//------------------------------// // Nightmare Night // Story: Jimmy Hook Celebrates... // by Discord The Narrator //------------------------------// When Jimmy and Silverstream arrived at Equestria, again as a Bat Pony and a Hippogriff, they looked all around until remembering they were inside Twilight's castle. "Oh! Jimmy, look outside the windows! It's Nightmare Night!" Silverstream said, excited. Jimmy giggled, "That's right! Although I don't see Twilight or anypony else here... It feels strange..." she said, feeling suspicious. "Maybe they are celebrating with other ponies? Because I see a lot of them all around Ponyville!" Silverstream asked. "Heh, maybe. And there's only one way to know it!" Jimmy replied. Some time later, the duo were going outside. Jimmy was wearing her Lunar Guard armor, like always, but Silverstream had a funnier appearance. Her costume was a mix between a mummy, a skeleton, an astronaut and a bat with a mask and a cape. Jimmy chuckled, "It seems a few monsters merged together and created you..." "Hah! I just wasn't sure about what disguise I could use. Like every Nightmare Night!" Silverstream said, laughing, "What about you?" "Oh, well... I just didn't think about any costume I could wear. There are a lot of ideas, but I don't know!" Jimmy replied. "Don't worry about that! Maybe next year we can find something for you! Although I don't think a mask should hide that pretty face!" Silverstream said, cheerful as she gave Jimmy a quick peck on her lips, making her eyes open fully as she blushed. "Such an sweetheart you are..." Jimmy giggled, "Anyways, let's see if our friends are around." All around the Town Hall, the ambience was perfect: almost everypony were disguised as different monsters or anything else, talking between themselves as they took place in the different activities scattered here and there. The Student Six hadn't dressed for the night (except for Sandbar, who looked like a vampire), but they were having enough fun. And then, Yona smiled when she saw two familiar faces. "They're here!" the young Yak exclaimed, as she pounced on Jimmy, hugging her. "I'm also happy to see you, Yona! Although not as much as you!" Jimmy said, chuckling as Yona moved away. "Hi, guys! I see Sandbar and I are the only ones with a costume! But that's ok!" Silverstream said, feeling as excited as always. "Well, I have my own disguise here!" Ocellus said, before transforming into a timberwolf. Silverstream screamed as the wooden beast growled at her, turning back into Ocellus after that, "Heheh, sorry..." Everyone laughed because of that prank done by the little Changeling while she blushed, trying to cover her face. "Ah, the timberwolf prank... It never gets old..." Gallus said, grinning. "Oh, I almost forget! Have you seen Twilight and the others anywhere? We're looking for them!" Silverstream asked, but her friends shook their heads. "No clue about them. Aren't they at the Castle of Friendship?" Smolder asked back. "We didn't find them there. It feels odd... I mean, they wouldn't miss a celebration unless they were doing any important thing," Jimmy said. "I guess they are at Canterlot. Some ponies were talking about that a while ago," Gallus explained, "No idea what they're doing there." "Well... We can have some time here while waiting for them. What do you think?" Jimmy asked, smiling when her friends nodded, "Great!" The time Jimmy and her friends were having in Ponyville couldn't be better. They had fun with apple-bobbing, although Smolder almost burned a few of the apples; and they also spent some minutes with shooting pumpkins at targets, even if Yona's strength made her send a pumpkin far away, but nopony got hurt. They also heard one of Zecora's scary stories, which left Ocellus trying to hide behind Jimmy's wings. "It's fine, Ocellus. It was just a story!" Jimmy said. "I know... But it was terrifying..." Ocellus replied, making Jimmy giggle as she kept trying to remain hidden. After some time having fun for Nightmare Night, Jimmy finally noticed strange lights at Canterlot. "Huh... Are they having a disco party of something? Maybe Vinyl Scratch is also there?" she asked. "Oh, no! She's right there!" Derpy pointed somewhere, and Jimmy looked in the same direction. Sure, the DJ Unicorn was there, talking to Octavia. "If Vinyl is here, what are those lights then?" Jimmy asked, pointing at Canterlot. "Uuuuh... I'm not sure about that... but it may not be a party, as I saw Twilight and the others going there with non-happy faces..." Derpy said. Jimmy blinked, "Non-happy faces? What kind of faces were those?" Derpy's eyes moved randomly before she spoke again, "Well, Twilight looked scared, Applejack looked angry, Pinkie Pie looked happy for some reason, Rainbow Dash l-" "Then, they aren't having any party!!" Jimmy exclaimed. "I guess that's right... I mean, Twilight said something about taking care of a problem they had..." Derpy said. A nervous Jimmy grabbed Derpy, getting her face closer, "And when did they go towards Canterlot!?" "Um... Two hours ago..." Derpy replied. "Oh, no!!" Jimmy yelled, letting Derpy go as she fled to gather her friends, "Guys, we have to go!!" Jimmy convinced the others, and they went towards the train station while Derpy stared at them. "I don't think they would want a muffin right now... but hey, it's more for me!" she said, taking a good bite of a muffin. At Canterlot, Jimmy and the others heard some sounds coming from everywhere. "It seems they're in front of the castle! We have to help them!" Jimmy said, motioning her friends to follow her. When they arrived, they saw the Mane Six together as they confronted somepony. "What's happening here?" Jimmy asked. "Jimmy Hook! You need to help us defeat those ponies!" Rarity said. The Bat Pony looked in front of them, mouth-agape when she noticed the enemy, "How... How's that even possible!?" Their enemies were six female ponies with a dull collection of colors. But the worst part was their appearance... They're faces were really familiar... In fact, it felt like looking in a mirror and seeing a completely different thing. Jimmy, Silverstream and the others felt scared as the evil twin version of Twilight laughed...