//------------------------------// // Night 4 // Story: Five Nights at Phantom's // by Danny Eclipse //------------------------------// I woke up on my bed. I wanted to go out into public to see what was going on but knew otherwise. Then, maybe I can see through Rainbow’s mind, since she was here last night. I had a plasma juice and when I finished, I felt the presence of five dreams with Luna on guard. I smirked, threw away my trash, and teleported into Rainbow’s mind. I appear in the dream undetected and see Rainbow flying around, doing some tricks and trying to break through her Sonic Rainboom to perform the Double Sonic Rainboom. Then, when she stopped, she landed and the environment changed from happiness to sadness. I frown at the change. Then, memories began to appear around us. The time when Rainbow and I first raced, when we helped Applejack with her Apple Family problem, when we and Pinkie Pie pulled a prank on Spike, Twilight, Charming, etc. It felt like forever and I sigh in defeat. I couldn’t let this continue any further and I appeared in front of her, turning the environment into Rainbow’s home. She gasped but then dismiss me. Rainbow said with depression “Just another dream illusion…” “Gees, and here I thought you loved my creations of Animatronics Rainbow and Danny as pirates.” That got Rainbow’s attention. She turned to me and I smirked. “D-Danny?” Rainbow asked with shock. “The one and only. Back from the grave. Ooohhhh~” Rainbow examined this for a moment before hitting my shoulder. Rainbow shouted with shock “You’re real!” “Ow…but yeah. I guess I do deserve that.” Rainbow shouted “But wait! Charming said you were dead!” I chuckled “I made preparations for a prank.” "A prank?” Rainbow asked with confusion. “I call it “Five Nights at Phantom’s!” and its where I’M THE PUPPET MASTER!!” Rainbow gasped before a few seconds, she smirked. Rainbow replied “Charming told us that there was a pony behind the death of you. But I didn’t…I never thought you were the puppet master. So, why are you trying to kill us?” “We’re not. We want to scare you all, making them think it is the end but in the end, we laugh at their priceless reaction. I’ve been playing Phone Guy, Puppet Master, and Animatronic Danny at once. I’ve been Animatronic Danny, trying to bring scares to Charming.” Rainbow replied, realizing what was going on “Ooohhhh, I get it now! Well, I want to be part of the adventure.” “Can’t but I want you to stay out of this until Day 7. There, I will reveal myself.” Rainbow said with a frown “Alright.” “One more thing. Tell no pony of this encounter. If they were to find out I am still alive, they will dig up the grave and learn I’m not there.” “Alright. See you later.” Rainbow answered. I nodded and teleported out of the dream. I appear in the share dream I had connected all six ponies in. This time, we were in a new backroom. They see Starlight on top of a destroyed animatronic body of Rainbow Dash, holding an axe with her magic. Starlight said “Finally…I’ve covered my tracks. I still can’t believe I got away with murder… five whole times.” “We remember…” “We don’t forget…” Starlight asked to no one “What?” Suddenly, seven figures appeared in front of Starlight. S-Applebloom said “We know what you did…” Starlight said in fear “No…” Her eyes changed to soulless black with small white pupils. “No, no, NO! Not you! No!” She began to back up, away from the spirits of the mane 6 and Appleboom, who were slowly advancing. “Stay back! Stay away from me!” S-Applebloom said with a creepy smile “Don’t stay away from me Starlight…” “Stay back! Uh, uh, don’t touch me! Don’t look at me!” Starlight shouted while she was heavily panting in fear and panic. The spirits were still advancing. “I have to hide.” She looks around and sees Spring Sunset’s body. “Here!” She goes to it and puts it on. The Spirits looked at her, confused. After she has it on, she slowly began to chuckle until it became complete laughter. “Can’t hurt me now, can you!?” Charming growled with hate “Starlight…” Twilight saw something “Wait, look!” She shouted while pointing. She stopped laughing as spring locks flew out of the suit before something inside happens. A burst of blood splashed out. Starlight began to gurgle and choke as she felt her insides burst. She fell to the ground, screaming in pain. She looked at the spirits. Starlight shouted her plea to them “Help me! I’m sorry for what I did to you! I was so consumed in anger! Ever since I got banished from Our Town, I wanted revenge! I was young and naïve, I didn’t know what to do back then. Please, help me!” “Why should we help you? You killed us, this is exactly what you got coming to you.” S-Rainbow asked with hate. Starlight began to cry and replied “I lost my partner…my love one…to that cursed black stallion, Danny Eclipse!” The six dreamers gasped in shock. “My son had a hoof in this?” Luna said with shock. S-Twilight replied “Vincent, or Purple, whatever you call him, had it coming. He was a maniac just as much as you.” S-Pinkie added “You were the one who did this to us! You deserve this fate as much as us!” S-Rarity added more to the pile of hateful reasons “You let that brute of a lover rape me!” Starlight began to cry even more “I’m sorry…” S-Twilight said with coldness “Normally I would resort to friendship, but you are beyond redemption Starlight Glimmer. But now that we are free, you are curse to live the life of an animatronic like we did…forever. May Celestia have mercy on your brutal evil soul, Starlight Glimmer.” The 7 spirits faded away. Starlight eventually died in the suit before it became active and began to twitch, its eyes glowing. The vision began to fade away. Charming asked “What…what happened after that?” I appeared in front of Charming, but my appearance was Nightmarejack. “She waited for thirty years. Then, she was found and placed in a broken down place known as Applejack’s Barn: The Horror Attraction. There, she met with the face of her supposed killer, Danny Eclipse. Danny beat Starlight at her own game and brought both Starlight and Purple back to the place known as Phantom’s Funhouse where they become part of the new attraction and they enjoyed their new life. But this isn’t over yet, for your time is approaching when you have to face the Puppet Master.” I disappeared and cancelled the nightmare. I appeared in my room. I went to my nerve gear and put it on for tonight’s event. 9:00 PM I see the place closing down. I had even heard rumor that there was going to be a school play being held on Sunday morning, it will be about Charming and the Lunar Wars. Perfect time to reveal the truth too. That was when I see Charming walking up to me. Charming said “Why didn’t you kill us when you had the chance? You could have ended it when you were singing last night, but why didn’t you? There is something off about you and I am going to find out.” I see Twilight and Sunset again. But this time, with them, was Nyx. They were walking to the office but Nyx stopped before entering the hallway. She looked at me and almost gasped in shock when she noticed me smirking and looking her way. “What are you?” Nyx asked. “I’m your nightmare come to life.” Nyx shook off the fear and ran to Charming and the others. I returned to my position. 12:00 AM I began to make the phone ring and activated the recording message. “Hello? Hello, hello? Uh, well, I better be quick. Tonight, I think ALL the animatronics are after you now. I will tell you though; the Sunset animatronic seems to be with the Twivine animatronic for a long time. But Sunset acts…different than the others. She, for some odd reason, has an off personality of being sometimes cruel to the original cast and toys. You know, there was a time when there were two animatronics, the originals. Their names were Fredjack and Spring Sunset. But the economy that went bankrupt and ended was scraping the two. But I heard Spring Sunset had somehow survived and I went seeking it. However, it feels to be different at night. I still search for Fredjack to see if I can add her with the attraction. Anyway, keep an eye out and things will be getting wild. I just hope you can survive for the night and good luck, you’re going to need it. Alright, good night.” The Phone clicked and I smirked when A-Sunset and A-Twivine appeared in front of me. “Alright you two, it’s your time to shine. Sing them a death song.” They grinned and the original cast left the stage. A-Sunset and A-Twivine were on the stage. A-Twivine hacked into the phone, causing it to ring again. Sung by the tune of I’m the Purple Guy Sung by Sunset, Twivine, and Phone Guy Hello, hello? Uh, this is just a friendly reminder of company policy regarding the safe room. At no point should a customer go inside. There was a pause Management has also been aware of the Spring body animatronic has noticeably been moved. The Phone clicked off and Charming looked on the monitor and sees A-Sunset and A-Twivine on the stage, they looked like they were now singing. So here we are, my body inside this nightmare, don't you stare for too long at my curse It happened too fast, what happened in the past, is something I would constantly rehearse Yeah I'm aggressive, nightmare unleashed, feast your eyes on my magnetic, demise beneath All the tattered wires, your futile demise will become your curse So I trapped myself away from immortal dismay, then the blood so profound came to send me down All the cable in my brain making me go insane, but the soul still lives I am, The Purple Mare, come to see the show tonight, turn the spotlight onto me, my body's ready now begin Now the Purple Rise'll come to conquer all your cries The phantoms are the less of your worries, so you better hurry, just crank the noise, I'm the Purple Mare. YOU NOW DIE!! There was a pause and there was the sound of doors closing. The guards were now trapped and they kept watching the two. It's been too long, the bloodshed on the walls inside of me, what was I to do when they could see There's only one suit, what else was I to shoot, yet now I'm stuck for all eternity So now I suffer, turmoil and fear is all around you see the phantoms are yet to be freed But they're stuck inside, the immortal fire, that burned them all 'til the end was surely near So I trapped myself away from immortal dismay, then the blood so profound came to send me down All the cable in my brain making me go insane, but the soul still lives I am, the Purple Mare, come to see the show tonight, turn the spotlight onto me, my body's ready now begin Now the purple rise'll come to conquer all your cries The phantoms are the less of your worries, so you better hurry, just crank the noise, I'm the Purple Mare! YOU NOW DIE!! There was a long pause. Then, they began to sing again. Leave me alone, I'm caught to the bone, the Sunset has risen, Celestia damn she's not alone. Leave me alone, I'm caught to the bone, the Sunset has risen, Celestia damn she's not alone. Leave me alone, I'm caught to the bone, the Sunset has risen, Celestia damn she's not alone. Leave me alone, I'm caught to the bone, the Sunset has risen, Celestia damn she's not alone! I am, the Purple Mare, come to see the show tonight, turn the spotlight onto me, my body's ready now begin Now the purple rise'll come to conquer all your cries The phantoms are the less of your worries, so you better hurry, just crank the noise, I'm the Purple Mare! Leave me alone, I'm caught to the bone, the Sunset has risen, Celestia damn she's not alone! When the song ended, Sunset and Twivine appeared in front of the group inside the security office. A-Sunset asked “Impressive show, wasn’t it?” “You’re the true killer, Starlight Glimmer…” Charming growled in anger. A-Sunset shouted with glee “The one and only! I have Danny to thank for bringing me back from decay!” Twilight shouted “You’re alone! You don’t have this “Vincent” with you!” A-Twivine pointed out “Actually, I am the Purple Guy, otherwise known as Vincent Waller. I may have died, but my soul still lives. And Danny built me this body to use.” The group began to back off but then the bells rang and A-Sunset looked at them as A-Twivine teleported away. A-Sunset warned “Don’t think this is over. You still have two more nights…” A-Sunset began to walk out the door but halted and looked at them with a smirk “Danny died in this cursed place. The original cast is haunted as well as the Animatronic Chrysalis. There is a possibility that Danny’s soul may be haunting an animatronic body, like Danny’s animatronic for instance. But like the others, he’s probably bended to the will of the Puppet Master.” A-Sunset teleported away from the office through the door, leaving the group to think it over. I disconnected from the animatronic body.