Bad Hunger

It was time, time for them to take Canterlot. Luna stood next to Sombra before they began the assault, she wished that she did not have to go through with attacking her own home. Sombra made sure to catch her attention, his expression showing concern. A silent question and answer passed between them, and Luna hugged him before the attack could start. When she pulled away she heard him whisper to her.

“I’ll be with you, every step of the way.” He assured her.

Their only task was to immobilize as many as they possibly could, only to kill if they had to. This was not for the safety of the citizens but more out of wanting food for later and for workers. They werent told to go anywhere in particular, so Sombra would be able to stay by her side. She would follow him, she would help him, and the only pony she had no intention to spare was Blueblood, the world would be better off without him in it. So she smiled at him thankfully, and that was when they were signaled to begin.

Luna was thankful for her cloak and hood, then it would be less likely for her to be recognized. But then she decided to take the hood down, she would not hide from them, they deserved to know. So she and Sombra sped off with the rest of the vampires and gargoyles to take the city of canterlot. They arrived at its walls very soon and they easily scaled them.

Luna looked at the line of soldiers there waiting for them, the captain looked directly at her, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He stepped foreword, calling out to her in disbelief. Luna cast a mass sleeping spell on all of those present, putting all of the equestrians to sleep. The vampires moved onward to the city, tearing families from their homes like they did during the raid. They packed the civilians into the square and left a small guard while the majority went to the castle to take it. Luna and Sombra among those who left for the castle.

Luna cast a sleeping spell on everyone she came across, despite her growing hunger, and Sombra did the same. So they and several other vampires accompanied by a horde of gargoyles burst into the throne room. They were faced by a line of elite soldiers, Princess Celestia and the elements of harmony. The elements had already charged, but they only effected a single target, and Luna was said target. Unlike with Nightmare Moon however, Luna moved out of the way with plenty of time to spare, as did Sombra and all others in its path.

Reacting instantly, Luna and Sombra both cast sleeping spells on Celestia and the elements, before moving on to fight the elites. Several spears shattered on Luna’s hide as she and her brethren fought and slew numerous enemies, ultimately resulting in victory. They drank the blood of the corpses and dragged Celestia and the elements into the dungeons.

Celestia woke up on the cold stone of a cell. She got up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes before looking around. She saw two vampires on guard outside of her cell, and she noticed the two lifeless corpses beside them. The guards did not stay long however and left, after admitting two new vampires to take their place. These new guards were instantly recognized as Luna and the former King Sombra.

Neither said a word as Luna laid down in the far corner and Sombra moved to the farthest cell down. He opened the cell and pulled out a struggling stallion, and after closing the cell again he tore the stallion in half at the waist. He tossed Luna the lower half, she emmediately began consuming the flesh of the poor stallion. Sombra did the same thing with his half, and for ten minutes a horrified Celestia watched her sister and an enemy consume the flesh of an innocent pony. Only the bones were spared. Once they were done the blood that smeared the walls had painted nearly a tenth of the entire surface area.

“L-L-Luna?” Celestia asked cautiously.

Luna looked up at her wordlessly, and her eyes showed shame, guilt and anguish. She looked away.

No words were spoken until about an hour later when another shift change came, and Luna left with Sombra. They walked through the hallways en route to Luna’s old chambers and arrived there without any interruptions. When they entered Luna locked the door and cast a soundproofing spell. Then she looked at Sombra seductively, not that Sombra would have refused anyway. He soon had her pinned to the bed with him on top.

The Crystal Empire

Shining Armor struggled to fend of the hordes of unearthly monsters that now swarmed the crystal empire. He and his wife Princess Cadence were fighting a losing battle however, there were simply too many of them and none of them stayed dead for long. Shining Armor cast a shield spell in a last ditch effort to protect Cadence, and give her time to escape with Flurry Heart. He held it for as long as he could, but eventually he could hold it no longer and it shattered. He passed out, and his last conscious thoughts at that moment were of his wife and daughter.

Cadence stood holding her daughter close to her chest a few miles outside of the Crystal Empire. She had been accompanied by a unit of elite guards during her escape and they now urged her to move. She reluctantly turned and began to walk with the soldiers in the direction of canterlot. It would be a long march, but Cadence was determined to get her child to safety, Shining had laid down his life to get them out, Cadence would do the same for her child.

So the unit began to march off into the cold snow, hoping to reach canterlot, they did not know what fate awaited.