Starlight: "Hmmm... Maybe I could use my magic to mind control ponies... And make them happy!"

Starlight is swatted over the head with a newspaper.

Starlight: "OW! What the-Shepherd?!"

Shepherd: "First off: Mind control is a no-no. That doesn't make things better, and you should know better."

Starlight: "I... So, wait. Twilight Sparkle isn't just using magic to make ponies like her?"

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This is the full on Evil Shepherd timeline. Didn't really work with Aftermath as written, but I might do something with it later.

This Shepherd became the new host of the Nightmare Entity after Celestia and Luna were both locked into the sun and moon by Sombra. Shepherd defeated Sombra, but took over as a tyrant named Nightmare Wrath.

If envy and sorrow were the genesis of Nightmare Moon? Shepherd's anger and rage were the genesis of Nightmare Wrath.

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The fic Aftermath had a lot more scenes, but I decided to cut it down to just the essentials. However, here's one that I hope you will enjoy: The perspective of an alternate universe Shepherd. In the Nightmare Moon Wins timeline:

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My Queen made me into her Black Knight. Her Magix turned me from a mere human into a living weapon. I could see in the dark, punch through steel, heal from any injury...

Yet every time I returned to this dark palace, I felt more and more tired.

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