For half the month, Twilight and I have been avoiding each other ever since the whole streaking incident. It got to a point where if we were in the same room, we both make up an excuse to leave and I spend my entire day outside until night falls. The day after it happen, I went to Rarity’s place to get my T-shirt back but knew that Twilight was going to be in the library all day or so. So I stayed with Rarity for the entire day and ask her to make me extra clothing.

“Should have done this sooner.” I thought to myself. However I had to model for Rarity for all the clothes she made for party’s to galas to casuals. Inside I was dying of both boredom and running out of that place because I was getting sick of wearing a seemingly endless supply of tuxedos instead of some regular God damn pants. Eventually we settled with regular clothes and she actually sewed me some extra boxers so it wasn’t all in vain.

But since it was still sunny today, I headed to the market and entered the same coffee place I met Ditsy. I entered in and saw Ditsy drinking all alone so I came over to her and said hi to her.

“Hey David long time no see.”

“Yeah. Just needed to unwind a bit after all the insanity I had to put up with.” Ditszy was confused until I told her what’s been happening to me since our last visit.

“Wow I didn’t expect something all this happened to you. And were you really a foal since yesterday?” I nodded my head.

“Aww pony feathers I wanted to know what you look like as a foal.” She looks downs at the table a bit sad. I chuckled a bit since I was glad she never saw me as a kid otherwise I’ll never hear the end of it. We were chatting about almost anything we can think of so long as I don’t go back to the library. Eventually she had to leave due to mail delivering and I stayed in the café until I was almost running out of bits.

“Damn I’ve almost blew half my stash away I need to earn more.” Working for Applejack wasn’t an option and finding a job here would be impossible due to not having any experience with any sort of job. My options are really thin that I didn’t even realize some pony was standing next to my table asking me if I was going to order something else.

“Hey… thing you going to order something or not?”

“You mind? I’m sort of in the middle of a crisis here.” Without even looking at the pony.

“Sorry but I’m going to have to ask you to leave. Like now.” She said with more stern tone.

“Oh yeah says who.” With a smug tone.

“Like I’m going to listen to someone who’s getting under payed for this place.” I took a sip of my cup but realize that it was empty again. Without knowing it, someone punched me in the face.

“Ow. OK who’s the wise guy tha…” I looked at the person who hit me and a pony with a chocolate colored coat and long black flowing mane. It’s the same pony that took my order.

“Hey what gives?! You know what? I want to speak to your manager.” I asked the employee hoping to get her fired.

“Oh really now? Well coincidentally I’m the manager here. ”

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” I asked if she was joking, turns out she wasn’t and that if I don’t get my flank out of her shop she’s going to punch me again until I leave. I told her I’ll leave but only because I’m trying to salvage what little bits I have until I go broke. When walking out of the café, an idea came to me.

“Wait? Are you the only one running this place?”

“Yep.” Was here answer.

“Don’t you have other ponies running this place I mean what happens if you got sick?”

“Then I lose one day of profits.”

“Are you looking for ponies that want to apply here?” I asked hoping she might want me to work here. I need those bits so I don’t have to go back to the library. Plus that punch she threw was pretty ballsy so I can respect that albeit I’ll bide my time on getting her back.

“Depends can you make even the simplest brew?” She asked me.

“What, Black?” She said I was hired after that. I didn’t understand how I got hired that fast after I answered but I didn’t care so long as I get out of the library. So when we finally agreed in terms of working schedules and payment, I left the place to explore the town, to get a better understanding of this place.

When night fell, I came back to the library and checked if Twilight was around. Thankfully she wasn’t anywhere to be seen, so I let myself in.

“I’m back. Oh and also I got a job today. I start tomorrow.” Once I said that, I closed the door to the lab and locked it. I was waiting for the hostess to go bonkers but it never came. Guess she’s still traumatized from yesterday.

(Wow yesterday was that bad? Huh.) I shrugged the thought knowing that there’s nothing I could do to fix this for her and me.

PRESENT DAY…

“And here’s your payment.”

“Thanks Hazel.” I thanked my boss. While she was giving me my paycheck for the week, she asked what sort of plans I got planned for today since its Nightmare night. When I first heard of it, I hadn’t got a clue until they told me the details. Turns out it’s the same traditions as Halloween with some minor differences. Regardless Halloween is my favorite time of year under a few other holidays.

Hazel was waiting on me to answer, so I told her I was going to celebrate in the festival but not in costume because I was too cheap to buy one and that it would be pointless considering the costume ideas I had would only make the ponies confused.

“Damn so much for that Dante outfit back home.” We both got out of the café and went our separate ways. I looked around and this place was starting to look more festive heck even the adults are wearing costumes that were a bit childish. While I was walking back to the library, Pinkie just pop right in front of me without any warning.

“Gahh!” I fell back after she pop out then she just jumped on top of me. She literally dressed up as a chicken for Halloween.

“Hey Davey what are you dressing up as? Tell me, tell me, TELL ME.” I pushed her off of me and told her I wasn’t going to wear a costume.

“Aww Why not?”

“Because it’s for child…foals.” I keep forgetting I’m in their world and I have to change my sentences for them to understand. She looked at me with bewilderment thinking it was nonsense. No matter how many times she told me why I should celebrate, I keep rejecting. I was about to make a run for the library but knew better not to do it, so I told her I might stop by at the festival. It worked so she zipped away somewhere else.

“Thank freaking Christ she’s gone.”

“I swear she’s going to be the death of me.” Forgotten to mention that Jack and Axel were back in my head again. When I asked them where they were after I was turned into a kid they responded with…

“We just disappeared, like we just didn’t exist until you came back to normal.” All three of us couldn’t figure it out but what we do know is that I’ll never want to see poison joke again. I cracked open the door to check if Twilight was around. Luckily she wasn’t around to be seen.

I zipped to the basement and locked the door ready to see my homemade rock candy was ready. The reason why I’m making it is because that knowing Twilight, she’s those types that give out apples or boxes of raisins and I am not looking forward in cleaning out eggs off the wall the next morning. I did a head count of how many I made and I think two hundred pieces would keep us off having our home being egged or T.Ped.

Footsteps were heard from upstairs so that must have meant that Twilight was back. Once the final piece of rock candy was hardened I took it and wrapped it in plastic. Once that was done, I put it in the small bowl along with the rest of the other pieces. When everything was all set it was about time I decided to take a nap until it was time for the holiday to start. so i happily went to bed and began dozing off.

I slowly woke up only to realize that I wasn’t in bed anymore and that I was outside of the library. I looked around my surroundings and noticed it was town square but all around me it looked desolate, abandon; just dead in general. I walked around more to find out what’s happened to this place.

“This has to be a trick. Someone’s trying to pull a trick on me.” I stumbled onto the town hall building and it looked run down and that the paint looked decayed almost like it hasn’t been refurnished for years. The door looked like it couldn’t hold itself and that it could break apart if I were to touch it. Regardless of its conditions, it grabbed the door and pulled it to enter the building.

I looked around the whole building and it was dark, cold, and dusty. Even if there was no wind outside, inside felt like a freezer not to mention that the art work around this place were scratched up almost like something tore them down violently without a second thought. The deeper I go inside the building, the more the place looked trashed. I stopped walking knowing that if I keep going, it’ll be more likely that something might pop out and attack.

I turn around to head outside but heard something that was from the floor. There was only darkness in the hall so no matter how well adjusted my eyes were to the dark, there was nothing in the halls or at least I thought there was. It was quiet again then I heard something brake all of a sudden.

“Screw this.” There was no way I’m moving forward after hearing the crap. I’m not dying for curiosity’s sake. The door was only a few steps away; however something behind me caused me to fall when it landed on the ground but missed me. Once recovered, I looked at what landed and saw a clocked being.

“What the hell?” There was fear in my tone when I saw that thing landed. It looked down on me for a second then it lifted its arm looking like it was going to hit me but it’s appendage began to glow an eerily red glow, resembling almost bloody like, it was using some sort of magic. Without even reacting, I was pushed by something without any sort of logical means.

“Wait did it use some sort of levitation spell on me?!” When I got up, the clocked silhouette came out of town hall and I can see what it looked like. The clock covered almost every trace of its body but when it started to walk and I saw its bare foot. It was a human’s leg so it must be another human being but that couldn’t be unless…

“I knew it. I was on Earth the whole God damn time. And all this talk of magic was all a trick was it? Ha good one and I actually fell for that.” I laughed at the guy for setting all this up. He didn’t say a word still playing the act?

“But you know I’m going to have to kick your ass since I did say in the beginning I’ll beat anyone that tricks me.” So I ran towards the guy to give him a good uppercut. Once close enough, I was ready to throw a punch but I suddenly lost the momentum, like the motion completely stopped. His hand, covered in black gloves, was glowing the same color when he used that spell.

“You’re not real.” Was what he said, then he waved it away from him which sent me to the same direction he motioned his arm. He hurled me to a concrete wall which caused a small crack when I impacted. When I hit the wall I heard a small crack sounding like a bone had been snapped. And there I lay down on the ground unable to move my legs.

“What the ho…how?” I said quietly losing all of that confidence a few seconds ago. It didn’t make sense how can he do that?! He’s only human and humans can’t use magic. When I looked up he was but only a few inches away. He lifted his arm again and out of nowhere a sword appeared out of thin air. He grabbed it before it could drop and was readying to strike the blade on me.

“I thought you would end this. Guess no matter what happens; there never will be a happy ending.” Before he could kill me, I woke up feeling like I held my breath for more than I should count. I looked around and it was the lab again. I ran up the stairs and opened the lab door again to see Twilight giving out candy to Pinkie Pie along with a few colts and fillies too.

“(Sigh) it was only a nightmare.” I walked down the steps to grab the bowl of rock candy. I climbed back up with the bowl and shared some to the kids but not Pinkie since she’s way too old to be doing this but without me looking, she took some with her hair. Knowing her, I decided to not fight this since there’re kids around.

When they all left I set the bowl down and looked at Twilights costume.

“What the hell are you wearing?” I’m confused about her costume. I mean is she a wizard or something and more importantly who? She looked at me for a few seconds but got her bearings back when I asked again. She said she was someone named Star Swirl the neck bearded or something and he did some crap I wouldn’t even care. The point was its Halloween and I’m going out pulling pranks to night.

“Yeah I’m heading out right now. Don’t worry I’ll be at the festival if you need me.”

“Hey we’re going too David. Want to come along with us?” Spike asked while wearing a dragon costume.

“Wow talk about Dragon-ception.” I thought to myself. However when Spike asked, Twilight looked a bit uncomfortable about the idea including me considering we still haven’t talked about it but I rather let it be buried. But if I don’t accept the offer, then he might suspect something. So I agreed to follow them.

Hours had passed but we made it to town hall. The entire place was lively, there were ponies dressed in costume including the adults. There were also stands and tents that had activities like bobbing for apples; which was manned by the Applejack and the rest of her family. So I ran to booth so that I can eat some apples.

“Sup Applejack.” I gave her a few bits so that I can enter the activity. Once I was there, I crouched down and was about to dunk my head in when Ditzy came out of the water. Needless to say I was surprised when she came out.

“Oops sorry David. I didn’t expect you to be here.” I told her there was no need to apologize since to be honest I was trying to keep my heart from jumping out after that scare. I helped her get out of that tank and saw that her outfit was really bizarre. She knew what I was staring and asked me what I thought. I told her bluntly I had no clue what she was. She said she was a box and in my mind I was going ask her why a box but Jack told me something was coming.

“Grab any apple and throw it to the sky in a 75 degree angle as hard as you can.” I listened to him and threw it in the sky. I heard someone exclaim in pain on top of me and when I looked up, there was a cloud that's suspiciously too close to the ground then it should be. Somepony poked their head out of the cloud only for me to recognize who it was.

“Nice try Trash but make sure you weren’t easy for me to hear you a mile away.” Rainbow was not amused by what I called her. We were about to have in argument but Ditzy stopped me before I could start it.

“David you pinky promised me you wouldn’t fight.” I took in a deep breath and exhaled knowing I did, so I dropped the conversation not for her but I wasn’t feeling it.

“Look whatever you were trying to do, it isn’t happening so annoy Twilight or something because I’m trying to enjoy this holiday.” It looked like she got the message so she flew and moved the cloud to Twliight and Applejack’s direction. Turns out when she hit the cloud it caused to make a thunderous noise which scared Twilight and Spike. I turned around to continue bobbing for apples so that I can eat them.

“Thanks for the warning.”

“If it weren’t for Ditsy scaring us, I probably wouldn’t have sensed our surroundings more. I’ll make sure no one tries to surprise us.” During the month my senses were becoming more alert when something was coming and it’s saved a lot of Pinkies surprises but not good enough for me to avoid them. I think my powers were starting to develop more but I don’t know how to even use them, they just do when I’m more aware of the environment or situation.

After about eating five or six apples Applejack told me to leave because ponies haven’t had a chance to bob for one. I looked up at the sky and told Applejack Rainbow was about to scare her. She turned around and I took an apple for the road.

“Heh looks like there some lies she can’t tell.” I walked around the place and saw a bunch of ponies gather around one area. Apparently the mayor was telling about the story of nightmare moon and how giving your candy in this area where she was supposed to be, would leave the town alone. The whole leave your candy thing sounded stupid.

Before leaveing the area there was a strong gust of wind that suddenly came out of nowhere and that the whole place was getting a bit darker. I looked up and saw a carriage that was being carried by ponies with armor and bat wings instead of the usual feathered wings. What they were carrying was another pony that was cloaked and that it was almost the same size Celestia herself.

“No way.” I whispered. It was…

“Nightmare Moon.” Somepony said while everybody else was running like headless chickens. They were running amok; some were in fetal positions, some were so shocked that they didn’t move. When the pony landed on the ground she yelled to the crowd with a mighty voice that you could hear it from another town then stomped the ground so hard, it made the ground shook for a bit. Needless to say I felt a little intimidated considering what just happened.

Everyone around me was kneeling down, not looking at her. I looked at Twilight's direction and saw that Spike too were on their knees too except that Twilight was trying to stand but Spike was pulling her down. It’s at this point that this pony and I were the only ones standing. When she looked at me she had a confusing look on her expecting me something.

“I think she expects us to bow to her.”

“Like hell I would.” I turned around so that I can head towards the library because I’m not having this today.

“WHERE DOES THOU LEAVE TO?!” She yelled while a strong gust of wind almost blew me away. Needless to say, I didn’t respond because if I said something, it would only lead to violence. So I ignored her and left for the library. She then reappeared in front of me almost face to face.

“I WILL SAYETH AGAIN, WHERE DOTH WALK OFF TO?!” When she yelled in front of my face, my hair was pulled back from the sheer force that felt like i was close to a jet engine and I was completely deaf because of her. I couldn’t help but get mad at how retarded this pony was yelling in my face so I screamed back at her or I think so.

“SHUT THE BUCK UP YOU RETARDED SACK OF CRAP!” I think that’s what I said. She looked at me with a surprised look on her face.

“GET OUT OF MY BUCKING WAY AND PISS OFF. MORON!” I bumped her shoulder while walking away from her so that I can get some rest while waiting for my hearing to come back. Once back at the library, I grabbed the bowl of the remaining rock candy I made and went down the lab to eat and nap.

“The hell was her problem?”

“Were one to talk too.” I laughed at that thought because that one’s sort of true.

A few hours have pass and I was being poked from my sleep. I shoved the hoof away telling someone to leave me. The poking kept going and it’s starting to get annoying to the point I had to know who was poking me. Knowing that it might be Twilight I gave her one of my death glares knowing that this is not the time for talking. But it wasn’t Twilight it was the pony that yelled at me.

“What the hell are you doing in my house?!” I angrily asked.

“I’m sorry for the way we…I acted.” She then bows her head. This was something new to me.

“So you’re not going to hurt me?”

“Why would I do that? Is it because of our first encounter? Twilight had mention of your behavior and the modern etiquette of speaking with other ponies, so I’m well aware of how I acted before.”

“So why are you here?”

“I’m quite fascinated about you Mr. Grant. I’ve seen dreams of ponies about you both the good and bad. So I wanted to meet you in your dreams.”

“Oooook.” So this chicks a bag of nuts. Seriously what did she mean about meeting me in my dreams.

“However your mind was enforced and secured that I couldn’t enter. So I needed to ask you if I can enter you mind to know what sort of hue-man my sister brought.” Once she finished her explanation, I’m still surprised how I didn’t kick her out or called the cops in the first place. But when she said her sister I made the connection that she was Celestia sister. Plus she was wearing a tiara and that she had the same outfit I met Celestia.

I asked her why she needed to enter my head and she only replied the same answer again. It’s not like I have anything against these ponies, they just need to make sure they don’t screw with me. But I’m not going to get any sleep if I just say no so I told her she can go inside. If she wants to know who I am might as well take the fastest route.

“I promise you that nothing will happen to you and it would only take a second I promise.”

“Fine.” She told me to close my eyes and concentrate on “opening my mind” So I kept repeating it in my head like a mantra. There wasn’t a sound to be heard while she was doing whatever she was doing. That’s when I heard a crash coming from the lab that made me jump a bit which opened my eyes. I thought I would see Luna but she’s gone. I looked for a match and candle on the desk and when I looked around the lab it was in utter disarray. Papers were all around the ground and air too.

“What the hell did she do?” Was all I can say while picking up the pieces of paper in the floor.

“If I leave it all messy, Twilights going to have an aneurysm if I don’t clean up.”

“Damn princesses.”

Outside of Ponyville Luna was flying to Canterlot as fast as her wings could carry. The look on her face resembled an emotion that she had not felt for a long time ago. That emotion was fear.

“What… what was my sister thinking having such a creature live in ponyville? That thing should be in the deepest darkest pits of Tartarus.” Her sole goal was to head towards that castle and tell no beg for Celestia to imprison David after entering his mind and seeing the images and thoughts of David’s consciences.

End of Chapter 15

Author's Note

Wow its been a while and holy crap 4,000 words into this. I was going to make a part 2 of this where we get to see what Luna saw but I remembered the episode "Do Princesses dream of magic sheep?" and it would be perfect for the others to see whats in his dreams. Anyways looking forward to this year to be fun unlike last year. Anyways hope you lovely people will have a great year. Ghost, Out.