The Elements of Darkness: Element #1 Suffering

Of Fates Undesired

Ok don’t freak out. You only spent the night at a mare’s house.

I looked down at my shining golden hooves

Still golden! How did she get me here without touching me?

“Well don’t ask me! I was just as out of it as you were! Man up and ask her you lazy buffoon”

“Um Colgate?”

“Yes” she said hopping towards me with a plate of whole wheat pancakes

Those smell so good! When was the last time I ate? Arg there are more pressing matters

“How did you bring me here without touching me?”

“Oh I always use gloves when handling my patients. Do you want butter and syrup?” Colgate said sitting down at her kitchen table

“Yes.”

“Well come over here and eat.” she said patting the chair next to her

I stumbled out of bed and warily approached the table.

“You are just too damn cute and oh so strange.”

“Who me?”

“Yeah, I’ve never had a body reanimate on me like you did.”

“So you work with bodies often?” I said sitting down in the previously indicated chair

“Well yeah “ she turned in her chair to show off her flank “that’s how I got this.”

“An hourglass?”

“I deal with people when their time is up. My mom was so happy when she saw it. I think she was afraid it’d be something scary like a coffin. Anyways what’s your story?”

“Uh well I… eep”

“haha that was manly”

“Come on don’t be shy.” she said leaning in close and fluttering her eyelashes

I could feel the blood rush to my face

Maybe pride is right

“Damn strait.”

“What do you want to know?”

“How did you get here?”

“A little bit of magic then some walking”

“Where did you learn to use magic like that? How are you doing magic? Are you an earth pony or a unicorn? If you’re a unicorn where is your horn?”

“I just started using my blood as a medium for magic yesterday, and I am currently an earth pony.”

“Why are you telling her everything?”

Why not?

“What do you mean ‘currently an earth pony’?” she asked leaning in so close that her beautiful deep blue eyes filled my vision completely

“I have a problem with touching other ponies.”

“What sort of problem?”

“Every time I do it I turn into some strange version of the pony that touched me.”

“How exciting! That must be such a great talent to have!”

“Actually it has caused me a great deal of pain and my very presence seems to put ponies in danger.” I said with a tear in my eye

“What’s wrong?”

“I shouldn’t be here. What if something bad happens to you?”

Colgate placed a soft kiss on my forehead

Oh no here it comes

…

Nothing?

“I’m just as confused as you are.”

“You don’t remember anything from last night do you?”

“N-No, what happened?”

Now Colgate blushed

“I really shouldn’t be here. I’ve done some terrible things, things to people I care about, unforgiveable things.”

“But you haven’t even eaten yet.”

“Sorry I have to go” I said as I ran out the door

“But I wanted to know what happened!” Pride said in his best whiney voice

Shut it. We have to find a way out of here before that thing comes after us again

Ponyvile was quieter than usual

”Too quiet.”

The clouds in the sky were drifting steadily on an unseen wind and there wasn’t a pony in sight

This can’t be good

Sprinting all the way to Sugarcube Corner, I arrived at a grisly scene.

Pinkie Pie’s legs were cut off and stacked on top of her in a baking pan. No sign of struggle and not a drop of blood.

The Vampire regaining its strength?

“It makes sense.”

Something shiny catches my attention; it turned out to be an apple catching the light from its place in Pinkie Pies jaws

Applejack! What really happened to her?

The walk to Sweet Apple Acres was a stressful one. At every turn I was greeted by some rustling or birdsong.

Upon arrival I noticed three things. Firstly I noticed that all the apple trees were bare. Secondly the barn door hanging off its hinges caught my eye. Lastly the pale skeleton of a pony in a rocking chair in the middle of a field.

Well Granny Smith didn’t last long

The barn proved to be a much more disturbing sight. Red bits of what I assumed were Big Mac covered the walls and hay giving the bard an eerie glow. The majority of the pieces were clustered around a hay bale in the corner furthest from the door. It was there that I saw what remained of Applejack; her body was posed as if it were curled up asleep, but her skin was completely gone exposing her well-muscled rotting innards.

I dry heaved a few times before was able to collect my wits

Let’s try something new John

“What do you have in mind?

I want to manipulate Big Mac’s blood

“As long as you’re sure you want to try this.”

You know something I don’t?

“No sir”

Good

As soon as my mind came into contact with Big Mac’s still warm blood I was assaulted by visions.

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“You Ain’t gonna hurt my sister” Yelled a very angry Big Mac

“Oh and are you going to stop me? You saw what happened to your grandma and little sister, worthless creatures.” said a very smug vampire

“I said you ain’t gonna hurt her and you aint gonna hurt her!” He said charging in recklessly

Two swipes of the vampire’s claws later it was finished and the vampire advanced on Applejack.
Applejack leaned over and gave a rolled up piece of paper to a blood covered Angel bunny “Tell Fluttershy to run as far away as possible! Now!”

Angel saluted once before running through a hole in the wall.

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Gahh, my head feels like it has bees stinging it!

”I warned you.”

No you didn’t

“YOU”

I turned to see the vampire hanging from the rafters

“YOU DEFEATED ME WITH A TRICK! SO I PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE TRICK OF MY OWN! LUST GET IN HERE!”

Rarity strutted in through the front door

“Ooo who is this dashing young stallion?”

“KILL HIM!”