Blossomforth’s wing flaps could barely be heard over the sound of roaring, screeching and fighting from all around her. Her watermelon mane blew behind her as she zoomed through the streets, intent on getting to the Town Square as soon as she could. With each turn she made through the corners and streets, she stopped in her tracks, keeping a sharp eye out for any folkloric creatures nearby. Many looked to be occupied with dealing with a royal guard or a group of them, so she was able to slip by without being detected. That didn’t mean she wasn’t on high alert, and that didn’t look like that was going to die down soon. Not while the howl town was swarming with beasts that came from the darkest of imaginations.

‘This is bad! This is really really bad! I’m not even halfway to the Town Square and I haven’t caught sight of anypony else out here! All I see are these beasts everywhere!’ Blossomforth thought as she continued to fly through town. ‘Oh, I really wish I didn’t have Cloud Kicker go off without me while I fought those crow-winged lions! I really could have used her help right about now! Dammit!’

As she continued darting through streets, Blossomforth recalled the events that lead to her being where she was now. More than three hours earlier, she was in the Town Square with Cloud Kicker, getting ready to celebrate the biggest event in July. Both mares were talking with friends, playing with foals, and being up to their usual banter every day. That banter being Cloud trying to get Blossomforth to participate in some crazy sexual activity, with Blossomforth rejecting it every time. It looked like it was going to be a very good day for the flower-loving mare and her sexually active friend. At least that’s what Blossomforth believed it was going to be, since it was the day, and month, of the Summer Sun Celebration and all. A few of her foalhood friends only served to make her happier, and filling her with anticipation at being able to catch up after years away.

That was when the legendary Queen of Darkness came and blew everything into smoke and fire.

Blossomforth couldn’t find herself preparing for it no matter how much she may have tried. Not for Nightmare Moon all but destroying the Town Square, stabbing the Queen in front of all of them, or for her nearly burning them and the building to the ground along with Celestia. Even after Nightmare Moon left, the shock and fear she felt from that was still not all the way gone. And sudden folkloric army invading the town only served to help it increase higher than fireworks being shot into the sky. In those thirty minutes afterword, Blossomforth and Cloud found themselves doing whatever they could to keep from becoming lion chow. It was only thanks to the royal guards coming in at the very last moment that both mares’ lives were saved. Lives that they planned to ensure would last longer by making a quick exit out of the building when none of the cats were looking.

‘A plan that I am seriously regretting even thinking of in the first place!’ The pinkish white mare thought, chastising herself repeatedly. Had she known that this would be the result, then she would done all she could to have keep herself and Cloud in the Town Square. Even agreeing to having a three way with one of her bang buddies if that was what it took. ‘I really wish I didn’t make her leave me! I’ll have to find a way to make it up to her when I find her…’

Slowing down her pace, Blossomforth quietly trotted through the streets, careful not to make a sound that’ll give her away until she was sure what and who was out there. Her beautiful blue eyes glowed, the magic behind them amplifying her vision as they scanned through the dark streets of the town, completely on the lookout for any danger. The mare’s ears were perked as she listened out for anything that happened to be anywhere near her. So far, there still was nothing and nopony around her, thus leading the watermelon maned mare to continue onto her trek to the Town Square. As she did so, she began to look around at the blood and devastation left by the folkloric army.

“Mother Moka Almighty. So many of the buildings and stands have been destroyed. I can’t believe all of it in just one night.” Blossomforth murmured to herself. “So much has happened so quickly that it’s almost too much for me to take in. I really hope that something changes soon, or else things will only get even worse.” She paused, looking behind her in the direction of the library. ‘And not just for me either…’

As she rounded a corner, Blossomforth immediately picked up a powerful magical presence of something just feet away. Every single muscle in her body froze as she went still, the fur on her neck standing upright as she began to sweat. Swallowing the fear that was creeping up within her, she very slowly looked from behind a house. A squeak nearly left her while her hindlegs closed up as her eyes laid upon what she found.

Stalking across the streets of the wrecked town, coat and eyes glowing in the shadows, was a ravenous looking succubus. Its winter white coat made it seem like it was made out of snow on Hearth’s Warming. It gleamed in the blood moon’s light along with its long cherry blossom mane that fell over its head and neck like lose patterns. A set of brown goat horns could be seen towering atop her head like statues in front of a museum, their red color the same as its flared demonic bat wings. At its rump was a long leonine pink tail, with a heart shaped blade the size of an axe swaying hungrily behind it.

‘Oh fuck! There is another one of those pony monsters just around the corner from me! And even worse, it’s a Faust forsaking succubus!’ Blossomforth thought frantically as she looked into the creatures glowing pink eyes. Pulling herself away from view, she shut her eyes as she took several breaths, trying to control the buildup between her legs. ‘Okay, okay, calm down Blossomforth. Just calm down. Everything’s going to be fine. You just have to get past that creature so you can keep going after Cloud Kicker. Then you can her back to the Town Square, and let the royal guards make those things go away for good! Piece of cake!’

As if to show just how futile that attempt was, a soft hiss made its way into the mare’s ears like somepony was trying to shush her. She slowly looked over to see the white succubus standing in front of her, its glowing pink and blue piercing into her’s with hunger and lust. Blossomforth only had enough time to open her mouth for a scream, before she felt the wind knocked out of her by a punch from the succubus. The next thing she knew, she was spinning through the air, blood coming out of her mouth like a foal making water squirt from a toy gun. Blossomforth moaned loudly as she struggled to get up, before wave of pain that course through made her fall back down.

“D…d-damn it! My stomach!” Blossomforth cried, one of her hooves reaching out to rub at her barrel. “I-I can’t even sit up! How hard did she hit me?!”

The sound of a magic blast interrupted Blossomforth out of her thoughts, and she looked up to see a blast of green magic shooting towards her. Adrenaline coursed through Blossomforth and she flared her wings, shooting up into the air just as the magic blast went through a house. A hiss left Blossomforth as she clutched at her stomach again, but she ignored it as she glared at the succubus below her. It stared back up at her with that same gaze as before as it spread its wings and joined her in the sky.

The second it did, the succubus off another large wave of magic at Blossomforth, only for her to clash it with a wave of wind. The power struggle went on for a few moments, before they both exploded in midair, creating large dust cloud. A few seconds later, the succubus suddenly burst form the smoke, wings flared and its forelegs both stretched out in preparation for a fight. Along with something else that Blossomforth was certainly not going to give it.

“Bring it on!” Blossomforth shouted, wind coating her body as she flew at the succubus. She shot her head to the side to avoid sharp punch to the face, to which she delivered to the succubus’s own face. The pegasus then elbowed the creature in the back of the head, and went for a kick to the back, only for the succubus to lash its tail out and grab it. Blossomforth screamed as she was spun in the air and slammed into the ground, left in a daze. Just them a blast of dark magic struck her, sending her deeper into to the ground.

“Ow, s-shit! I forgot about its tail!” Blossomforth grunted to herself, coughing as she stared up at the beast. “It’s one of its main weapons. So I gotta watch out for it…”

With a roar, the succubus flew down towards the mare, fully intent on squishing her like a bug, but Blossomforth had other ideas. Inhaling sharply, she rolled herself out of the crater two seconds after the succubus slammed into it. As the smoke covered the creature, Blossomforth immediately went on the offensive.

“Sky Pegasus: Wing Attack!” She yelled, shooting her wings out and shooting out multiple air slices into the smoke. The sound of explosions and screeching filled her ears, letting Blossomforth know that her target was being hit. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to keep her attack up for long, for a few waves of red magic burst out from the smoke.

“Oh cra-!” Blossomforth cried before she felt the wave of magic colliding into her and send her tumbling across the ground. Gritting her teeth, she shot to her hooves and squared up to the creature in front of her, only to find it right upon her in an instant. Blossomforth’s left cheek exploded with pain as she was once again sent flying away, but she fought through the pain and fired off another round.

“Sky Pegasus: Whinny!” She yelled, shooting out a blast of magical wind from her mouth. It hurled towards the succubus at lighting speed, and collided with the creature, volts of electricity bursting throughout its body. It some point, it struck at the metallic core centered where its chest would be, causing it to let out an ear-piercing roar before an explosion rang out.

Blossomforth stood where she was, waiting for the smoke to clear so she could determine the state of her enemy. When the smoke cleared, it revealed a darkened crater and there was no sign of the succubus anywhere. Alarm bells immediately went off inside Blossomforth’s mind, and she looked around for the creature.

‘Oh no! Where did she go?!’ She thought as her body tensed like a python constricting a gazelle. ‘Behind me?! Above?!’

Suddenly, Blossomforth felt a searing pain burst through her left hind leg as something sharp sank into it. She snapped her head down to see the head of the succubus, its horns just inches form stabbing her stomach, and its teeth clamped on her leg. Before Blossomforth could try to do anything, a pillar of red magic burst out from under them both.

Blossomforth screamed in agony as she was sent shooting into the air, the succubus’s dark magic sending searing pain through her body. When it ended, the mare tried to look down to where the succubus was, only to feel and hear a crack from within her chest. She cried out as the creature slammed its hooves right into her chest, cracking a few ribs. It then grabbed her hindlegs and spinning around in the air, and throwing her to the ground. Blossomforth hit it with an echoing thud, and had no time to even absorb the pain before the succubus landed on top of her.

The watermelon maned mare did her best to get out of the Tantabuses hold, but had little success in getting away from the creature now hovering above her. All four of its hooves were pinned on top of her own, thus rendering her unable to really move, leaving her only able to watch as it ignited its horn. Her lip trembled with fear as the succubus pointed its horn down at her, preparing to blast her head off.

‘Oh no! She’s going to kill me! She’s really going to kill me!’ Blossomforth thought frantically, tears beginning to form in her eyes. She struggled even harder only for the succubus to press her into the ground even harder. Nausea billowed up within her when she felt the succubus’s tongue slide across her face like icing on a cupcake. Her fear rose even further when she felt the beast’s tail slowly creep dangerously close to her inner thighs. ‘I can’t move! I’m going to die! Somepony! Anypony! Please! Help me!’

Just as the succubus was about to fire at Blossomforth, a draconic roar burst out from within the streets, freezing the creature dead in its tracks. It looked to the right to see a purple dragon soaring towards it at breakneck speeds, green flames surrounding it like a cloak in the winter snow. It had no time to try to evade or dodge the incoming green blur before it was kneed in the face with the force of an oncoming cart.

“STOP RIGHT THERE YOU PERVERTED BITCH!” Spike bellowed in a powerful voice as he soared passed an aghast Blossomforth. With his emerald green eyes blazing, he swung his wings out, sending two powerful waves of fire magic at the creature, watching as they collided with his foe. The purple drake watched as the creature crashed into the house. The very same house that it had sent Blossomforth into as smoke enveloped and rubble enveloped it.

“W…what the…?” Blossomforth wheezed, staring in shock at her savior. “S-Spike?! Is that you?!”

“Hi Blossomforth. I’m sorry we couldn’t catch up to you in time.” Spike answered, shooting the mare an apologetic glance. “We had a run in with a few werewolves, vampires and zombies along the way before we picked up your scent.”

“We?” Blossomforth asked as she sat up from the ground. “You mean we didn’t come alone?”

“Of course we didn’t, you sexy dummy.” A pair of persian blue forelegs wrapped around Blossomforth in an embrace, filling her with warmth. Blossomforth didn’t even need to turn around to see who it was, but that didn’t stop her from dong it anyway. Water began to appear in her eyes as she looked into the amber ones of Cloud Kicker.

“Cloud Kicker!” She wailed, throwing her forelegs around the other pegasus. Sobs escaped her as she held Cloud Kicker tightly against her. “You’re back!”

“Hell yeah I’m back you silly. And there’s no way in Inuyasha’s name that I’m going to leave you again.” Cloud nodded as she hugged the younger mare back. She kept her wings folded to her side, not wanting the wing blades to cut Blossomforth. “What happened to you while I was away? Were you able to beat those furball lions into the ground?”

“Um…something like that.” Blossomforth replied sheepishly as she thought back to the fight she had with the fallen angelic lions. There was no way in Faust and Moka’s name she was going to tell her how she got away from the pride, least Cloud get sent into a laughing fit. Shaking her head, she looked up at Cloud with an apologetic expression. “Listen, I’m sorry that I made you leave me to face the lions alone! I should’ve let you stay with me so we could’ve faced them together!”

“Yeah, you really should have. That was honestly a really stupid plan on your part.” Cloud chastised, frowning at Blossomforth like a mother scolding her foal. It soon went away, replaced by a relieve smile. “But that’s all in the past now. I’m back here with you and I ain’t gonna leave your side again.”

“Thank you Cloudy!” Blossomforth gushed as she hugged the larger mare again. “Again, I’m so, so sorry that I made you go all by yourself! I’ll find some way to make it up to you! I promise!”

“If it involves you letting my sister rut you while she howls into the moon, it’ll have to wait.” The dry voice of Derpy said as she, Amethyst and Dinky came trotting up to them. “We have more pressing matters to deal with. Like keeping that succubus away from us so we don’t end up being its fuck buddies.”

“Derpy! You’re here too! Along with Amethyst and Dinky!” Blossomforth exclaimed, her happiness growing as the Hooves Family approached them. Confusion made its way into her when she noticed the combat knives, wing blades, and latex suits they had on. along with the, admittedly, adorable looking saddle and reins Amethyst was wearing. “Wait, why is Dinky with the rest of you too? Why do you all look like your suited up for war? And why does Amethyst have a saddle on her?”

“Long story short, we had a little scuffle with a werewolf back at the Golden Oaks Library and narrowly escaped. As for the suits and weapons, Spike decided that all of us should be armed in case something like that happened again.” Amethyst explained quickly as a blush appeared on her pinkish purple cheeks. “The saddle, I am not going to get into. But let’s just say Dinky picked the worst way to ride me.”

Dinky giggled while patting her sister’s neck. “Aww come on sis! You know you love it! Besides, you look pretty like this! All saddle up with me riding on you! Doesn’t she, Mommy?”

“Someday Dinky...” Amethyst growled, glaring at her little sister. “Someday, you’re going to pay for this. I swear to the Vampire Goddess Moka above when is say this. You. will. Pay.”

The sound of flames and an explosion broke whatever humor that was washing across the mares and the little filly. They looked back to see a house exploding in a haze of dark magic as wood, glass and cathedral roof blocks flew everywhere life firecrackers exploding onto a field. A white blur then shot out of the devastation, this being the succubus, as it hurled itself at Spike. The young dragon jumped upon seeing the creature, but did not back down as he reared up to square off with it.

“Fire Dragon: Roar!” He shouted, a swirl of green flames bursting from his fanged mouth they shot at the succubus. It snarled as its goat horns ignited, dark magic bursting them out of them as they clashed with the fire. It used its bat wings to spread the flames away as it lashed it’s whip-like tail out, intent on slicing spike’s head in half. Spike ducked under the attack as he grabbed the succubus by the tail and spun it around the air. With a heave, he threw it at the ponies behind him, all while shouting, “Heads up!”

“Way ahead of you, kiddo!” Amethyst shouted, pulling her combat knives out. With lighting speed, she threw them at the succubus, watching as they stabbed into its sides and wings. The demon screeched in pain as it the blades slices its flesh while it flew passed the unicorn and her little sister. Amethyst gave a vicious slice to one of its wings with her sword before turning to her younger sister. “Dinky, you’re up!”

“Right!” The filly nodded as she threw her own knives at the succubus. As they flew towards the succubus, Dinky sent a few blasts of magic for good measure. They stabbed and punctured its pack, sides and legs as it headed towards the ground. It yowled as it made impact, dirt filling its fanged mouth as it tried to bring itself up. As it tried to turn back to Amethyst and Dinky, two grey hooves slammed into its face.

“Don’t even try!” Derpy shouted, delivering a punch before a back-hoof strike followed it. “You lay a hoof on my muffins, and I’m gonna make you pop like the bubbles on my flank!”

Spinning across the air, Derpy delivering a downward kick on the succubus’s head, making its head hit the ground once more. She then wrapped a foreleg around its neck before raining punches down on its face, finishing her assault with a deadly kick. Now enraged, the succubus ignited its coat horns and fired at her, but Derpy’s agility saved her from certain doom. In a fit of retaliation, she swung her bladed wings at the succubus, cutting into its stomach and face as it flew towards Cloud Kicker.

“This is for trying to violate my little Blossomforth!” The persian blue mare shouted, sending a flock of combat knives at the succubus. This time, it was unable to conjure up its magic before it was once again covered in combat knives. Roaring out, Cloud sent it back at her sister and nieces with a wind slice, and they watched as it flew back at Spike.

“Fire Dragon: Flaming Tail Blade!” Spike shouted, engulfing the tip of his bladed tail in magic as he shot it at the incoming succubus. It roared in agony as the blade of the tail pierces into its stomach and out of its back in a shower of flesh and blood. It was soon silenced when Spike slammed it into the ground, letting the flames spread through its body.

“Blossomforth, she’s all yours!” Spike shouted from afar as the succubus flailed and struggled to put itself out. “Cut this demonic bitch to ribbons!”

“Right!” Blossomforth replied, rearing up on her hindhooves as she conjured up wind around her forelegs and hooves. Raising one of them up in the air, the others watched as the wind condensed and took shape into a weapon. One that looked to be like that of a shuriken, except it was larger in size, and had a sphere of blue wind in the middle. Knowing what was going to happen, the dragon and ponies all leapt away, leaving the succubus at the mercy of the one it tried to violate.

“Take this!” She shouted as she threw her attack forward. “Sky Pegasus: Whirlwind Shuriken!”

The orb in the middle of the wind formed weapon flashed in the red light of the blood moon as it flew at the succubus like a frisbee on a playground. The beast, who had finally managed to clean itself of Spike’s flames, perked its ears as it looked to see the attack coming. Its eyes widened as it instinctively conjured up a magical shield, but it was a second too late. It screamed loudly as the shuriken hit it, striking the glowing gem within its chest along with the rest of its body. Before long, it was nothing more than a swirl of blood and gore as the shuriken glowed and exploded, taking the deformed succubus along with it. Finally, after a few seconds, the winds vanished, leaving a bloodied crater showing where the succubus once stood.

“Is…is it over?” Blossomforth asked timidly. “Is she gone?”

Spike flew over to the crater and inspected it with a few sniffs. Once he was done, he looked over at the watermelon maned mare and nodded. “Yep, she’s gone. That bitch ain’t coming back to hurt you anymore. You’re safe.”

“That’s probably the best news that I’ve heard all day.” Cloud said, chuckling as Blossomforth slumped onto her. “After all the shit this little beastly army gave us, I’m glad to have something good come out of this.”

“Me too.” Blossomforth nodded, burying her face in the crook of Cloud’s neck. “I thought I was never going to find you. I was beginning to think I would be all alone until I was eventually eaten.”

“Well, I’m betting your glad now that you weren’t huh?” Cloud asked with a smirk as she stroked Blossomforth’s mane. “Don’t worry. We’re not gonna let any of these things try to get at you again. You’ll be safe with us from now on.”

“Ms. Blossomforth may be safe with us, but none of us will be safe out here for long.” Dinky pointed out, gaining everypony’s attention. “We should head back to the library before we get attacked again. The longer we stay out here, the higher the chances of us trying to keep from being eaten again.”

“Dinky’s right.” Derpy as she stood beside her daughters. “I say we head back now. Better safe and sorry if we get their sooner rather than later.”

Spike nodded as he spread his wings. “Right then, let’s go. Best not to stay where we can attract more attention.”

With nods of agreement, Spike once again led the group across the town with Blossomforth in tow. In the midst of their trip, Spike suddenly found himself plagued with a bad feeling. One that told him that he’d be facing one folkloric creature he hoped he wouldn’t have to face.

Not really much to say on this chapter, except for the fact that this is a slightly edited version of Blossomforth fighting the Tantabus in the last version before Moon Blade comes and saves her from certain done. The next part of where Spike, Cloud Kicker and the Hooves Family are the parts of this chapter that I actually thought about adding to not just make it entirely focused on her. Looking back, this one feels much better than the last version, even if others thought that it was great, though to me, this one is much better than the last. Though I appreciate everyone's thoughts about it, along with their thoughts on this chapter. I just hope they feel that way in the next chapters, especially with one one that I am planning on showing in the middle of this folkloric and bloody adventure!

Next time: Nightmare Moon prepares a gift for her incoming foes. Only with this one, it very well maybe be the opposite of the Main Seven!