//------------------------------// // Day 4: Teke Teke // Story: Paranormal Equestria // by FandomPlays1234 //------------------------------// The group stared at the book in disappointment. The page with the words Cowhead staring back at them. Specs dropped the book on the table confused. "I'm sorry Specs, I guess we should've warned you," apologized Cadence. "About what?" asked Specs. "You knew about this, and you didn't even bother to speak?" "Look, this story, it's forbidden to tell," said Twilight. "What do you mean?" asked Specs closing the book. "Let's just say it's not safe to speak of it right now," answer Cadence. "Now what do we do?" asked Mind. "I don't know, but I'm exhausted, it's getting late, we should hold this off until tomorrow, we still have to figure out who murdered Winona and finish the Lemon Drop case," said Specs. "Until then, just try to get some rest," Everypony looked at each other and watched as Specs left the room. Sighing the rest followed him out the door to close off the night. It was cloudless night and everypony in Equestria was asleep. Except for two individuals in Canterlot. Gentlecolt Fancy Pants and his date Fleur de lis was out on a midnight stroll considering that the skies were clear. Little did they know that their night would be ruined. "Beautiful night tonight ain't it dear?" asked Fancy Pants. "Indeed, we must thank the Pegasus for it," agreed Fleur. The two continued to laugh and chat until something caught their ears. "Hmm something wrong dear?" asked Fancy Pants. "I believe I'm imagining it, but did you hear that?" asked Fleur. "Hear what?" asked Fancy. The two stopped talking and sure enough, the sound of scratching could be heard coming from behind them. The two turned around to see a mare lying on the ground crawling towards them. "Hello is somepony there?" asked Fancy. The mare slowly crawled out into the moonlight revealing bruises and scratches covering her body. "Oh my!" Fleur gasped. Fancy ran over to her and looked down. "Are you alright miss, do you need assistance?" asked Fancy. The mare looked up and smirked as she threw her arm at Fancy followed by a loud slicing sound. Fancy Pants took a step back and put his hoof on his left cheek to see blood dripping down his face. He looked back at the mare who was holding a large blade. She crawled out revealing that she was missing the bottom half of her body. "Honey is something wrong?" asked Fleur. "Run!" Fancy yelled. "What?" asked Fleur. But as Fancy ran towards her she could she the mare with the blade. Her eyes widened in horror as she took a step back. The mare was crawling at them swinging her blade extremely fast. Both Fancy and Fleur turned around and begin running with the mare in hot pursuit. "What is that thing?!" asked Fleur. "I don't know, but if she catches us, we're good as dead!" said Fancy. The two continued to run all the way back to their home and didn't see the mare for the rest of the night. Luna soon awoke to the sound of knocking on her door. She looked over to her clock and saw that it was already 6 in the morning. "Luna wake up you're majesty!" Specs called out from the other side of her door. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" said Luna jumping out of her bed. She opened the door and saw that the rest of group was there. "What is it?" asked Luna. "The moon is what's it," said Black Magic. Luna stared at him confused. "What?" asked Luna. "Actually, now that I think about it, I don't think today was scheduled to be a Solar Eclipse," said Grave. "It's not," said Luna. "Then how do you explain the thing out your window?" asked Specs. Confused, Luna walked over to her window and looked out to see the sun covering the moon in the dark night sky. "We didn't do that," said Luna. "Well it's up there," said Mind. "Look I don't know whats going on, but I plan to get to the bottom of this," said Luna. Suddenly the phone in Luna's room began to ring. Luna walked over and picked up the phone. "Spectral Phenomenons, this Princess Luna speaking, how may we help you?" asked Luna. The group watched as Luna took the call. "Yes, uh huh, understood we'll be there as soon as possible," Luna hung up and looked towards the group. "Let's go," "Another emergency?" asked Black Magic. "Yes, this time at Fancy Pant's place," answered Luna. The gang wasted no time in getting ready and was at Fancy Pant's place in under an hour. Specs walked up and knocked on the door to his house. "Spectral Phenomenons!" Specs called out. The door opened as a stallion with a white mane and tail answered the door. He wore a white shirt and brown suspenders. "Can I help you?" asked the stallion. "Um we got an emergency call from this house," answered Specs. "Oh yes, you're the Spectral group aren't you?" asked the stallion. "Spectral Phenomenons at your service sir," said Specs taking off his hat. "Andre, let them in!" Elise called from inside the house. "Yes, of course, please come in," said Andre. "Please excuse us," said Specs as he walked inside with the rest of the gang. "Thanks for coming on such short notice, Spectral Phenomenons," said Elise walking out of the living room. "Mrs. Elise, would you mind introducing your friend here?" asked Specs. "This Andre Toulon, the stallion I told you about," answered Elise smiling. "The puppet master right?" asked Grave. "It's a pleasure to meet you," said Toulon. "Same," said Specs shaking his hoof. "The names Spectral, but you may call me Specs," Toulon nodded smiling. "Mind Reader the Psychic," said Mind. "Grave the Necromancer," said Grave. "Black Magic the dark magic and voodoo user," said Black Magic. "Princess Luna, princess of the night," said Luna. "This way, Fancy Pants is waiting for you," said Elise leading the group into the living room. There the group saw Fancy Pants sitting in a chair drinking tea as Fleur stood next to him. Around the two, the gang saw seven small figures standing as if they were on guard. "The hell are those things?" asked Black Magic. "Those are Andre's little creations," answered Elise. "His puppets?" asked Mind. "The best ones," answered Toulon. He clapped his hoofs and the seven puppets immediately got into a single file line facing the group. "Let me introduce you to them," The puppet on the left end stepped forward and looked at the group. It had a white face and white hair with a black hat and trench coat. It had a knife on it's left arm and a hook on it's right. "That one, his name is Blade," said Toulon. "Simple enough," said Specs. The next puppet to step forward had a red dress, long black hair, and hollow black eyes. "That one, is Leech Woman," said Toulon. "Where's the leech?" asked Grave. "She spits them out," answered Toulon. "TMI," said Black Magic. The next puppet was dressed like a military soldier and had a drill attached to it's head. "That's Tunneller," said Toulon. "The drill's a nice touch," said Mind. The next puppet was dressed like a clown. "That's Jester," said Toulon. "Original I guess," said Specs. The 5th puppet was dressed like a cowboy and had six arms holding little pistols. "Meet Six Shooter," said Toulon. "Unique design I suppose," said Luna. The 6th puppet wasn't at all detailed. It only had a large body and hands and a small head. "That's Pinhead," said Toulon. "I bet that one was the easiest to create," said Grave. Pinhead looked in his direction as if it didn't appreciate his sense of humor. "Sorry," he said looking ashamed. The final puppet had a brown jacket and a black head with glowing red eyes like a robot. It raised it's right arm as a small pillar of fire erupted from the cannon on it's arm. "And the last one, is Torch," said Toulon. "That one I like," said Black Magic. "Such delightful little bodyguards wouldn't you say?" chuckled Fancy Pants. "Well Mr. Toulon it's our pleasure to have met you and your friends, but we would like to get right down to business if you don't mind. "Oh of course," said Toulon. "So what exactly did you say attacked you last night?" asked Luna. "I don't know, it was a mare, but she was missing the bottom half of her body," answered Fancy Pants. "And what's more, she carried around this large Blade, it was dreadful!" said Fleur. "Didn't you say she made a scratching sound every time she crawled around?" asked Mind. "Oh yes, the sound, it was the most horrible thing we've ever heard!" said Fancy Pants. "If it isn't too much to ask, would you please describe what it sounded like if you were to use words?" asked Specs. "Oh well, if we were to use words, it would've sounded something like Teke Teke," answered Fancy Pants.