Chapter 10

Nightmare Darkness awoke to pitch black all around him he stood up and tried to walk but chain rang out and he looked to his hooves to see that were chained to the floor. He remembered he was in Everfree forest and the dark sinister voice that clouded his mind then blackness…where was he now.

"Where is this place, it feels so displaced." He said almost to himself.

"Oh you are awake…" Came a voice that echoed all around him making it seem he was surrounded.

"Who is this, to keep me captive like this?" He ordered. The reply was that of laughter.

"You may know me as Nightmare Moon." The voice said, its voice seemed to border between feminine and masculine.

"How can thee be Night mare Moon, if she is back sitting on the throne!" he shouted at the darkness.

"Such disrespect." The voice said then appearing to walk into the light that seemed to surround him was Nightmare moon then she morphed into his exact opposite but with glowing eyes that showed his power oozing out making it hard for him to look away.

"I am the presence that took over Luna…I did not take into account how strong the elements of harmony were…and Celestia of course but now I plan to go about my plans more tactfully then before I was locked away in that prison." he said with a sting of anger, he calmed down and looked again to Nightmare.

"You were created for me…your body belongs to me…you are like my child." It teased.

"What you speak is not true, I am no fool." Nightmare argued.

"Ah my dear child… You were under the tree of harmony because your mother…buts that nither here nor there. She will get what is coming to her." He placed his hoof on his chin seemingly to ponder something.

"Remember this Nightmare Darkness your no longer in control anymore, and to the original question of where you are… you are in your own body." He then spred his hoof to the darkness as it disappated to show what his body saw he was looking out through his own eyes but his body did not respond do his commands.

"I am a prisoner within my own flesh, but who are you to do this." He demanded. It laughed looking at him with a look of amusement.

"I am everything you fear and everything that is wrong with the world." He said simply.

"And it is my intention to take back what is mine…all of Equestria." He said simply.

"Who are you if not Discord whom ruled before." He asked now.

"Never mention that Creature in my presence!" He boomed as he struck him to the ground. Although being in his own mind, pain was still prevalent.

"That deviant creature is nothing but a speed bump in my plans and since he is now in stone because of Celestia and Luna I shall." He began to explain.

"Discord is freed by the very people you speak." He smiled smugly. This news stopped him mid-sentence the look of uncertainty flashing across his face just before it vanished under a steely gaze. Razing his hoof he began to strike Nightmare mercilessly before he again blacked out.

Princess Luna walked up the castle watchtower and looked to her sister.

"I will take watch of the night sister." She said as Celestia looked at her in turn and smiled.
"Thank you Luna I hope all goes well." She said walking towards the door that lead to the stairs.

"Sister what about the warning?" she asked. Celestia nodded.

"We have increased the guard and gotten ready for any attack this creature may pose." She said confidently. Luna looked worried as she stepped closer to the spyglass that overlooked Equestria.

"My sister we feel that it will not be enough the creature was so dark…so sinister in nature that ever since you banished myself and it to the moon it had festered a hatred of all pony folk. We fear that it will not be enough." She said voicing her doubts. Celestia nodded understanding her sisters plight for she herself had felt the same trepidation against the threat, she was powerless against it combined with Luna when last she faced it.

"I fear it as much as you sister but we must not let our fear rule us. Twilight and the other of the elements of harmony will have to rise to the challenge. But I have to see to the preparations for the week. We are to receive Princess Cadance sometime at the end of the week." She said placing a reassuring hoof on her sister's shoulder. They had been through so much and ever since being reunited with her sister they had no time to simply talk, it always seemed something would come up.

"We understand sister, Go and sleep I will stand guard like in days of old." She said with a smile, which Celestia returned in kind as she left her sister to watch of the sleeping ponies of Equestria.

Queen Chrysalis paced in her study as one of her changeling servants brought her some food from the royal kitchens. Her disjointed horn glowed green as she brought the food up to her mouth and sampled it and decided it was fin then dismissed her subject with a rise of her hoof. She looked out over her kingdom. It was true her children were in need of sustenance but the way she was to go about getting it she didn't like at all. Being ordered to do her…master's bidding was all but taxing. To pose as Princess Cadance and infiltrate Canterlot and marry a unicorn named Shining armor was an amazing plan to say the least and to top it all off he had warned them so now they were on high alert. She was aggravated but he had told her that the love between the couple was very real and would give her much power, but that was remains to be seen. Closing her eyes she let out a exasperated sigh, then the door of her room opened.

"Who dares distur." She began with a hiss but was silenced by the look of her new master.

"Why I do dear Chrysalis…" he said unenthusiastically. She could feel the energy radiate from his body it was a scary thought that her master once had control of an alicorn princess and still had so much power wielded through just a mere pegasus.

"It is time for you to depart "My Queen" he said with sarcasm.

"You are to intercept her between trottington and ponyville." He said walking closer to her making her head pull back but put his hoof on her chin and pulled her face closer to his and smiled.

"Do not disappoint me." He said then as his eyes became cold and harsh making her knees buckle but her held her chin to his face.

"I….I will not fail you." She stammered. He released her and smiled turning away from her and left the room.

"You better not. For if you do…I will make you wish you were never spawned from the cocoon of your mother." He chuckled as the door behind him closed with a slam leaving her to tremble at the thought of what would happen to her if she did.

There was a knock on the door after a minute brining her back to the situation at hoof, she stood up and walked to her door and opened it.

"What is it." She asked very posh like. The Capitan of her guard looked to her.

"We are ready to leave your highness." He said being comforting as much as he could. She smiled slightly she did so enjoy his company but a simple nod and opened the door walking in front of him, he followed her keeping his distance. His feeling was of anger at the newest member of the hierarchy manipulating his queen. Walking out of the doors he nodded to his fellow changeling guard as they formed a protective circle around their queen as they took to the sky to intercept Princess Cadance's envoy.