"It's cold up here In this insufferable prison I was sent to. Sitting there on the cold, desolate surface of the moon, I watched as the tiny green and blue orb that is Equus float effortlessly in the vacuum of space. Anger swelled inside me as I remember my sister's betrayal. She always told me to strive to be my best. Some good advice that was, look at me now, sent to the moon because no-one cared about me. No matter what I did for those ponies, Everypony always gave HER the praise and admiration, leaving me in her shadow. I tried to hold court so I could be praised as much as she, But no one ever bothered to show up. So I asked Celestia if I could join her court sessions, so that there would be an offer of second opinion. She agreed and said that it was a splendid idea. That and she would get to be at my side more."
"On the following weeks, whenever a petitioner shows up they just greet my sister and ignore me like I wasn't there. When I gave my input, it would fall on deaf ears as they ignored me. So I just stormed out ignoring my sisters pleas to come back like her subjects would to me. Over the years I became a shell of who I formerly was. Never enjoying what I used to. Avoiding social gatherings like they were the plague. If ponies ignore me why should I even bother showing up? After a while my sister never noticed my absence, she was always to absorbed in the praise of her little ponies to never notice the hurt and sadness of her poor dear sister. I remember a voice, like silk and sickeningly saccharine. It appeared one night and whispered to me sweet promises that if I let it help, It would make me far greater than Celestia would ever be. Its promises intrigued me, so I did. It would talk to me, Keep me company when I was alone. Eventually it started taunting me. Telling me of what I could have been. Breaking me down and slowly pulling me into its dark embrace. When It finally consumed my mind, I attempted to strike my sister down and take over ruling the kingdom. It was simple, my plan was so simple. I would blanket the world in eternal darkness for all to enjoy. All I ever wanted was to feel loved, to feel admired, and to be praised for what I did. But all it ended in was my defeat before I could start. And in the end, I was sent here."
Nightmare Moon stood up and started to walk towards the castle she built for herself In the Five hundred and Ninety-nine and a half years she'd been stuck there. Her cold, empty empire in which no one will ever see. Entering the arched doorway, Nightmare went to her room. Looking at all the plans for revenge she carved on the walls. Every inch of space covered in detailed graphs and complex equations. Laying down on her makeshift moon dirt bed, she stared into the abyss of space.
You know how they say not to stare into the abyss, How it stares back. Well I could feel it try to flee from me, Realizing that I've already been consumed by madness. Waiting here in solitude, I go over my final plans for revenge. What my dear sister hadn't realized was that I had already found a way back. That the magic of the elements can't hold me here on what I embody. So I could have left this place at anytime, but the main problem I had to solve was how. What she never thought was that I would be crazy enough to launch myself off the surface of the moon and drift towards Equestria. I would then have to shield myself upon re-entry. All my plans and calculations would come into play shorty. All I needed to do was wait for when she changes the day and night cycle. That's when the moon would be properly aligned with Equestria. The benefits of having the sun and moon drift around a stationary planet is that it is hard to miss. Even if you are slightly off in trajectory, you'll still get caught in the planet's gravity.
Feeling the moon being tugged into position I begin to make my way back to the moon's surface. I steel my nerves and prepare my vacuum cannon for my launch into space using rocks I carved. Levitating a carved chunk of moon stone and push it to the back of the stone cannon. I then sealed it off from space. Using magic to create a pocket of air behind my capsule. It will be a one time use before a five month drift to Equestria and eventual re-entry. I stop casting the shield spell I was using to keep the air in with and got ejected into space. After what I estimated was Five months I could feel my moon stone capsule heat from re-entry. Using a shield spell and cooling spells to keep me as safe as I could in preparation for the immense amount of heat to come. As my capsule started Breaking apart I could see the Everfree forest and what was the remains of my sister and I's castle. My capsule had finally disintegrated and left me flying through the air at great speeds. It was too dangerous for me to attempt to spread my wings and fly, so all I could do was brace for impact. Casting a multitude of shield spells, I slammed into the ground. Feeling bones splinter as I flipped wildly across the ground until I came to an abrupt stop colliding into a tree near the castle and lost consciousness. Blinking the blurriness from my eyes, I was able to determine it was around mid-day. Attempting to move my legs only greeted me with intense pain. Casting a spell I painfully set my broken bones and mended them. I cast another diagnostic spell to check myself for more injuries and use the appropriate spells to get me back in good health. Testing my legs and feeling no sharp pain aside from a few aches, I attempt to stand. Eventually making it onto all fours I shakily make my way to the ruins of my old home. Wondering what had happened to it. As I walk the halls I couldn't help but remember the days when it was in better condition. Smiling at the thought of ponies wandering these halls those thousand years ago. Stumbling into my room I smile more at the memories of me as a filly as I grew up, only to frown as my sister crept into my thoughts. I continued exploring, searching for answers as to why the castle was in disrepair and the whereabouts of my sister. After a bit of exploring and not finding any answers I angrily made my way into the throne room. I took in a deep breath and screamed as loud as I could. I ripped my Sister’s throne from the ground and threw it through the stained glass window of her.
"WHERE ARE YOU WRETCHED SISTER OF MINE!" I shouted. Taking deep breaths and trying to calm down, I notice something I hadn't before. Through the hole in the window I noticed another castle. Ornate with gold trim and gold topped towers on the edge of the mountain. It reeked of Celestia. "Ah, so that's where you are hiding." I prepared for multiple long range teleports. Making it to the new castle, I cast an invisibility spell to make finding my sister easier. Entering the castle, I started wandering the halls while avoiding the occasional guards on patrol. Rounding a corner I come across a strange Bipedal being with a young thestral. My curiosity getting the better of me as I silently follow them. Turning down another corridor It stopped, In one swift motion it pulled something of its hip and pointed it down the hall. At that same moment a maid had entered from another side hall farther down from me and turned the corner.
“eep! Sorry John, I didn’t mean to startle you.” the maid blurted in panic while cowering.
John put what he was holding away and said “Don’t worry, I should be the one apologizing. I’ve just been a little jumpy lately with all that’s been going on today. Well, I got to get going, have a nice day.”
Nightmare let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding. Silently thanking the maid for her unintentional distraction from potential discovery she made her way down the hall until it opened up to the main hall. Coming across to what looked like the throne room doors and without wanting to draw attention, She sat and waited for someone to enter. It wasn't long till a frantic looking lavender pony came galloping down the hall and knocking rapidly on the door. I hear my sister call to the guards to open the door, as soon as it was open enough the pony bolted in. I followed right after barely making it through. That's when I froze, waves of memories of anger and sadness washed over me. There she was, sitting there on her throne, with six other ponies and a look of concern on her face. she spoke.
"You're all wondering why I had sent you all letters of utmost importance. After receiving a letter from Twilight detailing a meteorite of unusual shape and not being able to locate the impact crater left me with a few suspicions. Either it was just a meteor composed of soft materials and burned away completely like twilight Sparkle suggested in her letter, Or my sister had managed to make her way back from banishment sooner than I had expected. 500 years earlier." Deciding now would be a good time to make my reveal I undid the cloaking spell and spoke.
"Very astute sister, coming to those conclusions. It's such a pity that only now you show concern for me now than those thousand years ago." Everypony in the room gasped at my appearance. While my sister sat there in shock, The mare I figured out to be twilight and the rest of the unicorns in the room took an aggressive stance; their horns charged with magic.
"I've always car-"
"WRONG!" I cut Celestia off. "You never cared. Even as I closed myself off from the world you never once thought to ask if something was wrong. You never bothered to check up on me when i would never leave my room for days." Tears streaking her face as she yelled, venting years of pain. "You only cared about what your sniveling ponies though of you. So stuck up in your arrogance that it drove your own sister madness and to attack you. You treat me like an enemy, a monster, when it is you yourself a monster-" It was at that point that twilight shot a bolt of magic at me. but I had easily blocked it with a shield as she shouted at me.
"How dare you speak to Princess Celestia like that you monster!" She attempted to hit me with more magic, but failed to do so. I was far stronger than her.
"You think that poor excuse of an attempt at magic can hurt me? Think again pathetic little pony. Even Celestia will fail Because I have become much stronger while I was away." Letting out a laugh, I turn and teleport away. Upon arrival to my old home I took in a deep breath and exhaled with a smirk.
I finally made it back.
After 500 years.
I'm Home.