♪♪
[clattering]
Fuzzy Legs? Do you think you could secure those windows?
And you'll alert me if anything scary
comes close to the cottage?
Oh, who am I kidding?
When something scary comes close to the cottage.
Please tell me my hiding place is ready.
[growl]
Oh, look, you've filled it with everything I need
to survive this awful night.
Thank you. Thank you all!
Now I don't have to step a hoof outside
until this whole thing is over.
Oh, no! You don't have any carrots?
Do we have any other fresh veggies you may enjoy?
Or maybe some hay?
But that means I'll need to go out...
...ON NIGHTMARE NIGHT?
[thunderclap]
♪ [dramatic music] ♪
♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪
♪ Aaaahhh ♪
♪ My little Pony ♪
♪ I used to wonder what friendship could be. ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Until you all shared its magic with me. ♪
♪ Big adventure! ♪ ♪ Tons of fun ♪
♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪ Faithful and strong! ♪
♪ Sharing kindness ♪ ♪ it's an easy feat ♪
♪ And magic makes it all complete! ♪
♪ To have my little pony ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪
♪♪
[eerie sound effects]
♪♪
[laughter]
[scream]
♪ Nightmare Night, what a fright, ♪
♪ Give me something sweet to bite! ♪
[gasp]
♪ Nightmare Night, what a fright, ♪
♪ Give me something sweet to bite! ♪
Granny: Fluttershy?
What are you doing out and about?
It's Nightmare Night, remember?
How could I forget?
Oh, I don't suppose I could borrow
a few pieces of hay from you.
I forgot to stock up on food for Angel
and you do seem to have quite a lot.
We need it for the Apple Family Haunted Maze.
The scariest maze that there ever was.
Who knows what lurks inside?
Oh, I'm sure I don't.
Is that a mummified pony that just leaped out at you?
I don't know, is it?
And what's that crunching sound beneath your hooves?
Maybe it's the bones of ponies that didn't make it out alive!
B-b-b-bones?
Are those peeled grapes or a thousand slimy eyeballs
starin' at you from beyond the grave?
Please tell me they're grapes.
Oh, I'll never tell. [evil laugh]
[thunderclap]
[frightened sobs]
I wonder what got stuck in her craw?
[rumbling thunder]
Twilight?
Hello?
♪ [scary theme] ♪
[scream]
You think it's scary now. Just wait until it's done.
That's OK. I'll take your word for it.
[grunts]
Hey, wait a minute! It's Nightmare Night
and you're here and not holed up in your cottage!
Does this mean what I think it means?
That I foolishly forgot to stock up on food for Angel
and had to go out to get him something
but got spooked in town so I came here
hoping Twilight had some lettuce I could give him?
Oh. I thought maybe you'd decided
to come out with us tonight.
Goodness, no! I couldn't be out tonight. I just couldn't.
Technically speaking, you already are out right now.
Oh. I guess that is true.
So what if you stayed out a little longer with your friends?
I know they'd be super excited.
You think so?
You would make them SO happy if you joined in.
They wouldn't believe their eyes.
Come on, Fluttershy, what do you say?
[distant laughter]
Pinkie Pie: And then it got very, very quiet
and suddenly they realized
the BALLOONS HAD NEVER BEEN INFLATED!
[screams and then laughter]
Did I ever tell you about the night the mannequin came to life
and haunted all the costumes?
What happened?
I just told you, darling.
A mannequin came to life and haunted all the costumes.
[squeal]
Hi, everypony.
[squeal]
Fluttershy? What are you doing here? Is everything OK?
Everything is fine. In fact, it's more than fine.
I've decided to join you in your Nightmare Night festivities.
Seriously? You? Out? Tonight?
Every Nightmare Night I shut myself in my cottage
and refuse to come out until morning.
But it's just like when I was afraid to sing
in front of anypony.
If I hadn't given it a try,
I never would've found out how much I enjoy it.
And we'd have missed out on how great you sound.
Fluttershy with us on Nightmare Night?
Why that's positively the most wonderful news
I've heard in ages!
You can get dressed up in a costume with us
and play Nightmare Night games with us
and eat candy apples with us!
Don't forget the best part.
Goin' through my family's corn maze.
Oh, right. The maze.
Only if you're up for it.
I am! I am ready to take on Nightmare Night!
AAAHHH!
[nervous laughter] Just practicing.
♪♪
[laughter]
Mummy? No. Headless Pony? No. Vampire Fruit Bat.
Ugh, definitely no.
You see, Fluttershy, the beauty of Nightmare Night
is that you don't have to dress up as something scary.
Ooh. Yes.
This one will look gorgeous on you.
Period costumes are all the rage this year.
What? No good?
What if we encounter something terrifying
and need to get away quickly?
All those layers could slow me down, or worse, make me trip!
I never considered that.
Never Fear!
Oooh, now this is a real stunner! I call it "Masquerade!"
Just a simple black dress underneath
but with this ornately decorated mask!
A mask?
No?
They can just be so difficult to see out of.
Yes, but this one has eyeholes.
What about being able to see what's to the left
or right of me?
I suppose your vision would be somewhat obscured.
It's your first Nightmare Night out and about
and we do want you to be comfortable.
What if I just wear the dress?
Oh. Sure, dear. That's fine.
It's so plain, it's frightening.
Oh, my, look at all of you! My costumes fit you to a T!
Hoo-ee we're gonna have the best time!
[swinging door opens]
Hey, Fluttershy, where's your costume?
I'm wearing it.
I get it! You're a robber escaping into the night!
You're a NINJA escaping into the night!
YOU'RE BLACK LICORICE escaping into the night!
Close. I'm going to a masquerade ball. Without the mask.
Oh, that's great! Isn't it great?
Oh, yeah.
Great costume.
Pinkie: So creative!
♪♪
I figured I'd save the really scary games for next year
when Fluttershy's more used to it.
♪♪
Round and round and round you go where you stop nopony knows!
OK, GO!
Good luck beating THAT, Fluttershy!
Well, um. It's just that if I'm blindfolded
and somepony were to leap out in front of me,
I'd never have the chance to defend myself.
That's fine, darling.
You don't have to do anything you don't want to.
We're just glad you're here.
We don't have to finish that game;
I have another one I KNOW you'll love! Bobbing for apples!
[splash]
[gulp]
Fluttershy, what's wrong?
It's just that, um, what happens if,
when my head is deep down in the water,
some kind of scary monster appears?
How would I even hear to know I was under attack?
Time for candy!
It is?
I made candy bags!
Each bag has been made with each of YOU in mind,
complete with each of your favorite candies!
Awesome!
Here. Take it. Take it! What are you waiting for?
Well, it's just...
what if when I'm eating one of these chewy taffies,
my mouth becomes glued shut and I can't scream for help?
Oh, goodness. We've only just started to celebrate
Nightmare Night together
and I'm already taking all the fun out of it, aren't I?
You're not taking out ALL the fun.
Just like, 90 per--
[clang]
--some of it.
I really want to do this.
But there's just so many things that terrify me about tonight,
I couldn't possibly predict what might upset me.
Unless... YOU were the one doing the scaring!
HER scaring US? [hooting laughter]
Oh, you're being serious.
The thing you hate is being scared,
but if YOU'RE the one doing the scaring then...
....then I can help you all have fun,
and I can still be a part of Nightmare Night!
So you like that idea?
I think I do!
And I don't want to get ahead of myself,
but I think I have the PERFECT idea for how I'm going to do it!
Really? This is so exciting!
Meet me at my cottage in an hour.
I'm excited to see everypony soon!
♪♪
[knocking at door]
[door creaks]
[Fluttershy scary voice] Welcome to Fluttershy's tea party!
Did she just say tea party?
It sounds like it's a scary tea party?
[sigh]
Fluttershy: Have a seat.
♪♪
Don't be scared of what awaits you!
Go on. Pass the sugar.
Oh, no! There is none! You're a terrible host!
Rarity, put your coat on!
Why would I do that?
You need to cover up because no one has complimented your dress!
Pinkie Pie, look to your left and ask your best friend
to pass the cucumber sandwiches!
Huh? I can't! There's nopony there!
That's right. Because she didn't care to show up!
What?
A friend who didn't come through!
That must scare you to the core!
Quick, everypony, look behind you!
Uh, what are those?
They're unplanned guests! Your worst nightmare!
You don't have enough food for them!
Oh, no! There's a tiny kitten that needs a home!
But you are over-scheduled right now.
You don't have time to help!
I said, you don't have time to help!
This should appear to scare you!
Why don't you look terrified? You showed up to a party
and everypony was extremely disappointed in you.
Can you imagine anything more upsetting?
Rarity: It was a really good try, darling
but the scares at Nightmare Night
are of an entirely different nature.
It was really creative, though.
I never would have thought of... all this.
Oh, I'm just not cut out for this. Just go on without me.
Oh, no, we couldn't possibly.
You have to. This is the night you look forward to all year.
We could...stay here?
It's OK. I really want you all to have fun.
This is how I spend every Nightmare Night!
Please go, I'll be fine.
It's funny; I actually thought she had an idea
for something really scary for a second there!
She definitely tried her hardest!
I did try my hardest.
[banging]
Or maybe not.
I suppose I could have gone with something a bit scarier.
You're right. I've been taking baby steps.
I think it's time for grown up ones.
I don't suppose you have any ideas how I could do that?
[growl]
♪♪
Everypony's lining up for the corn maze, y'all. Let's go!
Oh, yeah! I can't believe we're finally doing this!
[whinny]
[screams]
[laughter]
It's a good thing Fluttershy isn't here
because she would NEVER be able to handle this!
♪♪
[distant screams]
♪ [tense music] ♪
AGH!
Boo...yup.
[laughter]
[crackling]
What. Is. That. Sound?
It looks like...bones!
[screams]
Looks like a bunch of dried sticks painted white to me.
Hey, TRY to keep up the illusion, would ya?
♪ [eerie] ♪
[screams]
[laughter]
♪♪
[whoosh]
Agh! What was that?
♪♪
Don't you know?
Uh, course I do. It was uh...
[ghostly moans]
[screams]
[moaning and screaming continue]
♪♪
[grunt]
♪♪
Fluttershy had a point with the layers on the dress.
♪♪
AGH!
[thud]
[groans]
What is this? Is it a tunnel? Where does it lead?
[grinding]
[slam]
Which way are we supposed to go now?
I don't know! I don't know what's going on!
[grunt]
What do you mean? Didn't you help plan this?
[creaking chair]
Applejack: Oh, there's Granny Smith.
Not that I was EVER scared. Cause I wasn't.
I'm a pretty good actress when I wanna be.
Granny?
♪ [horror sting] ♪
[scream]
[screams]
[panting]
[crash]
Applejack, didn't you know about any of this?
All right, I gotts admit I didn't know about any of this.
But maybe they're just tryin' to make it interestin' for me too!
I'm sure Granny Smith or Big Mac is behind this.
Granny: Are those peeled grapes?
Or eyeballs starin' at you from beyond the grave. Mwhahaha!
Eyup.
[playful screams]
That's what WE were supposed to do!
I don't know why we're down here!
This is really scarin' me now!
[teeth chattering]
[crashing]
[roar]
How did that get down here??
[roar]
RUN!
[panting]
I can't see!
I can barely move!
[grunts]
It's like glue!
AGH!
[roar]
[grunts]
♪♪
[growl]
[panicked screams]
♪♪
[evil cackles]
♪♪
[frightened whimpers]
Oh, my!
I'm so, so sorry, can you ever forgive me?
FLUTTERSHY?
It was you the whole time?
I can't believe it!
That. Was.
THE BEST THING EVER!
It was way more terrifying than the most terrifying thing
I could have thought of!
You out-nightmared the scariest part of the corn maze!
How did you do all this?
After you left, I realized that I wasn't ready
to give up on Nightmare Night.
So I asked Granny Smith if I could try to make the maze
even scarier for my friends.
You came up with all of this?
I had some help.
♪♪
Angel was the scary figure that kept scurrying after you
in the maze.
Fuzzy Legs made the sticky wall
that made it difficult for you to see and move.
And of course Hairy was the especially scary monster.
Wow. That was inspired.
You have to do this EVERY YEAR!
[agreeing chatter]
We could celebrate Nightmare Night together every year.
But the truth is I really don't want to.
You DON'T?
But you've done it.
You've found a way we can all have a fabulous time together.
Yes, but I've also realized something.
You all may love Nightmare Night
and I may be good at being a part of it, but it's no fun
for me to see my friends feel like they're in danger,
even if I know they're not.
I really don't like it. It's just not my cup of tea.
Spooky tea?
No. Just regular tea.
We do lots of fun things together.
But I'm afraid this just isn't going to be one of them.
Actually, I'm not afraid; I'm perfectly fine with it.
Then we are too.
♪♪
[squeaking]
♪♪
[sigh]
I don't know why I doubted myself for a second.
Now THIS is what I call a perfect Nightmare Night.