Clover awoke in the morning. But something felt... Off. Like there was something fundamentally wrong. It sent a chill down her spine.

Clover Bloom? Clover? Do you hear me?

"Princess Luna? Where are you?" Clover looked around frantically.

Calm yourself, Clover. I am speaking directly to your mind, now. Listen well; a Nightmare has escaped the dream world, and even now stalks the waking world.

Clover's eyes widened. "WHAT?!"

Yes, this situation is quite dire. Thusly, a Requiem order has been placed.

"Requiem order?"

Yes, well, one of our commanders calls those under her her "little songs". So she decided to name the different orders by a type of music. Dubstep is distraction; Waltz is peacemaking. So on. A Requiem order is just as the name implies: The target must die as soon as possible. No matter what or who kills it.

(1)

"And this is one such case."

Indeed. The ENTIRE DreamGuard has been set upon this.

"But... This is the Waking World, isn't it? What can we do?"

You underestimate yourself, Clover. Try concentrating on your pendant.

Clover did so, and sure enough, the pendant that she'd worn in her dream had appeared and affixed itself to her(2).

The keyword: By the Grace of the Night.

Clover was a bit excited. "Okay! By the Grace of the Night!"

Suddenly, the pendant flashed a bluish green(3). She was suddenly endowed with powerful armour-

You may wish to change that, unless you want us to be sued. We have to be careful with this franchise, after all.

Clover dispelled that, with a modicum of embarassment. Then she paused. "Franchise?"

Just a bit of meta humour.

"Oh. Okay, then." She tried again(4).

I approve of the general design. But I don't think that quite fits

Clover mumbled for a moment, before taking the helmet off. "GAH! You can't talk in these things."

Once more.

This time, Clover concentrated again (5).

Upon her appeared a chainmail suit, padded on the inside to keep it from chafing or being too uncomfortable. She was then given blue armour, half-plate. Hard boots covered from her hooves to her tarsals, Then a helmet was added, much like the Dawn Guard wore, but with a moonstone tint. Also an image of Luna's Cutie Mark appeared on the flank portion of her armour. To complete the look, her dream wings also appeared, still not quite tangible-seeming.

Huzzah! Now that, as they say, is the hot ticket!

Clover smiled widely at the praise she received. After that, she dispelled the outfit, leaving her as she was.

Now, follow your Pendant's glow. It will lead to your objective. Good luck.

"I won't let you down, Princess; Merry part."

Until we merry meet again, Clover.

Clover felt the presence of the lunar Princess leave her mind. As she was about to leave, Clover saw her friends come into the room. Sweetheart was the first to speak up. "Clover? What's going on? And what's with that pendant?"

Clover said, "A nightmare has entered the Waking World. There's been a Requiem order placed-"

"A Requiem order?" Patch queried.

Clover rolled her eyes. "Long story short, it means that the target needs to be taken care of ASAP. With excessive prejudice."

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Bright Eyes asked.

Clover shook her head. "No, I don't think so. Maybe... pray for me?"

Sweetheart smiled and said, "I think we can do that much. What will you be doing?"

Clover turned for the door. "I'll figure it out when i get there. By the Grace of the Night!"

Immediately, Clover was endowed with the armoured form that she'd decided on. She reared up, whinnied and dashed with surprising speed out the door, to the point that she left a dust cloud in her wake. When Bright Eyes touched it, it exploded, leaving a puff of blue smoke. She grumbled. "Yep. This is going to be a thing, I think."

Author's Note

1; Cookie for those who get this reference.
2: is that the word I'm looking for?
3: Spruce, specifically.
4: with a result sort of like
https://aminoapps.com/c/fallout-equestria-amino-2/page/item/o-m-n-i-power-armor/238n_78HwIMqo37xQvD7bKjNkxYY6llenv
5: More like this, but night themed.