//------------------------------// // ๐ŸŒ™The Plan That Backfired๐ŸŒ™ // Story: It Was All My Fault to Begin With... // by SeleneDaLunaFan //------------------------------// The Tantabus... "It's working!" Rainbow Dash stated. It's so close to coming to the real world... "But it's not enough!" Twilight replied. And when it comes to the real world... it'll be all because of m- Before Luna could finish her thoughts, she almost gave out for a second. Which she knew, she couldn't do that. One mess up, and it'll be crucial to the outcome of this situation. She felt bad that she pulled everypony in Ponyville to clean up the mess that she made. Of her whole time living in Equestria, she's never hoped more for one thing to turn out the way she wants it to turn out. All she had to do at this point was to make sure she can hold the dream realm up and that the Tantabus would get defeated. But Luna's strength was depleting. Doubts, unsureness, and pressure were starting to take a toll on her. "I cannot hold this dream together much longer! Equestria will fall because of me!" Luna said with eyes flooded with tears, ready to fall out any moment. To make things worst, the Tantabus grew larger. "Am I crazy, or did it just get even bigger after Luna said that?" Spike asked to no one in particular. "I think it's feeding off your guilt, Princess Luna!" Twilight spoke. "If that is so, then perhaps that is how it grew strong enough to escape in the first place!" Luna realized. It all started to click for the Alicorn. The nightmare she gave herself every night, the reason why the Tantabus got stronger and bigger gradually. The reason why her dreams were just not enough anymore. It was all starting to make sense and it only made Luna feel worst. "Say what now?" Spike questioned from afar. Luna also started to realize that after all this time, nopony knew about the Tantabus beside the fact that it gave nightmares to other ponies. She knew that the Mane 6 would need to have an explanation of it at some point. "I created the Tantabus to give myself the same nightmare every night," Luna strained, "to punish myself for the evil I caused as Nightmare Moon!" "But why would you do that?" Fluttershy shouted from the distance. "To make sure I never forgave myself for how much Equestria suffered because of me! But it seems I have not learned my lesson, for now, I have only made you suffer more!" She tearfully confessed. Everypony soon witnessed the Tantabus growing to its full size, getting ready to walk out of the dream realm to cause havoc to the real world. Twilight looked at the Tantabus for a minute and soon looked back at Luna. "But that means you might just b- wah!" Twilight screamed. She jumped high up from the ground while it shook. As soon as Twilight crashed back to her hooves, Luna couldn't help but notice how quiet the setting just became. There was no more wind, no more sounds of ponies fighting together, not even the roars from the Tantabus. Her eyes then drew away from the other Alicorn and focused on the portal where the creature was once standing. Luna's eyes then started to widen from sheer terror as the other ponies just stared at the portal, silently with shock and surprise. "It... left." Fluttershy muttered quietly. No. Luna thought. "Just like that... it's gone!" Rainbow Dash whispered. No, no, no, no, no! Luna screamed in her mind. She wanted to scream- cry! But her body just wouldn't let her do that. Even then, she knew she couldn't do any of those in front of her subjects anyway. As it would only make the situation worst. Her vision started to blur from the stress within her. What would happen if Celie found out? She panicked. What if the Tantabus finds her? Luna felt scared. In fact, she can't recall being this scared in her whole life! The thoughts of her sister finding this event out made her feel sick to her stomach. As if it was a daughter catching her own mother reading their diary. What made her more worried though was the reaction Celestia would have once she finds out about this whole debacle. The unknown knowledge of how intelligent this creature was is scary. She doesn't know whether her own creature was smarter than she thought already! "It's gone!" Twilight shrieked, causing everyone to snap out of their own realizations at the same time. Including Luna, that startlement caught her off- guard enough to make her lose focus on her spell and disconnect the shared dream. ๐Ÿ’™ Luna's eyes snapped open. She was back into the real world. Inside Twilight's room in her castle, specifically. She flew down a little, learning that the Mane 6 was still sleeping. "Celestia!" Luna yelped. "I have to warn her before it's too late!" She landed on the floor and used the remaining amount of strength she had to hopefully teleport at least in front of the Canterlot castle. I'll see you again as soon as possible, Twilight Sparkle. Luna thought shamefully. She felt rude that she was just leaving the ponies who have been helping her out of the blue. But she knew this was the right thing to keep her sister out of danger. ๐Ÿ’™ "Ugh," Twilight mumbled to herself, rubbing her eyes, "wait." She jumped out of bed, causing the others to wake up. "The Tantabus!" Spike jolted up in his bed. "Luna, where is she?" Twilight looked around. ๐Ÿ’™ To Be Continued...