RECAP: Nightmare Moon has bin going into peoples dreams like the Freddy dude from the 13th of Friday movie. The energy she harnessed from there fear maid her moor powerful then ever.
"Did you sleep well?" Princess Celestia asked Martin the next morning at the breakfast table.
"No!" said Martin. "I had a horrible dream."
"Me too," said Rose. "I dreamed Nightmare Moon murdered my parents. What did you dream about, Martin?"
Martin didn't answer. How could he tell Rose that he'd dreamed about her being killed?
Platinum came running into the room. "AAAAAHHH! My horn! My beautiful horn! Is it still attached to me?"
Rose looked at her quizzically. "Of course. Why wouldn't it be?"
It turned out that everybeast in the castle had had a scary dream that night. Princess Celestia knew what was going on. "This must be my sister's doing. She could always enter other creatures' dreams, but now she's turning them into nightmares!"
"Oh no!" cried Pansy.
"Do you think the dreams are gonna come true?" Puddinghead asked.
Celestia reassured her, "Dreams may seem scary at the time, but you must always remember that they cannot really harm you. Dreams and nightmares are never true. They may be similar to things that are true, but it is all in your head. Dreams are figments of your imagination. Sometimes, dreams can be triggered off by things you've done, and the dreams try to warn you by showing you what it's like from another view. Dreams can teach, just like books and lessons can, and some dreams can never be ignored. That is something we all feel, but just remember, dreams are not real and be if you don't let them."
"Well, I still don't ever want to have another night like last night," said Skalrag.
"You won't," Celestia promised. "Today, we're going to march into battle and defeat Discord once and for all. Then Nightmare Moon will be no more and Luna will be herself again."
Martin was confused. "But how can we get back to Nightmare Fortress in one day? It took us a couple of days to get here."
Commander Hurricane laughed. "You've never traveled the Pegasus way before."
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It turned out that the Pegasus way was by flying chariot. When Martin stepped outside, he saw ponies and chariots everywhere. Pegasi were hitched up to the chariots, and the unicorns and earth ponies were climbing into them. Everypony had a spear or a sword. This was Princess Celestia's Royal Army.
Celestia's six friends were all wearing their individual Elements of Harmony. Most of them looked like necklaces, but Clover's Element, the Element of Magic, was a tiara.
Martin, Rose, Skalrag, and Grumm all ended up sitting in one chariot together. It was pulled by Commander Hurricane and Pansy. The woodlanders were a little apprehensive about riding in a flying chariot, but Clover the Clever assured them that the chariots were perfectly calibrated not to tip over.
Princess Celestia spread her majestic wings and took off into the air. All the chariots followed her.
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"Wow, you're looking a lot better today," said Discord. "You don't seem hurt at all anymore. How did you get your strength back?"
"MAYHAP TOMORROW NIGHT I'LL SHOW THEE," Nightmare Moon sniggered sinisterly.
"No chance, Princess. I don't dream when I sleep," Discord muttered under his breath.
"WHAT DIDST THOU SAY?"
"Huh? Oh, er, I said there's no chance you won't mow your enemies down like sheep," Discord said.
"THAT'S THE FIRST SENSIBLE THING THOU HAST EVER SAID. NOW, FETCHETH THE WEASEL HISK AND BRINGETH HIM TO ME. I HATH A SPECIAL JOB FOR HIM," Nightmare Moon ordered.
Discord went to find Hisk, chuckling. Soon, his plan would come to fruition, a plan that had nothing to do with Nightmare Moon. All the pieces were falling into place.
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The chariots were zooming along like airplanes.
"Hurr, if this be floying, Oi shall never take to et," Grumm groaned. "Bo urr no. If molefolk wurr meant to floi, they'd've been given wings loik ee burds."
The mole was very green. Rose regarded her friend with concern. "Do you feel like you have to throw up?"
"Oi'll be all roight. Yurr, Oi'll be all roight… bowuuurrrggghhh." He barely had time to lean over the side before emptying his stomach of its contents. They happened to be flying over Coldsteel the Hedgehog's house and the vomit landed right on him.
Grumm lost his balance and almost fell out, but Skalrag was sitting next to him and he pulled the mole back into his seat just in time.
"Thankee," Grumm gasped. "Oi'd've been a deadbeast if not fur you'm."
"I can hardly believe it, but you've grown into a real goodbeast in these past few days, Skalrag," said Martin.
The fox was at a loss for words.
TO BE CONSIDERED: Here's something to think abbot: if Badrang is already dead, who will kills Rose in this story? Nightmare Moon? Discord? Clog? Or… someone else?