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// Summer Sun Celebration 
// Story: The Love of a Mother 
// by Ashen Heart 
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“In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year! And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria…” Exclaims Mayor Mare.
“Ready?” Fluttershy asks her birds.
“...Princess Celestia!” Finishes the mayor. The curtains draw back to reveal nopony standing behind them.
“Huh?” Rarity asks, as worried whispers fill the room.
“This can’t be good.” Twilight mumbles.
“Remain calm, everypony, there must be a reasonable explanation!” the mayor says, trying to calm the panic setting into everypony.
“Ooh, ooh, I love guessing games! Is she hiding?” Pinkie Pie giggles as she tries to look for Princess Celestia. Meanwhile Rarity goes up the stairs to look on the balcony.
“She's gone!” Rarity exclaims, worry coating her voice. Everypony gasps and starts panicking wondering where the princess is.
“Ooh, she's good,” Pinkie mutters to herself, only to yelp as a purple smoke filled the room. Ponies gasp trying to get away from the purple smoke. Only for all the smoke to collect and form an alicorn on the balcony. This alicorn was definitely not Celestia as she had a midnight black coat, huge bat like wings, and cold slitted blue eyes that could pierce through one’s very soul.
“Oh no... Nightmare Moon!” Cries out Twilight, only for no pony to hear her over the screaming ponies.
“Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been so long since I've seen your precious little sun-loving faces.” Nightmare Moon purrs. Rainbow Dash never one to turn down a fight, quickly flew up to mysterious alicorn.
“What did you do with our Princess?!” Rainbow exclaimed putting her hooves up to fight. Applejack quickly grabs hold of Rainbow’s tail bringing her back down to the floor.
“Whoa there, Nelly…” Applejack muffled through the tail in her mouth. At that moment the mysterious alicorn started chuckling coldly.
“Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?” Nightmare Moon asked.
“Ooh, ooh, more guessing games! Um, Hokey Smokes! How about... Queen Meanie! No! Black Snooty, Black Snooty,” guesses Pinkie Pie, still not understanding the weight of the situation. Ignoring Pinkie the mysterious alicorn looks around. 
“Does my crown no longer count now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years? Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?” Nightmare Moon asks.
“I did. And I know who you are. You're the Mare in the Moon – Nightmare Moon!” Twilight exclaims. Everypony gasps not believing it to be real. Nightmare Moon smiles stating, “Well well well, somepony who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here.” 
“You're here to... to…” Twilight gulps before cowering back into the crowd. Nightmare Moon looks out to the expanse of ponies.
“Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!” Nightmare Moon laughs as lightning strikes in the background knocking away any guards coming towards her. 

Later at the Castle of the Two Sisters

“Come on, Twilight. Isn't this what you've been waitin' for?” Applejack says, trying to encourage Twilight forward.
“The Elements of Harmony, we've found them.” Twilight says, Meanwhile Rainbow starts taking them down laying them on the floor for everypony to see. “Careful, careful!” Twilight says as Rainbow finishes putting the last element down.
“One, two, three, four... There's only five!” Pinkie says.
“Where's the sixth?” asks Rainbow.
“The book said: when the five are present, a spark will cause the sixth Element to be revealed.” Twilight responds.
“What in the hay is that supposed to mean?” Applejack asks.
“I'm not sure, but I have an idea. Stand back. I don't know what will happen.” Twilight says as she crouches low, her horn lighting up as she starts a spell.
“Come on now, y'all. She needs to concentrate.” Applejack says, before pushing everypony out the door. Slowly a purple mist came in covering over the elements. Twilight opens her eyes to check her spell only to see the mist covering the elements.
“Aah!” Twilight exclaims. Everypony else hears her cry and comes running back in to check on Twilight.
“Twilight!” Yells everypony. As they walk in they see Twilight looking up at the elements being carried the purple mist, about to be teleported away.
“The Elements!” Twilight exclaims before jumping into the smoke disappearing with the elements. Everypony walks up to where Twilight and the elements were just at starting to all talk at once.
“Twilight?” Fluttershy calls out.
“What?” Applejack wonders.
“Where did she go?” Rarity asks.
“What happened?” asks Pinkie pie.
“What's going on?” Rainbow Dash wondered flying around.

Meanwhile in another room of the castle

Twilight slowly gets back onto her hooves only to hear the chuckle of Nightmare Moon. She looks up at Nightmare Moon disbelief in her eyes as she watches Nightmare Moon look down on her with malice in her eyes.
“Foal, thinking you could defea-” Nightmare Moon cuts off as she finally gets a good look at Twilight. She sees the familiar lavender coat, the midnight blue mane with the pink streak through it, the horn sticking up from the middle. Can this be? No, it can’t be. She should be dead. If Celestia didn’t find her and kill her, then surely she should have starved to death. There’s no way it can really be her… But if it is, then I can finally be reunited with my daughter. Twilight seeing Nightmare Moon in a state of confusion, tries to sneak up and steal the elements only for her to be whisked away in the purple mist again with Nightmare Moon.