Spike's Journal 2

by WorkingClassWriter

Luna Eclipsed

Dear Diary,

I hope Twilight never becomes a Princess.

Really, I don't see the point in a monarchy. You have nobles like Princess Celestia, who, while pretty decent, actually don't do anything. You have nobles like Prince Blueblood, who are total louts. And finally, you have nobles like... Luna.

Yup. That Luna. The Luna who decided that the dark never bothered her anyway, let it go, and conquered Equestria for about five minutes before Celestia shot her to the moon, thus creating a new holiday to worry about.

Actually, I like Nightmare Night. You get to wear costumes. You also get the once-in-a-year option to scare the heck out of ponies and force candy out of them.

Unfortunately, Nightmare Night in Ponyville was a wee bit different from Nightmare Night in Canterlot. Somehow a top hat and a tuxedo doesn't count as a costume. I spent practically the whole day rummaging around the local supply store before the manager got annoyed and kicked me out. I finally decided to go out as myself. Literally.

Twilight wore a Star Swirl the Bearded costume. Frankly, I had no idea that Star Swirl actually lived in our retirement village, but whatever.

We had a pretty normal Nightmare Night for the next 2 hours or so. Sure, Rainbow Dash indirectly choked me, but I can always get her back later.

At around nine, we gathered in the hall for the annual story-telling ritual. Now that everypony knew that Zecora wasn't actually a real witch, she had been hired as storyteller. Kudos to her for rhyming five minutes straight.

Twilight, being interested at Ponyville customs (again) decided to accompany Pinkie Pie (who was dressed as one of Fluttershy's chickens) and her group of kids.

I liked the group. They actually weren't bad as fillies go. I made some small talk with Pipsqueak, a new pony in town. Apparently he's only four and doesn't even go to school yet. He lives with his sister, since his parents work in Manehattan. Carrot Top cares for Pip, but she usually tends to her garden more than him. I know how that feels.

Eventually we reached the statue, as well as the climax of Zecora's story. You know, the part that warns you about having to sacrifice your candy to Nightmare Moon. That part of the tale always bothered me. From what I've seen, candy isn't Nightmare Moon's biggest worry.

The fillies were absolutely terrified thanks to a giant green gas representation of Nightmare. They dumped their candies onto the ground and shivered. You can probably guess what happened next.

Seriously though, that tune is still stuck in my head.

Needless to say, nopony was particularly pleased at Luna gatecrashing our little party. Well, except for Twilight. She was overjoyed. Obviously she wanted to see what Luna thought of her costume. I hissed at her to bow down.

Luna had good intentions. She gave a loud (very loud) speech on how we were both her subjects and friends, how Nightmare Night was originally a feast instead of a trick-or-treat fest, and how Dracomione was superior to Harmione.

Nearly everypony ran away.

In all honesty, me and Twilight kinda felt sorry for Luna. However, I wasn't about to go anywhere near her. Seriously, she wrecked my ship nearly destroyed my life the last time she visited Ponyville. What the hay?

Well, I let Twilight have it her way. I went back to Town Square and played some games for a while. Come ten, Luna and Twilight showed up. Luna definitely seemed less insane now, even playing along with us. Things were going great.

It was the perfect time for Pipsqueak to ignore the rules of not letting anypony below 8 participate in apple bobbing without supervision. Luna tried to help him, but Pinkie came to the conclusion she was gobbling up his backside.

Suffice to say, Luna suffered a Rage Quit, a phrase which here means 'summon an epic thunderstorm and cancel Nightmare Night for good'.

Good job, Pinkie. Not only have you made Dashie dump a childhood friend, laughed in the face of danger, defied gravity and gone completely insane in a little over a year, you've also screwed things up for the fillies. Big time.

Way to go!

Fortunately, Twilight had a plan. After having a little chat and experimentation with Luna, the Princess learned that we all loved her for being scary. Yeah, right.

Oh, well. Once again, the day is saved, thanks to Twilight Sparkle! And Spike!

(Hey, at least I gave Luna some of my candy. In return, she helped me get some sweet revenge.)

Today I learned that sweets are the best way to bribe the royal family.

-Spike

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The Royal Guards' Yearbook
October 31th - Nightmare Night
About This Day: The batponies do all the dirty work. We're free.

Reports

.Prince Blueblood displeased at our service today. Thinks costumes are 'waste of time'. Refers to my outfit as 'madness'. Madness? Madness? This is vintage!
-Solid Shield

.Fancypants reportedly saw somepony breaking in West Wing. Investigated. It was Her Majesty gathering cake. Idiots.
-Sir Gallop

.Saw my brother dressing up. Acted stoic. Didn't respond to anyone. Growled at anyone who stole his candy. I had a laugh. Then I realised that he was me.
-Hoof Breaker

.This place sucks. I just want to go to somewhere with beautiful crystals and beautiful jewels and beautiful princesses and beautiful mirrors....
-Flash Sentry

.Cadence dressed up as Raphoofzell. We had a fun time.
-Shining Armor