//------------------------------// // Never! // Story: Vamponies // by wolf smith //------------------------------// I looked up at him, fear still in my body as he spoke. “No, I will not be like you!” He grabbed my throat and threw me into a cell. I landed hard and passed out. It felt warm, like a mother’s hug as I woke up in my house. I looked around to see my parents. I backed up as they ran up to hug me. “Son?” My dad looked at my confusingly. “S-stay away...Y-you hate me!” I choked. They looked at me confused. I ran out of the house and down  the road. It turned night as a cold wind blew. “YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE!!!” I backed up as Sombra’s dark mist formed with his green eyes. The mist rushed forward, surrounding me, forcing itself into my body. I woke up in a cold sweat. I looked around to see if I was alone, I was wrong. Night and Discord were in the same cell as me. I held my head and looked up outside the cell. Sombra sat on his throne, smiling, evilly. “LEt us- GAH!” Something sent a sharp pain in my head. Night and Discord looked up, finally waking up, but they were under his spell. In his fear realm. “Finally awake...again. Damn.” Sombra spoke, his voice booming in my head. “Found these two trying to find you.  They both fell into my trap.” “Let them go, it’s me you want.” I said with a stern voice. “I don’t know why, but let them go.” Sombra stroked his chin with his hoof. He smiled as his magic gathered around me and pulled me out of the cell. He set me beside him, I could feel his body heat. The only heat. Night and Discord still sat in the cell. “Let them go.” “I will...I will....son.” He smiled looking down at me. I looked up. “No...no...you’re not my father! NO!” I hopped up and ran. He grabbed me in his magic. “Don’t run, just accept it.” He locked my back hooves in a magic bond as I looked at Night and Discord. “I’ll let them go if you stay.” Save myself or, save them. I’m just a teen! Why did I get dragged into this? Is there something I have to do? “Fine...let them go.” My mind screamed at me, I had to fight that back, but I’m just a pony, not a alicorn, god, or princess. “Very well.” He lit his horn as they were teleported out. “Now, to find you a bed.” I looked at the empty cell as he showed me away. he showed me to a small, but workable room. One bed and mirror is all it had, no windows. “Here.” I stepped inside and closed the door and laid on the bed. Slowly crying myself to sleep was the worst. I shivered through the night, wondering what was happening at home. I slowly awoke to the sound of my cell opening. “Get up.” I turned my head to see Sombra at the door. I was still cold. He walked into the cell, grabbed me and throw me out. I slide across the ground, my fur slowly burning from the friction. Something stopped me. I turned my head to see Night standing above me. “Thank you, Sombra...now I must go....with my son.” Before I could questioned he lit his horn and teleported me and him. I soon opened my eyes to see Celestia in front of me. I thought fast and bowed. “Night, you do know how dangerous that was, right?” Celestia was stern in her voice as I looked up. “Ah, young Shadow. Sombra didn’t hurt you did he?” “N-no Princess. I’m fine...just...sore.” I said standing up and looking to Night. “F-father?” Night smiled softly and bend down to look me in the eyes. “I adopted you. Yes, I’m your father, son.” I hugged him tighter, tears forming on my face. A dad that won’t hate me for who I am. “NI- I mean dad...what can we do first?” “We can go out for shakes? What do you say everypony? Milkshakes on me!” Luna smiled. Celestia sent a letter to Twi and the girls to come to the soda shop. Everypony walked out, me and Night staying. He smiled and picked me up in his magic and laid me on his back. “Ready?” I nodded softly as he took off running. We soon caught up to the girls and princesses. Luna smiled, her magic picking me up and laying me on her back. “Thank Princess.” “It’s nothing little one. You’ve been through too much.” She stopped. “Night, where’s Discord?” Night stopped. He looked around. “Uhh...if I knew, I would tell you.” Night looked at the sky and smiled. “Found him.” I looked up to see Discord floating about ten feet above us. Luna looked up and frowned. “Discord...get down from there.” “Why? It’s better than walking.” He smiled and floated down to pick me up. I whimpered, deep down I was afraid of heights. “What’s wrong?” “Discord set him down, he’s scared of heights.” Luna angrily said. I nodded, wanting to get down. He floated me down onto Night’s back as I held fast. Night sighed, he glared at Discord. Discord set himself on the ground and started to walk. After about 10 minutes Discord’s head turned to an old alley. “Hi guys.” Everypony turned around and looked at him. Soft crying was coming from the alley. Discord slowly stepped closer, a soft light lit up. A pony was holding another in their wings; it was Lightning and Pinky. No one said anything, Lightning was holding Pinky close, soft trickles of blood came from between Light's wings as they were wrapped around Pinky. Celestia reached for them, getting zapped. “Don't touch us.” Lightning looked up, tears streaming from his eyes. Pinky was sobbing. Night set me on the ground as he slowly walked over to Light and sat down. “Please, tell me what happened.” Lightning looked down, slowly moving his wings where only Night could see whatever it was he was showing him. I looked up to Luna, who only shook her head. Night slowly stood up and looked to Discord. “Take them home dad, I'll be there in a minute.” Discord frowned and snapped his finger and teleported himself, Light, and Pinky to Night's house. “Dear mother be on your guard, same for you, Shadow.” He teleported away before I could ask what he meant. I looked at Luna who sighed. “Come small one. I'll take you to the castle and you can sleep.” “Luna, back awhile ago, Celestia got mad at Night. Is it true what she said about...The Shadowbolts?” I asked as Luna laid me on her back. “Young one...Are you not more worried that you almost got killed...locked into a nightmare. Or your friend is hurt?” She said looking back at me. She looked worried. “I'm more worried that I'm not being put into any this. I am always pushed out.” I said crossing my hooves. “Like...really.” Luna sighed and cast a spell to take us to her room. “Shadow, you wouldn't understand. Somethings they keep out of history for a reason. My sister does hate Night, yes, but not for the reason you think.” “He's the leader...right? In Nightmare's place.” Luna sat me down on her bed and walked over to her dresser. Opening it she pulled out a dusty book. “You know to much for your own good, but...You have learned.” She said sitting beside me. She slowly open the old book. “You are right, yes. Night does take care of them as I can not. Lightning helps him as one of the commanders. Lightning and him have know each other for far to long. Night has saved him and Light has saved Night.” “How old...are they? If they've told me I've forgotten.” “Night is 1017 and Light is a bit younger.” She slowly turned the page to where a pony was getting turned into a vampony by magic...I guessed. “History is always written by the winners. One's who thought we all died long ago are wrong. We lived in with normal ponies, only those effect knew what was going on.” I sighed and laid on the bed, sinking into the pillow. Luna smiled softly and stood. “I'll be up to catch up with my sister, sleep well young one.” She said then vanished in a cloud of smoke. I laid there for about half an hour, thinking of the day in my head. Sombra, Pinky, Night, and Lightning. I rolled over to look out the window: Full Moon. I closed my eyes to open them again a minute later, feeling my belly grumble. Slowly sitting up and looking around I walked over to the door and slowly opened. Two guards looked at me. “Mister Shadow, why are you still up?” One spoke up. “I'm hungry as a timberwolf and not for normal food.” “Vampony? Right? Luna should be in the throne room, I'll take you.” One guard said smiling. I nodded as they lead me to the throne room, where Princess Luna sat. She waved me over. “Come child.” I walked over and looked up at her. “I...I'm hungry.” She smiled and patted beside her. “We have ran out of blood for today. Please come drink from me.” “Drink form..A princess!?” I was shocked. I heard from Light no one was able to drink from Luna. “A-are you sure Princess?” Luna sighed. She pulled me close with her magic and sat me beside her. He soft eyes looking down at me as she laid a wing around me. “Poor thing. You've been through so much. Please, drink my blood. Let it calm you.” I frowned, but did what she said. I reached up and sank my fangs into her soft neck. He cool blood rushed into my mouth as a drank, slowly falling asleep.