Prologue
Long ago in history after the times of Nightmare Moon and her sealing; a Pegasus rose up as her knight. Slick gray coat and eyes of fire she was called Demon Hoof. This demon stood against Celestia and drove the land into madness with her brood "Nightmare's Fancy".
They paraded in the streets and ransacked houses looking for victims for her cause. Nowhere was safe from the brood. Pony's fled and Unicorns found their hearts faltering in terror.
The demon brood gathered up as many ponies, unicorns and Pegasi as they could in the midst of their camp. Their base was a deserted Pegasus raising camp that had been claimed by the mare for her own uses. Once gathered she called a meeting in the middle of the camp to speak with the residents of Equestria.
Demon Hoof marched in front of them her cutie mark a hoof with golden fire stood out against her charcoal colored coat. With a malice filled smile she raised her voice and lifted her muzzle towards the mare on the moon, "Join us! March in the name of Princess Luna! Pray to her for strength it will be granted! We will rule and return our dear moon to her rightful position."
"Stop it, Twilight Sparkle! You're scaring me," Cried Spike a violet baby dragon that was shaking in terror. The scenes of demon hoof vanished coming into view of Spike under plaid quilts in bed with twilight sparkle-a model of academics- reading him a story to lull him to sleep.
Twilight was a soft mauve colored unicorn with pink streaked amethyst hair and languishing eyelids. In which she retorted with a roll of her eyes, "I haven't even finished the story, Spike; it's your own fault for asking me to read you a scary bed time story."
"We can stop here but you'll never find out if Demon Hoof was defeated." She teased with a smirk. Twilight Sparkle began to close the book on the pedestal in the room they shared inside the book tree. Spike quickly reached for the outstretched hoof, "Please finish! Demon Hoof has to be defeated!"
Twilight sparkle cleared her throat and began again.
The scene resuming coming back to a decrepit pit filled with the equestrian residents surrounded by "Nightmare's Fancy". Nothing could be done as the sky filled with foreboding clouds. The ponies quaked in fear at the demand of betrayal to their daylight Princess. The herd of dark Pegasus nipped at their hocks and windgall circling around them with increasing velocity. It was a dizzying feat that trapped the horses into almost giving in. As the older ponies began to give in one of the youngest ponies who was still a filly cried out, "Who are you to force us to do what you want!" Young Silver Harmony had had enough. She stomped her hooves angrily, "Celestia will save us! She would never let us perish!" Young Harmony tackled one of the brood causing the others to turn on her. In fluid grace she was head butted by the second in command, "Rose Water". This Pegasus was dark umber brown with straw colored hair. Her cutie mark was covered by a black saddle blanket. None the less she kept at it despite the thrashing. It became more than the other horses could take as tears began to sparkle in their eyes. Silver Harmony's mother stood over her protecting her from further harm. "Call out to Celestia! We need her help!"
The other horses nodded tearfully and raised their voices to the heavens, "Where are you, Celestia! We need you! Save us!"
The sky ripped apart in rays of light from Princess Celestia's powers. She descended gracefully on wings of purity. Her arrival into the demon's haven brought voice back to the horses of Equestria. Eyes moist with tears they shook with joy at the sight of their savior.
Demon Hoof stepped back in her presence and shivered from the raw power emanating from Celestia. "Be gone Celestia, your treatment of Luna was unjust! I demand her to be freed from her prison!"
The Princess looked sorrowful in the light of the dawn, "Unfortunately, it's best this way so Equestria never has to feel the fear of darkness and wars that would eventually take the sunrise from them. You care for the princess that is true; the only solace I can provide you is that she feels no pain as the "mare on the moon". You must understand that she is not Princess Luna when she is consumed by the hatred of Nightmare Moon so all she would do is scorn your loyalty for a puppet and minions to throw away at her choosing."
The nightmare brood became skittish in learning the truth about Nightmare Moon but their leader stood strong, "I will save her unlike you! You never cared about her! You pushed her away for those to frolic in the daytime. She was never appreciated like you."
Celestia took the hit and lowered her head as a tear slid down her ivory colored cheek, "You're truly a mother aren't you Moonfire? You care for a demented camp of pegasi and even love my sister as a mother would. Yet, you fail to see what's done is done."Suddenly a belt of rainbow circled around Celestia's horn preparing ancient incantations to help her cast a spell. Celestia raised her head high with a new determination in her eyes. "All of you who hold magic in their hearts believe with me. We must rid Moonfire of the spell she's under."
Demon Hoof reared on her back legs the fiery aura dancing around her form. No one called her by her birth name, ever. Her brood had never seen the cursed fire of demon hoof. It lashed like lava with an evil hiss striking Celestia's hide leaving behind pink welts and singed fur. Many of the shaking Pegasus stepped back until they were in line with the kidnapped ponies.
The Princess shook in pain her spindly legs almost giving in but she held her ground as they all focused together on completing the spell. It jerked and expanded until the rainbow ribbon ripped in half spraying forth energizing light.
"Hey! This book is missing pages, who would do such a thing?" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed.
The last page left in the book was Celestia on a bed of clouds circled by a rainbow. It was a beautiful painting catching celestia's features and in the background was the mare in the moon.
"Aww…now I'll never know if Demon Hoof was defeated", Spike lamented.
"It's time to go to bed, Spike. It's unfortunate that this book is missing pages but we must sleep we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow."Twilight Sparkle spoke with her usual finality.