"YOU...!"
The Nightmare roared as she saw with infinite hatred the six mares that arrived, while the Alicorn turned dragon observed the interaction.
"Apparently my conquest is desirable for the universe, seeing that my worst Enemies and my old, inferior body are here to be destroyed... "
At that moment the Nightmare decided that the moment to destroy her enemies was "now", so she threw a magic bolt at them, only to be stopped by the dragon using a metal shield, the circular shield with three concentric bars in red, green and red with a white center, inside this a stylized drawing of an eagle devouring a snake.
"Oh hey girls, what brings you over here...? "
Said the dragon, which made Fluttershy see it and say in a whisper.
"Poncho?"
"The one and only, Shy. I assume you came to investigate the commotion that was in the Everfree, Right?"
Answered Poncho while using his dragon claws to vanish one of the Nightmare's creatures.
"Well, now you know, here before you the parasite that corrupted Princess Luna... Here's the Nightmare... However, apparently we are missing one... "
Poncho continued, but his voice sounded different, thicker, more regal, and before anyone could react he opened a portal and pulled something. What pulled, of course, was Spike Dragon.
"Huh…! What's going on...? "
Asked the newcomer dragon while Twilight Sparkle looked angrily at Poncho, silently scolding him for bringing and waking up Spike.
"Ho! Hello friend Spike! Let me show you how real dragons have fun and protect their hoards."
The change of voice surprised all the girls and Spike, causing the until then confused Nightmare to riposte and indicate its shadows forwards.
"STOP IGNORING ME!"
The Nightmare screamed as she threw a magic bolt, which was, of course, blocked by Princess Luna.
"My friends, I do not want to be a bother, but should not we stop the Nightmare?"
Luna said, making Poncho answer in his normal voice.
"Right. Very well this is the plan: Luna and I will distract the Nightmare and its accessories while you all prepare to attack with the Elements of Harmony."
Offered Poncho, while Twilight Sparkle and her friends seemed sad, to which Twilight said.
"The problem, Poncho, is that we do not have the Elements of Harmony, they are in Canterlot, Princess Celestia is taking care of them..."
"Oh humbug! Look, Twilight, personally never I've seen the Elements of Harmony in action, at best I have seen the memories of several non-combatant versions of how they represented them in their universes."
Answered Poncho, while Princess Luna, noticing how the creatures of the Nightmare grew bolder in their advance, launched herself to intercept them using her magic to slow them down a little.
“Whatever you're going to do could you do it quickly? These things don't give up."
The Princess of the Night urged, to which Poncho only saw her for a few moments before He addressed the girls again.
"Right, right. What I mean girls, is that you are the Elements of Harmony, the gems are only accessories and supports, so trust me, you can use the power of the Elements, when they are ready just think about it, I will know... "
To which the girls seemed to be happy, which was when Applejack said.
"Very good sugarcube, we will try to do it, but we will need a little time..."
To which Poncho only smiled before launching to attack the creatures of the Nightmare, leaving behind a group of determined mares and a confused dragon.
"Iztaak!"
Was the scream that was heard while the dragon that was Poncho slipped to the nearest creature, its claw right electricity cover in a sphere.
"Alright, let's do it, girls!"
So while the girls concentrated to unleash the power of the Elements of Harmony, Spike observed the strange dragon that fought the strange shadow creatures of the Nightmare saying.
"Uh, Twilight... Can you tell me what's going on...?"
Unfortunately for Spike, the girls were focused on the task of releasing the power of the Elements without using them physically, so they could not answer him. So he decided to observe the strange dragon that took him to that battlefield, observing how the smile on his face almost shone, noticing how he seemed to dance too, how he stopped the pegasi with his knees, fell on top of the Earth Ponies and even threw the unicorns to bathe them in electricity, each movement impressing the young dragon who watched intently.
"Poncho! We are ready!"
It was the united thought of the bearers of the Elements of Harmony, which made Poncho see the still fighting Princess Luna and call her attention saying.
"Luna ... We need to make a path... NOW! Wind Clone Technique! "
And where before there was a dragon four appeared in a flurry of air all in line while the Princess stood next to them and cast a magic beam while the Ponchos moved to make their movements.
"Quetzalcoatl...!"
Shouted the one in the center as he threw himself covered in electricity, disintegrating the Nightmare Shadows upon contact, sliding almost to the side of Luna's magic.
"Kame... Hame... Ha...!"
Shouted another, while gathering energy in his hands, only to throw it in a ray of power that destroyed each Shadow, which together with the other attacks cleared a direct path to the Nightmare, Who only smiled sadistically.
"Oh? Does my new body come to me? How considerate!"
To which the Poncho a few meters from her just smiled saying.
"I'm sorry but not. Now girls!"
And, without warning, a giant death ray of rainbow harmony surged from the bearers of the Elements of Harmony, heading straight to the Nightmare as Poncho vanished in a poof of smoke, a log replacing him before the Nightmare, who could only watch in horror as the purifying magic washed over her.
“What? NOOOOOO…!”