The Fall of Equestria

A blue stallion had come out from the ground. Spike looks at the stallion confused...did he just really come out of the ground? Spike runs over to the to the blue stallion making sure not to step on the debris of fallen buildings or broken glass. The stallion sees him and quickly gallops toward Spike. He stops watching the stallion get nearer and nearer.

"Don't go down there kid." The stallion says. "You'll regret it." The stallion gallops off behind Spike.

What was that all about? And what did he mean by I'll regret it? Spike thinks to himself confused by the stallions warning.

Spike quickly walks over to the area where the stallion had come from. He looks at the ground, all there is are a few pieces of stone and ashes. Spike removes one of the stones throwing it to the ground. Now something is different, on the ground is a patch of white that looks like metal. Spike continues to remove more of the stones until a white hatch is fully visible. He looks at it for a second pondering...why this would be here. He notices a metal bar on the hatch, probably to open it. Spike looks behind him looking for the blue stallion but he is long gone. He knows he should probably take heed of his warning...but something in him says to open it.

It wouldn't hurt to just look. Spike thinks to himself.

He puts his claw on the bar breathes in and pulls. The hatch making a small popping sound as it opens.

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Braeburn crouches near the dying Rainbow Dash, the yellow mare he saved earlier applying pressure to the wound. Rainbow's breathing becomes shallower and shallower and taking more effort.

"Stay with me Rainbow Ah'-"

"NO!" A voice calls from the stairs.

Braeburn turns around to look at the stairs...and standing at the stairs is the small dragon that had haunted his nights for many days...Spike.

"Spike! Ah'...yer...yer alive!"

Spike runs down the stairs and charges at Braeburn. "You son of a bitch!"

"Spike listen-"

Spike punches Braeburn's cheek his chest heaving with anger. Braeburn puts his hoof to his bloody cheek. Who know a small dragon could pack such a punch? Spike crouches next to Rainbow looking into her magenta eyes.

"Rainbow...what happened?"

Rainbow only smiles at Spike ignoring the pain in her chest. "Spike...we missed you-" She coughs blood dribbling from her lips. "I missed you...especially...Twilight."

"Don't talk Rainbow we are trying to save you so please-"

Rainbow laughs weakly. "Spike...we both know...this...is it."

Spike begins to sob. "No...no this isn't...you will live Rainbow."

"Spike...Twilight...go to Twilight...you wont believe...how happy she'll be...and how...happy I am."

"Please don't go Rainbow...I...I need you."

"Spike...do me...a favor and...go to Twilight-"

"She's dead Rainbow she's-"

"She's alive...in...Canterlot. She'll be...so happy to see you...just as...I...am." And with that Rainbow's eyes flutter closed. Her heart now stopped along with her breathing.

Spike begins to panic and gets closer to Rainbow and puts his claws over her heart and attempts to start her heart again. He pushes again and again growing more and more desperate and his tears raining down on the body of Rainbow. Braeburn knows she is gone and grabs Spike by his waist and pulls at him.

"Spike stop." Braeburn says firmly.

"NO!" Spike yells still attempting to bring her back.

Braeburn swiftly turns him around. "Spike stop. Shes dead. Look at her." He motions to her body.

Spike looks at her body again and looks at the ground. "You did this." Spike mutters.

"Spike Ah' didn't do it some blue stallion did."

"Oh really!? Then explain this!" He points at a bloody knife lying near Rainbow. He picks it up. "Oh so I suppose you have some secret admirer huh? Because this knife has your name etched on it!"

"Yes Spike that is mine but-"

Spike quickly grabs the knife and points it at Braeburn, Rainbow's blood dripping off of it. "You killed her...and tried to kill me in Appleoosa."

"Spike Ah' didn't think...Ah' had to...they woulda killed me."

"Coward. That's all you care about huh? Yourself."

The yellow mare stands next to Braeburn her eyes narrowed at Spike. "Listen kid I don't know who you are. Or what Braeburn has done to you but I will not let another pony die in here." She says calmly.

"Spike listen to her, put the knife down. If ya don't ya know what I'll have to do."

Spike laughs. "What kill me in cold blood like you did to her."

Braeburn breathes in. "Ah'm warnin' ya Spike."

"ARGH!" Spike screams trying to stab at him. Braeburn easily dodges his blows. Spike goes again and again but each time easily blocked or dodged by Braeburn. Spike try's again but leaves Braeburn an opening. Braeburn grabs Spike's arm with his hoof and with ease takes the knife from Spike's claws. Braeburn keeps the knife in his hoof but doesn't point it at Spike.

"Ah'm not gonna kill ya Spike." Braeburn says throwing the knife aside. He edges closer to Spike. "But Ah' don't want ya followin' us." He says before hitting Spike square in the face putting him to his knees. Spike's vision becomes blurry he can just barely see Braeburn and the yellow mare leaving the bunker before he blacked out.