The next day nightmare was gone when Discord woke up. He shrugged and simply assumed she left like she said before he walked into the kitchen and looked around for something to eat. Celestia was already awake, since she had to raise the sun.
“Good morning!” She said cheerfully, making toast.
“Eh... It’s better since that strange unicorn left. Such a downer.” Discord said yawning and sitting at the table.
“I didn't see her leave...I guess she snuck out.” Celestia shrugged.
“Good.” Discord said.
“We couldn't sleep, we decided to get up anyway.” Luna said, walking briskly into the kitchen.
“Ooookay. What’s got you all jumpy?” Discord asked.
“Nothing has gotten us jumpy Discord.” Luna replied.
“Us?” Discord asked.
“...I am tired.” Luna said, “Sorry.”
“.... Right. You seem off today Luna. Like more than usual.” Discord said leaning back in his chair.
“The unicorn was weird, she was in my dreams.” Luna admitted.
“Woah woah what?” Discord asked. “Is she messing with your head?”
“No she just was in my dreams, like a nightmare kind of thing.” Luna muttered.
“Oh now I get it... Nightmare.” Discord said slamming his face against the table. “Knew she was trouble but did Tia listen? Noooooooo.”
“She needed a place to sleep!” Celestia defended.
“And she was a STRANGER! What did mom and dad tell us so profusely about that!?” Discord asked.
“They told us to help people.” Luna replied happily.
“They also told us never to fully trust one.” Discord said.
“I didn’t though.” Celestia argued.
“Yet you let her into our home without any form of protection for us!” Discord said.
“A unicorn can't do much against us Discord.” Celestia said dismissively.
“Apparently she can invade dreams! I classify that as questionable!” Discord said.
“She didn't invade my dreams, I was just thinking about her.” Luna sighed.
“Oh like I am going to believe that.” Discord said as he got up and walked to the door. “I am going to walk around for a bit. If that mare comes back. Don’t. Let. Her. In!”
“Ok, bye.” Luna said, waving tiredly at Discord.
“And please go try to get some sleep Luna.” Discord said shaking his head.
“Ok...” Luna said, walking back to her room.
“Sombra, Chrysalis, are you awake?” Celestia yelled.
“No...” Came Sombra’s muffled reply. “I just wanna sleep in today.”
“I need to find out if either of you had a nightmare.” Celestia called back.
“No... Just no dreams at all.” Sombra said
“I didn’t have any either!” Chrysalis shouted.
“Is that normal for you two?” Celestia asked.
“Yea!” Chrysalis said.
“Sorta. Happens every now and again.” Sombra said.
“Alright...get up now.” Celestia commanded.
“Naw. My bed is all comfy.” Sombra said.
“Oh fine.” Chrysalis said as she was soon in the kitchen yawning.
“Good morning, our resident crazy unicorn is gone.” Celestia said.
“Good. She was mean.” Chrysalis said yawning again.
“She gave Luna a nightmare.” Celestia muttered, floating the toast over to Chrysalis.
“Oh lovely... And you know I can’t eat food.” Chrysalis said walking over to a seat and sitting down.
“I know...you can't taste it but you can still eat it, even if it won't fill you up.” Celestia said weekly.
“...Whhyyyyy?” Chrysalis asked. “Oh I know what’s going on. You are force feeding me because you are stressed again aren’t you?”
“No...” Celestia sighed. “I don’t force feed you when I’m stressed.”
“You did once.” Chrysalis said snickering.
“I did because I wanted you to eat!” Celestia said.
“Well I am eating right now. And let me tell you that your stress is awful.” Chrysalis said.
“Stop it.” Celestia growled.
“Oh fine. Party pooper.” Chrysalis said. There was a small slam as Discord came back and sat down. He saw Chrysalis and then the toast.
“Are you force feeding her again?” He deadpanned.
“NO!” Celestia yelled.
“Are you sssuuure?” Discord asked.
‘I’m sure...” Celestia growled.
“Oh okay.” Discord said happily. “Also what are you so mad about?”
“I don’t know.” Celestia said, turning to look at him.
“Perhaps about me?” Nightmare said, appearing on top of the table.
“Aaaaand just like that I am going back to bed.” Sombra said from the doorway as he walked back to his room.
“Then thines fate shall be decided without thine’s presence, as thous fate has already been sealed by the world.” Nightmare said, jumping off the table and turning into a dark black alicorn with the same cat eyes. “But do not complain later that I did not tell thou your fate.” She warned.
“Okay, creepy.” Discord said under his breath.
“Thine remember I said midevil times correct, this is mine normal voice and I am here to tell all of thou your fates and how it all ends with Celestia.” Nightmare said.
“What?” Celestia asked surprised.
“What's Celly got to do with anything?” Discord asked raising an eyebrow
“She is the only one who is left alive in the end.” Nightmare said cryptically.
“How is that?” Discord said now serious again
“You don't seem to want me to tell you your fates, so I will leave.” Nightmare said, walking towards the door.
“Whoa whoa whoa you drop this information on us and just want to leave? Naw Ain't gonna happen.” Discord said in a mock Al Pacino voice.
“You didn't want to know, and Sombra left while I was saying that we can decide his fate that is set in stone.” Nightmare shrugged.
“You mentioned Celly as being the only one alive, now who wouldn’t want to know why that is? What makes her the lucky one?” Discord continued in his mock voice
“You get set in stone, luna to the moon, sombra into crystal, chrysalis banished, you all die in the end because of that.” Nightmare said vaguely.
“There has to be more then that!” Celestia yelled walking between Nightmare and the door.
“Yes there is, get the rest of your family up and I shall tell you the whole story, since you seem interested now.” Nightmare replied coldly, going to the table and sitting on a chair.
“On it.” Discord snapped his fingers and the others appeared before him. Sombra was still asleep and sucking on his hoof. “How cliche”
“Oh bugger off Discord.” Sombra as he yawned and got up.
“What?” Luna asked, waking up on the floor and standing up.
“Thine’s whole family is together for but a time, I shall tell you now if thou would all listen, to what your fates shall mean in the end.” Nightmare stated.
“I am just going to say it right now. I think she is just going to lie.” Sombra deadpanned.
“I do not lie when I talk about the truth, the truth I love to tell when it give others great pain.” Nightmare smiled, her teeth showing fangs.
“Buuuuuull crap.” Sombra said rolling his eyes.
“Apparently we all will die except for me.” Celestia said, looking at Sombra.
“Good for you. Not really looking forward to living for a long long long time anyway.” Somra said.
“Thines fate is set in stone because when you die you will be a shadow forever more.” Nightmare said.
“Yeah great theatrics.” Sombra said clapping his hooves slowly together. “Love the show.”
“I am going to stop doing that, what I came to say is that Chrysalis will be a queen and become an outcast, Sombra will take over a race of ponies and be banished, Luna will be banished to the moon, and Discord set in stone, for your fates are intertwined and that is how you all end, as a queen, king, princesses, and the embodiment of chaos.” Nightmare said truthfully.
“Yeah well got one for you miss ‘Speaker of truth’!” Sombra said standing up. “You are going to end up dead somewhere! You keep talking like you are better than everyone, you are just gonna end up dead!”
“I am not even alive, I am named Nightmare for a reason, moon isn't my last name, I am called nightmare Luna.” Nightmare said, looking at Luna.
“Buuuuuulll ssshhhhhiiiiiiit.” Sombra said throwing his head back. “If you’re not living, you are just gonna end up not existing in the end. Everyone and everything dies at one point.”
“Ever seen somepony do this?” Nightmare asked, turning into smoke and going into Luna, while Luna ran screaming.
“Calm, I am not going to hurt you, I am just proving to this nitwit what I am.” Nightmare said, appearing next to the table.
“So you can turn to smoke. Big whoop. Luna and Celestia move whole galactic bodies.” Sombra said pointing at Luna and Tia. “So now I have just seen everything.”
“Put your hoof through me, you will see you can’t touch me.” Nightmare said.
“No. I don’t care what you are or who you are. I just want you gone.” Sombra said mimicking Nightmare’s icy tone.
“You will soon see that what I say is true, when Chrysalis is the first to go.” Nightmare smiled, and disappeared.
“Good riddance. She was getting annoying.” Sombra said.
“Ditto.” Discord mumbled.
“She was in my head, I would know if she was lying.” Luna muttered, looking at the ground.
“She is also a cloud of mist! She could be a sentient cloud of drugs for all we know! Just ignore whatever she said... She is gone now and that is all that matters.” Sombra said.
“I am never gone.” Nightmare’s disembodied voice rang out, before evil laughter filled the house, “Enjoy seeing each other go one by one.”
“Celestia? I want you to promise me one thing okay?” Sombra asked.
“What’s that?” Celestia asked.
“If what she says is true, and I am still calling bullcrap on it, but if it is... No matter what she is, who she is possessing, or anything like that.... If you get the chance.” Sombra said grimly. “Kill her.”
“Ok...” Celestia said uncertainly.
“No, you have to promise me! Make it real!” Sombra said going up to her with a look of fear creeping into his features. “Just end her when you get the chance. Please. For all of us.”
“I promise Sombra, I will protect you all.” Celestia promised.
“That’s not what I asked.” Sombra mumbled as he walked out of the room.
“Chrysalis? What do you think of this? Did you taste any emotions from her?” Luna asked.
“Evil. Just plain evil.” Chrysalis said shrugging. “Tasted awful too.”
“So there wasn’t anything else, not the taste of truth?” Luna asked.
“Luna, think of it like this. If honesty was sugar and everything evil was bitter. She would be vinegar mixed with salt and lemon.” Chrysalis deadpanned. “At least I think those things are bitter....”
“Ewww...” Luna said.
“But yeah. Pretty nasty.” Chrysalis said shrugging.
‘She said something about tribes, maybe we should go fly and look for them, we can't stay here forever.” Celestia suggested.
“Ya I wanna see the other ponies!” Luna said excitedly, running out the door.
“That...wasn't what I meant.” Celestia yelled, running after her.
“Oh no you don’t.” Discord said using a bit of magic to bring her and Celestia back. “For all we know she was lying about that that too!”
“Discord, we have to leave this house someday, lets just go on a small adventure, please!?” Luna said, giving him puppy dog eyes.
“Mom and dad said to stay here though! To stay and wait for them!” Discord said seriously.
“They said to stay safe, not stay here forever.” Luna said seriously as well. “And dad wanted us to get Celestia to be less serious, perfect way!”
“Fine... Go on. Go find your tribes of random ponies.” He said letting Luna go and walking towards his room. “But if you end up doing something you regret, don’t come running to me.”
“Alright.” Luna said, flying out with Celestia.