Slaughter of the everfree forest

Pinkie Pie ran across the street whit a basket on her head and knocked at the door of the ‘Golden Oak’ library.

“Hey Twilight!” she yelled. “Are you gonna come to my party?”

Twilight came outside to see her friend: “A party? For what? There is no birthday or special holiday this week.”

“I know, isn’t that awful?” she answered: “ We’ve got nothing to celebrate. So I thought ‘hé if we would throw a random pointless useless party just for fun?’ but it isn’t useless cause it has a purpose. Having fun.”

Twilight did a step back and looked kind of worried to Pinkie. “Okay than. When is this ‘pointless party’?”

“Tomorrow night” she said while she was hopping around.

“Night? Why not afternoon?”

“Cause Carrot Cake and Cup Cake have a big order for tomorrow so I have to baby-sit.”

“Good…” she yawned. “Sorry, it was a hard night of studying. Did you know that there is a small patron in the starry sky’s movement so you can calculate how the starry sky looks in the future?”

Pinkie pie stopped hopping and looked Twilight straight in the eyes: “You didn’t? You should really come out more” and she turned around and hopped to the next pony to invite.

Twilight stood amazed of what her friend just told her. “Oh Pinkie…” she thought by herself. She shook her head and went back in her house. “I need some sleep.”

“Okay, Rarity, Applejack, Twilight and Fluttershy received there invitation, now Rainbow Dash and I’m ready. But where is she.” Pinkie pie said by herself. “Hay Rose!” she yelled.

A beige collared pony whit two different collars red in her manes looked up from her flowers and searched for the pony who called her name. “Oh hallo Pinkie Pie. Beautiful day isn’t it?” she said when she found Pinkie Pie.

“Yes, very nice, but do you know where Rainbow Dash is?” asked Pinkie.

“Euh… yes, I think. I saw her flying toward  Ghastly Gorge. Probably for a new trick or something.” Roseluck answered.

“Thanks” said Pinkie and she hopped toward the gorge. “Hopefully  she’s still there.”

“Did you received an invitation?” asked Rarity at Fluttershy.

They were, like almost every day, at the spa. It was kind of traditional for those two pony’s to go to the spa each day. Only cause Rarity needs somepony to talk to and Fluttershy has noting better to do than listening to Rarity’s complaining and bragging.

“Well, yah. But I don’t understand the meaning of that party” Fluttershy said.

“Me neither. But it’s Pinkie Pie. You are never able to understand ideas from her.” Rarity said.

“Yah, but I’m affright something spooky is about to happen”

“How?”

“A party, at night… I think she has a scary jock planned for that night. I think I’m gonna stay home. Nice and safe.”

“Darling. There is nothing to be affright of. I’m sure it’s just a party like all her random party’s.” Rarity said. “But belief me, there is no reason to stay home.”

Fluttershy mumbled and nodded. Then laid back and put the slices cucumber on her eyes. “you don’t know…”

“RAINBOW!!!” Pinkie pie yelled. “Are you there?”

“Pinkie? What are you doing here?” a voice behind her said.

“Oh Dash, I’m so glad you’re here… beside, what are you doing here.”

“I’m here whit Tank, were here for our daily training. I’m teaching him the flying skills and how to manoeuvre through hard circuits.” And she pointed at her flying tortoise dashing into a pile of rocks. “He still needs some training.” And she looked how her pet stepped out the mess. “But what about you Pinkie?”

“Oh, I’m here whit a invitation for a party. Tomorrow night.” She said.

“A party? At night? Awesome. Kind of … spooky. Easy to trick pony’s. this is gonna be hilarious. I like it already.” Rainbow said.

“Yup, but be a little bit … nice. You know, we don’t want that Fluttershy gets a hart attack.”

“Yah…right. Forgot that.” Rainbow Dash said.

“See you tomorrow” and she led Rainbow behind her.

“Oh Gummy, this is going to be great, everything is ready, the cake is perfect and our guests can arrive every minute.” The toothless alligator blinked with is his eyes as response. Pinkie Pie looked outside. The night fell one hour ago. The stars were crystal clear. “I hope this is gonna be the best late evening/night random pointless useless party ever”

“knock…knock” she heard from the door.

“They’re here, they’re here!” Pinkie said exited and she jumped to the door.

“Welcome” she said when she saw that almost all her friends were there. “Where is Fluttershy?”

Applejack and Rarity stepped aside and Pinkie saw that Fluttershy laid on the ground. Scarred whit her hoofs covering her eyes.

“What’s wrong with her?” Pinkie asked.

“I went to pick up Fluttershy at home and we saw something weird. Shiny and misty.” Applejack said.

“Why did you pick up Fluttershy” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Cause I know how scarred she is at night. So scarred that it’s creeping me out.”

“What do you mean with that?” Rarity asked

“Never mind.” Applejack said and she shook her head. “Let’s go partying.”

Hours passed and the six pony’s danced and made fun al the time. Fluttershy calmed down and walked to the bar to get something to drink. Pinkie Pie saw this and hopped toward Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy? It seems that you’re better. What was that creepy thing you saw at the edge of the forest.”

“Well… I’m not sure, but I think it was…”

At that moment the door smashed open and the lights turned off. Everypony heard screams and the sound of breaking glass.

“Quick, some light!” Applejack said.

Twilight tried to make light but as soon as there was a little glowing shine around her horn, a big piece of wood hit her at the back of her head.

“What in tarnation is going on here” Applejack yelled.

“Relax everypony” Rainbow Dash said. And she lighted up a candle. “I’ve got some light”

Everypony calmed down when the room was filled with light.

“You’re okay darling” Rarity asked. And she helped Twilight standing back on her legs.

“I think so” Twilight said. And she scratched her head.

“What just happened?” asked Applejack.

“And where are Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie?” added Rainbow Dash.

“I don’t know…” Twilight said. And she shook her head. “Fluttershy is probably hiding somewhere…” and she scratched her head again “in a closet or under the… auw… that was a hard hit…” and she almost fell back to the ground.

“Who did this?” asked Rarity

“I don’t know…” Twilight answered.

“Uh… hay y’all…” Applejack said from the doorway “I think you want to take a look at this.”

A trail of blood drops started from the door toward the shadows of the near houses. Twilight and Rarity stood stunned when they saw al the blood.

“What in tarnation is going on here” Applejack yelled.

“I have no idea” Twilight said. Probably a new villain who kidnapped Pinkie Pie.

“And Fluttershy to.” Rainbow Dash added. “I can’t find both of them.” And she walked to the doorway so she could see what her friend discovered. “Whaw, that’s a lot of blood.” She said.

“Yah, and that means that Pinkie Pie and or Fluttershy are wounded!” Twilight yelled.

“So where are we waiting for?! Let’s go!” Applejack said. And they followed the bloody trail as fast as they could.

“It’s seems that the trail led to the Everfree Forest” Rarity said.

“Maybe this has to deal with that shiny smog you and Fluttershy saw this evening.” Twilight said to Applejack.

“That’s very doubtful.” Applejack said. “It was just…smog or something.”

“Any other ideas who or what could have done this?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“no, not at all” Twilight said. “What about you Rarity? Have you any idea?”

“Well…as a misplaced joke, I have a whole list.” Rarity said. “but somepony who hurt others and let them bleed on purpose?… No, I have no idea.”

“How well, I think we’re gonna figure it out soon, very soon.” Applejack said.

They stopped at the edge of the Everfree Forest. They could see Fluttershy’s house in the distance. They found a puddle blood and then it stopped.

“What are we gonna do now? We’ve got nothing to follow.” Applejack said.

“The best thing is stick together and move fast. They can’t be that far.” Twilight said. “But keep your eyes open.”

A little farther, the trees  stood so close together that it was completely dark. Twilight cast a spell that gave them a little bit light.

“I don’t gonna make much light, so the villain won’t notice us when were close.” She explained. “Just, come close enough. Be quiet and… WHA…”

They fell into a deep abyss and laid there for several seconds before they stand up.

“Everypony okay?” Applejack asked.

Rainbow Dash mumbled a bit cause she laid at the bottom of the pile.

“I think so…” Twilight said. “…were is Rarity?”

Rainbow Dash stretched her wings. “I’ll fly back up there end check or she still at the top of this gulf.” And she lifted up.

“Nothing up here” she yelled. At that moment they heard a loud scream.

“Rarity!” Twilight said.

“Damned. It has got her to.” Applejack said.

“What do we have to do now?” Rainbow Dash asked when she was back with her friends.

“Find her to before somepony ells get hurt.” Twilight said. “But were do we have to start?”

“Look!” Rainbow Dash said. And she flew to a near bush. The other two ponies came right behind her.

“What’s that?” Twilight asked.

“It seems like…erw…” Applejack picked up something soft pink covered with blood.

“Hair from Fluttershy!” Rainbow Dash yelled. “That damned bastard hurts Fluttershy! That creep will pay for this!” She snapped the hair from Applejack’s hoofs and flew away.

“Rainbow wait” command Twilight. “Wait for us. … Applejack, come on. We have to slow down Dash before she get caught to.” And the two mares ran as fast they could.

“Finally she stopped.” Applejack said. “never do that again okay… Dash? … you’re okay sugar cube?”

Rainbow Dash stood as still as a statue, focused at something. Like she saw a ghost.

“Rainbow? Everything okay?…” Twilight asked exhausted, and she moved a few leaves and they saw something they never expected  to see.

Zacora laid at her back. She was missed two legs and an ear. There was blood coming out her nose and mouth.

“Oh my gosh Zacora!” Twilight yelled. And she ran to the zebra who seems to be death.

“Twilight…I’m glad  you’re here. There is something you have to hear…” Zacora said softly she turned around and had an expression of endless pain upon her face. Twilight saw this and stared thinking about a way to safe Zacora.

“Don’t waste your effort to me, I’m as good as death you can see.” Zacora said.

Twilight stood amazed but understood her.

“No go and stop your new foe, before it takes your life to. But be award and remember this, nothing is what you think it is…”

“Zacora… ? Who did this? Pleas tell me who” Twilight said. She took Zacoras shoulders and shook her all around. “Zackora? Who did this?…ZACKORA!” Twilight dropped the corps and started to cry. She felt a hoof on her shoulder.

“We can’t help her any more Twilight. She’s gone.” Applejack said.

“We can’t stay here for long. If that beast is able to do this, we must hope that the others are still…alive.” Rainbow Dash said.

“You’re right…” Twilight said. “we’ve got to go on.”

“Look over there” Twilight said. “a bit fresh blood at the entrance of that cave” and she pointed at the cave mostly hidden by leaves.

“I hope the others are there.” Rainbow Dash said. “And that bastard who did this to us.”

“I don’t doubt that” Applejack said. “bad guy’s prefer dark hideouts. So…”

“Watch your hoofs here. There might be some traps in here.” Twilight said when they entered the cave. “stay close. Danger can be in each corner”

“Twilight. Watch out!” Rainbow Dash said. But she was to late. Twilight’s legs stuck behind a thin wire witch activated a mechanism. The whole gallery started to shake and fall in. Rocks from the ceiling came down.

“Watch out!” Applejack yelled. Twilight was just in time to evade a big rock.

“There! The end of the passage! There is it safe!” Twilight said. And she spread her alicorn wings and flew toward the end. Applejack and Rainbow Dash got there first. Twilight was hit by a smaller rock on her head and she was insensible.

“Twilight!” Rainbow Dash yelled. And she turned around, back in the avalanche.

“Dash! It’s to dangerous!” Applejack said.

“I don’t care! I have to. Or it means Twilight’s death!” she flew as fast as she could to her friend Twilight. “Come on… a little more … auw!” she get hit by  few rocks to. “No!… not now…” she said to herself. She tried to fly, but her wing was injured. Probably broken. But she would break more things if she didn’t hurry. She ran to Twilight. “Twilight? You’re okay?” she asked. No response.  She lifted Twilight upon her back and returned toward Applejack. “Almost there…” Dash said to herself. Al of a sudden a huge bolder fell in front of Rainbow Dash. There was no other way than jump over it. So she leaped over the rock and threw Twilight into Applejack’s hoofs. At that moment, the rest of the passage collapsed. A big cloud of dust hang around the rocks witch covers now the passage. Applejack looked anxious around.

“Dash? Were are you? DASH!” she yelled. She ran to the rocks and removed a few “Dash, are you here?” She asked with tears in her eyes. She heard a soft groan. “DASH!” she yelled. And started to remove the rocks faster. She found a bleu hoof and started digging deeper. “Dash…” she said when Rainbow Dash’s head was free.

“…Applejack?…” Dash opened her eyes. “…is that you?” her face was covered with blood and scratches. Applejack hadn’t the courage to dig deeper to free Rainbow Dash. Scared for what she would find.

“Tell… tell everypony that they were good friends…” Rainbow Dash said.

“No… pleas Dash… don’t leave us…” Applejack cried.

“make sure Tank is in good hoofs…” Dash said and she spit out a tooth.

“DASH!”

“Promis me. Please.”

“… I promise…” Applejack sighed.

“And I want you to have my diary.” Dash said.

“Wait… you have a dairy?” Applejack asked astonished.

“Yup.”

“Seems like everypony has a soft side” Applejack said.

“Please…Read my diary and read it to everypony” Dash said.

Applejack showed a little smile. “Even the biggest secrets?”

“Even the secret that I have feelings for… for… damned. Even now, I don’t have the courage to tell it.” Dash said. She sighed but then started to hyperventilate.

“Dash what…Dash?” Applejack said.

“Please… forgive me for… everything I ever did wrong…” Dash whispered.

“I… I forgive you.” Applejack said. “we all forgive you.”

Rainbow Dash nodded and closed her eyes. A teardrop felt on her nose. From Applejack.

“W…what happened.” Twilight asked while she scratched her head. “What’s wrong with my head? This is the second time something hurts my head. Oh… Applejack…?” Twilight asked “Where is Rainbow Dash?”

“Death… cause of the avalanche.” Applejack said. A painful moment passed before the to pony’s moved on.

“No… this can’t be…” Twilight said.

“What kind of a monster would do this?” Applejack said.

They found Rarity, but not in the state they wanted or expected to find her. Her curly hair was cut of laid al over the place. Her horn was burned off and the top of her head was still smouldering. The place where her eyes belong, were now two big gaps. Al four legs were broken on more then one place. Her belly was sliced open and her organs came out. It seems that somepony,- something- played with the content of her stomach.

“This is disgusting.” Twilight said.

“Well…” Applejack said. “The good thing is… we now know that were at the right way…”

A bit farther they saw a big hacksaw. Hoofmade, unique piece.

“I guess this is the murder’s weapon.” Twilight said.

“No… it can’t be…” Applejack stood stunned.

“What’s wrong Applejack?”

“This hacksaw…” Applejack said “I saw it before.”

At that moment they heard somepony giggling. Applejack pointed at a pony head, coming out behind a few boulders.

“Pinkie Pie?” Twilight said. “Is that you? I’m so glad we found you. We’ve been looking for you all the time. Do you know…” Twilight stopped. They came closer and saw Pinkie in the light. “Pinkie?”

Twilight couldn’t take it any more. Her stomach turned around and she puked.

“Damned!” Applejack said. Pinkie Pie’s head was pierced on a wooden stake. The rest of her body laid a bit farther, broken and covered with blood.

“In the name of Celestia. Who did this!”  Twilight asked.

“I did” a voice said.

“Who’s there?” Twilight asked loud. They saw nopony.

“Fluttershy!” Applejack said.

“You’re smarter than you look blonde one.” The mare said. “How do you know?”

“I don’t get it. How can you know and believe that Fluttershy did this. I mean. This is not her voice?” Twilight said.

“The hacksaw” Applejack explained. “Do you remember that I picked up Fluttershy? Well, I saw a handle of something coming underneath a blanket. Fluttershy said it was a cudgel, cause she’s ‘scared’ of the darkness, but I’m sure it’s the same handle as the one from the hacksaw.”

“All right. You got me…” a mare appeared out the darkness. Twilight immediately recognised the shape of the hair. She couldn’t deny it. It was Fluttershy. But when she came closer, they saw strange things. Fluttershy’s eyes were red in stead of aquamarine. And a piece of hair was missing from her tail. “Smart” she thought “ Cut of her own tail to misled us.”

Applejack stood confident and looked Fluttershy strait in the eyes. “You killed everypony. Zacora, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and you set up that trap that took Rainbow’s life.”

“Oh that’s new.” Fluttershy said. “I didn’t know Rainbow Dash is death, but I can confirm the rest.” Fluttershy walked around the two ponies. You know… I never had a problem with you Applejack, but now Rainbow Dash is death, it seems that the plans are changed.”

“How do you mean?” Applejack asked. Twilight tried to get behind Fluttershy so she would make time to cast out a spell to defeat her, but she hit a rock that warned Fluttershy. Fluttershy turned around and smashed Twilight on the back of her head.

“So,… where were we. Oh yah… My plan…” Fluttershy said. And she turned back to Applejack. “It’s not really a plan, it’s more a test. A game.”

“What?” Applejack asked confused.

“Well, this was actually for Dash, but she passed away now…”

“Painfully and rude!” Applejack interrupted her.

Fluttershy got anger and whacked Applejack on her jaw. “Don’t interrupt me when I’m talking!” she yelled.

Applejack fell at the ground. “That was a nasty left hoof” she thought by herself. And she spit out a tooth and a bit of blood. “Since when can she slap that hard”

“As I was saying…” Fluttershy continued. “This was actually planned for Dash, but now you will take her place.”

“For what?” Applejack asked when she tried to stand up.

Fluttershy slapped her immediately back on her face. Applejack fell back at the ground. “I was talking.” Fluttershy said. “Now stand up and follow me. And carry that alicorn.” She demanded and pointed at Twilight.

After a bit walking, they get in a sort of a room of a temple. There were giant statues of griffons, candleholders, torches, golden artworks.

“Dump that body in that cage. I’ll figure out later what I have to do whit that.” Fluttershy said. Applejack did what she asked. “Now come over here.” She command. “Do you see these curtains?” Applejack nodded and went standing in front of them. “As you can see, there are tree curtains. Behind those curtains, there is a hole. You may not see the hole, but there is. You can chose one hole and jump trough it. One of them means freedom, the others means death. Pick one…” Fluttershy explicated.

“euh…okay” Applejack said. “if I pick the right one, I can safe Twilight” she thought by herself.

“It is a work in progress, so there can be some sharp edges in the tunnel, so sorry for that.” Fluttershy said.

“euh…Okay, thanks for telling me.” Applejack said. “I pick… that one! And she leaped trough the left one. The curtain tore up and Applejack fell downward in a spear field. Her body was immediately perforated.

Fluttershy moved the two other curtains and saw that the tree curtains covered the same big hole. “Dumb blond pony. Why didn’t you pick the doorway.”

“I must be cursed or something. Again my head.” Twilight awoke from her sleep and looked around. She scratched her head where Fluttershy slapped her.

“Oh great. You’re awake.” Fluttershy said.

“What happened? Where is Applejack!

“Let’s say… she’s … airily” Fluttershy said and started to laugh.

“You killed her to isn’t it?…” Twilight asked “Damn you monster.”

“Yes, but I just want to say that I’m gonna blow up this cave. I played enough. It’s time to fulfil my duty. Overtake Equestria! Now thanks for coming and have fun for your last few minutes.” Fluttershy said. And she turned around toward the exit.

“What? Wait!” Twilight yelled.

“What? Why would I wait? I waited long enough to tell you this.” Fluttershy said.

“I want to know something.” She breaded nerves and scared. “Why are you doing this? What’s happened to you that makes you act like this? This is not the Fluttershy we know.” Twilight said.

Fluttershy turned around and came closer. “You Twilight… never knew me.” And she looked Twilight straight in the eyes.

Twilight looked back and her eyes grew a bit and her mouth fell open of astonishment.

“Goodbye Twilight.” Fluttershy said. She turned around, lighted the fuse of a few barrels explosives and ran away.

Twilight tried to break out, but the cage was to strong. “Wait, my magic.” She tried a simple spell but failed. She was wondering why her magic didn’t work. She was scared, anger, upset, sad and desperate when she figured out that Fluttershy cut her horn off. “That piece off…” she said to herself. She grabbed the iron bars and shook whit them. “That wasn’t Fluttershy!” she yelled to herself. But it was to late. The barrels exploded when the fire reached them. Now she understood the words Zacora said to her. “Nothing is what you think it is…”