It's too quiet.

That must mean that I should put out a preview for my special Nightmare Night chapter!

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Nightmare Night in Canterlot was traditionally a subdued affair when compared to the celebrations held in other cities. 

This was not to say that the holiday went uncelebrated in the mountainside home of the Royal Sisters. Each year, the streets would fill with young colts and fillies at sunset, each dressed in colorful and imaginative costumes and threatening tricks upon the homes of any who did not provide them with treats. Once their rounds had been completed and the sugary treasures had been safely stored away, ponies old and young would happily gather together to party, play games, and otherwise spend a wonderful evening together with friends and loved ones.

But there was one home whose door was left unknocked, and one pony who did not participate in the festivities. A bowl of honor-system candy would be left on the front stoop of this otherwise bright and cheerful place, but in all other respects, the home of Princess Celestia would remain as silent as the grave, even after Princess Luna’s return.⁽*⁾

⁽*⁾It was rumored that, if one stood just inside the portcullis and listened very carefully, one could occasionally catch the sound of Celestia’s anguished tears on that evening’s breeze. There wasn’t a pony in the whole city who would ever dare to confirm that rumor, however.
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So when the announcement came that Princess Celestia and Prince Bean would be opening the palace for a grand Nightmare Night celebration, most ponies were at first confused, then curious, and finally eager to attend once the fateful evening came around. The itinerary promised a night filled with succulent treats, a few tricks, and “frightful” games for all, but the clincher was the warning that the festivities could attract the attention of the dreaded Mare in the Moon herself.

Of course, this meant that Queen Chrysalis just had to attend the party. Her sweet-but-misguided sergeant would be providing security for the event, and it would give her a chance to “convert” him back to her

Comments

[Sipioc]

Silent as the grave?!

[Irrespective]

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Spoooooky!

[TheClassyLeviathan]

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[Jedi Wolf]

Yes!