Chapter 29: In the Dark of Nightmare Night
At the Crystal Brighthouse, as lightning flashed a haunting laugh was heard while a figure with insect wings and jagged horn stood tall, "Everypony will do as I command! And my Subjects will feed on their love for generations!" Queen Chrysalis said evilly before the lights turned on, revealing it to be Pipp with her mane dyed, had a black horn on her forehead, homemade insect wings attached to her real ones and wearing a fake carapace and crown similar to the changeling queen, "How was that?" Pipp asked with a smile.
Turns out, Pipp was showing her costume to her friends, while some have a dull look while those like Hitch, Izzy, Sunny, Misty and Sparky gave frightened looks while Twilight spoke up. "You really nailed Chrysalis, Pipp." Twilight said in amusement. "Sounds almost like her."
"I am a singer, Twilight, you think I can't throw my voice around?" Pipp asked her, "Watch, this is my Zipp," She then cleared her voice and gave a crabby look, "Pipp, this is no time for a selfie! Not when there are super dangerous extreme stunts to do!" She said, imitating Zipp's voice.
This made the rest of the Mane 8 laugh while Zipp gave a look just like the one Pipp was making. "I do not sound like that." She said before she had a second thought. "Do I?"
"You sure do, Zipperoni!" Izzy said cheerfully with a laugh.
"Still, a pretty good idea to go as villains this Nightmare Night, Pipp," Sunset commented.
"Good? Heh, I think you mean, 'bad'?" Sunny quipped with a smile, "Huh? Get it?" She asked as they gave her dull looks, minus Izzy.
"Sunny, you really need to work on those jokes." Sunset said with a brow as Sunny slumped.
"So, has everypony got their costumes chosen?" Twilight asked.
"Well, thanks to you, Twilight, we finally picked out the right ones suited for us." Hitch said with a smile. "I'm gonna be going as Discord."
"Isn't he the lord of chaos that bent the rules, Sheriff?" Zipp asked with a teasing look.
"Details, Details," Hitch brushed off.
"Well, I'm gonna go as Tirek." Zipp said with a smirk. "A variant of him may have tried to steal our magic, but he's pretty cool in battle."
"Ooh-Ooh! I'm going as the Storm King! Twilight told me he was the weirdest villain!" Izzy said excitedly.
"He may have stolen all Alicorn magic into his staff and tried to rule Equestria and beyond, but he wasn't the sharpest crayon in the box." Twilight said with a shrug.
"Twilight told me Cozy Glow wasn't the 'flashest' villain, so she's mine," Misty said.
"No she wasn't." Twilight said with a frown. "She may have been a filly, but she's more of an overdramatic mental villain. Even after she tried to rid Equestria of its magic."
"Okay, but what about you Sunny?" Sunset asked the orange mare, "I remember you were already a villain last Nightmare Night, going as Nightmare Moon again?"
"Nah, I decided to switch things up. After all, while be the cool dead moon," Sunny started before she brought out her alicorn form and then with a flash, she was decked out a metallic orange hoof armor, with a sun emblem on her chestplate, armor on her now white wings, a golden and metal crown helmet with a red jewel over her white horn, "When you could be the burning hot sun!" She finished a smirk.
"What is that?" Misty asked as she and the others looked in awed.
"I've never seen any character like that before." Zipp said as she inspected Sunny's costume.
"Sunny, did you became a knight or something?" Hitch asked in wonder as he and Sparky looked at Sunny in awed.
Sunset then noticed the sun on Sunny's chest plate, "Hey, that's Celestia's Cutie Mark," She noted, recognizing her mentor/mother-figure mark, "But, I would've remembered Celestia wearing this."
"Oh, you wouldn't because this never happens. Twilight told me of an alter ego if Celestia was in Princess Luna's place." Sunny said with a smile as they turned to Twilight.
"What does she mean, Twilight?" Pipp asked.
"One time when Starlight was on her first Friendship Mission, which was a bit of a shock for me, too much, she tried to help the Royal Sisters understand how each of their roles can be stressful." Twilight explained. "And so, they switch roles and magic, and well, when it was Celestia's turn, Starlight's nightmare involved Nightmare Moon fighting-"
"Daybreaker!" Sunny cut standing on her back legs with her wings out, giving an evil look, "The better, prettier and more powerful version of Celestia!" She said, flipping her mane and then turned to Twilight, "Did I get it right?" She asked.
"Hit it right on the head," Twilight told her.
"O.M.P, you are gonna be the star at the Boardtrot Nightmare Night Party tonight!" Pipp told Sunny with sparkly eyes.
"Yeah. Heheh, I guess so." Sunny said with a small smile while rubbing her hoof, "Hey, Hitch, what about Sparky's costume?" She asked her coltfriend.
Hitch was about to answer, before Sparky jumped onto his back, wearing a cowboy hat similar to Hitch's, wore a smaller version of Hitch's badge and had a sticker of his Cutie Mark on his leg. Sparky then gave a stern look, babbling while writing on a notebook.
Sparky's costume caught the Mane 8's attention. "Awww!~" The mares all cooed with smiles and big eyes.
"He is so adorable!" Misty said with a wide smile.
"That is too cute!" Pipp squealed.
Hitch however looked confused, "Uuuhh, what is suppose to be?" He asked with a brow, while pointing to Sparky who was still writing.
The mares gave sly grins and chuckled at Hitch's confusion, "Take a closer look, Sheriff," Zipp told him.
"The answer may be closer than you think," Sunset told him.
"Girls, I'm telling you I have no idea who Sparky is supposed to be," Hitch told them as he looked at Sparky who seemed to be giving orders and pointing his claws, "Seriously, who talks like that?" He asked.
"Oh dear sweet Hitch," Sunny said, shaking her head and walking up to him, "So kind, yet so clueless," She said.
"Uh, I do not follow." Hitch said in confusion before Sunny touched Hitch by the cheeks and turned his head, making him look at Sparky as he then gasped with sparkles in his eyes. "S-Sparky?"
"Dada!" Sparky said cutely while giggling.
"Looks like he wanted to be like you, Sheriff." Twilight said with giggles.
"Oh, you are so adorable and it fills me with joy!" Hitch said in a baby tone as he nuzzled Sparky.
"So what about you two?" Zipp asked the two alicorns.
"Okay, you guys remember our old friend Sonic, right?" Sunset asked with a smile.
"We sure do." Pipp said with a smile. "He's just so handsome." She added with a fond smile as Zipp rolled her eyes playfully.
"Well, I'm gonna go as an old friend of his." Sunset said with a smirk. "I'm gonna go as…" Sunset then lit her horn with magic, before she reappeared wearing a black costume, with white fur on her chest, her mane styled black with red stripes and into six parts sticking upwards, had white gloves with gold rings and black and red cuffs and had the same ones on her back legs buts with red, white and black shoes with jet boosters on the soles, "Shadow The Hedgehog." She said in a tough tone while crossing her arms.
Her friends looked at her in surprise as they looked at her costume. "You're going as a friend of Sonic's that he told us about?" Misty asked in surprise.
"From what Sonic told us, he's not exactly a friend, more like an ally/biggest rival, and a total buzzkill," Sunset explained, "Not to mention, he rollerskates." She chuckled.
Then a portal opened up suddenly as the real Shadow poke his head out with an annoyed look. "For the last time people, they're airshoes." He said in annoyance. "Seriously, it's not hard to remember." He said before he went back into the portal as it closed, which left the Mane 8 surprised and uncertain what to say.
"How can he hear what Sunset said when he's from another dimension?" Zipp asked in a bit of an uneasy look.
"Sonic told me that Shadow has the power to bend the rules of Time and Space, so there's a lot he knows about," Sunset shrugged before tapping her chin, "Actually, I think Shadow at the Society told us about how he gained these crazy mutant powers to fight a demonic alien warlord in a temporal anomaly made of places of his past and future."
"Say what?" Hitch asked in a frightened tone as he held Sparky.
"You know what, nevermind that." Sunset quickly said while waving her hooves. "What about you, Twilight? What's your costume gonna be? Wait, let me guess, Celestia, Luna, or your favorite sister in law, Cadance?" She teased with a chuckle.
"As tempting as those costumes would be, I wanted to try on something more original," Twilight said with a smile.
"Really, what kind?" Sunny asked in interest.
"You'll have to wait for tonight. I'm still putting on the finishing touches on the costume." Twilight said to them with a smile. "But in a few minutes, it will be, and you ponies, will be in for a real Nightmare Night surprise."
The Mane 8 looked to each other and shrugged, "Well come on Ponies, let's get our costume ready," Zipp said as they all cheered in agreement.
Out in the Streets of Maretime bay, ponies were all dressed up in costumes while in the alley, three familiar troublemakers were spying on them, "Why are all these ponies dressed up this late?" Allura questioned.
Sombra groaned as he was familiar with this tradition. "It's Nightmare Night. Every year, ponies dress up in these ridiculous outfits, going out and asking for treats or playing scary tricks." He said in annoyance. "Can't believe it's still going even after all these moons."
"Mmm, I would prefer the scare and tricks." Allura said as Twitch babbled in agreement. "But tell me again, why are we spying on these ponies again since we're supposed to remain hidden?"
"With all these costumes around, any lesser pony that would see us would just assume we're in costumes," Sombra explained.
"Hey, you two!" The two villains, and Twitch, perked up and saw a stallion, dressed as a clown, waving to them, "Nice Costumes, Happy Nightmare Night!" He said before walking away.
"Huh, guess we blend in just fine." Allura commented as Twitch babbled in surprise. "But wouldn't our enemies suspect us then these lowly ponies?"
"Precisely, which why we must make ourselves scarce," Sombra told her, "If we are acquire this nova charm you speak of, we must first know more about our enemies,"
Twitch then babbled and pointed out to the streets as the Mane 8, all wearing their costumes were walking by towards Mane Melody, "Here they come!" Allura whispered.
"Hide." Sombra told her as they slinked back into the shadows.
"Oooh, this is gonna be the best Nightmare Night yet!" Pipp squealed as she and her friends were in their respective costumes.
"You said it like a thousand times, sis." Zipp said with an amusing look, her Tirek costume hand her legs black with silver hooves, a silver collar and foreleg cuffs, her wings were red to mimic Tirek's arms and she had two long, dark grey horns on each side of her head.
"I know! But I just love this holiday!" Pipp squealed in excitement as she looked around, noticing one member missing in their group. "Now, where is Twilight? She said she would be here by now when she got her costume ready."
"She said she would be here," Sunset said, looking around confusedly.
They then heard several ponies gasp and looked around to see them looking up in awe, "Look up there!" One pony pointed.
"What is that?" A mare wondered.
The Mane 8 looked up to see a figure of a pony dressed in a hat and cape flowing in the wind standing on the roof of Mane Melody. "Who is that?" Izzy said in awed as she then gasped excitedly. "Is that a superhero?!" She asked, her Storm King Costume, had her tail long, thin and white, had her horn colored like the Storm King's and wearing obsidian armor.
"If it is, it's gonna be in such a lawsuit for being on the roof." Hitch said with a frown, his Discord costume comprised of each animal body part Discord had.
"You tried that before when Sparky first went missing." Sunset said with a look, which made Hitch give a sheepish look as he cleared his throat.
They then saw the masked pony doing jumps and some stunts on the way down before landing in front of the Mane 8 as they looked at the figure in awe. "That… was… amazing!" Sunny cheered in excitement.
"That was awesome," Zipp said with a smile.
"O.M.P, hootag, totally Supermare!" Pipp said, taking pictures with her phone.
The figure then gave giggles. "Not exactly, but a good name. Wonder why me and the girls haven't thought of that?" She said in a familiar voice, which surprised the group.
"I know that voice." Sunset started with a smirk. "Twilight?"
The pony then took off her mask to reveal Twilight's face. "Yep. That's me." She said with a smirk. "But you may call me Mare-Do-Well." She declared with a pose.
"Mare-Do-Well?" Misty asked in wonder. "Wow, fitting."
"You dressed as a superhero?" Zipp asked in wonder with a smirk. "Didn't take you as a superhero type."
"And I'm surprised you are because I thought me and my old friends were heroes." Sunset teased with a smirk. "Was this really an original get up?"
"Oh, this is a classic." Twilight said with a smirk. "Me and the girls once wore costumes of these to teach Rainbow Dash a lesson in showboating about her being a big hero when she kept bragging and boasting about when it comes to helping creatures."
"I heard about that lesson, but I didn't know it actually happened after this Mare-Do-Well suddenly vanished one day and was never heard from again." Sunny said with a smile. "So it was you?"
"And my old friends, yes." Twilight nodded with a smile. "I figure if my first Nightmare Night back in physical being needs to be nostalgic, gotta go with something original."
"And apparently show off some cool moves." Zipp said with a smirk.
"Which was amazing!" Izzy exclaimed cheerfully.
"Yes, it sure was impressive," Hitch said with a chuckle as Sparky babbled in agreement.
"For a minute there, I was worried you were going as Opaline," Sunny said in relief.
"Oh, trust me, never in all of Equestria that I would go as our old arch enemy." Twilight said with a frown as they all shuddered.
"Can you imagine what Nightmare Night would be like if she crashed it?" Misty asked, her cozy glow costume, having her mane light blue in curly, with a white color and fake wings on her back.
"Oh, I wouldn't say crash." Sunset said with a smirk. "More like annoyed and ponies wouldn't be afraid of her, no matter how hard she tried to intimate them. Trust me, she tried that last Nightmare Night, which didn't turn out well even after she and I had a brief fight."
"But what if the Ghost of Opaline comes back, to seek revenge on the Ponies who defeated her?" Izzy asked ominously, with a flashlight over her face.
The Mane 8 gave dull looks at Izzy. "Izzy, there are no such things as ghosts." Twilight said with a frown.
"Though, I wish they were." Pipp said with a disappointed look.
When Sunset heard what Twilight say that, she gave an unsure look as she glanced to the side and saw Celestia giving a cheery smile and waving to her. Sunset smiled and waved back. "Well, you never know from what we see in our lives." She said with a shrug and a smile.
"Okay, we have wasted enough time." Pipp said as she flew up with her hoof raised. "Onward to the Boardtrot, ponies!" She declared as they all smiled and walked off to follow Pipp to the Boardtrot.
From the alley, Sombra, Allura and Twitch popped their heads out, "Opaline?" Sombra repeated the name the Mane 8 spoke off.
"I have no idea who that is." Allura said with a confused look as Twitch babbled in agreement. "Must've been an old enemy these ponies faced before me. And unfortunately isn't around anymore to help us," She complained.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Sombra said coyly with a smirk, "I believe it's time to put the Trick back into Trick or Treat." He said as his eyes glowed with dark magic while Allura and Twitch watched in confusion.
At the Boardtrot, everyone gathered at the gates as Hitch brought out his keys, "Alright Ponies, it's time to get this Nightmare Night started for real," Hitch told the gathered ponies.
Everypony all cheered as Hitch unlocked the Boardtrot gates as they all entered the theme park, which happens to have spooky attractions and scary theme decorations all around as the ponies looked in both amazement or fright at the sight of the Boardtrot is now.
"Hey, you ponies decorated the Boardtrot for Nightmare Night!" Izzy said with a cheerful smile while the rest of the Mane 8 looked in surprise.
"Uh, Izzy, I didn't decorate the Boardtrot." Misty said in confusion. "Did any of you ponies, did?"
"I didn't do this." Pipp said in confusion.
"Not me." Zipp said.
"Wasn't Sparky and I." Hitch said as Sparky cooed in agreement with a nod.
"Wasn't me. Twilight?" Sunset asked.
"No, this isn't my work. It's more Pinkie's or Izzy's skillset that I don't have." Twilight said as she looked around. "But whoever did it, sure brought out the scary theme for this holiday."
"And it is perfect for today's Nightmare Night!" Sunny said in pure amazement. "The Boardtrot's first Nightmare Night, and it's already getting into the spirit!"
"Well what are we waiting for?" Sunset asked as they all rushed into the Boardtrot to enjoy the festivities as they try out the rides like the Zippercoaster, which made monster creatures like spiders and ghost to pop up from the side, which made the crowd scream, while some of the attractions and stands have special spooky surprises whenever the ponies try them out.
But what they didn't notice was Allura, Twitch, and Sombra were hiding among the crowd. "Ugh, even this place has gotten into a festivites." Allura said in annoyance while Twitch started babbling in excitement. "Don't even think about it, Twitch." She said with a firm look as Twitch mumbled in disappointment.
"This is good," Sombra smirked, "The bigger the gathering, the greater the fear," He told them. "In the chaos, I will be able to get a closer look at those shards."
"And how do you plan on getting this many ponies scared?" Allura questioned.
"By showing something they are most afraid of." Sombra said as he then lit up his horn in dark magic as his eyes glowed green. "Let's give them a night they'll never forget." He declared as he fired his magic as vines of black mist spread across the Boardtrot as Allura and Twitch watched in wonder and slight intimidation by what Sombra was doing.
With the Mane 8, they are walking around the Boardtrot while still amazed by how it appears. "I don't know how or who decorated the Boardtrot, but whoever did this, points for good effort." Pipp said as she caught the whole thing on her phone.
"Even the ponycorn is Nightmare Nightish," Misty said, popping some ponycorn in her mouth, "Oooh, I think it given me the chills." She shuddered.
"You think that's creepy, look at this." Sunset said as she held up a cotton candy, that is like a web. "Seriously, I think it's a bit too scary." She said with a chuckle before they saw Izzy eating her webbed cotton candy.
"But they are tasty!" Izzy said with a cheerful smile as she ate more webbed cotton candy.
"Well, the Boardtrot is powered by the Nova Charm, with an almost unlimited amount of magic, it's constantly evolving," Twilight told them.
"That is so true." Sunny said with a smile. "And it makes today's Nightmare Night more exciting!"
"Yeah, though I think a bit too much." Hitch said while looking around a bit nervously while holding Sparky. "Ain't this a bit too real?"
"Come on, Hitch," Sunset told him with a grin as the dark vine slithered beneath them, "It's all just plastic and rubber, nothing to worry about," She said.
"Yeah, that is if you're not scared, are ya Sheriff." Zipp teased with a smirk.
"Pfft! Like I said, not scared. Just curious." Hitch bragged with a smile before it revealed that he was holding Sunny. "Just stick close to me, Sunny. I'll keep you safe." He said with a nervous smile as the mares all gave sly chuckles.
"Hitch, this is just for fun. What's the worst that could happen?" Sunny asked with a teasing smirk at her coltfriend.
What they didn't notice was the dark vines swept below them as they gave off black and green mist that began to spread all over the Boardtrot, which they noticed. "Oooh, a spooky smokescreen." Izzy commented.
"Heheh, this place just keeps on getting more surprising." Twilight commented in wonder.
Suddenly they heard a faint sinister laugh as they perked up, "Okay Zipp, I admit it, I'm scared. Can please stop laughing now?" Hitch asked in annoyance.
"Um, Hitch? That wasn't me," Zipp said unnerved slightly.
"Or me," Pipp added.
"Me either," Sunny said.
"I don't laugh like that," Izzy reminded as the laugh returned only a little louder.
"Where is that laugh coming from?" Sunny wondered as Misty dropped her ponycorn and had a pale face, "Misty?"
"No, it can't be," Misty whispered in fear.
"Misty, what's wrong?" Sunset asked as the laughter became louder and Sunset's eyes widened, "Wait, I recognize that voice." She said in worry while the vines gathered together infront of them.
"No, it is not possible," Twilight denied in dread, taking some steps back from the collection of smoke, where the laughter was coming from.
"What? What is it?!" Pipp asked in worry.
The smoke built upwards into a shape and sprouting from were two familiar wings of blue fire.
"It, it can't be," Sunny said in fear.
"There's no way?" Zipp added.
"Am I seeing things or does those wings look familiar?" Izzy asked in confusion while rubbing her chin.
"Uh, Izzy, I think we all are familiar with them, too well." Hitch said fearfully while clutching Sparky, who was whimpering in fear.
The wings then folded together before the spread out, blowing the smoke away and appearing before them was a familiar fire alicorn, wearing her regalia and all, "Hello, Little ponies," Opaline greeted with an evil smile.
"Opaline?!" Sunset exclaimed in pure horror while the rest of the Mane 8 gasped in shock.
"That is Queen Opaline Arcana to you." Opaline said with an evil smirk.
"You?! But Sunset and Sunny trapped you in a Together Tree, and the Tree went down with the rest of your lair!" Twilight stated, remembering how Opaline was defeated, "How could you have returned?!"
"You returned, did you not?" Opaline reminded her with a brow and grin.
"T-Then… why have you been laying low and not continuing your plan to steal all our magic and marks?" Pipp questioned a bit frighteningly.
"Oh, I'm still planning to try that again." Opaline said with a smirk before she looked towards Sparky, "Of course, I will still need a, shall we say, little something?" She said as Sparky whimpered in fear.
"You are not, touching, him!" Sunny called out with a glare as she and Hitch held Sparky close to them.
"Oh, like you would have a choice, Sunny." Opaline said with a smirk as she lit up her horn. "Do you not remember our last encounter? You don't have the power to face me alone."
Sunny confidence fell slightly before Sunset stood next to her, "Good thing she's not alone," She said in determination.
"And she never will be." Twilight said as she stood beside Sunny as well while the others stood behind them with determined, but slightly scared, looks.
Opaline looked at them in amusement before she gave a chuckle. "Well, this should be fun." She sneered before she charged at them.
The Mane 8 then got into ready stances as the crowd all screamed in panic and ran off in fear just as Opaline came at them and fired her magic at the Mane 8, which Sunset and Twilight quickly formed a barrier around them to block her blast.
"We defeated you before, we can do it again, Opaline!" Sunset told the Fire Alicorn.
"Not this time." Opaline said with a smirk before she then raised her hoof and created a fire shockwave, which knocked the ponies back as they looked at her in surprise.
"That's a new one." Misty muttered in fear.
"Opaline lost her Cutie Mark to the Together Tree, how could she still use her magic without it?!" Sunny exclaimed in worry as they stood up.
"Who cares?! Let's just get her!" Zipp called out as she flew out towards Opaline and punched her in the face and then flew around and repeated the process before Opaline grabbed her by the tail and flung her across the floor as Zipp groaned.
"Zipp!" Pipp cried out to her sister in worry after seeing her thrown by Opaline.
"Next," Opaline said tauntingly while the rest of the Mane 8 looked at her uneasily.
But in reality, it turns out anypony caught in the mist are just seeing Opaline as they are running in panic and fear while the Mane 8 stood and faced a shadow figure made by the mist while Sombra, Allura, and Twitch watched as Sombra gave an evil laugh. "It takes one fear to make them suffer." Sombra said with a smirk.
"I must say, this is an interesting magic you have displayed." Allura said with a smirk. "Those ponies must be so afraid of this Opaline character if they are seeing her."
"Indeed they do." Sombra said with a smirk. "I even made some improvements in my fear spell, so whatever they see, feels real to them." He said with a chuckle. "Now come along. Let us see these shards you speak of." He said as he walked forward.
"I'm starting to like him." Allura said with a smirk while Twitch gave teasing chuckles, which made her look at him with a look. "No, I don't have a crush on him! Don't be silly, Twitch." She said as Twitch chuckled as Allura growled as she walked after Sombra.
Back with the Mane 8, they were still fighting 'Opaline', but were losing. Hitch charged at Opaline, but Opaline bucked him in the guts, sending him flying as Hitch rolled across the floor with a groan as Izzy charged in, but Opaline caught her in her magic and tossed her away as Twilight ran by while shooting magic at her, but Opaline grabbed her in a magic whip that whacked her into some walls as she crashed into the floor. Sunny charged in while in her Alicorn form and butted Opaline with her magic shield, but Opaline grabbed her and tossed her as she hit a beam as she fell down with a groan. Pipp flew around to try and hit Opaline, but the Fire Alicorn quickly caught her and tossed her away.
Sunset growled while sweating a bit. "I don't know how you're here again, but you're going down, fire freak!" She yelled as she tackled Opaline down as they rolled across the floor as they crashed into a stand.
Misty watches in fear as her legs were shivering as she watch her friends fight Opaline. "C-Come on, Misty, it's Opaline. Y-You faced her once, you can face her again." She said to herself while getting enough courage as she charged forward to where Opaline and Sunset were.
Opaline then knocked Sunset aside and turned to Misty charging towards her, "Ah, saved the least for last, hmm?" She asked with a smirk.
Misty charged up her horn and blasted Opaline, "Oh was that supposed to hurt me?" Opaline asked tauntingly.
Misty sweats nervously. "J-Just a warm up. I am not afraid of you anymore." She said as she fired another blast at Opaline, who was unfazed by it as she gave a sinister chuckle. "Okay, maybe I'm a little afraid of you." She said in fear with her ears down.
"Come on, Misty. You know you can't do anything." Opaline taunted. "You're still a pathetic little filly."
"N-No, helping my friends helped me see who you really are, and helped me get my cutie mark!" Misty said as firmly as she could.
"What Cutie Mark?" Opaline asked with a brow.
Misty was confused before she looked at her flank and gasped when she saw her mark was gone, not only that, her mane and tail were back to their original colors, "What?! No, no!" Misty said in panic as she saw her old dark magic necklace around her neck, "Nonono! Get off! Get off!" She yelled, frantically trying to get the necklace off.
"Oh, don't bother, Misty. You know your place." Opaline said with a smirk as Misty still struggles to get the necklace off. "You were always such a whiner." She sighed disappointedly while walking up to her.
"S-Stay away," Misty begged, scooting away from the alicorn with tears in her eyes.
Pipp then landed behind Opaline, "Hey you! Nobody bullies my friends, especially on Nightmare Night!" She told the Fire Alicorn.
"Really? I think your very few followers believe otherwise," Opaline said, pointing to Pipp's phone.
"Huh?" Pipp asked as she pulled out her phone and gasped loudly as she saw her number of followers was dropping fast. "N-No! My Pippsqueaks! They're dropping! W-What have you done?!" She questioned Opaline.
"Oh, just given them somepony worth their attention," Opaline said while flipping her mane, "Isn't that right, girls?" She asked as Pipp turned and saw the Pippsqueaks, rushing up to Opaline, dressed exactly like her.
"Ooh, Opaline you are so powerful!" Seashell said with sparkly eyes.
"I love your mane!" Glory admired while fluttering her wings.
"And your wings are gorgeous!" Peach Fizz said in awed as she gave a squeal.
Pipp was naturally shocked and flabbergasted, "W-WHAT?! Pippsqueaks what are you doing?! Opaline is dangerous! She stole your cutie marks, remember?!" She told them as the Pippsqueaks turned her with dull frowns.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Glory asked as Pipp was instantly shattered.
"W-What?! You know me!" Pipp said in complete shock.
"Uh, no we don't. You're just another pegasus." Seashell said as Pipp felt her world fall apart.
"Another… but… she's…" Pipp stammered as she looked at Opaline, who gave a chuckle.
"Say goodbye to your fame, Pegasus." Opaline said with a smirk.
"N-n-no, no! I-I-I can get back! Watch!" Pipp siad, frantically taking out a microphone, cleared her throat and tried to sing but all that came out was a croak much to her horror. "Oh, no. Nonononono!" She cried out as she tried to sing again, but her voice kept croaking as she stammered. "My-My voice… It's…"
"Gone. You are done, Pegasus." Opaline said as Pipp looked down in shock and less spirited as Opaline gave a chuckle.
"Hey!" Opaline turned and saw Izzy standing by with a homemade catapult, "You wanna fight? Then fight me!" Izzy said with a determined glare.
"With what? Your little toys?" Opaline asked with a smirk.
"That's right!" Izzy cheered as she put some items into her catapult. "Now take this, Opaline!" She called as she pulled the lever, but shockingly, her catapult fell apart. "W-What?"
Opaline gave an amusing smile. "Is that heap of junk supposed to do anything?"
"Ah, that's just one, try this!" Izzy said, pulling out a bazooka, but as soon as she pulled the trigger it fell apart, "W-What?" She said in shock.
"Ah, are the little pony toys broken?" Opaline taunted with a sinister smirk.
"Okay, then…" Izzy then brought out her glitter cannon. "Eat my glitter cannon!" She called as she fired her cannon, but the glitter shot out the other end, covering her up as Opaline gave an amusing laughter. "W-What's happening?! Why aren't my Unicycling items working properly?!" She asked as she brought Senor Butterscotch, "Senor Butterscotch what's happen-" She stopped herself with Senor Butterscotch's head falling off and the rest of him fell apart too. "Senor B! NO!" She cried out in despair while Opaline gave a sinister laugh.
"Guess the unicorn is not as crafty as she claims to be!" Opaline said in amusement while Izzy frantically tried to put her creations back together before she was then covered in a bunch of vines that grew from the ground. "What is this?" She asked in a bit of surprise before she turned and saw Hitch using his Earth Pony magic.
"This time, I'm gonna bring you to justice and keep you away from my friends!" Hitch yelled out with a determined look.
"Is that what you think?" Opaline asked before blasting at Hitch, knocking him back.
As Hitch recovered he realized he was missing something, or someone, "Wait? Sparky? Sparky?!" He called, looking around frantically, "Sparkaroonie, where'd you go?!"
"Oh, what's wrong, Sheriff? Lost your pet dragon?" Opaline taunted with a smirk as Hitch frantically looked around for Sparky before glaring at Opaline.
"Where is he?! What did you do to him?!" Hitch questioned in rage.
"How should I know? You're his daddy," Opaline shrugged naturally.
Hitch growled as he then saw his critter crew coming by. "Guys! Get back! This could get dangerous!" He called out, but for some reason, the critter crew weren't responding to him as they just gave chirps, which Hitch raised a brow. "W-Wait, what?" He asked as Kenneth gave another chirp, which Hitch can't seem to make sense of. "W-Why can't I understand you, Kenneth?"
"What's wrong, losing your communication skills?" Opaline taunted with a smirk.
Hitch growled as he was about to charge at Opaline, but then… "Hitch." Sunny's voice spoke up while in a weak tone, which made Hitch stop in his tracks as he turned and saw Sunny, battered and broken and burned on the ground.
"Sunny!" Hitch cried out as he rushed towards Sunny and held her in concern while Opaline watched with a smirk.
"Oh, I think I burned up your marefriend too well." Opaline taunted with a laugh as Hitch continued to hold the battered Sunny.
"H-Hitch, why weren't you there?" Sunny asked weakly.
"I-I-I, I wanted to be Sunny b-but, Sparky is missing and I-" Hitch stammered in worry.
"No, why weren't you there for me?" Sunny interrupted him, "I was alone for so long…my parents were gone…you were all I had left but…you weren't there for me."
"W-What? Sunny…" Hitch tried to say.
"Y-You said that if… I didn't follow the rules and gave up my dreams… you would leave me… yet… you were never there to support me." Sunny muttered as her eyelids lowered. "You… never did…" She moaned as she closed her eyes completely and went limp.
"S-Sunny… Sunny!" Hitch cried as tears began to fall as he started shaking Sunny. "Sunny! Wake up! SUNNY!" He cried out.
Opaline laughed evilly, "What fun, two love birds with one stone." She quipped as she aimed at the two. "Allow me to help you join your beloved." She said as she was about to fire on Hitch, but then she was then tackled by the real Sunny, who was in her Alicorn form as she glared at Opaline.
"What have you done to my Coltfriend?! I know there's something wrong with him because he thinks I got hurt! But I'm right here!" Sunny yelled with a firm yet angry look at Opaline, who gave a sinister chuckle.
"Why, he's seeing his own failure to you, Starscout." Opaline said with a smirk as Sunny growled as she lit up her horn. "Oh, what? Still think you can beat me?"
"I've learned some new tricks since the last time we fought. For example…" Sunny then glowed her horn as she teleported away and appeared behind Opaline, kicking her back as Opaline gave a surprised grunt as Sunny repeated the process many times as Opaline tried to land a hit on her.
"I see you have learned a few skills since our last run in, young pony." Opaline said as she then sensed Sunny about to deliver another punch, but Opaline caught her hoof in her magic, making Sunny gasped as she struggled to break free. "But not well enough." She said with a smirk before she spun around and tossed Sunny aside as she gave a yell.
Sunny then crashed into a stand and landed on the floor, now out of her alicorn form as she gave a painful groan as she rubbed her head as she glared at Opaline, who was walking towards her. "You… will not win this time." She muttered.
"Look around, Sunny, you are the only one in my way," Opaline said with a smirk. "Your so-called friendship has failed you. You think you can bring back Twilight Sparkle's legacy, yet you failed to even keep it together." She taunted as Sunny looked down in devastation. "When you face me, you have to do it yourself and you couldn't last long if Sunset Shimmer wasn't there. You are all alone."
"N-No! You're wrong!" Sunny denied as she tried to turn into her alicorn form again but nothing happened. "W-What?! Come on!" She tried again to bring out her alicorn form again, but nothing happened as she tried harder. "W-What's happening!"
"It appears you have lost your magic, little pony." Opaline said with a smirk as she walked up to Sunny, who backed away in fear. "Seems like I was right when Friendship failed you."
"No, no," Sunny whimpered in fear.
"Leave her alone!" Sunset's voice yelled out as Opaline turned just as a magic blast hitted her, sending Opaline away from Sunny as she looked up and saw Sunset flying over her. "No one says that to my sister!"
"Oh, Sunset Shimmer," Opaline said as she rubbed her chin with a smirk. "You still held the spirit and hope for your friends, when you could've been so much more."
"And be what, a power mad tyrant like you?" Sunset asked sarcastically. "Yeah, been here, never doing that again, unlike you." She said with a glare as she fired a blast at Opaline, which the Fire Alicorn blocked.
"Oh, but you really think you've changed? I can sense inside you that you have this much power, are afraid to even use it." Opaline said as she kept blocking Sunset's blasts. "You are afraid to even embrace your full potential, so cowardly."
"Cowardly, no. It's because you shouldn't let power get to you!" Sunset called as she kept blasting Opaline, but then Opaline returned fire, which sent Sunset back as she grunted before landing on the ground. "We've done this prance before. It never ends well for you," She reminded the Fire Alicorn.
"Third time's a charm," Opaline told her, casting a fire spell at her, which Sunset barely dodged before she was hit by a surprise hit from the back, which startled her. "What the hay!?" She called out as she turned and saw Twilight flying over to her.
Twilight flew at high speed and punched Opaline in the face, which sent the fire alicorn flying, "That was before when I didn't have a body, Opaline!" Twilight called before she landed next to Sunset.
Sunset gave a smirk. "You've enjoyed that, haven't you?" She asked.
"Hey, she ruined my legacy and separated the creatures of Equestria." Twilight said with a shrug and a smirk. "I may be the Princess of Friendship, but even I deserve a bit of payback. It helps me on the inside."
"I know how that feels." Sunset said with a smirk. "Now, let's show this creep how old timer alicorns can do."
"Two for the price of one, I agree." Opaline said with a smirk as she stood up and the three Alicorns faced each other as they waited for the next move before Opaline then fired a magic beam at them, which Twilight blocked with her shield while Sunset returned fire as the three alicorns clashed it out, but Opaline was slowly getting the edge while Sunset and Twilight were struggling to keep up as they never seen how fast Opaline reacted before.
With Allura, Twitch, and Sombra, they are walking by the stands of the Mane 8 while searching for something while the Mane 8 and everypony are still facing their worst fears. "Are you certain these shards are here?" Sombra questioned Allura while he searched around.
"I saw the Nova Charm shatter with my own eyes." Allura stated while looking around. "I saw them power up these attractions, and where they are. So the one closest should be right over…" She started off before stopping at Sunny's smoothie stand and saw her shard. "Here." She said with a smirk as she saw Sunny's shard.
"This is a piece of the Nova Charm?" Sombra questioned again as he eyed the shard. "I expected more from this."
"Trust me, if it was together, you would be impressed by what it does." Allura said to him.
Sombra hummed and tried to use his magic to remove the share but the moment his magic made contact with it there was a blast of light that made him yell in pain as he was flung back a bit, which surprised Allura and Twitch from that as Sombra groaned.
"You could have mentioned the magic it held." Sombra said with a growl to Allura.
"I, I didn't know. This is new." Allura said in defense as she looked at the shard. "What happened?"
"Unfortunately, it appears these shards hold so much light magic that it counters mine." Sombra said with a serious look as he glared at Sunny's shard. "So if I even place a tiny spec of my magic, it repels back to me."
"So that means you can't use them?" Allura said with a frown.
"No but with a good scan, I might be able to track down any other charms like this one," Sombra said, which got Allura and Twitch's attention. "If these shards held similar magic to the Nova Charm, by scanning them, I should be able to find another to track."
"A tracking spell? Interesting." Allura said as Twitch babbled in agreement as they then watched Sombra glowing his horn as his eyes turned green as he then began to put his scanning spell onto Sunny's shard.
Back in the chaos, Sunset and Twilight were now struggling to fight off 'Opaline' as the fire alicorn soon got the upperhand as she blocked and deflected each of their attacks with ease.
"Grr, How can she be this powerful?!" Sunset growled.
"It's been many moons since I've actually faced Opaline in combat, but this is ridiculous!" Twilight exclaimed as she barely blocked a blast from Opaline before the Fire Alicorn scene delivered a powerful blast that sent Twilight back and crashed into a pole.
"Twilight!" Sunset exclaimed in worry before she glared at Opaline and started trying to land a punch on Opaline, which she blocked as she was about to deliver a powerful blast, but Opaline grabbed her horn and slammed her into the ground.
"Nice try." Opaline said as she was about to deliver a blast from her horn, but Twilight came in and kicked her back as she and Sunset did a double team again to try and take Opaline down, but Opaline countered each of their attacks. "Always the bravest of us! But neither of you Alicorns ever took the risks or made the hard decisions!" She called as she started pushing the two ancient Alicorns back as Twilight and Sunset struggled to keep up. "I will rule all of Equestria!" She called before she then sent a powerful blast, which created a small shockwave that sent Twilight and Sunset away as they crashed into the ground, groaning as Opaline gave a smirk. "And I will steal all magic, and I will not let anypony or creatures stand in my way again."
Sunset slammed her hoof down and struggled to get up, "N-No, wait. I, I can still fight," She said weakly and in slight fear.
"Y-You won't win this time, Opaline." Twilight groaned while trying to stand, but was weakened from the fight, "This, this can't be happening," She moaned.
"Oh, but it is, guardians." Opaline said with a smirk standing over them. "For you see, I have finally won and you have lost." She laughed evilly while behind her, Zipp was groaning as she regained consciousness after Opaline tossed her as she looked around and saw her friends are down and defeated while also looking on in despair and fear, which made her gasp. "None of you ponies ever stood a chance."
"No pony messes with my friends." Zipp said as she stood up, which got Opaline's attention as she turned and gave an annoying look.
"Ugh, you just don't know when to quit, do you?" Opaline questioned with a brow.
"You're one to talk to." Zipp said with a determined look as she glared at Opaline while spreading her wings and tried to take off but couldn't, "What the?!" She said in shock.
"What's wrong, pony. Can't spread your wings?" Opaline taunted with a smirk as she spread her own. "Because I sure can."
"W-What's going on?!" Zipp questioned as she tried to fly, but couldn't even get off the ground. "N-No pony is arguing with each other! Magic shouldn't be glitching!"
"Perhaps it has nothing to do with magic, and everything to do with you," Opaline suggested. "Peraps it's your own ego." She taunted as Zipp gave a nervous look as she tried to charge at Opaline, but she felt herself stuck to the ground, which shocked her completely.
"H-How are you doing this?! This is impossible!" Zipp cried out as she struggled to break free.
"Zephyrina Storm!" A familiar voice yelled out as Zipp turned and saw her mother, Queen Haven, coming towards her.
"Mom! Thank goodness you're okay!" Zipp said in relief, "Quick, get me out of this! We have to-" She was cut off when Queen Haven grabbed her foreleg.
"What we have to do, is get you home, where you belong!" Queen Haven said sternly.
"W-What?" Zipp asked in shock and surprise. "M-Mom, what are yo-"
"Don't play with me, young filly. You will head home to Zephyr Heights to prepare for your role as Queen." Haven said as she then started dragging Zipp away, which made her look at her mother in disbelief.
"What?! B-but, but mom you said that I could-" Zipp tried to say.
"I did, and I realized that I may have made a terrible mistake, letting my daughter risk her life for others!" Haven stated, "You are a princess Zephyrina, and we get home, trust me, I'll make sure you act like one!"
"W-Wait, what about Pipp?!" Zipp questioned while gesturing to her down sister. "She and my friends need help!"
"Why should we? Those ponies made their choice. Leave them to their fate." Haven said in disgust, which made Zipp look at her in surprise and disbelief.
"Mom, what?" Zipp asked in shock before she looked towards Opaline laughing evilly and then to her downed friends, "Wait a minute."
"Zephyrina, I am your mother, and I know what is best for you. And does not include your pathetic little sister," Haven told her with a stern glare, "Do you understand?"
Zipp however shook her head, "No, no, this isn't right!" She told herself as Haven gave a surprised look, "Our mom would never call me or Pipp that!" She said firmly.
"Zephyrina! I am you-" Haven tried to say before Zipp cut her off.
"No! You're not my mother! She wouldn't dare toss aside her…" Zipp trailed off as her eyes widened. "You daughters. Now I get it." She muttered as she looked at her 'mother' and Opaline. "You, her, this… this isn't real. None of it is."
"What on earth are you talking about?" Haven questioned with a brow and a frown.
"You're not real, neither are you." Zipp said before she gave a determined look. "All of this, this is all just something I was always afraid of."
"Ugh, what are you baffling about?" Opaline questioned with an annoyed look.
"I didn't realize until what my mom just said, something she never says to her own daughters." Zipp said as she glared at her 'mother'. "You aren't really my mother, you're just something that I'm always afraid of. You were just my greatest fear!" She said with a serious look.
"Ah, don't be ridiculous dear. I am the re-" 'Haven' was cut off when Zipp then bucked her away, which sent her flying before she crashed into a wall and was out cold.
"Oh, how bold of you to hit your own mother." Opaline said with a smirk as Zipp glared at her with a determined look.
"She's not my real mother. And you're not really here, are you, Opaline? Or should I even call you that?" Zipp questioned as she stepped forward to Opaline.
"Oh, I am very real. No pony is more real than me." Opaline said with a smirk.
"No. You're not really real. You just suddenly showed up right after-" Zipp trailed off as she realized something as she looked around her surroundings. "The mist. It's making us see our worst fears. And we all saw you." She said while stepping closer. "The real Opaline may have been scary and scared us before, but I had a feeling you wouldn't have returned all of a sudden after what happened when you got trapped in your own Together Tree. But it makes sense why we all saw you. Because you were our greatest common fear."
"You speak as a fool," Opaline told her.
"No, I speak of bravery." Zipp said as she began to glow. "I may be afraid, but I learned that fear can be overcome once you find the courage inside you and never let fear control you." She said as Opaline snarled and reared up but Zipp didn't flinch, "You can't touch me." She said bravely.
Opaline fired her horn at Zipp, who didn't move a muscle as she let the beam hit her, but it went right through her. "W-What?" She asked in disbelief.
"I said, you can't touch me." Zipp said with a serious tone as she stepped forward to Opaline, who kept blasting her repeatedly, but it went through her as Zipp then started to glow.
"B-Back away! I am the Queen! You can't defy me!" Opaline frantically said as she kept firing her magic, which Zipp was unfazed with.
"You are not a queen." Zipp said seriously as she glowed a bit brighter.
With Allura, Twitch, and Sombra, the two formers kept watching Sombra scan Sunny's shard before they saw Zipp starting to glow, which made the two nervous as they were familiar with this magic while also shocked by it as well as she also saw Zipp's shard glowing as well. "Uh, Sombra, might as well speed things up a bit." Allura said in a bit of worry.
"And why is that?" Sombra asked as Twitch turned his head to Zipp's shard and his eyes widened in shock, "What's this?" He asked in shock.
Back with Zipp she unfurled her wings, "I'm a princess of a different kind, always trying to find out why. When my Cutie Mark comes to life, I blast freely across the sky!" She called out which her Rainbow Form fully came into appearance as she then sent a magical shockwave from her body that spread out to the entire Boardtrot as the 'Opaline' was sent flying with a yell as she started glitching.
One by one, the rest of the Mane 8 soon felt some comfort and assurance flowing over them as they then got out of their greatest fears as everypony else around them felt the similar effect as they all looked around in confusion.
"What in Celestia's name?" Sunset said, rubbing her head.
"What happened?" Twilight wondered.
"Oooh, that felt a bit weirder." Izzy said while rubbing her head before seeing her unicycling projects still intact. "Senor B!" She cheered as she hugged her unicorn creation. "I'm glad you're okay."
"Is Opaline gone?" Misty asked while searching around.
"Do my Pippsqueaks still love me?! Am I still famous!?" Pipp cried out in anxiety as she searched through her phone, seeing her followers as she gave a sigh in relief. "Phew."
"W-Was that all real or was it all a fake?" Sunny asked in confusion while rubbing her head with Sparky on her back before she was then tackled down by Hitch, which he gave a relief laugh while he kept her in a tight hug with Sparky in between them. "H-Hitch?" She asked with a bit of a blush on her cheeks.
"I am so glad you both are okay and here!" Hitch said in huge relief while still keeping Sparky and Sunny in a tight hug, which he squeezed hard that made them both feel some bones crushing.
"W-We're fine, Hitch. But can we breathe, please?" Sunny asked Hitch with a strained smile.
Zipp then flew down to them, "Guys, you're okay!" She said in relief.
"Zippy? What happened?" Pipp asked, "Where did Opaline go?" she asked.
"Opaline was never here." Zipp said to them, which got them confused.
"Uh, what do you mean?" Hitch asked in confusion. "She was here."
"Even feels like she's there." Sunset said while rubbing her jaw.
"In fact, she's glitching over there like she's in a video game." Izzy naturally said while pointing to Opaline, which made the others turn and saw Opaline glitching.
"W-What the?" Twilight asked in surprise as they all walked closer to Opaline, who kept glitching out.
"Y-Y-Y-you c-c-can't w-w-win!" Opaline glitched out.
"That was never Opaline. She was just a figment of our imagination." Zipp said as she then used her Rainbow Magic on Opaline, which caused her to scream in agony as she then vanished into thin air. "She was just our fear."
"O-Our fears?" Misty asked in surprise.
"Misty being alone, Pipp being a nopony, Izzy's creations breaking, Hitch losing Sparky and Sunny, Sunny losing hope, Twilight and Sunset failing friendship and me being a princess, they're all our greatest fears," Zipp told them, "Once I realized that, and I stopped being afraid, I was able to use my rainbow magic to cancel out this whole fear mist that suddenly appeared." She said as she gestured towards the black and green mist that was evaporating. "That's what caused us to see our worst fears."
"Worst fears," Twilight repeated, feeling this was familiar.
"Wow, note that was some spookiest trick the Boardtrot gave us." Pipp said in wonders while rubbing her head. "Really spot on and impressive."
"More like suffering." Hitch said while holding Sparky close to him with a nervous look. "Seriously, who's idea was it to give us our worst fears?" He questioned as Sunny giggled and came up to him and kissed him on the lips, which surprised him.
"Hitch, at least it's all over. And we did have some scare." Sunny said with a small smile. "I mean, it's kinda rare to get spooked like that. And seeing your worst fears, that's something."
"Y-Yeah. I guess that's true." Hitch said with a small smile as Sparky babbled and cooed while nuzzling Hitch, which he gave a fond smile. "Thanks guys," He said gratefully.
"But still, that was a bit too scary." Misty said with a frown. "Why would the Boardtrot create something like this?"
"Maybe it wanted us to experience a new level of fear?" Izzy suggested with a cheerful smile. "It was way better than last year."
"I don't think this was the Boardtrot this time, Izzy," Zipp told her with a suspicious look. "This magic felt…different."
"Different how?" Sunny asked her.
"Different, darker," Zipp described.
"Like dark magic?" Twilight summarized with a worried look.
"Yeah, like dark magic." Zipp said with a nod. "But who would use dark magic?"
"Was this your idea, Twilight?" Pipp asked her.
"What? No, why would you think that?" Twilight questioned with a brow.
"Because you showed us dark magic during our mission to restore the Empire." Pipp recalled after Twilight showed them dark magic that one time.
"No. This wasn't me. Why would I make something that would make us suffer?" Twilight questioned with a brow.
"Yeah, Pipp, that's a little on the nose and out of character for Twilight." Sunset said with a brow.
"Well who else could've done this?" Pipp questioned.
"That is a good question. Who indeed?" Izzy said with a thoughtful look before she gave a cheerful smile. "I got nothing."
"What about Allura?" Hitch suggested. "She is still around and holds a grudge on us."
"No. This isn't Allura's skillset." Zipp said as she shook her head as she went out of her Rainbow Form.
"She's right. Allura might know ice magic and mind control, but dark magic isn't her specialty." Sunset said in agreement, knowing that Allura doesn't have any ability to use dark magic.
"Well, whoever it was, sure pulled off the greatest trick on us." Sunny said with a concerned look. "And apparently, knows dark magic really well." She added as they all looked around in worry, wondering who would set something this horrifying.
"Well, we can figure that out later," Sunset told them, "For now, let's try and enjoy the rest of our Nightmare Night, together," She suggested.
"Now there's a spooktacular idea," Pipp said with a smile. "Come on, let's go get some smoothies after what we just went through." She suggested as the others chatted in agreement and walked up to the smoothie stand, which shockingly, Allura, Sombra, and Twitch were not there just as Sunny entered her stand and started making her smoothies.
After seeing Zipp destroying the illusions, Allura, Sombra, and Twitch quickly ran off and away from the Boardtrot before they were caught as they were near Allura's cave while taking heavy breaths. "Well, that went well." Allura sarcastically said while Twitch nodded in agreement. "First that cheerful unicorn used that magic and now that cocky pegasus? Who else? Those alicorns?!" She spatted.
"So those ponies have magic that is similar to those ponies that defeated me?" Sombra questioned with a serious look. "To think I wouldn't have to deal with that kind of magic again."
"And that was just one, imagine what all eight of them could do," Allura told him.
"They would be trouble some. But, this does give me some more information on these ponies." Sombra said while rubbing his chin.
"What do you mean?" Allura questioned.
"I mean that if we continue to observe them and their magic, then we can find a way to counter it." Sombra said with a serious look. "I once did something similar by destroying the source of the power of my old enemies like Twilight Sparkle, but I was proven wrong that they were the source. So now, we must learn of our enemies weakness so we can counter their attacks and explode them."
"Mmm, know your enemy, know yourself." Allura summarized with a smirk while Twitch babbled evilly while rubbing his paws. "Sombra, I like the way you think. No wonder you were king."
"Yes. Indeed." Sombra said with an evil chuckle.
"But did you have time to do your part?" Allura questioned, remembering the true reason they were at the Boardtrot.
"Yes. I managed to get the magic essence of one of the shards you told me about." Sombra nodded as he lit up his horn. "With my tracking spell, we should have no problem finding another Charm that you seek."
"Good." Allura smirked.
"Now. Let us rest. We have a lot of planning to do." Sombra said with an evil smirk as he entered Allura's cave.
"He is definitely my kind of evil partner." Allura said with a smirk as Twitch babbled with a teasing smirk, which made Allura give him a look. "Stop that, Twitch. I said it once and I say it again, I do not have a crush on him." She said as Twitch chuckled as she groaned. "You are the most insufferable bunny." She muttered as Twitch smirked with a shrug as they entered the cave after Sombra.
They may have caused some terrifying events at Nightmare Night, but they have far bigger plans that Allura, Twitch, and Sombra are planning to do that the Mane 8 do not know about.
End of Chapter 29.