- >Day number of the beast in Equestria.
- >You are Anonymous.
- >And you are sweating.
- >A lot.
- >Your shirt sticks to your skin and you reek worse than Dash after one of her work-outs.
- >Or just like Dash in general for that matter.
- >Seriously, that mare needs a bath.
- >Unfortunately, your dislike of Rainbow's natural odor only distracts you from the load on your back for a short while.
- >You groan as you begin to march uphill.
- "Fucking ponies," you mutter to yourself.
- >"Did ya say somethin', Anon?" a southern drawl asks.
- "No, AJ. Wasn't me."
- >"Oh, Anonymous, dear, I'm certain if I speak for all of us when I thank you for carrying our camping gear."
- "Yeah... sure... whatever, Rarity," you pant in between raspy breaths.
- >Half of the stuff on the cart you were pulling belonged to Fashion Marshmallow herself.
- >Why couldn't they all just pack like you?
- >Two bottles of cheep booze and a pillow.
- >Seriously, it's a camping trip...
- >What else could you possibly need?
- >You keep marching deeper and deeper into the forest with Rainbow Dash leading the way.
- "Are... we... there yet...?" you wheeze out.
- >Your throat was dryer than the Sahara dessert or whatever equivalent these ponies had for it.
- >"No, we're almost there, dude," Dash replies, swooping in the air and fluttering right in front of you, almost as if to mock you.
- >You throw her your dirtiest glare but considering the fact that you're baring a lot of resemblance with a tomato right now, it probably didn't came across as intimidating as you were hoping for.
- >Luckily enough, Cyan Speedy was right and after about five minutes of marching through hell, you finally reached the campsite.
- >An open clearing, right next to a stream of water.
- >You drop the cart with a precise amount of zero fucks given.
- "Unload it yourself, I'm going to sit in the creek for a bit."
- >You take of your shoes and step into the water.
- "AAahhhhhh~"
- >You let out a content sigh as the cool water flows past and underneath your aching feet.
- >The water barely reaches your knees, so you decide to sit down in the stream for a moment and catch your breath.
- >Not even half a second after you had made yourself comfortable, an ear-piercing shriek reverberates through the entirety of the forest.
- >"ANONYMOUS! What do you think you are doing?! Those are silk shorts and I'll have you know that―"
- >You dunk your head under water, literally drowning out Rarity's whining.
- >You could not deal with this right now.
- "Goddamn ponies," you curse them once more, safe under the embrace of the water.
- >A couple of bubbles filled with profanity make their way to the surface.
- >When you burst through the surface of the water again, Rarity had already stopped her complaining.
- >You thank whatever god is looming over you for that.
- >Probably Celestia.
- "Thanks Sunbutt, I owe you one," you say, giving the sun a wink.
- >"Gosh darnit, Anon, will ya stop talking to yerself already?"
- >Oops.
- >
- >A few hours later, you were all sat around a campfire.
- >As cliches order you to do so, you were all roasting marshmallows on a stick.
- >And sloshing booze.
- >You were all doing that as well.
- >AJ and RD were already leaning against each other for support and Rarity had a faint blush on her cheeks.
- >You look at her.
- >Then at the stick she was holding.
- >Then back at her.
- >"Anonymous, dear, whatever is *hic* the matter?" she asks with a bit of a slur in her voice.
- "I... I don't know. I-Isn't this like cannibalism to you?" you ask, already too far gone to care about social restrictions.
- >Heh, as if you had them in the first place.
- >She looks at you, confusion clearly readable on her face.
- >"Is this one of your human things again, Anon?"
- "Yeah, sure, let's call it that."
- >"Alright, you guys," Rainbow suddenly speaks up, "I've got an idea."
- "Hope you didn't hurt yourself to much with that."
- >You look to your side to see Rarity having trouble to contain her snickering.
- >"Oh haha, hilarious, Anon. No, really, we're not just going to sit here and drink all night, are we?"
- "I dunno, that sounds pretty good to me... What'd you had in mind, Speedy?"
- >"Legend has it that this very forest is the home of an ancient spirit..." she begins her tale.
- "Ooh! Spooky stories, count me in! Alright Dash, show me what you've got," you say before taking a large gulp from your bottle.
- >"Okay then," she smirks, "I hope you've brought some fresh underwear, Anon."
- >"This is the tale of the Headless Horse."
- >"This story goes back a long, long time. Over a thousand years ago, when Nightmare Moon was still on her rise to power."
- >"Back in those days, a village used to stand on this very forest."
- >"A village like any other. It might as well have been Ponyville for that matter..."
- >"Princess Luna had grown sick and tired of people worshiping her sister and completely neglecting her efforts."
- >"And she was not the only one... Hushed whispers traveled through the town of p0nies gathering at night."
- >"Nobody knew what they were doing, but it couldn't be any good."
- >"What could be happening at those gatherings that they required the veil of darkness to cover them?"
- >"And so, one night, the loyal subjects of the solar princess decided to stay awake throughout the night to see if any of the rumors were true."
- >"Hours and hours of observation had passed and nop0ny had seen anything unusual."
- >"All, but one."
- >"A stallion, who's name now long lost in the ages, saw dimmed light burning through the windows of a house on the edge of the town."
- >"He know he should go alert the rest of the town about this, but his curiosity got the best of him."
- >"And so, he sneaked towards the house and listened to the voices through the window."
- >"And the things he heard..."
- >"The rumors had spoken of groups of p0nies worshiping the night but what he heard was far, far worse..."
- >"Inside, plans were being discussed about how they would assassinate the princess of the day and how the night eternal could begin."
- >"His devotion towards the solar ruler got the best of him and he stormed into the house."
- >"He was outnumbered and overpowered but he did not go down without a fight."
- >"He bucked and he bit and he struggled..."
- >"He did all that lied within his reach to stop the heresy."
- >"And not without success."
- >"When they finally were able to tie him down, they all looked down on the body of a unicorn with a shade of dark blue."
- >"The silence that hung in the air did not bode well..."
- >"A soft muttering began among the group of night-dwellers and though he could not hear what was being said, the tone in which they spoke was undeniable the same."
- >"Fear. They were terrified. Whether it be of the stallion himself, or of what he had done, he did not know."
- >"But they were absolutely struck with a paralyzing fear."
- >"After a while of hushed muttering, eventually one of them spoke up saying that "she would tell her"..."
- >"Not a minute after that, a piercing light filled the room."
- >"The princess of the night herself had come to witness the sights."
- >"When she saw the body of the stallion lying in a puddle of blood, she broke down in hysterical sobbing."
- >"Some say the pleadings sounds of her weeping would be enough to drive any being insane."
- >"The stallion that had been struck was no less than royalty."
- >"It is said, that on that night, just for the tiniest of moments, the moon itself turned jet black."
- >"Some are still convinced that that was the very moment were Princess Luna lost herself and turned into Nightmare Moon."
- >"Mad with the grief of her lost lover, the Princess lashed out her anger on the stallion."
- >"She buried her horn through his skull and tore of his head and in his last moments of consciousness, he heard himself being cursed."
- >"UNTIL THOU COMPLY TO NIGHT ETERNAL, THOU WILL SUFFER AN ETERNITY OF DAMNATION! I BOUND THEE TO THIS VILLAGE, OH MORTAL ONE, UNTIL THY LEARNED THE GRIEVE WE WILL LIVE THROUGH UNTIL THE END OF TIME!"
- >"And so, the legend of the headless horse came to be."
- >"The clopping of his hooves loudly resounding through the streets at night, desperately looking for a place to come to rest..."
- "Wait... That's it? For real? That's a little kids' tale, Dash. If that's true, why doesn't Luna just lift the curse now?"
- >"Yeah, pffft," she blows a raspberry, "as if you've got anything better..."
- >You intertwine your fingers and loudly crack the joints.
- "Well alright then, Dash, because you asked so politely I'll tell you a real horror story..."
- "Once, there was a man... uhm, a pony, yeah..."
- "Once, there was a pony hiking through the woods, who, after a long day walking, was in the middle of an immense forest. One much like this."
- "It was getting dark, and he had lost his way hours ago. So, he decided to just keeping walking in one direction hoping to come across a road or something."
- "After what seemed like hours, he came across a cabin in a small clearing. Realizing how dark it had grown, he decided to see if he could stay there for the night."
- "He approached, and found that the door was left unlocked. Nobody was inside. The hiker lied down on the single bed, deciding to explain himself to the owner in the morning."
- "As he looked around the inside of the cabin, he was surprised to see the walls adorned by several portraits, all painted in incredible detail."
- "Without exception, they appeared to be staring down at him, their features twisted into looks of hatred and malice. Staring back, he grew increasingly uncomfortable."
- "Trying his best to ignore the many hateful faces, he turned to face the wall, and exhausted, he fell into a restless sleep."
- >You halt a bit, building up a dramatic pause.
- "The next morning, the pony awoke — he turned, blinking in unexpected sunlight."
- "Looking up, he discovered that the cabin had no portraits."
- "Only windows."
- >"Pfffftt, t-that's it? That wasn't scary, Anon," Dash boasts.
- "Really? Why is your wing wrapped around AJ, then?" you chuckle.
- >She blushes deeply, quickly retracting her wing from AJ's back.
- >AJ stands up and stretches out.
- >"Alright y'all, ah'm calling it a day here."
- >Dash quickly follows in her wake.
- >"Yeah, I'm going to hit the hay too. C-Can I crash in your tent, AJ?"
- >"As long as ya don't snore too much, sugarcube..."
- >And with that, the party of four had halved in size.
- "So, just you and me left, Marshmallow."
- >"You know, Anon..."
- >She scoots right next to you and gazes at you with half-lidded eyes.
- >"I really didn't like you ruining those shorts I made for you..."
- >She puts one of her hooves on your upper leg and softly begins stroking it up and down.
- >"Perhaps you should take them off so I can inspect them for damage..."
- >Her hoof now comes dangerously close to your private area.
- >Your member was already fully prepared for action.
- >You'd never considered Rarity to be the one for a quick tumble in the hay but you weren't about to complain...
- >Quickly, you rise to your feet and pull down your pants, exposing yourself to the fashionista.
- >Her horn shimmers as she levitates the shorts off.
- >Then she turns around and walks closer to the fire.
- >"Hmmm, the fabric seems fine and my stitching of course—"
- "Ahem," you cough, trying to regain her attention.
- >She turns around, now face to face with your throbbing manhood.
- >You waste no time and grab her muzzle, placing it over your erection.
- >She looks up at you in shock with your member still firmly placed in her mouth.
- >Then she shrugs and begins to bob her head up and down.
- "Aw yeah, gurl"
- >Today was a 'went better than I expected this morning' day.
- And from a distance, a pair of red eyes watched the two lovers indulge in their primal urges.
- Ooh, sp00ky!