Pandora's Mark

" ANALYSIS COMPLETE!! PRINTING FINAL RESULTS!!"

the machine yelled once the test was completed, Twilight jumped high into the air from shock, but she noticed something else, Applebloom was missing.

"SPIKE!"

"What is it?!"

"Where's Applebloom?!?"

" She's supposed to be in the chair!"

"She's not and-...",

Twilight stops and rushes to see the final results of the test.

"Oh no..."

"What?!"

"We have to find Applebloom, NOW!".

Twilight opened her front door and noticed small hoof prints in the ground leaving a trail, Twilight running as fast as she can. She finally sees the young filly at the edge of a cliff, crying, looking as if she's about to jump,

"Applebloom! Stop!!",

Applebloom turns around, surprised and happy,

"Twilight?! You're alive!",

rushing up to hug Twilight,

"Of course, I'm alive"

"But I saw you on the floor, and the sheet over you, and you weren't answering or moving..."

"Applebloom, I was asleep, everything is ok".

As the two end their hug, darks clouds start rolling in and a cold ominous wind blows over the town, just then the Spirit of Envy himself shows up,

"I'm afraid not Ms. Sparkle...",

Twilight sees Eclipse and is shocked and enraged,

"You will not hurt her!",

Twilight shoots a magical energy beam from her horn at Eclipse, the ghost just laughs and raises his hand, his palms flashes red and the beam of light stops, he then closes his hand and the beam shatters like glass.

"WHAT?!? That's impossible!"

"I have no time for such petty magic, I'm here for my payment, one fresh body for me to take!"

"You're a monster!"

"Ouch, that one hurt my feelings... You know, I haven't chosen who's body I will take, and now that I'm here I could take anyone in Ponyville!... Including you Ms. Sparkle...",

Eclipse's smug grin turned harsh and serious as he stared down at Twilight, Twilight staring right back at him. Applebloom finally spoke,

".....take me Eclipse..... I don't want to live with the guilt....",

Eclipse and Twilight both looked at Applebloom,

"Applebloom, no!! Don't say that!!"

"Ahahaha! Poor Young Silly Filly... Have you not figured it out yet?"

"Figured what out?",

Eclipse clapped his hands right before Twilight tried to tackle him from behind, time froze around Applebloom and Eclipse, Twilight stuck in midair.

"You see, I cannot take your body Applebloom..."

"Why not?"

"Because... YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD!",

Applebloom was shocked, her face went pale as she didn't know what Eclipse was saying,

"What do you mean I'm dead?!? Then what's all this?!",

Applebloom pointed to Ponyville and everything around her,

"This is your personal nightmare, to finally have your cutie mark and not being able to enjoy it because everyone you love or care about is shunning you, you must live with the guilt for the rest of your life... or should I say the rest of your afterlife!".

Tears flowed down Applebloom's face as she started grasping the situation, but before she could speak, Eclipse interrupted,

"I would love to stay and chat, but I have a nice new warm body to wake up...",

Eclipse laughs manically as he vanishes, leaving Applebloom in tears as time starts going back to normal, leaving her in her worst nightmare, forever.