The Blood Countess
Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Welcome to the Underground
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Welcome to the Underground
“Ah! Nothing like having eggs, bacon, toast, and apple juice to start off the day.” Veronica said as she exited out of the new guild hall.
“Took you long enough. Now can we please get to the guild to start getting stronger?” Shalltear asked as the young girl rolled her eyes.
“In a minute, right now we need to look around to find Aqua.”
“Why do we need her? We can do stuff on our own.”
“Well she does know a lot about this stuff then we, so why not have a guide to help us in case things go bad?”
“Why am I stuck with a person like you, I will never know.”
“I thought you said you would be a little nice to me?”
“It’s a work in progress. Something that you currently are. And I would suggest you stop talking out loud.”
“And why is that?”
“Because the monsters here will think you’re crazy….like right now.” She said as Veronica looked up to see some of the citizens that pass by her look at her oddly.
“Oh….right…” Veronica blushed as she quickly scooted off in the general direction of town.
“Not the brightest of vampires are you?”
“Shut up and just keep an eye out for Aqua or at least Trixie.”
“You sure you want me to do that?”
“”Yes…..wait….what’s with that kind of question?”
“Oh nothing~”
“You’re up to something aren’t you? You better not try to do anything that might get us hurt.”
“Relax, I’m not planning on doing that. But that hole you’re about to walk into begs to differ.”
“What hole-” Before Veronica could finish her question, she soon felt the ground slip from her feet as she falls down the hole that Shalltear mentioned.
(Underground)
“The Great and Powerful Trixie is annoyed.” Trixie said as she stands in the middle of a patch of flowers. “To think that I Trixie would be stuck in the middle of this dark place. Though at least she landed on a patch of flowers. When Trixie finds that fox creature, she will have her revenge for leaving Trixie here…..now where in Equestria is the darn exit?” Before Trixie could begin her search for a way out of the cave she was in…again, her ear twitches upon hearing something coming from above. Looking up her eyes widen upon seeing a familiar looking vampire knight falling from the sky and lands on top of her.
“Ow…God that hurt.” Veronica said as she slowly begins to pull herself up a bit. “Some help you were Shalltear! Why didn’t you say anything earlier about the hole!?”
“You told me to keep an eye out for Trixie. You didn’t say anything about the hole that you fell into.”
“......I’m starting to think that you’re not going to try to be nice to me are you?”
“Like I said, it’s a work in progress. Also you might want to look down now.” Shalltear suggested as the vampire looked down to see that she was on top of Trixie.
“The Great and Powerful Trixie is in so much pain that she couldn’t believe that she can feel this much pain.” The mare said in a daze as she looks up to see who fell on her.
“Hi Trixie….” Veronica said as she soon felt Trixie pull her in for a hug.
“Veronica! Thanks Celestia you are okay! Trixie thought she lost you after that stupid fox teleported us out of the Everfree Forest with her magic.”
“N-Nice to…see you too…C-Can’t…B-Breath!” Veronica said as Trixie quickly let go of the small vampire as she gasp for air.
“Sorry, Trixie did not mean to do that.”
“I-It’s fine. Just...try not to do that again.” Veronica said as she soon looked around the room they were in. “Where are we and why are we in a room full of flowers?”
“Trixie has no idea where we are. She had been stuck here for the past few hours or so.”
“Could you have teleported out of here or something?” Veronica asked as a dumbfound expression appeared on Trixie’s face. “Wait…you didn’t try to teleport out of here?”
“For a pony who named herself the great and powerful Trixie, she isn’t the brightest of ponies I have ever met...then again you fit that category as well.”
“O-Of course I know that I could teleport out of here....but Trixie doesn’t have the magic to do that…yes...she is…completely drained of magic after what happened in the Forest.” The mare lied, trying to make it as if she knew this. So far both Veronica and Shalltear deadpanned at the blue unicorn.
“Uh huh...anyway…is there any other way out of here?”
“Sadly no. Trixie has been trying to look for a way out. But so far she can not find a way out of here. So that mean we’re stuck here…forever.” Trixie said as she flops back onto the flowers in defeat. “The Great and Powerful Trixie is too amazing and pretty to die in a place like this!”
“I’m pretty sure you don’t fit the bill of amazing and pretty. That solely goes to me...well the pretty part at least.”
“Hey, let’s not give up just yet. I mean I’m sure there has to be a way out of here. We just have to look a bit harder.”
“Or you could just look right in front of you?” said an unknown voice as it caused the mare and vampire to look around to find where it came from.
“You heard that?”
“Trixie indeed heard that. But she can’t see where it came from.”
“Down here friend.” The mysterious country voice said as the duo looked down to see a flower with a cartoonish face on it.
“......Is that a talking flower?”
“Trixie believe so…though she might be imagining things.”
“Naw friend you’re not imagining it. I’m your best friend Flowey the flower.” The flower said as he smiles at them both. “Looks like you two are in a bit of a pickle huh?”
“We kinda are.” Veronica said as she kneels down at the flower. “We’re kinda stuck here in this mysterious place and we can’t find a way out of here. You wouldn’t happen to know of a way out of here do you?”
“As a matter of fact, I do.” Flowey said as he backed away from the two. “All you have to do is walk into my white little seeds and you’ll be teleported out of here in no time.” He said as two white seeds appear in front of them.
“Seriously? That’s it?” Veronica asked as Flowey nodded. “Well that was easy.”
“You can’t be this fucking stupid can you?” Shalltear asked as Veronica paused a few inches from reaching for the white seed floating in front of her and Trixie.
“What do you mean?”
“You just met this talking flower for less then a second and you’re going to believe him when he said he can get you out of here? You can’t smell that this is a trap?”
“Don’t think it’s a trap Shalltear. He looks like a nice guy that we can trust, more so then I can say for you after you let me fall into that hole earlier.”
“Trixie will have to agree with Veronica…even though she can’t hear the conversation you’re having between the two.” Trixie said as she looks back at Flowey. “This isn’t a trap is it.”
“Of course not. You can trust me, your best friend Flowey.” Flowey said as he gives them an innocent smile.
“......You know what, fine. Go ahead and touch it. If anyone needs me, I’ll be watching from the sidelines with a big tall cup of I told you so and drink as I watch this scene play out.” Shalltear said as she disappeared for the time being.
“We really need to do something about that problem you’re having.” Trixie said as she turned her attention back at the seed. “Trixie is grateful that you’re willing to help us Flowey. We’ll be sure to pay you back for this act of kindness.”
“Oh, I believe you have already.” Flowey said as Veronica touched the white floating seed in front of her. Just as the vampire touched it, she soon felt a sharp pain shoot through her chest. Looking down she saw a small ball size hole in her armor as blood began to drip from the hole in her armor a bit. Trixie looked over at the vampire in shock as she moved out of the way of the seed that almost hit her.
“I told you this was a trap. Now look what you did to us.” Shalltear said as she felt Veronica fall to the ground. “Be lucky that the guild armor was able to reduce most of the damage. But that attack inflicted bleed and shock status on you.”
“What the hay was that for!?” Trixie yelled as she rushes over to Veronica. “Veronica, you okay?”
“C-Can’t...move…” Veronica answered as she struggles to move her body.
“You idiots! Did you really think that I would help you two out of this place. I can’t believe you were stupid enough to fall for something like this.” Flowey said as a demonic expression appears on his face. “In this world you two were foolish enough to find yourselves in. It’s a kill, kill be killed world.”
“....Trixie is sorry, but...what?”
“It’s a kill, kill be killed world!” Flowey said as more white seeds appeared around him.
“....Y-You need to learn how to make a proper sentence Flowey.” Veronica said as she moved her head up a bit to look at the flower.
“Kill or kill, kill or kill be. Why can’t I say that right?” Flowery said as his face quickly became less demonic.
“Don’t you mean kill or be killed world?” Trixie said with a deadpan expression on her face.
“Kill or be killed world!” Flowey said as he aimed the seeds at them both. “Prepare to die fools!”
“This is not how The Great and Powerful Trixie wants her life to end!” Trixie said as she tried to cover herself over Veronica. Just as the seeds were about to hit them, a wall of fire appeared around them both as the seeds turn to ashes.
“What the?”
“Stand back vile creature! Hadouken!” Before the flower could do anything else, he was quickly hit by a fireball from the side causing him to be sent flying off into the darkness. Trixie looked over to her left to see what appears to be a very tall female goat monster wearing a purplish robe. The goat monster looked over at Trixie and Veronica as she notice the vampire on the ground bleeding.
“Oh my goodness! Are you two okay?” She asked as she quickly rushes over to the mare and vampire.
“We were attacked by that evil flower.” Trixie answered as she looked over at Veronica. “One of its seed hit my...um...daughter and I don’t know what to do!”
“Daughter!?” Both Veronica and Shalltear said mentally in surprise to this.
“Oh you poor dear.” The goat monster said as she quickly lift the bleeding vampire into her arms. “Come with me. I’ll take you both someplace safe so you won’t get hurt.”
“Trixie thanks you…um…..”
“My name is Toriel. Now come, we better go before that flower comes back again.” Toriel said as she motion for the mare to follow her through the ruins they were in.
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