> A Nightmarish arrival > by TheImperialBrony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arrival in the Everfree > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, ain't this great? One minute I was going to a Con with some friends dressed as an amazing Nightmare Fredbear costume, that looked like almost as if he was walking among you. The next I was sent to a new world by unknown means with ponies. Sure I've always wanted to go there, but during that time with my friends going to a Con we had planed for three months, I never wanted to, let alone become the character I was dressed as. Let me tell you my story of adventures in Equestria. I awoke. My whole body was aching when I woke. I had some of these mornings like when I slept wrong by sleeping on my arm in an odd angle, that's what I thought and felt before the rest of my body came to. I could feel grass. Hear birds and the sounds of animals. Trees rustling in the breeze. But something was off. Like a wrong off. I felt...different, heavier and bulky. Now I was never strong at all but I know I should not be feeling this. Then, I realized something. I had not open my eyes. I gave myself a mental Facepalm at this. I decided to go slow, and I opened my eyes to see the ground with a forest around me. Not only that, a nose. A little black nose with gold around it. I moved what I believe was my hand but stopped when I saw it. It was a claw-like hand, colored the same as the gold around my nose. I'll admit, I was afraid, yet excited, I had no clue why but I was. I Moved my other hand to my view and saw the same thing. "Huh, odd." I froze at my voice. It sounded...demonic and robotic put together. I then decided to get up, ridding myself of the ground for now. I pushed myself up to my feet and looked down at them, I found myself looking at a belly with teeth in the middle and holes all over, and then I looked past that to my feet, looked like the Fredbear costume I had on. I looked back up after studying my new body. I had a overwhelming feeling that I was Fredbear. I decided to find a way to find out for sure by finding a pool of water. I looked about, at the trees surrounding me in this clearing. I looked back down at my feet. First step in this new form, I got standing all great and dandy but walking was a different matter. I took a step forward.... and tripped and landed flat on my jaw. I grumbled, at least...I think I did. It was hard to tell with the voice. I got back up to try again, this time, I got better results, I moved forward with a small stumble but, I was walking. I looked around again and decided to head a direction to see where it takes me. I found water. And I finally confirmed my suspicions. I was Fredbear. I freaked out at first, then I got excited, then got sad, then excited again. As I looking at my reflection, I noticed my eyes where glowing slightly with a red hue. In all truth, I looked badass. I heard voices, little child voices. I tuned in to pinpoint it and followed it. I traversed through the forest. I was big, almost reaching the top canopy of most of the trees. The voices were getting louder, by now I could tell it was three children. I peered through the woods to see three little...ponies. I could tell who they were, the CMC. I was stunned at the sight. There, the CMC. I was seeing them with my own eyes. I could hear them talking. "Umm...Sweetie Belle? Are you sure we should be out here?" asked Scootaloo. I always had a soft spot for Scoots, being disabled. "Uh, Yea! Of course we can!" Sweetie Belle said in a defiant tone, while Scootaloo and Apple Bloom looked annoyed as they looked at each other. I smiled at their faces, wait...I can't smile, but I would have if I could. "Umm, We should turn back now...." Apple Bloom said as Sweetie Belle turned around to face them. They continued their bickering as I came through the forest into the clearing of the road. Once I had hit the road's bricks, my feet made a clanking sound. I stopped right there, staring at the CMC as they stared back, more of in fear. Their pupils had shrunk to pinpricks. I raised my hand to wave. "Hi, little ones." They screamed as soon as I raised my hand, and turned tails, screaming their heads off. "Wait! I wo....." I stopped, they were long out of hearing. I groaned in disappointment as I watched them run away. I turned around to head back into the forest to wait, all the while cursing at my voice, cause if I am correct, they will have the mane six come here to try and deal with me. And boy was I right. I think I feel asleep, cause I woke drowsy as heck. I heard more voices coming my way from the road. I shut my eyes once more and leaned back against the tree that was behind me as the voices came closer. It was several more seconds till I could hear them clearly. They stopped and I heard a gasp from multiple sources. Well 5 to be exact, and you can guess the 6 one. "Let's beat this monster!" yelled a voice that I knew so well...Rainbow Dash. I heard a sound and a yelp from Rainbow. "Ow! Why you that for AJ?" "You shouldn't just charge in at this thing." She paused probably looking back at me. "We don't know if it is truly dangerous." "Come on AJ! it has claws and massive teeth! Of course its dangerous." Rainbow said back. "I agree with Apple Jack on this one." I heard Rarity speak. "I do concur, it has such bad attire." I heard a grunt from probably Rainbow and felt 6 eyes on me. "This...poor thing looks like a bear." Said a soft voice. One name came up in my mind from that, Fluttershy. Plus, how she know I was a bear? "Umm, Fluttershy, I don't think that's a bear....." I smirked inwardly, Book-horse. "Are you sure? It looks much like it and its sleeping so, shhh!" was the reply from her. Silence. "Then what shall we do with it?" asked Book-horse. "I could take it with me to the cottage." said Fluttershy. "Are you sure Flutters?" Asked Rainbow. "Oh, yes I am sure." I sensed them move for me. I snapped my eyes open with a click, looking right in front of me to the ground. I heard more gasps from the mares. I started to turn my head to face them. I saw the Mane six. All were staring into my eyes. I was at Twilight's height sitting down, so I guessed that I was a bit taller than Celestia at full height. Rainbow had assumed a defensive position in front of them. Fluttershy was staring with I think fear and curiosity. While Twilight was, well, full out curious. The others were just about the same as Flutterhsy, but Pinkie Pie, she was still smiling but had stopped hopping. I studied them before deciding to speak. "Hello little ones." I said. > The Mane attraction > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hello little ones" I said earning a faint from Rarity, more hostility from Rainbow same as AJ, Fluttershy hiding behind Twilight, Twilight gone into a 'Dafug I do?' kinda look conflicting with curiosity, and Pinkie Pie....I really don't know....she is still happy but a little more....alert and that smile....I always hated that smile, so casual. I raise a brow at them. "Why you all so hostile?" "Because, you are a monster of the Everfree." Rainbow yells in my face....somewhat. I still have not got up. "Monster? No No No, I am no monster." I say waving my arms. "Then explain your appearance! And voice!" Rainbow shouted back. I move my hand up so that I can see it. I start flexing it before looking at Twilight, I smiled inward, 'Boy she's going to love this quote.' I look back to Rainbow. "Ever heard of don't judge a book by its cover?" Rainbow stutters for a response to that logic as I see out of the corner of my sight, Twilight with a small smirk. I look towards Rarity, the others noticed my motion and became more nervous. I pointed a sharp finger to her body on the ground. "Is she going to be alright?" I asked. "Oh yea, she'll be fine. Its almost like natural for her to do that when a big giant scary monster with sharp teeth and claws, with a very deep and creepy voice, is in front of her." Pinkie answered with a smile. I looked over in mild surprise to her. "Oh so now you talk? I thought one as hyper and happy you be asking question after question at me." Pinkie giggled. "Oh yea, I would but I am trying to overcome my urges." My eyes stayed on her for a while longer before looking back to the others. 'She's doing quite well at that.' I see Fluttershy coming out from behind Twilight. "Are you ok mister bear? I hope we have not scared you." she asked quietly. I nod. "I'm fine." "Are you sure? You don't look too good and I have never seen a bear like you before. Can you...get up please?" I nod again before moving to get up, I noticed that AJ and Rainbow was calming down thanks to Fluttershy, Rainbow seamed a bit mad tho. Their eyes widen as I rose to my full height. They all backed away to take in my size, excluding Rarity who was picked up by AJ and put on her back. Fluttershy apparently, was the only one not backing away. She stood defiant before me even though I'am so much more taller than her. "Do you have a name mister bear?" she asked. "Yes I do. You can call me, Fredbear. Pleasure to meet you." Deciding to use my new name instead of my old one. "My name is Fluttershy, and these are my friends, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity." she said pointing to each one. Twilight looked up at me. "You are a very weird bear..." she comments as Fluttershy frowns at her. I chuckle, a deep grumbling sound. "That's because I'm not a bear but I'am." Rainbow raises a brow at me. "What do you mean you are a bear but you are not one at the same time?" "You sure you all want to know?" I ask, looking at them all. The look at each other as well before all nodding at me. I sigh and hold my arm. "I am a Nightmare." I say plainly and looking at them. They were confused at me when I said that. I could tell by the confused looks I got. "Umm....Ok....We should get out of here before any monsters find us here." Twilight says looking around. "Ah' agree with Twi, we should get out of 'ere." AJ says. "Fredbear, you can come with me to my cottage." Fluttershy says before turning to head down the road, along with her friends following behind. I nod before starting to follow them. They jumped at the clanking of my feet on the stone road and turned around to face me with un-amused looks. I simply shrug. "Can't help it." I say. They turned back around and continued back to the road to Ponyville, wincing at my sounds of clanking and the occasional creaking of my jaw as I tested it out and moved my head about. Fluttershy stayed near me the whole time, without showing fear. I was amazed at her courage to be near me than with her friends that were slightly ahead of us. I could tell easily that they were very unconformable at my presence but, I could do nothing at the moment so I let them be. Next stop, Ponyville. Ponyville look almost what it did in the show, but much cooler since that I am up close to it. The walk back was not too long, but once I saw the tip of Twilight's castle, I became excited to see the place up close. The day was almost over when we arrived and very few ponies were out. Those that saw us, ran away back to their home or just stood still and stared in fear at me. I noticed that we were headed to the castle not the cottage. I leaned down so that I could try and whisper into Fluttershy's ear. "I thought we were going to your home." I said standing back up tall. Fluttershy kept looking ahead as she walked but still answered me. "We will, just not right now. Twilight wants to study you first." I groaned softly at being studied by Twilight. I bet you all could feel my pain right? We walked in silence, other than the clanking of my feet on the road. Once we reached the castle I felt something...weird as I got closer to it. They started up the steps but I stopped before I touched it. In my mind, something told me not to touch it. I noticed them turning around and looking at me at the base of the steps with puzzled looks. "Whats wrong Fredbear?" Twilight asked me. "Yea. What? you can't climb stairs?" Rainbow said earning looks of disagreement from the six. Oh Yea, Rarity did wake up and was scared till her friends calmed her down, sorry about that. "I don't know...I don't think I should come with you Twilight. I just got a feeling that I should not touch the steps." I said looking at them. "Oh nonsense darling, you can come up them." Rarity said waving a hoof. I looked back at the stairs and I hesitantly moved my foot forward above the first step. And set it down. Pain..... Agonizing pain ripped through my body like water and electricity flowing as one. Time felt like it slowed as it happened, and I noticed the Mane six watching in shock and fear. I could feel my whole body shake from pain. I started looking up and trying to remove my foot from the step. When I looked up my highest, I screamed in pain, a deep and loud roar as I lifted my foot off the step. I believed I could die right there from all the pain. I finally got free. I fell to my back with a loud thud and the sound of the Mane six running to me filled my ears. I could see their forms as I blacked out from it all. > The story must be told > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- By the time I woke up again, it was morning. When I opened my eyes, I was in Fluttershy's house. The sun was drifting through the windows lighting up the room I was in. I was laying flat on the floor looking up at the ceiling. I sat up and looked around, the room I was in was a bit small compared to my size. In all honesty, I have no idea how they got me in here being what I am. Birdhouses doted the ceiling as small holes in the wall was placed every so often for little creatures. I also noticed a bed next to me and I figured that this was Fluttershy's bed. She was not in it, probably making breakfast and caring for the animals. I got up, being careful to not cut the bed with my hands or scratch the floor. I had to crouch to move around, which was kinda hard to do since my belly being unable to bend or morph well. The floorboards creaked under my weight as I moved to the door. Getting through the door was like a mini adventure for me, it took so long just to fit through. It took about 10 minutes just to get through the dang thing, I almost cracked the doorway just as I was wiggling through. Of all times to be big in a small space.... I could hear Fluttershy talking to someone else as well as other voices, possibly the others. I looked down the stairs....Well they were small just like everything in this house. It made me wounder more on how they managed to get me in here. I went down the steps in 3 steps of my feet, reaching the floor with a clank, I winced at the sound. The chatter in the kitchen had stopped once that sound was made by me. I started to move to the doorway slowly, clanking all the way. Once I had reached the kitchen door I saw all six of them around a table, they were all staring at me as I peered through the doorway with my head only and a hand on the doorway side. "Darling why are you so unnerving?" Rarity comments get some nods of agreement from the others. "Hey, I can't help who I am, like I said, I am a Nightmare." I reply. "Yea...What did you mean by, you are a nightmare?" Twilight asked. "Want to hear the story?" I ask looking at them. They nodded back to me. "Alright. My true full name is Nightmare Fredbear. I am called Nightmare because well....look at me, do I not look evil?" They looked me over before grimly nodding. "Plus umm...you may not want to hear this..." "Aw...But I want to hear the rest of your tale..." Pinkie wined with a pout. "Fine...I am a child's Nightmare. I hunt him down in his dream as he tries to survive for five nights. If he fails in the dream....he dies in reality." I said now glum. I heard a pop and a hissing sound as Pinkie's mane deflates as she looks mortified just like her friends. "I told you..." "That's absolutely terrible!" Pinkie wailed. "Why would you be like that?" Twilight comments. "Sweet Celestia..." said Rarity with a hoof hovering over her mouth. "Now that's just ain't right...." AJ comments hiding behind her hat. The other two were just speechless. Just staring at me with wide eyes, Fluttershy especially. I could see her trembling. I looked down at myself, seeing the holes and the stomach-mouth, I pulled up my arms into view and looked at the sharp pointed fingers on each one. I looked back up at them, they were now trying to comfort each other. "There are more of us...." I said, catching their attention once again. "Their names are, Foxy, Chica, Bonnie, and Freddy....though there is one more...." I put a finger to my lower jaw in thought. They had all looked up at me once I had started speaking again. "I am sorry that I am like this....I never chose this." I finished looking back down at my belly. "C-Can we please talk about something else?" Pinkie asks looking at me. "Yea, we can. What happen during when I was on the steps?" I asked looking back at them. "Well...you started to twitch and then shake, it looked like you were in pain and was having trouble getting off the step." I nod at Twilight's statement. "We started to come near you but that's when your eyes started to glow extremely red, like evil red, and that's when you looked up and started screaming. It was so horrifying, I had never seen anyone in that much pain before..." I felt like I was being torn apart from the inside...." I mumbled remembering the pain I felt, not fun...not. At. All. "Then once your leg had gotten off the step, you fell over onto your back and passed out. I had to lift you here with my magic, then teleport you inside." Twilight continued. I nodded. "Well that answers my question on how you got me to fit in here. Please don't put me in small spaces like that again." Twilight nods. I noticed that Rainbow was the only one being quiet this time, I looked at her as she sat in her seat, prodding at her food. She seemed out of it... "Rainbow?" I asked lifting an arm to reach for her to put on her shoulder. She looked up in time to see it halfway to her before letting out a yelp and falling off her seat, as the others look at her from her new position on the floor. "Sorry....just didn't have a good night sleep last night....And I am fine." she says getting back up and into her seat. She looks at me for a time before breaking away to finally eat. They were still recovering from the tale I had told them as they ate. They asked me if I needed to eat, I said no, due to being a Nightmare and having no organs. Twilight looked over at me from where I was in the doorway, she started overlooking my form. "I hate to pry but, what are in...those holes in your body?" she asks as the others look up and stare at me as well. "Well, I am an animatronic, a thing of wires and metal, not flesh and bone. Made to entertain children....if they don't become a nightmare..." I explain. "So....you are the Nightmare variant of an 'Animatronic'?" she asks again. I nod glumly, I took note of the way she said Animatronic. "Animatronics are creations made from metal and wires, they are living technology basically." "Ah.." They nod in understanding before going back to eating. Rainbow however, stared for a bit longer I noticed from the corner of my view. After they had eaten breakfast, we headed out of the cottage to Ponyville. I look up to Celestia's sunrise lighting the new day. The mane six walked with me to there. Ponies that see us did the same as yesterday night as we passed. Whenever I looked at one, they coward under my gaze, trying to make themselves small by scrunching up into a ball. 'Am I really that terrifying?' I asked myself as we headed to the town hall. I saw many ponies I know, one of my favorites, Octavia with Vinyl. The looks on their faces made me hate myself for scaring them. The rest of the mane six kept looking strait ahead toward the town hall. Pinkie was back in her original happy state, jumping as we walked. The reason we were going to the Town hall was so that they can introduce me to Ponyville's inhabitants, to help remove the scare factor they have for me. Hopefully it works.... > Time for a chain reaction > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once Pinkie and the rest of them had gathered the Ponies into the Town hall, I had hidden behind the stage curtains to wait for Twilight's signal after she gave her little speech. In a way it was a party for me, due to Pinkie putting a banner and party decorations everywhere, it took the whole day till it slipped to the start of night. Twilight had stepped out to begin her speech as I watched her from the curtains nearby. The rest of the Mane six was with me. I turned to them as Twilight spoke. "To be honest, I am a bit nervous to go out there." I said fiddling with my fingers. "Oh don't worry, you'll be fine. Once you get talking you will be free of your nervousness." Rarity reassured me with a smile. "Yea! I mean, though you look like this doesn't mean you are." Pinkie said smiling as well. I smile the best I could at them. "Thanks guys." "Umm....you may don't want to smile like that....that's kinda creepy." Rainbow comments. "Alright." I reply ending the smile I made by putting my jaws together. I turn back around to watch Twilight finish her speech. "...Now I want you all to meet, Fredbear!" Twilight announced. She looked over to me and waved me over with a hoof. "Come on out." I started forward onto the stage. I could hear the stomping of hooves, but once I stepped out, it stopped as they took me in. Once I had reached the middle of the stage, with the mane six behind me, I looked over the crowd of ponies. Its funny, the most I could see was white due to how big their eyes got and how small their pupils got when they saw me. I raised my hand to wave. "Hello, everyone. I just want to point out a few things..." I lower my arm. "I am not here to bring you harm...I have appeared from nowhere. Even I don't know why I am here." I explain moving around the stage. "Now don't get afraid of my appearance...." I see the clock on the far side of the wall....12:00. I pause as I soon as I see it..... Twilight's POV. As creepy as he is, I kinda like him. I have so many questions to ask him.....and he needs to tell us the rest of his story. I looked around to the others as we stood behind the giant. In all honesty, I had a urge to end him with the elements when he mentioned that he kills....but, he seems too nice for that and decided to give him a chance.....though the castle steps incident seemed extremely weird. Wait...why did he pause? Me and the others started to move forward but we stopped once we had noticed he started to shake.... "Um....Fredbear? Are you ok?" Fluttershy asks him, worry filling her face. His voice was coming in bursts. "T-t-this.....i-i-issss.....b-b-bad....." "Whats bad? Whats wrong?" I asked. I looked where his gaze was on the clock, then I looked back at him. He suddenly snapped to face me with his head facing sideways at such an odd angle that it made everypony yelp. "Y-you....m-must..." His eyes changed into a deep red as well as his voice, which changed to a much deeper version and his jaw started to hang open, showing all the teeth within. We started backing away from him, as well as the crowd. "Darkness is coming....R-R-Run!!!....Have a nice night......" He then had his torso fall limp and lean forward, with his arms hanging limp. All of us, the crowd and my friends were shocked at what just transpired. We jumped at the sound of music being played. It sounded like it was coming from Fredbear. The music was so deep and dark. I saw him rising once again to standing tall. Then....he started singing. I could not stop shaking at his voice. He disappeared from the stage and I heard a yelp from Rainbow as I saw him in front of her, moving a claw across her chin as he sang. Rainbow visibly shivered from the touch and watch in fear at him. We all had stood still and watch him move about around her. He vanished again and appeared at the main doorway, his voice has changed again to a more darker less softer than when he sang to Rainbow. He started striding down the pathway between the crowd. All of them were watching and staring with wide eyes as he sang past them. He stopped at the foot of the stage before appearing again back on it. He sang for a longer time till he vanished again. We all looked around for him as he kept singing. We all jumped when we saw him again behind Rainbow, who had frozen at his presence behind her. He started to sing in a somewhat softer tone to us all as he walked in front of us, pointing to us all as he went. Then...he was gone....silence filled the Hall as we stood shocked at what just happened. I looked at my friends who were in the same state of shock as me. We trusted him....I noticed Rainbow was a bit more scared than the rest of us. I knew what was coming....And we will ether live or die..... > Night one: Rainbow Dash > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The night when Fredbear passed out from the steps. Rainbow's cloud house. Rainbow's POV I arrived back home after we had lifted Fredbear to Flutter's cottage. By Celestia that was some hard work. I arrived home tired and sweating. I moved through my home to the bedroom. It had a single door and a closet in the middle, right in front of the bed, with two windows on the other walls. I pulled away my blanket and landed on the pillow. I looked at the clock before falling to sleep, 11:47. That long?! It took us that long to get him from the ground to Flutter's?! Gosh, I wish he never touched the steps. I felt myself drifting away into dreamland, for a long needed sleep.... I groaned as I woke from my slumber to the blaring alarm next to my bed. It read, 12:01. I raised my head to better look at it as my eyes focused on it. "The hay?" I whispered to myself as I stared at the alarm. I switched it off to rid me of that annoying sound so I can go back to my blissful sleep.... Thump I perked back up from my bed at the sound and looked to my door. It was open, I thought I closed it when I went to sleep, perhaps I was too tired to notice. I pulled back the covers and walked over to the door to close it again.... Thump I froze at once. My hoof was on the knob to pull the door shut when I heard the sound again, coming from the hall. I looked out into the darkness, searching for something. Something in my mind clicked. I slammed the door shut and heard a scratching sound against the cloud door. I held the door shut and closed my eyes to hope whatever is behind that door leaves. The sound ends after a good minute. I open my eyes, shivering in fear I backed away from the door to the small candle I had near my bedside and lit it. Holding it with my wing, I kept watch on the door. I heard a creak and whipped my head to the closet, it moved a small amount. I walked to the closet door with candle in wing, and opened it..... And shut it immediately, after I saw a head appear out of it. I leaned against the door, blocking it from opening. I was sweating and breathing hard, it felt like I had gone to the sun and back. One look at the head was all I needed to know what it was... It was a giant creature that looked similar to Fredbear but instead, with a head of a fox, that had sharp teeth and missing skin. I shuddered at the memory of the head. I turned my head to look at the closed closet, I opened it back up slowly to find nothing there. Just empty space and full of clothing as well as other items. I peered inside to further look and found the same results. I closed the closet as I turned back around to the bed. Thump "Again?" I groaned as I headed to the doorway. I looked down the hall and listened..... "Yyyeeaarrr....." I gasped and closed the door hard as I could as I heard banging on the other side of it. "You will not be getting me! You know who I am?! I am Rainbow Dash!!! Fastest, bravest, and strongest flyer in Equestria!!" I yelled as I held the door shut. After a while the banging stopped once again. I kept the door shut for good reasons. I headed back to the bed, watching the cloud door as I did. I hopped on the bed, still holding the candle in my wing. I scanned the room, looking at the closet then the door, the closet then the door and so on. Then I heard a new sound.... Scree...thump I tilted my head at the sound, with my ears swiveling to pinpoint it. My ears fell flat and my eyes going wide as I found out where it was.... Under me..... I jumped and flew off the bed tot he closet entrance and turned to face my bed. I watched as a hook appeared from under it, then a claw, then.....its head....and its body...... I stared up at it as it rose to its full height. Its eyes were a reddish-brown as it looked down at me. Its long tongue in its mouth moved around and kept hanging out of it from the side, making it more menacing as it stared at me. I never show my fear... I charged at it... It did in turn, releasing a bellow so loud that I put my ears down for the whole time. It leaped.... I never saw it coming.... This is the end.... I closed my eyes in wait for it to come..... Beep Beep Beep I opened my eyes to see the roof of my room. I was breathing hard and sweating heavily under the covers. I moved my head around to face the clock that was beeping. 6:00.... I turned back to the ceiling and laid there in my bed covers....thinking about what just happen..... I thought for a few minutes till I came to a conclusion..... "I survived the night...." > Night two: Pinkie Pie > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh hey, readers!!! You know me right? Huh? huh? do ya?! Of coarse you do, I'm Pinkie Pie!!! Best party pony there is!!! Well anyway, after the events that happened in the Town hall, all of us headed to our homes, to try and sleep this over. After they helped take down the party we made for Fredbear, before his little...um...corruption? Is that the right word? Yea, corruption, big fatty word. I arrived back at Sugar-cube Corner, The Cakes were already asleep when I entered the empty place. I headed up the stairs to my room and found Gummy sitting on the bed asleep. I landed a quick kiss on his head before getting in the covers of the bed and rested my head upon the pillow. I woke to the sound of beeping, I groaned as I turned my head to the clock, reading 12:01. I grabbed a pillow and face-planted into it. I finally reached a hoof over and turned it off so I could go back to sleep. I removed the pillow from my face and started to close my eyes.... Thump My ears perked up at the sound. The first few things I thought was one of the Cakes having a midnight snack. Thump I sat up from my pillow, my mane formed back to its poofy state. I looked at Gummy, who was fast asleep on the bed corner. Another thought came to my mind.... What if somepony was robbing us? Thuhclink I recoiled slightly at the last sound as it all stopped. I looked around before finding my candle near my bed, I lit it and held it in my mouth as I moved across my room to the door. I reached the door and opened it to peer outside..... I was greeted by tan glowing eyes above me. I looked up at the eyes, I started shaking and moving back. All the while the figure followed me into the room. Its foot stepped into the light of the candle. It was brown with holes, the the rest of the body showed up with the same thing, brown with holes in it showing the metal under it. Was this the Freddy Fredbear was talking about? My suspicions were confirmed once I saw its head, it was a bears but more scary and so many teeth!! And its claws!!! I resisted the urge to drop the candle, lest starting a fire. It peered down at me before opening its mouth.... And shrieking in my face. I was blinded and deft from the sound for a good few minutes. When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was gone. I gasped, still holding the candle, and looked to the bed, Gummy was safe, still asleep, somehow unaffected by the scream. I breathed a breath of relief that me and Gummy were safe. Thump I looked to the door and rushed to it, upon reaching it, I shut it without thought. The result of me shutting it, was the banging of Freddy on the door. "Please, No, No....I don't want to die...." I closed my eyes and held the door.... Nothing. He is gone, finally.... I slide down to the foot of the door and started taking deep breaths to try and calm me down...I heard a noise, I sounded from the window. I looked from where I sat to the window across from my bed. I got up, and grabbed the candle, and headed to the window. More sounds came from it....I started to slow down, I was so, so scared!! When I finally reached it, I found it open. I looked outside, holding the candle in my mouth, and looked around. Guess what I found.... Tan eyes... I immediately shut the window right after I saw them. It was like a game of hide and seek, I am the hider... Freddy the seeker... I turned with the candle, the candle lighting up the room as well as my bed. And on my bed was Three, tiny Freddies. Once the light and my eyes shone on them, they jump under the bed and vanished. "That was close..." I breathed out as I put the candle down in the center of my room. I scanned my room for anymore sounds and sights of Freddy's doing. I saw the door open again and rushed to it to shut it. More sounds of scraping from the other side came from it as I held it shut. When they stopped, I moved back to the candle and looked at my bed, only one Freddie was there and it rushed under the bed. I turned back around to continue the pattern. I have no idea how long I have been doing this but I heard the sound of an alarm, I looked to the side of my bed and saw the clock, 6:00. I blew out the candle and threw streamers everywhere and started dancing, the sound of my clock was like music to my ears. I hopped around and landed on my bed and started hugging my pillow and cried into it. Not from fear, but relief. I heard knocking on the door and I looked up to see Ms. Cake enter with a shocked look. I looked at the door and saw many gouges made into the surface of the door. I looked back at Ms. Cake. "What happen here?" she asks. "The night I survived..." I replied. > Night three: Fluttershy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I got home after a day of gloom of our friend, Fredbear. It was the day after he disappeared and Pinkie was so fearful whenever we mentioned him. I've never seen her this scared before, Rainbow looked very similar to her mood. We tried asking them what was going on but they never talked about it...so odd..I fear for them. I entered my cottage to find Angel sitting there to greet me with a thumping foot. "Hey Angel. So your hungry for dinner?" I asked getting a nod from him. I entered the kitchen and grabbed a bowl as well as some veggies and cut carrots from the fridge. I put a reasonable about in the bowl and mixed it with a spoon before bringing it back to where Angel was waiting. "There you go. Eat up, this is all you will get tonight." I said putting the bowl down. I turned an headed up the stairs to my room, I looked at where Fredbear had trouble getting through the doorway and sighed. I entered my room and headed to the bed to rest for the night. I made sure to close and cover the windows for the night. after that was done, I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over me and blew out the nearby candle. Beep Beep Beep Beep I opened my eyes to the sound of my alarm blaring away at me. I looked over and saw it was 12:00. I tilted my head in confusion at why it woke me at this time. I got up and lit the candle once more. I started towards the door to get a midnight snack, because why not? I opened the door and stepped out... I ran into something tall in the way of the hallway. I fell flat on my rear and rubbed my head where it hit. I looked up and saw a yellow chicken that had holes that looked like Fredbears and it had a bib that said, Lets Eat!. I kept looking upward till I met its face, glaring down at me with one yellow-gold eye. I squeaked and felt my eyes widen and my ears lay flat. We stared at each other for a long time.... .... .... .... .... .... .... "Pizza?" I blinked at what it said in confusion. It kept staring at me after it said it, but what happened next really scared me.... "Ppiizzzzaaa....." It said in a much more deeper and less smooth voice as it started to reach for me. I screamed and turned tail back to my room. I heard it following me as well as saw its eye lighting up the area in front of it as it chased me down the hall. It felt longer than normal. I reached my room and slammed the door shut in its face, I heard scratching as it tried to get in but I held it shut till it went away moments later. I breathed relief that I made it back to my room. The candle went out during the running but I still had it in my wing. I got up to grab a match and light it again, when I saw movement by the closet. i stopped at turned to check it out.... "Pizzaaa...." "Nope!" I yelled as I shut the door right when I heard it coming from there. "You will not get me!" I backed away after I was sure I was safe, and re-lit the candle and held it in my wing. I moved back onto my bed, I looked to the door then the closet. I went to check the door, and found it standing there holding what seems to be a Cupcake in its claws. I shut the door again and held it. I heard it walking away till the sound was no more. I moved back to my bed to sit and watch. As I sat upon my bed watching, I felt it move under me. I jumped off the bed and stood near the door as the chicken crawled impossibly out from under it. I was so scared before it as it stared back at me. It started to reach for me when I got an idea.... I stood back up tall and stared right back at it but with a force known throughout all Ponyville...and animals.. It recoiled!! The chicken was shocked! It started backing away from me as I kept going, I moved forward with it as it tried to block my gaze with its arms. "How dare you! Going into my house and scaring me like that! Who likes that? Just because you like it does not mean others like it!! What do you have to say for yourself?!" I yelled as I kept up the Stare, forcing it against edge of the bed. It looked over to the clock, 3:00. Then back at me. It let lose a shriek that made me loss my gaze and squint my eyes shut. Beep Beep Beep I woke from my sleep to find a pillow crushed under my limbs as I held it close. I blinked and let it go as I turned to face the clock. 3:00. "Huh, that all they got?" > Night four: Rarity > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I got home that night, it was one of the worst. possible. things! I had a dress order and I have not even started it due to Fredbear's little disappearance! I know the worst thing ever, right? Anyway, after I got the dress started and laid out, and as well as the other supplies it was past my normal sleeping hours. I stopped by Sweetie's room to make sure she was asleep and not wondering off to her friends. I smiled as she grunted and mumbled in her sleep, so much cuteness. I shut the door and kept going to my room. I entered with a small jump in my step as I made my way to the bed. I turned off the lamp nearby on the table and put on my eye covers. I pulled away the covers of the bed blindly and hopped into bed and pulled the covers over me. I entered a well deserved sleep.... Beep Beep Beep Beep Or so I thought....Celestia curse this alarm!! NM Bonnie's POV I heard the alarm of the clock go off and knew it was time to hunt her down. I teleported to the stairs and started climbing them to her room. I heard frantic hoofsteps of the pony move about as they heard my steps coming up the stairs. I reached the door and waited for her to open it.... And speak of the devil it opened showing her. I let my jaw hang lose as I stared her down with my eyes. She was scared, I could feel it but something was off as she looked down at the rest of me. "Oh my! You really need some better clothes darling." she comments as I stood dumbstruck, all her fear was gone..... "No matter I can easily make you some clothes to take with you. Follow me dear." she walks right past me, still showing no fear as I stood by the door stunned at her acts. She noticed I was not following her and she turned and waved me to follow. I shook my head to get myself out of my shock and started moving to follow her. When we reached the bottom, she had turned on the lights to show the room we were in, full of maniquins with many articles of clothing on them. Please tell me she is not doing what I think she is..... She damn is.... She made me act like a statue as she took her measurements of me, still without fear! After she had do that, she started making clothing for me to wear. I swear, this pony is something... She had me try on a tux that was brown and had a white undershirt, along with a little badge on the side of the coat that was a blue phone booth. She studied me in it and had me do a few poses and movements to better show it. I really have no idea how she managed to get me into this, she did a thing much like Chica had described as, the Stare, when she came back from that yellow pony. She was never the same again since. I noticed that the pony, shook her head and "asked" me to remove the clothing with care. I despised clothing!! The next one she had me try on was, Armor with a dark blue and black winged moon and a horn in the middle as its symbol. I wont lie, this looks cool but, its not my taste as for the symbol. She squealed with glee as she saw me exit the changing room. I simply rolled my eyes at her in annoyance. She had me try on so many more but she kept saying none of them fit me.... I had enough. I tore off the latest clothing she had me put on and before she could lecture me on "How long it took and how nice it would have been" on me, I grabbed her by the throat and watched as she clawed at my hands in a weak attempt to get free. I opened my mouth to bite into her and end it when I was teleported away.... I stomped my foot on the black ground. "I was so close!!!" I yelled to nothing. Rarity's POV I woke up breathing hard and sweating in my bed. I had almost died! And the clothes! The poor clothes, all the time wasted! I blinked as I recollected myself. That was a Nightmare.... > Night six: Luna, the grand finale > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third person, no POV of anyone. Luna woke with a start as she felt the hellish power across her dream kingdom. It was invading her kingdom. Hers! She will not tolerate this at all as she pushed herself into falling back to sleep to combat this evil and end it once and for all... Luna found herself in a pitch black landscape with empty space. She looked around, she could feel the evils lurking in this place and set herself at the ready. She heard footsteps to her right and jumped out of the way as NM Foxy jumped to grab her and end her. She spun around to face the new threat. Foxy got up and faced her with a ready stance. "Begone foul Nightmare!!!" Luna yelled as she let loose a beam of magic from her horn. It struck Foxy head on as he jumped at her. Upon impacting him, he let lose a shriek of pain and fell apart into pieces and vanishing into red dust, hopefully free from his prison as a Nightmare. Luna panted as for the shriek had stunned her and left her breathless. But she still felt more evils approaching her. She steadied herself for another attack. Her ears swiveled looking for a sound from any location as her eyes kept a lookout. She heard running as another Nightmare, this time it was Chica, came after her. Luna let loose a growl and fired beam after beam at Chica. She kept dodging every shot but when she got close one hit her and she died the same way as Foxy before her but into yellow-gold dust. Luna grunted as the shriek came and assaulted her ears once again. She moved onward for a few minutes till she heard another Nightmare, Bonnie. Bonnie was a bit more smarter than the other two and stayed to the shadows, away from Luna's light spell. When he was right behind her he leaped for her only to get sidestepped by her expertly. He growled and swung his hand upward at Luna, hopping to land a blow on her. He missed and hit the ground below her. She flew backward with a flap of her wings and let loose a beam at him. He hpped out of the way and leaped at her once again. This time Luna was ready for him. As Bonnie flew toward her, she cast a cloaking spell upon herself and moved away. Bonnie landed with a thud and got up growling at how he was cheated of his win over Luna. He let loose a shriek as he was struck in the back by Luna's beam and turned to Purple-blue dust. Luna looked around for more and got more. Right when she turned around she found Freddy jumping at her with extended arms. She yelled in alarm and fell down upon Freddy's weight with him on top. She kept him from hurting her with her hooves, keeping his teeth from getting close to her face. "You are a ugly one are you?" she yelled under him. She started charging her horn to blast him away. Freddy was too focused on getting to her face to see the blast hitting him and sending him flying away from her. Upon hitting the ground he vanished into red-brown dust. Luna got up and started to catch her breath when she heard more footsteps from the left of her. She groaned. "Come on! How many are of you are there?!" she yelled. "Only six, my dear Luna." came the reply. Luna gasped and looked toward the new being that showed up for the fun. Fredbear. "Who are you?!" she asked staring daggers at him. "Me? I am Fredbear and this," he moved a hand to his right showing two blood red eyes. "is Nightmare." He looked back at Luna. "We will not have you come into our realm and rid us of it. You shall be stopped here and now!" Fredbear bellowed taking combat stance. "You will never hurt anypony ever again! You will be forever forgotten! You will fall by my hoof! I rule the dreams, not you!" she yelled back taking a stance as well. Fredbear laughed. "You will never win, two versus one." he said motioning Nightmare. "Ah, but you forget one thing." He chuckled. "And that is?" he asks leaning forward and cupping his ear. "YOU ARE FIGHTING A PRINCESS OF CANTERLOT AND EQUESTRIA!!!" She bellows using the Royal Canterlot voice. Fredbear roared and leaped at Luna. Luna returned a growl and beams of magic at him. He landed on the ground where she had been just a moment ago, he looked up to see her with a smile that made Fredbear gag. He bellowed again and charged, dodging the beams directed at him with swift movements. Luna growled and began charging up her horn for a massive attack as he closed in on her. She let it loose and it hit him in the gut before it was blocked by his quickly disintegrating arms. Luna started yelling as she kept up her attack on him. Fredbear returned with a bellow of pain and anger at his arms. He watched as his arms broke apart and looked over to where Nightmare last was and found him....smiling. Fredbear's eyes widen as he realizes what Nightmare is smiling at and yells at him in anger. Nightmare just vanished as he left the darkness. Fredbear turns around to see his arms almost gone, now going to the last bit of exoskeleton. Betrayal filling his robotic heart, he let the beam hit him head on. He let loose a massive shriek of pain before EXPLODING into golden dust. Luna stopped her assault once she saw the dust. She got down on her knees and panted hard at all the energy she spent in that attack. "Thank you." Luna perked up and saw the ghost of a being where Fredbear once stood. She tilted her head in confusion and got up and limped to where it was at. "What are you?" The ghost looked down at her. "My name is Charlie, I was trapped inside Fredbear. He used my soul as a staging point to form a body over. And now that you have killed him...." he looked at Fredbear's dust. "I am free." he turned with a smile. "That is so cruel. why would that happen?" she asked looking into the ghost's eyes. "I...really don't know. But I can't thank you enough that you had rid the world of an evil that even I could not defeat." he replied. "I....I will put a shrine to you in your honor. I promise." He looks down at her and floated to her level and gazed into her eyes. "I thank you, my dear Luna. When you return tell the mane six that...I am sorry." Luna nods in acknowledgement as he smiled and floated back up. She watched as he started glowing. He looked back down at her with a smile. "Thank you again." And he was gone with a flash. Luna started crying at his departure, she was never a fan of deaths. She began her departure of the dream realm. Days after Luna's dream fight, she had sent letters to each of the mane six about Fredbear, informing them that the spirit that was held captive was sorry for what they had to go through. Each of them felt sorrow fill their hearts at a lost of a new friend and Pinkie held a party on that day to celebrate Charlie's death and to pay respects to him. It was not very lively. Even Luna attended the ceremony at the end of the celebration. They hopped that all will be well and they will never go through that again and all will be back to normal someday. > I live..... > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I live.... I had run away from the fight with Luna and arrived in the pony world. I had arrived in what they call the Everfree... As one of them, but not one of them. I am animatronic, but in pony form. I will get my revenge one day.... They will pay for what they did to me..... All will fear.... THE NIGHTMARE....