Chapter 3: Enter the Nightmare
Personally the loud partying hurt his sensitive ears, but he could live with that. Pinkie Pie was taking her time to explain the wonders of Eques. No not Equestria, Eques, as in the entire planet. He knew that while it was impossible to know he came from another planet as no one brought it up except her.
It was impossible, yes, but so was he.
"Pinkie, what is the Summer Sun Celebration?" Dusk asked. He was curious as to why everyo- everypony was talking about it.
"Good question Duskie! The Summer Sun Celebration is when everypony goes to watch Princess Celestia raise the sun for the longest day of the year." Pinkie explained. Clearly even if he was from another dimension or planet she didn't care. "Speaking of which, we have half an hour until it begins!"
"So you're telling me that the Princess raises the Sun and the Moon?" Dusk asked. That was interesting, now that he thought about it. Maybe he could try to mess around with a star or two. He decided against that thought in a few seconds, he would leave it to the Princess to mess with his favorite celestial bodies.
"Yep, and I should go tell Spike to get Twilight out of bed in for the Celebration." she bounced over to a small purple dragon and left Dusk to ponder over her answers.
"Come on everypony it's time!" Pinkie yelled. Everypony rushed out the door to the Mane Hall. Danny stayed behind to wait for Pinkie and Twilight.
"Dusk! Follow me and Twilight!" she hopped out the door with a purple pony that Danny assumed was Twilight.
Danny followed, besides it wasn't like there was going to be some villain going to attempt to take over the world.
Oh how wrong he was.
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When the curtains opened Dusk experienced dread welling up inside of him. Something told him that Celestia wasn't going to pop out and say "Gotcha".
So when he saw the black and blue mist pooling to the place where Celestia was supposed to be standing... well lets just say he phased out of the room to Go Ghost. ' This hero complex is going to get
me killed someday ' then he remembered he was already dead and face-hoofed.
After her little monologue he decided to make an appearance. "You know, the last time I saw someone try to take over the world after being released from whatever thousand year imprisonment they were in, they just so happened to fail miserably." he paused, "You sadly on the other hand, no nothing about me like that other guy. So let me explain. I'm the Phantom who lives in the night and I take it personally when someone threatens the innocent."
Nightmare hissed at him and turned into a dark fog and flew out the window. Danny attempted to fly after her only to be grabbed by Twilight's magic and taken with her.
"What are you doing!" he yelled at her while she was running to Golden Oaks.
"Saving you! You wouldn't be able to defeat her without the Elements!" she threw the door open with magic and started to run through every book in the library.
"Elements, Elements, Elements, how can I stop Nightmare Moon without the Elements of Harmony?!" Twilight said.
"And just what are the Elements of Harmony?" Rainbow Dash zoomed into the library demanding an answer. "And how did you know about Nightmare Moon? Are you a spy?!" Rainbow was pulled down by Applejack with a small yelp.
"Simmer down, she's not a spy... but she sure knows what's goin' on. Don't you Twilight?" Applejack asked.
Twilight closed her eyes, "I've read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon, some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, I don't know what they are, where to find them, I don't even know what they do!"
Phantom held up a book. "While you guys were bickering I found this." he said, clearly amused. Twilight pulled the book out of his hooves and began to read.
"There are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty, the sixth is a complete mystery. It is said that the last known location of the Elements was in the ancient castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. It is located in what is now the Everfree Forest."
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And so the adventure begins.
Fun Fact: There will be someone else introduced other than Celestia and Luna when they enter the forest so try to guess who it is!
Stay Hyper!- RemmySpectre