- Twilight Sparkle: [voiceover while Nightmare Night festivities continue] Dear Princess Celestia: When you first sent me to Ponyville I didn't know anything about friendship. I met somepony tonight who was having the same problem - your sister, Princess Luna. She taught me that one of the best things you can do with friendship is to give it to others and help them find it themselves. I am happy to report that all of Ponyville has learned that even if somepony seems a little intimidating, even scary, when you offer them your friendship, you'll discover a whole new pony underneath. And even if my Star Swirl the Bearded costume didn't go over, this still turned out to be the best Nightmare Night ever.
- Rainbow Dash: [In a Shadowbolt outfit on a storm cloud, about to make lightning and thunder come from it from behind Twilight Sparkle, when thunder and lighting suddenly happen behind her] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
- [Flies off into the distance as Princess Luna drifts down behind Twilight Sparkle on the same cloud and winks after Twilight Sparkle turns to face her. Then they both laugh until fade out]
- Princess Luna: [booming voice; first lines upon arriving in Ponyville] Citizens of Ponyville! We have graced your tiny village with our presence, so that you might behold the real princess of the night! A creature of nightmare is no longer, but instead a pony who desires your love and admiration! Together we shall change this dreadful celebration into a bright and glorious feast!
- Fillies: [sing song voice once Twilight opens her door] Nightmare Night! What a fright! Give us something sweet to bite!
- Twilight Sparkle: Hi, everypony. Great costumes. Happy Nightmare Night, Granny Smith.
- Granny Smith: I should have been asleep five hours ago.
- Pipsqueak: [wearing a pirate costume] Pipsqueak the pirate, at your service. It's my very first Nightmare Night.
- Twilight Sparkle: Since you moved here from Trottingham?
- Pipsqueak: No, my very first Nightmare Night ever!
- Pinkie Pie: [chicken squawk] Enough chitchat! Time is candy!
- Twilight Sparkle: Pinkie Pie, aren't you a little old for this?
- Pinkie Pie: Too old for free candy?
- [chicken squawk]
- Pinkie Pie: *Never*.
- Twilight Sparkle: [Rainbow Dash is going around town with a cloud she made, striking ponies with lightning, her last strike scared] Rainbow Dash, that wasn't very nice.
- Rainbow Dash: Lighten up, old-timer. It's the best night of the year for pranks!
- Twilight Sparkle: Look what you did to Spike.
- [Spike chokes on his candy]
- Twilight Sparkle: Happy Nightmare Night, Applejack!
- Applejack: Howdy Spike, hey Twilight! Nice costume.
- Spike: [wearing a dragon costume] Thanks! I'm a dragon.
- Twilight Sparkle: She means me, Spike.
- Zecora: Follow me and very soon you'll hear the tale of Night Mare Moon. Listen close my little dears, and I'll tell you where you got your fears of Nightmare Night, so dark and scary. Of Night Mare Moon, who makes you wary.
- [everyone gasps at a fake image of Night Mare Moon appears]
- Zecora: Every year, we put on a disguise, to save ourselves, from her searching eyes.
- [fillies scream when they see an evilly grinning face]
- Zecora: But Night Mare Moon wants just one thing. To gobble up ponies in one quick swing.
- [Pipsqueak backs into Pinkie Pie and they both scream]
- Zecora: Hungrily, she soars the sky. If she sees nopony, she passes by. So if she comes and all is clear, Equestria is safe another year!
- Pipsqueak: Uh, Miss Zecora, if we wear costumes to hide from Night Mare Moon, so she won't gobble us up, how come we still need to give her some of our candy?
- Zecora: A perfect question, my little friend. For Night Mare Moon you must not offend. Fill up her belly with a treat or two, so she won't return to come eat you!
- Twilight Sparkle: Princess Luna? Hi, my name is...
- Princess Luna: Star Swirl the Bearded. Commendable costume! Thou even got the bells right.
- Twilight Sparkle: Thank you, finally! Somepony who gets my costume! Uh, I just came to welcome you to our celebration! My actual name is...
- Princess Luna: Twilight Sparkle.
- [booming voice]
- Princess Luna: It was thou who unleashed the powers of harmony upon us and took away our dark powers!
- Twilight Sparkle: And that was a good thing, right?
- Princess Luna: [normal voice] But of course. We could not be happier. Is that not clear?
- Twilight Sparkle: Well, you kinda sound like you're yelling at me.
- Princess Luna: But this is the traditional royal Canterlot voice! It is tradition to speak, using the royal "we", and
- [booming voice]
- Princess Luna: to use this much volume when addressing our subjects!
- Twilight Sparkle: Fluttershy... you remember Princess Luna?
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] Charmed.
- Fluttershy: [timidly] Likewise.
- Princess Luna: Twilight Sparkle hath spoken of the sweetness of thy voice. We ask, thou teachest to us to speak as thou speakest.
- Fluttershy: [quiet, lying down in a submissive position] Okay.
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] Shall our lessons begin?
- Fluttershy: [quieter] Okay.
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] Shall we mimic thy voice?
- Fluttershy: [quiet] Okay.
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] How is this?
- Fluttershy: Perfect. Lesson over.
- [she zips for her front door, only to smack into it as Twilight slams it shut]
- Twilight Sparkle: A little quieter, princess.
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] How is...
- [normal, but loud voice]
- Princess Luna: this?
- Twilight Sparkle: Better. Right, Fluttershy?
- Fluttershy: [nervous, dazed laughter] Yes.
- Princess Luna: [normal, but loud voice] How... about... now?
- Twilight Sparkle: Now you're getting it.
- Princess Luna: [normal voice] And... how about now?
- Twilight Sparkle: Yes! Well done.
- Princess Luna: [booming voice, she proceeds to aggressively hug Fluttershy as if she were a giant rag doll, and Fluttershy hangs limply in paralyzed fear] Ah, thank you, dear Fluttershy! Our normal speaking voice shall surely win us the hearts of thy fellow villagers.
- Princess Luna: I ask that thou call us... me... Luna, fair Applejack. Hear me, villagers! All of you! Call me Luna!
- Pinkie Pie: [Princess Luna sees that Pipsqueak fell into the apple-bobbing tub, so she fishes him out by grabbing his shirt with her mouth] Hey, gals. Anypony seen Pip? We lost him the last time we had to run...
- [sees Luna and Pipsqueak; chicken squawk]
- Pinkie Pie: Aaah! Night Mare Moon is gobbling Pipsqueak! Everypony run!
- Pipsqueak: Help! My backside has been gobbled!
- [runs away]
- Princess Luna: 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!
- [thunder/lightning clash]
- Princess Luna: [Princess Luna created real spiders to play a fake-spider-tossing game, and the spiders crawl towards other ponies as well as the fake-web goal] Huzzah! How many points do I receive?
- [everyone runs away and screams]
- Princess Luna: Do not run away! As your princess we command you!
- Princess Luna: [deafening voice, hovering in the air with lit-up eyes] *BE STILL!*
- [echo]
- Twilight Sparkle: Princess, remember! Watch the screaming!
- Princess Luna: [booming voice] No, Twilight Sparkle! We must use the traditional royal Canterlot voice for what we are about to say. Since you choose to fear your princess rather than love her and dishonor her with this insulting celebration, we decree that Nightmare Night shall be canceled! Forever!
- Applejack: Shoot. We had everything goin' our way. Luna was happy, everypony in town was happy, now look at 'em.
- Noi: [crying] But I wanted to be a zombie next year.
- Twilight Sparkle: It's not over yet.
- Applejack: What are you gonna do?
- Twilight Sparkle: I'm going to do what I do best. Lecture her!
- Twilight Sparkle: [pinning Pinkie Pie down so she won't run away from Princess Luna in fear] No! No shrieking. No screaming or squealing either. Okay?
- Twilight Sparkle: So why do you keep running away and screaming?
- Pinkie Pie: Sometimes it's just really fun to be scared.
- Twilight Sparkle: Fun? Pinkie Pie, you're a genius!
- Pinkie Pie: No, I'm not. I'm a chicken. Ba-caw!
- Twilight Sparkle: Princess Luna! I've finally figured out why you're having so much trouble being liked!
- Princess Luna: Forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm.
- Pipsqueak: Gosh. I never thought my very first Nightmare Night would be my very last.
- Zecora: Come, little Pip. Now don't you fret. Nightmare Night's not over yet. We still have candy left to give, so Night Mare Moon might let us live.
- Mayor Mare: [wearing a clown costume] Yes. Come on, little ponies. What's Nightmare Night without the annual candy offering? You don't want Night Mare Moon to gobble you up,
- [spooky voice]
- Mayor Mare: do you?
- Spike: Aw, the rainbow wig just kills it for me.
- Night Mare Moon: [booming voice, Princess Luna animates a statue of her past self, Night Mare Moon] Citizens of Ponyville! You were wise to bring these candies to me. I am pleased with your offering. So pleased that I may just eat it... instead of eating you!
- [ponies scream]
- Princess Luna: [transforms back into herself and spits out some fake fangs] I am not certain that did what you meant for it to do, Twilight Sparkle.
- Twilight Sparkle: Just wait.
- Princess Luna: For what? For... for them to scream some more?
- Pipsqueak: Um... Princess Luna. I know there's not gonna be any more Nightmare Night, but do you suppose maybe you could come back next year and scare us again anyway?
- Princess Luna: Child. Art thou saying that thou... *likest* me to scare you?
- Pipsqueak: It's really fun! Scary, but fun.
- Princess Luna: It... is?
- Pipsqueak: Yeah! Nightmare Night is my favorite night of the year.
- Princess Luna: Well then. We shall have to bring
- [booming voice]
- Princess Luna: Nightmare Night back!
- Pipsqueak: Whoa! You're my favorite princess ever! She said yes, guys!
- Children: YAY!
- Twilight Sparkle: See? They really do like you, princess.
- Princess Luna: Can it be true?
- [booming voice]
- Princess Luna: Oh, most wonderful of...!
- [normal voice]
- Princess Luna: I mean... Oh, most wonderful of nights.