Girls' Night
[The scene opens with a shot of the evening sky over Toon City. It then cuts to Thomas pulling into Evergreen Station with Annie and Clarabel, while Toby is seen entering the yard from the other direction]
Thomas: Alright, we're here. This is where our first train will start tomorrow, so I'll just leave you in the yards.
Annie: Why thank you, Thomas, you can go back to the sheds now.
Clarabel: Oh yes, we'll be here right where you left us.
[Toby stops on the opposite train next to Thomas to drop off Henrietta]
Toby: There you go, Henrietta, I'll be back to pick you up in the morning.
Henrietta: Much appreciated, Toby.
Thomas: Well, goodnight, you lot, see you bright and early tomorrow.
[Thomas and Toby pull away on their respective tracks and out of the yards as the scene cuts to the sheds where Emily is on the turntable. At that moment, Rosie puffs into the yard with a train of coal trucks]
Emily: Oh, hello, Rosie, didn't expect to be here so soon.
Rosie: I was just dropping off the coal, you didn't forget, did you? [winks]
Emily: Hehehe, no, I didn't forget, among other things. [winks]
[The scene cuts to one of the apartment buildings, panning inside a window where Lola is chatting with someone on the phone]
Lola: Yeah, I think blue suits me, although you can never go wrong with pink, or lavender, or magenta, or cerulean, wow, that's a fancy word, isn't it, cerulean, kinda like the fancy way of saying blue, like how violet's fancy for purple, and all jazz, hehe, oh, sorry, Bun-Bun, got another call comin' in, see you in, oh, I dunno, the next time I make a parachute landing. [clicks the phone and dials another number] Hey, Tina!
[The yellow brunette-haired duck appears in a split-screen to Lola]
Tina: Yo, what's up? I just got off work.
Lola: That's just what I wanted to hear, you still up for "it"?
Tina: Is the sky blue?
Lola: I dunno, is the grass green?
Tina: Yeah, the word's bein' passed on, I got Penny on the line.
[Penelope appears to the right of Tina in the split screen]
Lola: Oh, hi, Penelope! You still on for it?
Penelope: I've got my blanket and lamp ready, Angelina told me she and Alice are bringing their sleeping bags.
[Angelina and Alice appear below Penelope, Tina, and Lola]
Angelina: Duchess said she's bringing milk and cookies…
[Duchess appears to the right of the two mice, followed by Lady, Perdita, and Marian appearing below them. This is followed by Bloom, Usagi, and Applejack appearing on the right side of the screen, while Stella, Rarity, and Minako appear on the left side, followed by Marceline, Belle, and Nala appearing on the highest point while Brisby, Jasmine, and Jenny appear on the lowest point. This is followed up by Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora appearing more to the right, followed by Ariel, Mulan, and Tiana on the left, followed by Rita, Georgette, and Cindy on the top, then Judy, Charlotte, and Jenna on the bottom]
[The scene cuts to Evergreen Station where Annie, Clarabel, and Henrietta are sat on their respective lines, until the former two coaches notice a certain Stirling Single backing down on them]
Emily: Good evening, you two, hope ya' don't mind me pulling you tonight.
Annie: Oh, we don't mind at all, Emily, especially since it's a special occasion.
Clarabel: Don't worry, we'll not mention a word of this to Thomas, hmmhmmhmm.
Emily: Oh, yeah, he'd never let us hear the end of it, hehehe.
[At that moment, Rosie backs down onto Henrietta]
Rosie: Hello, Henrietta, I'm sure Toby won't mind me borrowing you for a bit.
Henrietta: Oh, of course not, Rosie, you're welcome to pull me anytime, I'm looking forward to this evening.
Rosie: So am I, never been to an outing like this before.
Emily: I hear it's going to be loads of fun.
[The two engines pull their respective coaches out from the sidings and pull into the platform where their passengers are soon arriving to board]
Charlotte: Tee-hee, this is going to be so much fun!
Usagi: There's gonna be campfire stories, reading comic books, and yummy, yummy treats! MMMMMMMMM.
Granny: [while holding a blue tin] Hohoho, well, lucky for you girls, I brought along fresh cookies straight from the oven.
Muriel: [while holding a pink jar] And I brought me famous Scottish dream cookies, hohoho, ya've no idea how hard it was to hide them from those boys.
Usagi: [slides up to the two elders] Did you saaaaaaay cookies?
Duchess: In that case, I suppose it's lucky I brought a few bottles of milk in my bag. [taps on her violet purse to her left]
Velma: I brought along a book for us to share a scary story over. It's about this girl who unleashes her terror on the world that hurt her first.
Daphne: You've been reading those Stephen King novels again, haven't you?
Velma: What can I say; the man's a literal genius when it comes to horror stories.
Daphne: I'll say, I read the one where this psycho man kills unsuspecting people on Halloween and somehow evades death himself.
Lady: Oh my, I'm not sure if I want to listen to those types of stories.
Perdita: Don't worry, my dear, it's all just fiction, there won't be any supernatural occurrences on this trip.
Lady: Well, if you're sure…
Perdita: Chin up, I brought along ginger biscuits. [pulls out a biscuit from her pocket]
Lady: Oh, I like these. [takes the biscuit]
Marian: Hmmhmmhmm, I've never been to a campout like this, it feels like a breath of fresh air.
Kluck: Och, who says that the merrymen get to have all the fun? Tonight is girls' night!
Emily: I'm glad we could be part of the trip, besides the mode of transportation.
Cinderella: Of course we would, after all, you're ladies like us, and I say that counts as an invitation.
Emily: Like an invitation to the ball?
Cinderella: [chuckles] You could say that.
Annie: Plenty of room, dears, we've also got cocoa.
Clarabel: Freshly prepared by our chef; Frankie.
[The scene cuts to the inside of Annie where Frankie is sat with an apron on as Cinderella sits down next to her. She takes a cup from the trolley and sips it]
Cinderella: Mmmmmmm, they weren't kidding, you made this?
Frankie: Yeah, when you live in a house where you have to prepare meals on the regular, you make sure everything's perfect.
Cinderella: Oh, I'd know that for a fact.
Alice: Hmmmmm, hot chocolate for the road, and with marshmallows!
Angelina: Feels like a page out of the Polar Express, not that I mind.
?: Excuse me, may I sit down next to you?
[The camera pans over to a blonde girl wearing a blue and white dress]
Angelina: Oh, of course, sit right here. [pats down on the seat]
Alice: Oh, hey, you're Alice from Wonderland.
Alice: And you're Alice of Mouseland.
Alice and Alice: You've got the same name as me!
(Disney) Alice: Why, isn't that a coincidence?
Alice: You should sit here, I'm sure we'll have lots to talk about.
(Disney) Alice: Well, in that case, I think I will sit down here. [sits down next to mouse Alice]
[The scene cuts to Rita and Georgette sitting down inside Henrietta]
Georgette: Hmmmmmm, at least the wood is of better quality this time.
Henrietta: I just had my seats refurbished, they're good as new.
Rita: Well, I'm sure that'll be enough to please her royal highness.
Georgette: Very funny, now I'm going to powder my face.
[Georgette pulls out a puff from her purse and begins applying it to her face. Mittens sitting behind the poodle coughs as the powder reaches her nose]
Mittens: I'll neva' understand how people don't gag themselves with all that dust.
Georgette: It's called "keeping up with your appearance", darling.
Mittens: Mmm, sure, whateva' you say. [rolls her eyes]
[At that moment, Daisy arrives on the platform several feet away from Rosie]
Daisy: Why, hello, ladies. You weren't going to start the fun without me, were you?
Emily: Well, it's hard to keep the gossip away from you, that's for sure.
Daisy: I say I could use it after the day I've had; dirty stone trucks from the quarry to the harbour. [shudders] I got cleaned just in time.
Mavis: I guess it does pay off having a diesel railcar haul stone.
Rosie: Mavis, so glad you could come.
Mavis: Well, I needed to get out of the quarry for a little bit, so when I heard Daisy talkin' about some gathering for girls, I thought I'd pop in.
Emily: Well, you're just in time, we're about to leave.
[The last door closes and Emily sets off, followed by Rosie who is then followed by Daisy and Mavis from the back. All four engines head off into the city through the unusually quiet city. It cuts to the inside of Clarabel where Lola is talking with Tina and Penelope]
Lola: And so I told the manager, yeah, I'm looking for something that looks like a square, ya' know, like a big boxy thing, and would you know I spent the whole afternoon in the display aisle looking at all the room decor they had available, I almost forgot what I came for which was a new cabinet.
Tina: You ever listen to yourself sometimes?
Lola: Oh, yeah, whenever I talk, I can hear myself, see, hi, me, how ya' doin'?
Tina: I guess that explains it, fairly entertaining, so how'd ya' make your grand entrance this time?
Lola: Well, I got on top of a building, put a parachute on, and jumped off, thooooooough I kinda forgot about the wind and got tangled in a tree. I stuck the landing though.
Penelope: You're like a polar opposite to me, you laugh in the face of danger while I try to run away from it.
Tina: Pepe ain't back on his gung ho thing, is he? I reckon that man was changing things up a bit.
Penelope: Oh, I didn't mean it like that, I just meant in general, though it is a relief those days are over, albeit with a few…lingering issues.
Tina: Oh, yeah, that.
Lola: I thought people weren't like that around here.
Penelope: Well, it's not necessarily "here", it's "out there".
Tina: Figures, I mean, at least the guy's got it easy ova' here, and it's why I'm neva' gettin' an account, too much drama ta' deal with.
[The scene cuts to Rarity brushing her hair while Applejack is sat next to her]
Applejack: Yer' doin' that when we're going into the woods?
Rarity: Applejack, darling, if I'm going to be spending a night out in the elements, I want to look good while doing it.
Applejack: But it's dark out, ain't that a little counterproductive?
Rarity: Only in the sense that I don't get it done.
Applejack: Okay, you do you. Huh, it's been a while since we took a campin' trip.
Rarity: At least I'm in good company.
[The scene cuts to Raven and Starfire sitting while the former looks out the window]
Starfire: I don't believe I've ever been to what's called a "girls' night", it sounds like an interesting prospect.
Raven: In another life, we did something like this.
Starfire: What do you mean?
Raven: Trust me, you don't wanna know.
Starfire: Well, aren't you a little bit excited about the spending of quality time with other women?
Raven: [sighs] I'll give you this; it's better than a night of listening to Beast Boy's stand-up routine.
Starfire: [sweatdrops] Oh, right, I suppose you're correct there.
[A thought bubble of a crudely drawn Beast Boy appears as the doppelganger holds a microphone, a speech bubble above him with the word "FUNNY" having an X crossed over it]
Beast Boy: So a horse walks into a bar and asks for a drink, he says the bartender, "I wanna root beer", the man says "19.95", and the horse is like "you gotta be bucking kidding me!"
[Similar drawn versions of Bugs, Katz, Salem, Scar, and Shining Armor as judges are shown looking unimpressed]
Scar: Get off the stage.
[The lion pushes a button which causes the floor below Beast Boy to open and the green boy to fall in]
Raven: Yeeeeeah, so I guess this can't be too bad, especially if it involves scary stories.
[Raven grins in a way that makes Starfire wince as she tries to maintain her composure]
[The scene cuts to the girls having arrived in a spot nestled deep within the forest, a campfire set up as they've all gathered around in a circle, barring the engines and coaches who are sat close by. Currently, smores are being served around the bonfire, Usagi and Charlotte in particular having massed a collection of the treats, Pocahontas sitting nearby raising a brow]
Usagi: This is my favorite part of a campout, chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers are such a genius combination.
Charlotte: Mmm, you can say that again, I heard you can even make it into a cheesecake.
Usagi: Ooooooooh, I gotta try that at some point.
Alice: Oh! I second that!
Angelina: Hmmhmm, you're always hungry, aren't you, Alice?
Alice: What can I say, something sounds delicious, I wanna try it.
(Disney) Alice: Well, I certainly wouldn't mind such a treat, I don't have smores all that often, so this is a breath of fresh air.
Dot: Ya' know, I don't get parted from my brothers often, so it's a good thing I came up with an excuse to trick 'em.
Minako: And how did you manage that?
Dot: I gave 'em each a can of whoopass. Knocked 'em right out.
[A flashback shows Yakko and Wakko opening their respective cans and getting hit in the forehead by a boxing glove, knocking them out]
Minako: Oh…
Dot: Yeah, I'm crafty like that.
Minako: Well, anyway, since we're on the subject, how about we make a lil gossip? I.E.; talking smack.
Georgette: Oh, I'll go first on that one.
[A thought bubble appears above Georgette, showing a familiar Mexican Chihuahua]
Georgette: Listen, I think the way Tito acts is adorable, but he needs a fixer-upper because you have seen that hair?
[A white Shepard is added to the bubble]
Mittens: I got nothin' against Bolt, but the way I've seen him with that Mr. Carrot thing in his mouth, somethin' tells me he needs to get out more.
[A purple tank engine pops up next to the canines]
Daisy: Ryan is a true gentleman, but plainly speaking, he's a little too easy to get around, a wet blanket of sorts, you could say.
[The thought bubble dissipates as Elsa clears her throat]
Elsa: This might be entertaining, but maybe we shouldn't talk about people behind their backs? Just a thought.
Daria: Gee, now where am I gonna put that list of things I was gonna say?
Jane: Spare a least one good quip?
Elsa: Um, okay, Daria?
Daria: You ever realize how some of the biggest names in the city don't even matter in hindsight? That explains why I see them mostly in the background, if at all.
Jane: Well, that makes sense as far as I'm concerned, hilariously ironic if I do say.
Marceline: Anyway, who's up for some scary tales around the campfire, I got a story that'll leave you scarred for at least a week.
Duchess: I mean, so long as it's not too gruesome, I think I can handle it.
Marceline: Oh, I promise it won't be too bad…
[The camera cuts to behind Marceline, the vampire having crossed her fingers before showing everyone ready to listen]
Marceline: It all started one ordinary day, the kind that makes you feel a gentle breeze as it wafts through the window…
[The scene transitions to later as Marceline appears to have reached the climax of her story, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are fearfully clinging onto each other, Lady is shaking in between Perdita and Duchess who are both wide-eyed, and Charlotte is slowly eating a smore in between Krystal shifting her legs and Snow White holding her hands over her mouth]
Marceline: …and no matter how hard she tried, the door wouldn't budge, it was like the house had a mind of its own…she felt the floor pulling her down to the basement, finding a sight of rusty chains, severed limbs, and a pool of blood creeping towards the poor girl…even if she wanted to scream, no one would hear her, as a sudden clamp over her mouth and the edging of a sharp blade, the creaking of wooden and screeching of metal drowned any noise she made as it came closer and closer until…
[The camera zooms in on the expectantly horrified faces of Starfire, Belle, and Emily]
[A shrill sound echoes through the forest, causing most of the girls to scream]
Daisy and Georgette: NO PLEASE, I'M TOO BEAUTIFUL TO DIE!
[A large looming figure can be seen in the shadows, coming nearer and nearer to the campgrounds, Daisy shudders violently as it finally gets close enough to the light…]
Rebecca: Hi, girls, I'm not too late, am I right?
Daisy: Rebecca?! Oooooh, thank goodness, it's just you!
[The other girls settle down from the revelation while Rebecca looks on confused]
Rebecca: Um, I think I'm missing a bit of context.
Marceline: Ooooh, it's nothing much, I just told them all a horror story and you scared the bejesus out of 'em. Nice one. [winks]
Rebecca: Oh, well, my apologies, everyone, I just got delayed with my last train and hurried here as soon as I could. I didn't expect you all to be scared of little old me, hehe.
Daisy: Scared? No, we were just…surprised is all.
Georgette: Quite right, I knew it was her all along.
Mavis: Is that why you were shaking so much?
Rita: "Ooooooh, no, I'm too pretty to die!"
[The girls chuckle at this, barring Daisy who simply harrumphs, and Georgette who blushes]
Rita: Aw, don't worry about it, suga', it doesn't matter to me, I was scared too.
Georgette: Yeah, well…I suppose there's that.
[While the girls are still chuckling, all of a sudden, the campfire goes out with a whoosh, causing everyone to stop and gasp]
Perdita: Who turned out the light?!
Duchess: I can't see!
Marian: It's awful dark!
Kluck: What on Earth?!
Emily: Ooooooh, dear. Wait, we've got headlamps, don't we? Turn them on.
[With that, the engines all turn on their lamps to see, providing some relief for the group, before the sound of rustling can be heard, Amy and Sally turn in its direction]
Nala: Um, did anyone else hear that?
Angelina: Maybe it was just the wind?
Rosie: Maybe it was a small animal.
[The rustling comes again, this time louder]
Usagi: Girls…I think someone's in the woods…
PB: Marceline, you were kidding about that story, weren't you?
Marceline: That's the part I'm not 100% on…
PB: Well, that doesn't help matters…
Nala: It's coming from over there…
Marian: Whatever it is, I don't like the sound of it…
Kluck: Keep back, lass…
[The sound of something approaching the ground comes closer and closer…the air feels tense as the wind picks up, the branches creak and groan…]
?: Haaaa…haaaa…haaaaa…night…sleep tight…don't fight…time to BITE.
[At that moment, a large spark goes off in the air, setting off the impression of a ghastly face, scaring everyone below. That is until they hear what appears to be a witch's laughter]
?: What fun that was, they feel for that like toads to a pond!
?: Maybe we should try more spark next time, that'll be twice the effect.
?: Or we could use a snake's head for the face.
PB: Wait a minute, is that…?
[From behind the bushes step out three witches; Winifred Sanderson, Mary Sanderson, and Sarah Sanderson, followed by a few more guests; Chrysalis, Zira, Shenzi, Witch Hazel, and Isis]
Zira: Well, isn't this a fine sight?
Chrysalis: Let's see, a terrorized group of wimps, I think that checks out.
Shenzi: HAHAHA, ya'll got played hard! [slaps her knee as she continues to laugh]
Pamela: Scared like a bunch of little girls.
Emily: Um, could someone please explain what's going on here?
Beryl: Simple, given that tonight was supposedly a girls' night, we were curious about the occasion, yet found it odd that we were given no such invitation.
Shenzi: You good girls tryna keep everythin' to yourselves, is that right, ain't no fun in that.
Witch Hazel: That's right, we're ladies just like you, surely we could take part in this little gathering.
Isis: Such a shame, perhaps we're too good for them, maybe they need another lesson in humility.
Winifred: I believe I know just the spell…
Pamela: In that case, I'd say show it to 'em.
Anna: Uh, wait, wait, wait, maybe there's a way we make each other happy, you know, you can join the campout and not do whatever magic stuff you were planning on…?
Elsa: Let it be known that you aren't the only ones with magic on hand.
Zira: Well, so long as you let us be part of your little herd, maybe we'll think about sparing you.
Nala: Just how theatrical are you being about that?
Zira: Well, I can do more than that.
Chrysalis: Hmm, sounds like someone's got a trick up their sleeve, count me in on that, hmmhmmhmm.
Tina: I mean, what have we got ta' lose invitin' 'em in, so long as nothin' crazy happens.
Isis: Smart girl, looks like I can make myself cozy after all…[sits down and stretches herself out with a purr]
[Chrysalis sits down by Rarity and Applejack and absentmindedly takes a treat left on the log with a half-lidded expression, looking to her left at the other two ponies glancing at her]
Chrysalis: Yes?
Rarity: Oh, nothing, just thinking about stuff.
Applejack: Yeah, just…lookin' at firefires.
Chrysalis: Hmm, cute.
[Zira and Shenzi sit on either side of Nala]
Shenzi: Ain't no reason ta' fret, we'll take care a' you.
Zira: Oh, yes, real good care if anything else scares you.
[Nala's cheeks turn red as she hears the other lioness and hyena give a low chuckle each]
Mary: Well, this place could use a bit of light, couldn't it?
Sarah: Mmmmm, could settle for something warm and toasty.
Hazel: Oh, that'll be easy, just watch.
[Hazel pulls out her wand and whips it to the bonfire, indeed lighting it up, but also sending sparks flying into the air like fireworks]
Winifred: And thus the night was lit!
Charlotte: Oooooooh, pretty!
Emily: Look at that!
Rebecca: Incredible!
Lady: Very nice!
Duchess: Oooh, that one!
Perdita: That one over there!
Daisy: Marvelous!
Nala: Called it!
Marian: Haha! Got it!
Rosie: Wow!
Usagi: There it is!
Minako: Oh, I'll catch it!
Mavis: Brilliant!
Kluck: I got it first!
Annie: I got it!
Clarabel: So do I!
Henrietta: That one's mine!
Pamela: Snagged it!
Starfire: Well, if this is what a girls' night is like, then I can't wait for the next one.
Raven: And next time, I'll be the one telling the story.
Daria: Do it again?
Jane: Yeah, why not?
[The camera pans up as most of the girls continue to cheer, laugh, and grin at the fireworks blasting]
The End