Equestria Girls: A Black Rose by any Name

A Black Rose by any Name...

Chapter 9: Set in Motion...

KABOOM!

Rainbow Dash awake to the loud noise in a instant sounding like a huge explosion from somewhere near by, she quickly looked out her window scanning around but didn't see anything, the sound was either a explosion or something breaking the sound barrier but she didn't see any signs of the two. “What the hay was that?” she darted out of her cloud house scanning around the land for anything as the sun was rising into the sky. “I better check with the girls to see if they saw what caused that sound...” she darts off into Ponyville.

Upon arriving she saw a black crystal pony selling crystals, upon landing she walked up to the cart “Hey your White Rose right?”

The unicorn raised her head from the cart as if she was hiding from something “Y-yes...” she quivered a little.

“Urm... ok... why are you hiding?” Rainbow Dash lowered her self to get a better look at her.

“Sor-sorry... that sound really scared me... I thought the sky was falling...” she slowly standing up. “I was... I am se-setting up shop when I heard a huge 'kaboom'...” White Rose looking around “I guess I over reacted...”

“Hehe yeah a little but I heard it too” Rainbow Dash noticed a crystal that was shimmering of different colours of the rainbow “Whoa what is this?”

White Rose smiled now “Oh that my latest creation, I decided to merge six different crystals and rubies together to create this, I call it the Spectrum Crystal” she beamed in delight “I love making things out of crystals, it fun creating new things”

Rainbow Dash picks it up looking around the crystal, it look like a egg with straight edges “How much?”

“11 bits”

“Seriously? Your not pulling my tail here?” Rainbow dash was amazed how cheap it was.

White Rose shook her head “No joke, I always sell my stuff for good value, I like to share my works, I even gave erm... what her name...” tapping a hoof she smiled “Oh yes Fluttershy, I gave her a bunny crystal for helping me to show where the market part of this town is, I been here for two days now and really enjoying my stay, but thinking about going home soon just to visit my friends and family”

“That the Crystal Empire right?”

“Sure is, I think I saw you there a few years ago” White Rose recalling that she saw the rainbow mane pony “You was jousting with Fluttershy I think...”

“Yep that was me” she chuckled “But I didn't recall seeing you there, that horn of yours is a dead give away for a Crystal Pony being odd you know”

White Rose touch her horn with her hoof “Yeah I hid it... that all I could do back then... King Sombra suppressed my magic with strange black crystals...”

“Same thing happened to Shining Armour, hey I got a question for you” Rainbow Dash had to know this.

“What would that be?”

“Are you sisters with a unicorn called Black Rose?”

White Rose nods “Y-yes... bu-but almost no pony knows...”

“Why?”

White Rose started to sob “I-I ca-can't... sp-speak of it... yo-you would thin-think of me as e-evil...” she turn away with tears falling.

Rainbow Dash step up to her “Hey stop sobbing like a foal and tell me, if you like pack your stuff up and we talk somewhere else”

“Y-you will lis-listen to me?” White Rose blinked a few times wiping the tears away but some still welling up.

“Sure, I never let any of my friends hanging and your one of them” she softly hits White Rose on the front leg.

White Rose smiled a little “Th-thank... you...”

Sweet Apple Acres later in the day...

Applejack bucked a few apples off the tree into the baskets, she smiled seeing how smoothly everything was going but she noticed  white unicorn walking close by “Howdy stranger are ya lost?”

She smiled “Not really I was looking for you Applejack”

“Ya was?” Applejack looked a little confused by this “Who the hay are ya?”

“Oh I am sorry I forgot to tell you, my name is Black Rose” she step up to the apple farmer. “Pleasure to meet one of the element bearers”

Applejack tip her hat down a little “Aw shucks ah am one of them the element of honesty, hope ya not a fan, cause this is a farm not a hodown”

Black Rose shook her head “Of course not, I just heard what you did in the Crystal Empire helping to restore it even at the end the dragon got the crystal away from the king and to Cadance”

“Eeyup that true, but King Sombra had it coming, he was evil and twisted, he wanted to turn the crystal ponies into his slaves again” Applejack replied not looking at Black Rose as she said it.

Black Rose eyes flashed red with her black magic aura pulsing for a second but she gained her senses and smiled “Indeed” she trying not to sound anger “Now I came today to tell you of a threat to Equestria... I am not sure if you know anything but was there a strange pony here yesterday?”

“A threat to Equestria y'all say?” she hummed a little then nods “Eeyup ah remember a stallion that strongly looking like Braeburn come in with Pinkie Pie, he name was Rare Fruit”

Black Rose smirked seeing this was her chance “That not his name, in fact it is Braeburn but...”

“Ah knew it! That stupid disguise couldn't hide what ah knew my cousin...”

“Applejack he not from this world he from the alternate world” Black Rose said pulling out the scroll showing it to Applejack “I did some checking and from this account you and the others was there at some portal that Princess Twilight went through to get her element back”

“Eeyup that true so ya telling me he Braeburn but not our Braeburn?” she nods “Then what on tarnation is he doing in our world!?”

Black Rose put the scroll back into her bag with her magic “I believe they trying to get a crystal something that Spike brought back from Canterlot, that why he was scouting this place out, I bet my horn they after it”

Applejack frowned “Are ya trying to say this Braeburn is up to no good? Ah can't believe that...”

“Think about it, if he was from the other world why hide it? If he knew you was his cousin counter part? And why is Daring Do suddenly appearing in real life? Can't you see it something not right about them?” Black Rose pressed the issue.

Applejack walking with Black Rose to the barn “Ya make a good point, why would he lie...”

“It up to you, I gave a fair warning that something wrong here and it up to you to follow it up, I did what I could... I am a lone unicorn not something special” Black Rose turns to leave giving a sad look as if her warnings went unheard.

“Ok sugarcube ya made a good point, ah will press this with the other girls at once, thank ya for telling me this” Applejack leaves in a instant galloping to Ponyville.

Black Rose grinned darkly “Oh that was too easy, I used her own element against her, gave her the guilt trip and wham I got what I needed, now for the next phase...” with that she teleported away.

Ponyville...

Black Rose appeared before the market she walked up to it looking around and noticed the closed up cart that belonged to White Rose “Perfect” she pulled up a black crystal from her bag “Oh father I so love putting the blame on others, thank you for this lovely crystal it perfect for framing my sister” Black Rose place the crystal into the cart unaware of three little fillies watching her from a set of creates.

“What is she doing?” Sweetie Belle whispered to Scootaloo and Applebloom.

“Ah don't know but that crystal look really scary” Applebloom replied as they watch her put into the cart and close it back up looking around to see if anyone saw her do it.

Scootaloo recalled hearing about it from Rainbow Dash “I think I know what that is girls” Scootaloo said to them.

“You do?” Sweetie Belle turn to Scootaloo

“Shhh!” Applebloom quickly spoke and they went quiet as the white unicorn trot right by the boxes and looking around again.

Black Rose chuckled “Now phase two is in place, now all I have to do is wait for phase three from Canterlot and everything is set into motion for me to get my hands on that Stardust Crystal” she whispered and with a flash she was gone.

Scootaloo frowned “What are hands?”

“Beats me” Sweetie Belle shrugs

Applebloom push the create over as they approach the cart “What y'all think she was doing putting a funny looking crystal in that cart?”

“It not a funny looking crystal... it the one that appeared in the Crystal Empire when King Sombra appeared, Rainbow Dash was telling me all about it and I think that unicorn is trying to frame somepony” Scootaloo explained to the girls.

Sweetie Belle looked to her “Why would somepony want to frame a crystal unicorn pony for being evil?”

Applebloom shrugs “Not a clue, but should we tell somepony about this?”

“Yeah... as if they believe us...” Scootaloo rolled her eyes. Then thought of a idea “I know Rainbow Dash! She would listen!”

“Good idea let find her!” Sweetie Belle replied they all went over to the creates and got into the cart with Scootaloo on the scooter with a buzz they was gone sailing off towards Rainbow Dash's home.

At the Golden Oak Library, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Flutteryshy arrives after getting word from Spike and Applejack about Braeburn, Pinkie Pie already knew it was him but she didn't get how they found out without her or Braeburn telling anypony about it. But she soon was going to get her answers when they arrived at the library and now before Twilight Sparkle as she was going to read a letter from Celestia about Daring Do and Braeburn...

“Alright sugercube tell us what ah was told by Black Rose” Applejack spoke with her suspicious about to be confirmed.

Twilight brought up the letter putting it before them “Hold where Rainbow Dash?”

“No idea darling, but please go on about the letter it really important and we can tell Rainbow Dash later on” Rarity said calmly to Twilight.

“Very well” Twilight sighed then spoke on “It seem what Black Rose said to Applejack is true, Princess Celestia found near the garden below the damaged room from last night a strange device that only could come from the other world, I know for a fact that I seen one of these devices before, it a touch screen device that humans used their hands on or some form of pen like item. As the letter goes on to explain seen as they try to confront them about this, Daring Do and Braeburn tried to make a run for it and was easily over come with Princess Luna's magic putting both into a dream sleep state for a short time and since  then been held for more questioning and believe that Electuroo is on route to here for a form of crystal that Braeburn was scouting out for” Twilight explained to them fully about the details she got addressed by Princess Celestia.

Rarity gasped “You don't think that the crystal I got from Spike is it?”

“Indeed and might be on the way to steal it... the facts seem to point to that and Black Rose seem to be telling the truth” Twilight seem to be doubting what Daring Do said about her now and what Black Rose said to Daring Do at the library thinking it was more of a rival between them.

“How in tarnation did they get here then? Then mirror is still sealed till another 20 or less moons...” Applejack spoke in turn.

Fluttershy didn't seem to think it added up “Twilight don't you think it strange that Black Rose would appear and announce this at the same time as this happens in Canterlot?”

Pinkie Pie also found it weird “I was with Braeburn all yesterday, I knew who he was from the get go, but I am sure he would never scout out to steal the crystal that just not like him”

Applejack was staring at Pinkie Pie “Ya need to remember Pinkie Pie, he from the other world, he not mah cousin”

“He so is your cousin but from the other world, a human but he still got that saying of Appaloosa, you should of heard him last night, really let it out” she giggled “And he said that he will get the crystal without any problems and I told him that Rarity would keep it safe cause I knew they would be searching a way home first” Pinkie Pie explained to them.

Applejack blinked “Ya know what Pinkie that made sense... not sure how but it made perfect sense... he didn't want no pony to know he was from the other world, then ya being all happy with knowing whom he was and where and to put things into one final hoop y'all right the crystal would be safe with Rarity”

Twilight was now confused “Bu-but why would...” then it hit her “Black Rose... she the one that after the crystal! It make perfect sense, we all here talking about it and the crystal would be still at...”

“Uh oh...” Spike gulped all turning to the direction of the Rarity's home, shop and business.

“NO PONY STEALS FROM ME!!!” Rarity burst out of the door charging right for her home with the others running after her.

Black Rose at this time step out of Carousel Boutique with the prize in hoof when she saw them “I see you all caught on well let me say this, your too late... so either stop me now or help save your pony friends in Ponyville, your choose” Her horn glows and suddenly a huge explosion rips through from the market area. “I was going to frame my deal sweet sister but since you all are way too clever I had to have a fall back plan”

The five ponies and Spike stood before her with the sound of another explosion turning to the sight of the blaze that they could see. “You see I had a black crystal from my dear old father the one that stupid dragon took from me!” She sneered at Spike “And you elements... and the princesses... I will have my sweet revenge on all of you and restore my father but for now... you got a choice stop me or help those that need you right now... tick tock Twilight” she grinned darkly

Twilight heard that line before but this time this villain had her over a barrier she did what Sunset Shimmer would never do and that was going out of the way to cause pain to others to make sure she got away and she didn't care about the elements she got what she wanted the Stardust Crystal. “Girls come on we got to help the ponies!” Twilight had no choice but to go with her better judgement on this.

“Gah you roughin! I will get you for stealing something that is mine!” Rarity sneered and charge off after Twilight with the others in tow.

Black Rose chuckled “Oh I think you got more problems to deal with then I...” she turns and walks off to the Everfree Forest with her prize in the bag knowing she had won since she set up more then one problem for them to work around giving her time to figure out how to unleash the power the Stardust Crystal...

Twilight gasped at the sight before her and her friends “Oh no this isn't good! Not at all!” the fire from the cart was burning out of control through two buildings. “Girls we got to get everypony to put that fire out before it spreads!”

“Got it Twi!” Applejack replied and another explosion from the cart that was already almost nothing left of erupted causing them to take cover from the blast “First things first we need to contain that fire first! It the thing that causing all this!”

“I got to agree but how do we get close enough to it to contain it! That thing a inferno!” Twilight yelled feeling the heat from the flames

“Don't worry I got this!” Rainbow Dash flew in out of no where with a large cloud with two other pegasi and they hit the cloud with all they got unleashing a waterfall of water all over the area “Now girls get those ponies to safety!” Rainbow Dash called giving them the chance to rush over and pull the injured ponies away from the flames as the pegasi help to contain the flames.

Rarity pulled Lyra out from under a wheel with help from Spike as they got clear from the flames, the mint coloured pony was out cold and so was Bon Bon as Twilight using her magic pulls her to safety.

After a short while the flames was put out and the injured in the total of seventeen ponies was taken to hospital but the damage from what Black Rose did was clearly seen, four houses razed to the ground, four market carts almost destroyed with many trees burned to the point that they was almost black as ink smelling of charcoal.

“Great work everypony we did it...” Twilight sighed in relief “Rainbow where were you?”

Rainbow Dash landed “Sorry that I wasn't here sooner I was by the lake with White Rose talking to her... oh no!” she turn and saw White Rose staring at horror at the damage around and at what was her livelihood.

She trot over to the pile of ash and small remains of the wheel... the explosion had destroyed all the crystals all but one... “M-my c-c-c-art... my...” she sat there holding the crystal egg shape in her hooves seeing what was left. “w-why...” she stuttering with shock and overwhelming grief seeing everything she made, everything she found in her life completely gone. “Bl-Bla-Black Ro-Ros... wh-why...”

Rainbow Dash came up to her and hugged her as she burst into tears hugging Rainbow Dash back with sorrow coming from her heart as she cried. “There there... let it all out...” Rainbow Dash said softly and turn to Twilight “Who the hay did this!?”

“Black Rose...” Twilight whispered

“I knew she was a bad apple but target her own sisters livelihood to get something she wants! Come on that is lower then low! How can she did that to her own twin!” Rainbow Dash was really anger but she still kept embraced with the crystal unicorn that continued to cry.

“TWIN!?” all said at once with shock.

Rainbow Dash sighed “Girls let take her into the library and get her to rest... she been through enough already...”

“Alright lets go” Twilight looked to the damage around knowing there nothing else they could do now with the damage so massive, it would take weeks to restore the market as well the homes that was razed, but the damage to the houses or carts was that mattered it was the memoires, the items, everything that made the ponies home special was gone because of Black Rose...

Inside the Library Fluttershy helped Rainbow Dash settle White Rose into bed as the sun started to set, the really shattered unicorn still be sobbing since they left and had finally cried herself to sleep even with all the reinsurements from Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. It didn't ease the pain for the black mare...

“Darling how is she?” Rarity asked seeing the two pegasi rejoined them.

“Not so swell... she really shattered more ways then one... she not even sparklingly anymore...” Rainbow Dash replied feeling really concerned for her new friend.

Spike rubbing his claw hands together “I would be too if my own family turned on me like that and would even go as far to harm me to get what they wanted...”

“Exactly why she like that at the moment... ah would never do such a thing to Applebloom, Granny Smith or Big Macintosh” Applejack replied feeling rather anger with Black Rose “And she played me for a fool! DAMNIT!” she slam her hoof against the ground with anger. “She used my own element against me...”

“She fooled everypony...” Fluttershy felt rather sorry for White Rose “But worst of all she could of seriously harmed White Rose... but why?”

They all turn to Rainbow Dash “I got a feeling Rainbow Dash know why...”

“Yeah Dashie what is it you know we don't?” Pinkie spoke up

Rainbow Dash sighed “Alright I will let you all know... it...”

“RAINBOW DASH!!!!!!!!” they all turn to the door hearing Scootaloo screaming out with all her might. “WE GOT A BIG PROBLEM!!!!!”

Rainbow Dash groaned “I better go deal with...” Rainbow Dash open the door with wide eyes seeing Scootaloo with Sweetie Belle and Applebloom with the trolley attached to the scooter and what was on it made her gasp “Electuroo!!”