Trick or Treat? - A CTS oneshot

"Oh come on Lilac. We have to go! Its Nightmare Nights. We need to have fun once in awhile don't we?" It was getting dark, around dusk at this time. The one speaking was a large drake pony mix named Pastel Peach. As she spoke her costume shook with excitement, it was a simple ghost outfit made from a sheet.

Next to talk was a small spotted doe. Although her genetics gave her a pair of antlers, not to mention an extra eye. "Listen Peach. If Zecora finds us she might make us go to ghastly gorge again to collect more flecked rocks!" The doe squeaked, ripping off the sheet from Pastel. The sheet flew up and got stuck on one of Zecora's many hanging potted potions.

"Well that's just rude." The drakony grumbled, grabbing the sheet with one of her large paws. Her horns nudged some jars and pots as she laid the sheet back over her slender fluffy pink body. "I'm going with or without you Lilac. I suggest you come to at least eat some candy." Pastel grumbled. She then headed out the door and out through the Everfree forest. Of course she only went about 5 feet before stopping and waiting for Lilac. She knew her argument would change her mind.

After 10 minutes the sounds of Lilacs little pattering hooves came from the direction of Zecoras, she then melded out from the darkness to stand by the "ghastly ghost."

The two headed away to Ponyville, one as a ghost and the other dressed in some tattered clothes to hopefully look like a three-eyed monster of some sorts. Trees rustled with a soft warm breeze of the spookiest of nights. Excitement grew in the drake pony as they began to hear the cheers and screams from in town.

They could even here Luna herself play around as Nightmare Moon for the celebration. On the other hoof, Lilac was ultimately terrified, and not just of Zecora. If their costumes failed or perhaps fell off what would happen to them? Will a mob form? Maybe they'll send in the Wonderbolts to drive us out! We'll be banished by the princesses themselves!!

She gulped as all the thoughts raced through her head. But by the time she opened her mouth to ask to go back home, they were there at the edge of Ponyville...

"Lets go get more candy!" A young colt yipped as he ran by with two fillies.

"But I wanna go to the haunted house!" One filly grumbled.

"I wanna go ding dong ditch someone guys!" The other filly whined.

Pastel gave a soft giggle as her eyes watched the trio of foals prance off to have a night of fun. Her soft yellow eyes then looked to Lilac and her maw turned to a frown. "Dude. We are gonna be fine. I promise you." She said to the smaller of the two, gently bumping her rump against her sisters.

The doe gulped and nodded, slowly heading into the heart of town where all the games were. "Listen all we gotta do is avoid the statue of Nightmare Moon, that's usually where Zecora is." Pastel said with a soft nod.

"Okay. Lets just get some candy and go home." She huffed back as she flinched from a nearby shriek in a haunted house. Just some candy? Heck no we are gonna play games and go to haunted houses too! At least I will. Pastel thought with an annoyed ear twitch.

The night drew on, and as it did the pair had more and more fun. They explored the town center first, meeting ponies, even the princess of friendship Twilight Sparkle! The two played game like dunking for apples, pin the tail on the timberwolf and the spider toss. Each time Lilac giggled and clapped her hooves. The collected more and more candy from the games, deciding to save actual trick-or-treating for after the best thing, the haunted house.

"You sure you can handle the haunted house Lilac?" Pastel looked to her sister with a concerned glance but a reassuring smile. "I will be right by you as we go in."

Lilac gave a meek smile and a nod along with it. "I think I will be okay sis." she gave a giggle as some foals ran out of the haunted house screaming, even though a few feet away they stopped running and began laughing about how scared they were.

The two grown mare and doe headed into the entrance, immediately they were met by darkness and a soft smokey atmosphere. Both of their hearts, almost in unison, began to race in both panic and eagerness. "I can't tell if I'm scared or if I'm excited!" Lilac squeaked with a cute little shudder.

Pastel snerked and jumped as bit as her rump bumped into something, but it was too dark to see if it was anything worth getting spooked about. Her claws scraped the ground as she followed the path to their supposed doom.

Little shrieks came from fake vampires or ghouls that would pop up on occasion, "This is actually lame..." Pastel murmured. Just after her comment a large pony jumped out in front of the two, causing Lilac to cry out in distress.

Lilac and Pastel Peach exited the haunted house, unscathed. Well except for Lilacs pride. "I can't believe I got scared so much! Ugh, that was embarrassing..." The doe whimpered as she hung her head, but a fluffy reassuring paw patted her back in consolation.

"Just because I didn't squeal doesn't make you a total wimp or anything. It just means you know how to be scared of things. I dunno why I wasn't scared though, I guess that stuff just isn't as scary as I thought... Maybe it's my size." She huffed with a singular shrug.

The two then did the last thing on their list, actual trick or treating! They went around to each house, filling small bags full of candy. Sadly they couldn't get a whole lot or Zecora would find out about their night out.

"I can't believe some of the houses ignored us!" Lilac groaned as she chewed on a piece of gummy candy.

"I'm sorry Lilac, it's my fault. I'm pretty sure my size and horns scared them off. Ponies around here don't take too kindly to dragons. At least some of them figured it was only part of the costume!" The drakony gave a chuckle as they waddled along. But then a cold and sharp breeze cut through the night like a birds morning song. "Whoa it got really chilly..." She huffed to her smaller sibling.

Lilac nodded in agreement and the two froze at the edge of the forest, their eyes were drawn by a soft mint green glow off to the right of the forest up in the smaller nearby mountains. The glow seemed to come from a cave towards the base of these mountains.

The two gave each other a look, practically reading the minds of one another.

"Pastel we should really just go home." Lilac gulped with concern. The fluffy drake pony frowned and looked down with a defeated sigh. It was late and they should get back before Zecora. With that they pattered along the dirt path back home, but this wasn't the end of this story.