Hayseed: The Origin of the Dark Mage Knight Alucard

Episode 4: Dawn Leading the Night

Luna paced the chamber of her elegant bedroom once again looking back to the report she had just received that night the Manehattan Police and Investigation team. Five dead. Five ponies, dead, and on her watch as Princess. Normally this would not trouble here but as she read the port again she slowly became sick yet again. The only known survivor, a young colt who had gotten away from his home was found only four blocks from a local police department when he too fell. How the police could not have reacted sooner to this was the true mystery. Currently the autopsy report had not come yet and at the time she did not wish to read it at all. Five dead, on her watch, and she couldn’t do a thing. “Princess please, you’re going to trot a groove through the floor.” Alucard warned worried for her princess.

“We care not. This report is quite puzzling as well as upsetting. How the police and guard of Manehattan could not respond in time to save the only survivor is… is…” Alucard gently took the scroll from her princess and set it aside. “Princess, I understand your worry and concern. If it means so much request that I and Alex be sent to further the investigation.” Luna looked upset at this. “We cannot. Not while our mother is here. We worry for her and love her dearly.” Alucard took her princess and held her protectively in her arms. “Shinning and the Guard can handle things here Princess. Let me take this burden off your shoulders and set your troubled mind at ease.” Luna sighed. “We do not wish to lose thy.” Alucard hugged her princess to her tightly. “I swear you will not.”

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Opening Theme: Dancing in the Velvet Moon (From Rosario + Vampire)

Disclaimer: I do not own the Music used for the Opening and Ending for each chapter of this small origin series they are owned by Nana Mizuki. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is owned by Hasbro and Miss Faust, along with her character the Mother Mare, Only characters I do own are as follows and will be expanded by Episode: Alucard the Dark Mage Knight, Prince Alicornian (Alex) the Mage Knight, Lady Dracula, Abraham Van Hayseed, and Mayor Monty Bags. I do not own the following: Princess Luna, Princess Celestia and Queen Faust. Please Enjoy. –Bows.-

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Alex was not too happy about the flight to Manehattan. “You know I could be spending more time with the girls and Grandmother instead of taking this long boring flight to Manehattan.” Alucard sighed and looked back at her comrade and friend. “No choice Alex, we have our orders. Also I agree with Princess Luna, something is not right in Manehattan. I’m sure of it.” Alex flapped his wings more to catch up with Alucard and laid on his back looking up at her. “Some kind of gut feeling?” Alucard shook her head and handed over a set of scrolls. “More like suspicion.” Alex opened each scroll and looked them over. For the past month, before the Queen had returned home, Manehattan had not just one but numerous murders in multiple forms starting from shooting all the way to decapitation. “And each time the Police came too late or didn’t even arrive?” Alucard nodded at this taking back the scrolls. “Last night the Princess was informed of an interesting murder this time. Four killed in the home and one only a few blocks away from the Police Station. Surly if the last had screamed for help the police should have heard it.” Alex turned back over and nodded. “Well then, what are we waiting for?” Alucard smiled at this. “My thoughts exactly.” Soon both blinked out and appeared at the nearest train station for Manehattan.

After an hours ride in the engine both stepped off in pony form and trotted to the scene of the last murder, the street only four blocks away. When they arrived however… “What the hay are they doing!” Alucard yelled as they both galloped to the street cleaners. “What are you doing! This is a crime scene!” Alex yelled at the street sweepers. “Hey, don’t be yelling at me, I’m just doing what I’m told by the mayor.” The Street Cleaner said. “The Mayor?!” Alex said annoyed. “Yes, me the mayor. Now what is the meaning… of… this.” A large fat Earth Pony with clothes that said he was just as fat in the wallet as he was. He was dressed in the best hoof-made gold trilled suit, a gold trimmed top hat of the finest cloth, gold buttons, gold pocket watch, and even a gold watch on his right hoof. The Stallion just yelled, rich, and both Alucard and Alex didn’t appreciate this. “You’re the mayor of this city?!” Alex asked annoyed and accusingly. “Ahem, well yes. I’m Monty Bags and I was not expecting Canterlot to send its two most well-known knights to our humble little city.” The Mayor said slowly.

“Cut the horse apples! What gave you the right to think you could just clean up a crime scene like this knowing that a report would have been sent to Canterlot on a single dragon’s flame?!” Alex nearly roared. Alucard came over and placed a hoof on Alex’s shoulder. “Let me handle this.” Alex was about to argue but knew Alucard was better at this than he was and that it was best to not allow him to go on while heated. “Forgive my partner Mayor Bags, he’s just a bit more upset about this than I am, not to say I am not upset. You do know we will be making a thorough report to the princesses on this.” The Mayor coughed and looked to Alucard unsteadily. “Um, yes, but I had my reasons for doing so. I did not wish to upset the people with a crime scene in the middle of a public cart way let alone have them questioning how we could allow yet another one of these travesties to happen. I deeply apologize if this hinders the case, I was thinking what was best for the people you understand.”

“Of course. Now We’ll need as much information as to what had happened here before you had this road cleaned and witness accounts should there be any. Along with a up to date autopsy report.” Alucard demanded. “I’ll have them sent to you as soon as possible. The Street Cleaner you talked to before will be more help than I was and tell you everything. The house has been untouched mind you.” Alucard nodded at this. “Very well Mayor Bags, we hope to see you again soon.” The Mayor nodded as he went off to do whatever it was he did. “Did you think any of that was odd to you Alex?” Alex sighed having finally calmed down and looked to his partner. “Yeah it was like he was trying to hide his own flank from both the sun and the moon in a desert. We better keep an eye on him. Anyway while you were talking with Mr. ‘Money’ Bags there I questioned the Street Crew.” Alucard’s ears perked up at this. “What you find out?” Alex sighed as his brought his horn to Alucard’s and shared the small bit of information.

-Moments ago-

“The body was right in the middle of the street. Blood all over the it too.” The Street Cleaner said gathering up his stuff. “So you didn’t see anything out of the ordinary or pick something up the investigation crew might have missed?” Alex asked. “Well there was only two blood spot there. One about…” The Street Cleaner trotted over to where the blood was and pointed out the areas. “Here but it wasn’t that large. The other one however was a whole lot bigger.” Alex came over and looked to the pointed out spots. “How big?” The Cleaner rubbed his chin. “Say about… as big and a prime portabella streak. The expensive kind.” Alex nodded knowing the size. About a good twelve inches round. “Anything else?” The Cleaner thought and nodded. “Yeah now that you mention it.” The Cleaner turned at pointed to the street lamps. “Those Magic Lamps where all dead this way but the older candle lit lamps where all lit up when the cops came.” Alex thought on this. “From where to where exactly?” The Cleaner sighed and pointed out the last on the street up to the one four blocks away. ”About that. The Mayor insisted these newfangled Lamps be put up last year and well you see how that went. Bet the colt would have lived as those lamps been working.” Alex turned to the Cleaner. “How long do the normal run and how do they work?” The Cleaner sighed.

“You’re a curious one but I like that. Celestia knows it’ll put my mind and heart to ease knowing that poor colt’s going get some much needed justice in the end. The Lamps are lit up by Unicorns on my crew the moment the sun starts to set while the Pegasus on the crew go around lighting the Candle lamps or replacing the candle with a new one. The Magic one normally run from sun down to sun up but the candle ones are different since we use a slow burning candle in those. More reliable too.” Alex nodded at this. “So what would make these go out?” The Cleaner looked at him and said. “A simple Dis-spell. Nothing much than that.” Alex thought on this and tested it out himself lighting one of the lamps then using a simple dis-spell on it making it go out in a flash. “Your right. Any Unicorns that practice magic around here?” The Cleaner shook his head. “Nope, haven’t been since that police station got put up. Some of the Unicorns round here don’t like the police much due to them worrying about getting put in the hole for casting a spell and having it go wrong and accidentally damaging something.”

“Are the police normally like this?” Alex asked curious. “On this road nopony says. Seems their scared of them. Speaking of which, I better skedaddle before I’m hauled in for not working. Hope I helped yeah.” The Cleaner said hooking himself up to his cart and moving away. “One last question. When where you called in to clean all this?” Alex called out. “About three four hours ago.”

-Now-

Alucard pulled her horn away from Alex’s and saw he was once again exhausted. “You had better rest. You did well to get this information. A Memory spell such at that must have truly drained you.” Alex nodded as he laid down on the street. “I’m going to cast a Time Ghost Spell Alex so don’t worry if you see or hear anything odd.” Alucard asked prepping the spell. “Be careful. That’s not an easy spell to pull off Alucard.” Alucard nodded knowing she’d be winded as well from it but she needed some answers and began the spell from the moment the report stated it started, last night. Out of nowhere the two saw the ghost of a young Earth pony running through the streets trying to get away from something or someone. He was only four blocks from the police station when he stopped and spoke some silent words. Alucard cursed under her breath forgetting the Time Ghost Spell didn’t give off sound.

Carefully Alucard watched the colt speak no as he stopped at the Stallion from before looked at him. Sadly the spell couldn’t get a good view of the Stallion in question. Carefully she watched the colt’s reactions. The Colt seemed to say to the Stallion: Stay back! Get away from me! And then yelled for help. Alucard looked towards the station to seen no pony coming out of it at all when was odd. She then turned back to that the Stallion before colt had drawn a crossbow and lowered it at him. Then she noticed something… odd. The colt looked at the Stallion as if he was… mad. She trotted up to the colt and carefully read his lips as he spoke and said to herself what the colt had said lowly. “Your insane. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Alucard soon say the Colt scream as a crossbow bolt went flying and pierced the Young colt’s hind right leg. The Colt then looked up at the Stallion in a way far too familiar for her own well-being. The Colt was scared, scared to death and more.

“Please, don’t do this.” She spoke again reading the poor colt’s final words. She then saw yet another bolt fly and say where the larger blood spot came from as the poor colt fell. Right through the heart. She then watched to her horror the Stallion grab the poor colt and literally rip out the two bolts he had used. The Stallion then stood, and walked into the street lamps where she was able to see a much better look of the Stallion and spoke only one word with pure hate. “Hayseed.” The spell ended as she watched the Stallion laugh as he walked away and soon fainted.

Alucard sat before a large tomb stone crying her eyes out. She had just recently changed and became a part of Queen Faust’s royal guard. “I’ll find him my love. I will find him and make him pay for what he has done to us. I will be his shadow, the wind against his flesh, the light that shines on him, and send him into everlasting night.” The Sound of hooves behind her caused her to turn around and see her Queen. “That is a very deep vow you pledge our knight. Do thy feel thou can keep it?” Alucard turned to the grave marker and nodded. “I will find him, and bring him to justice.” Queen Faust placed a kind hoof on her shoulder. “Then know you have made the Pledge of Dawn and Dusk. You are the Dawn that leads the Night and you enforce it as well. Now come, we have a duty for thy to fulfill.” Alucard followed her Queen as she looked back to the Grave marker, for her beloved Dracula.

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Ending: Cosmic Love (Rosario + Vampire)

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To be continued.