"This is AWESOME!" Charming Thunder exclaimed, everypony else screaming from fear of The Terror. "Alright, Mocha. We get it! Cool joke."
The Terror continued her hysterical laugh as Charming talked to her.
"You are Mocha, aren't you...?" The red unicorn was beginning to doubt himself. Was Vanilla Mocha really gone? But if she was, then where did she go?
Ending her long, boastful laugh the ghostly mare lowered her neck like a prowling wolf. Her glowing green eyes scanned the room as the eleven ponies stared back, frozen by her presence. Finally, Eclipse broke the silence.
"Where is Mocha?" He boldly asked, trying to hide his fear from her.
"Mocha?" The Terror questioned, her voice sounding dumbfounded. Then, a large, powerful smile stretched across her face. Her pupils grew small and her sharp, pearl white teeth glistened like stars in the darkest sky. She raised her neck up a little, tall enough to be above all the ponies. "Mocha..." Her raspy voice repeated.
"Well, where is she?!" Eclipse yelled, furious.
The Terror's eyes shot at him instantly, her face in a frown.
"Eclipse, what did you do?" Shadow Wing asked nervously as The Terror's lips began to curve up into a wide smile.
"Uhm...."
The Terror's eyes glowed red, and her grin grew wider. She chuckled under her breath as she slowly approached Eclipse. At once, her mane transformed into an exact replica of Eclipse's, though it was still white with black streaks. Her eyes turned the same shade of red as his eyes. Her body turned into a stallion's body, and the cutiemark disappeared. The unicorn horn faded, and long bat wings sprouted. The once green eyes faded, and they instead glowed red.
"I am not only Vanilla's worst nightmare..." He whispered, his new voice deep. "For I am The Terror, and I am everypony's worst fear!"
"W-what!?" Charming Thunder mumbled. He definitely knew now that this wasn't Vanilla. But if it really was an evil pony, and not Mocha, then who was The Terror?
"I am Eclipse's nightmare!" The Terror yelled at Thunder, making everypony shiver from fright.
"Hey, Terror!" A perky voice peeped. Breeze jumped into the air with a bag of varied Nightmare Night candies. "What some? I'm only sharing them with one pony... Only one..."
"No!" The Terror replied with a harsh snap, his breathing getting heavy. Breeze landed back on the ground, smiling sheepishly. "W-well... Ok. But if you change your mind-"
Daffodil Spark, the pony in the witch costume, cut in. "What kind of dark magic do you have?!" The angered mare asked.
"I don't possess dark magic, dear. I consider it power..." He slowly made his way over to her, and as he made eye contact with her, his ghost-like body transformed once again, this time into an earth-pony mare's. Her eyes turned green to match Daffodil's, and she kept her black and white color scheme. Since Daffodil had a cutiemark, The Terror also had one, which was identical to Daffodil's- a seed with a sprout coming out of it. Unlike the brown and green one the orange pony had, The Terror's was all black. "I contain the power of your fears!" The Terror, in her female voice, rang.
"We don't have any fears, right guys?!" Breeze shouted nervously. Her friends Charming Thunder and Galaxy Nebula quietly agreed. "Heh... Yeah..." Nebula replied.
"My powers.... I feel it! Yes, yes.... My lovely, long awaited power..." The Terror mumbled, her eyes glowing brighter.
"P-powers?" Paradise Oasis asked quietly. "What do you mean by... 'Powers'?"
"You silly ponies.... Power! You don't know what power is?!" The Terror screamed, her ears bent back and her eyebrows down furiously.
Everypony was quiet. They trembled in fear, and even the tough ponies such as Breeze, Shadow Wing, Galaxy, and Charming remained quiet.
"Perfect answer." The Terror grinned as she spoke. "I feel so... Alive and free!!!"
Finally, Frosted Shard worked up enough courage to ask a question. "Why do you need power...?" She asked quietly, shaking from both fear and nervousness.
"Why must I have my power?" The Terror laughed hysterically again as she turned back into Mocha's body. "Let me explain, for you certainly do not understand such things."
"Actually, dearie, some of us can comprehend higher levels of knowledge." Quillton corrected.
Breeze snickered. "Yeah, dearie!" She nudged Quillton in the side with her wing.
The Terror grunted, then signed. "Once again... Such silly ponies."
She grinned slightly as she looked at Frost. "When you were a little filly, your parents read you stories on Nightmare Night..." Turning to her right, she put her hoof on Charming's shoulder. "You, young colt, still read them alone in the candlelight..."
Teleporting beside Eclipse she continued, "Well I have a fact for you, one's that right, one that no pony can deny..." Looking at Daffodil she declared, "This is Nightmare Night, and I'll use it and get what's mine!"
"What do you want?" Shadow Wing asked. "Maybe it's lasagna." Garfield replied. Quillton gasped, "Maybe she's a ghost haunting us!" Or...Maybe she wants a banya?" Tacitus suggested. Everypony looked at him in confusion. "It's sort of like a sauna-type bath meant to relax nerves..."
Rolling her glowing green eyes, The Terror continued. "As foals you heard stories of ghosts and goblins, ghouls, and horrid nightmares! Now that you're older you want to pull jests on others, making them seem fictional! Well, don't get too comfy because you'll surely be in despair- Vanilla Mocha's nightmare is criminal!"
"Just give her back!" Eclipse shouted. "And leave us alone!" Shadow Wing added.
"I have a little question, just one small question of mine- may I ask you my question, just a little question, is that fine?" The Terror asked.
Breeze sighed. "Just get on with it!" "We're tired of your game!" Frost commented. Tacitus added, "Just ask us what you want!" Charming said, "This party is getting lame..."
Screaming, the ghostly mare replied, "Who will wonder what goes on in the dark of the night?! Who will hear your screams, your pleads, your shouts, you begging me for a way out?! This isn't a dream, my dear friends, and it shall never end! I am The Terror of Nightmare Night!!!"
Galaxy chuckled. "So you're supposed it be scary, that's pretty cute." Eclipse grumbled. "Now tell us where Mocha is!" Garfield asked, "I'm confused, what's the meaning of the question?" Paradise interjected, "Let's all be quiet and listen to what this pony says!"
"This is a place without any mercy! I'll watch you all crumble 'til there's nothing left! I'm lost like a raging desire, furious and alive... you are the prey, and I am the predator! I feel the power flowing through my veins, and it shall last now and forever!" The Terror's wicked smile grew wider as she sang, "I'll carry Tartarus to your homes, and make you descend underneath! I'll become your worst nightmare, yet disguised as your greatest dream! I am here to haunt ponies all night! The warmest things you'll touch will be eternal darkness and sharp rocks; I will be drunk in power! And I won't stop until I have won the fight! I'll make sure I overcome everypony- making them all my vowers!"
Paradise shrieked. "You can't do this to us!" Shadow added, "We'll never let you!" Breeze gasped. "Is that pony serious?" Quillton shivered, "I don't think this is a prank- I think it's TRUE!"
"I have a little question, just one small question of mine- may I ask you my question, just a little question, is that fine? Who will wonder what goes on in the dark of the night?! Who will hear your screams, your pleads, your shouts, you begging me for a way out?! This isn't a dream, my dear friends, and it shall never end! I am The Terror of Nightmare Night!!!" Then, the mare vanished in the darkness.
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"Um... Is it just me, or did she just disappear?" Garfield asked after moments of silence.
"I wish I could discover how she did that. Perhaps she went to another dimension? If only I could have such amazing intergalactic powers of teleportation." Quillton Brooks marveled, "I absolutely adore how she just faded into the night like a dying fog, as silent as a mouse. Even though her frightening appearance seemed rather eerie, I still respect her for vanishing like how she did. Only unicorns can do teleportation, but she was a ghost in Mocha's body. I doubt the magic even works."
Garfield gasped. "Wait... Does this mean, she's haunting us?"
"I don't think it's a ghost, guys. Perhaps something just as scary...?" Paradise peeped.
Tacitus looked at her. "I'm not sure what it is, but we shouldn't be focused on that. We need to find Vanilla Mocha, even if it is a game from her on Nightmare Night."
Eclipse nodded in agreement. "She sure is good with magic, and though she might be capable of this, I'm positive this isn't planned. We need to find her."
Daffodil smiled. "Yeah! To find Mocha!"
"But how?" Charming Thunder wondered.
"She was last in the creepy mirror, why don't we check and see if she's still there?" Garfield suggested.
"Garfield, you're a genius!" Frosted Shard exclaimed.
Galaxy Nebula, who was standing closest to the mirror, picked it up. "You in there...?"
There was only silence. Everypony waited for the unicorn, but Mocha didn't reply. The face of the mirror was black; Galaxy couldn't even see his reflection. "Um..." Nebula mumbled, "I don't think she's coming back."
"Alright... Mocha, cut it out! I don't care how fancy your magic is! I just want you back!" Eclipse yelled, frustrated and scared.
"Aww, look at all of you..." The Terror's faint voice teased, "You ponies want your friend back badly, don't you...?" The Terror took her visible form, and used the magic from Vanilla's horn. Unlike her yellow magic, The Terror's was bright green. Picking up the mirror, she grinned. "I know where your friend is, and you can get her back... On one condition."
"What is it?" Eclipse asked, starting to feel hope.
"You find me the Thaumaturgy Gemstone," she ordered, "if you get it to me, I will give you your friend back. But if I don't have it in my hooves by midnight, not only will you never see Mocha ever again, but you will all become my mindless little drones!" Sitting the mirror on the counter, she faded into the darkness once more. "I always keep my promises..."
"'Thaumaturgy Gemstone'? What's that?" Galaxy asked, puzzled.
"I know what it is," Tacitus said, "I remember when studying myths and legends that a magical amulet called the Thaumaturgy Gemstone was, according to the legend, the most dangerous stone to find. It is within the possession of the Guardian of the Dragons, so therefore, anypony that tried to take it never succeeded. Of course, that's only myth."
Paradise Oasis gasped. "Now that you mention it, it sounds rather familiar! As the Dream Valley Historian, I come across things like this. Isn't it over a thousand years old, and has been protected by the same dragon that whole time?"
"Hmm..." Tacitus out his hoof to his chin, "I'm not sure. But I don't see why not. Dragons can live as long as a thousand years."
Eclipse smiled. "Not to mention I'm part dragon. Heck, we can get that amulet, it'll be a piece of cake. Let's go, we need Mocha back!" Picking up the mirror, he trotted to the door. "Who's with me?"
Paradise and Garfield ran up beside him, and soon Galaxy, Tacitus, Quillton, Shadow, Daffodil, Charming and Frost joined.
"Hold on," Charming Thunder said as Eclipse opened the door, "Two things. We've gotta know where we're going. Second, where'd Breeze go?"
"C'mon, Breeze!" Galaxy called, "We don't have much time! What, three hours until midnight?"
Daffodil looked at the clock on the wall, barely able to read the hands. "I think so," she said quietly.
Breeze jumped out in front of them, candy wrappers flying everywhere. "Boo!"
"Um, Breeze...?" Quillton asked, "What are you doing?"
"Terror didn't want candy so somepony had to eat it- Duh!" She giggled, obviously sugar high. "So whatchwe doin'?"
Sighing, Eclipse repeated what he had previously told everypony. "We are going to find the Thaumaturgy Gemstone to get Vanilla Mocha back."
"Oh, that's cool! What're we sticking around here for, huh? C'mon, let's go, let's go, let's go!" The hyper batmare did a flip in the air before flying out of the cafe and into Ponyville.
"Oh Celestia.... This is going to be a long night." Galaxy commented, walking out of the restaurant with the rest of the ponies, whom were following Breeze.
As they walked away, The Terror appeared behind them, watching them walk. Sitting down in the cafe, she grinned wickedly. "Now for me to get what I deserve..."
A banya
Huh. Someone actually noticed I've been saying 'dearie' lately, and wasn't insulted by it.
Thank you.
And Breeze says it too.
I've never actually met Breeze.
I'm loving this.
Good writing, cool premise, and I'm in it!
How could I not like it?
Keep on trekking, Mocha.
6534873 I had to have something to rhyme with lasagna lol
6535178 I'm not insulted (but I guess you knew that already). Oh, and you're welcome! Also, thanks! I was kinda debating whether or not I should put in the song (I know, I've told you before) but I think I did good with it... I don't see any complaints. Anyways, thanks! And I'll start making everypony act more in character, like as we work on more OC development in chap 3 I'll start making Quillton more sarcastic (unless you wouldn't want me to).
6535237 I think making him more will work well.
6535740 Ok
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6535915 And this is my dinglehopper!
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6536007 the odd conversations we have anyways it's almost midnight where I live. I'm going to bed. 'Night
6536026 Good night.
May Luna bless your dreams.
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Splendid meme battle.
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I'll take that lasagna.
6537677 Sorry, dearie, fresh out of lasagna.
Have a plate of spaghetti:
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6537677 Aww~ Cute little animal!