My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Monster Mash-Up Musical

Chapter 3: Equestria Ghouls

Later, the Rainbooms are on a conveyor belt leading into the transformation chamber. Sarah is at the controls. Spike spots a mirror with electronic buttons not far from the end of the transformation chamber. His brow furrows.

"Uh, Sarah? What’s with the controls on that mirror?" Spike asked.

Sarah glanced over at the mirror, a knowing smile spreading across her face as she replied, "Oh, that! I made that for creatures who don’t have reflections, like vampires and ghosts. I even have handheld versions of them." She demonstrated by holding up three handheld mirrors, each equipped with buttons that seemed to serve an array of functions.

The chamber doors open and the conveyor belt brings the Girls inside in this order: Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Starlight, and Trixie. The conveyor belt stops at a window in front of the control panel that Spike and Sarah. The Girls look up at the transformation ray beamers on the chamber ceiling that resemble fire sprinklers.

"You sure we won’t become mean after the transformation?" Fluttershy nervously asked from inside the chamber.

Sarah, trying to reassure her, responded with a calm smile, "Oh, no, of course not. My machine doesn’t transform personalities. It will just change your appearance. You’ll gain the abilities of whatever you turn into while still keeping your own skills and traits. I’ll even program these forms into your geodes, so you can transform into them anytime you want."

The Girls exchanged surprised glances, their initial concerns somewhat alleviated by Sarah’s explanation. Rarity nodded in understanding. "That sounds reasonable," she said.

"Alright, let's do this!" Sarah said as she activated the machine. The lights inside the chamber glow red, and the Girls wait expectantly. Different colored light bulbs on the machine light up and needles on gages move up. The Girls look up the fire sprinkler like devices. Little red sparks come out, followed by blazing crimson light that beams right down on the Girls, and they start to glow red. Spike watches anxiously beside Sarah. As the Girls stand in the chamber under the crimson light and their bodies brightly glowing red, a stone-like material starts to cocoon around them like a chrysalis.

Spike, standing anxiously beside Sarah, managed a shaky smile. "Oh. It’s okay. Some cocoons are just forming around you. That’s perfectly normal," he said with hidden fear.

As the cocoons completed their formation, resembling eggs made of rock, Spike’s initial anxiety turned into outright horror. The conveyor belt resumed its motion, gently carrying the cocoons out of the chamber and bringing them to a stop in front of Spike and Sarah.

Spike’s worry was evident in his voice as he asked, "Are they…?"

Sarah, sensing his concern, quickly reassured him. "Oh, no. Of course not," she said, her tone soothing and confident.

Spike let out a relieved sigh, grateful for Sarah’s assurance.

Suddenly, the first cocoon starts cracking. It’s hatching! Spike and Sarah notice. The cocoon breaks open and Twilight steps out. She’s a witch! She’s wearing a long black dress with wrist length sleeves, gray puffed shoulders, a red belt with a yellow buckle that has a red star in the center, black high heel shoes that have red clips near the toes, and a tall pointed black hat with a dark purple stripe and a yellow buckle.

“Twilight!” Spike exclaimed, rushing towards her. Twilight picked him up, and he responded by giving her affectionate licks on the face, which made Twilight laugh heartily. She set the dog down gently and asked, “Did it work?”

“Come have a look, Twilight,” Sarah instructed, guiding her to a mirror. Twilight gazed at her reflection, her eyes widening with delight.

“Whoa! I’m a witch. Now, that’s something I prefer,” Twilight said, clearly thrilled with her new appearance.

They all look back and see the next cocoon starting to hatch. It opens up and Sunset emerges. She’s a swamp creature. Her entire body is green, her arms and torso are covered in scales, she has gills, her fingers are webbed and her feet have become flippers.

“Huh. Well, that was weird,” she muttered before Sarah beckoned her to the mirror. As Sunset examined her reflection, her amazement grew. “Wow! No way! I’m a swamp creature! Cool! Twilight, Spike, look at me! I’m green, my feet are flippers, my hands are webbed, my back has fins, and…” She touched the gills on her neck and gasped excitedly, “I have gills! I can breathe underwater!”

Sarah quickly reassured her, “Oh, of course not, Sunset. I did give you some gills, but I let you keep your lungs, too.”

Twilight and Sunset shared a wide-eyed look of surprise before giggling softly at Sarah’s thoughtfulness.

They start hearing the sound of stone cracking. They look over and notice that it’s the next cocoon. It cracks open. As harp music plays briefly in the background, Fluttershy emerges. She’s a ghost! Her whole body is sky blue, glowing, and transparent. She’s wearing a cute, silky, and delicate v neck spaghetti strap sky blue sundress that has a miniskirt and a pair of flat slip-on ballet shoes in the exact same shade of sky blue as the dress.

Fluttershy looked at Sarah with a nervous yet expectant gaze.

“Sarah? Did it work?” Fluttershy asked, her voice tinged with apprehension.

“See for yourself, Fluttershy,” Sarah replied, guiding her to the mirror. Fluttershy’s reflection was not visible, much to her confusion. “Oh! Right! Sorry,” Sarah said, pressing a button to reveal Fluttershy’s ghost form in the mirror.

Fluttershy’s eyes widened in fright. “AHHH!!! A GHOST!” she screamed, turning to look around the lab in a panic. But her fear quickly turned into confusion when she found no one behind her. “Huh? Wait! There’s nothing here?" She turns back to her ghost reflection in the mirror. "But it’s in the mirror. How can it—?” She pauses. "Wait a minute." she said as she waves at her reflection, then sticks out her now sky blue tongue for a brief moment. She realizes that the ghost she sees in the mirror is just herself. “Oh! It’s just me. I’m the ghost. Whew. That was close.”

Twilight placed a comforting hand on her ghostly friend’s shoulder.

“See? It’s alright, Fluttershy. Nothing to be scared of.” Sunset said gently.

“It’s just us,” Twilight reassured.

They turn back. The next cocoon is hatching. Two furry pink arms with paw pads and claws on the hands burst out, followed by a furry leg that also has paw pads and claws on the toes. The rest of the transformed girl bursts out of the cocoon as an eerie light briefly shines from behind her as she… HOWLS! “AHHHWWWOOOOOOO!!!” The light behind the transformed girl fades. It’s Pinkie Pie. She’s a werewolf. She’s covered in pink fur, has pointed ears - like those of a wolf, her hands and feet now have claws and paw pads, has a tail, a black nose - like those of a wolf, a canine muzzle, and sharp pointy teeth. The Girls and Spike look at her with amazement.

The girls and Spike gazed at her in astonishment.

“Whoa!” Sunset exclaimed.

“Pinkie Pie?” Twilight asked, equally astonished.

“Did it work? What did I turn into? I wanna see what I look like. Sarah, do you have a mirror?” Pinkie Pie asked excitedly.

“Okay, okay, calm down, Pinkie Pie. There’s one over here,” Sarah said, guiding her to a mirror.

Pinkie Pie eagerly approached the mirror and saw her reflection. “Wow! I’m a werewolf! I’m so cute! Oh! I got hair all over me! My nose is black, and I have a muzzle? Paws? With claws? Wow!” She touched her pointy ears and saw her tail, gasping with delight. “No way! A tail! I have a tail! I feel like a cute puppy.” She then struck an adorably playful pose, her floppy canine tongue hanging out and her tail wagging with joy.

Fluttershy and Sunset gazed at her endearingly.

“Aww!” Sunset and Fluttershy said in unison with wide, adoring eyes.

“That’s so Pinkie Pie!” Sunset cooed.

“So adorable!” Fluttershy agreed.

“A werewolf is perfect for her because she’s such a good girl!” Sunset said excitedly.

They began to pet Pinkie Pie, who responded by kicking the air with each gentle touch. Her tail wagged happily, and she panted like an enthusiastic puppy.

“Aawww! Who’s a good girl?” Fluttershy asked, her voice filled with affection.

“Me! Me me me! I’m a good girl!” Pinkie Pie replied, her excitement palpable.

“Yes, you are! Yes, you are!” Fluttershy affirmed.

“Aw, good girl!” Sunset added as they both continued to shower Pinkie Pie with affection.

They’re abruptly interrupted by the sound of the next cocoon hatching. The life-sized stone egg opens up. As Egyptian belly dancer music plays in the background, the Girls look at the opened cocoon as Rarity steps out of it. She’s a mummy! Her usually white skin is now green, she’s wrapped up in bright yellowish white mummy bandages that leave only her face, ears, and hair exposed and is wearing a gold Egyptian style necklace decorated with pretty and colorful gems.

Rarity glanced around, slightly disoriented from the tight confines of the cocoon. "My goodness! It was really crammed in there! So, what monster did I become?" she asked.

Sarah, always ready with an answer, gestured toward the mirror. "This mirror has your answer, Rarity."

Rarity walked up to the mirror and gasped in delight at her reflection. She admired the mummy bandages that wrapped her in a stylish, almost couture fashion. "A mummy? Oh, fabulous! This golden Egyptian necklace is stunning! And these wrappings are so comfortable. Snug in all the right places," she declared, thoroughly pleased with her transformation.

Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy share a glad look, then turn to see the next rock cocoon hatching. It bursts open and spooky blue mist comes out of it. The Girls spot a shadowy figure coming from the silhouetted opened cocoon. The figure waves its arm through the creepy mist and it dissipates, revealing the figure. It’s Rainbow Dash! She’s a vampire. She’s wearing a black coat, black pants, black shoes, an indigo bowtie, a white button-up undershirt, a gold medallion, an indigo vest, and a black cape with red inner lining. She also has vampire fangs. Her skin is still the same light cyan as before, and her hair is still in its usual style and is still in its usual rainbow colors.

“Whoa, awesome!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed, her voice echoing with excitement. “Who knew I could make spooky fog? So, what monster did I turn into?”

Sarah, barely able to suppress a grin, pointed to the mirror. Rainbow Dash walked over, eager to see her transformation. The moment she saw her reflection, her eyes lit up with excitement. “Wow. I— I’m... a vampire,” she exclaimed, marveling at her new look. She looked down at her clothes, admiring the sharp, formal lines of her vampire attire. “Sweet! This will be fun! Oh! And look at my fangs!” With a dramatic flourish, she spread her cape wide and hissed, baring her fangs for all to see. The other girls couldn’t help but laugh at Rainbow’s enthusiastic display of her new form.

They all turn to the next hatching cocoon. 2 hands with stitched up wrists break through the stone chrysalis and pull it apart, revealing the next transformed girl in it. It’s Applejack! She’s a Frankenstein! Her skin is teal, she’s wearing a magenta blazer jacket, a black shirt, blue pants, and tall brown Frankenstein style platform shoes, she’s without her hat, she has stitches on her neck and wrists, there are bolts sticking out from each side of her neck, and her blonde hair is now pale with a white streak running through it.

Applejack looked back at her shattered cocoon with wide eyes.

“Holy tarnation! I knew I was strong, but I didn’t know I was this strong!” she said in shock and amazement as she turned to face her friends. “So, what monster did that there machine turn me into?”

Sarah pointed to the mirror, her smile encouraging. Applejack walked over and took in her reflection, her eyes widening with amazement. “Huh! Well, I’ll be darned! I’m an actual real-live Frankenstein! Yee-hoo!”

“Uh, to clarify, Frankenstein was the DOCTOR, not the MONSTER,” Rarity interjected with a knowing smile.

Applejack chuckled, sheepishly, but undeterred. “Oh. Right. Well, I’m still going to call this form ‘a Frankenstein,’ if that’s alright with y’all.”

The other transformed Rainbooms look at each other, wondering. Then they agree with Applejack’s suggestion. Applejack smiles. She looks past her friends and they follow her gaze to the next cocoon. The stone egg cracks open, and an otherworldly glow emanates from the cracks. The Girls watch as Starlight emerges from the cocoon. She’s an alien. Her skin is now bright green, She has two green antennae on her head peeking out from her hair, She is wearing a teal spacesuit with a chartreuse, triangle-shaped collar, an indigo belt with a metallic silver clasp, chartreuse gloves that match the collar of her spacesuit, and indigo high heel boots that match her belt.

She gazes at the Rainbooms, climbs out of her rock egg, then looks around, slightly disoriented.

“Ugh. What happened? Did I transform?” she asked, her voice tinged with confusion.

Sarah gestured toward the mirror. “See for yourself.”

Starlight approached the mirror, her eyes widening as she took in her new appearance. “Wow! An alien? Well, this is interesting,” she remarked, her tone laced with curiosity and excitement.

Sunset Shimmer couldn’t resist making a lighthearted joke. “Starlight, your new monster look is... out of this world.” The playful wink she gave was met with a chorus of laughter from Starlight, Sunset, Spike, and the rest of the girls.

They turn their attention to the final cocoon, which is about to hatch. It cracks open and the Girls, Spike, and Sarah watch as Trixie comes out her cocoon. She’s a dinosaur! Her skin is now green, her hair has turned a bright green, she has a long, reptilian tail, her arms, legs, and torso are covered in scales, and her feet have transformed to look like hands, and her toes now look like fingers - similar to the appendages of lizards.

Trixie climbed out of her stone chrysalis, her expression one of confusion mixed with intrigue.

“Ugh. The Great and Powerful Trixie feels... different. Did I transform? Is there a mirror around here?” she asked, clearly eager to see what had become of her.

Sarah nodded, pointing to the nearby mirror. “There sure is. It’s just right over there.”

Trixie made her way to the mirror and stared at her prehistoric reflection, a smile slowly spreading across her face. “I’m... a dinosaur! Thank you, Sarah. I just happen to like reading about dinosaurs. I even like to visit the dinosaur exhibits in the museum,” she said.

Sarah smiled warmly at Trixie’s excitement. “Well, that’s nice to hear. Now, let me get a look at you all.” She stepped back to take in the sight of the transformed Rainbooms. Each girl was now a unique, fantastical creature, from the witch to the swamp creature, ghost, werewolf, mummy, vampire, Frankenstein, alien, and dinosaur. “Oh! Oh, yeah! Now THAT’S more like it! You all look great.”

Pinkie Pie bounced excitedly, her tail wagging in delight. “This is amazing! We’re actual real-live monsters now!”

Sunset Shimmer grinned, looking around at her friends. “Now this is what I call SPOOKY!”

Applejack goes to activate her geode to test out turning back into human, but the geodes are no longer on their necks.

"Uh, what happened to our geodes?" Applejack asked with concern.

Rainbow Dash looks around, then looks at her hand and sees a ring on her index finger. The other Girls look at their hands, each sporting a ring on THEIR index fingers. It’s their geodes!

“Here they are! They must have transformed with us!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Time to test this turn-back-to-normal trick out," Sunset Shimmer declared confidently. The group nodded in agreement, and with synchronized movements, they pressed the faces of their newly transformed geodes. But instead of the expected flash of light or the familiar sensation of their powers activating or turning back into humans, nothing happened. The girls exchanged puzzled glances.

Fluttershy turned to Sarah. "Uh, Sarah? Isn’t something supposed to happen? I thought you programmed our monster forms to our geodes so we could become monsters whenever we wanted," she asked.

Sarah’s expression turned sheepish as she realized she had forgotten a crucial detail. "Oh, yeah. I forgot to mention this: after you get transformed by the transformation chamber, you won’t be able to transform back to normal for three days."

The Rainbooms stared at her in collective disbelief. "Wait, we’re going to stay transformed into monsters for three days?" Applejack asked incredulously, as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

Sarah nodded apologetically. "I’m afraid so."

The Rainbooms exchange looks of concern.

“So... should we stay in the shadows until Halloween?” Sunset asked curiously.

“Wait, Sunset. You said you wanted to become a real monster for Halloween this year. This could be your chance to try it out,” Twilight pointed out.

Sunset’s eyes lit up at the idea. "You’re right. A three-day monster form practice might not be such a bad idea after all." She turned to the others, her expression hopeful. "What do you think, girls?"

The group fell into a thoughtful silence, each girl considering the possibilities. Finally, after a moment of quiet deliberation, they all nodded in agreement. The idea of practicing their monster forms for Halloween began to sound more like an adventure than an inconvenience. Twilight’s logical reasoning and Sunset’s enthusiasm had won them over.

Sunset’s grin grew wider as she sensed their collective decision. "YES!" she exclaimed, her excitement now fully contagious. "Let’s go test it out in town. I’m sure our other friends might be in for a real Halloween scare."

"Like a big monster party!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed with excitement.

"I’m ready for some big scares this year!" Rainbow Dash chipped in.

Twilight, her mind always working a step ahead, pulled out the other half of the disk from the pocket of her new black witch dress. "And maybe we could also go on a little adventure to find the Zodiac Stone," she suggested as she placed the disk back in her pocket. The Rainbooms all nodded in agreement, intrigued by the idea of combining their monster practice with a quest.

As they prepared to leave, Fluttershy turned to Sarah, her voice filled with gratitude. "Thanks for helping out, Sarah. Glad you were able to help."

Sarah smiled warmly at her old friend, pulling her into a gentle embrace. "It’s my pleasure, Fluttershy. Anything for my old elementary school classmate and her friends. Now, you girls go on and have a good time."

"Thank you. We will," Rarity replied.

Just as they were about to step out, Sarah called after them, her voice stopping them in their tracks. "Oh, wait! You may want these." She handed each of them a handheld version of the mirror they had just used, complete with the settings for their new forms. The Rainbooms accepted them gratefully, recognizing their potential usefulness in the days ahead.

"Spike?" Twilight called out.

"Coming." Spike said to Twilight.

With a final nod of thanks, the girls turned and headed off, Spike trotting alongside them, still wearing his skeleton costume. As they left the lab, Sarah waved after them, a proud smile on her face.

In town, Twilight, Spike, and the Girls stroll down the sidewalk in their new monster forms as a song starts. While singing, they encounter DJ, Flash, and Derpy again. The Girls and Spike show them their new looks and new abilities with each verse in the park. Rainbow Dash hangs upside down from an awning, turns into bat, then transforms back, then lists her weaknesses. Fluttershy flies around, goes right through solid objects, and possesses people. Twilight uses a witch’s magic stuff. Pinkie Pie shows her side as a playful wolf. Rarity admires gems, conjures sand, and even shows off her wraps. Applejack pretends to rise from a grave, then shows off her bolts and stitches. Starlight’s verse talks about aliens, space, and out of this world capabilities. Trixie sings about being a powerful prehistoric being. Sunset uses her new underwater skills in the pond at Canterlot Park. Spike’s verse shows him singing about skeleton bones.