The next day, AJ looked out into the garden outside his bedroom with a very sad look on his face. "Prince? They want me to be prince?" He asked himself. Suddenly, Discord came to life, went up to him, and said "Huzzah! Hail the conquering hero!" He turned into a one-man band, and started playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' while AJ just walked away from him with his head hanging low. Discord then stopped playing the music, scratched his head, went in front him, and held up his paw and claw together like a movie director scoping a picture as he looked at him, and said "AJ! You've just won the heart of the princess. What are you gonna do next?!" AJ just stared at him, and walked past him in sadness. He landed on his bed, and sighed. Spike and Rainbow Dash looked at AJ through the open window as Discord approached him with the movie script of 'My Little Aladdin', and whispered out "Psst, Your line is: "I'm going to free the spirit of chaos." Anytime." "Discord, I can't." AJ said. "Sure you can." Discord said as he grabbed his friend. "You just go "Discord, I wish you free."" AJ pushed Discord away as he said "I'm serious! Look, I'm sorry! I really am! But, they want to make prince! NO! They want to make Prince Rarifruit prince! Without you, I'm just...you know, AJ."

"AJ, you won!" Discord said. "Because of you!" AJ said. "The only reason anypony thinks I'm worth anything is because of you! What if they find out I'm not really a prince? What if Applejack finds out? I'll lose her." He looked at Discord, and said "Discord, I can't keep this up on my own. I-I can't wish you free." Discord began to feel sad and disappointed as he sarcasticly said "Fine. I understand. After all, you lied to everypony else. Hey, I was begininng to feel left out." He went up to his statue platform, and said "Now, if you'll excuse me, master." He then struck a pose, and turned to stone. Spike and Rainbow Dash frowned as Spike said "Ohhh." AJ frowned, and said "Discord, I'm really sorry." Discord briefly came to life, and stuck his tounge out at AJ as he raspberried at him. He then turned back to stone as AJ snapped with anger, and said "WELL, FINE!" He kicked the statue as he said "Then just stay in there!" Spike and Rainbow Dash just stared in shock as AJ glared at them, and said "What are you guys looking at?!" Spike started to cry a little as AJ said "Look, I-I'm sorry. Wait, Spike...I-I'm sorry, I didn't...wait, come on!" "Excuse me, AJ, but I thought you were the element of honesty!" Rainbow Dash said in anger. "But, now I see that the only element you are is the element of deception!" She then took off to follow Spike.

AJ then sat down on his bed as he sighed, and muttered "What am I doing?" He sighed, and said "Discord is right. I gotta tell Applejack the truth." He then heard a voice that said "Rarifruit, oh Rarifruit. Will you come here?" He sighed, and muttered "Well, here goes." He put his crown on his head, went outside, and looked around as he said "Applejack? Where are you?" Trixie was in her flamingo disguse, and was imitating Applejack's voice as she said "Out in the menagerie. Hurry." "I'm coming!" AJ said as he ran off. Trixie chuckled sinisterly, and was suddenly face-to-face with a flamingo that was in love with her. She got angry, and slapped him as she said "You got a problem, pinkie?! Jerk." She cackled with glee as she ran into the bedroom, and went up to the statue as she said "Boy, Luna's gonna be happy to see you!" She then started imitating her mistress's voice as she said "Excllent work, Trixie." She then spoke in her normal voice as she said "Aw, go on!" She then imitated Princess Luna's voice again as she said "No, really. On a scale of one-to-ten, you are eleven!" She then spoke in her normal voice as she said "Ah, Luna, you're too kind! I'm embarrassed, I'm blushing!" She then used her magic to teleport herself, and the statue to Princess Luna.

Outside the castle in Canterlot, all the ponies were standing outside the entrance as Shining Armor said "Citizens of Equestria! My daughter has finally chosen a suitor!" Applejack took a peek from the blue curtain, and then, she heard a voice that said "Applejack?" She turned to see Prince Rarifruit standing there as she said "Rarifruit, where have you been?!" "Applejack, there's something I've got to tell you." Prince Rarifruit said. Applejack then ran down the stairs, grabbed Prince Rarifruit, and pulled him up the stairs as she said "The whole kingdom has turned out for father's announcement!" As she prepared him, he said "No! But Applejack, listen to me, please! You don't understand!" "Good luck, sugarcube!" Applejack said as she pushed Prince Rarifruit out onto the platform. "Prince Rarifruit!" Shining Armor said. The crowd cheered as Prince Rarifruit muttered "Oh boy." In a high tower, Princess Luna and Trixie looked down at Prince Rarifruit as Trixie said "Look at them. Cheering that little pipsqueak." "Let them cheer." Princess Luna said with a smirk on her face as she rubbed the statue her apprentice stole with her hoof. Discord then came to life as he said "You know AJ, I'm getting really-!" He spotted Princess Luna, and said "I don't think you're him. Tonight, the part of AJ will be played by a tall, dark, and sinister ugly pony." Princess Luna grabbed Discord by his tail as she said "I am your mistress now!"

Discord gulped, and said "I was afraid of that!" "Discord, grant me my first wish!" Princess Luna said. "I wish to rule on high, as the new ruler of Equestria!" Discord then reluctantly obeyed, and the sun started to set outisde, and the moon rose into the sky. Then, a huge gust of wind ripped the roof of the castle off as Shining Armor, Prince Rarifruit, and Applejack ducked. "Whoa!" Prince Rarifruit said. "Bless my soul." Shining Armor said. Suddenly, he was lifted in the air as he said "What is this?! What is going on?! Oh my goodness, what's happening?!" The crown left his head as Applejack said "Father!" Princess Luna cackled sinisterly as she appeared out of nowhere, and place the crown on her head. Shining Armor then glared at his former advisor as he said "Luna, you vile betrayer!" Trixie appeared out of nowhere, and said "That's PRINCESS Luna vile betrayer to you!" Prince Rarifruit smirked, and said "Oh yeah? Well, we'll see about that!" He dug into his pocket, but gasped when he realized that the statue is not with him. "The statue!" He muttered. Princess Luna smirked, and said "Finders keepers, Rare Boo-Boo!" Prince Rarifruit looked up, and gasped in horror as he saw a monstrous version of Discord who picked up the castle. Prince Rarifruit then whistled loud enough for Spike and Rainbow Dash to hear. "Oh my gosh!" Rainbow Dash said as she quickly grabbed a piece of a cloud, and flew to Prince Rarifruit who jumped on it.

Everypony screamed in terror as Discord placed the castle on a higher mountain. Prince Rarifruit and Rainbow Dash went up to Discord as Prince Rarifruit said "Discord! NO!" "Sorry, colt." Discord said sadly. "I got a new mistress now." "Luna, I order you to stop!" Shining Armor said. "Ah, but there's a new order now." Princess Luna said. "My order! Finally, you will bow to me!" Shining Armor silently bowed in fright as Applejack said "We'll never bow to you!" "Why am I not surprised?!" Trixie asked. Princess Luna got super angry as she said "If you won't bow before a princess, THEN YOU WILL COWER BEFORE A NIGHTMARE!" She looked up at Discord as she said "Discord! My second wish! I wish to be the most powerful nightmare in the world!" Discord covered his eyes as he prepared to fire his magic at Princess Luna. Prince Rarifruit tried to stop Discord as he said "Discord, STOP!" But he failed as he accidently made Discord fire his magic at Princess Luna. As she began to transform, Trixie said "Mares and gentlecolts! A warm Equestria welcome for...Nightmare Moon!" Princess Luna's coat singed from dark blue to very dark cornflower blue, and her mane turned brilliant phthalo blue with grayish persian blue outline as it blazed out. Her eyes became cat-like, and her teeth became sharp.

Shining Armor and Applejack gasped in horror as Nightmare Moon said "Now, where were we, my little ponies?" She looked down on them, and said "Ah, yes. Abject humiliation!" She used her magic to make them bow before her. Fluttershy let out a battle cry as she tried to attack Nightmare Moon, but she used her magic to turn her into a white persian cat as she said "Down, girl!" "Meow?" Fluttershy asked. Nightmare Moon lifted Applejack's chin with her hoof as she said "Oh, princess. There's somepony I'm dying to introduce you to." Prince Rarifruit and Rainbow Dash charged at Nightmare Moon as Prince Rarifruit said "Nightmare Moon! Get your hooves off of her!" Nightmare Moon caught him with her magic, and said "Ah yes. Now, princess, meet a blast from your past whose lies were too good to last." As she stripped Prince Rarifruit of his prince clothing, returned his southern accent, and his real cutie mark, she said "Say hello to your precious Prince Rarifruit!" "Or shall we say, AJ!" Trixie said. "What in tarnation?!" AJ asked. He then gasped, and placed his hoof in his mouth when he realized that his southern accent returned. "Rarifruit?" Applejack asked in shock. "Applejack, Ah tried to tell ya'll. Ah'm just-!" Nightmare Moon then interrupted him as she said "So, Prince Rarifruit turns out to be merely AJ!" Spike tried to charge at Nightmare Moon, but she turned him back into a dragon.

Nightmare Moon then lifted Spike and AJ with her magic, and said "Time to send you packing on a one-way trip!" She tossed them into a tower on the castle, and launched it into the air as she said "So long, ex-Prince Rarifruit!" "Goodbye! See ya!" Trixie said. Nightmare Moon then smirked at Applejack and Shining Armor, and said "I hope you enjoyed this day, my little ponies. For it was your last! From this moment forth, the night will last FOREVER!" She let out an insanely evil laughter as her name blazed, and Shining Armor and Applejack shook in fright.