Talk:Magic Duel/@comment-25559529-20150131223812/@comment-25559529-20150201034804

Alright, but anyone who is a hardcore fan of Luna might not want to read this.

Having been around for almost as much time as the amulet, Luna goes to the rock farm either disguised as an old beggarmare or in her Nightmare Moon form (it was shown in Luna Eclipsed that she can alternate between the two at will). Being the second richest pony in Equestria, she gave Trixie that sack of money and directions to that shop (how she knows where it is, I still need to figure out). In exchange of helping her get even with Twilight, Trixie would have to do one thing. And that's to enslave Ponyville. If Twilight was separated from her friends, their bonds to the Elements would grow weaker, and nothing would be able to stop Nightmare Moon, seeing as her sister was abroad at the tme of the episode. Luna would let Trixie do as she wished until she defeated Celestia, but even if that happened, Luna has always had one goal: for Equestria to adore her. She's only gained love from Ponyville, but what about other places? She still needs adoration. If Trixie extended her dictatorship to other parts of Equestria and if Nightmare Moon did defeat Celestia, who else but Luna would the ponies flock to for help? Nightmare Moon would defeat Trixie and start her own tyranny, finally succeeding in ushering that era of evil she wanted 1000 years ago. Of course, she didn't factor Zecora into any of this, which was what led to this plan failing. The ponies would never know.

Once again, might not be agreed with, but I find it more plausible than theories like Sombra being the cause of NM or Discord being a corrupted Star Swirl.