Ponies throughout all of Equestria have shown some resistance against Luna's return to her throne. She doesn't seem to blame them, and has lately been growing depressed. Some of the radical groups in the society have publicly protested, some rioted, and some may go that extra step further...

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A huge thanks to Scipio Austra for the image (I don't think he's on this site, but I am open to corrections).

Whispers of darkness echo forth,
Despair remembered,
Hope imagined,
And a single soul to wake.

When Princess Luna created the Tantabus years ago, she had no idea what she was truly creating. She created an intelligent creature, fully sapient. The Tantabus has wants and desires, hopes and dreams, fears and worries.

But it does not think like we do. It never did, and it never will.

It is fully aware, with the exact same feelings as we do, and we will never understand it.

What goes through the mind of a nightmare?

How does it view the world?

How could it justify its rampage?

In a universe where ponies have discovered the means to travel among the stars, an empire arose. Lead by Princess Celestia, ponykind reached out. As prophesied, there came a time when Nightmare Moon returned, threatening to bring darkness to the shining kingdom. Six brave ponies, wielding the Elements of Harmony stopped her, and peace reigned once more. Soon however, Luna found the atrocities her sister had committed in controlling her empire and staving off the threats to it. Outraged, she set in motion thousand year old plans that she thought would never be needed.

This is the story of two empires, and the the war between them.

Luna is still adjusting to society after her return from the moon. Following the success of Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns, she wants to open up her own education facility. But she's a little behind...

This story is a sequel to Day and Night

Celestia and Luna have fallen, and soon, Equestria will fall with them unless somepony puts a stop to it. But nopony knows where the Elements are. The Nightmares are invading, spreading darkness along with them.

Luna is angry. Angry at her sister, her supposed loving sister. Oh, but she has a plan. A plan that will show her sister her pain. A plan that will make Celestia hurt as Luna did.

A plan for her sister to fear her.

After her complete defeat at the royal wedding, Celestia's ego is shattered. Luna promises to whip her sister back into shape, because it'll take far more than a few laps around the palace to put a grown alicorn at the top of her game. But, with Celestia coming home each day with a new set of bruises and a slightly more forward royal attitude, her subjects begin to fear her more than love her. Is Luna's

special training turning her into a monster, or is it all according to some greater plan? It's time for some tough love!

(Warning: Dark tag for some Celestia abuse.)
(Featured 6/19/2012! :D)

On the eve of the Summer Sun Celebration, Spike discovers all of Ponyville has been trapped in a deep sleep by an unknown enemy. What's more, even he himself is falling victim to the spell. Fortunately, the Princess of the Night is wide awake, even when she sleeps.