//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: The Bats Return // by MetalBrony823 //------------------------------// Fluttershy was still out on the wilderness with Spike, and her friends. She still felt guilt-stricken for almost unleashing Hell in Equestria, and hurting Spike. She decided to make things right, and asked Discord "So, where's the antidote?" Discord showed it to her behind his back and said "Ta da! One vampire pony antidote coming up." And then he gave it to her. "Thank you Discord." She said. "Fluttershy really wanted to end this little skirmish and reverse the sins that she just or almost committed. "Should we give it to the others, too?" She asked "No, just you drinking the potion will be enough, for getting more potions like this is very tough." Zecora answered "She's right. If you drink it, everyone will go back to normal and become themselves again, because you're the head vampire." Pip added. "Very Well." Fluttershy said. She slowly opened the kid of the antidote and started to slowly drink out of it. She made a few gulps and then she felt something change in her, and it soon affected Twilight and the others, along with Pip's parents. A large flash of light poofed out of nowhere, and when it was becoming dim again, Fluttershy, and the other bat-ponies were back to normal, no more red eyes, bat wings, fangs, or bat ears. By now, it is supposed to be affecting everypony in Ponyville that has been bitten by Fluttershy and her comrades. "I'm a normal pony again! Woohoo!" Exclaimed Pinkie Pie with happiness as she was bouncing with joy. "Well, I'll be an apple in a pie. Glad that's over." Applejack added. "That was really fun being a bat and all, but I would never turn all of of Equestria into bat-ponies if they didn't want to. But it was still awesome, anyway!" Said Rainbow Dash "It wasn't fun for me." Said Rarity, telling Rainbow differently. "I did not feel like myself as a horrendous bat monster." "I am just glad it's all over." Said Twilight. She looked at her number one assistant and she walked up to him. "We are so sorry if we put you through of this, Spike.." She said with intense guilt. "Can you all forgive us?" Big Mac smiled and said "Eeyup." "I forgive you." Said Pip. "You all have done something almost immense, but you are all forgiven for your sons." Said Zecora. "Yeah, even though I haven't really, met you all yet." Achilles added. Winona, barked with Happiness and ran up to Applejack, licking her leg and then her face as she stood on her hind legs. "We understand how you feel." Said Braveheart. "So do I." Daisymay added. Now, they all locked at Spike. And waited for an answer from him to see of he has forgiven them all for trying to turn him evil. "Spike, do you... Forgive me?" Fluttershy asked "Of course I do, Fluttershy." Spike replied with a smile. Fluttershy smiled at him, and shared another adorable hug. "Well, we might as well get rid of that horrendous tower that Twilight just created." Rarity suggested with disgust about the castle. "Leave that to me." Twilight said proudly. *** Twilight used her magic and concentrated it on the castle. It wasn't easy for her, because it was so big. Before she did it, Fluttershy made sure that everypony was out of e castle before it could be disappeared from existence. After one blast of Magic from Twilight, the castle was gone. Fluttershy after that, turned back to the ponies that she just turned into vampires, and looked really guilty about it. Also, all of Flutterdhy's critter friends were turned back to normal too. "Everypony." She said to them, beginning to tear up. "I'm.... Sorry about this. I really hope you all forgive me." She turned her head away on guilt with tears streaming down her face, Everypony s,idled and all walked up to her to cheer her up. Fluttershy was really happy to see at they have all forgiven her. Many of them said that they did forgive her, and understood that Fluttershy wasn't herself when she was a vampire. There were hugs here and there on the crowd. They all smiled and then Spike began to make a small frown. "What's wrong, Spike?" Said Fluttershy. "We are normal again, and we're not evil anymore, aren't you happy?" Said Rainbow Dash "I am. I am." Spike admitted. He gave a sad sigh when he added "it's just that.... It felt really good to be a king of you guys. Now I feel... Worthless now." "Oh Spike, you're not worthless." Twilight said in a comforting voice. She gently lifted his chin with her hoof so that he can make proper eye contact with her. "Yes, Spike. You are a hero." Discord said. He lifted the baby dragon in the air with his arm and announced "let's hear it for Spike! Hip hip" "Hooray!" Everyone cheered on "Hip hip" "Hooray!" "Hip hip" "Hooray!!" Spike smiled as everypony was praising him and felt like he is in the Crystal Empire again. He didn't l ow what to say for he was to touched by their kindness to say a word out of himself. "Well, I would love to stay here, but I am needed elsewhere." Said Achilles. Before he left. He knelt down to Spike and said "don't worry, we'll see eachother again. I know it. We made a pretty good team back there, didn't we?" "We did." Spike replied with a smirk. "Thanks for letting me help you and the guys out, Discord. That was kind of fun." Achilles said to the master of Chaos. "Anything for you my old friend." Discord replied with a wink. "Alright well. I'm off. See you all soon." "Wait!" Said Pinkie. "You said you would introduce yourself to us when it was over. Can you please stay here a little longer." "Well....... Alright." Achilles answered with a smile. Everypony cheered at his answer and looked around the town. "I might as well look for a place to stay for the night." "You can sleep on our farm." Applejack offered. "The barn is pretty cozy." "That sounds perfect." Achilles liked the idea for he really liked eating hay, thanks to his cow instincts of course Rainbow Dash yawned and said "I don't know about you. But I need a goodnight sleep." "So do I." Said Fluttershy. Everypony told eachother goodnight, and they all went to bed to their houses, except for Bog Mac, Zecora, Pip with his parents, Winona, Discord, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike, who looked at one another. "Spike, thank you do much for helping me." Said Fluttershy. "If it wasn't for you... I.... I would have made an evil empire." Everyone laughed at her remark. "That is so true." Spike said. "Anyway. You're welcome, Fluttershy." Spike replied to her. "And... Thank you for making me a king." "Oh Spike. You're welcome. You may not be a king to some ponies, but you will always be a king.... To me." "Aw, stop it." Spike said, flushing. He felt Fluttershy kiss him on his forehead as a present for saving her and the others. Spike was stunned for a minute, but he thought about it, and enjoyed that kiss, and then and smiled warmly at Fluttershy. "You know, Spike. That was actually very fun." Pip said. "Being I danger, the fighting and all." "That was actually one of the best things since I have purchased those magical Zebrican chimes, for that was actually the most fun I have had in a long time." Zecora added. "It was as fun as when I was messing with your guys' thoughts." Discord said. Everyone looked at him in a strange way. "Before I was reformed" he added, then everyone. Laughed at his remark. "Eeyup." Big Mac added. "I hope we get into someone like the again." He said jokingly. "Oh thanks, guys." Spike said. Then. He gave out a yawn. "Oh, Spike." Twilight said "you must be tired." She used her magic to carry him onto her back, and he tried his best to keep his eyes open, but he was too sleepy to do so. "Wait!" Spike exclaimed. "Can I hug Fluttershy one more time?" "Of course." The hello pegasus replied. E baby dragon got off and they both hugged one another, one last time. "Well, we might as well hit the sack too." Achilles said. "Goodnight, everyone." They all said goodnight, Discord poofed somewhere else, Zecora went back to the Everfree forest, Pip went back with his parents, Big Mac, Achilles, and Winona went to Sweet Apple Acres. Fluttershy told Twilight and a spike goodnight, and she went back to her cottage. Twilight went back to her cottage, and Spike, went to sleep in peace at last without any bad things to happen to him. For now. The End