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// Chapter Eleven: The Vampire of Sweet Apple Acres 
// Story: The Redemption of King Sombra 
// by DrewCarriker6231993 
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Chapter Eleven: The Vampire of Sweet Apple Acres
Forrest was fast asleep in the grass with a blanket covering him one night. Diamond Tiara, who was still mad at Forrest for ruining her tiara, snuck into Sweet Apple Acres with Silver Spoon. They both carried paint buckets, "This purple paint won't come off for a week." Diamond Tiara said with a snicker. 
"This will be perfect!" Silver Spoon replied. They stopped and were surprised to see Wild Forrest asleep on the grass. "Like I said: perfect!"
Forrest's ears perked up and he opened one eye. While lying there he sniffed the air, "Bad fillies...." he whispered. He closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. The duo tiptoed towards the Forrest, unaware he was waiting for them. When they were close enough they lifted the buckets, preparing to dump it on Forrest. But Forrest jumped up fast and made an animal sound, scaring the two fillies and causing them to dump the paint on themselves! Forrest looks at them, he tried to keep a straight face but he laughed. He laughed so hard he fell on his back. Apple Bloom, who was watching the whole thing from her window, laughed too. 
"Now look what you've done!" Diamond yelled. 
"Now WE'RE going to be purple for a week!" Silver Spoon whined. 
Then they realized something, "Our parents are going to kill us!" they both said. 
"You bad fillies brought upon selves!" Forrest told them. 
"You better leave before the paint dries!" Apple Bloom suggested. 
"You'll pay for this!" 
"Yeah, we'll get even with you!" Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon promised before running off. 
After Apple Bloom wiped the tears from her eyes she waved at Forrest, "Good night Forrest! You sure showed them!" 
"Good night Apple Bloom!" Forrest answers back. Apple Bloom goes back to her bed proudly. Forrest curled up and closed his eyes. It wasn't long before there was a flapping sound and the sound of sucking. Forrest got up fast and sniffed the air, "Somepony else?" 
Having heard the flapping sound too Apple Bloom got up and looked outside. "Did you hear that?" she asked. 
"Yes, Apple Bloom stay! Wild Forrest check out!" 
"Be careful!"
Wild Forrest walked through the apple orchard cautiously and fearlessly. He sniffed the air again, "Nearby, but can't see...." he whispered and sniffed again. "Smell familiar too...." he passed something big hanging upside down and camouflaging. It's red eyes opened up then it vanished. Forrest smells the air again and made a bat squeak, "Frutti?" 
The vampire fruit bat came out of a tree, "Ah, Wild Forrest! What brings you here on such a fine night?" the bat squeaked sucking an apple. 
"I heard something big fly through here. Have you seen anything big?" 
"I've been hear all night and I haven't seen anything bigger than me. Sorry." 
"That's alright, thank you. I had it's scent a minute ago and then I caught yours." 
"I must have distracted you, I'm sorry!" 
"It's not your fault. Whoever it was, it's must have left anyway. Good night!" 
"Good night Forrest! Unpleasant dreams!" as soon as Wild Forrest left, Frutti's eyes turned red and more scary looking. 
"Did you find him?" Apple Bloom asked. 
"No, he got away. Good night...." 
"Good night Forrest!" Apple Bloom said with a yawn and went back to bed. Forrest curled up in the soft grass and fell asleep.
The next morning
The rooster crowed as the sun rose in the East. Forrest, who was now laying on his back, yawned, then got up and stretched. He opened the door and went into the house. He walked into the kitchen and found Granny Smith, "Oh, good mornin' Forrest!" 
"Good morning Granny Smith. Sleep well?" 
"Yes, thank you." she started making pancakes. Once she put the mix in the hot pan it let out a sweet smell. 
"Wake others up?" Forrest asked. 
"Yes, please do." 
Forrest went into Apple Bloom's room and found her still sleeping. Forrest jumped on the bed, "Time wake up!" Apple Bloom groaned and woke up. 
"Oh, good morning Forrest...." 
"Good morning Apple Bloom, breakfast time!" 
"Okay...." Apple Bloom yawns and gets out of bed. They walked past Applejack's room, "Let's wake her up." Apple Bloom said. They walked in quietly. Once they got close Apple Bloom smiles, "1..... 2..... 3!" they both jumped, "Geronimo!" Apple Bloom yelled before they landed on the bed making Applejack bounce into the air. 
"What in tarnation!" 
They both laughed, "Good morning!" Apple Bloom said. 
"What a wake up call!" Applejack groaned rubbing her eye. Then the children began jumping on the bed, "Whoa, hey!" they stopped and laughed again. Applejack picked up a pillow and hit her sister with it. Apple Bloom shook her head and picked up another pillow and hit her sister back. Then the two started to have a pillow fight. 
In the middle of their fight Granny Smith calls out, "Pancakes are ready!" 
"Oh boy!" Applejack yells as they jumped off the bed and raced to the kitchen.
After breakfast Apple Bloom grabbed her backpack. "Where Apple Bloom going?" Forrest asked. 
"I'm goin' to school!" 
"School?" 
"Yeah, you wanna come?" 
"Yes, Apple Bloom explain on way!" 
"Bye, Applejack! Bye Granny! Bye Big Mac!" Apple Bloom before they left. They met Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle along the way and went to school together. Once they got to the schoolhouse Forrest recognizes the place. 
"Going to play?" he asked. 
Apple Bloom giggled, "Not yet, we're going to learn something!" 
"I'm sure Ms. Cheerilee won't mind if you stuck around." said Scootaloo. 
They entered the Schoolhouse and found Cheerilee at the chalkboard. "Good morning Ms. Cheerilee!" the CMC greeted. 
She turned and smiles at them, "Good morning girls!" she notices Forrest. "And good morning to you! What's your name?" she asked politely. 
"Wild Forrest." he answered. 
"Is it okay if Forrest stuck around for a while?" Sweetie Belle asked her teacher. 
"Of course! All children are welcomed here." School started, and Cheerilee noticed that two of her students were not there. "Where's Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon?" Then they came in angrily. There coats and manes were all purple or faded purple. "My goodness! What happened?" 
Some of the kids tried not to laugh. "We don't want to talk about it...." Tiara answered. 
"This is embarrassing...." Silver Spoon groaned. They both took a seat giving an evil eye to Forrest.
"Before we begin I would like to introduce you to Wild Forrest. Please come up here, dear." Wild Forrest got off the seat and stood next to the teacher. "Wild Forrest is going to be observing us today. Please be polite to him." 
Twist raised a hoof, "Can we ask him questions?" 
"Of course, if you don't mind Forrest." 
"No..."
"I heard rumors you grew up in the Everfree Forest and you were raised by animals. Is that true?" Twist asked nicely. 
Forrest nodded, "Yes, it true. Wild Forrest lost parents then grandmother....." he answered sadly and his ears went down. 
"Oh, I'm sorry...." the filly apologized. 
Wild Forrest continued, "No pony turn to or live with. No family. Animals took pity and raised Wild Forrest like one them...."
Then a colt raised a hoof, "Can you understand animals?" 
"Yes, time pass Wild Forrest learn animal language. Wild Forrest became strong, fast, learn sense of smell hearing along way."
Another filly raised a hoof, "How do you recover from sickness and injuries? And did you find your way to Ponyville?" 
"Plants herbs in Everfree heal me. Just other night Forrest got sick searching for right plant while swinging vines. I fell sprain arm. Zecora found Wild Forrest took care Wild Forrest. Meet Apple Bloom few days after. Became friends, taught me speaking. Still learning...."
"That's amazing! And you got your cutie mark because of your skills living in the wild?" Cheerilee asked. 
"Correct. Soon Forrest learned surviving plants animals Wild Forrest became good. Got jungle tree cutie mark." he showed his cutie mark to the class. 
"That's unique!" a filly complimented. 
"Awesome!" Snips and Snails yelled. 
During recess Wild Forrest got a lot of attention. Wild Forrest even got on top of the swing and stood on one front hoof, jumped, did a flip and then hung from his back legs. Scootaloo watched this too, "Show off...."
After jumping from the top and landing safely the children applauded. Suddenly a red bird flew up to him and tweeted wildly, "Wild Forrest! That pink filly's father is at Sweet Apple Acres!" 
Forrest tweeted back, "What does he want?" 
"I don't know! But it was about you and Apple Bloom!" 
"What is he saying?" Apple Bloom asked. "He say Diamond Tiara's father at Apple Bloom home!" 
Apple Bloom gasped, "I bet I know why!" in the crowd Diamond Tiara smirked. "We better go!" with that Forrest and Apple Bloom were off. They didn't stop running until they got to Sweet Apple Acres.
Sweet Apple Acres
Filthy Rich was talking with Applejack. "That colt you are taking care of chewed up my daughter's tiara out of spite and dumped purple paint over her and Silver Spoon!" he yelled.
"Now wait just a goldarn minute!" Applejack yelled back. "Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were bullyin' them! Chewin' up her tiara was just his way of sayin' she was hurtin' his friends. And he pushed her in self defense! I don't about the purple paint, but he wouldn't do anything to hurt anypony!" 
"That's not what my daughter said!"
"Stop it!" Apple Bloom yelled. 
"Apple Bloom?! What are you...." asked the surprised Applejack. 
"It's true, he WAS defending himself and me! And the purple paint was unexpected. I can prove it!" 
"How?" Filthy Rich asked, unconvinced. Suddenly a metal black bird with red camera like eyes flew down and landed in front of Apple Bloom. 
"Where'd you get that?" Applejack asked. 
Apple Bloom sighed and said, "A few weeks ago Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were bullying us again and I couldn't take it anymore so I asked Rainbow Dash to take me back to Yykees' Mansion."
Flashback
"So you want to prove they are bullying you, right?" Rainbow Dash asked entering the mansion with Apple Bloom. 
"Yes, and Yykees should know what to do!" Once they got to his lab, Apple Bloom explains everything to Yykees. "And I was wondering if there might be a way to prove they are bullyin' us!" 
Yykees scratched his chin, "Proof, eh? I think I have just what you're looking for!" he goes to his desk with the metal bird on it. "This is my new invention! I call it the Cameraven. Also known as The Camera Raven. Play on words, ha! Anyway, it's eyes are built in cameras, and when you press the button on the back it'll show you what the bird has recorded. I can also tweek it so it'll follow you if you want it to." Apple Bloom nodded and Yykees puts on a welding mask and takes out his tools. Rainbow Dash and Apple Bloom watch as sparks and light came from the bird. An hour later, it was finished. "There, it is ready. I have also made it so it can look like a real raven." he took out what looked like hearing aid. "Put this in your ear and it'll follow you whenever you need it."
Apple Bloom hugs Yykees, "Oh, thank you!" he hugs her back. 
"No need to thank me. It's what friends do for each other."
End Flashback
"It's been with me since. Sorry Applejack...." Apple Bloom's ears and head went down. 
"Why didn't you tell me?" 
"I-I thought you wouldn't let me go...." the filly confessed. 
"You can always go to a friend's house, sugar cube. Soooo, how does this thing work?"
Apple Bloom pressed a small circle button on the bird's back and it created a screen. It showed the day Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon pushed Apple Bloom in the mud, Forrest chewing up Diamond's tiara because of what she did, Diamond trying to tackle him, and the night before. Apple Bloom hit another button to pause it. Satisfied, Filthy Rich turns to Applejack, "Applejack, I apologize." 
Applejack nodded, "I forgive you."
"It's time I gave that filly a stern talking to. And young lady, if you see this Yykees again can you tell him I'm interested in his technology?"
Apple Bloom smiled, "Sure!"
"Wild Forrest is it?" Filthy asked the colt who nodded. "I apologize for doubting you." 
"Daughter lie to you. I forgive you." Filthy Rich grinned, nodded, and left.
"This is neat!" Applejack complimented as she pressed a button on the bird. They watched the screen and watched the part after Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon left. Just when Apple Bloom went back to bed and Forrest laid back down in the grass something black passed in high speed! "What the hay was that?" Applejack asked surprised. Apple Bloom pressed another button and it rewound that part.
They saw it pass by again, "That's must be what we heard last night!"
"I don't know what it is but it's stealin' our apples!" she pointed over to the tree's and wagons that were empty or half empty. Applejack puts a hoof under her sister's chin. "And Apple Bloom, always tell us before you're goin' to Yykees' place." 
"Okay Applejack...." 
"Don't worry, I ain't mad...." she hugs her and they nuzzle. "You know, we could use that metal bird to find the varmint who's stealin' our apples, if he comes back here. By the way, don't you have school today?" 
Apple Bloom gasps, "Oh no! Recess is almost over! Ms. Cheerilee is goin' to be cross with me! Bye!" Apple Bloom then takes off in full speed. 
"Say, how'd you know Filthy Rich was here?" 
"I speak animal. Red bird told me." 
"Ain't that somethin'?" 
"Forrest better follow Apple Bloom. Don't want her trouble." 
"Okay, seeya!"
"Seeya!" with that he took off too.
After school the CMC and Forrest left the building and started for home. They looked over and saw Filthy Rich scolding his daughter. "You're grounded for two weeks! School and home and that's it!" 
"Yes, Dad...." she sobbed. 
The wild colt sighs, "Wild Forrest feel bad, but pink filly must learn...." 
"I feel bad for getting her in trouble too, but I didn't want others to think you're a bad pony." Apple Bloom replied. 
"You did right thing...." Forrest assured her. 
"Thank you, let's go home." The CMC and Forrest trotted back to Sweet Apple Acres and went in the clubhouse. Applejack had a paper made, 'APPLE ROBBER on the LOSE!' and in a few days everypony in Ponyville have started locking their produce at night. 
Few nights later....
Rose was trotting down the road at night after getting fertilizer alone. She too have heard of the 'Apple Robber'. Thinking about the Apple Robber made her a little nervous. "Good evening my lady...." somepony spoke in a Romanian accent. 
"Eek!" she turned around and saw a stallion with a light blue coat, yellow eye color, black mane styled similarly as Dracula's, black tail, dark blue tuxedo, and he wore a pitch black cape with red lining. 
"Did I frighten you?" he asked politely. 
A little nervous she answered, "Y-yes, you kind of snuck up on me...." the stallion approached her. 
"Do forgive me my lady. I saw you pass by and I thought a young pony like you shouldn't be out here all alone." 
Rose blushed, "Oh, thank you...."
"How rude of me, my name is Prof. A. What's your name, my dear?" 
"M-my name is Rose, sir...." 
"Rose...." he said, "Yes, Rose. The name suits you well; a rose is a very beautiful flower, and you are beautiful." he took her hoof and kissed it. 
Rose blushed, "Oh, why thank you. Um, would you mind escorting me back to my house?" 
The stallion smiled, "I be delighted too...." she turned around, and while she wasn't looking he smiled and showed sharp teeth. Together they walked until they reached Rose's house. 
"Thank you for helping me Professor. I feel very safe...." 
He nodded, "Anything for a fair lady...." 
Rose blushed again, "You're such a gentlecolt. Would you like to come in?" she invited. 
"Don't mind if I do...." The Professor takes a seat at the table and Rose comes back with a pitcher full of apple juice. She fills their cups and sits down. He takes a sip of the apple juice, "Did you make this?" he asked. 
"Yes, I did. You like it?" 
"I love it." 
"Thank you. So, uh, where are you from?"
"I come from Tracksylvania." 
"Tracksylvania? That's pretty far away." 
"Yes, I came here to study the bats in Ponyville." he took another sip. "I am an expert on bats. What do you do?"
"I grow flowers, and why do you study bats? Aren't they rodents?" she asked. 
"No, my dear, they're not rodents. I think bats are very interesting; their habits, diets, appearances, how they fly, their sensitive ears, their habitats. It's all fascinating, really." he answered. "I also have this special problem: I stay up all night and sleep all day."
"I'm sorry to hear about that." 
"Thank you. It's not so bad, except I can't see sunlight without it hurting my eyes and I don't see much ponies. Especially lovely ponies like you, my dear." 
"Awe, that's to bad. Wait, did you say lovely?" 
"Yes, lovely. As lovely as a red rose fully bloomed, and the scent of sweetness coming from it." he spoke as if he was reading poetry. 
Again she blushed, "Oh, you are such a flirt! You are very sweet yourself!" they both laughed. 
"Would you like to go out for dinner tomorrow night, my dear?" 
"I would love too! How about the Hay Burger?" 
"Sure, what time would you like to go?" 
"How about 7:30?" 
"Okay then..." 
Once Rose was asleep on her couch Prof. A left the house. "Must drink...." he said to himself. He looked around and spread out his cape like bat wings and turned into a fruit bat! Frutti the Fruit Bat! He took to the sky desperate to find apples. A found a window open and caught the scent of apples. He flew in and found a bowl of fruit with Red delicious, Golden delicious, Gala, and Granny Smith apples. His mouth watered as he turned back into his pony form, snatched the apples and was gone. He sat on a roof and sunk his fangs into the apples one by one and drained the juice. He then looks around for a place to discard them and found four empty flower pots. He tossed them in the pots one by one. He nodded, turned back into a bat and flew away. He flew until he came to another apple tree close to a dirt road. He took an apple, hung by his feet and started sucking the juice from it. He was enjoying it when he spotted two ponies, a male unicorn and a female Earth pony, walking down the dirt road. They stopped by the apple tree not noticing anypony, or bat, watching them.
"This is the spot where we first met...." the female said to the unicorn. 
"Yes, it is...." The bat grabbed two more apples and continued watching. The unicorn bent down and used his magic to hold a small box up to her and opened it. 
"Will you marry me?" 
The pony gasps, "Oh, I thought you would never ask me!" she wrapped her arms around him and they kissed. Prof. A tossed aside an apple he drained and kept watching. Then he imagined himself and Rose getting married in the dark of night inside an abandoned building with bats hanging from the ceiling. And then turning into bats and flying away. 
He sighed and thought, Ah, she wouldn't want to share her life with a vampire. Unless..... whoops! He dropped an apple and it fell on the unicorns head. The mare looked at him and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" the unicorn asked, wiping the apple off his head with his hoof. They both looked up and saw the bat. 
"Eeeek! A bat!" the mare yelled grabbing her fiance. The bat squeaked and flew away. While he was flying through the night sky, looking for more apples, he started thinking about Rose again and how she could fly with him if she were a Fruit Vampire. Then he spotted three wagons full of apples and landed. He turned back into his pony form and laughed. What he didn't know was that the same metal bird was watching the whole thing with it's camera eyes.
The next morning....
"Mornin' Forrest!" 
"Good morning Apple Bloom!" they sat down at the table with Applejack, Big Mac, and Granny Smith. Before they could eat breakfast, the Cameraven flew through the open window and landed in front of Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom pressed a button and it created a screen showing the three wagons. They all watched as a bat flew and transformed in a pony laughing. Then the screen turned black for a moment and then the pony and apples were gone! 
"He can't be a vampire, can he?" Apple Bloom asked. 
"He must be a Fruit Vampire if he's stealin' all those apples." Applejack replied. 
"He's mighty creepy, and he didn't show his face." said Granny Smith. 
"Nope!" Big Mac agreed. "At least we know who's doin' it."
"Maybe Zecora will know somethin'!" Apple Bloom said. After breakfast, Apple Bloom and Wild Forrest left for Everfree Forest and showed Zecora the video. 
"I heard of vampires but I never seen one. Something about it seems unusual, please rerun." Apple Bloom pressed a button and rewound it. Again they saw the video. "I think this vampire is just really thirsty for apple juice. I don't think he's trying to put his powers to evil use."
"Did you say vampire?" Yykees asked coming in. 
"Yykees! What are you doing here?" Apple Bloom asked surprised. 
"I came as soon as I heard of this vampire. Let me see the video." Apple Bloom pressed the button and saw the video again. "The way he laughs, and his ability to turn into a bat. I think I know him, but I can't believe it."
"Who is he?" Forrest asked. 
Yykees sighed, "If I'm right, his name is Count Appula. My Earth pony cousin...." everypony's eyes opened wide. "That's right, and he seems to have gotten worse...."
"Gotten worse? What do you mean?" Apple Bloom asked. 
Yykees took a deep breath and said, "About a year ago I got a letter from him...." with his magic he took out a piece of paper out from under his cape. He read out loud: "To Cousin Yykees: Day and night I've worked on a potion in hopes of on growing my own wings. Because of my love for bats, my scientific knowledge for bats, magic from a unicorn who offered to help, and a piece of a Vampire Fruit Bat's hair I was able to create a magic potion. I was very reluctant to drink the potion. If I didn't want wings so badly I would've put the experiment on hold, but I drank it. I felt a strange tingling, and finally searing pain on the inside of my body. I felt my body change and it hurt so bad that I lost consciousness. When I woke up hours later I felt different; I felt the need to be in the dark and I was thirsty for apple juice. I looked at my back, but there was no wings. At first I thought the experiment failed until I looked in the mirror. My ears became pointed, my teeth became sharp, and my eye color became yellow. Terrified I jumped in the air and I saw I could fly! Needing more control over my new ability to fly I created a cape that will help me glide and move in many directions as I fly. And by accident I found out that I could turn myself into a Vampire Fruit Bat at will, teleport, sunlight hurts me, see in the dark, and that my hearing and sense of smell increased. Not to mention my hatred for garlic grew. As a bat I can still understand what others ponies are saying and I can speak bat language. I feel incredible! But I am not without fear about losing control over myself. I have also found out I can also turn anypony into Fruit Vampires and back to themselves at will. I call it the 'Vampire Stare'. If anypony looks at me in the eyes while I'm seeing red they get turned into Fruit Vampires. Once I've learned to control these new powers I was able to turn them back to normal. When I turned them into vampires I felt proud, and when I turned them back I felt lonely. I can feel myself turning into a monster and something is preventing me from trying to find a cure and I can't explain it. In the letter you'll find some samples of my mane. If you please, study the mane and see what you can do to find a cure. 
Sincerely: Count Appula"
After reading it Yykees put the letter back under his cape. "Since the day I got the letter I started doing experiments on the mane samples. After many months I was able to create an antidote. It might not be a complete cure, but it'll reverse some of his transformation. And hopefully his thirst for apple juice will stop...." he took a small glass container from his cape with a red liquid. "I also have a plan about how to lure him out."
Ponyville
It was almost dusk, and Rose was with her friends. "You have a date?" Daisy asked. 
"With a pony who is nocturnal?" Lily Valley added. 
"He is mysterious, I'll admit, but he is very charming...." Rose sighed after saying that, "You should meet him...." then the sun went down. "He should be here any minute...." Rose told her friends. 
"I already am...." Prof. A said behind them. 
Daisy and Lily screamed and turned around, "Eeek!!!"
"Professor, I didn't see you there!" Rose said surprised too. The stallion came into the light with a bat on his shoulder who flew away. 
"My apologies. I see you brought friends with you...." 
"I hope you don't mind." 
"No, not at all. The more the merrier." he walked up to them. Daisy was getting the shivers as he got closer. "I am Prof. A, lovely meeting you two...."
"Oh, uh, I'm Daisy...." she said, still shaking. 
"And I'm Lily Valley, nice to meet you...." 
"Daisy and Lily Valley, eh? I must say you three flowers are looking lovely tonight...." Lily Valley and Daisy fainted while Rose blushed after he said that.
Hay Burger
Daisy, Rose, and Lily Valley ate and left the restaurant. "Not like the food back home, but it was good...." Prof. A said. 
"I'm glad you liked it. You really love apple juice, don't you?" 
"Oh, yes. I can't seem to get enough of it...." Hiding nearby was Forrest. 
He sniffed the air and saw Prof. A, "He the one Forrest smell other night!" then he hid. 
"Rose and I are going for a walk, would you like to join us?" he invited Daisy and Lily Valley. 
"Oh, no thank you. I have to get home." Daisy replied. 
"Yes, so do I." said Lily. 
"Okay, good night." 
"Good night Lily. Good night Daisy." the couple then left. 
"He gives me the creeps...." Daisy whispered to Lily. 
"Yeah, me too. But he's nice."
The Park
Prof A. and Rose walked down the dirt road. The moon was full and many stars were up in the sky. "This is so romantic...." Rose said. They sat on a bench and looked up at the sky. The vampire put one arm across her shoulders and Rose rested her head on his shoulder.
"You know, even though I haven't known you for to long I have grown rather fond of you, my dear...." Prof. A said. 
Rose blushed, "Oh, Professor...."
Forrest was hiding in a tree. Then he looked up and nodded. Rainbow Dash nods and points in a direction. Pinkie Pie, holding a container of garlic powder in her mouth, started bouncing down the road. Once she was close enough to the couple she pretended to trip and the garlic filled the air. Prof. A smelled the air and began coughing up a storm. Before Rose could do anything Prof. A picked her up and flew in the air away from the garlic smell. "You can fly?!" Rose asked in a bewildered tone of voice. "You don't have wings!" 
"It's a long story, my dear...." 
"And your teeth!" Rose yells, getting more freaked out. Prof. A gasped. "Professor, what's going on?!" Rose demanded.
Prof. A landed and sat Rose down and he confesses, "I'm sorry, I was going to tell you later. I'm.... I'm a Fruit Vampire. The Apple Robber...." Rose gasps. "Now you know the truth, I have no choice...." his eyes glowed red. Rose's mouth opened as her eyes glowed red as well. "You are a Fruit Vampire, just like me...." Prof. A said. 
"I am a Fruit Vampire, just like you...." Rose repeated. In moments Rose's teeth sharpened, her ears became pointed, and her green eyes turned yellow. "Appula, my darling...." Rose said as if she was hypnotized. Appula smiled his vampire smile and they flew away. 
"No! He took Rose!" Rainbow Dash yelled. 
"We must move to phase 2!" Yykees yelled. "Get Appula and Rose to follow you to Sweet Apple Acres!" he told Rainbow. 
"I'm on it!" Rainbow Dash caught up with them and stopped them. "Hey you juice-suckers! I've seen plenty of nasty things in my day, but you two definitely take the cake!" Rainbow spat her tongue out. 
"Why you?!" Prof. A yelled in an angry tone of voice. 
"Nana nana boo boo! You can't catch me!" Rainbow Dash flew off in full speed. 
"Let's get her!" Rose yelled then they took off after her.
Sweet Apple Acres
Yykees, with Forrest and Pinkie Pie, teleported to the apple garden. "Is the bait ready?" 
"Uh-huh! I've brought out all the cooked desserts I have and I sliced a dozen apples!" Applejack replied. 
"Excellent! Now Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, get your wings ready! Rainbow Dash is leading Appula here."
"And he turned Rose into a vampire! Think you can reverse the spell?" Pinkie Pie asked Twilight. 
"I can try...." 
"You don't have too; as long as Appula has his powers your friend will remain a vampire, but if we give him the antidote he'll lose his power and she'll turn back to normal! Now, Pinkie Pie, Easter, and Rarity get the garlic powder ready!" 
Rarity put on a beekeeper suit, "Ready!"
Apple Bloom, with binoculars, was up in the tree. "Here they come!" she yelled. Twilight and Fluttershy flapped their wings hard and the smell of the apple desserts and apple went into the air. Count Appula and Rose were getting close to Rainbow Dash when the scents reached them. 
"Mmm, that's good...." Appula said smiling. 
"It's apple time...." Rose told him before she snickered. They flew down towards the apples. 
Once they were close enough Yykees yells, "NOW!" Rarity, Easter and Pinkie Pie tossed three arm fulls of garlic powder. Prof. A grabbed Rose and they both teleported. "Fluttershy, now's your chance!" she nodded, took an apple and flew to the sky. 
She looked around nervously then she spotted Appula and Rose coming right towards her laughing. Sweat drops started going down Fluttershy's face as the two vampires flew closer and closer. She closed her eyes tight and then opened them back up, staring. Appula and Rose stopped in their tracks. Fluttershy sighs in relief, "Please, follow me...." she led them to a garlic free area. Yykees, with the antidote, and the others approached them. 
"We're sorry, but it's for your own good." Yykees told his cousin before he used his magic to move the antidote to Appula and pour it in his mouth. "You may stop staring." Fluttershy's eyes turned back to normal. Once Appula could move again he and Rose screamed in pain. Rose's ears, eyes, and teeth turned back to normal. Appula's fangs turned to normal teeth and his ears became less pointed. 
"Huh? What a horrible nightmare!" Rose said before shaking her head. She then saw the others, "What are you all doing here? Where are we?" 
Twilight approached her and helped her up, "It's a long story...." 
They looked over to Appula, who was groaning and had his face down. Rose ran up to him, "Professor, are you alright?" he looked up her, "Why Professor, you look different...." 
"What?" Rarity shows him a mirror. "I'm cured?" he looks at his teeth and ears. "I AM cured!" he jumped with joy and started flying, "And I can still fly too!"
"Professor, what are you talking about?" asked the puzzled Rose. 
"Ah Rose, my dear! My real name is Count Appula, and an experiment turned me into a Fruit Vampire, thirsty for apple juice. But thanks to my cousin and your friends I'm no longer a thirsty vampire."
Yykees ran up to Appula and they hugged one another. "It's great to have you back my cousin...." Yykees told Appula. 
Once they let go they looked back at Rose. "Rose, I would like you to meet my cousin Yykees." 
Yykees got closer to her, "Nice to meet you...." Rose stared at his face for a moment and fainted. "Bit of a shock I suppose...." Yykees said.
The next morning....
The Mane Six, Daisy, Lily Valley, Easter, Forrest, Apple Bloom Spike were walking down the road in Ponyville. "Phew! I sure glad that's over!" said Applejack. 
"Ditto!" replied Rarity, then she smelled herself, "I still smell like garlic! Ew!"
"And all the apples Appula drained grew into more apple trees, too!" Pinkie Pie told them and then pointed to the four flowers pots filled with new apple trees. 
"I still can't believe Rose dated a vampire." Daisy told them. 
"Now you're saying he's cured?" Lily Valley asked. 
"Yeah, but he can still fly!" answered Rainbow Dash. 
"Look over there!" Spike pointed at the cafe.
At one of the tables sat Appula and Rose enjoying apple juice. "I'm so glad this FRUITY nightmare is over...." he told Rose. "Can you ever forgive me for turning you into a vampire and lying to you?" 
Rose smiles, "You weren't yourself. Of course I can...." 
Count Appula smiles back at her. "And it feels good to see sunlight again, especially with you, my dear...." 
Rose blushes, "I'm happy for you...." Then her hoof sat on his hoof and then there heads started getting closer. 
"Are they....?" before Spike could finish Appula and Rose had their first kiss. Lily and Daisy stood there, eyes wide and jaws dropped.
Easter smiles and looks at Fluttershy, "Can you feel the love?" 
"I sure do...." Fluttershy whispered back. 
Rarity started drying her eyes with a hanky and sniffing, "I love a happy ending...." 
Twilight smiles at the sight, "Me too...."
Flash Sentry ran up to Twilight, "Thank goodness you're safe! I came as soon as I found out you were trying to catch the Apple Robber!"
Twilight blushed, "It's okay Flash. I don't think we need to worry about the Apple Robber anymore...."
After kissing Appula and Rose looked at a tree and saw a male Vampire Fruit Bat and a female red Fruit Bat sharing a red apple with a heart carved into it.