Pandora's Mark

Just then, the warm breeze started to turn cold and dark clouds moved in,

"Why do you have to wait?",

Applebloom quickly looked up and looked around,

"H-Hello? Is anypony there?",

she kept looking around, but saw no one.

"If everypony has there cutie mark, why don't you?"

"Now that ain't true, my friends don't have their cutie marks either!".

Suddenly, a shadow-like creature appeared in front of Applebloom, it wasn't a pony, it was something she had never seen before, it's eyes were a deep dark shade of red, it had no hooves, just a ghostly tail and claws with big red circles in its palms. Applebloom was paralyzed in fear, she couldn't move a muscle, even though she wanted to run,

"Wh-Wh-Who are you?"

"To some I am a friend... to others... an enemy! I am known as the Spirit of Envy, but you may call me: Eclipse".

Applebloom's teeth started to chatter, her hooves twitching in fright,

"Wh-What do you want with me?"

"I only wish to fulfil your dreams young Applebloom, to give you your cutie mark..... for a price",

Applebloom's tension quickly started to ease up when her cutie mark was brought up,

"My... My cutie mark?! You can give me a cutie mark?!? Wait... what price though?"

"It's really rather simple, I give you your cutie mark, but in return, somepony you know will die!".

Applebloom quickly froze up again,

"DIE?!? No way! Forget it, I will wait for my cutie mark just like my friends!",

the spirit laughed as it came closer,

"Your friends? Ahahaha, you are such a silly girl. Your so called friends are keeping their fair share of secrets you know!".

Eclipse's palms started glowing as he grabbed Applebloom by the head, Applebloom struggled to stop him, but her hooves went right through him when she tried pushing him away, and soon enough Applebloom's eyes started glowing red as she entered a deep trance, and started seeing a vision. She saw Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, they looked like they were walking somewhere, Scootaloo stopped and sighed,

"Sweetie Belle, why are we still doing this? Why don't we just tell her?"

"We can't tell her Scootaloo! She would be heartbroken if she found out..."

" I know, but she's bound to find out sooner or later!"

"And we'll deal with that problem when and if it comes., but until then, we have to hide these!".

Sweetie Belle turned and showed her cutie mark to Scootaloo, a big star with a microphone in the middle,

"But Sweetie Belle, look how awesome mine is! I should be showing it off to Rainbow Dash!",

Scootaloo showed her cutie mark, a flaming tire with wings,

"I like mine too Scootaloo, but we made a promise a long time ago. Applebloom was the only blank flank in school and we decided to stick up for her until she got her cutie mark too."

"Yeah... but I didn't think that it would take this long for her to get her cutie mark"

"Me neither, but we are best friends and best friends don't let other best friends down!",

Scootaloo sighed once more,

"You're right."

"Good, now come on, I'm pretty sure that Rarity has more white and orange paint at the boutique.",

the two fillies continued walking and the vision faded.