The situation has gotten ... out of hand.
Twilight Sparkle had thought that she'd cured Fluttershy of the bat influence, but it soon transpires that she was mistaken; now with their friend at risk of serious injury or death every night, Twilight and the others must do everything they can to keep her safe while they search for a more permanent solution.
If one even exists.
As of 11.09.2014:
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As of 9/05/2015:
This story has been adopted by TheMusicalBoy93
Chapters (5)
I think you meant, "until sunrise."
3860157 Thanks for the catch!
Oooh, deliciously dark! This proves that stories don;' have to be long to be good. Kudos!
3860341 Thank you very much.
MOREMOREMOREMORE
3862338 I don't know about that. It's hard enough for me coming up with ideas for a single story, never mind continuations.
Woah. Just woah. Short, but no less powerful. A few errors, but even for a nit-picker like myself, it's easy to ignore compared to the story itself.
In short, faved.
3869296 Thank you kindly. Don't be shy about pointing out errors; I tend to write quite late into the night, so I don't always catch everything.
really good i like the approach you used and how poor fluttershy asked that question every night. please write more.
3872254 Thank you very much. I have an idea or two, but we'll have to see how they develop.
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good im excited to see how they do, and if you need any help just ask-though you probably don't need it.
3876903 Actually, I need all the help I can get.
nice story.
being emo stinks. 
3951510 There are worse things in life.
This is so dark and tragic. Please tell me this story isn't being thrown to the side. I'm looking forward to reading this tale of darkness and wonder.
*Snickers at the last statement and my current story* OK, so this is a really nice story coming along here. I love the idea of Fluttershy as an antagonist. But something that gets me is Twilight needs to be eating and resting otherwise she simply wouldn't be able to have the strength to breath over the next few nights with so much blood loss... I think? Anyways, you need lots and lots of food to keep that production up. And oranges. Applejack better be tradig a lot of apples for oranges with this happening. Princess Celestia might be a plausible fix, but at the same time she could easily see this as a mistake unfitting for her apprentice. Maybe so far as to realize she might have made a mistake in her choice...
Back to Fluttershy, I think she should start to realize what's happening by this point. Maybe have the story continue where she escapes. Ha. that'd be an adventure. Oh but here I am getting ahead of myself. Gosh, I just realized that this is probably a two-shot. :/
Anyhoo, good story and wonderful tale. I'm gonna go on a Flutterbat hunt now. Toodaloo! :3
4009946 No, this hasn't been thrown to the side; I still have a few ideas bubbling away, and I have a chapter in mind featuring Zecora and a (possible) fix that might lead to yet more problems.
As for your point regarding Twilight ... don't worry, she's doing the "basics": i.e. eating and resting just enough to keep going. I realise I kinda belaboured the point a bit for the purposes of being dramatic. And yes, Fluttershy will eventually twig that something is wrong. Well, the way I've been trying to write it, anyway, is that she DOES know something is amiss, but she's too timid and too trusting to mention it. But that won't last.
Dunno about bringing Celestia in; it seems too much like a deus ex machina, what with her being a physical god(dess) an' all. I do have some ideas in that direction, however, though nothing concrete.
Thanks for the feedback.
oh shit this going down the necromantic route? with sacrificing souls/lifeforce?
or whatever anyway this fic really Went from just a vampireshy fic to something more and interesting
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It just occurs to me that I know next-to-nothing about necromancy. Zecora's plan was based more on early Dragonball than Lovecraft. Specifically.
4691716 oh lol as soon as you said dragonball i imediatly thought get those 7 damn dragon balls and wish her free lol
never watched dragonball except dbza
anyway you learn something new everyday
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Yup. And I'm gonna go learn about necromancy to see where I can take future chapters. The next part is half-written (or one-third written, anyway), so plenty of time to throw something different into the mix.
looks really quiet good but I haven't fully read it
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It gets progressively worse, so just stop now while you still like it.
One thing I wonder is, is it contagious?
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It isn't. Otherwise the Mane Five would be bats a few dozen times over by now.
The way I see it, the "infection" can only be transferred via magic (as was the case with Fluttershy in Bats!)
Too easy. I expected at least one more night of fear.
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The story isn't over yet.
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Right, forgot that little detail.
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It's embarrassing how much I forget, especially 'cause I keep leaving such long gaps between chapters.
All nigh all? Or all night long?
Sorry. REALLY anal, but I thought I'd point it out
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It's not anal at all. It's a mistake and it must be fixed. Thanks for the catch.
Trying appears twice in this sentence
4815666
Thanks. I really need to pay more attention when doing late-night revisions.
I hope you'll continue this story at some point. I'm dying to know what happens next!
4850864
Interesting choice of phrase.
But in all seriousness, I have two more chapters on the drawing board to round this story off.
4850919 Oh, trust me. That word choice was deliberate.
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And here comes the biggest battle of wills Twilight Sparkle will ever experience in her life. Good luck, Twilight. My heart and prayers go out to you. Here's hoping she saves Fluttershy from that awful monster.
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Well, it wouldn't be a very fun story if she failed, would it?
Mind you, who says stories always have to be fun, right?
hm this could end either way bad O-o
4869031 I sense the possibility of an "alternate ending" epilogue
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I would describe the ending as "mixed". Mind you, it's still in the planning stage, so it's all subject to change.
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There could be.
ALL ABOARD THE S.S. Twishy!
Destination: bittersweet Island.
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Sorry for not replying sooner, but apparently I didn't get a notification about this comment.
The language is a little too wordy, but at the same time, since its Twilight's thought structure it fits. Guess I'm kind of conflicted with that.
Your grasp of vocabulary is really good though, regardless, and I love the utilization of Flutterbat. Diggin' it.
i.imgur.com/6MrWqNZ.png
4986781
What? Really?
Thank you so much! 
4983593
Huh. Another comment I didn't get a notification about. Sorry, else I would've replied sooner.
In early chapters especially, it was very much from Twilight's POV (this was my first story and I was still trying to get a handle on the characters at the time), and I thought that a load of big, enthusiastic synonyms was the way to go with her. You're right, though: it is a bit OTT.
Still, I'm glad you liked the Flutterbat.
Great story you have here
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Thank you very much. Hopefully I'll get it finished soon.