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...What, you don't think Nightmare Moon was the only one that snapped on that fateful day? Legends tell of a dark tale that overcame both princesses when they went to war with one another. They would say that after the great battle Princess Celestia's lamented only grew worse the longer her sister remained on the moon. All the pleasurable company in the land could not console her. She would sit on her throne and gaze off into a corner of the room. Whenever food was offered she would not even bat an eye towards the lustrous platters of exotic dishes before her. It was almost as if the glow of the moon was her last ray of sunshine.
As days passed her hair slowly lost its luminousity, and more and more strands were noticably out-of-place from discontinued brushing; her guards saw a lost version of what was once a great ruler of their proud land. Her behaviour continued to worsen and a temporary senate had to form to govern the land. She stayed in her quarters most of the time; and the last time anyone has heard her spoke was when she ordered her guards to prevent anyone from disturbing her in her own chambers. She needed help and nobody knew what to do.
About 15 days several staff in the palace have noticed their leader walking around the palace grounds... aimlessly. She would stop to look at blank walls... *flip flip flip* Wait... seriously? They literally threw kittens, puppies, and baby ponies at her until she cheered up a little. This is the worst ending ever- what a cop-out! THEY RUINED THE FANDOM!
[*Dumps a box full of kittens onto Sunset Shimmer*]
Hey! What the heck are you- awww who's a good kitteee?! Who's a good kittey?! Snuggie snuggie snuggie snuggie snuggie snuggie snuggie!
I prove my point. Now, if I can get these kittens back to Fluttershy I would- OH CELESTIA; THAT KITTY HAS A BOW on its head!
I wasn't sure how to respond to Princess Celestia banishing her sister being met with a single tear in the season 4 opener. Apparently in my head, spending 21 hours over 3 days working on a single comic strip that tried to make that impact hit harder was the ideal solution... I'm not really sure what my brain was thinking in forcing me into an all-nighter. ****.
I also wanted to stretch my boundaries in comic-making once again; there's a few new tricks I threw into the cogs this time around to make this happen. This would have been impossible to produce using MS Paint alone.
Credits:
Princess Celestia vector (Panel 4/5) originally by BlueDragonHans
Nightmare Moon vector (Panel 6) by Fehlung, Princess Celestia vector (Panel 6) by EmberFiremane
Nightmare Moon vector (Panel 8) AND the Princess Celestia vector (Panel 8/16) by 90Sigma
Nightmare Moon vector (Panel 13) by iFoxTrax
Princess Celestia vector (Panel 15) by SonicBreakbeat
Princess Celestia vector (Panel 17) originally by FloppyChiptunes
Starry Background (Panel 7) originally by SilverVectors
Background (Panel 12/17) by Soren-the-Owl
Moon vector (Panel 17) by SpiritofthwWolf
I claim ownership of all other art assets; I pretty much watched 80 minutes of scrambled my little pony sections and spend ungodly amounts of time drawing, redrawing, and piecing together the fillies.
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Comments: 353
ghostarting In reply to ??? [2014-05-28 20:15:01 +0000 UTC]
i i i am not crying "sniff" ok i am b ut iiiits just sooooo saaaad
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timmainsson In reply to ??? [2014-05-14 18:27:41 +0000 UTC]
wow this one gave me a good cry
outstanding
thought like this is part of what makes this fandom so great
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ArtyBrush39 In reply to ??? [2014-05-04 02:39:01 +0000 UTC]
Young tia lost her horn. Wait nevermind it came back
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Misty-Wolf-Princess In reply to ArtyBrush39 [2014-06-09 19:51:57 +0000 UTC]
It's hidden behind her hair.
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AlisatheRaptor13 In reply to ??? [2014-05-01 03:05:37 +0000 UTC]
This actually made me cry a little bit.
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ShapeshiftingOcean In reply to ??? [2014-04-27 19:25:30 +0000 UTC]
Feels.. they're overpowering me….
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scarfqueen-666 In reply to ??? [2014-04-22 17:32:36 +0000 UTC]
OH MAN
YOU
YOU JUST GAVE ME FEELS
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LoveHeartMlp In reply to Benthemonky [2014-05-14 17:16:59 +0000 UTC]
CELTIA??????
Its celestria
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LoveHeartMlp In reply to munchingorange123 [2014-05-28 05:20:39 +0000 UTC]
i know, I accidentally typed that in, I was too tired
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MoppyPuppy In reply to ??? [2014-04-11 03:54:38 +0000 UTC]
I think it would make more sense to tie an event that may have led to Nightmare Moon. This situation just raises more questions. Luna went mad for a reason and its not likely that her madness came from Tia's selflessness.
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baileyboy1995 In reply to MoppyPuppy [2014-04-19 00:26:59 +0000 UTC]
Have the opening episode for season four?
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MoppyPuppy In reply to baileyboy1995 [2014-04-19 00:41:16 +0000 UTC]
Do I have it? I can bring it up anytime I like. Why?
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baileyboy1995 In reply to MoppyPuppy [2014-04-19 00:47:59 +0000 UTC]
Sorry I meant, have you seen it. It tells why she became Nightmare Moon
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MoppyPuppy In reply to baileyboy1995 [2014-04-19 00:49:48 +0000 UTC]
It really doesn't. Please explain.
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baileyboy1995 In reply to MoppyPuppy [2014-04-19 00:54:54 +0000 UTC]
Luna's jealousy is what drove her to become Nightmare Moon. She was jealous that all the ponies loved the sunlight and basked in its glory, but they more or less feared the night, something she worked hard to make every night, and no pony ever seemed to care. They only wanted Celestia, thats how she saw it at least.
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MoppyPuppy In reply to baileyboy1995 [2014-04-19 01:06:39 +0000 UTC]
Well considering they hardly noticed her disappearance after Nightmare Moon's defeat Luna was spot on.
Also none of that was explained. We got one line: "Did you really think I would stand idly by while they all basked in your precious light?"
I'm not denying Luna's jealousy, I'm just arguing that it runs much deeper than that little blurb we get at the beginning of season 1's joke of a "history" book. Otherwise all ponies that felt jealousy would turn into Nightmare versions of themselves.
For goodness sake they never even addressed the issue of jealousy, Celestia didn't try to reason with Luna or even ask what was wrong.
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baileyboy1995 In reply to MoppyPuppy [2014-04-27 07:31:27 +0000 UTC]
I think the Nightmare transformation is mostly because of Luna's massive kagical prowess. Think about it, jealousy turns into animosity which slowly turns into hidden hatred which Luna finalky loses control of. With all that power, its surprising she didn't turn sooner.
And Celestia not trying to reason with her could be because she was caught off guard by her sisters anger and frustration.
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MoppyPuppy In reply to baileyboy1995 [2014-04-27 07:37:51 +0000 UTC]
My most common argument to that is that we don't have Nightmare Moons running around slaughtering ponies. No other pony undergoes a demonic transformation, sure Luna is an Alicorn but does that mean that if you piss off Celestia she'll become a rage monster too?
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VickySecretSoul In reply to ??? [2014-03-23 12:35:42 +0000 UTC]
So sad , but well done , i feel so sorry for Selestia
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That-scwisshy-thing In reply to ??? [2014-03-15 04:26:25 +0000 UTC]
Can't comment… too sad… (MOMMY!)
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Sketch-Shepherd In reply to ??? [2014-03-09 22:50:43 +0000 UTC]
Wow. What an extremely emotional comic contrasting the moments between Luna and Celestia then and now.
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lil-lion-cub In reply to ??? [2014-03-07 17:11:06 +0000 UTC]
It s good, but I think you used too much blur. It could barely see it. Wait, no. That's just my tears.
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Bratty-Insomniac [2014-02-27 03:15:31 +0000 UTC]
LLLUUUUUNNNNNAAAAA .............UUUHHH I MEAN NIIIGGHHHTTTMMAREE MMOOOOONN
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zero588 [2014-02-26 21:35:12 +0000 UTC]
This is so good, because it is so sad.
Hasbro could've easily done it like this, but because it is so sad, it might be to
emotional for young children.
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Persona22 In reply to zero588 [2014-02-28 11:55:22 +0000 UTC]
My little sister doesn't watch Friendship is Magic because she was scared to death by Nightmare Moon in the very first episode. So, believe me, there is no way that Hasbro can make their show safe for every children, everywhere.
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Shady-Daze In reply to ??? [2014-02-26 21:20:35 +0000 UTC]
This is sad, I though you only drew cute pictures.
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