My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Luna Eclipsed
A/N: Hello and welcome to the first installment of Luna Eclipsed, and the return of two of our favorite characters from The Lion King.
Timon: (waves at the camera) Hey, guys!
Pumbaa: (also waves) Hi!
Dede42: So, I know that Halloween isn't until next month, but at the rate I've been posting stuff lately, this is being posted a month early. But, that's fine with me. (winks) Now, on with the show!
Timon and Pumbaa: Yay!
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship or The Lion King. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: TIMON AND PUMBAA PAY A VISIT
It was a lovely day in the Pride Lands and for the first time in a long time since Simba had become king after defeating Scar, Timon and Pumbaa had a day off from looking after Princess Kiara, who was currently out with the lionesses to learn how to hunt. This had come as a surprise to the meerkat and the warthog, who had been taking their responsibilities as royal babysitters more seriously since their unexpected trip to Equestria and being controlled by the spirit of chaos, Discord.
After going to their favorite location for a breakfast of insects, Timon and Pumbaa were how reclining on a large smooth rock, enjoying the warm weather… well, they were trying to enjoy it like they normally would've in the days before meeting Simba, but they were actually bored out of their minds by not having anything to do.
"Timon, I wish we had something to do," Pumbaa said wistfully, resting his chin on his forelegs. "I'm bored."
"I hate to admit it, buddy, but I'm bored, too," Timon admitted. "Having nothing to do isn't as fun as it used to be." He stared up at the few clouds passing overhead and noted that one of them bore a resemblance to a horse. 'No, make that a unicorn,' he thought and he sat up, getting an idea. "Pumbaa, pal, I got an idea! Back to Pride Rock!"
Wondering what his friend had in mind, the warthog got up, let the meerkat jump onto his back, and he ran back to Pride Rock.
Returning to the massive rock outcrop that the lion pride called home, they hurried to their quarters. Timon dug through the leaves that they used as bedding until he finally found what he was looking for: it was the pendant that Princess Celestia had given to them so that they could return home after helping defeat Discord, and they could also use it to return to Equestria to visit their friends.
"Here it is," said the meerkat, holding up the gold pendant that had the cutie marks of the Mane Seven on it. "Care to take a trip to visit our friends in Ponyville?"
Pumbaa nodded eagerly. "Oh yes, yes," he agreed and knelt so that Timon could loop the chain around their necks and they both touched the pendant, concentrating. There was a blinding flash of white light, and both the warthog and the meerkat disappeared.
In the land of Equestria, the sun was starting to set, and in Ponyville, the ponies were getting ready for an annual event known as the Nightmare Night Festival, which was the pony version of Halloween.
At the Apothecary, Sunrise Blossom was in her bedroom, making adjustments to her costume in the mirror while glancing at a photo of a tall female unicorn with light blue skin, red mane and tail with purple highlights, emerald green eyes, and a cutie mark that was a cross between a glass bottle and a diamond crown.
The unicorn in the photo was wearing a purple bandana around her head in a manner that didn't interfere with her horn, gold beads in her mane, a gold necklace with a sapphire pendent around her neck, gold hoop earrings, a white off-shoulder silk blouse, a red velvet skirt, a brown corset, a purple/pink scarf with gold coins tied around her waist, and gold bracelets. The unicorn was named Mythic Diadem, a historical unicorn who was famous for her potions and remedies, and was also the little sister of the wizard Star Swirl the Bearded.
'Rarity did a great job when I asked her to make this costume for me,' Sunrise Blossom thought, making a minor adjustment to the bandana before turning from the mirror. 'I wonder if any pony will be able to guess who I'm dressed as beside Twilight? Odds are most will think that I'm dressed as gypsy, which wouldn't be too far from the truth.' She was heading for the stairs to go downstairs when there was a flash of light and a crashing sound that had her pet cat, Rosemary, howling and hissing. "Rosemary!"
Sunrise Blossom raced down the stairs to the main floor and blinked when she saw sprawled on the floor and covered with several baskets of herbs a familiar meerkat and warthog, and they both were looking very sheepish, cringing when the angry cat hissed at them.
"Timon? Pumbaa? What're you two doing here?" she asked while shooing Rosemary away and magically cleaned up the mess so that the two animals to get up. "I thought you both have a princess to help look after."
"We do," Timon replied, dusting himself off a bit. "But we had a day off for once, thought to come for a visit."
"Yup," Pumbaa agreed cheerfully. "So, what's going on to have you all dressed up, Sunny?"
"Well, it so just happens that tonight is a festival known as Nightmare Night," Sunrise Blossom explained. "And everypony gets to wear costumes, play games, and the fillies get to collect candy so that they can give and offering to keep Nightmare Moon from eating them."
Timon and Pumbaa exchanged confused looks. "Nightmare who?"
The orange unicorn chuckled and shared with them the story about how Princess Luna, who'd they met briefly before the ceremony to celebrate the defeat of Discord, had once become the evil and corrupted Nightmare Moon and had been sealed away in the moon for a thousand years until she escaped, and the Mane Seven had used the Elements of Harmony to defeat her.
"Let me get this straight," said Timon, forehead furrowed. "Even though Princess Luna isn't Nightmare Moon anymore, you ponies are still having the Nightmare Night Festival? Why?"
"It's both fun and traditional," Sunrise Blossom answered. "Plus, the fillies and many other ponies enjoy getting scared for the fun of it," she added. "Twilight and the others will be attending the festival… well, not Fluttershy, she prefers to stay home since she isn't a big fan of doing scary stuff. Want to go?"
"Sounds like a lot fun," Pumbaa remarked and looked at the meerkat hopefully. "Timon?"
Timon thought about it for a moment and then shrugged. "Sure, why not," he agreed. "Just as long as I don't have to dress in drag and do the hula."
Sunrise Blossom chuckled. "Don't worry, I think I can come up with some fun costumes for you two," she promised and lead them upstairs to see what she could come up with. "And if I can't, then I'm sure that Rarity can whip up something real fast." And this got happy agreements from the two animals.
Meanwhile at the library, Spike was already in his dragon costume, and he was pacing in the main library, waiting for Twilight Sparkle.
"Ugh, come on, Twilight," he complained, wondering why it always took female ponies so long to get ready. "We're gonna be late for the Nightmare Night festival." He blinked when the purple unicorn came down the stairs, wearing a blue wizard hat covered with gold stars and gold bells, a blue cloak covered with gold stars, gold moons, and gold bells, and a fake long grey beard. "Huh? Are you that one kooky grandpa from Ponyville Retirement Village?" he asked when she reached him.
"I'm Star Swirl the Bearded!" Twilight Sparkle corrected the baby dragon, who gave her a blank look. "Father of the amniomorphic spell? Did you even read that book I gave you about obscure unicorn history?" she asked, annoyed.
"Uh…" said Spike when there was a knocking. "That sounds important." He hurried to the door and opened it, yelping a little when he saw the three fillies wearing costumes and Granny Smith was with them.
"Nightmare Night! What a fright!" the fillies chanted happily. "Give us something sweet to bite!"
While the baby dragon was relieved, Twilight Sparkle joined him and smiled at the fillies. "Hi, everypony," she greeted them. "Great costumes. Happy Nightmare Night, Granny Smith."
"I should have been asleep five hours ago," Granny Smith complained a little, regretting that she'd agreed to look after the fillies instead of manning the Apple Maze.
While the purple unicorn magically put candy in the bags of the three fillies, Pipsqueak, who was dressed as a pirate, squeezed through them and toppled over a little. "Pipsqueak the pirate, at your service," he said, getting up and saluting. "It's my very first Nightmare Night," he added with clear excitement.
"Since you moved here from Trottingham?" Twilight Sparkle asked with a smile since Pipsqueak and his family had moved to Ponyville last year.
Pipsqueak shook his head happily. "No, my very first Nightmare Night ever!" he declared since he was finally old enough.
Just then, Pinkie Pie ran up, dressed like a chicken and she even let out a chicken squawk. "Enough chitchat!" she announced. "Time is candy!"
"Pinkie Pie, aren't you a little old for this?" the purple unicorn asked skeptically.
"Too old for free candy?" the pink pony repeated and let out another chicken squawk. "Never."
Deciding to humor her crazy friend, Twilight Sparkle gave her a piece of candy and then posed, the bells jingling. "Do you like it?" she asked, hoping that at least one pony would recognize her costume.
"Yeah! Great costume, Twilight!" said Pinkie Pie, swiping more candy from the bowl that Spike was holding like a chicken pecking at corn. "You make a fantastic weirdo clown!" And she zoomed off to get more candy.
"A clown?" the purple unicorn repeated, offended. "Look at the borders on these robes. These are hoof-stitched!" she shouted after her retreating friend.
"It's a great costume!" Spike agreed, putting away the bowl as they left the library. "Huh! Grandpa!" he added in a teasing manner.
Twilight Sparkle growled in annoyance that nopony was recognizing the wizard she was dressed as, and followed after the baby dragon.
A/N: Happy Nightmare Night! R&R everyone!