//------------------------------// // Shared Dream // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Out at Sea. The Sea Temple. Samiya. Nightfall. Betting it all on one thing, Safia removed her blindfold, revealing her secret, which were these magnificent eyes that packed tremendous power, but with a colossal cost. Giving it her best to stop the Nightmare Monsters, she caused a fearsome disaster to occur, endangering the lives of everyone else in the temple while they were still asleep. Immobile and out of energy, Safia was prepared to accept her fate, knowing she did the best that she could. But the next thing Safia knew, she was being protected by a barrier of light. She widened her eyes while gazing up, seeing that a barrier of light had protected her from this tsunami. It was from a guard who managed to crawl his way over to the crystals, placing his hands on them. Because the Nightmare Monsters were blown away, this one guard had the chance to approach these crystals to protect Safia and everyone inside the Sea Temple. "S-Success..." He groaned, his strength giving out as he fell to the ground. Thanks to his efforts, he managed to shield the Sea Temple from further harm as the ferocious tsunamis, pillars of water and storms all dispersed immediately, returning the Sea Temple to its former glory. However, the barrier held strong as Safia smiled, relieved to know that someone was able to protect her home. While the Sea Temple was heavily damaged, at least it was safe. However, Safia had done irreversible damage to the sea and sky, making it seem like Volo's actions were nothing compared to hers. The larger Nightmare Monster that was previously held Safia would resurface as it gazed up at the barrier. It narrowed its eyes before growling. "Such power from those Crystals...And that one Human's eyes...Those humans." It muttered before gazing down at Safia. It wasn't worth it to continue attacking the Sea Temple with the barrier up. For now, it would have to retreat. But it would remember Safia for this action. The Nightmare Monster sunk back into the depths of the sea, disappearing from sight as Safia sighed, knowing that she went too far with that power. "Forgive me, Your Majesty...I've put everyone at risk..." Safia apologized before closing her eyes, resting her body. For now, she would rest, unable to do anything else. The barrier of light would remain until Safia would recover, protecting the Sea Temple from further harm. The Dream Realm. Ash's Dream. Back in the Hyperdream, Ash's Dream was still under attack as Nightmare Monsters kept flooding this dream. Roxie's music was blaring throughout the area as everyone covered their ears. Roxie was grinning, proud of what she was doing, but it was clear that it was beginning to overwhelm everyone here. Friend and foe. Buildings were breaking apart as Ash's Dream civilians all cried out. The Nightmare Monsters laughed while pushing forward as Luna gritted her teeth. "We need to do more!" She exclaimed while charging up Moon Magic within her horn. In response to this, another Nightmare Monster would also light up its horn, aiming it directly at Roxie's set. Luna fired her beam as the Nightmare Monster fired its Nightmare Beam towards Roxie's set. The two beams clashed against one another as Luna narrowed her eyes. The Nightmare Monster, not wanting to deal with a clash, manipulated its beam to fly to the side, avoiding Luna's beam before striking Roxie's set. The beam pierced through one of the large speakers before Luna widened her eyes. "Roxie! Look out!" Luna hollered as the Nightmare Monster grinned, unleashing more Nightmare Breath towards these speakers. "Eh?" Roxie raised an eyebrow before gazing back at her set. Nightmare Breath struck one of the speakers before detonating it, blowing Roxie and her set up into the air. Roxie cried out while being launched as Ash widened his eyes, witnessing this. "Roxie!" Ash cried out while Pikachu gasped. Roxie landed on her back, her set was an absolute wreck as she groaned. The Nightmare Monsters laughed before charging towards Roxie, ready to overwhelm her. With the music gone, some of them could finally take action. Granted, a good chunk of them were still stunned from the music that they listened to. "How dare you!" Roxanne, furious at her good friend being harmed, summoned a Poke Ball in her hand, calling for one of her Pokemon. "Cradily! I need your help!" Roxanne called out before tossing this ball as a Cradily emerged. "Cradily!" Her Pokemon exclaimed as Roxie sat up, seeing these Nightmare Monsters come closer. "Cradily! Use Ancient Power!" Roxanne ordered as Cradily nodded. "Cra!" The Barnacle Pokemon would charge up rocks in front of it before throwing them towards these Nightmare Monsters. The Ancient Power slammed against these Nightmare Monsters before exploding as they cried out. The Ancient Power was also altered by the dream of Roxanne, receiving a size increase and an abundance increase of power. A rain of rocks came crashing down towards these Nightmare Monsters as they cried out, being pelted by these Ancient Powers. Roxie widened her eyes before gazing back at Roxanne. "Roxie! Are you okay?!" Roxanne cried out as Cradily defended its trainer, unleashing more Ancient Power. "Yeah!" Roxie responded, getting back up immediately as if nothing happened. "Just a dream after all! I'm totally fine!" Roxie stated while summoning another guitar in her hands. Roxanne sighed before smiling. "Well, we're getting in their way and stopping them but there's so many of them still!" Twilight exclaimed while having her Espeon unleash a barrage of Dazzling Gleam. "We're not going to get anywhere at this rate! We need to think of something!" "I'm dreaming all that I can here!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed while conjuring up a massive hoof that broke through the skies, stomping on the Nightmare Monsters. This hoof would multiply, rapidly stomping on each Nightmare Monster while Rainbow Dash grinned. But the Nightmare Monsters simply countered this with Nightmare Hooves of their own as they stomped against Rainbow Dash's Hooves. Her dream hooves were quickly overpowered before shattering as Rainbow Dash widened her eyes. She grunted, feeling this Nightmare Energy strike against her as she cried out. "Uwah!" Rainbow Dash was sent flying as Twilight gasped. "Mmmrgh!" The Nightmare Monsters were also getting visibly annoyed and irritated. "At this rate, we won't be able to get anything valuable from this dream!" They felt the same way, seeing no progress being done here as Nightmare Rarity watched them all struggle. "Then let's try this! Let's perform a Nightmare Condense!" One Nightmare Monster exclaimed as they all grinned, agreeing to this idea. Nightmare Rarity widened her eyes, surprised by this. "If we condense this dream down into a concentrated area, we can drain the dream faster!" The Nightmare Monsters would quickly cease their respective battles, swarming the skies as Ash and everyone gazed around, wondering what they were doing. Twilight widened her eyes while seeing these Nightmare Monsters swarm together, pulling off something that not even Luna was aware of. The Nightmare Monsters could be seen expending their own Nightmare Energy from their bodies as it would flail around like a violent whip. This Nightmare Energy would then swirl around them all as the Nightmare Monsters grinned, seeing it work. This energy would form into a large sphere that floated above Ash's Dream, revealing a Nightmare Core that resembled that of a black sun. Nightmare Rarity widened her eyes upon seeing this while Ash gazed up at this core. "What is that...?" Ash questioned while seeing this Nightmare Core. From this core, which was brimming with Nightmare Energy, it would start forming a kind of gravitational pull on everything within the dream bubble. Ash widened his eyes as the dream around them was beginning to shrink a bit, being drawn into this Nightmare Core. "I-It's sucking the dream in!" Twilight cried out. "The buildings! They're disappearing!" Dawn pointed out as Ash's Dream was slowly starting to vanish. Nightmare Rarity crossed her arms, grinning while seeing this happen. The Nightmare Monsters laughed while Ash's Dream was vanishing at a slow pace. All the Dreamers looked around them to see this dream being condensed. This also meant that everything they've dreamed of was being minimized as well. Items that were conjured up by everyone were being sucked towards this Nightmare Core as the Dream Civilians all cried out, seeing this happen. Ash gazed up at this Nightmare Core before widening his eyes. The core would have multiple eyes and mouths emerge from it, all laughing maliciously as Ash backed away. "Ngh...!" Pikachu shuddered while gazing up at this Nightmare Core. "Not good! With so many dreams inside of Ash's dream, if condensed like this, they'll all be consumed at once! Ash's Dream will vanish completely!" Luna exclaimed before narrowing her eyes. "This has never been done before!" Luna added while gazing around, seeing everyone's dreams begin to be condensed by this Nightmare Core. "This sacrifices a good chunk of our own Nightmare Energy to pull off, but it will be so worth it!" The Nightmare Monsters declared. "Dreams condensing...?!" Twilight questioned, finding this concept new. She gazed up at this Nightmare Core as it kept drawing in Ash's Dream along with everyone else's. "Kyaaah! Save us Brock!" All the Dream Nurse Joys huddled up against Brokc, squishing his body and making him grimace. "O-Ow! Too close! Too close!" Brock cried out while being squished by the nurses. Applejack tried dreaming of something massive, only to find that it was shrinking thanks to this Nightmare Core. "No way! Dreams can't disappear like this!" Applejack cried out. "They can..." Nightmare Rarity spoke up as Ash's ears perked to life, hearing this. Nightmare Rarity reclined on her throne, gazing at Ash before speaking up again. "Dreams are fragile things. Especially in the presence of Nightmare Energy. They can vanish as easily as you'd expect, especially in such a large scale." Nightmare Rarity explained as Ash clenched his fists. Pikachu narrowed his eyes as Nightmare Rarity continued. "As easy as a flickering flame, dreams can be snuffed out just like that." Nightmare Rarity continued, her voice moving across this dream for everyone to hear. "After all, dreams are fragile little things. They can be corrupted or consumed without much effort. In my universe, I discovered that long ago." Nightmare Rarity stated while gazing around. "Consumed...?!" Ash questioned while gazing around. Suddenly, he felt a part of himself being drawn towards this Nightmare Core as well. Ash widened his eyes while gazing down at himself. "The Luna in my universe tried stopping such a thing, but she failed. Our worlds are similar yet different, but it seems you all have the same outcome. Failure is upon you and I do believe that this dream is about to be a massive steal." Nightmare Rarity snickered. "Hmph...You underestimate me." Luna narrowed her eyes before charging up her magic. She aimed her horn at this Nightmare Core as a beam fired towards it. However, the core would suck it up as Nightmare Rarity laughed. "What?!" "I wouldn't do that if I were you. Interacting with that Nightmare Core will only speed up the process and possibly end up doing more harm than good." Nightmare Rarity stated as Luna gritted her teeth. "But I'll say this: Good luck. You need it. After all, if this dream is consumed, Ash Ketchum and all of you will lose consciousness for a long time. Long enough for us Nightmare Monsters to overwhelm this world." Ash narrowed his eyes before gazing back up at this Nightmare Core. The condensing was picking up as everyone could feel their feet leaving the ground. The pull on this dream was growing stronger as Pikachu held onto Ash's shoulder, trying to hang on. Everyone would start holding onto each other as the beautiful scenery was coming apart at the seams. Nightmare Rarity watched this unfold before chuckling. "Enjoy your final moments of consciousness, everyone. Soon, our nightmare energy will consume all of you and you'll wake up to a world filled with nightmares!" Nightmare Rarity bellowed. The Pokemon that were summoned via dreams would vanish too as well as all the Dream Civilians, leaving only the Dreamers and this crumbling area. At the same time, the Nightmare Monsters were harming themselves, expending more of their energy just to succeed, putting everything on the line for their Queen. "A-All of you! If our own unique dreams aren't working....!" Luna grunted, trying to stay stable. "Dream of the same thing!" Luna declared as Ash widened his eyes. Nightmare Rarity raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Everyone! Dream of the same thing! We have to resist this condensing!" Twilight exclaimed as Ash nodded. Ash and everyone started dreaming up the same thing as Nightmare Rarity scoffed. "Oh please. Trying to resist with the same dream? You'll all still lose consciousness and that's when we'll-" Nightmare Rarity's words were cut off as she widened her eyes, sensing the sheer amount of Dream Energy erupt from Ash's Dream. An item was forming above them all, conjured up from the same thought. Luna used her magic to send a message through their heads making sure everyone was thinking of the same thing and nothing else. With this item appearing, the core attempted condensing it. And for a moment, it did, but it would resurface, growing larger than before. The core would condense it again, but it would grow once more due to how many people kept dreaming of it. Back-to-back, the item kept shrinking and growing repeatedly as a great struggle ensued. However, this also came at a cost for the Dreamers. Their heads were shaking violently as they grunted, enduring the immense strain this brought them. Each time they struggled against the Core, their heads were taking damage, trying to maintain their thoughts on the same thing. Nightmare Rarity leaned forward, seeing this happen as the Core kept struggling against the Dreamers. "Is this the extent of their dreams? How pathetic. They're pushing themselves far too hard." Nightmare Rarity stated while observing this. "At this rate, your heads will explode. Can you really keep this up?" Nightmare Rarity questioned as Ash and everyone continued resisting this Nightmare Core. "Nngh...!" Ash grunted while holding his head as Pikachu shook his own head. Luna kept focusing as she gritted her teeth. "N-Ngh...!" Twilight groaned, feeling a migraine build up as Fluttershy squeaked while clenching her head. "The pain...It's hurting us...!" Twilight exclaimed. "I don't know if I can do this anymore!" May cried out while trying to endure this. "Just a bit more...!" Luna's eyes flared to life as she ended up using her normal magic and Sorrowful Rage Magic in unison, releasing a grand amount of power towards this item. "I'll transfer every ounce of my dream into this if I have to!" The Moon Princess exclaimed as that flash of magic contained her dream, expelled in one great spell. The flash merged with everyone's dream which was the same thing, allowing this item to grow larger. And that was the tipping point. This entire Dream was engulfed in a bright light and an eclisping darkness as Nightmare Rarity shileded her eyes. Hyperdream. The result was this massive Dream Bubble unleashing a powerful pulse of Light and Dark spreading across the entire Dream Realm, affecting all the bubbles. Each and everyone would them shake as this would even be felt by Darkrai and Crag during their battle. The two paused, gazing around as they witnessed this. The pulse came their way, forcing Darkrai to widen his eyes before blocking it with a barrier of Darkness. Crag did the same, only with a barrier of Light as these pulses clashed against one another. Not only that, the force of it struck the chains that Crag had formed, destroying them immediately. This meant that the dream of Arceus was released, flying off thanks to the pulse. "My Dreams!" Crag exclaimed, witnessing Arceus's Dream Bubble fly off. He tried reaching for it, only for the pulse to stagger him and Darkrai. Many Dream Bubbles bounced against each other, shaking from this pulse and being scrambled some more. They were already disorganized thanks to the Nightmare Monsters, but now they were even more messed up. Darkrai witnessed Crag attempting to fly for the dream, quickly unleashing a Thunderbolt towards Crag, striking him before he could fly after the bubble. Caught off guard, Crag would crash against a Dream Bubble, gazing back at the Pitch Black Pokemon. Crag growled before narrowing his eyes. "Ngh...! Why you...!" Crag exclaimed. Darkrai held his claw out, electricity still sparking around it. "Now you can't draw more power from Arceus's Dream." Darkrai stated, lowering his claw. "Hah. Whatever. I've still gathered a good bit of power from it. Enough to take you on!" Crag declared, continuing to use the stolen power of Arceus to form barriers of Light as Darkrai narrowed his eyes. The Dream Battles raged on across the Dream Realm, but it seemed that Ash and everyone had managed to overcome the Nightmare Condense. Within Ash's Dream, the core had bursted immediately, unable to handle what was thrown at it. Nightmare Rarity widened her eyes before gasping as this explosion blew everyone away. Ash and everyone cried out while being launched as the Nightmare Monsters all scattered, flying back from the blast. "Oh" Nightmare Rarity gasped, seeing how empty Ash's Dream was. Everything about it was gone, leaving only the Dreamers and the Nightmare Monsters. "It appears you've succeeded. Well played, Dreamers. But that's the only thing you'll succeed in today." Nightmare Rarity stated while gazing at Ash and everyone. However, as a drawback, many of them had their heads ache greatly from that resistance as Ash held his head. Pikachu did the same while Twilight groaned. Luna widened her eyes while feeling dizzy. "Ngh...!" She grunted, feeling the strain that everyone experienced. "It hurts..." Mallow groaned. "My head...It hurts so much..." Dawn whined while holding her head. Many of them were out of commission, unable to focus at all. But thanks to the amount of Nightmare Energy expelled, some of them would start waking up, their bodies fading away in the Dream Realm. "It seems it worked. My body...It's fading!" May exclaimed before smiling. "We're waking up!" "W-What...?!" Nightmare Rarity widened her eyes, seeing this happen. One by one, everyone started waking up as Nightmare Rarity gritted her teeth. "Impossible! That Nightmare Condense should've worked! There's no way that would've failed!" The Nightmare Queen hollered. Ash and everyone gazed around, seeing that they were fading as well. "Ah...! It's happening to us too!" Ash exclaimed, seeing that he was waking up at last. "Tch...! You Dreamers continue to surprise me!" Nightmare Rarity stated before gazing around. The Nightmare Monsters were recovering as they would glare at the Dreamers. "Your Majesty! What now?!" One Nightmare Monster questioned as Nightmare Rarity gazed around. Ash and everyone were fading as they gazed up at Nightmare Rarity. The Nightmare Queen was silent before sighing. "It isn't over yet, obviously. Luna still has unfinished business in the Dream Realm, what with Darkrai taking on Crag. And besides...they still have to deal with everything else on the outside. I have a feeling they'll also be back here. So for now, retreat." Nightmare Rarity declared as the Nightmare Monsters widened their eyes. "Retreat, Veiled Mistress?!" Another Nightmare Monster questioned as Nightmare Rarity gazed at them. "For now. I'll leave some of them in the Dream Realm to deal with Luna and the others. But for the rest of you, return to the real world. We need to regroup. We may have failed to consume their dreams right now, but there's still so much more to do." Nightmare Rarity declared as Ash's body would leave the Dream Realm, gazing into Nightmare Rarity's eyes. She turned around, reclining on her throne as she gazed up at the sky of Ash's Dream. "We'll retreat for now. But this is far from over, Dreamers." The Real World. The Sea Temple. Samiya. "Gah!" Waking up was Ash's first reaction as he sat up in bed. He panted heavily while gazing around before gazing at Pikachu who woke up as well. "Pika...!" Pikachu cried out while sitting up in bed as well. Ash took a few deep breaths before gazing around. His friends would wake up too as they groaned, rubbing their heads. "Ugh...That Nightmare Condense nearly made my head explode!" Rainbow Dash cried out while sitting up in bed. She would gaze around, seeing that everyone was waking up as Twilight sat up as well. Once they were all awake, they heard the sounds of the ocean since they were still in the Sea Temple. They slept through a good chunk of the conflict but woke up just in time to be around the destructiveness that was occurring. The rumble of thunder in the sky cracked and the sound of a tsunami crashing against the Sea Temple was present. "That sound...What's going on out there? " Ash questioned, knowing that the storm was still raging on. Pikachu hopped off the bed before gazing outside the window of this Sea Temple. He widened his eyes upon seeing the state of the sea and sky. "Pika...!" Pikachu gasped while gazing outside. Ash would get out of bed before rushing towards the window, gazing out as well. Twilight widened her eyes, seeing that the sea was so damaged while the sky was split apart. Ash and the six girls all gazed outside at the chaos around them, witnessing how the golden barrier of the Sea Temple defended them all. "W-What happened...?" Twilight questioned. "Ugh..." Groaning on the floor while the barrier pulsated was none other than Safia herself. She laid on her back while groaning as Ash widened his eyes, seeing her there. The Samiyan Guardian lifted her head before gazing around. "Safia!" Ash called out while running over to her. He knelt down before placing a hand on her shoulder as Safia gazed up at Ash. "Are you okay?!" Ash questioned, concerned for the Guardian. Pikachu rushed over as well before widening his eyes. "Pika...!" Pikachu gasped upon seeing the state of Safia. She was wounded but it wasn't anything life-threatening. Her eyes were exposed now to them, violently twitching with small flickers of light going through them. Safia blinked multiple times before gazing up at Ash. "Your Majesty..." Safia stated before gazing around. "All of you...I'm glad to see you're safe." She said while lyng there. "But I'm sorry. I tried my best to prevent any damage from the Sea Temple...As a guardian, I have failed. Please forgive me..." Safia apologized. "It's alright, Safia. You did all you could while we were all asleep." Ash smiled before helping her sit up. "But what happened out there?" Ash questioned as Safia sighed. "Nightmare Monsters. They attacked the Sea Temple as soon as you all fell asleep. I tried defending this place, but I went too far and removed my blindfold. It was responsible for keeping my eyes hidden. My Lifelight Eyes." "Lifelight Eyes?" Ash and the others repeated. Safia nodded before gazing up at them. "Samiyans are blessed with these eyes that can see things that many others cannot. it is why we all have Golden Eyes. However, mine possesses another trait. My Father, the first King of the Sea, revealed that my eyes are akin to that of the Crystals. But unlike the Crystals, my eyes are a lot more unstable." Safia explained. "Unstable...?" Twilight questioned. "Yes. Because of that, I can't remove my blindfold. My mother gave me the blindfold to protect me, to never remove it. But I had no choice but to use my Lifelight Eyes against the Nightmare Monsters." Safia explained. "Using them comes at a great cost however. Right now, I'm unable to see due to how much energy I used to defend this place. I feel like I've done irreversible damage to both the Sea and Sky. I truly am a failure of a guardian..." Safia lowered her head while clenching her fists. "Safia..." Ash frowned, seeing how down she was. He closed his eyes before standing up, clenching his fists. "Everyone else in the Sea Temple is asleep...Right?" "Y-Yes...So far, only ou all have managed to awaken. The guards stayed awake to defend them temple, but many are injured and unconscious. The barrier can't hold forever and the monsters may eventually break through it..." Safia explained as Ash nodded. "But...if you use the Crystals..." "It's alright, Safia. I know what we gotta do next." Ash was already one step ahead as he looked at his friends. "We'll use the Crystals to wake them all up and defend the Sea Temple." "Ash..." Twilight widened her eyes before nodding. "Yeah. We'll help you wake them all up!" Twilight exclaimed as Safia smiled. "Thank you...I don't know what else to say." Safia thanked them as a tear ran down her face. "But wait! We need Samiyans to activate those crystals!" Rarity uttered. "Most are unconscious, asleep or too busy! How are we going to make this work?!" "His Majesty is the King of the Sea. One Crystal will respond to him as opposed to multiple which requires us Samiyans." Safia answered. "One will do. Come on!" Ash bolted off, heading towards the main chamber as Pikachu followed suit. Everyone would run after him as Safia attempted to stand up, only to fall to the ground. "Agh...!" She grunted, unable to move, but was quickly helped up by Audino. "Audino..." Safia widened her eyes as her Pokemon carried her towards the main chamber. Canterlot. Canterlot Mines. At the Canterlot Mines, alas, they were unable to fight back against the two Nightmare Monsters that invaded their area. A majority of them had their bodies placed inside of the Shadow Slime, slowed down and restrained thanks to it. Others were knocked out while a few were resisting this corruption, trying to free themselves. "Come on! Let go of us!" Apple Bloom cried out, trying to break out of this slime. "Ah...!" Sweetie Belle struggled as well. "It's so sticky! I can't break out!" "Those Nightmare Monsters...They got us good..." Scootaloo gritted her teeth before gazing around, seeing many ponies and Pokemon be consumed by the Shadow Slime as it spread across this mine. Many were already having their minds flooded with nightmares, forced to sleep within the sludge. "So much for that." The Nightmare Changeling taunted. "I think we're done here. Let's report back to the Veiled Mistress and tell her the good news." The Nightmare Changeling stated while gazing at the Nightmare Slime Monster. "Yes. I believe we've done enough damage here." The Nightmare Slime Monster stated. "A gateway should open for us fairly soon. And before that, let's destroy this part of Canterlot as a parting gift!" Speaking of which, a gateway had opened up behind them, revealing their Universe. The two Nightmare Monsters cackled before flying towards it, ready to depart from this world. They were about to bring everyone down here to their Universe and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Everyone inside, many who came from across Equestria's various towns and cities cried out, doing their best to get out, but it was no use. Nightmare Energy was flooding the mine, preventing any escape as the Nightmare Monsters flew towards this gateway, cackling and laughing while leaving this universe. Universe 5. Once they passed through the gateway, they had arrived at Universe 5. Home to Nightmare Rarity and her Nightmare Monsters. They landed on the ground as the Nightmare Changeling grinned. "Veiled Mistress! We've returned!" The Nightmare Changeling called out, followed by cheers that came from the Nightmarish Reisdents of this City that was once a town. The residents of Ponyville who were captured inside of this Slime Monster immediately recognized this city, seeing former elements of what used to be the original Ponyville before Nightmare Rarity took over. The Nightmare Monsters cheered and roared before gazing down at their returning allies. Massive Nightmare Monsters stood before them, lCearing the way for their Queen as the Nightmare Monsters flew towards the buidling that used to be Town Hall, but was now Oculus Gloom's base. As for the streets, formerly the bustling centre of Ponyville, now named Shadowsong Square, lies in darkness, its cobblestone streets cracked and overgrown with weeds. SugarCube Corner, Sweet Apple Acres and many more were no longer the places they used to be, having small remainders of their previous appearance. Mayor Mare, who was also trapped inside, had her jaw drop upon seeing this city. "W-What...? Is that Ponyville?!" Mayor Mare exclaimed. The Nightmare Changeling gazed back before grinning. "Our Town..." "Heh. Not anymore!" The Nightmare Changeling responded. "Now that you are all in our Universe, each of you will undergo the proper transformation. Just like me, you will all become Nightmare Monsters, serving under our Veiled Mistress!" The Nightmare Changeling declared as the Nightmare Slime Monster chuckled. "Wait." Suddenly, the voice of Nightmare Rarity broke through the skies as she had something to say. "Take everyone to Oculus Gloom, except for Sweetie Belle. Bring her to me. I wish to speak with her personally." Nightmare Rarity declared as the Nightmare Changeling widened its eyes. Sweetie Belle gazed up before widening her eyes. "Huh? Me?!" She questioned as the Nightmare Slime Monster nodded, complying with this request. It was now just her on her lonesome, her hooves touching the streets of this corrupted Ponyville. And with all these Nightmare Monsters present, Sweetie Belle was no longer around any friendly faces, let alone familiar ones. Nightmare Rarity wanted to see her, and the little unicorn had an inkling as to why. And she did not like it one bit. As the journey continues. Chapter 473 End.