Nightmare Night shenanigans and fun(open)

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Mignon had emptied his cart of scary treats in no time, from little fillies and colts coming up to him for trick or treat to mares and stallions looking for a snack to keep them going through the night. After emptying the cart he took it back to his shop and headed back to the festivities to finally have some time for himself. Mignon bobbed for some apples, looked at some costumes, even took some pictures with some other ponies. Mignon was really enjoying himself with other people, an experience he usually only had when making and giving people food he made that came from the heart of his being. After enjoying the main festivities Mignon wandered around until he suddenly found himself out on the edge of the Everfree Forest. Compared to the main festivities in the town square it was dark. Peering into the forest felt like looking into a endless void, the moon providing the only light, but it only pierced the veil the night had laid down over this area. Mignon continued walking around the edge of the forest until he was face to face with the statue of nightmare moon. It made him jump at first simple because its the the only thing out there other than trees and bushes. "ooooooo so scarey.....maybe when I was a little colt" Mignon sat down next to the statue and had a sigh of relief "Night's like tonight are truly the greatest, no pressure and no awkwardness....at least I think I wasn't that awkward"

Mignon used his magic to grab a bottle out of his satchel. It was a bottle of the apple families apple cider ale. While Mignon could easily make his own all apple products he made he considered to be inferior to the apple families recipes. After all they've had generations to perfect their craft with apples, he's only been cooking for a few years. Either way he popped the cap and reached back into his satchel to grab a pumpkin spice muffin that was leftover.Mignon took a bit into the muffin and a gulp of ale. "AHHHHH THAT HITS THE SPOT" Mignon looked up at the moon and took another swig of ale. Then held up his bottle "Hazzaah to Nightmare moon slash Princess Luna who without here we would maybe never have had this great holiday" Mignon finished the muffin and the ale and got up.

"Maybe I should head back........but then again nightmare night is as much about the scares" Mignon came up with a great idea and scanned the edges of the forest for fallen branches and old logs, picking them up with his magic. Once he found what he felt like was enough he assembled a tipi style bonfire which was a few feet tall. He then took some medium size rocks and built a perimeter.Mignon then headed back into the Everfree Forest. He felt at ease since he usually had to venture in by himself to get firewood for his stoves and ovens so getting firewood and seats for people to use was no biggie to him. Mignon found some dying trees and in a combination of pure strength and magic knocked them down with a crashing sound. Hopefully, he didn't disturb anything. He dragged the trees towards the bonfire until they were all positioned around it for people to sit. Mignon even took the time to remove the bark and smooth the trunk down with one of his really sturdy kitchen knives he always carried on him in his satchel. Finally the bonfire area was ready, there was seating, a foot tall stone ring surrounding the several feet tall tipi stacked bonfire formation to keep other ponies safe. Only one thing was missing and without second thought a green flame appeared in front of Mignon's horn and he shot it at the bonfire pit igniting it with a green glow "Now that's a bonfire!!! A place to tell scary stories, young colts and fillies to relax, enjoy the night" Mignon nodded with approval and looked back at the Nightmare moon statue with a smile of accomplishment.

[Silver Tongue]

Silver had been enjoying the festivities.  Scaring the little colts and fillies was easy work.  The stallions and Mares were a bit harder, but with a little flare of illusion or shapeshifting, he got the job done.  He stalked around the fair, looking for his next victim, and saw one stallion, who he remembered was giving out treats not too long ago, wandering off toward the Everfree Forest.  That was too perfect of an opportunity to pass up.

Silver sat in a nearby tree, watching the chef and waiting for the right time.  He praised Luna and Nightmare Moon.  That could work....  Silver was about to drop down from the branches when the chef stood, gathering wood for a fire.  That'll work even better, Silver thought.

As the fire got going, he waited a few moments before beginning his illusion.  The fires orange glow turned an inky purple, and wisps of smoke rose from it, surrounding Mignon.  "You praise the Mare of the Moon, yet offer her no tithe?  Tell us, Mortal, why should we not take you as offering?"  The voice echoed from the statue behind Mignon, which Silver was now strategically placed behind.

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Mignon was surprised by the purple smoke and voice. He knew it couldn't be the real nightmare moon at work, because Luna was nightmare moon and she was good again. He looked around trying to locate the voice "If you don't show yourself the pranks gonna be on you." He took a deep breath in and out. Then in a combination of illusion magic and his fire magic his mane and tail turned to fire, the flesh on his body seemed to dry out and hug his bone structure, his hooves on fire scorching the earth below his feet,his pupils burning like his fiery mane. "I would've done this as my costume, but I though it would be a little bit.....traumatizing to the younger one. As for the part about me becoming a offering I'd rather not. Now please reveal yourself or im gonna give you something to really be scared about tonight" While Mignon knew this was probably a harmless prank he didn't like it. Especially since most he pranks he was apart of wound up actually caused him harm intentionally.

However even with the new intimidating look Mignon was bluffing since he still wasn't that good with illusion magic and while the fire wasn't anything hard to handle it was tricky handling that with the illusion magic at the same time.Mignon only had been practicing the illusion magic since this would be the first nightmare night he spent in ponyville in years and he wanted to look cool. However, Mignon looked over towards the statue of  nightmare moon. The place where he thought the voice came from originally, but now felt certain that that was where the voice came from so he summoned fire balls and sent them hovering around the statue, not only to light it up the the forest around it to make sure no pony was hiding in the dark.

[Silver Tongue]

The smoke swirled next to Mignon, making a shadowy copy of him, mimicking him as he spoke.  Its movements were over exaggerated versions of his.  From the casting of magic to change his appearance, to the fireballs.  Two shadowy orbs floating with the ones that Mignon controlled.

A laugh echoed from behind the statue as the fire lit it up.  A streak of midnight blue smoke shot straight into the air before landing in front of the chef, courageous as he may be.  The smoke swirled and turned into a blue Alicorn with a mane that resembled the smoke that was now shifting rapidly around the two.  Her piercing blue eyes stared into Mignons, seemingly undeterred by the flame or the illusion.

"You CUR.  You dare threaten us?  THE MIGHTY NIGHTMARE MOON?"  Her voice increased as the smoke swirled faster.  "Shall we teach you manners, Foal?  Or willst you bow to our might?"  She asked, her eyes still locked on his, the end of her horn glowing a sickly green as a spell was prepared.  

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The sight of what seemed to him like a living, breathing nightmare moon both shocked and scared Mignon. He stumbled back on his flank at the sight, but then through the initial fear something caught him off guard and got the gears in his head turning "Wait........ us?" Gets back up and approaches the nightmare moon figure. He notices the magic aura was green for her horn and for unicorns and alicorn's as far as his understanding their magic auras match a color on their body. Its not a rule its just something he notices and as far as he knows nightmare moon has no green on her. Which made him even more suspicious.

Mignon decided it was now or never to call this bluff.....if it was a real bluff anyways and took his stance,his magic that made him look the way he did started to slowly fade away leaving only the original spell only making him look sewn together. The fire balls also shrunk in size and eventually sizzled out, leaving the only light that of the fire burning behind him and the glow of the moon  "I-I'm not afraid of you....and while im speaking let me tell you a few things because there seems to be a understanding barriers between us.For one thing im not a foal I am a young stallion, two you started the threatening first, three I shall not bow to thee"

[Silver Tongue]

'Nightmare Moon' let out a bellowing laughter when Mignon defended himself.  "You're but a foal to one that's lived as long as we have, little one."  A wisp of smoke reached up and flicked at Mignon's nose to punctuate the line.    The figure paced for a short while before looking back to Mignon.  "You drank and celebrated without an offering to us.  Our reaction was just."  She said with a sharp nod.

'I will not bow to thee'

Another light laughter, and the Mare locked eyes with Mignon, baring her teeth in a grin.  "Maybe we will have to show our powers after all!"  A lightning crackling above the two lit up the immediate area for a split second, before Nightmare Moon blinked in a flash of green fire, and a changeling flopped, face first, in the dirt.  "Grah...  Alicorns... Diamond Dogs...  I can never hold the form for long enough to have fun..."  Silver looked over to Mignon, his eyes widening, no realizing how much smaller he was to the Chef-Stallion.  "Uhh....  Happy Nightmare Night?"


Silver took half a step back, now realizing he was a lone changeling... standing in front of someone that easily dwarfed him.  There were three things that popped into Silvers head.  First, the Pony would just smash him, no questions asked.  Second, he gets captured and taken to Canterlot for questioning.  Or third, and least likely, The pony accepted the changeling and the two become best pals...  Silver braced for the upcoming beating...