I awoke back in Ponyville hospital to see all of my friends surrounding me. Once again, the hospital bed was much too small. Each and every one of the ponies near me all were staring down with a look of gratitude. I couldn't remember much of what had happened back at the school. I recalled getting AppleBloom, Silver Spoon, and Scootaloo out of the school, along with the other 4 unconscious ponies. Though anything after that was all a blank spot in my mind. Every inch of my body was incredibly sore, I couldn't understand why I was in so much pain. Last time I was here, I had a pretty severe head injury, but I was all fine in a couple of hours. " Why do I still feel like that roof is pressing down on me?" I wondered as a new rush of pain swept through my body while shifting my position on the bed.

"Oh good, you're awake! said Fluttershy both quietly and with excitement. Something was different about her, she didn't seem as afraid of me as she usually did. Maybe saving those fillies showed her that I really wasn't a monster.

""Well it's about time Andy, we were beginin' to think you were gonna keep on sleepin'." called out AppleJack with her usual southern drawl. Well anyways, up and at em'. You've got visitors." The girls all parted in the middle of their formation as Cheerilee's entire class came bounding into the room. Each little filly holding a piece of paper in their mouths. When they got closer to my bed, I noticed that each piece of paper was actually a hand written card.

"Did they do all of this for me? I wondered, as my heart began to melt. I watched as every filly, one at a time, climbed up onto the end of my bed and placed their card at my feet. Most gave a grateful "Thank you for saving my friends" others would try and give me a hug. Moving hurt me, but I didn't let them know it. I gratefully hugged them back with a heartfelt "You're Welcome. I'm just glad that you are all safe." It was without a doubt the most touching moment of my entire life.

This went on for about 5 minutes until 4 very special fillies came up all together. As they approached the bed I was able to recognize them as Sweetie Belle, Featherweight, Apple Crumble, and Diamond Tiara.I wasn't entirely sure what was going on. These fillies weren't holding any cards, they didn't try to hug me, and they didn't look happy to see me. They almost looked sad. As they approached the bed I was able to recognize them as Sweetie Belle, Featherweight, Apple Crumble, and Diamond Tiara.

"We're sorry that we hurt you." they said sadly in unison.

"What do you mean hurt me?" I asked sincerely. At this point I was extremely confused. Why would theses little ponies think that they were responsible for my injuries. It was ridiculous to think that any of these 4 were the reason I was in here. Then it dawned on me. The four unconscious fillies back at the school were all standing by me safe and awake. Tears began to fill my eyes as a leaned forward towards the small fillies.

"No no no, please don't be mad. We're sorry! cried out Sweetie Belle, backing away slowly. I just kept leaning forward until I had my arms wrapped tightly around them and began to weep quietly.

"I was so worried about you four." I whispered to the fillies. "You don't need to apologize for anything. I am just so happy that all of you are safe." The tense ponies loosened up with those words and began to hug me in return. We sat that way for a couple of minutes before I was able to regain my composure and stop crying.

"What happened to you four in the school?" I asked curiously. "Why were you four the only ones hurt?" It didn't make any sense to me, all of the other ponies made it out safely, and even the other ponies trapped under the desks were still conscious when I got to them.

"It was all my fault" started Diamond Tiara "I was the one who broke formation." I was surprised, it's very unlike Diamond Tiara to own up to her own mistakes, but I was still incredibly confused.

"What do you mean break formation?" I asked.

"Every month we have a fire drill to know what to do in case the situation arises where we need to escape the building quickly." explained featherweight "We all stay in a tight group until everypony is safely out the door."

"Right" Diamond Tiara said "Only, I got scared and began running as fast as I could towards the door. All I ended up doing was tripping over a loose plank and hitting my head on the floor." she said with her head hung in shame.

"When I looked back and saw her lying on the floor, I ran back in to help." continued SweetieBelle "So did AppleBloom, Silver Spoon, Scootaloo, and Apple Crumble. But once we got back inside, the building began to fall." SweetieBelle finished with a small crack of sadness in her voice.

"We all huddled under our desks for protection" explained Apple Crumble " That's when the rafter fell on top of us and trapped us in the school. After that the three of us must've breathed in too much smoke and passed out. I guess that's when you came in and saved us. Thank you so much!" she said as she hugged me once more. With a few final goodbyes, the class left the hospital room, leaving me with just the girls.

"That was such a brave thing you did" began Twilight, quickly followed by a hoof across the face Why the buck wouldn't you wait and let us help you?

"I knew that by the time you got there, it may be too late. Besides, I'm not going to let you girls throw yourselves in danger just to make sure I'm safe!" I responded. Obviously only pissing her off even more. I've never seen Twilight get this made before, and she definitely would never strike one of her friends. Maybe it's only because she doesn't really know me all that well to consider me one of her friends. Weirder still, none of the other ponies reacted to Twilight's new found aggression.

"Do you want people to think you're some hero? Do you wan't people to call on you whenever they have a potentially dangerous problem? What if something like this happens again, are you just going to jump right in and save the day? She was furious now. She spoke daggers, and every word stabbed directly into my heart. It was killing me to see me make my friend this angry. However, as if someone flipped a switch in her brain, she was instantly calm. It was like seeing a hurricane completely ravage your town, and all of a sudden it up and vanishes. I was just waiting for the 'eye of the storm' to be over with and prepare for the beating of a lifetime. But the beating didn't come, instead I thought I heard a slight chuckle.

"Um. . Twilight? Are you ok?" I asked cautiously. I heard her chuckle again, this time a little louder than the first.

"Twilight?" I asked hesitantly once more.

"Next time. . she began speaking again, however something was off about her voice. It sounded cold and almost soul-less. "Next time, I will make sure that I finish my job. She said with an evil grin.

"What are you talking about? Come on Twilight, cut it out." I pleaded. She still kept laughing and smiling at me. Soon the other girls joined in on the freaky horror display. "What the FUCK is going on?

"Come on Andy. . think, even a dimwit like you can figure this out.teased Rainbow Dash.

"Why is Rainbow Dash insulting me? She would never do that? I wondered.

"I dunno, you might have to explain it to him. . he seems kind of slow" said Apple Jack.

"I don't get it, what has gotten into you girls? Snap out of it! Why are you all saying this?" I yelled back at the wall of laughing ponies. All of a sudden, like a freight train hitting a chipmunk, it dawned on me. The ponies standing in front of me, are not the ponies I knew. That's why Fluttershy didn't seem afraid of me when I first woke up here, and that's why Diamond Tiara took responsibility for her own mistake make at the school. It's barbecue none of theses ponies are themselves.

"Who are you! I yelled out in a voice so heavy, my lungs burned.

"By George, I think he's got it. chimed Rarity in an extremely happy voice. I looked around at the ponies all drawing closer and closer to my bed with a twisted smile stretched across each one of their faces.

"Stay Back! Get Away from Me! I yelled, but each of the ponies grabbed a hold of my arms and legs to keep me still.

"Oh, but then we'll miss all the fun". pouted Twilight in a mock sad voice.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked through clenched teeth. "Who are you?"

"Oh you'll get your answer soon enough. But for now, just enjoy this next moment. I know I will." The way that last line was delivered sent shivers down my spine. I had no idea what this monster had in store for me, but every fiber of my being was telling me that it would be absolutely horrible.

"Oh Sweetie Belle, come in here honey. Andy want's to say hello. yelled Twilight into the other room.

"What does this thing want with Sweetie Belle? I wondered while still trying to fight my way out of the grasp of the five ponies holding me down onto the bed. I could here (hoof)steps begin walking towards the door to my room.

"That must be Sweetie Belle" I thought as I turned my head to face the doorway. "Maybe if she sees me she can go get help!" I tried to call out to her, but PinkiePie slammed her hoof down hard against my mouth, silencing me completely.

"Don't start yelling silly, you're going to scare her! Pinkie said with a smile. I kept my eyes on the door as the hoofsteps got closer and closer. I could see the shadow of a small pony begin to enter the room. A couple seconds later, Sweetie Belle entered. Once I saw her, my eyes grew wide in terror and I began shaking violently against the ponies, but they were strong and kept me down onto the bed tight.

Sweetie Belle was no longer the cute pony that I had just seen enter the room with her class. The thing standing in the doorway to my room was some horrible monster with Sweetie Belles features. It had to be. Her face looked absolutely disgusting. As she approached my bed, I had a sudden realization that was much worse than I had initially predicted. This wasn't a monster with Sweetie Belle's features. This WAS Sweetie Belle, only her face was disfigured and covered in second and third degree burns. It was agonizing to watch as she climbed her way onto my bed and looked me directly in my face with her two black holes where her eyes had once been. Little bits of cooked flesh dripped off of her top jaw and onto me as she walked up my body and came to rest on my chest. In a light raspy voice she asked me.

"Why wouldn't you save me? I called out for help. . but you never came. Why did you let me die? the monster questioned me this way over and over, repeating the same questions until I began screaming in terror.

"Why did you let me die? Why did you let me die? Why did you let me die? she repeated constantly. Soon the rest of the ponies joined in.

"Why did you let her die?"

"Why did you let her die?"

"Now why did you go an' let her die like that?"

"Why did you let her die?"

"Why did you let her die?"

"Why did you let her die?"
As the chanting became louder and louder, the questions became less synchronized and the words began jumbling up. It was too much that I squeezed my eyes shut and began screaming until suddenly, all of the voices stopped. Everything was quiet, no sound anywhere.

Are they gone? I wondered. I decided to open my eyes just a little bit, scared of what I would see. 'Nothing'.

I guess they are gone. I thought with a sigh of relief. Opening my eyes up I attempted to sit back up, however doing so I accidentally knocked my pillow off of my bed. (Stupid me) I reached down and grabbed the pillow, and when I leaned back over to place it back behind me Sweetie Belles deformed face stared right back at me inches from my face.

"wake up it said in a whisper.

I shot upright in a cold sweat out of bed back in Ponyville hospital, the pain was all still there but the terror I was feeling completely masked over it. I listened for anything, but could only hear silence. Nobody was in the room with me, I was all alone in complete silence. Laying there for another five minutes, I realized that nobody was coming, so I carefully rolled onto my side and placed my feet on the floor. The cold tile felt good against my charred feet, almost therapeutic. However, each step still brought severe pain to every part of my body. I wandered the halls of the hospital aimlessly for a while but couldn't find anyone. No nurses, no doctors, no patients, not even any visitors. Everyone was just . . gone. That's when I heard it, a slow but steady beeping noise. I followed the sound as the beeping became louder and louder, never increasing pace, only getting louder. I kept moving until I came across a closed room from which I could hear a series of faint whispers and quiet crying.

"Finally I found somebody" I sighed in relief as I slowly opened the door.

Well, I found where everypony was. Almost the entire hospital was in this one room all grouped tightly around one of the hospital beds. I looked to the side of the room and saw that the beeping was coming from a heart rate monitor connected to an unseen pony. From different points in the crowd I could hear crying, from other points I heard whispering. However no matter what I heard, the overall tone for this room was incredibly depressing. I carefully nudged my way through the sea of ponies, until I reached the edge of the crowd near the hospital bed, and what I saw made my heart sink.

Poor little Sweetie Belle was laying down on the bed, her face covered in bandages, with her big sis standing by her side. I stayed back and ducked down a little so nobody would notice that I was in the room as I observed possibly the saddest moment I will ever witness.

""Rarity. . . I'm cold" came Sweetie Belle's faint and raspy voice.

I know Darling, it will be ok. I'm here for you. responded Rarity trying to hold back tears.

"Sis, I can't see you." Sweetie Belle called out quietly. She had bandages covering the majority of her face, so it was understandable that she couldn't see through those, but I knew what was under the bandages. Nothing, her eyes had completely burned out of her skull.

"I'm here Sweetie Belle. . I'm here." said Rarity, obviously struggling to be strong for her little sister.

""Rarity. . . . . would you sing me a lullaby? asked Sweetie Belle. It was obvious that this little pony was fading fast, and I think she knew it.

"Of course Sweetie Belle." whispered Rarity. Rarity looked to her friends for support as all six of the ponies began to sing softly,

"Hush now, quiet now
It's Time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, Quiet now
It's time to go to bed"

With one final breath, Sweetie Belle reached out for her big sis and held her hoof, leaned in close and told her
"Rarity, do you remember that day at the festival with AppleJack and Apple Bloom? That was the best day of my life. I am happy to have been your little sister" With that said, SweetieBelle laid her head down gently onto the pillow, and let out her final breath. As the constant beeping of the monitor let out one final resounding tone, I could hear nothing but light sobbing from the crowd which soon faded in with the beep of the monitor. And just like that, Sweetie Belle was dead.

Author's Note

Soooooo. . . . how do ya like them feels?