Spike followed his best friend back to their home while keeping a close eye on her, especially the spot where that needle hit her. It looks like a pretty nasty bug bite and it was a little swollen, but he couldn’t see any signs of discomfort from her. He wasn’t convinced that she was fine however, she was acting a little weird and he knew that she would sometimes power through things, either to keep working on something or to not worry him.

They entered the Castle of Friendship and Spike followed Twilight as she continued to walk towards the kitchen. He watched her use her magic to make a huge omelette, using not only all of the eggs but several other random ingredients as well. There were the usual things like mushrooms, tomatoes and onions, but there were also strawberries, peanut butter and pickles. After a few moments of confusion he found his voice again and asked.

”Ehh Twilight, are you sure you are going to want to eat that? It doesn’t look very appetizing and besides don’t you always say that it’s bad to eat a bunch of stuff before going to bed?”

He was more than a little nervous when she turned around looked him straight into the eyes. For a split second he thought he was looking at a hungry Timberwolf but that feeling quickly disappeared and was replaced by a general unease. She smiled at him before saying in a reassuring tone.

”Don’t worry, I will be fine. I’m just a little hungry.”

She returned to cooking her strange meal while Spike was more creeped out by the second. He decided to leave her alone and walked to his room to sleep, after all it was getting late. On his way he couldn’t stop thinking about Twilight and why she was acting so strangely.

”Maybe that needle did something to her after all. Oh man I really hope that everything will be back to normal tomorrow, otherwise I will have to talk to the others about this if it gets worse.”

He brushed his teeth before getting in bed and did his best to forget about everything for now so that he could fall asleep. Meanwhile back in the kitchen Twilight was eagerly devouring the omelette she made. Yet despite eating every last little piece her hunger still wasn’t satisfied. She needed something else. She needed MEAT. But where would she get it? She couldn’t eat Spike, he was both to useful and it would draw way too much attention. In fact she shouldn’t eat a pony either, not yet.

With that in mind she left the castle and headed towards the Everfree Forest, making sure that no one would see her. As she stood at the beginning of the path she listened closely for any sounds, she could hear the wind most clearly but there were other things as well. Owls hooting, Timberwolfs howling and leaves being disturbed as creatures moved through them. Before going any further Twilight cast a spell that would muffle any noise she would make before going into the depths of the forest.

After about half an hour of hunting she saw her prey, a young deer buck with a saddle back and a wounded leg. Twilight smiled at her good fortune, thinking.

“This idiot must have gotten himself lost while gathering herbs. Even if she kills him everypony will assume other predators got him.”

She focused her magic before casting another spell, this time to paralyze the deer before he could run away or even scream. As he laid on the ground, unable to move anything except for his eyes, he watched her emerge from the darkness with a sharp knife levitating in front of her. She licked her lips before grabbing both of his right legs with her magic and lifting them up, fully exposing his underside to her.

He tried to scream but all he could manage was a soft whimper while his eyes desperately looked for any escape. That all ended however when Twilight stabbed him in the heart with her knife, twisting it to make sure to cause as much damage as possible. The deers eyes widened from the shock and the pain but just a few seconds later they closed has he lost consciousness.

With her prey slain Twilight pulled out the knife from his chest and proceeded to gut him, cutting out all of his organs and feasting on his flesh. Having herbivore teeth made it more challenging to eat meat but her knife, magic and her hunger made it all easier. She made sure that nothing even remotely eatable was wasted since there was something extremely rewarding with her meal and for a moment her ravenous hunger was satisfied, but she knew that it wouldn’t be long until she needed more.

With almost nothing left except for shredded hide and bones Twilight made her way back towards the castle, after stopping by a river to wash of the blood of course. When she was back home she checked on Spike and saw that he was fast asleep. He looked so cute to her and she couldn’t wait until the day where she would get a chance to eat him without anypony hunting her down afterwards.

With fatigue finally setting in she made her way towards her bedroom, and after brushing her teeth to remove the last traces of her late night snack, feel asleep like a rock. As she laid in bed her body thrashed around erratically while something moved underneath her skin. It bulge out in several places and squishy noises could be heard as her organs where mutated and rearranged. During all of this Twilight had a relaxed smile on her face, as if this transformation made her much more comfortable.

She awoke the next day full of energy and excitement, now that she has made her first kill she wonder who would be next. She still needed to be careful however, otherwise her friends, especially Spike, might grow suspicious of her new behavior. She would deal with them later, right now her goal was to watch everypony and plan her next move. She meet Spike in the kitchen where he had made her breakfast. He looked at her and said with an enthusiastic voice.

”Good morning Twilight. I hope you are feeling better today than last night. How is your injury?”

His voice grew slightly concerned as he gestured towards the spot on her body where the needle hit her, the swelling had disappeared but now it looked like it was becoming a rash.

”Don’t worry Spike, its nothing more serious than a bug bite.”

Twilight reassured him with a smile on her face before sitting down at the table and eating her meal. Spike was happy to see her back to her normal self again and hoped that it meant that they could continue with their plans for the day despite what happened last night.

“So does that mean that we are still going to meet the others at Sugarcube Corner?”

Twilight paused for a moment, as if she searched her memory before her eyes went wide with realization.

”Wow I can’t believe I almost forgot about that. Of course we are going and thanks for reminding me.”

“Your welcome Twilight. I wonder what Pinkie has in store for us at the bakery. She did say that she would have a surprise for you.”

Twilight giggled

”It’s Pinkie we are talking about. She always has a surprise or party ready, even for the most unusual of circumstances.”

After finishing their breakfast and taking care of the dishes the 2 of them headed towards the bakery. As they walked Spike noticed that Twilight was looking around a lot more than usual, especially at the other ponies. It was like she studied each of them briefly while occasionally stopping at a few in particular for what seemed like a deeper analysis.

Spike found it to be odd but nothing too unusual since it wouldn’t be the first time Twilight has studied something or somepony in great detail for one of her crazy theories or experiments.

The rest of the walk went without any else happening and as they went through the door to the bakery Twilight was immediately pulled into a group hug by her friends.

Author's Note

Was working hard on this chapter and I know I need all the criticism I can get. Also to anyone that doesn’t know, according to the comics there is supposed to be a village of sentient Deer in the Everfree forest and I thought that I might as well add that to the story.

Also again please remember that this is my first real story on the site and I will probably rewrite it in the future.