Author's Notes:

This chapter is going to get really sappy, so prepare yourselves :)

Rainbow Dash’s eyes now began to adjust to the night and she walked next to Cornell over to Gemini. Rainbow carried a heavy heart all the way there, her life long friend was dying and there was nothing she could do for her. Rainbow briefly closed her purple colored eyes and held in the tears. Nothing could have prepared her for this, finally she opened her eyes and Cornell said,”The number one thing to remember about Werewolves is that we have a small amount of unicorn magic running through our veins. Those that have a direct line to Luna have great control over their powers, you already have a grip on your powers as we have seen. But that was only during a moment of adrenaline you must learn to summon the beast within on command.”

Rainbow Dash simply nods and they stop at Gemini, Cornell looks at her and says,”In order for you to control the beast inside of you, you must find an anchor for your emotions. They will refine your abilities.”

Rainbow Dash mournfully lowers her head and Cornell sighs heavily and says resting his hoof on her shoulder,”You’ve done all you can. I know what it is like to lose a close friend, believe me. But right now you need to focus and control your emotions, your depression will greatly affect your new found powers.”

Rainbow nodded and shook her head. She closed her eyes and focused on her new found powers. She drew deeper and deeper into her subconscious, trying to control her emotions. Finally she figured out an anchor for her emotions. It was hope, that Rarity will be okay. Cornell saw the image of her Werewolf form flicker and he smiled slightly. He had a feeling that she would make a great addition to the Omega Pack.

She breathed a heavy breath out and opened her eyes. She felt stronger and more envigorated. She looked over at Cornell and said,”Thank you Cornell. What will we do now?”

Cornell looked out at Gemini and said,”We will hunt down Changelings until Mother and Dracula tell us the plans to recapture Ponyville.”

Spike sat alone in the streets and waited for the arrival of Twilight and Rarity. He felt sad and anxious at the same time. He was anxious to see Twilight and was sad at the news he had just heard. Rarity was dying and he could do nothing to help. Finally he heard hoofsteps walk towards him and Spike looked up and saw a white and a purple unicorn. He jumped up and dashed over to hug both of them.

When he did so they returned the hug and Spike said,”I was so worried about you two. Rainbow Dash was worried too.”

Nervously Twilight and Rarity look at each other. Twilight says in response,”What did she think about us lying to her?”

Spike chuckled and said,”She never said anything but I am sure she has something in store for both of you.”

Spike looks at Rarity and gives a look of concern as she notices that her coat was stained and barely white at all. It was more of a faded grey color. And her mane was not finely combed and groomed but straight and long. Rarity sees this look and says,”I take it you know about my condition.”

Spike looks away from her and says,”All I know is that you are dying. I just can’t… I can’t believe it.”

Spike sat down and began to weep in his claws. Rarity looked at Twilight and Twilight got the message. Twilight said with a heavy heart,”I will go find Dracula.”

Twilight trotted away and Rarity sat down next to Spike and said resting her hoof on his shoulder.”I know that you have feelings for me, this probably hurts you the most out of all of us. You just need to remember one thing.”

She lifts his head to look at his eyes. Tears were running down his face. Rarity continued,”All you need to remember is that death is natural. It is something that plagues us all. It is inevitable and we all know it is coming. Some embrace this fact and become a shadow of their former selves. Others wait for their fate. But there are a few that know it is coming and decide that life is worth living. And life is better when you have true friends to share it with. With good times and bad times, it does not matter all it does is help shape your opinion on the world and beyond. Do not only remember my death, remember the times that we cherished together. Remember the happy times. The bad times and everything in between. Please do this for me Spike.”

Rarity leaned down and kissed Spike on the lips and this surprised Spike and Rarity pulled back after a couple seconds and said,”Something to remember me by. Do not falter and never forget what I have just told you.”

Rarity stood up and walked away. Spike looked at her as she walked away and was stunned. She never said something so inspirational or heartfelt before. Tears still flowed from his eyes. He looked deep inside of himself and took her words to heart, he sniffled and stopped crying. He yawned loudly and wiped his eyes. He looked around and saw the sign that lead to the inn and decided he would hunker down and take a nice long nap.

Twilight walked through the streets of Gemini and looked for Dracula. No doubt he has figured out her feelings for him. This has to be discussed with him and she winded through the streets and finally past a garden. A shadowy figure was looking over the fauna, it had the same shape and build as Dracula. She stepped in the beautiful garden and walked behind the figure.

Dracula stood up and said,
“Of loving night and of hateful day,
I wish nothing more than to stay,
But alas to much of my surprise,
That I have first seen of her eyes.

Eyes everso looking and wandering to find,
But could not because she was so blind,
Oh how she wishes to express her feelings,
But stopped her because of her dealings.

Oh love and hate, hate and love,
To the stars above,
Do these words wish to find,
But must be left behind.

To the ears of lovers they find themselves,
Embedded deep inside of ourselves,
Never to be forgotten,
But must be often.

To the eyes and ears of my Twilight do I wish that these words to find,
So she may commit it and remember it in her mind,
Softly and gently she seeks,
Looking in the mountain peaks,
Searching in the rivers,
Where the cold doth shivers.

Now she has found what she was looking for,
And now she can soar,
Through the sky and through the night,
So our love can take flight.”

Dracula turns around and Twilight said,”Wow...that was beautiful...how long did it take you to write such a beautiful piece of poetry?”

Dracula stepped closer to her and he said,”I needed only the knowledge that you had feelings for me. The rest came with ease. So, is it true?”

Twilight’s face went red and she said,”Yes. Ever since I first saw you in Ponyville. I can’t explain the feeling but it is just there. There is nothing that I can do or say that can describe what the feeling is but it’s there and…”

Dracula leaned down and kissed her on the lips and she made no attempt to stop him. After a few seconds he slowly leaned back up in his noble pose. The moon shined behind him and he said,”There are not enough stars in the sky that can measure my love for you. And there is no power on this earth that is as strong as my love for you.”

Twilight slightly smiled and lovingly embraced Dracula. Dracula said as he embraced Twilight,”When all of this is over. I will still never stop loving you.”

They let go of each other and stared long into each other’s eyes. For the first time in both of their lives they found someone they can unconditionally love. Twilight’s friends had dated ponies before but she never had such a thing happen to her. She can’t explain it but it is like destiny that they found each other. Dracula for a thousand years now has somepony that he can completely and fully trust.

They heard hoofsteps step into the garden and looked to see who it was. It was Luna and she had a small smile on her face and said,”Sorry to interrupt your little moment there but I wish to speak with Dracula.”

Dracula looks at Twilight and says,”I will see you soon.”

Twilight nodded and walked away. No doubt she was going to study the Swords of Shadow and the keys to the Harvest Well. Luna stepped next to Dracula and she said,”So...Twilight.”

“Yes Twilight.”Dracula said returning the smile to Luna,”It just feels right you know. Anyways, there is a reason you are here Mother. What is it?”

With the final words of his last sentence his demeanor changed from relaxed to alert and ready. Luna said in response,”As you might know we have two of the keys, you are nearing the first part of your destiny.”

Dracula looked at Luna and said,”I have known this for a while. Is there something that I haven’t been informed about?”

Luna sighed heavily and said,”The Harvest Well is not what it used to be. It will no longer replenish the powers of the Children of the Night. I will only give powers to the Chosen Shadow, you.”

“So what’s the problem?”Dracula shrugged his hooves and watched as Luna stared off into the moon. Luna carried the look of deep emotion, a look of interest.

Luna thought and remembered when the Vampires discovered their abilities. She remembered when they were all still trying to come to grip with their abilities. Dracula mastered his powers much quicker than the others. It came naturally to him, like he was born to be the first Vampire. But despite his powers he is not immortal, the only reason he lasted for a thousand years without a connection to Luna is that her essence was part of him. She made it so that he did not depend on her as his source of mana. Plus, his talent kept his youth and kept him strong.

Of all her Children of the Night, she feared Dracula the most. He can do things he does not even know about. Luna finally draws the courage and she looks at Dracula and says,”When you do the ritual you won’t as well reconnect my children to me. But, you will become immortal, gaining more power than Celestia and me combined. Thus, you will be more vulnerable to Living Shadow’s corruption.”

Luna lowers her head in sadness. It is obvious that she does not want to see Dracula become corrupted. Dracula lifts her head to look at him and he says,”I am going to promise you something Mother. I will never succumb to Living Shadow’s magic. This I swear.”

Luna saw truth in Dracula’s eyes and trusted him that he won’t become corrupted. But there is another thing that she did not tell Dracula, there is a small chance that when he absorbs the power of the Well he will absorb so much power that his consciousness would want to ascend into an Alicorn. But, his connection to her will still keep him in his mortal form, for years he has been kept at the cusp of ascension. Luna fears that he might not be able to handle all that magic without ascending into an Alicorn.

She knew more than anypony that corruption doesn’t follow far behind when you ascend into an Alicorn. His eyes told her that he did not fear what was to come and so she sighed heavily and said,”Alright. So long as thou thinks you’re ready.”

Although Dracula might be prepared for what he was going to face. Luna was not, fearing for Dracula’s life. They then turned when they heard the thundering sound of many ponies galloping through the streets. They rushed around the corner and saw Children of the Day. But more importantly they saw Princess Celestia and Emerald Masquerade. Celestia caught her sister’s gaze and gave her a look of anger, Luna knew why she gave her a look of anger. Luna looked over next to Dracula and he looked at her. Dracula nodded and they both slowly walked into the streets to meet the new arrivals.