My Little Pony- Friendship is Magic: Order of Excelsior

By: Andromeda Vortex

Disclaimer: I do NOT own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Legend of Zelda, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Or any other Castlevania franchise), or Sonic Colors (or any other Sonic franchise). I only own my OC and this fanfiction.

Chapter 2: The Elements of Harmony- Meet the Mane 6

The same dream had been occurring night after night. Always the same dream.

Twilight Sparkle stood before her friends, or her former friends, to be precise. Why former? Well, let's just say, that they had dramatically changed, and for the worse. She couldn't see them clearly, except their eyes, which had turned catlike. Their hair, changed into the fashion of Nightmare, glowed in the shadows. Twilight knew at that moment that the Nightmare had corrupted them, and that she was next.

Her reasoning was immediately justified when she looked down and saw a black substance crawling up her legs all over her body. Desperately, Twilight attempted to escape, but to no avail. Before she could let out a scream for help, the substance that was the Nightmare Miasma had completely covered her, dulling and corrupting her sense. Slowly, her eyes became catlike and glowed and her mouth twisted into an evil smirk.

It was at that moment, a streak of golden light whizzed by overhead and came crashing down in front of them. When the light died down, it was revealed to be a golden yellow Alicorn, with a bright yellow gold mane and tail, and a white vest, with white leg bracelets. Surrounding him were the Elements of Harmony. A mysterious object floated in the middle of them. It was an amulet shaped like an inverted golden triangle adorned with six jewels, three on each corner and three arranged in the center like a normal triangle.

Nightmare Twilight and the Nightmare Elements prepared to attack the golden alicorn. However, out of each Element came a sprit unlike which Twilight hadn't seen before.

One spirit was orange and shaped like a rocket.

One spirit was yellow and shaped like a drill.

One spirit was pink and shaped like a ball of spikes.

One spirit was indigo and shaped like a planet.

One spirit was cyan and shaped like a lightning bolt.

One spirit was purple and shaped like a horned demon head.

The final spirit, standing in the middle was crimson and shaped like the head of an eagle.

The seven sprits swirled around the golden alicorn.

"Unlimited Harmony!" shouted the golden alicorn.

"Honesty! Rocket!" The Element and its spirit moved in front of the alicorn and moved around in a circular pattern.

"Kindess! Drill!" The Element and its sprit followed the lead.

"Laughter! Spikes!"

"Generousity! Asteroid!"

"Loyalty! Laser!"

"Magic! Frenzy!"

Then, the golden alicorn shouted the final name, which surprised the Nightmares.

"Courage! Eagle!"

With all six Elements, the mysterious item, and their spirits united, they began to glow brightly with the colors of the rainbow.

"FINAL HARMONY BLASTER!" shouted the alicorn as he leapt into the ring of power, and charged at the Nightmares, glowing with power.

Nothing could have prepared Twilight for the excruciating pain that followed. Suddenly, everything went white.

Twilight now found herself in a white void. Standing in front of her was the same golden alicorn that had appeared.

"I greet you, Alicorn Princess Twilight Sparkle, in the name of all heroes who have gone before... and those yet to come," spoke the alicorn.

"Who are you?" asked Twilight.

"You do not have to fear me. I am Excelsior, the Heart of Courage."

"Why did you send me here?" inquired Twilight.

"To warn you of events that are yet to come. Deception can strike you down, as mortal a blow and swiftly as an enemy's sword."

"I don't understand."

"... The Nightmare..."

Those words sent shivers down Twilight's spine. She and her friends had faced the Nightmare before when it had taken over Princess Luna in an attempt to cast Equestria into an endless night. During their last battle, Twilight and her friends were able to call forth the legendary Elements of Harmony that Celestia had used to banish her sister to the moon for a thousand years. But instead of banishing her, the Elements of Harmony managed to purify Luna and expel the Nightmare from her being.

"When you defeated Nightmare Moon," said Excelsior, "the spirit of Nightmare, the Nightmare Miasma, was not completely destroyed. At the time, it was too powerful to be destroyed."

"Are you saying that the Nightmare is about to strike again?!" said Twilight, the terror in her voice plain. As if she needed another battle with the Nightmare.

"Yes. Whoever the Nightmare will corrupt is not yet certain, but what is known is that it will use the anger of its new vessel towards you and drive the heart into darkness."

"That's awful!" gasped Twilight, "what can I do?!"

"Very soon, a half-breed Alicorn Prince from a kingdom destroyed by Nightmare Moon will be called upon to find the Colors of Courage before the legend of eternal night comes true and the end of Equestria comes to be. He will walk through the fires, brave the lightning, and glare straight into the eyes of evil, knowing that if he wavers even once in the slightest, he will fall victim into the darkness, never to be seen again."

"Wihat part will I have in this? Or any other of my friends for that matter?" asked Twilight.

"The one to send him on his quest... will be you, Twilight. And you can do nothing but watch as he leaves and hope that he succeeds as you are dragged prisoner into the darkness."

Twilight's eyes were wide with horror. Never did she imagine that she would fall victim to the Nightmare herself!

"There has to be another way!" protested Twilight.

"Indeed. There are many other alternatives, but none of them are as certain. Are you really going to risk defying the course of time and destiny?"

Twilight was silent for a moment before sighing in defeat.

"All right. I'll take your word for it," said Twilight.

"And one more thing... make sure Rarity doesn't suffocate him when she sees him."

"What?" Twilight was confused. Rarity knew the mysterious Alicorn Prince?

"When the time comes, all will be revealed," said Excelsior, easily reading Twilight's confusion.

With that, Excelsior disappeared into the void. Twilight was all alone. However, she could hear a familiar voice calling to her.

"...up... ake... up... Twi... ake... up..."

Twilight's eyes slowly slid open. She looked up and saw that she was in her home, the Friendship Rainbow Castle (or Friendship Rainbow Kingdom Castle. Again, I haven't seen many episodes. ._.) Twilight quickly sat up on her bad in a cold sweat. By her side was her faithful dragon assistant, Spike, who was looking at her with genuine concern.

"Twi, are you okay?!" asked Spike in worry.

"I'm fine, Spike," said Twilight as she got out of her bed, groggily and set to work preparing for the day.

"Before I forget, Twilight, we're supposed to meet the others at Sugarcube Corner at around breakfast time, today," said Spike, checking his watch.

"What time is it now?" asked Twilight.

"Oh, about 10," replied Spike nonchalantly.

"WHAT?!" screeched Twilight, "I'm late!"

Without another word, Twilight bolted out of the room at a speed that would have rivaled that of Rainbow Dash herself. Spike got out his stopwatch at stopped the time.

"Wow. A reaction time of 2.54 seconds," whistled an impressed Spike as he wrote it down in his personal record book, "Twilight's broken a new record. I don't know about her, but it looks like Dashie better watch her back." Not wasting any more time, Spike put up his record book and ran off to catch up with Twilight.

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Meanwhile, at Sugarcube Corner...

Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy sat around a table. In the center stood a tower of pancakes (courtesy of Pinkie and her cooking skills. Again, I haven't seen many episodes, so I realize this may not be the most accurate of fanfictions.), which Rainbow Dash couldn't help but stare at as if in a hypnotic trance, the desire to taste just one, plainly seen in her eyes and punctuated by the drool that was coming out of her mouth.

"Just... one..." said Rainbow Dash as she reached for a pancake, hearing them call out to her, only to have her hoof slapped away, courtesy of Rarity.

"Rainbow Dash! Must you be so rude?!" scolded Rarity, "You know we have to wait for Twilight to arrive!"

"Speaking of Twilight, where is she? I hope she didn't sleep in," said Fluttershy, worried.

"Don't worry., Fluttershy," said Pinkie, cheerful and bubbly as ever, "Twilight would never miss something like this! Besides, Spike told me that this recipe was one of her favorites!"

"I dunno. Lately Twi's been acting a little... off, lately," spoke up Applejack in concern, "I'm kinda worried bout her."

No sooner did she say that, Twilight burst in with Spike, who was out of breath.

"Twilight, do you have to run so fast?!" panted Spike.

"Sorry I'm late, everyone," said Twilight, ignoring Spike, "I overslept."

"It ain't like ya to oversleep Twi," said Applejack, "so what's been on yer mind?"

"What do you mean?" asked Twilight.

"You've been acting super wierd and jumpy lately," said Rainbow Dash.

"And I'm normally the jumpy one. See?" said Pinkie as she bounced up and down in her childish fashion.

"I know, I know," said Twilight as she sat down with Pinkie and the girls.

"So what's on your mind?" asked Fluttershy.

"It... It's this dream I've been having night after night..." said Twilight hesitantly.

"I could tell, with how weird you've been acting," muttered Spike, earning a playful glare from Twilight, "what? It's true."

"So what's this dream about?" asked Pinkie curiously.

Twilight hesitated for a minute and told everyone about her dream, from the corruption, to the mysterious golden alicorn named Excelsior, and his warning. When she was done, everyone was silent for a moment, before Rainbow Dash spoke up.

"So you're saying that this Excelsior guy warned you that we're about to become Nightmares?!" scoffed Rainbow Dash, "as completely if!"

"Dashie! Show some sensitivity!" snapped Applejack, glaring at her, "can't ya see that Twi's havin a hard time?!"

"What? It's not like it's gonna happen," snorted Rainbow Dash in disdain.

"The odd part is, the golden alicorn named Excelsior... he had the Elements of Harmony with him," Twilight recalled.

"Odd. We gave them to the Tree of Harmony after saving it from Discord's plundervines," said Rarity, "so how would they be able to return?"

"Maybe they miss us," suggested Pinkie Pie as she remembered when she was using her Element to defeat various enemies.

"Maybe they are sensing the time for them that they need to be used?" offered Fluttershy."

"Maybe..." said Twilight, who was now in thought, "but that mysterious triangle and mysterious spirits that came out of them... I wonder what that triangle is..."

"Can you show us what it looks like?" asked Rarity.

Spike quickly got out a scroll and gave it to Twilight, who drew the same shape she saw in her dream. Sure enough, it looked exactly like it.

"I've never seen anything like it," remarked Rainbow Dash.

"Me neither. Is it edible?" asked Pinkie.

"Maybe for our gem-eatin friend here," said Applejack.

"Hey!" said Spike, blushing.

"Also, Rarity, Excelsior said you knew this mysterious Alicorn Prince. Well, half actually.," said Twilight.

"Odd. I don't know any Alicorn Prince, but Alicorn Princesses are a different matter," said Rarity thoughtfull until she remembered something, "unless this Excelsior is talking about..." Just as she thought about it, a blush crept onto her face, which didn't go unnocticed by anyone.

"Is he really returning?!" asked Rarity in high hopes, with hearts now in her eyes.

"Is who returning?" asked Spike, the envy audible in his voice when he heard Rarity said "he", with such a dreamy expression. In his mind, he and Rarity were meant to be, and he wasn't about to let ANYONE take her away from him.

"Uh, Rarity, you got that dreamy look again," said Applejack.

"Oh, now what?! Rarity finally has a coltfriend?!" grumbled Rainbow Dash.

"So, Rarity," Pinkie said grinning, "who's the lucky colt?! Is he cute!? Does he love parties! Is he strong? Is he-?!"

"Pinkie!" snapped Rarity in annoyance, "He and I are not dating! I will admit that he was a true gentlecolt at the last Grand Galloping Gala. That was where I met... him." At that, Rarity's eyes went dreamy again.

"If I may ask, was this during that disaster at the Gala?" asked Fluttershy. It had not been a good experience for her. Just like her first time going, the animals kept running away from her, pushing her over the edge and turning her into her psychotic, yandere(?) alter-ego (or at least that's what people call her when she gets that way), Fluttercrazy or Flutterinsane. Flutters winced at the thought.

"Yes. It was when that cake flew at me and Blueblood shoved me in front of him to protect him... again!" growled Rarity.

"What a jerk," growled Rainbow Dash.

"But by a twist of fate, this young Alicorn stallion rushed in front of me and amazingly, used his horn to slice the cake in half, preventing the cake from hitting me," Rarity recalled.

"Wow, he must know how to treat a mare," said Twilight.

"Trust me, he did," said Rarity, "and he knew how to treat those who mistreat a lady as well. He wiped the frosting he got on his horn on Blueblood. Blueblood was furious and threatened to have him arrested!"

"How awful!" exclaimed Pinkie.

"But the Alicorn pointed his horn at Blueblood, and he held him at hornpoint, threatening that if he ever saw him mistreat a "beautiful and gorgeuos lady" like me, or any other lady for that matter, again, he would personally see to it that he would leave Canterlot in shame," said Rarity, remembering it like it was yesterday, "Blueblood was fearing for his life and ran off."

"How mean!" said Fluttershy.

"Well, that's what jerks like him get," mumbled Rainbow Dash, her mouth full of pancakes, along with Spike ("hey! Save some for me, Dashie!" (Yes, I know Spike eats gems. I decided to expand Spike's horizons in taste.) Nobody seemed to notice.

"After that, the handsome Alicorn turned and faced me and asked if I was okay. When we stared into each others eyes... oh... my... goodness! I was just... blown away," Rarity said in a whisper, blushing.

"What? What happened?" asked Twilight.

"His eyes... were so gorgeous! They were a bright shining silver the color of steel, just like his coat! And his cutie mark! It looked so regal, so polished, so royal! I could tell he was a Prince! And a truly charming one as well! If only he had swept me off of my hooves..." Rarity finished with a sigh.

At this, Spike was getting even more annoyed.

"I don't remember his name, but he said he was of a royal family from the Northern Kingdoms," said Rarity.

THAT instantly got the attention of everyone who was present. The reason was no secretl. The Northern Kingdoms of Polarius were said to be a combined utopia of the Crystal Empire, Ponyvill in the winter, and Canterlot all combined into one. It was said that during times of war, Polarius was the only known kingdom that could match the strength of the Equestrian forces, allowing them to double their strength when their forces were combined. Rumor had it that Princess Celestia was a very old and very close friend to the King who ruled over the Northern Kingdoms, and that Princess Luna was an old friend to the Queen.

However, the kingdom came to an end when Nightmare Moon came back from her imprisonment and fell into ruin at her hooves. The heir to the throne, was reported missing and was never found since. Although, legend has it, before the missing prince's disappearance, his father passed down a special power that nobody had seen since the creation of the Tree of Harmony. If Rarity had met him...

"So you're sayin that this Prince was from the Northern Kingdoms?!" said Applejack.

"Yes," said Rarity, "what of it?"

At this, everypony at the table fell silent in an instant.

"What did his cutie mark look like?" asked Twilight curiously.

"If I remember, it was the shape of the North Star within a silver shield. It also had angelic wings on the sides and a crown of gold above it," Rarity said.

"We need to head to my castle and see what this means," said Twilight, "Let's go!"

One by one, the ponies quickly rushed out of the door with Pinkie leaving the money on the table, paying for the cost of the meal. Well, except Rainbow Dash and Spike, who were completely stuffed and needless to say, now resembled a dragon shaped hot air balloon, and Rainbow Dash now resembling a rainbow-maned-and-tailed winged blimp.

"Hey, wait up!" called out Rainbow Blimp (don't ask XD), who was completely full and rolled after them. Spike was having a harder time attempting to walk and barely able to lift his feet.

"Ugh... little help here?" groaned Spike Ball (again, don't ask XD).

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Back at Twilight's Castle...

"Come on! Come on! Come on!" shouted Twilight as she looked through her books to find the one she was looking for, but to no avail.

"What're we looking for again, Twilight?" asked Spike (who had, thanks to Twilight's magic, managed to shrink down to his proper size from eating all those pancakes. Rainbow Blimp, however, was another story... :P), as he looked through the lower shelves.

Rarity was looking through each and every book that she thought might have a clue, occasionally stopping at any book on fashion and designing ("Rarity! There'll be time to look through those fashion books later!" snapped Applejack).

Fluttershy was zipping around from shelf to shelf taking a peek at any book she thought might have a clue, occasionally stopping to look through books on animals ("Flutters! We need to find that book! There'll be time for that another day!" said Twilight).

Applejack was using her lasso to wrangle any books that flew at her and send them back to their proper place (we should call her Wonderjack for this! XD). Occasionally she would stop at a book on gardening and growing apples and suc ("Applejack! There'll be time for that later!" said Fluttershy.)

Now where were Pinkie and Dashie (aka Blimpie)? Well... um... how to put this...

Pinkie was busy giving Blimpie some "special chocolates" that she bought recently (from where, don't know. Probably through secret underground connections. XD), with the still-a-rainbow-haired-blimp begging her to stop giving her those chocolates. Just as Dashie managed to swallow the last one of them...

"OH GOD!" screamed Rainbow Blimp, who was apparently dealing with some... pressure, to say the least, and rushed (and by rushed I mean rolled XD) to the nearby bathroom. Suddenly, everyone was stopped by loud, tortured grunts and groans. Everyone's faces started to turn a little green. Fluttershy and Twilight had to keep from throwing up.

"Ugh! Pinkie, whatever did you feed her!?" said Rarity, who was shuddering at the sounds.

"Oh, just some special chocolates that I bought," said Pinkie Pie, who was now grinning evilly.

"Special Chocolates?! Yeah right!" snorted Applejack, "those chocolates must be somethin special all right... If they can make you grunt and groan like a cow having an explosive one that's not comin out so easy." (ugh... now I'm making myself sick! X.x')

"All right, all right. Those were a very special kind of chocolate..." laughed Pinkie, "I'd actually been planning on doing this to Dashie at a time like this."

"Ugh. Don't tell me those were those things that make you..." began Spike before he realized what he was saying. His question was answered by Pinkie's cynical smirking, before Pinkie burst out laughing.

"Pinkie Pie! That wasn't very nice!" scolded Twilight.

"I... couldn't help it!" said Pinkie, who was rolling on the floor laughing her ass off.

"There is a difference between humor, and flat out disgusting and mean!" said Fluttershy, glaring at Pinkie, threatening to use her most feared ability... "The Stare". (If you don't know what The Stare is... be glad you don't.)

"What do them chocolates do, anyway?" asked Applejack curiously. Her question was immediately answered by more groaning and grunting from Rainbow Dash (yes, I think its safe to call her that again.). Suddenly, a chain of loud splashes were heard, sickening everyone (except Pinkie who was still laughing) to their stomachs. Sudden;y, the toilet flushed and out stepped Dashie, who was extremely exhausted and had to lean on the doorframe, quickly closing the door.

"Whatever you do..." panted Rainbow Dash, "DON'T go in there if you want to live! And DON'T light ANY fires within a five mile radius! Oh, and Twilight, I think I just blew up your toilet."

Suddenly, out from under the door, the dreaded stench hit them all like a giant fist. (I had better not describe the smell. I want to keep this at its current rating. :P) Twilight quickly summoned HAZMAT suits and put them on everyone.

"OH SWEET NAME OF CELESTIA!" screeched Spike.

"WHAT THE BUCK DID YOU EAT LAST NIGHT?! NUCLEAR WASTE!?" screeched Twilight, as she and the others covered their noses.

"I dread to use that bathroom ever again," shuddered Rarity.

And so, the seven went back to locating their book, with their job even less than sanitary or tolerable, thanks to Pinkie Pie's mean prank...

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Meanwhile, deep within the Everfree Forest...

A cloaked figure stood before an altar, inside a cave not known to many. Around its neck was a strange amulet with a red gem in the center.

"Perfect... so the legends were true, after all," thought the figure, an evil smile visible on its face. The figure placed the amulet on the altar and chanted an ancient chant.

"Alicorn Amulet, I call to thee, bid the Nightmare to come to me!" shouted the figure as the area shook, and a giant mass of darkness arose from the amulet, causing the gem to go dark.

"Nightmare Miasma, I wish that you grant me the power to defeat Twilight Sparkle and her pesky little friends!" said the cloaked figure.

The mysterious mass, the Nightmare Miasma did nothing for a moment. Then, without warning, the figure flew into the cloaked figure. The figure let out a shrill scream as the power clawed its way into her. At that moment, it felt a surge of power that it had never felt before.

"Excellent!" said the figure, "with the power of Nightmare, Twilight Sparkle, you will not defeat me again! Soon, all of Ponyville... no... all of Equestia will bow before... (censored. I want to make this a surprise :P)!" with that, the figure let out a tirade of wicked, villainous laughter.

Well, that's my second prologue. Now, the fun is only beginning. What will happen next?

Next Time: Due to unexpected circumstances, Axl finds himself in Equestria and meets the Mane 6. However, when news of the Prince of the North's arrival spreads, the cloaked figure has a change of plans and seeks out Axl himself. What new friends and fearsome new foes await Axl and the Mane 6?! Find out in the next chapter!

To Be Continued...