Nightmare Night, a celebration everyone in Equestria loved. To many, this holiday was about dressing up and having fun, telling scary stories and playing harmless pranks, and of course, who could forget the candy? Next to Hearth's Warming, this holiday was the one looked forward to the most by Equestrians.
As the citizens of Ponyville gathered near the center of town for the mayor's speech and the Tale of Nightmare Moon, as told by Zecora, a few ponies prepared themselves in the woods for their special surprise.
The Surprise was, unsurprisingly, Princess Luna's traditional visit to the town every year as her former cursed self. Of course it was just a magic disguise, the real Nightmare Moon was defeated years ago.
This year Twilight Sparkle had the idea to spice things up so that the tradition could continue without getting stale. The others agreed, and that is why they were waiting in the woods, along the path the children would take, dressed up to be as spooky as possible. Twilight looked around to make sure everyone was in place. She saw Pinkie Pie standing out in the open, doing something to a tree. Curious, Twilight stepped out of her hiding spot and approached her.
"Pinkie, what are you doing?" She asked.
"Oh hi Twilight! I'm just adding some final touches to our scare fest. Check it out!" She stepped to the side so Twilight could see her work. On the side of the tree Pinkie had painted "Turn back now" and "Do not go further". Looking around, she saw that many of the trees were painted with such phrases. Twilight nodded her approval, and, hearing the sound of large group of hoof steps approaching, she grinned and ran to her hiding place.
Soon, the children made their way into the clearing near the giant statue of Nightmare Moon. Dead silence fell over them as they took in the creepiness of the area. That's when Twilight noticed something was off... Pinkie Pie was right there with the group, pouring candy in front of the statue. But, she wasn't supposed to be there. She was supposed to be hiding to jump out and scare everyone. While Twilight thought about this, she didn't notice the hoof steps behind her...
Or the insane grin from the Pinkie Pie copy that held the bloody axe, decorated with the skin of her friends...