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// 6 The Sisters Brawl PART 1 
// Story: Nightmare Rising 
// by The Brony in Denial 
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A full moon lit up the night sky, its rays shined on the quiet city of Canterlot, meanwhile at the castle a small group of Soldiers were settled at the mouth of the castle gates, most wandered left and right in rhythm patrolling the endless night. The silence of the night was interrupted by the calls of a soldier, “Hey guys, come check this out!” The other soldiers left the front gate to the source of the call. All of them gathered around crater that was near the side of the castles wall.

“We better alert the others about this!” One of the soldiers yelled, suddenly a gust of wind shot out of the hole, following it was the blur of what looked like alicorn. The soldiers jumped back in shock and looked up to the sky to see the alicorn flying down at them. 

“All soldiers ahead, do not let the enemy make you falter!” A group of unicorns fired multiple shots at the alicorn that flew through the airs of the castle’s ground. Although the groups best efforts all their shots were deflected by a forcefield, it fired a blast at the unicorns that drove into the ground. The unicorns stopped to stare at the crater it made, suddenly from the ground black vines shot out entangling all the unicorns in its thorns. 

The alicorn landed on the ground in front of the group of soldiers, who were screaming from the pain of the thorns that dug into their flesh. The moon reflected off of the alicorn’s mane, revealing it to be Nightmare Moon, the soldiers were in shock at the sight. 

“Night-Nightmare moon...” One of them sputtered. The others gasped or screamed in shock.
Nightmare smiled, “Surprised to see me I assume?” 
The soldier tried to reply but he would choke on his words. “Hush now,” Nightmare said calmly, “The more you struggle the deeper the thorns will grow.” The soldier opened his mouth but before any words could escape his tongue his eyes rolled into the back of his head and then closed. Soon after the same happened to the other soldiers, “It will be all over soon.” Nightmare assured to the bodies that the vines had collected which were now retracting into the ground.

Nightmare Moon stood in front of the mighty wall that protected the castle from the dangers of Equestria. “Oh how long it’s been since i’ve seen this place... It will be a pleasure to see it burn.” Nightmare Moon laughed for a quick moment before regaining focus.

She blast a hole through the wall, the impact kicked the dust from the ground and scattered it in the air. The large majority of soldiers ran around the radius of the door in an instant. One of the soldiers yelled out to the others in command, “Do not attack until the enemy shows itself!” He ordered. 

As the dust began to clear up the silhouette of Nightmare Moon came into view, although they were not aware that it was her. The pony barked more orders, “Prepare for fire!” Many of the unicorns prepared their spells as the earth ponies and pegasus readied their weapons. The pony looked to his his ranks, “FIRE!” He yelled. 

The soldiers unloaded all their tricks at Nightmare Moon, vast amount of spells, arrows, and spears flung at the silhouette, more and more dust filled the air from the attacks. After over a minute of non stop attack the soldier yelled to the others. “Cease fire, that should've taken care of the intruder!” Just then the soldier collapsed on the ground in an instant.

A few of the soldiers left their formation to aid him, “Sarge! Are you ok?” one of them asked in shock. Another one of the soldiers checked for a pulse before shaking his head, “He’s dead guys, theres no point of trying to save him.”

Another one of the soldiers gritted his teeth and looked at the wall, “What happened? No one came through the door and I didn’t see any spells being used. How did the intruder do that!?” The question was never answered for another scream erupted from the crowd. 

A short array of black lightning struck down multiple soldiers around the gate, screams followed their hits. The dust finally settled down, Nightmare Moon walked through the gap that had formed in the doors. “Fire!” Soldiers yelled.

Nightmare Moon carsley launched a large cloud of lightning at all weapons and spells that came into her path. Soon soldiers from all over the castle grounds surrounded her, she again created clouds of lightning that quickly disposed of them.

Only in moments the grounds of the castle was cleared out of any remaining soldiers, Nightmare Moon casually strolled through the rows of bodies that littered the castle grounds. She made her way to the double doors that led to the insides of the castle. 

She fired a hole through the wall that made the castle itself shake, within seconds more waves of soldiers charged down from stairs and doors. Following was the yells of “CHARGE!” or “Get Nightmare Moon!” while some panicked and retreated.

Nightmare Moon sighed, “Imbeciles...” She muttered to herself. 

She was completely surrounded within a minute, she turned around to all the soldiers and smiled. She opened her mouth and began to scream, getting louder and louder to what seemed like impossible levels. The soldiers all around began fainting from the screech, and soon all of them were too out for the count. 

She laughed and flew to the stairs, she made a swift land on the ground and began dashing up them, any soldiers near her charged for attack, she simply fired blasts at them finishing them off quickly. 

“I do not have time for such nonsense, I have a sister to see.”