//------------------------------// // How did all this Start Anyway? [EDITED] // Story: Return of the Bats! // by DisUsernameScreamsKhaos //------------------------------// How did it get so out of hand? Spike was running for his life. He had just seen something that no baby dragon should have seen. The young dragon ducked under a bush as he scrambled back Sweet Apple Acres, he had to warn Applebloom, heck he had to warn the entire town before it was too late! How did it all come to this? Celestia's Sun began to set as Luna's Night fell upon Equestria. The stars shine from within the darkness of the sky as the Lunar Alicorn's Moon illuminated her night. However in Ponyville, there was a certain ominous feel that lingered in the air... At Golden Oaks Library, Spike was reshelving the last of the books. "Hey Twilight! Where did you leave the book with info on the Mirror Pool?" Asked Spike as he climbed down the ladder. When he got no response, he made his way towards Twilight's bed. Where he found her staring at the moon through the window. "Twi?" "Sometimes I find it hard to believe that ponies 1000 years ago didn't appreciate Luna's night...it's just so beautiful..." She said, with an almost glazed over look in her eyes "Twi!" Spike called out. "Huh?!" Twilight blinked, snapping out of her trance. "Oh dear, what time is it Spike?!" She asked and she got off the bed and hurried downstairs. "Umm... Almost 7:30, why?" "I'm gonna be late! I was supposed be meeting the girls at Sweet Apple Acres! Can you watch the place while I'm gone?" Twilight asked as she made her way to the door. "Sure, wait why are you going there now?" Spike asked out of curiosity. Twilight flinched. "Oh, no big reason. Me and the girls are just having a little slumber party, nothing you'd be interested in, mostly girly stuff." Explained Twilight with a rather awkward smile. "A slumber party at Sweet Apple Acres?" Spike asked. "Well the barn does have the most space for all of us..." She explained. Spike arched a brow, lately Twilight had been acting a little strange, this had been the fifth time she'd gone out late at night. "And you somehow get Rainbow Dash to join in?" He asked skeptically, the very idea of Rainbow Dash partaking in anything girly was pretty much a foreign concept to him. "She said she's join if it involved a free cider." Twilight giggled as she opened the door. "Now don't forget to go to sleep before nine. Good night." said Twilight, placing a small kiss on his tiny forehead. "Good night. See you tomorrow then." said Spike as he waved goodbye to his sister/motherly figure. It was going to be a long night, but on the plus side he have the place all to himself... However as he made his way upstairs he tripped over a book. "Ah geez, I thought I cleaned these all up-" He paused when he saw the title of the book; 'Slumber 101: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Slumber Parties But Were Afraid to Ask'. "Aw man, Twilight must've forgot this!" He mumbled before jogging down stairs and out the door. "I'm sure she won't mind if I bring it to her real quick." He said as he made his way towards Sweet Apple Acres. Spike made his way to the farm where his friends were meeting up. Along the way, he saw Twilight walking inside the barn. Spike's first instinct was to follow her in. But before he could on the door, he heard a few voices from inside. "Did you make sure Spike was occupied?" "Yeah don't worry about him, right now we need to plan our little attack" "What's there to plan? Once she gets in we just bum-rush her!" Spike was outright confused. Why did they want him out of the way? Who are they planning to ambush? 'I gotta find out what's going on on there...' He thought to himself as he snuck around the side of the barn and climbed on top of some hay, allowing him to peek in through the window. Unfortunately, what he saw was something truly terrifying. Inside the barn were the five mares, all in a circle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity, though not as he knew them, each one of them had gone through a drastic change; their coats were darker, their mane's were more rugged and bristled, their fangs had become sharp as daggers, and to top it all off, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie had sprouted large bat wings while Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash wings had simply transformed. "What the heck is going on?" whispered Spike to himself. Soon enough Twilight was in place. The five other mares walked closer to Twilight while muttering some sort of jiberish. Suddenly, the five mares pounced on Twilight and bit into her neck. Twilight screamed. "AHH!" screamed Spike, too terrified by what he just saw. The six mares heard him and stared at him angrily. On his tail were six mares; Twilight then stood up, but something about her had changed. As soon as she stood, she spread her new bat wings and showed off her new fangs. Twilight grinned. "I thought I told you to say at home Spike." said Twilight. Spike was petrified, he didn't know what to say. "I'll show you what happens when you disobey me.". She approached Spike slowly, followed by the rest of the mane six. Spike started to walk away. "Get back here, I'm hungry!" At this point, Spike was already running at full speed. Six vampire ponies were chasing after him with the intent of killing him. "Oh yeah, that's how this all started." said Spike. What was he going to do? Spike was running, he didn't know to where but he was running. Eventually, he bumped into Applebloom. "Applebloom, what are you doing here?" "Ah was just lookin' fer Applejack. I was worried when she didn't go to bed so ah went to look fer her." replied Applebloom. "We have to run... now!" said Spike. "Why in tarnation are we gonna run at night?" questioned Applebloom. "You don't want to see Applejack tonight." said Spike. Just then, the six mares appeared. "RUN!" "But why?" asked Applebloom. Spike just left and ran for his life. Applebloom was still confused until she saw her sister close up. "Applejack what happened to ya?!" Applebloom just ran away screaming after her big sister tried to bite her. Soon enough, she caught up with Spike. "Spike, what the hay happened to our friends?" asked Applebloom. "I don't know how it started, but all of them became vampire ponies." relied Spike. "Uhm... Spike, ah think we should hurry up!" screamed Applebloom. Her big sister was mere inches away from them. Both Applebloom and Spike quickened their pace but Spike accidentally tripped. "Go on without me! Save yourself!" shouted Spike. "But-" said Applebloom, only to be cut off by Spike. "GO NOW!" shouted Spike. Applebloom proceeded to run away and Applejack pinned Spike to the ground. "Now, be a good meal and stop yer fidgetin." said Applejack, as Spike called her. Applejack bit into Spike, but was not able to penetrate his scales (dragons do bathe in lava). This gave Spike a chance to escape. Applejack wasn't able to follow due to her aching jaw. Spike caught up with Applebloom and they both tried to hide in Scootaloo's house. They were about to knock on the door, when Scootaloo burst out. "Guys, guys, run!" screamed Scootaloo. "Rainbow Dash is chasing after me and wants to bite me!" "Well, we have to find a place to hide before Applejack catches up with us." said Spike. "How 'bout Carousel Boutique? Ah'm sure Sweetie Belle can let us hide with... OH MAH GOSH WE HAVE TA HELP SWEETIE BELLE BEFORE RARITY BITES 'ER!" screamed Applebloom. They all ran to Carousel Boutique where Sweetie Belle was asleep. Spike was to distract Rarity while Scootaloo and Applebloom got Sweetie Belle. Spike entered the boutique and was met with Rarity. "Oh hello Spikey-Wikey, could you help me with something?" asked Rarity seductively. Spike, being the foolish loverboy he was, fell for it. "Anything for you Rarity." replied Spike. "Oh, could you come closer so that I can tell you something?" asked Rarity. "Okay." said Spike, who walked closer to Rarity. "Could you do me a favor and... LET ME BITE YOU!" shouted Rarity who drove her fangs into Spike, only to fail. Spike ran away screaming while Rarity tried to get the pain out of her jaw. Luckily for him, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were waiting for him outside. Unfortunately, so were Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Applejack. Rarity soon appeared from behind them. "What are you guys gonna do now?" asked Twilight. None of them could reply, they were all paralyzed with fear. The six mares pounced on them and failed. In the nick of time, Sweetie Belle teleported them to the CMC Clubhouse. "What are we gonna do now?" asked Sweetie Belle. "Ah don't know, but we need to find a way to save Ponyville." said Scootaloo. "We have to return our friends to normal before they turn ev'rypony in Ponyville into bat ponies." said Applebloom. "Well, that means so far, we are against Flutterbat, Rariteeth, Count Dashula, Applebat, Twibite Sparkle, and... I can't think of a bat name for Pinkie." said Spike. "This isn't the time for jokes Spike." said Sweetie Belle. "Anywho, how are we gonna beat them?" asked Scootaloo. "I don't know." said Spike. This was going to be the hardest thing they were ever going to do. "Hey, maybe if we save Ponyville, we could get our cutie marks!" said Applebloom. "Then it's settled, we have to save Ponyville." said Spike. First off, to deal with the cause of this whole thing, Flutterbat.