//------------------------------// // Beginnings // Story: The Supreme Queen // by Error Sans //------------------------------// When I arrived at the library the five mares Twilight had met had confronted her and they were talking on how to defeat the Nightmare inside Luna, though they just called it Nightmare Moon. Nightmare is a species that core functionality is to control its host and use the host for its own twisted desires, which commonly become affiliated with the hosts wish though they have no control over his/her actions. I growled slightly at the mention of the elements, I was hoping that she wouldn't fully go into the only option she could comprehend. I sighed knowing I can't let my feud with the Light and what it created go far enough to destroy my old home. I silently followed them until they arrived in front of the Everfree Forest 'Home.' I thought to myself and shook it off I will rebuild it after I help save Luna from the Nightmare. They were traveling down a cliff when I saw Nightmare, in stardust form, cut off a chunk of the cliff, down below they're was a bunch timberwolves. I jumped down and used my powers to cushion my fall and summon my scythe, which I then used to cut the timberwolves apart and used my magic to send the remains to the shadows and hide myself as they were about to be able to see me. I clenched my teeth when I saw Twilight about to hit the ground before Applejack caught her, she let go shortly afterwards where Rainbow and Fluttershy caught her and set her on the ground. I sighed in relief once they had left the clearing, I had sensed more timberwolves entering the area and would have attacked if they stayed. I made sure the timberwolves weren't following and caught up to the ponies which had somehow stopped a manticore from attacking them, from the corner of my eye I saw stardust but when I looked it was gone. They entered a part of the woods that I hoped still wasn't here, when I ruled it was known as Haunted Hollow where the Ghosttrick spirits dwelled, when I was much younger than when I was banished one of them scarred me badly, I hoped to myself they weren't still here. They weren't but Nightmare had made it almost seem like it, using her powers she made grotesque faces on the trees, nowhere near Ghosttrick but it still startled me none the less. Pinkie Pie made me quietly laugh to myself, even in the midst of all that was happening she made everpony happy and smile at her antics. They encounter a river where a sea serpents was having a tantrum 'Why, just why?' I thought to myself as he explained the reason why this was happening, he had his mustache cut in two. I think my eye twitch, Rarity cut off her tail and tied it to the severed half of the mustache, making it complete but in my opinion look terrible, could have just cut off the other end and it would have been the same. The final obstacle............................... a bridge, a FREAKING BRIDGE! And what they did was just stupid, instead of Twilight using her magic to tie the rope of the bridge on the other side, they sent Rainbow Dash with a part of the bridge over to tie it. They were lucky Rainbow Dash was loyal because black counterparts of the Wonderbolts tried to convince her to join them, but to do so she had to leave the others behind. I got slightly anxious, cause she was literally being offered her dream, good thing is she chose her friends over her dreams, now that's loyalty that you rarely get to see. I'd been keeping track of what they did, since they were most likely the elements. Rarity was most likely Generosity, Rainbow was most likely Loyalty, Pinkie Pie was most definitely Laughter, and taking a wild guess Applejack is Honesty something must of happened on the cliff. Twilight I already knew was Magic, when they went into the castle that was across from the bridge Twilight asked them to leave while she tried to create the "spark". A cloud of stardust slipped through the window and moved around the elements Twilight was blown away from the elements while I was pushed back and my spell was dispelled. Twilight not noticing me ran towards the elements as a powerful teleportation spell was being channeled, just as it went off Twilight jumped in with me tracing the spell and shadow walking to the spell caster. We where in a tower that was light by torches that had ghost blue fire. In front of me was Twilight and Nightmare Moon, Nightmare was standing in front of Luna's old throne smirking confidently. She and Twilight hadn't noticed me yet so I put my invisibly spell back on, Nightmare than smashed the physical forms of the Elements "For re-assurance." She said as she started walking towards Twilight who started to back up "Did you really think you defeat me. No, you're just a foal, the night shall last FOREVER!" She started laughing cruelly as her mane and tail combined together and created a maelstrom over her head. Twilight started to cry a little before she heard hoofsteps and the voices of the other elements climbing up the staircase. Twilight turned around "You think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony just like that?" Nightmare Moon looked at her like she had lost her mind "Well your wrong! Because the spirits of the Elements of Harmony, are right here!" She cried out as the other bearers finished the trek up the staircase 'Those things need to become shorter.' I thought to myself 'That took them a while, but they got her faster than I thought they would.' The shards of the elements physical form on the floor beneath Nightmares hooves went and gathered around the ponies "Applejack who reassured me in doubt represents the spirit of Honesty. Fluttershy who tamed the manticore with her compassion represents the spirit of Kindness. Pinkie Pie who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger represents the spirit of Laughter. Rarity who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift represent the spirit of Generosity. And Rainbow Dash who could not abandon her friends for her own hearts desire represent the spirit of Loyalty. The spirits of these five ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us." "But you don't have the sixth element, the spark didn't work!" Nightmare Moon cried out in desperation. Twilight shook her head "But it did, a different kind of spark." She turned towards the other five "I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I really cared about all of you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realized that you all, are my FRIENDS!" The Elements of Magic's physical form appeared her shining brilliantly "You see Nightmare Moon, when those elements are ignited by the spark that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element, the Element of Magic!" She cried out as the element shards combined and formed necklaces for the other five which were placed on their necks, while Magic turned into a crown that rested itself on Twilight's head. Which then proceeded to charge together and launch a rainbow colored rainbow at Nightmare Moon who screamed in agony from the elements harmonic properties. I lowered my hands from my face, I didn't even realize I had brought them up, I looked over to where Nightmare Moon was, Luna was there unconscious on her side. But what I didn't expect was black coated filly next to her with an ethereal mane and tail made of stardust, I went over to the filly and looked her over. She looked exactly like Nightmare Moon except she was much younger and when I did a magical scan, which with my magic would have showed a bit of the Light of Destruction, there was noting there except a bit of the Gentle Darkness, my power. I picked the filly up cradling and clouded her magic signature so no-one could track us, once that was done I shadow walked us underground, in the ruins of my old palace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I looked around in what was left and growled, my home was all crumpled up and destroyed while being underground it was also filled with clumps of dirt, but the place still had breathing room and just room because of ancient enchantments I placed on long ago. 'Solaris, Lumara.' I thought 'If I ever hear from either of you I am going to kill you, even if you're still dead.' They had it coming to them for all of theirs sins, they said that they were all powerful, they only brought me down cause I wasn't expecting the Light of Destruction to intervene. I used my magic to quickly excavate a room, and transmuted the dirt into items that you commonly find in a bedroom such as a mirror, bed, lamp, and a dresser. I laid the filly on the bed and checked again her magically again and then tried to estimate how long she would be asleep '7 to 8 hours before she wakes up, not exactly accurate but that give me time.' I thought to myself as I got up and walked out of that room to make another for myself and rest up a bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3rd Person pov) When Twilight woke up she looked around and noticed her friends waking up and the sun slowly rising over the hill outside the window. Rainbow Dash groaned as Applejack asked "E-Everypony okay?" "Oh thank goodness!" Rarity exclaimed while looking at her tail while Fluttershy was looking at Rarity element "Oh Rarity it's so lovely." Fluttershy said complimenting her element of harmony. "I know I'll never part with it again!" She said while hugging her tail to her body. Fluttershy shook her head and said "No, your necklace." Pointing to the element "It looks just like you cutie mark." Rarity finally noticing the element looked down at it then her cutie mark before turning to Fluttershy and saw the same thing "So does your." She pointed out to Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie bounded towards Applejack saying "Look at mine! Look at mine!" The others having similar responses to Rarity "Gee Twilight, I reckoned you were spouting a lot of hooey, but I think we do represent the Elements of Harmony." Applejack said looking towards Twilight who shook her head in amusement. "Indeed you do." Celestia said as the sun glowed and she appeared just in front of the window outside. When she appeared all of the ponies in the room, excluding Twilight, who gasped out Celestia's name, and the still unconscious Luna, bowed to the princess "Twilight Sparkle," Celestia said as she nuzzled Twilight who returned the favor "my faithful student, I knew you could do it." She finished as they parted. "But you told me it was an old pony tale." Twilight said in disbelief. Celestia coming up with a half-truth said "I told you you need to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her. But you could not unleash it until you could let true friendship into your heart." After that she turned towards Luna who was starting to wake up "Now if only another will as well, Princess Luna." Luna looked up to her sister in fear "It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this, it's time to put our difference behind us. We were meant to rule together little sister." "Sister?" The mane six asked, confused. Celestia continued on as if she hadn't heard them "Will you accept my friendship." Luna looked down in sorrow as the rest of the ponies in the room gazed at her expectantly, before Pinkie Pie broke that rule and fell down onto her face. Luna then suddenly rushed up to Celestia crying her eyes out. "I'm so sorry, I missed you so much big sister!" Luna exclaimed into her neck. Celestia choked up replied with "I-I've missed you too." Before wrapping her foreleg around her sister and pulled her closer, before Pinkie Pie ruined it again by starting to cry her eyes. "HEY!" She suddenly exclaimed "You know what this calls for, A PARTY!" Before she was able to disappear Applejack caught her by the tail. "Calm down sugarcube." Applejack said before pulling Pinkie Pie back "I believe we have a question for the two princesses." The rest of the mane 6, minus Pinkie Pie herself, nodded while Pinkie Pie groaned but went back to her usually bubbly self quickly. Twilight cleared her throat and asked the question, a question Princess Celestia never want to her come from anyponys lips "Princess, back during the Summer Sun Celebration, after Nightmare Moon had appear, a strange creature appeared that wore black and gold armor with golden eyes appeared. Do you know what that thing is?" Princess Celestia stepped back, horror evident on her face "D-Did I do something wrong?" Twilight asked nervously, not understanding why her mentor was acting this way. Celestia tried and failed to calmed herself a little "That creature, is the original ruler of Equestria." "WHAT?!?!?!" The mane six shouted out in surprise. Celestia cleared the ringing in her ears with a spell "She called herself Jaylen, the Supreme Queen of Darkness, she ruled over the land that we now call Equestria 10,000 years ago." "D-Darkness?" Fluttershy squeaked out in terror. Celestia continued "I hoped that when Nightmare Moon returned" Luna winced "she wouldn't be released from the shadows, but it seems I was incorrect. I'm sorry for asking this of you Twilight but I need you and your friend's help to find her and capture her!" She said, flaring out her wings for dramatic effect. Twilight nodded believing in her teacher "We'll do our best to aid you Princess, right girls?" She asked towards the others who nodded in response. Celestia internally smirked 'Now I can get rid of the creature who turned Luna into that monster.' She thought to herself, oh how wrong she is.