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// Chapter 3 - Solar Troubles 
// Story: For Want of Eternal Nightmare 
// by Flame Bolt 
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Twilight, accompanied by a few guards, ran over to Eclipse.
“Eclipse, are you alright?” 
“Yes, Twilight I’m fine. I’m stronger than I look, you know,” Eclipse gave Twilight a suspicious look, “Wait... you didn’t leave Celestia on her own with Nightmare did you?”
Twilight gave Eclipse a nervous nod.
“Get back up there before she--” Eclipse was interrupted by a bright flash of light accompanied by a loud bang, “Change of plan, I’m coming up there with you.”
“But Eclipse, what about your injuries.”
“Listen Twilight, if what I think has happened is correct, then you’re going to need my help, injured or not.”
“Ok, fine, follow me. Guards, you come with me as well.”
They all galloped back into the castle.





Nightmare looked out of the window with a disgusted look. Her horn lit up as she was about to turn day to night when a voice spoke behind her.
“If you raise the moon, I will punish you severely” it said.
“Don’t you dare make petty threats to me Solar Flare” said Nightmare turning round to face Flare.



“You think you are stronger than me?” scoffed Flare, “I’m on a completely separate scale from Celestia, Nightmare.”
“We’ll see about that” responded Nightmare as she charged towards Flare, who did the same. When their horns connected with each other, a white flash accompanied by a loud bang occurred.



Nightmare realized her mistake too late. When she was Luna, she had been weaker than Celestia. But now that they were both their ‘other selves’, Nightmare was back to square one again. She was quickly overpowered by Flare’s immense power and was flung into the wall behind her.
Flare laughed, “Oh, come on sister. Is that the best you have to offer?”

Just then Twilight and Eclipse ran into the room, The Royal Guards not too far behind. As soon as they laid eyes on Solar Flare they just stood there in shock.
Solar Flare closed her eyes and sighed, she levitated the guards up and flung them out of the room with immense force, “Idiotic buffoons” she hissed and then cast a barrier at the entrance to the room preventing them entry, “Make yourselves useful and get back to your posts instead of staring” she snapped at the guards, who did just that.
“C-Celestia, is that you?” asked Twilight.
“This is going to be awkward to explain” sighed Flare, “Let me take care of our unwanted guest first,” she nodded in Nightmare’s direction, “then I’ll explain to the best of my abilities.”
“I half expected you to kill them, Flare” remarked Nightmare.
“You keep your mouth shut Nightmare, I’m nothing like you” snapped Flare.
“You should try things my way every now and then” Nightmare snickered.
“Get out of my sight now. No, in fact, get out of Canterlot, you aren’t welcome here anymore.” 
“You’ll regret this Flare, mark my words.”
“I SAID OUT!!!” Screamed Flare before slapping the side of Nightmare’s face with her right hoof.
Nightmare gave Flare one last look of hatred and anger and flew off, in the direction of the Everfree Forest.

As soon as Nightmare was out of sight, Flare levitated a vase off the nearby bedside table and hurled it towards the wall, before she flumped on Luna’s bed, “I said, I’d explain Twilight. What is it you want to know?”
“Well first, I want to know what’s happened to Celestia.”
“I am Celestia, Twilight.”
“Wait... so you’re telling me that you have evil version of yourself just like Luna does?”
“Yes, when I am like this, my name is Solar Flare. Normally I only transform when I get sufficiently angry, which explains why I am normally calm.”
“When are you going to turn back, Celestia?”
“In a moment or so, I’m currently trying to calm down. Sorry you had to see me like that. Also before you ask why I didn’t attack you, Twilight, it’s because you’re my faithful student and I care for you very much.”

When Solar Flare said this, her whole body glowed white and when it had receded Celestia was in her place, “Now that’s over with, we have to stop Nightmare,” Celestia let out a sigh, “again.”