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// Legacy Ch.19 
// Story: Harmonics-Legacy 
// by darkone4587 
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MLP-Harmonics: Legacy pt. 19


In the dream world Twilight and the others stand stunned at the news Celestia has just told them.
“Wait, you have an older sister and she’s the queen?” Twilight asks curiously.
“Yes, at one point in time there were three of us.” Celestia says answering Twilight.
“So where is she, and what does that have to do with what’s going on?” Rainbow Dash asks curiously.
“This is shocking news, but it does seem like a bit of a tangent.” Applejack says thinking about things.
“Yes, but this is all connected.” Luna says to the group.
“Allow me to explain.” Celestia says to the group.
Soon she creates a large screen showing various images as she starts to speak.
“In the ancient past us three sisters ruled Equestria watching over the little ponies, I managed the sun, while Luna managed the moon, while Gaia controlled the earth. She changed the seasons, brought the storm and various other things, we all ruled happily and things were great for a time, but eventually something happened to Gaia. An ancient grudge against us resurfaced and showed Gaia, a disastrous future, fueled by that she turned against her subjects and tried to eliminate all non plant life, she turned into a nightmare, Nightmare Terra. It took everything we had, but Luna and I sealed her within the depths of the earth under the Tree of Harmony in the Everfree forest, unfortunately the curse would then strike Luna and it turned her into Nightmare Moon, this curse is known as the Nightmare Shroud.” Celestia says telling the tale.
“We believed the curse was gone for good after you all rid me of it, but it seems it was still around weakened by the Elements of Harmony and staying hidden all this time to regain its strength.” Luna explains to the group.
“Wait, if the Elements were keeping it at bay, how’s it doing this now?” Rainbow Dash asks curiously.
“Was giving the Elements back to the tree responsible?” Twilight asks curiously.
“No, you were right to give the Elements back, but the Elements were strengthened by your bond to each other, something happened that temporarily weakened that bond, and that’s when the Nightmare Shroud started to rebuild its strength.” Celestia explains to the group.
“Well when could that’ve been, we’ve always been close?” Applejack asks confused.
“Could it have been during Shining Armor and Princess Cadance’s wedding, when we were all mad at Twilight before Chrysalis revealed herself.” Fluttershy says thinking about things.
“Oh, yeah that.” Applejack says thinking about it.
“Either way the Nightmare Shroud regained its power and haunted you all attempting to possess all of you, but it failed eventually leading to Ponyville’s destruction.” Luna explains to the group.
“During that time, the curse attempted to strike me, but I was able to defend myself and fell into my slumber instead.” Celestia says explaining things.
“So this Nightmare Shroud is the thing that took over the Changelings, and is using them for what exactly?” Rarity asks curiously.
“The Nightmare Shroud, has only one purpose to corrupt and transform alicorns into Nightmares and use them to take over Equestria and spread chaos.” Luna explains to the group.
“But how did Trixie turn into and alicorn and what about Sombra?” Twilight asks confused.
“Twilight Sparkle, you once said that Trixie once had acquired the Alicorn Amulet, the thing was originally created by the being that became the Nightmare Shroud to create alicorns to eventually possess as well as corrupting them to make the Nightmare process easier.” Luna explains to the group.
“But we separated Trixie from the amulet, so how’d that still work?” Applejack asks confused.
“Even with them physically separated they could’ve still be connected somehow and then slowly but surely it turned Trixie into an alicorn.” Twilight says thinking about things.
“So then what is thing planning?” Rarity asks confused.
“It turned Trixie into an alicorn in hopes of possessing her to use as her body, and it’s just using the Changelings as a means to an end.” Twilight says thinking about things.
“But what’s Sombra gotta do with this?” Fluttershy asks curiously.
“I don’t know, but we shouldn’t worry about Sombra, for now we have to find Pinkie Pie and follow behind Sombra, we need to stop the Nightmare Shroud, before it gets to Trixie.” Twilight says thinking about things.

Meanwhile in an unknown cave King Sombra sits around staring at the dazed Trixie.
“So then, how long will this take?” Sombra asks something confused.
“Not long, those insects were a great help to the plan, but soon them and their queen will be of no use, and I will have a body yet again.” A voice says coming from nowhere.
“And then, I will have Twilight Sparkle for myself.” King Sombra says excitedly.
“We have to keep those six apart, if they get together, it will spell the end of my plan.” The voice says again.
“Don’t worry, we still have the pink one and she’s still within your thrall all we need to do is bid our time.” Sombra says happily.
As he says a pony in a hood appears walking into the room, before King Sombra removes it revealing a straight haired Pinkie Pie.
“If we kill her then everything will be fine.” Sombra says thinking about things.
“No, if we do her Element would just move onto another host and then they could possibly find her and then they could defeat me.” The voice says as mist fills the room.
“Now then let’s move onto the next phase.” Sombra says excitedly.


To Be Continued