Rarity and the Chupacabra
Rarity and the Chupacabra
It was a quiet night in Ponyville. The sky was clear and everypony was tucked in for the night. Not a sign of life anywhere on the outside, save for one. In the dark of the night, it was quite hard to see. During the day, it would definitely draw attention due to it's peculiar features. Still, there was no one outside to catch site of it. It went completely unnoticed as it crawled towards Rarity's boutique. It hesitated at the door for a moment before moving to a window and peering inside. Once it saw no one inside, it dug it's claws under the frame and lifted; the window wasn't locked. It crawled in and silently shut the window behind it.
Meanwhile, Rarity slept soundly in her bed; images of gorgeous dresses, chocolate ice cream, and hunky stallions danced in her head. "...Oh, what lovely wings, my prince... Almost as lovely as my mane..."
Curled up at the foot of Rarity's bed was Opal, Rarity's spoiled cat. She too was sleeping soundly with images of pampering, catnip, and that Caddy fella dancing in her head. However, she found herself waking up when her special animal instincts told her that something wasn't right. The cat lifted her head and examined the room. Everything seemed to be in order... until the door creaked open. Opal let out a hiss as something crawled into the room. It almost reminded Opal of a dog... but that hunch... and those claws... and those eyes... and those fangs...
Her 'oh crap' sensors kicking into gear, Opal leaped over to the head of the bed and tried to wake Rarity up. Despite meowing and pawing her pony's face, Rarity refuse to get up. She then tried biting Rarity's ear and tugging.
"Oh, not so hard..." Rarity mumbled in her sleep.
Opal rolled her eyes and crawled under the blanket.
A few seconds later, Rarity awoke to the sensation of claws digging into her flank. "YEEEOOUCH!"It was not a pleasant sensation to say the least. "Ow ow ow ow! Opal, what is the meaning of this?!"
Opal returned to the surface and looked around the room, only to find that the intruder was not in sight.
Rarity picked up on Opal's odd behavior and looked around as well, finding that her bedroom door was open. She could have guessed Sweetie Belle to be the culprit, but that wouldn't explain Opal's behavior. Rarity noticed Opal looking down the side of the bed, letting out a hiss. With a gulp, Rarity slowly turned her body and looked under the bed. As soon as she did, she was met with a pair of huge red eyes.
There were two screams. One from Rarity and one from the creature.
The creature quickly backed out from under the bed. Right as it turned to run, it found itself on the receiving of the all-mighty broom beating courtesy of a distressed fashionista.
"How. Dare. You. Intrude. On. My. Abode! I. Get. Enough. Of. You. Horrid. Beasts. During. The. Day! I. Am. Trying. To. Sleep. Right. Now. Thank. You. Very. Much!" She punctuated each word with a wack from the broom onto the poor creature's head.
The creature sat crouched down, covering it's head with it's arms. "Please, Miss Rarity! I-I didn't mean to scare you!"
Rarity stopped her assault when the creature spoke. She raised an eyebrow and used her magic to turn on the light.
The creature was a very odd-looking thing. It had pale fur, was alarmingly skinny, had foot long claws coming from it's bony fingers, a row of eight fangs exposed from it's mouth, and huge featureless red eyes that reminded Rarity of a fly. Despite it's horrific appearance, the fact it was cowering on the floor and had a voice reminiscent of Spike's changeling friend, Thorax, did good to quell whatever fear Rarity had.
Despite the circumstances, Rarity remembered her manners and cleared her throat. "Well, umm, if I may ask, who are you and what are you doing here?"
The creature stood up on it's hind legs and turned to face Rarity. "M-My name is Chupacabra. I'm, well, a chupacabra."
Rarity raised an eyebrow. "You're a chupacabra named Chupacabra?"
"My parents weren't very creative. You can call me Chupa. And again, I am so sorry for coming here unannouced and scaring you and everything. You see-"
"Don't worry, Rarity!" Sweetie Belle burst through the slightly opened door with a bucket (helmet) on her head and a mop (Bo) at her side that she held with her magic; an expression of a soldier ready for war on her face. "I'll save-" Her expression immediately dropped when she saw the creature standing beside Rarity.
Rarity smiled with amusement. "Thank you, Sweetie Belle, but the screaming was apparently just the product of a misunderstanding. Chupa, this is Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle, this is Chupa."
Chupa waved politely to the filly. "N-Nice to meet you."
Sweetie Belle awkwardly waved back. "You too."
"You can go back to sleep now, darling." Rarity assured.
Sweetie Belle slowly nodded and retreated back to her room.
"You were saying, Mr. Chupa?"
"Huh?"
"The reason you broke into my boutique in the middle of the night?"
"Oh! Right. Sorry." Chupa cleared his throat. "Well... I, umm... That is, I... I wanted to ask if you could... make me a suit?"
Rarity wasn't sure how to feel, but she knew exactly what to say. "I... beg your pardon?"
"Well, the big Monster Prom is tomorrow night and there's this really cute banshee I've been meaning to ask out. I figured if I had something really nice to wear, it would give me the confidence to ask her out." Chupa crossed his arms and looked to the side, narrowing his huge red eyes. "Plus Sasquatch and Jersey Devil are always picking on me for not having some of the 'good stuff'." He shook his head and returned his gaze to Rarity. "I've heard all about how much of a fashion goddess you are."
Rarity blushed and smiled bashfully. "Oh, well, fashion goddess may be a bit much, hehe. But, darling, if all you wanted was a suit, why didn't you come by during the day?"
"I'm shy," Chupa admitted. "I didn't want to come when other ponies could see me." He rubbed his arm. "Honestly, I wasn't sure about coming at all."
"Well, I'm glad you did, darling!" Rarity cheerfully assured. "I'll have a suit for you ready before the sun comes up."
Chupa's eyes would have widened if they weren't already bugged out of his skull. "Y-You mean it?!"
"Of course! I will need your assistance though. I'm afraid I don't have any chupacabra-styled mannequins."
"Of course; I'll do whatever you need me to do!"
The next six hours were quite busy. It took quite a while for Rarity to get the very outline to the suit ready; thankfully, Chupa was very good at holding still. It took a bit of brainstorming to figure out the perfect pattern and what accessories were needed. Finding what best complimented a suit-wearing chupacabra was a new challenge for Rarity, but she was always up to such a task. But finally, right as Celestia was beginning to raise the sun, Rarity's work was done.
Rarity set her work glasses on the table and wiped the sweat from her brow. She smiled upon her latest creation. "I must say, I've really outdone myself."
Chupa stood in front of her, decked out in his new tuxedo. The suit was navy-blue with some sky-blue design on the tips of the arm sleeves and pants as well as the waist. A black bow complimented the neck while a similarly designed hat rested on the chupacabra's head. Rarity also took the liberties of using light blue gems as buttons on both the base and wrists as well as around the line of the hat.
Chupa looked at himself in the mirror in awe. "... M-Miss Rarity, this is... this is amazing! Th-Thank you so much!"
Rarity stifled a yawn. "It was no trouble, darling. "
Chupa turned to Rarity. "How much do I owe you?"
"It's free of charge."
"What? No. No, I can't-"
Rarity placed a hoof on his shoulder. "I insist, darling. Consider it a gift; a token of our newfound friendship."
Chupa was at a lose for words, so he took the only action he could think of and wrapped the unicorn in a hug.
Rarity used her magic to pull her mane, which she had fixed up before starting on the project, out of Chupa's embrace and returned the hug.
"I can't thank you enough, Miss Rarity." Chupa said once the hug ended.
"Just 'Rarity' will do; and you showing my work at that Monster Prom will be thanks enough. Now, get out there and show what you're really made of."
Chupa nodded and thanked her once more before exiting the boutique, quickly returning to the Everfree Forest.
Rarity allowed a yawn to escape and rubbed her eye. " I... think I'll just give myself the day off."
Rarity had indeed given herself the day off, but it was now the next day and she was back to work. She couldn't help but wonder how Chupa did last night; she had been hoping the best for the poor thing.
Her curiosity was answered by a knock on her door.
"Come in!" She announced in a sing-song voice.
To her slight surprise, it was Chupa; still wearing the fabulous suit Rarity had made for him. "H-Hi, Miss-oh, I mean, Rarity."
"Ah, Chupa! So glad to see you again." Rarity walked over to the chupcabra. "How did last night go?"
If it wasn't for his facial structure, Chupa would have been smiling. "Well, it went great! F-Fantastic even! I actually asked out Banshee and..." Chupa opened the the door and grabbed something. Said something turned out to be a hand that was attached to what looked like a legless, floating human with a torn white dress and long black hair that partially covered her pure white face. "We got together."
Banshee bashfully waved at Rarity.
'Oh, so glad to hear! Nice to meet you, Miss Banshee."
Banshee nodded.
"She doesn't want to talk because she's afraid she'll accidentally scream if she does." Chupa explained. "And if she screams, your head will explode."
"...Lovely." Rarity cleared her throat. "So, is that all?"
"Well, not really. See, Banshee was wondering if you could make her a dress."
"Oh. Well, I would be happy to." Rarity assured with a smile.
Chupa rubbed the back of his head and chuckled nervously. "Yeah, hehe, about that... She isn't the only one." He held open the door to reveal a collection of all kinds of monsters standing in a line in front of Rarity's boutique.
The unicorn stood beside Chupa and stared at the long line made up of sasquatches, demon horses, giant spiders, goblins, cyclopi, werewolves, giant floating eyes, and several other creatures, some of which Rarity had never heard of or even could describe.
Rarity continued staring for a few seconds before turning to Chupa. "Do they pay well?"
"Yes."
"Then let's get started!"
Meanwhile, the Cutie Mark Crusaders watched from a distance.
Apple Bloom scratched her head. "Umm, Sweetie Belle, why are there a buncha monsters lined up at ya sister's boutique?"
"I told you guys Rarity made friends with a chupacabra the other night."