//------------------------------// // Chapter 2(Unedited) // Story: Into the Twilight // by Midnight_Eclipse //------------------------------// Into the Twilight by Midnight_Eclipse Chapter 2 "You foal! Did you really think you can defeat me?!" The nightmare roared as she glared daggers at the cowering lavender mare. She had a defeated look on her face as she looked down and to the side but soon perked up when she heard the sounds of her friends coming up the stairs. The lavender unicorn stood up and gasp as a twinkle flashed in her eyes. Turning on her heels, she smirked triumphantly at the nightmare. "You think you can destroy the elements of harmony just like that? Well you're wrong!" The dark alicorn scowled as she glared at the unicorn. "Because the spirits of the elements of harmony are right HERE!"The unicorn turned to orange earth pony. "Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the spirit of HONESTY!" She then turned to the butterscotch pegasus. "Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion, represents the spirit of KINDNESS!" She then turned to the cotton candy mane pink earth pony. "Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger represents the spirit of LAUGHTER!" She then looked over at the white unicorn. "Rarity who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift represents the spirit of GENEROSITY!" She then turned to the blue pegasus. "Rainbow Dash who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire, represents the spirit of LOYALTY!" Twilight smiled with victory as she seen the shards of the orbs the nightmare had smashed only moments ago, lift up into the air and began to surround her friends. Nightmare was now looking very worried as she looked around for a way out of this. Then a thought came to her as she looked back to the lavender unicorn. "You still don't have the sixth element! The spark didn't work!" The nightmare spoke but this time had uncertainty in her words, which caused the lavender unicorn to smirk in victory. "Oh but it did! A different KIND of spark!" She turned to her friends. "I felt it the very moment I realized how much I loved to hear you, to be with you, how much I cared about you." She then turned back to the nightmare, smirking. "When I realized, you all are my, FRIENDS!" As she called out, there was a blinding flash of light, causing the nightmare to shield her eyes with a wing. As the nightmare unblocked her eyes, a sixth orb hovered over Twilight's head glowing faintly. "You see, Nightmare moon, When those elements are ignited by the....the spark, it creates the sixth element. The element of MAGIC!" As she spoke, the shards fused with her friends, creating golden necklaces with their respective cutie marks on them. Twilight's however, formed into a tiara with her own cutie mark on top it. The nightmare reared back in complete shock and surprise as she stared at this. The six mares began glowing brightly as they levitated into the air. The nightmare could feel the energy building around them and she knew was coming next. Her eyes flared black with the darkest of energy as she roared. "NOT THIS TIME!" She called out as she fired a black energy beam at Twilight. The beam did nothing to her as a beam of rainbow shot down and surrounded the nightmare. Twilight opened her eyes slowly with a small groan. She had a dream she's not had in many long years. A dream of the time her friends and herself came together. It was not only the beginning of Twilight's new role as element of magic but also something more. Something that changed her life forever. The day she became a vampire. With a small sigh, she looked over to see her lover, Weepy Cry, was not in bed with her. So, she assumed the mare was at work. The alicorn finally stretched out a bit before she rolled off the bed, onto her hooves as she let out a yawn. Damn it. Princess, do you have to make the sun so....bright? Ugh. The alicorn thought before she went to the bathroom to freshen up and get out of her bedroom outfit she had worn for her and Weepy's...time in bed last night. After about thirty minutes of bathroom time, she came out looking as good as new and lacked her rather intimate outfit. Her mane was brushed and her tail. She gave another small yawn as she walked over to the window of her room and looked out. "Ugh, Celestia I swear I'm going to get you for this bright flank of a sun." She grumbled a bit before she turned and walked out of her room and down the coodor until she was in the kitchen of her castle. Being a vampire she still needed to eat normal food along with blood and since she had her monthly blood, she didn't need any blood for awhile. She gave a small blush as she remembered last night with her lover. She chuckled lightly as she began to make herself breakfast. Strewberry pancakes. She finally took notice of a small drake, or rather, lack of thereof. She realized he must not have made it back home yet so she merely shrugged it off. After her breakfast was made, she walked over to a table and took a seat. As she began to eat, she went back to her dream she woke from. Why did she have that dream after all these years? She wasn't sure why but it got her thinking about what came after the spell was cast. Her life changed forever after that and not just because she became the new bearer of the element of Magic. She took a bite of her pancakes before looking down with a sigh. She always wandered. What would have happened if she didn't get hit by that spell? Where would she be in this world then? How would her life be? Would she have ever met Weepy and fell in love? All these questions were flooding her mind but she merely shook them out of her mind but her mind went back to her dream. Twilight had woke up after she passed out when she got home from defeating Nightmare Moon and returning Luna to her former self. However, when she woke, she didn't feel right. Something felt amiss but she couldn't figure out what it was. She went to her bathroom and took a shower. Once she got out, she was busy brushing her teeth while drying herself when she noticed something. Her mane was a bit darker than normal. This caught her attention due to her OCD she had. Blinking she pulled her toothbrush away and stared at the mirror for a few moments. "What in the....?" However, her words were cut short when she noticed something else. Something that really got her attention. Her eyeteeth were a lot longer and sharper than a pony's should be. She screamed at the top of her lungs when she noticed this. She fell onto her rump and scooted away from the mirror panting heavily. "What in Equestria is going on?! What happened to me?!" She questioned as she then took a deep breath to calm herself, using Cadence's breathing technique. However, her mind and train of thought was interrupted when a knock came at the door. Blinking as she stood up and walked out of her bathroom and into the main room of her library. Now who could that be? She thought as she walked over and opened the door lightly to reveal a midnight blue alicorn. This caused the lavender unicorn yelp in surprise and back up a bit. "Pr-princess Luna! What...what are you doing here?" She asked as she lowered herself into a low bow. The alicorn merely smiled as she shook her head lightly. "Thou need not doth that, Twilight Sparkle. We art here on an informal visit." The alicorn smiled at her statement before adding. "May We cometh in?" The question threw the lavender mare off as she looked up at the alicorn. The lavender unicorn looked a bit confused and dumbfounded as she stared at the midnight blue alicorn before her. Princess Luna, ruler of the night and sister to her mentor Princess Celestia, was standing at her door step. Blinking a bit, she shook her head to regain her senses before smiling sheepishly as she stepped aside for the princess. "Oh! Sorry. Yes, come on in, princess." She offered with a nervous smile. The princess, however, smiled giving a nod a she stepped in. "Please, call Us Luna, Twilight Sparkle." The lunar princess chimed with a gentle smile. However, upon seeing the change in the lavender mare, she frowned sadly. Luna walked past the lavender mare before she finally spoke in a soft, regretful tone. "We art sorry, Twilight Sparkle. The nightmare did a terrible thing to thee and there was nothing We could doth about it." The lunar mare spoke softly as she sat down, her wings sagging as her hand hung. Twilight hearing the princess' tone, causing her ears to perk as she walked up to the side of the princess, gently placing a hoof to the princess' back and stroking it. "It's okay Luna. Don't worry about it. I can live with this. It'll just take some time to get use to it." The lavender mare spoke with a gentle smile. "So, I really am a vampony, aren't I?" She asked a bit of worry in her tone as her question was answered by a single nod from the princess. The lavender mare frowned a bit as she looked up at the princess. "I see. Well, I suppose immortality comes with it doesn't it?" She ventured as she looked at the lunar mare, who in turn, gave a gentle and sad nod. "And the...need for blood?" That question came out in a near whisper, hoping it didn't. Her fear was realized when the princess gave yet another nod in confirmation. "...ght....light.....Twilight!" The voice of her dragon assistant broke the vampiric alicorn out of her memory as she looked over to see the dragon standing in the door way. "Oh, hey Spike. Something wrong?" She asked with a fanged smile as her dragon assistant merely rolled his eyes, his little arms crossed over his chest as he stood there, tapping his foot on the floor. "Oh you were just really spaced out there. Nothing strange at all." Twilight blushed at that comment as she watched the dragon make his way over towards her. "So, how was your night?" She asked trying to change the subject back from her spacing out to something else. The young drake merely sighed as he sat at the table with the alicorn. "You're thinking of the past again, aren't you? Twilight, when will you let it go? It's the past!" The Alicorn merely sighed as she looked at the drake. "I had a dream of when I first became a vampire Spike. A dream I've not had in so long." She said softly, looking to the side. Her dragon assistant merely sighed at this before he reached out and gently touched her hoof with his claw. "Twi, like I said. It's the past. Long ago. You became not a being a darkness but a hero with the power of the night. Yes, you are a vampire who feeds on the blood of other creatures but you're also a hero." He spoke in a gentle tone as his muzzle bore a calm and kind smile. However, that smile formed into a teasing grin. "And speaking of feeding on blood of creatures. I happen to walk by Weepy's workshop and notice the bite bark on her neck." That comment caused the darkest blush ever to form on the alicorn's cheeks as her eyes widened a bit. "Had a bit of fun last night did you?" Twilight wrapped a bat wing around her head, hiding her blush before she slapped the drake with her other bat wing. "Hush you!" She called out but the sound of Spike laughing made her blush deepen. The drake merely laughed more before he got up and walked out of the room, barely missing a harmless bolt of magic that was flung his way, which slammed into the wall with a small sizzle. Twilight merely sighed as she got up and walked out of the kitchen and down her corridor, deep in thought. It had been so long since she first became a vampire and granted, she didn't like the fact she fed on blood but as long as the power helped her protect her friends and family, she didn't care. All that mattered was her friends and family's safety. After a few minutes of walking, she found herself at her throne room with all her friends' thrones in a circle. This room always seemed to bring a smile to her face as she thought of her friends helping her run a kingdom. It was such a wonderful feeling, knowing she wasn't alone to do it. Twilight had stopped when she heard the same thunderous roars from last night, however, it sounded like there were more than one this time. Blinking as she gulped. More than one?! Oh, dear Luna! I'm going to need help with this one....maybe. Twilight thought to herself as she quickly darted to the closet off to the side of the throne room, pulled out her black cloak and donned it. Her spell to hide her wings faded, along with the ones hiding her fangs. She bared her fangs as her eyes glowed brightly. "Alright. You brought a friend? This time, you're dead!" She growled out as she darted out of the throne room and out of the castle. She had to stop those monsters before anypony is hurt. Out side of Ponyville, the edge of the Everfree forest, was five Ursa Majors, smashing the trees as they made their way to the town. Appearing in a blur, Twilight stood on the edge of town, watching the monsters match towards town. "Let's see. Five majors. Moving at a slow speed. Should be here in about five minutes. More than enough time." She looked to the side as she thought about what she was about to do. She had no choice. She could take out one, maybe two, but five?! That was to much, even for her. "Oh, I hope Celestia won't hate me..." she spoke as her horn lit sending a flare into the air, which exploded, forming her cutie mark in the sky. It was a signal that Luna told her to use if she had ever need help with something. Back in Canterlot, Princess Celestia had looked out her window in her personal chambers and noticed the flare in the sky. Arching a brow as she stared at it. What is that? Twilight's cutie mark? What does it mean? As she thought that, Luna came burst through the doors of her sister's room in a frantic panic. "Sister! We have a MAJOR problem! Twilight needs our help! Our as in you and I! We only have to hurry NOW!" Luna didn't waste time, she flew out of the room before her sister could reply. Celestia stood there, dumbstruck as she looked back to the flare. "Dear Twilight. What have you gotten into this time? Nevertheless. Luna has never been so flustered about something before. This must be important." With that, the sun goddess followed her sister out of the room and soon out of the castle. It didn't take long before the Sun goddess caught up with her sister. As they flew towards Ponyville, they heard the thunderous roars as well. Both their eyes widened at this. Surely those weren't roars of ursa majors were they? Their fears were realized when they noticed the starry beasts' heads poking out of the broken tree tops of the forest. Then, they noticed a cloaked mare standing in front of the forest as if waiting for the beasts to make their appearance. Celestia arched her brow at this. This was the first time she seen the cloaked mare in person. She only heard rumors of the mare and seen her in the paper. Celestia and Luna soon landed with grace on either side of the cloaked mare as she took a glance at the two princesses before looking back the forest. "So, what took you so long, Luna?" The cloaked mare asked in a rather informal manner. Celestia looked down at the mare and arched a brow. Only a select few are so close to the princesses to be so informal towards them and refer to them by name without their title. Luna merely chuckled lightly as she smirked, looking down at the mare. "Oh, sorry. Traffic was a mess. You know how it is." She laughed softly before she frowned a bit. "You sent that flare I taught you. Does that mean, you're ready to tell her?" The cloaked mare looked down for a moment before gulping and nodding. "I see. We can explain later. Let her know who you are, then we take care of these beasts." The lunar mare spoke gently as the cloaked mare lowered her hood, revealing Twilight under it. Celestia let out a surprised gasp as she seen it was her faithful student and fellow princess who was the cloaked mare. "Twilight?! The cloaked mare was you?!" Her voice held no anger nor hatred but it was filled to the brim with surprise and...something else. Hurt? She couldn't place that other emotion in her voice. Twilight winced a bit at the surprised voice. Giving a weak nod as she looked at her mentor and smiled an innocent and fanged smile. This caused Celestia's eyes to widen even more. "You have the vampirism too?!" Wincing again, Twilight nodded. Celestia took a deep breath, calming herself before she smiled a little, looking up at the forest line before them. "I'm sure we have a lot to talk about. You having the vampirism is one. You keeping it from me is another." She spoke in her usual calm tone before her horn flashed to life, summoning a brilliant set of gold armor that looked like Nightmare Moon's. Luna doing the same, summoning Nightmare Moon's. Twilight sighed a bit as she looked down. The jig was up. So, no need for the cloak anymore. Her horn lit and flung her cloak off revealing her body as she stood up on her hind hooves. Her eyes glowed as her sinister Death scythe appeared in her front hooves, brandishing it. The three princesses stood there, waiting and watching the forest line. They were about to have a battle that will be very difficult for them to win. Three against five? The odds sure was against them but they had to stand their ground. They had to protect their ponies at all cost. Even if it meant their lives. Celestia was the one to break the silence as they waited. "That's some weapon, Twilight." She spoke in a soft whisper as she continued to stare at the forest, listening to the beasts growing closer by the second. "You can thank me for that, sister. I taught her how to forge it." Spoke the Luna princess as she summoned two short sabers. Celestia in turn, summoned a long sword and a shield made of sun light. Twilight stared at the forest for a moment as silence descended upon the area once more. So, this was it. She was going to fight along side the princesses to protect her home. And here she thought her days of fighting were behind her. She really did hate fighting but she had to in order to protect her ponies. Especially Weepy Cry, her beloved marefriend. She would do anything to keep that mare safe. Her ears perked when she heard a tree snap, causing the princesses to look up and see five Ursa majors lined up, on their hind legs, growling and snarling. "They're here." Spoke Twilight as she bared her fangs. "This time, I won't hold back. You're dead." She spoke in a dead serious tone, shocking Celestia as she looked down at her student. Shaking her head, she looked back to the beasts before them. The battle to protect Ponyville was about to begin and all of Ponyville will know the lavender princess was indeed a vampire. To Be Continued...