A new type of vampire

“Hey you, wake up.” a male voice says. Watchman feels something poke him, and he stirs

“What happened?” Watchman asks.

“I don’t know. We just found you here and this kid needs some help, too.” the voice says. Watchman looks up at where the voice is coming from, and sees the symbols. They are part of the ponies that trapped him. He jumps back and hisses.

“Wait! You are a-” the voice is cut off by a female voice.

“VAMPIRE!!!” and a mare jumps down from a tree and tries to drop on Watchman with a silver axe held in her magic. Watchman jumps out of the way, she lands and he kicks her into a tree. Then a stallion runs out from a bush, wielding a golden scythe with crosses on both ends. He swipes at watchman, but a katana hits his scythe and blocks him.

“STOP!!!” yells the first stallion, “Valiant! Tremor! Stand down.”

Watchman looks in confusion and realises who the stallion in front of him is.

“Watchman, it has been too long brother” Jax says. Valiant and Tremor look surprised as Jax hugs the vampire.

“They told me you died.” Watchman says.

“I needed you guys to think that so you wouldn’t come looking for me.” Jax replies.

“But I’m a vampire now. Don’t you have to kill me?” Watchman asks.

“We abandoned our jobs a long time ago,” Jax says, “Who’s the kid?”

“Uh… you can thank your group for her. They trapped me and sent this filly in as food. It was downright messed up!” Watchman replies.

“Well, you already met Valiant Swipe and Tremor” Jax says and glares at the two

“Watchman?” Gabriel asks, and Watchman sees that she was on Valiant’s back. He runs over to her and picks her up.

“Yes, Gabriel?” he asks.

“Where is Octavia?” Gabriel asks.

“She had to go away for a while, Gabriel. She told me to tell you to be strong.” Watchman says, choking back tears and he hugs Gabriel.

“When will she be back?” she asks.

“She said a while, but wasn’t specific.” Watchman says.

“Who’s Octavia?” Valiant asks watchman.

“A kind and forgiving mare, who didn’t deserve what happened to her.” Watchman says to Valiant. Watchman then pulls out Octavia’s bowtie, and the oddest thing happens. He changes into a cat. He stares at the object, and begins to cry a little. She knew what she was doing, and she enchanted her bowtie. Whoever wears it is to have her shape-shifting powers. He puts on the bowtie, it looks ridiculous but he doesn’t care.

“I’m sorry, Watchman.” Jax says.

Something odd happens again, a white light appears next to a tree, something flies out of it and sticks into a tree. It looks like a stick with a blade connected to the end. Watchman picks it up and feels rage like never before. He feels power surging through the blade, he felt the pain it took to make it, and etched in the blade said “Kick Some Ass”. Then, with another light, a note and a hammer like weapon appeared through it, and dropped to the forest floor. First, Watchman picks up the paper, and it reads:

Hey Watchman,

You don’t know me, but this hammer I’m sending to you is a gift for Gabriel when she is big enough. In about 5 days, I want to tell you, Octavia isn’t dead. I saved her, but I can’t send her back. You need to continue your story. I am also sending something else to you because I forgot it. See you soon.

-DA

Just then, a leather holster magically appears on Watchman.

“Whoa.” tremor says.

“Where did that come from? I’m a little confused.” Valiant said, turning her head with the shame she felt for being troubled with thought in such a serious time. Watchman doesn’t answer the mare, he puts his weapon in the holster. It is a perfect fit. Suddenly, Gabriel starts to breathe heavily, and grows a few inches.

“What the-?” Valiant says, but then another white light brings another note:

Did I say five days? I meant five minutes. Sorry!

-DA

“Who is doing this?” Watchman asks himself.

“I don’t know, but I’ll help you find out. All of us will.” Vaillant says. She looks around at the other ponies, and they nod in agreement.

“Okay. We are all in.” She nods, a tiny smile forming, “Time for more adventure.”

Suddenly again, Gabriel grows a few more inches, and blood comes out of her nose.

“I don’t feel well.” she says and starts to scream when two canines pop out of her mouth and her eyes turn red.Then,magic starts to envelope her eyes and she jumps at Valiant, but something jumps in front of her. It is a green and red stallion, Gabriel’s teeth in his neck.

He speaks with a robotic voice, “ut obediant.”

Gabriel sits and he pats her head. The stallion turns to Watchman and speaks with a regular voice.

“Hello, I’m here to help!” Two more lights shine from the tree and a purple and red mare and a blue and white stallion appear.

“Us, too.” they say in unison.

“Who or what are you?” Watchman asks.

“We are the fragments. We have been sent by the author to help you.” They say.

“I am Brokenwingz.” the mare says.

“I am Roxas,” the blue and white stallion says.

“And I am Twistedwingz,” says the other stallion.

“Okay. It’s nice to meet you.” Watchman says.

“Thanks for saving my life!” Valiant says from behind the four ponies, huddled in a shivering ball.

“I never thought I’d act like that.” she says as she stands up again.

“What? What happened?” Gabriel asks, now a full grown mare wearing iron armour and her mane cut short. Watchman can’t help but stare.

“Why are you looking at me like that? You’ve seen me like this for years.” Gabriel says, the hammer in her hoof, and she spins it. Twistedwingz starts to shake and his mouth opens, his eyes showing a symbol that Watchman doesn’t recognize.

“Hello? Is this thing on?” a male voice says.

“Um… yeah? Hello?” Watchman asks, and the others just listen.

“Ok good. I am the author and I’m sorry Watchman, but I had to do it to her. I filled her head with memories of you training her. She loves you and she would give her life for you, Watchman. You need to protect her, and I will do my best but-” the voice starts to cut out.

“Hello!?!” Watchman yells, but the voice is gone, and Twistedwingz and the other two have disappeared.

“Can we just get out of here? This place creeps me out.” Tremor says, and everyone nods. They walk out into a clearing until Watchman notices movement. He pulls out his weapon, the others react and do the same. In the middle of the clearing, Vinyl Scratch is crying. Her ear twitches, and she turns and sees Watchman.

She tries to speak between the tears, but is unable. Watchman walks toward her, and he looks angry. He stands directly in front of her, she is begging and pleading for him to kill her. He drops his weapon and hugs her tightly, and she cries on his shoulder.

“I’m sorry.” she manages to say. He shushes her and strokes her mane.

“Everything is going to be ok, alright. We can fix it.” Watchman says soothingly. Vinyl breaks her grip and steps back, wiping tears from her magenta eyes.

“I didn’t want do it, you know,” she tells him in his mind, “I didn’t want to try and kill you.” Watchman just stares at her, then without warning, Vinyl kisses him. Gabriel looks angry, but no one notices.