It was Nightmare Night,and the streets of Ponyville were filled with happy ponies in colorful costumes,talking,playing games,and eating candy.It looked like any other Nightmare Night;Pinkie was eating candy by the truckload,Zecora was telling young fillies stories about Nightmare Moon,and of course,Twilight had a costume nobody but her reconized. Most of the ponies were out enjoying the festivities, so the buildings were quite empty and everpony was outside.Except for a handful of ponies,and that included the blind drunk mare sitting at the counter in a bar.She was a regular there,and usually came there for hours at a time,drowning her worries away in liquor. She put a handful of bits onto the counter and hiccuped. "Anotherrr ro*hic*rounnnd." The mare slurred. The Pony behind the counter sighed."You've had quite a lot,Berry Punch.I think you've had enough." Berry Punch looked at him with half open purple eyes."Nu-uh.No*hic*not yet.I'm ffinneeee.."She said,and sipped her wine. The pony sighed."Here.Take a bottle and leave.I'm supposed to take my fillies trick-or-treating."He said,putting a bottle of wine on the counter. Berry Punch opened up the bottle and poured herself another glass.She finished it and stood up,almost falling over."Fine the*hic*thennn."She carried the bottle in her mouth and stumbled out. She flinched at the sudden change in temperature. It was cold and a bit windy.She sighed and stumbled to a tree,leaning against it and taking a sip of wine from the bottle. --- The orderliness of the Nightmare Night activities were stopped when the silver clouds in the night sky turned black and Nightmare Moon emerged from the sky."Citizens of Ponyville!We have arrived,the true princess of the night!Begin the festivities of Nightmare Night in our honor!"The mare boomed. The ponies cheered,remembering how she just wanted to have fun and join in the festivities last year,although a few young fillies screamed and hid behind thier parents and friends. Berry Punch was blissfully unaware of the event,and she just stood there against a tree,swaying drunkly, drinking wine.She looked around."Ack,whazz all th*hic*the rackeeet?"She slurred.She carried the bottle in her mouth,and she began to walk,stumbling often."It jus' gottssso loud shuddin..sh..sud..suddenl'y.*hic*"She mumbled.Not knowing where she walk going,she collided with something and fell on the floor,causing a bit of wine to spill and fall on her matted,alcohol-drenched mane."Ugh,was..wassh where yo*hic*you're going!"She growled irritably. Nightmare Moon turned around.She was about to yell at Berry Punch, but stopped herself. "Err...Greetings,citizen of Ponyville. And who might thou be?" Berry Punch looked at her drunkly. "My name isss's..Berry Pu*hic*Punch."She slurred,taking another sip of wine."Who're yo..yuu..youuu?*hic*" Nightmare Moon gave her a strange look."Thou does not know who I am?" Berry Punch swayed and tilted her head."Eh..you do look fa...fammille....familiar.Maybe I shawya in a bar once..or somefin.*hic*" "I am Nightmare Moon,the princess of nighttime.It is a pleasure to meet thou,Berry Punch."Nightmare Moon said politely. Berry Punch smiled a lopsided,drunken smile and sipped her wine."Well,nice ta-hic- meetcha too."Berry Punch said."Wanna dri*hic*drink?" She put the bottle down in front of her. "Oh..um....sure...."Nightmare Moon said. But what was supposed to be one drink,turned into 3....then to 9.....then to 15... Hey,it's hayp17!This is my first mlp fanfic,and I hope you enjoyed the first part of it.Sorry for any spelling/grammar errors.. And a big thanks to Dwynter for this awesome idea! -Hayp17
