Whose Fault Is It?
Chapter 7: Nightmare Night
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAN: Alrighty, time for some new countries and a Halloween special! I apologize for any spelling errors, my cat is sitting on my laptop and I can't see the keys D: I don't have the heart to move her. Thank you so much ChibChib, you really make my day with your reviews! I do not own anything used in this fanfic, and there will be another song parody in this one.
BTW, I apologize this one took so long. I just transferred schools so I've been working on getting to know everyone and I've been working on another story I hope to upload soon. Thanks for your patience, guys!
America bolted to the Royal Library where England and the other countries were, the memory of what he just witnessed fresh in his mind. He skidded past the giant double doors, smoke beginning to rise from the carpet from the friction. He backtracked a few feet, then burst through the door with a mighty crash. This caused England to jump quite a few feet and drop his tea, which made him extremely pissed. Before he could open his mouth to yell, America cut him off.
"Mattie's got a girlfriend!" He shouted, and everypony looked up in amusement.
"Qu'aves-vous dit?" France asked in wonder.
"American, motherbucker! Do you speak it?" America yelled, jumping on top of France, and the two began wrestling. England sighed, rubbing his temples, and walked over to the two. He grabbed America by Nantucket and France by the mane and bashed their heads together.
"First of all, it's English! Second of all, he said Mathieu's got himself a girlfriend!" He yelled angrily at the two, stars swirling around in their eyes from the impact. France has a very hard head, you know. Prussia ran over and shook America's shoulders.
"Who is she?" He asked eagerly. America shoved Prussia away, then took a moment to remember.
"It's that yellow and pink one with the butterflies on their butt! Flutter…guy, or something?" He thought aloud. Prussia did a Pinkie-sized gasp.
"Birdie's gay?!" He shrieked. A tick mark appeared on China's head.
"Her name is Fluttershy, aru! He said GIRLfriend! I did think those two would be a good match for each other; they are so alike, aru." China smiled and Japan nodded.
"I thought so too. They do have much in common. By the way nii-san…" He shot a smirk at China. "Your mane looks lovely this morning." China glared at him, then huffed and turned away. After being hit with Italy's dark energy attack during the nighttime battle, half of China's mane was burnt off, leaving him with short, normal length hair. France trotted up to America eagerly.
"How did this happen? Tell me!" He asked/begged. America nodded and sat down, pleased to have such an eager audience for his story.
"Well, I was walking down to breakfast, 'cause a hero needs good food, you know? I heard this scream from Mattie's room, so I ran over there to check it out. The door was open a crack, and I looked in and saw Fluttershy and Canada talking. Canada looked like he was crying about something. Anyway, Fluttershy hugged him real romantic like, right? I think Mattie asked her out after that!" He explained and England drew in a breath with a hiss. France burst into manly tears of joy.
"Mon fille is growing up so fast!" He sobbed dramatically. America nodded.
"That's not all! Right after she said yes, he kissed her! On the lips! Or whatever ponies have!" He shouted, waving his arms in the air animatically. Everypony had their own reaction. France started sobbing into England's shoulder, Germany raised an eyebrow, Japan and China smiled knowingly, and of course Russia just kept on smiling like the lovable goofball he is. England shoved France away with a disgusted look.
"I'm really happy for Mathieu, but I'm worried too. He knows we have to leave sooner or later, right? Leaving her, especially when they like each other so much, that could be tough for him." England pointed out. America hung his head.
"I know, but until we find a way to go home, let's just be happy for them, da?" Russia spoke up, making everypony jump. Suddenly, a flash of pink light appeared next to England, and out of the light fell a letter. Using his magic, England unfurled it and read it aloud, his expression turning from confusion to happiness.
"It's from Twilight! She wants to us to meet her out in the courtyard; she says she's figured out a spell to take us home!" He read, and everypony cheered. America turned towards the door.
"I'll go get Mattie!" He announced, but France grabbed his tail and yanked him backwards.
"I think…we should just let him be for now. He deserves some time to spend being happy." He sighed. England nodded.
"For once, I agree with France. They just found happiness; let's leave them alone for a bit. And there's always a chance the spell could backfire. I think we should have two volunteers have the spell be performed on them first. I'll go; that way if it works, I can use my magic to send a letter over here saying that it was successful." He said, and America pouted.
"Aw, Iggy. I'll miss you!" He teased. England snorted and Germany stepped up.
"I should go as well. My people need me now more than ever." He said gruffly.
"Good, but if you go, Italy will want to go with you. Can you go get him?" England asked. Germany sighed then nodded, turning around and walking out of the doors. England screwed up his face in concentration, his horn starting to glow. In a bright flash, the countries were inside the courtyard with the Mane 6 and the two princesses.
"Hello, Miss Sparkle." England greeted them. Celestia and Luna nodded their heads in acknowledgement, then Celestia did a headcount.
"It appears we're missing three countries. And Fluttershy as well. Has anypony seen them?" She asked. England stepped up.
"Ludwig is waking up Feliciano, and Mathieu…" He trailed off. America looked about ready to burst. Celestia looked at him in both concern and amusement.
"Do you have something to say, Alfred?" She asked. England rolled his eyes, facehoofing.
"Mattie asked Fluttershy on a date!" He exploded. The Mane 6 squealed in excitement.
"Yee-hah! That sure is somethin'!" Applejack cheered.
"This calls for a party!" Pinkie Pie shrieked, bouncing up and down in excitement.
"Good for them!" Twilight chimed in.
"That's so cool! Not as cool as me, of course." Rainbow Dash added.
"Bitch stole my line…" Prussia grumbled. Rarity gasped.
"Of all the good things that could happen, this is THE. BEST. POSSIBLE. THING!" Rarity shouted. Everypony just looked at her oddly, then shrugged as Italy and Germany ran into the courtyard.
"Ve~ I suppose I should apologize. I didn't mean to hurt anypony…" Italy murmured, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. Celestia nuzzled his neck affectionately.
"It's alright Italy. Nopony was seriously injured, and now you can go home." She said kindly, and Italy brightened up.
"You're right princess!" He said happily. Rainbow Dash flew over to China and whispered in his ear.
"Why does he say 've' all the time and you say 'aru'?" She asked curiously. China glared at her. His verbal tic was a bit of a sensitive spot, but it was just the way he spoke.
"Why does Zecora only speak in rhymes? Why does Sweetie Belle's voice squeak?" He shot back, and Dash nodded thoughtfully.
"Excellent point." She said, flying back over to Celestia's side as England, Germany, and Italy trotted to the center of the courtyard. Twilight concentrated hard, and her horn began to glow. The three ponies in the center were surrounded by a white light and were levitated off the ground. Italy squeaked in fear and clung tightly to Germany, who rolled his eyes. As the magic glowed brighter, England jovially waved goodbye to everypony, and so did Germany. Italy had his eyes clenched shut, but attempted a smile as they all disappeared in a flash. Everypony covered their eyes, and when they opened them, the three were gone. And three new ponies were standing in their place.
The first one was looking around confusedly, a grin still on his face anyway. His mane was short, somewhat curly, and deep brown, as was his tail. His eyes were curious and bright green. His coat was bright red, and his muzzle and legs were a bright, happy yellow. For a Cutie Mark, he had a smiling sun, and he was a normal earth pony.
The second one was also looking around, but he had a scowl on his face and it looked like it had been there a long time. Like Italy, this one also had a hair curl, but it was on the opposite side of his head. His coat was a sandy brown with red-violet legs and muzzle; his eyes were golden, a shade darker than Italy's. His mane was the same color as the first colt, but unlike him, he was a pegasus. His Cutie Mark was a bright red tomato.
The last colt was the oddest looking; his coat was pitch black. His mane and tail were a shaggy, strawberry blonde and slightly long for a colt. He was a unicorn, unlike the other two. On top of his head sat a small, black hat that was slightly askew, with red and yellow ribbons trailing down. Because of the angle it was perched at, it cocked one of his ears slightly to the right. His Cutie Mark was a lone bat flying set against a red full moon. When he grinned, the ponies could see fangs. France, Prussia, and America gasped.
"Spain?!" France yelled.
"Romano?!" Prussia yelled.
"Romania?!" America yelled last. The three new ponies turned to where the sound was coming from, grins spreading across Spain and Romania's faces. Spain was suddenly tackle-hugged by France and Prussia while Romania and America bro-hoofed.
"I love you guys too! But mi amigos, I can't breathe!" Spain laughed, trying to shove the pegasus and griffon off of him. Romano rolled his eyes.
"Not bad." Romania said approvingly, looking over his unicorn body. "However…how the hell did we get here?" He asked, looking around at the other ponies. Spotting the crowns on Celestia's and Luna's heads, he cantered over and bowed.
"Sorry for my language, princesses." He apologized charmingly. "Dimitri Dogaru, at your service." He grinned, showing off his fangs. Spain's head twisted around to see the princesses. He gasped.
"Pony royalty?!" He yelled, running over and bowing. Celestia smiled at him while Luna watched with a confused look.
"I must say, you're handling this situation well." Celestia laughed. Spain straightened up and smiled.
"Might as well enjoy my life while I'm here, si?" He chuckled. Romania bro-hoofed him. Celestia glanced over at Romano, who was looking at the other countries and ponies with a look of absolute disgust and horror etched into his face. Luna leaned over.
"He doesn't seem to be enjoying himself, does he?" She whispered and Celestia stifled a giggle. Pinkie Pie looked about ready to burst from pure excitement and happiness.
"More new ponies! That means we're going to need an extra-extra-extra-EXTRA large party!" She gasped, then zoomed off to the kitchen. Or she tried, but Twilight's magic held her in place.
"Pinkie! We need to think! We tried to send some home but other countries appeared in their place! How did that happen?" Twilight was about to begin a full-scale panic attack that she failed in front of the princess, but Celestia held up a hoof.
"We can discuss that later. You need to head back to Ponyville and get prepared." She told them. "And you did nothing wrong, Twilight. Your spell did work, after all. You sent Arthur, Ludwig, and Feliciano home. You did something great today." She said warmly, and Twilight began to relax a bit. Spike breathed a sigh of relief, having already suffered through one of Twilight's panic attacks.
"Prepare for what, princess?" He asked curiously. Celestia smiled.
"Did you really all forget? It's Nightmare Night!" She laughed. Romania's fang-toothed grin grew wider.
"That sounds like my kind of holiday. Are you going to join in, Lovino?" He asked Romano, who shot him a perfect evil glare.
"How are you handling this so well?! We've been turned into fucking rainbow ponies, you bastards! And all you can do is sit there and smile?!" He screamed, and the Mane 6 gasped at his language. He didn't apologize, however, and just spread his wings and stormed off.
"What does he have against rainbows, huh?" Rainbow Dash grumbled.
"I-Is he always that colorful with his vocabulary?" Rarity asked.
"And is he usually tha' grumpy?" Applejack added. Spain nodded.
"Si, he's always like that. He'll come back when he gets hungry." He said nonchalantly. "That's Feliciano's older twin, Lovino~ I'm Antonio Fernandez Carriedo." He introduced himself. Twilight walked over to Romania.
"You're a unicorn! Does that mean you could do magic too?" She asked curiously, and Romania nodded, grinning.
"By the way, China…" He began, eyes locking onto the country's new short mane. Unlike the others, Romania seemed to have no difficulty in recognizing the other countries when they were in pony form.
"I know, aru!" China snapped. Romania just grinned, and backed off.
"Hey, Pinkie Pie!" He laughed, running over to her. America looked at him.
"Dimitri, how come you already know all the ponies?" He pointed out. Romania rolled his eyes exasperatedly.
"Al, I invented the Numa Numa song. I KNOW how to party." He sighed. Pinkie jumped up and gasped.
"I remember you now! You were the one who threw that wicked party in the creepy castle!" She remembered, and Romania smiled and nodded. Japan held up a hoof.
"You mean to say you've had interactions with these ponies before? Why didn't you bring this up?" He asked. Romania cocked his head in Japan's direction.
"Would you have believed me? 'Hey guys, I had an awesome party last night with an interdimensional pink pony who likes cupcakes!' That sounds real convincing." He snorted. Japan looked away guiltily. "See? Nopony would've believed me if I said that." He pointed out. America threw an arm around his shoulders.
"Doesn't matter, bro. You already know Pinkie Pie, and these are Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash." Romania waved at each of them in turn. "The two over there are Princess Celestia and Princess Luna." Romania nodded in their direction.
"Question, where are England, Germany, and Feli?" Spain asked, doing a head count of the countries/ponies. Twilight spoke up.
"I figured out a way to send them home, and you three appeared instead." She explained. "I'm so sorry I got you into this mess." Twilight apologized, hanging her head. Spain smiled kindly at her.
"It's not a problem, chica! I don't mind being a pony at all! I think the only one who really does is Lovi, but he has a problem with pretty much everything." He laughed, bouncing up and down like Pinkie.
"Wha' does your Cutie Mark say?" Applejack asked, pointing at the sun on Spain's flank.
"My country is known for its sunny-ness!" He said happily.
"And he's always smiling like an idiot, aru." China muttered and Rainbow Dash snorted. Applejack turned to Romania.
"Wha' 'bout yours? I ain't never seen a Cutie Mark like tha' before." She asked. Romania frowned at her grammar use.
"My country is the homeland of one of the greatest villains of all time, the terror that haunts dreams. Count Vladimir Dracula, a bloodsucking monster. That's how I got these." He explained, opening his mouth and pointing at his fangs. "Ever since Dracula, my culture is extremely vampire-centric." Everypony took a step back from him and he rolled his eyes. "Calm down. I don't drink blood." He snorted. They cautiously took another step forward.
"What about Lovino's?" Rarity asked.
"His is a tomato because that's his favorite food and culinary staple. People in his country are nuts about tomatoes." Spain told them, remembering the day he discovered tomatoes and brought them back for Lovi. Ah, back when he had power~
"Anyway, someone go find Lovino. Nightmare Night's waiting for me. Scaring is in my genes." Romania grinned, fangs flashing in the sun.
Epic Timeskip of Epic Epicness
(After Fluttershy and Canada's date, Lovino has been found, and now they are in Ponyville)
"Definitely my holiday. Could use some spicing up, though." Romania muttered, looking around with a strange combination of distaste and amusement on his face. Princess Luna had been welcomed, albeit warily, by the citizens. Pip and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were running around and playing the games, laughing and giggling happily. Applejack and Spain were running the Bobbing for Apples game, and Pinkie Pie was in her classic chicken suit, eating any candy she could find.
The full moon hung high in the sky, illuminating it all. Russia had already put a white sheet over himself and had nearly scared the horse manure out of America. Said hero was currently in Sugarcube Corner, hiding for his life in the storage closet. China was handing out candy while Japan watched with the ghost of a smile on his face. Romano, like usual, was being a grump and glaring at everypony who got within eyesight. Romania sighed unhappily, then grinned to himself.
"These ponies don't know fear. I wish I could show them without mentally scarring any of them…but no. They've lived in peace for so long, they probably wouldn't recognize fear if it ran up to them and bit them on the butt." He mumbled. The decorations were really rather cheesy, but they meant well. If this was all it took to scare ponies…Romania thought, watching a paper ghost scare Spain as it swooped by, then they're definitely not ready for fear. Say Belarus comes. Russia's fear would be nothing compared to theirs. They'd all be hiding under their beds like little kids. He thought with amusement. Like what happened to Italy, Romania was suddenly over come with the urge to sing.
"Meh. Go with the flow." He said to himself, watching Fluttershy and Canada holding hooves in the shade of a giant tree.
Nightmare Night: A Parody of This is Halloween
Key: Italicized is Romania singing
Colts and mares of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
Our version of Halloween
This is Nightmare Night
This is Nightmare Night
Ponies scream in the dead of night
This is Nightmare Night
This is Nightmare Night
Trick or Treat till Fluttershy dies of fright
It's our town
Everypony scream
In our type of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes growing red
I am the one hidden down the lane
Hooves like snakes and spiders in my mane
This is Nightmare Night
This is Nightmare Night
Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night
In this town
We call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Everypony's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, colt
Hiding in the lightning bolt
Something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll
Scream
This is Nightmare Night
Red and black and greenish white
Aren't you scared?
Well that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Fly with the moon in the dead of night
Everypony scream, everypony scream!
This version of Halloween
I am the pony with the torn-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the who when you call 'who's there?'
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Nightmare Night
This is Nightmare Night
Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night
Fun and games everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job
And it's quite a sight
In our day of Nightmare Night
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Everypony's waiting for the next surprise
Dimitri is King of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
This is Nightmare Night
This is Nightmare Night
Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night, Nightmare Night
In this town
We call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la
La la la
La
La la la
La la la la la la la
Whee!
Romania grinned, satisfied but slightly disturbed. Singing was not a specialty of his, after all. Granted, Numa Numa was an exception. He trotted up to Twilight Sparkle and tapped her on the shoulder.
"I have a question, Miss Sparkle."
"Oh? What might that be?"
"Do all ponies get random urges to sing?"
"..."
A/N: Again, I'm sorry this took so long, you guys! I wasn't in the mood to write a love chapter, so if you were looking forward to Canada and Fluttershy's date, I'm sorry! I plan to make it an omake at some point. About my last chapter, America apparently has the ability to become the superhero of his choice XD I couldn't resist. Thanks for reading, and please Review!