Chapter 4

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This is now on Fimfiction as well. Yay.

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NIGHTMARE MOON POV

Ponyville was in a state of terror ever since I first showed up to their 'Worship Celestia Day' otherwise known as the Summer Sun Celebration. It amazes me to think that my sister had created an entire day just to show off how amazing she was.

This wasn't the first time I've been to Ponyville, the first time was back before I was banished, during Celestia and My rule. Of course, back then the settlement was much smaller but not all that much…

1124 YEARS AGO

"We are in debt as Princess Luna spent all our money buying armour and weapons for her night guard!" Celestia yelled out the 'reason' why she needed tax. The real reason, she needed money for her royal spa to be built. She always blamed everything on me, Luna this or Luna that. She often collected unnecessary tax and used too many ponies. I remember one, Limeheart, I believe she was called, she was taken in by Celestia but when she called her a tyrant for her methods of personal gain, Celestia threw her in prison because she

'Took an attempt to kill her.'

Maybe, we need a new ruler, maybe there should only be one Princess of Equestria…

BACK TO THE PRESENT TIME

I shook my head, attempting to clear the memory. Ponyville looked deserted, but I could sense that everypony had locked themselves indoor.

"Citizens of Ponyville, come out and bow to your new Queen!" I yelled out and one by one they left their homes and kneeled before me.

"Captain Stormwave," I asked for the Captain of my Shadow Forces, "take a survey of all ponies who look able bodied to fight. Them report back to me,"

"Yes my Queen," he said, his sharp teeth glinting in the dark of my eternal night.

"I'm going to connect you to the hive mind so we can plan without anyone overhearing," Chryssie said to us and we all agreed.

I felt a tendril of something enter my mind and it connected to something, which I assume linked me to the mind.

"My Queen!" Captain Stormwave yelled out to me urgently so I teleported to his side,

"What is it, Captain?"

"Solar Guards, Griffins and Celestia!" He cried out, pointing towards my sister and her army, who were descending from Canterlot.

"Citizens of Ponyville, go somewhere safe and do not come out until the fighting has ceased!" I commanded and they all started to clear out until the streets were deserted once again. I was glad that they were listening to me.

When I looked up at Celestia's army, I noticed something off about the Emperor Griffin, he seemed dazed, I don't really know how to put it but his eyes were glazed over and he was flying slightly wobbly as if in a trance.

In a trance…

Oh sister of mine, you didn't, did you?

I was disgusted at my sisters use of hypnotism on the Emperor, no doubt he didn't want his Griffins to fight so Celestia forced her way into his mind and made him too.

Celestia and her army landed down the street we were on.

'Captain Carapax," I heard Chryssie call for her Captain in the hive mind, 'Attack the Griffin forces from the west with half our forces, the other half, we attack from the east.'

"Attack head on, Stormwave!" I commanded then flew to meet my sister in battle. Nightmare Twilight and Rarity were glaring at Celestia and then took on the Royal Guard on the front lines.

CARAPAX POV

I led our forces round sneakily, keeping quiet. Our black chitin blended in well with the eternal night, so we were almost impossible to see as we snuck round to the Griffin Army. Suddenly with a mighty roar, we charged the Griffins, who looked shocked then charged right back at us. We collided and and started to slash and hack at each other. They were better warriors but we had magic on our side, so shields were up instantaneously to protect the weakest parts. I soon spotted out the Griffin Captain and fought my way over to him.

He looked almost as battle scarred as myself. My chitin was scratched and dented in some places, multiple burn marks and a slightly broken horn.

"I'm going to break that horn of yours off," he growled at me, so I replied,

"You can try, or are you too chicken?" I smirked and he lunged at me with his shortsword,

"You're going to pay for that, bug," he snarled.

"Or am I?" I asked as I shaved off a few of his feathers and cut into his skin lightly with a well aimed swipe of my dagger, because my spear was useless in hand to hand close up combat.

He grunted and took another lunge at me but his sword bounced off my chitin leaving a slight scratch, it didn't hurt.

STORMWAVE POV

The most exhilarating part of a battle is always the first charge. Looking into your opponents eyes and choosing which way to slice them down with your shark tooth sword. The rush of adrenaline you get as you are about to swing and the satisfactory sound of your blade hitting flesh. Maybe I'm just a battle junkie.

I swung and took out the guard who foolishly tried to take me on and I soon found myself face to face with none other then Captain Shining Armour.

"Back off, scum," he said to me but I replied,

"Queen Nightmare Moon offers you a choice, be with your sister and accept the darkness no become one with the Shadow Forces, or die. Simple,"

"I would rather die then be a cowardly traitor," he said, but I noticed the pause before he said that and the uncertainty in his eyes.

"So be it," I said and we clashed into a fight, our soldiers and guards ceasing to fight and forming a circle around us as an arena to fight in.

NIGHTMARE MOON POV

"Release the Griffin Emperor from your spell!" I yelled at Celestia but she said,

"You will pay for this embarrassment, sister!"

"We will see who is the embarrassment to Equestria when I rule!" I yelled, "no more unfair tax, no more lying, no more using ponies and no more CELESTIA!"

A/N

Stormwave belongs to Shark Lord, Carapax belongs to bluecatcinema. Unnamed Griffin captain belongs to me. Review your thoughts and as always

Have a good day/night

MichaelTheBoss