Giggle at the Ghosties

by JusSonic

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Main 6, Original Character, Spike, Comedy, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Princess Celestia, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 31832

Twilight and her friends goes up to a mansion to deal with some three mischievous ghosts and a friendly colt ghost.

(VERY loosely based on the Mickey Mouse short "Lonesome Ghosts" though much more on the 'Casper the Friendly Ghost' franchise) The Mane Six and the Cutie Mark Crusaders investigate an alledgely haunted house. In the house they meet a very friendly spirit named Calpepper. Unfortunately, they ALSO meet Calpepper's nowhere-near-as-friendly uncles: Porko, Stringbean and Putrid. Time for the ponies to do a bit of ghost-busting.

Published 2014-04-21 07:20:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-04-25 10:21:43 UTC

Chapter 1: Orders from the Princess

Chapter 1: Orders from the Princess

On a hill somewhere near Ponyville and Canterlot is a house that hasn't been used and lived in for years. The princess has plans to have this place, big enough for a lot of people, to be remade into an orphanage. Worker ponies are inside now...

Of course, there's a problem. Inside the house, there's booing, screaming and howling. Some noises of stuff being knocked over and such are heard. The fore-stallion looks concerned as his workers run out of the place screaming.

"Hey, get back here! We got to get to work on this place!" The fore-stallion exclaims to his scared workers.

"DO IT YOURSELF!" A worker screams. The boss hears moaning and turns to see red eyes from the doorway, making him yelp.

The fore-stallion screams as wind blows him away from the house.

The princess was in the throne room, looking over some new rules. She sighs in irritation. It is the New Year in Equestria and some ponies make up laws that either help the country or make things worse.

Celestia hears a Royal Guard coming in, making her look up as the guard spoke, "Your highness. The fore-stallion for the work on the new orphanage home is here to see you."

"Send him in." Celestia said. The Royal Guard leaves for a moment and came back with a shaken fore-stallion. She looks concerned, fearing the worst. "Sir, is there a problem? How are the work on the old building into the orphanage doing?"

"DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK THERE, PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT THAT! THERE ARE FORCES IN THAT HOUSE, DARK SCARY FORCES!" The fore-stallion screams, falling to the ground in fear. "GHOSTS, GHOSTS, GHOSTS!!!"

Celestia gasps a bit then frowns as the Royal Guard help the fore-stallion to his hooves. This is the fifth time already that this happened. Something must be done to deal with the ghostly activity in that house.

Celestia must call in her fellow princess and her friends.

Pinkamena is reading and says, "Well all is doing well. Still need to think of a name for my light elf who is the commander of the Light Elves as soon as the time is right."

Golden Heart pauses then shrugs, saying, "Hmm; beats me."

"No idea." Omega remarks in agreement.

"Got nothing," Jack Zen said with a shrug of his own.

Gold Wing shrugs as the Light Elf says, "Well how about them readers? They might have good names."

All of them stare as Pinkamena smiles. She say, "Great idea." The mare looks at the readers. "Can you help in picking a Good name for my Light Elf please and if it's a good name and if JusSonic and me like it, that will be his name, and also as a prize a OC of your choice will be part of JusSonic MLP FIM Future Fanfics so anyway hope to see good names and they need to be something like a good elf name."

In the library, Twilight was looking through some books, frowning a bit; so far, no clues on the boxes. She wishes that the Tree of Harmony would give her more info.

Twilight is also concerned about one other thing: Chase the Warrior. So far, it seems that he's a good guy and that Brave Heart may be overprotective...but for some reason, even the Alicorn is getting an uneasy feeling about him. Luckily, Ben is keeping an eye on him during the training progress.

Just then, Spike came in with a message, speaking, "Twilight, there's a message from Princess Celestia."

Twilight takes the message and reads it. She frowns and spoke, "My research on the boxes and Chase will wait for later. This can't."

Twilight quickly goes through town to find her friends. Luckily for her, they are easy to find. She brought them back to the library.

"The princess got us an important mission for us. You know of Hillcurse, right?" Twilight ask her friends, making them gasp.

"Oh howdy, who didn't?" Applejack ask in concern. "'Dat place is said 'ta be haunted, filled wit' ghosts an' places not o' 'dis plain."

"Right, it's a creepy ridgety old place." Pinkie said, shivering, "Brrrr! I shiver to even think about it."

"Why you ask?" Fluttershy ask Twilight in concern.

"The princess told me that recently she is planning on turning that place into an orphanage but the worker ponies kept getting scared off. She suspects ghostly activity and want us to go up there to investigate." Twilight said in concern to her friends. "Listen, I know you're scared but..."

"Awww, we ain't scared! I can handle a lot of things like creepy vampire fruit bats! Uh, no offense, Fluttershy," Rainbow said, apologizing to Fluttershy on the last part due to the fact that she was once turned into one herself.

"No offense taken. Of course, I am a bit scared...but I don't want my friends to get hurt." Fluttershy said meekly. "If the princess wishes to make the place into the orphanage, why, I will do what it takes."

"Really; you girls want to come?" Twilight ask puzzled. Her friends nod. "Weird. I thought you would oppose to going up there to check the house out."

"Normally we would but we would end up going up there anyhow." Applejack remarks with a scoff, recalling a few times that this happened. "Anyway, Fluttershy is right. Ah rather mah friends who does goes up there not git hurt."

"We can make a party out of it!" Pinkie exclaims, waving her upper forelegs up, causing some confetti to fall down. "The get rid of the ghosties party! We can laugh, laugh!"

"Well, the house does need a good decoration. I think it would be fabulous to go for it." Rarity said with a grin.

Twilight giggles. She knew that her friends would go in, regardless of the stories and dangers. The Alicorn said, "Thanks; before we go up there, time to make preparations."

Moments later, the Mane 6 went into the laboratory to pick up some stuff they'll need for the mission at hoof.

"So why are we down here?" Pinkie asks Twilight curiously.

"While I am an Alicorn, I made inventions as well. After the incident involving the three tribe leaders, I was working hard on some inventions to deal with ghosts." Twilight explains as she uses her magic to give some sort of pack and guns. "Now then, you remember the Ghostbusters films that Megan show us one time, right?"

"Oh, we sure do!" Rainbow replied with a grin, "Those Ghostbusters are awesome! They used their atomic suckulators to zap ghosts and contain them! Man, I really wish they could show a few things from the third movie! I really can't wait to see it!"

"I made something like them. Though be careful, it's like having the powers of the sun." Twilight said, giving the equipment to her friends. She also picks up some traps. "These are also needed to trap the ghosties."

"Oh dear. We aren't going to hurt them too bad, are we?" Fluttershy ask in concern.

"Relax; it's just to keep the ghosts trapped until Celestia knows how to deal with them." Twilight promises Fluttershy. The mare then gives some other stuff to her friends. "And also, some extra stuff."

"What's the story about this house anyway?" Rarity asks curiously.

"Nopony knows, but according to legend, it used to belong to an inventor who lost his colt due to illness years ago. He claimed to have made a device that could bring him back...but the inventor was declared crazy and locked up." Twilight explains to her friends in concern and sadness.

"That's horrible!" Fluttershy exclaimed in horror.

"Tell me about it. Why would 'de house be haunted by a colt?" Applejack asks puzzled.

"We would have to wait and find out." Twilight said as she gets the last invention in her saddlebag. "All right, you girls ready?"

"Hey mom," Nyx exclaims as she and her friends came in. "Whatcha doing?"

"We're going to Hillcurse, the haunted house that the princess plans on making into an orphanage." Twilight explains to her adopted daughter.

"A haunted house," Apple Bloom squeals eagerly, "Yew hear 'dat?"

"Yeah! Hey, let's come along!" Scootaloo exclaims, excited too.

"Right, we could be...Cutie Mark Crusader Ghost Catchers!" Sweetie said with a squeal.

"YAY; CUTIE MARK CRUSADER GHOST CATCHERS," The CMC all yell out at once, making the Mane Six and Spike cringes at this.

"Why do they always have to be so loud?" Rainbow asked with a frown while rubbing one of her ears.

"Girls, this isn't a field trip. This is a presumably haunted house." Spike said with a frown. "Somepony could get hurt."

"Awww, come on!" The CMC pout a bit, giving the girls and Spike puppy dog eyes look, "Pleeeeeease; Pleeeeeease?"

The girls, especially the mother and the sisters, try to fight it but no good. The girls' looks are sooooo cute to resist.

"Oh, all right." Rarity groans a bit.

"You girls do promise to stay out of trouble and not get hurt, right?" Rainbow asks the CMC with a sigh.

"We promise!" The CMC replied in unison.

"Pinkie Promise," Pinkie exclaims to the girls sternly.

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." The CMC all said at the same time as they do the Pinkie Promise.

"Okay, good." Twilight said with a nod, "Right, time to get going."

It was blowing snow as the Mane Six, Spike and the CMC are heading to the spooky house known as Hillcurse. They are wearing clothes as to keep themselves warm.

"Brrrr; I wish Ben was here to help." Fluttershy said with a shiver. "Shame he is training with Chase."

"Girls, I know we thought Brave Heart to be...well, overprotective...but I can't help there's something about Chase I don't get." Twilight said in concern. "Call it being over precautious but..."

"We understand, Twilight." Applejack said with a nod. "We done will keep an eye on 'de new feller too."

The group reaches the house, which looks more creepy than usual. Nyx remarks, "Spooooooooky."

"Let's get this over with." Rainbow said as they head off to the house

"Stay right with me, Sweetie." Rarity said as her little sister got on her back.

Unknown to the girls, right now, some activity is happening. Inside the attic, a bell is heard as a fat ghost named Porko appears, yawning while sitting in an old chair. Then he groaned as he said, "Honestly, guys. This place is dead...dead boring! We don't have any fun around here anymore!"

A skinny ghost named Stringbean is playing cards at another table, sighing while saying, "Tell me about it. There isn't any pony, Dragons or whatever to scare nowadays. Even our own nephew doesn't want to scare! What a wimp!"

A ghost with bad breath named Putrid appears to be fishing as he comments, "Yeah, we scared them all away! We are too good!" The stinky ghost laughs. Of course, the ghosts are still bored. They need some new blood or ponies or the three ghosts may have to look for another place to haunt. They already scared off the worker ponies trying to rebuild this place.

Just then, Porko looks outside and saw something, then smiles eagerly as he calls over, "Guys! Come over and take a look at this!" The other two ghosts flew over and saw the Mane Six, Spike and the CMC coming up to the house. "Hey, some fresh meat and they're those mares that we heard about: The Mane Six."

The three ghosts laugh madly as if being told a funny joke. Stringbean remarks mischievously, "Well, well, look like we got a couple of wise ponies! Say, how about we let them come in here?!"

"Right, we will have fun with the mares!" Porko laughs in agreement. Maybe the ghosts can have fun with these so-called heroes of Equestria. At least then the three has somepony to scare!

"We'll scare the pants off of them!" Putrid remarks madly. The three ghosts laughs as they prepare themselves for the visitors.

Back outside the haunted house, the Mane 6, Spike and the CMC gathered around the front door.

"Knock knock!" Pinkie exclaims happily...causing the door to fall down. "Huh. Guess I didn't know my own strength."

"Hello? Hello?" Sweetie asks as she looks around. "Wow, this place looks dead!"

"D-d-d-d-don't say that." Fluttershy said, shivering in fright.

"All right, girls, Spike, let's go in slowly and carefully." Twilight said cautiously, "Ya never know when those ghosts could cause mischief even by the front door."

The gang slowly goes into the place...unaware that the door that they're on is lifting up...that is until they scream and fell to the floor, their equipment fell.

Pinkie yelps as a mousetrap hits her snout, making her yelp in pain. As she got rid of it, the gang heard laughing throughout the house.

"Ghosts," Twilight gasps in surprise.

"Ghosts," Rainbow exclaims while looking around.

"G-g-ghosts," Pinkie asked nervously.

"Wow, this place is really haunted!" Nyx exclaims in amazement.

"I wanna go home!" Fluttershy cried in fear.

"Girls, we can't let these ghosts scare us off. Princess Celestia is counting on us." Twilight assures her friends. "Listen, let's split and surprise them. Applejack, you go with Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy? You're with Pinkie. Rarity; you're with me."

The other girls nod, though a bit shaken. Spike asks with a frown, "And what about me?"

"You keep an eye on the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Nyx and keep them safe. Can you do that, Spike?" Twilight ask her little brother/son/assistant in concern.

Spike nods a bit. The Mane Six heads off in separate groups while Spike and the CMC heads off in another direction. Hopefully this mission will not take too long.

Rarity and Twilight heads down a hallway, looking around in precaution. The white unicorn said in concern, "If we do run into these...these things, I doubt that even Brock Williams's music can help us."

"Relax, Rarity, just some ghost busting trap and they will be taken down in no time." Twilight said to Rarity with a grin. "But be alert. The work ponies had a hard time with these fellows."

The two tiptoe through the way through the place in precaution. However Porko chose that time to appear behind them, smirking mischievously as he taps Rarity on the head. The mare, startled, turns around and gasps upon seeing the ghost.

"A GHOST," Rarity screams, making Twilight turns to see the ghost. They fires blasts at Porko but he dodges, laughing madly as the ghost push the two unicorns down down, making their ghost busting weapons shoot out in another direction.

Porko laughs as he flies off with Twilight chasing him while yelling, "Come back here!"

Twilight chases Porko up a bunch of stairs to the next floor, chasing him to an opened doorway of a closet. The ghost smirks however as he closes the door, causing the mare to crash into it. Twilight fumes as she tries to use her magic to open the door but to no success.

"Ugh, you ghosts are crazy!" Twilight exclaims in annoyance. Suddenly the door slams down onto her before the hinge open up, the purple unicorn got up and jumps forward while the door itself closes. Twilight looks confused as she saw no closet, "What the hay?!"

Twilight heard some noises coming from the doorway that opens up, sending her falling to the floor. As the pony got up, she gasps in shock as the ghost came out of the doorway with Stringbean, Putrid and Porko, all of them are 'marching' to a war march with the usual flag and all. Twilight is dumbstruck.

The ghosts then dance as if taunting Twilight while going through another door. The mare chases them while snapping, "Oh, not so fast!"

Twilight however was too late as Porko closes the door on her. She opens it...but yelps a whole flood of water came out of the said door. The mare does her best to swim, looking confused as Stringbean and Porko surf past her with smiles on surfboards.

Then Putrid came out of the doorway in a small motor boat, whirling around Twilight with the water, twirling the mare until the water vanish, leaving the pony right on the floor.

"Darling, are you okay?" Rarity asks as she came onto the scene, helping Twilight up, "Those horrible things."

"Ugh...so much water..." Twilight groans as she looks around, hearing the ghosts' laughter. "I hope Rainbow and Pinkie are doing better."

"I do so too. I can only hope that poor Spike, my sisters and her friends hadn't run into those three."

Pinkamena reads as she says, "It won't be long now; the time to be known soon comes and no spies will be safe."

Golden Heart comments, "Indeed sister; best I better get going; rather not be late for when the gang show up."

He heads off as Pinkamena says to the readers, "Still waiting for the name for my Light Elf and also soon my time to show myself comes soon." The others nod.

Spike's group opens a room, looking inside. They saw three beds with interesting names on them. Sweetie reads them off, "'Stringbean’; 'Porko'; and 'Putrid'?"

"I thought only an inventor and his son used to live here." Scootaloo comments puzzled.

"I'm guessing that three ghosts must've moved in." Spike remarks with a chuckle. "I wonder where Grumpy and Dopey sleeps at; Hee hee."

The five leaves and heads down a hallway. Unknown to these, something is following them, something curious. The gang found another hallway which Nyx tries to get into which appears to be locked.

"Locked," Nyx said with a frown. Apple Bloom motions her friend to step aside then bucks the door open. "Well, I could've used magic to open it."

"Eeyup, but why used 'de energy?" Apple Bloom asks Nyx with a smile.

Well, that's true. The group enters what appears to be a child's room. This must be the room of the kid that died of illness, which Twilight told the CMC on the way over here. They look amazed at the toys, especially the toy train on top of the room.

"Wow! Toys," The foals exclaims as they rush over to check the toys out. Sweetie giggles as she held up a teddy bear. This must be the young colt's.

"Baseball," Scootaloo laughs as he throws the ball to Nyx who caught it with her magic. "Nice catch, Nyxie!"

"Go long, Spike!" Nyx laughs as she tosses the ball to Spike. The baby Dragon yelps and dodges in time, "Ooops, bad claws!

"Knock it off! We came here to get rid of some ghosts...well your mom and your aunts are but still." Spike said with an annoying frown.

"Awww, come on, Spike! Let us play a bit. I promised we won't hurt anything." Sweetie said with a pouty look on her face.

"Yeah, come on! Let us play!" A voice calls out to Spike.

"Yeah, what he say..." Apple Bloom begins to say. But then the foals and Spike looks alarmed. Wait, 'he'? They brought only four fillies and the only 'he' was Spike...and the baby Dragon didn't say a word. "Wait a minute...who..."

The five slowly turns and saw the baseball floating in midair...someone appears, a smiling colt with a black mane and tail, his eyes are blue and he is white all over.

The colt smiles as he said, "Hi."

The five's response; Scream in a panic.

Chapter 2: Calpepper The Friendly Colt Ghost

Chapter 2: Calpepper The Friendly Colt Ghost

In a room in Celestia's room, the Goddess of the Sun looks out a window towards the direction of where the abandoned house is at. The ruler of Equestria hopes that Twilight and her friends can get rid of the paranormal presence that is making it difficult for the work ponies to do their job .

"Sister," Luna said as she comes into the room. "I see you are still here. Still thinking about that orphanage program?"

"Yes. I hope Twilight and her friends can do the job . We need ways for orphans to find a home, especially in the New Year." Celestia said to her sister in concern.

"Well, if it calls for it, Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends can do a little bit of ghost busting."

Lorcan suddenly appears in the room, startling the Alicorns as he remarks, "So there's something strange..."

Golden Heart appears next suddenly, "In the neighborhood..."

"Who we gonna bucking call?!" Michael calls out madly as he appears third.

Discord appears dressed in a brown jumpsuit and a vacuum on his mouth saying, "Ghostbusters!"

Lorcan glares at Discord, making him asks in annoyance, "Where the heck did you get that outfit?!"

"Pinkie's wardrobe."

"Lotmof good that's gonna do!" Michael remarks with a scoff. "We're not even bucking there!"

Celestia sighs in annoyance while Luna chuckles a bit. Why did she even let Michael in on the secret again?

Spike's group screams as they rush over to the door, trying to escape the ghost. The dead colt yells as he chases them, "Wait, don't; stop!"

Spike's group rushes out into the hallway. Scootaloo screams, "Run, run! It's a ghost and we're defenseless!"

"Nyx, can't yew or Spike do something about it?!" Apple Bloom calls out to Spike and Nyx frantically.

"We're too scared to consider it! Give us time to calm down!" Spike yells out madly. He and the fillies found a closet, rushing in, closing the door.

"Phew, we're safe." Nyx sighs a bit to her friends. At least the group got away from that crazy ghost. "What is he?"

"A ghost...or rather a colt," Sweetie said in concern.

Suddenly the lights are turned on as the colt ghost said with a smile, "I prefer the name Calpepper. Hi! Listen, don't..."

The four kept on screaming in alarm as they run out of the closet. The five saw Rainbow and Applejack rushing by. They were about to call for them when Porko suddenly bounces into the fillies and Dragon then closes the door.

"Hey fellas; we got a closet case here! Ha ha ha," Porko laughs madly as he flies off after the two mares.

Rainbow and Applejack stops while peeking around. However Putrid appears behind them and hold some plates then drops them right onto the floor, causing the plates to break as he laughs mischievously.

The impact frightened Rainbow as she flew right under a chair nearby that is covered in cloth. The mare peeks out, not noticing Stringbean appearing behind her with chains. That is until the ghost laughs cruelly and drops them causing Rainbow to scream as she jumps right into an opened drawer, the bottom closes right behind her.

"Fer crying out loud," Applejack exclaims as she gallops over to the top drawer and open it too fast. Rainbow flies out of the drawer and lands while the thing covers her. The Pegasus pony peeks out and get up, frowning. This is ridiculous! Rainbow shouldn't even be scared of those ghosts! "Yew takes a rest, sugar cube."

Applejack prepares to head off, not noticing Putrid behind her. That is until he hits the pony on the flank with a board, sending the cowpony right into the air with the net. As she lands, her ghost attacker vanish, the mare doesn't even care that her own net landed on her.

"Hey, what's going on; who did 'dat?! Who's 'de wise mare?!" Applejack demands angrily, taking the net off of her own head. Then she notices Putrid reappearing behind her with a board, "Uh oh."

Putrid hits Applejack in the flank again, causing her to yelp in pain as she flings the net up. As the ghost vanishes, the Pegasus pony came out of hiding and rush next to Applejack, shouting angrily, "Hey, come out and fights like a pony! You can't scare us! Come out of there and fight, let's go!"

Rainbow jumps up and down, ready to fight, no one makes a foal out of her and gets away with it. Of course, Putrid reappears, smirking mischievously as he imitates the Pegasi preparing to fight, much to Rainbow's annoyance.

"Looks like 'dis feller imitate yew nicely." Applejack said to Rainbow with a light chuckle.

"Oh, mocking me, eh?" Rainbow asks angrily. She then hits Putrid with a hoof, sending him stumbling backwards. "Oh yeah, I got him! Yeah, the others got to hear about this!"

"Dang, nice shot!"

Of course, Putrid doesn't seem shocked or upset. In fact, this ghostie appears to be smiling as he crashed into the floor...literally as Putrid makes it looks like he was 'breaking' the ice, sending out water.

Rainbow and Applejack looks shocked and flew/gallop over as the cracked floor with water returns to normal. The Mares stop, looking confused as Applejack rub one hoof across where the ice used to be at.

"Huh, Ah will be a donkey's uncle." Applejack said in amazement and confusion.

Suddenly, a puddle of water appears as Putrid came out, spitting water and his breath right onto Rainbow and Applejack causing them to get wet and a bit disgusted at the same time. The ghost laughs madly as he dives back into the water. The two ponies try to jump in after him but the puddle vanishes, making them hit their heads instead.

"Ugh! What kind of a mad house is this?! Those lame-os can't make a foal out of these ponies!" Rainbow groans a bit. Suddenly a puddle of water appears in mid-air and drops water right onto the Pegasus pony, getting her drenched. "Ugh, that's a fine 'what the hay'."

Pinkamena reads and says, "Hmm, looks like the gang are on a ghost hunt; hope it goes well and I think there's a kind ghost." The others nod and Pinkamena says, seeing a note, "Hmm Amras for my Light Elf? I will keep that on a paper because I know others might think of names

She puts the name on a paper and keeps reading. The mare comments, "Ok let's make the contest; more tense only 5 can think a name. 1 already did so 4 left till I number down which is the best name. And one more rule: only one name per a reader and if I like it, goes on the paper."

Spike's group, escaping their 'closet prison' run into another room. Sweetie sighs a bit, "Is everypony here?"

"Yeah, I'm fine really, yeah." Nyx said with a nod. Suddenly a familiar colt ghost appears. "Gah! No I am not!"

Calpepper yelps as he quickly goes around the group, covering their mouths with himself. He exclaims, "Please! No yelling, please! Yelling makes my uncles nuts at times, making them excited! Please, promise if I let your mouth go, you won't scream."

The five looks concerned but nods. Calpepper sighs as he releases their mouths, hoping for the bet . Apple Bloom rubs her mouth, saying, "Wowie. Yew are cold."

"Well, I was dead for years and years now."

"So wait...hang on. Are you the ghost of the colt who died of an illness years ago?" Spike asks Calpepper curiously.

"I am? Oh yes, I am. Sometimes I forget things." Calpepper said with a chuckle as he flies around, opening a jar and taking out candy. The colt ghost flies back to the newcomers. "Want some candy? It's okay, they're fresh."

The five looks skeptic, but they took the candy and ate them. Scootaloo mumbles, "Wow, this stuff is great. Thanks."

"No problem. It's the least I can do for accidentally scaring you. I hate being pressured to be doing that."

"Wait, you don't scare ponies?"

"Nope. I don't do that. I don't want to scare anypony, even the rest who aren't ponies. I am friendly, much to the annoyance of my uncles." Calpepper said with a light chuckle. On the group's looks, he adds, "Oh! Stringbean, Porko and Putrid aren't really my uncles; Just my guardians. We lived here for years."

"Well, do your uncles know that Princess Celestia wants to rebuild this place as an orphanage?" Spike asks Calpepper. He calms down, realizing the truth: this colt ghost isn't so bad. He is friendly.

"Yeah, when the worker ponies come here; But my uncles don't like freshies or sharing our home so they scare off ponies. I just wish they cut it out though. I wanted to make new friends."

The CMC and Spike looks surprised yet pitiful; Poor Calpepper. He just wanted to make friends but his mean scaring uncles make it difficult for him to do so. Perhaps...now is the time for that to change.

"Well, we can be your friends if you want." Nyx said, smiling as she trots over to the friendly ghost. "My name is Nyx."

"Ah is Apple Bloom, howdy!" Apple Bloom said, waving a hoof to Calpepper.

"My name is Sweetie Belle!" Sweetie said cutely to Calpepper, making him chuckle a bit.

"Scootaloo's my name, daredeviling's my game." Scootaloo said with a determined look.

"My name is Spike, what's up?" Spike asks, giving a thumbs up.

"Want to be our friend?" The CMC asks altogether. Calpepper looks surprised and happy. These newcomers want to be his friends.

"Yeah, I want to!" Calpepper exclaims with a smile. For the first time in his afterlife, the colt ghost finally got some friends.

Meanwhile, Twilight and Rarity checks a room labeled 'powder room'. The Alicorn checks out some unused powder.

"Looks like some powder is left from the old days," Twilight said in concern.

"Look at all this makeup." Rarity said with a 'tsk' look. She begins gathering some up. "I should take this and put it to good use."

"You and your love for makeup, fabrics and stuff," Twilight said while shaking her head in amusement.

Suddenly, a noise of a candle being lit is heard is heard making the two mares startled. Rarity said, "Twilight. Did you bring a candle with you, by any chance?"

"No, no, I didn't. Why?" Twilight asked in concern.

The two girls turn and saw Stringbean...lighting powder like real gunpowder! He smirks evilly while exclaiming, "Bombs away!"

The ghost throws the flaming powder while flying off laughing.

"Watch out!" Twilight cried out.

The two mares scream as they run to avoid the explosion that occurred. Rarity growls as she made her diamonds appear, "Okay, try that again."

Porko suddenly appears in drag, singing loudly like an opera singer, "LAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Ever get that loud cracking noise at an opera when everyone made out of glass broke? That's what happened here...especially when the diamonds break, when they aren't even made out of glass!

"My diamonds," Rarity exclaims angrily.

Porko hugs Rarity while remarking, "My precious!" He kisses her on the lips like a cartoon did to annoy his enemies.

"EEWWW; Gross, gross, gross," Rarity cried out in disgust while spitting a bit.

Twilight fires her ghost busting rays at Stringbean and Porko who laughs and flies towards a wall. They go through it, leaving some slime behind.

"Incredible. Eco-slime," Twilight said in amazement. "I can't think of anything to say."

Stringbean appears, dressed like Groucho Marx and speaks like him, "I can't think of anything else."

Twilight yelped in surprise from noticing that.

"GET BACK HERE!" Rarity screams as she fires a blast at Stringbean, but he ducks in time. When the white unicorn stopped, the mare yelps as she realizes that she blasted Twilight by mistake, making the Alicorn look blackened with ash while her mane and tail hair stood straight up. "Oops. Sorry, darling."

"It’s okay, Rarity." Twilight said as she shook the ash off of her.

Pinke hums as she and Fluttershy goes into a bathroom. The yellow mare said meekly, "Oh, I do hope these ghosts aren't killers."

"Relax, ghosties can't kill anypony. Well minus the tribal leaders but they were having a bad day." Pinkie assures Fluttershy, "Oh ghosties? Look, we just want to have your home for the nice orphans. So, how about we make a deal? I will let ya have some nice cupcakes if you leave; How about it?"

"How about you," Three voices asks evilly. The two mares turn and saw the three mean ghosts roaring with evil faces, red eyes and all.

Pinkie and Fluttershy screams before fainting to the floor. The Three Phantom-teers went back to normal (or what's close to it anyway) and laughs meanly.

The trio got a mean idea, smirking as they begin jumping into Fluttershy's mouth. Stringbean yells, "Dive!"

"Dive," Putrid exclaims as he tries right into Fluttershy's mouth.

"Dive," Porko booms as he tries to dive...but got stuck. The fat pony ghost shakes himself a bit before getting right into Fluttershy.

A few seconds later, Pinkie and Fluttershy recover, got back up with the pink mare saying, "Wow. Did you see that, Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy moaned as she replied, "Yeah, I saw it. That was really scary."

Fluttershy groans as she goes over to the mirror. Pinkie then noticed something odd as the yellow mare looks into a mirror. Fluttershy then suddenly began to change...into Robert DeColto! The Three Phantom-teers are having fun with her by changing her appearance with Stringbean speaking through her as the actor, "Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here, so you must be talking to me."

Pinkie blinks as Fluttershy now turns into Rodney Dangerstallion. Porky through her remarks, "I don't know what the big field is. I got family members as big as she is!"

Fluttershy shook her head rapidly as she transformed into Mel Coltson. Putrid (as her) looks into the mirror in amusement. Pinkie said happily, "Wow! How did you do that?"

Fluttershy rapid-changed...into a scary skeleton from a cancelled HBO series whose holds his face and screams. The ghost stallions leave the yellow Pegasus mare who, back to herself, screams in terror as she runs back.

Fluttershy bumps into a bathtub which curtain opens to reveal Porko trying to take a shower. The fat ghost, noticing, yelps and screams like a filly.

Pinkie yelps and bounces into a door which growls like a monster.

"Run!" Pinkie screams as the two mares run into the hallway.

"Oh dear, this is more scary." Fluttershy said nervously.

As the two fillies run down, they look startled as the rug in front of them begins bumping and down as if something is coming towards making train noises like mad.

Pinkie and Fluttershy backs off as whatever is it approaches...then Putrid came out of the floor, exclaiming while saluting, "Smell-o-gram!" He then breathes his foul breath right onto the two.

"Ewww," Fluttershy exclaimed while coughing as she waved a hoof in front of her face from the stink breath.

Pinkie yelps as she bumps into Fluttershy, causing both to fall onto a rug that begins rolling down a bunch of stairs. Stringbean is heard laughing, "Check this out, fellows; Califoalnia roll; Ha ha ha ha!"

Once Pinkie and Fluttershy reach the bottom, the rug unroll itself, before sending the two mares flying out. As they got up, the Three Phantom-teers appear, holding swords while exclaiming, "All for one and one for all!"

"Catch your pants before they fall!" Stringbean taunts as he slashes at Pinkie's bottom. Suddenly her bottom fur coat fell down, revealing her bared bottom.

"EEK," Pinkie squeaked before she pulled up her bottom fur coat back up.

Fluttershy quickly uses the Stare on the ghosts, making them yelp as if affected. Porko screams, "Oh no, no! Stop, please, anything but that!"

"Yeah, don't...except..." Stringbean unzips his face revealing a skeleton like face that roars at Fluttershy, causing her to lose focus and scream in terror.

"Ha ha ha ha ha; you didn't think we'd be affected by your dumb Stare, did you?!" Putrid laughed evilly.

Fluttershy whimpers and runs away to an opened door. Pinkie chases her, exclaiming, "Fluttershy, wait!"

"Looks like these mares are playing hard to get." Porko remarks in amusement.

"Yeah, but easy to get lost," Putrid remarks as the two mares rush into another room, peeking out at the three ghosts.

"Markie mark mark!" Stringbean taunts then he and his pals yell as they charge at Pinkie and Fluttershy with their swords in front of themselves.

Pinkie yelps as she closes the door in time. The mare sighs...then she and Fluttershy yelps as the swords suddenly pierce through the door on the left, right and top of Pinkie. Luckily for her, they missed.

"Yipe!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Oh dear," Fluttershy said in concern.

Outside, the Three Phantom-teers laughs madly. This is the much fun that they had in a while. Just then, the trio stops as a baseball is thrown into the room.

"I got it, I got it!" Calpepper exclaims eagerly as he flies into the room with a baseball glove. The colt ghost smiles as he caught the baseball then saw his adopted uncles, "Oh, hey fellows. Having fun?"

"Oh sure, more so than you do," Stringbean said, rolling his eyes a bit. "What are you doing? You are supposed to be making dinner."

"Yeah, I'm starving! Look at me, I'm wasting away!" Porko remarked, lifting his stomach to show it dissolving, making himself and his pals laugh.

"Hey Calpepper," A voice exclaims. Calpepper yelps as he saw his new friends coming into the one. The one who spoke, Apple Bloom, continues, "Toss 'de ball over our way."

"Yeah," Sweetie giggles. She then notices something: a blank flank on Calpepper's bottom. "Wow! Why didn't I notice? He got no cutie mark!"

"Calpepper; what is this?" Stringbean demands to Calpepper with a suspicious frown.

"Err, my new friends?" Calpepper ask his adopted uncles with a sheepish look.

"FRIENDS," The Three Phantom-teers yells out in shock and alarm as if the word 'friends' is a cursed word to them.

"You, us, talk, now!" Stringbean snaps as he grabs Calpepper before the four ghosts disappear from sight.

"Calpepper," Nyx ask in worry, seeing her friend taken like that.

"Hoo boy; I think he's in trouble." Spike said in concern, fearing the worst for his new colt ghost friend.

During the moment, Calpepper was in a room where his uncles were giving him stern looks over the trouble this little ghost has done in making friends with....the living.

"Come on, guys! I gotta get back to help the CMC!" Calpepper pleaded to have his uncles let him leave, but they wouldn't hear of it.

"We don't give a Flying Banshee." Putrid issued off that they don't care about Calpepper's concerns over his new friends. "Them fleshies stuff has gotta stop!" He waved off his hand in proclaiming this action needs to stop.

"It's ruining our reputation." Porko pointed off with a stern face about what Calpepper is doing that is ruining all ghosts’ reputation as scarers.

"You've been a goody-goody too long." Stringbean pointed down in announcing what Calpepper has done is be too nice, it needs to stop. "And now is time to pay the price." He cross his arms to give a little sigh in mentioning that this kid has to pay up for what he did.

"Pay the Piper." Putrid proclaimed while summoning a piper to pretend to play forth in making his statement clear.

"Paper or Plastic," Porko declared off in showing some ghostly objects that he summoned that were of paper dollars or a wallet which unfolded to show plastic credit cards , a bit goofy, but the message is clear.

The situation didn't seem good so in these situations, Calpepper had only one choice left, it was probably a little mean, but he'll have to...'lie'....to deceive his uncles to escape to find his friends.

"Look! Michael Jackstone and Johnny Brock's Ghosts," Calpepper pointed forward with surprised eyes in who was with the ghost right this moment.

"WHERE," The Ghostly Trio shouted out with excitement and smiles on their faces. They brought out paper and pencils like what fans do, everybody who knows about the famous rockstars like Michael Jackstone and Johnny Brock, they're celebrities of music to both the living & dead.

"Where's the Kings of Rock?" Stringbean asked off in pondering where those two famous singers are.

"Where," Putrid asked off while unaware that Calpepper smiled in seeing his work before quickly...preparing to flee the scene. "Hugh?" Suddenly, he and the other ghost sibs saw Calpepper split the scene while distracted.

"Awww..." The Ghostly Trio moans in seeing what just happened here.

"Duh, stupid," Porko slap his forehead in proclaiming something here. "Everypony knows that Johnny Brock is still alive!" He dumbly exclaimed about a certain fact that the ghost overlooked...much.

"Yeah, and no one's seen Michael Jackstone since some rumor went off that he was lost in the End of Equestria." Putrid spoke off in recalling something here about the other famous celebrity that should be dead now, they don't know much, but they know he's among the spooks.

"Never mind the small talks! Find him! And if you see those fleshies with him, scare them!" Stringbean snaps off in a threatening manner that his sibs need to spread out to find Calpepper and multitasking to scare those living folks out before they all get into trouble.

Soon, the Ghostly Trio made like race car engines to zoom off somewhere in the house to find Calpepper, wherever he is.

Pinkamena checks out the second name for the Light Elf: ‘Ignis’.

Pinkamena remarks, "Ok, 2 names; that are good; 3 more to go."

Omega comments to the others, "She's doing this and reading at the same time."

Light Elf nods, commentating, "Indeed but these names sound fitting."

The Mane Six meet up in the main foyer. All of them were shaken by their confrontations with the Three Phantom-teers.

"'Ta be honest, sugar cube, Ah don't know we will be able 'ta git them out at 'dis rate." Applejack said in concern to the others.

"Right; those bozos appear to have the upper hoof on us." Rainbow remarks with a groan while drying out her mane from the water incident. "We may as well give up."

"But we can't give up, girls. The princess is counting on us." Twilight pleads to her friends not to give up. "We just got to be smarter and more determined, that's all."

"But they already try to blow us up with gun powder, using make up I might add!" Rarity complains to Twilight.

"And they already transformed me into stallion actors and I am still wincing from the bad stench." Fluttershy said, gagging a bit from the memory of Putrid's stench.

"No worries, girls! Remember what Granny Pie said: 'just laugh at your fears and they will disappear'." Pinkie said happily while bouncing around. "Remember the song I taught you?"

"Yes, we remember." Rainbow remarks with a nod. "But how will it help us against 3 ghosts who know this place up and down and can appear all over the place?"

"We just need to chin up and hope for the best! You don't see Spike and the CMC complaining!"

"Speaking of which, where are they?" Twilight ask in concern while looking around. The Alicorn and her friends haven't seen Spike, Nyx, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo since they split up earlier.

"Oh dear, I hope they don't run into those awful rude ghosts." Rarity said in concern.

"Guys, guys, guys," Calpepper calls out as he flies through the upper parts of the house, worried that his friends think that he had abandoned him. "I hope they don't leave yet."

"Hey Calpepper," Sweetie's voice calls out. Calpepper flies back and sees his friends in the kitchen, surprisingly making a meal. "Hey! Glad you made it, we're making lunch!"

"Did you get meals out of the fridge?"

"Yes, but they are expired so we threw them out. Luckily, Spike brought some food for the trip."

"You and your uncles should do something about this oven." Spike remarks, jumping back as the oven jumps up in front of him. "This looks like it's about to explode."

"Sorry, we've never been out of the house much. Well, we do but mostly I stay around to make meals for my uncles." Calpepper explains to his new friends in concern. "You know, you don't have to make food. I can lend a hoof."

"That would be nice but we can handle it from here." Nyx said happily as she finishes putting down sandwiches and juices. "We should get mom and my aunts. They would love this meal time."

Suddenly Porko appears, eating up the meal and gobble the stuff down greedily. He burps while commentating, "So do I!"

His cohorts appear, laughing meanly with him. An annoyed Apple Bloom snaps, "Hey; 'Dat isn't fer yew, yew fat phantom!"

"Hey, Calpepper! What's the big idea in fooling us like that?!" Stringbean demands to Calpepper in frustration, "Using Johnny Brock and Michael Jackstone's ghosts when one of them is dead; uncalled for!"

"Guys, come on. You got a lot of freshies to scare, let me have some for friends." Calpepper said though Stringbean turns into a boot and knocks him away before changing back.

"Eh, that Calpepper. Always good for a laugh."

"Now that was mean!" Scootaloo exclaims, frowning with her friends. "There's no reason to do that, you know that!"

"Listen up, you fleshies don't know in what it means to be a ghost!" Stringbean scolded those with Calpepper about not knowing thigns.

"Well can't we?" Porko shrug off to ask if the Three Phantomteers can't have them know what it means to be a ghost,

"Nah; that be too easy." Putrid waved off that they can only do that if the living are well...not alive, per-say.

"But guys, why do we have to scare," Calpepper asked off lost about why they have to scare.

"Why do we scare?" The Ghostly Trio asked off in feeling rather surprise.

"Tch, that's like asking Porko why he's so fat." Stringbean rolled his eyes in hearing something so foolish.

"I'm not fat, just big bone." Porko explained to pull up his sheet to show ghostly bones, much to the living's surprise.

"The point is, it's to keep things on a level." Putrid declared off in how they do things.

"As the rules state, if we are friendly to fleshies, then they'll lose their fear of us ghosts." Stringbean proclaimed off in making this message be as clear as crystal. "And if they lose their fear in us, what boys?" He turns to his brothers on what else comes next.

"They'll rise up against us." The Ghostly Trio announced this in union of what will happen.

"Um, pardon?" Spike asked off a bit lost in what these 3 ghosts mean.

"Pay attention spiky, and listen up! It's a thing called: Balance." Stringbean sternly pointed this fact to Spike & the CMC to understand. "If we scare ponies & you Dragons too little, like how Calpepper does so, they'll lose their fear of us & rise up against us." He stated off that what their nephew is doing is wrong.

"And if we, who are scarers, say, well...scare too much? They'll be all..." Porko was stating off while making an enactment. "'Hey, you're scaring us too much!' And then rise up against us." He issued in how the living would act out against them.

"But, aren't you doing that now?" Spike raised an eyebrow in seeing these three uncles of Calpepper are the real troublemakers.

"No, no, we're doing the haunted house routine, that's normal. If we got our ghostly buddies to invade a town, then that be too much scaring & they rise against us." Putrid waves out his arms in stating this fact about the difference of their work and overwork. "But with the right balance, we'll scare and no one will rise against us." He issued in how things are to be done around here.

"Then wha about us?" Apple Bloom steps up to ask this little question at the moment.

"Yeah, you caused enough scaring to have someponies wanna rise up." Scootaloo scolded the ghosts here about causing problems to bring them here.

"Right, all we wanna do is turns this place into a nice orphanage." Sweetie Belle nods in stating why the gang is here in the first place.

"Oh, well ain't that sweet?" Stringbean rolled his eyes in making a sarcastic remark.

"Yeah, how sweet," Putrid also made a skeptical remark about such a thing.

"It is?" Porko asked off puzzled if that was the truth here.

"Nooooo," The other two ghosts yelled at the fat one for being so slow & foolish.

"Listen up; do you know how many other haunted homes there are for ghosts to live in?" Stringbean sternly was making this message be clear to the ponies & baby dragon.

"Um...." Spike was about to respond, but was cut off.

"Right, not that many; last one that was the Royal Sisters' old palace is getting fixed and it lost its spookiness." Putrid spoke off in feeling terrible about the loss of a great place to do some scaring.

"If we don't scare, we'll all lose our home!" Porky spoke off in feeling like this is serious business.

"We guys, it wouldn't be...so bad, right? To let them turn this place into a better home?" Calpepper spoke a bit nervous to trying to persuade his uncles to see the better side of what's happening.

"Calpepper, get this through your thick ghostly head. They wanna change everything. EVERYTHING," Stringbean was issuing to even yell his message to the littlest ghost. "That means we'll lose all our things and your room & stuff and what will any of us have that's our personal possession." This was a serious issue that needed to be on their view of what happens.

"Oh, guess that's kinda true." Calpepper rubbed the back of his head in never realizing that.

"Not only that, we'll be homeless ghosts to haunt the streets," Putrid stated in what else would happen.

"And we'll have to swipe food to survive." Porko spoke in imaging the horrors that the ghosts have to endure to get by.

"But your ghosts, you don't need food." Spike pointed out that ghost don't eat, they're dead.

"We'll technically, we can eat & taste things, just that....we leave a mess if not careful." Calpepper stated this fact that what ghosts can do actually.

"Which is why we need to scare, so we don't lose our home," Stringbean stated out in what the ghosts have to do so they can live here and scare.

"Yeah, you think only the living gets a say of things." Putrid sternly makes a frowny face at the fleshies being the only things that get a say.

"Ghosts have feelings too, yah know!" Porko scolded the little ones for not knowing such issues.

This stuff was pretty much making even the CMC & Spike feel, maybe ghost do have a say, like Calpepper.

"So now that you know, it's time we continue to scare you all....OUT!" Stringbean snaps off that it's time these fleshies get out of their home.

"But, we don't wanna leave our new pal here." Spike protest in not wanting to leave Calpepper, he's their friend.

"Right," CMC nodded in agreement there.

"Really," Calpepper perk up in seeing his friends stick up for him.

"Calpepper, you don't need these fleshies, you got other ghosts to hang & scare with!" Putrid stated out to tell his nephew this.

"Wait, I do?" Calpepper responded surprise to hear this.

"He does?" The CMC & Spike responded confused to hearing this.

"Well sure, like your cousin Kooky & his girl Poy, they're about your age that haunts the city life of Manehattan." Porko stated out in where there are other little young ghosts to be found and apart of the family, some more than others.

"How come I never knew?" Calpepper asked off in just hearing this now.

"Cause you never asked, so we never bothered." Putrid shrugs off his shoulders in stating this.

"And a sweet aunt of ours & possibly your great aunt I think name was Aunt....blohm..." Porko was about to say until his brothers covered his mouth.

"You blockhead, don't mention her name, it's forbidden because of what happened." Stringbean silenced his brother to not spill the beans of mentioning this cause of...what happened.

"What's wrong with saying your aunt's name?" Spike asked off confused by this.

"Cause she was very special to us, but she got in trouble from being....too nice." Putrid spoke from feeling a heartbreak moment with the trio.

"But why do you need to scare instead of being like Calpepper who's nice, like your aunt?" Spike asked a puzzling question here.

"Cause they can't scare back." Porko stated off in making this message be clear here.

"The only big shots we watch out for that can scare us are down as three!" Stringbean stated off with a serious face on his expression. "One is Kaboomka!" He pointed off to which made the ghostly trio shiver a bit.

"Who," The CMC & Spike responded puzzled in not knowing the Name.

"The king of all ghosts!"

"The meaniest of them all," Porko exclaims with a shudder.

"And not a nice guy to make angry easier." Putrid said in concern. "You get on his bad side and you're heading to...Limbo!!!"

"Secondly, it's those darn Mystics." Stringbean stated off in knowing about Mystic Ponies. "They got powers to almost remove our souls bound to this living world & allow us to go to heaven. And don't get me started on what they can do to make us be in pain." He stated how those Mystics have strange methods to deal with them.

"Especially those Mystics that gone over to the dark side, they're really scary," Porko shivers much in thinking that the Dark Mystics are real meanies compared to the good ones.

"And the ones that hit the top of the scare chart we fear most more than those previous two is....the Dark Elf, Grimmore." Putrid ushered off with a scared look on his face.

Suddenly, the Ghostly Trio was shaking like leaves in mentioning the name of the Demon god in Tartarus.

"What's wrong with the Dark Elf?" Calpepper asked off tis that even made his flesh living friends almost be gasping in shock.

"Wake up and smell the coffee; Dark Elves are fleshies with powers of darkness. And Grimmore is the worst of them all." Stringbean snaps off to say to the nephew here about how dangerous Grimmore & his Dark Elf kind truly is.

"He's more scary than an entire planet full of ghosts. He even makes Demons like the Demon Lords look like small fry!" Putrid stated off with worry in knowing how terrifying Grimmore is that all scary creatures feel less comfy to even top that guy.

"The mighty Demon God & Overlord King of Tartarus, a place even young ghost like Calpepper wouldn't last long there." Porko spoke out with biting his nails scared that a sweet little nice ghost like Calpepper be nothing but a toothpick to the Overlord King like Grimmore.

"That's right, we rather be at the end of the world than stay in one place with 'that' Dark Elf around." Stringbean declared off in making this point firm and clear here.

"We hear that." CMC responded in agreeing with the ghost on something here.

"Now where were we, oh yeah....SCARING YOU," Stringbean issued off to turn their full attention on the ones that haven't left them.

Soon the Ghostly Trio pulled out some red glowing scary faces right at the living.

"Eeeeekkk,” The CMC & Spike gasped out to quickly turn tail and run now.

"Wait, guys, come back!" Calpepper cried out to chase them while his uncles just laugh it up here.

Chapter 3: Ghost Therapy

Chapter 3: Ghost Therapy

Pinkamena is reading and says, "Ok things are not going so easy for the gang, and also once that last chapter comes, I will have picked the Light Elf's name from the 5 readers, or if not anymore come; may just be having to pick one of the 2 names or 3."

The others shrug at this.

Spike's group screams as they run into the main foyer...and right into the Mane Six. They exclaims, "Twilight; Girls!"

"There you are! We were worried." Twilight said, relieved that her little brother/son is safe along with the CMC. "Where were you?"

"Did you run into those monsters too?" Rarity asks the young ones in concern.

"No...yes...sort of." Sweetie said, breathing in and out, exhausted from the galloping/running that she and her friends has done.

"Well, which is it?"

"We saw the three ghosts, they were mean yet cool." Scootaloo said. "Oh! But we also met a new friend who is a colt."

"Really; who is he?" Twilight ask, arching an eyebrow at the fillies. So somepony else is in the house? Who could it be?

Suddenly Calpepper appears, saying, "Hey, guys! Glad I found you!"

"A ghost," Rainbow screams as she and Applejack took out her ghost busting guns, preparing to fire at Calpepper.

"No, wait!" Apple Bloom screams as she pushes her sister and Rainbow, causing them to misfire and blast at the ceiling. As debris fell down, Calpepper yelps in fright as he flew into a suit of armor nearby.

"Apple Bloom, are yew plum crazy?!" Applejack demanded to her sister, shocked that she just did that, "Why did you do 'dat fer?!"

"Don't hurt Calpepper! He's our new friend!"

"Friend," The Mane Six ask in surprise. Their new friend is a ghost????

"Yeah. Come out, Calpepper, come out. It's okay." Nyx said to Calpepper gently. The colt ghost gently yet worried came out of the suit of armor. He follows the Alicorn filly back to the others. "Mom, aunties, this is Calpepper, our new friend. Calpepper? This is my mother and my aunts."

"Hi." Calpepper said, smiling meekly at the newcomers.

"Well, they aren't really my aunts. Just someone mom and dad picked as honorable one."

"Oh, hi, please to meet you." Fluttershy said, squeaking a bit. "I'm sorry for the fright. We just have a run in with three mean ghosts."

"Oh, sorry. My adopted uncles can be like that." Calpepper said with a smile, startling the Mane Six. "Oh! But I am not like them, no! They are cranky because people are trying to take their home."

"Wait a minute...are you the son of the inventor who died of illness? The son, not the inventor," Twilight said as she observes the ghost carefully. This must be the colt whose died years ago.

"Yeah, that's me."

"Hey...sorry for freaking out like that," Rainbow said seriously, rubbing the back of her mane while feeling guilty for her and Applejack blasting at him before. "We just had a bad time trying to bust your uncles."

"Yeah, though why yew hung around those fellers is beyond me." Applejack said. Why in Equestria would Calpepper hang around with ghosts who scared off ponies for a living?

"Yeah, it's a bad habit and a long story." Calpepper explains as he checks the ceiling. After making sure that there isn't any too much damage, he flew back down. "You see, my ghosts found me and well...try to make me scary. To be a honest...I am not quite fit in with their expectations."

"Because of your aunt, right," Spike ask in concern to Calpepper, making Twilight look at him, "Long story again."

"Yeah. My uncles are worried of losing our home. Even ghosts had to haunt somewhere, right?"

The Mane Six looks at each other, looking concerned. They've never thought of that. The girls were just trying to get rid of spooks who is getting in the way of work on an orphanage. The ghosts want to keep their home...but even orphans need a home too, right?

"It's revolting that he rather sticks with the living then with his own kind!" Putrid exclaimed with a frown in not believing what was happening in their area.

"That colt's a menace." Stringbean snapped off in seeing Calpepper is starting to do things no ghost should ever be doing.

"Augh, I don't know." Porko responded off to A Stringbean's claim with a goofy thought over the matter. "I kinda liked him around." He spoke off this action that made Stringbean looked to his sib like he was crazy. "It was sorta like...a family. Even if we mistreated him, somewhere, it felt like we were quite the odds meet in having a little ghost around to living our days." Porko proclaimed this out with a goofy smile in imaging such a thing that they all & Calpepper are family, even if they are, but more...like a family that's there for the other.

"Am I Hearing This?" Stringbean covered his head's ears in not believing what he heard came from Porko, he actually makes it sound like he & the rest....actually care about Calpepper and don't want him to go or else it feels like they are empty or something.

"I can't help it!" Porko shrug off to say with a stump sorrow face in admitting his fault for speaking such actions to his sibs. "I 'FEEL' Stuff!" He sat down in saying it's not his fault for being emotional, even when he does be mean.

"Yeah, well feel this!" Stringbean grabbed something from the ground to whack the fat ghost to knock his senses back.

"Duuuagh," Porko showed a toothy smile while stars float around his noggin.

"A friendly ghost is a threat to all ghosts! And we know the rules in what happens and we'll be blame for the action cause he never bothered to listen to such warnings." Stringbean stretched up while Putrid & Porko floated next to him in hearing this claim. "So spread out & find that little polta-geek, and don't be too gentle about it if the fleshies start to get in the way again." As he gave out the order, he stretched his neck out in being specific about what to do while they begin to spread out.

Looks like things are really gonna be on a roll now.

"So this was your father's library?" Twilight ask Calpepper curiously. The colt ghost decided to give his new friends a tour of the house to make up for the insanity that they've went through today.

"Yep; He likes to come in here, do research and do some thinking." Calpepper said with a smile. "Of course, when he wants to do some extra research, dad would go to his secret lab...if only I could remember where it is."

"Oooooh! Comic books," Pinkie giggles as she opens a chest and find comic books and looks through them. "Weird, they appear to be oldies."

"From years ago, what did you expect?" Rainbow asks Pinkie with a light chuckle. "Man, what's to eat around here?"

"Oh, I remember that we were making something until those ghosts scare us off." Nyx said in realization. The Alicorn filly frowns. "But that fat ghost Porko ate it."

"No worries, I can get more! Be right back!" Calpepper exclaims happily as he speeds through a wall of the library.

"Well, he's nice." Sweetie said with a smile. She notices a worried look on the Mane Six's face, "Uh? Is there a problem; Rarity; Twilight?"

"Oh, I don't know." Rarity said with a sigh. "We want to give the orphans an home but..."

"Is it right 'ta kicked them ghosts out? They need a place 'ta haunt too." Applejack said with a sad sigh.

Spike and the CMC didn't have an answer. They don't know how to respond to this. Suddenly a noise like a helicopter landing is heard, much to the concern of the living ponies and Dragon. What is making that noise?

Suddenly the 11 gasps as the song of 'Ride of Valkyries' are heard as three familiar bad ghosts appears, humming as they came into the room. Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow got in front of the fillies to keep them safe while Spike got in front of the remaining mares to do so the same thing.

Once the song stops, Stringbean smells a bit then smirks while saying, "Ahh...I love the smell of freshies in the morning!"

Stringbean slams a fist onto the table...and suddenly the curtains of the room were suddenly flipped open. The three ghosts scream in a panic as they groan, "We're melting, we're melting, oh what a word..." The good guys looks bewildered as their tormentors until melting until they dissolve, disappearing from sight.

"Uh...what just happened?" Pinkie asks in confusion, not sure how to figure this one.

"I think...maybe they cross over." Twilight said with a small smile on her face. That must means that the Three Phantomteers are gone for good!

Suddenly more curtains flips over, startling everyone as Putrid is heard saying, "Wrong!" The living groans as they saw the three ghosts wearing shades.

"I don't think so." Porko remarks stupidly and in amusement.

"Guess again, fleshbags!" Stringbean exclaims then he and his pals laughs madly to the Mane Six, Spike and the CMC.

The 11 sighs in annoyance. This just isn't their day.

"Don't these guys ever stop?!" Rainbow complained.

"Word must not be in their dictionary." Fluttershy said with a sigh.

"Okay, seriously, what's up with you three dum-dums?" Twilight asks the Three Phantomteers in irritation.

"What is up with you; we're trying to scare you out. Hello! We got a gig in this place." Stringbean snaps in annoyance to Twilight. "We ain't losing a home because of some orphans."

"But 'de orphans need a place too. Can't y'all git share 'de place," Applejack suggest. Her friends look oddly as if she made a drunken suggestion.

"No!" The three ghosts snaps.

Just then Calpepper floats into the room. Stringbean snaps in annoyance, "Aha! There you are. And what are you doing?"

"Just bringing them something," Calpepper explains to his adopted uncle nervously.

"Good, more food for me!" Porko exclaims happily as he tries to swallow the stuff but Rainbow got in the way. "Hey! Get your own hay!"

"You have no right stealing the food for yourself, you greedy tub of lard!" Rainbow shouted.

"Oh yeah; How do you like it if someone barges into your own home and steal what's yours?" Putrid demands to Rainbow in annoyance, pointing out how the Mane Six is trying to kick them out.

"Technically, this house is Calpepper's, not yours. You are just his guardians." Nyx points out cutely to the trio.

"Yeah; well, no pony ask for your opinion, Mary-Sue." Stringbean sneers then he turns into a boot and kicks her forward.

The others gasp as the Three Phantomteers laughs cruelly. Rarity glares angrily while snapping, "You guys are disgusting, obnoxious creeps!"

The trio blinks then said at once, "Thank you!"

"M... Mary-Sue," Nyx asked tearfully, her feelings severely hurt from being called that name.

"What's your problem? She's just trying to help!" Scootaloo complains to the mean ghosts.

"Hey, shut up, skinbag!" Stringbean snaps to Scootaloo right back.

"Fly off!" Scootaloo snaps right back.

"Take a hike!" Stringbean scowls in return.

"Get a grave!" Scootaloo snaps.

"Get some wings, Chicken Little!" Stringbean sneers cruelly.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!" Scootaloo yelled loudly, hating being called a chicken.

"Guys, come on, come on." Calpepper said, getting between the two before a war breaks out. "Come on, can't we compromise?"

"Com-what now," Porko ask confused.

"Guys, girls, look, I got an idea. Ghostbusting doesn't appear to be working so far but I read something called 'ghost psychiatry'." Twilight explains proudly.

"Who are you calling ghost psycho?!" Putrid snaps, misunderstanding.

"No, it means studying ghosts, trying to figure out how to figure out their problems, what their unsolved business is, etc. then get them to move on." Twilight explains with a nod. "I'm doing some psychiatry myself."

"So yew're going 'ta try 'ta use this therapy stuff on these fellers?" Applejack asks Twilight skeptically.

"Yes." Twilight said with a nod. Then she whispers to the others, "And if those guys try anything funny, we will only blast them as a last resort."

"Got it." Rainbow agreed with a nod.

"I'm a... Mary-Sue," Nyx whimpered, from being called such a harsh word and then she was about to start wailing, almost in a worst manner similar to Sweetie's crying from the CMC tree house being taken over.

Before she could, though, Twilight hugged Nyx comfortingly as she said quietly, "It’s okay, it’s okay. You aren't a Mary-Sue. You're my little filly, mommy's little foal; Sssh; it’s okay, mommy's here."

Nyx hugged Twilight back, feeling very happy she was there to comfort her.

"What's this all about?" Calpepper asked in confusion and concern.

"Nyx doesn't like being called Nightmare Moon, but she definitely doesn't like being called Mary-Sue either." Apple Bloom explained.

"Yeah, especially because of those awful pictures and fanfic stories that are anti-Nyx materials, and Nyx hates it as much as we do," Pinkie commented, breaking the fourth wall.

"Awww, I don't know why, but I feel kinda guilty." Porko said, feeling a bit guilty for the Mary-Sue remark.

"You ate too much. Get it together." Stringbean snaps as he throws a book at the side of Porko's head.

"Uncle Stringbean? Can't you apologize? I mean, Nyx is a very special filly and you must've feels some guilt, right?" Calpepper ask Stringbean in concern.

"Hey, only if some miracle occurs and/or I start feeling emotions would I do that nicely!" Stringbean remarks dryly to his adopted nephew.

"Ahem, why don't you fillies and Dragon just head out for a while? We will take care of things from here." Pinkie said happily as she escorts Spike and the fillies, along with Calpepper out of the room.

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out." Putrid teases the departing living ones.

"Drop dead!" Apple Bloom scowls to the Three Phantomteers.

"Too late," Stringbean remarks with a laugh.

"By that, she means drop into endless limbo, jelly-for-brains!" Sweetie shouted angrily.

Pinkie quickly ushers the fillies and Dragon out before closing the door. The Mane Six glances at the Three Phantomteers who glares at them. This may be a problem.

"Well, uh...look, I know you aren't happy with us being here...but maybe if we all calm down and let Twilight do her work, we can all be good friends and we can get through this nicely." Fluttershy said kindly, "So how about it?"

The three phantoms' response; they threw the food that Calpepper brought for his friends, getting it all over the mares.

As the ghosts laugh, Twilight frowns while remarking dryly, "Okay, the first round goes to you three."

"My Mane!" Rarity whined in disgust as she looked at her messy mane.

Ben is in the middle of the pond, standing on the small rock. Small rocks are coming in. As the rocks were about to hit Ben's head, he made quick swift by dodging down. Then, the next rocks attacks at Ben's legs, but he quickly jumped up. More rocks shoot him but he quickly used his back leg and kicks them off, one-by-one.

Flash was nearby, watching with Big Macintosh, Tough and Phobos. He comments, "Phobos, guys, do you think Ben can survived Chase's training?"

Phobos shrugs while asking, "Why are you worried about that? I'm sure he's gonna be fine."

Phobos spoke too soon. The gang heard Ben yelling, "YEOW!" That's because he landed on the ground hard. Just before he could do anything, Ben noticed a small rock, coming in speed, shaking and frightened him off causing Ben to be unbalanced, and fell into the pond. Chase sighed as he held the small rock tight.

"Uh....... Okay, maybe not." Phobos remarks sheepishly.

"Still, Flash, are you being....... overprotective?" Big Macintosh ask Flash skeptically, concerned for the Pegasus's words.

"Kinda reminds me o' Brave Heart trying 'ta protect Rainbow Dash fro' getting hurt." Tough remarked in agreement.

Big Mac, Tough and Phobos laughed and chuckled loudly. Flash groaned in annoyance, "Overprotective?! Excuse me for being a responsible and caring friend to the one who I considered a family and........ a brother."

"Yeesh; No need to be harsh, Flash; It's just a joke." Phobos insists, assuring Flash that the trio was just having fun. "After all, we know your story of how much you care for Ben."

Big Mac nods while adding, "Eeyup. Just like me and Shining Armor caring for the little sisters of ours."

"So don't fussing up, partner. Ah'm sure Ben's fine." Tough assures Flash to calm down. "Chase's seems 'ta be 'de finest pony than Brave Heart. Boy, 'dat pony is rude."

"Eeyup," Big Macintosh remarked. He and Tough are still upset over that lost battle against Brave Heart during the Alicorn's previous stay.

"Tell me about it." Phobos said with a nod of agreement. They all agree that Chase is no threat.

Flash sighed, "I know. But........I can't get the feeling that this guy........ is up to something." He doesn't know why, it's just this feeling that the Pegasus pony has.

Chase approached Ben who shook off his body from being wet. He then walked out from the water. Chase sighed, "Once again, Ben, you're lacking on your senses than eyes."

Ben groaned, "Can't I use the Master Sword? I thought you're gonna train me about using my Triforce Weapons."

Chase groaned as he hits Ben's head, making him yelp in pain. The retired (or so the others thought) one scolds the stallion, "What was the first rule, Ben?"

Ben groaned, "I'm not allowed to use any of Triforce Weapons until I am ready. So, what is exactly I'm doing until I'm ready?"

"Your tiger instinct and martial arts; Ever since I came to Ponyville, I heard and learned about your strength and weakness. Your strength is using weapons and relying on your friends, but your ultimate weakness: lacking any skills of your own. Without them, you won't have the chance to win and defeat your enemy. I believe the perfect example will be facing Hiko Sejiro and Shendu, facing Snake Demon, helping Twilight in restoring Tree of Harmony and bringing Fluttershy down when she was a Vampire Pony." Chase said, counting down what Ben had to face that he had trouble with in the past. "Tell me, would you like to go through that again?"

Ben sighed, "No."

"Good. But know this: those weapons don't simply appear and choose their master without its reason. And those who do not understand the true strength within them will never achieve the true strength and power of the weapons. Not only that." Chase said, making Ben gulped in worry. "You either hurt yourself........." Ben showed firm and determined eyes to Chase. He smiled. "Or hurt the ones who you claimed as friends, family and loves."

Ben's eyes turned into worry, he sighed, "I guess you're right."

Chase is satisfied that Ben got the message. He comments, "Good. Unless you learn true lessons of Tiger and Aura Instinct, you are not allowed to use any of your weapons, and even the Master Sword until you are ready."

Ben's eyes turned into determination. He remarks, "I will."

Chase smile calmly as he had thoughts, 'Good. Show me the will...... Show me the determination....... Show me........ how much do these things mean to you; Just how much Alicorn Iris Crystal mean to me before her death.'

Chase motioned Ben to go back. The Earth pony went back to the middle rock of the pond as they prepared for the next training.

"Nyx, yew okay," Apple Bloom ask Nyx as the fillies play in Calpepper's room. "Ah mean, what Stringbean said was uncalled fer."

"Yeah, I'm fine, really." Nyx sighs a bit, assuring her friends that she's fine. "Seriously, Calpepper, why do you even put up with them?"

"Well, I will be honest: they took me in since the king of all ghosts would've taken me away to some ghost school easily. Yeah, they may be pains...but give them some food and some attention and my uncles are the nicest guys...or whatever." Calpepper remarks with a shrug.

"They are creeps, you know that, right?" Spike asks Calpepper dryly.

"True, but they're my creeps." Calpepper said with a shrug.

"Hey Calpepper, I gotta ask. What's the difference between you Ghost and Spirit Ponies and even Musical Spirit Ponies?" Spike asked off this question that has been on his mind recently.

"That's a good question." Calpepper scratched his head in being curious of such a thing. "I'm guessing ghosts scare people and Spirit Ponies, they probably help them or do musical magic stuff."

"Oh...." The CMC responded to this response of the strange question.

"Well, we can guess you or your uncles aren't like Mangani then." Spike shrug off his shoulders to say this fact.

"The Silver Pony Healer; you met him?" Calpepper asked off surprise to suddenly hear this news out of nowhere.

"Yeah, our pal Ben freed him from where he was imprisoned. So now he's roaming around to heal any that are hurt." Spike nods to reply in what happened that they know the Spirit Pony.

"Wow..." Calpepper responded in being flabbergasted, there isn't a single ghost that doesn't know about such a creature that is a spirit who's made himself a legend.

"I wonder if he could bring Calpepper back to life." Scootaloo said thoughtfully.

"Doubt it. Calpepper died years ago." Spike said with a sigh. "His body is probably too decaying for Mangani to do so. In fact, the only thing that could help at all is that weird invention that Calpepper's father has made."

"Wait, hang on, that's it!" Calpepper exclaims with a smile.

"What's what?" Nyx ask Calpepper puzzled.

"No time to answer, follow me!" Calpepper exclaims eagerly as he flies off, motioning his new friends to follow him.

"Hey, wait up!" Sweetie exclaimed as she, the other CMC and the rest of the group follow Calpepper.

Twilight has her psychiatrist glasses on, glancing at her latest clients: three very mean, very rude and very unpredictable ghosts. She knew if she herself can figure out how to figure these three out, maybe the mare can get them to cross over and leave the house.

"Soooooo...how long were you three dead?" Twilight asks the Three Phantomteers curiously.

"As long as my arm," Porko comments as he made his own arm stretch. The mares roll their eyes; Showoff. "But I digress."

"More like disgust!" Putrid laughs as he sent fumes onto his sibling, much to the disgust of the living.

"Will you please not do that?" Fluttershy ask Putrid meekly.

"Why? Am I un-BEAR-able?"

"That doesn't even make sense!"

"Okay, calm down. You three want to stay here and haunt because it's your thing. I understand that." Twilight said to the trio of ghosts. "But what's wrong with Calpepper not wanting to do the same thing? He should make friends."

"Hey, filly! Don't you know? If we are too nice to you freshies, they will rise up against us like you almost did to us earlier!" Stringbean snaps to Twilight, pointing out what the Mane Six did to him and his pals earlier.

"Only because yew done attacked us first, sugar cube," Applejack points out with a frown. "Anyway, yew got plenty o' other places 'ta haunt."

"That makes things worst! If we try to invade a town, we would be scaring too much and they would still rise against us. Trust us: we've heard about the whole three tribe ponies invading during that Hearth's Warming Eve."

"There is a difference, darling. Those three won't let go of their hatred towards each other before we change them." Rarity explains the difference clearly. "You guys just scare ponies for a living...or death as the case may be."

"Hee hee; they called us 'darling'." Porko remarked, making some sort of blush. "I feel like turning into a toma-tah!"

"Okay, so you can't invade towns now, but what's wrong with Calpepper being nice?" Twilight ask curiously to the trio. "What, do you treat him like a slave?"

"The last thing we want is for him to become like our great aunt who got into trouble for being nice!" Putrid complains to Twilight. "She was special to us until the king of all ghosts Kaboomka...well, you know what happened to ghosts who don't scare?"

"Oooh, oooh, I know, I know! They get kicked to Limbo, right?" Pinkie asks eagerly. The Three Phantomteers blink a bit, looking bewildered that the pink pony knew that one.

"Uh, yeah, what she said."

"That's why we scare and if that Calpepper keeps being nice, he will be gone, vanished!" Stringbean complains a bit.

"Oooooh, so you three do care for him?" Rainbow asks with a smirk to the ghosts.

"Okay! This session is over!"

The trio of ghosts spins around, knocking the mares around. An explosion occurs before they disappear from sight, much to the notice of the Mane Six.

"Well, that went well." Pinkie said happily, though Twilight is concerned. Those ghosts may try to hide it but they care for Calpepper...

And what would happen if this Kaboomka were to appear?

Pinkamena was checking out two new name ideas. She speaks, "Hmm two new names, Shiro halo and Halo Slayer, and um, whoever you are, Goldie's my brother, not uncle, and what does this reader mean 'Mares in heat'?"

Omega awkwardly answers, "Um I might know but how about we get back to things?"

"Indeed ." The Light Elf said in agreement.

"Ok." Pinkamena said, writing down the accepted name. "Ok name 3 on list, it will be Halo Slayer."

In the center of the Underworld is the Ghost Fortress, home of the ruler of all ghosts Kaboomka, the most feared and horrible of all ghosts. The ghosts (most of them) all fear him and prefer to stay on his good side (which depends on where that 'side' is).

Snicker, Kaboomka's assistant, flies through a hallway, holding a list. He nods to two guards in front of the office who let him in. Upon entering, the ghost spoke, "Master Kaboomka."

The assistant yelps as he flew/stood/whatever in front of a huge green Alicorn like ghost. He didn't turn, just say, "Awww, the Underworld...gets worst every day. Ghosts scaring, werewolves ripping things apart, vampire ponies...it makes one glad to be dead."

"Yes, sir, very much dead. Uh...sir?"

"You are glad to be dead, right?"

"Yes, sir. Glad, nothing like it," Snicker said nervously while rolling his eyes a bit. "Anyway, I got a report for you."

"Yes, what is it?" Kaboomka ask, turning to glance at Snicker, making him yelp a bit. "It better be good!"

"We got reports involving the Three Phantomteers, apparently they are doing well with their scaring per usual."

"Yes. And their adopted charge Calpepper?"

"Well, err..." Snicker said, gulping a bit. He knows very well that his boss won't like this part of the report. "There had been some problems and..."

"You mean...HE'S STILL BEING NICE?!" Kaboomka roars angrily, making Snicker almost fly right out of the room; After calming down somewhat, he snaps, "Why?! He is their nephew, they should teach him to be a big scarer...like me! What could be going wrong?!"

"We got reports that he is making friends with a little Dragon and a couple of living ponies; nothing to worry about. I'm sure that the Three Phantomteers would take care of..."

"I gave those idiots plenty of opportunities and so far, the only thing Calpepper could possibly scare is a kitten! I'm going to have to go down there and take care of this problem myself!!!"

Kambooka roars as he flies out of the room through the ceiling. Snicker pauses then chuckles cruelly as he follows his boss. This he has got to see!

Author's Note

Looks like things are getting a bit crazy; In the next chapter, Calpepper found his dad's invention but the Three Phantomteers aren't about to let him use it to become living. And things get more intense when Kambooka and Snicker show up. Read, review and suggest.

Chapter 4: War for the House

Chapter 4: War for the House

Pinkamena is reading, while speaking, "Hmm things are going to be intense and Ben's training Chase but little does that fool not realize I am not the only one keeping an eye on him."

"Indeed ." Omega remarks in agreement.

The Light Elf adds, "Even I know not to train an enemy."

"Yep but we all must be on alert and Goldie is with the Princesses waiting." Pinkamena said while looking over the latest name.

"True on that," Jack remarked with a nod.

"Wow; 4 names meaning light and another name but I can only pick one."

"Indeed ." The Light Elf commented. Pinkamena can only take one.

She looks on her paper. Pinkamena remarks, "Ok so the name's number 4 will be Valge; one name left till I pick the name for my Light Elf."

Spike's group goes into a room via a wall that spins around after crashing into it. They look around and saw some sort of invention room. They all said, "Wow..."

"This looks great." Nyx said in amazement. "Is this your dad's invention room?"

"Yes. And look." Calpepper said as he grabs a sheet off something big, removing it. For a ghost, he sure can hold stuff. The friendly ghost reveals some sort of huge machine with a panel nearby. "This is it..."

Spike spots an newspaper article and picks it up. After blowing the dust off, he reads it, "'Dr. Seymour Joe McPonyeon was declared a local nut today. He claimed to be haunted by the ghost of his son who died of pneumonia about a year ago today. The stallion claimed to have made some sort of device which he calls the 'The Mangani Machine', named after the legendary ghost that can bring back the dead. It is unknown wherever or not Dr. McPonyeon would be confined or not'."

"This is it, my dad's machine. If it works, I could be a colt again!"

"But how 'ta power it up," Apple Bloom ask puzzled. She spots a vial of something weird nearby, picking it up. "What's 'dis?"

"Whoa! Careful!" Calpepper exclaims as he flies over and takes the vial. "It's something my dad found years ago. It can power the whole thing..."

"Well, then, let's test this baby out!" Spike exclaims with a smile. The Dragon takes the vial from the ghost and puts it in some sort of slot . "Well, you ready to be part of the living again?"

"Well, I am so excited that I could burst!" Sweetie exclaims with a squeal. Suddenly the slot begins to grow bigger, much to the alarm of the living and Calpepper. "Wait! I didn't want that to burst!"

Suddenly without warning, the slot turns into Porko who smiles while saying, "Wow! Great stuff," Luckily for the gang, the vial is inside but didn't dissolve inside his stomach as seen through him.

The other two ghosts appear, laughing madly. Scootaloo sighs in annoyance, "Aren't you guys supposed to be in therapy?"

"Aren't you supposed to be in school? Wow, good question." Putrid remarks in amusement, making the ghosts sigh.

"We got bored so we left. What are you doing now?" Stringbean ask suspiciously to the group. "And what are you doing in bulb head's old colt's place?"

"They're going to bring me back to life!" Calpepper explains happily, much to the shock and disbelief of the ghosts who heard this.

"BACK TO LIFE," The Three Phantomteers screech in fury, shock and worry, maybe a combination of all three.

"What are you thinking?!" Stringbean exclaims angrily to the fresh in disbelief.

"What's wrong? I mean it Calpepper's alive; you don't have to be worried about him being too nice to scare ghosts. You can scare without him being a problem." Nyx said in concern to the Three Phantomteers. "No offense, Cal."

"None taken; besides, wouldn't it be more better for you guys?" Calpepper ask his adopted uncle with a smile. "I mean, to be living again?"

The Three Phantomteers may not show it but they are secretly worried. If Calpepper become living again...then they fail in their duties as guardians to make him scary and that could bring Kaboomka on them three! The trio got to put a stop to this nonsense and fast!

"You look here, ponytail!" Stringbean sternly begins to scold the ones that are trying to make Calpepper alive again. "The laws of nature are clear. You live, you die, you either go to heaven or be a ghost to haunt the world of the living." He points out the facts in which case, no pony has a say in it.

"And there ain't no going back." Porko waved off his arm in stating that once you die, you can't be alive no more.

"The idea that a ghost can turn fleshy again is against the course of law." Putrid proclaimed how doing such a thing would be foolish.

"Hey, what's wrong with Calpepper getting another chance at life and finally being with us?" Spike sternly snaps at these guys in what the issue was.

"YEAH," The CMC responded in agreement here.

"Cause, in case you didn't notice, ghosts being friends with fleshies that aren't ghost can't work because....they never STAY Friends!" Stringbean sternly issued off in saying what the problem was that ghosts & living fleshies can't be friends forever.

"What?" Calpepper yelped off in hearing this right.

"It's true. Calpepper, why do you think we insist you don't become friends with the living." Putrid stated out in wanting the nephew to see their point.

"Sure you can have fun, go out for treats, actually, I wouldn't mind doing that." Porko was stating while starting to get off track here.

"The point is! They aren't everlasting like ghosts are!" Stringbean was issuing here that those that ain't ghosts don't stay together. "Unless they feel bound to stay here as ghosts, then it might happen, but then what about their family in heaven, they might wanna be there instead." To those that die, they either feel an attachment to the living plain to stay as ghosts or join those in heaven as souls to live in eternal peace.

"Well gee, when you say it like that...then..." Calpepper was really having a harder time trying to argue here.

"It's the hardest thing to deal with kid. The rules are there for reason, and when a fleshy goes, it's hard saving if they'll stick around." Putrid shrug off his shoulders in seeing this was the hardest thing to deal with.

"Right, you remember the fox you made friends with, but he died, and it's only luck he visits to play with you as a ghost fox." Porko pointed off in remembering how Calpepper had a living pet fox but something happened that he died and by a miraculous miracle came to the colt as a ghost.

"You have a ghost fox for a pet?" Nyx asked off in looking to Calpepper surprise to hear this.

"Well yeah, I do." Calpepper shrug off to say, funny that he never brought this up. "But guys, what about Nyx, she's an Alicorn that lives long." He pointed out that Nyx and him can be friends, she won't die of old age.

"Oh sure, and while she's around, these other fleshies won't mean nothing to you." Stringbean rolled his eyes to sarcastically say while being a little rough about the subject.

"Face the facts Cal, sooner or later, even she will die." Putrid sternly stated that eventually, Nyx will not always be around and living.

"Yeah, she's very sweet and all, but one incident is all it takes and then you'll be out of friends." Porko pointed out that even if Nyx grows up and lives for a long time, if something happens and she dies, then Calpepper will be out of friends, and that depends on how many years have gone by.

Calpepper stared at this hard fact truth and somehow ended up accepting it. With one look to his friends, he looked away, and vanished from sight by invisibility.

"Calpepper wait!" The CMC cried out for their friend, but he was long gone.

Soon the three other ghosts vanished from sight by going invisible to.

"Great, now all the ghost have flown the coop." Spike rolled his eyes in seeing everyone's left, just great.

Suddenly the fourth wall is burst, startling the gang. Pinkie peeks in, smiling as she exclaims, "Ha! I knew I would break the Fourth Wall someday!'

"Pinkie," Twilight said with a sigh as she came in through the hole in the wall. "Hey, you girls seen three naughty ghosts around here?"

Spike and the fillies looks worried then they explain what happened, especially with Calpepper disappearing. Applejack sighs while saying, "Well, as much as Ah hate 'ta say 'dis, those fellers has a point. Ah mean, someday we y'all must die someday."

"Though to be honest, ghosts not being friends with the living are wrong." Rarity said with a frown. "I mean, the tribal leaders after they are free of their evil and their friends are pals with us."

"Right; we should find those fellows and maybe get that vial back." Rainbow remarks with a smile. "Wouldn't it be cool to see someone come back to life that day?"

"If it works and if Calpepper decided to come back to life on his own free will." Twilight said as she got her ghost busting device out. "Come on, we got some ghosts to bust."

"Let's get out of here!" Stringbean snaps as he, his siblings and Calpepper are leaving the house, "Right now."

"Why? I thought you wanted to stay here." Calpepper said in concern. "I mean, first you told me the reality that freshies and ghosts can't stay friends forever but now this?"

"There's another reason: if you go back to life, we failed as guardians!" Putrid exclaims in worry. "And if we stay for too long that would mean..."

"Hey, is it raining now or is it just me?" Porko ask puzzled. The ghosts look up and see a thunder cloud, getting massive and bigger by the moment.

"BOYS," A booming voice came out of the clouds. The Three Phantomteers looks frightened and terrified. There's one creature in the afterlife that voice belongs to.

"KABOOMKA," The Three Phantomteers screams out in terror and alarm. Calpepper's eyes widen in worry. Not Kaboomka again!!!

"WHERE ARE YOU?!" An angry voice demanded, making the ghosts yelp.

"Err, no one panic, just no one panic." Stringbean said nervously. "Maybe if we're lucky..."

"Err, Stringbean? Cal blew the coop." Putrid said in concern. Sure enough, Stringbean turns and saw no sign of Calpepper.

"Now what," Porko ask Putrid in concern.

"We panic." Stringbean said meekly to his pals.

"AHHHH," The Phantomteers scream in terror as they flew away. The trio need to find Calpepper and get away before Kambooka catches them all!

"I WANT CALPEPPER!" Kaboomka's voice yelled

The voice sounds loud enough to get the Mane Six, the fillies and Spike's attention as they came out. The eleven looks concerned as the trio of ghosts are flying off from the house with the storm following.

"Where are those fellers going off 'ta?" Applejack asks in concern.

"We don't know but Calpepper may be in trouble." Sweetie said in worry. "We got to find him."

"No worries." Twilight said holding up a device that is beeping. "I put in the eco-slimes left by our ghost 'friends' and their nephew. We could use them to trace the ghosts that way."

"Well, come on. I want to save our ghost friend from those guys." Nyx said in hope.

"Right, let's go." Rainbow agreed.

The group quickly left the house in hopes to rescue their friend Calpepper and deal with their ghostly problems.

Pinkamena glances at the letter, scratching her mane as she comments, "Hmm I never thought that this strange man came from a long far Bloodline but I would remember a fight; you know anything Omega?"

Omega answers, "Records are unknown for the time until more is known."

The Light Elf said in agreement, "Indeed ."

"Um, okay. I wonder if JusSonic knows this guy." Pinkamena remarks puzzled and clueless as well.

No one knows...

Chase took Ben, Flash, Phobos, Big Mac and Tough to Froggy Swamp Bottom. Upon arrival, the disguised villain spoke to Ben, "Your movement had proven quicker and swift, but your Tiger and Aura Instinct are still lacking. This time, we move to the next level to increase your strength."

Ben spoke, "I'm ready. Give your best shot, Chase."

"Don't get overconfident and arrogant as Brave Heart. Because of that, he lost to Unity. So be careful and cautious." Chase said, reminding Ben as to how Brave Heart has lost in the first place.

"Got it." Ben said with a nod. Chase took out a blindfold, holding it out to Ben.

"Put this blindfold on your eyes." Chase instructs Ben on what to do next.

Everyone but Chase yells out in shock, "WHAT?!"

"You are relying too much on your eyes and friends. But now, you must rely on not only your other four senses: listen, smell, taste and feel, but on another sense: Tiger and Aura Instinct." Chase explains clearly to Ben. "It is time to awaken your inner strength, not outside. Your objective: do not remove the blindfold until you had reached the Golden Oak Library."

Flash had has enough; He steps in, snapping, "Okay! First, you'd better stop making Ben do difficult things! Second, Ben can rely on us because -!"

"It’s okay, Flash," Ben interrupts, much to his best friend's surprise.

"What," Flash ask Ben in surprise.

"Chase's right. If I keep on relying on both weapons and friends, then I would lose them at once. But I'm not. In order to do that, I must strengthen my strength through Tiger and Aura Instinct, just in case if any of the senses go off." Ben explains calmly. He figures if he himself uses his other senses than his weapons and friends for once, this training will be okay.

"Ben........" Flash said in concern.

Ben pats Flash on the back, saying, "It's okay, buddy. I'm no longer a kid that you need to watch over. Besides, I don't want to be stuck as being a coward like Boris. I want to overcome the danger by anything."

Chase smiled, speaking, "Well done. It appears you are ready. And good luck on returning home. Come, let's go."

Flash nods and sighs. As he and the others are leaving, Flash spoke, "Ben, be careful."

"Good luck." Phobos wishes Ben good luck before leaving as well.

"Ye're gonna need it, Benny boy," Tough remarked in amusement. This part of the training can be a pain.

"Eeyup," Big Macintosh said. Ben needs the luck that he can get to complete this training.

Chase, Flash, Phobos, Tough and Big Mac left the Froggy Bottom Swamp and Ben as he put the cloth on his face. The cover is blinding his vision from seeing anything. Ben stood on the small hill as the wind breeze and blew on his mane and tail.

Ben's vision turned into blackness as he concentrated carefully and hard on the world. He begins listening to the sounds of the wind blowing and with the water dripping and bubbling; the stallion si feeling the gentle and soft of the grass and leaves when falling to the ground; and Ben can smell the disgusting scents from the ponds. His surroundings slowly turned into grayish and greenish colors.

Ben's thoughts are these, 'I feel it. I can hear the ponds bubbling the bubbles. I can feel the grass and leaves. I even can smell that scent. Chase's right, I can sense the aura. This must be my Tiger and Aura Instinct. Okay; Time to do it.'

On the outside of Ben's vision, the stallion started to walk. Near the pond, Ben was about to fall. Instead of that, he walked over it. Ben continued to walk towards to the forest.

Ben had arrived at the Ponyville, and most of the ponies are too busy in talking and minding business to notice what he's doing. Ben continued to walk and pass by them without bumping into any of them or getting tripped, fell down, slammed or knocked into something. He either dodged, passed and walked over or dodged, stopped and waited as taxi ponies, old ponies or foals and fillies passed by.

Ben smiled as his vision on the world remained blackness, but the ponies and pets he passed by are glowing bluish color aura while non-living things are grayish or plants are greenish.

Ben's thoughts are now this, 'Wow. This is amazing. Even though I'm blind, I can see them like I know what, how and when the ponies going to do or the next; Great. If I keep this up, I'll do great.'

In front of Ben, the place is filled with golden aura while there are five bluish ponies in front of him. A familiar one, Chase, spoke, "You did well, young warrior. You had arrived at your destination. You can remove your blindfold."

Ben removed and saw Chase smiling to him while Flash, Phobos, Big Mac and Tough looked in shock and worry and had their mouths wide opened, as well as in surprise. Their friend actually made it!

"I've made it?" Ben asks in amazement and eagerness.

"Whoa! You did it! Ben! You did it!" Flash laughs as he hugged Ben tight. "I can't believe my bro had grown up well."

Ben groaned in pain, "Flash........ Let go of....... me." His pal is squeezing him too tightly.

"Sorry." The Pegasus pony said as Flash let go and departed from Ben. That was embarrassing.

"I was about to give doubt, but glad to see you make it back." Phobos remarks to Ben in amazement. He's glad that his friend is safe and sound.

Big Mac and Tough said at once, "Eeyup." Chase looks pleased. So far, he appears to be winning trust with these stallions.

"You had made it far to here. It appears you had awakened your power slowly." Chase said calmly to Ben. "Now we move to next level. Are you prepared?"

Ben smiled while saying, "You bet ."

"Then let's get to it." Chase said.

As Ben heads off to prepare himself, Chase smiled and speaks in his own thoughts, 'Good thing. Ben's Tiger and Aura Instinct are still weak and awakened from his slumber. As well, I learn another trick to protect my true aura. But still, I must train Ben until I earn his trust, and sharpened his skills to overcome me and my allies. I want to see why Triforce Elements chose him as its new host.'

Soon we see the Three Phantomteers soaring across the skies in looking around before they reach a outdoor hut just a few miles away from their home. Their next search for Calpepper after yet another terrible event has really left them almost spent, and they aren’t alive either. Unaware, the Mane Six, the CMC and Spike have ended up around the same area before duck and covering to keep out of sight. They don’t know what the three ghosts would do if they spotted them.

"There they are." Rainbow mumbles a bit. "I say we ambush those three jerks."

"Ssh. Not yet." Twilight whispers to Rainbow quietly. "Let's watch and see if we can learn something."

"Huuagh, no luck." Porko responded in sighing in regret, the trio can't find Calpepper anywhere.

"Ditto," Putrid shrug off his shoulders in issuing that he’s had no luck finding their nephew either.

"A wimpy ghost is loose and it's our fault." Stringbean spoke off with feeling sorrow in his voice in speaking about Calpepper. "He's not wanting to change and be nice, just like his Aunt Spiffy." Course as he spoke, his mouth got covered by Putrid and Porko for speaking their aunt’s real name out.

"Oh, we can't keep this up forever; we don't have enough hands or hooves.” Putrid complains to see they can’t keep the secret about Calpepper being like his aunt, and the little guy will learn the hard way of the truth.

"It's so unfair, she was the sweetest thing ever and we loved her so!" Porko moaned in how this was just so unfair. "And after she got banished to Limbo for breaking the rules, it left an impact right here; in our hearts." He pounded his chest in saying their hearts for love was broken when their aunt went away.

"If we had any, we're dead." Putrid shrug off his shoulders to say in knowing as ghosts, the trio have no organic hearts. “But you know, the moment we took in Calpepper, when he never went to the academy to train him to be a ghost scarier like us, it felt like how our aunt always encouraged us to keep doing our best and be ourselves.” Putrid spoke off with a little calm tone of his voice in remembering that memory.

"Remember the invisibility trick that we showed Calpepper the first time we met the little guy, he picked that up real fast." Porky responded to say with a smile on his face in recalling how Calpepper used the first thing a ghost can do.

“Yeah, but now it seems like we failed to make sure Calpepper doesn't keep being friendly." Stringbean signs to say in seeing they still failed to change what can’t be done. "We all saw how he reminded us of our aunt, and now, if he doesn't shape up…" He was unable to speak more, because his sibs took over.

"It's bye-bye, Calpepper." Porko waved off his hoof in almost giving a goodbye wave.

"And hello to another empty room of our family!" Putrid waved off his arms to throw them down on the ground.

Unknown to the ghost trio, they are speaking too loud that those hidden could hear every word that they said. The Mane Six knew that deep down, those three cared for Calpepper, and this proves it, and even the CMC and Spike are shocked to see this.

"My goodness; did I hear right?" Rarity ask her friends in surprise.

"Those guys actually care for Calpepper despite their treatment." Sweetie said, agreeing with her sister.

"Wow, makes me feel a bit guilty for wanting to blast those guys into the Afterlife." Pinkie said, feeling a bit downward. "As well as wanting to kick them out of their home."

"Oh, what were we thinkin'?" Applejack asked rhetorically in a guilty tone.

At the moment, the Three Phantomteers were still moaning over their loss of losing Calpepper to not being able to find him.

"I'm telling you guys, this won't end well if word gets out about Calpepper being friends to fleshies." Putrid spoke off in feeling that the situation is looking grim.

"Right, he'll be in loads of trouble and his scaring technique is only able to freak a cat out." Porko nods in knowing that Calpepper can barely scare a cat, much less a pony or baby Dragon.

"If he doesn't do something that's SCARE-TASTIC, then it's all but over!” Stringbean held his head in seeing this was it; Calpepper would need to perform a big feat to cover up his mistakes, but what? "What could be worse?" He moans off to rhetorically say in how things can get anymore worse than they already are.

"Oooooohhh…IT'S WORSE ALRIGHT!" Spoke a very loud and mean voice that made some yelp in hearing it to look up in the sky.

And soon, something of a dark swirling vortex was seen spiraling and green lightning was flashing.

"Okay…this is not a good thing!" Spike yelped in seeing that display in fear as he and the rest of the ponies had to sit tight from…a sudden storm.

Soon a twister was spiraling down in front of the Three Phantomteers that was creating a suction that was taking everything not bolted tightly to the ground. And what’s more terrifying, were loose green lightning bolts were shot off that impacted abandon contraction vehicles by the workers that were blown to bits, further freaking the Mane Six, the CMC and Spike out in seeing such scary display; just what was happening here. And what became the next scary hour was when the cycle storm show was over; something appeared out of it, a creature unlike any other. It was a huge green Alicorn with a twisted dark long mane and dark long tail and with orange-red/yellow eyes (almost like a blaze of fire) that seem as scary as his whole appearance. Plus his sharp fang teeth were also a boost for being terrifying. Make no mistake, this Kaboomka, the King of all Ghost, and he’s as mean and scary that make the Phantomteers look small.

"WAY WOOOORSE," Kaboomka announced off to smack his front hooves together in making his demeanor remark in how worse things will be…for the Phantomteers. And just following behind this huge ghost was a small pudgy stallion unicorn; he got a gray coat, red eyes and a short orange mane and tail. He was known as Snicker, Kaboomka’s assistant, a known pathetic grunt minion to his king, and also is the guy that most ghosts, specially the Three Phantomteers, give him the littlest of respect.

“KABOOMKA,” Stringbean, Putrid and Porko yelp out in looking terrified to back away when this big ghostly Alicorn stallion flew near their spot.

"Count on it!” Kaboomka responded to stand above these three ghosts in a dignified way to stand tall while the Three Phantomteers were shaking like a leaf.

The Mane Six, CMC and Spike stared in almost terror in seeing who this new ghost was, he was as big as Boris was when he first change into the Red Devil Pony before being shrunken down a bit.

"Eep," Fluttershy squealed like a mouse to shrink down in being frightened by such a very, VERY scary ghost.

"My goodness," Rarity exclaims in alarm.

"Great horny toads," The Apple siblings cry as they held each other.

"Mommy, what's that?!" Nyx ask her adopted mother while hugging both her and Spike.

"I think I know." Twilight said, getting even scared by the size of the king of all ghosts.

Scootaloo had the same look of fear on her face as when she had those horrible nightmares at her camping trip with Rainbow, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Applejack and Rarity along with Nyx and Ben.

"See, I told you they were here. I caught them red-handed! Or red-hoofed," Snicker responded off to fly pass his boss in being a snitch to state about catching the three ghosts that were supposed to take care of Calpepper and done poorly.

"So, where is Crisspepper?" Kaboomka glared down in a demanding tone in wanting an explanation now.

"Calpepper," Snicker pointed out to correct his boss on the name; bad move. "Ow! Ow!" Soon Snicker was grasped by Kaboomka by his chest to be lifted up and not looking to please here. "Um, he's ah…um…um…" He was having a hard time seeing that the ghost they were seeking isn't near.

"FIIIIIND HIIIIIM! GRARRR," Kaboomka yelled out in a scary tone to shake Snicker in wanting Calpepper to be found while giving off a growl.

"I…owww…yeye-yes, your back…handedness,” Snicker respond in yelping in pain before he was let go and went off to find Calpepper for his boss.

The Mane Six ducked the CMC and Spike down before Kaboomka's stooge flew over them. Once it was clear, they peeked out, and worried in knowing that if Calpepper is found then there will be trouble.

“So that's Kaboomka.” Twilight gasped out in seeing such a ghost, and judging from his stature size, his power as king of all ghosts must be so true, it’s scary to think otherwise.

"And he's de evil, cruel, vicious, mean-spirited king o' all ghosts?” Applejack stated off in not believing her eyes if this wasn’t true, but then again, she be lying if this wasn’t an honest fact.

"No, Kaboomka the Country and Western singer. Who else," Rainbow Dash remarked off in seeing that this was one bad dude that even freaks out the Three Phantomteers.

"Oh, we don't have anything to worry if he's a country western singer." Pinkie said happily.

"That was sarcasm, Pinkie!" Rainbow snaps in annoyance to Pinkie.

"What is he going to do?" Fluttershy ask her friends in worry.

Right now, after Snicker left, the Three Phantomteers knew that problems may rise in being blame, so they have to get around Kaboomka’s good side. Good luck with that.

"Ah-ah-ah, Big K," Putrid spoke firstly in approaching Kaboomka away from his brothers while they were all nervous, "Ah-ah, ah, what a surprise!" He responded in seeing that this big time ghost came out of nowhere and caught them…unexpectedly.

"You're looking, um-um…." Stringbean pushes his brother away to try and brush up to the mean ghost, but the mean face of his said otherwise. "Trim." That was the only thing Stringbean could say at this moment, in truth, the three ghosts are scared out of their minds with the king here.

"Silence," Kaboomka snapped off at such grovel work when he sees it. "I've been patient with you SLACKERS…." As he was speaking, he suddenly held up what was a bone box cage as it opened and began a…suction motion, "FAR TOO LONG!" He gazed his eyes at the Phantomteer ghosts in knowing that these three have eluded him for too long and now…the time has come for them.

And soon, the next horror began here.

"Aww, no," Stringbean yelps when he and his brothers tried to turn and flea from the sucking cage. "Not the cage!" Stringbean complained before being the first sucked in.

"Niii, I HATE the cage!" Putrid moans off to get away until he’s sudden sucked into the cage next.

"There's…no leg room!" as Porko spoke this, he was the last sucked in before the bone cage shut it's door.

Soon, Kaboomka held the Three Phantomteers in his bone cage, as they were struggling while complaining about the small room. The Mane Six, CMC and Spike gasped out in true horror, this Kaboomka really did seem like a real mean king to imprison the ghosts that gave them all such a hard time…makes the group almost feel sorry for them.

"Now, to find your foolish little protégé…Kamper," Kaboomka remarked off with his sarcastic claim of finding the nephew of these ghosts. “WHA-HA-HA-HAHA-HAHA-HAHAAH….HUHUHU-HUHUHAHAHA…WH-HAHAHAHAAahh…." Soon Kaboomka turns to take off into the skies with his prisoners while letting off a very convincing cackle of evil, if not still scary to top off his appearance.

Now the ponies and baby Dragon pop out of hiding in seeing what has happened. Kaboomka has trapped Calpepper’s uncles and if he or Snicker’s find Calpepper, then it’ll really be bad news for the poor colt and his family. They have to do something to save the friendly colt ghost from Kaboomka planning to take him away because he hasn’t shown improvements in scaring, but how?

"Girls, we got to find Calpepper before Kaboomka and his henchman does." Twilight said seriously.

"But how; it could take forever to find him!" Spike exclaims in worry.

"Well, we gotta work fast!" Twilight exclaims in concern.

"Fast is my specialty!" Rainbow said in determination, "I'll see to it that he gets found in no time!"

"That goes fer all o' us!" Applejack agreed, as determined as Rainbow.

Pinkmamena checks out the next name, commentating, "Ok there's Amras, Halo Slayer, Ignis, Valge, 4 cool names; hmmmmm maybe I can make it first middle and last name but first prize is of course an OC of your choice will join in JusSonic's Future fanfic; the others will be thanked greatly for the names and the ones who not; well I thank you for thinking of great names."

The others nod.

Calpepper reappears in his dad's lab, breathing in and out. It was crazy but the ghost colt was able to get away. Not good. His uncles are in danger...all because of him. If only he could be restore back to life again then maybe his adopted uncles won't be in trouble.

"Ugh, I wish I could do something." Calpepper groans a bit as he hits the table in frustration. The colt ghost didn't know it but he unknowingly hits a button that causes a hidden panel in a wall to be missing.

Calpepper turns upon hearing this and looks surprised: inside the hidden panel is a huge vial of mixture, making him fly over. The colt ghost saw a note and takes it.

"'To those who find this; I didn't want to take the chance of my invention being in the wrong hooves so I put out a fake vial, which is really a lava lamp, out in the open so that the formula needed to power it will be safe.'" Calpepper said, reading the note. The ghost looks surprised. So all this time, Porko ate a lava lamp! That means...he can still be restored to life! "'Caution: I don't know if I would ever test this machine or not. Let it be known that it's best to find a scientist to test this. Calpepper, son, if you're reading this, I hope to someday see you.'"

Calpepper smiles a bit. His father really misses him. Of course, he may have to wait. His adopted uncles, despite how jerkish they are, need him. The colt ghost takes the vial and put it into the slot . He pushes a button, causing the machine to be activated.

"Okay, it's warming up." Calpepper said, noting a panel saying 'warming up: Wait a few minutes'. "Once this job is done...dad, I hope your dream can be realized."

Calpepper flies off, ready to return to the land of the living. But should the ghost stayed around, he should've seen another sign flashing: 'Warning: substance in formula is unstable. Remove at once!'

"Whoa I think this guy and me shared the same idea." Pinkamena said, reading the next idea given to her and is very impressed.

The Light Elf, also impressed, remarks, "Hmm, I have to say a long name."

"Indeed but it might just work; by the end of this fic, the Light Elf's name will be Known."

The others nod.

Meanwhile, Kaboom was resting in an area that he treated like it was his throne for being king of all ghosts. And near him was the bone cage that still held Stringbean, Putrid & Porky as they are heard moaning & groaning, but Kaboomka paid no heed to their cries. This big bad and powerful ghost Alicorn was awaiting his assistant’s arrival in reports of where Calpepper is so he may deal with the issue…once and for all.

“Kaboomka,” A voice is heard that made the big green ghost look down to see the Mane Six approach him while it was Twilight who spoke with a firm tone. Spike and the CMC heads back to the haunted house to see if Calpepper has returned there.

“Hmm….you knew my name, for a fleshy.” Kaboomka spoke off with some amused reply that a fleshy knows him. “And I know much about you & your five friends.” He knows very much about the former wielders of the Six Elements of Harmony.

“Good, 'at makes it easier!” Applejack stated off with a frown tone in seeing this way, their discussion will go a lot faster if they all know each other.

“We wanna talk with you about your mistake!” Rainbow Dash snaps off to say in seeing what this big ghost was doing was a mistake on both the no friends with fleshies and wanting to take Calpepper away.

“Right, you’re wrong in your doing, mister!” Pinkie Pie also proclaimed with a serious face in making her statement.

“YOU DARE TO CORRECT ME!” Kaboomka roared off to lean forward where his breath was a strong gale that blew against the mares in saying he’s wrong before leaning back up from being done yelling at the ponies.

“Ahhh, my mane,” Rarity gasped in shock in seeing her mane was ruin by Kaboomka’s howling wail, why does this happen?

“Gulp….he doesn’t seem like he wants to talk.” Fluttershy gulps a bit nervously in seeing that this was one ghost that may have more a problem than the Three Phantomteers.

“Kaboomka, I know you're the King of all Ghosts, but why do you have a law that forbids any of our sides from being friends? Surely the 3 Tribes have shown that we can be friends with different species, like Dragons & even ghosts.” Twilight spoke in trying to make a stated voice of reason, there is nothing that doesn’t say they can’t all just get along with each other.

“It’s because without order of the balance, all scary creatures, even ghosts, will be targeted by YOUR kind!” Kaboomka shouts off in glaring at the little ponies before him, making his own claim to the term of the discussion. “I thought the example from Discord was proof enough. Of what he did that strengthens the law.” Hearing this declare made the Mane Six gasp off, Kaboomka knows about Discord.

“You know Discord?” Fluttershy asked off in never knowing that their chaotic little friend knew about the ghost or even the king of all ghosts.

“He is a Spirit of Chaos & Disharmony, and from his actions, it showed that if we scare too much, the fleshies will rise against us!” Kaboomka issued off that what Discord did in the past proved that even terrifying the ponies too much with his chaotic ways would make those rise up against him. “The Royal Sisters had done so in stopping him and then your six came along to do the same.” He knows all about those that stopped Discord, but it proves that ghosts that scares too much was the wrong doing.

“But Discord’s our friend now. Surely that means that we can…” Fluttershy was trying to say here, only to get cut off by a loud voice.

“FRIEND,” Kaboomka yelled out a wind pressure against the mares from hearing that they consider Discord…a friend. “How can you be certain, he’s a spirit that likes causing chaos and disorder while I make rules & laws to keep things balance for us creatures of the night.” Kaboomka knew that he and Discord shared different opinions in their career work, neither was for the other.

“Yeah, well if you don’t change them, you get these babies!” Rainbow Dash proclaimed off before showing what she and her friends are packing; their ghost busting equipment.

“Thrussvhmmm….” Then Kaboomka charged his horn that fired a green bolt that completely vaporized the ghost busting equipment. That was so fast, it left the Mane Six almost gasping in horror; this guy is no joke in being a powerful ghost.

“Okay….now we’re left defenseless against ghosts.” Twilight rhetorically stated in seeing that the Mane Six have zero chances of ever taking down Kaboomka.

“Look, 'de point here is 'dat we can get along if ye lighten up! Yer too strict,” Applejack proclaimed an issue that Kaboomka needs to de-stress a bit over the rules about their two different types; living & dead, or otherwise, from at least wanting to be friends.

“Right, surely there must have been a time where you weren’t being so big, mean and super nasty. And were friends with the living.” Pinkie Pie nods in agreeing to make a claim that even Kaboomka wasn’t like this and he was more nicer long ago.

“GRRRRRRR…” Kaboomka leans down to growl while releasing a mist steam from his mouth that blew against the mares.

“Oh, not again,” Rarity complains in seeing her mane getting ruin after she just fixed it.

Suddenly, Kaboomka settles himself down to lean back in his spot to rethink the question he was asked about.

“Very well, what I’m going to tell you will be very unconventional.” Kaboomka issued off in going to tell these fleshy ponies something that is normal not allowed. “I’m allowing this because I owe you some gratitude in saving the balance & of Equestria from other threats that have happened.” The boss ghost has seen & heard much of the Mane Six’s actions to save this world, and its inhabitants, including ghosts too.

“That’s alright, we’ll listen.” Twilight nods in understanding before awaiting to hear from this ghost; maybe it’ll help the group figure out why Kaboomka is being like this and why he has such strict rules.

“I was once friendly to those long ago who were mortals. But those days were gone and without those you care for, none could say otherwise before coming at you with the intent to finish you.” Kaboomka issued in once being friends with fleshies, but his friends pass on, and without any friends of his, the living came after him because he was too scary. “I learn that growing up was hard, and being scarier were hard, I had to figure out how to make balance so that the living will not come to harm us creatures of the night.” He declared in this bold statement that after his years of growing has come to make sure such actions do not repeat.

“Gee, that does sound sad.” Fluttershy spoke in feeling a little sorry for this ghost now.

“So, who were your friends?” Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow to dig deep in who were Kaboomka’s friends, maybe if the Mane Six has any info, they can get some help or something?

“I…don’t remember. I have a picture of them, and…” Kaboomka shrug off from it being so long, he doesn’t have a clear memory, but the picture he has is to remind him of those he was friends with, “Wait, why am I telling YOU this!” He snaps in realizing from taking a double look at what he was doing. “I’ve given you your answer, now leave, I’ll have business to attend to in seizing Calpepper to make sure that he’s a proper scare material!” He smacks his left hoof on the side in wanting the fleshies to go and to wait until the wimpy ghost colt is in better custody.

“Now hold on, ye can’t make folks be something they ain’t! An' then banish them!” Applejack spoke out in protesting the big tough ghost from trying to go after the little and friendly ghost colt.

“Right; how many different folks did you send to Limbo cause they choose not to listen?” Rarity sternly object to the thought since any that didn’t be scary were sent away & are never spoken again, just to keep the nicest from spreading or being encouraged.

“Everypony deserves to be kind and ghosts don’t need to be meany-pants!” Pinkie Pie declared off that all creatures should be along to be kind & friendly, nothing is bad about it.

“What you’re about to do is tear apart a family, can you live with that fact?” Twilight stated off in making an example if anyone could live with such guilt in separating family from each other, she knows that pain all too well from with Nyx.

“Yes I can, because….” Kaboomka was slowly stating while he leans down to tell the ponies this up close. “I’m NOT LIVING!” The Alicorn ghost shouted out that he can’t live with that guilt, cause he’s already dead.

“Ohhh, bad example there Twilight,” Rainbow Dash cringed a bit in seeing that comment backfired on them.

“Look, I’m sure if we make space, Celestia, Luna, and many of us Alicorns can make sure there will be no uprising, and you can still be ghosts to scare, but some can even be friends.” Twilight was trying to make a good democracy in how they can handle the situation so that both sides can be in harmony.

“Yeppers, maybe you can be friends with the Mystic Ponies, and…” Pinkie Pie nods off to say before making another statement, but that was a bad move to bring up a certain type of group.

“MYSTICS,” Kaboomka shouts off in sounding angry all of a sudden now. “I don’t wanna hear of them!” He yells off in feeling angry all too suddenly.

“Um, pardon me if this brothers you, but….Why not?” Fluttershy shyly spoke in having some nervous motion in pondering why Kaboomka has an issue with the Mystic Ponies.

“Because they have the power to torture us ghosts and have us leave this world to pass over.” Kaboomka sternly issued off in making this fact be known in what the Mystics can do. “We once had an agreement but soon our pack of peace was broken by the Dark Mystics that began to harm us ghosts FOR PURE FUN!” He roars out to relish a gale breath that almost pushed the ponies away from his angry tone.

“Ohh, I’m guessing you never resolve the matters then of the good Mystics not at fault for the bad ones.” Rarity yelped in feeling that things are beginning to untangle of trying to make peace here.

“It was ‘them’ that failed to keep charge of their members and WE paid the price!” Kaboomka roars off in making this remark fact in not sounding to happy. “The only one worse than the Mystics is the Overlord King: Grimmore, and even as terrible as I am now, I wouldn’t be caught ALIVE in working for him!” He made this statement very clear, the worse than being attacked by the Mystics is almost siding with Grimmore, even Kaboomka isn’t that foolish to side with Equestria’s most powerful Demon God that could wipe them all out.

“Cause your dead.” Rainbow Dash remarked off in knowing that since Kaboomka said he wouldn’t be caught ‘alive’ is a reverse theory of not being caught ‘dead’ doing such a thing.

“Not helping Rainbow." Twilight silently hush her friend in seeing their progress is slowly getting ugly here.

“Lord Kaboomka! I’m back!” Snicker was soon entering the scene by the air in calling out his boss.

“Snicker!” Kaboomka spoke off with an upset tone that made the grunt ghost yelp in terror. “You know not to interrupt me when I’m in the middle of a debate!” He snaps at the lackey & cowardly minion for interrupting him during an important issue. “Can you give me ONE good reason….why I shouldn’t SKIN you ALIVE!” He held up his hoof in stating while glaring down in being good to not tear this ghost apart.

“Um, hugh…” Snicker was so scared, he had to think up a good reason, quickly before he’s finished. “I-I-I don’t have skin and I’m…not…alive!” He nervously exclaimed to make his clear statement over what he isn’t.

“Grrrourghhh,” Kaboomka growls in about to be let loose, the Mane Six yelp in about to see something ugly until….

“But-but-but, I found where Calpepper is! He’s back at the haunted house!” Snicker quickly reported the issue, much to the living ponies' shock; this little weasel has located Calpepper already and right where Spike and the CMC are at!

“Really; Excellent,” Kaboomka smiled deviously in seeing that at last, some good news has been heard while preparing to stand up.

“Wait! You don’t have to do this Kaboomka!” Twilight spoke to protest in wanting this big ghost to continue doing this act that was wrong.

“Yes, maybe you’re going at it all wrong, maybe with living friends, Calpepper can be a good scarier from good supporters to have him scare them.” Rarity spoke in suggesting; maybe Calpepper can practice scaring his living flesh friends to get an opinion if he’s doing alright.

“Yeah, like maybe pranks, he can practice by scaring to prank ponies, it’s both being scary and it’s fun.” Pinkie Pie nods in saying that can be a work that can be not too bad.

“Please, just give him a chance and to not have him or his uncles be separated.” Fluttershy pleaded for Kaboomka to reconsider the idea and not separate the family.

“My answer will stand firm, unless Calpepper shows he has what it takes…to be a scarier!” Kaboomka sternly objects that unless proven otherwise, his statement will not change no matter what.

“Look, even if he does, can’t he still be a friendly ghost to have fun with both dead & living?” Rainbow Dash was beginning to lose patience; this big ghost just won’t take a hick on what they are saying.

“Rainbow’s right, every pony has fair game, ye can’t just make a different society 'ta cut off from others when ye never know if ye be needing’ help.” Applejack spoke off that no two sides should be cut off for it only divides them further than getting to know one another.

“Right, that’s what comes in having friends, they can make us literally explode with enough energy to really surprise us!” Pinkie Pie stated off that from having friends can help make them better from their faults.

“Oh please, like Calpepper can do that. His uncles are good, but surprising us is hardly a….” Snicker was about to make a remark over such a claim until….

“Enough Snicker, We’re going, lead ahead!” Kaboomka silenced the minion to not bother and to take him to where Calpepper is.

Soon Kaboomka takes the bone cage of Calpepper’s uncles while Snicker’s was seen flying ahead to lead his boss where the friendly ghost is that needs to be taken away. The Mane Six saw the ghost leave, some by force from being caged, but the ponies need to do something before things get out of hand.

“We have to get back to the others!” Rainbow Dash issued off that the Mane Six need to quickly return to where the CMC, Spike & Calpepper are before Kaboomka does.

“And make sure that Kaboomka sees that Calpepper can be scary from having live friends than not at all.” Rarity issued that the Mane Six need to help the poor colt ghost, or else Calpepper’s fate may become….worse than death.

“Right, cause any pony can be a friend if ye try.” Applejack nods that for any, if they try and wanna be friends, then ain’t nothing wrong with that.

“Be ghost or no ghost, we’re all the same…sorta.” Pinkie Pie nodded in speaking out this claim, well the Mane Six were different, but they are still ponies even if they are alive and others are dead to be like ghost.

“Oh dear, can we even get there in time?” Fluttershy yelped in fearing that the girls may not be able to arrive in time to help Calpepper out.

“Gather around, I’ll get us there.” Twilight requested her friends to come around her; she has a way to get them there the quickest, “Comet Run!” And like that, Twilight’s group was engulfed by the spell to be shot off fast paste towards the haunted house before the ghost would. They’ll need to figure out how to really make things count or all is lost, this was not about clearing out the ghost for the orphanage no more, this was about helping to save a friend.

The scene now focuses over the skies where Kaboomka still held the bone cage that kept the Three Phantomteers imprisoned while they groan from the uncomfy room.

“Once I grab that brat, Cappepper.” Kaboomka was boasting off in what he’ll do once he has Calpepper in his grasp. “It’s back to processing for all of you. For some ‘radical’ retraining,” He pointed what he’ll do to the Phantomteer Trio while shaking their bone cage, much to their worrying discomfort. “HAHAHA-HAHAHAAAHH…” And soon Kaboomka lets off another scary maniacal laughter while he continues to fly off towards his destination.

Author's Note

Hoo boy; Calpepper and the Three Phantomteers are in trouble, especially when the machine is becoming stable. Can anything good come out of this? The final chapter is coming up so read, review and suggest.

It's true. Casper does have a pet fox in his franchise whose is dead.

Chapter 5: Scariest Chapter Yet

Chapter 5: Scariest Chapter Yet

Pinkamena is getting more names but the pink mare is getting fed up with a certain reviewer. He comments, "Hmm ok but look; please mister Tiger, stop with the asking and such. I get it."

Jack Zen asks the others in concern, "Is she ok?"

"All I know is once this fic ends, all will be calm." Omega explains calmly to his friends.

Jack and others nod as Pinkamena says in annoyance, "Ok I think that's enough from this tiger so let's get back to the fic please. I might be regretting in this contest because of this guy but still we are done with the contest and name will be told next chapter, ok; Or in this case, at the very end."

All nod as it goes back to the others.

At the time, Flash, Phobos, Big Mac & Tough came with Chase to an area near the library. Ben said he meet with them after he was done trying out the blindfold stuff again from using his other senses.

“Hey guys!” Ben called out in running up to stop bfroe those that waited for him. “You’ll never guess what happened!” He shouted off with something major that made him feel so excited, it’s hard to believe.

“Twilight proposed and you’re getting married?” When Phobos said such things, the others looked to him with puzzled expressions. “What? He said we never guess, so it was a long shot.” Phobos shrug off in seeing that what he said sounded almost hard to see.

“Aw, thanks for the thought Phobos. I guess with me and Twilight being Nyx’s parents, maybe the thought of being married might be a someday plan.” Ben slightly responded in almost blushing to the idea, maybe someday, he and Twilight will be wedded & be honor husband & wife and more likely be like real parents to Nyx, even if she has their blood in her.

“Never mind the complicated stuff, what is it you wanted to tell us?” Chase asked off in liking Ben to get to the pout, it must be urgent & would need to be updated of such.

“Well here’s the thing, I just awakened some new abilities from the Triforce Element and it’s thanks to Chase’s training that I’ve gotten two new ones.” Ben explained out that he’s managed to awaken two new items that he can now use, just like that & all from the training.

Now this news really set the guys to smile proudly in hearing this. Course while Chase showed his still calm expression, he was concern about ‘what’ new things has Ben suddenly acquired from the Triforce. If one of them is the Lens of Truth, that could complicate things, but for now, he needs to observe & learn what the chosen wielder of the Triforce has discovered.

“Congrats buddy, but...what are they?” Flash Sentry complimented Ben on the work, but likes to know what new things that he can use now.

“I’ll show you.” Ben smiled off to happily show what he can do for his friends to behold.

Then with magic from the stallion, Ben’s Triforce mark glowed to magically make a new object appear in his right hoof. Its appearance was a boomerang with wing feather edges and a bronco custard bottom edge & mid sections styled for combat & a turquoise diamond center piece. Those that saw this were surprised by a new item out of two that Ben’s awaken, and Chase stared at seeing what new arsenals Ben is capable of wielding now.

“Presenting, the Gale Boomerang; isn’t it something?” Ben introduced the boomerang weapon for all his pals here to see.

“Eeyup,” Big Mac nods proudly in seeing that be a fine looking boomerang if ever made.

“So, wha’s it good fer? Throwing & hitting things?” Tough Apple asked off in thinking it’s just a simple boomerang, can it do much than be thrown & caught back?

“More than just that, from what the Triforce of Wisdom gave me from summoning it, it can help in solving puzzles.” Ben explained this stuff in what this boomerang object he holds can do for him. “And it’s a magic type of boomerang, so not only can I throw it faster & farther away, but it will fly twice as fast as an ordinary boomerang. Plus, the biggest difference is that if we’re under attack, can produce mini-tornados when launched.” Ben explained forth this boomerang had qualities and was magically made to provide with abilities not many ordinary boomerangs can do.

Hearing this got Tough Apple, Big Mac, Flash & Phobos more excited to hear in seeing this Gale Boomerang lives up to a name. Chase heard much of this before deciding to join in on the conversation over Ben’s new weapon that he’s developed.

“That all sounds very pleasant to hear Ben, but how good are you with this item?” Chase asked in liking to see, what skill Ben is capable of performing of his new items?

“Watch, I’ll show what it can do by getting a flower over…there.” Ben stated in seeing a flower that was a bit far from them and it was packed with some ponies moving around.

Soon Ben took his aim, and then launched the Gale Boomerang to go for the target. As it was flying across the area, Ben’s friends watched with anticipation. As the boomerang was almost close to the flower from the flower shop , an elderly stallion was slowly moving and got in the way, most of Ben’s friends panic if that would hit or not. But Chase saw Ben focus his mind & his used hoof to almost…connect to the boomerang to plot it’s direction; as he moved to make a sharp right turn away from the elderly pony. Then the boomerang snatched the flower and was soon zigzagging across the passing pony crowd until it return to Ben as he held the object & the flower with a proud smile.

“Wow!” The others except for Chase responded in being amazed, Ben somehow maneuvered the boomerang to go where he wanted to go and not hit any pony that he didn’t wanna hit.

“From the training Chase, I learn that I can focus my mind on the target, even change the direction.” Ben explained in how he managed to perform the trick was thanks to what Chase showed him. “Not bad, right?” He smiled in feeling pretty good in what he managed to do there.

“Hmmm….it could be useful in your next training workout, but what about…the ‘other’ item you said that you inquired?” Chase rubs his chin in being curious of how well Ben used the Gale Boomerang in such maneuvers, and was now focus in what the second item he unlocked from his Triforce Element.

“Alright, this one will really surprise you.” Ben smiled to issue in making the Gale Boomerang vanish by his magic in preparing to call in his next item.

Then next to appear by magic was something that covered Ben’s hooves that were not the Golden Gauntlets. They were a pair of interchangeable steel claw shots that function together inside bronze & golden gauntlet containers, like grasping talons for anyone that sees them on first sight. Truly this surprises the others as much as the Gale boomerang and Chase studied what Ben could summon forth that was different once more.

“Good lordy, them’s look like griffin talons!” Tough Apple yelped off to say in seeing what Ben’s gotten a hold of now.

“Eeyup,” Big Mac nods off to reply in seeing this was something to be noticed for.

“Meet the Clawshots, guys.” Ben proudly introduced his next weapon item on hand, or on hoof, in this case, on his front hooves. “Just from one of them, I can grapple a target to grasp on, even those from far away spots, and especially enemies. And with two, brings up a double amount.” He was explaining what he can do with these grapplers then his focus came near the Moon Dragon. “Phobos, would you try to run all the way to…the top of the town hall spot.” Ben asked Phobos for this favor in wanting that to be done at this time.

“Okay, don’t know why. But if you say so.” Phobos shrugs off to say in not seeing a reason to argue at this moment.

Then after Phobos left for a few minutes, Flash Sentry fly up to see that the Moon Dragon arrived at the town hall top roof spot. Flash soon flew down to his friends in telling Ben that the preparations are set.

“He’s there Ben, but I don’t see how you’ll get him from so far away. You sure you can do this?” Flash told Ben from seeing that Phobos arrived at the target spot, but is his friend ready to try something like this; bagging a target from a good distance.

“Now why would I lie to you like that?” Ben responded to Flash with his famous quote words before getting into position. “Just watch this.” He signal his friends to pay close attention to what he’s about to do next.

Then with a careful aim from one Clawshot, Ben fired it off towards where Phobos was. Then in a bit of seconds passing, the claw opened up and then, grabbed hold of the little Moon Dragon which made Phobos yelped.

“Oh boy, this may hurt.” Phobos yelped in seeing what may soon become a bit more then he agreed upon. “Waaaaughhh!” Then he let off a scream from being pulled away from town hall.

Soon later, Ben’s group saw the chain recoiling itself and was seeing a screaming Phobos approaching until…the claw got reconnected to the tool. And then Phobos opened his eyes to see where he was, much to the smirking faces of the others, except for Chase who saw the performance.

“Oh, hello; is it over already?” Phobos sheepishly waved before he was released from Ben’s Clawshot to land on the ground while the others were very impressed.

“Very good work Ben, but tell me, can you target something that’s near where the school is?” Chase asked with having a strange idea in what the stallion here can perform with his second new weapon and targets something further away from their spot that’s over a hill.

“I can try.” Ben replied off in thinking he can try to do that and see what happens.

Then Ben fired one Clawshot off like before to go for the school. It is was much further and Ben’s focus seem to not ‘grasp’ in the aim, and from any wind blows that were stronger, seem to push the shot that missed to land on the ground. Then Ben recalled the claw back as it pulled across quickly to reconnect with its owner.

“It’s as I thought, while you may have the weapons to throw and control some of their projectile firing, you need to calculate the diameter & wind pressure.” Chase explained in seeing that Ben’s got the right tools, but he needs to know how to handle them. “Perhaps if you acquired to unlocking something to better your sight, you could be very much prepared.” He made this suggestion in what could more lightly help Ben become more developed.

“Well, I guess so. But for now, I feel like I owe you much thanks for helping me feel much stronger, these weapons came forth from you training me after all.” Ben nods a bit in understanding the message, but still was happy, he unlocked some new weapons from his Triforce Element, thanks to Chase’s training.

“Think nothing of it. Now, why don’t you show your friends what you can still do with these while I think up the next training exercise,” Chase smiles off to say in wanting Ben to he’s proud of what the stallion has accomplished and wants some time by himself to come up with some training preparation plans for later.

Ben smiled to nod before taking his friends over to a spot where he summoned the Gale Boomerang, launched it to perform a mini-tornado that surprised them all; Looks like with Ben’s new items, he’s got more tricks up his sleeve to fight evil. But while the others were away, Chase began to mutter his other thoughts over what has happened here.

“To think Ben unlocked two more items from the Triforce Element. I didn’t expect my little training could help him awaken more weapons to give him strength.” Chase spoke to himself in silence in seeing what was happening here, Ben has once again acquired new items into his fold. “His aura is becoming stronger, the more he awakens those connecting the Triforce and the Hero of Time, the more powerful he becomes.” Chase’s eyes focus on Ben’s magical aura as it was seen with a shift in what was a normal balance that he took account for, to see the aura grow bigger, meaning the user was stronger. “While he may not have gain the Hawkeye Mask item to give him better sight like binoculars or the Mogma Mitts for perfect digging? There are so many objects he can awaken, but the one I need to watch for…is the Lens Of Truth that which can reveal the truth & my disguise.” Chase could tell that while Ben is slowly beginning to awaken new feats from his ability, the moment he gains the Lens of Truth, all illusions will be expose, and that which deceives others will be seen, including his ’true’ appearance as Shadow Dragon of the Dark Mystics.

“Hey Chase, ye done yet,” Tough called out to the guy that was deep in thought.

“Give him a moment Tough, it’s not easy coming up with training for Ben.” Flash calmed his friend to not bother Chase; he must have a lot of things on his mind.

As the boys laughed in having some fun while Ben was showing off more of his feats, Chase began to calm himself to rethink the situation again.

“Fortunately, he hasn’t unlocked that ability yet, but if he did, I have ‘just’ the item to keep myself safe from exposure.” Chase reassured himself that if Ben ere awakes the Lens of Truth, he’ll have something to keep its effects…ineffective, in a way of speaking. “Yet how is it that Ben Mare has the Triforce, what makes him so special?” This puzzled Chase, because he was once the original user until it rejected him, so why did the power go to Ben instead? “I may have to ask the question when the time comes, for now…I must keep up my appearance & get as close to him & his friends as possible.” Chase silently assured to himself of his hidden objective, befriend his enemies to get closer, and eventually, when the time comes…he’ll learn all he can.

With his thoughts in conclusion, Chase soon began to approach Ben’s group in saying he has plans for a new training workout, and will need to make haste if they want to get it done.

"Oh dear the king of ghosts has come." Pinkamena said, learning of the events that occurred somehow.

"That seems bad." Omega said in concern to Pinkamena.

"Indeed but in the words of Goldie, things will go well at the end." The pink one commented. All nod as Pinkamena says, "Well anyway, still waiting for the last chapter and the name will be known but maybe a nickname for him, who knows? Well I already thought how the full name will go and such and I understand but wow heavy things of what this say but it is up to JusSonic to decide if that will happen."

The others nod.

Spike and the CMC arrives back at the haunted house. They hope that their friend has come back to escape Kaboomka. The five heads in, going to the likely place where he could be at: his father's laboratory.

Sure enough, upon arrival, the Dragon and girls got through the secret way into the laboratory, there's Calpepper floating around, preparing to use the machine; Nyx calls out, "Calpepper!"

"Girls, Spike!" Calpepper exclaims, floating over to his friends. "Boy, am I'm glad to see you all again."

"You got to leave. That big Alicorn ghost Kaboobka is coming!" Scootaloo exclaims frantically to Calpepper. She notices the machine shaking a bit. "Wait, is that your dad's machine?"

"Yes. Turns out Uncle Porko ate a lava lamp; my dad hid the real formula. I'm going to use it to be alive again! That way we will be true friends, my uncles won't suffer more because of me and..."

"Why is it shaking like 'dat?" Apple Bloom asks puzzled, noticing that the machine is shaking. Even Calpepper is noticing something wrong.

Spike came over and sees the flashing logo, yelping, "Oh no! An unstable sign! Apparently that formula stuff your dad made was unstable! This machine is going to blow! We gotta shut this off!"

"We can't! The progress will continue until it's done! You all must leave!" Calpepper exclaims frantically as he quickly got his friends over to a trapdoor.

"But we won't make it away in time!"

"I will think of something, please, go!"

Calpepper quickly pulls a lever. A trapdoor opens underneath his friends, causing them to yelp as they fell out through a trapdoor. The colt ghost quickly flies to the machine. He needs to act fast but this thing is about to blow up at any given moment!

As an event happens in the haunted house, some big bad ghost were approaching as we speak.

“Over there, that’s their home. He’s hiding in there.” Snicker pointed out to his boss as they were seen flying over the field.

Kaboomka was flying and casting a large shadow over the front land, as he was seen entering with the caged Phantomteer Trio and with Snicker right behind him. Only seconds remain before the big boss of ghost gets Calpepper and its over.

And at this moment, the Mane Six, the CMC & Spike, who fell out through an opened secret door from the side, watched what happened from nearby. Either something happens that Calpepper saves the day, or all is lost.

"Girls, Spike, are yew okay?" Applejack asks in concern as she and the others help the five up.

"Yes, but we gotta get out of here!" Sweetie exclaims frantically. "That machine that Calpepper's dad built? Its formula is unstable!"

"It's going to blow!" Nyx exclaims frantically, making Twilight gasps in horror. Not good. Even if the living can escape, the explosion that occurred will cause a major impact to all of Equestria and who knows what happens!

Time was ticking and Calpepper saw himself in a desperate situation where it was life or death, which to a ghost, they are already dead. And so without any time to think, he had to do what needed be; he took the highly combustible formula to turn ghost humans to suddenly end up stuffing it into himself; He swallowed hard to which now he hopes may have helped solve things, but even he doesn’t know what may happen.

“Hahahaha….” Suddenly, Kaboomka enters the living room area to catch Calpepper from behind from his laughter. “Now I got you, you little…” As Calpepper was caught by Kaboomka, the big ghost was ranting in having his victory before…

“Kurpowfrusvhmm….” Suddenly, a weird inner explosion noise happened from Calpepper, as his face & eyes began to bug-out in a spooky way while he held his mouth shut to contain the bomb’s explosive properties.

“Huuuaagh,” Kaboomka gasped out in being caught surprise by this stunt that seem…scary, "What the hay?!"

“Waaahaaahaaaahhh….” Even Snicker nearby yelped to panic like Kaboomka as Calpepper’s body was expanding while his inner body was showing off some explosions going off.

Calpepper’s body was exploding and expanding in such a way, it was scary, terrifying, and very unusual for any ghost that knocked Kaboomka & Snicker away from the growing small colt.

“POW-POW, Boomfruvhmmm….” The explosions were heard outside to even shake the outside mansion that made the ponies & baby Dragon yelp. They were having a hard time keeping their balance, the sounds of the explosion seem like it be enough to completely destroy the place, “BAM-BAM, KURBOOM!” Inside, Calpepper’s body was bloating up like a balloon from the explosions happening inside.

“Waaahhh,” Snicker was shot out of the room by the window from Calpepper’s expanding explosive work.

And outside the mansion, the windows were showing what looked like Calpepper’s body that bloated like a big balloon. From one person’s view, looked like a creature’s flank behind.

“Gehhaaaaughhh,” Kaboomka wailed out in panic from being knocked back a bit while tossing away the bone cage.

The act caused the cage to open, letting a laughing for joy of freedom be from Stringbean, Putrid & Porko; they got out from Calpepper’s act.

Soon it wasn’t long before those outside were starting to settle down after the explosion cease from a short period of time. Inside, Calpepper was deflating like a balloon to soon return to his normal size.

“Scuse me,” Calpepper excused himself from the rude burp he just did while not paying attention to what he actually done.

“Aaauggh….” Kaboomka let off a moan to push himself up while Snicker came near his boss worried, but the green Alicorn swatted the panicky minion to let him get up on his own.

The ponies and baby Dragon outside were in a stump state when the quietness came around. The mansion home still stood, so that means that it along with those ghosts inside didn’t get blown to smithereens.

"What just happened?" Rainbow asks her friends in bewilderment.

"I don't know...but the place is still standing." Fluttershy said in amazement.

"I think Calpepper has done something." Nyx said with a smile while nuzzling her mother.

"Let's see what's going on." Twilight said with a nod. Hopefully things inside are as okay as they are.

Soon the Mane Six, the CMC & Spike were moving forth to get up close and to spy from some open window spot of what’s happening inside at this very moment.

And speaking of the moment inside, we see Kaboomka letting off some ache he felt while Snicker was helping to lift his boss’ right hoof up.

“Would you like a….As-Booing, sir? Hehehe,” Snicker asked off in making a joking claim of if Kaboomka wanted an aspirin to make the pain go away while getting a giggle out of it.

“Raarrughh,” Kaboomka snarled against the ghost that dare try to joke with him and of what happened to him after finally getting to his feet.

“Hehehahah,” Snicker chuckled nervously in seeing he maybe shouldn’t joke with this big bad ghost.

“How did you do that? No ghost has ever performed such a scare level technique?” Kaboomka asked towards Calpepper in being almost left speechless, that trick the ghost colt did was something none have ever managed to perform.

“They taught me that!” Calpepper floats backwards near Putrid, Porko & Stringbean, giving them credit for the little trick; while in truth, it was just a fluke.

“Ah-hugh; Uh-hugh,” Putrid nods his head nervously in agreeing to that, they were teaching Calpepper scary stuff, but that one…was more than they ever could do.

“We did?” Stringbean asked off confused for a second before catching on what Calpepper was doing to help them, “Dugh, yeah! We did!” He proclaimed out with a smirk face to point at himself and his sibs, they showed Calpepper how to be a scary, sorta. “Told ya we had great technique.” He pointed to Kaboomka in saying they had good techniques to scaring folks, and Calpepper proved it if that surprised the King of all Ghosts.

“Hmmm,” Kaboomka held his chin in processing this information to his full attention. “Then…..I was wrong to split you three apart.” He admit tingly stated in seeing it was wrong of him to pit the Three Phantomteers apart from each other; which made them and Calpepper smile in hearing such comments. “A family as scary as you has my permission to haunt where you want.” He had his doubts, but if the Phantomteers can develop scary techniques like that, they can scare wherever they please, “But you! Still need to go through basic training, since your records show your grade is still low and could resort to you being sent to Limbo.” Kaboomka points to Calpepper in stating a fact that he needs to be more train, course during the moment, Porko was getting Putrid & Stringbean to come near him.

“Hey….” Porko huddle up his sibs to have a meeting here. “The little guy stuck up for us,” Porko spoke off with some reason in his words in how despite everything, Calpepper came to their rescue even if they been too rough on him. “Now it’s our turn.” He issued that now’s the time to stick up for Calpepper, as they all nod in agreement. “Sorry, ya can’t take Calpepper.” Porky made a serious face to shake his head in saying the King of all Ghost, can’t take their nephew with a smile on his chubby face.

“Yeah, you said so yourself.” Putrid stated off in pointing to Kaboomka in reminding him of his words, “That you can’t split up a family.” They heard what this big ghost said and they are using it to their advantage.

“But he’s not related to you. You took him in as legal guardians from his late father.” Kaboomka issued off in seeing the ghost trio only took Calpepper in because of such fates.

“Sure he is.” Stringbean responded while Putrid & Porko were smiling like their sib near Calpepper to state that they are related. “Don’t you see the resemblance?” As Stringbean stated this, Kaboomka just stared at them in seeing if this was even remotely true. “We’re ah…” Course when it came around to how to explain things, the four were stumped now.

“Ahh….” Putrid was a bit lost in what to think to cover this picture.

“His agh….Uncles,” Luckily, Porko made a good save in remembering who they are to Calpepper. “That’s what he calls us, and so as such, he’s our nephew. From his father’s sister, 2nd uncle, twice remove brother-in-law, who married a pony across sea board,” Yep, that there had to be a very hard family tree to follow up, but they’re family whatever the issue.

“GROOUAARRRRUGHHH,” Soon the Three Phantomteers made like red blowy faces to look like scary demons while Calpepper smiled in the middle.

“Wooohh-hoohoooh,” Snicker yelps from seeing the really scary faces of the ghost trio.

“So you want him to stay that much.” Kaboomka asked off in seeing these three grown ghost wanna keep their nephew, very well then. “You got him.” He stated in seeing if these ghosts want Calpepper to stay so much, then so be it. “But remember the rules!” He issued off in wanting those here to remember the rules themselves. “A family has to stick together…..For all time.” Kaboomka declared this out while the last part was very strict indeed .

“Yehahahaah,” Snicker nods to agree with his boss on that part. “You’re stuck with Calpole.” Snicker pointed off in making this issue fact that now the Phantomteers are stuck with Calpepper for like…ever.

“That’s Calpepper.” Kaboomka corrects his assistant in now remembering the ghost colt’s name.

“Um, mister Kaboomka, can I ask for one thing?” Calpepper spoke forth in wanting to ask this big ghost something. “That if we want, we can scare the living, and be friends with them if we want?” The little ghost was asking for a really big favor here.

“Wait, why you asking such a terrible request?” Snicker panicked out as if the colt ghost had lost his mind to make such a bold request.

“Cause, while my uncles did teach me their techniques, it’s cause I’ve made good friends with the living, that I felt something explode to let it all out.” Calpepper explained to which while he gotten to learn stuff from his uncles, some of which were unlock for the ghost to perform from having friends to encourage him; even if they are fleshies.

Kaboomka heard this to almost ponder the fact and remember how the Mane Six told him of such things.

“So, you believe that friendship made it possible to unlock your hidden potential?” Kaboomka asked off in wanting the facts on what he’s hearing be of the honest opinion.

“Yes, and so….maybe you don’t have to banish the ghosts and creatures to Limbo, being nice isn’t a bad thing. It can be what helps make us feel stronger.” Calpepper spoke in liking the King of all Ghosts to reconsider that those that are friendly, don’t get punished, but can instead help make others feel better to be something just as good.

“Hmm, somehow, I heard this from those fleshies called the Mane Six.” Kaboomka stated in feeling that the talk here is just as how Twilight’s group were requesting that he see things differently about the rules.

“Yeah, they were saying such things, but that isn’t what we want, is it sir?” Snicker stated in thinking his boss would never agree with a fleshy, would he?

“Maybe…or maybe…it’s time to lift some heavy burden on the rules to still keep the balance of things.” Kaboomka spoke off in starting to see, that maybe there can be a better way for balance to be kept. “Very well, I’ll consider in letting those banished to Limbo come home to their friends and family.” He issued this off in being considerate of returning those that were banished, and would have done to Calpepper, if not from this little event.

The Three Phantomteers cheered in hearing this, it brought smiles to their faces now.

“This is great!” Stringbean replied in knowing that the one ghost that the trio missed will come back.

“We get to see Aunt Spiffy again!” Putrid cheered off in knowing that they’ll see their beloved aunt.

“And we don’t need to silence the other when we say her name!” Porko responded in knowing that the Three Phantomteers can speak their aunt’s name without being afraid to never say it.

“Calpepper, you may think I’ve been hard on you, but it’s been for a reason.” Kaboombka spoke off in addressing to Calpepper this little fact. “I’ve once had friends with the living, but…I guess I’ve lost sight of that after so many years gone by.” To the King of all Ghosts, he had friends that are gone, but…maybe he changed too much & stop trying to have friends. “Growing up is hard, being scary is hard.” He stated how the two parts are hard for any creature, especially a ghost. “But I know you’ll figure it out, maybe sooner than I had.” He showed a little smile in seeing that Calpepper will eventually come to learn such things growing up, “And one last thing.” He stated in having one more thing to be shown.

Soon Kaboomka held out an open cage of bone that was smaller than the Phantomteers one as out came a white color looking fox. But in truth, it was a ghost fox that was already dead as it hovered to float free in joy to see Calpepper, this was none other than…

“Beauregard!” Calpepper called out to his ghost fox’s name before the fella came out of Kaboomka’s cage to be hug by the colt ghost to receive licks.

“I’ve stubble across your pet fox ghost and was planning to train it along with you. But….I think it’s better if you have him stay with you, as a companion.” Kaboomka explained how he came across the little dead fox ghost & what he would have done, but seeing how Calpepper has shown improvements, he’ll let the fox stay with the colt. “Make sure you have him stick with you and your family as well.” He pointed off in wanting the ghost fox to stick with Calpepper’s family like glue.

“Of course, I will.” Calpepper nods in hearing this and will follow through, as he laughs from more licks from his pet.

“Now you all should know, I don’t act this friendly all the time, I have a reputation to uphold. So just know that for the future.” Kaboomka stated this last fact that he’ll still be doing things as being mean, but it’s only to be hard on his ghost subjects to make them into better scarers & making sure the balance is never unsettle. “And make sure you four never darken my tomb again with anymore problems.” Kaboomka then stares off towards the ghost here that made the Phantomteers try to act innocent while Calpepper was just smiling happily at knowing that he’ll stick around and more from other creatures that are kind can return & they can be friendly to fleshies, “”Whah-Hahahaha, WHah-hahah, Hahahahaaahh!” Soon Kaboomka was exposing lightning from his hooves while he was flying off in a scary laughter kinda way while Snicker nervously followed his boss with a yelp scream as they vanished into a violet mist that the King of all Ghosts made. Soon the entire room was empty; Kaboomka had left along with Snicker, so now it was just the four pony ghosts & the fox ghost that remain here.

At this time, outside the haunted mansion, the Mane Six, CMC & Spike sighs in relief after seeing the events that played out turn out for the best.

"Wow...they are staying." Rarity said impressed. "Looks like that Kaboomka isn't a bad guy after all."

"An' Calpepper won't be kicked 'ta Limbo!" Apple Bloom cheers on wildly.

"Isn't that wonderful?" Sweetie asks her friends kindly.

"But there's still one problem." Pinkie said in concern to her friends and adopted niece. "What to do now since the princess want us to do our task?" The group went silent; they still got a job to do which involves turning this place into an orphanage...or will they?

Now at this time, Calpepper was with his uncles and his pet fox on the ground as now with the situation with Kaboomka taking the colt ghost away & other good stuff that happened, what’s left for them to do?

“So….” Calpepper shrug off his shoulders in not sure what happens next.

“So….” Putrid was the main focus of the confusion before he rubs his forehead in thought. “I guess your truly one of us now.” He smiled of in seeing that with the a-okay from Kaboomka, Calpepper is now a member of the Scream Team.

“Yeah…like a family.” Porko turn to Calpepper to smile and wave up his arms in stating that they are now like a real family, course they were before, but this feels much more emotional. “We’ll have a home, and a rumpus room, and everything!” Then he started to bounce up and down in excitement in what they’ll have as a family.

“Yeah; yeah,” Putrid smiles to nod in liking the sounds of all of this. “We can invite your cousin Kooky and his filly-friend Poy over from Manehattan. And celebrate Aunt Spiffy’s return to our family, of boy, you’ll love her kiddo!” He spoke off in seeing the best parts of them being together as a family, even celebrate the best parts of their afterlife.

“And my training,” Calpepper spoke off in recalling his training work with his uncles. “We can start from the beginning!” He knew that he still has some ways to go, but he’ll work better at it. “We can….” The colt ghost was getting excited now even Porko & Putrid were feeling the happy moment.

During the discussion, the door to the froth was being open to which we see the ponies and Spike sneaking inside during this joyful moment with the ghosts.

“What am I hearing here? A home; a rumpus room; a family gathering,” Stringbean’s voice was speaking off while the living folks were inside from hearing the ghost having their discussions. “Porko, you got blubber in your ears.” Stringbean issued off to which Porky yelp when his sib shot his ghost hoof through the chubby pony’s ear to come out the other in making this issue remark. “Didn’t you hear?” As Stringbean stated this while Porko shrug off in not knowing what was heard while the Mane Six group was carefully approaching the ghost, “That new fleshy princess is either gonna demolition this place or restructure it.” Stringbean was explaining what was gonna happen to their home here.

“Awww,” Porko moans in sorrow in not liking that bit of news.

“Either tear it down for good or completely remodel it into a ghost-free orphanage.” Stringbean explained that Twilight’s group wants their home, and once done, it won’t be the same no more.

“Waaaaaughh,” Porko moans off to almost cry in hearing such things.

“Yeah, orphan colts & fillies shouldn’t see something as scary as us, the crying never stop.” Putrid shrug off to say in knowing that the ghosts can’t haunt an orphan, the noise level is too much to even sleep at night.

“Pack your bags Calpepper and bring your pet too.” Stringbean was telling his nephew while Porko was sniffing some tears from his eyes while the Mane Six group watched what happens here. “It’s haunting the streets for us.” Stringbean sadly stated where they’ll be haunting now, as Putrid shrug off his shoulders and Porko wipes the tears from his eyes from crying from learning that they are gonna be homeless.

“Ahhh,” Calpepper begins to look sad and down to gloom, so much for living here.

“We got buckiss.” Stringbean issued off when he, Putrid, Porko and lastly Calpepper and Ferdie the Ghost Fox went invisible to head out of the room.

The ghosts were all gone and the Mane Six, CMC & Spike saw them leave. Sure they helped Calpepper not get taken away, helped Kaboomka let the kind creatures return and the ponies will be able to get to work on making this place an orphanage home. But seeing that they kicked out the previous dead owners, just…didn’t seem to feel right.

"Oh dear; This feel...sad," Fluttershy said in sadness.

"I just wish we could do something." Rainbow remarks in concern. Feel the fastest flier in Equestria feels saddened over this.

Course during such a moment, Rarity suddenly came across a good idea in seeing a way to help from her talent in fashion & style, especially for this place.

“Hmm….hey Twilight,” Rarity spoke in suddenly having an idea come into her mind. “I was wondering, as an interior decorator. If we were to reclassify this place,” Rarity spoke in using her magic to levitate a fallen chair into place. “As say a historical building.” Rarity used her magic to set most of the furniture “How would we improve its image?” She declared her theory in what the Mane Six can actually do here.

“You mean like spice it up?” Rainbow Dash pointed off in saying what her friend was going with.

“Well Rarity, what if it had a gimmick.” Twilight stated off in thinking a classic historical place had something to attract ponies. “Like, if it was haunted maybe.” She stated off in thinking that the group needs this place to be haunted as an old classic building to be seen.

“That would bring in tourists.” Fluttershy spoke off in suddenly seeing a good idea in what they can do here.

“Yep, why, enough money fro' them could be enough 'ta construct an orphanage around another place.” Applejack nods with a smile in seeing that could work out for the best for them and the ghost; they each get what they want.

“Yep, and that way, this place will still be the same.” Pinkie Pie happily declared in what they can do now for the place.

“Ah, right. That could work, but…” Spike said with thoughtful look. “Don’t we need ghosts for that?” The baby Dragon stated off in thought that to make this place be haunted, they need ghosts for the job .

Suddenly, coming out from behind the walls and open rooms were Calpepper, Stringbean, Porko, Putrid and Calpepper’s little fox ghost pet. As they either was smiling or were in total shock to gasp in what they are hearing; do the fleshies say they need…ghosts to haunt this place instead of turning it into something else?

“You mean…us?” Porko came out to point to himself and the rest while his sibs were smiling in hearing that they are being asked…to stick around.

The living ponies and baby Dragon smiled in showing that they weren’t lying.

“A place of our own,” Putrid stated off in almost being left stump speechless, “A tomb with a view?” He wipes the tears from his eyes in almost being so happy to hear this, “And from a fleshy?” Putrid stated to hover near the group in almost being surprised, mere living ponies were wanting to help the ghosts keep their home instead of taking it away by force; what….generosity. “Heh, this breaks all the rules, but…” Putrid came near Rarity to say this in feeling this was hard for him to do but, who cares after seeing such generosity & kindness. “I love you, pretty lady.” Soon Putrid comes over to hug Rarity but was unexpectingly letting off his stinky breath.

And the Mane Six, CMC & Spike were gaging from the terrible stickiness of that green mist. And then Putrid ended up kissing Rarity’s cheeks before letting go to smile for joy, and Spike tried to resist the urge from throwing up and from wanting to attack the ghost for kissing Rarity, that’s a stick he wants someday.

“So listen kiddo, your ma & friends are okay.” Stringbean came near Nyx in smiling to thank the black filly from her mother & friends being okay in wanting to keep their place standing while coming up with a plan to raise money to build an orphanage. “And listen, sorry about the Mare-sue quote.” He sheepishly apologized for what he said that seem to hurt Nyx’s feelings.

“That’s okay, you’re forgiven since you apologized.” Nyx smiled to happily see that the ghost apologized from being rude to her.

“Thanks. If you or your friends ever need a favor, just ask.” Stringbean smiled in stating if Nyx or the CMC need something, they can ask the ghost.

“Well, how good are you at scaring bullies?” Scootaloo asked off with a secret smile on her face.

“Like Diamond Tiara, who calls us blank-flanks.” Apple Bloom spoke off with a moan in recalling what their rival in pre-school does to them.

“You think she be nicer, but she just doesn’t get it.” Sweetie Belle responded off in stating a fact here.

“Heck, she even badmouth about me when I was dead before coming back to life.” Spike rolled off his eyes to spat out this statement.

“Ooohh,” Porko responded of with a little surprise frown in hearing this when he and his sibs were gather with Calpepper and his pet fox.

“‘Nough said!” Stringbean held up his hoof while making a sly smile appear on his face. The Three Phantomteers can spook Diamond Tiara if she’s being mean to the CMC.

“No, no, no.” Calpepper came up to his uncles to stop them from trying something mean to the bullies of the CMC, much to their disappointment, “Now that we’re family.” Now it was the ghost colt’s turn to scold the adult ghost stallions who listen in. “You guys have to try to behave yourselves.” Calpepper pointed with a smirk on his face, wanting his uncles to behave themselves now, after all, they don’t wanna break any ‘rules’ now do they.

Porko was nodding his head which made blubber noises in understanding the issue.

“Oh, we will, short sheet.” Stringbean held up his right hoof in proclaiming they’ll behave with a sneaky smirk. “We will.” He stated that they know the rules of not scaring too much, so they’ll be good.

“Heheheheh…” Porko was letting off a chuckle to look at Putrid, knowing when Stringbean says stuff like this, it’s usually something deviously sneaky, and fun too while not being totally evil and mean.

“Cross our hearts, and hope to live!” Putrid smiled as he was crossing his chest with his right hoof before holding up his left hoof in promising they’ll be good.

“Scouts Honor,” Porko smiled goofy like in holding up his right hoof which he made two clips show a ‘V’ form in making a scout promise to behave too.

“What do you say, boys?” Stringbean spoke with a sly smile in asking his siblings in knowing what they’ll get to be doing now while showing a sneaky grin on his expression.

“Gahahahaha…Yehahahahah!” Soon the Three Phantomteers were letting off spooky laughter to flies on out of the room with plans of their own. Course this left Calpepper, Ferdie the Ghost Fox and the CMC along with Spike with stump faces. Stringbean, Putrid & Porko maybe good now, but that don’t mean they’re perfect, course, it’s like Discord, but less evil. Oh well, such is life, or life in the afterlife.

"Spike, time for a message," Twilight said to Spike with a smile. "I think the princess will enjoy this idea as we do."

"Right on." Spike said as he gets some paper and a quill out, time to inform the princess of the progress.

"Girls, this is my pet fox Beauregard." Calpepper said, introducing his pet fox to his friends.

"Awww, he looks cute!" Sweetie giggles at the fox while she tries to pet it...the word is 'tries' since her hoof goes through it.

"Sorry that you missed your chance of being living, Calpepper," Nyx said to Calpepper with a sigh. She knows how much it means for his dad to see his son alive again.

"Well, perhaps it's for the best. Besides...I wouldn't want to leave my uncles for anything." Calpepper said with a smile. He then got a thoughtful look. "But...maybe we can still be friends."

"Right! Maybe start a Cutie Mark Crusaders Afterlife branch!" Apple Bloom exclaims thoughtfully. Sure, the ghost foals whose don't got cutie marks are dead...but maybe they could still get their cutie marks.

"Yeah, how about it," Scootaloo ask Calpepper. The ghost colt smiles at the idea.

Looks like the Cutie Mark Crusaders Afterlife branch is born...so to speak.

At the Ponyville's center, Ben held his Master Sword, still in blindfolded as he was about to face his enemy or mentor. Chase moved around and around, and around him while striking in diagonal lines for multiple times. Ben continued to block and dodged the attacks. Flash, Phobos, Big Mac and Tough, and even all the ponies looked worried and concern. Twilight and her friends returned from her journey. They stopped and saw what has happened.

Chase continued to attack Ben while he kept on dodging and blocking his attacks in quick and swift for multiple times. The disguised villain passed through him after he gave a slash on Ben's Master Sword. Chase disappeared from sights. Through Ben's vision, he sees blackness area as well as blue auras of ponies. Ben continued to be vigilant and cautious as he remained silent and quiet.

Chase appeared from behind as he slowly and silently approached Ben. Everyone looked worried and scared as they gasped while opening their wide mouths. Just before he could do anything, Ben turned and held his Master Sword on Chase's throat. Everyone gasped in shock, but surprise. He did it!

Chase smiled while saying, "Well done, Ben. You passed the Test of Instincts."

Everyone cheered, whistled, and clapped their hooves. Ben removed his blindfold and looked at his surroundings. The Earth pony was in shock as he heard the cheers and claps of ponies. He then smiled, having succeeded. Twilight, Nyx and Spike hugged Ben tightly while the others approached Ben.

"You did great, Ben." Twilight said with a light giggle.

"Right, howdy, yew did great!" Tough exclaims with an eager smile.

"Got to say, even I agree." Flash said with an eager smile. Of course, he still got some doubts about Chase but decided to not display them...for now.

Chase smiles while speaking, "Excellent, Ben. You will soon learn to wield the other weapons. But......."

Ben interrupts Chase, getting the idea, "I know. I know. I need to learn, understand and create my own martial arts, right?"

"Precisely; Now go. You had your family to discuss with."

"I guess."

Chase turned and left Ben to his family. The disguised villain smiled and had thoughts of his own, 'It appears Ben is in process of learning. When he does, I would like to fight him in a true battle. I must know why Triforce Elements chose him."

Tao and Dragon Kick hides in the shadows, looking concerned by what they witnessed especially involving Chase. Tao comments, "This is indeed strange."

"How did Chase do that? Those moves....... It's the same one we trained him." Dragon Kick said getting worried, recalling how it involves a certain former ally of theirs.

"Yes........ Question remains........ Did he learn something or from someone? Brave Heart is right. There is something about Chase......."

"Let's keep an eye on him."

"Not too much. Or else, it will be difficult for us to spy and learn more about Chase." Tao said seriously. He glance at Chase. "Who are you......."

Celestia smiles at the message from her student, commentating to the watching Discord, Michael and disguised Lorcan, "It appears that the task is done. True, the haunted house will not be changed or destroyed...but the bits made from the tourist attraction will make the orphanage needed so everything is well."

Lorcan nods, speaking to the others, "So...guys. If you could choose a ghost to come see, who would you see?"

"My bucking ancestor," Michael answers to Lorcan with a smirk.

Golden Heart answers Lorcan's question, "Star Swirl."

Discord shrugs as he remarks, "No idea; You Lorcan?"

"No one; I rather not see any of my dead relatives, especially my wicked dad." Lorcan remarks dryly, hating the one Dragon who brought him to evil in the first place.

"I see. Well, if you excuse me, I need a rest..."

Discord flew off to his hidden home. Once he closes all the windows and doors, the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony smiles as he sat down in his bed.

"Tsk tsk. Kambooka has a hard time...but yet at the same time, even he accepts how spirits like me and those three buffoons especially that colt ghost can be friends with the 'freshies'." Discord chuckles in amusement as he eat some grapes. "But although the scary part's over, the drama is about to begin. I hope Chris is ready."

"Ok all of the fic is at its end and many of you made good names so I decided to do a full name but also add a nickname but anyway drum roll please." A certain AU pink pony said to the audience. As a pun a drum really rolls by the group and Pinkamena says, "Um ok; anyway the full name will be Ignis Amras Valge Halo Slayer and the nick name will be Hivas and the one who thought the name ingis was SakuraNinjaress."

Party blowers came out and streamers as Pinkamena says, "And you lucky winner have just won the prize of having a OC of your choice or you made join JusSonic's fanfics and to the others who gave names I am proud to call you all my friends."

The Light Elf known as Hivas comments, "This nick name is nice and that long name will be used when needed so I thank you all."

"Goodnight everypony till next fic."

The End

Cast list
Devon Werkheiser: Calpepper
Dan Castellaneta: Stringbean
Billy West: Porko
John DiMaggio: Putrid
Tara Strong: Twilight Sparkle
Ashleigh Ball: Rainbow Dash, Applejack
Andrea Libman: Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Pinkamena Diane Pie
Tabitha St. Germain: Rarity, Princess Luna
Cathy Weseluck: Spike the Dragon
Nicole Oliver: Princess Celestia
Daveigh Chase: Nyx
Michelle Creber: Apple Bloom
Claire Corlett: Sweetie Belle
Madeline Peters: Scootaloo
Jason Marsden: Ben Mare, Chase the Warrior/Shadow Dragon
Peter New: Big Macintosh, Construction fore-stallion
Chris Sanders: Phobos the Dragon
Vincent Tong: Flash Sentry
Scott McNeil: Tough Apple
Vic Mignonga: Omega, Lorcan
Brian Drummond: Jack Zen
Jayson Thiessen: Hivas the Light Elf
Orlando Bloom: Golden Heart
Peter Capaldi: Michael Trotter

With special voice appearances by
Robert De Niro: Robert DeColto
Brad Garrett: Rodney Dangerstallion
John Kassir: The Crypt Keeper
James Earl Jones: Kambooka
Pauly Shore: Snicker
Sab Shimono: Mystic Tao
James Sie: Dragon Kick

Author's Note

All right, folks, this fic is finally done. Whatcha think? Great ready, folks, it's the story that I know you all been waiting for...

"Total Drama Equestria: MLP/Total Drama crossover. The world of Equestria gets more exciting when Chris McClean from Earth has team up with Discord to host a new (unofficial) season of Total Drama, bringing back 38 (plus two new one) cast members to participate. Will both sides handle one another?
Villains: Chris McClean (tormenting and torturing in his own way), Chef Hatchet (same), Heather (may reform), Alejandro, Scott, Lightning, Jo (the last ones just use nasty tricks in their attempts to win), ??? (a unknown OC made by Orange Ratchet)"

This chapter has more references to the Casper franchise.

The training of Tiger and Aura Instinct that Chase trained Ben about throughout this fic is referenced from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles Episode 20 and 21 where Kurogane trained Syaoron to be warrior before he wields his sword.

The new items that Ben has gotten are of course from the Legend of Zelda games.