Opening Theme:
The Rutherford's Comment
You can only stare in horror as Pyramid Head begins to slowly advance towards you with its blade sparking as it is dragged along the ground. You begin to back away in terror as you shout out,
"Selena help me stop this nightmare! Please! Selena?"
........
Your plea falls on deaf ears it seems as all you receive is silence. Pyramid Head creeps closer, the shrieks of the damned wailing with every step. You start to back off even faster as you desperately call out,
"Selena!?"
.......
More silence to your pleas as your back hits a wall. Pyramid Head continues to trudge towards you with his blade being dragged behind him.
Getting even more desperate to escape you call out for even Sombra, but still no answer. Pyramid Head gets about four feet from you as he starts to bring his blade towards you. As his blade nears you you dodge and roll under his legs before making a run for it. As you turn a few corners you take a rest to think,
Okay Bugze calm down, you need to think and fast. How did you defeat him in the game and in Sunny Town? Wait you didn't. You just avoided him and held him off long enough for the sirens to signal the danger had passed. So logic dictates that I sho-
Your thought is cut off when Pyramid Head's blade gets stabbed right above your head. Your eyes widen in fear as you begin to book it while shouting,
"RUN AWAY!!"
You duck as the blade swings again where your head was just moments before. You continue to run for your life as Pyramid Head continues to slowly stalk you. As you hit another dead end you can't help but face him and question him,
BrownDog's Comment
“How? How are you even here? You walked off into the fog! Along with the rest of Sunny Town!” you shout.
The monster doesn’t answer you, instead, it begins to drag the great knife behind it, making that horrible screeching noise again.
“You have no reason to be here now! Go away! Falcon Punch!” you yell as you raise your hoof back and strike at his chest…but it does nothing. The fiery force usually surrounding your hoof as you punch is gone as well. If anything, your attack was akin to a slap.
You chuckle nervously before he reaches out and grabs you by the throat. You try to summon up some magic…but it fails.
“Why am I so powerless?!” you gag as he squeezes your throat harder before throwing you through a rusted chain link fence. Through being the optimal word.
“AAAAHHHH!!!” you yell as bits of the rusted metal stick out of your chitin.
“What is this? My hide is more durable than a pony's, I shouldn’t get cut this easily!”
You then notice something even worse.
“Why the buck aren’t I healing?!”
You wounds drip your midnight blue blood onto the ground and they are not fading.
Pyramid Head continues to stalk towards you.
“Crap, Crap, Crap!” you say as you get up and run. But even then, your gallop is not as fast as it should be.
“Selena! Selena Where are you?!” you yell to the skies, but no reply comes.
As you round a corner you come across some precariously placed steel beams. You knock them over behind you to give you some more distance between the lurking enemy.
MEAMWHILE IN THE WAKING WORLD
The Rutherford's Comment
Flash stares at CV's passed out body in shock as he grabs his body and starts to shake him while saying,
"Wait, what? CV what are you doing?" CV has completely passed out and is now no longer responding to anything he tries to do. "Get up man! There is still an angry Dragon trying to kill you!"
"Wyvern!"
Flash's eyes widen in surprise as he stops shaking CV and looks at the dragon as he asks,
"What?"
The dragon rolls his eyes in annoyance as he says,
"I'm a wyvern for the All-father's sake! Not some greedy gem-eating brute who follows whoever holds some stupid stick. Now guard," he begins but stops and smirks when Flash's eyes widen in surprise. "Oh yes we knew who you were and who you worked for. Don't act so surprised. Sol and I are not mindless beasts, nor do we fail to read the newspapers. A speciest guard tends to make headlines."
Flash's eye twitches in annoyance as he shouts,
"I"M NOT A SPECIEST!"
Rutherford once again rolls his eyes in annoyance as he says,
"Well the news says otherwise, and we all know that the news never lies or over exaggerates when it comes to stories. Now, I will give you this one chance to leave. Leave before you actually get hurt, you are nowhere near as resilient as your friend."
Flash growls in annoyance as he prepares to charge at the wyvern as he says,
"Whatever pal, it's my job as a royal guard to bring in scum like you and protect those who can't protect themselves! So you're going nowhere! IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE I WILL TAKE YOU DOWN!"
Rutherford winces at Flash's volume as he picks his ear and says,
"Is the yelling really necessary? You aren't that far away. And anyway, I'm not going after him now."
Flash gains a confused look as he asks,
"What?"
Rutherford sighs in annoyance as he says,
"Look at him. He's asleep. Tanta is likely dealing with him now , so I will not take her fight from her. Plus there is no honor to be had for defeating a sleeping opponent. And since you so loudly proclaimed, I guess you will be my opponent. So remember fight with honor little flyer."
Flash just growls at him before charging at him with his hoof pulled back for a punch, but Rutherford just smirks as he easily dodges the punch and then uses his tail to smack Flash into some nearby props.
"Really? Second in Command under Prince Armor and that's the best you got?"
Flash snarls and charges him again, but like last time, Rutherford does the same move and smacks him into more props.
"Honestly, It's no wonder The Offender has defeated you so many times. You're an embarrassment," he teases as Flash once again takes up a stance, flaps his wings hard and charges once more.
Rutherford rolls his eyes and attempts to do the same dodge attack again...only this time, Flash drops at the last second, skidding along the floor underneath the tail swing. As Rutherford's eyes widen, flash takes hold of the tail, and using his momentum, is able to spin Rutherford around, causing him to get dizzy and fall. Flash then flaps his wings, halting his skid, and punches the Wyvern right in the teeth.
"GGGRRRAAAGGGHHH!!!" Rutherford yells as he holds his maw, causing Flash to smirk.
"Oh I'm sorry did I break your concentration?" Flash mocks before flipping over Rutherford and hitting him in his glass wounded wings.
In pain, Rutherford lashes out and catches Flash across the chest hard, sending him flying backwards towards Aqua.
"Little pony twerp!" Rutherford growls as he stalks towards Flash.
As Flash shakes his head from the hit, he looks behind him to see the Blue Unicorn Mare that was fighting alongside CV. She is flipping and dodging the swipes of the Timberwolf, but he is fast and she is having a hard time trying to strike back.
She is eventually kicked back into Flash.
"OOOMMMPH!" they both cry as they hit one another.
"Thanks for the catch flyboy!" she says getting off Flash.
"Y-yeah no problem, Umm..."
"Aqua!" she says as she turns to face Solarkness.
"Flash Sentry!" he says as he turns around to face Rutherford.
Both of them go back to back watching their opponents.
"Pleasure. Where's CV?" she asks.
"He passed out or something," Flash explains.
"What?!" she shouts. "What did you do?!" she accuses.
"Nothing! Jeez. I came to help him out and he just conked out, I don't know why."
"Alright then...balls. Could really use his strength for this fight," she muses.
"Well don't worry Ms. Aqua, I'll help you out," he boasts.
"...Could really use his strength for this fight," she repeats.
"Hey!" Flash cries offended.
"No offense, but unless you can figure out a way to slow that wolf down, and take out that Dragon at the same time-"
"Wyvern!" shouts Rutherford.
"Whatever!" Aqua rolls her eyes. "Then this fight is going to get messy.
"Are you two done chatting? We'd like to rip and tear you now," says an annoyed Solarkness.
Aqua grits her teeth and forms one of her water whips, causing Flash's eyes to light up with an idea.
BrownDog's Comment
“Wait, if you’re a water bender, why don’t you control the water in the Timberwolf’s wood?”
Her eyes widen as she never thought to try that. Surely his wood should hold moisture as it's not brittle. She holds out her hooves and focuses on Solarkness…who stops dead in his tracks.
“What…What are you doing…” he grunts as Aqua begins to manipulate him like a puppet.
"Dance for me wolfy! Dance!" she cackles.
"Oh you bucking Witch!" Solar groans as he is forced to do the can-can.
"Oh that is just plain awesome!" shouts Flash, who gets picked up by Rutherford in a bone crushing hold while he's distracted.
"GRAGH!" he groans as the Wyvern begins to squeeze him.
Aqua sees his predicament, and then forces Solarkness to strike Rutherford with his sword.
“GRAGH! Friendly Fire! Friendly Fire you dumbass!” shouts the dragon as he drops the gasping Pegasus.
“It’s not me…” groans the wolf.
"Thanks for the assist!" Flash shouts as he catches his breath next to Aqua while she has the Timberwolf fight the dragon.
"No worries!" Aqua says gleefully.
"Oh enough of this!" Solarkness yells as he jettisons all the water out of his wooden pours. It makes his wood drier, but at least Aqua can’t control him anymore. He glares and growls at Aqua as he rushes towards her.
"Well, there goes my fun," Aqua groans as she manipulates water whips again. She takes a swipe at him, but again, he is quick and he retaliates by biting one of her legs.
"Buck!" she shouts as the splintery teeth pierce her flesh.
"HA! How do you like that you Water Bi-AAAAHHH!!!" the wolf is hauled off of the bender by the scruff of his neck and thrown into the dragon.
It seems Maud has finally finished fixing the roof.
“NO! Not the overpowered One Punch Mare!” Solarkness shouts.
“Yes, the overpowered One Punch Mare,” Maud says boredly before shattering Solarkness. He begins to reform himself after that punch, albeit a bit more slowly.
"Holy Crap! Don't worry Sol, I'll-WHOAH!"
Also, Maud grabs Rutherford by the tail and swings him around like a tossing hammer and throws him through several set walls and into the break room where hot coffee gets in his eye.
“AAAAHHHH!!! What are the chances?!”
Flash and Aqua just stare blankly as Maud proceeds' to kick the flank out of the two knights. After awhile of this Aqua snaps out of it and says,
"We should probably...get to waking CV up huh?"
Flash snaps out of it as well as he says,
"Uh...yeah. You're probably right."
With that said the both of them proceed to...
The Pony Spartan's Comment
slap you in the face with water and equipment from the studio. Aqua used the water of course, and Flash used the latter.
"He's still alive... Right?"
"He's still breathing and his heart is beating, but with all the things you're smashing him with I don't think he'll make it!" She said the last bit harshly poking him in the chest and glaring at him.
Flash laughs with nervousness before he proceeds to give CPR to you.
"I told you his heart was already beating, how is that going to help?"
"I don't know, you got any better ideas?"
Before she can respond, Maud suddenly lands between them. "You two, worry about your coltfriend later, we need to stop these criminals."
Aqua blushed. "Sensei!"
"What?!" Flash looks between CV and Aqua, and to him cradling CV's chest. He then sits bolt upright. "Oh Heck No!"
"We're just business partners!"
"And I don't swing that way!" Flash yelps.
"Can't you take a joke?" Maud asks.
Aqua pauses in shock at this statement as she says questionably,
"Did...did you just make a joke?"
Maud doesn't answer, but instead stares down Rutherford and Solarkness as they catch their second wind.
"Not to sound rude or anything, but why haven't you taken them down yet?" asks Flash.
"What, and use my full power? Do you intend for me to kill them?" Maud asks.
"That wasn't your full power?!" shouts Solarkness.
"Well...No..." Flash stammers.
"Then join the fight," Maud says as she rushes forth.
Aqua and Flash just stare at each other and shrug, before rushing after her.
Solarkness and Rutherford both grit their teeth and yell out their own battle cries as they too rush to meet their opponents.
This manages to take the fight away from CV's unconscious body to avoid any damage to him.
MEANWHILE IN THE DREAMSCAPE
In your head, Selena looks around in worry and jumps up when something appears behind her.
"Nightshade?"
The filly runs up to her urgently "Hi mommy! Listen, Daddy passed out or something and I heard the others trying to wake him up. Can you wake up daddy before he gets squashed in his sleep?"
"Uhh... That's kind of the issue sweetie. I can't seen to awaken him with the presence of the Tantabus here."
"Tanta...bus?"
"I'll tell you the tale later, but right now, I can actually say I need your help."
Nightshade's eyes brighten and sparkle, but they immediately disappear when she realizes she needs to be serious, "What do you need my help for?" She asks getting into a fighting stance. "Do we have to kick some dream butt?"
"Actually, yes. But the problem is that I can't find the dream."
"Oh..."
"Help me search your father's head Nightshade, and when you find something immediately tell me."
"Hmm... Okay mommy!"
The two of them then close their eyes as they touch their horns together, causing them to glow.
Meanwhile, Sombra, having peaked into both the waking and dream world clicks his tongue curiously.
"Some anti-Luna being is doing this? What sorcery! Nightmares are my speciality. This I've got to see" Sombra chuckles then concentrates what little magic he can conjure to search as well.
MEANWHILE BACK WITH YOU
You breath heavily as you are now covered in even more cuts and bruises from many close calls from Pyramid Head. You managed to get out of the rusted factory and are now in a desolated town that has clearly seen better days. The houses are either in shambles or just rubble, and the streets themselves are cracked and destroyed. Of course you don't really care at the moment considering the walking nightmare is STILL CHASING YOU!
Solarkness's Comment
Sprinting down the street, you stumble over a cardboard-box. "Horseapples," you exclaim, right before getting back up. You look over your shoulder, but Pyramid Head is nowhere to be seen. "Uuuuh," you mumble, "I am not okay with this...," realizing your almost-error, you jump forward.
Behind you Pyramid Head is crawling out of the cardboard-box.
"Hey," you exclaim, "No bullspit teleportation!"
Fear detected: Bullspit Teleportation, a voice resounds around you, Initializing inclusion...
"Oh, and what you just did was not bullspit teleportation?", you angrily shout, running away from Pyramid Head once again.
Fear included: Bullspit Teleportation
You squeak as Pyramid suddenly just appears in front of you. You barely miss him by jumping over his helment,
"WHAT THE TARTARUS?"
You breath heavily, as Pyramid now just appears in front of you every time you try to calm down,
"Okay, this is not funny...," you mumble.
Fear Inclusion: Successful. Scanning for further fears...
'Oh Luna, hopefully he does not include Pyramid Head doubling himself or something... Notgonnasayitnotgonnasayit,' you tell yourself mentally.
Fear detected, resounds around you. You gasp, fearful he knows what you just thought of.
Danger to entity designation 'Daughter'. Inclusion start...
You start crying, knowing he figured out something better, "Who the hell makes self-evolving nightmares?"
All around you, you from the mist of the Tantabus, you hear crying, screaming, and accusations of a little filly. Of Nightshade.
Daddy...? Daddy where are you? Where are you Daddy?
Why Daddy? Why did you kill them?
Why did you leave them to die?
AAAAAHHHHH!!!!
*Sobbing*
You're a monster!
I hate you!
"NO! Stop It! This isn't rea-GRAGH!" you yell as Pyramid Head slices you across the shoulder. You run away again, running as the sounds of the many voices of Nightshade echoing all around you. Everywhere you run though, HE keeps appearing before you. As you reach the edge of town you stop and stare as all there is is a bottomless pit. Just like in Sunny Town.
Eventually, with all the screams, the wounds, and the exhaustion, you collapse on this edge and whimper.
"Why? Why is this happening?"
You hear the dragging knife sound as your executioner makes his way towards you slowly. With nowhere to go, you just stare as your doom gets closer and closer. Meanwhile, all you can do is keep asking yourself,
BrownDog's Comment
"Why, Why is it him that is my worst Nightmare? It could've started with the Nightshade thing, but it didn't. Why start with HIM? Why not images of Nightmare Me, or everyone I love dying? Why is it Pyramid Head?" you ask aloud. The monster doesn't answer you as he keeps walking forward.
"He's a being I only happened upon by chance, and I didn't even think he was real. Why is my worst Nightmare not the people I’ve hurt, or Flag Burner or Sin or…
Through your addled mind, and epiphany comes to you. He is all those things. Every. Last. One.
“I’ve made him my Nightmare…” you say outloud, causing Pyramid Head to stop in his tracks. You then look him in where you guess his eyes would be.
“In the game, and in Sunny Town, you are the manifestation of self punishment. Of unpunished guilt…” you say as you slowly stare down your attacker.
“You’re made to punish the wicked…and I’ve been pretty wicked these last three years. You’re the face of my Nightmare because of all the guilt I have. The guilt of failing that otherworld, the guilt of killing Burner, and for nearly killing everyling else. The guilt of all my failures.”
Pyramid Head merely growls at your musings.
“A part of me wants to be punished…wants to be stopped...wants it to end...but I can’t allow that now,” you say as you look up in determination. “I have a job to do, and I can’t let things like this halt me any longer. As much as I hate to say it, my guilt is a hindrance…and I don’t need YOU anymore,” you growl at the Executioner. “Besides, you’re not the real Pyramid Head anyway!” you shout as you thrust your fist forward and Electricity shoots out, causing the monster to spasm. You look down at your hoof and see the power glove attached once again.
Smiling, you face down your foe as...
Find new weapons (or think some up, its a DREAM) and use them.
you notice that you have your clothes, equipment and power back, and “Pyramid Head” takes a few steps back.
“This is a dream. You’re that Tantabus thing. I don’t know what Maud did to scare you off, but I’m going to make her seem like a cake walk now!” you growl as your eyes start glowing.
Pyramid Head flickers momentarily to the Tantabus’s color, but then it solidifies and saunters towards you.
“Well come on then Tanta, let’s make a Nightmare together,” you snarl with a smirk as you charge forth.
This is your dream. You are in control. Anything is possible.
With that you charge at your nightmare, with the pained sounds of Nightshade fading into the darkness as the Tantabus's power falters.
As it's power falters, and your eyes glow. Three sets of eyes all open at the same time.
"There..." you hear three voices say at once. This does not distract you however as you punch through the great Knife and into "Pryamid Head" knocking it back with a mighty Falcon Punch. This sends the being flying backwards, as the surroundings flicker, no longer becoming stable.
The Tantabus Pyramid Head then stands up, and points it's broken knife at you, but you smirk and
Jim Sol's Comment
Imagine yourself as a giant. You smirk at your new form before you rush forth, grab Pyramid Head by his legs, and proceed to bash him repeatedly into the ground.
"You Puny Monster! How does it taste huh? This is what happens when you buck with my head!"
The knife flies out of its hands, and you hear both it's bones and helmet crack. You then slam it once more into the ground, causing a crater. You then shrink back down to your regular size and stare at the broken monster in the crater.
It's a weird image seeing Pyramid Head in this state, but it is also satisfying.
A smile then comes to your face as you suddenly feel the pressence of the two ponies you most care about, and the one who you would rather get rid of.
Daddy! Oh my gosh, are you OK?! asks Nightshade.
I'm fine honey, I finally got the upper hoof!
Oh thank goodness, we feared the worst Bugze.
Don't go worrying about little ol me. By the way, why aren't you guys here? How come I only hear you?
Because the Tantabus is not yet driven out. It's power still lingers, and this is the best we can do, explains Selena.
Not yet driven...But I just beat it down, what more can...?you begin to ask, before you see mist swirling around inside the crater. The being inside now is an amalgamation of Pyramid Head, and the Tantabus. Tendrills of dark blue and purple magic flow off of it.
Nightmare Unstable...Nightmare Unstable...Rebooting in Progress...
"Oh boy..." you mutter before turning to the returned voices in your head and asking,
Kichi's Comment
Okay... so it's still kicking even after that beating. Maybe if I wake up now then it'll leave my head?
I still can't wake you up Bugze, it's Magic is still halting me! she shouts.
Huh...Alright, I'm open to suggestions. What about you Smokey?
Sombra! And I cannot stop this abomination as I am now you worthless Bug, nor would I want to. Perhaps you should just give up and die...
That's not helpful...Nightshade?
Ummm...hit him really hard? I don't really have much daddy. I mean, I looked into your head for some answers, but all I found was video game stuff, chalkboards full of names, images of Mommy in strange poses and costumes...
Wait, What was that last o-? Selena begins before you shout out.
"Oh Look, I found the solution! I'll hit him even harder!" you shout with your cheeks reddened.
No seriously what was that last o-
"GGGRRRAAAGGGHHH!!!" you shout not wanting to have that conversation at the moment.
You fly at the amalgamation and strike it even harder. The being flies backward and you see it struggling to maintain a single form.
Laughing madly, you then proceed to keep attacking it left and right with whatever you can imagine. Falling Anvils, Banana Peels, Turtle Shells, anything your mind can imagine.
The Tantabus keeps taking the abuse as it begins to shout
Error! Error! Nightmare...Failing!
"Well No Duh!" you shout, striking it with your fist sending it sprawling on the ground. By now the void has returned and nothing surrounds you, aside from the glitching form on the ground.
As the Tantabus slowly gets up and starts to glitch in and out of it's Pyramid Head form you can't help but smirk as Selena says in you mind,
I think it's time to show our guest out? Don't you agree Bugze?
You nod your head at this as you think,
Right with ya Selly, in fact I have just the idea.
With that thought you turn to face your nightmare and say,
"I've had to deal with my nightmares for long enough!"
Soon a glow begins to surround you as three figures form behind you. The figures soon form into your personas, wearing the Nobody Cloak, the El Hunko suit, and the BST clothes. You smile smugly at this as you continue,
"I'm tired of running from my guilt and pain! I've excepted that I've done terrible things in the past. Hay, I'll probably do more in the future. But you know what..."
Soon you and the other versions of you begin to charge up their Power Gloves as you finish,
"I'll survive! I'll move on! AND I'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING TILL THE END! SO WOULD YOU KINDLY GET THE BUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!"
With that final shout you and your copies all fire beams of energy that head straight towards the Tantabus. Too weakened to dodge, the blast hits it dead on. The power of the blast is so strong that it sends the nightmare maker out of your mind, with it's final thoughts being,
Objective Failed: Enemy Distraction Failed
...
Forgive me...master.
With the Tantabus finally gone from your mind, a bright light blinds you as you return to the waking world.
BACK IN THE WAKING WORLD
You slowly open you eyes as you start to wake up. After ignoring the headache of staring into the sun (as the roof of the studio is now gone...again) and not noticing the trail of Tantabus mist leaving your head, you get up and begin to look around.
"Alright Solarkness and Rutherford, I've gotten through your pet, now let's...finish...this?" you taper off as you take in the scene in front of you. And what you see is down-right strange.
You see the two knights tied up and knocked out, and the Windego in a cage... but you also see Flash hanging upside down by a rope with an annoyed expression, Aqua covered head to hoof in chicken feathers, and Maud who it seems has decided to go with the new fashion choice of being bald. A thousand thoughts go through your mind as you try to wrap your brain around the situation, but you can only utter one thing to properly express your feelings on what you're seeing...
...
"WHAT THE BUCK HAPPENED!?"
At your outburst, all three of them look to you.
Maud gives you a deadpanned stare as she says,
"It's a long story..."
FLASHBACK
WHAT HAPPENED!?!?
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