Fluttershy walk through the door and turn on her flashlight. She look around still a bit scare, but was trying to be brave for her friends.
Fluttershy knew the top double doors was still unlocked and went up to them.
She entered and saw some candies that were lit. She didn't remember them being lit last time she was in the room. Maybe it a hint for one of her friends?
Fluttershy didn't want to, but blew them all out. No soon then the last one did, the flames return only they were purple. Then a ghostly voice spoke out.
"How dare you invade our mansion!" One voice said.
"Now the ghosts will come and get you." said another.
"They will get you like the ones before you." A third said.
"Make sure you scream, they like that!" A fourth said and everything went quiet.
Fluttershy move her flashlight around looking for the ghost.
Soon three black Shadowbolts ghosts appear and started to head for Fluttershy.
Fluttershy shined her flashlight on two of them and they froze at the light.
Fluttershy switch to the hose and started to suck them up.
'10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0! Ghosts caught!' Fluttershy heard and watched as both Shadowbolts ghosts were suck in the Ghost Seeker 3000.
Fluttershy looked around and saw the third one with two more Shadowbolts ghosts, all black.
Fluttershy move around the room trying get all three together. The more she caught the quicker she could look for her friends again.
Fluttershy shine her flashlight again and all three Shadowbolts ghost froze. Once more she try to suck them up.
Three was a lot harder than two. She was pulled a bit by the three ghosts, but she stood on both hoofs and pulled back.
The fight went on until Fluttershy heard 'Ghosts caught!' and watch as the three ghost were sucked in.
Then the room lit up. Fluttershy guess that means she caught all the ghost. Then saw a chest that had appeared.
Fluttershy walked up to it and up it. Then was a key inside.
Fluttershy grabbed the key and smile, she was getting somewhere.
Her Ghost Looker beep and she pull it out to see the map appear and saw were the key went. It showed the door in the room that was lock.
Fluttershy walk up to it and unlock the door. Once she enter inside the door, it relocked itself and Fluttershy felt cold.
Fluttershy walk around the room before a Black Shadowbolt appeared, scaring her. This time a blue Shadowbolt appeared with it.
Fluttershy move around and shine her flashlight on the black Shadowbolt and caught it. Fluttershy turn to the blue Shadowbolt that was right next to her and punched her, effectively knocking her away.
"How rude." Fluttershy said as she picked herself up.
She waiting until the blue Shadowbolt got closer and shined her light on it.
Fluttershy then tried to suck it up as well.
'20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0! Ghost caught!'
Fluttershy watch as it suck in, then two more Shadowbolts appear, one black and one blue like before.
She caught them like the last ones and then the room lit up.
Once more a chest appeared and Fluttershy opened it to find a key to the door on the other side of the room.
Before moving on Fluttershy decide check on the ghosts she caught so far. She took out the Ghost looker and opened the Ghost files.
'Shadowbolts Ghost,
These are your normal type of Ghost. They always dress in black. Some can turn themselves into mist to escape from a enemy. However, the weak ones will stay and fight. Their hoof punch can knock you out easily but some are so weak that you won't feel a thing. They are highly afraid of light and will hide if there any around, however if you hit it with a flashlight, they freeze in fear and make it easy to escape or to catch. They won't stay frozen for long so make your move quickly and be careful around them.
HP: 10 Weakness: Light.'
Fluttershy look at another part of the files and read about the blue ghosts she caught,
'Blue Shadowbolts Ghosts,
These guys are like the normal Shadowbolts ghosts, only stronger. However, they are a bit slower than the normal ones, so you have a fighting chance. They do pack, and I mean pack, quite a punch. Their punches can knock you away from them and make you fall on your flank. If there is two of them they might knock you back and forth like a ball. Beating them is the same; hit them with a flashlight and catch them or run when stun. To break out of their game shine a light before you get hit again, that way you can scare them and make them miss.
HP: 20 Weakness: Light'
Fluttershy put the Ghost Looker away and unlock the door on the other side of the room.
Once again Fluttershy enter a dark room and ready her flashlight.
A black and blue Shadowbolts appear in the room, as well as a Green one.
Fluttershy started to suck up the Blue Shadowbolt, when the green one threw something behind her.
As Fluttershy took a step back, her hoof then slipped out from under her and she fell, losing hold of the Blue Shadowbolt.
All three color Shadowbolts laugh as Fluttershy falls.
All the fear inside her disappear and anger took her place. She gives the Ghosts 'The Stare'.
All three look at her and stop laughing.
While that was happening Fluttershy shine her flashlight on all three of them.
She started to suck them up. The blue went first due to it was already weakened, then both black and green were sucked in next.
Fluttershy saw two blue and green Shadowbolts appear and caught them as well.
But the lights didn't turn back on.
Fluttershy look around but no ghost show and the doors were still lock.
"There must be one hiding." Fluttershy said to herself.
So she started to check the wardrobe room she was in. She check the drawers, and the closet.
One she opened the one on the left, a Black Shadowbolt appeared and scare her.
Fluttershy fell backwards form the surprise.
Begin surprised from Pinkie was one thing; Pinkie knew not to do it so much and says sorry.
Begin scared by a Shadowbolt Ghost was another; they love to scare and attack the one they scare.
Fluttershy was frozen at first but quickly recovered and shine her flashlight on the ghost.
Fluttershy caught it and the light turn back on and another chest appeared. Inside was another key.
The Ghost Looker showed Fluttershy were the key went. Before leaving, she paused to look up the Green Shadowbolt.
'Throwing Shadowbolts,
These guys are annoying! All they do is throw things at you. They can be caught easily. You can also suck up the things they throw. Throwing Shadowbolts are mostly nickname the ‘Garbage Bolts’, since they throw garbage around if you try to catch them. They have the same amount of heath as the Blue Shadowbolts.
HP: 20 Weakness: Light.'
After Fluttershy read about the Throwing Shadowbolts, her Ghost looker play a theme that Fluttershy had never heard before.
She pushed a button, and Ghost Studies appeared on it.
"You are doing a good job Fluttershy. However the ghosts ahead won't be easy to catch like the Shadowbolts. I call then ‘Picture Ghosts’. They are the first ghosts I ever caught. And now they have been set free in the Mansion." He said.
"I'm going to have to catch them?" Fluttershy ask meekly.
"Yes they might hold your friends as well." Ghost Studies answers.
Fluttershy look away from the Earth Pony for a few seconds the turn back and said with the bravest voice she can get, "I'll do it."
"That what I like to hear.", He said happily, "Good luck Fluttershy, you will need it."
Fluttershy put her Ghost looker in her saddlebags and walk back to the main room. The rooms that were lit certainly made Fluttershy feel safer in the Mansion. She reached the locked door and unlock it, then opend the door.
Once inside, she notices she was in a dark hallway. A few ghost bats and ghost mice were in there, but payed Fluttershy no mind.
Fluttershy enter the first door she came to and found it unlocked. She entered, and then felt the room get cold.
Fluttershy look around for a ghost, but didn’t see any.
Fluttershy thought she entered the wrong room and turn to leave, but stop. She still felt cold. Could this be the work of a Picture Ghost?
There was one way to find out. Fluttershy look around the room but still fond noting.
Fluttershy took out her Ghost Looker and was about to call Ghost Studies, when she saw something in it.
It look like a Earth Pony that was grey with a black Mane and Tail with a book as his Cutie mark. Then heard his thoughts.
"Ha, Ha! I can see you but you can't see me." It said.
Fluttershy had to think. How will she catch this one?
She turn away, but not before seeing the ghost appear as she did.
Fluttershy turn back with her flashlight ready, but it disappeared before she could turn it on.
Fluttershy turneed back away and began to think again.
Then she heard the ghost yawn. She turned back around and saw the ghost stay in view.
Acting quickly, she turned on her flashlight to stun the ghost. Then Fluttershy started to suck him up.
'100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76 ,75,'
This ghost had a lot of heath. Fluttershy needed a quicker way to catch it.
'74, 73, 72, 71 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50,'
Fluttershy knew this was taking too long. Once she caught this one she going to ask Ghost Studies the fast way of catching one.
'49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25."
Then Fluttershy did something she didn't mean to do, pull back on the hose.
'24,23,22,21, 20, 19,'
Fluttershy heard the numbers going down fast when she pull back and did it again.
'18,17,16,15, 14, 13, 12, 11,10,9,8, 7, 6, 5,4,3,2, 1, 0! Ghost caught!'
Fluttershy watched as the ghost was sucked in the Ghost Seeker 3000. So much for asking Ghost Studies for help.
The room lit up and a chest appeared. One again a key was inside.
Fluttershy follow her map to the locked door back in the hallway. She unlocked that one and entered the room.
Once inside she didn't see any ghost, but took out her Ghost Looker and scan the room before seeing a Ghost unicorn that look like Rarity only the colors were switch.
"Ah sure a lovely look, I never turn away from it." Fluttershy read from the Ghost Looker.
Fluttershy look around be seeing a window with curtains on them.
She didn't want to displease the mare work but she had to catch her, so she open the curtain on the right and the wind blew in.
"OH MY! What a draft!" She heard and saw the mare ghost get up and fly to the window.
Fluttershy shined her flashlight on her, and started to suck her up.
Fluttershy use her new pull move to catch the unicorn ghost faster than the Earth Pony Ghost.
Once more, the room lit up, and a chest with a key appeared.
Before moving on, Fluttershy thought to check on the Picture Ghosts, but there was no file about them.
Using her map she walk to the lock door and open it.
Once inside Fluttershy notices she was in a baby room.
Lighting flash and she saw a filly sleeping in a crib.
She read it thought, "Rocky, rocky, rock the donkey."
Fluttershy giggled; the thought was funny, but was also a hint on what to do.
Fluttershy looked around and found a toy donkey and began to rock it.
The filly woke up and appeared on it.
"Hi, do you what to play?" The filly ask.
Fluttershy got a good look at the filly, it remind her of Apple Jack's sister Apple Bloom, only no bow and yellow mane and tail instead of red.
Fluttershy was about to answer when she spotted a toy bear heading straight towards her. She moved out of the way, and watched as it flew back at her.
Fluttershy ducked, and figured that this was the 'fun' that the filly met.
Fluttershy sucked up the bear, and watched as the filly appeared in front of her to knock her away by a hard buck.
Doing so cause her to land on top of a toy apple that shot from under her and hit the ghost filly.
"OW! You big meanie! Why do you have to be bigger than me! Now small...grow smaller." It said.
Fluttershy close her eyes as a bright appear.
Fluttershy opened her eyes to see herself in Sweet Apple Acres. But how did she get there?
She last remembered was seeing the Ghost Filly. Did she dream the whole thing? To make sure, she look on her back. The Ghost Seeker 3000 was still there.
She looked around but saw only apple trees and no sign of Applejack's farm.
Then she heard something coming from the trees.
Fluttershy eyes widened as the ghost filly from before was now bigger and almost as tall as Canterlot Castle!
Fluttershy watch as it stomp the ground and made shockwaves that headed for her.
Luckily there was a gasp between the shockwaves and Fluttershy went in between them.
Then two giant apple trees appear out of the ground and had fully-grown apples. The filly bucked them, and the giant apples fell from the trees and bounce towards her.
Fluttershy dodged them and watch as they bounce into the trees, but one bounced off the tree and rolled on the ground.
Fluttershy quickly remembered about the toy apple and sucked it up.
It was so big that the Ghost Seeker 3000 couldn't suck it in, but was able to hold it in place.
Fluttershy turned around to aim at the Ghost Filly. She pushed the blow button, and the apple flew towards the filly and hit her.
Fluttershy then try to suck it up, since it was stunned without a flashlight
Fluttershy kept going until it heath reached 75, whereas it broke free.
She watched as it stomped the ground twice, making two shockwaves.
Fluttershy went in between the gaps and dodged the falling apples that coming towards her.
She sucked one up that bounced off a tree, and aimed it at the ghost filly.
Once it was stunned , Fluttershy started to suck it up again.
This time it broke free at 50 HP and repeated it’s stomping attack, only three times instead.
Fluttershy had a harder time dodging the shockwaves and the falling apples, but still didn't get hit.
She shot the giant apple again, and sucked up the filly while it was stunned.
It broke free again at 25 HP.
This time, the attacks came faster. Fluttershy was hit two times by the shockwaves, and three by the apples, but still fought back.
Fluttershy shot the giant apple and sucked the stunned filly.
Finally, the ghost filly was sucked inside the Ghost Seeker 3000, and Fluttershy jumped for joy.
Once more a bright light appear and Fluttershy close her eyes.
Fluttershy open her eyes to see that she was back in the Mansion.
The room was lit, and a chest was there as well as a picture. The picture had something on it.
Fluttershy looked closer and saw some pony she knew.
"Applejack!" she cried and took the picture down. Applejack head was down and her hat was covering her eyes.
Fluttershy was worried that Applejack might be hurt, and had to hurry to Ghost Studies, but first checked the chest which had a key. But this key was shape different then the rest.
It was shaped like a heart. Then her Ghost Looker played the theme again and Fluttershy answered.
"Fluttershy! Thank goodness I thought I lost you." Ghost Studies said in relief.
"Ghost Studies, I caught three of your Picture Ghosts and found Applejack." Fluttershy said.
"Really? Well good going Fluttershy! Being her back to the shack, I have something that will help her." Ghost Studies said and the view turned off.
Fluttershy pick up Apple Jack's picture and walked out of the Mansion.
Back at the shack, Fluttershy saw a strange machine with Ghost Studies standing next to it.
"Well done, Fluttershy my dear. You have caught three Picture Ghosts, and saved one of your friends. This machine will turn all the Picture Ghosts back into well... pictures. Also it can work in reverse." He explained.
Fluttershy looks at the machine then back at Ghost Studies.
"I call it, ‘The Ghost Pictureficationizer’." He said again and Fluttershy look at him confuse.
"I know I need to work on the name, but let's take care of the ghost you caught first. Please place the hose of the Ghost Seeker 3000 over there." Ghost Studies said, pointing to a vent on the Ghost Pictureficationizer.
Fluttershy did and watch as the three Picture Ghosts appeared in the first part of the machine.
They went through what looked like a wash cycle, then one by one were lay on a fame, shocked by electric charge, and pressed into the fame.
After they were done, Fluttershy turn to Ghost Studies.
"OK, now it your friend’s turn. Just place her at the back of the machine." Ghost Studies told her.
"Don't worry Applejack, we'll have you out in no time." Fluttershy whispered, and set Applejack's picture in the machine.
"I should warn you that it might sting her a little." Ghost Studies spoke up.
Fluttershy turn back to him with wide eyes
"WHAT?!" Fluttershy cried, but the machine had already started working.
Applejack was un-pressed, shocked, pulled off the frame, and placed in the wash cycle. After that, Applejack went up to the vent were Fluttershy peeked in.
"Applejack?" she whispered.
Then the vent started to shake and Fluttershy ducked as Applejack shot out of the vent.
Fluttershy pick herself up and faced Applejack.
Applejack flank was in the air and her hat covered her head.
"Now Ah know how a buck tree feels." Applejack said as she stood up.
Fluttershy just stood there with a happy look on her face. Then a tear came down her cheek and she started laughing.
She couldn't believe that Applejack she said that she knew what a buck tree feels, because they don't feel anything at all.
Applejack turn to Fluttershy who was now laughing her flank off.
"What wrong Fluttershy?" She ask.
"I'm...just...glad...you...are...ok." She said in between laughs.
Applejack look confuse until Ghost Studies spoke up.
"Give her time, you just shot out of the vent like a shooting star." He said.
"A Shooting Star? And who are you?" Applejack ask.
"My name is Ghost Studies and Fluttershy has just saved you from the Ghosts in the Mansion." Ghost Studies said as Fluttershy try to control her laughing.