In the Dream World, all seemed quiet, with each dreamer dreaming, thinking that no one would disturb their sweet rest.
However, an evil was wandering the halls of the Dream World. Oogie Boogie walked through the halls, looking to the doors he passed by. Normally, he'd be in any dream causing nightmares and feeding from the fears of his victims, but, at that time, he had another purpose in mind: a specific dream.
He arrived to the door of the dream he was looking for. It was a golden door with blue markings. Behind that door were the dreams of Star Knight. Oogie Boogie would go in there and find out exactly where Star Knight was and what would be his movements. But before he could turn the handle, a voice said:
"I knew it was only a matter of time before you try to enter Star Knight’s dreams."
Oogie Boogie smiled, because he recognized that voice. After all, how could he forget the voice of his worst enemy.
"How are you, Luna?" he asked, without turning around. "Long time no see."
"That's because you've been wandering around these halls like a mouse getting away from the cat, picking up crumbs here and there" Luna replied. "I knew eventually you would end up trying your luck in Prince Star Knight’s dreams. After all, we’re talking about the jinchuriki your master wants the most."
"Then you set up surveillance here" Oogie Boogie said, turning to her. "I am honored. So what are you going to do next? Try to defeat me and lock me in Tartarus."
"I'm the princess of the night and it is my duty to watch for the dreams of all creatures in the Pony Reality" Luna said. "You are the disease that infects this world that should be a place of peace and hope. I will put an end to your visits to the Dream World."
Oogie Boogie giggled and asked:
"Do you really think you can do that? Last time, I managed to deal with you fairly well."
"Last time, you were powered by the nightmares that you caused to Heartbeat" Luna answered. "This time, I will have the advantage."
"That's what we're going to see" Oogie Boogie said in a defiance tone.
And, having said this, he opened the door he had ahead and entered. However, upon entering, he found himself in a place in the middle of the night, full of bright plants.
"But this is not Prince Star Knight’s dream" Oogie Boogie said.
"You're right, it’s mine" Luna's voice said, while she landed some distance of Oogie Boogie.
Oogie Boogie looked back and saw that the door through which he had passed was not golden and blue but purple and decorated with stars and a crescent moon. The door closed and Oogie Boogie realized what Luna had done.
"You traded the doors..." he said. “Well played, Luna."
"Like I said, I watch over the dreams, so we will fight in my dream and leave innocent beings having a good night rest" Luna replied.
"Fine by me" Oogie Boogie said. "But if you think that just because you're at an advantage by being in your own dream you can…"
But before he could finish, the light plants from Luna’s dream attacked Oogie Boogie and tried to subdue him. The evil spirit tried to do something, but it seemed that those plants were sucking up all of his magic.
"You talk too much, Oogie Boogie" Luna said. "With the time you lost talking, you should have used it to attack me. Now it's too late for you. It's time to return you to the place where you shouldn't have left."
In the Light Kingdom, wandering around the halls of the castle, Golden Paladin was doing something he used to do during the night. He then felt a presence at the border that he recognized as being Luna’s. But she wasn't alone. He teleported himself there and was surprised when he saw her with a captured Oogie Boogie.
"Well, this is a surprise" Golden Paladin said. "I can't believe that finally, after all these years since you got out of prison-book, you would made a misstep, Oogie Boogie."
"I found him trying to enter in Star Knight’s dreams" Luna said. "Fortunately, I tricked him into enter in my own dream and then I subdued him. After I did it, I got him to here immediately. It is for the better to be safe and put him where he belongs as fast as possible."
"You did the right thing, Princess Luna" Golden Paladin said. "In addition, we now have a source of information."
"If you think I'm going to tell you about the General of Chaos’ plans for the war, you are quite wrong" Oogie Boogie replied. "You're not going to get anything out of me."
"At least we have one villain down to worry about" Golden Paladin Paladin told him.
And, saying this, he invoked the cell blaster and, loading it with his magic, the General of Peace sucked Oogie Boogie to the life cell there, placing it then in the prison-book.
"Back to the place where you should never have left" Golden Paladin said, turning then to Luna. "Thank You, Princess Luna. Thanks to you, the Dream World regained the tranquility that it had before."
"Yes, that's true…" she said. “However, I can't help but be worried."
"About what?" Golden Paladin asked.
"Oogie Boogie did not yield much of a fight. And that was strange. It seemed like he wanted to be captured."
"But that doesn't make sense. Why would he want that?"
"I don't know" Luna replied. "It's just a feeling."
In Tartarus, Oogie Boogie had appeared in one of the cells located on one of the upper levels, where shackles appeared to hold his hooves. After your appearance, the Dragon King gave a laugh and said:
"I was wondering when you'd be back to Tartarus, Oogie Boogie."
"You and your taunts" the evil spirit said. "You must think that because of your royal status you can mock the others. But that status is no longer as valid as it was before. I don't know if you know this, but the dragons have a new king."
That comment made the Dragon King to adopt a somber air and he said:
"That sample of a dragon has no profile to be king."
"And yet, he managed to win the title of Dragon King" Oogie Boogie said.
"Do I have to hear you talking about that forever?" the Dragon King asked. "If this is my punishment from the General’s part, then they finally managed to annoy me."
"Don't worry about it" Oogie Boogie said. "Maybe you don't have to stay in front of my presence for much longer."
"What do you mean?" the Dragon King asked.
"What I mean is that the Generals are so ready to capture villains that they don't hesitate to put us in the book when they have opportunity, even when we let that happen" Oogie Boogie said.
"Are you saying that you let them capture you?" the Dragon King asked. "Why would you do something like that?"
"Because of this" the evil spirit replied, making appear a sphere made of darkness. "It's time to bring some shadows to this place so bright."
And he threw the sphere that went through the cell bars and fell until it hit the ground and break. An immense darkness appeared, to the astonishment of all the imprisoned villains, and the General of Chaos appeared.
"Greetings, fellow villains" the General of Chaos said. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am the General of Chaos and I am here as a representative of our master, the Lord of chaos, and I'm here to set you free."
"And why should we trust you?" Icy asked.
At that time, Cerberus appeared, snarling at the General of Chaos. He prepared to attack when the General of Chaos launched a powerful magical beam against the three-headed dog that hit him and threw him against the ground, leaving him out of combat. The villains were all impressed seeing the General overthrowing the General of Peace’s watchdog.
"Well, I think I like him" Stormy said. "He's got style."
"Yes, and I love all that darkness" Darcy said.
"Our master needs your help to fight for him against our natural enemies: the followers of the Lord of Order" the General of Chaos said. "A great war is approaching and we need all the help we can get to fight our enemies. However, due to my presence here, it will not last for the Generals to appear and, in spite of my power, confront them at the same time is something I'm not willing to do. I will only take a few of you. But don't worry, when the Lord of Chaos win the war and conquer the Pony World and the Enchanted Forest, you can be sure that all of you will find freedom."
And the villains applauded what the General said. He then invoked six life cells, some of the cells that the Lord of Chaos had stolen when he broke in the prison-book.
"The fact that the dragons belong to the alliance, it makes them a fairly serious threat. But I know there are some who don't like particularly of the new regime. So, your help will be very useful, Dragon King."
He made a life cell approach the Dragon King's cell and, by loading it with his magic, he absorbed the great dragon.
"And better than having a giant beast, is having two giant beasts" the General said.
And another cell approached the Kraken’s cell, absorbing it as well.
"Hey, what about us?" Icy asked, referring to herself and her sisters.
"Yes, if you want power, we can give it to you that" Stormy said.
"In fact, I can see that" the General said. "After all, the Lord of Chaos can't deny that all the chaos you caused was very useful to him."
And he made three life cells absorb them too.
"And a little bit of agility and speed in flight can also be useful" the General said. "Featherwing, I'm talking about you."
"Yes!" she exclaimed. "Finally I can soar through the skies again."
And the last life cell absorbed her.
"What about me?" asked Fire Punch. "After all I've done for the Lord of chaos, I also deserve my freedom."
"Yes, I deserve it too" Arimaspi said. "After everything I've done."
"No offense, but the Lord of Chaos still didn't forget your failures to him" the General of Chaos replied. "But don't worry, you will have your freedom... after we win the war."
At that moment, the General of Chaos managed to feel the Generals of Order getting close.
"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you, fellow villains. But now I have to go."
He turned to Oogie Boogie and told him:
"Thank you for your sacrifice, Oogie Boogie. But remember..."
"Not a word" he completed. "Don't worry, I know exactly how to deal with our dear friends from the Order."
"I hope so" the General of Chaos said. "And that goes for all of you."
And, having said this, he disappeared in a wave of darkness.
Seconds after his departure, Golden Paladin and Mirror Coat appeared in a burst of light. Golden, watching Cerberus unconscious, said while addressing to him:
"Oh no, Cerberus..."
He approached his loyal three-headed dog and saw that, in spite of everything, he was fine.
"Don't worry, partner, I'm taking you to a place where you can rest."
"He will be able to rest, but we won't" Mirror Coat said, looking around. "It seems there was another escape."
Golden looked around and was able to identify what were the cells that had been emptied.
"But how did this..."
It was then that he realized everything.
"It can't be."
He made a pillar up to become ahead of Oogie Boogie’s cell, who was with a relaxed air.
"What did you do?"
"Well, if you're so smart, General of peace, why don't you find out for yourself" Oogie Boogie said.
"You and the others could not do anything" Golden Paladin said. "The bars of the cells can absorb any magic to prevent any escape. Unless someone had used a magic that the cells recognize: the magic of life cells. And as the Lord of Chaos has the life cells he stole from the prison-book... "
"I see you've started to understand" Oogie Boogie said.
Mirror Coat, appearing alongside Golden Paladin, asked:
"But why did you do this? Now, you're stuck in a cell."
"Believe me, for what we have planned for the war, my help is not needed" Oogie Boogie said. "I'm glad I've been able to work for the success of my master’s plan. Besides, it's not that I'm going to stay here for a long time. After all, when we win the war, we're all going to be free."
"What do you have planned for the war?" Golden Paladin asked.
"That is something that you will never hear coming out from my mouth... or my mind" Oogie Boogie answered. "I know how to deal with each one of you. I've been inside of all of your minds. There's nothing you can do to make me talk."
That angered Golden visibly and he, in an anger access, made chains emerge from the background wall, surrounding Oogie Boogie and arresting him tightly to it.
"You're going to tell us everything we want to know, one way or another" Golden Paladin said. "And if you don't cooperate, I will continue to force you."
And he made the chains get tighter. Oogie Boogie moaned before the pain they were causing to him, but he kept the smile and said:
"Who would have thought that the General of Peace could get so angry."
Mirror Coat put a hoof on Golden Paladin’s shoulder and said to him:
"Let him go, Golden, it's obvious he won't say anything. Don't let him get to you. You are the General of Peace and you shouldn't let a cheap villain like him make you lose control."
Listening Mirror Coat’s world, Golden Paladin realized he was right and so he freed Oogie Boogie from the chains of the wall of his cell, saying:
"You're right, he's not worth it."
And the pillar descended and Golden Paladin continued:
"We're bringing Cerberus to the Light Kingdom. Leaf Mane needs to take care of him. And we also need to tell the Princess Twilight what happened. She’s not gonna to like it."
And he, Mirror Coat and Cerberus disappeared in a burst of light.