Author's Note

From this chapter onward, all of Cozy Glow's snippets will be in Italics. So from now on in these chapters, if your reading text like this, it means that your reading Cozy Glow's snippets. But anytime you're reading text like this in these chapters, it means you're just reading the story itself. This is being done so I don't have to keep adding in "Cozy's P.O.V." and "Third Person P.O.V." changes all the time. I figured this would be much easier for people and be more enjoyable to boot.

Season 1: Episode 2 - The Mystery Element Part 2

So remember how I mentioned earlier that the whole old saying of "Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it" was on topic? Well, you're about to see why...

Moonlight was at first fine with her new baby brother, but it seemed to her that her parents were slowly forgetting about their firstborn daughter. And this was making Moonlight very, very jealous. And this jealousy, was what allowed something long forgotten to transform her, into Nightmare Eclipse who looked a lot like Nightmare Moon.

Moonlight's parents tried to get through to her, but were unable to, and after roughing up her brother, Nightmare Eclipse banished her parents and brother to the moon. After she did so, she didn't even give Celestia or her two daughters the chance to even try to talk Nightmare Eclipse down and banished all three of them to the sun. She was unable to catch Thorax in time though.

Thorax was able to escape and warn Twilight but just then Nightmare Eclipse banished the original elements sans Twilight as well as the Stallion six sans Flash Sentry to the stars before doing the same to Twilight and Flash and banishing Thorax to the sun.

"AND NOW NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM RULING EQUESTRIA WITH AN IRON HOOF!" Nightmare Eclipse said before going into the Everfree forest and the old castle.

Yeah. The essence of Nightmare returned and made Moonlight into Nightmare Eclipse. Upon about all of this, the remaining children of the main six gathered.

"So what do we do? Do we go after her?" Amelia asked.

"We have to. She's captured the Pillars and the Young Six and split them all up. It falls down to us." Velvet Sentry said. "...I'm going to go give this to my sis. If she's ready, she'll join us later." She added. Velvet Sentry went to her sister's current room which was being seperated from Velvet Sentry's on request of Galaxy Swirl. Velvet put a note on her sister's element and slipped it into Galaxy Swirl's Room.

"Ugh...why is she..." Galaxy Swirl said before reading the note. "...Mother and all aunties banished to celestial bodies. Me and my friends are going to go see if we can get them back. If you want to join us and help us...we'll appreciate your support." Galaxy Swirl read off. "...Mom..." She added.

"We're almost there everypony." Velvet Sentry said. Each one was wearing their element. "We have to do this, for our parents." She added. Along the way they had encountered obstacles that mirrored the ones their parents had gone through so far. Though Velvet did have to use her magic to help Blazing Dash fix the rope bridge as the entire rope bridge was taken out so Velvet Sentry had to use her magic to repair it and help Blazing Dash tie one end of the bridge while Blazing Dash tied the other side.

"So, you cheap imitations have arrived at long last." Nightmare Eclipse said.

"Imitations?" Blazing Dash asked.

"That's what you are, imitations. You'll never measure up to your parents. You are just cheap imitations. Knock-offs of those that came before you!" Nightmare Eclipse said.

"We'll show you! Even if our elements are copies, we'll still beat you." Velvet Sentry said.

"Oh really? I spy only six of you. Where's Galaxy Swirls?" Nightmare Eclipse said.

"She'll be here." Velvet Sentry said.

"And by the time she gets here, she'll be too late." Nightmare Eclipse said before readying some magic.

"Let's do this everypony." Velvet Sentry said. The group started to think of their families and the princesses. But nothing was seeming to work.

"Their not working! Why aren't they working?" Amelia asked, panicking.

"Galaxy's element...Starswirl did say the elements couldn't work without it." Velvet Sentry said. Nightmare Eclipse laughed.

"And it seems she abandoned her own friends simply because she couldn't figure out what her element is supposed to be." Nightmare Eclipse said.

"I'm here." Galaxy Swirls said as she came up to her friends. "I may not know what my element truely is, but I refuse to just sit by and let you mess up my friends!" She added. Suddenly all of the girls began to glow. "I realized that as soon as I saw that my friends were serious about taking you on, I wouldn't let them face you alone! I may not know what my element truely is, but right now that doesn't matter. What matters is my friends. And if their willing to risk their necks for our parents..." Galaxy Swirls said before all the girls slowly lifted into the air.

"THEN SO SHALL I!"

The voice of Galaxy Swirls was loud as a rainbow beam shot forth and started to effect Nightmare Eclipse.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Nightmare Eclipse yelled out. And this time when the nightmare left, it was gone for good.

"...Is everypony alright?" Galaxy Swirls said after she got up.

"I think we're good." Blazing Dash said.

"I'm glad..." Galaxy Swirls said. Velvet put an arm around her sister.

"I knew you'd come through for us sis." Velvet Sentry said. Galaxy Swirls smiled.

"Thank you for believing in me." Galaxy Swirls said. Suddenly everyone that Nightmare Eclipse banished was put into that room with the successors.

"Girls, you did it." Twilight said. "You cured Moonlight!" She added.

"Of course we did." Amelia said. Galaxy Swirls then went up to the vurnable Moonlight.

"Auntie Luna...please with your permission, I think I'd like to help your daughter gain actual friends." Galaxy Swirls said.

"Galaxy..." Velvet Sentry said.

"I...I realized something, when my friends went to confront the corrupted form of Auntie Luna's daughter: That my magic is tied to the support of my friends. That's when I realized that my talent isn't just about any normal form of magic..." Galaxy Swirls said. "It's in regard to what happens when Friendship rises above everything else. My talent derives from my own friendships. In other words, my talent is the literal embodiment of the Magic of Friendship." Galaxy Swirls said.

"It seems you figured it out after all." Starswirl the Bearded. "So, does this mean you know what your element is?" He asked.

"No. But right now, I don't think it matters. So long as me and my friends are alive, I'll gladly support them and bring this mysterious element into the fray. Because I won't let what happened today happen again." Galaxy Swirls said.

"That's my sister." Velvet Sentry said and hugged her sister.

"A-after everything I did...you want to be my friend?" Moonlight asked.

"But of course. I think we can help you get started." Galaxy Swirl said.

"If my sister is in, of course I'm in." Velvet Sentry said.

"Me too!" Jewel said.

"Don't forget me!" Amelia pipped up.

"You'll need some honesty in your life too." Apple Cider said.

"It'll be one big party!" Lil'cheese said.

"Hey if my friends think your cool to hang with, I don't see why I shouldn't either." Blazing Dash said. Moonlight couldn't help but smile.

"...Thank you...thank you all..." Moonlight said.

"...In that case, Moonlight, I want you to learn from the daughters of the elements and understand the Magic of Friendship. Just as I did long ago." Luna said.

"Mom, what's that supposed to mean?" Moonlight asked.

"Your not the only one whose had sibling problems is what your mother is refering to." Celestia said, trotting up to her sister. Moonlight's eyes went wide.

"You...you mean...and you did the same to your own sister, mom?" Moonlight said.

"I was hoping you would've approached me about your feelings sooner." Luna said.

"Oh...oh mom...I'm so sorry...I promise, I'll learn everything I can about friendship, and return to you a better daughter." Moonlight said.

"I know you will, my daughter." Luna said.

"Hey mom, you know what this calls for right?" Lil'cheese asked.

"A PARTY!" Both Pinkie Pie and Lil'Cheese said at the same party.

The party lasted all throughout the day and into the night. And this was only the beginning.

The beginning for the Elemental Successors.