//------------------------------// // Nightmare Night // Story: Life as a Foal // by BubblePuff //------------------------------// It was Nightmare Night! Mommy really loved this holiday because it was named after her. She told me it’s when ponies dress up in spooky costumes, go out at night to other ponies houses, and get free candy! Tonight was my first Nightmare Night, and I couldn’t wait to head out! Mommy helped me put on my costume. I was a lion! Mommy helped to slip the costume on over my diaper and then painted whiskers on my face. “There! All done!” Mommy said. “Waww!” I growled. “Oh no, a lion is in the castle!” Mommy said as she put her front hooves to her face. “Are you a ferocious lion, or a nice lion?” “Nicey!” I said as I bounced up and down. Mommy cooed. “You are just too cute!” She then picked me up and gave me a hug. “Are you ready to go trick or treating?” “Candy!” I happily said. “I’ll take that as a yes.” Mommy then placed me on her back and trotted into the royal throne room where the others were waiting. North Star was dressed up as bear, Melody Note was dressed as a princess, and Bioquill was dressed as a tiger. “Sister! We are under attack from lions, tigers, and bears! Run!” Aunt Luna said. Mommy placed me on the floor. Bioquill, North Star, and I chased all chased her down. Aunt Luna pretended to trip and fall, allowing us to crawl all over her. “They are too adorable sister! My powers are useless! Go! Save yourself!” Aunt Celestia could barely contain her laughter. “Alright Luna, that’s enough. We don’t want to get the foals all riled up before they head out on their first Nightmare Night.” Aunt Luna stood up, but not before giving us all tickles. “Sorry, but you do know how much I adore foals in costume. I could just eat them up!” “Hey, that’s my job!” Mommy said. “That is if they don’t give me enough candy first.” Aunt Twilight smiled and rolled her eyes. “Nightmare, just how long do you intend to keep up that urban legend?” “For as long as there is a Nightmare Night and ponies who enjoy being scared.” Mommy replied. While the adults were talking, Melody Note, North Star, Bioquill , and I chatted amongst ourselves. “I bet I get mowe candy den u.” Melody Note said smugly. “Nuh-uh. I gonna get way mowe candy!” I said. “I have da best costume!” “No, mine da best!” Said Bioquill. “I think we all wook cute.” North Star said quietly. “Wet’s make a bet.” Said Melody Note. “Da foal with da weast amount of candy has to wear their diappie on their head fow a whole day! Deal?” “Deal!” We all said in unison. We then put our hooves together to make it official. Our mommies then came over and strapped us into our strollers. We were given plastic pumpkins to hold our candy, and then we were off to enjoy Nightmare Night! The whole city of Canterlot was celebrating Nightmare Night. Decorations were everywhere, and every pony was in costume. From colts and fillies to stallions and mares. Mommy rolled my stroller up to the first house and rang the doorbell. “Now Blue Moon, do you remember what to say?” Mommy asked. I smiled and nodded my head. The door opened and a mare wearing a witch’s hat answered. I Then spoke the phrase that mommy taught me. “Nightmawe Night! Wat a fwight! Gimme something good to bite!” The mare D’awwed and gushed all over me. “Oh, you are just so adorable! You are the cutest little trick or treater I’ve seen all night. Here you go you sweet little darling!” The mare then put a hooffull of candy into my pumpkin. “What do we say Blue Moon?” Said Mommy   “Tank u!” I said. “You’re very welcome!” The mare cooed. “You have a very well behaved son Nightmare Moon.” Mommy blushed. “Thanks. I do what I can.” Every house was basically the same. The adults would say how cute I was and then they would give me a hooffull of candy. None of the adults were scared of my mommy, but all of the colts and fillies were. Every time they saw her they would run and scream. Mommy didn’t seem to mind though. In fact, she kind of enjoyed it. Grown ups are weird sometimes. We came to a house that didn’t have any decorations on it. Mommy rang the bell, and and old mare answered the door. I held up my pumpkin and was about to speak when the old mare cut me off. “Nightmare Moon! How dare you come around here! I will not let you spread your message of darkness in my home!” An irritated look appeared on my mommy’s face. “I spread no message of darkness! I am fully reformed! I am only out here trick or treating with my son, for it is his first Nightmare Night.” The old mare looked down at me. I smiled, but she just gave me a nasty look. “Filthy child of tartarus! I will not indulge your wickedness with the pure evil that is sugar!” I instantly began to cry as the old mare shut the door loudly in my face. Mommy picked me up and rubbed my back to calm me down. “Shh, it’s alright my son. Mommy is going to make everything better. I promise.” Mommy wiped away the tears from my eyes. I smiled knowing that she was going to make everything all better. Mommy rang the doorbell. “Blue Moon, cover your ears.” I immediately did as I was told. Whenever mommy told me to hold my ears, it meant that she was going to use her royal voice. The old mare answered the door. “I thought I told you…” “HOW DARE YOU MAKE MY CHILD CRY! HE IS ONLY A FOAL TRYING TO CELEBRATE NIGHTMARE NIGHT! IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY THAT IS FINE, BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE MEAN TO OTHERS THAT DO! NOW, FEEL THE WRATH OF NIGHTMARE MOON!” Mommy then used her magic to open up a portal in the sky. It then rained down eggs and toilet paper all over the old mare’s house. The old mare was so shocked that she spit out her false teeth. “Come now Blue Moon, it’s getting late. Let’s go home.”  As we left, I stuck my tongue out at the mean old mare. Back at the castle Bioquill, North Star, Melody Note, and I all sat down together to count our candy and see who would lose the bet. Bioquill went first. He emptied his pumpkin and his pile of candy was as tall as him. “Beat dat!” He said. I emptied my pumpkin, and my pile of candy was also as tall as me. Melody Note also had the same amount of candy. “Wooks wike it’s a tie.” Melody said. North Star then emptied his pumpkin. His candy pile was twice as tall as him! “Yay! I win!” North Star cheered. “Well, a bet is a bet.” I said. Bioquill and I then took off our costumes and then our diappies. We then put them on our heads and giggled. Melody Note frowned and shook her head. “I don’t wanna!” She pouted. “U have too.” North Star said. “U made da wules of da bet.” Melody Note crossed her front legs. “Nuh-huh!” Bioquill and I then tackled her. We removed Melody Note’s diaper and strapped it to her head. North Star, Bioquill, and I all pointed and laughed. “U pwincess diappe head!” North Star said. Melody Note threw a temper tantrum. “I hate diapees!”