Inheritance

by fluttercord45

Rating: teen
Tags: Random, Screwball, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fluttershy
Length: 3065

It's time Fluttershy tells screwball about somethings happening during a full moon.

Fluttershy has been burden with a curse. A curse that happens whenever there's a full moon. It's something she's tried to keep secret from her daughter Screwball, and until recently it's been working.

However, recently Screwball has began to show signs that she too may have the curse. So tonight, Fluttershy must do what she has dreaded to do...reveal to her daughter her dark secret.

Editor and Artiest:Fluttershysone

Published 2015-10-08 05:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-10-08 05:00:02 UTC

The full moon rises

The full moon rises

Luna’s sky looked better than ever as her dazzling moon to shows off her array of shining stars. Though what was a peaceful night, will soon be turned upside down. At the cottage of a certain timid yellow pegasus a little filly is standing at the window gazing at the beautiful night sky. What catches her attention the most is the full moon that hung just behind some slowly moving clouds.

For some reason the little filly couldn’t look away. It was as if the moon had her under a trance. While lost the allure of the moon's glow, she felt a paw slowly ruffle mane. She looked up seeing a tall mismatch creature smiling down on her.

“Enjoying the night sky, my little abomination?” said Discord, while continues slowly ruffle her mane.

“Yes daddy, but I don’t know why?” Screwball answered, turning back at the night sky.

Discord slowly took a deep breath as he looked at the night sky as well. He then looked down at her and gave her a small kiss on her forehead. He then slowly backed away from his daughter and looked at his beloved wife Fluttershy.

“Will everything be okay?” Fluttershy softly asked, though she was a bit nervous.

“Relax, my dear,” Discord said, giving her a hug. “I know you’ll do great once you tell her. Trust me, she’ll understand.”

Discord then lifted Fluttershy's chin with his lion paw and gave her a kiss.

“I’ll be back tomorrow morning.”

Fluttershy sighed.

“Okay, I'm sure we'll be fine. I hope,” she gulped.

Discord then teleported outside and flew off into the night. As Screwball watched her daddy leave, she had wondered why he wasn't taking her with him this time. And was it always during the full moon. Curious, the pink filly turned to her mother who stood on the other side of the room in silence. Screwball could see she was nervous about something.

“Mom, why does daddy leave when there’s a full moon?” Screwball inquired, as she looked to her mother.

“Well….Sweetie,” Fluttershy started

“And why didn't he take me this time?”

Fluttershy composed herself and then took a deep breath.

“Sweetie...there’s something we need to talk about.”

Fluttershy took small steps toward her confused daughter. When she stood before her daughter, her nervousness was starting to take hold. With another deep breathe she spoke

“Have you ever noticed any...changes...when the moon is full?”

Screwball slowly scratch her head, as she pondered the question. She couldn’t think of anything strange or that wasn’t her being her chaotic self. But then a thought came to her.

“Well...I’ve been craving some delicious apples to chomp down on and whenever I want to sleep I’d rest by hanging upside down at the edge of my bed.”

“Screwball…Sweetie…” Fluttershy spoke as she gently pulled her closer. “I think tonight is going to be different for you. And I need to be here for it.”

“Huh?” Screwball said, as she tilted her head in confusion. “What do you mean mom?”

Fluttershy then turned her attention outside. She gazed at the clouds as they slowly started to reveal the moon.

“We’re not like other ponies,” she confessed.

“Not like other ponies? I don’t understand…” spoke a baffled Screwball.

Fluttershy slowly drops a wing around screwball shoulders. She tilts her head so she can face the moon as it comes out from behind the clouds.

“Well…I’ll explain it to you, sweetie.”

Fluttershy gave another pause and try to relax.

“I just need you to be brave.”

Screwball couldn’t understand what she meant. How they not ‘Not like other ponies’? When she was about to question this, she felt a sharp pain coming from mouth.

“Ow…my…teeth…” Screwball cried out in pain.

Fluttershy kept holding her closer to her.

“I know sweetie, but the pain will go away soon.”

It was then Fluttershy felt her own transformation coming, as her teeth slowly turning into fangs.

“Mom…I’m scared…” Screwball uttered with a trembling voice.

Screwball then pushed herself away from her mother as the pain moved from her mouth to her back. She then looked behind her to see to bat like wings coming from out of her back.

“Ah! mom it really hurts.”

“It’s okay sweetie,” Fluttershy said, trying to comfort her. “I’m here for you. Just hold on a little longer, it’s almost over.”

Screwball couldn’t register her mother’s words, as the pain was too much for her. Once the transformation was completed, she fell to the ground. She slowly looked around and saw a nearby mirror on the wall. Once she was able to get to her hooves, she walked over to it. When she saw her reflection she couldn’t believe her eyes. Her once pink coat was now a pale pink tint. Her mane was now a slightly gray and pale violet color and is more jagged looking than normal. She then turned around to admire her new bat wings and saw her eyes were now blood red with light red swirls.

“What am I?” Screwball asked in a state of both confusion and wonderment.

She then saw a strange figure appear behind her reflection. When she turned around, she was surprised that is was her mother but she looked different. Her mother’s eyes were glowing red and her mane became dark and rugged like hers. Her coat was a darker tint and wings were more bat-like. Screwball then noticed that her mom’s Cutie Mark now three pink bats instead of her normal three butterflies.

“Mom?” Screwball asked incredulously.

“Yes, sweetie it’s me. Screwball…sweetheart…” Flutterbat started, as she walked toward her confused daughter and laid a hoof on her shoulder. She then gazed into her red swirling eyes. “I’m part bat pony. And as my daughter…so are you?”

“I’m part..bat pony?”

“Yes sweetie. And now you're at the age where every full moon you’re going to change into one.”

“Is daddy one too?”

Flutterbat shook her head.

“No, your daddy is still a draconequus. It’s just us that is like this,” she explained with a small smile. “So, how do you feel, Screwbat?”

As she was processing the information she was just given, she tapped her chin with her hoof.

“Well...I feel-” she started.

Screwbat was then interrupted by a loud growl. She then looked down to see that was her stomach that was the culprit. With around loud growl, she sheepishly smiled.

“...Hungry.”

Flutterbat then flew out the window, and quickly came back with a big red apple.

“Here you go sweetheart. Eat up,” Flutterbat said.

Screwbat takes it biting it into the apple as its color fades and dry quickly.

“Do you feel better?”

“I think so?”

Flutterbat slowly traced her hoof along the base of Screwbat’s new wings.

“Can you open your wings for me?” Flutterbat asked politely

Screwbat nodded and slowly opened them.

“I know you’ve never used them before, so we'll take it easy at first.”

“I've only ever flew by using my hat on,” Screwbat said pointing out.

“I know sweetie. Would you like to learn how to use them?” Flutterbat asked, with a small yet nervous smile.

“Sure...I guess,” Screwbat responded.

“Okay, now try gently flapping your wings, Like this,” Flutterbat said, as she showed by gently fluttering her wings.

Screwbat then slowly flapped her wings. She started to slowly lift off the floor. Flutterbat took a few steps back to give her room to fly around.

“Hmm…” Screwbat groaned as she tried to concentrate on staying in the air.

But soon her wings got tired and fell flat on the floor. She then got up from the floor, and rubbed her wings.

“Well, you still did better than me when first learned how to fly,” Flutterbat giggled.

Even with her mom’s encouraging words, Screwbat still lowered her head in defeat.

“I can’t fly with these wings.”

Flutterbat wrapped her wings around her daughter lifted up her chin.

“I know you can do it, dear. You’ll just need to practice.”

“Okay mom,” Screwbat smiled. “Does daddy know?” Screwbat asked.

Flutterbat merely nodded.

“That’s why he leaves every full moon. I do it to protect him. I still can’t control...”

Flutterbat then stopped herself. She didn’t really know what to say next to her daughter. She feared that Screwbat may think she’s a monster.

“You need to control what?” asked Screwbat.

Flutterbat didn’t respond.

“Mom, what can’t you control?”

Flutterbat sighed deeply.

“From not attacking him. You see sweetie when I'm like this I get the urge to only suck the juice from apples, but also suck the blood of living things.”

Screwbat could sense her mother sadness and remorse of being a bat pony. She could tell that Fluttershy thought of herself as monster. The little filly then wrapped her mother in a tight hug. Caught off guard, Flutterbat returned the hug as she slowly stroke her daughter's rough mane.

“Can you teach me of everything being a bat pony, mom?” Screwbat asked, with a little bit of hesitation in her voice.

Flutterbat smiled as she wiped away the tear away from her eyes.

“I’d be happy to sweetie,” she answered. “Firstly, we can only change whenever there’s a full moon.”

“I get that part. But, how do you become a bat pony in the first place?”

“Oh, that. Well, it all started when Applejack wanted to stop a group of vampire fruit bats from eating her crop...” Flutterbat started to explain everything that happened during the vampire fruit bats incident. After a while she finished explaining, Screwbat only had one question.

“Were they ever able to find a cure?”

“No, Twilight was never able to find one. And to be honest...I don’t think I ever want to find one.”

Screwbat titled her head in confusion, which caused Flutterbat to titter.

“Well, you see there’s a certain freedom I feel when I’m like this. I feel confident and daring…not at all like my usually self.”

Flutterbat then looked to her daughter and slowly wrapped her hooves around.

“Plus, it makes me feel closer to my family. Being a little bit chaotic makes me feel more like a mother to you.”

To this Screwbat let out a giggle, and hovered in the air.

“But you’re a great mom. Even if you don’t have chaotic powers,” she smiled as she flew to her mother and wrapped her in a hug.

As Flutterbat returned the hug, she quickly let go. Her eyes widened with joy as she saw her daughter was now flying.

“Sweetie...you're flying...” Flutterbat said with joy.

Screwbat turned and saw her wings were flapping perfectly without any stumbling.

“I did it, I’m flying!” Screwbat said, filling with excitement.

She even let out a playful hiss. Even though it was her first time flying with wings, Screwbat rather enjoy it. As she saw her daughter flying with ease, Flutterbat was filled with a strong sense of pride. She soon joined her in the air, and led her outside.

“You up for a moonlight flight?” asked Flutterbat.

“Yeah!” she answered with glee.

The two mares then took to the skies, an enjoyed their flight over Ponyville.

About forty-five minutes later, they’d made their way back at the cottage. The two were now hanging upside down in a tree staring at the night sky.

“This was really fun, mom,” Screwbat said softly.

“I’m glad you thought so, sweetie,” Flutterbat responded.

Flutterbat then offered another apple.

”Hungry?” she asked with a smile.

Screwbat quickly grabbed the apple with her mouth and drained it of its juice. Once she sucked it dry, she spat it out toward the ground.

“Feeling a bit hungry, are we?” said a deep voice from behind them.

They both looked over their shoulders to see Discord was floating upside down eating an apple.

“Daddy back!” Screwbat happily shouted, as she flew right side up and rushed over to hug him.

Discord returned the hug. As he looked at her, he felt proud of his little (bat) abomination. Flutterbat then got off the tree and flew to him.

“Dear, what are you doing here?” she asked.

“Well, I had to come back to be here for my daughter’s first night as a bat pony,” he answered. “And to give you support as well, my little Flutterbat.”

“Well, I’m glad you’re back, dear. But…”

Flutterbat caught the aroma of her beloved and stopped speaking. Just as she started to bare her fangs she backed away from him.

“No…I don’t want to hurt you again.”

“I don’t understand, why would you..”

Screwbat thoughts were stopped as she smelled something delicious. She began to sniff around 'til she found the smell was coming from her dad.

”You smell...sweet daddy.”

Her mouth began to drool and her fangs started to protrude as she feel into a trance. As she was ready to sink her teeth into her daddy’s chest, Flutterbat pulled her away from him which snapped Screwbat out of her trance. It was then she understood why her mom didn’t want Discord around during this time.

“And now do you understand why I send him away? His blood smells too good,” explained Flutterbat.

Screwbat let out a frustrated groan.

“It’s alright, sweetie. You can go ahead and drink,” spoke Discord.

This caused both bat mares to look at him with both confusion and surprise.

“Are you sure, Dissy?” asked Flutterbat.

“I’m sure, dear. You’re both my family…” started Discord with a smirk. “And I want to be part of it, even if I might get bitten many times.”

Flutterbat was touched with how much he was willing to do for them. As the tears swelled up in her eyes, she felt Screwbat poke on her forehooves. She looked down and saw her daughter was giving her puppy dog eyes.

“Can I mom?” Screwbat pleaded. “I’m so hungry?”

She looked back to Discord. She felt conflicted with her options. On one hoof, if she lets her daughter bite Discord she might get addicted to it and hurt him. On the other hoof, if she held back her daughter she would only make her suffer and keep her being the bat pony that she is. She then saw the look in her husband’s and knew that this was something he wanted to do for his daughter. With that, she let go of her Screwbat.

Once free, Screwbat quickly made her way towards her daddy’s chest. She then looked at him for approval. With his nod of approval, Screwbat looked at his chest and her mouth opened wide. Discord winced in pain as she bit into him. As she was drinking his blood, he slowly got used to it. While she drank, he gently ruffled her mane. After a few minutes, finally Screwbat had her fill and detached herself from her father’s chest.

“Want some mom?” Screwbat asked, as she wiped off her lips.

Flutterbat looked at Discord who in turn gave her a caring smile. She slowly made her way toward him while Screwbat stepped aside. She didn’t say a single word, but merely bit his neck. From out of the corner of her eye, she kept sight of her husband’s steady breathes as he clenched his teeth from the pain from her bite. As she saw this, she quickly withdrew from his neck. Once she was done, Discord snapped some bandaged on he chest and neck.

“I guess the first change is always the hardest one,” said Discord.

“It doesn’t feel hard at all. In fact it feels fun,” Screwbat responded while she swung from her tail upside down on the tree branch.

“I’m glad to see your getting into the swing of things,” Flutterbat giggled letting out a giggle.

“I see what you did there,” Discord chuckled, ashe wrapped his talon around her. “You little joker you.”

After a few swings, the young mare let out a tired yawn. She soon felt her eyes slowly start to close.

“Yeah...wish...I could turn into...a bat pony...more...often...”

Screwbat swiftly drifted off to sleep. Flutterbat then flew over to her and cradled her into her hooves. Once in her hooves, Screwbat made herself comfortable and nestled close to Flutterbat's chest.

“Good night, sweetie,” Fluttershy soflty spoke with a gently kiss to her forehead.

Screwball softly grinned.

“I love you...mom...” she muttered in her sleep.

“Our little batty daughter.” Discord whispered softly, as she stroked his daughter's mane.

“I never thought she would accept me as a bat,” Flutterbat spoke, with a sigh if relief.

“How could she not? If anything, I suspect her finding out that both of you are part bat ponies will bring you two closer than ever.”

“It was a good idea. I'm glad I listened to you, dear,” Fluttershy said, before leaned up to give him a tender kiss.

Flutterbat held on tight to her daughter as she flew Screwbat into her room. With her daughter safely tucked into her bed, Flutterbat gave her a kiss goodnight on her forehead. Discord then appeared beside his wife and wrapped his lion paw around her.

“Perhaps we should let rest? She did have a big night.”

“Of course,” Fluttershy said quietly.

The two lover quietly walked out of room and into the hallway. While they were walking, Fluuterbat’s stomach let out a low growl.

“Oh my, how embarrassing,” Fluttershy gasped with as small blush.

Discord let out a snicker, while twirled her mane through his paw.

“Still hungry my dearest? Perhaps...you want another bite?”

She turned away in embarrassment, to which Discord just laughed.

“I’m okay with it, my dear Fluttersh-I mean Flutterbat. I love to feed my dear, loving-”

Before he could finish, he was tackled to the ground. Immediately he felt a sharp pain in his neck once more. She fed for a good fifteen minutes before she was satisfied. Once sated, she detached her fangs and laid atop of her beloved draconequus. As she slowly licked her lips, Discord looked to her with a lovestruck gaze to see that his wife was satisfied.

“I’m sorry bit overboard, Dissy.” she apologized. “Maybe I’ll just stick with my apple diet.”

Author's Note

Well I though since fluttershy is part bat and had a child won't the child be part bat as well.So i had to do it.Impress no one thought of it

I regret nothing of this.eh,maybe a bit of my trolling