Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 4
By TDR
BASS!,
Part four
“Previously on Twilight Gets a Puppy.”
“I vant to drink you blud, Bleh...”
CLANG!!!
“I warned you.” Thorax stated glaring down at the now unconscious Bees.
“And we now continue our story, already in progress.”
“She's going Left!” Rainbow Dash shouted down at Witch-Jack.
“Stay with her.” Witch-Jack growled loping after the pink tail of her quarry.
“Easy for you to say, I'm not some awesome were wolf thing that can't be made a vampire!” Rainbow Dash snapped. ”How the heck did I get roped into this?”
“You answered yer door when Luna knocked on it!” Applejack snapped back. “I'd rather be checking on Granny and the girls, or hunting fer Rahs, but ah got drafted tah catch Shy same as you.”
“Hang a right, she went down the ally there.” Dash shouted as Witch-Jack made the same turn rushing into the dark.
“Stay on top of her don't let her git too high!” Applejack snapped.
“I know my job!” Dash snapped back, cranky that she had been woken up for this.
There was a blur of motion and a hiss before Witch-Jack, one that the witch wolf met with a growl of her own as the vampire pony tried to whirl on her and scare her off. Witch-Jack was having none of it and lunged at the bat-mare forcing her back.
Flutterbat launched back rushing out of the end on the ally and straight into a magical net set up by Princess Luna.
Flutterbat hissed and thrashed, biting at everything as she was tangled and quickly bound by the spell.
Rainbow Dash landed next to Witch-Jack as she stepped out of the ally looking at the bound form of the yellow pegasus.
“Well that's one problem over with. I hope Sunset can fix this, she better hurry back from checking on tha farm house.” Witch-Jack muttered.
“We are sure she will be fine, and we do not need her here to scan for blood magic corruption.” Luna offered. “While we are no expert in the field of blood magic, we know a number of spells of the school and others that are just as good. Our sister is the better blood mage, though our niece puts both of us to shame.”
“Wait, Cadence knows blood magic?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Indeed. Though while we have never seen her practice it, that she has been able to change her body as such to sire a foal is proof of her skill. Many have also stated she is an expert at causing blood to flow to other parts of the body, particularly with stallions, that is a high level spell as well.” Luna pointed out.
Rainbow Dash smirked before laughing.
Witch-Jack just rolled her eyes not sure if Luna was serious or not.
“Now please step back Applejack, we wish to check her over without your interference.” Luna ordered.
“Guys.....” Rainbow Dash offered as she pointed a hoof down the street no trace of humor in her voice. “I think we have a bigger problem.”
Looking towards where she pointed the other two were greeted with a massive mob of ponies and a few assorted other non pony residents of town. The large form at the very head of the group, dressed in a tattered cherry red and black long coat, was unmistakable however.
“Rahs?” Witch-Jack asked with more than a little worry.
[Sweet Apple Acres]
“Twilight Sparkle, I hate you and everything you stand, sit, lay down, or dance for.” Sunset Shimmer muttered rubbing her head. She had tried to teleport into the farm house only for the wards the nerdy alicorn had set up to send her bouncing across the farm through the apple orchard.
Sunset had stormed back up to the farm door and had been halted by the magically produced voice of Twilight demanding a password.
“Oh..... you are not going to make me do this.” Sunset growled.
“Password.” Twilight's voice demanded the shields keeping Sunset off the farm humming ominously.
“GAAAH FINE.” Sunset snapped.
“Password.” Twilight's voice demanded in what sounded like an amused tone.
“I'm the T to the W-I, L-I-G-H-T and there ain't no other pony troll it down like me. I'm Twilight-licious.” Sunset deadpanned.
“Password accepted “ A smug sounding voice of Twilight offered as the shield dropped allowing Sunset to rush inside.
“SPIKE, GIRLS , GRANNY ARE YOU..... okay?” Sunset trailed off looking at the Crusaders sitting around the table with paper and dice.
“Uh yeah, why wouldn't we be?” Sweetiebelle asked.
“Speak for yourself. My mage got attacked by a vampire and do you know how hard it was to get that cure to work without getting Mr. Wrinkle to show up?” Scootaloo huffed.
“The dice gods are not with you tonight.” Spike smirked.
“Are there even gods of dice?” Applebloom asked.
“So you're all okay, none of you wanting blood or thinking your vampires?” Sunset asked running a scan on them and finding nothing.
“Just Sweetiebelle, but she's been like that all night.” Spike offered.
“Cause she wanted to play a leech.” Scootaloo pointed out.
“I am NOT a leech. I am a Ventrue and we are classy.” Sweetiebelle offered.
“A fancy leech is still a leech.” Scootaloo retorted.
“Scootaloo is the one who ate your share of the pizza.” Sweetiebelle retorted at that teasing.
“HEY!” Scootaloo snapped.
[Hoofington]
“Oh my gosh are you alright? I didn't mean to bite that hard.....” Twilight stammered flipping around trying to look at Mac's neck, stringing together a rather excessive list of apologies.
Big Mac rolled his eyes as she fretted and rambled.
He turned his head suddenly pressing his lips to hers, silencing her and getting things back on track. It would take more than a little over eager nip to bother him.
[Ponyville]
Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash, and Witch-Jack stared at the mob at the end of the street with apprehension, worry, and dread respectively.
At least until the music started and the whole mob burst out into a clear heart song choreographed dance number.
The music built up as every one danced to it , the source as was usual with this sort of event, unseen, though the beat was rather catchy and even Luna could feel her tail flicking in time with the heavy bass beat.
“....The foulest stench is in the air. The funk of forty thousand years. And grizzly ghouls from every tomb. Are closing in to seal your doom. And though you fight to stay alive. Your body starts to shiver. For no mere mortal can resist. The evil of the Thriller!!!”
There may have been more, as that seemed a perfect point for some evil laughter or another refrain of the music. However a trash can slamming head long into Rahs, and sending him crashing back down the street stopped the music dead and forced all the ponies that had gathered around to take off running rather than deal with the irate Witch Wolf growling in front of them.
“FER BUCKS SAKE RAHS! AH WAS WORRIED BOUT YER SORRY FLANK AND YAH RAN OFF TAH DO A DANCE NUMBER!?!?” Witch-Jack shouted stomping up towards the fallen Drama Dog.
“Soooo yeah. About Shy?” Rainbow Dash asked wincing at the growling and cursing Witch-Jack was doing, much of it she was sure was more cursing and yelling in the witch wolf/moon dog language.
“Verily.” Luna coughed letting her magic wash over the thrashing Fluttershy trying to ignore what was being said. She hadn't even known Applejack knew some of those words. “Oh... this is interesting.”
“ What what is?” Dash asked.
“She is a thestril.” Luna pointed out.
“Uhh, I though thestrils being vampires was kinda a racist thing?” Rainbow Dash questioned.
“Hmm, it is, but no, When we created the winged nox-cal we had issues figuring out how to allow them to fly. We initially were simply going to use dragons but for some reason crossing dragon and pegasus did not allow them to fly. We assume it has to due with a dragons internal heat and only the kirin seem to be able to mimic that. As such we needed to add in something else in order to give them the ability to fly. And there is only one other sort of flying creature of the night that would do.”
“Owls?” Rainbow Dash asked getting a small glare from Luna.
“Bats, Rainbow Dash. The first of our thestrils and even those now a days are more bat like that dragon like despite the the scattering of scales they have. Fluttershy does not have any scales however, there fore she is some sort of proto-thestril.”
“Didn't Sunset say that her spell wasn't strong enough to do that sort of thing?” Rainbow Dash offered.
“Indeed. But we think our dear little Fluttershy may have some nox-cal in her family tree and Sunset's spell brought that recessive blood line to the front.” Luna smiled. “Wondrous.”
“Uhhh, so can she be cured?” Rainbow Dash questioned.
“Of course.... mostly. At any rate we are surprised we did not recognize a frenzy when we saw one.” Luna smiled lifting the still hissing Flutterbat in the air smiling at her, an act that confused the bound creature.
“Frenzy?”
“Indeed. The first nox-cals we created had a issue with something of a feeding frenzy after the first spells were complete. It was quite bad in fact and required adjusting again to change their frenzy target from meat and gems to something ponies could deal with, hence fruit became the target with the addition of the bat into the line of all three of the tribes. Not that this was not without it's own issues as mangos were nearly rendered extinct until it was brought under control and through some strong conservation efforts. Luna explained. ”Even today it is simply asking to get hurt to take a mango any where near Gallopagos or where there are high concentrations of nox-cal. Thankfully, durrians have proven an acceptable substitute at times.”
“Soooo, about shy?” Dash asked.
“She is in a state that many of the first went into. As we stated it is something of a bloodlust, though not for actual blood. Instincts of bat and dragon are confused and over ride the pony which makes her attack 'meat' from the dragon aspect, though it is not 'meat she wants given the dragon part of her blood line is barely there, and the bat is more prominent due to Sunset's spell. In truth we are certain this sort of state is what started the whole vampire legend.” Luna offered her horn still glowing as she looked over Fluttershy with her magic.
“Yeah but can you fix it?” Dash asked.
“Certainly. We simply need to get her what she actually needs and calm her down, which should be easy with Sweet Apple acres still producing apples this time of year. Reverting her to a pegasus is likely going to be a bit harder, but we are Certain Sunset can do something about that. If not, well she is still her adorable self, look.”
Rainbow Dash stepped back as Luna turned a hissing Flutterbat around to push her into Rainbow Dash's face.
“I'll take your word for it.” Dash muttered.
“Woof,” Rahs protested rubbing his head as Witch-Jack glared down at him.
“Don't gimmi that.” Witch-Jack huffed pointing a claw at him.” While Sunset biting yah was unexpected yah didn't have to run off tah do... whatever that was without telling me. We were supposed tah be on a date.”
“Bark?”
“Don't matter that it was almost over.” Witch-Jack grumbled looking up to the branches of Golden Oaks library across the street. ”And ah hardly think this counts as me walking yah home.”
“Ruff...” Rahs explained
Witch-Jack flattened her ears to her head.” Right tha drama thing. Yah ain't tha god of Drama though Yer tha god of theater.”
“Woof.” Rahs shrugged as he got up to his feet and Witch-Jack sighed.
“Well it ain't like av'e had any experience with dating either, Tha fact yah got four others after yah means you've gone on a lot more dates than me. Ah figured you'd learned something.” Witch-Jack pointed out.
“Woof.” Rahs pointed out something he had learned.
“What!?” Witch-Jack questioned as Rahs leaned over and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
Witch-Jack's face went pure scarlet as she stammered a little.
Rahs offered her a bow as thanks for her walking him home, before he turned and crossed the street to Golden Oaks Library heading inside.
Luna, Rainbow Dash, and Flutterbat, stared at Witch-Jack who was staring after Rahs, still in shock from the kiss. The witch wolf then sat down hard in the middle of the street, her claw lifting to her cheek.
“That dog is going to kill some pony.” Rainbow Dash pointed out as Luna and Flutterbat nodded..
[Crystal Empire.]
“Did you break him again?” Chrysalis sighed.
“You know he can only take so much, he is but a mortal stallion trying to keep up with a goddess of love.” Cadence huffed .
“Eew.” Saturnia offered.
“Oh hush.” Chrysalis chuckled. ”So any way go on, you were talking about the second date?”
“Well there wasn't much more to tell really. We walked back to his house......”
The pair of goddess leaned closer as their daughter started to stammer, the pink changeling turning much more red.
“And.....?” Chryssy and Cady asked.
“Well he,..... kissed me good night, just a brief kiss on the cheek but...”
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!” The two Goddesses squeed the volume knocking Saturnia out of her chair to the floor.
“HAHA, he is following the dating book I gave him!” Cadence added.
“Told you that was a good idea!” Chrysalis added.
[ The Next Day]
“So.... between a surprised overcast, a odd blood line, and a colony of fruit bats, it was all just a bunch of stuff that happened?” Twilight questioned looking at the tired Luna who stood next to a mostly normal looking Fluttershy and Sunset.
“Well to be fair most of it started from Fluttershy's attempt with the bats.” Luna offered as the yellow mare winced the only signs of her previous bat like state were slightly more tufted ears, bat wings, and slightly elongated canines. “Pinkie Pie put her on the black list for a week and Applejack doesn't want her on the farm for that length of time or longer. Plus she has to pay for the bushels of apples she ate.”
“I've already worked though my part in it, fixing all the ponies who thought they were vampires and getting more than a few healing spells to deal with bite wounds.“ Sunset offered. ”Aside from one stallion who got the crap kicked out of him by a mare he got fresh with, there were no really major injuries. Seems Vinyl was stopped before there were any ax wounds to add to the list.”
“Yes, Sunset avoided the black list simply by trying to help and not really being in control of herself when she went rogue.” Luna pointed out.
“Yeah so since I have no punishment, I need to ask Rahs on our second date. And if the state of Applejack this morning was anything to go by, I want me some of that.” Sunset grinned.
“I need to leave town more often on Tuesdays.” Twilight sighed.