A Death to Come By

   I thought she was ok you know. I thought she could handle walking home. I thought I didn't have to walk with her but I was late, late for work. And sweetie was sick. These thoughts flooded AppleBlooms head as she woke up for her dream about running the apple farm after to her sister and brother in law, Spike, were dead." Scoots I miss ya." She sighed and pulled her hair back into a pony tail and tied a black ribbon in it, in honor of Scoots.

  After adjusting her pink bow the filly gripped her bag with her teeth and set off down the stairs and out the door, then coming back to get her lunch. After meeting Silver at the front, they both walked off to the school house chatting about something beside scoots. They pasted Snails house and he bounced along with them contributing to the conversation. Taking a slight detour they gather up rumble and trotted down the road to the School house, just in time to see Button at the front door.

  " Where's Sweetie?" He asked.

  AppleBloom looked around at the group and sighed." She didn't join us when we walked by her house to pick Snails." She explained.

  Button frowned and turned away." She's acting colder and more heartless then usual... I think something else is wrong beside you know." Button rubbed his right hoof in his left front leg awkwardly.

  " I bet she's fine you'll see her soon."

  Button sighed again." I hope so."

   AppleBloom and Silver spoon walked up to Rarity's boutique and knocked hard on the door. Something opened it and choked out." W-w-what do you w-want." AppleBloom took a hard look at the crack in the wall and gasped when she figured out who it was.

   " Sweetie... You...Your voice." Silver breathed out AppleBloom just stood there.

  The rest of the door flung open to revile Sweetie. But it wasnt sweetie it was a whole different filly. The Sweetie they saw had matted hair, bags under her dull eyes. She was wearing a bathrobe that was orange with purple fluff( can you guess where I got that Idea?) and what the two saw of the rest of her was grey or in tangles. Sweetie was a tattered mess and nobody not even AppleBloom at this point, knew what to do.

   " Sweetie what happened?" AppleBloom asked still in shock.

  Sweetie now cracky voice quickly followed." Diamond happened."

  It was then that AppleBloom noticed her eyes where red and puffy like she had been crying and a lot from what she could tell." Do you want to get a smoothie with us, or icecream maybe we could think of new ways of crusading?"

   " NO!!! It's not the same without Scoots." Sweetie slammed the door causing AppleBloom to jump back a little.

  " What's happened to our sweetie?" Asked silver.

  AppleBloom scowled." Like she said," AppleBloom turned to Silver Spoon." Diamond happened."

  " THIS IS ALL DIAMONDS FAULT!" AppleBloom stated to her sister just before bed.

  " Now now sugar cube you shouldn't blame a pony before you know the whole story." Applejack tried to calm down her sister while Spike tucked AppleLue and GoldenApple into bed.

   " I know, I know I'll wake Jack and GoldenFang with the screaming but it is sis." The filly inquired.

  " Now come on what I just say?!"

  " Don't blame a pony until you know the full story. Great now your using Dad's odd catch phrases." She muttered the last part.

  " Dad was a good man he worked hard to get what he wanted and hoping could stop him. I suggest you follow in his hoof steps. Scoots is dead there is no denying that, but maybe it wasn't all diamonds fault." Applejack bent down and gave her sister a quick hug. AppleBloom felt the tears running down her eyes.

  " Good night sis." AppleJack whispered softly into her ear.

  " AJ," AppleBloom looked up at her sister." Can you sing me my lullaby?" AppleJack smiled she loved singing AppleBloom's lullaby to her.

  " Yes sugar cube I will." AppleJack led her sister upstairs and tucked her into bed. She cleared her throat and began.

Stop your crying it will be all right...

Just take my hand. I'll hold you tight.

Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. I'll be here dont you cry.

Cause you'll be in my heart no matter what they say. Yes you'll be in my heart always.

AppleJack looked down at the now sleeping filly." Good night Sugar." She whispered. AppleBloom mumbled some nonsense in her sleep and AJ took that as a good night. The older one leaned down an kissed her sister softly on the forehead." Sleep tight." And with that AJ left the room and closed the door quietly behind her.

   The filly looked around and took note that she was in a swirly room of dark purple and blue with stars dotted along like it was outer space." Where am I?" She murmured.

   " You are in a dream little one." Some pony said. AppleBloon jumped a little and turned around.

  " L-Luna?" She stammered.

  Luna emerged from the shadows and AppleBloom scarmbled to the floor to bow before the alicorn princess. It was them she heard a low chuckle." Thou does not have to act like this to a princess you. Thou may stand in my present in a dream." AppleBloom stood up hesitantly.

  " May I ask what y'all is doin' here in my dream?" Inquired the filly.

  " I came to give thou a warning of sorts." AppleBloom coxed her head questioning the princess." If thou's friend, Sweetie Belle, does not get any better things will worsen and her heart will grow blacker with each night."

   AppleBloom looked at the princess in disbelief, all the things she wanted to say we're said in her head since it was Luna and not her sister or some pony else." Young filly I told thou that this is a dream you may say what you wish I will not be offended."

  The filly bit her lower lip and exhaled deeply." With all do respect your highness I don't think Sweetie is going to turn dark and," Applebloon stopped the words from escaping her mouth," and turn into well a... Nightmare." But she couldn't contain them for much longer. AppleBloom shut her eyes and waited for Luna to strike her for saying such things but nothing happened.

   She opened and her eyes and no pony was standing there she was all alone." Luna?!" She called into the void of nothingness before her." Luna?!" She tried again but louder. Nothing.

  " Luna?!" She cried for the last time before things started to get blurring.  AppleBloom lost her voice as the dream ended.

  She pounced awake cold sweat dripping down her." Luna." The filly muttered. No pony answered. AppleBloom sighed and layed her down and feel asleep. Into a dreamless sleep thankfully.