It was a bright and sunny day in ponyville. There was a cool breeze and everything was just as it should be.
The birds were singing and everypony was happy.
Today was the beginning of the new school year and Apple Bloom was on her way to school, along with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.
When the three got to school they noticed something was different. Everypony was just sitting motionless in their seats smiling and looking at Cheerlie.
The three stopped dead in their tracks and looked over at Cheerlie, who was wearing a long white dress.
"Okay children, time for class." Cheerlie said with a huge smile on her face. She then looked over at Apple Bloom, "Take your seats children.
Apple Bloom gave a fake little smile and walked over to her seat.
"You too girls." She said staring at Sweetie Belle And Scootaloo.
The two fillies nervously walked to their seats and sat down. The three gave each other glances of worry as Cheerlie made her way to the front of the room. The rest of the school day was pretty normal, apart from everypony acting like emotionless zombies. Something wasn't right...
Apple Bloom just knew it.
Over the next couple of days the three noticed that cheerlie wasn't smiling anymore.
She just had a blank look on her face.
Later after school one night the three got together in their tree house.
"What do you think is going on?" Apple Bloom asked looking rather worried.
"I don't know, but whatever's going on we have to find out. Agreed?"
"Agreed." The three said.
The next day as Apple Bloom was walking to school she noticed that there were dark rain clouds coming in.
"Better get inside." She mumbled as she started running to school.
By the time she got there she was soaking wet from her head down to her hooves.
She noticed that Sweetie Belle And Scootaloo weren't in their seats.
"Uhh, Miss Cheerlie?" Apple bloom called out while raising her hoof.
"Yes Apple Bloom?" Cheerlie replied in a deeper voice then normal.
"Where is Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?"
Cheerlie looked at her for a minute before responding.
"Oh they called in sick." She said ending her sentence in a cough.
Apple Bloom lowered her hoof and didn't say another word until class was over.
Later when she got back to Sweet Apple Acres she burst through the door.
"Apple Jack!!! Apple Jack!!!" She yelled very scared sounding.
Apple Jack came running in from the other room.
"What is it?! Are you alright?!"
"Ya i'm fine, but somethin' rotten is goin' on around here."
"Why do ya say that Sugar Cube?"
"Cheerlie has been acting very strange for the past couple weeks."
"Why do ya say that?"
"She hasn't been smiling like normal and everypony has been just sitting in class with blank stares!"
"Oh, i'm sure it's nothin'. Why, just yesterda-"
"You don't understand sis! Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle didn't show up to school today.
And when i asked Cheerlie she said they didn't show up since they were sick! They were just fine yesterday!"
Apple jack smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Everypony gets sick sometimes Apple Bloom and i'm sure that Cheerlie has just been feeling a bit down here lately."
"And what about the students? No one has even said one word unless asked too."
"Sounds like they are just polite well behaved ponys. Apple Bloom, there is nothin' rotten goin' on."
"Bu-"
"Come on now it's time for dinner."
The next day when Apple bloom walked to school, she noticed that there was nopony anywhere.
It seemed like the whole town was empty. She slowly walked to school only to see that every window was shut.
Chills went down her back as she slowly opened the school door.
The door made a loud creaking sound as it opened.
The whole room was dark and chairs were flipped over everywhere.
"Apple Bloom? Is that you?" Scootaloo yelled from a dark hole in the corner of the wall.
"Scootaloo?!" Apple Bloom yelled as she stuck her head through the hole.
"Apple Bloom! Come here!! Hurry!" Scootaloo yelled back.
Apple Bloom went racing through the hole until she came out into a underground cave.
"Apple Bloom!" Schootaloo yelled as she came peeking around a corner.
"Where have you been?" Apple Bloom asked as she walked closer to her.
"I'll show you... follow me ...."
Apple Bloom took a step back. "Uhh, you have...black stuff dripping from your eye."
Scootaloo took her hoof and wiped her eye. She then looked at her now black soaked hoof.
"It's already eating my eyes? Well.... I can't wait for it to eat my soul.....then i'll be just... like.... Cheerlie...."
Scootaloo threw her head back and screamed a horrible un-pony scream. She then threw herself down to the ground as Apple Bloom
watched in horror. Scootaloo stood up and stared at Apple Bloom with her now solid black leaking eyes.
Apple Bloom spun around and darted back up the tunnel only to see that the entrance was blocked off.
She turned around in horror to see what once was her friend, Scootaloo slowly walking up the tunnel.
"Join us Apple Bloom. It's not so bad... After the infection eats your eyes...you see everything differently...."
Apple Bloom tried to push her way out of the tunnel but it was no use. There was nothing she could do to escape.
"
Apple Bloom.....Join me....Become on of us..... you will live forever in a land of magic....you will never have to be scared or sad."
"GET AWAY FROM ME!!!" Apple Bloom screamed as she tried to kick her away.
Just then there was a huge thump that came from further down in the cave.
"Come to me Scootaloo." Cheerlie called.
"Yes master." Scootaloo responded as she ran down into the cave."
Apple bloom looked down to see blood splatter all over as Cheerlie slit Scootaloo's throat open.
Scootaloo started to smile and giggle, then she burst into insane laughter.
Apple Bloom started weeping as Came up the tunnel wearing a torn white dress that revealed her cutie mark.
It was Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. But their eyes were solid black and dripping.
Cheerlie looked at the weeping filly and smiled.
"You see dear, every one hundred years i have to kill three filly's who don't have their cutie marks.
It keeps me young forever.
But i will wipe everyone else's memory so they never knew you three existed.
But don't be sad dear...no one will know you ever existed!!!"
She yelled as she slit her throat.
Apple Bloom gasped for air as her blood poured out of her throat.
Then, a third pony appeared on Cheerlie's Cutie Mark.
It was Apple Bloom, her eyes were black and she was crying out black tears.
Just as Apple Bloom took her last breath she saw the three fillies on her cutie mark fade into three smiling flowers.
And then, everything went black.
Author's Note
This was all really fun to wright! I hope you all enjoy!
