//------------------------------// // Micro Episode 2: Nightmare Night (Chrysalis/Nibbles/Sombra) // Story: Equestria's Crazies // by Thorax //------------------------------// Note: Nothing was properly edited because I dun't have the time. I need to be a pirate! "You need make costume." Sombra stated as he and Nibbles watched Chrysalis continually channel surf through her collection of disguise. Pillar upon pillar of green flame washed each new pony way, Celestia, Cadance, Discord, Donut Joe, none of these disguises satisfied Chrysalis's costume desires. "Maybe you're rig-" The Changeling Queen paused as she took in the sight of both Sombra and Nibbles, Sombra had made a costume based on some old Monster movie he had seen involving a giant laser shooting lizard attacking a city. She did her best to stifle as laugh as continued to stare, the quality of his costume was amazing, the soft scales were made from green fabric and she knew he must have had some help with the smaller details. However the reason for her laughter came from the head. Sombra had made the head portion slightly too small, giving the image that he had been eaten by the lizard as his head stuck out between the lizard's jaws. "What?" the clueless gray Unicorn asked as he adjusted the costume. "Nothing" Chrysalis blurted as she realized how long he she had been staring "Don't you think the head is a littl- Wait, wait, what is Nibbles wearing?" She asked as she stared at Nibbles costume, his bucket had been haphazardly painted a semi-golden yellow. It looked like he had chewed off the head of a broom and glued it to the top. After a few more seconds she still wasn't sure what he had used for the armor, until she realized he hadn't used anything, from what she could tell he had just rolled around in the same golden yellow paint he had used for the helmet. "Nibbles say he want to be guard" Sombra answered as he turned his gaze to the small hybrid who had removed his bucket helmet and begun chewing on the pumpkin shaped basket. "You traitorous swine" hissed the Queen gaining a confused glance from the small hybrid. "I'll deal with your treachery later" She added as she turned back to face the mirror "For now I need to come up with a new disguise" "What we do?" Sombra asked pointing towards the large grandfather clock that stood at the other side of the room. "We supposed to leave before now." "You two can run ahead" Chrysalis answered as she played with her mane, not sure if she wanted to attempt the "Bride of Frankenstein" look. "However, when I finish I'm claiming 10% of your candy haul as my own." "Blarrr" Nibbles hissed in response. "Quiet traitor, 15% for conspiring with the enemy." Chrysalis retorted "Blar fla blaaa" "Double agent you say?" Chrysalis answered with a raised brow "Very well then, 5% from you, but if I find out you betrayed me, no ice cream for a week and I take 20%" 2 Minutes later Sombra had managed to use his sad eyes to guilt trip Chrysalis down to 3%. Nibbles had discovered the meaning of life but was too focused on the concept of free candy to actually tell someone. The two of them happily made their way through the decorated castle, not sure where they should start their candy hunt. Elsewhere in the castle the owner of this fine Holiday was taking a break on her balcony knowing all her work was about to pay off. Nightmare took her holiday very seriously leaving the entire month of October open for Nightmare Night planning, she had hoof picked each and every decoration placed around the castle, claiming almost half the castle staff as her personal decorators, cook continually put out Nightmare Night treats, Celestia made their taste tester as a genius bribe, Guards were forced to dress for the holiday and to top it all off Luna got no say in any of it. "Come on, let me hellllllp" Whined Luna as she poofed into existence next to her lounging other half. "Really?" Nightmare sighed "Discord said he'd remove you for the night." "I hit him so hard I sent him back in time." Luna answered flatly "To when?" "You remember when we were trying to take over Equestria and we thought he escaped?" "Yeah" Nightmare answered with a slow nod. "Yeah, we're going to have to go chisel him out later." Nightmare paused for a second as she thought back to the night. It did seem quite odd that Discord was just wandering around her castle with a black eye, even odder when he didn't see the beating she gave him coming. "You know we probably should have realiz- wait, wait" Nightmare paused once again as she moved closer to Luna "You ever get the feeling that someones using us to stall for time?" she whispered. "Yeah" Luna answered with a slow nod "It's like whenever one of us stops doing something interesting the feeling goes awa-" Back with Sombra and Nibbles "Nightmare Night what a fright, give us something sweet to bite!" Sombra sang and Nibbles mumbled as they stood at the entrance to the castle. Celestia gave a light laugh as she poured a bit of candy into each of their buckets. "You know you didn't have to walk all the way around the castle right?" "No cheating" Sombra managed to mumble as he lifted his candy basket up again. “We go to front of house like others.” "Very well my little pony, you two hav-" "Wait, wait don't leave yet!" came the familiar voice of Chrysalis as she did her best to run, tripping over her costume every few steps. "I'm ready, don't leave without Me." she shouted once more as she tripped once more flying right out of the entrance way coming to halt at the hooves of Celestia. "Nightmare Night what a fright, give us something sweet to bite" she groaned as she picked herself up and started fixing her costume. "A Ghost?" Celestia asked with a raised brow as she stared at the Chrysalis, who was beneath a thin white sheet, two holes cut out for her to see and a single hole for her horn and finally one large hole for her mouth. The sun goddess did her best not to laugh as she noticed the heart shaped patch near the bottom. "It was all I could come up with!" Chrysalis answered defensively "It's not bad" Celestia spoke "in fact, I think you look adorable." Source "I am not adorable" the Changeling Queen stated as she stomped her hoof. "I'm terrifying!" she shouted as she quickly turned to face Nibbles and Sombra doing her best to give a menacing roar. However, she was not met with screams of fear, instead she was met with the delighted squeal of Nibbles has he latched onto her face. "Wow you look adorable" came the voice of Luna as she descended from sky, landing next to her sister. "Luna why are you dres-" "I'm not Luna, I'm Nightmare Moon." Luna stated Celestia gave a sigh "Fine I'll play your game, Nightmare where is Luna?" "I had to kill her." Luna once again answered flatly "Really?" "No, she tried to take my night, so I drugged her pumpkin pie." "Doesn't that seem a little excessiv-" Celestia was cut off by Luna's hoof. "One sec" Luna said as she started shifting her gaze in all directions, trying to spot any on lookers. "ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!" Luna screamed at the night sky "WASN'T THAT INTERESTING?!" "Lun- Nightmare are you okay? You're yelling at the sky." Celestia asked her sister nervously "I'm not yelling at the sky, I'm yelling at the ponies watching us." Once again Luna paused as she looked around. "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" "No!" came the shout of some unseen pony. "Now shut up and let some of us sleep." After several seconds of searching for the source, Luna eventually spotted an Angry looking Changeling on the balcony far above them. "Sorry" Luna muttered with an embarrassed blush as she quickly and quietly made her way back into the castle. "That weird" Sombra stated in confusion. "Yes, yes it was" Luna and Chrysalis answered in unison 2 Hours Later It had been a great night for the group of three. Sombra and Nibbles had managed to gather a candy hoard so large it could make a dragon jealous. Chrysalis on the other hand had been gorging herself on other ponies love for Candy while at the same time gathering her own. Needless to say the Changeling Queen had managed to get a tummy ache without ever eating a piece of candy. Nightmare woke up a few hours later wondering why she had passed out face first into a pie. Eventually remembering her conversation with Luna. Luna went into hiding for the next few days, not only from Nightmare but also the imaginary ponies she believed were watching her. Discord spent the last 1002 years trapped in stone, luckily for him Celestia eventually noticed he was missing and stumbled upon him during her search. Unfortunately for him she was in need of a coat rack for the next few days. Needless to say, it was only the second of many, many, MANY absolutely weird Nightmare Nights in Equestria.