Island of the Lost

Dear Diary,

Today I'm going out into the jungle. I don't really know if this is a good idea.

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Twilight Sparkle woke up early. She hadn't been able to sleep much since the crash. Everypony had been different since the crash. Pinkie had developed quite the gruesome sense of humor. Applejack just doesn't act as strong anymore. Fluttershy had become more and more distant from her friends. Rarity was dead. Rainbow Dash was unconscious. Twilight wondered if she was different in her friends eyes. She didn't feel different, but maybe she didn't notice.

Twilight picked up her knife. She cut herself a slice of banana. Pinkie stirred. "What are you doing Twilight?"

"Oh I was just-"

"Eating our food?"

"Pinkie. It's 'our food' and that includes me."

"Are you gonna finish that banana?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?"

"ANSWER ME!"

"Yes. I intended to eat the banana."

"Okie dokie loki then. As long as you find food today, everything will be fine."

Twilight finished eating her banana. Pinkie definitely was acting strange. She would just have to worry about it later. Twilight grabbed her knife in her mouth. She began heading towards the forest. It was dense. The foliage was thick and green.

Twilight pushed her way past ferns and other plants into the forest. The inside of the forest was like a massive room. The tree canopy made a roof and the small plants on the ground made a carpet. Twilight felt sticky. She had only been in the forest a few moments, but the humidity was overwhelming.

Twilight re-examined that thought. The stickiness was different than that of heat and humidity. It was more like a...spider web. SPIDER WEB!? Twilight panicked. She began to frantically run around. She realized though, that she was a pony, and ponies can't get stuck in spider webs. That's silly. Twilight spotted another banana tree. There were a lot of bananas on it.

She began to count and see how many there really were. In total, she counted about twelve bananas. She climbed the tree and cut down the bunches. Why was she climbing a tree? She could have just as easily pulled it down with her magic. She decided she just wanted to use her knife as much as possible. It was her new friend.

Twilight carried the banana bunches with her, looking for more food. She wandered deeper into the jungle. The foliage thickened, but not enough to hinder her progress. She persevered through the forest and into what seemed to be the heart.

In the distance, a light glinted off of something, catching Twilight's eye. She looked and saw something she wished she had found the first day. A shack. Twilight galloped towards it.

The shack was almost empty. There was a bed, a refrigerator and a desk. The shack itself was made of wooden boards that had nearly decayed to the point of collapse. Somepony had lived here. Twilight checked the refrigerator first. She found a total of five bottles of Carrot Cola and a bottle of Buck Daniel's. Twilight wasn't an alcoholic, but after the events that had transpired, she seriously considered becoming one. Twilight looked to the desk. There was a little old journal on it. Twilight flipped it open.

Day One:

Plane crashed today. Stuck here for Celestia know's how long. I hope my family is okay. As far as I know, I'm the only survivor. I hope somepony finds me.

Day Two:

Built a shack. This should last me a while. Don't have many supplies. Gonna do some more exploring today.

Day Three:

There's definitely something out here. I heard it. I'm scared...I hope somepony finds me soon. I wont last.

Day Four:

I saw it. It tried to get me, but I got away. Please Celestia. Have mercy on this poor soul.

The journal entries ended there. Twilight was on edge now. Something was out here. She knew it. She grabbed the closest thing to her and retreated from the forest. Twilight came out on the beach. Pinkie Pie was waiting for her. "Alcohol? That's not food Twilight. Are you gonna pull your weight around here?"

"No Pinkie, I-"

"No? Then I'm sorry Twilight, but you'll just have to leave."

"What? Leave? Where would I go?"

"Wherever you have your booze stash."

Twilight began to tear up "Pinkie...are you...serious?"

"Serious is the new me Twilight. Fun and games died in a plane crash."

Pinkie had gotten serious. It was frightening. The others were all either distracted or asleep. Nopony to jump to Twilight's rescue. Twilight had a plan though, she would stay near the camp in case rescue came, but not so far that she couldn't make it in time. Twilight left the camp. She returned hurriedly to the shack and picked up all the supplies she left, including the cot from the bed.

Twilight decided to settle further up the beach where they couldn't see her.

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Dear diary,

Today I become lost. Without my friends, what am I? I have my knife. I thought something strange earlier. Would anypony notice if Fluttershy vanished? She has been fairly distant...She doesn't hang around camp, she wanders up the west coast every now and then. I could always use more food...

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Twilight got another early start. The thoughts in her mind...they weren't sane. She knew it, but disregarded her conscience. She hated them. They don't want her anymore. Fuck friendship. Survival. If anypony found out, she would kill them too. But what was she thinking? Twilight was not a murderer. She couldn't hurt Fluttershy. Could she? Another horrible thought echoed wait and see. What was wrong with her?

Twilight continued thinking. A dangerous thing to do for somepony on the precipice of insanity. Fuck reasoning. There was nothing wrong with Twilight. She didn't need to look at their point of view, she was the only one that mattered. Would the Princess worry about any of them? No. Only Twilight. Twilight was her star student. Everypony else could go die.

Twilight picked up the knife and headed down the beach. Fluttershy was out of Pinkie's line of sight. This would be easy. Twilight slipped up behind her. She held the knife with her magic. She hovered over Fluttershy. She still hadn't been noticed. Twilight moved in closer. She was almost directly behind Fluttershy. She snatched the knife out of the air and held it in both hooves. She reared up for an ending strike and-