//------------------------------// // Book One; Chapter Thirteen // Story: What Happens After Dusk // by Tiaa OwO //------------------------------// Book One; Chapter Thirteen Helping Out Rashel and Dinky were a little surprised at Maxii's elated mood. She was usually hyper and dark and all over the place with random comments. Right at that moment, she almost seemed normal and Rashel almost forgot why she wasn't as close to her old friend like she used to be. She smiled and wrapped the two girls in a hug, making the blonde pony servant and her brother stare. "Oh, Dinky my dear, I thought you'd be dead soon after I left. I'm glad you're here." "R-really?" Dinky asked, caught off guard and dizzy from the tight hug. "Oh yes. Your blood was quite tasty. I'm tired of feeding off of this fool." Almost. Rashel frowned and folded her arms. Maxii hadn't changed a bit. The vampire turned her head to her servant and bared her teeth. The servant put her hands up and trembled, her tail flashing side to side anxiously. Maxii's brother, whose name escaped Rashel's mind at the moment, got up and stood in front of the servant. "Maxii, seriously, leave the servant alone. Go hunting or something." "I am going hunting, right now," "No, I mean...you know what I mean!" The pony servant shivered and shot Dinky an angry look. "Ahm sorry ah upset ya, Princess. Ah didn't mean to. Ah'll get ya somethin' to calm ya down..." The pony servant bolted out of the room and Maxii pouted. Her brother narrowed his eyes at her. "You can't keep killing off the servants, sis." "Aw, hush, Louis. You're no fun." Maxii grabbed Rashel's arm and led her out of the room and down a hall, Dinky following with a squeak. "C'mon guys. Let's get you two aquatinted with our surroundings. Wait until you hear the amazing plan I have for the banquet/dinner thing tomorrow!" Maxii reached for the filly and had a loose grip on her arm. Dinky flattened her ears and slipped out of the young vampires grasp. Rashel shot her a questioning look and Dinky gave her a slight wave before sprinting down the halls in the opposite direction. Maxii watched her go with an annoyed huff and continued to drag Rashel. "West'll catch her." Blueblood groaned loudly and rolled over on the cot, making in creak in protest. A pegasus mare in the far corner of the room grumbled under her breath. A teenage colt put his hooves to his ears and turned over in his cot to face Blueblood and glare at him. Blueblood groaned again and started to tap his foot. Caramel flattened his ears and frowned. Flash glanced over at the white unicorn in annoyance. Blueblood made a long whiny sigh and tapping his foot faster. An earth pony mare and a unicorn colt sat up on their cots and shot him a look. Blueblood began to tap his fingers too. Simon grinded his teeth together as he thought of the best way to seriously knock Blueblood out. Just as he was about to say something, the unicorn began to sigh louder. "SHUT UP!" Everypony turned and stared at Caramel, who was rubbing his temples and staring at the unicorn through narrowed eyes. "If you're bored, go to sleep for Fausts sake! We don't want to lose our minds before we even encounter any Otherworlders!" "Other Worlders." "What?!" "If you're going to complain about me, at least know that it's two words, not one." "Listen here you horned devil, if you sigh or groan or anything one more time...!" "Siiiiiiiiiiiigh." Blueblood sighed with a growing smirk on his lips. Caramel saw red and he charged across the room to strangle him. Blueblood grinned and got ready to step to the side when the metal door flew open and Caramel ran right into it, face first. Dinky stared at him, as was the rest of the ponies in the room who were surprised and amused at the same time. "Oh, sorry, mister. Did I come in too soon? You look like you were in the middle of something." "I. Hate. You." "I hate you too, does that make you sad?" Dinky turned to Flash and Simon. "I brought a crossbow, a 9mm with silver bullets, and an iron retractable pole." "Yes! Three different weapons for three different creatures!" Flash, Simon and Blueblood hugged her and grabbed a weapon. Flash got the gun, Simon got the pole, and Blueblood got the crossbow. They cheered and the ponies murmured to each other. "Okay, guys! We've got weapons and a plan that can't go wrong! We're getting all of you out of here, and with a bang too!" Flash exclaimed. Caramel groaned from on the floor by the door. "Oh, right, we have to stay quiet and go over what's going to happen, alright? Everyone huddle around." The ponies clouded in the center of the room and Dinky left and shut the door behind her. She had more business to take care of. Dinky watched the blonde servant talk with another fellow servant who also blonde, had a grey coat and was a pegasus. She watched with wet eyes and a frown. The pegasus said something to the earth pony and they both laughed, giving Dinky a good view of those razor sharp teeth. There were rows of them. The filly tried to count them, anything to avoid looking into those dull, red eyes that pierced your soul. Too many to count. Dinky flattened her ears and tears rolled down her cheeks. Oh, what she would give to be able to run up to her mommy and squeeze her with a smile and a laugh, just like the old days. There was a shuffle of hooves and a grunt. Dinky looked up only to find that both ponies had gone. Or should I say PONY and monster., Dinky thought bitterly. "Dinky?" The filly froze at the sound of her name. She knew that voice...she'd know it anywhere. Her mother, Ditsy Doo, hovered above her with a seemingly innocent smile on her face. Dinky was tempted to run to her mothers arms...but then those lips parted and that smile grew larger and owe teeth were visible and...sharp... "Dinkyyy..." her mother slurred, sounding like a hungry dog about to get a bone. Dinky opened her mouth and let out a ear-piercing scream.