(NEXT DAY – NIGHTMARE NIGHT)
*Groans*"Come on, Twilight. We've gonna be late for the nightmare night festival." Spike said, waiting for her on the stairs. He was wearing a dragon costume, (as if he wasn't already a dragon).
Twilight came down, wearing a mage costume.
"Huh? Are you that one kooky grandpa from Ponyville retarement village?" Spike asked.
Twilight frouned, "I'm Star Swirl the bearded." She said, he just blinked. " Father of the amniomorphic spell?" He blinked again. "Did you even read that book I gave you about obscure inucorn history?" She asked.
"Uhh..." There was a knock on the door. "That sounds important." Spike dashed to the door, he opened it to reveal three ponies with costumes.
"Nightmare night! What a fright! Give us something sweet to bite!" They singed. Spike went to grab some candys. Twilight went to the door.
"Hi, everypony. Great costumes. Happy nightmare night, Granny Smith." Twilight said.
"I should have been asleep five hours ago." Granny said.
Spike came to the door with the candies, Twilight levitated one to each of the ponies. Suddently came a little ponie in a pirate costume. "Pip-squeak the pirate at your service. It's my very first nightmare night." He said.
"Since you've moved here from trottingham?" Twilight asked.
"No, my very first nightmare night ever!" He said.
[Squawks] "Enough chit chat! Time is candy!" Pinkie said as she came wearing a chicken costume.
"Pinkie Pie, aren't you a little old for this?" Twilight asked.
"And you aren't?" Sonic asked as he and Tails came. Tails was dressed as Frankstein, while Sonic was with a bat costume, he even made Tails use a spell on him to turn temporarily his wings into bat wings.
"Good point." She said, then levitated a candy to Pinkie. "Do you like it?" She asked, showing her costume.
"Yeah! Great costume, Twilight! Oh, you make a fantastic weirdo clown." Pinkie said, leaving.
"For me looks more like Dumbledore." Sonic said.
Twilight groned, she and Spike exited the library, closing it. "Look at the borders on these robes. These are hoof-stitched." Twilight said.
"It's a great costume. [chuckles] Grandpa." Spike said, she growls.
(LATER ON THE NIGHTMARE NIGHT FESTIVAL)
Twilight, Spike and Tails were looking around, "Star Swirl the bearded is only the most important conjurer of the preclassical era." She said. "He created more than 200 spells. He even has a shelf in the Canterlot Library of Magic named after him." She continued saying, Spike was ignoring her while Tails was actually hearing her. "Maybe I should start up a pony group to teach ponies about history. I bet everypony would love it, don't you, guys?" She asked.
"Yes, I would." Tails said.
"Mm-hmm. Mmm. I love it!" Spike said, eating a lot of candies. He stumbled on her, drooping all the candies.
"Hey, look. We've here already. Should we get something to eat?" She looked to Spike, who burped with his stomach full.
"Twilight, Twilight! Look at our haul! Canyou believe it?!" Pinkie said, devoring the candies on her bag.
Above them, was Rainbow on a Shadowbolt costume, with Sonic at her side. They grabbed a dark cloud and bring it above Pinkie.
"And then we went to Cheerilee's house, and we got a bunch more goodies! Didn't we Pip?" Pinkie asked. "Sure did." He said.
"And then we had to stop and wait for Granny Smith, and then-" [Bang!] A thunder sounded, making Tails jump on fright and scaring Pinkie and the little ponies with her.
[Laughs evilly] "Rainbow Dash, Sonic, that wasn't very nice." Twilight said.
"Lighten up, old-timer. This is the best night of the year for pranks." Rainbow said.
"Look what you did to Spike." Twilight said, pointing to Spike, who was on the ground, breathing loudly.
"Aw, it's all in good fun." Rainbow said.
"Oh, oh! There's another group over there!" Sonic said. They grabbed the dark cloud and dashed to another group.
Twilight looked to Spike, who didn't get up, she levitated him to her back. Then they went to Applejack.
"Happy nightmare night, Applejack." Twilight said.
"Howdy, Spike. Hey Twilight. Hi Tails. Nice costumes." She said, wearing a scarecrow costume.
"Thanks." They said.
"While y'all are here, you feel like bobbing for an apple?" Applejack asked, pointing to a tub with green water and apples on it. A pony came from the water, with a plug, draining the water from it.
[Cheers and applauses]
They saw the mayor dressed as a clown, on a stage talking with the crowd.
Thank you, everypony. And welcome to the nightmare night festival. Now, all the little ponies who have been out collecting sweets should follow our friend Zecora to her the legend of...[Spook voice] Nightmare Moon![Laughs evilly]." The mayor said.
"Her spooky voice might work better if she wasn't dressed like that." Spike said to Twilight, who giggled.
The mayor glared at him, then pointed to the curtains, where came a green smoke, and Zecora appeared, with some rins on her neck and ears, and some fake spiders on her mane.
"Follow me, and very soon you'll hear the tale of Nightmare Moon."[Thunder crashes] She said, as thunder was sounding on the background.
(ON THE BORDER OF THE FOREST)
"Listen close, my little dears. I'll tell you where you got your fears..." Zecora said, pointing to the statue of Nightmare Moon.
(WITH SONIC AND RAINBOW DASH)
"Hahaha." They laughed as they scared yet another group of ponies.
"I think it's enough now. Ha ha." Sonic said, laughing a little.
"Oh, come on, we just started." Rainbow said.
"We should keep an eye out for trouble." Sonic said, looking around.
"Really? What could happen?" Rainbow asked as she looked at him.
"I don't know. I just have the feeling something is coming." Sonic said.
"What do you think is coming, then?" She asked.
"If I knew I would say." He said.
"Let's have a look arould, if we don't find anything, we continue spooking these ponies, deal?" She asked.
"Fine, deal." He said as they beginned patroling arould Ponyville, suddently they saw a black carriage, with two dark ponies with bat wings pulling it, coming from the sky, with a clouk figure on it. It came above the center of the town, where it stopped and the clouk figure dismout it, the figure revealed itself as princess Luna.
Everypony, minus Sonic, Rainbow, Tails and Twilight, bowed to her in fear.
"Citizens of ponyville... We have graced your tiny village with our presence so that you might behold the real princess of the night! A creature of nightmares no longer, but instead a pony who desires your love and admiration! Tohether we shall change this dreadful celebration into a bright and glorious feast!" Luna said, with a booming voice.
"Did you hear that, everypony? Nightmare Moon says she's gonna feast on us all!" Pinkie said, scaring everypony.
"What? No, children, no. You no longer have reason to fear us. Screams of delight is what your princess desires, not screams of terror!" Luna said, slamming her hoofs on the ground. "Madam mayor, thy princess of the night hath arrived!" She said stending her hoof to the mayor, who shinks in fear. Luna then stend her hoof to the pony beside the mayor, who did the same thing. "What's the matter with you?" She asked, standing her hoof to the others, who did the same too. "Very well, then. Be that way! We won't even bother with the traditional royal farewell!" Luna said, leaving to her statue.
"I'm gonna go talk with her." Twilight said, following the princess of the night, with Tails.
"We better follow them." Sonic said.
"Why?" Rainbow asked.
"Because, I don't want you girls to cause another mess. Remember yesterday?" Sonic asked.
"Oh, right." Rainbow said, following Twilight with Sonic.
(WITH TWILIGHT)
They followed princess Luna to the statue of Nightmare Moon on the forest.
"Princess Luna? Hi, my name is-", "Star Swirl the bearded. Commendable costume. Thou even got the bells right." Luna said, turning to her.
"Thank you! Finally! Somepony who gets my costume!" Twilight said. "Uh, I just came to welcome you to our celebration. My actual name is-", "Twilight Sparkle." Luna said, interrupting her again. "It was thou who unleashed the powers of harmony upon us and took away our dark powers!" Luna said, with her booming voice.
"And that was a good thing, right?" Twilight asked.
"But of course! We could not be happier! Is that not clear?!" Luna asked.
"Well, you kind of sound like you're yelling at me." Twilight said.
"But this is the traditional Royal Canterlot voice. It is tradition to speak using the royal 'we', and to use... This much volume when addressing our subjects!" Luna said.
"You know, that might explain why your appearance was met with... mixed results. I think if you just changed your approuch a bit, you might be met with a warmer reception." Twilight said.
"Change our approuch?!" Luna asked.
"Lower the volume." Tails said.
"Oh. We have been locked away for 1000 years. We are... Not sure if we can." Luna said.
Twilight than had an idea of who could help them. "Come with me, I think I know somepony who can help with that." Twilight said, leading Luna to Fluttershy's hut.
(AT FLUTTERSHY'S HUT)
"Don't worry, princess. Fluttershy can give you some great pointers. She's delicate and demure, with the sweetest little voice." Twilight said, knocking on the door.
"Go away! No candy here! Visitors not welcome on Nightmare Night!" Fluttershy said ruddently, from inside.
"Uh,[chuckles]." Twilight chuckled nervously. "Fluttershy, it's me, Twilight." She said.
"Oh, it is you." Fluttershy said, opening the door. "And Nightmare Moon... [gasps] Nightmare Moon![screams]" She slammed the door closed.
[chuckled nervously]" Wait right here." Twilight said, entering the hut and bringing Fluttershy to Luna.
"Fluttershy [grunts] you remember princess Luna." Twilight asked, pushing her.
"Charmed!" Luna said with her booming voice.
Fluttershy got scared and runned inside, but Twilight used her magic to bring her back. "[whimpers] Likewise." She said.
"Twilight Sparkle has spoken of the sweetness of thy voice! We ask now teach us to speak as thou speaketh!" Luna asked with the booming voice.
"Okay." Fluttershy said.
"Shall our lessons begin?!" Luna asked.
"Okay." Fluttershy said.
"Shall we mimic thy voice?" Luna asked.
"Okay."
"How is this?!"
"Perfect. Lesson over." Fluttershy said, dashing to her hut, but before she entered it, Tails closed the door.
"A little quieter, princess." Twilight said.
"How is... This?" Luna asked with her normal voice.
"Better. Right, Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.
"Yes." She said.
"How... About... Now?" Luna asked.
"Now you're getting it." Twilight said.
"And how about now?" Luna asked normally.
"Yes. Well done." Twilight said.
Luna used her magic to grab and bring Fluttershy to her, hugging her. "Ah, thank thee, dear Fluttershy. Our normal speaking voice shall surely win us the hearts of thy fellows villagers!" Luna said, with her royal voice, without the booming.
"Flutthershy, you got th hide us! Nightmare Moon is here and-[gasps] Pinkie Pie saw Luna hugging Fluttershy, she thought Luna was attacking Fluttershy.
"She's stolen Fluttershy's voice so she can't scream when she gobbles her up!" Pinkie said, scraming with the ponies with her, running from there.
"Nay, children! Wait! I-I mean... Nay, children. No. Wait." Luna said.
"Come on, princess. Time for plan 'B'." Twilight said, bringing Luna back to the festival.
(WITH RAINBOW AND SONIC)
"She won't get the ponies to like her if she doesn't stop using that voice." Rainbow said.
"Yeah." Sonic said as they followed her and Twilight.
(WITH TWILIGHT)
Everypony was enjoying themselfs on the festival, until Luna came with Twilight and Tails, they immeaditelly bowed in fear.
"It is of no use, Twilight. They have never liked us and they never shall." Luna said.
"Well, Applejack is one of the most likable ponies around. She could have some ideas." Tails sugested, as they found her, helping a little ponie from falling the tub.
"Oh, careful there, partner." Applejack said, putting him on the ground, she looked behind to find Luna looking at her. "Ahh!" she bowed in fear, Luna looked to Tails and Twilight unsure.
"Uh, Applejack? The princess is looking for a little advice on ow to fit in around here." Twilight said.
"Fit in? Really?" Applejack asked, Twilight just glared at her.
"Uhh, I mean... That's easy. All you got to do is have the right attitude. Loosen up a bit. Be positive. Play a few games. Have some fun." Applejack said.
"Fun? What is this'fun' thou speaketh of?" Luna asked as Applejack pointed to one of the games: Thrown a fake spider on a large cobweb.
"Pray tell, what purpose do these serve?" Luna asked.
"Try to land the s-spiders on the web." A pink pony in a bee costume said, in fear.
Luna grabbed one F-spider and thrown, it landed on the ground in front of the web. She looked to them, unsure. "You can do it, princess!" Applejack said.
Luna grabbed another one and thrown it with more strength, it landed on the center of the web.
"Oh, your princess enjoys this... Fun." Luna said as some ponies came looking. "In what other ways may we experience it?" She asked Applejack.
She and Twilight looked at each other, then showed her the pumpkin catapults. Luna fired one on the target, hitting it.
"Ha ha! The fun has been doubled!" Luna said as some ponies celebrated.
"Why don't you try bobbing for apples? We got the best apples in Equestria here, princess." Applejack said.
"I ask that thou call us-me... Luna, fair Applejack." Luna said. "Hear me, villagers! All of you! Call me Luna!" She said to everypony.
They talked about how her name is good.
"Show me to these bobbing apples." Luna said to Applejack, but then she saw Pip losing balance and falling on the water of the bobbing apples, Luna dashed to him, grabbing him from it.
"Hey, guys. Anypony seen Pip?" Pinkie Pie asked. "We lost him the last time we had to run – Ahh! Nightmare Moon is gobbling Pip-Squeak! Everypony run!" Pinkie said running with the little ponies.
"Help! My backside has been gobbled!" Pip said as he runned too.
"'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and unglobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!" Luna said, slamming her hoof on the ground and making a thunder sounds, scaring the poies around. "Fair villagers, please do not back away. Let us join together in... Fun!" Lua said, throwning a fake spider to them. They didn't reacted the way she wanted. "Not enough fun for you? What you say to this?!" Luna said losing her temper, and using her magic on the fake spider, making it alive and chase the ponies, Luna's magic went to the pot with the rest, making them alive too. Some of the spiders went to the cobweb.
"Huzzah! How many points do I receive?!" Luna asked as some poies screamed from the spiders, making everypony else run.
"Do not run away!" Luna said, but they didn't heard her. "As your princess, we command you!" Luna said, but they continued to run aimless, some bumped with others, while a pony bumped on a stand, making it drop a giant fake candy that rolled after some ponies. The festival was getting destroyed pretty fast.
"BE STILL!" Luna ordened with her royal voice. Everypony obeyed, and bowed in fear.
"Princess, remember. Watch the screaming." Twilight said to her.
"No, Twilight Sparkle! We must use the traditional Royal Canterlot voice for what we are about to say." Luna said. "Should you choose to fear your princess rather than love her and dishonor her with this insulting celebration, we decree that Nightmare Night shall be canceled – FOREVER!" [Thunder crashes] Luna decreeted.
Everypony got sad and begin leaving. [Sighs] "We had everything going our way. Luna was happy. Everypony in town was happy. Now look at them." Applejack said, pointing to some ponies who were crying or whining about it.
"It's not over yet." Twilight said.
"What are you gonna do?" Applejack asked.
"I'm going to do what I do best. Lecture her!" Twilight said, she then went after Luna.
(WITH SONIC AND RAINBOW)
"Great, the festival is officially over." Rainbow said.
"Well, that doesn't stop us from prank the others." Sonic said, chuckling.
"Right.[chuckles] Who we gonna scary this time?" She asked looking around.
"I saw someponies into that alley over there." Sonic pointed to an alley.
"Oh, let's go before they leaved." Rainbow said, pushing the cloud above the alley.
(ON THE ALLEY)
"Pinkie Pie, you remember princess Luna, right?" Twilight asked.
"Ah, the ringleader of the frightened children. Has thou come to make peace?" Luna asked as she extended her hoof to Pinkie. She was about to shake Luna's hoof when [Thunder crashes] Pinkie got scaried, "Nightmare Moon!" and runned.
"Rainbow!" Twilight said, she then went after Pinkie. She was about to exit the alley when Sonic blocked her way.
"Thanks, Sonic." Twilight thanked him, then turned to Pinkie. "She's changed, Pinkie. She's not evil or scary anymore. And she definitely doesn't want to gobble you up." Twilight said.
Pinkie stopped struggling. "Well, duh." She said.
"Huh?" Twilight didn't understand it.
"I know that. Geez, Twilight. I'm almost as big as her. How's she gonna gobble me up?" Pinkie said.
"So why do you keep running away and screaming?" Twilight asked.
"Sometimes it's just really fun to be scared." Pinkie said.
"Fun?... [gasps] Pinkie Pie, you're a genius!" Twilight said as she got an idea.
"No, I'm not. I'm a chicken." Pinkie said.
"Well, I'm gonna find Rainbow. Bye Pinkie." Sonic leaved after Rainbow, who went to scary some more ponies.
"Princess Luna! I finnaly figured out why you having so much trouble being liked." Twilight said.
"Forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm." Luna said, not wantng another fail.
"Come with me. I'll explain everything on the way." Twilight said.
(LATER)
"Gosh, I never thought me very first Nightmare Night would be my very last." Pip said, sad.
"Come, little Pip. Now, don't you fret. Nightmare Night's not over yet. We still have candy left to give so Nightmare Moon might let us live." Zecora said.
"Yes. Come on, little ponies. What's Nightmare Night without the annual candy offering?[Spooky voice] You don't want Nightmare Moon to gobble you up, don't you?" The mayor asked.
"Aw, the rainbow wig just kills it for me." Spike said, walking pass them.
"Come on, kids. Doesn't that sounds like fun?" Applejack asked.
(AT THE NIGHTMARE'S STATUE, ON THE FOREST)
Zecora, the Mayor and Twilight bring the little ponies with their candies at the statue. They dropped the candies in front of it.
"Goodbye, Nightmare Night... Forever." Pip said saddly.
Suddently, the wind begin howling, "Citizens of ponyville! You were wise to birng this candy to me! I am pleased with your offering! So pleased that I may just eat it instead of eating you!" Luna said, as she was disguised as Nightmare Moon.
"AHH!" The little ponies runned scared.
"I am not certain that did what you meant for it to do, Twilight." Luna said, returning back to her form.
"Just wait." Twilight said.
"For what? For them to scream some more?" Luna asked.
"Uh, princess Luna, I know there's not gonna be any more Nightmare Night, but do you suppose maybe you could come back next year and scare us again anyway?" Pip asked. Luna looked around to find the kids in the bushes looking at her.
"Child, atr thou saying that thou... liketh me to scare you?" Luna asked.
"It's really fun. Scary, but fun." Pip said.
"It is?"
"Yeah. Nightmare Night is my favorite night of the year." Pip said.
"Well, then. We shall have to bring... NIGHTMARE NIGHT BACK!" Luna said with her booming voice.
"Whoa! You're my favorite princess ever!" Pip said, hugged Luna, then went to the others kids. "She said 'Yes', guys!" He said.
"See? They really do like you, princess." Twilight said.
"Can it be true?... [thunder crashes] Oh, most wonderful of... [normal voice] I mean. Oh, most wonderful of nights." Luna said, happy.
(LATER AT THE STATUE)
Twilight and Tails where at the statue, she was saying to Spike, who was writing a letter to princess Celestia, about the friendship lesson she learned. Above her was Rainbow and Sonic, who were about to scary them with a thunder when the cloud shocked them, making they fly to other place. Luna came with the dark cloud, blinking at Twilight, they began laughing.
