Author's note
Hey folks, now working on my Christmas fanmakes for the year. If you're wondering where 'The Shreklax' is, it's at deviantART due to the fact that it was removed twice unfairly. Check it out there when you can.

Anyway, it's time to work on the final chapter of the My Little Pony's The Nightmare Before Chrstmas' trilogy, so let's work on this, shall we?

Prologue; Siblings' Departure

It has been sometime since the defeat of Discord and Christmas being saved by the ruler of Halloween Town Shining Armor and his sister Twilight Sparkle. But the adventure doesn't end there. At a familiar area with many doors that are marked with a holiday, someone is heard speaking in rhyme.

"T'was a long time ago, longer now than it seems,
In a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams."

We see the first few doors that show the symbols for Independence Day, Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day.

"For the story that you are about to be told,
took place in the holiday worlds of old."

We see the doors for Christmas, which Shining and Twilight went to, Thanksgiving and Easter.

"Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from."

We now stop at a door for Halloween as it opens up.

"Well, if you haven't, I say it's time you've begun."

Soon everything went black. We see some papers flying by before we see a scarecrow with a pumpkin's head and an evil look on a pole with has the familiar sign of 'Halloween Town' on it. The wind turns both around as we are about to return to the world that involves creature scaring and such where a new adventure is about to begin.

Halloween Town is busy from yet another successful Halloween for the year. The gate opens as we hear the Mayor calling out, "And thus the award for the most spines tingled by a non-corporal being."

The citizens of Halloween town are gathering to hear and get awards for the Halloween for this year. Their ruler and favorite Halloween scarer, Shining, is in the spotlight smiling and waving to them all cheering.

"Once again, another great Halloween, Shining." The Mayor said to Shining with a smile on her face. The crowd cheers once more as Shining bow to them.

"Yes, yes, as usual, this year's Halloweentwas the most horrible yet! Thanks, everyone," Shining laughs a bit to the crowd.

As the crowd kept cheering, Shining goes behind the curtain as it closes on him. The stallion then frowns while thinking as if having another problem, just like last year when he decided to take Christmas.

"Another Halloween is a success, Shining," Twilight said as she came back to congratulate Shining. The mare notices the concerned look on her brother's face. "Shining? What's wrong?"

"Oh, I think something's missing, Twiley." Shining said to Twilight with a sigh.

"Not again. I hope you aren't going to take over Christmas again or another holiday. You remember what happened the last time you did."

"No, this time, it isn't that. It's just...there must be a way to make Halloween even more hideous, terrifying and frightening, that's all. And of course Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Rarity are busy to give us help."

"Oh. Well, why not ask Lord Chester? Maybe he has an idea or two."

"Yes, good idea. We will ask him." Shining said as he sighs. The two ponies head off to Lord Chester's mansion. Hopefully the alicorn scientist can help in the latest problem that is at hoof here.

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Lord Chester was at work in his laboratory when Shining and Twilight came to him for help, explaining the stallions' idea for a new Halloween, an improved on than the last.

"So you want a new Halloween?" Lord Chester asks Shining and Twilight in amusement.

"Well, my brother wanted it, a fresh, new and improved one." Twilight explains to Lord Chester.

"Right, after last year...well, we can't just do the same old thing, can we?" Shining points out to Twilight and Lord Chester with a nod. "We must be inspired to do something different like getting new scares, new ideas, new discoveries, etc; something fresh and all that."

"Right, and being a scientist, we figure you may have an idea or two."

"Well, you want new discoveries, Shining? I believe I got what you need." Lord Chester said as he goes over to a desk and took out some sort of jar with some green blob in it. "Here we go; it's something I like to call the Soul Robber."

"Will it work?" Twilight ask as she looks at the Soul Robber carefully.

"It will come in handy for Shining. All he has to do is to allow it on his foreleg and the Soul Robber will do the rest. Come on."

Shining nods as he opens the jar. After holding out one of his upper forelegs, the Zombie Pony King then place one hoof towards the lid, but move it back as the Soul Robber was moving around like crazy inside the jar.

Shining hesitates, wondering if this is a good idea then use his magic to open the lid. The Soul Robber came out and attacked the ruler's hand, causing him to yelp in alarm. After a while though, Shining wave his upper foreleg then glances at a pumpkin.

Time to test out the Soul Robber so he uses the Soul Robber onto a pumpkin on another desk to grab it; Twilight exclaims in amazement, "That is amazing, Lord Chester! It works!"

"Yeah, awesome," Shining cheers as he puts down the pumpkin, "That's exactly what I need; All right, this settles it. I will go out to look for more discoveries for Halloween next year."

"Can I come with you? Just to make sure you get back okay. I'm sure Spike and Lorcan can handle things without us."

"Yeah, good idea; Hey, Lord Chester, besides my friends, can you look after things while we're gone?"

"No problem. I am definitely looking forward to next Halloween, my friends." Lord Chester said with a chuckle. The siblings leave, preparing to go out on their journey to find some new discoveries. Who know? It may work.

Of course, as Shining and Twilight leave, they are unaware that three familiar mutts are watching through a window, chuckling sinisterly. Fido comments, "Yes, yes, Shining and his sister are going out of town for a while."

"Yes, now Discord can take over!" Rover exclaims pleased. Although Discord was crush by Oswald when he was defeated by Shining and his friends last year, the Diamond Dogs has found a spell that can revive the evil Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony.

"Right, how hard could it be?" Spot remarks with an evil smirk.

The Diamond Dogs laugh sinisterly as they head off to begin their evil plan: the resurrection of Discord.

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It is now December 23rd and things had gotten worst in Halloween Town. An old evil has returned and everyone is in danger. In the tower, Cadance, Shining's new love, was using her magic to make a paper airplane. Hopefully this will reach the unicorn that she loves.

"Shining, I hope this finds you, wherever you and Twilight are." Cadance mumbles. She trots over to the window and tosses it out with her magic, the paper airplane flew through the sky. As we hear evil laughter from out of nowhere, all went black. "Shining, Twilight, hurry!"

Author's note
Yikes! Shining and Twilight has left town and Discord is back. In the next chapter, the siblings return to find the town under control by their enemy before taking on a shadow that looks like him. Read, review and suggest.