//------------------------------// // Chapter 18 // Story: My Little Pony: Infinite Night [ENG] // by Claud Melchior //------------------------------// When Twilight arrived in Ponyville, she startled and immediately jumped to the side. And where she stood one second ago was a black crater. When she saw where the shot came from her breath caught. Around her were about twenty grim sun-warriors, scowling at her. "So, that's the mysterious Twilight Moon everybody's talking and nobody knowing!" Twilight turned around and did not have to guess who that voice was from. She recognized her brother's voice immediately. And there he stood. Shining Armor. In his captain's gear. Damn good doppelganger thought Twilight annoyed. Your situation is getting worse and she has no idea how to handle it. "Finally, we also have the tyrant's disciple!" Shining Armor proudly proclaimed as he and his soldiers headed for Twilight, bracing themself for the fight, "Celestia will return soon, and harmony will ..." He stopped suddenly and ordered his soldiers to stop. The surprise was literally written in his face. "Twilight? Is that really you?" He asked, suddenly unsettled. Twilight's head was working at full speed. What to do? What to do? What to do! Then came the idea! She took a deep breath and removed her helmet. "YES, ITS IS ME, BROTHER!" She called back. A murmur went through the ranks of the Sun Warriors. "What happened, Twilight?!? How did you free yourself and why do you wear an armor like hers!?! And are those wings?!?" "THESE WINGS WERE HER GIFT TO ME. SHE SHOWED ME WHAT KIND OF PONY YOU REALLY ARE AND SHOWED ME THE WISDOM OF THE SUPERIOR ALICORNS! YOU ARE ONLY FOLLOWING CELESTIA'S LIES AND HAVE ALL OF THESE PONIES FOLLOWING YOU INTO AN USELESS BATTLE!" Twilight could hardly believe that she was yelling out. Although she realized that her little speech does not work for all enemies, but it definitely worked with Shining Armor. The poor stallion looked like he was about to collapse. "HOW LONG CAN YOU TERRORIZE EQUESTRIA?!? THE GRIFFINS AND DRAGONS ALREADY FOLLOW OUR MASTER! WHEN YOU “LIBERATE” THE PONIES, CAN YOU THEN ALSO TAKE ON THEM?" "Twilight approached the Sun Warriors. "CAN YOU ALSO TAKE ON ME, WHO CREATED A NEW SUN ON BEHALF OF OUR MASTER?!" Twilight thought he heard someone giggling. "THIS WAR WILL END NOW. IF YOU SURRENDER, I GIVE MY WORD THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!" Whatever you just did, Twilight, it works, she thought, relieved. Shining Armour and his Sun Warriors were clearly at a loss as to what to do next. "I WOULD ALSO ADVISE IT!" Called Nightmare Moon, appearing in a magical mist behind the confused Sun Warriors, while behind them the guards of the palace take a stand. Visibly beaten and unable to retreat, the Sun Warriors gave up, to the cheers of Nightmare Moon's guards. Twilight looked at her brother, who is being led away. He looked completely destroyed. No wonder: His rebellion has failed, and that through his own "sister." Maybe you should talk to Nightmare Moon about his fate .... NO, thought Twilight determined, this was not her brother, she can only help her brother if she fixes the past and for that she has to stay in her role .... "Twilight Moon?" Twilight returned mentally, not realizing that the Queen was suddenly standing next to her. "Master, I did what you said ... wait a minute: were not you sucked into a magical object?" Nightmare Moon started to laugh. "It takes more than that to catch the Queen of the Night!" She pointed out, "But let's stay with you, how did you do that?" "I found myself in Ponyville surrounded by Sun Warriors as if they knew I was coming. But when Shining Armor thought I was the other Twilight, I … improvised?" explained Twilight. "Improvised?!?" asked Nightmare Moon laughingly. "I hunted him for years and could not break his will to fight, and you're just making big talk and he's crouching on the floor! You just have to show me how to do that!" Nightmare Moon calmed down and looked at Twilight brightly. "My student. You can really be proud of yourself. You have ended the rebellion and thus brought the long-awaited peace in Equestria. Ponies no longer need to fear raids by these rebels. And you did that in a moment, which I could not achieve in years of fighting. Twilight you are a more than worthy Alicorn and you are truly worthy of a kingdom of your own." After Twilight and Nightmare Moon got back to the palace, with several prisoners and cheers from the guards and palace residents, Twilight was relieved to find that none of the Sun Warriors had stormed the palace and Spike was fine. The scroll was safe for the time being. From there, Twilight calmly smiled and waved, gratefully accepting all the congratulations from the ponies, pretended to be tired at the right moment and retreated to their room with Spike.