//------------------------------// // Chapter 14 // Story: My Little Pony: Infinite Night [ENG] // by Claud Melchior //------------------------------// "Go on Twilight! You can do it!" Nightmare Moon fired at her student. Twilight was using her magic but nothing was happening. She had to admit that this time the spell she demanded from Twilight Moon was a bit trickier than any before. Better to say, a magical star bolt was one of the mosts difficult spells she knew. But Twilight Moon should not master it. She just wanted to know how far she came to find out the limits of her power so she can learn from herself how far her magic goes. Especially if you don’t know what kind of magic it is. Starswirl herself had taught her this method a long time ago. But something surprised Nightmare Moon. Because her pupil was conjuring now with all her strength for what feels like an eternity and still didn't stop. Twilight must have far more potential than expected. And in her present, she was treated by Celestia like a golden doormat. Almost ironic thought Nightmare Moon amused. Nightmare Moon's cheerfulness turned instantly into panic as Twilight's horn suddenly began to glow white and formed a glaring circle from the bottom, which began to spin quickly and spread upward until the spell formed an incredibly fast-moving cone of light that completely covered Twilight. As much as Nightmare Moon was blinded by the blazing light she still looked spellbound at the spectacle. Twilight just shaped a real star bolt. How by the eternal night was that possible? "MASTER! HELP! I’M LOSING CONTROL!" screamed Twilight. "RELEASE IT UP TWILIGHT, FAST!!!" screamed the Queen through the roaring noise of the spell. Twilight took all her strength and shot up this frightening spell. A dazzling cone of light shot into the sky, and with a silent bang, the eternal night became broad daylight so that the queen had to raise her wings in front of her eyes and still got flashed. But that was not all because now it started to get hot. "TWILIGHT MOON, ON THE GROUND!" Nightmare Moon shouted in panic, knowing that the most dangerous part was coming. In a deafening bang, the blast reached the ground and pressed the two Alicorns to the ground, ponies screamed all over the palace. Windows shattered and the earth trembled. As the queen pulled the wings away from her face, she saw a huge ball of light hovering over the palace. Although her eyes hurt, Nightmare Moon looked in it directly. Stunned by what just happened. The light began to fade and little by little the night reconquered the sky until the world was again shrouded in darkness as if nothing had ever happened. "Twilight Moon!" Nightmare Moon ran to her student. "Please hold on, my student, I'll help you!" said Nightmare Moon worriedly, touching Twilight's chest with her horn, and it began to glow as Nightmare Moon gave Twilight her energy. Twilight woke up. "Nightmare- I mean Master. What happened?" asked Twilight half dazed, "Twilight, you're fine, I was fearing the worst." said Nightmare Moon with relief, hugging her half-dazed student. Spike did not believe his ears, "How can Nightmare Moon demand such a thing from you, and how did you made such a spell?!?" "I do not know either, Spike! So far, she has always had me doing spells that matched my abilities!" replied Twilight uncertain. "Why don’t we just ask her then? I just want to hear from her why she...!" "Spike, she saved me!" Twilight interrupted her assistant. "The spell took too much of my energy. She gave me hers just in time." Spike paused and for a moment did not know what to answer. "I did not know that, Twilight. But thank Celestia, you are ok. I just hope that nothing will happen to you." Spike sighed. "It won’t, but you're right, let's ask Nightmare Moon, what it was all about!" In the throne room, Nightmare Moon was in a heated debate over the incident with three highly decorated ponies. "Ah, my student. I just wanted to send someone to you. Dear ​​Gentle-ponies and Hippogryphs, this is Twilight Moon. Your new superior." Twilight and Spike looked confused as much as the two ponies and the hippogryph looked confused to them! Superiors? The pink pony wanted to say something but a look from Nightmare Moon silenced her. And an awkward silence settled over the throne room, the queen jumped up and screamed "SALUT!" Lightning fast, the chiefs lined up in a row and saluted a confused twilight. "We are terribly sorry for or misbehavior, princess. General Tempest. At your service." The dark red unicorn introduced itself quickly. "I promise you for all three of us that this will never happen again. Air Marshal Silver Quill. At your service!" continued the hippogryph. "From now on, we will threat each and every one of your commands like an order from the Queen herself. Admiral Sea Swirl. At your service." ended the Pink Earth Pony this strange apology. "Not quite, please!" Nightmare Moon admonished "But that would be all for now!" With a brief bow, the chiefs left the throne room swiftly. "What was that all about?" asked Spike, obviously confused. "My chiefs of staff wanted to get Twilight out of the palace because they thought Twilight was too dangerous. But that should hopefully settle it!" said Nightmare Moon amused. She turned to Twilight and her expression became serious. "But now to the spell. I know what you want to say but first I have to tell you how proud I am that you have exceeded all my expectations by conjuring a master spell that you weren't meant to master. It was a test for your limits but I never thought that the spell itself was your limit. Forgive me for underestimating you abilities. Furthermore, I believe that you are ready. Would you and your pet please follow me? I have a present for you. Even two actually."