INTERLUDE I
Seated at her desk, Princess Celestia smiled, a melancholy movement of her mouth at the Pyrrhic victory she’d obtained: She’d been informed that Chrysalis and her heavily-decimated troops had been found on the edge of the badlands, wounded and starving and had surrendered quickly. The rogue queen was taken into custody by the Confederation of Changeling Queens, while her surviving changelings were split amongst the other queens. Additionally, those queens had immediately dispatched a bevy of diplomats to apologize on behalf of the Confederation and to give their most heartfelt apologies to Princess Cadance and her husband Prince Shining Armor.
If they’d only corralled her sooner, Celestia sighed, rubbing her still-sore horn. The Confederation, a result of the last war between ponies and changelings, had for the most part kept the peace since its inception. Unfortunately, when the changeling tribes squabbled amongst themselves, they let monsters like Calyx or Chrysalis slip through their ranks.
Which reminds me…. Celestia turned to her secretary, Raven. “When is the next scheduled meeting with the Confederation?”
Raven fluttered through her appointment book, looking for it. “Queen Pollen has suggested one in two months. They plan Chrysalis’ trial at that time and have asked you to attend on behalf of the injured parties.”
“Have a note dispatched to Pollen and tell her I will attend, but that I insist the trial must be fair, even for Chrysalis. Now, is there anything else that needs my attention?”
“No, your highness,” the alabaster unicorn replied. “I was actually going to wrap up for the day myself. Have to finalize my new apartment, as well as order some new furniture for my place.”
Celestia sighed at that; while most of Canterlot had survived the invasion, there were a number of homes and shops damaged or even destroyed; in Raven’s case, her apartment complex had been utterly demolished when one of the changelings had tried to emulate an Ursa Minor. Since then, she’d been staying in the castle while the rebuilding had gone on.
“Raven, find whatever you like and have them send me the bill.”
Raven’s eyes widened. “But Princess! I couldn’t! You’ve done more than enough for me!”
Celestia smiled. “And you’ve done far more for me, dear Raven – I’d be buried in mounds of paperwork otherwise. Please, if you must, just consider it a reward for continued service.”
“My thanks, my princess.” Raven bowed deeply in gratitude to her ruler before she added, “And now I must depart. Have a pleasant evening, your majesty.”
“Have a wonderful day and I hope to see you tomorrow,” Celestia said, setting down her quill and papers. Now that her (nominally) long day was over, Celestia wondered what to do next. She could see if Twilight was available; her ever-faithful student was still in town for a couple of days, spending time with her parents. Likewise, she could get to know one of the other Bearers as well; if they had become her formerly-bookish protegée’s best friends, they would be good to know. And last but not least, was Spike, though he was likely with Twilight.
A second later, her decision was made for her: one of the Lunar Guards, resplendent in his black-and-silver barding, knocked, then bowed. “Your highness, I have come on behalf of my nocturnal liegelady. She would like to see you at your first convenience.”
“Is something wrong?”
The even look from his face fell. “What happens when the Mistress of Dreams encounters Nightmares?”
Celestia didn’t bother to respond, instead teleporting to her sister’s room.
When she arrived, her younger sister was panting heavily, another of her guards tending to her needs with a glass of water.
“Sister!” The moment Celestia appeared, Luna leapt out of bed and glomped the elder alicorn. Celestia wrapped both forelegs and wings around her sister, and with a look, the guard departed. The two held each other for a while, the only sound in the room being that of the older sibling’s soothing words, and the younger’s sobbing.
After a few minutes, Celestia finally broke the embrace to look at Luna. “Do you want to talk about it?”
Luna nodded. “She still lives, sister – the Nightmare still lives!”
“But didn’t Twiligh—”
“I had thought so too, until this night. I felt the stirrings of it awakening once more. I don’t know where – it was too weak for me to obtain a location. But it still lives, and so long as it does, I’ll never be safe!”
“I will never let it harm you again,” Celestia vowed, looking straight into her sister’s terror-stricken eyes. “Nor would anyone else: You are Equestria’s beloved Princess of the Night and the world will unite against it to shield you.” The sun alicorn reached down with an unshod hoof, wiping the tears from her sister’s eyes. “You need never be afraid of that monstrosity ever again.”
“My thanks,” she said, sighing in contentment. “But I fear that I am no longer the initial target.”
“What do you mean?”
Despite her calm, the look in Luna’s eyes was one of worry: “I believe the Nightmare to be searching for a new host. What will happen if it finds one?”
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Oh boy...
When will Luna realize that Nightmare is not hostile anymore!?
The first thing that popped into my head when I read the title:
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Where did you originally hear this?!
6202067
In English class. --Why?
Well she found a host who loves her and live in a nice big house and have friends
We know that. It's either Champagne Dreams, Orange Box, Minty, Bon Bon, or Star Swirl. But you
ing won't tell us!
Oh crap!
There are three rules
You do not mess with a mans money
You do not mess with a mans ego
And
You DO. NOT. MESS with a mans woman.
I fully expect him to punch or stand eye to eye with both or either of the two sisters and tell them to leave his wife alone or he will shove a broom so far up their asses they will cough up dust bunnies.
Will this mirror what happen to TD when the ponies tried to 'save' her...
And so...
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This chapter hurt...
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I'll take two bottles.
6202026 What cause does she even have to think that yet?
Family with several kids?
6202411 I dunno. Nightmare cares about her human in a good way.
And the Confederation will banish Chrysalis to the very same place as Nightmare.
Now things get more convoluted, those misplaced elsewhere thought that they were such forever, if this implies correctly, that will change.
6202221 the only TD I know is male and has punched his way into Equestria. Did you meant to say DJ?
Oh great...now Celestia and Luna are going to go on the warpath and shoot first and ask questions later...
So the Changelings (and the elements?) banish to someplace and don't care what that causes there?
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Well, it hasn't come back to bite them in their collective flanks, so....
6204729 I can see that invisible "no yet" you didn't write there.
6204729
>inb4 Nighty and her man visits Equestria one day
>QUICK ZAP HER WITH THE ELEMOONTS!
>ze rainbow, zey does nothing!
Problems, Celestia?
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Woops, not sure why I did that. Yes, that should say DJ.
6202071
just sounds like a very strange sing, thats all
Well. Shit. Family reunion is going to be aweful(?).
Pinkie pack the streamers till round 2.
6204529 so something like this then?
6216064 "MAREICA!
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I can't believe it took me this long to think of it, but Nightmare didn't just find a host.
Hmm... I may just be theorizing this, but I don't see this going well. If Nightmare ever returns to Eqeustria, I doubt she would leave Pumpkin, Katie, and North. If she does, or if Celestia and Luna decide to attack Nightmare while she's still "weak", I can only imagine heartbreak and lots of brooding hatred and rage. Nightmare won't be able to battle Luna and Celestia together, and the sisters won't want to listen to her pleas/requests/whatever type of peace treaty she tries to create with them. Shell be hurt or killed, and the sisters will leave an angry human that had lost two wives/ one wife and one girlfriend.
Again, this is just my violent and theoretical side of my head coming into play. I doubt it'll end like this. Itll probably end in a blossoming romance between Moon and North, and them living happily ever after until North dies.
This is gonna get awkward...