Chapter 1

The Hauntings

It had been a month since the Hauntings started. At first, everypony in Ponyville thought it was their imagination. But as time went by, they realized that this was no trick of the mind. Now, everypony is afraid to go out at night. No living soul was seen outside at night. The townsponies were already inside with their earplugs in. Some were brave enough to peek outside and watch it as it went through town. It appeared to be a mare, ghostly white, with a straight, black mane, and one could see straight through the mare. Her eyes were a deep violet color. The strangest feature, though, was that where there should have been a cutie mark, there was a black void instead. There was a violin floating beside it, constantly playing the same tune, over and over. The ghost sung a haunting tune with the violin, and though it was alone, it sounded as if an entire choir of angels were singing as well (here is the song: http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=pMHWh_pFb4Q). The ponies of Ponyville simply dubbed the ghost 'Void', for her cutie mark, or whatever ghosts have as substitutes. When morning came, sighs of relief could be heard across the town.

Applebloom woke up to a beautiful sunrise. It was the weekend, and she planned to spend the day with her friends Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. Scootaloo had been staying with Sweetie Belle at the Carousell Boutique, since, as it was recently discovered, she had nowhere else to go. Applebloom took out her earplugs and went downstairs to the kitchen, where Applejack was busy making pancakes.

"Mornin', Applejack!"

Applejack turned around and grinned at her sister. "Well, howdy, Applebloom. Ah expected you to sleep in today, with it being a weekend an' all."

"Actually, big sister, there's something ah wanted to talk to you about. See, it was about... Void.."

"APPLEBLOOM! Ah thought ah told you never to say that name!" She scolded, visible shivers running down the cowpony's back.

"But Applejack, yah gotta wonder why she would go through town and the farm, every night, just to play the same song again and again? She must be lonely, or maybe she's trying to get a message to somepony, or-"

"Ah said ah don't want to hear it!!" That silenced Applebloom for the rest of the morning.

After the Apple family finished breakfast, Applebloom trotted over to the Carousel Boutique and knocked on the door. Rarity let out her signature "I'm coooming!", she opened the door and called down Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. The three fillies ran off to their clubhouse in Sweet Apple Acres.

Once inside, Scootaloo said "Alright, what's next on the list of cutie mark activities?"

Applebloom spoke up, "Actually, I wanted to do something special today." The two turned to face Applebloom.

"What did'ya have planned?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Well, you know Void, right?" Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle looked at each other with uncertain eyes, then nodded at Applebloom.

"Well, why is Void always going through Ponville like that? She's a ghost, right? Well, I want to help her, you know, move on."

Sweetie Belle spoke "Well, we really don't know much about the supernatural. I think we should go talk to Zecora about Void." To this they all agreed, and they left the clubhouse heading for the Everfree Forest.