Soarin and the Ghostlight

by CAPTAIN YOSHI HD

Rating: everyone
Tags: Spitfire, Random, Discord, Screwball, Dark, Alternate Universe, Applejack, Thriller, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Mystery, Soarin, Comedy
Length: 1370

Soarin hears about a night-time creature called the ghostlight.

This story takes place in Daughter of Discord by DisneyFanatic2364. Soarin thinks that the ghostlight is real.
This story was inspired by Cars: Mater and the Ghostlight.

Published 2016-11-08 04:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-11-08 04:20:01 UTC

The story

The whole famliy was at Sugar cube Corner sitting at a big table outside the shop. Screwball and Mothball were gazing at the stars in the sky. "Gosh, sure is a nice night.", Mothball said.

Then, they heard a tapping from behind. It was a hanged curtain, there was a light shining and it showed a shadow of Soarin. Screwball turned her head around and saw it there. She chuckled. "It sure is a nice night."

Mothball did the same thing and chuckled. He got up out of his seat and walked toward the hidden pony. "I sure hope your uncle's not trying to wait around anywhere to scare me, 'cause I'll freak out."

Soarin dropped out of nowhere and yelled as he scared Mothball. He crashed into the curtain and it revealed a statue of Soarin. The whole family laughed. "Heh. Now that's what I call the scariest prank ever.", Discord said.

Screwball got off her seat and walked to Mothball. "Oh my gosh.", she said. "Sweetie, are you ok?"

"Yes, Sweetie.", Mothball said softly as he put a hoof around Screwy's back.

"Oh good lord.", Soarin laughed. "Boy, you felt like you seen the ghostlight."

"SOARIN!", a loud voice said in the shadows. The pony walked into the light of the moon, it was Spitfire, she glared at Soarin. "Don't... mock... the ghostlight."

"What is a ghostlight?", Screwball asked. The ponies turned silent, they gathered around Spitfire.

"The ghostlight is a glowing ball of stolen souls that haunts these very parts.", Spitfire said as she stepped forward a few inches towards Soarin.

"Don't listen to her, you two, it's not real.", Soarin said.

"IT IS REAL!", Spitfire yelled. Screwball, Mothball, and Soarin froze with fright.

"It all started at a night like tonight, the moon was full and glowing brightly down on the land. There were a group of ponies walking in the woods and they spotted a natural blue glow." Spitfire explained the whole story for 30 minutes. "So remember, the only thing that angers the ghostlight more than anything is the sound of chattering teeth."

Soarin's teeth was chattering fast, he caught himself and closed his jaw shut.

"When you get home, keep an eye out.", Spitfire said ending the story. "The ghostlight... could be... anywhere. ...Well goodnight." She flew into the sky.

"Oh, we're both bushed.", Mothball said. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight.", the whole family said. They all went to their homes and shut off their lights.

"Uh, goodnight.", Soarin said as all the lights of Ponyville shut off. "Rainbow,... are you still around? If not don't answer." Soarin didn't hear Rainbow answer, she left without him.

Prologue

The sky was black and filled with stars, one of the greatest wonderbolt in Equestria and husband of Rainbow Dash, Soarin is always in the secret hiding places around corners of houses or bushes waiting to scare ponies he ambushes. Everyday before dark, he make other ponies believe that there are a lot of nighttime creatures waiting to gobble up ponies. The only monster that he makes other ponies believe is the ghostlight, a glowing blue ball terror that haunts ponies at night, once it reaches ponies, they're gone forever and they won't do anything about it.

The scaring

That night, Fluttershy was in her garden watering her plants. Then, one was being pulled away by a string, Soarin used a string in his mouth to pull away the plant.

Gem Stone was building a jewel sculpture of her mother, Rarity. She walked up to her daughter and looked at the gorgeous sculpture, she was amazed. Then, suddenly, Soarin jumped out of the well-made statue scaring the two white unicorns. And they both fainted.

Aqua Fresh was in her bedroom cleaning her bed, she uses her magic to levitate her sheets, blanket, and pillows. Her window was open, a huge blob of toothpaste was moving, but, it wasn't on the window sill. Aqua Fresh turned around and saw it. It jumped up scaring her. Soarin's mane was covered in toothpaste, and he had circle traces on his cheeks, he laughed after scaring the young white unicorn.

Soarin snuck into Sweet Apple Acres trying to find Granny Smith. She was sleeping on her rocking chair by the barn. Soarin tip hoofed towards the old mare, he barked, but nothing happened. He made silly noises and snarling, but, it wasn't loud enough to wake the old mare up.

Pinkie Pie was carrying boxes of cupcakes in her house, she's got two more to go. Soarin was adding one more next to the last two. Pinkie came back out and saw that there was three more again. She counted the cakes making sure she was counting the right amount of cakes, she brought one into the house. When she back out again, she saw that there was dozens of more cakes. Soarin added a bunch cakes in front of Pinkie's entrance door. She was starting to get a head ache, so she walked slowly back into her house.

The chase

Soarin walked alone down the streets of Ponyville. His jaw was shaking and his hooves were shaking. His eyes turned to the left and saw a junk yard, he walked toward it and entered. Then, he heard a noise on his right, he turned and saw a sculpture of a monster eating a pony alive. He stepped backwards and stepped on a wrapper, it made him jump with fright. He found a rotten blanket, he grabbed it and wrapped it around his body. The blanket wasn't strong enough to keep him warm and safe, part of it ripped and fell apart.

Then, he saw a bright light and gasped. "Oh no. It's the ghostlight.", he said. "Ghostlight, leave me alone, return from where you came." He closed his eyes with his hooves, then he removed them to look at the light. It was a glow bug the whole time. "Oh it's just light bug." The bug flew away. "Yeah, get out of here. Spitfire said the ghostlight is blue."

Then, a blue light flashed causing Soaring to freeze and turn his eyes to look behind him. There it was, the ghostlight, he gasped. "THE GHOSTIGHT!" He screamed as he ran out of the junk yard and onto the streets.

Mothball and Apple Blossom walked out of their hiding spots. They both bro-hoofed.

Soarin continued to scream as the glowing blue ball chased him. "THE GHOSTLIGHT IS RIGHT BEHIND ME AHHHHHHHHHHH!" The light jumped over him. "NOW IT'S IN FRONT OF ME!"

He ran backwards and jumped back to his back side. "RIGHT ON MY TAIL!" Screwball, Mothball, Apple Blossom, and Cinnamon Stick were standing by the street as they watched Soarin running backwards.

He ran threw some many places around Ponyville. He ran through the spa, then he ran through Rarity's boutique, then he started running through the apple trees of Sweet Apple Acres. He bumps into every tree he runs causing the apples to fall off.

The whole family was by the street watching poor Soarin running down the road. "Let me know how it burns out.", Cinnamon Roll said as she walked down the road.

The revealed truth

Soarin was walking down the street, he was exhausted. His hooves were limping, his ears were droopy, and he couldn't keep his eyes open. "The ghostlight is... going to take my soul... somepony help me." He stretching his wings and looked behind him, he stopped. He looked behind him again and saw there was a light blue lantern hanging on to his tail. He put it down and looked at it. "Hey, wait a minute. Isn't this the lantern that I gave my wife?"

He heard laughing behind him, he turned around and saw the whole family. "Gotcha, dude.", Mothball laughed.

"Ha. I knew it was a joke all along.", Soarin said.

"You see, Soarin, the only thing to be scared out here in the dark is your imagination.", Applejack said.

"Yeah.", Discord said. "Of course, there is a screaming banshee. ...Well, goodnight."

"Goodnight.", the whole family said.

Soarin stood there watching them run down the street and the lights turned off. "The screaming what?"