Hayseed: The Origin of the Dark Mage Knight Alucard

Episode 8: Chains of Memories part 3

Princess Luna paced outside her dear friend Alucard’s room. It had been over an hour since the doctor had rushed her out of the room. An hour since Alucard started convulsing. An hour since she found one of many hidden secrets her personal mage knight had hidden from her. Sighing she looked to the doors of Alucard’s room and frowned. As far back as she could remember Alucard had been her friend, companion, teacher, and most of all protector her entire life and never once did she suspect she had so many secrets. Not once had her mage knight mentioned this Lady Dracula let alone anything else revolving her personal life. Still she prayed that this Lady Dracula heard her prayers to bring her dearest and oldest friend back to not only her but to everyone that cared deeply for her and felt relaxed as if someone, somepony, had heard this prayer… and was already doing so.

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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. I also do not own the following Characters: Commander Hurricane and Private Pansy, Princess Platinum and Clover the Clever, Chancellor Puddinghead and Smart Cookie, and the Flutter Ponies from G1. The 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, Dark Sparrow, Cobra the Dead and Mayor Monty Bags. Please Enjoy. –Bows.-

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Dark Sparrow looked to the skies as he watched for something to come his way. As a member of Hayseed it was his duty to insure the cleansing of Equestria and its ponies. Sighing, he finally noticed a messenger falcon flying his way and pulled out a whistle from his coat and blew. The Falcon landed on a perch and extended its leg. “Well my friend, what does HQ report?” The Falcon flew off leaving a scroll behind which he picked up and read and smiled shaking his head. “So Dr. Hayseed’s gotten word about the Mage Knights it seems. Huh, and he wishes me to… grant control of the Horde to the Mayor.” He smiled as he tossed closed the scroll and put it away. “As the Doctor wishes, so shall it be.” Dark said turning to his partner, an oddity named Pain. Pain nodded and cocked his crossbow and loaded black liquid filled arrow and walked away. Looking down at the Horde of Ghouls he narrowed his eyes and using his wing to pull out a lightning designed gun fired a bolt of lightning at a dead mare’s head smiling. “Next time… let’s keep the mares alive and inline.”

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The girls sighed as Twilight finally laid down to rest. She had been up for hours going over anything and everything revolving around the type of spell Alucard had used and even though there was nothing at the time, Twilight had pushed as hard as she could but… couldn’t keep going and passed out. “Finally the poor dear is asleep.” Rarity said coming down from the bedroom Twilight still owned while in the castle. “I’m really worried about Alucard.” Fluttershy said in a small voice. “She’ll be fine Flutters, don’t you worry. Sides, Princess Luna is watching her and we all know she won’t let anything happen to her.” Rainbow said hovering in the air. “Still I wonder what’s taking Applejack and Pinkie with the food.” Rarity sighed and sat down next to Fluttershy. “This is a castle Rainbow Dash, who knows how far the kitchens are from Twilight’s room.” Rainbow Dash groaned and sat down next to the large sand clock the room had. Ever since the evacuation of Manehattan she’s been seeing less and less of her friends. Twilight’s been working herself into an exhaustion, Prince Alex been keeping up relations with the ponies of Manehattan along with moral of the Royal Guards since he was the only Mage Knight able to fight at the moment, Alucard was in deep recovery, Applejack and her family been working day in to day out to keep up with food demands, Rarity had also been working to exhaustion keeping up with clothes demands, Fluttershy had also been keeping herself busy helping Nurse Redheart and Ms. Cheerily with the foals and families that lost somepony during the evacuation, and finally was Pinkie Pie… her Pinkie Pie. She hadn’t told the girls yet but… she and Pinkie had been going out for some time and she… well she loved her but ever since the evacuation… Pinkie’s been working her flank off in the castle’s kitchen with the Apples on baked goods and even the Cakes foals, Pound and Pumpkin Cake as their babysitter. She really missed her friends and this visit and time off was what they all really needed.

“Are you girls alright?” a voice said coming into the room. “Queen Faust?” the girls said quickly bowing. The Queen gave a small giggle and waved a hoof at them. “Rise, my Little Ponies. I am only here to check up on all of you, I heard you’ve all had a hard time in the city.” The girls rose and looked down tired. “Yes your majesty. The orders at the shop I’ve been allowed to use have been dreadful. I have over ten suits and five dresses to make by the end of the week on top of normal clothing and everyday clothing which constantly are needed. I’m not sure if… Your majesty I truly need help.” Rarity said sadly. “And all those poor foals need new homes soon. I’m afraid the orphanages can’t keep up with the adoptions and the school Ms. Cheerily is using is currently using seems so small.” Fluttershy said in a small voice. “Your Majesty… I really miss my friends and… I’m really worried about them. Twilight, Rarity, everyone, they’re so tired at the end of the day and…” Rainbow started till Queen Faust raised her hoof. “I too am worried about this. Equestria has greatly changed from when I was last home and I feel that Canterlot has changed far too much to keep any form of normalcy. Celestia and I are doing what we can with the ponies but let us focus on all of you first.” The Queen turned and looked to Rarity. “Rarity you are so generous to give your time and work to those in need I would be honored to help you find others that share your passion for such help.” Rarity tiered up at this and bowed her head. The Queen then turned to Fluttershy. “Dear Fluttershy you are so kind to help others and I thank you for bringing this all to my attention. Maybe we can hold an adoption fair for families that wish but could not adopt and as for the school I will talk to Celestia about using one of the class rooms at the School for Gifted Unicorns for them.” Fluttershy smiled at this.

The Queen then looked to Rainbow Dash. “Rainbow Dash you are very loyal to your friends and to bringing your concerns to light is very loyal indeed. I will do what I can to lift the work load from your friends so they are not so tired at the end of the day and why not set up a day you can all gather. I’ve heard Pinkie Pie’s parties are a sight to see and would love to participate in one.” Rainbow smiled at this. “Oh they’re a blast. You’ll love them… um I mean… that would be nice your majesty.” The Queen giggled at this and spent the rest of the day with the three girls helping them relax.

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Prince Alex slowly flew into his bedroom window and just dropped onto his bed fully armored. “Alex?” Prince Alex looked up from the bed at his loved tiredly. “Hey.” Derpy trotted over and nuzzled his cheek. “Hey, another long day?” Prince Alex nodded slowly. “Yeah… there was another argument at the food stands again and the guards on duty could handle it so I had to step in. Then there was a brawl at Applejack’s Cider stand, and it just…” He stopped as soon as Derpy kissed him. “Better?” Derpy asked. “Not sure,” Alex said smiling “could use another.” Derpy giggled and gave him another kiss before helping him out of his gear. “How are the girls?” Alex asked after getting all but his grieves off. “Well Dinky is keeping up with her studies and Sparkler is still getting used to the castle, I’ve had to ask one of the guards to keep an eye on her and guide her around. I think she’s starting to like it here.” Alex sat down on the bed and sighed happily. “That’s good. What about Lyra and Bonbon?” Derpy sat next to Alex and nuzzled him. “Bonbon’s been so tired lately from working in the castle’s kitchens Lyra fears she might collapse. Lyra sadly… had another fight with those two musicians. What where their names again?” Derpy said putting a hoof to her chin. “Vinyl and Octavia,” Alex asked looking at her, “what about this time?” Derpy sighed. “Playing in the dance hall in the castle, it seems they were booked at the same time at the same day. It took me getting Princess Celestia to get them to stop. I’m starting to get worried about all of us being here in Canterlot Alex.” Alex wrapped his arms around his love and hugged her dearly. “We’ll figure out something Derpy. I promise we’ll get through this.” Derpy snuggled into Alex and pushed him over into the bed for some sleep and some much needed personal time.

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Fire Light slowly woke up and looked around for her Lady. “Finally your awake.” A voice said behind her. She tried to look behind her but found she was bound and unable to do so. “Though my beast could not end you both as I wished, there is something to be said about doing it by your own hooves.” She listened and heard hooves walk from behind her. The hooves sounded odd, like they were coming from a very old stallion with a bit of a regal movement. She turned her head to see a tall, dark cloaked stallion with his head held down. There was a musky almost deadly odor coming from him that nearly turned her stomach. “Who are you? Why are you holding me captive?” Fire Light asked angrily. “Ah… this one has a fire in her belly and fangs for teeth. One to be respected if she was not a mere squire, yes, if she was much more, a Lady of the Dark Court, than she been of respect but no. She is just a squire.” He captive said stopping before her. “If we have offended you by walking through your grove we apologize. We tried to leave as quickly as we could.” Fire Light said before she was hit across her cheek. “You do not speak wench! The Dark Court hates and hunts our kind, and our kind takes no heed to the Dark ones! You shall fall by our hooves, yes, OUR hooves, and not some beast. Not ANY beast!” Fire Light looked up to demand whom he was and what this Dark Court was till she looked up into the face of death… and screamed!

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Dracula woke up and shook the dizziness from her head. Looking around she judged where she was. It seemed to be some kind of cave but its smell… it was not one you would normally wish to smell. It was of rotting, decaying, festering, flesh and bones. In general, it was the smell of death. “Fire Light… Fire Light, answer me!” Looking around and listening she slowly began to become concerned. She felt something special from her squire and even felt… protective of her. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts she stood and looked around only to be encountered by… “A minor?!” Before her was a young Ursa Minor, that was not happy to have been woken up. “Easy little one, easy, where if your mother?” An angry growl was her response. Slowly she turned into the face of the angered mother and calmed her breathing. “Calm mother, calm, I mean no harm to you or your kin.” The Ursa Major growled angrily. “Yes I am sorry for such actions and as I claim I mean you no harm.” Dracula spoke carefully. A sword dropped before her with an even angrier growl. “No, no I would never draw such a blade as this on you or your young kin. You must believe me.” The Ursa roared at her. “You have my word as a Dracula!” The Ursa stopped its roar and looked to her. “I, Lady Night-Heart, of the Dracula clan, swear no harm on you or your kin for as long as my clan shall live.” The Ursa Major looked at her as the Minor waddled over to suckle from its mother. After a long moment the Ursa Major lay down and allowed it’s cub to feed better. Sighing she used her magic to clean and sheath her sword. “Thank you gentle one. I ask you a small favor. I am looking for my squire, have you seen her?” The Ursa Major nodded and used its paw to point to a closed gate that was unseen earlier. “Who took her?” The Ursa Major gave off a frightened growl as the minor whimpered. “Oh no.” She quickly turned to the gate and with a burst of magic sent it flying. She didn’t have much time to loose. She was wrong, very wrong! They were not facing an angered Druid, no; they were facing something far worse, a litch.

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“What are you?!” Fire Light screamed as the bone only stallion laughed at her. “I, I am that that surpassed death, that who rules all that is dark, all that is deadly, yes, I am what you mortals fear but cannot dream of, I am nightmares itself. I, my dear, am Cobra the Dead!” The Litch screamed laughing. “What have you done to my Lady Dracula?!” Fire Light demanded. The Litch laughed. “Dracula? The Dark Court’s wench, yes, the wench, she be dead, DEAD, by this night. THIS NIGHT!” The Litch yelled laughing. The laugh made her cold but it was the possibility that her Lady… her crush… was dead. “No… no you lie… YOU LIE!” The Litch stopped his laugh and turned to his captive. “Do I wench? DO I?!”

“You do litch!” A voice yelled as the Lich flew to the side. “Dracula!” Fire Light yelled happily. “Are you well Fire Light?” Dracula said working on her possible loves’ bindings. “I am... I am well My La… Look out!” Fire Light yelled as a bolt of lightning nearly hit them. “Die Dark Wench!” the Litch yelled as he prepped another spell in his hooves. It was then Fire Light heard and saw something that made her gasp. Her Lady Dracula hissed and her eyes contracted into slits as her teeth gained for deadly point. It was at this the battle ensued. Spells where tossed back and forward as solid steel blade met with once brittle back bone turned sword. “Fall wench! Fall!” The Litch yelled as he pushed back Dracula. “Fire Light find the sand clock! Fine it and destroy it!” Dracula yelled as she used her front hooves to push the Litch away and turned quick giving his skull a hard buck giving off a nearly sickening crack. Fire Light quickly nodded and ran through the caves in search for any and all sand clocks. “You will not find my heart wench, you will not, she will die, DIE, after you fall. FALL!” The crazed Litch yelled as he wildly swung. “Hurry Fire Light! I am unsure how long I can hold him!” Dracula yelled as she once again met the Litch’s bone blade with her steel.

Fire Light tossed over tables, bookshelves, anything that had a sand clock on or in it. Bucking and swinging her sword destroying everything in sight. She had to find that sand clock, she had to save her Lady, it didn’t matter to her what her Lady was at the time, she had to find that clock and soon! “Where is it?! It must be here!” After destroying the last of the rooms she started to become frantic. “Where is it?!” She soon turned to face an Ursa Minor and gasped. “No please!” She awaited the minor to bite her but was surprised to find it licking her face. “What?” The Minor turned and using its large paw broke open a small wall where a large black sand filled sand clock was stored. “That… that must be it.” She turned and nodded to the minor. “Thank you.” Sizing up the large clock and remembering her lessons she dove at the clock and sliced into it.

“Ah!” The Litch screamed as black liquid fell from its bone body. “She found it.” Dracula said happily. “No! NO!” The Litch screamed as more and more slices appeared on his body. “Now Fire Light! Finish him!” Dracula yelled as the Litch readied a dying slash. Fire Light quickly turned and gave the badly damaged sand clock a solid buck shattering it into pieces. “NO!!!!” was all that was heard as a bright light covered her and the minor.

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Luna turned as a loud scream was heard from Alucard’s room and then silence. “Doctor…. Doctor! Answer me!” She yelled at the door worried for her dear friend. Running up to the door she beatted on it till she heard the latch to the door click and backed away from the door as the doctor slowly trotted out whipping his brow. “Doctor is she?” Luna asked worried. “Princess calm down, she’s fine now.” Luna dropped to her stomach at the news. “Princess we are not sure but for some odd reason she had a blood rejection. From what you’ve told us she’s never had this before. Any idea as to why now?” the good doctor informed her. “No doctor I do not. However… Guard!” One of her Night Guards came over and saluted. “Please fetch my mother. Tell her it is urgent.” The Guard nodded and galloped off to fulfill his duty. “Doctor. May I… see her?” The Doctor nodded and allowed her in. Slowly she trotted over to Alucard’s bed and sat at her side. “Whoever is watching over her, we thank you.”

The Doctor came over and placed a gentle hoof on his princess’ shoulder. “Princess… I’m afraid this isn’t the end. We’re not sure what is truly wrong with her but… we promise to do our best.” Luna nodded as she smiled at her friend and… the picture across from her.

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Soon the light died down and Fire Light felt dizzy once again. What had happened? She soon felt herself nudged hard and yelled at. “Wake up! Hurry we must run! Wake up!” Fire Light quickly opened her eyes to see her love trying to push her awake and into a run. “Dracula what’s wrong?!” She said soon following her love from their spot inside a barn which was quickly growing in flames. “No time! Run!” Dracula yelled as they ran for the only known exit, the other side of the barn which was not on fire. “Leaving so soon?” Fire Light and Dracula stopped. Both knew that voice. “To bad this will be your grave.” Said a dark brown Earth Pony with long black hair wearing a Stetson hat tilted over his face only showing one bright blue eye. The stallion was also wearing a trench coat of the same color as his hat, Regal White. Dracula gave the Stallion a hard and angered look and said only one name. “Hayseed.”

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Ending: Cosmic Love (Rosario + Vampire)

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To be continued