Apple Jack took a swig of cider as the three fillies had a drawing competition in the kitchen.
"Look at my picture of a cat face." Scootalo said proudly.
Apple Jack set her mug on the willow table and looked at the filly's drawing.
"Do you like it?" Scoots asked.
Apple Jack bit her lip. For the cat's face was the shape of a football, the whiskers looked like floppy noodles, and the eyes were blood red. Not to mention the filly scribbled all over the place with a black and grey crayon.
"Um...It's better then your last attempt." AJ replied.
Scootalo smiled.
"I'll make you an extra copy."
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Sweetie Bell chimed.
The unicorn jumped from her chair and galloped to the door. When she opened it, a brown colt with a propeller hat was shifting uncomfortably when he met Sweetie Bell's eyes.
"Button Mash?" The unicorn filly asked.
"Yeah. My um..mom got some candy from her sister who lives in Saddle Arabia. She um...wanted me to uh...ask if you and your friends want to try some." Button Mash explained.
Sweetie Bell looked over at her friends who looked at her eagerly.
"Sure. Well go." The unicorn answered.
"Just make sure yall come back before sun down." Apple Jack informed.
Apple Bloom waved at her sister lazily and walked with her friends to Button Mash's house.
Button Mash's mom was waiting impatiently at the door of Seeds and Hay, her restaurant, when the four fillies walked towards her.
"Took you long enough." she teased.
"Sorry mom. I forgot that the farmer's market was today." Button Mash replied.
"Well, you're here now. So come on in."
They followed the mare around the back of the restaurant and into the kitchen, where Derpy Hooves was making a large batch of blueberry muffins for breakfast. The smell of the freshly baked muffins made Scootalo's stomach rumble.
"Here to try some candy corn?" Derpy asked.
"The candy of what?" Apple Bloom questioned.
"Candy corn." Button Mash's mom smiled. "That's what this Saddle Arabian candy is called."
"Were is it?" Button Mash asked.
"The box is over on the table. Help yourself." The cream colored mare replied.
Sweetie Bell walked over to the box and peered inside.
"They look like little teeth!" she said excitedly.
"It's expose to look like kernels of corn." Button Mash's mother explained.
"Don't they look perfect for Nightmare Night?" Derpy said.
The candy corn were stripped purple, orange, and black. Apple Bloom took a piece and ate it. The sweet, fudgy taste was heavenly. The filly closed her eyes. Savoring the taste.
"If ya give them out to trick-or-treaters, this place will be really popular." Apple Bloom informed.
"Do ya wan to take some with you?" The cream colored mare offered.
"Thanks." Sweetie Bell said. popping some of the candy into her mouth.
"Are ya sure ya'll could spare them?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Take as many as you like." The mare replied. Patting her son on the head.
"Do you want to see my new pet rabbit? She's in her run." Button Mash offered.
The three fillies eagerly followed the colt into the small yard were a large run with wire mesh stretched over a wooden frame. Weeds and lettuce leaves laid at one end, while a bowl of water was at the other. A brown and white spotted bunny was munching on a leaf and enjoying the crisp October air.
Button Mash smiled as he lifted up the top and scooped the bunny into his arms.
"What's her name?" Sweetie Bell asked.
"Chocolate." The colt answered.
They played with Chocolate, tickling her tummy and petting her while they talked about the haunted house and Diamond Tiara's Nightmare Night party. When a zebra shaped shadow fell across the freshly cut grass. Apple Bloom looked up to see Zecora strolling by. A basket on the top of her head and a carrot sticking out of her mouth.
"Wounder what's in the basket." Scootalo said. Shading her eyes and watching the back of the Zecora's cape flapping in the wind like the wings of a bluejay.
"It's probably ingredients for her potions." Scootalo explained.
"P..potions." Button Mash stuttered.
The three fillies told him about Zecora while Button Mash put Chocolate back into her run.
"And all of you think she's a witch?" Button Mash asked with interest.
"Scootalo thinks she's a witch." Sweetie Bell corrected, nudging the orange filly.
"Ah just think she knows a lot about herbs and medicine." Apple Bloom explained.
"I bet she is a witch." Scootalo made her voice sound deep and spooky. "I bet she casts spells that make you go-"
"AAAAHHHH"
A piercing scream echoed around the yard. The fillies all jumped out of their coats.
"That was Derpy!" Button Mash said. He turned and ran back inside, with Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom, and Scootalo close behind.
In the kitchen, the grey mare looked like she just saw a ghost. Her face was white, and she was leaning against the kitchen table with one hoof on her chest.
"I've just had the scare of my life." she declared when the four fillies rushed in. "Look at the candy corn! I swear it's moving!"
Apple Bloom peered inside the box. Derpy was right. The candy was rustling and shivering as if it were alive. Then, like a small volcanic eruption, two black ears and a furry black head rose out of the purple and orange candy. A pair of wide yellow eyes blinked at the surprised ponies.
Apple Bloom was so shocked she could barely speak.
There was a kitten in the candy corn!