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// Old friends...  
// Story: A Nightmarish Revival 
// by TheImperialBrony 
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Luna's POV




I rushed down the steps of the lower dungeons of Canterlot, where we keep our most dangerous in other than Tartarus. I had four of my guards flanking me from behind as I made my way down. 

A few minutes later, I arrived at the cell I was aimed for. I gave the order to open the spell sealed door along with the locks on it to let me in. The door swung open as I walk inside with my guards.

"Hello Equine."

I looked at the hanging figure on the wall. It was a golden bear-like creature with massive claws and teeth, teeth so big it splits it jaw at such a unusual angle that every time I see it, I shudder. The bear was covered is holes and was showing metal under it. At the middle of its belly, had a row of teeth jutting outward. Its voice was a deep distorted one, making even me feel chill up my spine

"Fredbear...." I returned in greeting. It was our usual greeting, say a few words (or insults in his case) and end chat with me leaving and locking the door for the next time.

"I take this is our annual chat?" he asked showing no emotion.

I shake my head. "I'm afraid not, something has shown up that I think you know. And I need your help." I inform him.

He scoffs. "You? Needing me to help you? How can I even help you, look at what you are doing to me. You killed me in the dream realm. Discovered I was still alive and made it to the real world again and had me hunted down. You captured me and left me hanging here alone, with you coming to mock me as I hang, unable to do anything thanks to these spells and chains." He shakes his arm, rattling the chains to empathize his point. He looks back at me. "I ask again. Why. Should. I. Help. You?"

I remained stoic through his whole reply before answering. "Because, somepony has arrived and hurt a princess and hero of Equestria, putting her into the hospital. She barely survived the encounter."

He rolls his blood red eyes at me. "And this concerns me how?" he asks breaking eye contact at the finishing word.

"The creature she described sounded very similar to you, only in pony form." I reply. He looked up at me in curiosity and raised a brow.

"What did this...'creature' look like?" he asks.

"It was a deep gray with black and red hair, and had glowing red eyes much like yours, as well as the teeth and split jaw." I explain.

I hear a small sharp gasp and wide eyes from Fredbear.

"Nightmare..."

My ear flicks at the incredibly soft voice he produced. "Can you say that again?" I ask tilting my head at him.

"Its Nightmare.....My traitor brother." he repeats.

I remember what happened in the dream realm. The Nightmare, as Fredbear calls it, vanishing from behind him as he fought me, and remembered how he gave up shortly once that happened. I shake my head clear of the memories and focused on Fredbear hanging there, looking down at the floor. I sigh softly. "I need your help to take him down." I finally ask him, catching his attention once again.

He looked to be thinking deeply, for he looked back down at the floor, moving his jaw idly. After a few more minutes, he finally looked back up at me, the answer clear in his face.

"I will help you.....Luna."




The guards were clearly nervous with Fredbear walking next to me, free from his chains but not completely of the spells on him, he was somewhat joyed at being able to walk again. He got upset at the fact that not all the restrictions will be removed from him. He just shrugged and walked on out once I stepped out with the guards. 

I could tell the guards were eyeing him as we walk back up the stairs to the surface. I would too if I was them walking with a higher power.

We arrived to the top of the stairs to meet the blinding light. I heard soft grunts as the guards shielded their eyes. Fredbear and I just stood there basking in its glory, Fredbear more so. Fredbear looked more peaceful in the light, despite his form. 

"You are to go to the town of Ponyville and find the element bearers and explain to them that you are going to help them." I informed him while looking at him.

He turned his head and looked down a me. "Won't the population be terrified of me, as much as I love seeing that, I would think you have a plan so I don't get attention drawn to me."

"That's why I plan to turn you into a pony."

He did a double-take at that and stared at me in disbelief. "What?! You can make me a weak pony like yourself?" He went silent shortly after that outburst. "I....I guess if it will help me get to my brother then I'll do it. But....I want to be able to turn into my true for at will, for obvious reasons." He finished. 

I nodded. "You will be given that ability." I closed my eyes to search for the spell, for it has been too long since I cast this. I opened them again and saw him standing there with crossed arms. "This may hurt or feel uncomfortable for a bit, so try to endure it as the spell is cast." He nods curtly. "Alright...." I feel my horn light up with the spell. "Hold still." 

He goes ridged as the spell takes effect on him. A light shines over his form as he started to take the shape of a pony stallion. The sound of bones cracking sounds through the air as the guards winced at the unpleasant sound. The spell ended with him on the ground. 

I observed him as he laid there. He had a deep blue coat with green and black hair. His mark a cog wheel with a deep red dot in the middle. Fredbear, shakily stood up on his legs to his full height in one go, which impressed me, but what shocked me is what came next as bat wings came out of his back with a small sound and his eyes snapping open showing me his silted Bat-pony eyes. His eyes were cyan blue with small specks of red and black at the edges.

"Fredbear? Are you alright?" I asked taking some steps forward.

He looked at me before raising a hoof to his face and observing it. "I'm not Fredbear in this form...." He puts his hoof down and looks at me square in the eyes. "It's Eventide." I blink in surprise at the name, it is fitting. For it is another meaning for night, though not very commonly said from what I've heard. Also I was surprised at the fact that he chose a name so fast. He was overlooking the rest of his form, he took a big interest at the bat wings. I chuckled softly at him, covering my mouth with a hoof.

I can't help but think that he is pretty handsome....

He looked up at me at the sound of my muffled laugh with a cocked brow. "So....where do I go to get to Ponyville? That is if you are done finding my form amusing." He blinks in slight shock, before long, a small smile appeared on his face. "And...attractive."

My eyes go wide and I felt my face heating up. Behind me, the guards were chuckling softly to themselves. I groaned in annoyance.

Snapping around to face the guards, they silenced immediately under my gaze and stood at attention. I smiled lightly before turning back to Eventide, who was now inspecting his batwings with great interest. I cough to get his attention. "I will teleport you to Ponyville, so you don't have to take the train." 

He nods understanding. "Alright, Princess. Do it."

I nod before beginning to cast the spell on him. I saw him shiver as the spell took effect and a split second later, he was gone in a flash of light.




Foxy's POV


 

I was watching Nightmare as he prepared to create Chica. He said he was going to make her in a bigger body than what I got, that of which I'm still upset about. 

Crossing my fore-hooves, careful not to fall forward, I watched in small interest as a cloud of dust started forming in front of Nightmare's extended hoof. Soon, the dust started to take a form. The form of a full grown pony stallion, with pitch black fur and black and dark blue hair. Nightmare made a face as he focused even more, causing the dust form to have a split jaw and empty eyes like us. 

Finally, the dark pony dropped to the stone ground with a thud and the sound of a sigh from Nightmare as Chica was finished.

I stared at the new body of Chica in study before looking back at Nightmare, "So...when will she wake up?" I was still not used to my new voice. 

Nightmare looked up at me, for he had his head down in exhaustion, before looking briefly at Chica then at me, "I'd say, a few hours. She'll be a bit surprised at her new form," He paused to close his jaw to form a crude smile, "Maybe even mad." 

I let loose a small chuckle and shook my head, "Yea, probably." I looked up to him suddenly serious, "But, remember that you promised that whenever I want to be my natural form, you will grant it."

Nightmare moved in realization at something. "You are fully able to change to your natural form this whole time. I just discovered that we could do that," He informed me. To further prove his point, his form started to change. His body took on a more bulky form and the colors he had turned pure black, plus his body got much more larger. I had to place my fore-hooves behind me and lean back to peer up at his true size. His transformation finished, he looked down at my quite small form with a smile. 

A low rumbling sound emitted from him, which I then shortly found out that was a chuckle, "You are so small, I could crush half your body under my foot,"  He pointed out.

I recoiled slightly at that statement, earning another rumbling chuckle from the giant. I closed my eyes as I attempted to turn into my true form like Nightmare did. In my mind I saw a glowing orb, it was colored rust brown. I attempted to touch it with my mind. When I did, what I got was a warm feeling flowing through my body as the transformation did its work.

Shortly after, I rose to my new height, careful to not bump him with my nose, coming to only to Nightmare's lower jaw. I was still quite short and had to look up to look into his eyes. Nightmare chuckled again when I looked up at him. "You are still short. Makes me wonder who thought of the heights for us," he said amused.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance at him before walking past him to explore a bit more. As I moved away, I walked past Chica, who was so short compared to me. Now I know how Nightmare felt looking at me. I chuckled lightly as I thought about that and walking away into a random corridor.