Later that midnight…
Bloodthirst was on his mattress again. Platinum Royale was fast asleep.
Bloodthirst laid with his eyes still wide open. He didn’t dare to sleep, fearing his nightmares would return again. But at the same time, he remembered Platinum’s words earlier to him:
“So if you’re dreaming those horrible things again, just try to think of your mother. I think it should work, especially for those who are in depression.”
“Will that really work?” he wondered to himself. “This is only my first time doing this…”
More of his pondering eventually made him drift into his drowsiness.
Not long into his slumber his nightmares began again, he started at the same place, and he saw the same sufferings, ponies thrown into the huge cauldron of boiling water, thrown into lava, into a knife pit and body parts being ripped off. Again, he became tensed. The same voices rang in his head again.
“Join us… now! Your sufferings will end if you do so…”
“No! You’re lying! I’m trying to give up my evil ways! I won’t be easily deceived by you!” he wailed, burying his face in his hooves.
“Nonsense! This is the best way! Join now, and you’ll be free…”
“Ugh, what do I do…!?” He then remembered Platinum Royale’s words. “Where’s my mother when I need her? Mom, MOOOOOOMMMYYYYY…!!!”
“I see that you have suffered enough, young colt.”
A mare’s voice boomed among the voices. Opening his eyes and looking up, Bloodthirst saw the moon glimmering, and the silhouette of an Alicorn mare was in sight, revealing herself to be no other than…
“You’re… Princess Luna?”
“You must be Bloodthirst,” she replied as she touched down. Using her magic, everything around them faded to white, then revealing a meadow full of flowers. “My sister’s student Melody Aurora has written to us about you.”
“Your sister, Princess Celestia…?” He was still surprised. He had learnt about Princesses Celestia and Luna in his childhood from his local school, and now he was wide-mouthed to meet her for real, face to face.
“I heard from you that you wanted to turn over a new leaf, and you have been suffering from these sightings in your dreams. That’s why I came here to your aid,” Luna explained.
“My… aid? How?”
“It is my duty as the Princess of the Night, to enter everypony’s dreams, and to help those in need,” she continued. “Since I have learnt of your situation, I have specially searched for the pony you wanted to meet the most, along with my sister…” She moved aside to reveal a tan brown earth mare, with blonde mane and tail and a marigold cutie mark.
“… Mom!” he blurted, his eyes beginning to water.
“Bloodthirst, my darling…” Marigold Scent began. “It’s been eight years since we last saw…”
“I… I missed you!” He ran into his mother’s embrace as he couldn’t hold his feelings anymore. “I have a lot to tell you… How wish you were with me…!”
“Calm down, my boy,” she said lovingly. “You’re a handsome, young stallion now. Look at just how strong you’ve been!”
“Strong…? But I killed a lot, a lot of ponies…”
“It’s okay, my boy. It wasn’t entirely your fault. Your evil uncle’s gone now, isn’t he?”
“He is, thanks to Platinum Royale’s friends…”
“Your new friends, eh? I bet they can teach you everything about friendship…”
“Friendship? How did you know all of that?”
“Bloodthirst, my darling son. Ever since I died, I’ve been watching you and all of your adventures. Yes, those ponies were rude, and your uncle used you, to gain back power and fame. But as far as me and your father know, this isn’t the way…”
“Uh-huh…”
“But, on the day you wanted to change, we found something that was guiding to you, probably a spirit of change. It somehow led you to Ponyville, where you met Platinum Royale.”
“I was scared… Lightning always wanted to strike me whenever I go… even I went to hiding in the Everfree Forest, though I know it wasn’t quite safe in there…”
“Oh? You could’ve found Madam Zecora. I think she can care for you, too.”
“Zecora? As in that zebra everypony else is talking?”
“She does go to Ponyville to buy ingredients for her magical potions, which can cure even the most mysterious incidents happening!”
“Amazing…”
“Now then, you must be going back to Dodge Junction this weekend, right? For the making of your identity card…”
“Yeah, and I’m kinda excited meeting Auntie Sweet Clover again…”
“I will be informing her about this. Is that okay with you?”
“If you insist…”
“A little while later I’ll be taking her to your aunt’s dream,” Princess Luna interrupted. “We’ve talked to her, and she wants to give her sister a little surprise…”
“I think she misses you very much, as much as I do now…” continued Marigold.
“Err, what about… Dad?”
“He once told me that he wanted to see you, too. But, I think he’ll come at a time when your day will be great…”
“When? What day?”
“You’ll soon find out, Bloodthirst,” replied Luna. “Right now, it’s time for your mother to meet your aunt.”
“If you need me again,” she told him before she left. “Just think of me, and I’ll be right beside you.”
“I know, Mom. I… love you…”
“I love you, too, darling,” Marigold replied as she hugged him. As everything around him faded to white, she said, “Till we meet again. I hope you’ll enjoy nicely in Ponyville! Good luck…!”
“I will, I will!”
“Ugh! I’m… awake…?” Bloodthirst got up with a start. Looking around, he found himself back in Platinum’s room again.
“Wow… it really did work!” he said to himself. “I feel much better! I’d better inform Platinum!”
Just as he got up and headed to the door, he heard a yelp.
“Platinum? Wait, are you hurt?” He immediately dashed downstairs.
As he arrived at the hallway, he found her sitting at the kitchen, holding her hoof. She had apparently cut herself while preparing breakfast.
“Oh, goodness, my hoof! How am I supposed to help Mom later…!?” she moaned as blood flew out of her wound. Feeling somepony touching her shoulder, she turned around and gasped to see Bloodthirst. “Oh, dear,” she thought to herself. “Is he going to drain my blood away? I’m worried that his vampire instincts will come back…”
“Cut yourself?” he asked. “Let me fix that.”
Platinum stared at him, with eyes of fear.
“Don’t worry, I’m not going to kill you.”
Seeing her still frozen, he gently took her hoof and placed it into his mouth, while Platinum fearfully shut her eyes. Then suddenly, she no longer felt any pain. She opened her eyes to find out that…
… the cut on her hoof was completely healed!
“You… have… healing powers?” she asked, feeling her recovered part over.
“It’s always our ability, to those who can control their instincts well,” he explained.
“Has your clan been doing this as well?”
“Apparently, well, we did help out on those previous wars in history.”
“By the way,” she asked. “You look better right now. Did you dream something good?”
“I did. Thanks to your advice, I met my mom, and… I’ve seen Princess Luna…”
“Did your mother give you good advice?”
“Yeah… she told me she would be by my side, whenever I need help…”
“There. Told you. She really would come and help you. Now, speaking about Princess Luna, do you know that she’s like you?”
“Like me? How?”
“She used to be jealous to see ponies active and lively in the day but sleep at night. So one day she turned into Nightmare Moon and was banished for a thousand years. When she returned and was reformed by Mom, Princess Twilight and their friends, she then tried to turn over a new leaf.”
“I’ve learnt about that…”
“And take Mayor Diamond Tiara as another example. She used to be a bully to Auntie Sweetie and her friends. When they gave her good advice, she changed and became friends with them now!”
“Ah, I see…”
“See? There are many others who are trying to make a change and benefit to the pony society. They just need a bit of friendship advice, then they will learn to make new friends.”
“By the way…”
“Yes?”
“We’re going to Dodge Junction tomorrow, right? Mom tells me that she’s seeing Auntie Sweet Clover in her dream, to tell her that I’m coming.”
“Oh, great! She must be very excited to meet you, too!”
“I hope so. It’s been eight years since I last saw her…”