“Twilight. Twilight!” a voice called out to the lavender alicorn.

“W-Who are you?” Twilight responded. She was in the woods. It was dark, the wind blew resulting the leaves brushing against each other. “Where am I?” she asked once more, not sure how she got here. Lighting her horn, all she saw was trees, dead leaves, dirt paths, and grass.

“Why?” the voice whispered. “Why have you forsaken me?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You know what I’m talking about...Twi. Follow the voices and find out.”

Twilight obeyed, and followed the whisper that led deeper into the forest. The further Twilight went, the louder the whisper became. Soon she could hear the voices of those she cared about. Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, Moondancer, Cadance, and Shining Armor. “It’s all our fault...” they all said in a creepy, harmonic tone.

“Why didn’t we listen to him?”

“Why didn’t we console him?”

“Why did we abandon him?”

“Why did he die?”

Over and over again, the voices danced around the young alicorn. Twilight of course, ignored them and continued trotting down the darkening path. After about ten minutes, she came across a cave. It was like any standard cave that a full grown dragon, or ursa would live in. Only it had a creepy vibe to it, a vibe that said run away and never come back.

At the foot of this cave were two young mares. One was white unicorn with a light pink, and a dark purple two tone curly mane and tail. The unicorn mare however was wearing a plain white dress. A dark red substance ran down her neck, staining not only her coat, but parts of her dress as well. Upon closer inspection, the white filly had a long gash around her neck. On the other side was a yellow coated filly with a pink bow tied behind her red mane. Well, what was left of the teenaged mare; her body was gone, only to be replaced by a black skeleton.

“Sweetie Belle? Apple Bloom?” When Twilight’s voice was heard the two turned their heads and stare at her. They both had eyes that could pierce through the soul of anypony. Twilight took a step back, but was blocked by sharp thorns that grew out of nowhere.

“He’s waiting for you,” both mares said in unison, their voices void and lifeless. There was no joy, no anger or rage, nothing. Twilight was thinking whatever or whoever did this, was a monster with no morals.

Gulping, Twilight slowly and hesitantly walked past the young mares and entered the cave, only for them to block her only path of escaping. Their eyes kept their cold lifeless gaze on their target. This made Twilight shiver in fear, but she kept walking.

As she theorized before, the cave was big enough to fit a full sized dragon, along with its treasures. However like many others, this cave had chambers and pathways. Along those pathways, were a group of the elite guards, standing there, lifeless. Their blank eyes stared at her when she entered the chamber. What was creepy was that they only said these words. ‘He’s not here.’ After a flash of light that blinded her, the guards vanished.

As Twilight trotted deeper within the cavern, she could hear Fluttershy’s voice echo.

“Hush now, quiet now: It’s time to lay your sleepy head: Hush now, quiet now: It's time to go to bed.”

“Hush now! Quiet now! It's time to lay your sleepy head! Said hush now! Quiet now! It's time to go to bed!”

“Driftin’ (driftin’) off to sleep! Exciting day behind you! Driftin’ (driftin’) off to sleep! Let the joy of dream land find you!”

“Hush now! Quiet now! Lay your sleepy head! Said hush now! Quiet now! It’s time to go to BED!”

The voices of Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, and Princess Cadance followed. Their voices sounding a bit darker and somewhat out of tune. Twilight’s gut told her to turn away, and flee. She turned to find the guards, but the two fillies standing in her way. Their eyes as black as the deepest darkest pit. Twilight somehow knew that if she did flee, they would hunt her down, find her, and bring her back.

After five minutes of walking, she came to an open area. What she saw, horrified her. In the middle of the area, And much like Apple Bloom’s condition stood Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Big Mac, and Cheerilee. Next to Dash was Rarity with a gaping hole on her chest where her heart should be. Next to the heartless mare were Shining Armor, and Cadance. Their horns were broken, their heads lay against their necks. Cadance’s wings were ripped from her back and there was a closed hole in her stomach, where her unborn foal used to be.

The only pony that seems to be unharmed was Pinkie Pie. The ponies were all standing around in a circle, and in the middle was Fluttershy. Like Cadance her wings were rip off, and both her hind legs were broken. She was holding a decaying Spike in her front hooves. His scales were pale, and his tail, right leg, left arm and parts of his left side were missing. And there was a bit and scratch mark on his frail body.

“It was our fault.”

“He saved our kingdom.”

“He helped me with minor task around mah’ farm.”

“He helped me with my confidence.”

“He helped me with my dresses.”

“He was our friend.

“We should have defended him... W-We killed him...”

The next voice Twilight recognized all too well. “Why have you forsaken me Twi… I did everything you asked. I was your friend. Why?”

Twilight didn’t say anything. She just stood there, watching her little dragon try and stand, it broke her heart seeing her little Spike, and the rest of her friends like this.

“I didn’t mean to...”

“Lies!” the dragon said in a fit of anger. “You used me, and then threw me out when they said I was too dangerous. You're no friend.. You never were the embodiment of harmony! You’re just some hypocritical bitch and for that, you will die!”

Twilight awoke covered in sweat. Her mane matted and her eyes heavy from the lack of sleep. Ever since Shining Armor and Cadance’s deaths, she’s been having nightmares, which got worse each night. Nightmare Moon would sometimes gave her sweet dreams that soon turned into gruesome nightmares, ones that would make even the bravest ponies go insane.

How Twilight has not been able to go and confront the Crystal Empire’s army was a miracle. Her marble room in the castle was dark but with enough light coming from the moon to see what was what. Beside her was Trixie, sound asleep in the queen size bed they shared.

The lavender alicorn stood up and trotted over to the bathroom, taking extreme caution not to wake her marefriend, who was lucky enough to be having peaceful dreams. Turning on the light, Twilight then turned the handle of the sink that said cold. As the clear cold water filled the sink, Twilight looked into the mirror, only to see her own reflection. When she came up to look at her reflection, she found something horrible. Her lavender fur blackened. And her eyes pitch back.

“There’s a special place in hell for what you did to him, you hypocrite,” was all it said in its demonic tone before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Twilight looked on, too scared to do anything really. Maybe this was punishment for treating Phantom like a slave, or for betraying him. Either way she’s going to face him sooner or later.

Meanwhile in Celestia’s chambers, the solar alicorn was having nightmares as well, only hers were much worse than Twilight’s. It started out as simple nightmares, such as attending the funerals of her son, sister, niece, and student one by one, to just being alone for eons with nopony to talk to.

Soon the nightmares became worse. Hearing the cries of the creatures she killed. The cries of her sister being blasted to the moon. The cries of her infant son, begging to be held by his mother, instead being eaten by this monster. The cries of her niece and her husband slowly being tortured and killed by said monster. And finally the cries of her student, meeting the same fate as her niece and subjects.

The worst thing was, that the alicorn couldn’t do anything about it except stand there and watch in horror. All those victims slowly rose from the dead. The dead, included her family and friends advanced towards her, repeating a single word, ‘monster’. Celestia couldn’t sleep for most of the night because of one final and gruesome nightmare her sister had for her.

It was the Summer Sun Celebration, and all of the ponies were gathered in one place over at the crystal valley. It was still dark, but many ponies had gathered nonetheless. But there was something different. The dragons had attended the event as well, with some sitting on clouds with pegasi, while others just lay there with ponies on top of them. But the weird part of this was that they were engaged in conversation.

There was a wooden platform with a loose rope in the middle of the platform. As the ponies and dragons talked amongst each other, almost like they were friends, the elderly dragons, gave the ponies some advice on not only life, but the outside world. Others just asked what it was like to be a dragon or live as one.

After a few minutes of talking, several figures walked towards the wooded area. One being a broken white alicorn with a half cut horn, and for additional safety, an inhibitor ring. Her legs were chained and her wings clipped. Celestia with a couple of the crystal guards, stood there waiting for Phantom and Nightmare to show.

Within a couple of moments, a purple and green haze floated toward the stage, before swirling around in perfect harmony. The purple and green dragon, and the black alicorn walked out of the vortex, Phantom’s arm wrapped around the shoulders of his now mate.

During their speech, the ponies placed the looped rope around the neck of the alicorn and positioned her on the trap door, as Nightmare Moon raised the sun.

“Any last words you harlot?” Phantom asked in a hateful tone. His claw gripping against the lever.

Celestia’s eyes teared up seeing the hate in his eyes. She had endured torture after torture, but every time she looked into his eyes, it saddened her greatly knowing that one day, the drake she raised would hate her to the point that he’d seek revenge. Yet, despite all he did to her, including taking the lives of several ponies, this includes the five elements, deep down inside, she still loved him.

“Goodbye forever, my little fire starter.” Her words were weak, but sincere. Phantom could sense her sadness, but he no longer had to ability to care what she felt. He just pulled the lever, and the trap door opened from underneath her. She dropped, but stopped when she was about ten inches above the ground. The tight rope held her by the neck. Slowly, her vision began to fade. The last thing she heard was Phantom proposing to Luna, in front of everypony and dragon, to which she happily accepted.

Celestia woke from her slumber and wept. This was normal for her, considering all that has happened. Ever since her son’s banishment, she wanted to see him and apologize for all she had done. She wanted to hold him, and tell him that she’d never abandon him again.

“What a lovely night.” Phantom said sitting in the plain grassy fields of the Crystal Empire with his mentor and love interest, Nightmare Moon. It had been an enjoyable week, and it was even better to have the queen sitting beside him looking at the stars and moon. Both Nightmare and Phantom needed time to themselves, despite Pinkie making a big picnic for the two of them. The night was calm, and the breeze was a nice welcome.

“Indeed my beloved Phantom,” Nightmare replied with a small blush on her muzzle.

Phantom closed his eyes, and leaned over to Nightmare, who in return leaned toward him. The two didn’t say anything, they just enjoyed each other’s company like always. Phantom rested his tail on Nightmare’s, which she responded by curling it around his.

“Phantom, what is your next phase in your plan?” the alicorn asked with a purr in her tone, impressed on how he’s tormenting his former friend.

“Seeing how messed up her head is, Twilight will be coming to us soon.” Phantom really didn’t say anything else, but closed his eyes, letting the cool wind pass through his scales.

“Luna?” he asked breaking the long silence.

“Yes my dear student?” she asked, cuddling against his cool scales.

“If you could go back in time to change one event, what would it be?” This caught the alicorn off guard. There were many things she would had change. Her own banishment. Phantom’s false trial and banishment. Taking the last banana cake out of the fridge when she and Celestia were still ruling together. This indeed was a tough question.

“Honestly, I don’t have the answer to that Phantom. There are many things I want to change. Like preventing the death of your parents. Then again, if I did that, you wouldn’t be the dragon I know today...” Nightmare paused, “But if I had to change events in history, I would go back and stop Blueblood from framing you.”

“Well, there is that time spell in Starswirl’s wing-” Before Phantom could say anything he felt the metal of Nightmare’s midnight blue shoe on his maw.

“Sweetie, I’m well aware of the spell, but time moves forward,” she said sadly as she nuzzled underneath the drake’s chin. “If we changed the events in the past, then the present would most likely be affected.” A tear fell from her eye from the unfair reality, “Even if we managed to get our message across, there would be no point. The first hint of murder or theft with no possible leads would go straight to you. Ponies will believe you did it without even a second glance because they see you as a threat. It may take years but believe me, they’ll point their hooves at you,” Nightmare explained, and Phantom realized she was right.

“Fate can be so cruel,” he sighed.

“I know my dear, I know.”

The two looked into each other’s eyes, before leaning in for a kiss. A few minutes passed before their lips separated and they went back to looking at the starry sky.

The next day, Celestia was eating a breakfast which consisted of toast, pancakes, hay bacon strips and her morning coffee. There was no movement yet of the Nightmare Family and getting into the Crystal Empire seemed to be impossible. With four of the six elements dead, and one on the enemy side, the most greatest and powerful weapons Celestia had were perfectly useless.

She began to replay scenario after scenario in her mind. If she never ordered the attack, then Equestria would have been spared. There wouldn’t be war. But with the cost of Phantom being with his real family and never knowing about the ponies here. If she did send him to jail, then the ponies would’ve rioted over her kingdom. And if they had put Phantom to death, no doubt the Dragon Lord would’ve sent the dragons to attack Equestria if she found out.

Celestia then considered what if she had stopped Blueblood from framing Spike. Maybe this whole thing could have been avoided? Those thoughts plagued her mind like a swarm of parasprites nibbling at her brain. ‘Spike would have discovered the truth eventually. What if I hadn’t giving him to Twilight? What if I had just kept him by my side?’

At that moment, a royal guard pegasus burst through the door, panting like he had just ran a mile. In his wing was a letter “S-So sorry to disturb you princess, but I found this in Twilight Sparkle and Trixie Lulamoon’s room.” Celestia’s horn glowed, levitating the letter over to her and read it.

Dear Princess Celestia

Before we banished Spike, I’ve been having nightmares on what would happen when Spike had passed. My heart aches seeing what the outside world would do to him. To see his body disfigured and bloody. Harmed because of our negligence towards him. It was my fault for not believing in him, for not being there when he needs it. I’m writing this because I might not come back today. In fact, me Trixie nor Moondancer might never see your sun again. Even if we somehow survive we’ve decided we would go into hiding as we’ll never be able to forgive ourselves. Please princess don’t follow us to the Crystal Empire. It’s our choice to confront Spike. Goodbye forever.

Sincerely your favorite student Twilight Sparkle.

Tears dropped from the sides of her muzzle as she finished the letter. This will be the last time she’ll ever see her most faithful student again? She prayed to anyone that Twilight would come back safe, or that Phantom showed mercy and let her live.

The Crystal Empire was busy going on their daily runs. Shopping, working or getting ready to work, or cleaning their fair crystalize streets. Due to most of the Nightmare guards’ nocturnal nature, they were asleep, thus making Phantom, Pinkie, and Midnight recruit ponies as guards for day patrol. What’s more is that Phantom, who had been hanging with Nightmare and some of the bat ponies, adopted this nocturnal nature as well.

The streets were booming with activity. Ponies were minding their own business and guards were just roaming the area. Even if there wasn’t a crime, they were always on alert. Buying and selling goods that would make Fancy blush.

The calm and sincere morning was interrupted by a bright sphere appearing by the streets of the Crystal Empire. Once the bright light disappear, Twilight, Trixie and Moondancer were standing in the middle where the light was. Ponies just watched the two in amazement. Neither party didn’t know if those two were brave or dumb. Either way, the ponies were giving orders, and the guards did what they had to do.

The crystal ponies ran and the guard ponies attack. Some threw spears while others unleashed their magic. Unknown to them, Twilight, Trixie and Moondancer were training to take out Phantom. Trixie put up a deflective barrier that shielded them from the upcoming weapons and magic blasts. The show mare created an opening for both Moondancer and Twilight to return fire. Magenta and sky blue auras were sent flying, hitting their marks. The magic that hit the guards wasn’t any normal blast. It contains a spell that painful eats away at the fresh. The guards begin to cry out in pain as there fresh slowly deteriorates, leaving them to wander the world as a bloody walking freshness ponies.

The three weren’t done however. Twilight and Moondancer conjured up a fire so hot, that even the crystallized streets melted. The ponies around them burn into a crisp in a matter of seconds. The ones that survived stare into shot, but their wasn’t going to go down without a fight. One guard lunge at the two but was quickly halted by Trixie magic where Twilight blasted promptly his head off. The blood from the now headless guard squirted, covering the streets with his blood. “You think this will get his attention Sparkle?”

“Yea...it will.”

“EVERYPONY STAND DOWN!” came the echoing sound of Pinkie hopping to the scene with her midnight blue armor. Many others were by her side including: Midnight Blossom, Goldbeck, Ruby Bandit, Cloud Skipper, Starlight and Thorax. However the last pony to appear really caught Twilight’s attention, as it was... her mother.

“M-Mom?” Twilight asked, but didn’t get any response from the silver unicorn.

“Didn’t you pay attention to what Phantom said before?” Thorax asked as he cupped Velvet’s chin. “She is completely unaware of the world around her due to our hold on her mind.”

It was as Phantom had said before, Velvet was little more than a doll.

“Anyway, it was so foolish of you to come here. Three of the elite officers are here!” Thorax said gesturing to Pinkie, Starlight and Midnight. “Including me, we have four of the twelve Zodiacs. With your mother alongside us, there are eight of us and only three of you.”

“Plus reinforcements will be here very soon,” Midnight said as she popped her neck. “Given you’ll still be alive once they get here.”

“We’ve been loyal to Phantom for years. Very soon he will overthrow your despicable princess and expose the vile actions she has committed upon his kin. However as long as you are alive, you pose a threat to that glory! We will not allow you to shatter our captain’s future!” Thorax stated.

Starlight smiled at her Zodiac. “Well said Thorax,” she commended with a wink.

Pinkie looked around at the surviving ponies. “We’ll handle them. Go wake Phantom up and tell him that they’re here!”

Out of nowhere Twilight blasted the pink demon in the chest. The mare inflated than burst into confetti. Twilight was about to say something but was hit by a hardball that not only passed Trixie shield but manage to skid the lavender mare a couple of yards out of the barrier. Trixie turn her head to see that Pinkie Pie was standing there with her party cannon at the ready. “Is that how you say hi to a old friend? Geez Phantom was right, you are an insensitive bitch.”

Twilight huffed, thankfully the protection spell she learned from her brother kept the ball from breaking any of her ribs or internal organs. However, that left her wide open until the shield reformed itself. “One; friends never go behind their back and help a crazed dragon with issues. Two; we stopped being friends after you left Fluttershy broken, both mentally and physically and three; how the fuck are you still alive!” Twilight screamed demanding how the pink crazy pony was alive.

“Oh silly.” Pinkie giggled, only to feather Twilight’s anger. “ Unlike you, who suppose to be the princess of friendship is here supporting her friend. But here’s the craziest part... I’m one of Phantom’s elite commanders.”

Trixie wanted to shut Pinkie up.

“Trixie look out!” Moondancer shouted.

Looking above, the show mare barely had enough time to move out of the way as Midnight Blossom descended and jammed her armor cover hooves into the ground.

“Trixie thanks you.”

“You’re welcome, but-” Before Moondancer could finish, Trixie rolled her out of the way where the cannonball dug itself into the ground. “We need that cannon away from her. One hit with anti magic balls and we’re dead.”

“Wait, they have anti-magic?” Trixie look at her in shock before teleporting to a nearby alleyway, away from the pink mare and her group of friends.

“Didn’t I tell you before we left? They’re not going to hold back. Especially with us. Look around at where we’re at.”

“She’s right, and we're wasting time fighting his minions.” Moondancer sighed and adjusted her glasses.

“Yea, but Trixie didn’t think they’d use such material,” she said, looking around the relatively clean alleyway. “ They even keep their allyways clean. Which reminds Trixie. Why did you teleported us here anyway? Shouldn’t we be in the throne room?”

“Do you want to face Nightmare Moon by yourself?” Twilight reassured her. “Besides, all this noise we made should arouse Phantom’s attention.”

“Oh I may have forgotten one teeny, tiny, little thing... Nightmare and Phantom are normally, active at night.” Pinkie said with a frown, shocking the three into attention. “Poor guy... worked himself to the bone those last few nights,” Pinkie said, smiling sheepishly.

“By the way, think fast!” The moment Pinkie said those words, Twilight rolled her, Trixie and Moondancer out of the way from a magical blast.

Twilight looked up, and was shocked to see the one pony she wished not to see. It was none other than her mother, Twilight Velvet. Her eyes were still devoid of any emotion, as she was still under Phantom’s control.

Before the alicorn fraire up her horn, she created a small shield to deflect the light blue beam to an incoming changeling, knocking him out of the sky. “Sorry Thorax,” Starlight said, not meaning to cause a friendly fire on her teammate. However Velvet didn’t when Twilight lower her shield causing the mare to skid back to the sidewalk.

Trixie rushed to Twilight’s side, helping her up and seeing the burn now marked into her side.

Pinkie, who already had her cannon out, aimed and was ready to launch another assault, but before she could fire, Trixie teleported both her and Twilight to another section of the empire, with Moondancer following behind them

“Still think this was a bad idea, Sparkle?” Asked the light blue mare, who now appeared on the roof. “Trixie thinks we should retire for now.”

“I hate to say it but I agree, we should just run and live to fight another day.”

“No... we came here to take out Phantom, and we’re not leaving until he’s…” Before she could finish, the empire’s sirens rang out, alerting everypony to evacuate. “Great...” Twilight groaned.

Trixie’s horn glowed with a bright clear green glow and aimed it towards the burned spot. “Trixie really thinks we should leave before more Nightmare guards shows up.”

“We can’t leave yet, Trixie. We have to take Spike out.” Twilight said, wincing in pain that, thanks to Trixie magic, was slowly fading. “Plus, I know they won’t kill us.”

“Why not?” Trixie shook her head. “Is it because that’s Phantom’s job?”

“Yes,” Twilight replied before teleporting to the ground as soon as her side was healed. The young alicorn’s horn glowed, sending sparks crackling around as she fired her magic towards Cloud Skipper and Goldbeck. Her magic made a direct hit causing the two Zodiacs to fall to the ground with a great collision.

Trixie looked down at Twilight, who turned around and smiled. “I won’t let anything happen to you Trixie.” The moment Twilight said those words, a green beam of light, pass through the skies; one that was capable of destroying the side of a roof. “TRIXIE!” Twilight cried out, but her worries were over when said mare appeared beside her, though parts of her coat were torn off and her horn was slightly cracked.

As Twilight and Moondancer helped Trixie back onto her hooves, they turned to see it was Thorax who had fired the beam. Glancing over she also noticed Cloud Skipper and Goldbeck stand back up.

Twilight returned her gaze back to Thorax, knowing he was one of Phantom’s closest allies. “I always knew changelings couldn’t be trusted,” she snarled.

One of Thorax’s veins popped out in response to the insult. “Silence! As if ponies are any different!” he shouted.

From a distracted Starlight fire another magical blot towards Trixie who quickly created a shield only to have burst from her former friend power. “Huh thought you’d be stronger than that. I guess I was wrong,” she said with a shrug.

“You bitch!” Moondancer snarled, pointing her horn at the light purple unicorn. But before she could fire, the light purple mare disappear in a flash of light. Causing all three mares to look around for her.

“Why so distracted?” a different voice said. Moondancer turned only to be met by a fist sending her flying into a nearby wall. It was Goldbeck.

Twilight rushed over to help her friend, but was stopped as Midnight descended in front of her. The executives of the Nightmare Guard were everywhere.

The alicorn barely managed to avoid a swipe from Midnight’ clawed hoof shoes. The shoes have been magically enhanced so Midnight could generate electricity.

Flying a good distance, Twilight shot a blast of magic. Cloud Skipper moved in front of Midnight and held out both hooves. As Twilight’s beam made contact, Skipper used his strength to push against the energy wave.

Midnight flew towards Twilight with her hoof raised and brought it down in which Twilight managed to avoid, only losing a feather. ‘What’s with them? All they’re doing is rushing forward and attacking,’ she thought.

Midnight raised her hoof up proudly, as she could tell Twilight was confused. “I don’t do defense, there’s only attack in my strategy! The same goes for the Zodiacs who work under me!”

Goldbeck, Cloud Skipper and Ruby Bandit all stood beside Midnight with confident smiles. Indeed, unlike fighters like Pinkie and Starlight who have methods of attacking from a distance, Midnight and her team take their opponents head on.

Twilight narrowed her eyes, considering her situation. ‘She’s just as rash as Rainbow Dash. Regardless, close combat isn’t my strong point, I’ll need to keep my distance.’

With their three intruders distracted with their fights, Starlight took this opportunity to teleport back inside the castle. She believed it was about time to bring Phantom up to speed in what’s going on.

When Phantom was little, he would cuddle with Celestia and nuzzle into her coat. He would do the same with Twilight whenever they took a nap in the afternoon sun or when he had nightmares. This of course, didn’t change during his banishment, as Phantom would cuddle with Nightmare. Most times, he’d hold her tightly in his grasp, afraid she might abandon him. Even if the black alicorn needed to use the little filly’s room, Phantom would be sleeping in the large king size bed holding her hostage.

The black alicorn, of course, loves cuddling with Phantom, and it wasn’t just because she felt safe in his arms, but because he was very warm. This warmth was a blessing in the wilderness, since the temperatures could drop to near freezing at night.

While the alicorn and the dragon slept, their dreams intertwined and held each other once more. They were on a small, yet seemingly long raft, sailing under the endless stream under the full moon. Their bodies were comfortably nestled against each other as they gazed into the heavens. It was such a beautiful moment to Phantom, so much that he began to softly sing. Even though neither the song nor voice was grandeur, Nightmare still loved every second of it.

Their sweet dream, however, came into abrupt end when the sounds of heavy banging and sirens made themselves known to them. The most annoying and recent sound was somepony screaming Phantom’s name. Phantom knew it was Starlight.

Both Phantom and Nightmare groaned. The dragon moved off the bed, walking over to the door, and opening it. “What is it Starlight?” he asked with a yawn.

She bowed, “Sorry to disturb you from your rest, but Twilight, Trixie and Moondancer are in the city. Right now they’re engaged in battle with our Zodiacs and Velvet.”

“Are they dead?”

“No, but intel reports that even though we have them outnumbered, they’re putting up a good fight.”

Phantom looked back at Nightmare, who was still sound asleep. “Alright... I’ll be there in five minutes. Let’s just hope Pinkie and the others saved some of the fun for me.”

Twilight skidded across the crystalline streets, panting hard. Her coat was heavily bruised from the nonstop attacks. Sweat and blood began to pour down her face, muzzle and parts of her body; slowly but surely she was getting tired. And she knew that most of the elite were getting tired as well, with the exception of Pinkie.

She looked up to see Midnight descending with her hind leg raised. Twilight managed to teleport out of the way, as the bat pony’s hoof struck the ground, creating a crater.

Trixie, on the other hand, was doing far worse. She’s been blasted by Thorax three times; one blast nearly ripping off one of her legs, while her coat remained heavily bruised, and her horn crack from the initial blast.

“Oh girls... you can’t be tired already.” Pinkie pouted, seeing how slowly they moved. This fight has been going on for almost 45 minutes, however Pinkie was still full of energy, unlike the others. “We’ve only gotten started.”

“Moondancer we had a little interruption during our last fight,” the pink mare said cracking her neck. “Hopefully, that won’t happen again.” That being said, Pinkie released a powerful blast from her cannon, to which the light cream mare avoided by teleporting out of the way.

Trixie quickly moved out of the way to avoid being struck down by Ruby Bandit’s magically encased hooves. Even though Bandit is the only member of Midnight’s three Zodiacs that can use magic, in battle she only uses it to increase the power of her strikes.

Suddenly Thorax glowed taking Trixie’s form with a smirk. Twilight didn’t know what he was up to, but the form infuriated her.

Thorax was blasted into a wall. He began... snickering

Twilight couldn’t believe it, Thorax’s burn marks were beginning to vanish. But what really caught her surprise is the cry of pain she heard from the real Trixie. Turning to her marefriend, Twilight saw the same injuries that were previously on Thorax appear on the show mare’s body.

“H-How?”

“I’ve had my transformations enhanced during my training with Starlight. As long as I’m disguised, any damage I receive is instantaneously transferred to whomever I look like,” Thorax explained. “We call it the mirror reflected spell.”

Trixie struggled to return to her hooves.

Twilight was about to say something, but Goldbeck rushed up lifted her. Spreading his wings the griffon flew high into the air. Twilight knew what was coming and encased her body in a magical armor hoping it would be strong enough to absorb the attack. With a loud lion roar, Goldbeck began to rushed back to the ground at a very high speed.

“LET’S SEE YOU TAKE THIS!!” he roared as he brought the alicorn down with a powerful collision. Twilight managed to absorb most of the shockwave, but the remaining damage caused her to cough out some blood.

“Bandit, it’s your turn!” the griffon announced as he flew back.

“Right!” Ruby shouted as she rushed towards Twilight. The alicorn quickly put a barrier, as she saw the charging mare encase both hooves in magic. She began her assault on Twilight’s barrier, pounding it in a boxing manner.

‘Such power...’ Twilight thought as she struggled to hold her ground.

Ruby smirked as she saw Twilight’s barrier was actually beginning to crack. ‘This should finish it!’ she thought as she concentrated her magic for her next strike. Before her hoof made contact however, she was blasted by a blast from Moondancer. The young unicorn skidded to a halt beside Goldbeck, easily shaking off the pain.

“How can you guys follow somepony like Spike?!” Twilight asked.

“What have we told you about using the young master’s old name?!” Goldbeck snarled, ruffling his feathers.

“I won’t forgive you for insulting Phantom! I’ll have you know he took me in after I was abandoned by my parents!” Ruby shouted.

This caught Twilight by surprise, but before she could respond, green flames suddenly erupted from the ground, and out came the big boss himself. Phantom looked around the battlefield. A few injured, but nothing serious.

“I thought you guys would’ve finished them off by now,” Phantom said before smacking his lips together. Despite being wide awake, the dragon was still tired, and turned his attention to Twilight.

“What brought you out of your den, you lizard?” Trixie growled. “Did you finally grow tired of banging your slut of a queen?!”

Phantom’s eye twitched. She had just insulted the queen, something Phantom would never forgive no matter how much they begged.

Twilight didn’t hasted to fire the same heart stopping spell that killed the dragons centuries ago. The spell would work if it hit it target. Suddenly Starlight appeared and constructed a shield to block the beam.

“Thanks Starlight.”

“Anytime Phantom,” Starlight replied, ready to defend her captain.

Phantom looked at Velvet, whose blank expression let him know she was still under his control. “Hey Thorax, teleport Velvet back to her cell.”

“Yes sir!” With that Thorax’s horn came to life.

“You bastard! Give me back my mother!” Twilight screamed.

“Relax, I have no intention of killing your mother,” Phantom said. “Not that I care if you believe me or not.”

As Phantom activated his magic, the surroundings began to change.

“What are you doing?!”

“I just want to destroy you in style Twilight.”

Looking around, Twilight saw that Phantom had teleported them to the ancient castle of the pony sisters. Home to the once powerful alicorn sister Celestia, and Luna at the edge of the Everfree Forest, now lay in ruin after a thousand years of abandonment. Grass, weeds, and moss grow on the exterior of the structure. Inside however were a different story. Pillows lay on the ground with cracks on the floor. Pictures of ponies ranging from counts to dukes, ladies and duchess lay preserved in their place in the walls. Outside the once beautiful garden of wildflowers and roses now cover in moss and high weeds.

Twilight Moondancer and Trixie glare at the dragon. “Now let us continue.” Phantom opened his mouth letting out a stream of his green flames at Twilight, but she quickly put up a barrier. Once Phantom closed his mouth, he spread his wings and took off into the air. Trixie rapidly fired bolts of magic blasts, hoping to hit the dragon.

One of her bolts indeed hit her target, but he took very little damage due his natural resistance to magic. Phantom tilted his head down, then back up. Twilight saw a glow in his hand as he held it out.

“Trixie look out!” screamed Twilight. Phantom fired a ball of energy at the showmare, but Twilight form a barrier around her marefriend. Sadly it didn’t held up when the ball hit, shattering the barrier on impact. Trixie was sent flying back, but Twilight caught her.

“Oh you should be more worry about yourself!” the dragon roared while sending a volley of flames, making it look like it was raining fire. Both mares teleported to another part of the castle to avoid the flames.

“Okay we need a plan.” Twilight pant then cast a spell to hide both hers, Moondancer and Trixie presence from Phantom. Magic blast seem to be ineffective against his scales.”

“Trixie says she would get Spike’s attention while you think of a spell. Trixie may know little to nothing about dragons, but she can stall one for you.”

“You sure Trixie?”

“Don’t doubt the great and powerful Trixie. She will stall that dragon for you my love!” Trixie pump her chest. unbeknown to them both that the location there were in did have a hole in it, and there voices echo throughout the room. It wouldn’t be a surprise that a centenary flying dragon head there plain. Quietly he leap down the glided toward the garden.

The light blue mare teleported back into the garden. “HEY YOU SCALY SACK OF CRAP. CAN'T HIT THE GREAT AND POWERFUL YOU FOUL BEAST!” Trixie yelled, then wiggle her flank in which got slightly burn when Phantom blow his flame towards it. Trixie growl at her now burn tail. bit didn’t take account of the dragon’s speed. Phantom was now face to face with the mare, who not only was one of the main reason he despised Twilight, but one of the reason why she ditch him.

Without a world of warning, the dragon landed a hard punch to her cheek, nearly dislocating her jaw. But thanks to the shield magic she learned from Celestia. The sky blue mare skidded across the garden and stopping at a hill which used to be a pond. Slowly the dragon walked over to the somewhat hurt mare.

“So... how do you want me to break you?” As he took another step, his wing instinctively reacted, deflecting a magic beam.

“Sneaky Twilight. Shooting a dragon behind,” Phantom sighed. “Where’s your honor?”

Twilight took some time to process what she just heard. “Honor, what would a monster like you know about honor?!”

“Well...” Phantom paused. “I know banishing a baby for a falsely accuse crime isn’t honorable.”

“You.” Twilight’s horn began to glow. “Wouldn’t.” Her horn soon glowed even brighter. “KNOW HONOR IF IT BIT YOU ON THE ASS, SPIKE!”

That set him off, as magic radiated off the ballistic dragon’s body at the mention of the name he threw away. “DO NOT CALL ME BY THAT NAME!!!” he shouted, his voice shaking the castle. “HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU, I AM THE CAPTAIN OF THE NIGHTMARES, PHANTOM!!!” Phantom’s hands shot beams of heat energy into the sky. The rays shot down towards Twilight, surrounding her in a vortex of flame.

“Such incredible heat...” Moondancer groaned.

Phantom continued to increase the heat of the firestorm “Burn away to bones!” The intense heat from said fire was hot enough to melt rock and stone on contact.

As the flames began to clear, Phantom saw the devastation he made, luckily none of the flames hit the forest. He didn’t to cause more panic. But what surprised him even more was the three ponies still standing, having withstanding such heat while being protected by a bubble.

“I’m surprised you three are still standing.”

“I’m not through yet...” she panted. She lit her horn preparing her next spell. She felt a sharp pain as she prepared her spell and fell to the ground coughing blood. ‘I-I’m more damaged than I thought…’

“Seems you got roughed up by Midnight and the others,” Phantom said. “Along with your constant use of your magic and-” Before he could finish his eyes turned over to see Trixie and Moondancer readying a spell.

Phantom sighed as he readied his own spell. Pointing to the two a green shield cover the two. “And you two get to watch as I slowly kill this hypocritical alicorn of friendship.”

Phantom looked down and saw roses sprout from his scales. However he quickly realized that these weren’t ordinary roses. He could feel that his magic was slowly being drained by the flowers.

“Celestia taught you some pretty interesting spells... however...” Phantom began to set the flowers on fire, burning it away. Looking down Phantom picked up a sole surviving rose, admiring its beauty. “I should thank you, Twi,” he smirked as he sniffed the rose. “I’ll give this rose to the queen.”

Twilight growled, as her magic aura surrounded the rose in Phantom’s hand. Within seconds, the rose rotted away, but the purple dragon just chuckled.

“You’re terrible Twilight,” he said keeping a smirk. “And here I wanted to give this flower to Nightmare.” His expression remained the same. “You haven’t changed at all from those years.”

Phantom ran towards Twilight with both of his claws ready to skin her. “I PUT UP WITH YOUR NEGLECT, I CLEANED UP YOUR MESSES ALL TO MAKE YOU SMILE!!!” he shouted and blow some flames at the mare but Twilight struggled to avoid his strikes. The flames despite missing it target was close enough to burn her coat.

Stopping his assault, Phantom spread his wings and soared up high and began channeling his magical energy into his leg, causing it to glow brightly. “LET’S SEE YOU TAKE THIS, HYPOCRITE!!!” he roared as he rushed towards her with his leg

Twilight’s entire body was in pain, but as Phantom flew towards her, she forced out as much magic as possible to construct a barrier. She coughed out blood, due to the strain, but ignored the agony to keep the force field active.

Phantom’s leg made contact with the barrier, causing the ground to shake violently as his and Twilight’s magical power pushed against each other.

With a roar, Phantom’s kick sent Twilight, still encased in her barrier, flying into Moondancer and Trixie, creating an explosion. When the dust settled, the three mares were revealed unconscious and defeated.

Phantom was panting heavily as he fell to his knees. Now that Twilight was defeated, he was thinking what he should do with her and the other two mares for when they wake up.

“Phantom?” The victorious dragon turned to see Starlight, Pinkie and the others walk towards him.

Phantom returned his gaze to the three unconscious mares, and an idea popped into his head. “Alright, here’s what I want you to do...” he began.

Twilight woke up after the sudden burst of magical energy rendered her, Trixie, and Moondance unconscious. The area was dark and humid. The only light was the one swinging slightly over the ceiling. The mare place her head rubbing it. How long has she been unconscious? Hours? Days? Weeks? She rose to her feet looked around only seeing the darkness.

The lavender mare was wearing a saddle bag. She open the bag and dig in, only to find a green vial.

“I see you’re awake miss Sparkle.” A voice echo from the darkness. The mare turn her head from one side to the other looking to locate the voice.

“Hello Twilight Sparkle, it's been a long time. I hope you have prepared to pay for your crime,” Another voice came from the darkness, but Twilight knew who the voice belong to.

“Z-Z-Zecora?” Twilight spoke. On cue the zebra came out along with the black alicorn. The sight of Zecora here was a shocking. Most of Ponyville thought she move back. But why is she here? Why is she helping Phantom and Nightmare Moon? “Why are you helping them?”

“You wish to know why dear Twilight? Surely you should know since you're so bright. Think back to when you stormed my room, all because you thought I was cooking Apple Bloom" Twilight looked down in shame. Now realizing what she meant. “That look on your face tells me your shame, for that and what you've done to Phantom is one in the same.”

“If you’re wondering where Trixie and Moondance are, they’re safe...for now.” Nightmare spoke but then moved out the way to reveal a wooden door. “Outside this door, your journey begins. Phantom has giving you a chance to make up your past mistake.” Nightmare growled, not fond of the idea that Phantom, is willingly want to give her a second chance, not after what she did seven years ago.

“After your defeat, Phantom gave orders to inject him, Moondancer and Trixie with a lethal poison. At this moment, all three of them lay in a secure place with the toxin which only you hold the cure for. Both the lives of your marefriend and the friend you abandoned are at stake. Which one will you choose, the choice is yours to make.”

The door open via Nightmare Moon’s magic. The mare trotted past the two and enter the dark eerie hallway. Torches lit with every step she took, brightening the way for her. Spiders and other insects crawled into the cracks and holes in the halls and stone floors of the old castle.

Her thoughts were on the tough choice she would eventually have to make. If she saved Phantom, he’ll forgive her and things would be slightly normal. But on the other hand, Trixie and Moondancer will die. But what if she saved Trixie instead? What would happen if she gave the mare whom she loved the antidote to the poison? Phantom had killed four of her best friends, her brother and sister in law, along with their unborn foal. Why should she spare a creature that caused her so much pain and misery these past few weeks? “Why why why why!” Twilight screamed, hoping to get her answer. Her answer indeed came in a form of a voice.

“You Abandoned him, He’s a child who knows nothing.”

“The little guy cried for us.”

“He was family.”

“He was more loyal and honest than any of us.”

“No no no...He’s a monster!” Twilight scream into nothing but the halls.

“Because we made him that way Twilight. It was our fault. All our fault.

At that point Twilight went into a full gallop, trying to escape the voices that plagued her mind. She checked one room after another hoping to find either one of them. She ran up the spiral stairs to check one of the remaining towers, ignoring the light of the moon. Sadly, she found a note that reads “They’re in a room of celebration and happiness. But hurry, they’re end is near.”

“A room of celebration?” She looked around, but then it hit her. “The ballroom!” Quickly she ran to downstairs. Surprise that she didn’t trigger any traps. The ballroom like the castle lay in ruin. Curtains were tedder, rip and dusty, the marble equine statue that once stood for decoration and beauty now old with cracks and missing parts due to the years of dedicated. However something was a bit different in the room. flames from the candles that scatter the room lit and dance. A soft yet beautiful choir echo through the air. Maybe Twilight was hearing things. Has she finally succumbed to the insanity that tormented her mind for weeks?

Laying in the middle of the room were three figures, but of their bodies weaken from the poison ejected in their bodies. Twilight pull out the vial and look at it, and the two. ‘Oh what to do? Do I save Trixie the mare I love, Moondancer my old friend or, Spike, the animal that kill my family and friends?’

She turned to look at Phantom. Twilight knew this was one of his twisted game, and since she could use her magic, it would be easy for her to take his life while he in this condition. ‘So weak.’ The memories of them together begin to flood her mind. From the time he cry from nightmares, until the relaxing moment of the two huddling together on Hearthwarming eve. The fight about him eating a cookie from the cook jar, to him running away in fear of an owl replacing him.

Both the dragon and the two mare open their eyes slightly. There vision still blurry, but they could still tell who was standing in front of them. She shake her head, and look at the dragon. She smile, her horn glow in a bright. He could tell she was making the right choice. Maybe Nightmare Moon was wrong.

“I’m sorry Spike.” That was it. Those three words he wanted to here, after all those years. How ever his eyes turn from happy to shock when a purple light appear on the floor. “But your crimes against Equestria, my home can’t be forgiving. “For the deaths of countless ponies including Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, along with Cheerilee, Big Mac, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Prince Shining Armor, and Princess Cadance I by the power invested in me, granted by Celestia, sentence you to death.” With that Twilight unleash a massive amount of magic that shot into the sky. The screams of a dragon could be heard outside the castle.

When the light faded, Phantom laid on the ground with a huge hole burned through his chest. There was no heartbeat, no breathing, nothing. Twilight smirk seeing her job done. She had killed the one that tormented her and slaughtered her friends and family. Twilight walked over to Trixie and Moondancer, the cure still in her magical grasp.

“Celestia might be displeased that I killed Spike, but it’s for the safely of Equestria.” Opening the vial, she open her marefriend mouth lightly and poured the contents in. She then moved to Moondancer and did the same.

The taste wasn’t the best potion in the world, but it work nonetheless. After about five minutes of taking the cure, both mares were better.

“You killed him? Why?”

“Wasn’t he your friend?” the voice in her head echoed even louder.

“Y-You... You’re a murderer...”

“Murderer!”

“MURDERER!”

“No you’re wrong. I’m not the murderer... He is!” She pointed her hoof at the crisp body.

“He trusted you, with everything; his heart, body, and soul!”

“And you killed him. For what, because you saw him as a threat? A dragon?”

Twilight said nothing to this as she began to ponder the voice’s words.

“He would never even dream of hurting anyone, and you killed him.”

“Tell me Miss Sparkle, what would you think will happen if you six expired. do you think he could go on when all he know and love dies.” This voice was different than the others. “As you know dragons live for a long long time.”

Again Twilight didn’t respond. But knew what this voice was right. Celestia is over a thousand years old she had seen ponies past due to time. “Maybe you’re right. I don’t know what will Spike do when we pass. But... that doesn’t give him the right to kill us.”

“No no... you’re right... Not unless you know the pain of being alone, shunned, forgotten, even hated for everything that you are.” The voice echo louder, but the mare was able to located the source. Right after the flames candles flicker the dark alicorn herself appear. She look over at her mare and her marefriend she was holding.

Turning around she watched in horror as Phantom’s eyes opened He was... still alive?! How? Was it some kind of trick?

Phantom gripped his fists, feeling more angry and betrayed than he had ever felt in his entire life. “I wanted to believe that after all of this, after you, the cunt licking bitch that you are, abandoned me, that I would find forgiveness in you. But no. You wanted me gone. You couldn’t stand me. I was nothing but your fucking expendable servant.”

Phantom held out his arm, letting a small glow of magical lime green aura cover his claw. “You, the same bitch who threw away her longest friend outside to suffer alone. her own family. I thought we could go back to normal but I was wrong. all you care about, all you ever cared about was yourself.”

Despite Twilight beginning to shed tears, Phantom began crying as well. He was crying out of sadness because he was betrayed by Twilight, yet again.

Phantom turned to Trixie and Moondancer who were now cured of the poison but remain unconscious. He looked over at the two the back at the alicorn.

“Starlight separate them,” Phantom ordered. The light purple unicorn obeyed, encasing Twilight in her magic.

Phantom grabbed both Moondancer and Trixie by their faces and his hands soon bursted into flames.

“N-No DON’T!!!” but her pleas fell on deaf ears. Phantom incinerated both mares, leaving Twilight completely distraught.

Sadness quickly turn to anger when Twilight turn her head. Ready to fire a magical blast to the dragon. Before she was able to fire, Starlight fired a beam of magic, cutting off Twilight’s horn.

“He gave you a choice, once again you chose wrong,” Starlight snarled.

Blood pour out of the wound. With no magic, Twilight began to back away. There was only one thing she could do. She quickly turned and bolted out the room. She no longer had magic to defend herself. All she could do now she had to get away from Phantom.

The mare ran out of the ballroom, down the halls and out of the castle. She made it to the bridge, where she ran like never before. Adrenaline rushed through her veins. She had made it out of the castle. She pass by tree and bushes which blow from the force. She had to reach Ponyville. Once there she could get help.

‘Halfway there, just keep running.’ she said things in her mind.

After about forty minutes of avoiding logs, stumps, and pretty much anything that could slow her down. She could see the small town ahead. With a small burst of energy she ran as fast as her hooves could carry her. “I loved you. I done everything thing for you.”

Time seem to slow down as the voice ring like a echo throughout her head. “You said you would never throw me out.” Whatever hope Twilight had left had vanished when the same lime arua that took her horn cover her body. “You lied to me.” And just like that her dreams of escaping was pulled away when she was pull by the magical force. The magic turn her around. Her eyes gaze the the caster pulling her towards him. Twilight struggle for a few short seconds until.

A sharp pain pierced through her body mere inches away from her heart. Her body slowly slide down his arm, leaving a trail of blood. She cough up blood where some of it landed on Phantom cheek who lick it off. “Hmm tasty shame I can’t eat you. I don’t want to upset Luna or any of my NEW friends now will I?”

“S-S-S-Spike...” was all she could said before she was intruded by the touch of his glowing claw. before kicking her off. Her body drop to the floor resulting in her coughing up more blood.

“Any last words?” he asked before licking the blood off his arm.

“I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I’m sorry.” She closed her eyes, desperately praying he’ll forgive her.

“Far too late for that. You missed your chance SEVEN YEARS AGO!!!” Phantom moved his hand that was covered in his magical aura across his held put his hand, encased in a blade of magic, preparing to decapitate Twilight.

“These are the last words you’ll ever hear Twilight,” Phantom growled as his veins popped out. “I’ve always hated you. From the time you started leaving me behind to clean up all the crap you made. Always pushing shit that no one cares about in my face, and for what? Not evening a fucking thanks. It was always about you, you, YOU!!”

“Goodbye, forever, Twilight Sparkle. I hope you burn in hell, you fucking hypocrite.” With that, Phantom swung his bladed hand through Twilight’s neck, causing her head to fall off her shoulders.

Phantom look at the headless body, then the head of Twilight Sparkle. The pony that once meant the world to him, was now gone. For the first time he felt free.

Nightmare Moon and Zecora trotted behind the dragon. At this point, the body fell as a pool of blood began pouring out.

“It’s done. After seven years, and half a month, it’s finally over. She’s dead.”

“Tell me Phantom, now that Twilight Sparkle’s finally dead, how do you truly feel?” the alicorn asked, giving her student a peck on the cheek.

“As free as an eagle flying high in the sky...”

Princess Celestia was sitting on her throne looking at the stained window, depicting Twilight and her friends defeating Nightmare Moon. She knew the weapon that would save everypony in the land was now out of the question. The sun princess stopped crying hours ago, but the sadness in her heart had left a hole of despair.

With a heavy sigh, the princess dragged herself out of the throne room. “I’m going to retire. You men have the rest of the night off.” She told her guards, still saddened by Twilight sudden confrontation with Phantom. She hope that she, Moondancer and Trixie were alright, that Phantom found it in his heart to forgive them.

The princess entered her bed chambers and crawled into her bed. Exhausted from her duties and the stress of her student’s safety, the solar goddess fell asleep instantly.

Celestia found herself in a black void that seems to lead to nowhere. She lit her horn to illuminate the area, only to find it void of anything. There was grass, trees, water, air, or life.

Just then, a flash of light suddenly appeared, temporarily blinding the princess. When the light faded she was in the middle of the throne room inside the abandoned castle on the edge of Everfree Forest. The white alicorn began walking deeper into the forest, curious of what she would find.

“They failed.”

The ghostly sound rang throughout Celestia’s mind. With that, she ran. The voice grew louder and louder with each step she took. The forest grew denser, more darker, that was until she saw the light. Normally any sane pony would try their best to avoid it. But this voice, it was calling her, and with no other choice Celestia ran towards the light.

Once there, the view of the old castle came into view. The solar princess spread her wings and took off. She landed on the old throne room, then gasp in what she saw. Laying on the floor... was her student as well as the charred bodies of Trixie and Moondancer.

“They failed to kill him.”

Ignoring the voice, she turned and lifted Twilight’s body. However, the moment she did so, the purple alicorn’s head fell to the floor with a thud.

“No no no no this isn’t happening.”

“Oh it’s happening Tia. You should have seen it. I’ve never seen my beloved student so intense, so focused on killing her,” the voice of Luna giggled, making the white alicorn snarl.

“One... two... Phantom’s coming for you...” various voices began echoing throughout the room. The voices were singing in a harmonious yet creepy tone. Celestia could make out each voice.

“Three... four... better lock your doors.”

“Five... six... better hope it’s quick.”

“Seven... eight... there’s no escape.”

“Nine... ten... never breathe again.”