Lost

Rarity's P.O.V

Apple Jack's Snoring was deafening so I just trotted straight into the woods to find a more peaceful spot. As I began galloping through the woods I slowed down to a simple trot after noticing my surroundings. There were trees' dark limbs lurking over silky purple flowers and light green clover everywhere. Using my magic I began to pluck the flowers and using my magic.

The flowers themselves began to glow as the starlight hit them. I brought them to a wide open clearing to investigate, there were to palms more to the left than straight but hey, what the hay. As I reached the highest point of the hill I began taking each petal off one by one. As I did so, I began to think of what got me started in fashion. My first friend, on a wintry night.

In Pre-school, her and I had just met the night before Nightmare Night, she told me her name was Blur Drop. I asked her what she was wearing as a costume the following night curious, due to her black coat and a cutie mark of a drop of Kool-Aid. She asked what for in my head I kept thinking what do you mean for what? I luckily didn't "For nightmare night silly" is what I said instead.

"Nothing, my folks don't celebrate it, I don't think they've even heard of it"

I was baffled I thought everypony knew about it, "Would you like me to go trick or treating tomorrow night with me?"

"But you said we were suppose to wear costumes," I can clearly remember her ruby red eyes as she brought her head up from its hung position. "I won't fit in, I never do."

"I'm sure I'll think of something, were do you live?" all she had done was look down at her shuffling hooves. I stood there frozen in both awe and sadness. "Oh." I was half way turned around when I thought of something brilliant, "I''VE GOT IT!!" I winced seeing her scared face. "Sorry, but I think I can help solve the housing and costume problem."

"Really?!" a huge smile spread across her face "How? What? Where? When?"

"There is a trashed boutique that is all boarded up but I know a way to get in. There is a queen sized bed upstairs and a bathroom as well as a kitchen but, down stairs a bunch of fabric and materials."

I kept going on and on about all this neat stuff till she interrupted me, "When can we go there?"

"Right now of course."

"Okay," her voice was almost as quite as Fluttershy's is. It was a long time till either one of us spoke. "Thank you," I looked at her in the most puzzled look I ever had. No one ever had thought me as helpful, only an annoying, stuck up and picky brat. "for everything, for giving me a chance, a home and a friend."

"Anytime, Blur."

It took us a while to get back there and it was quiet most of the way. When we got there we snuck through two boards and she headed upstairs. I on the other hoof stayed downstairs and began working on a costume. I took a golden hoop and both blue and white velvet and sat down to work. I almost drifted asleep but Blur came down and said, "Thank you so much,"

"You've already said that," I began counting as though there was an invisible number line hanging in the air. I loked at her in a playful grin, "Yes, a million and one times."

"Hay!" she said giving me a playful punch.

"What?"

"So what is it?" she said motioning my first work.

"Cleopatra, the Egyptian princess, so what do you think?"

"I think it is cool, just two questions," her voice trembled as she spoke, "Who is Cleopatra?"

"I just said you silly filly, she's a famous Egyptian Princess!" I said with a playful laugh taking consideration towards her fright.

"Second, what are you wearing?" she looked down at her hooves, "That is if you don't mind me asking." She was just as shy as Fluttershy, I thought bringing myself back to the present. Immediately I thought of Fluttershy's limp body after Rainbow had woken me. Tears came searing through my eyes. I hurt Blood Drop! Blur's real name was Blood Drop, and now it is all my fault for not being there for Fluttershy the same way it was with Blood Drop.

"Blood, BLOOD, BLOOD!!!!" I kept screaming as the scene of her leaving Ponyville replayed over and over again in my mind.

"I thought, I THOUGHT," she had kept me shouting "I thought" at me as she ran into the Everfree forest.

Apple Jack's P.O.V

I woke up to the crackling of the fire, the woods were silent and the skies were clear so the stars shone even though they were covered in the trees. Looking around I noticed that Rarity was missing, I figured that she went looking for inspiration, but then the screams started.

"What the hay?" I said thinking out loud. I ran into the forest following the screams. They were slowly turning into words, a repeating word, blood. I began to run through the forest, "Rarity, Rarity!" Her screams were getting louder, her cries of blood becoming louder. I ran even faster noticing the plucked plants. No sooner than later did I find Rarity, but she seemed as though she was in a trance, "Hey Rarity," I nudged her but it only made the screaming louden. I covered my ears with my hooves, and "screamed at the top of my lungs, "Rarity, Snap out of it!"

"Apple?"

Duh it's me is, what I wanted to say but that wasn't what she needed right now. At the moment everypony needs each other. "Yeah sugarcube', it's me."

"Dear did I wake you?" I looked at her puzzled she had tear streaks down her cheeks, she had been screaming and she's asking that? Man she can really hide a secret, "Did you hear that?" She let down her perfect attitude act as she asked it.

"Kinda hard not to when ya' are screamin' it over and over."

"I'm sorry, it's just that..." Her voice trailed off and her head fell over a beautiful dress that I hadn't noticed. It looked like the ones my ma' used to wear. MOM "Ever since I.. When... When she... When Blood...." Rarity said bringing me back to the real world.

"Who's Blood?" I asked my voice carried by the wind.

"Somepony that I met a long time ago. She was a unicorn that had a dark purple coat that seemed black and olive green hair."

"I thought you hated green hair?"

"I do," she sounded as if she was gonna break in tears "It's because of her that I hate green hair, it reminds me of her"

"Oh," I had no idea what to say, "why don't we get some shut eye?"

"I'll sleep here, there was a pony snoring back at camp."

I looked straight in to her eyes, "It was me wasn't it?" She nodded her head but slowly, like Fluttershy. "What if I stay here till you go to sleep? Sound good?" she again nodded her head, but violently. I watched her prance off into the woods and didn't take my eyes off her, she was worrying me. Rarity never screams, she always has had self control. I mean she fooled the diamond dogs, she was disgusted in our fashion choice and didn't complain, yell or anythin' she just stayed calm.

I looked down at the dress, looking closer I realized that the threading was green, olive green and the fabric was dark purple, almost black. Looking a little closer the fabric were petals, like my ma's cutie mark. In fact the whole dress made me thin of ma'. A brave, elegant pony who loves drawing and would do anything for a friend in need. She had a lavender coat, a lime green mane, lavender eyes, and a leaf with two petals for a Cutie Mark.

I was young when she past away, I was there I saw what happened but I don't remember. All I do recall is the limbs of a tree falling, and screams. "I better get to shut eye" I said once again thinking out loud, tryin' to forget.

(Dream)

I was on the farm, How on Equestria did I get here? My attention drifted off to a young orange filly, near Applebloom's age, with super blonde hair and three freckles on each cheek. "Well who are you?"

A familiar voice rang out, a voice of a stallion other than Big Mac "Apple Jack, Apple Honey!" Wha? "Ready or not here I come!" I stood there frozen thinking that the voice belonged to the thing.

The owner of the voice popped out of the tree's after a few moments with out the young filly noticing. He was tall and sturdy like Big Mac, but instead of a dark red hue coat, it was orange and had a dark yellow mane. His face gave his identity away without needing to glance at his cutie mark of a apple core. "Dad?" It was Pa.

"Boo!"

"Pa! You scare me!" It was my past! The young filly was me!

"'Course he didn't," said another earth pony entering from above. "You can't be scared AJ"

"MA?" It was her! It was the time! I remember! Trees! Screams! Ma! Pa! "MA! PA! get out of the way!" they couldn't hear me. They were to busy muzzling...... ME to notice the tree was starting to sway ever so slightly. "Move!" I shouted tears shredding down my cheeks, and burning my lips. I backed up and prepared to run at them, make them aware.

I dug my front right hoof into the dirt, huffed and sprinted. Ducking my head ever so slightly, like Mac had taught me, ready for impact I slid right through Pa.

Ma looked up seeing the tree beginning to rotate in a circler formation, "APPLE LIGHT! APPLE JACK!" she screamed. She climbed up the tree that was falling, considering it was the only safe place since she didn't know were it was going to fall carrying me with her, "APPLE LIGHT!" Pa's hoof was stuck in a rock she jumped down from the tree to help but couldn't.

"PA!" I began screaming my head off, "MA!". Second by second the moment drew closer and I knew it, I wanted so much to close my eyes but I couldn't.

"Apple Honey!" My father was panting, "MOVE!!" Ma and Pa kept on yelling over my crying screams of both the past me, but unknowingly over the present me as well. There was a crash, and at that dreaded sound was the crunch of bones.

I started to run towards the barn following my past self. "HELP! HELP! ANYPONY!" The voices of the past events echoed in my head. I screamed in pain, screams that woke me up.

(End of Dream)

I was panting even after realizing it was a dream, my Pa was still in a coma and my Ma dead. There was a wrestling of leaves, I shot straight up prepared for anything, or so I thought.

"Rarity?" a Black unicorn emerged from the thorny bushes. Or seemed black. There was a sudden silence between us. "Your not Rarity."

"No I'm not," at the top of her head though was a pile of wavy olive green hair. "Your name doesn't happen to be Blood Drop does it?"

Her attention was drawn to the dress Rarity had made, "She was here though wasn't she?" she said not even acknowledging my question. I answered with a nod of my head.

"Apple Jack?" A new voice was brought into this conversation, "Blood!" Rarity's eyes were filling with tears

Me and Blood Drop turned our heads simultaneously, "Rarity?" Blood asked her eyes to filling with tears, but not normal tears. Tears of blood. Rarity didn't mind, she ran to embrace her old friend, the tears began to stain Rarity's white coat.

"I'm so sorry, Blood, I should have....."

Blood interrupted her which she would have been mad if anypony else, "You don't have to be,"

Pinkie Pie's P.O.V

I woke up, My pinkie pie sense was tingling me to and I think I know why, Apple Jack and Rarity were gone. "Fluttershy, Rainbow," My mind was running forty gallops per second, Rainbow was up in a second but Fluttershy took more encouraging. They both noticed our missing friends the moment they had woken up.

Fluttershy's P.O.V

I groaned. My eyes began to flutter open, at first every thing was just a blur, the past, my eyesight and my feelings. The very first thing I noticed was the fct that Apple Jack and Rarity were gone. I tried to shoot up like Rainbow did but instead yelped in pain.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow rushed over to me "Are you okay?" I didn't know why she was being so..... so... I don't know. So I simply gave her a nod of the head. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" I was entirely confused, "What do you mean sorry?"

"For.... well...."

"Rarity?! Apple Jack?!" Pinkie Pie said shouting, she was the only one actually paying attention. "We go straight."

"Huh?" me and Rainbow asked at the same time. "How do you know?" Rainbow Dash asked challenging.

"Pinkie Pie sense! Duh!" Rainbow just nodded in an unbelieving way but Pinkie Pie didn't notice. She had taken off and we had to follow her, "Left"

We came to a big clearing, Rarity was being hurt, she bleeding. A black pony, with olive green hair was doing this and Apple Jack just stood there, just watching, "Get off of her!" The pony turned just in time to see Rainbow charging at her.

"Rainbow! Stop!" Apple Jack yelled.

"But, this pony is evil, she is KILLING Rarity!" Rainbow's voice pierced the air as my attention drew over to a glowing dress.

"No she is not!" Rarity said in a voice that was forceful enough to shake the world. It might have just been me though.

"Rarity?" I asked fearfully.

"Yes, and this is somepony I know." she said motioning to the other pony, "This is Blur Drop"

"Rarity," Blur Drop said turning her head "They are your friends, tell them the truth." she paused. "Please."

"Are you sure? The last time..." Her voice trailed off and eyes began dripping with tears. "Last time...."

"Yes," she replied in answer as she took a step forward.

Blood Drop's P.O.V

The pale yellow pegasus winced as I stepped towards her so I stopped myself. Scared out of my wits "Please don't be scared of me," Everypony is scared of me, I thought. I waited for Rarity to say my real name but she never did. "My name is Blood Drop." I prepared my self to be hit with harsh words but nothing. Just silence.

"The truth hurts." I looked around to see who said that but I had my attention drawn towards our surroundings.

"Lets get out of here," my heart was pounding so hard I was afraid the others would hear it.

"Why? I like the area it gives off a peaceful feeling." I my head shot straight at the pale yellow pony who said that stupid statement. Unfortunately it was the pink one that caught my eye, she was already being entranced.

"Oh no..." I raced towards her.

"What?" Rarity asked finally speaking.

"How many of you have been here?"

"Me and Rarity only why?" The orange earth pony said and was luckily the only one that spoke up. Oh no.

"Just great." I said rolling my eyes.

"I might of...." The blue pegasus that had charged at me drew out. "well... stumbled onto this place."

"Rainbow Dash!!" everypony shouted except for the pink one and me of course.

"We need to get out of here NOW!"

Rarity just nodded trusting my judgment, but the others needed more knowledge specifically Rainbow Dash. "And WHY should we listen to you!" the sharpness of her voice pierced me. It was just like school, bullies, names and hurt.

My memories were getting to me now, "Because, I said so! I live here! I know this place by heart! And I am not a monster!" I was on my rage path again, conscience but not under control. One... out Two... out Three...out. I did the breathing exercise I taught myself awhile back with my eyes closed just because I found it easier.

As I opened them I noticed Rainbow Dash had backed off was scared and the other pegasus was entranced just as fully as the pink one.

Pinkie Pie's P.O.V

I waited for Rarity to say her real name but she never did. "My name is Blood Drop." The name rang in my ears. Blood Drop, the same thing was on the letter that Pops sent with the news. I still have the letter memorized.

Dear Pinkamina Diane Pie,

You are no longer welcomed on the rock farm. You are no longer our daughter. We are no longer your parents. It is your fault Blinky and Inky Died! The equestriaquake made a rockslide occur. The rockslide killed them! YOU could have saved them, and now you are dead to us as well.

So long,

Mr. and Mrs. Pie

My eyelids felt heavy I finally closed them but I felt the tears coming down remembering the past of my siblings, my mind slowing down.

Fluttershy's P.O.V

Her voice echoed "Because, I said so! I live here! I know this place by heart! And I am not a monster!" She was on a rage path, conscience but not under control. Monster, black, night, I still had nightmares of that night. Snow had been glistening across the sky, the wind had been howling, but I wasn't scared. I had laughed at the dangerous back then, now though, now is different.

Two stallions had broken down the door that night, one dark red the other fiery orange. They came charging through the house, the very light in the room seemed to dim down. They threw us into the corner and threatened us. Mother screamed for help but it came to late.

Father had yelped when the dark red one pinned him to the ground slicing his wings while the other rummaged through all of our belongings. The sides of my father were bleeding uncontrollably but that wasn't enough for the evil that had entered the house. Cries that had exited my father's mouth that night have torchered me.

Father glanced at m in such a hurt way like Blood Drop had. This heartless killer followed his gaze, "I'm gonna kill you. Kill you slowly in front of your girl, Glow." My mother tightly put her front hooves over my eyes and used the leg part around my ears. "Dragon! Separate them!"

The orange one pulled my mother away from me, and with solemn eyes said, "Sorry" He spoke in a whisper just loud enough for me and only me to hear.

"Watch kid, it'll be the last time you'll see your father in a long time." His eyes were full of glee when he turned to father just to say, "Or maybe not so long."

"You leave my Flutter's alone!"

"Flutter is it?" he said turning to me with a sneer on his face.

I stood up proudly and defensively "My name if Fluttercited!" (Flutter-excited) "I'm not scared of you!"

He just looked at me and used one of his hooves to knock me over. "We'll see" Turning to my father who was still struggling to break free. He began to slowly slit my fathers cheeks upward with a carving knife from mother's pampered pony (Pampered Chef) knives. Bringing the knife up to his mane and cut the maroon locks of hair off. Right after finishing what he wanted to with father's hair he began slashing my father's under stomache. It was only as deep as a paper cuts but still caused both blood and pain.

"Leave him alone!" I ran to charge but the orange one blocked my path with his front left leg. HE had looked at me when he did this but I didn't even bother to look. Father's blood was flowing towards my hooves, I still have traces of it in them. I looked at my mother, she, was preparing to charge. Mother had never looked so filled with hatred, my heart was filling with fear. I will not show it.

She charged, but it did no good. She had scared this pony that his own reflexes took over and killed my mother with one blow. "Aw..." I hoped that he would just leave due to the murder he just committed, boy was I wrong, "I wanted to play with her." My fear started building up but I did not show it, I was going to be a Storkbolt and Storkbolts don't get scared.

"Father I want to leave!" Wait father? Could it be that this orange stallion was here against his will?

"Not yet Dragon! We got two more." My father looked at mother and leaped up taking a stand against him. Father's eyes were filled with flames, he though like mother was killed due to the reflexes of this evil being. "Now on to you."

"Father, please no don't!" I looked up at the colt that was defending me, "She's just a filly though!"

"Yes and fillies are snitches!" the murderer said in a calm voice "So if you don't wanna go to prison, be my guest."

I thought for sure I was doomed.

Rainbow Dash's P.O.V

I was scared after Blood Drop said this, but, what could be so bad about this one location. "We need to get out of here NOW!" she said once again. I began to move when I noticed that her eyes weren't locked onto me like I was expecting. Nor was she directing the statement towards me, Rarity or Apple Jack, it was being directed to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. "Great" she mumbled under her breath.

"What's wrong?" I said finally convinced she wasn't dangerous.

"Them," she said pointing to the ones her eyes were locked onto.

"What's wrong with 'em?" Apple Jack said in full interest but in fear as well.

"Let me guess," Bloods voice was flat and serious, like Twilight's was the day she came to Ponyville. "You all experienced your worst and most feared memories right?" Everypony that had been here nodded slowly, one after the other. "They are going through it right now."

"So?" I was confused, "they aren't dangerous right, they're just memories" but Blood's head whipped my way.

"So? SO!" Okay probably bad thing. "This is incredibly bad. They are in a trance that could kill them!"

Apple Jack spoke up, "Can't we move them?"

"We can't move them or it will increase their chances of death! The only way is to disturb them right before it happens! Which may I add is hard to tell."

Oh come on! How come everypony I've been hangin' with almost dies or in this case dies?