Saturday arrived and everyone was excited for Canterlot High's annual Nightmare Night Carnival.

Twilight was at home getting her costume on. Rarity had finished the last modifications and was helping her with the final touches.

"Oh honey you look beautiful!" Velvet gushed when she saw her daughter. Twilight was wearing the outfit Velvet had found, only modified to fit better. She wore a pair of old but shiny black boots. Her hair beautifully braided and accessorized with a light purple headscarf adorned with stars. She even wore several old bangles and bracelets they had found in an old jewelry box, which jingled when Twilight moved her arms along with a pair of hoop earrings. Rarity had just finished doing Twilight's make up and the results were simply stunning. One would think she was an actual Romane.

Twilight blushed. "You'll have to thank Rarity. She did most of the work."

Rarity merely waved off the compliment. "Oh please darling! An artist is only as good as her canvas! And I was was given quite a lovely one!" Rarity winked, which caused Twilight to blush even harder. "You know...with your dark coloring and cheekbones, you really do look Romane. Now we just need a necklace to finish it off."

"I have one right here." Velvet took off her own necklace and slid it over Twilight's head. A single golden chain adorned with a round crystal. Inside seemed to hold a miniature universe. Indeed the necklace seemed to be the finishing touch the outfit needed and it fit perfectly on Twilight's neck.

"Oh my. Isn't it just lovely!" Rarity admired the necklace.

"Your...your lending me grandma's necklace?" Twilight was surprised and touched. Her grandmother had worn it every day and as far as she knew, had never taken it off. The only time had been when she passed it onto her daughter on her deathbed.

"Why not? It's only for a few hours. Besides, it looks just perfect on you!" Velvet began rubbing her chin as she looked at her daughter. "You know...you really do look like her."

"Really?"

"Oh yes. Then again, people told me the same thing! I guess her genetics are just that strong. You definitely have her eyes though."

Rarity pulled out her phone and checked the time. "Sorry to rush out, but we should get going soon."

Just as she said this, the doorbell rang.

"Now who could that be?" Velvet wondered as the girls followed her to the door and opened it.

"Hey mom! Twilight!" There stood a handsome young man several years older than Twilight. His short, dark blue hair was streaked with shades of lighter blue. Like his mother, he shared her ivory skin and baby blue eyes. Just behind him was his wife who seemed to be anxious to leave already.

"Shiny! Cadance! Well isn't this a surprise?" Velvet exclaimed as she hugged her son. "I'm so sorry your father isn't here but he's stuck on a business trip for the next few days."

"How was your camping trip?" Twilight asked when it was her turn to hug her brother.

"It was so relaxing! Just what we needed, right Cadance?" He turned to his wife.

Cadance was about to answer when her eyes landed on Twilight. Her eyes widened and she seemed frozen in place.

"Cadance? Are you ok?" Shining asked, placing a hand on his wife's shoulder.

Cadance blinked and quickly recomposed herself. "I'm fine...dear. Just tired from the trip back." Shining seemed content with this answer but Twilight could sense something was off. Before she could ask further, Rarity spoke up.

"I hate to interrupt this reunion darling. But we really must get going now."

"Oh, right. Shining, this is Rarity. I hate leaving so soon but we're helping out at the school carnival and it's starting soon."

"It's ok. We should be heading home too. Like Cadance said, it was a long trip. See you tomorrow?" Twilight agreed to the plan and was just about to head out when...

"Hold on!" Velvet said before getting a quick picture of Twilight with her phone. "Your father will love it when I send it to him."

After that both groups hurried out the door to their respective cars. Twilight was about to get in Rarity's when she looked over and saw Cadance looking at her oddly. Before Twilight could ask her about it, Cadance quickly hurried inside her husband's car and they drove off.

"Why my dear even with all your talk of him, I never expected your brother to be so handsome and charming! And Cadance is just as lovely as you described." Rarity said as she hit the road.

"Yeah..." Twilight said distantly, as she thought over their encounter.

"Is something wrong darling?"

"It's just that, Cadance seemed...different somehow."

"Well, like she said, it was a long trip and she was probably just tired. Besides, didn't you also mention that she was pregnant too? It could be that too." Rarity tried to comfort her friend.

"I guess..." Twilight said as she stared out the window for the rest of the ride.

Rarity is right. She tried to reassure herself. It was just a combination of outside factors that contributed to her odd behavior. Nothing to be concerned about.

But something inside of Twilight kept telling her that something was wrong.

By the time they got to school, it was almost time for the carnival to start.

"There you are!" Rainbow said when they got to the courtyard behind the school. "The Carnival opens in five minutes! Come on!" As Rainbow led them through the carnival, Twilight looked around. The night was warm and clear, and there were a wide variety of student run games and stand for people to enjoy.

Applejack was running the apple bobbing booth. Pinkie was in charge of the cotton candy, (if she didn't eat it all first). Fluttershy was running a miniature petting zoo. Even Sunset was running a paint-on tattoo stand. Orange and black streamers were strung around the booths, carved pumpkins and hay-bales decorated the grounds along with several hanging lanterns to light the way. Overall it was a pretty impressive sight.

They finally arrived at the make-shift fortune telling tent. The sheets had been dyed black and dark purple and a rug covered the ground. Inside was a single table with Luna's crystal ball on it with two cushioned chairs at opposite sides. Above the entrance hung a sign which read: Psychic Readings by Madame Sparkle.

"Nice work Rainbow." Twilight complimented.

"Thanks."

"Good to see you girls have finally arrived."

The girls looked over to see Luna walking towards the. Though many of the students and faculty had dressed up in costumes for the occasion, Luna wore a simple gothic black dress with silver crescent moon earrings.

"I was just making one final walk through to make sure everything was prepared before we begin." Luna looked at at Twilight. "I must say, Twilight, that you look simply wonderful. Thank you for finding the time to find some authentic Romane clothes rather than those sexualized ones at the costume stores."

Twilight blushed once again at the compliment. "Thanks. But Rarity handled most of the modifications. They were my grandma's."

"Indeed? Excellent work girls. I must get going, but have good time!" With that, she went to examine the rest of the booths.

Twilight took her place as Rainbow gave her some last minute pointers.

"Alright all you gotta do is read their palm or look into the crystal ball and tell them something about their future. Like their going to meet someone or do something fun."

"I get it Rainbow. I can handle it."

"Ok. I'll be right outside to handle the line." With that Rainbow and Rarity left to give Twilight a moment of peace.

"Alright...let's do this."

Author's Note

Looks like this one's going to be a little bit longer than the others.