Rosario + Pony

by Dawn Flower


Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Explanations and a Vampire

After the big commotion between the Ursa Minor and the former students had ended, and everypony had gathered around them, completely speechless at what they had just seen; Twilight quickly stepped forward so that she could attempt to get a hold of the situation before anypony started panicking. She quickly whisked the group of former students, along with her friends to the library, so that she could question them and get some answers about what had just happened, without the other ponies in town freaking out.

Tsukune and his friends complied with her request and followed them to the library. When they were all inside, and Twilight had shut the door, she then returned to her friends and Spike, and turned towards the former students, with an inquisitive look on her face, and finally asked, “So… care to explain exactly what happened back there?”

At this question, Tsukune suddenly tensed up and looked a bit worried. He then quickly looked over towards his friends, beside him. After all looking between themselves for a few seconds, they all looked back at Tsukune and gave him a reassuring nod and a smile, like they were all in agreement about something.

Tsukune then looked back at Twilight. “Well, I guess there’s no point in keeping it a secret anymore,” he said as he rubbed the back of his neck with his hoof. He then placed his hoof back down on the floor and continued speaking. “You see, the six of us… we’re not exactly normal ponies.”

“Yeah, I think we got that,” Rainbow Dash responded in a sarcastic tone.

Twilight threw a harsh glare at Rainbow Dash. “Rainbow, please don’t interrupt.” She then turned back to face Tsukune. “Sorry about that. Please continue.”

“Well, like I was saying,” Tsukune continued. “We’re not actually ponies; we’re…” He hesitated slightly before finally coming out with it. “Well… we’re monsters.”

Twilight and her friends all responded in confusion to this statement, while the former students didn’t even bat an eye. Twilight then finally spoke up. “Isn’t that a little harsh? I mean, sure it was strange to see six ponies taking down an Ursa Minor, but I wouldn’t call you monsters because of it.”

Tsukune gave a slight chuckle at this and shook his head. “No, I mean it literally. The six of us are actually different types of monsters. For instance, I’m a human.”

While the mane six were trying to process this, Moka walked up beside Tsukune. “That’s right; and I’m a vampire.”

While the mane six didn’t know what a human was, they all knew what a vampire was, and they all reacted accordingly. Fluttershy was scared, Rarity reacted in shock, Pinkie was happy since she had never met a vampire pony before and so she was interested in finding out what they were like. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were convinced that they were all just playing a joke on them and didn’t take it too seriously. Twilight was a bit worried, like Rarity, but she was also a bit intrigued.

Strangely enough, after the long pause, it was Spike that broke the silence. “A… v-v-v-vampire?” he stuttered out, sounding scared. “Does that mean that you’re going to suck our blood?”

Everypony looked closely at Moka’s reaction; her expression hadn’t changed at all from when she had last spoken. She still had a warm smile on her face and she nodded her head slowly in disagreement. “Oh no, don’t worry.” She then turned her head to face Tsukune. “Tsukune’s the only one whose blood I drink.”

Twilight then turned towards Tsukune herself, in confusion. “Really?”

Tsukune turned to address Twilight. “Oh, it’s no problem really. I’m happy to help out with any of Moka’s needs, and I’ve pretty much gotten used to it by now so it doesn’t even hurt anymore.”

Rainbow Dash suddenly bolted into the air, with an angry expression on her face. “I don’t trust ‘em. I bet they’re just waiting for us to let our guard down so they can attack us!”

Twilight’s horn suddenly started glowing and she yanked the cyan pegasus’ tail, pulling her back down to the ground. “Rainbow! You shouldn’t be so quick to judge somepony. They have all been nothing but kind to us, saved us and the entire town from a rampaging Ursa Minor, came along with us quietly and have been honest and up front with us about everything. The least that we can do is to give them the benefit of the doubt.” She glared back at the pegasus when she was finished scolding her. Rainbow Dash then let out a sigh and gave an understanding look at Twilight. When the lavender bookworm saw that her friend had calmed down, she gave her a reassuring smile and then turned back around to face Tsukune and the others. “Sorry about that. Please, continue.”

With that, Kurumu stepped forward and placed a hoof over her chest. “I’m a succubus.”

Yukari then stepped up beside Kurumu. “I’m a witch.”

Just to Yukari’s left, Mizore was standing, facing away from them, staring at the wall. After a few seconds of her not showing any signs of responding, Kurumu stepped up beside her and turned to face the ponies. “Uhhmm, she’s a snow woman.”

Ryō then stepped out from Mizore’s left. “And I’m a changeling.”

Ryō’s revelation drew a much more surprised shock from all six of the ponies. They then all blurted out, “WHAT?”

Ryō looked at them all, confused as to why they were only reacting this way to her. “A changeling,” she answered, with a confused look on her face. She then hit upon a revelation. “Oh, you don’t know what that is. You see, a changeling has the power to change their form and…”

Rainbow Dash cut her off with a loud stomp, before she took to the air again, her angry expression from before, returning to her face. “We know what a changeling is, from the huge swarm of them that attacked Canterlot a few months ago.”

Ryō was confused upon hearing this. She then raised her hoof to her mouth in thought. “That doesn’t sound right. Changelings don’t usually live in swarms; they’re usually replaced by a child at birth so that they can grow up by feasting on that family’s love for their child.” She spoke in a quiet tone that the rest of them could barely hear. They couldn’t tell if she had intended for them to be able to hear her, or if she was just talking to herself.

Rainbow Dash stared back at her intently, when suddenly; Twilight grabbed her tail with her magic again and pulled her back down. She then gave her friend another glare until Rainbow lamented again.

Twilight then turned back around to face Tsukune again. “Okay,” she said calmly. “So, you’re all monsters…” she waited for an approving head nod from Tsukune before continuing. “And you’re from a school called ‘Yokai Academy?”

“That’s right,” Tsukune responded. “It’s a school for monsters that teaches us how to live alongside humans.” The peach earth pony’s expression dipped a little bit. “Although, given how we arrived here, it might be in a different world, and I don’t have any idea about how we can get back there.”

“I see,” Twilight stated, taking in everything Tsukune told her. “Well, if there’s a way of getting you all back to your own world, then Princess Celestia would know for sure. I can just send her a letter asking her.” Her tone started becoming more chipper and she raised her head and smiled at them. “But in the meantime, we should focus on where you’ll be staying for now.”

She then turned to the side and started trotting towards a small desk, to pick up a piece of parchment and a quill. She looked over at the former students as she continued walking along. “You can all stay with us until then.” She then looked back at her friends. “Is that alright with everypony?”

Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack all nodded back at her in compliance, though Applejack was a bit more hesitant in her nodding than the others.

Applejack then walked over to join her purple unicorn friend, and leaned in close to whisper in her ear. “Sugar cube, are y’all sure about this? Ah know they’re bein’ honest and ah respect that and all, but still; they’re all really strong and they could just be tryin’ to trick us. Are you sure that we can trust ‘em?”

The lavender bookworm leaned in close to Applejack as well, to whisper in her ear. “I’m still not entirely sure myself. But if they are, then keeping them separated would be the best course of action for now.”

When she had reached the desk, she turned towards the parchment and quill and took a hold of both of them with her magic. She then turned back around to face the six former Yokai students. “There are six of us and six of you, so each of you can stay with one of us, okay?”

Tsukune and the others all nodded their heads in agreement. Suddenly, Pinkie Pie started bouncing up and down happily, and raised her hoof in the hair. “Ooohh, ooohh, ooohh. Mizore can stay with me.” She then zipped over to the icy unicorn mare.

“Oh, we’ll have a great time. It’ll be so much fun.” She then hugged the ice queen tightly, closing her eyes and smiling as she did so.

Without moving a muscle in her face, Mizore’s horn started glowing, and suddenly, Pinkie was engulfed in ice; frozen in place, still hugging Mizore close. “I don’t like being touched.”

Everypony else in the room all looked at this strangely, but nopony reacted badly to it. “Oookay,” Twilight finally spoke up. She then wrote something on the piece of parchment. She then looked up from her parchment again and looked around the room. “Anyone else?”

Rarity stepped forward. “Well, I would be more than happy to allow Kurumu to stay with me.” She then glanced over at the yellow pegasus. “We already get along swimmingly, and I know that we’ll be the best of friends.”

Kurumu looked back at Rarity as she spoke to her. “Yeah, I’d like that too. You’re about the only pony here who gets me.” As she finished speaking and Rarity smiled at her, Kurumu’s eyes drifted back to Pinkie, who had managed to thaw out of her ice prison and was now just standing next to Mizore, with a big smile across her face. “How did she do that? Can she…"

Twilight started scribbling more words on her piece of parchment. She then started speaking again, without looking up from her writing. “Okay, if Kurumu goes with Rarity, then Rainbow…” She looked over towards Rainbow Dash as she spoke. “Ryō is the only one who can go with you.”

Rainbow Dash raised her voice as she responded. “What?! She has to go with me?” she said as she pointed her hoof at, and turned to face the changeling/pegasus mare.

Ryō just looked back at her with a straight face. “Problem?”

Rainbow Dash lowered her hoof and hung her head down. “No, of course not.”

Twilight had begun writing again before Rainbow Dash had responded, and finished again quickly. She then looked up again. “Anyone else?”

After a few seconds of silence, Fluttershy found the courage to speak up, though she was still just as quiet as usual. “Well, uhhmm, if it’s okay with her, I can take Yukari. I mean, if she wants me to. I am pretty good with kids.”

Yukari suddenly spoke up in a harsh tone of voice. “Hey, I’m not a little kid. I get enough of that from Kurumu and I don’t need it from anyone else.”

Fluttershy flinched back at the filly’s words, and fell on to her haunches. She then lowered her head and her voice. “Oh, I’m sorry.” Fluttershy responded.

Yukari’s defensive position soon dropped and she nodded her head. “No, it’s okay. I’d be happy to go with you.” She then smiled back at Fluttershy. Fluttershy then returned this with one of her own.

Twilight scribbled more words on the parchment. “Alright then.” She then turned to face Moka. “Moka, would you like to stay here with me? I’d like to ask you some more questions later, and I’d also be interested in learning more about the strange powers you exhibited in the battle against the Ursa Minor.”

Moka looked back at her and smiled. “Oh, sure; no problem. It’s the least I can do to repay your hospitality.”

Twilight smiled back at her. “Alright then, that just leaves Tsukune and Applejack.” She then glanced between the two earth ponies. “Is that alright with the two of you?”

“Eeyup,” the blond farm mare replied.

“That’s fine with me,” Tsukune nodded back.

Twilight started writing again, but suddenly, Kurumu stormed up to Applejack. “Hold on a second! Why does she get to go with Tsukune?” she asked, as she shoved her hoof in the farmer pony’s chest.

Twilight looked up from her writing to face Kurumu, who was glaring angrily back at her. “Because there are six of us and six of you, so it’s easier if everypony goes with one other pony,” she said, worried a little from the glare she was getting from the succubus.

Applejack gently lowered Kurumu’s hoof from her chest with one of her own. “Simmer down, Sally,” Applejack spoke calmly, as Kurumu turned her attention back to her. “Ah know what you’re worried about, but you don’t have to worry none. Tsukune seems like a nice buck an’ all, but I just don’t feel that way about him.”

Kurumu stared back at Applejack for a while longer, not believing her word at what she just said. Ryō then stepped forward and smiled slightly. “Trust me, she doesn’t.” Her wings were completely still as she spoke. This got her a small glare from Applejack, but also a bigger one from Rainbow Dash for some reason.

Kurumu then finally stepped back from Applejack. “Fine.”

Twilight smiled as she laid the parchment and quill back down on the desk. “Great. I’ll send a letter to the princess tomorrow, explaining your situation and ask her if she can help you out with getting back to your own world; but, I won’t tell her that you’re… monsters.” Twilight spoke that last word like she was uncomfortable with referring to them as such, but she was stuck for a lack of a better word at the moment. “I’ll also come up with a story to tell the rest of Ponyville, about what happened earlier, but for now, you guys shouldn’t reveal your true identities to anypony.” She then turned to face Ryō. “Especially you, Ryō.” Ryō glanced back at her, confusedly. “Ponies have had a pretty bad experience with changelings recently, and they tend to treat them all harshly.”

Ryō was confused because, based on what Rainbow Dash had said earlier, what had apparently happened goes against how changelings normally operate. She didn’t dwell on this for long, citing it as how changelings in this world acted and just nodded back at the lavender bookworm. She did, however, think about if she would get to meet the local changelings, given how the relationship between them and ponies is here.

Twilight beamed. “Well then, let’s go. We’ll meet back here in the afternoon tomorrow, after I send the letter. The Princess is sure to have responded by then, and we’ll know what to do.” Everyone in the room nodded their heads in agreement. The twelve ponies and the dragon then made their way over to the front door.

As they walked towards the door, Kurumu suddenly remembered something. “Oh, right.” She stopped and turned to face Twilight. The lavender bookworm stopped right in front of her and just stared back at her. Kurumu then pulled out a book and hoofed it to Twilight.

Twilight recognised the book as the one that she had lent them earlier. “Oh yeah, thanks,” she said as she took hold of the book with her magic. When she moved the book in closer to her, she suddenly did a double take. “Wait a minute. Where have you been keeping this the entire time?”

Before Kurumu could respond, Pinkie appeared in between the two of them. “Oh that’s easy, Twilight. She pulled it out of hammerspace.” Pinkie then smiled back at her, as if she had understood what Pinkie had just said, perfectly.

Kurumu glanced over at Pinkie Pie. “Oh, I think we’re going to get along just fine.”

After that little delay, the ponies and dragon continued towards the door. The door opened out, and everyone, except for Twilight, Spike and Moka stepped outside, on to the streets of Ponyville. Rainbow Dash was the first one to move. She unfurled her wings and flew up into the air. She then turned back to face Ryō. “Come on, this way to my house. Follow me.” At that, Ryō said goodbye to her friends, and then unfurled her own wings and took to the sky. She met up with Rainbow Dash and the two of them then flew off into the distance.

Back on the ground, each group said their goodbyes to each other and headed off into the direction of their respective accommodations. Eventually, Twilight, Moka and Spike were left standing on the threshold of the Golden Oaks Library. With one final glance at each pony disappearing in a different direction, the three of them turned back inside the library and the door closed behind them.

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Rainbow Dash and Ryō both flew silently through the cool, night sky. After a while, a structure started coming into view. Rainbow Dash, who was flying out ahead, pointed towards it, indicating that that was where they were heading.

It was late at night and it was difficult to make out, but as they got closer, it came into focus properly. The whole structure was like a huge house, made entirely out of clouds, sitting high in the sky, above Ponyville. There were pools of rainbows forming just outside of it, and they were gently pouring out over the sides of the clouds. Ryō’s eyes widened at the sight of this. “Wow, I’ve seen anything like it; it’s amazing.”

“Yeah, my house is pretty awesome,” Rainbow Dash said as she drifted towards the house and touched down on the clouds.

Ryō thought for a moment that it was strange that Rainbow Dash could walk on clouds. She came in slower and touched down carefully, making sure that she could walk on the clouds as well. Once she had touched down on the clouds, she gently moved up and down on them, enjoying the soft feeling beneath her hooves. “Awesome.”

Ryō then looked ahead and saw Rainbow Dash open the door and gesture towards her to come over. She approached the door and they both stepped inside.

The house and everything in it was made of clouds. The house was big, but mostly empty. Directly ahead from the door was the stairs that led upstairs. There was a couch made of clouds in the middle of the room and several awards and medals adorned the walls. Aside from that, however, the big house was mostly empty.

Ryō looked around at the house as she walked in. She had never seen anything like it. “This place is amazing.”

“Thanks,” Rainbow Dash responded as she closed the door. “I know there’s much here, but I don’t usually spend that much time here, except to sleep at night.” As she spoke, she overtook Ryō. “Follow me upstairs. I’ll show you to the guest room.”

Ryō and Rainbow then made their way up the stairs and through the hallway. They eventually reached a door. Rainbow Dash opened the door and gestured for Ryō to step inside. Inside was a modest guest room. It contained a comfortable cloud bed, and a small desk next to it. There was a book on top of the desk, with the title ‘Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue’. “I know it’s not much,” Rainbow started. “But I don’t usually have others stay over.”

Ryō stepped in and admired the room. “It’s great.”

Rainbow Dash smiled a bit. “Good to hear.” She then briefly turned around to look out in the hallway, before turning back to face Ryō. “Well, I’ll leave now. My room’s just down the hall if you need me.”

Ryō gave her a nod and the cyan pegasus started making her way out of the room. However, as soon as she stepped out into the hallway, she suddenly stopped and turned back to face Ryō; her facial expression changing as well. “Hey, Ryō?”

The changeling/pegasus was examining the softness of the bed with her front hoof when she heard Rainbow Dash calling her. She then turned around. “Yes?”

Rainbow Dash gulped before she continued. “I was just wondering… Earlier at Sugarcube Corner, when you kissed me. What was that abou…?”

“Think nothing of it,” Ryō interrupted her. She then turned her head around to look Rainbow Dash in the eye. “There’s no point in hiding it anymore. I just needed to get your love so that I wouldn’t topple over. Nothing more.”

Rainbow Dash puffed up her cheeks when she was finished speaking. “Well alright then,” she spoke in a harsh tone. She then turned her head back around, facing into the hallway. She huffed, and then stepped out into the hallway and shut the door behind her. She then stole a quick glance back at the closed door, before she started towards her own room. She wore an annoyed expression, but she was completely unaware that she was blushing.

When Rainbow Dash kicked the door shut, the changeling/pegasus just huffed. She crawled on to the bed and drifted off to sleep, completely unaware that she was blushing.

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Kurumu and Rarity, Yukari and Fluttershy, and Mizore and Pinkie all walked together as they left the library, but they soon split off from each other as they approached their respective place of residence.

Fluttershy and Yukari were the first to leave the group, and trotted off towards Fluttershy’s cottage on the edge of town. A few minutes later, the Carousel Boutique came into view. Rarity and Kurumu waved goodbye to Pinkie, and made their way along. Pinkie and Mizore then continued walking towards Sugarcube Corner together, in silence.

When they reached Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie stopped bouncing along and turned to address Mizore. “Well, here we are.” Mizore just stared back at her blankly, but then, Pinkie suddenly held out her hoof to stop her from proceeding further. Mizore seemed confused by this, but she didn’t show it; she just casually turned her head to face Pinkie. “Sorry, but before I let you in, you have to pay the entry fee; that’ll be one smile." Pinkie then smiled back at her.

Mizore just stared back at her.

Pinkie smiled back at her.

Mizore just stared back at her.

Pinkie smiled back at her.

Mizore just stared back at her.

Pinkie smiled back at her.

Mizore just stared back at her.

Pinkie smiled back at her.

Mizore just stared back at her.

After about thirty seconds of this, Mizore simply trotted passed Pinkie, into Sugarcube Corner and out of sight.

Pinkie frowned slightly. “Shoot, I almost had her.” She then started smiling again almost instantly. “Oh well, it wouldn’t be as much fun if it wasn’t a challenge.” She then laughed a bit louder. “We also wouldn’t have a plot for this character arc.”

She then followed after Mizore, and trotted into Sugarcube Corner, skipping as she went. “La la la.”

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Applejack and Tsukune walked together down the path leading to Sweet Apple Acres. Tsukune looked at the huge apple orchard around them as they walked. “Wow,” Tsukune said. “This place is amazing.”

Applejack turned back around to face him as they continued walking along. “Thank ya kindly there, Tsukune.” She then turned back around, as the big farmhouse came into view. “Ah’ll explain the situation to mah family so that they know why y’all ‘re staying here. But don’t worry; ah won’t tell ‘em that you’re a… monster.” Applejack also hesitated slightly before finally coming out with it. Like Twilight, she was also finding a lack of a better word to refer to him as.

Tsukune wasn’t bothered by this at all, however. “Thank you, Applejack. And thanks again for letting me stay tonight. I appreciate it.”

Applejack smiled back at him, at his modesty and understanding. “Awww, think nothin’ of it, sugar cube. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like making new friends.”

When Applejack was finished talking and they both got closer to the farmhouse, Applejack suddenly stopped in her tracks in thought. She then turned to face Tsukune. “Come to think of it, sugar cube; y’all said that you were a human, but what kind of special powers do you have? Ah didn’t see you doin’ much fightin’ against that Ursa Minor earlier.”

Tsukune stared back at her a second, but then he smiled at her. “Actually, I don’t have special powers. I’m pretty ordinary,” he admitted, a bit embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his head with his hoof as he spoke.

After another second, Applejack smiled back at him and chuckled a bit. They then both continued walking towards the farmhouse. “Y’all shouldn’t worry about that none there, Tsukune. Ah’m pretty ordinary among mah friends as well.”

Tsukune looked at her, confused. “What do you mean by that?”

Applejack looked back at him as they walked. “Well, ah mean, Twilight and Rarity can both use magic with their horns, an’ Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash can fly.”

“What about Pinkie,” Tsukune responded. “She’s an earth pony as well.”

Applejack let out another chuckle at this. “Well, y’all haven’t known Pinkie Pie that long, but Ah’m sure you’ve noticed all the strange things that she can do. She’s probably the most magical; even more so than Twilight.” She paused for a moment before continuing, her expression becoming more serious. “Mah point is, sugar cube, is that even though Ah’m the most…” She stopped for a second to think of a good word to use. “Ordinary among mah friends, that don’t mean Ah’m not any less useful or important than any of mah friends, and neither are you. Ah’m strong and hard-working and that’s what counts. Y’all ‘re honest and it’s good to see that you’re humble and not boastful, like Rainbow, but y’all shouldn’t put yourself down neither. Ah’m sure your friends would be lost without ya.”

Tsukune looked intently at Applejack as she spoke. He then thought about how he’s the only one who can take off Moka’s rosary and how she has defeated so many monsters that threatened their lives in the past. He then chuckled to himself a bit. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”

Applejack smiled back in his direction. “O’ course Ah’m right,” she said smugly. She looked forward again and they were now standing in front of the farmhouse. She then stretched out her hoof to open the door, and then turned back to face Tsukune, with a welcoming smile on her face. “Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres, Tsukune.”

“Thanks Applejack,” Tsukune responded with a smile of his own. He then trotted inside. When he was standing beside her, he suddenly thought about their moment just now and turned to look at her.

Applejack just stared back at him in confusion. “Somethin’ wrong there, sugar cube?”

Tsukune breathed a sigh of relief. “No, everything’s fine.” He then continued into the house and Applejack followed behind him, closing the door behind her. “That’s good. The last thing I need is another girl falling in love with me.

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Inside the library, Twilight, Spike and Moka slowly trudged up the stairs. They were all really tired after a long and eventful day, and now they just wanted to sleep. As they made their way upstairs, Spike turned to address Twilight. “Hey Twilight, shouldn’t we send the letter to the Princess now so that she gets it in time?”

Twilight turned to face Spike, yawning as she did so. “No, Spike. The Princess is probably asleep right now. I don’t want to wake her up if it can wait until tomorrow.”

Moka couldn’t help but eavesdrop on what they were saying. She then turned her head to face Twilight, as they walked up the stairs. “Uhhmm, Twilight.” The lavender unicorn looked from Spike to her. “If you wait until tomorrow to send the later, how are going to get a response by noon?”

Twilight blinked in response, realising that she was probably unfamiliar with dragonfire. She briefly wondered if they had dragons at Yokai Academy, but only for a second. She then let out a chuckle and said, “It’s a long story.”

This time, Moka blinked back at Twilight. She then giggled slightly. “You’re starting to sound like my friend Ruby.”

The three of them then reached the top floor of the library, where Twilight and Spike had their beds set up. Spike waddled over to his bed and collapsed into it immediately. He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Twilight chuckled slightly at the sight of this. She raised her hoof to her mouth to hide it. She then lowered her hoof again and turned to face Moka. “I have a spare bed here you can use. Just let me set it up.” She then activated her horn and she pulled out another bed, and placed it directly across from hers, between her and Spike.

“Thank you so much for your hospitality, Twilight. We really appreciate it.” Moka said as she made her way over to her bed.

“Oh, it’s nothing,” Twilight waved her off, before making her way over to her own bed. Just as she was about to follow Spike’s lead and fall right into her bed, she suddenly started thinking about something.

Moka was settling into bed when she saw Twilight pondering something. “What is it, Twilight?”

“I’ve just been thinking about this incident with the Ursa Minor,” Twilight said, but didn’t turn to face the vampire pony. “I’ve seen one before that attacked the town, but that one was just a little cranky because somepony woke it up. But this one was in a full blown rampage, which could only mean that someone had intentionally and aggressively antagonised it. But who would be willing and capable of doing something like that? And for what purpose?”

Twilight finally looked over at Moka, as she finished rambling and she saw that she had no idea what she was talking about. “Oh, never mind. Forget I said anything. I’ll think more about it tomorrow, when I’m more awake.” Then with that final thought, she hopped on to her bed.

Her horn lit up briefly and she turned off the lights in the room. She said goodnight to Moka and immediately fell into the calm embrace of sleep. She didn’t even hear Moka say goodnight back.

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Meanwhile, in the dark corners of the Everfree Forest, a blue unicorn mare with a striped mane and an hourglass cutie mark, stood in front of a large cave, with a stoic expression on her face. She suddenly heard a loud crash from nearby. When she heard it, she simply turned in the direction that the crash had come from and said, “Annoying pest.”

To be continued…