sparkle. Night Terror brought his sword down.

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"I won't lose!" yelled Siegfried as he repelled Abyss's attack. He then hoisted Soul Calibur in the air and began to channel his energy into the holy sword. Soul Calibur now glowed a bright blue.

"Impossible!" exclaimed Abyss.

"Believe it." said Siegfried. He then cast the sword at Abyss with blinding speed. He had no chance to react. Soul Calibur penetrated Abyss's chest, striking the demon in the heart. Abyss then exploded in great ball of fire, causing Siegfried to shield himself. The light diminished and Siegfried saw that Abyss was gone. He also saw Soul Calibur embedded in the ground. He walked up to it and released it from the ground's grasp. Siegfried then saw that Whirly and two other ponies were injured.

"Restore." said Siegfried. The energy that surrounded Soul Calibur immediately began to feed into Whirly, Wrath, and Vengeance.

Whirly was first to rise "I'm back!" exclaimed Whirly.

"Back in action." said Vengeance.

"Why does it feel like I just had my ass handed to me?" asked Wrath. They then took notice of Siegfried.

"Thank you." said Whirly.

"You got some skills." complimented Wrath.

"It's fine, I swore that would eliminate all evil. Now if you excuse me." sad Siegfried. He then made his way to the exit. He was about to leave when Celestia appeared right in front of him. On reflex, Siegfried jumped back and readied Soul Calibur.

Celestia looked at Siegfried in awe "Soul Calibur."

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Night Terror's sword stopped mere inches away from Twilight's face. He then grabbed his head in pain as he felt he was being ripped apart by some invisible force. Twilight and her friends capitalized on this.

"Girls! Execute the Elements of Harmony!" commanded Twilight. The six mares began to glow with pure power. Twilight then sent entrapped Night Terror in an orb of magic. Night Terror shrieked as he felt the full power of the Elements course through him. The orb began dissipate. The limp body of Nightmare laid where Night Terror once stood. He then stirred to consciousness.

Augh! My head! What the hell happened? thought Nightmare. Through his eyes, the world was spinning. After a few seconds, Nightmare's mind caught up to him and ceased hurting him. He then noticed that Ponyville was mostly destroyed and or on fire.

Did I do this? thought Nightmare. He took notice to Twilight and her friends staring at him. Twilight walked up to Nightmare and slapped him.

"That's for destroying half of Ponyville." she hit him again.

"That's for destroying my house." Nightmare stood, unmoved by Twilight's strikes.

"You about done?" asked Nightmare.

"Not quite." she gave a light kiss on Nightmare's cheek, taking him by surprise.

"That's for making me worry about you." Twilight swore she saw a little patch of red form on his cheek, but she let it go. She then noticed Soul Edge wasn't glowing. Nightmare noticed it to and sighed.

"It appears fragments of Soul Edge are missing." said Nightmare as he examined Soul Edge.

"Fragments?" asked Twilight.

"The sword was originally split into fragments. When I transformed into that beast, my blade acquired all the remaining fragments and gave me my power." explained Nightmare. The ponies were enraptured by this story, especially Pinkie.

"After you defeated me in my beast state, the sword split into fragments once more. Is the sword still powerful? Yes. But I need those fragments."

"Tell me why we should trust you? You destroyed most of Ponyville after all!" said Rainbow Dash.

Nightmare sighed "If it makes you better, I'll take responsibility, but I didn't change into that monster on my own volition."

"Then how did you transform into Night Terror?" asked Twilight. Nightmare looked at her with a surprised look on his face.

"How do you know that name?" he asked.

"You growled it when I said your name." answered Twilight. Nightmare brushed it off.

"Whatever. Now, we have bigger problems on our hands." said Nightmare.

"What are hands?" asked Pinkie.

Nightmare facehoofed Forgot I was dealing with horses. Well...in this case ponies

"I meant to say "hooves"."

"Understood. Now lets report to Celestia and see if we can fix all this." said Twilight. Using her magic, she teleported herself, Nightmare, and her friends to the royal palace. Little did they know about the surprise waiting for them.

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"How do you know of Soul Calibur?" asked Siegfried.

"I used it once to defeat Discord." answered Celestia.

"Who the hell is this...Discord?" he asked.

Celestia sighed, memories long forgotten being brought up again. "Discord is the embodiment of all things evil. He tried to destroy our land. But me and my sister, Luna, stopped him."

"All right, I'll help you." said Siegfried. Celestia was pleased by this answer.

"Excellent." said Celestia. At that moment, Twilight and friends appeared behind Whirly.

"Princess! Are you all right?" asked Twilight as she ran up and hugged her teacher.

"I'm fine, Twilight." answered Celestia.

"Hey, has anyone seen--" Rainbow Dash's question was interrupted by Nightmare appearing right beside her. Siegfried brought Soul Calibur in front of him and prepared himself. Nightmare did the same with Soul Edge. The two warriors then charged each other.

The two swords meet again. Who will be the victor?