WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:03.100 --> 00:00:05.200 >>Herpy was afraid of the dark. 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.569 >>He knew it was a silly fear. 00:00:07.569 --> 00:00:11.219 In fact he had several fears that others might consider silly. 00:00:11.219 --> 00:00:16.110 Snakes, heights, mismatched socks, he feared them all. 00:00:16.110 --> 00:00:20.790 >>He preferred to spend his days in the library, helping others with their research. 00:00:20.790 --> 00:00:25.940 His main job was assisting Daring Do, the eccentric professor and fearless adventurer. 00:00:25.940 --> 00:00:31.750 Herpy often wondered how she could be so brave in the face of danger. 00:00:31.750 --> 00:00:34.960 >>The library was closing. 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:39.829 Reluctantly, he packed up his books and walked across the University grounds, heading for 00:00:39.829 --> 00:00:40.839 his room. 00:00:40.839 --> 00:00:45.500 >>The sun was drifting down towards the horizon, and as Herpy looked across the grounds he 00:00:45.500 --> 00:00:48.940 spotted many other ponies in a variety of costumes. 00:00:48.940 --> 00:00:51.679 Tonight was Nightmare Night. 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.030 >>Passerby: Hey Herpy! 00:00:54.030 --> 00:00:56.579 Are you coming to the party? 00:00:56.579 --> 00:01:01.539 >>Herpy: Uh, no, I should get back to my room. 00:01:01.539 --> 00:01:02.539 >>Passerby: Are you sure? 00:01:02.539 --> 00:01:03.539 >>Herpy: Yeah, I’m sure. 00:01:03.539 --> 00:01:06.729 I’ll see you later. 00:01:06.729 --> 00:01:11.280 >>Herpy returned to his room and turned on the light. 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:15.390 He stayed up for a while reading, but soon enough he grew tired. 00:01:15.390 --> 00:01:20.790 Finally, he put down the book, turned off the light, and tried to go to sleep. 00:01:20.790 --> 00:01:23.620 >>Herpy was always afraid of the dark. 00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:31.390 But on Nightmare Night, he was especially afraid. 00:01:31.390 --> 00:01:40.119 >>Herpy opened his eyes, but the world had changed. 00:01:40.119 --> 00:01:41.470 His room was gone. 00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:43.530 His bed was gone. 00:01:43.530 --> 00:01:51.049 He looked out into a great writhing blackness all around, like a host of brooding thunderclouds. 00:01:51.049 --> 00:01:54.939 >> Herpy: What the...where am I? 00:01:54.939 --> 00:01:57.279 >> Voice: Hello, Herpy.... 00:01:57.279 --> 00:01:58.829 >> Herpy: What.... 00:01:58.829 --> 00:02:03.499 >> Voice: This is going to hurt! 00:02:03.499 --> 00:02:05.060 >> Voice: RUN! 00:02:05.060 --> 00:02:06.619 >>Herpy ran. 00:02:06.619 --> 00:02:10.350 He didn’t understand what was happening but he ran. 00:02:10.350 --> 00:02:14.190 Lightning flashed and splintered all around him, threatening to slice him apart. 00:02:14.190 --> 00:02:16.190 He stumbled and fell. 00:02:16.190 --> 00:02:17.740 >>Voice: Ha! 00:02:17.740 --> 00:02:18.740 Oh...delicious. 00:02:18.740 --> 00:02:22.400 And that’s only the beginning. 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:25.500 >>Herpy trembled with fear. 00:02:25.500 --> 00:02:27.801 He looked up towards the voice. 00:02:27.801 --> 00:02:30.110 There was a face in the blackness. 00:02:30.110 --> 00:02:37.140 Eyes and mouth of a deep fiery red, shifting and turning, piercing him with its gaze. 00:02:37.140 --> 00:02:40.440 >>Herpy: Who...who are you? 00:02:40.440 --> 00:02:43.730 >>Voice: Oh, I’m offended. 00:02:43.730 --> 00:02:47.850 Surely you’ve heard of me. 00:02:47.850 --> 00:02:51.950 Perhaps I should jog your memory? 00:02:51.950 --> 00:02:55.460 >>Voice: I am the Dream Sprite. 00:02:55.460 --> 00:02:56.460 I feast on fear. 00:02:56.460 --> 00:02:57.460 Your fear, for the moment. 00:02:57.460 --> 00:02:58.460 >>Voice: Delicious! 00:02:58.460 --> 00:02:59.460 >>Herpy: You...where did you come from?! 00:02:59.460 --> 00:03:00.460 >>Voice: Your boss is always bringing back artifacts. 00:03:00.460 --> 00:03:01.460 You really should stop playing around with them, Herpy. 00:03:01.460 --> 00:03:02.460 You never know what might happen. 00:03:02.460 --> 00:03:03.460 >>Voice: For instance, you might just get roasted alive! 00:03:03.460 --> 00:03:04.460 >>Herpy: It’s - it’s - it’s not real! 00:03:04.460 --> 00:03:05.460 It’s just a dream! 00:03:05.460 --> 00:03:06.460 It’s not real! 00:03:06.460 --> 00:03:07.460 It’s not real! 00:03:07.460 --> 00:03:08.460 >>Voice: But it feels real, doesn’t it?! 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:09.460 >>Voice: How about the snakes? 00:03:09.460 --> 00:03:10.460 Do you like those? 00:03:10.460 --> 00:03:11.460 >>Herpy: Help! 00:03:11.460 --> 00:03:12.460 Help! 00:03:12.460 --> 00:03:13.460 >>Voice: There’s no one to save you, Herpy. 00:03:13.460 --> 00:03:14.460 It’s all in your head; just you and me. 00:03:14.460 --> 00:03:15.460 You and me and memory. 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:16.460 >>Voice: Every little thought you’ve ever had, every fear you’ve ever felt, every 00:03:16.460 --> 00:03:22.630 little monster you’ve ever imagined, Herpy, they’re all belong to me now. 00:03:22.630 --> 00:03:42.270 They are my weapons as I see fit. 00:03:42.270 --> 00:04:04.000 And you have provided me with so much! 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:06.030 >>Voice: You’ve always lived in fear, Herpy. 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:08.340 Hiding in your room, hiding in your books. 00:04:08.340 --> 00:04:11.240 There’s not one speck of courage in your entire history. 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:12.240 Not a single thought that doesn’t serve me- 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:13.240 >>Herpy: No >>Voice: No? 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:14.240 >>Herpy: There is a mare. 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:19.450 A teacher. 00:04:19.450 --> 00:04:22.880 A friend. 00:04:22.880 --> 00:04:25.770 >>Voice: Stop that. 00:04:25.770 --> 00:04:30.590 >>Herpy: She’s not like me. 00:04:30.590 --> 00:04:34.450 She’s better than me. 00:04:34.450 --> 00:04:41.200 >>Voice: Well she’s not here, is she?! 00:04:41.200 --> 00:04:45.060 >>Herpy: But she is! 00:04:45.060 --> 00:05:01.060 Because I know her! 00:05:01.060 --> 00:05:08.940 Because I could never forget her! 00:05:08.940 --> 00:05:09.940 >>Voice: Shut up, already! 00:05:09.940 --> 00:05:10.940 >>Herpy: HER NAME IS DARING DO! 00:05:10.940 --> 00:05:11.940 >>Daring Do: You called? 00:05:11.940 --> 00:05:12.940 >>Herpy: Daring! 00:05:12.940 --> 00:05:25.580 >>And there she was, the memory of Daring Do, blazing like a star of golden courage, 00:05:25.580 --> 00:05:27.590 banishing the darkness! 00:05:27.590 --> 00:05:28.930 >>Voice: NO! 00:05:28.930 --> 00:05:32.950 >>Daring Do: Stick with me, Herpy. 00:05:32.950 --> 00:05:36.300 >>Herpy: I’ll never leave you. 00:05:36.300 --> 00:05:38.980 I’ll never leave you! 00:05:38.980 --> 00:05:43.790 >>And with a great flash, the dream sprite was gone. 00:05:43.790 --> 00:05:47.920 Herpy and Daring stood alone in a vast emptiness. 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:49.300 >>Herpy: He’s gone. 00:05:49.300 --> 00:05:50.680 You...you did it. 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:53.550 >>Daring Do: I just helped out a little. 00:05:53.550 --> 00:05:58.020 You’ve got more courage than you realize. 00:05:58.020 --> 00:06:05.400 (Sound effect blur as Herpy wakes up) >>Herpy: Really? 00:06:05.400 --> 00:06:06.400 ...Daring? 00:06:06.400 --> 00:06:07.860 >>Herpy: Daring? 00:06:07.860 --> 00:06:09.920 >> The dream was over. 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:16.220 Herpy looked about his room, his desk, the clock on the wall, all bathed in sunlight. 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:19.650 The world of the dream had felt so real before. 00:06:19.650 --> 00:06:22.110 But suddenly he wasn’t so sure. 00:06:22.110 --> 00:06:24.200 >>Herpy: Was there really a dream sprite? 00:06:24.200 --> 00:06:27.760 Maybe I dreamed of a dream sprite. 00:06:27.760 --> 00:06:32.900 >>Daring Do: Herpy, are you coming to breakfast? 00:06:32.900 --> 00:06:34.370 >>Herpy: Wha-? 00:06:34.370 --> 00:06:35.840 Oh, yeah! 00:06:35.840 --> 00:06:38.200 Just a second. 00:06:38.200 --> 00:06:40.720 >>Herpy: I’m ready! 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:42.400 Let’s go. 00:06:42.400 --> 00:06:45.760 >>Daring Do: You alright? 00:06:45.760 --> 00:06:48.280 >>Herpy: Yeah, yeah. 00:06:48.280 --> 00:06:52.550 I just had a scary dream, that’s all. 00:06:52.550 --> 00:06:53.840 You were in it, actually. 00:06:53.840 --> 00:06:55.280 >>Daring Do: That’s funny. 00:06:55.280 --> 00:06:59.490 You were in my dream, too. 00:06:59.490 --> 00:07:02.990 >>Herpy: That’s...interesting.... 00:07:02.990 --> 00:07:08.889 >>End Credits: Herpy in the Dark was written by Sonicsuns. 00:07:08.889 --> 00:07:09.990 Herpy was played by Neil the Nerd. 00:07:09.990 --> 00:07:14.050 The Dream Sprite and Random Passerby were played by Sonicsuns. 00:07:14.050 --> 00:07:15.960 Daring Do was played by Wollffeey. 00:07:15.960 --> 00:07:16.960 Art by Draco. 00:07:16.960 --> 00:07:17.960 Editing by X-Trav. 00:07:17.960 --> 00:07:18.960 Narration by Random. 00:07:18.960 --> 00:07:21.020 This has been a Pony in a Box production. 00:07:21.020 --> 00:07:22.520 My Little Pony is the copyright of Hasbro.