Fluttershy's Legacy

LOOK BEFORE YOU BUCK....

Twilight left the police station several hours later with a deep sense of sadness and pity as she was escorted by police ponies. She in all the months since her traumatic incident with Fluttershy months before never thought she could pity her or feel sadness for her death, yet here she was wishing there was something she could have done to help her. “Miss Sparkle for safety reasons we are putting you under protective custody as i'm sure you know and it's important that you tell no one where we are taking you.” One Police pony said as they loaded her into a carriage with no windows and one other police pony got into with her. The Police ponies looked around outside before giving the Pegasus the cue to take off.

“Farther more you can't have contact with any of your friends. It's a great possibility that Fluttershy's apprentice is one of them.” The police pony said at which point Twilight began to speak up to tell him that it was a filly but he didn't seem to be listening. “Miss Sparkle. I know you may think you know who it is but leave this up to the professionals. We know what we are doing.” The Police pony replied with a smile.

“Uh-huh...and you did such a great job figuring out it was Fluttershy the last time....” Twilight retorted with a sigh.

“Miss Sparkle. That was rather harsh. We were doing all we could.” The police pony replied with a hurt expression.

“Yeah. And who figured out it was her? Me! I did! Let me help you figure this out!” Twilight exclaimed but the police pony shook their head.

“Because Fluttershy was claiming that her apprentice was coming after you it's imperative that we keep you protected. Besides it would be unethical for us to allow a civilian pony work with the Ponyville police force.” The Police pony replied as they landed on the ground.

Suddenly the carriage jarred and shook. “What in Celetsia's nam-” The police pony said before a sharp pointed object could be seen ejecting through their chest spraying fresh blood over Twilight's face causing her to scream out in horror.

The object was then withdrawn allowing the police pony's body to slump lifelessly to the side as blood pooled on the floor under them.

Twilight without hesitation swung the door open and jumped out mere moments before the sharp object projected through her side of the carriage. Twilight looked around but saw the killer no where in sight however the two Pegasus ponies who were carrying the carriage were missing their heads as blood pooled under their bodies. Twilight saw she seemed to be somewhere deep within the everfree forest but wasn't sure where exactly.

“Hello, Twilight...” A distorted voice spoke up causing Twilight to whirl around only to be tackled to the ground with a knife to her throat staring at a heavily cloaked young pony.

“Gee...this is familiar.....” The small pony said with a cackle their voice still distorted using both hooves to try to force the knife while Twilight used all her might to stave it off with her own hooves. “Where have I see this before....?” The pony said tilting it's head in a questioning way then suddenly jerked it up as it they remembered. “Oh yes! This is exact how you looked just outside of Apple Acres just before that stupid dog tackled Fluttershy to the ground.” The pony said then turned so it's face was looking at her. The only thing Twilight could see was their fillies eyes but she still had no clue who they were as she was loosing strength between the throbbing pain in her side from being slammed on the ground due to her previous injuries and her lack of psychical strength the knife was making it's way towards her throat rather quickly.

“What's wrong Twilight? You're not putting nearly as much effort into this as you did with Fluttershy...” The pony said with a soft giggle trailing off. “Or could it be that you aren't in your top condition?” The pony said and kicked her side with one of their hind hooves causing Twilight to cry out in pain and nearly lose grip of her attackers hooves.

“But there's no dog to save you this time Twilight....who's going to save you this time Twilight?” The pony said in a malicious tone as the knife grew closer while Twilight's eyes widened in horror and fear as the knife was nearly at her neck now.

“That would be me!” A voice echoed from above them causing both the cloaked pony and Twilight to look up to see Rainbow Dash coming in at full speed and tackled the pony off her sending them flying into the bushes.

“Are you okay Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked looking concerned.

“Yeah. I think so. I think we should get out of here....” Twilight replied looking around herself and Rainbow Dash.

“I couldn't agree more... get in the carriage Twilight. I'll get your out of here.” Rainbow Dash said with a smile.

“Have you looked inside that thing?” Twilight asked curiously with a disturbed look.

Rainbow Dash then looked inside and gave a near getting sick to her stomach gesture.”I think I threw up a little in my mouth....” Rainbow Dash said in an queasy tone as she walked away from the carriage back to Twilight.

“Where is the killer at? This isn't making me feel any better. It's like she's waiting for us...” Twilight said looking around. It had been well over ten minuets since Rainbow Dash had saved her life which was more than enough time in Twilight's mind for someone to recover from a tackle.

“Maybe I knocked her off a cliff?” Rainbow Dash replied with a grin.

“One can only hope, but I doubt it...” Twilight replied as she looked around still.

“Lets just get out of here and tell the Police ponies in Ponyville what happened.” Rainbow Dash suggested to which Twilight nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile a few hours later on Apple Acres Applejack was bucking apple trees with both anger and guilt at herself for how she behaved toward Twilight.

“Confound it all!” Applejack exclaimed kicking the tree. Applejack was too stubborn to admit but she knew she was in the wrong for how she treated Twilight.

Applejack picked up the buck of Apples and carried to the farm. Once there she kicked open her storage shed and carried them down and set the bucket down. Applejack looked around the storage shed it was filled with piles of apples all over the place of different kinds labeled with different names for each. She walked over and began the process or sorting them out looking at each apple and tossed it into the proper pile.

Applejack continued to do this until she felt something roll into her side and looked down. It was a rotten apple. “who in tarnation?” Applejack asked herself confused. She made sure that no rotten apples made it down here as she picked it up with a hoof and looked at it. As she examined it she noticed something that looked as if someone had carved little words into it and looked closer. “Boo? Is this somepony's idea of a joke?” Applejack said in annoyance.

Suddenly Applejack felt something sharp stab into her side and withdraw with a sicking stabbing sound causing her to cry out in pain. Applejack whirled around holding her bleeding side with one hoof looking around as panic and fear filled her but she kept a brave face as she looked around. “Come out ya cotton pick mule! I gotta apple to buck with you!” Applejack exclaimed looking around as she limped around.

The shelter door however slammed shut leaving a small ray of light shining into the dark storage room. Applejack looked around herself she could barely see a thing as she looked around still limping she was beginning to feel light headed from the amount of blood she was losing.

Suddenly applejack felt hind left leg become impaled with the knife causing her to fall to the ground as she cried out in pain. “No...not like this...i ain't kicking the cotton pickin bucket like this!” Applejack thought to herself dramatically even though fear and panic filed her entire being at the moment as she forced herself to stand up only to get stabbed again in her other side however the knife wasn't withdrawn this time around.

“It'll take more than that to take out this pony ya varmint!” Applejack exclaimed in a pained voice even though she could barely stand at the moment.

Suddenly moments after she said this a large sharp rod impaled her right through the back causing her eyes to go wide in shock and horror as she fell to the ground while blood began to pool under her. “Yep....that'll do it....” Applejack said in a weak voice before her eyes fluttered shut feeling her life drain out of her until she passed out, breathing slowed, and gave one last sigh before she breathed no more.

Applejack was then dragged around by some unknown figure...meanwhile Twilight and Rainbow Dash were at Twilight's house talking.

“So who could be the killer this time?” Rainbow Dash asked curiously as Twilight scanned her books.

“I don't know...i really wish I knew.” Twilight replied.

“So..about Fluttershy....was she really....herself when she died?” Rainbow Dash asked trailing off between words in an uneasy tone causing Twilight to put down the book and look at her.

“Yeah. She really wasn't that bad a pony. She just had a lot of mental issues because of Brandon and what he did to her. I think that's part of why she killed him in the prison. I guess killing their teachers when I think about wasn't apart of what they taught them.” Twilight replied with a saddened expression.

“Is that why you're researching everything on Brandon Hoofsworth” Rainbow Dash asked curiously.

“Yeah...I’m trying to understand just how he choose his victims and what he was thinking when he killed them.” Twilight replied, picked the book back up and began reading it again.

“Anything helpful?” Rainbow Dash asked hopefully.

“Nothing much. The most I’ve managed to figure out so far is when he choose a victim he went after everyone close to them first to mess with their heads then killed them. But Fluttershy didn't act like this at all. That's what has me confused. If he taught her everything he knew then she should have went after you guys first then me. Not the other way around.” Twilight replied still reading.

“I still don't understand why you're even bothering with this though Twilight. I mean what can you possibly do? Even if you find out who the killer is. You might just end up in the same position as you were last time. And we may not be there to save you this time...” Rainbow Dash said trailing off finishing her sentence on a sad note.

Twilight set down the book once again and let out a sigh. “I understand you're worried about me. But I can't just sit back and let this killer run free. I mean you saw the police. Once again they are being complete retards and assuming it's an adult pony instead of a filly. It's obvious we can't rely on them to solve this.” Twilight replied finishing her sentence with an eye-roll.

A knock at there door however caught their attention. “Who could that be?” Twilight thought to herself, stood up, walked over to the door, opened it, and let out a shriek of horror as Applejack's corpse fell on top of her pinning her to the floor.

Twilight screamed in horror multiple times as she looked into Applejack's lifeless face with apples where her eye sockets should have been until she was able to kick her off, scooted back unable to stand on her rump several feet and looking horrified as tears swelled in her eyes.

“Holy shit! Applejack! Oh Celetsia, no!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed rushing over to the lifeless Applejack as tears filled her eyes.

Twilight looked on at Applejack's body unable to stop staring. When Twilight had kicked her off her she had managed to break open the shoddy sewing job which allowed a bunch of bloody rotten apples with maggots crawling all over them as well as blood pool onto her floor.

“She....was....stuffed with..apples....” Rainbow Dash said trailing off with each word she spoke gave another gesture of getting sick to her stomach and actually did this time.

It was then Twilight saw a note on Applejack's left ear seemingly stabled to it, forced her body to move and shakily began to try and take it off. When she finally did however Applejack's ear came off with a sickening ripping sound as more blood flooded from it.

DID YOU ENJOY MY GIFT TWILIGHT?

I MADE IT JUST FOR YOU.

ONE DOWN....THREE TO GO....

Twilight read the letter out much to her and Rainbow Dash's horror. “She's going to pick us off one by one till only your left....” Rainbow Dash said after a few moments.

As much as this horrified Twilight she got to her feet and began pacing back and forth. “Okay...Rainbow...umm..uhh.......damn it..i can't think clearly! Damn it!” Twilight screamed kicking a pile of books scattering them all over the room. “R-Rainbow...umm..uh....go get the police..no wait! Don't go alone....i'll go with..then..umm...we need to..uhh....get the others.....” Twilight said her voice clearly cracking constantly and shaking as she spoke while her legs and body shook uncontrollably.

“Then...umm..uhh....damn it...stop shaking you damned body!” Twilight shrieked and slammed her head into a bookshelf several times until Rainbow Dash grabbed her by the head with both hooves stopping her.

“S-S-Stop that!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed her voice panicked and breaking as well.

“I-I-I can't help it! Applejack is dead! And we couldn't do anything to save her!” Twilight shrieked at her.

“W-We j-j-just n-n-need to th-th-think cl-cl-clearly.” Rainbow Dash replied trying to calm herself even though her voice was still panicked and cracking as she spoke.

“O-Okay....umm..uhh....lets go get the police.” Twilight replied after a few moments taking several deep breaths before she spoke.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash then began to make their way past the front door trying to not look at Applejack's corpse as they left her house and went to the Police station. By now the moon hung high over Ponyville as they walked along the dark streets looking about themselves as they walked while Twilight tried to calm herself but she continued to hyperventilate.

The police ponies stood up in alarm as Twilight walked in covered in Applejack's blood along side of Rainbow Dash. “M-My...house....Ap-Ap-Applejack...dead..Pl-Please...help..” Twilight said as she walked in passing out onto the floor.