The Magic A Dream Can Destroy
The Grand Nightmare pt. 3 Nightmares End
By: Major Frostwing.
Lance ran as fast as he could after Nightmare Moon trying to catch up to her. "LUNA STOP THIS COME DOWN TO ME!" Lance yelled to only have dark energy thrown at him he dodged but barely. "PLEASE LUNA!" He continued to yell tears streaming down his cheeks he wanted his Luna back not this nightmare of a being.
"I am not Luna I am Nightmare moon REMEMBER THAT I AM NO LONGER WEAK!" She bellowed as a bolt of darkness finally landed on Lance Making one of his arms explode painfully. Lance fell to the ground bleeding from his missing arm he looked at it in shock but he knew he had to continue to move the shadows formed a new arm it burned but he didn't care he had a job to do.
"LUNA!" He yelled he sighed knowing what he had to do. "NIGHTMARE MOON YOU PATHETIC FOOL!" Lance yelled Nightmare moon stopped glaring at him angrily. "YOU HEARD ME!" He bellowed in pain. He saw her horn glow and another ball of dark energy fire towards him he raised his shadow hoof it formed a shield it caught the ball absorbing it causing more corruption in him but he couldn't hold back even against her. "Lance you know what has to happen." He said to himself. He charged towards where she flew launching shot after shot of black magic towards her none connected as Nightmare moon dodged.
"Try harder fool." She yelled launching a new spell a spike formed and launched through Lance he coughed up crimson but knew this was it no turning back. He glanced to his right to see All of them Celestia The Elements of Harmony even the royal guard running to help with the fight. "Now I can destroy them all." She said turning towards them a legion of spikes appeared and launched towards all of them.
"Only one shot at this it was fun while it lasted." Lance said casting a spell an army of him appeared in front of all of them including the original the spikes slammed into all of them killing each clone then it hit Lance again shattering his horn he fell to the ground in pain blood pouring from his head. "LUNA ENOUGH OF THIS PLEASE!" He pleaded with her when another spike flew towards him he tried to cast a spell with no avail. The spike cut into his side. "I guess this is the end... I c..." Lance looked up to see Nightmare moon in front of him he stared at her crying.
"Pathetic." Was the only word she said as she smacked him aside he rolled to a stop. Not moving didn't even seem as if he was breathing. Twilight and the others ran to his side to see the extent of his injuries he wasn't dead but was on the verge of it. "Now Celestia lets end this." She said with venom in her voice She took a step forward but stopped when a shadow grabbed her leg. She looked over to see Lance slowly standing up blood pouring out from his wounds he looked up glaring.
"I want my Luna back... The one I loved... The one who showed me that fear was just a thing... To be defeated." Lance said walking then slowly began to trot towards her as fast as he could he tackled her to the ground. "I'm going to rip you away from Luna even if IT KILLS ME!" He yelled as his horn flared then shadows around him grabbed Nightmare moon and glowed.
"RELEASE ME MORTAL!" She yelled as the shadows turned white Lance Leaned down kissing her gently.
"I'm sorry I can't be there on our wedding day Luna I'm so sorry." Lance said as there was a flash of white engulfing the area around them Lance was frozen in a statue smiling like a child he looked so happy beside the statue was Luna crying at what had just happened. Lance sacrificed himself to rescue Luna and save Equestria all that could be heard for the rest of the night was the tears and sobs of Luna over her lost love.
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Days later a funeral was held in Lance's honor for saving Equestria.
"I loved him. We understood each other. We let nothing stop us even when I was turned evil he risked everything to turn me back ultimately sacrificing himself to do so." Luna paused to wipe the tears forming away. "He was a true hero plagued to suffer with the nightmares of others but he still smiled so sweetly and let nothing bother him from his work." Luna finished with one last statement. "I loved him for he didn't judge people by their appearance, Dreams, or race... He treated us equally even though we didn't do the same to him." She said as she walked away from Lance's statue hundreds of ponies were in audience for the speech Celestia walked up to the statue.
"As of last night today will go down in history as a day of honoring our fallen friend and savior Lance Nightmare for he made the ultimate sacrifice that others would not have been able to make even though he knew what he was going to do he did it to protect all of us remember this day as not a day of sadness. But as a day of honor." She said as she smiled. "The Winter Festival ball shall now be known as The Nightmare Ball is memory of Lance Nightmare." She said smiling but it took everything she had not to break down and cry as well.
The funeral ended shortly after The mane six stood in front of the statue along with Luna. "Why did he smile?" Twilight asked confused.
"Because of his final words... "I'm sorry I can't be there on our wedding day." Is what he said even as he was about to die he was sorry he had to make me sad he smiled so he knew not to be sad for his sacrifice but to be happy that we are all alive." Luna said with a smile. "I wish I could see him once more." Luna said as she walked away calmly smiling knowing the one she loved was still with her in spirit even if it is just her dreams.