This is part five of an on going series, Please read The Return 1-3 and The Resistance first.
Wind sighed as she replaced the flowers at her parents grave. "Happy anniversary." She said to the tombstone. She was dressed in her usual guard armor and had her three swords with her. Each sword was emblazoned with a different symbol. One had her father's, another had her mother's, and the last one had hers. Her symbol was a trinity of blades crossing one another. "It's a shame someone as awesome as Dashie and Jet had to pass away." Someone said from behind Wind. She turned to see her aunt, Scootaloo. "Hey auntie." Wind said as she stood up. Scootaloo hugged her. Scootaloo was dressed in her work outfit, a pair of coveralls that had various grease stains on them. She was responsible for the maintenance of the castle and other places around Ponyville. Ever since the overlord was defeated, Wind hadn't gotten to see much of her aunt, she'd been busy reconstructing everything. Wind let go of Scootaloo and backed up a little. "So, how goes the reprogramming of those cyborgs?" Wind asked. "Pretty good. Button Mash and Comet Trail are whizzes with the technical stuff. I just had to restore some of the parts to working order. They should be back to their old selves in no time." Scootaloo replied. "Isn't that just dandy. So, tell me, how long are you two going to keep mourning over these two before you bring them back?" A voice said from behind them. They turned to see Discord sitting on the tombstone. "You know we can't bring them back without the Ponynomicon and someone that can use dark magic." Wind said. "Well, you have half of the equation right now." Discord replied. "What are you yammering on about?" Scootaloo asked. "Well, you may not have the Ponynomicon, but you do have someone that can use dark magic." Discord replied. "Who are you talking about?" Wind asked. "Well, my dear. I'm talking about..." Discord began as he was cut off by an explosion in the distance. Wind turned to see smoke rolling from the castle. "Shit, Princess Luna!" Wind screamed as she flew off toward the castle.
Wind made it to the throne room in no time at all. Since she was made head of the royal guard, she'd gotten the layout of the castle pretty effeciently. As she entered the throne room, she noticed two things. One, there was a huge hole in the roof and two, there was a guard laying on the floor. She ran over and propped the guard with her arm. "What happened here?" She asked as the guard coughed. "It was N-N..." The guard started as he began coughing again. "Out with it soldier!" She yelled. "It was Nightmare Moon!" The guard shouted. "What!? How?" Wind asked. "I don't know. Princess Luna just began getting hostile to all of us and she became Nightmare Moon." The guard said. "This doesn't make sense. My mother and her friends destroyed the nightmare moon energy with the elements like forever ago." Wind said. "I don't understand it either." The guard said. "There has to be an explanation..." Wind said as she trailed off. "Discord! I bet he had something to do with this. Rest now, soldier, you performed your duty well." Wind said as she got up and headed back out to the gravesite. "Discord!" She shouted as she landed in front of the grave. He was still sitting on the tombstone, but, Scootaloo had already left. "Everything alright at your castle?" He asked. Wind grabbed him by the throat. "What do you know about the return of Nightmare Night?" Wind asked as she put a little pressure on his throat. "Perhaps I can shed some light on your little plight." Someone said from behind Wind. She turned to see Zecora standing there with a handful of flowers. "Zecora? What are you doing here?" Wind asked. "Just paying my respects some friends that were wrongfully hexed. I wish to help you but first, I must pay my dues." Zecora said as she walked past Wind and placed the flowers on the grave. "Now, about your Nightmare Moon problem. I found this book last autumn." Zecora said as she took a black book tied together with string out of her bag and handed it to Wind.