Apple Bloom had walked back to Sweet Apple Acres. Upon arriving, she could see all the blank fillies making recoveries under Applejack's care. When Applejack saw the damage done to Apple Bloom, she quickly ran over to assess the damage.

"Dear Celestia, you're bleedin' almost everywhere!" Applejack said, surprised.

"Yeah, remind me never to get into fights again... All the pain just stinks," Apple Bloom replied.

"How's Sweetie Belle...?" Applejack asked.

"She didn't make it... Scootaloo's gone away. Couldn't take the shock. She's gonna blow!"

The local market... The place where everypony buys everything. Only a hooful of stores were open this late at night (8:30 p.m.). Scootaloo was at a comic book store that had opened up merely days earlier. She was reading "Iron Stallion," the newest comic from the company Marvelous.

"Hey, if you're gonna keep readin' that book, it'd be best to buy it," the store clerk said.

As if in response, Scootaloo promptly ripped up the comic.

"You destroy those, you'll have to pay for 'em," the clerk responded.

Scootaloo walked up to the clerk, pulled out the revolver Gunther gave her and her friends, and threatened, "Gimme the money. Just give me it!"

The clerk was helpless to give her money from the cash register, as she was "armed" and he was defenseless (like he was in his childhood). She quickly galloped from the market, and about 8 seconds later, Scootaloo could hear the authorities coming to get her. She ran to a payphone not far (but secluded) from her absolute location.

The Apple Family received a call. Applejack picked up the phone. When the caller was finished talking, the orange pony stared into deep space with a look of horror on her face.

"Apple Bloom, Scootaloo just robbed a comic book store, and now the fuzz are after her," she said, still petrified by the news.

"As much as I don't wanna admit it, we gotta hide her! She'll never survive the slammer!" Apple Bloom replied.

Applejack, Big McIntosh, and Apple Bloom rushed over to the field Scootaloo said they'd rendezvous at. Scootaloo was there when the three Apple siblings arrived, but pointing her revolver at the police. All the siblings could do was watch as Scootaloo met her end. The police had thought that the Python was loaded, and the young orange filly was going to shoot. In response to the challenge, the police opened fire. Apple Bloom, Applejack, and Big McIntosh all screamed the word "NO!" in fear during the bullets' journeys through Scootaloo's body. When they couldn't hear gunshots anymore, Apple Bloom's former friend and Cutie Mark Crusader Scootaloo was no more than a lifeless corpse with several bullet holes all over her body. Apple Bloom could make out a very weak "Apple Bloom..." break past the dead pony's lips mere moments before giving her final breath.

"HOW COULD YOU!!! SHE WAS ONLY A KID!!! SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOIN'!!!" Those were the last words Apple Bloom could hear before the ground rushed up to her face; the booming words of the fury of her big brother...

"Apple Bloom..." The filly could hear Applejack say.

"Am I sick...?" Apple Bloom said in response.

"Yeah, you're sick. Now go to bed," Applejack replied.

Considering there wasn't much she could do at the moment, Apple Bloom obediently laid her head down, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep...

Author's Note

We're getting close to the end, guys! You know what that means, right? NO MORE WAITING!!!... Except we're not done yet... Oh, jeez... This took what? A whole week to finish? And don't expect the last (or last 2) chapters to be out anytime this week. Tuesday through Friday morning I'll be on vacation, so, yeah. However, expect the story done by August, alright, my little ponies?