Twi-Bite: A Vampire Story

One Week Later - Canterlot Hospital

Silverwood was watching over Twilight at night as usual. He was cradling her head in his left hand while sticking part of an IV tube through the slits of the muzzle to Twilight's mouth. The tube was connected to a full bag of A+ blood, which Twilight was gulping down steadily. It was like a parent feeding a baby.

The good doctor noticed that Twilight became more docile when being fed in this manner. She closed her dark eyes and started purring with contentment.

Probably the fledgling instinct kicking in. Vampires are supposed to feed their spawn until they mature, damn it, Silverwood thought.

During the week that Twilight had been in Stage One, her teeth had started to fall out. Small piranha-like teeth were growing in their place. If that was anything to go by, Silverwood determined the species of vampire Twilight was becoming. He patted her head affectionately as he spoke.

"Looks like you're becoming a Strigoi, Twilight. A common species, that one," Silverwood said.

Twilight just kept drinking until the bag was empty. She continued to suck until the bag was vacuum-sealed. She spat out the tube and started to screech for more. Silverwood calmly smiled and stood up to walk out the door.

"Don't worry, Twilight. I'll be back with more blood for you," he assured.

It was at that point that Twilight suddenly lost consciousness. Nurse Redheart happened to join the doctor when Twilight fell comatose.

"Is Twilight alright, doctor?!" she asked in worry.

"She's fine. She's finally entered Stage Two," Silverwood replied. "Better call her friends and tell them. Oh, and call this number, too".

Silverwood handed the nurse a notecard with a phone number written on it. She took it and left Silverwood to watch over Twilight.

...

Later

The Rainbooms ran into the room and saw Twilight in her comatose state. Her readings on the monitors were slow, but consistent and indicative of life. They all sighed with relief knowing their friend was alive.

"Twilight is starting to mature?" Sunset asked.

"Yep. When she wakes up, she'll be a full-fledged Strigoi," Silverwood replied.

"Strigoi?" Pinkie asked.

"It's one of the different species of vampire that walk the earth," Silverwood replied.

That caught the girls' attention immediately. They all stared at the doctor in a way that said they wanted him to elaborate on his statement.

"There are different species of vampire around the world. The one that Twilight is becoming is called a 'Strigoi', one of the most common species," Silverwood said.

"What other species are there?" Fluttershy asked.

Silverwood put his thumb under his chin to think. He started counting off species with his fingers.

"There are the Strix, Nachzehrer, Pontianak, Bruxa, Alps, Asanbosam, Jiangshi, Aswang, Vrykolakas, Lamiae, Moroi, Vetala, Baobhan-Sith, Empouse, and Upir," Silverwood replied.

The silence and shock were so thick, one could cut them with a knife. They had no idea there were so many different species of vampire in the world. It made them question just how many of the people they interact with are secretly vampires.

"With that out of the way, I've got a special guest coming over to help Twilight once she wakes up," Silverwood said.

"Who?" Fluttershy asked.

As if on cue, a familiar figure strode into the room. This figure was wearing a white jacket, a white short skirt with a musical note stitched along the hips, a pair of headphones around her neck, purple sunglasses, magenta sneakers. Her pale skin and electric blue hair identified her as someone the gathered friends knew.

"Vinyl Scratch?!" they all cried.

The famous school DJ stood there with a smile on her face. She pulled down her violet shades to reveal a pair of red eyes with slit pupils like a cat. Her fingernails grew longer and darker until they resembled claws. A set of fangs descended over her teeth and her ears grew slightly pointed.

"Yo? What's up, Doc Silverwood?" she greeted the doctor.

"I'm well and prosperous. You look like you're doing quite well, yourself," Silverwood said.

Vinyl looked down at the prone and sleeping Twilight. "I take it this is the little pipistrelle you told me about?"

"Yep. She's going to need a guiding hand when she wakes up. I trust you've told the others?" Silverwood asked.

"Don't worry. They all know. They're all eager to meet her," Vinyl replied.

The Rainbooms were confused.

"Wait! Vinyl Scratch is a vampire?!" Rarity asked.

"I'm a Moroi, to be exact. It's nice to be able to talk to my human peers in this form," Vinyl said.

"I'm starting to wonder who else at school is a vampire? I may want to throw a vampire-human party!" Pinkie said.

Vinyl chuckled at Pinkie's enthusiasm in a motherly way. "I would like that, dear. But right now, we have to focus on Twilight".

"Wait, since you're a vamp - uh, Moroi, how old are you?" Applejack asked.

"I'm about to turn 2,583 next month," Vinyl replied.

The girls could catch flies with how long they kept their mouths open. Rarity especially seemed intrigued by that revelation.

"Vampirism have some really tempting benefits," Rarity said.

"It has its unique pleasures," Vinyl said. "And it looks like Twilight is going to know those pleasures soon enough".

Vinyl walked to Twilight's side. She put her finger in Twilight's mouth and parted her lips. Vinyl looked at Twilight's teeth and nodded.

"Looks like we've got a newborn Strigoi on our claws," Vinyl said. "That means she's going to have the cutest little bat ears!"

Vinyl was acting as if she was talking about a newborn baby. It was quite wholesome to see. When one reached Vinyl's age, everyone around them must look like a child to them. Vinyl started to stroke Twilight's hair as she hibernated.

"You all won't need to worry, girls. I'll make sure Twilight is nurtured like a proper vampire," Vinyl said.

Silverwood and the Rainbooms smiled knowing that Twilight would be taken care of by a good friend.