Fear the Four

I was lying in bed with my eyes open, thinking of nothing in particular. I looked out the window and saw the sun setting. I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep.

Castle Nightmare

Pitch Black was sitting on his throne like he normally does. "Come on, my lord" Pitch's shadow complained.

"Patience my shadow friend" Pitch Black said. "When the clock tolls midnight, we'll send in the four fears. But first, I want to play a game with Cale."

"What's the name of the game?" Pitch's shadow asked.

"It's called, Nightmare or Not?"

"How does the game work?" The shadow asked.

"I send in a certain creature to attack Cale and we shall see if he can figure out if it's a nightmare or not."

"How does he win?" The shadow asked.

"He doesn't" Pitch Black answered as he tapped the floor with his walking stick. "Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon claim that they love him right?" He asked.

"Yeah" the shadow asked as a soft hissing sound nearby was heard.

"If they do love him, then they'll eliminate the entity with ease. But if not, then... The whole love thing is all bullshit."

"But sire, they will get rid of whatever you're sending with ease."

"Not when I put a barrier that prevents them from using magic. Either way, Cale will believe he's been abandoned by the one who claims they love him and he's gonna end up stuck figuring out if he's in a never-ending nightmare or if he's life really is on the line."

"I like the game boss! Who are you sending?"

"A friend of his" he pointed with his stick and the two stared at a set of glowing eyes. "Since I'm the Nightmare King, I get to make some modifications to whatever creature I make." The shadow started laughing giddily. "Tell me, my faithful shadow, what happens when I fuse together a shy mother-nature loving pony and a fruit bat?"

"A Flutterbat?" The shadow asked.

"And... Instead of it craving apples and fruit, I make it crave for human flesh and blood. In this case... Cale's. What do you get?"

"A vampire Flutterbat!"

"You're catching on" Pitch Black said with a smile. The Vampire Flutterbat emerged from the dark and screeched loudly.

"Let the game begin!" Pitch Black banged on the floor with his walking stick. A black portal appeared to which the Vampire Flutterbat leaped through. "If the game continues until midnight, Cale will have to deal with his own personal Hell." He chuckled darkly.

Canterlot

As I slept peacefully, a noise jolted me awake. Was it coming from outside, or in the castle. Guess I'm going to have to investigate. Do I care if I'm doing this all by myself? Hell no! There's a reason why it's called stealth kill, you know. I love it when I kill at night. Proves how skillful I am. I got out of bed, exited my room, and stepped out into the hall. I glanced around the dark hallway. Nothing. Just then, a saw a silhouette fly by the window. I went back to my room and opened a drawer. I picked up the handgun, clipped on the silencer, and inserted the only mag. I cocked it and stuffed it in my pants pocket. Because of the weather, my jacket won't be necessary. I went back out into the hall, made my way to the exit, and out of the castle. The silhouette flew by me from behind. I spun around fast and gasped. I remained silent and still. Nothing but silence. I heard a soft hissing sound not too far away. I pulled out my gun and hurried up a hill where me, Jack, Chase, Remy, and several other residents of Canterlot like to nap. When I reached the top, I aimed my gun around. "Ok, who's there?" I asked. I got no response. I walked around the hill, searching for the silhouette. I heard a soft thud and quickly spun around. A couple feet away was a silhouette of something. I approached it cautiously. When I got closer, my eyes widened.

"Fluttershy? What are you doing in Canterlot?" I asked. The silhouette of Fluttershy stirred a little. It then made a noise that sounded like a sigh. I turned the safety of the gun back on and pocketed it. "Fluttershy?" I asked once more. "What brings you to Canterlot this time of night? It's not safe out here right now because there's a flying..." I stopped short when Fluttershy slowly turned her head towards my direction. The it did made me think she was scared to see what was behind her. I squinted my eyes and saw that her eyes were closed. Not wanting her to get anymore frightened, I slowly made my way over to her, taking very cautious steps. As I neared her, I could see she was shaking. "Hey, it's ok" I said quietly as I neared her. When I got even closer, I could hear her whimpering and crying. I bent down in front of her and placed my hand under her chin. I lifted her head up slightly and saw that she still kept her eyes closed. "Hey Flutters... Look at me" I said gently. Fluttershy shut her eyes tightly and turned her head. She whimpered a little loudly and continued to cry, shaking still. Could it be the creature I'm going after be the one that's frightening her? Yeah that could be it. Before I go on my hunt, I figured that she needs comforting first. I wrapped my arms around her. "It's ok" I whispered as she gently rested her chin on my shoulder. "I'll take you to a safe place and you can tell me what it was you saw so I can take care of it, ok?" I asked. I felt her nod and made a mm-hmm sound. "Let me carry you to safety" I said softly. Fluttershy, still shaking with fear and whimpering also, wrapped her hooves around me. Then she wrapped her wings around me next.

But something was odd and didn't seem right. When she wrapped her wings around me, I didn't feel soft feathers, I felt something rough and odd feeling. It was like being hugged by a bat. "Fluttershy?" I asked again. Suddenly, her shaking stopped and I felt her hooves and wings tighten on me. She removed her head from my shoulder and aligned it so we were face to face. "Fluttershy?" I asked once again. "Are you ok?" For several seconds, there was silence and the howling of the wind. I made a slight movement to get comfortable under her "hug". But as I did, her eyes shot open without warning, which was colored red. Not only that, but when her mouth opened, I saw that she had fangs. Sharp and bared. In addition, she was screeching, very loudly. All this happened so suddenly, I felt like my heart stopped.