The Curse

by FriendlyFire


Five-Trotsilvannia

Five-Trotsilvannia

The time, is 1:00 a.m. Rainbow Dash is sitting at the edge of the raft glaring at the sea, still upset about her mane. It’s all black except the ends of her mane and tail, they're dark purple. Zecora is reading the map, and moving the raft in different directions with a paddle. Vinyl just finished eating a couple of blood-berries and walked over to sit beside Rainbow Dash.
"Hey." Vinyl said, trying to start a conversation. Rainbow Dash gave her a harsh looking glare.
"Don't worry, it's not permanent. It'll wash out... It's actually pretty cool looking." Vinyl said. Rainbow Dash looked at Vinyl.
"My name is Rainbow Dash. RAINBOW...Dash. What do I call myself now?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Call yourself Gloomy Star. Act gloomy, because we are not far." Zecora said as she pulled the hood over her head. Vinyl walked to the other end of the raft and got into her cloak. She ate a few more blood-berries and placed them into a pocket inside her cloak. Zecora quickly turned around and looked at Vinyl.
"Quickly, dye your mane! And we will call you Bloody Rain." Zecora said as she tossed vinyl red mane dye. Vinyl quickly applied the mane dye while Rainbow Dash helped. When they finished drying Vinyl's mane and tail, a few feet away from a dock.

The time is 1:27 a.m. and Zecora, Rainbow Dash, and Vinyl just docked at the island of Trotsilvannia. Five miles from the dock is the capital of Trotsilvannia, Hoofremszek. There’s a vampire guard at the end of the dock leading to Trotsilvannia. The only way to get into Trotsilvannia is to be a vampire, or to be friends with a vampire. Zecora walks up to the guard.
"Show me your teeth." The guard said. Zecora stuttered a little. Then the guard started chuckling.
"I was getting hungry for a little snack." The guard said as he leaned in to bite Zecora's neck.
"WAIT!" Vinyl yelled as she ran up beside Zecora.
"She's with me." Vinyl told the guard. The guard looked at Zecora. Then back to Vinyl.
"Show me your teeth." The guard said. Vinyl opened her mouth and the guard leaned in to look.
"Looks good. Who are you?" The guard asked as Rainbow Dash walked up beside Vinyl.
"I...I'm Bloody Rain." Vinyl said. Then pointed to Rainbow Dash.
"This is Gloomy Star." Vinyl said. Then pointed to Zecora.
"And this is...umm....Zecora?" Vinyl said. The guard looked at all the gothic ponies.
"Well. Welcome to Trotsilvannia, Miss Rain." The guard welcomed Vinyl, as he stepped aside to let the ponies pass. Vinyl nodded and walked past the guard, Rainbow Dash and Zecora followed.

"It is 2:36 a.m. Zecora, Rainbow Dash, and Vinyl are walking down a dirt trail. A few feet away there were giant castle walls and a castle gate. Beside the gate was a wooden sign with blood on it. It read "Welcome to Hoofremszek". The three ponies walked through the castle gate. It was a big city with vampires, buildings, and a big castle tower in the middle of town. Rainbow Dash looked to her left and puked in her mouth. Zecora and Vinyl looked to the left to see what unsettled Rainbow Dash, and they almost puked themselves. There were two vampire ponies eating a dead pony. Its stomach was ripped open and its intestines were hanging out. They were looking at the ground and noticed it was covered in blood. Zecora, Rainbow Dash, and Vinyl looked at each other disgustingly. Rainbow Dash saw behind Vinyl there’s a wanted poster.
"Uh Oh" Rainbow Dash said. Vinyl turned to her right.
"What?" Vinyl asked. Then she saw the poster. It was a wanted poster of her. It read: "WANTED: Vinyl Scratch. For assaulting a vampire. Reward: 100 bits and 10 gallons of blood.”
"Good thing we disguised you, eh Bloody Rain." Rainbow Dash said to Vinyl. Vinyl turned to Rainbow Dash and opened her mouth. Then her eyes widened. She hid behind Zecora. Rainbow Dash turned around.
"What?" She asked. Rainbow Dash saw a stallion with a dark blue coat and a cloak.
"That's Swift Shadow." Vinyl said quietly. Swift Shadow walked towards the two vampire ponies who were eating the other pony.
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT FEASTING IN PUUBLIC?!" Swift Shadow asked the ponies, angrily.
"W...We... Were just-" One of the ponies was trying to say before Swift Shadow pushed him down and stood on his neck.
"LOOK HERE YOU FILTHY PEASANT. PUBLIC FEASTING IS FORBIDDEN IN HOOFREMSZEK. IF I FIND YOU FEASTING AGAIN, IT'LL BE YOUR GUTS HANGING OUTSIDE YOUR BODY." Swift Shadow told the pony. Then he walked off into an ally way. The vampire pony grabbed the carcass and ran off. Rainbow Dash turned around and saw Zecora looking at the castle tower with Vinyl.
"I bet Blood Sucker is there." Vinyl said.
"So you’re looking for Blood Sucker, eh miss Scratch" Swift Shadows voice said from behind the ponies. They all whipped around.
"Well, you'll all see Blood Sucker soon enough." Swift Shadow said. Then they were all surrounded by vampires in armor.

They all stood at the tower entrance, and the doors opened. Swift Shadow had Vinyl, Zecora, and Rainbow Dash in chains. They walked up a thousand stairs, and at the top of the tower was a throne. In that throne was a demon; a large black stallion with glowing red eyes, a red horn sticking out of his head, large bat wings, and black smoke coming off his coat. He was an alicorn, a king. The king of vampires.
"Swift Shadow, my loyal apprentice. What brings you here?" Blood Sucker asked in a deep. Demonic voice.
"This is the unicorn that assaulted me, my lord" Swift Shadow told Blood Sucker. Blood Sucker glared at Vinyl.
"A hundred years in the dungeon...or until I get hungry." Blood Sucker said as vampire guards dragged Vinyl, Rainbow Dash, and Zecora off. They all screamed and yelled and Vinyl saw her blood-berries fall out of her pocket. The guards dragged the ponies down the stairs and into a dungeon with other ponies and they were then chained to the wall. The guard left and closed the dungeon gate. Vinyl's stomach began to growl.