A/N: Sunrise Blossom here to post this since Dede42 is currently rolling around on the floor of the writers' studio, having hysterical laughter.

(Luna Eclipsed: The What You'd Normally Expect In A Timon and Pumbaa/MLP Crossover From Dede42 and RolePlayer48 Edition)

Chapter 4: Can Luna Have Fun? Part 1

After searching for a few minutes, Sunrise Blossom, Timon and Pumbaa returned to the clearing, where they found Princess Luna curled up on the ground in front of the statue of Nightmare Moon, and she was looking miserable.

Exchanging a look with the meerkat and warthog, Sunrise Blossom stepped forward to address the Princess. "Princess Luna? Hi, my name is-"

"Mythic Diadem, Prince John and some no named ballerina in a pink dress," said Luna, looking them over with a nod. "Commendable costumes! Thou even got the coins and King Richard's crown right."

Sunrise Blossom flushed. "Oh...well, thanks for the compliment, Princess," she said. "Uh, we just came here to welcome you to our celebration. Our actual names are-"

"Sunrise Blossom, Timon and Pumbaa," said the Princess of the Night.

"Wait, wait, wait! You know us both?" Timon asked, surprised.

"I KNOW YOU BOTH, FOR I REMEMBER SEEING YOU BOTH IN THE PRIDE LANDS HELPING DR. HOOVES!" Luna said in the loud voice that had the trio cringing and covering their ears. "ALSO, I SAW YOU WHEN MY SISTER PRAISED YOU ALL IN HELPING STOP DISCORD! AS FOR THOU, SUNRISE BLOSSOM, IT IS THOU AND YOUR TWIN SISTER TWILIGHT SPARKLE WHO UNLEASHED THE POWERS OF HARMONY UPON US AND TOOK AWAY OUR DARK POWERS!"

Sunrise Blossom, clamping her hooves over her really sensitive hearing again. "Ow! And that was a good thing, right?"

"But of course," said Luna, returning to her normal voice level. "We could not be happier. Is that not clear?"

"Well, you see Lulu..." Timon began.

"Lulu?" Luna repeated, interrupting him."I like that. Do you know I do. Guards!"

And one of the guards that pulled her chariot earlier appeared. "Hmm?"

"Put that on my luggage," the Princess of the Night commanded. "Lulu!" She began laughing in an uncontrollable manner. "Lulu. Yes."

(A/N: Yeah, if you can't tell, this is a reference to Disney's Robin Hood where Prince John likes Little John (dressed as Sir Reginald) calling him PJ.)

Timon was weirded out by this and so was the orange unicorn while Pumbaa was just confused since his hearing hadn't returned yet. "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyeah," he agreed. "Anyway, you say that you could not be happier to be reformed now but it kinda sounds like you're yelling at us."

"Yeah, and it hurts my soon to be non-existent ears when you sound like that," Sunrise Blossom agreed, rubbing one of her aching ears with one hoof. "I mean, you should know that I have a disability that leaves me somewhat awkward in social situations, and it also makes my hearing more sensitive."

Pumbaa looked at them. "Did you two say something?"

Luna was perplexed. "But this is traditional Royal Canterlot Voice!" she stated in her normal voice for the moment.

"Tradition?" Timon repeated, confused. "What tradition?"

The Princess of the Night sighed and explained. "It is tradition to speak using the royal ''we'', and to use" she went back to the Royal Canterlot Voice "THIS MUCH VOLUME WHEN ADDRESSING OUR SUBJECTS!"

Sunrise, Timon and Pumbaa all covered their ears and yelped in pain. "Owowowowowowowowowow!"

"Eardrums, out of order," the warthog moaned and flopped onto his back with his hooves over his ears.

"Y'know Lulu," said Timon, rubbing his aching ears with one paw, "this shouting at an annoyingly high volume tradition of yours might explain why your appearance earlier was met with...mixed results."

Sunrise Blossom nodded, hoping that her hearing wouldn't disappear on her. "I think Timon might be right there," she agreed. "I think if you just changed your approach a teensy tiny little bit, you might be met with a much warmer reception."

"And it'll definitely save our eardrums," the meerkat added.

"Okay, you two," Pumbaa said, sitting up and looking at his friends, having failed to hear anything that they'd said. "Seriously, I'm still completely deaf at the moment. What are we doing with Luna right now exactly?"

"Yes, what do you think we should do to make our voice more pleasing?" the Princes of the Night inquired.

Sunrise Blossom thought for a moment and got an idea. "I know, we can visit with Fluttershy and she should be able to help."

"Huh?" Pumbaa asked, still unable to hear.

The orange unicorn sighed. "Actually, let's stop by the Apothecary first so I can make a potion to restore Pumbaa's hearing first," she suggested, and they all headed back to town.

After making up a potion that restored Pumbaa's hearing, they all headed out of town to see a certain yellow pegasus, who Sunrise Blossom was hoping could help the Princess of the Night.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy was hiding under her bed in her house, waiting for the Nightmare Night to end, and she was reading to Angel Bunny, Harry the Bear, and a few other animals when there was a knock on the door that freaked her out.

"Go away! No candy here! Visitors are not welcomed on Nightmare Night!" she shrieked, cowering while Harry the Bear crawled out from under the bed to face off whoever was at the door.

When there was no additional knocking, the yellow pegasus was relieved, and she started to pick up the book when the bed suddenly floated away, and she screamed. "Ah!" She grabbed Angel Bunny and fled downstairs with the other animals.

The bed lowered back to the floor and 'Tigger' appeared on top of it, snickering. "Oh, such fun!" he exclaimed in his real voice before disappearing once again to prank other ponies.

When the group reached the door of the house, Sunrise Blossom turned to Luna, who was looking a little uncertain. "Don't worry, Princess," she said reassuringly. "Fluttershy can give you some great pointers."

"Yeah," Timon said, unconvinced. "From what we've heard about her from Sunny here, she's delicate and demure with the sweetest little voice that only a mother could love."

Sunrise Blossom stared at the meerkat. "Uh...yeah. Um...is that an insult?"

"What?" Timon asked. "I don't know her that much very well. What do you want from me?"

The orange unicorn sighed. "Okay. Fair point." She turned to knock on Fluttershy's front door-

BANG! Fluttershy suddenly shot out of the door and collided with the orange unicorn, the meerkat and the warthog. "HELP!" she screamed. "My house is haunted!" She tumbled across the ground with Sunrise Blossom, Timon and Pumbaa until they came to a stop in a heap.

"Ow," Sunrise Blossom groaned. "Uh, Fluttershy, what gives here?"

Fluttershy blinked and and quickly sat up, flushing. "Oh, sorry, Sunny," she apologized. "But something just made my bed move on it's own and I got scared."

'Discord, as much as we love your chaos magic and pranks now, your timing in public needs a bit of work,' the orange unicorn thought, getting up while Timon pried his head out from under Pumbaa's belly. "Ahem, I'm sure it was just your imagination, Fluttershy."

"Or was it?" the meerkat asked in a spooky voice.

The yellow pegasus started to get scared again. "I don't know. Was it?"

"Uh, Timon?" Pumbaa began uncertainly.

"Well Flutters, you never know," Timon said, still speaking in a spooky voice while moving around her in a creepy manner. "It IS the night of spooks and scary surprises after all."

Pumbaa rolled his eyes and pulled his friend away. "Anyway, the three of us need your help with something."

"Why?" Fluttershy asked, still scared. "What do the three of you and Nightmare Moon need my help for..." She gasped fearfully when she saw the Princess of the Night. "NIGHTMARE MOON!" She screamed, ran back into her cottage and slammed the door shut.

Sunrise Blossom laughed nervously as Princess Luna just looked at the trio with an unamused face. "Uh…"

"Sheesh," said Timon, annoyed. "What a scaredy pony. How do you put up with her all your life, Sunrise?"

"Oh yeah," Sunrise Blossom said with a sheepish smile. "One thing I forgot to mention to you boys and to you too, Luna, Fluttershy doesn't like this particular night. It's just too scary and frightening for her."

"Awwww," Pumbaa said understandingly. "I kinda know how she feels. I too often have a tendancy to get easily frightened at stuff."

Timon rolled his eyes. "You Pumbaa, I'm used to," he said and pointed to the house. "This yellow scaredy pony? Not so much in the slightest! Honestly, the nerve of her acting so childish for somepony her age. Wait right here, you three. I'll be right back." He grabbed various things from behind his back that would ''convince'' Fluttershy to come outside and went inside the cottage. After a series of thumping, crashing and shrieking noises, he shoved a badly bruised and beat up Fluttershy out her house. "Fluttershy... you remember remember Princess Luna?"

"Ow," the yellow pegasus groaned, looking dazed.

"Timon, were you using your torture weapons on her when you went in there?" the warthog asked, concerned.

"What else am I supposed to do at desperate times like this, Pumbaa?" the meerkat demanded.

"PLEASED TO MEET YOU MS. SHY!" Luna said in the royal Canterlot voice, making them all cringe.

Fluttershy cringed and spoke timidly. "Likewise."

"SUNRISE BLOSSOM, TIMON AND PUMBAA HATH SPOKEN OF THE SWEETNESS OF THY VOICE! WE ASK THAT THOU TEACHEST US TO SPEAK AS THOU SPEAKEST!" the Princess of the Night continued, her voice still booming.

Fluttershy gulped and spoke quietly as Sunrise Blossom went inside the cottage to retrieve some earplugs to save her sensitive hearing while Timon and Pumbaa just tried to cover they're ears as best as they could. "Okay."

"SHALL OUR LESSONS BEGIN?" Luna inquired.

"Okay," the yellow pegasus agreed, still speaking quietly.

Luna stepped closer to her. "SHALL WE MIMIC THY VOICE?"

Fluttershy nodded, speaking even quieter than before. "Okay."

"HOW IS THIS?" the Princess of the Night asked, her voice still booming.

"Perfect, lesson over!" Fluttershy exclaimed, leaping to her hooves. "Toodles!" She fled back towards her house only for Timon to get in the way and slammed the door shut so that she pancaked into it instead. "Ow."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," the meerkat said, shaking his head. "Pitiful pegasus. You need mental help. Does anyone know where we can find a doctor or someone that will rid her of her scaredness?"

Pumbaa was now really concerned for the wellbeing of the yellow pegasus. "Timon, don't you think you're being a bit too harsh on the poor thing?" he asked. "She can't help it if she's easily frightened of everything."

Timon sighed and covered his face with his paw. "One of these days, she'll have to help it," he stated. "It's starting to get annoying."

"You're starting to sound like Rainbow Dash when we took Fluttershy up the mountain to tell the snoring dragon to leave," Sunrise Blossom said, frowning.

The meerkat looked at her questioningly. "She did what now?"

The orange unicorn ignored him and turned to the Princess of the Night. "Anyway Luna, that's still way too loud," she informed her. "A little quieter, please?"

Luna toned her booming voice down to a loud voice. "How is... this?"

Sunrise Blossom nodded, and while it was still loud, it wasn't as loud as before. "Better. Right, guys?"

Timon and Pumbaa looked at each other uncertainly. "Uhhhhhh..."

Fluttershy pried her face off the door and gave a nervous dazed laugh. "Mommy, is that you?"

Shaking his head, Timon whispered in Pumbaa's ear. "Still sounds a little too loud to me."

Luna tried again and she was still loud but not as loud as before. "How... about... now?"

Sunrise Blossom removed her earplugs. "Now you're getting it. Right, guys?"

Pumbaa nodded. "Yep."

"Well it's okay but she doesn't have to shout still," the meerkat remarked.

Luna tried one last time in a normal none shouting voice. "And... how about now?"

"Perfect," Sunrise Blossom said with a nod of approval. "Well done."

Even Timon had to agree that it was a big improvement. "Well at least she isn't shouting anymo-"

Luna suddenly went back to her booming voice as she magically pulled Fluttershy off her door and hugged her while Sunrise Blossom quickly put her professional grade earplugs on again. "I THANK THEE, DEAR FLUTTERSHY!"

Timon groaned in annoyance as he and Pumbaa covered their ears again. "Spoke too soon, didn't I?"

"Yup," the orange unicorn agreed.

"OUR NORMAL SPEAKING VOICE SHALL SURELY WIN US THE HEARTS OF THY FELLOW VILLAGERS!" the Princess of the Night continued, still hugging the yellow pegasus, who was still looking dazed.

Just then, Pinkie Pie came racing up the path with her group of fillies on her heels. "Fluttershy! You've gotta hide us! Nightmare Moon is here and…" she began and let out a terrified chicken squawk when she saw the yellow pegasus in the forearms of the Princess. "Ah! She stole Fluttershy's voice so she can't scream when she gobbles her up!" And she fled with the fillies, screaming.

Princess Luna dropped Fluttershy, who quickly retreated back into her house, and called out in her non-booming voice. "Nay, children, wait!" She then sat on the ground, dejected.

"Hmm, that didn't work out too well," Timon remarked. "Got a plan B, Sunny?"

"Yup, and that will involve having fun," said Sunrise Blossom and the Princess of the Night looked at her questioningly.

"What does thy mean, fun?"

"Come with us and you'll see."

A/N: I pulled some stuff from part five of the rewrite to finish this off for Dede42, who is still having hysterical laughter. R&R everyone!