Twilight Sparkle arrived on the scene where a pony laid dead two fang marks in it's neck. Around the stallion were her friends Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and the unicorn whom she had met a couple months back during another vampire pony related issue. Lunar Relic. Twilight shuddered as the memories of that fateful and awful hoofful of days flashed back to her. Applejack somehow a Queen Vampire, almost losing all of Equestria to this monster before she and her friends barely pulled through. "So what's the situation?" Twilight asks
"To heck if we know." Applejack says "Lunar just spouted some gibberish to us about it."
"Right." Lunar smiles rolling his eyes, he often forgot most ponies didn't know as much about the subject of vampire ponies like he did. "From what I was able to observe it appears that the culprit wasn't a vampire pony at all..."
"What do you mean not a vampire pony?" Applejack asks "His blood is gone, he's got two fang marks simple as that."
"Wait I see what he is saying..." Twilgiht says "Look." she comments pointing at the marks "The marks are too close together to be even an young ponies mark. One thing is for sure some kind of vampire did this...the question is what is it?"
"Well the claw marks indicate that it was clawed but...so many creatures have claws, dragons, wolves, foxes, bears even rabbits and cats there is no way they can give us much of a lead except they are close meaning we can rule out bears and other large creatures like adult dragons. Which would leave small animals and baby to teenage dragons." Lunar replies
"But Spike is the only dragon around here." Twilight says "Well that fits the size."
"That we know of." Lunar says "I can't help but shake a feeling that there is something about this that is significant to something. But what?"
"I don't care what let's find this vampire and kick its sorry butt already!" Rainbow Dash says
"I was hoping this wouldn't happen again..." Fluttershy says
"I think we all didn't want it to happen again." Rarity says "Sorry for dragging you into it like I did Lunar Relic. You really shouldn't have to bother yourself with this. I just thought you might be a good pony to ask since after what happened."
"Please Rarity I have told you to just call me Lunar." the maroon unicorn says
"Why do you insist on that?" Rarity asks "I think Lunar Relic sounds divine and simply amazing."
"Well thank you for the compliment Rarity..." Lunar says with a blush of surprise and well embarrassment "Anyways I understand your need for me. I know a lot on the subject it was only logical you came and asked me. Lucky for you I wasn't busy. I will just have to put that research trip on hold since this is of the utmost importance."
"So do you think they are going to strike again?" Twilight asks
"I am afraid so..." Lunar sighs "Put all of Ponyville on alert and tell everypony not to be outside after sundown. And Twilight...you might want to talk with Spike when you get back to the Palace of Friendship he seemed upset when I saw him yesterday. I think he might be having some kind of personal conflict."
"Oh I will ask him about it thank you for bringing it up but when did you see him yesterday?" Twilight replies
"When I was taking the Nightmare Moon statue back to where it goes for Nightmare Night, it is only three days from now you know." Lunar answers
"Which is all the more reason for concern. All kinds of ponies will be out late then, drunk on cider and what not. It would be a great night for that monster to just feast like a fruit bat in an orchard," Applejack says
"Please don't bring that up Applejack..." Fluttershy says softly
"Oh right I forgot...sorry Fluttershy." The Apple farmer answers
"And we can't let that happen." Twilight says
"Well I have to go." Lunar says "Let my buddy from Canterlot know I can't attend the trip since something has come up."
"Okay Lunar I will let you know if anything comes up." Twilight say as the maroon unicorn walks off to his shop.
Meanwhile Spike was walking down a road in town looking for a shop... 'Twilight will never believe me if I tell her what happened yesterday...the others will only laugh and call me crazy but...there is one pony I might be able to talk to.' he thinks looking at the sign to Lunar Relic's shop. He walks in and sees Dr. Whooves at the counter.
"What do you mean you can't come?" he asks the pony behind the counter, which Spike knew it was Lunar Relic.
"I told you Dr. Whooves." he sighs "Something important came up and I have to look into it. I know you want to study the space time abnormalities over in Saddle Arabia and you have been looking forward to going with me but this came from Princess Twilight herself I am sorry."
"Oh..." the stallion says "I had no idea I am sorry. So next week then?"
"I should be done by then." Lunar says "Well aim for it."
"Alright I will see you later." Dr. Whooves says walking out of the shop almost bumping into Spike "Oh why excuse me there." he apologizes to the dragon.
"Hay Spike what brings you here today? Did Twilight send you?" Lunar asks walking up to the young dragon
"No..." Spike answers "I wanted to talk to you about something...I'd ask Twilight but she would think I am crazy."
"Well then you came to the right pony." Lunar says "Tell me what's up."
"well..." Spike explains all that happened to him last night and the day before. The whole time Lunar looked at him with an interested look "...And that's what happened. What can you tell me?"
"Honestly Spike I don't know what to say." Lunar replies
"You don't believe me either huh?" Spike says
"No it's not that. I mean it is a little far fetched but it's actually the fact that I can't quite understand it." Lunar replies "I mean a strange dragon and your weird dream? I think they have to be connected. I think we would know of another dragon your age that lived around here but if she came from the Everfree Forest that raised farther concern since that place is no place for any dragon to live, just no enough space or caves big enough for homes. You said she was called Crystal?" he asks and Spike nods "Very strange indeed..."
"So you'll help me figure it out?" Spike asks
"Well I am working on the vampire pony stuff right now but... I will try to squeeze it in whenever I can. You just tell me if you see her again or if you have that dream again or one like it okay?" Lunar answers
"Okay, thank you for believing me Lunar Relic." Spike says shaking his hoof
"No problem." Lunar says as the dragon leaves feeling better that somepony understood "I wonder if they might have anything to do with the murder..." he say to himself "I won't bring it up to Twiligth just yet...I should confirm that this Crystal exists enough for her to believe. It can take a lot to make her believe something..."
Meanwhile back at the scene where the dead stallion lay the six friends were discussing what they were going to do "So how are we going to figure out this culprit Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asks
"Well we would have to keep watch at night but that is so dangerous...I mean it would never attack during the day." Twilight answers
"Then let me do it." Rainbow says "I can just fly over Ponyville in a regular pattern."
"But it could hit a blind spot of yours while your patrolling Rainbow Dash." Rarity says
"Why not ask Lunar to help?" Applejack asks "I bet ya'll didn't know but he has a cool wing spell to give him wings. When I first saw him with it last week I thought he was an alicorn."
"That' silly how could Lunar have a spell like that?" Twilight asks
"How could I have a spell like what?" Lunar asks walking up to them
"Well Applejack says you have a wing spell you can you and she mistook your for analicorn. That can't be possible!" Twilight says
"Oh no it is." Lunar says "Watch." his horn then begins to glow along with his whole body and suddenly he sprouts a pair of Pegasus wings and yeah he did look like and alicorn with them on Twilight noted.
"How long does it last?" Twilight asks
"Well until I uncast it." Lunar says "I used to only be able to hold it for a few hours but now I can keep it as long as I want. But after i dispel it I have to wait about three days to use it again."
"So then you can help me patrol the skies at night?" Rainbow asks
"Oh Rainbow Dash don't just ask him something like that he needs to sleep you know." Fluttershy says
"It's alright I actually can't sleep at all anyways..." Lunar sighs
"What do you mean?" Twilight asks
"It's been since I lost my family to that vampire pony years ago when I was an older fillie." Lunar answers "I have nightmares every single night about it and it wakes me up. So I just learned how to operate without sleep."
"Oh that is so sad." Fluttershy says "I don't think I could ever do that...go for so long without sleep..."
"That's crazy!" Twilight says "Sad though as well..."
"Awe come on Lunar cheer up at least now you have friends to share that pain with." Applejack says
"Yeah..." he smiles "We should get back to work I have a feeling that this mystery is only just beginning..."