//------------------------------// // Blood // Story: A Dash Into Blood // by PixelMoon //------------------------------// Dash sat with her eyes wide. Twilight had practically poured her heart out to the vampire about her agnoy and why she hated Celestia. And after hearing that story, she would too. But that didn't mean she could just forget about all of the good things Celestia did to protect her country. What about Sombra? What about Nightmare Moon and Discord? Plus there was Tirek... Twilight wiped her tears of blood from her face as Rainbow continued to think. "Do you understand, Dashie?" "Please don't call me that. This is a lot to take in right now." The older vampire nodded and looked away. Dash continued to think about the story she had heard. What about what happened after that? Why did Twilight just now decide to fall in love again? Surely she tried from time to time during those thousands of years. Star Tracker couldn't be the only one... "Twilight," Dash spoke firmly, grabbing the alicorn's hoof. "Surely you got together with someone else, right? I can't be the first one in a thousand years." Twilight bit her lip. "Well...There was Night Walker, but he was only using me and my title." "What happened then?" "I burnt him to a crisp. Nopony betrays me like that." Dash blinked. Better not hurt Twilight then. The two sat in an awkward silence for a few minutes before Dash cleared her throat at long last. "So...What about our friends? Do we tell them, or...?" Twilight suddenly dove onto her soulmate and hissed. "Absolutely not. I've kept my secret from Celestia for so long and I don't need someone like Pinkie or Rarity to blab it to her." "Oh, that reminds me. How have you kept Celestia from finding you out? I mean, I'd think that she'd realize her student is the Queen of Vamponies. " That's when Twilight smirked with pride. "Simple. I hypnotized her to not realize who I am unless someone told her or removed the spell itself. " Dash clapped her hooves together with an impressed face. "I don't need to be a unicorn to know that hypnotism is difficult. Bravo." Twilight blushed and smiled at the compliment Dash gave her. When nothing else was said, Twilight awkwardly shuffled around on her soulmate, trying to get comfy. "Uh, Twilight? Can you like, oh I don't know, maybe get off of me please?" Dash asked. Twilight pouted and reluctantly got up. "Dashie..." "I told you to not call me that." The two sat in silence once again. That was until Rainbow's stomach broke the silence by growling. Twilight giggled at Dash's embarrassed face as her stomach kept growling for about ten whole seconds. Ten very, very, VERY loud seconds. "Yeah, I think it might be time for you to feed," Twilight stated through her giggling. Dash gave Twilight a deadpanned look. "No, really? I never would've guessed." Twilight rolled her eyes and smiled as she got up. "Well, come on." Rainbow suddenly looked genuinely scared. "Uh... G-go where?" "To get some blood, duh." At that moment, Dash's stomach decided to growl again. "Blood?" The realization that she had to drink blood and that she was a vampire finally started to sink in. "Oh my Celestia... I'm a freaking bucking vampire..." Twilight rose an eyebrow at her soulmate. "Uh Dash? You okay?" Dash suddenly closed her eyes and groaned. A distressed face started to form on her as she begun to shake. Twilight started to look concerned and was about to grab the other vampire when Rainbow suddenly opened her eyes. Twilight saw that look in her eyes many times in the eyes of predators. It was the look of pure hunger. And when she saw that look, she knew it wasn't her soulmate anymore. No, this was a wild animals craving the blood of others. And she was going to get it no matter the costs. Twilight suddenly felt scared for her own life. Newborn vampires were more often than not incredibly dangerous if their last resort predator instincts kicked in. Believe it or not, Dash was willing to kill Twilight for blood. Dash growled and started to slowly approach Twilight, who ignited her horn. "Dash... don't make me hurt you..." Rainbow paid no heed to what her soulmate said and started to walk towards Twilight even faster. She suddenly dove onto the alicorn and hissed. A blinding light filled the room and Dash's agony cries filled the room. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy walked in silence, the only thing heard was Pinkie and Fluttershy's cries. Rarity sniffled a few times, while Applejack cried from the inside. Their silence was interrupted, however, whenever a shrill scream echoed through the forest, loud enough to break windows. The voice was one that was very familiar, followed by a sad cry of a certain alicorn. "Rainbow! No!" they heard Twilight scream. The four ponies gasped. "Twilight?! Rainbow?!"