//------------------------------// // The Curse of the WereHare // Story: Tales from the NightMare Crypt // by Wildcard25 //------------------------------// "The four friends were returning from a faithful camping trip, on the night of a full moon.” The story proceed with having Chet, Fluttershy, Angel, Rainbow and Scootlaloo walking through the Everfree Forest, crossing bridges and reaching certain points on the trail at night trying to reach home. “(Phew) I didn’t realize it be this late getting home.” Chet spoke trying to catch his breath and did some stretches from all that walking. “Late….in…the..dark,” Scootaloo winced as she clung onto Fluttershy who were both shivering in fright. “Well, we would’ve been home hours ago if somepony haven’t insisted we stop at ‘Everfree Roadside TradeStop’,” Rainbow pointed out as she too did some stretches. “Oh, come now, Rainbow, don’t you think it was worth it seeing an actual two hundred pound Albino Hamster?” Chet asked as he describe the weight of the rodent. “I actually think it was adorable seeing it up close its fuzzy wittle face,” Fluttershy calmed herself and commented while gushing and cooing. “I found that a little cute too, aside from all the other weird animals I’ve seen from that place,” Scootaloo replied “Not really that interesting. I thought we actually see more other weird creatures around that place, but none actually lived up to my expectations.” Rainbow spoke in disappointment. “You only got interested in weird animals from that story the villagers spoke calling it the WereHare!” Chet pointed out, “And besides that overweight Hamster was real, and only Fluttershy would adore that most. Anyway the ‘WereHare’ is just a tall tale.” Rainbow laughed, “Yeah, never actually believed it when that old pony came to us and just told us of that story and told us to keep a straight face. What was her name again?” “I believe it was Maria Openskya,” Chet recalled the name as he said more of that story, “She did warn that whoever gets just even a teeny tiny eensy beensy scratch from a WereHare, he too will become one at the time of Full Moon!” “And Fluttershy will have to get Angel a Flea Collar for him to wear!” Rainbow joked as she Chet and Scootaloo laughed as Fluttershy and Angel gave them a deadpan look. For fourth time, music started playing with the three began to sing. Chet: Late in the evening when the full moon rising high Rainbow: In the darkness of the forest you might hear a haunting cry Chet: It could be a a hungry whooly bear Scootaloo: Or just a wise old owl Together: But you’ll always recognize it by its howl! (Howling) Beware, beware! There are Werehares everywhere Tell me how much hair could a Werehare wear if a Werehare could wear hair Rainbow: It's ghastly Chet: It's grizzly Rainbow: It's grim Scootaloo: And gross Rainbow: And gruesome Chet: And lastly but not leastly Together: It hasn’t braced it’s tooth on face Scootaloo: They say the lack of morphis is extremely rare Together: But we really must admit we’re not that scared! (Howling) Beware, beware! There Werehares everywhere Tell me how much hair could a Werehare wear if a Werehare could wear hair Beware, beware! There Werehares everywhere They’ll fretting you by biting you And you’ll be a Werehare too (Howling) As the song stopped, the three could do nothing more but laugh at the whole nonsense. All except Fluttershy who felt pretty annoyed. “Oh come on, Fluttershy, you can’t honestly find that a little funny?” Rainbow trying to collect herself. “Not really.” Fluttershy giving her a deadpan look. “Say, Flutters, what’s that on Angel’s little paw?” Chet eyeballed to Angel’s paw. Fluttershy examined it, “Oh that? It’s not but a teeny tiny eensy beensy scratch. Angel told me he noticed it this morning and must have got it from something last night. Assumed it was from a thorn bush.” Angel nodded his head to confirm it. “Or maybe it was from the WereHare!” Rainbow mocked again, causing her to laugh, and only for Chet and Scootloo to chuckle. Scootaloo took a closer look at Angel’s paw, “I don’t know, guys, that little scratch described seems little too coincidental.” “Oh come on squirt. You honestly can’t believe all that,” Rainbow ceased her laughing and trying to be reasonable. “Well, you can’t deny all of the other creatures we’ve dealt with in Equestria,” Chet recalled the past encounters, “I too find that little wound very suspicious. What if that story was true?” “Then Fluttershy will have to deal with a monster for a pet,” Rainbow joked as she laughed again. “Rainbow Dash! That's not funny!” Fluttershy getting mad at her. Suddenly caught by their surprise, heard a strange ringing sound. They looked around and then spotted a telephone booth, which was conveniently just standing nearby the group. They also find that a little too suspicious for the moment. “I wonder who that can be?” Scootaloo asked. “Not sure,” Rainbow responded, “Guess I’ll check it out.” Rainbow flew on over to answer the phone in the booth, “Uh, hello? Mom? Hey how you know I was all the way out here?” Rainbow asked, before hearing what the other line said and replied, “Yes, mom, I worn my long johns last night. Yes, mom, I thought of that before leaving the campsite.” As Rainbow continue talking on the phone the others kept back and chit chatted. “Do any of you find that too weird that now there’s a phone booth ringing out in the middle of the forest?” Scootaloo asked with a suspicious look,”What’s that even doing here?” “I’m not sure. That is a bit too coincidence that we happen to find one.” Fluttershy stated. “Hey where’s Angel?” Chet noticed and pointed behind Fluttershy. “Oh, he must’ve found rest stop right there,” Fluttershy explained, “ He told me that he needed to go. Not the first time that happened. I’m sure he’s fine.” The three then heard some rustling sounds coming from inside one of the bushes. They noticed it and thinking it might’ve been Angel coming back. But noticed a pair of great big yellow eyes looking at the three, which got them a little unease. What came out of the bush had a big bulky shadow which towered over the group. “Uh, Flutters, did you say that’s the shrub Angel was hopping towards to use the restroom?” Chet asked in fright as the group came into realization of what that big creature really was. “Is that…Angel?” the group asked together as they were starting to shake and shutter in fright. “Run for it?!?!” the group shouted as they dashed over to Rainbow and trying to tell her what is right in front of them. “Uh, Rainbow.” Scootaloo tried to get Rainbow’s attention. “Not now, Scoots.” Rainbow shushed her. “Come on, Scoots, let’s scram out of here!” Chet shouted as he Fluttershy and Scootaloo decided to make a run for it. Rainbow was too busy talking, she did not noticed her friends ran for their lives from what frighten them. “Mom, there’s nothing dangerous out here in this part of the woods.” Rainbow continued to talk over the phone until she overheard a growl. Rainbow spoke up,“Hold on mom, guys don’t growl, I’m talking on the phone! (Ahem) sorry about that mom those were my friends.” As Rainbow was talking the monster creeped up on her and breathed on her. Rainbow caught wind of it. “Hold on, mom, (Phew) Scootaloo, I know we were camping but did you at least brush you teeth?” Rainbow feeling repulsed by that bad breath then held up an item used from the time she and Rarity encountered a large swamp multi-eyed frog while searching for the missing magical items, “Here, try Rarity’s new breath mint.” The beast then reached for the breath mint. Rainbow noticed the sharp talons taking the breath mint. She then snickered thinking it was Chet’s hand. “No offense, Chet, but I think you need an appointment to the talon clippers.” Rainbow joked The monster growled again on which Rainbow getting annoyed from those phone interruptions finally snapped, “Really, guys, you all got the manners of a WereHa…….” Rainbow turned to where she thought the others were only to find the thing that was actually making those interruptions was in their place. The thing was very big and bulky with fur in much darker gray color, ears in sharp points, whiskers twitched, very sharp talons on paw hands and big feet, bloody big yellow eyes and rabbit tooth with much sharper teeth right next to the middle one. To this Rainbow shuttered, eyes wide open, knees shaking, wings wiggling and trying to speak until finally shouted,“WEREHARE?!?!?!?! (SCREAMS) WAIT UP, GUYS!!!!!” The monster only can howl at the full moon, screeching and roaring as he began hunting for food through out the night. The scene cute back to reality with Twilight finishing her story. And so the poor innocent little bunny was cursed the rest of his days, doomed to become a snarling, howling WereHare on the night of a full moon. On a night like tonight!