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// The End Game 
// Story: MLP Death to Friendship 
// by Heavyfeather 
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End Game



Just the Beginning 


In a puff of smoke Twilight gasps for air looking up to see Nightmare Moon standing on the alter where the throne would sit. For a second fear overtakes the small pony but the fear of losing her mentor, no her greatest friend empowered the lavender mare to act. Twilight stomps one hoof challenging Nightmare Moon “you’re kidding, you’re kidding right?” the dark alicorn stunned by the brazen unicorn. Twilight rushes forward showing no fear charging her horn, challenged Nightmare Moon accepts and begins her charge toward the little pony. Twilight power burst before making contact with the dark alicorn. Nightmare Moon slides to a holt as Twilight is teleported to the elements, daze Twi start to concentrate again on the stones “just one spark, come on come on!” the stones begin to glow as Nightmare Moon teleports to the circle to stop the little pony. The elements send Twilight flying back as they glow and emit a charge among themselves “no, no!” the dark alicorn yells out in fear. The elements lose power surprising both Twilight and Nightmare Moon “but where’s the sixth element?” Twi inquires. Nightmare Moon laughs uncontrollably lifting her two front hooves, landing and shattering the five elements to shards “you little foal, thinking you can defeat me… now you will never see your princess or sun, the night will last forever!” the dark alicorn laughing in all her glory. Suddenly Twilight hears the sound of her five companions coming up the stairs, like small daggers in her heart a new found since of hope washes over the lavender unicorn. Deep inside Twilight feels a warmth she has never felt before, it was there the whole time the spark in the shadow of her heart. Twilight turns and looks back to Nightmare Moon “you think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony just like that, well your wrong because the spirits of the elements of harmony are right here!” the girls gather together ready for a challenge. The shards around Nightmare Moon start to begin to move “Applejack, reassured me when I was I doubt represent the spirit of honesty!” the shards start to gather around each pony “Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion represent the spirit of kindness!” the yellow pony a little scared of the shards around her “Pinky Pie who banished fear by laughed in the face of danger represents the spirit of laughter!” the pink mare leaping for joy “Rarity, who calmed soreful serpent with a meaningful gift represents the spirit of generosity and Rainbow Dash, who cannot abandon her own friends for her own heart’s desire represents the spirit of loyalty!” the crystals floated around each pony empowering them “the spirit of these five ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us” Twilight standing proud with her new found friends “you still don’t have the sixth element, the spark didn’t work” the dark mare interjects “but it did a different kind of spark, I felt it the very moment I realized I was happy to hear you, to see you how much I cared about you, the spark ignited inside me when I realized that you all are my friends” after her long speech a light began to glow above her, the sixth element appeared making its way down to her. The crystal floated above Twilight blinding the dark alicorn “you see Nightmare Moon when those elements are united by the… the spark that reside in us all that creates the sixth element, the element of magic!” saying those words brought the elements back together, after the sixth element formed the crown. The power of the ponies together formed a beam directed to hit Nightmare Moon. The dark alicorn screams out in fear of being returned to the moon, the power of the elements encircled her. 

The crystal around Nightmare Moons neck starts to take in the overwhelming power of the elements, corrupting the very essence of harmony. The Rainbow beam that once burned at her spirit now empowered her allowing the darkness to penetrate even deeper in to her heart. Nightmare Moon rose to her hooves laughing at the energy that now surged through her body “Hahaha, this is wonderful, simple little foals you will bow to me!” the dark alicorn refocused as much power she could back through the small crystal round her neck, draining the color from the beam turning it black and sending it back to the hearts of each pony. The dark beam hits the chest of each pony and begins to burn away at their souls. In pain Twilight see her life pass before her eyes and the image of her baby dragon growing up without her frightens Twilight more than death itself. A bright light permeates for the lavender pony, Twilight tries to shield herself from this dark magic *Boom*. The already damaged window shatters and Twilight is flung out the window and down into the open trench next to the castle. Nightmare Moon quickly moves to the window to see for herself the demise of Twilight Sparkle but there was nothing just the shadows hanging on the cliff side and the deep void that would reassure anyponies death. The Dark princess now turns her attention to the other five waddling on the ground begging for relief “now what should I do to you~” the dark alicorn opening up for request. The sun seems to rise in the shattered window catching the alicorn attention, the light fades and a small white alicorn steps from the shadows “please, please big sister don’t hurt them” the small majestic alicorn begs. Nightmare Moon moves close and towers over Celestia, the white alicorn bows in fear, trembling in the wake of the dark princess. The dark alicorn looks down at her sister “what are you talking about, I would never hurt another without provocation” she says with a disconcerting tone “they will become my servants” with those words dark princess extinguishes the energy flowing to the ponies but not before ripping the pure power from each of their elements, stripping the ponies of their colors. In the following months, new decree befalls all of Equestria. Those who do not follow the new Sire of Equestria will be punished. In the following days after the ponies would see less and less of the sun.