“You two encounter trouble?” Asherah asks.

“No…not really,” Sasuke tries to play off as she puts Naruto on the couch.

“So what took so long then?” Asherah asks.

“Well…we just encountered a pack of imps. Nothing we can’t handle,” Sasuke tries.

“I consider that trouble,” Asherah says protectively.

“Aw, he was worried about us,” Naruto says smirking.

Sasuke smiles a bit. “Well then, maybe we should remind him we can take care of ourselves.”

“You two are finally back. I swear our stallion was going to wear a hole in the floor,” Daring says walking up.

“Why does it smell funny?” Rigi suddenly asks as he sniffs the air around the two girls.

“Rigi, husband very protective right now. You want to continue this?” Sasuke asks.

“No. I mean I smelled this before…that busty white princess. She reeked of corruption. What the heck happened?” Rigi asks crossing his arms.

“Rigi,” Asherah growls.

“Fine. But you better keep asking your girls,” Rigi says walking off and rolling his eyes.

“Speaking of girls, where is Rainbow?” Daring asks.

“For the last time Vinyl, I don’t ask Asherah if he would like to date others,” Rainbow calls as she entered the house.

“There she is,” Sasuke says pointing.

“Vinyl…that the white unicorn if I recall…the one that gives me goosebumps and I am cautious around before?” Asherah says.

“Yeah…she wants to know if you date others that much,” Rainbow says frowning.

“Um…I do not know,” Asherah admits as Rainbow walks up to him.

“Then you will talk to her and get her off your wife’s back,” Rainbow says.

“That means your aiming for children like we have had?” Sasuke asks.

Rainbow frowns and sighs. “Yes. Yes, I am…soon.”

“When was I going to be informed about this?” Asherah asks surprised.

“Right now I guess,” Rainbow says still frowning.

“You don’t sound pleased about it,” Asherah points out.

“Vinyl,” Rainbow says simply.

“Why don’t you hug your pet turtle or husband to feel better?” Naruto asks with a bit of sass.

“Oh crap! Tank!” Rainbow yells and rushes off.

“What about Tank?” Asherah asks.

“Her pet turtle,” Sasuke says smiling.

“No. What about him? Last I saw, he was sleeping on top of Avasha’s stomach as she slept,” Asherah says.

“Cute. But she’s just worried at times. Like did she feed him, hug him, dress him up for the night sleep. She’s like a mother already,” Daring says smirking.

“Yes, even tucked Avasha in for the night before she went out,” Asherah says.

“Aw. I love her to bits,” Sasuke says smiling broadly.

“So…I have a sudden chill down my spine,” Asherah says.

“Hello handsome,” Vinyl whispers behind him.

“That explains it,” Asherah says.

Vinyl giggles and hugs him from behind and presses her breasts against his back. “Take me to your bed.”

“Ah hum,” three females calls out, clearing their throats.

Vinyl grins at them. “Hey, sexy.”

“Our husband your hands are on,” Naruto says.

Vinyl giggled mischievously as she snuggles up to Asherah’s side.

“I smell blood. Who was murdered?” Rigi asks coming back.

“This stupid cat,” Daring says holding up Vinyl by her collar and away from Asherah.

“Cat?” Asherah asks confused.

Daring stay glaring at Vinyl who giggles still.

“Daring, down,” Asherah says seeing this, walking up to the pair.

Daring huffs and drops Vinyl and makes her grunt as she lands on her ass. “Ow,” Vinyl says rubbing her ass.

“Calm. You are in the sea. Relaxing. No rivals in sight and you just got to start your vacation,” Asherah says, running a hand through her mane as she closes her eyes.

Daring sighs and leans into his petting. “Thanks…”

“Head to bed. You need it and the book can wait one night,” Asherah says before kissing her forehead.

Daring nods slowly. “Okay…thanks…” she says and walks off.

“No…why is there blood on your lip?” Asherah asks as Rigi started studying Vinyl.

Vinyl hums as she looks innocent. “This isn’t blood.”

“You are talking to someone with a body count greater than a regiment in a war,” Asherah says.

“And a dragon nose who knows when someone is bleeding from sex,” Rigi pipes up as he wipes the red liquid from her chin and tastes it. “Wow. Iron. Yep,” he says, making everyone look to Vinyl.

“Rigi, open her mouth up,” Asherah instructs.

Rigi reaches out and Vinyl stood there smirking as he tries to pry her jaws open and then uses both hands and makes her jaw crack as he opens it up and shows her mouth stained with blood. “Asherah…” Rigi says, moving his fingers away from certain areas of her mouth.

“Good luck with that,” Asherah says starting to inch away.

“Are you kidding?” Rigi asks looking back at him and slowly let’s go of Vinyl’s mouth, letting her close it slowly and smirk to all of them. “Vampires are actually kinda cool.”

“I am actually,” Asherah says walking back.

“Wimp,” Rigi scoffs and smirks to Vinyl. “So…how many lovers have you had?”

“One mare. The rest were a snack,” Vinyl says.

Rigi grins more. “And you are not into me one bit? You want flesh and blood,” he concludes.

“I like them as pure as possible,” Vinyl informs.

“Well, I’m out. Good luck buddy,” Rigi says pushing Vinyl towards him and rushes off and they hear the beat of wings a moment after.

“Wimp!” Asherah calls.

“Who’s sweating and who’s laughing?!” Rigi calls back laughing.

“Who’s running like a bitch?” Vinyl calls.

“And who wants a pure one?” Rigi calls back.

“Speaking of which, where were we?” Vinyl asks.

Asherah was suddenly yanked back as Naruto and Sasuke took his place as Rainbow held Asherah behind her, behind them. “Not here.”

“Vampires always get their prey,” Vinyl says confusing Rainbow.

“Always get their…” Rainbow starts and suddenly realizes that she heard breathing behind her and looks to see Vinyl leaning on and hugging Asherah. “How did…?”

“Yo,” Vinyl says simply as Asherah remained frozen in fear.

“Off our mate!” the other girls yell in almost pure anger.

Vinyl hums teasingly before sticking out her tongue at them.

The girls all growled in their own way as Asherah swears that some of them are letting off some steam from their heads. “Okay! Pounce her!” Sasuke orders and all of them dive for both Asherah and Vinyl as Asherah sweatdrops embarrassed now as the girls all start to tussle and try to pull Vinyl away while cats sounds came out of the dust cloud.

“So explain to me why you are here?” Asherah requests to the now tied up Vinyl.

“Can’t a mare take a vacation and have a little fun?” Vinyl asks grinning.

“She wants something. She has to be wanting something,” Rainbow says frowning as all the girls pace around her.

“What do you really want?” Asherah asks again, but more sternly.

Vinyl kept grinning. “I need you to get rid of someone. It’s an easy job.”

“And why didn’t you just post it on our board?” Asherah asks.

“Because it is more fun doing it in person. What do you think?” Vinyl asks sneakily.

“You’re lying,” Asherah says.

Vinyl just hums happily as she stares at them with a smirk.

“You want no one to know about this, right?” Asherah says, knowing how this usually goes.

“Wow. Took you that long,” Vinyl almost says in a joking tone.

“What do you offer for the one you wish dead?” Asherah asks.

“Well…I can work for you and whoever is with me,” Vinyl offers. “How’s that for a deal?”

Asherah thinks about it before motioning over Naruto and Sasuke as Daring and Rainbow watch her. After a bit of whispering, the three nod. “Very well. Who is the target?” Asherah asks.

“First, you promise no take backs?” Vinyl asks as she gets up and easily slips out of the ropes to their surprise as she pulls on the knots still on it.

“I have already accepted the contract,” Asherah informs.

“You have to kill my vampiric master,” Vinyl says simply as she tosses the ropes away and starts stretching.

“Their name, their appearance, and their location,” Asherah instructs.

Vinyl grins and shows her fangs at that. “His name is Totone. Looks like a regular gentle stallion in a suit with a crest pin on his coat pocket that looks like an eagle. And he is at the old castle right now planning to repurpose it as their base.”

“Come with me,” Asherah says getting up. “See to the children. I will back later,” Asherah informs his wives.

“How later?” Sasuke asks as Avasha waddles up to her before starting to climb and trying to get on her head.

“Tomorrow at the latest,” Asherah informs.

“Poppa,” Avasha calls out as she still climbs.

“I will be back soon Avasha. I have to go do a job,” Asherah says patting her head.

“Poppa,” Avasha says grabbing and hugging his hand.

Asherah lets her hold his hand till Sasuke tickles her stomach. “Come on Avasha. We are going to get you a burger,” Sasuke says.

“Ma,” Avasha calls out as she lets go and hugs her mother around her neck.

“Let’s go,” Asherah says to Vinyl.

“About time…sappy,” Vinyl says smiling as she is already heading out the door.

Asherah says nothing, though he was tempted to cut her down for that.

“This is the place?” Asherah asks.

Vinyl nods as they stood in front of a castle sitting on a plateau with only a rickety bridge connecting it. “Unless you are having second thoughts.”

“No. I don’t,” Asherah says walking onto the bridge.

Vinyl smirks as she follows just as easily. “Okay. So I am guessing you can take this job easily?”

“Anything you tell me about the target will speed it up?” Asherah informs.

“Yeah. Those stories of how vampires are killed and deflected? Not true on some. Stake through the heart will kill anyone, even wood pieces getting into the blood. Silver is hardly anything but a burn to us. Garlic just stinks. Something about those holy water…only on some religions and those are mostly wiped out. Light from the sun…could work…if it wasn’t so unfocused out here. And watch for his bites. He gets his poison from the fangs into you, you can become paralyzed,” Vinyl lists off.

“Does he rely on martial or magic?” Asherah asks.

“Mix of both,” Vinyl informs.

“No problems then,” Asherah says.

“Uh huh,” Vinyl mutters, almost unconvinced at his supposed strength that he thinks he is.

“Tell me, when I kill him, will all of his minions become yours?” Asherah asks.

“Yep,” Vinyl says simply.

“Then you better get them under control or I will do the same to them for what I have planned for this vampire,” Asherah warns as they enter the broken down and crumbling castle. “Did he just start or has no sense?” Asherah asks.

“Honestly, no idea,” Vinyl says shrugging.

“Well, I guess it doesn’t matter,” Asherah says before suddenly reaching out and Vinyl heard choking.

Vinyl hums as she walks up and Asherah holds a thrall struggling for air in his grip. “Yeah. That’s one of his.”

“So where’s this so-called master?” Asherah seethed to the thrall pony who grips his hand to get out. “Maybe I should just kill any who comes my way. I’ll end up finding this so-called master in no time,” Asherah mutters out loud as tightens his grip a bit.

“T…t…throne…” the thrall chokes out as his legs flail around.

“Okay. You can throw him,” Vinyl says walking past and Asherah only throws the thrall behind him and makes him hit the wall to be knocked out.

“These thralls are not as strong as legends say,” Asherah says walking forward and unnerving Vinyl a bit at how easily he manhandled a thrall.

“So you say,” Vinyl says a bit to herself.

Asherah walks through the halls with Vinyl being jumped a few more times, but he kept beating them without much effort, scaring Vinyl a bit as she may have been better than the common thrall, but not this much. Then they entered the throne room with the lord sitting on his throne.

“A bit pretentious, don’t you think?” Asherah asks sarcastically as he walks up to the throne and watches the lord.

“Vinyl, what treachery is this?” the lord demands.

“Can I kill him now?” Asherah asks rolling his eyes.

“Yeah…that’s what I hired you for, didn’t I?” Vinyl says slowly stepping back.

“I will kill you, you worthless curtail!” the lord yells, launching himself at Vinyl with tremendous speed.

“One,” Asherah says before the outstretched arm of the lord flew off.

Vinyl gulps as she kept trying to step away from them now as the arm lands near her.

The lord lets out a cry of pain having skidded on the floor, his stump of an arm trailing his blood now. “You bastard!”

“Is that it? I expected more,” Asherah says as the lord lunged at him and, to his shock, Asherah seemed to disappear.

Vinyl blinks as she looks around before hearing a cry of pain and looks to see the lord lose a leg now as it flies into the air. ‘I think I made a mistake…’

“How disappointing you are. I had hoped for better,” Asherah says now standing over the lord, looking down.

‘T…t…teleportation…no…speed,’ the lord thought in horror, seeing the skid marks at Asherah’s feet now before he was restrained.

“Now it is time for you to do your part of the job,” Asherah says to Vinyl.

Vinyl hums as she flashes her fangs and hisses before descending onto the lord and bites into his neck before starting to suck away the blood as Asherah let’s go now and lets her handle it. Asherah walked out and waited until she finally emerged. “Is it done?”

Vinyl smiles as she wipes the blood streaks from her mouth. “Yeah. Done.”

“Then gather your minions. It is time to put them to work,” Asherah says starting to walk back towards his home.

Vinyl licks her fangs as she nods a bit. “Yeah, sure.”

Asherah and Vinyl arrived in the middle of the night as most of the thralls were too afraid of Asherah to go anywhere near him. Now knowing how he brought down their former master for Vinyl to feed on him to gain all his power.

“Well…that was fast,” Vinyl could only say.

“Find a way to make them useful,” Asherah informs walking off to his room.

Vinyl slowly turns to the thralls as they all shiver in some fright. “Cool.”

The next morning, Naruto walks towards the kitchen to grab some food. On the way there, she passes by the living room before slowly stopping and taking a few steps back and turns her head towards Vinyl snoring on the couch. “The fuck…?”

“So she is back,” Rainbow says groggily.

Naruto sighs. “Great. Just great.”

“I thought she wouldn’t be back when I found Asherah in bed with me,” Daring says.

“Something happened,” Sasuke mutters as she walks in and rubs her eyes as Avasha slept on her head.

“She is back,” Vinyl informs opening her eyes and smirking at them.

“Yeah. We can see you. Why?” Rainbow demands.

“Asherah told me to put those who I now own to work. I have known some scary vampire lords in my time, but your husband, he scares me more than any of them, because he is mortal and crushed who I hired him to kill,” Vinyl says. ‘Truthfully, I thought he would just weaken him enough for me to kill the lord and then I would repay him by making him into a vampire. However…’ Vinyl thinks as the fight replayed in her head again. ‘How much have I misjudged his power?’

“Yeah. He’s strong like that,” Sasuke says lost in some memories.

“So is that some hat or a puffball?” Vinyl asks.

“Hey! That’s my daughter!” Sasuke yelled angry at that wording.

“But Avasha is a puffball,” Daring jokes.

Sasuke turned her glare to her.

“Calm down Sasuke. At least Avasha isn’t bothered by it,” Naruto says smiling as she points to Avasha who is just sitting on her head and eating away at a burger.

“Where does she keep getting those?” Rainbow asks.

“I wish I knew,” Sasuke huffs a bit miffed that she keeps finding more.

Rigi yawns as he enters the room and looks to see almost everyone up. “Oh…would you look at that. Everyone’s up…yay,” Rigi yawns as he goes toward the kitchen and places a bag into the fridge before shutting the door. “Keep your daughter out of it,” he mutters heading down the hall to his room.

“Have you been stocking up burgers?” Sasuke asks peeved now.

“Asherah wanted me to get some supplies of them. So yeah,” Rigi mutters rubbing his eyes as he stumbles down to his room.

“Poppa,” Avasha calls happy hearing that.

“Okay…I’m going to have a word with him,” Sasuke huffs walking off.

“He is in my room,” Daring informs.

“Anyone getting the feeling it’s about to get a bit worse?” Naruto spoke up.

“What about your four children?” Rainbow asks.

“Shoot!” Naruto yells running off to her room as she changes into her myr form.

“Feeding time,” Daring says.

“So what are you doing for payment for your job?” Rainbow asks Vinyl.

“Thalls are doing them for me,” Vinyl says grinning.

“So you’re adding manpower to us then?” Rainbow asks.

“Duh. Are you that thick?” Vinyl asks rolling her eyes.

“Rainbow, it isn’t worth it,” Daring says.

Rainbow growls and huffs as she crosses her arms.