His head throbbed with pain and suffering as he flashed back to the death of his brother. The two crimson blades belonging to the Sith Master piercing Savage's body. He then remembered the pain that came from experiencing the blue glow of Sith Lightning also from his former master. All the pain and suffering that coursed through his veins, and all he left was but a single tear. He was weak, broken, and outcast.
"I take it you've been defeated too?" A dark voice spoke. Maul saw himself in a dark room with but a grey fog around a transparent floor.
"Show yourself!" The angered warrior yelled, summoning a mare quite larger than that of Maul. The being had a black body with silver armor and a mane resembling that of the stars. The being also featured a glowing horn and large wings spanned out in front of Maul, who failed to be intimidated.
"Behold, for I am Nightmare Moon, bringer of the Eternal Night," The mare introduced herself in a large, bellowing voice "And I am in need of your services." She continued, confusing the former Sith.
"What do you want with me?" Maul asked, raising his hand as if holding a cup, and strangling the mare with all his rage and hate. The mare gasped for air but surprised Maul with a lack of fear.
"I need you to retrieve something for me, and once you are done, then I may transport you home," Nightmare Moon explained, and with her choice of words confused Maul.
"Transport me home? Explain yourself!" Maul ordered, tightening his grip on her.
"I was banished to the moon for 999 years on my world's moon, and once it reaches the one thousand year mark, the stars shall aid in my escape. It's also said that the stars will also summon a much darker warrior into my world," Nightmare Moon said, despite the lack of oxygen she was receiving.
"And I'm that 'darker warrior'?" Maul questioned her, after letting her go.
"Yes, and I thought I could use you to my advantage," Nightmare Moon prompted the former apprentice. Maul, despite his better judgment, was honestly tempted by what she had to say.
"What is it you need from me?" Maul asked, showing more interest in his upcoming visit.
"The Elements of Harmony. A powerful weapon when, with all six elements combined, can defeat me," Nightmare Moon told Maul, who chuckled at the mention of the word "Harmony".
"Harmony? Sounds like some Jedi relic if you ask me," Maul said, confusing his new accomplice. Nightmare Moon shortly sighed and continued briefing him on the whereabouts of the elements.
"You should head to the Castle of the Two Sisters. That's where the Elements should be," Nightmare Moon informed Maul, as the 1000 year point was drawing closer and closer. Nightmare Moon gasped.
"We don't have much time. When you get into my world, you won't have any of the articles of clothing you are currently wearing," Nightmare Moon quickly mentioned, gesturing to his clothing.
Suddenly, a small white light appeared miles away, drawing closer and closer to Maul and Nightmare Moon. Maul realized not only will he be stripped of his sith robes and his lightsaber, but also his synthetic legs, replacing the ones he lost in a fight with an old enemy of his. Maul flashed back once more, this time to when he first met his brother, Savage, and how broken he was when Savage found him. He was reduced to a monster that one would find in their nightmares. Maul panicked for a second as he realized he'll be just as broken as he was before.
"Wait!" Maul said before the bright light finally caught up to both him and Nightmare Moon. Suddenly, Maul found himself bathed in nothing but white light for what seemed like hours, but he couldn't block the light from his eyes. Pain and suffering once more filled his body as his robotic legs and robes burned off, leaving a black and red body. It was only the beginning, however, as Maul felt his fingers sinking into his hands, which were swelling along with the rest of his arms until they were transformed into front equine legs. Maul's neck felt a twinge of pain as it too was starting to transform. The pain Maul felt as his neck was slowly sliding into his back was almost immeasurable. And finally, Maul's face changed it's shape, causing more and more suffering, which Maul just had to accept. Suffering was the way of the Dark Side after all.
When Maul opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the ground. His robotic legs were nowhere to be found, and neither was his lightsaber. The only thing he saw around himself was a broken-down shack, but with no way to get there, and pain coursing through his body, Maul did not have the strength to get himself over there. As tears started to fill his eyes, his heart filled with the anger of when he first lost his legs to Kenobi and used that anger to survive. He outstretched what used to be his right hand at the cabin. The Dark Side was with him, as the wood from the cabin started to fall apart.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion," Maul started reciting, using the Force to place his body on a wooden plank, and some toughened cloth to tighten it to his body.
"Through passion, I gain strength," Maul continued, as he constructed himself back legs with the broken shack. Small long boxes were used for hoofs as they were nailed to wooden planks without a hammer. Maul had no need for one.
"Through strength, I gain power," Maul bellowed, as he finally nailed the wooden legs onto the wooden plank supporting his body. He still wasn't done.
"Through power, I gain victory," Maul roared, as he placed a sandbag onto the wooden plank supporting his body, using it to make a rear end, and covering that with a black cloth.
"Through victory, my chains are broken!" The former apprentice finished reciting as the remaining broken pieces of the shack finally fell to the ground. Maul continued using the Force to make his legs work like normal legs, as he stood up in his newfound pony form and snarled to himself. He looked at his new wooden legs and viciously smiled. He was on the path to achieving great things once more, but first, he had a job to do for his new accomplice: Hunt down the Elements of Harmony.