As Nightmare Moon gazed at her defeated sister, she thought back to the time before she became who she now was.
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“Wake up Celestia! You have to bring up the sun!”
“Yeah, Yeah Luna. I’m up and so is it. Why don’t you look outside before trying to wake me up?”
“I was just trying to help…”
“I know, I know, and I appreciate it. Just pay more attention next time.”
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The conversation flashed through her mind and she realized what her jealousy had made her. Her petty desire to see ponies enjoy her beautiful night instead of sleeping through it had transformed her into this. Maybe her big sister was right… NO! No, she isn’t right. It’s unfair that Celestia gets all the glory just because her special talent is raising the sun and Luna’s was raising the moon. But Nightmare Moon would have no need of this. She had outgrown her old life. Now, the moon will always be in the sky. Now, the night will last forever!!!
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Celestia looked at her jealous sister with a mixture of pity and fear. She knew that she had been overpowered, and without the sixth Element of Harmony she had no chance of winning this battle, and that element had been lost for a thousand years. She had Laughter, she had Loyalty, she had Generosity, she had Kindness, and she even had Honesty, but the sixth element had eluded her for a millennium. There was no way she would find it in time.
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As Nightmare Moon went to finish her sister, she hesitated for only a second because of a glint in her Celestia’s eye. That second was all she needed. Celestia blasted her sister with a force that Nightmare Moon knew wasn’t possible. But it was happening. How? The only possibility was… No, that couldn’t be it… Had she finally found the sixth element?
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Celestia couldn’t believe it. There it was! The sixth element, there before her the whole time! She blasted her sister over and over with waves of raw power. She felt her concentration waver- She was losing control! No, she hadn’t meant for this to happen… no… No… NO!
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Nightmare Moon watched as Celestia’s power consumed her. Rooted to the spot by her sister’s power, she was forced to see the Alicorn was burned up by her own overwhelming magic, and she could do nothing to help. When Nightmare Moon was released, all that was left of her beautiful sister was a pile of dust and six stones, each with a graphic on it. One depicted a diamond, one showed a butterfly, one had an apple, the fourth had a group of balloons, the fifth had a lightning bolt and cloud, and the last had one six pointed star. These were the elements of Harmony. These had destroyed her sister. And these drove Nightmare Moon to use a forbidden magic that hadn’t been used since before the dark ages that Luna and Celestia had brought Equestria out of, simply because this spell had brought about said dark ages. Nightmare Moon used the power of Discord and plunged the whole world into Chaos.
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Author's note: Sorry about the short chapters, if they weren't short it would take me two weeks to write one because I don't have much writing time. First story, so be gentle. Criticisms welcome though!