//------------------------------// // Chapter 14: Thriller: MLP Style // Story: Road to the End // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 14: Thriller Night: MLP Style A blue light appears in the middle of Ponyville. Everyone gather and surround the area as they were about to meet someone just like before, including the Mane Five, the CMCs, the Princesses, Twilight's family, Shining Armor, Flash Sentry, Zecora, Mowgli and his ponies, Gwen and her ponies, Jones Venture, Kung Fu Frog, Joey Dice and Karma. The pony known as Yin looks around, asking hopefully, "Is this -" Yang cheers and whistle wildly, "We're home! Well, almost home! But who cares! We're home; Freed from Demon Lords!" Mowgli in surprise ask the two former servants of the evil ones, "You've been victims and slaves under Demon Lords like us?" "Oh my, that's terrible. I'm glad to see you safe." Gwen said, relived that Yin and Yang are safe and sound. "You two are very lucky." Karma comments with a smile on her face. Besides being a new Cutie Mark Crusader, seeing someone new is the best thing that happened all day. "I bet my guts that you've been through lot of worse in that dead land." Joey Dice comments with a laugh. "But you're safe now. I bet Twilight and others had saved your flanks in time." Yin and Yang chuckle uneasily. The former was the first to speak, "Yeah, here's the funny thing." Yang was about to explain, "We're not exactly-" Jones interrupt Yang as he guess, "Victims as Demon Lords' slaves or being cursed in stones, but victims as warriors to hunt and attack Twilight Sparkle?" "How did you know that?" Yin asks Jones in surprise and bewilderment. Weird, this pony looks familiar but where has she seen him before? "Do we know you? You're quite familiar and that frog too." Yang said, glancing at the Kung Fu Frog nearby. Jones smiles as he explains, "I was Dai Gui's cursed servant, Kouga." Yin and Yang both gasp at once, "Kouga, But Kouga was a huge humanoid...but he was really a pony?! "You're alive?!" Yin asks the former creature known as Kouga in disbelief. "We were told that after you had lost the fight to Twilight and her family, you disappeared from sight." Yang said from what his former masters has told him and Yin. So Kouga AKA Jones is still alive! "True, but to Twilight and her family unknown of how it happened, I was freed from the curse when they destroyed Dai Gui's Dark Item." Jones explains with a chuckle, deciding that it's best not to mention Tao's involvement in his transformation for now. "You're freed from it? Wow." Yin said in amazement. "That's awesome." Yang remarks in a chuckle by what he just heard. "Excuse me, colt and filly?" A certain female cowpony begins to speak. Yin and Yang turn to Applejack who continues with hope, "We wouldn't bother yew, but we were wondering." "How's Twilight an' her family doing? We were so worried." Apple Bloom said in concern. She was hoping that Twilight and the others with her are all right. "It's been six days. Please, tell us 'de good news." Yin and Yang explain everything to the ponies in Ponyville. They were shocked and amazed of how Twilight and her family's been doing. The group is almost done with their list and once they're done...that means, they all can finally come home! "I can't believe it. Twilight and her gang made it!" Rainbow cheers on, thrusting a hoof in the air. "That's nice and amazing." Fluttershy said in happiness. Her friends are doing so well. Perhaps the End of Equestria wasn't to be feared if Twilight and those with her are able to do the impossible. Twilight Velvet sobs in happiness, "My sweet little angel did it." Night Light hug her as Twilight Velvet covers her muzzle and face with her hooves. The father said gently to his wife, "Easy, dear. I'm sure Twilight will come back. I know it." Shining sob happily, "Twiley did it!" Cadance sob with a nod, "So as Ben. They managed to gather as many ingredients as they can." Pinkie smiles eagerly, exclaiming, "This is so super terrific, magnificent and the best day ever!" The pink pony got a huge HUGE party planned once her friends come home from their business. "Indeed it is, Pinkie. Although that was funny to see you both had argued, but I'm glad you learnt the important lesson about family." Rarity said to Yin and Yang with a smile, referring to the arguments that the two former rabbits had done. "Just like me and Rarity. We had a silly argument, but we managed to stick together." Sweetie giggles happily while nuzzling her big sister. "Yeah; that's gotta hurt for you guys in the End of Equestria from doing stupid. No offense." Scootaloo said, apologizing for the offensive part. Yin and Yang smile as they both say at the same time, "None taken." "This is amazing. Twilight and her family had overcome the battles." Mowgli said with a smile. Perhaps Twilight and her group can do it, restore the End of Equestria to what it once was. "Just one more item to collect them all," Gwen said with a nod. As she and most of the others know, there is only one more ingredient left to collect and the mission will be done at last; Simple, right? "Oh dear, hope, I only have for Twilight and her family to be aware of something important." Zecora said in shock, realizing something that she had forgotten until now. "I had forgotten to wipe some dirt off of the list that it have." "Say what?" Joey Dice ask Zecora, a bit startled by what the zebra just mentioned. "What do you mean?" Karma asks Zecora in worry. Zecora looks grim as she explains, "One and utmost important ingredient can be found in the most dangerous and terrible place for no ponies dare to go and retrieve it." "What is it?" Yin asks, fearing the answer. "Yeah, quit giving suspense! I hate it!" Yang insists impatiently, much to Yin's annoyance for his usual rudeness. Zecora pauses as she answers, "The Sacred Flame which can be found at the Degree Volcano at Shendu's Palace." "WHAT," Everyone screams in horror and fear. The last ingredient is in the threshold of one of the most dangerous Demon Lords ever?! "That palace is too dangerous! I fear that a minion of Demon Lords will open a portal for Shendu or Tso Lan to come out and stop Twilight and her family from achieving their mission, as well as taking both Nyx and Ben." Jones said in worry and fear. "This is bad." Yin gulps in fear. If Shendu or Tso Lan appears, then Twilight and her family are done for! "Yeah, I hope those guys can be prepared for it. Or the worse it gets." Yang gulps as well, fearing the worst. Lorcan overheard everything from behind the house. The former villains sigh while speaking to himself, "Spike, please be very careful. Shendu may not realize as you and others that I'm alive. But he'll get you to be his new servant. I pray for you to be safe from harm." The Dragon then rush off to avoid being seen. "So, these two Demon Lords are the worst?" Twist asks, making some of the former servants nod in confirmation. "I'm worried for Nyx now. I hope she can come back home soon." Pipsqueak yelps a bit, fearing for Nyx's life. "I'm scared." Dinky whimpers while nuzzling her mother Derpy. Derpy pats her daughter on the head with one of her wings while saying, "It's okay, muffin. You have me." Time Turner AKA Dr. Hooves smiles while adding, "And me." "And of course me, Dinky; you don't have to be afraid." Sparkler, Dinky's half-sister, said with a smile. Dinky nods, calm down while saying, "I guess you're right. Thanks mommy and big sister. And you to, Mr. Turner." Time, Derpy, Sparkler and Dinky hug together; Babs speaks up to give out confidence to everyone, "Even so, you all know that Twilight and others had made it far, didn't they? So, we can't give up our hope yet." Granny Smith agrees as she adds, "Babs's right. Twilight and her friends had gotten almost all of ingredients, hadn't they? This is not over until they come back home safe." Big Mac remarks in agreement, "Eeyup." Ponies mutter as they thought for the moment and slowly realized about something. The others are right, as long as they keep on hoping, their hope will never go out no matter what! "Come on, ponies. You want to live forever? Time to show the world that Ponyville will survive! If Twilight, Ben and their family can, then so can we!" Flash exclaims to the other ponies in determination. "Yew said it, Flash. It's not over yet, ponies! Stay strong! We can do it! We can make it! We will survive!" Applejack cheers on to the others ponies in determination. "Come on, everypony! Let's do it!" Apple Bloom laughs as she bucks up and stood on her back two legs. "A true, true friend never gave up on 'de friends 'dat they have an' made!" Everyone cheer wildly, heroically and loudly. Celestia smiles proudly as she adds, "Indeed it is, my fellow subjects. You had done well to face all the battles that you had. I'm most proud of all that you all had withstood the hunger for six days. I'm truly sorry if I'm not worthy to be a good ruler." Derpy spoke up, "Don't say that, your highness!" "You taught Twilight Sparkle, didn't you?" Dr. Hooves ask, not wanting Celestia to feel bad for feeling worthless in being a bad ruler so far. "He's right. If you hadn't, then Ponyville and everything we've been through and knew about won't be here." Caramel said in agreement. If it weren't the princess, then everything would've been gone by now! "We can't give up yet!" Lucky cheers on in agreement. Lyra calls out eagerly, "We can make it!" Sweetie Drops agrees with her roommate, saying excitedly, "You said it! We can do this!" "We will survive!" Rose exclaims with a quick nod of happiness. Lilly and Daisy all cheer on wildly, "Yeah!" "We can do this." Mr. Cake said in determination, willing to do what it takes to survive his hunger even more. "Don't give up hope. Right, Pumpkin and Pound Cake," Mrs. Cake asks her foals with a smile. The parents tickle Pumpkin and Pound while holding them on their hooves as they giggled. Mayor adds in support to the princess, "While we had relied on you too much to help us and be kind to us, your highness, it is our turn to help. We will survive this. We can assure you, Princess Celestia. For not everypony is strong, but together we can make it. So please, do not be considerate of that way." "Are you certain?" Celestia ask the mayor in amazement. "Yeah," The ponies cheers on. Celestia smiles proudly and in approval. It makes her heart happy to see her subjects this way, willing to survive, help each other in this desperate hour. "Then, stay strong, my subjects; we may have lost most of our food, but we had not given up our hope. We will make it." "Then, fight, ponies! Fight your hunger till the end of Twilight's returning home!" Luna urges the ponies to keep on fighting until the day comes when Princess Twilight Sparkle finally come home from her quest. Ponies cheer wildly and proudly. Flash smiles in approval. Looks like things will be okay in Ponyville. Flash turns to Applejack, saying, "We can make it, Applejack. It's not over until they come home." Applejack nods, saying, "Yew bet, Flash. We can do 'dis. We can make it." Yin, Yang and Jones whispers softly as to keep their conversion private. Yin asks Jones, "By the way, how did you managed to get your form back?" Yang nods as he whispers, "Yeah. The Dark Item that effect anypony like you can't be cured easily, unless there is a reason behind it." Jones smirks as he explains in a whisper, "Between you and me, I was saved and cured by a Mystic Pony." Yin and Yang softly ask, "Really?" Jones nods. Yin pauses as she asks in concern, "By the way, Jones, when you came here, did the ponies react strangely?" "What do you mean?" Jones asks, not sure how to answer that question. "Your frog pet, duh......" Yang said, rolling his eyes while speaking as if stating the obvious. Jones chuckle as he knows what the twins are referring to now, "Funny. When my pet and I came here, we weren't exactly welcome because of my little pet until Applejack and Flash managed to calm them down." Yin and Yang chuckles. That would've been a sight to see. "Just be glad that it's not us for being a rabbit." Yin nod as she whispers, "Well keep it a secret until the right time about the Mystic to be revealed has come." She decides not to tell anypony about how Jones turned back to normal until the time is right. "My lips are sealed." Jones assures his friends with a smile. ------------- We go back to see Pinkamena was done telling Omega about all that's happened and such. As she sits back down and reads her book, Omega says, "It seems there is much more than I thought there was." Pinkamena nods as she say, "Indeed so you know what you need to do when the time comes." "Yes I will help the ponies." "Good." Golden Heart was nearby watching as he speaks up, "Well maybe when the time comes when my sister no longer needs to hide, maybe Omega will not need to hide as well." The Alicorn figures the time will come when it will be safe for Pinkamena to appear. Just then Pinkamena, remembering something, spoke, "Oh Goldie? I forget to tell you that the gang are nearing the end of their task." "Ok." ---------------------- We suddenly find the gang traveling in the End of Equestria arriving near a valley entry zone. And at this moment, there was possibly one thing that they could do without….IN WAS FILLED TO THE BONE….WITH BONES! Yes, a valley that was filled with more bones than Twilight's group has ever seen, every species of animal, pony, Dragon, you name it and it would give one shivers. "Boy, this place is making my bones shake!" Bocolix shiver a bit in not liking the looks of where the gang is heading to now. "Yeah, and it ain't our funny bones neither!" Dumbledore spoke off in finding this place really creeping them out. "Bony Valley; Also known as the Land of Bones," Twilight explained forth in using her magic to show the map of it that the group have in the End of Equestria. "They say that for anything, those that lost their lives fighting were placed here with others as a graveyard landmark. And they say it's hard to stomach because of the putrid smell like you’re in a dump site." She spoke in hating to admit it, but going to such a place might be really hard considering….it's filled with decay bones of once living creatures. "Well it's a good thing Ah brought nose-clippers!" Tough spoke off to show what he had with them, some nose-clippings to protect their noses from terrible smell. "Remind me again, what are we searching for here?" Phobos asked off a bit concern in why they are here again. "Nothing, we're just passing through to the next ingredient in the Degree Volcano." Twilight explained to the gang in what they are not searching for around here, and it's not found in a place filled with that of the dead but in a huge volcano like place. "We find that, than our mission will be complete. It's the last ingredient." As she said this, she used her magic to check off the other ingredients they've collected thus far, and from what Hiko Seijuro gave them, this is the final ingredient that the gang needs to get. "Um, Twilight, what's that mark under that ingredient?" Spike pointed in seeing a tiny green stain underneath the name of the last ingredient of the heroes seek. "Hugh? That's just a stain, Zecora gave me this when she made her list and it was urgent, so I…" Twilight responded off in telling her baby Dragon friend in what that was from when the pony got this list in the first place, nothing really big about it, really…or was it? "Twilight, you may not like this, but….let me try something." Ben spoke from using his magic from his Triforce in preparing something that he felt that the group should notice. Soon Ben used his magic on the stain to make it evaporate off the paper. But there was a shock that surprised everypony here more ways than Pinkie Pie could have ever done. Underneath the ingredient for the Degree Volcano, the Sacred Flame, there was….ONE MORE! "Is that…..another ingredient?" Nyx responded in seeing it like the others and knew what this mean;, the last ingredient the gang believed to be going after was in truth the 'second-to-last' ingredient before the final one could be brought up. "WHAAAAAAAT," Twilight screamed out in looking overly shocked in seeing the truth be unveiled here. Suddenly, Twilight burst into an anger issue so huge, her entire appearance was about like a pony on fire, literally. "Yikes!" The Enforcers yelped in terror in seeing Twilight suddenly burst into flames. "FIIIIRRRREEEE!" Tough cried out in fear in yelping from the extreme temperature going up. "You mean there was 'one more' and we were not aware cause of a smug on it? And if we didn't see it after this retrieval, then that meant we fail to get everything and we…" Twilight was letting off a lot of steam and shouting like she was so lost in rage right now, nothing was gonna calm her down. "Twilight, Twilight, easy now, calm down. Try counting to ten…" Ben was nearby to pat his love to calm down, after Twilight heard the pleas, she tried to settle down a bit. "That's it, just like that." He spoke in seeing that now Twilight is calmer after that little outburst. "Look on the brighter side mommy, better to know it now than learn we messed up before going in the valley, right?" Nyx spoke to have her mother see that there was a good thing that came out of this. "Hugh, I suppose you’re right, sorry for scaring you all." Twilight signs in feeling a bit more relieved now and turns to give a formal apology for scaring the others with them from her little 'temper-tantrum' issue over discovering one more ingredient added to the list. "Oh…..don't worry; we're fine as long as your fine, Twilight." Spike, Phobos, Tough, Dumbledore & Bocolix responded with equally feared looks on their expressions Once getting the situation under control, did Twilight managed to calm the others that were still recovering from their shock at how mad their friend got over one….simply easy mistake. By the time the group was riding into Bony Valley, did they forget what frighten them to focus more on not losing their nerves OR…their lunch, over the bony structures and the weird misty odor in the air that was gassy repulsive to stand. "Geee, this place looks like something big and mean would have eaten these guys." Nyx spoke from having some old bad memories of something could come out like a nightmare to eat the gang. "Don't say that Nyx, the last fearsome creature we barely escaped from was that Hydra!" Spike spoke in not wanting the filly to relive that horrible event that nearly ended up with their own deaths. "Yeah, and with him gone, who else would eat any visitors to dispose their bones here by coughing them up or just…" Phobos responded off in making this new claim of what happens if folks got eaten and they come out the mouth or from the next place, which was… "Wooh-wooh, let’s not get ahead of ourselves in that discussion, shall we Phobos?" Ben stopped the Moon Dragon from saying any unnecessary things that the young ones shouldn't hear at this time. Then all of a sudden, a spooky noise started playing in the background before the gang was even so far in the valley. "Wha-wha-wha was dat noise?" Tough yelped from looking around in surprise, whatever the sound was, the wolf howling noise was making even Koga suddenly get active. "I don't know; creaky noises. Freaky footstep sounds. And howling wolves," Bocolix looked around nervously with a straight expression of fear. "Yeah, that's enough to be more like it’s scary here than at Castle Nowhere," Dumbledore also responded in having the same face as his pal. "Why do I feel this might be a sign of something coming?" Twilight responded with a stern expression in having a bad feeling, this could mean something was gonna happen to them, as usual... Then suddenly, the noises started to pick up a bit which got most of ponies & dragons spooked BIG TIME! This sounded unusual to the group ponies for some reason. "OHH NOOO!" Nyx looked around nervously even before shouting out this with unimaginable fear pasted on his face! "This theme & rhythm are too much in sync!" "Nyx, what's wrong?" Twilight asked his daughter from weirding out so suddenly. "Oh no, when she gets like that from Pinkie Pie, it must be bad news!" Phobos yelped in believing this must be bad for Nyx to almost go crazy here. "What?" The others asked in not getting what spooked the black filly until she tells them. "This sound is from a song called Thriller." Nyx pointed out her answer and that response was soon responded as well. "Come again? It's wha now, Nyx?" Tough asked in surprised and shocked to hear that from his friend while feeling like he knows that name somewhere. "Gulp; Nyx; You've don't mean from…?" Spike tried to say it nervously and slowly in concern, but Nyx beat him to it. "Yeah, from an old rocker that was Johnny Brock's predecessor in being famous in rock and roll, Michael Jackstone." Nyx said a bit nervous too in knowing that this event's sounds of the name were fitting of the mentioned pony. "No way, I remember that stallion!" Ben responded off to say in surprise in hearing the name as we hear a pick up jazz beat in the background while the stallion continues. "I used to hear all his albums. Michael Jackstone was a beloved rockstar until one day he vanished off the face of Equestria!" Everyone turn to see that the decay bones rattled to the music before what appear popping out from the ground to be a tall physical built Earth stallion creature of black messy mane & tail, but wore clothes similar to Michael Jackstone and his coat color looked a bit gray-like from the dead. He came out with neon lights flashing for his entrance and what an unexpected entry. "AHHHHHHH; ZOMBIES," The Enforcers screams out from seeing the real thing, the disappeared rockstar and him, 'it', being a zombie. "From coming to the End of Equestria, what magic could turn him into an….ahh….ZOMBIE! RUUUUUUUN," Twilight tried to issue before throwing that logic out and screamed out in panic at what she believed to be 'the' Michael Jackstone returning from the grave. "AHHHH," The traveling gang all screamed while trying to get away by having Justin the MechBull pull their cart with all it's got. Just as the zombie stallion started to sing his Rap song! Michael Jackstone: It's close to midnight The stallion Michael Jackstone zombie sang while dancing with some magical bones coming up to dance with him to raise other zombies from the ground. Something evil's lurkin' in the dark The zombie stallion slide to the left and right, as did the skeleton & other zombie figures which cause more to appear around the ponies & Dragons. "Daggum; we're surrounded!" Tough said off in a panicky tone at what was happening here with their path blocked out at the moment. Under the moonlight The zombie stallion said while moving closer to the scared group under a moonlight. You see a sight that almost stops your heart As the zombie stallion said this, Tough held his heart like it just almost stopped all of a sudden! You try to scream Michael Jackstone said this out to the travelers. "Ga-gah," Phobos tried to scream, but couldn't get the words out. But terror takes the sound before you make it The zombie pony said while moving back towards the dancing skeletons & other zombie creature ghouls. "Gagh…I can't make a peek!" Phobos responded off while holding his neck in confusion, why can't he scream out for help of fear of these zombies? "How can't you scream from THIS," Spike pointed out in a worry scare voice tone that his Moon Dragon couldn't let out a scream noise from all of this happening here. You start to freeze Everybody freezes after hearing Michael Jackstone say that. As horror looks you right between the eyes Bocolix slowly turns his head but he is frozen because he sees Michael Jackstone's eyes in front of him. You're paralyzed "Uurgh!" Bocolix couldn't move, but he fell backwards off the cart and on the ground from yelping in fear. 'Cause this is thriller "Gahh," The ponies & Dragons screamed while trying to run or fly away with Justin following along. Thriller night But more zombie & living skeleton figures appeared and block one path for them. And no one's gonna save you Then Michael Jackstone danced around the nervous group again. From the beast about to strike The zombie pony then jumped at them gang with its face staring at the traveling group which got them good. You know it's thriller "WAAAAHHH!" The ponies & Dragons screamed again from this surprise close up action. Thriller night Michael Jackstone and his undead members made some moves with their legs, arms and hooves too if they were ponies. You're fighting for your life As the gang tried fighting some of the skeletons away by breaking pass them, more just kept coming. Inside a killer A shadowy ghoul came around from behind Dumbledore's shadow which scared him by surprised and not a funny 'ha-ha' one either. Thriller tonight, yeah "Let'me Outta HERE," Dumbledore cried out from getting away from that shadowy ghoul. "How do we get through this, mommy?" Nyx asked her family & friends how to get out of this situation. "Ah say, when things git tough...'De Tough Then Runs Spooked Outta Mind!" Tough said in drama like speech before jumping in the cart and having Justin running pass the others like a spooked out colt. "Never heard that, but can't argue with this point!" Ben said in a dry tone before he and the others ran after Tough with Justin & the cart without arguing about the plan to run. You hear the door slam "SLAMMED!" Everybody stopped when they heard a sudden door slam noise! And realize there's nowhere left to run Everybody looks around trying to find a way out of here. "Brrr….I feel cold; Like I've got the 'Brrrs', why?" Spike asked from suddenly catching a chill from out of nowhere. You feel the cold hand Twilight turns and sees a cold hand reaching her which made the mare yelp. "YIKES!" And wonder if you'll ever see the sun Everybody backed away from the mysterious hand before it disappeared. You close your eyes "Think of a happy place! A happy, happy, happy place," Bocolix chanted over & over while having his eyes close. And hope that this is just imagination Dumbledore came near his worried friend to tap his shoulder from what he was doing. "That won't work, not now at least." Dumbledore pointed out the bad news to Bocolix, much to his regret of being out of his happy place. But all the while Then Michael Jackstone and his undead group made like a song chant just now. You hear a creature creepin' up behind The ape pretends to creep up to the scared group. You're outta time The others looked back as Nyx shouted a warning to them. "Look Out!" 'Cause this is thriller Suddenly, Michael Jackstone and some other zombies appeared while some were dancing to the music. Thriller night "YIPES," The ponies and Dragons yelped and jumped back from that sudden appearance right now. There ain't no second chance The zombie rock stallion moved its body through some twirls. Against the thing with the forty eyes, girl Suddenly, forty glowing red eyes appeared from inside hidden bushes. Thriller "Take Cover!" Twilight shouted to her group from another surprise coming before them, about forty by her guess. Thriller night The gang moved to their left before some dancing zombies & skeletons swung their hands/paws/claws, etc. near the living group. You're fighting for your life Spike & Phobos were back to back, watching from each of their sides before they saw an emerging shadow ghoul. Inside a killer "Whulp," Both little Dragons ducked under the ghoul since they were small enough. Thriller tonight "This way," Ben called out for his friends to follow him from a small way out. Night creatures callin' Michael Jackstone said this as some ghost came out from beneath the ground suddenly. The dead start to walk in their masquerade The ghost started to move in front of the running heroes & their MechBull pulling their cart to follow them. "Daggum, wha now," Tough asked puzzled what this group of undead group is going to do. There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time "Go back! We have to reverse our pace!" Ben cried out in having the group turn back the way that they came. (They're open wide) The gang soon reversed the steps in what they did and in a funny way too. This is the end of your life Michael Jackstone and the undead followers raised their arms while doing this song chat. "Let's scram on outta HERE!" Phobos said to the gang from noticing a possible battle position, fighting the dead ain't a good idea in his book. They're out to get you Michael Jackstone said this towards the group before him. There's Demons closing in on every side Everyone dodged a few skeletons from each swipe of their arms from left and right while yelping each time. "Yikes!" "Here comes some more!" Nyx said to her friends & family from seeing more undead ghouls are on the way. They will possess you Then Michael Jackstone moves towards the group again. Unless you change that number on your dial Michael Jackstone said this to the ponies & Dragons while having his hooves perform a phone imitation. Now is the time Suddenly more zombies surrounds Michael Jackstone while he dances. For you and I to cuddle close together, yeah The zombie stallion opens his arms out like it was inviting the group for a hug. "Although I like to hug with friends, with the undead….might be over the top." Twilight said in disgust if that was even close to what was going to happen (even Rarity might have some dejection to this manner, possibly). All through the night Then Michael Jackstone raises his hooves up in the air so did the undead creatures of the valley. I'll save you from the terror on the screen The zombie rockstar pointed towards the traveling group like he was speaking to them for some reason. I'll make you see Michael Jackstone pointed his hoof at himself when he sang. That this is thriller Then the undead creatures; zombies, skeletons, ghost, etc. started dancing around the group in a big circle, three circles, one right, one right, and another left. Thriller night The zombie rockstar appeared in the middle center of the circle as he, or 'it', shouted out this phrase. 'Cause I can thrill you more Michael Jackstone moved around Twilight's group while singing. Than any ghoul would ever dare try The gang just stand there, watching this zombie stallion rocker dance around them. (Thriller) The undead creatures raised their heads to respond to their singing, even though 'most' don't have mouths with living vocals. (Thriller night) "Now wha's happening here?" Tough asked puzzled in what's happening now suddenly. So let me hold you tight Michael Jackstone spoke to the gang for them to listen here. And share a The group moved back but were unaware of something behind them. (Killer, diller, chiller) Three groups of undead creatures showed up from each side, surprising Twilight's gang with each turn. (Thriller here tonight) "Hugh; they're everywhere!" Phobos said in a scared tone in seeing never ending undead ghouls, zombies, living skeletons, etc. Cause this is thriller Then Michael Jackstone started moving around the dance floor even faster then before. Thriller night The undead creatures moved quick to catch up with the zombie rockstar's quick moves. Girl, I can thrill you more Michael Jackstone moved around the travel gang while addressing the group's female companions. Than any ghoul would ever dare try "He can?" Bocolix asked puzzled from hearing this. "Wooh, odd now," Dumbledore said in finding that statement odd indeed. (Thriller) Then Michael Jackstone moved back after that stunt. (Thriller night) "Wha-what's coming next?" Spike asked in not sure how much more of this he can stand. So let me hold you tight Michael Jackstone then turn its back to the group while it sang. And share a Then the zombie rockstar stallion stopped before making some pose marks. (Killer, thriller) Michael Jackstone moved his body and head, left and right with each beat. "We have 'ta get out o' 'dis bony mess!" Tough issued off with a panicky mood in knowing that the gang gotta scram. "Agreed," The Enforcers nods in agreement while their teeth begin to chatter. "We better go before that voice comes out!" Nyx broke off the Fourth Wall to mention this out now. "Wha voice," Spike asked off in not knowing what voice this filly was talking about. "I don't think we wanna know!" Phobos pointed out in terror while the last part was extra loud from his voice! I'm gonna thrill you tonight Michael Jackstone said before he and the undead creatures all disappeared through the shadows of darkness. Rap By: Vincent Price (A.K.A. the guy with the best spooky evil laughter for all scary movies): "Darkness falls across the land" Said the voice from within the emerging cloud of darkness. "It's him!" Nyx shouted in Fright and scared tone in his voice, that's the voice alright while Twilight & Ben stood near, but also shaken a bit. The midnight hour is close at hand The voice said through the darkness surrounding the ponies & Dragons. "Say what?" Ben exclaimed shocked, as he was seeing a pocky watch he carried, (Surprising that it's that time right now!) to him and the others shock to know this. Creatures crawl in search of blood The voice said while red eyes of the undead started to crawl out of the shadows. "Wh-where now?" Tough asked nervously while searching around the area all scared like now. To terrorize y'alls neighborhood The zombies rose' up from the ground and started walking like zombies towards the others. "They're coming!" Dumbledore & Bocolix responded in a terrorized scare tone while pointing to the approaching zombies. And whoever shall be found The group tried searching where that voice was coming from, but could not finding it. "Ie-ie-ie-ie…" Phobos speaking in gibberish language in unable to figure what will happen. Without the soul for getting down Soon the ghosts rose up from the ground and started hovering around the gang in a circle. Must stand and face the hounds of hell Soon the zombies, ghosts, living skeletons, ghouls, etc. join together in a group while approaching the scared group of ponies & Dragons. "Um, do we need to?" Spike asked a bit scared on both the 'hounds' and 'hell' mention words. And rot inside a corpse's shell The gang turns around and gets a scared seeing coffins right behind them. "AHHHH," The group scream, realizing they're in the grave yard of which was Bony Valley, OF ALL PLACES TO BE NOW SUDDENLY. Michael Jackstone: I'm gonna thrill you tonight The Michael Jackstone Ape zombie appeared again and was dancing around the graveyard! (Thriller, thriller) "Jackstone," Twilight responded off surprised fright to see that zombie rockstar once more as more undead creatures surrounded the graveyard area from both ends. I'm gonna thrill you tonight "What are they planning?" Bocolix asked his pals confused while the zombie stallion's voice was heard over them. (Thriller night, thriller) "Trapping us, what else?" Phobos pointed out nervously at what the situation seems to be at right now. I'm gonna thrill you tonight "So then, ho-how do we get out of this?" Dumbledore asked all nervous in hoping that the others have an escape plan. Ooh, babe, I'm gonna thrill you tonight Michael Jackstone said this while he's seen dancing on top of a grave stone. Thriller night, babe "Ah'm not sure there is." Tough responded for someone to answer Dumbledore's question which like usual, never is answered so easily. Rap: The foulest stench is in the air "Sniff! Sniff!" Tough smelled the air from what the voice said! The funk of forty thousand years "Eewwwww!" Tough said in disgust from hearing that last part of what the smell was. And grizzly ghouls from every tomb The ghost came from within the tomb stones. Are closing in to seal your doom "More undead ghouls," Nyx shouted in shock surprise, the undead creatures started to move closer towards the frighten travelers now. And though you fight to stay alive Twilight's gang tries to defend themselves from the approaching enemy. Your body starts to shiver "I-I can't move! Why?" Twilight asked from both she and her friends weren't moving to protect themselves at this critical moment, why? For no mere mortal can resist As the voice sang, a large shadow covers the field, the gang couldn't see where the undead ghouls were anymore. The evil of the Thriller That last part sounded so evil, the ponies & Dragons didn't want to stay a second more! "Hurry; we need to teleport far across this…" Twilight advised, as the gang turned around to flee, UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE, cause there was the zombie Michael Jackstone showing a creepy dead smile, "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" This was giving the gang the screams while we hear evilly laughter in the background. AH-HAHAHAHAH-BWAHAHAHAHA! The evil voice laughed evilly so much that the space around our heroes started to swirl around within the dark abyss, before they know it, Twilight & Ben used their magic to magically teleport everyone before falling in an unconscious state for the moment. After that song and track background music was done, we see the travelers make a magical appearance near the outskirts between Bony Valley by a large crack; Course as they appeared, they fell, even their cart & Justin landed on the ground, still a bit shaken up from what happen earlier. While some of the others were recovering from that horror show, Twilight quickly used a spell from her horn that made a large seal door completely cover that back entry back into Bony Valley to keep things there & not follow. Tough, Bocolix, Dumbledore & Phobos had fainted after the song ended, which was no surprise on how scary it was. Most of the group was now starting to get up or sit up after what happen to them just now. "That….was the worst thing to EVER Experience," Twilight spoke between her tired breath in what she experienced was worst then anything before; Maybe almost as bad as if she was dating Boris….okay, maybe 'just' as bad as that which she never do in a life-time. "Hey Nyx, how you doing," Ben checked on his daughter he held tight to make sure he wouldn't lose her to that place of darkness…or if something tried to take her during their fearful distraction. "Hmm…I'm good, a bit shaken, but not stirred." Nyx responded in trying to keep positive expression that she'll be fine…in due time. "Oh man, I feel like we just woke from a nightmare." Phobos responded as he and the others were waking up, going through what they saw was terrible in a whole new level. "Bad news, we're still in a nightmare. In the End of Equestria," Spike broke the camel’s back in reminding these guys, they still have to endure the nightmare of traveling through this place that nopony is even lucky to survive this long. "Wait! Ye mean those things happened? Ah thought it was 'dat rotten apple Ah ate!" Tough spoke off in disbelief and here he believed it was something he ate. "Oh man, are we safe now?" Dumbledore asked off in wondering if they no longer have to deal with that terrible issue of more undead creatures. "Don't thread, Twilight put up a seal to keep whatever was there away from us." Ben stated pointed to the seal barrier door to keep whatever those creatures were on their side….until the spell wears off, but they'll be luckily further away by then. "Oh good, cause we feel too Poof to puff!" Bocolix sighed in feeling glad to know that the gang won't worry about that situation anymore. "So Twilight, what do you think that was really all about?" Ben turns to ask his love in what that entire situation they experienced was even about. "I mean, Michael Jackstone was said to long be missing for ages that some say…he passed away while only his legacy lives on." To think they see some pony that was the first earlier rockstar before Johnny Brock was a new shocking discovery. "I'm not sure Ben, but for now, let's just honor that no pony forgot him and for the most, 'he' didn't wanna fight us, but scare us." Twilight issued off to say that for the most part of what happened, it looked like Mr. Jackstone was just luring them to get away from….maybe that scary voice. "Unlike dat other fella during 'dat last bit of the song, he almost scared us out o' our wits end!" Tough rolled off his eyes to say, no questions asked, that was the voice to scare any creature, young or old, out of their shorts. "Great, so we learn a mystery, now can we please leave and never return?" Phobos groans to say before asking that the gang get moving from here now. "One thing's certain, many ponies would kill to see a legend like that. Unfortunately, they might get their wish granted too literally for that request." Spike addressed off to say that if other ponies knew where they saw Michael Jackstone, they come here, but end up losing their lives to just see a living legend of rock. "Hugh…..wait; what about the ingredient? Do we have to go back to get it?" Nyx suddenly snapped her attention to recalling if the gang even bothered to look for the ingredient that they were seeking. Many were almost frightened if that answer was yes, but however….salvation came to their aid. "No need, we just went through what was likely a powerful spell that affected everything there to stop us." Twilight explained the matter in what they faced was set to stop the gang's efforts. "After calming down, I realized that and the ingredient is said to be resting what will be an actual grave area pass the first entry." She showed the map by levitating it for all to see, they have to travel a few more miles through this valley's gorge to reach where the ingredient is said to be station. "Then we better make sure everypony is here and get Justin to take us further along this big valley." Ben responded off in thinking they need to get everything set before setting off cause it'll take some time to travel along from here. Once things settled for the group to calm their nerves a little more, did they all get in the cart, saw their pet friends were still there, still fine. And then from Tough Apple getting in the front seat, did he grab the line ropes to command Justin the MechBull to pull their cart to get them further away from here and off towards where they really need to be. From the bull cries from the MechBull, Justin was pulling with his might while the gang tries to recuperate their stamina after such 'frightful' terrors they must've used up….so it'll be a while. As the gang leave, they fail to see a familiar zombie watching them go. Tao appear behind Michael Jackstone, sighing in annoyance, "Really, M.J.? Was that scary part necessary?" Michael Jackstone grins as he spoke in his voice, "What's the matter, old timer? You've got problem with scary stuffs?" "I think that is too much." "Sorry about that, pal. Wanna tell me why you're asking me? But don't you think that's rude to wake me up from my death?" "My apologies; Perhaps, I should've gave a little more specific riddle but I was wondering if the riddle I gave was it at all. These days, ponies are not clever to understand it." Tao explains to MJ with a shrug. "But your job is to inspire them, not frighten them, Jackstone. After all, in the old days before the event of the Elements of Harmony begins, you were a famous singer." Michael sigh as he said, "I did say I'm sorry. Geez, these old ponies need to speak more clearly. Now, can I go back to my bed? These dancing and singing movements are cranking me up." "Not at all; Rest, Michael Jackstone." Tao said. He takes Michael Jackstone to the graveyard and to his waiting grave. Once the zombie is in, the old pony prefers a ritual, causing a seal to appear and seal the zombie within until next time...hopefully there won't be one. As the task is done, the old pony said to himself in concern, "Twilight, Ben and everypony. You have come very far. The next battles will not be an easy task than any before you had faced. Beware of them. I pray for your safe journey. Good luck, heir to the ponies' hope and future. For you and the rest of holders of Elements of Harmony are the ones to stop both Grimmore and Smaug while we, the Mystic Ponies, shall continue to guide you."