Amber and Maple Halloween side story

'Tis a short side story of Amber and Maple trick or treating

"Maple! You almost ready?"
>You are waiting in the living room for your sister to come down stairs
>It's Nightmare Night
>One of your favorite days of the year
>"I'm almost done!"
>A few seconds later you hear your sister walking down the stairs of your childhood home
>At that moment, your Mom walks in from the kitchen
>Wearing her 'traditional' zombie mask
>She wears that every year
>Your sister enters the room, dressed in a timber wolf costume
>Her horn peeking out from her favorite toque
>As for you?
>You're dressed as a Royal soldier
>Again...
>Not one of those ones you see guarding Celestia
>The ones that you see in the old war movies
>Fit with a military-style jacket, and a green beret
>You wanted to get face paint, but your mother said that it would be too much
>"Awww! Let me see my little fillies! You both look so cute! I can just eat you up!"
>She runs over and grabs Maple, pretending to bite her
>Maple lets out playful giggles, as your mom nibbles on her back
"Mom! We have to go soon! I want to get as much candy as I want!"
>She lets her go and comes towards you
>"Just one picture Amber"
"Ugh, fine"
>You REALLY just want to go already
>Your little sister hops on over next to you, and pushes into you
>Getting ready for your mom's picture
>"Say cheese my little ponies!"
>In unison, both of you give a big smiles as the camera clicks
>"Thanks sweeties. Now run along! And don't let Nightmare Moon get you!"
>You roll your eyes
>Every filly your age knows Nightmare moon is just an old mares tale
>"Keep an eye on Maple, and have fun!"
>"Thanks mom!"
>The two of you walk out out of the house, candy buckets in hand
>Excited for a night of fun ahead of you
>You gain a little more candy from each house
>Increasing your stash little by little
>You look to your side and see Maple
>She seems scared
"You okay Maple?"
>She nods up at you
>"W-what if some of these monsters...Aren't fillies?"
>You look around and see dozens of little ponies
>Jumping around, trick or treating
"Maple, I told you this last year...There is nothing to be afraid of!"
>The two of you carry on getting candy from the houses
>You finally make it up to town square, where all the games are held
>They have apple bobbing, spider tosses, and many others!
>But this year, there is something special
>A haunted house in Sugar Cube Corner
"Maple! We should totally go into the haunted house!"
>She shakes her head
>"But it's scary in there..."
>You roll your eyes
"Ugh Maple, don't be such a scardy pony"
>You don't normally like being like this to Maple
>But this is your night also
>You should be able to have fun if you want
>She looks away from the house
>"Please Amber...Can we just do some more trick or treating?"
"Maple, there will be plenty of time for that later. But the line isn't even long yet. And I know a timber wolf doesn't get scared of a thing"
>She smiles and puffs out her chest
>"Timber wolves are tough! They don't get scared of anything!"
>You grin
"So, you want to go?"
>She nods her head
"Awesome, now lets go!"
>You and Maple jog to the Haunted house
>Spooky skeletons and spider webs line the house
>Grave stones and skulls lie on the floor
>You take a look at Maple, and she doesn't seem as confident anymore
>You poke her with your hoof
"This is gonna be so much fun! I can't wait!"
>You were always one for scares like these
>...Even though you never went into a haunted house before
>How bad could it be?
>A pink filly dressed in a chicken costume screams
>"NEXT IN LINE!"
>You look around
>You two are the only ones on line
"Two tickets"
>She presses 100 different knobs on her register, all in a cluster of sequences
>"Okay, after my calculations, that will be...2 BITS!"
>She literally screams in your face
>You shrug it off and take out the bits your mom had given you
>She takes the bits and puts them in the register
>"Walk right in, and wait in line"
>Wait, another line?
>You follow the path into the snack shack
>Once inside, you see the dimly lit decorations
>Stickers and posters of monsters are on the walls
>Old ponies in medieval armor stand in attention
>There are a few ponies inside waiting on the line
>You recognize one to be Lyra
>She's standing next to another filly who has her cutie marks
>Looks like candy
>Not nearly as cool as your cutie mark
>A pony dressed in a spooky skeleton costume moves from the entrance and allows them in
>Once again, you and Maple are next in line
>At the entrance of the darkened room, you hear many different things
>Deep moans, yelling
>What sounds like the scraping of metal
>And of course, lyra's screams of terror
>It lasts for a few minutes
>Maple looks very scared
>She's shaking
>But she doesn't say a thing
>You know that she's only going in for you
>But that's okay
>You do plenty of things for her
>She'll be fine
>Just some ponies in costumes
>The pony in front of you is standing like a statue
>A red light bings on his helmet
>He then moves out of the way, and lets you two in
>Aww yes, here we go
>You walk in first, feeling Maple hug your side
>Sounds fill the dark corridor
>Sounds of scraping and grinding
>Ponies in agony, and what sounds like the backwards version of popular songs
>Wow...Sooo creepy
>You feel something graze past your wings
>You jump out of fright
>Forgetting where you are
"Maple! W-was that you?"
>You look behind you, and Maple isn't there
>Oh shit...
>Before you could question where she went, you look back forward
>And a spooky scary skeleton is standing in front of you
>A giant grin on his face
>You freeze with fright
>"Hey there little pony...You sure look tasty!"
"AHHHHH!"
>You barrel through the skeleton, revealing that it wasn't a real pony
>Adds some relief to you
>Out of the corner of your eye, you see a pony with a knife
>A clown with a classic Glasgow smile
>Blood dripping down her face
>"Why so serious?"
>You slowly back away from her
>Into a hard resistance
>You look back and see a corpse
>Looking down at you
>The body starts to laugh and shake frantically
>Scaring the shit out of you
>What the fuck is this place?!?
>You immediately run away from the zombie, and past the clown
>Your heart is beating at 1000 beats per second
>You have never been so scared in your laugh
>The sounds of crying and moans fill your ears
>You just want to go home
>Back to mommy
>You continue sprinting through what feels like a maze
>Until you stop in a room
>It's pitch black, until the lights cut on
>In an instant, you are blinded by the light
>It engulfs you
>Once your vision comes back, you see pictures
>Pictures of old ponies on the wall
>This isn't so bad
>You look around the room
>Looking for an exist
>There is a lone door at the back of the room
>You hesitantly walk towards the door
>Suspecting that it may be a trap
>Just because your a filly, doesn't mean you don't have intuition
>You grasp the nob, and rotate it
>Opening the door
>You close your eyes as the door opens
>Anticipating a scream of some sort
>You finally open your eyes and see...
>A mirror
>A reflection of you fills your sight
>What the fuck is this?
>Then you see something else
>A face emerges from the mirror
>A creepy, vile, murderous looking face
>You jump back, scared that it might come through the glass
>But you hit something on your way back
>You turn around and see the same face
>A large colt staring down at you
>Blood dripping down from his fangs
>Eye's darkened, black as the night
>He smiles and grabs you
>"I am your worst nightma-"
>Without thinking you clock him in the face as hard as you could
>Effectively knocking him down
>He lets out a shriek of pain as he clutches his face
>"OH MY GOD! WHAT THE FUCK?!?"
>A voice comes out of no where
>Your done with this shit
"ANYMORE OF YOU ASSHOLES WANNA SCRAP? I'M RIGHT HERE FOR YOU"
>"OOOHH! I THINK MY NOSE IS BUSTED!"
>You look down at the monster
>Except his scary face is gone
>It's just a yellow colt, grabbing his face
>Blood slowly dripping out of his nose
>Oh shit...
>Without warning, a bunch of other ponies come out from the hallway you just came in from
>In the light, you realize how stupid the look
>Unrealistic blood and guts in the light look...
>Unrealistic
>"What happened Bock?"
>He is still crying
>"S-she punched me!"
>Well, there's nothing you can do about that
"Yeah...Well, he grabbed me!"
>He lets out a moan of pain
>"Have you ever been in a haunted house before? THAT'S THE POINT!"
>You shake your head with frustration and throw your hooves in the air
"Not my fault I hit him..."
>He speaks from his position on the ground
>"You didn't have to hit me!"
>You mutter under your breath
"Pussy"
>"What was that, little girl?"
"Did I stutter?"
>Why are you getting so angry
>You and a stallion, more than triple your size get into a staring match
>Another stallion, Mr. Cake comes out from behind the mirror
>"You should go, filly...I'll show you the way out"
>He takes you by the hoof and walks you out of that stupid haunted house
>And back to the real world
>Once outside you see Maple
>Sipping on a green milkshake
>"Hi Amber"
>You shake your head in disbelief
"Maple...Where did you go?"
>"Oh...I got scared and went outside...Pinkie got me this drink!"
>You rub a hoof over your head
>"Why do you have blood on your hoof? Are you okay?"
>You almost laugh
"There was an...accident?"
>Mr.Cake eyes you down
"We can't go back in..."
>Maple smiles
>"So...does that mean we can go do some more trick or treating?"
>You smile and put your arm around your sister
"Sure...Let's do some trick or treating...What candy does mom like again?"
>"I think she said she likes Kit Kats"
"Good...Let's go get some Kit Kats"
>You walk away before hearing Mr.Cake yell
>"I'm gonna have to talk to your Mom!"
>Yeah, well, whatever
>That can wait
>You have some candy to get