Vamp Pinkie

by Paganbrony

Part Two: The Magic of Friendship under Threat.

Vamp Pinkie.

Part Two: The Magic of Friendship under Threat.

Twilight had teleported but without thinking she’d reappeared somewhat randomly outside Ponyville, looking around she saw off in the distance the road that led to Sweet Apple Acres.

Applejack, Twilight knew the no-nonsense straight talking southern belle could help her!

Setting off at a run she made her way there, thoughts of the trouble she was in ran through her mind.

It didn’t take long to reach the farm at the speed she was going and she stumbled breathlessly onto the porch, she began hammering on the door.

After a moment or two it opened, her friend and fellow element Rainbow Dash appeared through the door.

“Uh hi Dash…?”

Twilight managed as she stood catching her breath.

“Is Applejack here?”

Dash looked at the blackened coat, frazzled mane, numerous cuts and wild eyes and hesitated,

“Twilight is that you Hun?”

Applejack appeared alongside Dash at the door stopping as she too took in the sight before her.

“Yes, I need your help.”

Twilight waved her hoof at the door.

“Can I come in?”

“Uh, now’s not a good time sugar.”

Applejack shared a nervous glance with Dash.

“Maybe you can tell us on the porch?”

Irritated Twilight stomped her hoof,

“Look I don’t have time!”

Twilight pushed her way past the two nervously protesting ponies, as she entered the living room Twilight realised the room was dimly lit by candles standing on a table in the middle of the room.

She blinked… Rose scented candles?

On a table covered in a fancy red cloth and laid out for two dinners…?

…Not to mention soft music coming from a nearby radio, turning to the now quiet pair Twilight just let her confused/embarrassed expression say it all.

“Don’t look at us like that Twilight…”

Applejack blushed…

“Can’t two friends have a quiet meal together?”

“Of course…!”

Twilight stuttered turning a deep shade of crimson.

“So what’s so important Twilight, you lost a bookmark again?”

Dash was visibly upset as Applejack nudged her with a hoof and hissed for her to be nice.

“And why the hay do you look like you’ve been rolling around ma coal shed?”

“Yeah… And you went backwards through a rose bush?” Dash piped up as she tried to count the scratches on Twilights coat.

“Are you still trying to figure out how to go super saiyen without hot sauce?”

“No!”

Twilight thought back to her failed and arson filled attempts to reach her next level of power and cringed at the memories.

“So what then…”

Applejack and Dash chimed together frustration showing at their evening not going to plan, and their not so secret anymore secret dinner.

Twilight took a deep breath then explained about her experiment.

“Para-what now…?”

Applejack interrupted mightily confused.

“Parallel dimensions like ours but slightly different!!!”

“So you made contact with another world?”

Dash said excitedly, all too ready to believe in aliens and monsters, the idea of other ‘hers’ in different worlds had her imagining a Rainbow Dash only team that would outshine the Wonderbolts and take Equestria by storm!

Nudging her now daydreaming companion to one side Applejack raised an eyebrow.

“So if this here spell worked… What’s got you so worried?”

“W-Well instead of being able to see the world through the mirror, I kind of maybe sort of summoned some pony.”

She paused…

“Or thing.”

Applejack cocked her head.

“Thing…?”

“Twilight is there something attacking Ponyville?”

Applejack looked off in the direction of the town worriedly.

“N-not exactly…”

Twilight stammered, seeing Applejack’s face frown as she described her run in with Pinkie Pie, her hurting her friend and the resulting gaff as she forgot to check for traces of anything from a living being within the magic circle.

“So a few of Pinkie’s hairs got into your spell… So what…?”

Dash huffed as she emerged from her daydream.

“What’d you do summon a giant pink party monster or something?”

Applejack and Dash laughed at the mental image of a huge pink monster screaming ‘PARTY’ rampaging through Ponyville.

“No…”

Twilight whined…

“I summoned an alternate Pinkie Pie!”

“Wait so now we have two Pinkies, I don’t think I can party anymore than I do already!”

Applejack said a worried expression on her face as the thought of two Pinkies running about playing pranks crossed her mind.

“I don’t think that’s the problem.”

Twilight replied, her voice cracking.

“So what then”

“She calls herself Pink… You remember how Pinkie looked when she was upset with us? Straight hair etc…”

Dash blinked…

“You mean like that?”

Dash pointed a hoof.

Twilight slowly turned and looked out the open door in the direction Dash was pointing…

…Sat facing the farmhouse was Pink a playful smile across her face.

“H-how’d she… Oh screw it!!!”

*Poof*

Twilight transported the three of them without hesitation she was in a blind panic hoping to end up somewhere far away!

However, by rushing it and not focusing Twilight screamed in pain as the unstable spell’s magic tore through her as they disappeared in a cloud of magic smoke.

Daylight…

The first thing Twilight noticed was how bright everything seemed, daring her eyes to open further…

…She quickly shut them again as pain ripped through her skull.

As she moved her aching limbs and rubbed her eyes she heard movement next to her she forced her eyes to open as she came face to face with Applejack who was standing next to the bed she was in.

Bed…?

Twilight panicked sitting up too fast she almost blacked out again.

“Now careful sugar cube, you need to rest ok?”

Pushing her back down, Applejack’s southern drawl sounded like an explosion in Twilight’s skull.

“Where…?”

“We’re at Rarity’s you darn near dropped us in the river with that magic of yours last night.”

“Oh no...”

Twilight forced herself up despite her body’s complaints.

“I forgot your family! Oh no I’m sorry Applejack…”

Twilight fearing the worse couldn’t bring her self to look up.

“Huh, ma family…? Heck Big Mac and Granny Smith are off visiting ma Aunt and Uncle Orange and Applebloom’s staying at Scootaloo’s.”

Looking towards the door she continued in a hushed voice…

“Uh, that’s why I had that fancy dinner last night on account of having the place to ma self.”

Shuffling slightly and turning red Applejack trailed off looking at the floor.

“I’m sorry…”

Twilight shifted uneasily before continuing…

“I didn’t know you two were …”

“That way...?”

Applejack said it somewhat aggressively but didn’t look up.

Twilight tried to say something but couldn’t, after all it was supposed to be unnatural wasn’t it?
That’s what her mother had told her after she’d been caught looking at her dad’s play ponies magazines!

“I… Like stallions… But I kind of like mares too…”

Twilight mumbled her face red as Applejack’s head shot up!

“You’re just saying that.”

Applejack said it angrily looking away again and before Twilight could continue the door to the room opened and their friend Rarity entered with a look of joy on her face as she saw Twilight was awake.

Ignoring the uncomfortable silence she moved to the bedside and began fussing over Twilight.

“You gave me quite the shock when Dash and Applejack brought you here!”

“Um, where is Dash anyhow?”

“She didn’t want to stay I tried an all but she was might upset.”

Applejack still didn’t look at Twilight as Rarity sensed melodrama afoot.

“I can’t understand why she was so upset, all Applejack will say is that you turned up at the farm looking…”

“…Well in a right state my dear.”

Rarity gave Applejack a stern look as she continued…

“All she said was that you were frantically going on about two Pinkie Pies and then when Pinkie showed up you teleported taking Applejack and Dash with you!”

Rarity was giving Twilight a quizzical look before adding.

“Not to mention the furor over the library.”

Twilight gasped…

“The library… I-I forgot…”

Tears began to well up in her eyes.

“Is it OK?”

“Well, it’s pretty much gutted.”

Rarity looked at the crestfallen Twilight with sympathy.

“But I’m sure it can be fixed… …A bit of redecorating and a lick of paint my dear.”

Twilight just sat staring at her fore hooves for a moment before she realized she hadn’t properly warned any pony!

“Oh no, we’re in trouble, I mean I’m in trouble, no the whole of Equestria is!” Twilight tried to get off the bed her voice shrill and cracking.

“Goodness me, what are you rambling about dear?”

Rarity tried to stop her but failed as Twilight unsteadily gained her balance as hoof met floor.

“It’s Pink!”

Twilight’s head swam as she nearly fell over.

“What’s pink dear?”

Rarity’s voice mimicked her confusion.

“Pink the other Pinkie Pie!”

Twilight nearly shouted as she put her hooves on Rarity’s shoulders.

“We couldn’t find her, or our Pinkie for that matter, we looked everywhere sugar.”

Applejack said as she finally looked up face to face with Twilight again.

“Wait! You went looking for her!!!”

“Uh sure ah did Hun after all its only Pinkie right?”

The hesitation and uncertainty showed in Applejack’s voice as Twilight's face twisted with anger and her tone went shrill.

“You went after her at night!!! Are you bloody crazy!!! ”

“Now hold on sugar, we’ve dealt with Pinkie when she’s been all crazy before ah think ah know how to deal with Pinkie.”

Applejack huffed loudly irritated by Twilight’s reaction.

“Nooo you don’t get it, she’s not crazy like our Pinkie… She’s… *pause* …Well she’s crazy but not our Pinkie crazy.”

Twilight began pacing nervously as she tried to shake off the feelings of dread and panic that tore at her mind.

Rarity ever the generous friendly outgoing pony piped up.

“Well I’m sure where ever this pony is she just needs friends to help her, we should find her and show her true friendship solves all problems!”

She punctuated this by raising a hoof for dramatic effect.

“The only thing she needs taken to heart is a stake.”

Twilight muttered as Rarity shot her a strange look.

Rarity and Applejack looked on downhearted and bemused as Twilight continued to pace.

“Twilight dear, you aren’t making a lot of sense…”

Rarity tried to smile as a little panic seeped into her voice at the unusual way Twilight was acting after all she was an odd duck sometimes but this was unusual even for Twilight.

Turning to her friends Twilight swallowed her trepidation and fear and blurted out suddenly…

“She’s a Vampire!!!”

Blinking as her friends burst into laughter Twilight’s anger got the better of her.

“I mean it… I’m not joking… Last night I summoned a vampire version of Pinkie Pie from another reality!”

Her tone and the anger she showed cut through the laughter leaving her friends stood mouths open unsure how to react.

After a moment of silence Applejack said quietly,

“Twilight vampires aren’t real you do know that don’t ya?”

“Not in this world maybe, but I’m telling you Pinkie Pie… No! I mean Pink is a vampire! She tried to bite me!”

“Did she burn the library down too?”

Rarity asked jokingly but uncertain which rang clear in her voice as Twilight flinched.

“Not exactly… That was me I guess.”

She remembered the explosion and her last memory of the library burning.

“Oh…”

Both her friends in perfect unison managed to make it sound like it wasn’t that big a deal but still were unsure how to react.

“But we could say she did right!”

Twilight’s mind was now seeing how her eventual salvation lay in covering up as much as possible before any other ponies found out about her true involvement.

Seeing the cogs in Twilight’s head turning Applejack piped up quickly,

“Ah am not lying to any pony, not even for you Twilight.”

Twilight her delusional hopes fading her anger got the better of her she couldn’t help but snap angrily at her friend.

“But you’ll lie to us about you and Dash or is that because you take her to bed!”

“Oh no…”

Twilight gasped as she realized her words, Applejack stood for a moment, the pain and anger evident on her face,

“Damn you Twilight…”

Applejack left the room without a sound or a glance back as tears flowed down her cheeks.

Twilight sank to the floor tears also flowing freely as she knew she’d just seriously hurt her friend.

Rarity just stood there, even if she had misheard what Twilight had said… There was no denying that the purple unicorn had just wounded their friend Applejack deeply and it was up to her to help Twilight clean herself up and to get her to sort her problems out, namely the freshly upset Applejack.

Vampires or not she huffed mentally not that she believed her friends story of course but as she moved towards her she couldn’t help but wonder.

Twilight refused to move so Rarity resorted to using her magic to drag Twilight unceremoniously first to the bath and then her vanity dressing table, after almost two hours of silence Twilight was looking better at least Rarity thought.

Despite having to cut away the burned strands of hair from her mane and tail also covering her with plasters for her cuts Rarity finished the last few touches until Twilight was for the most part back to her usual self.

Waiting for Twilight to say something had proved futile so Rarity decided to start a conversation herself.

“Well dear since your home isn’t suitable to stay at for the foreseeable future. I want you to stay here with me until we can make other arrangements.”

Twilight just stared off into space.

“So…”

Rarity tried again,

“Are you sure this isn’t just a big misunderstanding…”

“…I mean its not like Pinkie’s pranks haven’t backfired before is it?”

Breaking from her trance like state Twilight reacted angrily,

“It’s not a prank! She’s out there and it’s my fault!”

“Wait…”

Twilight’s panic returned.

“She’s out there… Oh no… She’s loose and no pony knows!”

Turing to Rarity with an intense look in her eyes she continued with her tone rising sharply.

“I have to find her… Stop her.”

“How exactly do you plan on that, Applejack looked everywhere…”

Rarity interjected sharply with a note of tired frustration at the continuation of this silly misunderstanding.

Twilight’s now ever present and barely contained anger again got the better of her as she snapped furiously.

“That dumb hayseed couldn’t see an Ursa major for apple trees… …I have to find Pink and finish this nightmare!”

Rarity had had enough,

“I will not allow you to insult one of our dearest friends and especially not after all this nonsense about things that don’t exist!”

“She’ll kill any pony she fancies and no-one’s any the wiser to the danger!”

Twilight began to rant ever louder.

“You didn’t see her eyes! She’s a monster and she’s real!”

“If you’re going to say such horrible things, then you can just leave!”

Rarity was at a loss, this was beyond anything she’d ever heard and despite her haughty reaction deep down she was beginning to feel scared…

Twilight was prone to exaggeration when things seemed dire, but to have invented such a story and to have hurt her friends and then to still cling to her story made Rarity feel very scared indeed.

“Fine, don’t believe me…”

Twilight’s voice exploded in anger…

“But if you have any common sense you’ll lock your doors and windows before nightfall and pray I kill her before she kills you or your sister!!!”

At the mention of her sister Sweetie Belle, and the implied fate she’d suffer, Rarity finally lost her temper and in an uncharacteristic show of pure anger pointed her hoof to the door and screamed at Twilight to get out of her home.

Calling Rarity a blind foal, an idiot and many other more offensive terms, Twilight shouted at her as Rarity magically threw her out her front door and slammed it in her face.

Stood in the street still cursing and with no idea what to do Twilight sat on her haunches and pondered her next move, ignoring the many glances from ponies going about their daily lives in Ponyville.

Twilight knew she had to find Pink and stop her but how? She tired to think what would kill a vampire?

The only things she could come up with were from old books and the camp fire stories Pinkie and Dash told to scare their friend Fluttershy.

Deciding her only hope was an actual account of some pony killing a real vampire she got to her hooves and made her way home to the library. It was a long shot before the place burned down but now…

Twilight cursed herself over and over… It was after all her fault for what had happened, and a chill traveled down her spine as she realized, also what could happy, nightmare visions played through her mind!, she quickened her pace.