Twilight didn’t know what to say. She feared that what Nightmare Moon wanted to talk about was her not accepting Nightmare as a friend. She wanted to be honest and say, “ok. I wait here”. But at the same time she wanted to say, “no. I will go with you. ” Twilight Sparkle was thinking.
“So? Can you wait here?” asked Fluttershy, noticing the silence.
Twilight didn’t want to be discovered, so she made the decision. “No.”
Fluttershy and Nightmare Moon were surprised. “What? Why not?”
“Because not,” answered Twilight Sparkle simply.
“But why don’t you want me and Nightmare Moon to talk privately?” asked Fluttershy in a confused way.
“Because if you guys are going to talk privately it will be the same as hiding something from me.”
“But we’ll tell you, Twilight.”
Twilight Sparkle was trying hard to keep Fluttershy and Nightmare Moon from talking in private. “I know, Fluttershy. I am relieved about this. But I can’t let you talk to Nightmare Moon in private.”
“Are you hiding something from me?” asked Fluttershy.
Twilight Sparkle was surprised. “What? No, never. Why do you think that?”
“You seem to be possibly afraid that Nightmare Moon and I will talk about something that has to do with you is something you might be hiding,” replied Fluttershy.
“I’m not afraid, Fluttershy,” denied Twilight Sparkle, “and I’m not hiding anything.”
“So can Nightmare and I talk privately?”
“No.”
Fluttershy didn’t understand why Twilight didn’t want Nightmare and her to talk privately. But she would respect that. “Ok, Twilight. You won”
Nightmare Moon couldn’t believe Fluttershy decided to not talk to her in private anymore. Why? Why was Twilight being so hard? “Fluttershy, I need to talk to you in private, please. Is it urgent”
Fluttershy looked at Nightmare Moon, “I’m sorry. But if Twilight doesn’t want us talking privately, we’d better respect it. ”
Nightmare Moon was sad. She couldn’t believe that Fluttershy was taken by the words of Twilight Sparkle.
“Well, I’m going to the bookstore. Bye, Fluttershy. See you later, ”said Twilight Sparkle before leaving.
Fluttershy waved a hoof before looking at Nightmare Moon and realizing that Nightmare was without her armor, “Nightmare? Where is your armor?”
“I don’t know, Fluttershy. When I woke up, the armor wasn’t in the room. Could you help me find her?” asked Nightmare Moon.
Fluttershy smiled. “Of course, Nightmare”
When Twilight Sparkle arrived at the bookstore, she picked up a book to read. Twilight Sparkle was relieved that she managed to keep Nightmare Moon and Fluttershy from talking privately. She just didn’t know if Nightmare Moon intended to talk to Fluttershy about the fact that Twilight was acting like she didn’t like her or that her armor was gone. Whatever the reason, Twilight was relieved that she prevented it. She took a book from a shelf to read.
“What was the last place you saw, Nightmare?” asked Fluttershy.
“When I went to sleep I left it on the coffee table, but when I woke up it was no longer there,” replied Nightmare Moon. “It’s as if somepony had entered the room while I was sleeping to steal and then hide somewhere.”
“Don’t worry, Nightmare. We will find it. I swear, ”said Fluttershy with a smile.
Nightmare Moon smiled at Fluttershy’s words. Nightmare Moon didn’t know why but she was feeling that it had a Twilight hoove involved in the disappearance of her armor.
“Where should we look first, Fluttershy?” asked Nightmare Moon.
“I’ll search the room and you could search the bedroom,” Fluttershy replied. “If that’s okay with you ...”
“I’m going over there now, Fluttershy,” Nightmare Moon went up the stairs and up.
Fluttershy watched Nightmare Moon climb the stairs before she began searching around. But she saw no sign of the armor around. But she was still going to search the room. She first looked on the couch and behind the furniture hoping the armor was. But it wasn’t there. Fluttershy was sad and sat down to look around to decide where to look. Suddenly, Fluttershy heard footsteps and saw Nightmare Moon coming down the stairs, her ears were down and she had a sad expression.
“Did you find your armor up there, Nightmare?” asked Fluttershy.
Nightmare Moon stopped walking. “No, Fluttershy. You found?”
“Not yet,” Fluttershy replied. “But I’m starting to believe that it isn’t in the room because I can’t see it.”
“Well, if you think you’re not in the room, why don’t we see it in the kitchen?” asked Nightmare Moon.
Fluttershy grinned and got up from the couch. “Yeah. I think it’s a good idea.”
Nightmare Moon led the way to the kitchen and looked around. It wasn’t in the kitchen. She saw a wooden cabinet and went to him to open it and was surprised to see it inside: her armor.
“My armor, Fluttershy!” shouted Nightmare Moon cheerfully. “We found!”
“Glad we made it, Nightmare,” said Fluttershy.
Suddenly, Fluttershy was grabbed and was taken to Nightmare Moon, who was smiling. “Thank you so much, dear Fluttershy! I’m glad you helped me! ”
Fluttershy realized that Nightmare Moon was hugging her. Fluttershy smiled. “You’re welcome, Nightmare Moon.”
As night was coming and the sun was setting, Twilight Sparkle came out of the library and headed for Fluttershy’s cabin. Twilight Sparkle began to wonder if Nightmare Moon found the armor, she hoped not. But Twilight Sparkle intended to ask if they found the armor. But one thing she knew: Twilight Sparkle couldn’t show anger or happiness if they didn’t find it, because it would be suspicious.
While Fluttershy had dinner, Nightmare Moon watched her friend with a smile, but she was happier to have found her armor. Without her armor, she felt naked. But she never had the heart to tell Fluttershy that because it would be embarrassing. Nightmare Moon heard the sound of the door opening and closing, she looked back and saw Twilight Sparkle.
The unicorn was a little surprised to see Nightmare Moon in armor, but was soon annoyed. Twilight Sparkle walked to the table to wait for dinner. She was looking to the side.
Nightmare Moon noticed Twilight’s mood swings and decided to say, “Twilight, I got my armor back.”
Twilight Sparkle replied, “Good for you.”
“Twilight, I know it was you who hid my armor,” said Nightmare Moon.
Twilight Sparkle now looked at Nightmare Moon. “I didn’t hide your armor. Why do you suspect me so much?”
“You always get cranky and say I’m your enemy,” Nightmare Moon replied. “Don’t you think you should stop seeing me as evil and accept being my friend?”
“Never!” Twilight Sparkle shouted, now with both front hooves on the table. “And no use pretending to be nice. You may have managed to hypnotize Fluttershy, but you won’t hypnotize me.”
“I already said. I would never do that with Fluttershy,” said Nightmare Moon. “She is my friend.”
“Why don’t you surrender, Nightmare Moon?” Twilight Sparkle asked, already starting to get angrier with her enemy. “You were already discovered by me.”
“I already surrendered, Twilight,” Nightmare Moon replied. “Since you and your friends defeated me, I’ve been thinking about my actions. And I regretted it a lot. So I decided to go to your friends and you to make friends.”
“You’re lying. I know that,” said Twilight Sparkle. “You’re fine being good for everypony to be by your side so we can’t use the Elements of Harmony on you.”
“I’m not pretending to be good, Twilight,” Nightmare Moon said. “I’m good already.”
“That’s the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard!” shouted Twilight Sparkle. “You’re mean and always will be mean!”
“That’s not true, Twilight.”
Twilight Sparkle and Nightmare Moon were surprised to hear Fluttershy’s voice behind them. They slowly turned back and saw Fluttershy looking at Twilight in an unhappy way. While Nightmare Moon had a smile on her face, Twilight Sparkle had an expression of fear.
“Nightmare Moon has changed a lot, Twilight. She cares about me, just as she cares about the animals that live in my cottage,” said Fluttershy. “I heard everything you said about her.”
“No, Fluttershy!” shouted Twilight Sparkle in fear. “I wasn’t talking bad about her! You heard it badly!”
“No, Twilight. While I was cooking, I could hear your conversation with Nightmare Moon.”
Fluttershy managed to shut up Twilight Sparkle. The unicorn looked at the guilty ground, her eyes were closed and her ears down.
“Now, apologize,” Fluttershy said. “If that’s okay with you ...”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Nightmare Moon. To her surprise, Alicorn was smiling at her. But why should she apologize? She was right. Twilight Sparkle got up.
“Not. I won’t apologize,” said Twilight Sparkle.
Fluttershy was surprised. “But why not?”
“Fluttershy, don’t you realize?” Twilight Sparkle asked. “Nightmare Moon mesmerized you.”
“I’m not mesmerized, Twilight,” said Fluttershy. “Where did this idea come from?”
“She’s mean, Fluttershy,” Twilight Sparkle replied. “Why do you see her that she has changed?”
“Because when I explained why I cringed when I saw her, I said that she scared me. Then she cried, Twilight. You don’t see that Nightmare Moon just wants to be loved.”
“She could have pretended being sad, Fluttershy, ”Twilight Sparkle said. “Don’t you realize how much of a bad thing she did?”
“Yes, Twilight. I realize, ”answered Fluttershy. “But I forgave her.”
Twilight Sparkle let out a sigh of anger. “Why are you supporting a villain, Fluttershy? She is using you so that the Elements of Harmony will not work on her.”
“First, she’s not a villain, Twilight,” Fluttershy replied. “Second, she likes me. And third, I don’t mean to be rude, but if you feel uncomfortable, why don’t you go back to the Golden Oka’s Tree Library?”
Twilight Sparkle let out a sigh of anger. “Ok. I’m leaving. I see that my plan to stay with you isn’t working. And one more thing Nightmare Moon, when you least expect it, I’ll call Princess Celestia and we’ll see what she’ll think of seeing you.”
Nightmare Moon was startled to hear the name “Celestia”. Twilight Sparkle left the room, went to the door and left, but closed the door on the way out. Nightmare Moon heard the sound of crying. She looked down and saw that Fluttershy was crying. Nightmare Moon hugged Fluttershy with a wing. She didn’t like to see Fluttershy cry.
“Please don’t cry, Fluttershy,” said Nightmare Moon.
“It’s my fault, Nightmare Moon,” said Fluttershy.
“No, Fluttershy. It’s not your fault.”
“It’s my fault, yes. If I hadn’t strange her before, you wouldn’t be almost suffering from Bullying from my best friend Twilight, ”said Fluttershy.
“Don’t blame yourself, Fluttershy,” Nightmare Moon said. “It’s not your fault.”
Fluttershy was still sad, had tears in her eyes. “Do you still like me, even though I didn’t realize that Twilight didn’t intend to spend time with us but just to make me believe you were mean?”
“Of course I still like you, Fluttershy,” Nightmare Moon replied. “Because after all, you’re the first pony who offered to be my friend.”
Fluttershy felt Nightmare Moon’s hoof wipe the tears from her eyes before she was hugged. The pegasus managed to smile and hugged back.