//------------------------------// // chapter 17:nightmare's moon (part 1) (WARNING:not yet filtered through editor and by bloody hell I may have to find another one because the one I have now is too busy) // Story: Dark Souls:the descent into friendship // by star dust pony //------------------------------// "HA HA HA HA!!!!" Now this was something different, as the booming voice shook the building causing me and everyo-...uhh...every 'pony' in the room to fall back their was a figure outside in the center of the moon. "FOALISH SISTER, YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN BANISH ME YET AGAIN?!?!" A slight distance away from the window was a large pony similar sized to Celestia only this one had armor...wait, sister?...aaahhhh fuck I think I figured out whats going on. Celestia's eyes were wide and her pupils small. "N-n-no sister, I didn't really mean it when I used that word, I wasn't really going to bani-." She was interrupted by the booming voice outside that broke the window. "SILENCE!!!!!!" I blocked my face so no shards o glass would get into my helmet by any chance and I made sure the rest of the shards were blocked by my body so the others didn't get hurt. "I CARE NOT FOR YOUR SPEECHES AND APOLOGIZE, I SHALL MAKE SURE THE NIGHT LASTS FOREVER!!!!!" What I assume would be called a evil Luna laughed and flew off into the night...shes getting help...isn't she?...crap. Celestia rose and sighed, she had a few tears in her eyes. "I really am a fool, I should have watched what I was saying to her." I do not know why and I do not know how, but I think I felt my heart crack when I saw that. I gently placed a firm hand on her shoulder. "Its fine, we all make mistakes some are big and some are small...hell the biggest mistake I made got me killed." Aaaaand now everyone was starring at me. "...Don't ask, I don't remember how I came back I just remember I died...allot..." Twilight trotted up next to me with a look of confusion for a moment. "...Aaallllrighty then." She then turned her attention to Celestia. "And its going to be okay princess, we still have the elements of harmony and we also have Sparks in case Nightmare moon has others helping her." Celestia gently nodded and stood tall, returning to the elegant and majestic form I met her in. "Princess, if you don't mind I would like to find her on my own for now." I picked up my sword and shield from the corner of the room. "What?" Celestia looked at me. "Why is that?" I turned to her. "I personally want to find out what im dealing with." I began cracking my neck and stretching the rest of my joints to the point of cracking as well. Celestia looked at me for a moment. "Very well, just pleas do not bring any permanent harm to her, I understand if you must do something to defend yourself but pleas, Nothing that could possibly kill her." I nodded in agreement. "Of course princess." I opened the window and jumped out Because fuck using the door. "I'll be back soon." I looked up at the concerned ponies on the second floor of the building. "Uhhhh you know theirs the door you could have went through?" Twilight looked a bit annoyed from the way I simply jumped out of a window. I chuckled and shook my head. "I know Twilight, I just love living dangerously." I turned and began running in the direction I saw 'Nightmare moon' fly off to. As I ran through the brand new night I saw up on a hill just as she turned and stopped me dead in my tracks with her magic before lifting me up. "Aaahhh knight Sparks, Pleasure to see you again." She grinned her sharp teeth at me. "Like wise." I tried moving my hands but they were stuck in her magical force. "Thought you could sneak up on me? thats cute, but i'm glad you'er here." Oh no, that grin doesn't look good. "For you see, I have an offering." Even worse. "...Well I always have a open mind." This was mostly true but it pleased her. "Good...how about instead of working for that weakling Celestia, you come work for me? You are quiet powerful and unlike Celestia and the ponies of Equeastria me and my ponies will appreciate and welcome your work." A tempting offer...nope i'm actually talking out of my ass, that is a bull shit offer. "Hmmm i'll think about it, but it would help you if you put me down." Her smile remained as she gently put me down. "And now..." I took out a ivory talisman and pushed her back using a emit force that i had learned from...well...I wouldn't call him a friend, more like a dick. "GRAH!!!" She slammed her hooves deeper in the ground to stop herself as I kicked her in her chest plate and flipped back before she could blast me. "YOU FOALISH KNIGHT, YOUR TRICKERY SHALL GET YOU KILLED!!!!" Big words for such a slow creature. "That is adorable, it really is...only problem is I do not fear death." I didn't take out my sword but I did shield myself with a force spell to knock her magic blasts away. "JUST.DIE!!!!" I began getting tired fairly quickly, this spell was not easy to use but she eventually did get me, not kill me but she did blast me into a tree. I groaned and got up as she tried to fire another blast, thankfully I rolled out of the way...iv seen enough of what she can do with one blast. "I guess we'll meet again soon." I turned and sprinted as fast as I could back to the hospital...darkness had already came to the land...and it needs to see the light and fast.