Chapter 14: How Many Problems Now?

Chapter Fourteen: How Many Problems Now?

After the second bath and some calming down, everypony had settled in the living room.

“How did you come to be a werepony?” Eric asked, sounding very concerned.

“One of those stupid things bit my neck when I was not looking…it was rather painless until Jonathan pried it off of me…” Charlotte answered, rubbing her neck with a paw to show where exactly the affliction was.

“Trixie’s life just went weird.” Trixie commented, looking at the Medusa Head that was settling itself in her now-frazzled mane.

Stella looked at the Pathetic and Weak Show-off and rolled her eyes and added a brief snicker.

“Trixie still demands to know what this thing is!”

“W-well, Trixie...its a type of monster called a Medusa Head,” stated Twilight, who sighed and looked at Stella disapprovingly.

“And why does it like Trixie?”

“It can be used as a familiar. You shouldn’t ask me about those things. Instead, ask HER.” Twilight replied again, pointing a hoof at Charlotte

“.... Yeah, I can summon them as well…. as well as….ummm, how should I put this?...Uh...a myriad of other things.” Charlotte sighed, ears flat against her head.

“YES. LIKE UNDEAD PONIES!” Luna bellowed, stomping her hoof.

“W-w-what, you said summon undead? TRIXIE DEMANDS YOU SHOW HER NOW!!!”

Charlotte shook her head. “No can do. I’m not going to jail for it; last time was a freak accident.”

A scream echoed and the werepony trotted to the window, only to arch an eyebrow as a large amount of zombie ponies starting popping out of the ground, banging on the Boutique’s door whilst moaning “Me smell magic, me shall feast!” in unison.

Another voice was also heard saying, “Now, now, just wait, my underlings, you can’t eat magic, it’s sad that you used to be mages when you were alive…I may have kept my individuality, but this is just plain stupid...But at least, the skeleton mages kept their rationality…and for that matter, what are you doing trying to talk to that building?”

“Ummm…. I was a nature mage when I was alive, and my power allows me to control and manipulate plants…...” One of the skeleton mages replied, rubbing the back of its head with its left hoof.

The first series of voices groaned in annoyance, “Me need magic, me must eat!” The zombies’ makeshift leader allowed its rotting hoof to hit its face.

“Wait a bucking second, zombie ponies can keep their identity…?” Rainbow and Trixie said in unison, also having taken their places next to the window.

“Ugh.” Charlotte grunted, the tempting smell of walking rotting flesh invading her nose. “Anypony have a leash I could borrow?”

“What is it now, furball?” Jonathan asked, noticing his companion turn away from the window in disgust.

“Werewolf instincts are trying to take over...I refuse to eat rotten meat.” Charlotte answered, holding her nose in her paws.

“Umm… that’s more than Ah needed to know”.” Applejack commented, shaking her head sadly.

“What’s rotten flesh?” Applebloom asked, looking at Charlotte again.

“Oh-oh my, I don’t think you want to know.” Fluttershy sighed, a disapproving frown on her face.

“Phht, I bet it’s something awesome like Rainbow Dash is!!!” Scootaloo chimed, a beaming smile on her face.

“Scootaloo… Applebloom, you do realize that it mean decaying dead ponies, don’t you?” Sweetie Belle retorted, quite clearly not amused.

“EWWW, you mean its dead rotting ponies?!!!” The other two fillies shrieked in unison. Sweetie Belle nodded grimly.

Charlotte looked like she was about to vomit. She held her muzzle shut with her paws.

“Wait! Let’s try the rest of the spell, I memorized the rest of the purification!” Twilight called, causing all to look at her.

“You did? WOW that’s awesome, Twilight!” Rainbow hollered, another beaming smile on her face.

Twilight’s horn began flaring up with a bright white magic, and Charlotte was bathed in the same aura. The spell she was casting seemed to have been long and drawn-out, as it took five solid minutes to cast.

“Umm is it supposed ta take so long, Jonathan?” Applejack asked, looking at the red pegasus.

“Yeah, it is, unfortunately….as the spell removes all abnormal effects...think if somepony were infected with deadly manticore poison. Now add fifteen flying enemies in the room. It’s hell in a handbasket, I swear.” He answered quickly, a frown on his muzzle.

Rainbow Dash had a blank expression on her face “Your kidding, right?”

“He had to set up a diversion to have her cure me and my sister of our vampirism.” Loretta confirmed, crossing her forelegs.

“Quite the diversion too. He was the meat shield.”

Princess Celestia “Well… I can see why it would take so long, purifcation spells are the same spell level as necromancy; however unlike raising the dead, this type of spell was introduced by Starswirl the Bearded, but he died before he could test it...its a miracle anypony her age could master such a powerful spell. Could she be descended from him?”

“I don’t see the connection, taking into account she’s not even from around the four corners of this world.” Rarity pointed out.

‘Well, this world has come into contact with your world once before, I believe. one of the Belnades clan ended up moving to this world…” Celestia retorted, looking at Twilight who was still casting the spell.

At once, a blinding flash of white-hot light penetrated the room. It radiated so much energy beams began pouring out of the windows.

It then faded, and Charlotte was on the floor looking like any other normal pony.

“Well… it appears the spell worked…” Twilight stammered as she fainted from the magic output of the intense spell.

“Interesting, this Twilight’s magic signature reminds me a bit of Sypha Belnades… or at least how it was described in the ancient books…” Said a voice from outside. The banging on the door repeated, this time much more annoying (taking into account the other voices began swearing.)

“Really now? Do you want to use my knives on you, you stupid pile of dead flesh? Because I will, and besides, yer too slow ta catch me… And also any slower and ya would be growing moss on ya!!! Besides, Sypha was one of my good friends long ago…I won’t lose or mah name ain’t Grant Danasty fer nothin’!”

“He sounds like a brute” Rarity stated, shaking her head sadly.

The cursing died down, and so did the banging of the door. The three fillies look out the window and see that all the zombieponies are now just cut up chunks of unmoving flesh

“...This should be interesting.” Eric said, arching both eyebrows. He was rather impressed. Eric thought to himself “So, this world was in contact long ago… well at least this means we have another ally.”

“Wait a second… who is this Grant pony anyhow...?”wondered Rainbow Dash.

“He was a traveling companion of Trevor Belmont, Dracula’s Son Alucard and Sypha Belnades, the four of them actually were known as the legendary heroes who did end up killing Dracula. How he got here is beyond me.” Eric answered swiftly, noticing Charlotte getting up onto her hooves.

“S-s-s-so, he was one of the ponies you mentioned who beat Dracula then?” Inquired Fluttershy

Eric responded with a nod.

“I haven’t been fully truthful.” Princess Celestia stated. “You see, one of Twilight’s ancestors was of the Belnades clan. Grant moved in with Starswirl’s mother and died on a trip to the Gryphon Kingdom when it was still young.” She looked rather solemn as she said that. “He was quite a Pegasus” As she said this her cheeks glowing red.

“I REMEMBER HIM SISTER, HE WAS QUITE A HANDSOME STALLION AS I RECALL… I BELIEVE YOU HAD A MASSIVE CRUSH ON HIM AND YOU CRIED FOR TWO WEEKS WHEN THE GUARDS CAME WITH HIS DEAD BODY!!! Luna bellowed out, much to the shock of all present.

“Lulu!!! Celestia said with a very embarrassed blush on her face, looking as if she were in denial.

“O-oh my” stuttered Fluttershy, eyes wide in complete disbelief.

“Wait a dern second! Is that Celestia and Luna Ah hear?” said who was evidently Grant as he phased into the Boutique. His form was emaciated and even more ghastly than that of Eric’s. His wing feathers were almost nonexistent and he was covered in ghastly white wrappings.

“Hold on a second there buster, I recognize you! When we were fillies, Spitfire showed me her family album and YOU WERE IN THERE”! Stated Rainbow Dash pointing a hoof at Grant’s ghost rather accusingly.

“...It’s one of the quirks of being a restless ghost: you can do all sorts of things.” Grant retorted with a wry grin on his muzzle.

“O….kay then.” Charlotte said, holding a hoof in the air like she had something on it to offer. She was still on the floor.

A low, deep growling was heard. All eyes darted about, trying to find the source. Jonathan’s wing began to bulge, and his legs shifted in discomfort.

“Why do I smell wet fur?” Luna asked, her nose curling up.

“Ah smell it too.” Grant commented, sitting on his rump.. however, since he was a ghost, half of his body was IN the floor

‘Why the buck are you wearing banadages?” Rainbow asked, hovering in the air and crossing her forelegs.

“Got mauled by gryphons and left to die of my wounds and starvation. Not pleasant, and because of this, I wasn’t able to see the birth of my fiance’s child....” Grant answered, a frown forming on his mouth.

“You had a realtionship with Darkfire right?” Rainbow inquired, raising a brow.

“Why, yes I did, why do you ask?” Grant sighed, shaking his head with a displeased look on his face.

The growling sounded again. This time it was louder.

“This is going to hell real fast.” Stella hissed, noticing the bulge in the red pegasus’ wing. It doubled in size now.

“I sense something vile in the room.” Celestia sighed, her horn glowing. “But what it is, I can’t exactly say.”

Grant blew a raspberry. “Check his wing, I think he has a demon inside his back.”

Stella groaned in annoyance as she cautiously approached Jonathan. She slowly lifted her hoof and touched a feather.

A howl like that of a beast sounded shortly after, and it pierced her eardrums. A mass of grey-blue fur emerged from the wing, nearly slicing it off Jonathan’s body in the process. He fell to the ground on his side wincing in pain.

“What the buck, how the hay did THAT get in there?” Rainbow hollered in surprise, seeing the blurry mass of fur rush right towards Charlotte.

“HHYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!” Charlotte screamed in pain as the thing clamped around her neck and hoisted her off of the ground like a ragdoll.

Twilight groaned, stirring from her brief nap...only to witness a werepony attacking Charlotte. The only thought in her head was “Oh no, not again!!!”

Loretta felt something spark in her as her horn started glowing with magic. The werepony yelped in annoyance and surprise as it turned to solid ice which then shattered seconds later. Charlotte landed on the floor with a dull thud...and her hooves began changing once more.

“I-I’m okay…” Croaked the blue unicorn, twitching in pain.

Celestia’s horn began flaring up with a golden aura again. The aura soon bathed the injured mare before a blinding light violated the room and everything within.

When it faded, there was a piece of paper lying in front of the unicorn, who hastily got off of the ground. She picked it up and examined it carefully.

“I’ve sealed your other form in that scroll. You had best use it wisely.” Celestia said, a small smile on her face.

“I didn’t know you could do that.” Jonathan stated, his wing being tended to by Fluttershy.

“You never asked if I could.” Celestia retorted with a small chuckle.

A loud boom was heard outside, followed by a crash as thunder tore the skies above. This caused Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle to shriek and a bolt of lightning struck the Boutique. Another boom was heard as a burnt-gray coated, yellow maned pegasus crashed through the hole the lightning made.

A weak voice coming from said burnt pony replied, “I don’t know what went wrong...”

“DERPY, this is almost what you did to the town HALL!!!” Rainbow yelled angrily, her hooves jittery as if waiting to punch something.

All the gray-coated pony said was “Hi Rainbow Dash, can we have muffins today?”

“For some reason, I want to have grandchildren.” Eric commented rather sarcastically as a smug grin emerged on his face.

Jonathan’s eyes went as wide as they could go. His jaw and good wing hung open. HIs coat turned solid white. As he fainted with a loud thud, his head hit the coffee table which sent him back into the waking realm.

“WHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTT????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Was all he could say as he fainted again.

Grant whispered into Eric’s ear. “Nice sarcasm dude, Ah think that one is dimwitted.”