Spike and Anon's Spooky Nightmare Night
"HELL YEA BOIIIIII" Anon bellowed out from the bottom of the Library's stairs, emerging from his reclusive basement home.
Speeding up the stairs, using his hands to maneuver even faster up the steps, he stood in the main room of the library, his heart beating in anticipation. Halloween had always been Anon's favorite holiday back on Earth and when he found out that his new home Equestria had a similar holiday, it was an understatement to say that he was excited. Anon was so hyped up on the idea of celebrating what the ponies called: 'Nightmare Night' that he hadn't even slept the previous night, the anticipation of the spooky day keeping him awake all night long. Anon made his way into the kitchen and started making a pot of coffee, a substance that he made sure to hide away from the ever studying Twilight. With the dark brown liquid brewing Anon took a seat at the kitchen table, flipping open a nearby newspaper.
"Yadda, yadda. Ooh, A puppy! Yadda, yadda, yadda" Anon finished skimming the newspaper and tossed it back onto the table.
Anon took a look at the clock positioned above the counter, watching the machine tick away at the time.
"Only seven hours, fourteen minutes, aaaaaaand twelve- no eleven seconds until Nightmare Night!" Anon exclaimed, his body beginning to shake a bit with excitement.
"What's with all the noise... oh, morning Anon" Spike mumbled sleepily, rubbing a clawed hand over his tired eye.
"Spike, Spike! You won't believe what tonight is!" Anon said excitedly, standing up and strutting over to where spike was swaying. Anon picked Spike up, startling the poor drake awake.
"Guess, guess!" Anon bellowed, shaking the baby drake back and forth.
"N-Night-m-mare N-night?" Spike guessed through the vigorous shaking he was receiving.
"And Bingo was his name-o!" Anon exclaimed happily, setting the dizzied drake onto his own two feet.
It took spike a moment to correct his balance and quell the rising bile in his stomach, but after a few seconds of catching his bearings Spike was back to normal. Looking up at the almost child-like excited face of Anon, Spike couldn't help but smile. His enthusiasm was beginning to rub off on him and soon enough the two of them were smiling happily in the kitchen together.
"What are you going as for Nightmare Night Anon?" Spike asked, now fully into the spirit of Nightmare Night.
"That's my little spooky surprise" Anon teased, tapping a finger against his nose knowingly.
"But in the meantime, we need to make the library more spooky!" Anon said excitedly, grabbing the pot of coffee and marching back into the basement.
"Hey! Wait up, and save some of that coffee for me!" Spike shouted after Anon, rushing to follow him downstairs.
"Aaaaaaaand done, now that's what I call spooky" Anon proclaimed, taking a step back and admiring his work.
There were jack-o-lanterns everywhere, cotton spider webs, fake bones, real bones (don't ask), and various other spooky decorations. Anon sat on the gravel path in front of the library and just took a second to admire Spike and his' work. Letting out a heavy sigh he collapsed onto his back, the coffee from this morning having worn off. Anon began to doze off in the street just like a homeless man, the rough gravel beneath him being totally ignored by his tired body.
"Is he dead?" A young voice said, startling Anon from his slumber.
Awakening he sat up to find himself completely surrounded by fillies all dressed in various costumes. Jumping to his feet Anon raced inside to quickly throw on his costume, not wanting to miss any more of the precious holiday he had already slept through a bit. With costume now on, Anon emerged from the basement and back into the main room of the library. Anon was about to head straight outside when he and Spike caught sight of each-other's costumes and proceeded to die laughing.
"Oh my god, no friggin' way!" Anon wheezed out, clutching his side in laughing pain.
"I can't- you- HA!" Spike exclaimed, now rolling on the ground with laughter.
Spike was wearing clothes for once, but what made it so hilarious was the featureless green mask that adorned his reptilian face, Spike's Nightmare Night costume was Anon. On the other hand/hoof/claw, Anon's purple, reptilian outfit made it very clear as to who he was supposed to be. None other, then the currently costumed Spike the Dragon. With the two impostors finally calming enough to stop laughing, they stood back up and walked over to one another.
"How ya doing 'Anon'" Anon asked, towering above the miniature version of himself.
"Oh y'know, same old same old. How 'bout you little man?" Spike asked, craning his neck to look at his faux face high on Anon's shoulders.
"Just eatin' gems and burping up letters, y'know the drill" Anon said, keeping his composure for only a split second longer before once again bursting out into laughter, taking Spike along with him.
"O-okay, w-we need to go" Anon said through laughs, eventually calming himself and Spike back to sub-normalcy.
The two impostors headed out the door together, a full night of spooky scares, sweet treats, and other surprises in store.
"My arms hurt!" Spike complained, slumping onto the ground with his over-stuffed bag of sweets.
"I think we got enough candy, huh?" Anon asked, laying on the grass next to Spike. The two of them staring up at the moon from the comfort of the park's grass.
They had systematically went to every house in Ponyville, collecting a massive sum of candy between the two of them. Their sugary haul encased in pillow cases, an old tip Anon learned back on Earth. Now candy-rich and exhausted the two costumed bros took some time to just lay in the grass, the cool fall air feeling refreshing on their tired bodies.
"What a great night, I'm so glad that you guys have a Halloween" Anon sighed contently, resting his head on his bag of sweets.
"Yeah, Nightmare Night is pretty cool" Spike agreed, mimicking Anon's actions.
"Hey, you see that?" Anon asked, pointing a purple claw at a dark shape silhouetted by the light of the moon.
"Yeah, what is that?" Spike responded, sitting up and squinting at the shape to get a better view.
"Is it just me, or is it getting bigger?" Anon asked, sitting up as well. Now keeping a keen eye on the growing shape.
"It's not growing, IT'S GETTING CLOSER!" Spike exclaimed, jumping back just as the shadowy shape impacted the ground before the two, sending bits of dirt and grass flying, the sky being flooded by dark clouds.
"MUHAHAHA! RELINQUISH THINE CANDY MORTALS!" the shadowy shape bellowed, an ominous crack of lightning accenting the line.
With the light from the bolt Spike and Anon took note of the figure, it was a jet-black alicorn with a ethereal blue mane and tail. Narrow cat-like eyes stared down the two bros clutching their candy, a pair of sharp fangs protruding from a wicked smile.
"Hold on a sec, Luna?" Anon asked, sitting back up as he realized who had startled him.
"No -er I mean, I AM NOT THIS LUNA YOU SPEAK OF, I AM NIGHTMARE MOON!" Luna bellowed out again, another random bolt of lightning crackling in the sky above.
"Oh man, thank god it's just you Luna. For a minute there I thought it was something actually scary" Anon sighed in relief and relaxed back onto the hill, Spike remaining a bit startled still.
"I am scary" Luna whined, a measly bolt of lightning zapped above. Luna turned and sent a beam of magic into the clouds, clearing the sky.
"So what's up Luna? What're you doing out this late, don't you have night court or whatever?" Anon asked whilst Luna trotted over to the two costumed boys and took a seat between them.
"On Nightmare Night I'm relieved of my duties and allowed to roam the night, it's part of tradition to sacrifice some candy to Nightmare Moon to appease her" Luna explained, looking up at the moon above.
"If you wanted some candy you could've just asked nicely. You know I don't do well with being told what to do" Anon said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a hefty handful of sugary sweets.
"You could say that again" Spike mocked, having learned how adamant Anon was in not following orders, especially with Twilight.
"Well, I thank thee for the candy Anon" Luna said, enveloping the handful of candy in her magical grasp. She unwrapped a piece and placed it in her muzzle, the sweet treat melting in her mouth and making her smile.
"And I thank thee for this sweet Halloween-ish day" Anon said, scratching Luna behind her ear, eliciting a happy moan from the princess of the night.
The three of them sat on the grass, watching the various ponies going house to house, getting candy and celebrating Nightmare Night. The three of them shared a happy sigh, content with how the night had turned out and how much candy they obtained.
The End
Author's Note
A little Halloween special for all the readers, happy Halloween everybody!
