My Little Pony:

Darker Days Arc

Warning: Dark
((Need I say more?))

My Little Pony:

Dequestria Part 1

The Elements of Insanity have finally converted.
Equestria's Fate can no longer be diverted.
The power that brought peace now brings calamity;
The power that brought Harmony now brings Insanity.

The kindness of a fast kill
The generosity to give anything
The loyal of the insane
The truth drives one to insanity
Dark magic runs through all their veins
The laughter of the insane never ends

“Princess Celestia did you really think you could hold us — the Elements of Insanity — back?” Twilight yelled at the forcefield.

“Um, Twi, do you realize that yelling at inanimate objects is pointless, right?” Applejack asked.

“Who cares? I don't.” Twilight snapped back.

“Calm yourself Twilight,” Applejack said, “just relax.”

“Yeah, and stop delaying,” Rainbow Dash said, “this time they'll have to face us instead of resorting to this cowardly method.”

“Ugh,” Twilight sighed, “fine.” She took a step forward. “Ki.”

The forcefield didn't budge.

“Did it fail?” Pinkamena asked.

Twilight remained silent.

In Canterlot, everything seemed normal enough, but then, out of nowhere, the Crystal Sun grew clouded and shattered, exploding into hundreds of tiny pieces.

“No, it's just a long distance spell,” Twilight said. “Trying to damaged and break a forcefield from the outside is just a waste of effort and very hard to do. My magic's going to the heart- to the Crystal Sun.”

“3... 2... 1...” Spike slowly counted down the time before the orb shattered. Scootaloo sat next to him; he had finally managed to get Scootaloo to stop crying.

The orb didn't shatter. This shocked Spike. “Wait, what?”

“I- It didn't shatter? Did I do something right without realizing it?” Scootaloo perked up.

Spike looked out the window, “the other forcefield's gone. Something must have happened!”

“Or Applejack's?” Scootaloo clapped her hooves together hopefully.

Eventually the mane six reached Canterlot. Chrysalis wasn't with them.

Canterlot was empty, void of life.

“Strange...” Rainbow Dash said, “I was expecting at least some resistance.”

They walk straight into the castle; no guard was in sight. They continued on and entered the throne room.

“Hello my ex-student and her friends,” Celestia greeted them. She walked down from the throne and dropped her crown in front of the group. “I've done my best, but I was unable to successfully beat you. I hand down Equestria to you all.” Celestia then bowed to them.

Twilight examined the crown with disgust. “Like I need that shit.” She kicked the crown away. “We're ruling together. We don't need a crown!” Twilight spat on Celestia.

“And we're not just going to stop there!” Pinkamena cheered.

“No, we're not,” Twilight said, her horn started to glow, readying to fight.

“I expected as much. I'm yours as well as Equestria,” Celestia said.

“I still can’t believe you evacuated Canterlot,” Rainbow Dash said.

“Ya shoulda known that she'd have chickened out Dash,” Applejack laughed.

“Well I'm back to the library,” Spike said, “don't want to leave it alone too long...” Spike opened the door and was greeted by Applejack.

He walked passed Applejack and was gone.

“Applejack!” Scootaloo cheered, “I owe you so much! Thank you!”

“Hey, Scoots,” Applejack said, “Ah'm not sure if what Ah just did was right or not...”

“You secured your place as a ruler of Dequestria,” Scootaloo said.

“Ah don't want that, though. Ah just wanted my friends back,” Applejack sighed, taking a seat on the couch.

“Speaking about the others,” Scootaloo wondered, “Where are they?”

“Rainbow did promise me that Ah wouldn't have to do anything Ah didn't want to. The others will get back a little later, they're just finishing something up,” Applejack said.

“Well, I'm glad I didn't ruin everything Rainbow Dash entrusted me with,” Scootaloo sighed.

“Ah'm still not sure of my decision...” Applejack stared out the window, towards Canterlot.

“There you go, your own little prison,” Rainbow Dash grinned.

“Yes, this suits her much better. It's where she belongs, weak and useless at my feet.” Twilight laughed wickedly.

“Well, that should about do it for now,” Rainbow Dash said.

“You four go ahead. I'm going to have some fun with the Princess.” Twilight grinned with malcontent.

Rainbow Dash shrugged, “go ahead.” She knew that Twilight would never care for Princess Celestia nor listen to her words ever again; Rainbow Dash had made sure that wouldn't happen. Sending them to those Lands was the biggest mistake of Celestia's life.

She and the other three left Twilight to her "fun."

The following scene is too gruesome to read, but I can summarize:

That night there was a lot of rape and torture. During that night, Celestia tried countless times to convince Twilight that she should turn back to normal, but Twilight didn't listen; this was Twilight's new normal and she didn't need to think about it in the slightest. What Celestia said that night would have convinced even Discord to give up his evil ways, but Rainbow Dash had planned for this.

Back in the Lost Lands, Dash had said to Twilight, “Your name is Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Darkness, Princess of the Dark. Your nemesis has been Celestia ever since she betrayed you. Don't trust a single word she says.”

The morning came; it was no longer the normal sun that rose, but a sun of black fire. It lit the land in a dreary glow.

“Pinkie,” Dash yawned, opening her eyes. Pinkamena laid asleep in front of her, comfily snuggling the bed. To Dash, Pinkamena looked as cute as ever while sleeping, though it was rare for Dash to see her sleep since Dash usually was asleep before and awake after Pinkamena. She kissed the pink mare on the nose and got out of bed as best she could without waking the sleeping pony.

She walked over to the mirror in the room.

“What is it Fluttershy?” Rainbow Dash asked the door.

“Oh, umm...” a faint voice said through the door, “I didn't know if you were sleeping or not, and I didn't want to wake you, so...” Fluttershy trailed off.

Rainbow Dash sighed, “You shouldn’t watch other ponies while they sleep.”

Outside, Fluttershy backed up from the door, blushing wildly. “I- I- I wasn't doing that!”

“I would have been perfectly fine if you woke me up a bit early,” Rainbow Dash said.

“Well, uh... I didn't know if it was important or not, so...” Fluttershy looked down the hallway to the kitchen. “I was feeding the animals and realized...” She trailed off again.

“Give her affection, changelings feed off of love,” Dash shook her head, “I know you know that.”

"I forgot.," Fluttershy said, acting innocent. After a short pause, she looked down and said, "I'll go now."

Rainbow Dash stood in front of the mirror for another moment, then sighed, “Fluttershy, is there anything else you need?”

“No,” the quiet voice answered.

“Then please leave. I don't need you watching me,” Dash requested.

“O- o- okay...” Fluttershy blushed, then trotted back to the kitchen.

Rainbow Dash found Applejack sleeping on the couch.

“Hey, Applejack,” Rainbow Dash said.

Applejack stirred, “huh? What is it sugarcube?”

“I think you should visit home,” Rainbow Dash suggested.

“Oh mah Celestia!” Applejack said, bolting to her feet, “Ah forgot about how long Ah've been gone with all that's been going on!”

Applejack dashed out of the front door, breezing passed Twilight, who had just entered the house.

“Oh, Twilight, you're back,” Rainbow Dash said, “how was your night?”

Twilight was watching Applejack run off. After a moment, she looked back to Rainbow Dash and purred, “Very entertaining.”

Applejack arrived at Sweet Apple Acres.

As she neared the house, Applebloom ran out and yelled, “Big Sis! You're alright!”

Applejack looked up and smiled, “Applebloom, Ah missed you too.”

“Granny! Big Mac!” Applebloom called back, “Applejack's back! She's okay!”

Applejack walked inside with Applebloom by her side.

“Is it true?” Granny Smith asked, she was staring out the window.

“Celestia's been captured and brought to Ponyville, yes,” Applejack said, she then looked at the ground and added, “It's all my fault.”

“Just like your parents, I see,” Granny Smith said.

All three children were shocked.

Big Mac was the one to break the silence. “Uh, Granny, what do ya mean?”

Granny Smith moved her gaze onto the three children and said, “I think it's time you know the truth.”

To be continued

Credits

A special thanks to:

Sergeant Sprinkles – Inspiring Pinkamena Diane Pie (with Cupcakes).
Aurora Dawn – Inspiring Rainbow Dash (with the Rainbow Factory).
Lil’ Mizz Jay – Inspiring Rarity (with Lil’ Miss Rarity).
Corrupted Discipline – Inspiring pet Chrysalis (with pinkamina-returns).

Extra special thanks to:

Mindless Gonzo

Author's Note

Originally, Dequestria was one chapter, but due to the next chapter, Rotten Core, it has been cut in half and altered.