//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Nightmare Mom 🌙 // by Twilight Star //------------------------------// The stars were lining up and Nightmare Moon knew now was the time. She would return to Equestria. She couldn’t wait to end with Celestia. As the stars lined up, Nightmare Moon was pulled by the stars to earth. She couldn’t wait to get to Everfree Forest to end with Celestia.    Celestia was in her old castle. She hated having to arrest Luna on the moon. But she had no choice. She was waiting for Nightmare Moon in the old castle. Because she believed Nightmare Moon would appear in the old castle they ruled. She hoped Nightmare Moon would come back and regret what she did. She expected to see Luna. But she knew Nightmare Moon would appear. Suddenly a mist appeared before rising and Nightmare suddenly appeared. Nightmare Moon smirked, “Celestia, Celestia, I see you came here. Ready to say goodbye to the sun?”  “Luna, please. Stop this. You don’t have to do this. Let’s settle by talking. I don’t want to fight you”, asked Celestia. She still had hopes that Nightmare Moon would quit and get Luna back.  “Stop?” Nightmare Moon laughed. “You’re kidding, right?”  “Please, Luna”, asked Celestia, almost crying.  “I won’t stop, Celestia,” continued Nightmare Moon. “Fight me or you will be destroyed!”  Celestia sighed, “So go ahead and destroy me. I will not fight you ”  Nightmare Moon was surprised. She didn’t expect that answer. She soon recovered from the shock, “so… so… if you won’t fight… I’ll… banish you to the moon as a punishment for trapping me on the moon for a thousand years!” she cast a spell on Celestia. When Nightmare Moon was over, she looked at the moon and saw a silhouette of a mare on the moon. Nightmare Moon began to laugh malignantly. Now she had to warn her subjects who the new princess was.    When the curtain opened, Nightmare Moon walked and looked at the crowd of ponies, “aah, my lovely subjects. I haven’t seen their lovely little faces for so long. You know my name, right?”  Nopony answered.  “Don’t know who I am? Doesn’t my crown count since I’ve been imprisoned for a thousand years? Don’t you remember the legend? Didn’t you see the signs?” asked Nightmare Moon.  Nightmare Moon snorted, “Alright. I’ll get to the point. Your princess is gone. And the sun will never be in the sky. The night will last forever!!” Nightmare Moon began to laugh as her mane formed a lightning tornado. All the ponies looked scared.  “Arrest her! She knows where the princess is!” exclaimed Mayor Mare. Three royal guards went to Nightmare Moon. “Get away, you foal”, said Nightmare Moon before throwing bolts at the guards. Nightmare Moon turned to mist and left the city hall. Now heading towards the Two Sisters Castle.    Nightmare Moon was now in the Castle of the Two Sisters, she was waiting for this moment: Decorate the castle your way. She first thought about how she wanted the castle to look before changing the look of the castle. Now the walls were blue in color. And there were some flags with her drawing. She smiled at the result, now it’s much better.  The Lunar guards went to Nightmare Moon and bowed, “Something we can do for you, Princess?”  Nightmare Moon put her hoof on her chin in thought. Well, she needed somepony to help with the tapestries and decorations, “yes. Go to Ponyville and find a unicorn who likes tapestries and decorations to make him my maid”  The guards agreed before leaving the castle. Nightmare Moon took the opportunity to sit on her new throne.    It’s been a few minutes, and Nightmare Moon has heard the sound of a door opening. The lunar guards were bringing a white unicorn with purple mane and three-diamond Cutie Mark. Nightmare Moon smiled, she went flying to the unicorn, “what’s your name?”  “Rarity, your majesty”, replied Rarity.  “Is it true that you like tapestries and decorations?” asked Nightmare Moon.  “Yes. I like. Why?” answered Rarity.  “Would you like to be my maid?” asked Nightmare Moon.  Rarity didn’t know if she should accept, “I don’t know. I I have a younger sister. I don’t want to worry her”  “Don’t worry, Rarity. I warn her that you’re safe. And if you want I can bring her to live with you here”, said Nightmare Moon.  “I don’t think so,” said Rarity. “But you can warn her”  “So you accept?” asked Nightmare Moon.  “Yes. I accept”, answered Rarity. She wanted rather to be a fashion stylist. But she could never make that dream come true.    It’s been a few days since Rarity became Nightmare Moon’s maid. Rarity has been a pretty serious mare about her new job. You’ll see, it was because she didn’t want to lose this job.  Nightmare Moon was sitting on her new throne. And she couldn’t deny that it was boring. Not that now that she was ruled was boredom. But because She had almost nothing to do. She’d like to have a new Lunar guard, but what pegasus would want to be a guard of someone like her? She had an idea, “guards!”  The lunar guards went to Nightmare Moon and bowed, “Yes, your majesty? Go to Cloudsdale or Ponyville and try to find a loyal pegasus”  The guards agreed before doing what Nightmare Moon asked. And once again, boredom came to Nightmare Moon.  It took a little longer than Nightmare Moon had expected. But the Lunar guards returned with a blue pegasus with colored mane. Nightmare Moon walked up to the pegasus, “what’s your name?”  “Rainbow Dash”, answered Rainbow Dash.  “Tell me, are you a loyal pony?” asked Nightmare Moon.  “Yes. I would never let anyone down”, said Rainbow Dash proudly.  Nightmare Moon liked the way Rainbow Dash answered her question, “would you like to be a Lunar guard?”  Rainbow Dash didn’t know how to answer that, “I don’t know. My dream has always been to be a Wonderbolt… ”  Nightmare Moon had an even better idea, “I have a group similar to Wonderbolts”  Rainbow Dash brightened, “Really? Which is? What is they name?”  “The Shadowbolts,” replied Nightmare Moon. “You would like to join them? They need a leader”  “Yes!! I accept!!” exclaimed Rainbow Dash excitedly. She may not have joined the Wonderbolts, but she joined a group similar to the Wonderbolts.