The New Flutterbat

Fluttershy hummed a small tune as she worked outside her cottage near the forest. Caring to the animals, collecting flowers, rearranging potted plants, she did all these things on this perfect sunny day. She started tending to some raccoon's when she heard a sudden bird-like shriek come from afar. She gasped, speeding towards the sound as quickly as she could, fearing that it could be a bird in distress. She heard the shriek again, much closer this time. She landed a moment later next to some trees, looking around for the source of the noise. She spotted something small and black in the distance, and it was stirring slightly. She trotted up to it, knowing that it must have been what she was looking for. When she reached the creature, she noticed that it was actually quite small. From it's position, she couldn't quite tell what kind of creature it was, though she spotted a pair of odd wings. It didn't look like any bird that she had seen before, though Fluttershy had a suspicious feeling that she had seen this winged creature before. It wasn't moving anymore, which pained her greatly. She feared the worst.

"Are you okay, little one?" She asked, hoping for some kind of response. No sound, and the creature didn't stir. She gulped, reaching down to touch it...

Suddenly, the thing screeched and flew up, making Fluttershy yelp in surprise. She yelped again, when the creature flew down at her and she felt a pair of teeth delve into hr neck. The little creature had bitten her.

Before she even had a chance to respond, the bat flew back up in the air, hissed in her direction, and flew off towards the Everfree Forest, disappearing from her sight a second later. She sat there in shock at the altercation, a mixture of emotions running through her; disappointment from not being able to help an animal, and slight anger from what the bat did to her. She reached to her neck at the spot where he bit, and when she examined her hoof, she could see a little red on it. It had not only attacked her, but it had drew blood. Flutterhy huffed a breath.

"I was only trying to help you!" She half-yelled towards the forest. She knew the bat wouldn't hear her, and even if it did, it probably wouldn't understand any of her words.

She gathered herself and trotted quickly to her cottage. The good thing was, she was done with her daily chores, so she didn't need to worry about them. She needed to clean her wound as quickly as possible, fearful of an infection, especially from and animal like a bat. When she reached her bathroom, she opened a cabinet and pulled out a med kit. She always kept a med kit around, just in case any of the animals, or herself, were injured. She grabbed a small cotton ball and dabbed a bit of peroxide on it. She gulped, knowing full well that the contact of the medicine would sting. She would have to deal with it, knowing a full blow infection would be a million times worse.

She touched the cotton ball to her wound, flinching slightly as she felt the sting, the peroxide going to work. She dabbed at it, making sure to fully coat it. She still couldn't believe that a bat had bitten her, again! She just prayed to Celestia that the effects weren't the same. That was a nightmare...

She discarded the cotton ball and put the peroxide back in the med kit, closing it and placing it neatly back in the cabinet. When she closed it and looked in the mirror, she gasped, seeing the last thing she expected, and most certainly the last thing she wanted.

It was her face, except that her eyes had been changed from teal to red, and a pair of sharp, bat like fangs had appeared. Her ears had drastically changed as well.

She shook her head from shock, looking back at the mirror. It was plain ol' Fluttershy, with teal eyes and no fangs. The image was just her imagination. She breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goddess! She did not want to deal with Flutterbat again. Well, technically, it was more her friends dealing with Flutterbat, and she heard after she changed back, that the whole ordeal was a complete nightmare. She didn't want to go through that again.

She slowly walked over to her couch, plopping herself down on it, suddenly exhausted from her chores and the ordeal with the bat. She sighed, closing her eyes for a moment. She couldn't keep them closed for long, for the sudden sound of her stomach rumbling shot them wide open. She smacked her lips, thinking of what she craved at the moment. She didn't want any of the tasty flowers in her basket, no, she wanted something stranger, probably less tasty. For some strange reason, she craved the taste of blood, delicious, red blood. She had no idea why she suddenly craved such an odd thing, and she questioned it greatly, but, the craving was too much.

She got off her couch and spread her wings, flying out the door a moment later. She headed towards Ponyville, thinking of who her first victim would be. Why was she suddenly thinking like this? Oh Celestia, something was definatly not right...

Maybe...maybe a certain purple unicorn could help her out, and get rid of these strange cravings. She truly hoped that she could help her, because she really didn't want to have to taste blood. She never tasted blood, she never wanted to taste blood before she had been bitten by that...bat...

The realization struck her. "Oh no, oh no! It's happening again!" She quickened her pace, knowing that she had very little time before she transformed into her darker half. She hoped that she wouldn't transform before she reached Twilight's house...