The red magics of the alicorn amulet flowed out into and Nightmare’s horn, Twilight quickly turned and ran as he fired a massive blast of magic at her. Twilight barely managed to dodge as the blast collided with the wall and obliterating it. Nightmare mockingly spoke to Twilight in Rarity’s voice more,
“Twilight darling, don’t go so soon. This is our big reunion darling…” he said. Twilight remembered how powerful Blueblood was using this artifact in the hooves of someone as powerful as Nightmare it was another story entirely. She needed to get help and fast, she wasn’t going to win all on her own. Getting back on her hooves Twilight sprinted as fast she could down the hallway back towards the main hall of the castle, she glanced over her shoulder and saw Nightmare slowly walking after her. Red magics arced of his body, a sinister grin on his face as he watched Twilight flee. The energy from poured out again going down Nightmare’s front legs, he stood on his hind hooves for a moment before slamming his front hooves down onto the floor. The energies from his went into the carpet and soon his shadowy wolf minions rose up. They were different this time, bigger, a sinister red aura and matching eyes. When they saw Twilight the snarled and growled, Twilight counted at least six of them as she ran,
“Get her…” Nightmare said. The wolves sprinted down the hall after Twilight leaving red glowing paw prints on the floor. This was so much different than the last time she’d fought Nightmare she thought, the Alicorn amulet had made him so much stronger now. Twilight looked back and saw the wolves gaining on her without much effort, the one closest opened its mouth to bare its teeth and lunged forward to grab her tail. Thinking quick Twilight cast a teleportation spell and vanished just as the wolf’s jaw snapped shut.
In a flash of purple magic Twilight appeared in the main hall of the castle, she looked up to see Shining and Cadence looking at her puzzled.
“Hey Twilight, is everything okay? You look exhausted.” Cadence asked. Before Twilight could give an answer the staircase behind her exploded in a pillar of dark magics, the force of the blast sending Twilight tumbling forward. Shining was quick to catch his sister and help her up, but then he looked up to see Nightmare slowly rise from the hole left behind by the blast.
“Rarity?!? No, Nightmare!” Cadence shouted, Nightmare grinned back his wolves climbing out of the wreckage of the main hall.
“Well now, that’s three of the ponies I was looking for. But I’m not satisfied with just you…” Nightmare said. Dark magic poured out of the Alicorn amulet again the floor turning black like shadow, slowly rising out of the shadow were more shadow creatures like nightmares wolves. This time though there were more animals, bears, panthers, and snakes all eager to obey their masters command. Twilight and the other were surrounded now, no way out of the main hall without using magic.
“Oh but this is only the start, I’m going to have my revenge, and I’ll take all of Canterlot for my own!” Nightmare shouted as he unleashed an outburst of black and red magic upwards crashing through the castle until it hit skies far above turning the sky black and enveloping all of Canterlot in Nightmare’s magic.
Every creature in Canterlot looked skyward and the blue sky turned pitch black, a dome of dark magic trapping every one within the city. Pinkie walked up to Applejack, who had Fluttershy clinging to her in fear.
“What the heck is going on?” Pinkie asked,
“Ah don’t know...but I reckon this is what Twilight was tryin to warn us about.” Applejack replied. The screams of nearby ponies caught their attention as they turned to see Nightmare’s minions slowly emerge from the shadows and begin to attack. The streets quickly exploded into chaos, ponies panicking and running in fear.
“What do we do? What do we do?!?” Pinkie shouted, Applejack propped Fluttershy on her hooves and waved to her friends.
“Come on y’all, we gotta find the rest of Twilight’s family like she told us to!” Applejack shouted. Pinkie and Fluttershy followed close as Applejack rushed through the streets, ponies everywhere were taking shelter and barricading themselves indoors. As they ran towards the castle a familiar voice caught their attention, Lullaby running from one of the bear shadow monsters. Applejack slid and changed direction towards Lullaby. Just as the bear went to reach for her the earth pony threw out her lasso wrapping it around the bears neck and stopping it in its tracks. The beast tried to go after Lullaby still but then Applejack grit her teeth puled with all her strength throwing it over her and slamming it down hard into the ground behind Pinkie. When it crashed into the ground it exploded into a cloud of black smoke disappearing from sight. After Applejack let out a sigh of relief she suddenly felt Lullaby slam into her for a hug almost knocking the pony over.
“THANK YOU APPLEJACK!!! I was so scared, I don’t even know what’s happening right now!” she sobbed. “There, there, sugar cube. We’re still tryin to figure out what’s happening ourselves.” Applejack answered. Lullaby stood upright and looked around,
“We should look for Twilight! Or Princess Luna! They’ll know what to do, right?” Lullaby asked. Applejack nodded in agreement and they rushed to the castle again. A few of Nightmare’s minions tried to stop them as they rushed to the castle, the ponies wouldn’t be slowed though as Applejack and Lullaby bucked their way through the opposition.
As they reached the front gates of the castle they found Spike and Sweetie Belle running in a panic, Trixie and Sunset following behind while trying to fend off more of Nightmare’s minions.
“Some pony help!!!” Sweetie screamed. Lullaby flew past Sweetie Belle and Spike tackling the shadow wolf and dispelling it.
“Sunset! Trixie! Over here!” Pinkie called out, Trixie and Sunset were trying to get away but the shadow minions continued to bear down on them,
“Every pony get back, their trying to keep every pony out of the castle!” Sunset shouted back. The brief moment of distraction was all one the shadow snakes needed though and in a flash it moved to Sunset coiling around her and constricting her. Sunset let out a muffled groan as it held her tight, Trixie fired a blast of her magic at the creature but it wasn’t enough to despell it. Applejack, Lullaby and Pinkie tried to rush to their friends rescue but as they got close the snake sunk into the ground and disappeared from sight.
“Sunset!” they all called out.
Nightmare stood in the main hall atop the ruined staircase, below him were a small army of his minions guarding his newest captors. Twilight, Shining, and Cadence all bound and tied to he floor by black chains. Shadows swirled next to Twilight as Sunset emerged from the darkness, she gasped for air but before she could react black chains emerged from the ground and restrained her same as the others. Nightmare grinned at the sight of Sunset and spoke up,
“That’s a good start, but were still shy two princesses and a dragon...tear this city apart, bring them to me wherever they are. My reign won’t be challenged this time.”