Chapter 2: Party Time with Nyx
Despite what happened on the grave ride, Twilight decides to let Nyx go to the party...in hopes to speak to the princesses about her recent behavior. Something doesn't seem right with her for some reason.
Ponies are there in their costumes, talking, eating snacks and drinking punch. Caramel, dressed like a ghost, smiles while saying, "I'm glad to be invited to the parties once more...even though I kinda ruin the first day of Nightmare Night."
"'Kinda'; Yer story is plum depressing, Caramel. But...we can't hold it against yew anymore." Applejack said with a chuckle while patting a hoof on Caramel's shoulder, making him smile a bit. "Just don't end 'de stories like 'dat again, okay?"
"Yeah, sure."
Derpy is smiling as she is showing off her outfit, while saying, "Behold, The Muffin Princess; Mmmm, muffins."
"Very lovely costume, Derpy," Time Turner, dressed like some sort of past incarnation of someone. "Yours definitely shows off your love for muffins."
"Thanks! I like your costume, Time Turner. What are you supposed to be?"
Time Turner, rather nervous, said, "Well...err...how to tell you this."
Derpy interrupts Time Turner as she exclaims happily, "No worries, Timey! You don't have to say if you don't wanna!"
"Thank you, that's nice of you to say." Time Turner said with a sigh. He is not sure how to tell her of his past lives and all that...or if the stallion should at all.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders head out to mingle with their fellow foals while Twilight, Ben and Spike heads up to where the princesses are at, Celestia is dressed like Mickey Mouse from 'The Sorcerer Apprentice' while Luna is dressed like Darth Vader.
"Very much love your costume, sis." Celestia compliments Luna's costume, "Very appropriate."
"Well, as long as no pony thinks I'm going crazy again." Luna remarks with a scoff. "Maybe in another lifetime but..."
"Mom, Aunt Luna!" Ben exclaims as he trots up and nuzzles his mother and aunt, "Glad that you made it! Are you going to be judging the costumes this night?"
"We sure are, Ben!" Celestia exclaims to her son with a smile. "I cannot wait to see what costumes that you ponies will be wearing. And of course, we aren't going to deal with trickery like Rainbow pulled on one Nightmare Night."
"Yeah, Rainbow promised not to do that this time."
"First, we shall watch the Monster Battle!" Luna explains to everyone else with a smile, "A very interesting one where foals make robots to pit against one another in battle."
"Where's grandpa?" Spike asks Celestia and Luna in concern.
"He will show up, Spike. I promise you that." Celestia assures Spike with a smile that his grandpa, King Spykoran the Old, will indeed show up for the party. "He is just running a bit late, that's all."
"Mommy, daddy...I don't feel so good." Nyx groans as she trots up to her parents with a groan. "I think Mr. T is out to get me."
"Nyx? What's wrong with her?"
"Nyx, calm down," Twilight said to Nyx with a sigh. "We don't have to go through your weird behavior tonight! Now get yourself fix up so..."
Suddenly Nyx throws up right onto the princesses, making some ponies nearby yelp in shock. The filly roars furiously, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, FOOLISH PONY!!!"
"Okay, you need to lie down, Nyx. This crazy behavior of yours has got to do, now go." Ben orders Nyx who begins to float off. The ponies watch on, getting very uneasy looks.
"She's a very weird filly." Spike said uneasily. Twilight looks embarrassed as she gave some towels to her aunt-in-law and Luna.
"Sorry, just send us the bill for those costumes...if they are rentals." Twilight apologizes to Celestia and Luna, shameful of what Nyx just did.
"It's okay, we made them ourselves." Celestia said, looking concerned. "How long has your daughter been acting like this?"
"Since we left earlier; I don't know what's going on with her. It's like she isn't the same filly I know!"
"Yes, that is unusual." Luna said, giving a suspicious look to Nyx, who lay down on a bench. "What are her symptoms?"
"Roaring at ponies, spilling liquids from cups, biting, crawling up stuff then forgetting about it," Phobos said in recollection of what Nyx did so far. "Why?"
"Hmmm...something tells me that this isn't usual behavior for Nyx at all."
"Are you saying that my daughter could be turning into Nightmare Moon again?!" Twilight gasps to Luna in horror. The last thing that the purple unicorn wants is for that to happen again!
"No, I'm saying something else altogether." Luna said seriously, "As in possession. We need to check on her as soon as possible."
"I can only hope it doesn't interfere with Megan's arrival." Celestia said with a sigh, much to the surprise of Twilight, Ben, as well as Pinkie and Rarity coming over.
"Wait, Megan is coming?" Rarity asks Celestia hopefully. "As in your friend who helped taught you what you know and all that???"
"Yes, she promises to make a special appearance...and if anyone knows anything that was to go on, it's Megan."
"I can't wait to meet her." Ben said with a smile at the idea of finally meeting Megan at last. "After hearing so much about Megan, this is a great opportunity to be doing so."
Meanwhile, Rainbow is talking to Soarin', dressed like the Flash, the mare smiles while asking, "So what did you think of my performances of performing the Sonic Rainboom, Soarin'? And are you surprised that you're hanging out with a non-Wonderbolt?"
"Nah, we do this all the time." Soarin' said with a slight chuckle but saw something, looking puzzled. "Is something wrong with Twilight's kid?"
Rainbow glances to see Nyx floating up a bench. The mare blinks a bit while shrugging it off, saying, "Nah, she's an alicorn. What did you expect? Unless you count on some weird behaviors of hers..."
"Aaand, if she supposed to be shoot out lightning unconsciously?" Soarin' ask, more confused as lightning came out of Nyx...and without the filly being conscious at all!
"How should I know? She has been acting weird all night!"
The Mane Six and their friends aren't the only ones who note Nyx's weird behavior. A familiar creature in the shadows while wearing a cloak and hood observes this, saying, "Hmmm, Nyx is acting odd...better do some research." He grabs a book and starts reading it. His eyes widen in horror, "Oh, no!"
If what the guest thinks is suspecting is true, Equestria is in danger again!
The Mayor, in an outfit of the current president, spoke into the speaker, "Welcome to the last night of Nightmare Night, every pony! Did we enjoy our 31 Nights this year?"
"Yeah!" Mostly everypony in costumes cheers out, having a good time.
"Good to hear that! We like to thank Princess Celestia for introducing this idea to Equestria as well as her sister Luna for coming out tonight.
The ponies cheer as the Princesses wave. Celestia smiles to her sister while saying, "Wave, Luna; this night is mostly for you after all."
Luna smiles while waving though kept a wary eye on Nyx who appears to be glowing. Something is not right with her.
"We shall begin tonight's activities with Monster Battle! This round pits the Cutie Mark Crusaders!" The Mayor exclaims as the ponies cheer for Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie near some sort of goblin robot, "Against Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon!"
Some ponies cheer for the two bullies, some just boo. Diamond Tiara remarks devilishly, "You're going down tonight, blank flanks!"
"Yeah, well, we'll see!" Apple Bloom growls at Diamond Tiara for her remark.
"And now, let the fun begin!" The Mayor exclaims. The ponies cheers as the Snotty Duo starts off their Frankenstein robot, sending it at the goblin one.
"All right, Franky, do your stuff!" Diamond Tiara taunts madly as the two robots collide. "Maybe then we will stuff this like your heads, blankers!"
"Not if we take ya down first, bub!" Apple Bloom remarked back.
"Hey Cutie Mark Crusaders," A voice called out, getting everypony's attention. It came from Jakk Checkers (dressed as a knight) along with Colby Lollygagger (dressed as a gargoyle) and Matelda (dressed as a princess), "Knock those Gob Snobs' blocks off!"
"Yeah, show them!" Matelda cheered in agreement.
The ponies cheer on. With the princesses' group, they cheer on. Rainbow remarks, "I just know that Scoots and her pals would win."
"Eeyup," Applejack exclaims with a smile, "They done have 'de heart an' determination. Those snotty duo just have their mean nature."
A weird noise is heard, much to the group's notice. Fluttershy, trembling, asks in worry, "Did you hear that?"
"What is that noise?" Ben asks, getting a bit concerned.
"Must be rats, ugly ones; we should set traps down." Phobos remarks with a shrug, not noticing Nyx glowing nearby, the real source of the noises.
The ponies saw a cloaked figure coming to the box, speaking, "Excuse me? Am I late?" She removes her hood, revealing a familiar blonde haired girl.
"Megan, you're here!" Celestia exclaims to her grown up friend while nuzzling her. "I was worried."
"I got my children's trick-or-treating done earlier, so I managed to teleport myself here." Megan said with a smile to Celestia.
"Megan, hey," Twilight said while nuzzling Megan right back, "Happy Nightmare Night."
"Thanks, Twilight." Megan said as she hugged the purple unicorn, "Nice costume."
"Thanks to you," Twilight said while motioning to Ben. "Megan, I like you to meet the love of my life, Ben Mare."
"Hi." Ben Mare said sheepishly to Megan. "Mom told me all about you. You are considered to be her adopted mother."
"Who's your mother?" Megan asks Ben curiously wondering what he meant by the last part. The stallion smiles as he motions to Celestia, much to the human's surprise, "Celestia? You have a colt???"
The alicorn giggled as she replied with a nod, "An adopted colt, to be precise."
"It's kinda a long story, but it involves a rival of mine turning me into a monster, a long exile, reunion with Twilight and all that." Ben said while scratching his mane. "But...it was worth the pain, so to speak."
"I also must introduce you to my own foal, her name is Nyx!" Twilight exclaims to Megan happily. "You will love her. She is a little black alicorn filly."
"Is that her glowing while floating?" Megan asked in concern. The others turned to see Nyx floating; she appears to be glowing red.
"Nyx, get down! You're being rude for your friends' performance in this thing!" Twilight exclaims to Nyx, getting upset.
"There is no Nyx, only me!" Nyx snarls to Twilight in a different voice.
"Okay, you need to knock off the act, little filly." Rarity scolds Nyx. "Now, seriously, let us talk to the real Nyx."
"THERE IS NO NYX, ONLY ME!" Nyx snarls to Rarity, causing her mane to go flying back a bit.
"Oh, no; that voice!" Megan gasped in horror, recognizing the different voice Nyx spoke with.
"I say, she needs to tone down the volume a bit." Rainbow scolds a bit before flying up to pull Nyx down. "Now quiet down! You're making us miss the..."
An explosion occurs, making everyone turns to see that the Frankenstein bot is down. Diamond Tiara frowns as the Mayor announces, "The Cutie Mark Crusaders win!"
The CMC cheers happily for their win. Scootaloo exclaims, "Yeah, all right!"
"Awww, man! See what you made us do, Nyx?!" Rainbow scolds Nyx, not seeing her glow like mad. "You made me miss it! Why..."
Suddenly, Nyx roared as she flew upward, making the activities stop. The ponies turn as they gasps at what's happening.
"Gah," Lyra, dressed like a devil, exclaims in shock.
"What is going on with that filly," Bon-Bon, dressed like an angel, yelps while holding Lyra.
"Yikes! Twilight, Ben! Call me more random than usual, but I think Nyx's possessed!" Pinkie gasps in fear at what's going on with Nyx.
"I think you might be right, Pinkie!" Twilight said in worry.
"Took you long enough, right?" Nyx spoke in the evil voice. "This is what happens when you miss the signs, all of them!"
"What is that freak doing now?!" Diamond Tiara asked in annoyance while glaring at the glowing Nyx. "Is she trying to steal my show again?"
"I think something is taking over Nyx!" Silver Spoon gulps while trembling in fear.
"Oh, bother, don't tell me you're one of those kooks." Diamond Tiara scoffs to her best friend by what she's saying.
"No, Diamond Tiara; I mean it!" Silver Spoon said in fright, "Some kind of evil monster is using Nyx's body!"
"Who are you?" Luna demanded to the one possessing Nyx in anger, "Why are you possessing Nyx's body?!"
"What? Have you forgotten the legends? Does my presence no longer matter to you ponies?! Then perhaps my name will be enough to put fear in your hearts once more!" The possessed Nyx exclaims sinisterly to the ponies. "I am...Tirek the Abomination!.!.!"
"Oh, no," Sweetie Belle cried.
"Not him!!" Megan screamed in fear.
"Okay, guards; seize him...or her...or whatever!" The Mayor exclaims frantically as she rushes up ahead...but turns around and gasps as the Royal Guards with her turned into Changelings, "What?!"
"And I am not alone." Tirek chuckles evilly. Sure enough, some of the ponies changed into their real forms, that of the Changelings. Even one of the guards near Celestia changed into a familiar foe.
"Surprise; Miss me?" Chrysalis taunts her enemies with a cruel laugh.
"Chrysalis," Twilight shouted in anger.
"Great, 'dis night just got more scarier." Applejack groans a bit.
"Chrysalis...what are you doing here?" Celestia demands to Chrysalis angrily. "And why are you with Tirek?"
"Tirek the Abominable is my master." Chrysalis said as she bows to the evil centaur possessing Nyx's body.
"Wait, what?" Phobos ask a bit confused. "When the...did I miss something?!"
"Try not to let it hurt your head, Phobos." Fluttershy said to Nyx gently while glaring at Tirek.
"I have been their master for some time now." Tirek explains to the villains sinisterly. "It was me who helped them get into Canterlot to begin the plan of taking it over so they can feed off the love. It was me who assists them in their previous plot."
"Dang it! It's thanks to you that Shining was hypnotized by that evil Changeling Queen and almost destroyed all of Equestria!" Twilight exclaims furiously at the one who started the mess at the Canterlot Wedding like Chrysalis impersonating Cadance in the first place.
"Yes, they all served me in a little exchange: they get all the love they can feed as long as I'm in charge. But you...you ponies went an[ ruined everything twice! Well this time, I shall control those mistakes once and for all."
"By taking over a little filly's body," Megan demands to Tirek furiously. "What are you hoping to gain by doing so?!"
"Ah, yes. The human who saved the ponies from me...the Mag'ne or is it Megan? I can never tell nowadays." Tirek chuckles to Megan evilly. "I waited all this time to avenge myself on you...once Equestria is mine again, you will watch your pony friends die before you beg for death to take you."
"No, not a chance! You have fallen before, and you will so again!"
"If you mean the Rainbow of Light which is now the Elements of Harmony, don't bother! My Changelings Army is spreading throughout Ponyville, even by sky. My magic will make a forcefield within seconds! Now, to answer your question, I took Nyx's body because she was once the essence and hatred of Luna herself. Her powers and memories may be gone, but mine still are...enough to take the filly over..."
"So that's it. You gain Nyx's trust by pretending to be her friend...then take her over when she least suspects it." Luna said furiously, "How can you live with yourself?!"
"Unlike you, Luna, I do not waste time and am not overconfident the second time. I've learned my lesson the last time...perhaps you should've as well. Oh, sorry. You can't." Tirek taunts Luna sinisterly, making the former villaness glares at him.
"Okay, Tirek the Jerk a naught! Get out of Nyx's body and face me like a fighter!" Rainbow snaps as she waves hooves in the air. "I've heard stories about you but I am not afraid to kick your tail to Tartarus and back if I have to!"
Tirek comment to Rainbow Dash, "So you are Firefly's most direct descendant. I am going to enjoy crushing you for what your ancestor and Megan did to me."
"Blah, blah, blah; you're old fashioned, Tirek. Admit it, you should've went to Tartarus and just stay there. The new century can kick your sorry flank big time and we got what we can to prove it!"
"Well, I see that you have Firefly's ego."
"What? I do not have an ego!" Rainbow exclaims in annoyance to Tirek, upset by the insult.
"Yeah, instead she has a robotic double." Pinkie said happily and more randomly.
"Enough of this," Megan said sternly as she stood alongside Celestia and Luna. "You have made us drop our guard, but as you have foolishlly exposed yourself..."
"...just like Chrysalis has done," Celestia said sternly to the evil Tirek possessing Nyx, making Chrysalis glare at her. "We will do what it takes to protect my subjects from you."
One pony scoffs at Celestia, "What are you going to do, suppose you actually do anything this time?" Some of the ponies nod, looking resentful at Celestia.
"What is that about, Celestia?" Megan asks Celestia in concern, not liking the comment.
"There has been some mean critics of my sister, due to her inability to fight me and Discord...as well as fallen to Chrysalis before." Luna explains to Megan with a sigh. "It's kind of a long story."
"Face it! You have an opportunity to stop Tirek before and you failed!" Chrysalis screeches at the ponies and their allies. "You have seen the signs but fail to act!"
"Now be ready to suffer for this night shall be your last!" Seto laughs evilly as Tirek waves a hoof up and shot out something into the sky.
The ponies gasp in shock as some sort of force field appears, spreading throughout the area, covering all of Ponyville and the Everfree Forest. Unlike the ones made by Shining, it's dark and sinister.
"My force field shall keep you all trapped in here...until my Changelings have fed." Tirek said sinisterly while motioning to Chrysalis, "Chrysalis?"
"Attack," Chrysalis roars to the Changelings as the evil ones hiss while preparing to attack the ponies, much to their horror. They are all surrounded.
Lilly yell, "The horror! The horror," The ponies scream as they run from the Changelings. Twilight and her friends look frantically. It's like the invasion of Canterlot all over again.
"Nyx, Nyx! Fight Tirek, please," Twilight pleads to her daughter in worry. "Don't let him take you, please!"
"We can't do anything fer her, Twilight!" Applejack exclaims to Twilight who looks saddened at Nyx. Her daughter is being possessed by a monster from centuries past, being controlled like a puppet. It's not fair!
"We must escape!" Megan exclaims as she got onto Celestia, the two prepares to make their escape. "But how are we going to..."
"Leave it to me...Ben!" Celestia exclaims to her son sternly.
"Right, monster," Ben exclaims as he begins to glow. Suddenly a flash appears, covering the entire area.
When the flash disappears, the Changelings looks confused as the ponies and their friends have disappeared, gone from sight. Tirek roars in fury, "What is this; Where did they go?!"
"Uh...I give up. What's our prize?" Fred asks Tirek in confusion, making Ed laughs stupidly.
"Idiots," Seto groans a bit at the idiot Changelings. "Apparently, those ponies have teleported out of here; But how?"
"Maybe they teleported away from Ponyville," Chrysalis said with a frown; Great, just great. Her enemies has escaped once more, obviously ready to make the next move.
"No, nothing can get by the forcefield. They must either be in Ponyville or in the Everfree Forest. Find them. Absorb the love, fear and misery if you have to...but bring Megan, the princesses and the new holders of the Elements of Harmony to me. Beat them all to the inch of their life if you have to...I want to end their existence on Equestria personally for my defeat years ago. If I had my Rainbow of Darkness, I would turn those ponies into evil dragons, but for now..." Tirek exclaims to Chrysalis sternly and sinisterly. Vengeance will be his and soon, all of Equestria once more.
"Yes, I understand. It shall be done."
Tirek watch as his Changelings trot and fly away, looking for the ponies. The villain cringes as his body appears to be struggling. Despite his taking over, Nyx is still inside her body, trying to fight a way. He must put an end to it somehow...and watching Twilight die in front of her would end Nyx's struggling once and for all...