//------------------------------// // Allies, Enemies, and a Nightmare. // Story: The Supreme Queen // by Error Sans //------------------------------// (Jaylen's POV) I woke up a few hours later, one of the things that was different from Nightmare's room and mine was that I put a window in that could view the outside world, it was around three in the afternoon from the way the sun was positioned. I got up and decide I would try and find one of my allies before Nightmare woke up, I shadow walked into the castle above before dashing out of the castle into the forest. Once I was a distance away from the castle I closed my eyes and used my magic to search for large sources of power. I ignored the nearby presence of shadow magic, and the two presences of Solar and Lunar magic respectively, I than felt a large source of a mix of shadow energy and draconian magic. I opened my eyes and rushed towards the presence, praying that it was who I thought it was. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As I got closer to the power I was intercepted by a tribe of deer "Halt!" The buck with the largest antlers, who I guessed was in charge, yelled towards me "This area is forbidden to all trespassers, leave now and I will show you mercy." The entire time he and the other deer were glaring at me. I growled "I have no time for this." I said as I used my powers to summon out Inferno Wing "Leave and I might show you mercy for your insolence." Inferno Wing backed that up by hissing at them and lighting her claws on fire with her shadow energy. The deer backed up but held their ground after a look from their leader, they were about to attack when a voice I had yearned to hear for millennia intervened. "Just what do you think your doing." We all turned towards a demon-esque being who had three eyes, the two "normal" eyes being colored orange on the right and grey on the left, while a third immobile eye rested on her forehead. When she saw my face she gasped as recognition shined in her eyes "J-Jaylen?" The lead deer, confused turned towards her. "Mistress Yubel we found this trespasser and it was about to attack us, normally we would retaliate but it seems you recognize it." The buck said, seemingly to follow an order from higher up, as he ordered his troops to lower their weapons which they did I'll be it begrudgingly before pulling back a little. I dismissed Inferno Wing, who groaned in disappointment from being denied a fight again, and walked towards Yubel "It's been a long time hasn't it Yubel?" I said to her, before she wrapped me up in a bone-crushing hug, which by the way I think I just broke a bone. She whispered in my ear "I-I thought you were gone." She was lightly crying, but she loosened her grip on me enough to let me breath and not have anymore broken bones. "Well I'm back now." I said quietly as she was still strangling me slightly, when she realized that I was still in pain she put me down while I hugged my sides in pain, note to self never make a girl with dragon strength worry. "Sorry." She squeaked out before looking at the ground, blushing in embarrassment "I didn't mean to hurt you." I smiled a little, even with her transformation she is still the kind girl who was always my best friend "It's not your fault, you just stronger than you looked." I wheezed out in between breath, I closed my eyes and used my magic to locate the broken bones and mend them, it would still feel sore but nothing I could do about that. I opened my eyes as I caught my breath "Yubel?" She looked up towards me "I was wondering, is this where you've been the past 10,000 years?" I asked her legitimately curious, it wouldn't surprise me if she had, she was very, VERY, territorial the only thing I actually was confused she got from the dragon heart put in her, they're only territorial over their treasure. "I did stay for about 7000 years, but when the two spawns of those alicorns appeared I left for a long while." She looked up towards me, I nodded for her to continue "I went to the dragon lands for refugee for a couple thousand years before I returned here again. That was when I first met the deer, they had taken over rule of the Everfree a little time after Celestia and Luna fought 1000 years ago, when I first appeared they recognized me from one of the tablets that you made before the alicorns stopped your reign." She growled once she finished, the subject of those two was a touchy one, those two took everything from Yubel and me. Like I said she was very territorial, even being away for a little bit hurt her, I chuckled slightly before checking the sun "I have to go Yubel." I told her which she looked at me confused. "Why?" She asked that one word, confused and saddened. I grimaced but answered "Last night Luna returned, being possessed by a Nightmare, and got blasted by the Elements of Harmony." She cringed when she heard Harmony, we both didn't have great history with Harmony cause of its creator "They split the Nightmare and Princess Luna, turning the Nightmare into a filly, but for some reason the filly has a bit of the Gentle Darkness." She looked at me surprised. "Why would a piece of light do something like that, it would have destroyed the darkness, and since a Nightmare is a creature of darkness it would have eradicated it immediately." She said suspiciously "That thing causes destruction! Why would it give life?" She seemed to have forgotten who she was talking to because she was glaring at me. I sighed at the way she was acting, though honestly I couldn't blame her, the light, or any of its creations were bad news to see one doing an act of good was surprising. I looked her directly in the eye and said "I do not know why the Light of Destruction's spawn would do anything like that. From what I'm seeing we may have misjudged Harmony, maybe we shouldn't judge Harmony by its creators misdeeds." She seemed to calm down a bit, I didn't mention that she glared at me cause she would've thought she was committing treason, when I really didn't mind it at all. She closed her eyes and breathed in and out, she reopened her eyes and looked at me "I am going to tell Aspen, the king of deer, that I will be leaving and than follow after you." She said before flying away, I shook my head 'Never change Yubel, never.' I thought before walking of towards my current home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once I got near the castle I shadow walked Underground, next to Nightmare's room. When I entered the room I looked and saw I just got back in time as she started to wake up, when she opened her teal slitted eyes she looked around wondering where she was until her eyes landed on me "W-Who are you?" She said quietly and pointed a hoof towards me, she......... WAS THE CUTEST THING I HAD EVER SEEN! I tried to keep my composure when I replied "My name Jaylen, the Supreme Queen." She looked at me funny. "Who would name themselves that?" She asked with her nose scrunched up with a look of contemplation, I tried my very best not to squee, she was just too adorable. "That's not all of my name, and the 'Supreme Queen' part is just my title." I told her as she pondered what I had just said. "What's a title?" She asked, from what I was seeming see was extremely curios. I groaned a little "A title is like a second name that can grant you privileges, it has to be earned though." I said the last part to ensure that she didn't start running around calling herself by my title, I know it sounds a little cheesy but I held that title dear to my heart. I sighed knowing I'm going to have to start asking some questions "Can you tell me your name?" I asked her as polite as I could. She seemed to stop for a second before answering me with a simple "I don't know." Her mane held itself to her chin, like I would put my hand under my chin, or a pony doing the same with their hoof. "Do you have any memories?" I asked her kind of desperately, it would be extremely dangerous to leave alone if she didn't. She looked at me confused before asking "What's a memory?" That one simple question, that I hoped, no PRAYED she wouldn't. I swallowed the strangled cry that was about to come out of my throat and replied "A memory is something that you know happened and can think of it." "So like now?" She said, as I nodded "Well I'm assuming that you don't mean any memory with the time I've been here." Nightmare then suddenly clutch her head in pain startling me as she start whimpering "No." Until her whimpering turned into full blown screaming. I rushed over and tried to sooth her as she cried into my shoulder seeming to experience, well a Nightmare. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3rd Person POV) The mane six were sitting inside Twilight's library, they had been called by Twilight who notified them that the princess was ready and would be teleporting to her library soon. After Celestia declared that they were going to hunt down the creature she told they she would go back to Canterlot with Luna to integrate Luna and scan for the creature. They were all talking when a bright flash occurred that signaled the appearance of Princess Celestia "Princess!" Twilight said jumping up to nuzzle her teachers neck who happily accepted the nuzzle. When the teacher and student broke Celestia coughed getting everyponies attention "I've located the area around where the creature is, I've been scanning for the past 8 hours and just recently felt a spike of her brand of magic." She told the six ponies, Twilight's eyes sparkled from being told that this was a creature with magic that hadn't been seen before except by Celestia and Luna. Celestia made sure the other ponies where understanding, when she saw that they understood she told them where she was "All of the magical disturbances were caused inside of the Everfree Forest." The other six ponies features blanched at that, they were just in there last night, they didn't want to go back in there again for a long while. Celestia worried tried to reassure them "I know you don't want to go back into that forest, but it will be easier this time with me there. No creature in the Everfree can harm an alicorn." She stated with confidence and pride filled words making the other ponies believe her. "Well then what are we waiting for!" Pinkie Pie said as she jumped up, the others nodded and decided to follow their princess. Princess Celestia pulled a box out from behind her "Here, your Elements of Harmony." She said as she opened it and gave each of the their elements, the rest picked themselves up as Celestia left towards the Everfree. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As the ponies entered the Everfree they felt that it was different somehow, more unwelcoming than ever. Celestia's brow furrowed 'It must have the ability to control the forest.' Celestia thought to herself before rolling her eyes 'There no way she could do that, Aspen on the other hand might.' Twilight walked over to Celestia before asking "Do you know anywhere that the creature would be?" "From what I remember being told the best place to search would be around my old castle." Celestia said responding to her question, while Twilight was unsettled that they were going back to the castle so early she nodded. While they were walking through the Everfree a very near-lethal encounter occurred when a pack of timberwolves got the drop on them disorienting Celestia and Twilight. As the timberwolves closed in on the ponies, they heard flapping of wings when a creature that looked like a demon. It somehow caused a thorn to pierce out of the ground and through one of the timberwolves. The thorn seemed to throw the wolf off of it afterwards the creature spoke in a voice that sounded like a mix of a child and a demon "Leave now and I will spare the rest of you." The timberwolves growled at the demon before leaving, all was silent for a few moments before the demon started to leave "W-What are you?" Asked Twilight, the demon chuckled before glaring at the ponies, more specifically Princess Celestia. "I am Yubel, Terror Incarnate." The now named Yubel said before flapping its wings and flew off. Celestia shook with fear of that name, her parents had told her all about Yubel being that creatures strongest supporter. Celestia picked herself up, before wincing and using one of her forelegs to hold her head in her hooves. Celestia shook it off before speaking to the semi-traumatized ponies "We should continue and we'll be able to reach the castle and stay there for the night." The ponies reluctantly got up and nodded before following the princess.