I honestly felt myself losing confidence and my willpower crumbling as I stared at the little army in front of me.
“Now or Never, We must fight them, it is the only way to protect the innocents.” Venom said
I realised he was right but before I could make a move, one of the unicorns shouted at me a warning, “Surrender peacefully and everypony will get out of here alive or we do this the hard way which we kill all of you and leave.”
Everypony was on the verge of screaming right now but the rainbow maned pegasus managed to free herself from the cowgirl pony’s grip and she flew right to where I was and shouted, “Who are you and what did you to our Princess!!!”
My senses kicked in before I realised it and my body acted on its own. I grabbed the pegasus and tossed her out of the way in which she was shocked but just in time for her to avoid an electric beam that hit right where she was. The pegasus looked with shock after what just happened.
“We must take on our true form, Manny.” Venom said
“ENOUGH!!!” Nightmare Moon shouted and a dark magical tentacle shot out and grabbed the unicorn right next to her by the throat, I realised that it was the unicorn that unveiled the curtains.
“I see that you will do anything to protect the innocents so how about this, you will surrender now or…” Nightmare Moon began choking the white unicorn in her magical grasp “she dies.”
I looked at the white unicorn and my heart began to beat loudly because she was the most beautiful mare I ever saw. She had a perfect mane and tail that had a perfect purple color to it and her coat was a soft marshmallow white. Her eyes were a beautiful sapphire and her cutie mark were three blue diamonds.
Anger surged through me as she was finding it harder to breathe with every second that passes, I said only two words, “Do it.”
The symbiote covered my body until I was standing seven feet tall, immensely muscular and had dozens of razor sharp teeth.
I looked directly at Nightmare Moon who was shocked at this transformation, shouted in a fearful tone, “ATTACK HIM!!!”
The unicorns were hesitant at first because of my scary appearance but when they saw my teeth, they opened fire.
The electric beams hit head on but my healing kicked in and repaired the damage quickly, Venom took over his form and extended his hand to grab a unicorn and slammed it into five others who crumbled on impact. One of the robotic suited unicorns shot out a canister of some sort but Venom grabbed it with his jaws and crushed it, releasing smoke that covered the place.
“WHERE IS IT!!!” one of the unicorns shouted
In reply, seven screams echoed the building along with another seven more after a few seconds.
A roar was heard in the commotion and the smoke cleared to reveal the fourteen cyber ponies stuck on a massive black web, all were unconscious.
The other fourteen unicorns were shaking in terror but they didn’t look behind them because I was standing there in my regular pony form.
“Hello.” I said and in response they turned around.
I shot my hoof out and a black tentacle shot out and grabbed one of the unicorns and started swinging him around the place, slamming him into the others and then tossing him at Nightmare Moon.
He slammed into Nightmare Moon which released her grip on the mare whose face was a deep blue. I ran up to her quickly and I guess Venom helped me with this part, I extended a black hand and rested it on the mare’s cheek and pushed my healing powers into her and immediately the result was instant. Her face returned back to normal as did her breathing and she stared into my eyes as I stared into hers, I could feel my heart pounding as I saw her cheeks turned beet red. I could have done this forever but the midnight alicorn had to ruin it.
Nightmare Moon turned into a dark wisp of smoke and shot through the door and out into the night, I ran after her and thanks to my super-strength, I kept pace before she zipped off into the sky.
I was panting heavily as I stared off into the distance, trying to figure out where in the name of Equestria could she have gone.
“She couldn’t have gone far.” Venom spoke suddenly “If I were her, then I would head for an abandoned structure somewhere in this same direction.”
I agreed with that started running in that direction even though I heard shouting from behind me, I ran through town and into The Everfree Forest which was now even more terrifying at night. I slowed down my pace to a jog and then to a walk because I need to hear everything that is around me.
Since we were going to be walking for awhile I decided to strike up a conversation with Venom, “How are you liking the new life that I am unwillingly giving you?”
“The world is peaceful but it is too easy to disrupt and break its innocence.” Venom replies in an honest tone
“Thank you for being honest.” I mumbled as I continued to walk through the forest until I came across a sudden increase in the size of trees in the area. The trees now suddenly have a creepy smile on them with the full scary eyes and everything on it and suddenly I could feel an emotion that I haven’t felt before in a long time, that feeling was fear.
Visions started invading my head and it started to solidify into figures and those figures were my parents.
My mom had a purple coat with a white mane and her cutie mark were three dove feathers and a string, my dad had a blue coat with a yellow mane and his cutie mark was an opened book with a feather for a pen.
“It’s a good thing we left you, you weren’t the child we wanted.” My mother said
“Yes, you sorry excuse of a son could have saved us.” My father said
This stung my heart and tears started to well up in my eyes but Venom’s voice spoke in my mind, “They are not real, remember your promise.”
That awoke me from my trembling state and I faced my fake parents and said, “I made a promise and I intend to keep it.”
They disappeared and everything returned back to normal with the same old grumpy looking trees.
I looked in the direction that I was walking in and realised it was going to be awhile before I reached where I needed to go.
“You need assistance?” Venom asked
I sighed in defeat and mumbled out a “yes.”
“Why didn’t you say so?” Venom replied
Venom transformed me into his scary biped form and we began jumping and running through the forest until we came across a river with a large serpent in it, crying his eyes out.
The serpent was as long as the width of the river and he was bawling out like a child who lost their lollipop.
We landed at the river and the serpent looked at us, screamed and prepared to swim away but I reverted back to my normal form and shouted, “IT’S OK, ITS OK!!!”
The serpent stared at me with shock and awe before asking me, “Who are you?”
“My name is Manny.” I respond politely
“The name’s Steven Magnet and I am hideous!!!” Steven wailed
That was something I wasn’t expecting someone to say during an introduction so I decided to let explain that part, “How are you hideous, Steven?”
“THIS!!!” Steven shouted and pointed to his moustache or his half of a moustache.
I have to admit, it was hideous and horrible plus undignifying as well.
“We need to keep moving.” Venom reminded him
I looked at Steven and said, “Even though you think your hideous, your not and like it or not your still you, don’t let anypony judge you because of your moustache.”
Steven stared at me before smiling, “You know, your right! I can’t let this little thing hold me back, thank you for talking some sense into me, Manny.”
I waved my hoof dismissively, “I’m just doing my job.”
“I also consider you a friend and any friend of mine gets to cross the river freely.” Steven said with a smile and he extended his tail from my end of the river plus his head to the other side of the river, thus creating a bridge.
I smiled at this as I crossed over and reached the other side and turned to Steven and shouted, “THANK YOU!!!”
“ANYTIME!!!” Steven shouted back in response
I walked for a couple of minutes before Venom finally said something
“Steven basically just needed some sense knocked into him.”
“Basically ya.” I agreed “But everyone has to move on eventually, no matter what’s holding them back.” as I kept on walking through the forest
“Somethings can blind organisms into believing that one thing can define who they are in the future.” Venom wisely said
“Hmm, never thought you’d be the one giving me the advice.” I said with a smirk
“I am as smart as I am scary.” Venom responded
“I’ll take your word for it.” I said deciding to leave it there and keep walking until an abandoned castle came into view.
“Now that’s what I’m talking about.” Venom said, happy that he hit the nail on the head.
I steadily walked towards the front doors of the castle and gently pushed them open to reveal an old throne room with cracked and brittle pieces concrete all over the place. The place was in a mess like literally because everything looked like it was centuries old.
“By the way and before I forget, do you have any weaknesses?” I asked curiously
“Noise, very loud noises hurt me.” Venom responded
“A very weird and odd weakness.” I commented as I walked forward
“And fire… fire burns as it hurts.” Venom added
“Oh… ok.” I answered as I came towards the center of the room
It wasn’t much but there were five stones cycled in a circle like if they were expecting something or somepony.
“Seems strange for something to be so obvious to our eyes, its almost like if its-” Venom started to say
Before he could finish his sentence, a bright light enveloped around me and I suddenly appeared in another room but only this time, somepony else was here with me.
I stood 10 feet away from Nightmare Moon who was staring down at me with an evil smirk on her face.
“A trap.” Venom finished
“You really thought that I would let you activate the Elements of Harmony so easily, huh? Nightmare Moon said
“Uhh the what now?” I asked with confusion
“DON’T PLAY DUMB, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE!!!” Nightmare Moon shouted at me
“Nnnnoooo, I do not.” I responded with true honesty in my words
Nightmare Moon looked shocked at this but composed herself and said, “No matter, you won’t live long enough to know what they are.”
She shot a magical beam at me but thanks to my new strength and Venom’s reflexes, I dodged it easily.
I shot out a black tentacle at her but she took flight into the air to avoid it and unleashed another beam, forcing me jump onto the wall behind me.
“She has an advantage because of her wings, we need to disable them.” Venom said
I looked around and spotted all the rocks that are around me which put a smile on my face, I am a very good thrower.
Using my super strength, I picked up a rock, double my size, with my teeth and threw it towards Nightmare Moon like it was a pebble. She ducked underneath it and used her magic to snag it and use its force to swing it towards me like a wrecking ball which I hit with… hard.
I was launched back and slammed into a wall, creating a huge dent in it. I shakily got back up and my healing factor repaired my injuries.
“Fine, we do this the old-fashioned way.” I said facing Nightmare Moon
“Yes, we can.” Venom agrees
“BRING IT ON, FOAL!!!” She shouted before flying straight at me with her horn glowing with energy.
I charged to meet her but before we collided, I jumped over her and out of my leg shot the tentacle which snagged her and I swung her into the wall which exploded with magical energy.
The dust cleared and Nightmare Moon got up with a murderous look on her face, she charged up her horn but I shot out a tentacle and covered her horn which prevented her from casting her spell but it meant we were now in a game of tug-of-war.
Nightmare Moon yelled in frustration as she flies backwards with her mighty strength and I pulled back with my impressive strength.
“Let go, I want something to laugh at.” Venom said with a chuckle
That got me confused at first but then I realised what he meant and I chuckled at the thought, “Good idea.”
I let go and Nightmare Moon went slamming into the wall again but this time because of her own force. Me and Venom laughed at the clumsiness of the alicorn but that was short lived since a magic blast from her forced us to dodge it.
I focused back on my opponent who unleashed a wave of magical beams at me which caused me to jump around the place like crazy and dodge at the same time.
“You are very interesting.” Nightmare Moon said with curiosity “I’ve fought anypony with this much potential.”
“It’s because I’m different from others.” I said as I landed my hooves back on solid ground
“It’s very interesting, you seem to share your body with somepony else that gives you your abilities.” Nightmare Moon observed
“That is true but I have enhanced powers myself, my friend shares the powers that he possesses with me.” I explained but being aware of Nightmare Moon’s moves
“Don’t give away my identity, Manny.” Venom warned
“I won’t, buddy.” I whispered
“Your lucky that you and that thing inside you get along well but blasted Luna won’t surrender to who SHE REALLY IS!!!” Nightmare Moon shouted with frustration
I perked my ears at this statement and decided to get her to explain more.
“Ask her, who is Luna.” Venom suggested
I took a deep breath and asked, “Who is Luna, exactly?”
Nightmare Moon looked at me with a glare but, lucky for me, explained, “Luna is Princess Celestia’s sister which is something that everypony doesn’t know but you are the first, anyway Celestia raised the sun in the day and Luna raised the moon in the night. The blasted ponies stayed awake during the day but slept during the night because they were afraid of the darkness so one night Luna refused to lower the moon and when she wouldn’t budge, I arose and merged with her to become Nightmare Moon which was her dark aspect, but before we could do damage Celestia banished us to the moon.”
I responded with one thing that made sense, “You corrupted her, it was your fault that she got sent to the moon.” I said with anger in my voice
Nightmare Moon looked at me with an evil face, “Yes I did but the stubborn dear refuses to accept her true being and there is nothing you can do stop me.”
I stepped forward and spoke confidently, “You judge a book from its cover too soon, nothing is impossible, no matter what it is and you are going to release Luna right here and right now.”
Nightmare Moon was about to say something but her eyes were locked on something behind me.
I risked a quick look behind me expecting it to be a trick but I was surprised to see six mares standing right behind me.