It was another sunny day in Ponyville. The townsfolk were out enjoying their day. Just outside of town was a huge farm with acres upon acres of apple trees, run by the Apple family, who christened it, Sweet Apple Acres. In the acres, a trio of ponies were working on the trees.

An orange earth pony mare with a cowboy hat slammed her back legs against the tree, causing it to shake and drop it's assortment of apples. She watched as the apples fell perfectly into the baskets waiting below. She wiped some sweat off her forehead and looked over at the two stallions working on the opposite trees. A bright red stallion with a harness attached to his back bucked his tree with one hoof, getting the same result. The other stallion, however, was a different story.

His fur was white with a black mane, he looked slightly less muscled than his two siblings, but he still had some meat on those bones. His cutie mark was a group of black stars surrounding a planet, signifying his talent of astronomy. He looked at the tree nervously, then reared up his back legs and thrust them toward the tree. But he didn't hit the tree, and he didn't miss. His legs went through the tree!

"Ah!" He fell flat on his stomach hard. The two other ponies immediately ran over to him, worried.

"Star! Are ya alright?!" The orange pony shouted as he pulled himself out of the tree. He looked back to see his legs were missing. He screamed again right before his legs reappeared.

"I'm fine Applejack." He sighed "Darnit! I thought I had control of them!" He shouted, slamming his front hooves on the ground with anger.

"Ya'll with get the hang of it soon Star, ya just gotta-"

"Keep practicing, I know Big Mac." Star said, still upset. "Come on, we still gotta finish this acre before nightfall." He got up and slammed one hoof on the tree, shaking the apples into the basket. His older brother and twin sister looked at him with concern as he absent-mindedly walked through the tree Big Mac cleared. He stopped at the next tree and bucked it.

"He's right though Star, ya just gotta practise, ya'll used tah be worst off." Remember when you couldn't even hold a spoon the first week?" She laughed a little at that, hoping it would make her twin brother feel better. It worked when he smiled a little bit.

"Yeah, I used to be worse." He suddenly gasped and a small bit of visible air came out of his mouth. He looked over toward the everfree as three wolves made of wood appeared from the treeline. Applejack and Big Mac backed away in fear, but Star stood there. He glared at the wolves.

The wolves growled louder and got ready to pounce on the black and white pony who dared stand against them. "I'm goin' ghost!" There was a bright flash that engulfed his body, followed by two rings appearing around his midsection. The rings then split and moved along his body. As they moved, the area they covered changed. His fur turned black, his mane became white, a ghostly glow outlined his body, and his baby blue eyes changed to neon green.

The wolves were shocked for a moment before they got ready to attack. Star took his own stance, waiting to see who would move first. No one moved for what felt like forever. Suddenly, the wolf on the right lunged forward. Star aimed his left hoof forward, like he was throwing a punch. A green beam of light shot out and made impact on the wolf's chest. It exploded instantly.

The remaining two wolves went wide-eyed, they knew who this was. Other wolves from both their pack and others had told a story about a pony who had half a soul and was living death. He destroyed many souls in the past. They backed away in fear, not wanting to become another lost one of the legend. The stallion glared at them, then fired at the ground in front of them. This caused the wolves to yelp and flee back into the forest.

Once he sensed they were gone, Star transformed back into his first form. Once he did, he fell to his knees, exhausted. "Even... with the… Apple Family Stamina… that still tires me." He said, breathing heavy. Applejack ran up to him.

"Great job buddy!" She smacked her brother's back hard, which almost made him lose what was left of his breath. She chuckled nervously under his glare. "Hehe, sorry." Big Mac gently put his hoof on Star's shoulder.

"You should go rest, we'll finish up." Star took a long breath, then looked at his older brother.

"I'm fine, I won't quit until you do, I can handle it." Big Mac sighed, his little brother always had a good work ethic, like his pa, and a huge heart like his ma.

"If you're sure." He said. "Just don't feel ashamed if you wanna rest."

"I won't Big Mac. Promise."

Star Phantom in:

A Nightmarish Celebration

Two months later, Sweet Apple Acres was extremely busy, some of the Apple Family showed up to help out with the biggest order to date. The Apples had to supply the town with all the food needed for the Summer Sun Celebration. Star Apple was pouring himself a large mug of coffee. He spent most of the night hunting down the most annoying (and the lamest) ghost to date. He still didn't get how he keeps coming out of the Ghost Zone. He took a large gulp of the drink when a small yellow earth pony barged in, super excited.

"Star! Did ya hear?!" Star immediately whipped around to face his little sister, Applebloom.

"What?" She threw the newspaper that was in her hoof at him. He grabbed it with quick reflexes. He read the headline: Inviso-Bill Stops the Crate Creep. He wanted to facepalm so hard. But he put on his act, starting with the raised eyebrows, followed by the wide eyes, then the gasp, and as a final piece, pulling his head back. "Wow, that Inviso-Bill sure is somethin'." He shuddered at saying that name, he hated it with a passion.

Applebloom was not satisfied with that answer. "Somethin'? What're ya on 'bout? Inviso-Bill is the greatest!" She raised her front hooves up in excitement. Star could only sigh on the inside.

'She's my biggest fan and doesn't even know it's her own brother!' "I mean, he's a great guy, but I don't think he likes all the attention." He said, his modesty taking over.

"Why wouldn' he, I wouldn' mind all that attention." Applebloom said with a raised eyebrow. Star would've said more if the famous call of the Apple Family hadn't rang out.

"Soup's on everypony!" Star and Applebloom immediately ran outside to see the whole family gathered around something that wasn't the food table. Star could hear Applejack introducing everypony to somepony else, but who? He walked up just as Applejack started finishing up. "Applebloom, Big Mac, my twin StarShine Apple, and… Granny Smith." She looked over to see her Granny asleep in her rocking chair that was carried over to the field from the house. "Up and at 'em Granny Smith, we have guests." That woke her up, she started standing while mumbling nonsense.

Star saw that Applejack was introducing the family to a purple unicorn and 'Holy Celestia a dragon!' He almost didn't notice the unicorn look extremely uncomfortable. "Uh, thank you. Well I can see that you have everything in order, so I'm going to leave and-"

"Aren't ya goin' tah stay fer brunch?" Star saw his little sister doing the puppy dog eyes. 'How is it I'm the one with ghost powers and she has the freaky ability?' "I'm sorry, but we have so much to do and-" The eyes went to full power! "Fine, we'll stay." The entire crowd cheered as they gave the poor unicorn the full Apple Family "More than You Can Eat" Buffet.

Star managed to find a good seat near the end of the table, where he was able to get himself an apple fritter with some cider. He grew up around this food, but whenever somepony else from the family makes it, it gets better. Normally, he would've ate more, but ever since the accident he barely had much. Applejack looked at his small meal. "You sure ya'll ain't havin' more?"

Star looked up. "Um, no. you know I don't eat much anymore." He looked over to where that purple unicorn was. She was being force fed by some family members. "I'd be more worried about her, she's the one suffocating." He pointed at her, when Applejack looked over where he was pointing, she groaned.

"We went to far didn' we?"

"Eeyup." Star said, imitating his brother. "I'll get her outta there." He swallowed his food in one huge gulp and walked over to the prisoner. "Okay guys, I think she's full." He pointed out the enormous stomach the mare grew from all the food she was forced to digest. "I better let her walk it off." He paused when they looked at him funny. "So that she could have more later."

"But-" Star quickly covered her mouth, then whispered in her ear.

"Follow my lead."

He let her go so she could speak. "Uh, yeah. I'm full and I definitely want more, soooo… bye!" She booked it down there, with her baby dragon in tow. Star watched her go, then walked back to his seat.

Applejack stared at him with a playful look on her face as he sat down. He responded with a confused face. "What?"

"Nothin', just playin' at the idea that you would jump up tah save a filly in distress." Star facepalmed, heat rising to his cheeks. "Ah, I'm only teasin'." Star started laughing quietly. He looked at his plate to see an envelope. It was pink and had a balloon mark on it. He knew only one pony who could have that.

"What is that mare up to now?" Applejack shrugged. Star cautiously opened it up, expecting confetti to pop out. He waited a couple of seconds before realizing it wasn't that kind of invitation. He pulled out the paper inside.

You are invited to the Welcome to Ponyville Party at the Library. Be there at sundown as this will be the before party for the Summer Sun Celebration.

~Pinkie Pie

"Oh boy." He put the invitation back, then laid back in the chair. "Pinkie having a party."

"Ah thought ya liked Pinkie's parties?"

"Yeah, I do, but tonight?" He signalled her to follow him away from the family. She followed him inside the barn.

"What if a ghost attacks, it's the Summer Sun Celebration! You know they love to come out during major events."

"Ah do." She put a reassuring hoof on his shoulder. "But ah also know you can handle it, like ya have in the past." Star sighed, he knew she was right, but still. He didn't know if they would have a huge outbreak or if only a couple show up.

"I'll handle it, if you're willin' tah help." He said, Applejack looked relieved. He never used to let her and Big Mac get involved in the fights, but now he didn't know what he would do without them.

"We'll be there for ya Star." The twins hugged, then went back to the table.

Star and Applejack arrived at the Library Tree a few minutes before the sun went down. The entire time they walked, Star was looked around sporadically. "I don't get it." he whispered. "I would've had to deal with three or four by now, but not a single one showed up."

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth Star, just be glad they ain't here now." Applejack said right before opening the door. Ponies were already inside enjoying the pre-party.

Star sighed, then smiled. "You're right AJ, let's have fun." They both walked inside, immediately being met by Pinkie Pie.

"Hi AJ, hi Star." She handed them both cupcakes which they both happily ate. "Enjoy the party!" With that, she happily bounced away. Both siblings just laughed and walked into the crowd.

"Yo Star, Applejack!" They looked up to see a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane hover above them.

"Hey Rainbow Dash, great job with the weather." Star said, being friendly.

"Yeah, I am pretty awesome at it." Rainbow said, stroking her own ego. The twins rolled their eyes, but knew it was harmless, mostly.

"Did you hear that Inviso-Bill beat the Crate Creep last night?!" A beige earth pony mare said to her mint green unicorn friend.

"I did. He's so amazing."

Star facepalmed. 'The most unimaginative name ever!' "I know right, he's not that awesome." Rainbow Dash said, misinterpreting Star's reaction. "Next time I see him, I'll show him what a real hero can do." She floated in the air, striking a superhero pose.

'Great, now I've got a rival.' Star blinked. 'Oh wait, she can't even hit ghosts, right.'

"She's coming!" The lights were turned off and everypony went silent. The door opened and the same purple unicorn walked in with the dragon on her back.

"Sorry Spike, but we only have a few hours left to-" The lights turned back on and as if on cue, everypony shouted "Surprise!"

Pinkie popped up in front of her, spraying confetti into the air. "Surprise!" She charged right into her face. "Well, were you surprised huh huh huh?"

"Very, libraries are supposed to be quiet." Pinkie scoffed.

"Yeah, but what kind of party would it be if it were quiet?" The unicorn simply walked over to the food table and grabbed a bottle of a drink. She poured it into a cup and gulped it down. "And look, now you have all these new friends to chat with." The unicorn looked ready to burst into flame, and that's exactly what her mouth did. She quickly ran upstairs to an office converted into a bedroom. Star looked at the bottle she poured from and saw it was actually hot sauce.

"I'm sure she'll be fine." he said to himself.

"Or… maybe not." He said, noticing that she still hasn't come down yet. "Maybe she'll be worse." He saw the dragon dancing on the table with a lampshade on his head, and no he wasn't drunk. Star walked over and tapped him on the shoulder.

"What's up?" The dragon said, he seemed in high spirits.

"Not much, just uh, worried about that unicorn up there."

"Twilight?" The dragon said, lifting the lampshade from his head. "Still up there huh?"

Star nodded. "Okay, I'll go talk to her." With that, he jumped from the table and went upstairs. Star smirked a bit, then went outside.

He found a nice, quiet spot to sit out and look at the stars. Ever since he was a young colt, he loved the stars. The patterns they made, how beautiful they looked, and how comforting they were. He remembered when his ma and pa bought him a telescope for his 10th birthday.

Ma and Pa He echoed in his head. He remembered the accident that took them away, then the accident that took him half away.

He stepped toward the glowing circle, hoping to see his ma and pa on the other side. What he didn't expect was the magic that created the portal to latch onto his leg. He screamed as it started dragging him across the floor. Applejack and Big Mac barged into the barn, horrified. He pointed to a book nearby. "Close it!" AJ immediately ran over and slammed the book shut.

The energy was still attached and when the book closed, it backlashed. Star screamed in pain as his whole body was shot with foreign energy. There was a bright flash. "Star!"

"Star!" He was shaken out of his memory by his sister's hoof rattling his shoulder.

"Huh? Oh hey AJ, what's up?" He said, looking up at her.

"It time tah go tah the Celebration. You alrigh'?" She asked, looking concerned.

"Yeah, I'm good." He said as he stood up. "Come on, let's go." The two joined the herd of ponies making their way to City Hall.

The entire hall was filled to the brim with ponies. Star and Applejack strategically placed themselves next to the food table to get first dibs. Rainbow Dash stayed next to the cider, prepared to defend it like a Royal Guard. "This should be fun." Star said.

"Mares and Gentlecolts!" The Mayor started, getting the crowd's attention. "It is a great honor to announce that we have been chosen to welcome our Glorious Princess on the 1000th Summer Sun Celebration!" Everypony cheered. Star was about to cheer when a gasp of cold air escaped his breath.

"Oh no." He looked around, then up. He gasped as the face of the moon disappeared along with the four stars that surrounded it. He leaned over toward Applejack. "We gotta problem."

There was a large gasp of shock from the crowd as they witnessed an empty balcony.

"Bettah make that two problems." She whispered back.

"I think they're related." A large purple fog covered the spot where Princess Celestia should be, and was instead replaced by a large, midnight black alicorn with dark blue armor. "Cover me." He whispered, then barged his way through to a voting booth. Once he made sure nopony could see him, he struck a pose.

"I'm Goin' Ghost!" The two rings went to work transforming him from Star Apple to Inviso-Bill. "Still gonna change that name." He went invisible and flew out into the main hall.

"The night. Shall last. Forever! Muahahahahahahahaha!" The alicorn laughed evilly.

"Ya sure about that?!" The alicorn's eyes snapped open, followed by her looking around to see who spoke.

"Who dares speak against Nightmare Moon?" She shouted, her mane flaring around the ceiling.

"Uh, me." Star appeared in front of her. "Hi, I understand you want a Welcome to Ponyville Party, but you'll have to be on the waiting list until tomorrow."

The alicorn glared. "There will be no more tomorrow you little foal!" Wait, he's an earth pony, how is he doing this? She didn't get a chance to think more as the pony blasted her with a beam from his hoof. She was sent flying back behind the curtains. She shook her head to clear the spots and saw the earth pony floating above her.

She growled, then transformed into the smoke. The smoke flew out the window, Star hot on it's trail. "Oh no you don't!" He fired another blast, but missed. Instead it blasted a hoof sized hole in a nearby tree. "Whoops."

"Hey you!" Star turned to see Rainbow Dash charging at him. "You and I have unfinished business!"

Star groaned. "I don't have time for this." He looked around to see the smoke was gone. He sighed, ignoring Rainbow Dash yelling at him. He turned invisible and flew off. Rainbow snapped her head in every direction, but couldn't find him.

She growled like a bull, then dropped her head. "Eternal night, forever?" She then saw Twilight running from the hall to the library. "Where is she going?"

Star walked back over to Applejack in his Apple form and saw she was trying to yell at Rainbow. "How do ya know they're spies?"

"Well I think Twilight's a spy because she knows too much about Nightmare Moon."

"Any why do ya think Inviso-Bill is a spy?" AJ said through gritted teeth. She has the nerve tah think mah own flesh and blood works for that creep.

"Duh, he showed up only a few months ago, then she shows up." Rainbow said, crossing her legs. "Not to mention he let her escape, he's obviously evil."

"Did you see it?" The white unicorn, Rarity, asked. "While I do think that ruffian has a few flaws, he isn't exactly evil."

"I did see it, he works with that mare and that's a fact!" Star never felt weaker in his life. AJ saw it, her anger flaring.

Hold it together AJ, you can't give 'em any hints. "Fine, think what ya wanna think, I'm gonna go talk tah Twilight." She walked over to her brother first and gave him a strong hug. "I'm glad you're okay." She whispered in his ear. "And ah know y'all are good."

Star returned the hug a bit stronger."Thanks AJ." The hug lasted a few seconds before they broke. "Now, I'll look for that ghost, you find out how to beat her."

"Got it, be careful Star." Star nodded, then ran off.

"Hey, where's he going?" Applejack looked at Rainbow, who eyed her brother suspiciously.

"He's… going to check on the family, tah make sure they're okay." Applejack said, doing her best to make an excuse. Rainbow stared at her. The farmer started sweating from the pressure, she never was good at lying.

"Okay then." Rainbow shrugged. "Come on, we wasted enough time here." She flew off in the direction of the library, the others girls following behind her.

Star found an alleyway to hide in, transforming once he was out of site. He flew into the night sky, looking for any sign of the ghost in her smoke form. He searched the entire town, yet couldn't find anything. "Come on, where are you?"

"I never thought I'd see the day where anypony would come looking for a nightmare." Star had no time to react as he was blasted into a wall. The impact left a pony shaped indent in the stone. He felt a little bit of blood drip from his back, but he ignored it. He's been hurt worse. He shook the dizziness and focused on the spirit before him. "Now who are you?"

"Wow, never heard of Inviso-Bill?" Star blinked for a second. "I can't believe I'm actually using that." He facepalmed, he was doing that a lot lately.

"No, who are you really?" The alicorn's eyes narrowed. "I know this isn't your true form." Star's eyes widened. "I sense the magic flowing through you. I recognize the spell."

"Y-you do?"

"Of course, how do you think I was created?!" The ghost used her magic to create a screen. It fizzled for a second before revealing a dark blue alicorn with a flowing mane.

"Princess Luna wanted to find a way to combat the spirits that plagued the land."

Luna searched through every page of every book on the shelf. She growled and threw the last book in anger.

"She was about to give up when she finally found it." Luna looked through the last book, once she landed on a certain page, she smiled. "She did everything required to create the circle."

The last bit of the circle was complete. Luna then lit the candles and started to say the words. "She thought she could use the portal to summon a proper ghost warrior who she could then capture and control, but she made a grave mistake." The portal activated, Luna started the next phase, she summoned the closest spirit, demanding to show itself. A large cloud of black smoke appeared. Luna prepared the spell, to capture the spirit.

"It was the same mistake you obviously made, she thought she could control what even nature cannot wield." The smoke grew hands which attached to the pony. She screamed in horror as the spirit dragged her into it's cloud. The smoke exploded, leaving Luna there standing still like a statue. The Princess opened her eyes, which were now glowing dark blue. An evil grin grew on her face.

"In her attempt to control me, I, Nightmare Moon, took control of her."

"Oh… oh no." Star said, Nightmare smirked.

"And now I will create-"

"Eternal Night, yeah yeah, I heard you before." Star fired a blast from both his hooves, hitting Nightmare while she was still monologuing She went flying back, but recovered quickly. She landed right next to a window of the Tree Library. She was about to charge the stallion when the voices inside caught her attention.

"The Elements were last seen in the Castle of the Two Sisters." The Castle, they're going after the Elements, I must stop them. This foal can wait. She darted away toward the Everfree Forest, but she suddenly stopped as something grabbed her by the tail.

"Don't you know it's rude to leave before you finish a fight." Star said, then he swung her away from the forest. "Why the hurry NightSnare Fool?" Nightmare growled, she didn't have time for this. Once again, she transformed into her smoke form and flew around Star. "Hey, get back here!" He flew after her, not noticing that he entered the forest.

He chased her for a good few hundred feet before a tree was uprooted and flung at him. He didn't have enough time to go intangible before it slammed him into the ground. The Nightmare flew off into the darkness, out of site.

Star pushed the tree off of him with ease. He had cuts and bruises all over his body, which hurt like hell. "Dammit, sorry sis." He said, right before he blacked out.

Applejack felt a shiver go down her spine, and it wasn't because she was scared of the forest. Star. Her pace got slightly faster, her instincts telling her that her brother was hurt and not far away. She almost didn't hear Twilight ask a question.

"Anyways, who was that stallion?" The others looked at her.

"Who?" Pinkie asked. "Inviso-Bill?"

"Yes." Twilight answered. "How was he doing that. He was an earth pony, he shouldn't be flying and using magic, that's scientifically impossible!"

"That's because he's a ghost." Applejack said, distractedly.

"A ghost?" Twilight scoffed. "They don't exist."

"Ah but they do." Pinkie said, hoping next to her. "We have ghosts all the time, usually they're scary but then Inviso-Bill shows up, and then he goes Bam! And Pow! And Bah Bah Bah Bam!, then he pulls out this weird thermos thing and sucks the ghostie right up."

"How many times has this happened?" Twilight said, not believing this at all.

"A couple times a week." Pinkie answers.

"He's a total fake though." Rainbow says. "He fakes it all the time, just so he could look cool in front of everypony."

"He also causes more damage than the ghosts do. He's smashed my shop several times in the past few months, never apologizing!" Rarity added.

"He… doesn't even try to talk with the other ghosts, he just fights them." Fluttershy added meekly. "I don't think anypony who doesn't give others a chance is that nice."

"Ah huh." Twilight said. "What do you think Applejack?"

"Huh?" the pony in questions asked, turning her head. "Sorry, wasn' listenin'."

Twilight sighed. "I asked, do you think that 'Inviso-Bill' is evil?"

Applejack glared. "And why would ah think that?" Twilight didn't notice the look her colleague was giving her.

"Well, the others have several reasons to believe he's evil and they seem valid, I even have a reason to think so."

"Oh, ya do huh?"

Still not noticing the attitude, Twilight continued. "I sensed some powerful dark magic, he's obviously delved into stuff that nopony ever should, and the amount of dark energy is too much to be ignored. He must be planning something. If I could get a sample of his DNA, I could figure out what he is and how to deal with him effectively."

Applejack could only see red. The pony she wanted to kill talked about tying her brother down to a table and experimenting on him to figure out how to kill him, well, fully. "You'll never catch him." She muttered darkly.

"Oh yeah." Rainbow said, getting in her face. "And why not?" Applejack was about to give a tongue lashing for an answer when she heard a groan. She looked over and saw Star slowly sitting up from behind a tree.

"Star!" The stallion turned to see his sister barreling toward him. He had almost no time to get up before his ribcage was crushed under the titanic strength of his twin. "I'm glad y'all are okay!"

"I am… minus the ribcage." They broke the hug.

"Hehe, sorry." She said sheepishly. "But…"

"What are you doing here?" They both asked at the same time.

"I followed Nightmare Moon in here to figure out what she was up too." Star answered. "You?"

"Twilight." She said coldly. "Found out that we can defeat Nightmare Moon by blastin' her with the Elements o' Harmony. They should be in the-"

"Castle of the Two Sisters?" Star finished, remembering all those times he flew over the place.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" Applejack asked with an eyebrow raised.

"I saw her fly off in that direction, she must know you girls are after it."

"Applejack, who is this?" Twilight said, walking up to the pair.

"Oh hi, I'm StarShine Apple." Star said. "I'm Applejack's twin brother." He put his hoof forward.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Twilight Sparkle." She grabbed his hoof and they gave a quick shake.

"Okay, okay." Rainbow Dash barged him. "New friends yay, can we get back to stopping that freak!"

"Oh right, let's go." Twilight lead on, the others following close behind her.

The rest the walk took place in silence. Star noticed Applejack was fuming, but he decided not to delve into it, he knew his sister would tell him in time. "There it is!" Twilight ran ahead of them. Star looked ahead, and there is was, the Castle of the Two Sisters. He was about to run up himself when he saw the large gorge ahead.

The others noticed too, calling Twilight to wait. She listened too late as she went over the side. In a flash, Rainbow Dash flew in and grabbed her. "What's with you and falling off cliffs today?" She laughed.

The rest of the group caught up and saw the gorge. "How are we gonna get across?" Pinkie shouted. Rainbow showed off her wings, then flew down. "Oh yeah." The cyan pegasus grabbed the end of the bridge, then pulled it up to the other side.

Star was watching the other side when his ghost sense went off. He looked with wide eyes as three dark pegasi appeared from the shadows. He saw them get her attention.

"Rainbow!" Twilight shouted. "Don't listen to them!" The lead shadow pony's eyes glowed and the fog covered the gorge. "I can't see her!" There was a few seconds of intense silence. Star was about to run off to transform when Rainbow Dash flew back through the fog, which parted as she landed, the shadow ponies were nowhere to be seen.

"You're back!" Twilight shouted.

"Yeah, I never keep my friends hanging." The group crossed the bridge and walked into the castle.

The castle was dark, damp, and spooky. Star saw several star spiders making homes along the walls. The roof of the main building was completely gone. He looked around for anything, and shadows without an owner, sudden movement, anything. He stopped when he stepped on a pressure plate. He felt the floor shake and out of a trap door, appeared a spiraling statue.

"That's them, the Elements of Harmony!" Twilight said. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy immediately grabbed the stone orbs off their pedestals and laid them in in a circle in front of Twilight.

"One, two, three, four, there's only five" Pinkie said after counting the orbs."

"The book says that a spark is needed for the sixth element to appear." Twilight explained. "Stand back, I have an idea that I'm not sure will work."

"Come on ya'll, she needs tah concentrate." Applejack said. Star walked up and whispered in her ear. She looked back and nodded, then left with the others.

He stayed behind until the rest of the group left before he dove into an empty hallway. He transformed into ghost mode, turned invisible, then flew out into the main room. He was just in-time to see Twilight get snatched by a dark tornado. He dove after her and they both disappeared.

In another part of the castle, the tornado turned back into Nightmare Moon, who then threw the two ponies across the room. Twilight landed on the ground while Star managed to right himself in the air. Twilight shook the stars from her vision and gasped. "The Elements!"

Nightmare Moon laughed. "Now you have no chance to stop me, the night. Will last. For-" A green blast slammed her in the chest, knocking her down.

"Would you stop with the eternal night garbage, it's getting older than the Box Ghost!" Star said, his hooves smoking from the powerful blast. Nightmare got back up, her eyes glowed with fury.

"You insolent foal!" She roared. "I'll destroy you!" She fired a blast from her horn, which was dodged. Star responded with another blast, which Nightmare blocked with a shield. Twilight watched for a few moments as the two specters fought. What amazed her was that Inviso-Bill was actually hurting Nightmare Moon, something that only the Elements could do.

"Come on, you're aim is as bad as mine was, several months ago!" He dodged another shot, the shit-eating grin never leaving his face.

This only got Nightmare angrier. "Silence!" She fired another blast, which missed.

"Come on, try harder!" He dodged several blasts, but one got lucky and hurled him into the wall. Nightmare was about to go after him when she felt magic flare behind her. She turned to see Twilight trying to activate the Elements. She quickly teleported in front of her and sent the unicorn across the floor.

Twilight had only a second to think as the orbs were smashed to pieces. Her face shaped into one of horror while the mad mare laughed insanely. "Finally, now nothing can stop me!"

"You said that about me and I seem to be doing just fine." Star appeared in the sky, his green eyes glowing brightly.

"Very well then, I see that I cannot best you." Nightmare said, bowing.

"Wait, really?" Star said, absolutely confused.

"Of course, you seem much more skilled, but how's your knowledge on the Spirit Realm?"

"Eh, not much really." He shyly admitted, his cheeks becoming bright green.

"Then I propose a trade." Nightmare stood up. "You train me to master the same skills you have and in return…" She paused. "I'll give you all the knowledge you want."

Twilight watched the exchange and grew nervous when she saw that Inviso-Bill was actually considering her offer. He looked like he was about to agree, placing his hoof in front of him as he flew down in front of Nightmare Moon. She raised her hoof too, but stopped when Star's eyebrows dropped down.

"Yeah, no." He blasted her again. "I'd rather keep my skills to myself."

"Twilight?!" Applejack's shouts could be heard "Star?!" The girls could be heard calling for them as well as they ran into the room. A twinkle appeared in Twilight's eyes as she realized it.

"You thought you could destroy the Elements of Harmony just like that?" Both ponies stopped fighting to look at the unicorn like she was crazy. "Well think again, because the Spirits of the Elements are right here!"

"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the Spirit of… Honesty!" Several shards appeared around the farm pony.

"Fluttershy, who tamed the Manticore with her compassion, represents the Spirit of… Kindness!" The yellow pegasus was surrounded by more shards.

"Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the Spirit of… Laughter!" The Super Duper Party Pony bounced and cheered as the glowing rocks circled around her.

"Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift, represents the Spirit of… Generosity!" She looked down at the shards that floated around her figure.

"Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the Spirit of… Loyalty!" The cyan pegasus did a somersault around the shards.

"The spirits of these five ponies carried us through each of the obstacles you've thrown at us." Twilight said, stepping forward.

"But you don't have the sixth element, the spark didn't work!" Nightmare Moon said, suddenly getting nervous. Star floated off to the side, having an idea where this is going.

"Oh but it did." Twilight said, smiling. "A different kind of spark." She turned to her five new friends. "I felt it the moment I knew that you five…" She turned back to Nightmare. "Are my friends." Right above her, a sixth orb appeared in a bright light. Immediately, all six ponies were absorbed in the light, and a bright rainbow appeared.

"No!" Nightmare Moon shouted as the rainbow surrounded and absorbed her. There was a blinding light that engulfed the whole room.

Once the flash had ended, Star saw all six girls were knocked out, he used that moment to transform back before running over to his sister. "AJ!" He bent down to look her over. "Are you okay?!" Applejack groaned before opening her eyes.

"Ah… think so." The others slowly got up, feeling slightly dizzy. "Did we do it?"

"Heck yeah, you did, that was awesome!" Star crushed his sister in his grip, forgetting his super strength. He saw the pained expression on her face, and toned it down. "Sorry."

"Congratulations my little ponies." A sweet, angelic voice echoed. Everypony looked around until they saw a bright orb floating toward them. The orb flashed for a second, then the silhouette of a pony could be seen. The light disappeared and the pony could be clearly seen as…

"Princess Celestia!" Twilight ran up to hug her mentor while the others bowed in respect.

"My Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle." The goddess said, returning the hug. "I knew you could do it." Star rose from the bow, and stopped listening to the Princess when he heard a groan. He looked over to see a light blue alicorn laying on the ground. He immediately ran over to her.

He kneeled down to check her over. "Excuse me." The pony opened her eyes to look at him. "Are you alright?" The pony groaned and slowly tried to get up. She flinched in pain, forcing Star to stop her. "Easy, easy." He brushed his hoof along her back. "Settle down, don't move too fast."

"Now there is another matter I must attend to." Celestia started walking over to her sister, when she saw Star kneeling down beside her. Who is that stallion? She walked over and placed a hoof on his shoulder. The moment she did, she felt cold, deathly cold. What? Why? A familiar magic aura caught her attention. He also used the spell, is this the stallion that possessed my sister?! She was about to activate her magic when the stallion spoke.

"Yo-your Highness!" He quickly turned around, but careful enough that to accidently hurt Luna. "Sorry, I was just checking to make sure Luna was okay." Celestia seemed suspicious, so Star moved out of the way. Oh crap, she felt the spell! She's gonna kill me fully! The Sun Princess looked over her sister, who seemed shaken by what just occurred.

"It has been a thousand years since I have seen like this sister."

"Sister?!" Everypony in the room shouted in shock.

"We were meant to rule together, will you accept my friendship?" Celestia begged. Luna looked at her elder sister for a moment before she lunged forward into her embrace.

"I'm sorry, I missed so much big sister." She said into Celestia's chest.

"There is nothing to be sorry for." Celestia said. She felt happier than she had in a millenia. She was about to ask about the stallion when she saw him hugging Applejack lovingly. It was then Celestia realized, That's not Nightmare Moon, but somepony else. She decided to investigate later, right now all that mattered was her little sister.

Pinkie started balling her eyes out, but stopped immediately. "Wait, you know what this calls for?"

The group were back in Ponyville during the daytime. "A Party!" Confetti was launched into the air, and ponies gathered around in celebration Luna was nervous about how the townsfolk would react to her, but she was pleasantly surprised by the warm reception and applause. She smiled for the first time in a very long time. She saw Star off on a hillside, enjoying the view. She managed to get Celestia's attention and point him out. The two walked over to where he was. He turned to see them approach and he immediately bowed.

Luna laughed, "Please, there is no need for. I should be bowing to you. Both Star and Celestia seemed surprised.

"Wait, really?" Star said as he rose.

"Of course, you defended your town and family from my darker side and held your ground in the face of doubt." Celestia looked at the stallion. How, I could barely touch Nightmare Moon, he's an earth pony. "We must get together to discuss your amazing skills."

Star smiled. "I would be honored, my Princess." He bowed again, with Luna returning it. The two alicorns walked back into the crowd. Star watched them until the disappeared, then he turned back toward Sweet Apple Acres, specifically the barn. I really don't know much about the Spirit Realm, but that doesn't mean I won't figure it out. The Royal Sisters departed with their guards back to Canterlot, Star watched them go until they shrunk from sight.

"You were amazin' Star." he looked to see his sister walk up behind him. "Ya did a great thing, even if the others don't trust your… other side."

Star smiled. "Thanks sis." They were about to break more bones in a hug, but Star's ghost sense went off.

"Beware, for I am The Box Ghost!" Both siblings looked annoyed as the Box Ghost appeared. "And I will destroy with town with my Rectangular Cardboard of Doom!" Star suddenly smirked evilly.

"Hello Punching Bag." He transformed into Inviso-Bill before jumping onto the Box Ghost, who he proceeded to beat the crap out of in less than a minute. The Box Ghost started to fly away from the half-ghost, who chased after him with Applejack watching with a happy smile on her face.

The End

Author's Note:

Hope you all enjoy my Danny Phantom/My Little Pony crossover. I had this idea pop into my head after watching some old Danny Phantom episodes and I just had to write it out for you guys to enjoy. If you did, leave a like. If I need improvement, leave a comment. Until next time!