Sleeples Nights In Equestria

While Rarity was conversing with the Canterlot and Crystal Empire elite, the way everypony knew she did so well, Fluttershy wandered about the Crystal Garden, singing in perfect harmony with the birds in the trees. She was amazed at the array of birds in the Garden; Pink Jays, Green Jays, the rare Lavender Cardinal, and lovely Rainbow Peacocks with beautiful crystal feathers that frolicked in the Crystal Fountain. Fluttershy was in complete awe. She was too busy admiring the birds and other animals and plants that she didnt notice the large shadow looming behind her that had been following her menacingly since she had left the white unicorns side.

She leaned down to sniff at a particularly fragrant Lotus Blossom, shaking her mane out of her eyes as she closed them, a smile gracing her face. Prince Blueblood stood behind the pink maned pony and glared down with daggers at the unaware and unsuspecting Fluttershy. He thought alot of foul and vile things and ways that he could defile this pony who took his gem from him... Who made her smile with a smile that was as dazzling as all the diamonds in Equestria. There was nothing special about her honestly, he thought. she was plain and boring. Her voice was nice though, he noticed. Maybe it would sound better if she were screaming...

He shoved past her and snatched up the flower she'd been sniffing in his mouth, and dropped it onto the ground, crushing it with his polished hooves. Fluttershy looked up at him and jumped but she smiled politely nonetheless and greeted the arrogant prince.

"Good evening, your highness!" She chirped. "Aren't the flowers in this garden simply-..." Fluttershys sentence was cut off along with her air supply as she was slammed against the garden wall, his front hoof crushing her throat as he growled in her ear.

"You've messed with the wrong royal, peasant. Rarity doesn't need you. Nor does she want you."

Fluttershy mustered up her courage and smiled at him weakly. "Well, of course Rarity wants me. She and i have been good friends for so very long, she wouldn't stand up for me if she didn't want me! She loves me despite my shyness and lack of confidence and weird ability with animals. She is a very kind and generous pony and I'm glad i have her in my life"

Blueblood gritted his teeth annoyed at her senseless chatter, not caring about a thing she'd said, as he buried his hoof in her jaw. He grinned when he heard the satisfying crunch of bone breaking. He tried again but she ducked and he heard a snapping in her shoulder. But she wouldn't scream. This infuriated him. He wanted to see and hear her hurting. He NEEDED to watch her suffer and squirm at his mercy. But she just wouldn't. He raged and beat her senseless for stealing Rarity. The best part was, that she would not fight back. She was his punching bag and he wouldn't stop. When he paused to breathe, he saw that both her eyes were bruised and bloody. Her throat was bleeding and he was sure he had cracked a rib or two. He reared his hoof back once again but was stopped by a powerful green forcefield that had surrounded his entire body, and thrown backward into the garden gate. Rarity stormed at him screaming. She didn't look like a pony anymore, let alone Rarity. She resembled a terrifyingly beautiful unicorn queen whose wrath would surely destroy all in her path. her eyes glowed bright blue and the power surrounding her horn was magnificent and deadly. She magicked the garden vines to bind him to the wall as her horn picked up a sharp pair of hedge shears and she  threw them like a dart directly at him. The Prince cowered and squeezed his eyes shut, but the impact never came. he risked a peek and opened his eyes, to see the sharp tips of the shears barely a half inch from his muzzle. he looked around them at Rarity, confused. her hair was matted with sweat, and she looked down trodden and broken. She mumbled something incoherent, and he merely stared at her. Her head whipped up as she stared angrily at him, her eyes like icy blue fire. "You do not hurt, or touch what is mine. you are a coward, for picking on someone weaker than you. You disgust me."

She turned and rushed to an unconscious Fluttershy, and forgot all about her magic, and began to drag the yellow mare out of the garden and up to their room, sobbing the entire way.

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Meanwhile, Twilight and Cadence were saying goodbye to the last of the guests, and gathering up their friends. Twilight was shaking from her earlier escapade with Trixie and was rather anxious for the main part of the evening to be over with. Trixie had retired to their room, and Twi began to worry she had gone too far...

Pinkie had to go back to continue entertaining the party guests so she didn't get to see the Crystal Garden with Derpy until the guests began to leave.

She was practically begging Derpy for a single moment alone together in the Crystal Garden. She'd given in, and they were sneaking off to the Garden, almost through the door when they heard an odd sound... Sniffling. Sobbing too. They glanced around the corner hedge and gasped at the sight of a messy mangled Rarity crying and attempting to carry a very bloody and bruised unconscious Fluttershy from the Garden. And across the Garden was a bound Prince Blueblood, whining about his coat being messed up.

Derpy flew over to the whimpering unicorn and helped lift the unconscious pony up, and carried her to their room while Pinkie ran over catching Rarity before she hit the ground crying hysterically.

Pinkie Pie held Rarity upright, looking at her friend worriedly. "Oh, Rarity! Wh-what happened to you!? What happened to her!?"

Rarity took a huge shuddering breath, sobbing.

"She was attacked... I came out to find her... Oh Pinkie, I found her like... like THAT! As if she'd been mauled by some ferocious animal!! I... I..." Her legs gave as she passed out on Pinkie Pie. Pinkie stared for a moment, putting pieces together, and glanced over at the Prince tied to the wall.

"YOU did this?!" She screeched. He turned his blond head as if she were beneath his notice. She stared hard and angrily at him as she screamed for help...

Applejack and Rainbow Dash were the ones to hear Pinkie's cries for help. They'd been helping clean up the ballroom, when Pinkie Pie's shrieks reached them. They tore from the room and down the hall into the Crystal Garden, rushing to the pink and white pony's sides.

"Why... What in tarnation...!? What happened to her!? Where's Fluttershy!? What's goin' on here-..." AJ twanged worse than usual due to her shock.

"What the hell is HE doing here?! And WHY is he tied to that wall?!" Rainbow interrupted, getting angry as she usually did when she didn't understand a situation.

Pinkie looked up at her friends tearfully, still supporting an unconscious Rarity.

"D-Derpy and I... we came out to the garden together, and we heard Rarity crying... She was holding Fluttershy, she was bloody and unconscious, and looked just awful! Derpy just flew her up to the room she and Rarity are sharing in the main part of the castle..." Pinkie whimpered. "He did it. Rarity said that before she passed out." Pinkie said gravely as she turned her head in Blueblood's direction. AJ and Dash glared in the same direction, and snarled. Pinkie stopped her friends with a hoof, shaking her head slowly. "No, leave him there... I need your help... Dashie, go get Cadance and Twilight. AJ, i need you to help me  get Rarity to her room."

The other two ponies nodded without a word. Rainbow sped off to fetch the princesses, as Pinkie grunted and groaned and hoisted the heavier than she looked unicorn onto the farm ponys strong back. They struggled back to the hall where their rooms were, not speaking, but crying as they went...

Trixie lolled around on the beautiful bed in hers and Twilights room. She sighed, thinking about all that had happened. Since her arrogance and self centered persona had gone, she had come to realize she wasn't a very straightforward pony at all. She was one to not want to draw attention to herself anymore like she used to. But it still didn't explain how she drove a poised and proper pony like Twilight mad with lust. She pondered, but in the end, decided she didn't care. She loved Twilight, that was it.

She turned over and fell asleep, waiting for Twilight to return...