It was the late afternoon. Old Hallows Eve had arrived once again this year over the town, Ponyville. The wind blew the autumn leaves across the air, leaving the trees bald, like jagged clawed hands rising out of the earth. But that was not the case, as Pinkie Pie sat beneath a tree with a cupcake in her hand. She licked her lips as she eyed the sweet, swirled frosting that was decorated with sprinkles. As she was about to take a bite, a garbage truck came by the area, driving down the road. From the back of the truck, pounds of trash were visible. As the truck went over a speed bump, the truck rocked and the garbage bounced in the back. Debris fell out from the back of the truck along with a box shaped object, which fell onto the street. Pinkie tilted her head in curiosity at the object that had fallen. She got up from her seat as she stuffed the whole cupcake into her mouth and crumbled up the wrapper. She made her way over to the street and knelt down as she picked up the box. As she fixed her gaze on it, a bright smile was plastered on her face.
"Oooh! This will be great for the party!" said Pinkie. She held the box against herself as she quickly ran away from the area.
Later that evening...
The sound of music played in the home of Pinkie Pie. There were cans of sodas and water bottles stacked in the kitchen, along with boxes of pizza and snacks. Within Pinkie's home was of course her, the rest of the Main Six, Sunset Shimmer, Erika Shiragami, Mosura, Junior, Angirasu, Rodan and Flash Sentry. Rainbow, Applejack and the boys were sitting in the living room together watching television. On the television was a showing of a kickboxing match. The teens, excluding Junior, were filled with excitement as they watched the fight.
"Oh man, he's gonna win!" said Rodan with a grin.
"No way, Ro! Cage is gonna kick his butt!" said Rainbow as she was leaning forward with anticipation.
"Nah, Cage ain't gonna win. Dug is already landing more hits on him!" said Applejack.
"Ah come on. Get him! Get him!” said Angirasu as he watched Cage getting bruised up badly. He then sighed
"No, he's going to lose," said Angirasu in disappointment. As the fighter Dug round house kicked Cage, Angirasu, and Rainbow Dash both groaned in disappointment as the fighter went down.
"Yeah!" cried Applejack, Rodan and Flash Sentry.
"Boom! What did I say?! What did I say?!" laughed Rodan as he punched Junior's shoulder.
"Ow! Calm down, you dick!" said Junior in annoyance as he rubbed his shoulder.
"Damn it. I was really hoping Cage would pull through," said Rainbow with a pout as she ate a slice of pizza. Flash leaned back in his seat with a sigh.
"What a fight," said Flash. Meanwhile in the kitchen, the rest of the girls conversed as they ate snacks and pizza. From the hall, Maud Pie entered the kitchen with a backpack on her shoulders.
"Pinkie, I'm going out. I have to get to class," said Maud.
"Alright, see you later sis! Good luck on your exam!" said Pinkie as she waved to her older sister. As she walked out the door, Pinkie smiled as she tapped the table.
"Hey! You guys wanna do something together?" asked Pinkie. The girls at her table looked at her curiously.
"Like what?" asked Twilight.
"Think something like a game," said Pinkie with an almost mischievous giggle. Sunset shrugged.
"Sure. I'm game," said Sunset.
"Ooh! Is it something like 7 minutes in heaven?" asked Rarity with a light flush on her cheeks. Twilight, Fluttershy, Erika, and Mosura all bore bright cheeks as they stared at Rarity in shock. Sunset widened her eyes in alarm.
"Rarity!" cried Sunset. Rarity shrugged.
"What? Oh come now, the rules can be clean," said Rarity. She then smiled mischievously as she leaned closer to Sunset.
"Besides, you and Flash won't have to play. Unless it's just the two of you," said Rarity with a wink.
"I don't think I'm comfortable with that game. A book I read on that was...explicit," said Twilight as she bit her lip. Fluttershy glanced at Junior as he sat on the couch, watching television with the others. She imagined herself locked in a closet with the boy for seven whole minutes. She immediately shut the thought down before her imagination could run wild. Her face was hot with shame as she lowered her head for thinking such lewd thoughts. Little did she know, Mosura shared her feelings on the subject.
"What's this game, Pinkie Pie?" asked Mosura.
"I found something this afternoon that could be fun for this party! One second!" said Pinkie as she rushed out of the kitchen. Rodan sighed as he got up from his seat.
"Oh good, a commercial break. I gotta use the bathroom," said Rodan as he rushed out of the living room. Junior leaned close to Angirasu.
"I think he was holding it in the whole time. He drank like four cans of soda," said Junior, getting a chuckle out of Angirasu. The television suddenly went off, much to the surprise of the teens in the living room.
"Hey! What the-" Rainbow turned and found Pinkie with the controller in her hand, and a rectangular box in her arms.
"Ugh. Pinkie, why did you turn off the t.v.?" asked Applejack in annoyance.
"I want you guys to be a part of this! Come on, to the table!" said Pinkie as she opened the box and pulled out a board. The teens all gathered into the kitchen as Pinkie placed down a board on the table. Erika gasped as she shot out of her seat.
"Oh god! What is that?!" exclaimed Erika in fright.
"Whoa. That's freaky, Pinks," said Rainbow with wide eyes as she eyed the board. Applejack bore a small look of discomfort. Fluttershy hid herself behind her hair as she saw the bizarre looking board.
"Is this..." Sunset raised a brow. Pinkie nodded.
"Yep! It's a Ouija board!" said Pinkie. Suddenly, thunder boomed as lighting flashed outside, startling everyone in the house.
"Huh. You usually see that happen in movies," said Junior as he looked out the window as rain poured outside. As he looked at the Ouija board, he could see just what was causing such a fright in a couple of the teens. The board was your typical Ouija board, holding bold letters of the alphabet and numbers, along with the word 'yes' on the left top corner, and 'no' on the right corner of the board. The word 'Goodbye' was also on the bottom of the board and ‘Yes’ was above the alphabet. However, this board bore glaring traits. In the center behind the letters and numbers, there was a large inverted pentagram in black. On the upper right hand corner, there was an inverted cross, and on the left-hand corner was another inverted pentagram, but with the head of a demonic looking goat. The art of the board itself was a dirty, almost burnt appearance.
"Damn. Pinkie, why the hell did you bring the creepiest looking Ouija board?" asked Junior. He picked up the empty box and looked it over.
"Made by Hasbro? Ages 8 and up?!" asked Junior as he read the information on the box. Mosura looked at the box.
"Huh. I've seen one of those, but the board looks nothing like the ones by Hasbro. Oh, it looks like this is some kind of special edition version. It comes with a necklace, two earrings, and a plush bear," said Mosura as she looked the box over. Fluttershy gasped as she heard this and saw Mosura pull out a plush golden teddy bear with black eyes, a purple top hat, and a bow tie. It was a bit dirty in appearance, but it was in pretty good condition. Mosura noticed Fluttershy staring and then held it out to her. Fluttershy smiled brightly as she took the plush animal and cuddled with it.
"But a Ouija board for children? What's next? Are we going to start sacrificing babies to pagan gods?" asked Junior incredulously. Flash scratched his head.
"So... You turned off the TV so we could mess with this thing?" asked Flash. Pinkie nodded.
"Yep! Wanna give it a go?" asked Pinkie. Junior turned and went to the couch and sat down.
"Eh. I'm good," said Junior.
"Heh. What's wrong. You scared?" asked Pinkie with a smirk. Junior's brow twitched, he was mature enough to not engage in the oldest trick in the book to egg him on to join.
"No, I just rather watch the fight instead of sitting at a table jumping at shadows because we think we contacted ghosts," said Junior. Rainbow raised her hand. Erika nodded in agreement as she stood up.
"Yeah. Um... I'm a Catholic, so I don't mess with stuff like this," said Erika as she briskly made her way to the couch with Junior.
"Oh come on, Erika! It's just a Ouija board! It's not like anything's going to happen," said Sunset.
"Oh! I'll get in on this!" said Rainbow as she sat at the table. Applejack backed away.
"Um... I think I'll go watch television with the others," said Applejack as she left. Fluttershy shot up from her seat and ran after her.
"M-Me too!" said Fluttershy. Rainbow sighed in annoyance.
"Ugh! You guys are such wimps!" said Rainbow. She then looked to Angirasu with a smile.
"How bout it, Aang? Wanna join in?" asked Rainbow.
"Um... Sure. I don't see why not," said Angirasu as he took a seat next to Twilight and Rarity.
"At least we have one strong boy here with us to protect us from dark spirits," said Rarity as she batted her eyelashes at Angirasu, who chuckled in embarrassment. Junior groaned.
"Aang, don't waste your time," said Junior. Pinkie took out the plastic planchette with violet LED lights in the empty circle hole.
"Hey, can someone get the lights?" asked Pinkie. Twilight got up and made her way to the light switch and turned them off.
"This is just like telling scary stories at slumber parties!" said Twilight with a look of excitement.
"Except more interactive," said Mosura as she took a seat. At the table were Sunset, Pinkie, Twilight, Mosura, Rarity, Flash and Angirasu.
"OK, who should we contact?" asked Pinkie as she placed the planchette in the center of the board. The group thought it over. While they weren't expecting this thing to actually work, they were willing to put effort into making this a fun experience with imagination.
"Oh! How about someone famous that died?" asked Rainbow.
"Einstein!" said Twilight. Everyone looked at her in confusion, surprised at her eager response. She shrugged.
"What?" asked Twilight.
"Yeah, let's go with that. It'd be a good starter for this thing," said Sunset as she, Pinkie, Twilight, Rainbow, and Flash all placed a hand on the planchette. The rest merely watched.
"Oh Einstein, fellow egghead of Twilight Sparkle, are you there?" asked Rainbow. Twilight sent her a glare of offense.
"Hey!" said Twilight. The group waited in silence for a couple of seconds, with nothing happening.
"So... Are we doing this right?" asked Rarity.
"I think so," said Flash with a raised brow. Meanwhile, Fluttershy leaned close to Junior with the teddy bear with a nervous expression, along with Erika on his other side. Junior bore a small look of embarrassment at the close physical contact.
"I think you two just may be overreacting. It's just a piece of cardboard," said Junior.
"Yeah, with Satanic symbols decorating it like it was prepared for a cult," said Erika. Junior glanced at Fluttershy.
"Hm. That is a cute teddy bear," said Junior, hoping to get Fluttershy's mind off the Ouija board.
"Yeah. I'm surprised it was in there," said Fluttershy. Back in the kitchen, the group still waited at the table. Suddenly, the planchette moved over to the letter 'G'. The girls gasped.
"Whoa! It moved!" said Rainbow. Suddenly, Flash began to stifle a chuckle, drawing the attention of everyone.
"I'm sorry. Hehe. I just wanted to get a reaction out of you guys," said Flash. Rainbow groaned in response. Everyone took their hand off the planchette.
"You know, I'm feeling silly for using this. I'd rather we tell scary stories, at least that allows imagination," said Twilight as she leaned back in her chair.
"Darn. I was hoping we can get this thing working," said Pinkie in disappointment.
"Come on. Spirits aren't real, Pinkie. Of course, it wasn't going to-" Sunset Shimmer stopped as the planchette began to slowly move up across the board. Her heart skipped a beat as it slid to the top to the text that read, 'Hello'. Everyone else had their attention drawn to the movement, with their eyes widening.
"Did... Did that just move on its own?" asked Flash. Everyone else in the living turned their attention to the kitchen.
"Wait, what?" asked Junior.
"It moved! It freaking moved!" said Rainbow in shock. Twilight gave a small forced laugh.
"Well... There's gotta be a logical explanation for this. That planchette takes batteries for the lights, right? Maybe it has built-in mechanism to allow it to move," suggested Twilight. Sunset nodded in response with her face pale.
"Yeah. Yeah, that could be it," said Sunset with a nervous laugh.
"Wait, what's going on?" asked Junior as he and everyone else from the living room entered the kitchen.
"Um... Are you Einstein?" asked Rainbow with a raised brow out loud.
"What?" asked Applejack in confusion. The planchette slowly moved across the board, causing everyone to stiffen. Fluttershy and Erika hid by Junior in fear as they watched the item move on its own.
"What the fuck?" asked Junior with an unnerved expression. The planchette then landed on the text, 'No'.
"Oh. Huh. Then who is this?" asked Rainbow.
"You're seriously asking it questions?!" exclaimed Erika.
"Oh come on, this is obviously fake! I don't know how, but it is! Let's just humor the situation," said Rainbow. Suddenly, Rodan emerged from the hall and into the kitchen.
"Phew. Hey, why are all the lights o- Whoa, what the hell is that?!" exclaimed Rodan as he pointed at the board.
"A Ouija board," answered Pinkie. Rodan bore a look of fright as he began to sweat.
"Wha- Why do you have that?! Get rid of it! You guys can't be playing this! It's possessed by demons!" said Rodan frantically. Sunset laughed.
"Oh come on, it's fine. The thing is obviously made to move around the board," said Sunset.
"Yeah, it's just a stupid board game by Hasbro. They made stuff like Mr. Potato Head," said Flash with a chuckle.
"No, no, no! This isn't Mr. Potato Head. You don't mess with this stuff! Look! It has an inverted cross on it and a freaking Pentagram with Baphomet's head on it! This thing is definitely evil!" said Rodan as he pointed at the glaring traits of the board. "Just leave it alone!"
"Alright, alright. We'll put it away if it'll calm you down," said Rarity with a sigh. As she reached for the board, the planchette quickly slid to the text, 'No', causing Rarity to recoil.
"No?" asked Pinkie. Rodan gasped.
"Oh God. Oooh dear God," said Rodan as he looked around.
"You guys just invited a demon here!" said Rodan.
"But this thing is for communicating with the dead," said Pinkie in confusion. Rainbow leaned over the board.
"Hey, what's the meaning of life?" asked Rainbow.
"Stop using it!" shouted Rodan, startling Rainbow.
"Relax dude! It's just a board," said Rainbow. Angirasu raised a hand.
"Hey, I don't want to alarm anybody, but the manual says nothing about this thing having a built-in mechanism that allows it to move on its own," said Angirasu. Everyone looked at him with wide eyes in silence.
"That's... That's impossible," said Twilight with a nervous laugh. The planchette began to move again, drawing everyone's attention.
"Oh nope! Nope! I'm out!" said Rodan as he started to walk away. Junior grabbed him.
"Hey, it's probably nothing," said Junior. The planchette went over the letters, where Twilight, Flash, Sunset and Mosura began to look over.
"It's spelling something out. 'D', 'E'." Flash began to read.
"'E', 'Z','N'," read Twilight.
"'U', 'T', 'S'," read Mosura with a raised brow.
"Deez? Deez Nuts?" asked Sunset. An awkward silence filled the air. Sunset snorted in realization as she face palmed, Flash and Rainbow snickered, and Rarity bore a scowl.
"Wow. Just... Wow. This is definitely some sort of prank," said Rarity. Twilight sighed as she bore a small look of amusement.
"Alright, who did it?" asked Twilight as she looked at Junior and Rodan.
"Whoa, you're accusing one of us?" asked Junior in surprise.
"Well, maybe not you. Knowing you, you have better things to do then to pull immature pranks. Rodan and Rainbow on the other hand..." Twilight looked at the red haired Transmutant and the rainbow haired girl.
"Hey!" said Rodan in offense.
"But Rodan is scared out of his wits," interjected Applejack. Twilight scoffed.
"Acting," said Twilight.
"Nah, that's genuine fear he's got going on, Sugarcube." Applejack studied Rodan's appearance, who looked as though he had seen a ghost, though she couldn't blame him. Things were getting freaky.
"Hey, as much as I love to pull pranks, this isn't me," said Rainbow with a chuckle.
"Then who did it?" asked Twilight.
"It has to be demons! They're kinda dicks like that, you know?!" said Rodan, wishing someone would listen to him. The television suddenly turned on, causing everyone to jump with a start. They stared at the TV as it buzzed and the screen was distorted.
"Pinkie, did you turn on the television?" asked Applejack with a gulp. Pinkie shakily pointed to the counter that was far away from her, which bore the television remote.
"What the hell is going on here?" asked Junior. Erika and Fluttershy held Junior tighter in fright. The television suddenly began to show distorted images, as a garbled voice filled the room. Everyone yelped in fright at the sudden new sound. They turned to the TV as the kickboxing match was shown in distorted frames, as the audio was garbled. Suddenly, the power went off in the entire house, leaving the teens in darkness.
"Ah! What happened to the lights?!" exclaimed Erika in fright.
"Hold on. We have flashlights in the cabinet," said Pinkie as she treaded through the darkness. Twilight turned to Junior as he pulled out his phone for light.
"I'm going to check the power. Mind lending me some light?" requested Twilight.
"Yeah. Yeah, lead the way," said Junior as he pulled himself away from Erika and Fluttershy and followed Twilight outside of the house.
"Goji, wait!" called Fluttershy, but Junior was already out the door. She yelped as thunder roared in the air. Pinkie handed out a couple of flashlights to Sunset, Mosura, and Rarity.
"While Twilight and Goji try to get the power back on, we should light some candles," said Pinkie as she turned on her flashlight. Rarity did the same as she followed Pinkie out of the kitchen.
"I'll help you find them," said Rarity. Meanwhile, Erika, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Sunset, Flash, Angirasu, Rodan and Fluttershy were all that were left in the living room. Sunset noticed that Fluttershy was visibly trembling as she clutched the plush bear against her chest. Her skin was as pale as a ghost. Poor girl was shaken up after all the bizarre incidents. Sunset placed a hand on Fluttershy's shoulder.
"Hey, if you need something to take your mind off this, I can lend you my phone and earphones so you can listen to some music," said Sunset in a sisterly tone. Fluttershy nodded with a smile.
"T-That would help," said Fluttershy. Meanwhile, Rodan was breathing quickly as he skittishly walked about in the living room.
"You guys summoned something. I know you did. It's here, hiding in the shadows!" said Rodan in a panicked tone. Rainbow sent him a glare.
"Ro, chill out! You're starting to freak me out!" said Rainbow. Flash sighed as he moved in place. He briskly made his way out of the living room and into the hall.
"Flash, where are ya going?" asked Applejack.
"Bathroom," answered Flash.
"Ugh. I hope he's careful with there being no power and all," said Applejack as she crinkled her nose. Meanwhile outside, Junior was standing out in the rain beside Twilight as they inspected the breaker box. He shone his cell phone's light as he used his body to at least minimize the amount of rain water that falls onto Twilight and the breaker box.
"Geez, it's freezing out here," said Twilight with a shiver.
"Well the faster we get this done, the sooner we go indoors," said Junior. As Twilight began to flip switches in the breaker box, the thunder roared, causing her to flinch.
"Relax. It's just thunder," said Junior.
"It's loud, and it surprised me. How can you be so calm and collected about tonight?" asked Twilight incredulously.
"What? You believe what Rodan says?" asked Junior with a raised brow. The petite girl shook her head.
"I don't normally believe something that I can't see," said Twilight. She then gulped. "But I'm beginning to wonder..."
With that said, thunder roared like a mighty lion, causing Twilight to yelp in fright. Junior suddenly felt his senses being assaulted by danger signals. Much like an animal able to tell when something bad is going to happen. Junior quickly grabbed Twilight, causing her to yelp in surprise. He dropped to the ground with her underneath him as a bright flash crashed down into the earth. Junior's sight went white and his hearing was lost. All that was around was white and ringing. After a couple seconds, Junior's sight began to return, as well as his hearing. He found Twilight lying on her back beneath him, clenching her eyes shut as she shook like a leaf. Her scent reeked of fear. It was a pitiful sight to see. Junior slowly stood up with her as she shook.
"Twi, are you with me?" asked Junior. Twilight nodded as she bore wet leaves stuck to her hair and coat. She glanced at where she was standing and found a patch of grass to be scorched.
"Thanks," Twilight managed to squeak through her trauma of nearly being struck by lightning. Junior picked the leaves out of her hair with a nod.
"Sure. Let's go inside," said Junior as he walked Twilight back into the house. As they got to the porch, they found the living room lights to be back on. That was good, since Twilight didn't have to worry about almost dying for nothing, Junior mentally noted.
Meanwhile in the bathroom, Flash was standing over the sink washing his hands. He looked up at the ceiling and found the light to be shining brightly. He smiled in satisfaction.
"I'm so glad that I didn't have to go in the dark," said Flash. As he turned off the sink, he went to dry his hands off with a towel. As he did this, he heard a rumbling sound. He stopped and looked around for the source, which immediately stopped. Flash shrugged as went back to drying his hands. He then heard water gurgling and porcelain being clattered against from behind him. Flash immediately turned and found the toilet beginning to shake as the sound of water splashing inside of the bowl could be heard. The lid clamped as the toilet trembled, revealing water splashes.
"I better tell Pinkie," said Flash in a nervous tone as he reached for the door. However, it wouldn't open. Flash quickly reached for the center of the knob, remembering that he locked the door. As he tried again to open the door, it still wouldn't open. Flash began to panic.
"Oh no way! No!" said Flash as he tried to force the door to open. But no matter how much he tried, it wouldn't budge. Suddenly, a monstrous gurgle filled the air, causing Flash to freeze. He slowly turned and found the toilet to be violently shaking, causing cracks on the tile floor, and more water to splash. Suddenly, the tile burst open, revealing a dark tentacle to rise out of the cracks. Flash's eyes widened in fright.
"What the hell?!" exclaimed Flash. The tentacle then wrapped itself around Flash's ankle and began to swing him around the bathroom.
"Ah!! Oh God!" cried Flash as he was dragged around the bathroom. He then began to cry out for help in the bathroom, which drew the attention of the other teens in the living room.
"Flash!" cried Sunset as she shot up from the couch.
"Sounds like he's in trouble!" said Applejack. She, Sunset, Rainbow and Angirasu began to rush down the hall. Fluttershy turned her head in confusion as the music from Sunset's phone and ear phones played over their voices. Back in the hall, Sunset frantically knocked on the door as Flash gave cries of fright.
"Flash, what's wrong?!" called Sunset. Her call was answered by Flash still crying out in terror as the sound of gurgles came.
"Watch out!" said Angirasu as he ushered Sunset to the side. He sent a powerful kick against the door, knocking it off its hinges. As the teens looked inside, they were shocked to find the bathroom a mess of toilet water splashing everywhere while Flash is being dragged by a tentacle towards the toilet that shook.
"What in Sam hill is going on here?!" cried Applejack.
"Help! I've seen enough anime to know where this is going!" cried Flash as the tentacle held him up in the air. His eyes widened and his blood ran cold as he saw the toilet. The water was replaced by saliva, leaking out of an organic tunnel rather a porcelain bowl. In this tunnel were dozens of sharp teeth that ran along the slimy walls.
"Not what I had in mind, but this is still bad. Help!!" cried Flash as he frantically thrashed about. Sunset quickly rushed into the bathroom and grabbed Flash's hand and pull. The tentacle pulled back, causing Sunset to stumble. Applejack rushed in and held Sunset's waist, followed by Rainbow Dash holding Applejack's waist. They began a tug of war with the toilet for Flash. The toilet emerged out of the ground with a dark worm-like body beneath the porcelain head. It tilted its head towards the teens as it gave a screech. The girls cried out in fear at the monster, while Angirasu rushed in to hold the creature back. He grunted as the creature tried to force its head closer to its tentacle to devour Flash, but Angirasu's strength prevented it.
"Get him free!" shouted Angirasu.
"We're trying!" retorted Sunset as she and the others continued to tug.
"Babe, don't let this thing eat me!" cried Flash.
"Ergh! As if I'll let you- huff- Get eaten by a toilet!" grunted Sunset. Rainbow gasped as she had a revelation.
"That's it!" said Rainbow as she released Applejack and ran out to the hall. Applejack stumbled forward.
"Whoa! Dash! Get your tail back here!" shouted Applejack.
Back in the living room, Fluttershy removed her ear phones as she worriedly looked down the hall with Erika and Rodan. From the front door came Junior and Twilight, soaked.
"Good, the power's on. Hey, where are the others?" asked Junior in confusion.
"I think something is wrong. Flash was screaming in the bathroom,” said Erika as she shakily pointed down the hall. Junior nodded as he sat Twilight down on the couch.
"Alright, I'll check it out. Look after Twi. She's a bit spooked," said Junior.
"I'm fine," said Twilight indignantly.
"Stop lying or I'll lock you outside in the rain for the lighting," said Junior. Twilight sent him a glare as she threw a couch pillow at him.
"That's not funny!" said Twilight.
"Who said that I was kidding?" asked Junior with a look of confusion. Twilight stiffened as she bore a look of fear.
"You're being serious?" asked Twilight, looking as if she was about to break down. Junior smiled.
"I'm joking, Twilight," said Junior. Twilight growled as she punched Junior's arm.
"Jerk!" said Twilight as she turned away and crossed her arms.
"Don't act tough if you can't dish it out!" said Junior as he walked into the hall. As he did, he found Rainbow frantically digging through a cabinet and grabbing many rolls of toilet paper.
"What the hell are you doing? Is it a big mess?" asked Junior with a grossed-out expression. He didn't want to imagine what Flash was in trouble with.
"Flash is about to be eaten by a toilet monster!" said Rainbow as she took all of the rolls of toilet paper that she could carry and ran down the hall. Junior bore a look of confusion.
"Wait, what?" asked Junior. He suddenly heard the sound of cracks above. He looked up and saw the ceiling beginning to crack as debris fell to the ground. Junior tensed up.
"I've got a bad feeling about this," said Junior.
"Well, that's a relief. The power is back on." Rarity stared up at the ceiling in Maud Pie's room, finding a shining light above. She was beginning to feel weary during this hour ever since the bizarre events that had transpired recently before the power outage.
"Are you sure it's alright to be in your older sister's room?" asked Rarity. "We don't really need the candles anymore."
"Oh yeah! We're just looking for candles. We both had agreed to store them up in her room in case a power outage. Plus, she stacks up a lot on her favorite scent," said Pinkie as she opened Maud's closet and found a brown box on the ground. "Since we're here, we might as well light one to freshen up the living room."
"As long as it's alright," said Rarity. She looked around the room and found it to be plain, compared to what she was used to seeing in a girl's room. But she did notice some intriguing items, such as a book shelf filled with books on geology, gem stones, etc. There was even a collection of different kinds of stones contained in glass containers. On her desk was of course, a couple more containers of different stones, along with a desktop computer.
"Maud has a... fascinating room. Is she aiming to be a geologist or something?" asked Rarity.
"Yep! Maud loves rocks! What better profession is there for her than one that is appealing to her interests?" asked Pinkie. Rarity nodded.
"I suppose. Funny how the world works," said Rarity. She couldn't get her mind off the Ouija board being used without anyone's touch, but she felt a bit at eased knowing that it was some sort of prank. The words that were spelled out were enough to hint at that, along with the television suddenly turning on while it was all creepily garbled up. Rarity had a few guesses on who could have been a part of this grand scheme. Rainbow Dash wasn't one to pass up on playing practical jokes, especially if Pinkie Pie was involved. Pinkie was a likely suspect since she was the one who had brought the Ouija board and was the one who had the remote to turn off the television. She could have had her accomplice shut off the power while they somehow manipulated the planchette without touching it. Pinkie had to be the mastermind behind this all. And boy was she putting on a grand act. Rarity smirked as an idea formed in her mind.
"So, things have been peculiar tonight," said Rarity as she casually walked around the room. "I mean, the Ouija board, the power outage, etc."
"I know! It's spooky! You think we contacted real ghosts?" asked Pinkie in excitement. Rarity lightly chuckled.
"Oh, I doubt that," muttered Rarity. Pinkie was putting on a good act. She would do great in the school theater.
"But you know, Rainbow Dash has seemed pretty calm about this? She's never been that great of an actor. Why, Gojira is the calmest I've ever seen," said Rarity. Junior was calm about the whole thing, making him someone who couldn't be dismissed in this scheme. She was on the fence about Rodan, however. He seemed sincere in his fear, but that was likely a misdirection, conducted by Pinkie's disturbingly ingenious mischief.
"That's because Goji is pretty tough guy. I don't think he's afraid of anything. But Dashie might just be excited about this whole thing as well," said Pinkie as she looked through the box. Rarity sighed in annoyance, failing to try to cause Pinkie to somehow stumble on her facade. Pinkie pulled out a candle with a grin.
"Come to mamma, Mr. Candle!" said Pinkie.
"Ooh! What kind of scent does it have?" asked Rarity, forgetting her dismay. Pinkie held the candle out to her.
"It's Summer Soil!" said Pinkie. Rarity's shoulders drooped as she heard the name.
"Soil. As in dirt?" asked Rarity in a flat tone. Pinkie nodded.
"We also have Rocky Mist, Sun over the Mountain, Spring Ignot, and..." Pinkie began to dig through the candles, while Rarity bore a deadpanned expression. Maud definitely had a pesky love for geology. Rarity sighed in disappointment.
"Let's try Sun over the Mountain," said Rarity.
"Roger!" Pinkie placed the candles that weren't needed back into the box. As Rarity stood with a scowl, she noticed movement in the corner of her eye. She looked to her side and looked outside of Maud's window, finding a tree rustling in the stormy night. It bore an ominous appearance as lighting flashed, briefly lighting up the tree. It was bald and the bark was scraggly. It loomed outside of the window like the grim reaper, waiting for his victim to pass on. Rarity cleared her throat as she looked away.
"Why don't we hurry this along?" suggested Rarity. Suddenly, the window was shattered, and rain water flew inside of the room. Pinkie and Rarity screamed in fright, while the tree tumbled over into the room. As Rarity turned her attention to the tree, she swore that she was going to be crushed. But the sounds of groans filled her hearing as the top half of the tree began to open up, revealing jagged pieces of wood as if they were teeth. The branches crashed through the room and moved on their own, like arms. Rarity screamed in horror as the branches grabbed her and began to pull her outside of the window.
"Rarity!" cried Pinkie.
Rainbow was rushing back to the bathroom with tons of toilet paper rolls in her arms. She panted as she ran, hearing Flash's cries. She made her way to the bathroom, finding the group still struggling against the toilet beast.
"There's only one way to stop a toilet!" said Rainbow as she rushed passed Sunset and Applejack as they pulled Flash as the tentacle pulled back. She stopped next to Angirasu as he held the toilet back.
"Open wide!" said Rainbow as she began to throw the rolls of toilet paper inside of the creature. The creature let out choking sounds as the toilet paper rolls unrolled inside of its tunnel. Angirasu stumbled back as the toilet thrashed. The tentacle loosened its grip on Flash's ankle, allowing Sunset and Applejack to pull him back out of the bathroom. The toilet began to gasp as it thrashed about, causing more saliva to spill out of its bowl. The creature then suddenly collapsed on the ground, leaking saliva onto the ground along with soggy toilet paper. The teens panted as they watched the creature and its tentacle go limp.
"Wha... What the fuck was that?" asked Angirasu with an unnerved expression as he panted.
"That thing was in the toilet?!" asked Rainbow.
"No, that thing was the toilet!" said Flash as he threw a toilet paper roll at the creature that hadn't been shoved down its throat.
"That... What?!" exclaimed Sunset. Suddenly, the sound of Fluttershy, Erika and Twilight screaming in terror filled their hearing. They quickly began to run towards the living room.
Junior backed away from the hall as the ceiling continued to crack. From the living room, Twilight, Rodan, Erika, Mosura and Fluttershy jumped with a start. The television turned back and showed static, while a deep, garbled voice spoke over the static. Fluttershy whimpered as the voice spoke in an incoherent dialect as the screen continued to static. Erika cupped her ears as she tried to ignore the demonic voice that haunted the room.
"Gojira, what's happening?!" cried Twilight as she heard the sound of metal bending. Junior backed out of the hall and into the living room as the hallway ceiling continued to crack and fall. Rodan quickly looked back at the Ouija board at the table and found the planchette to be moving on its own again. He quickly shot up to his feet and began to look at it. His eyes widened as the planchette continued to go over a familiar set of letter that it had went on earlier. The Ouija board suddenly burst into flames, causing Rodan to yelp as he stumbled back. He panted as he watched the board's surface burn, but the flames did not consume it into ash. Instead, smoke rose from the flames, while Fluttershy and Erika gave panicked cries.
"Fire!" cried Erika. Rodan's watched as the flames burned and began to pulse. He looked to the smoke and saw it beginning to take shape. His eyes widened as he saw ghostly letters forming in the smoke. The letters began to assemble, forming words. The letters formed into the same familiar phrase that the Ouija had last gave. Suddenly, the phrase flipped over, along with the letters, forming a whole new phrase.
"Stun... Zeed," said Rodan, trying to figure out what the phrase could mean. Suddenly, the smoke formed into a ghostly face of some sort of demonic creature, with horns like a ram. The smoke quickly dissipated from Rodan's sight as the fire died down.
"I knew it," said Rodan with a gulp. Suddenly, the sound of crashing filled his ears. He turned and found the ceiling collapsing, along with parts of the ventilation system from the hall. Rodan rushed to the living room to find the debris on the ground. Suddenly, the debris began to rumble. The ceiling pieces levitated into the air, much to the horror of everyone in the room. The debris forged themselves into a humanoid mass, standing at eight feet tall, while the insulation vent was absorbed into the debris, forming a mouth. A light bulb flickered on and off as it moved up to the head, placing itself in the center of the head above the mouth. Wires began to wrap around the limbs, twisting and turning as thick appendages at the end of the arms. The girls screamed as the debris had taken on a life of its own, raising its jagged wired claws as its bulb eye glowed brightly.
"Get back!" shouted Junior as the creature lumbered towards him. The girls dispersed from the living room as the creature swung its arms at the Transmutant. Junior rolled away, dodging the wires as they clawed through the couch. The creature gave a low moan as its arms started to spark. Junior threw his fist towards the creature, but creature's wires wrapped around Junior's hand. He grunted as he attempted to pull away, but felt volts of electricity coursing through his body.
"Gah!!" Junior cried in agony as he convulsed from the volts.
"Gojira!" cried the girls as they watched the Transmutant get shocked. Rodan quickly rushed around the creature's back and delivered a strong kick, causing it to stumble. Its electricity stopped, allowing Junior to pull away. He fell back onto the ground as he clutched his hand in pain, while Erika, Fluttershy and Twilight ran up to him. Rodan made quick dodges from the creature's attacks, able to hear the electric buzzing from the wire hands as they swung close to him.
"Are you alright?" asked Mosura in a worried tone. Junior panted as he held up his hand. The girls gasped as they saw his hand, which was covered in burns and blisters.
"Oh God," muttered Twilight as she cupped her mouth. She felt herself growing lightheaded at the sight of the wound. Junior attempted to flex his fingers but was met with an agonizing sting.
"Ah shit!" grunted Junior as he shakily held his hand up.
"We gotta get that treated!" said Erika as she lowered herself down to help Junior onto his feet. Fluttershy began to breathe quickly as she stared at the wound on Junior's hand and looked towards the creature that was attacking Rodan. Her shock had caused her to drop the plush bear that she held onto the ground.
"No, I gotta help Rodan," said Junior as he got up and ran towards the fight.
"Are you insane?!" shouted Twilight as Junior kicked the back of the creature's leg, causing debris to scatter and caused it to drop to one knee. Rodan kneed the creature's chest and jumped back before it could swipe its wired claws at him. From the hall, Angirasu, Rainbow, Flash, AJ, and Sunset emerged from the hall and stared in shock.
"Another?!" exclaimed Flash.
"What the hell do you mean, another?!" demanded Junior as he ducked under the creature's swipe. Angirasu rushed in and tackled the creature to the ground as it was distracted by the other two Transmutants.
"Get Pinkie and Rarity so we can get out of here!" shouted Junior as the creature elbowed Angirasu off its body and then grabbed him by the leg. Angirasu was swung against Rodan and knocked both of them against the wall. Mosura, Twilight, Erika, and Fluttershy quickly rushed down the hall while Flash, Rainbow and Applejack ran to join the fight with chairs and vases. Before the creature could swing its fist at Applejack, Junior tackled her to the ground.
"Oof! What in the-" Applejack was interrupted as Junior held her close and rolled with her away from the creature as it attempted to stomp on her. AJ flushed furiously as she found herself on top of Junior, feeling one of his hands on her ass. She quickly forced herself off his chest and stumbled back with a glare.
"Wh-What the hay, Gojira?!" exclaimed Applejack in a flustered state.
"That thing will shock you to death if it touches you!" said Junior as he got up. Most hormonal teenage boys would be happy to have their hands on Applejack's tight and firm tush. Unfortunately, Junior couldn't relish that since he was in a fight for his life. He gasped as the living debris lunged for him, slamming him against a wall. Junior cried out in agony as he felt his shoulders getting shock.
"Leave him alone!" shouted Sunset as she threw a vase at the creature. It flinched from the hit and turned its head to roar at the girl. Suddenly, Rodan and Angirasu slammed into the back of the creature, causing them all to tumble through the front door as it broke off the hinges. Lighting flashed as the creature roared and stood up to its feet with its body flashing from its wires. The Transmutants stood up as well and began to spread out.
"You damned monster. I'm going to beat you to dust!" said Junior as he charged towards the living debris. Rodan and Angirasu followed in suite. Junior slammed a fist through the creature's abdomen, causing it to groan. As it reached for Junior's head with its wired claws, Rodan grabbed its arm before it could touch him. He held the arm back and made sure not to touch the wires. The creature thrashed as it reached for Junior's with its free hand but Angirasu pulled that arm back as well. The creature wailed in anger as it was restrained. Junior forced his other fist into its abdomen. With a yell, Junior tore the creature's body in half, allowing it to drop to collapse into normal debris, with the vent falling back. The vent began to shake, despite the body being disassembled.
"It's still moving!" said Angirasu. Junior grunted in annoyance as he stomped on the vent, causing it to dent until it was caved in completely. The vent stopped trembling, leaving the Transmutants alone in the rain.
"I'm in so much pain right now," said Junior with a sigh. The sound of more screams filled their hearing, causing him to groan in misery.
"Why?! Why?!!" shouted Junior as his voice echoed out. Just when he thought the worse was behind them, there was another problem. Rodan looked at Angirasu.
"I told you guys not to touch that Ouija board," said Rodan with a deadpanned stare. Angirasu sighed as he slumped his shoulders.
"I know," said Angirasu.
Mosura, Twilight, Erika and Fluttershy all rushed through the hall of the house as Junior, Rodan and Angirasu fought the debris creature. They suddenly heard high pitched screams as they neared the bedrooms. As they reached the bedroom, they listened to Pinkie cry out Rarity's name. They burst through the door of Maud's room and found Pinkie on the ground, as glass was scattered along with branches and leaves.
"What happened?! Where's Rarity?!" asked Twilight. Before Pinkie could answer, Rarity's screams filled their hearing. They rushed towards the window and found Rarity being held up by a tree monster that groaned as it opened its gaping wooden jaws.
"Rarity!" cried the girls. Fluttershy dropped down to the ground as she clutched her head as her eyes ran with tears.
"We gotta get out there!" said Twilight as she ran out of the room. The rest of the girls, excluding Pinkie and Fluttershy followed her.
"Fluttershy, we gotta go!" said Pinkie. Fluttershy shook her head as she sobbed.
"No! No, I can't!" cried Fluttershy as she trembled in terror. Her heart raced and her form started to sweat from all the fear that she felt coursing into her soul. Pinkie looked outside and found Rarity struggling in the tree's grip. Pinkie wanted to go out there to help, but she felt like it would be wrong to abandon Fluttershy now while she's frozen with fear. Pinkie noticed that the Transmutants were charging towards the tree as it held Rarity. She cried for help as the tree swung its branches at the boys. Junior caught the branch while Rodan climbed up the branch and pulled on the smaller branches. Pinkie knelt beside Fluttershy.
"Goji and the others got her. I'll stay here with you," said Pinkie with a reassuring smile. Fluttershy nodded with a sniffle. With all that was happening, Pinkie felt guilt welling up in her heart. This was all happening because she brought that stupid Ouija board into her house and began to mess around with it. Now, monsters were attacking her and her friends.
"I'll do whatever it takes to make it up to you guys. I Pinkie Promise," said Pinkie Pie. Suddenly, a bright light came from the closet. The girls yelped with a start, prompting them to turn and find the closet to have a light. A low howl filled the air, causing the girls to shake.
"I've come for you..." said a deep, demonic voice from within the closet. The girls screamed in fear as air was sucked into the closet. Pinkie and Fluttershy rushed away from the closet and grabbed onto the bed frame. The portal began to inhale everything like a vacuum, causing the girls to be pulled. The girls screamed in terror as they held onto the bed frame for dear life. The vacuum grew stronger, and Fluttershy lost her grip. Fluttershy screamed as she grabbed Pinkie's legs and held on to them.
"Hold on!" cried Pinkie as she tightened her grip on the bed frame. Fluttershy held on tighter as the vacuum continued. She looked back at the portal, finding a shadowy figure to be emerging from the closet.
"Ah!!" screamed Fluttershy in fright as the figure hovered towards them with ease through the vacuum. The figure's yellow eyes stared into hers as it came closer and leaned over beside her. The shadowy figure cracked a wide grin as it stared at her and slowly reached for Fluttershy's arm with long, tendril-like fingers. It gently placed a hand on her, causing the girl to gasp as she felt a sudden deep chill in her soul.
"Let go," said the figure in a whisper. Fluttershy felt all of her muscles loosen, resulting in her to release Pinkie's legs. As she was sucked into the vortex, the figure dispersed into smoke and flew after her.
"Fluttershy!!" cried Pinkie as she watched her friend sucked in by the closet. The portal suddenly stopped absorbing everything as the closet door slammed closed. Pinkie yelped as she fell to the ground with a groan. She gasped as she shot up to her feet and rushed towards the closet. She tried to pry the door open but felt air being sucked in. She quickly closed the door, stopping the vacuum.
"No!!" cried Pinkie in despair.
Rarity screamed as the tree monster held her in the air as it chomped its wooden teeth. Junior leaped onto the tree and drew out black claws. He grunted as he began to claw at the tree, while Angirasu pulled on branches until they snapped off. Rodan ran until he reached the tree branch that held the girl. He leaped into the air and sent a powerful kick against the branch, causing it to break in half. Rarity screamed as she fell to the ground. The tree wailed as it thrashed about. Suddenly, a black twister appeared above. Junior leaped off the tree as it attempted to swing its remaining branch at him. Angirasu helped Rarity up to her feet and escorted her at a safe distance the tree was uprooted by the twister. The tree wailed as it was carried off into the wind, just in time for the rest of the teens to come outside and witness it. The wind suddenly burst into flames, incinerating the tree. The teens panted as they watched the ash fly through the air. Rarity wrapped Angirasu into a tight hug with a cry of joy.
"Ooh! My heroes!" said Rarity. Angirasu smiled bashfully in response.
"Ugh. Is that it? Are we done?" asked Junior in a tired tone. Sunset nodded.
"Yeah, I think so," said Sunset. Rodan shook his head.
"No, I don't think so. Where's Pinkie and Fluttershy?" asked Rodan. The teens all looked at each other with unease. They quickly returned inside and went into Maud's room. She was sobbing on the ground as she sat in front of the closet.
"Pinkie? Are you OK?" asked Rainbow in worry.
"Where's Fluttershy?" asked Junior as he looked around. Pinkie sniffled.
"S-She got sucked into a portal in the closet," said Pinkie. The teens eyes widened.
"A portal?" asked Twilight.
"You were right, Rodan. We shouldn't have been playing with that dumb Ouija board!" sobbed Pinkie. Applejack knelt beside her and pulled her into a comforting hug. The teens all were in silence.
"So... There really is something supernatural at work here," said Twilight breathlessly.
"Not just any supernatural entity. It's a demon," said Erika in a low tone. She held her shoulders with a shiver.
"I remember scriptures about them. This was like nothing I've read." Junior clenched his fist as he looked at the closet.
"Doesn't matter. If you said Shy is in there, then I'm bringing her back," said Junior as he approached the closet. Erika grabbed his arm in frantic.
"Whoa! You can't go in there! What if that portal goes to Hell or something?" asked Erika. Rainbow's eyes widened.
"No way. Flutters can't be there," said Rainbow. She wasn't knowledgeable about the inferno of the afterlife, but she knew that it wasn't appealing.
"It's just a theory. We don't know where it leads," said Erika. Junior pulled his arm away.
"I'm not going to just leave her there," said Junior with a glare.
"We should at least be prepared," said Angirasu as he stepped forward.
"We?" asked Junior in surprise.
"Oh yeah. I'm going too," said Angirasu as he shot Junior a smile. Junior smirked in response.
"Guys, this is insane!" interjected Erika.
"What do you suggest we do?" asked Junior. Erika was about to answer but didn't. She sighed.
"I don't know," said Erika.
"I'm going in. Anyone else coming beside Aang?" asked Junior. Rodan sighed as he came forward.
"Can't leave my bros hanging. Count me in." Rodan stepped forward, along with Flash.
"Same," said Flash. Sunset gasped in alarm.
"No, Flash!" said Sunset. Applejack stood up as she popped her shoulder.
"I think we should get one of them priests or rabbis for this but count me in," said Applejack.
"Yeah well no offense to God, but I prefer to take immediate action," said Junior. Rainbow stepped forward as well.
"Amen to that! I'm coming too to kick some demon butt!" said Rainbow. As the small team gathered, the rest looked on in worry.
"I'll come too," said Mosura as she stepped forward. Junior raised a hand.
"No. We gotta have a small group in there so we don't have to keep track of everyone. The rest of you wait here," said Junior. Mosura's eyes widened in response.
"This is insane. We should come too," said Twilight.
"I said no. We gotta make this quick," said Junior as he opened the closet. A howl filled the air as a bright light shone through. Pinkie braced for the vacuum but it never came. The teens stared through the portal and found the blinding light. Junior took a breath as he steeled himself. He rushed into the closet and disappeared from sight. Flash followed in suite while Sunset pleaded for him not to go. Then he was followed by Rodan, Angirasu, AJ and Rainbow. They disappeared into the portal, leaving the rest of teens behind.
"Be safe," whispered Mosura.
The blinding light from the portal forced Junior and his companions to clench their eyes shut. They walked out of a warm space through the portal, heading out to a colder space. As their visions cleared up, the teens were able to see their surroundings. They were standing in the middle of a strange new place. The sky was shrouded in darkness, with only a few stars faintly lit. The land that they were in was made up of dark mountains that stood as ominous jagged towers. The stones that formed the earth were a dark grey, with violet pigments on their surface. The air was thin, and winds were blowing strong, causing the hairs of the teens to flow. Junior squinted his eyes to avoid debris from flying into them as he looked around their new surroundings. Violet clouds were in the distance, with neon violet bolts of lightning streaking across the air. Below their flat top mountain, they found a river of glowing blue liquid. The teens looked around in awe at this alien world that they found themselves in. Rainbow began to give a few deep inhales.
"Man, it's kinda... Phew. It's hard to breathe," said Rainbow. Applejack nodded in agreement.
"Yep. Not to mention that it's freezing," said Applejack with a shiver. Junior took a few breaths as he looked around, finding himself to have trouble breathing as well. He only hoped that they wouldn't remain here to the point that they die of not getting enough oxygen.
"So... Is this Hell?" asked Flash in confusion as he looked around. "It doesn't seem so bad."
"I don't see fire and brimstone, nor do I hear wails of anguish. I think it's safe to say, no," said Junior as he kicked a pebble over the edge of the mountain.
"It sure ain't the pearly gates either," said Applejack.
"Then where are we? This is like some weird alien planet," said Angirasu as he stared off to the horizon, where the violet storm clouds loomed.
"Who cares? The sooner we find Fluttershy, the sooner we can go home!" said Rodan as he turned around and found a rocky structure in the distance.
"Hey, you think she's in there?" asked Rodan as he pointed to the structure. The teens turned and found a large ruined temple standing alone among the stones.
"I don't know, captain obvious. What do you think?" asked Junior in a sarcastic manner.
"Hey, no need to be a dick. It's just that it would seem too obvious to keep her there," said Rodan in annoyance. Angirasu narrowed his eyes.
"Unless that's the point," said Angirasu. The teens glanced at each other. Rainbow smirked as she popped her knuckles.
"Well, let's get moving. We got a friend to save!" said Rainbow as she began to run off to the temple. The rest followed, racing passed rocks and dead plants. As they ran, they came across the dark temple, which was decaying from the ravaging fangs of time. As they reached the entrance, they found themselves in a dark lobby, where pillars stood tall and supported the roof. The teens looked around.
"Flutter-" Rainbow's voice was cut off as Junior cupped a hand over her mouth.
"Shut up! You're going to give us away!" hissed Junior. Rainbow pushed his hand away in annoyance. A deep, masculine chuckle filled the air, causing the teens to jump.
"I already know that you're here," said the dark voice. From the pillars, torches were suddenly ignited, forcing the teens to search all around for the source. The torches were quickly lit one by one as a dark shadow soared through the air. The teens tensed as they found the shadow flying towards the center of the room, beginning to circle down into a descent. From the clouds of shadow, emerged a tall figure. It stood to be over seven feet tall, with skin that secreted mucus. It had the head like an octopus, with a man's face. It bore blood shot yellow cat-like eyes. A siphon stuck out of its cheek, where an orange mist flowed out of with every grunt it made. The creature popped its fat lips like a bubble as it revealed its sharp teeth. The creature bore muscled arms that bore fingered hands at the end, but with tentacles replaced the fingers. Suction cups decorated the fingers and the palms of the monster's hands. The creature's lower half of its body was that of an eel's tail, which waved in the air by an invisible force. The creature was levitating in the air as the dim lighting of the torches revealed its dark green and yellowish skin tone. On the creature's back were dark red urchin spines.
"I am Stun Zeed. Welcome children, to my domicile," said the demon in a deep voice. Junior gulped as he narrowed his eyes. He never squared off with anything like a demon before, so he was unsure how this would play out, but he wasn't going to back down, especially if Fluttershy's life was on the line.
"Where's Fluttershy?" demanded Junior. The demon licked his lips with a long, tongue as he chuckled.
"Ah yes," said the demon. He raised his tail, revealing Fluttershy as she was wrapped up in the eel-like tail. Fluttershy's cries filled the air, resulting the teens to tense.
"Goji! Rainbow Dash!" Fluttershy
"Flutters!" cried Rainbow as she prepared to charge in. Stun Zeed grabbed Fluttershy by her wrists and raised her up into the air with a laugh, while Fluttershy thrashed in place.
"She's a beauty. Such a kind, innocent soul in the eyes of the most high," said Stun as his tentacles that were present above his upper lip began to run across Fluttershy's face, causing her to give whimpers as the stench ridden tentacles slime her cheeks. Junior growled as he clenched his fist.
"I relish the sound of your cries," said Stun with a chuckle.
"Put her down!" shouted Junior as he charged in.
"Gojira, wait up!" called Rodan in alarm. Rainbow grunted as she ran after him, followed by Applejack. The three rushed down to the demon as he dropped Fluttershy to the ground. In flash, he was behind Rainbow Dash. She gasped as she caught sight of him swinging his tail, slapping her away. He then disappeared again, grabbing Applejack by arm and threw her across the room. Applejack cried out as she rolled across the ground, stopping by a pillar. Junior whipped around and found the demon disappearing from his sight again. The Transmutant quickly turned around just able to catch Stun Zeed appearing behind him. He reared his fist back and swung it at the demon. However, his fist was caught. Junior gasped in shock as the demon effortlessly caught his fist. Stun Zeed crushed Junior's fist, causing him to cry out in agony as he felt his bones in his hands shatter. The demon then grabbed his head and threw him across the room.
"Gojira!" cried Fluttershy in despair as she watched Junior thrown like a rag doll. The Transmutant rolled across the ground, stopping by Flash, Angirasu and Rodan. He clutched his hand as he groaned in agony, while the remaining teens rushed to his side. Stun Zeed laughed mockingly as he approached the teens, hovering ominously above the ground.
"You were fools to come to this dimension. Not only is the atmosphere unsuitable for you, it is where I dwell, waiting to be summoned by humans," said Stun Zeed. Gojira shakily raised himself up with a pain, unable to fully catch his breath. He looked and found Rainbow and Applejack struggling to get up. Fluttershy was on her knees, doing her best to breathe in this harsh atmosphere.
"You're going to give us back our friend. Or you'll be in a world of hurt," said Junior as he raised himself up to his feet, with Rodan, Flash, and Angirasu standing by his side. Stun Zeed shook his head.
"You won't survive if you remain here. But, I am willing to make a deal," said Stun Zeed.
"What are you talking about?" asked Junior with narrowed eyes. Rodan raised a hand.
" No, I don't think we should make a deal with this guy. I mean, he is an evil spirit after all," interrupted Rodan. Angirasu shot him a glare.
"Let's at least hear him out. This could be a way for all of us to get out of here alive," whispered Angirasu. He then turned to face the demon.
"What is this deal?" asked Angirasu.
"I would be willing to exchange Fluttershy if you would grant me access to your world," said Stun Zeed. He gestured to the space around him.
"This world is dead and I am bound here, only able to move through the Ouija board that you possess. But only when it is in use, I am free to temporarily roam your world. However, I can escape if one of the users of the board chooses a form for me to dwell in, allowing me to escape to your world," said Stun Zeed. Junior sent him a glare.
"Are you a fucking idiot? Why would we do that?" asked Junior incredulously.
"If you don't, you all will die here. Unless you can best me in a duel, which I wouldn't recommend. You are guaranteed to die. All I desire is to return to the world so that I may retake my place as a God to the descendants of the ancients," said Stun Zeed. Junior sighed in frustration. There was no chance that they were going to beat the demon, but they couldn't give up. Not to mention he didn't fancy of releasing an evil spirit so it could proclaim itself as a God to the modern world.
"Um... Can we discuss this?" asked Junior. Stun Zeed nodded.
"Of course. Take your time," said Stun. Junior, Rodan, Angirasu, and Flash all huddled together.
"Yeah, I don't think this is a good idea," said Junior.
"Obviously! I'm not worshiping this asshole!" whispered Rodan.
"But what about Fluttershy? This could be the only way that we are guaranteed of getting out of here with her. He's too powerful," said Angirasu.
"But the players of the Ouija board have to choose his form. That's you, Flash, Mosura, Sunset, Rarity, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Twilight. I doubt he can go back to our world to get the others here, so he needs you guys. He's not gonna let you die," said Junior.
"But we can't risk that," argued Angirasu. Junior sighed in annoyance. He then turned to face Stun Zeed.
"Hey! We're not choosing! So, you can go fuck yourself!" said Junior. He then turned to the other teens who were playing with the Ouija board.
"Guys, empty out those heads! We aren't thinking about a damn thing that this guy can use!" said Junior.
"Thank you for choosing my new form, children. Our deal has been made," said Stun Zeed, drawing the teens' attention.
"Whoa! Hey! Nobody chose anything, asshole!" said Junior. Stun Zeed began to laugh maniacally as he disappeared into a plume of black smoke.
"Wait. What? What?!" exclaimed Junior in alarm.
"Where did he go?!" cried Rodan. Rainbow and AJ got up to their feet and rushed over to Fluttershy and helped her up.
"He just thanked us for choosing. Who chose?!" demanded Junior.
"Not me!" said Angirasu as he raised his hands. He then looked to AJ and Rainbow, who shrugged.
"I was dazed dude. I couldn't think straight," said Rainbow.
"I didn't think of anything," said Applejack. Junior slowly turned to look at Flash, who bore a look of guilt.
"Flash," called Junior in a calm tone.
"I couldn't help it," said Flash in a small tone. "It just popped in there."
"What?" asked Junior, his tone rising. "What just popped in there?"
Suddenly, a bright light appeared above the teens. They shielded their faces as the light descended upon them and engulfed them in warmth. The teens felt their hearts jumped as if they were quickly moved from one spot to another. The teens found themselves in the bedroom of Maud Pie, where the rest of Main Six, Sunset, Mosura and Erika were present. The girls looked on in joy and relief.
"You're all back!" cried Twilight. The girls rushed to the travelers to check to see if they were well. Sunset wrapped Flash into a tight hug as she scolded him for going off into the portal.
"Everyone stop! Flash, what did you think of for Stun Zeed?!" demanded Junior. Flash gulped as he gave a nervous chuckle. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, causing the teens to wobble.
"Is that an earthquake?!" cried Rarity.
"Oh no! It can't be!" said Flash with dread. The tremors grew heavier, causing the house to rock. The sound of sirens filled the air, along with the sound of crashing. The teens quickly rushed out of the house and looked outside, only to find something that made their blood run cold.
"Oh shit!" exclaimed Angirasu in alarm.
"Flash, what the hell did you do?!" demanded Junior. The other teens looked at Junior in confusion as to why he was accusing Flash of what they were seeing. Miles away from the group, a colossal creature that stood at one hundred feet tall stomped through a neighborhood. It was an anthropomorphic mushroom creature with a large smiley face, and a golden crown upon its head. It gave deep, goofy sounding grunts.
"I am your God now! Bow before me!" shouted the creature in a booming voice. Explosions occurred as the creature passed through an area where a local gas station was present.
"Huh. Well that's something ya don't see every day," said Applejack.
"When Stun Zeed offered that deal, I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something that I loved from my childhood. Something that could never possibly destroy us. The King Ping Mushroom Man," said Flash as he watched the creature leave a path of destruction. Junior looked his way.
"Nice thinking, Flash," deadpanned Junior.
"Oh come on! We had to save Fluttershy!" said Flash in defense. Junior sent him a glare.
"Yeah, but now we're all going to die because that demon is free to run around the world as a giant monster!" said Junior.
"At least I wasn't dumb enough to think we could take on a freaking demon!" argued Flash. Junior growled.
"Oh, you son of bitch! I'm gonna -" Junior pulled Flash into a headlock, while the human began to try to punch him off. The girls watched in alarm. Sunset and Mosura rushed in between the boys.
"Stop it!" shouted Sunset.
"Ow! Stop, this won't change anything!" shouted Flash as he hit Junior back.
"I'm gonna kill you before that stupid looking mushroom does, you idiot! You don't make deals with demons! That's the first rule to supernatural encounters!" shouted Junior as he hit Flash. Mosura and Sunset managed to pull the two boys apart, while Junior attempted to reach him again. Twilight, Erika and Applejack rushed in and helped Mosura push Junior back.
"Get off me! I need to beat the stupidity out of him!" said Junior.
"I didn't think he was going to turn into a giant!" said Flash as he rubbed his bruises.
"What did you think was gonna happen?! He's a demon!" said Junior as he attempted to push through the girls.
"OK, stop it! Calm down!" shouted Mosura as she forced Junior back.
"Yeah, calm down!" said Twilight. Fluttershy came up to Junior and began to hold his arm back.
"Gojira, stop!" said Fluttershy. Junior grunted as he raised his hands as he stopped moving.
"OK! OK, I'll stop. I'm calm now," said Junior as he took calm breaths. The girls panted as they released Junior. The Transmutant took a deep breath before exhaling.
"So... What do we do now?" asked Junior in a mellow tone. The teens looked back out to the distance where King Ping began to wreak havoc upon the neighborhood, making his way into town.
"We can pray," suggested Erika. The other teens looked at Erika with raised brows. She shrugged in response.
"What? That's all I got. I'll be in the living room," said Erika as she walked back inside of the house. Rodan shrugged.
"You know what, I'm gonna join you," said Rodan as he walked after Erika.
"Seriously?" asked Junior in disbelief. It wasn't that he minded them asking for some divine intervention. But he didn't like the idea of just waiting for one instead of acting when there is a need for an immediate response to a bad situation.
"Well I mean, what else can we do?" asked Mosura with a shrug.
"MONARCH might respond to this pretty soon. It should be fine," said Flash in an optimistic tone. Junior scoffed.
"Yeah, until they can't beat a demon possessed children's mascot, prompting them to drop a nuke on our town and kill us all," deadpanned Junior. Flash went silent.
"Hey, Erika! You mind putting a good word for me to God?" called Flash as he walked into the house. Sunset sighed solemnly.
"So... That's it? That thing is gonna destroy everything that we know and love?" asked Sunset. Pinkie sniffled.
"This is all my fault! I should never have brought that stupid Ouija board!" cried Pinkie with a sob. Rainbow and Rarity began to comfort her as she cried. Fluttershy made her way over to Junior's side with a deep frown. The Transmutant began to slowly walk away, much to her surprise.
"Gojira?" called Fluttershy. Junior sighed.
"I'm going home so I can help my mom evacuate. You guys should do the same with your families," said Junior as he held his hands in his pockets. Fluttershy reached out to Junior as she and the others watched the Transmutant walk away. Junior felt failure crushing him, feeling him with anger and frustration. This was the future of the world now, under the rule of giant, goofy mushroom. Who would've guessed?
Meanwhile back in the house, Erika was on her knees at the sofa with her hands clasped together with her eyes closed, muttering a prayer beside Rodan. Flash awkwardly remained on his knees besides them, peaking through one eye.
"So... How does this work?" asked Flash.
"Just tune out everything around you and focus on him to speak to," answered Erika. Flash sighed as he sat down with a look of frustration, not understanding how one would focus on someone to speak to, when you can't even see them. Faith was a confusing thing. As he went back onto his knees, he heard the sound of giggling, like a child's. Flash shot his head up as he looked around in confusion as he heard the giggles. The sound of a jingle filled the air, knocking Erika and Rodan out of their focus on their prayer.
"Do you guys hear that?" whispered Flash. Erika nodded. This time, the giggle started again, and it seemed to grow deeper. Erika gulped as she stood close to Flash and Rodan. The teens began to carefully walk through the house in search of the giggles. The sound of tiny footsteps reached their hearing, causing them to whip around. The lights in the house suddenly died down, causing the teens to yelp in fright. The giggles came again, sounding closer. Flash began to take the lead as he carefully walked towards the hall. The jingle began to grow into an ominous musical tune.
"If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise~," sung an ominous, child-like voice. Flash stiffened as he heard the voice in the air. Erika whimpered as she frantically looked around, while Rodan slowly reached for a bat that was sticking out of an umbrella vase stand as he looked around in the darkness.
"If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise~." the child-like voice sung again, while the sound of plates shattering on the ground filled the air, causing Erika to yelp in fright. A deep demonic laugh filled the air again as the jingle began to grow more slow and ominous like creaking furniture.
"For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain,~" said the voice, which grew deeper and more demonic. Flash and Erika retreated into the center of the living room, searching for the source of the voice. Rodan managed to find the source of the voice, coming from the hallway closet. He quietly stepped closer to the closet, slowly reaching out for the doorknob as he held onto the bat with the other hand tightly. His hand began to shake as his palms grew sweaty at what could be hidden in this closet.
"Because today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.~" The voice grew more demonic as it finished singing. Rodan quickly swung the closet door open and was about to swing the bat. However, nothing was in sight. All there was were coats and boxes in the closet. No sign of the singer could be found. Rodan then noticed something beneath him. He looked down and found the same golden plush teddy bear that Fluttershy took from the Ouija board on the ground. He reached for the stuffed animal and picked it up. He squinted his eyes as he stared into the black eyes of the plush bear. Rodan then noticed the mouth of the plush bear seemed to have some loose threads. Rodan reached for the thread, seeing if he could pull it away and save Fluttershy the trouble. As his finger came closer, the mouth of the plush bear opened wide open, revealing sharp teeth. It bit down on Rodan's hand, causing him to cry out in agony as the teeth dug into his flesh. Erika and Flash were startled as they heard Rodan crying out in pain. The Transmutant stumbled back with the teddy bear latched onto his hand with its mouth, biting hard.
"Oh God! Get it off! Get it off!" cried Rodan as he frantically shook his head, causing the teddy bear to fly off his hand and to land on Flash's head. It gave screeches as it grew claws out of its claws and its eyes began to glow red. The plushie clawed at Flash's head. He cried out in pain and fear as he was attacked by the living toy. Erika was screaming in terror as she watched Flash getting attacked.
"Get off me, you little freak!" shouted Flash as he yanked the bear off and threw it away. It landed on the ground and screeched as it scurried through the living room.
"No! Stay away!" cried Erika as she was backed up against the wall. Erika screamed as it crawled towards her. As it lunged for her, Rodan appeared out of nowhere with the bat and slammed it onto the plush bear. Erika took the opportunity to run to the other side of the room as Rodan repeatedly beat the plush animal as it screeched.
"Die! Die! Die! Die!" shouted Rodan frantically as he continued to hit the bear. The bear began to cough up blood, staining its synthetic fur and the carpet.
"Why won't you die?!" shouted Rodan as he swung the bat at the bear again. The plush turned its head towards him with hellish red eyes staring into his very soul.
"I'll never die," said the bear in a demonic voice. Rodan narrowed his eyes.
"Oh yeah?" asked Rodan. He quickly lunged for the bear and grabbed it by the neck and kept its head back, while holding its arms with his remaining hand wrapping around its body. The bear screeched as it squirmed.
"Flash! Turn on the stove!" said Rodan as he went into the kitchen. Flash quickly rushed into the kitchen with Erika cautiously following behind. Flash turned on the stove, where a controlled blue flame appeared.
"Erika! Get me the spatula and tape!" said Rodan. Erika nodded as she scrambled for the desired items. As she got them, she held it out to Rodan. He took the spatula and slammed the hand sized bear onto the table and began to wrap tape around it.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" demanded the plush bear as it was bounded to the spatula. Rodan grabbed the spatula by the handle and held the whole thing over the burning stove. The bear began to frantically squirm.
"Wait, wait!" cried the demonic bear as Rodan lowered the bear over the flame.
"If I can't beat you to death, maybe I can burn your stupid stuffed insides," said Rodan with a chuckle as he lowered the bear.
"Wait! What if I tell you how to defeat Stun Zeed in exchange of you letting me live?!" cried the bear. Rodan slightly held the bear up further from the fire.
"We're listening," said Rodan with narrowed eyes.
"Stun Zeed had placed most of his power within the Ouija board. If you take his Ouija board and toss it into the portal, his form for your world will cease to be, and he will be powerless. This will then bound him back into the world that he had been imprisoned in by The Most High, thousands of years ago!" said the teddy bear.
"Who?" asked Flash in confusion. Erika's eyes widened. She then quickly looked at the Ouija board on the table.
"And this is guaranteed to send him back?" asked Rodan.
"Yes! Yes, he will be powerless to be able remain in your world without the board!" said the demonic plush bear. Rodan smirked.
"Cool. See ya," said Rodan as he lowered the bear into the flames.
"Wait! No! No!!" cried the bear in agony as the flames consumed it. Erika looked away from the sight as the demonic bear wailed in agony as it was ravaged by the flames.
"Tell the others about the solution!" said Rodan as he continued to burn the bear. Erika nodded as she quickly grabbed the Ouija board and rushed outside. She found them standing together, while Junior was walking away from the house.
"Guys!" cried Erika from the house. The teens immediately turned their attention to the house, including Junior. They found Erika standing with the Ouija board in her hands.
"We know how to stop the demon!" cried Erika. She rushed back into the house, with the teens following her in confusion. As they reached the bedroom of Maud Pie, they found Erika holding the Ouija board.
"Fluttershy's plush bear came to life and told us that we had to throw the Ouija board into the portal, and it will send Stun Zeed back into world you guys were in!" said Erika. The teens looked at her in confusion.
"The plush toy that was inside of the Ouija board's box?" asked Twilight.
"Yeah!" said Erika with a nod.
"OK, I'm more inclined to believe that considering the things we've seen," said Sunset as she glanced outside of the broken window, where the giant King Ping stomped about in town.
"But how can we trust it? What if it was tricking you into making the other one stronger or something?" asked Rarity. Erika shook her head.
"No, I don't think so. It seemed to be pretty sure and quick to betray Stun Zeed. Besides, it may be our only hope," said Erika. The teens all looked at each other reluctance. There were too many unknowns about the situation, especially since things were going wrong already on an apocalyptic scale. But they had to act somehow, even if their chances of succeeding were small. Suddenly, Rainbow took the board from Erika.
"Ah screw it!" said Rainbow as she threw the board into the portal.
"Yeah sure, make an executive decision that could kill us all, like a certain dumbass over here," said Junior as he pointed a thumb at Flash, who looked at him in annoyance. Suddenly, the portal began to spark. The teens cupped their ears as a loud howl filled the air. Streaks of light shot out of the portal like tendrils, racing through the destroyed window. The teens watched as the tendrils headed for the town.
In the town, Stun Zeed in his King Ping form stomped about in the streets, crushing cars and kicking short buildings in his path. People in the streets screamed in terror as they scattered like ants in the rain. He gave goofy laughs as he raised his foot to stomp on a child that had tripped in the street. Before he could, his foot began to decay.
"Huh?" King Ping tilted his head in confusion. His foot began to fall apart into dust, along with his leg. The monster stumbled back as he gave groans as his happy face turned into a frowning face. His entire body began to darken and crack, leading to him to fall apart into dust. Stun Zeed was returned to his original form, hovering in the air as the King Ping body decayed.
"What?!" exclaimed Stun Zeed. He turned and saw tendrils of light swarming towards him, wrapping themselves around him. He gave a cry out rage as he attempted to free himself. He was then dragged back towards the house, despite his protests.
"No!" cried the demon as he found himself back at the house where the teens were. They backed away and stared in terror at the spirit, excluding those who had already seen him. Stun Zeed was dragged to the closet but grabbed the door to prevent himself from being pulled in.
"No! Damn you! Damn you all!!" shouted Stun Zeed as he was pulled into the portal. In a flash, the portal disappeared, blinding the teens. The next minute, their visions cleared. There in the closet was a mess of clothes and other personal items of Maud. The air was silent, and the lights had turned back on.
"He's gone," said Flash with wide eyes. Rodan grinned widely.
"We did it! We kicked his ass!" cried Rodan as he pumped his fist into the air.
"Whooooo!!" cheered Flash, Applejack and Rainbow Dash. The rest of the girls, Rodan and Angirasu began to cheer as well. However, Junior scowled.
"We kicked his ass? All we did was get our asses kicked by him, monsters, and then we took advice from a possessed teddy bear!" said Junior.
"Oh. What happened to the bear by the way?" asked Fluttershy in curiosity.
"I burned him over the stove," said Rodan in a nonchalant tone. Fluttershy whimpered as her eyes welled up with tears. Rodan stiffened.
"Um... H-He was evil! He bit me! Look at Flash's head! He did that!" said Rodan in defense as he pointed to the blue haired guitarist’s scratches.
"Oh," said Fluttershy in disappointment. How unfortunate that the cutest thing that came out of the creepy Ouija board's box turned out to be just as evil. Junior patted her on the shoulder.
"Come on now. There's better plushies out there. Especially ones that aren't evil," said Junior with a reassuring smile. The teens began to share a chuckle. Pinkie rushed to Fluttershy's side with a tight hug.
"I'm glad that everyone is safe! From now on, I'll never mess with Ouija boards or anything just as creepy ever again!" said Pinkie. Rodan and Erika nodded in approval.
"Amen." The two said in unison. Junior looked around the room with a grimace.
"Man, what a mess. Maud is going to be pissed," said Junior. Pinkie blew a raspberry as she gave a dismissive wave.
"This is nothing! We can get this place back in shape in no time!" said Pinkie as she began to run down stairs. Junior looked at his phone, finding his mother to be calling him. He answered it and heard his mother speaking to him frantically.
"Hello? Yeah, I'm fine mom. Yeah, I'm at Pinkie's. Yeah, we're all fine. Ye- Yes, I saw it. Crazy, I know. Listen, I'm going to be a bit late coming home. I'm gonna help Pinkie Pie clean up a bit. OK, love you too," said Junior as he hung up.
"So, you guys gonna help?" asked Junior as he knelt down and began to pick up shards of glass. Twilight nodded.
"Of course! Guys, if you're going to stick around, form up! We'll figure out teams to focus on different areas in the house!" said Twilight. With that, the teens began to gather up.
Later that night, Junior was picking up two full trash bags and making his way outside of the house. The destroyed window in Maud's room was boarded up, and the spot where the tree formerly resided was being filled up by Applejack and Rainbow Dash. As Junior threw the trash out into the dumpster, he found Fluttershy sitting on the ground with a neutral expression by the porch. Junior made his way beside her, startling Fluttershy.
"It's just me," said Junior. Fluttershy relaxed as she sighed in relief.
"Sorry, I was spacing out," said Fluttershy in embarrassment. Junior took a seat beside her as the two looked out to the clear night sky. The smell of rain water against the asphalt and grass filled their nostrils.
"I was so scared when that monster had me. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't escape. I thought that..." Fluttershy buried her face into her knees as she shook. Junior gently placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, it's alright. He's not coming back anytime soon. You're safe now," said Junior in a soft tone. Fluttershy scooted closer to Junior and leaned against his shoulder. The Transmutant cracked a small smile as he ruffled her hair, causing Fluttershy to crack her own smile.
"Thank you for saving me, Goji," said Fluttershy.
And so, the night comes to an end, giving rise to a new day. The previous night will become a memory that sticks to the youth and all of Ponyville like tar. When things go bump in the night, sleep lightly, hold your loved ones tightly, and say your prayers. Because there just might be an unholy creature lurking in your house. Oh, and don't fuck around with Ouija boards.