Twilight Reacts to Cupcakes

  It's 2 minutes to midnight, so Twilight decides it's a good time to initiate Storytelling Time. It will be really nice to see everyone's reaction to that horrible story. Spike got a case of the snickers when she read the story. It was just plain awful.

  "Alright, girls, you know what time it is?", says Twilight, unable to contain her excitement.

  "Unfortunately...", says Fluttershy, having been in so many of Twilight's sleepovers.

  "Come on, 'Shy, y'know it's not actually true.", says Applejack.

  "Yeah. What's the worse that could happen?", says Rainbow Dash, with Pinkie Pie agreeing with a head movement.

  "I could have nightmares, you know...", says Fluttershy.

  "You can always go to bed when we get to the horrible part.", says Twilight, remembering about Fluttershy's extreme fear of horror stories.

  "I guess you're right.", says Fluttershy, not feeling sleepy at all.

  "That reminds me, have you brought my CDs back? Or are you still depressed?"

  "Oh, thanks for reminding me. They're in Rarity's bag."

  "Fine then. Good to know you're not sad anymore."

  "Yeah, it must feel really bad to be all unhappy like that.", says Rainbow Dash.

  "Believe me, it does.", says Fluttershy, laughing quietly.

  "You look so cute when you're happy, Fluttershy.", compliments Rarity.

  "Thank you, girls. I feel a lot better now.", says Fluttershy, happy to count on her friends again. It feels really good to not feel depressed and lonely. She wishes she could feel happy her whole life, but knows that sometimes, you need sadness for your friends to be certain that you need help. There, now that's a good friendship lesson.

  "Alright, so I guess we should begin then!", says Twilight. "Who's first?"

  "Me! Me!", says Rainbow Dash.

  "Alright then. Rainbow's first. Remember the rules: last to get scared wins."

  "What's the reward?", says Rainbow Dash. "This is the first time I actually stood up beyond midnight."

  "Anything you want!", jokes Pinkie Pie.

  "Pinkie, I thought I'd already told you about Rainbow Dash jokes!", says Twilight, defending Rainbow Dash.

  "It's just so funny to see her face like that!", arguments Pinkie Pie. "I'm sorry, I'll stop now."

  "That's better."

  "What are you girls talking about?", asks Fluttershy.

  "Nothing.", the three ponies say together. "Nothing at all."

  "... okay then."

  "Alright, no more interruptions.", says Twilight. "Let's get this thing started. Rainbow Dash, please begin."

  "Sure will.", says Rainbow Dash, clearing her throat.

  "It was a dark, stormy night, just like this one. All the pegasi in Cloudsdale were going home, except for one, who got lost. Her name was... Fluttertimid."

  "Why is it that every single character in your horror stories has a name similar to mine?", asks Fluttershy.

  "Because you're the only one, besides me, that has lived in Cloudsdale."

  "Why not make it take place in Ponyville?"

  "The story's already started, so I can't change it."

  "*sigh* Fine..."

  "As I was saying, Fluttertimid got lost, and couldn't find her home. Then, all of a sudden, a ghost appeared out of nowhere and killed her. The end."

  "That's not scary!", says Pinkie Pie. "It's actually kinda funny! Except for the killing part, of course."

  "How did she die anyway?", asks Fluttershy, actually relieved about the story's immensely generic factor.

  "The ghost ate her.", explains Rainbow Dash.

  "How can a ghost eat something?", asks Pinkie Pie.

  "He put her in his mouth and chewed on her, and then swallowed her broken pieces of flesh and digested everything.", explained Rainbow Dash, trying to scare away Pinkie's jokes.

  "EEK!", Fluttershy screamed, grossed out.

  "Alright, Fluttershy, you were the first one to get scared. You're out.", says Twilight.

  "I can still hear your stories, right?", asks Fluttershy. "It's getting so fun!"

  "Of course! Why not?", says Twilight.

  "I guess I'll just stay here then."

  "Alright, who's next?"

  "I would like to pass my turn, Twilight. I'm just not into this kind of thing.", says Rarity.

  "Me neither.", says Pinkie.

  "So, you're next, Fluttershy?", asks Twilight.

  "I would like to think about my story first. Why don't you tell yours, Applejack?"

  "Sure thing.", says Applejack, having slept for a few minutes. "Here goes."

  "It was a really cloudy day at Sweet Apple Acres. I was just done with my daily applebuckin', and was just 'bout ready to get home, when I heard a real loud noise coming from the inside of the barn. I went there to check out what happened, and I saw the most fearsome creature I have ever saw: a wolfpony! He tried to attack me, but I was faster, and I hit him with a silver bullet!"

  "You killed him with a silver bullet?", asks Rainbow Dash. All the other ponies were listening carefully, and seemed to find the story really fun.

  "No, I just grabbed it and threw it at him.", says Applejack. "I was too shocked to even know what I was doing."

  "What happened then?", asks Fluttershy, having already come up with a great, horrific story.

  "Well... it wasn't actually a wolfpony. Snips and Snails were trying to hide from a real wolf, and thought that a disguise would help them escape. I can't say it didn't work... that's pretty much it"

  Everyone giggled. It was nice to have a funny story to soften things up.

  "Now it's your turn, Fluttershy.", says Twilight.

  "Sure."

  "It was a normal Christmas night at the North Pole. All of Santa's elves were making toys for the good boys and girls."

  "Christmas and Santa Claus?", says Rainbow Dash. "What's there to be scared about?"

  "What's there to not be scared about?", says Pinkie Pie.

  "Is your story scary enough, Fluttershy?", asks Twilight. "Sure doesn't sound like it."

  "I'll get there. Just let me continue.", says Fluttershy, slightly frustrated.

  "Sorry about that.", says Rainbow Dash.

  Fluttershy cleared her throat.

  "It was a normal Christmas night at the North Pole. All of Santa's elves were making toys for the good boys and girls. Suddenly, the door was slammed open! It was Santa himself, but he looked really different: he had a rifle in his hand, and cheap whiskey on his breath. He was covered in ammo, from his beard to his boots."

  "EEK!", squealed Pinkie Pie. "... I guess I lost."

  "He then smiled and said: 'Merry Christmas to you all... now, you're all going to DIE!!'. He then bombed his own workshop, spreading bloody pieces of Cupid and Comet everywhere! He tied up his helpers, and ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage! He shot down Dancer and Prancer, and slashed Dasher's guts out with his own hands! He then picked up a flamethrower, *and turned Blitzen into reindeer barbecue, BEFORE HE TOOK A BIG BITE OUT OF ITS BURNED-UP FLESH!! AND THEN***... where's everyone?"

  "Are you sure you're alright, Fluttershy?", asks Rainbow Dash. Everypony was hiding in different corners of the house.

  "Um... sorry about that. I guess I got way too excited. I think it's the Nightmare Night spirit.", says Fluttershy, letting out a nervous giggle.

  "Would you please finish the story with a soft ending?", asks Twilight. "I think Rainbow Dash is the winner."

  "Well, she does look... funny with that maniacal behavior.", says Rainbow Dash.

  "Okay then, I'll do an alternate ending.", says Fluttershy, slightly, slightly frustrated.

  "Well, after all those horrible, horrible murders, the police came in, along with the FBI, and the Eyewitness News. They had a really nice fight, and Santa ended up in prison. He'll be out in good behavior in 700 years. Vixen and Donner ended up in therapy, traumatized by the whole scene. Ms. Claus is on the phone every night, negotiating the movie rights with her lawyer. The end.", says Fluttershy, ending the story with a cute smile.

  "That was... interesting.", says Twilight. "Now it's my turn, right?"

  "Yes.", says Rarity.

  "Okay then. This is a story I read earlier today, and I want you all to hear it."

  "Um... okay.", says Fluttershy,

  Twilight then read the entire "Cupcakes" story to her friends, and their reactions were just the ones she expected.

  "I guess I'm going to bed now...", says Fluttershy, absolutely terrified.

  "Do you guys want a hug?", asks Applejack, equally terrified.

  "I guess we all need it right now.", says Rarity, bearing out all negative emotions at once.

  "Twilight... did you write all of this?", asks Pinkie Pie, in absolute fear.

  "No, I would never even think about such thing.", says Twilight,

  "That was absolutely horrible. Who's the sick-headed freak that wrote this?", says Rainbow Dash, while trying to stay away from Pinkie.

  "I don't know, I just found it on the internet and wanted to share it with you girls, just to see your reactions."

  "I'd be glad to not hear about it ever again.", says Pinkie, undignified. "I would never make a cupcake out of Rainbow Dash."

  "Hey, what about the reward?", asks Rainbow Dash.

  "What reward?", asks Twilight.

  "I won the Storytelling game. What is my prize?"

  "... how about a hoofshake?"

  "... you mean there is no prize?"

  "This is the first time I ever tried this, and I ended up forgetting about what prize I was going to give out."

  "Now this is ridiculous!"

  "Hey, Dashy! How about we bake you some cupcakes?", suggests Pinkie Pie.

  "EEK!", squealed Rainbow Dash.