Scarlet High

“Why aren’t you mad at me?” Twilight and Vinyl suddenly heard when they left the Gym. This was the third time in the same exact spot they have been surprised by somebody.

“Gilda... I thought you were in custody for another two and a half weeks.” Twilight said, Seeing it was Gilda. She looked terrible.

“Your brother did something... I don’t know... Why aren’t you mad at me? I shot you... I almost killed you...” Gilda said. Vinyl looked like she was about ready to snap the girl’s neck, but Twilight looked a little sad.

“Tell me, why did you do it?” Twilight asked.

“Because you were in our way.” Gilda replied, though her voice had uncertainty in it.

“That’s bull. Tell me, why did you go with those others and shoot me?” Twilight asked.

“... They made me do it... They said if I didn’t go with them then they’d beat the shit out of me until I ‘was tough enough to do what needs to be done’...” Gilda answered after a while.

“I thought you were leading those bastards.” Vinyl growled.

“Griffons don’t have a leader... we’re all family, though not by blood. It’s stupid but I can’t get out of it.” Gilda said.

“And why are you telling us this?” Twilight asked.

“... I don’t even know...” Gilda said, slumping against the wall.

“Listen. You say you can’t get out of it, talk to my brother. I’ll make him help you if I have to. Get your life back in gear, clean up and do something productive. Who knows, maybe we can still be friends.” Twilight said, offering a hand to the girl. It took a ful ten seconds for Gilda to realise what Twilight was doing and to process what she said.

“Why would you want to be friends with the bitch that shot you? Everyone else would either be scared of me or hate me for doing that...” Gilda said, ignoring the hand.

“I haven’t told anyone it was you. the only people that know are the royal guards and the witnesses. And I want to be your friend because you really need one.” Twilight said, keeping her hand out to help Gilda up. “Come on Gilda, I forgive you. Let me help you and be your friend.” She continued when Gilda did nothing. The girl looked up, right into Twilight’s eyes. Gilda saw sincerity, Twilight saw a shimmer of hope. Cautiously, Gilda accepted the hand and was helped to her feet.

“Sorry to ruin the moment, but you did shoot my girlfriend so...” Vinyl said and slugged Gilda, nearly knocking her to the ground.

“Fuck!... Well I deserved that...” Gilda said, regaining her balance.

“That wasn’t necessary...” Twilight sighed.

“Was to me, now we’re gonna be late now. You go do what Twi said Gilda, I’ll keep an eye on you.” Vinyl said challengingly. Gilda sighed and walked the other way while the other two went theirs.

“You’re too soft.” Dash said, seemingly appearing out of nowhere after they left the alley.

“So you saw that?” Twilight asked, Vinyl nearly jumping three feet at the sudden appearance.

“Yeah, Vinyl’s got the right idea. I’m glad she came along by the way, The head wants a Lycan to talk to as well. Remember this path, this will be the only time you are led.” Dash said, quickly going through an alleyway next to the one they had just come out of. Twilight and Vinyl quickly followed, being sure not to lose the rainbow haired girl and to memorise the twists and turns.

“We’re underground now...” Twilight said suddenly.

“We are, about a hundred feet.” Dash replied, her voice echoing in the dark corridor.

“What’s that smell?” Vinyl asked.

“That’s the smell of century old dust mixed with the smell of blood lilies, a flower that only grows down here for some reason.” Dash replied, stopping in front of what looked like a sealed door.

“Watch, this will be the one time you see this done slowly.” Dash said. They nodded as Dash first knocked on a few random bricks before hitting the right one as to show them the difference between the wrong and right ones. She did this twice, forming two points, and then dragging her finger along invisible lines. A sort of solid illusion spell was whisked away from her finger and as she connected the two points she created a Crescent moon. The door cracked open then and swung inward.

“Welcome to Heart Manor.” Dash said. Inside there was what looked like a classic gothic cathedral style. The pillars looked stylishly ghastly, there was a lot of dark colors and red. And for some reason, Twilight loved it. There were people lounging in chairs and couches and even love seats. There were a few televisions spread out, but most of them were just chatting. There were more on the upper floor walking around.

“Twilight?” They heard a familiar voice say. They turned to see Luna sitting with her arm around Fluttershy.

“Luna? Fluttershy?... Is there anyone else I know that are vampires?” Twilight asked.

“Rarity’s one of us. AJ and Pinkie are Lycans though, I don’t know if they know we know or not.” Dash said.

“Don’t forget my sister, she is a Vampire as well.” Luna said.

“Oh right, I always forget since she’s always so bright...” Dash said.

“Well... Um... He’s probably waiting so you should... um... hurry.” Fluttershy squeaked.

“Right. Just head up the big staircase and look right, you’ll see a big door. knock three times and enter.” Dash said. Twilight nodded and started towards the stairs.

“Enter.” A powerful voice with an accent (british) called when Twilight knocked. Twilight entered the large room. It was a throne room, yet it looked like the main room from a Cathedral.

“So you are the new blood. Welcome to my home. I have seen what you can do, but it is your potential that matters to me.” The voice said from the throne. A man with red eyes and pure white hair said. there were slight curls in parts of his bangs and he was currently twisting one between his fingers. (Issa Shuzen from Rosario Vampire)

“Come here child and lend me your hand.” He continued, holding his own out as if asking for something. Twilight hardly hesitated, though she gave him her hand slowly. He noticed this.

“Most new bloods at least ask for a reason. But you have no fear at all, do you?” He asked, taking her hand in his.

“If you wanted me hurt I’d already be dead, and if you have people like Luna and Celestia with you then I know you can’t be all that bad.” Twilight retorted.

“True.” He submitted before sticking a sharp nail into her wrist. She didn’t even flinch. The man proceeded to lick the trail of blood that had formed on his finger.

“My my miss Sparkle... This is a pleasant surprise. Your potential is staggering, I can taste it in your blood. I can also taste my own, my sister must have sensed your potential as well...” He said, putting a hand to his chin and turning around with a wondering look on his face.

“Your own?... Sister?” Twilight asked.

“My apologies, my name is Black Heart, your nurse at the hospital is my sister. She used my blood to turn you. The stronger the blood used the quicker you turn. I imagine you’re nearly halfway there by now.” Black Heart said.

“How could you tell?” Vinyl asked.

“Ah you must be her Lycan friend. I can tell by your blood. Though it appears I am a bit off, your regenerative abilities aren’t fully developed yet...” He replied, pointing to Twilight. She looked down to see the red spot on her hoodie getting slightly bigger.

“Oh hell...” Twilight sighed.

“There is a bathroom one door down on the right, There is a bit of a ceremony to go through to ah... Initiate you into the clan. Clean the wound, but don’t bother bandaging it. I would recommend wearing the gear you fight in, you’ll need to prove your strength.” Black said.

“Right.” Twilight said. When they closed teh door Vinyl looked kind of pissed.

“What?” Twilight asked.

“You’re like letting him walk all over you...” She said.

“I am not, He’s asking me to do things. i’m just not being difficult.” Twilight retorted.

“You’re still hurt and recovering from that bullet wound... just be careful.” Vinyl huffed.

“Don’t worry, if they try and make me do something that’s too much I can always just blow the place up with a magic bomb or something.” Twilight joked.

“You do that, hold still.” Vinyl said, pulling a medkit out and putting cleaning alcohol on a cotton swab.