Nightmare Moon - part 1.

//Web novel seems to be shadow baning recently. I found that one of the banned words is Harem XD So anyone who asked about it would have their comment automatically deleted... So for all of you who asked...Yes, It's technically a harem and as of yet I'm not sure about Celestia but Luna is a good possibility and the others are for you to find out :P//

// I'm not too proud of the overall interaction between the Mc and NM in this chapter but I hope it turned out alright in the end. Whatever the case is, I hope you still enjoy the Story! //

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Spike woke up groggily and instantly felt like nothing would feel better than just pulling the cover over his head and go back to sleep.

He reluctantly opened his eyes and looked around, only to realize that it was still dark outside and Phoebe was lightly snoring on her perch.

'Huh...I guess it's still early...cool!' He thought before doing exactly what he so hoped to do.

A few minutes later he was already asleep...

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Starfall walked behind Twilight into the Town Hall where they met up with the other five Mares already waiting for them.

Rarity and Applejack brought over their younger sisters and introduced them to everyone.

Sweetie Bell was a little disappointed that Spike didn't show up, but Starfall explained that the small dragon was just exhausted after a busy day so they let him sleep in today.

Through all this time Starfall couldn't shrug off the worry, and Twilight finally pointed it out when they excused themselves to talk.

"Starfall. You look nervous. What's going on?" She asked worriedly seeing him pacing in place.

He looked at her and said.

"I looked at the Moon before we went in. The Mare on the Moon is gone..." He said and Twilight opened her eyes wide.

"What?! But how is that possible? It's a crater formation! It can't just be gone!" She exclaimed.

"I don't know, but I think that it's a sign. You need to be careful. Don't do anything rash..." He said with his hoof on her cheek.

"And back at you Mr. Don't go fighting evil sorceresses without me." She gave him a weak smile.

"Alright let's go. We still have a Celebration to attend." He said, but inside he knew that the celebration was most likely going to be postponed...

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"... Princess Celestia!" Announced Mayor Mare and the birds sang the Royal tune, but on the balcony nopony appeared...

"This is not good..." Said Twilight and Starfall had to agree with her.

A Shadowy Mist suddenly started to form on the balcony and Starfall couldn't help himself but look at it using his Mage Sight.

What he saw stunned him to a standstill.

The mist was actually formed from highly concentrated magic that he recognized as the magic of dreams. He studied the magic while he was still back in Canterlot, but what stunned him was the state this magic was in. A great amount of the Magical Language in the mist was actually forming into symbols of saddens and resentment. It felt as if it was a living manifestation of all the pain and resentment that formed by injecting it within a masive amount of magic.

The more he looked, the more Starfall understood that Nightmare Moon in the form she was now, was actually possessed by her own corrupted magic.

It was all her, but it wasn't her at the same time.

Starfall understood the burden of Powerful beings. If you don't have enough control over your emotions or your magic, you can unknowingly create intangible magic fueled by emotions that can have unknown effects to you or your surroundings.

The simplest example could be Thanatos, which Starfall actually suspected to be a different type of Nightmare Moon. It's just a massive amount of emotionally fueled magic that affected the emotions and maybe even gained it's own consciousness.

This was actually the most basic type of Dark Magic that only required negative emotions. There were other types of Dark Magic, like the one used by King Sombra, but it was a much more sinister thing that actually changed the magic itself into corruption of sort, instead of just doing 'evil magic'.

Starfall was not yet confident enough to try playing with it without risking getting corrupted himself.

But he couldn't continue thinking about it because Nightmare Moon was already doing her villain speech, And Twilight had just unraveled her identity.

"Well, well, well. So someone actually remembers me! And do you know why I'm here?" Asked The Possessed Princess.

"You-you..." Twilight couldn't answer.

"You are trying to play a villain..." Said for her Starfall stunning everyone in the room.

'I could probably dispell the magic of resentment around Nightmare Moon but I don't think I'm strong enough to do the same with the Dark magic permeating her Body and affecting her emotions before she smears me over the walls...' Thought Starfall quiet confident in his ability to control magic but realistic about fighting an Alicorn.

He could probably last for a while, damn he could probably even win if he went for the kill but in the end the slightest mistake could decide the outcome, and his power output was still far from an actual living Goddess...Well...He could think of a few tactics or spells to use but...In the end she had many, many more years of experience in magical combat than himself...

He really needed to pick up on his studies regarding magical artifacts. He already had the greatest knowledge in the world about the Magic language that he needed to use during the enchantment process. Now he only needed to improve his knowledge about strong magical materials and actually figure out what to make before he could start working on it...

What Starfall was confident about though was his ability to defend or escape from the Corrupted Princess. That confidence allowed him to act the way he did. As for the reason?...What else...Impressing girls...

Nightmare Moon watched Starfall in stunned silence. 'Playing villain?...He said that I'm playing a villain?!' She thought infuriated.

"It appears that we have a brave one here tonight! Say what's your name little Unicorn? Tell me so that I can properly punish you when I take over Equestria." She said coldly but it didn't phase Starfall at all.

"It's Starfall Blueblood." He smirked, curious how would she react to that name. He was mildly aware of everyone looking at the exchange in stunned silence. Twilight looked almost terrified but also angry that he was putting a target on himself. The other five Mares looked at him with a mix of worry and admiration. The rest of the attending couldn't decide between him being brave, stupid or crazy.

"Hoo? Blueblood? Wouldn't that make you my nephew then!? Who would have thought that your family was still alive after so many years! But that's perfect! You, my nephew! I can offer you a place as one of my generals! Your bravery impressed me. I can-"

"Sorry Miss. The only Aunts that I would be willing to serve are Celestia and Luna, and at the moment you qualify as neither." He interrupted her, making her furious even more when he mentioned her real name that she discarded.

"You insolent brat! Mark my words! You will regret this decision! I am Nightmare Moon! The Empress of the Night! The Equestria will bow before me and the Night shall last forever!" She exclaimed and turned into a Shadowy Mist before leaving the building.

A panic finally ensued and the only ponies that still paid attention to Starfall were the six Mares and the two younger fillies that looked at him as if he was a superhero.

"That, was, awesome!" Exclaimed Rainbow Dash.

"Totally irresponsible you mean!" Replied Twilight. "What were you thinking Starfall?!"

"I have to agree with Twilight there. That was a very stupid thing ta do, antagonizing that evil Pony." Added Apple Jack.

"I think he looked supper cool! It was just Bah bam, badum! And the Evil Moony run away in embarrassment after a few words from Starfall!" Exclaimed Pinkie Pie with her usual excitement.

"Yeah. Just like a prince ought to be..." Added a dreamy looking Rarity.

Starfall grinned sheepishly and stood beside the three Mares that thought he was cool.

"I regret nothing." He joked and Twilight plopped her hoof on her face in irritation.

"Fluttershy? Maybe you also have some common sense here. What do you think?" She asked hoping to get at least one other ally in this argument seeing as the Apple Bloom And Sweetie Bell were already hiding behind Starfall from apple Jack's scarry stare.

Fluttershy started to slowly move towards Starfall.

"I...Umm...Also think...he looked very cool..." She said with a blush."...So brave...Handsome" She whispered and turned scarlet when she realized what she just said.

"Ugh... great... it seems like i won't win this discussion..." She said with a slight smirk but her expression soon turned serious.

"But we need to figure out what to do now. Starfall do you have any idea?" She asked him and Starfall was surprised with the question. Haven't she read that book about the last time Nightmare Moon was defeated?

He asked her just that and her face turned crimson.

"Oh right...I think I just got used to relying on you" She giggled awkwardly. "The last time Nightmare Moon Was defeated using the so called Elements of Harmony! But I don't know what it is and where to find it!" She said slowly getting more and more scarred.

"Don't worry Twily. I think I saw a book about them in the Library. Let's go everyone! We need to find it before it's too late!" Said Starfall and the girls nodded before following him out of the Town Hall.

On the way, Apple Jack and Rarity send their Sisters back homes even though the two fillies really wanted to see the action...

Before long the seven Ponies arrived in the Golden Oak Library and instantly started looking for the book which Pinkie Pie instantly found in only seven seconds...

The knowledge in the book wasn't much but it still told them where to look for the Elements.

The oldest known and one of the most mysterious places in the middle of the Everfree Forest. The Castle of the two Sisters...