As a young fledgling, Goku was taken to a good number of amazing places that were dotted in various parts of Equestria, other than the city of Canterlot. There were many types of museums, palaces and exhibits that their hometown had, and Goku and her sisters had the pleasure to going to practically every single one of them. When they ran out of places to go there, they would take trips and family outings to other towns and cities in Equestria and see what ancient and historical things they had to offer. From Manehatten, to Vanhoover, to Fillydelphia and even to Appleoosa, they did it all, traveling to every civilized place they could learn as much as they could about them. The only place that they didn’t go were Dodge City, Lunar Bay, and Griffonstone, the last kingdom being reasonable since the griffons there weren’t exactly fond of ponies. So, they stayed well clear of there and went to the places that were welcoming, and absorbed all the facts they could about that one place, regardless of how dark and disturbing it was.

As the tan Thestral and the rest of her friends made their way through the newly constructed castle of the two sisters, she found herself not making any exception here. Yet as she walked through the giant hallway of the icy building, she found herself shivering nonstop as if she was submerged in the iciest of water. With each step she took, she found the aura of darkness and evil wrap around her as if she was being strangled by a Green Anaconda, making her feel like Nightmare Moon was right there with them all. The sin black mare definitely lived up to her reputation as the Dark Queen if she was able to make her of all ponies feel like she was staring right in the face of death without them coming face to face yet. Even so, she wasn’t able to let a little cold fear get the best of her, even if some of her friends looked like they would.

“Land sakes, this place is really dark lookin’ ain’t it?” Applejack asked, breaking the five-minute-long silence. “This has t’ th’ darkest lookin’ place that Ah’ve ever seen…it kinda reminds me o’ the Black Tree Grove back at mah family’s farm. Only here, it’s a lot more…chilly feelin’.”

“I hear you there AJ.” Rainbow Dash nodded, rubbing her forelegs as she fought to keep herself from shivering. “Why does this castle have to be so goddamn cold! If Nightmare Moon was going to rebuild this place, the least she could’ve done is make it warmer! I feel like I’m about to freeze in midair!”

“Dash, you do realize that there isn’t exaclty any air conditioner in here, do you not?” Rarity asked tentatively, glancing back up at the cyan more. “You shouldn’t really expect a castle to really have those sorts of things, especially one that is as foul and revolting looking as this! Besides, we’re the enemy, so it’s not like Nightmare Moon is going to do us any little small favors like that!”

“Rainbow Dash knows there aren’t any air conditioners here Rarity, we all do.” Twilight murmured, huddling herself close to Zephyr. “Then again, I’m affirmative that that’s not the reason why we’re all feeing so cold right now. I can feel this cold and evil feeling aura of power emitting from all over this castle. It’s…it’s making me feel like Nightmare Moon is right here with all of us; even though we haven’t even found her yet!”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking Twilight.” Goku murmured, continuing to walk ahead of the ground as she looked around at the doors on either side. “Still though, I wouldn’t let that distract you a whole lot…I’m pretty sure that’s just Nightmare Moon’s way of trying to scare us. And I’m positive that by the time we finally do get to her, she’ll be expecting us to start shitting bricks and have our tails between our legs.”

“Well I’m certainly starting to feel scared right now!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, looking around at the dark looking paintings that were hanging above the doors. “I mean, just look at all of these crazy paintings and all of those torches of fire! I seriously don’t want to find out what’s in those rooms, even if a reeeeeeeally big part of me does want to!”

Fluttershy smiled gently at the party pony, draping an angelic wing over her now lavender and bright purple furry back. “Don’t worry Pinkie, we’re not gonna let anything happen to you, we all swear it.” She said, cooing in a way that made it seem like she was talking to a scared puppy. “As long as the six of us, Zephyr and Sky Ranger are here, we’re not gonna let anything happen to us, or you, right everypony?”

“That’s right.” Zephyr said softly, looking to be in fully royal guard mode as he held Twilight close to him. His ears suddenly perked up as he heard the sound of a door opening, and he turned around to see Sky Ranger lagging behind them. “Um…Sky Ranger, what’re you doing?”

The azure blue Hippogriff stared into the room he had opened for a few more moments, before closing the door back behind him. “Hm? Oh, I was observing the rooms that were in here, I was trying to see if I had could find anything suspicious, but…all I see what look like bedrooms. And very, very comfortable looking ones at that.”

“Wait a minute what?” Rainbow Dash asked, whirling her head to Sky Ranger. “There’s nothing but bedrooms behind all of these doors?”

“Well, from what I saw in the first room, yes.” Sky Ranger replied as he caught up with the rest of the group. “It would seem that Nightmare Moon wanted to create cozy living environments for anypony else that she may have in here.”

“Seriously?” Applejack asked, trotting over to one of the rooms and opening the door. Looking inside, her eyes widened when she saw an absolutely ravish room that looked to be suited for a ruler, only slightly smaller. “Holy shit, he’s right! Ah’m seein’ a room in here right now, and it a mighty fancy lookin’!”

“Yeah!” Pinkie Pie said, her voice echoing about the dark hallway. As all eyes turned to her, they could see her popping in and out of multiple rooms every split second; how she was able to dot that so quickly none of them would no. “There are so many bedrooms in this hallway more than I’ve ever seen in any hotel hallway! If the rest of the castle is like this, then I wonder what the places like the bakery and lunch room are like!”

“Forget the rooms, look at the tapestries on hanging from the walls!” Rarity gushed, her eyes shining as she took in the nocturnal pictures. “I have never seen anything done in such an articulate and fashionable style before! It pales in compassion to all of the dresses and symbols I’ve made before I was out of high school! It…it’s just…absolutely divine!”

“Well, it doesn't look like you’re looking so scared anymore Rarity; I’m glad for that.” Fluttershy giggled, smiling sweetly at the alabaster mare. A moment later a disappointed frown came to her face as she bowed her head. “Although, I am a bit sad that there aren’t really animals around here in the castle. Of course, they were all outside of the castle, but…I guess there was a part of me that was hoping there would at least be a flock of bats here. I guess this castle was too dark for even them to be in.”

“Heh, yeah, probably.” Goku murmured, giving a soft giggle. Just a split second later, she found herself stopping dead in her tracks her pupils contracted. “Oh SHIT, CHENOA!!!”

Sky Ranger, who was staring up at the tapestries, jumped at the tan Thestral’s sudden shouted and looked over at her. “I beg your pardon Goku?”

“Chenoa! I completely forgot about him during our battle with the Farukonchītās!” Goku cried sounding like a frantic mother that had last sight of their foal. “Dammit, dammit, dammit! I cannot believe that I left him out there in the plains during that right! I’ve got to go back out there and get him!”

“Hold on a second Goku!” Pinkie Pie shouted, reaching out and grabbing onto the Thestrals tail as she began to fly for the door. “Calm down a second, you don’t need to worry about Chenoa, he’s fine!”

“Oh yeah? And how do you know that?” Goku snapped back, baring her fangs at the smiling bubblegum Earth Pony. “For all I know, he could be out there those plains suffering from burn marks or worse after those Farukonchītās possibly preyed upon him, or one of us had accidentally struck him with one of our attacks! How can you possibly know that he’s okay?!”

“Because…” Pinkie Pie said, both hooves coming to her mane as she pulled it apart. “He’s right here!”

Goku gasped loudly as he locked eyes with the familiar blue ones of the cumulus white bat pup, who was nestled right in Pinkie’s mane. She squealed loudly as the Chenoa flew out and landed right into her arms. “Oh, my Faust Chenoa, it’s you! I can’t believe you okay, and alive! I was so sure that you got caught up in the attack by the Farukonchītās!”

The white bat pup, who was busy nuzzling into Goku’s chest, looked up and gave a few squeaks to the tan Thestral. Goku took a moment to recover from her joy and listened to what the pup was trying to tell her.

“Wait what? Pinkie Pie had found you hiding in the grass while you were trying to hide one of the Farukonchītās?” Goku asked, looking at Pinkie and back down at the pup again. “And after she found you, she hid you in your main and kept you in the whole time we were at the bridge and this castle?”

“Yep, I sure did! I felt my Pinkie Sense telling me that there was somepony among us that was amiss. So, I did a teeny-weeny bit of searching after you had sent those Farukonchītās away, and I found this little guy nestled deep in the grass. So, I did the only thing I knew would keep him safe and had him nestled in my mane!”

“…And you didn’t think that it would be smart to tell Goku this right after you did it?” Rainbow Dash asked, raising a brow at Pinkie. “Seriously, Goku looked like she was about to rip your damn throat out!”

“Honestly Pinkie, what were you thinking? Letting Goku think that Chenoa was injured and hurt somewhere, even if it was only for a few moments.” Fluttershy murmured, frowning at Pinkie in a way that seemed like she was a mother scolding her child. “How could you be so careless as to not let her know of Chenoa’s safety until we were here at the castle?”

Pinkie Pie winced, her mane deflating a bit as her coat, mane and tail gained a deep shade of blue, along with her eyes. “Oh…I’m sorry Fluttershy, I didn’t mean to forget about showing Chenoa to Goku. I was just so focused on making super-duper extra sure that he was safe, especially from those Galaxy Star Bolts that Dashie was facing. I’m sorry, I didn’t want to make you guys made at me!”

Applejack sighed, walking over and putting a hoof on the whimpering Earth Pony’s shoulder. “Hey, don’t be too hard on yerself Pinkie. Fluttershy ain’t mad that ya kept that lil critter with ya…she’s just upset that ya didn’t let us know about it sooner.” She said firmly, yet gently as Pinkie locked her darkening blue eyes with the farmer’s emerald ones. “We know that ya didn’t mean t’ do it…there was a situation at hoof, an’ ya did th’ only thing any sensible pony could. It’s jus’ that ya kept us in th’ dark ‘bout it that’s all.”

“I know…I can see that now, an’ it was really a super-duper meanie thing for me to do.” Pinkie Pie nodded, glancing over at Goku. “I’m sorry Goku, I didn’t mean to make you mad…I hope you’re not too mad at me.”

The tan Thestral sighed. “Well, normally, I’d be giving you a nice good lump across your head for your stupidity.” She murmured bluntly, making Pinkie flinch, as if she was nursing a large lump on her head. “Be that as it may, since you did keep Chenoa safe up until this point after our brief, yet brutal fight with the Farukonchītās, I’ll leave you off with a warning.” Her eyes sharpened into a glare as her pupils became ever so thinner. “However, if you pull something like this again, I won’t be as forgiving next time, am I clear Pinkie Pie?”

Pinkie Pie nodded, shrinking under Goku’s glare while feeling she was being reprimanded by her mother. “Y-yes Goku…I understand.”

“Good...now, let’s-whoa!” Whatever Goku was going to say next was cut off when Chenoa suddenly flew out of her hooves. He let out a loud squeak of what seemed to be surprise and fear as he stared wide eyed at something ahead of him.

“C…Chenoa?” Violet Fire asked, speaking up for the first time since she and her team entered into the castle with the others. “Is there something the matter baby?”

“Yeah, you look like you’ve seen a falcon diving for you.” Fast Tracks added. “What’s the matter little buddy?”

The white bat pup looked down at the ponies for a moment, his expressions slightly less fearful, still having a sense on uncomfortableness. Without making a sound, he pointed a clawed hindleg forward, and they all looked over to where he was looking. Their eyes widened, and a few of them even gasped when they saw that the young bat pup had seen. Just about ten feet or so feet away from them, up a flight of stairs was a giant tapestry hung up for all to see; intentionally or unintentionally they didn’t know. This tapestry was not like all of the ones hanging on either side of the hallway, or the ones hanging up on either side of it though. It was more suited for the forest that was just outside of the castle, rather than the dark nighttime flare that the castle itself gave off.

“What in the world?” Lightning Shadow whispered softly. “What is that tapestry doing here? I didn’t even see it!”

“I don’t know…I don’t know how we even missed that either.” Storm Shadow replied, lifting her goggles as her icy blue eyes narrowed at the picture. “I don’t know why, but there’s just something about it that’s giving off a very…powerful vibe. I can’t really explain why it does but…it just does.”

“I-I can feel it too…a-and it looks really scary too.” Blue Skies said nervously, huddling close to Storm Shadow. “W-was that tapestry here before?”

“Well, if it wasn’t changed in anyway by Nightmare Moon’s magic, then there’s no doubt that it has been there the whole time.” Twilight replied, eyeing the piece of art inquisitively. “What do you think about it Goku?”

The tan thestral said nothing to the lavender Unicorn, not even looking like she had heard her at all when she talked to her. She was too focused on the tapestry in front of her, almost too focused, and as she continued to stare at it, she found herself slowly walking towards it.

“Goku?” Sky Ranger asked, noticing the change in the mare’s behavior. “Is there something the matter?”

Again, Goku didn’t say a word as she made her way over to the stairs her eyes still transfixed on the tapestry all the while. Her friends, the Shadowbolts, and Sky Ranger all looked at one another, before following Goku up the stairs towards the tapestry. When the young mare was finally within hooves reach, she was able to see it more clearly, due to the hallway being so dark. On the tapestry was the painting of a beautiful forest, the trees stretching out as far as the eyes could see, with vast mountains towering over them in the background. Animals of all shapes, sizes, and species dotted the landscape, with a small watering hole making up the side of the tapestry, and a beautiful sun shining on the upper sight. As beautiful as a majority of the tapestry was, Goku was more focused on the figure that was in the middle of it, and for good reason.

Hovering in the very center of the beautiful tapestry of wilderness, with the wildest and most crazy smirk shown was the most sinister looking Alicorn mare Goku had seen in her life. She had very a dark coat of fur, ranging from two light and dark shades of purple, both of them being a bright indigo and a dark violet. Her mane and tail are a smooth shade of red, as if they were both painted in the color scarlet, both as red as her ruby colored eyes. The Alicorn also ha a long sword-like horn that looked than even Celestia’s, looking to be ignited, and a huge pair of wings that resembled that of an eagle’s wings. Lastly, she had a regalia that was a deep gleaming grey color, having blood red gems in them, and her Cutie Mark was of a star-like diamond surrounded by leaf green vines.

For what seemed like an eternity, Goku found herself staring into the deep red eyes of the alicorn, both shining as bright as the ignited magic in her horn. Her ears picked up what sounded like speaking, but if she was understanding what any of her friends were saying to her, it didn’t look like she was. The thestral just continued to stare at the face of the wildly smiling mare, looking as if she was having the time of her life.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the red eyes of the alicorn painting moved as quick as lightning and locked right onto her’s.

Goku’s eyes snapped open wide, and she screamed as she backpedaled, landing right onto Fluttershy, who stumbled a bit as she caught the other mare. One of her tri-colored hooves came to her chest as she tried to calm down her rapidly beating heart. Right as she did this, she felt a warm hoof press itself against her cheek, and looked up to see Fluttershy staring down at her.

“My goodness Goku, are you okay?” She asked, her expression matching her concerned tone. “Is there something on the painting that scared you?”

“Yeah, it most certainly did!” Goku replied, sitting back up. “Feel free to call me crazy, but I could’ve sworn that that Alicorn’s eyes had just trained right onto me! I’m telling you, it really looked like she was just looking right at me!”

“Oh, don’t worry G, we believe you.” Rainbow Dash replied gruffly, frowning up at the picture as well. “That painting is already putting me on edge, and it’s not even doing anything too me!”

“You’re not the only one feeling that darling.” Rarity murmured, her ears falling back. “I admit, that while this painting is quite the exquisite one, despite not fitting in this castle, I can’t help but feel…scared by it. I do not know what it is, but this tapestry is just sending shiver down my spine!”

“That’s probably this whole entire castle making that happen.” Pinkie Pie commented, holding a frightened Chenoa in her shaking forelegs. “It would make sense, since it feels like a gigantic spooky Nightmare Night Castle! So, I guess Queen Moonie decided to leave that tapestry there to add some extra flare, and if she did, it is working!”

Applejack snorted, adjusting her hat as she gave a flick of her tail. “Well, whatever th’ reason that pic is there, we don’t really have anytime t’ dwell on it. we got varmint t’ look fer, we can worry about that thing later…”

“Applejack’s right, let’s just leave the tapestry for now and keep looking for Nightmare Moon.” Zephyr added, heading up the next separate flight of stairs. “Come on Goku, let’s get going.”

“R-right, I’m coming Zephie.” Goku replied, finally managing to calm down as her friends went ahead without her. With one last apprehensive glance to the Alicorn mare in the tapestry, she turned tail and trotted after Sky Ranger and the other ponies, feeling a slight shiver go down her spine as she did so. Had she looked at the painting for just a few seconds longer, she would’ve seen the Alicorn painting’s eyes give a faint red glow, before receding back to normal.

Despite Rainbow Dash’s initial option of explaining while searching, it didn’t take her anywhere near as long to explain the events with the Galaxy Star Bolts. In fact, by the time they had begun searching through the next hallway for the Elements of Harmony, she was more than halfway through her story about the events that transpired. There were a few slightly off topic questions that she had to answer, due to her friends randomly cutting her off at certain places. Aside from that, she was able to give a rather thorough summary of the battle between the two Ariel Flight Teams, leaving no details out. Once she was finished, she gave her friends a few moments to let the events sink in, though there was one very important factor she was not quite ready to tell yet.

“Alright so, lemme see if Ah got all o’ this straight.” Applejack began slowly, collecting her thoughts. “After y’all got trapped in that large starry trap, y’all were confronted by these Galaxy Star Bolt varmints, who went on an’ on ‘bout how they were th’ planet’s greatest flyers. Then, they tried t’ make ya join their team an’ fight against th’ Shadowbolts, you refused, an’ got th’ Tartarus punched outta ya. Then, y’all fought fer sometime, an’ then ya went in th’ air an’ sent down a lightning coated tornado down on ‘em?”

“Yeah, that pretty much sums up at that happened out there.” Rainbow Dash replied casually. “I know it’s sounds a little far-fetched, but…it happened.”

“I would say that I’m surprised, but I’d be lying at this point.” Goku sighed knowingly. “With everything that Nightmare Moon’s done until now, I’m not really all that shocked that she’d try a trick like on you of all ponies Dash. She knew just the right buttons to press, mentioning your speed, technique, wit, bravery, and desire to be the best of the best. If hadn’t been for the Shadowbolts being there with you, who knows what would’ve happened.”

“I think you’re giving us a little too much credit on that statement Goku.” Lighting Shadow chuckled. “To be completely honest we didn’t really do much of anything until the battle. Rainbow Dash herself refused the Galaxy Star Bolt’s offer.”

“Wait, what?” Rarity asked, slightly surprised. “She did?”

“Uh, duh!” Rainbow Dash replied, rolling her eyes. “Did you honestly think that I was gonna agree to join a group that I’ve never even heard of before? I made it one hundred and twenty percent clear to them that the only team that I was going to join was the Wonderbolts! I mean come on, me, joining a team that’s not only fake, but also one that serves Nightmare Moon?! Do you honestly thing I’d do something like that?!”

“W-well, no, I don’t.” Rarity stammered, shrinking back slightly at the cyan mare’s glare. “I was just…surprised that you didn’t even give it the least bit of consideration.”

Pinkie Pie frowned at the alabaster Unicorn. “And why would Dashie even think of doing something like that? They were clearly trying to lure her into joining them, so Nightmare Moon could stop us from being able to use all six of the Elements of Harmony against her and beat her big black ugly butt once and for all! They made it so obvious based on what Dashie told us, so there was no reason for her to even think of considering joining a group of ponies like them!”

“Exactly! Thank you, Pinkie!”

“Well, technically, the Reference Guide for the Elements that I read back in the library did say that there was a possibility of there being seven Elements instead of just six.” Twilight pointed out. “Though, I do see the point your trying to make Pinkie. If Nightmare Moon was able to capture at least one of us, that would pretty much destroy all chances of us being able to us the Elements to defeat her.”

“Plus, if I joined the Galaxy Star Bolts, that also meant leaving you all behind to face that bitch by yourselves.” Rainbow Dash snorted, “And like I said countless times before, I never, ever leave my friends hanging! Period!”

“Well, I’m glad that you were still thinking about us, even while you were separated from us.” Fluttershy said gratefully, smiling softly at her fellow Pegasus. “And I’m glad that you came back to us, like I believed you would.”

“M-me too.” Rarity said weakly. “I…I apologize for my earlier words dear. I would I appear that I had underestimate your will power for a moment.”

Rainbow Dash waved a hoof dismissively. “Don’t worry about it, it’s over now, and we don’t need to deal with them anymore. Now we can just focus on getting those Elements, finding Nightmare Moon, kicking her inky ass, and ending this damn charade of her’s.”

“Exactly what I was ‘bout t’ say RD.” Applejack chuckled. “Say Goku, are ya getting anythin’ with that nose o’ yers?”

Goku, who had her head lowered and nose pointed to the floor, looked over at the farmer. “Nothing yet…I can’t pick up any indication that Nightmare Moon went through this part of the castle. Whatever she did to not leave her scent lingering, she covered up her tracks well…really well.”

“Figures.” Fast Tracks snorted, a frown adorning his face. “Of course she wouldn’t want us to get any lead so we can find her more easily…bucking bitch.”

“However…” The tan Thestral continued, gaining everypony’s attention. “I can try to detect her magic if I use my own to try and detect it. If you guys try hard enough, you can do it too.”

“How do we do that?” Sky Ranger asked.

“Simple, just close your eyes, and use your magic to concentrate on any magical sources that you can find anywhere around you.” Goku explained, turning her head away. “It always worked for me whenever I tried to find my sisters and brother back in Canterlot if we couldn’t find each other. Give it a try and see.”

The azure blue Hippogriff and the Shadowbolts all complied, closing their eyes and focusing on detecting any outside magical sources with their own magic. A minute or two passed, but they were unable to detect anything, not even the magical essence of Nightmare Moon herself, who they were sure was hiding somewhere in the castle. After another moment of concentration, most of them broke focus and stopped searching.

“We’re sorry Goku, it seems that we were not able to find what we were looking for using your technique.” Blue Skies sighed dejectedly. “I suppose that Nightmare Moon hid her magic better than we had originally thought.”

“Yeah, that might be the case.” Violet Fire said softly. “Looks like we’re going to have to search the old-fashioned way.”

“Aw man, that’s going to take forever!” Fast Tracks groaned. “Do we really have to search through this entire castle to find Nightmare Moon?! She could be hiding right under our hooves for all we know, and we wouldn’t even realize it!”

Storm Shadow lightly cuffed the back of the light brown stallion’s head. “Are you trying to scare Goku and the others?”

“I hate to admit it, but he may have a point.” Lightning Shadow sighed. “Nightmare Moon could be hiding anywhere right now, and try to get us when we least expect it. So we’ll have to really be on our guard and look out for anything that may seem remotely suspicious.”

“So, what should we do?” Fluttershy asked. “Do we split up or do we stay together? We stand a better chance of being prepared for any surprise attack form Nightmare Moon if we do the latter.”

I think that may be a good idea.” Goku nodded, looking over at her friends. “Is that okay with you girls?”

Before any of the mares could reply, Twilight’s voice cut through the hallway. “Hold it!” She cried, holding a hoof out to them. The rest of the group all looked to where she was, and saw that her horn was ignited, and her eyes were closed.

“Whoa, what’s the matter Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Were you able to find something.”

“…Yes, I was.” The lavender Unicorn replied after a moment of silence. “It’s faint…really faint, but…I can sense a magical essence somewhere in the castle.”

“Really? You can?!” Pinkie Pie asked excitedly. “Is it Nightmare Moon’s magic?”

Twilight, whose eyes were still closed, frowned slightly. “No…it’s not her’s. This one is lighter, warmer, and…purer. Something that I’ve never…wait, I can sense another one!”

“Another?!” Applejack repeated, her eyes widening. “You can sense two of ‘em?!”

“Yes, yes I can!” Twilight nodded enthusiastically. At that moment, she gasped. “I just found a third one!”

“My word Twilight…” Rarity breathed, putting a hoof to her chest. “…just how many if these magical essences are you finding?”

“Three, I found three.” She replied, continuing to concentrate. “Wait no, there’s Four of them…five…six?!” A moment later, Twilight snapped her eyes open. “I just found six magical essences!”

“S-six?” Goku stammered. “Are you sure there aren’t any more than that?”

“I kept on trying to locate, I don’t sense anymore, not even Nightmare Moon’s.” Twilight replied, looking over at the tan Pegasus. “There’s seven magical essences, and nothing else after that.”

“Wait a second, Twilight just mentioned that there were either six or seven Elements of Harmony in her Reference Guide.” Fluttershy said slowly, her teal eyes widening slightly. “I-if Twilight found six magical essences, then that means…”

“She found the Elements!” Pinkie Pie replied, finishing where the buttermilk Pegasus had trailed off. “Twilight found the elements here in the castle!”

“Alright, way to go Twi!” Rainbow Dash said, giving the lavender mare a hard pat on the back. “You found those things, without even having to search for where they were! Looks like that magic of yours is really helping you out here huh?”

“Of course it is you dolt.” Goku snorted. “Twilight is the Queen’s protégé after all…what, did you think she wasn’t going to be able to detect them?”

“I…I did it…I really did it.” Twilight whispered to herself. “I was able to find the Elements…just like that.”

“Yeah, you sure did sugarcube.” Applejack said, grinning at her friend. “Though, maybe you can save yourself praise for later. Mind leadin’ us t’ where ya were able to sense ‘em?”

“O-oh, right!” Getting her wits together, Twilight ignited her horn again and locked onto the magic of the Elements again. It didn’t take long for her to find them again and get a grip on their location, which wasn’t too far at all.

“Okay, I’ve locked onto the Elements again.” Twilight said, turning to her friends. “And there just up ahead of us! Come on girls, we can get to them faster if I can manage to keep my hold on their essence and where they are!”

“Right behind you Twilight!” Goku said enthusiastically, barely paying attention to the unusually warm feeling resonating within her chest.

Two double doors burst open as Goku, Twilight, their friends and the team of bolts flew and galloped their way through it. Their hooves and wings beat against the cement floor and summoned up gusts of wind as they tore into the room that the twin doors were guarding. As they looked around, they could see they were in a giant throne room; one that was clearly made for the nighttime. On either side of the room, there were two much smaller more doors close to the one that they had entered through, both being lit with torches like the ones that stretched down on either side of the decorated walls. On the walls on both sides of the room, were shining glass walls with symbols of the moon and the night, the both going all the way done to the end of the room.

On either side of that wall, were more tapestries and symbols of the Moon, and standing in the middle of it, was a massive throne chair. The chair itself was a very pale blue color, having waves of blue and massive bat wings spread on either side, with the tip having a crescent moon on the top. From behind the chair, at the very top was another darker purple moon which looked to be made in a circle, having an even smaller one in the center. At the very front of the chair, was a small, yet beautiful set of pale blue stairs spanning all the way down to the icy floor.

“Wow…now this is a massive throne room…it’s even bigger than Queen Celestia’s!” Zephyr exclaimed; his garnet eyes wide with awe. “I guess the rooms, hallways, and castle aren’t the only things that’re overly large. Looks like Nightmare Moon wanted an extra-large and nocturnal throne room.”

“It looks like it; she did the same thing to the rooms and the hallways, so why not do the same with her new throne room.” Sky Ranger said, his azure eyes observing the beautiful decorations around them. “It’s shame that we’ll have to tear it down soon”

“Well Twilight?” Applejack asked anxiously, not wanting to waste any time. “Is this th’ place where them Elements ‘r at?”

“Yes, I can still sense them from where we were just a minute ago.” Twilight said, her eyes slowly looking up at the large pillar holding the spheres. “They’re…coming from down underneath the rug.”

“Really? It’s coming from under us?” Rainbow Dash asked skeptically, raising a prismatic eyebrow. “Are you sure that your magic’s not playing trick on you there Twi?”

Twilight nodded, resisting the urge to give her friend the stink eye. “Yes Rainbow, I’m sure…magic that I’ve locked onto led me to here. I’m still locking onto it now, and it’s telling me that the Elements are right under us.”

“…Yeah, I can feel it too.” Goku replied after a moment of silence. “They’re definitely in there.”

“Okay, that’s one explanation.” Rarity said. “Here’s another one; how’re we going to get them out?”

“Well, there’s only one way we can do that.” Fluttershy replied softly as she looked over at Twilight. “Twilight, would you care to do the honors?”

Enticed by the sweetness in the mare’s voice, the lavender Unicorn blushed and walked over to where she could feel the elements pulsing magic. Dragging a hoof through the icy floor, she felt a cape in the floor, which she realized was a floor door. Knowing what to do, she ignited her horn and encased the floor door in magic as she slid it open. The results that happened afterward were immediate.

“Whoa!” Twilight cried, taking a few steps back as she felt the ground shake slightly underneath her. Slowly, almost deliberately, a large pillar slowly emerged from out of the ground, looking like it hadn’t been touched in centuries. It also had long metal arms that had large plates sitting on them, and on those plates, were giant cement spheres sitting on their flat surfaces.

“Whoa…so those are the Elements?” Fast Tracks murmured, observing the large objects. “They’re a lot…bigger than I thought they be.”

“Same here.” Rarity nodded. “I was expecting them to have some more flare to them, but it seems like they’re more…duller than I expected.”

“Maybe, but that’s probably to keep their power from running amok.” Twilight muttered, before looking over at the Shadowbolts. “Violet, can you and your team get those down here so I can awaken the Elements?’

“Sure thing sweetie, and don’t worry, we’ll be gentle.” Violet Fire said as she and her team flew over to the pillar, Fluttershy and Dash included. With as much carefulness as they could manage, they lifted the sphere off of their sitting positions, a couple of them trying not to buckle under their surprising weighed.

“Careful…careful.” Twilight cautioned, watching as the Pegasi put the spheres in a circle. When Fluttershy put the sixth one down, she walked over to them and inspected them, noticing the different shaped gems that were imprinted on them.

‘It must be to tell the Elements apart, so they don’t get mixed up...smart.’ She thought to herself, rubbing a hoof tentatively over the smooth surface of one of the spheres. As she continued to inspect them, she felt that tug in her chest once more, only it was much more noticeable now that it was in front of the Elements. ‘Why…do feel the sudden urge to be near them all of a sudden? And why is it growing stronger the closer I get to them?’

“One, two, three four, fix six…” Pinkie Pie counted, trailing off when she noticed something. “I don’t see the last Element anywhere! Didn’t Twilight’s Reference Guide say that there was the possibility of a seventh Element here?”

“It did, and I also saw something that might be able to help us find it.” Twilight replied, laying down in front of the Elements. “I had read a section in the Reference Guide, that in order to summon the final Element, the other six must be present. When they are, a spark must be used to ignite them in order for the seventh Element of Harmony to be revealed.”

“What in th’ hay is that supposed to mean?” Applejack asked, not understanding a thing that Twilight had just said.

“I’m not sure, but I’m positive that I have an idea of what it would mean.” Twilight replied, her eyes locking onto the Elements. “I’m gonna try to ignite them, so I want all of you to stand back. This is the first time I’ve tried something like this, and I don’t want all of you to get in the way of anything bad. So, keep your distance okay?”

“Sure thing Twilight, good luck.” Goku said, turning to the others. “Come on everypony, you heard her. She needs to concentrate on this, and it’s not gonna help her if we distract her. So let’s go wait outside and stay as quite as possible.”

Sensing the non-argumentized tone in the tan Pegasus’s voice, the others followed suit, the Bolts giving Twilight once last glance before flying after the others. As they left, none of them noticed a stream of ethereal mist make its way through one of the broken windows and head towards Twilight.

The lavender Unicorn herself did not notice this either, for she was too focused on trying to ignite the Elements and bring them out of their stony prison. They were each encased in a brilliant raspberry magenta aura, slowly being levitated into the air. As they continued to float, small cracks began to appear around them, and Twilight’s ears automatically picked up on it.

‘I’m doing it…I’m going it, I’m unlocking the elements!’ She thought excitedly, listening as they continued to crack. ‘Just a little more and the seventh Element will be unlocked!’

“Awww, are you having a little trouble there?” A terrifyingly familiar voice whispered into her ear. “Poor dear, why don’t I give you a little extra boost?”

Twilight’s eyes shot wide open, her whole body freezing as her intelligent mind immediately recognized the owner of the voice. Despite the fact that she had heard it only once, the silky, dark, icy, and malicious tone it gave off made it crystal clear just who it was. The lavender Unicorn lifted her head just in time to see two draconic turquoise slitted orbs gleaming back at her, and then, pain.

Twilight screamed as a powerful blast of telekinesis hit her square in the chest, sending her zooming away from the Elements and right into the air. Her scream of surprise and shock turned into one of excruciating agony as the blast tore through her body, making her feel as if it was on fire. The blast sent her higher and higher into the air, until she crashed into the far corner of the roof with a near deafening boom.

Not even a second after hearing her scream, Goku and the five other mares raced back into the room, the Shadowbolts and Wonderbolts hot on their heels. They searched frantically for the Twilight, and looked up to see her falling towards them, large chunks of rubble falling with her as she crashed to the ground.

“Twilight!” Rainbow Dash yelled, flying over and pulling the younger mare out of the rubble. “Are you alright sugarcube? What in the hay happened?”

“T-the Elements…I wasn’t able to ignite them…” The lavender Unicorn coughed violently, her whole body covered in cuts and bruises as she looked up at Applejack. “I-I g-g-got distracted and…blasted away.”

“You got shot away?!” Fluttershy repeated. “By what?!”

Twilight wheezed, pointing a shaky hoof forward. “H-her…!”

Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and the other ponies looked to where Twilight was pointing, and gasp when they saw a large ethereal tornado swirling in front of the. The six Elements that Twilight attempted to ignite began spinning around with it as the tornado slowly began to take shape in front of the sixteen ponies. Suddenly, the ethereal mist dissipated, and the sight that greeted all of their eyes caused all of them to freeze up in terror.

The being that they saw standing before them was one that most of them all saw only once, but just the sheer presence of her alone was more than enough for her image to be burned into their memories. Their eyes ran over each and every nook and cranny of her being, from the otherworldly black coat that clung to nearly every part of her body. To the gleaming azure blue armor thay gleamed in the reflection of the very Moon she raised. To the starry twilight membranes that made up her enormous bat-like wings, which seem to stretch on endlessly. To the ethereal mist that made of her mane and tail floating from her head and rump, and finally the azure blue armor that adorned the majority of her upper body. There was not a single doubt in their minds that this mare was the one they were searching for. The one that nearly destroyed the Town Square, attacked Queen Celestia, and sent a horde of Timberwolves into their town. The very same mare went off to lie in wait to obliterate the ones sent to defeat her and stop her from achieving her evil deeds for good.

The Dark Queen, and the Goddess of the Black Moon Nightmare Moon Nocturnis.

“Mother of Faust…” Sky Ranger whispered, his voice calm and powerful voice sounding to be on the verge of shaking. “S-so that’s…”

“Ho…ly…shit…!” Fast Tracks breathed; his eyes wider than dinner plates. “C-Captain…i-i-is that who I think it is?”

“Yes…it is.” Violet Fire replied; her voice almost as quiet as Sky Ranger’s as her golden eyes stared into the ones of the sin black Alicorn before them. “It’s her…”

“Nightmare Moon…” Storm Shadow said, softly. “…So, she really did escape from the Moon after all.”

Lightning’s ears folded back. “This is not good…not good at all.”

“As if that wasn’t made plainly obvious from the very beginning.” Storm Shadow murmured, looking to be the only who not showing any visible fear.

“Mhm.” Shadow Step nodded, swallowing a lump in her throat.

“Well…well…well, my dear darling dutiful sun-loving guests have finally arrived.” Nightmare Moon said slowly, her tone calm and even as she stared directly at seven ponies that in front of her. The sin black Alicorn’s trailed up to meet that of the Shadowbolts and Sky Ranger, and a smile slowly stretched across her face. “And I see you brought a few…guests with you to the occasion. I must admit, I wasn’t you to come here…at least not so soon, but I’m not giving any complaints. It’ll only make the fun that’s about to come that much more exciting.”

“So, you spent all this time waiting for us here, did you?” Goku asked a grin of her own coming to her muzzle. “Sorry if we kept you waiting, we had more than a few run ins with a few furry and scaly friends if you catch my drift. Long story short, we had to force our way through, and even help one of them get back on their feet if you know what I mean.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I understand perfectly my little pony…I can definitely see why that would put a hold on your quest. Especially through a forest like this.” Nightmare Moon chuckled, giving a little flex of her wings. “The animals of this forest are quite…unpredictable, if I do say so myself…then again, when you live in a forest like this, it is to be expected. I have to say, I’m impressed that you managed to make it this far…perhaps you are not as weak as I assumed you to be.”

“Who in the hay are you calling weak?!” Rainbow Dash shouted, baring her fangs. “As far as I’m concerned, the only weak ones here were those little Galaxy Star Bolt bastards that you sent to fight me, the Shadowbolts! They would not stop going on and on about how they were the greatest flyers in the Everfree and all that shit! So, we decided to show them what a real bolt is, and thanks to me, we shut them up for good!”

“And almost took us along with them.” Blue Skies murmured, glancing over at the cyan mare.

Nightmare Moon chuckled, looking to be unaffected by Rainbow Dash’s comment. “Hmhm, yes I know that…I had the chance to watch my dear children fight with you one on one. Especially with you, Rainbow Dash…and I must admit, you are quite the fighter.”

“Wait, you saw us fighting your servants?” Lightning Shadow asked perplexedly. “How were you able to do that? We didn’t see you anywhere outside of the castle!”

“Of course you didn’t, I was secluded in this castle the whole time and watching from inside, which is why you couldn’t see me.” Nightmare Moon snorted. “Oh, and in case you’re all wondering why you weren’t able to sense my power level, I was keeping it contained. That way, you wouldn’t get a special lead as to just where in this castle that I could be.”

“…Okay, but that still doesn’t explain how you were able to see their fight.” Sky Ranger said after a moment. “I mean, with the way this castle was restructured by you, there is no way you could see anything outside other than through the windows.”

“You don’t need to worry about that…let’s just say I have my ways of knowing.” Nightmare Moon replied, waving a hoof. “Just like I’ve always had even before I was banished to my precious Moon.”

“Whatever, we don’t give a lick jus’ how in the hay you were able to see whatever RD, them fancy flyers, ‘r any o’ us did while in this ‘ere forest.” Applejack snorted, glaring up at the sin black Alicorn. “All that matters t’ us is that we can finally put ya in yer damn place an’ stop all o’ th’ horrible things you’ve done!”

“What horrible things? You mean putting my sister in her place, revealing the weakling that she truly is and showing everypony the beauty of my night?” Nightmare Moon asked, sounding as if Applejack was accusing her of something she ‘didn’t’ do. “If that’s what you’re talking about, then I don’t see how all of what I did is horrible in anyway.”

“You…you seriously don’t-” Rarity stuttered, looking to be in complete shock at what had come out of Nightmare Moon’s mouth. Sapphire eyes blazing brightly, the alabaster Unicorn stamped her hoof. “Are you certifiably insane?! You most certainly did do something horrible, downright abominable and horrid even! You nearly destroy the entire town hall, endangered the lives of dozens of ponies, and nearly took the life of our Queen, and put our dear little sisters’ lives in danger!”

“Not to mention the roof that you made cave in trapped hundreds of foals under it.” Fluttershy added, a frown formed on her face. “Those poor babies, I could still here them screaming and crying, even after you struck me down! It’s a good thing our sisters and Goku’s little brother wasn’t anywhere near the crash, or else they would’ve been trapped too! Do you know how many of those foals’ parents are probably wracked with worry right now, even as we speak?! What have you got to say for yourself about that?! Don’t you feel the least bit guilty about what you did?!”

All of a sudden, there was a powerful gust of wind that swept over the ponies, courtesy of Nightmare Moon sending it to them with a flap of her wings. She slammed an armored hoof onto the ground, the force behind causing cracks to appear as she flared her wings.

“I would advise you to watch your tongue little Pegasus, you are speaking to a goddess. Or have you forgotten that little important fact already?” She stated quietly, her voice carrying an icy undertone. “The last time you tried to speak to me like that, I nearly caved your pink little chest in in front of your little bird friends. The only reason I spared you was because I was finally happy to be out of my prison, and didn’t really feel like dealing with you. Don’t make me have to change my mind and correct my mistake.”

“The only one who’s mistake is going to be corrected is yours Nightmare Moon.” Twilight retorted, dragging a hoof across the ground. The bruises that wracked her body now seemed to be powerless to keep her from going against the sin black Alicorn. “Though to be more precise, everything you done, mistake isn’t a strong enough word to describe all the terrors that you’ve inflicted upon us. If anything, I’d say what you did to us and Queen Celestia was downright diabolical, and we’re here to put a stop to it once and for all!”

“If you’re talking about what my sister told you about me and my ascension in my now more powerful form, and what was needed in order to ‘defeat me’, than I already know about that.” Nightmare Moon murmured, her brows furrowing. “She was kind enough to let me hear about our little history together and why I became what I am know…along with how I need to stop you from accomplishing your little ‘mission’.”

“So, you know about that too huh?” Goku asked, raising a jet-black eyebrow. “Then you should also know that we’re going to do whatever we can to stop you right here, right now. Especially now that we’ve found the Elements!”

“That may be so, but there’s one little flaw with that plan of yours little mare.” Nightmare Moon smirked as she levitated the encased Elements in the air. “I have them with me, and as long as I do, you stand very little chance of defeating me! And the only way you can do that without your precious Elements is if you take my life! Not that you can of course!”

“Of course we’re not going to try and take your life, who said that we could kill an immortal being?” Rarity snorted rolling her eyes. “If we did that, we wouldn’t be able to save the other poor life that you have under your retched control.”

“Other life?” Nightmare Moon asked, raising an ethereal blue eyebrow. “Just what are you going on about?”

“None of your damn business you moon flanked bitch!” Rainbow Dash shouted angrily, lashing her tail. “Now, are you gonna shut your damn mouth so we can do this thing? Or are you gonna bore us do death with all of your bucking talk?!”

Nightmare Moon’s eyes narrowed. “What did you just call me?” She snarled, baring her vampiric fangs.

“Y’all heard RD.” Applejack said, smirking slightly. “We’re sick an’ tired o’ all o’ yer yappin’ ‘bout how we won’t stand a chance against ya. If ya think we can beat ya, then why don’t ya prove it to us?”

“Are…are you really that confident in yourselves?” Nightmare Moon asked, her draconic eyes widening in disbelief. “You seriously think you even stand a chance against me?”

“We never said that we just want to see if you can back up your claims about being able to take on all of us.” Goku replied, ruffling her wings. “So why don’t you go on, and do just that, so we know for sure?”

Nightmare Moon went quiet for a moment, her narrowed eyes staring right into the determined eyes of the seven mares glaring back at her. She honestly could not believe that these little ponies thought they had even the slimmest chance of winning against her, especially without the Element of Harmony. As much as she wanted to belief they were bluffing, she could see just by looking into their glowing eyes that they were serious. They really wanted them to show them what she was made of. Nightmare Moon didn’t know what drove them to think that they could win, but she could see that they were not going to back down. Each and every of them were ready fight and fight hard, possibly to the death even, as much as she believed otherwise, and something told her it would not be easy.

‘Well, it’s a good thing for me, because I have just the ponies that I know will have them all but groveling at my hooves. If they managed to survive their onslaught that is.’ The sin black Alicorn thought to herself as she let out a low chuckle. “I see…very well then, I shall humor you all in your little silly attempt to challenge me. However, before we do, I have at least a few more guests that I want to have join in this little, duel.”

“Guests?” Twilight asked, perplexed. “What’re you talking about?”

Rather than revealing their identity, Nightmare Moon merely smirked as she gave three hard taps on the ground with one of her armored hooves. Just seconds afterward, seven swirls of blackness appeared around either side of the sin black Alicorn, the seventh one the closest to her. When they vanished, they revealed to be seven ponies, all mares, two of them looking to be from one Pony Tribe each, with Nyx being among them. However, that did not take away group’s shock about seeing them, or taking in their descriptions.

The first mare in the circle was a Unicorn mare, looking to be an adult version of Sweetie Belle, with a coat that was far darker color than Twilight’s, to the point where it was almost indigo. She had a curly two-tone mane and tail skirt that was a mixture of dark purple and bright pink, her eyes being the same violet color as Twilight’s. Her eyes were shadowed an inky black, and her Cutie Mark was a sword piercing right through a crescent Moon. The second mare was an Earth Pony with a dark ocean blue coat, slightly darker than Crescent Shield’s own, with a long scarlet red mane and tail, her head having a purple bandana around it. Her eyes were the same emerald green color as Applejack’s and her Cutie Mark was of a trio of oranges. The third mare was a Pegasus grayish azure blue coat, with her mane and tail having a mixture of bright purple and aquamarine, and magenta pink eyes, her wings being a combination of all four colors. Her hooves were covered in regalia that had rose colored gemstones on them, and her Cutie Mark was of a grey cloud with lightning bolts shooting out of them.

The fourth mare in the group was an attractive Unicorn mare with a coal black coat, and a bright yellow mane and tail skirt, with the mane style in a way that Rarity’s would be when she woke in the morning. Her eyes were a deep swirling vortex of midnight blue, and her Cutie Mark was of three shining black gemstones, looking as only slightly lighter than her fur. The fourth mare was, much to the girl’s shock, looked like a straight maned version of Pinkie Pie herself. The only difference being that her coat was a slightly dark shade of pink, with her mane and tail being a deep blood red color. Her eyes were a shade of blue so pale that they were almost white, and her Cutie Mark was of a muffin that had red sprinkles on it. The sixth and final mare was a hybrid between a Pegasus and a Thestral, her fur being a ruby red, as well as the feathers covering her ebony leathered bat wings. Her similarly colored mane and tail skirt had pure white streaks in them, and her eyes were a menacing dark blue, with her Cutie Mark being a ball of fire with a bat wing spread out.

“No way…those ponies just materialized here out of thin air.” Sky Ranger said softly, his eyes wide in shocked disbelief. “That’s impossible, no living creature that’s not a Unicorn, or even half, should be able to do that!”

“Ah yes, no that’s much better. Now things look to be on a fairer scale for all of us.” Nightmare Moon crooned, looking over at each of the Nightmare Ponies in front of her. “Sun-lovers, I’d like you to meet seven of my most loyal and trusted subjects here in my entire Dark Army, known as the Savage Six. I was told my dear little Nixie that you were nearing our castle, and I thought that they would be more suited to your competitive liking.”

“Wait a second, those seven are your most powerful allies?” Zephyr asked, his eyes widening with terror. “Only the seven of them?”

“Indeed, they are; however understandable it is to not really believe that.” Nightmare Moon replied as the sin black Alicorn began to present the ponies. “This mare here is our magic loving user, Starlight Shadow Majikku, my Dark Armies best Magic user. Anything that you try to throw at her, she’ll send back at you with twice the power behind it.”

“Hello there, it’s very nice to meet you all.” Starlight Shadow murmured in a surprisingly calm and polite tone. “I can feel the magic coming from every single one of you and it is just wonderous. I’m certain that we’ll have quite the experimental time together.”

‘Sweet Celestia…I don’t like the way that mare is looking at me.’ Twilight thought as she gave a slight shudder. ‘She looks like she wants to use me as an experiment of hers!’ She paused as that thought sunk in her mind, a blush coming to her face, ‘Wait…I do that with Spike…crap.’

“Hmhm, yes, I’m sure you will.” Nightmare Moon chucked in amusement, before gesturing to the the ocean blue Earth Pony mare. “This sturdy looking mare is known as Curaçao Sweet Orange Tyrant, the strongest one out of all of us, other than that dear hybrid mare over there. Anypony who is up for hoof to hoof combat, and martial arts, you can always come to this mare to do it.”

“Yer damn right Ah do! Nothin’ better than gettin’ that blood pumpin’ body sweatin’ in a good an’ clean hoof fight.” Curaçao nodded, running a hoof across her purple bandana with a cheery grin. It soon turned into a stern one that could only be found on farmers as she added. “Just as long as ya don’t use any o’ that fancy Unicorn magic on me. Otherwise, we’re really gonna have a problem one another, so don’t try none o’ that, ya hear?”

‘This mare is definitely a farmer; Ah can feel it in mah bones.’ Applejack thought her emerald eyes locked with Curaçao’s own as Nightmare Moon went to the next mare. ‘Her name is only given it away even more. Except…why is her last name Tyrant?’

“This mare is known as Grayscale Force Arashiikimono.” Nightmare Moon said, putting a hoof on the grayish blue Pegasus’s mares back. “She’s not one that likes to be taken lightly, nor is she one to be disobeyed when she gives orders. So, I suggest that you abide by her wishes while you are fighting her, otherwise she’ll use quite the excessive force on you.”

“That’s right, I am not somepony you want to underestimate for any reason.” Grayscale Force snorted, crossing her forelegs. “And you’d better do whatever I tell you to, otherwise I’ve got no problem beating you into a mangled pulp if that’ll get you to listen to me!”

‘Sweet Faust, this mare looks like she wants to snap my damn neck!’ Rainbow Dash thought as she gave a slight flinch. ‘I’d better make sure to watch my step with her that I can tell just by looking at her that she’ll have no problem with killing me!’

“See? No problems using for, regardless of whether it’s necessary or not.” Nightmare Moon winked as he went over to the next mare. “This lovely looking mare here is known as Insipid Kesshoryuraion…our little lover of crystals, gems, and anything that shines. It makes it all the more dangerous for whoever is going to face her, especially with those alluring good looks.”

“Indeed; nopony, mare or stallion, can resist the likes of moa~.” Insipid nodded, her tone gaining a sensual tone as she eyed each of the ponies hungrily. “I cannot wait to take you all for myself and explore each lovely part of your bodies. I just love a pony that writhes around while moaning and screaming my name.”

Rarity let out a gulp as she felt Insipid’s eyes train into her own, gazing at her with a look of lust made her feel like she was going to get rutted. ‘I do not like the way she’s looking at me.’

“Quite the charming young mare indeed.” Nightmare Moon crooned as she motioned to the fifth mare the one that looked like Pinkie Pie. “This energetic young mare is Red Velvet Konton, and out of all of them, I think she’s one of the two ponies you need to watch out for. She can use her powers in ways that you can hardly even imagine. As for the one that fights here…well, I suggest you pray that she ends your suffering soon.”

“Oh, I don’t think they need to do that Queen Moonie.” Red Velvet giggled, smiling in a way that made her seem like she was an Earth Pony version of Blueball. “I just wanna have some fun with them, that’s all! And trust me, I will make absolute sure that whoever chooses to fight me, will be having the best fun they can possibly imagine, heeheeheeheehee!”

‘This mare…there’s something really really reeeeeally rotten about her!’ Pinkie Pie thought, a deep frown on her face. ‘I’d better watch myself around her! She looks like she could give Dashie and my friends a lot of trouble!’

With a pat on the dark pink mare’s scarlet maned she motioned to the last mare hovering above the group alone with Grayscale Force. “And last but most certainly not least, meet our one and only, Havocwing Datenshi! As I just said before, Red Velvet is one of the two mares that you need to watch out for, mainly because of the clan that she comes from. I’m pretty sure that at least one of you are aware of the Fallen Angel Clan, and if you’re not…well, you are going to be in for quite the brutal fight.”

Fluttershy, who was listening in on the intel of the last mare, let out a soft that did nothing to black out the horror behind it. It took a moment to process the name of the clan that Nightmare Moon said that Havocwing was from, and when it did, she felt her heart stop for a full three seconds. ‘D…D-D-D-Datenshi?! T-The infamous Fallen Angel Clan of Tartarus?! Oh…oh no…if Nightmare Moon really is telling the truth about that then…oh my. It looks like I’m gonna be in more of a rough fight that I thought I would be!’

“Awww, come on Queen Moon, there’s no need to make them scared.” Havocwing cooed sweetly, her childish voice sounding very in appropriate for her appearance and smile. “I just want to have a nice time with them, that’s all.” Her grin became more feral as her dark blue eyes glowed, both focused on Fluttershy. “Yeah, that’s right…just a nice, good and sweet time~.”

‘Okay, I take back what I thought just now!’ Fluttershy thought as she let out a gulp. ‘I am going to be put through HELL!’

“So, those are the most Sadistic Seven members of your Dark Army, are they?” Zephyr asked, glancing over at Nyx. “What about her? She looks like she’s far more capable in battle than the rest of them.”

Nightmare Moon grinned widely as she draped a wing over Nyx, who let out a giggle as she got mentioned by the Solar Royal Guard. “Who, this little one? Why, this is my dear little Nyx Nocturnis, the heir to my throne and the future ruler of my Eternal Nocturnal Kingdom. I’m so glad that you asked. I was wondering when somepony was going to take notice of her.” She leaned in and nuzzled Nyx, who laughed at the sudden contact. “And since you were so kind as to acknowledge her presence, I’ll give you the pleasure to fight her, yourself."

Zephyr paled. “W-what?”

“Really Momma, you’re really gonna let me fight a Royal Guard?!” Nyx gasped, looking up at her ‘mother’ with eye turquoise eyes. At the larger Alicorn’s nod, the smaller on squealed and started trotting in place. “Oh yay, I’ve always wanted to fight a pony that was a part of the Royal Divisions! Now I’m finally gonna get my wish, oh this is gonna be so much fun!”

‘Oh crap…oh crap oh crap oh CRAP!’ Zephyr mentally cursed, not at all liking the way that Nyx was smiling at him. His eyes widened even further when he saw a pair of feathered bat wings appear from either side of the mare. ‘Scratch that…I am royally screwed!’

“I call tell by the looks on your faces that you know just what these mares are capable of. Very good…you are about to face them all in battle after all.” Nightmare Moon said, smiling excitedly as she stepped to the back of the group. “Now that we’ve got the introductions out of the way, let us commence with the grand finale!”

With a flick of his tail, Nightmare Moon ignited her horn, and Sky Ranger the Shadowbolts, who were quiet the entire time, felt themselves encased in an aura of her magic. Looks of shock and horror washed over them as the auras grew brighter, Nightmare Moon grinning at them all the while as they struggled to get away. Before they got the chance to even open their mouths to help, they all vanished in the blink of an eye.

“W-w-what the-?! Sky Ranger, Violet Fire, you guys?!” Goku cried, her eyes widening up seeing the Shadowbolts and Hippogriff no longer with them. With a snarl, she whipped her head back to Nightmare Moon and growled. “What did you do to them?! Where did they go?!”

“Calm down little fledgling, I was just sending them out of the castle so they wouldn’t disturb your one on one fights.” Nightmare Moon replied casually, laughing at the tan Thestral’s ashen face. “Now that they’re gone, I’ll I send each of your friends somewhere more private, so they won’t be disturbed. As for you and your fellow clan member…well, let’s just say that you’re both in for a treat; form me and my dear daughter.”

Right as she said that, her horn ignited for what had to be the second time since the girls’ arrival, and they were all encased in her magic as well. At that moment, the lack wisps of darkness began to surround six ponies that presented themselves, all of them having grins of anticipation on each of their faces. The last thing Goku heard was the terrified cries of each of her friends, before they, the Elements, Nightmare Moon, Nyx, and their six allies all vanished in a flash of blue light.

Author's Notes:

Man, I am just on a damn roll today aren't I?! just one day after posting the last chapter out on Blaze of the Night, I was not expecting to have this next new chapter out so quickly, let alone ready to post! I guess my imagination is running a bit more wilder than I thought that it was...heh, lucky me huh? Now, I did say that I was going to have the group do some exploring on the new castle, but I don't think I really accomplished that part of the chapter in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure that you're all going to think and say the same thing. However, one thing that I do think that I did a much better job on is the edited encounter with Nightmare Moon, along with the ponies that I'm going to have them all face, after some slight conversing in the next chapter! Now, I'm pretty sure that you guys are wondering about that, and, I'm just going to say that these characters are ideas that I got from a MLP fan-art picture called Crisis Equestria, but, much to my surprise, there is no story that has these new characters. All I know is their names and, their Pony Tribe, and their colors and Cutie Marks, nothing else; the rest of the things that I added in were completely thought up from the top of my head, which I felt would suit them. Also, due to the expressions and body language that I got from first seeing the faunar of my dear Savage Six, I tried giving them personalities that would suit them, so I hope you guys are fine with that. Now, as for the tapestry the one that that I know that every single one of you are wondering about, like stated before, all will be revealed in due time, but I will say that your minds will be blown when you find out the connections about that!!!

Well, that's all for now; tune in next time for the beginning of the final battles between the Goddess of the Black Moon and her Dark Army!!!