Episode 9 Cause this is THRILLER A/N (The music is completely optional)
Once again it was Nightmare Night in Ponyville. Twilight, dressed as an evil enchantress with her mane combed down and dark eyeshadow, beckoned to Spike who once again went as a purple dragon. “Hurry up Spike the guests are going to be here any minute.”
Spike finished putting on his costume and looked at Twilight. “I can’t wait for the slumber party, great idea to have it on Nightmare Night Twilight.”
Twilight smiled. “I hope Zepplin can make it. It’s his first Nightmare Night in Ponyville.” A knock came at the door. “ooh That’s them.” Twilight said as she ran over to the door. Standing there was Rarity dressed in a stunning luxurious dress with a bride of Frankenstallion wig. “Nice hair Rarity.” Twilight said inviting her in.
“Oh why thank you darling it sure scared me that’s for sure.” Rarity said as she trotted in.
Applejack then appeared at the door with her nose painted black and a set of whiskers drawn on her cheeks. “Cool cat costume Applejack.”
“Why thank ya Twi but don’t forget the kittens” Behind her came trotting in three fillies of the CMC all with the same style makeup. Sweetiebell playing with a ball of yarn.
As Twilight pushed her inside Pinkie Pie jumped out of the darkness in a black cape with fangs “Hsssss” She shouted as Twilight jumped.
“Oh Pinkie. Lemme guess vampony?”
“Candy Vampony” The pink pony replied “now gimme candy”
Twilight stared at her. “You know we’re gonna have a candy bash in the-”
“CANDY NOW!!!” Pinkie shouted as Twilight pulled out a candy bag and dumped its contents into pinkies hooves. “Thanks” She squeaked as she trotted in.
Twilights head followed her in as a pony with a white sheet draped over her head stood behind Twilight. “uh…excuse me”
Twilight screamed as did the ghost who also jumped so the sheet flew off. Underneath was Fluttershy “Oh It’s just you Fluttershy, please come in.” Twilight said still catching her breath.
“Oh Twilight… you shouldn’t scare me like that” Fluttershy said as she gracefully trotted into the tree house. “I-I’m not late am I?” she asked Twilight
“No Fluttershy not at all. Rainbow and Zepplin aren’t here yet.” Another knock came at the door and Twilight walked over and opened it. Nopony there… “That’s weird I could’ve sworn I heard a knock.” All of a sudden a chilling howl came from inside. Twilight and the rest started shaking As Twilight turned and faced back inside the library a look of terror came over her “T-T-T-Timberwolf!” She screamed. On the loft near an open window was a Timberwolf. Everypony screamed and clamored for the front door.
“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA” Rainbow laughed as she pulled a Timberwolf mask off her face.
“Rainbow I shoulda known” Applejack shouted up at her.
“You guys should’ve seen your faces. Ahahahaha” Rainbow fell over laughing.
“Well now that we’re all here-“ Twilight said shutting the door. “-we just gotta wait for Zepplin.” So they waited, and waited, and waited.
“Where the buck is he?” Rainbow asked.
“He’ll be here. He probably had to find a costume.” Twilight said.
A knock came at the door “There he is now” Applejack said.
“I’ll get it.” Said Rarity as she trotted over to the door and opened it. Her face instantly turned to one of quizzical shock “Oh merciful Celestia” She said as she fainted.
There was Zepplin; Dawning hair metal attire, in bright yellow furry boots, a cheetah pattern v-neck with a pink jacket, and white tiger striped pants on his hind legs. On his face a Star was painted over his right eye. His mane was frizzled out everywhere and he had a large star shaped earring on his left ear. Draped over him was a light blue cape with a yellow Z on the back. Another large golden ring hung from his horn. Everypony looked at him in shock.
“I couldn’t find a costume so I decided I’d wear my old stage outfit.” Zepplin said as everypony burst out laughing. “Hey I’ve made legends in this outfit.”
Everypony continued to laugh “Well at least I scared Rarity” Zepplin chuckled as he looked down at the floor at the white unicorn passed out and twitching.
“Well now that we’re all here we can begin the slumber party!” Twilight announced, Rarity had finally regained consciousness, and everypony grabbed their sleeping bag and settled around the center of the room in a tightly knit circle. Twilight stood up and said “Hey I know let’s play truth or dare.” Everypony except for Zepplin agreed. “Truth or dare. That’s a mare’s game.”
Applejack nudged him “Well then you can go first since you’re dressed for it.” She said laughing.
“HEY” Zepplin shouted back.
Pinkie Pie jumped up. “Ooh ooh I got one. Zepplin truth or dare?”
Zepplin sighed. “uhh truth.”
“Who here do you like? hehehe” Pinkie asked.
“Oh geez really?” Zepplin questioned.
“You have to answer, it’s the rules.” Twilight said.
Zepplin looked around “Hmmm, oh wait that’s an easy one, I like me.” He said with a cocky smirk.
“No fair!” Pinkie screamed.
“You said who here, you’re here and I’m here therefore I like me.” Zepplin said confidently.
Twilight stood up. “Ok I got one. Rarity, truth or dare?”
“Truth.” Rarity responded.
“Who would you rather have do your mane Applejack or PinkiePie?”
“Oh shoot…” Rarity thought for a moment as everypony stared at her. “uh Dare” Rarity finally said.
“Ok you have to put on Zepplins outfit for one hour!” Twilight said. Zepplin burst out laughing as did everypony else.
“I-I-Absolutly not-I… I’m out!” Rarity shouted as her little sister pointed and laughed “Oh go play with your yarn.” Rarity said rolling her eyes and tossing the ball of yarn as the little filly pounced after it.
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After some more truth or dare and some candy treats Rainbow Dash was getting bored. “Ok that’s it. It’s nearly midnight and you know what that means.” Everypony looked at her quizzically. “It means it’s time for a ghost story. Mwah ha ha ha” She laughed evilly.
Fluttershy exclaimed “Ooh uh I’m going to bed.” She pulled the sheet over her head and coward in her sleeping bag.
Rainbow started in “Now everypony knows the rainbow factory and how it’s responsible for all the beautiful rainbows in Equestria. But what most don’t know is that rainbows are made from the blood of Unicorns and Earth Ponies.” Everypony got a scared look on their face, except Zepplin who rolled his eyes. “Now it was back during the days of the Iron Pegasus. He and his regime would swoop down on unsuspecting ponies and nab them and bring them up to the factory where they were NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.” Applejack and her three little kittens were all huddled as was everypony else who could find a partner.
Zepplin yawned. “Please Rainbow I heard that one while I was still in Flight School. It’s as fake as the one about the psycho baker who made her cupcakes with live ponies.”
Pinkie Pie laughed. “Hee hee. That one’s funny.”
Rainbow looked angry “Fine you tell one better!” Zepplin looked around “I don’t need to tell one… we’re in a library there must be a hundred horror stories here.”
He looked at Twilight. “Yeah I think I got some up on the top right shelf.” She said. Zepplin flew up and found the horror section. It contained about thirty books all relating to horror stories ranging from classic to gore fest. Zepplin grabbed a hooffull of books and flew back down and made a stack which the ponies started searching through. Nothing looked especially good and scary when Pinkie picked up a large black book with an etching of a horses skull on the front.
“The Nay- They Nay-… crnomphiecon” Pinkie read the tongue twisting title
“The Naycronomicon. This is sure to have some Scary stories in it” Zepplin said.
“I didn’t know I even had that book.” Twilight said. “Written by Samantha, aka the Mare Witch.” She said reading the author citation.
Rainbow Dash suddenly flew in and snatched the book. Flipping through the pages she finally stopped near the end. “Oh I can’t even read this it’s just some scribblings.” She whined, “I mean listen to this, “Daed eht esiar lliw ti diputs siht daer tnod.” What no pony knew was what was happening over at the cemetery. An old rotten hoof punched up through the ground with a low moaning. Soon every corpse in the graveyard was standing and facing Ponyville.
“Well that was a bust.” Zepplin said as he and the other ponies went back looking through the pile.
Twilight continued to examine the book. “Hey listen to this. ‘The foulest stenches in the air. The funk of forty thousand years and grissly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom. And though you fight to stay alive, your body starts to shiver cause no mere mortal can resist the evil of the… Thriller.’ Oh no this might be a book of Curses.”
“WHAT?!” Everypony said with a shock.
“Rainbow what did you read?” Applejack screamed when all of a sudden PinkiePie called them over to the window.
“Hey guys check this out… looks like theres a Nightmare parade going on.” She said as everypony gazed out the window and saw hundreds of Shuffling ponies dressed as corpses. “Wow those look like they’re real. Whoever did those costumes is a master.” Rarity exclaimed. One of the corpse beings moaned and sauntered over to a passing pony as a group had gathered around to watch the Parade. He extended his hoof and lunged at her as she screamed in terror. The corpse being bit her on her neck and almost instantly she changed color and started behaving like the corpse biting those around her and spreading the infection.
“I…Don’t think those are costumes.” Zepplin said.
Pinkie screamed “ZOMBIE PONIES EVERYPONY RUN!!!” as the group all screamed and ran about the library.
The horde of Zombies began ransacking Ponyville and its Nightmare Night festivities. “Quick Twilight what do we do?” Zepplin shouted.
“I’m thinking, I’m thinking.” She said frantically flipping through the pages. “Here. It says that to undo the spell all it needs is to be said backwards by the MARE WITCH IN THE EVERFREE FOREST?!” She glanced at the page.
“So we need to get her to do it?” Zepplin asked.
“It appears so.” Twilight said.
“But the Everfree Forest is HUGE how are we gonna find this mare?” Zepplin asked.
"Z-Zecora might know.” Fluttershy squealed.
“Good idea Fluttershy it’s the only lead we got.” Said twilight.
Applejack perked up. “Now wait just a gosh darn minute. How are we gonna get past all those Zombies out there without getting bit. I don’t know about you but I wanted to be a cat for Nightmare Night, not a real Zombie!”
“She has a point darling.” Rarity said.
Zepplin thought for a moment “You leave the Zombies to me.” Rainbow Dash flew in near him.
“And what are you going to do huh? Rock them to death.” She said sarcastically. A large grin came over Zepplin’s face. Rainbow stared at him thinking how this was gonna go down. “Oh man this is gonna be sooo awesome!” she said with a cute smile.
Twilight spoke up “I have a bad feeling about this.”
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Twilight stood up and unfurled a piece of paper “Ok let’s go over the plan one more time. The stage is set up out back Zepplin. You and Rainbow Dash will distract the Zombies, I enchanted the stage with a barrier that will draw from the magic of the library so it should stay up, if it doesn’t run!”
Zepplin and Rainbow Dash nodded their heads, “GOT IT!”
Twilight continued. “The rest of us are going to sneak to the Everfree Forest and Find Sabrina and get her to undo this curse.” Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Fluttershy all nodded in agreement.
“Hey what about us.” A squeaky voice said as Twilight looked down and saw the CMC staring back at her.
“I want you to stay here and guard the Library.” Twilight said with a supportive smile.
“awww But I wanted to fight some Zombies.” Scootaloo said.
“Yeah I been workin on this here move.” Applebloom jumped up and took a karate pose.
“Oh no you don’t Applebloom, No little sister o mine is gonna be turned into some mindless drooling Zombie.” Applejack stated with dominance, as the little filly frowned and sighed.
“Ok” Twilight said, “everypony ready?”
Zepplin took flight. “Come on Rainbow” he said as he flew out the window.
“Right behind ya” Rainbow said as she followed.
“Alright girls, let’s do this. We go on Zepplin’s mark.” Everypony put their hoof in the middle and gave a hoorah.
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Zepplin landed at the small makeshift stage Twilight set up. Rainbow wasn’t far behind. They both landed and walked through the Zombie barrier that Twilight had erected. “You know how to drum?” Zepplin asked looking at Rainbow.
“Drum… are you kidding I’m only the best drummer in Equestria!” She said proudly hovering and putting her hoof to her chest.
“Good then lay me down a four beat snare stroke.” Zepplin said looking at her smugly.
“Uhh remind me which one that is again.” Rainbow said bashfully.
Zepplin walked over to a small drum set “Just hit this one an then that one like this 1…2…3…4…Like that” He said demonstrating to Rainbow.
Rainbow approached the drums and grasped the sticks in her hooves “1…2…3…4 Got it!” She said confidently. Zepplin’s horn lit up as his guitar formed and he clutched it in his hooves. Flapping his wings to take a standing position he looked back at Rainbow.
“Alright lay down that beat.” He said as Rainbow saluted him with one of the drumsticks.
The Zombie ponies turned toward the music and began sauntering over to the stage. Inside the treehouse the ponies watched as a way to the Everfree forest cleared. “Alright girls, it’s show time!” Twilight said as she and the others snuck carefully outside and then bolted toward the Everfree forest. The zombies bumped into the forcefield and grunted while moaning, they began to lift their front hooves and beat on the barrier. Twilight’s group had just reached Fluttershy’s cottage on the edge of the Everfree forest, galloping as fast as they could. Zepplin’s music was faded but still able to be heard even all the way out here. Fluttershy was flying above them.
“We need to find Zecora. She wasn’t at the festival so she must be home.” Fluttershy said. The ponies galloped into the dark Everfree forest. As fear got the best of them they slowed down to a moderate trot. Hearing all kinds of strange, scary, unknown sounds as they progressed. Pinkie pie was the light in the dark providing laughter and just her general cheery self that comforted the others. Twilight leading the group motioned for them to hold up as they all hid behind a bush.
“What is it Twi?” Applejack asked. Twilight looked back and whispered.
“Timberwolf, up there, see him?” Applejack carefully poked her head out. There was the beast a Timberwolf… but something was off about it. It looked like no ordinary Timberwolf. It was white with a red leaf mane and had a black ring around its neck.
“Twilight, that doesn’t look like an ordinary Timberwolf.”
Fluttershy spoke up. “H-Hey that’s one of my collars.” She pointed to the black ring around its neck. “I use them to help tame my animals. I lost one a long time ago.” Rarity poked her head out.
“Are you saying that thing is someone’s pet? Who in Equestria would want a pet Timberwolf?” Twilight shooshed them and pointed, the beast clawed at the ground and sniffed around as Twilight and the others ducked down behind the bush. The Timberwolf trotted off deeper into the forest.
“We should follow it.” Twilight said.
Pinkie jumped up “Follow a Timberwolf?!” Pinkie shouted “Okie dokie Loki!” she exclaimed joyfully as she and the others took off in pursuit.
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Zepplin and Rainbow dash were still holding the stage. The zombies were still knocking at the shield with their hooves. “Tough crowd, I mean I know I had groupies but damn!” Zepplin said trying to ease the mood as Rainbow kept pounding away on the drums. Inside the library the CMC paced back and forth.
“It’s not fair I mean look at all those zombies out there. Zepplin and Rainbow Dash aren’t gonna be able to hold that stage forever.” Applebloom said.
“Yeah I mean we should help them.” Scootaloo said.
“We could get monster fighting cutiemarks.” Sweetiebell exclaimed. They all put their hooves in.
“CMC to the rescue.” They all shouted as they opened the door and charged out. Zepplin put his guitar down and Rainbow halted the drum beat.
“Twilight and the others must have made it by now we shouldn’t have to play anymore.” Rainbow said.
“I agree but I don’t think we can get out of here.” Zepplin said gazing around at a horde of zombie ponies surrounding the stage.
Rainbow looked around and then glanced up “Wait we can just fly out.” She said as the two readied for takeoff a cloud of zombie pegasi swarmed the upper part of the shield and started bashing it.
“Nope” Zepplin said as he and Rainbow halted takeoff. Out of the corner of Rainbow’s eye she saw three little fillies running over toward the stage.
“ZEPPLIN!” she shouted and pointed out into the horde of zombies. Zepplin squinted.
“What in Tarturus are they doing out here? They’re going to get eaten!” Zepplin yelled.
Rainbow dash yelled “Zepplin can you clear me a path?”
“I can try.” Zepplin responded. Firing up his horn he shot out a beam of light that pushed the zombies out of the way “GO NOW!” He yelled at Rainbow.
“I’m on it” She said zooming out through the opening and grabbing the CMC. As she looked back Zepplins magic had worn off and the hole in the horde suddenly closed again with hundreds of zombies beating on the barrier. “Zepplin is… trapped.” Rainbow said to herself in worry.
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Back in the Everfree Forest Twilight and the gang had followed the Timberwolf to a small clearing. “Where do ya think he’s goin?” asked Applejack.
“I don’t know, but I’m gonna find out.” Twilight replied. They heard a twig break off in the distance and everypony gasped and hid behind another bush. The timberwolf heard the twig snap as well and turned his head. Twilight poked her head up and looked over and saw the silhouette of a pony walking down the path towards the timberwolf.
“She’s gonna get eaten!” Pinkie pie exclaimed in a sharp whisper.
“Oh we have to do something.” Fluttershy said.
“Oh buck it” Twilight uttered as she flew up and charged with her friends toward the pony. “Look Out!” Twilight screamed as she tackled the stranger to the ground. Rolling into the light of the moon she looked down and saw… “Trixie?” Twilight exclaimed.
“Ow. What are you doing to the great and powerful Trixie?”
“What in Tartarus are you doin out here?” Applejack said lookin down at the pinned Trixie.
The Timberwolf came running over snarling “Rex! Down boy!” Trixie commanded.
“Rex? Wait he’s your pet?” Twilight looked in shock as the Timberwolf obeyed and sat down on his haunches.
“Now if you would be so kind as to release the Great and Powerful Trixie I have a mission I am on.”
“What mission? Is it a secret mission? ooh ooh Top secret?” Pinkie pie interrogated.
“Some pony used Trixie’s reanimate the dead spell.”
“YOU’RE THE MARE WITCH?!” Everypony exclaimed.
“Trixie’s my stage name my real name is Samantha!” Trixie said as Twilight flew up off her and helped her up.
“Thank Celestia we found you. We need you to undo the spell.” Rarity said.
“OH so it was YOU who used my spell. oh ahahahahaha And why should the Great and Powerful Trixie help those who ruined her career and got her kicked out of every major city in Equestria so that now she’s stuck performing for tips in a place so foul it doesn’t even have a name and living out in a forest? Hmmm why should I help them?”
Twilight looked at her sympathetically “You’re right, you shouldn’t help us.”
“WHAT?!” All the other ponies exclaimed.
Twilight continued “You should help everypony else back in Ponyville, two of our friends are right now trying to contain the zombies, and there are countless scared little fillies and colts. Don’t do it for us, do it for them.” Twilight said.
A tear came to Trixie’s eye. “Very well! But don’t expect any more pitty favors. Rex go home boy” She said as she walked toward Ponyville. Twilight and the others smiled as Twilight took off and followed Trixie back to Ponyville with her friends.
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Rainbow Dash had now entered the library with the CMC as she set them down on the floor she scolded “What were you thinking you could’ve got hurt and now Zepplin is trapped.” The three’s faces were swallowed by a sad look.
“We’re sorry Rainbow Dash” they all said.
"We Just wanted ta help" Applebloom added.
Zepplin was trapped in the dome. “Ok Zepplin calm down buddy.” He said to himself as he gazed at the horde of zombies bashing on the shield, which he could see was getting weaker. “Come on you played Buck Ops 2, you can do it.” He again said to himself nervously as he backed away from the edge of the stage. Some of the zombies hooves were starting to break through the shield reaching in. “Come on Twi where are you?” he said impatiently.
“RIGHT HERE!” A voice came roaring from a short distance away. Twilight and Trixie along with the others raced up toward the horde.
“Don’t worry we’re gonna get you out o there.” Applejack yelled. Some of the Zombies turned and went for the group
“Trixie now!” Twilight yelled.
Trixie cleared her throat and read “Don’t Read This Stupid It Will Raise The Dead.” A light shined from the book and shot out in multiple directions as the book began to float in midair. Trixie smiled as the light made its way over and turned the zombies to dust, and those who were infected began to revert back to their normal selves.
“Thank you Trixie.” Twilight said contently.
“My pleasure…Princess.” Trixie replied back.
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After all the zombies had been returned to their graves or to normal the sun began to rise on another day. Zepplin, along with Trixie and the others were standing around in Twilights tree house. “Well” Zepplin said “I gotta tell you. As a rockstar I have been to some of the most bizarre parties out there. But THIS ONE… eh fourth or fifth.”
Applejack spoke up “Well I best be gettin the lil ones ta bed. Latest they’ve ever stayed up.” She said as the three fillies were zonked out on her back.
“Well Zepplin I can’t say that I approve of your costume… but hey it’s who’s in it that counts.” Rarity said.
Fluttershy flew over “I’m just glad that everypony is safe.”
Twilight looked over at Trixie. “Thank you again Trixie. We couldn’t have done it without you. You truly are a wiz with magic.”
“Well Twilight, keep practicing and maybe you’ll be as good as me someday.” They both laughed. All of a sudden Pinkie Pie slid on her knees in between them.
“So… same time next year!” she said raising her hoof in the air, as everypony else rolled their eyes and groaned.