Nightmare Night Dazzles

>Be Adagio
>It's Nightmare Night and you're stuck at home handing out candy to kids
>Not like you had anything better to do anyways...
>Aria's in the other room and refuses to answer the door for anyone
>"I'd rather just kick 'em in their teeth before the shitton of candy they eat does it for me."
>Harsh, though difficult to counterargue
>You begin to think about how Sonata's doing
>You remember that she told you that she would be out getting candy with the other kids
>Once a kid always a kid
>You smile at the thought
>She hasn't changed since the day you met her
>Neither of them have, really
>It's been so long that you had almost forgotten about your first encounter with the two of them
>Of course, recent events certainly had you remembering the proverbial 'good 'ol days'
>It had been almost a year since the Battle of the Bands
>You were on top of the world there, having everyone wrapped around your finger
>The moments of that time raced through your head
>How you felt the immense magic course through your gem
>How your rise to power had almost come full-circle
>How over a thousand years of work had almost paid off
>Almost...
>You sigh deeply and look down to your lap
>You begin playing with the bits of candy lying in a large, weighty glass bowl
>As you twirled the contents of the bowl around, you became somewhat mesmerized by the abundance of colors swirling about
>The spell it had you under was eventually broken by a knock on the door
>You stand up, leaving the comfort of the couch, and tuck the bowl carefully under your arm
>You essentially drag yourself to the door and plant your face onto the it, peering through the peephole
>Three kids, two of which are dressed like fairies, and one like a popular superhero
>The adult they are being corralled by is donning what appears to be a princess costume, as if to accompany the fairies
>Ridiculous

>You breathe deeply, assembling your composure and your best smile
>You open the door with your free hand and almost instantly regret it
>"Nightmare Night! What a fright! Give us something sweet to bite!"
>The bellowing voices of the children almost knocks you off of your feet
>But again, you put on your best face
"Oh goodness, what cute little creatures!"
>Fake
"Two little fairies and a... uh..."
>Honestly, you didn't know who he was supposed to be
>He had on a silver mask and blue clothes with planted-on muscles and that's all that identified him
>The kid then pointed a high tech-looking axe towards you
>"I'm Captain Diamond Dust, ma'am! Protector of the five galaxies!"
>Yeah, whatever kid
"Oh, right right, forgive me Captain!"
>You bow in apology, taking the opportunity to scowl whilst your face was hidden in the bowl
>You rise with the same fabricated smile as before
>You begin taking bits of candy from the weighty bowl and placing them in the almost overflowing buckets of the kids
"There you go, have fun and be safe!"
>You even flash a smile at the woman overseeing the children who returns the gesture
>She looks down to the runts before her
>"What do you say, kids?"
>They all look up to you in unison
>"Thank you!"
>Their departure was almost louder than when they greeted you
>You begin to wave goodbye to them as they turn away

>As soon as they disappear from view, you completely drop the act, grunt of displeasure and all
>You slam the door and throw yourself face-first onto the couch, using the bowl as leverage
>Another displeased grunt escapes you and is absorbed by the couch cushion
>"Keep it down, Adagio. I'm trying to watch something here."
>Fuck off Aria, not in the mood
>You bring your face up from the soft seat
"Oh, bite me, Blaze. You come here and deal with these little idiots."
>"Pfff. Not happening. You could always just not answer the door."
"You know that's not going to stop them. Remember what I asked earlier?"
>"Would it stop Sonata? Yeah, good point."
>You bury your face back into the cushion
>'Would it stop Sonata' indeed
>Is she having fun?
>Of course she is, free candy and she gets to dress up in whatever the hell she wants
>In a small way, you sort of envy her...
>You were sick of handing out candy to these unbearable brats
>You wanted to have fun too
>But to get candy from adults and dress up for it?
>No, absolutely not
>However...
>You bring you face back up in almost a, literally, breakneck speed
>An evil smile crosses your face
"Aria, get dressed in something dark. We're going out."

>Be Sonata
>You're having soooo much fun getting candy!
>You've even got not one, but two pillowcases full of candy
>TWO!
>Even Pinkie Pie's got a whole bunch of candy!
>You didn't like her too much, but damned if she didn't make for a great candy hoarder
>Even if she did wear something as ridiculous as a chicken costume
>Hah, like you'd ever wear something so stupid!
>Jeez, it's hard to see through this sheet...
>"Isn't this the bestiest best BEST Sonata?!"
>You could only nod as you stopped to stuff your face with another handful of sweets
>Pinkie brought her hand up to yours
>"Whoa whoa whoa, we gotta wait until the end to count it all. We gotta see who the better candy hoarder is!"
>You swallowed the assortment of chocolate and gummies and continued walking
"No no, I know, I just can't help it. Adagio doesn't really let me have candy."
>At this, Pinkie began to laugh
>Was she making fun of you?
>"Ohh, what a party-pooper. You can have as much candy as you WANT after tonight!"
>As she said this, you saw her reach into her own bag and pull out a few stray gummy worms and shovel them into her mouth
"Hey! I thought we were gonna count at the end!"
>As she was chewing, she shrugged her shoulders
>You sigh, deciding to let it be
>You begin thinking of ways to beat Pinkie...
>Ohhh, there's an idea...
"Hey hey, let's go see Adagio! She'll give us both A BUNCH of candy!"
>Nah, just you, but Pinkie won't know that until after you get there
>Her face lights up under her beak
>"Oooooh, good idea! Let's go let's go let's gooooo!"
>You both take off full-speed to your house
>It's kinda hard though, since you've got like a zillion pounds of candy
>You both get there about a few minutes later, too excited to be exhausted
"Okay, ready?"
>"Ready!"
>Both of you open your pillowcases to receive the waterfall of candy that'll be coming soon

>You knock on the door a few times, loudly enough to make sure Adagio hears
>Your eyes are glued on the door as you both wait with bated breath
>About ten seconds pass and no answer
>You're still waiting anxiously for her to answer to door
>Twenty seconds pass
>Your eyes move towards the window, just to make sure nothing inside has moved
>Here it comes...
>Thirty...
>Maybe she's getting more candy?
>A minute passes and nothing
>Before you could move an inch, Pinkie takes matters into her own hands
>She begins pounding on the door with an immense amount of force
>"ADAGIO! OPEN THE DOOR! WE WANT CANDY! NIGHTMARE NIGHT NIGHTMARE NIGHT NIGHTMARE NIGHT-"
>She kept repeating those words
>Adagio wasn't coming...
>Oh well, you could always swipe more candy from other kids' bags
"Come on Pinkie, let's just ge-"
>Before you could end your sentence, the light outside of your house goes out
>You jump a bit in surprise, but Pinkie screams loud enough to wake the dead
>Wait a minute, she could probably do that on this night...
>Just the thought makes you a little scared...
>And if that didn't do it, a bunch of creepy moans came from somewhere...
"Pi-Pinkie, maybe we should go..."
>You wanted to leave as much as Pinkie did, as you began shaking nervously
>"Y-yeah, good-"
>And then through the creepy moans came a voice
>"Oh god, no! NO! PLEASE NO!"
>W-wait...
>That sounded like...
>Like...
"A-d-d-d-agio? Is th-th-that you?"
>The voice came from the side of the house
>"AHHHHHH!"
>Oh no
>Without thinking, you abandon your bags of candy and run over to where you heard the noise
>"S-Sonata, wait!"

>Your feet crush the grass under your feet, almost making you slip from how wet it was
>You stop dead in your tracks at the edge of the wall
>It's then that you begin to slowly creep deeper into the darkness
>You extend a hand to help you move through
"Um... Dagi? Are you okay?"
>After a few yards, your hand touches something warm and soft...
>And wet...
>Wet?
>You attempt to make out what was just a foot in front of your face
>Just as you think you manage a glimpse though, a blinding light fills your vision
>You bring your hand up to your face to block the light and your sight returns to you
>Before you could see what you had touched though, you heard a scream louder than death itself
>"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
>Pinkie's shrill voice filled your ears, but it was then that you could see what she was so scared about
>It was...
>A pillow with a knife in it?
>And... it's bleeding?
"What's this supposed to-"
>You then felt a hand on your shoulder
>Your body went cold as soon as it registered
>You look over to Pinkie and see a hand on her shoulder as well
>Both of you turn your heads to the source
>A grim expression crossed your face at the source
>A figure with large, spiked purple and teal hair dressed in a black robe
>The scariest part was its mouth was bleeding...
>"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY CREATION?!"
>You and Pinkie both can't help but scream again, darting past the monster
>You cry out for the first person you can think of
"ADAGIOOOOO!"
>You reach the end of the wall
>Home free!
>Just as you feel your body starting to return to normal, another figure appears from behind the wall

>It's... Adagio?
>But something's off about her
>Wait, is that normal?
>She's...
>Covered in blood!
>"Sonaaataa, help me..."
>You hesitate, but ultimately extend your hand out to her
>"Sonata, no! She's changed now!"
>Pinkie shouts from behind you, trying to keep the monster at bay
>No...
>You knew Adagio, she still loves you
>...right?
>You touch her shoulder, shrugging her seemingly lifeless body
"D-Dagi? It's me, Sonata, re-remember?"
>Her expressionless face remained, though it looked you in the eyes
>You had a bad feeling about this...
>As if on cue, Monsterdagio donned a menacing face and practically lunged at you, fangs and all
>You screamed as far as your lungs could reach and took off as fast as your legs could manage
>"Sonata, waiiiit!"
>You could hear Pinkie taking off after you at full-speed, trying to escape the monsters with you
>You even completely forgot about the bags of candy

>Be Adagio
>You're back on the couch, digging through one of the four bags of candy that rest between you and Aria
>You fish out a piece of taffy, eying the multiple colors
>You unwrap it and pop the sweet into your mouth
>The chewing was almost bliss
>"Okay, now THAT was good."
>An indirect compliment well-deserved
>The piece of taffy finally unlatched from your teeth and made its way down your throat
>Delicious
"See? Aren't my plans brilliant?"
>You fish a lollipop from the bag and fling it at your accomplice
>She responds with a scoff and a roll of her eyes
>Typicial Aria
>"Yeah, whatever."
>She picks up the sucker and twirls it around in her fingers
>"The look on those losers' faces was pretty great though. I guess I'll give you that one."
>She unwraps the candy and settles it on her tongue
>A genuine smile makes its way onto your face
>You did hope that Sonata would come home, despite what happened
>You'll get a crying Sonata, but it was all in good fun
>She'll understand, you think

Fin.