My children...from the very beginning it was the children who gave me my power. The "Springwood Slasher". That's what they called me.
My rain of terror was legendary. Dozens of children would fall by my blades. But then...the parents of Springwood came for me...taking justice into their own hands. When I was alive, I might have been a little naughty. But when I died...I became something much, much worse.
The stuff nightmares are made of.
The children still feared me. And their fear gave me the power to invade their dreams. And that's where the fun REALLY began!
Until...they figured out a way to FORGET about me. To erase me completely! Being dead wasn't a problem. But being forgotten...now that's a BITCH!
I can't come back if nobody remembers me! I can't come back if they're not AFRAID!!!
I had to search the planes of existence...but I found someplace...someplace where people would remember.
Equestria...
My Ponies... from the very beginning, it was the night that gave me my powers. The "Night Princess" was what they initially called me....
Until my jealously overrode my mind....
I called myself "Nightmare Moon" afterwords. The Horror that walks the Dreams and Darkness. For years I fought against my sister, all in an attempt to make the night everlasting. Even now, ponies still talk about my time as Nightmare Moon, a legend and warning to all those allow their jealously to rule them.
My sister finally defeated me, and banished me to my moon. It will be 1000 years before my return, but the Nightmare ended that same day, thanks to my sister's student and her friends.
I learn that they made light of my time as Nightmare Moon. Nightmare Night, were the fillies and colts run around and scaring one another, but still fear Nightmare Moon and tell tales of my jealously.
I am the stuff of nightmares to them.
But that is slowly changing.
I walk their dreams, taming their nightmares and giving them pleasant dreams, teach them the meaning of their dreams...
I am getting better.
I am can feel them fearing me less.
I will protect them. It is my duty to walk the night. I will protect them from the things that go bump in the night.
This is my home.
Equestria.....
It started off a mild case of insomnia that affected the younger ponies.
Children all across Equestria struggle to sleep, their nights become longer as sleep alluded them....
Or they avoided the prospect of sleeping itself.
Fillies and colts across the country woke up in cold sweats, the feeling of something brushing against their dreams. Where they once dream of that special pony in their life or simply having an adventure, the mood would change instantly.
The feeling of being watched....
The feeling of being hunted...
The feeling of absolute evil...
Then it got worse.
The screams of children and teens waking from their nightmares. Their eyes wide in fright, scrambling for their loving parents to protect them from the hidden monster within their dreams. Many parents demanded their Princess Celestia bring Luna forward to explain her actions against their children.
Which confused the Solar Princess greatly at these accusations.
Luna wasn't even in the country, but in the griffon territory, establishing ties with the many clans that reside there. While it is within her ability to reach Equestria through the Dream Walk Spell, it is rather strenuous and taxing to perform a dream walk from such a great distance.
The Solar Princess debated whether to call her sister back early, to investigate these nightmares that was troubling their subjects.
The decision was made the next morning, when she received a report from Manehatten Hospitable of a young colt being admitted into the ER after suffering multiple slashes across his body, nearly causing the poor colt to bleed to death.
That was the first of many that day.
Report after report, many young ponies were found bleeding in their beds, or dead.
Many grieving parents were heard through out the morning. Graves for the children being dug up in the cemetery as the loss of innocent lives were claimed.
All of them had slash wounds on their bodies. Some even had words cut into their bodies, crude words that no child should ever know.
What happen next cemented fear all across Equestria.
Survivors all spoke the same words, a small rhyme that was stuck inside their heads.
They all had the same glassy eye look as they sung the songs...
1...2...Freddy's coming for you...
3...4...Better lock the door...
5...6...Get a crucifix...
7...8...Stay up late...
9...10...Never sleep again...
"Sister?" Luna called out to Celestia, who quickly trotted over and hugged her.
"Luna. Thank goodness you made it. Its getting worse." Celestia whispered in a hush tone, gently pointing a hoof towards the door. Luna looked inside and nearly gasped as she saw a small colt, a very familiar colt at that.
"Pipsqueak!" Luna quickly made her way over to the small colt and hugged him, he flinched as Luna embraced him, before calming himself down to enjoy the small wonder of being hugged by Luna. "Oh Pipsqueak." Luna nearly cried as she saw the slashes on his young body, some even formed words.
'Glue Ingredient #1'
'Bastard Son'
'Asshole'
'Dick Muncher'
'Gelded'
The last word nearly threw Luna into a frenzy, but Celestia managed to calm her down somewhat. "He is fine, Luna. I managed to wake him up before this....Creature can do any permanent damage to his...Tool." Celestia flushed a bit, but carried on.
"Who is this creature!" Luna demanded, her eyes blazing in anger as she rounded on her sister. "Who dares walk the Dream Planes and perform such acts against the innocents!"
"Freddy Krueger." a small voice answered, causing Luna and Celestia to look at Pipsqueak.
"Freddy...Krueger?" Celestia sounded the name out, looking utterly confused. "It sounds like a griffon name, or even Diamond Dog."
"He is neither of those." Pipsqueak answered. "He is...a monster. He told me his name, said he was here to make all of you remember him, remember his legacy for all time. He is tall, walks on his hindlegs, wears these moldy clothes on his body, and a hat...." Pipsqueak shivered, Luna walking close and nuzzling him.
"What is it?" Luna asked quietly.
"He looks like he was really badly burn on his face." Pipsqueak whispered. "Please...I don't want to sleep, please. I don't want him to hurt me."
"You need to sleep Pipsqueak." Luna whispered, nuzzling him further. "Even Pirates need sleep."
"But-"
"I will cast a spell that will insure that no dreams will visit your slumber." Luna answered, her voice gently soothing the trouble colt.
"You promise?" Pipsqueak whispered fearfully, burying his face into her mane.
"I promise." Her horn glow, music slowly filling the room before Luna began to sing.
♪Come Little Children, I'll Take Thee Away♫
♪Into A Land Of Enchantment♫
♪Come Little Children♫
♪The Time's Come To Play♫
♪Here In My Garden Of Shadows♫
♪Follow Sweet Children, I'll Show Thee The Way♫
♪Through All The Pain And The Sorrows♫
♪Weep Not Poor Children♫
♪For Life Is This Way♫
♪Murdering Beauty And Passions♫
♪Hush Now Dear Children, It Must Be This Way♫
♪To Weary Of Life And Deceptions♫
♪Rest Now My Children♫
♪For Soon We'll Away♫
♪into The Calm And The Quiet♫
♪Come Little Children I'll Take Thee Away♫
♪Into A Land Of Enchantment♫
♪Come Little Children♫
♪The Time's Come To Play♫
♪Here In My Garden Of Shadows♫
Luna finished her song, looking down to see Pipsqueak sleeping soundly, her horn flashed once, surrounding Pipsqueak in a light blue magic.
"That was beautiful Luna." Celestia whispered quietly as Luna looked at Pipsqueak, sadness and anger blending together in an agonizing mix of emotions.
"Whoever is doing this is going to pay greatly for this sin." Luna whispered, her eyes glowing with power. "No one harms my subjects, especially in their most vulnerable moments."
"Luna..." Celestia step towards her sister, but Luna seemingly melted into the floor, her eyes still glowing before she vanished from sight.
"I am coming for you, Freddy Krueger."
