"Trick or Treat!"
The group of school fillies all went door to door, tricking and treating for free candy from all the adult ponies. Even some of the adults were going to door to door with the children to get free candy, but that group mostly consisted of Pinkie Pie because "free candy is the best kind of candy" as she says.
The main six, along with the cutie mark crusaders, were dressed up for the festivities of Nightmare Night. Twilight was dressed as Nightmare Moon, Rarity was dressed like a princess, Pinkie Pie wore a shark costume, Fluttershy was dressed as a ladybug, Applejack was dressed as an apple tree, and Rainbow Dash was dressed as Daring Do. Spike dressed as a dragon again this year because he did not have enough time to put together a different costume.
The family of travelers were also participating as well, at least, Derpy and Dinky were. The Doctor wore his usual white collar and blue neck tie while Derpy was dressed as a giant oven. Her costume even had a working door on her chest that could flop open and have Dinky pop out, who was dressed as an adorable little muffin.
Sonic and the rest decided not to dress up after having been told on numerous occasions that their appearance was "scary enough". Of course they knew they were joking, but they still didn't take too kindly to it, especially Shadow. However he was able to restrain himself without having anyone to hold him back surprised Sonic's group; second-guessing how much self control Shadow really had.
The children had finished up at the last house and began walking to Town Square for the real Nightmare Night festivities. Sonic and the gang were informed that they would be playing a lot fun games such as apple bobbing - apples generously donated by Sweet Apple Acres, Spider toss, pin the tail on the pony, and much more.
Upon arrival, they noticed that the area was much more decorated than any other part of the Town. Sonic figured it would be though, since it is the place in town that is used to hold celebrations or traditional ceremonies. But that soon became the last thing on his mind when he saw Princess Luna there in town square with her head in a bucket of water; he assumed she was bobbing for apples. His assumption was soon proven correct when she brought her head up with a shiny, red delicious apple in her mouth.
She smiled as best she could when she saw the approaching group and walked over to them.
"Grveengs rvrypny, r vu nvoyng ve fshtifal," Luna attempted to say.
A few eyebrows in the group went up and few others chuckled at the accidental ignorance of the Princess. Dinky was the first to stop laughing long enough to point out the princess' immaturity.
"Princess, it's rude to talk with your mouth full; *adorable giggles*," Dinky said, pointing at the apple in Luna's mouth.
Luna looked down at the apple with a small gleam of frustration in her eyes and spat it out off to the side. She then cleared her throat and looked back at the group.
"Pardon u-, me, I said, Greetings everypony, are you enjoying the festival?" Luna re-asked.
"Oh yes, very much princess, thank you," Twilight answered, pausing to look up at the sky, "It sure is a beautiful night for the festivities, and that moon is absolutely amazing!"
"Why thank you, I made it myself," Luna jokingly gloated.
Sonic's eyes went wide as 'fear' took over his body and he began shaking and shivering. He stepped forward to get everyone's attention on him.
"I-It's not a FULL moon tonight, is it?" He asked.
"Well of course it is a full moon," Luna answered, "What kind of NightMare Night would it be if it was a half-crescent moon?"
"No..." Sonic whispered to himself, but also making sure the others heard.
Sonic looked up at the sky just as the clouds were clearing to see the full moon. Everyone wondered what was wrong with Sonic, they asked themselves why he was so nervous. Unfortunately for them, their questions were going to be answered all too quickly.
"Urgh!!" Sonic cried out, bending over and wrapping his arms around himself in pain, "Not now," he said.
"Sonic!" Twilight panicked, "What's wrong?! What's going on!?!"
"I- Urg! Really didn't want you all to- Mmph! Find out this way," Sonic managed to say.
Everyone in the group stepped back from Sonic as his entire body began to shake. Some of the towns ponies passing by noticed the commotion and stopped to see what was going, not knowing they would wish they hadn't seen it.
Sonic was down on all fours now; his whole body shaking violently. Everyone's faces had a look of shock and horror on as they watched Sonic wretch in pain. It seemed like a bad stomach cramp to them, until they saw what happened next.
Sonic's entire body turned a darker blue and his quills' tips turned white as his entire body got extremely hairy. His gloves ripped open to reveal claws underneath. They noticed that his shoes grew spikes on the bottoms of them and seemed to resemble cleats. The last thing that happened was the most noticeable of all. His teeth sharpened to a razor sharp point. Sonic had covered his face face with his hands before he slowly stood up, everyone noticing right away that he had grown nearly 4 inches taller.
After he fully transformed and stood up, Sonic uncovered his face and let out a loud, dark growl. The entire group stepped back once more when Sonic shot his gaze to them, a crazed look of nervousness and a hint of anger adorned his face. His friends had accumulated off to one side of him while his pony friends gathered in one big group in front of him; completely terrified.
The group of ponies took a step back, hoping to get to a point of safety. Sonic put one step forward towards them.
"HAAH!!" Sonic growled at them.
Most of the group screamed again and looked away. Derpy was the most scared out of the entire group from the violent shivering she was doing. Dinky nuzzled her leg and the Doctor wrapped his foreleg around her while taking a defensive stance in an attempt to calm her down.
The group started backing up again to get away, but Sonic was too quick for them. Sonic looked up and noticed a wire with small flags on it that were the colors of the holiday. Sonic smiled deviously reared his arm back. The group was unsure of what exactly Sonic was doing, until he answered their unasked question. Sonic shot his arm out, causing it to stretch to impossible lengths and grabbing the wire.
Everyone gasped as they saw Sonic fly off the ground and swing around to the back, turning and letting go of the wire. He came to a sliding halt in behind the group. Sonic chuckled darkly and began to approach the group at a faster pace, the Doctor and his family at the front now, doing their best to try and calm Derpy down.
Sonic got right up to the group and looked down at all of them; the entire group now shivering. Sonic lifted both his arms above his head while still looking at the group. The CMC's were all hiding behind each other and the rest of them looked away as they awaited the inevitable.
"RAAHH!!" Sonic growled at them once more, causing the entire group to scream.
Everyone continued shake and shiver as they accepted their doom, but instead of feeling fists being repeatedly punched against their skin, they instead heard a gruff laughing. They all looked up to see Sonic laughing.
"HA HA HA HA HA, Hoo Hoo!! Oh man, you should've seen the looks on your faces," Sonic said, pointing at the group and gripping his stomach. The group, however, did not find it that funny.
"Are you CRAZY Sonic!!" DInky rhetorically asked, "My mommy nearly had a heart attack," She scolded, pointing to Derpy who was hyperventilating and gripping her chest.
"Aw come on, that is a bit of an overreaction isn't it," Sonic asked, "Besides, what is Hallowe- er, Nightmare Night without a good scare?"
"I don't care," She snapped back, "I am not sure if you have noticed, but my mommy is a bit more sensitive than others and she can only take so much. Now i think you-"
"Dinky!" Derpy snapped, getting her daughters attention, "It is okay, I have gotten a bit tougher over the years. I promise I'm okay muffin," She assured, smiling at her daughter then looking at Sonic, "That was a very good joke Sonic. I think it is safe to say you got most of us... Especially you, Doctor," Derpy hassled, nudging him, "You got so scared that you had to cuddle up next to me for protection."
The Doctor was flabbergasted, "Wh- I- He, that is so NOT true, I did it to pro-hhmMMM!!" The Doctor tried to say, being cut off by Derpy connecting her lips with his. She slowly pulled away and gave him a small wink, mouthing "I know" to him.
Derpy and the Doctor continued to look into each other's eyes while everyone else turned their attention back to Sonic. The cutie mark crusaders gathered around Sonic, hopping up and down to get a good look at his new form.
"Wow Sonic," Scootaloo admired, "That was SO COOL! How'd ya do it?"
Sonic laughed and rubbed her head, then put his hands on his hips.
"Well it has been a long night, how about we go back to the library and I'll explain."
o.0.o
"I see, so this bracelet is the reason why you changed into... whatever this is," Twilight said.
"Pretty much," Sonic replied, "A good friend gave this to me back in our world and have kept it safe for a long time. Unfortunately, the power only works at night because the sun cancels out the dark gaia properties. Also, This," Sonic motioned to himself, "Is what I like to call a Werehog."
"Sonic the Werehog," Dinky said, "Has a nice ring to it."
"Hey DInky!" Scootaloo shouted, "Come and trade candy with us!"
Dinky looked up to Derpy for approval, who smiled back at her.
"It's alright muffin, go ahead," Derpy whispered to her.
Dinky smiled widely at her mother, so much that she was forced to close her eyes. Dinky then jumped off the ground and gave Derpy a quick peck on her cheek before landing, grabbing her bag of candy, and running over to the area of the library that the cutie mark crusaders reserved for candy trading. Derpy continued to smile as she watched her daughter gallop off to the three other fillies. The Doctor pulled out a stopwatch from the other side of his tie's collar and checked the time; his eyes widened when he saw how late it was.
"Sorry to rush off in such hurry everypony," he said as he stood up, "But I must be going. The TARPIS tends to get a little lonely when I'm gone for long periods of time," The Doctor turned to Derpy, "Goodbye for now, love," He said before wrapping Derpy up in tight hug and giving her a soft, sensual kiss. Derpy let her eyes fall shut as she let the Doctor hold her in his embrace.
He slowly pulled back and gently set Derpy back on the ground, her eyes still closed and with a small smile. She opened her eyes when she heard DInky running back over to say goodbye to the Doctor. She saw him wrap her up in one arm and used his other hoof to give her a small noogie, then kiss the spot where he just rubbed. She hugged him goodbye as well, wrapping her small arms around his neck. The Doctor set her back down before turning towards the door.
"I'll be back in a few Time Turner years," He said. This seemed to puzzle everyone.
"What are Time Turner years," Twilight asked.
"Time Turner years is the unit of Time measurement that my race uses, it basically means I could be gone for years, but I could be back here tomorrow, in an hour, maybe even yesterday. It's all wibbly wobbly like that, Dinky understands it," He said pointing to his daughter. Everyone turned to Dinky with expectant looks.
"It's true," She said gleefully. Everyone then looked back at the Doctor
"Well everyone, Allon-sy!" He said and saluted to them, then he walked out the door into the night.
Everyone turned back to Dinky and Derpy and Dinky looked up at her mother.
"I'm gonna go back to trading candy again, okay?" Dinky asked.
"Sure thing muffin, just make sure you get a fair trade. Candy is precious thing," Derpy amused.
"I will," Dinky replied, jumping up again to hug her mother. She let go and ran back over to the CMC's, Derpy watching her every step.
"Wow," Amy said, "You're daughter really loves you a lot, doesn't she?"
Derpy smiled and shrugged, "What can I say? She's just so sweet and loving. I love her so much and she loves me back; she just makes me so happy," Derpy looked to Dinky, who was trading a lollipop for a chocolate bar with Scootaloo, and then back to the group. She leaned in close and the group gathered closer, "You know, Dinky didn't always used to look like that," Derpy pointed out.
The group looked at Dinky and back to Derpy, wondering what she meant by her words.
"What do you mean by 'she didn't always used to look like that'," Twilight asked.
"Well, the Doctor and I weren't sure at the beginning if you all were trustworthy or not, but as time has gone on I feel that we can trust you. You wanna know why Dinky is a unicorn, well then I'll tell you. BUT, you must promise not to tell another living soul unless that soul is trustworthy, and you can ask Dinky. I take promises VERY seriously. OH! But how could I be so silly?"
Rainbow Dash opened her mouth to make a remark, but was cut short when Applejack roughly elbowed her in the ribs.
"Dinky," Derpy said, getting her daughter's attention, "Will you come here for a second?"
"Coming," she replied, galloping over to her mother's side, who proceeded to set her on her un-costumed lap. "Where's your oven costume?"
"I took it off because it got a bit stuffy in there. Don't worry, I'll put it back on before we leave, but anyways. Dinky," she said, putting on a serious face and tone, "Do you mind if I tell our friends about the *gulp* accident?"
"What accident? I don't kn-, oh," she said, ears drooping down. "I- um-," she stuttered as she chewed on her hoof, but soon admitted defeat, "S-Sure, go ahead. They deserve to know," she said with a small smile.
Derpy brightened up at this but still continued to frown.
"Okay muffin, I didn't want to tell them without your consent because I understand that this is pretty personal to you," she said sadly.
Dinky hugged her mother again in an attempt to keep her from tearing up.
"Just one condition," she said, breaking out of the hug, "Tell the story with a smile, I hate to see you frown," Dinky leaned in again and kissed her cheek, "Alright?"
Derpy sniffled and nodded her head, then turned to face the crowd that was now joined by the CMC's.
"Some of you may or may not have already heard the story of what happened, but it all happened a few years back, just after Dinky's third birthday. The Doctor, Dinky, and I were all having a nice family outing and it was a good day. Unfortunately, things literally went down hill very quickly.
0.0.0
"It was a nice day in ponyville. Everypony was up and about, there wasn't a cloud in the sky; it pretty much seemed like the perfect day. Dinky was more of a light yellowish color, like her mane, with red hair and pinkish highlights, she was also a pegasus, just like me. We were walking down the market area when Dinky caught something out of the corner of her eye."
"Hey," Dinky exclaimed, "That pony dropped her purse!"
"The Doctor and I looked to the middle of the street and sure enough, there was a small pouch lying on the ground and a light blue earth pony mare with a green mane was walking to the other side. Dinky ran out into the street and picked it up."
"Excuse me, Miss!" past Dinky called out, getting the mare's attention, "I believe you dropped this!"
"The mare checked her saddlebags and saw that wasn't there. She then smiled at Dinky and turned around to approach her."
"Why thank you young lady, you just saved me from having to make a second shopping trip," the mare praised and began walking towards Dinky.
"She is going to be a great pony in the future," I whispered to the Doctor.
"I know," He replied.
"Doctor, did you-,"
"Spoilers," the Doctor said in a sing-song voice.
"It was no prob-," Dinky began to say.
"LOOK OUT!!"
"Somepony had shouted a warning, but we were unsure of what it was until it was too late. Up the hill we saw a fruit cart barreling down the street at an incredible speed, heading straight for Dinky. I tried telling her to move, but she was frozen in fear. And before we knew it, there was a loud crash and everything went all white. I closed my eyes because I could not stand to see my worst fear coming true. I opened them after a few seconds and saw Dinky lying in the road a couple of feet from a broken cart."
"NO, DINKY!!" "I had screamed and ran over to her. I picked her up as gently as I could and held her in my arms, thankfully she was still breathing. My next thought was to get her some medical attention, that is when the Doctor came up behind me."
"Mo- Mommy," Dinky shakily said.
*sniffle* "Y-Yes muffin?"
"I... feel...... warm," Dinky noticed something strange below her, "What's that light?" She asked weakly.
"Huh?" "I had said, not understanding what she was talking about until I looked below her head, then I knew the reason for her saying that. Her arms and legs were glowing a bright light blue."
"Impossible...," The Doctor whispered. "I looked back at the Doctor when he said that."
"Wha?" "I asked before the glowing got slightly brighter, that is when the Doctor grabbed my shoulders."
"Derpy, I know that you think our daughter is in danger and I swear that she WILL be fine, but right now you have to back off of her," "The Doctor had said and began to try to pull me away."
"What!?! Why!?!" Derpy asked frantically.
"Because!" The Doctor began, eyes widening as he saw Dinky begin to glow brighter, "SHE'S REINCARNATING!!" The Doctor exclaimed, pulling Derpy away just in time as DInky exploded with blue light. Derpy's jaw was agape as she watched her daughter emit a bright blue light in all directions.
"When the light was shining, I noticed that her wings shrunk away and her horn began to grow. I was just absolutely astonished, but I always knew that Dinky was special in some way other than just being my sweet little, loving muffin. Once the light disappeared, the Doctor and I approached the Dinky you see today, and she was just as beautiful; her personality never changed."
"Uuuuh," Dinky groaned, looking up at Derpy, "Mommy? Why are you looking at me like that mommy?"
o.o.o
Derpy looked upon the group she had just told, she noticed that almost every eye in the room was not dry. All the girls had waterworks going, Tails watery eyes, and the rest just frowned. Derpy took in a deep breath and looked down at her daughter, who gave her a 'good job' nod and reared her head up to give Derpy another peck on the cheek, causing her to smile and touch the spot she was kissed. Dinky then began to nuzzle in Derpy's chest and use her as a pillow, listening to the soft thudding she had come to love ever since she was a foal.
Derpy kissed Dinky's forehead and began to pet her mane. They enjoyed each other's embrace for the time being, unfortunately it could not be enjoyed for long before they heard huge crash outside; jolting everyone out of the dazes and getting them alert.
Everyone ran outside to see what the commotion was, but all they saw were flames and debris lying around on the ground.
"What the heck is going on," Sonic asked in his gruff voice. He saw something flying down at them at a break-neck speed in a huge ball of fire, making a loud noise, almost like a screaming. Before it crashed into the ground, the Doctor ran up to the group from seemingly out of nowhere and Sonic thought he could hear it saying something through the screaming.
"EXTERMINATE!!!"