Chapter 5: A Broken Farm

Derpy was standing on one side of the Apple family's front door. Pinkiepie was on the other side of the front door. Derpy looked at Pinkiepie and they both nodded at each other. Derpy slowly opened the front door and stood outside for a moment to listen if anypony was inside. Pinkiepie entered the house first and Derpy followed her lead. Pinkiepie slowly walked through the living room. Derpy closed the door slowly and started scanning the living room as well.

Pinkiepie finished checking the living room and headed for the hallway. The hallway had two ways. The left was the upstairs and the right was three doors. Derpy entered the hallway and noticed that they had to split up. Derpy looked at Pinkiepie.

"I'll go left and you'll go right." Derpy said.

Pinkiepie nodded and started heading right. Derpy was slowly making her way upstairs and once she got go the top. She noticed that there were three doors. One door was wide open and the other two were shut. Derpy slowly walked towards the open one. She leaned her back against the wall and felt a sharp pain in her left wing. She groaned and stopped leaning up against the wall. She leaned her head towards the open door and tried to hear moaning noises or rattled breathing. There was silence in the room. She peeked half of her head through the open door. She saw an open window and scratch marks on the ground.

Derpy pulled her head back and took a deep breathe. She quickly threw herself into the room while aiming her rifle. She started scanning the room slowly and listened carefully to the silence in the room. She looked at the wall and saw a seven picture frames on the wall. The first one had a picture of the Apple family. The second had a picture of Applejack and Rarity. Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo were in the background smiling. The third had Applejack and Twilight. They were reading books and smiling at the camera. The fourth had Applejack and Apple Bloom. They were covered in mud with pigs in the background. The fifth had Applejack, Pinkiepie, and Fluttershy. There were birds putting up streamers in the background. Pinkiepie had cake on her face. Fluttershy and Applejack were laughing at Pinkiepie's covered face. The sixth had Applejack and Big Macintosh. Applejack had her hoof around Macintosh's neck and they were both smiling. The picture was taken in front of the house. The seventh one had Applejack and Dinky looking down into a destroyed hole. Derpy was on top of Rainbow Dash and they were both blushing.

Derpy chuckled and looked at the ground. She saw a picture frame lying on the ground. It had a cracked glass frame. Derpy picked it up and pulled the picture out of the frame to get a better look of it. The picture had Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Pinkiepie, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, Derpy, and Dinky in front of the barn. There was a sign on the barn that said "Happy Birthday Applejack."

Derpy put down her rifle on the ground and started to hold the picture tightly to her. She looked back at the picture.

"Where are you guys?" Derpy asked herself.

Derpy put the picture in her duffle bag and picked up her rifle and aimed it at the doorway. She moved into the hallway and looked at the two closed doors on the other side of the hallway. The one closer to her had scratch marks all over the door and the one further away had blood splattered all over the door. She went up to the door that was closer and put her ear up against the door. She listened carefully and heard some sort of flapping noise. She pulled her head back and slowly turned the doorknob. The door opened a little bit and Derpy had to push it open all the way open. She saw an open window with the wind making the curtains make a flapping noise. Derpy went on the other side of the room and closed the window. She looked back and saw a toilet and a bathtub with shower curtains that were drawn back.

Derpy looked in the bathtub and it had a dead pony with bite marks on its forearms. There was blood filling up the bathtub all the way up to the dead pony's ankles. There was a shotgun shell lying right next to the bathtub and a shotgun lying in the dead pony's lap. The top half of the pony's head was gone. Derpy closed her eyes and looked down to the ground. She opened her eyes and looked back up and pulled down the shower curtains. She laid the shower curtains over the dead pony's body. She walked out of the bathroom and closed the door. She walked up towards the door with the blood splattered on it. She leaned her head on the door and listened for any noise.

Derpy heard a squeak noise from inside the room. She put her hoof on the doorknob and slowly twisted it. She slowly pushed the door open and kept her gun aiming at the room. She slowly stepped in the room and looked at the wall. It had six pictures on the wall. Derpy lowered her gun and moved closer to the picture frames to examine the photos. The first had Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Dinky. Apple Bloom had her left arm around Dinky and Dinky had her left arm out in a wave position. All four of them were smiling. The second had Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. Scootaloo was on her scooter and Apple Bloom was on Scootaloo's back. The third had Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle had Apple ciders in there hoofs and they had their cups tapping each other. They were staring at each other with big smiles on their faces. The fourth had Apple Bloom and Babs Seed laughing. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were in the back covered in mud and a stallion with his wagon was passing by. The fifth had Apple Bloom and Dinky. Apple Bloom and Dinky were hugging each other and they were both blushing. Derpy smiled once she saw the fifth picture. "My little muffin has a crush." Derpy thought to herself. She looked at the final picture frame. The sixth had Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Babs Seed, and Dinky. They all had cutiemark crusader robes on and Dinky was holding a piece of paper in her hooves. It said "Official Cutiemark Crusader" They were all smiling at the camera. Derpy pulled the sixth picture out of the picture frame and put it in the duffle bag.

There was a squeak noise that came from behind Derpy. She quickly turned around and aimed held her rifle right in front of her. There was a closet in front of Derpy. She slowly walked up to the closet and put out her left hoof. She slowly pulled open the closet door and kept her gun aiming at the closet.

"Hello. Don't be afraid. I'm not infected." Derpy said.

Slowly a figure poked it's head out and Derpy lowered her gun once she saw the figure come out of the closet.

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15 minutes earlier: Pinkiepie watched Derpy heading up the stairs. Pinkiepie went up to the door that was closest to her and leaned her head against the door to listen if there was anything in the room. The room was silent. Pinkiepie opened the door and scanned the room. She looked over to her right side and saw a desk with a bandanna with apples on it. She looked over to her left and saw Four picture frames on the wall. Pinkiepie walked up to the picture frames to look at them carefully. The first had Granny Smith and Applejack. Applejack was a foal. Applejack was in a crib sleeping while Granny Smith was watching over Applejack with a smile on her face. The second had Granny Smith and Big Macintosh. Big Macintosh was a foal. Big Macintosh had a small wagon on his back with apples in the wagon. He had a wheat stick in his mouth and he was facing Granny Smith with a smile on his face. Granny Smith had her eyes closed and was on her rocking chair waving at Big Macintosh. The third had Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, Applejack, and Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom was a foal. Apple Bloom was in Applejack's arms sleeping. Applejack was looking down at Apple Bloom with a smile on her face. Applejack was in a rocking chair. Granny Smith was in a rocking chair sitting right next to Applejack. Granny Smith was also looking at Apple Bloom with a smile on her face. Big Macintosh was behind Applejack and was also looking down at Apple Bloom with a smile on his face. The sixth picture frame had Granny Smith, Apple Bloom, Applejack, and Big Macintosh. Apple Bloom and Granny Smith were in bunny suits smiling at each other. Applejack and Big Macintosh were in the background looking at Granny Smith and Apple Bloom. They both had smiles on their faces.

Pinkiepie smiled and slowly exited the room and into the hallway. She looked up the stairs and saw Derpy putting her head on a door with scratches on it. Pinkiepie moved onto the door that was right across the room she was in. She put her head up against the door and heard dripping noises. She opened the door and aimed her shotgun into the room. There was a toilet and a bathtub straight across from the toilet with a bathroom counter next to the toilet. Pinkiepie entered the room and saw the sink on the bathroom counter filled with water. The faucet in the sink was dripping water. Pinkiepie walked up to the bathroom counter and turned the faucet off. She looked around the room and was amazed that the bathroom looked like it was barely touched. She exited the room and entered the hallway. She started moving towards the last door at the end of the hallway. She moved closer and leaned her head up against the door. She heard a sliding noise. Like as if something was open by sliding it. Pinkiepie put her hoof on the doorknob and slowly turned it so it wouldn't make that much noise. She slowly opened the door and saw an open window. She walked up towards the window with her gun aiming at the window. She poked her head out the window and saw small hoofprints in the dry dirt. She followed the trail and saw that it was heading into the little forest of apple trees.

Pinkiepie pulled her head back and closed the window. She started to scan the room and saw five picture frames on the wall. She moved closer towards the picture frame for a better look at the picture frames. The first had Big Macintosh and Applejack. Applejack was a foal. Big Macintosh handed Applejack an apple fritter. The second was Big Macintosh, Applejack, and Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom was a foal. Big Macintosh had Apple Bloom in a wagon on Big Macintosh's back and Applejack was in the background smiling at them. The third was Big Macintosh and Granny Smith. Big Macintosh was a five year old colt. Big Macintosh was helping out Granny Smith in making a pie. Granny Smith was smiling at Big Macintosh and Big Macintosh had flour all over his face and he had his tongue sticking out. The fourth was Big Macintosh with Ms. Cherilee in the park. They were having a picnic and Ms. Cherilee was blushing and Big Macintosh had a rose in his mouth. The fifth had Big Macintosh, Granny Smith, Applejack, and Apple Bloom. Big Macintosh had his wagon full of apples and Applejack was bucking apple trees. Granny smith had an apple pie in her hooves and Apple Bloom had four cups in her arms that were filled with apple cider. Pinkiepie smiled at the picture frames.

Pinkiepie felt something touch her shoulder and she quickly turned around aiming her gun out. The shotgun was up in Derpy's face and Derpy made a surprised expression on her face for a quick second. Pinkiepie noticed that it was Derpy and lowered her gun.

"Derpy don't scare me like that." Pinkie whined.

"Sorry but look who I found." Derpy said.

Pinkiepie looked down and saw Babs Seed standing next to Derpy. Babs blew her hair out of her face like she always does. Pinkiepie gasped for a quick second.

"How long have you been here?" Pinkie asked.

"Two months." Babs replied.

"Are you with anypony?" Pinkie asked.

Babs nodded.

"Who is it?" Pinkie asked.

Babs looked up at Pinkiepie.

(You don't get to find out 'till the next chapter because that's the funny part of the story.)

Author's Note

Sorry it took so long to make Chapter 5. The reason was because I had community service with JROTC (Junior Reserves Officer Corps) by painting the benches at my high school. Also school has kept me busy with a lot of after school activities from JROTC. Also I didn't know how to continue the story until I got inspiration over the weekend. Plus I had my date with my girlfriend and I wanted to make sure that she was happy. But I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Don't be afraid to leave a comment on what you thought.