05x06 - Nightmare on Mane Street

[bunniefuu]

[gurgling]

[bright music]

Nightmare Night
is officially upon us... today!

Huh?

I mean... tonight!

Yeah!

[clears throat]
It's the spookiest night of the year

and I've made sure tonight's is going
to be our most exciting celebration, yet!

Huh?

Pipp helped me with this "inspo" board,

and we got something for everypony.
Trick-or-treating! Costume contests!

Trick-or-treating while participating
in a costume contest!

Wait, that was a typo.
Where was I?

Oh yes... Pumpkin patches!
And my favorite...

Our annual game to find
the "golden pumpkin"! Heh?

Come on, Hitch.
You're losing them.

Did I mention the winner
will win a big mystery prize?

I want a prize!

Okay! Yes!

Now this is what I'm talking about!

[gurgling]

Big prize?! I want that.

So what do you think it is?
A treasure trove of treats?

A gourd dipped in gold?

Rocky, that's basically what
the "golden pumpkin" already is.

[both] A treasure trove of treats
dipped in gold!

-Bet you I can find it first.
-Not if I'm the first one racing!

Hey, wait! No fair!

Alright, everypony! Have fun, stay safe,

and make sure you check out
every single event I've prepared!

Why? Is there a prize for that, too?

Yes! The prize of a good time!

Okay, fine, town meeting adjourned.

[gurgling]

Oh no, Sparky!
I forgot to hide the golden pumpkin!

♪ Hey you've gotta let it glow ♪

♪ You've gotta let it shine ♪

♪ Oh let's make our mark together ♪

♪ Just riding on forever ♪

♪ Just keeps on getting better
better better ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Everypony everywhere ♪

♪ You can feel it in the air ♪

♪ Find your spark
and just glow and shine ♪

♪ Make a mark
that you can share ♪

♪ Hoof to heart
you know we care ♪

♪ Oh ponies come on ♪

♪ Let's all unite ♪♪

So, what's everypony's
Nightmare Night costume?

I'll start! I'm dressing up
as a scary witch, not a cute witch!

Mom would never let us go full spooky
at home, so I'm makin' up for it!

And I'm gonna be a Vampony!
The awesome kind.

-[Hitch] Wah!
-And I'm gonna be a magician!

Just a regular magician.

[all] Aww!

-[Izzy] Good gourds!
-Ah!

That's what I'm dressing up as.

My favorite gourds!

Because they're all too precious
to just pick one.

And Hitch, stop sneaking around
and tell us what you're gonna be!

I'm gonna be a pirate
with my trusty parrot, Sparky!

Heyo!
[gurgling]

You're the cutest parrot I've ever seen!

Who's a parrot, you're a parrot!
Yeah, you are!

[indistinct chatter]

Phew!

[gurgling]

You're really nailing this whole
"parrot thing"! Great job, buddy!

[laughing]

-[phone beeping]
-[gasping]

We're running out of time to get ready!

Let's go get spooky!

Woo!

Hey... Where'd my pumpkins go?

[phone shutter clicking]

So, what are everypony's favorite
Nightmare Night traditions?

-Hmm...
-I'll start.

Mom always said, "Princesses
are sophisticated, not spooky!",

but I've been flexing my "scary side"
ever since I got here.

[screaming]

Urgh!

[laughing]

Wow, you really got me there!

That's the "fear-fun factor".

When you scream the loudest,
then laugh the hardest.

It's my favorite!

Wait, so you ponies like being scared?

Uh, duh!

It's what this holiday's all about.

And why I'm planning the super-detailed
haunted house of my dreams!

I mean, nightmares!

I'm turning the Crystal Brighthouse
into... the Crystal Fright-house!

Nicely done.

Thank you, I was working
on that rhyme all week.

I love this idea, Pipp!
What can we do to help?

[gasping]
Should I peel a bowl full of grapes

-and say they're eyeballs?!
-What else goes into a "Frighthouse"?

It's basically anything
your spooky heart desires!

And then, you make it your own.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I always love to put up the weirdest,

wildest lights display on the whole block!

I have to build my super-complex
Nightmare maze!

And I must cook up a traditional spread
of Nightmare Night food specialties!

Yes! Yes! A million times yes!

[gasps, laughs]

As an Earth pony,
I have the clear edge to win.

I've been playing this game
since I was a filly!

And as a newcomer, I have the clear edge.

I can look at all the places
you wouldn't think twice to!

Yes, but I'll look thrice to the locations
you'll think twice to look...

See you at the finish!
When you're congratulating me on my prize!

-Hey, no fair!
-[door closing]

[laughing]

Huh?

I'm gonna find me that golden pumpkin!

Not if I do first!

Woo!

[laughter]

[laughing maniacally]

Ah, enjoy your leaves now,
you silly ponies, because...

Wait, why are they enjoying leaves?

Is this some weird
gardening celebration?

[screaming]

Oh, has Misty been decorating again?

Huh... Hmm...

Hmm...

If their silly pumpkins can go
from there to here, then...

I may have finally discovered
a path into Maretime Bay!

One that Twilight never accounted for.

[laughing maniacally]

Kitchen prepped
for Nightmare Night treats? Check!

Trotway transformed
into a maze of shadows?

A-maze!

Basement door turned into...

Well, pretty much the same as it was
before, but it was pretty spooky then!

So that is a yes!

[alarm sounding]

[screaming]

[alarm sounding]

[chuckling]

Introducing: the Ponydrone
from a Tombstone!

'Cause it looked like a ghost, get it?

Love it! Leave it!
Make sure the sheet doesn't reveal it!

[humming]

Oh...
[chuckling]

Oh, uh...

[grunting]

Um... a little help?

[laughing]

This'll be the most excellent acorn
light show Equestria has ever seen!

Mostly because they won't be able
to see anything else after.

But still... great work!

[clears throat]

Pin the husk on the corn cob!
Here it is!

Your favorite Nightmare Night
activity with... no line!

And here it is!
Your costume contest sign-ups!

With not one, not two,
but 12 different sub-categories!

All the rules are on this handy dandy
informational flyer.

-[gurgling]
-And no line for that activity either?

Huh? Come on, ponies!

You truly haven't experienced
Nightmare Night

until you've experienced all of it!
Plan your night!

Wow! You did an amazing job
transforming the kitchen

into a mad scientist's lab, Sunny!

Oh! Uh, actually, this is just
how it normally looks when I cook.

[clanking]

You look like you could use some help.

Oh no, I'm an old pro at this.

Oh! But I guess an extra set
of hooves couldn't hurt.

[chuckling]

So what are the Nightmare Night
treats, anyways?

Oh, just a few things.

Apples for bobbing, caramel apples,
apple spice smoothies.

Oh! Juggling apples, carving apples,
apples to draw spooky little faces on!

[gasping]
Fried apple spice donuts,

baked apple cinnamon cobbler,
frosted apple spice cakes,

apple-flavored water
which is just like regular water

but you add apple pulp to it!
[gasping]

So I guess it's technically a juice?

Mm-hmm. Wow.
That's... a lot of apples.

These Nightmare Nights treats
were my favorite Nightmare Night tradition

from when I was a filly!
And I want everything to be exactly

as I remembered it for tonight's
Crystal Frighthouse!

-Oh! So we gotta get moving!
-[timer dinging]

[Misty] I could...

Hey, want me to pass...

[glass breaking, clattering]

Thanks again for the help, Misty.

I couldn't have done this without you!

-Uh... Sure!
-[whirring]

[sombre music]

Ugh!

Opaline, Opaline, Opaline.

It's clear you're... the most brilliant
Alicorn in the universe!

Wow! Ha!

[grunting]
Ow!

Just as I suspected.

That useless Together Tree I grew
all those years ago

has finally made a connection
with another one!

And the perfect one at that.

Which means, I've discovered
a magical tree network!

Which means that pumpkin and ponies
and me can travel between them! Ha!

Take that, Twilight Sparkle!

[screaming]

I mean... Take that, Sunny Starscout.

Opaline's coming to town.

[owl hooting]

Can we get started yet?
We're so excited!

This haunted house has to be perfect,
and right now, it's almost perfect.

But we still need more cobwebs!
Uh, more lighting!

Just... more!

-[panting]
-We'll all work together

so we can get this done
in ten minutes tops.

-All hooves on deck! Let's go, go, go!
-[whistle blowing]

[sighing]

Thanks, ponies.
I appreciate it.

[indistinct chatter]

[sombre music]

[laughing maniacally]

Hello, Maretime Bay!

It is I, Opaline Arcana, about to turn
this night into a nightmare spectacular!

-Oh hooves! That was so cool!
-Amazing!

[gasps]
Do the laugh again.

-Do the laugh again!
-What?

And the entrance!
Great entrance.

But I missed that first part
where you cackled.

So you just pretend I didn't see your
dramatic pose and try it all again, okay?

Oh, oh, oh! And can you say
my Dad's name when you do it?

It's "Butter".
He'd get a real kick out of this!

-[phone recording]
-[laughing]

-You're not scared?
-Oh yeah! Like so terrified!

-[chuckling]
-Fear me!

"Fear me, Butter"!

Oh! Wait, is that like...
your catchphrase?

'Cause we love it!
[laughing]

[groaning]
Stop filming me!

-Yeah, that's it!
-Stop applauding!

-Get angrier!
-Ugh!

This maze is complete!

[all sighing]

With just one last ingredient...

[screaming]

[laughing]

-Fake spiderwebs feeling strong!
-[all sighing]

With just one last touch...

[screaming]

[laughing]

Apple treats tasting delicious!

[all sighing]

Hmm... But you know what's missing?

No, Pipp. There's no way. You...

I was gonna say a dash of nutmeg!

[all sighing]

[evil chuckle]

[screaming]

[laughing]

That better be the last one!

Pipp, you got us good!

So good!
[chuckling]

-[Misty gasps]
-Misty, what's wrong?

Why didn't you scream
with the rest of the group?

Do you not find bats scary?

-Would you prefer giant spiders?
-Mmm-mmm.

It's nothing personal, Pipp.
I guess I just don't "scare easy".

Until tonight.

I'm going to make you my personal
"Nightmare Night Challenge"!

By the end of the evening,
you are going to be screaming and laughing

and sharing in all the spooky fun!

-[ding-dong!]
-Showtime, ponies!

Well, well, well.
If it isn't Rocky.

If that's your real name!

Well, well, well.
If it isn't Jazz.

Guess you're not the gifted
golden-pumpkin-finder like ya thought!

Or maybe I'm just not wanting
to dish out all my secrets.

You must know somethin',
'cause I've checked every garden

-and flipped over every gourd!
-So have I!

Wait. If you've checked everywhere,
and I've checked everywhere else...

Then where could it be?

Unless Hitch's "big prize"
was just quality time

spent with your closest friends.

[laughing]

-Nah! That's nuts!
-Right?!

-[Jazz] Heh...
-I'm gonna find the golden pumpkin!

[Jazz] Not if I do first!

Hmm...

-Ugh...
-[laughter]

Why... isn't anypony fearing me?

And what are these outfits?!

Fashion in Equestria
has really gone downhill.

Incredible costume.
You look terrifying!

Oh yeah. And your wings
and horn are so realistic!

-May I?
-[hissing]

Take another step
and I'll banish you to the moon!

-Yay!
-Oh yeah?

Oh! I love that!

Seriously, who you supposed to be?
Nightmare Moon?

Your new worst nightmare.

[both] That was so good!

Seriously, can I hire you
for my Nana's birthday?

-She'd love it!
-Ugh!

-Ah
-[screaming]

[laughing]

I'll show you what to scream about!

[gasps]
Whoops! Sorry about that.

Wow, look at you...
Your costume's fab!

And mine? Well, non-existent.

Mine's at my friend Windy's house.
It's why I'm in such a hurry!

Excuse me!

No, no. Excuse me!

[sombre music]

[gasps]

-[hissing]
-[screaming]

I did it!

But it's going to take me all night
if I'm going to do this one-by-one.

Maybe it's time to regroup
and form a new plan.

My work here is far from done.

[laughing maniacally]

Now do I need more lights on the left side

or is it more frightening
if they're uneven?

Or, oh oh!
Maybe I pile on all the lights on the left

and leave nothing for the right! Or, no...
[continues indistinctly]

Welcome, ponies!
One and all!

To the spookiest Frighthouse
where you'll have a ball!

Agh! No! Why! Did I! Put This...

very real ghost who's glitching
so much, it's spooky!

So... How's everypony
enjoying the traditional

"Petrifying Pomme Fruit Feast"?

[laughing]

"Pomme fruit" is another word for apples,
which are being consumed

in the exact wrong way!

[clattering]

Pipp!? Didn't you promise to guide
the ponies through the house

so it wasn't a free-for-all?

This isn't anything like how it used to be
when I was a filly.

Pipp! Pipp?

Hmm... I wonder what task
she's so focused on now?

-[grunting]
-[gasps]

[humming]

[howling sound effects]

Oh. I'm gonna get her!

[screaming]

Oh.

-[sighing]
-[screaming]

Part two!

Four... three... two...

[Pipp] Urgh! Wait, Misty!
My hooves got stuck.

-[knocking]
-[Pipp] Come back and I'll try again!

[grunting, panting]

I... will... scare... you...

-[chuckling nervously]
-[chirping]

[grunting]

[Zipp] Watch out!

[screaming]

[laughing]

[crying]

[chuckling]
[screaming]

[groaning]
[screaming]

This is not working!

That's it! The Frighthouse is closed!

Why is everything messed up?!

We literally just opened our doors!

-Sunny, what happened?
-It was mayhem!

Uh sorry, sorry!

Here, have an extra apple spice
donut while you go.

-What the hay, guys?
-It just wasn't Nightmare Night.

But I worked all day on my ponydrone!

And I spent all afternoon
trying to figure out

which of my special
acorn lights to string!

And we made some great food, Sunny!

Well, you did.
Made most of it.

Okay, all of it.

I only helped by getting out of the way.

But we did it the traditional way!

You're all right, but I guess
I was just hoping

that tonight's celebrations would be...
like they used to be.

-Where did we go wrong?
-I don't know, but somehow, we did.

It was a total bust!

Wait, wait, wait up.

Even with the chaos,
I didn't think it was a total bust!

Oh... But maybe I was also too focused
on scaring Misty

and making "the perfect Frighthouse"
to notice.

[chuckling]

And I couldn't see anything
beyond my lights.

[laughing]
Well, nopony could!

Okay, fine, I was a little
too swept up in my gadgets.

You guys are... already done
your Frighthouse?

I missed it?

No, I think maybe it was me who missed it.

Uh, like the point, I mean.
I started all this.

And putting such high expectations
of perfection on something

is a recipe for disaster!

Oh. Tell me about it!

I was just so focused on making this
the "Best Nightmare Night Scare-a-thon

in Maretime Bay, ever"
that I forgot to consider

Maretime Bay in the first place.
What was I thinking?

These ponies don't need 27 events
to fill a night and make it perfect.

Yeah, not every holiday
has to be perfect...

or exactly the same
as it was last time. Right?

No I'm genuinely asking.
It doesn't have to be the same, right?

[laughing]
No, Izzy.

It doesn't have to be.

I'm sorry for thinking it had to.

I was just looking forward to recreating
my special memories.

It's just like with Wishday. I cherished
the times I had with my Dad so much,

I guess I just... wanted to share them
with my best friends.

But, can't you still?

-I mean, share your memories, but also...
-Make new ones.

Even though holidays are about traditions,

they're also about surrendering to
the surprise of what this moon will bring!

And what's more surprising
than Nightmare Night?

-[beeping]
-[screaming]

[screaming]

[laughing]

Got you! Yeah!

You got me!
You got me that time!

[laughing]

[Pipp] The Frighthouse
is officially reopened!

[sombre music]

Excellent.

But I'll need more power.

Much more.

And I know just where to get it.

[laughing maniacally]

-[gurgling]
-[chirping]

Sparky! Sure hope you're helping,
not playing!

[gurgling]

What did I just say?
[gasps]

Wow!

Everypony! Get in here!

[Sunny] "The Isle of Scaly"?

[gasps]
It's... the Dragonlands!

It's a map that'll take us back!

We can finally warn them about Opaline!

And we better do it soon.

Before it's too late.

[♪♪]