The Adventures of Princess Malum

The battle was much more difficult than Princess Malum anticipated as it had been going on for about an hour. The princess alicorn was heaving and feeling rather worn out as she planted her hooves on the ground and looked up to see that Trixie was flashing an evil smile right back at her. The princess alicorn in question stood upright, looking somewhat exhausted; her body was battered and bruised. Despite how broken she looked, the show mare wasn't looking too hot either. They looked worn out, and Princess Malum was hoping that Trixie would give up the fight soon, being somewhat exhausted. She didn't know how long she'd be able to continue. But Trixie started to laugh and then exclaimed, "well, it seems Trixie's plan has worked perfectly!"

"W…what are you talking about?" Princess Malum wheezed, being out of breath from their battle, wondering what the heck could Trixie be referring to?

A smirk slowly grew on her face. She said, "I have a power that I never showed anypony before. I will now use my abilities to capture you and bring you to Trixie's princess Nightmare Moon! And she shall have risen again!"

Princess Malum spat out some blood from her mouth as she readied herself for another round. Trixie groaned as her body began to transform in front of her. She grew more prominent and thicker, with her coat becoming much like a mass of fur that now covered her entire body. Her face started to become a squarish muzzle filled with rows of sharp teeth. The princess alicorn stood in horror as she watched the beast towering over it was a giant bear! She's never seen such a creature whose body was the size of a barn or a mansion. But something in her mind whispered. "It's an Ursa Major! That unicorn just transformed into an Ursa Major!"

"But how!? Is that even possible!?" Princess Malum shouted within her mind; she had heard of Ursa Majors before, but she always thought they were just from stories older ponies told her to behave. She never thought they were real, let alone seeing Trixie transforming into one!?

The magical, mystical bear with its sparkling dark blue coat looked down at her with violet eyes glowing with rage. The creature let out a loud roar at the princess alicorn, spittle all over her. Princess Malum wiped the drool from her face as the alicorn princess stepped back in fear. She was trembling all over, having no idea how to take this creature down.

The bear then tried swapping at her, and she had to fly up to avoid it, and she was now terrified! She felt her heart thumping in her chest and queasy, dodging the swats and then climbing into the air, trying to get above her. Princess Malum was now trying to gauge what to do and wondering if she even had a chance of defeating this creature. She tried to blast the bear with a beam of energy, putting all of her strength into the blast. The Ursa Major just chuckled as the magical rays bounced off its body harmlessly. The creature then stood up on his back legs and tried waiting at her again, with Princess Malum having to fly backward. She saw that if Trixie came any closer, it would be trampling over Ponyville. The fear paralyzing her vanished as she realized that she had to stop this creature from advancing further, and she had to do something fast!

The mare's horn started to glow as Apple trees sprung up around the bear's paws, with the trunks twisting slowly around the massive legs. Trixie growled and roared as the Ursa Major tried to rip the trees from the ground smashing her paws on the ground, causing the earth to tremble. It seemed as if she could not move; she was stuck and couldn't move! It was great. Trixie had to be using a lot of magical energy. Eventually, she had to revert to her usual self, and then she could be captured! But her victory was short-lived as the Ursa Major took her paws and, with all her might, started to rip the trees from the ground; she roared and went into a rage as the thickly blue-coated bear charged forward at the princess.

"Buck!" Princess Malum shouted as she tried sending more trees to wrap their branches around the beast. But Trixie was smashing them to bits ripping the trees from her body, nothing impeding her charge.

Princess Malum had to soar into the sky and soar over the Ursa Major, and she was starting to freak out. The alicorn princess was starting to realize she needed help! Maybe Princess Celestia or Luna could assist, but how can she get ahold of them!?

Princess Malum scanned the area, and that was when she saw a shivering-looking yellow-coated pegasus; it was Fluttershy. If she could remember, the mare could calm animals down and help tame this giant angry bear, and she could maybe then get her to stop this rampage before things get out of control. She then flew over and grabbed the mare and shouted, "Fluttershy, that's your name, right!?"

Upon hearing her voice, the pegasus slowly looked upward and gulped, and asked, "yes?"

"Hey, listen, can you use your stare on her?" Princess Malum asked; she didn't know how she could understand that this pegasus had an ability like that.

Fluttershy tilted her head upwards and squeaked upon seeing the Ursa Major roaring making her squeak, covering her eyes, and starting to cower. Princess Malum tried to summon more trees to keep Trixie at bay, buying them time. But she could feel her heart pounding, knowing that if Fluttershy couldn't get her to stop cowering, they would be dead. The princess shouted, "Hey, you can't be scared now; you have to be brave, understand!? If we don't stop her, she'll come stomping through Ponyville, tearing up the place. Ponies will get hurt, lives will be lost; we can't let that happen!"

Princess Malum grounded her hooves into the ground. It grew trees in its path, not knowing if her words got to Fluttershy, but all she could do was hope to keep her concentration on stalling Trixie's advance.

However, Fluttershy seemed to regain her composure and stared right at the Ursa Major and shouted, "Trixie, stop!"

The thick-furred blue-coated bear was looking right into Fluttershy's eyes when the pegasus shouted and stopped right in her tracks, unable to stop herself from gazing deep into her eyes. She stopped right in front of the pegasus as she glared at her, and she seemed hypnotized.

"Now I don't know what's going on? But you need to stop right here and not go any further," the pegasus snapped.

The Ursa Major huffed through its nose, seeming rather pissed as he slammed a paw into the ground, snorting but unable to go any further. She lowered her head as Fluttershy brushed her muzzle with a hoof. "There, calm down; there's no need for all of this."

Princess Malum was ready to send more magic at Trixie, seeing the creature growling under her breath. But it seemed like she was entirely under Fluttershy's gaze and seemed to be unable to break away from it. Seeing her opportunity, the princess alicorn started running. She was soon sprinting at full speed until she slammed her horn with magic into the Ursa Major. The creature gave one last cry of pain that reverberated across the plains. Princess Malum now stood over Trixie, watching as the massive bear returned to her little pony form. Her shaggy blue coat turned a lighter color. The giant body was reduced to its pony size with her thick squarish muzzle turning round. The blue-coated mare groaned, rubbing her head as she looked up to the princess alicorn standing over her. Despite wanting to capture Trixie immediately, she needed to confirm something as she asked, "so Nightmare Moon is still around, huh? Where is she?"

Trixie laughed rather manically as she got up on her hooves and said, "Nightmare Moon is everywhere and knows everything about you, Big Macintosh. You will soon be hers and I will witness her rebirth and the Night shall last forever!"

"Wait, ho-" before the princess could ask her another question, the unicorn lit her horn and vanished in a puff of smoke without a trace.

The princess alicorn looked around and saw that Trixie was nowhere. She then turned her head and saw groups of ponies clapping and cheering as they came closer and chanted her name. "Princess Malum! Princess Malum!"

She was soon swarmed by reporters bombarding her with questions about what just happened and asking if she was ok? And who is she?

With all of the questions coming at her, the princess alicorn seemed flustered as she suddenly had to shout, "stop!"

Everypony paused then Princess Malum cleared her throat. "Look, everypony, listen, I don't know who that was, and I am still learning what's going on myself. I couldn't have taken on that creature myself, and Fluttershy was today's true hero. We would've lost this battle if it weren't for her bravery."

The ponies all over this place looked somewhat confused and whispered amongst each other. Princess Malum saw that Fluttershy fled, leaving her behind to continue the press conference. She was annoyed and slightly unsure how to continue; her main goal should be to reassure the press and Ponyville that they were safe. The princess alicorn cleared her throat and continued, "you all know me now as Princess Malum. But I need to clear something up I am not like the other princesses. I'm not here to govern you I'm just here as a protector. As you see, Nightmare Moon, the entity that possessed Luna, is still out there, and she sees me as a vessel for her to control. That means she'll continue sending her minions at me until I allow her to possess me, which will never happen."

The multitude of reporters started to whisper amongst each other and asked more questions.

"Ok, where are you living? There are rumors you're staying with Twilight Sparkle. Is that true?"

"Some say you have a castle in the Everfree Forest; is that true? Are you a changeling or a monster in disguise?"

Princess Malum gulped, seeing there was no way she could explain everything; then, suddenly, she squeaked as she heard somepony shout. "Enough!"

The alicorn princess squeaked as she looked up to see Luna flapping as she started to come down from the sky and landed next to Princess Malum. The Princess of the Night looked rather pissed as she raised her head and then shouted in her Canterlot voice. "Ponies of Ponvyille! There is no need to worry. Princess Malum has done an extraordinary job keeping you safe and will be your protector henceforth. I swear my sister and I will continue to provide assistance in these battles but Princess Malum will always be the first line of defense. "

"Where is she staying!?"

"Yes, where is she? Who is she?"

The reporters started to continue flashing their cameras and asking more questions. Princess Malum gulped as she had no idea how to answer. Luna, however, once again saved the day as she said, "Princess Malum is staying in Canterlot, but she has the uncanny ability to help when necessary. However, Princess Malum and I will take our leave as we have some business to discuss." Everypony nodded, seeming to like that answer; but the press continued to bombard them with questions. However, Luna's wings flared as she took Princess Malum by the hoof as they flew off across Ponyville, heading to the vast sea of appletrees that made up Sweet Apple Acres.

The two alicorns landed in a nearby apple orchard, where Luna helped brush some dust from her coat and mane. Princess Malum's heartbeat slowed down, and she was starting to regain her composure. She wanted to do nothing but thank the princess of the night for her help getting out from the press that swarmed her. But Luna looked over at her with a worried expression on her face as she said, "look at you all bruised up. I am so sorry I should have come to help you sooner."

"It's fine, Fluttershy, and I saved Ponyvile, and that's all that matters," Princess Malum gasped in response as she was still catching her breath and trying to relax her mind.

Luna opened her mouth and was going to say something, but she closed it and then gave a long sigh as she said, "there are too many eyes here, but when we're alone at the Gala, we need to talk. I need to tell you a lot, but for now, what you need to know is don't let this hero stuff get into your head. You have to keep Ponyville safe, but don't let this consume you."

"Ey'yup," was all Princess Malum said as she watched Luna fly off back into the skies. When Luna was gone, the alicorn princess slowly took off her amulet. She reverted back to her broad, stallion earth pony form. He looked at his body overseeing the bruises were gone, but Big Mac winced in pain as he trotted down the orchard. The stallion decided to slow down and continued to trot towards his home. Upon seeing his sister, he saw his sister Applejack, who was hitched to a wagon full of apples as she looked over at him with a glare. He gulped, knowing she must be pissed at him as they were supposed to be bucking apples today, and shouted, "Hey, where were you!?"

Big Mac gulped again as he thought about a lie and stammered, "uh…I…um…went to Twilight's…."

"Ok, I get it. I don't need details, just come and help me get these apples stored!" Applejack shouted. "Seriously, I know you and Twilight are becoming more of a thing, but we still got a farm to run."

"Ey'yup," Big Mac replied with a nod as he helped place the apples into barrels; he couldn't help but wonder if he should tell Applejack the truth. But at the same time, he didn't want to risk anypony knowing he was Princess Malum as Luna's minions would target his family. He shook his head until Nightmare Moon was defeated; he would keep his identity a secret even from Applejack. If anything happened to them, he would never be able to forgive himself. Then there was what Luna said? What did she mean by there was something she needed to talk about?

Big Mac yawned as he was somehow in his bed, and night had fallen; he blinked, looking somewhat confused, staring outside with the moon's glow lighting his room. He felt his tired aching body craving sleep. However, Big Mac's mind still continued to ponder things, wondering what in Equestria was going on? Why does Nightmare Moon want his body, and what does Luna wish to talk to him about? His mind soon drifted off and in his dreams, he could still hear the chants of Princess Malum in his mind. He couldn't but feel a bit happy feeling a sense of pride in ponies knowing him even if it was just from a disguise.