Chapter 30: Nightmare Night Party
In Mane Melody, Pipp gives a determined smirk as she is wearing a royalty costume as she looks at the crowd, wearing costumes as well.
“Who’s ready for a Nightmare Night fright-shion show!?” Pipp called out through the stage on her microphone. The crowd cheered in response, as they were ready for it, meaning that today is Nightmare Night in Equestria, the one holiday ponies dress up and have treats or do scary tricks, so Pipp had the idea to have a party in Mane Melody since this is the first ever Nightmare Night of all three tribes together after generations. “Let’s kick off with the Triplets of Terror!” Pipp announced as she pointed to her Pippsqueaks.
Peach Fizz, Seashell, and Glory are all wearing the same blue dresses as they walked on stage with blank scary looks.
“Aw, adorable right?” Pipp asked the crowd, finding her Pippsqueaks adorable, which the crowd disagreed, finding their looks scary, just as it should be since it’s Nightmare Night. Pipp smiled as she continued while looking back at the stage with a smirk. “Princess Zephyrina is clear for takeoff!” She announced as the light shines on Zipp.
Zipp is wearing a red archard costume as she smirked and flew off as she twirled and did a loop twice as she flew around Mane Melody, then did a front flip as she landed back on the stage as she smiled pridefully as applauses are heard from the crowd from Zipp’s performance.
Pipp looked at her paper card as she smiled and saw who was next. “Next it’s the random Rufunzo!” She announced as Rufus came out of the stage next, while hopping around silly.
Rufus' costume is just a silly clown costume, with make up, red nose, rainbow clown wig, clown bow tie, and clown boots to boot as he hops around the stage while making squeaky noises as he smiled as he hopped to the air, making a pose as he landed on the stage while making squeaky noises with a smile as the crowd smiled at his performance.
Pipp then announced who was next. “Here’s Hitch as…” She announced as Hitch walked into the crowd, wearing his disco costume he wore on Sunny’s party as he danced around as the crowd cheered. “... Hitch, but with a mustache!” Pipp finished as Hitch pointed to his fake mustache on his face, which made the crowd cheer him on.
At the back stage, Sunny is looking at her compact mirror as she inspect herself in her costume.
“Sunny, you look great, don’t worry.” Sunset’s voice called out as she placed a wing over Sunny. “With our costumes, we are gonna catch the eyes of everypony.” She encourages the costumes they are wearing.
“I know! It’s gonna be great!” Sunny cheered as she placed her mirror away. “Thanks for helping me with the designs, Sunset. And thanks for partnering up with me, gotta have a complete set of the original duos.” She said, mentioning the costumes they are wearing.
“Yeah, well. Somepony have too. By the way, great job on the Nightmare Moon costume.” Sunset compliment on Sunny’s costume.
“Thanks, Sunset.” Sunny said with a smile. “I figured, since this Night is kind of in Nightmare Moon's honor somebody should dress like her. Besides, as the first villain Twilight and her friends ever beat, it also makes for a good nod to the Guardians of Harmony.” She said, stating her reason that since Nightmare Moon was the first villain the Twilight and her friends first fought that started their adventures together, she wanted to wear something on who brought them together. “And you are doing a great job on your Princess Celestia costume.” She said to Sunset.
“Well, thank you, Sunny.” Sunset said with a smile. “When Pipp announced her plans for this Nightmare Night Party, there were only two ponies I wanted to be. The first was Twilight, but I decided on the other - Princess Celestia - for two reasons. The first was that Celestia was basically my mother figure for a while and taught me all I know. The other is that, well, I flipped a coin and Celestia's side won the toss.” She said her reason on why she is wearing a costume on her former mentor/mother figure.
“Trading the Shine of the Sun for the Dark of the Moon…” Pipp's voice then can be heard for them to hear.
“Looks like it’s our turn. Let’s do this, Sunny.” Sunset said with a smile.
“Yeah.” Sunny said with a smile in return as they began to make their move.
“...Sunny!” Pipp announced to the crowd outside the stage as blue mist appeared and so did a shadow figure, Sunny, as she spread her wings.
Sunny then walks down the stage as the ponies are frightened by Sunny’s costume as she gives a scowl expression. “Mmm.” She hummed as she made a mean look and spread her wings, making the crowd gasp, revealing that Sunny is wearing a Nightmare Moon costume, armor, black wings and horn with helmet to boot. “The Night will Last Forever!” Sunny announced, read the tales of Nightmare Moon and know the line.
And then a brighter light shines on Sunny as she and the crowd looked up and saw Sunset flying down gently with her wings flapping while landing gently on the stage in front of Sunny, and spread her wings as they sparkled, Sunset is wearing a Princess Celesita costume that she made herself, rainbow mane wig, white wings, wite horn, golden armor as well with a helmet as she gave a soft look to Sunny and to the crowd, who are awed at Sunset’s look.
“And Sunset Shimmer is REALLY making the sunshine in her Princess Celestia costume.” Pipp commented. “Talk about night and day." She added, loving the style between Sunny and Sunset.
Sunset figured that if Sunny goes as Luna’s former evil self, from the stories and from what Twilight had told her when she and her friends went out to find the elements, she would be Luna’s big sister, Princess Celestia while she is wearing her armor, so the set would be complete since she and Sunny are the only alicorns around, make sense to dress up as the former rulers of Equestria before Twilight.
Sunny and Sunset looked at each other for a moment before turning to the crowd, they both smiled and waved to the crowd. “Hey everypony!” Sunny called out with a wave.
“Happy Nightmare Night!” Sunset added with a wave, having missed this holiday, even though Halloween back in the human world is basically the same, she missed having the holiday in Equestria.
The crowd cheered at Sunny and Sunset’s costumes and the performance they did, almost looking so real when they did that, almost mistaking them for the tales of Princess Celestia and Luna from ancient Equestria.
At the back of the stage, Jazz then did Sunny hooves, which is strange since Sunny is out on stage with Sunset.
“And… Done.” Jazz said with a smile after finishing the hooficure on Sunny’s hooves.
“Thanks, Jazzle-Dazzle!” Izzy’s voice was heard as Sunny’s hooves waved, it turned out that’s not Sunny at all, just Izzy with a costume on with Jazz putting the finishing touches as she waved her hoof, that looks like Sunny’s hooves. “Bye!” Izzy waved as she went out to the stage as Jazz smiled.
Out on stage, Pipp then spoke who was next.
“Here comes Izzy!” Pipp announced as Izzy came into view to the crowd with sparkles in her eyes as she waved her hoof at them at a fast pace.
Izzy is in a costume makeup of different body parts of each of her friends, that is Sunny’s rainbow mane on the left, Sunset’s mane on her right, Sunny’s hoof on the left, Hitch hoof on the right, Zipp hoof on her right hind leg, Pipp’s hoof on her left hind leg, Zipp’s tail, and Pipp’s wings on her back.
“Ah!” The camerapony said as he found Izzy’s costume amazing as the crowd cheered for Izzy.
“Oh-ho-ho, and she's brought all her best friends!” Pipp announced as they even saw Izzy’s hooves that had each of her friends signature Hooficures on each one as Izzy smiled and spread her prop wings as the crowd cheered for her.
“That’s actually pretty sweet and good on her.” Sunset said with a smile at Izzy, feeling touched that she cares about her friends that much to wear part of them as the others nodded their heads in agreement, feeling touched by Izzy’s costume as well.
Pipp then said the next one. “And next to the stage, we have Mane Melody's very ooooown... Jazz!” She called out with a smile.
At the back, Jazz gasps as she is next, but doesn’t have a costume on yet as she tries to see which one is right for her as she scrolls through the style-mirror that showed her with a purple mask on.
“Oh, no, no! Come on, Jazz! Pick one!” Jazz frankly said to herself in a panic as she checked which one suits her as it showed the next one with her wearing an eyepatch, and the next one wearing a winking helmet and wig, but is having trouble picking the right costume to show.
Misty then sneaks into the product room, wearing a half-peacock mask while wearing a hood as she checks to see if the coast is clear.
Jazz didn’t notice as she kept checking for what costume she should wear as she was grunting in effort as Misty hid behind a costume pile, checking to see the coast was clear again as she ran out of her hiding spot. “What do I do?! What do I— Whoa!” Jazz cried out as she didn’t see Misty, who didn’t see her as well, as the two ponies bumped into each other as Jazz hit a rack of costumes while some fell on Misty as Jazz rolled away.
At the stage, Pipp kepting announcing.
“Jazz has come as…” Pipp said as she turned to the stage as Jazz rolled down the stage, wearing different pieces of each costume as the ponies gasped at the sight while Jazz was dizzy from the rolling. “...whatever this is.” Pipp said sheepishly, having no idea what just happened but played along.
The ponies cheered at what they saw as Jazz smiled at them. “Awww!” She said as she took a bow at their kindness, not knowing what happened but it’s better than picking out a costume.
Back in the product room, Misty got out of the pile of costumes as she looked at her amulet.
“Okay, Opaline. We're in.” Misty said to the amulet once nopony is around as the amulet clicks open as some dark magic mist comes out of it, forming into Opaline, who yawns tiredly at the long wait and the time.
“Took you long enough.” Opaline said to Misty, and then looked around as she saw some familiar decorations as she gave a bored look. “Ugh, puh-lease. Nightmare Night is so—” She was cut off when a Pegasnail flew through her spiritual face, which startled her at what she saw. “Was that a... flying snail?” She asked, haven’t seen that before as she groaned. “Ugh! This place has really gone downhill. Ugh.” She groans at how much Equestria has changed as she looked at Misty, getting where they left off. “ Anyway, tell me the plan again, Misty.” She said to Misty.
Misty smiled at Opaline wanting to tell her the plan as she pointed in the other direction. “First, I need to get—” She tried to explain, but was cut off when Opaline interrupted and got right into Misty’s face, which startled her.
“Get these ponies to use their magic so we can figure out how it works and then take it from them!” Opaline ordered as she laughed evilly. Misty then gave a forceful laugh, wanting to join in with Opaline, but Opaline stopped and looked at Misty with an amused look. “You really need to stop doing that. It throws me off.” She stated to Misty before giving her a serious look. “Now, get. To. Work!” She demanded with an angry look as the smoke sucked right back into the amulet as it closed, with Misty giving a sad look about all this.
At the main room of Mane Melody, Misty is sneaking around among the crowd as she smirks to herself while walking around.
“Oh, everypony looks great!” Pipp announced to her microphone while flying with a smile.
At a table, Sunset is watching the crowd as this brings back some good memories of Nightmare Night. Sunny saw this as she nudged Sunset.
“You okay, Sunset?” Sunny asked.
“I’m okay, Sunny. I’m just glad Nightmare Night is still a holiday in the new age of Equestria, and it brings back memories of my old Nightmare Night when I was a filly.” Sunset said with a nostalgic smile.
Sunny smile at Sunset. “What costume did you go with?” She asked curiously.
Sunset chuckled at Sunny. “I don’t remember much, but sometimes I would be scared. I remember I was a scary zombie pony, I made it so real, Celesita screamed so high, I think her royal canterlot voice nearly broke the windows.” She said as she laughed at the memory with Sunny joining in as the two shared a laugh with each other.
“Now, let's get the party started! Hit it!” Pipp then announced, but didn’t hear anything yet as she turned to Jazz, who gave a smirk as she blew her hoof and then played the music, with wolf howls in the sound added as Jazz bopped her head to the music.
(Monster Party Song)
Pipp then got between two ponies as she began to sing with a smirk.
(Pipp)
There somethin' kinda creepy
Happenin' tonight
(Jazz)
So call your favorite ghoulies
And get your costume right
(Rocky)
They may look freaky
But I promise they won't bite
Jazz sang as Rufus then tried to catch an apple, that is tied to a rope, in the apple bucket, but kept failing as the apple kept moving, which is caused by Misty as she has a rope tied to her hoof as she smiles evilly with an evil chuckle.
(Pipp)
And they say the place is haunted
But the dancing's a delight
Pipp sanged with a smirk as the ponies around were laughing and dancing to the music.
(Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky)
It may look scary
But don't be afraid
The Pippsqueaks are taking a drink from a halloween fountain, their expression from the stage didn’t change as they walked off. Misty walked to the fountain after them as she turned the dial of the fountain to red.
'Cause nothing's what it seems
At a monster partay
Pipp sang as she flew up while singing to the crowd, Misty gave a sinister chuckle at her actions as she gave an innocent whistle as she walked off, leaving the fountain to overflow.
(Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky)
It may look spooky
But don't have a fright
'Cause at this monster party
We'll rock all night
As Pipp sang, she stopped a moment and saw Rufus still trying to get the apple, but kept failing as he cried a bit.
Misty kept walking as she was muttering to herself. “I am just being normal. Normal! Whoo! Whoo! Whoo-hoo!” She cheered as she began to dance, can’t resist the party when Opaline gave her a mission, but can’t resist the song and party as she danced around and kicked her hind hooves to the party.
Misty danced backwards, and then her flank hit Izzy, which Sunset and Zipp next to as Misty stopped dancing and turned around when the three ponies smiled at her. “Wow! Great mask, Misty.” Izzy complimented Misty's costume, with Zipp and Sunset nodding in agreement. “Did you make it yourself?” She asked curiosity.
“What, this old thing?” Misty asked with a smile, but before she could go any further, her amulet started to glow as it dragged her away from the, not wanting her to lose track of her mission. “Whoa-oa-oa! I love this song!” She protested to the amulet as it got her out of sight of the three ponies as the ponies in the crowd saw this in confusion.
Sunset, Izzy and Zipp gave Misty a strange look after what they saw. “That pony’s sparkle is all mixed up.” Izzy said while giving a suspicious look to where Misty used to be.
“And that amulet she is wearing is very strange after doing that.” Sunset said with a raised eyebrow at the amulet Misty was wearing when it dragged Misty away.
“Yeah.” Zipp agreed with the two, giving a suspicious look as well. “Something's very suspicious about her— Whoa! Zipp cried out as the fountain drink began to flow to them as the ponies in the party backed up from the overflow drink.
(Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky)
It may look scary
But don't be afraid
'Cause nothing's what it seems
At a monster partay
It may look spooky
But don't have a fright—
Misty then kicked a pumpkin, then messed up the decorations, and ripped off some stickers around Mane Melody. Rufus finally managed to grab the apple, but then Misty yanked the rope tied to it, causing Rufus to fall into the apple bucket, causing the ponies around it to get wet in the process as Rufus emerged with an irritated look with his clown makeup undone.
Misty then pulled a plug that turned off all power in Mane Melody as the music stopped. The ponies are murmuring to themselves, wanting to know what has happened as Misty gives a sinister chuckle.
“Everypony, stay calm!” Pipp announced through the microphone on stage to get everypony to calm down. “We can fix this!” She assured them.
“How did the outcome happen?” Sunset said as she turned and saw Misty hiding behind a stage. “What’s Misty doing?” She asked herself.
Behind the stage, Misty took out the amulet. “Well?” She asked Opaline about all this through the amulet as the amulet clicked opened and Opaline’s spiritual figure appeared again as she looked around at what Misty had done.
Sunset saw a dark glow behind the stage as she was having a strange feeling somehow. “Okay. What is Misty up to?” She asks suspiciously as she tries to get a closer look at what Misty is doing, but the ponies are blocking her path, so she can’t get a closer look.
“No one loves ruining a party as much as I do, Misty.” Opaline said to Misty as she smiled at the way Misty ruined a party. “But I'm here to see them use their magic, remember?” She reminded her as she gave Misty a look.
“Wait for it…” Misty said with a smirk for Opaline to wait for something to happen.
At the apple bucket, Rufus ducked his head many times to grab an apple, he finally caught it with his teeth as his hooves touch the bottom of the buck, but he accidentally activated his Earth Pony magic as his hooves began to shimmer. And then a giant plant grew out of the bucket, with Rufus at the top of it.
Opaline gasped with a smile at this outcome as she saw what Earth Pony magic can do and the chaos as the ponies were murmuring to themselves as the bubbles of the fountain began to overflow as the Pegasi, and Zipp flew out of range.
“Oh, no!” Zipp cried out as she saw the decorations begin to overflowed by the fountain water. “Pipp's decorations!” She cried out.
“Don't worry, Zipp!” Izzy called out with a determined smile on the stage walk, with Sunset, Sunny and Hitch behind her, as she used her magic while groaning as she leivated the decorations off the stand, but she accidentally hit the Pegasi in the process.
“Ah!” Zipp cried out while dodging one of them. “Izzy, watch out!” She pointed out.
A pumpkin then fell into the fountain bubbles as Izzy covered her face when it made a splash in the process.
Opaline laughed at this outcome. “I've seen all I need to see. Look at this chaos.” She said to Misty. “Once I have that dragonfire, none of these ponies could ever challenge me.” She said that with how their magic is lately, Opaline won’t have a tough time taking care of these ponies once she has that dragon fire to get her full magic power back. “And Misty?” She asked Misty, the unicorn now having sparkles in her eyes with a smile, excited to what Opaline would say to her. “Don't dawdle on your way home this time. And be careful when Sunset is around, I don’t want her to notice our plan” She said with a bored expression as the amulet closes, leaving a sad Misty that Opaline didn’t get to thank her for showing this to her.
Sunset then turned to where Misty was and saw the Unicorn’s upset expression. “I thought I sensed something strange close to Misty. What is it? I don’t know.” She said to herself, not sure what was that strange magic close to Misty, knowing that this needs to be discovered some more.
“Left a bit…” Zipp’s voice is heard as both Sunset and Misty turned and saw Zipp telling Izzy where to put the decoratives as Izzy is straining herself while using her magic to levitate the decoratives back into place. “All right! Now, Izzy!” She told Izzy with a smile as the unicorn placed the decorations in the right place.
The Pegasi are then laughing as they used their wings to create a dust a wind, clearing out the overflow bubbles fountain water as it cleared out of Mane Melody, as the ponies gasped at the clean sight, and it makes it better with the plant Rufus overgrew sparkled as it made the room better.
“Whoa!” Misty called out in amazement with sparkles in her eyes, seeing that the unicorns are great with their magic and did see wonderful sights as well.
Rufus then finally chomps on his long deserved apple as he ate it and climbed back down. The Pippsqueaks gasp in amazement at Rufus as they giggle. But what they didn’t know is that Rufus sneakily came behind them as he honked his red nose horn, causing the Pippsqueaks scream in fright from the sudden noise as they turned and gasp startled when they saw Rufus behind them as they giggled at his sudden scare as Rufus took a bow at them with that performance.
Pipp then walked to Jazz, who is next to the music player as she plugged it back in, as the two ponies smiled at each other. “Jazz, you know what to do.” She said to Jazz with a smirk.
Jazz then pressed the play button as the music continued as Pipp began to sing again with Jazz and Rocky.
(Monster Party Continues)
(Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky)
Bah-dah-dah-dah-dah
'Cause at this monster party
We'll rock all night
Bah-dah-dah-dah-dah
The ponies in Mane Melody then began to dance to the music again as Hitch and Sunny danced close to each other as the party continued.
Misty looked around at this as Izzy then grabbed Misty as she dragged her back to the party as the two unicorns danced close to each other as ponies started laughing with one another at this fun party as Misty and Izzy then striked a pose as they smiled to one another.
Misty then has a thought of Opaline wanting her to come back to her castle soon, but then smiles as she has a thought about this. ‘What the heck? Opaline did say the task was done and she saw what she saw. Might as well enjoy the party before I get back to the castle. At least I'll have some time for fun.’ She thought to herself, wanting to have a bit of fun before heading back to Opaline.
Among the crowd, Sunset then looks at Misty, who is dancing with Izzy, suspiciously as she finds something strange going on whenever Misty is around. “Something strange is going on here. And some strange magic that suddenly felt off concerns me. I don’t know what it is, but I intend to find out what.” She said to herself as this is a mystery that needs to be solved as she returned to enjoy the rest of Nightmare Night with her friends while enjoying the rest of the party.
End of Chapter 30.