Follower of the Night

The train from Ponyville to Canterlot rumbled along its tracks, cutting through the night. The trip was only about forty or so minuets flat out, but tonight it felt like the train was dragging, taking its sweet time. Eventually the train came unto Canterlot station, even at this hour the station was busy with ponies and vamponies going about their business. Night Shade walked through the small crowd of ponies, he came out of the station into the Canterlot night. The city was almost as busy at night as it was in the day, after all it was the capital of both Equestria and most of the vampony clans.

Vamponies were creature born from the night, so it only made sense that after convergence and becoming part of Equestria they would establish their capital with the goddess of the night, Luna. Thinking back Night could remember those first few weeks after convergence, Luna and Celestia were ready to fight, only to have the vamponies declare Luna there queen. Needless to say things were confusing at first, but after accepting her new tidal as 'Queen of the Night', Luna was able to bring most of the vamponies in line.

Night Shade came to a large statue of Luna standing in the center of a large square, he looked at it for a moment. He made his way to the opposite side of the square, the Luna statue sat in the center of a rebuilt area of Canterlot, the new vampony district. Night came to a familiar building, the one where he had lived during his stay in Canterlot before going back to Ponyvill, where his parents lived, or rather his sire.

--Ponyville 15 years ago--

I'm dead, right?

His mind was blurry, he tried remembering what had happened. The last thing he remembered was a dark green blur, pain, then nothing.

Yep I'm officially dead, but if this is Celestia's afterlife, why is it so dark? Or maybe I went to Luna, I always did like the night a little better after all. But... I don't feel dead, or... how would I know what death feels like? And what is that taste? It kinda taste like... blood!

The unicorn cracked his eyes slightly, it was dark still, but he could make out the shapes of buildings, Ponyvill? He felt weak and hungry, he tried to move but something held him in place. His mouth felt dry, he tried to move his tong to alleviate some of the dryness, but he only pinched his tongue on his fangs,

WAIT? WHAT!!!

Panic filled him with adrenalin, looking around he could clearly see that he was still in Ponyvill and the dark green mare was lying next to him, her foreleg and wing draped over him almost protectively. He struggled again trying to escape, the foreleg draped over his body held him closer the the pegasus mare, while her other hoof began to stoke his mane.

“Shhhh. Calm down, your safe.”

Ya right, buck you!

“Language!”

Now that got his attention, how did she hear what he had been thinking?

“Vampony powers, now calm down or no dinner for you.”

Her voice was now sounding more like a mothers, this was just getting creepy. But seeing as he really didn't have the energy to fight back, he really didn't have much chose in the matter. Just as he was beginning to collect his thoughts a pegasus stallion came around the corner to where the two were laying.

“Hows the new addition?” Questioned the stallion, hes coat was dark blue with a solid black mane and lime green eyes.

“Better, hes finally staying awake.”

Finally? Was I awake before? Wait, can both of them read minds? If that's true I'm totally screwed.

The blue stallion looked down at the unicorn and raised an eyebrow.

Yep...

“Anyway, can he walk yet?”

“I doubt it, just put him on my back. Besides if he could he would just run off once I let go of him,” She looked down, now talking to the unicorn directly. “And I don't need to read minds to know that.”

The unicorn was suddenly wrapped in a dark blue magic, he looked around trying to see where the magic was coming from, then he realized it was coming from the pegasi stallion.

What in Equestria?

“All vamponies can use magic, even if they are earth pony or pegasi.”

Well that's a game changer, he thought as he was lifted onto the mares back. Once they had him situated the two of them began to walk elsewhere in Ponyville, but not before the two pegasi shared a quick kiss.

Who are these two?

Looking back the stallion grinned.

“Oh it seems we forgot to introduce ourselves I'm Storm Shadow, and this is my wife Emerald Dust.”

Storm and Emerald were now walking down the main road of Ponyville, the deserted main road of Ponyville. There wasn't a single pony else to be seen, nor were there screams of panic from earlier. The trio walked past a shop, and for the first time the unicorn could see his reflection. He no longer had his brilliant orange coat, instead now the orange was much darker it almost bordered on brown. His previously golden mane was now so black it almost disappeared into the night, his eyes were still the same, a deep shade of purple, but all this paled in comparison to what he didn't see, his cutie mark.

I know your listening, what happened? What did you do to me? And why...

“Why are you missing your cutie mark?” Emerald finished his thought. “The exact details are complicated, but the simple explanation is this: your a vampony now.”

Thank you captain obvious, but that's a bit too simple, I'm not a foal.

“Well in a way you are,” Added Storm. “From a vampony standpoint your only a few hours old, to put it simple terms, becoming a vampony is in a way a rebirth. That's why your old cutie mark is gone, your essentially a whole new pony. As for your coat and mane, it becomes darker then your original, but your mane went completely black witch is unusual.”

Dose that mean something?

“Not sure, whether it dose or not is up you you. And speaking of up to you, a lot of vamponies take a new nave after their transformation. Though you can keep your old one, its up to you.”

Looking again as they passed another shop, he looked at his reflection again. It was true, he didn't look like the stallion he use to be. Honestly it looked like his fur had been mixed with the night its self, resulting in him looking like he had a shade of the night in his fur.

Shade of the night... shade-night... night's shade... night shade.

“Night Shade, I like the sound of that.” Emerald remarked.

“It dose suit you rather well.” Added Storm.

Guess there are worse names out there... hold on, where are we going again?

“Didn't you tell him honey?” Asked Storm Shadow.

“Oops.”

Suddenly I don't like where this is headed.

“Were going to get you fed, you haven't eaten yet after all.” Emerald said looking over her shoulder.

Oh good I was worried for a second, I am really hungry after all... wait, if I'm a vampony, then... oh buck me.

Before Night could protest the trio had come to a house and let themselves in, it was an average house, except for the two mares tied up in the living room. Night suddenly felt his blood turn to ice, or at least what ever his body used for circulation. Two and two came slamming together and hit like two full apple sacks hitting him in the head. Storm had come here, over powered the mares, restrained them, then then brought them all back after meeting with Emerald. Night did not like where this was headed, he had never hurt a pony before, much less kill them, if the story’s he had herd as a foal were true, and it was starting to look like they were, they were going to have him kill the mares. Emerald walked up to the first mare, a mint green unicorn, she turned back to Night still on her back.

“Don't worry, we wont let you kill her. After all you can't feed off a dead pony.”

With that she slid Night Shade off her back onto the floor, mere hoofs from the helpless mare. Night looked at her as he somehow got his hoofs under him, her muzzle was tied off, her legs were restrained with elaborately tied rope, and a gold ring was on her horn suppressing her magic. Night could feel his mouth hanging open, he was slowly being over come by some unknown instinct, the instinct to feed. He took a few uneasy steps towards the mare, he looked her in the eyes as he mouthed the word 'sorry'. Her golden eyes went wide as Night plunged his fangs into her neck.

--Canterlot Present--

Night Shade knocked on the door to his parents suite, back before convergence he had lost both of his original parents, maybe they knew and that's why they had sired him. The door opened and a cloud of black smoke filled the door frame.

“Hi dad.”

The smoke solidify into a dark blue pegasus stallion.

“Night! Its good to see you son, come in you mother will be delighted to see you.”

Even after fifteen years it still felt a little weird to be called son, but having never known his original father there was also a comfort in it as well. They entered the large studio apartment, the wall opposite the door was one large window looking out over Canterlot, while it might seem strange for vamponies to have a lot of windows to let the harmful rays of the sun in, every window in the vampony district of Canterlot had spell infused glass that made them turn to solid stone once sunlight touched them.

“Honey we have a visitor!” Storm Shadow's voice boomed.

“Oh Luna! You know I don't like it when I don't have a chance to brush my cote before seeing other ponies! Buck where is my brush?”

“And you get on my flank for language?” Night said in a mock laugh.

Emerald rushed down the stares and ran into Night hugging him nearly at full gallop.

“OM MA GOMSH! MIGHT!!” Emerald still had a coat brush in her mouth, for getting about it in her excitement.

“I'm happy to see you too mom, can we try this with out the brush?”

Emerald tossed the brush to the side before hugging Night again.

“I'm so happy you came by! Its been too long!”

“Ya I guess it has, sorry I didn't come by sooner.”

“Well your here now, we must do something together! How long are you in town for?”

“I had really only planned for the night, but I could stay on longer if you think you can stand me.” Night added jokingly.

“Then stay the day here, tomorrow night I'm preforming a show at Canterlot stadium.”

“What? When did this happen? I called the other day and you didn't mention it.”

“Its kinda last minuet, its some kind of big rally for the hunters leaving for Manehattan after tomorrow.”

“Ya I heard,” Night looked over to Storm Shadow. “Your not...”

“No.” he said quickly. “With the other clans sending hunters, the shadow guard haven't been called up, so I'll still be in Canterlot for the time being. How ever I have heard that some of us might be transferred to other city’s, things have been getting 'hostile' again recently.” Night and Emerald sighed, even after fifteen years, and ten years after Luna ans Celestia and declared peace between pony and vampony, peace between ponies and vamponies was still fragile. Emerald waved her hoof, this was a gloomy topic and could be put off till latter.

“Enough of this dark topic, there is an orchestral group playing in the gardens tonight, lets go enjoy some nice music and conversation.”

“Sounds good to me.” Nodded Storm

“Yes lets.”

“Now just let me get my coat in order and we'll be off.”

Emerald picked up the the brush from where she had tossed it, then headed back upstairs.

“How did moms coat get so messed up anyway? Its not like she can fly in the loft.”

“Well son, wings aren’t the only way you can 'fly'.”

Night threw both hooves over his face, he unfortunately knew exactly what Storm was insinuating.

I forgot how bucking horny my parents can be, ugh.