AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is heavily based on a Dr. Suess cartoon I like, "Halloween is Grinch Night" (or some places call it just "Grinch Night"). I thought it would make an interesting idea for an MLP fanfic. The original version included the songs from the special (modified slightly to fit the MLP universe), but since has a rule about songs in fanfics, I had to omit them. Also, I feel obligated to add this. All the unicorns can wink in and out, and apparently, they also have a second special ability (Fizzy can blow bubbles, Buttons has telekenetic powers, Ribbon can read minds, etc.). In the "Midnight Castle" episode, all Twilight *could* do was wink in and out, so I gave her the power to grant wishes. In any case, for those of you who are unfamiliar with my MLP world, Julie, Tommy, Anne, Franky, Witch Cat, and Sparky belong to me. Everyone else is Hasbro's.
It was a beautiful, mid autumn day in Ponyland. All the little ponies and their friends had just finished raking leaves, and now they were watching the sunset over the horizon. North Star and Lofty were taking a flight around the Estate.
"Isn't it a lovely evening?" North Star asked, as she flew around.
"I'll vouch for that," Lofty said with a smile.
After awhile, the two ponies landed on the ground, and they helped Paradise carry the basket of leaves out back where Megan, Danny, Molly, Julie, and Tommy were putting them into bags. Twinkles the cat was playing with some of the leaves, batting them around, and chasing them. Julie saw her and giggled.
"Awww, she's so cute!" she shouted.
"Oh brother," Danny said, rolling his eyes.
"Can I go flying with Whizzer when we're done, Megan?" Tommy asked. "Please, please, pleeeeaaaaase?"
"Sure, Tommy," Megan said with a laugh, as she tied one of the bags shut.
"Yay!" Tommy cheered.
As the group finished up with the leaves, the wind began to pick up. Some of the leaves blew all over the place. Twinkles ran chasing after them. Paradise looked at the sky, and sniffed for a minute.
"North Star?" she asked. "Do you smell what I smell?"
North Star looked in the direction Paradise was looking, and sniffed the air along with Paradise. The two Pegasus ponies looked at each other, surprised.
"I say! You don't think . . . ." North Star said.
"I do think," Paradise said, nervously. "No doubt about it, North Star! Everyone! Inside the Estate! Fast!"
"Why, what's wrong?" Franky asked.
"We'll explain later!" North Star shouted. "Just hurry into the Estate!"
No one asked any questions. They just ran into the Estate as fast as they could. Paradise and North Star began closing every door and window they could find, and locked them as well. Everyone stared at them as if they were crazy.
"It's time," Paradise said.
"Time for what?" Molly asked.
"It's . . . . . it's Witch Night!" North Star shouted, nervously.
"Witch Night?" Anne asked. "What in the world is a Witch Night?"
"It starts with the wind," Paradise said. "We call it a Sour Sweet Wind."
"Sounds like something out of a Dr. Suess story if you ask me," Danny said, leaning against the armrest of the couch.
"Sounds like Chinese food to me," Franky said.
"What doesn't remind you of food?" Anne asked.
"When the wind starts howling," Paradise continued, ignoring Anne and the two boys, "it stirs up the pond. And it aggravates the Sea Ponies."
"So the pond water gets a little rough during the wind storm," Franky said with a shrug. "So what?"
Before Paradise could continue, the loudest yowling and howling was heard from outside.
It was the Sea Ponies, practically yowling their heads off. The ponies and their friends groaned, and tried to cover their ears.
"Too loud!" Baby Cuddles cried.
"Make them stop, Mama!" Baby Lickety-Split shouted.
"I can't!" Lickety-Split groaned.
"That's so what, Franky," Paradise said. "When the wind starts howling, it stirs up the pond, and the Sea Ponies start yowling!"
"So the Sea Ponies kill everyone's ear drums," Anne shrugged. "Big deal! I don't see why you guys are so panicked about this wind!"
"It's not just that," Paradise continued. "When the wind stirs up the pond, and the Sea Ponies start yowling, they wake up the Tree Bears."
"Tree Bears?" Molly asked.
"They're little bears that live in the trees," Paradise said.
"Awww, they sound cute," Julie said.
"They are cute," Paradise said with a nod. "But they sleep all through fall and winter, and they don't like to be woken up. When they wake up in the middle of their sleep, they begin growling."
"So does my mom when she gets a rude awakening from a nap," Franky said.
"The Tree Bears start growling," Paradise said again. And that . . . . . that irritates . . . . oh boy. Witch Cat!"
"Oh no!" Fizzy shouted.
"And then Witch Cat starts prowling!" Paradise shouted.
"You want to elaborate on that a little more, Paradise?" Anne asked.
"Yeah, I'm still a little confused," Megan said.
"Every hundred years or so," Paradise explained. "We get this Sour Sweet Wind, and it's been known as Witch Night. The last one was a hundred years ago. Witch Cat comes down off Skull Mountain, and witches everyone!"
"Witches?" Julie asked.
"What does that mean?" Megan asked.
"That means she terrorizes all of Ponyland!" Paradise shouted.
"That can't be good," Tommy said.
"And if we go outside, we'll be liable to get witched!" Paradise shouted.
"I say!" North Star shouted. "That's not good at all, is it?"
"I scared, Megan!" Baby Tiddly Winks shouted.
"Don't worry," Megan said. "I'm sure if we stay in the Estate, we'll be all right."
