Dear Diary,
The war is finally over. Sombra is no more. At least, I think so. It's so hard to understand, but I must write it down. Maybe I will understand it afterwards.
When we approached the Crystal Empire, we had already backed our forces to Canterlot so that they would not be harmed by our battle with Sombra. When my sister and I went to attack Sombra directly, he was ready for us. We used the Elements of Harmony, but instead of the usual rainbow of colors that occur when we use them ordinarily, only a bright white light came out of the Elements towards Sombra. He was hardly fazed by the attack, and we were forced to do hoof-to-hoof combat. He used the dark crystals on his side to trap Tia and I separately, and he knocked Tia out. I do not know what she saw, but it could not have been good. I broke free of the crystals and used my magic to battle him.
He trapped me in a cage of crystals, and he said, "You cannot truly think that you and your sister could ever rule together equally? You couldn't even use your baubles correctly together. Your sister would never allow you to rule equally by her side."
"You know nothing of my sister and I," I replied defiantly.
"I know that she fears your power," he remarked while pacing in front of me. "You know the darkness better than she ever could, and I know the shadows as well as you do. Together, we can rule this world for ourselves. She will never overshadow you, and you and I can be rulers of the dark night."
I simply said, "Never! Never will I give in to your form of darkness!"
"So be it," he said as I finally drew enough strength to break free of the cage.
He turned into a giant cloud of shadow, and my anger at him grew. How DARE he insult the night! I thought at the time. I tapped into my magic and galloped towards him, using my magic as a piercing weapon. I fell through the shadows, and something inside of me snapped. I felt my form transform completely, and I rolled as I landed. Sombra became a physical form again, and his face became shocked at my new form. I took a good look at myself, and noticed that I was now as tall as my sister, my wings were sharper, and I felt more in tune with my night than I ever had in my entire life.
"What... what are you?" he asked me as he cowered in fear.
I simply laughed as I said, "You say you know the shadows, but your powers are limited, unlike mine. I am... a Nightmare."
I then unleashed my magic on him, but he cast one quickly before it hit him, and a blinding light shrouded my vision before clearing to reveal a field of snow and ice. I looked at myself again and saw that my form had transformed back to my old form. Tia woke up and asked, "What happened, sister? Where's Sombra and the Crystal Empire?"
"Gone, I think," I said. "Sombra cast a spell that hid the Crystal Empire or else destroyed it. I cannot tell which."
"Let's go home and inform our subjects of our defeat, then," Tia said to me, putting her wing over my back in a sort of hug.
We were flying home, but my body ached all over. Tia called for a special Alicorn doctor to take a look at me. He came over secretly, and diagnosed that I was magically bruised from the battle. I knew then that Sombra's shadows had done this to me. I became ever angrier at him, but was glad that he was gone at last. I had to step down from my throne for a while, and although I still raise and lower the moon, Tia is the primary ruler of Equestria.
Maybe, Diary, I can investigate that mirror...
Sincerely, Princess Luna
All alone, or in two's,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall.
"Isn't this where..."
So this is the first ever appearance of Nightmare Moon, but she was a good pony then, Twilight mused as she continued to read. Is this what the smoke was? The after-essence of Nightmare Moon?
Okay, I fudged this one. This song is from Pink Floyd's album, "The Wall", and the song is titled, "Outside the Wall".
Rights to the song belong to Roger Waters and all his affiliates.
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