scootaloo: knight of shadows

Scootaloo tossed and turned in her bed as she sleeps, she then suddenly awoke in a fright. She looked out her window to see that it was morning,she remembers the picnic was today and got up to get ready for the day. Once she left the bathroom she entered the kitchen for breakfast,she was surprised to see pancakes and orange juice on the table already, She looked around to notice that Trixie was also in the room.

"Did you do this?" Scootaloo gestured to the table of steaming pancakes.

"Of course,it Is my duty to prepare meals for my mistress." Trixie said proudly,which made Scootaloo shake her head and set down to eat. When she took a bite she was surprised by the taste of it.

"Wow Trix, this taste great!" Scootaloo continued to happily eat the meal that her roommate had made herself.

"Thank you,I learned to cook back when I was traveling as a show mare so I wouldn't starve." Trixie proudly said as she ate her meal as well. When both mares finished breakfast they headed out and walked to town.

"So where is the picnic going to be at?" Trixie wondered as the two of them walked through town, doing her best to ignore the looks she's getting from the town's ponies.

"I don't know, that's why we're going to Carasal Boutique,so we can go there with Sweetie Belle and Rarity." Scootaloo said as she walks down the street with the clothing store up ahead.

"You sure it's not so you can see your marefriend again?" Trixie teased as they approached the front door and knocked.

"Shut up!" Scootaloo yelled with red cheeks as they wait for the door to open. Five minutes latter and the door openned to reveal Rarity.

"Well hello you two,what brings you all the way out here?" Rarity asked politely as she lets the two in.

"We figured we could go to the picnic with you and Sweetie Belle." Scootaloosaid as she looked at all the new clothing, even though she wasn't interested in fancy clothing,the ones Rarity make always catches her eyes.

"I'm sure Sweetie Belle would love that." Scootaloo could feel the smirk that Rarity is making. While she wasn't looking a shadow of a mare crept slowly towards Scootaloo,it outstretched it's limbs slowly as if it was gonna pounce on the unsuspecting mare. It was just a couple inches away from its pray,it was ready to make the kil-.

"What are you doing Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo asked without turning to look behind,if she did she would see her marefriend standing still with her arms over her head.

"Oh,nothing." Sweetie Belle said innocently as she tries to ignore the tint of red in her cheeks. Scootaloo shook her head with an amused smile as she turned and walked up her to give a little peck on the lips as she wraps her hands around Sweetie Belle's hips to pull her closer.

"You know I can sense a pony's signature right?" Scootaloo reminded as she looks at the other mare in the eyes lovingly.

"I know,but do you have to all the time? It's no fun to sneak up on you." Sweetie Belle pouredx, making herself more cute in Scootaloo's eyes.

"Yes I do,especially after last night." Scootaloo said remembering the encounter she had with the succubis named lust. When Scootaloo came home from dropping Sweetie Belle off she had to find and antidote to the poison,ounce the antidote kicked in all of Scootaloo's wounds healed up by the time she woke up this morning.

"If you two love birds are ready we should head out before were late." Rarity teased as she and Trixie stood in front of the door. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle both blush at the teasing and separated to leave,but they still hold hands as they did so.

The four mares walked through town as they made their way to the meeting spot of the picnic, Rarity and Trixie walked in the lead while Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle held up the rear. About twenty minutes of walking the four mares had finally made it to the meeting spot, it was a hill that over looked the town with a large tree. They seemed to be the last to arrive as all of the others were already there. Applebloom was helping her sister with arranging the food out of the basket, Rainbow dash was laying on the grass with her usual sunglasses, a yellow pegasus with long pink mane and tail in a dark yellow sweater with a purple skirt that stopped just below her knees, she wore green flats n her feet, she seemed preoccupied with a fussy rabbit. Sitting in the shade of the tree reading a book was a lavender alicorn mare, she wore a dark purple bottom up shirt,light blue jeans,and black tennis shoes. Pinkie Pie was just bouncing in excitement like she always does.

"Hello everyone!" Rarity greeted loudly, getting the group of friend's attention. When they looked towards the approaching mare to return the greeting they froze in shock with eyes as they spotted the pony they haven't seen in a long time, they were never expecting to see Trixie. Each of them had similar expressions of confusion and anger, Rainbow Dash was the first speak up.

"What is she doing here?" She growled as she glared daggers towards to blue unicorn mare, Scootaloo stepped in front of Trixie and gave Rainbow a glare of her own.

"She's with me Rainbow." Scootaloo said in a defiant tone. This seems to only make the rainbow named pegasus angrier.

"Did you forget what happened last time she was here,or the time before that?" Trixie cringed at that,remembering how terrible she was back then. Scootaloo didn't hesitate with her response like it didn't matter to her.

"I remember a magician trying to put on a show but was rudely interrupted by three certain mares, remember that?" Rainbow, Applejack,and Rarity cringed at that.

"I also remember that same magician was being possessed by a curse amulet because she was alone and her sorrow and hate getting the best of her." Scootaloo's voice was firm as she spoke and walked closer to the five, she stopped when she was halfway across from them, her expression softened as well as her voice.

"I know you guys had some bad experiences with her in the past and I can't stop you from being upset,all I ask is you give her one last chance." The mares infront of her seemed surprised at her words of the mare that nearly destroyed their home twice. Twilight was the first to speak as she stood up and walked infront of her friends.

"I agree with you Scootaloo, Trixie should be given a chance of redemption,right girls?" She turned around to see what her friends think on the matter.

"Ah guess we could giver her a second chance, right Applebloom?" She looked towards her sister.

"If Scoots is okay with her then ah could too." Scootaloo gave her a thankful nod, she looked towards Fluttershy to see her response, the yellow pegasus ducked her head behind her mane under Scootaloo's eyes.

"I-Its alright with m-me." She meekly replied, she squeaked when Pinkie started to yell.

"You know my answer!" She then began rambling on about random nonsense. The last pony to speak was Rainbow Dash, her glare didn't change all that much.

"I still don't trust her,but whatever." She turned away to avoid eye contact. Scootaloo rolled her eyes as she turned back to the blue unicorn she lives with.

"Now we got that over with,let's get this picnic started!" She yelled cheerfully while fist pumping the air, some expressed their enthusiasm a little less than she did. The ten mares begun to have their picnic,even though they weren't expecting a tenth member the Apple sisters still packed enough food for everyone. Even though the picnic looks well,the atmosphere among the group gives a hint of awkwardness as Trixie attempts to make amends, Scootaloo noticed that although they said they would give her a chance,some are more hesitant than others. It will take a long time for everyone here to get past their differences, but not impossiple.

"Is this seat taken?" Scootaloo turned to see Rarity standing next to her under the tree, Scootaloo smiled and patted the empty spot next to her.

"Nah,go ahead." Rarity nodded as she sat down, the two mares sat down in silence for what felt like hours,until Rarity decided to speak.

"Thank you." Scootaloo looked at the older mare puzzled.

"For what?" Scootaloo tilted her head in question.

"For protecting my sister from that strange mare, her name was Lust right?"

"Yeah,but I have this feeling I'm gonna run into her again one day." Scootaloo looked towards Sweetie Belle as she talks with Applebloom about something, she turned to see that Trixie and Twilight were talking about a what she could guess an interesting subject.

"I wasn't at my full power,if Trixie hadn't shown up like she did then we would have been as good as dead."

"Speaking of Trixie, she seems to be doing better than I expect with the others."

Rainbow Dash flew down from a cloud she had been laying on the past hour.

"Alright Trixie something been bugging me, why did you come to Ponyville?" Trixie nervously looked towards Scootaloo, she gave her a calming smile and nod. Trixie took a deep breath and began her story.

"I didn't mean to come back here, see, there were these stallions who wanted me for something and when I refused they tried to take me by force." Trixie subconsciously clenched her hands as she talks. "I tried to escape them but when I was distracted I had crashed my caravan through some woods and crashed into a tree. I was badly hurt, and before I knew it I was surrounded by wolves." The ponies listening to her tale gasped at that part.

"How did you escape?" Twilight asked as she listened intently, the question made Trixie smile a bit and gave a small laugh.

"I didn't, it was Scootaloo who had saved me from them and she even took me in to her home, if it weren't for her I would have died." Trixie finished so as not to mention of the lizard ponies and Scootaloo being a vampire.

"Figures, you ended up in a dangerous situation and you needed someone to save you." Rainbow Dash said with a mocking smirk." I guess your not as great as you thougt." Scootaloo stood up and angrily walked towards the Rainbow hired big mouth.

"You have some nerve talking to her like that after what she just told you." Rainbow Dash just shrugged her shoulder.

"All I'm saying is that maybe those stallions were after her because of that big mou-" she never finished that sentence as Scootaloo punched her across the face, only hard enough to make her tumble to the ground. Rainbow Dash looked up with a stunned expression on her face as she looks at the younger mare's glare, her shock soon turned to anger as she stood back up and spread her wings aggressively.

"What the hell?!"

"With how you act it's clear on why your not a Wonderbolt yet, I guess they know how much of a jerk you are." This made Rainbow Dash even more angry as she starts to clench her teeth.

"You don't have any right to say that, I will be a Wonderbolt!"

"I doubt it with how much of a foal you are!" At that Rainbow Dash charged at Scootaloo with her fist ready to, Scootaloo did the same. Both mares were almost about to collide but was interrupted by a lavender aura around Rainbow Dash and Sweetie Belle standing infront of Scootaloo.

"Both of you need to cool it." Twilight sternly said as she looks at both mares, "both of you apologize." She let go of Rainbow Dash and let her stand on that spot when she seemed calm enough.

"Please calm down Scoots, I don't want to see you so worked up like this." Sweetie Belle gently said as she places a hand on Scootaloo's cheek, this seemed to help as Scootaloo relaxed her body and places her hand on top of Sweetie Belle's.

"I'm sorry Sweetie Belle,but I refuse to say sorry to that stubborn mare." With that Scootaloo left and walked down towards her house alone.

"Yeah whatever." Rainbow Dash muttered quietly before taking off in the opposite direction, leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Sweetie Belle was about to go after her marefriend but was stopped by Rarity.

"I think it's best we give her some space for a while." She advised as she watches the orange pegasus leaving.

It was night time when Scootaloo decided to walk through the forest behind her house,she was having trouble relaxing at home after her argument with Rainbow Dash,no matter how much she tries she can't seem to stop herself from being more angry about it. Her growing anger is making her want to do some damage on something. She suddenly heard the sound of metal slicing through air, by instinct she dive-rolls to the side. Two spears both struck the spot she previously stood, on a closer look they appear to have some yellow markings on them,Scootaloo instantly recognize them as runes.

"Not bad, you definitely are quite skilled." A familiar voice said behind the trees in front of Scootaloo. A yellow unicorn with a brown mane and tail walked out into view.

"You again?" Scootaloo asked in annoyance. From above the two pegasus stallions had flown down and retrieve their spears.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves, my name is Raiden." The unicorn introduced.

"My name is Twist." The blue mane pegasus introduced.

"And I'm his twin Gale." The yellow maned pegasus introduced as he and his brother positioned their spears to be pointing right at her.

"We know your a vampire, that power we felt from fighting you matched the energy spike that lead us here." Raiden said with a casual smirk. "Now that we know your identity we will kill you for a large profit." Scootaloo got into a fighting stance as she turned into her vampire form, no reason to hold back when they know the truth. However something caught her attention.

"Where's that hammer guy?" The large green stallion didn't show himself along these three for some reason. This only made Raiden smirk even more.

"You mean Boulder? he's around, he would never miss a chance for payback." As soon as those words left his mouth Scootaloo felt an incredible amount of pain on her right half, she felt her self flying without her wings before crashing into a tree,the impact left her breathless as she fell to the ground,revealing a large crack where she hit the tree, when she lifted her head she saw the big green stallion with an iron hammer. He was positions himself for a sneak attack while her attention were on the other three. Scootaloo felt even angrier than she was earlier because of how dumb she was, she should have known they were stalling for Boulder to sneak up on her. All of her frustration and anger is becoming to much for Scootaloo, something with in her has snapped.

"Nice work Boulder, I thought she would put up a better fight but I guess she's not as tough as we thought." Raiden gloated as he sees that Scootaloo didn't get back up or even move.

"Yeah, and they say that vampires are really strong,this one didn't even last long like she did last time." Gale added in. Suddenly the four hunters heard the sound of laughing, they looked around for the source only to find that it was the assumed defeated vampire that was laughing .

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be such a disappointment." Her voiced seemed to have developed an echoing sound when she talks. She slowly stands back up but still as her head low.

"But now that I'm free I'll be more than happy to meet your expectations!" She exclaimed as she snaps her head up, the whites of her eyes had changed in a dark black void where the only color in them are her crimson slotted pupils. Seeing those eyes had made the hunters step back from her, but that became point less as she suddenly appeared close to Boulder,she was so fast that they almost though she teleported.

"I think I'll start with you." Scootaloo punched Boulder in the chest, the sound of cracking could be heard as he flew twenty feet before Scootaloo rushed ahead of him so she could intercept his flight path by punching straight down on his face,this made Boulder bounce once on the ground befor stopping, a large amount of blood spilled out forming a red puddle around his head.

"One down,three to go." Hearing this made the remaining hunters to draw their weapons to fight, the runes on the twins spears glowed before streaks of lightning shot out from the tip of the spears. Scootaloo used Shadow Conjuer to create a shield to block the attack,when the Lightning stopped the shield disappeared,along with the one who created it.

"Not bad,bout not good enough." By the time the twins turned around it was already too late, Scootaloo had summoned crimson night and sliced the twins in half with one swing,even the sword had switched colors,where its normal black blade with red outline is now red with black outlines. Seeing how quickly his teammates had been dealt with Raiden now stands still in total fear of the mare,no,this demon before him.

"I would normally play around with you guys first,but unfortunately I have a few minuets before I go back,oh well." With that Scootaloo instantly thrust crimson night through Raiden's chest. That makes four ponies dead tonight, Scootaloo looked up into the night sky with a small frown on her face.

"You can't lock me up forever." She began to walk away out of the woods.

"One day you will have no choice but to relie on my power,Scootaloo." The vampire continued the walk in silence. By the time she goes to sleep she would be back to being a prisoner.

However,her chains has now weakened.