TThe Witches of Moonlight Lake
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Horror
500 years ago, a trio of witches were found out and incinerated for their heinous crimes. 500 years later, three young mares discover a shocking secret.
Death
Violence
Profanity
OC
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An extended sneak peak at an upcoming chapter of "The Witches of Moonlight Lake" · 7:00pm Nov 24th, 2018

As the author, I reserve the right to do this (as well as bitchy payback to my editor for abandoning me when he went on vacation)!:

The group of 7 ran as fast as their hooves could carry them towards Solange’s house. As soon as they got in, Solange called out to her mom.
“In the kitchen.”, Sam said in a wavering tone.
Noticing the uneasy tension in the air, the group came into the kitchen. Only to come into the sight of Solange, Terra and Amaris’ moms sitting at the table. Little Apollo nestled in his cart seat chewing on a toy. Once he saw his mother however is when he started crying and getting fussy. Immediately going over to her fussy son, Solange picked him up and began soothing him (whilst the others cooed over their “nephew” as he steadily calmed).
“Somepony wanna explain why Apollo was in his cart seat and why his diaper bag is packed? Because I’m sure for one, that it's close to his bedtime and two, that I didn't plan on taking him anywhere this time of night.”, Solange said in a tone that only a concerned mother can muster.
“He was in his cart seat because Falling Star is on his way here to come pick up his son.”, Sammy explained.
“But ma, this ain't Falling’s weekend. Why in Tartarus is he coming-”, Solange started before being interrupted.
“-I called him and told him to take Apollo for a few days. Believe me, what will happen these next few days...we don't need an innocent baby in the house for. Besides...you probably will be so distracted and confused that you won't be able to take care of him properly.”, Sammy explained as she interrupted her daughter mid freak out.
Solange just looked at her mother like she’d grown a second head before gently placing her now calm son back in his carrier.
Just as she finished rehooking Apollo in his seat, a horn honked on the side piece of street. Looking out the screen door, Terra saw that it was Solange’s “on-again/off-again” coltfriend, Falling Star in his old beat up yellow cart. Getting out, he approached the door which Terra quickly opened up and let him in.
“Ladies and gentlecolts, good evening to you all.”, Falling said in a mellow speech.
“Hi Falling Star. Apparently my mom's called you up to take Apollo?”, Solange said in a completely even tone.
“Yes I did! Here Falling, here's his playpen, diaper bag and of course, the baby.”, Sammy said as she passed Falling everything (and Apollo).
“While I'm not sure why I’m getting him this weekend but judging by the completely serious look on your face Ms. Bridleway, I won't question it and just take my son.” Falling started in a demure voice as he placed everything by the door before grabbing his son “What day do you want him back?”, he finished with a questioning glance to his ‘ex’.
“Oh... probably best to keep him the rest of the week. He has plenty of pre-made bottle bags in the cooler inside the diaper bag. He also has plenty of clothes and toys. Now please, go.”, Sammy urged as Solange gave her foal a quick hug and kiss and her ‘ex’ a quick hug before the father and son left.
Once the pair were gone, the three older mares urged the 4 other equines that weren't their daughters out of the kitchen and upstairs. With a quick blocking spell and a silencing spell on the whole first floor, Bundty Cake came back and sat down with her completely confused daughter as the others did.
“Okay, now can somepony please explain just what on Equus is going on?! Because I’ve had one heck of a night and I'm already regretting drinking!”, Terra said as she rubbed her head in pain.
“Okay. Girls, do you remember how we used to tell you about those old faery tales about witches and wizards of the... malevolent nature?”, Sammy asked. Gaining a slow but steady round of uneasy ‘yeses’ as a reply.
“Well...girls, answer me this. Do you remember the story of how ‘Moonlight City’ got its name?”, Diana asked. Getting a similar response as Sammy.
“Of course. The town was rumoured to have been the nesting grounds for a coven of dark witches. Those who followed McCracken’s teachings and idolized Tartarus. They were one of the worst covens around in the dark ages of ponykind. Moonlight City got to be known as such because of the lake that the witches were supposedly drowned in, which happened to be called Moonlight Lake. That's also why the lake and forest around it are forbidden.”, Amaris answered in an unsure tone.