The moon was full over Equestria with a peaceful night well underway. A gentle fall breeze disturbed the leaves from time to time. The night was beautiful and the denizens of Ponyville took full notice as they slept though the night...well most that was one pony was up and she was walking down the street. She was a black mare a cloak covered her head and body. The mare wandered into the Everfree Forest and proceeded into a cave packed with changelings. As she walks in the changelings all bow to her a green fire engulfed her to reveal that she was really... Queen Chrysalis. On her face was an annoyed look.
"What is wrong my queen?" one of her changelings asks
"That pony I want to use against Twilight and her friends is still not back." she says with a growl
"With all due respect my queen but perhaps another pony would do?" the changeling asks her,
"That is a good idea..." Chrysalis says with a grin "I use the Vampire parasite and that pony will do whatever I say...and a vampire!" she chuckles "But who? Most of her friends will become too obvious and anyone who she or the other five know would be as well."
"What about that maroon unicorn that moved here recently?" the changeling responds
"That's Lunar Relic you idiot! If you remember he and Twilight are friends now! He was the one who screwed my plans up the last time and besides he knows more about us then I think even Twilight does." Chrysalis replies
"Well when you think about it he has good reason and before he met the others he had no social life." the changeling says to her "What about Trixie?"
"That might work... you have served me well." Chrysalis smiles "Good job."
"Thank you my queen it was my pleasure." the changeling answers with a bow
"Get ready Twilight because this time...you won't know what hit you!" Chrysalis laughs evilly,
Twilight sat in the palace of friendship reading a book for pleasure when Spike runs up to her. his loud footsteps and panting was enough to make her mark her book and close it. "Hay Spike what's wrong?" she asks
"You have to come see this!" he pants, the first thought that crossed Twilights mind was how far Spike had ran.
"Why?" she asks "What's wrong?"
"Somepony found a dead deer..." Spike answers making Twilight look annoyed
"So what?" she asks "That's not a problem probably a timber wolf or something killed it."
"Twilight that's not all...there were fang marks on the deer...from a vampire pony!" Spike finishes finally catching his breath. Twilight looked at him in disbelief.
"That's not possible! When we cured Applejack and saved Ponville we made sure that there were no vampires left in town. It's probably some fillies playing a prank it is near Nightmare Night after all Spike." Twilight answers
"How do you know that though Twilight?!" Spike asks "What if a vampire really is in Ponyville?"
"You are worrying over nothing Spike!" Twilight says firmly
"But-" Spike tries to protest but Twilight shushes him
"But nothing." Twilight says "If you are going to worry so much about it don't bother me with this nonsense Spike just because a dead deer has fang marks and is dead doesn't mean a vampire pony killed it!" she raises her tone at him before opening the book and returning to her reading. Spike looked at her angered by her response and storms out of the palace.
Nearby the prestigious stallion known as Lunar Relic was walking down the same path as Spike his horn illuminated as he turned the corner Spike saw that the unicorn was dragging a large statue of Nightmare Moon the same one used for Nightmare Night but it seemed different...it seemed nicer then normal. Of course Spike's mind finally clicked he was restoring it since it was getting old and corroded Mayor Mare asked him to fix it. He seemed to be having trouble so Spike ran over to him. "Do you need some help?" he asks
"Oh Spike that would be great can you grab the bottom and help me carry it?" the maroon unicorn asks
"I don't know if I can lift that much." he says before Lunar hands him a ring "What are you giving me a ring for?" the young dragon asks
"It's an enchanted ring that increases the physical strength of the pony or in this case dragon that wears it." Lunar says "Put it on." Spike does so and he goes to the back of the statue and picks it up. Surprisingly it was light, Lunar was right! This ring really did make him stronger. Together they took the statue to the small field outside the Everfree Forest where it belonged and put it back. "Thank you Spike." Lunar says as Spike give him the ring back.
"Lunar I need to ask you something." Spike says
"Ask away." Lunar says
"I found a dead deer this morning with fang marks... I think it might be a vampire pony! Can you look at it?" Spike asks and Lunar frowns, Spike knew he was going to be fired at again for his assumption
"I am sorry Spike." Lunar says calmly making Spike feel better that Lunar wasn't going to yell "But I simply don't have time today. I need to help Pinkie Pie with the decorations for Nightmare Night and send my new report to the Canterlot Library for the Archives." he explains "I wish I could help but also I find it hard to think a vampire pony did it. It could have been another animal. If I had time to look I would but I am just too busy right now sorry Spike."
"Oh...okay thanks anyway." Spike says as the maroon unicorn leaves the clearing Spike was now alone and more frustrated then ever, nopony believed him! he screams in frustration. "Why doesn't anypony believe me?!"
"A shame..." a soothing voice says from behind the young dragon as a small female dragon walks out of the underbrush. "Some ponies are even more selfish then us dragons..."
"Who are you?" Spike asks frightened
"Don't worry about me Spike." she says "I won't hurt you."
"How do you know who I am?" Spike asks
"I was watching the way the ponies treated you." she answers "I believe you."
"Y-you do?" Spike asks
"Of course." the she dragon says walking up and rubbing his back in a comforting manner
"At least someone believes me." Spike says hugging the she dragon "Thank you." he says
"No...thank you..." she chuckles. Confused Spike looks up at her to see not a dragon but a changeling and not just any changeling... Chrysalis!
"Y-y-your Queen Chrysalis!" he yells before trying to scream for help but she covers his mouth
"You wouldn't want to upset other ponies would you?" she asks "Now... I will prove to you were wrong about the deer." she laughs "It wasn't a vampire pony who made it. one of my precious Changelings did all to lure that maroon unicorn into an ambush but it looks like we failed but... you will work just as well."
"Just as well for what?!" Spike asks freeing his mouth
"A Changeling Vampire..." she chuckles "Just like Applejack was."
"N-no!" Spike yells struggling "I won't let you!" he cries. he soon realized it was no use the changeling was too powerful for him he let tears fall and a sniff his last thoughts were on his friends as the Changeling Queen bites him in the arm and his vision became fuzzy before passing out.
"Now..." she chuckles "I will have my revenge!" she laughs evilly taking the now unconscious Spike into the Everfree Forest.
Hours later back at the Palace of Friendship Twilight was looking for Spike and calling his name, "SPIIIIKE!!!!" she closes another door "Where did he go? I haven't seen him since this morning when he asked me about this deer." she sighs looking at the others who she had called to help.
"I don't know why he would be gone this long it's not like him." Applejack says
"Did any of you see him?" Twilight asks
"Well Lunar told me that Spike helped him take the statue of Nightmare Moon back to the field where it goes this morning." Pinkie Pie says
"I didn't know he was back in town." Twilight says "I thought he was still in Saddle Arabia looking into the ruins out there."
"I hope Spike is okay..." Fluttershy says right as Spike walks into the room
"Spike!" They all exclaim running over to him
"What's with the big reaction?" he asks
"You had us worried!" Rarity says
"I did?" he asks
"Yeah you have been gone for hours!" Twilight explains "What happened?"
"Well..." Spike thinks "I helped Lunar with something and then..." he pauses thinking about the she dragon he met but he didn't remember the part about Crystal really being Queen Chrysalis "Nothing." he lies. "I wake up in the field and came back here I must have passed out..." Spike answers
"At least you are safe now head up to bed Spike." Twilight sighs the young dragon does so without question and heads up to his room. Twilight thanks her friends before turning in for the night herself.
That night Spike wakes up about midnight and goes down to get some water. he enters the bathroom and turns the faucet on before looking in the mirror his eyes stared back at him blood red and he jumped. "Wh-what?!" he gasps "What's wrong with me?" he looks in the mirror feeling tingly all over as a voice echoes in his head 'Ah night time time to go for a snack...' Spike shakes feeling the control of his body slip away "Wh-whos there?" he asks himself 'Oh Spike I am just you...' it says back as Spike passes out and wakes up somewhere all he could see was what looked like him but a shadow. "Wh-where am I?" he asks
"Your subconscious." the shadow says
"Who are you?" Spike asks
"You don't remember?" it asks him "What Chrysalis did to you?"
"What? What did she do to me?!" Spike asks
"She made you part dragon, part changeling and part vampire now whenever Luna's moon is out I take over and on Nightmare Night... you are mine." he laughs
"No...that can't be true! this isn't real!" Spike yells covering his eyes
"Yeah you're right." the shadow says with a devious grin as Spike closes his eye and waits to wake up. Spike soon does so and he opens his eyes to see he was in his bed. "It was all a dream" he sighs "Thank Celestia."
"Spike!" Twilight yells running in lookin frantic
"What?" he asks
"I need you to watch the palace." she say "There was an attack."
"What kind?" Spike asks
"A vampire, the girls and I are going to meet Lunar at the site of the attack to figure out what did it." Twilight says
"Yes ma'am!" Spike says and Twilight thanks him before leaving. "I knew it." he says before a knock was heard. Spike runs down and sees the female dragon he met before. "Hay it's you uh... what's your name?"
"Crystal." she says "Sorry I never told you Spike."
"What are you doing here?" Spike asks
"I wanted to see if you were okay. I heard what had happened and you were right!"
"I know Twilight left to look into it just a little bit ago." Spike sighs
"That's good!" she smiles hugging him "I would hate to see another dragon hurt by this monster." she releases Spike and leaves him standing there a blush on his face. He soon snapped back into reality and looks around
"Huh...she's gone..." he says closing the door. Nearby "Crystal" was looking in as she returns to her real form of Chrysalis "Now that stupid dragon is mine...soon his friends and then...all of Equestria!" she chuckles darkly.