The first hint the students might have as to the theme of this particular final class was as usual Pinkie Pie's outfit.
She was dressed as Pinkie Pie.
No. Really. There would be a fundraiser starting for those needing extra money for their therapy bills after this class. Bake sale, anyone? Well, considering the one therapist on island, maybe more along the lines of a meat market.
Bah dum ching. Derek was wearing a headband with wolf ears on them as his costume. Because Derek was the biggest spoilsport to ever spoil sports. But, for Pinkie, that also meant free reign on the glitter canons.
Fear for your safety.
Really, now, how were they even letting her teach?
"Hihihihi everypony!" She was clearly in fine form, this evening. "We had so much trouble deciding what style to dress up as today that we --" by which she meant 'she', of course "-- decided to just make it a big old fashioned COSTUME PARTY!"
Cue the glitter cannons. Plural.
Sorry, kids. (She was not, in fact, sorry.)
"It's your final," Derek said through gritted teeth. He was never getting all that glitter out of his artfully styled hair. Never. "Just pick a costume. It's an early Halloween."
"Ooo, ooo! Which in Equestria, we call Niiiiiiightmare Niiiiiight." Pinkie did a pretty damn good spooky voice. Especially while wearing a full body costume of herself.
Man, that thing was just creepy.
"It's basically the same thing as humans' Halloween, only the evil pony Nightmare Moon comes down and threatens to eat little ponies. Not for realsies, though! My friends and I defeated Nightmare Moon right after we first met using the elements of harmony and shooting rainbows at her until she turned back into Princess Luna and rejoined Princess Celestia in the palace at Canterlot!"
She then started making little rainbow-laser noises and pretending to fire at people.
Or, well. At Derek, anyway.
It was possible she'd already gotten into the candy stash. Look, it was the only way Derek could get her to stop attempting to sew him a last minute outfit. He didn't even have the legs to be a can-can dancer, okay? Get yourself together, Pinkie.
Derek sighed, shoving his hands into the pockets of his stylish (AND AVAILABLE AT MACY'S) leather jacket, working on ignoring the lasers of friendship and rainbows being fired at him. He was getting pretty good at it now. "Have some candy before she inhales the rest," he grumbled in as kind tone as he could.