//------------------------------// // Entrust // Story: M.L.P .hack// Xth Vol 1 Awaken // by GundamBrony //------------------------------// At the Canterlot Castle, Princess Celestia watch from the adjacent tower as the night still sleeps over the starry skies with the stars twinkle on it. She sighed as her pet, Philomena, begin to rub her affectionately, soothe her anxiousness as she gave her a smile. Suddenly, she saw dark clouds coming out from the Everfree Forest as it swirl around it with lighting clash around it as a powerful gale of winds burst around. Ponies in Ponyville and Canterlot begin coming out of their homes as they point at the anomalies in sight of fear. Princess Celestia, unfazed by this event, stare at the source of the event. Oh no, Twilight........Luna......... "Princess Celestia!" a Royal Guard came to her side "The ponies from both Canterlot and Ponyville begin to go into a panic. " "Yes, I understand." With that, Princess Celestia turned to leave to calm the situation in both areas, but she take one more glance at the event and muttered that nopony hear, "Twilight.......Luna..........please........come home safe........" As Nightmare Moon's menacing laughter echo through the caves, the ponies were still shocked that their old enemy is revived even Princess Luna. And to make it worst, Kite Blade, was unconscious due to Nightmare Moon shot him. Now as Shining Armor look after the unconscious 'savior', Twilight and her friends including Luna, watch as Nightmare Moon now glare at the ponies, "AAAHHHH, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, LUNA AND THE ELEMENTS." Nightmare Moon said, the evil smirk never leave her side taking glance at them who return with glares that are like daggers which unfazed her. "WHAT? NOT HAPPY TO SEE ME AGAIN FOR ALL THESE YEARS?" "Not ever, Nightmare!" Princess Luna barked. "We never have the pleasure of you back." "Yeah we defeat you once, we'll do it again !" Rainbow Dash said only to make the monster cackle at them which Rainbow growled. "SUCH HEROIC NONSENSE. YOU AND YOUR SO CALLED "FRIENDS" HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I GOTTEN STRONGER SINCE YOU DEFEATED ME WHEN I CAPTURE ONE OF THE ELEMENTS AND RENDER IT USELESS. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT YOU CAN MAKE EVERY DARKNESS GO AWAY ALL THIS TIME? FOOL! YOU ONLY MAKING ME STRONGER!" Nightmare Moon said as dark clouds swirl around and conjured a screen of their previous victories. "WHEN YOU PURGE ME OUT OF MY HOST THE TIME THAT YOU ELEMENTS ARE BORN, MY DARKNESS ABLE TO ABSORB THE ANCIENT MAGIC THAT THE ELEMENTS HAVE AND USE IT AS MY OWN. THE SAME THING WHEN I HAVE YOUR 'RARITY' AS MY HOST, I CONTINUE TO COLLECT MORE OF THE ELEMENTS THROUGH HER, STRENGTH ME UNTIL THE TIME BEING. I TOOK THE TIME TO HID INTO THE EVERFREE FOREST UNTIL MY STRENGTH RETURNS. BUT THERE SOME FLAWS THAT BOTH THE ELEMENTS AND YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS DID WHEN I BECAME YOUR NIGHTMARES." "A flaw?" Fluttershy wonder as the screen changed as it shows as the rainbow effects of the elements created another pony. "THE POSITIVE HARMONY ENERGIES AND THE PERSONALITY THAT MY HOSTS CONTAIN ALLOW ME TO BE SEALED AWAY AND CREATED ANOTHER PONY. OR SIMPLY PUT, ANOTHER YOU, LUNA!" Nightmare Moon explained which everypony shocked about this. "Wait, what?!" Rainbow exclaimed. "That's impossible!" Shining Armor adopted the same expression as Rainbow but Nightmare Moon ignore them as she continue. "BECAUSE OF THIS, I WAS TRAPPED! TRAPPED INTO THE OTHER LUNA! HOWEVER," the screen change as it shows Night begin to gone into similar way as Luna did "SINCE SHE WAS ANOTHER YOU, LUNA, I ABLE TO CORRUPT HER THOUGHTS AND MAKE HER GIVE IN INTO THE DARKNESS. HOWEVER, WHEN THAT SO CALLED 'SAVIOR' CAME, I MANIPULATE HER INTO LIE TO HIM TO STEAL THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY SO THAT I CAN BE REBORN ONCE AGAIN UNTIL HE BEGIN TO CARE FOR HER SO MUCH THAT SHE NOW TOLD THE TRUTH YET HE MADE A PROMISE TO HER THAT HE'LL STILL STEAL THE ELEMENTS TO GIVE THAT PATHETIC HOST, A SECOND CHANCE. HOWEVER, EVEN WITH HER TRYING TO STOP HIM, HIS 'PROMISE' ONLY LED ME TO MY RESURRECTION BUT WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, JUST BEFORE NIGHT TOLD HER ABOUT MY PLANS, I ABLE TO USE MY REMAINING ENERGIES TO BEGIN MY RESURRECTION, LEAVING HIM TO CARRIED THAT PROMISE!" With that, the ponies (except Fluttershy) narrowed their eyes and growled in anger for that monster manipulating them. Unknown to them, Kite Blade stirred his right eye a bit, hearing every conversation before fall to unconscious state but not with his mind echo through his head, Am I worthy of hold the tittle 'savior' when I endanger everypony because of my 'promise' to her? "You monster........" Twilight muttered as everypony glance at her as she narrowed her eyes in anger "You're won't getting away with this!" The girls, Luna, and Shining Armor were surprised at her voice raised but soon understand why. "OH? DOES THE NEW PRINCESS WANT TO FIGHT ME KNOWING THAT I ACQUIRED SUCH POWER FROM THE SAME MAGIC YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS USED ON ME?" the monster asked, entertained. "Yes!" Twilight answered "For what you cause them so much pain, we'll defeat you!" "HA! IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT ME, THEN BE MY GUEST!" Nightmare Moon replied. She turned to her friends and asked "Girls, are you ready? For both Kite Blade and Night?" "Yeah! I can't believe I'm going be sappy for ponies I never met, but I'm not going to let Kite Blade and Night suffer!" Rainbow responded angrily, clapping her hoof with her other one. "Same thing, Rainbow! I'll never forgive what Nightmare Moon have done to them!" Applejack agreed, tip her hat. "I maybe be a lady but what that monster have done to them, IT. IS. ON!" Rarity responded with her narrowed eyes. "Me too!" Pinkie got her party cannon ready as she stuff a batter into it. "I'm going too, Twilight." Luna said as Twilight take a glance at her narrowed yet angry eyes "I won't let everypony suffer because of this nightmare." "So do I." Shining Armor said as he turned to Fluttershy "Fluttershy, can you watch over him? I know you don't like to fight but just for a little while until we need you." She nodded as he hand over him to her as she set him into her lap as he got his helmet and put it on as he trotted to them and got into a battle stance like the others. "HA! THEN COME AND WITNESS MY REBIRTH!" Nightmare Moon entertained as the ponies charging at her. Applejack and Rainbow charging at her as they use their hind legs to buck her, but she doge quickly as she use her magic and blast them to the ground but they got back up and headed straight for her as Rainbow soar up and flying kick only for Nightmare conjured a metal board sword and block the kick as a clang was heard as she sweep her out as Applejack caught her using her lasso. "Thanks, AJ." Rainbow said which she nodded as set her down, she charging at her as dodging the angles of the sword that Nightmare swung with it, she use her hind legs to buck her only for quick block from her sword to blocked it as Nightmare leap up, then conjure two guns and squeeze the trigger, firing multiple bullets at her . A purple shield was created around her as Shining Armor hold the spell as Luna and Twilight headed straight towards her as Luna conjured a sword as Nightmare conjure her own as each of them clash their blades, trading blows at each other while blocking their attacks as Luna slash forward at her only for her to disappear into a mist then reappear in the back as blasted her with her magic, then Rainbow zoomed toward her which she disappear into a mist then using her magic, she bite her mane and slammed her to the ground. Then Rarity use her magic as multiple bullets at the monster only for her to conjured a shield as Twilight unleash her magic at her which Nightmare Moon knock it away as the magic hits the ceiling of the cave. Then she charge at her which she dodge of her magic bullets then her sword as she block it using her own shield but the impact from it break it as Nightmare Moon kick her stomach, sending her to the ground with the others as Pinkie use her party cannon as she fire multiple sticky batter but she use her horn and sweep them out as she fire a big beam and hit the ground which knock Pinkie. Shining Armor charging at her, conjure his own sword as just like Luna, each of them traded blows of their swords, as he thrust his sword at her head only for her to dodge it then grabbed his and slam to the ground which he conjured a shield from the impact as darkness drills strike forward to him as he dodge it and slice them. Then Twilight got back up, growled as Rarity came to her side and use a potion item as it rejuvenating them with a soothing green magic around them and wounds healed. "FUNNY, I THOUGHT THAT YOU ELEMENTS AND LUNA MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE FOR MY NEW POWERS?" Nightmare Moon cackled as dark tinted red aura flow through her "IT'S A SHAME THAT I HAD TO END IT ONCE AND FOR ALL STARTING WITH MY TRUE FORM!" As the aura wave pulse through the cave, all of the clones of Kite Blade, screamed in pain as they disappeared, turned into magic particles as all of them flow around her and absorbed into it. Then as energies begin to spark everywhere, her body begin to transformed. From her hooves, claws appeared as dark blood like red armor with demonic features into it, the body begin to encase into the same armor as her original but with dragon features, the feathers of the wings now replaced with curved like blades and armor holding into her, her mane including her tail, now have dark tentacle like drills with jet blacks on them, and the head now attached with a demonic dragon head as fangs grew into sharp teeths. The girls, Shining Armor, and Luna (getting back up from the impact of Nightmare Moon) were shocked at this formed. This Nightmare Moon's new form can even scared the bravest Royal Guards by gazing the demonic red eyes. With that, Nightmare speak to them, however it's more demonic than her original form, "HAHAHAHAHAHA! NOW LET'S FINISH THIS BATTLE WITH A FINALE! THE FINALE THAT DARKNESS WIN OVER THE LIGHT! AND YOU AND ALL OF PONIES BOW TO ME, PHANTOM NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" As the ponies gritted their teeth at their now seemly powerful old foe, Fluttershy, saw this and knew that the girls going to need their support. Even faced scary creatures from before, she knew that her friends need her. She set him to the ground, but not whispered to him, "I going to help my friends. Just, um........be ok." And with that, she flew to her friends' side, prepare to face the monster but not for anypony, Kite Blade groan a bit before fainted back to subconscious. Inside of his mind, John floated down to the darkest abyss, motionless as he kept staring at the dark blue waves, continuing diving into the darkness. All of this time, his mission to give Night a second chance.............he endanger everypony because of his actions. And now that her darkness finally consume her, she's gone. It's all my fault.........if only I listened to her in the first place........he muttered through his mind. I'm not even.......worthy of.......calling......myself a savior......... Now Equestria is doomed..........because of me........... I'm so sorry..........Night.........I.......I........ As he about to close his eyes, a bright light flashes as he saw it coming towards him : a speck of light as he hold with both of his hooves, a familiar voice was heard, "John........." "Night?" "John...........don't blame yourself...........it wasn't entirely your fault.........I was the one.........to blame too........" her voice echoed, in a calming tone. "But it is, Night......." John looked away, feeling ashamed "Everything I tried to help you, I only made things worst............for both you and the world........I don't even.........earned the..........name of.........the word savior." "Even so, you have the power to make it right again..........you already were my.........savior..........in the first place........." Night said earning his glance back to her. "I do not know how you got here..........but the times I spend with you...........I already found something else than........a second chance........" John was puzzled as Night continue to explain, "I found a child. You were my light. The light that I found all this time in my loneliness. You are what I'm now. And it's all I ever wanted in my life." To him, it was shocked beyond understatement, but he form a smile at her and whisper to her, "Thank you, mother, but how I suppose to defeat Nightmare Moon? She's too strong." "John, she may be strong, but she only strong through the elements. Every powers always have a weakness. You just need to figure it out." Night explained which he nodded. "But there's something you need to know why I'm here too, my son, so you need to listen........" Night said as John begin listen to her origin. His eyes widened at that point when he was shocked that she was created by the Elements of Harmony, yet she also become another image of Princess Luna to seal Nightmare Moon. He also felt sad that she also gone the same process of the suffering that Princess Luna gone through. Yet, he narrow his eyes at what Nightmare Moon's plan to turn the Elements of Harmony into Elements of Darkness and plunge the world into eternal darkness. After listing to her plight, she said to him before disappearing "Now, hurry..........the ponies.........they need you now........." With that, he got into his hoof and a bright light flashed his conscious. As John begin to open his eyes, his vision once blurred now became clear as he got back up. Then he saw something horrifying : Nightmare Moon turned into a demonic dragon like pony and each time the ponies tried to land a hit on her, she swatted away like bugs. Knowing that there's still a chance, he got back to his battle pose and pulled his dagger once more, charging with his azure blue flames as he rushed to the battle. Meanwhile, Twilight wasn't faring well with the battle even her friends do too, with scars, bruises, and bloods coming from their scratches. Phantom Nightmare kept firing jet black magics at her as she kept dodging while trying to find another weakness. Then she saw Phantom Nightmare thrust her tentacles like mane as before Twilight can conjure a shield, the tentacles wrapped around her in a tight squeeze, as she was thrown to the ground with a hard thud. Then as the ponies tried to reach their friend, Phantom Nightmare use it again with all of them and slammed them to the ground. With the ponies struggle to get up, each of them begin losing their strengths as both Rainbow and Applejack tried to get up but winced at the pain of their wing/hoof being broken, Fluttershy and Luna tried to get up slowly, but failing including Shining Armor, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie, who gotten their backs in pain. As Phantom Nightmare came to the crater of the injure Twilight, she saw her continue to get up despite the inevitable as she use her magic as a dark red like glow surrounded the princess and begin to choke her to her eye level. "IT'S ASHAMED THAT YOU PUT UP A WEAK FIGHT, BEARER OF MAGIC" Phantom Nightmare taunted as Twilight continued to struggle to break her grip of her magic "GUESS IT'S TIME TO PUT IN YOUR MISERY BY DECIMATED YOU!" She then raised her tentacles like mane as they turned into jet black blades now aimed at her neck. As the girls, Princess Luna, and Shining Armor got out their crater, they widened their eyes at it. As everything become slow, Twilight closed her eyes, her friends screaming for her, and the bladed mane thrust towards her.......... As a sound of a blade, the bladed mane were slice in half. Phantom Nightmare wore a shocked expression as Twilight open her eyes and saw something that surprised her, including her friends : Kite Blade slash the bladed mane and as time resume, he roundhouse kick Phantom Nightmare into the face, which she didn't have enough time as she was knocked into the dirt as the dark red magic dispersed as Twilight about to fall down but Kite Blade got her on his hooves. "Are you ok?" Kite Blade asked which Twilight blush wildly after saw his face but regain her control and nodded. As he set her down, he then use his item as a blue and green magic rejuvenating her and her magic. Then both ponies saw Phantom Nightmare getting back up as Kite Blade got into a battle position, holding his daggers as a azure flames covered them. "I'll draw her away. You heal your friends." was the only thing he said to her as he charged at her, which Phantom Nightmare charging at him. "But wait!" Twilight shouted, somehow worried for him, as hesitated, return to her friends and rejuvenate them but not before she saw the bracelet left on the ground and picked it up. Both ponies clash their blades as they kept trade blows by blows as Kite Blade dodge of Phantom Nightmare's assault from her jet black tentacle blades. As he duck from the side, his blades glow white as he shouted, "SONIC CLASH!" Phantom Nightmare conjure a shield as the blades clash onto it, sparks begin to fly everywhere as both ponies struggle at each other with teeth gritted. Then the shield bounce out of the attack as Kite Blade landed on his hind legs, while his blades glow green. "WIND BREAK!!!" as he fire his wind energies, Phantom Nightmare dodge it and with her horn glowing, fire her magic beam at him which he did the same. "YOU IMBECILE MAGGOT!!! YOU GOT SOME NERVE TO CHALLENGE ME WHEN I ACQUIRED ALL OF THIS POWER FROM THE ELEMENTS AND YOUR CLONES! DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME?!" Phantom Nightmare growled angrily, knowing that she can't land a single damage on him. "Yeah, I do, because the powers you stole, will fail you!" Kite Blade said, angered further her as her mouth begin open up widely as dark energies begin to gather around her mouth then fire a giant magic dark red beam at him. Then as he stood there, he swung his daggers at it, cutting the beam. "WHAT?!" she screeched at this as the beam died down, then Kite Blade charges at her as in quick succession, she block his attack using her tentacle blades. Then both bounce their attacks as Kite Blade land onto his hind legs and into his battle stance while he begin to breath heavily , prepare to fight again. I can't believe it. No matter how I tried, she kept bounce my attacks! And I getting on my limit of my strength! his mind raced as he take a quick glance at Twilight healing Fluttershy who was begin to get back up and glance back at Phantom Nightmare. I just pray that Night will be ok. She got to be! No matter what the darkness corrupt her, I know there's still some light in her. And that's what I'm gonna do! I can't lose her! With that he charges at her again as they clash their blades again. "Night, you had to stop this now! Don't let the darkness win over you!" Kite pleaded while gripping his blades, tightly. "YOUR 'NIGHT' IS DEAD! NOW THERE'S ONLY PHANTOM NIGHTMARE!" Phantom Nightmare screeched as both bounce back as Kite Blade resume his battle stance. "No, I don't believe it! Night is stronger than you, monster!" Kite Blade shouted which anger further the mare of the moon as she charging at him as he prepare his baldes "And I going to help her break free from you!" Meanwhile, Fluttershy, who was healed thanks to Twilight, use some of the potion to heal Rarity, Applejack, and Princess Luna while Twilight use her healing magic to rejuvenating Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Shining Armor. "Is everypony all right?" Twilight asked while the others begin to get up a bit. "Yeah, but my wings are sore a bit." Rainbow glance at her wings which was down. "Your not the only one, sugar cube. Ma'h hooves gotten beaten by that Phantom Nightmare." Applejack tried to walk, but wince at the pain for each step. "Overall, still good to fight." "I be all right, girls." Pinkie said, though not a cheerful tone which she tried to act cheerful "I never knew that Nightmare Moon gone loco in the coco on powers." "Alas, dear, my coat gotten covered in scratches and bruises. But I'll pull through......hopefully" Rarity said though muttered that nopony can hear. "Uggh, my head ringing like crazy, but I'll be all right." Shining rubbing his head. "Same thing" Luna added gotten back up as the sound of clashing blades, the ponies look in surprise as Kite Blade kept trades blows while dodging and blocking most of Phantom Nightmare's attack. Then as Kite Blade slash of the jet black tentacle blades, Phantom Nightmare buck her using her front leg which causing him to rolled bit on the ground but got back up quickly into his battle stance. "RGGGH! YOU MAY ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH MY ATTACKS, BUT SOON OR LATER, YOUR STRENGTHS WILL DIMINISHED AND I'LL FINISH YOU OFF!" Phantom Nightmare growled then smirked at him, which he grunted at this, feeling tired from the battle. Just as Phantom Nightmare prepare her horn, charging with her magic for a beam attack, two large pink beam hit her along with a large purple beam causing her to lose her focus as seeing the sign to counterattack, Kite Blade now charge at her, his blades glow bluish as it slash and thrust kick her and a final thrust to his tip of the blade, blasted her as a scream was held when she rolled to the ground . Then he take a glance at the ponies which they rush to his side as Twilight use her magic to heal him. "You all right?" Twilight asked in which he nodded. "Yeah, thanks, but why - " "The same reason why you save me." Twilight interrupted him which he surprise at her, then she levitate the bracelet to his side, "I believe this is yours." He grabbed it as reattach back to his right leg as he said to her "Thank you." She nodded as they heard a groan and a anger rising as the ponies take glance at Phantom Nightmare, rising up from her defeat, glare at them, "YOU IMBECILE PONIES! HOW IS THAT YOU PONIES STILL ABLE TO FIGHT AGAIN WHEN I BEAT ALL OF YOU PIECE BY PIECE WHILE I TRANSCEND WITH YOUR POWERS THAT YOU ONCE USE TO DEFEAT ME?!" "Simple, Phantom Nightmare." Kite Blade responded "It's because those powers were never meant to be use for evil. These ponies use them to bring harmony and peace to the land while you see those powers as tools for your tyrannical rule." "AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?" Phantom Nightmare growled at that statement. "Night told me. She told me everything of her origin and everything you planned to do. I won't allow you to turn the Elements into pure darkness and plunge this world into eternal darkness. Not while I'm here and I use my power to bring Night back from you!" Kite Blade shouted as he got back into his battle stance once more. "ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!" Phantom Nightmare screeched at them as she got up, her eyes glowed with deep blood red as she begin to float up, surprising the ponies. "I JUST HAD ENOUGH OF ALL OF YOU PONIES DEFYING ME! IN FACT, IF I CAN'T HAVE THIS WORLD TO RULE, THEN I DESTROY IT!" The ponies gasped at this. Phantom Nightmare is going to destroy Equestria? "AND ONCE THIS WORLD IS DESTROYED, I'LL RECREATE IN MY OWN IMAGE WHEN I HAD ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF IT!" The ponies grunted at anger as Phantom Nightmare preparing something worst. Her horn begin to glow deep blood red as a orb of the same color as her magic begin pouring through it, causing to get bigger as she raised her front hooves. "CONSIDER THIS, YOU PUNISHMENT TO ALL CREATURES OF EQUESTRIA!" Phantom Nightmare screamed as the orb begin to get bigger by the second. "NOW DIE-" then a shock filled the monster as she grip her head and begin to lash out madly then they heard the monster's scream echoed across the cave. The ponies were shocked to see this event as Fluttershy muttered, "Girls, w-what's wrong with Phantom Nightmare?!" "I don't know, Fluttershy" Twilight replied "It looks like something is struggling within her or something!" "You sure, sugarcube?" Applejack wonder "Cause it's looks like that dang old Nightmare gone nutty!" Kite Blade take glance at the ponies, each muttered of this event, then back to the monster continuing struggling within her head. Suddenly, he felt a spark as his eyes widened in surprise. He then take step forward and shouted, "Night, if you can hear me, fight it!" The ponies glance at him with confuse looks as he continue to shouted "Don't let the Nightmare win over you! You can break free from it!" "Excuse me, darling but what are you doing?" Rarity asked him which he glance at her. "Night is breaking free from the Nightmare's control. I had to keep calling her." With that, he return to the struggling monster as a turquoise aura begin to envelop in the blood red aura as if they were clashing each other. "STOP IT! STOP RESIST ME, YOU WHELP! RAAAGGGH!" Phantom Nightmare screamed in pain as she kept lashing out. "No, this time, I won't let you win, Nightmare!" a familiar echoed voice was heard in her head. "The time has come to end our existence once and for all!" "Night, I'm here for you! You can do it!" Kite Blade shouted to the monster now fighting with the other Luna. Auras continue to spark each other as the turquoise continue to dominate over the blood red aura. Then, the monster was raised and suddenly the monster's hooves were spread as the turquoise aura enveloping it, holding it in place. "NO! NO! RAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH! RELEASE ME AT ONCE!" Phantom Nightmare shouted, trying to break free from her grip but to no avail. Then the turquoise aura begin to materialized in the middle, the pony that Kite Blade knew and love who now was holding in the same place as her. "Night!" Kite Blade screamed as the others were agape at this pony. But what she said to him, something that she should told him in the first place, is something he'll regret it in his life. "If you can hear me, John, then destroy Phantom Nightmare! You must use your bracelet and use Data Drain on the End function to erase the monster!" Kite Blade mouth were agape at her words. Destroy Phantom Nightmare using his Data Drain?! And on the End function?! If that happen, then not only Phantom Nightmare will be destroyed but also- "WHAT! No I can't do that, Night! I made a promise to give a second chance!" Kite Blade shouted, his voice was breaking a bit. "John, you must." "No, I can't do that do you! I'll find another way! I had to!" "John......" "I'm not going to lose you! I won't let that happen! I-" "JOHN, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!" Night shouted using the familiar Royal Canterlot voice, causing him to shocked and look at her with his eyes in sadness. She sighed and look at him with solemn eyes, "John, I completely understand your promise to give me a second chance, but don't you remember what I told you?" He nodded sadly "Yeah, I was your child. Your gift." "Right, and when a mother pass away, her child must now make a future for themselves. The time has come." Night said which the ponies were shocked to hear yet they also begin to shed tears for them. "But, I need you, Night!" Kite Blade's voice begin to break as his eyes begin to water " You're the reason I'm here! All this time I spent with you, you made me the happiest pony I know. I don't care about my past! I just want you! With me......otherwise........I had nothing to live for without you." "But that's why, I'm entrusting my care for you to them." Night monitor to Twilight and her friends which they're surprise at this. She then glance at them with a soft smile. "Princess Luna, you and the elements, I am truly sorry for what I've done as Nightmare Moon for causing pain and misery. An apology won't be enough for all of you and your kinds. But at least I ask you this as a token of my forgiveness and my thanks to all of you." The ponies nodded as Luna said "Anything, Night." "I want you to take care of my son. I know what he did is wrong, but he only did as a forsaken for me and him to live together. I want you to care for him, love him, and be with him. He's everything that I had in my life." "Of course." Luna nodded "Sure, we'll look after your son." Twilight said as the others, still welling up in tears nodded with her. "STOP WITH THE MUSHY GROSS STUFF! I WON'T LET YOUR SON DO THIS! RAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGH!" Phantom Nightmare screeched, continue to struggle. "You shut your mouth, monster!" Night shouted, holding on to the monster. She take glance at her son, now struggling with thoughts. "John, you must do it to protect Equestria! Don't let everypony died from the monster just to save me!" The monster continue to struggle as with the same as Night. "Please, John, you must release me from the curse of the Nightmare!" "STOP IT! STOP FIGHTING ME! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS! YOU'LL LOSE YOUR OWN MOTHER!" Phantom Nightmare screeched. "It'll be okay, John, please, do it for me." Night said as about a few minutes, he finally take glance at her and his answer, "All right." "NOOOOOO! DON'T DO THIS!" Phantom Nightmare screeched at his answer. John store his daggers as he raised his right front leg. Memory of time when he woke up in Equestria with no memories of who he is or where did he came from as Night rescue him from drowning on the river. Night take glance in happiness as data wings swirl around the arm, forming a cannon with the pink star on the middle of the data barrel and aim at them. Another memory shows him of first meeting each other, as they eat rations, share laughter, understand their sadness, and caring for each other. John's tears spilled on his eyes as he muttered, "Thank you for everything, my mother." "NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOO! STOP THIS! NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Phantom Nightmare screeched as the cannon begin charging at full power. The final memory is how they look up into the sky and show happiness to each other and slept together in the cold area of the cave. Night then close her eyes, preparing for her end, but not when she muttered her last words "Thank you for everything, my son." "DATA DRAIN!" With a screamed, the data blasted as rods of data shot out of the cannon and impaled the monster as the monster screamed as all of the powers from the Elements of Harmony begin to drain away to the cannon and finally the life forces as the monster screeched as cracks begin to develop as energies begin to leaked out onto the defeated Phantom Nightmare as it explode, enveloping the area. (To you my dear -.hack G.U. ost) As John was floated in a white void, asleep, a voice was heard, "John......John..........wake up......" His eyes begin to stirred as his vision was clear, he look up and saw only nothingness but only the ponies there too, floating into the white void. Twilight begin to wake up as scan the area, "Where are we?" The other begin waking up too as they too take glance on the area as Luna decide to break the silence, "I'm not sure. With all of the energies leaked out of Phantom Nightmare, it assume that we're protected from it." "By who?" Shining Armor asked until the others heard hooves step as the others take glance at the right and agape at what they saw. A pink alicorn who share resemblance to Luna but the mane and tail was cut short as her cutie mark resemble that of a moon akin to Luna's. John squinted his eyes as he widened and said to her, "Night? Is that you?" She shook her head and replied, "Yes, my son. But now that you free me from the curse of the Nightmare, this is my true form thanks to the Elements of Harmony. I'm now Princess Selena." "Did you protected us from the leaked energies?" Rarity asked her which she nodded " But how?" "Since I'm another Luna, I share the same magic capabilities as her but with yours too." Selena replied as John begin to turn his head away from her. She then walked towards him and place her hoof on his chest. "I'm sorry......mother" his voice begin to break more "I couldn't.......even........I.....try......" "Shhhhh" Selena hushed him, pulled him into a embrace as while he hug her tightly, her smile never waver "It's all right, my son. You did it at last." "But " John look up to her, his eyes begin to shows tears as he kept sniffing "It was my job to take care of you. And I failed." She shook her head " No, you didn't failed. It was our job to take care of each other. And we did it. We complete our destiny." She release him from their embrace and begin to walk away from him. John raise his hoof, seeing her finally going away from him, "Wait.....please......" "It's time for me to go." Selena said as she begin to faded away as while he hesitate, he nodded and said to her, "Goodbye." As everything begin to blinded the area, she her final words to him "Goodbye, my son." Twilight begin to stirred from her prone form as she woken up, she saw that they're back outside of the cave. The others begin to wake up as they too scan the area. "We're back outside of the cave." she said as she take glance at them nodded then something in her mind as she take a look in the area, she saw Kite Blade standing, while his right front hoof reaching for something. Then he knee down as he bowed his head. Sadness taken over her as she slowly walk towards him, she can hear him sniffing as she finally plant her hoof onto his right shoulder as he take glance at her, with tears in her eyes like his as before she knew, he had her in a caring embrace, begin to finally cried with his heart now filled with grief of the loss of her mother. Twilight was shocked yet she return it as she wrapped her hooves around his waist while patted his head. The others begin to gather and hug him too, for a need comfort as Princess Luna and Shining Armor stayed their, feeling sorry for him. For that day forward, the day that John, woke up in Equestria and found his mother, is now ..................alone. Insert music -