While I didn’t think things would go well, i also didn’t expect them to go that badly that quick.
Theory: Applejack will die to, and when Nos tries to kill Twilight all their souls will be summoned and free Fluttershy before Rainbow Blasting him to bits.
It was a nightmare for Applejack. Her home. Her entire community was in chaos. She could hear the screams of everypony from all directions. Her mind was unsure of what to do or how to deal with this. It felt bigger than anything she had to deal with before. Upon hearing that the undead were invading, Applejack’s fear turned to her family. Big Macintosh and Granny Smith were still at her farm and it was taking every bit of her willpower not to rush over and save them right then and there. She just followed Princess Luna out of the Hospital with Rainbow Dash rushing beside her as well. She wished Dash hadn’t followed. Her friend’s wincing showed she hadn’t fully healed yet, but it was too late to focus on that. Her town was going through a disaster not seen since Discord escaped.
Oh yeah, that was a disaster alright...but that seemed relatively minor compared to this.
The Royal Guards were rushing everywhere with hordes of civilians rushing away with tears in their eyes and faces pale as ghosts. Dead ponies were already being laid out with unicorns setting them on fire regardless of their race. Even foals weren’t spared from being burned. Fires could be seen burning in the distant edges of the town. The moaning, roaring, and devouring of the undead as they feasted on blood and flesh could be heard from there as well.
It's like the Walking Dead...pony style.
It was a living hell and Applejack felt trapped in it.
More like a living Tartarus, but hell is even worse!!!
“W-What do we do?” Rainbow Dash asked, looking around in a frenzy. Sweat was pouring down her blue face as she prance in a panic. “Do...do we fight? Flee?! What?!”
“Calm down, Rainbow Dash,” Luna ordered, getting the pegasus to freeze. “We must get through this with a calm mind.”
I think anyone would find it hard to be come when you have a Ghoul Army invading your town...
Seconds later, Princess Celestia, her spear drenched in blood, arrived from the air and landed in front of them. “Luna, the entire south west side has been overrun. I got the guards preparing to enact wards and shields to slow the zombies down, but I fear it's only a matter of time before they overrun the town.”
“What about mah farm! Granny Smith and Big Macintosh are still there! Ah can’t just leave them!” Applejack screamed, her heart pounding out of her chest. “Ah... Ah can’t lose them...”
Oh that's right, Granny and Big Mac!!!
Princess Celestia opened her mouth, closed it, and then turned to some of her pegasi guards. “Sergeant!” One of them flew over. “Take your best and fastest fliers to Sweet Apple Acres and save whoever is there! Priority one! Order other squads to do the same for the other homes!"
“Yes, Ma’am!” He saluted before ordering his group to follow him into the sky.
Applejack sighed in relief before bowing to the Princess of the sun. “Thank ya kindly, yer Majesty.”
Please, let them make it in time!!!
“You’re welcome, Applejack. Let us pray they will be there to save them in time,” Princess Celestia answered before turning to her sister. “Have you already started preparing the teleportation glyphs?”
“I ordered it before you left,” Luna answered, drawing her blades. “It seems Nosferatu wishes to distract us with these fowl undead before making his getaway in Fluttershy’s body. Thus, allowing him to go underground for however long he wishes.”
That way, he'll be able to regain his power and sent all back to the Stone Age.
“He must be at our old castle. It’s the only structure I can think of where he might be residing,” Celestia said, cursing out loud. “Damn him. Either we go after him and risk more lives or we focus our efforts here and let him escape.”
“Sister, as much as I wish to face our old foe and end this once and for all, we cannot. We didn’t bring enough ponies to hold off an invasion and we are ill prepared as it is,” Princess Luna said, growling. “It seems we have no choice but to stay here and hold the line until the evacuation is complete.”
“So that flankhole is just gonna get away with all this?!” Rainbow Dash yelled, growling.
Civilians first, vampire slaughter later.
“We have no choice, Rainbow Dash. The curse of the undead spreads to those bitten by it! If any of these undead spread across Equestria it will be like a new plague that will not end until they are all dead or they’re master is dead,” Princess Luan argued, shaking her head. “I’m afraid we must abandon the town with whoever we can take with us...before destroying the entire town.”
Applejack felt her jaw drop and she was pretty sure Rainbow Dash’s had as well. “D-Destroy Ponyvillle?”
“Yes,” Celestia said with a heavy heart. “I’m sorry, Applejack, but there is a legion of thousands coming from the graveyards and the Everfree Forest. We must destroy them all and that means the town as well.”
So they're coming from all around...at this point, Ponyville is pretty much gone. I'm sorry Applejack but...the town Granny Smith founded will have to be burned to the ground.
“Ya can’t! This is our home! Mah family’s home! We’ve been here for generations!” Applejack shouted, fighting the tears. “Are ya tellin’ me nothin’ can be done to save it?!”
“The only other way to stop this madness is to destroy Nosferatu, but my Sister and I must stay here to lead the evacuation and destroy the town if need be,” Celestia answered, placing a hoof on Applejack’s shoulders. “I am sorry, Applejack, but I swear that when this is over and the entire land is clear once again I will do everything in my power to restore it to its glory once more.”
But it will never be the same Ponyville ever again.
Applejack closed her eyes and nodded. She was only glad Apple Bloom wasn’t here to see or hear this. Guess we’ll need to stay with our relatives for awhile... if we make it out of here.
“Wait, you said that the master vampire needs to be destroyed to kill the undead, right?!” Rainbow Dash shouted, her eyes lit up. “So let’s just kill the damn bastard and end this once and for all!”
Dash, do you even know how powerful a Vampire can be?!?!
“Rainbow, my sister and I are the only one strong enough to stop Nosferatu,” Luna chided, glaring at the pegasus. “You have no idea the power he processes nor should you risk it! It’s too much and-”
“I can do it.”
Everypony turned around to see Twilight, fire in her eyes, walking along side with Zecora and Spike. She stood in front of her fellow princesses and stared at them with conviction before repeating. “I can do it.”
Looks like the Queen of Sorcery is ready to throw down!!!
“Twilight-” Celestia started to speak, but Twilight held up her hoof.
“No. I’m doing this. I don’t care what you do or what you say. My home, my friends, and my ponies have suffered enough. This has to end now or else Nosferatu will just continue to regain his power and return at a later date. You two can stay here and defend Ponyville. I’ll go with my friends to fight Nosferatu. It’s the best chance we have.”
“Twilight, it’s too dangerous!” Luna shouted. “Without Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy the Elements of Harmony are useless to you.”
Um, didn't you say the only way to kill such villains is with "cold steel to the heart"?
“I know that, but it's best if I risk it rather than you two,” Princess Twilight answered with steel in her resolved tone. “You two are more important than me. Even if I fail, you’ll still be around to help Equestria.”
“Twilight, don’t be foolish!” Celestia shouted, looking down at her apprentice with narrowed eyes, but got the same look back. “Nosferatu is a demon, Twilight. He will kill you and without mercy. I will not see you suffer and die at his hooves, I command it.”
“Princess,” Twilight closed her eyes and lowered her head for a moment before looking back at her mentor. “Will all due respect? Buck your command.”
Again, Applejack felt her jaw drop as did everypony save for Twilight and a wide eyed Celestia. Twilight turned her back to her mentor and started to walk away before pausing. Keeping her eyes focused on the town she had grown to love as a second home, she continued to speak.
“I lost three of my best friends to this bastard. I’ve seen suffering and death for months. I’ve had my entire world shattered because someone,” Celestia winced knowing who she meant, “thought it best to hide the truth from me. A truth that could have saved all those lives. These are my ponies. My subjects. You told me I had a responsibility to lead them when I gained my status as an alicorn. Well, I’m going to do it now.”
If only you told her...if only you told her....
Twilight sighed before turning to Celestia. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m scared. I’m about to cry and I want to hide away from all this. I’ve seen true evil tonight and even I don’t think I can survive against it, but I am willing to try. I need to try. Because if there is a chance to end this madness tonight I’m going to do it. With or without your approval.”
Sorry Celestia, but you're not stopping her.
Everypony looked at Princess Celestia who stood there in silence. Then she levitated her spear to Twilight. “Here. Take this. It will help you.”
Twilight took it with her magic and nodded before turning to Applejack and Rainbow Dash. “You two don’t have to-”
“Save it, we’re going,” Rainbow Dash said, grinning before walking by her side.
“We might die this time, Rainbow Dash. For real,” Twilight warned.
All three of you might.
“Eh, I’ve always wanted to go out in a blaze of glory,” Rainbow Dash replied, struggling to keep her smile up.
Twilight smiled back before turning to Applejack with a frown. “You still have your family, Applejack.”
“Ah know... but yer family too, Twilight,” Applejack said, lowering her hat. “If ah can save mah farm... mah home...it’s a cause worth dyin’ for.”
The three looked at each other and embraced. It felt weird with just the three of them, but even if they were half their strength, they were still the Elements of Harmony. They were still friends. And Friendship was their greatest strength.
And the greatest magic.
“Accompany you to your fate I shall be. To glory or death, we shall see,” Zecora said, standing by their side.
“I want to come too!” Spike shouted, but Twilight shook her head.
“No, Spike. Where I am going, you cannot come with me.”
“But...but Twilight!” Spike shouted before he was suddenly hugged by the young alicorn with tears in her eyes.
Oh Spike....
“Spike...you may not be my son by blood but you are the son I raised. Since you came to this world you have always stood by my side and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend... a better son. If the worst happens, I want you to promise me that you’ll grow up strong and be happy. Promise me that you’ll always be a good dragon. And know that I love you more than anyone else in this world, my child,” Twilight said as she kissed him on the forehead as he looked at her with a sob. “I’ll do my best to come home... if I don’t...know that I will always love you. My sweet number one assistant.”
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“N-no! You can’t do this! I won’t leave you, Mo-” Before Spike could finish, Twilight hit him with a spell that instantly put the little dragon to sleep. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she gently kissed him again before handing him over to Princess Luna.
“If I don’t make it back...tell him I’m sorry and look after him?” Twilight asked to which Luna could only nod. “I...I guess this is it...wish us luck.”
You will need a lot of it.
“Twilight, wait!” Princess Celestia said, walking up to her apprentice before she could leave. “I...I know you are angry at me...but I want you to know...you are the greatest pony I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. You have always been like a daughter to me and I will always love you. If...If you come back I promise there will be no more secrets between us, I will tell you everything...over tea.”
Twilight looked at her mentor before closing her eyes and gently nuzzled her as the two embraced perhaps for the last time. “I’d like that...”
If it happens at all.
They stayed in such a position for awhile until Twilight ended it and turned to her three companions. With one last nod, Twilight began to summon her magic before the three disappeared in a flash.
“Faust be with them...” Luna whispered, closing her eyes.
“Faust be with us all,” Celestia said, doing the same.
And may she watch over all on this night....
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The moment the teleportation ended, the four of them prepared for anything as they found themselves not far from the Castle of the Two Pony Sisters. It didn’t look anything out of the ordinary save for how quiet it was. No sounds of animals or anything. Just as silent as the dead.
Make that un-dead.
“So what’s the plan?” Rainbow Dash asked, gulping.
“We go in, stay together, find Nosferatu, and kill him,” Twilight said, simply as she stepped forward.
“That’s your big brilliant plan?” Rainbow Dash hissed.
“Well, I wasn’t planning on taking on an ancient vampire lord tonight, Rainbow! I’m improvising!”
Pretty straightforward improvising there.
Sighing, Applejack got between them and raised a hoof. “Alright, calm the hay down. We need to work together on this and no sense lettin’ us get the fear messin’ with us.” The two friends looked at each other and nodded. “Good. Now how can we kill this monster?”
“Destroy the heart or the head is the quickest way. Sunlight will do too, but it is not yet day,” Zecora answered for them.
“Why doesn’t Celestia just summon the sun and fry his sorry flank?” Rainbow Dash asked.
I can think of seventy reasons why she can't.
“Dash, she can’t just summon the sun and banish the moon away for her own whims. It causes disasters in places other than Equestria that could cost lives,” Twilight answered, shaking her head. “Why do you think the idea of eternal night is so scary? Not only would it lower survival rates, but it would change everything in the world from the weather to agriculture. The Princesses need to keep the sun and moon going the proper way at all times, even if it would be in our advantage to have the sun out.”
Plus, the days would be limited in length and the time would no longer go in its exact order.
“Ugh, fine. Guess we just do this the hard way,” Rainbow Dash said, leading the group towards the direction of the castle.
RD' answer to everything.
Twilight could still remember her first adventure with her friends to stop Nightmare Moon. How simple that seemed compared to now, especially with two of her friends dead and one possessed by evil. “You girls ready?”
Just like with Discord, that seemed like a cakewalk.
The three nodded, but Zecora then stepped forward. “Just remembered what I have in my pack. A chance to help us from becoming a blood sucking snack.” She reached inside and presented two necklaces made of garlic. “Garlic will weaken the vampire and keep it away. Might be the difference between life and death you might say.”
“Okay, but there are only two of them,” Twilight said. “Who gets the two?”
“Applejack, you take one,” Rainbow Dash said much to the earth pony’s surprise. “I’m the faster one between the two of us so I got one advantage. Twilight’s got alicorn powers and a magic spear. Zecora knows more about vampires than all of us. You may have your earth pony strength, but trust me when I say that if this guy is as strong as...Rarity was you’ll need it if he gets close to you.”
That's actually pretty well thought out.
“Alright, now let’s get-” Twilight took one step forward onto the bridge before she found herself covering her eyes from a bright red glow. The others reacted the same way as the ground beneath them began to shine. Runes and gypys began to appear as a blood red circle surrounded them. Gasping, Twilight recognized it and was about to say something but before she could even get a word out, a bright flash erupted and all four of them were gone.
Oh crap!!!
Rainbow Dash felt her chest connect with cold hard rock as she rubbed her eyes to get rid of the flashes in front of her. Moaning, she got up on all fours before opening her eyes. Gasping, she realized she was no longer in the forest anymore, but in some big empty ball like room with broken statues around. The grim dust covered flag that were half moldy were raised high above as a testament to their old glory.
“H-how did I get here? Wait, where is everypony?!” Rainbow Dash asked, looking around for any sign of her friends, but she found nopony around.
That was until she heard a scream. Turning to the window, Rainbow Dash just barely had time to see a figure stripped in black and white fall down outside. “Zecora!”
No, NOT ZECORA!!!
Putting all her wing power into her back limbs, she rushed forward towards the window, intending on breaking through it. Instead, she bounced off it as it glowed red and knocked her back down. “What the?! No!” Dash pounded the window again and again but her limbs just pounced off the shield. She tried another window and another, but nothing worked as the barrier kept preventing her from escaping.
Dammit, Nosferatu!!!
Zecora’s screaming then came to a sudden end. Too sudden. Like it was cut off without warning.
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NO....
“Nosferatu!” Dash screamed as she flew down the hall with rage in her eyes. Left and right she went. Searching for any sign of the vampire. She smashed down whatever was in her way. Doors. Armor sets. Flags. If it was in her path, she knocked it down.
“Where are you! Coward!” Rainbow Dash shouted, foam coming out of her mouth as she thought of everypony she had lost to this abomination. Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie. Rarity. Now Zecora. Not another soul! Not another soul you Faust forsaken bastard!
RD's completely lost it now!!!
“Where the buck are you!” Dash screamed with fury.
“I’m right here.”
YIKES!!!
Dash turned around, only to get smacked in the face and knocked right into a wall. Shaking her head, she growled upon seeing the red-eyed demonic body of her once good friend Fluttershy. The creature before her just smirked and looked at Rainbow Dash as if she was an insect not worth the trouble. “Did you really think I would just let you in here together? Please, I’m not stupid.”
WHY YOU....!!!
“Where are Applejack and Twilight!” Dash shouted, huffing as she spat out a bit of blood.
“Somewhere in the castle. I’ll kill them after I kill you,” Nosferatu answered with a shrug as if it was the same as saying what the weather was today.
“Never you flankhole!” Rainbow Dash shouted diving forward as fast as she could.“This is for my friends!”
DASH, NO! RUN!!!
Rainbow Dash was inches away from Nosferatu’s face with her hoof ready to smack into it when she suddenly found herself frozen in the sky. The vampire’s eyes glowing as Dash felt her body unable to move; trapped in an aura of red and black magic. Smirking, Nosferatu walked around Rainbow Dash; circling her like a viper with its prey trapped in its grasp. Rainbow Dash realized that she was unable to escape and her fury began to quickly be replaced with fear.
No...no...dammit! She's finished...!!!
“You know, I should give you a quick death considering you are my host body’s best friend,” Nosferatu whispered into her ear. His tone sounded like venom coursing through Dash’s veins. “But where is the fun in that?”
Didn't you already try doing that with Twilight?
Dash suddenly felt pressure being added to her wings as something similar to the feeling of a hook piercing her skin sank deep into her wingbone. She wanted to scream but found her mouth unable to open even a bit. All she could mutter was a muffled yell as the magical aura began to wrap around her wings, slowly crushing it. The sound of bone and feathers crumbling from the pressure echoed in the empty halls and into Dash’s ears as she closed her eyes, screaming in her mind as tears dripped down her cheeks. Then the magic began to pull upward at a slow but powerful pace. Dash now really wanted to scream, her throat and lungs on fire as bits of her fur and bone were ripped off slowly one by one, inch by inch.
At that moment, Dash lost control of her bladder and peed on the floor, her tears bawling uncontrollably as her wings close to peeling off. Then, with one great twist and pull, her precious wings were ripped from her back.
...I felt that...so hard. Taking away her wings was the worst thing he could've done to RD....
This time, Dash was allowed to scream. A scream so painful and agonizing it echoed across the entire castle. Her blood spewed out of her back as Dash continued her screaming until there was enough blood below her body that it made a small pool. When there was enough, Nosferatu lifted a hoof and spears of blood rose from the blood. Dash’s cries were silent as her eyes widened upon feeling multiple point objects pierce her chest, head, and limbs.
It was only for a few seconds that she felt the new pain before she felt nothing at all.
And just like that...the Bolt of Loyalty is gone....
Sensing her soul leave her body, Nosferatu ended the spell and let Dash’s limp and broken body plop onto the floor in a pool of her own blood. Licking a bit of it off their hoof, Nosferatu only grinned.
“Two down. Two to go.”
One final showdown...the King of Blood Suckers vs the Queen of Sorcery and the Apple of Integrity... I do not see the outcome being light in any way at all.
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Damn. Two of the party dead already. Let's hope AJ and Twi do well.
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While I didn’t think things would go well, i also didn’t expect them to go that badly that quick.
Theory: Applejack will die to, and when Nos tries to kill Twilight all their souls will be summoned and free Fluttershy before Rainbow Blasting him to bits.
Oh yeah, that was a disaster alright...but that seemed relatively minor compared to this.
It's like the Walking Dead...pony style.
More like a living Tartarus, but hell is even worse!!!
I think anyone would find it hard to be come when you have a Ghoul Army invading your town...
Oh that's right, Granny and Big Mac!!!
Please, let them make it in time!!!
That way, he'll be able to regain his power and sent all back to the Stone Age.
Civilians first, vampire slaughter later.
So they're coming from all around...at this point, Ponyville is pretty much gone. I'm sorry Applejack but...the town Granny Smith founded will have to be burned to the ground.
But it will never be the same Ponyville ever again.
Dash, do you even know how powerful a Vampire can be?!?!
Looks like the Queen of Sorcery is ready to throw down!!!
Um, didn't you say the only way to kill such villains is with "cold steel to the heart"?
If only you told her...if only you told her....
Sorry Celestia, but you're not stopping her.
All three of you might.
And the greatest magic.
Oh Spike....
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You will need a lot of it.
If it happens at all.
And may she watch over all on this night....
***
Make that un-dead.
Pretty straightforward improvising there.
I can think of seventy reasons why she can't.
Plus, the days would be limited in length and the time would no longer go in its exact order.
RD' answer to everything.
Just like with Discord, that seemed like a cakewalk.
That's actually pretty well thought out.
Oh crap!!!
No, NOT ZECORA!!!
Dammit, Nosferatu!!!
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NO....
RD's completely lost it now!!!
YIKES!!!
WHY YOU....!!!
DASH, NO! RUN!!!
No...no...dammit! She's finished...!!!
Didn't you already try doing that with Twilight?
...I felt that...so hard. Taking away her wings was the worst thing he could've done to RD....
And just like that...the Bolt of Loyalty is gone....
One final showdown...the King of Blood Suckers vs the Queen of Sorcery and the Apple of Integrity... I do not see the outcome being light in any way at all.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So the two who are most at fault for Fluttershy's death are still alive so far... I have mixed but mostly negative feelings about that, lol.
inteligent bastard, he killed the one with the most knowledge, that piece of shit!