《 Chapter 2: I'm Your Worst Nightmare 》

Luna pulls her hood back on as she continues walking through the city to explore other places. She kept looking around before she heard any interesting music. Looking around the corner, she saw a jazz club and hummed in interest. She heads over to the door and opens it to see a band playing a smooth, slow tune as she walks in.

Some demons had conversations at their tables, others simply moved their bodies lightly along with the beat, but the noise and surroundings were far from overwhelming. Rather, it all was consciousness-enhancing. Luna liked it. She finds a table for one person and sits down, orders a Full Moon cocktail, and leans back in her chair to watch the performance on stage. Luna sips her glass and takes in the environment, becoming more awake and aware with every fleeting second.

Little did she know, she was being watched. Before she went inside, a smiling demon and an old CRT style TV head demon were already inside the jazz club, hanging out, talking, and laughing while listening to the music. The smiling demon glances at every demon that is inside the club and appears very... hungry and malicious, searching for any victims that interest him. The old television demon is fully aware of that and would help point out some victims his friend could feast on. That's when Luna enters, gaining the old television demon's attention. He sees Luna's hooded figure as she sits down and gets a drink. Humming with interest, he taps the smiling demon's shoulder. The smiling demon hums curiously and the old television demon points at Luna across from them. The smiling demon turns and sees her. He wonders who this woman is, but she certainly caught his attention.

"That's your dinner." the old television said with a grin.

"Much appreciated of your help, old pal."

In the midst of this fantastic display of culture and emotion, the music tapered to a graceful stop. A red demon, gray-haired man with a suit and cane, limped to the microphone.

"Ladies, gentlemen, dear friends, valued patrons, thank you for coming out tonight. The Reds Pride welcomes you as always."

He thanked the band, who were preparing new, smaller instruments. It seemed they would now take a backseat.

"It's time now to ask for a volunteer to come up on stage and sing from the audience."

Everyone except Luna, the smiling demon, and the old television demon all raised their hand and chanted to pick them. The host looks around the audience.

"Who should I pick? Who? Who? Who?"

He then spots Luna and points at her.

"How about that mysterious stranger in a black hood?"

A spotlight hits Luna's head, stopping her from drinking. She was surprised at this and pointed to herself.

"Me??"

The host nodded with a hum. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Luna decided that she'd give it her best shot and finished her cocktail before walking up to the stage. The host holds out his hand to help lift her and make her stand in front of the microphone. Luna faced the audience, who are now silent and watching her. The host asked if she could remove her hood to reveal her face. She shrugged and removed her hood, causing some audience to be in awe at her beauty while some wolf whistled at her. The host smiled and left the stage. The smiling demon and the old television demon were amazed at her appearance.

Luna takes a deep breath and nods to the backup band behind her. They start the music. Luna taps her high-heeled boot, nods her head to the beat, and starts singing.

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Just one night all we got
Just one night all we got
Just one night all we got
Just one night all we got

I ain't got time for you, baby
Either you're mine or you're not
Make up your mind, sweet baby
Right here, right now's all we got

A little party never killed nobody
So we gon' dance until we drop, mm
A little party never killed nobody
Right here, right now's all we got

Islands, diamonds, trips around the world
Don't mean a thing if I ain't your girl

A little party never killed nobody
So we gon' dance until we drop
A little party never killed nobody
Right here, right now's all we got (woo-ooh, yeah)
A little party never killed nobody
So we gon' dance until we drop, mm
A little party never killed nobody
Right here, right now's all we got

All we got, all we got, all we got, all we got
All we got, all we got, all we got, all we, come on
All we got
Goddamn

Glad that you made it, look around
You don't see one person sitting down
They got drinks in their hands and the room's a bust
At the end of the night, maybe you'll find love
Fake chit-chat of the things they got
And my stout reputation of keepin' it hot
At the party of the year and my master plan
Is you make me realize I'm your man

If the people get live underneath the moonlight
Hotsy-totsy, paparazzi, hold it while I take this pic
Speakeasy, rockin' the feathers, I'm breezy
Hope you can keep up boys, 'cause believe me, I'm a the bee's knees

It don't mean a thing if I give you my heart
If you tear it apart, no, ah-ah-ah, ow
It don't mean a thing if I ain't in your eyes
Papa, that ain't gonna fly, no, ah-ah-ah, ow
It don't mean a thing if I give you my heart
If you tear it apart, no, ah-ah-ah, ow
It don't mean a thing if I ain't in your eyes
Papa, that ain't gonna fly, no, ah-ah-ah, ow

Just one night's all we got
Just one night's all we got
Just one night's all we got
Just one night's all we got

What do you think, GoonRock?
Are you ready?

A little party never killed nobody
So we gon' dance until we drop (let's go on)
A little party never killed nobody
Right here, right now's all we got (oh)
A little party never killed nobody
So we gon' dance until we drop
A little party never killed nobody

As soon as Luna finished singing, everyone jumped out of their seats, clapped loudly, and whistled at her wondrous performance. Luna gives a bow to them and then gets off the stage as the host comes back and congrats her.

Luna nods to the demons she's passing by who congrats her on doing such a good job. She heads out of the jazz club and looks around, feeling hungry. But what she didn't realize is that the smiling demon and the television demon had followed her before they made their introduction.

"My, my, what a performance you did back there!" the smiling demon said in a radio voice.

Surprised, Luna turned around to see them. She had not sensed them following her from behind until now.

"Hehe! Forgive us for the sudden intrusion, but we couldn't help but admire you and your voice. You sure did show those people how to entertain them." the old television demon said with a charming smile.

"Uh, hi. Thank you for your compliments. Who are you two?" Luna said.

"Alastor. Pleasure to be meeting you, sweetheart! Quite a pleasure." Alastor greeted.

"Vox. And what is your name, my dear?" Vox said.

"Nightmare Moon. Nice to meet you two." Luna said.

What she didn't expect is for the two to take her hands and kisses them.

"A lovely name," Alastor complimented.

"And very darkly fitting," Vox added.

Blushing a bit, Luna gently pull her hands away from them.

"Thanks again. I have to go, though. I'm hungry, and I need to find a place to eat."

"Oho! Funny! We were just about to go get something to eat as well!" Alastor said, spinning his cane.

"And we know just a place that will make you feel... full," Vox said with a hidden evil smile.

"And nice and fat..." Alastor added in a hidden dark tone.

Hearing that made Luna tense at their sudden change of tone, but she was too hungry to think about it.

"Lead the way," she said.

They later made it to the restaurant called "Devil's Diner." Inside a busy interior of the restaurant; Alastor and Vox are seated at a table and staring off to one side with absolute bewilderment, their food sitting forgotten before them. The sound of vigorous chomping is accompanied by bits of food tumbling across in front of them, and to the other half of the table reveals the source. Here sits Luna, ketchup smeared liberally across both cheeks and munching greedily into two conveniently placed sandwiches at once. Two others, an order of fries, and a soda are ranged around her as well.

"I didn't realize how hungry I was. I'm so glad you asked me to join you here today." she said with her mouth full before swallowing, floating up a sandwich with her magic. "I'm so honored!"

The mess on her face is quickly wiped away with the food, which she proceeds to gulp down in one massive bite. Vox looks puzzled.

"You are?" he asked.

"Well, no one had ever have a heart to take me to a restaurant before. So it's nice of you guys." Luna said, levitating several fries. "It reminds me of my time with my sister."

She proceeds to dispose of the one closest to her mouth; meanwhile, Alastor and Vox were surprised for a moment before they fake smile.

"Well, I'm glad that you're enjoying it." Alastor said.

"That's why we invited you here." Vox added.

Luna smile and has both a sandwich and her soda gripped in her magic and takes a pull at the straw. She sipped her soda before eating her sandwich, enjoying the taste.

"So, what's a lovely lady like yourself doing here in Hell?" Alastor asked.

This made Luna stopped eating and wipes her lips with a napkin.

"I'm pretty new here. And died recently and got sent to Hell yesterday." she said.

"Really? How did you die?" Vox asked.

"I... died from a lack of air since I was in... a spaceship and landed on a moon. My helmet somehow broke and that's how I... got here." Luna lied, giving them a strained smile.

"Well, that explains your lovely hair. It reminds of the stars I use to gaze upon when I was alive." Alastor said, admiring her night hair.

"Oh, well, I'm flattered. Thanks." she chuckled bashfully before noticing they're not eating their meal. "You guys gonna finish that?"

Vox and Alastor look down at their food.

"Oh, no. I'm good. You can have the rest of mine." Alastor said, pushing his food towards her.

"Oh, really? You sure?"

"Of course! You look like you need it."

"Thanks. Vox?"

"I'm planning to finish eating anyway." Vox said.

Nodding, Luna happily eats another sandwich. The trio had a good conversation for a moment before Alastor decided it was time to hunt. He glances at Vox and nudges him, making him look at him and seeing his evil smile. Vox smirked and got the message and turned to Luna.

"Nightmare Moon. How about we give you a tour since you're pretty new here?" he offered.

"Oh? That would be great! I was just exploring the city and it would be nice to have someone guide me. When do we start?" Luna said.

"How about now?" Alastor said.

"Great!"

The trio stood up and left the restaurant not before paying them. Little did she know, Luna was walking into a trap as Alastor and Vox lead the way as they're now walking down the streets. As they walk, Luna noticed a familiar golden building and looked over to see a Clock Tower. If she could guess it's when the day the extermination start killing... sinners. That's why there's a clock for everyone to see and know exactly what happens when the number of days goes down. Scowling at the building, Luna quickly followed after Alastor and Vox as they were busy talking about the places they recommend going and the things they like. As they walk, Luna noticed that they're heading into an alley and got a bad feeling about it as they walk in.

"Why are we heading into an alley?"

Alastor and Vox said nothing and just kept walking until they made it to the end of the alley.

"Just wanted to grab something. You should check it out."

Suspicious, Luna walk into the end of the alley and look down.

"I don't see anything."

Vox and Alastor grin darkly as Vox pulls out a knife and slowly approaches her from behind, raising his weapon up ready to stab her. Glaring, Luna quietly summons her sword with her dark magic. She quickly turned and slashed his arm, causing him to yell in pain and drop his knife. Alastor looks surprised as Luna glare daggers at them. Vox glares back at her, holding his arm.

"You bitch!!"

He summons his electricity from his hand and tries to shoot her when she dodged the attack and swung her sword at him. Vox quickly ducked from her sword as it was slammed against the wall. He scratched her arm with his claws and kicked her in the chest, causing her to fall to the ground and dropping her sword. Luna got up and crawled towards her sword when Alastor steps on her sword to prevent her from grabbing it. He pointed his microphone cane at her and lifted her chin up to make her face him.

"You know, no one has ever gotten a chance to fight back and you surprised me. It's a shame that I'm gonna eat you alive." he chuckled.

Glaring, Luna got up and flipped and high kicked him in the face, sending him flying out of the alley and sliding on the street. Luna stood on top of his chest and started punching him in the face. Alastor struggled to push her away as she kept on punching him.

"Hey!!"

She turned around to see Vox summoning wires from the buildings and stores he could find. He start firing them towards her and she dodged their attacks while back flipping until he kicked her in the chest and made her slam her back against the car. She quickly moved away from the power cord as it stabbed against the car door. Glaring, Vox tried to stab her again when she turned and back kicked him in the chest. Vox saved himself using wires to hang onto the lamppost. Luna holds up her fists as Vox sneers at her before jumping towards her. Luna jumped as well and side kicked him in the side, sending him flying against the wall. Luna then landed and trapped him there with her dark magic to prevent him from moving.

"You're good, darling."

She turned to see Alastor walking towards her menacingly as his eyes are filled with radio dials. Luna gets in her fighting stance, ready for any potential attack from the radio demon standing before her.

"You're a fool if you think ambushing me is such a good idea. You don't know who you're messing with." she said.

Alastor grins slightly, watching her get into her fighting stance. She's really going to go up against him? He finds that funny. He laughs a little at the sight. He takes his jacket tossing it aside

"Oh, you are a brave one, my dear."

He undoes the buttons on his sleeves pulling them up. He gets his cane and places it in front of him.

"Don't see that everyday now do you? Have you ever come across Overlords such as myself?"

He was trying to throw her off guard. Then she fall back. It was so unexpected; Luna didn't have time to react to it. When she prop herself up by her elbows, she sees a shadow like figure above her that looks like the man before her.

When Luna try to get back up, a tentacle swings hitting her in her side. It sends her flying through a building. Alastor had used his tentacle ability. It retracts back to him. His grin became more sinister than before. He had killer eyes looking at the building watching it crumble. He watches Luna emerge out the rubble tutting.

"Now, look at this mess! It shows you have had no experience fighting sinners like me."

He starts transforming into his demon form.

"Show me what you got, Nightmare Moon." he said, his voice had become more demonic.

This guy wasn't going to back off any time soon. Luna knew that this is getting serious and removed her cloak, showing out her armor and her black angelic wings. Pulling out her sword, she creates numerous more of her swords as they stabbed on the ground behind her. The two had a face off for a moment until Luna raise her sword and point it at him, causing the swords to levitate and point the same direction she's pointing at. Then the swords start flying towards Alastor. Alastor summons his tentacles to block the attack and then calls out his voodoo minions to attack her. Luna easily sliced them up in one swing before flying towards him. Alastor blocks her sword with his cane and pushes her back, making her fly up above his head as she flip over and landed on the wall of the building. She pushes herself off the wall and charges at Alastor again and slams her sword in front of them, making him go flying for a moment as the ground shook beneath him. Alastor glares at Luna while smiling.

"How are you strong? You're just a sinner."

"You're a fool if you think that I'm like them. There's a lot more about me than meets the eye."

She then makes a magic circle beneath her feet and disappeared into the floor. Alastor looks around cautiously when Luna rapidly cuts his cheek multiple times in speed, catching him off guard. Before she could speed back to cut him again when Alastor managed to slam her down to the ground with his tentacle, making her sword go flying and stabbing the ground far feet away from her. Luna looks up and grunts in pain when Alastor slams his cane against her chest. He was about to kill her when she summons a copy of her sword above his head. Alastor quickly noticed it and released her just in time for the sword to go in between them as it stabbed the ground. Luna glares at Alastor as her wounds heal itself with her magic. She tries to take her real sword back when Alastor use his tentacles to make it disappear. Luna was about to summon her other weapon when the wires came flying back and wrapped them around her body, fully trapping her. She turned to see Vox was free from her binds as he walks back to Alastor's side.

"Release me." Luna ordered them.

"In due time before I eat you. Though I am curious about you. You said that you're new here, and yet you have such hidden powers. Tell me, what are you?" Alastor said.

"That's none of your concern." Luna sneered.

"Oh, really? There's been rumors about a mysterious figure creating a castle out of the shadows called the "Moon Palace". That's you, wasn't it?" Vox asked with a grin.

"...."

Luna doesn't reply to them, giving them an answer as they grin nefariously.

"You know, instead of eating you, you have such potential. How about we make a deal?" Alastor offered.

"Deal? What for?" Luna raised her eyebrow.

"Your soul."

Her eyes widen in surprise and confused. Vox noticed it and smirked.

"Never heard of making deals with overlord?"

"No..."

"Overlords can collectively own millions of the souls that reside in Hell and exploit them to increase their own power and influence. Ownership can be direct, such as by having a victim sign away their soul through a contract or by striking a soul-binding deal." Vox explained.

Hearing that made Luna dislike it and glare at them.

"I will never sell my soul to either of you!!"

Her Canterlot voice echoed the area around them and she struggled to get out of those wires.

"You don't have a choice. You're clearly outnumbered." Alastor reminded.

"I would sooner take my own life than submit to you." she growled.

"Oho! Bold of you." Vox chuckled.

"You have an opportunity now, to become so much more. By joining me. Together, we can show Hell what it truly means to fear the night." Alastor said.

"You are a fool..." Luna said, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them.

With her tremendous power, she managed to free herself from the wires as her eyes glowed white.

This made Vox sigh in disappointment.

"So be it."

Together, Vox and Alastor use all of their power as Luna charges them. In the blink of an eye, Luna was sent flying across the streets until she landed roughly. She look down at herself to see her stomach was stabbed as golden blood drip out of her. Vox and Alastor are untouched as they approach her.

"Such a shame." Alastor said, salivating. "Now... time for dinner."

Luna breathes shakily as she covers her wound. She's slowly losing blood as she struggles to stand up. Though she quickly overcomes it as her normal eyes turns into slits and her eyes change color. She feels her teeth sharpening and grins, healing her wound on her stomach. Luna starts laughing evilly, causing Alastor and Vox to stop and look at her questionably. She slowly gets up as her back was facing them.

"You think you've found an alley in darkness? Do you comprehend the powers you were gifted with? The same powers I was born into...?"

Luna turns to them as her eyes are different as she shows her Nightmare Moon form. She starts approaching them menacingly and summons her own scythe.

"Where do you think the shadows all go to hide from the precious light? Just who do you think stand against them? What do you possess is a mere fraction of their might... The same might I stand unyielding against each and every night." she asked, slowly raising her scythe.

Alastor and Vox had never felt afraid before as they stare into her eyes that are full of darkness. They don't know why, but they knew they messed up big time.

"Stay back!!" Vox ordered, shooting electricity towards her.

Luna easily deflects them with her scythe.

"You two are nothing compared to them... You are nothing compared to me!"

In speed, she pinned them against the wall of the building where everyone from the windows who are watching yelped. She had the blade of their scythe pointing at their neck to keep them still. Both of them are terrified.

"You claim to know fear?! I shall show you true terror!!"

"What..." Alastor started.

"...are you...?" Vox finished his sentence.

Luna raises her scythe.

"I... am your worst Nightmare."

Then she strike them down with her scythe... or so they thought. Alastor and Vox opened their eyes to see the scythe was stabbed against the wall above their head. They look down to see Luna glaring deeply at them.

"I would've killed you, but you're not worth my time. I'll just leave something else to make sure you both don't forget."

Facing Alastor, Luna stabbed his side through her hand, causing him to let out a Wendigo scream. Releasing her hand that are now covered in red blood, Alastor look down to see his side was stabbed through as she held some guts. She dropped them to the ground in disgust before facing Vox. She grabbed his television face and punched him through the left side where his eye is, making him scream bloody murder as his screen is now broken with a hole where his left eye was. Luna then released them as they fell to the ground in pain.

"Never forget. I could've taken your life."

She then turned and walked away, leaving them to take care of their own wounds. Little did she know, she caught a lot of attention from the bystanders that have been watching them fight the whole time.

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