The idea of shields is a good one. Unfortunately, it doesn't work entirely quite as planned - not one of Celestia's shields holds against Nightmare Moon's attacks. Fortunately, Setsuna's own attempt works better, as Garnet Ball manages to protect both Kanji and Hero from the brunt of the attack. Amaterasu, meanwhile, has better luck with her power slash, but only just; while she does manage to deflect the beam that had been heading for Aqua, the other two remain on course. Left to take the only beam that is not either deflected or blocked, Dizzy takes a heavy blow and is only spared being left very nearly going to pieces by the beam having passed through Celestia's shield first.
The various attacks on the Nightmare Moons, on the other hand, meet with a little bit more success. Chu's charge is successful, revealing the Nightmare Moon attacking Kanji as one of the illusions. It fades away just in time for Tubbington's tackle to miss; Tubbington ends up landing more or less on his face as a result. Chell's dive at the Nightmare Moon attacking Aqua is also successful and while it doesn't do particularly much damage, it reveals that Nightmare Moon as being another of the illusions. Unfortunately, this leaves Kant at something of a loss for what to do; his attack misses partially as a result of that and partially as a result of the intended target not being there anymore.
Descartes and Luna, meanwhile, find themselves attacking the real Nightmare Moon. Descartes' attack doesn't do terribly much in the long run but it does hit; Luna's also does so and does a good bit more the long run.
Better still is the fact that a few of the Elements are reacting to the wills of their bearers. Amaterasu's, Kanji's, and Pinkie's are glowing, although in the midst of all the chaos it might be a little hard to spot.
Nightmare Moon doesn't make any it easier either, as she takes that exact moment to fade into the ground once again. This time, however, she doesn't summon up bats again. Instead, she plays with the very earth itself - anyone expecting the battlefield to remain stable throughout will be in for a nasty surprise as the earth shifts and heaves as if it's very nearly alive, with parts of it suddenly jutting out, or just as suddenly falling away.
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The various attacks on the Nightmare Moons, on the other hand, meet with a little bit more success. Chu's charge is successful, revealing the Nightmare Moon attacking Kanji as one of the illusions. It fades away just in time for Tubbington's tackle to miss; Tubbington ends up landing more or less on his face as a result. Chell's dive at the Nightmare Moon attacking Aqua is also successful and while it doesn't do particularly much damage, it reveals that Nightmare Moon as being another of the illusions. Unfortunately, this leaves Kant at something of a loss for what to do; his attack misses partially as a result of that and partially as a result of the intended target not being there anymore.
Descartes and Luna, meanwhile, find themselves attacking the real Nightmare Moon. Descartes' attack doesn't do terribly much in the long run but it does hit; Luna's also does so and does a good bit more the long run.
Better still is the fact that a few of the Elements are reacting to the wills of their bearers. Amaterasu's, Kanji's, and Pinkie's are glowing, although in the midst of all the chaos it might be a little hard to spot.
Nightmare Moon doesn't make any it easier either, as she takes that exact moment to fade into the ground once again. This time, however, she doesn't summon up bats again. Instead, she plays with the very earth itself - anyone expecting the battlefield to remain stable throughout will be in for a nasty surprise as the earth shifts and heaves as if it's very nearly alive, with parts of it suddenly jutting out, or just as suddenly falling away.