//------------------------------// // The Ending Trail (Final Part; 7) // Story: Bringing Nightmare's Back // by Sparkler-iFIC //------------------------------// _-= THE ENDING TRAIL =-_ Usually when sisters had a fight they'd yell and insult each other before one begins to cry and parents sorted it out for them, and things would go back to normal the next day. Well, that was for "normal" sisters. But no- when celestial alicorn sisters fight one turns evil and tries to take over the whole world, and wants to watch the other suffer and pay the price after a previous argument from 1000 years ago. Funny... It sounds oerly dramtic when you say it out loud. Though it's hard to hear it out loud when THERE'S A GIANT BATTLE GOING ON! Red glistening blood stained across the stone street of Canterlot. Ponies fighting against their enemy, using all force they had. It was only... Princess Celestia and Nightmare Moon only stared at each other while the others fought. As if talking telepathically... That or the ultimate staring contest of who gets the throne. Who'd win? Well, obviously Nightmare Moon because Princess Celestia just dashed off toward the castle. "Lets fly to the Castle Sunbutt," Nightmare Moon shook her head, cackling. The Solar Princess dashed off toward her castle, and without hesitation Nightmare Moon followed straight after her. Basilisk Nova sent a magic beam toward his opponent Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash shrieked, as it hit her wing. He growled, "Darn it! I missed your heart!" Rainbow Dash rasped, her voice slightly shaky, "Why...? Was it a love spell...?" She snapped back at him, with sass. Basalisk snarled before jumping straight at her thrashing his hooves toward the rainbow mare. Arua sent a quick spell toward Twilight. The magic traveled so fast it could only be seen for a split second before it hit Twilight. The purple alicorn's face turned blue and her eyes rolled back into her head and she fell unconscious. Arua grinned, "Paralyzed. Should come back in about two weeks or so... Hopefully." Nightmare Moon chased after Princess Celestia quickly, before noticing where she was going. The Tower. It was a observatory where Celestia and Luna used to go to look around at Canterlot. They hadn't been there since before the "newer" observatory tower was built. Meaning since before the banishment. It was a giant tower with windows almost being the entire wall. A huge set of spiral stars to the top, the roof. Princess Celestia dashed down into the castle going to the door in the very beginning of the tower. Nightmare Moon obviously following after her. Princess Celestia dashed up the stairs while her furious sister, Nightmare Moon galloped toward her. Celestia came into full view of Nightmare Moon, a perfect time for a perfect shot. She charged her horn, sending a dark blue ray of magic toward Celestia. Missing and only hitting the stairs the stone cracked and crumbled falling to the floor. The Moon princess spread her black alicorn wings and flew right over the gap. Princess Celestia's hooves stormed up the stairs, not even taking a break for breath. Celestia was old... She wouldn't be able to last much longer. Or at least Nightmare Moon thought. It was hard to see grey hair around Celestia's muzzle if her coat was white. Nightmare Moon on the other hoof did have a few visible ones, around her muzzle. Nightmare Moon gasped for breath as she pushed on forward, though she heard Celestia right above her. Not thinking properly, she sent a magical ray of blue light right above her, missing Celestia by a few inches. Nightmare Moon shrieked quickly running forward, causing great pain in her sides, as the stone fell behind her. Soon the tower came to a end... Princess Celestia reached the very top of the tower. Using her hind hooves she bucked the door open to be on the top of the tower on the golden roof. This observatory was the tallest tower in Canterlot. It was the highest, and the one that could overlook the entire city and a lot of Equestria. Nightmare Moon a few minutes later came up behind her... Merely walking. "Celestia." She rasped in a bitter tone. The Princess stood at the edge just looking out upon the city. "It's Princess Celestia, to you, 'Woona'..." She mumbled. Nightmare Moon snorted, before calming down. The night time breeze was stronger up here then anywhere down there in the city. The nighttime shone and reflected upon the golden tower. The old white mare gave a long tired sigh, "Do not expect me to think this day would not come... After the dragon attacked the Empire, when we were hardly teenagers, things only got worse in Equestria." The corrupted princess snorted, "You burst into flames when you fought that dragon. You surely scared the living buck out of me... Equestria didn't get worse. You did." Celestia ignored the insult and went on, "We didn't have much trouble, when we were younger. Unless you count dealing with Princess Platinum and her name calling and stuck up attitude trouble." Nightmare Moon gave a light chuckle, "Oh she was plenty." Giving a light giggle, Celestia shook her head. "We've been through so much together... Since we are alicorns we live forever... The drama never stops between us. Oh but it's such fun, once we get through it and laugh about it in the future... Like when you pranked all of Star Swirls rep's back in our old castle... Oh I was so annoyed." They both couldn't help but laugh, by the memories they had. Was Nightmare Moon... getting soft? Slowly, Nightmare Moon's coat began to change, as she moved closer to Princess Celestia. Her height slowly began to grow shorter and her entire appearance turning back to her normal Luna-self. Princess Celestia turned around to look at her, with her red puffy eyes as tears rolled down. Before... looking to Luna in astonishment. "I-I forgive you... You can still change what you've done, this can stop..." Celestia said warmly, trying to force a smile on her muzzle. Princess Luna, walked up to her closer, pulling her in for a hug. Both the sisters "reunited"... Before one push. Princess Celestia gasped quickly using her fore-hooves, holding onto the brim of the roof, clinging onto it. "L-luna!? What are you doing?!" Princess Luna* walked up and over to the edge looking down to her. "I don't think you'll be needing these..." Her horn glowed blue as Celestia's horn snapped off and fell all the way down to the floor. A mouse cursor appeared into reality before clicking onto Celestia's wings, and then pulled them off cleanly before throwing them into a computer trash can. After, they vanished and Celestia was left a earthpony. Still holding on... Though her grip began to loosen. "Luna!" Her eyes widen, "Sister! Help me!" Princess Luna gave her a look of anger, and disgust her sharp teeth bared at her. Moving her hooves she smashed them right onto Celestia's hooves, using a spell causing claw like thorns to stab into her hooves. Blood trickled down Celestia's fore-hooves as she shrieked in pain. Luna's appearance changed back to Nightmare Moon, as she lowered herself looking to Celestia with a sort of evil grin, her eyes narrowed as she spoke in a dark voice, "Long... live... the Queen..." Princess Celestia's eyes widen in horror, as Nightmare Moon let go of her sisters hooves. The solar princess screamed at the top of her lungs in horror as she fell down, plunging all the way to the Canterlot Floors. A loud crack spread across the stone floors as the dead princess hit the ground, with a loud thud ... The mane six defeated. All were trapped in separate cages made by Sombra and Queen Chrysalis's dark magic. Twilight paralyzed though still in her own cage. The villains stood by each cage proudly looking from afar to the fallen princess. Nightmare Moon stood from atop the tower, looking all the way down to the princess on the floor many feet below. Nightmare Moon couldn't believe it was finally over.... The new Queen of Equestria laughed loudly, "Bwuahahahahahahaaaaa!" She felt like she could own the world... Oh wait... She does. She couldn't express her victory well enough... This... was... perfect... Nightmare Moon spread her black wings soaring down from the sky to the front of the castle. She yelled at the top of her lungs, "Bring the Cages!" Slowly her "friends" and mare-friend, made their way over with their "prey" having them lined up behind her. Once again each sitting by their cages. Nightmare Moon then ordered, "PONIES OF CANTERLOT! COME OUT OF YOUR HOMES!!!" In a few minutes out of pure fright everypony walked out into the streets looking to Queen Nightmare Moon, with the dead alicorn lying right in front of her. The black alicorn's voice boomed as she spoke, "Your once beautiful land of Equestria is under new management... Remember this day... Because it was your last... The Night lasts... FOREVER!"