"Vodka! The wonderful drink that is vodka! Vodka, vodka, vodka!"

Applejack put her pillow over her face, the noise didn't grow any quieter. For about the past twenty minutes, some large, tan colored stallion with a weird hat had been repeatedly chanting something about "vodka." She looked at her clock, it was FOUR-THIRTY in the morning. He continued to chant, and it was driving Applejack insane. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore, she got out of bed, opened her window, and shouted for all to hear, "Would ya keep it down? We're sleepin' in here!"

The stallion looked up at her confused, then giggled and took a sip from a bottle. That's when Applejack realized he was drunk.

"Ya know what, stay there! Ah'm comin' down there!" Applejack put her signature cowboy hat on and started down stairs. She got to the door and opened the door, only to find the drunk stallion standing there. He had the bottle in his hoof, and was leaning on the door post. When he saw Applejack, he snickered, "Come on, baby! We do thingy together!"

Applejack responded to this by knocking the stranger out. His bottle shattered and spilled onto the floor.

"Ah'll just clean it tomorrow...", Applejack mumbled to herself. She dragged the stranger into the house and set him on the couch. She shook him awake.

"Ah! No, Dempsey! She's mine!", he said with a jolt.

"What's yer name, son?", Applejack asked viscously, ready to knock the stallion out again just in case. The stallion blinked.

"Answer me!"

The stallion chuckled, then responded in a gruff voice, "My name Nikolai. Now, can I have vodka now?"

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Fluttershy woke to groaning.

It startled her even when she was sleeping, but now it was REALLY creepy. It was almost like a pony was dragging its hooves and moaning outside her cottage. She looked around, her animals' ears were alert, but they still had their eyes shut. A few even hadn't even noticed the noise yet. Fluttershy began to cower under the covers. What exactly was outside? Could it be her imagination? She peeked her head out of the covers and quietly spoke a single word.

"He- Hello?"

Fluttershy was answered by another word, but the voice that spoke seemed inpony, "Sam!"

Glass from her window broke and a figure jumped inside the cottage. Fluttershy shrieked, the figure was a pony, but it looked different. The first thing different was its glowing, yellow eyes that simply stared at her. The figure had a dark grey coat and a pale mane, but both were covered in a crimson liquid that Fluttershy immediately recognized from her animal care: blood. The pony's Cutie Mark was a weird symbol: a black x whose ends were bent at diagonal angles, with a white background and red outlining. The mark was faded as well.

The pony growled and started walking towards Fluttershy, she nervously tried to back away from it, until her back hit the wall. Her pulse rose, she started freaking out and begging the pony, "Please don't hurt me."

But, when the pony was five feet away, Fluttershy heard a slashing sound. The pony stopped and stood still for a few seconds, until a crimson line appeared on its neck and its head separated from its body. Fluttershy gasped as the pony's lifeless corpse fell to the floor of her cottage, then she noticed a shadow.

She looked up, a new pony stood there. This one was on two legs and had a weird looking sword in its right hoof. It was a stallion. His coat was entirely white. The lower part of his mane was black, but the rest was hidden by a cap. His Cutie Mark had two of those weird swords crossed over what appeared to be a dragon drawing. Fluttershy could not see his eyes though.

In a swift motion, the stallion put his sword in a case strapped to his back, then mounted on all fours. He then spoke to Fluttershy in a funny accent, "Are you alright?"

Fluttershy gulped, then nodded. The stallion took a step closer, "Forgive me for intruding, Miss Pony, but you were in trouble, so I helped you. Now, my name is Takeo Masaki. Do you happen to know where the nearest town is?"

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Darkness.

This was the only feeling Nightmare Moon felt now that she had been defeated two years ago. The Mane Six had defeated her with the Elements of Harmony. They had banished her from Princess Luna's body and forced her spirit to never return to Equestria again. Now, she was banished to the moon. Nothing EVER happens on the moon.

However, something interesting had happened yesterday a strange metal pyramid had appeared on the moon's surface, and it glowed with a powerful aura.

Nightmare was studying it, seeing what it could do. So far, it hadn't done anything. She had just realized about an hour ago that the pyramid itself was a capsule, she just had to open it. Nightmare thought for a moment, then decided that opening it with magic would be the best idea.

Nightmare readied herself, then used her magic on the pyramid. To her surprise, it opened immediately, revealing a Pegasus filly holding a doll. "This is most....unexpected.", Nightmare murmured to herself. That's when a new voice loudly spoke to her.

"YOU! WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"

Nightmare hesitated, then answered confidently, "I am Nightmare Moon! The greatest being ever to live and rightful ruler of Equestria!"

A demonic laugh filled the air. It was so unsettling that even Nightmare got chills, if a spirit could.

"WELL, I CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN, NIGHTMARE...."

Nightmare leaned closer to the pyramid at this, "How?"

"SIT DOWN, MISS MOON, THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE...."

Author's Note

Alright, nothing really to say for this chapter, moving on...

Now, in case you didn't know, every chapter in this story is named after a song from Zombies mode. In every song that has lyrics, I will give the song lyrics in the Author's Notes section. If you think it's better to put it at the beginning or end of a chapter instead, then just let me know, I'm going with the majority rule. Most(if not all) of these songs are on YouTube, so look them up.

Now, here's the first song: "Lullaby for a Dead Man" by Elena Siegman.....

Life is still spinning,
You end my beginning,
And everything I hoped for has been strangely set aside.
Reason for living,
My mind is forgiving,
And destiny is proving to be absent from my life.

I know it. I feel it.
I know when you're sleeping.
I know the things you're dreaming,
And I know you will never give up and die.

Conscious fulfilling,
The darkness revealing all.
Thoughts and insecurities are shining like the Sun.
Eyes are deceiving,
Your mind will stop breathing,
And all that you are made of will now rightly become mine.

You know it. You feel it.
I know when you're sleeping.
I know the things you're dreaming.
I love it when you're weeping.
Even death can't stop this feeling.
And I know you will never give up and die.

Father. Why have you forsaken me?
My life is gone.....
Father. You know how long it's taken me.....
I live again!

I know when you're sleeping.
I know the things you're dreaming.
I know when you're sleeping.
I know the things you're dreaming.
I love it when you're weeping.
Even death can't stop this feeling.

I know when you're sleeping.
I know the things you're dreaming.
I love it when you're weeping.
Even death can't stop this feeling,
And I know you will never give up....
No, you will never give up....
You will never give up....and....die....

*Song and lyric credit belongs to Kevin Sherwood*

See ya next time!