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// Chapter 18 
// Story: A Nightmare Before The Night [CYOA] 
// by Selbi 
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Chapter 18


“I won’t let a little beast like you rob me.” She rubbed her injury. “And I definitely won’t let a beast like you bite me! I can get angry really fast, you know?”

She turned around and began walking away, the desire for revenge burning deep within her. And getting that one bit back.

She tilted her head to the squirrel, and said, “You stay here. I’ll be riiight back.”





The sun reflected off the white armor sitting atop Twilight’s fur as she trotted back up to the tree. The only exposed part of her body to leave a hint which pony was in there was her purple horn. A purple aura shimmered in the air around it, as she levitated what appeared to be the unholy offspring of an oversized axe, a hammer, a chainsaw, and perhaps something that looked like it used to be a branding iron.

“Either you will give back my bit voluntarily, or…”





“Three hundred bits, for carrying around unlicensed weapons in public,” imposed the judge.

“What?! That wasn’t a weapon, it was a—”

“Miss Sparkle,” interrupted the judge, “my hammer hasn’t connected with the plate yet. I could always add more for you wearing a costume before the official start of Nightmare Night, or objecting with the judge’s decision.”

Twilight didn’t say anything.

“Good.” The sound of wood connecting with wood reverberated throughout the chamber, and the clinking of hefty amounts of bits trading owners followed not too long after.

A few minutes later, the doors of the courtroom were kicked back and Twilight stomped out of the building with a heavy snort. “It’s quite questionable that we, as free ponies of this land, are prohibited from exercising solutions to urgent matters outside the law.”

Her eyes drifted up to the heavens to find that the sun was little past its highest point.

“Well, looks like I still have time for one of two options…”








The agony of choice…


→ Try breaking the safe open? Go to Chapter 16!


→ Try finding the squirrel again? Go to Chapter 35!