Today ladies and gentlemen I have another special chapter in this series. The focus of this story is the celebration of Nightmare Night, this world's version of Halloween.
"Dude, it's September at the time of publishing. Halloween won't be for another month."
I am well aware of the time difference, Wade, but I wrote this chapter last year in October. I don't want to wait a month to post this chapter because it is relevant to the storyline.
"Yeah, but it still doesn't change that the story will be out of context."
Just go along with it, Wade.
"Okay, man."
Anyway…
It was a dark evening in Ponyville. The sky was pitch black, the only light was from the glow of the moon. The town was alive with cheer for Nightmare Night. At the Golden Oak Library, Spike was pacing in the main library. For Nightmare Night he's dressed up as… a dragon.
"Ugh, come on Twilight, Wade. We're going to be late for the Nightmare Night festival," Said Spike impatiently.
RING!
Turning around, Spike saw Twilight walking down the stairs. She was wearing a blue wizard robe and hat with bells. Both garments had star and moon patterns. Twilight also wore a fake white beard with her costume.
"Huh? Are you that one kooky grandpa from Ponyville Retirement Village?"
Twilight was taken aback by Spike's assumption of who she is dressed up as.
"I'm Star Swirl the Bearded!" Said Twilight.
Spike looked at Twilight with a look of confusion.
"Father of the amniomorphic spell? Did you even read that book I gave you about obscure unicorn history?" Asked Twilight.
"Uh…"
"Let's go get our scare on!"
Leaning against a bookcase was Deadpool. He was dressed as a zombie version of himself. Patches of his normal costume were missing, revealing his skin including his mouth. He had also painted his skin grey.
"Wow! Your zombie costume is pretty good, Wade," Said Spike.
"Thanks. I'm Headpool when he still had a body. Let's shake, Spike," Said Deadpool.
Spike and Wade extended a hand/hoof and shaked.
"Ahhhhh!"
Wade's hoof popped off, to which Spike tossed in fear. Deadpool was smirking while Spike was panting out of fear.
"Made my costume even more realistic. Hey, Twilight. Nice Gandalf costume," Said Deadpool.
"Ugh!"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"That sounds important."
Spike went to open the door. When he did, he was startled by trick-or-treaters.
"Nightmare Night! What a fright! Give us something sweet to bite!"
Three fillies were at the door. The first one was dressed as a ladybug, the second was an astronaut, and the last one was dressed as a princess. They were all under the supervision of Applejack's grandmother, Granny Smith. Spike moved from the door to grab something.
"Hi, everypony. Great costumes. Happy Nightmare Night, Granny Smith," Said Twilight.
"I should have been asleep five hours ago," Replied Granny Smith.
Spike came back with a bowl of candy. Twilight used her magic to give the fillies a piece of candy each. Then a young colt ran in front of the fillies, but ended up tripping. He was dressed as a pirate, a skinny one at that.
"Pipsqueak the pirate, at your service. It's my very first Nightmare Night," Said Pipsqueak.
"Since you moved here from Trottingham?" Asked Twilight.
"No, my very first Nightmare Night Ever!" Answered Pipsqueak.
"Is that so? Make way, Twilight. Time to start his first Nightmare Night off right."
Deadpool knelt down, and pulled out a big lollipop from who knows where.
"For you, little man," Said Wade.
"(Gasp) Thanks, Spider-Pony!" Said Pipsqueak happily.
"... Now I know how Twilight felt."
"Aw! Wade, that was nice of you," Said Twilight.
"Yeah, hold that thought. I plan on doing something potentially wrong later."
Just then, Pinkie Pie came out of nowhere dressed as a chicken.
"(Squawk) Enough chit chat! Time is candy!" Said Pinkie Pie as seriously as a person dressed as a chicken can be.
"Ah, there's my rubber chicken. I was looking everywhere for it," Said Deadpool mockingly.
"Pinkie Pie, aren't you a little old for this?" Asked Twilight.
"Too old for free candy? (Squawk) Never," Answered Pinkie.
With a roll of her eyes, Twilight gave Pinkie a piece of candy. She then showed her costume to her friend.
"Do you like it?" Asked Twilight.
"Yeah! Great costume, Twilight! You make a fantastic weirdo clown!"
In a flash, Pinkie grabbed the rest of the candy, and made a run for it.
"Hey! Come back here, Foghorn Leghorn! What's left of the candy after tonight was going to be mine!" Said Deadpool angrily.
A few minutes later, Deadpool, Twilight, and Spike were walking to the Nightmare Night festival. The men were eating candy from a big stash Spike was carrying, while Twilight was lecturing on Star Swirl the Bearded.
"Star Swirl the Bearded is only the most important conjurer of the pre-classical era. He created more than two hundred spells! He even has a shelf in the Canterlot Library of Magic named after him. Maybe I should start up a pony group to teach ponies about history. I bet everypony would love it! Don't you, guys?" Asked Twilight.
"(Chewing) Um-hmm," Answered Deadpool.
"(Crunch) I love it!" Added Spike.
Both Deadpool and Spike were too distracted eating to pay attention. Twilight stopped walking, causing them to bump into her. Spike also dropped the candy.
"Hey look, we're here already! Should we get something to eat?"
When she turned around, Twilight noticed Spike filled himself up on candy.
"I'm going to go see if any vendors are selling cherrychangas," Said Deadpool.
"Twilight! Twilight!"
Pinkie Pie and the kids from earlier walked up to Twilight and Spike as Deadpool was leaving.
"Look at our haul! Ah! Can you believe it?"
Pinkie showed Twilight a bag filled with candy. Unbeknownst to them, a masked pegasus was watching from a rooftop with a grin on their face. They went behind the roof, grabbed a storm cloud, and pushed it towards the group.
"And then, we went to Cheerilee's house, and got a bunch more goodies. Didn't we, Pip?" Asked Pinkie.
"Sure did!" Answered Pip.
"And then, we had to stop and wait for Granny Smith, and -"
ZAP!
"Ahhh!"
The masked pony had slammed the cloud, causing lightning to come out. Pinkie and the kids ran away in fear. The pegasus was on their back laughing. In fuller detail, they were dressed as a Shadowbolt - an evil version of a Wonderbolt. The entire costume was black with lightning bolt designs.
"Rainbow Dash, that wasn't very nice," Scolded Twilight.
"Lighten up, old-timer. This is the best night of the year for pranks!" Said Rainbow Dash.
"Look what you did to Spike!"
Twilight directed Rainbow Dash's attention towards Spike. He was choking on a piece of candy due to the shock of her prank.
"It's all in good fun. Oh! Oh! There's another group over there!"
Rainbow Dash pushed her cloud over to her next targets. Twilight picked up Spike, and carried him on her back.
ZAP!
"Ahhh!"
"Mwahaha!"
Meanwhile, an apple bobbing game was being watched over by Applejack. She was wearing a scarecrow outfit. Twilight and Spike had come over to greet her. Deadpool had also joined up with them.
"Somebody call Dorothy. I just found her pal, Scarecrow," Remarked Deadpool.
"Happy Nightmare Night, Applejack!" Said Twilight.
"Howdy, Spike! Hey, Twilight! Wade. Nice costume," Said Applejack.
"Thanks! I'm a dragon," Said Spike.
"No shit. Obviously I'm a zombie," Said Deadpool.
"She means me, guys," Said Twilight.
"With that beard, I reckon you're some sorta country music singer," Said Applejack.
Twilight gave an annoyed grunt. Spike and Deadpool were laughing at her expense.
"While y'all are here, ya feel like bobbin for an apple?" Asked Applejack.
The group heard cheering and applause close by. A crowd had formed by a stage. On stage was the mayor, Mayor Mare. She was dressed as a clown. Deadpool, Twilight, and Spike made their way into the audience.
"Thank you, everypony, and welcome to the Nightmare Night festival!" Said Mayor Mare.
The crowd cheered and applauded.
"Now, all the little ponies who have been out collecting sweets should follow our friend Zecora to hear the legend of… Nightmare Moon!" Said Mayor Mare in a scary voice.
"Spooky voice might work better if she wasn't dressed like that," Grumbled Spike.
"Hey, clowns are nothing to take lightly. Have you seen IT? Fuckin' hate clowns," Muttered Deadpool.
In a puff of smoke, Zecora appeared on stage. Tonight she is dressed as a witch doctor.
"Follow me, and very soon, you'll hear the tale of Nightmare Moon."
Zecora led a group consisting of kids, Deadpool, Spike, Twilight, Mayor Mare and Pinkie Pie to a statue outside of Ponyville. It was a statue of Nightmare Moon herself.
"Listen close, my little dears, I'll tell you where you got your fears of Nightmare Night, so dark and scary, of Nightmare Moon, who makes you wary," Said Zecora.
"Oh! Story time!" Screeched Deadpool in excitement while clapping his front hooves.
Zecora pulled out some magic dust and blew on it. The dust formed into Nightmare Moon. It flew above everyone, then formed into a cloud to cover all underneath.
"Every year, we put on a disguise, to save ourselves from her searching eyes. But Nightmare Moon wants just one thing: to gobble up ponies in one quick swing! Hungrily, she soars the sky. If she sees nopony, she passes by. So if she comes and all is clear, Equestria is safe another year!"
As Zecora finished telling the story of Nightmare Night, Pipsqueak lightly pulled on her robe to get her attention.
"Uh, Miss Zecora, if we wear costumes to hide from Nightmare Moon, so she won't gobble us up, how come we still need to give her some of our candy?" Asked Pipsqueak.
"A perfect question, my little friend. For Nightmare Moon you must not offend. Fill up her belly with a treat or two, so she won't return to come eat you!"
Zecora blew on some more dust, forming into Nightmare Moon. With fangs bare, it pounced on the group of ponies before fading away.
"Ahh! Everypony! Just dump some candy and get out of here!"
Pinkie Pie dumped some of her candy in front of the statue as an offering. Suddenly, a strong gale blew in the area. Clouds began to move across the night sky. Thunder roared from storm clouds. Everyone looked up towards the moon to see a chariot flying by. It was being pulled by two bat-ponies wearing lavender colored armor. They stopped the chariot above everyone, and a hooded figure was revealed to be the passenger.
"It's Nightmare Moon! Run!" Cried Pinkie.
In a hurry, everyone ran off except for Twilight and Deadpool. When a lightning bolt stuck, a shadowy face appeared with white, glowing eyes and a grin on the hooded figure. The bat-ponies pulled the chariot, and directed it towards Ponyville. Twilight and Deadpool followed the chariot into town where it stopped again. The hooded figure floated down from the chariot to the ground. They took off their hood, revealing Princess Luna. Luna was a dark blue alicorn with a starry mane and cyan eyes. Many have heard about Princess Luna's corrupted form, Nightmare Moon, and how Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six helped her change back. The citizens of Ponyville don't seem to remember, though. As Luna made her way towards them, they bowed out of fear.
"Princess Luna!" Said Twilight in astonishment.
Spike grabbed Twilight and made her bow.
"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! Together we shall change this dreadful celebration into a bright and glorious feast!" Said Luna in a booming voice.
"Did you hear that, everypony? Nightmare Moon says she's gonna feast on us all!"
Pinkie Pie and a group of children ran away.
"What? No, children, no! You no longer have reason to fear us! Screams of delight is what your princess desires, not screams of terror!"
STOMP!
When Princess Luna stomped her hoof, some ponies flinched in fear.
"Madame Mayor, thy Princess of the Night hath arrived."
Princess Luna extended her hoof in greeting, but Mayor Mare started to shake.
"What is the matter with you? Very well, then. Be that way. We won't even bother with the traditional royal farewell."
As Luna walked away in rejection, Twilight watched, and felt sorry for her.
"I'm gonna go talk to her," Said Twilight.
Spike grabbed onto her cape as she walked away.
"You can't talk to her! She's Nightmare Moon!" Said Spike.
"No, she's not. I saw the Elements of Harmony change her back to good. But it seems like she's having some trouble adjusting after being gone for a thousand years. She deserves a second chance, right, Wade?" Asked Twilight.
Deadpool was hardly paying attention. He was staring at Princess Luna with infatuation.
"She's… she's… (unintelligible)... beautiful!" Whispered Deadpool.
(Hey! Just like what we are dressed up as, our dick has risen from the dead!)
"Wade!"
Deadpool snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Twilight shout for his attention.
"Did you hear anything I said?" Asked Twilight.
"Umm… only the second chance part. But you are right. She deserves a second chance just like everypony else," Said Deadpool.
Deadpool and Twilight went to search for Princess Luna outside of Ponyville. It did not take them long to find her. She was kneeling at the statue of her past alter ego, Nightmare Moon. Twilight was the first to speak.
"Princess Luna? Hi. my name is-"
"Star Swirl the Bearded. Commendable costume! Thou even got the bells right. And you, your costume is… intriguing. You both have two of the best costumes we have seen this evening," Commemorated Luna.
"Thank you! Finally! Somepony who gets my costume!" Twilight looked at Luna, only to see she had an eyebrow raised. "Uh, we came to welcome you to our celebration! My actual name is-"
"Twilight Sparkle. (Booming voice) It was thou who unleashed the powers of harmony upon us and took away our dark powers!"
Luna's booming voice caused Deadpool and Twilight to step back.
(We? Does she have voices in her head too?)
(I can imagine being banished to the Moon for over a thousand years would make her lonely to the point she talked to herself.)
"And that was a good thing, right?" Asked Twilight.
"But of course. We could not be happier. Is that not clear?" Asked Luna with a more normal volume.
"Well, you kinda sound like you're yelling at me," Answered Twilight.
"But this is the traditional royal Canterlot voice! It is tradition to speak using the royal 'we', and to use (Booming voice) this much volume when addressing our subjects!"
"You know, that might explain why your appearance was met with… mixed results. I think if you just changed your approach a bit, you might be met with a warmer reception."
"(Booming voice) Change our approach?"
"Lower the volume?"
"Ohhh. We have been locked away for a thousand years. We are… not sure we can."
"I'm sure you can. I'm Deadpool by the way. Hero of Equestria," Said Deadpool.
"My sister, Celestia, has told me about you. Thou are not named Deadpool. You are Wade Wilson. Mercenary for hire."
"FORMER mercenary! I am a hero now… Well, hero for hire. Also, I prefer to be referred to as Deadpool."
"Very well."
The three ponies made their way to Fluttershy's cottage. Twilight hoped she could help Princess Luna with the volume of her voice.
"Don't worry, Princess. Fluttershy can give you some great pointers. She's delicate and demure with the sweetest little voice," Said Twilight.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Go away! No candy here! Visitors not welcome on Nightmare Night!" Said Fluttershy fearfully form the other side of the door.
"Oh yeah. She's afraid of this holiday, isn't she?" Questioned Deadpool.
"(Nervous laughter) Fluttershy, it's me, Twilight!"
"And Deadpool."
Fluttershy opened the door slightly.
"It is you two. Ah, and Nightmare Moon. (Gasp) Nightmare Moon! Yelp!"
SLAM!
Fluttershy slammed the door, and hid in her house. Twilight could only laugh nervously.
"Wait right here," Said Twilight.
She and Deadpool went inside Fluttershy's cottage. Various crashing noises could be heard inside. When they came out, they held Fluttershy, who was trying to escape their grasp.
"Fluttershy, you remember Princess Luna?" Asked Twilight.
"(Booming voice) Charmed," Greeted Luna.
Fluttershy managed to get free, and tried to run back inside, but Twilight dragged her back with her magic.
"Likewise," Said Fluttershy timidly.
"(Booming voice) Twilight Sparkle hath spoken of the sweetness of thy voice. We ask thou teachest to us to speak as thou speakest," Said Luna.
"Okay," Said Fluttershy quietly.
"(Booming voice) Shall our lessons begin?" Asked Luna.
"Okay," Whispered Fluttershy.
"(Booming voice) Shall we mimic thy voice?"
"Okay."
"(Booming voice) How is this?"
"Perfect! Lesson over!"
SLAM!
Fluttershy got free again, but Deadpool slammed the door, and she ran into it.
([Hysterical laughter] I wish we had a camera! That was one of the funniest things I have ever seen!)
"A little quieter... Princess," Said Deadpool while trying to hold back his laughter.
"(Booming voice) How is… (Loud voice) this?" Asked Luna.
"Better. Right, Fluttershy?" Asked Deadpool with a wry smile.
"Yes," Answered a dazed Fluttershy.
"(Loud voice) How… about… now?" Asked Luna.
"Now you're getting it," Said Twilight enthusiastically.
"(Normal voice) And… how about now?"
"Yes! Well done!"
"(Booming voice) I thank thee, dear Fluttershy! Our normal speaking voice shall surely win us the hearts of thy fellow villagers," Said Luna with glee.
Princess Luna grabbed Fluttershy and hugged her, causing her to faint with her eyes open and tongue hanging out.
([Snickers] I think Princess Luna just cuddled Fluttershy to death!)
(Either that or Shy is the first person to actually die from a panic attack.)
Unexpectedly, Pinkie Pie and the kids she was accompanying were heading towards Fluttershy's cottage.
"Fluttershy! You've gotta hide us! Nightmare Moon is here and… (Squawk) Ah! She stole Fluttershy's voice so she can't scream when she gobbles her up!"
Pinkie Pie and the kids ran away again.
"(Booming voice) Nay, children, wait! (Normal voice) I mean… nay, children, no, wait," Pleaded Luna.
"Come on, Princess. Time for plan B," Said Twilight.
Meanwhile, in town, the townspeople were either playing various Nightmare Night games, like launching pumpkins, or listening and dancing to music. But when Luna, Twilight, and Deadpool arrived, they all stopped and trembled in fear.
"It is of no use, Twilight Sparkle and Deadpool. They have never liked us and they never shall," Said Luna hopelessly.
"Our friend Applejack is one of the most likable ponies around. I'm sure she'll have some ideas," Assured Twilight.
"Honestly, if you ask me, everyone is just being paranoid," Said Deadpool.
Not far from them, Pipsqueak was bobbing for apples. As he tried to reach for one, he started to fall into the bucket. Applejack managed to catch him in time.
"Careful there, partner."
She put him down and was about to walk off when she saw Princess Luna. She got down on the ground, shaking out of fear.
"Uh… Applejack, the princess is looking for a little advice on how to fit in around here," Said Twilight.
"Fit in? Really?" Questioned Applejack.
Twilight gave an annoyed grunt towards her friend.
"I mean, that's easy! All you gotta do is have the right attitude. Loosen up a bit, be positive, play a few games, have some fun," Said Applejack.
"Fun? What is this 'fun' thou speakest of?" Asked Luna.
(Oh, let's sing the fun song!)
"Yeah! F is for-"
(No! We don't want to get copyrighted by Nickelodeon!)
Applejack and Twilight pointed towards a stand that had some rubber spiders. Not far from the stand was a large spider web.
"Pray tell, what purpose do these serve?" Asked Luna.
The vendor explained even though she was scared.
"Try to land the sp-sp-spiders on the web."
Princess Luna grabbed one of the spiders, and aimed at the web. She tossed the spider, but was just short of landing on it.
"You can do it, Princess!" Encouraged Applejack.
Luna grabbed another spider and tossed it. It landed dead center of the web. Everyone in the area noticed, and made their way to Luna.
"Ha! Your princess enjoys this 'fun!' In what other ways may we experience it?" Asked Luna.
A little bit later, a catapult was set up, and Princess Luna put a pumpkin into the bucket. She aimed the catapult towards a target.
"Fire away, Princess!" Shouted Twilight.
Luna fired the catapult, launching the pumpkin and hitting the target.
"Ha ha! The fun has been doubled!" Said Luna.
"Memes!"
A crowd cheered for Princess Luna.
"If you think that's impressive, watch this."
Deadpool grabbed an apple from the bobbing for apples game, took a bite out of it, and threw it towards the sky. He then pulled out one of his pistols in a flash.
BANG!
He shot the apple in a split second and caught it when it fell back towards the ground.
"Ta da!" Said Deadpool.
…
"Really, nothing?"
"Why don't you try bobbin' for apples? We got the best apples in Equestria here, Princess," Said Applejack.
"I ask that thou call us… me… Luna, fair Applejack. Hear me, villagers! All of you! Call me Luna!"
The crowd said Luna out of awestruck.
"Show me to these bobbing apples," Said Luna.
"Whoa!"
Pipsqueak fell into the bobbing for apples game. Luna noticed and rushed in to help him. She grabbed the back of his shirt with her teeth and pulled him out. Just then Pinkie Pie and the kids came.
"Hey, guys. Anyone seen Pip? We lost him the last time we had to run- (Squawk) Ahhh! Nightmare Moon is gobbling Pipsqueak! Everypony run!"
She and the kids ran off, and the crowd of ponies were panicking.
"God damn it, Pinkie! Why are you popping up at the worst times tonight?" Asked Deadpool.
"Help! My back has been gobbled!" Cried Pipsqueak.
"Tis a lie! Thy back is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!" Said Luna in frustratedly.
STOMP!
When Luna stomped her hoof in frustration, she frightened the other ponies. Luna realized her action and tried to calm everyone.
"Fair villagers, please do not back away. Let us join together in… Fun!"
Luna grabbed a rubber spider and tossed it lightly in front of the crowd. It didn't change their perception of her.
"Not enough fun for you? What say you to this?!"
Luna cast a spell on the spiders, causing them to become real. Some of them crawled onto the web.
"Huzzah! How many points do I receive?"
Some of the spiders crawled onto the citizens, causing them to flee.
"Do not run away!"
The crowd didn't stop running.
"As your princess, we command you!"
As the crowd was fleeing, they were causing some destruction. Decorations and stands were being destroyed. Finally, Luna had enough. With a deafening voice she decreed…
"BE STILL!"
Everyone stopped running.
"Princess, remember! Watch the shouting!" Said Twilight.
Luna turned towards her and revealed seething, glowing eyes.
"No, Twilight Sparkle! We must use the traditional royal Canterlot voice for what we are about to say."
As Luna flew into the air, a strong breeze blew in, and storm clouds formed in the sky.
"Since you choose to fear your princess rather than love her, and dishonor her with this insulting celebration, we decree that Nightmare Night shall be cancelled! Forever!"
On that note, Luna flew away.
"... Well, that was fun. See you guys tomorrow."
As Deadpool was walking away, Twilight used her magic to grab him by the ear and yanked him back. Unfortunately, as part of his costume, his ear tore off. Twilight threw it away in disgust.
"(Sigh) Shoot. We had everything goin' our way. Luna was happy, everypony in town was happy, now look at 'em."
Applejack pointed to the crowd. Everyone was sad that Nightmare Night was cancelled.
"It's not over yet," Said Twilight determinedly.
"What are you going to do?" Asked Applejack.
"I'm going to do what I do best. Lecture her!" Answered Twilight.
"Oh boy…" Whispered Deadpool.
Twilight ran through town trying to find Princess Luna. Eventually, she found her crossing a small bridge. She had her head down out of sadness.
"Princess?"
"Leave me be, Twilight Sparkle," Demanded Luna.
When she spoke she was holding back tears.
"Princess. I'm sorry it hasn't worked out how we wanted. But you have to believe me when I tell you that Nightmare Night is one of the most popular celebrations we have," Said Twilight.
"Yes. I can tell by all the adoring shrieks of the children as they run away," Said Luna sarcastically.
She continued to walk away.
"Princess…"
Twilight brought a hoof to her chin, thinking of what to do. As she was thinking, Deadpool caught up with her. Afterwards she came up with an idea.
"I think I have an idea of where to start with helping Luna. I will need your assistance, Deadpool," Said Twilight.
"Sure. What do you need?"
Deadpool leaned to his left slightly as Twilight put a hoof in front of her mouth and whispered into his ear. As she explained her plan to him, he grew a big grin on his face. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie was walking around when she noticed a single piece of candy. She ran to it and ate it. She then found more candy, a trail of it. She followed the trail into an alley.
"Hut!"
SHRIEK!
Out of nowhere, Deadpool tackled Pinkie Pie into a wall, and covered her mouth, so she couldn't continue to shriek. Twilight followed behind him and spoke to her.
"No! No shrieking. No screaming or squealing either. Okay?" Asked Twilight.
"(Muffled) Okay," Replied Pinkie.
"There's something I want you to see. And I promise that it's safe, but you really, really, really can't shriek. Do you promise not to shriek?"
"Mm-hmm."
Twilight nodded towards Deadpool, and he let Pinkie go. From the shadows, Luna appeared. Pinkie was about to shriek, but she covered her mouth.
"Pinkie Pie, you remember Princess Luna, right?" Asked Twilight.
"Ah. The ringleader of the frightened children. Hast thou come to make peace?" Asked Luna softly.
She extended her hoof, to which Pinkie extended hers with a smile. They were about to shake hooves when a storm cloud appeared behind Luna.
ZAP!
"Nightmare Moon! (Squawk)" Cried Pinkie.
"Rainbow!" Shouted Twilight.
Rainbow Dash was on top of the cloud, laughing at her prank. Pinkie tried to run away, but Twilight teleported in front of her. She ran into her, and Twilight pinned her to the ground.
"She's changed, Pinkie! She's not evil or scary anymore! And she definitely doesn't want to gobble you up!" Said Twilight sternly.
"... Well duh!"
"What?"
"I know that. Sheesh, Twilight. I'm almost as big as her, how's she gonna gobble me up?"
"So why do you keep running away and screaming?"
"Sometimes it's just really fun to be scared!"
"Makes sense. Why else do people watch horror films, and tell scary stories?" Asked Deadpool.
"Fun? Pinkie Pie, you're a genius!" Said Twilight.
"No, I'm not. I'm a chicken. (Squawk)"
"Princess Luna! I've finally figured out why you're having so much trouble being liked!"
"Forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm," Said a deadpanned Luna.
"Come with me. I'll explain everything on the way."
Meanwhile, back in town, everyone was cleaning up the mess made from earlier.
"Gosh. I never thought my very first Nightmare Night would be my very last," Said Pipsqueak sadly.
"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," Said Zecora.
"Yes. Come on, little ponies. What's Nightmare Night without the annual candy offering? You don't want Nightmare Moon to gobble you up, do you?" Asked Mayor Mare ominously.
"Aw, the rainbow wig just kills it for me," Said Spike.
"Come on, kids! Doesn't that sound like fun?" Asked Applejack.
The kids gave reluctant looks to each other. Soon, everyone, including Twilight and Deadpool, went to the statue of Nightmare Moon and gave offerings of candy.
"Goodbye, Nightmare Night. Forever," Said Pipsqueak sadly.
As he was walking away, a strong wind began to blow. A familiar voice began to speak.
"Citizens of Ponyville! You were wise to bring this candy to me. I am pleased with your offering. So pleased that I may just eat it… instead of you!"
The statue was replaced with… Nightmare Moon! She bared her fangs and chuckled a sinister laugh.
"Mwahaha!"
All of the kids ran away, screaming in fear. In a flash, Nightmare Moon was revealed to be Princess Luna. She had disguised herself with a spell, and wore plastic fangs.
"I am not certain that did what you meant for it to do, Twilight Sparkle," Said Luna.
"Just wait," Replied Twilight.
"For what? For… for them to scream some more?"
Luna felt a tug on her mane. She looked down and saw Pipsqueak.
"Um… 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?" Asked Pipsqueak.
"Child. Art thou saying that thou… likest me to scare you?" Asked Luna in reply.
"It's really fun! Scary, but fun!" Answered Pipsqueak.
"It… is?"
"Yeah! Nightmare Night is my favorite night of the year."
"Well then. We shall have to bring (booming voice) Nightmare Night back!"
The sheer power of Luna's voice caused Pipsqueak to be blown back.
"Whoa! You're my favorite princess ever! She said yes, guys!" Said Pipsqueak.
"Yay!" Cried some kids happily.
"See? They really do like you, Princess," Assured Twilight.
"Can it be true? (Thunder and booming voice) Oh, most wonderful of - (Normal voice) I mean… oh, most wonderful of nights," Said Luna with joyfully.
"Yes! Nightmare Night is back! What should we cosplay as next year?" Asked Deadpool to himself.
(We could put on a suit and tie over our costume and go as President Deadpool.)
(What if we went as Lady Deadpool?)
(Uh, I don't think we-)
"Hold on, Serious. He may be onto something."
A little while later, the festivities have resumed. Everyone was having a good time, including Princess Luna. She decided to partake in the bobbing for apples game. As she was about to grab an apple, the water rippled. And then…
GROAN!
"Ahhhhhhh!"
A figure surfaced from the water, scaring Princess Luna. The figure was an all too familiar zombie.
"Ha ha ha! Best prank ever!" Said Deadpool.
"Wade!" Shouted Twilight.
"Ha ha. Great scare, Deadpool," Said Luna.
Unbeknownst to Twilight, Rainbow Dash was sneaking up on her with a storm cloud. As she got ready to strike…
ZAP!
"Ahhhhhh!"
Rainbow Dash flew away quickly after getting shocked by her own cloud. Twilight saw that it was Luna who caused the lighting to strike Rainbow Dash. The princess laughed, and then Twilight, Deadpool, and Spike joined in.
Fin.
Hi everypony! Hope you all enjoyed the latest chapter of "Deadpool: Mercenary of Harmony". As I mentioned at the very beginning of the chapter, I wrote this chapter last year when it was Halloween. Truth be told, "Deadpool: Mercenary of Harmony" is a series two years in the making. I originally wrote this story for myself, but once I got more confident in my writing and found fanfiction websites like , I decided to post my story. As of now, I have written nineteen chapters. So, and I apologize, I have another holiday chapter that will be published four weeks from the time this chapter is published. I promise, though, that after that's posted, anymore holiday chapters will be published on a month of the holiday. Now that I have that out of the way, I can tell you what to expect for next Saturday. Next week, Deadpool will have to face an adversary from the Marvel Universe in order to protect one of the princesses from them. So be sure to stay tuned to find out! Until next time, this has been ThePhantomArchives, and I hope you all have a wonderful day!