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// Interlude: Perspectives 
// Story: Cellist's Secret 
// by HeartfireFirebrand 
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Deep in the Everfree Forest, the ruins of the once grand Castle of the Sisters were about witness the revival of a dark entity. Dark power begun to swell and the fearsome scourge of the night, Nightmare Moon formed anew. She grinned “It’s good to be back.”

She then frowned “I need to gather intel about what is going on but I need to be discreet about it.”

With the glow of her magic she transformed into a dark blue unicorn with a telescope on her flank. She trotted towards Ponyville, she entered the small town to see the massive crystal castle towering over the small town. Before she could even ask anypony about the castle a familiar pink party pony bounced excitedly in front of her “I’ve never seen you before, what’s you name?!

Nightmare Moon took a deep breath “Starry Skies.”

The pink party pony bounced up and down as she fired a huge cannon“I am Pinkie Pie, welcome to Ponyville Starry Skies!” Nightmare Moon was stunned at the huge party that was set up, she smiled slightly (I can face Celestia later, might as well enjoy myself for a bit. After all I have never had a party thrown for me before.)

Pinkie Pie smiled as she pulled out a cupcake “Try it, you will like it. I promise.”

Nightmare Moon cautiously looked at the cupcake, she took and she actually began to cry “This is delicious, I’ve never had anything as good as this before!”

Pinkie bounced around her “Come on, there’s plenty of fun things to do.” Nightmare Moon got so into the party she actually forgot about her plans for the day.


Meanwhile in Canterlot


 

A mighty silver mansion stood, it was home to Silver Scratch matriarch of Scratch family and an ex-vampire hunter. Silver Scratch was holding a newspaper that had an image of Vinyl alongside Octavia, she frowned “I may have to pay my daughter a visit.”

She levitated a picture frame off the silver mantle above the fireplace, there was a picture with three ponies. In the picture Silver Scratch was holding a small white filly with a electric blue mane while a massive dark blue pegasi stallion with a brilliant golden mane stood beside her. She smiled weakly “I will protect our daughter, Hurricane. I miss you.”

She trotted over to the wall and pressed a button, a compartment a silver armour rested on the wall with a sharpened silver blade “I hope I don’t have to use you tomorrow.” She then closed the compartment as she prepared to get some rest.