The Curse

by FriendlyFire


Three-Answers

Three-Answers

The time, 8:00 a.m. Vinyl and Octavia are trotting to Twilight's library to find out what happened to Vinyl. This time, Vinyl's got an umbrella instead of a cloud. The two ponies entered the library, to see twilight reading a book at a desk while spike was cleaning. Spike left the room as Twilight looked up. She smiled and walked towards them.
"Hi. Can I help you with something?" Twilight asked Octavia and Vinyl.
"Yeah. You see, two nights ago I was attacked by a vampire. It bit me and now I can't go into the sun, sometimes my magic will grow red instead of blue, and I nearly killed my friend here." Vinyl told Twilight. Twilight walked to her shelves and pulled out a book.
"Here is a book about “vampires”. It's fictional, but it's the closest thing I have for what you're describing." Twilight said as she levitated the book with a smirk. Vinyl used her magic to grab the book, and dropped it to the floor opening it, her magic was blue.
"It says that vampire unicorns are rare. When they use their magic, in a vampire state, their magic will change to a dark, red magic called blood-magic. Blood-magic is stronger than regular magic and involves shape-shifting, mind-control, invisibility, teleportation, fire, healing, and other forms of dark magic." Vinyl said as she read the book aloud. She turned through the pages, back and forth.
"I guess that explains the red glow. But it doesn't say anything about a cure, or a way to control it, or anything." Vinyl said aloud. She glanced up at Twilight, who was trying to take things serious.
"I guess you can go see Zecora if you’re serious about this, she probably knows a thing or two about vampires." Twilight said.
"Thanks." Vinyl said as her and Octavia ran out of the library. They ran for a few hundred meters, and stopped. Vinyl looked at Octavia.
"Do you know where Zecora lives?" Vinyl asked Octavia. Octavia thought about it and looked up, then smiled.
"No, but I bet she does." Octavia said as she pointed in the sky. Vinyl followed Octavia's hoof and saw Rainbow Dash destroy a cloud. Vinyl looked at Octavia and they trotted over and stood under Rainbow Dash.
"Hey! Rainbow Dash! Down here!" Vinyl yelled at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash looked down at Vinyl and Octavia and flew down and landed next to them.
"Hey guys. Still having that sun problem I see." Rainbow Dash said to Vinyl.
"Do you know where Zecora is?" Vinyl asked Rainbow Dash.
"Sure, she's at her hut in the Ever Free Forest."
"Do you mind taking us to her?"
"Sure, do you mind if ask why you're going to see her?"
"Vampires."
"Vampires?"
"Long story. If you don't mind, we're in a hurry." Vinyl said to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash nodded and began flying east. Octavia and Vinyl followed Rainbow Dash to the Ever Free Forest.

The time is 9:15 a.m. and Zecora is looking at Vinyl's fangs. Rainbow Dash and Octavia both are watching in anticipation. Zecora moved back and Vinyl closed her mouth. Zecora stood back and tossed a cup at Vinyl's face. Vinyl's eyes changed to demonic eyes and her horn glowed red and the cup exploded. Her eyes went back to normal and her glowing stopped.
"A vampire is what you are. But the answers you seek are not too far." Zecora said. Vinyl's stomach growled and she clutched her stomach. Her eyes changed and both Rainbow Dash and Octavia made a scarred noise and backed up. Zecora quickly grabbed some red berries and dropped them in a cup. Then she smashed the berries in the cup till they were a thick red liquid.
"Here, take a drink of this. Your transformation will certainly miss." Zecora said as she gave Vinyl the cup. Vinyl grabbed the cup and chugged it fast and her stomach stopped growling. Vinyl looked at the inside of the cup.
"Blood-berries." Vinyl said as she gave back the cup. Zecora placed the cup on the table.
"Blood-berries taste the same. Eat these and you won’t have to chase game." Zecora said.
"Thanks Zecora. Is there a cure for the vampire curse?" Vinyl asked. Zecora gestured her head to a room and walked inside. The three ponies followed Zecora to her back room. There was a table in the center with a map of Equestria on it. There was a shelf of books on the wall and Zecora took one down. The cover was fine black leather with a belt across it. Zecora flipped it open a few pages read a little and walked out of the room. She came back in walked over to the map and placed an X on an island outside of Equestria.
"Trotsilvannia is where we will go. But when we get there, we'll have to stay low." Zecora said. Rainbow Dash grabbed the book and started reading aloud.
"It says that the head vampire, Bloodsucker, lives in the village Hoofremszek. Only Bloodsucker has the cure for the vampire curse. But the whole island of Trotsilvannia is filled with vampires. How'll we get past all of them?" Rainbow Dash asked Zecora.
"We'll disguise ourselves. They won’t know it’s us, themselves." Zecora said. Rainbow Dash flew up on the table.
"Okay. Zecora, do you have a wagon?" Rainbow Dash asked. Zecora nodded.
"Good. Zecora, load the wagon with supplies. Be sure to pack lots of Blood-berries, I don't want to be bitten. Octavia, you stay in PonyVille in case anypony asks about us. Vinyl, you go get in the wagon, you'll need the rest. Everypony clear on the plan?" Rainbow Dash asked and Everypony nodded their heads.
"Good. Then let’s get to it." Rainbow Dash said. Octavia ran out of the hut and into PonyVille. Vinyl slept on Zecora's bed while Zecora and Rainbow Dash loaded the wagon with supplies. It would at least take a week to get to Trotsilvannia.