The Eternal Night Life.

Chapters

Nightmare Night (rewriten v1.1)
How Paths Cross. (rewritten)
The Train Ride to memories
The Eternal Night Life
Through the Everfree Forest
The Hunt For The Anwsers

Nightmare Night (rewriten v1.1)

It was the night of Nightmare night, and a group of young ponies are sitting around the fire. A young pegasus that is named Firespark, she stands up and begins to tell a scary story.

"There was an old cottage near the Everfree forest that is abandon and legend haves it that a Vampire lives there, that have a blood lust for younger ponies. If you stare at red eyes, she'll hypnotize you and make you her slave. Once she has you, she'll make you do her betting to bring more ponies to her, just to quench her blood lust, and..."

One of the ponies got up and disrupt her from continuing with the story.
"Wait isn't that an old mares tail, that is made up just to keep us away from the forest? And also it wasn't that scary."
The filly said.

This filly is named Ruby Tiara, and she is a descendant of Diamond Tiara, and she is just like her somewhat. Questioning Firespark only made her laugh. Firespark explains a bit further to Ruby and the other ponies.

"This story is true because I found the Vampire's home in the forest, and I was going to take you all to the place. And don't worry it's abandon I've checked. What I've heard only on Nightmare night she will be in there." She says with a smirk.

Ruby Tiara speaks up and her more.
"Well, it sounds to me that you're just saying that, and you could be the one that is the slave to this fictional vampire you speak of. Also, do you have proof that she is in there?" With a smirk on her face.

Firespark looks at Ruby and as sweet broke out from her head. While she still is smiling.
"Well I don't have it, but let's have a test of courage, this is Nightmare Night after all. We should all go to the old cottage in the Everfree forest and see if she is really there. Unless you are a scaredy cat."

Ruby Tiara look at her like she is crazy.

"Ok, you're on, Firespark! I'm going to prove to you that these stories are just full of hot air and nothing more."

The some of the other ponies in the group are starting to tell them not to go there, and it might be dangerous for them to go there. The both Firespark and Ruby Tiara say to them all.

"If your willing to come, you're all more than welcome to join us, or watch one of us leave screaming from the house!"

Then they both turn away from the rest of the group and stare at each other with angry expressions. So now all the little ponies who are brave enough got up and began to head towards the old cottage in the forest. Not knowing what terrifying things this place have in store for them. Some of the group did leave to go back to getting candy for the remainder of the night.

Finally, they got to the old cottage, and it looks ominous and dark with a storm looming overhead. The small group of ponies all decide it is best to go in because of the weather is starting to look bad. As they got into the old cottage, they all see that it's dark and gloomy. The doors squeak loudly as some of them open them, there were some cobwebs and the place was a mess, and it seems like nopony has been here for a very long time. Ruby, looking around the area of the old home.

"This place is a dump and full of yucky webs and dust. I mean I have to say that this place is something for you to go and live in Firespark."
She taunts at Firespark.

"What do you mean by that, Ruby?"

Her taunting got to Firespark, and this made her mad. So she comes up with a plan that she knows that Ruby would hate to have happened in a spooky place they're in. That is splitting up the group. Firespark feels that this is the best way to get at her in her comments about her having no home yet.

"Ok. So let's try to make this night more interesting by splitting up and go around the house. Let see who can find the Vampire who lives here. Just to prove that these stories are real."
She smirk.

Ruby Tiara, wince at the fact that she'll have to go wandering by herself in this creepy place, but she goes ahead with the plan.

"Ok let's go for it. You and I are going in alone the rest will stick together which is lead by Applescript. Also, I will go upstairs, and as for Firespark you'll go to the basement."
She added.

"I'm not afraid, so ya I'll. I've been here before."
Firespark stated.

"Not a problem I'll. I've got this. Everypony follow me and let's go find some clues to the Vampire."
Applescript waves his hoof and the small group follow suit.

Meanwhile, Ruby Tiara trying her best to scare Firespark just to watch her freak out or do something embarrassing to herself, but Firespark know what she is trying to do. Ruby is planning to scar Firespark and get it on camera so that she can prove the stories are fakes and Firespark is just a big chicken.

So as they begun to split up, as the thunder rumble and lightning flashes. The old cottage reeks as the storm winds begin to pick-up. Ruby Tiara is going up the stairs, as Firespark goes down the stairs for the basement, for others they went to the kitchen of the cottage. The group of ponies starts to check out the kitchen to see if there are any clues about the Vampire. One check out the frigid just to see if there is anything in it but to the little colt's surprise it was full of apples, and everything that was an apple dish was there.

"Jackpot. I can't do an adventure on an empty stomach. Yay!"
The little Colt says.

The apples and dishes are fresh, and none of them have questioned it. So little ponies began to raid the frigid of its food, but they stop at what they're doing to some noise in the pantry.

"I'll go check this out. More likely it's some rat."
Applescript went ahead to check it out just to be sure that there is no one there.

So he opens it there was nothing but a big pile of fresh apples and bad ones along with seeds inside of the pantry but the noises continue. He decided to look up at the ceiling and notice somethings big he back off as the others just sat there and watched in horror to realize that they found her. All of them are in shock and didn't move from their places. She looks at them with her glowing red eyes and smiles at them. They can all see her fangs along with her eyes and her wings starts to spread. For them, this is terrifying to experience for them, and it was hard for the young ponies to handle. All of them begun to scream at the terrifying creature and all say out loud.

"IT'S THE VAMPIRE!!! RUN!!!"

Some of them took off running and screaming to get away to safety all but one. Applescript just stood there lock up from fear, as the Vampire came down from her perched and walks up to poor Applescript so that she can speak to him.

"Hello, little one. So what brings you to my quiet little home young one?"
She asked.

The colt only just stood there with a white face and his mouth hanging wide open and not responding to her. She decides to talk to him once more.

"Well, it's been very long time since I've had any company here. On top of that, it's Nightmare Night."

She looks at him and notices that he is scared stiff. She waved her hoof in front of him and realized he is not going to respond in any way.

"Oh, my.... I'm sorry... If-if I scared you like that, I don't mean too. Normally I'm more scared of this night myself... And I'm not used to scaring anypony for Nightmare Night."
She says while having her hoof over her mouth.

Applescript begins to sway and fall over and pass out from the fright. She looks at him, but she starts trying to awaken him.

Meanwhile...

Firespark was deep in the basement, but there wasn't much to look at besides dusty old photo books, picture frames wrap up in cloth. She decided to uncover one of them and notice it has a group of six ponies she hasn't seen before. She got a good look at one of the unicorns and pegasi, and notice one was the princess who is ruling Equestria for a long time now. She looks at one of the pegasi and notices it was one of her ancestors, and she said to herself.

"Nice, so my ancestor knows the princess, awesome. On top of that who are the rest of them? They look so familiar I can't put my hoof on it. Oh, well."
The little filly says to herself.

She goes to the old photo books and takes one of the photos that looks like the one in the frame. Firespark continues to dig around a bit looking for clues about the past and notice another photo of her ancestor doing the legendary Sonic Rainboom. She knows nopony have done it for a very long time as well and just fall back into obscurity.

"I knew that sonic rainboom is real and not just some old mares tail."
She says to herself.

Then she hears the screams of the group from upstairs. She took off flying just to see what's going on.

...Meanwhile...

Ruby Tiara starts to look around the hall and notice one of the doors are open and a candlelight is coming out of it. She went ahead to check it out to see why it's like that, but this sent a chill down her spine. As she enters the room, she noticed there is just a well-kept bed set with a nightstand next to it. She looks around some more and checks out the closet, what she found is a coffin, and she wanted to question it.

"Nice try, Firespark. That is not going to scare me. Ha!"

She takes photos of the place just to show off later on. As she checks out everything in the room, she heads over to a book and opens it just to have a look and takes some photos of it as well. To her surprise, she comes across a picture of Princess Twilight Sparkle and notices she have some ponies hugging her that she don't know who they are. She keeps flipping the pages till she got to a photo of a filly that looks like her.

*Where have I seen her before? Wait what's this!?*
She thinks to herself.

Ruby had gotten to the end of the book and found a note with two more photos of the princess and a yellow pegasus. She reads what the note have to say.

Oh, Twilight why did everything has to go so wrong for us. I wish that everything was the way they were before that day, that ruin our friendship. Now there is nothing left for me... No hopes... No dreams... Doom to live forever till the end of time.... I just hope one-day somepony could just end it for me because I can't feel my emotions anymore but only sadness... Now just I want to have that final rest for my lost soul to peace... I know by then I can hopefully see my good friends once again...

While she ponders her thoughts away and trying to make sense of it all. From the notes and the pictures while taking clues and photos of them. There is a noise she hears screams of the group from downstairs. Ruby freaked out a little then claim herself and realized that this is the opportunity she was waiting for just to have photos of Firespark face being scared over nothing.

....

Now both are racing towards where the screams are coming from in the old cottage. Smacking into each other and knocking the silly out of them. When they both get up and look in the kitchen, they see finally her standing over their friend and what seems to them that she is attacking him. Really she is only trying to help the colt. Firespark yells at her.

"Hey get off my friend you creep!"

The vampire look at Firespark before she knows it she got hit by the filly's hooves and send her flying to back to the pantry with the door shutting her. Ruby Tiara had taken photos of Firespark saving Applescript from the Vampire. It's not what she wanted, but it will do for her. Applescript woke up just before the vampire got kicked. He got up and look at Firespark and then to Ruby.

"Thanks for saving my life Firespark, I guess I owe one."

"No problem, Applescript. Now lets got out of here before she gets out of the pantry."

"Yes, let's do that. We got everything we need."
Ruby added.

The little ponies have what they needed, and now they can say there is a vampire that really lives in the old cottage of the Everfree forest. They all left the cottage and never to come back, but for some reason, Firespark think back to how that Vampire looks like one the ponies in the photos, but she can't put her hoof on it. She also has the feeling that this won't be the last time they have seen the last of her.

Meanwhile back at the cottage.

The storm had claimed down to just a few showers of rain. A small mouse peaks it head out from the little hole in the wall, then came out of it. It runs along the wall towards the pantry it stops just to look at it for awhile doing a quick cleaning of itself. The mouse stops at what's it doing and then took off running back to its hole. Because the pantry door swung open revealing the battered vampire. Fluttershy was coughing as she is trying to regain control of herself after getting winded by the kick. She looked around just to see if there is any of those little ponies still around. When she realized that none of them are around anymore, she looks down and thought to herself.

*I was only trying to help.... Why can't nopony gives me a chance to prove that I'm still the same pony I was before...*
She then a small tear came running down her cheek.

So she got up and went around her home just to see what they try to take. It turns out that one of them took her photos of her and her friends and the note she was going to send to Twilight. She was frustrated by this and the fact they didn't give her a chance to show that she is not what they thought she is. She looked out at the window and noticed that the storm stopped and had a break in the clouds, she thought to herself now that this is the time to get back the photos and the note. Deep down inside of her, she knows that there could be trouble for the young ones that are out there. She steps outside dressed in a black cloak, and she begins to lessen for them, then she can hear a Timberwolf howling and the screams of the ones who left. She gasps to know that there is trouble for the three little ponies, so she spreads out her wings and starts flying towards where she heard the screams that came from the distance.

Firespark, Ruby Tiara, and Applescript all got in a corner and scared. They don't have a place to hide in or go to. The Timberwolves has them corner, with eyes of blood lust, and hunger that it scared them still. As the beast gets ready to pounce on them, and rip them apart and becoming wolf chow.

They have to do something fast before it's too late. The group tries to do something just to avoid the timberwolf, but the timberwolf just snarls at them and then everything slows down for them. They saw it starts to come at them, so they flinch. Before they know it, something comes in a flash and hit the timberwolf knock it out to the ground. They can't get a good look at the cloaked figure who is saving them. Now this cloaked figure is telling them to run for safety, so they did, Firespark looked back at what was going on and notice the mare starts a fight with the timberwolves.

Ruby Tiara stop for one moment to get some photos of what's going on, but Firespark reminds her that they have to escape the forest. As they run off, they heard screams like no other and a fading howling in the distance. What they hope for cloak pony is ok from the fight.

They finally made it out of the woods, yet they all look at each other and the forest. They wonder who was that pony saved them from the timberwolf. They can only hope that she is ok. Firespark asks Ruby Tiara when she is going to have the film developed. Her answer is that it's going to take some time but soon and she'll have it in the school's newspaper, but she'll show her some of the things that she did to save Applescript from the Vampire.

As for Applescript, he was just happy to see that this nightmare had ended.

...Meanwhile, going back to the fight in the forest...

After the little ponies escape. One of the timberwolf had Fluttershy pin for the moment then it picks her up and throwing her. Sending Fluttershy flying towards the tree, when she hits the tree the force of the hit broke it in half. She got back up, and she knows that it hurts like hell, but she's gotta do something about it, to take down that timberwolf. She used her abilities to out move the timberwolf. It tries to attack her by pouncing, but she counters it by doing a rapid move of punches and pinning it again and screaming at the top of her lungs. The timberwolf howling fades after each punch and done in the beast. When she is finished with the timberwolf, there is nothing more than of green smoke and pile of wood chips but what the timberwolf and the move she did took it's toll on her.

She heads back to her cottage. Beaten, tired and covered in her own blood. She knows the wounds that she taken, will recover soon but she needs to rest for awhile. She is some what hoping that this is it for her but she knows her immortality forbids it. The way she knows it has to be done by a stake to the heart. She wants to end it herself, but she couldn't do it, She doesn't have in her to do so.

*Someday... I'll be freed from my immortality... I'll rest for now....*
She closes her eyes and goes off to sleep.

..Afterwards for the little ponies..

The following week the school's newspaper is out and it explains how the night went at the Vampire cottage and an epic escape from the timberwolf. The story went big, so big it gone around of all of Equestria, and everypony also wonders who is the mysterious cloaked mare that save the young ones from the timberwolf. The two fillies made it big because of this story.

Later on, Firespark got into a brotherhood of hunters under the Equestria rulers because of her heroic efforts to save her friend. As for Ruby Tiara, she ended up taking on the family business and become a very famous journalist.

Author's Note

Update. For 10/20/16

I'm happy to say that this has turn out for the better from what I originally had put down. I know I did a rewriter before and it still had some errors here and there for this chapter.

Well I'm done here for now. So let know what you guys think so far. :twilightsmile:

How Paths Cross. (rewritten)

After the events that took place in the old cottage and a decade has past. We join Firespark. Now she is full-fledged veteran of the brotherhood, and she made a name for herself after her last mission by taking down the main clan leader of the vampires in Transylmania. This news is only within the brotherhood and words of it didn't got out as much. Now she is at the Brotherhood of Hunters H.Q. building in Canterlot where she is awaiting for her next mission.

Now being a well know hunter in her group and being stuck in some office like she was in her starting day just bored out of her mind. She just about had it with wait around the office and decided to go see if can she do something more usefull for herself. Meanwhile she was going through the halls of H.Q. she was reminding herself of her past missions and her most recent one. As she found the hall of records and started to go through her records and other available one as well. Continuing through the pages she stop at a photo with a note that somepony gave to her when she is making her way to Canterlot before her big mission, but she put it away and left in her records. She read what it says.

That this one needs to be taken care of, before it become hungry and attack the citizens of Ponyville.

As she starts to look at the photo and notice it was the Vampire that she beat up at the old cottage in Ponyville, and the same one the main clan leader mention too. So she thought about it and decides to head for the archives and check in to if they have some sort of bounty on her. Going through the records for what seemed like hours on end, she comes across it and pull out the file, and begins to read it.

This vampire of the region is in the Everfree forest near Ponyville. Sometimes sited at an old abandon cottage, or Sweet Apple Akers.
She has been terrorizing to who dares come into the cottage. She has been caught in the act with a dead pony in Canterlot by Princess Twilight Sparkle.
This vampire is dangerous and shouldn't be taking lightly. It's better to captured her alive, if necessary dead and taken to Princess Twilight Sparkle to collect the money.

A photo of her standing over and holding by the hoof of the poor pony and looking at them surprised, and another one shows her taking off to the window in a blur.

Firespark thought to herself that this vampire is of interest by Princess Twilight. Most the other one have been put to death by the brotherhood with out question as in to why should they keep them in prison. Nopony has taken up in this bounty for some time now there should be a reason, so she plan to go for it and take the up to the clerk and have him check it. She went off to the clerk desk and comes up to him and pass the file to him. He tilt his head and adjust his glasses and pick up the file and give a hum. As he go through the pages of the file and speaks up to her.

"This is an a very old file where did you get it?"

"I found it in the cluttered mess through Ponyville bounties filing cabinet."
She reply.

He looks at her and adjust his glasses and ask her another question.

"I've heard about this case, some time ago it's good to see somepony going after it. Do you wish to go after this one and not wait for a more current one?"

She nods at answering yes to his question. So he starts to stamp on it and ask her to sign it.

"Well then your all set up for this mission. Do you have any questions about it?"

Firespark nods as he passes back to her the paperwork.

"How come nopony gone after this mission and why is it set aside for very long time?"

"Well at the time we've gotten the request but we were very busy and had a lot of requests to and from covert operations and big hunts. We try to take care of them and we're short handed at the time. Hunting down this not so well know vampire was not worth the time. So it got lost in the filing cabinet and was forgotten for awhile. It's good to see that your going to take care of this case. Also I would like to add that since this is a special case because it's from the princess of friendship. Just keep in mind knowing all vampires that has been slain in the past by the brotherhood of hunters. It doesn't matter what kind of vampire they are. All of them are still evil and should be dealt with in such a manner that should means death for all vampires. Even if this case is a request by the princess that this one should be taken dead or alive but more towards alive and brought to her is a bit much to ask from us. If I was you and I manage to capture her, and if she try to escape from me. I would kill her."
He answer.

She takes the paperwork looks at it for a moment and then looks back him.
"So your saying that nopony in the brotherhood done this type of request?"

The clerk replies to her. "It hasn't been done for a very long time since the beginning of the brotherhood." He is in deep in thought and put his hoof to his chin and continue. "Consider yourself lucky that you are the first one in a long time to do this and get to go catch a live one for the princess. Anything else you want to ask?"

She shakes her head. She say a goodbye to the clerk, then she turn around and is on her way out the door.

...

As she trots trough streets when she is lost in her thoughts and not paying much attention to her surroundings. She is bumps into a dark brown unicorn stallion named Bookmark. They both yelp as they fell down, Fireworks was quick to get back up. Bookmark shakes his head and look up at the pony who bump it him and notice it was a member from the brotherhood but he wasn't sure. He knows that their outfit, are made of a red with black lining for the hooded cape, for their main outfit the colors are of black with gold lining and their insignia on the back of their capes. Bookmark got up an look at the pony in front of him.

"Hey, you need to watch where you are going!" His angered facial expression change at the realization about her. "Wait a minute here, aren't you a member of the brotherhood?" She nods to answer his question. Then he continue.

"I thought a member of the Brotherhood is always is on their hooves and able to dodge anything."
He teased.

Firespark dust herself off and look at him. "What do mean by that? I was just lost in thought. Your the one who needs to watch where are you going."
She argued.

Bookmark stops before continuing with the argument and realize a little bit more that the pony in front of him is none other than Firespark. He wasn't that quick to recognized her from the start, but he at least apologize to her for being rude. She accepts his apologies, then he ask her.

"So where are you going to? Are you heading out another big mission?"

She reply. " I'm going on to my next mission in ponyville. Why do you ask?"

Firespark is looking up to the sky quickly and then looks back to him. He looks at her with confusion and a rises eyebrow wandering why she did that. Little does he knows she was checking the time from the sun.

"Well anyways, if you don't minded I was hoping if I can get you an interview with you. I've always wanted to that for my job."

Firespark just looks at him and thought about it and remind herself the last time she had one and how that went.

"Na, I'm not interested in one here. I'm just far too busy to do one at this time, ok bye."
She tells him and starts to walk away.

Bookmarking had to think of something quick just to get her in to an interview with him or somepony as long he get some sort of credit for it.

"Wait! If it's any interest with you I'm working for the Canterlot newsletter."

This gotten Firespark's attention and she token in what he have said and to her the Canterlot newsletter is something she have heard of and recalled. That her friend Ruby Tiara had sent her a letter mentioning she was working for this newsletter, from owning it, to doing interviews with known ponies. She made it one of the biggest news companies and next to the Manehattan time's.

She reply. "I've heard of them before. I'm just wondering if Ruby Tiara is still working there?"

Bookmark nods his head. "Yes she does. She is the boss of me here. Do you want to have a interview with her?"

"I would like to have one with her but I've got to go catch a train here and I'll be leaving soon. So if you see her just let her know I'm on my to Ponyville."

Bookmark reply. "Oh, I see. Well when I see her again I'll make sure that she is a wear where you are heading to."

They say their goodbyes to each other And leave from where they had bump into each other. Bookmark now knows that if he doesn't move fast now, he'll won't get any credit for the day. So he must let Ruby know that she have a chance to interview with Firespark. Knowing how she is when it comes to big interviews with well know ponies that help her to get one with them. She gives out big credit for them.

Bookmark is running off having his thought going back and forth what to next and how much he is going to get out this.
*I hope, I get to her in time. So she can meet up with Firespark before she leaves. Too bad I didn't take up lessons on teleportation spells besides the basics. Oh, well...*

Meanwhile.

Ruby Tiara is in her office and going over her paperwork trying to get a good story for the press. She look to an old photo of her and Firespark before she leave to join the brotherhood in training. She heard of rumors that Firespark done something great in small area called Transylmania but to her just there rumors. Also there is a rumor that say she just took credit while some else did the work. Thinking to herself if she can get to interview with Firespark on her last adventures. About how she go through Transylmania and taking down the boss of this clans of vampires in this small area of Equestria. It would be the best story to help clear up these rumors and prove that Firespark is a hero. Tracking down her would be hard since members of the brotherhood is always on the move from go to random places and not being found anywhere.

Ruby sighs and look out the window and spoted a pony running up to the building she is in. A moment later and that pony came rushing to her office and it was her one of her workers he was breathing heavily and look up to her.

"Hey Ruby I've just met your Friend Firespark and she was just leaving the building of the Brotherhood. So I've talk to her about an interview and she told me that she can't and will be leaving soon, but she is willing to have this interview done by you."

Ruby has a surprise look on her face, that Bookmark had try to set up an interview with her old friend and had to rushed over here just to let her know that.

"This is great Bookmark you've done a good job. It's been since I've talk to her about anything." ~sigh~

She was thinking the last time they hang out was when they're still fillies in the summer break that they have. She stop for a moment and looked up at the clock and realized that she is going to be late to meet her if she keeps on daydreaming about the past. So she get up and make her way towards the door.

"You know Bookmark, thank you for giving me this tip. I'll make sure you'll be get credited for this story."
She give him a wink.

Ruby made her way to the door waving good bye to him, and then going through the door and taking off to make her way to the train station. When she left behind Bookmark in the room, all he could is to start jumping around in excitement knowing he had accomplish he's goal for the day.

...Now we join in on the both of them...

As Ruby making her way to the train station, she was stopped by a very familiar pony from the distance. Her face lightens up to meet up with for her old friend.

"Ruby Tiara nice to see you again."
Firespark calls to Ruby.

From the distances to each, they both gallop up to each other and hugged each other.

Ruby reply. "Same here Firespark and I'm looking forward to catch up with you. Also I wanted to ask you for a interview with you, of your past journey of hunting them nasty vampires?"

Firespark looked at her and nod as they back off from the hug.

"Well I guess since we're going to catch up and talk about what I've done so far. You have good timing Ruby, because I'm taking a train ride to ponyville, your more then welcome to join me and we'll do some catching up, plus you'll get your story. I'll be looking forward what you are going to ask me."
Firespark says.

Ruby is excited to see that she is to be catching up with her old friend and get a story out of this. They both made it to the train station in and waited for it to arrive.

The train conductor yield out for the passengers to got on the train. All the ponies that waited for the train to depart to Ponyville got on. It was going to be a long ride to Ponyville and they know it. The train departs from the Canterlot train station and the train can be seen going into the sunset.

Author's Note

Well It's been a while since I did any work on this story but I'm coming back to this. I've got other things to work on but you'll see of this story.

The Train Ride to memories

As the train continues to move through the cliff edges of the mountains, moving far away from Canterlot and the skies started to rain. Ruby bring out her tape recorder to begin her interview with her friend, Firespark.

"So Firespark, shall we begin? I just wanted to add that there is too many rumors about what happened with you and the clan leader. So I'm hoping to hear your side of the story, so we can clear them out."
She ask her.

Firespark nods her head for Ruby to start asking questions to her.

"OK. How would you describe the beginning of that hunt for the clan leader of the vampires in Transylmania? It's all you if want to put it into a story form."

Firespark looked towards her right remembering the events that took place over there.

"Well it all started when I just got out there. Not knowing what to expect but it was dark, cold, covered in snow, and empty. This village out there didn't had anypony running around or doing any type of business from outside or in. When I was trotting my way in. I can sense some one was watching me and it started to put me at unease. The feeling took up all of my senses to a point this going to get rough for me...."

.....

Then I've heard some noises coming from the old and beat up building. I had my weapon ready but then the next thing I've noticed somepony came out of the building and approaches me. I look at the shadowy figure and yelled at it.

"Holt! Who goes there?!"

There was no response coming from the being. Then it begin to reply in a barely audible words, but when she did got closer I could barely make out the words. It sound like a she, and she is saying "help me..." This had put a chill down my spine. As this filly figure got closer it fell down. I trotted over to where she had fallen at I picked her up. She was shivering I looked around to see if anypony else would come to her aid but no pony showed up. So I took her to the nearest building to get her back on her hooves hopeful to find a fireplace to get her warmed up as well for myself. This place is very cold that nopony could stand it.

As we got in the building there is no pony to found in it.

*Is this town a ghost town or something?*

I've found the fireplace in the building and place the little filly next to it. Then I found some firewood near by it and gone ahead to light it up.

*Ah... That feels good. Nice and warm.*

I looked at the poor little filly laying there not even moving and just breathing lightly. This saddens me to see a child being left in the cold like this with barely anything to keep her warm. I hope that she wakes up from her sleep and so I can ask about her parents. Afterwards I myself went to bed knowing that there is still danger in the air...

The following day she woke up from her slumber. With a sigh of relief knowing that she is going to be ok. The poor little filly looked around herself and then she just lock her eyes on me.

"Where am I?"
she ask.

"You are no where special but you are safe for now. What is a child like you doing out in the cold?"

The little filly looked around some more before the it hits her and she have the most grim look that anypony can give.

"This place is not safe! We need to get out of here now....! They took my parents and my parents told to run as fast as I can so they don't take me. Why are we still here?!"
She pled.

"Well I'm here to carry out my mission to take out that goes bump in the night. I just found you coming up to me tired and weak. I have made you something to eat so you can get your strength back."

She clam down and looked at the food and started to eat. It wasn't much but it's enough to get her back on her hooves.

"Thank you, miss."
She happily smiles.

"It's not a problem. The name is Firespark."

She is just happy to know that she has been saved by somepony and not being killed by a vampire. I just smiled but let her know how to escape from this place. She even gave me info about what lies ahead and other useful ting about the area. I want to let her know about the route that can get her out of here.

"Well my little pony I needed to tell you something. There is an escape route from where no such evil will follow especially during the day or night. I have these items that you in your escape."

I give her a map and a holy item that is known to keep evil creatures at bay. I on the other hoof don't need them because I already know my way out and can defend myself when needed. She is happy to know that I aid in her escape from this frozen hell hole. I escort her to the near by route and let her go and I promise her that I'll find her parents and it's a promise that I'm not sure if I can keep.

After this now I can tort way know that I save somepony's life and that always put me in a good mood. My main focus is the dark tower in the mountain background of this god forsaken village and I know that this clan leader is going to throw every minion at me.

I made it there, on top a hill. All I could see as I come close towards the tower and there it was a hordes of monsters, snow and a forest.

"So it begins...." ~sigh~
I sighed to myself.

This just gave me the idea on how it will to approach this horde of these monsters. It was just me, a lone hunter verse many monster that is under the control of the clan leader of the vampires of this region.

I know if I made a lot of noises by hacking my to victory, they will all attack me, all at once, and I'll just be dead meat. So I would do what would any good strategist would do, go fly over them. The look on those hordes of monsters, as I did this was great to laugh at. But I cocky to realized that a lot of them can fly.

"Oh, crap...! You bad boys want to play! Then come at me!"
I shouted.

All of them did follow me through the near by the forest. I dodge the trees and I saw a few of them hitting the trees, here and there. At this rate I could get close to the gates of the tower.

I finally made my way to the gates and I've gotten pass through them and I quickly closed them just to hear them hitting the hard. They're still coming after me as they avoid the gate.

I could see the main door for the tower. I leap for it just to get away from the horde of monsters. It's was a close call but I made it in and closed the door behind me and barricade that door quickly as I could. After that I could hear them screaming and banging the door.

"Damn... that was close... At least that will keep them out for now..."
I was breathing heavily.

As soon as I could clam down and looked around the insides of the tower. The place is huge and full of gothic motifs it is dark and have candle lights flickering as I go a bout. When I was outside it just look like a not so wide building, Just a tall tower. They must be using magic to make it looked that way.

The air in the place is cold and still, with a sense of dread to go with it. I kept my cool and start to made my way to the inner working of the tower. Going through the long hallways of the tower, there isn't much to look at besides framed artworks and knights armor holding their weapons next to them.

I finally reached this room at the end of the hall. This made me feel that this was too easy to get to. Normally there is other vampires ready to attack you in moments of just getting in their domain or traps going off, this is different. Different from the rest in my past missions.

Opening the door to the room had me sweeting for a bit, not knowing what to expect to come out of it. Once the day open I had my weapon ready, and I looked around and there was nothing in there, I went in just get a closer look around. Just a few candle stands some red curtains hanging drape open with a framed picture of a familiar yellow pegasus and next to her is a black earth stallion.

*I know I've seen the yellow mare before but where...? I wonder who is this stallion? Could it be the target, I'm after?*

The door close shut behind me and this made realized that I slip up and have been found by the leader himself. I pulled out my weapon and I haven't turn around yet when I heard that. Only a deep, dark and menacing voice can be heard.

"Hm, hm, hm, ha.... Well look what I have here, an intruder...! If I was you this is a bad time to be here."

I quickly turn around to look at what am I going to face, it is him. Tall, dark with a red mane and piercing yellow and red eyes, he look as like the stallion in the portrait behind me now. He have a smirk that would send shivers down anypony's spine. I was ready for anything at this moment but to talk.

"So you were looking at the photo there. It of me and my love from long ago, mortal...! Do you know who she is?"

This the first time that any of these vampires would ask me questions like this. All I can think to myself is what is he trying to do, by doing this. This is just crazy, most of these vampires would go for the attack. Now I can see why would he leading them. If he is doing all of this, he have to be powerful.

"No I don't. What does this have thing to do with anything!?"

"Hmmm. I thought you would, because since you are one of those weak hunters of that silly brotherhood that I despised so much. You might have of come a cross her once in your travels. I've heard of somepony who had laid there hooves on her, once. I believe it is you, mortal...!"

I'm starting to sweet at what he is saying here. I know, I have seen this vampire once when I was just a filly. This doesn't matter me now but I'm going to find out why there is a lot things about this vampire, later. Why does it seems that everypony wanted to get her in their clutches, from killing her, to capturing her, to protecting her in the end she just an blood sucking vampire. My mind shift back to the evil vampire in front of me.

"Well you should know! I did put my hooves on her, just to save my friend from her. She like just like the rest of you, bloodsuckers!"
I taunted at him.

"So you are the one, good... I just wanted you know she isn't like us at all. You'll find out soon but not from me but from her. Is there any last thoughts before I sent you to your grave mortal?"

"Yea, I do! Why her!? She is not even important to what's going on now!"

"I'm going to tell you, if you have found her and laid your hooves on her again. I'll still be coming after you even if you did kill me here. How prepare to, DIE!!!"

The fight that ensued is the most intense battle I've ever gone through. He was throwing everything at me, flying fireballs, ice cold winds, and lighting, he did what he can to killing me. I on the other hoof, I was able to dodge his attacks at but taking a few hit and let me tell you that it hits. I was able to get in a few well place blows to him. It did knock him back a bit but he continue to stand his ground. I know that I have to do something to laid the final blow to him. Then I looked at my weapon for a quick moment then back to him. There it was a small opening within his armor that can allowed to me to finish him off. So I took my chances and go for it, and it was a big gamble to do it. I jump for it and moved in quickly and I have weapon and pierces through his armor and I was able to get to his heart.

"AHRAAaaa!!!"
He screamed.

He fell down to his side and holding the weapon in his chest. The clan leader looked up to me with those eyes of his and his mouth is bloody as he smile.

~cough~ "So you manage to kill me..... Just so you know that I'm still going to take you with me....!" ~cough~

He raises his hooves and a red light came out and flow off to the walls. The vampire started to laugh in the most evil way he could and he won't stop doing it. The building we where in started to shake hard and that when I realized that I had to escape from the doom place.

"Oh pony feathers!"

I looked toward the window and try to open it so I can get out. With no luck, it was stuck in place, so I had to get out as fast as possible through the hallways and I didn't have time just to gallop out of there. So I fly my way out by dodging the falling stone of the building and was going fast and I did know how I was doing it. Yet I started to fell an air bubble forming around me and I was almost there to that door but more of the building starts to pick up on the pace. With an last bit of effort in me. I used the speed to break through the door way and fly out far enough for the place to fall down into a big pile of rubble.

"FFFeewww....! That was a close one."

....

"I 've know that this mission is accomplished. The whole battle left more questions then just a take down of this vampire. Now I need to find out about this vampire that a lot of ponies wanted her."
She ends the story there.

"That is very interesting Firespark and it did cleared up the rumors about it. Not that many ponies got to heard beside those rumors."

Ruby turns off the tape recorder and puts it away in her bag. After doing that the train conductor announce over the P.A. system letting everypony know where they're stopping.

~buzzck~" Ok everypony our next stop is ponyville! And it'll be up next around in five minutes."~buzzck~

"Awww.... Just when we're having fun here. Well Firespark we're done with our interview. Anyways Firespark, after I've heard what you told me. I just wanted to give you this."

Ruby passes a note to Firespark. She takes it with her hoof, then looks at it and then she puts it in her pocket and thank her for it.

"What is this note about, Ruby?"
Firespark asked.

"I've found that note in my old Jewellery box, I recall it came from the old cottage in the forest. I kept this on me for a long time, just in case I see you again and I know since your part of a group that hunt these type of things. I hope that this help you out in understanding this case you have. If you do read, it's pretty sad, I've been wondering who write such a thing and for what reason."
Ruby frowned at the thought of the note.

"Yea, sure I'll read it when I get to my family's home. It also looks like that we made to our stop."
Firespark pointed.

~buzzck~"Alright, everypony we have made it to our stop in Ponyville and thank for riding Manetrak."~buzzck~

The two mares pick up there things and made their way to the door of the car their in and wait for the train to come into a full stop. As it did they got out the train and tort away from the train station. It was late in the night but the two friends continue with their talk about their lives. They finally get to say there good byes and they leave to their old homes in Ponyville.

Afterwards Firespark made to her home, as she did and went in. It was the way she left in there, bookshelves in one corner of the living room and her couches in another. She went ahead and laid down on her couch and pull out the note she was given earlier, and begin to read it. It was a short one but really sad, trying to thank why is it like this.

*This is sad and made me shed a tear. I needed do some research who is she, but more likely she isn't in any part in the history books about her. Since there isn't much about princess Twilight past on her past friends. I might as well send her a letter to come to Ponyville before I capture the vampire who live here.*
Firespark thought to herself.

She got up and headed towards her desk in the study and begin to write a letter to Twilight and a request for her to come over to Ponyville. When she finish the letter and puts it in envelope and set it aside for tomorrow morning, she made her way to her bed and go to sleep.

Author's Note

Hey everyone I've been working on this for awhile along with the rewrites of the past two chapter. I hoping with the work I did so far pays off.

Enjoy the read everyone and thank you. :twilightsmile:

The Eternal Night Life

As everypony is sound asleep and off to a dreamland all but one that roams alone on the streets of Ponyville at night. A yellow bat winged cloak pony wonders around looking for left over fruit of the shops that close down. The vampire found a small patch of fruit left out by the owners of the shop, she pick some of them up and puts them in her bag. She looks toward the moon in this beautiful night sky, then she saw a shooting star that race across the night sky, she made her wish.

*I wish this never ending nightmare just end... But what I really wish for is that I could see all of my friends again... Especially Twilight...*
She say to herself and then puts her head down low.

Fluttershy have been roaming the ends of the world trying to find a way to get out of this pointless life of hers. She have always failed at trying to take herself out, her dark thoughts have taken her to try to get kill by somepony else even that fails. Like there is something there that is prevent her from dying every time and so she'd given up on that as well. All she have left is her thought and all she can think about how did things ended up like this.

*Why.... Why can't I leave this world...?*

She think about all of the things that have happen since the day she realized that she isn't normal anymore when she saw her eyes turn to that red color like before. Fluttershy's problems only gotten worse for her and she did everything just to make herself normal by making sure her teeth are normal and keeping contact lenses on just to have her turquoise eyes. Everypony did believe that she is her old self and life goes on as normal. Till the day they learned about Fluttershy secrets on staying young, by being that she still is a vampire. Twilight did everything she could just to have her normal again but fail every time on finding the answers for Fluttershy.

*I know you did everything you could for me but what can we do, now....?*

So Twilight did research on why isn't she like a true vampire, and out of that research she did and find out a few things. Fluttershy can still walk in daylight but only for a short time and have the immortality like one. She is also not as blood thirty like them but her color is some what faded over time. At least this made Twilight happy in a way as in she is not going to lost all of her friends in the end. As for the ageing four in the group they are happy and comfortable with the fact that they are not going to live as long like their immortal friends.

*Why me....?*

Fluttershy's true destiny is unknown to her as into why she have been chosen to live long. It seem most unfair for her passed friends and every time she thinks about it, it just make her break down into tears. Fluttershy does know she can make new ones but she always reminded her herself that she is going to out live them, and this only makes it harder her to do so. What really makes hard for her, is her last friend Twilight Sparkle, but she knows that their friendship had ended, and this only breaks her spirit. She knows that she is innocent on that horrible night, because she was framed by her coltfriend that turn evil on her. After those events she had been chase out of town as she try to explain herself but no one could lesson a word she says. All she gets is being called a bloodsucker, demon of the night, vampire, evil...

*This is so unfair....*

Seeing that she have nothing left for now, unable to make new friends and unable to find love. She recall all of the times that she try to do good, but everypony are more afraid of her then she is of them. Fluttershy knows being alone forever is not a good thing for anypony to go through and she don't wish it on anypony. Being forced to stay out of the sunlight and spend the rest of her time night's darkness. For her this is her eternal night life, a life of being alone forever that no pony should go through.

*Oh, Twilight... If only you know the truth of that night... I know things would be more different by then...*

She is finish at what she is doing her nightly walks to get some apples and other fruits that somepony leaves behind. Fluttershy can see that the sun is starting to raise from behind the mountains of Canterlot. So she takes off flying to head for her empty home in the forest, all of her critter friends live out there. Her critter friends have kept an eye her, and told her earlier that there is a hunter looking for her. For what reason they don't know yet, but they tell to be care of herself out there. To her it sound like it a dark dream come true. Fluttershy have had longing for the day that somepony is going to take her life away but another part of her hope that the hunter is going to be taking to see her friend Twilight. Hoping that they could have their friendship restore or death as long she can go see Twilight once more before she passes on. This gives her a weak smile for the thought of that, and she haven't smile for any reason for a very long time.

*I just hope this hunter just helps me to go see Twilight one last time, and once that's done I'll be ready to move on. So I can finally get to see my old friends. But the thought of death is always is a hard choice for myself, but it become easier over the ages.*

Fluttershy had made her way home deep in the forest, as she takes one last look at the setting moon. Then she goes in and off to her own sleep, still hoping for the day her doom soul is saved.

Through the Everfree Forest

As Firespark drags the knockout vampire through the woods hoping that anything won't attack her while she is doing this task. It's not easy, trying to be being aware of your surrounding and pulling a makeshift sled. The only thing that is helping her out in some way is the rain. By having the ground wet only made, pulling the sled a little bit easy. Firespark has to stop for a moment and look at what is happening in front of her.

Snow was falling from the sky, and this was confusing the hell of her. Because she knows that the weather ponies, do not plan on having Winter to be coming in so soon. To her, she knows that there something else is at play trying to throw her off course. Firespark needs to proceed further to get out of this wicked forest.

This Winter weather is just unnatural, but that's the nature of the Everfree forest. Firespark has been going through the woods for what seem like hours when she knows that Ponyville is not too far from the woods. She was getting tired and needed a break from putting this dead weight. Cold air is making harder for the mare to keep going. So she set up a campfire and check her surroundings just to be sure that nothing will be trying to eat them. Firespark has Fluttershy tied up just to make sure that she won't escape from her. The cold air is starting to make Firespark feel sleepy, but she knows if she did. There is no telling what might be at their hooves. The Sandman got better of her, and she starts to fall asleep, and she can no longer fight it. Her eyes begin to close, as she did this the last thing she sees is a tree moving closer to them, but she did think of it much and passed out.

Once Firespark did, Fluttershy wakes up after being knocked out. She looks around herself and notices the campfire, the snow, and a tree nearby, with apples hanging from it. She recognized the tree in front of her. This tree has the most delicious apples ever. Every time she has eaten one of these apples it only made feel younger, and every time she did. It disappears from her, just to get more.

The apples hanging from the tree tempted her with its sweet aroma. She tries to move but she can't because she is bound to the sled. Fluttershy wanted those apples so badly she had to get herself out of the restraints and go for the apples. She began to chew way out of the ropes that are holding her down. Once she finally freed herself, and stretch herself out of being tied up for some hours. Fluttershy started to pick some of the apples from the tree. Once done with picking from the tree, it begins to vanish into thin air. She has gotten enough of them, she picked out a stick and began to roast some apples over the fire.

Firespark is barely waking up to Fluttershy's cooking of apples, and once she did. She gets up and then drawn her weapon out and looking at what Fluttershy is doing; then she just put it away.

"Evil Vampire what are you doing with that apple!?"

"Why I'm cooking it, silly hunter. Has nopony ever give you roasted apples. I don't have any condiments to add some flavor to these apples, but they'll taste fine on their own."
As she set there and rotating the apples, she had picked.

Firespark was confused by her actions and just sat across from the vampire not knowing what she is trying to pull.

"I just don't get it with you. You look like those bloodsuckers that I came across before, and here you are roasting apples. And not going around and trying to kill me!"
She crosses her hooves, and she sets there.

Fluttershy looks at Firespark and tills her head a bit then looks at the apples and the back to her.

"Why would you think I'm one of those evil monsters. Actually, I'm a fruit vampire that prefers apples. I wouldn't dare try to harm a fellow pony. Have you already forget my story that I told to you? You're just like that one mare that I used to know. Also, I have a name, and it's Fluttershy, Hunter."

Firespark was taken back some by what she have just said to her.

"Well I lost some blood from being attacked by timberwolves, and I can all do is, focus on your movement. I barely pay attention to that sad story you made up. Because I only know one thing about vampires and they are evil. No matter how innocent they portray, themselves to be. By the way, my name is Firespark."
She looks away and crosses her arm.

"Well, Miss. Firespark you should learn that even if they're innocent or not. I still know who I am, and who I represent as an Element of Harmony. I'm not like those monsters you have fought before. But you are too quick to judge me like I was one. I've grown tired of these things, that you and others have been me calling by, a vampire, a monster, an evil being that only wants death for others. As for I, when coming across and meeting these evils things and then taking them down myself, shows that I'm not that weak. I know my place here."
As she takes a bite out of the apple and then looks back to Firespark.

Firespark wanted to continue arguing with Fluttershy; something made a noise in the bushes. They both know that it could be anything that wants to come and attack them.

"Looks like our campfire get together is over here."
Firespark gets up and draws her weapon.

Fluttershy gets up and ready herself to fight whatever it might be rustling in those bushes. Finally, it jumped out from the bushes and attacked them head on.

The beast was a manticore and is roaring loudly as it starts to swaps at them with its claws. Fluttershy uses the stare on the beast, and it starts to stop its attack on them. She starts to speak to the manticore.

"Clam down you. Do you know who you are messing with?"
As she continues the stare on it.

The manticore sat down looking right at her like it is under her spell. Fluttershy came up to it with a smile on her face.

"Awww... Look at you. You're nothing more than just a juvenile aren't you? I bet you also hunger too? "
As she places a hoof on its chin and begins to scratching its chin.

"Purrr..."
The Manticore seems happy.

Fluttershy is petting the big manticore like a giant cat. Then something hit it with force and knocking it over. Fluttershy and Firespark are left in shock to what happened to the manticore. They noticed that some weird glowing light come struck down the beast. Then it finally got back up with its eyes glowing a crimson red. Fluttershy took a step back away from the manticore.

The beast roar once again and this time it will not lesson to anything they say to it. Once they both find themselves fighting the monster, and they had no choice, but to face it.

Firespark has her weapon ready to be used in this fight while Fluttershy had her hooves to use. They began to attack it with what they got. Fluttershy hit it with all of her might to the monster, but it just takes those hits and still going strong. Firespark uses her blade to attack the manticore to see if it does any effect to it. Once again it took the hit, but it was in pain this time by the assault, that Firespark did.

The manticore swiped at one of them, but they are quick to get out of the way from its attacks. Fluttershy uses the stare on the manticore, and the effects have work in their favor. She speaks to Firespark.

"Firespark go in and knock it out but if it gets back up...." She lowers her head and sighs then back up. "You're going to have to take its life..."

Firespark nods then look to the manticore, and she starts to move in for a knockout blow towards it. She is giving everything she got, to knock out the beast by hitting in the back of the head. The sound that she made was a sicking crunch. The Manticore went down and landed face first, and it was out.

After the fight with the beast, Fluttershy and Firespark pick their things from the camp and begin to leave the area.

"Firespark, I hope you don't mind if we go back to my cottage to get some more supplies for this journey. I know how long it's going to get back. I really need these things for apple reason."

Firespark thought about the request and just goes with it. She couldn't help but feel like something isn't right with this. So she keeps her guard up.

...

After much backtracking for the two, back to the cottage. Fluttershy told Firespark that she'd be right back. Firespark agreed and decided to stay in the living room of the place.

As she waited in the living room for Fluttershy getting whatever it, from her home. Firespark is looking around the room. Seeing if she actually did any changes to the place beside leaving it looked old and in ruins. "Nope, she didn't do nothing at all..." She says to herself.

She looks around some more, and somehow find a ball in the corner of the living room. Firespark went off and picked it up, then go back to the couch with the ball. She started to play with by bouncing the ball at the wall. She started to count how many she have been throwing. "1,2,3,4,5,6...." She counted "20,21,22,23..."

She is picking up the pace of doing this action. Firespark heard Fluttershy making her way back to the living room. So she stops playing with the ball and set it in her bag.

They check one last time before heading out to the forest.

....

After traveling through the Everfree forest and without much of hitch getting out.

Firespark jump in front Fluttershy. "I'm glad that we got out of the woods. Well, it looks like the sun is about to rise." As she turns away to look at where the sun is rising. Fluttershy had her cloak on, and she was looking at her hoof in the rising sun. She smiles at the warmth that its bring her. A sigh left her lips and looked towards Firespark, then move towards her. She placed her hoof onto Firespark, then she noticed this and looked towards as well.

"So we are going to meet up Twilight in Canterlot?" The bat pony ask. Firespark nods her head. "Yea, we sure are going too. The thing is Fluttershy is that we still have this journey to go through. But once we get to the train station. It's pretty much a one-way trip. Then from there, hopefully, things go well for you. You know what's bugging me right now is.... How can I say it..." As place her hoof on her chin.

"What is it, Firespark...?" Fluttershy takes a step back. "Well, you look like nothing like what you did earlier. I mean that you don't look like a vampire. You are just blowing my mind by doing that." She stated.

Fluttershy tilts head and then looks down, and sighs again. "If you must know only in dark places and at night I will look like a vampire. In the daylight, I will look just like my old self. The pony I once knew so well before my immortally. Now I'm just a shadow of my former self. So I stick to the night life for this reason... ~sighs~ Let's go now before anypony sees us."

Firespark nods her head in agreement with her, and they head off to the main part of Ponyville.

Author's Note

Well I glad how this story is turning out, and I'm looking forward to how this is going to end. Thank you guys for reading this. I don't want nothing out of it, but to hear your enjoyment of the story. I'll keep on writing this story and others when I get a chance.

Thank you for the read. :twilightsmile:

The Hunt For The Anwsers

As the sun has raised and the sunlight hit the window where Firespark is sleeping in. The room filled with the light, this causes her to wake up, but this only made her just want to sleep-in for a little bit.

Firespark is getting and up and out of bed. She knows it's time for her to start setting up and get ready before she goes off and catch this vampire. For all, she cares that this is just another one to take down but little did she know that this is not going to be the case. The cool morning air only made her think about the times she enters the abandoned cottage from long ago. She looks out the window and looks at the scenery of Ponyville in autumn. Sighing to herself knowing that this place brings back memories and how it all started from long ago.

Firespark snaps out it and starts to go back to work on her set up in bags. She is used to killing a lot of vampires over the time, and she is just happy to try to catch one for the princess. This is the first time for to do it, so she is more likely is going to get something good out it. Her mind wanders off about this vampire and amount of clues she has gathered over time.

*What does this all means... She is left out from an old bounty that somepony should have taken on a long time ago... Princess Twilight wants her either dead or alive brought to her... And that clan leader has something to do with it... I guess once I catch her I should get answers from her because she is the only one that knows why is everything that is happening to her... Might as well get something to eat before I do this hunt...*
She thought to herself.

Surprising enough, the day she is going to catch this vampire falls on Nightmare Night. To her, it was just a coincidence this is happening to her, like she did in the past, just by going to that cottage.

So she heads off to go about her day in Ponyville and see what she might have missed. Knowing a lot of ponies well be coming to up her since nopony as seen her since she has left town long ago. With that thought in mind, she might get into some festive events for fun before does this.

...The fallowing night of Nightmare Night....

After some hours of fun, it has to come to an end, and Firespark began her journey to the Everfree forest. As soon it got dark out the woods, a storm starts to kick up. She always wonders why the weather is so weird there since she has been a filly. As she goes through the thickly wooded area and the only thing that is guiding her through the darkness of the night is a lantern. Firespark only few thing to worry about these wood of the Everfree forest, that is Timberwolves, manticores, cockatrices and poison joke. So far nothing has happened in the meantime of walking through the woods, but it was quiet, too quiet for her liking. She knows what this only means there is something wrong in the area and keeping other woodland creatures at bay. She looks around just to be sure that isn't anything besides trees and shrubs. The howls of Timberwolves can be heard not far where she is at, and she started to look for where the cries are coming. She had her weapon at the ready, waiting for the moment they would attack her. Firespark knows that loud noises will scare them off for now. She also knows that something else will come along just by hearing the sound that she makes.

She continues to look for any signs of danger and do her best to stay silenced for the Timberwolves, and their stink is strong. Finally, they howl right next to her. She quickly looks for where they're at in the woods. She immediately places the lantern down somewhere so it can illuminate the small area opening. The first assault of attacks from the Timberwolves begin, and she is quick to dodge their attacks. She jumps into the air and strike down the first of three Timberwolves with a weapon that works best against them. She pulverizes one of them into a steamy pile wood bits. Her sights are now set on the next two on the field. Firespark dodges the next round of moves that the Timberwolves jump at her or swipes with their claws.

She continues the attack against them and taking down the next one. Only one is left, but it stops its assault at her. Then it just turns and takes off running with it tail between its legs.

"That's what you get for messing with me, you stinky fire logs!"
She shouts at them.

With a sigh of relief, Firespark can continue her journey to the cottage, but a big paw hit her that she didn't see coming. She is sent flying to a tree and hit hard.

*SMACK* And a flash of red before her eyes. Before she knows it, she was struck down.

"AAAaaa...!!!"
She screams in pain.

Firespark didn't realize that she got a little careless before she got hit by this big paw. When she can see what hit and to her surprise, it was a manticore standing in front of her, and it's hissing at her. She quickly gets up and get ready for another assault by the beast and by the looks of it, it is hungry for blood. The monster begins its attack at Firespark, but she is quick to dodge its attacks. She then quickly switches weapons that can effectively take down the manticore and stop it from attacking her. Firespark jumps back and then ready's herself with the weapon, then she begins to charge at the beast. When the weapon hits the manticore not only it stops it in its tracks. The monster is stunned but it still have a lot of fight in it, and it's not easily to be taking down so quick.

The manticore snaps out it and goes for the move in on her. Firespark does not want to take any more punishment from the beast. So she uses that weapon once more, and this time, she knock out the monster. It fell making a loud thump noise, Firespark in the corner is breathing heavily.

The adrenaline has stopped as she calms down then the pain follows up on her. All she could feel is pain from her ribs.

*Ack...! That hurts a lot...!*
She thought to herself.

The storm begins to rain where she is at, and she needed to get out the rain soon. The only option she had left is the old cottage in the forest, and lucky for her it's not too far from where she is at in the woods.

So she starts to make her way to it and all could feel is more pain with each step of the way. She could almost see the house behind some tree of the forest. It's dark, but there is some light coming from the windows at the cottage, Firespark has a hard time to focus. All she know at that point is that Manticore did a number on her. What she didn't know that she looks like a mess with some blood coming from her mouth and bruises al over her body. When she finally made it to the cottage, she checked herself and realized that she have more injuries. At this point, she hopes that this vampire is not going to overpower her, but she does some strength to at least fight back if she had to.

Firespark goes ahead and enters the old cottage of the forest. As she closed the door behind her and she sighed to herself.

*Well this place looks as it did long ago... Let's see if that vampire is still here.*
She says to herself.

As she looks to the left then to the right just to see if there are any signs of the vampire. What she doesn't know the Vampire have sense her presence in the cottage. Fluttershy decided to hide in the corner of the behind the ruined couch.

Firespark took a few steps towards the hallway of the place, unaware of what awaits hidden behind the old furniture. Then suddenly the vampire jumps out at her, but Firespark is quick to react to the leap at her. She jumps to the side and gets out her weapon and swing at the vampire, but she ducks nearly missing her head. They both back off each other, and now they're in a standoff, staring at each other down. Firespark speaks up.

"What the hell are you doing!?"
She'd yelled.

Fluttershy dips her head down and then responses to her.

"I'm sorry.... I was just trying to be scary.... It is Nightmare Night after all... I don't like this holiday very much, but it's been so long since anypony have come here... So... You're the hunter that came for me... Right...?"

Firespark steps back and readies herself to fight with this vampire, but she isn't expecting what's going to happen next. The vampire slowly comes close to the hunter and her red eyes stare down Firespark slowly making her stay still. She knows, she have to do something to stop the vampire approach, so she yell at her.

"What are you trying to do!? Take another step, and I'm going to kill you!"

The vampire didn't stop, and she has her head down low as tears start hitting the ground. Like she was giving her last thoughts of life and how it will end...

"Dear Hunter... Please end this life of mines. I've grown so tired of this pain... Of being alone... All I wanted to have is to be with my friends... That have passed away..."
The vampire pleaded.

"Ok. Just so that you know, you're making this too easy for me to do this against you."
Firespark's eyebrow raised.

Firespark knows that she have to take down this vampire but deep down inside, something is holding her back from doing the deed. Her sword is drawn out and ready to impale the vampire by her heart. The voice in the back of her head has gotten louder telling to hold back. Seeing the vampire head down and in tears no lease, causing Firespark to question what she is doing.

"Alright, you evil vampire. Your reign of tyranny is over. Do you have any last words or request...?"
Firespark inquires.

She looked up to the hunter, and her eyes were also in tears. Fluttershy didn't even expect it from her. She only guesses that she might have taken down others that are more evil and stronger vampires out there.

After that thought, Fluttershy could only think of one thing at that moment, and it was her old friend, Twilight. Seeing that this hunter might have a connection with the princess and could be the only way to get to her.

"...I know I'm not evil... And I could tell that you can't bring yourself to do this to against me... Even though I did ask you to do this by ending it for me... But what I would like to see before I die and that is... Is that I wish to go, see Twilight one last time before I go... For my final rest... If it's possible..."

Fluttershy dips her head back down and gets ready for what is about to happen next. Feeling the pointed end of the hunter's sword begins moved towards her, and barely break the skin of her chest. Then it stops, and she moved it away, and Fluttershy looks up to Firespark in confusion.

"W-why you stop...?"

"Your right I can't do this to you for some reason. I have way too many questions to ask you."
Firespark puts away her sword as she said this.

"What did happen to you and the princess?"
She asks.

Firespark pulled out a picture of her and her friends. Fluttershy takes the picture and looks at it, and more tears continue to run down her cheeks. She calms down for a bit and replies to the hunter.

"Oh... It's been so long since I've seen this picture of my friends from long ago... It stills break my heart to know that they're all gone..."
She cries.

"It's a long story to go by, and I remember it like it was yesterday..."

...

It was a cold and lonely night, and I was at Twilight's castle and staying there for the night. My ex-lover has been chasing me, and I have no other place to hide. The only place I had left was Twilight's castle.

When I arrived there, I got to meet up with Twilight and Spike. We did our usual meetup like we always did for many years after our friends have passed on. Fate can be cruel in some of the harshest ways. But we have learned to move on. We have still had each other out of our friendship, yet it still hurts to know the others were as lucky as us. We always give our friends a set of flowers to leave on their graves.

The one thing I still recall is that day I go into exile...

It was a dark and stormy night, and I was wondering the many corridors of the castle. I heard a scream down the many halls, and I follow it. Once I got there, I heard another scream behind the door. I open it and found my ex-love holding a fresh kill of a guard. I rushed in, and when I did, I heard the door shut itself behind me. I looked at him and noticed that he is holding some of the blood in his mouth, and he just spits at me and covering me in some of the blood. He just laughed at me and telling now pathetic I was without him. All I could do is try to fight him when I charged at him. He moves out of the way and hit me and sending me over to a wall. I did get to fight him one last time, and it was one of the hardest moments that I go through. Knowing that somepony was once a loved one now turned against you. I used everything to my ability, but he moved out of the way, and he jumps out the window. Saying that I have fallen into a trap, but I didn't know what he means by that.

I head over to the window and look for him, but he is gone. Moving towards to the barely still alive guard but he is trying to say something to me. I move my head closer to him, so I can hear what he is trying to say. What he told me is to let them know that he still loves her. I try to hold him and move him to his bed, but then the door swung open with Twilight and her guards. I think one of them had a camera and took a picture. Twilight just stood there in shock and what she'd said next. Still, hurts me the most and what she says to me. "How could you.... Get her..!" When I heard her say that, it was one of the most painful moments ever in my whole lifetime.

Once the guards start their approach towards me, the only option I had left is to run away and not look back. The guard in question was Twilight's mate. I feel sorry that poor pony to get killed by my ex, but now that I find myself on the run. Going to every place in Equestria and having no place to go. Knowing this only made me depressed, and I wanted to end myself. For some reason, I couldn't do it. Everything I tried only ended in failure, and come out of it like I didn't do anything to myself.

So I decided to go back to my old home, and it was left in ruins by nature. It has enough coverage by the forest, so I could be left alone. I did what I could to keep it the way it looks, so no pony can think of coming over here, and I did what scare off anypony that comes by. Until the day you came, I knew it's only a matter of time that the Brotherhood would come to take me.

...

"Here you are again and this time. You're here to take me in or just kill me. I can only hope if you can take to Twilight so I can talk to her one last time."
As she put her head down with tears coming down.

Firespark was taking back by her being so willing to go in without a fight. She knows having any vampire still being alive is bad enough and still can't be trusted. Finding herself hesitating to take any action at the moment. So the one thing she did think of, is by knocking her out and tie her up.

"I'm sorry, Fluttershy but I'm going to have to do this to you."
She says coldly.

When she did that, it only made her feel guilty by doing this action. She knows that it has to be done. Firespark picked her up and put her on a makeshift sled and set out to the headquarters of her Brotherhood.