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// The Final Chapter... 
// Story: Nightmares Come to Life... (A Nightmare Night Story) 
// by Mensonge Singer 
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I heard my hoof pressing the keys from my typewriter, finishing the last chapter to my scary story before I would go to bed. I let out a yawn, growing tired from working on it for so long. I was glad there wasn't any school the next day, and it was Nightmare Night. I was excited to go out with friends and have some fun after taking my nephew out for candy. I grabbed a piece from my stash to keep me awake just a bit longer.

I typed the last words; 

...and the young mare realized in horror, she was the last pony alive. She suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream as she felt the monster dig its claws into her coat, dragging her to its lair to be devoured alive.



"Finally..." I said with another yawn. "I'm finished... bedtime..."

I pulled out the last page of the chapter from my typewriter and stapled the entire story together, then swallowed the remains of the sweet. I stretched out my hooves as another yawn escaped my mouth as I slowly walked toward my room.

Just as I started walking, I felt something brush up against my leg, causing me to let out a startled scream. I looked down, finding my cat, Asparagus looking slightly startled by my scream.

"Oh, sorry Gus... you startled me..." I said with a sigh of relief. "I really need to stop writing before bed..." I grumbled to myself aloud from my paranoia. My cat then began to wrap himself around my legs as I continued walking, telling me he wanted more food. "You bottomless pit..." I mumbled to myself aloud with a soft chuckle. My cat seemed to never get enough food.

I walked into the kitchen, falling onto my face. (due to my cat...) He let out a hungry 'meow' and started head-butting me. Murmuring, I got up brushing myself off, then dished him up some food and continued to my room. When I entered, I crashed myself onto my bed, too tired to pull my blanket over me and I quickly fell asleep.

A few hours passed, and I felt something on my face, figuring it was just my cat again. I gently patted his side, telling him to go sleep somewhere else, but I then felt him move onto my neck.

Annoyed, I opened my mouth to speak, but I felt myself only choking on my air as if I was being strangled. I opened my eyes, expecting to see my cat, but what I saw filled my body with terror.

I panicked as the monster wrapped itself around my body, squeezing me hard. I let out a mumbled squirm as it slithered around myself, growing tighter and tighter. I looked at the creatures face, glaring at me. I knew that monstrous glare... 

I summoned all the strength I could, managing to chomp onto its body.

It let out a high pitched scream as my teeth sunk into its skin, loosening its grip on me. I gasped for air and let out a few coughs as soon as I hit the floor. I ran for my life.

"How did my monster come to life?!" I thought to myself aloud as panicked thoughts rushed through my mind. I tried to think of a way to defeat it but realized I never written that. "Ugh, why am I so stupid!"

I let out a frightened shrieked once more, feeling it wrap up my leg despite the short distance between us. I shook my leg hard, trying to shake it off but failed.

"Why did I give you that power?!" I thought aloud remembering the mare in my story who was unable to find separation from the monster.

I frantically looked around the room, thinking of how I could defeat the monster. My eyes darted over to my typewriter, causing me to think; "Maybe if I defeat him in the story, I'll defeat him in reality!"

I reached my hoof to my typewriter, quickly grabbing and setting it up as the monster drew closer. I typed like my life depended on it. (which it did.) 

As I finished typing, the typewriter let out a ding and I reached for the paper, but I was quickly pulled away by my captor. It pulled me in, wrapping itself around me once more. I squirmed and moaned as I felt it move around me. 

I tried to reach out my free hoof to the paper, despite the pain I felt in my body. I let out a scream for bloody murder as I felt my legs being eaten away, prompting me more to reach the paper. 

My mind kept telling me to sleep and rest, but I forced myself to stay awake, fighting the monster's spell, but I couldn't keep up. I felt my eyes slowly close, unable to keep up any longer. As my mind slowly drifted away, I could feel more and more of my body being eaten away.

I tried to speak, but would only let out moans of pain and exhaustion, feeling more of my body being eaten away. I felt a hard painful snap in my spine, causing me to let out a startled gasp as I came to the realization I was paralyzed. I lost feeling all over me at this point, except for that painful snap. 

"No..." I whispered as images flashed through my mind, showing my family, friends and my achievements from my life. 

I never really said how much I loved Radioflash, or apologize to my best friend for never visiting her in the hospital, or other things I regretted with other people. I never thanked my teachers for all they've done for me. I never even got my first kiss... 

I simply reached for the paper, still attempting to defeat the monster. It wrapped itself around my hoof, trying to stop me from reaching it.

I shut my eyes, giving up on fighting the monster. Tears streamed down my face as I felt my skull cracked open, causing me to shriek in pain.

All my senses dissolved as my shriek dissolved away in the monster...