A Nightmare On Elm Street
Rainbow knocked on the door of Fluttershy's cottage, struggling to hide her excitement. She had been invited over for a movie night, just the two of them, and Rainbow had worked out a plan. She had always been too nervous to admit her feelings to Fluttershy, so why not have Fluttershy come to her instead. Rainbow had chosen the scariest movie in her collection, and after a just a little while of it, Fluttershy would be afraid to sleep alone. Of course being the good friend that she was, Rainbow would stay and keep her company.
The door opened, “Oh hello Rainbow,” Fluttershy greeted in that sweet voice of hers.
“Hey Fluttershy,” Rainbow replied casually, “you psyched to watch a great movie?”
“Yes” she answered softly.
Rainbow followed her into the living room, where a projector had already been set up, As well as a large red couch.
“So what movie did you bring?” Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow tried not to grin, “Oh just a nice family sorta one, its got a lot of romance and junk like that.” She took off her saddlebag and pulled out the roll of film.
Fluttershy looked slightly worried as she read the label “A... Nightmare On Elm Street, are you sure this is a family movie?”
“That's what the stallion at the store said, its about some mares that go out at night and become good friends.” Rainbow had made that up on the spot, she knew exactly what happened to the ponies in the movie.
“Fluttershy looked relieved, “Oh that sounds nice, though going out at night can be dangerous.”
“Uh, he also said the movie is better if you watch it in the dark, maybe we should blow out these candles.”
“I..in the dark? Fluttershy asked nervously. “Are you sure?”
“Well we can keep a few candles on if you want,” Rainbow offered.
Fluttershy looked relieved, “Well I suppose that would be alright, I'll get some snacks while you put the movie in, okay?”
Oh Rainbow Dash you are a smooth one, she though to herself. “Sounds good, you got any lemon soda?”
“Yep, I've got two bottles left,” she called from the kitchen.
Rainbow wondered if it was possible for this night to get any better, Her favorite mare and her favorite soda in one place. She turned on the projector, fitted in the reel of film, the proceeded to blow out all the candles. She left the one next to the couch, it gave of the perfect amount of light for the two of them to sit together.
Fluttershy returned, carrying a tray with two bottles of soda and a bowl of popcorn. She gave a soda to Rainbow, who was already relaxing on the couch. She then placed the bowl of popcorn on the couch, the tray on the floor, and sat down. “So have you heard good things about this movie?” She asked.
“Yeah, Twilight was telling me all about it, she said it's the best thing she's seen this year.” That was a lie of course, Twilight's actual opinion of the movie was slightly less positive, sickening was the word she had used.
The film opened with a pony walking through a dirty industrial building, his face off camera. He was breathing heavily, yet sounded excited. He then proceeded to combine a set of metal razors with a dirty glove.
Fluttershy looked worried, “is he alright?” she whispered, “he sounds sick.”
“He'll be fine,” Rainbow assured her.
“W...what are those knives for?”
Rainbow almost burst out laughing, “his special talent is metal work.”
“Oh, that makes sense I...” She screamed as metal knives pierced through a sheet of fabric.
Rainbow put a hoof on Fluttershy's shoulder, “Don't be scared, see he needed the knives to cut fabric.”
“So he's a d...dress maker,” Fluttershy asked shaking.
“Yeah, you could say that.”
She calmed, Well I suppose that's alright then, it was wrong of me to judge that pony just because he seemed different.”
The next scene showed a mare in a white dress, making her way through a maze of corridors and pipes. A voice off screen was whispering her name, laughter could also be heard. Suddenly a stallion sliced through a cloth sheet and began to chase the poor mare.
Fluttershy closed her eyes “Turn it off Rainbow,”she pleaded. “You must have put in the wrong movie.”
Rainbow felt strange, her plan was working perfectly, but she wasn't enjoying it. She had wanted to scare Fluttershy, but now that it was working... “How about we just watch a little more, she suggested, “the scary part's mostly over anyway.”
“Are you sure?”
“Sure I'm sure,” Rainbow replied kindly. “These eighties effects are lousy anyway, you'll probably end up laughing.”
The next few scenes were of some young mares and stallion playing around at their friends house,This seemed to calm Fluttershy down. “They seem like good friends,” she commented.
“Told ya it wasn't so bad, Rainbow reminded her. “Just friends hanging out and having fun.” She almost felt bad about what was coming next.
The movie entered another dream sequence. The same mare from the opening was now being chased down a dark street. A stallion was chasing her, laughing manically.
Fluttershy looked terrified,“what does he want?” she whispered.
“Maybe he just wants to talk,” Rainbow suggested.
The mare was tackled to the ground, with the stallion on top of her. This is it Rainbow thought to herself, as soon as Fluttershy gets a look at his face, she'll freak out. It was only for a brief second, but he was finally visible to the camera.
Fluttershy began crying softly, “it's just horrible, how could something like that happen?”
Rainbow moved over to give her a comforting hug, “don't worry about if Fluttershy, it's just a movie.”
“I know , it's just that...”
“Yes,” Rainbow inquired.
“That poor stallion,” she sobbed, “it must be awful for him, being judged day after day, just because he looks different.”
Rainbow was stunned, “wait a minute, you mean you're not scared?”
She stopped crying, “well I was to begin with, but now I understand how hard it must be for a stallion with his injuries. I hope everything works out for him in the end.”
“B..but he's the bad guy, Rainbow stammered, you're not supposed to want him to win.”
Fluttershy looked shocked, “that's very insensitive of you Rainbow, just because somepony is different, doesn't make him bad.” If you ask me, it's those other ponies who are the villains, he just wants to be accepted, but they keep running from him.”
Rainbow took a sip of her drink, “ Well in that case, you'll probably enjoy what's coming next.”
The next scene showed the mare being violently slashed, her body sliding up the wall and across the ceiling. Fluttershy didn't seem affected by it in the slightest.
As the movie went on, Rainbow became more and more bored, she'd seen it multiple times before, the scares no longer worked. Fluttershy on the other hand, only became more excited. She was leaning forward, watching intently, and shouted words of encouragement every time the killer was on screen. Rainbow lazily sipped her drink, maybe I should have chosen a scarier movie, she though to herself.
Fluttershy burst out laughing as another character was brutally murdered. He was sucked into his bed, only to be sprayed out as a torrent of blood. “Did you see that one Rainbow?” She asked, laughing hysterically.
“Yeah I saw it,” Rainbow answered glumly. So this night was a total bust, maybe she should have brought Insidious over, that was pretty scary.
The movie ended with the characters getting into a carriage, which was revealed to be the same color as the murderer's sweater, they shrieked in terror as it drove away.
Rainbow cracked her neck, “So what'd you think?”
“I loved it,” Fluttershy said excitedly, “seeing all those mean ponies get what the deserved was so much fun, don't you agree?”
“Uh yeah, sure it was. So you're not scared?”
“No of course not,” Fluttershy said with a smile.
Rainbow felt frustrated, it wasn't supposed to go like this. Why in the world had she chosen that movie? But it wouldn't have made a difference what movie she chose, there was no character that Fluttershy couldn't feel sympathy for.
“Well I guess I'll go then,” she said disappointed.
“Don't you want your movie back?”
“No, you can keep it, it'll be like the first horror move in your collection.”
“But I don't have a horror movie collection,” she answered confused.
“Then consider A Nightmare On Elm street your first." She was almost out the door, when Fluttershy called to her.
“Um Rainbow, I really enjoyed tonight, could we maybe watch another movie tomorrow? That is, If you're not busy.”
A grin appeared on Rainbow's face, “Yeah, sure we can watch another movie tomorrow.” This was perfect, she would get another chance with Fluttershy, and this time she wouldn't bring something wimpy like A Nightmare On Elm Street. But what movie did she have that was scarier?
