//------------------------------// // Interrogation and Celebration... But for Which Side? // Story: Dracushy // by W9001PILLSHERE //------------------------------// Medic was looking at Fluttershy when she woke up. She looked around and saw she was in what appeared to be an underground bunker inside some sort of cave. Medic: How's it going, old friend? His tone of voice meant me was in no mood for light conversation. He was here to get answers. Fluttershy was preparing her wings. Medic: Don't bother trying to get me, I've set up an invisible barrier so I'm safe. Now, enough chit-chat. I need answers. What happened to you? Fluttershy put her wings down. V. Fluttershy: That's none of your business. Medic: I've got nothing to do, Fluttershy. We can do this all day and night. I'd suggest you help me out. I helped your birds, remember? Don't you think it's about time to return the favor? Fluttershy lowered her head and looked at her tail. V. Fluttershy: Well this bird ain't singin'. Medic: Then perhaps you'd care to deal with my associate here? Heavy: Tiny baby vampire pony. You know, Vampire cannot die by regular means. But they still experience pain. I have protective battle suit and two fists ready to smack something. Hard. Medic: Even if you do escape, my comrades and I all have protective suits so we're safe from turning into Vampires. You may as well give up, you have no chance. Tell me everything, Fluttershy. You have two options: You can tell me all that you know about how you became this way, or I can perform painful experiments to discover the cause. Your choice. Fluttershy sighed. V. Fluttershy: It started about a month ago, as a bump on my flank. It got bigger, disappeared, and I became the Fluttershy I am today. That's all I know. Just free me from this miserable prison. I can't take this anymore. It's hard being a Vampire, you know? Fluttershy's voice became increasingly upset and she started crying. Medic knew it was time. Medic: I'm going to need a sample of your DNA so I can figure out a way to cure you. And just as a fail-safe, This invisible barrier only affects Vampires. Humans can go in or out, no problem. So if you're deceiving me, it's no use. Medic stepped past the barricade, stuck a needle into Fluttershy, and collected a tiny sample of blood. He then proceeded to perform all sorts of tests on the sample. For his first test, he looked at the sample through a microscope. Medic: Well, I believe I've determined the cause of this unnatural behavior. A tiny insect that carries a virus appears to be the cause. Fluttershy, this bug must have bitten you and caused you to turn. This is Medicine Man to all other units. I've determined the cause. Meet me in the Cave of Interrogation. The nine mercenaries and four ponies had assembled in the cave. Medic: Now I've determined the cause of these changes. It's a tiny insect that carries a virus that causes ponies to become Vampires. Now, we have work to do: I've got to discover a cure while we need to create a weapon that will wipe out the insect that causes this so it will never happen again. You have your assignments. Construct the weapon and then I will develop the biotechnology to obliterate the virus insects... Everyone was busy working. Engineer and Albert were in charge of making the bomb, while Vinyl helped develop the cure. After several hours of intense research, they thought they had it. They injected the needle into Fluttershy. What happened next, no one could have predicted. She was bouncing all over the place, her body changing into various shapes, turning several different colors, until finally, she stopped, back to normal. She fell to the ground, Her hair longer. Fluttershy: You're a miracle worker. There were loud cheers as the cure was discovered as a success. Scout: This is Scout. You're not gonna believe this: Everypony's back to normal! A great victory was won in Equestria that night. The rest of the plan went smoothly uninterrupted. As mercenaries met up with counterparts, the bomb was dropped over the Everfree forest and the Vampire insects were obliterated by a pesticide that was spread far and wide. Everypony returned to their peaceful everyday lives. And they all lived happily ever after... Or did they? Author's note: Well, here it is, the not-so-thrilling-as-everyone-would-have-expected conclusion. But this won't be the only conclusion. Alternate endings inbound!