Vampirical

Twilight had never before run as fast as she was now. She didn't pay attention to where she was going, she was too busy trying to survive. She galloped through the empty streets of Ponyville, passing buildings each second. She saw the bridge that led out of the town and to the everfree forest, Maybe I can at least lead him away from Ponyville. She kept the grim thought on her mind, she would be a sacrifice if necessary. As she darted over the bridge, a board snapped under her hoof, causing that hoof to fall in, she ripped it up and out, taking almost no time to do so. As she sped up, getting back to her original pace, a severe stinging sensation was interrupting her thoughts. Twilight looked down at her leg, still running, it was the same one that had just fallen, and it was now bleeding. Just great, She thought to herself. Now he has a new way to track me...

Twilight darted into the forest, tearing through the leaves and shrubs in the area. Timberwolves howled in the areas around her. She was now in utter blackness, but she had known this part, this was the path her and her friends took to find the elements of harmony. If I only had my friends and the elements now... She reached the cliff, the same one she had almost died on, she had a new trick for getting down it now. She slid down the side, a large rock breaking off under her. Perfect. She forced her mind into holding the rock steady below her. As she and the rock slid of the edge, and a few moments later her telekinesis caught it. She lowered herself down to the bottom of the cliff, then stared upwards. Not-Toxicity jumped off the cliff and flew straight down at her, the same malicious smile she had seen moments ago. Or was it moments? Twilight couldn't tell anymore, and she didn't care anymore. She took off again, approaching the river. Oh great, Deja Vu, Twilight?

The good thing about having her nightmare be of this situation was that Twilight knew the terrain much better now. She didn't have to stop to jump the rocks, she just hopped across. Once she reached the other side, she took off again, she knew what was behind her. She felt the same drag on her body, her energy diminishing. Twilight dashed ahead, using her remaining adrenaline to force herself to. Her vision became blurry, her adrenaline levels were like a desert, almost completely dry. She tripped on a rock, OK, that wasn't there last time. She tried to pull herself up, but the stinging in her leg had now become a sharp, almost stabbing pain. She needed time to regain some energy, so she pulled herself into a small circle of brush.

Twilight knew what was coming next, but she had one more shot to save herself, and she was going to take it. She waited for the cue, she knew it would come, it had in her nightmare. She heard it, the insane laughter of her opponent. Twilight mustered all the magic she could, and converted it into a telekinesis spell, and forced everything around her backwards. She waited for a grunt, or some type of sound that her plan had worked, she didn't get anything. She felt a huge force slam into her side, Toxicity bucked and kicked her over. He then scolded her. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You should know better, Twilight. You changed my glorious image, first of all, you were supposed to stop at the rocks. Secondly, you were supposed to use your magic in bursts." Twilight's eyes widened. How did he know that?! He chuckled. "Oh well, I guess I can work with this. It entertained me in the end." He showed himself, walking out slowly into the dim lighting. Twilight prepared for the end.

As Toxicity approached, something unexpected happened, he froze, then pulled back suddenly, falling to the ground. "AGH!" Two different voices yelled in pain, one sounded dark, and full of hate, whilst the other was a somewhat lighter, more friendly voice. How she noticed the second voice's difference, while it was yelling, she had no idea. He shoved his hooves up to his temples, his pupils became small, fear in his expression. His eyes flashed back to the friendly golden-brown. "No! You can't! Stop! Get out of my head!" His eyes slowly faded back to the solid red, he was screaming in agony, both the dark voice and friendly voice were screaming at the same time. Toxicity or Not-Toxicity, Twilight wasn't sure anymore, stopped struggling with himself, and gave off a maniacal laugh. "Oh, is that right? You know you can't stop me." He stood again. "Now, where was I? Oh yes, taking the life of the poor, sweet, innocent Twilight Sparkle." He said in a sarcastically sweet voice. Twilight would've been furious, but she was too busy being confused. What the hell is going on? Toxicity smiled, as if something was funny. "Heh, it's quite amusing to see that bafoon attempt to fight me, he never has a chance, I am his better, after all. And trust me, you never had a chance either." The friendly voice was making Twilight sick.

"Don't worry Twilight, you don't have to wonder what your fate is. As your nightmare has already shown, you never had a say to begin with." She thought for a moment, even though she was confused on how he knew her nightmare, she restrained that question and asked another. "So no matter what, I was going to die?" She asked, perhaps it was her final question. He seemed almost offended. "Oh my dear Twilight," He said, his face turning to a wry smile. "I was never going to kill you, no, no. I was going to change you, its much more fun to see somepony rip themselves apart in fear of hurting somepony else." He smiled, his fangs glaring with it. She stared at him with wide eyes, not able to bring another sentence to mind. "But hey, you may think of it this way, this may be the end, but it may also be seen as a beginning." He walked right next to her, staring down at her. He forced her over to the ground and stood over her, forcing her to remain on the ground. "The beginning of a living hell." He then lunged quickly at her.

Twilight wanted to yell in agony, but she couldn't, everything turned black before she could. She couldn't move, couldn't do anything. Then the images started to flash before her eyes, images of her friends. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity. Her entire mortal life was flashing before her eyes. All the happy moments with her friends, and all the times they triumphed against all odds. Then the fact came to her mind, that if she became like...him...she would never again be able to be near her friends and keep them safe at the same time. Her thoughts only brought more pain to her. Twilight's mind blanked for a moment, and all the images disappeared. Her mind went blank once more, while her body went numb.