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// Nightmare Night bonus 
// Story: A Very ’Clucky’ Nightmare Night 
// by The wandering commenter 
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"Look, sister—a bowl full of candy!" said a dark blue alicorn in a pink tutu.

"Strangely, it’s unguarded" said a white alicorn in a chicken suit.

As they approached the candy bowl they saw a strange note which read Warning, this candy bowl is protected by a dragon! Take the candy at your own peril!

The blue alicorn approached the candy bowl and took two pieces of candy, foolishly ignoring the warning.

Just then, a massive red dragon popped out of the bushes and attacked the duo with his sticky-string breath!

"Let’s get out of here, Luna!" shouted the chicken princess alicorn.

"I’m right behind you, Celestia!" responded Luna, the ballerina princess.



After the escape, they retreated into the streets of Ponyville. In the background, there were giggles of delight and the sounds of pies being thrown in the distance.

"Uck, I’m going to need a—what do you call it—a spa day? Sister?" asked Luna, pulling at some of the sticky sting in her mane.

Celestia giggled.

"Yes sister, tomorrow we will have a spa day" responded Celestia.

Just then, an earth-pony filly in a clown costume and a unicorn filly in a Princess Dress walked up, both cemented with sticky string.

"You two went to Scoot—wait, princesses‽ Why are you here and why are you wearing that?" asked the filly clothed in a clown costume.

"We may have lost a bet to Cadence and Twilight" Luna responded sheepishly.

"Oh. Well, as long as you are here, may I ask you for a favor? It’s about this snowball fight that Twilight does with us every year" inquired the unicorn filly.



Back at the dragon’s lair, the full reality of what the dragon did set in.

"I sprayed Luna and Celestia with sticky-string" said the dragon, to himself.

He then ran off to apologize to the two sisters.



"…and that’s how you do the silent-contact spell" Luna explained.

"Thanks, Luna!" exclaimed the unicorn filly.

"Princesses!" screamed a running dragon.

He stopped running and started apologizing.

"I’m so sorry for spraying you highnesses with sticky string! Please don’t punish me!" he begged.

"Citizen, it’s alright. It’s just a part of the fun" Celestia said while offering a comforting wing.

"Thank you! You’re too kind, your majesties" he stated.

"May I ask just one question before I go?" he pondered, trembling in place.

"What is it?" Luna responded.

"Why are you two wearing those costumes?"