> The Next Hunter
>  by Twilight Adept
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> The beginning
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The Next Hunter.


I think it is probably best to explain some things before I begin; things about vampires.  First off they DO NOT SPARKLE no matter what that dreadful Starlight series says. Vampires are creatures of utter seduction and deadly beauty but there are the monstrous ones that make a lie of this.  

One thing they have in common is that they all drink blood but that is where the similarities end.  The different clans of vampires each have different abilities depending on the bloodline, or Soudre de Sang as they term it meaning Fountain of Blood, which they descend from. These clans are the Earthmovers, the Belles, Travelers, the Children of la Bête, the Dragonne, and the Lovers of death.  

Who am I you must be asking?  My name is Moon Strike and I am an anomaly, simply put I should not exist, even the princesses don’t know fully what I am.  They have pulled a name for my…condition from the legends of ancient history but not much else is known.  Dhamphire or half blood vampire. I was eventually cast out.


Being outclan is the worst possible punishment for a vampire it means no protection by the masters and no vampire may ever aid you should you find yourself targeted by a Hunter. It also means no access to the clan’s donors which leaves me with little choice but to either hunt illegally or find willing donors that are not affiliated with a clan. Hunting illegally will get you an execution order and non affiliated willing donors are either sick physically or mentally. Usually they are addicted to the pleasure our bites can create and don’t take very good care of themselves so it is a thin meal at best. That left me with one other option, death. I tried finding it but that elusive hooded bastard kept bypassing me.  I wouldn’t just give up, I fought every opponent with just my own magic and sword trying to earn death but that damn cutie mark… it made me good at fighting vampires, really good. Finally frustrated with my own efforts I used my name as a lunar guard and requested an audience with the Princesses to ask them to end my life.

“Please Your Majesty, I refuse to break your laws by hunting illegally and the willing donors cannot sustain me. I am outclan and unnatural and should be destroyed.” I pleaded with them.

“Why would you say you are unnatural Moon Strike?”  Princess Celestia asked with an astonished look on her face.

“I am able to go into the daylight freely, my thirst is less than half that of my brethren, and I have abilities that are outside of my clans.  Couple that with my only real skill other than my gifts as a vampire is killing vampires and you have a rather messed up combination that leaves me detested at best among my own kind.” I explained calmly.

“I will not take your life because you are different!” Princess Luna exclaimed. “Instead I have a proposition for you, one that will leave you quite wealthy and able to obtain your own donors.”

“Our current hunter, Twilight Sparkle, has been injured severely and may never be able to hunt solo again.” Celestia explained. “She is getting quite old and will retire soon anyway and has yet to train an apprentice. I think you would do nicely.”

“What are your needs, should you accept our proposal, both physically and financially?” Luna asked. “Twilight’s current rate is 20,000 bits per sanctioned hunt and 10,000 for any that she stumbles upon breaking the laws that she can substantiate with evidence. We would be willing to offer the same to you, but your physical needs are undoubtedly different as you are vampire and not mortal.”

“As I stated Your Highness my Thirst is not great and we found that I am unable to sire any progeny of my own. However I do feed on lust as most of my clan does I am only lucky that I can feed from a distance instead of directly, which is rare among Belles.” I said thoughtfully. “I would be willing to accept this proposal but I will need a place I can securely feed both of my hungers but is also secure enough that I am not left helpless should a clan attack me.”

“Hmmm, allow us to think on this for a day and come up with a solution that will allow you to have what you require” Luna said. “Please, stay in the castle tonight as our guest. I will have a donor brought to you should you need to feed, you do look a bit peaked.”

“Thank you Princess it has been three days since I had anyone that would willingly feed me. Perhaps, if I may make a small request, a donor that has a fairly high protein intake it will make for a more filling meal without taking as much?” I asked sheepishly.

“Does a donors diet matter so much?” Celestia asked simply.

“Not to most of my kind, no, but I find that if I have a more filling meal then I do not have to be tempted by the thirst to break your laws and I can go longer between feedings, and since my feeding options are limited as it stands then it at least makes me feel better about not feeding so much from the addicts.” I reply

“We wish more of your vampiric brethren were so thoughtful of the sick ones” Luna stated with a smile. “However most of the sick ones are ill because of thoughtless vampires. We will see that not only does your donor have an ample protein intake but a hearty meal beforehand.”

“Thank you Princess” I say humbly bowing low. “I will think on your proposal and meet with you again when you have thought more about the other issues of me accepting.”

Having been dismissed a lunar guard showed me to the guest chambers.  I decided to study my spells for the day while I waited for my meal.  I truly despise thinking of people as food but I found out very early on that if I treat them as people then I will be hesitant to feed. This does not mean however that I treat them like a burger on the hoof as it were; I make it as pleasurable as I can for them so that they at least do not hurt while my fangs drain them of their life a sip at a time. This pleasurable feeling is something only a Belle can do outclan or not, and is largely the reason Belles are the most populated clan numbering over one thousand Equestria wide. 

After an hour or so I put my spell book back in my pack as I heard a knock on the door of my chambers. As I opened the door I saw a beautiful woman standing in front of me with bright purple and pink hair, a startling contrast to her very pale skin. Her simple yet elegant dress was off of her shoulder enough for me to make out her cutie mark, a microphone over a musical note.  Suddenly I recognized this young woman as the famous Sweetie Belle, retired musician and current Element of Generosity after her sister the designer Rarity relinquished it to her a few years ago. In my amazement I realized I had been staring for quite some time while her face continued to get redder by the moment.

“My apologies young lady please come in.” I moved out of the way to let her pass. “If I may ask, without being too bold, why is the famous singer and Element of Harmony coming to see a monster such as myself?

Sweetie Belle smiled at me. “I volunteered to allow you to feed from me.” She said simply. “ The Elements are always listening whenever a vampire meets with the Princesses, as a precaution, and after hearing the care in which you take to not harm your donors or take too much, I volunteered so that some poor maid wouldn’t agree to it out of fear of losing her job, even though the Princesses would never do such a thing.”

“Have you ever been fed from at all? Much less by a Belle?” at this she giggled. Realizing my unintentional pun I chuckled as well. “In all seriousness Miss Sweetie it is an intense experience and even more so when done by a holder of the Ardeur.”

“The Ardeur? That is French for lust isn’t it?” she asked.

“Indeed, it is a term for those of us that can induce pleasure in our bites and in turn feed off of the lust that it causes.” I replied. “This is not something I would ask of an Element of Harmony as it can be addictive. I am not certain it would be safe and I would not want you to do anything that you may regret.” 

“I honestly do not mind, if it is pleasurable then my fear of the pain is no issue, and you do need to feed. I trust you to not harm me or take advantage of me.”  She said with determination in her voice.

Resigned I shrug and usher her to a couch. “This can be intense but rest assured anything you feel will simply be in your head, though your body may react. Would you prefer a guard in with us to make sure of this?”

“I trust you.” She sits in front of me with her back to my chest.  I wrap one arm around her waist and place the other on her shoulder; she tilts her head to the right for easier access. I give a quick lick over her jugular vein to numb the skin, and then ease my fangs in trying to keep her pain to an absolute minimum until the endorphins kick in. 

Once they do it is immediately apparent as her breathing gets heavier and faster, her face gets flushed and I can see that her hands are clawing at her dress. Through the dress I can see her body react to the arousal that is starting to flood her veins as I drain them, finally I can feel the Ardeur rising in her and I feed off of her lust as it flows in waves from her.  As I let her go and remove my fangs leaving just two small pinpricks, she screams out in pleasure as her body bucks off the couch, hitting a note I am sure would crack glass had we been near a window. I can smell her arousal and have to hold myself back from wanting her.

As she catches her breath, she looks at me with a flushed face and a small embarrassed smile “Is it always that much fun?” she asks breathlessly.

“For my donors, yes thankfully, otherwise we would starve if we held the Ardeur. For me? Not so much, it leaves me a bit… uncomfortable.” I say as I try to surreptitiously adjust my rapidly tightened jeans.

“I better not tell Scootaloo then or we will never get her to leave you alone.” She says with a small laugh.

“Thank you Sweetie Belle, for being willing to feed me and also for keeping this private from your friend the rather speedy Avian. I am quite certain that even with my speed I would be quite outmatched.” I say with a smile.

“Probably” said a husky female voice from the corner. We turn in surprise only to see a young tanned Avian with purple spiked hair and an orange tank top leaning against the wall near the door. “That was really hot Belle; I haven’t heard you hit those notes since your last album.”

“What are you doing here Scoots?” Sweetie asks irritably.

“Just making sure you were okay and help you back home if you were too weak to walk. Looks like blood loss isn’t going to be why though.”  She says with a laugh.  

I’m blushing furiously due to this rather odd situation and wish I could hide but just as I’m about to crawl into the linen closet. “Where do you think you are going?” the Element of Loyalty says while hovering over my head.

“Just trying to hide from the beating I imagine you want to give me” I chuckle nervously. As I said I’m a mediocre fighter unless it is against another vampire.

“Why would I do that?” she asks with a confused expression on her face. “Because you gave Sweetie one of the strongest orgasms she’s personally ever had?  Look at her she can’t even get up or you will see the stain on her dress and the couch.” 

“SHUT UP SCOOTALOO!!!” Sweetie yells with a mortified look on her face.

“Ahh ya needed to lighten up anyway Sweetie” we hear a distinctly southern accent coming from the door as yet another Element walks uninvited into my room.

“Applebloom! What are YOU doing here?” Scootaloo and Sweetie ask in unison.

The country girl with the red hair and Stetson walks into the room and closes the door behind her. “Well I was workin’ in mah workshop when I heard you crack a few glasses with them vocal cords o’ yours, so ah thought ah would check it out and see what was going on.”

“Isn’t your workshop three floors down stairs” Scootaloo asked.

“Yep, and ah was workin’ with my grinder at the time, I reckon if ah heard her over that noisy thing half o’ Ponyville heard her from here.” Applebloom said 

“Dear Celestia, help me I am so embarrassed. I am never going to be able to look the Princesses in the face again” Sweetie said blushing furiously.

“I will take full responsibility Sweetie Belle.” I said shaking my head embarrassedly. “It is literally my fault you hit those notes.” She nods her head in thanks.

Sweetie finally stands up and walks to the door with a visible wet spot on her dress that she tries in vain to hide, but just as she reaches the door she stops grabs the doorjamb and starts moaning again collapsing to her knees. “Oh, by the way Sweetie I forgot to mention that you will have occasional aftershocks for a few days.  I recommend staying hydrated and have someone with you should you need assistance.” I say with a small smirk.

“Will they… be… as UGH! intense as… the real thing? OH MY CELESTIAAAAA!!!!”she screams in pleasure.

“Yes” once again smiling. 

“You fiend.” She mutters when she can speak again.

“Let me know when the princesses need me again. I will be right here, listening to the dulcet tones of your voice.”  Smiling like a cat with cream.

As the three Elements leave helping Sweetie walk I hear a distinctly southern accent say quietly “I gotta try that next time. Sounds like it’s be a real good time.”

“You have NO idea.” I hear Sweetie mutter.
All I can do I smile and pick up my spell book again while I wait for the Princesses to call me.


---Next : The Proposal. 
    
            

> The Proposal
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The Proposal
“Moon Strike, Your presence is requested before the Princesses.”  The Guard outside my door said gruffly.  “We have some special guests that will be sitting on your meeting today.”
“Oh? And who may I ask would be interested in me?”  This is curious I wonder who could have taken such an interest in such a short amount of time.
“We are graced by The Element bearers today both the former and the current Bearers. You are going to be introduced to them shortly as I am told you will be working with Mistress Sparkle closely as well as the current Bearers should you accept the proposal of the Princesses.” He stated completely deadpan.
“Very well, lead on. I don’t suppose you know any of the details of this proposed deal do you?” putting on my best innocent look.
“YOU ARE A FORMER LUNAR GUARD LIEUTENANT, YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE…DO…NOT…LISTEN!!!!!”  He screams suddenly. “We watch, we fight, we die for them, but we do not listen!!” shockingly calm again. “All we do know is that your name has drawn interest in the highest levels of the guard, along with some people who desperately want to meet you. Although why they would want to meet a disgraced fanger who was thrown out of his own family I will never know.” He turns a sudden about face and marches away. And despite my shock at his outburst all I can do is follow.
“What is your name Private?”  I know very well that with the armor enchantments I will never know what he really looks like; at least his name would be useful.
“Lightning Strike” he says without a trace of emotion. “Of the Strike family, a name you are no longer fit to bear.”
The shock must have registered on my face but before I can respond. “And who are you to say who is and is not a part of this family Lightning? Had that man not saved my life as an infant I would have never had your mother and YOU would not be here.”  An elderly female voice says from the shadows.
A grey haired woman steps out of the darkness and even though the years have not been kind I would know my baby sister anywhere.  “Hello Mooney it has been far too long.”  Using her old nickname for me is the only thing she ever did that irritated me, but now it brings me a bit of comfort for reasons I cannot even begin to fathom.
“How did you know I was here Daisy?  What’s more why would you come to see me? I was under the distinct impression that our entire family felt as he does.” I say calmly. “Father was very adamant about letting me know I was no longer his child after I was turned.”
“HAHA yeah that old coot was so stuck in his ways that a team of surgeons AND the Princesses couldn’t remove the stick from his ass.” She said chuckling the whole time. “But he’s been dead for 15 years and I lead the family now. Talk to the Princesses we will speak after.”
Rounding on Lighting Strike she gets right in his face and says menacingly “And if you EVER speak to him like that again all that armor you wear won’t protect you from the tanning I’ll give your hide, Am I Understood?”
“Y-yes Ma’am”
“Good! Now go in there and finish your business Mooney and we will talk soon.”

Entering the throne room I immediately notice the abundance of people waiting for me, the Elements Bearers both past and present, along with several people in business suits and a few VERY beautiful men and women lounging about on couches. On their Thrones the Princesses are as regal as ever in contrasting black and white gowns.
“My apologies Your Majesties I was unexpectedly delayed with a brief family reunion with my dear sister who I have not seen in many long years” I say going to one knee.
“Rise, Moon Strike there is no need to be so formal at the moment.” Princess Luna says with a smile on her pale face. “We have come to a conclusion that, should you find it agreeable, will provide for you a great deal of wealth and comfort.”
“Very well, what have you decided?” 
“My sister and I have decided that we will gift you with an adult dance club that from your office you will be able to feed off of the lust that stems from the shows offered therein. Each one of the dancers has agreed to serve as a Donor for you as well and with a current staff of 16 dancers this should prevent any anemia issues.” Celestia said. 
“One hundred percent of the profit of the establishment will go to the staff as you will be paid extremely well for your executions. As this is essentially a royally owned and operated business the Treasury will take care of the finances inherent in running a business, but when on site you will be solely responsible for the staffs well being both physically and mentally. When off site for a job, Security will be provided by the lunar guard.” Luna said with a kind smile.
“As for your gear needed for your employment that will also be provided the first time but any replacements will be out of your own pocket. Your training will be done by Twilight Sparkle mainly but you will be working with the Elements of Harmony closely as well, as they each have something to offer that will make your life easier.” Celestia continued. “Will you accept these terms and be our next Hunter?”
Before I could begin to respond, a crash was heard from the door to the throne room as Lightning Strike threw the door open and charged at me.  “NO FUCKING FANGER IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING BUT DIE TONIGHT!! THEY SHOULD ALL BE PURGED!!!” with this he dropped a shield over the top of us and advanced drawing his sword and charging a spell.
“Are you sure you want to do this Lightning? Have you ever fought a Vampire before? Are you even aware of what they can do?” I speak calmly trying to calm him down so I do not have to hurt my own family member, no matter his apparent hatred for me.
“LIGHTNING STRIKE!!! YOU LOWER THAT SHIELD AND LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS THIS INSTANT!” Celestia said using the Royal Canterlot voice.
“I will not Your Highness, you have allowed these abominations to roam our cities and corrupt our populace with their filth. They cannot walk in your everlasting sun and should be put to death by you personally!” Lightning said with a terrible calm in his voice.
“Very well, if you must do this, then strike me down if you can. Know however that you have never faced one like me…”  I call on my Terramancy as the room begins to shake. “I am no normal vampire, I am immune to the Sun spell you are channeling and can have this floor crush you with a thought.”
Calling on my inherent speed, I begin to flash around him. “I am the perfect predator you cannot run fast enough nor fight hard enough to stop me, were I to wish you dead.” 
”But if you feel the need to strike me down then loose your spell.” I come to a stop a few paces in front of the now obviously terrified guard. “It is why I came here in the first place, to die.”
Gathering the tattered remains of his courage, he releases the spell he has been holding back. “DIE!” The spell crashes into my chest and singes my shirt badly but leaves me unscathed.
“B-but how is this possible?!” Lightning mumbles with an astonished look on his face. “No matter, a beheading works just as well” he raises his sword hand only to find his blade gone.
“Looking for this?” I say holding his sword, in its scabbard, still attached to his belt. “Might want to pull your pants up boy those underwear are decidedly not military issue.” 
Lightning looks absolutely mortified when everyone begins to laugh.
“Look at those underwear, is that Celestia’s cutie mark?” 
“Oh Luna, they hardly cover anything, not that there seems to be much to cover.”
“ENOUGH!!” Luna says above the laughter “it seems you spoke true when you claimed you were unlike other vampires. I have heard with my own ears that you hold the Ardeur and yet you displayed an immunity to sunlight and terramancy. I will deal with my traitorous guard.”
Princess Luna dispels the shield as if it never existed and takes the terrified guard in her magical grasp. “Please excuse me Sister, Madam Strike would you please accompany me?”
“Of course Your Highness. I have a few things I would like to inform my Dear Grandson of.” The menace in her voice dripping venomously, even I am a bit disturbed by this.
“a’right Ladies and Gents let’s get this here deal over with. I got a hunter to gear out and that takes time.” I hear the distinctive voice of Applebloom from behind me.
“Elements, to my side.” Celestia says gently turning to face me once more. “Moon Strike you have shown admirable restraint against an attacker, I thank you for not spilling his blood in my throne room. You still have not given us your answer, will you be our Hunter.
“Of course he will Auntie Tia.” says a smaller girl with milk pale skin and multicolored pink hair. “He sees that the position needs to be filled now that Auntie Twily is hurt, and it is after all what he is good at.”
“Skyla!  You know better than to use your premonitions without someone’s permission!” Celestia says in a sharp tone. 
The young mage looks up at her without an ounce of remorse in her face. “I know, but I saw him giving me permission soon anyway so I figured why not.” She comes and shakes my hand enthusiastically “Are you really a vampire or just really strong in magic to do what you did to that guard?”
. I turn to the Princess “She is right of course your Highness I will be your Hunter.” Laughing softly “Yes, young one, I really am a vampire or at least I think so but I am different. I don’t suppose those premonitions of your tell you what I am do they?” 
“Eenope they don’t mister.” Says a young man who is easily the largest block of muscle I have ever laid eyes on. “Her visions only tell her what you already know. Don’t they squirt?”
“Mac…How many times have I asked you not to call me squirt? One more time and I will tell Auntie Flutters on you.” The look of utter terror that overcame this young giant’s face was stunning in its intensity.
“B-but she might S-stare at me.”  He stammers fearfully. After a moment he shakes himself free of the fear and shakes my hand. “Sorry mister the names Macintosh Apple Junior ah’m Applebloom’s cousin and the Element of Kindness. This young lady is Princess Skyla the daughter of Princess Cadence and Lord Shining Armor and the Element of Magic.”  
Astonished I drop to my knee “Princess! Forgive me for not recognizing you!!!”
“Oh good grief get up!! If I wanted people on their knees every time I talk to them I would wear my tiara and act like a regal butt like Uncle Blueblood.” She says with an exasperated tone.
I hear chuckling coming from the giant young man next to her and realize he did this on purpose just to embarrass the both of us. Taking a cue from him, I decide to pay him back in kind. “Princess you must allow me to serve you in order to repay my rudeness” I exclaim kissing her knuckles only to watch Mac bristle like an irritated porcupine. 
Skyla blushes furiously but plays along. “Sir Strike, I would like to learn more about your abilities as I have heard some…interesting things.” She says with a glance at Sweetie Belle.
“a’ right, a ‘right you two I get it ah’ll stop the pranks. I guess I’m just not as good as Miss Dash and Miss Pinkie.”  He says through gritted teeth.
“If the three o’ you’s are done messin’ around can we get this mess done and fuhgedaboutit?” Says a muscular girl with maroon hair and a think Manehatten accent. “Names Babs, Babs Seed Element of Laughter nice ta’ meetcha.”
“It’s nice to meet you all but why may I ask am I going to be working with the Elements so closely?” I ask the group who had been joined by the rest.
Twilight pipes up at this walking to the group with a limp and her arm in a cast. “Because of the fact that beyond their power as the Elements of Harmony, they all have unique skills that will aid you in both training and battle. Take Mac here, he is a gentle soul like his father and mother both but when roused to anger I would be willing to bet his strength will match your own.”
“And if I may say so myself Skyla is more powerful at the tender age of 15 than I am now and her magic is still growing. I am beginning to think that she may be an Arch mage like her mother and the Princesses.” She says with pride in her voice.
“Babs, as odd as it may seem is our resident party girl and wild card in a fight, seems she inherited more than just her Element from Pinkie Pie, she can bend physics to her will like an experienced mage but is in reality a Terran if her prodigious muscles did not tell you that already.”
“Bloom here is our gear and tactics specialist. Sweetie is our Medic her music is capable of more than just making platinum selling records. And last but surely not least is our scout and recon expert Scootaloo. I am to understand that you met the three of them all last night?
“I did My Lady Sparkle, Miss Belle was kind enough to volunteer to feed me last night and Miss Bloom and Scootaloo were there to escort her home afterwards.” I turn to Sweetie Belle “Any lasting effects of the evening that I may be able to help with?”
“The aftershocks are dying down finally so at the moment no, but I do wish you had warned me about them beforehand.” She says with a smile.
“My apologies, it truly slipped my mind in my hunger and not everyone has them so I did not want to worry you unnecessarily.” I reply regretfully.

Celestia raises her voice once more. “If the introductions are finished, we have some business to conclude and you to gear up for training and get you settled into your new home.”
“Of course your highness I have one question about the position if I may. As I have been deemed outclan how will I be able to deal with the Masters of the clans and the Masters in the different kisses. They will not speak to me.” I ask thoughtfully.
“That is the purpose of the Hunter and that title will forbid them from denying you anything in pursuit of your targets, on pain of death should they attempt it.” She replies.
“Then please let us be done so that we can get started on my new life.” I said with a smile.
After the papers were signed and the business officially in my name we retired to our new home, a club called Luna’s Playground.  We went to the living area downstairs after a quick tour and after choosing my room I packed away my meager belongings having nothing more than my sword and a few pairs of clothes and my spell book. I took this out to study when I heard a soft knock on my door. I looked up to see Applebloom standing there in a tank top and sleep shorts with a blush on her face and looking rather nervous.
“Can I help you Applebloom?” 
“Well, I was wonderin’ if ya needed to feed again or how often, it’ll be a few days until the dancers settle in.” she asked shyly
“Are you volunteering? I do not need to feed at the moment though I can feed any time and never be truly satisfied. Or is it that you wish to experience what Sweetie Belle did last night? I do seem to recall you mentioning an interest in it as you walked her down the hall.” I say with a sly smile.
“Ya heard that did ya? I forgot about you vampires hearin’ and everythin’; yes I want to feel that kinda pleasure, but it’s embarassin’. I’ve never even been kissed by anyone and here ah am askin’ ya to do that to me knowing what it will do. I should go, ah’m sorry that I asked, it isn’t fair to you to be used like that and that is exactly what ah’d be doin’.  
“Wait Applebloom, if you truly wish to feel what I can do then I will do so, if I am honest with myself I enjoy it greatly as well. I do not want it to be something you regret later but I will tell you this. I have decent control over myself but if you take it further than just the Ardeur then I will not stop you and you will be doing so under your full knowledge and control, I have no control over you nor would I wish it.” I pause taking a long breath. “My hunger is contained for the time being and I would ask you to take time and think about what you really want. The Ardeur affects everyone differently and I would hesitate to use it on any virgin without considerable thought on their part.”
“Yer right sugar, ah should think about this, but that’s just it ah haven’t thought about anything else since I heard Belle telling us about it. I want ta know what that feels like, mah big brother and sister have protected me from everythin’ they could think of and now that ah’m a woman grown my knucklehead mountain of a cousin does the same blasted thing. Ah want something for mahself for once in mah life, and even if it is only this one time and ah’m doomed to live out mah life as a virgin then ah’ll be satisfied with that.”
“Very well then my dear, if that is what you truly wish then come to me.” Opening my arms to her she steps in and presses herself against me. “I will make this a night you never forget but we will only go as far as you wish and no further.” She nods her head, puts her hand on my neck and stretches up to kiss me.
I feel her tongue hesitantly begin to explore as she navigates around my small fangs being so careful not to nick herself. I break the kiss and lead her to the bed as we lay down I caress her lower back making her arch up against me. I can feel her breasts stretching the material of her shirt begging to be touched, and who am I to ignore a plea like that.
As I slide my hand over her breasts I can feel her nipples are stiff enough to almost cut her shirt. I splay my fingers over her generous breasts and gently squeeze the nipple between them.
“AAAHH! Ah’ve never felt anythin’ like that.” She breathes out quietly.
“It only gets better from here my dear, come sit against my chest.” I gently raise her up against me so that she is leaning back slightly. I splay my hand over her lower abs as she tilts her head to the left. I kiss her neck and slowly ease my fangs in, and she is so pent up that the effect is almost immediate.
“Oh, Luna that is amazing” She moans so quietly it’s adorable. She begins bucking her hips up closer to my hand. I slowly reach between her legs and press my hand against her soaked lower lips and can feel her dripping as I stroke her gently.
I remove my fangs but continue to caress her as she continues to buck against my hand, I finally release the Ardeur and her lust breaks over her like a dragon’s breath. I feed from her lust like the fountain it is as she screams out her pleasure in utter silence. Rendered nearly senseless she looks up at me with a beautiful smile on her face.
“Moon… that was… the most… amazing thing ah have ever felt. I better tell you now that the other girls are planning the same thing. I won’t tell you what to do but if mah cousin hears about you messing with Babs, me, or Skyla especially Skyla, he will do his damndest to kill you if he thinks for one second you have hurt us.”
“Rest assured I will not touch Skyla until she is of legal age and may not even then. I would rather not have to deal with the Princesses, Twilight, her parents, not to mention the rest of the Elements both former and yourselves. My life would not be worth a wooden bit should she feed me in any but the direst of emergencies.” I say seriously.
“Ah best be getting’ back to mah room before an aftershock hits me, ah don’t wanna let mah knucklehead cousin know what happened and knowin’ mah luck ah’d collapse right in front of his door.” She says with a chuckle. “By the way be careful if Babs gets to ya she’s liable to screw ya right through the mattress and into the concrete. Last girl she was with almost had to go to the hospital for dehydration and the last guy needed his pelvis pieced back together.”
“Then it looks as if I will have to keep myself aware should she come to me one night.”
“G’night Moon sorry about not going further,” glancing down at the bulge in my pants. “But I do want to save that for someone special.”
“As it should be my dear, think nothing of me I will tend to this issue on my own. Good Night.”


Next ---Training.       
	
	
	
	
	
> Training
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					Training
Standing on the castle training grounds with a group of the most powerful and respected members of society while I get humiliated was not what I had on my agenda for the day but it serves a purpose I suppose.
“C’mon Moon you have to be faster.” Scootaloo says with a laugh while I am struggling to keep up with her even at my top speed.  “You go against a Master that’s over a century old and you are going to be a greasy spot.”
“Then how in Celestia’s name does Twilight do it? She isn’t a vampire and she isn’t an Avian who is known for her speed.” I ask in frustration
“Planning of course” Twilight says from the sidelines. “I know the layout of every building within a hundred mile radius and know the places it is safe to teleport to in order to stay in front of my target. Makes them think I am faster than I really am, it tends to make even the old ones terrified of going against me.”
“Your magic is more streamlined for these types of fights as are your general skills and without those advantages you would not be able to do this job, but we still need to improve on them if only to give you an extra edge.” She continues. “Let’s leave the speed training alone for a bit and move on to physical combat, Mac, Babs get your weapons you will both be going against him.”
Grabbing their specialized weapons, a double blade axe for Mac and a strange pair of bladed whips for Babs all with blunted edges for training. I pick up my training sword and a smaller short sword and prepare my fighting stance. Longsword in my right hand and short sword in a reverse grip I get ready to advance only to find that Mac is already on top of me with an over hand swing. I flash to the side only to meet a stinging swipe of a whip to my forearms, Babs is hot on my heels as I swing at her whips trying to disrupt their movement. I turn and flash again only to run right into the mountain that is Macintosh Jr. he looks down at me with a smile. “yer dead.” 
“Fifteen seconds against the both of them is not bad except that you didn’t land even one strike of your own even in desperation” Twilight scolds “this is not a formal battle this is guerilla warfare stances need to be pure muscle memory. You cannot for even one second look for your opponent you must KNOW where they are. Again with just Babs, and Babs?”
“Yeah Twi?”
“Full physics bend.”
An evil smile comes over Babs’ face. “Yes Ma’am”
I’d heard about her abilities but I doubted their existence right up until Babs vanished with a sound like static only to appear on the other side of the arena with her whips swishing like snakes over the ground. Taking a stance I flash towards her on the attack only to have her grin and vanish once more only to reappear above my head and lash out with both whips. I take the strike only to counter with a slash to both of her arms effectively disabling both of her weapons only to receive a kick to the groin for my troubles as she falls. I double over with a muffled squeak clutching my crotch.
“Are you going to fall over every time someone fights dirty? If so tell me now so I can tell the Princesses to vaporize you and save us the expense.” Twilight says nastily. 
“No need to be hostile Twilight, I was simply not expecting full contact and to be frank you have no idea what it feels like to be kicked in the balls as you do not have any.”
She seems to ponder this for a moment “You’re right I don’t, allow me to get some perspective.” Her hands begin to glow and a faint shimmer shows in her eyes and her entire body is encased in her magic. After a moment the glow fades.
“Well that was different.” Twilight says with a strange husky timbre to her voice.  “I am now functionally male nerve endings and all; I even went to the higher end of the nerve spectrum so that I can feel the top end of the pain spectrum. Mac if you would please kick me in the groin as hard as you can.”  
“No way no how Miss Twi, if I used all my strength I would have to call the Princesses to remove your crotch from the top of your head, not to mention as a guy mahself I cannot condone that kind of action even in the name of science.” 
“Fine I understand. Babs if you would please.”  She takes a wide legged stance as Babs lines up and rears back to what I can only assume is Manehatten and lets fly a kick that I’m certain breaks the sound barrier.
“EEEP!!” shrieks Twi as her eyes cross and she promptly passes out.
“Sweetie?  Can you scan her and make sure there was no internal damage?” Babs says as she shuffles her feet in the dirt.
“Sure Babs.” Sweetie charges her magic and runs it over Twilights abdomen. “No hemorrhaging, no swelling to anything other than the target area. She looks fine and should be waking up momentarily.”
Sure enough a few moments’ later Twilights eyes flutter open and she simply looks up at Mac and I with new respect in her eyes. “How in Luna’s name do you guys deal with that! That is the single most painful thing I have ever felt in my life. Incidentally Babs I don’t think I need to reverse the spell I think that kick did it for me.” She tries standing up only to grimace once more. “Never mind, still there. One moment please.” Her hands glow once more as she reverses the spell. As the spell ends she once again falls to her knees “Oh, Celestia! Why does it still hurt so badly?”
Sweetie pipes up “well essentially while the appearance is different, the nerves are exactly the same, and therefore the pain is still there because the nerves are still there just in a different configuration.”
“I should have known that…” Twilight says with a dejected look.
“And my guess is that you were already sensitive in that area so the heightened nerve sensation probably did you zero favors as well.” Sweetie continues with a smirk.
“Well yeah, sex has always been very intense for me so I guess that makes sense, but why didn’t you tell me that it would hurt that bad?” Twilight pouts
Mac looks at her incredulously “Did you think we were just being big babies every time we get our jimmies rustled?” 
“Well yeah kinda.” Twi replies sheepishly
“I assure you that our reaction when we get hit there is no overreaction but an instinctive response.” I respond dryly.
“I think I need to write my brother a formal letter of apology… approximately fifty-seven of them.” Twilight mutters.
“By hand My Faithful Student if that is indeed the case, No Magic.”
“P-princess Celestia! What are you doing here?” Twilight stammers.
“Well it is my castle… but the real reason is I have done some digging into your condition Moon and I think I may have found something.”
“What did you find Your Highness?” hoping for some real answers at last.
“As it turns out your family, several generations before your time, were vampire hunters. Before anyone but I and Luna knew they were anything but myths your family hunted them and kept them in check for us without our knowledge.” She said after a moment. “Over time they developed a natural resistance to the virus that makes vampires what they are and it has carried over into today, and you.”
“The members of your family that developed this resistance all had variations of the same cutie mark you bear and without exception served in the lunar guard to better hunt their prey. In the rare case where one of your family was turned they became what is known as a dhamphires, essentially half vampire with none of the weaknesses and all of their strengths although you do develop their appetites as you well know. This condition made them lethal hunters of vampire kind only limited by their own perceptions as to what they are really capable of. There are reports of newborn dhamphires having the speed and strength of Master Vampires only because they perceived that they were not limited by age as vampires are.” Celestia continued “Allow me to demonstrate. Pick up your swords and prepare.” 
With that cryptic statement she pulled a sword out of thin air and used a quick spell to blunt the edge and with a malicious smile went on the offensive moving faster than the oldest Master I have ever seen. I found that strangely I could pace her as we circled each other. When she attacked I felt her immense strength but was able to hold her back if only barely.
“Let go of your Humanity, stop hiding and let me see the real you!” she screams over our crossed swords, fire in her gaze.
“Very well Princess.” And I do exactly as she says. I feel my fangs elongate to over two inches and my eyes begin to glow an inhuman red as my fingernails grow into inch long talons.  As my humanity slips my reactions get faster and faster until I am not just holding my own I am winning. I match her strike for strike and block for block until finally when I throw my short sword away and deftly disarm the princess I hold both her blade and mine crossed at her throat and snarl. “Do you yield?” 
“You have fought the Sun and fairly won the match, well done.” The Princess says with a smile.
I let the humanity seep back in and begin to look around only to see all six Elements of Harmony wearing their Elements in a wide circle around us and glowing in a rainbow of colors and a shield between them and us. The ground around us is charred and cracked as if a huge fire has been left to burn out on this spot leaving nothing but lifeless earth behind.
“Princess, please do not do that again the earth is not meant to have the sun directly on its surface. The Elements appeared to keep the inferno contained and save Equestria. Please release your magic so that the Bearers can release their shield.” Twilight says tightly.
For the first time since I released my humanity I take a good look at the Goddess in front of me and I realize that she is not the pale Princess with the pastel sunrise hair I am used to but and fearsome Goddess with an inferno for hair and skin that crackles like the surface of a lava flow. Her gown is cinders and as she releases her power her body reveals its generous curves with bountiful breasts and shapely hips with but a wisp of hair at the junction of her thighs.
The Princess smiles at my astonishment and saunters over to the edge of the shield “Bearers you can release your shield the danger is over, I am truly sorry for being the danger you had to defend against but after reading the fantastic accounts of the Strike family I simply had to see for myself if it was true.” 
As the Elements of Harmony fade from their respective bearers the Princess sways her hips as she walks out of the arena. “Twilight, get him geared out and well fed, he is ready and I have an order of execution that needs to be completed. You leave tomorrow morning for Ponyville and Carousel Boutique.”
“Why Carousel Boutique?”
“Two reasons… first Rarity has petitioned to be brought into the local Kiss and I want you two to check it out and make sure they are the Belle’s they claim to be. And second, there are two vampires that have been exposed for feeding illegally, clan is unknown but the victims were your old friends Lyra Heartstrings and Bon-Bon. They are both alive but they were not registered donors and claimed malfeasance and that they were forced to feed a vampire couple that they apparently brought home for some private entertainment.”
“Yes, Princess” Twilight says with a bow “Come Moon we need to get you to Applebloom’s workshop hopefully she is done with your armor and Weapons.”
“Ah am Twi”
As we went to Applebloom’s workshop I was briefed on the victims and the gear I would be getting.
“Ya will be getting a new set of blades for hand to hand combat, 20 throwing blades, and a hand crossbow of mah own design. These are all made out of a special alloy that has the strength of the best Equestrian steel and yet is lighter. The armor is designed to be as much weapon as protection with blades on every joint and spikes protecting your vital areas. There is a layer of fine chain mesh protecting the areas that spikes aren’t feasible. The rest is leather tanned in a special process that makes it almost as strong as metal but it keeps its flexibility.” 
“There are also a few gadgets that Twi came up with ta help keep the team in contact with each other. I just finished having yours enchanted this morning.” Applebloom rattles off this information with such a gleam in her eyes that I know she is holding something back as a surprise.
We finally arrive at her workshop and it is what can only be described as organized chaos, I could never find anything in a timely manner but I would bet an entire contract worth of bits that she knew where every bolt was located within inches. 
As we walk back to a caged area I see the armory and the security attached to it. Applebloom places her palm over an intricate glyph and it glows faintly and the lock clicks open. “That there lock was Skyla’s invention it is keyed to every member of this team and should anyone not keyed to it try and open it we are all alerted and the culprit is frozen on the spot. Until one of us releases them in front of the Princesses that is.”
“One is being installed in the basement of the Playground as we speak and all of mah equipment will be moved there as soon as it is done.” She says with a bright smile.
I am finally able to lay eyes on my new armaments for the first time and what a sight they are to behold. The longsword is a matte finish blade with a black blood groove running the full length. The hilt is wrapped in soft black leather and wrapped with wire to prevent slippage, the cross guard is in the shape of an up curved crescent moon. The companion short sword is a perfect match and they both come with a wooden scabbard wrapped in the same buttery soft leather and a metal throat with my cutie mark engraved in great detail on each side.
The throwing blades are dagger sized version of my swords each is well balanced and sturdy and each come with a soft scabbard attached to a belt designed to go across the chest and attach to the sword belt at the hip.
The cross bow is like nothing I have ever seen it is in some sort of holder and the bows are folded up alongside the frame. The bows themselves appear to be made of the same metal as my blades but there are glyphs inscribed on the whole mechanism and there doesn’t appear to be any ammunition.
“Where are the bolts for the crossbow and how do I use it?” I ask the two women standing behind me watching me with bemused expressions as I ogle the weapons like I would a beautiful woman.
“Pull it outta the holster, you’ll see.” Applebloom says
I do as she asks and the bow spring out and lock into position as the glyphs come to life with a faint silver glow the same hue as my own magic. 
“That there bow uses your own magic as ammunition. You can charge a spell into it and it will fire the spell at the target. I do mean any kinda spell too even ones that are not offensive in nature.  Bell uses hers for sonic bursts that are great for disorientation and also spot healing if ya don’t have time to stop or ya need more time to regroup before ya can stop.”
Twilight draws my attention to another table. “Your armor is here Moon and as Rarity made the body of it I know it will be an excellent fit, she also sent a chest here that she was adamant you open only on your own tonight. The last item is this coat” she says holding up the sleeve of a black duster coat with silver glyphs embroidered along the cuffs, collar, and hem. 
“It is enchanted with the same spells as the guards’ armor and reinforced with armor plating but I added a few other enchantments that will hide the presence of your weapons from observers, and a small perception filter allowing anyone that you are not directly speaking with to simply not see you. It is not invisibility, that is impossible, but making others gaze slide off of you is completely within the realm of possibility.” She continues “this provides an extra element of fear when we suddenly vanish or appear right in front of the vampires we need to interrogate about our targets.”
“This is without a doubt the most exceptional set of gear I have ever seen. Thank you both.” I say humbly gathering everything into another locked chest so it can be taken back to the Playground.
“We had better get going if we are going to get you fed and a decent night’s sleep.” Twilight says. “Oh, and by the way, should you ever lay a single fang on my niece I will personally teleport you into the pits of Tartarus.” She says with a sweet smile on her face and hell in her eyes. “I don’t care if she is of legal age or not when it happens.”
*GULP* “Of course, Lady Sparkle I would not dream of feeding from a Princess” 
“Good because if you do dream of it then Luna will know, and what I will do to you, will be nothing compared to what she will do, I would wager that it will make the Nightmare Moon incident look like a mild temper tantrum.” Still with that saccharine smile
“Understood” I say with wide eyes and swallowing loudly.
Back at the Playground the dancers were beginning to move in and get settled under the watchful eye of some guards to make sure that none of their belongings were stolen while it was being unloaded.  I exchanged a few pleasantries with the dancers that were there but soon retired to my room, where I opened the chest from Rarity only to see a large wrapped bundle and a note on top of it. I opened the note and read…


My dear Moon Strike,
After seeing your handsome visage and learning of your woeful lack of attire befitting your station as our new Hunter I took it upon myself to lend your wardrobe a certain je ne sais quoi. Before you open the bundle, if you haven’t already you naughty boy please have my sister and Scootaloo present as there are some things they asked me to make for them. Please continue reading first however as I have some things I wish to tell you that you may have already heard, but I wish to tell you from my own mouth as it were. I expect to see you wearing the blue ensemble when we meet tomorrow.
I have asked for and been offered the chance to join the local Kiss of Belle’s in Ponyville, they are not a large Kiss and that has made me suspicious so I asked to have them investigated before my transformation three nights hence. Please do not mention my involvement with the investigation as it could jeopardize my admission. As vain as it may seem I do not wish to lose my beauty or ability to create my designs as I grow older and arthritic. By joining the Belles I will be able to create my designs for centuries and retain my looks as well.  When my sister and her sweet avian friend join you tonight be kind to them. You will understand when they open their packages.
With Love Darling,
Rarity

Unsure what to make of the last line I ask Sweetie and Scootaloo into my room.
“What’s up Moon?” Scootaloo asks after flitting into my bedroom with Sweetie not far behind.
“Rarity has sent a package for you two and bundled it in with some things she sent to me since I really have very little in the way of clothing.” I reply holding two very light packages out to them each one with a small note card with their names on it.
I also let them read the letter Rarity sent to me and asked if they had any idea of what the last line meant. The two young women exchange a knowing look and smile as they close my door and lock it. Sweetie’s hands glow for a moment as does my door. She smiles at me
“Don’t try to open that. May we borrow your restroom for a moment?”
All I can do is nod my head like a child asked if he wants ice cream. They walk into my restroom and close the door giggling.
A few minutes later two visions come out of my restroom and it takes me a full minute of staring to realize that these two beauties are Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. They are dressed in what can only be described as lingerie if you use the broadest terms possible.  
“Sweetie, Scootaloo what may I ask is this all about?” hoping against all reason that these two lovely women wanted to be with me.
“Well, after that first night with you, Scoots here wanted to feed you as well but she was too nervous to ask you herself so she thought that if I were with her then she would feel a bit more comfortable.” Sweetie explains as she saunters over my bed with Scootaloo in tow. “Isn’t that right Scootaloo?
“Yeah, after watching what just your bite did to her I thought what would happen if we were to actually have sex.” Just the thought of this makes her shiver just a bit. “Are you okay with this or did we just make colossal asses out of ourselves?” 
“Hmmm, Let me think, two gorgeous women are in my room dressed in clothes that would make a blind man blush” I slowly start stalking towards them removing my shirt one button at a time. “No my dears you did not make asses out of yourselves, in fact you lovelies just made my millennium.”
--Play (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt-tHcQR67Y) here--
I lay down next to them with my pants halfway un-laced and reach for Sweetie drawing her into a deep kiss, our tongues dueling gently. I pull her onto my lap so that she is straddling my hips as I caress her hip with one hand, with my free hand I draw Scootaloo in close to us and reach behind her to caress her back where her wings attach drawing a heated ragged moan from her.
Sweetie pulls back from the kiss to watch her friend start to pant under my ministrations to her wings and after a moment of indecision leans in and presses her lips to her friends. After a startled moment Scootaloo leans into the kiss and wraps her arms around Sweeties neck, after a moment Scoots breaks away and leans down to take one of Sweeties pebbled nipples into her mouth drawing a loud moan from her friend. 
--Play(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-mUxSl2TM) here--
Not to be outdone I reach between Sweetie and Scoots and with either hand start to caress their mounds through the miniscule panties they are wearing causing them to lean back and gasp.
“Don’t you dare stop Moon!” Scoots moans into my ear
“Oh Celestia, take me now!”  Sweetie says breathlessly leaning her head to allow me access to her vein.
“Ah ah I have a better idea my dear, Lay down on your back both of you.” The girls do so snuggling close and kissing each other gently with Scoots’ wings acting as an impromptu bed as they cover my mattress.
I kneel down in between them and slowly remove the panties from their hips exposing their womanhood to me for the first time.   I slowly lean down over them and blow over their very wet nether lips causing them to moan into each other’s mouths as I finally lean into Sweetie and give her erect clit a teasing lick.
“OH MY GODDESSES!!!!” I just smile up at her and lean over to her friend and do the same thing.
*POMF* Scootaloo’s wings forcibly pop open to full span as she convulsively comes off the mattress she looks at me with a wildness in her eyes.
“In Luna’s name BITE ME! Oh dear Luna please take me, do whatever you want with me just never stop!!!”
Who am I to refuse such a request? I spread her thighs baring her light pink flesh and soaking wet lips I lean in and bury my tongue inside her in one movement I look up to see her reaction and to my surprise she has Sweetie’s panties off and has her sitting on her face licking her clit like a madwoman. I simply smile and return to my treat as her hips start to buck uncontrollably against my chin I return to her clit and slowly slip a finger into her tight wetness and over the swollen patch of rougher flesh near her entrance. 
She screams wordlessly into Sweeties mound and when she is at the height of her orgasm I sink my fangs into her femoral artery as her sweet juices spray over me. I take but a few sips and then withdraw as I pull Sweetie back and lay her back down as she was before only to have her pull Scootaloo into the same position she had just been in. 
All I can do is grin and begin to gently taste the light pink flesh before me, teasing her clit gently as I slowly slip my finger into her stroking her deeply as she is already so wet and ready. Just as she is about to climax I release my Ardeur over them both making them both cum harder than they ever have before and sink my fangs into the opposite side that I tasted Scootaloo on. 
As they come down from their mutual climax I crawl into bed between them they take one look at me still in my pants and as one, attack me Sweetie stripping my pants down and Scootaloo wrapping her mouth around my cock almost to the base all in one go. Sweetie having gotten my pants off comes up just as Scootaloo rises off only for her to offer my cock to Sweetie who takes it into her throat and begins to… I don’t know.
“Is she singing?” I ask breathlessly just to see Scootaloo nod and smile at me.
“It is a trick she learned when we were younger. Poor bastard Rumble didn’t know what hit him.”
“Lucky guy.” Is all I can say as my eyes start to roll back into my head.
Finally Sweetie relents and I am able to get back a small measure of control. I pull the girls back up on the bed and gently lay Sweeties petite frame on top of Scootaloo. I stand up at the edge of the bed and line myself up with Scootaloo first.
“Are you sure you want this?” I ask them both.
“YES!!” they scream in unison.
I slide my thick length slowly into Scootaloo feeling her spasm around me as she stretches to accommodate me. I begin thrusting into her slowly at first then just as I pick up speed I pull out and switch to Sweetie’s wet embrace.  Repeating this and varying my speed and depth I bring them both right to the edge over and over again and when I start to lose my rhythm I release the Ardeur once more and feed off the ocean of lust streaming from them both.
“I’m about to cum!” I say in a strained voice as I try to hold on for one more moment. Finally I pull back and release stream after stream onto Sweeties toned stomach. Scootaloo wriggles out from under her and begins licking the sticky treat off of her friend and then sharing it between them in heated kisses. 
Done with their treat they lay back with contented smiles and pull me up in between them. As we lay there half asleep Sweetie mumbles “Babs is going to be pissed we didn’t invite her.”

Next-The Hunt Begins. 
	
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The Hunt Begins.

The trip to Ponyville was uneventful as we had our own car specially designed to allow us to gear up before we hit our target city.  I elected to wait until we were at Miss Rarity’s boutique before strapping my armor and weapons on, after all I couldn’t disappoint her now could I?
I was dressed in what could only be described as simple opulence; dark leather pants so deep a blue as to be almost black, black boots made of a buttery soft leather that came to the knee, and a midnight blue silk shirt with an open V-neck exposing a length of pale flesh almost to my navel.
The rest of the team is strapped into their gear and although my clothes are now designed to be worn under my armor and even have convenient catches to help hold it in place that can be used to get armored up quick, frankly I felt like a popinjay with these fine clothes and pants tight enough to advertise everything I had. 
“I feel like a fool.” I say ruefully
“What for Moon? You look good enough that my sister may try to strap you into her display rack to advertise her designs.” Sweetie says lightly
“Either that or jump him on the spot.” I hear Babs mumble under her breath with a blush on her cheeks
“Babs Seed!! Ah cain’t believe ah just heard that come outta your mouth!” Applebloom says hotly 
“What?! I was jus’ sayin’ what we’s all thinkin’ hell even Twi is squirmin’ in her seat watchin’ his ass when he walks around.” Babs blurts out. “even Skyla and Mac are lookin’ and they’s off-limits and as far as I know Mac is straight.”
“Well Babs since ya brought it up ah’m not straight, ah’m Bi.” The massive avian says fluttering his stiffening wings. “Not that it matters, not like ah would ever catch a man’s attention as big as I am, every time I try talkin to a cute fella they freak out and call me all sorta horrible things. Even when I know they like men.” He says with a dejected sigh.
“Aw that’s okay Mac your size doesn’t scare me at all.” Skyla says with a  smile and a decidedly hungry look in her eyes “it’s honestly what I was hoping for.”
“EW EW EW EW EW!! I don’t want to hear that Skyla.” Twilight shrieks while plugging her ears.
“What’s the matter Lady Sparkle? Big bad hunter and near Arch mage a little squeamish about sex?”  I ask playfully.
“NO sex is fine, I love it, probably more than I should I just don’t want to hear my NIECE talk about it.” Twi light says quickly
“C’mon Aunt Twilight my mother is the Arch mage of love for Celestia’s sake did you really think that I wouldn’t know about all of this?” Skyla says with a laugh
“AGHH not listening LA LA LA !” Twilight shrieks once more
The tension broken we all laugh at her mortification and relax until we pull into the Ponyville Station.
"So, what's your story anyway Moon?" Scootaloo asks me while we wait
"You really want to know?" I ask
"Sure, it will be nice to know you a bit better since two of us had sex with you last night" Sweetie says with a blush
"YOU WHAT!" Babs and Twilight scream at the same time though for different reasons I think  
"Later Babs." Scoots says while i shrink under the gaze of Twilight and shake myself to recover
"Well if you must know, I grew up in Canterlot in a proud mage family that prided themselves on every member having been inducted into the solar guard immediately upon graduation from the Canterlot Military Academy.As you can probably tell from my Cutie Mark my abilities had more of an affinity for the night and, when I was approached by the lunar guard I accepted even though my family was appalled.  I was a well liked if mediocre soldier pursued by both women and men and I enjoy both even if I prefer women, but my cutie mark and therefore my special talent was pretty well useless unless I was fighting a certain type of enemy, vampires."

"My cutie mark is a crescent moon crossed with a sword, I earned it killing the fang head that killed my mother. It seems unusual that I would get a cutie mark as a young kid that revolves around fighting vampires, and then, as an adult fresh from my tour as a lunar guard end up falling for a vampire."  

"I was thirteen years old when my baby sister and mother were attacked by a rotter. I came home just in time to see my mother drop to the floor drained of her blood; I immediately grabbed my father’s sword from its stand near the door silently thanking my father for having a day in the office instead of a patrol day. I fought the fang head with little skill and a lot of fear and I can only say I got lucky when he tripped just as I swung the sword up neatly clipping his head off."  

"I sent a tracer spell to my father who taught it to us in case of emergency and he soon teleported home with a squad of solar guards trailing him, it wasn’t until after they took my mother’s body away that my father noticed my new cutie mark on my shoulder.  He smiled sadly and said that it was time to go shopping." 

"He took me to the armory and signed me up for the academy and got me geared up for what was to be the most boring six years of my life followed by a further boring four years in the lunar guard looking at my father’s disapproving scowl every time we crossed paths because I wasn’t one of Princess Sun butt’s personal guard. I won’t bore you with the details of my service to Princess Luna except to say that it allowed me to learn more about vampires and the different clans and their weaknesses when we weren’t on the duty roster for guarding the Princess herself."

"My time in the guard also allowed me to meet a wonderful young Belle named Blossom, we dated for months and she seemed to find me intriguing even though I was only twenty at the time and she was over two hundred years old though she barely looked eighteen. After I left the guard Belle approached me about joining her Kiss, which is what a family of vampires is called, I immediately agreed. Whatever makes me different caused the process to go wrong and I woke up in the middle of the day with absolutely no blood thirst, though everything else went the way it should."

"My abilities manifested over time and everything went well for the first fifty years until I started developing skills that no Belle should ever have.  The first time I got caught out after sunrise I was fifty two years changed and I didn’t burn, my sire, a handsome devil named Asher, told me to hide this fact from the rest of the kiss.  When I developed still more abilities, I was seventy-five years old, he threw me out of the kiss and deemed me outclan saying that I was unnatural and should be destroyed. So I went to the Princesses and here we are"
~Ponyville station~
As we are leaving our car and getting the rest of our gear trunks unloaded we see a few people that my team is apparently familiar with as well as the Former Elements.  Next to a towering man in a red shirt and jeans with blond hair that can only be Mac Sr. is a sweet looking woman that given the gentle hug Mac Jr. gives her is his mother Fluttershy. Mac Senior moves to help me with my trunk and is slightly shocked when I heft it easily.
“Stronger than ya look ain’tcha?” Senior asks me in surprise.
“Well considering my condition that would only make sense good sir.” Smiling large enough to flash my fangs to which Mac takes a few steps back until he looks outside realizing it is full daylight.
“W-wha? H-how? How is this possible? Jack!! Gimme yer Duster NOW!” Mac hollers loudly
“Calm my large friend; Celestia’s sun does not burn me as others of my kind are known for doing.” I say with a calming hand extended 
“Allow me to introduce our new Hunter Moon Strike, a Dhamphire perfectly designed for this job.” says Twilight with a smile.
“This little guy?! After tha stories Mackey here has been sending ta us ah thought he was some giant.” Senior states disbelievingly. “Not this little wiry guy. Ah’ve seen bigger saplings on tha farm.”
“Do not underestimate him Mac he fought the Princess at full power, and won.” Twilight says with a grin, she has a look in her eyes that says she knows where this is going to end up.
“Ha! Ah bet ah’m still stronger… or maybe I would rather not find out.” He stutters as I let my Humanity slip just a bit smile still on my face.
“Ah believe ya owe me 20 bits Dash.” I hear a tall farm girl that can only be Applejack say to the rainbow haired avian next to her as they both hug Applebloom. 
“Ugh Fine!” taking a 20 bit note out and handing it over “He did make that lunk head of a brother back down without a fight.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Yeah, close thing though, he’s a sweetheart that brother o’ mine but he’s ten tons of muscles an’ not an ounce a’ sense.” Applejack says with a laugh.
“Pardon me Miss Dash, Miss Applejack but if I may ask without being to forward are you two perhaps together?” I ask quietly seeing the obvious chemistry between them.
“Yeah! Why you got a problem with lesbians?!” Dash asks with a flash in her eyes.
“My dear I am a Belle even the most heterosexual of my clan has tried both sides of the fence. I was simply going to comment on the chemistry should you not be with each other already.” I say gently.
“HA HA! ah told ya he’d be fine with it Dash. Ya need to get that chip offa yer shoulder sugarcube.” Applejack said laughing heartily
“Fine, I guess he’s okay.” Dash pouts with her arms across her pert breasts.
“Where’s Pinkie?” Twilight asks
“Preparing a party for you guys of course!” a girl with bubblegum pink hair says popping out of a nearby potted plant only to disappear just as quickly.
“I have known that space case for 20 years and I STILL don’t know how she does that.” Twilight says with a grimace.
“Twi, why do you think she still does it?” Applejack asks.
“Because she is determined to make my brain explode?” Twi replies only for Pinkie to poke her head out of Twilight’s backpack this time. “YUP!” making Twilight grab her ears in pain.
“Oh, let’s just get to Rarity’s place so we can settle in.” Twilight says with a scowl.
As we open the door to Carousel Boutique we hear from the back an elegant voice call out, “Welcome to Carousel Boutique! I’ll be with you in a moment.”
“It’s us Rarity” Twilight calls out as the rest of the group had left our team to settle in on our own promising to meet up with us later if we had time.
“Ah Twilight darling so good to see you again.” As a beautiful woman comes around the corner with long flowing purple hair and bountiful curves. “And this stunning specimen of vampire must be Moon Strike.”
“Enchante Madam Rarity, I am Moon Strike and I would like to thank you for the clothing, they fit marvelously.” 
I hear behind me “oh no, now he did it.” From a muttering Sweetie Belle.
“I will be the judge of that Darling.” She smile dragging me to a small platform and motioning for me to stand up on it. Her hands begin to glow lightly as several things begin to float around me measuring tapes, needles, thread, and most disconcertingly a pair of scissors hovering near my groin.
As she takes measurements the scissors are nipping seams and the needles are sewing them back either slightly smaller or larger according to her whims, all I can do is sit there calmly hoping she doesn’t accidentally nick a vein with those scissors.
“Oh do relax Moon I have been doing this for almost as long as you have been alive. I won’t stick or nick you.” She says with a slight chuckle.
“My apologies Madam I have never been fitted professionally before, I normally buy off the rack.” I say as she shudders at the thought.
“Never again! I will not hear of this atrocity being committed while you wear MY designs! If you have not put together all of the outfits I gave you yet then know that you have ten day to day outfits all along this signature design which will only be worn by you.” She says at length. “I have included a spell scroll detailing the care and maintenance spell I use to clean these types of clothing, and while the latches and hooks are there for your armor they will only be used in the direst of emergencies. For normal fighting wear I have included ten outfits designed on the Neighponese Gi these are black and meant to be worn under your armor given sufficient time to prepare. There are five outfits of the same design in gray for the purposes of training.”
“I should not need to say that should you ever rip your day to day designs you are to immediately have Twilight send it to me with her message spell so that it can be repaired. Celestia help you should you try and repair it yourself.” She says with a stern look in her eyes. I can only nod.
Finally finished with the adjustments she leads me to a mirror and hands me a small box as she takes my long hair into her hands I open it to reveal a hair tie with two black gems in the shape of vampire fangs attached to it.
“This will keep your hair out of the way and is enchanted to stay in place until you remove it.” She explains.
“Thank you Miss Rarity” I say sincerely as I put the tie into my hair holding the tight ponytail in place.
“Think nothing of it Darling.”
I finally look around only to see that my team has vacated to the basement to unload our gear. My chest of clothing I leave there at her instruction so that they rest can be altered while not on my person.
When we finally reconvene to discuss the plan of action we meet at a large table in the basement
“We have a bit of an issue with timing here we have to do double duty to investigate the Kiss Rarity has petitioned to join and also find the vampires we are to execute and while time is not strictly an issue with this, Rarity’s Transformation is in two nights giving us a rather small window.” Twilight says. “I recommend that since I am physically unable to hunt at the moment I do the investigation of the Kiss and you establish yourself as the new hunter by acting in that capacity.” 
“I agree, however I won’t leave you defenseless so we split the team as well. Mac, Babs, Sweetie can you go with Twilight and help her?”
“Sure thing Moon” Babs says for the group.
“Good. Skyla, Applebloom and Scootaloo will be with me, I want to investigate without being to intimidating at first should that become necessary we will switch teams.” I continue. “I want full gear and weapons regardless. We do not know yet what clan we are looking for and I would not want you to stumble into the nest of the vampires we are seeking while trying to investigate Rarity’s case.”
“Alright team Strap Up!” Applebloom says loudly as she starts passing out our individual weapons. A double bladed axe for Mac and a bandolier of throwing axes followed it shortly.
Babs reached into our weapons cache and withdrew her bladed whips and fitted them around her body in a special holder so as not to slice herself ending with the handles in clamps over each shoulder.
Sweetie Belle grabbed a pair of hand cross bows in their holsters and what can only be described as a bundle of daggers. She started strapping these over various part of her body hips, thighs, under each arm, in her boots, etc. there must have been thirty of them.
Skyla grabbed another pair of crossbows and a pair of swords that I have never seen before. They are made of purple and blue crystal and are shaped like Neighponese katanas but covered with the most intricate glyphs I have ever seen. Seeing my questioning look she explains “These were made for the Royal family of the Crystal Kingdom several thousand years ago and are quite sentient. They chose me the same day I received my Element from Aunt Twilight.” She explains holding them up in turn, “Shikyo and Ikazutchi, and they don’t really want me to tell you anything else.”
Twilight has her own chest like I do and is strapping her gear on and it frankly looks like the same basic set up as mine.
Scootaloo picks up a few daggers and a LARGE spear with the same kind of blade my swords have as well as strapping on blades to her wings joints.
Applebloom finally reaches her weapons and starts hanging hammers and axes through loops in her armor that I haven’t noticed yet until finally she straps on a harness with a large Glyph covered plate on her back and places a giant hammer with a four foot haft against the plate where it adheres magically.
I switch into my Gi and start strapping on the armor for the first time, I find that it fits perfectly and comes with accessories I didn’t notice when we looked at it the first time. Fingerless gloves with small blades coming from each knuckle and a gorget covered in spikes and plates of armor. As I strap on my sword belt and bandolier I notice that there is a clip for the holster of my crossbow so I clip it in place and finally my duster to hide everything. As I turn back to the group I see that everyone is in their dusters and not a weapon is in sight even the large ones.
Twilight motions to us and holds out a box with eight small stones in it. She puts one in her ear and motions for us to do the same, as I put mine in I realize that these are comm. stones and will allow us to communicate with each other over distances. 
“Are we ready? Good then let’s move out.” I turn with a flare to my coat and we all file out of the basement and out into the town.
A/N I will be doing this in two chapters. The rest of this one will focus on Moon Strike’s team while they Hunt the vamps. Next chapter will focus on Twilights team as they investigate the Kiss for Rarity.

“I think we should go by the mayor’s office and then speak to the victims to learn more about what all happened.” I say quietly.
“Good idea but Mayor Mary is used to dealing with Twilight so she may put you through the ringer a bit. She doesn’t mean anything by it but she likes to think of herself as a bit of a prankster and is obsessed with Belle’s so be aware she WILL ask you what clan you are a part of and likely will ask you to take her on the desk if she finds out you are a Belle.” Applebloom says
“Which explains why she has never been approached, nothing is a bigger turn off than someone throwing themselves around like a slattern. She could be the most beautiful woman in history and even the most desperate Kiss would rather sleep with a nest of rotters.” I say
“So it’s true that Belles only turn the beautiful?” Skyla asks 
“As vain as it seems yes, but there is a reason for it. For those of us that carry the Ardeur as I do being beautiful makes it easier to feed this hunger and contrary to popular literature it IS a hunger no less than our blood thirst and if both are not fed we will starve and wither into revenants.” Hearing this they all cringe “I’m guessing you have faced a revenant before?”
“Yeah, once in Saddle Arabia.” Scootaloo said still cringing in memory “he got stranded in the desert and dug under the ground to escape the sun, but once he finally found a village he was so far gone that there was nothing of his personality left just mindless rage and hunger.”
“Were there no masters there to help bring him back to himself? I ask
“The whole village was maybe thirty people and by the time we got there only two people were left alive and then only barely.” She said sadly
We had arrived at the mayor’s office and as we waited on the Mayor to see us we stood silently against the wall and if the look on the receptionists’ face was anything to go by she was VERY intimidated SO I thought to break the ice.
“My dear why are you so fearful? We are here to help with the rogue vampires. As beautiful as you may be you are not our target.” I say with a smile.
“AGH! There you are Oh my Celestia I thought you had vanished.” The pink haired woman said.
“Ah, the perception filter, I forgot about that. Rest assured we are not here to harm you or anyone that does not deserve it.” I say calmly “Do you happen to know anything about the attacks that might be of use to us?”
“Yeah, unfortunately Bon-Bon is my cousin. They have been sleeping in my home since it happened. As you already know Lyra and Bon-Bon are a couple but sometimes they find a couple of girls to bring home to have some fun, apparently they got so lost in the fun that they didn’t even realize they had been drained to the point of anemia until morning.” She says hotly
“I’m a registered Donor and I know the signs and how to care for it but this was careless and done without an ounce of permission what I don’t understand is that the feeding sounds like a Belle and we only have ten of them in town, not even a Master just a few wanderers who formed a Kiss, most of the vampires in this area are Children of La Bête because of our proximity to the Everfree.” She continued
“So there are very few Belle’s in town and no Master level Belles at all?” She nods, I tap my comm. stone “Twilight, this is Moon, We have a situation, there are only ten Belles in the entire area no master level ones either and from the reports I have gotten so far it sounds like two of them are our targets.” 
“That isn’t good.” Came Twilights voice. “What do you recommend?”
“Well, if there are no Masters then a formal request would not have been answered by the Council and it would be an illegal turning, resulting in us being right back out here in a few days to take the life of your friend and her sire. However if one has reached Master level then it might be just as she said. Do you have a way to detect the general power level of a vampire?”
I continue after a breath “even if there is a Master then they are weak and inexperienced to let two of their Kiss feed illegally. Either way you need to send a missive to Belle Morte herself to investigate and install a real Master who can keep the Kiss in line.” 
“Understood Moon, message is being sent as we speak. Should we continue with allowing the transformation to progress or wait for response from the Council?” 
“Speak to the Pomme de Sang at the Kiss home and ask for the response letter to their request to bring Rarity over. If it is in order then all we can do is allow it once they are verified as Belles.” I say thoughtfully “If they are hesitant in the least or if the home does not fit with what I have learned of the size of the Kiss then the Change cannot go through.”
“Understood, update me as needed should you find anything else out about my case.” Twilight says signing off.
I turn back to the receptionist “Now Miss…?
“Cherry Jubilee. Or just Cherry is fine.”
“Miss Cherry, we are in quite a hurry if you could be so kind as to get the mayor we have some naughty vampires to punish.” I say catching her mind with my gaze.
“Of course.” She says dazedly getting up to follow my directions. “Mary! Get out here! The Hunter needs to speak with you about the Lyra and Bon-Bon case.”  
“Of course, My apologies Hunter.” Says an older woman as she comes out of her office. “Please come in.”
My team files into the office and while we do not learn much more than we did from Cherry we do get a general description of the two. A Neighponese woman with tattoos of dragons all over her back and a young woman with bright red and blue hair but otherwise unremarkable, the women used the names Black Jade and Sapphire, unknown if they are aliases.
“Come let’s meet up with Twilight and the others this could get bad quickly if they run into the culprits at the Kiss home.”


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> The Kiss
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The Kiss
As Twilight approached the home of the Kiss she saw a young boy sitting outside reading a book, he looked up as they approached.
“I am Appelonia this homes Pomme De Sang, what can I do for you?” he said politely
“I am Twilight Sparkle, here on behalf of the Council and Rarity the mage to verify a few things before the change goes through. I also have some other questions once the rest of my team arrives.” Twilight said with authority
“Hunter! My apologies! I was unaware our small family had garnered such attention please allow me to get the response from the Council” he replied quickly
“Hunter no longer, I have passed the mantle onto another I am simply helping him get adjusted.”
“Ah, will we be meeting him tonight then? I would assume you want to interview our master when he wakes for the night.” Appelonia said with no small amount of fear
“I would like that and you should know that despite what the Hunters reputation says he has the Princesses full authority behind him so do not think to stall or stonewall him.”
“Who is it if I may ask?” 
“My name is Moon Strike” I say as I flash to Twilights side.
“OUTCLAN!” the boy hisses
“Hunter” I correct flatly
Turning to Twilight I say quietly “The others will be here momentarily; they thought it best that given our information I come ahead of them to aid you.”
To the boy I calmly say “I am here with an order of execution for a Black Jade and a Sapphire. The evidence we have gathered says they are Belles and as there are so few of you they must be linked to this house unless they are houseless rogues.” Pulling out the appropriate paperwork “I must inspect the sleeping area and them all in turn. Will you comply?”
After inspecting the papers as if they had a disease he turns and motions me into the home and leading me to a stairway to the cellar I pull my crossbow just in case of treachery. Thankfully none came.
I enter a large room in the basement only to see a large round bed with what I can only describe as the after effects of an orgy on it. Three donors are passed out in chairs next to half finished meals, I woke them to check donor status and after all of them checked out I sent them to shower and eat again.
Taking my time I looked at each sleeping vampire and in my head I can feel they are all indeed Belles and that one is a Master though young. None match the description of the aggressors we are searching for. “I will return at Sunset to interview each of them as they wake. None are to leave until I have spoken to them. Am I clear?” I ask flashing my fangs in a smile.
“Yes, Hunter.”
“Good, now go eat something high in protein your blood is weak from too many feedings I can smell it from here.”
As I rejoin Twilight the rest of the team has arrived and are exchanging notes on what we found at the Mayor’s office. “The Kiss is legitimate and a Master is in attendance. Does the paperwork check out Twilight?
“Yeah it’s correct and signed by Belle Morte as it should be but I would still like to talk to the Master when they wake up for the night.” She says scanning the document.
“I will handle that tonight, because of my status with the Clans I will need to assert my position and it will get violent since the Master is about the same age as me though I have never met him.” I say clearly “I would like the rest of the team there in case it gets uglier than it already will.”
“We will be.” Twilight replies to the nods of the rest.
I turn to the Pomme De Sang and I ask him to look at the descriptions “These are the vampires that we seek for execution, by the description of their abilities they are Belles but are not downstairs, are there any who are not present downstairs or Belles that have not joined your clan?”
“These two are no more Belles than rotters are!” He says hotly “They stole Jade and Sapphires bodies to frame them and kill them. I found their ashes this morning on our doorstep I could still see the necklaces they both wore. You are looking for Travelers.”  
“Great…” Babs mutters under her breath
“Are you certain that they were simply not feeding illegally and got caught out after sunrise?” Twilight asked
“Were the victims male or female?” he asked
“Female and a couple” I said not seeing where this is going “why? Does it matter?” 
“In these two cases yes; they did not like each other at all much less enough to work together and frankly they would rather fight than fuck each other. On top of that, they were shockingly straight they would only feed from males.” He said after a moment. “In fact Sapphire preferred them ‘young’” actually making quotation marks in the air.
“How young do you mean?” I ask suddenly serious
“Let me put it like this I’m twelve and I’m too old…” he said quietly
“How are you doing this at twelve?!?” Skyla suddenly shrieks 
“I am the son in truth of one of the sleepers downstairs and she never lets anything but feeding happen to me. The Master claimed me as Pomme De Sang to help protect me from anything other than what I would allow.” He says with a faint smile “Jean is really a kind Master he actually cares about his people.”
“Very well, we will return after dusk to speak with your Master” I say turning to leave
As we head back to Carousel Boutique I pay attention to the people around us, and I notice two men watching us carefully. They are wearing drab clothing sunglasses and dark hats covering their plain colored hair. Really? Could they be any more obvious 
I lean into Twilight and whisper “They are watching us right now. With these dusters they should not be able to see us correct?”
“Yeah, not unless they were specifically looking for us” she says laughing to make it look like a shared joke
“They are Young not over ten years changed to think that sunglasses and black hats aren’t a dead giveaway.” I reply with a sigh
“We can’t hurt ‘em Twi that’s Caramel and Braeburn those two creeps’ are ridin’” Applebloom says quietly in our comms
“I know Applebloom but we cannot let them get away and I know how to seal them in those bodies and use them like a compass to their real ones.” We turn a corner and are out of sight for the moment and Twilight pulls her cross bow and charges what looks to be three spells at once while I grab my blades.  As we gain a line of sight we can see that they are following us Twilight releases her bolt and simultaneously the men both begin to glow slightly and freeze mid step as I flash behind them holding my blades lightly to their backs.
“Please don’t move, I would not want to harm my teammate’s family because you were too stupid to research safe people to jump to.”  I say tightly flashing fang in their peripheral vision “you should know that half this town is related to not one, not two, but THREE Elements of Harmony.”
“You outclan bastard! Get your filthy hands off of us.” The one in Braeburn’s body snarls
Twilight walks in front of them smiling menacingly “Can’t do that, we have orders of execution on you two and we need you stationary until we can get your real bodies in our possession.”
“We will tell you where they are, but killing us will not stop anything, our Master has ordered us to drain this town dry, he will simply send more in our place.”  ‘Caramel’ says
“And who pray tell is your Master? Typical bad guys, always talking such a big game trying to extend their worthless lives a few more moments” Skyla says nastily
“Can’t you SEE their Master Skyla?” I ask
“No, Travelers are not mine to read unless they are in their own bodies. All I am hearing is Braeburn and Caramel”
“Then shall we make your job a bit easier?” Twilight says turning to the captive travelers her hands glowing slightly making their bodies walk like mannequins. “You are lucky I am a professional, Lyra and Bon-Bon are my friends as are Braeburn and Caramel”
We travel as a morbid parade out to the outskirts of town with the travelers leading the way cursing our existence the whole time. We do learn a few things through their ramblings; nothing useful at the moment, but maybe a bit later it will become clear. Finally we reach a small house on the outskirts of town with the windows boarded up to block out the light of day.
"Travelers are exclusively mages and excel at body switches never in their own body except to feed making them extremely dangerous and hard to find as they have all of their abilities even in these stolen bodies but can walk in Celestia’s sun, nothing is known for certain about their Soudre de Sang not even his/ her true gender." 
As we go in the door and close it behind us Twilight makes a small gesture with her left hand and the two men slump and come back to themselves slowly as if waking from a deep sleep.
“Twilight? Where in tarnation are we? Ah ain’t ever seen this place before? Braeburn asked
“Jes’ go back ta Sweet Apple Acres cousin Braeburn ah’ll explain later.” Mac says gently
They leave as Twilight maneuvers the now sleeping travelers’ bodies into the room in a magic field. Skyla settles in to read them as the rest of us talk about the day.
“After looking into the Kiss for Rarity, the Transformation can go forward but I still need to establish myself as the Hunter and that means a fight in all probability. But this news about a Master wanting to drain Ponyville dry is distressing however untrue it may be.”
“Yeah, but we can deal wit’ it before it gets bad” Babs says
“I’m more interested in what’s going to happen at the transformation for my sister? Sweetie says nervously “I was really hoping that it would turn out to not be official.”
“Generally, Belles tend to bring fledglings over during sex as at its very base it is a feeding and since we carry the Ardeur why not feed both. Belle Morte our Soudre De Sang thinks this helps to pass along the Ardeur as well though there is no way to verify this. By the end of the changing process Belles usually end up in a giant orgy where anything goes and family is usually asked to stay away that night for fear of things like this happening to prevent scarring the new fledgling and their families.”
“I think I would like to be there for her I want her last look with mortal eyes to be my face.” Sweetie Belle says quietly
“I would suggest against it Sweetie,” I reply “if she carries the Ardeur after her change you could be her first meal and that would mortify her and you quite a bit.” 
“Would that be so bad? She is beautiful and even though she is my sister I have had my fair share of fantasies about her,” 
“And has she ever hinted at the same to you?”
“Now that you mention it no, and even Twilight would tell you that my sister is not known for discretion” 
“Then I would say that it is best you stay away.” I simply say
Twilight and Skyla return to us “The threat they made was very real, their Master though young has given them exactly the order they told us, drain Ponyville dry.”
“I could not make out their Masters Name or face but it is someone who has done everything to reach this moment.” Skyla said shaking her head “seems it was designed to target Twilight but I can’t get a lock on them.”
“Before you ask I was the Element of Magic and Celestia’s Personal Student for twenty years I have plenty of enemies, most of them not capable of this kind of trouble anymore.”
“Then all we can do is fulfill the Order and investigate from there.” I grab my longsword and prepare to execute the guilty ones. 
As their bodies fade to ashes we walk back to town and get ready for Pinkies party tonight and then onto Rarities Change.

The Party:
Apparently block parties are the norm in Ponyville because of the former Element of Laughter, but it was a whole new experience for me. I finally got to see Babs in her natural habitat as she moved to Vinyl Scratch’s music, her toned body flexing as she swayed and bounced. She danced with men and women alike but kept looking at me as she swayed over the dance floor, oblivious I may be sometimes but this was not one of them.
After watching the dancers for a few hours I got the idea of modern dancing you moved with the music in ways that while they seemed random had more to do with the emotion that the music triggered in you. And right now I was feeling…Hungry. I moved smoothly onto the dance floor dancing with a few women and even fewer men interested to see even that many in this small town who would dance with their own gender.
Finally I reach Babs and she is a vision in a hot pink tank top and shorts so short I am quite certain that they are merely an illusion. Her back is to me at the moment and I doubt she knows I’m there at least until I stroke my hands across her flat belly and send one hand up between her breasts.
“The lust in this room is enough to feed off of for a month but you my dear look like a much more…filling meal”  I say as an old song starts playing.
~~Play http://youtu.be/5b1k4N2ci6E ~~
I take her hips in my hand and press her back against my chest as I move us to the music. Her curves feel much softer they appear and I sing into her ear softly while caressing her body gently. Swaying to the music I stay at her back not letting her look at me until she finally relents and simply moves with me. Time seems to stop as a circle of dancers forms around us simply watching as I take her more firmly in my arms and begin to slowly float us above the crowd. The onlookers stare open mouthed as they realize that not only is a vampire dancing among them but one gifted with the power of flight and one that the Elements seem to embrace and accept. 

Dig if you will the picture,
Of you and I engaged in a kiss.
The sweat of your body covers me my darling.
Can you my darling,
Can you picture this?

Dream if you can a courtyard,
An ocean of violets in bloom.
Animals strike curious poses,
They feel the heat,
The heat between me and you.

How can you just leave me standing,
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding,
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.
Maybe you're just like my mother,
She's never satisfied.
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like,
When doves cry.

How can you just leave me standing,
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding,
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.
Maybe you're just like my mother,
She's never satisfied.
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like,
When doves cry.
When doves cry.

Touch if you will my stomach,
Feel how it trembles inside.
You've got the butterflies all tied up,
Don't make me chase you,
Even doves have pride.

How can you just leave me standing,
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding,
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.
Maybe you're just like my mother,
She's never satisfied.
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like,
When doves cry.

How can you just leave me standing,
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding,
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.
Maybe you're just like my mother,
She's never satisfied.
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like,
When doves cry.
When doves cry. 



As the song fades she turns to face me with a hunger of her own in her eyes “Only you could seduce me with that fossil of a song” she says dragging me off the dance floor. “Ya bettah be willing to play tonight Moon or I’m gonna get awful jealous of the other girls.”
“I only hesitated because you are intimidating, but here I saw you as you really are; a beautiful young woman who loves to laugh but her job keeps her from doing it much. I wanted to see you smile.”
“Well ya succeeded” – Before she can say anymore….

“WHERE IS THIS OUTCLAN HUNTER THAT HAS INSULTED MY HOUSE!?” Says a young man I recognize from the Kiss home.
I step forward “You must be Jean.” I start to say only to be interrupted by Pinkie and Babs who have both suddenly become very menacing, their normally bouncy hair suddenly blade straight.
Voice dripping with venom they say simultaneously “No one interrupts a PINKIE PARTY!!”
Pinkie scans the crowd finding Vinyl “Hey V Track 3 okay”
With thumbs up the DJ hits a switch
~~ Play http://youtu.be/2cXDgFwE13g NOW~~
The two girls start to circle the suddenly afraid Master and seem to glow from within. They speak simultaneously once again “WE ARE PINKAMENA AND YOU HAVE JUST FUCKED UP!!” their hands touch and with a flash there is but one of them an Avian with golden hair and ghost pale skin glowing with an aura of power I have never seen before in anyone, not even when I fought the Princess. “LEAVE NOW AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN JEAN, STAY AND YOUR HOUSE WILL NEED A NEW MASTER.”
“Call 911 NOW!!” I hear someone scream as the transformation takes place 
The avian flies above Jean’s head and stares at him while hovering. “YOU HAVE HEARD OF WHAT WE CAN DO IN THIS FORM, NOT EVEN BELLE HERSELF CAN SAVE YOU SHOULD THIS FARCE CONTINUE”
Gathering what is left of himself he replies “Very well Pinkamena, my apologies.” Turning to me “Another time Hunter” he says politely
The pale Avian lowers herself to the floor once again and her aura lowers but does not dissipate completely she touches my arm once her hair is back in Pinkies normal bouncy appearance. “Please help us get back to ourselves she says sweetly.” Dragging me upstairs to a locked bedroom she explains “I feel Babs need for you and until we are sated we will not separate. I do not like taking this form… please help us.” her need obvious 
“Of course, can you handle the Ardeur in full in this form?” she nods “then that coupled with a blood feeding will tire you sufficiently I think. Will you allow me to feed from you?” again she nods shredding her clothes in her haste. I release the Ardeur from its prison at the beginning only to hear her gasp as I undress.
Taking her into my arms I feel the tightness of her body as she fights her desires and whisper in her ear “you cannot hurt me…let go.” She looks at me with relief and I feel her relax into my caresses as I touch her slit gently feeling how wet she is. I can feel her lust rising like a tidal wave as I enter her smoothly with a finger then two.
She grabs my hand and jerks my fingers out of her only to maneuver me onto my back and straddle my hips. She reaches back to position me and in one smooth motion impales herself on my hardness.
“OH!! Celestia!” She moans as I feel her stretch around me clenching me like a velvet vise.
She begins to rise and fall on my cock slowly at first but soon picking up rhythm and speed falling on me faster and harder until her hips start to roll in one smooth motion she looks me in the eyes as I feel her pussy tighten around me “Feed from me” she says as she leans her head to the right allowing me access to her neck.
I sink my fangs into her jugular and finally pull the Ardeur back into myself feeding from both as I do. I feel her climax hit and it is only my strength that prevents her from tearing her throat out by accident as she thrashes on top of me squirting a massive amount of her juices all over me and her bed. As she comes down from her orgasm there is the same flash as before and I am holding a very naked Babs who is still riding me gently and an equally naked Pinkie lying next to me caressing Babs as she comes down.
“Thanks” Babs said smiling tiredly 
“I would say the Pleasure was all mine but I’m not done yet” I say smiling as I flip the toned girl over as her eyes widen. I start gliding into her once more as she grabs pinkies hips and slips her tongue into the bubbly girls slit only to have Pinkie moan in joy.
After a few moments of this vision before me I finally reach my climax just as Babs has another one herself screaming into Pinkies depths causing the pink haired girl to cum once more.
As we dress we notice that the party has gone strangely quiet so we wander downstairs only to see naked bodies everywhere and the smell of sex strong in the air.
“OH NO!! What did I do?!" I ask as I shake my head.


~~ Next- The Cleanup and a Transformation.
	      
	 
	
> The Transformation
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The Transformation
As Babs Pinkie and I walked downstairs we were hit with the strong smell of sex and start seeing naked bodies everywhere. In the middle of the room I see a mottled pink and lavender shield with a meditating Skyla and Twilight inside it with the rest of our team and a few other lucky men and women.
“What the hell happened down here?” I ask incredulously
Mac touches Twilights shoulder breaking her out of her meditative state only to have her eyes glow for a very different reason.
“YOU MONSTER!! You are lucky I felt this coming as soon as I did to save the few I could from your sick hunger!” she screams slipping out of the shield as it drops
“Twilight, nothing like this has ever happened when I fed before I can feed from a distance but I cannot project the Ardeur onto anyone I am not actively engaged with. I have only seen this happen twice before, once in Belles court as a punishment to a rebellious house and once when my sire lost control of his Ardeur.”
“Yeah and it was a lot of fun to let you feed from us last night Mooney but I hate to tell you this it was your Ardeur plus those other Belle meanies that stormed in here last night and made us turn into… her.” Pinkie says with a shudder “Jean can control others Ardeur and amplify it”
“Speaking of that why wasn’t I briefed that Babs had a Pinkamena mode?” Twi asks angrily
“Should we tell her Mom?” Babs asked without a trace of her thick accent
“MOM!!!!!!” we all shout 
“When I was younger I was stupid and had sex with a guy at a party without being careful and I got pregnant, nine months later I had a little girl” Pinkie says with a look at Babs “I couldn’t take care of her so I took her to my cousins the Oranges in Manehatten, they raised her with me being a close cousin.”
“When my abilities started to develop I figured it out and the argument that followed is when we found out about my own Pinkamena mode.” Babs said quietly “The transformation you saw last night is an extreme thing we call Surprise, she is both of us and yet her own being, we found out about her when that nest of rotters showed up at the Princesses old castle in the Everfree, I asked Mom to help me investigate. Princess Celestia wasn’t happy about that castle being destroyed in the fight.” She continued with a laugh 
“This was a direct insult to our team by Jean and must be answered in kind. Twilight, can you gather the rest of the former Elements for tonight so we can plan our response?” I say
“Yes, but what purpose would that serve?”
“Even vampires as seemingly cultured as Belles are creatures of dominance and submission, Jean felt insulted because we came to a party instead of his home as we said. He felt the need to answer this by essentially mind raping everyone here last night.” I say angrily “It must be answered in kind and our place established or we cannot in good conscience allow Rarity to join this Kiss.” 
“What would happen if we don’t respond?” Twilight asked 
“Then likely Jean will allow the change to go wrong and she will not rise and because of the paperwork involved in this process we will be helpless to do anything.”
“Then while it is still night we must gather the others and plan our response tomorrow. In fact I know someone who can help us even more than the former Elements.” Twilight says “A necromancer and alchemist friend, Zecora.”
“A Zebran HERE!  How is this possible without the Princesses knowing about her?” I ask with fear lacing my voice
“HA HA! Zecora has helped all of us many times she left her homeland many years ago because of their nature.” Sweetie says laughing hard “We were all scared of her as well but when we realized she was different we became her friends.”
“Yeah, ah spent many an afternoon with tha girls here just helping her around her house” Applebloom said 
“I better go get her and the girls; we attack at dawn” Twilight says quickly teleporting out
“Let’s get this place cleaned up now that everyone is starting to wake up” Pinkie says with a  smile “Normally I only throw these kinds of parties on Sunday and Moon day , Sexy parties are great but never this big, too many holes to fill.”
“Eww, Mom what the hell!! Babs said as the others just laughed.
“This from the woman who was upstairs earlier…”Pinkie started to say only to have a hand shoved over her mouth.
“SHUT IT!”
The rest of the team just looked at me questioningly I just shrugged with a smile. “Not my story to tell.”
Twilight popped back into the room with the rest of the former Elements and a new woman with a black hoodie, tight blue jeans, and what appeared to be a hundred necklaces with several strange charms on each. Her striped black and white hair was a stark contrast to her dusky skin; I could feel her power over the dead flowing from her as her eyes met mine with a smile, 
“This must be our new hunter.” The woman says huskily 
“I am he” I reply solemnly 
“I do not bite Dhamphire, please fear me not.” She says with a tight smile
“You know of my kind?” I say amazed
“I do” she replies flashing fangs of her own
“I always wondered why you didn’t age!!” Twilight shrieks
“Would you have believed me, Twilight had I told you that a vampire could walk in Celestia’s sun?”  
“You, I would have believed Zecora.” 
“Pardon me but you do not speak in the normal Patterna of your kindred” I ask bewildered 
“I have been here so long that the Patterna has left me. But should I wish it returned, it will be” She says with a think Zebran accent. 
“Please speak however you feel comfortable, but if I may ask what clan are you?” 
“Children of La Bête, I was turned by The Beast himself and am the de facto leader of the Children in this area since I am first Blood.”
“Then I am doubly honored to meet you First Blood Master.” I say taking a knee
As I rise Zecora begins to lay out her plan to assert dominance with Jean’s Kiss
“I will call them from their slumber and to the very edge of daylight. To know that you have such powerful allies at your disposal will make him think twice about attacking again.” She says quickly “I must hide my nature from him, as a First Blood in this area will draw attention to this area and my clan that I do not want.”
“When do we attack then?” 
“At noon for best effect and I will keep them awake until they would normally rise.”
I shudder at the thought of the Bleeds that will occur for being awake by force for that long. When a vampire is forced awake during daylight they bleed from every orifice it is very painful and in some cases the very young ones can die but I know Zecora would not do this to them and release them back to their slumber should the bleeds become too severe.
As noon approaches we are outside the Kiss home with Zecora drawing a giant circle around the home using a knife that she has wetted with her own blood several times now etching eldritch symbols into the earth. The sun hits its zenith and Zecora stands and begins to chant her hair flowing in a non-existent wind she begins to float in the air as I hear the screams echo from below as the entire Kiss is dragged screaming from their Slumber.
I see faces in the windows all shining in fear as blood begins to hemorrhage out of their body. I call out to them and make my presence known.
“I AM THE HUNTER APPOINTED BY CELESTIA!! ME AND MINE WILL NOT BE TRIFLED WITH AND INSULTED BY A MASTER TOO WEAK TO KNOW THAT TWO OF YOUR OWN HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A RIVAL CLAN AND THEN MURDERED!” I shout though they could hear me were I to whisper. “YOU WILL OFFER ME YOUR NECKS IN OBEDIANCE OR I WILL TAKE YOUR HEADS AS PUNISHMENT.”
“We hear and obey Hunter, please release us until dusk so we may speak as friends.” Jean says pleading for his family
“Jean-Pierre de Lioncourt, you have insulted my team and the Elements of Harmony and by extension the Princesses themselves with your act of defiance last night. Were I a vengeful man I could ask that your head as well as the head of any who participated in last night’s attack.” I say menacingly quiet “And likely the Princesses would attend the executions and charge admission.”
“I will release each of you in turn just as the bleeds begin to become too much to recover from as a punishment. Tomorrow night we will attend Rarities’ Transformation and should ANYTHING go wrong you will be held responsible, paperwork be damned. Am. I. Clear?”
Jean nods emphatically through the window edging back from the light of Celestia’s sun
“Donors eat well this day as you will need the nourishment tonight” I say as I depart leaving Twilight and Zecora to the Kiss’ punishment.

Two hours later-
Zecora and Twilight walk into Carousel Boutique with a somber look on their faces to see us in our day clothes.
“I hope to never see that again Moon, if that is what dominance is to vampires then it is a small wonder that there are only a few thousand in all of Equestria” Twilight says with a grimace
“That was an extreme case to answer an executable offense without anyone dying.” I say not an ounce of remorse in my voice “I want to be more than just a headsman, and extreme measures are often not needed as we can generally read each other’s strength and will bow out to the stronger Master, but with my strength only reading as about a century old and barely a Master in power, I will need other measures to show my strength without a physical fight” hanging my head I continue “if only this were not the way then it would be much easier, but this in the end is what keeps us from being more than mere monsters or mortals. We need a hierarchy to survive.”
Fluttershy comes to my side and gently hugs me “It will be fine, you took no lives and still got your message across that is what I have always tried to do even when I still held my Element, and if methods that extreme are needed then do what you must. I understand people not trusting you in your methods after all I was the only one who believed in Lord Discord enough to rehabilitate him.” 
I look up from the gargantuan chest of the kind pink haired woman in the yellow sweater into the faces of my team as they all smile at me knowing this was no easier on me than it was any of them.
“Thank you all, now we must prepare Rarity for her Transformation, Sweetie have you decided if you are going to attend or not?” I ask the young woman seriously
“I will be there and should I be her first meal with the Ardeur then I am fine with that, I have fed you and it did not scar me at all other than to make me want more.” She says with a faint smile
“Sweetie? Are you sure you know what you are doing? I knew about your fantasies but I never knew you would actually be okay with something like that. I have never felt that way about you but should that happen I will act as a Lady as I do in all things” Rarity asks 
“I do Sis and while I will not push that to happen if it does then I will accept it happily.”
“Then all there is left to do is Report back to the Princess and the Council about the order being fulfilled and the threat to Ponyville.” Twilight says “It turns out we may need to base ourselves out of Ponyville for the foreseeable future only leaving to fulfill orders in other cities while we try to lure this mysterious Master out of hiding. I will send her a Scroll about everything.”
Finally it was Time for Rarity to join the Belles for all eternity and while she should be nervous her ladylike posture and bearing belied all notions of fear or trepidation. But first there was the Small matter of the Kiss’ submission to me and my team. I tell them the protocol for this type of submission.
“They will be offering their necks to you while they hug you in greeting, it is an old gesture to identify each other when we were still in hiding” I explain “a gentle kiss to the jugular is all that is required although since we are unhappy with Jean a nip to his neck will let him know that we are unhappy and the harder the nip the worse our anger. Twilight, Pinkie no tearing of throats, that’s bad form to actually draw blood and shows a lack of control no matter how angry you may be.” They both nod dejectedly
When we enter the Kiss home candles light the entryway and Appelonia once again greets us in a small hug offering his neck to each of us in turn receiving gentle nips from all of us, this continues with each of the Kiss until finally we are all in front of Jean-Pierre who greets us on his knees head bowed.
“Hunter, I have erred in my actions to you and cannot in good conscience be content with a single nip from each of you no matter how hard. In penance I will give Rarity my Last blood and give her full Master status of this Kiss.” Jean explains quietly “The rest have all agreed that this is the best course of action for me to take as they can no longer respect me as they once did.”
My shock must have registered even with his face turned to the floor. He looks up at me with blood tinged tears in his eyes. “Please Hunter do not take the last of my pride, let me die an honorable death giving this beautiful woman my life and position.”
“If she will have it then your life is hers.” I say flatly trying to regain my composure
“Given the slight you have offered my friends and family I will accept your sacrifice and rebuild this Kiss into something proud again.” Rarity says understanding the gravity of this offer.
Jean rises to his feet and takes Rarity‘s hands
“Then Come and Live Forever My Master”
~~Play http://youtu.be/_Jtpf8N5IDE  now ~~
Jean leads Rarity into the main room of the home which is lit with more candles and incense creating an atmosphere of romanticism despite what is about to happen here, he lays her on an alter covered in a deep crimson cloth.
He slowly undresses her as music fills the room and I can hear his breath hitch as her flawless body is revealed to his eyes for the first time.
“By Belle you are a vision” he mutters reverently as he touches her thigh gently sliding his hand up until he reaches her moist womanhood. He kisses her softly as he caresses her slowly deepening the kiss. I can see that she has nicked herself on his small fangs which further drive his passion and bloodlust. He breaks the kiss and stands up as the rest of the Kiss draw near and begin to undress him as he continues stroking her body making her reach a fever pitch as the last of his clothing is cut from his body.  Jean stretches himself over Rarity and begins to kiss her again this time with passion she has likely never felt before as her legs spread baring her soft shaved nether lips to the room. With one hand he tweaks a pert nipple on her massive breast as he reaches back to adjust his angle as he enters her for the first time.
“Oh sweet Belle you are tight” I hear him say as he struggles to get his impressive length into her tight tunnel. Looking over his shoulder at the Kiss “release your Ardeur and feed off us or the Hunters if they will have you and are willing.”
Suddenly the room is stifling as the Ardeur flows through us all though at a level that we still have choice. I see Sweetie and Babs both take the hands of different Kiss members and find a convenient place to lounge and indulge in the pleasures offered. Skyla and Mac take the hand of another young man as Applebloom stands as sentry. Suddenly my hand is grabbed by an unexpected source as Twilight takes my hand looking into my eyes.
“I wronged you after the party accusing you of what happened when you were just helping my friends, allow me to make it up to you.” She says with a sultry smile
I take her into my arms and kiss her deeply slowly beginning to undress her as I lead her to a couch across from Rarity and Jean. She shoos my hand away from her clothes and instead positions me sitting on the couch and kneels down in front between my knees and unlaces my pants freeing my member she takes it into her hand and strokes in gently.
“AH AH this is for you, I can wait until another time.” She says as she licks the tip of my cock gently. I suddenly get the feeling I am in for a ride as she takes my length down her throat in one stroke and holds herself there with her nose buried in my short curls for a moment then beginning a slow trek back up my length. All I can do is stare at her with wide eyes as she smiles with just my tip in her mouth. “My sister in law is the Arch mage of love; she taught me how to do this pretty early into my adulthood.” 
I just nod as she begins bobbing her head up and down my length taking my full length on every stroke. The pleasure from her mouth is unlike anything I have ever experienced as my head falls to the back of the couch and I gently touch her hair.
As my pleasure rises Jean calls out in time with Rarity’s shrieking orgasm “It is time.” He lowers his mouth to her neck and I see his fangs enter her vein as he begins to drain her blood in order to replace it with his own. After a few minutes of pleasure flowing through the room and my own body I see Rarity go limp in his arms as she approaches the Doors of Death.  Jean withdraws and bits his own wrist causing the blood to flow freely into Rarity’s mouth until she begins drinking on her own.
“This is My Life I give to you, my power and wealth I bequeath to you, make us what we should be.”   I see that he is serious about giving her his Last blood when he does not stop her drinking even after I see him beginning to smolder around the eyes. He is still stroking into her gently and begins to lose his rhythm and climax as he dies. “Belle! Now I understand why it is called La Petite Morte”
Rarity finally releases him and he pushes away to a drop cloth placed in the corner and falls to his knees.  “Master please lead them well.” He falls over a charred husk that crumbles into ash after a moment.
Rarity rises from the altar as her body begins changing in ways she was hoping for only in her dreams. She was beautiful before but as the vampiric blood flows into every fiber of her being her muscles tighten as does her skin becoming a flawless alabaster tone. Her mouth opens in ecstasy as her fangs extend for the first time, cute dainty fangs that will serve her well in her feedings. Her flowing purple locks take on a shine that even the best products could not hope to achieve as her massive bust tightens up and suddenly looks as if she were twenty years younger.
“Sweetie Belle, Come to me sister if you truly want this. I will not turn this pleasure away when I feel like this.”
“No, Rarity in a few days if you still want this I will be here but right now you are blood drunk and not thinking clearly.” Sweetie says from her erstwhile lovers’ side. “I have waited this long, a few more days will not make a difference”
“Very well, sister dear.” Rarity says sweetly as she saunters over to her naked sibling “I will wait for you, though I assure you I am fully in my right mind.” Rarity leans down and kisses Sweetie lightly on the lips.
Rarity flows around the room meeting her Kiss as Twilight who paused to watch Rarity’s change once again swallows my length making me gasp. She pops off only to say “A lady does not like being ignored even for this event.” 
“My apologies Lady Sparkle, please continue, at your leisure.” I say with a smile only to moan as she once again starts stroking me in and out of her throat. As I start thrusting my hips I can feel my balls begin to contract and my cock starts to twitch Twilight withdraws until just the tip is in her mouth as she strokes me with her hand. I finally cum right into her mouth, moaning loudly as she swallows every drop. She finally pops off and smacks her lips. 
“Yum, you taste better than anyone I have ever tasted before, small list that it is” She says with a smile.
“You simply must let me return the favor My Lady” I say gasping as I recover from my climax.
“Another night maybe” she says mysteriously, I can only nod.
Rarity claps her hands to draw everyone’s attention “Please, my home is yours for the night, feed safely my Kiss, my friends take your pleasure as you will. The night is yours!”

Next – The Threat. Revealed   
	   
	   
	
> The Threat. Revealed.
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The Threat, Revealed
Trixie paced the floor in her home flashing from one end of the room to the other muttering to herself, “Why isn’t Twilight Sparkle looking for me yet? Have I not left enough clues for her pathetic brain to detect?”
“Of course you did Mistress, but as you said, her brain is pathetic” Silver Spoon said to her Maker “I hate this stuck up bitch turning me into a vampire when I can’t even use the abilities of that clan just so she can use me as a spy and information junkie about the new Elements. If they ever find out it’s me doing all this they are going to kill me just as revenge for all the bullying I did.” She thought angrily
“I think it is time for us to go to Ponyville and remove the mystery don’t you my pet?” Trixie said sweetly while black flames licked around her eyes flickering for a moment. “Ever since that amulet came off… NO! I need to make her pay!!” The flames are back full strength once again.
~~ Back in Ponyville: Golden Oaks Library~~
“Have you found anything Twilight?” I ask as she leafs through a dozen ledgers at once as they float around her.
“I didn’t know the Council kept records of each Clans fledglings, and dating to well before you were citizens, but to answer your question no. I have gone back thirteen years so far and other than a few friends and acquaintances who chose to become part of one clan or another I haven’t seen anyone who holds any animosity towards me or this town. “
“Maybe this name will ring a bell Twilight; Trixie Lulamoon: Traveler, Master level at transformation, Seventh Generation from SDS.”
“Trixie is a Traveler?! I thought they only took powerful mages” Twilight says laughing “and Master level as well? But...What are they talking about Seventh Generation?”
“It is referring to the amount of Makers in between our Soudre De Sang and that vampire.  A First Gen is called a First Blood and that means, as you now know, that they were made BY the Soudre De Sang, A Second Gen is made by a First Blood and so on until Ninth Gen when the Blood is so weak that they simply do not rise. I myself am a Third Gen and have served at court for Belle as all Second and Thirds do.”
“Does this have any effect on power level and how hard they are to execute?” Skyla asks 
“Yes, it is almost mathematical in its precision; it will take three Seventh Gen to equal the power level of a single Sixth Gen, Masters or not this ratio holds true until you reach Second Gens and First Bloods, but most of them are so old that they generally will not be caught committing a crime that is executable, though if you must know it would take ten Gen Three to effectively hold a Second Generation off and fifteen to kill them. No one has fought a First Blood and survived so the number is unknown.” I say at length “In relation to this Trixie she is a Seventh Gen Master that means that she is fairly weak among masters but among the chattel she is peerless in her Generation. Could she be causing this trouble?”
“Difficult to say” Twilight says thoughtfully “Last time I saw her was 15 years ago when she showed up in town with some artifact and challenged me to a duel… it didn’t end well for her but the artifact was a corrupting essence called the Arch mage Amulet and it gave her the powers of an Arch Mage but being created by King Sombra it corrupted her mind with anger. She seemed contrite afterwards but I haven’t heard anything from her since.”
“Is there a way to contact her?” Babs asked “if she really felt bad about the whole amulet incident then maybe she can help.”
“That Egomaniac? Babs she’s nuttier than a barrel full o’ squirrel turds.”  Applebloom pipes up chuckling “But who knows”
“Remember how she used to talk?” Sweetie says with a smile “The Great and Powerful Trixie shall not tolerate this insolence.” I guess mimicking the woman in question
“No, she will not, though I have dropped that dreadful habit” A Beautiful woman with silvery hair says walking in the door to the library with a flourish of an honest to goodness cape. “How have you been Twilight?” she asks with a smile. 
“Apparently not aging as well as you have Trixie, since you haven’t aged a day in almost two decades.” Twilight said accusingly “Why did you not think to inform the Hunter that her old enemy and possibly new friend that they decided to become a VAMPIRE! Hell I would have been there to see it if I had known.”
“New friend? I thought you all would have hated me after the shenanigans that happened the last two times I was here, so I thought it best to simply make myself scarce, not long after I was approached by a Mage of some power and he helped me get better on my own merits instead of flashy tricks and evil artifacts. It wasn’t for another three years that I found out he was a Vampire and offered to turn me, I accepted as you can see.”
“So why’ve ya come back if ya thought we hated ya? I know mah sister only shook her head an’ laughed whenever I brought ya up.” Applebloom asked flatly  
“Simple, I heard about the issues here a few days ago with the Travelers framing some poor Belles and I thought that since we had such a rocky past I would come try to render some aid should it be needed.” Trixie replied with an air of sincerity. “Being a traveler I can identify others of my Clan in this town and maybe help narrow down the suspects since I have the ability to sense them even when not in their own body.”
“Then, let’s see what we can do as a team, does your Master know you have left the Kiss to help us?” I ask her politely.
“And who may I ask are you?” she asks snootily
~~Play http://youtu.be/6fVE8kSM43I Now~~
“The New Hunter” I reply flashing fang and flexing my power letting her know where we stand power wise, I see something flash over her face but it is so quick I cannot identify it.
“My apologies Hunter, I was unaware that Twilight had retired” Trixie says after a moment
“None needed, it is a recent change, barely a week in fact” I say nonchalantly “Right now we are trying to identify this mysterious master who sent those two in order to drain the town dry.”
“And you are sure that this Master is a traveler?” Trixie asked “There are blended houses in some of the smaller towns after all”
“Very Sure, Trixie but then you are not totally alone in that head of yours are you?” Skyla says as she pulls her bows.
“What are ya Seein’ hon?” Mac asks seriously drawing a pair of his throwing axes
“She’s a Traveler alright but she’s being ridden by a much stronger force, one that has corrupted her soul in the past. Twilight shut your eyes” Twi does so “What color are Trixie’s eyes?
“Deep blue but I don’t understand” she opens her eyes as she hears us all draw weapons and train them on the Mage in front of us only to hear a deep growling laugh echo from her tiny mouth Trixie’s eyes are a deep crimson with black flames licking around their edges. 
“I forgot about your little Seer abilities Princess. Yes Trixie is mine to ride as I will as are all my Children I Am THE Traveler, the Soudre De Sang of that clan, but you know me by another name don’t you Skyla?”
“Sombra…”Skyla growled in a voice not her own
“Ah, Shikyo and Ikazutchi, have you been waiting for my touch again my faithful blades?”  the being asks starting to coalesce around Trixie in a halo of darkness.
“We have Chosen of the True Royal Family not your line USURPER!” Skyla says in that same voice.
“It matters not we will meet again when your world is in ruins around you all. I will even leave my dear Trixie behind to help you try and win against me. But know this, attacking a Council Member is an executable offense even for Hunters. Farewell.”
With that the darkness recedes even from Trixie’s eyes and she slumps to the floor in a heap, “Twilight… Help me… but you’re not really here are you? Just like last time you’re never there to help, I miss you, Twilight, please let this time be real…” Trixie mumbles in a daze.
Twilight runs to her side when Skyla nods that it is really Trixie. “Trixie, I’m really here, I’ll help you”
Trixie shoves her away “NO YOU”RE NOT!! This is another trick by my Master!” she pants heavily “he just wants me to remember my humiliation at your hands when I brought that Ursa Major to town…”
“Trixie I told you before, that was an Ursa Minor, just a baby.”
“Twilight? Is it really you? He never knew that before…” Trixie asks with a hopeful smile
“Yeah Trix it’s really me, let’s get you some help. Scoots go get Fluttershy and Zecora I have a plan.” Twilight says hugging the distraught woman close.
”What are you going to do Twilight?”  I ask as Scootaloo spreads her wings and takes to the air 
“I am going to contact Belle Morte and ask her to Re-sire Trixie so Sombra cannot take her over again until then I am going to place her in a Static Circle that will prevent any soul jumping. I need Zecora’s help for that. Fluttershy is to help her mind since she is the best with therapeutic tactics and being in the static field Trixie’s magic will not work in case she has an episode.”
“I will get you a scroll Twilight” says a young boy in a purple hoodie with spiky green hair yawning as he comes down the stairs smoke trailing out of his mouth.
“SPIKE!! I thought you were sleeping for one hundred years?” Twilight exclaims
“I am, I’m just grabbing a snack and heard you guys down here so I thought I would say hi.” Spike says yawning again
He walks into the kitchen and grabs a handful of gems from the cupboard while grabbing a pair of scrolls and quills from the counter. “here ya go Twi” suddenly he sniffs  “Man it smells like Sombra’s tower in here what the hell happened?”
“Sombra, as it turns out is THE Traveler and he was riding poor Trixie to death hoping to get us back for throwing him out of the Crystal Kingdom I guess. Although he seemed fixated on me even though it was you who saved the kingdom and threw him out.” Twilight says still holding Trixie but drawing her famous younger brother into a hug as well. “It’s good to see you again smoke butt”
“Yeah, yeah everyone forgets the dragon saved the day since I’m just your assistant. How long have I been out?” 
“About ten years, Spiky Wikey” Skyla says cutely drawing attention to herself.
“SKYLA!?” Spike says his eyes nearly bugging out of his head
“And Mac too,” Skyla says pointing out the huge Avian as he walks up to the dragon “we missed you Scales”
“Eeyup” Says Mac as he crushes the boy into a hug
“Celestia! Mac you’re a house, just like your dad.” Spike says hugging him back just as hard.
“Skyla when did you grow those things?” he says turning to Skyla and hugging her tightly placing his face right in the breasts in question.
“About four years ago” She said laughing pushing him back “you little pervert, Rarity was right about you”
“Hey can’t blame a dragon for trying”
“Eenope, but I can stomp a lizard for gropin’ mah girl” Mac says with a chuckle 
Spike whirls away “oh shit, sorry Mac, you know I don’t play with another man’s treasure”
“Never played with the one you had either did you Spike?” Sweetie says finally pushing the other two out of the way
“Sweetie Belle? Dear Celestia, you are a vision can you forgive a humble drake for not seeing you right off?” he says sweeping her into a hug and laying her back to kiss her only to have her turn her head slightly
“Spike, it’s been ten years and will be another ninety before you wake again fully, I likely will not be here when you do so. Plus, there is someone else now.” She says quietly sadness in her eyes
“I see, I am guessing that it is this vampire who has been standing by so quietly” Spike says swelling to almost twice his size as his eyes turn dark and his voice turns gruff.
“Forgive me for not introducing myself Gentle drake, I had not realized I strayed into a claimed horde” I say slowly holding my hands out in a calming gesture
Spike puffs out a gout of smoke and shrinks back to normal “Sorry, if truth be told Sweetie and I said our goodbyes when I went to sleep I am simply not quite awake yet. I will wake up one day though and should I find out you hurt her we will see just how well vampires burn in dragon fire.” He says with a glint in his eye   
“Understood, though to be fair I did not realize Sweetie felt that way about me until now, though I guess even at one hundred years I can still be oblivious”
“A hundred years? I threatened an elder? Bre’ago is going to pluck my scales for that! Please forgive me!” Spike says hurriedly
“Nothing to forgive Young drake”
“Who the hell is Bre’ago? Twilight asks looking up from her writing
“Bre’ago is my mentor during my sleep, it is how we learn, I have learned more about dragon culture and etiquette than ever before and my skills have expanded quite a bit as well.”
“Okay, just be careful Spike you know how the last time went with the dragons.”
“Yeah a migratory group, turns out the settled dragons are much more civilized and tolerant, they even have a healthy respect for Celestia’s People as they call you guys.”
“Oh… okay Just be careful little brother” Twilight says hugging him tightly which he returns it just as tight yawning the whole time
“Here Spike you mind sending these to Belle Morte and Celestia and a copy to Luna of both please?” Twilight asks after rolling up the three letters.
“Sure thing Twi.” He says, blowing a small green flame over the scrolls turning to ash and blowing in three different directions.  “I would really like to help you guys out but I still have ninety years of napping to get through, night guys.”  He finally plods back upstairs after giving everyone, even me, a hug
Finally Scootaloo arrives with Fluttershy and Zecora while Twilight goes back to placing the static field around Trixie who had fallen asleep during this whole episode with Spike.
“Scoots told us everything, Bloom get us some of the dried fruits in the kitchen I may be in there for a few days with her and I may have to feed her so I will need the extra nutrition.” Fluttershy says taking charge immediately as Zecora sets to work on the glyphs with Twilight
Applebloom Runs back in with a basket full of different dried fruits and several bottles of juice and a bottle of iron supplements “Here ya go ‘Shy ah hope this will be enough. Ah grabbed the iron just in case ya do need ta feed her.”
“Thank you Applebloom, this will be fine” Fluttershy says with a kind smile
Finally the door opens and three women walk in and seeing the Princesses makes us all drop to our knees as everyone but myself wonder who the third woman is.
“Belle Morte, enchante’, you are as lovely as ever my Soudre De Sang” I say kissing her knuckles lightly
“Moon Strike, Child of Asher, Rise and Greet your monarchs” she says imperiously “There is a much more important matter at hand than protocol.”
“Princesses, I was not expecting you to respond so quickly to Twilights letters” I say from my knees at their feet
“When my Faithful Student writes me telling of a possible threat to Equestria by a member of the Vampiric Council I take that very seriously and respond accordingly” Celestia says while teleporting a huge chest into the room. “When I receive such a letter I come armed for WAR!” as she opens the chest revealing armor and weapons for herself and Luna “What can we do to help Hunter?” she asks me seriously
“I have a plan Princess” Twilight says instead “one that will not require you to arm yourself, it instead utilizes your other skills of policy making and Law enforcement”
“Very Well, Twilight what would you have of us.” Luna asks calmly
“My plan is twofold and will require all three of you to help, First Trixie has been used as a patsy for Sombra’s plan and has been riding her to the point that her mind has broken, she needs to be Re- Sired in hopes that this will help.”
“I assume then that this is where my letter comes in?” Belle says
“Correct, Soudre De Sang, we would ask that you make of Trixie a First Blood to prevent her from being ridden again” I reply catching onto this part of Twilights plan
“I will think on this while you lay the rest of your plan at our feet” she says 
“The rest is a collaborative effort with the Princesses and the Council to strip Sombra of his station on the council so that we may end this threat.” Twilight says as she walks to the window holding a finger to her lips as she reaches out and snatches in a young woman with pale white hair. “SILVER SPOON! What in Celestia’s name are you doing eavesdropping at my window?”
“Waiting on my Mistress” she says miserably “That psycho changed me without me being able to use the abilities of my Clan. I have been stuck ever since waiting on her hand and foot spying for her and feeding her information about you all. I think that was the only reason she changed me.”
“Except that it was not her actions that caused this but The Traveler himself using your mistress as a scapegoat.” Belle Morte says with pity in her voice “it is a pity that you were so changed, you are more than beautiful enough to have been of my personal court regardless of Generation. Ah! I think I have an idea.” She pauses concentrating briefly “Silver would you wish to be re-sired as well into my Clan?”
“I would My Lady.” Silver says simply
“Then it is a good thing I have summoned the new Master of this towns Kiss. I have yet to meet her though I have had a letter of Introduction from her.”
With a brief displacement of air Rarity is on her knees in front of Belle “My Soudre De Sang, How may I serve.”
“I would have you take this young woman and Re-sire her into your house so that she may be free from influence by this threat; the process is the same though she only needs a few mouthfuls of your blood instead of a full change. “
“Yes, My Lady. Come Silver, we will take care of you as you should have been from the beginning.” Rarity says taking Silvers hand and leading her out the door.
“Bring Trixie to me” Belle says quickly “I will bring her into my Clan but she will serve you Hunter in order to take her revenge on the one who has so wronged her.” 
“Understood My Lady, Thank you”
“Trixie, Wake up Child. No more will Sombra take your freedom.” Belle says sweetly as she sinks her fangs into Trixie’s jugular for a moment draining her quickly after a few moments she withdraws and pricks her finger on one of her fangs. “Drink now Child and welcome to my family” as Trixie sucks on her finger sensually obviously having climax after climax as she convulses while nursing from Belle Morte
Finally, Trixie releases Belles finger and moans as her body takes on a few new features, tighter skin and muscles, smaller fangs and, lustrous skin and hair. “Teach her well Moon Strike, she is yours to care for, though I can tell she cares for another.” She says looking at Twilight who blushes. “Should you decide to join us Twilight send me a letter and I will make you her equal in my family, you are beautiful enough to join her in eternity.”
“Thank you, My Lady but I am immune to the changes that make you what you are, I tried about ten years ago and found that it did not work.” Twilight says ruefully 
“My apologies but your change was requested by a Fifth Generation, My Blood would likely be able to change one of the Princesses were they already not eternally beautiful. As I said send me a letter should you decide to join her.” Belle says with a smile turning to leave
“I…I will think on it My Lady” Twilight says slightly stunned
“Now that that business is done we can address the situation with Sombra” Celestia says seriously “What do you need from me if not military might?”
“Your ability to make laws regarding the Council, as it stands if we move against him we can be executed under the current laws.” Twilight says “but the laws have to be all inclusive so as not to target one individual”
“Oh My Faithful Student, you need not worry about that, I’m quite certain that Bre’ago, La Bête and Belle never intended for Sombra to be protected under these laws. He was a war criminal long before Vampires were legal citizens” Celestia beams us a menacing smile “Truth be told we never knew the Traveler and Sombra were one and the same until now. So there is still an active warrant for Sombra dating back to the Crystal Kingdom incident making much of this easier.”  
“I am certain my sister and I can handle any legislative moves that will render him incapable of sanctioning you and perhaps we can also add in a clause that will curtail this menace called rotters.” Luna said thoughtfully “As it stands now they claim cultural reasons for forced changes and under the current laws nothing can be done but this allows us to use Trixie’s misfortune to fix that little problem.”
“Morte De Amour told you it was part of their culture to force changes?” I ask the Princesses only to see them nod curtly “That is a bold faced lie, they force changes because only the most sadistic and monstrous of society would willingly join them.” I continue as they get angrier and angrier looks on their regal faces”
Luna smiles sinisterly “Sister, Let us retire to the council chambers with our lawmakers and rectify this issue, maybe an additional clause regarding the answering for past crimes even after their Transformation?” 
“An admirable idea Sister but that would include Lord Discord and he has completely reformed now…” Celestia says as they gather their gear back into the chest and teleport it home.
“True, mayhap a royal pardon to prevent such a thing?” Luna says as they leave the Library to take to the air
“Remind me never to piss them off…” I say under my breath much to the amusement of my team and a newly awakened Trixie who laughs melodiously and kisses Twilight directly on the lips.
After seeing the stunned look on Twilight’s face Trixie laughs once again “Sparkle I have wanted to do that since the Ursa minor incident, in fact when I came back the second time that is exactly what I intended to do, but that damned amulet changed what happened and shaped the last thirteen years of my life much of it against my will.”
“Trixie, a lot has happened very quickly… but I would be willing to see where everything goes with us given time.” Twilight says with a shy smile
“And so would I” Sweetie says sidling up to my side and kissing me lightly followed by Babs, Applebloom, and Scootaloo. “And we don’t mind sharing” as my eyes bug out of my head at this revelation.
“Giggity!” we hear in a mumble from up stairs
All we can do is laugh

~~Next- Confrontation?
	
	    
	 
	
	
	
	
	
> Interlude
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude:
Octavia and Vinyl were playing for perhaps the last time together as they were about to embark on a new life that would take them far away from Ponyville. Octavia had decided to finally take an offer with Celestia’s Musical Academy and expand young minds. While Vinyl was about to leave on a world tour, even being offered to play in front of Draconic Royalty and a member of the Vampire Council; Belle Morte.
Setting up an impromptu show in Ponyville attracts people especially when it was Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Von Clef, but it was when they asked me to sing with them in their second song that it really started gaining attention, even more when Sweetie Belle offered to lend her voice to the mix. Two members of the Hunters and one an Element of Harmony being seen doing something other than being menacing to the fanged kind was apparently what this little show needed.
While Vinyl was warming up the crowd with her normal tracks and Pinkie’s help Octavia, Sweetie and I were in the back discussing what song we would be doing.
“I am doing a composition that Vinyl and I created finally blending our two styles permanently” Octavia says in her pointed Trottingham accent “I would like you to look at this song having heard your voices I think this would be a good fit for both of you to perform while Vinyl and I handle the music.”
“Of course, this is a good one, Van Canto created it.” I say incredulously
“You know of them?” She asks amazed
“Know of them? I met them when they were at their prime; Inga is actually a member of my old Kiss.”
“Can you perform their music adequately?” She seems doubtful
“Adequately? No but I can do a passable imitation.” I say with a sly smile
“Very well, Hunter I will allow this.” She says as she turns back to her violin, her familiar cello laying by her side in its case.
“If I may be so bold as to ask, why are you playing violin tonight?” I ask her quietly as not to disturb her
“It is needed for the song I am doing with Vinyl tonight; I would wager that it will be a very different performing style than you are used to.” She replies with her own sly smile

~~Play http://youtu.be/aHjpOzsQ9YI now~~

From the front of the stage we hear Vinyl announce Octavia who walks to the stage but instead of sitting as she normally does for her shows she takes a stance with the violin at her side and begins to sway to the music and starting to play lightly gaining speed and volume as she begins to sway her hips sensually and spin on her feet like a prima ballerina all while playing her violin as if it is an extension of herself. 
Suddenly the bass fills the room as Octavia’s playing gets faster and faster until it is a miracle she is able to still dance. Her feet fly smoothly across the stage to Vinyl’s beats as her fingers fly across the soundboard of her violin ever faster. Gradually both her dancing and playing slow down to a deeper more sensual pace and she is able to slow to almost a stop as her leg stretches behind her lengthening her body to obscene lengths. The bass once again fills the room as her body contorts into quick knots whirling around the stage and her dancing and playing once again attain almost vampiric speed.
All anyone can do is watch open mouthed as she reaches the peak of her profession right before our eyes.  Finally near the end of the song Octavia stops and watches me in challenge, and I know that should my performance fall short of hers the Princesses may indeed need another Hunter while I recuperate.
She finally stops playing as the music ends, facing the crowd and waiting for her partner Vinyl they bow before a stunned audience, not a sound can be heard as Vinyl steps up to Octavia’s side. Finally Vinyl pipes up in a surprising husky sensual voice.
“Hey! Someone better start clapping or we are going to get a complex!” at this the room explodes in applause and shouts of “Encore, Encore” they take their bow and Octavia sits on a stool near Vinyl’s station, waiting with the violin laying across her lap.
“I got word that our new Hunter wants more from his life than just to be a threat to all our Fanged friends. He actually wants to be a part of the community when he is not working, soooo I thought I would help him out. Please welcome Moon Strike performing Van Canto’s ‘Magic Equestria’!” Vinyl says to a still exploding crowd in her whiskey voice.  
“Thank you, it has been many years since I was privileged enough to perform alongside Inga while doing this song, and even though she is not here tonight I have a special surprise for you in a moment.”

~~ Play http://youtu.be/pYdoFtPtFKU now~~

The music begins as a loud hum runs through my body; I open my mouth and sing… Sweetie joins me offstage at first then walking to join me side by side to thunderous applause.

“Torn between the world” 
“I divine the meaning“
“Thought I fought with my fair-minded heart” 
“I am weak and torn apart” 
“I feel the magic running through my veins “
“A prophecy is fulfilled these days” 

“In Equestria” 
“I follow my heart just to find a new hero” 
“Nothing I want more” 
“Than to be where I belong “

“Homeless I have been” 
“Still you know where you are from” 
“As I stopped wondering “
“I finally stood my ground” 
“The world is gathering” 
“The light is ready to shine on” 
“I will shine on” 
“The prophecy is fulfilled today” 

“In Equestria” 
“I follow my heart just to find a new hero” 
“Nothing I want more” 
“Than to be where I belong”

“In Equestria” 
“I follow my heart just to find a new hero” 
“Nothing I want more” 
“Than to be where I belong“

“In Equestria” 
“I follow my heart just to find a new hero” 
“Nothing I want more” 
“Than to be where I belong”

“To be where I belong” 
“To be where I belong”

As the music ends once again all we can do is stand stunned as we receive the same standing ovation that Vinyl and Octavia received. They join us and clap us both on the back as we walk off stage 
“Great job you two!” Vinyl says
“It was a lot of fun being on stage again, but we had better head back to The Playground and wait for word from the Princesses.” Sweetie says
“True, Would you two care to join us since both of your trips start in Canterlot?” I ask Octavia and Vinyl.
“Sure, I don’t see why not.” Octavia says to Vinyl’s nod
“Maybe a live performance of that song in the club before you go?” I ask hopefully
“Don’t push your luck fang boy… But we’ll see” Vinyl says chuckling as we walk back to the library  to await our carriages.
	    
	
> Confrontation
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Confrontation?
We finally arrived back home after traveling with Vinyl and Octavia with them finally agreeing to another performance at our club as long as we let them stay there until accommodations of their own could be made.
“Of course you can stay; I just wish that you would let us record that and market it. The profits alone would make a mint for the two of you while you settle into your new paths.” I say slyly hoping to do exactly that, and use it in the club.
“And what would be your take on that little plan? You already get paid an obscene amount of money doing what you do.” Vinyl asks in that lovely voice
“Not monetary I assure you. I simply hope to use it in the club and market it for exclusive use within our club so that anyone else wants to use it they will have to buy the track, furthering your own profits one hundred percent.”
“And what will my job be at the club” Trixie asks “surely not dancing I have little talent for that.”
“I was thinking of you being our lighting and effects specialist.” Twilight says “You are rather adept at illusions and have a knack for showing the performer at their best.”
“You think I looked good in my shows?” Trixie asks hopefully
“Well…yes I never thought about women until I met you and even through that massive ego you had back then, I thought you were quite beautiful.” Twilight says with a light blush
“The one thing I am glad about is that I got rid of that stage persona, that more than anything else, lost me friendship after friendship and one relationship after another.” Trixie said quietly not looking at anyone “although my penchant for comparing them to you didn’t help either I imagine.”
“Trixie I said I would give us a chance but I am not who I was back then and you need to know that.” Twilight says “I have spent the better part of two decades being the boogyman of fanged kind, and it has changed me in some ways though I have tried to keep as much of my old self as possible”
“I know it must have changed you greatly but I’m willing to learn.” Trixie says blushing “can I be your student”
Suddenly Twilight blushes bright red and begins squirming in her seat slightly “Y-yeah T-trixie, I can do that”
“Hey!! Trixie that’s a dirty trick playin’ on her schoolgirl fetish” Applebloom says laughing
“Schoolgirl fetish? I think I can do that” her hands flash briefly as a smoke rises around her. As the smoke clears we can see her outfit has changed to a schoolgirl outfit, but one like I have never seen before. The skirt barely covered her pert rear and the blouse was tied in front of her firm breasts with a very obvious nothing underneath it, only Twilight was close enough tell if the skirt matched this pattern and from the blush on her face I could only guess that yes it was. Just as quickly as the outfit appeared it vanished leaving Trixie once again in her deep blue dress and tasteful heels.
“Now THAT was a dirty trick” she said with a smirk only to have Twilight moan and shudder slightly.
Thankfully we pulled up to the club just then because had there been any more time Twilight would have likely taken Trixie right on the floor of the carriage, as it was there was a noticeable wet patch on Twilights seat as she rose to get out.
“You are going to get it later Trixie, put your gear in my room you are staying there” Twilight says snagging Trixie into a quick but heated kiss.
“Twi that is exactly what she’s hoping for, ya know that right?” Applebloom says as the rest of us chuckle at the blissful expression and skipping step of Trixie as we enter the back of the club heading downstairs.
“I know, I’ve wanted the same thing for fifteen years.”
“Is that why you haven’t ever brought anyone to the family reunions Aunt Twilight?” Skyla asked hanging on Mac’s arm “it has been the cause for quite a bit of concern for the family”
“Partly, the other part is that my father isn’t exactly approving of lesbian relationships and while he doesn’t actively hate them he doesn’t agree with them in the abstract, when he found out that your mother had experimented on both sides he tried to call off the wedding Princess or not.”
“Granny Smith was the same way ‘til AJ Brought home Dash and told her ta deal with it. But strangely she was okay with me an’ Babs messin’ around when we was younger.” Applebloom said lightly
“’BLOOM you promised you wouldn’t talk about that.” 
“Yeah, ah did but considerin’ that Sweetie has talked about her feelin’s toward Rarity and no one freaked, I don’ think anyone’s gonna say nothing’”
“Plus if you remember Babs we all kind of fooled around when we were younger” Sweetie Belle said giggling “and with all of us kind of sharing Moon it is likely to happen again.”
“I just hope I can keep up with you four” I say still shell shocked at their willingness to be with me at the same time.
“Six” Trixie says walking back into the living area in a pair of sleeping shorts and a thin tank top 
“Whaaaaaat?” I ask stupidly suddenly losing approximately half my IQ
“Twilight wants you too and I have always been more open than most people would believe, plus with this new Hunger I will need a steady supply of Lust to feed from” she says matter of factly “And having never been with a man before I am willing to try at least, so six for now.”
“Twilight shut up…”Skyla says quickly “Better make that eight if you will have us”
“Skyla, as appealing as that may be to another man you are both too young for me to be comfortable with that, not to mention the various threats on my life should I touch you” I say chuckling
“Oh well, it was worth a shot, anyway can someone help me carry my stuff into Mac’s room?”
“Like Hell that will happen; you two may get married one day but until then, separate bedrooms.” Twilight says reasserting her authority
Once again Skyla just shrugs “Oh well it was worth a shot.”
“As amusing as this all is we really should get to bed, Club duty starts tomorrow until we get another order to move.”
“Yes it has been rather amusing” Says a sinister voice near the door as it opens quietly. “Please settle in for a while I have something I would discuss with the Hunter” says a well dressed man who appears to be in his early forties who I immediately recognize.
“What do you want Morte de Amour, why has the rotted lord decided to enter a hunters lair, uninvited”
“Rotted Lord… I like that, as to why I have come here we have a matter to discuss  regarding a little piece of legislation the Princesses are working on, one that will prevent me from becoming the dominant Clan as it always should have been, instead of that simpering Belle.”
“There is little to discuss, now leave my home before I do something I will regret.” I say charging my magic and allowing my humanity to slip just a bit. 
“And what could you possibly do? To me of all vampires.” He says allowing his feature to melt just a little
“He has faced the Princess in all her power and walked away the victor. Furthermore I am Princess in my own right of not only this realm but the Crystal Kingdom as well and I am ordering you to leave before I rescind his restrictions against you in self defense.” Skyla says imperiously taking a regal stance. “You would lose Rotter. Now leave.”
“Of course, Your Highness, forgive my impertinence.” Morte de Amour says mockingly as he bows himself out the door shutting it behind him.
“We need to check on the dancers to make sure none have been changed while we were away.” I say urgently as soon as he leaves
“Shall we close the club early tonight citing an emergency?” Twilight says
“I think that would be prudent, it will also allow us to actually meet the dancers, as I have yet to do so since we got called out so soon.”
“Ah’ll go run everyone out and get ‘em decent” Mac says prying his arm from a shaking Skyla only to turn her face to his and kiss her deeply until she melts into his arms. “It’ll be alright sugercube”
“I will have to try that…” I say thoughtfully
“What?” Scootaloo asks
“Kissing someone from agitation to bliss” I reply smiling at her making her wings stiffen slightly
Seven hands rise into the air as they say almost simultaneously “I’ll volunteer”
I just begin laughing as I pull my weapons off and start placing them in the weapons chest.
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Close to an hour later we are all comfortably dressed and wait for the dancers to come meet us all.
The finally start filtering in as Babs puts on some music and dances in the middle of the living area until Vinyl and Octavia come out to see what the commotion is.
“You guys wanna keep it down? We were sleeping.” Vinyl says grouchily 
Echoes of “Is that DJ Pon3? Oh Celestia it is!!” come from the dancers 
I raise my voice over the din “Miss Scratch is our guest for now and is not to be bothered is that clear?”
“Yes sir” “Okay” I hear as they all agree
“Now the reason I have closed down early is twofold; we need to make sure that none of you have been infected as we had an…unexpected visitor tonight. And two I wanted to meet you all and find out if there is anything I can do to make your jobs here easier and more pleasant.”
“I can assure you that none have been infected Hunter” says a subdued voice near the door
“Ah, Lightning I had been wondering what came of you. I trust that there have been no problems since we were gone?”
“No problems except me being forced to work in a club filled with naked men and women that is owned by my degenerate ancestor.” He says miserably
“Lightning until you attacked me that day I have never met you before why do you hate me so?”
“I was raised to believe that anyone that could not walk in Celestia’s sun was an abomination and should be destroyed. I am not sorry for standing up to my beliefs.”
“I see, should we go watch the sun rise then? If I am destroyed you have twenty witnesses to say that I did it willingly to help me mend this fence.” I ask him lightly
“Please do so, I would relish watching this stain upon my family burn.”
“Shall we go as a team then?” I say grandly ushering the lot of us out and up the stairs to the roof of the club.
I can see on the horizon that Celestia’s sun will rise in mere moments.
I stand facing the east with my fangs extended to full length and my chest bared to the sky
“I am a vampire,” I say quietly “and for this my own family would have me die in our Princesses sun despite that fact that I work for her same as he does. But I am so very much more, I am a Dhamphire as our family was of old, before the great revelation, when vampires were nothing but myth to the rest of the world we worked in secret to cleanse them from this world. Watch, Lightning as your true heritage reveals itself.”
As the sun crests the horizon I begin to float up into the air to meet it. “YES, I AM VAMPIRE AND ALSO A STRIKE, WE WERE BORN TO HUNT THE VAMPIRES WHO BREAK OUR LAWS!!” I say as I turn to face him in the air with the rising sun at my back
“We were made this way for a reason, as there is Harmony in Equestria because of my friends and lovers there is harmony among vampire kind because of Dhamphires hunt them. We are their perfect predator.” I tell Lightning face to face as I float down to meet him. “Can we please let this useless feud end and work as a team if not a family.”
“I see you had to prove yourself once again to our errant guard.” Says a regal feminine voice from behind us
“Princess Luna!” we all say hitting our knees quickly
“Please rise I am simply Luna in My Playground.”
As we all rise to our feet we can see a guard behind her holding a large case “These books will show you the truth of what he says, I intended to have them to you before he came back so that this little display would not be needed. These are the logs of your ancestors most of them Dhamphire and dead in service to their cause of hunting rogue vampires, exactly as Moon is doing.” 
“Princess why would you want me to read them? I have no desire to learn about more vampires in my family. It contrasts with everything I have learned my entire life.”
“And who taught you these things? A bigoted old man who never learned his families own history, which is not someone to base a belief system.” Luna said with a slight smile “Even my sister and myself are not infallible, myself especially, if you will remember the time before I came back home.” 
“You must be punished for disobeying me once again by defying your family’s wishes that you work with Moon and end this idiocy.” Luna says sternly “you will read these books as punishment every waking moment you are not on duty, you will be tested.”
“Understood Princess, but I already quashed this, he is not what my grandfather told me he was, I have wronged him and I will learn but with respect Princess, not for you. I will learn for him so that I can teach my children, should I have any, what we really are.” Lightning said proudly
“Then the lesson is already learned. Read at your leisure.” Luna said graciously “Now for the real reason I have come I hoped to have a few dances this night but I found the club closed before dawn. I see now why it was needed but if I may impose on you ladies for a few hours more could we see to those dances? Volunteers only please I want no one to feel pressured.”
Three women volunteered and steered the Princess back into the private rooms as music started to play for them. The rest of us went back to the living area.
“So where’s everyone sleeping?” Sweetie said
“Well I plan on making Sparkle here squeal so that’s us” Trixie said to Twilights blush
“The rest of us can sleep on my bed; it should be more than large enough.” I say looking at Applebloom, Sweetie, Babs and Scootaloo.
“Skyla is sleeping with me and that’s final” Mac said staring around the room as if daring someone to contradict him
“One night only” Twilight says tightly gritting her teeth
“Miss Twilight, Ah would not hurt one hair on her head, anythin’ that happens will be of her own free will, fact is ah’m likely the one that will be all shy.”
With that Skyla dragged a blushing Mac off to his room while Trixie did the same to Twilight
“Should we retire then Ladies?” I ask my cadre of lovers only to get picked up by the muscular Babs and carted to my bedroom where I am deposited unceremoniously onto my own bed.
“It’s been three days since you fed either of your hungers to any level of satiation” Sweetie says accusingly
“And yer gonna feed em tonight from all four o’ us”
“Whether you like it, and you will, or not” says the perky avian as she starts taking my pants off while Sweetie and Applebloom work on my shirt one button at a time.
“Of course you could just watch for a bit” Babs says mischievously as she slyly raises Applebloom’s skirt and buries her face in Bloom’s apparently panty less groin causing her to jerk up right and moan loudly.
“Celestia, I love watching her do that” Scoots says stroking herself lightly through her panties “Bloom is really sensitive from that angle, causes some great reactions.” She says as she hovers for a more advantageous view only to be pulled down onto Sweetie’s face “EEP!”
“Kind of like that one?” I chuckle. Or maybe this one as I flash onto the floor between Sweetie’s thighs and flutter my tongue over her clit quickly
“Oh, Celestiaaaaaaa!” Sweetie sings out as I attack her tender flesh
“Alright you three get up here, I’m feeling needy” Babs says hungrily still playing with Applebloom making her twitch
We crawl onto the bed and join the others who lay me on my back “Sweetie has been wanting to do something for days now” Babs says as Sweetie moves between my legs and grabs my cock licking up its length she takes it into her mouth and swallows inch after inch until her lips are wrapped tightly around my base.
“Girls hold on tight” Scootaloo says smiling as Sweetie starts to….”Is she singing?” I gasp my whole body twitching hips jerking, my mouth is suddenly occupied with a moist slit being positioned over and pressed into it.
“Yup” says Scoots as she grinds her slit into my mouth as Babs and Bloom pleasure each other beside us
It is all I can do to concentrate but I do manage to reach up and caress her wing joints causing her to moan loudly as Sweetie changes pitch with my cock in her throat.
Scoots looks at me and tells me to bite her and feed so I turn my head slightly and bite into her thigh near her wet slit releasing the Ardeur at the same time, I feed deeply from both the font at my mouth but also at the fountain of lust flowing through the room from five lustful bodies as the all climax at the same time. Sweetie swallows every drop as I cum harder than I have before in my century of life.
“Ladies that was amazing” I say as we lay in the afterglow
“Yeah but it’s just starting” Babs says with a smile as she rolls on top of me pressing her breasts into my chest.
“Oh yeah we got a long night ahead of us, hope yer hungry.” Applebloom says with a smile as the other girls begin crawling over to me again.
“I’ll do my best ladies” I say reaching up to tweak a stiff nipple on Bab’s chest. 

~~Next: New Laws, and Consequences  
	
	
	      
	
	
	
	   
	
	
> New Laws and Consequences
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Princess Celestia looked out over the council chambers with barely contained fury in her eyes “I know it is a PR nightmare but this piece of legislation must pass without modification Ladies and Gentleman, it will allow us to bring to heel the scourge of rotters slowly destroying our beautiful country as well as allowing us to finally bring Sombra to justice for his crimes against us all.” 

“What my sister says is true” Luna says quietly “under the current legislation any attempt by our Hunter to bring Sombra to justice or curtail Morte de Amor will cause them to be put to death for attacking what is essentially a noble of the realm.”

“But won't the Hunter take this as carte blanche to attack the council? He was thrown out of his own clan for being a freak amongst his own kind.” Says a mousy woman from the front of the room

“yes he was considered outclan, but if you will recall the incident properly instead of fear mongering he came to us to be executed instead of breaking our laws. Moon Strike was exemplary during his term in the Lunar guard and rather than go rogue he offered us his life instead.” Celestia says with a  smirk “does this sound like the type of man that would abuse his powers?” 

“But is it not true that he bested you in battle at your full power? How can we trust someone that even our Princess cannot properly combat” the mousy woman says again with a small smile as worried mutters begin to flow out from the council.

“Because, Ataxia you forget once again that he travels with the Elements of Harmony, whose power far surpasses my own, they are my fail safe should his morality fail him.” Celestia says primly “moreover we all know that the real reason you dislike this bit of legislation is that you are currently the bed mate of Morte de Amore, you are worried that your lovers proclivities for not following our laws will land him an order of execution”

“Princess, with all due respect, you know that the reason for the way his clan changes the way they do is cultural.” Ataxia says firmly

“We have also been informed that is a bold lie by Morte de Amor as no one would willingly join but the true monsters of society” Luna says boldly watching Ataxia begin to crack under the information being thrown out in such a public forum “but then you knew that didn't you, after all he plans on turning you tonight doesn't he? At your request if I am not mistaken.”

“Which brings me to my next bit of legislation” Celestia says firmly putting the fuming Ataxia out of her mind “Anyone that wishes to sit on this council cannot under any circumstances fraternize with a high level vampire regardless of clan, no one over third generation, however should you be in such a relationship be it romantic, feeding or otherwise I will accept your immediate resignation. This is a Royal Edict and not up for debate of any kind.”

“Then why not save yourself the trouble and make your other piece a royal edict as well?” says a well dressed mage from the back of the room as he packs his belongings 

“Because I am not a despot, Sir, though you may not believe this even though it is a matter of public record I have issued but one hundred royal edicts in the last 10,000 years this being number one hundred. I truly do wish for this to be a democratic Diarchy though sometimes the lobbying factor must be contained.” Celestia says ruefully “I cannot allow anything but the good of the people in this land to be the driving force behind laws that are created.”
“And what of the good of the fanged citizens of your country? Do they not have the right to have a  voice in your Council?” says  a cultured voice from the back of the room as a man with mismatched horns on his head stands up holding what appears to be a cloud made out of cotton candy

“Lord Discord... that was going to be my next issue to address as you well know as you helped Noteworthy and myself draft this next piece of legislation replacing the voided council members with  vampires from each clan.” Luna says testily

“Oh I know my dear Lulu, I simply wanted to watch the festivities” he says as he turns to face the room at large “anyone thirsty? I'm positively parched” with a snap of his fingers chocolate milk begins falling from the ceiling.  “Hmm I must be getting rusty, I was going for red wine. Oh well” pulling out an umbrella  with glasses attached to each support and watching them fill up from the rain.

“We are not amused...” the princesses say with disdain as chocolate milk runs through their hair

“no? Well I am” Discord says as he finishes a glass and begins laughing hysterically

“Sister can we please put him in my old cave on the moon for a time? I believe it is still inhabitable.” Luna says with thinly veiled laughter in her voice

“not unless you want your moon to turn some hideous shade of puce” Celestia says with much less humor causing Luna to gasp and glare at Discord who is busily filing a claw on his mismatched hands.

“Back to business please, Council members that remain will you vote to place these laws into action so that we may more fairly deal with our new citizens?” Celestia asks “Is there a second?”
.
“I will second the motion” Discord says 

“please then my council vote as you will the future rests upon you.” Luna says quietly



Back at Luna's playground the night was busy with waitresses and the bartenders all running scattered trying to keep up with the business while the dancers were making bits left and right dancing to the music.  What played depended on the dancer and what their style was tonight Sunset Shimmer was dancing to a classic teasing every man and woman in the club as she gyrated to the music

I sat smirking in amusement as Sunset taunts the audience with her dancing and her magic as it flashes around her simultaneously hiding and showcasing her body as she made the crowd drool with lust. After her set She takes a brief interlude to do a  switch. The room goes black and the bass flows through the room, as the lights come up to just above pitch dark the crowd can see a huge crowd of Avians along with Scootaloo on stage...why is Scoots on stage and why is she dressed in a skin tight leather outfit... my mouth hangs open as I watch my lover on stage and even though she is dancing in front of an audience of over two hundred I feel she is dancing just for me
~ ~
For those who don't know me,
I can get a bit crazy
Have to get my way,yep
24 hours a day
'cause I'm hot like that

Every guy, everywhere
just gives me mad attention
Like I'm under inspection
I always gets a ten,
'cause I'm built like that

I go through guys like money
flyin' out the hands
They try to change me
but they realize they can't
And every tomorrow is a day I never plan
If you're gonna be my man understand

I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed

If there was a question about my intentions,
I'll tell ya
I'm not here to sell ya
Or tell you to go to hell
(I'm not a brat like that)
I'm like a puzzle
but all of my pieces are jagged
If you can understand this,
we can make some magic,
I'm wrong like that

I wanna fly,
I wanna drive,
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know

I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed

Well I'm not a trick you play,
I'm wired a different way
I'm not a mistake,
I'm not a fake,
It's set in my DNA
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
Don't change me
(I can't be tamed)

I wanna fly,
I wanna drive,
I wanna go
I wanna be a part of something I don't know
And if you try to hold me back I might explode
Baby, by now you should know

I can't be tamed
I can't be tamed
I can't be blamed
I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed
I can't be changed
I can't be tamed
I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed 	

The crowd roars in applause after her set ends but I know that there is one more stage show up for tonight and it is something that has been kept a complete secret from me. I finally see the lights go down again while the crew works quickly and as the lights come back up amazingly I see Lightning Strike center stage with Octavia holding her violin and Sweetie standing next to them beckoning me to the stage. I rise from my darkened booth and make my way to the stage as people gasp at my looks and the way I am dressed. I hear whispers of
“It's the Hunter, What is he doing going to the stage.” I smirk as I put a bit of swagger into my walk and I begin to hear the women “Wow, he's hot. Is he really a vampire?”
As I mount he stage steps Sweetie hands me a note asking if I know a song and after looking at its title I smile and nod my head now realizing what Lightning is doing on stage... we need two male voices.
Octavia starts playing softly as I see Trixie working her magic offstage putting an illusion up of a blasted wasteland 

we wait for the cue and Lightning begins singing

~ ~
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

I raise my flags, don my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in
Whoa

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive

As the song ends I see that behind the illusion Vinyl's crew has been working to set up her gear so I take a mic
“Thank you for letting us indulge in a bit of fun but the shows are over for tonight however the fun is just beginning please welcome our guest, DJ Pon3!!”
We leave the stage and head downstairs to the basement all I can do is shake my head as I see Sunset Shimmer and Scootaloo talking with the rest of the team about my performance just now. 
“Wow Moon and Lightning can both sing, must be a family thing” Scoots says blushing
“Not so much a family thing as it is my family forces us to take voice lessons even if we croak like frogs” I say chuckling
Lightning walks up to Sunset and kisses her lightly on the cheek to the shock of everyone in the room “You looked great up there tonight baby”  
“Thanks Strike” she says with a shy smile she turns to me and hands me a small envelope “This is my resignation I can't work here if I am dating a guard”
“Who says?” I ask her incredlously
“Luna always makes us sign non fraternization agreements when we begin working here” 
“Sunset, my dear, you can remain working here as long as you wish so long as your relationship does not interfere with either of your jobs” I say kindly making her smile happily
“Thank you Uncle” Lightning says gratefully. 
Much has changed in the last week since we came home from Ponyville, Lightning now embraces me as a respected member of the family and takes to his job as a pleasure instead of a duty. Twilight is almost fully healed thanks to Sweetie and is planning on leaving the team except for as an adviser and combat backup should we need it. I have been learning my limits for my abilities and it seems I have quite the list, I can not go too long without a good feeding or my abilities begin to fade. If I use some of my more esoteric abilities such as my Terramancy for any kind of extended period then I can actually pass out. 
Belle has visited me at length asking about what I can do and checking on Trixie who I assure her is feeding her new hunger quite well if the sounds from Twilight's room every night are anything to go by. Skyla has moved into Mac's room permanently much to Twilight's dismay but Princess Cadence pulled rank. Vinyl and Octavia play in the club at least once a week when they are in town much to the dismay of every other club in town. Sweetie, Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Babs have all moved into my room permanently being joined by Trixie and Twilight on a pretty regular basis, needless to say I am well fed and frankly glad I heal to fast for chafing to set in. 
There have been some consequences to our actions in Ponyville however not all of them bad but consequences nonetheless. Silver Spoon asked that her old friend Diamond Tiara join the kiss but Rarity declined instead allowing Diamond to become a House Donor with potential to join. I can only assume this is partly in response to the bullying they did as girls but from what I have heard it is also in part because of Diamonds Father paying an exorbitant sum to keep his daughter fang free.
There have been an increase in Rotter sightings in response to the new laws being passed but no attacks yet just scares. Largely the Travelers have vanished and seem to be grouping for an attack but we have a  few spies that say most have just gone into hiding citing a mass execution of all Travelers, I doubt the Princesses would ask for an entire bloodline to be executed and I doubt that I would do it even were they to ask this of me. Only time will tell whether we will go to war or if Sombra and The Rotted Lord  will be brought to heel without violence. In the case of Morte de Amor I am hoping for violence.
	   
	     
> A Villians Perspective
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

	Morte de Amour lounged in his chair watching the hunters through his slaves’ eyes; they were planning his downfall and his entire clans should it come to that. Making Sunset his slave hadn’t been easy since she fell in love with that brat Lightning Strike, but it had allowed him to get closer than ever to the Hunter and his crew of specialists,

He pulled the files for each of them out of his desk and began to peruse them once again.

Applebloom: Tech specialist and Weapons master. Element of Honesty received from her older sister Applejack; Terran, Heir to the Apple family farms and fortune. Joined The Hunters at 18 after learning of her Parents demise at the hands of a vampire. Holds no special hatred for any particular clan but regards the tactics of the Travelers as dishonest and cheap, leading her to dislike them as a general rule.  Current lover of Moon Strike (See below)

Favored Weapon: Hammers in general but favors a heavily enchanted warhammer that was found by the previous hunter in a Dragonne nest she cleared out some years ago, bears several enchantments that have been replicated to a lesser degree in her smaller throwing hammers the first of which is a sensory enchantment that allows her to detect vampiric possession of another as with a Traveler (implies other types of vampires are capable of this type of ability) the second is an offensive enchantment that seems to exploit vampires natural weakness to Celestia’s Light while not producing any visible light itself seems to project the same energy signature as the Sun.

Scootaloo: Team Scout and Speed combatant Avian Element of Loyalty inherited from the previous holder Rainbow Dash Childhood friend of Applebloom and Sweetie Belle (see below) Current lover of both as well as Moon Strike. Seems to have joined simply because of Applebloom. Particularly hates Rotters after an incident where she was nearly raped by a pair of them when caught on a scouting mission.

Favored Weapon: Spear un-enchanted as of last intelligence report but made of the same Meteorite metal that all of their basic weapons are made from.

Sweetie Belle: Retired pop star and current Medic for the hunters Element of Generosity inherited from her older sister Rarity (Current master of Ponyville Belle Kiss) Mage seems to have also joined because of Applebloom but may have her own motivations as intel about this member is suprisingly hard to find given her previous fame. Current lover of both Scootaloo and Applebloom as well as the Hunter current intel suggests that all four have addded Babs Seed (see below) to their growing list of lovers.  

Favored Weapon: Specialized crossbows (2) that channel her magic regardless of spell type though she seems to specialize in sonic magic and healing also quite skilled with a variety of thrown weapons

Babs Seed: Close combat specialist and Element of Laughter inherited from Pinkie Pie, Terran; reports of an ability called Pinkie Sense and a transformation into a being known as “Pinkamena” along with the ability to bend physics to her will are unsubstantiated but prevalent enough to bear watching (perhaps some Mage in her ancestry though this is pure conjecture)

Favored Weapon: Bladed whips (2) she is quite adept at using these deceptive weapons and given her reported abilities puts her near the top of the list of members to take out early in combat given her known ferocity when in combat

Princess Skyla mi Amore Cadenza: Daughter of Princess Cadence of the Crystal Kingdom and Prince Shining Armor. Mage (Arch mage?) possesses quite powerful Magic as she has been trained by not only all three Princesses but the former Element of Magic which she has inherited from same. Specializes in precognition and clairvoyant abilities making her deceptively difficult to catch unawares despite her young age (15) reportedly stronger than her Elements previous holder magically but lacks the experience to make her truly dangerous on her own. Current Lover of Macintosh Apple Jr. (see below)

Favored Weapon: two sentient blades of ancient origin (Shikyo and Ikazutchi) reportedly forged for the ruling family of the crystal empire out of a type of crystal but harder and sharper than any known sword in existence. Heavily enchanted but nothing is known of their abilites.

Macintos Apple Jr.: Son of Macintosh Apple Sr. and Fluttershy (previous Element of Kindness) whom he inherited his Element from making this Avian an anomaly having an Avians speed and ability to fly but the prodigious size and strength of a Terran seemingly inherited in whole from his father who is touted as the Strongest man in Equestria. Spends an inordinate amount of time and energy trying to protect his older cousin Applebloom from harm both emotional as well as physical. Possible exploit in a hostage situation but be warned DO NOT ENGAGE IN SOLO COMBAT!

Favored Weapon: Double Bit Battle axe and an assortment of throwing axes (un-enchanted as of last intel)

Twilight Sparkle: Former Hunter (Newly retired) former Element of Magic and quite possibly one of the most powerful Mages alive able to stand up to even the Princesses magically. Current Lover of Trixie Lulamoon as well as Moon Strike on occasion though this is a passing dalliance for both herself and Trixie for the moment. (Side note on Trixie Lulamoon: Formerly Traveler but re-sired by Belle herself to remove Sombra’s influence; excellent illusionist and passable combat Mage seems to play a support role on the team and therefore not needing a full report.)

Favored Weapon: Magic Channeled Crossbows (2) as well as her own abilities make her a formidable opponent due not only to her sheer power but her intellect which is unsurpassed by anyone living save the Princesses and even this is questionable.

Moon Strike: Current Hunter Belle 3rd generation Mage and former Lunar guard Reportedly a Dhamphire (?) and has the abilities of several clans though this is unsubstantiated as of this intel it is known however that he is Immune to daylight and spells that replicate this. Due to his training as a Lunar Guard he is extensively trained in combat and interrogation techniques as well as investigative specialization. Known to posses a special talent for killing vampires but seems a lackluster fighter against any other opponent. 

Weaknesses and Limitations: seems to posses a smaller hunger than other known vampires but if he fights regularly or in protracted battles must feed more often and can go into torpor easier than others of his kind.  Immune to daylight as well as daylight replicating spells seems to transfer to fire as well. Feeds on lust as well as blood and must feed each equally to maintain balance or one hunger grows exponentially possibly leading to frenzies. Does not seem to have a magical specialization though with his training seems to focus on combat both offensive and defensive. More intel is needed to provide further weaknesses.

Favored Weapon: uses Longsword and short sword in the typical Lunar Guard fashion and does so exceedingly well also uses a Magic channeling crossbow with unknown proficiency but presumed to be at least competent. Reports of the ability to withstand a master of any age and power is unsubstantiated but it is known that the Elements were used when he sparred with Princess Celestia supposedly to protect Equestria from her full power, a match he reportedly won.


Known Associates: the Apple Family (et al) the Princesses Celestia and Luna no reports of meeting Princess Cadence have been found but given his age and service in the Guard is possible. Trixie Lulamoon (noted above), the musicians Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Von Clef (non combatants strictly business associates)  Belle Morte (distant associates but seemingly friendly as well as being his Soudre de Sang)  Lightning Strike (A Grandnephew from his sister) Current Lunar Guard and former Solar guard currently doing guard duty for the Hunters base of operations Luna’s Playground.

Morte de Amour sets the files aside with a snarl “How am I supposed to foil these idiots? They seem to have every eventuality planned for and with Sparklebutt acting as liason and a Fucking Princess on the team how can I attack them without facing three very pissed off Arch mages?”  

“Master…” a timid voice says from the doorway.

“What! Oh it’s you Eris what can I do for you my chaotic darling?” 
“Maybe you could talk to my father? He always liked the chaos your clan brings to Equestria” Eris says meekly

“AH! My old Friend Lord Discord how could I forget? Of course, my dear could you kindly send him a message to meet me at his earliest convenience?  

“Of course, Master” Eris says bowing her way out the door

Out of earshot she mutters under her breath “Fluttershy, lets hope you really did reform my father.” As she tugs on the collar around her neck long grown into her skin it is so tight.       
	
> To War
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Morte de Amour you old fiend! You asked me here rather unexpectedly, do you have any idea how hard it is to sneak out of that blasted castle? Discord asked cordially as he walked through the living area of Morte de Amour’s home, moving to one side to avoid a writhing pile of mating rotters in various states of decay.   

“Discord, we both know that the only reason you are here is because your lovely daughter called you. We have despised each other for centuries and it killed a small piece of you when Eris fell for me didn’t it?” The Rotted Lord said with a sinister smile on his face

“True, where is she? I would never have come here if it wasn’t for her” Discord replied snapping his fingers causing a couch to appear.

“You will see her when our business is concluded and not one moment before. Let me be blunt, I need more access to the Hunter I need to find out what it will take to kill him. Sombra and I have been racking our brains trying to find out his weaknesses but if he is one tenth as strong as he is reported to be then I fear it is a futile effort” Morte de Amour said “You will provide this access I need one of his lovers replaced with one of your chaos clones, I care not which one but given Scootaloo’s past I think she would do nicely.”

“And how exactly do you propose I sneak a chaos clone into what is essentially the Hunters Lair while simultaneously kidnapping an Element of Harmony, one who is quite skilled at combat mind you, and have nay hope of escaping without anyone noticing?” Discord replied while pouring tea from his pinkie finger “Tea, or perhaps some O Positive?” 

“O Negative is more my flavor if you don’t mind” Discord nods and the fluid changed from tea to a thick red fluid which flowed into a mug which he then handed to Morte de Amour

“This wouldn’t happen to be poisoned now would it Discord? Wouldn’t want anything to happen to your lovely daughter now would we?” Morte de amour quietly said with a small smile

“Ah, I forgot to warm it, one moment.” Discord said sheepishly snapping his fingers making the blood steam and a small cloud rise from it briefly shaping into a skull before dissipating “How clumsy of me” 

“Wouldn’t be a visit from the Lord of Chaos without an assassination attempt,” Morte de Amour said taking a small sip. “Fact is your daughter is here with us right now and once you agree to my terms you will see her. Maybe if you complete this mission I will even allow you to take her home with you, not forever mind you she’s mine, but for a time.”

“Fine you old corpse, I will figure out how to get you one of his lovers and a spy in their midst.” Discord replied with a snarl nearly chipping his fang in the process.

“Splendid! Children move so that a father can see his daughter in the flesh as it were…” the Rotted one said with a malicious grin 

The writhing pile of rotters moved to one side showing Eris covered in the rotted flesh of her captors feasting on the sex of the half rotted vampire in front of her. Tears are flowing from her eyes as she is debased and humiliated in front of her father. 

“YOU BASTARD!” Discord howls with tears in his eyes “Please release her from this, I will do what you ask, I will even bring you Scootaloo.”

“I thought you might. Very well children leave her be, for now at least. For every twelve hours you delay in bringing me my captive and producing my spy she will suffer twenty four hours of this.” Morte de Amour states primly “I suggest for her sake you hurry not even a demigoddess can handle this for very long without breaking.”

“Very well.” Discord replies flatly teleporting out without flair.

~ Back at Luna’s Playground~ 

Moon is sitting at his normal shadowed booth in the back of the club soaking in the radiating lust flowing from the room when he realized that he was no longer alone. Looking to his left he sees a broken man with mismatched eyes and a ragged goatee 

“Lord Discord! What a surprise, literally you surprised the hell out of me” Moon says with a start “What Bring the Lord of Chaos to my humble abode”

“Hunter” Discord says raggedly “I need your help.”

“My help? What could I possibly do for you?” I ask him in surprise

“Morte de Amour has my daughter, Eris, held captive and has for years. I haven’t been able to rescue her but tonight I finally managed to catch him unawares and I need you to kill him before it is too late.”

“What did you do, Discord?”  Twilight asks coming up to the booth with the rest of the team behind her

“Something that will likely get me imprisoned in stone again but if my Eris gets freed I couldn’t care less. I poisoned Morte de Amour, it alone will not kill him, but it will weaken him to the point that you can easily do so. I will tell you where his lair is if you promise to kill that bastard and get my daughter back.” Discord replies with tears streaming down his face

“Do you have the standing orders for him and anyone who aides him yet Twi?” I ask 

“Yes, Princess Luna just sent them to me this evening, why?” 
“Because, we have a monster to kill”

“And a spy” Discord pipes in “She is here in the club” 

“Who, and what proof do you have of this” Twilight asks seriously suddenly furious that we had been betrayed.

“Not until he is dead or he will know you are coming. She is one of his children but very old and able to hide from even you. One of his prouder conquests I think even though her power and position kept him at bay for years.” Discord says quickly “You need to know what he plans before you go in because I have no idea how we are going to sneak in your whole team when all he wants is one of you.”

“What do you mean he wants one of us” I ask him suddenly very afraid for my lovers and friends.

“He wants me to bring him Scootaloo since she has a natural fear of rotters given her…past experiences, and replace her with one of my chaos clones under his control” Discord says quietly “Twenty years ago I would have done this no problem, but after my time with the lovely Flutters I cannot bring myself to do this even for my daughter. He has promised that for every twelve hours she is not in his hands my daughter will suffer twenty-four hours of being raped repeatedly by rotters. Please Hunter, help me save her”

“Of course we will help you, but why come to us and not the Princesses?” I ask him genuinely curious “They could just as easily get her back and likely could dispatch all of us as well as a sizable military force to back us up.”

“Because, he has been lying to the Princesses for years about Eris’ whereabouts” Skyla says with her eyes glowing hotly “something I am not happy about mind you, she is my friend.”

“I will deal with whatever fallout is necessary as long as she is safe when this is done.”  Discord says “and I will help you however I can but we must hurry the poison I tricked him into taking will wear off quickly.”

“What exactly did you give him?” Sweetie asks “I didn’t think poisons worked on vampires.” 

“They don’t but I am a God of Chaos I can do basically whatever I want and it will happen but like all my magic it comes at a price. I have been saving this particular piece of nastiness for when he summoned me next.” He says brokenly “This spell took most of my magic I have just enough to teleport you and your gear to his hideout and maybe a bit more before I collapse for quite some time.”

“Twilight, you are our tactician what do you recommend?” I ask getting down to business

“He takes Scoots in and we follow in under the cloud of his magic, we carry her gear in and suit her up after we get to his sanctum. Then we route them from the inside out, his fortress is nearly impenetrable from without but from within…” she trails off

“It’s weak.” I finish for her citing an old military tactic. “Like going for the soft underbelly but you are already underneath the target”  

“Wait, we are actually thinking of letting him take Scoots into the one place that scares her more than any other thing in this world. Have you even asked her what she thinks about this plan” Sweetie asks incredulously

“Sweetie, love this is the only way we can rid the world of him and finally begin taking out what scares me so badly, I owe him personally for my past and I want to be there when he dies, I would like to do that myself but I don’t know if I can do it so I will lean on my loves to help me.” Scoots says in a tone I have never heard from the brash Avian… fear

“Scoots, my dear we can find another plan, I would not ask this of you.” I say bringing her into my arms only to find her shaking with rage

“No! Moon, he raped me, it wasn’t a near thing like the reports say, he actually did it. I have killed the other two that helped but he was untouchable until the new law went into effect. Now it is his turn.” She says with barely repressed tears in her eyes “Sweetie, Bloom, and Babs helped put me back together and you finally closed the wounds he opened but it is time to get rid of the scars completely.”

“Then you will have your Justice, but we will not be killing him in his hideout, we will corner him like the dog he is, and bring him before the Princesses for final sentencing and destruction.” I say with my humanity slipping just a bit in rage a this new information “We will force him to confess his sins before the nation and then publicly he will meet the sun.”

“Thank you My Love” Scootaloo says cuddling into my arms followed by Bloom, Sweetie, Babs and Twilight. Mac holds Skyla as she cries for her friend.

“Ah’right team, strap up we got an old friend to save!”

“Thank you Hunter” Discord says quietly

“Don’t thank me yet, thank me when we put your daughter back together when this is done.” 

“There is one other person we need to contact…” Scoots says quietly “We need to get my Mom, well surrogate mom but she held me when the nightmares were bad and the others weren’t with me. We need Rainbow Dash”

Twilight pulls a scroll out of her robe and begins writing “Her speed will be useful and I think she would want in on this as well. With her being a Wonderbolt she will be more than capable of handling herself in a fight. Bloom, do you have an extra set of wing blades and a pair of short swords hanging around your shop?”

“Twi, have ya met me? Hi, ah’m Applebloom weapons master for the Hunter. O’course I have a few extras layin’ around, ah even have her old gear if’n ya don’t mind refreshin’ tha enchants.”  Applebloom says sarcastically         

“Thanks, Bloom” Scoots says kissing her friend and lover softly.

“Very well, she is on her way.” Twi says as a rumbling is felt throughout the club after her magic fades from sending the message.  After a moment the windows light up in a scintillation of colors and the front doors to my club come flying off the hinges. Standing in the door is Rainbow Dash in a tank top and panties looking as if she just woke up. The whole group of us except for Scoots looks surprised at her sudden appearance 

“Where’s my girl! Where’s Scootaloo!” She screams as she scans the room looking for her in a frenzy.

“I’m here mom.” Scoots says from my arms “I’m okay”

Finally calming down Dash walks up to us and asks her adopted daughter “Is it time?”

Scoots just nods as a fire sparks in Rainbow Dashes eyes “Finally, I can pay that bastard back for what he did to my little girl. Bloom? You got my weapons ready? and maybe a pair of pants…” She says after a moment of looking at herself.  

“Downstairs, Dash otherwise people are gonna think yer tha next floor show.” Bloom asks laughing

“So, how many Rainbooms did it take to make it here that fast? I think it took you fifteen seconds from Sweet Apple acres and a dead sleep to the front of the club.” Twilight asks 

“Fourteen point two seconds and five of them back to back I was traveling at about thirty seven hundred miles per hour, I would have been here faster but I had to bypass the barn and house so I didn’t blow them down… again.” Dash says without an ounce of braggadocio in her tone “On the plus side the apples are already off the trees for tomorrow’s harvest.”    

For the first time I see a light tracing of burn scars across her arms legs and back she must have felt me looking “Burn scars from my swords, they carry flame enchantments and I fight in the sacrificial style of Saddle Arabia, even though I use western weapons. The pain is a small price to pay and the scars are even less of one because every strike I make is meant to kill even at the cost of my own blood.”

“I am truly impressed Miss Dash” I say honestly “that speed will come in quite handy for this mission” 

“What mission? I’m going in solo and taking my daughters revenge for her. Try and stop me Moon and I don’t care how much my daughter loves you I will fly you up so fast that when I finally let inertia take you, you will land on Celestia’s sun and we will see how your immunity holds up then.” She states flatly with hellfire in her eyes

“Then at least let me accompany you, I can keep up and I care for Scootaloo as much as you do.” 

“Fine, but if you slow me down or stop me from killing that son of a bitch I will personally deliver your headless corpse to the Princesses.” 

“Very well, let’s get you geared out and go.”

Once we reach the weapons room I see Applebloom pulling a strange set of armor out of the chest… if you could call it armor it was mostly straps and very few of them. They looked to be mainly weapon belts but there was a bra and panty set made out of the same toughened leather that my armor was but no blades or spikes.

“What is that supposed to be Bloom?” I ask her incredulously only to be answered by Dash

“It’s my weapons rig and armor such as it is. With my speed I can’t be weighed down by fifty plus pounds of armor but more importantly I do not wear armor like you do” she says hitting my chest plate on the table “I’m exposed, like a nerve, every time I get hit I just get faster and faster the madder I get. Twi says my fighting style will be the death of me but if that happens in this fight then I’m going to make sure I take him with me.”

Dash reaches into the chest pulling out two very well used short swords they look unremarkable save that they have no cross guard. She unsheathes them only to have them flare up into a bright blue flame on each blade, she gives them an experimental swing and I realize that they give off no heat from this distance. Seeing my doubt she picks up a spare dagger and touches her blade to it shearing it off with absolutely no pressure from her. “Still doubtful? I thought not.” She says haughtily and sheathes her demonic blades back in their home, as glyphs flare up on the scabbards dousing the fire after a moment.

“Spitfire and Soarin’ after my Wonderbolts idols growing up” she says as she straps her gear on tapping her blades lightly as she straps them on.

As she finishes she looks at me getting my gear together and says calmly “Let’s go to WAR!”  
	
> The War Begins
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

 	Disorientation and nausea... the only way to describe teleportation via chaos magic. Dash and I had found ourselves at the edges of a wide ravine with a simple rope bridge over it, in the distance through a thick fog bank we can see the ruins of a very old castle.

“This is his lair” we hear whispered through our minds “good luck both of you” as Discord's voice fades

“We need to know where we are an how best to attack this place” I say to Dash as she readies her blades and hovers lightly over the ground.

“I know exactly where we are Moon, we are deep in the Everfree forest at the castle of the Royal Sisters. The Girls and I explored this place probably 20 years ago just before the great revelation I know it inside and out and unless he has added to the traps that were already everywhere then I even know how to deal with most of those.” Dash says as she takes to a treetop to get a better vantage point.

“I know you can fly Moon, even though you try and hide it, so get your fanged ass up here and tell me what I need to know to kill a rotter.”  Dash says with a snarky tone.

“Very well,” I take to the air and alight lightly on the branch behind her “Rotters are not like normal vampires, they can even survive a blade right to the heart and I have heard of some older ones that can come back from dismemberment. The only sure way is fire and I am not sure how even that would work against the likes of Morte de Amour. We are officially in uncharted territory here, only one other clan has killed their Soudre de Sang and had any of the children survive, she was called Morrigan and only two of her children survived and I think only because they were the ones to take her life. No one has taken military action guerrilla or otherwise against a council member before and Morrigan wasn't nearly close enough in power to be a part of the Council.”

“Why did her children kill her?” Dash asks while watching the guard patrols 

“She was insane and weak, the combination was blood in the water” I reply grimly 
“Morte de Amour is neither.”

“I disagree,” Dash says “He's insane, but I will agree he isn't weak.”

“Let's test that shall we?” I ask drawing my blades and taking to the air again landing lightly on the ground. “First blood goes to you for your vengeance Miss Dash.” 

“First and last Moon, I intend to be the one that takes his rotting head back to my daughter and the Princesses.” Dash says drawing her blades and speeding over the bridge leaving a rainbow contrail behind her.
Dash was in a fury she hacked her way through their forces leaving nothing but ash and smoke in her rainbow contrail.  She soon found herself surrounded on all sides as the rotters tried to pull some semblance of organization against her speed, I was left dumbfounded on the sidelines as she just grinned evilly and something I couldn’t identify rose behind her eyes. 
She grabbed the first one and split him from grin to groin in one quick slash spinning backwards only to behead another that tried to attack her from behind. That stopped any further attacks for a moment, long enough for her to scream at the mass for otters that surrounded her 
“I’m not afraid… I’m not afraid to die. Come on you rotting motherfuckers, your master took my daughter from me for years while we put her back together. Now come and see what a real warrior can do!”  Rainbow screamed with a strange growl in her throat, something was changing and I didn’t know what it was.
She began to sway lightly, her blades turning over and over in her hands as if they were living beings in their own right, finally as the rotters began closing on her taking advantage of her closed eyes she began to spin faster and faster. Each turn of her blades ended with another death and a pile of ash on the ground as the demon blades did their horrific work. Finally in a blur of rainbow color she began covering the entire field with death as enemy after enemy fell under her swords and wing blades created a whirlwind of death. The blood and gore covering her was almost a sickening contrast to the rainbow wake she left between every death. We came to several trapped passages that thankfully had not changed much in over twenty years although there were a few new ones in place that were easily avoided. Dash stopped for a moment to listen for sounds from the chamber that was in front of us. We slowly moved into the room to find what can only be described as a charnel house. Bodies lay on the floor some still twitching and blood over every surface. Dash and I were stunned, we could not fathom for the life of us what had transpired but soon it became clear. Morte de Amour had slaughtered most of his kiss and the donors they had housed here.  We searched for the poor excuse of a vampire everywhere to find the place emptied of all but a skeleton crew of guards to give the appearance of an active nest. We entered what can only be described as a BDSM dungeon full of what seemed like the worst of any torturing devices and restraints. Something seemed off and we knew it, we continued our search for Eris. 

We found her soon enough strapped to what only could be described as a humiliating vertical sex table/cross. Her legs were strapped down on either side with restraints as were her neck and arms. She was blind folded and gagged and striped naked with obvious bite marks and whip marks. She was unconscious and drained  to the point that we were not sure if she would recover. I tapped my Comm Stone "Twilight, we found Eris I am teleporting her to the medical ward of the castle"

"Understood, Moon I will send a message to be ready for her" Twilight says  in my ear just as a scream of "Scootaloo!" comes over the stone

Eventually the rotters left to guard Morte de Amour’s castle realized that we were a force of two and still far too much for them, and began flashing into the surrounding woods trying to escape, only to be met by the angry Avian’s blades. She screamed in rage as some managed to escape her and I could see that her grip on control was fading fast
“Rainbow Dash! Calm down and control yourself, when we kill Morte de Amour the rest will die, do not waste your strength when it is not needed.”I say just as a familiar lavender glow begins to shine in the middle of our battlefield

~Luna's Playground~


Meanwhile back at the playground The rest of the team was on the alert. They were looking for any information they could that may be of use. Scootaloo and Skyla were sitting at the table drinking some tea trying to relax a little bit. Everyone was preoccupied with their research and not paying attention when Skyla felt a faint tingle of magic. In a flash Morte de Amour appeared and grabbed Scootaloo in his arms smiling sweetly.

“Hello Scootaloo,” He said “Let's go home”

Just before he teleported out Skyla screamed and grabbed Scoots trying to hold her in place only to get drawn into the spell and taken along as well.
“Scootaloo!” 

Twilight was upstairs reading several books at once when she heard the scream, she froze, the books that had been floating fell to the floor. Twilight rushed downstairs and looked at everyone. 
“Where is she?” she asked with terror. She looked from one to the other all of them in just as much shock as the next.
“He he took her Twi.” said Applebloom as she looked down to where Skyla had been sitting just moments before.
“Where's Scootaloo?” Twilight asked
“He took her too.” Applebloom replied tears in her eyes “Morte de Amour took them both”
Anger flashed across Twilight's face and her magic flowed about them. 

~Dungeon location unknown~

There I was all tied up I was blindfolded and gagged as before. I thought to myself
“Not again” was all I could think “I'm dreaming again” 

It seemed like hours before he came back I was still tied up and aroused out of my mind. It didn't seem as if anything would be able to satisfy me at this point. He came up beside me and something felt different about him like he was darker somehow. I ached for him to be inside me but at the same time that little voice in the back of my head screamed Run!. Of course though I couldn't. I felt him brush against me and no matter how restrained I was I still tried to arch into him, the brush of his lips and teeth against my neck sent shivers up my back waiting to feel the pleasure my age had forbidden me from experiencing, well that and several threats against his life should he ever touch me. However when he bit me this time unlike every dream before it was not pleasurable but painful, and I realized that this was not a dream, but that I had been captured by Morte de Amour when I grabbed onto Scootaloo. I still don't really remember how it happened but I supposed they glamored me into following them. T hats really my only fault when it comes to them they can glamor me without a second thought. Even if I try to resist as I have been trained to they still manage to do it. I screamed but no sound came from me, I was trembling with fear as he continued to drink from me. I could feel my myself going unconscious, my vision slowly fading to black. 

~Castle of the Royal Sisters~
“Twilight? What are you and the rest doing here” I ask as she appears with a geared out team and one very pissed off young drake who growled at me in answer swelling in size.
“He took Skyla and Scootaloo, Hunter, he knew you were coming somehow and took them, we traced the magic signature since he didn’t bother to conceal it and know where they are but we need you two to get your shit together and come with us.” Spike growled as his draconic nature started to reveal itself, scales showing on his skin and smoke leaking out from around his quickly elongating fangs, and a pair of ethereal wings unfurling from his shoulders.
“Spike! Get hold of yourself and focus that anger where it belongs, we will need your magic and fighting skills to detain Morte de Amour. Word has come in, he will meet the sun publicly for what he has done, and that is the word of The Royal Sisters.” I knew it was Twilight’s mouth moving but it was Princess Luna’s words coming out. I knew in that moment that we had no choice but to do as we were told.
“He did what?” Dash asked quietly chest heaving and not from exertion, I don’t think I saw her take a  deep breath all evening much less get out of breath. Once again I saw that strange something in her eyes but again it was gone before I could identify it.
“Dash… he took her again, he teleported right into the Playground and took her and Skyla right out from under us before we could even begin to react.” Twilight said sadly 
“Twi, we will discuss how that happened later, for now get me to where he is and point me in his direction, I’m starting to lose it.” Dash said with a frenzied look in her eyes that Twi seemed to recognize.
“Yes, um well , uh yeah let’s go.” Twi said doing a  fair impersonation of Flutttershy. She raised her hands and began casting as Dash began convulsing in spasms as the glow took us into the channels of magic, the last thing I heard was the beginnings of an unearthly howl.
As the spell faded from us Dash collapsed to the ground convulsing more and more with each second “Get back everyone! She is a bit disoriented after its done.” Twi said cautiously
“After what’s done Twilight, what is happening to her? I ask drawing my blades as claws creep out from under her nails and fangs start elongating in her mouth as she howls in pain and a clear fluid begins flowing from small tears in her flesh.
“After she shifts… she always takes a minute to get her bearings.” Twilight says calmly as she removes Dash’s armor in her telekinetic grip and puts it into a small portal beside her. 
“Be ready to move Hunter,” I hear Dash wheeze through the obvious pain “When I’m done… they will need an… army to stop me …and you better not get in my wayyyYYYYY!” she screams as one final convulsion takes her as her skin splits and her bones break and reform finally in a gush of clear fluid and chunks of her split flesh a towering half Avian half Wolf stands above us, nearly seven feet in height and wings that put even Princess Celestia’s to shame. Dash’s fur is sleek and so black as to be almost blue itself.
“Move Hunter, before I forget you are on our side” Dash growls deeply and storms into the Warehouse we have been standing in front of 
“I would assume that with all the screaming all chance of surprising him is out the window?” Babs says as her normally bouncy bob begins to straighten of it’s own accord and her voice gets an odd resonance to it.
“Eeyup” Mac says quietly as he hefts his axe
“Wonderful, I love it when they know I’m coming” Babs says with a  wicked smile on her face her hair now blade straight 
“Gals, Mac, this here is a crusader matter, they took two o’ our own an’ I mean ta get ‘em back! You three with me?” Applebloom asked hotly to a chorus of affirmatives 
“Crusader?” I ask not knowing what has my lovers and Mac so riled other than the obvious   
“A club they all were a part of as kids, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, they went on adventures trying to earn their cutie marks, all six of them were a part of it at one point or another.” Twilight explained “Currently the leaders of the group are the Cake Twins even though they earned theirs a long time ago, it seems their cutie marks were not in baking like their parents but in helping others find their true talent. They are the only known case of matching cutie marks in the history of Equestria. In fact they are funded by the royal treasury for their efforts.” 
“Ah, well shall we? I think we have given Dash enough time to get their attention.” I say drawing my swords
“Let’s go” Babs said and with a hiss of static she vanished and the screaming intensified inside the warehouse as screams of “Pinkamena” echoed through the night.
The team of crusaders went in through the hole Dash made for us while Twilight and I went around the side looking for the magic signature we traced here, Spike trailing behind us watching as our rear guard.
We found the epicenter of the magic near the rear exit of the warehouse and with all the action going on up front there were thankfully no guards back here though we could hear Scootaloo screaming. We rushed up the stairs to the back entrance and burst through the door to what had once been an office but looked as if it had been converted into a torture chamber only to find our target surrounded by bodies and draining Scootaloo as she screamed, he was in a blood rage and was feeding compulsively. 

I felt the humanity slip from me completely as I flashed behind him and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck tearing chunks of his flesh with my talons as I did so. I yanked Morte de Amour back from Scoots’ neck as Spike caught her and began using various types of his breath over her mangled body.
“Morte de Amour, You have violated the laws of Equestria and committed high treason against this nation and its Rulers, Princesses Luna and Celestia, your guilt has been determined and your sentence is death.” I say letting my power leak into my voice “You can have it here at the end of my blade, or you can meet Celestia’s Sun in front of the nation as a lesson to others who would follow your path.”

“Release me you insolent whelp!” he screams as he fights against my iron grip “I am a member of the vampiric council, the Soudre de Sang of the Lovers of Death, you cannot do this to me, no one can, I will spread my decay over all of Equestria!” the blood rage has consumed him making him weak and unable to use his abilities to their full extent. 
“You will burn rotter, just like all of your kind when you die, your choice of where.” Spike says menacingly as orange flame licks around his fangs  “I’m leaning towards right here, now where’s Skyla or I start burning body parts one at a time”
Faced with a near Archmage that is barely containing her rage, a dhampire that has literally battled the Sun,and an increasingly pissed off dragon, Morte de Amour relented and pointed towards a door in the back of the room 	“She’s dead… I took her first, the change didn’t take.” He said trembling
“Of course it didn’t you idiotic excuse for a vampire, she is a Princess and an Archmage or so close that it doesn’t matter, if I cannot be changed because my magic is too strong then what hope could you have of changing her?!” Twilight screams into his face before touching her communication stone “Team we have them, Shining I know you are listening, I will tend to Skyla but I need your strongest shield in the deepest pit of the dungeons we have a prisoner incoming and add the Chrysalis effect to it.”
“Understood little sis, one shield filled with nasty coming right up” I hear a strange rage filled voice come over my own comm. stone.
Dash back in her normal form drags a few survivors up to us, the team dragging a few more behind them. 	“These guys asked for Parlay and laid down their arms, what do you want to do with them Hunter?” she asked as if the answer should be obvious and it was. 
“Spike my good dragon, I see you have a belly full of fire right now that will not go away, will you please dispose of the trash?” I ask him only to see a toothy grin come over his fanged maw. 
“With pleasure”
“Not this one.” Twilight says pointing at Morte de Amour and raising her hands in a spell he vanishes 	“He’s going before the Princesses.”
“Aww, Twi just a slight char?” 
“No, but you can barbeque these others. Then come help me with Skyla, you too Sweetie, we will need all of our healing magic to try and fix this.” 
“You got it Twi” Spike says as he motions for everyone to back away and addresses the bound captives “Normally a dragon enjoys a good hunt, but tonight I think that a simple incineration will do, I will make it quick since you surrendered.”  His chest puffs out and a lick of orange flame begins to appear at the corners of his mouth once again and as his chest bellows in and out the flame get brighter and paler until finally it turns greenish white and with a trickle of flame leaking out he says sadly “This is as hot as I can get, it will be quick but not painless.”  And with that he lets loose a gout of flame that roars over the captive vampires and engulfs them like match sticks. After a moment he lets the flame die and there is little left but greasy piles of ash and a few bone shards.  “I need to see to Skyla, Moon can you take the rest of the team out of here, we will join you shortly, Twilight has already sent Scoots to the medical wing of the castle. Go there.” Spike says with grief in his voice 
“Very well, good drake, we will await you there, please do what you can for Skyla” I say bowing to him only to have him stop me with a hand on my shoulder.
“Call me Spike, I am not old enough for honorifics.” 
“Very well Spike, though I would disagree with you, your honor is unquestioned and therefore should be commended. You took no pleasure in your duty here tonight and did what you must.”
“That’s where you are wrong Moon, I did take a great deal of pleasure in that, which is why I am not worthy of your respect as a dragon. I still have much to learn.” With that he walked into the room where Skyla was at only to hear Twi scream “She’s still breathing!! Get your healing flame over here Spike see if we can stop this bleeding. Moon, get the team back to the castle we will be right behind you.”
“Understood, Twilight.” I turn to the team “I am not as good as Twilight at this so I will have to do it one at a time.” And I begin to cast the spell to send us all home.
~Medical Ward~
Skyla woke from her slumber to see her mother and father looking over. My mother hugged me gently and kissed my forehead.
“Thank Celestia and Luna both, you're awake. I was so worried about you.” she said as she moved aside for my father to give me a hug. He backed away and looked at me.
“Are you ok my little princess?” he asked
“Dad please. I 'm ok now but I'm not a little girl anymore.”
I think me saying that hurt my dad just a bit as I saw his face crack. 
“ I know your not little anymore, but you are my only little girl. I will always love you know matter what.” 
“Oh enough of that dear.” My mother said as she ushered my father into the hallway.
“She needs her rest.” she said as she left my room only to return a few moments later.
I heard a knock on my door. 
“You have a visitor sweetheart. Shall I show him in?” 
I nodded my approval and Princess Cadence left her room once again. I was caught off guard I wondered who would make a trip just to see me. At that moment my heart skipped a beat my thought went back to when they found me could it really be him? I asked myself. He came into the room tall dark and handsome just like in my dreams. He came towards me and sat down in the chair next to my bed. He took my hand and kissed it. He looked at me and I thought my words would betray my thoughts. Then he smiled and that was it I totally lost it I began acting like some fan girl of a popular boy band just all smiles and a red face. Of course him being what he was he knew I was attracted to him and it was only made it more apparent to him when the wetness in my pants became noticeable to me. I could tell he could smell my arousal by his presence.
“Are you all right Princess?” he asked at last. I couldn't speak I just nodded and kept staring at him. He stood up after a moment and I knew the mere smell coming off of me had excited him which was par for the course. He adjusted himself once he turned around to leave and started to walk off. Somehow I think I had made him uncomfortable which to a point crushed a little part of me. I still had hope that at some point I could steal his heart if only for a brief moment of time to give myself to him for the first time. Of course my mother and my father would be against it because I am royalty but I couldn't care less this was about me getting deflowered now by someone I have dreamed of since I was little. Damned precognition. But enough of that train of thought.... 
“Tell me everything, Where's Scootaloo? Is that bastard dead yet? How the hell did I get here in the first place?” I ask in a rush
“I will Skyla but please remain calm, your father has threatened my life if I cause you to reopen your wounds.” I say laughing at her struggling against her bandages 
“Scootaloo is safe and in the bed next door cantankerous as ever, Morte de Amour is not dead... yet. As to how you got here that is a tale all it's own.”
“We found Eris tied up and near death in a dungeon deep inside his lair, we had cleaned out most of his nest and what we hadn't killed he had.  It seems the poison that Discord used was an inhalant and when he burned it out of the blood that he gave to Morte de Amour it went active, but the Rotted Lord detected it and started draining his children and donors to stave off the effects leading to what we believe is the first case of blood rage in recorded history. Knowing he had been betrayed he came to take Scoots himself and you seem to have been grabbed in the magic as well” I say shaking my head in shame “Eris is in critical condition but stable she should recover just fine but she will be staying with us while we help her get back to her self”
“Twilight heard your scream and tracing the spell that was used she found your location and then came to get myself and Rainbow.  We were blood soaked and tired and just got snatched out of mid battle with a  wounded Eris being carried on my back,. I must say Twi is an amazing mage and despite what she thinks I believe she is very close to arch mage in power considering she teleported us and all the teams gear to your location and at the same time sent Eris to her father”
“So how did you get us out and capture him if he was in a blood rage?” Skyla asked
“Well that is a different story altogether... Turns out I am not the only one that has something to hide of themselves.” I reply with a  grin
“Somehow we ended up in the room that held Scootaloo instead of you, but that was a small bit of fortune since she was nearly dead already.”
“Had she been raped again?”
“Thankfully no, Morte de Amour was not in his normal state of mind and just went for torture and pain of the physical sort as opposed to physical and mental. However, When Rainbow saw the condition of her daughter she went ballistic and... things happened.”
“She shifted didn't she?” Skyla asked slyly a small smile on her face
“You knew about it?” I ask incredulously
“Heard about it more than knew per say, we heard about what happened when Granny Smith told Rainbow to get off her farm and never come near AJ again, apparently she had caught them in bed, and told AJ that she didn't want her dating some weak Avian who couldn't protect her. According to what little bit granny will talk about they now have a werewolf living on Sweet Apple Acres, though Rainbow says Skinwalker is more accurate since she isn't 'moon called' as she says it.” Skyla said gritting her teeth in pain as a medic worked on her silently.
“Okay, so the giant flying half wolf half woman I saw is a skinwalker? What the natural fuck in Tartarus is a skinwalker?
“No one really knows and Miss Dash refuses to talk about it with 'us kids' I think Scoots knows but she isn't saying anything.” Skyla continued
“What about that asshole rotter? Why isn't he dead?
“He is in the dungeon of Canterlot castle, we are waiting for you, Scoots and Eris to recover enough to be there at his trial and execution, we have determined that the only sure way to execute him is for Bre'ago to engulf him in dragon flame, his apprentice is going to be there to watch and see how it is done but no one knows who it is.” 
“Isn't Bre'ago the dragon that Spike mentioned was teaching him to be a proper dragon” Skyla asked
“The very same and also the Soudre de Sang of the Dragonne clan,” I reply
“Eris is in bad shape so it will be a bit but your father has Morte de Amour under a very specific type of shield and I think Twi has done something rather cruel to it because he hasn't stopped screaming for days now.”
“Oh, I just made it where he feels every sensation that he has ever given to another sentient being” Twi says from the door “It's called the Chrysalis effect”
“A rather effective technique if a bit harsh in most cases, I used it on Lady Chrysalis to show her what her type of feeding was doing to others”
“Is that how we came to have the no contact treaty between the changeling empire and Equestria? Mom used to say that it took a lot of hard work and meetings” Skyla says
“Oh it did but only before I used that spell on her, but after I blew my fuse and used it she was quite ready to agree to anything we asked of her” Twi said menacingly 
“Remind me never to piss her off, please Moon?”Skyla asked as Twilight's shadow seemed to get larger and darker for a moment around us
“Only if you'll do the same for me” I say holding out a fist which she bumped with her own
“So have you told her everything yet?” Twilight asked still glowering over us
“Not yet, we were just discussing things when you came in and got all creepy Aunt Twi, Why what else happened? What did he do to me?” Skyla said beginning to panic 
“Calm down my dear Princess, he did not violate you in that way, but he did blood rape you... it was the last straw for The Princesses. Until I told them what he did they were contemplating sending him to  Lady Fluttershy for reformation but this information and its... effects sealed his doom and  the extinction of the lovers of death.” I say placing my hand on hers for comfort
After placing her hand to her chest and breathing out she calmly faced me.
“What effects? What was he trying to do?
“He was trying to change you... and he partially succeeded but the process went wrong something to do with your mana output levels, same issue Twi has with the vampire virus her magic is simply too strong for it to take hold on a cellular level, however there were some changes that did happen we just do not know how they will manifest yet. To put it simply your blood work comes back resembling mine in several ways but there are enough differences that we cannot call you a Dhamphire or even a vampire.” I say grimly 
“We will have to wait and see but we will all be there to help you.”
Skyla was nearly in tears “Moon please tend to Scoots and tell her I'm okay but can I please have some time to myself” 
“Of course Princess” I say bowing out of the room and walking next door only to hear Scoots raving on about how awesome her mom is through the closed door
“Oh my gosh mom you are so amazing, pulled me out of a rotters nest by yourself left every rotter in your wake dead AND you shifted for me!” I could hear the squee from outside the room 
“Do it again for me I want to actually see it this time!” 
“Scoots you know it doesn't work like that, we have talked about it, I only shift when I lose control and I don't think Princess Celestia would approve of that in her castle medical ward” Dash says laughing 
“Are ya ever gonna tell us what ya really are Dash?” I hear Applebloom say 
“Yeah, tell us” Sweetie says
“I told you guys once already, I'm a skinwalker or something so close to one that it doesn't really matter. I was born like this and I think it is the real reason I'm as fast as I am.  It is also the reason that I could stand up to AJ in all those physical contests, how else do you think I could stand up to a Terran in a strength competition? I hate that fact by the way, it feels like cheating having to rely on the beasts strength and stamina to be who I am...but I have lived that way for too many years and if I suddenly changed people would ask more questions than I am willing to give answers.”
“Can you at least go through the fight again? just hearing about it was AWESOME!” I can hear that cute little squee again as I walk in the door  
“Another time Scoots, your mom will be here for quite some time making sure you don't get hurt again, besides, we need to talk. Half of our team is injured, now I have a way to get all of us back up to par but it is not without risk. Some holders of the Ardeur can focus the energies into other things besides pleasure. Belle Morte can use her Ardeur when fueled by two others who hold it into healing.  Since we have Trixie and myself we have the fuel but I need everyone's consent before I even ask her for this favor, primarily because of Skyla being sixteen I would need her families permission as well if she is to be included.”
“Included in what Hunter?” I hear a deep voice behind me ask I turn to see Prince Shining Armor standing against the doorway hand near his sword hilt. 
“You wouldn't perchance be thinking of including my precious daughter in a blood orgy under some thinly veiled reasoning that Belle Morte can heal her wounds by having sex with her are you?” asked Shinning Armor
“No. Um not in the slightest.” I replied as I cautiously backed up.
“Too bad, because if it would help to get her better I might over look her having sex with you or anyone else.” He said checking his nails “just so long as she is whole and healthy afterward”
“It really would help Your Highness, I know it seems salacious, especially for a Princess, to engage in something like this but not only would it help Scootaloo and Skyla but Eris, while not able to participate, would benefit from the energies as well.” I reply after a moment
“Then we will speak to Belle Morte on your behalf and see if she will aid us” I hear from the door as Princess Celestia and Luna walk in to Scootaloo's room
I fall to my knees in front of them “Princesses, I put my team in jeopardy and with them being the Bearers of the Elements I could have left Equestria defenseless. I will accept whatever punishment you see fit.”
“Yes you did, but you also saved them and apprehended Morte de Amour in the process.” Luna says kindly “Please, rise Moon Strike, you are not slated for punishment, though should you ever  pull a stunt like this again, without informing us, then I am fairly certain we could not be so lenient.”
“Scootaloo, how are you feeling? I understand that Morte de Amour drained you quite thoroughly” Princess Celestia asked quietly walking near Scoots' bed
“Pretty good Princess, I'm sore and weak but my wings are fine and the scars will not be too bad.” Scoots says smiling “who knows maybe this thing with Belle Morte will help even that”
“We will see” The Princesses say in unison “Tomorrow we will hold the trial for Morte de Amour and then speak to Belle Morte about this. Until then rest my friends and take care of one another”

~Next: The Trial~  
	
> The End
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~Luna's Playground~

Skyla lay in her bed waiting on Belle Morte to finish talking with her parents, a conversation that was growing progressively more embarrassing as it went on.

“Mother, is this interrogation really necessary? Belle is not suggesting such a thing to be lascivious but to get our team back in the field as quickly and efficiently as possibly!” she said in a huff

“Yes my dear, we have heard stories of Belle's children who are able to enslave others with their bite. We need to ascertain whether this is true and ensure that if it is to make sure to take safeguards against such a thing especially since you are the heir to the Crystal Kingdom” Princess Cadence said patiently  smiling indulgently at her daughter. Her father was less tactful...

“Speak for yourself Cady” he said looking angry “I think that she wants to take our daughter home with her and use her as some sick plaything” 

“Princess, Prince, I assure you that while I was raised in a time that a woman of your daughters age would have long been married, I have no desire for children and let us be honest betwixt ourselves, she has not been an innocent in any way but physically in quite some time. She has told you of her visions since childhood has she not Princess?” Belle said airily

“What is she talking about Cady...?” Shining Armor asked quietly Cadence had the decorum to look embarrassed 

“Well I didn't think it would be something she would want her father to hear of...”  Cadence started only to be interrupted loudly by Skyla

“You are right about that Mom! And I don't want him to now!”  Skyla yelled blushing furiously

“Tell me...”Shining said with an air of defeat in his voice

“UGH! Fine... Since I was a child I have been dreaming of a man, he was powerful and protected me from all harm as a child, but as I grew older our relationship... changed... he cared for me and I knew that he was to be the man I tied myself to for eternity. He was never alone, he had a large group of lovers but it was not cheaply done, he loved us all and we him. I never saw his face only that he had fangs and was a Belle... even though I never saw them...” Skyla trailed off with a  deep blush on her face as the realization of how she would know such a thing came to her father.

“So you are telling me that you believe Moon Strike is this man in your visions?” Shining armor said gritting his teeth while magic flowed around his hands raised by his high emotions.

“I do Dad, Moon is the only man I have ever truly loved and now that I am... whatever I am now, my age doesn't matter, the fact that I love all of the others as well is as Auntie Pinkie would put it icing on a cake.” She said her skin starting to return to its startling white brilliance. “He is the only one that matches my visions and if I am truthful I knew the moment I met him that he was the one...”

“How?... you touched him... damn visions” Shining said 

“Belle Morte, I apologize for my husbands brash manner but he is rather protective of those he loves.” Cadence said lightly trying to appear indifferent to the memories of what her daughter had told her over the years and what she had just told her father was a greatly sanitized version.

“Think nothing of it Princess, my offer to heal them would stand even had he attacked me. I had children of my own prior to my transformation, so I understand.” Belle said with a  small smile

Shining Armor walked to the door and after throwing it open reached out to yank in a very distressed Moon Strike. “Get in here pretty boy...” he grumbled setting the Dhamphire on his feet.

Moon immediately dropped to his knees in front of not only his Soudre de Sang but royalty as well “What would you have of me?' he said as if an executioners axe poised over his neck.

Shining glowered at him for a moment and took a breath patting Moon on the back “Rise Hunter, seems my daughter has chosen you to be her consort, so you live for now.”

“I am honored, but what of the threats on my life...?” Moon asked relief obvious in his tone

“Lifted” Cadence said simply “She was put in danger and transformed against her will while you were trying to prevent such a  thing in the first place, so it only makes sense that you should be the one to help her heal and learn this new life she will lead.” 

It was as if the weight in the room had been lifted and Skyla laughed delicately “Mom! You know what is going to happen and you don't seem to be flustered at all. In fact if I remember Dad's stories right you were more stressed at the first Equestria Games in the Crystal Kingdom.”

“Well dear you seem to forget that I am the Archmage of Love, that means love in all its expressed forms” Cadence said with a  sly chuckle as that information ran over her daughters thoughts.

“EWWWWWW!”

Cadence and Shining just laughed as Skyla squeezed her eyes shut trying to keep several mental images out of her head. Belle pulled Moon to the side and whispered “What of the supposed traitor?”  

“No word yet my Lady, Discord has not spoken since we brought Eris back, he seems to be just as broken as his daughter, though the Mages Princess Celestia brought in to help heal her mind have helped a great deal she will need to be monitored closely for quite some time.” Moon said shaking his head

“I will speak to Lord Discord about allowing her to be present when I heal the rest of your team, as long as Skyla has not inherited the strain that so corrupted Morte de Amour and does not rot I think it will be okay she seems quite pleasant even knowing she is speaking with vampires.” Belle said with a  slight smile

“I do not my Lady.” Skyla said from her bed, “Rot that is, my powers are different from what Moon has told us of the other Clans. They seem to lay closer to your own, if I may?” 

“Of course, young one” Belle said having forgotten that Skyla with her new senses could hear us clearly.

Skyla concentrated for a brief moment and we felt a warm wave of energy pulse over us, Shining gulped and quickly adjusted his pants as did Moon as they were suddenly and unexpectedly harder than either of them had ever been, Cadence fought back a moan as she was immediately ready and wetter than even her husband had made her. Even Belle fought to remain impassive though she had a difficult time of it. Just as quickly as it had come the energy abated and we were all left breathless and embarrassed at the thoughts that had been coursing through each and every one of our minds.

“Damnit I am going to have to change underwear now” Cadence said with a flushed face laughing the whole time.

“Which is why I never wear any Princess” Belle said smiling “they simply get in the way.” she turned to Skyla who was blushing furiously “Do not be ashamed of this power my child, I would gladly welcome you into my Clan if this is how your powers have manifested.”

“I am not ashamed My Lady, only embarrassed that I inadvertently used it on my parents when I was only wanting to show you and Moon, there is a strange effect however.” Skyla said raising her head and turning her cheek to us only for us to see a series of spidery cracks in her porcelain skin healing as we watched. Just before it closed over completely a stunning black and blue butterfly appeared on her cheek and flew away before crumbling into dust after a moment.

“I have experimented and the more power I use the larger the cracks and the more butterflies appear. If I exhaust myself I actually shed my skin like a porcelain shell and emerge with minor changes afterward, something I have only done once and have no desire to do again, I had to go through three donors to prevent hurting them just to recover, but it did have one effect that was pleasant” Skyla said drawing the blanket down over her body so we could see it. “I've grown three inches and two cup sizes though noting else seems to have changed from hair length to existence of hair in the first place. The doctors seem to think that I am physically eighteen now.”

Belle laughed musically “My child, please say you will join my Clan such power would be wasted anywhere else.”

“Gladly, though I wish to stay with Moon Strike as I am still one of the bearers of the Elements.” Skyla replied as her parents gathered their things

“Of course, who am I to deny fate such a pair as yourselves.”

“Not a pair Belle,” we hear from the door as her parents open it to leave only to see the rest of our team standing outside “we are a Kiss no different from any other, just we have more donors than vampires.” Twilight says walking in to the room trailed by Sweetie, Applebloom and a wheelchair bound Scootaloo who was being pushed by a flustered Babs and finally the mountain that was Mac Jr. ducked into the door fluttering his wings behind him. As Twilight used her magic to lift Skyla into a wheelchair  she turned to Belle handing her a stack of papers “I believe you will find this to be in order registering us all as a formal Kiss and all donor paperwork. All it lacks is your signature.” 

“You are registering with Moon as your Master? Why not Trixie?” Belle asked shuffling through the paperwork 

“Because, My Lady even though I am a First Blood I am inexperienced and much younger than Moon who, if I am truthful is much more powerful than I am” Trixie says leaning against the door frame 
“I dislike a First Blood child of mine playing Temoin to a Third but your reasoning is sound  so I will allow it” Belle said drawing a quill out of midair with a flare of magic to scrawl her name on the paperwork.

“Temoin?” Sweetie asked

“It means Second in command or as it is more commonly known a stalking horse, it is a term used to denote a powerful member of a kiss who is charged to act as head of the kiss to protect the true masters identity if assassins come calling.” Trixie said lightly as if she just hadn't put her head on the block “but what are the odds that anyone besides Morte de Amour would be crazy enough to attack the Hunters lair?”

“True enough” Twilight said hugging her lover as she wheeled Skyla to the door with her magic “but we can talk about it later for now we have to get to the castle the trial will be starting soon.”


~Canterlot Castle~

The throne room was filled with various members of all the remaining Clans and important nobles as well as several families that had been affected by Morte de Amour's Clan, viewing justice finally being done for their losses. The Dais at the head of the room held three thrones as opposed to just one as it normally did, one each for Celestia, Luna and Cadence while Shining Armor stood behind his wife in full armor and arms. Finally Celestia spoke

“Today we are here to lay bare the crimes of Morte de Amour and pass judgment on him should he be found guilty. As the moon rides the sky Princess Luna will officiate as is her right, I will only be acting as council for her, Princess Cadence will only observe and will have no say in the outcome of this hearing as her daughter is of the injured parties. Are there any objections to these terms?” she was met with complete silence “then let us begin, bring him out” 

A door to the side of the throne opened and three guards dragged a haggard and starving Morte de Amour onto the floor enveloped in three layers of shielding and deposited him onto his knees in front of the dais.

“Morte de Amour, you have been accused of multiple counts of illegal transformation, kidnapping not one but two Elements of Harmony, inciting open rebellion against the crown, and Treason. How do you plead in this case?” Luna asked simply 

“Oh just get on with it you old hag...” Morte de Amour mumbles

“Very well, then if you will not plead we will let your memories speak for themselves.” Luna replied coldly as she begins to cast a spell to draw out his memories a call from the door rings out.

“Please Princess allow me.” a deep booming voice calls out and a large vampire stands up from the council seat and sweeps a cloak behind him.

“Ah, Lord Bre'ago I had not realized you had awoken from your century slumber” Luna said gently as she lowered her hands. “Please perform the spell so that we can see his crimes laid bare.”

“There is no need for that spell since my apprentice is also here and he participated in the rescue of the Elements and witnessed the accused committing the acts of which he is charged. Please come forward Spike” motioning behind him to a cloaked figure. The figure dropped his hood to reveal the spiky green hair and green slitted eyes of the young drake.

“Yes Master,” he walked forward to kneel before the dais “Princesses, I am here as witness to the crimes of the accused and swear to tell naught but truth this day on my honor as a Dragon.”

“Please Rise young Drake and tell this Court what you have seen.” 

“Morte de Amour kidnapped the Element of Loyalty Scootaloo and Princess Skyla the Element of Magic attempted to keep her in place and disrupt his spell. Twilight traced the spell to a warehouse  here in Canterlot where Former Element Bearer Rainbow Dash changed into a creature known as a Skinwalker the details are a little vague on what that exactly is but she shifted and proceeded to attack the vampires within the warehouse searching for her adopted daughter. The rest of the team except myself Twilight and the Hunter joined her. We followed the signature of the spell to the back office and found the accused draining Scootaloo against her will and after apprehending the accused we found Princess Skyla already drained in the back room.”  Spike said calmly 

“And what of Lady Eris daughter of Lord Discord?” Luna asked only to have a ragged man only barely recognizable as Discord stand up.

“That is my own tale to tell since I should be in chains up there as well.” he said hollowly “know first that as soon as Eris is well I plan to leave my magic to her and all my titles as well. I no longer deserve them after swearing to serve this realm and then allowing myself to be blackmailed by the likes of him.” Discord sneers at Morte de Amour who had remained silent up to this point. “He took my daughter some five years ago and held her hostage forcing me occasionally to do as he commanded  threatening her life if I did not comply. I attempted to kill him on several occasions but nothing worked until I poisoned him with what he thought was an ingested poison but was really an inhalant activated when he burned it out of the blood he was drinking, and even that only caused him to go into a blood rage and start killing his own people.”

“What would he command you to do?” Luna says coldly

“Bring him specific people usually, seems his diet was rather varied and he liked changing as many races as he could in order to infiltrate as many governments as possible. Former Council member Ataxia was one such though she went willingly. The worst was when he commanded me to implant a traitor into the Hunter's lair, one of his oldest children and one whose magic was so strong she was able to hide what she was even in the light of day.”

“Name this traitor so that they can be brought forth to stand beside their master.” Luna replied

“Oh, you know her quite well, she used to be your sisters student before your unfortunate banishment Princess.” Discord laughed weakly

“It cannot be....” Celestia whispers

“Sunset Shimmer...” just in time to hear the throne rooms doors swing closed as someone flashed out in a streak of red and gold hair.

“Hunter! Track her down and bring her to me!” Celestia thundered then more calmly “No Hunter, death on sight, but be wary she was a powerful Mage when she studied under me and will undoubtedly have grown stronger over the last thousand years.”

“It will be done Princess but my team is not yet at full strength, may we retire to heal as discussed in order to be at full strength?” Moon says from the floor as he falls to his knees. “My team lived through his atrocities and have no desire to relive them in this courtroom.”

“Very well, take your leave but as soon as you are able I want her hunted down and executed.” Celestia replies 

Luna speaks into the echoing silence “Lord Discord we will discuss your status at a later point, but I think that with the Hunter and his team gone I will extract the memories of this beast so that we may all see the truth of these claims. Morte de Amour, this will not be quick and it will hurt more than you could ever imagine as I strip you of your memories for all to see and then when you have been proven the beast we all know you are you will meet my Sisters Sun at dawn.” As Moon Strike takes his lovers and friends out of the throne room all that can be heard is screaming as Morte de Amour's brain is stripped of every memory he has ever had, every sight he has seen and played like a macabre movie over his head using his eyes as projectors.

~Luna's Playground basement quarters ~
Babs put on some music as she usually did when we came home and began to dance only to be joined by Belle who looked just as much at home dancing to the upbeat tune as she did waltzing.  

“The lust within these walls is intoxicating Moon Strike you have chosen your Lair well” Belle said as she drew Sweetie Belle into her arms and began to sway in time with the music.

“Thank you My Lady” I say drawing Applebloom to me.

Mac wheels Scootaloo and Eris into the room and places them near the speakers a smile on Eris' face as she finally felt safe again and joins the rest of us on the dance floor. Twilight and Trixie were cuddled up on the couches watching us even Vinyl and Octavia joined in dancing soon enough the feel of the room went from fun and playful to sensual and I could see Belle focusing a bit more letting the Ardeur flow through us all. Mac looked unsure and slightly befuddled as Babs and Sweetie sashayed over to him and started grinding their hips into him.

“It's okay Mac we won't hurt you” Sweetie says sweetly as her eyes begin to glaze over with the lust flowing through the room.

“Much..” Babs chimes in only to have Mac's wings pop open at the thought.

Soon enough Belle motions to Trixie and myself subtly directing us until we were equidistant from each other and we could feel her pulling the Ardeur out of us to amplify her own. No sooner had she harnessed our power than it was all tongues and hands and other things everywhere, it was one person moving onto the next without thought for who was with who or even gender. Skyla ended up in my arms for the first time whispering in my ear as she slid her nude form against me. 

“I have dreamed of this for years” she says as she kneels at my feet taking my shaft in her hands stroking me expertly even though I know I am the first she has ever touched. She takes the tip of me into her mouth and swirls her tongue over it gently tasting me.

“Then I shall do my best to make those dreams a reality” I say smiling as she takes more and more of me in her mouth only to have my vision obscured by a beautiful sex topped by a small tuft of purple hair. I look up to see Twilight kneeling over my face and smile as I flick my tongue out to taste what is being offered. Twilight moans as I flutter my tongue over her clit alternating between thrusting deep into her tasting her depths. I feel a pair of legs slide over my hips and realize that Skyla has positioned herself over my shaft and is lining it up to take her for the first time. 

“Slowly Skyla, he is larger than most.” I hear Twilight say above me breathlessly as I assault her sex

As Skyla slowly lowers herself onto me it is all I can do to concentrate on the task at hand and not lose control from how tight she is. She whimpers slightly as she seats herself fully onto me then her eyes glaze once again in bliss, I can feel her spasm around me as her body stretches to accommodate my size. 

Twilight's hands light up as she touches us and begin to pull a line through us arcing our own magic with nothing but pure sensation “I can feel the bond between you and the others Moon, take what they offer and love them all.”  

I pull away enough to breathe out “I already do love them, more than you can know” only to dive back into the sweet juices dripping from her slit as I thrust back into Skyla matching her rhythm. I can feel the Ardeur ready to burst with heat but the energy changes from hot to a cooling breeze and I can see Scootaloo and Eris crawl from their spots and join the writhing pile of bodies, Eris crawling over to Skyla and tasting her juices as she grinds onto my length. I can feel the energies peak in the room as we all seem to peak at the same time one orgasm riding another until a crescendo of energy flows through us all healing our aches and pains, making us whole again.

As we lie in the aftermath of our lovemaking Skyla's eyes flash open “Someone is coming”

Sunset burst through the door spell orbs floating around her “I really didn't want to have to kill you Princess but my orders remain clear, it has to be done before my master dies at dawn.”

Skyla sat up from my embrace a spell on her fingertips her eyes glowing with hate at Sunset's betrayal but Twilight beat her to the punch with a  force bolt hitting her across the chin followed by three others to the abdomen.

“You will touch my niece, only when I am dead!” Twi screams as she sends bolt after bolt of energy zinging into Sunset's Spell orbs dispelling them as each makes contact.  The  ambient energy  ramps up quickly as the two former students trade spell after spell each making contact mid air with another. 

“That was always the plan Sparkle” Sunset hisses with a sneer “I need to kill you to make that nag Celestia hurt and weaken her so that she can be killed herself.”

A sudden eerie stillness reaches Twilight as she stares down Celestia's former student a glow beginning to shimmer the air around her.  “You would dare to threaten the Princess while in my presence?” she asks as her whole body begins to shine. “I have held back for far too long, the Princess needs a better guard than even you can provide Moon, it is time...” her hands rise slowly from where they were at her waist, as they pass her shoulders Sunset begins to show fear for the first time as we can see the beginnings of ephemeral wings emerge from her shoulders. 

“Now you face the true meaning of the word Archmage, I am Princess Twilight Sparkle, Student and first guardian of Equestria. I Am Ephemera!” as the glow around Twilight fades we can see that she has grown to almost the height of Princess Celestia with a wingspan to match. The aura of power crackling over her flashes like bolts of lightening as cracks begin to form in the concrete underneath her as her sheer power forces the floor under her to buckle. 

Twilight takes to the air with a  powerful flap of her newly minted wings, spell orbs flowing around her as if they were water. Twilight's hands move in a powerful combination of gestures binding one spell onto another until all of the globes coalesce into one crackling orb in her palm. “Sunset Shimmer You have failed both as a student to our Princess and as your masters tool, now die knowing that you will be erased from time itself, no one will even remember you existed except for those in this room. All of those you love, every creation you have ever made, all will be reversed. You no longer exist.” Twilight releases her final spell with a flourish of her hands and impacting the cowering Sunset Shimmer in the chest accompanied by a blast of heated air as her body and soul implode in upon itself and she is sucked into a vortex of magic.

Twilight alights back to the ground and turns to us with a  sheepish smile on her lips, “Sorry for the deception everyone but I couldn't feign injury any longer while the Princesses remain under threat, if you will still have me I will work with your team when needed but my place is beside Princess Luna and Celestia.” Twilight says as she turns to her lover

“Trixie, My love will you still have me even though I am different now?” Twilight asks the awestruck illusionist 

“Twilight I do not think she can speak at the moment, but if I may, I know that ascended Archmages like yourself are not immortal as those who are born such.” Belle Morte says from her resting place, “My offer stands to make you one of my Kiss, with such power as you now hold and immortality you will be far more useful to the Princesses.” 

“I accept, My Lady. Make me into an immortal guardian of my Princesses, show me the pleasures that Trixie and Moon have dangled in front of me this night.” Twilight says formally

Belle nods and flashes behind Twilight's back only to have the new Archmage pull her hair to the side baring her neck. Belle leans down and kisses Twilight's neck gently before showing her dainty fangs and closing her mouth over the veins and gently biting down eliciting a gentle hiss before Twilight starts sagging in pleasure, soft moans coming from her mouth as she is drained of her life. Belle releases Twilight after a moment only to turn her around to face her dragging one hand down her hip and drawing her into an embrace. Belle bites her lip drawing a small bead of blood and after a nod from Twilight seals their mouths in a kiss. As soon as the blood touches her tongue Twilight's new wings stiffen with a  soft pomf  and she begins softly convulsing as the pleasure of the Turn takes her. 

Belle slowly lowers her to the floor as she begins convulsing and the changes begin to take place, Twilight's already pale skin taking on an alabaster tone and her muscles and skin all tightening up and firming into a state that could never be achieved through normal means. 

“Oh yeah...” Trixie says with a  small line of drool hanging from the corner of her mouth. 

“I think I need new panties...” Skyla says from my arms voice breathy

“But ya don' wear em” Mac says from the floor underneath Babs and Sweetie 

“True” Skyla says perking up her eyes still flashing a mixture of lust and laughter  
> Epilogue: Death of a threat
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt4CQc1MSso~Vocal Dirge~ 
The castle is lit with candles and torches
The carriages of the nobles arrive in front
The smell of splendor and decadence
And nobody can foresee
The masters and the mistresses are walking through a hall
They are smiling, laughing and showing that they're tall
They don't recognize that we're waiting there
And just nobody can foresee
This is the last night of the kings

We are the folk
And we have the right
To stand up and to fight
For an independent life
We are the force
We are the might
And we will stand up
For an independent life

The ball has begun and we're closing our trap
Inwardly we're gathering ourselves
While the dance comes to higher pace
Still nobody can foresee
Joining the circle in black robes, unknown
Unsheathing our swords and get ready to dance
Our hearts are filled with the will to survive
In the last night of their lives
It's a murderous, murderous ball night

We are the folk
And we have the right
To stand up and to fight
For an independent life
We are the force
We are the might
And we will stand up
For an independent life

We are heroes
Heroes of the night
We are ready to live forevermore
Our gods lead us through this fight
On and on
We are one and on our way

We are the folk
And we have the right
To stand up and to fight
For an independent life
We are the force
We are the might
And we will stand up
For an independent life

As the group of dragons finished the funeral dirge for a fallen enemy the condemned walked up the gallows steps followed by a contingent of guards with Moon Strike and his newly healed lovers and friends looking on from the side of the gallows. Princess Luna addressed the assembled crowd “People of Equestria, before you stands Morte de Amour, he is accused and convicted of crimes to despicable to name and stands before you this last time only to die.” 

Princess Celestia spoke next “He was to die by my sun at dawn but his boasts of being able to survive even that have forced our hands with stronger measures. Lord Bre'ago please stand forth.”

A hulking man in intimidating black armor walked up the stone steps to stop before the broken shell of a man kneeling at the top of the gallows his deep rolling bass booming out over the crowd “Morte de Amour, very few have had the honor of dying by my flame, as this is a dubious honor at best given your situation I will grant you a moment to say a  few final words as I stoke my flame.” with that his chest begins heaving and soon enough flames begin to lick at his lips as his draconic heritage shows with every breath.

“I have committed atrocities against this country in my madness, I have no excuses save that I was not myself. End this but before you do may I see my final child before I die?” he says simply searching the Hunters team for Skyla. 

Belle stands in front of Skyla “She is my child now rotter, she does not bear your clans powers, but my own. You may not see her.” 

“Very well Belle Morte, you have your victory. End this life Wyrm, just remember Belle where your own powers came from before you claim you are so clean.” Morte de Amour says as the flames from Bre'ago glow to a  bright iridescent green and huge black ethereal wings stretch from his armored back.

Spike came to stand by his master with white hot flames leaking from his own lips and large purple wings unfurling from his shoulders as his chest heaved like a bellows he spoke around the flames. “Master, May I aid you for the damage he has done to those I care about?” to which Bre'ago stopped his own flames.

“Spike, you deserve this as he has wronged those you love and your flame is enough if used properly, down his throat is best since you cannot get a full spread.” He turned to address the princesses “My Apprentice has chosen to take his vengeance as his claimed hoard was damaged, I thought to spare him this pain but it is his to bear.” he nods to Spike who moved forward and forced the condemned mans mouth open as wide as it could go and spoke quietly “I hope this hurts” 

Spike released his white hot breath at point blank range down the Vampire's throat and at first no effect was seen but after a moment Morte de Amours chest and throat started to glow blue and his skin began charring from the inside out. The flames were so hot that there was no smell just the tang of ozone as the flames burnt the air. Finally with one more great gout of flame the Vampires neck burned through and his head detached and disintegrated into ash followed shortly by his body.

Princess Celestia stood once more “Justice is done, Hunter ensure he is gone and then have your team join me and Princess Luna in the throne room we have much to discuss.” She says with steel underlying the silk of her voice as she looks at Twilight.

Moon kneels fist over his heart, “At once Your Highness” he mounted the gallows and sifted through the ashes making sure that there was no visible flesh left. He turned to the Princesses “The Rotted Lord is no more your Highness. By your leave we will join you in he throne room shortly.” Princess Celestia and Luna spread their wings and flew back towards the castle as we loaded into the carriage to take us back.

As we entered the throne room we could see the Princesses standing on the floor below their dais waiting on us with smiles on their faces 
“About damn time Twilight, how long did you think you could hold out given the raw power in your veins?”  Celestia said hugging her former student warmly only to have Twilight lightly push her back.

“Please, Princess my control is not very good and my first feeding has not happened yet, being that close to your neck is not a good idea.” Twilight said with a barely repressed shudder as her eyes glowed faintly 

“Please drop the titles among equals Twilight, you are an Archmage same as us now. I wondered how long it would take you to ascend and take the throne next to us.” Celestia said still smiling brightly

“What do you mean 'take the throne next to you'? I am your guardian, not a ruler or diplomat, I have responsibilities not only to you but to my new Kiss. I will stand by your side and guard you from any and all threats but given that Sombra is still out there that makes me believe that my place is with Moon Strike right now until his threat is ended.” Twilight said still trying to regain some measure of her humanity.

Celestia smiled warmly “As you wish Twilight but you will have a place by us when this is done”

“Thank you Prin- Celestia, Luna. I will end this swiftly.” Twilight said with a slight blush
> Sequel :edited
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I have decided to delete the original sequel and redo it completely. it was not my normal fare and if I am honest with myself I should have never published it. the new sequel will be put up for submission approval tonight within the next hour or so. I hope it is better even though I took a couple parts from the deleted works.