Twilight Sparkle stared at the dark alicorn that had appeared from nowhere to defend Nightmare moon. She suddenly had a sinking feeling in her gut as she took a step back. Rainbow Dash suddenly flew forward as she darted at the alicorn.
“I don’t know who you are, but you can’t stop –“ Rainbow’s voice halted as she ran into a dark shield that had appeared from thin air. Nightmare moon laughed at the stunned look on their faces.
“Foolish little ponies, you can’t do a thing to stop me now that my knight is here to help defend me.” She smirked as they all took a step back and Rainbow dash joined them. “ Bit feel free to waste your efforts trying. I’m sure it will be amusing.”
“My Queen, What would you have done with them.” Harry’s voice still sounded strange to the other ponies. It had a slight echoing to it that left one with the thought that they were talking to someone while hearing the words from far away.
“I don’t know knight, be creative.” Nightmare moon’s smile chilled them. It felt as if someone had walked over their grave.
“Very well my queen.” With that Harry trotted forward bringing his sword to bear. The flames on the sword glowed with a sinister light. “You should have never have tried to fight my queen, little ponies. Now you must face me.” With that said, Harry leaped forward, bringing his sword down as the ponies scattered.
“Take this.” Applejack had only moved slightly to the side and so was perfectly position to buck to him the head. The kick connected with a ringing noise as the helmet adorning Harry’s head crumpled. Harry head snapped to the side. Then slowly his head turned to look at her.
“My turn.” Harry’s body turned as he twisted on his two front legs and bucked Applejack, sending her flying backwards. He turned to his sword as it floated in front of him. “Who’s next?” Suddenly something pink appeared in front of Harry and he jerked backwards to get away.
“Hi there. What’s your name? Did you know you look like Nightmare moon? Is she your mother? Is that why you two look so much alike. I bet she was a very grumpy mom wasn’t she?” The pink blur turned out to be the pink party pony, otherwise known to be Pinkie Pie, who continued to babble on about the most inane things. Harry glared at her, but she just continued talking.
“SILENCE.” Silence fell as the room shook slightly from the noise. “Normally I would not answer your questions pink pony, but I’m feeling generous. I am……………..” Harry stopped as he considered the thought. Did he really want the enemies of his queen to know him by his human name? No he did not. “I am Nightmare Spectre. Nightmare moon is not my mother, but my patron. Yes I look very much like her, because her power runs through my veins.”
Nightmare moon stared at her knight. To tell the truth, she had forgotten about him in the joy of being free from the cursed moon prison. He was clearly loyal to the extreme and apparently quite powerful. She wasn’t sure what his cutie mark was; only knowing that the sight of it brought a feeling of primal terror to her mind. She pushed the feeling down as she watched the irritating pink one bombard her knight with questions. She watched as he answered and smiled at the name he had chosen to represent himself before them and the similarity to her own name. Suddenly she stopped, as she looked over the room. Then she spoke.
“Where did the purple one go?”
Spectre paused as he heard his queen’s question and glancing around counted. One…..Two…….Three……..Four……… “Where did the rainbow one go?” He Glanced at the staircase when he heard a slight scraping sound behind him. He whirled around just in time to see the pillar Rainbow dash had managed to knock over, land on him.
“Wahoo, I don’t think he’s getting up after that.” Rainbow said this with a bit of cheer, knowing that the pony she had hit with the pillar was evil and trying to kill them.
“Rainbow Dash.” The others all shouted, as they rushed over to her.”D….do you think he’s dead?” Fluttershy clearly didn’t like the sound of hurting someone.”
“Yeah, Fluttershy he probably is, but he was trying to kill us.” Fluttershy looked ready to start crying at the thought of someone dying when….
“oooooh, I’m not dead, just MAD.” With that said the pillar erupted into rubble as Spectre Appeared looking slightly different. He seemed more………….. Skeletal than before and his horn shimmered darkly with some small cracks on its surface. His teeth seemed sharper and his eyes literally glowed with a dark light. “And you know what I’m going to do now small ponies.” They shook their heads. “I’m going to kill each and every one of you slowly and painfully.” As his horn started to glow a sinister light they shrank back.
“Get away from them.” Spectre turned to face the voice when a violet beam of magic smashed into him pushing him back to the dais, where Nightmare moon still stood. Standing in the stairwell was Twilight Sparkle with here horn glowing a bright violet. Her face had a look saying that she wouldn’t let him harm her friends.
“What exactly are you going to do to stop me?” Spectre’s anger had become amusement at the thought of her stopping him with nothing but her magic. “Your magic is no match for mine or my queens. Just give up. Your attack didn’t event pierce my shield when I first arrived. You have nothing to use against me.”
“So where is your mighty shield?” Twilight seemed to be fighting back a smirk as Spectre and Nightmare moon looked on confused.
“its right he……………….” Spectre trailed off after looking where his shield turned sword should have been. “What.”
“ Girls now” With that command Spectre felt a shudder in the air as magic gathered in the air and he woodenly turned to looked at his queen who stared in fear at the purple unicorn. Spectre screamed as the rainbow colored magic washed over him and his queen. He could feel it burning away his queens power and he reached for his magic to protect himself, only to collapse before grasping it.