Fluttershy, Spike, and Rainbow Dash trot into the library with their lunch trays on their backs. Spike obviously is carrying his tray in his hands. The special of the day: Pony Radish sandwiches with mustard.

“Can you believe the food they serve here?” Spike complains. “Are they trying to poison us?”

Rainbow chuckles appreciatively.

“I wouldn’t be surprised.”

The three friends laugh heartily. Twilight pokes her head out of her office and panics as she sees them walking into the library, armed with potentially book ruining substances.

“Whoa little ponies, what do you think you’re doing?” Twilight gasps, jumping out of her office.

They look around in confusion unsure of why Twilight is freaking out.

“We came to see you during our lunch break,” Rainbow explains. “You said you had something important to tell us before first period, but you never told us.”

Twilight laughs nervously.

“Hehe…yes, I was distracted,” Twilight says. “Come sit down, but be careful not to spill anything!”

“Geez OCD much,” Spike quips.

Twilight frowns, unamused, and makes her way over to the round table. They all sit down at the table near the Hellfoal bookcase and set their trays down. A large dusty velvet-bound volume called Pre-Classical Vampony Prophecies lands on the table. Rainbow smirks.

“How many of those do you have anyway?” She says.

Twilight casts her a wary glare.

“Enough to help you battle the forces of evil.”

She opens the book and peruses it for a few moments.

“Aha here it is!” Twilight exclaims. “Do you ponies know about Apple Bucking Season?”

“Yes,” Fluttershy and Spike respond in unison.

Rainbow shakes her head.

“I’m from Cloudsdale. We make weather, not apples,” Rainbow explains.

“Apple Bucking Season is the time of the year when the apple-growing ponies collect all the apples from their trees,” Twilight explains. “Actually, Mr. Macintosh was raised on an apple farm. He told me all about it during second period-”

She stops as she sees the younger ponies smirking at her, finding her obvious crush on Mr. Macintosh amusing.

“What’s so funny?” Twilight demands.

Fluttershy giggles quietly.

“Nothing, go on Twi,” Rainbow says, trying to suppress a grin.

Twilight sighs and rolls her eyes.

“Anyways, Apple Bucking Season starts two nights from now,” Twilight tells them.

Rainbow shrugs, unsure how this pertains to the situation at hand.

“So what? It happens every year.”

Twilight nods in acknowledgement.

“True, but this year is special,” Twilight continues. “Because there’s going to be a total lunar eclipse on that night.”

“And I can only assume that’s bad?” Rainbow speculates, looking at Twilight expectantly.

Twilight looks down at her copy of Pre-Classical Vampony Prophecies and begins paraphrasing a passage for them.

“Prophecies say that on the night of the thousandth autumnal solstice, a lunar eclipse and the arrival of a Slayer will trigger the release the Lord of the Vamponies from the Hellfoal,” Twilight looks up from the book.

“L-l-lord of the v-v-vamponies?” Fluttershy stutters.

Twilight nods gravely.

“The very first vampony.”

Silence.

“I thought Dracumane was the first vampony,” Spike suddenly breaks the silence.

Twilight glares at him.

“Don’t be thick, Spike.” She snaps.

Spike throws his hands into the air.

“Hostility alert. I was just saying,” Spike grunts.

“So exactly how Lord of the Vamponies-ey is this vampony?” Rainbow Dash asks Twilight.

“The Lord of the Vamponies is stronger, faster, and more intelligent than any vampony you’ve ever encountered before. You’re going to need to bring your A-game if you want to even stand a chance against him,” Twilight stands up and begins pacing. “The rest is up to luck.”

“You mean destiny,” Rainbow quips, smirking.

Twilight rears on her, completely serious.

“I don’t think you quite understand how dire the circumstances are, Rainbow Dash. If you fail to stop him, this could be the end of ponykind as we know it,” Twilight snaps.

She pauses for effect to let the words sink in.

“So how do we stop him?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight returns to Pre-Classical Vampony Prophecies. She looks through it for a moment, turning the dusty pages with her nose. Finally, she finds the page she is looking for.

“The Ritual of the Sacrificial Lamb,” Twilight reads. “Must happen on the night of the thousandth autumnal equinox to release the Lord of the Vamponies. An offering of fresh pony blood must be made to break the seal that frees He Who Rules Over the Vamponies from his prison.”

There is a grave silence for a moment.

“So wait, if the Lord of the Vamponies is trapped in a prison we have nothing to worry about, right?” Spike says, “Problem solved.”

“Minions,” Fluttershy reminds him softly.

Spike realizes his mistake.

“Oh, yeah.”

Rainbow takes the last bite of her pony radish sandwich. She stands up.

“Okay, doesn’t sound too hard. I just have to kick some vampony flank and make sure they don’t go sacrificing any innocent ponies to Mr. Scary himself.” Rainbow flies around the room, doing battle with imaginary vamponies. “Just another night’s work. No blood, no rise of the evil vampony. Problem solved.”

Rainbow lands and snorts in triumph. Twilight grimaces doubtfully.

“I hope you’re right Rainbow,” Twilight remarks. “I hope it’s as easy as you make it out to be.”

Rainbow smirks with confidence.

“It’ll be a breeze.”

The bell for fourth period rings. Rainbow looks towards the bell.

“Well, looks like we gotta go! See ya later, Twi!”

Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Spike scoop up their trays and trot quickly out of the library. As soon as they are gone, Twilight retrieves a pile of old books from various shelves and dives into them, determined to find out all she can about the Sacrificial Lamb and the Lord of the Vamponies.