Dawn's POV

Hello there. I am Dawn, first-level nightmaren, and the General of nightmaren army. I had set up my base in the Big Ben clock tower, and sent a note to my partner and Admiral, Dusk. This was the perfect place for me and my portion of the army to set up. No one would suspect we were hiding here. Sure the mortals did maintenance on the clock every once in a while, but unless they were a visitor at Nightopia, they wouldn't be able to see us. Those six visitors were such a nuisance to our plans. Using the mirror I conjured for myself, I looked at the Persona on my face. It was gold with a green jewel and had black feathers on each end. I had sent Gillwing to deliver the scroll about two hours ago, yet Dusk had yet to show up. It was about 2:30pm Where was he?

Gulpo: Is something wrong, Mistress Dawn?

Dawn: Dusk was supposed to be here over an hour ago. Didn't Gillwing deliver the letter to him?

Gillwing: It should be in his hands.

Dawn: What do you mean, should be?

Gillwing: Well, I was getting very tired, so I handed the letter to another nightmaren who said that he would deliver the letter to Dusk.

Dawn: Another nightmaren? Describe his appearance.

Gillwing: He had a gold persona mask with a pink jewel and black feathers on the edge on each side. (Dawn stops him with her hand)

Dawn: A Persona? (she gasps) Reala!

Reala's POV

I had tricked my fellow nightmaren Gillwing into believing that I was working for Dawn and Dusk. He gave me Dawn's letter, that was to be taken to Dusk, but instead, I started searching for NiGHTS. Where was she? The school? I looked for her all over Big Ben Junior High, but she was nowhere to be found. Eventually, I saw Will, so I followed him, hoping that he would lead me to NiGHTS. I made myself invisible and followed him to the National History Museum. Will joined NiGHTS, Helen, Claris, Elliot, Henry and Tori who were nearby the museum. From this stance, they weren't seen by anyone.

NiGHTS: Ah finally, you're here. (Reala appears)

Reala: I hate to disturb you, but I have an important message. (he hands NiGHTS a scroll) It's from Dawn to Dusk.

Henry: Dawn to Dusk? Oh right. The nightmarens.

Reala: I suggest you read it. (NiGHTS looks at him) Hey, don't shot me. I'm just a messenger! (she opens the scroll and begins silently reading it)

She read the scroll. NiGHTS wasn't very happy to hear this news.

NiGHTS: Oh dear. This doesn't look good. (NiGHTS hands the scroll to Helen)

Will: What does it say?

Helen: The letter reads,

"Dear Admiral Dusk,

I am happy to report that I have been able to establish a base in this city. Our base is located in the Big Ben clock tower, close to the Palace of Westminster. It's nice that those mere mortals can't see us. That is, except for those pesky little visitors. Those six are considered a nuisance and will try to foil our plans. I assume you already know all six, but I'll tell you more about them anyway. I spied on them during their first practice for a while and learned their strengths and weaknesses. The first one is Will. He's the guy who was nearly devoured by Cerberus. As a soccer star, he's pretty good with attacks and is rather flexible. Both in the sense that he can adapt to the environment around him, and his physical ability. He may not always have enough physical strength at times. Level of threat; moderate. Helen, the violinist and Will's best friend, the one who saved him from being eaten by Cerberus. She's sweet as sugar but tough as nails. If you make her mad or hurt her friends, she won't hesitate to fight back. She has some difficultly with shields, but her attacks are fierce. Level of threat; moderate. Claris, the choir singer. She's smart for someone her age. The power of her attacks isn't always with much force, but she can make good shields and adapt easily. Level of threat; moderate. Elliot is the basketball player. He's not the best with his attacks, but he can create strong shields and can stand his ground. Level of threat; low. Henry, another soccer player. His attacks are not very strong, but he can create good shields. He suffers from lack of confidence and may have precognitive powers. Level of threat: low. Victoria, the concertmaster of her school's orchestra. Hot-headed, short-tempered and determined, she can create several strong attacks but can use up too much energy if she becomes careless. During the first day of the invasion, she went into a hyperactive shock state where she used the Ideya of Courage to beat up several nightmarens. She ended up killing five, injuring over 150 nightmarens, and is rumored to have knocked out NiGHTS, a first level nightmaren. Her energy levels are very high. Level of threat: very dangerous. She needs to be destroyed immediately. Meet me in my parlor to discuss strategy on how to capture NiGHTS and kill Victoria.

From General Dawn." (she holds the scroll in her right hand) This is not good. (Henry gulps, Tori frowns)

Reala: They're after Tori. If they catch her, they'll kill her in a very painful manner.

Elliot: Tori? Are you not frightened?

Tori: I already knew they were after me, but I never suspected that they would try to kill me. Besides, I'm not going to let this scare me. They won't take me alive, and they'll never steal my Ideya of Courage.

Claris: You always hold on to courage, don't you?

Tori: Hey, I lost hope a long time ago. Growth, intelligence and purity disappeared over time, but I'll never let go of courage. It's what gives me the strength to continue, even in the toughest of times. (Gillwing, Dawn and other nightmarens find them)

Gillwing: There he is, Mistress Dawn. That's the nightmaren that took the letter.

Dawn: Well well well, what do we have here? A traitor by the looks of it. How could you?!

Gulpo: Uh, Mistress, I hate to burst your bubble, but, he was fired.

Dawn: He was the nightmaren who was fired? Why didn't anyone tell me this?!

Gulpo: We thought you knew, General Dawn! (Reala takes his Persona off and puts it elsewhere)

Dawn: Nonetheless, destroy them! I'll get NiGHTS. (she fires a green fireball from her hands, Helen and Claris dodge, Henry rises a shield)

No POV

The battle had began. Dawn was intent to capture NiGHTS.

(Helen fires a red beam at Gulpo, but he dodges, Reala and Claris fire at Donbalon, knocking him into a tree, Will fires a beam at Bomamba but he misses)

Helen: See Tori? I told you Reala was on our side! (Tori knocks out a nightmaren and destroys another)

Tori: I still don't trust him. I think he's just trying to trick us! (Dawn holds back NiGHTS with an energy beam, she counters with a purple stream of energy, Dawn charges a red fireball)

Dawn: Say goodnight, Victoria. (she fires at Tori)

Henry: Tori, watch out! (he pushes her out of the way, a nightmaren is hit, causing it to be severely injured, they tumble and eventually stop, Elliot and Claris throw energy balls at Puffy, knocking her into a tree, then again and again until she faints, a nightmaren knocks out Elliot, Will fires an energy beam at a Goodle)

Helen: Why would he trick us? He saved NiGHTS from Wizeman's wrath, he gave us enemy information, and he's fighting alongside us. (Claris fires a stream of energy at a nightmaren)

Tori: He's only fighting for himself. Unless that nightmaren is NiGHTS, you can't trust them! When will you learn that? (Will destroys a Goodle)

Helen: When will you learn that he's a good guy?! (Claris destroys some Scaropions)

NiGHTS: Knock it off, both of you! (Dawn hits NiGHTS with more lightning bolts, causing her to scream)

Donbalon: Where is that letter? (he sees it in Helen's hand as she continues arguing with Tori) I'll be taking that! (he grabs it)

Helen: Hey! (Donbalon flies off)

Tori: Nice going, Helen! Now they got the letter! (Will fires a beam at Donbalon, knocking him out)

Helen: Hey, this isn't my...! (a scream is heard, NiGHTS is bound in golden chains) NiGHTS!

Dawn: By the way, thanks for the assistance. Your rivalry distracted her long enough for us to get her. Artemis! (a black shadow mare appears) Back to the clock tower. (they get on) See ya later, losers!

NiGHTS: Help me! (they ride off at a quick speed, Reala looks worried, but is knocked out when he is hit back-first into a tree by an energy beam)

Helen and Tori looked at each other, worried about what just happened.

Tori: What have we done?