Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 5
by TDR
Nightmare Night Special
[Ponyville, non time fuckery, Two weeks after Rahs' sister had puppies, early summer]
Seshat was a little concerned with the amount of ponies and other towns folk that were making their way in through the main doors into Rahs' theater. Something he had thus far named 'The Ball'
He claimed it was a tribute. Seshat thought it must be a dog thing.
Both Rahs and the Diamond Dog playwright, Ashmutt had been trying to get the cast for this first play settled.
Seshat had been privy to a number of back stage set ups. Including the meek looking Caramel Apple getting the lead opposite one of the changeling infiltrators. A number of other local stallions were back ground characters or with small parts, with Thorax playing the part of the antagonist in a very odd form.
Of course the crowd had all of Rahs' suitors in attendance, as well as his siblings,and both sets of parents, though Cosma and Blink were a little confused. Cadence was there as well, Chrysalis was still hiding, particularly since Celestia and Luna were here as well as Shirley. The crusaders were not allowed in unless they were all separated with their family, though Applebloom could sit next to Spike.
Much of the rest of the town was present with the whole town looking for something to do that didn't involve the usual chaos they were used. Some chaotic theater might be interesting however.
Twilight had double checked to make sure everything was in order on the checklist she made for Rahs. She fully expected him to be too excited over the opening night and forget something.
Still thus far everything had gone off without a hitch, the bits made from ticket sales were quite high, though not as high as the popcorn, drink and autographed pony Rahs pictures Spike and Pinkie Pie were selling
Aria and a few others were running the sound system and lights, after the mares sound test a few weeks ago she was back on community service after a rather sizable fine for disturbing the peace.
Though the crowd started to quiet as the lights dimmed and the curtain rose.
“ Well.... this is unexpected.” Twilight muttered.
“Yeah I'm a bit surprised myself. It does have a bit of horror, but I didn't expect a musical.” Spike offered back.
“ I dunno that there plant is a might creepy.” Applebloom offered.
“I think that's Thorax.” Spike considered.
“As the toothy plant?” Twilight questioned.
“Yeah it's too animated to be fake, and the voice sounds like Thorax.”Spike offered.” I mean they have other changelings in the show, but I really don't get why Kevin was put in as a back ground Changeling.”
“I guess they needed some one to play a changeling, not sure the make up on him is that good though, Kevin just doesn't look believable in the role.” Twilight noted.
“What I want to know though, is where's Rahs?”Applebloom asked.
“Well we've seen the leads, and the main antagonist... It would be just like him to make himself a bit player in the first play he's running himself.” Twilight sighed.
The trio looked back up to the stage at the sound of a roar and a scene change. The three mares on the stage standing next to what looked like a street all seemed unbothered by the noise so no one panicked despite the roaring.
Then a few strings of music started and Rahs could be heard singing.
“When I was younger, just a bad little pup,
My mama noticed funny things I did,
Like shootin' puppies out a trebuchet,
I'd poison guppies, and when I was done
I'd find a pussycat and bash in its head
That's when my mama said....
A manticore roared as it lumbered across the stage with Rahs riding on it's back, Rahs swung his legs off the beast landing as if he had been standing still as the manticore continued off the stage with a horrendous crash and a scream.
“I'm okay.” Bees called out weakly from off stage, and was ignored.
“What did she say?” The trio of mares asked in harmony, continuing the song as they all looked to Rahs who was dressed in a black leather jacket
“She said, "My boy, I think someday,
You'll find a way
To make your natural tendencies pay..”
Rahs walked towards the front of the stage as a new scene dropped down behind him looking like a doctors office with a mare dressed as a nurse walking behind him, a nurse who was punched in the face By the Moon Dog as he said 'Pay',
“You'll be a dentisttttttttttttttttt”
Rahs shouted out yanking off his jacket showing a dentist coat underneath. He tossed the jacket aside knocking over one of the extra's sitting around as a patient before he started moving through the dentist waiting room menacing the other 'patients' , the room being snatched up and carried off stage as others slide onstage making it look like he was walking through the office.
“You have a talent for causin' things pain
Son, be a dentist
People will pay you to be inhumane”
Rahs added tearing the head off a doll a filly was holding before moving to the next room.
“Your temperament's wrong for the Guard
And teaching would suit you still less
Son, be a dentist
You'll be a success”
Twilight slapped a hoof to her face after Rahs' scene.
Spike and Applebloom stared wincing a little at parts of the scene.
“He owns the theater and has set up the play and he still typecasts himself as the villain.” Twilight grumbled.
Trixie sighed having the same thoughts as Twilight on Rahs' character.
Jynx wasn't sure what was going on though the story was interesting.
Saturnia and Sunset were both impressed with how Rahs looked in the leather jacket.
Applejack was doing her best push down her increased interest in the 'bad colt' Rahs.
“BULLSHIT!!! Minuette shouted from the back of the theater!!” I have a hard enough time convincing ponies to go to the dentist without this sort of crap!!”
“SHHHHHH!" Everyone around her shushed.