Sibling rivalry on a scale never seen before
The land of Equestria can only pray that the sister go easy against one another
But knowing their strength and rage, chances are most likely not
The sun and the moon, two objects they represent, different like the day and night
Shall unleash their fury against one another
The eyes of Celestia kept themselves focused on the woods of Everfree. A sigh left through her nostrils. Knowing that what Nightmare Moon –the being that once was her sister no less– was going to do, had caused her to take a drastic measures. She had set her hopes on one not even the mighty princess of the sun would ever dare to apply. But it is as the saying goes, desperate times ask for desperate measures. "The sun will stay on the skies for as long as it is possible. The pegasi can shield it off with clouds to let the cycle go... Just answer me, why?" Celestia mumbled to herself before her attention was taken off of the window and went over the room as a whole.
The guards that had been turned into statues still was a bleeding wound within her heart and she just took her attention away from it. She tried to fix it somewhere on the ground. "Im-Impossible," she mumbled to herself. "There must be something that could have saved them, maybe I can get her back far enough, that she makes them normal again..." But then her eyes fell on something. Something that was done as one of the last acts of commander Blitzwing.
Her eyes had fallen upon the separated alicon amulet and the mighty princess let her horn charge itself up within the golden aura and brought the thing over to her eyes. "What were your reasons for creating such a hellish power holder, my beloved sister..? Why would you have needed such a thing, to overthrow me?" she questioned herself as she turned herself around.
But then all of the sisterly love and wondering just vanished from her eyes and the look it was traded for was one of utter seriousness. "Nothing must ever know or find such a power," she spoke as she left the throne room as a whole and ventured through the halls of the castle. Thought continued to race through the mind of the princess like the Wonderbolts on a racing track. Theories, explanations and all those lovely things made their way into her mind, but none ever seemed to be helping her with anything.
After the passage of time she came into a dungeon of the castle. One that was to be accessed by only either of the princesses. It was a vault to say the least. A place where items of great powers would be stored and kept safe from the outside world. With the amulet still within her magical aura were the sounds only increased on themselves while the royal of the sun stood before the gate. A door that was created out of gold and platinum mixed with some of the strongest metals there was to be found within the lands. A gift from the ponies who she once helped with their problems.
The dungeon itself was nothing more than a cavern with a stone, spiraling staircase and of course the gateway. The humming of Celestia's horn became only louder and louder until she stuck her horn into the hole it was designated for. In that moment had she released the charge. Magical circuits within the door did their job as the countless locks got opened. The ponies who made it were expert locksmiths, that was for certain. It always amazed her just how they had managed to make the door. But she never really asked the question out of respect for their profession and trade.
Slowly but surely did the door open itself under loud tremors. Tremors that could only be heard and felt within the room. Not only was the door filled with locks, it also was thick. The sounds of Celestia's horn decreased themselves to the point she was just holding the amulet and walked through the gaping hole created by the door. Only to disappear within the realm of forbidden items.
Only hours later had Celestia returned and sat on the throne. Her eyes just watched over the sun and the land. She watched if there were any signs of Nightmare undergoing any form of action against it. For the sun still stood high in the skies, even though it was getting closer and closer to the evening. Her eyes were caught by the pegasi that came from their young and prideful capital, Cloudsdale, with the clouds to shield the burning star from the land. To make sure the cycle between night and day still was kept intact. Even if it was just an illusion. "If you want to strike, you better do it now Nightmare," Celestia mumbled to herself. The captain of the lunar guard entered the throne room.
Warding Scale had heard more than enough of all the rumors that were spoken by the others. He wanted answers for himself. Answers about just what happened to be the truth and what not. But the time he used to walk in was enough to make him catch the words and his eyes fell upon the statues. "Excuse me, your highness," he spoke up. "The men, under who myself, have been hearing rumors about a monster that stood within the walls of the throne room and-"
Before he could continue his words, his eyes trailed off to a statue of somepony he knew more than well. "I don't know who the carver is, but that pose of Blitz isn't accurate at all..."
"It is though," Celestia replied all of the sudden. Her head took itself off of the windows and turned to the stallion. She had a good look to the stallion for a couple moments.
"Excuse me?" Warding said in confusion. The captain turned his entire body back to the princess and walked over to the throne. "With all due respect, your highness, but that pose is not one he is going to have assumed himself. What, happened? Where is Blitzwing to begin with?"
"My dearest Warding Scale," Celestia started. Her eyes fell on the bat pony stallion. "Those statues. His in particular, is Blitzwing. Being turned into stone as if he was caught by a Cockatrice, except it was done by a creature far darker than we all could have even thought."
"So the words, they are true?" the stallion asked at the revelation that his friend was nothing more but a statue. "I, I should have believed the kid," he continued to speak in a defeated tone as his eyes kept switching between the princess and the statue. "...So, what is the plan, if I may ask?"
Celestia was still being devastated by the facts that happened before her and the revelations made by all the ponies around her, continued to watch over the land as the dark clouds covered the sun up nicely. "The sun will shine for an unknown amount of time, long enough for me to sniff the creature out and teach it a lesson. I know it resides within the borders of Everfree. But for how long it can be there is going to be a question in and of itself. Warding, do me a favor, don't speak with anypony about this. As much as it is true that matter is for all of the land, it mostly is between my sister and myself."
Warding nodded to the words before he released a deep sigh of defeat and turned himself over to the statue once more. "I pray you fought hard." he whispered to the statue before he gave a kiss upon the stoned forehead. "Your highness, if you will excuse me, I have to return to my post."
"Dismissed captain Scale," Celestia simply said.
Within the walls of the old Castle, deep within the shadows of the other realm did Nightmare Moon watch over the sun with a growl. A growl of utter hatred as she walked around her forces. "That lying coward... All it takes for us, is to change and the sun stands forever on the skies. Well we will assure you Celestia, once you make the mistake of lowering the sun, you all will feel the wrath that is Nightmare Moon!" she spoke up before erupting out in a deep and dark laughter. All of the clouds of shadow that surrounded her chuckled along as some spoke words in an ancient language.
"We've got the patience Celestia, we've got the patience. The question is, do you?" muttered Nightmare. She turned herself around and watched over the housing of the Elements of Harmony. "And when you fall into mistake, not even your precious elements can save you. And the world, hmhmhmha, will know who is the true ruler." The more the eyes of the beast stared at the orbs which housed them, the more her desires to smash them rose up. But for some reason she managed to hold herself in tone. Instead she turned back around and looked at a couple of her forces. "Ready the troops. You're going on a hunt until the sun goes down," she spoke against them with a menacing grin on her face. "The land may think it is safe under her watch, but they won't. You all, are going to proof that." The games were on. The shadow reign of Nightmare Moon was about to begin.
The forces she spoke to erupted out in a loud cheer before they dissolved themselves and Nightmare turned her attention back to the other side of the room. She never left either the window or the elemental statue out of her eyes. Constantly watching over them from the shadows like a predator watching its prey. Silent but deadly. "It will end the way we want it Celestia, we just hope you are prepared for it," she whispered to herself before her forces left the castle in order to spread among those who dared to cross their path.
For five long and dreaded days had the sun had been standing on top of the skies in its full and burning glory. A spell that had worn greatly on the magical powers of Celestia. Every night she had to reset the sun as if it were the day. With the pegasi their help were the clouds created before it. All acting and creating a moon-like effect, but it only helped temporarily. Adding the very fact that the forces of Nightmare also were on the hunt for the precious little and innocent minds of her subjects, it only added to the frustration. That was something she couldn't use at all in the moment.
But on the sixth day, she had grown tired of it all. Six long days without any night or even the moon on the skies was a great deal for the ponies on the land. But for Celestia it meant another thing, for her it was five nights of no sleep. "Now I know how the ponies in the North feel when the sun doesn't go down for them," the royal mare muttered to herself. She laid down in exhaustion on the throne. She wanted to sleep so badly, but every time she closed her eyes to do that, there was the image of Nightmare speaking to her. Vile and heartbreaking words echoed through her mind when she tried to sleep and they placed the feeling of blame only more in her corner.
"Luna how could you have become a being like you did?" the mighty princess of the sun questioned. She watched the pack of clouds that acted like the night. But all of the sudden, there was a shock that went through her. Even Celestia knew that time was running short on her side and she realized it more than ever. It was impossible for the sun to just stand on the skies for all of eternity.
Without a warning given of any kind stood the royal up from the throne and she walked down the steps under the sounds of a couple wheezes. Something within her mind had turned the switch and she was more than ready to open the hunting season. "Would somepony care to bring my armor!?" she spoke up into the air as her eyes turned over to a window that had a view on the mythical Everfree. "The trees like torches, blazed with light," she spoke to herself in a singing manner as she caught the rays of the sun playing their way through the trees. It really made it look like they were ablaze and for some odd reasoning, the mare seemed to be liking it.
Not much later there were a couple servants that brought the armor over to the royal and they dressed her up as if she was ready for war. The celestial armor was one not seen by many, but one that was strong enough to deflect even the hardest hit. Yet it was light enough to evade incoming attacks. However, the only weakness was the fact that it appeared to be covering all of her body. It appeared, to be. But the part where the armor had to move, especially around the hips and shoulders, were open and thus vulnerable for any attack.
"I thank you kindly," the princess spoke against the servants with a smile as she took off her helmet and held it against her side within her golden aura. "The heavens high and hells deep may be with you Luna. For you will not succeed on your scheme. Even if I have to call out a Celestial Judgment on you just as, him," she spoke as a blade was offered to her. A blade that was encrusted with many gems on both the hilt and the blade part. "The blade of harmony," said Celestia said as she looked over to the weapon. An ironic name for such a thing. "Thank you once more."
Her eyes once more tailed off into the woods as the blade was sheathed against her side. The mighty white wings of the alicorn spread themselves as she took the first steps into the direction of the balcony.
Slowly and gently there was the wind the blew through her mane and on her face. It was her first real contact with the world outside since she let the sun stand on the skies. To her it felt like a hit from reality. A hit that was hard enough to make her feel the tiredness she had been building up over the sleepless nights. Yet it also caused the adrenaline to soar through her body. The substance fought off the tiredness for as long as it would be needed and would be the stuff that kept her going.
With her light magenta red eyes did she watch the forests and knew that somewhere within its boundaries, the being she once called her sister roamed and hid itself. She tried to pinpoint the location by searching up the magical frequency Luna's horn irradiated. Her own horn was cast within the aura very lightly and with her eyes closed she came a long way. But never was truly able to get the exact location. "Smart, using decoys," she mumbled to herself. And then she was off again. Off into the skies with one jump. The wind took her to itself as she glided away from the castle. Her destination was nothing else then the heart of Everfree Forest. The very source of it. From there she would start her search. And the revelations would be made.
While her mighty wings carried her through the skies of Equestria, Celestia circled over the woods and with her eyes she scanned for any activity that could locate the other alicorn. Once more she tried to locate her by sensing the magical frequency. But all where it led her too were open spots within the forest. Spots that had an arcane circle around them. Every time she came across one of them, the armored alicorn tried to read them. But even to her they simply were unknown or too vague to get their full meaning.
"On what kind of dark magic have you called upon, sister of mine?" Celestia thought aloud to herself as it wasn't the kind of magic that the wretched unicorn king once held. The magic called upon by the entity of Nightmare Moon was something drastically different. The magic Celestia was faced with was something that was different and overall much darker than anything she had ever faced. Though one thing was clear as crystal: it was Nightmare's magic.
But Celestia had grown tired from all the pointless flying around and she landed on a spot deep within the woods. A part where not a single pony had ever dared to come. In the middle of the fog, shadow covered part of Everfree. As her wings tucked themselves back against her body, the eyes and ears of the princess watched and heard if there was anything strange and unusual that would be near her.
Nothing but silence was what she heard and saw in her direct surrounding. The songs of the birds in the distance could be heard freely as well as many other forest sounds. But by her there was the eternal silence that dominated. "Where can you be?" she questioned herself. Of course she could have known that Nightmare resided within the walls of the old castle, but due to her own little problems with her sleepy mind, Celestia couldn't truly think straight any longer. She was tired in both mentally and physically form. Only the adrenaline that went through her managed to keep her going.
From time to time there was the clear moment within her mind but it never stayed long enough for the alicorn to make full use of it. Of course she could cast a waking up spell upon herself, but that would be dangerous to begin with. One misfire, and that what would happen could be catastrophic. "I will, find you," she spoke to herself before setting off into the fog.
When the hours had crawled by and the time of midnight had arrived, Celestia still hadn't found any trace of the whereabouts of Nightmare Moon. For some reason were the tracks covered up too much to find the original source. She had to go by instinct and possibly a lot of luck. Though one of the two things was never truly given to her. Either way, she decided to continue on with her pace through the woods. Her eyes and ears were sharp enough to pick up the sounds and sight of any creature. Somewhere within those trees she would encounter Nightmare Moon again.
The only problem happened to be that where she had to be looking for, were beings that weren't in contact with the physical realm. But lived within the shadows. All of the Nightmare's forces had spread themselves throughout the woods under her command. And some had managed to get Celestia within their sights.
Eventually had the princess of the sun entered another opening in the forest. An opening that didn't seem to be plagued with the darkness of Nightmare's magic. But something else caught up within her eyes. Something that brought an even greater sadness to her heart.
She found herself within a demolished outpost. An outpost that once served as a new settlement for those who wanted to live within the woods. It used to be a place that was flooded with both wealth and respect. But ever since the claws of both manticore and timberwolf made their way through the wood of the buildings and the flesh of ponies, it was nothing more but a rumor to the other villages and towns in the land.
Celestia wandered through the ruins of the once so prideful settlement and with her mind, she almost relieved the attack that cost most of the lives. The screams for family and help rang in her ears as a tear of utter sadness made its way down her cheek. Among the creatures of Everfree itself, where was another creature to be seen. An insectoid being that looked like a fly with four legs. A creature that lived under the simple name of, "Changeling," she spoke as her eyes opened once more. But in the memory, she only saw one instead of the usual dozen in which they usually attacked. "Curious, highly curious... Rogue changelings have entered the woods of Everfree..."
But she had to leave the broken settlement for the fact that a great depression was crawling up within her body. A depression that only added more to the that were already on her mind. And that was the last thing she could possibly have.
The princess left the area as a whole and after a good set of minutes she found herself standing before the dangerous swamps of Everfree. Even ponies who hadn't even seen the forest before knew how deadly its swamps could possibly be. And even more vile creatures lived within the waters of it. Unknown to Celestia was the fact that she was at the point of meeting one of the most deadliest.
Without a warning given did the four heads of the monster rose out of the waters and roared into the direction of Celestia. Taken by a complete surprise did the alicorn take a couple steps back under a gasp for air. Her eyes laid themselves over the might scaled creature and she knew one thing to be certain. She didn't wanted to end as its midnight snack nor did she had the desire to fight it.
Her fearful reaction was quickly turned over into a much more calmer one. In a moment she sat down her behind and watched the dragon in its eyes, all of its eyes. She tried to open up a mental connection with the being. But to the hydra, she was a meal ready to be taken away just like that. With another roar had all four of the heads rushed down in order to partake in the snack while the waters still dripped down from the scales.
Stop, suddenly echoed within all four of the heads. And much to their own surprises, all four of the heads stopped dead in their tracks and looked upon one another in confusion. They growled a bit to one another in a manner as if they blamed each other for the act.
Down here, was spoken to them and all the head looked down to the princess of the sun. Or better said, the heads dropped themselves before her in a relaxing manner. For her tone was sweet and kind, something the creature wasn't used too yet it seemed to be liking it.
I am not here to harm you, mighty hydra of Everfree, nor was it my intention to cross your turf. With the greatest of apologizes I wish to say sorry for coming here. If the four of you please will excuse me, then I shall make my departure, the voice of the princess echoed through their heads again. All eight of the eyes closed off and Celestia made use of the opportunity to make her departure in silence.
But the further she went away from the creature, the less her voice echoed within the four minds and one of the heads managed to snap out of it before the others. It was rather clear that it was pissed as it smashed all of the other head further into the ground. Not appreciating that the other head did, the three remaining all charged the lonely head and bit it off without a problem. A problem that caused two heads to return, thus given the creature five heads over the passage of time itself.
While Celestia resumed her journey through the woods, she couldn't help it but to notice a figure that moved along in the treelines. A figure that unknown characteristics when she tried to place any creature of Everfree with it. A force of Nightmare it wasn't either as those would only work from within the shadows. So naturally, her suspicion only grew.
Speaking off of the forces of Moon, one of them had returned back to its master and spoke words in an unknown language against the black coated alicorn. "Good, very good. So my sister is within the borders of the woods, hmhmha. Let's give her something she won't forget soon." Nightmare spoke up as her horn charged itself up in order to perform a spell. A spell of a caliber that was unknown to most unicorns. A spell so powerful, that what she desired, could truly happen.
The force that spoke to her chuckled along with the increasing humming power. Then it disappeared again into the nothingness. "Soon sister, your sun will be gone, forever."
Back in the woods had Celestia come closer to the mysterious figure. She could make out the grey coat, and the signature blue wizard hat and cloak. In her eyes, it could mean only one pony in the entire world. An old friend of her who she cherished like no other. A pony who had been with her and her family even before she was born. "Starswirl? Is that you?" she spoke up in a soft tone.
Though even the soft tone was more than enough for the stallion to give him a heart attack. With the greatest of care he turned himself around and within his eyes the scare could be seen becoming a gaze of relief. "My dearest child, never scare me like that again would you," the stallion spoke as he discharged his horn and stroked a hoof through his beard. It was almost impossible not to notice the armor around Celestia. Thus the question was asked from his mind. "Is there, a reason why you are dressed like that? Or, why the sun hasn't set itself in six or seven days by now. Not that I mind it of course, conserves me the candles. But I do want to know the reasoning behind it."
Celestia couldn't do much else than to speak the truth to him. Obviously he didn't seem to be knowing that what happened. Then again, she never spoke to him about it. Instead she just acted out on her own. "There is indeed a reason for that my old friend. The fact is that Luna has gone, crazy. She turned into something monstrous and it calls herself 'Nightmare Moon'. The reason the sun hadn't come down in this week of time, is because I can't allow her to gain powers."
While the words of Celestia entered the ears of the elderly wizard, he had a difficult time actually understanding them before he connected the dots together. "And just why didn't you call me right away!? With that spell, you are draining your powers constantly!" he spoke out towards her. His words were spoken in a raised voice but also one that showed sympathy below it.
"I know it does, but it is better than having her moon. No, no it was not..." Celestia replied. In the blink of an eye had everything suddenly became clear to her. "How could I have been so blind?"
"Hey," the old stallion said as he placed a hoof in the shoulder of the princess. "You did all you possibly could. You did what was right in your eyes. But, judging from the sounds of it, it seems we have to hurry."
"Where do you suggest we look?"
"Well, the only place a being of such darkness could live, the old castle by the valley. Come on your highness. If it is the spell you cast upon yourself as I think it is," he looked up to the sun and could only release a sigh as it already went down, "there is no time for us to lose anymore."
Celestia nodded to the words spoken and orientated herself in a way to find the Castle before she went into the direction. The elderly stallion had some difficulty trying to catch up, but somehow managed to do it rather well. Time was short on their end. But on Nightmare's, she could wait for more weeks if she had to.
With the passage of minutes instead of the expected hours they thought they had, the midnight sun reached its resting place for the first time within a week and both Starswirl and Celestia looked to one another in confusion. But as the sun got lower and lower, the skies got darker and darker. "Twilight," mumbled the stallion. He took his attention away from the royal and to the skies.
Both of the ponies charged up their horn as the darkness of the twilight consumed all of the land. Not a single light was to be seen anywhere. That was of course with the exception of both their horns. "This is going to be it, eternal darkness over the land..." Celestia mumbled to her friend.
Starswirl on the other end shook his head and spoke his own words over the matter. "No, she needs the moon. It is then that she is at her strongest. The twilight will help her for certain, but it's the rock..." His words were cut off as they caught a blue magical beam that shot into the skies and like a spiderweb expended upon itself. "...Too late..."
On the western horizon it rose up appeared the giant rock that controlled the tides of the sea and the very thing Luna represented. The moon saw the skies for the first time in a week and both Celestia and Starswirl knew it could only be much more troubles with the moon visible. "It comes from the castle..." Celestia spoke up as she tried to locate the origin of the beam.
"You're right Tia, come qui-" But the words of Starswirl were broken by the sounds of a manticore that had set itself behind the two. It wanted –just like the hydra– a snack. Both the unicorn and the alicorn turned themselves around to stare right into the eyes of the beings before they both released a gulp. It was just the perfect recipe for disaster.
Within the walls of the chamber had Nightmare Moon lowered herself back down on her hooves. She let all of the magical aura disappear from around her horn. All that it left was a trail of smoke that just indicated the amount of magic she had been using to perform the spell. That was the spell she was charging up. "Now that the moon and thus the land is ours, I can finally crack it open," she spoke as her eyes removed themselves from the ceiling and until the statue.
Due to the power of the blast and lack of open area, the beam had shot right through the ceiling and ended up nearly demolishing it in the process. But Nightmare didn't care for it, her forces took care of it. Some of them went upward and left through the hole in order to look out at any incoming danger. They hissed and growled to one another to communicate.
Yet there was one force, a soldier that had taken the appearance of a broad stallion, that walked up to its queen and bowed deeply before her. "Arise commander," Nightmare spoke as she stroked one of the stone orbs with a hoof as if it was one of her foals. "And speak your words quickly. We are, at the greatest moment in our history."
"As you wish, my queen." it spoke up in a dark toned male voice. "The troops are ready to form the vortex, all that is truly needed, is you managing to get the elements out of their holding."
"Good, very good," replied Nightmare while she finally turned herself around with a grin. "Do you know, how long we have waited for an opportunity like this, how we have waited to show these pathetic mortals just what powers the night truly hold?" While she spoke her words, she came closer to the shadow stallion and all that he could do before their faces met one another, was gulping.
The helmet of Moon touched the forehead of the stallion as her eyes glared into the empty eye sockets he had. "Too long, we have been waiting for it. And now that the chance is finally here. Don't mess it up!" she almost yelled to him. A growl left her and she turned back around to the statue.
Fearing the outburst of his queen and the possibilities of another one coming, the stallion crawled away when he had the chance in order to rally his troops for their final maneuver. It had to be a success, or their lives would come to an end. Despite their bodies being made out of pure shadow and fog, Nightmare Moon seemed to be one of the few, if not the only one, that was possibly to grab them without shifting between realms. "As you wish," were the final words spoken by him before disappeared out of the room as a whole and joined himself by the others.
"The elements of harmony, come to me and lock the moon into the skies!" Nightmare yelled at the statue as her horn charged itself up in a dark coloring before the charge was released. It hit one of the orbs, then went to the next until it connected all the other five. Sparks of a magical current went through each of the orbs and before the creature of hatred knew it, the five of them blasted their energy to the one on top. With big eyes she anticipated that what would happen. Her moment, was getting closer and closer.
But when it seemed something was going to happen did the magic just fade from the stones or got reflected straight back to Nightmare. The gaze within her eyes turned from patient and anticipating into one of utter hatred as she released a roar towards the statue and charged her horn up once more. she would succeed, even if it was the last thing she would do.
With the sounds of a weeping manticore looked both Celestia and Starswirl over to the distance where the castle stood. The magic that was inflicted upon the orbs, was felt within the heart of Celestia and her eyes started to smoke just a little bit. Smoke in the manner as the eyes of the king of the Empire did. The mare closed her eyes while she reached for her heart. She shook her head in a painful manner. Celestia was in true and physical pain, something she wasn't used to at all.
"She hit you hard, didn't she?" Starswirl said as he placed a hoof on the shoulder of Celestia in order to comfort her.
"Y-Yes, the blast in the chest, didn't do me good at all," she muttered in response to the words. But whether Celestia wanted it or not, Starswirl charged up his own horn in order to help her out with the pain. He spoke a harmonious spell over on her in an attempt to calm down.
It appeared to be working good enough and the white armored alicorn managed to fix her gaze upon distance again. "Starswirl old friend, hold on tight," she spoke as her horn charged itself up for a round of magic.
Before the stallion even knew what was going on, they were teleported away from their location. Starswirl had closed his eyes as the clopping of Celestia's hooves could be heard through the world between worlds. "Come on," she spoke in a slower voice as she turned only her head towards him. Not wanting to waste more time, the stallion changed his pacing into a gallop as well and together they charged for the Old Castle that came closer and closer. She appeared to be slower, but the distance they traveled seemed to be faster than ever.
Not much later did they stand before the door that would lead them to the room where Nightmare was in. There they merged again with the real realm under a soft explosion. Being wonky on their hooves, the two ponies had to regain their stability as Starswirl understood that what happened to him and her. "Those teleportation lessons didn't seem to be failing after all, now did they?" he chuckled before he regained his more serious side.
"No they did not. Now then, shall we?" she spoke and the stallion could only give her a nod.
Without a second thought in her mind, Celestia blasted the door open like it was nothing. But she was just in time to lay her eyes on a sight that was horrifying to say the least. Nightmare Moon had charged up her horn almost to the peak of her powers and had it aimed to the statue of the elements. It was clear to the both of them that what was going to happen with them. There where Starswirl was completely silent as he caught the first sight of the monster that was once Luna, Celestia managed to speak a small set of words, "oh no..."