He slowly stood up on his aching legs, watching Nightmare Moon.
"What's the matter, Time Lord? Still think you can take us down?"
He listened. When she spoke, he heard not one voice, nor two voices, but several different voices altogether.
"I understand now. You're not Nightmare Moon, that's just a disguise name. You are them."
"It seems you have figured out the secret."
"The body, the emotions, the power- it's all just you! You've taken over Luna's entire mind."
"The Vastha Nerada are more powerful than you think, Time Lord."
"How long ago was crash? Telling by the books I've read, it would've been four years ago. Am I right?"
"Very clever."
"But you first had to weaken her thoughts so you could take over, so it would've taken a while; two years to be precise."
"You're getting close..."
"Then two years of eternal night and attacking Celestia so..."
"And..."
"Planetary conquest. Rid of the inhabitants and take the world for yourselves."
"You're smarter than I thought."
"But I can help you. I can take you somewhere else-!"
"Why would we want to leave this planet? This is perfect for us!"
He grabbed his lantern, look at them one final time, and left.
"This is our night, Time Lord. No one wins."
-( Canterlot )-
System emerged from the forest and approached the others.
"System, what happened in there?"
"Your sister is innocent."
"What?"
"The Vastha Nerada took control of her mind four years ago, and changed her name and form. Luna hasn't done anything."
"So what can we do?"
"We need to hide her, save her."
"Hide her? Where?"
System looked at the moon.
"No. I can't. I can't do that, please, no!"
"It's our only choice, and it will happen tonight."
"Why can't we just get rid of the Vastha Nerada instead?"
"As long as they have control over Luna, we are powerless."