I watched as the once fierce demon of the night stared in horror as the rainbow from the Elements of Harmony headed towards her dark figure. She still attempted to fight, firing one last spell at my body, to which had no affect.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!" Nightmare Moon screeched out once the rainbow energy had surrounded the alicorn before destroying her physical body.
The Elements of Harmony put myself and my new friends down onto the floor of the castle. I must have been pretty exhausted, as well as the other five ponies, because the next thing I knew I had fallen unconscious.
A bright light had awakened me. I opened my eyes to find that my new friends and I all lay on the floor. I had been the last to awaken. The bright light was the glorious sun rising, and with it an immortal being flew down to the castle.
Everypony stared in bewilderment as Princess Celestia unfurled her wings in all of their glory. "Princess Celestia!!" I called, galloping towards my mentor while everypony else bowed.
"Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student. I knew you could do it," Celestia praised.
"But you told me it was just an old pony's tale," I gave her an uneasy face while continuing to hold my hug firmly.
"I said you needed to make some friends; nothing more Twilight. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her." I gave a blank stare at my mentor as she continued to talk. "But you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart. Now if only another will as well."
Princess Celestia then walked over to what once was Nightmare Moon. In her place was a purple alicorn with a blue mane.
"Princess Luna," Celestia boomed as she unfurled her wings. "It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this."
The alicorn known as Luna suddenly opened her eyes in shock. Celestia bent down next to the purple alicorn, who stared away with regret. "It's time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister."
I gasped in shock. "Sister?!"
Celestia continued, eyes all focused on her. "Will you accept my friendship?" All eyes then fixed onto Luna, who stared down before making her decision.
She leaped into Celestia's side, surprising me as well as the princess. "I'm so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister!"
Celestia sobbed into Luna's fur. "I've missed you too."
Pinkie's loud cries were heard, and so I glanced around my shoulder to stare at the earth pony. She had tears flowing freely from her eyes until suddenly she yelled, "hey, you know what this calls for? A party!"
I shook my head in amusement, though I couldn't shake the slight burn in my eyes as I stared at Princess Celestia. Maybe it was just because of not seeing the daylight for a while.
I sighed in relief as I shut the door to the Golden Oak Library. Pinkie's party was incredible, though I was happy to be alone again.
There was this itching feeling in the back of my head while I was at that party. I don't know what it was, but every once in a while I caught myself staring at somepony's neck.
Shrugging it off, I trotted deeper into the library. "Spike! I'm home! Spike?" I trotted up the stairs and to the bedroom and found Spike fast asleep.
A smile graced my lips. In his peaceful state, he was so adorable.
And so vulnerable...
I gasped in shock. Why did I think that? It wasn't like I was gonna hurt him... Was I?
I stared at the dragon once more. I could hear his slow heartbeat peacefully beating with every breath that he took.
Wait... What?
My ears flicked at a slight sound. I could hear the owls hooting from outside. That was weird. Why could I suddenly hear everything?
A small groan took me out of my thoughts. Spike slowly opened his eyes and stared at me. An eyebrow rose, and I guessed it was because I was leaning over him.
"Erm... Hey Twilight. It's what, twelve o'clock? Go to bed." I heard him murmured before tucking himself further into his blanket.
I nodded and headed for my bed, only to not be able to sleep. I tossed and turned, attempting to get into a comfortable position. But no matter how hard I tried, I was wide awake.
Sighing, I gave up on trying to get a good night's sleep and just got up. I carefully went downstairs, which to some reason I could see a lot better in the dark then I used to.
I trotted into my kitchen while humming a little tune. The clock indicated that it was about one o'clock in the morning. I went towards my fridge to grab a midnight snack.
It was just an apple that... Applesack, was it? I don't know, but the orange one gave me it while at Sweet Apple Acres. I gobbled it up quickly, and then opened the fridge once more to get a drink.
The milk carton was closest to my hoof, so I grabbed a cup with my magic and poured some milk into it. I gave a refreshing sigh as the cold liquid went down my throat. Yet, for an odd reason it didn't quench my thirst.
I shrugged it off and closed the fridge. I trotted back towards the staircase, but paused when I saw the window. I changed my path and headed to the window instead.
The moon was full, and stars consisting with the colors of mostly white and the occasional red, blue, or yellow. They seemed to twinkle and say hello to me, but I knew that the little lights couldn't actually sparkle.
Since I still couldn't find even the tiniest bit of me being tired, I decided to go for a walk. I trotted away from the window and went across the room to the door.
Once I stepped outside, I allowed the moonlight to bath over my body. Due to being Summer, the temperature was decently warm. I used my magic to shut the door behind me and started to trot around Ponyville.
It was calm, the occasional cricket chirping as I trotted past with my tail flicking behind me ever so often. I didn't expect anypony to be up, with it be one in the morning and all.
I was too busy thinking that I didn't realize where I was. My head suddenly clunked on a tree, causing myself to yelp in pain. I finally lifted my head, and saw I hadn't even been trotting around town. The tree was in the outskirts of Ponyville, which was where I was.
I immediately recognized the type of tree and where it naturally lived. A forest lay before my body, but it wasn't any of the friendly forests that I knew of, the ones that consisted with adorable bunnies and whatnot.
No, this was the Everfree Forest, one of the most dangerous forest known to Ponydom. I gasped in shock and jumped back.
But then I had a slight urge to head inside the woods. Why I wanted to I had no idea, but going with my gut instinct was usually the best idea.
I carefully placed one of my front hooves slightly past the tree I had bonked my head on, which now had my horn indent printed inside the tree forever.
I heard a wolf howl as soon as I had placed all four of my hooves into the forest. I didn't flinch or get scared, however. Maybe it was because I had defeated an immortal alicorn. Maybe I think I'm better than everypony else. But that can't be true! I'm modest, right? I did the thing anypony would have done in my position.
I thought back to earlier. The spell that Nightmare Moon shot at me. What exactly did it do? The Elements of Harmony discarded the spell, right? No harm could have been done... right?
Then a sudden thought placed itself in my brain. How exactly did I get to the Everfree Forest so quickly? Last that I've seen I wasn't that fast. Shit, I don't even think Rainbow Crash... I think it was Rainbow Crash. I mean, she did crash into me... well I don't think even she couldn't go that fast while running, let alone trot.
Maybe... just maybe, the spell did do something to me. But if it was meant to do harm, why would it do something good like make me incredibly fast? That doesn't seem terrible at all!
My ears dropped. What if... what if this isn't all the spell does? My hearing is suddenly a lot better. I don't remember being able to hear Spike's heartbeat. But then again, that doesn't even seem that bad.
I heard the wolf howl once more, but this time it seemed really close. I gulped as I slowly turned around, only to be met with an angry Timberwolf.
Its foul breath was all up in my face, which thanks to my sudden super senses, smelled twenty times worse than it should have.
The wolf took a step forward, angeling itself in order to pounce onto me, I presumed. As it took a step forward, I did as well. It kept taking steps forward, causing myself to as well.
As I took one more step, I suddenly felt something hit me from behind. I turned my head to see a pole that a rope was tied to, and saw another one a few hooves away.
I gave a relieved smile, and quickly dove out of the way of the wolf, whom decided to attempt to attack me while my head was turned.
I quickly ran behind the Timberwolf, running away from the ropes. The wolf had quickly recovered from falling over after unsuccessfully attacking me.
The wolf then tried to attack me again, but instead of dodging, I ran towards the wolf of wood. It gave a confused stare, but pushed on.
I suddenly jumped, expecting to only jump about a hoof high. But no, that wasn't the case. I leaped in the air, and found that I was a few hooves over the trees.
I gasped, and I saw that the Timberwolf couldn't believe it either. The leap had lasted long enough that I had landed on the other side of the bridge that the ropes were connected to.
The weirdest part, well, actually second weirdest part, was the fact that I still wasn't the tiniest bit tired. I saw the wolf attempting to walk over the bridge, and so I decided it would be a good time to leave.
The Castle of the Two Sisters was closest to my area, considering it was literally right in front of me. I ran over to the ground doors, opening them and walking inside.
The castle was just a deary and dull as before. The stone that made up the entire castle was falling apart, and I could make out two thrones that had decayed within the past centuries.
Since I clearly wasn't going to be tired anytime soon, I decided to explore the castle. I trotted calmly through the corridors, taking note of every painting or room.
I came to a halt when I noticed a part of the castle that didn't seem to decay away. The stone had looked like how I guessed it looked over a thousand years ago.
The tapestries were still in tact, and the doors hadn't fallen off of their hinges. I furrowed my brow in curiosity. Trotting forward, I opened the door that was closest to me.
It wasn't at all what I expected. Moonlight was gently gleaming through the stain glass window, which had a moon on it, along with a pony with small fangs.
I gulped and suddenly felt the need to feel my mouth. I shook my head mentally. Vamponies aren't real, Twilight...
I continued to scan the room, trying to push the thought to the back of my brain. There was couches made of a deep red velvet, and a few tables, along with a bookcase, sat along the wall.
Then my eyes lay upon an obsidian platform with a magic rune on it. I eyed the platform, considering it was obsidian, which wasn't a common material and was hard to come by.
I continued to look around the room, making note to come back to that platform later. There was another door inside of the room, so I went inside.
The next room seemed to be an armory of some sort. Swords, chest plates, and other lines of defense was around the room, along with a sparing dummy.
Seeing nothing else in the room, I trotted out and closed the door behind me. Doing an eye sweep of the room to make sure I didn't see anything else, which I didn't, I went back to the platform.
I hoped onto the piece of obsidian, managing to not over jump this time. The rune imprinted onto the platform suddenly lighted up and glowed. I gave a panicked stare and prepared a spell in case anything happened.
Something did happen, in fact. Green smoke swirled around me before landing next to be. The smoke became a unicorn mare with a green mane and a white coat. I didn't notice right away, but I was able to see through the pony.
She gave a death stare before booming in a loud voice, "WHO DARES AWAKENING ME FROM MY ETERNAL SLEEP?!"
I slightly coughed, getting the ghost's attention. "Um, I did, Miss Ghost..."
The ghost turned her head to focus on me before grinning. "Ah! Hello there, you must be Twilight Sparkle. "
I didn't understand how she knew who I was, but I didn't show my up most confusion. "Uh, hello. How do you know who I am? And who even are you, for that matter?"
The ghost giggled. "You don't remember reading about me being Starswirl the Bearded's apprentice?"
I must have looked pretty silly, because the unicorn laughed even harder. "You, you are Clover the Clever?!"
"The one and only! Now, you must be wondering why you suddenly have extreme senses," she stated, and I nodded. "Well, it might be easier to show you."
I saw her horn glow unsurprisingly red, and felt a pleasurable tingle throughout my body. I felt my horn spark for a split second, but it quickly disabled itself.
After about a minute her horn stopped glowing, and left me panting. Clover giggled a bit before levitating a mirror over to me.
"I forgot to tell you speeding up the process like I just did makes it a bit pleasurable." I gave her a deadpan stare, my tongue still hanging out of my mouth.
I finally managed to get onto my four hooves. I faced the mirror, bracing myself for any changes. What I saw when I looked, well, I couldn't say anything.
My body was noticeably a lot more sleek and athletic, even more than Rainbow... Trash? I really needed to learn my new acquaintances names.
My normal navy blue mane had grown a bit, my bangs spilt by my horn and falling onto the sides of my face a little. The color had gone from blue to black, but personally, it looked better like that.
Bits and pieces of my mane had been dyed pink and purple instead of the normal one lock of hair being purple and pink. My now red eyes carried on through the mirror's image up to my horn, which was noticeably sharper.
I opened my mouth and found what I had hoped wasn't there; fangs. I took my hoof and stuck them on my fangs to see how sharp they were, and they were incredibly sharp. I guessed they were sharp enough to rip possibly wood.
I turned to Clover, who had a smile smirk on her face. "Am I a vampony?" I asked, though I already knew the answer.
Clover's head bobbled up and down. "Precisely. You have been hit with a spell by the creator of Vamponies, Nightmare Moon. This spell had been the one Princess Luna used centuries ago to turn willing ponies into creatures of the night. She called it a blessing. The Blessing of the Night, or The Nightmare Blessing as you could call it."
I nodded my head, tears filling my eyes. "So, am I a monster? Oh who am I kidding, of course I am a monster! I have to drink blood!"
Clover shook her head. "You aren't a monster. Yes, you do have to drink blood, but that is the source of your power. Most of the myths and legends are not true, however. Like for instance, you can go into the sunlight, though you lose your powers, leaving you vulnerable. And no, you don't gain bat wings, that's what having the ability to turn into a bat is for. I mean, if you're a pegasus you get them, and- I'm rambling aren't I?"
I nodded, making Clover blush. "Well, anyway, I should be going, it's almost dawn. I'll come visit again soon, Clover." I waved a hoof at the ghost, who did the same as well.
I trotted out of the room and into the throne room of the castle. I took one last glance at the castle before opening the door and exiting the castle.
I trotted through the Everfree, thinking about how I would tell Spike. Hopefully he won't freak out.
As I trotted out of the ancient castle, I begun to think. After last night, my life won't be the same again. That can be guarantied by any lousy salespony.
I'm a vampony now. This means I drink blood. And this mean I should be freaking out. Yet, I'm not.
"Must be part of the vampirism..." I murmured as I trotted through the forest.
A thought that has been in my mind for a while swirled around in my head. What was I going to tell Spike? He's my assistant and may as well be my brother. How would he react to me suddenly saying, "hey, Spike! I'm like, a vampony now and I need to drink blood! But don't worry, I just might drink your blood if I need to and lose control!"
I shook my head. I knew better than that. Obviously the blood drinking will be a problem at some point, but since I don't have to deal with it yet I shouldn't be worried yet.
As I continued to think, I heard a Timberwolf howl. It was possible it was the same one from earlier. I rolled my eyes and groaned.
Though I didn't want to have to fight the timberwolf again, a part of me yearned to find that wolf and take him down. I dismissed the feeling; I wasn't going to be a monster.
"But I'm already a monster..." I said through gritted teeth.
There was no denying the obvious. I was a vampony, and vamponies are monsters. Therefore, I am a monster.
I begun to run as if I was trying to run away from my thoughts. Trees sped past me quickly as I began to see the edge of the forest.
I then remembered what I had done earlier. Not slowing down the least, I suddenly jumped. My head easily went past the forest trees and high into the air. I couldn't help but squeal with delight. Though I wasn't a pegasus, and most unicorns hated flying, I absolutely loved the wind in my mane as much as I loved magic. It was almost as if it was a part of me that was missing.
My hooves finally touched the ground once more. I was easily a few hundred hooves out of the Everfree Forest, and was closer to town hall than the edge of Ponyville.
A pain suddenly shot throughout my body. It was incredibly faint, and I barely even felt it. Realizing since I was a vampony, I glanced up at the sky. The sun was rising, which meant even though Clover wasn't 100% correct about the sun being pain free, I still could walk through town since the plain was easily bareable.
I suddenly began to panic. The vampirism had changed the way I look. Though I've only been in Ponyville for less than a week, everypony has seen me enough to identify the change in my body and appearance.
Spike would notice for sure, so attempting to hide it from him wasn't going to happen for sure. I groaned and begun running through town to my house. Jumping onto a house so I wouldn't be seen easier, I began to jump from house to house with a smile on my face.
I slammed down a particularly different house. I winced and stayed on the house. The owner had heard the noise I had made and came out of the house.
"Rainbow Dash! I thought I told you to stop crashing into my home!" Rarity yelled. She looked up in the direction where I was, and I quickly backed out of her field of vision. However, I wasn't quick enough and Rarity saw part of my tail.
"Huh? Who's there? That isn't the tail of Rainbow Dash," Rarity stated.
I held my breath as Rarity walked into the town to try to see a the top of her house. I decided this was a good time to flee, and so I quickly jumped off of the house and onto a different one.
I saw out of the corner of my eye Rarity staring at me with awe. I prayed to Celestia that she didn't see me or put two and two together.
The Golden Oak Library quickly appeared in my vision as I continued to jump from house to house. Two house were left, and I easily jumped on them. My back legs left the roof next to my home and I reached out for my bedroom balcony, only to miss completely.
I tripped over the railing and fell face first into a mountain of books that rained over me soon after my crash. I heard a high pitch squeal come from something in the books. I groaned and lay on the mountain of books, ignoring the sound that came from them.
"Twilight!" I heard a male voice yell. I sat up from the books with a worried expression.
Thinking quickly, I did the first thing that popped into my head. I got off the books and dove into my bed and shut my eyes.
I heard shuffling from my room and the sound of books being moved around. I begun to shake as I began to feel dizzy.
"Twilight... I know you're here..."
I quickly jumped as I felt somepony touch me. My head went though the ceiling due to my newfound abilities. The figure who had touched me gasped in shock as it stared at me stuck in the ceiling.
"Uh... A little help?" I asked in a shaky voice.
"Ohh, right!" Spike grabbed my hooves and yanked me out of the ceiling with force. I landed on the floor with a loud plop.
I groaned as the room spun around. Flying through a ceiling was not fun. I shook my head and stared at Spike. He glared down at me with a confused but stern stare.
"Now... How in fucking all of Equestria did you do that?! And why do you look different!?" Spike's eyes suddenly widened and he stopped talking. He began to back up into the wall, and when I got up he sprinted for the door.
...Only to run into the closed door and fall onto the ground. I shrieked and quickly ran to assist Spike. When I tried to touch him to help him get up, he swated at my hoof.
"Get away from me! Please don't suck my blood!" Spike squealed as he covered his head within hands and shook with fear.
I slapped myself in the face. I hadn't covered my fangs. I looked into a mirror and saw my fangs in board daylight.
"Fuck myself..." I cursed.
Suddenly, Spike spoke. "Um, I don't think you can physically do that..."
I turned my head to face him, and saw him staring at me with a deadpan stare. I rolled my eyes at his smartass ways.
He still shook with a great amount of fear, but seeing me not even looking as if I would hurt him, he offered a smile.
I smiled back, but it only made him wince. I shut my mouth and sat down across from Spike. "So... How did this happen exactly?"
I looked away from him. Where to start? "Well, once me and my friends got the Elements of Harmony and were about to defeat Nightmare Moon, she cast a spell on me. It didn't do anything at the time, but apparently it did do something."
I gestured to my new form. Spike nodded understandingly and ushered for me to continue. "I went to the Castle of the Two Sisters again last night since I couldn't sleep and met the ghost of Clover the Clever."
Spike's eyes widened with awe. "No way."
I chuckled and nodded. "Yes way. Anyway, she sped up the process of me becoming a vampony, which might I add, was quite pleasurable-" Spike blushed. "-she explained the things this curse does."
Spike, whom had stopped shaking, sat up. "Can you go in the sun?"
"Well how do you think I got home?"
"Sneaking through alleyways and fighting off Vampony Hunters who want to kill your kind," Spike answered.
I blinked twice. "Uh... I think you've read too many fanfictions, Spike."
"Meh," he said while shrugging. "What else does this curse do?"
I tapped my chin as I thought back to what Clover had said. "Well... I have to drink blood" Spike gulped and became physically scared. "-every once in a while. As far as my calculations go, I should have to drink blood every two weeks."
There was a pregnant silence as Spike pondered what I had said. I shuffled around uncomfortably as I waiting for him to say something.
Spike took a deep breath and closed his eyes. "Um... I suppose that when you need it, I could let you drink from me..."
I gasped in shock. "No! I couldn't possibly-"
"What choice do you have?! You're a bloodsucker vampony who lives off blood! If you don't drink from me, who else would you drink from?! An unwilling victim like a monster!?"
... That one struck some cords in my heart. Needless to say, he was right. I'm already a monster, I don't need to be even more one. "You're right, Spike."
He smiled after I said that. "See? I knew you would reason with-"
"But I couldn't possibly drink from you," I interrupted. "You're just a baby dragon. I'm sure I could find another willing pony..."
"No," Spike said with a firm tone. "No."
He grabbed my shoulders and shoved me closer to him. "I don't care, Twilight. I love you more than anypony in the world and I would do anything for you. Even allow you to drink my blood or give up on trying to flatter Rarity."
Spike stared into my purple irises. "I won't let you shove me aside just because I'm a kid in pony years. In dragon years, I'm a legal adult."
He continued to frown at me. I sighed seeing he was being stubborn and wouldn't budge. "...Fine. But only one time!"
Spike immediately smiled. "Great! I knew I could convince you! Now, what would you like for breakfast?"
I sighed in defeat but answered Spike. "Um, actually Spike, I've been up all night. Do you think I could take a nap?"
"Oh course, Twilight. Go ahead. I'll let you know if anypony comes in and needs you directly."
I nodded and smiled. Spike left and shut the door. Once he was gone, I flopped onto my bed. Almost immediately, I felt the pull of sleep and I shortly fell into the dream realm.
I opened my eyes to find myself in a sparkly place. I immediately figured out that I was asleep, and made myself wings since I was lucid.
However, the wings weren't normal wings. They were bat wings. "What the... This is my dream! I should be able to make myself have pegasi wings!"
No matter how hard I tried, the wings on my back stayed baty. I sighed in defeat. Despite the inconvenience, I summoned a mirror to examin myself.
Unfortunately, my form was of my new vampony self. Why was the dream doing this to me? No matter how hard I tried, everything stayed a vampony converted - for lack of better word - thing. The wings, my fangs, my horn, and my appearance in general! It was all like my new form!
Suddenly, my dream began. Vampony hunters chased me down an alley and Spike's words echoed through my mind.
"What choice do you have?! You're a bloodsucker vampony who lives off blood! If you don't drink from me, who else would you drink from?! An unwilling victim like a monster!?"
You're a bloodsucker vampony...
An unwilling victim...
Monster...
You're a monster.
Tears began to fall down my cheeks. Lastly, my dream showed Spike laying on a bed with myself on top of him. His face filled my vision as my fangs stabbed his neck. Blood rolled down his neck as he groaned, his life being sucked out of him.
"Spike..."
He struggled to keep his eyes open as my dream self drank his blood. When his eyes closed and his breathing stopped, I felt my heart drop.
"SPIKE!" I yelled.
The dream transitioned to a graveyard. I sat next to a grave with tears rolling down my face. Ponies were surrounding me, yelling a bunch of things.
"You're a monster!"
"Meanie!"
"Oh my Celestia! Vampony! Ek!"
"Idiot!"
"Bitch!"
A pegasus stepped out of the crowd. She had a butter yellow coat and a pink mane. A frown adorned her face as she spoke.
"It's all your fault."
I awakened with tears running down my face. A puddle of tears was on my pillow and I was sweating. I sobbed into my already soaked pillow as I hugged my legs.
"Spike... No..."
Suddenly, a creak from somewhere in my room caught my attention. I turned my head, tears still streaming down my face, to see what made the sound.
"Hello, Twilight," Rarity spoke as the chair she sat in creaked again.
I stared at Rarity with a hint of dread. I still lay my bed, tears still falling freely down onto the sheets. The unicorn hopped off the chair she was sitting in and approached me with caution.
My horn glowed pink as I casted an invisibility spell on my fangs. I hugged my blanket closer to my body in hopes of hiding my transformation.
"R-rarity! So good to...see you," I shakily said.
Rarity didn't say anything, making me feel awkward. I coughed slightly, breaking the silence.
"Uh, Spike? Can you come here for a second?" I called, sweat rolling down my face. I heard Spike reply, and so I waited.
After about a minute I plastered a goofy smiled across my face while Rarity held her unreadable stare. "...What brings you to my bedroom, Rarity?"
She still didn't respond, and at long last Spike entered the room. "Hey Twi- RARITY!"
Spike rushed over to the unicorn with glee. "What're you doing here, Rarity?"
I gave a confused stare. "Wait, you mean you didn't let her in the library?"
Spike shook his head. "Nuh uh, I've been downstairs all day. She must have came in without me noticing."
"Twilight Sparkle, what were you doing on top of my house, and why - no, how did you do it?" Rarity finally spoke, a glare forming on her face.
I gulped, sweat visibly falling down my face. "Uh...Is it getting warmer in here or is it just me?"
Rarity rose an eyebrow. "Twilight, you know that line is so clichéd, right?"
I frantically nodded my head, plastering a fake smile on my face. Rarity rolled her eyes but smiled. She approached me, causing myself to shake in fear of what she'd do.
Suddenly, she sat on my bed. I opened an eye and saw Rarity smiling down at me with concern. "Twilight, are you okay? Despite my earlier question, that can wait. What's wrong? You seem to be in fear of me, darling."
I smiled a bit at the change in the atmosphere. "Well... It's kinda a long story. Spike, can you get us something to drink?"
Spike got to his feet and placed a claw on his head. "Aye aye, captain!"
I rolled my eyes as he left. The blanket was still covering my body and part of my face. The only part of my body that was visible was my horn and muzzle.
Rarity attempted to remove the blanket on me with her magic. I grabbed it back and wrapped it tighter around me.
She stared at me with confusion. "Twilight, dearest, why ever do you have that blanket wrapped across your beautiful complexion?"
I gulped again. "It kinda goes along with why I was on your roof."
Rarity was about to respond when Spike came back with tea. He offered some to me, though I declined. "I'm not really thirsty at the moment, sorry Spike."
Spike noticeably shuddered, probably thinking of my vampiric ways. Rarity took the tea and had sipped it. When she swallowed, she spoke.
"Now then, why do you have a blanket on yourself?"
I sighed. It was going to happen at some point. I guess it was better to get it over with. "Rarity, do you promise not to freak out?" She nodded. "And do you swear on your life that whatever is spoken of in this rooms never leaves or leaks to anypony?" With a confused and if not frightened stare, Rarity nodded.
"Well, here we go," I said with a sigh.
I slowly lifted the blanket off of my head. Rarity rose an eyebrow and spoke up her confusion. "I don't understand what the big de-"
She stopped talking as I tore the blanket off even more. My new appearance threw her off, and now Rarity sat with her eyes wide.
"Twilight...When did you become more athletic than Rainbow Dash?"
I gulped. "That's not the only thing, Rarity." She was about to ask what it was when my horn glowed. After a few seconds I opened my mouth and revealed a set of two sharp fangs.
"Rarity...I'm a vampony," I said as steadily as I could.
I watched the unicorn's mouth fall as her face stayed motionless. I saw her breathing rise a bit, but other than that Rarity's body stayed still.
After a few seconds of silence I watched Rarity's slowly form into a frown. Fear filled her expression as she tried to run away.
"Rarity, wait!" I called with my hoof reaching out for her. When she did not listen I cursed under my breath. "Fuck myself."
I almost half expected Rarity or Spike to say I couldn't physically do that, but I heard no response. I turned around to see where Rarity was, and saw that my door was off it's hinges and Spike lay on the floor unconscious.
Rage filled my body as I stared at the mess Rarity left. Sure, it was reasonable to be scared of me, but nopony hurts Spike.
I ran to the unconscious body next to the door. Rarity must have been in a hurry and her magic flung the door off. The door then had to have hit Spike while he was walking out of the room.
I stared at the tea thrown on the floor, the cup shattered in several pieces. I felt my body shake with anger towards Rarity.
Sighing, my horn glowed as I took Spike and placed him in my bed. Once done, I trotted to my dresser. I grabbed a sweatshirt to hide my body and trotted downstairs.
There was almost no doubt that Rarity would probably shriek to anypony who would listen that I'm a vampire. And since I'm new, most would probably believe her.
"But vamponies are thought of to be myths," I said to myself as I trotted into the kitchen.
"Yes, yes they are," a voice agreed.
I froze in my tracks when I heard a voice, regal as ever. The loaf of bread in my hooves fell onto the ground, no doubt that any dent that appeared would stay.
The voice spoke again. "But we don't believe that they are myths, because they aren't. Isn't that right, vampire Twilight Sparkle?"
I gulped and slowly turned around. What I saw wasn't anything that I expected.
"Princess Luna?"
"Indeed, it is us."
"Us?" I asked as I glanced behind her to see if she brought anypony.
"It is thee way royalty talk in our time," Luna explained. "It's tradition to do so."
"Well, I'd hate to say, but Princess Celestia doesn't speak like that anymore. Instead, ponies say 'I' to refer to themselves."
Luna hummed. "Is this so? We- I wasn't aware. But Twilight Sparkle, w- I would like to apogize."
I cocked my head. "For what, princess?"
"Please, just Luna, Twilight. But I would like to apologize for my acts as Nightmare Moon."
I trotted towards Luna and gave her a hug. "It wasn't your fault, Luna. It wasn't your fault that Nightmare Moon turned me into a vampony."
Luna frowned, and for a split second I could've sworn I saw her eyes flash to Nightmare's. "Actually, that's what I need to talk to you about."
I sat down at my kitchen table and motioned a hoof at Luna to do so as well. I handed her a cup of tea, to which she graciously accepted.
Whenever I had woken up and Rarity was there, it seemed to be mid-morning. At this point, it appeared to be noon.
I was slowly becoming more tired by the second. I finally spoke up after about a minute. "So, what about my vampirism? I forgive you, Luna. You don't need to say sorry for something Nightmare did, not you."
Luna gritted her teeth. "Actually, I did intend to transform you into a vampony."
My jaw fell as my brain registered what the princess had said. "Y-you made me a vampony on purpose? Why!?"
She held up a hoof, shushing me. "Twilight Sparkle, you must understand. I did this to you because I have an offer for you."
I stared at her skeptically. "What kind of deal?"
"It is said that I created vamponies as Nightmare Moon, is it not?" I nodded. "Well, that is partially true. I created vamponies myself alone, not as Nightmare."
I nodded for her to continue. "I am the mother of the vamponies, Twilight. And you, you are my first Child of thee Night. I want you to help me bring back my Lunar Republic, vampony. I can train you in combats for the fights and bloodly hell this new life I gave you will have. With my help, you will be able to conquer anything! Even Celestia, if we may!"
At this point Luna had stood up from her chair and had her wings flared out. A pep talk, huh? Inspiring.
I thought over what Luna had said. On the bright side, there was no doubt my new vampiric life will include fights. Some I possibly won't be able to win. Luna is over a millennium old, and she was always the warrior. In fact, I had read about how some called her Luna, the Warrior of the Night.
But why would I help her with her republic? She purposely made me a vampony! She took away my life, the one thing I had a shot at being normal with! Now I probably will act different and whatnot.
And what about Celestia? The mentor and ruler who taught me everything I know?
But, I could be feared and have the true respect I deserve. Ponies could look up to me with awe. Then again, that fear could cause ponies to literally fear me so much that I could be a social outcast...
I sighed deeply as I paused, red eyes closed. Some part of me was intensely and kind of forcefully saying yes and to accept, but I knew what my heart felt. "Princess Luna, I... I decline your offer."
Luna seemed to be surprised that I declined her offer, almost as if she expected me to say yes without hesitation. "Whyever dost thou decline, Sparkle?"
"I feel like I'd just be a mere pawn in a game, only to be used for your benefits. So, I decline and would appreciate if you left. Now."
Luna hesitated, before snorting and muttering something about 'spell should of worked' and 'how could she say no. '
I wasted no time slamming the door behind her, and just before I could walk away, there was another knock on the door.
That was it. I grabbed the door in my magic and slammed it open. "Luna! I swear, I am not joining - Rainbow!?"
My hiss and growl at what was supposed to be Luna turned into a fake, surprised smile. Thank goodness I had my illusion on, or else that hiss and growl would have been a lot more terrifying.
Rainbow Dash gave a look confusion as she stared at my mane. "Uh hey Twi. What was that about with Princess Luna? And what in Celestia's name happened to your mane? And body for that matter!"
I gulped as I racked my brain for an explanation. Whenever I couldn't think of anything, I filled my horn with magic.
Rainbow used her wings to protect herself from the light my horn was producing. I continued to power my horn, and before it was complete, I heard the pegasus next to me yell my name.
I didn't hear the rest of whatever she was going to say, as of I had different surroundings. Surroundings I have come to enjoy, mainly because anything alive that these surroundings had were no longer truly a big threat.
I opened the doors to the Castle of the Two Sisters, where I took in the vast foyer. This castle truly was a beautiful place. Perhaps I could repair it with my friends...
Oh fuck. I just teleported into the Everfree and left Rainbow at my library! Oh shit! Who knows what she will think now! She already saw my new look, so she for sure is going to suspect something...
Heh, what if I could just hypnotize her to forget that. And while I would be at it, I could make her my servant...
Wait, stop it, Twilight! She is your friend! Friends don't hypnotize each other! At least, I don't think they do...
As I continued to think about Rainbow Dash, a yawn escaped my lips. I was still pretty tired, plus it was day time and I don't think my new form would stay awake during the day regularly. Maybe I should just sleep here for now and go back later.
Spike won't care. Maybe he'll freak out a bit, but he's faced worse. Like Nightmare Moon.
I walked to a staircase in the castle and began my journey through the ancient home. Finding a bedroom to rebuild shouldn't be that hard, right?
Biggest. Lie. Ever.
Finding a bedroom in this castle was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Close to impossible.
I probably went through at least twenty-four rooms in that damned castle before finding a bedroom. The room had dark blue painted walls, or at least it was suppose to have blue walls. Most of the paint had time consume it and only the occasional random blob remained.
The floor was covered in carpet the color of purple, though dust covered the fuzzy floor. Maroon curtains covered the barely in tact windows. Lastly, a huge bed with black blankets and pillows, along with sheets sat in the room against a wall.
"This room must of been Luna's before Nightmare Moon," I murmured to myself as I trotted into the room.
I closed my eyes and ignited my horn. The wall repainted itself dark blue, the carpet was replaced with cleaner purple carpet, and the curtains fixed themselves.
I panted as my eyes opened, along with me collapsing. That took a lot of energy out of me. Normally it wouldn't wear me out the slightest bit, but since I pulled out paint and carpet from literally nowhere, it was more exhausting.
I laid on the carpeted floor as I rested for a few minutes. Eventually, despite me not wanting to, I finally got up to finish the room.
I summoned my magic once more and focused on the bed. The black sheets became a deep bloody red to match my new eyes. The pillows became a gradient from the same shade of purple on the ground and to a shadow black, as well as the blanket.
With a quick cleaning spell, the bed and the items covering it were cleaned. At long last the room was fitted to my liking.
After today I might come here more often, and maybe even start to repair the whole castle. Fuck, I might as well move in.
As much as I loved books, my new instincts felt like the castle was more suited to my likes. Besides, there was even MORE books here!
I began to trot slowly to the bed with my eyes half closed. I must have been pretty damn tired, because the moment my head hit the pillows, I was out like a lightbulb, as cliched that sounded.
I reopened my eyes to reveal the Golden Oaks Library. That was odd, I could've sworn I had fallen asleep at the castle. Maybe Spike had found me and took me back home.
I went to lift my hoof to rub the sleepiness from my eyes, but was unable to. I tried to move any part of my body, but I couldn't move anything except my head.
I tried to light my horn, but when I tried, a jolt of pain surged through me. I yelped in pain, which got the attention of somepony else in the room.
"Guys, she's awake! Get into places!" I heard a familiar male voice say.
"S-shining? What're you doing here? And why am I tied up? It'll be nice to be able to move again."
Shining glared at me. "Like that'll ever happen. You're just a monster who'd kill me in ten seconds. That's why I am taking the liberty of killing you."
My heart dropped, as well as my jaw. "S-shining!" I yelled before laughing. " Oh, that was a good prank. Now, be a good BBBFF and untie me please. "
Shining slapped me across the face with silver, which surprisingly burned my skin. I yelped in pain and hissed.
"Shining... I'll give you one more chance. Let. Me. Go. Now."
"Never, you fiend!" Shining grabbed a stake and went to stab my heart with it.
I winced as it pierced my heart. I screamed in pain before my entire body turned to ash and dust.
"This is why you should have taken my offer," Luna said as she appeared. She ignited her horn, and after a quick spell I was no longer dust.
"It was just a dream?" I asked.
Luna nodded. "Do you see what kind of things can happen? If anypony were to find out, then stake through the heart and bye-bye!"
I nodded. Luna was right. But, what if I just kept ponies from finding out? I can just do something about Rarity, maybe make her love me or something and then move into the Everfree Castle.
I groaned as ripples appeared in my dream. Luna's eyes widened and she began to fly away.
"Think wisely, Twilight Sparkle! One slip and you're dead!"
My eyes fluttered open as I gasped. I rubbed my eyes and groaned. It was sunset, and the sun was just barely peaking above the horizon.
I got out of my bed in the castle and began to stretch. Suddenly, my stomach growled.
"Well, it has been a while since I ate something..." I muttered.
Something in me told me that regular pony food wouldn't fill me up. No, what I needed was blood. After all, I was a vampony.
As I left my room in the castle my stomach growled again, making it hard to concentrate. I closed my eyes in pain and hissed. It seemed being a vampony also meant hunger was even more painful.
Well, I guess that makes sense. If blood if the source of my power and regular food does absolutely nothing to benefit me anymore, then I suppose it could make sense.
My stomach growled once more, causing myself to growl in annoyance. The worse my hunger got, the more I lost myself to my vampiric ways.
I trotted out of the castle as fast as I could while low on food. That was, unsurprisingly, pretty fast compared to average ponies. Heading into the forest, all of the creatures around me instantly stopped making any sounds. Even the crickets seemed to stop chirping.
I let out a low growl as my stomach decided to create a loud noise, causing whatever animals that were brave enough to ignore me to fall deathly silent.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." I felt a smile tug at my lips as I watched with satisfaction every creature who thought they were hiding from my gaze shake with fear. At least these animals were smart enough to see that I was at the top of the food chain.
My red eyes suddenly widened. What was I saying?
Shaking my head, I growled once more. It seemed that becoming a vampony had affected my train of thought.
But my hunger got the best of me. I closed my eyes for a few seconds, and when I opened them out once more, my pupils had become slited. I smiled a fanged smile as all of the sanity seemed to slip away.
I hissed, and with a swift motion, I became a bat. My forehooves became batlike wings, and my backhooves transformed into the feet of a bat. My fur became a incredibly dark purple, almost black and my mane and tail seemed to just disappear.
I took flight and smiled, my fangs gleaming in the moonlight. I quickly flapped my new wings and exited the forest and began to fly over Ponyville.
My eyes scanned over the town when my ears suddenly twitched as I heard a sound. I heard the flapping of wings, and what sounded like ponies talking.
"We found nothing, Dash." the first voice said.
"Well try harder! Twilight has to be around her somewhere! We haven't seen her all day and even Spike hasn't seen her. Fluttershy, do you think you can talk to some animals and see if they've seen anything?"
The third pegasus in the air slowly nodded her head. "I can for Twilight... As long as you want me to, of course."
Dash nodded, and with that Fluttershy flew away. She scanned the skies for any flying animals to start, and her gaze landed on me.
She gasped with joy and quickly flew to me. "A bat! Oh how amazing!" She paused when she took a closer look at me. "Your eyes... Oh you poor thing! You don don't loom like any bat I've seen!"
She attempted to hold me, but I hissed and she immediately backed off. "Stay away..." I growled.
Fluttershy gasped. "That voice... Bats aren't supposed to talk like ponies. And you sound just like Twilight!"
she immediately grabbed onto me before I could react, and she folded my wings so I couldn't fly away. I yelped in surprise and I suddenly felt my logical mind return with my vampiric instincts fading away for now. "Fl-fluttershy! Let me go! I need food!"
"Twilight, it is you! Oh you poor thing! Whatever happened to you?" Fluttershy continued to fly back to where Rainbow Dash and the other pegasus were flying with me struggling in her grasp.
"Need... To escape... Food..." I groaned as I attempted to flap my bat wings.
"We'll get you some warm coca and a daisy sandwich once we get you back home, Twilight. Don't you worry."
"No, Fluttershy! You don't understand! I don't need pony food! I need something else!"
"I'm sorry, Twilight! But we need to help you as soon as we can!" Fluttershy reached Dash as she said those words, leaving me miserable.
I stopped speak and attempted to act like a normal bat. "Rainbow! I found Twilight!" Fluttershy said.
Rainbow's eyes lit up with happiness. "Really? Where is she?!"
Fluttershy held me up to Dash, who gave a confused stare. When she didn't catch on, Fluttershy stqrted to explain.
"Dash, the bat is Twilight!"
Dash rose an eyebrow. "Uh, Flutters? Twilight isn't a bat. She's a pony."
For some reason, that line made my blood boil. I hissed and bit Fluttershy with my fangs, and ripped free from her grasp. Fluttershy yelped in pain and held her hoof as tears began to form in her eyes.
When I saw her face, I immediately felt guilty. "I'm so sorry, Fluttershy!"
I flew back to the crying pegasus and landed on her hoof. Rainbow just stared with wide eyes at me.
"T-twilight? Is the that you?" Rainbow stuttered.
My eyes instantly widened as I realized I gave myself away. "Uh... No?"
Rainbow was about to say something, but I stopped flapping my wings and began to freefall from the sky.
"Hey, wait up, Twi! What happened to you?!"
Dash flew down to catch up to me, to which she did fairly easy. "Uh... I'm not Twilight! I'm...somepony else!"
Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Yeah right, Twi. Now what the hay happened to you?"
I groaned at the pegasus next to me, and I began to flap my wings again. "Can I please just get some food?! Is that so much to ask?!"
Rainbow nodded. "Oh yeah, sure! We can go to Sugarcube Corner and have Pinkie make us some food. She doesn't go to sleep until like, five A.M."
I growled for the hundredth time that day in irritation. "No! No, no, no, no, no! You guys don't understand! I don't need pony food! I need blood!"
I immediately stopped flying and just flapped my wings in place. My eyes widened, and I gasped before staring at Rainbow. Her wings slowly flapped and her face held no emotion.
"What do you mean, 'you need blood?'"
"I..."
I sighed as Fluttershy slowly glided down to the level the two of us were on. She held a look of fear, and hide behind the other pegasus.
"Rainbow, Fluttershy... I'm a vampony. I got turned into one by Nightmare Moon, who also happens to be Princess Luna instead of being a creature made with jealousy and hatred like my books said. I'm ao sorry."
Rainbow's eyes widen while Fluttershy squeaked in fear. I gulped and gazed at my two friends.
A silence filled the air once more after neither of the two mares said anything. I sighed, before hanging my head low. "I'll just be on my way. Maybe I could move into the Everfree and away from everypony else so you could be safe. I don't know."
I began to fly away, before hearing a slight sound come from behind me. I turned my head slightly, and saw the Rainbow had flown away, while Fluttershy was on the ground, running to some unknown destination.
I sighed and flew to the ground, before transforming back into a pony. I walked slowly down the dirt road with my head low enough to touch said ground.
"My friends hate me now..." I muttered.
"Now that ain't true, sugarcube. None of us think that."
I gasped and looked up to find all five of my friends, smiling at me. Even Rarity, though she seemed to shake a little when I made eye contact with her.
"You're still our Twilight, vampony or not."
And for the first time in what felt like forever, we all did a group hug, with me in the center.
After our hug and a few tears shed, I eventually broke the hug reluctantly. I wiped the tears from my face and smiled, no doubt a fang poking out of my lip.
The rest of my friends released each other as well. We stood there for a good ten seconds before somepony finally had the courage to speak up.
"Now what in tarnation happened to ya? Ah know for a fact that ya weren't always uh vampony," Applejack said in a thick southern accent.
I sighed and closed my eyes. "I... Can we not do this in the middle of the street? Plus it's night time, and all of you guys aren't vamponies like me. So, maybe we should do this some other time? Like... say, when I finally get some food? I haven't eaten anything that actually does anything for me since I became a vampire."
Everypony immediately looked away from me with a visible shudder. I saw Rarity gull and Fluttershy's eyes widened whenever it dawned on everyone that I had to drink blood now.
"I..." Even Rainbow seemed to not be herself when she realized I could probably kill her right then and there. and we could make her our servant while we're at it...
Oh, yeah, we could, couldn't we? That would be nice wouldn't it? To just let my hypnotic eyes mind control Rainbow into being obedient...
NO! Twilight, get ahold of yourself! Sure, if you hypnotized her you could finally get some blood, but still!
Oh sweet Celestia, I can smell the blood of all of my friends. I sniffed the air and found the most appealing scent was in fact Pinkie's, who's blood smelt ironically like cotton candy.
Maybe if I just took a small sip of her blood...
"Uh... Twilight? What are you doing?" I could smell the fear in the air and in Pinkie's voice. I snapped out of whatever was making me think like that and realized I was hugging the earth pony, my hot breath against her neck.
I immediately retracted my hooves from Pinkie, causing her to fall to the ground with an audible smack. "I'm so, so sorry! I didn't know what came over me! I'm just so...so hungry..."
I drifted off as an amazing scent filled my nostrils. It was sweet, with an aroma of metallic that smelled amazing for some reason. I heard my friends say my name as I walked towards the source of the smell.
I followed the scent to a bush, where a white bunny sat. Blood spilled out of a scratch on his small body, and I could tell he wasn't going to last much longer.
I smiled a fangy smile and sat next to the bunny. I began licking the spilt blood and held the bunny down so he couldn't get away.
As soon as my tongue came in contact with the warm blood, a soothing taste filled my mouth. My eyes widened and I quickly lapped up the spilt blood.
When the only blood remaining was the blood still inside the bunny, I hissed and pounced on the fearful creature before me.
I heard an angelic voice call my name, and then a shriek from that same beautiful voice when she saw me. Other ponies were behind her and they too gaped in shock.
A pony with an orange coat yelled my name, to which I just hissed to. I lifted my head from the bunny and growled, hovering protectively over the bunny.
The yellow pegasus sobbed out a name, asummingly that was the bunny's name. I just growled in return.
"Don't come anywhere near my prey... Or I'll kill all of you!"
"Uh, Twilight? What gives! Get off of Angel! Do you not see Fluttershy crying over there?" Rainbow exclaimed.
I only hissed in return. I quickly went in to bite the bunny called Angel, but a pink blur tackled me off of the bunny.
We both collided with each other, and were sent flying several feet away from everyone else. When we finally stopped spinning, I saw who stopped me from killing my prey.
"Pinkie..."
"Twilight! Snap out of it! "
I only hissed in response and dove onto Pinkie. We switched positions almost immediately, with me now being on top. She grunted, and I went in for the kill.
...only to get tackled once again, this time by an orange blur. I shrieked and tried to get up, but Applejack was a lot stronger than Pinkie.
And with me only having not even a bunny's worth of blood, I was practically out of energy.
With a slap in the face from Rainbow Dash, I slipped into unconsciousness.
"Is she awake yet?"
"I'm not sure, Rainbow. Did you really have to slap her in the face? She's a Celestia damned vampire, for Celestia's sake!"
"That's just it! She's a vampire, Rarity! You aren't anymore scared than than the rest of us!"
" ... So you admit you're scared?"
"Me? Scared? The Awesome Rainbow Dash? Nah!... Stop laughing! Hey! Whatever, let's just wait for Princess Celestia to get here, she'll know what to do."
My eyes immediately shot open as I became conscious. They called Princess Celestia here? No, no, no, no! This is bad; really, really bad! If Celestia sees me she's sure to kill me with a stake! I have to get out of here!
I observed my surroundings quietly, as to not make a sound. I was in The Golden Oaks Library, qnd my friends were sitting on the couches, Pinkie and Rarity playing a card game while Rainbow comforted a sobbing Fluttershy.
I felt a pang of guilt fill my gut as I saw Fluttershy crying. There was nothing I could do about it, however. I mentally sighed and looked away.
App!ejack was nowhere in sight, presumably with up with Spike. Since I didn't see either of them, I guessed I was probably correct.
I now looked to where I was trapped. I was strapped down with duct tape to a chair, at least an entire roll used. It was over my mouth, preventing me from saying anything. My forehooves were tied behind my back with at least ten layers of tape, and my backhooves were stuck to the legs of the chair and were stuck together.
Att leastly fifty layers of tape were around my waist. It was a miracle that I was able to move at all.
Long story short, even with my new strength, I wasn't able to move. I could probably teleport out of the place, but when I reached out to my magic, I felt a jolt of pain in my horn.
I didn't need to look up to know what waa wrong. It seemed Spike had gotton the magic inhibitor out of my bags and put it on my horn.
They all betrayed us...
Yes, they did, didn't they? Some friends, huh?
Stop! Twilight, what's been wrong with you lately? Get ahold of youself! I mentally sighed and pushed my other thoughts to the back of my head for the time being.
It seemed my friends didn't notice I was awake. I used that to my advantage to figure out how to get free.
Now, I couldn't use my magic from my horn to break free, seeing as it was blocked off, and rare strength was off the table. What did I leave out?
Your new gifted powers, of course.
What? That didn't sound like me...
That's because I am not you. I am Princess Luna, Twilight. I've reached out and contacted you through your head.
... That's kinda creepy. But can you help me non the less?
There is a magic in vamponies that can't be subdued by regular magic inhibitors. Vamponies have a magic called Shadow Magic. To access it, deep into yourself and fill your body with that agic instead of unicorn magic.
I did as told and closed my eyes. I reached into my soul and my magic reserves, searching for what Luna said.
I suddenly felt it. As soon as I touched it, the Shadow Magic flooded my insides like a warm mist, filling and cleansing my body and making it stronger and better.
I felt the magic flood my eyes as I heard a noise from the outside world. There was a knock at the door, and somepony yelled Celestia. Rainbow went to answer the door and Rarity and Pinkie yelled my name as they saw me.
I opened my eyes that flooded with Shadow Magic, black flowing rashly from my eyes. My horn glowed, and just as Celestia came into the room quickly, I teleported away, leaving nothing but my magic particles and the duck tape and chair behind.
I reappeared in the Everfree Forest once more, next to the castle that I seemed to become more and more attached to. I saw Princess Celestia flying overhead, and growled. They were looking for me.
Just great.
I trotted up to the castle doors with an irritated look on my face. Opening one of the large doors, I walked in.
I sighed with relief once I was inside. Even though the castle was abandoned and in the Everfree, it still brought comfort and safety to my wellbeing.
I trotted to the old thrones in front of me, the red carpet leading my path. Once I was in front of the two thrones, I filled my horn with magic.
My magic swirled around the thrones before enveloping them in my aura. My magic slowly turned black, and my expression became more relaxed.
I started to feel the vague feeling of Shadow Magic flood through my body once more. But this time it wasn't on purpose.
"Why is my magic all shadowy?" I murmured to myself.
"Because your magic is slowly transferring into the Shadow Arts, young Twilight Sparkle."
I groaned and glanced behind me while keeping my spell strong. "What are you doing here?"
"Our... My sister left the castle in Canterlot in such a hurry that even after our little interaction in your head I had to make sure you were alright."
I rose an eyebrow and focused on my spell. "That is nice of you, but I'm fine. You can leave now."
Luna paid no heed to my command and stayed where she was. "I also wanted to talk about something else, Twilight Sparkle."
"Just Twilight is fine. What else do you need?"
Luna didn't respond right away. Instead, she shot another question at me.
"What spell are you channeling through your horn, Twilight?"
Despite not receiving the response I wanted, I replied. "I'm melting Celestia's and your old thrones. I realized that after the encounter with Celestia and my friends I couldn't live in Ponyville anymore."
Luna made no reaction, except for a slight nod. "I see."
I finally released the spell I was powering, and was met with an empty space that the thrones were not even a minute ago.
Luna nodded at my work, and trotted around the foyer of my soon to be home.
As she looked at one of the old tapestries that depicted herself and Celestia when they were younger, Luna finally spoke again.
"It's nice that you are finally realizing the stakes of your situation," she said. After a few seconds, Luna added, "no pun intended."
I quickly turned to face her, my eyes widened. "The stakes of my situation?!"
Luna turned away from the tapestry and faced me. "Indeed. You are a vampony, are you not?" I nodded, and she continued. "Ponies who rightly believe that creatures like you still exist, and will hunt you down. There is a chance that you can die, and as you are right now, you could have a stake through your heart easily."
I blinked, before it all started to sink in completely. Before, I knew I was a vampony and all, but all I thought about was that I was a monster. But now...
Luna's words during our first encounter echoed throughout my mind. I knew that without a doubt that her offer still stood.
"Of course, before Celestia had your back, and would protect you from all of this. But now look. "
Luna gestered to a hole in the ceiling, which I planned to fix later. Celestia was flying ahead, though her figure could only be seen slightly from the hole.
"Celestia betrayed you. As did your friends. As soon as you made a minor mistake they called Celestia to murder you. It is not your fault that you have to drink blood. It's not fault that they were not being reasonable."
I shook my head slightly and lit my horn again. "Now that isn't entirely true. Celestia could have been coming to help me and I know that my friends had good intentions at heart."
My magic became Shadow Magic faster than the last time I used my magic as I began to mend the ceiling of holes. Strange enough, I was not tired from using magic. Though I supposed after going through hell and back, I shouldn't be surprised.
Luna didn't seem to be surprised at my feats, and instead seemed perplexed by my words. She just stared at me silently.
She eventually turned away from me and instead looked at the large hole I was mending. It slowly got smaller and smaller, but Celestia still flew overhead, though she was still.
Luna squinted at Celestia's form above, before gasping.
"Close that hole faster, Twilight Sparkle!"
Her sudden shot slightly startled me, but I kept my spell going. "What's wrong, Luna?"
For the first time since she got here, Luna showed some uncertainty. "Celestia."
I gasped and immediately channeled more magic into my spell and increased the process. All of the holes in the ceiling were gone almost instantly, though is cost me some deal of magic.
I looked at Luna once done, a grave expression upon me.
Luna closed her eyes and ignited her horn. "I believe Celestia cast a tracking spell on you and that is was she was doing up in the sky. She knows where you are."
I gasped and realized what this meant. No matter where I was, Celestia would always find me. Every. Single. Time.
"What are we going to do, Luna?"
Luna muttered something under her breath, only a few words audible. "We... Yes, we. We are going to remove it."
I gave a confused stare. "That is next to impossible unless you are the one who cast it, Luna."
Luna gave a slight smile. "I know. But that doesn't mean we can't try to. With myself being an alicorn, and you..." she paused, almost like she was trying to phrase is in the best way. "You have alicorn like powers, and so combining our magic is like two alicorns breaking the spell."
As I thought about what she said, the more I smirked. Luna was correct. With my powers, I might as well secretly be an alicorn!
With a firm nod from my head, I lit my horn and put it against Luna's. There was a slight gasp on her part and a weird sensation flowing through us. It felt almost familiar. Like, the feeling Celestia had told me about and shared her memories with. The feeling she said only two related ponies could make when touching horns.
But that couldn't be. Luna... She couldn't be! I...
I gulped and stared at Luna while still powering the spell. She was slightly smiling from the contact we made.
We can't be. It is impossible. There is nothing recorded by history saying that Luna had an offspring.
I powered more magic into the spell, causing a gasp from Luna. I just wanted to get this over with. I needed to ask her.
Luna poured more magic into the spell as well, keeping the flow of magic steady and balanced.
The spell suddenly shot away from us, but not before flowing around us and removing the tracker like it was created to do.
We both opened our eyes. Luna was jumping up and down in a very unlike herself way, before noticing me.
"Are you okay, Twilight? Did the spell hurt you? It shouldn't have."
My head was lowered, and I had closed my eyes. I clamped my teeth together, tears forming from my eyes.
I looked up finally at Luna, tears streaming down my face. "Luna... Are you my mother?!"
Luna gasped and put a hoof to her mouth. Tears still streamed from my red eyes, my fangs glinting in the setting moon. "Tell me."
She looked down, a single tear falling from her face. When she looked up, she had slited catlike eyes, and fangs in her mouth.
"Forgive me, my daughter."
Without so much of a thought, Luna teleported away. I immediately collapsed onto the ground under me and started to sob.
"A lie... It has all been a lie!" I roared through sobs.
The sun started raising and was seen through a shattered window. My ears flicked as I heard a quiet sob with my extreme senses.
It seemed to be coming from above. Despite wanting to just lay there and wail, I got up and went towards the sound.
I went outside and looked up. I saw a nearby tree, which I jumped upon.
The crying was louder from here. There was no doubt now.
I jumped onto the roof of the castle and saw the source of the cries. Luna lay on the roof, her horn alit with a dim glow as she lowered the moon.
With my new vampiric self, I went up to Luna undetected. Tears still streamed down my face, and once I reached Luna I lay next to her.
We lay in a heavy silence, watching the sun slowly rise. As we did, the slight twinge of pain returned, and I could see Luna grunt.
"Why."
It was a simple question I had asked. Simple as they come. "Why do I not remember? Why did nopony tell me?!" My voice got louder and with my next question is was a faint whisper. "Why did they not tell me I was adopted?"
Luna made no movement and just lay there, looking at the horizon. Her eyes were red from crying, and her apparent vampiric self.
I didn't pressure her, and so we both lay in the silence, the slight twinge of pain returning as the sun got higher into the sky.
"I'm so sorry."
i was almost surprised she spoke. We had been silent for so long that I didn't think she was going to speak.
But she did, though it was just an apology. I cleared my throat and asked my question again.
"Why? Why, Luna? What had happened a thousand years ago? Why do I not remember you? Just... why?"
i sniffed, and stared at Luna. She sighed, and glanced up at the sky. Celestia must have stopped trying to find me for now, though I feel she would be continuing soon.
"You are no unicorn, Twilight Adromea Star. That is your full, real name. Celestia did not know you the way I did. I spent my entire first day back from the moon trying to figure out everything that had happened to you."
I blinked in surprise. My name isn't actually Twilight Sparkle? Well, that's something you don't hear everyday.
"What do you mean, I am no unicorn?"
Luna quickly and unexpectedly turned her head to stare at me, her red eyes sparkling in the sunlight. "You were not born a unicorn. You were born with bat wings and a horn. You and I have vampiric genes woven in our blood as a curse from long ago. But I've learned it is far from a curse, and I hope you can too."
I just stared directly into Luna's eyes as well, as if we were having a staring contest. I could not believe what I was hearing. I did not believe it.
"Very funny, Luna. But tell me the truth. Now."
Luna narrowed her eyes and growled. "I am telling the truth and I would appreciate it if you took me seriously. I will and won't ever find this as a joke."
I looked down at my hooves, which were suddenly very interesting. "I'm sorry."
Luna's eyes softened and she smiled, her fangs revealing themselves. She suddenly gasped and lit her horn.
I started to panic. Did she sense Celestia nearby? Or is something else really bad happening? Luna put her wing on my back, her eyes closed in concentration.
I felt a weird feeling on my back. It was discomforting, and soon that feeling spread like wildfire. I grunted and groaned, shutting my eyes in pain.
"Ow... My whole body hurts."
luna finally finished whatever spell she had been casting and hugged me. "I'm sorry for that, Twilight. But I had just restored your true self."
A mirror suddenly appeared in front of me. I looked at my reflection, and made a silly noise that sounded like a squeal of some sort.
I was gorgeous. Mere words could not describe my new look.
My coat was a very pale purple color of somesort, that it almost white. Wings had appeared from my body, that were unsurprisingly batlike. They faded from my new coat color to a dark shadowy color. A black armor like material was on the top on my wings and connected to my shoulder blade.
My legs were darker at my hooves, and faded to the light purple of my coat. Black horseshoes had appeared on my hooves.
My tail was noticeably darker. The ends were shadows, melting away like it wasn't hair. It had faded to black as well. The same effect was on my mane too.
My hair style was slightly different and less nerdy. It was more elegant and felt more meant for me. My hair was swept to the side of my horn, which remained the same sharpness from my first transformation. The rest of my hair draped across my back, fading into shadows and dripping magic on the roof we were on. The colors still remained the same as well.
My face was more defined. My eyes were now silted like Luna's, and were still blood red. My fangs still remained the sharp points they were.
Luna took away the mirror and started at me. "Twilight? Are you okay? You've been staring for a while, and I was afraid you didn't like it."
I smiled at my mother. "Oh no... I love it...Mom."
A few days have past since Luna told me that I was her daughter. She helped fix the castle up a little bit within that time period.
I must say, I was surprised that Celestia or my friends haven't decided to check the forest yet. I mean, no offense to them or anything, but it kind of was obvious. Were they really that stupid?
... No, I shouldn't speak so poorly about them. They helped me restore my mother. Even though I didn't know that at the time, I wish I could thank them.
Luna has been nothing but so nice and motherly since I found out. She helps me wake up in the morning, she helps me with my mane and all of that stuff, and she even helps me control my hunger.
Oh yeah, that reminds me. It seems that Luna really is a vampire. I was born with vamprism in my blood due to the curse placed upon my mother.
I told Luna about Clover the Clever and she just nodded. She told me that she was the one to make Clover a ghost in the first place. She also told me that Clover had unknowingly restored my vampirsm, but Luna had restored what I looked like a thousand years ago.
That also reminds me. I'm apparently over a thousand years old. 1,000 years and about a month old on my birthday, to be exact.
After Luna explained to me all of that good stuff, I happily accepted her into my life. There was some force that was telling me she wasn't lying, and I trusted it. After all of the tears shed, we were both ready to move on.
That leaves me with the fact that I'm an alicorn apparently. Though, I'm clearly not a normal alicorn like Luna. The curse had woven itself into my veins and changed my DNA somehow. I was supposed to turn out as a normal alicorn, but instead, I ended up with black bat wings.
Okay, now that everything is out of the way, that brings me to today. After everything that had happened in the past week, Luna and I both agreed to just spend the day chilling in the half restored castle.
I woke up in the room I had restored in the beginning of all of this with Luna poking me that with her horn. "Wake up, Twilight... The sun is going down now."
I groaned and mumbled, "Five more minutes, mom..." and then I proceeded to bury my face into the black pillow.
I heard Luna chuckle a bit. I didn't hear anything else, and so I figured she let me sleep. I smiled slightly and snuggled the pillow.
Then suddenly, Luna dumped a bucket of freezing cold water on my face. I shrieked and flew up out of my bed, my eyes wide.
Luna immediately cracked up laughing and had fallen on the floor. I glared at her and wiped the water out of my eyes.
"MOMMMM!!!!!!" I yelled loud enough that the walls slightly shook. Luna's ears folded back, but she continued to laugh as tears fell down her face.
I hissed and tackled her. She gasped in surprise but she still laughed. I started to giggle as we wrestled on the floor.
Eventually we released each other and just lay on the floor. I panted as I caught my breath.
Well, that was one way to wake up.
"Good morning, mom," I greeted as I finally got up and off of the ground.
Luna smiled as she got up as well. "Good morning, Twilight."
I stretched my limbs and my wings flared out. "I should probably get cleaned. I'll be back soon, mom."
I walked out of the room and into the closer bathroom. I turned on the newly put in shower - installed by me! - and let the water warm up.
I looked into the mirror at my face. My eyes widened and I chuckled weakly. My hair was an absolute mess. The shadows had been washed away by the water Luna thrown on me, but I didn't really care. Once my mane dried they would come back.
I walked back over to the shower and put my hoof in the water. It was warm already. I grinned and stepped in, closing the black curtain after me.
I turned the water off and opened the curtain. A wave of cold air greeted me, and I shivered. I grabbed a towel that was sitting nearby and wrapped it around my body.
I sighed in relief as warmth spread over my body again. I walked over to the mirror, only to find it was all fogged up.
Using my hoof, I easily wiped away the condensed water. When I could see my face properly, I put my hoof down.
My mane was drapped around my shoulders and fell on my face. I used a hoof to move it out of the way.
Since I didn't feel like using magic to dry my mane and tail, I took the towel off of my body and hung it up. The cold air returned, and I quickly returned to my room.
I grabbed a sweatshirt Luna had brought back with her when she came from Canterlot. It was a navy blue, and was so comfortable.
Once I had it on, I left my room with my wet mane inside the hood of the sweatshirt. I trotted down the stairs of the castle and soon a smell filled my nose. I inhaled it, and my stomach growled.
"Twilight! Are you hungry?" Luna called from the half restored kitchen.
"I'm starving! Give me a second, and I'll be there." I called back.
I quickly went down the rest of the stairs and went to the kitchen. I saw Luna with a glass of a red liquid up to her lips.
She pulled it down and reached behind her. Another glass was in her hoof, and passed it to me. "Fresh from the source. Enjoy."
I took the glass in my hooves, but did not drink it. "Where did you get this?"
Luna pulled her glass away from her lips again with a grunt. "There was a manticore trying to get in. It was already dying, and so I finished the job."
I nodded. I didn't really like the idea of drinking the blood of others, but so long as a pony was not harmed in the process, I was fine.
Finally, I brought the glass of blood up to my lips. Luna and I tipped back at the same time, and a warm liquid filled my mouth.
I closed my eyes and savored the taste. It was so good! I smiled and quickly finished the rest.
I put the glass down and made a satisfying sigh. "That was the best blood I've had in a while. Who knew manticore tasted so good?"
Luna nodded. "Manticores have the best blood, aside from ponies. I really wish you would have pony blood. It has magical properties, and it just tastes so good!"
I sighed. Here we go again.
"I'm not having pony blood, mom. It just doesn't seem right."
Luna sighed. "You're just like your father, you know that? He never wanted to hurt a creature, even if they wanted to kill him."
I looked at Luna curiously. "What was my dad like? You haven't really talked about him."
She sighed and looked away. "He was the best stallion in the world. He took the time to court me, love me, and put up with me. Nopony ever did that. They all were too afraid of me. They said I was the 'Night Mare.'"
She put a hoof to her chest. "Even though he died a long time ago, I know he's still here, watching over us from above. "
Luna put her head down, and a single tear fell down her cheek. I walked over to my mother and hugged her. "It's okay, mom. You have me, now."
We stood there in silence for a few minutes. Luna hiccupped a few times, while I just rubbed her back.
Eventually I let go. She wiped away her tears and smiled at me. "Thank you, Twilight."
I hugged her one more time, and then left. I walked to the library, with me only getting lost twice. I smiled and ran to the doors.
I squealed at the sight of thousands and thousands of books, all unread. I ran to the first book I saw and grabbed it.
"Star Constellations..." I read, before squealing in delight. "This is gonna be so great!"
I walked away from the place I found the book, and looked for a place to sit. It didn't take very long, though.
I sat down in a dark red chair and made myself comfortable. Once done, I cracked open the book and started to read.
I shut the book with a smile on my face. It took no less than two hours to read the five hundred page book about how to identify star constellations and all of the constellations that were created a thousand years ago.
I glanced at a nearby clock. The clock read 2:13 A.M. I sighed and got up.
As much as I wanted to read more, I had to find Luna. We wanted to take a nightly stroll through the forest at 2:15.
It didn't take me long to find my mother. She was in the foyer of the castle, adjusting her cloak. I grinned when I saw her.
"Mom!"
Luna looked up in my direction. "Twilight!" She glanced at my mane. "Your mane is still wet, dear. Did you never dry it?"
I shook my head. "I didn't feel like using magic today. But let's go!" I put my hood up and opened the door with my hoof.
Luna followed me shortly after. She closed the door and put her own hood up and then walked up to me.
We began walking through the forest in silence. The only thing I could hear was our hooves against the ground and wildlife around us.
Luna sighed. I glanced at her questioningly. "It's so peaceful out here."
I nodded. "Yeah. It feels nothing is happening. Like, how things were before this week. I was just Celestia's student, hating everyone in the world besides her and my family."
Luna turned to me. "Well if life didn't get some action once in a while life would be rather boring, now wouldn't it?"
I nodded slowly. "Yes, I suppose you're right. It just seems like we never get a break."
Luna was about to respond, but was interrupted by a sound. We both turned our heads instantly in the direction the sound came from.
"Come on, y'all. She has to be out here somewhere."
"Applejack is right. she has to be here somewhere."
"I don't know why we didn't come here to begin with. This is like the most obvious place to go if you were in exile."
"Me too! I was thinking that from the beginning!"
"Well, I do. It's absolutely dreadful!"
" ... "
I turned to my mom in panic. She looked at me with a worried expression.
It seemed I was right. We were never getting a break.
My friends' voices were only getting closer to where Luna and I stood. I felt my eyes dilate and my breathing got heavy.
I turned my head to my mom. "What are we going to do?!" I said in a whispered shout.
Luna frowned and glanced in the direction that their voices were coming from. She sighed and looked down. "They're far enough to just be able to hear us if we talked normally, do they're almost here. The least we can do on such short notice is to try to hide."
"Hide?! Hide where?!" I almost shrieked.
Luna glanced up at the trees above us and looked back down at me. I immediately looked paler. "You've got to be kidding."
Luna shook her head sadly. "They will find us easily on the ground. I know you don't know how to fly yet, but your wings can hold you up there."
I grunted and walked up to the closest tree and jumped. Luna went to a tree parallel of mine.
I reached the branches of the tree and tried to hook onto a branch with the talons of my bat wings. I luckily had luck on my side, and hooked on, though just barely.
I could see upside down while like this. I could see Luna staring at me, and just made out a proud smile before she looked at the ground.
My ears twitched as I heard a voice again. I looked down as well to see Pinkie Pie happily bouncing along. She looked behind her and shouted at the rest of the group.
"Come on, guys! My Pinkie Sense is really tingling now! I think Twilight is around here!"
My heart dropped. It took everything I had not to freak out again.
Eventually, Applejack, Rarity, and Spike came into view. Rainbow Dash flew down and landed in front of the group as Fluttershy slowly walked up to the rest of the group.
"Spread out, gals. If Pinkie's weird magical sense is goin' off, then Twi has got to be 'ere somewhere," Applejack stated.
I silently gulped and prayed that they would not find us. All of my friends began to search through the bushes and holes in the trees for any sign of me.
I froze when Pinkie walked up to the tree I was in. As if she was a dog, she began to sniff around the tree and eyes it thoughtfully before shrugging and turning away.
My friends kept searching before Rainbow eyed the top of the trees. "Do you guys think Twilight somehow got on top of the trees?"
Rarity looked at the tree next to Luna. "Hmm, it could be a possibility, but how could she get up there?"
"I kinda doubt it, girls. I mean, she's a unicorn, I think she would be on the ground," Applejack said.
Rainbow nodded and continued to look in a hole on a tree.
After some time, Spike spoke. "Do you guys think this is a lost cause? We still haven't found her. Maybe Pinkie's Pinkie Sense was wrong."
I sighed in relief silently. However, that relief was quickly turned into alarm when I felt my wing talon slip.
My eyes widened and my heart threatened to beat out of my chest. Luna stared at me alarmingly, having heard me gasp when I started to slip.
This was my first time hanging upside down, and I was hanging there for a long time. Of course I was going to fall! Damn it! I should have known!
One of my talons completely slipped, which made me jump in surprise and cause the other one to slip. I tried to grab back onto the branch, but missed it narrowly.
I screeched as I fell from the tree, catching everypony's attention. I could see and hear Luna gasp from her tree.
I hit the ground headfirst with a painful thud. I heard immediate silence afterwards as I just laid on the forest floor, my black wings hanging from my sides.
I heard hoofsteps come towards me. Soon enough, I felt a hoof on my back.
"Twilight?"
I squeaked and shut my eyes while covering my face with my wings.
"Twilight, look at me."
I felt my wings move unwillingly by magic. My chin was gently lifted with a hoof. I slowly opened my red eyes to meet Rarity staring at me with concern.
"Darling, are you okay?"
I couldn't find my voice and could only shudder. Rarity waited patiently for me to speak.
"It's okay, Twilight. None of us would hurt you. We just want our friend back."
"R -Rarity..." I croaked out before yelping in pain as I tried to move.
Suddenly, a blue blur filled my vision as I was tackled. I yelped in more pain.
"Are you okay, Twilight? I'm so sorry you fell!" I was thrown into a hug by Luna, who had flown down at the speed of light when I had yelped.
Rarity had jumped back when Luna dove down onto me. Everyone looked even more confused than before.
"Princess Luna?! Where did you come from?! And why do you care so much about Twilight?" I heard Rainbow yell.
I only snuggled into my mother's fur and closed my eyes in pain. Luna examined my head and body for injuries before I felt Luna nuzzle me.
"My star... I'm so sorry you got hurt."
That only made everyone else even more confused. I smiled weakly and spoke. "Thanks, mom."
I heard everyone gasp. A few of my friends mumbled words like, "mother!? Since when?!" I tried to chuckle, but hissed in pain instead.
I whimpered into Luna as a tear rolled down my cheek. "It hurts, mom..."
Luna's eyes got watery and she had a look of concern on her face. She looked at my neck and gasped.
Since I came down headfirst, my neck had gotton slammed onto the ground. There was blood flowing freely and cuts everywhere. If I wasn't a vampony, I probably wouldn't have survived.
All of my friends gasped and I heard someone run towards me. I opened my eyes to see Fluttershy, looking over my neck.
"Oh no! Princess Luna, we need to get her to a hospital! No wonder it was hurting her to speak, her vocal cords had been ripped and some bones, along with her esophagus had been severely damaged!"
Luna stared at Fluttershy with a shocked expression. She looked back at me and a sad expression.
"Twilight, you need blood. You need it now. We don't have time to hunt down an animal. I'm sorry, bit you have to drink from one of your friends."
I opened my mouth to gasp, but no sound came out. Luna stared at me with concern for the hundredth time that night.
My mother spoke gently. "Would anyone here be willing to give blood to Twilight?"
Spike immediately ran forward. Luna frowned slightly. "A baby dragon?"
" I vowed to take care of Twilight with her blood issue since I knew. How could I not give blood now? Vampire or pony, she's still my sister somehow. "
Luna smiled at Spike, and I couldn't help but do the same. My mother turned to me. "Do you mind?"
I thought about it, but in the end, nodded. "I owe him."
Luna nodded and gestured for Spike to follow her. They both walked up to my bleeding form with the content of healing me.
"This is going to hurt, dragon. I'm sorry in advance."
Spike nodded hesitantly and held out his neck. Luna levitated him onto my stomach.
I instinctively opened my mouth, fangs in all of their glory. Spike winced, which caused me to be filled with guilt. "I'm so sorry, Spike." I whispered before slowly pulling my dragon brother closer.
"J -just do it," he murmured.
I felt my teeth on his scales. I tried to pierce through his scales, but since they were tougher than any other creature, I was unable to.
I pulled back and couldn't help but growl. I pulled Spike forcefully into my mouth and bit down on his neck. Hard.
Spike yelped as I pierced through his scales and into his flesh. Warm blood filled my mouth. I swallowed the blood and already felt better.
I let myself get lost in Spike's blood. It was just so good! After a minute or so, I heard someone say my name.
I lazily opened an eye to see my mother looking concerned. I suddenly remembered who I was drinking from.
I threw Spike off of me and into Luna's arms. I felt a little woozy from the quick motion, and fell back onto the ground in a heap.
Luna gave Spike to Fluttershy and went to check back on me. She smiled for a moment, before frowning again.
"The dragon's blood helped tremendously, but it isn't enough. She needs more."
" And Spike isn't in any condition to give more... " Fluttershy said quietly.
"I can't give her any, I'm a vampony too. Can somepony else give any blood?" Luna asked.
It was silent for a few moments before someone cleared their throat.
"I will."
Rarity trotted towards me, much to my surprise. She was the one pony who was scared of me still. Yet, here she was, volunteering to be bitten by me.
"R-rarity... No..." I said with a hoarse voice.
Rarity gently put a hoof to my lips. "We have to face our fears somehow."
In that moment, something stirred inside of me. A bubbly warm feeling. My mind was numb, and all I could feel was my heart beating.
Beautiful.
"Are you ready, Twilight?"
I shook my head and blinked a few times. "Y-yes."
Rarity leaned over and carefully moved her hair out of the way of her neck. When she settled, she spoke again.
"I am ready, Twilight ."
I breathed in slowly, then breathed out, wincing at the pain. I gently pulled Rarity towards my mouth, shaking in the process.
My first pony prey, and it was Rarity.
I almost had an anxiety attack.
"Just do it, darling," Rarity said .
I nodded and bit down. Rarity gasped, causing me to almost pull back. Rarity would not let me, however, and placed her hoof over mine.
Rarity's blood flowed into my mouth, filling my tastebuds with a new sensation.
I could practically taste Rarity's magic, and it was intoxicating.
I could taste the beauty, the magic, and I could feel myself take some of Rarity's self away.
It was amazing. I wanted more.
I NEEDED more.
You know, if you drink more from Rarity, she'll bend to your will easier.
What? Did I just think that?
Kind of. I am your anxiety, Twilight. I influence a lot of your thinking, and I want you to do several things. Don't even think of me as your anxiety. Think of me as.... Your best friend in the world!
R-right... Friend... What are you doing here?
Oh nothing much, just saying hello. Carry on...
Huh. That was weird. Did I space out? What was I doing last? It's... So... Hard... To remember...
"T-twilight..."
Oh, right! Rarity!
I released Rarity from my grasp, licking the access blood away. Rarity collapsed into my arms.
I was suddenly feeling a lot better. I got off the ground without shaky legs, which made everypony present gasp in awe, aside from Luna.
I looked up, my eyes glowing a bright healthy red. I grinned at everyone, fangs showing.
"I feel SO much better! But help Rarity! And Spike, they both need it." I stated before giving Rarity to Fluttershy.
Luna rose an eyebrow at my slightly unusual perky attitude. I started the walk to the castle, and gestured for everypony to follow.
We all began the walk to my home.
I galloped though the doors of the castle, Spike on my back, while Rarity was being carried by Fluttershy and Rainbow.
"Quickly! They need to rest!" I exclaimed as I ran to my room. Everyone followed quickly behind, and once everyone was in, I levitated Spike and Rarity to my bed with easy ease.
They slept soundly, and I left them to rest.
I was reading a book in the library when Pinkie Pie slammed the door open.
"TWILIGHT! RARITY AND SPIKE ARE AWAKE!" she shouted.
I smiled with glee. I couldn't wait to thank them for helping me! I nodded at Pinkie, and we both ran to my room.
I opened the door, getting everypony's attention. Rarity was grinning at me with the utmost enthusiasm, while Spike smiled widely.
Rarity tried to get out of bed, but failed. She instead spoke to me.
"Hello, Mistress! Thank you for greeting me this fine night! I hope you are having a great night as well! "
Rarity smiled at me while awaiting what I would say. I just stood there in shock, unable to form words. When I didn't respond, she frowned and looked sad.
"Are you okay, Mistress? You seem to be in shock. Could I help somehow?"
My eye twitched as I tried to comprehend what was happening. "Rarity, don't call me Mistress! Are you okay?"
Rarity only smiled apologetically. "I am perfectly fine. I'm sorry Mistress did not fit you. What would you like to be called instead?"
Pinkie glanced at me with a confused stare. I shrugged in response and looked at Rarity. This had to be a joke. She was joking! Right? I chuckled weakly. "Hahaha, Rarity. Very funny joke of yours, ha. I'd appreciate it if you stopped now, though."
Rarity tilted her head to the side. "I'm sorry, but I do not know what you mean. There is no joke."
"Yeah, we're loyal to your will!" Spike chimed in.
I gaped in disbelief. What the heck happened to my friends?
"Pinkie, get Luna. Now."
"Oh, I could do it!" Spike exclaimed.
"No!" I shouted, causing him to flinch. Clearing my throat, I added calmly, "No, that won't be necessary. Pinkie can find my mom just fine."
Spike nodded, and with that, Pinkie left in a hurry. I sighed and looked at the fate of my friends.
"What in Celestia's flaming tits happened to you two?" I questioned out loud.
Rarity was about to speak, but I spoke before she could.
"It was a rhetorical question, don't answer it." I muttered.
I sat down on my bed with a heaving sigh. Rarity and Spike stood at the end of my bed, their eyes filled with love and admiration. What cruel incident could have happened to make them this way?
I thought back to the events earlier. My friends found me, I got hurt, Luna got all motherly on me, and Spike and Rarity volunteered to donate blood to me.
The only reasonable thing to explain what had happened is when I drank their blood. However, Luna never mentioned that this would happen! Why did this happen?!
...And why is the memory of feeding from Rarity so fuzzy? It's as if some memories are missing...
Trying to remember me, are you? Tsk, tsk, Twilight. Some things are better left untouched.
What? Who are y-
Memories are now unlocked, but only for when we talk.
W-what the hell?! I can suddenly remember...
Oh, hey, it's my so called anxiety! You know, I don't really think you are my anxiety. You seem more like a mysterious mentor of some sort.
Well bravo, Twilight. Unfortunately, Luna is near, and so I have leave. Remember, nopony can know of our little chats!
...
Huh? Did I daze out or something? I can't remember...
Oh well.
I was startled from my thoughts when the door swung open. Luna burst through the door with a concerned look on her face. Pinkie was following close behind.
"Twilight! Pinkie told me what happened! I am unfortunate to tell you why, however."
I looked at my mother with a confused stare. "What?"
Luna turned to Pinkie. "I'm afraid you need to leave. This is rather personal."
Pinkie was about to complain, but Luna had shut the door. I snorted momentarily so hard that all I could see was black.
Luna frowned and sat down on my bed next to me. She sighed and glanced at Spike.
"Twilight, how much do you know about vampires?"
I was not expecting her to ask that, but answered. "Well, we drink blood, can go in the sun, can turn into a bat, and have extreme senses."
" Do you know anything else? " Luna asked quietly.
I shook my head. "No, not really."
Luna turned towards me. "Long ago, there was a curse that ran throughout vampires. Most newly born vampires were born with this curse."
"The curse made any creature, from ponies to dragons, that a vampony fed on be loyal to them, as of they were the most important thing in the world. However, it depended on how much blood was drank. if it was only a few ounces, their feelings might be a bit more loving. However, if they drank several pints of blood from the victim, their feelings were severely changed."
"This curse was known as the Curse of the Mind. It could make anyone be loyal to you, given that you drank their blood. I stumbled upon this curse centuries ago. I had luckily removed the curse from our kind, and had killed the vampires who slaved ponies with the curse. But, it seems it wasn't all gone."
Luna looked me in the eyes. "Twilight, you have been cursed with The Curse of the Mind."
I blinked. And blinked again. And then again. And once more for good measure.
"What? Is there a way to get rid of the curse from me?"
Luna shook her head sadly. "The only way I was able to get rid of it was by killing those effected. I'm sorry . I had talked to Celestia about it when several vampires had it, and she had suggested getting rid of our kind all together."
I clenched my teeth together. Of course Celestia wanted to kill us all. Why was I surprised?
But there was no fucking cure! Of course there wasn't one! There never is a cure to things like this!
I sighed, which made Rarity come over and rub my back sympathetically. "It'll be okay, Mistress."
I suddenly thought of an idea. If I could technically make Rarity and Spike do what I want, I could make them act normally around everypony!
...Or, I could keep Rarity and Spike the way they are, and have them call me Mistress...
Ooh, yeah, that could work...
Wait! No! Urgh! Maybe I should just hold off on doing anything for now... Yeah, that sounded good.
I sighed and looked at Luna. "I think I'm just going to turn in for the night. It's almost day anyway."
"May I help you to bed, Mistress?" Spike asked gleefully.
I frowned. "No thanks. And please, just call me Twilight."
Spike nodded. "Okay... Twilight."
I climbed into the covers of my bed and snuggled into my pillow. "Goodnight, mom."
Luna walked to the door. "Goodnight, my star." She was about to leave, but hesitated. After a moment she added, "Twilight? You might want to tell your friends our story."
I closed my eyes to start to go to sleep. "Mmhmm. Okay mom. And please make sure Spike and Rarity have... Somewhere... To sleep..."
