A lone Delta 7b Jedi starfighter came out of lightspeed and detatched from its transport ring to fly towards the planet Equis. Charming Thunder wore a temple guard uniform along with the mask. He pressed a button on the ship's computer to destroy the ring so that no one will know that he is hiding there. He sighed as he piloted his ship to the planet's surface. "Well, home sweet home," he said to himself. His astromech beeped as the ship approached the castle Charming Thunder recognized in his memories. The sun was beginning to set. The cockpit opened as he climbed out to approach the door. He knocked as a guard answered to notice him.
"State your business," the guard said.
"I am here to see who is in charge." The guard looked behind him and then back at Charming Thunder.
"Wait here." The door closes as Charming Thunder decided to meditate down the stairs. A couple seconds later the guard returned as Charming Thunder noticed. "Princess Celestia would like to see you." Charming Thunder nodded and followed the guard to the door to the throne room. The guard opened the door. "The visitor is here, your highness."
"Very good," Celestia said. "Leave us." The guard bowed his head before leaving Charming Thunder in the throne room. He knelt down in the presence of the princess. "Rise, my subject." Charming Thunder got up and looked at Celestia.
"I am actually not your subject," Charming Thunder said, chuckling. He then took off his mask to reveal his face to Celestia. He had a blue eye on the left and a scarred white eye on the right. She then gasped as she recognized his face from years ago.
"Is that you, Charming?" Celestia slowly walked down the steps of her throne.
"It has been too long, Aunt Celestia." Celestia then quickly pulled Charming Thunder in for a hug and quietly sheds some tears.
"I've missed you so much."
"And what of your sister? Aunt Luna? How's she?"
"She's not herself right now."
"What do you mean?"
"I fear that she might refuse to lower the moon tonight. She wanted Equestria to have an endless night."
"Why?"
"She is growing bitter. I fear about what will happen if this keeps up." Charming Thunder placed his hoof on Celestia's shoulder.
"I won't let that happen. I can convince her with you."
"But why have you returned after so long? I heard from my dear sister once about a war in the stars." Charming Thunder then got a flash of a memory of the Clone Wars. He then shook his head.
"The Clone Wars ended months ago."
"Who won?"
"The clone army the Jedi lead across the galaxy turned against the Jedi. I was one of the survivors of the Jedi Temple as I was about to become the new temple guard. That was when blaster fire was heard and the clones marched in and....killed everyone in the temple."
"I'm sorry to hear that. What about your master?"
"I don't know. All I remember is that Yoda was going to Kashyyyk to aid the wookiees in the war. I believe that he is now hiding somewhere now. I simply came here because I had a vision of doom for my home planet."
"Please explain." Charming Thunder gazed at his guard helmet as he sighed.
"In that vision, I saw a mare full of darkness in her heart. Her mane was flowing and was covered up with armor. She was standing over you while she was laughing in victory. Nothing else happened after that."
"I fear that you might be referring to my sister."
"I think so." Charming Thunder turned towards Celestia. "I can't let this vision come true."
"Then let's change it together, nephew."
Later that night, Celestia entered the throne room again where she believed Luna may be lurking and heard her voice ordering, "Not...another step!" Luna stepped out of the shadows with anger in her eyes. "Did you really expect me to sit idly by while they all basked in your precious light? There can only be one princess in Equestria! And that princess...will be me!" She stomped her hooves towards the ground which caused it to crack. She then breaks down the wall behind her and raised the moon in front of the sun, causing a solar eclipse. The eclipse's shadow envelops her, transforming her into something horrible. Her coat was now pitch-black and now wears light blue armor with a moon emblem on her chest, and a helmet on her head. She laughs before she blasts around the throne room with her magic.
"Luna, I will not fight you!" Celestia pleaded. "You must lower the moon! It is your duty!"
"Luna? I am...Nightmare Moon! I have but one royal duty now: to destroy you!" Charming Thunder enters with his mask on and has his blue lightsaber active in his hand. She then laughed. "Got someone to fight with you, dear sister?"
"He is here to stop you!" Charming Thunder stepped forward and pointed his blade towards Nightmare Moon.
"You may have the power, but you will loose yourself in the end," Charming Thunder said. "You must let it go and do your duty as the princess of the night. Not a monster!" Nightmare Moon fired magic at Charming Thunder but he managed to block it with his weapon. She then chases Celestia into the sky as Charming Thunder now has to watch. After several dodging moments of Celestia avoiding Nightmare Moon's magic, she finally hits her square in the chest. Celestia screamed and fell back down into the castle. She landed on the ground and Charming Thunder rushed to her. Nightmare Moon cackles above. He then sensed a magic blast heading his way from Nightmare Moon and quickly turned around to block it with his lightsaber.
"Had enough, child?" Nightmare Moon asked. "Can you feel your grip on life slipping? Why persist in this futile gesture of peace? Join me."
"Never! You have fallen to the dark side and you must be stopped!"
"So be it then!" Nightmare Moon used her magic to make a sword appear in her hoof and then started to duel Charming Thunder. He blocked the incoming strikes before going on the offensive. He used the Force to lift a giant rock and throw it towards Nightmare Moon. She flew up in the air to avoid it.
"I sense much hate in you, Luna. Stand down and you will stand trial."
"I'd rather see you squirm." Nightmare Moon fired some magic at Charming Thunder as he avoided it. He then used the Force to grip her and throw her towards a wall to make her drop her weapon. As he pointed his blade at Nightmare Moon's face, she suddenly fired lightning from her horn to make Charming Thunder impact a wall across from Celestia who slowly recovered. She looked up at Nightmare Moon after gazing at Charming Thunder.
"Oh, dear sister," Celestia said. "I am sorry, but you have given me no choice but to use these." A giant pedestal rose up from the ground containing stones with jewels on them. She levitates up with the stones floating around her and confronts Nightmare Moon. Charming Thunder watches as Celestia fired powerful magic while Nightmare Moon fired back in a clash. The magic from the stones proved to be more powerful with Celestia's combined as Nightmare Moon became engulfed by a rainbow of light and blasted to the moon creating an image of the mare. Celestia floated down and the stones returned to the pedestal before it went ack underground.
"What was that?" Charming Thunder asked. "What did you do? The Force was strong with those stones."
"Banished my sister to the moon with the Elements of Harmony. They were used when I defeated Discord with Luna." Charming Thunder gazed at the moon.
"What happens now? Hope that when she comes back, we will be ready?"
"She will be up there for a long time. Maybe when the time comes, she can be redeemed back to her old self."
"I highly doubt it. There was so much carried towards you." Charming Thunder then pondered for a moment. "Will you be handling your sister's duties from now on?"
"Yes."
"I bet that your sister will return a thousand years later. I'll probably be old by then."
"What if I could teach you how to live longer than normal ponies like an alicorn like myself?"
"How long would it take to learn?"
"It would take months. Besides, you are staying here forever, right?" Charming Thunder looked at Celestia with a smile under his mask and nodded.
