Mischief on Nightmare Night
The sun is setting on this night in Ponyville. And many fillies and colts are out and about, dressed in different costumes, going door to door looking to gather candy.
It's Nightmare Night in Ponyville, and three certain fillies have no clue what's in store for them. The Cutie Mark Crusaders meet up together at town hall, in the center of town to begin their night.
"Hey Sweetie Belle, hey Scootaloo! Y'all ready for Nightmare Night?" Apple Bloom smiles cheerfully, dressed up as a scarecrow like her big sister is.
"You bet! I can't wait to see how much candy we get!" Scootaloo, psyched up as usual, has a cape on, and a purple suit on as well, looking like a small Mare Do Well.
"You bet I'm ready! Let's get going!" Sweetie Belle is anxious to get started, wearing a long, black dress with white lace at the ends of the sleeves, and a tall, pointed black hat on, obviously dressed as a witch.
"Cutie Mark Crusaders go!" The trio yells excitedly as they begin to make their way around Ponyville. Not looking for their cutie marks tonight, just candy. And candy they get.
The Crusaders make their way across town, about halfway through now, when they spot a small path leading to the edge of town.
"Hey, why don't we go down that way?" Scootaloo gives the suggestion, and the other two contemplate.
"I don't think there is many houses down that way. Besides, it's kind of dark down that path." Sweetie Belle speaks up first, a little discomforted.
"What's the matter Sweetie Belle? You chicken?" Apple Bloom mocks Sweetie Belle, causing a chuckle from Scootaloo.
"Me, a chicken? I think you're thinking of yourself there Apple Bloom. I didn't hear you speak up and say yes either." Sweetie Belle uses that for a comeback.
"Who you callin' a chicken?!" Apple Bloom gets a mad look on her face, and Scootaloo just puts her hoof on her own face.
"Guys, can't we just go? I'm sure there are a few houses that way." Scootaloo breaks up the two's words. "Either way, I'm going that way." She starts walking down the dimly lit path, and the other two follow.
A few minutes pass, and the Crusaders have yet to find any houses. "Not seein' much of anythin' down here Scootaloo. Maybe we should-" Scootaloo jumps up and yells, interrupting Apple Bloom.
"Look! There is a house! And a big one at that!" She points to a wore down looking, three story house. Almost like a mansion, but not quite there.
"Uh, that place sure doesn't look too good." Sweetie Belle looks at the house unsure.
"It will be fine, let's just go! We got candy to get." Scoots leads the three, as she normally does. They come up to the door, and give a knock on it.
"Trick or Tr...eat.." The door opens itself, unveiling a dark, large room, with many halls leading into different rooms.
"Cool! We gotta check this out." Scootaloo steps up, but the other two step back.
"Scootaloo, I don't think Applejack will like it very much if I-" Interrupted again, Scootaloo gets behind them and starts pushing them toward the door.
"Oh, come on! It's Nightmare Night! Let's have a little fun!" Little did she know what the house could have in store.
One by one, they enter into the large room. Inside they come across an old, ripped up couch, a small stone statue of an unknown pony sitting on a stand, and spiderwebs along the walls.
"Is it just me, or is this place a lil creepy?" Apple Bloom is a little unimpressed with what they've found in the room.
"This place is just bori-" Scootaloo is cut off. All three of them look down one of the halls, and all they see is a door, swinging open slowly by itself.
"Okay, I think we better go." Sweetie Belle is not liking what she just saw. Her legs are even shivering a little.
Scootaloo pays no attention to Sweetie's words. She just walks onward down the hall.
"I ain't going nowhere. You go on if you want, but I'm stayin' right here." Apple Bloom too is a little rattled. Her and Sweetie Belle sit there and watch Scootaloo disappear into the darkness.
A minute passes. No sounds coming from anywhere. Until... "Ahhhh!" Scootaloo screams at the top of her lungs. Making the other two jump in fear.
"Scootaloo!" The two fillies yell as they rush down the hall and into the room where the door had opened itself.
"Scootaloo?.." Walking with caution, they head deeper into the room. It's small, very dark, and almost empty. All that sits in there is a fireplace.
"Where'd ya go Scoot?" Apple Bloom shudders in her words. The only thing that follows is a loud thud, making the two fillies jump straight into the air and take off out of the room screaming in terror.
They rush back into the main room and are met with a cold rush of air, that freezes the two. They are scared out of there minds, and they just get more scared. They feel something is behind them. But unafraid to look, Sweetie Belle closes her eyes tight.
Apple Bloom is more brave though, she slowly turns around and is sighs in relief. She sees Scootaloo, or, what looks like Scootaloo, and starts walking to her. "Ya scared me for a sec Scoot. I thought that maybe somethin' had happened to ya."
The shadowy figure of Scootaloo starts descending into the darkness, enticing Apple Bloom to follow. "Where ya goin'?! Don't go back in there!"
Apple bloom follows the shadow into the darkness. Leaving Sweetie Belle all alone. "It's going to be okay Sweetie Belle. Nothing bad will happen. Apple Bloom will just get Scootaloo and we will leave and be fine."
All those thoughts shoot out of her head, her eyes shoot open, as she hears screams in the distance. "T-That sounded like Apple Bloom!"
She is hesitant, but she bravely stands up tall and starts walking down the hall. Shivering and shaking, she comes upon a room. It's almost too dark to see into, but she can make out two figures. "There you guys are! I was so scared, I-" She is cutoff in fear. The sight in front of her brings tears to her eyes.
She has come up to two, small skeletons, about the size of her two friends. She screams and darts for the exit, tears flying off her face. Her heart racing in panic.
She runs back into the main room, and collides with something. Nothing but three screams is heard. The Crusaders have come into each other's path. And once they realize it, they come together in a big hug.
"Finally, we found each other!" The three sigh in relief. But there is no time to rest. They hear something hit the ground behind them, causing all three of them to shoot their eyes wide open.
They look at each other, and then slowly turn around. What they see, scares them beyond belief. Standing there, glowing green, is the same pony that the small statue is made for.
"You three, trespass in my house? Well, you wanted in, and now you get to stay, FOREVER!" The greenly lit up pony lifts into the air, and all the shudders on the windows start slamming shut.
"The door! Hurry!" The Crusaders run as fast as they can. As the shudders slamming gets closer to the door, they lunge into the doorway, praying they make it out.
One, two, three, they hit the ground. And all three of them take a moment to sigh in relief, this time for sure. They just barely made it out.
"Let's... Never do that again." Scootaloo says catching her breath. The other two nod, and they share one more hug.
"And that was just the first floor. Imagine if we went upstairs...." They share a shiver in that thought. But, they are safe now.
"Let's also not tell nopony what we did. I sure don't want Applejack findin' out we went in there." With a agreeing nod, the three head back down the path in which they came, to continue their night, peacefully, and safe.
Author's note
Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed the fic. I just came up with it in sort of a freelance style, just writing as I went through. Nothing in this was planned out, so it might be missing something or two.
But, I hope everyone has a fun and safe Nightmare Night/Halloween!
Happy Halloween.
-Kai
