"Oh, man," said Scootaloo, bouncing on her hind legs, "I can't believe it's Nightmare Night already! It feels like just yesterday it was a random summer day, and here we are now in the middle of fall."
"I wouldn't read too much into it," said Sweetie Belle as she adjusted the hem of her robe. "Seasons kinda come and go willy-nilly here. Remember last year winter came and went in the same week, then we had, like, 9 months of spring?"
Apple Bloom brought a hoof to her chin. "It's almost like... like the seasons don't really matter," she said with quick tip of her hat.
Scootaloo shrugged. "Whatever. I just want to go out tonight and collect enough candy to give me type 1 and type 2 diabetes. I'm gonna be, like, the candy wolf, or something!" She gave a pretty pathetic howl through the mask of her wolfpony costume.
"So you're a 'candy wolf', huh?" asked Sweetie Belle. "All right, it's not the worst thing I've ever heard. What about you, Apple Bloom?"
Apple Bloom grinned, puffing out her chest. "I'm being my big sister Applejack!" She tipped her hat that was too large for her tiny head.
Rolling her eyes, Scootaloo said, "How original. What about you, Sweets? You've got some kinda dress thing there."
"Oh this?" said Sweetie, doing a little twirl to show off the long lace dress she was wearing. "I'm the Queen of the Underworld."
Scootaloo nodded slowly. "Cooooool. Anyway, let's get out there and get some freakin' candy!"
Scootaloo threw her hoof in the air like she was ending an 80's dramedy. However, just as her hoof peaked, lighting lit up the sky and a dark form appeared before them. Wrapped in shadows and obscured by the night, the figure took a step forward before lowering its hood. The face of a tall mare revealed itself, her booming voice echoing as she spoke.
"Yo, wassup?"
Everyone went silent. The mare cleared her throat.
"Excuse us. We had something in our throat. Anyway, we are Luna, and we have an offer for you."
"Umm... okay." Scootaloo glanced over at Sweetie Belle who merely shrugged in response.
"We heard your plan to collect candy, presumably so that you may offer it to us. We can help you with this. We can make two of you."
Apple Bloom held up her hoof. "Whoa there, pardner. That just ain't ethical. I'm gonna have to pass."
Sweetie Belle nodded. "Yeah, for once I'm with Apple Bloom on this one. This has bad idea written all over it."
"Psssh," said Scootaloo, waving her hoof dismissively. "I don't see anything wrong with this picture. You guys are just being a bunch of babies." She turned to Luna. "Zap me!"
Luna nodded. "As thou wishes." What little light there was in the area quickly faded as it was all sucked into Luna's horn. Once a great ball of energy had coalesced, Luna launched it at Scootaloo, knocking the filly on her back.
Groaning, Scootaloo rubbed her head as she pulled herself up. When the haze had finally cleared, she saw herself standing in front of her.
The other Scootaloo gave a little nod. "Sup?"
"Whoa, it worked!" shouted Scootaloo. She turned to thank Luna, but she had already left. So, instead she turned back to her clone. "I probably shoulda asked before, but... are you one of those evil clones?"
Scootaloo 2 shook her head. "Nope, I'm just like you. However evil or not you are."
"Well, that's a rel—"
"Although, I do have all your vital organs."
Scootaloo groaned. "Son of a—What kind of a hack is Luna anyway?"
"I hate to say I told you so," said Sweetie Belle, "buuuuuuuut... I told you so!"
"Yeah, yeah, yuck it up, Sweetie. You're not the one who's about to die." She paused. "Wait, I am gonna die, right?"
"To be honest, I'm not even sure how you're still talking right now," said Scootaloo 2. "You shoulda already be dead."
"Well, fine, I'll just go die then."
And then Scootaloo died.
"Sooooo," said Apple Bloom, rocking back and forth, "wanna go get some candy, New Scootaloo?"
Scootaloo 2 shrugged. "Sure. I'm not doing anything else."
As they turned to leave, Sweetie cast a glance back at Scootaloo's corpse. "I did warn you."