The Young Nightmare

by TimeLordStudios


Chapter 3: The Discovery

{Starlight} In The Castle Of The Two Sisters -library room- 3rd person

"Let's see here... There are a bunch of books lying around. Tapestry that belongs in the throne room and skid marks along this wall." She noted as she walked towards the wall. She could of sworn she heard something whimpering behind the wall. She had put her hoof up against the wall to investigate, when the wall suddenly spun around forcing her into the secret room. It took her a few seconds to gather her bearings. And when she did she noticed her, Nightmare Moon, but as a filly. Her anger was rising, not too long ago Nightmare Moon had beaten and humiliated Starlight. That memory still fresh on her mind.

"Nightmare Moon!" She growled angrily, as she looked at the filly in front of her charging her horn.

The filly in question quickly rose up and used the rotating wall next to her to escape. The spell grazing her shoulder as the wall spun. She yelled in pain, but continued to run through the halls. Dodging all the traps, till she ran into a dead end.
Starlight being not far behind her, gets caught in one of the traps but she immediately teleported out looking madder than before. She charged up her horn and blasted the filly into the wall before calling Twilight over. "Twilight, she is over here." She called out magically amplifying her voice so that Twilight would hear her.

"Be right there." Twilight called out from the distance.

{?????} Castle Of The Two Sisters.
1st person

Why are they doing this to me? Who is this Nightmare Moon? Why did she mistake me for her? "Who- who are you? I asked my attacker. My fear clearly present.

"What don't you recognize me or did you forget humiliating me and leaving me out cold." She said loudly, the venom in her tone sent a shiver down my spine.

"I only remember waking up yesterday morning, nothing past that, I do not know who I am-" I tried explaining to her but she cut me off.

"Do you honestly expect me to believe that!" She said as she hit me with another spell. Screaming out in pain, I begged her to stop but she wasn't listening.
"That you have forgotten everything you did!" She said as she once again blasted me with her magic, each one stronger than the last.

She is gonna kill me! I got to get away, I just have too. I struggled to my hooves but was immediately shot back down. "Please don't Kill me!" I yelled loudly tears flowing down my face. just as Twilight rounded the corner.

Seeing what was happening Twilight came rushing in to stop Starlight. "Starlight! What are you doing to that filly!" She said as she used her magic to create a barrier between the filly and Starlight before teleporting in between them.

"Get out of the way Twilight, that filly is Nightmare Moon." Starlight said as she pointed her hoof in the direction of the filly in question.

"Please help me! I don't know who this Nightmare is. I just want this nightmare to end. I don't wanna die.
Please I don't want to die here." I pleaded. Hoping that she would save me.

"Don't you see she is just trying to trick you the moment you lower your guard she will attack. We need to deal with her before she gets the chance."

Twilight took a moment to examine the filly. She did indeed look like Nightmare Moon but acted nothing like her. But her fear won out and she lowered the barrier joining Starlight's side. Seeing her side with my attacker broke me. Destroying the last of my resolve to continue fighting.

"If your gonna kill me at least make it quick. I am unable to run away." I said as the life disappears from my voice. As I lost the will to fight... And the will to live. They are the only ponies I've met besides me and they want me dead.

"Understood-" Starlight responded quickly charging up her horn.

"Are you really going to kill her. Shouldn't we take her in for questioning." Twilight said trying to reason with Starlight. Feeling uncomfortable with taking the life of a filly even if she resembled Nightmare Moon.

"If we give her the chance she will do it to us." she reasoned. Hoping Twilight would understand.

"I can't let you kill a filly that isn't even fighting back take a look and tell me what you see." Twilight said once more trying to reason with her.

"All I see a monster that needs to be exterminated." She said a she stepped closer to me.

"Starlight stop this-"

"I have excepted my fate, so you don't have to protect me. If killing me, a helpless filly with no memories will make her feel better why shouldn't she. I mean you sided with her didn't you. Don't you want the same thing to kill me based on my appearance alone. " I said to the winged unicorn in front of me. The winged unicorn held her head down in shame.
"Step back and let her decide, because in a way whatever happens I will still die. This is my wish. My only regret is not being able to find out who I am or who I was." I said solemnly.

"But that-" Twilight said trying to tell me something but I cut her off.

"Then again seeing from your reactions of me I must have been a terrible pony. If killing me now will bring peace to this land I will except it with open hooves."

Starlight started doubting her self but she shook it away as she charged her horn towards me and she fired...
But she missed. The blast disintegrated the wall behind me.
"Take her away Twilight, make sure to block her horn." she said as she looked away from me.

"Why didn't you kill me! I had excepted that I was going to die. Why didn't you finish me off. I thought you hated me for who I represent."

"I do but... I can't have killing you on my conscience. Especially how you are now." She said as she began to walk away.

"...But you can live with attacking a filly based on her appearance alone, and then blasting said filly till she can no longer move, threating to kill her all the while. If you ask me the fact that your ok with doing that is bad enough. But braking me down to the point that I actually wanted to die. and then letting me live. You're... You are a monster." I cried out between sobs before blacking out. The last this I See is the worried expression on the pony closest to me and... The look of guilt of the one who attacked me.