Episode 9: Chains of Memories part 4

“You destroy everything you touch Hayseed!” Dracula yelled angrily. “To rid the world of your kind I would destroy the world.” The Stallion said as he raised his crossbow. “The other way, run!” Dracula yelled as an arrow landed where she and Fire Light once stood. “Fools, you’ll die in the flames.” Hayseed said as he loaded a second round. “Care not for the flame my love! Jump!” Dracula yelled as they both galloped through the barn… and out the other side of the once large wooden doors. “We made it!” Fire Light yelled. “Not for long. We must make it to the castle, we can seek sanctuary there.” Dracula said as they galloped.

“Run. Run my pretty pray. Does not matter where you go, I’ll find you… and lead you to Tartarus.” The Stallion said giving off a mad smile.

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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. 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, and Abraham Van Hayseed. Please Enjoy. –Bows.-

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Abraham Van Hayseed, a once well-known earth pony doctor who was even respected by Queen Faust. One day he had gained a patient he could not aid and went insane. That patient was a unicorn who had a horn disease that a unicorn doctor could have cured but being an earth pony doctor in a full earth pony town. It was after this death that he could not cure he began going down a dark road and began doing illegal experimentation, study, and all things science till one day he became a murderer. One day he discovered the biggest secret of the world and finally went over the deep end. The Secret of the Dark Court, the house of Vamponies and from that day he had hunted, killed, and defiled not only the Dark Court but also the other clans. He did not care who he killed as long as he did so in the name of “cleansing the world” which lead to them now being greatly hunted. They’re only save place now… was the Castle of Queen Faust.

Fire Light breathed heavy from a small resting spot the two knew of on the way to the castle. “I think… we lost him.” Dracula sighed and nodded. “My love, we must not stay long. The stone bridge to Queen Faust’s castle is close.” Fire Light nodded and was about to kiss her love before an arrow thunk into a nearby tree missing her head. “He’s found us! Run!” Dracula yelled as the two ran through the forest, the feared Everfree Forest, a natural defense for the castle and a challenge for anyone that was not native to the forest or in their case, once proud knights for the Queen. They ran over gorges, tree roots, dodging arrow after arrow from the insane doctor. “Dracula… I… I have to rest!” Fire Light called to her love. “Don’t falter my love! We are nearly there!” Dracula called back.

“I think not!” Hayseed yelled as he lined up a shot. “Look out!” Dracula yelled as she jumped back and… “AH!!!” Fire Light’s eyes widened in deep fear. “Night-heart! Stay with me, please don’t leave me!” the young mare begged as she tried her best to stop the bleeding the gold incrusted arrow had made in her loves heart. The sadistic Stallion in a Regal white just laughed as he loaded yet another arrow into his cross bow. “Fire Light…” Dracula said weakly. “Don’t worry my dear, she’s going to where her kind deserve, just as you will be soon. Tartarus has plenty of room for pale excuse for ponies, for you see the land must be purified of your vile kind along with all the others who violate this land.” The Stallion said smiling insanely. Fire Light didn’t understand and cried as she looked the murderer in the eye.

“What have we ever done to you, or any of the others you defiled?” Fire Light asked looking to him. “Why that is simple my dear, you and her were born. As were the others, Tartarus even those Pegasus and unicorns are just as worse as you. My dear you and your entire vile can will never even understand so I’ll make it a clear as the sun to you! Your stains in the great design, a disease that needs to be wiped out never to come forth again and I my dear am the grand cure.” Fire Light laid her love down and looked to the Stallion, the one who had hunted them for years and caused so much hate. The one who made them look like monsters, villains, murderers, when all they wanted was to live in peace. And here was the real villain, the real murderer, the real honest to the Queen Monster! They were so close to Queen Faust’s castle and its walls someone had to have spotted them and heard this vile man and his damned confessions. “You are nothing more and a… a… clan hater!” Fire Light yelled at him. The Stallion shrugged. “So what if I am my dear, there can only be one oddity in this word and that is the Queen for she is a goddess. She is pure and powerful while Pegasus and Unicorns are mere imitations. Yet your clan, yes, you and her, these Vamponies, are far worse. They seek blood so they can stay young, youth-full, near immortal, and with powers that nearly rival the queen herself.” Fire Light shook her head. “Lies, all of them for those are lies you have crafted on us!” The stallion lifted his crossbow and aimed it right at her. She knew what was coming. She would not blink. She would face death head on and beg it to haunt him to his grave and beyond. “And so what if I did.” He confessed. “It’s too late now. Say hello to the Gatekeeper for me!” The arrow flew and soon stuck her in the heart.

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Luna and the Doctor soon found themselves having to hold Alucard down with not only their combined magic but also their own bodies. Alucard thrashed about screaming and yelling in great pain giving her the untold powers of the dragon’s blood that raged through her body. “She’s going into shock! Hold her!” The Doctor yelled as his nurses readied a needle of sedative. “Alucard! Alucard stay with us please! We cannot lose you! Not now! NOT NOW! STAY WITH US!!!” Luna screamed as the sedative was given.

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All had been black before she woke up in the arms of her lover. “Are we dead my love?” she asked. “No my love, I have saved you but at a cost. You must carry on my will my love, and seek justice on the one who has taken so many of our people to Tartarus with him. I haven’t much time my love, drink for this is the last gift I can give you.” Fire Light soon found a bitter yet tangy taste on her lips and tongue along with a rush of power… and lust. The drink was more than she could bare as she slowly begun sucking allowing the drink to come to her in rivulets, guzzling and drinking to her fullest while enjoying the feel of pure pleasure run through her body, as her one white coat turned to a dark smoky gray and her forehead began to hurt and slowly bleed as a unicorn sized slowly spiraled out and grew, her mane and fetlock which were once pure black gained one blood red streak down the middle, and her flank glowed granting her a Cutie Mark of a bat with a sword and wand placed behind it. As soon the transformation was complete and she could draw no more from the drink she let if fall into her lap, dead. “No, oh my dear Queen, NO!”

Fire Light cried as she held her now dead beloved in her hooves, the one who killed her still allowed to walk away free and alive while she was left alone, and now newly imprisoned, and soon to be dead. Yet Queen Faust was fair to all those who came to her and granted her court as she once served her. The Queen was always kind, always just, and always generous. “We have not seen thou for an age Fire Light. We welcome thy and give our deepest sorrows to thou love. Rise and let us see your face.” The Queen said kindly. “Forgive me my Queen but… the one you speak of no longer exist. She was killed alongside her lover outside your gates.” Fire Light said sadly. “Yet you are Fire Light, lover of Night-heart Dracula, Lady of the Dark Court are you not?” The Queen asked worried. “I… was my lady. I once gone by such a name now I go by a new name, one I swear my life and service to the crown to.” Fire Light said looking down still. “Then speak thou name dear one so we may see you as a knight once more to our court.” The Queen said gesturing for her sword. “I am Alucard my Queen, the last of the Vamponies.” The newly named Alucard said soon looking up to her Queen. Queen Faust looked to Alucard in shock seeing the now red eyes of a Vampony replacing that of her once dear knight. Nodding she placed her sword on Alucard’s right shoulder. “Then we named thy, Lady Alucard.” She said placing the sword now on her left shoulder. “Rise my knight and welcome a new day.” Alucard did so and soon became dizzy and fell once more.

She soon woke again in a land of pure darkness and sighed. “Am I dead?” she asked the darkness. “No, my love you’re still very much alive.” Alucard turned to the voice and gasped. “Dracula!” Lady Dracula stood before her smiling. “Hello Fire Light.” Alucard rushed forward and hugged her beloved. “But how, you’re dead.” Dracula gently pushed her away. “Because my love, I’ve been watching you and I am pleased with your current life. You’ve made many allies and have saved so many lives. You make me so very proud of you.” Alucard held onto her love and cried. “Oh Night-heart, how I’ve missed you and how can you say that you are proud of me when I have yet to avenge your soul?” Dracula held her love and ran a hoof down her long mane. “Because I am my love, you are continuing to live in my stead and though I do desire the life of my killer I cannot force such life upon you. Yet this is not why I am here.” Alucard looked up to her love. “It is not?” Dracula shook her head. “No my love, it is to save your life. The Ghouls you faced have a toxin in their bodies far different that that you and I have faced before. Though the new blood has healed your wounds the side effects of the toxin is affecting your mind and has poisoned your magic’s flow. We must cleanse it quickly and send you back to the living. Hayseed has not arrived at the river Styx yet and this worries me greatly. Now my love repeat after me.”

Alucard shook her head. “Yet what will happen to you? Will I ever see you again, will I ever feel your soft coat against mine, or hear your lovely voice ever again?” Dracula held Alucard’s face and gave it a long deep kiss. “Let this be your answer for now my love. For now let us cleanse your magic.” Alucard cried as she nodded. “Clatue Veratou Nickto. Clatue Veratou Nickto.” Dracula chanted with her love.

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Luna cried as her friend’s condition started to worsen. “I’m sorry Princess. We did as best as we could. Let us cover her.” The doctor said sadly. “No! She’s still alive. We know it! Alucard Please! Please return to us.” Luna begged crying on her friend’s chest. The doctor carefully went to Luna’s side. “Please Princess don’t make this harder than it has to.” Luna shook her head then her ears lifted. “What is that?” The doctor looked to her. “Is what Princess?” Luna hushed the doctor and leaned toward Alucard’s mouth and listened. “Clatue… Veratou… Nickto?” Luna said to herself “Excuse me Princess?” Luna looked to him. “Clatue Veratou Nickto. We swear she is saying exactly that, but weakly.” Luna turned her head in though then gasped. “Take her hand and repeat those words, quickly!” The Doctor and nurses responded quickly and did as instructed.

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Dracula and Alucard continued the chant as both their horns began to glow a dark red. “Yes, we’re almost there my love. Clatue Veratou Nickto.” Dracula told her love. Alucard nodded as she continued the chant till a bright flash formed and the land around them became grass land. “It is done.” Dracula said happily. Alucard looked at her love smiling and crying. “Dracula… Night-heart my love, thank you.” Dracula kissed her once again deeply and held it for as long as they could before parting. “Live my love and keep fighting for the just cause, do not falter from it. Also tell your young charge and the Queen we said hello.” Alucard held her love. “Please, don’t leave me again.” Dracula smiled and nuzzled her love’s cheek. “I will never leave you my love for I’ll always be close to you. Here, right in your heart.” Alucard cried as the world around her began to disappear. “Stay safe, my love.”

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The chant ended in the bedroom as Alucard groaned and blinked her eyes. “Alucard… Alucard!” Luna said hugging her dear friend. “P-princess?” Alucard said turning to her. “Welcome back to the land of the living.” She heard behind her Princess. Turning her head she saw not only doctors and nurses but also Queen Faust. “Thank you… Dracula says hi.” Alucard said smiling. Luna blinked at her confused as Queen Faust smiled with a few tears coming down her cheeks and turned to the picture of Lady Dracula. “Thank you for returning her to my daughter.” She said to it. Alucard turned her head to her beloved’s picture as well and smiled.

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Ending: Cosmic Love (Rosario + Vampire)

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To be continued

Author's Note

Well we're coming down to the wire with this series. Just one more chapter to go before this is finished.