//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 - Meet the Nightmare // Story: The Nightmare Worgan // by Darkinfinity666 //------------------------------// (Canterlot Gardens - Present - Sal'Ador's P.O.V.) I mentally hum as I wait in this stone prison, i've been here for a long time, 1,000 years i think, it might have been more, might have been wrong, but who care when you can chaos on your side? ... ... ... But what am I waiting for exactly? so that I can be forgiven? no. To be pooped on by another bird? nah. to break out of this stone prison to cause eternal suffering to those I wanted to make my Dolls? Yes Absolutely, all I have to do is wait so that i can have my Fun. You already know that won't happen. Ever Sal'Ador Ah! Discord old Friend how are you? how was your brief escape from your stone prison? you haven't talked to me for a while! I say happily to Discord mentally, me and Discord are the only two of the many statues in this accused Garden, there is many statues of famous Ponies that have died, even some war heroes, but they don't need heroes when they got Me. I wouldn't be trapped in this stone prison because of you! you are insane! psychotic! and the only one even tried to kill me! I am the spirit of Chaos! I can't be killed! Discord Shouts mentally, frustrated at the insanity I contain, giggling insanely I notice something that stands on two legs, has holes in it's arms and legs and has pure blue eyes enter the gardens, a Changeling a perfect victim to my plans. OHHHH a Changeling! I Forgot it was this Episode already! I mentally say to Discord, giggling like a madman... or madmare, then again i have been in this world for a very long time, I sense a pulse wave that sends the changeling flying away into the far distance, like many others and something in me snaps and I collapse on the ground knocked out cold. (a few hours later) ow, that just happened I think to myself as I Get up, putting a paw to my forehead... ... ... ...Wait, I open my eyes and look at my paw, i can move it and is no longer stone, my memories are no longer have a thick layer of static covering them, and that I have no voices in my head telling me to kill things, I am completely under control I don't feel insanity or anger, I just feel calmness and relaxation that I am free from my stone prison, I get up stumbling a bit as I move my shoulders a bit and stretch, i hear the satisfying crack coming from my back and shoulders, I look at discord and start to walk away, not wanting to bother with that evil. I sigh as I get up as I feel my Dark power run through my veins, i crack my knuckles as say to myself "simple teleportation, how hard can that be?" what I didn't know is that it is harder then one might think, mostly you need to think about where you are now, and where you want to be, I Teleport to the inside Canterlot castle, not really what i wanted, so i try again and i appear in another area inside of Canterlot castle, i facepalm as i start to look around, trying to figure out where to go and what to do. "Halt! Creature!" I gulp and look at the guard, which is a pegasus and is holding the spear rather expertly, as he points it at me, i get into a battle position as i get ready. I do a basic kick, sending the spear out of his hands and then a quickly move to punch him in the gut, the armor cracks at the sheer force of the punch, I then grab the spear out of the air and break it into several pieces and pin the guard on the ground so that he can't escape. I then quickly turn around and start running, I run through the intertwining hallways and get myself lost, and i realize that was a bad idea on my part, but I can sense my Weapon somewhere deep inside the castle, and I need my weapon. (Canterlot - present - Sal'Ador's P.O.V.) great, just great, I have no idea where i am OR if anyone noticed i am free yet, besides that one guard... well, I can try to teleport but it hasn't been very helpful to me, and I didn't get to do much when I was insane and when I was encased in stone. "Great, just Great" I mumble to myself as I look at the Anthro guards, I think Shining Armor's wedding is over, mostly because it is now night, I never knew how beautiful the nights look, mostly because I was encased in stone and never was able to look up, I also figured out that I have a transformation spell that allows me to transform into a dragon, a Human, or a pony, which can be very helpful to me. another power i found out i have, is that I can copy abilities and keep them forever, that will be helpful in the future, i hope. I transform into a pony, I have dark blue fur with a black mane and tail, my eyes are pure blue, glowing slightly, also my armor is still on me, i will have to find a place to hide it when i want to wear normal clothes, my hands still have my claws unfortunately, I look like a normal pony besides the claws and the blue eyes but other then that i look like a normal every Pony, this will do for now. I sneak past a few guards keeping close to the shadows and not being directly in the light, that will help me in the long run, staying close to the shadows is what i do best. (Canterlot caracombs - Present - Sal'Ador's P.O.V.) I love this transformation spell a lot, but i'm not gonna use it often, mainly because i need to save energy, so i turn back into my original form I was able to get into the Catacombs, where my axe is, and i start to look for it, I found my axe at last on the ground, it looks perfectly fine to me, but someone else picked it up and tried to use it, i can sense it, I strapped it to my back and started to walk away when I sense something coming towards me. I duck as a silver battle axe goes above me, I look around and see Luna in her battle armor, I get into a battle stance "that's new, then again you were full of surprises aren't i right Nightmare??" Luna comments as she gets the battle axe again using her magic. I just slam my axe onto the ground, causing crystals to sprout of the ground and head directly towards Luna, she dodges though doing a backflip and swinging her axe at me again, but I duck, I then swing my axe at Luna, but she dodges and shoots some magic bolts at me. i Copy that ability and shoot some magic bolts at her and then I slam my axe on the ground once again, makin a bunch of crystal spikes to come out of the ground and trap her but without injuring her, I start to sprint out of here, but Luna send a magical bolt at my leg and goes straight through it, making me collapse in pain, I teleport into a forest on complete accident, as I blackout from both pain and exhaustion. (Canterlot - Present - Celestia's P.O.V.) today was a long day, with Chrysalis, the wedding, and well, the pulse of love that sent the changelings out of here, thank me, and I hope that no important villains will appear, but i have a feeling that some of our villains will appear once again. "SISTER!" I hear Luna using her royal canterlot voice which she has not used in a long time, i teleport to where she is trapped in familiar red crystals, i quickly use a spell to make them go away "Yes?!" I ask frantically, I notice that she is in her battle armor is is carrying her battle axe, which was only used when we fought that beast, The Nightmare, not to be confused with Nightmare moon, it looked like a wolf but stood on two legs like us and only knew one thing. To Kill Luna looks at me as she says "The Nightmare has escaped" Luna says, My eyes widen as I summon on my golden Battle armor with my golden war hammer "I am going to send a message to twilight to get her friends and I will grab the elements of Harmony," I say very serious. "we need to prepare for this time of crisis, for our worst enemy has appeared once again."