Chapter 1: To the aid of strangers.

It's all a blur.

My memories are chaotic and warped.

I know who I am, where I am from, and I remember who my family is.

However, my life from the past few years is already gone.

Except for one thing...no...one idea that is buzzing around my fractured mind.

I find it strange that my voice can't speak of it as if cussed by some unknown force.

But I know with certainty, it will revile itself...soon

Joachim Valentine awoke to the glowing sun shining in his weathered face. He slowly picked himself off the ground while he allowed his eyes to adjusted to the light. Which was odd seeing as Joachim was always in a dark place or in his coffin whenever he slept. He had been around for four hundred years, give or take, so he knew the precautions his family had instituted for safety incase the locals of Romanian ever decided to start a angry mob. The ignorance of mortals was amazing to his family, especially his brother and sister as most hunters, or fools believed, the old rumors like sun light, blessed water, a cross, or a stack in the heart would destroyed them.

At first Joachim thought he must have gotten drunk with someone at a local tavern, and just passed out on the road. However, as his eyes finally focused on the sight before him, it caused an odd mix of awe and fear within the poor vampire. He was on a dirt road that lead to a city, which in Romanian, or anywhere in the world was not an odd thing. However, he stood there as the city before him was beyond amazing. A city with bight glorious colors, and architecture that had no rival was built on the side of a large mountain.

Joachim quickly slap himself, and closed his eyes hoping that he was just dreaming. Unfortunately, he opened them to the same sight. He knew where ever he  was, it was not the world he came from. For decades his world became a dark, and dangerous place especially as the Great War was beginning, and evil creatures roamed Europe. Even a blind man could tell the world was beginning to fall apart, this place however, was not only brighter, but alive with the purity of a child.

Joachim found this unnerving as he was now alone in a strange amazing world that seemed to be a slice of heaven. His focus returned as he thought of the other side of this event, a whole new world to explore, and learn about.

To his surprise a large amount of screaming erupted from the city as if it were under attack.

Thanks to his vampire vision even in sunlight he could see what had looked like swarms of large bugs dive into the city.  His thoughts, and feelings of his own situation quickly settled as an old, but powerful thought coursed his mind. People were in trouble...

Joachim found his resolve and focus his vampire blood in hope he still had the power. In a flash of black smoke, the human of giant size was now in the form of a golden bat. Relief hit him as he took to the sky, and flied to the city in peril...

Queen Chrysalis was enjoying her day despite the meddling of that annoying unicorn. Her changelings quickly descended upon Canterlot, and were rounding up the pitiful ponies who oozed with love, and positive emotions that changelings fed on. Her changelings were very hungry, and her duty to her people was the top priority, even if a few ponies suffer because of it. Though she would admit to enjoying the pain they felt.

"Nothing will ruin this wonderful day!" she gloated over the bride standing by the groom as her changelings soon brought back the ponies who were going for the elements of harmony.

The streets of Canterlot were in chaos as the horde of changelings attacked, and incased ponies in quick drying slime for their future feedings. The city guards tried to fight back heroically, but soon joined the citizens in imprisonment. This was a grim time for the city, and soon Equestia.

A family of three who lived in the grand city for almost a year now, were hiding like an animal that was being hunted down.

"We need to get out of the city while they don't know were here." The stallion in bright green had only on thing on his mind, to get his beloved wife, and daughter away from this madness.

The family soon left their hiding spot, and moved into the alleyways, hoping not to be noticed. However a changeling saw them, and call in back up with a loud screech.

"Move!" The family bolted out of the alleyways, and into the main street in desperation, followed by a squad of changelings on their tails.

Even at full gallop the adults were quickly caught, and slimed, their daughter turned around in fear to see her parents trapped like everypony around her.

"Run!" The parents yelled at their daughter.

She run as fast as she could with tears in her eyes, but soon tripped, and fell down as the changelings came closer and closer, she curled up and sobbed to her parents horror. Then in a flash a golden blur rammed the squad of changelings, before they struck the filly, and in a flash of smoke knocked the fiends into the sky.

The filly was still crying, she wanted to be home with her family, then she looked up to see the monsters coming at her were gone, and in there place was a large cloud of smoke. Soon the cloud passed and she was amazed, and confused as what she could only describe as a giant appeared.

Joachim emerged from the smoke seeing the stares of confusion from the capture creatures around him which he could only think of as miniature horses, and received lots of looks of rage from the bug monsters, who were now flying towards him. He didn't care, he could tell by the looks of fear on the horses faces that they were just innocent creatures being terrorized, forced away from their homes.

Joachim quickly turned in to his bat form again, and took to the sky as the changelings were hot on his tail. He knew something was leading them, and as he flew he saw a larger, more vile bug in one of the fancier buildings. After some quick air tricks, he lost the squad chasing him, and flew in to fight the boss.

Joachim flew in to the surprise of the bug, and several ponies, each as colorful as the ones in the streets. He landed on the opposed side of the queen next to a fallen stone pillar, the burst of black smoke from the golden bat scared the ponies, and unnerved the Queen, especially after it dissipated to revile Joachim.

"Who and what are you to dare challenge me!"

Slowly Joachim pulled out a butterfly mask from his back pocket, and placed it on his face, in a wave of power he yells.

"When the forces of darkness attack the weak I am their, In the name of honor this fist shall strike, In the name courage these muscles will not break, In the name of innocence my blood will boil!"

He stomped the ground with great power making the fallen pillar next to him jump in the air and in a quick, and flamboyant style, grab it, and place it on his shoulder in a heroic pose, while still pointing at the Queen.

"Champion of truth, and justice, Grand Papillon is ready to fight all evil doers!"