//------------------------------// // The Final Battle // Story: Nightmare's Nightmare // by Draconaquest //------------------------------// Nightmare Moon stared into Dreamscape, seeing her deepest fears. Nightmare was surprised to see that Dreamscape's worst fear was eternal night. However, Nightmare Moon would only defeat Dreamscape, and then return to Luna. Nightmare heard a gasp behind her. She looked around and saw Twilight Sparkle and company. "Do not fear me Twilight Sparkle, for I am still Princess Luna." Nightmare Moon explained. "Unlike Celestia, I've only taken the form of Nightmare Moon to defeat Dreamscape, and then return to Princess Luna." Twilight's horn glow, and then created a force filed around Nightmare Moon. Nightmare realized that Dreamscape had shot a magic beam at her, and Twilight protected her. "We're with you all the way Princess Luna!" Twilight shouted. Nightmare smiled and returned her gaze to Dreamscape. Anger filled Dreamscape's face as Twilight and company lined up around Nightmare Moon. "How dare you help her?!" Dreamscape shouted. "Do you forget that it was Nightmare Moon who threatened to plunge your world into eternal night!?" "We don't forget." Twilight replied. "But it was the Nightmare Moon crisis that brought us all together! You even got your sister back! Now you have let fear and jealousy cloud your judgment! And your friendship has been lost. So let it's magic return you to your former state!" Twilight began to create a spell, but Dreamscape knocked them all into a wall and created a force field around them. "Twilight!" Nightmare Moon shouted. "Use your magic to create a hole in the force field! I will take care of Dreamscape." Nightmare Moon charged at Dreamscape, knocking her into a wall. Dreamscape retaliated by levitating Nightmare into the ceiling. Nightmare Moon fell to the ground. When she looked up the section of the ceiling she hit fell on top of her. "No..." Twilight mumbled. Dreamscape cackled and laughed. Then blue magic destroyed the shingles revealing Nightmare Moon. The ponies in the force filed cheered. Nightmare levitated the shattered shingles and rapidly fired them at Dreamscape. Dreamscape created a force field turning the shingles into dust. Dreamscape shot a beam from her horn. Nightmare Moon dodged it and shot a beam of her own. Dreamscape created a force field. Nightmare Moon then figured out Dreamscape strategy. To make sure, Nightmare shot several projectiles at Dreamscape. Dreamscape created a force field. Nightmare Moon spoke, "Well sister, I think I've figured out your strategy." Dreamscape filed with anger. "I'M NOT YOUR SISTER!!!" Dreamscape flew into the air, and fired the most powerful beam of magic she could. Nightmare Moon did the same. Twilight and her friends broke out of the force field. Nightmare Moon's beam was getting beating. She was sweating, trying not to loose her composer. Twilight shot a beam at Dreamscape. The tension shifted in Nightmare Moon's favor. Dreamscape's beam was getting beaten. She put all her strength into the beam, but it was not enough. Nightmare Moon's and Twilight's beams hit Dreamscape's horn, causing her to fly backwards, and a shockwave formed and destroyed part of the castle walls. Dreamscape's horn sizzled as most of her magic left her. Nightmare Moon walked up to her. "You have created a monster out of yourself sister." Nightmare said. "Now I hope you realize that I must stop you. Good-bye Dreamscape." Nightmare Moon eye's shined white, as her horn created a field darker then night. It consumed Nightmare Moon and Dreamscape. Suddenly the sky turned dark, as the moon appeared in the sky. Then a blue beam of energy shot down from the moon. It hit the black field. The beam wrapped around the dark void. The field turned blue and then exploded with a bright light. Then with the moon lighting the sky, stood Princess Luna looking down on a weakened Princess Celestia.