NiGHTS' POV
March 15th, 1781. It was on that day that the British troops had won at Guilford Courthouse, although it was a costly victory for them. On that same day, the nightmarens had gained a victory as well.
(NiGHTS is shown bowing to Wizeman on her knees)
NiGHTS: Master, have I disappointed you?
Wizeman: NiGHTS, you have been gone for long periods of time, and have worried many of your fellow nightmarens. Where have you been? (she looks up at him)
NiGHTS: I've been in various places at various different times, Master.
Wizeman: And why have you been spending so much time in isolation? Your partner Reala is very worried about you.
NiGHTS: Oh, he is? I never meant to frighten him.
Wizeman: I see. Albeit I do not want him worrying about you constantly when you are away. Take this necklace. (he extends one of his hands, holding an amulet with an eye on it) Wear it, and carry it with you. This way, Reala will be able to find you if you are captured or go missing. (she dons the necklace) Now I suggest you apologize to Reala for making him worry excessively over your well being. (NiGHTS bows)
NiGHTS: Yes Master.
After apologizing to him, a few hours had passed and I went to the Secret Owl Grove, which they showed me the path to about 45 years before. I had forgotten about the amulet, and Reala had found me.
(NiGHTS plays her dream flute for the Nightopians and the Dream Owls, the Nightopians flee upon seeing Reala, she abruptly stops)
Reala: Oh so this where you've been sneaking off to? Playing your dream flute and tricking the Owls? (he chuckles) How amusing.
Owl: NiGHTS?
Wanda: How could you do this?
Reala: You didn't know she was a nightmaren, like me? (they gasp)
Harry: I knew something wasn't right about her! (NiGHTS holds the necklace in her hands)
NiGHTS(muttering): Oh no. (other nightmarens appear)
Reala: Round up the Dream Owls! (the nightmarens and Dream Owls fight, NiGHTS takes Owl behind some trees)
Owl: NiGHTS, what is going on? Is this all true?
NiGHTS: Sadly, it is. I never meant to hurt you. (she destroys the amulet) You see the amulet I just broke? That was a tracking device. I forgot I was wearing it, and thanks to me, your friends are in grave danger!
Owl: We have to help them.
NiGHTS: There's too many of them. If you fight, you'll be captured. Owl, you're my best friend. I can't let anything happen to you. I'm sorry Owl. (she throws a ball of energy at him, knocking him out, she surrounds him in a purple sphere) Be safe, Owl.
That day, every Dream Owl, except for Owl-Albert, was captured and dragged back to Nightmare. The Owl Grove was almost entirely destroyed, and it still remains like that to this day. Ever since then, the number of visitors that made it to Nightopia decreased immensely. For reasons unknown, they never pursued Owl ever again. During the Invasion of the Owl Grove, I retreated to the Other World when nobody was looking. One of the owls taught me the spell only a few days before the invasion. During my first visit to the Other World, I learned that the world was filled with plague, war, famine, disease and nightmares. I saw a little girl crying because she had a bad dream. I began to question if my master was making us do the right thing. I continued to visit the realm and I had learned some surprising revelations. After much internal conflict, I realized I had an important decision to make. October 19th, 1781. It was on this day the British surrendered in the war and the United States gained their independence from England. It was also on that day that I left Wizeman and Reala behind forever. I had opened the portal and was about to cross over to the Other World when Reala had found me. He did not see me perform the spell, but he did see the portal.
Reala: NiGHTS?
NiGHTS: Reala? What are you doing here? Did Wizeman order you to follow me?
Reala: No, he didn't. NiGHTS, I'm worried about you. You're my partner, and my best friend.
He made a surprising confession, and for a moment, I was tempted to stay. But I couldn't. Not after all that I had learned.
(NiGHTS faces the portal, her hands glow with blue energy)
Reala: NiGHTS?
NiGHTS(whispering): I'm sorry Reala. (she blasts him down and knocks him out, he falls towards the Ocean of Darkness, she watches him fall) But I can't let you remember this. (she enters the portal, the screen disappears, the flashback ends)
From that day forward, I was rebellious and vowed to stop Wizeman whatever way I could.
Reala: Um, NiGHTS, I know that when I found you at the portal, I said something important to you. What was it?
NiGHTS: I...I don't remember.
Reala: Really? You don't?
NiGHTS: No, I don't. And I still don't trust you.
Reala: Figures. (he snaps his fingers and disappears, she sighs)
Helen: Are you okay?
NiGHTS: As I much as I hate to admit it, Reala's right. I'm not sure we're really ready for full combat with the nightmaren army.
Will: Why do you say that?
NiGHTS: The boys were all knocked out, Claris probably had a hard time protecting you three, I was captured by Dawn and Tori and Helen are still arguing. Shall we resume training?
After training was over, everyone went their separate ways and a few hours passed. It was nine o'clock. I heard the clock tower chime go off. I sat in a tree, thinking of what really happened. What I hadn't shown the visitors.
(NiGHTS is shown at the portal, Reala appears)
Reala: NiGHTS?
NiGHTS: Reala? What are you doing here? Did Wizeman order you to follow me?
Reala: No, he didn't. NiGHTS, I'm worried about you. You're my partner, and my best friend.
NiGHTS: Reala...?
Reala: NiGHTS...I...I love you.
His confession shocked me. I looked away from him. How could I turn down the nightmaren who was my best friend, my partner in crime? Sadly, I had no choice but to knock him unconscious and erase his memories. Unfortunately, not everything was erased. He remembered me leaving him behind, but he didn't remember his confession or anything about the portal. Sometimes I wondered how he lived with the altered memories. I doubted that he loved me now. Reala hated me after I betrayed Wizeman, and he distrusts me. I don't love him, and I can't trust him. It's how things were, are, and will be. Reala had been chasing me down for almost 228 years. How could I trust him?
