Chapter 05: Friends…With Vampires?

At this very moment, the Mane Six, Goldie’s group, the baby dragons, Ben & Nyx watched the torch lights grew brighter as those carrying them came closer. It wasn’t long before those that the Princess Basher group came forth with mean angry looks near the heroes group, it’s just as Sombra said, these guys have riled up some of the town’s folk to come after the vampire pony. And what’s worse, they are forgetting that Fluttershy is their friend, not a monster, they must try to make them see that way.

“There she is! The Vampire Pony!” One member of the Princess Bashers pointed to the yellow Pegasus before them.

“Wha….you mean…mean...” Fluttershy yelped in fear, seeing that she seems to be in hot water now.

“Apprehend the creature!” The second Princess Basher stated in they capture the pony before it gets away.

“Now wait a minute! Fluttershy is not the vampire pony!” Ben protest the manner to have the ponies here cease their action.

“You can’t lie to us, many eye witnesses saw her appearance and recognize her straight away!” Another Princess Basher debated the fact that they all saw who the vampire pony was, it was Fluttershy.

“She wasn’t seen during either attacks and was reported to be undergoing a strange effect on her health.” A third Princess Basher stated out the manner that what they know about Fluttershy’s actions to be connected to the case.

“It’s because of a spell that turn her into a vampire pony that it’s come back again!” A fourth Princess Basher announced the matter of what was happening that must be settled.

“That wasn’t really Fluttershy, that was her alternate world self that came her.” Pinkie Pie stated to explain a crazy theory of what was really going on.

“Right, we got the two completely mixed up in this mess.” Rainbow Dash stated that they were confused by what they saw was the truth.

“It’s de honest truth! Fluttershy here ain’t a vampire pony.” Applejack nods with a firm tone that this was a big misunderstanding.

“I figure you make up some excuse, but that’s just the most pathetic I’ve ever heard!” The leader of the Princess Bashers remotely issued in hearing such an excuse to pardon the guilty monster.

“Now see here, what we said is no lie and it’s certainly not pathetic to believe either.” Rarity snapped off sternly in protesting against such ruddiness.

“Whatever, apprehend her,” The leader of the Princess Bashers rolled his eyes before giving the order to his group members.

Many of the Princess Bashers were starting to crowd around the Mane Six party that were trying their best to have this angry mob reconsider the fact. But they are too blind to listen to reason.

“Now wait a second here! Listen, Fluttershy isn’t the vampire. We already found her and she’s been cured of her wild action.” Goldie stated to explain the case that they found the vampire pony and cure her of being wild.

“You expect us to believe that from a pathetic prince siding with that weak-willed Celestia?” The Princess Basher leader rhetorically stated this manner with upmost dry respect for Goldie.

“HEY! That’s my brother you’re talking to!” Pinkamena stood up near her brother in telling it like it was. “And in case you think we’re lying, what about me? I’m proof that I’m the other version of Pinkie Pie from another world alternately differ from this. So there really are two different Fluttershy ponies!” She explained her knowledge of their being a possible alternate world where another version of them could come here.

“That’s just stupid, besides, you might just be some ugly clone.” The second-in—command Princess Basher remarked off the claim as a foolish excuse while insulting the pink pony lookalike.

“WHAT!” Both Pinkie & Pinkamena shouted off in feeling very upset and insulted by that comment.

“Grrr….” Pinkamena lets off a growl before taking her sword out and was gonna attack…if not held back by her brother. “LET ME AT HIM! I’LL GIVE HIM THE ‘BRRRS’ SO DEEP, HE’LL BE SHAKING FOR WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS EVEN!” Pinkamena yelled out in what she was gonna do to the rude jerk here from hearing those remarks about her.

“Woah easy sis!” Goldie tried to calm his sister that was very upset now.

“Brother, are you all this blinded by your fear & anger?” Jack Zen sighed in feeling like these guys are really starting to become a pain.

“I have recorded data, I can provide the evidence.” Omega stated in what he’ll provide to convince the crowd, but…

“Don’t bother, you could have false recordings to fool us, we want the REAL deal, not some soulless machine’s word!” The leader of the Princess Bashers stated that the robot may have false evidence to feed them lies.

“HOW DARE YOU CALL OMEGA THAT,” Pinkamena snapped off in almost being closer to striking the guy if Golden Heart & Jack Zen weren’t holding her back.

“Twilight, this isn’t looking good here!” Spike spoke in worry in what was going on here.

“These guys are out for blood!” Phobos stated in thinking that this bunch wants blood, a dead vampire pony that is.

“How can we stop this mommy?” Nyx asked her mother in what they can do to stop this.

“I’m thinking honey, I’m thinking!” Twilight stated in trying to think over the situation, but the angry mob is really getting pushy to not give her time to come up with a plan.

Meanwhile above that was hidden from view, NeoVamde along with Terrorcreep & Flutterbat were within the trees to be left unseen and observe what was going on. And from what they can tell, the angry mortal mob wanted to kill Fluttershy in thinking she was Flutterbat; their ways appeared a bit savage when blinded by rage then wanting to hear the truth out.

“Man, I knew that Equestrians can be frightening when they are blinded by fear & confusion to attack what they don’t understand, but this…is ridiculous.” Terrorcreep shrug off to say this from witnessing the Equestrians actions are as brutal as the days of old, which seems to have been brought out of them.

“And it’s all because of my fault. I’m sorry.” Flutterbat spoke in apology over knowing this was her mess to blame.

“You have nothing to be sorry for, you were in an insecure moment of your vampire instinct. It’s no different than an infant going wild when it has no idea of its actions.” NeoVamde explained the case that none of this was Flutterbat’s doing and it can be overlooked from being unable to process things.

“Yeah, that’s putting it mildly so-in-so.” Terrorcreep rolled his eyes to shrug off his shoulders, that makes perfect sense to them, but mortals…might have a harder time following.

“Perhaps I do need to take the blame, so that…" Flutterbat spoke in what she felt needed to be done, but…

“No. You go down there, they shall set their sights on trying to finish you off because they see you as a monster.” NeoVamde protest that Flutterbat will only make the angry mob take their frustration out on her once again; he won’t let that happen to his fellow kind.

“But they know it was me and are blaming my other self down there!” Flutterbat spoke in feeling sorry in what was going on, there’s a mistake of who’s to blame and someone else is going to take the punishment.

“She has a point. And that group was willing to help you keep the new vampire pony safe from harm. All you did was take off with us.” Terrorcreep nods in feeling like what NeoVamde did in leaving the gang’s side was a bit of a surprise, they were gonna help them after all.

“Mortals are hard to convince, you should know that….since you played games with them and drink their blood to the point of death.” NeoVamde looked to Terrorcreep to remind him of what was done in the past by the guy to which mortals have not forgotten and feared them for such actions.

“Oh sure, bring up my faults. It’s the same even with the Mystics, but even they know and accept me…sorta…” Terrorcreep shrug off his shoulders to exclaim the issue, it’s hard getting any love or respect in any fields between Equestrians & Mystics.

“I will not endanger an innocent vampire pony to be destroyed, just because of misunderstandings the mortal ponies cannot grasp, all because they are blind in fearing and hating us.” NeoVamde made a stern argument that the mortals try to eliminate what fears them because they don’t understand it and that leads to much problems for vampire ponies that are not evil, like Myotis is.

“Wait look, they’re taking Fluttershy!” Flutterbat yelped to say in seeing what was going on down below them that they need to see.

Soon the scene focuses on what was going on at this very moment. That Fluttershy was imprisoned by a magic cage that appeared around her as she was set as a center stage with angry mob members ‘booing’ her. The others were trying to push back against the other ponies that are their friends & neighbors without hurting them to reach Fluttershy’s spot.

“No, stop! You can’t do this!” Twilight protest to not wanting her friend to be treated like some criminal.

“You were Celestia’s mistake, it’s because of her that we have to deal with the Three Lords of Equestrias raining down on us. You may have stopped other foes, but until I see proof that Fluttershy is innocent of NOT being a vampire pony, she will be punished!” The leader of the Princess Bashers declared off in what will be carried out, regardless of those that are close to Celestia’s side that do the act to help, but what good has there even come of it.

Much of the angry mob was being suckered into this, they don’t know of what was going on that fear and hatred was clouding their judgement.

“But she’s not even a vampire pony!” AJ snapped off to again claim that Fluttershy ain’t Flutterbat.

“THEN WHERE IS SHE?” The leader of the Princess Bashers sternly snapped in requesting an audience with the REAL vampire pony.

“Oh sure, we snitch her location out because you asked so nicely.” Spike rolled his eyes in stating a rhetorical claim in what they do.

“Wake up buddy! She was cured of being a loose wild child!” Phobos snapped off to remind the jerk of the results here.

“Then why is she not present as you claim?” The leader of the Princess Bashers asked off in demand of where the so-called cured vampire pony is.

“Because she saw the angry mob and was scared you'd hurt her.” Nyx snapped off at the meany for not thinking how terrified Flutterbat be if she saw such a sight.

“Right! We wouldn’t sell out a friend for another!” Pinkie Pie stated out with a mean look on her face.

“Yes, what sorta friends would do that,” Rarity nods sternly about their action would never do something as barbaric as that.

“They are right, we may not know where the real vampire ponies are, but we know they don’t wanna get hurt or kill you all.” Jack Zen nods with a stern face in stating this logical fact to the ones trying to harm a vampire pony.

“They should be afraid, and without proof, this mare could turn into a vampire again!” The leader of the Princess Bashers declared out this senseless ego of a reason of being.

“Burn Her In Flames/Stake Through Her Heart/Let The Sun Dissolve Her!” Much of the Princess Bashers were shouting out their suggestions of what to do with the caught vampire pony.

“Have these guys lost it or what?” Goldie stated this off to the crew in seeing what was happening here.

“They appear to take their upset frustration of Celestia now out on us.” Omega stated this logic behind this rash behavior.

“Ohhh, I’m really not starting to like these guys.” Pinkamena made a frowny face in not liking how these Princess Basher guys are doing, if her brother & Jack Zen weren’t holding her back, things would get uglier.

“I….I know this isn’t my fault, but….I won’t betray someone…who’s like me, to face something this scary. I’ll endure this…as much as I can.” Fluttershy spoke in trying to put on a brave face to not let Flutterbat take this, that wouldn’t be kind…even if this was a little scary for her.

Above, Flutterbat heard this to be almost spell shock about it; someone was gonna endure the abuse for her sake. She was only now capable of thinking for herself for some short amount of minutes after being such a wild loose cannon, but it look like….she already had a very kind friend sticking up for a vampire pony, and it was a mortal.

“That’s it, I don’t care what the deal is; I’m going down there and…” Terrorcreep remarked off in not taking to watch the scene as he’ll go down there and put an end to this, but….

“No….that will only provoke them in seeing an ally of us vampires come to her aid, and then they’ll kill you.” NeoVamde protest the method of what to do, as it will only fuel the hatred and fear that was lit.

“Then what should we do? Hey Flutterbat, you…hugh?” Terrocreep was asking what they do and look for another’s voice of concern; only for he and NeoVamde to see she was gone, but where? She couldn’t have done what they think she do….?

As the barbaric scene was continuing, something was soon seen coming down that it landed right near Fluttershy. And that caused a lot of the angry mob to cease their angry cries to gasp, there it was…the vampire pony; Flutterbat, but Fluttershy was in the cage. Which meant…there really was an alternate version of the mare.

“I am Flutterbat, I am the vampire pony you seek. Not this mare, she is among you…a mortal.” Flutterbat spoke forth in announcing that she was the vampire pony that was causing trouble, not Fluttershy.

“Wow, she came here to help save Fluttershy.” Rainbow Dash spoke bewildered in what they are seeing here.

“Now dat’s an honest an’ good friend if ever saw one.” Applejack nods off in feeling like the alternate Flutershy seem to respond to her original from such kind efforts.

“The vampire attacks on the festival was me going a little wild. I was not in my right of mind, so I’ll accept the bearings, if you let this pony go.” Flutterbat explained herself of being the real cause of trouble, and she’ll answer those if the crowds let the innocent pony go free.

“But wait, we can’t let you be mistreated by these upset critics!” Rarity protest in seeing that though the act is noble, the poor vampire pony will now face harsh charges by an upset angry mob.

“Right! You admit your faults and said sorry, no matter what, we can forgive you!” Pinkie Pie nods with a stern face that they can be forgiving and that no punishment should be needed.

“I’ll be darn if anyone here would to think otherwise after seeing you risk yourself to come out against an angry mob to save a friend.” Pinkamena declared off to mention this that whoever thinks the vampire pony should be punished after getting brave to not watch someone suffer for her; that shows true worth of friendship there.

NeoVamde was about to prepare an attack the first sight of any of the angry mortal mob to approach Flutterbat, but Terrorcreep intervenes to hold his hoof up and pointed down, silently requesting they watch first to see what happens.

“You all see this! She came here because she didn’t wanna see Fluttershy be mistreated or hurt.” Goldie spoke in looking to the crowd that was mostly made up of their citizens then of the Princess Bashers to see reason than be blind to it.

“Do you think any monster would do something like that if it didn’t have a heart?” Jack Zen stated how that only someone who has a true good heart wouldn’t let someone they felt was sticking for them be punished.

“Everyone listen up! The only monsters that can be seen….might be all of us here!” Ben stated this forth that the real monsters aren’t the creatures of the night…it might be themselves.

This made the good pony citizens cease their actions to be left lost and confused; what did Ben mean by those words. Was it even true that they themselves could be the real monsters….for letting anger and fear control them to almost do an unspeakable thing?

“Have many of you forgotten that we’ve helped those believed to be dangerous monsters a chance to live among us.” Sombra spoke to explain the situation to the crowd to have them see something that they were too blind to realize till now. “From Ben who was the Demon Pony, Nyx being the Second Nightmare Moon, even myself as Evil King Sombra, and even ghosts that haunt at the mansion area for tourist attraction.” He was bringing up some good points of areas of those that were once seen as scary, but they were not truly evil monsters as believed.

The crowds watched this and wonder if they should attack or not, this was all very surprising for them. The crowds began to lose their fear & hate, and felt like accepting these words of wisdom they are hearing. Even the hidden vampire ponies felt like the words spoken seem to help guide them, somewhat.

“We can work something out, so that we make sure no pony, mortal or monster gets hurt by the other.” Twilight declared that if they work together, no one can be hurt because of the major difference of mortals and monsters.

“You expect us to believe one good monster is enough to stop our cause to end things!” The leader of the Princess Bashers protest the issue in not accepting this nonsense. “Who would even agree to this?” He asked in who would agree to work out with monsters here.

“I…would!” Spoke a powerful voice that only Twilight’s group have recognized.

Soon NeoVamde appeared out of nowhere by smokescreen near Flutterbat and Fluttershy, as he made an appearance of a spooky character…like a vampire pony would do. And when the crowds saw his feature and figure, and how he seem so scary in appearance, there was no question that he was a vampire pony, but he gave off an aura that said he was powerful indeed.

“Who…who are you?” The leader of the Princess Bashers asked off in almost quivering in fear of seeing…something that looks both powerful & terrifying.

“What, you don’t know?” Terrorcreep appeared nearby from out of the blue that surprised many as they saw he was a vampire pony too. “He’s Lord NeoVamde, lord of all vampire ponies. He’s also known as the Moon-Light Vampire Pony, who wields an element that’s related to the moon, like Princess Luna.” He explained in just who NeoVamde was, a major big shot in the vampire world and of other monsters to.

“Tch, and who are you?” The leader of the Princess Basher scoff off such things while demanding who the other vampire pony was.

“Me, I’m Terrorcreep, a Vampire Pony who just also happens to be a Mystic Pony, surprising I’m sure.” Terrorcreep spoke off casually in stating this fact that the crowd should know.

Soon NeoVamde reached Fluttershy’s spot, grasp the cage bars, and with shocking strength, bent the bars off to let the shy Pegasus come out. As Fluttershy came out and was surrounded by her friends that were thankful she wasn’t hurt, their eyes came near the three vampire ponies that were near; they came out in front of mortal crowds, just to save a mortal that was not going to give up or let ay harm come to a monster.

“You…and your allies, you meant those things.” NeoVamde asked forth to Fluttershy in having heard much of what she had said as well as how the others spoke their own words. “I see it now…perhaps…time has finally grown those that can see even more light than blind fools of old legends. You all truly are, the princess, prince & councilmen of friendship.” He stated this as a word of praise, that Twilight’s group truly are those that represent friendship in a way that could even be extended to beyond mortals hating monsters, they can be friends.

As this was going on, little did anyone see it, but the sun was starting to rise up while the moon began to go down, symbolizing the night was ending and morning was starting.

“Hisss…” The vampire ponies hissed from the rays of the sunlight as creatures of the dark do not like the light of day for many reasons.

“You see good citizens, they hate the sunlight! That shows they are not invincible, let us end them here. Blast off the tree tops and let the rays in!” The Princess Basher leader issued in stating what he’s been saying all along and gives the order to his group members to clear the roof of trees that block the sunlight from reaching the monsters.

Many of the Princess Bashers were using their horns magic or wings to fly up and clear away the covering tree branches and leaves; letting the sunlight shine through. This was making the vampire ponies hiss with not liking this as the rays were appearing around to almost keep them from escaping and if they go under the sunlight, burn their furry skin for being the undead type. The Mane Six group gasp at this cruel action and knew they had to stop it.

“Stop! You’re going to hurt them!” Nyx stood up in not about to let some mean group that criticizes her grandmother harm their vampire friends.

“Yeah, you seem more like you wanna bully them.” Phobos snapped off in telling it like it is here.

“No matter what they say or how they act, a monster cannot change its stripes.” The leader of the Princess Basher issued this claim that a monster is still a monster, nothing will change.

“No, not all monsters, but like them, we can be good or evil.” Twilight stated out a claim that all of them are either good or evil, it depends on choice and only then…could be describe as a monster.

“Yeah, and from how it looks, the evil monsters are trying to help us out cause we’re now friends and you seem to be doing pretty bad things for a good guy.” Spike nods off to remark with narrow eyes in how the picture of what ‘good’ & ‘bad’ guys are doing, seem to be in opposite roles here.

“And if you try this action, even the crowds will start to think your group of critics towards Celestia aren’t as good about their cause as you are of your own.” Sombra stated to claim that the crowd members made up of the mob could indeed see the Princess Bashers as something else then good citizens looking out for their own and are just hateful critics of Celestia.

The leader of the Princess Bashers saw much of those words have indeed reach the crowds as their anger & fear towards the Vampire Ponies seem to be directed at the other group. The tension was rising and soon the mob would turn on those that started up this riot over misunderstandings and jumping the gun on judgement.

“Tch, cease action. It’s not worth losing face.” The leader of the Princess Basher scoff off in annoyance to stop the rest of their group members from trying to harm the vampire ponies.

“But sir…” The second-in-command of the Princess Bashers was about to object, but….

“We’re leaving, for now.” The leader of the Princess Basher issued the order without question, as many that heard this slowly accepted their leader’s order

Soon the Princess Bashers were seen leaving while trying to not lose face before the other crowds. At least that was one problem that will be out of anyone’s way for some time.

“Well that’s one problem gone.” Terrorcreep spoke off to say in being surprised in what they have seen.

“Um, I think you spoke too soon.” Flutterbat pointed out in concern that the Princess Bashers were not the ONLY ones of the angry mob to be worry about.

Soon the crowds were coming up near the Vampire Ponies as they shown to wonder what to do not; attack or not the monsters that would scare & harm them. NeoVamde was expecting an attack and was almost about to move when….instead, the attack never came. The citizens instead brought forth some clothes to hang over to provide some shade shelter that lead a path near more trees with shades that the sunlight could not pass through. The action surprised NeoVamde, Terrorcreep & Flutterbat, that mortals, the once angry mob…was helping them?

“Why….why do they help those they once fear, instead of taking advantage of our weakness?” NeoVamde questioned this action in puzzle, he knows Twilight’s group show they are not judgmental, but….how is the crowd also showing such kindness.

“Some ponies can learn that not all creatures can be evil, and that if we can get to know another can become friends.” Twilight explained forth here with a smile to step up near the vampire pony lord and his allies to speak this subject. “And that’s stronger than having all the power for one's self.” She announced how having more friends can be even more filling, then being all powerful when one is fighting alone.

“Really?” Flutterbat asked off in surprise, that does sound…something.

“Well how about that? Guess you’ve really started coming along.” Terrorcreep smiled off slyly in seeing Twilight, Ben and the gang have really started to improve since last he saw them; it is a bit of a new change.

NeoVamde was just as completely surprised by the actions as the other vampire ponies to consider this; that what was missing from his old life before becoming a vampire pony, was it maybe him that the only one from his entire made country that didn’t know of this.

“Huugh, again, I wish to apologize.” NeoVamde exhale from sighing here before speaking in more detail. “From my unconventional moment in feeling like I wanted to exist outside from my own kind & keeping the balance. I never experience this or learn the history from what happened during the Hearths Warming Eve, I found it….derivative.” NeoVamde plainly issued forth his own words and thoughts of what seem to matter in the world, even about keeping different races separated since the Three Tribe Ruler’s day of old.

“Derivative? What does that mean?” Phobos asked off in not even having the fogyish what that means?

“It means imitative of the work of another pony and usually disapproval of for that reason. I think he means how we told our story about the Three Tribes how peace came out in the end.” Nyx explained what the word derivative actually meant along with another reason.

“It’s okay, no harm done.” Twilight smiled off in saying there was no harm done here over the misunderstanding about mortals & monsters not getting along.

“Now how’s about we help find you more darkness from the sun.” Ben stated in what they can do, keep their vampire pony pals from feeling the sting of the sun rays since they are nocturnal.

“You forgot who I am, watch.” NeoVamde responded off to remind the group of who he is as he held up his right hoof above him in planning to do something now….

Suddenly, the moon that was going down was suddenly lifted up over to bring back the night. The action caused many to yelp for worry, but the hero gang saw that NeoVamde had somehow managed to make the area be dark again for he and his vampires to not be burned.

“You control the moon?” The Mane Six exclaimed off in surprising shock, they didn’t think the lord over many vampire ponies had THAT kinda power.

“My element is related to the moon, so of course, I have some control of it as well to prevent the sun from rising.” NeoVamde explained himself as having some related power as Princess Luna, as his element is Moon-Light, so by far, he has the power to make sure sunlight of day doesn’t come up when he chooses it. “Do not fear, I shall return control back to Luna, when we are back at your home to have more…friendly discussions over both issues of Flutterbat & the actions shown here, to possibly begin accepting the change that you all showed to treat creatures of the night fairly.” He explained that he’ll return control of the moon back to its user and that during the time, go somewhere to discuss things for a…neutral discussion concerning another species.

The gang smiled at hearing this, this could only mean one thing; another race can be accepted into their own pony society as another friend. As the crowds fear faded away, they all smiled at seeing that their old scary legends may not be ‘all’ true about terrifying monsters, if there existed good ones too. The scene closes as Twilight helps lead NeoVamde’s party of vampire ponies where some dark shades were around near their castle of friendship, as things may have started out bad, but looks like…things may turn out okay in the end.

Author's Note

There we have it, another fine chapter presented. Now in the next to final conclusion, NeoVamde will discuss matters with the gang in how to cooperate their two species of mortals & monsters; it won't be easy since both sides have their own debates on the matter, but they'll make something work out. Then the tale about how NeoVamde & Myotis ever knew of another is reveal before a decision of what the lord of vampires will make for the son of that evil; Terrorcreep. And we'll also see what little surprise is in store for Flutterbat along with a 'special' surprise in-store for the Princess Bashers. So hang loose and wait an see, the fun is about to be very surprising indeed! Until then, just be patient a bit longer.