Author's Note: This has been an idea stuck in my head for a long time, so I'm putting it up now. It's really rushed because I just want to get it out of my head, so don't be flaming about it.

"At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self."

-Brendan Francis

I opened my eyes. I was in a forest. The place I was in was eerily quiet, and the sky... wait, where was the sky? The sky was blocked out by a thick canopy of leaves. Oh great, where was I supposed to go now? How would I find my way out? I stood and took a good look at my surroundings... wait. I was seeing things. I took off my glasses and rubbed my eyes, and reopened them to darkness. Sighing, I put the glasses back on. Suddenly I could see again!

At least I would be able to find my way out now. I ran around, trying to get a sense of where I was supposed to go in the first place. When I began to see the trees thinning, after Gods know how long, I pounded harder and suddenly burst from the tree cover. I looked around, hoping to get a better look at where I was now. But when I took the glasses off, I could still barely see.

Looking up, the sky was dark. Thinking it must be night, I put the glasses back on. When I looked again, I saw that it was gloomy even with the glasses(actually, they were more like goggles) on. But I did notice something. The goggles showed me trails of a dark blue smoke everywhere. When I looked up, I saw that the smoke had been woven thickly over the sky.

Someone had made it this dark. And usually a creature of darkness had something to so with things like this. I felt an anger burning in me, which was surprising. I couldn't exactly fight, and I had failed my Seer exam. That's why I was here in the first place. But then I remembered the Solar Gun with me. It appeared in front of me, and I reached for it with... a hoof?

...Screaming obscenities that would offend the Gods and Goddesses, I ran in circles, thinking to myself, Oh shit, oh shit. What happened to me? This... this can't be real... Hey, that's it! This isn't real! It's a dream. That's right, just a dream. Just a dream. I began to repeat it out loud, "Just a dream... just a dream... just a..."

But no amount of smacking, pinching, ramming into trees, and banging my head into a rock woke me up. I finally excepted that this wasn't a dream. Wanting to get a better look at myself, I looked for some water, or something reflective. Not finding any, I turned back to the smoke trails. I guessed that I should follow them, to see where they led. But then a thought struck me. What about the gun? I couldn't hold it with hooves... could I?

I tried, and failed. Then tried again. Then failed again. I tried yet again...

...And failed yet again.

About to give up, I suddenly noticed a small glow coming from the lens. When I walked closer, it got brighter. Then my vision through my goggles became clearer. As if by instinct, I willed the gun to lift into the air. It did, and righted itself in front of my eyes. Suddenly I saw everything as if through a scope, but better. I could zoom up to something, or lock on to an object, and the barrel would follow it.

I marveled at this and decided to test it out. I turned to a nearby tree and aimed exactly for it, and willed the gun to shoot. It did, without the slightest bang (but it did make a swishing noise) and a large burning hole was put into the tree. Grinning to myself, I aimed at the sky, just for fun. Making sure I had the right frame(which was actually what the barrel was called), I fired. I watched the golden yellow sphere fly up and up...

Then disappear into the dark smoke. I withered, for I had hoped to clear some of the sky with that shot. I guessed that I would have to find the source. Turning back to the smoke, I could acutely see the trails better with the scope and my goggles. Grinning in triumph, I began to go at a slight jog, making sure I wasn't following any dead ends. Soon I heard the sounds of shouting. And fighting. I grit my teeth and burst over a hill to see a town. This town was burning and was in states of destruction in some places. And the people... no, those weren't people. They were... ponies?

I ran this through my head many times. There was a land, recently... well, within the past three years, that was visited by Mobius.. and Hunter. It was.. Equestria!

I had heard about this place in my studies, and that it was here that Mobius finally regained his solid peace of mind, heart, and soul. It was also true that he had dropped all other home worlds in favor of this one. But then why was it so... dark? Suddenly my gaze was drawn to a point outside the ruined town. There was a dark blob shaped like a pony, but it radiated pure, dark evil.

I began to run down the hill, then I realized. If I was here, does that mean that I'm a pony? I shook the thought away, there would be time for that later.

Running (I guess  galloping?) down the hill, I almost screamed. I felt this energy running through me, like I was actually wanting to fight this enemy.

I reached the bottom and immediately began charging in the direction of the pony-shaped blob.Then I heard the screams. "Nightmare Moon!" they said in terror-filled voices.

I stopped in my tracks. This was Nightmare Moon? But if the books were correct, Mobius arrived here after the Nightmare Moon incident. WHAT was going on here?

From my position I saw a pony struggling under the blob(or Nightmare Moon). Nightmare Moon(or the blob) raised her forehooves. The pony screamed in horror, confirming it as female. Then Nightmare Moon brought her hooves down, effectively crushing the mare and sending bits of her flying in all directions.

I stared in horror at what I had just witnessed. What was actually going on? I then slowly began to move, feeling as if I were moving through cement. I saw yet another pony try to run, only to suddenly be torn apart by the tendrils of smoke. That was when my legs regained their senses. I turned and pounded up the street, dashing into a destroyed house that was called "SugarCube Corner." Huh, interesting name.

I sat there, panting, and then I heard a voice, "Hello?"

I turned to a pink pony. Her hair was poofed out in odd places. Was she... Pinkie Pie?

I gave a weak smile, "Hello."

She nodded, her eyes serious. Then five other ponies came from behind her. I recognized them from my studies. Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Twilight Sparkle. These were the ponies that had befriended Mobius and brought him out of his cold and lonely heart.

They all looked beat up and tired. Fluttershy's wing was wounded, and all of them were covered in the dried blood of other ponies. They all stared at me with shocked eyes, and I realized that my gun was still out, floating and glowing with a soft light. I said, a little sheepishly, "Heh, sorry." I put it away.

Then I was bombarded by questions from Rainbow Dash. Things basically like who are you, what are you, blah blah. I just replied as truthfully as I could. Twilight nodded in understanding.

"So... you're saying that you can fight Nightmare Moon?" she asked.

I nodded, "Eeyup."

They all looked at me oddly, and Applejack actually looked pained. "What?"

They all shook their heads in answer. "It's... nothing." Rarity answered.

I looked back outside as another scream tore through the air. "So, we got any idea what we're doing?"

Twilight looked at me, a little confused, "What do you mean?" she asked.

I looked at all of them and rolled my eyes, "Seriously, I hate to be a downer but it's pretty obvious," I began, "Nightmare Moon isn't just going to sit out there all day every day. I know you've all been trying to save ponies' lives, but what about when Nightmare comes into the buildings? You are all royally screwed."

Their eyes widened as the truth hit them. They began to turn when I shouted, "No, no, NO! That's not what we do!" I was frantically thinking up something in my head. I always was a quick thinker.

Then the idea came to me, "You all are the Elements of Harmony right?"

They stared in shock and nodded.

I grinned. "Very well. I have a plan..."

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I turned into the street, only to see a pony get torn to pieces. My stomach turned, but I willed my last meal to stay down. If all went well, I could actually find out what had happened. I turned towards the blob and raised my voice with my gun. "Halt in the name of the Sun!"

Nightmare Moon turned and hissed... wait, hissed? Something really wrong was going on here. I aimed the Solar Gun and fired, the orb arcing then smashing into the ground about a meter away from the beastly pony. She hissed again and sent smoke tendrils my way.

Quickly, I changed frames and then when I fired next, a thin beam of solar light popped out. I used it  to slash at the tendrils, causing them to back up. But they regrouped and then attacked as one. I destroyed them all in one slash. Turning around, I called, "Now!"

A flash of light, and the six ponies of the Elements lifted into the air. Almost immediately a rainbow shot from their group and encircled Nightmare Moon. She screamed and hissed in rage, but when the rainbow disappeared, she was still there. This was what I was hoping for.

Charging, I sent a beam of light through the smoke that tried to apprehend me. Then I reached the Queen of Night. She was heaving, but alive. With one thrust that seemed all too easy, Nightmare exploded into black smoke.

I looked up and the sky had cleared. Ponies slowly came out into the streets, and the mane six kept on exclaiming their amazement at what I had done. I stood there, shell-shocked and a little scared, as a voice whispered in my ear. "Soon, young one. Soon... This place will be gone... because of you."

Immediately I fainted, I had always been like that. My last thought as Applejack ran up was this. Me... a Destroyer? No...