Chapters Author's Note
This was a silly thing I decided to come up with. Though the ideas I came up with would be better shown than told, I did my best. Please enjoy!
Episode 1
Book Fort
In the library of the Friendship Castle, Spike was putting the finishing touches on his creation. Using the mountainous stacks of books that Twilight had lying around, he had created an enormous fort. With two remaining books left, he used them to top the fort off with a little roof. Spike grinned widely, feeling quite pleased with himself. Next, he placed in a little doll he had of his friend Rarity in the fort, positioning her so that she sat out of the makeshift window. Once everything was in place, Spike stood outside the fort and raised up his arms in a menacing fashion.
"Grr! I am here to capture the fair lady Rarity. Surrender now, or face my fury." He said, using a deep voice.
Spike dashed into the fort, and began to move the Rarity doll, making her raise a hoof to her head. Raising his voice to a high pitch, Spike replied, "Oh, whatever shall I do? If only there was a strong, brave, dashing hero who could save me!"
Pulling out his Hearth's Warming doll of himself, "Have no fear, dear lady! I, Spike the brave and glorious, shall slay this foul beast." Back outside the fort, Spike and his plush self began to tussle. Clawing at the air, faking punches, and rolled around on the floor. "Have at thee! Take that! And that!"
Spike made the doll hit a "killing" blow to his chest. "Gah! Goodbye cruel world!" With the beast now slain, the fair Rarity was free to descend from the fort and embrace her hero.
"Oh, Spike the brave and glorious! How can I ever repay you for your heroic feats?"
"I can only think of one thing, my lady."
"Ahem! "
Spike looked up and saw Twilight standing in the library doorway.
"Oh, uh, hey Twilight." said Spike, noticeably embarrassed.
"Spike, what are you doing?" Twilight asked, looking at the fort and Spike on the floor with his dolls.
"Just...passing the time." He replied, giving her a sheepish grin.
"Well when you're done, kindly but all the books back where they belong." Said Twilight, turning to leave. "By subject and alphabetized."
"Right!" Once Spike was sure that Twilight was gone, he resumed playing with the dolls. Having the two dolls kiss. "And they lived happily ever after."
Madame Pinkie
Lyra and Bonbon were casually strolling through Ponyville when they came upon an interesting looking tent .
"Ooh, look!" Said Lyra, pointing a hoof at the tent. Next to it was a large, colorful sign that read: Madame Pinkie Pie's Chamber of Fortune . "Wanna take a look?"
"Sure, why not." Said Bonbon, and the two of them entered the tent.
Lit by dim candlelight, a single clothed table took up most of the tent's space, and upon it sat a shining crystal ball. Suddenly a burst of smoke erupted from across the table, and in its place there sat Pinkie Pie. Who was dressed in a shawl and cap with bangles around her hooves.
"Welcome, dear ponies, to my Chamber of Fortune. I am...Madame Pinkie." She said in an ominous voice. "Sit and I shall reveal to you the answers you seek."
"Ooh!" said Lyra.
"How does it work?" Asked Bonbon.
"Gaze into my Mystical Orb of Fate's Destiny...and all shall be revealed!" Replied Pinkie, moving her hooves around the crystal ball, gazing deeply into it. "Mmm...I see...see...!"
"What? What do you see?" Asked Lyra.
"I see that you two are great friends." Said Pinkie.
Bonbon rolled her eyes. "Anything else?"
"Yes! I see that in the future, your best friend shall...give you an awesome present for your birthday!"
"Oh come on, that's hardly a fortune." Bonbon said.
"Madame Pinkie cannot choose what she sees on the crystal ball." Replied Pinkie.
"Come on Lyra, let's go."
"Wait!" Cried Pinkie, as her tail began to twitch wildly. "I'm sensing that something is about to fall! Keep and eye on the sky."
"Whatever you say." Said Bonbon.
"Thank you, Madame Pinkie." Said Lyra, giving a little wave as the two of them left. To Bonbon she said, "You didn't have to be so rude to her."
"Sorry, but if you're going to tell somepony's future you should do a little better than that." Bonbon replied. "Especially that part about something falling. What's that about?"
"Look out!" The two ponies leaped out of the way just in time, right as a potted plant crashed onto the ground. "I'm sorry!" Called a mare from the window above.
"It's alright!" Lyra called back. "Good thing we missed that plant."
"You don't think that..." Bonbon started to say.
Pinkie popped up between them from out of nowhere, surprising the both of them. "Madame Pinkie is never wrong." Said Pinkie once again in an ominous tone. She then slipped out of sight, leaving the two ponies to look at one another in confusion.
In unison they asked one another, "How does she do that?"
Take the Cake
In the castle dining hall, Princess Celestia levitated a delicious piece of cake for herself onto the table. She smiled to herself, eager to help herself to the slice. But before she could eat her cake, she'd need a glass of milk to go with it. Turning her back, Celestia got out a tall glass and poured the creamy liquid into it. However, when she turned back to where her cake was, she let out a gasp of surprise, finding that it had completely vanished. She glanced over to her side and frowned.
"Luna, have you seen where my cake went?" She asked.
Luna, whose cheeks were puffed out and her mouth covered in frosting, gave a muffled reply, "Nope." Celestia narrowed her eyes accusingly at her sister. Who added innocently, "What?"
Let Them Eat Cake
Celestia and Luna were happily making their way to the castle kitchen, but as they approached, they were stopped by their royal steward, Kibitz.
"Stop right there, your highnesses." He said, holding up his hoof as he stood in front of the kitchen door. "I'm afraid you cannot allow you to go any further."
"Why ever not?" Asked Celestia.
"Both of you have been making a bad habit of consuming vast quantities of cake. And so, for the sake of your health, I am restricting you to one slice after dinner."
But that's not fair!" Said Luna.
"I beg to differ, Princess Luna." Kibitz retorted. "You will have to wait until after dinner later this evening for your slice of cake, in the meantime, I suggest you find something more productive to do."
"We could, or we could do this!" Said Celestia, as she and her sister teleported themselves into the kitchen. The hungrily began searching the kitchen from top to bottom for where their cake.
Kibitz opened the door and said, "Nice try, but I've already hidden the cake someplace where you'll never find it."
"Curses!" Said Luna with a pout.
Kibitz entered the kitchen and pushed the princesses outside. "Now off with you." And with that, he closed the door with a rather loud slam.
"Darn Kibitz, I was looking forward to that cake too." Said Luna.
"Well, Kibitz may have taken care of the cake in the kitchen," said Celestia, a smile coming to her face. "But there's still the cake we keep stashed in our rooms."
Luna returned her sister's smile as the two of them raced up to their bedrooms to feast on their stashed cake. However, when they got to their room and checked the secret hiding spot they had above their dressers, they were surprised to find that their cakes were nowhere to be found.
"Where could they've gone?" Wondered Celestia aloud. She turned her attention to her sister.
"Don't look at me," Said Luna, holding up her hooves defensively.
There then came a knock on their bedroom door, and in came one of the castle guards. "Good day, your highnesses." He said. "Kibitz sent me to inform you that he has personally taken care of your cake rations."
Once he left, Luna stamped her hoof on the floor in frustration. "Foiled once again! Now what do we do?"
Celestia tapped her chin thoughtfully before answering, "There is always the cake we get when we have tea." She said.
But when tea time came around, they found that Kibitz had replaced their usual tea cakes with plain scones and milk toast.
"Dang it." The sisters said in unison.
And so it went throughout the day, as the two princesses moped about the castle, waiting for when they could finally have their cake. Once they'd managed to get through dinner, Kibitz entered the dining hall and set two covered platters before them.
"Thank you for your patience, your highnesses." Said Kibitz. "Enjoy!" He lifted off the covers to reveal a slice of plain sponge cake with a small bowl of cream beside it.
Celestia and Luna stared at the cake slices for a moment before looking up at one another.
Celestia then shrugged and said, "Well, better than nothing."
"Agreed," Luna sighed.
Thus, the two of them ate their cake slices, with Kibitz standing aside, looking quite pleased with himself.
Cheesy Comedy
Twilight was sitting at the cutie map reading a book. However, as she was reading, a large box with a handle on its side conspicuously slide into her field of vision.
Looking up from her book, Twilight eyed the box for a moment before saying, "Rainbow Dash, what are you up to?"
Over at her side, Rainbow Dash was doing her best (though failing) to hide her mischievous smile. "Oh nothing." She said innocently. "I just wanted to show you this box I got. Pretty neat , huh?"
Twilight raised an eyebrow at Rainbow as she replied, "I...guess so."
"It has quite a...surprise inside." She giggled. "Why don't you...turn the handle there...and see what happens."
Twilight could definitely tell that something was up, but curious to see what exactly Rainbow was trying to pull, she used her magic to turn the crank. A song began to play, set to the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel'. Once the song ended, the lid shot open and all was silent. Twilight peered inside, surprised to find the box seemingly empty.
"Huh. Guess it wasn't as bad as I--"
Boom!
And just like that, a large blast of melted cheese shot out from a secret compartment in the box, covering Twilight completely in cheese.
Rainbow Dash busted out laughing, unable to contain herself any longer. "Got ya!" She cried, rolling around on the floor laughing.
Twilight frowned, unamused. She rose from her seat and left the room. Rainbow continued to laugh, even when Twilight returned to the room. She then slammed a large banana cream pie into Rainbow's face.
"Ha! How's that for a surprise?" She said, and then stormed off.
Rainbow wiped the pie off her eyes and blinked a couple times. "You know, that wasn't exactly a surprise! It wasn't even that funny!" She called out to Twilight.
Mare of Mystery
(In Black and White)
"It was just another ordinary day in Ponyville, or at least, it began that way. But I knew it wouldn't be long before trouble found itself knocking at my door. Who am I? Detective Rarity, Mare of Mystery, and stylish sleuth. With the help of my keen eyes and attention to detail, I was able to help a dear friend of mine find the culprit responsible for her frame up. Of course, that was then, and this was now. And so it was that I was sitting back at my sewing table, putting my finishing touches on this truly adorable frock, when he entered into the scene. It was none other than Spike, a young dragon who was also a friend of mine. I noticed immediately when he came in that there was something upsetting him. He kept wringing his tail like a wet dish cloth. I decided to see what was wrong ."
"Good day, Spike. What brings you here?"
"You gotta help me, Rarity!" He said desperately. "You just gotta!"
"Poor thing, looked like he standing on pins and needles. So I told him, "
"Sure, Spikey, I'll help you out. But what is it that's got your tail in a twist?"
"Twilight thinks that I burned one of her books...again, but I didn't this time! Honest."
"Don't worry, Spikey, I believe you."
"I wasn't sure what I'd be getting myself into, but whatever happens, I was determined to clear dear Spikey's name. The first place to start was the scene of the crime. "
At the Friendship Castle...
"Spike took me to the library, where on the little table there sat an open book, its pages burnt and brown. I then asked Spike to give me the details of what had happened ."
"You see, last night I'd finished re-shelving the books like Twilight asked. But the next morning, this book was found left out like this. I tried to tell Twilight that it wasn't me, but I don't think she believes me."
"Was there anypony else in the library?"
"Starlight comes in sometimes for late night reading, but I haven't seen her around lately."
"It was definitely interesting. I took a closer look at the book and noticed something, the burnt pages...there was a brown liquid staining them. I took a sniff. It smelled like...coffee. How peculiar. I eyed the rest of the table and noticed a small candle. It was then that all the pieces had fallen into place. "
"I think I just solved the case!"
"Really? Already? That's amazing!"
"I know, right? But we must find Twilight at once."
"And so we hurried out to find Twilight, who was with Starlight in the map room. "
"Twilight, I have news, Spike wasn't the one who burnt the book."
"Rarity, I--"
"Before you object, let me explain. The real culprit in this case, was Starlight!"
Spike let out a shocked gasp.
"It's quite simple you see. Starlight was in the library late last night, reading the book by candlelight. But somehow, the candle tipped over and landed on the book, burning the pages. In a panic, Starlight dumped the nearest liquid onto it to put out the fire. Which just so happened to be some coffee that I'm sure she had to keep herself awake. And so, filled with guilt over what she'd done, Starlight left and let the blame fall on Spike."
"Rarity, I know." Said Twilight.
Spike and Rarity stood there for a moment, staring at her in surprise.
"You what?"
"Starlight here just told me what happened. And she hadn't left to avoid blame, she left to get a replacement copy of the book."
"Sorry about that." Starlight said apologetically. "I didn't mean for Spike to get the blame."
"Eh, it's alright." Said Spike.
"Yes, all's well that ends well." Said Rarity.
"So concluded my case. And even though it wasn't as grand or as intricate as some of my other cases, at least another friend could rest easy, knowing that his name was cleared, thanks to the Mare of Mystery. "
"Why is she talking like that?" Asked Twilight.
Spike shrugged. "I don't know, I just kinda roll with it."
The Joke's on You
"Welcome to the Comedy Club, tonight we have an interesting newcomer to the stage. Please welcome, the comedic stylings of Discord!"
Light scattered applause sounded as Discord took the stage, a microphone in his claw.
"Good evening, fillies and germs, looks like a full house tonight. Speaking of full house, I was playing a game cards the other night, when asked one of the players if he had a joker, And he said, 'Joker? I hardly know her!'"
Rimshot!
........
Discord cleared his throat, "Yes, well, that was just a warm up. Now then, why do you never see elephants hiding in trees?" There was only silence in reply. "...They're really good at it."
Rimshot!
"Cough! Cough!"
Discord frowned for a moment and muttered to himself, "Yeesh, this is a tougher crowd than I thought." He then continued with his jokes. "Did you hear the one about the two guys that stole a calendar? They each got six months!"
There was nothing but the sound of crickets chirping.
"Alright, I can take a hint." He said, tossing the mic over his shoulder and leaving the stage. "At least there are some ponies I know who can appreciate my sense of humor."
Once he was off the stage, Maud came up and picked up the mic.
In her usual monotone she said, "Looks like the only joke here tonight was him."
The audience then roared with laughter, "HA! HA! HA!"
High School Daze
Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer were casually walking though the Ponyville park, having a nice chat.
"It's nice to see you again, Sunset, I feel like we hardly ever talk." said Starlight.
Sunset nodded. "Yeah, well, things have been pretty busy for me back at CHS."
"Speaking of which, what is it like going to a high school in the other world?"
"What's it like?" Sunset then thought it over.
She remembered the time she turned into a raging she-demon, laughing maniacally as she hovered over the ground and shot fire balls at Twilight and friends. Then the time when the sirens turned into their half-pony forms and sang maniacally as they hovered over the stage and sent their astral projections out to attack Twilight and friends. And then there was the time when other Twilight also turned into a she-demon called Midnight Sparkle, who laughed maniacally as she hovered above the ground and shot open portals around her friends.
Sunset blinked and looked back over at Starlight and replied, Oh, you know, just the regular sort of stuff, same old same old."
Nefarious Plans
In the changeling hive, Queen Chrysalis was holding an important meeting before her subjects.
"Listen well, all of you." She said, calling their attention. The changelings quieted down as Chrysalis continued, "Now then, our plot against Canterlot might not have succeeded as planed. But, our newest scheme is sure to work!"
One of the changeling guards rolled out a chalk board, from which Queen Chrysalis began to illustrate her latest scheme.
"First, we will imprison the entire town of Ponyville, with the exception of Twilight and her friends, and replace them with changelings."
"Uh, your highness?" Asked a changeling, raising his hoof in the air. "Why don't we imprison the six ponies with the rest of the town? Wouldn't it get rid of any threats?"
"I was getting to that!" Hissed Chrysalis. "As I was saying, should the ponies defeat us, we will then lure them to our hideout by kidnapping their little ponies, the so called cutie mark crusaders. Then, once they arrive, we will rile up their emotions so that we can catch them off guard and over power them. Then, I will drain Twilight Sparkle of her magic, and you my subjects shall feast upon her friends."
There was a moment of awkward silence before another changeling spoke up. "Uh, pardon me for saying so, your majesty, but, this plan seems a little...contrived to say the least."
Chrysalis lowered her gaze and pointed a hoof at him, "You, three weeks in the dungeon."
"What?! You can't--" The changeling was then carried off by two guards toward the dungeon area.
"Does anyone else have any objections to my plan?" She asked. Nopony dared answer. "Good. Now, let us prepare for our plan to come to fruition. Mwha ha ha!"
One failed plan later...
Chrysalis was frowning deeply as the Mane six made their merry way back home. One of the changelings looked like he was about to say something, when Chrysalis said, "Not another word."
On Ice
On a cold winter day, Pinkie Pie was having fun ice skating across the pond. As she skated, she noticed Discord casually walking by on the sidelines.
"Hey, Discord!" She called out. "Wanna come skate with me?"
"Sure, why not?" He replied, and in a flash, he too was on the ice wearing a pair of skates.
"Know how to do a figure eight?" Asked Pinkie. She then demonstrated by skating a perfect figure eight.
Discord smiled, "Not bad, but I prefer to do it the other way."
"What other way?"
Discord then began to skate two separate lines, then he added another extra line on top of each. When he finished, he gestured to his work, having made two fours in the ice. "Eight, the hard way." He said.
Pinkie folded her hooves over her chest and raised an eyebrow at him. "That hardly looked hard to me."
Discord gave her scoff, "I suppose you could do better?"
"Ha! Watch and learn." Pinkie then proceeded to do a pirouette.
"Not bad." Admitted Discord. "But can you do this?"
For his next move, Discord executed a technique called the butterfly jump, in which he spun around three times before spinning in the air from his side and landing back onto the ice.
Pinkie gave him a slow clap before saying, "Pretty good, but how about this?"
And so the two of them began a skate off, sliding, jumping, and twirling along the ice. Little did they know however as they skated, was that the ice was starting to crack and give way. Pinkie and Discord were finishing off their grand finale with another pirouette. Just as they finished however, they heard the sound of cracking ice, and suddenly sank into the freezing lake. The two stuck their heads out of the lake's surface, spewing out water.
"Well, at least it was fun while it lasted." Said Pinkie.
Discord smiled smugly. "I still won though."
Show Time!
On a large performance stage, a burst of smoke and colorful lights erupted from its center. Once it cleared, it revealed in its place none other than Trixie, decked out in her cloak and hat.
"Greetings, everypony. 'Tis I, the Great and Powerful Trixie, here to mystify you with my mesmerizing feats of magic!" Trixie then gestured to her side with a grand sweep of her arm. "And with me tonight is my lovely assistant, and best friend, Starlight Glimmer."
In another burst of smoke, Starlight also appeared onstage, wearing a glimmering gown. She looked out into the crowd, giving them a small wave and smile.
"Now then, for my first trick, I shall turn this chipmunk," said Trixie, levitating a chipmunk for all to see. "Into a teacup!"
Starlight Glimmer conjured up a stool and set the chipmunk down on it. Then, Trixie's magical aura engulfed the chipmunk and in a small poof it turned into a teacup. "Tah-da!" But the teacup wasn't quite complete, as it still had a little tail and was scurrying about on the stool. Trixie flashed a nervous smile, "Heh, heh, I meant to do that."
Starlight restored the chipmunk as Trixie moved onto her next act. "Ahem , now, prepare to be amazed as I, the Great and Powerful Trixie, pull a strange creature from out of my hat."
Taking her hat off, Trixie reached in, and surprisingly enough, pulled Discord from out of it.
"Discord?" Cried Trixie in surprise.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Starlight.
"What? Can't a guy nap inside a hat in peace?" He said. And with that, he popped back inside the hat and tossed a carrot at Trixie, hitting right on her muzzle.
"Ow!"
Starlight laughed nervously and said to the crowd, "We'll be taking a break, thank you for coming and please enjoy the rest of the evening."
"Hey, I'm not finished yet!" But Trixie was interrupted as a large curtain rolled in front of them.
Author's Note
Anyone want to offer suggestions for other stories? Leave ideas in the comments below.
Author's Note
My gift to you this spooky season, my attempt at writing Halloween themed stories. I hope you like them. Happy Halloween!!
Episode 5
Twittermite Terror
It was a dark and clouded evening as Pinkie Pie took the CMC out near the edge of Ponyville. With them they carried a large wagon full of strange-looking equipment.
"How much farther?" Asked Scootaloo.
"We should be there right about....now!" Said Pinkie, coming to an abrupt stop.
The CMC let out a breath of relief as they allowed themselves to collapse onto the ground.
"Alrighty, now it's time to set things up." Continued Pinkie, reaching into the wagon and whipping out a pack, a glass cylinder, and a hose that was attached to the pack.
"Uh...what are we doing here again?" Asked Applebloom.
Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you didn't really explain anything. All you said was that you needed our help and that it was really important."
"Oops! How silly of me." Giggled Pinkie, as she attached the cylinder to the pack. "You see, earlier I was listening to Gummy's memoirs, when all of a sudden my Pinkie Sense went off."
"Gummy writes memoirs?" Scootaloo whispered to the other two girls.
They both shushed Scootaloo as they continued to listen to what Pinkie Pie had to say. "The sense I had today was similar to the one I had with Twilight, so I knew that whatever was going to be happening would be a doozy. It wasn't until I saw the big dark clouds forming that I realized what it might be."
"You mean the big storm that's coming?" Asked Applebloom.
Pinkie shook her head. "Nope! But, I suppose it could be part of it. But what I'm talking about is the oncoming swarm."
"What swarm?"
"The swarm of Twittermites of course." She replied simply.
"Twittermites?!" The CMC cried in surprise.
"Yep, they are attracted to raging storms you know." She then whipped out a metal box with wires and antenna sticking out of it. "Just look, the Mass Spectrometer is indicating a massive swarm heading this way."
"I don't think that's an actual thing." Said Scootaloo, looking at the box skeptically.
"But what do you need us for?" Asked Sweetie Belle.
"To catch them, of course." Pinkie answered. "I mean, I couldn't do it on my own, could I?"
"Maybe, you've done the impossible before." Said Scootaloo.
"What about Twilight or our sisters? Couldn't you've asked them? Or, heck why not a pest pony?" Said Applebloom.
Pinkie Pie patted her on the head, "The reason for that, Applebloom, is because it was kinda last minute. Also, I thought it might be a good idea to teach you how to deal with these nasty twittermites yourselves. That way you'll know what to do in the future."
The three fillies looked at one another for a moment and shrugged, agreeing that it couldn't hurt to help out.
"Alright, Pinkie Pie, we're game." Said Scootaloo. "What do we do first?"
Pinkie tossed the remaining three packs to the fillies. "It's pretty simple to use these things." She said. "All you need to do is lock and load. Oh, and be careful not to get hit by the twittermites' electrical shocks."
As the CMC slung their packs on, the wind began to howl, the sky began to dark, and a faint feeling of electricity filled the air.
"Here they come." Said Pinkie, her hoof poised and ready on the nozzle.
Sure enough, the sound of buzzing and electrical sparks drew closer, and off in the distance, the three fillies could see the approaching swarm.
"Uh, is it okay if we change our minds?" Asked Applebloom.
But it was too late as Pinkie cried out, "Charge!" And off she ran into the fray.
Not wanting her to get hurt, the CMC quickly chased after her. Pinkie jumped and leaped through the air, narrowly avoiding the bolts of electricity that shot out from the twittermite swarm. Meanwhile the girls were realizing what a bad idea it was to blindly rush in and were trying their best to avoid getting hit as well. Applebloom actually did try to fight back, sucking up twittermites into the container.
"That's the way!" Said Pinkie proudly, as she switched out her containers in order to catch more.
Scootaloo tried to do the same, but the twittermites evaded her attempts and shocked her with a static bolt.
"Looks like we're gonna need to pick up the pace." Said Pinkie Pie. She turned a dial on the pack all the way around, a crazed look coming into her eyes. "Time to see what this baby does on maximum power!"
The pack's nozzle was now had the sucking force of a tornado, pulling in all the twittermites into the container at once, till there were none left in sight. Pinkie blew off the top of her nozzle and smiled.
"Well that was fun! But I guess I didn't need the extra help after all. Still, you girls enjoyed it too, right?"
The CMC said nothing, and instead collapsed to the ground in relief and exhaustion.
Pumpkin Panic
Applejack, Big Mac, and Applebloom had arrived at the pumpkin patch, to pick out a nice pumpkin for Nightmare Night.
"Alright, sis." Said Applejack. "This year, you get to pick out what kinda pumpkin we should bring home. Got any ideas on what kind you'd like?"
Applebloom nodded. "I want us to get a nice big one. I mean, the one we had last year was no bigger than a turnip. Right, Big Mac?"
"Eeyup." Big Mac said in reply.
"So let's bring home the biggest pumpkin we can find."
Applejack led Applebloom through the pumpkin patch, stopping by one that was as big as Applebloom and covered in warts.
"How about this one?" Her big sister asked.
Applebloom shook her head. "It's too warty. I want this pumpkin to be completely smooth."
Big Mac waved the pair over to him, pointing to a pale pumpkin that was as big as Applejack.
"This one here?" Inquired Applejack.
Once again Applebloom shook her head. "It's not the right color. I want this pumpkin to be perfect." Her gaze drifted and she let out a gasp. "Like that one!"
Applebloom ran over to a pumpkin that was perfectly round, perfectly orange, and so big that it towered over both Applejack and Big Mac.
"This is the pumpkin I want." Applebloom declared.
Applejack exchanged a look with Big Mac before saying to Applebloom, "Well, let's get it loaded into the cart and try to get it back to the farm."
And so they loaded the pumpkin onto the back of the cart, along with Applebloom. In order to move it, both Applejack and Big Mac harnessed themselves to the cart, using all of their might to pull it. However, once they neared the hillside, the cart's wheels began to move forward on their own, and soon began to roll down the hill. Applejack and Big Mac were forced up into the cart as they rolled all the way down. They screamed, sure that they were going to crash. But by some stroke of luck, the cart came to a stop right in front of Sweet Apple Acres.
Granny Smith burst out of the house crying out, "What in tarnation is going on here?"
"We brought back a pumpkin!" Answered Applebloom, who was sitting atop it.
Granny gave an approving nod. "Yes, it's a mighty fine pumpkin, if I do say so myself. Well, come along, dinner's ready."
As Applebloom headed inside, Applejack turned to Big Mac and said, "Next time, we're getting a smaller pumpkin."
"Eeyup!"
Nightmare Night Frights
It was a dark and starry Nightmare Night, the full moon hanging high in the sky. A small group of schoolponies dressed in full costume were trotting along the dirt path.
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Asked Pip.
"Uh...maybe?" Answered Snips. Trying to read his map.
"Let me see that map." Said Diamond Tiara, swiping the map out of his hooves. "You've got us going in the opposite direction you morons!"
The rest of the schoolponies groaned.
"That means we have to go all the way back." Said Silver Spoon.
Just as they were turning around to head back, the ponies heard the sound of rustling coming from the nearby bushes.
"What was that?" Asked Pip.
"Probably just the wind." Answered Silver Spoon.
Another rustling sound filled the air, this time much louder and much closer.
"Just the wind, huh?" Said Feather Weight.
Then, from out of the bushes, a shadowy figure rose up from them. The ponies huddled together in fear. The figure made deep growling sounds, and had a distinct wolf-like shape. The creature threw its head back and let out a howl.
"Timber Wolf!!!" The ponies shouted in fright, galloping off for their lives.
Once they were gone, a laugh sounded from the bushes, as Rainbow Dash popped out from them and lowered her timber wolf puppet to the ground.
"Ah, those kids." She said. "The looks on their faces!"
Suddenly, a large shadow loomed over Rainbow, making her go quiet. Slowly and silently, she turned around to see a massive, hairy beast with antlers, staring down at her with a sack mask over its head. A loud roar escaped from it, causing Rainbow to leap into the air and fly off.
The creature took off its sack mask, revealing it to be Harry the bear with Angel Bunny sitting atop his head, holding two large tree branches for the creature's antlers. The two let out a laugh, enjoying the prank they'd pulled on Rainbow.
