Flutterbat is back, and she turned her friends, minus Spike into bat ponies too
Everypony thought that Fluttershy was perfectly back to Normal after the "Bats!" episode, but they were wrong. Now, Flutterbat has returned, and has turned her friends into bats too. Spike however didn't get bit, so know it is up to him to change the girls back to normal. Will he fix this? Or will he become a bat himself since Fluttershy and the girls have got their sights on him
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It was a beautiful night in Ponyville, and Fluttershy tucked all her animals in for the night, with her chickens, starting with Elizibeak the first of her poultry. She went back into her cottage, and went upstairs to bed. All of a sudden, she heard a knock on her door. She went downstairs, and opened it. It was her friends and Spike, with Applejack in front of them. "Oh, hello." said Fluttershy with a yawn, wiping her eyes.
"Howdy, Fluttershy." said Applejack, in a tone of slight guilt.
"What are you all doing here?"
"Well... We feel really bad about turning you into a bat, and..." Twilight stopped herself from her explanation. She kept saying "And" a few times, but was stopped by Applejack finishing her sentence
"What Twilight was trying to say was that, we were only trying to help Ponyville." said Applejack.
"Yeah, We're sorry if we were terrible friends to you." said Rainbow Dash.
"We're sorry." said Everypony else.
Fluttershy smiled and said with a smile and in a reassuring voice, "It's okay, Everypony. You didn't mean that to happen, but I'm alright now. Besides, that was months ago."
"Okay." said Applejack. "Can you ever forgive us?"
"Of course I forgive you." said Fluttershy. "You're my friends, and nothing will ever change that."
"Aww." said Everypony, hugging in a group hug Fluttershy all at once.
"I'm just glad it's all over." said Spike
"Agreed." said the girls.
"So, darling." said Rarity "Would you like to join us tomorrow for some cucumber sandwiches?"
"Of course." said Fluttershy. "Good night everypony."
"Goodnight." the rest. The group then went home, and Fluttershy went back up to bed, and soon, the whole cottage was asleep with the peaceful sounds of the night around Ponyville.
Midnight
Fluttershy woke up in the middle of the night with a sudden appetite for an apple. She got out of bed, and looked in her fridge. There it was, a large, juicy apple, sparkly, and shiny in Fluttershy's eyes. The yellow pegasus began to drool by the sight, and deliciousness of the round, red fruit. She nodded her head rapidly, wiped off the drool off of her mouth, and said to herself "What am I doing? I don't need a late night snack. I just want to be asleep."
She looked around her home, and made sure that she didn't wake up any of her critter friends from their peaceful sleeping. Luckily, no animal stirred, and the cottage was still as quite as ever. Well, except for the snoring of many animals, outside and inside the cottage, and the sounds of chirping crickets. She looked back at her fridge and decided to throw the apple in the garbage, because during her... transforming, she decided to go on a strict, "No Apple" diet for a few months. "Glad that's in the trash." she whispered to herself with a "Whew." She went back upstairs, and this time, fell asleep in her bed.
The Next Morning
Fluttershy awoke with a yawn, and looked outside her window. "Ah, what a beautiful morning." she said to herself out loud. She slowly got out of bed, and tended to her critter friends, feeding them all of them some breakfast, with Angel getting first dibs on the food. After she was finished, she heard another knock on the door, and once again, it was her closest friends. "Good morning." she said to them
"Hello, Fluttershy." said her friends in unison.
"Did you have a good sleep, darling?" said Rarity in a sweet voice
"Of course I did." said Fluttershy. "Why would you all think I haven't had a good sleep?"
"No reason." said Rainbow Dash
"Yeah, we were just worried that we have kept you up all night because of our visit here." said Twilight
"Don't worry, about it." said Fluttershy. "I have had a good night sleep, and you didn't bother me at all."
The group smiled at her, and Applejack said "Would you like to come with us for some sandwiches now, sugarcube?"
"Of course." said Fluttershy
"Let's go!" said Pinkie Pie excitingly. Just like that, Everypony went to the Ponyville cafe.
***
Everypony had a good, well fed lunch, and some apple ciders as drinks.
"Hoo-wee!" said Applejack. "Boy am I stuffed!"
"Oh that was quite a good lunch." said Rarity
"I'm stuffed." said Spike patting his belly like a bongo.
All of a sudden, Fluttershy looked over to the other side of her, and saw Granny Smith at an apple stand, selling tons of them to everypony. She began to drool again, and her mouth was slightly agage. She saw a huge one, as big as the one in her fridge from last night when she wanted a midnight snack, and it looked nice and juicy, ripe from an apple tree.
"Fluttershy?" said Applejack. She gently poked her to snap her out of her trance.
"What?" said Fluttershy, out of her thoughts and turning back to her friends attention
"You okay?" said Applejack
"I'm alright." said Fluttershy.
"Are... are you... drooling?" said Rainbow Dash
Fluttershy gasped and wiped her mouth rapidly to and fro, and acted like it never happened. "No." she said quietly. "I wasn't drooling."
"Is there something wrong?" said Spike
"No, no. I... I was just looking at the apples over there" said Fluttershy, pointing to Granny Smith again.
"Oh, would you like one?" said Applejack
"No! No!" said Fluttershy. "I'm not hungry."
"Are you sure?" said Twilight
"Yeah, Sugarcube. You can always ask me for an apple anytime." said Applejack
"That's really sweet of you, Applejack, but... I told you I'm not hungry." said Fluttershy. "I've decided that I'm going to take a break from apples for a few months after... you know..."
"Oh." said Applejack with a little guilt. "I am so sorry if I put you through all that." she bent down her head with sadness.
"Oh no, no. Don't be sorry." said Fluttershy. "It was not your fault."
"Yes it was." said Applejack. "I was more focused on helping my apples than thinking about you."
"It was not your fault." said Fluttershy kindly. "Everypony makes mistakes once in a while."
"Are you sure?" said Applejack
"Sure." said Fluttershy.
"Thanks." said Applejack. "you really are a true true friend." she then hugged Fluttershy.
"You're welcome." the yellow pegasus replied, hugging her back.
"Hey, Fluttershy." said Spike. "I was... in on that too, and I'm... I'm..." Spike was about to shed a tear, but he felt himself being hugged by Fluttershy.
"Oh, Spike. It's okay. I forgive you, like I forgive all of you." said Fluttershy, with everypony at the table touched by her comment.
After she broke her hug with Spike, the baby dragon then said "Oh! Fluttershy. I forgot to give you something last night." He reached behind his back, and pulled out a plate of sugar cookies that all say "Sorry" on each of them. "I made these cookies myself."
Twilight giggled and said "Spike wanted to make you some cookies as an apology from the incident."
"Oh, Spike." said Fluttershy. "That's so sweet of you. Thank you so much." then, she did what everypony least expected her to do, she bent down, and kissed him, right on his forehead, making him blush
"You... you kissed me?" said Spike a little surprised. Usually, she would expect a kiss fom Rarity, because she is his love interest after all.
"Of course i did, silly." said Fluttershy softly. "You are one of my closest friends after all."
Minus Spike, and Fluttershy themselves, gave out an "Aww."
"How adorable." said Rarity.
"Th... thanks." said Spike, still blushing.
Fluttershy giggled and said "You're welcome." she had a thought and said "Spike, would... would you like to come with me to the park later?"
"Sure." said Spike "What for?"
"Well.... I just feel like I should spend more time with you."
"Sure. I'll be there." said Spike. He looked at Twilight, and said to her "Can I go with her, please please please?????"
Twilight giggled and said "Oh, alright. Just be careful on your way there."
"Twi." said Spike with embarrassment. "Can you please stop treating me like a baby?"
"Sorry." said Twilight. "I just ask you because I love you."
"I know, I know." Spike said in an irritated voice. "I'll be careful."
"Good."
Later that day at park
FLuttershy and Spike came in together at the park, surprisingly, there was nopony there, but themselves for no apparent reason. They walked side by sde for a little while, and they stopped to sit on a bench
"Spike?" said Fluttershy
"Yeah?"
"Do you consider me a good friend to you?" asked the yellow pegasus
"Of course, Fluttershy. Why wouldn't i?" said Spike
"Well, I'm starting to worry that I'm not a good friend to you, because I don't interact with you as much as I used to. You know, back on the first day you and Twilight came to Ponyville?" said Fluttershy
"Oh. Don't be silly, Fluttershy." said Spike. "Your not a terrible friend."
"I know that, but I.... I..." Fluttershy was trying to explain her... guilt to him
"Yes?"
"I feel like I'm not a good friend to you." said Fluttershy, bowing her head in sadness.
"Don't say that, Shy." said Spike. "You're a great friend to me."
"Really?' said Fluttershy
"Sure." Spike replied. He thought of how to cheer Fluttershy up, and decided "Look. If it makes you feel any better, would you like to join me at the annual comic book convention in Canterlot?"
Fluttershy looked up, and said "Oh, I don't know." said Fluttershy. "Comic books are not really my cup of tea."
"I know." said Spike. "But I was also thinking that maybe, We can be at Canterlot together like, window shopping, and looking at the Canterlot Pet Store?"
Fluttershy then had a change of heart and said "Why didn't you say so. Of course I'll come with you."
"Good." said Spike. "So.... should we get going?" said Spike
"No. I feel like I should look at the beautiful sight at the park."
"You know, know that you mention it, it does look beautiful today." said Spike with a change of heart. The two then began to admire the beautiful view of the park around them.
Night
Fluttershy did her nightly routine to her animals, tucking them all in. She, as usual, gave them a good night kiss, and went up into her bedroom. But, however, something was very wrong. She felt her head pounding, like something was about to happen to her. She dropped herself on the bed, trying to fight off the pounding inside her noggin. All of a sudden, her cutie mark changed from pink butterflies to pink bats. She grew vampire-like fangs, and her skin became a little more pale yellow. Her wings also took on a more bat like appearance. Her eyes turned from light green to blood red.
Just then, the pounding stopped, and she is once again, "Flutterbat!"
She looked at herself in her mirror, and was shocked, but however was calm in an instant. She said "I'm a bat again.", and she touched her fangs with both her hooves. She felt.... different all of a sudden, like... she feels somepony else now. However, Fluttershy frowned, and said to herself "Oh, i'm a freak." and began to shed a tear. She cried to herself for ten minutes, but then, she realized something. She realized that a bat pony can do whatever she pleases. She realized that she is a very lucky mare to become a bat pony. "I... I feel.... a little braver... all of a sudden." she said with a thought. "And... I... I got fangs." she began to smile.
Now, she began to be more calm, like everything is going to be fine. However, she felt like she has a new appetite for.... blood. An evil smile appeared on her face, and had an idea.
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"I think I know what i'm supposed to do know." Said Fluttershy. She had an idea alright, a very, very, wicked, and evil idea. "I think It's time I give everypony in Ponyville a.... acupuncture." All of a sudden, she thought of Spike, the baby dragon. She decided to save him for later, and save him for last. "I'll just give Spike a little surprise once I.... alter my friends." she said wickedly. Then she went out into Ponyville in the night, giggling in an adorable, yet evil laugh.
Thus, a new omen in all of Ponyville, and soon, all of Equestria will witness on this terrible night. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Fluttershy came to Ponyville in the dead of night, and looked down upon them from the air. She was specifically looking For Rarity's house. She found it, and quietly swooped down, and landed really quietly on a tree branch, right next to Carosel Boutique. She hovered on the other side of the branch, and quietly opened Rarity's bedroom window. There she was, fast asleep with a blindfold over her eyes. Fluttershy smiled evilly, and walked towards her. Fluttershy then looked to her sides to and fro, seeing if there was nopony else in the bedroom except for her and Rarity. Indeed, it was just the two of them. She then rubbed Rarity too and fro gently, and she woke up.
"Wha... what is it, Sweetie Be-?" Rarity said, before seeing Fluttershy with her smile. "Fluttershy?" said Rarity in shock. She turned on her light and said "Is that you?"
"Of course it's me." said Fluttershy
"What.... happened to you?" said Rarity in a tone of fright and shocked.
"Oh, I'm a bat pony again." Fluttershy answered.
"I... I thought that Twilight turned you back to normal?" said Rarity. "You poor darling, you must be scared to death right now." She hugged Fluttershy to comfort her.
"It's not bad, Rarity. It actually feels... good." said Fluttershy with honesty.
Rarity didn't know what to say, except for "How?"
"Well, I feel so much braver, and have more confidence." Fluttershy answered
"I don't understand." said Rarity.
"I know you don't, Rarity." said Fluttershy in understanding. Then, a sneaky side smile appeared on her face. "That's why you should join me." she said in a more sinister voice. She showed Rarity her eyes and said "Look into my eyes." And, in an instance, Rarity was completely hypnotized, and she just stood still with her mouth slightly agape, with her with swirly lines in her eyes.
"Yes, mistress." said Rarity
"Now, who am I." said Fluttershy
"my queen." Rarity replied
Fluttershy smiled at her answer and said "Good. Now, from now on, you shall be my servant of the night."
"Yes, my queen." said Rarity.
Fluttershy licked her lips, and bit Rarity's neck. The pain wasn't so bad, but Rarity fainted with her hoof on her forehead, like in the movies. Surprisingly, the so much talking hasn't woke up Sweetie Belle, or Opal. After Rarity was bitten, she woke up with a drastic change: Rarity's eyes turned blood red like Fluttershy's, and grew bat wings from her body. Rarity also grew fangs like Fluttershy did, and her skin looked more pale.
"Rarity?" said Fluttershy. "Do you remember what I am?" she now said in a more evil voice
Rarity smiled, very wickedly baring her teeth. "Yes... my queen." she said finally.
Fluttershy smiled wickedly, and said very evilly "That's good. Next stop: Twilight's castle." She looked out Rarity's window and instructed "I want to make sure that She will be my servant too, and that nopony will stand in my way."
"Right behind you, your highness." said Rarity. Then, in the still of the night, Fluttershy and Rarity flew off to Twilight's castle.
Twilight's castle
Fluttershy and Rarity landed on the large balcony of the castle, very quietly. "What about Spike, my queen?" Rarity whispered
"I have something special for him." said Fluttershy. "I plan to save him for last."
"Ooh, I like the sound of that." said Rarity.
"For now, Our friends, and soon, all of Ponyville first." Fluttershy added.
"Yes, my queen." said Rarity.
Fluttershy and Rarity entered the castle, upstairs into Twilight's bedroom. "Twilight." whispered Fluttershy. Twilight woke up slowly with a yawn, and gave out a small yelp seeing Fluttershy and Rarity, both bat ponies!
"F- Fluttershy?! Rarity?!" said Twilight. "What happened to you two?!" She cralwed back on the head of her bed, horrified
"We are bat ponies now, darling." said Rarity.
"And you must join us." Fluttershy added.
"What?! No! No!" Twilight exclaimed
Fluttershy used her hypnosis, and it made Twilight calm, and in a zombie like state, right under the bat ponies spell. "Now listen, my servant."
"Yes, my queen." Twilight said in a zombie monotome.
Fluttershy smiled in satisfaction, and licked her lips. "You will do exactly what I say, when I say it." Fluttershy said in an evil voice, and in her normal voice, she said "Does that sound good to you?"
"Yes, my queen." Twilight replied
"Excellent." Fluttershy said evilly. The yellow pegasus then bit Twilight's neck, like she did Rarity's, and the purple allicorn could do nothing under Fluttershy's hypnosis, except make a few gasps of pain. a small stream of blood was pouring out of the bite marks on Twilight's neck as she was being bitten. When Fluttershy was finished, Twilight just collapsed right on the spot. A few moments, later, Twilight transformed into a bat pony as well, and gave a wicked, evil smile, baring her new fanged teeth.
"At your service, my queen." said Twilight wickedly with an evil giggle.
"Good." Fluttershy said. "Now we turn all of Ponyville!" She tried to do an evil laugh, but it was more of an adorable giggle than an evil laugh, she stopped herself, and looked at her servants with embarrassment. The last time she did an evil laugh was at the Grand Galloping Gala, trying to make friends with the animals at Celestia's garden at castle. She felt her shoulder being touched by Twilight's hoof
"Don't worry, Fluttershy." said Twilight sweetly. "You'll get better at laughing evilly."
"Yes, darling. It's just an improvement." Rarity added softly.
"I know. I just need some practice." said Fluttershy.
"We'll teach you." said Twilight
"Thanks, Twilight." Fluttershy said. The purple allicorn smiled at Fluttershy.
"You're welcome." Twilight replied. "Wait!" Twilight just remembered something. "What about Spike?" she asked
"I've decided to plan something special for my little Spikey-Whikey." said Fluttershy deviously.
"Oh. I see." said Twilight. "What for?"
"In time, Twilight." Fluttershy replied. "Now, where was I.... Oh yeah, Turning all of Ponyville into bat ponies!" Fluttershy said evilly "Oh, except Spike." she added in remembrance. She did her evil giggle again, while Twilight and Rarity did their evil laugh. While they were all laughing, and they went out of the bedroom window, looking for some more victims. Next stop for them was Applejack's place.
Sweet Apple Acres
It was very quiet, at Sweet Apple Acres. The whole animals on the farm were asleep in their pens. Fluttershy, and her new bat servants, Twilight and Rarity flew on the roof of Applejack's house, silhouetted under the full moon, with their eyes glowing blood red, and their pure, sparkling white teeth in an evil smile.
"Be careful in this house." Fluttershy whispered. "Also, be careful not to wake Winona up while inside. Winona is not just a friendly dog, she can be a pretty serious guard dog, too."
"Yes, my queen." Said Twilight and Rarity in unison.
The three quietly went into a window and were inside Applejack's house, looking around the room around them.
"I'll take care of Applejack, and Big Mac. You two can pick either Granny Smith or Applebloom. Oh! And Winona too.
The two nodded and they split up. Fluttershy thought of whether to bit Big Mac, or Applejack first. Her mind was made up; she decided to bite Applejack first. She quietly went into her room. And woke her up.
"Wha.... What is it?" Said Applejack in a sleepy voice. She look absolutely horrified to see Fluttershy as a bat pony again "Fluttershy?!" She exclaimed
"Shhh. It's alright Applejack. I won't hurt you." Said Fluttershy.
"How.... How did is happen? I ... I thought Twilight changed you back to normal." Said Applejack a little more quieter
"I thought so too." Said Fluttershy. "But I guess not, but I really like being a bat pony."
"Do... Do you really mean what you're saying?" Said Applejack in disbelief.
"Oh yes. You will love being a bat pony too." Said Fluttershy
"What?!" She exclaimed, but before she could try to get away, she was hypnotized by Fluttershy.
"Now you will do as I say." Said Fluttershy
"Yes, my queen." Applejack replied
"What's all the racket, Jack?" Said a familiar deep male voice. It was Big Macintosh, he came in to see what all the commotion was about, and he gave out a "Whoa!" When he saw Fluttershy a bat pony.
"What... Fluttershy?!" Big Mac exclaimed.
"Oh, hellow Big Mac." Said Fluttershy in a sweet voice.
"What... What in Tarnation is going on here?!" Big Mac exclaimed again. Before he could react, he was also under Fluttershy's hypnosis
"Look into my eyes, Big Mac" said Fluttershy
"Yes.... Wait." Big Macintosh then snapped himself out of his hypnotized state, and was trying to fight off the bat pony's hypnosis. It turns out that Big Mac is pretty strong-willed, and has a pretty strong mind. "I won't!" He exclaimed.
"What?" Fluttershy said
"Fluttershy, you have got to snap out of it." Said Big Mac. "This is not you."
"Of course it's me." Said Fluttershy.
"Please, Fluttershy. You got to listen to me." Big Mac pleaded
"I think you should listen to her, Big Mac." Said Twilight from behind in her evil voice. Rarity was right next to her.
"Wha... Where's Granny Smith, and Applebloom?" Said Big Mac
"We're right here, Big Brother." Said Applebloom. Twilight and Rarity stepped aside from the now vampiric Applebloom and Granny Smith.
"Oh no....Not you too!"Said Big Mac, becoming more horrified on what was happening around him.
"Don't fret, Big Mac." Said Granny Smith.
"It's actually a very awesome feeling. You will enjoy being a bat." Said Applebloom.
While Big Mac was busy distracted by how he saw his family transformed, he heard Applejack making some painful gasps, and looked to see Applejack being bitten by Fluttershy. "No!!" He exclaimed. He witnessed the horror of his sister transformed into a bat pony. When the transformation was complete, she looked at Fluttershy with a smile and said "I am here for you, my queen." Applejack bowed to her after that
"Good." Said Fluttershy with an evil giggle.
Winona then ran in, barking loudly In alarm, but Fluttershy gave her the stare, scaring her off, and running downstairs, yelping in fright.
Applejack then looked at Big Macintosh, and said "now it's your turn to join us!" She dashed straight for him. she tackled him, and tried to bite him on his neck, but Big Mac kicked her right on her stomach, knocking her into her wardrobe. Knowing that he stirred up the hornet's nest, he got out of the room and out of the house while the going was good for him.
When Applejack recovered, she growled with anger, and said "Oh no you don't!" She was about to go after him, but Fluttershy stopped her
"No." Said Fluttershy. "Let him go. We'll deal with him later."
Applejack didn't like it and said "Yes.... My queen."
"Good." Said Fluttershy. "Now my minions, we shall go forth and bite everypony in Ponyville." She told Applejack is a special case, and they went out of a window into the night, and continued their havoc. "Now my minions, come with me, we're going for Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash next."
"Yes, my queen." Said the rest of the bat ponies. They all flew out of Applejack's bedroom window and went to back to their chaos in Ponyville, trying to turn everypony into bat ponies.
Spike was still fast asleep in his bedroom, snoring softly. All of a sudden, he felt somepony wake him up.
"Spike." whispered a familiar voice. "Wake up."
the baby dragon rolled over the other direction, and said "Not now, daddy. Five more minutes."
Discord gave him an annoyed look, and said while shaking him more violently "Spike! wake up!"
Spike then woke up, nodding his head to and fro rapidly. "Wha? Wha-?". He looked at Discord, and said with a yawn. "Oh, hey Discord. What are you doing her so late. I'm trying to sleep."
"Spike, listen to me." said Discord. "Something terrible is coming."
"What? wha- what do you mean?" said Spike a little confused.
"I was about to pay Twilight a visit, and my dear Fluttershy has.... she's a bat pony." said Discord.
"What?!" Spike exclaimed with shock. "Where's twilight?"
Discord gave him a sad look and said "I'm afraid she's.... she's been turned into a bat pony too, along with the rest of her friends. Now they are coming for Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie next."
Spike gasped in complete shock to hear what was happening. "Wait a minute." said Spike a little suspicious. "Is this another one of your pranks?"
"No!" said Discord. "I swear. I saw it with my own eyes. I've been watching Fluttershy transform almost all her friends into bat ponies. Even Sweetie Belle, Granny Smith, Applebloom, and the cakes have been bitten."
"You have?" Spike asked.
"Yes." Discord explained what he just saw. He told him how he went from Rarity's house, to the castle, to Sweet Apple Acres. He explained how Big Macintosh and Winona escaped from being bitten themselves. "Fluttershy said that she wanted you to be a special case."
"Special case?" said the baby dragon dumbfounded.
"I don't know. She didn't say what she meant. Probably to eat you." said Discord.
"Eat Me?!" Spike exclaimed, with absolute horror. He was about to scream very loudly in horror, but Discord stopped him by covering his mouth with his lion hand, and screamed into it instead, like how somepony would scream into a pillow. After he screamed, Discord let his hand off his mouth, and Spike began hyperventilating.
"Now, now, Spike." said Discord, trying to calm him down. "Don't panic. I understand how dire this is, but we can fix this."
"How?" Spike exclaimed. "Can't Celestia and Luna fix this?" He remembered the supreme rulers of Equestria, and remembered that Celestia fixed everypony back to normal from the "Mr. Smarty-pants" incident.
"I'm afraid it's a no dice, Spike." Said Discord sadly. "Both she and Luna are in Zebrabwe, trying to settle feuding tribes and wars between them, attempting to make them have peace. So, the pretty boy, Blueblood is in charge right now."
What Discord said, make Spike more worried and scared than ever. "I'm pretty sure that Blueblood doesn't even know how to protect himself!" He exclaimed. He grabbed a doggy back out of nowhere, and breathed in it to calm himself down. After he was done, he was "what are we going to do now?"
Discord thought of it for a moment, and thought of an idea. "Zecora!" he said. "She'll know what to do."
"Wait, can't you do something about this? After all, you are very capable of magic." Spike pointed out
"Well, yes... But... But... I am the master of chaos, not a miracle worker. Besides, I hardly know anything about vampire ponies such as this, because well.... I thought they were just a myth." Said Discord with guilt.
Spike really hated to hear that, but he said "well, Zecora it is."
"Right." Said Discord. "Let's go."
Spike had a thought and said "Wait! You said that Big Mac escaped and hasn't turned. I want to find him before he turns into a bat pony, and... Other survivors we can save."
"Very well." Said Discord. "But we must be careful. Fluttershy might have turned other residents into bat ponies as well. And we must make this quick." And in a caring voice, he said "I don't want you to end up like me dear Fluttershy."
"Okay."
The two went out of the castle, and saw that Ponyville looked the same way as it always is, but, they don't know that for sure. For what they know, Fluttershy, and the other elements might have bitten a lot of ponies in the town. A shiver went down e baby dragon's spine, and started shaking with fear, clinging to Discord.
"Don't worry, Spike. I'm right here." Said Discord patting the baby dragon's head in comfort. "Just stay close and you'll be okay."
Spike was a little uncertain about this. He knows that this isn't the best idea, but he had no choice. Fluttershy and her small army of bat-ponies will come for him, and he can't stay in Twilight's castle. The two then cautiously and quietly walked down the main road in Ponyville. Surprisingly, nothing stirred. Either almost the whole town was asleep, or, they have been turned into Fluttershy's minions, waiting for the perfect moment to strike at the two. Spike and Discord looked around them cautiously, seeing if Fluttershy and her servants are coming after them. Luckily, the two didn't see them.
All of a sudden, the two saw Big Mac running as fast as he could. When Big Macintosh saw Spike and Discord, he decided to stop and see if they were alright. "Spike? Discord?" he said, stopping in front of them while catching his breath. "Are you.... okay?"
"We're fine." said Spike.
"What are you doing out here?" said Big Macintosh
"Looking for you of course." Discord replied.
"So was I." Big Mac pointed out.
"Are you alright?" said Spike.
"Yeah- i mean- no." said Big Mac. Fluttershy, Twilight, and Rarity both came into my house, as bat ponies, and bit my family. Except for me of course, because ah got away. Winona got out too, but... I don't know where she is." said Big Mac.
"I hope she's alright." said Spike. "Where are they now?" said Spike.
"They're probably out turning Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash into bat ponies, that's for sure." said Big Mac uncertain.
"Help!" said a voice that sounded like a colt, along with the sound of running hooves. The three looked to see who it was. It was Pipsqueak. Who was running in fear for an unknown reason.
"Pip?" said Spike. "What's wrong?"
"Fluttershy, princess Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Applejack are vampires!" Pip answered in absolute terror. "They tried to turn me into one too!"
Discord, Spike, and Big Mac gasped in shock.
"Are you hurt?" asked Big Mac.
"No." Pip replied.
The three felt a tad-bit relieved to hear what Pip said. "We need to get to Zecora's." said Discord to the three. "She'll know what to do."
"Right." said Spike, Big Mac, and Pip in unison.
"Not if we have anything to say about it." said a voice that sounded a lot like Rainbow Dash. The four looked up from behind them, and there they were; Fluttershy, Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash, all bat-ponies.
"Oh my Celestia!" said Spike with horror
"Whoa!" exclaimed Pipsqueak with the same feeling Spike has, which was utterly terrified.
"Ah, hello Discord." Said Fluttershy in her usual soft and adorable voice.
"Fluttershy? Twi? Guys?" Said Spike, completely scared. "Is.... Is that you?"
Twilight giggled evilly and said "oh Spike, of course it's us."
"Yeah." Said Rainbow Dash in a devious voice. "We just have cool new powers. He he he."
"Thank goodness we found you, Spike." Said Fluttershy. "We were just looking for you. I wanna tell you that I have something special planned for you. Isn't that right, my servants?"
"Yes, your majesty." said the other five bat ponies in unison.
"Where are the rest of the ponies in Ponyville?" Said Spike
"We're right here." Said. Filly's voice that sounded like Scootaloo. From rooftop from a house, three small figures flew off of it. It was Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom, all of them as bat ponies, grinning evilly upon the four on the ground. Behind them, flew many other figures that appeared to be the rest of Ponyville as bat-ponies, also grinning evilly
Spike gulped with terror, and was shaking. "Discord, he- help." He said, too scared to put words together.
"Every pony, cling on to me." Said Discord. Pipsqueak. Big Mac, and Spike grabbed on to Discord, and he snapped was about to snap his finger to teleport somewhere else.
"Oh no you don't." Said Fluttershy. "Girls, get them!" She ordered.
"Yes, my queen." Said the mane five. They, with Fluttershy ahead of them, swooped down, ready to attack the four, but Discord snapped his finger just in time for the, to escape.
The six main ponies stopped, realizing they are gone.
"Drat." Said Rarity
"They got away." Said Applejack, kicking the dirt
"Don't worry, girls." Said Fluttershy. With an evil smile, she said "we'll find him. They can't run forever."
"That's a good point." Said Twilight. "What shall we do now?" She asked
Fluttershy thought of it for a moment, and said "I was thinking that you can turn my cottage into a castle for me and my critter friends."
"Of course, your majesty." Said Twilight evilly.
Zecora's hut
Discord, along with Spike, Pipsqueak, and Big Mac, teleported right inside Zecora's house, their safe-haven.
"Well, what do we have here?" Said Zecora, walking to where the noise of the teleportation came from. She gasped with surprise and said "why it's Spike my dear." She looked at Discord, Pipsqueak, and Big Macintosh. "And what brings you all to my humble home, for guests, it doesn't have a large dome."
"Zecora." Said Spike. "We... We need your help. Fluttershy turned into a bat-pony, and turned all of Ponyville into bat-ponies too, except for us!"
Zecora gave a surprised look on he face for a few seconds, but after that, she chuckled. "Oh little Spike, what you said cannot be serious, and no offense, but I think you all are delirious."
"We are not hallucinating." Said Pip. "We're telling you the truth, miss Zecora."
The zebra's face looked a little more serious. "How could that be? You sound truthful, because if you are not playing a joke, then You would have not come into my tree."
"Yeah, no kidding." Said Big Macintosh.
"We need a cure her Fluttershy and all her friends, Zecora." Said Discord. "You are clearly a master of cures after."
"You speak the truth." said Zecora. "But it will take time for me to mix up a cure for a large bat-pony group."
"What's? But.. But... We don't have time. They can take over All of Equestria." Said Spike.
"Do not worry." Said Zecora. "Everything will go back to normal if you cure Fluttershy, who is the queen, then everything will go back to being normal and clean."
"Are you sure?" Discord said
"I have read a lot in the books, and it can be easy as it can look." Zecora answered. "For now, you all must take shelter here, for I care deeply for your well dear."
Spike looked at Discord, and said "thanks for saving me....Discord."
"Oh don't mention it." Said the master of chaos. "I was just trying to help my friend."
Spike smiled at the comment, touched by what Discord just said.
"I just hope we can fix this." Said Pipsqueak, very worried.
"Don't worry." Said Big Macintosh. In a smile, he said to the colt, "We will." He thought of Applejack and thought "oh, AJ, you'll be back to normal soon."
So here they are. Spike, Big Mac, Discord, and Pipsqueak, in Zecora's home, in the middle of the Everyfree forest. The baby dragon was waiting for Zecora as she was looking for a cure to help Fluttershy and all of his friends, that are now vampire bat ponies as well. Pipsqueak was sitting on Zecora's bed with a Zebrican leopard skin blanket on it. Even though the colt was more calm, thanks to Big Macintosh, he was wondering why this is happening, and when it will stop.
Big Macintosh was pacing to and fro, waiting for Zecora to find a cure and an antidote, like Spike. He was worried about Applejack, Winona, and the rest of his family in Ponyville. He did hope that Winona was okay from when she was scared off by Flutterbat's stare, and hoped she didn't get mauled by a bunch of wild pigs, but of course, he knows he has to stay strong. Pipsqueak knew that as well.
Discord was deeply concerned for all of his new friends(Mostly Fluttershy. Even though he is truly reformed, he still cared about Fluttershy the most). He was deeply concerned with the remaining normal ponies, and Spike inside Zecora's hut, for he wanted them to stay strong.
"Ah. I have finally found a cure." said Zecora. "But if it really works, I do not know for sure."
Spike dashed to the book, right next to the zebra. He had a large, yet stupid grin on his face, resembling hope that everything will go back to the way it is supposed to be. "What is it?" he said, overly eager to hear what Zecora just found.
"There is a special type of potion that will stop all of this hellish commotion." Zecora said. The zebra showed her house guests the potion she is referring to from her book.
"Anti vampire elixir." Discord read aloud from the the description in the potion's book. "Want to get rid of vampire ponies for good? Just drink a single drop as a drink will change them to a normal, and pure pony." This indeed sounded very promising. "Ooh, there's even a translation in Francaise." Said Discord, noticing a french speaking description in the book.
"Could you make that, miss Zecora?" Asked Pip
"Making this potion, I definitely can make this holy cure, but the success of it working, I do not know for sure." Zecora replied.
"Well we have to try." Said Discord.
"Yeah." Said Big Macintosh. He looked down sadly, thinking about how evil almost all his family have become. "I just want to my family back." He said in melancholy.
"And I want my mum and dad back." Pip added.
"Do not worry, little Pip." Said Zecora, gently lifting his chin. "I will make this potion in a jip." A comforting smile grew on her face, reassuring the colt.
Pip smiled at her when she smiled at him.
"Looks like it could take some time. " said Spike. "And... how are we going to make enough to cure all of Ponyville into evil vampire ponies?" He added
"Well Spike, this I must remind." Said Zecora. "You must cure the head vampire, for it will stop Fluttershy's evil desire. Do not worry, it will not kill, but cure her and all of Ponyville it will."
"So... with one drink, Fluttershy will be back to normal?" Spike said, summing up what Zecora just explained about the potion.
"That's exactly what she said." Discord pointed out.
"If we can just get Fluttershy to drink the potion, everything will be back to normal." Said Pip
"How are we going to do that?" Asked Big Mac.
"Yeah, she's definitely not going to drink it willingly." Spike said.
Zecora thought about it for a moment, and said with an idea. "Teamwork is the only key. Yes, it may sound stupid, but it is the only way to fulfill the destiny."
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Big Macintosh.
"I mean, Big Macintosh, that at midnight, we come together, and go to Pomyville to make things right." Said Zecora heroically.
"Are you crazy, Zecora?" Said Big Mac in disbelief. "Have you seen their army. We are really outnumbered, we can't win."
"He's right, Zecora. There are only five of us, and many hundred others for the bat-ponies." Pip added.
"Hey all make a point, Zecora." Said Spike. "Our odds are... How should I say it?...... Not so good."
"Do not worry, my friends!" Said Discord, very heroically. "For I will be here to protect you, and keep you out of harm's way." He pulled the rest into his chest, performing a big hug, constricting them.
Spike coughed for breath, and said "they're my friends. I... I don't want to hurt them."
"I don't want to hurt them, either." Said Discord. "But this is for our friends, and all of Equestria."
"You're right." Spike said. He really hated to admit it, but Discord was right. He turned his attention to Zecora again, and he asked "So, what's the plan?"
The zebra explained what to do hen they cure all of Ponyville. She spoke very specifically, and did her best to make sure everypony, and Spike know what they have to do. They might not like it, hell they hate it, but they have no other choice but to take that risk. Celestia and luna weren't in Canterlot at the moment, so Spike, and his unusual team were on their own to stop this madness.
"Do we have to do this... Because it's me the bat-ponies want." Spike said, very very nervous, and by nervous, he would say "scared shitless" about doing this, for it could be suicide.
"We have no other choice. Please, all of you must heed my words and voice." Zecora replied. Everypony was I certain, but know that Discord will be with them because of his magical abilities, and strength to help pull this off.
Despite that, Spike was the most doubtful of them all, because HE is the one Fluttershy and her minions really want most of all, maybe to even eat him for diner as the main course. He decided to go with the plan anyway, and kept his fingers cross to hope that it will work. Also, now that Discord is really reformed into a good guy, he will help his friends. "Let's do it." he said
The ponies and Discord looked at him proudly, and placed their hooves and or hands on top of eachother's with Spike as the last hand to go up the pile.
Just outside the Everfree Forest
Spike, and his team had the antidote, which took a little while to complete, but not too late to save Equestria from this terrible omen. They all looked around them, seeing if any of the bat-ponies weren't around to see him. Luckilly, there was not. However, they saw something very wrong with the sky. The stars were still shining bright as ever, and the Moon was still white, and haven't changed at all, but it just stood still, the day had stopped.
"Do you noticed something wrong with the sky?" said Spike. "Because I get the feeling that Fluttershy has stopped time, so that it will be night forever."
"Looks like it, alright." said Discord.
"You know what to do, Discord." said Spike
"Right." the master of chaos replied. He snapped his finger, and transported himself, and the group on the outskirts of Ponyville. The group gasped, to see what was new in the town. Their was a large, red, demonic looking castle, a little bigger than Twilight's new one. Thunder clapped as they got a good look at it.
"Well, there is something you don't see in Ponyville everyday." said Pip.
The team looked around to see if there was anypony watching them, or spying on them fom a distance. With this, now that almost everypony in the town is now a bat-pony, they might have enhanced eyesight, along with enhanced hearing and smell. Hopefully, nopony in the twon saw the "Poof", and of course, no one did. Discord was always the sneaky type of fellow.
"Now, turn us invisible." said Pip.
"On it." said Discord. with yet another snap of a finger, he turned himself, and his friends invisible so that nopony that was a bat-pony could see them, and that they can perfectly blend in. They quietly stepped towards Ponyville, and saw many residents of the town, who are now vampire fruit bats, walking down the street, like they were being as casual as they were, except, with evil grins on their faces, and their mutations. It was so far so good for the freedom fighters. While they were walking, they saw many bat ponies actually acting like bats. For instance, they saw Derpy eating a bunch of apples, like a wild animal. Of course, she was just being Derpy after all. Next, they saw Cheerilee sucking the juice out of a green apple dry. After she was finished, she burped very loudly, and hissed with bliss. The freedom fighters waited for when there was nopony around to see them, and they hid in an ally. When they were hiding, they turned invisible. Discord peeped out, with a stupid looking suspicious appearance on his face, looking back and forth.
"How does Fluttershy even have a new castle like that?" said Spike, in amazement and confusion
"Must be Twilight's magic, now that she's a bat-pony now." Big Mac predicted.
"The coast is clear." said Discord. When he was done, he turned back to the group, moving forward with the plan. "Now what?" he asked.
"Now, we go in there, invisibility, and put a drop of this elixir in Fluttershy's drink, and she will go back to normal, and so will everypony else around here." Spike answered.
"Flavorless, but effective." said Big Mac.
"Do you think this will work?" said Pip, very nervous.
"We will stop the madness, and save Fluttershy from her new evil feeling, or we die trying." said Zecora.
"Right." said the rest of the freedom fighters. Discord turned him and his teammates invisible again, and they quietly made their way to Fluttershy's new castle. They saw two guards, who were Time Turner, and Caramel. These two were wearing bat like armor, like Luna's lunar guards, but it looked more evil, and it was red armor that they were wearing instead of blue. They walked towards eachother while they were on patrol, outside the castle doors.
"Any luck finding Spike?" said Time Turner
"Not yet." Caramel answered. "I just hope he's alright though."
"Yeah, me too." Time Turner replied. "Has the posse found him yet?"
"No. They are still looking. Hopefully, our queen Will want him alive for something." Said Caramel
"What reason?" Asked Time Turner.
"I- I didn't know. I didn't ask."
"Okay." The two patrolling stallions co to Jed their little guard duty in the front of the castle.
"Right, let's move." Big Mac whispered. The group slowly and quietly tip-toes around the guards to find another way inside this castle of hell. Discord turned devisible, and began to snap his fingers inside the castle when he heard "Now!"
It was a caramel's voice. The freedom fighters turned around, and saw a whole army of bat-ponies in front of the, ready to attack them or seize them. "I thought I smelled something familiar." Said Caramel evilly.
"We're screwed." Said Pip, really scared.
Big Mac wasn't as afraid, and he stood in a battle pose, ready to fight the monsters back, as did Zecora, and Spike. One Pony dashed straight for Big Mac, but the big stallion turned himself around, really fast, and kicked his stomach, making the bat-pony fly into the air, landing on another of those demons. Another bat-pony retaliated, and dashed for Zecora, but the zebra jumped and did a karate kick to her face. Spike, Pip, and Discord watched the fight, thinking how Interesting it was to watch.
"Here, Spike." Said Discord. He snapped his finger, and gave Spike super strength, even if his body didn't change in appearance. The baby dragon joined the fight, punching, and kicking bat-ponies attacking. "Thanks, Discord." Spike said. "I owe you."
Another vampire ran towards Pip, and the colt looked away in fright, closing his eyes. Big Mac saw what is going on, and rammed her to keep her away from Pip. All of a sudden, a spooky, eerie, red mist came into the atmosphere, and all of the freedom fighters, and not the bat-ponies became so sleepy and weak. They tried to fight it, but to no avail. Many seconds later, they were fast asleep. It didn't affect Discord however, because he was a different creature, for the mist only worked on regular ponies and zebras. He realized there were too many of them, and became scared. Without thinking, he snapped himself out of the conflict, disappearing without a trace. A few vampires were about to go after him, but a voice stopped him
"Wait." Said a voice. "Let him go." It was Fluttershy, with her friends by her side. They were flying, and landed on the ground, looking at the sleeping bodies of Spike, and his cronies. "Nice work, Caramel, Time Turner." Said Fluttershy proudly.
"Thank you, your majesty." The two bat stallions said in unison.
"What shall we do with them, you're majesty?" Said a vampirized Thunderlane.
""Take Spike in my room. I want him to rest. For the night is still young, and it always will be from now on." Fluttershy replied
"Yes, my queen." Said Rarity.
"What about them?" Said Bulk Biceps. Referring to the rest of the freedom fighters, minus the Drancequus.
Fluttershy thought about it, and said "Take Pip to another bedroom in my castle. For the rest, make them one of us." She grinned evilly, showing her vampire teeth.
"And Discord?" Said Twilight
"Let him go. He can't do anything now." Fluttershy answered.
The bat-ponies split up all over the place. And Rarity gently carried Spike on her back, while Twilight carried Pip to the castle. Now the real nightmare begins for poor little Spike, and all of Equestria as well.
Discord appeared out of nowhere just in the Everfree forest, hopefully, he lost those monsters that just captured Spike, Pip, Zecora, and Big Mac. Luckily, the trail had gone cold for the bat ponies to track the master of chaos down, either that, or Spike was Fluttershy's top priority. He didn't believe for the bat ponies to know that he and his friends were coming to stop this madness, but on the positive side, he still had the antidote in his grasp, so not all hope is lost for Discord, or all of Equestria. However, he was still in a tone of panic.
The master of Chaos however, felt guilty just leaving Spike and his friends there to be held prisoner when they were compromised on their mission. He felt like a terrible friend, but then he realized that if he stayed there longer, he would have been a victim and became a vampire himself, and he was more powerful than any other creature in Equestria besides Celestia and Luna. He then focused at the matter at hand; saving Equestria.
"Oh, what do I do? What do I do?" he thought out loud, pacing to and fro for a solution to come into his brain. "Think, Discord! Think!" He said to himself, tapping his first finger on his head. He really wished that Celestia and Luna were with him to help, but sadly, they were not, for Discord was on his own, and Blueblood is a no-account substitute for his aunts. He then thought of an idea at last. "No worries." He said. "I just need to get Spike and the freedom fighters out of Fluttershy's grasp, and I can cure her and all her friends."
It sounded suicide, and he was greatly outnumbered almost all the population of Ponyville to one Drancequus. Sadly, he has no choice; for all he knew, Spike, and his friends that were not vampires could be on grave danger right now. Also, this must require patience, and the appropriate time to do it.
He looked at the new red castle, towering over the rest of Ponyville. "Don't worry, Spike. " said Discord looking on. "I will save you. Just stay strong." He does know Spike, and indeed, he was a very strong dragon. Not in body, of course, but strong-willed.
Four hours later; five hours later to be exact, in the Blood Red castle towering all of Ponyville, Spike was sleeping on a nice, soft, warm bed under these... Very soft covers. He sighed while he was sleeping, and the bed was really comfortable for him. The baby dragon begin to stir, and heard a soft voice whispering "sh, sh, sh. He's waking up." It sounded alot like Fluttershy's voice. The baby dragon wiped his eyes, so he can see, and saw his friends, Fluttershy, Applejack, Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Rarity, still as bat-ponies, looking at him. Half of them have evil smiles, and the other half had regular smiled.
The baby dragon gasped, and screamed very loudly, seeing his evil friends, he hid under the covers, shaking very violently. He was really scared. "Looks like this is the end." Spike thought. It definitely looked like they were going to have a cooked baby dragon for dinner, with Spike on the menu, in fact the only thing on the menu.
The girls looked surprised by his reaction. Regardless, Fluttershy came up to him on the bed. "Spike?" said Fluttershy. "What's... what's wrong?" she placed her hoof on the baby dragon's body while he was shaking with fear under the covers. The touch from her hoof only seemed to made Spike whimper a small cry. "Are you okay, Spike?" Said Fluttershy. She slowly, and gently lifted the covers so that she and her servants can see him.
"Ple- please." Spike whimpered. "Please don't eat me." He covered his face in terror. He was so scared that a few tears escaped his eyes.
Fluttershy and her friends gasped with shock to hear Spike said that. "What? Eat you?" Said Fluttershy. "Why would we even do that?"
"Yes, Spike." Said bat Rarity. "We would never dream of such a horrible thing like that."
"Why would you even think of such a horrible thing like that?" Said Applejack.
Spike showed most of his face to his brainwashed friends, and answered while whimpering "I- I- I don't know. You... You said that you had some special plans for me." He covered his small body, and continued shaking, and cried really loudly. He felt the soft hoof of Fluttershy touch him once again.
"Ssssshhhhh. It's okay." Said Fluttershy, really gently. He gently picked Spike up from the bed so that he can look at him.
"Please.... Don't hurt me." Spike whimpered.
The yellow pegasus then pulled Spike into a hug. "Ssssssshhhhh. Ssshhhhhhh. don't cry." Fluttershy whispered. Very softly and gently. It took a little while, but Spike was calming down slowly. Somehow, even though almost all his friends were evil bat-ponies, they were suddenly.... Very nice to him, like they usually were. Fluttershy kept stroking his back, and gently shushing him while she was still hugging him. At last, Spike stopped his crying and calmed himself down. Just like that, she let him go. "Better?" She asked him
"Yeah." Was all Spike replied. "So... You're not gonna eat me?"
"Of course not." Said Fluttershy.
"We would never." Said Twilight, coming up to join Fluttershy to comfort the baby dragon
"We do have special plans for you, Sugarcube." Said Applejack.
"But eating you is definitely not one of them." Said Rarity
"Even though your blood will taste pretty good, like everypony else's." said Pinkie Pie. Her statement didn't help at all. Fluttershy came off from the bed, and slapped Pinkie Pie across her face. "Ow. What was that for?" Said Pinkie Pie.
"His blood does not taste good!" Fluttershy scolded. "Don't even think about drinking from Spike again, or you'll be thrown in the dungeon! And then whip you until your back bleeds! Do you understand, Pinkie?"
Pinkie nodded a nervous yes, still trying to ease the pain Fluttershy inflicted on her face.
"Good." Said Fluttershy, who changed her tone from angry to happy. She turned her attention back to Spike, and said "Sorry about her Spike. Don't listen to her."
"O...okay." Spike replied. "So... So... What do you mean by... Special plans then?"
The girls smiled at him. "Come with me, Spike." Said Fluttershy, extending her hoof like she wanted him to hold her hoof. "I want to show you something."
Spike was very nervous by the offer, a d thought it was a trick.
"We promise we won't hurt you. Please come hold Fluttershy's hoof." Said Rainbow Dash.
The baby dragon still had a little doubt about this, but he slowly, and cowardly reached his arm and latched his hand on Fluttershy's hoof.
"See, that wasn't so bad. " said Fluttershy. She and Spike, with the others following behind them walked to wherever Fluttershy could possibly go to.
"So... where's Pip, Big Macintosh and Zecora?" Spike asked nervously.
"Oh, Pip is with the girls." Fluttershy answered. "Please don't worry about him. We would never hurt him either. As for Zecora and Big Mac, they... they're in the dungeon."
Spike was so relieved to here that his comrades were all okay, and he wondered how Discord was after he left them. Spike had a mixed emotion of anger and concern for Discord for leaving them, and concerned for his safety.
Fluttershy and her friends stopped walking, and the leader said to him "here we are." There was the throne room with one large blood red demonic looking throne, and another one that was just like it, but a little smaller. The large one had to be Fluttershy's throne, and the smaller one next to it had to be... Spike's.
Spike looked really amazed by what he was seeing. "Wow." He said.
"Do you like it?" Said Fluttershy
"Well yeah, but... but... what is this?" The baby dragon asked
"Isn't it obvious, Spike?" Said Twilight. "Your Fluttershy's new king."
Spike could hardly believe what Twilight just said. "A... king?" He said in disbelief. He turned his face back to Fluttershy, and asked her. "I... I thank you for the throne but... why are you being so nice to me?"
Fluttershy bent down to Spike's height, and answered "because, I like you, Spike. You are the sweetest, most kindest baby dragon ever. You deserve something special for being so nice to me."
the baby dragon was touched, and didn't know what to say by Fluttershy's very kind words. "Wow, and... this is all... for me?" He finally said at last.
"Of course." Said Fluttershy with a smile.
Suddenly, a guard came running up to the group and said to her while bowing to his queen. "Your highness, dinner's ready."
"Excellent." said Fluttershy. "We'll be over in a minute. Just wait for us."
"Yes, my queen." Said the guard, returning to his regular duties.
Fluttershy turned back to Spike and her friends, and said to the baby dragon "Would you like me to show you this new castle? After we eat"
"I... i guess." Spike replied timidly.
Fluttershy smiled at his answer. "Good." she said. The vampire elements, with Spike following behind them. The baby dragon really admired the beauty of this new castle, even though it is filled with evil, and the fact that this is the lair of the beast, a really cute and kind beast.
When they arrived in the dining room, their was a long dinner table, and the last one, had a larger chair with a smaller one next to it. It was obviously of course, Spike and Fluttershy's seats. Everypony settles themselves in, and Fluttershy moved Spike's small seat so that he wouldn't have to do it himself. "Here you go, my king." said Fluttershy kindly.
"Thanks?" said Spike.
"You're welcome, Spike." Fluttershy replied sweetly. The baby dragon sat up on the chair, and like his brainwashed friends, waited for food to come on the table so they can eat. After waiting patiently for a few minutes, the waiters came and sat their plates in front of the girls and Spike. The girls plates were just many large apples on them, with Fluttershy's the biggest out of them all.
Spike's plate however was far too different, It was a tower of many colorful gems and jewels. Spike gasped with surprise and his mouth went open, drooling with excitement.
Fluttershy giggled at his reaction. "I knew you would love it." she said.
"Are these really for...?" Spike was so speechless by the beautiful sight of his dinner, that he was speechless.
"Yep, they are all for you, Spike." Twilight said.
"Bon appetite, mon ami." said the waiter. Spike jumped and he dove into his large pile of gems and jewels, eating almost everyone of them. After he was finished, he laid back on his chair, patting his already full stomach.
"Did you enjoy those gems, Spike?" said Rainbow dash.
"Yes, i hope you really enjoyed them." said Rarity
"Yeah. I did." said Spike. He gave out a really loud burp that shook the whole dining room. He covered his mouth in embarrassment, and said "Sorry."
"That's okay, Spike." said Fluttershy.
"Yeah, that was a good one." said Rainbow Dash, admiring Spike's incredible burp.
"Are you full?" asked Twilight.
"Yeah." Spike replied with a hiccup. "My stomach kind of hurts."
"Here, let me carry you." said Fluttershy. She gently picked up Spike and carried him to her throne room, making the baby dragon worry about what will happen with him next.
While Fluttershy was carrying him, Spike asked "so.. you're not going to hurt Pip, are you?"
"Of course not." said Fluttershy. "I promise you he is in good hooves with the girls. I told them not to hurt them, and make him comfortable."
The baby dragon didn't really trust her completely, but he really hoped that Pip was alright.
"I'm pretty sure he's still asleep right now." said Fluttershy. "Why don't you take it easy for a little while, and... Maybe we'll give you a castle tour then."
"Okay." Spike replied.
Pip was still fast asleep on a different bed. Like Spike, he was very peaceful while he was in his sleep. "Piiiiipppp." said a familiar filly's voice. it sounded alot like Sweetie Belle's. "Wake up." it said again. The young colt did what the familiar voice told him, and he slowly got up. He yawn, and opened his eyes.
"What just..." he stopped his sentence to see the vampirized Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle looking at him.
"Did you sleep well?" Ask Scootaloo.
Pip's only answer was "Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!" He swiftly got out of the bed, and quickly looked for an exit. He found the door, and ran as fast as he could, but was tackled by Scootaloo, who stopped him from escaping. She held him down for as much as she could, but with a quick spurt, Pip broke free of her grasp, and ran up to the door, but sadly, it was locked tighter than a regular bank safe. He kicked the door with all his might, and with all his strength, but alas, it was no use at all.
"Pip wait." Said Applebloom.
Pip looked back, and saw the three vampire fillies, walking up to him. Now, he didn't know what to do. He cowardly scooted away from the three and began to cry a few tears. Without thinking, he jumped on the bed, and covered himself with the covers. "Please!" Said Pip. "Please don't eat me!"
The crusaders were confused, and deeply concerned for the deeply scared Pip. The three went up to the really scared Pip, and Applebloom slowly removed the sheet. Pip felt the covers being pulled off and covered himself as he was crying.
"Pip? Are you okay?" Asked Sweetie Belle softly.
"No." Pip sniveled. "Please don't" he felt something gently pulling him, and felt himself being hugged by Scootaloo, gently patting his back
"Shhhh...." Scootaloo cooed. "It's okay, buddy." She continued hugging him to make him feel better.
"Yeah, Pip." Said Applebloom softly, who joined in Scootaloo's way to calm Pip down. "We're not going to eat you."
"We just want to make you feel comfortable." Said Sweetie Belle
"You're.... You're not going to eat me, or kill me?" Pip sobbed.
"Shhh. Of course we're not." Said Scootaloo soothing Pip. The colt started to calm down, but was still a little terrified.
"What do you mean by... Making me comfortable?" Pip asked. Scootaloo broke her hug with him
The fillies smiled at him. Applebloom answered by saying "Fluttershy told us that you were becoming scared when you got captured."
"Which you are." The two fillies glared at her. Scootaloo gave a nervous look. "So- sorry." Said Scootaloo. "I was just making a point."
"Anywho." Applebloom continued. "We just want to show you that you have nothing to be afraid of, and show you around the castle top."
"So... Are you feeling okay, Pip?" Sweetie asked. "We're worried about you."
"I.... I don't know." Pip said honestly.
"It's okay if you're scared, Pip." Said Scootaloo, placing her hoof softly on his shoulder.
"Yeah. We understand." Sweetie added. "We were... He he, we... kind of expecting that."
"Where is Spike, Big Mac, and Zecora.?" Pip asked
"Spike's with Fluttershy. He's Fluttershy's new king." Sweetie answered. Pip's eyes went wide. Spike as a new king of the vampir ponies? Didn't expect to see that coming to him.
"Zecora, and Big Mac are locked up in the dungeon." Applebloom answered after Sweetie Belle. Pip began to worry about the two, for he remembered that them, Spike, and Discord were by his side when they were sneaking into the castle.
"Son't worry, we won't hurt them." Said Scootaloo.
"Spike is being crowned a king?" Said Pip in disbelief
"Uh-huh." Said all three fillies in unison.
"So... Now that you got me.... Please don't bite me at least." Pip said. "I don't want be a vampire."
"Don't worry, Pip." Said Scootaloo kindly. "We won't.
Pip gave a whew sound, relieved to hear that. "Thank you." He said. The three fillies smiled at him in return for his complement.
"So, we would like to give you a tour." Said Sweetie Belle.
Pip gave a nervous look while wiping his eyes.
"Don't worry." Said Applebloom. "It will be fine."
Pip was a little skeptical, but... He reluctantly decided to go with it, and slowly got out of bed."okay. I'll come with you." Pip said
The girls smiled at him.
"Delightful!" Sweetie squeaked. "Come on, Pip." The colt followed the three fillies as Sweetie unlocked the door, and began Pip's tour.
In the dungeon, Big Mac and Zecora were held prisoners, and were indeed, placed in different jail cells.
"Pst! Hey, Zecora!" Big Mac whispered. "Are you there?"
"Yes, and don't worry, Big Mac. I am alright, but I feel like I just got knocked down by a head smack." Zecora replied.
Big Mac sighed in relief. "I'm so glad you're play." He whispered.
"Now where are Pip and Spike, for I am very worried about those brainwashed tikes." Said Zecora.
"I don't know." Big Mac admitted. "Hopefully, they're okay. "I am also concerned about Discord. I just hope he's okay."
"That statement I understood, but for we must get out of these hellish cells while the going is still good." The zebra stated.
"I don't honk we can get out so easily." Said Big Mac. "The security is tight like a bunch of Watusi cows guarding a farm trough."
For Big Mac was right, and Zecora knew that as well as anypony would. This sounds like this requires patience and precision. They both prayed for Discord's arrival, for he could make the best out of any situation as the princess' could do.
Fluttershy approached a large, dark red door, with two bat-pony guards on each side. The two mutant stallions bowed before their queen, and the door opened, revealing a really large, oversized bed. The windows of the bedroom looked like the windows in Celestia's castle in Canterlot, except that instead of pictures of Twilight, Fluttershy's, and Spike's adventures in the past, it showed evil looking mosaics of evil looking bats, and they were painted in all red, giving the bedroom an even more terrifying and demonic appearance.
A cold, ticklish chill went down the baby dragon's spine just looking at the decor. Even though, Fluttershy is treating Spike with great kindness, there was an essential part inside of him, telling him that their is something fishy about it.
"Are you alright, Spike?" Said Fluttershy, still carrying him.
"Yeah." Spike said out of his thinking. "I was just a little.... Surprised by how this room looked, nothing to bad or serious."
"Don't be afraid, Spike," Fluttershy said very softly in her sweet little normal voice. "It may look kind of scary, but I can tell you that you'll get used to it in time." She walked over to the bed, and gently sat Spike on the mattress.
It was really... Soft, cozy, and warm to Spike. He really liked the feeling on the bed. He could sleep on it forever if he wanted to instead of that small basket of a bed back in Twilight's castle. He gave a little sigh of relaxation and closed his eyes to the soft feeling
Fluttersh giggled. "Are you cozy?" She asked him teasingly.
"Yeah. It feels... So... Warm." Spike replied while relaxing on his back. "So... Do I really get to.. Sleep here?" He asked as he sat up on the end of the bed
"Of course, my king." Fluttershy said with a small bow of respect.
Spike was really flattered. First the title as a new king of all bat-ponies, or Equestria if he doesn't do anything to stop this madness of course and now a really large bed for him to sleep on? Can it get any better than this for Spike?
"So, does your tummy feel any better, Spike?" Fluttershy asked.
The baby dragon gently clasped his stomach, and said "maybe a little."
"Here, this should help you feel better." Said Fluttershy. She leaned her face to her stomach, and gave him a tender loving kiss right on his stomach. The baby dragon. Was a little surprised, but that kiss felt... Nice. "Better?" She asked
"Yeah... I think I do." Spike said. He was not wrong, for the small aching in his stomach has completely vanished thanks to Fluttershy's kiss. But... How was that possible? It could be vampire thing, because vampires do have the power of healing. Still, Spike was really grateful in a way.
"Good." Said Fluttershy happily. "Well, would you like me to show you the rest of the castle?" She asked.
"Well....." Spike thought about it for a minute, and finally said at last "I... Guess I can."
"Wonderful. And if you are getting tired, please don't hesitate to ask me to stop the tour, okay?" Fluttershy said.
"Okay." Spike said a little nervous. He slowly got out of the bed, and sheepishly followed Fluttershy to wherever she may go next. While they were walking, Spike looked a around the hallway interior of the castle. All of a sudden, he remembered his other team teammates from that failed plan. "Zecora and Big Mac!" He exclaimed very quietly
"What is it, Spike?" Said Fluttershy, looking back at the baby dragon trying to see if he was alright. Obviously, she has improved bat hearing that enhanced it since bats have a really good hearing range.
"I just remembered Big Mac and Zecora." Spike answered. "Are they alright?"
"Don't worry." Said Fluttershy. "They're okay, and we won't hurt them either." Fluttershy answered as she stopped hearing the other freedom fighters names.
"Do you... promise?" Spike asked, a little unconvinced.
"I promise." Fluttershy said.
The baby dragon of course, did not trust her completely. Sure she still has her kind, gentle words of honey, but she is now a monster, a very powerful monster. He does know, however, that he should not make Fluttershy angry, because she could go primal if he does something she does not like at all, she will forcefully turn him into one of them, or for sure, go carnivore on him. As they were walking, Spike also noticed a few passing guards walking past him and Fluttershy. They were all unexpectedly.... friendly to him. Normally, goons like them would give them a threatening stance, but it turns out they were ponies that Spike knew. He saw Thunderlane, Caramel, etc... and they were all very friendly to him.
"Don't worry about them." said Fluttershy as she and Spike continued walking. She stopped to show Spike the parlor of the castle, with the same large red front door outside like Spike, Big Mac, Zecora, Pip, and Discord saw earlier during their failed sneak attack. Like the windows, it almost looked exactly like Celestia's parlor in Canterlot, but of course, it also looked a little more... demonic and evil.
Spike didn't know what to say, for he did kind of admire the decor because it looked kind of cool to him.
"Here's the parlor." said Fluttershy. "What do you think?" she asked him
"I... I like it." Spike said, unsure of what to think.
"Oh, give him some time, Fluttershy." the bat-pony thought in her head. "He'll like it. he just needs to warm up to this place." She thought of where to show him next, and thought of a place that Spike will really love. Before Spike, and the freedom fighters of Ponyville vanished when they were about to catch them the first time, She asked Twilight to conjure up something that Spike will really love, and enjoy. "Oh, Spike. I have a place that you will love for sure." she said to him.
"What's that?' Spike asked a little uncertain.
"You'll see." Fluttershy replied with a grin. She led Spike upstairs on the right corridor of the castle, and it was as long as the left corridor. After a short walk down the hallway, Fluttershy stood in front of the door that was the second to last at the left end of the hallway. "Here we are." she said. "Now, close your eyes."
The baby dragon slowly covered his eyes like Fluttershy told him to. He was half eager and scared to see what the surprise was for him to see. He heard the double doors open, and followed Fluttershy with his eyes still covered by his hands, very slowly.
It was silent for a moment, but Fluttershy finally said "Okay, Spike. you can look now."
The baby dragon slowly removed his hands from his eyes, and began to shake a little, afraid to know what horrific thing she is going to show him. However, when Spike fully reopened his eyes, his jaw dropped to see a library filled with lots of comic books from the Power Ponies to the Parade of the Dead ponies series. He really had no words, but looked around in disbelief, like he was in the heaven of his hell.
"What do you think?" said Fluttershy, knowing that Spike really likes this.
"I love it!" Spike exclaimed with pure joy with a large smile. At the speed of light, as fast as Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie, he looked around the shelves for a few brief seconds and swiftly looked at another shelf after another, after another. So many comic books as far as the eye can see.
Fluttershy giggled at his happiness, knowing that she was happy that he was happy. Turns out it worked after all. She reminded herself to thank Twilight the next time they encounter one another. "There's still plenty more to see." Said Fluttershy.
"Okay." Spike said a little reluctant. He really wanted to read some of these comic books, but it won't take long, and decided to go with it. He smiled and said "okay. Let's go."
Fluttershy smiled back to him, and continued on. Spike was now starting to feel comfortable, thanks to Fluttershy giving him a room for one if his favorite things in the world.
Meanwhile, Pip was in the middle of a castle tour himself, with the girls showing him the way. Like Spike, he was very nervous because something unpredictable could come to him. So far, the girls showed him the four main bathrooms of the castle, and the garden just out back. Pip was also starting to feel more comfortable like Spike was.
"Pip!" Called a familiar female voice. It was older than the crud passers, and sounded a little more beautiful. Up running to them, was Braveheart and Daisymay, Pip's father and mother.
Pip screamed in terror. Knowing the first time be saw his own parents as vampires was a disaster, for they were trying to bite his neck and turn HIM into a vampire too, scaring him half to death. He was about to make a break for it, and ran halfway across the hallway, when all three girls tackled him.
"It's okay, Pip." Said Scootaloo."
"Calm down." Said Applebloom
"They just want to talk to you." Said Sweetie Belle.
Pip didn't heed their words, and continued to struggle free with all his might.
"Pip?" Said Daisymay.
He heard the voice that was getting closer to him, and struggled even harder, but to no avail. Their they were, his mom and dad in front of hi. With concern.
"Pip, we just want to talk to you." Said Braveheart.
Pip didn't listen, and looked away in fear.
"Pip, please." Braveheart begged.
Knowing that he couldn't win, Pip reluctantly decided to hear his brainwashed parents out. "Wha... What do you want from me?" He asked in terror.
Daisymay bent down to his level on her stomach to make perfect eye contact with him since the girls were restraining him. "Sweetie, listen to me." She began. "We are so sorry that we scared you back there."
"Yeah, son. We were just following our queen, and... We had no idea what came over us." Braveheart added.
"Can you... Ever forgive us?" Said Daisymay with extreme guilt in her voice.
"I... I... I..." Pip was thinking whether to forgive his parents for almost turning him to a vampire against his will or not. "I... I... Just need some time to think.... Okay?" He answered at last. "You... You still love me... Do you?" He had the puppy dog face, but not for begging, but to show real emotions that he was in emotional pain from their actions.
"Of course we do, lad." Said Braveheart softly
"We always will." Said Daisymay. She bent down, and gave him motherly kiss to shows how much she and her husband loved their son.
"We'll leave you alone to think." Braveheart said. "If you need us, we will be at Sugarcube Corner."
"Okay." Was all Pip replied.
"See you soon, son." Braveheart called, as he and his wife were leaving the castle, leaving Pip and the girls alone.
"So... Can I see Big Mac and Zecora, so they'll know that I am okay?" Pip asked sheepishly.
The girls didn't know if that wasn't such a good idea, for Big Mac and Zecora might turn Pip against them. However, they just decided to grant Pip his request.
"Okay, a pip." Said Sweetie Belle. "Follow us." They turned in another direction and walked to the dungeon.
***
The staircase to the dungeon below the castle was kind of scary, and the glowing red torches didn't make it any better. It wasn't that long of a spiral staircase, but the girls comforted Pip, letting know that everything will be okay.
The girls, with a pip following them, went down a row of cells, also having trails of torches lighting a way for them on the passage, along with armored guards at each side of a cell. They heard the sound of dripping water for an unknown cause, and it was a little quiet.
"Hey, Big Mac." Said Applebloom.
The red stallion was just thinking of a way to get out of the cell, along with Zecora. As soon as he heard Applebloom's voice, he rushed toward the bars, and looked at The girls and Pipsqueak. "Oh, Pip. Thank god you're alright." He said as he Pip.
Zecora slowly walked to the bars of her cell and looked at the four. "Oh Pip, thank goodness you are okay, for I was deeply worried that you would not be safe." The zebra said, also happy to see Pip in one piece.
"Big Mac! Zecora!" Pip exclaimed with happiness. "You're okay!"
"Applebloom I swear to Celestia, you better not have hurt him, or I-"
"Relax, Big Brother." Said Applebloom. "We didn't hurt him, and we never will do that to him."
"Yeah, so keep your tail on." Said Scootaloo.
"We were just giving him a tour here, and making him happy." Sweetie added. "We came here, because he wanted to check on you."
The two prisoners were uncertain about this, and were a little skeptical about this little idea, for they worried that they will trap him so that one of the, will bite the poor colt.
"Are you okay, Pip?" Asked Big Mac.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Pip replied. "And so is Spike."
"We know." Said Big Mac.
"I am so glad that they didn't turn you insane, but I can tell you that we are both right as rain." Said Zecora.
Pip smiled at her remark.
"Well, we might as well continue with our tour." Said Applebloom.
Pip looked at the two prisoners with concerned. He didn't want to leave his own friends their in those cells. "I... I don't want to leave them here all alone.
"Don't worry, little buddy." Said a Big Mac. "We'll be fine."
Zecora smiled at a pip, saying that she will be fine as well.
Pip, now convinced, followed the girls back upstairs in the castle,p to continue with the tour. While they were walking, He saw Spike and Fluttershy.
"Spike?" Pip exclaimed.
"Pip!"Spike shrieked with excitement. The two boys ran up to eachother, and hugged one another, very tightly. "I'm so glad you're alright!" He said
"Yeah. I was so worried about you." Pip said back to him. The two broke their hug. Pip saw Fluttershy. He was a little scared, and stepped back a little very slowly.
"Don't worry, Pip. I won't hurt you." Said Fluttershy softly. She looked at the girls and asked "are you trying to make him happy like I asked you to?"
"Of course, my queen" said Scootaloo.
"Yeah, we just need to show him around some more." Said Sweetie Belle
"What about Spike?" Asked Applebloom
"He's really starting to like this." Fluttershy replied. "We should continue. Come on, Spike." She said to the baby dragon.
The two groups continued with their little tour, and Spike looked back at Pip, hoping that he will be okay. Well, the girls are there with him, and they are close friends with him.
Apples Permanently Ripe to the Core/Cheering up Pip
Fluttershy just finished showing Spike, her king, the bathrooms along with the one closest to the master bedroom. That bathroom looked even more nice and better looking than the other bathrooms that were inside the hellish castle. Spike was amazed as usual. He liked how he was getting a special treatment from all of this, but he still worried about Discord, and the others.
"Now, next is our new garden." Said Fluttershy. Spike followed her all the way down from the castle stairs and went outside the back of the large building. The baby dragon looked in awe as he was beholding the garden that Fluttershy mentioned before. It was all red and green with roses, tulips, and other sorts of red flowers. There was also many apple trees as far as the eye can see, especially a blend bat's eye, all of the fruits ripened.
"It's... beautiful. " Spike said, truly amazed by the sight of this new garden. Fluttershy smiled at him. "It does look very beautiful." Fluttershy agreed. As the two were walking through the path to the garden, a bunch of familiar face popped out of the flowers. It was all of Fluttershy's critter friends, but having a totally different appearance. They all had glowing red eyes, like they were creatures born from hell. They also had fangs like the ponies had, but... the weird thing was... they had no wings like the vampirized ponies had.
Scared, Spike was about to run away put Fluttershy stopped him, and held him to keep him from escaping. "No! Please! Spike begged, trying to struggle free.
"Shh, it's okay, Spike." Fluttershy said really softly, trying to make him relax. "They won't hurt you. They may look scary, but they are all still the sweet critter friends I know in love."
The baby dragon started to panic when the animals were coming towards him and Fluttershy. The yellow bat-pegasus kept shushing him very softy, and telling him that everything will be alright. Spike gave a shaking when he felt Harry the bear sniffing him with his massive nose. Then, he felt Harry give him lick on his face with his massive tongue. It made Spike a little disgusted, but calm too.
The other animals joined in on the sniffing and the nuzzling. It turns out Fluttershy was right, the animals really did mean Spike no harm despite their evil and demonic appearances "hehe, that tickles. " Spike chuckled.
"See, they are still as sweet and friendly as ever." Fluttershy said. "Say hello to our new king, my friends."
All the animals said their "hellos" to Spike, except Angel Bunny, who had his grumpy glare like he would usually have. He then gave Spike a scary face with his new vampiric appearance., making the baby dragon jump with a yelp, making him shake.
Fluttershy gave Angel a really angry stare, and said "Angel! Don't you dare scare Spike like that. He is your king, and you will treat him as such! Now, don't ever do that again, or you'll be locked up in your rabbit time-out jail! Do you understand me?"
Angel was really terrified by Fluttershy's yelling, and hr angry look. He nervously nodded a yes I response while shaking with fear.
"Good, now say you're sorry to Spike." Fluttershy demanded.
Angel didn't want too, but he didn't want to be in his little prison idle he didn't apologize. He gave a reluctant sigh, and said to the baby dragon in rabbit talk "sorry"
Spike didn't reply exactly, but he gave a small smile.
"That's a good bunny. " said Fluttershy back to her normal sweet voice. "I do apologize for Angel Bunny acting this way." she said to Spike. "He can be a grumpy bunny."
"No duh" Spike said sarcastically in his head. "So, I have a question." he said to Fluttershy. "Why do all the bat-ponies have wings, but the animals don't?"
"I... I don't really know, Spike." Fluttershy said. "I honestly don't know why, I was hoping that when I bit them, Oh- not in a mean way of course." she addressed her animal friends. They all made animal sounds that sounded like "Of course" or "No offense taken". Fluttershy smiled at them. "Anyway, Just because they don't have wings, doesn't mean that they can't fly." she said. "Let's see what i mean." she calmly said to her pets.
The animals smiled and they slowly levitated off the ground, and then with a spurt, they all flew into the beautiful, yet eerie night sky, like a couple of figure skaters performing for others. Spike was both amazed and terrified by what he was seeing next. Terrified, because it could mean a worse omen for All of Equestria if he doesn't fix this, and amazed to see animals besides bats and birds flying into the misty sky. "That's amazing." Spike said. Just then, the animals stopped their flaunting and landed safely back on the ground.
"See, they can fly." said the yellow pegasus proudly. "Come on, let me show you the rest of the garden."
Spike followed her as she was crossing the path down the garden, showing him the interior. Many apple trees were surrounded by the roses and other blood red flowers right below them. Spike bent down to smell a rose, and the scent of the flower was divine. "they smell... divine." he said with bliss. "But it looks like it's going to need a lot of watering to keep them alive."
"Oh, we don't need to." said Fluttershy. "Twilight put a spell on them so that they will never die and stay young forever, and so will the apples on the trees."
"Really."
"Yep." she flew to an apple tree and picked a fruit from the branch, a nice large one. She was still hovering, but she gave Spike the apple. "Try it." she said eagerly.
the baby dragon was a little unsure, but he slowly took a bite of the large juicy apple, and his eyes went wide from the delicious taste. He swallowed it, and he dreamed of swimming in an endless ocean filled with the same apples as the one he was eating, and occasionally, he would eat a few if he became hungry. He came back from his fantasy and said "This is delicious."
"Hey, Your majesty." called a familiar voice. Spike and Fluttershy looked up, and it was Twilight, and the rest of her closest friends, flying with the moon shining down on their silhouettes. All of five of Fluttershy's friends landed on the ground and walked up to the group.
"Twilight, guys, what are you doing here?" Spike asked
"We just came to check up on you, Spike." Said Rainbow Dash, gently wrapping her wing around Spike, close to her body. "So, are you feeling okay, Spike?"
"Yeah, I'm just fine." Spike answered.
"Great, what do you think of the castle?" Twilight asked.
"I... I... I think it's awesome." Spike answered. "I really like it." and then continued to eat the apple.
"Excellent." said Rarity.
"What do you think of the apples, sugarcube?" said Applejack.
"I love them!" Spike said with his mouth full before swallowing the food inside. "It's better than Sweet Apple Acres." Realizing that he might have offended her, he said "No offense."
Applejack chuckled and said "None taken, Spike. Glad you like them."
"Did you see the comic book room?' Twilight asked
"Oh yeah! It's my favorite part of the mansion!" Spike exclaimed.
Everypony laughed with him.
"Have you seen everything around the castle?' asked Rarity.
"Well.... I haven't seen the dungeon." said Spike honestly. Everypony's smiles then turned into frowns after he just said the word dungeon. "Can I... see Big Mac, and Zecora?" he asked
Fluttershy was uncertain, for she knew he wasn't truly fine with this event. She also worried, like the girls did with Pip, that he might plot a conspiracy to turn everypony back to normal and crush the dream of her and Spike ruling all of Equestria together. "Umm... I'm afraid I can't do that." said Fluttershy
"Why not?" Spike asked
"Well, because you might be plotting against us if you did that." Twilight said.
"And they would turn you against us." Rainbow added
"Oh no, no. It's not like that." Spike said "I just want to know if they are all okay." he said. "I just want to see how they are, and if they are not injured."
"Oh, Spike." said Fluttershy softly. "I told you we didn't hurt them, I promise they are feeling just fine."
"Yeah, we're giving them as much food as possible." said Pinkie Pie.
"Even though they are trying to convince us that we have been brainwashed, and that we got to snap out of it." said Applejack
"But we are just fine." Twilight added "And we are feeling just fine, and not brainwashed at all." she began to giggle evilly until it turned into a little more loud maniacal laughter. The other ponies joined in on the evil laughter, and there was a thunderclap with a blood red background, making Spike a little scared. He backed away in fear and began to tremble against the ground as he watched in horror.
All the ponies stopped their laughing as they had their fun, and they all noticed the scared Spike.
"Oh, Spike." said Fluttershy. "We didn't mean to scare you.... again."
"Yeah, Sorry Spike." Twilight added.
The other four one at a time apologized for their... traumatizing little short play called "Laughing bat-ponies from Hell."
"It.. it's okay." said Spike, as he was gently being lifted up by Twilight.
"Are you sure?" said Rarity
"Yep, i'm fine." Spike replied. "But next time... please warn me before you actually do that."
"Don't worry, Spike. We promise, right servants?" Fluttershy addressed to her slaves
"Yes, my queen." they all replied.
"See? We will go easy on the evil laughter." Spike smiled at her promise. Maybe he can trust her one hundred percent completely.
"Look, I will make you a deal." said Fluttershy. "Maybe tomorrow, I'll take you to my new dungeon, and I will let you see Zecora and Big Mac, alright?"
The other five made word of protest, unsure about that, trying to convince her otherwise.
"Silence!" barked Fluttershy. "My decision is final!"
The other five were also terrified of Fluttershy's tyrannic side, but they were still willing followers of their new queen, and reluctantly decided to go along with it.
"So... what would you like to do now, Spike?" asked Rarity
"Well... Can I read those comic books?" Spike asked with puppy eyes and a large, wide smile on his cute face.
Fluttershy giggled, and said "Of course you can, Spikey-Whikey. You can do anything you would like to do to make you happy."
"Yes!" Spike exclaimed with excitement. He rushed back into the castle in the speed of light, and went to his own little comic book room. The ponies and the animals smiled on at him, seeing how happy he is.
"Fluttershy, are you... sure about Spike seeing Big Mac and Zecora tomorrow?" asked Twilight, still with uncertainty.
Fluttershy.... was also a little unsure, but she said "I'm sure. Besides, we'll all be down there to make sure he doesn't try to turn against us, remember?"
"Oh, why didn't you say so?" said Rainbow Dash, now understanding how it will work. The other four now fully agreed to go through with this.
Meanwhile, Pip was just sitting on the floor in his little guest bedroom that he awoken in. After the Crusaders finished giving him the tour of the whole castle, decided to be alone for a little while. He was kind of a little depressed after that encounter with his brainwashed parents. He was slowly tracing the stain-glass floor with his small hoof, trying to make some circles from his smudges, and sometimes would do tick-tack-toe with the smudges.
The crusaders were a little worried about him, they didn't want to see him depressed like this. They all walked up to him to try and cheer him up.
"Pip, you okay?" asked Scootaloo with concern
"Yeah. I'm fine." Pip replied a little depressed. He said he was alright, but deep down inside of him, he's really NOT alright. "I just need to be alone."
"Well, Pip, would you like anything?' asked Applebloom.
"No, I don't need anything." Pip replied.
"Listen, Pip. I know that your mom and dad really scared you, but they were just trying to help you." said Sweetie Belle.
"Help me with what?" pip said sarcastically.
"Trying to make you part of them, as a family." Applebloom said.
"Yeah, they really love you Pip." said Scootaloo, sitting next to the colt. "They will make it up to you. We promise you that."
Pip didn't really respond, but he finally got back on his feet, and said "Look, i'm tired. I'm just going to hit the hay for a little while." Then he tucked himself in the guest bed, and tried to go to sleep.
Just then, Scootaloo had an idea. She had a sly grin on her face, and whispered to her comrades what she just thought, and then the other girls had devious looking grins too. Scootaloo slowly walked up to the bed, and the other two girls followed her. "Oh, Pip, one more thing." she said
"What?" Pip said, showing his face to the girls.
"We know just the thing to cheer you up." said Sweetie Belle.
Pip gave a confused look, and said "What do you mean?"
"We're just going to.... Tickle you!" said Scootaloo, then she used her tail and hooves to tickled Pip's feet under the covers, and he began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Stop! hahaha! Stop!" Pip begged while laughing uncontrollably.
"What's that? you want more? weird, but okay." said Applebloom teasingly. Now she joined in on the fun, making Pip laugh from the tickling.
"He obviously needs more, Applebloom." said Sweetie Belle. Now she hopped into bed, and joined on the fun. With six hooves and three tails tickling Pip, it was too much to bear for him. He kept on laughing uncontrollably, and constantly saying "Stop it!" or "No More!" and even "Uncle!"
After a few minutes of tickling, Scootaloo said "Okay, girls. He's had enough."
Then just like that, they all stopped their tickling, and let Pip catch his breath. His eyes were streaming with tears from the laughing he experienced. Scootaloo then wrapped her arm around Pip, happy to see a smile back on Pip's face.
"there's a face we wanted to see." said Sweetie Belle.
"So, do you feel better now, Pip?" Scootaloo asked
"Yeah." Pip laughed a little. "I feel alot better.
"Great!" said Applebloom.
"You know, maybe you're all right." said Pip with a smile. "Maybe i should forgive me mum and dad for what happened. I also understand that it wasn't them, it was just the inner vampires within themselves."
"See?" said Scootaloo, glad to hear that. "That wasn't so hard, wasn't it?"
"Nope." Pip replied. He then yawned, and tucked himself in again. "Look, I would love to play some more, but I'm really exhausted from all that tickling. So... maybe we can play again, tomorrow."
"Sure thing, Pip." said Sweetie Belle.
"Okay, Goodnight." said Pip, before trying to go to sleep
"Goodnight, Pip." said the girls. They all exited the room to leave Pip in his warm soft, slumber.
Discord was now trying to think of a plan to free his fellow comrades, and thought of how to get inside without raising any suspicion with the bat ponies inhabiting the now evil Ponyville. He really would like to go to Zebrica to tell the princess what is going on, but then he would think that it wouldn't be anything to worry about, and began to worry that Celestia would do something terrible to Fluttershy for causing such havoc that would spread to Equestria. All of a sudden, he thought of an idea at last.
"I'll just disguise myself as one of those goons back in Ponyville, And I will see if I can pry Spike, Pip, Zecora, and Big Mac from their hellish prisons." But then, he realized that it must take time, and that he must wait for every bat-pony to be sleeping, that's when he will strike and make his move. "Oh, I can also turn myself into an object that nopony would suspect to know that it was me. Since, I am the master of disguise after all.
"Discord?" said a familiar voice.
The master of chaos looked to see who it was, and it was a large minotaur with long black hair, horns like Zebrican buffalo, a buff appearance and white skin. He was a little bigger than Iron Will, the minotaur that trained Fluttershy to be assertive. "Achilles?" said Discord. "Oh, am I glad to see you."
Achilles was an old friend to Discord. Achilles was a rather kind minotaur, despite his intimidating appearance. The master of Chaos helped him with some personal problems like Helping Achilles making some now friends, and other helpful things. "Same thing for you, my friend." the Minotaur replied.
"What are you doing here?" Discord asked
"I was about to ask you the same thing my friend: what are you doing here?" Achilles replied.
"Well... you see, I am in a heavy pickle here." Discord replied sheepisly
"What kind of a heavy pickle?' the minotaur asked
"It's a rather long story." Discord replied. He then explained to his old comrade what is going on right now. The minotaur was quite surprised to here that, but he didn't really sound like it, but he was on the inside.
"That's... that's some crazy shit, Discord." Achilles said.
"Tell me about it." said Discord sarcastically. "Now, It is up to me to save my friends from this omen. I'm going in there tomorrow, and I will disguise myself so that the bat-ponies won't suspect a thing."
"Wait!" said Achilles, gently placing a big meaty hand on his shoulder. "It's kind of dangerous to go alone. Maybe I should help you."
"Oh no, no, no." Discord replied, rapidly nodding his head sideways. "It's far to dangerous for you to do. Besides, I have magical powers and well... you don't."
"Well, yeah. But I really want to help you, Discord. You helped me once, I help you." Achilles replied proudly. "Besides, I owe you for saving my life with that dragon attack near Prance."
"Touche." said Discord. "Very well. You can help me. Now, here's what we will do." he whispered into the minotaur's ear, and told him what the plan will be, and hopefully, it will work.
On the outskirts of Ponyville, a magical poof came from behind the bushes. It was Discord, and his old minotaur friend: Achilles. They were watching any suspicious activity and hiding to make sure that no bat pony would find them if need be. "You see that, Achilles?" said Discord, pointing the castle of evil to the Zebrican Minotaur. "That is Fluttershy's new castle. The headquarters for her future empire to come if we don't stop her and turn her back to normal, and all of her friends too. You know what we have to do right?"
"On it." said Achilles. He pulled out a large, double-handed sword, obviously taking things a little too far.
Discord scowled at him "No! not that!" he scolded. He took the sword away from the minotaur and threw it away into the air. "We sneak into the castle when Fluttershy, and all of her minions are asleep, wake Spike, set Big Macintosh, Pipsqueak, and Zecora free, and then I put the antidote into Fluttershy's drink, and make her drink it, then we all live Happily ever after. NOW do you understand?"
"Oh, right. Sorry." said Achilles. "When will they sleep?"
"That mon ami, is unpredictable, for we might have to wait and see what is going on and what will happen. Perhaps, sometime after midnight will do it."
"okay, but how are we going to stay hidden? out in the open like this, we would be exposed easily for sure." Achilles pointed out
"Way ahead of you, Achilles." he snapped his finger and he once again turned himself invisible, along with Achilles too.
"Oh, clever." Achilles said. So, the two remaining freedom fighters wait to when midnight, or sometime after midnight will come. "Do you really think this will work?"
"To be honest. I really do not know. On me and my friends first attempt to turn everything back to normal, it failed, for everypony we were coming, or it might have been a coincidence after all. I can't guarantee that this plan will work one hundred percent, but we will escape if it happens, along with Pipsqueak, Zecora and Big Macintosh if we free them out." Discord admitted.
"Good, but... how are we going to free Zecora and Big Mac without making so much ruckus?' Achilles asked. "there might be some guards that would definitely hear it loud enough, after all, bats have an excellent sense of hearing."
Discord forgot about that, he was too focused on trying to free Spike and the others out, that he didn't get that far. "You're right." he said. He thought of any ideas, and said "I'll just use my hypnosis, and my mind tricks to help with that."
"You and your big ideas, Discord. Always you and your big ideas." Achilles complimented
"Oh, I blush" Discord replied. Hopefully, their plan will all go swell, and not fail. This time, Discord has another ally and it will increase the percentage that it will work this time. Those bat-ponies have got to be tired sometime. For now, they just wait until the right time comes for them to make their move.
Meanwhile, Spike was reading the latest addition to the Power Ponies comic book, and he was really enjoying it. "This book hasn't even been released yet." he said to himself, with a pile of at least thirty comic books that he already read right beside him. After a few minutes, he was finished, and decided to grab another unread comic that he was sure to love.
While he walked right past the large window, he heard a very peculiar voice "What the hell are you doing?" it said in a stern voice. the baby dragon walked back to the glass, and he saw his reflection, but unlike himself, his reflection had a serious look on his face, along with really stern eyes. "You're supposed to turn everything back to normal." the reflection said
"I... I know but-" Spike didn't know what to say. "Fluttershy and her friends are still very nice to me, even when they are all bat-ponies now, Fluttershy even made me a king."
"Well, yes.... but she is still evil, and will stop at nothing to take over Equestria, you have got to do something to stop it, remember?" the reflection said. "Look, she's just trying to make you as comfortable as possible so that she will ensnare you, and turn you into a bat pony too. You know that do you?"
"Oh come on." Spike replied. "I've known Fluttershy for a long time, and when I woke up in this castle, I was very scared, but she and her friends comforted me and dried my tears."
"They say that, but they don't mean those kind words they say to you." the reflection replied. "Just wait and see, and you will REALLY know what will happen to you if you are not careful." those words really went into Spike's head, and he couldn't get what his own reflection just warned him about.
"Ah, who am I kidding." Spike said to himself. "I got to lay of too much gems for a while." he went to a shelf and pulled out another comic book for him to read for himself. After ten more comic books, Fluttershy walked in the room.
"Spike?' Fluttershy said
Spike immediately put the book down as he heard her sweet gentle voice. "Yeah, Fluttershy?" he replied.
"I was going to introduce you to my fellow people to celebrate our glory." Fluttershy answered. "And show them all their new king."
Spike's eyes went wide. Everypony bowing to Spike as their king? Like if the princess' were appearing themselves on a balcony in the castle in the crystal empire? That really made Spike happy to earn that kind of respect, but he still remembered his job to save Equestria. "Ummm.... I don't know." he said sheepishly while rubbing his right arm. "I don't know if I can face that ponies. Especially if... they are bats now."
Fluttershy walked up to him and gently lifted his chin with her hoof. "Spike, look at me." she said softly. "No need to worry. They love you, and worship you. You remember my guards when they were walking right past us?"
"Yeah, I do." Spike replied in a monotone. He did remember the guards calling him "Your majesty" when they saw him walking past them with Fluttershy.
"Don't worry. I will be right there beside you the whole time." Fluttershy said reassuringly.
Spike thought of it for a minute, and he thought that if he wouldn't do it, he would end up a zombie vampire slave to Fluttershy to do her bidding. Reluctant, he said last "okay. I guess I can see my royal subjects." Fluttershy smiled warmly at his decision.
"Good boy. I knew you would want to." She said. "Come along then." She was walking right beside Spike to her personal balcony. The baby dragon was still a little nervous, but he knew that everypony worships him a a hero and a king now, so he knows it's for the best that he would do that, like all the citizens of the Crystal Empire call him a hero, although not a king, but still good for him at least.
The large double-sided doors that led to the balcony opened when the two guards saw Fluttershy and Spike walking to it. There was a sound of many ponies just below the balcony, just waiting to see the king and Queen of them all. Next, there was Twilight and the rest of her friends on the balcony.
When Everyone saw Fluttershy and the and the baby dragon, they all cheered very loudly for them. Fluttershy waved at all her fellow subjects like an actual queen of England waving to all of the British citizens. Spike waved nervously and slowly.
"Everypony." Fluttershy announced. "I would like to announce the first day of our whole new world for tomorrow. We March for all of Equestria, starting with Canterlot, and spread our greatness with the rest of it's inhabitants by sharing our new bat powers with them. And they will enjoy it, whether they love it, or not."
Everypony cheered for her small speech, and they all exclaimed "All hail Queen Fluttershy. " while they bowed to her. The yellow pegasus smiled evilly hearing the chanting and seeing their bowing.
"Ummm... Fluttershy?" Said a very familiar voice that sounded like a child. Fluttershy and Spike looked behind them and it was Pip and the girls with him. "Can I watch from behind here?" Pip asked sheepishly.
"Of course you may." Fluttershy sweetly replied. "Come, join us." The young colt followed the girls with smiles on their faces. Twilight, Rarity, and the other main vampire five smiled at the young colt to make him feel much more comfortable. "And now, I would like to show you all, our new hero and ruler, besides me of course, King Spike!" Fluttershy announced
Everypony was cheering louder than ever hearing Spike's name. It was indeed, just like in the Crystal empire when they all saw him and worshiped him for saving it twice.
Spike had more butterflies in his stomach than he ever had, but he slowly reached his hand in the air, and everypony cheered even louder. "He- Hello everypony." Spike nervously said. After hearing his voice, everyone went silent again. "I... I... I..." He was right on the spot for a moment, and Fluttershy winked at him that everything will be fine.
"Don't worry, sugarcube" said Applejack.
"Yeah, Spike. "It's okay. Everything is fine." Twilight added
"Go get him tiger." Rainbow said, giving him a gentle punch on his arm to encourage him and make him less nervous about this little event.
Spike smiled nervously, but with his friends beside him, even though they have been turned into evil vampire bat-ponies now, they still cared about him to support him and make him feel less hard on himself. "I would like to say that Everypony in Ponyville is free, and equal, and may that be passed on to all the cities we come across to." Spike announced
Everypony began to cheer again. Fluttershy stepped up and she announced "Long live King Spike!"
"Long live king Spike!" everypony below said. They all bowed to him with great respect. Spike slowly grew a smile to see all of them bowing to him like a true king.
"They... they like me." he said to himself. He was so touched that he shed a tear from his eye.
"see, nothing to worry about at all." Fluttershy said to him. She went back to the very front of the large balcony, and she said to her subjects "Soon, we will spread our greatness to the rest of the world, not even Celestia, Luna, or even Cadence will be able to tell us otherwise"
Spike was smiling to hide what he truly believed what Fluttershy was just saying, which he really believed was: worried about what will happen in the future.
"I am afraid that that is all we have got to say for tonight, continue with your lives and live well." Fluttershy announced as her final speech to her subjects. Everypony below the balcony went back to their normal activities in their lives and Spike asked Fluttershy "Can I go back to reading the comic books?" he had a large smile on his face
"Of course." Fluttershy replied
"If you need anything, just look for any of us, okay darling?" said Rarity.
"Alright." Spike replied to his crush. He excitedly went back to his comic book library faster than the speed of light, and their was the girls and the kids left on the balcony.
Pip was the only one that wasn't cheering and haven't said anything since he asked Fluttershy, for he had a bad feeling about what will happen as much as Spike does, or maybe not as much, or more.
"Are you okay, Pip?" fluttershy asked, noticing his worried face.
"Huh? oh yeah. I'm fine." Pip replied.
"Are you sure, squirt?" Rainbow asked
"Yeah, yeah, I promise. I am fine." Pip replied while nodding his head vertically. He then thought of his parents. Perhaps, they still love him after all, and that they were telling the truth when he confronted him a second time in the castle. "I think... I think..."
"You think what, Pippo?" said Pinkie Pie.
"I think I want to see my parents again. They said they felt guilty for trying to turn me into one of you, and they said they were sorry, but I told them I just wanted to be alone to think, so... are they still at Sugarcube Corner?"
"I think so." said Sweetie Belle. "Would you like us to take you to them?"
"Yes, please?" Pip replied in his sweet voice
"Okay." said Applebloom.
"Yeah, let's go." Scootaloo added.
"Wait a minute!" Fluttershy said before the children were about to leave the castle.
"What is it, your majesty?" Pip said
"You can just call me Fluttershy, sweetie." she remarked. "If they aren't there, you are more than welcome to stay here in the castle."
twilight stepped in and she added "And if something is troubling you, come find any of us and we'll see what we can do to help."
The other friends made words that agreed with Fluttershy and Twilight, making Pip feel better.
Pip smiled and said "really, you would let me stay here in the castle?"
"Of course I would, Pip." Fluttershy said
"Thanks... I guess." Pip replied
"You're welcome, sweetie." Fluttershy replied. she hugged Pip and so did her closest comdrades.
"Okay, NOW let's go." Scootaloo said, then the kids went out of the castle, and we're walking through Ponyville
Big Mac and Zecora were still in their cells, and being watched. Zecora was humming herself while she was meditating while Big Mac was thinking of where Discord was, and hopped that his other allies were okay.
"Hey, Zecora." said Big Mac. "Can you hear me?"
"Yes i can hear you Big Mac, but i do feel like eating a snack." Zecora replied.
"Sorry to bother your meditating, but do you think that Discord's alright?" Big Mac said quietly so that the guards wouldn't hear about that.
"I do not know for sure, but as far as I am concerned, he still has the cure." Zecora replied. "However, I am pretty sure in my meditation that he is alright, and that he will be here in the still of the night."
"You know, I wonder where that pretty boy, Blueblood is. Shouldn't he recognized this castle by now?" said Big Mac in an irritated voice. "I mean, look at this place, it's taller than the one in Canterlot."
"I agree, for this castle it is very recognizable and easy to see, but who would know where that worthless ego maniac could be."
Meanwhile
Prince Blueblood was looking at himself in the mirror, making kissing noises at his reflection. All of a sudden, a guard came in with an expression of total alarm. "Prince Blueblood." he said a in deep voice
the ego maniac gave an annoyed look and he said "What is it now captain Long Spear, can't you see I am in the middle of something important right now?"
"My apologies, but there is a large evil looking castle in Ponyville. What should we do about it?" the captain asked
"Hmm... wait till I stop looking so beautiful, then we'll do something about it." Blueblood snobbishly replied.
"What? but this looks serious, what should we-"
"Begone." Blueblood rudely said.
The captain then annoyingly left the room and said to himself "Why did Celestia have to put that moron in charge?" and then Blueblood was alone looking at his so called "Sexy appearance"
***
"Ah, probably just looking at himself in the mirror again, like he would do almost all the time, no wonder Rarity lost total interest in that pretty boy." Big Mac commented
Zecora chuckled at his response. "He is a buffoon that he can't even take one single minute of his time to look at a colorful balloon." she said.
"Well, do you really think that discord will really get us out?" said Big Mac.
"Like I said, I do not know for only time will show." Zecora replied back in her serious tone.
"Eeyup." Big Mac replied. "Well, I might as well wait for any hope to come like you said.
"Agreed."
Then Zecora went back to her meditation and Big Mac decided to take a nap for the night that could be an eternal one to pass his own time.
While Pip was walking through the evil streets of the new evil Ponyville, many bat ponies said hello to him, in a very friendly manner. Pip was of course, expecting them to be mean and scare him, but it looked like they were behaving just as they were before. Pip waved at them back in response.
"Well, here we are." said Applebloom.
There it was, Sugarcube Corner. It looked just as the same as it usually looks before this whole mess happened. Hopefully, the Cakes will be just as they always were, even if they are vampire bat monsters now. Pip gulped and thought of what will happen. He hoped that his parents, if they are even still inside wouldn't push him into the bowels of Hell through a large hole in the ground. He realized that what he is thinking is just complete nonsense that a fool would think of.
He slowly went in the pastry shop, and it was kind of packed, but not like crowded like a party or any other special occasion. Many bat-ponies who were eating saw Pip and, like the ones walking in Ponyville, waved at him, and smiled at him, very nicely. The four walked up to Mr. and Mrs Cake, who were managing the shop.
"Ah, hello, kids." said Mrs. Cake in her cheerful voice
"What brings you here?" said Mr. Cake.
"We're looking for me mum and dad. They said they would be here. Are they?" Pip replied.
"Oh my gosh. You just missed them." said Mrs. Cake. "They just left."
Pip bowed his head in sadness
"Oh, come on, Pip." said Mr. Cake. "Buck up. They wouldn't stop talking about you while they were eating at their table. Would you like anything?"
"No. I'm fine." Pip replied in a sad tone.
the girls patted Pip softly on his back to try and cheer him up.
"Are you sure?' said Mrs. Cake
"Yeah. I'm sure." Pip replied. "I'll see you later." he then walked out of Sugarcube Corner and the girls followed behind him
"Come back soon if you change your mind." Mr. Cake called.
"Okay." Pip said quietly to himself. He still had his head bowing in sadness as he was walking.
"You okay, Pip?" Scootaloo asked
"Yeah. I'll be fine." Pip replied melancholy. "I'll just be heading back to the castle."
The girls looked at him with concern. It was just so heart-wrenching for a sweet and nice colt like Pip to be sad like this.
"Would you like Fluttershy to fetch you dinner?" Sweetie asked "You haven't eaten anything since you woke up in the castle."
Pip heard his stomach growling like an angry rottweiler, for he was hungry. "Well... I guess that I can eat something." he finally said to them.
The girls gave him a sad smile with Applebloom saying "great. Queen Fluttershy would love make something for you, or at least, her chef would."
Pip smirked at her remarked, and all of a sudden, he heard a voice that he knew too well."
"Pipsqueak?" It was his mother that said that, and there she was with Braveheart next to her. Smiles appeared on their faces, both so happy to see their son. Daisymay ran up to her little boy and hugged him so tightly. "Oh Pip. I knew you would come find us." She said
Pip was a little nervous, but quickly, he grew to really enjoy that hug, for it was the same hug that a very caring mother would give to her own son.
"Are you alright, lad?" Said Braveheart.
"Yeah dad." Pip replied with a smile. "Um mum, can you... Let me go please?"
"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry, sweetie." She said as she let Pip Go, realizing that she was kind of accidentally choking him and keeping him from breathing.
"It's alright, mum." Pip replied
"No, it's not alright." Said Braveheart. "We were trying to turn you into one of us against your will."
"Yes, we are so sorry. Can.. Can you ever forgive us?" Said Daisymay.
Pip then thought of her words and finally he said with a smile. "Okay. I forgive you guys. How can I ever hate my own mum and dad."
"Oh, come here chap." Said Braveheart, really touched by his son's words. He gave him a hug now, and then Pip's pretty mother joined in as a family group hug. They all shed a few tears from their eyes with joy and happiness, knowing that nothing will ever tear them apart.
The girls went "Aww" and Scootaloo shed a tear from her eye.
"Are you crying?" Sweetie Belle teased
"No- no." Scootaloo said, trying to keep her cool, and wiped a tear from her eye, but she felt herself being pulled into a hug of their own. Scootaloo gave a small moan of annoyance, but the point was she was still happy for Pip, that's what was really important.
"Well, come along then." Pip said in a happy voice, then he went back to the castle and everypony that was with him followed. Pip was now really happy that he and his parents were reunited. Perhaps something can be worked out after all, even if he is not a vampire bat.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy and her friends were just talking about what will they do with Spike in time. "Oh Fluttershy." said Rarity with a worried sigh. "Do you think we will have to bite him sometime?"
Fluttershy was very uncertain and was listening to her conscience. "Well, in time, we might have to, but I don't want to hurt him, I just want him to be like us."
"We all do, Fluttershy." Twilight said.
"Let's just let him have his fun, okay sugarcube?" Applejack added.
"You're right." said Fluttershy. "Well, I might as well go and check up on him." She went to the comic book library to check on him, and the others disbanded just like that.
Spike couldn't be anymore happier than reading the comic books from the future. He was happy with many ways the comic ending and was not so happy with a few others, but he still liked them all anyway. While he was reading, he heard a very soft voice once again.
"Spike?" it was Flutterbat walking in the room with a smile on her face. "Mind if I come in here?" she asked
"Sure, come on in." said Spike. "I was just about done reading these comics anyway." He gently put them in a pile, and he said "If you want I can put them back, if you like."
"Oh no, no. I can do it for you." Fluttershy offered sweetly. She picked up all the comic books with her mighty strength and placed them back in the speed of light, like a king cheetah running in it's fastest speed.
Spike, was quite impressed at how she flew, but he forgot that she was a vampire pony now, and remembered that they can have those type of powers like super strength, and super speed. "Thanks... i guess."
Fluttershy smiled and she replied "You're welcome, my king." then she gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead.
The baby dragon blushed at the sweet thing she would usually do from time and time again. "Sooooooo, what can I help you with Fluttershy?" He said at last.
"I just came to check on you and see how you're doing if you don't mind." Fluttershy answered mildly.
"No, it's fine." Spike said. "Anyway I'm just fine. Thank you Sooooo much for these comics, Fluttershy." Then, he hugged her.
The yellow vampire pegasus smiled and she replied "you are very welcome... my king" then she hugged her back. When they broke off, she said "are you sure you're alright?"
"Yep." The baby dragon replied.
"That's good." Then Fluttershy sat down beside him and wrapped a bat wing around his body like a blanket. It actually felt really nice. "Well... I would like to say that it's almost ten o'clock in the night, and I was gong to ask you if you would like to come with bed to me, if you're feeling tired that it."
"Wait, I thought it was already it was later than before?" Spike said, highly confused of the time.
"Oh. I forgot to tell you, didn't I? You see, we used our magic to make time move slower. It may not look like it, but I mean that I just made the earth rotate itself, so that it would be night for a little longer.
"Won't Princess Luna know about this?" Spike asked curiously and still a little confused.
"Way ahead of you, Spike." Said Fluttershy with a wink. We also made Luna and Celestia have short term memory loss so they won't know what is happening."
Now, Spike was starting to understand a little more clearly. He was also quite surprised that she and the other bat ponies made them ink at it's just time doing it's course, and just went through with trying to settle their mission in Zebrica. "That explains a lot." He pointed. "Wait, I thought vampires slept during the day." He remembered that little detail.
"Well yes, but we are not like those vampires, remember?" Fluttershy pointed. "We can do just fine In the sunlight."
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Spike said. "Well, anyway, I am not tired yet. Besides, I am filled with energy."
Fluttershy giggled. "Oh I can see that." She teased. "I didn't mean that we go to bed right now, but I meant sooner or later."
"Oh, okay." The baby dragon felt more happy that he didn't have to go to bed yet. Then, there were sounds of footsteps again, and more of them this time.
"You're majesty." Said a male and female voice. It was Braveheart, and Daisymay. With them were their son Pipsqueak, along with Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle. All of em, minus Pip, bowed to their queen.
"Ah, Hello." Fluttershy said in her happy voice. "What can I do you all for?"
"My queen, we and Pip made up at last." Said Pip's mother.
"That's wonderful." Said Fluttershy.
"Yep, now we are a family again." Said Braveheart. He and his family hugged together. It was a rather sweet sight for them to see. Then they stopped hugging and the parents bowed to their queen again
"Perfect." Fluttershy smiled.
"Now, why we are here is because that we were thinking that we can have dinner here at the castle. Why do you say, you're majesty." Said Braveheart a little nervous.
"Of course, Braveheart." Fluttershy replied. "We would love to." She looked and Pip and walked up to him and she kindly asked him "When was the last time you have eaten anything?"
"Ummm... It was earlier this afternoon during lunch." Pip answered
Fluttershy gasped as she heard that "Oh you poor thing." she said with sympathy. "Don't worry, we will fix you right up."
The parents smiled and Daisymay said "wonderful, thank you my queen." Then she kissed Fluttershy' front hooves. making her a tiny bit uncomfortable, and she gave a nervous smile.
"Spike." Fluttershy said to the baby dragon. "Would you like to join us?"
"Well, I guess that I can." Spike said with a smile. "I want to take a break from reading al, these books anyway." Then he stood up.
"Care to lead the way, my king?" Braveheart offered.
Spike tried to remember where the dining room was when he had dinner with all his evil comrades, and he did in an instant. "Okay." He replied.
The girls said "yay!" As Spike led his comrades to the dining room, and he hoped that it was where he would expect it to be.
On the outskirts of Ponyville, Achilles and Discord were still lying and waiting for something to happen and make their strike. Achilles was starting to become a little impatient. And really wanted to do something so badly.
"What is taking so long, Discord?" He calmly complained after he sighed. "When do we strike? I feel like this has been going on forever. It's like... it's like... time has just gotten slower." He thought correct.
"Patience Achilles, patience." Said Discord. "It's part of a vampire power that they can manipulate e earth's rotation." Then he looked at the night sky. "And by the looks of it, the night is still young."
"So, this 'Fluttershy' make time on Earth a little longer than it usually runs?" Achilles said
"I'm afraid so." Discord answered
Achilles gave a small impatient bull grunt, but he decided to go through with this, for he knew that Discord was smarter than him. "Oh, alright. But... I might as well suggest that we should probably look someplace safer to hide in, because I think it would be a very dumb thing to just wait out here for two hours."
"You're probably right." Discord said in agreement. "I know a place." He snapped his finger and he poofed himself back with Achilles to Zecora's hut.
"Whoa, what's this place?" said Achilles, kind of impressed with the decor.
"This is Zecora's hut in the Everfree forest. But, don't worry, no dangerous creature or animal would ever find her here." said Discord
Achilles chortled. "Ho ho, don't you worry about me. We have got into places more scary than this place in Equestria."
"Touche." said Discord.
"And it has to be midnight, right?" asked the minotaur, trying to remember the plan exactly.
"Yes. Well... I don't know, usually, stuff like this always occurs at and or around midnight." Discord said. He paced to and fro around the hut to think, tapping his head with his bird finger. "Alright. How about at least one hour from now, I will look and see if the castle is safe for us to sneak in, and if it is, we will sneak in and rescue the others then. Does that sound like a better idea?"
"Oh yeah." Achilles said with confidence while cracking both his knuckles. "Sounds like a great plan to me." then his tone changed when he added "I just hope that everypony will be alright after this."
"No need to worry. If we would fight them, it would be for their own good, and because they have been brainwashed." Discord said putting a hand on his shoulder for comfort."
"Yeah. I guess it is necessary to do violence on them. Vampire ponies are a rather tough race after all." said Achilles, feeling more confident now. So, he and Discord just laid low in the hut, for not even a vampire pony would even bother going into the Everfree Forest.
Back in the dining room, Pipsqueak and his family sat down in the large, wide, rectangular table. His mother sat to the right next to his son while his father sat to the left next to him.
"Waiter!" Fluttershy called in a sing-song tone. Out of nowhere, the same waiter that served Spike and his brainwashed comrades burst through the kitchen, like what a fancy waiter would do.
"Yes, mademoiselle Fluttershy?" said the waiter. "How can I be at your service?"
"Can you please bring our three guests some hot hay salads for dinner?" Fluttershy said
"Of course, my queen, tout de suite." Then he went back into the kitchen, and after a few seconds, two more waiters came behind the first one, one female vampire unicorn, and male vampire pegasus with a small french goatee on his face. They gently sat the plates down, and there was their dinner. "Bon appetite." said all three waiters.
Then the three family members dug into their food. It was a really good thing, because Pip was starving, and haven't eaten anything since Lunch earlier this afternoon. He gave a small burp, said "excuse me" and Everyone laughed
"Thanks for the food, Fluttershy." Pip said tapping his belly with a smile.
Fluttershy smiled back at him. "You're welcome, sweetie. Always happy to help my subjects."
The colt was touched by her sweet words. Despite that, he was still worried about what will happen tomorrow, if there is any tomorrow. If all of Equestria turns into what all of Ponyville is now, what will happen to him, Spike, Big Mac, Discord, and Zecora. He decided to just keep it together, for he knows that Discord can make the best out of any situation. "Thanks." he said while blushing.
"Well, we might as well be heading home." said Braveheart. He and his wife then got out of the table, ready to leave the castle. "Come along, lad." he said to his son.
Pip's smile turned into a small frown. He didn't want to leave this place immediately. He really liked the castle and wanted to see what else there is to see.
"Is something wrong, dear?" asked Daisymay.
"Well... I'm glad we are a family again... but... I don't know if I want to leave here. This place is really cool." Pip admitted. "So mum, dad, do you think I can... Stay here for the night? Please?"
The two parents smiled at hm and Daisymay said to him "I guess you can."
"But, I don't think that's our decision." Said Braveheart.
Indeed it wasn't their decision, it was Fluttershy since she is the new queen of the pony race. Pip was a little nervous. He worried that if he asked Fluttershy that he can stay in the castle a little longer, she would that she would call him a a freeloader. He walked to the yellow bat-pegasus and he took a breath, then he nervously asked "ummmm, Fluttershy, can I.... You know" but he was cut off by Fluttershy's answer
"Of course you can stay here for the night." She said. Pip smiled with bot relief and happiness.
"Oh thank you, Fluttershy!" Said a really happy Pip who hugged her. Fluttershy was touched by his affections and hugged him back.
"You are very welcome Pip. Again"
Pip stopped his hugging and looked at his parents and he said to them "I promise that I will come home tomorrow. Really."
"Oh we know, sweetie." Said Daisymay.
"Yeah, laddy, we would never be mad at you if you wanted to stay for the night at the queen's castle. Isn't that right, my lovely little blighta?"
"Oh, Brave I completely agree with you." Daisymay replied. The parents turned back to Pip again. "Alright, sweetie. Have a good night here."
Then she and her husband went out of the castle. "Don't worry, mum. I will." Pip called to them as they were leaving.
"So, where would you like to sleep for the night?" Fluttershy offered.
"I think I just want to sleep in the room where I first woke up here. But... I don't want to go to bed yet. Can I stay up for a little longer?" Pip said
"Oh of course, the night is still young, very young to be exact."
Pip was glad to hear that, for he was still quite energized. Then a question came to his mind "wait, why didn't you guys eat?" He asked to the crusaders.
"Oh, we already had dinner a few hours ago.." Sweetie Belle answered
"That apple fritter was delicious." Applebloom added.
"Yeah, so that's why we didn't eat with you." Said Scootaloo
"Oh, I see."
"So, Pip. Would you like to read any of my new comic books, they are from the future that haven't been released yet." Spike offered
Pip made an excited gasp and he asked "even the Power Ponies comics from the future?"
"Yep."
The colt excitedly ran to the comic book room. Obviously, he sounded more excited about the comics than Spike was. Maybe he did, but he seemed a little more energetic.
Fluttershy turned his attention to Spike and she asked him "my king, would you like to go look on the balcony again?"
"Sure."
Then the two walked to the path that led to the balcony of the castle, the tallest point of it to be exact. The crusaders were left alone, then Scootaloo suggested "hey, you guys wanna play tag in the garden outside?"
"Yeah, and you're it." Said Sweetie Belle playfully. Then the three girls ran outside, giggling as they were playing tag. They were playing a little rough at first, but then they became a little more gentle at it, especially Scootaloo.
The view hardly changed in the eerie yet beautiful night sky. The stars were still shining bright, and the moon was still full. Luckily, Spike wasn't so afraid of it anymore, since he really began to trust Fluttershy, but still had to move forward with the mission anyway. For now, he just decided to join the view from the highest point of the castle. However, there was still much conflict in him. He still had to stop this, but Fluttershy and her friends are acting really nice to him like they would usually by before they transformed into evil bat ponies. He wondered if that if he turned them back to normal, they wouldn't be his friends anymore.
Fluttershy saw him daydreaming again. "Spike, are you okay?" she asked, curious about what he is thinking about
Spike was out of his thoughts. "Wha-? who said what?" He looked at Fluttershy. "Oh yeah yeah, i'm just fine." he answered. "What did you want to ask me?"
"Well, I was going to ask you how beautiful it is." Fluttershy replied.
"There's always a nice view when it comes to these kind of heights."
"I concur." The two continued to admire the view, and saw the rest of Equestria and the Everfree Forest from the tower, and then they watched all of Ponyville. While watching all the valley, Spike had a thought, and really wanted to know something out of Fluttershy. He worried that it would anger her if he asks her, but he asked anyway.
"Fluttershy?" he said
"Yes, my king?"
"What will happen tomorrow?"
Fluttershy was silent, trying to think things over about what will happen next in her little empire. To be most fair, she never thought that she would ever get that far, but since the invasion of Ponyville was successful, so she finally answered to him "Well, tomorrow, we spread to all of Equestria. But, I can wait since Twilight made the night longer. For now, I would just call it a night and invade Equestria Tomorrow."
Spike was half unnerved and calm to hear her say that.
Then, Fluttershy's tone changed. "Then, Everypony will become vampires like us, with eternal night, and nothing will stop us MWHAHAHAHAHAH!!!" she sounded really evil all of a sudden. This really frightened Spike, and made him more worried than ever.
When she stopped, she noticed Spike with his cow eyes, becoming a little scared again. "Sorry." she said to him, trying to make him relax a little. "Sorry, I couldn't control myself."
"no no no, I... can't wait for our reign of ruling to spread." Spike said, trying to convince her that he was not worried. This time, Fluttershy did buy it.
"That's good." said Fluttershy in her happy tone again. "Well, I must get with my friends, and discuss our future. Why don't you walk around the castle or sit on the throne."
Spike smiled to hear that suggestion. "Okay." then he and Fluttershy went down the stairs back to the first floor. Fluttershy however, went a different way and Spike the other. There, Spike found the small throne next to the big one and decided to sit on it again. When he sat, it felt pretty good for him to be a king.
Meanwhile with Fluttershy, she was in a conference room. In it were Twilight, Pinkie, and the other vampire elements. They waited for their queen to take a seat and discuss the future for tomorrow. "My friends." she began. "Tomorrow's the day we spread to all of Equestria, like a plague."
"Yes, your majesty." her friends replied in unison.
"Where should we go from here?" asked Twilight
"Canterlot." Fluttershy answered. Of course that would be the first answer, for Canterlot was the capital of all of Equestria, and the best part was that Celestia and Luna were away.
"Wait, the question is... how will we deal with Celestia, Luna, and Cadence all at once, Fluttershy?" asked Rarity. That was a very important and intriguing question. What if their combined vampire power wasn't enough to take on three princess' all at once?
Fluttershy was on the spot for a few seconds, and said "The more ponies we bite, the bigger the army is."
"Well, numbers don't win a battle." said Applejack.
"No, but they do help after all." Rainbow pointed
"And... what about Spike?" Pinkie asked. "What are we going to do with him? What if he can't handle it? Should we bite him?" questions. So much questions she asked.
"Silence!" Fluttershy softly exclaimed. It was silent again, and finally, she said "He will be a vampire, but I don't know if I want to bite him. I don't want him to be in pain, not after being such a nice dragon to all of us."
"She's right." said Twilight. "We must find a way to make his transformation painless, and then, he will be really one of us.
They all felt guilty about it, bu they were determined to make Spike comfortable and happy, and to make him a real vampire king. What they didn't know was that they were being watched.
On the ceiling, Discord was eavesdropping, and was quite shocked, turning invisible again to blend in "Oh no." he said as he briefly turned divisible again. "This is not good. I better tell Achilles, and warn him about what will happen." Then he calmly disappeared back to the hut again.
Meanwhile, Pipsqueak was playing tag with the girls in the garden. Even some of Fluttershy's animal friends joined in on the fun. It was rather fun for him, and the flowers of it felt really nice when they were laughing on their backs on them, like a large blanket covering the green grass.
When the two stopped, the four got back on their knees and Scootaloo gently touched him and playfully whispered "Tag, you're it." then she and the girls ran away laughing playfully.
"Oh i am going to get you." Pip teased.
Luckily, during the game, the girls decided to just play on the ground, for they knew that Pip doesn't have any vampire wings like they all do.
While they were running, a voice stopped him. "Psst, Pip. Over here." Pip stopped and looked around to see who said that. "Over here." the voice said again. Pip walked over to the direction, as he stopped he heard "Closer." The colt did what it asked him. "Stop." it said in a now raspy whisper. "Look down."
Pip did what it said, and their was a large rose with a face on it. He recognized that face anywhere. "Discord!" Pip said in a little loud voice, but not loud enough for the girls to hear.
"Sh sh sh. Not so loud." Discord whispered gently
"You're okay." Pip whispered
"Are you alright, Pip?"
"Yeah, I'm just fine."
"Where's Big Mac and Zecora?" Discord asked
Pip's smile turned into a frown. "They are in the dungeon. If you come to break them out, then don't because know is not a good time."
"Yes I know." Discord said in mild sadness. "And what about Spike?"
"Oh, he's with Fluttershy. He's the new king of the bat ponies." Pip answered in a more happy voice again
Discord was highly confused to hear that. He was glad to hear Spike, and the rest were alright, but hearing Spike a king, that didn't make any sense to him at all. "A... king?" he said.
"Yeah. She and the others have been really nice to him and didn't hurt him at all." Pip answered
"Well, did any of those bat-ponies hurt you at all?" asked Discord.
"No no, of course not. I reunited with my parents and the girls have been really nice to me, and so has Fluttershy and the other bat-ponies."
Discord was both happy and confused to hear that. "Oh well anywho, I'm busting you all out of here at midnight."
Pip was not really thrilled to hear that. "Oh well, you see."
"I can't talk now, I got to go. See you at midnight." then Discord's face vanished out of nowhere, leaving Pip alone again.
"Pip." said a voice. It was Applebloom and the girls.
"Are you alright?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"Yeah, I was just catching my breath, and thought I would take a little break." he lied. The crusaders, unlike Fluttershy most of times, were convinced of believing fibs.
"Okay, well do you still want to play?" asked Scootaloo
"Yeah, I'm still it." said Pip teasingly. Then he ran after the girls in the garden again.
It was just about bedtime for Spike. He was just sitting on his bed, yawning. Fluttershy was also about to get ready to go asleep on the bed that she will share with Spike tonight. Sure she is a vampire, but even vampires need their sleep, even if these type of vampire ponies are perfectly fine in the sun, they still need their sleep sometime. As for Pip, he was already fast asleep alone in his little chamber where he will stay for the night. It was it, tomorrow, Fluttershy and her brainwashed friends invade all of Equestria, starting with it's capital, Canterlot and then the rest of the earth.
The baby dragon was still heavily conflicted about this. Should he put an end to this since it is all up to him and Pip now (mostly Spike)? or will he be happy as a new king of everything in the future, and be given more popularity than ever?
Meanwhile with little Pip, right before he fell asleep, also felt the same way as Spike did. His parents still love him, and he loves the, back since he forgave them for their little... "Skirmish" trying to turn Pip into on of the vampire bat servants too. The crusaders were nice to him, and the other bat ponies were really nice to him, even though they have turned into evil monsters and being brainwashed. Pip wondered if this was all real, or all just a dream, a really bad dream. The only thing he will know is when he wakes up. He wondered of he should stay with his parents and live in a world ruled by bat-ponies, or come with Discord and w other freedom fighters to put Fluttershy's evil dream before it all comes true.
"Oh mom, dad." Pip said to himself, highly confused and conflicted. "I would love to be with you... But... Are you just going to bite me someday?" He tucked himself on his own bed. "Or... Should I try and save you from all this chaos?" Speaking of which, Discord will coming to his rescue tonight. Although he did not know when it would happen since Fluttershy and her minions made the night last longer than ever.
Nevertheless, Pipsqueak was too tired to think this through any further. He decided to just hit the hay for the night, and thought to himself "Maybe this is all just a nightmare." He sat up for the last time. "Yeah, maybe it is just a bad dream after all. Maybe when I wake up, I will be back in my own bed." Then he fell asleep.
With Spike, he was just as worried as Pip was feeling. Unlike Pip however, He did not know of Discord's second attempt to rescue him and the others tonight. For that, he was kind of having a feeling of mild lost hope. Of course he still has that half feeling where being a king of all would be great. The question in his head was: "Should I go with this? Or not?"
"Spike, are you alright?" Fluttershy asked with concern, realizing that Spike was thinking about something.
"What? oh yeah yeah, I'm fine." Spike replied to her. "I was just a little nervous about tomorrow."
"Oh Spike, don't worry, it will be great." Fluttershy said to him in a comforting tone. She got off of her side of the bed, and then she sat next to Spike's side of it. "And I promise you that nopony will get hurt during our world domination."
Spike remained emotionless. After a few long seconds, he said. "Okay. You treated me and Pipsqueak with kindness, so I'll believe you."
Fluttershy smiled at him. "Good." she got off of his side of the bed, and asked "Would you like me to tuck you in?"
the baby dragon thought of it for a moment, and he finally said "Yeah. Why not?". He slowly got his head on the pillow and Fluttershy lifted the blanket over him, and tucked him in gently. The baby dragon felt a tad bit more comfortable with this, and gave a cute slight smile on his face.
"See, there's a face I want to see." Fluttershy said, noticing his little smile. She bent down, and gave him a good night kiss. "Goodnight, my little king." she said to him sweetly.
"Goodnight." was all the baby dragon replied. He turned himself over, and vampire-pony queen laid down on her bed, and then she slept close to her king. She wanted to make him feel as comfortable as he can be, so that is the reason she decided to stay close to him, and also because she loves him very much. She really hope that Spike will be alright for the invasion tomorrow. What also concerned her was that she would have to turn him into a vampire-drake, and didn't want to hurt him by doing that. However, she decided to leave him the way he is for now.
After many minutes later, she and Spike fell asleep, very peacefully.
Two hours later (feels like four or five hours later thanks to the vampire dark magic.)
It was time at last. It was the time where Discord and the freedom fighters newest member: Achilles the Minotaur free the others and restore peace to Ponyville to save Equestria from a world ruled by evil vampire-ponies. He and his comrade were invisible, both tip-toeing through the streets of Ponyville, which looked almost completely empty. Discord prayed that this attempt will work, or die trying. E approached the castle and noticed two guards patrolling the front doors.
"How are we going to get past them?" Asked Achilles in a whisper. "Should we hypnotize them? Should you do your mind tricks on them?"
"No, there is too many witnesses here. if we cause something like that, many ponies will notice something suspicious and them it would cause am uproar" He replied. "Hang on." He had a large rock in his hand and then he threw it at a small flower pot on a window cil at somepony'a house, breaking the pot instantly. The two guards heard it and then they rushed to see what they noise was all about. "Now's our chance, go." He whispered. They both quietly snuk past the two guards and they silently poofed to the other side of the door, inside the castle.
"Oh wow. Look at this." Said Achilles. Amazed by the inside of the castle.
Discord and Achilles looked around for any guards or other bat-ponies. On the positive side, there were not. For good measure however, they found this little room that looked like a storage room. They decided to hide their so the can talk about the plan. "Well, I guess it's alright if we turn divisible." He said to his comrade. He snapped his finger and then he and Achilles became not invisible again.
"So, what do we do first?" Achilles asked.
"The first thing is we get Zecora and Big Mac of their cells first, like Pip told me about. next we rescue him and Spike. lastly we pull out the antidote." he lifted his other hand that held the antidote for Fluttershy to drink. "Spike put it in her drink and when she drinks it, she and everypony will go back to normal and we will save Equestria."
"The dragon kid is going to do that?" Asked Achilles "isn't that dangerous for a kid to do?"
"Don't you worry, mon ami." Said Discord. "Spike is supposed to be the new king like I said before. Everypony around here trusts him."
"Well, let's get the first two you mention first, and then the other two." Achilles reminded.
Discord nodded his head a yes, then he and Achilles turned invisible again, and then they quietly made their way upstairs. They saw a couple of guards with bright flashlights passing them, but they haven't seen them. When their were guards, Discord and Achilles kept absolute quiet so the vampires won't know any trace of them. Then, while they were still snooping around the hallways. Discord saw a flight of stairs going down. "Hmmm. This must be where it leads to the dungeon." He thought. "Down their Achilles. Down there. He whispered to him "downstairs. I think that's where Big Mac and Zecora are held."
Achilles had am uncertain feeling about this. He really hated dungeons more than anything else he would possibly hate, but what other choice did he have. They both went down the stairs and the torches lit their way down the path to the dungeon. when they finally reached the dungeon level, shivers went down both of their spines from a cold chill blowing into them. They quietly looked through other passage ways for any cells that contain Zecora and or Big Mac in them.
"How are we gonna to find them in this place?" Achilles asked.
"We just have to keep looking that is all." Discord whispered back to him. "We'll find them." he peeked through a room with empty cells in them. "We just have to keep digging." Then they both continued their searching. The sneaked past many guards through their search and kept absolute quiet as they were tip-toeing past all of them. Finally, they found the room where the other two freedom fighters were held. It was exactly as Discord predicted, there were two guards on each side of the entrance. They both hid behind a stone pillar to discuss their plan.
"You know what to do right?" Achilles whispered to his friend
"Of course I do." said Discord. He turned visible once again, and transformed himself into a vampire-pony guard. He walked up to them, and he said to them. "Excuse me fellas, but I would like to take over for you."
The two guards looked suspicious. "Sorry, fellow guard, but queen Fluttershy gave us explicit orders for us to stay guard with nopony else." said one of them
"Thanks for your help anyway, but we already have this under control." said another
It turned out being nice didn't work, so the disguised Discord decided to lift his hoof a little bit and he said "You should really have a break."
"uhhh... excuse me." said one of the confused guards.
"You REALLY need to have a break." said Discord with his hoof still.
"Is this some kind of mind trick?" said another guard, becoming a little suspicious.
"Oh no, no. I am just saying is.... umm... well you see.... Dah!" Discord panicked and used his eyes to hypnotize them, but to no avail. "Oh for the love of Celestia!" he said in frustration. He poofed himself back to his real form, really scaring the guards in alarm.
"Discord?!" they both said in shock at the same time. Just then, they felt something big pound their heads, really hard, and then, they both fell to the floor unconscious. Discord was a little confused but realized who it was. He smiled in a sly way and snapped his finger to reveal who just did that. It was Achilles, he gave them both a hard whack to the head with his big meaty fists.
"Thank you, my friend." Discord said to Achilles.
"That's what friends are friends are for, buddy." said Achilles. "I'll hide them." he picked up the bodies, and put them in a closet where he can hide them. "that takes care of that." he said while wiping his hands.
"Perfect. Now to get our two friends out of here." said Discord. He and Achilles walked into the room, and saw Big Mac and Zecora sleeping in their own little cells. They both walked up to Zecora's cell first. "Hey, Zecora. It's me, Discord." he said
The zebra began to stir and couldn't believe her eyes. "Discord, it is you." she said as she woke. She began to notice Achilles. "But who might this be with you?"
"I'm Achilles, a good friend of Discord." the minotaur answered to her. "We'll get you out of here." he pulled out a key. Before he hid those two guards, he took the key from them as well. He unlocked the cell and Zecora was free at last. Now, after that, they moved on to Big Mac.
"Big Mac, you must awake. For we finally make our escape." Said Zecora.
The red stallion began to stir like the same way she did. "What what?" He said, wondering what was going on right now. He looked at his now open cell door, and was more than happy to see Zecora and Discord coming to his rescue. He was also alarmed by Achilles. "Who are you?" He asked him
"The name's Achilles. Look, I'll introduce myself to you more later, but for now, we got to get you two our of here to somewhere safe, and then get Pip, and this Spike out of here." He said
"Right." Said both Zecora and Big Mac in unison.
Discord snapped his finger and they were all back at Zecora's hut. "Here we are." Said Discord. Zecora felt never happy than to be back home. "Now, we must free the others." He snapped his finger again, and he and Achilles returned back to the castle. This time, they were both disguised as bat-pony guards so it would be easier for them to look without making so much noise.
"I look so.... Wimpy." Said Achilles, feeling uncomfortable with his disguise.
"Oh relax." Said Discord a little irritated by the minotaur's whining. "This will help us. It's not permanent you know?"
"Alright." Said Achilles, reluctant about this. They both looked at some rooms, and then when guards were walking last the two, they would both wave at all of the, to be friendly, and gave compliments to them. So far, it was working perfectly like a charm.
To was quite a big castle after all, and there were a lot of rooms inside it. They all searched upstairs and downstairs, and yet their were dozens of rooms, but no sign of Spike or Pipsqueak anywhere.
Spike was dreaming about something peculiar. He could not describe it, ht it was so familiar in some way like in a sense of déjà vu. He was in a world with nothingness and emptiness, as if he was having a conflict.
"Don't listen to her." Said a voice. It sounded exactly like Spike's voice. "She's just tricking you so that she would turn you into a vampire bat-dragon
"What?" Spike said, highly confused. "She... She loves me. Se said she wouldn't turn me into one of them. She declared me a new king of all vampire bat-ponies, and I have my own throne like one."
"Perhaps, but she is still trying to take over Equestria and all it's inhabitants into bat-po ies without any choice." The voice reminded
"I know but... But..." Spike didn't know what to say at the moment
"But what?" Said the voice. "Do you want to be king of subjects that have all been brainwashed by Fluttershy and her fellow comrades? Or do you want to make it all right, by ending all this chaos, and restoring peace to all of Equestria?"
Spike was now right on the spot, feeling highly conflicted. "How... How would you know that?" He asked the voice.
Then, another Spike, like a clone came in front of him out of nowhere, like a ghost. "Because I am you." It replied calmly. The other Spike placed his hand on the real Spike's shoulder. "I know she is treating you and Pip and all her sump jets with great kindness. But she is still evil, along with your friends too."
"I know." Spike replied. "Well, will Discord come back and safe me our something, and free the others to cure Fluttershy?"
"I'm just a figment of your imagination. If you don't know, then I don't know, but what I DO know, is that you must make up your mind." Then, the other Spike began to fade away.
"What wait, come back!" Spike pleaded. "Do you really think that she will turn me into a vampire?" But it was no use, his other half was gone. It was just then he woke up, and looked around his surroundings. He looked at Fluttershy who was still asleep. "I just need a small glass of water and then it's back to bed." he slowly got out of bed, and the. Exited the room. He walked through a scary hallway, and looked for the nearest sink on the nearest kitchen. It was a rather terrifying thing for Spike, especially since the guards turned all the lights out leaving the reflection on the moon through the red stain-glass windows.
Finally. He found the kitchen. And reached for a glass on the counter. He went into the fridge and then filled it with cold water from the small water barrel. He closed the fridge, and sat on the table to drink it all.
When he was finished, he placed the glass in the kitchen sink. He was about to walk back to bed when he felt like he needed to pee.
"Oh man." He said. "Now I have to use the bathroom." He walked to the nearest bathroom from the master bedroom, and closed the door behind him. It was a consequence for drinking water on the middle of the night, but it was better than him wetting the bed on the middle of the night while dreaming.
He finished doing his own business and then he exited out the door, when he bumped into two guards. He was alarmed about this, worrying that he angered the, "oh I am terribly sorry." He said. "It was an accident."
"Spike?" Said one of them. "Is that you?"
"Yeah." Then a small magical explosion came out of nowhere. It was Discord and Achilles. "Discord?" Spike said, very happy to see him again
"Yes Spike. It's me." The creature replied backs to him.
"Who is this?"
"I am Achilles." The Minotaur answered. "Don't be afraid, I am very good friend of Discord."
"Nice to meet you." The baby dragon said to him
"Come, let's talk on the bathroom." The creature said. It felt a little strange, but the bathroom is indeed a perfect place to talk. Discord checked if there would be any bat-ponies to hear them from the outside and there were not.
"I never thought you would come back." Said Spike.
"Oh why would you think that?" Discord blush. "Of course I came back. I just needed a plan to get you out of here before I can do anything else."
"Oh. I see."
"Well kid, I don't mean to interrupt, but did Fluttershy make you a king?" Asked Achilels curiously
"Oh yes. She gave me my own throne and everypony worships me like I am a god." The baby dragon replied. "She gave me my own little library with all my favorite comic books, even ones from the future. Isn't that cool,
Discord and Achilles were a little confused.
"So, she hasn't done you any harm?" Asked Discord
"No, of course not." The baby dragon replied. "She and the others were really nice to me, and the same thing for Pip, even though he is not a vampire bat pony."
"I noticed that, because I told him earlier that we would help him escape tonight." Discord stated. "So she really has been kind to you and Pip?"
"Of course. She even offered Pip to stay here for the night."
"Hmm. Well, I'm glad she still has a little bit of kindness left in her." Said Discord, relived to hear that Fluttershy was not completely turned evil. "Well, never mind that, we need to get you boys out of here."
Spike had a look of sadness of his face. "Oh.... I see." was all he replied.
"What's the problem, Spike?" Discord asked curiously.
"Yeah, you should be happy that we are busting you out." Achilles added.
"I am... I am." Spike admitted. "But... She made me her king... and... she gives me whatever I want. I never have been given this kind of treatment before, well- maybe in the Crystal Empire, but not like this. It... it feels good to be king, and..." he was softly silenced by Discord
"Spike." he said calmly. "I understand how you feel. But, Fluttershy and all your friends, minus us of course, are evil and plan to take over Equestria with her vampire-pony army and will stop at nothing to turn everypony into one of them."
"I know, but..." Spike was gently silenced by the master of chaos once again before he can finish
"And I wanted to inform you that she is going to turn you into a vampire-dragon someday. Well, maybe not now, but maybe someday in the future." Discord continued
Spike didn't know what to say, and couldn't believe what he just said "What? How... how do you know that?"
"She said it in a conference with her Twilight and the others. They were discussing the invasion tomorrow, and... she said that she wanted to turn you into a vampire too. However, she didn't say she would bite you, and that she didn't want to hurt you while doing it."
The baby dragon hardly believe what he was saying. "I... I don't know if I believe you." he said, conflicted
"Spike, have I ever lied to you?" asked Discord "On second thought, don't answer that. I am telling you the truth this time." Spike still looked conflicted about this, and a little skeptical. "Look, we'll get Pipsqueak back to the hut in one piece first, and then we can pick you up then."
"What? but... Discord, i thought we were going to get both of them out of here." said Achilles, feeling uneasy about his decision.
"We are, I just think that Spike is a little... conflicted about this. He just needs to think things through." Discord answered. He turned his attention back to the child. "I promise you, I did hear that." Then he disappeared in a snap of his finger, with Achilles too. Spike was alone again.
"Wait! Discord, come back!" Spike called out. But it was no use, he and Achilles were gone, at least for a little while. He did say they will come back to him after they were done talking with Pip and bringing him back to the hut. Spike never got out what Discord just warned him about out of his head. Should he really believe him? Or is he just trying to keep Spike away from the pony their cares about him, even though she is a vampire bat pony now? Nevertheless, he came out of the bathroom again, and looked around and he saw that their were no guards. He quietly walked through the hallway to get back into his own master bedroom to sleep with Fluttershy, and then something halted him. A small burst of light came out of nowhere on front of him. He began to panic a little, for he was quite startled by how it just came out of nowhere.
"Oh, King Spike. It's just you." Said a familiar voice. The light lowered and it revealed Thunderlane. With him were Lyra and Bon Bon, in their vampire forms.
"Oh... Hello, Thunderlane, Lyra, Bon Bon." Spike said. He felt really awkward right now, and felt really sheepish. He worried that he was going to get punished for being up so late, and decided to just prepare himself for what might happen to him.
"Our sincere apologies your majesties but... What are you doing up?" Thunderlane asked curiously. "You really should be getting some sleep."
"Yeah, Spike. Queen Fluttershy wouldn't want you to look so tired tomorrow." Bon Bon added
"Yeah, tomorrow's our big day for the invasion. It will be great, with everypony as a vampire, it will be a whole new world, with you and Fluttershy in it." Lyra said encouragingly. It was supposed to make Spike feel better, but he knows that an invasion by spreading and brainwashing will always be a bad thing.
"I know. I just.... I just...." Spike was trying to think of what to say. " just needed to use the bathroom, that's all. You see I was thirsty, and I felt like I needed some water to help with that. So, yeah, I just needed to use the bathroom so I wouldn't..." He blushed about what he was about to say next. He gulped with embarrassment. "Wet the bed." He finished. He really hated to say that, but he needed to say something to convince the three why he was out in the middle of the night.
"Oh your majesty." Said Thunderlane. "You don't have to be ashamed. When you got to go, you gotta go."
"Yeah, Spike. We understand. Right Bon Bon?" Lyra added
"Right."
Spike smiled at that. "Okay well, continue your duties, soldiers." He said, like a proud captain of an army
"Yes your majesty." All three said in unison. En they all walked right by them, continuing their night patrol around the castle. Spike felt a little proud and felt like fun to give out orders like that. He continued to walk back to his room, and then he noticed something: their was a door that was open a crack that spelled out "Conference Room" on it. Spike was awfully curious about what might be inside, and see if maybe their was proof about Discord's warning being true. He tip toed into the conference room, and turned the lights on. He was quite amazed with the room looked. Impressed as he was, he stumbled upon something. A scroll that looked awfully familiar, like a clue. He slowly picked it up, and then went back out the door before he turned out the lights of the conference room.
He decided to read it in the living room right next to the master bedroom to see what was inside it, or what type of secrets this scroll contained. He housed his fire to lit a few candles around him so that he can see better. He began to slowly read. However, as he read further and further, he began to become horrified. It turned out that this scroll was a list of ideas on how to turn Spike into a VAMPIRE! He could hardly be,I've it. Fluttershy said that she wouldn't do that, but she lied to him? How could she?
"Spike." Said a familiar voice. The baby dragon turned around and it was Fluttershy along with Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack with her. "What are you doing?" She asked calmly
The baby dragon was now becoming more scared than ever. He hid the scroll behind his back, and pretended like he did nothing. "Oh well I umm.... Uhh, I was just doing some chores around here so that.... Vampire dust won't get on the floor." He bent down, and rubbed the floor with her first finger.
Fluttershy and the others were too smart for him. They did not believe a word he said, which was exactly what Spike worried about.
"Spike, what do you have behind your back" Fluttershy asked calmly.
"Okay. It's... It's a list of how you are going to turn me into a vampire okay?" Spike said truthfully. He felt like shedding tears from his eyes again
"Oh Spike." Fluttershy said sympathetically. She walked up to him and tried to touch him, but the baby dragon swiped her arm away from him.
"You lied to me, Fluttershy." Spike exclaimed, about to shed tears. "You said you weren't going to turn me into a vampire, but you lied and planned on doing it behind my back." Then the tears escaped from him for he couldn't hold it. "I knew you were trying to bite me."
"Spike, no no." Said Twilight sympathetically. "We're not going to bite you. We don't want to cause pain on you."
"Yeah, Sugarcube." Said Applejack. "We're just trying to create a solution that would be painless for ya."
"It was silent again, and then Spike asked "why do you want me to turn you to to a vampire anyway?"
"To become a true vampire king." Pinkie answered. "So it would make more sense." Everypony glared at her.
"What she means, is that we are doing it so you would live forever." Rainbow said.
Spike now had another thought. "Am I really a king? Or... Are you just using me?"
"No, Spike. You are a king." Said Fluttershy. "We just want to help you."
It was all coming to him now. Spike then said "are you planning to turn Pip into a vampire too?"
"Well, yes." Rarity admitted. "But it will be painless for him as well, we promise you, Spike."
"Well, what, are you going to make it painful for the ponies that you might bite tomorrow? You can't just force somepony to like you by turning them evil. What good is it to be a king if your subjects are turned into evil bat ponies against their will."
"Spike, listen to me." Fluttershy said.
"No. Please. Just don't. You will never turn me into a vampire dragon." Spike said to her sternly.
Fluttershy gave a little sigh and then bowed her head. " understand. Then, with a change of tone in her voice, an evil look appeared on her face, ginning evilly, bearing her teeth. Then, Twilight and the others had the same look as Fluttershy was. Their eyes were glowing all red, like red Hearth's Warming lights. "Looks like we'll just have to make you understand." Fluttershy said evilly. Her voice was like morphed with a demonic voice, which really scared the baby dragon. "Minions, seize him."
"Yes, mistress." Said the other five ponies in unison. They all, along with Fluttershy on front of the, all, evilly walked up to him, still smiling evilly.
"No, please... Don't come near me!" Spike shouted. It looked like this was it. He was about to meet his end in the days as being a normal good baby dragon into an evil baby dragon that's a vampire. Just as soon as they were about to touch him, something came
"Hang on, Spike. I'll save you." It was Discord. It turns out he did came back for him after all. He gently grabbed the baby dragon's body and then snapped his finger after saying "Au revoir, mon cheries." And then he along with Spike, were gone.
Spike was now back at Zecora's hut. Big Mac, Zecora. And Pip were all there, Achilles also. "Guys!" The Baby dragon exclaimed with happiness. He ran up to them and they all hugged eachother into one big group hug, minus Achilles. "I am so glad you're okay."
"It is good to see you too, but I am afraid it is still up to you." Zecora replied to him.
"Yeah, it's not over yet." Said Big Mac.
Spike hated to admit it, but he was right, and then realized how Fluttershy was lying to him about not biting him. And then he began to sob on the bed.
"Spike? Are you okay?" Asked Pip.
"He just.... Needs some time alone, Pip." Discord said to him softly. They all decided to leave Spike alone like he suggested, and then thought over what she should do now."
Spike has not stepped out of the bed ever since Discord saved him. He was hurt by how Fluttershy lied to him and was indeed, trying to brainwash him. Was all the respect he is getting a fat lie? Was it just to snare him to be a loyal follower of the evil Fluttershy? Nevertheless, Spike was devastated and sobbed quietly to himself as he was sitting and gazing into the moon in the evilly red sky above. The other freedom fighters looked at him with great concern, and want Spike to feel better, for they will need him, because they are all what's left in Ponyville, and the haughty prince Blueblood too egoistic and narcissistic to do anything to help the town and with Celestia and Luna out of Canterlot to settle a dispute in Zebrabwe, for it was truly up to Spike and the others now.
Then, all of a sudden, they heard a sound that sounded a lot like a Doug's bark outside the cottage. That can only mean one thing. The others, minus Spike and Achilles went to the door to see who it is.
"Winona!!" Everyone minus Spike and Achilles of course. Indeed it was the Apple family's dog, the brown border collie: Winona, who escaped from Flutterbat and her minions when she used her stare on her. She was wagging her tail and barked with happiness to see the unturned friends he knew.
"Come here, girl." Big Mac said with happiness. The dog jumped on him, falling on his back and licked his face multiple times, making him laugh. "Oh yes, I'm happy to see you too girl. I'm so glad you're alright." Then he got back up when Winona was done licking him with affection.
"Who's this?" Achilles ask, referring to the dog
"This is Winona, me and Applejack's pet." Big Mac answered. "When Fluttershy turned my other family members into bats, she scared her and she ran away before she could even be turned too. I was worried that she would eventually be captured by them.
"Really?" Said Achilles in astonishment. Winona went up to the Minotaur and looked at him playfully. The Minotaur was starting to warm up to her, and he smiled at her. He bent down and let her lick his face.
Meanwhile, Discord looked at Spike again, and decided to walk over there to check up on him. As he predicted, the baby dragon did not move from his spot on the bed and was still covered by the leopard skin covers. "Spike, are you alright?" He asked him
"Yeah." Spike said in a sad, flat voice in reply. "Just fine."
"Look Spike, I know you're still heartbroken about this, but we still have to stop her from turning all ponies into vampires." Discord said to him. The baby dragon was not easily cheered up and sighed in depression.
"She lied to me." Spike said to himself under his breath. Discord did hear what he said. "They all lied to me."
"Discord is right." Said Zecora, who decided to help the Drancequus "But there is no reason to cry."
Then the baby dragon felt a little more weight on the bed, which meant that Winona was the one that jumped on it. She walked over to him and sat down in front of him to check on him. "Hey Winona." Spike flatly said to her.
Winona then licked his foot to cheer him up, and he giggled a little.
"We'll help you Spike." Discord said, placing his lion paw on Spike's back to comfort him. "We'll fix this and turn Fluttershy and the others back. We promise."
Spike was now starting to cheer up a little more now.
"But we need you, little man." Achilles said, stepping up. "We can't do this alone. We will need all the help we can get."
"You'll be a hero to all of Ponyville, like on the Crystal Empire." Pip added. Winona added a happy bark of encouragement.
"A... a hero?" Spike asked, with his head slightly turning. "But... but I thought I was already a hero when Fluttershy and the guys captured me in the castle?"
"Spike, I understand that you wanted to feel more than just Twilight's assistant, and want to be known for something great for." Said Discord. "They would never think of you as worthless or meaningless, and they all love you Spike, and they care about you."
Spike could not argue with that. He has been saved by Twilight and his friends many times when he was in peril over the times he and Twilight moved in Ponyville. Also when he went on a rampage as an adult out of greed on his birthday, everypony all forgave him for what he did to Ponyville.
"You'll never be any worthless to us, Spike." Said Achilles. "I know it sounds weird because we just met, but you are a great kid, and don't ever think that they would ever think of you as useless for when they turn back."
"We love you, and so do us and turned friends too." Said Zecora
"We will always be here for you If something like this happens again."
"Besides. If we didn't think of you as noble, we wouldn't have saved you from turning into a vampire." Big Mac added. "We will always be your friend, Spike. Now matter if you're royal or not."
"Really?" Spike said, really touched by their words.
"Really really." Discord replied to him.
Spike smiled. "Thanks, guys." He said. He got off of the bed and he hugged them as a thank you gift for their really touching and kind words. "You're right. Let's get our friends back."
"Ahda boy!" Big Mac exclaimed proudly.
"So, what are we going to do?" Pip asked.
"That Pip we must think, for what I know at the moment is that we must be stealthy like a mink." Zecora replied.
"Zecora's right." Said Discord. "We might have to think it over."
Winona barked again, happy to see Spike get back into the swing of things.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Spike asked.
"I'll think." Discord stated. "I still have the antidote, we just have to figure out how we will get Fluttershy To Drink it."
"Well, we might as well be doing so,etching fast, because we probably made Fluttershy and her minions mad for taking Spike away from her like that."
Meanwhile, Pip realized that he just left his parents when Discord pulled him out the castle like that, like how Discord pulled Spike out of the castle to save him from turning into an evil vampire like the rest of his friends. The thought of that, made Pup a little guilty just deciding to leave them like that.
"Pip, are you alright?" Discord asked him, noticing the look of melancholy on his face.
The colt gave a sad sigh full of guilt. "N-no." He admitted. He looked away from the group and looked outside through a small circular window in the hut. "I just left me parents, and we became a family again, even though they are vampires now."
"Eh, kid." Said Achilles. "We understand that, but they are still evil vampires, and are like changelings, except that they will turn anypony not vampires instead of hatching newborn babies with eggs."
"I know." Pip sighed.
"Everything will be okay." Zecora said to him gently, placing a hoof gently on his back for comfort. "When we turn everything back to normal, then we will see a bright future of a brand new day."
Zecora said correct, and Pip knew it. "You're right." He said
"Not to mention that Fluttershy was a planning to turn you into a vampire too." Discord added. "Even though she wants to make it painless and didn't want to hurt you about it."
Pip decided to just help the others stop this, and Fluttershy was going to turn him like Discord truthfully accused. "Well, we might as well think of something fast before they all find us here." He said.
"Right you are." Said Spike. He looked at Discord again, and he asked him "you will think of something, right? You're the Master of Chaos that is almost as powerful as Celestia and Luna are."
"Well, not even I can take on a horde of vampires. Even I have my limits." Discord corrected. His tone change when he said to the baby dragon "But, I will think of something. I promise. We just need to think and make sure that it's foolproof like already stated."
Then it was a little quiet in the hut again. Everyone was thinking of a new solution to stop this madness and bring peace to all of Equestria. If the elements are Harmony are brainwashed as vampire. And the princess' away, they will have to think of something fast. Spike felt a little worried and paranoid, because he worried that Fluttershy and the others might just barge through the hut and or the door, and take him back with them, and maybe even Pip too.
Finally, after half am hour. Discord had an idea and snapped his finger. "I got it!" He exclaimed.
The others looked at him, very eager to know what his idea is. They all had smiles of hope on their faces and all gathered around to hear what he has to say. What they didn't notice was that a small red mist was oozing in the hut, and they didn't see it very well. "I believe that if we are going to cure Fluttershy and the others, we might as well...." But then, the mist became a little but more thicker and it was becoming more visible in everyone's eyes. It was becoming like an evil red fog.
Achilles used his strong sense of smell to sniff anything odd about this fog. "Something's not right here." He said suspiciously.
"Yeah. I know." Pip said in agreement. There was indeed something fishy about this mist. Then, Pip began to yawn, like he was suddenly feeling tired and out of energy to even lift himself up. "What's happening?" He said in a faint voice. "I feel.... sleepy. "
"Yeah." Big Mac said with a yawn. "So do I."
"I sense that I need some sleep." Zecora added. "This aura is.... very, magically deep." Then she yawned in exhaustion.
"Oh no." Discord said, realizing what was happening. He wasn't the only one, for Spike realized what was going on, too. "It's happening again." He exclaimed in horror
"Not again with the fog!" Spike exclaimed.
"Not good. This is definitely not good." Achilles said. "I've seen this kind of trick before. It's like some kind of... sleeping gas."
Then, the other three felt sleepy while Zecora, Big Mac, Winona, and Pip fell asleep. Panic overtook Spike and the others, and then Discord and Achilles fell asleep soon after, leaving Spike to be slightly awake at the moment. He fought with all his might to fight the gas, but to no avail, for it was too strong for him. He fell on his knees to try and fight it off one last time, but it was still no use for him.
"Relax." said a soft, and gentle voice, moaning. "Relax, Spike."
Spike recognized that soft and gentle voice anyway. Before his vision was failing him, he saw six silhouettes in the now thicker, eerie, blood red mist. The only thing visible from them was their glowing, red eyes. Spike realized who it was, but he already fell asleep too right before he said the leader's name.
"Everything will be alright." said the voice again, right before Spike fell into sleep.
Spike then woke up to find himself in a dark room, and then realized that he was paralyzed. There were ropes restraining both his arms, and legs to keep him from escaping. What was unusual about it was that It felt like he was on a bed all of a sudden, and it was almost as soft like one too, except that it's not. It was like a.... like a board for when somepony was about to be tortured, except it wasn't made of metal, it was a bed mattress. "What happened?" Spike said, in a groggy voice. "Where am I?"
"Hush, and shush." a voice whispered, echoing in the room. It sent a shiver down Spike's Spine, and recognized it immediately. "You're safe."
"F- Fluttershy?" Spike said quietly with pure terror. The, all of a sudden, the room was lightened, and bright red torches suddenly lit in a lined pattern. There was Fluttershy, and the other brainwashed elements. They all looked at Spike with evil smiles. Spike began to panic a little, and tried desperately tried to get out of the accursed ropes that were binding him.
"Sshhhhhhh. It's okay." Fluttershy said, gently stroking his tummy.
"Wha- what do you want from me?" Spike said in scared, shaky voice.
"We have finally found something that will be painless for you and Pip to turn into vampires without biting you.." Twilight answered for him
"Pip?" Spike asked. "He's here too? Where is he?" Spike asked demandingly.
"Don't worry, sweetie." Said Rarity. "He is in good hooves right now.
"What about Discord and the others?"
"They are all still asleep on their spells, but don't worry, we won't hurt them, and of course kill them." Fluttershy answered. "They'll probably wake up in a minute, and they can't even get out because it's magic-proof."
"Oh that's just great." Spike said ironically.
"Don't worry, Sugarcube,." Said Applejack. "We will not hurt them. Well.... Not much anyway."
"Yeah, maybe we might punch them a little." Said Rainbow Dash evilly.
"As for Pip, he is with the girls and the cutie mark crusaders again so that he will be watched by them at all times."
Spike didn't say anything for any long seconds until he finally asked the six "so... How are you going to...." He gulped "turn me into a vampire?"
Twilight went into a small chest and pulled out a small potion with a red liquid in it. It was quite smaller than the antidote that discord might still have with him, or the vampires must have taken it from him while he was sleeping from the mist. "We're going to use this." Twilight answered
Spike's eyes widened and looked even more scared now. "You'll never make me drink that.... Whatever that thing is." He said
"This is Vampire mutagen, mixed with DNA from one, and will turn even the strongest creature I to a vampire within thirty seconds." Fluttershy said
"I ain't drinking it, Fluttershy. You can't make me."
"Be reasonable, Spike." Fluttershy said a little sternly. "We figured that you would not want to drink it, so we have a better idea." She had an evil grin on her face, and Twilight pulled out a booster shot, and opened the potion, then put the juice in the tube.
Spike tried once again to get out form these infernal ropes but it was no use, he was too weak. "No, no, please." He begged in desperation.
"Relax Spike this won't hurt one little bit." Said Rainbow Dash
"Yes, my king,." Fluttershy added. She and Twilight walked over to him and Twilight got ready to inject Spike with the serum. Once again, Spike tried one last time to break free with any luck, but his luck already ran out. "No use resisting, Spike." Fluttershy said gently.
"This won't hurt one little bit." Twilight said
"With you as a vampire, we will rule Equestria with a new world and a new order with Vampire ponies as the dominant species in all of the land." Fluttershy added.
"Never!" Spike exclaimed. "I'll never join you!"
"I see." Said Fluttershy sadly. "Give it to him."
The girls looked really evil as they grin while a twilight slowly inched the needle close to his scaly skin. He closed his eyes, and prepared himself for the worst. And then, there was a loud roar, like a bull or a buffalo angry roar, and all of a sudden, "BOOM!" A large mess was made from the walls as a spot was destroyed and demolished. It was Achilles, and the others, including Winona. What he didn't realize that Pip was not with them.
"Guys!" Spike exclaimed with happiness and relief. "You're here."
"Don't you vampire whores lay a hoof on the kid!" Achilles warned in a threatening voice.
Fluttershy and the other elements eyes glow an evil red again, and she ordered "Attack!"
"Yes, mistress." The other five said in unison. They all charge at the freedom fighters, and a battle emerged.
Big Mac and Applejack fought eachother once again, and then Big Mac felt himself being pushed down from his sister as she dive bombed at him, but he retaliated, and got back up. "You should have joined us Big Mac." Applejack said. "It would have been a real family again."
"We always thought we were a family, Applejack, just not like this." Big a mac stated. Applejack charged at him again, but this time, Big Mac retaliated and side jumped out of the way. Applejack went back on the ground and decided to charge him on foot instead of being in the air with her wings. Big Mac sidestepped again, but before he could react to anything else, he felt Applejack blow two punches on his face. He retaliated as soon as before the third blow on his face was struck, and landed one punch on her cheek, another blow on the other, and then a third blow with a powerful Uppercut with his rear feet. Now Applejack was raging mad, and started panting. She spat out a tooth and a small pool of blood on the floor. She however has a lot more fight left in her.
Big Mac, who had just stopped his panting, suddenly felt himself being jumped by his sister and was limned down as Applejack was holding him so that she can bite his neck and turn him. She kept missing and missing, and felt Bog Mac's mighty hoof pushing her head away. He kicked Applejack in her stomach, causing her to land on the floor. She got back up and panted but was too late to do anything when Bic Mac heroically charged straight for Applejack and the full force of his body knocked her to the wall, leaving an impact mark on it. Applejack punched him under his chin, and then headbutted him, but Big Mac headbutted her back, and gave her one more buck in the face before she passed out.
"I'm sorry, sis." Said Big Mac remorsefully. "Please forgive me."
Meanwhile, Zecora and Twilight rammed heads with eachother, and pushed e selves against them, like a tug-of-war type of force, except they were pushing and not pulling. It was like two bull kudus fighting for dominance except they had no spiral horns as weapons, only their bare heads. Then, Zecora heard Pinkie Pie charging at her, and the zebra jumped out of the way just in time, and then Pinkie hit the wall with her head like a runaway freight train
"Ow!" Pinkie exclaimed. "My head," she nodded her head and growled at Zecora. She flew up, and prepared her teeth so that she can bite her, bite Zecora created a small yellow barrier like a small force field, out of magic, even though she doesn't have a horn. Pinkie landed face-first into the force field and fell down on the floor, passing out two.
"How did you do that?" Twilight asked
"Ancient Zebrican secret." Zecora stated firmly. "Now I suggest you respite because you it looks like you really need it."
"Never." Twilight said. She flew down at her, but was stopped by Discord with him using the force. While he was holding her on his place, he created a powerful, magic proof force field like the one he and the others were imprisoned in.
"Sorry, Twilight." Said Discord. "But it's for your own good."
Twilight used her horn to blast out of the bubble, but it just absorbs everyone of her blasts every time she does.
Winona was growling and barking at Rarity, and Rarity glared down at him. "Bad girl!" She said to her "bad Winona!" The dog however, did not heed her words and continued being defensively aggressive at her. Rarity snapped her teeth at her, but she missed and then Winona retaliated by biting Rarity herself. Rarity screamed in agony, and tried to shake the dog off of her, and slammed herself against a wall many times to get Winona off, but she wouldn't let go after the first few tries. However, after many more ramming, Winona began yelping and finally let go of Rarity. Blood streamed out of her wound, and looked really angry at Winona, gritting her teeth. "You are one bad dog, Winona." Rarity said angrily at her. Winona, however, was not scared, and then they began fighting eachother again. Rarity became a little more crafty. She used magic from her horn to create a cocoon out of magic, like a spider egg. She was about to bite him when she held him still in the trap, but was rammed on her side by Zecora, with the seal of the net being broken, and freeing Winona.
"Winona, are you alright? Was my timing right?" Zecora asked her.
Winona barked happily at her a yes and then licked her arm as a thank you for saving me gift.
During the fights, Achilles looked at Spike, and went over there so him can free him. When he was about to reach him, he saw Rainbow Dash coming, and then he used his big, beefy arm to swipe her head with great force causing her to hit the wall, collapsing. "Don't worry, kid." He said to Spike. "I'll get you out." He used his big meaty hands to pull the puny ropes and the baby dragon was free.
"Thanks." Spike said. "We gotta find Pip. He's still in the castle."
"Right." You'look never escape while you're not a vampire Spike." Said Fluttershy, suddenly in front of them. "You will join us and help build my new empire."
"Never!" Spike yelled at her.
"Quick, get on my back!" Said Achilles. He got on all four of his appendages and Spike held onto his horns and sometimes his neck for good measure, but not tight enough to chock him. Achilles bellowed like an angry Zebrican buffalo and charge at a really fast speed out of the room on all four limbs.
***
Pip awoke and found himself peacefully on a bed, and saw Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle, looking at him with concern. "What happened to me?" He said
"Fluttershy wanted you back here in the castle" Applebloom answered to him.
"You're parents were really worried about you when Discord took you away from them." Said Sweetie Belle.
"Yeah, sorry about the mist." Scootaloo, feeling a little guilty.
"It's alright." Pip said. Then, he realized that he couldn't move. He was restrained by ropes on the bed, and began to panic "wha? What's going on?"
The girls looked at him with guilt written all over their faces. "We're sorry, Pip." Said Applebloom. "But..... Fluttershy wants to turn you into a bat pony, like everypony else."
Now Pip remembered what Discord told him and Spike, he did say that Fluttershy was going to turn him into a vampire too. "Oh no." He said.
"Don't worry, he said it was going to be very painless." Scootaloo said to him gently.
"Painless?"
"Yeah. Fluttershy found another way to turn you into a vampire without biting you." Said Sweetie Belle.
What she said, did not make Pip feel a tad more comfortable. He did not want to be a vampire anymore than Spike does. "What are you going to do to... Turn me?" he said in a shaky voice.
"Well, Fluttershy was going to inject you with a painless shot to turn you, but she told us that you hate booster shots, so we decided that we just give it to you by drinking a potion instead." said Scootaloo.
"Potion?" Pip asked. "I don't want to drink it. You'll never turn me into a vampire!" He tried with all his might to struggle out of his little trap, but it was no use. He kept on squirming and squirming, trying to find any luck in him of breaking free from the ropes.
"Shhh.... Pip, please." said Scootaloo soothingly. "It's going to be okay." she wrapped her arm around him for comfort.
"No, please!" Pip exclaimed "Let me go!" Now he was desperate to get out.
"Be still!" the girls shouted. They used their magic to create a dark aura around Pip so that he would stop squirming. Their eyes were glowing red now, and Pip became even more scared than ever.
"It will be okay, Pip." said Sweetie in a gentle voice
"Just go with this, please?" said Scootaloo also gently
"You will feel no pain at all when you transform. I promise." said Applebloom. They all tried to sound as gentle and soothing as possible.
Now there was nothing Pip can do now. He felt his mouth being open against his will. Obviously, it was because of the magic ensnaring him. Sweetie Belle used her magic to lift a spoon from her horn, and took a spoonful of the potion. She slowly moved the spoon with the vampire serum close to his face, but before he was about to feel the spoon in his mouth,
"STOP!" exclaimed two voices
All four looked at who said that. It was Braveheart and Daisymay, Pipsqueak's parents. "Mum? Dad?" Pip said. He didn't know if he should be happy to see him because they are his parents, are even more deathly afraid than ever. "What are you doing here?"
"Saving you, son." Braveheart stated.
"Girls, you said you weren't going to turn him into a vampire." said Dasiymay in a disappointed tone
"Well, we don't want to." Applebloom stated. "But, you see, it's- it's just- ugh! It's complicated."
"What she's trying to say is that Fluttershy is our queen, and we all have to do what she says, and it will make more sense for him to turn him into a vampire."
"Right, but we're not going to hurt him like bite him to turn him or anything like that." Scootaloo added
"Regardless!" Said Braveheart. "Fluttershy lied to us!"
Then, there was a crash in the wall, and there was Spike and Achilles. "Get away from my friend you demons!" Spike exclaimed
"Spike? Everyone exclaimed.
"And Achilles." The minotaur flaunted
The dragon jumped off the minotaur and walked up to the girls. "Let Pip go, now!" He said
"Who's going to make us?" Said applebloom, trying to be brave. Then the minotaur walked up to them threateningly and he cracked all his knuckles to intimidate them, and it worked. The girls were scared out of their wits. All three immediately unleashed Pip, and he bolted out of the bed, then ran back to his parents in a hurry, tears streaming down his face.
"Shh, it's okay, sweetie." Said Daisymay while she and her husband were hugging their son for comfort
"You shouldn't have done that." Said Scootaloo to the parents. "Queen Fluttershy will be most displeased."
"We don't care." Daisymay exclaimed to them.
"We don't want out boy to turn into a vampire against his will." Braveheart added.
"You are both traitors!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. She and the girls were about to charge at the family but Achilles stopped them by grabbing their tails, all three dangling upside-down. "Not so fast, kids." The minotaur said. "Sorry if this hurts." He landed their heads on his muscular leg, causing them to fall unconscious. "That takes care of that. "
"Let's get back with the others so that we can get out of here." Spike said. They all ran out f the room through the hole in the wall, leaving the crusaders unconscious in the floor. They all found Discord, and the other freedom fighters, about to face Fluttershy.
The yellow bat-pegasus suddenly recognized Braveheart and Daisymay accompanying Pip, Spike, and Achilles, joining forces. "Braveheart and Daisymay?" She said "what.... Are you doing?"
"You said that you wouldn't turn him into a vampire, your highness." Braveheart said angrily at her. "And yet you lied to us."
"I don't want to do it, but if he is a vampire, then he would be more comfortable and less afraid. I am just trying to help him, like I am trying to help Spike be less afraid and become immortal." Fluttershy persuaded
"Everypony has to chose that for themselves." Spike stated
"He's right." Said Daisymay. "You can't force yourself to help anypony like that against his or her will."
Fluttershy sighed sadly. "If only you all would understand." She said to all of them.
"We do understand." Said Discord. "You want to help everypony, but you're taking things the wrong way and will start spreading all of Equestria with this plague. So you might as well give up, Fluttershy. You're friends are down, and you are out umber ed at the moment: nine of us and one of you."
"Not quite." Fluttershy said in a sly evil voice. Then, an army of all the bat ponies in Ponyville surrounded the exits. Half were floating around the windows, and the other half were guarding the doors with their spears. Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle were one of them too. Untimely, they were only stunned for a short time and then awoken in a few minutes after Achilles knocked them out. "Now it looks like you're outnumbered."
There were indeed too many of then. Discord pulled out a smoke bomb and threw it on the ground, then poofed himself and the others out of the castle, right to a large valley, far away from Ponyville. It was filled with isolated trees and million blades of grass covering the area.
"Did we lose em?" Big Mac asked.
"I think so, but we should not stay here long to truly know." Zecora stated.
"Well, we can't go back to the hut, Fluttershy and the guys found us there." Spike reminded.
"We know, we know." Said Discord. "Let's just keep moving. They all ran through the fields in the night under the red moon and red sky. However. They all stopped when a large red bugle of magic appeared on front of them. It was Fluttershy and her friends.
"Going somewhere?" Said Fluttershy
They all noticed that the wounds on some of them were gone and looked perfectly healed.
"Applejack? I... I thought I beaten you to a pulp. Ah! I mean, ruffed you up, I mean!" Big Mac was feeling really confused.
"Yes I know, big bro." Applejack stated. "We're vampires. Remember?"
"And as a vampires, we can heal ourselves." Twilight added
"Yah, so you can keep attacking us, but it won't really work because we will heal ourselves up in a snap." Said Rainbow Dash.
The others realized that there was no other choice, but to fight back, even if it's till their last breath. Discord and the others posed in battle form, ready to fight.
"I ain't running anymore." Said Pip. "This time I will fight."
"Some am I." Spike said
"Not so fast, kids." Said Achilles. "You would surely be killed if you fought them. It's best if you stay here."
"He's right, boys." Said Discord. "We'll handle is. Zecora, please watch over them."
"I will save these two from their impending doom." Zecora stated. The two sides charged at eachother while Discord and the others charge at one another, like a small war just erupted.
"Children, we must come to that tree, safe there we will be." Zecora said. The two nodded and followed her to a large tree, but then, Spike felt himself being carried by an invisible force, like he just been snatched, he screamed as he pulled up into the air. And the invisible force revealed to be Fluttershy, holding him in her arms.
"I really hate to do this, Spike. But you leave me now choice." Fluttershy said
"Spike!" Pip and Zecora exclaimed in unison.
Flutterhsy bared her teeth and Spike closed his eyes to prepare himself for the worst. He felt something that was that he didn't think it would be: he felt two objects pressing against his stomach, but it didn't hurt, it ironically.... Tickled. He laughed as he felt the feeling of Fluttershy's fangs. "Hey, that tickles." He laughed.
"What?" Fluttershy said. She was growing a little more angry at this, and bit him again, making him laugh once more. She realized that she can't puncture him with her teeth, and just remembered something.
"Oh, that's right." Spike said in remembrance. "I forgot that dragons have scales of invisibility." And felt really comfortable now, knowing that Fluttershy can't do a thing now. Or perhaps he thought. Fluttershy growled and flew to the ground, letting Spike go.
"You! Little! Brat!" She exclaimed in fury. Everyone stopped their fighting when they heard her shouting. She gave Spike a slap. "You really pissed me off!" She exclaimed. "You have made me Very.....!" She slapped him again. "Very!" And Spike fell to his knees, shedding a tear "VERY!!!" Then, all of a sudden, she looked at him, seeing how scared he is. She was completely shocked at herself over what she is becoming. "What.... What have O done?" She thought.
"Please!" Spike exclaimed, sobbing now. "Please don't kill me." He covered his face and cowered in fear.
"Spike?" Fluttershy said. "Are you.... Alright?" She asked him.
Spike didn't look at her and nodded a no at her. She turned his back on him with complete shock and disbelief for her little actions. She looked at a puddle seeing her reflection.
"I'm.... I'm a monster." She said as she began to cry in complete guilt. Spike stopped his weeping when he heard Fluttershy's weeping. He slowly walked over to her to check on her.
"Fluttershy, are you okay?" He asked her very slowly.
"No." Fluttershy said with a sigh. "I let the power go to my head and now.... Now I am a monster for that, and I just hurt you like that."
"You're not a monster, Fluttershy." Said Discord in a comforting voice, walking in front of her. "It was not your fault. You were just trying to help make Equestria a better place, but took it the wrong way."
"By turning everypony into monsters." Fluttershy stated
"Oh dear Fluttershy, it is alright if you make mistakes, as long as you learn at how much damage it makes." Zecora added.
"We could never hate you Fluttershy." Twilight stepped in, along with the rest of the elements. "You are not a monster. We all do things we regret doing in our lives."
"And the time I betrayed you to Tirek when he was trying to destroy Equestria." Discord added. "It made me feel guilty for weeks, and I never even completely gotten over that."
"You're our friend, Sugarcube." Said Applejack. "You always will be."
"Nothing will ever change that." Rainbow added. They all walked up to her to comfort her and to make her feel better.
Fluttershy looked up and said "you... You forgive me?"
"Of course we forgive you." Said Achilles. "It's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them."
"We will always be here, Fluttershy." Pip said.
Winona made a happy bark at Fluttershy, wagging her tail.
Fluttershy was absolutely touched by their comments and compliments. She is really lucky to have such great friends like them. She looked at everyone and said "thank you. Thank you all." She looked at the baby dragon. "Especially you, Spike." She gently hugged him again and he hugged her back. It was silent while they hugged and no one said a word at the moment as they did.
Fluttershy was still out on the wilderness with Spike, and her friends. She still felt guilt-stricken for almost unleashing Hell in Equestria, and hurting Spike. She decided to make things right, and asked Discord "So, where's the antidote?"
Discord showed it to her behind his back and said "Ta da! One vampire pony antidote coming up." And then he gave it to her.
"Thank you Discord." She said. "Fluttershy really wanted to end this little skirmish and reverse the sins that she just or almost committed. "Should we give it to the others, too?" She asked
"No, just you drinking the potion will be enough, for getting more potions like this is very tough." Zecora answered
"She's right. If you drink it, everyone will go back to normal and become themselves again, because you're the head vampire." Pip added.
"Very Well." Fluttershy said. She slowly opened the kid of the antidote and started to slowly drink out of it. She made a few gulps and then she felt something change in her, and it soon affected Twilight and the others, along with Pip's parents. A large flash of light poofed out of nowhere, and when it was becoming dim again, Fluttershy, and the other bat-ponies were back to normal, no more red eyes, bat wings, fangs, or bat ears. By now, it is supposed to be affecting everypony in Ponyville that has been bitten by Fluttershy and her comrades.
"I'm a normal pony again! Woohoo!" Exclaimed Pinkie Pie with happiness as she was bouncing with joy.
"Well, I'll be an apple in a pie. Glad that's over." Applejack added.
"That was really fun being a bat and all, but I would never turn all of of Equestria into bat-ponies if they didn't want to. But it was still awesome, anyway!" Said Rainbow Dash
"It wasn't fun for me." Said Rarity, telling Rainbow differently. "I did not feel like myself as a horrendous bat monster."
"I am just glad it's all over." Said Twilight. She looked at her number one assistant and she walked up to him. "We are so sorry if we put you through of this, Spike.." She said with intense guilt. "Can you all forgive us?"
Big Mac smiled and said "Eeyup."
"I forgive you." Said Pip.
"You all have done something almost immense, but you are all forgiven for your sons." Said Zecora.
"Yeah, even though I haven't really, met you all yet." Achilles added.
Winona, barked with Happiness and ran up to Applejack, licking her leg and then her face as she stood on her hind legs.
"We understand how you feel." Said Braveheart.
"So do I." Daisymay added.
Now, they all locked at Spike. And waited for an answer from him to see of he has forgiven them all for trying to turn him evil. "Spike, do you... Forgive me?" Fluttershy asked
"Of course I do, Fluttershy." Spike replied with a smile. Fluttershy smiled at him, and shared another adorable hug.
"Well, we might as well get rid of that horrendous tower that Twilight just created." Rarity suggested with disgust about the castle.
"Leave that to me." Twilight said proudly.
***
Twilight used her magic and concentrated it on the castle. It wasn't easy for her, because it was so big. Before she did it, Fluttershy made sure that everypony was out of e castle before it could be disappeared from existence.
After one blast of Magic from Twilight, the castle was gone. Fluttershy after that, turned back to the ponies that she just turned into vampires, and looked really guilty about it. Also, all of Flutterdhy's critter friends were turned back to normal too. "Everypony." She said to them, beginning to tear up. "I'm.... Sorry about this. I really hope you all forgive me." She turned her head away on guilt with tears streaming down her face,
Everypony s,idled and all walked up to her to cheer her up. Fluttershy was really happy to see at they have all forgiven her. Many of them said that they did forgive her, and understood that Fluttershy wasn't herself when she was a vampire.
There were hugs here and there on the crowd. They all smiled and then Spike began to make a small frown.
"What's wrong, Spike?" Said Fluttershy.
"We are normal again, and we're not evil anymore, aren't you happy?" Said Rainbow Dash
"I am. I am." Spike admitted. He gave a sad sigh when he added "it's just that.... It felt really good to be a king of you guys. Now I feel... Worthless now."
"Oh Spike, you're not worthless." Twilight said in a comforting voice. She gently lifted his chin with her hoof so that he can make proper eye contact with her.
"Yes, Spike. You are a hero." Discord said. He lifted the baby dragon in the air with his arm and announced "let's hear it for Spike! Hip hip"
"Hooray!" Everyone cheered on
"Hip hip"
"Hooray!"
"Hip hip"
"Hooray!!"
Spike smiled as everypony was praising him and felt like he is in the Crystal Empire again. He didn't l ow what to say for he was to touched by their kindness to say a word out of himself.
"Well, I would love to stay here, but I am needed elsewhere." Said Achilles. Before he left. He knelt down to Spike and said "don't worry, we'll see eachother again. I know it. We made a pretty good team back there, didn't we?"
"We did." Spike replied with a smirk.
"Thanks for letting me help you and the guys out, Discord. That was kind of fun." Achilles said to the master of Chaos.
"Anything for you my old friend." Discord replied with a wink.
"Alright well. I'm off. See you all soon."
"Wait!" Said Pinkie. "You said you would introduce yourself to us when it was over. Can you please stay here a little longer."
"Well....... Alright." Achilles answered with a smile. Everypony cheered at his answer and looked around the town. "I might as well look for a place to stay for the night."
"You can sleep on our farm." Applejack offered. "The barn is pretty cozy."
"That sounds perfect." Achilles liked the idea for he really liked eating hay, thanks to his cow instincts of course
Rainbow Dash yawned and said "I don't know about you. But I need a goodnight sleep."
"So do I." Said Fluttershy. Everypony told eachother goodnight, and they all went to bed to their houses, except for Bog Mac, Zecora, Pip with his parents, Winona, Discord, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Spike, who looked at one another.
"Spike, thank you do much for helping me." Said Fluttershy. "If it wasn't for you... I.... I would have made an evil empire." Everyone laughed at her remark.
"That is so true." Spike said. "Anyway. You're welcome, Fluttershy." Spike replied to her. "And... Thank you for making me a king."
"Oh Spike. You're welcome. You may not be a king to some ponies, but you will always be a king.... To me."
"Aw, stop it." Spike said, flushing. He felt Fluttershy kiss him on his forehead as a present for saving her and the others. Spike was stunned for a minute, but he thought about it, and enjoyed that kiss, and then and smiled warmly at Fluttershy.
"You know, Spike. That was actually very fun." Pip said. "Being I danger, the fighting and all."
"That was actually one of the best things since I have purchased those magical Zebrican chimes, for that was actually the most fun I have had in a long time." Zecora added.
"It was as fun as when I was messing with your guys' thoughts." Discord said. Everyone looked at him in a strange way. "Before I was reformed" he added, then everyone. Laughed at his remark.
"Eeyup." Big Mac added. "I hope we get into someone like the again." He said jokingly.
"Oh thanks, guys." Spike said. Then. He gave out a yawn.
"Oh, Spike." Twilight said "you must be tired." She used her magic to carry him onto her back, and he tried his best to keep his eyes open, but he was too sleepy to do so.
"Wait!" Spike exclaimed. "Can I hug Fluttershy one more time?"
"Of course." The hello pegasus replied. E baby dragon got off and they both hugged one another, one last time.
"Well, we might as well hit the sack too." Achilles said. "Goodnight, everyone."
They all said goodnight, Discord poofed somewhere else, Zecora went back to the Everfree forest, Pip went back with his parents, Big Mac, Achilles, and Winona went to Sweet Apple Acres. Fluttershy told Twilight and a spike goodnight, and she went back to her cottage.
Twilight went back to her cottage, and Spike, went to sleep in peace at last without any bad things to happen to him. For now.
