Dee was a very brave batpony who always obeyed her Mama, but every year during the full moon, when the leaves began to change and the cold winds blew, she felt the tug of a city far, far away, where the other children told of monsters who came out to play for one night. This year she is determined to travel all the way through the forest to the city and see with her own eyes just what is so special, no matter how dangerous the trip is, no matter how far she has to fly, or how frighteningly different the monsters are.

Or how similar.

Thanks to my editors: Tek, Peter, Seether00, Pascoite

Cover picture Inkscaped together from several online vectors and files

Nightmare Night in the Everfree Forest by Hellswolfeh

1000 Year Slumber by Chromadancer for the Pre-S1 Moon.

Dragoart.com for the vectorized and modified bat image.

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With review by Paul Asaran