Would you call it choices or fate???

by Flutterbutt

Rating: teen
Tags: King Sombra, Random, Applejack, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Soarin, Rainbow Dash
Length: 4953

Rainbow dash becomes jealous of Apple jack. She goes looking for the lost wonder bolt Soarin that has appeared in her nightmares. She soon discovers that hes a waste of her time And decides to forget what happened in the forest. But can she really?

Rainbow dash is lonely. But when Soarin goes missing she doesn't know what to do but save him.When she gets him back in a flash she soon discovers that he's a waste of her time. will she make the right choices to survive what awaits for her? And will she ever be able to escape the shadows that have captured her?

Published 2014-06-15 03:10:03 UTC
Last updated 2014-06-20 21:10:42 UTC

Future

"Say uh dash what do you think about this one?" Apple jack said with anxiety in her voice. SHE was getting ready for her first DATE with one of the WONDER BOLTS, and of course I was jealous so I stalled her to make her look bad.

"its to, flowery." Rainbow Dash said plainly.

"What! What duh you mean its to flowery!" You could definitly tell she was worried and the anxiety in her voice was rising.

"Well, if you don't want to cooperate maybe I should go find some pony else to help me!"She pouted.

"Wait, I want to help you but..." She did not want to let aj think that I was jealous of HER.

"I understand why your jealous, I think you should try find'in some pony for you to be happy with." Aj commented with a sad twang to her voice.

" HAHA-Well I'm leaving- and I'm not jealous, I just noticed how unfair it is that's all!!" Dash commented.

The mare slammed the door to her room and left. And though she did feel a bit sorry for apple jack mainly because she left her like that panicking- But just ignored that feeling. Now that She noticed it, she has been a pain about starting to date a wonder bolt, I mean really she didn't need to to act like that!

"Dash please, Im sorry about how I treated you!"

"Good you should be- now I should be going home now!" The mare replied hastily. The truth was She wasn't going home: Dash was going to Zecoras to mess up there date. Rainbow Dash was really tired of her rubbing in that she had a date with one of the wonder bolts. I mean come on she is an EARTH pony. UGGHH!!!

Normally she woudn't need to visit anyponie but today I'd need more than herself today. She has beginning to feel jealous and it gave the mare a headache. So Dash went to Zecoras to a: see if she could somehow mess up the date and b: see if she could cure the jealousy disease.

Trotting along the grassy path leading through the everforest was kind of scary not to add the creepy shadows. It was like they had a body of their own- thankfully they weren't. But it was enough to give the mare goose bumps and made her fly and go faster, though she new it was not safe to fly near trees- no matter the situation.

Thankfully she made it to Zecora's before she decided to turn back. Instead of going inside zecora was collecting herbs around the house.

"hehem, um hey uh do you have a cure for uh, jealousy?"The scared blue mare said.

" you silly mare there is no such thing!" Zecora replied.

"oh, um then do you have something to mess up a date?" Dash said immediatly. Though there was no such thing to mess up a date!

" No, but I do have something that will let you know what will happen."

"No i want to make something go wrong not watch it!!" The mare was so up set she finely ran for it. She really didnt like to here she couldn't do anything about it, and she hated the fact that she just had to stand here and do nothing.

Dash was almost there when she ran into AJ. She did NOT want her to no that she was jealous, come to think of it she might just be following her. I wonder if she over herd our conversation, she might think im jealous, or even worse she might know that i wanted to ruin here date. where were they going to have their date, come to think of it she cant even go up there-HAHA

"Oh hey i was looking for you!" i said. Surely enough she ran here to ruin our date ah ha."Well i was just about to go to zecoras when i ran into to you- say what were you doing here huh."she grinned she new her plan!

"well- I came here to mess up your date some how and found out i couldn't!"She responded with a sheepish grin. Like it was not a big deal, but to mahself it was a huge deal!!! You don't just go around messin up peoples date-thats just rude!! Plus if she wanted to find somepony to be with she has to nock off that attiude.

"and no it wasn't right but life aint fair and i want to make that right-plus you have everything i don't!! so it only makes sense i get one thing you don't!!"Dash replied. I couldnt beleive it she really wanted to mess up my life- it started with the letters then the apples now the dates it made me mad and i was about to take into my own hooves.

Before aj could do anything i ran strait off the path hoping to lose her. Sure enough i did as sooon as i looked back.

Suddenly i saw the shadows move- it stund me and the weird thing was i saw soarin with them. it was weird so i went home. Maybe i was imaging things- i do it alot like me winning and me joining the wonder bolts, but i learned those were dreams, and i wasnt going to forget them-they were awesome what pony wouldn't!

as soon as i got to my bed i fell asleep. There was dreams about soarin being taken away being dragged by his hind hooves and he was screaming my name...

Day after day i had these dreams. it was scary but not scary enough for me to not handle! I finally got the courage to talk to some pony abut him and if apple jack was the pony well that would be a lot of courage because of the fight and all.im afraid she would not help me and that was the case well i would go look for him!

" What yah lookin for sugarcube?" i said.

"Well i want to talk to you about the dreams iv been having, first soarin was being taken by shadow s in a forest then another was he was chained in some kind of trunk but he wasnt ieing dwn witch is weird then he was screaming for help like "HELP SOMEPONY HELP!" ... RD went on and on and on.

"Wait so what your telling mah yah think your pony of your dreams is missin and you want to SAVE him when he is being chained, what if they catch you what if yah wrong and your just dreamin?!?" I replied. then i thought maybe she wouldnt have the dreams for no reason she has to save him!"Well hone if hes in a forest then only one near here is the ever forest-Go save him!!"It was fine to send her friends on wild goose chases!!

wild

Author's Note

This is my first story so dont blame me, i hope to get good and bad feed back to improve my writing so plz plz plz leave a comment;)

wild

It has been three days since she stopped having those dreams and three days from meeting with Zecora and venturing in the Everforest. I didn't know that the Everforest could be so scary I mean if some pony didn't know these woods I wouldn't have gone.

Okay this was not what I wanted to do: save a lost wonder bolt. It was the first/last thing on my list.

CRACK

I think I just let them know I'm here so-

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" I whispered or screamed I couldn't tell. wait why did I whisper when I just screamed??!!

"Ssssilence creature the king awaitsss."

"Wait what king?"

the "king" didn't seem nice I mean if they were that mean the king would be scary! They tied my wings to my body, how was supposed to get out of here with out wings. I guess thats how they trapped a wonder bolt.

"so why are you taking us?"I slowly said.

"dont asssk such questionsss you dont know the anssswer to!" The supposed leader said well i think he was the leader-I'm not the smartest pony.

"Oh-kay."

well this wasn't so cool any more. Ponies are going to go missing, there's a king controlling the shadows and I'm there next victim, and Im supposed to save the crush of my dreams -seriously.I don't know how I'm going to save him but its going to be hard. I mean how hard can it be to save some pony with out wings- earth ponies can do it so can I!!

okay so this hole save Soarin thing is going pretty well I got away on accidently on purpose so and I found him! which is good I think- they accept him in a tree which is extremly weird and the only thing that can get in here are shadows kinda like how only pegasi can stand on clouds. Also I don't know how I'm going to get the locks off him which brings us back to present.

"uh Soarin how do you get the locks off??!?" I said quickly.

Normally there's keys but at what I'm seeing, there are no key holes!

"Umm try smashing them with a rock." he replied with worry in his voice. man he was cute-focus Dash! Focus.

Okay, okay I'm going to do this-"

SMASH

"stay with me Soarin." I managed to say. also there were scary looking shadows chasing us with wooden weapons with poison shooting out of them. I'm glad I'm very fast to out run these though we would be fast with a wonder bolt!! But of course I had to cut his wings and needs time to heal!

We were at the edge of the canopy when the shadows turned back. I guess that the edge of the forest was there boundries the only problem is how can I get to Clouds Dale???

Guess I can take him to...shoot cant go to Zecora's maybe flutter shy I mean she took care of discord. okay here goes nothing.

"What, what happened here why am I in a house, in ponyville!" Soarin screamed with a funny expression on his face i mean it was fucking funny! But other than that he was flipping scared he was even scared and a bit memory lost added to it. I was scared he wouldn't remember what happened, part of me wanted him to remember part of me didn't. But this is not a time to get emotional! I had to talk to somepony about this. Apple jack would be a good pony to talk to, though I think she would still be mad at me for not helping her and trying to ruin her already over date.

'Umm you are in Fluttershy's home, she took care of all your wounds and mine." I said all jumbled with a worried look on my face I HOPED he wouldn't notice. I think he noticed, shit!! I don't want him to know that I like him and I feel like I want to protect him. Also how did the shadows take him when they don't come out of the forest? maybe they were ordered not to kill us by "the almighty shadow King."

Its funny how it took three days to get there but like 10 minutes to get out.

"Wait so your telling me that I was saved by her!" he looked hurt. I'm guessing he was counting on his girlfriend to save him instead of this pony standing next to him with cuts bruises and a little bit of poison on her pelt form saving his ass and covering when they attacked. I felt like shit and he made me feel like it even more, I wanted to slap him so fucking bad- but I couldn't, I just cant.

"Okay. so yah tell'in me that shadows took a WONDER BOLT and hid him in a tree, I don't know about this you come up with crazy stuff." Apple jack replied after I explained every thing to her.

"I'm telling you its real you have to believe me." I responded- I really wanted to let her know whats happening in there, and I told Fluttershy while she was cleaning me up. I just didn't want to have any more pegasi/ponies being taken.

boring truth

Author's Note

This chapter is mainly boring just a transition chapter so wait for complete boringness!!:D

boring truth

It was hard to believe that rainbow dash actually saved me. I had never really liked her and all, I mean she was all tough and hard to be around and all she thought of was herself. well yesterday I thought differently I didn't really notice that side of that pony she was nice but confident and very pretty enough to make spitfire angry. And I liked that in a pony.

"Umm, where can you find Rainbow dash's home?" He asked an orange old mare.

"Oh yes the mare lives on a cloud in Ponyville!"The old mare said thoughtfully.

"Oh-kay I'll go see her." I replied. Why doesn't she live in Clouds Dale? Maybe she wants to stay in touch with her friends. I don't get why go to the ground when you can do so much more up here.

Its just that I cant figure out what I feel for Rainbow dash. Its all to confusing to handle so I'm going to figure it out by going to her. I'm going to try to also recover what happened in the forest. To think about it it hurt I kept having dreams of being tested on and hearing whispering about catching the other KIND what ever that was about.

I wasn't really paying attention when she smashed into me, she was even cuter but not like the ones that color their faces with makeup cute. Any way she was clearing the sky around Ponyville and collected them towards the apple family's orchard. And she was fast- I wonder why she doesn't join the wonder bolts, guess I can also ask her about the classes.

"Oh, hi um you need something cloud clearing, storm gathering... I'm silly why would ... umm haha. Um hi." the mare stumbled over her words she was very-"So what brings you here?"

"I-I just wanted to know hat happened when i got kidnapped by shadows and what you think is going on... can I say something? of course your busy, well. um." okay I was stumbling this was just a hole scene," Will you go out with me-I mean like talk about stuff during lunch?"I blurted shit I didn't mean to blurt that out!

"Umm well sure." Rainbow dash said. I couldn't believe it now I just need to recover my memory, " Uh Dash um can we talk about what happened in the forest."

"Come with me and sure." this was definitely the side i hadnt seen, i liked it it. we went back to clouds dale and had a lunch it wasn't those weird lunches were the girl stares at you like an idiot but a little on the fuzzy side.

"Okay so what happened was from my view was I got captured and took me to you well sorta' then I broke you out."I said after millions of questions. This was tiring' I have never talked so much in my life! "which then i broke you out and almost broke your wing." I don't know if he remembers. Man I just wanted to forget what happened and move on it wasn't my biz to go along and defeat whats not my problem any more- all i want was to be a Wonderbolt and live on with my life. But now that I now represent an element of harmony. Great what next i save Equestria all on my own what a hero I am!

It wasn't long before Soarin started asking why I saved him. I really didn't know why i did it just felt right. so when things got more Weird i tried to change to subject i just usually walk away but i couldn't this time. "Umm how bout we get something to drink" I replied randomly.

"What, oh umm sure. so as i was talking ..." He just kept running his mouth. mainly about all of this and that just the thought that i gave him, returned his memory-i wish he would forget it!

Now that I think about it the creepy shadows are even in clouds dale which is weird because they live in the forest. Wait if they are here why was he there in the forest! Okay that's confusing in every way, normally pegasi don't go to the ground except for a few. okay what I'm thinking is that he snuck to the ground to investigate the forest. Maybe he knows all their secrets!!! I new it hes a spy!"Umm wait Soarin what were you doing in the forest?" I asked quizzically. He turned towards me and looked at me weird. I think hes trying to figure out if I'm on his side.

"Well I was just going for a walk." He replied. Well a pegasi going for a walk in the FOREST, I dont believe him. Its like he doesn't want me to know about something- I think i can cause guess who saved your butt, oh yeah that was me!!

"Its getting late I'm going home." I replied to that.It wasn't really late I just wanted to get away from this heaven like place, it makes me think about bratty people. And the fact that Soarin is hear to- all hail drama queen Soarin! The sound of home is like music to my ears right now and all I hear is buzz buzz buzz. Oh the thought of sleeping is like, heavenly! "Oh-kay bye now see you uh later." More like never i thought as i hollered.

reflections

As soon as i laid down it felt like laying water. That reminds me... shoot i for got to feed tank silly me wouldnt forget about the most awesomest pet in the world! I let my mind wander for a bit thinking about how everybody felt and did while i was saving and talking about stuff- who new saving the world was this tiring if i was going to, i mean thinking about it drains me. Now that i think about it I'm starting to act like twilight, man that's so not cool, i mean shes cool and all but shes a bit nerdy.

"What do you think about going on this quest Tank?" Maybe i should, i mean would i even be helping or would i get in the way of Soarin if he was doing anything. Don't want to look like a fool in front of the wonder bolts do i? Man i just have to let the shadow stuff go and live on yah know?

Jeez I'm better hit the hay. I walked over to the night stand and turned the lamp on and snuggled into bed while fantasized how things could have gone during the past few days. I realized what i really felt for Soarin at this moment-annoyance. is every thing going smoothly for applejack. And the rest of my friends have they been captured? Maybe I'm worrying to much. Self STOP worrying about that stuff!!

As soon as I got up i got this nasty taste in my mouth and my throat was dry. Glad I got some sleep till 12 pm! But still I should stay home and not visit my now worried best friends.

No i think I'm going to just go to Ponyville just like this just to scare them and get smothered with treats and hugs! Man what a friend i am. I thought as i flew out the door with some money in my bag in case i got hungry and they didn't smother me with pie. which reminds me i have to come up with an awesome cover up story with apple jack so i can tell everypony I'm alright. what i did is no ponies concern I'm forgetting one way or the other if there was an other.

"sup AJ, how was the da-"

"Finally your back!"Apple jack said with a loud voice and a hoof over my muzzle.

"I'v been back I just went to clouds dale to talk with soar-" I got interrupted again.

"So your together now!" Aj said in her southern gleeful voice. i mean who can't resist the urge to just copy that annoying voice! i thought playfully.

"No? Why would you think that?"I asked questioningly.

" Cuz spitfire flew around Ponyville and tellin about Soarin dumping her-I mean she was furious!" Apple replied. And she thought about me, of course. I doubt that happened. But i just carried on with the 'news'.

"oh, well I don't know what to say i didnt' know that." I said accusingly. She might be jealous self be on guard because a jealous Applejack is an evil pony.

"I'll tell yah what yah ask Soarin out and i will get us some ice cream- go I wont be long." Some thing was up she doesn't just randomly ask to go fix me up with Soarin and go get ice cream. might as well investigate what happened. Nah that's just to much work i'll go get her something instead.

It didn't take long for me to find something for this situation. Shops every where had friendship stuff and what not. But i cant just didn't get something every day.

Okay just have to surprise her with something special. How bout some cheap but cool friendship necklace. then it dawned on me. why do we want a stallion to complete us we have each other? how bout i get us two necklace one for me and one for her!

As i flew over to applejack on the road she was talking to some guy. What is she already dating another person? or is she just talking hard to tell which.

"Umm apple jack?' i said.

"Yes, oh yeah i got this and the ice cream and uh Water melons I guess?" she replied with a bag in here mouth.

"Oh I see yah don't like Soarin and you bought me this?!?" I said confused as we found a nice spot under a tree. I didn't under stand whats not tuh like about him?

"yeah- and he was talkative while we went out for lunch- I tried to like him but couldn't- yah know what I mean?" dash replied with a ice cream shoved her mouth. sometimes her talking was annoying to.

"oh yeah I know boys, and there thoughts" I said. The thought of loving again hurt me it was to painful to think about all the things the things the wonder bolt said was a lie just to get another pony jealous.

"Dash I have to tell you the truth. angel lightening broke up -with me and the relationship w-was a lie!" I sobbed. the memories hurt and now that I got it off my chest I felt free if that made sense. and the hole in my heart closed a little but didn't heal-it was a forever scar.

"Aww apple I know how it feels, its like we want to sucker punch them in face and rip there hearts out! I'v dealt with it before and promise me I went straight up to him and gave him a peice of my mind!!" she replied with sturn look on her face.

"thanks I guess I finally realized that we don't need stallions to be part of our life we have each other!" I said thoughtfully.

"now don't turn soft on m-" she said with a raised voice.

'what- what tell me!' I yelled at her. some times I was confused when she turned to the rock hard dash that seemed that she didn't have feelings. I saw her frightened eyes and turned around.

I saw it as soon as I turned around: a shadow that was as big as a tree. it was coming towards rainbow dash at lightening speed and took her traveling around from tree to blades of grass carrying her like a rag doll. running to save my friend as fast as i could but the moment was gone as the shadow creeped from plant to plant then disappearing into the woods.

Apple jack

I couldn't believe my eyes! my friend was took by a shadow and I did nothing. the hole in my chest widen as my only close friend was taken- gone and I knew I couldn't go after her and save her.

I just sat there and thought about why I just let it take her. Tears where rolling down my face like streams. Mainly caused by the mixed feelings about life. I cant understand why life is so cruel. Some times I cant take it. I just want to go away for once and a while just to get away from all this trouble.

The grass under my hooves was soft and sweet. The sweet smells of apples washed over me calming me and louring me. It almost felt peaceful-but not enough.

I walked over to the picnic set up and took the knife from the bag. I thought of all the pain I went through. Thinking how selfish and why I wanted to die like this. I guess its just a big mystery I cant grow over.

I plunged the knife into my chest. Every thing went dark and blank.

choices

the chains around my hooves dug into my skin and the the stone against my back burned from wips and cuts. I was scared and didnt know what would happen next. shadows have captured me once again but im not so sure i can escape this time. And the things that they do weaken me. Im not sure i could live through this.

"your right no pony can thats why im here."

"what?" I said

"i'll offer you two choices, but you have to pay the price." the voice said.

"anything but this." i cried out. but i wouldnt let my tears show.

"strong pony you are... trying to hold your tears." the voice said again. it was like he could read minds!

"alright, the choices are you join me in taking equestria over or i let you stay here and continue the treatment." he replied. I know that i dont want to stay here but i dont want to take over equestria."i'll let you think about it-gaurds! continue the treatment till i get an answer!"

No, no, no! i cant do this! i have to get out of this. ugghh. why me! why not apple jack!??!? I cant stay here and die but if i just try to trick him...nah...well i could couldnt i? It wont hurt just to turn to the other side would it?

"itsss time"

"Yesss it isss!" The vioces cofused me and made my head spin like a top. I had enough I couldn't take it!

CRACK

" Oh the joy persillis, the joy!" Now that I have the little pony under my control the other five cant destroy me. Then I just have to convince the little blue pony to accept to turn to me so I can defeat the princesses!! Yes, yes its all coming together!! soon I will have every pony worshiping me!! The thought just sounds so sweet.

"Masster what do you think we should do now?? the pony wont-?"

"Say you will kill her-we need her to join us!!" I barked unhappy with the news. If that pony wont accept then I myself will force her to join me!! I cant lose her she is the answer to my problem."Stop the 'treatment'" I added. The magical bunny at my side shivered and bounded away scared by the sound of my voice.

"Now come my dear, I didn't mean to scare you." I said gently. then I chuckled that was a lie. The bunny scurried away before I could get to it."Get the pony and bring her here, Now!" Time was being wasted. A day here was a week in the real world. And it has been far to many days!!

"can you tell me why you haven't made your answer!" I boomed. I wanted to get this over with. I was running out of time!

"I-I don't know I'v been thinking"she responded. what a pity.

"I don't have time to think! You need to make your choice now, die or join me." I yelled in response. If she didn't make a choice now I swear I will kill her my self. I summoned my magic to my horn. The red magic rapped around the pegasus."I'll give you one last chance to answer me. Join me or die!" I demanded. At the same time lifting up the pony. It would be a shame if she died, but I'm tired of waiting.

" I give up..I'll join you." she said with her head hung low.

"Thank you. Finally, you decide." I released the pony and walked to my chamber. It was the only place were I couldn't be disturbed.

"Masster what do we do with the pony."

"Oh, right I forgot bring her to me." I chuckled. Right, forgot that there was a slight problem with her current state.

To be continued...

Author's Note

This is my first story sooo.... don't expect a excellent story.