Nightlight is a super-powerful unicorn, but she also has special needs. She has Unicorn Syndrome, a condition similar to Asperger's Syndrome. When Nightlight feels distressed by her environment, she might melt down. Her meltdown may come with a sudden burst of power. Nightlight feels a monster inside that terrifies even her.

When her friend Sparklefire tried to give her a surprise party, Sparklefire did just about everything wrong. Sparklefire can be grossly insensitive without realizing it. First -- Nightlight doesn't like surprise parties. She loves being able to plan it all out. Second -- Sparklefire's choice of party was a perfect recipe for sensory overload. Third -- Nightlight tried to back out of the party, but Sparklefire kept following her around. Sparklefire kept popping up like a cartoon character, and Nightlight could find no way to avoid her.

Finally, Nightlight exploded in anger and fear. Now that she felt cornered, she was determined to destroy the environment causing her the distress. Sparklefire also made the mistake of having the party in the middle of a big noisy, crowded city with lots of lights. Nightlight tends to be afraid of big crowds and too many things going on around. It may sound like a phobia, but the root seems to be sensory overload.

In her crazed state of mind, Nightlight wanted to destroy the city that she hated going to. But she never wanted to cause anyone serious harm. Fortunately, her burst of power came with a lot of power to protect her victims. In addition -- her big brother brought in his own shielding powers. When he faced his giant little sister, White Night did not try to fight her. Those who tried to fight her just made her even more angry and afraid. Instead, he floated as a guardian angel -- simply trying to contain the damage.

Nightlight can show a sudden burst of power when her emotions run high. The emotions may be positive or negative. The power she really wants is one that brings things under control -- rather than spiraling further out of control. White Night can also show sudden bursts of power when his emotions are high -- especially when it involves his little sister. In this scene, he also grew in size, and his shielding powers became far greater.

White Night has taught his sister that the world is made for friendship. He has been one of few to really earn her affection. He is always there for her -- ready to help her be a friend. Once Nightlight calms down, he and she will help the others rebuild the city. Some people ended up in the hospital, but there were no permanent injuries or fatalities.

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Drawing © M. Wayne Howell (me) and  Tsitra360. Drawn by Tsitra360; slightly modified from original.
Characters © and ™ by M. Wayne Howell (me).

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Visual Description:

Under the bright moonlight, a giant unicorn mare is on the ground crying. She is so enormous that tall buildings would crunch helplessly under her hooves. Indeed, the city seems to have suffered her wrath. But that's not what she wants to be. She is crying over the monster that came out of her, as she rests among the remains. A smaller unicorn stallion sits by her, rubbing his face against hers. He gives her a reassuring smile, as some tears stream out of his eyes, too. His horn faintly glows with affection. Although he's not much bigger than her eyes, he himself is so big that skyscrapers are like toys to him.

The mare is light purplish pink. She has bright pinkish purple hair with a dark purple stripe and a golden highlight. Her eyes are violet, and her hooves are bright pinkish purple.

The stallion is white. He has bright blue hair with a dark blue stripe and a golden highlight. His eyes are brightish blue, and his hooves are sapphire blue. The stallion's horn glows brightish lightish blue. His "friendship mark" is a shield with an 8-point star, and three hearts float above. The three hearts are purple. The star is a hot pink, and the shield has three diagonal stripes: bright blue, golden cream, and golden orange.