Nightmare Moon was in the Castle of the Two Sisters. She couldn’t deny that she felt alone. Why did the ponies not understand her? Why couldn’t they see that she would never harm her subjects? She let out a sigh. When she planned to make the night eternal, she had no intention of killing any pony, but only intended to stay awake at night. And she failed. Now she had no more Luna. Luna returned to reign with Celestia. She wanted to have a pony that liked her and didn’t see her as evil. But she knew it would be impossible. She flew out of the castle. She wanted to talk to somepony. But with whom? Everypony would probably be afraid of her.
When she passed Ponyville, the ponies fled. Nightmare Moon knew that what she did at the Summer Sun Celebration was unforgivable. She acted like she was mean. Instead of explaining why, she acted as if she were an evil villain. She would try to talk to the friends who freed Luna. But she knew their reaction wouldn’t be good.
And what was true. Twilight Sparkle acted in disbelief, saying that she had defeated her. Rarity fainted at Nightmare Moon. Nightmare Moon had to take Rarity to bed. Rainbow Dash acted as if she wanted to fight. But Nightmare Moon took a few steps back before flying away. Applejack was speechless. Nightmare Moon went straight through the silence. Pinkie Pie jumped for joy, which seemed good. But, Pinkie Pie began to mention what she had done while smiling and calling her names. Because Pinkie Pie didn’t know her name. Nightmare Moon left the shop sadly, trying to hold back the tears. Pinkie Pie offered to throw a party to cheer her on. No matter how much Nightmare Moon wanted, she wasn’t in the mood. Now all Fluttershy was missing.
When Nightmare Moon arrived at the place of Fluttershy’s house, she saw the yellow Pegasus on its back, feeding the animals. Nightmare Moon went to Fluttershy. Fluttershy heard footsteps and looked back. She flinched and shrugged. Nightmare Moon already imagined this, “Fluttershy. Please don’t be afraid. I will not hurt you”
Fluttershy pulled a hoof from her eye and looked at Nightmare Moon, “r-really?”
“Yes, Fluttershy. Could you stand up, please?” said Nightmare Moon.
Fluttershy stood up as she smiled, “I’m sorry. It’s just that you scared me”
Tears began to fall from Nightmare Moon’s eyes. Why was everypony was afraid of her?
Fluttershy noticed Nightmare Moon’s tears, “Why are you crying?”
Nightmare Moon looked at Fluttershy, “isn’t it obvious? You and your friends don’t like me. And I want to make up and become friends with you. But all you do is act like I’m still an enemy to you!”
Fluttershy went to Nightmare Moon, “Gosh, I didn’t know you felt that. I’m sorry”
“It’s not your fault. I was the villain, after all. And I bet I’m still an enemy to you, even if I want to make amends”, said Nightmare Moon.
“Well, I don’t see you as my enemy anymore”, smiled Fluttershy.
Nightmare Moon looked startled at Fluttershy, “what?”
“I don’t see you as my enemy anymore,” repeated Fluttershy. “I can see that you are sorry”
“How do you know?” asked Nightmare Moon.
“I am the element of Kindness”, replied Fluttershy.
Nightmare Moon smiled. She had even forgotten that Fluttershy represented this element, “you’re not faking it, are you?”
“No. Of course not,” replied Fluttershy. “Since I saw you, I knew deep down, you were just a solitary mare”
Nightmare Moon was confused, “so why haven’t you ever tried to talk to me before?”
Fluttershy looked sideways, “It’s just that I was afraid of you”
Nightmare Moon looked sadly at the side. She knew that night, she had frightened many ponies. Well, minus the five mares.
“Why this face?” asked Fluttershy.
Nightmare Moon looked at Fluttershy, “it is that night that I returned from my exile, I was a very evil mare. Especially with you. I shouldn’t have scared you”
“It’s okay, Nightmare. That was past. I’ve already forgiven you. All that’s left is to My Friends forgive you”, said Fluttershy.
Nightmare Moon smiled. At least Fluttershy was different from the other mares. And she was happy about it. Suddenly, it began to get dark. The sun was setting.
“Oh. It’s getting dark. We’d better go inside”, said Fluttershy, before flying to the door. Nightmare Moon followed her.
When they were inside the house, Nightmare Moon was surprised by how much animals Fluttershy had. The animals looked at Fluttershy and Nightmare Moon. When they saw the black alicorn, they hid. Nightmare Moon let out a sigh. Even the animals were afraid of her.
Fluttershy went to the animals that were hidden, “it’s okay, little friends. She will not hurt you”
The animals understood and left their hiding places. Nightmare Moon smiled, “they seem to understand what you’re talking about”
“And they do”, said Fluttershy with a smile.
After Fluttershy and Nightmare Moon had dined, they stayed in the room talking. Fluttershy told about her childhood with Rainbow Dash, about her having suffered Bullying. Nightmare Moon felt sorry for Fluttershy having suffered Bullying. When the clock struck midnight, Fluttershy yawned, “Well, I’m going to bed. Feel free to look at my house”
“Where are you going to sleep?” asked Nightmare Moon.
“Well, I was planning on sleeping on the couch and you could sleep in my bed”, said Fluttershy.
“Sorry, Fluttershy. But I can’t sleep in your bed. I sleep on the couch”, said Nightmare Moon.
“OK. If that’s okay with you ... " said Fluttershy.