Twilight Sparkle has had her magic stolen by a blood thirsty vampress known as Vesper. Desperate to reclaim her magic she seeks out help from a dragon she's read about that can move at impossible speeds.This is a tragic tale of high adventure.
Twilight Sparkle has had her magic stolen by a blood thirsty vampress known as Vesper. Without her magic the elements of harmony are useless so her friends cannot help her. Desperate to reclaim her magic she seeks out help from a dragon she's read about that can move at impossible speeds. This is a tragic tale of high adventure and fun fantasy.
“This must be it.” Twilight said as she pushed her thick cat frame glasses back up her nose, her vision again becomes clear as the glasses focused her eyes.
Before her eyes was a large mountain path between the province of Ponyville and the city of Canterlot. She trotted up the trail as her straight cut fringe bounced back and forth between her horn and glasses. Upon reaching the top of the trail she was met with a dark entrance to an imposing cave. She reached into her backpack and pulled out a torch she held between her teeth. The light chased away the darkness to reveal a small pile of skulls and a vast pile of gold and treasure. The pile of wealth was so grand it touched the ceiling of the cavern in some places. The light of the torch shone on the brilliantly glittering gold. Twilight gasped as her eyes shot wide open.
“There must be over a billion bits in here.” The alicorn thought to herself as she quickly estimated the volume of the pile in her head. Before she could finish her calculation however a blue streak rushed towards her lightning quick.The blue blur stopped revealing it to be a pony-sized dragon. It had deep blue scales, silver spikes down it’s back from head to tail and bright blue eyes. The dragon spread it’s bat-like leather wings as it faced the intruder.
“Y…yyyou must be Mr. Maurice.” The lavender pony stated somewhat startled as she stepped slowly backwards.
The dragon’s eyes dropped to an unimpressed glare as he spoke in a raspy voice.
“The name’s Bolt.” He barked as he zipped around the pony at high speeds.
Bolt’s high-speed antics had caused Twilight to drop her torch and glasses. She fumbled around in the dark on the cave floor looking for her glasses. The blue dragon took his opportunity to mess with poor Twilight who was blind as a bat. He zipped over to the pile of skulls and brought back a pony shaped one wearing a pair of red goggles.
“You know last pony who came into my cave I roasted alive. What was that guy’s name? Lime Wire or something to that effect.” He said as he crushed the skull to dust within his claws, he then pulled back the elastic on the goggles and flung them from the cave as they shot off out into the open.
Twilight felt around desperately wanting to find her lenses.
“I didn’t come here to slay you or steal your gold. I need help.” The dragon fell over and burst into a hysterical laughing fit.
“You? A pony! Slay me? Hhahaahaa! Oh man that’s rich. I’ve got a pile of the skulls of creatures who have tried.”
Twilight while a little frightened was getting sick of the dragon’s attitude very quickly and stated her business.
“I came here because I need your help dealing with a unicorn.”
Bolt yawned falling backwards onto a pile of gold.
“Listen Babe. Unicorns are boring. And dealing with ponies is more boring.”
Twilight finally found her glasses and used her hoof to slide them back up her nose. Her sight becoming clear once more she got a good look at the blue dragon. She raised an eyebrow and said dismissively.
“I’m surprised a big tough guy like you is afraid of unicorns. You hide in this cave all day so they don’t find you?” She said with a sassy smirk.
Bolt’s eyes shot open as he zipped over to her in less than a Nano-second. Being face to face with the alicorn she could see smoke bellowing from Bolt’s nostrils this often happened to him whenever he was angered or annoyed. His voice was rough and raspy as he spoke.
“Listen Babe. That’s mighty big talk coming from a nerd with double thick glasses. Why do you need these things anyway? When I’ve read about you in the paper I don’t recall you wearing glasses. Also aren’t you the Queen of the rainbow friends or some dorky crap like that? Why not get them to help you out.” He asked curious as to why Twilight would risk her life by entering his home.
Twilight took a deep breath and pushed her mane out of her eyes.
“I don’t need glasses. Well I didn’t when I had my magic. You see I’ve always had blurry vision. I usually preform a sight spell. It was one of the first spells I taught myself. Being a bookworm and having to wear glasses was too cliché for my tastes. I am the Princess of Friendship.” She said correcting the dragon with authority in her voice. “Or at least I was. The elements of harmony are partially useless without my magic. So my friends wouldn’t be much help on this one. Besides they’ve been through so much lately. They need a break. I read about a dragon in one of my books. The tales tell of a reptile that moves blindingly fast and can vanquish creatures at least five times his size.”
Bolt smiled being very well aware of the book she was speaking of.
“Heh yeah that’s me.” He responded having had his interest peaked.
“Being Royalty I can pay you very well for your services.”
Bolt’s eyes shot wide open as he then rolled them.
“Why would I want your money? I literally sleep on a mountain of gold. Geez you ponies really are as stupid as you look.” He told Twilight gesturing to the endless piles of gold surrounding them.
He looked at her horn and wings before the fact she was an alicorn hit him.
“I’ll tell you what. I’ll help you out no questions asked. If after we get your magic back you do a favor for me.” Bolt inquired as Twilight clapped her hoofs together in glee.
“You’ve got a deal Maurc…er Bolt.” The pony said correcting herself before she stepped on his sudden change of heart.
A short time later Bolt and Twilight arrived at the edge of Equestria. This was a feat they achieved in a short time thanks to Bolt’s lightning speed. The air grew cold and stale as they stepped out of Celestia’s territory and into the Deadlands. The ground was harsh and cold and the skies were clouded and dark cursed by an eternal night. Darkness reigned supreme over the vast wasteland of dead trees and barren fields. It was like as if whatever this place was home to it was so foul that the surrounding landscape had been warped into a dark and deathly scar upon the earth’s surface. Bolt inhaled picking up a familiar scent as if he had tasted this particular brand of stale air before. Twilight felt a shiver run down her spine as he followed after the dragon. The sight that lay before them caused Twilight to gasp placing her hoof over her mouth. What lay before them was a dead deer. It’s corpse decomposing as maggots devour its festering flesh.
“Who would do this?” Twilight asked simply shocked while shivering.
Bolt examined the body and noticed how it had a large part of its throat torn out.
“I’ve seen this method of killing before. What color was the unicorn that took your magic?” The dragon inquired while Twilight collected her wits and answered.
“B..Black. Why do you ask?”
Bolt took a deep breath and had a small smile at the danger he knew awaited them.
“Well I’m excited! But I’d but as for you. You’d have been better off staying in your library.” Bolt told Twilight as he pressed onwards into the dark valley.
Before long the duo stumbled upon an abandoned village. It was comprised of decomposing wooden cabins that were in shambles. A lone figure was wandering the ramshackle town trotting about aimlessly. Twilight smiled and rushed over warmly greeting the lone stallion.
“Hello. I’m Princess Twilight Sparkle. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Do you think you could tell us about this place?”
The Stallion was skinny and had dark rings under his eyes from lack of sleep. Startled he reared up flailing his front legs wildly. After taking a moment to calm himself he responded in an astonishment of anxiety.
“N..o….I cannot. Misstress…wouldn’t like that at all. She is not to be disturbed.”
“Who is your Mistress?” Twilight questioned.
“I’ll destroy you! Reward me greatly she will.” Said the sickly stallion as he picked up a nearby pitchfork from a bail of hay, he swung towards Twilight.
The Stallion was met with a swift punch from the dragon’s fist as he fell to the ground dropping the farming implement.
“Not today Skippy.” Bolt stated with a smug smile he’d gained from a chance to demonstrate his strength.
“Bolt! How did you?” Twilight asked trying to recompose herself.
“I’m not the fastest thing alive just because of my quick wit."
Twilight gave an annoyed sigh at the dragon’s shameless self-praise.
“If you spent half the time you use boosting your ego to study you’d make an impeccable royal guard.” Bolt flipped Twilight his middle claw retorting.
“Your welcome. You have a dragon don’t you? We’re greedy and egoistical by nature. Why fight what you are?” He said abruptly pushing past the Princess.
Before long the two arrived at the towering dark spire at the center of the land of swirling darkness. The manor poking out of the cliff face was immense in scale. The dragon and pony pair pushed open the giant wooden doors and crossed over the threshold. Inside the manor they found the interior was immaculately decorated with red velvet curtains and black lacy bows. Descending the stairway was a tall black unicorn with the elegant shapely figure of an alicorn. This unicorn was striking and lovely nay the very definition of beauty. Brilliantly long black gowns draped down her perfect figure. She held her head high as her red mane composed of magical energy flows behind her. Her blood red eyes catch her guests as she descends the stairs littered with the bodies of her fallen victims. Her regal yet freighting voice echoed throughout the massive chamber.
“So you’ve come to reclaim your magic. And you’ve brought a friend. Bolt darling it’s been too long since our last dance. I didn’t realize you found me so irresistible. Then again who can blame you. I am perfection.” She said running her hoof down her behind.
Her eyes were crimson red and her stare piercing. Her gaze froze Bolt and Twilight place frozen in fear.
“Yes perfect. Cower like the mere mortals you are. Your minds are positively dripping with fright and fear.” Vesper announced as her horn alights.
“Bolt you know this mare?” Twilight asked trying to move her hoofs but alas her efforts were in vain.
“Yeah. Her Name’s Vesper we go way back.”
The purple alicorn seemed concerned as the red magic swirled around Vesper’s horn.
“What’s her special talent?” She asked.
“Mind control.” The dragon responded as Vesper’s spell had finished charging energy.
Vesper’s horn pulsed a brilliant red as she fired off her spell into Twilight. As the spell hit the lavender pony Vesper’s presence begun to smother Twilight’s brilliant mind in her cold controlling embrace. Vesper’s spell seeped into the darkest recesses of Twilight’s brain, as it did so the vast pool of knowledge Twilight had accumulated became open for Vesper to read like a book. Her hopes, dreams and darkest desires were all laid bare. As Vesper sifted the memories she smiled and licked her supple lips. She gave a light moan as her dark magic begun to take root anchoring itself within her victim’s mind. Before Twilight could find the will to resist she was already a slave to the lady of the manor. Her eyes glow with a faint red hue as she awaits her commands. Bolt finds it in himself to break free of Vesper’s glare and dashes towards the unicorn.
“Always hiding behind others. All these years and still your nothing more than a glorified puppeteer.” Bolt said as his claws met with Vesper’s flesh digging deep into her front left leg.
Vesper moved her hoof up between herself and the dragon as his claws sink deeper.
“Ohh what a satisfying sting! You confuse my talents with that of a foal’s entertainer. My dear dragon what I do is divine domination.” She said in a sexy and sensual voice, seeming un-phased by the dragons attack. “Now be a dear and fetch me that orb on the stand.” The elegant vampress told her servant as she gestured towards the ornamental staff holding a glass ball.
“At once my Mistress.” The young alicorn spoke clearly as she trotted towards the glass sphere. The orb was swelling with pink and purple alicorn energy.
The battle between Bolt and Vesper raged on as they traded swift slashes and beautiful bites. The blood of both the undead and the magical reptile painted the stairway they were doing battle on. Bolt slides back ripping his claw from Vesper’s leg donning a sadistic smile.
“Yeah! Now I’m feeling it. It’s been too long since I’ve had this much fun.”
Vesper lowered her head giving a light bow to her partner.
“See I told you. It’s been far too long since our last waltz. Now let us dance.” She instructed as her fangs bite down upon her soft lips.
Vesper’s figure explodes into a swarm of black bats screeching as they flutter behind the dragon. The bats gather and Vesper’s body reforms. Having caught the dragon unaware she opens her mouth wide as her long ivory fangs sink into the dragon’s scales. After breaking though the dragon’s thick hide her fangs penetrate his veins drawing in blood. As Vesper tastes the crimson river of blood flowing within the dragon’s body she lets out a sensual moan. Her devious desire only grows louder as each moan after the other was more screeching and sinful than the last. Bolt begun to stagger feeling weak while Vesper drew pleasure from the liquid that kept him living. He wrapped his tail around her neck securing it tightly. He then pulled the vampress off in a single strong motion, similar to the manner one would remove a leech. He then slams Vesper overhead into the ground. The tile beneath her cracks while she licks her lips after swallowing the ill-gotten blood.
“Just as fiery as ever after all these years.” Vesper remarked rolling into her front feet. Her lavish dress torn and her beautiful body battered and bruised. It wasn’t long before Vesper’s wounds closed themselves up healing the scaring. Twilight had now returned and was about to hand the orb containing her magic to Vesper. Bolt knew there’d be no stopping Vesper if she could add alicorn magic to her own unholy power. He quickly snatched up the orb from Twilight and waved it around taunting Vesper.
“Yo! You want this so bad come and get it.” He stated as he blasted off so fast he absolutely destroyed the sound barrier. The resulting sonic boom knocked both Vesper and Twilight off their feet. The dragon exploded out the doors and started to circle the manor about a hundred times a second. The dragon quickly became a blue whirlwind circling the manor.
Vesper hissed and spread her vast bat-like wings heading out into the wasteland. She was instantly swept up in the wild wind and hurled into the air. Bolt then rushed inside slamming the doors shut behind him. He smashed the orb over Twilight’s head restoring her magic and freeing her from Vesper’s influence. Twilight’s horn glows a light pink as her powers were returned to her. The dark roots smothering her mind weathered up and allowed Twilight to think freely. Coming to her senses she noticed her vision became blurry as her now clear sight was obstructed by the glasses she no longer needed. Bolt took the eyewear from her nose and asked.
“Better?” Twilight’s sight became clear and her horn once again was able to tap into her power.
“Much. Thank….”
Bolt interrupted the alicorn with an outburst. “Tell me how amazing I am and how screwed you would have been without me later. Vesper’s on her way back.”
Twilight gave an annoyed huff and took a fighting stance. The grand doors slam open as Vesper enters her dress torn asunder revealing her cutie mark. The mark upon her flank was a red summoning circle with a heart and a triangle running through the center. The vampress was angered stomping her hoofs across the threshold. Her voice carried an astonishing amount of authority.
“You dare enter my home uninvited. Your disposition drips disrespect. By the end of this hour I’ll have you kissing my hoofs begging for my favor.”
Twilight fires off a beam of magical energy towards Vesper along with a retort.
“I don’t think so Vesper. You’re evil magic is no match for our teamwork and friendship. You’re alone Vesper. You will fall like all the others.” The black unicorn was hit by Twilight's assault and fell to the ground her fringe falling over one of her eyes.
“Not quite she remarked.” As the tribal totem in the shape of a skull around Vesper’s neck begun to glow. The magical item was causing the corpses that littered Vesper’s foyer to rise and begin moaning. Vesper slowly pushed herself to her feet as her undead army rises to do her bidding. Bolt’s jaw hung wide open not at the dead rising but rather Twilight’s comment.
“Dear Celestia! Even your trash talking is lame. Friendship teamwork? Geez Twi. You’re making me feel more sick then the stench of the corpses.” Bolt gave a mighty roar as he spewed forth a sea of fire. The wall of flames ignited the walking corpses but did nothing to slow them down. Twilight now extremely annoyed shouted at Bolt for not thinking ahead.
“Great job. Just what I wanted the corpses trying to kill us are now on fire.” She scalded giving a massive heaping of sarcasm along with her remark.
Bolt revs up his legs and begins slicing the walking dead that approach him in two, with swift slashes. Twilight’s magic surges from her horn as she blasts the moaning husks of ponies that would threaten her. While Bolt and Twilight were busy fending off the dead Vesper took her chance to strike.
“Dear depressed Bolt. It’s such a shame. Even with all your power you couldn’t save her.” The dragon’s eyes lock onto Vesper as she started pushing his buttons. “She was a darling girl. Gets her charm from my side of the family. You let her waste away like garbage.” Vesper’s words had driven the blue dragon into uncontrollable rage. The dragon gnashed his fangs together as he started salivating lava from his mouth. The molten liquid dripped onto the floor burning holes into the oak floorboards. He grasped the flaming pony before him and tore it in two tossing the halves aside. Vesper had the dragon right where she wanted him. “My my did I touch a nerve? I wonder what she’d be of all the wonders of the modern world. Too bad she’s rotting in the ground. Maggots using her skull as a breeding ground I’d wager.” Bolt’s anger grew into a furious force as his mouth begun to spew fire hotter than the embers of hell.
Soon the dragon had created a towering inferno as Vesper’s large manor was encompassed in flames. The burning spire could be seen as a large flaming torch across the giant wasteland. Driven to his primal instincts Bolt was unleashing mighty roars that shook the foundations of the tower. Twilight galloped for the exit seeing the place was coming down. She looked back and called out to her companion.
“Bolt you have to snap out of it. This is what she wants you to do.” Twilight’s pleas fell upon deaf ears as the rampage continued. Having loosened a few screws in the dragon’s head Vesper was pleased with herself. With that the elegant vampress turned to a black fog and faded away into the night on a cold wind. Twilight watched the tower topple collapsing in on itself. It took mere moments for the large tower to burn down to naught but ash and rubble. Bolt sat among the remains screaming from the very depths of his soul. His voice had grown weak and weary from the extended strain on his vocal chords.
When the fire had passed Twilight approached placing a hoof on the dragon’s shoulder.
“Bolt it’s over. We won.” She assured giving him a small smile.
Bolt was breathing heavily as he came to his senses. He collected his wits closing his eyes while taking a deep breath. He quickly became cold wanting to be left alone.
“Well you got your magic back. What are you hanging around here for?” Bolt asked when Twilight wasn’t shook her head and replied.
“I agreed to use my magic to help you with something.” Her voice grew grim seeing the look on Bolt’s face. “What was it?”
Bolt gave a somber smile shaking his head.
“Forget it Twi. She never wanted to be saved anyway. You can’t do anything for anybody who doesn’t want to be saved anyway.”
The purple alicorn seemed shocked as she pieced what he was talking about together.
“Oh Bolt. You should know there’s no magic powerful enough to bring somebody back. Is that why you helped me?” She asked feeling sorry for the raging reptile.
“Nah you just remind me of somebody I used to know. That’s why I helped you out.” He said in his harsh voice.
The two sat silent in the smoke for a few moments before the dragon spoke up again.
“Besides I couldn’t let a fan of my books read my stuff with those dorky glasses. I’ll tell you what. I’ll send you a singed copy of my next book since you seem to enjoy them so much.” Bolt gave a cocky smile and flicked a two-fingered salute before turning to leave.
“Wait you are the author of those novels?” Twilight asked as the dragon leap into a dash.
Bolt shot off across the wasteland at speed of light leaving a trail of flames and lightning in his wake. Giving a wicked smile he digs his claws into the ground and spreads his wings to collect wind create drag, making it easier to turn. Running on all fours he shoots off towards the north of Equestria leaving the Deadlands far behind him.
