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// 6 Nightmare Night 
// Story: Moonie shorts [Filly Nightmare Moon] 
// by Eighth 
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	Tonight is Nightmare Night and you've dressed up as a ninja. Moonie refused to let you help out with her costume, but you can already guess what she'll go as.
"Anon, are you ready?"
"Yes Moonie, just show me your costume already."
She opens the door to her room to reveal that her costume is indeed, drum roll please, Nightmare Moon. Except the armour is made out of cardboard. Mr Bearington is also in tow; she has him sitting on her back and tied down so he won’t fall. Ever since you gave her that bear, they've been inseparable. She won't even leave it behind for school. It took a bit, but you convinced her not to by telling her someone must guard her evil lair. You give a grin. You knew she wouldn't be able to resist wearing something akin to her old armour, but she looks too adorable.
"I love it, where'd you get the idea?"
"I am the Night and it is important every pony know who they are living in fear of."
"Alright your majesty, let's go."
You've decided to take her around Ponyville so she can get some candy. You're hoping she'll behave, but, like usual, she'll—She's already in trouble, that's an academy record. She's made some filly in a princess costume cry and you let out a sigh before taking on a stern voice.
"Miss Moon, what in Tartarus are you doing?"
"She wouldn't offer me candy so I took it."
"Why does she need to offer YOU candy?"
"I am the Princess of the Night; this whole night is to celebrate ME! Any pony who does not make an offering of candy to me, gets eaten. Have you not heard the stories?"
She turns back to the princess filly and flashes her teeth. The poor thing runs off in terror, leaving behind her candy.
"So much candy." She scoops the candy into her own bag before looking to you. "Come servant, we must pillage more candy."
You lift her up before she has a chance to go anywhere.
"Put me down this instant. Don’t you know who I am?"
"You're in big trouble if you don't give that candy back."
"I am infinitely scarier than any punishment you can think of."
"Really? Well then, if you don't behave, Mr. Bearington will take your punishment for you then."
She goes wide-eyed in fear as she only now realises the consequences. The moment you place her down she rushes off to the princess filly and you watch as she returns her candy. The rest of the night is filled with the two of you playing games, collecting candy, and you telling her off when she scares someone into getting their candy.
It's getting close to her bedtime but you decide to take her to the Statue of Nightmare Moon. You're not sure why, it just seemed like a nice idea. She sits there and stares at the statue of her former self. You're not sure what she is thinking so you don't know if to feel worried or sorry for her.
"Are you not going to make an offering to your Queen?” She breaks her gaze away from the statue and turns to you.
"Why would I need to?"
"If you don't, then I may have to gobble you whole."
"I'll be fine, you can't eat me."
"I am darkness incarnate; it would be a simple task."
"Then who'll read you a bedtime story?"
She glows red in embarrassment. "I-I do not need those stories."
"I guess you don't want one tonight then." She goes into a panic, unsure if she can admit liking bedtime stories. "Tell you what, you promise not to eat me and I'll read you two stories tonight."
"This offer pleases your queen." She gives an excited grin before picking up as much of the candy in front of the statue as she can carry.
You don't say anything because technically, that candy is hers.