A Nightmare's Night for Fillies

    The days leading up to Nightmare Night passed quickly and soon it was upon Equestria once again!

            Luna was in Twilight’s chamber, as she sat down on her bed trembling all over. Twilight came into her room and, when she  saw Luna nervous and unsettled she asked “Hey Luna, you okay?”

    Luna looked up, “Yes, Twilight, but are you sure you can handle me, even if I get a bit roudy?”

    Twilight giggled. “It’s fine, I don’t expect you being a filly will be easy but I think it's going to be well worth the experience.”

    Luna gave Twilight a nervous smile, “Do you wish anything from me? I could make the  moon brighter when you read during the night? I can even give you wonderful dreams.”

    But Twilight replied back, “It’s okay, I don’t mind just helping a friend and fellow princess.”

    Luna gulped, as she went to the center of the room “Alright then, but I need to warn you of something.”

    “What's that?” Twilight asked.

    “As a filly, I will lose my memories of any spells that I've learned. However, I’ll still retain a lot of my magical stamina.”

    “You mean you could be like Flurry Heart?!” Twilight exclaimed!

    Luna giggled. “I hope not. Just, keep a good eye on me.”

    Twilight gulped, “I’ll do my best. You ready to be a part of Nightmare Night?”

Luna nodded, then she looked at Twilight and told her, “Stand back, I don't think we both need to be fillies!”

Twilight stepped back, and watched as Luna’s horn glowed, while tendrils of magic wrapped around her. Her body grew smaller and a bright flash shined through the room. Twilight had to adjust her eyes to see a small filly that now stood where Luna had been. She was stocky with a plump little body, and big round purple eyes. Her mane and tail were shorter, and when she looked at rump she saw her cutie mark was no longer there.

Luna looked around and looked up at Twilight as she asked, “Twilight did the sp-” She gasped hearing her voice and how high pitched it was. She looked down to see the floor was closer than it was before. She opened her small stubby wings now at her side and was speechless.

Twilight was beyond amazed, “Luna, the spell was flawless!”

Luna went to a mirror, gazed upon her reflection and stared at it for a while until Twilight smiled down at her “ You ready for Nightmare Night?”

Luna chirped, “Yeah! You got my costume?”

Twilight went over and took out a bag with a big “R” on it. “I had Rarity make this a while back.” She took out a cloak that was covered with different stars and patterns ,and helped tied it around Luna’s neck. Luna was bouncing up and down in it from the moment it was on, prompting Twilight to tell her. “Luna, hold still!” She took out a little witch's hat and placed it on the filly’s head.

Luna looked at her reflection and exclaimed, “Wow I look like a witch!” Then she stared at Twilight. “It's beautiful, but when you got Rarity to make this did you tell her who it was for?”

Twilight blushed, “I may have left out of some of the details.”

Relieved that her secret was safe, Luna was now running around the room shouting, “Can we go gather candy now?!”

“In a minute, I have to get my costume on,” Twilight replied. “How about you go to Spike and show your costume to him?”

Luna giggled, “That’s a great idea!” She flew down the stairs shouting, “Spike! Look what Twilight got me!”

Meanwhile, Twilight sat down while wondering just what she had gotten herself into.

“Oh then Twilight came to me and gave me the costume and now I'm going to go out and gather candy!” Luna said, as she shouting and bouncing all around Spike.

Spike found Luna’s antics funny, if a bit annoying. “Alright, calm down. There’s no need to get all hyper.” He told

Luna gasped and became apologetic. “Oh, I’m sorry! I got over excited.”

Spike smiled at the filly Luna, “It’s alright, but you have to remember to control that when the other colts and fillies ask who you are. Speaking of which, do you remember what you’re to tell them?”

Luna groaned, “I know, I’m Nyx. A filly from Canterlot, visiting Ponyville for Nightmare Night. Do you know how many times Twilight had me rehearse that?”

Spike rolled his eyes, “Yeah, I know. She had me rehearse it a hundred times too.”

Luna giggled, “Is she always so orderly?”

“She was worse before we came to Ponyville, but yeah she likes making sure things are perfect.” Spike replied.

Just then, the two heard a clamor of knocking. Spike came to the front doors of the castle and opened the mto a bunch of colts and fillies shouting, “Nightmare Night, what a fright! Give me something sweet to bite!”

The children pounced on Spike a moment later, prompting him to shout. “Nyx, help!”

Luna’s horn glowed and she teleported over to the fillies who all looked at her with amazement when she shouted, “Hello! I’m Nyx! I'm a filly from Canterlot here to experience Nightmare Night in Ponyville!”

The other colts and fillies gazed at her, scrutinizing her with awe, and asking her questions. Sweetie Belle, in a frilly princess costume asked, “Hello, I'm Sweetie Belle are you always so powerful with magic?”

Nyx giggled, “I don't know. I have a magical outburst now and then.”

Scootaloo was in a wonderbolts costume as she observed Nyx, “I’m Scootaloo and do you have your cutie mark yet?”

Nyx gulped, “Um...yeah...but I don’t want to show it off.”

Apple Bloom replied, “I'm Apple Bloom, and is it okay if we can see it?”

Sweetie Belle nodded, “Yeah, Nyx, we wanna see it. And are you one of Celestia’s students by any chance?” Nyx starting sweating and moved backward, she hadn’t been expecting such questions.

            Just then Apple Bloom said to her fellow crusaders, “Hey Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, can I talk with you two for a second?” They reluctantly trotted away, and whispered amongst each other. “Look she’s new and nervous, I think we should lay off all the questions.” Apple Bloom suggested.

“But what if she doesn't have her cutie mark?” Sweetie Belle asked. “What if we have to help find her special talent?”

Scootaloo scratched her chin, “Maybe we can make friends with her first, then we can help find her special talent.”

Apple Bloom shouted, ‘That’s a great idea!” Then all three shouted at once! “Cutie Mark Crusaders unite!”

They went back to Nyx and Sweetie Belle asked, “Hey, you want to be our friend?”

“Sure I would love to!” Nyx replied cheerfully. “Hey, how about we play a game? Catch me if you can!” And she took off running, with the crusaders following after her. Soon the three were chasing each other through Twilight’s castle.

Twilight came down the castle steps in her Starswirl The Bearded costume as she smiled at all the children now running around her castle. Then she asked, “Hey, Spike, can you help get the foals together.”

“What does it look I’m doing!?” Spike replied, as he was keeping a couple of foals from bouncing on the couch.

Twilight sighed, “How, Pinkie Pie can handle all these foals is beyond me.”She thought, then she shouted, “Hey, you all want to go gather candy?!”

“Yeah!” The foals cried in unison.

Twilight smiled, “Alright now, let’s all stay together. No wandering off.”

Twilight started to herd the foals out the door as Spike looked around and asked, “Um Twilight, did you see Nyx and The Cutie Mark Crusaders?” By any chance.

Twilight looked around and sighed, the four fillies were nowhere to be found. “Oh no!” She exclaimed.

Twilight went upstairs, shouting and galloping through the halls.

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom ran past shout, “We’re the headless horse!” As they chased after Scootaloo.

”Nyx, help, she's almost got me!” Scootaloo cried.

Nyx squinted her eyes. “Don’t worry, Scoots, I’ll save ya!” She lit up her horn. A moment later, a giant magical blast came from Twilight’s room!

Twilight raced inside to see her bed and bookshelf knocked over ,and her sheets torn. Nxy was helping Scootaloo up, as Apple Bloom saw that Nyx’s cloak was ruffled revealing the filly’s blank flank. The fillies looked up as Luna gasped, “I’m sorry, Twilight, I was just trying to help Scootaloo escape the headless horse.”

Twilight sighed and her horn glowed. The room repaired itself effortlessly, as she told the fillies, “It’s just an accident, and luckily nopony got hurt. Now why don’t you four go downstairs with the rest of your friends, and stay out of trouble?”

The four fillies all nodded and prepared to head downstairs. That was when Twilight called, “Nyx, stay here please. There’s something you and I need to discuss.”

The Cutie Mark Crusaders gave Nyx a worried look as she smiled back, “It’s okay, you three go on ahead.”

     The three went downstairs as Twilight fixed Nyx’s cloak and hat with a little bit of magic (she was relieved Rarity had taught her how to mend holes and tears in fabric). Then she told the disguised filly. “Luna I know you're a filly, but you need to have better control of yourself.”

     Luna nodded with remorse in her eyes, “I'm sorry, I got carried away again. I really didn’t meant to let things get so out of control.”

     Twilight gave Luna a hug and told her, “I’m not angry at you. I just need you to be more cautious. If you don’t, somepony could get hurt.”

     Luna nodded as she looked up at Twilight. “I'll do my best,” She gave Twilight a big hug, who just blushed as the filly whispered, “Thanks for not getting mad at me.”

     Twilight ruffled her mane, “It’s alright, I know you meant no harm. But remember what I said. Now come on, the rest of your friends are waiting.”

     Luna and Twilight then both went stairs together, with The Cutie Mark Crusaders looking at what they still thought was Nyx, with concerned expressions. Then they all started to apologize, starting with Apple Bloom. “It wasn’t Nyx’s fault.”

              “We were just playing a game!” Scootaloo added.

              “We should be in trouble, not her!” Sweetie Belle finished.

      But Twilight replied, “Calm down, everypony, Nyx isn't in trouble.”

      The crusaders sighed in relief, as Nyx came up to them and they gave her a big group hug.

              Twilight then cleared her throat and said to them, “Alright, come on, the night is growing late.” They went back to join the rest of foals, who were all growing anxious.

               Spike was doing his best to entertain them by burping flames and having candy appear.

       The foals all turned, and upon seeing The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Nyx they began shouting, “Can we go now!?”

       “Of course, let’s be off,” Twilight replied. “And remember to stay close together at all times. Then she, Spike, and the foals set off into the moonlit night.

         As Twilight lead the foals down the road to the heart of Ponyville. Pipsqueak came up to Nyx’s side and quite shyly he said, “Hi Nyx, I’m Pipsqueak, but you can call me Pip.”

         Nyx smiled at Pip “It's nice to meet you, Pip.”

         “So, are you going to stay in Ponyville?” Pip asked.

         But Nyx replied, “No, I’ll be going back to Canterlot tomorrow.”

        “Oh, well I’m not from Ponyville myself. I moved here from Trottingham.” Pip chirped.

        “How is Trottingham, did you like it there?” Nyx responded..

        Pip shook his head, “It was okay, but Ponyville is way better and I’ve made a lot more friends here than I did in Trottingham.”

    “Yeah Ponyville is great, is it not?” Nyx replied.

     Pip nodded, “Moving here is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. I was even elected student president over a year ago.”

    Luna smiled at him, “That’s amazing, Pip! I wish I could’ve been there to see it!”

        Meanwhile, The Cutie Mark Crusaders were all talking to each other in whispers. “I saw Nyx’s rump. She doesn’t have her cutie mark yet!” Apple Bloom told them.

        Sweetie Belle whispered, “I knew it.”

        Scootaloo grew concerned as she added, “I overheard her conversation with Pip. She’s going back to Canterlot tomorrow.”

        Apple Bloom became downtrodden and sighed, “That means we have only tonight to help find her cutie mark.”

       “Then it’s settled. We help Nyx find her cutie mark before Nightmare Night is over!” Sweetie declared.

        “I agree.” Scootaloo nodded.

        “Me too.” Apple Bloom added.

        “Cutie Mark Crusaders unite!” The three shouted, and went over to Nyx and Pip “Hey girls, meet my new friend Pip!” She greeted.

         Twilight looked back to see Luna now chatting with The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Pipsqueak.“Maybe things won’t be as chaotic as I thought.” She thought to herself.