//------------------------------// // Chapter 08: 2nd Match, VS. Girania! // Story: MLP: Nights Journey Of Dreams // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 08: 2nd Match, VS. Girania! The scene opens up towards Dream Gate once again now. And as we focus on the place, the Door leading to My Dream begins to slowly open up now. And soon Rainbow Dash, Rarity & Fluttershy come out of it. They were seemingly very much alright after their wild chase with an Octopaw last time. Now they felt pretty good and ready to continue to go even further now than before. “Well, I say that was quick relaxing.” Rainbow Dash stretch herself in feeling pretty much okay. “I feel much more better now, how about you Fluttershy?” Rarity sighs to feel very good about herself and then asked her friend a question. “Um, I feel fine, thank you.” Fluttershy spoke slowly in a meekly tone on the question. “Okay, who’s up to visiting Aqua Garden?” Rainbow Dash asked off in checking those ready to go. “Do you even need ask, of course we’ll go.” Rarity spoke off to say that the answer was obvious. “Right, cause…we need to find…you know, the Ideya.” Fluttershy meekly spoke in trying to bring up the subject of their discussion. “Right, and with NiGHTS by our side, we’ll find it no sweat!” Rainbow Dash nods to say this with much confidence in what they gonna do, shall succeed in. “My, you seem awfully certain?” Rarity asked off amuse by how bold her friend was making it sound like they will achieve this matter of finding their Ideya. “So are we gonna get going or what?” Rainbow Dash questioned in seeing they are not moving quicker, as if being held up. “Um, I’m ready…” Fluttershy meekly spoke in feeling like they were stalling and doesn’t wanna be a bother. “Me as well darling, shall we?” Rarity proudly spoke off to say this on her own accord. “Yeah!” Rainbow Dash pump up her hoof in saying that it’s time they get going here. With that much in agreement, Rainbow Dash, Rarity & Fluttershy approach the Door that will take them towards Aqua Garden. As they slowly open the doors, they are bask in the white light that came out from it. And as they enter in, the scene begins to fade out in us knowing where they shall end up in next…. --------------- The scene slowly opens up towards what was seemingly Aqua Garden, what was apparently the normal skies that show it was meant to be sunny. We find a region called Marine Trench in which if one was going around that airspace, they see something off. There was strange dark clouds slowly moving towards Aqua Garden. During the same state, NiGHTS was seen flying by to cease to stand up straight and hands on her hips, in noticing the moving dark cloud. And as a cautious NiGHTS was gazing at this, so were the pony spirits of Rainbow Dash, Rarity & Fluttershy mimicking the jester in what was going on here, just after they Dualize to take a flight trip to look around. “Um, Rainbow…what sorta storm clouds are those?” Rarity’s spirit turn to her Pegasus friend in knowing about weather controls of what this might be. “None I ever seen? How bout you NiGHTS….ugh, NiGHTS?” Rainbow Dash’s spirit shook her head to not know this and awaited NiGHTS to respond, but…the jester seem extra focus. “It’s like the clouds of Nightmare…” NiGHTS softly spoke this in sounding distress of recognizing such dark clouds. “The Clouds of Nightmare?” The pony spirits repeated that sentence as if knowing the meaning behind that sentence. “So, you’ve noticed those ominous clouds as well, I see.” Owl was heard speaking, as he was seen flapping his wings to join NiGHTS and friends from the left side to stare at what has earn their attention as everyone nodded in agreement to that. “It may be an omen signaling Nightmare’s invasion.” Owl spoke with a heavy sigh in feeling that this was a bad sign of what is to come. “Nightmare’s invasion?” Fluttershy’s spirit turn to Owl which made NiGHTS head do the same thing, that doesn’t sound good and it sounds scary to her. “Goodness! Is that where those Nightmarens come from?” Rarity’s spirit gasped in feeling like going to such a place might be dreadful to encounter. “So what, now they think having a cloud here will make a difference?” Rainbow Dash’s spirit rolled her eyes to think this was nothing but to scare them. “Whatever the case, something is definitely awry here.” Owl turn to explain to the ponies of what may start to happen here. “Hoo! We had best be getting on.” He shudder in fright in thinking they best leave now before they run into trouble. But then without warning, from above the dark clouds appeared some….GIANT METALLIC HAND! “Hmm? What’s that?” Owl asked off in not knowing what was seen from the dark clouds as the giant hand slowly opens up. “No way! It can’t be!” NiGHTS gasped in seeing that metallic hand open up and reveal a moving eyeball center in the palm and seem to gaze at the group “NiGHTS, what’s wrong?” Rarity’s spirit asked her friend in sensing she felt tense from seeing what was before them. “Do you know whose giant hand that belongs to?” Rainbow Dash asked off in thinking NiGHTS may know what they are seeing is. “Oh my goodness, it looks…kinda scary when it looks at us!” Fluttershy’s spirit yelps in feeling some unknowing large amount of fear building up; and that isn’t good if something frightening was near. Then without warning, the giant metallic hand open up before something came gushing out; it created like a strong whirlwind breeze from its eye-palm center thalami towards below. “R…R…!” Suddenly, Owl was yelping from when he along with NiGHTS felt a powerful gale was blasting against them. “Uwaaaaah!” Then NiGHTS yelps as she felt herself being twirl around inside the force of some twister. “Hoo, Hoo-hoo, Hooo…” Even Owl was yelping to be caught in the same type of powerful gale that lifted him upwards along with NiGHTS. “Waahaahaaahhh…./Wooohhooohhooo…./Yaaahhaaauuaaghhh….” Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash & Rarity were seen spinning around in a powerful twister with Owl & NiGHTS as they are unable to stop this force. The strange tornado force was so much that it had even undid the Dualize mode with NiGHTS as now the three ponies were being blown around and around while everyone was letting off their yelping cries and screams. But then without any notice, the ponies had been toss out of the whirling winds twisting upwards while only containing NiGHTS & Owl but that was far from being over… “Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!” For now that the ponies were no longer Dualized with NiGHTS, their ability to fly was undone and soon they were screaming while they were plunging downwards toward a green form island of Aqua Garden. “RAINBOW! FLUTTERSHY! DOOOO SOMETHING!” Rarity shouted at the top of her lungs while waving her hooves as if trying to fly or slow her descend down with no luck. “Like What? WE CAN’T FLY IN THIS PLACE!” Rainbow Dash yelled back that when they are in the Night Dimension, without being Dualize with NiGHTS, even Pegasus ponies can’t fly here. “Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…..” Fluttershy was holding her cheeks in feeling worried at seeing how fast they are dropping and getting closer to the bottom. “Oh man, you think what they say about in dreams…that before you hit the ground, you wake up?” Rainbow Dash asked off in wondering in slightly fear and concern, that maybe they’ll wake up and not really die before hitting the bottom. “Maybe….IF OUR DREAM SPIRITS WEREN’T STUCK HERE!” Rarity remotely spoke before snapping that since they are here and can’t return to their bodies, then that logic is out the door. “Um, so what will happen if we hit the ground and not wake up back home?” Fluttershy slowly asked in feeling concern that if they hit the bottom, what then…? The three ponies froze in starting to feel terrified right now, as they continue to scream in knowing this might be their end… “Splashfruvhmmm….” The ponies had ended up making contact with the water surface as they sank deeper and deeper below the canyons. But in another strange twist, they landed in another puddle of water like a pond as it was just enough to help soften their fall from such a height. They splashed around a bit in thinking they were goners, but once they open their eyes to see…where they were. The ponies knew they hit the water, but how was it this place didn’t feel more like water and compress pressure but felt the same as they could breathe while seeing they are in an underwater trench. There were even bubbles floating around, even the ponies had bubbles slip out of their mouths, but could still breath…weird. Even more so, during the same time, ‘Sweeping Seashore: Marine Escape’ started to be heard in the background. “Where are we? Are we in…a trench within the ocean?” Fluttershy questioned in where they were as it seem very shocking to believe. “My word, how did we survive that fall?” Rarity asked in not knowing how they survive falling from such a height; it seem to go against the logical law of physics. “Better question…we hit the water surface, but we hit another and everything here isn’t wet. I’m no Twilight, but this doesn’t make scientific sense.” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in saying that nothing here was making sense even to those that aren’t their smart friend Twilight. “Where do you suppose NiGHTS & Owl might be?” Fluttershy asked in seeing that their friends aren’t with them. “I don’t know, we have to find them. Whatever got us, separated us.” Rarity shook her head in not seeing their friends, they may have to go find them instead. “It hit us hard alright, and it was just a HAND, and it didn’t even hit us physically!” Rainbow Dash issued off to complain in whatever got them, really sock it to them without making physical contact. “You rather get hit by it than just blown away?” Rarity raised her eyebrows to make this remark of what Rainbow was getting to. “Girls, let’s try to focus on escaping from the ocean trench & find NiGHTS up on the surface!” Fluttershy cuts in to explain the situation seriously to her two friends who look at her funny. “Um, that is…if you don’t mind.” Then she felt shy and meekly spoke in having spoken out of term. “No darling, you are absolutely right! We need to find them!” Rarity insisted that Fluttershy is right, they need to find their friends. “Right, let’s get going and get out of here.” Rainbow Dash insisted what they do next, go out and find NiGHTS & Owl. Soon the ponies had to get moving through the area, they pass by a few happy Nightopians while watching them go by. They were collecting Blue Chips that seem to have starfish marks on them for unknown reasons. There were lots of yellow and other types of fish swimming around in midair, it be beautiful to watch if the ponies weren’t in a hurry. The three ponies leap off some floating barrels before reaching a dry land spot in which they have to climb up it and on top of giant claim shells. There was even to Rarity’s delight, an orange treasure chest which she went over to open it. “Rarity, we don’t have time to carry treasure.” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in seeing her friend was wasting time with something. “Oh, but it seem a waste to leave it here, let’s see what’s inside. Hugh?” Rarity spoke to say this while opening the orange chest, but was surprise in what she found. “It’s more of those Blue Chips we got.” Fluttershy stated in seeing the same Blue Chips from before, but what can they do with them. “Hoo-hoo…am I glad to have found you three!” Owl’s voice was heard, as he came flying down to land on the open chest in spotting the ponies before him. “Owl!” The ponies turn in smiling with relief, they found one of their missing friends from that sudden twister event. “Oh my, you found more Blue Chips, excellent, if you see any Nightmarens, just throw them and it will help defend you even without NiGHTS.” Owl spoke off to say in seeing what the gang has stubble upon, it’ll be very effective against some Nightmarens while surviving without NiGHTS here to aid. “That’s great and all, but where is she?” Rainbow Dash spoke off to say this while pondering where NiGHTS was. “Looking for you ahead, I best stick by to help guide you. Leaving Visitors like you alone won’t do in this situation.” Owl exclaimed to say while shaking his head on the thought; if left alone, these pony Visitors will be ambush and lose their only remaining Ideya to the Nightmarens. Deciding that with their little owl friend to help them, the ponies continue to go about in trying to get to where NiGHTS is. Ahead, some Seapos are spotted, and the ponies, knowing that without NiGHTS’s aid to help, have to fight on their own. So taking Owl’s advice, they threw their Blue Chips that help stun the enemy while slipping by and came near a sunken ship. And upon approaching it, there was a strange handheld pocket watch that Fluttershy pick up. “Ho hoo! You’ve found a Time Chip that will turn back time.” Owl happily explained to say in having seen what the group has stable upon, a nice find indeed to be useful. “Really, wow….it sounds like a type of Time Spell.” Fluttershy spoke in finding what she found sound kinda neat. “Yeah, but it probably won’t go so far back, so let’s just keep going, kay?” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in knowing the simple spell won’t get them back or avoid what separated them, so…may as well just press on. After keeping such a thing handle, the ponies jump onto the sunken ship…which started to move. This caused everyone to yelp as they felt themselves sink faster to the bottom before the ship crash on the ground, and saw that though they are okay, they fell deeper than they should have. After abandoning the ship, three more Seapos were approaching the ponies, Rainbow Dash threw some Blue Chips, but the guys dodge to move away while firing their bubbles at the ponies. “Never mind them, just keep going!” Rarity insisted that they continue on and not bother with the enemies. Climbing up more steps to go higher while avoiding the Seapos, they found another chest that contain more Blue Chips. But as the ponies move, they saw strange puffer-fish blue bottom, top red and yellow fins, and look like they were…coming at the gang. “Watch out, those are the Nightmarens called Baloogas! Quickly, stun them before they blow up to impact you with their spikes!” Owl yelps in recognizing those Nightmarens anywhere and they can be pretty nasty if one is not careful in how to approach them. “I got this!” Rainbow Dash thrown her Blue Chips that help stop those Nightmarens from coming anywhere close to them. “Quickly, ride that geyser!” Owl explained to the ponies in what they must do next. As the ponies nodded their heads, they leap over another step case to reach an inactive geyser before it soon shot them off towards another geyser spot. And the ponies leap out of that to enter another geyser that took them further until they reach another sunken ship. And in the next oddest of steps, the sunken ship began to rise upwards then sink, which no one complained, and just rode along before reaching another stage. They jump off to swim in a pond water to reach another chest to obtain another Time Chip, before facing more Baloogas. “Eek!” Fluttershy yelps to thrown a Blue Chip out on a whim, which made contact that stun the Nightmaren. “Nicely done Fluttershy. Now come, we must get aboard that next ship.” Owl commented the shy pony who realize her deed before quickly following everyone else. After passing by that threat, the ponies along with Owl reach another sunken ship that was stuck. But once they were boarded, the ship slowly began to rise up before reaching another spot to get off. Owl warn the ponies to get off as a nearby Seapos was nearby and fired bubbles and they got off just in time before going up more cliff steps. But as they were about to reach another sunken ship, two more Seapos came down from out of nowhere to attack the ponies. “Seriously! How many Nightmaren sea creatures are there?” Rainbow Dash groans to complain in seeing this was just getting annoying while they are on a mission to find NiGHTS. “Worry about that later, right now…duck!” Rarity yelps to say in seeing the Seapos fired their bubbles, and the ponies ran for cover. “Hoo-hoo….oh my!” Owl yelps to try to dodge the attacks of those evil bubbles. “I’ll help you Owl.” Fluttershy came up to pull Owl behind their safe cover from the Seapos’ bubbles. “Oh thank you Fluttershy. Listen, you all must dodge to stun them to make it through, alright.” Owl sighs in relief for the save while giving some advice to those that are pin-down. The ponies slowly nodded their heads in getting the idea and got to work. After dodging and stunning the Nightmarens, did the gang quickly board on the sunken ship. And it began to rise up until they reach a ship’s front port side that stuck out of the wall. But as they were quickly getting off to try to find out where they needed to go, something was seen floating above the spot in waiting for them, and it was…. “NiGHTS!” The ponies shouted for joy, their friend NiGHTS was there, they found her. “Hoo…thank goodness, you’re alright.” Owl sighs with relief, they have now at last reunited with NiGHTS after being separated. “Hey everyone, sorry for the scare.” NiGHTS smiled off to greet those that have come towards her without making too much a fuss. “You kidding me? We fell from a height with non-flying wings and landed in the water and survive to breathe it, I think this was the craziest thing yet?” Rainbow Dash asked off in thinking that from the crazy stuff that happen, it’s a wonder they can get by it. “Well, this is the World of Dreams, some logic from the awake world does not always apply here.” Owl wisely explained that Dream Logic works different than reality’s logic, in a matter of speaking. “But still, we were very worried about you all.” Fluttershy spoke in feeling grateful that they managed to reunite with these guys. “Yes, we didn’t know if something terrible happen to you afterwards.” Rarity nods to say this that they are glad to be with Owl & NiGHTS. “And you came all this way to find me and I thank you all for doing that…” NiGHTS praise those that came to find her and she’s grateful for that effort. “It looks like this time, you’ve handle being on your own pretty well. Nice work.” She smiled to give compliments to the ponies for having done an excellent job. At that very moment, ‘Peaceful Moment’ began to play out here. But it was shown that Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy were doing strange victory dance movements before striking a pose. They did it, the ponies managed to get by and found their friend NiGHTS, they really did well on their own here. “Heheheh, guess your moments to celebrate a victory must have been left behind in us.” Rainbow Dash rub the back of her head in feeling that they caught the same thing NiGHTS does when she’s happy in having obtain victory. “Well, I kinda like it.” Fluttershy meekly spoke with a small smile in having found doing that to be likable. “Yes, maybe add in some glamor or two and it would make one look nice when they pose.” Rarity nods off to say this while thinking of what could make doing that again more….fashionable to accessorize in. “What say we help get you all out of here?” Owl suggested this in seeing they have all probably want to get out of this ocean trench about now. “Agree, come along everyone, time to Dualize with me. And get back to Dream Gate.” NiGHTS nods to agree with Owl and offer her hand for the ponies to Dualize with her so they can fly on outta here. Soon afterwards from Dualizing, NiGHTS began to take off to help the pony spirits inside her leave the area. Owl soon vanished into thin air soon afterwards once this task was settle. And now everything begins to fade out now while everyone prepares to leave this place… ------------------------------- Now we see Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy gently falling across a starry sky, just before they landed on the stone pavements in having return to Dream Gate. They have just managed to return after that last experience in surviving on their own, but it was not all bad. And as the ponies walk in to approach the fountain area, they find Owl coming over to greet their return here safely. “Hoo, we’re glad you made it back. Are you feeling alright now,” Owl spoke in being received to see this group is alright after what happened. “Of course.” Rarity nodded off to say this little reply. “Never better!” Rainbow Dash proudly stated this answer. “Um, yes…” Fluttershy meekly spoke in feeling fine herself. “Good, then as much as this may sound forceful, but do you want to return to Aqua Garden? I believe you may almost be on the verge of finding an Ideya that belongs to each of you.” Owl replied off to say this in knowing it’s a little soon for this group, but it seems they have almost unveil the Ideya that remains hidden in Aqua Garden. “Really?” Fluttershy asked in sounding surprise to hear this good news. “Well that would be marvelous to happen.” Rarity exclaimed to say in knowing they are almost close to finding another Ideya. “Yeah, but gotta ask, what was it that happen to us back there?” Rainbow Dash asked off in being curious, they never got info about who that giant hand thing belong to or why it attack them. “I’m afraid only NiGHTS can tell you that.” Owl spoke this with a low tone to shake his head, unable to tell the group here of what they saw. “But, give her time, for the one you may have seen…was likely the Ruler of the Nightmarens himself…Wizeman.” Owl became very firm in stating that NiGHTS will one day tell them, about the one that attack them…was the Ruler of all Nightmarens. This caused the ponies to gasp in fear from what Owl just told them. To think they were in the mere presence of the Ruler of the Nightmarens. Worse when they think about it was that even though they were Dualize with NiGHTS, they felt the back of their furs stand on high from feeling a terrible power from that one hand. Whoever or whatever Wizeman is, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy can only recall having felt like an enemy that powerful was from a level reaching the Three Lords of Equestria. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll wish you luck. NiGHTS is already waiting on the other side. Good luck.” Owl responded to say this in wishing those here the best of luck in what’s to come. With that, Owl soon vanished from sight by leaving nothing but some flock of feathers in the wake. The ponies look around, but knew he was already long gone by now. “Brother, if I wanted to see Houdini tricks, I have Twilight do them!” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in having seen the same old disappearing act as before. “Never mind that for now Rainbow, we best meet up with NiGHTS & hope we can come close to obtaining our Ideya there.” Rarity spoke in sounding with reason, if what Owl said is true, they are almost there in finding their Ideya. “Right, um…so…if we’re all for agreement, shall we go back to Aqua Garden?” Fluttershy shyly and meekly spoke in seeing that maybe now was the time to get going it seems. Having decided to listen to Fluttershy’s suggestion, Rainbow Dash & Rarity soon approach the Door that would lead them back towards Aqua Garden. Once opening the doors, the same bright light began to envelop the ponies before they truly went on through. As everything was blind by the light, the next stop was back to Aqua Garden, where the ponies will hope to come across finding an Ideya. -------------------------------------------------------- At the time being, ’Sweeping Seashore’ was heard playing in the background. Just as we find ourselves return to Aqua Garden and as we see its clear blue waters, there was something else too. We find NiGHTS just kicking back and floated to lie back, cross legs and rest her head on her hands while looking up at the sky. Apparently the jester was taking it easy without there being cause for alarm at this very moment…. “It looks like a lot of the light has returned to this world.” NiGHTS exclaimed from noticing what has started to develop for Aqua Garden; more light has come to make this place feel…like a dream world it was meant to be. As it turns out, NiGHTS was talking to the spirit forms of Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy that mimic the jester relaxing while having heard much of what was being said. “It does look a lot more brighter than before.” Fluttershy’s spirit responded off in seeing how much better this Nightopia place called Aqua Garden has become. “Probably because we help fix some problems here, right?” Rainbow Dash’s spirit spoke off easily in knowing that from what they did, helping out and such has its merits. “Well, I believe that term would make sense.” Rarity’s spirit stated to say in knowing what they got has help out in a lot of ways for them. “At this rate, we should have the White Ideya back in no time!” NiGHTS look onward to speak in feeling so assure in what they’ll soon be able to reclaim for the ponies. “Sure!” Rainbow Dash’s spirit replied off in agreement on that topic of finding the next Ideya. “Right!” Fluttershy’s spirit nodded off to agree with the subject. “Absolutely!” Rarity’s spirit replied back in also agreeing with her friends. Unknown to NiGHTS and friends, there was something swimming in the waters below them. It look rather much like a fish, but also seem to look pretty much like the size of a whale, and it also seem…kinda mean looking and wearing armor. And from it sneaking up on NiGHTS could only spell one thing here….TROUBLE! For without warning, the giant fish was none other than the Second-Level Nightmaren: Girania as he leaps upwards to open its mouth over the others. “Waaah!” NiGHTS yelps with a shock face to hold up her arms in trying to react to what was happening. “Waaaaaughhhh/AAAAAAAHHHH/Eeeeeeekkkk!” Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were screaming from this surprising feat of where it looks like….THEY ARE BEING EATEN! Everyone yelps from when the giant fish closes its mouth while having caught its prey while they struggle from the movement that has been done with Girania moving about. The scene begins to go dark at this time as we do not know what was happening now. Even more so when the background music cease playing during this unexpected event. ------------------------------- At this very moment, we return to another familiar nightmarish world of a realm. At the same time, the background was playing ‘Giant Girania: Hard Version’ right from the start. It was the same underwater Colosseum stage like before, same pillars, same lit emerald torches, the only things never focus upon were above the darken night sky showed what look like a full moon showing an eerie emerald color….meant for a theme of living in a nightmare. Then without warning, we spot Girania having leap upwards instead of coming out through the curtain. As it had reach the height of being almost touching the moon, from its mouth something glowed bright green as we hear its snarling voice. Then Girania opens its mouth to let off a green mist as it roars ferociously like a predator. Just before he loops-de-loop in midair and then dives straight SMACK into the ground to be submerge to prepare his attack. And at the same time after Girania open its mouth to let off its breath, NiGHTS was toss out to spin and rebalance herself to notice where she and her friends were after being eaten. “AAAAAAUUUUGH!” Rarity’s spirit screamed forth in having seen what just happen to them and where they are now. “Why Is It When We Feel Relax, THIS HAPPENS!?” She complained in seeing this had to happen right out of the bloom. “Better get ready girls, Girania looks hungry for revenge.” NiGHTS warns her friends in keeping close dibs on their Nightmaren foe. “But I thought we already beat him?” Rainbow Dash’s spirit questioned in recalling they whoop this fish’s behind. “We knock him down, but he’s not out yet.” NiGHTS explained the matter of they only did one thing, but not truly settle the case. “But remember how we fought him last time, this’ll almost be like before…” She pointed out to say this to help the gang recall how they fought Girania before. “Um, what do you mean…almost?” Fluttershy’s spirit nervously asked in hearing the ‘almost’ part, like there was something different about the now. “Just remember, we use a Paraloop to suck pieces of Girania’s giant body. Just after he hit his weak spot!” NiGHTS told her friends in what they need to do in order to help them still win this fight. Soon the battle was starting as NiGHTS was soon flying a bit far from the target to not be eaten. And then when Girania soon leaps out to eat the jester, Rainbow Dash aided in them performing a Drill Dash on the giant fish’s face. From there, multicolor spheres are soon seen scattered about, only for strangest of reasons…there seems a lot more of them and further scattered then what they were last use to. “Just me or is there more of these things?” Rainbow Dash’s spirit questioned in seeing more spheres than last time. “Not just that, I think this enemy seem bigger than before?” Rarity’s spirit question that Girania was more bigger than the first time they saw him. “Like I said, it’s about to be tougher than before. Let’s hurry and start collecting.” NiGHTS quickly made the statement of what was gonna happen if they don’t move fast. “Okay, we’ll do our best.” Fluttershy’s spirit nods her head in having been told this by NiGHTS. Soon Rainbow Dash was trying to help NiGHTS fly to perform Paraloops to collect the spheres, but there were so many, this would take longer than last time they did this. But then in a surprising shock of a ‘BOOM’ wave effect, Girania suddenly reassembled himself to snack on the targets and dive into the ground. From beneath the ground, we see the giant fish trying to devour its catch, before Girania pops out again where it spit out NiGHTS who yelp from escaping the jaws of a predator just before he dives back into the ground. “Auuugh….that’s it! I’m taking control! I’m sick of being FISH FOOD!” Rarity’s spirit snaps in having had enough of being eaten by some giant, disgusting fish monstrosity of pure evil. “Oh dear, I think Rarity’s upset.” Fluttershy’s spirit spoke in feeling worried that Rarity seem upset. “You be too if we been eaten twice in one day.” Rainbow Dash’s spirit rolled her eyes in knowing the feeling of being annoyed in having been eaten so much. “Then you best be ready, here he comes!” NiGHTS issued forth that they best get themselves ready for more confrontation with Girania. Soon Rarity was having NiGHTS Drill Dash away from the giant fish to come across the pillar section; hoping that could help slow down Girania. And just as Girania leaps out of the ground to attack, he hits two pillars that slow its giant fish body down, which gave NiGHTS the chance to strike its face…resulting in it bursting back into multicolor spheres again. Rarity was trying to have NiGHTS collect as many possible, but they were spread so far apart and the center was empty, it was gonna be tricky. But after managing what they could, they were behind Girania before he assemble himself, a little smaller, but still big before submerging into the ground. “Oh bother, you weren’t kidding when you said he be harder this time!” Rarity’s spirit pouted in feeling that this was starting to become harder by the minute. “When Second-Level Nightmarens wanna try harder, you be surprise at how much they tend to fight back.” NiGHTS stated to say this in knowing these are the type of Nightmarens that really give one a hard run for their money. “Then here he comes again!” Rainbow Dash’s spirit stated in seeing that their foe is making another round. “Oh, it looks like he’s going for an early jump, I think I can help here.” Fluttershy’s spirit spoke in having seen what the foe was gonna try next here. They watch as Girania was circling around the colosseum, NiGHTS went through green Rings to help recharge herself for what’s to come. Girania even leaped out from afar to swim in mid-air to attack, but that gave them the chance to attack the big fish in the face. Resulting in Girania ending up as scatter multicolor spheres again. Fluttershy saw what they had to do from a good distance and now the gang had to use many Drill Dashes to make big enough Paraloops to send many spheres out. Each pony managed to pull off at least one Drill Dash move to make them as big and to cover enough of the area as possible, as they watch many get suck in. And when it was down to the last little bunch, Girania’s image was seen forming before he appeared again, but now at his smallest form to be the same height as the jester. “At least he’s smaller now.” Fluttershy’s spirit commented in seeing their foe has now gotten a bit smaller then he was earlier in the start. “Yeah, but he’ll be hard to handle in hitting his face!” Rainbow Dash’s spirit complained in knowing that since they didn’t finish, Girania will be hard to hit unless he gets close to chomping them. “NiGHTS, can we manage to do this? We’re not sure if he’ll go down…?” Rarity’s spirit asked their jester friend for some wise help here, they are almost out of ideas now. “Believe in yourselves, that’s the ticket. Just have to make the correct timing. Trust me….” NiGHTS issued this to help boost the ponies’ morals to not give in. Soon as the gang was flying over to follow Girania, he created smoke from the submerge ground. And soon he was going faster to slowly get behind NiGHTS and then…jumps out in a blue cloud to attack the jester with everything it’s got to devour everyone in sight. Rainbow Dash, Rarity, & Fluttershy saw their foe coming at them and decided to become brave and be serious, as they turn NiGHTS around to do the darkest thing….CHARGE RIGHT INTO GIRANIA’S MOUTH! “Haaaaahhhhh!” The pony spirits made their charging battle cries to make a due-or-die time stand. Soon NiGHTS perform her Drill Dash move right at the moment Girania swallowed the jester. It look like it was finally over…which in truth, it was, but not in what we see. For suddenly without warning, a bright purple bulb showed up from within the Nightmaren, and soon NiGHTS burst out from there while as for Girania, let off a groaning screech noise while he suddenly began to drop with his stomach to the air as if sounding in pain. During the same moment, ‘Peaceful Moment’ began to play during this shift in the battle as we saw the slightly big fish fall to hit the ground before imploding in a bright white light and vanished without a trace; signaling the defeat of Girania. “We…we did it?” Rarity’s spirit asked off in being shock, did they actually…win? “Did we defeat Girania?” Fluttershy’s spirit also asked in finding if they truly won the battle or not was up for question. “Oh yeah! Now THAT’s what I’m talking about!” Rainbow Dash’s spirit pump up to say this in feeling like they totally whoop that Nightmaren real good. “Well done girls, now we can safely say, he’s down for good this time.” NiGHTS smiled to say this to her friends in having done an excellent job. “Well, I for one am going to be most glad…” Rarity’s spirit sigh in relief in knowing that this was finally over. “Cause that way, you won’t be eaten.” Rainbow Dash’s spirit smirk off to crack a little joke towards her friend. “Ha-ha, very funny Rainbow Dash.” Rarity’s spirit remarked off to say in having been tease by Rainbow Dash for making a joke of all times. “I’m just glad we did this well together.” Fluttershy’s spirit smiled to say this in being thankful for their effort here. “Right. You all pull through well. I feel like we made a great effort here.” NiGHTS stated to say this in knowing that from this, they have truly earn victory this moment. As everyone was so happy and joyful, NiGHTS was simply flying around to leave off dream dust in her wake. She was even leaving out a golden dream dust trail and spin around, even perform Paraloops as if showing her own joy in having obtain victory at this moment. And with the defeat of Girania, the nightmarish realm of this world slowly began to fade in a blur while taking NiGHTS & her pony spirit friends out of it. Just as it was fading away, it also covered everyone’s sights before everything went blank at this time… ------------------------------ Soon the scene opens to a place different from the nightmarish realm, but different from Dream Gate & the Nightopia place. It was all beautiful, pearly abyss that had a theme of being…peaceful. But there was a lot more here than meets the eye, for example, hanging above was a glowing bright, large white orb. And within the orb was a shining star with the center as it radiated what seem a flow of magic that was very elegant, so pure…. It soon came into reach of Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy that were by themselves and weren’t Dualize with NiGHTS, but they reach out for the large orb…they started to feel strangely good about themselves and felt…something else familiar that came with this thing. “Woah….” Rainbow Dash was awestruck in seeing this orb come to them. “Wow….what is it?” Fluttershy asked off amazed in not knowing what this was to them. “The White Ideya…” Rarity spoke forth in being astounded by what it was she and the others had grasp upon. “The reflection of a pure heart.” She stated to say in recalling what was said about the White Ideya that was known for one’s Purity. “So in other words…this is the Ideya of Purity?” Rainbow Dash raised her eyebrow in thinking this was the hidden Ideya they seemed. “I think…or rather…I feel so.” Rarity responded off to say this in what she feels this White Ideya to be just that; Purity from their heart that was with them before arriving in the Night Dimension. “Is this our….heart?” Fluttershy asked off in being so puzzled, lost and confused, this just felt so new to them all of a sudden. “I believe so darling, and I feel like….small portions of the Elements of Harmony are here too.” Rarity spoke in feeling like portions of their old Elements of Harmony from Equestria Prime are also felt within the Ideya it seems. “So we got two Ideya now and we feel what is really here, and that means one thing…” Rainbow Dash stated off in knowing what this could mean of what they feel from obtaining two Ideyas now. “What’s that?” Fluttershy asked in being a little unsure of the answer. “That if we find the others, then we’ll win over the Nightmare, save the day and can go home then.” Rainbow Dash smiled off to proudly mention this as the simplest of things to process. “Yes, I feel that is right too….so we’re in agreement. We stay and collect all of the Ideya we need to help everyone.” Rarity slowly nods in agreement of what Rainbow Dash said, if they can do this, they’ll help everyone out. “I agree….” Fluttershy slowly smiles in feeling really good about that idea to help others before helping themselves, that’s why they are so pure from their hearts. Afterwards, the White Ideya split into three identity shape forms before they slowly merge with Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy. The ponies felt what was absorbed into their being, their purity, felt so strange, but felt somehow warm to them. Then afterwards, the scene began to fade out in whiteness at the time, for what shall happen with this bunch next time….we’ll soon learn well enough… --------------------------------------- At the very same time, with Rainbow’s Team having secured their own first Ideya, the scene changes to what’s currently going about elsewhere. For we now return to a familiar realm that was the place called; Nightmare. The location was the same, the place that was style to be the dominion of he who holds power over all. And it was here we see Wizeman standing within the center of his dominion, his six metallic hands position around his form to give off the intimidating presence of a godly being. “Reala.” Wizeman spoke in addressing the Nightmaren he is currently speaking towards in a cold manner. “This news that Girania has been defeated…” Wizeman asked in pondering with some hint of curiosity as Reala kneel before his master in giving news of a fallen Second-Level Nightmaren at this time. “Is it true?” As Wizeman asked this, his right middle metallic hand floated near Reala in demanding an answer. The one giant metallic hand’s presence felt like if Reala says anything that his master does not want to here, he’ll simply crush and extinguish him without a second thought. Reala slowly opens his eyes in seeing his master has his hand with the eye in the palm watching him, as he prepares to give his answer. “My apologies, Master.” Reala simply spoke from feeling under pressure that his breathing was becoming hard from Wizeman’s hand being so close to his very being. “Pant-Hahah-Pant…I fear it is.” Reala closed his eyes and bow his head again as he spoke in regretfully admitting that the case in point, was true of Girania’s defeat was no lie. “Hurrrm….” Wizeman’s hand begins to retract while it seems a menacing color to almost close while the fingers about grasp the palm as Wizeman sounded very displease with this news. “Worry not, though, Master.” Reala lifted his head up, and grasp his right hand in making this claim to ease Wizeman’s unsettling mode. Suddenly, something was rising up from below of the Dark Ocean as it was seem in looking like a new Second-Level Nightmaren. This one appeared to look like a typical old wicked witch who has green skin and big, yellow, cat-like eyes and a black cat's tail. She's wearing a black long sleeve dress with red bells and a purple collar and a pointy dark purple hat. She has no legs, and instead balances on a gold top-like part. Truly in a scary theme, this one looks like it’ll put up more a challenge than Girania did. “The next of your servants is already on their way.” Reala reported the matter of presenting another servant of Wizeman to help with the matter. Where Girania has failed, this one shall make up for it… “I see. I will expect good news in the future, then.” Wizeman slowly responded in feeling somewhat pleased to hear this, and shall await the news of this succession. “Leave it to me, Master Wizeman.” Reala soon bows his head down, pats his left hand to his chest in humbly asking that Wizeman leave this to him to handle. “With Bomamba, she’ll help distract our foes while preparing my plan to take hold.” Reala whispers this out in knowing that he’ll spring something big to take form with this new Nightmaren to aid out. With that, everything around begins to fade out at this point and time. It would seem that there is still some evil plotting afoot to take hold. How will anyone manage to see and know what’s coming next….for NiGHTS and her friends. The rest of the matter, we’ll have to wait for and see how it shall turn out…