Okay, this is one of the longer chapters I've written. I go back to work tomorrow guys so that means I won't be able to write as often. So don't expect any updates for around two or three days maybe longer. Please comment and leave feedback. Tell me what you think might happen or think should happen when it comes to Nyx guys.

Today started per the norm as the moon started to pull on my horn to let me know it was almost time for it to set. I can say I had an easy night in the dream realm last night, even if I had a late start due to my husband. Speaking of whom is not in bed with me or the room period. Ed must have a project that he wanted to get an early start on.

So, I started by getting out of bed and headed straight to the shower. I looked down and finally noticed that my stomach was starting to get bigger. How I hadn’t before I had no idea how. I just hope Tia won't notice too much. I got out of the shower and dawned my usual dress and regalia. I then went out and started to make my way through the halls to the balcony with my personal guards. Ed had trained a few more of the guards around the palace in case we had ever need to send the elite on covert missions.

I made my way out to the balcony and activated me magic and lowered the moon. I started to make my we back to the inter castle as Tia came out to raise the sun. She stopped me and asked me to wait for her as she wanted to talk about something. So I waited for about ten minutes and Tia met me in the hall and we made our way to the dining hall talking as we went.

“What is it that you wanted to talk about sister?” I asked.

“What do you mean Tia? What happened last night?” I say in worry as rounded a corner. We dismissed the guards as Tia wanted this to be as private as possible. “You two haven’t started seeing each other, have you? Not that I’m against it as you are more deserving than any other in my eyes to be his second if he starts a herd.”

“What?!” Tia went full flush in the face. ‘Got you sister. I knew you must have some romantic feelings for Ed.”

“Prrrhahaha! Luna nothing is going on between Ed and I. You know he only has eyes only for you. But I would be lying if I denied that I had feelings for him once and might still do. But why would you say this sister? Has he been unfaithful to you since his release?” Tia asked with a worried look on her for.

“Not at all. It's just your question and that he wasn’t in bed or the room as he usually is in the mornings. You know how he is, Tia. Ed is only ever gone from me or you if he has a good reason or if he’s working on some project, summoned, or on a trip,” I sighed in relief. ‘He may be extremely powerful but he still prefers simple methods.”

“Wait, you said you had feelings for Ed and still might. Since when did you have romantic feelings for him?” I asked mostly out of curiosity and partially out of worry.

“Luna, you and I have known Ed since we were very small. We couldn’t remember him because he left on a journey around the world that last most of our younger years. It wasn’t long after father passed away and mentor took us in that he left. I was around seven or eight years old and you were around four or five years old when Ed disappeared from our lives,” Tia says as we enter the dining hall.

“So you had a crush on him, hmhmhm. That’s adorable, sister. I can’t say it doesn’t leave me with certain concerns that I have no memories of him from back then and you have very little. But back to your question and mine. What happened between you two last night while I was doing my dream duties?” I asked seriously this time.

“We kind of dealt with a cult that was trying to resurrect Nightmare Moon,” Tia said scratching the back of her head as she tried to look me in the eye. ‘Edward I appreciate trying to keep me safe but you’re so dead when I see you.’

“Really a cult. Why didn’t either of you involve me?” I asked with a little bit of annoyance.

“It was really on my radar once Ed brought it up about two to three weeks ago now. It was right before you’d left for Adams’s world. He brought it up after asking about the remnants of Nightmare Moon. Twilight and time were the main reasons we didn’t tell you last night as she was used as one of the main catalysts to revive Moon other than her remnants. Twilight had been kidnapped just yesterday evening very late and I came here and was debating whether or not to tell you when Ed came out of your room,” Tia explained no looking me in the eyes. “I swear on mother’s grave Luna, Ed wanted to tell you but I had him hold off until I was sure of a few more things that he’d told me. Now, come to find out not even Ed’s knowledge lined up with what happened.”

“What happened Tia? Was Nightmare revived? What happened to our niece? Is she okay? Is Ponyville untouched?” I asked frantically. “Guards. Prepare a carriage immediately.”

“Calm down sister. Everything is fine. Ed took care of the cultists’ leader and we have him in the dungeon for questioning. Ed put a stop to the ritual and saved Twilight. She does have a scar in the in the shape of Nightmare’s cutie mark on her shoulder that was given to her by the cult leader with a cursed dagger. Ed did what he could to heal her wound but she will carry the scar for the rest of her life,” Tia looked down with a somber look in her eyes. “She even said she’s proud to carry it. Let’s her know she survived a harrowing experience is stronger for it.”

“At least she’s looking at the brighter side of this ordeal, Tia. I know for one to be kidnapped and then rescued all at one time is very difficult on most. She will have to face the horrors of the situations eventually though, being an optimist won’t save her forever. For now, leave her to herself and her friends, I’m sure Polearm will be there when comes to her realization. Right now Twilight is where she needs to be,” I smiled with a little bit of understanding as I sipped my morning tea.

“Oh yes, What’s this announcement you and Ed have for our closest friends and fa-”

SPRRRRR!

“-mily.” Tia finished after I covered her in backwashed tea. “Mus be big to get that type of reaction out of you. As big as you’ll get if you keep sneaking into the kitchen and eating my cakes.”

“TIA!” I stood up fro my chair and started to walk out of the room. “I’m going to my room and I’ll see you at lunch.”

“Sweet Appleacres it the lunch spot!” She called out as I left while slamming the door.

‘The nerve. I’m not that big yet. Ed you’re so dead when I see you. Wonder if they’ll serve pie at the lunch.”

I got up early and headed out to the shop in Ponyville because I wanted to be in a nice quiet environment. After the happenings of last night’s events, I didn’t really want to be around any pony. I did go back and lay next to Luna for a bit but I couldn’t sleep so I came here and started to work on some new automail models. Everything that happened last night was so different than how I thought it would’ve been and now Twi has that scar. I just hope she’s still willing to be Nyx’s mother.

That’s another reason I’m here too. I wanted to make sure Nyx really is Nyx and not Nightmare Moon. I saw the black smoke crawl off into Everfree after I destroyed the alchemagic sphere last night. While I was waiting for Twi to go looking in Everfree for whatever it was to look for, honestly I had no clue at this point. I was passing the time with a new hydraulic automail and a few more models that I was making out of chrome for those who work or live in more moist climates. Like Cloudsale or Griffinstone.

A good thing to know about my world is the Cloudsdale here is not made out of clouds and Griffinstone is not in a giant tree on a cliff an actually an old mountain fortress city. Cloudsdale was made of clouds until the Pegasus Civil War tore it apart over four or five millennia ago before the Minos Wars. Point is that the Cloudsdale here is a thriving mountain top city. I wasn’t in Equestria at the time so I can’t give details. Wandering really cuts you out of a lot of your country’s history while letting you experience another’s. I’m here now and that’s what that matter’s to me.

I’m brought out of my workflow by Time opening up the shop. Good cause I can ask him if he knows how Polearm got his hands on those tokens. He comes to the back with his cane raised above his head like he’s expecting a burglar.

‘I’ll screw with him a bit. Gods know I need a good laugh.’

I used my ninjutsu to change into a coffee next to what I was working on. Time came in slowly while looking around his cane still over his head as he moved past the workbench.

“I know someone here. Show yourself before I call the authorities. You should know this is the personal shop of the Prince of Equestria,” Time says keeping his uneasy at bay. ‘I should put up security enchants. Later though.’ Time moved to the other side of the room and 3… 2…1.

POP!

“HI TIME!”

WAK!

“Ow! My head. Geez can’t anypony take a joke anymore,” I said rubbing my head.

“Ed you ass! Give me a bloody heart attack. You know I have two but I still need them both. I wasn’t expecting you this early in the morning. Awful what happened with Twilight last night,” Time said as he put on his lab coat. “Things are definitely happening differently in this reality. I wonder what’s going to happen next. Maybe a war will break out. Anyway, you’re here to see if Nyx was born right. You gonna adopt her or let Twilight raise her? Oh, and congrats to you and Luna on the bun in the oven.”

“Please don’t mention war right now. I just spent over a year and a week in another reality fight one with transformers. Got a tone of training in with a lot of abilities and a new arm, leg, and nanotech armor. Stuff that is far too advanced for things here so I hope I can count on you for maintenance on the nanotech. The arm and leg are fixed and maintained by the armor. And yes I’m here mainly to see if Nyx made it and no I’m not planning to adopt her. She is Twilight daughter and I have no claim to her. If she doesn’t exist then I might have to clone her a body as I did with my niece Sora. AND last, thank you.” I huffed falling back with a heavy thud. “One more thing. Do you know how Polearm came to have tokens? I found them in his bag yesterday.”

I took out the tokens from my Re-quip showing them to Time.

“Oh, so you got them. I found them while I was out and you were gone. I gave them to Polearm to give to you. Guess he forgot in all the bull that went down yesterday. Can’t blame the poor fellow,” Time sighs as he sits down and starts working.

“Alright then. I’ll be heading to the forest now. Later,” I waved dashing out the back door.

I woke up fairly late, for my standards anyway. Pole was making breakfast for me already. My shoulder was very sore and tender so I was being extra careful in getting dressed. Luckily, Spike and Rarity had stayed after everypony else but Polearm left.

Laammp.

And I had Lampent, it returned from once it returned from searching for me all night. Rarity helped me get dressed while Spike said he’d be staying over to help run the library while Polearm does his job at the Guard office. Rarity said she’d be in and out to check on me and to help with any lady needs I might have, whatever that means.

I made my way to the kitchen table where everyone in the house had gathered for breakfast. I saw Polearm and Spike had fought over who was going to make breakfast again. They’ve been fighting over who makes a meal once every day since Polearm moved in. It usually ends up with a frying pan sword fight and then a draw. After which they combo to make an amazing meal.

‘Why are guys in the royal family so weird.’

“They really are strange aren’t the darling?” Rarity chuckled. “But that’s one of the reasons we love them.”

“I don’t really get it myself Rarity. My little brother and my coltfriend fighting to take care of me, it makes me feel embarrassed and loved at the same time, hmhm.” I chuckled as the kitchen duelist came out with a large plate of cinnamon rolls. Then I realize I'm missing something. “Hey, Pole have you the hair barrette you one for me the night of the Candle Festival? I know I was wearing it yesterday when I came home.”

“The purple one with a yellow daisy on it right. No Twi, sorry I haven’t. Maybe it had fallen off in your room during your struggle yesterday,” Pole said as he swallowed a bite of roll.

“I can go ahead and say it wasn’t there Twi. I know because Rarity and I were the ones who cleaned up your room while trying to keep our minds occupied,” Spike scratched his head as he thought. “It probably fell out of your hair when those goons were dragging you through the Everfree.”

“Well, it looks like I’m going to be going into the Everfree after breakfast.” I huffed resting my head on my right hand wincing with a little pain.

“Twilight you can’t be serious? After what just happened to you last night; you’re really going back into the forest now. And over a hairpin?” Rarity stood up in shock.

“It means a lot to me though Rarity, Polearm got it for me the night we officially started dating. Sure it might be a piece of cheap plastic but it really meant a lot when Pole won it just for me the night of the Festival,” I smiled at him cause him to blush and look down to his plate.

“As long as you don’t go too far in okay. You may have your magic but you still don’t have complete mobility without pain in right arm,” Pole said with a little bit of reserve in his voice but he looked to me with a sweet understanding smile. “Take an alchemy bracelet and Lampent with you to. That way you won’t be alone at least.”

“Okay,” I got up from my seat after I finished off my cinnamon roll and ran up to my room and slipped into something a little more comfortable, with Rarity’s help, and meant for hiking. I got Lampent to agree to follow me today and then had Rarity help me put my right arm in a sling to keep me from using it too much. The last we did was slip my alchemy bracelet on to my left hand.

Side note for those who don’t know, Alchemy bracelet are just a common everyday bracelet that an alchemy circle has been drawn into that allow the wearer to perform alchemy while not having to draw circles every single time. Based on the circle drawn is the type of alchemy the wearer can perform. Mine range from basic to advanced transmutation. I’m not good with any one element yet but Edward said it’s best to stick with the basics of every element that way you have a variety to chose for any type of situation.

I always hear the fundamentals are you best fall back in any problem you face no matter which teacher I have. Alchemy, magic, making friends or otherwise.

Anyways, Lampent and I said goodbye for the time being as we only had a short amount of time to look for my barrette before we were supposed to me up with everypony out at Sweet Apple Acres for the lunch slash announcement from Edward and Luna.

Twilight and her partner Lampent made their way to the Everfree Forest. What the didn’t see was Edward following them a significant distance to were he wouldn’t be noticed by her. He still took the extra precaution to wear his suppresser mask to completely hide his presence from Twilight. The main reason he was following was to make sure Nyx had come into existence but he was also going to protect his niece from any hidden dangers that might try and harm her. There was still the very real possibility the Nightmare Moon had managed to completely reform.

The walked slowly through the forest. It was quite obvious to Edward that Twilight was looking for something as she was looking at the ground very closely while also using a locator spells as her horn had been lit since she entered the forest. They were starting to get close to the thorn vine growths that the Twilight in Penstroke’s Past Sins. Ironically, this was also the path that the Children of the Night had taken when they kidnapped.

Twilight and Lampent were looking for her barrette when she heard something running through the undergrowth. At first, she dismissed it as either an animal or pokemon scurrying by but then she heard something that definitely wasn’t either a pokemon or animal.

“SOMEPONY PLEASE HELP!” screamed what sounded like a little filly. When Twilight looked she saw a filly be chased by a pack of Mightyanna and Timberwolves. Edward saw this too but stayed back to see what would happen. Twilight, of course, charged in and jumped in front of the filly who had been cornered in the brush of thick thorn vines that had been passed earlier.

‘Right on the money now’ Thought Edward as he watched. ‘I’ll intervene if at any point Twilight can handle those bastards.’

“Are you alright little one?” Twilight asked the filly as she turned to look at her.

Twilight and Edward immediately notice that this filly isn’t a normal pony but in fact an alicorn with a dark purple mane and tail with a black horn and black feathered wings. She was wearing the remains of what looked like to be a gown made of the blackest night that was adorned with twinkles representing stars. Her eyes were a deep aquamarine with slit pupils.

‘She can’t be, but she looks just like her only as a filly. Does that mean the ritual was a success? I thought Edward said he interrupted it before she could form. Unless he did but she formed enough to materialize as a filly and Edward interrupted the ritual just in time before she could fully form,’ Twilight thought as she looked at the filly and then to the wild pack in front of her.

“I’m o-o-kay. Thank y-y-you for s-s-saving me f-rom those thin-n-gs Ms,” The little Filly said. “Wh-er-e a-m I?”

Twilight could help be know that this filly was, in fact, the reborn Nightmare Moon but she also felt that she wasn’t the same Nightmare Moon she and her friends had defeated. Then her shoulder started to burn, but this wasn’t as burning pain. No this was the burn of passion to protect the child behind her with everything she had. Without a second thought, Twilight called out to Lampent.

“Lampent use Light Screen,” Twilight called out to her partner. Without hesitation, Lampent put up a wall of green light in between it, the ponies, and the pack of wild pokemon and Timberwolves. Twilight then placed her left hand on the ground and then there was a blue spark of energy from her bracelet and a wall of earth erected itself from the ground trapping the pack that had been chasing the little filly.

“Wow, Ms. how you do that? They won’t be able to get out and come after me will they?” asked the filly.

“No little one. It’ll take them a while to dig out of that. But we should get out of here before they start. My names Twilight Sparkle but you can call me Twilight, okay and this is my pokemon, Lampent. What’s your name sweety and why are you out here by yourself?” Twilight asked although she already had a pretty good idea.

“I don’t know. I woke up a little while ago in a ruined castle over in that direction,” the filly said point in the direction opposite from where she was running. “Is it okay I don’t know? Sorry I can’t do anything else.” The little filly started to cry from not being able to tell Twilight anymore.

All the while Edward was watching these events unfold before him. He had a tear in his eye from the ay his student had protected the filly with her partner and then had just performed alchemy without a second thought. Then a gleam of light of an object on the ground caught his eye. It was a purple hair barrette with a little yellow flower on it. The alchemist bent down and picked it up and looked it over.

‘This must be what Twi was looking for out here in the first place. Seeing as how they don’t have saddlebags in this world,’ Edward thought as he walked over to his student.

Twi didn’t as her attention was on the filly who was now starting to back up in fear of the figure she saw approaching them. She started to cry in fear and jumped to Twilight. Twilight was confused as the pack was still trapped. Then the filly started to cry out for her to protect her from the monster coming for her. That’s when Twilight realized that there was something else come for them. She wheeled around jerking her bad arm but she ignored the pain and raised her left arm readying an alchemic reaction then she hit the ground again sending a spike of earth at the figure she saw coming for them. The spear simply stops in mid transmutation ad never reached its target. Twilight tried again only to have the same thing happen as before.

Soon Twilight found herself clutching the filly behind her while glaring at the masked figure towering over her. She felt overwhelming power emanating from this being but she also felt a familiar air about it. Then the figure reached its hand out to Twilight and opened it to reveal her barrette. Twilight the took the hairpiece in her magic all while keeping her eyes on the tall masked figure. The figure then moved the outstretched hand up to its head and placed it on the mask and proceeded to pull the mask off. Twilight still on guard until the mask was fully off revealing the figure to be none other than her alchemy teacher. Edward stood before her with a large grin on his face as he put his mask in he Re-equip and then spoke to his student.

“I’m very proud of what you just did Twi. You protected that little one with a second that and used you alchemy as if it were second nature to you all while working with your pokemon,” Ed said looking to the filly still cowering behind Twilight as he waited for her to respond.

“Edward, why are you out here? Why do you have my hair pen? Why are you hiding? Why’d you scare the crap out of me?” Twi yelled at her teacher in anger and shock placing her hands over her mouth as she clasped her hands over her mouth when she realized what she just said.

“One. I’m out here looking for any traces of Nightmare Moon because I saw traces of essence escape from the alchemgic sphere when I destroyed it last night. Two. I saw you wandering into the Everfree half injured from Ponyville for some reason, so I decided to keep an eye on you just in case. Three. I wore my mask to hide myself from the creatures or anyone from the Children of the Night that might be around snooping. Four. I just found the pen by chance while I was on my over to you,” Edward said as he bent down to get a better look at the shaking child desperate;y hanging on to Twilight for dear life.

“It’s okay sweetie. This tall stallion is my alchemy teacher, Edward Elric. He the one who taught me how to make the wall I used on the pack,” Twilight explained softly as she motioned the filly forward.

“No doubt about it Twi. She’s definitely the result of the ritual last night. Cause I interrupted it, her form was incomplete. It seems as if she doesn’t have any of the hatred or jealousy of the original because of this too. The cult leader is the one who could bestow what the other Child called the Blessing of the Night. I bet that also has something to do with her incomplete resurrection. So, in other words, she’s a reborn Nightmare Moon but at the same time, she’s not Nightmare Moon. The essence must have gone to a familiar place that it felt safe in order to finish forming. I overheard she went to the old castle,” Edward looked at the shaking filly with seriousness in his eyes the only terrified her more.

“Edward what are you going to do? You’re not going to banish her are? Please tell me you won’t erase her?” Twilight said in concern a concern she’d never felt for another creature before. Except for Polearm and Spike.

‘Do I actually want to protect Nightmare Moon from harm?’ Twilight thought to herself while she looked to her side the shaking little filly still hold on to her for dear life.

“I’m not going to erase he Twi. I’m not going to harm her in any way shape or form. She has done nothing to warrant even a hint of banishment to the moon either. What I see before me, is a scared little girl thrust into a world she knows nothing about. But I have to let Tia and Luna know what I’ve found here,” Edward said looking up to the sky then to Twilight. “That being said, I think the best thing to do it to take her home get cleaned, fed, and tend to her wounds. Do it quickly though. Others will wonder what's going on if the see her right now. Explain to Spike, Pole, and Rarity and have them Pinkie promise not to tell anypony. I tell Tia and Luna I found something but decided it was best to leave it to you to handle for now. Here take the coat to hide her wings. I’ve got to return to the castle for now.I’ll see you at the farm.”

Edward was then gone in a flash of blue light leaving Twilight with the filly Nightmare Moon and Lampent.

“Let’s go to my home okay. There are nice people there that will treat you good and we can get you something to eat,” Twi says smiling down at the terrified filly who was nodding in agreement. “Lampent, please take the lead in case any other problems show up.”

Lampent! Shouted the lamp pokemon floating ahead of Twilight and the filly while lighting teir pathway out of the forest.

Luckily, it didn’t take the trio very long to get out of the forest and back to the library. The reactions when Twilight came through the door we of confusion, joy, and shock. Twilight had the filly sit in the main lobby of the library while Spike fixed her some hot celery soup. The filly started to wander around and pick up some books on the language and writing skills of Equestria that Twilight suggested she look into. The adults started to discuss what to do.

“Twilight she’s adorable. But I have to admit, she looks exactly like Nightmare Moon but as a filly. Are sure it’s okay to have her here what if she remembers what we did to her as Nightmare Moon the first time. I mean I’m the last pony to try and be judgemental but she’s Nightmare Moon reborn,” Rarity said looking into the next room.

“I couldn’t just leave her out in the Everfree. She was being chased by pokemon and Timberwolves. I don’t know why but it may be the curse from that stupid dagger but my scar burned in a good kind of a way that made me want to protect her. It was like the feeling I got when I want to protect Pole and Spike.” Twilight said looking into her glass of water. “Then, Ed came out of bucking nowhere scaring the living Tartarus. He said he was looking for traces of Nightmare Moon that might have survived the ritual after he saw some of her essence escape and run into the forest.”

“That sounds like Ed. I that I felt something head off in the direction of the old castle ruins while I was bringing you back here. From what you’ve told us about finding her Twi seems to me that is makes since te she is Nightmare Moon. Or, at least what managed to survive of Nightmare Moon when Ed interrupted the ritual, “ Polearm said putting his hand on Twilight’s trying to comfort her. “I think you did the right thing in bringing her here.”

“What did Ed say to do though? I know his moral code won’t let that little filly come to any harm. In his eyes, she's probably just another innocent kid who doesn’t deserve what’s happening to her or understands the situation she’s in. Poor thing. I understand that all to well but this situation is different though. She is literally a reborn villain,” Spike in sympathy but still with a little bit of reserve while Rarity got up and walked over to the doorway to check on the child.

“That’s just it though. Ed said she didn’t have any of the hatred o jealousy that the original Nightmare Moon had in her when she was Princess Luna. Ed said she was Nightmare Moon but not the one we all know. He told me to bring her here and make sure you guys are the only one to know. All of you also have to Pinkie Promise not to tell anyone else who she is,” Twilight said pointing her finger to each individual in the room. “Ed said we’d discuss what to do this afternoon after the Lunch with everyone. He said he still had to tell the Princesses what he found. I’m really worried this could cause a lot of trouble for her.”

Just then the filly in the next room called out. “Twilight, can I ask you about something?”

“What is it, sweetie?” Twilight said getting up and went into the lobby.

“I’ve been reading these books that you suggested and started to practice writing but something keeps coming up in the books. What do I put in the space that says ‘name’? I don’t have a name that I can remember?” The filly asked looking dead at Twilight who hadn’t even thought to ask her name earlier.

“What do you want your name to be then sweetie? Why don’t we give one since its kind of your birthday since you can’t remember what it used to be or anything else for the matter?” Twilight asked softly stroking the filly’s mane. “Hmm. What about Nyx? You remind me of one of my favorite book heroes from when I was a filly about your age and her name was Nyx.”

“I like that name. So from now on where it says ‘name’ I’ll write Nyx,” The filly now dubbed Nyx giggled.

“Why not add for a middle and last name Nyx,” Polearm said walking up behind the duo.

“Really, Mr. Polearm. I can have three names?” Nyx asked the guard pony with big shimmering eyes. “Why those names though?”

“Because your dress reminds me of the midnight sky on moonless nights. Nocte Caelum is pony latin for Midnight Sky. Now, why don’t we get you cleaned up and have Rarity get your measurements so she can go and make you a new outfit so you don’t have to wear a dirty torn dress when we go to lunch and see everyone later,” Polearm explained motioning Rarity over to take Nyx to the washroom to get cleaned up and measured afterward. With a little bit of hesitation Rarity to the filly and complied.

The others discussed that from what they’ve experienced so far that there is no danger in leaving things as they are. Spike went and fetched a shirt and shorts from his room and brought them to Rarity so Nyx would have something to wear until Rarity could make her a new dress. Twilight went out and bought a pair of small lavender round-framed glasses for Nyx and had enchanted them so her eye would appear normal when she wore them.

While Twilight light was out Polearm spent some time teaching her about pokemon and showed off his partner, Airodactyl. Rarity had grown quite fond of the filly in the few moments she’d spent with her even go as far as to teach her the proper mannerisms of a ‘Proper Lady’. Although, Nyx was a little apprehensive towards Spike she still got the courage up to ask if h was the one to make her soup. He told her he was and if she wanted to learn how to cook then or if she wanted anything special her would be there to show her or make it. They were all quite taken with the young Nyx in the short amount of time they’d spent with the filly.

Rarity had to run to her shop in order to make the clothes and Spike went with her to help with the making of Nyx’s dress for the lunch with Edward, Princess Luna, and Princess Celestia. When they came back they had several pairs of clothes for the little filly who was jumping up and down at the aspect of trying them all on. At the end of everything, it all came down to a long sleeve purple sundress and lavender sandals with a cerulean hair banned to keep her bang out of Nyx’s face.

After helping Nyx with her apparel, it was time for everypony else to start getting ready themselves. Once everyone was ready they were all out the door and headed to Sweet Apple Acres.

I got back to my lab and head for the shower. I needed it to get the grease and Everfree off. I wasn’t looking forward to talking with Luna and even less with Tia. I was already in trouble for not being there when Luna woke up to explain the happenings of last night with Tia. She was used to me not being there whenever she’d wake-up somedays. I stripped down and took a nice super hot bath. Temperature training makes it so you can stand scalding hot water without needing for adding cold to it.

I stepped out to a steamy room taking in a deep breath and then exhaled. “Hra. Geez. I’m in some deep crap with as things stand now. Nyx has come into being and is under Twi and Pole’s care but it looks as if that scar on Twi’s back has tied her to Nyx in a way that I couldn’t see. I need to have a talk with our leader of the Children of the Night to see what kind of coursed dagger he used.”

I heard the doors to the lab open up and that meant that I had to face one or both of the mares closest to me. I grabbed a towel and dried my head then wrapped it around my waist. I walked out of the bathroom to see Tia and Luna standing there with Luna having her arms crossed and Tia red-faced looking away to the ceiling.

“One minute, please. I need to get some underwear on for Tia sake Luna,” I teased slowly walking over to get some boxers and quickly dropped the towel and slipped them on. “Now what can I do for you two this late in the morning?”

“Where did you run off to this morning Ed?” they asked in unison.

‘Sheesh. It’s like I did marry both of them at times like this.’

“Luna, I take it that Tia explained what happened last night so that will save me one explanation and a butt load of time,” I pause and look over to the sister and Luna nods yes to this. “I needed to clear my head and took some time to gather my thoughts so I went to the shop in Ponyville to work on some automail to pass the time. That’s where I was for most of the morning.”

“Most of the morning?” Luna asked looking to Tia as I slipped into a pair of my usual pants.

“Where’d you go for the rest of your morning until you returned here? Is there something you’ve been sneaking off to do?” Tia looked at me with suspicion.

“Don’t you dare even get that thought in your head, Celestia. If I wanted out of my marriage to Luna I wouldn’t hide it and I would never see anyone else without her permission to do so first,” I said in anger as I looked at my nervous sister-in-law. She looked as if that last thought really bothered and hurt her for some reason.

‘Oh, Tia. You can’t still have feelings for me from all those years ago can you?’ I thought as I put on my overshirt on then pulled out my coat. “Look I decided to check into something I saw last night after I stopped the ritual to revive Nightmare Moon.”

Luna winced at the mention of the name from my mouth. Not my best moments when I saw it happen over millennia and a half prior. Moon was a touchy subject for use both for our various reasons. Her main reason was it was her fall from grace and betrayal of her sister when Luna lost her sanity in her own hatred and jealousy and tried to kill Tia. My main reason was that I couldn’t be there for my wife in her time of need and try to stop it all from happening, like similar to now. It would seem that I can’t stop or change the major events of this world but I do influence and change them in other ways that I don’t even know of.

“What did you see and what did you find?” Luna asked as I put my gloves on looking to me while I only looked up to the ceiling.

“I saw the essence of Moon escape into the Everfree after the sphere of alchemgic that was being used to revive her shattered from my interference. I went into Everfree to see what happened to it and see if Moon had managed to revive in some way shape or form. What I saw was Twilight searching for something with her pokemon. Come to find out it was a hair clip the Polearm got for her’” I paused as this was the part I was going to have to force out and might have to fight with either my sister, my pregnant wife or both. “I then saw a filly being chased by a pack of pokemon and Timberwolves…”

“Ed what did she look like?” Tia seriously looked at me with a bit of anger.

“What do you think she looked like Tia? You already know who she looked like so why even ask that stupid question,” I chuckled a bit. “Nightmare Moon reborn, but not the one either of you knows, at least. She didn’t even know her own name or how she came to be.”

“Ed you knew this was a possible outcome didn’t you?” Tia said in anger. “This is why you’ve been keeping an eye on Ponyville. You wanted Twilight to be kidnapped. You knew this would happen,” Tia yelled in the royal Canterlot voice.“Come on Luna. We need to find this filly and hopefully undo what has been done. I’ll contact Twilight and have her gather the Elements. Perhaps we can banish her before she regains her full power.”

“Ed is it true that you knew this would be the outcome and Twilight would be kidnapped?” Luna asked moving to my side as I stared up still.

“I knew this was a possibility is all. Yes, I knew Twilight would be taken but I didn’t know what would happen to her. At first, I wanted to prevent all of this from happening but then Tia told me that Moon’s remains were already stolen so I wanted to keep Twi safe and still prevent it from happening. Then we were in the other world and Nyx was there and I thought ‘Who am I to stop this life from coming into the world.’ I saw how Luna was so accepting of this version of Moon and thought ‘Will she accept our version if she existed.’ So, yes I knew things would happen but not in the way they did.” I finished explaining then looked to Luna as tears fill from my eyes. “I understand if you hate me now. Banish me turn me to stone do whatever you see fit to me. But don’t punish an innocent child for crimes she has never commented.”

“Ed, I accept what I did as Moon was wrong and that they are my crimes. This child won’t be held responsible for what I did. I am hurt about how things happened and what you did but things had progressed too far without your knowledge as well. I want to meet this filly and then we’ll decide what to do,” Lunia says as she takes me into her embrace. I look over her shoulder to Celestia who was looking to me in anger but she was also thinking of the possibility of how this could negatively affect Luna and how to stop it.

‘Tia if this still heads down the road where I think it might. I will put my foot down and protect Nyx.’

“What’s her name and where is she right now?” Celestia asked in a sigh as she knew Luna wouldn’t budge on her decision.

“Her name is Nyx and she’s with Twilight and her friends at Sweet Apple Acres waiting on us to arrive for lunch,” I say walking over to Tia. “Tia I would see that cult leader burn in hell for what he did to Twilight. I also think Twilight made the right decision in rescuing her and bringing her home.”

This remark left Tia with a lot to think on and she did a lot and more on our way to the farm.