Harmony Divided

Twilight wakes up, hearing the beeping and silence of the heart beat sensor. Looking around the room she feels as though she has been abandoned with cobwebs surrounding her. She slowly gets up, holding onto a pole with wheels at the bottom of it. Moving with this pole, she realizes that there is a wire connecting her to a hanging bag. She walks around the hospital, looking for any sign of life. Constantly calling out names and cries for help, she finds the exit. Pushing the doors open, she is blinded for no more than a few seconds. "Oh Celestia..." Outside looks like a war zone. Buildings are in ash, on fire, or just in a pile of dust. Walking around the town she notices that a brick wall is solid and higher than a normal pony, so she decides to follow it.

Walking for almost an hour she finally finds the opening in it. "Sector three; the Pegasi." She reads off the sign just to the right. She walks through and looks back. the sign on the other side reads "Sector one; Earth Ponies." She explores sector three, looking at the pristine buildings and polished roads. A pony catches sight of her.

"Oh my! You there, you're not supposed to be here. Why aren't you in Sector Four?"

"Sector Four? What's that?"

"What is it? Honey, were you even from Equestria?" Twilight's anger grows.

"Look, I don't know who you are or what this place is, but I just woke up in a hospital. Unless if you are willing to help me, then i must get going." She goes to walk away but turns. "Before I leave, what's today?"

"I-it's Saturday, October."

"Huh, it's been seven months then." She goes to walk away again.

"No! Wait, I, come on, we need to hurry." The pegasus starts running. Twilight follows while pushing the pole with her magic. They get to a building. "In here, hurry." They enter and the male pegasus closes the door. "My name is Spectra."

"My name is Twilight Sparkle, I need help-"

"Twilight Sparkle?!" He closes the curtains and shuts the lights off, lighting a candle. "The stories are true, you really existed. I can't believe that I have the Twilight Sparkle in my house, this is amazing." Steps echo through out the house. "Here comes Remmer, get in the closet, now." He pushes Twilight and her pole with the iv bag into a set of doors and closes them. The pony enters the room.

"Spectra?! What are you doing this early in the morning? I need to work in the factory soon, quiet down!"

"Yes Remmer sir, i'm sorry." Steps echo through the house again. "Twilight, we need to go somewhere else. Do you know any places?"

"Um, Ponyville?" The doors slide open. Spectra stares at her with shocked eyes. This shows his true colors; a blue coat with a red mane and tail. "Wait, I know you. Or, someone related to you."

He coldly says "Sky." Twilight freezes. "Sky was a lost family member of mine, one that none of us consider a family member due to her starting the Rainbow overthrow. She brought great dishonor to our family and should never be considered a Dash."

"Wait, a Dash? As in, Rainbow Dash?"

"Yes, exactly. Sky always preferred the name Sky Falcon because she saw how competitive Rainbow the great was, and she hated it. She wanted nothing to do with her, so she changed her last name to Falcon. We on the other hand believe that it is a privilege to be related to Rainbow the great, and we believe that if it wasn't for her changing her last name then Rainbow would have never left her for dead and used her as leverage for popularity."

"Did you say Rainbow the great?" Spectra sits in a chair. He signals Twilight to come sit with him.

"Aye. Rainbow took over Canterlot, now Sector Four. This is where all the Alicorns live, all except for Rainbow Dash who is a Pegasus, and you because, well, I'll get to that. She lives there because she is the ruler of this land and all four sectors. She chose to be called Rainbow the great because of her power and status." He gets up and begins cooking.

"So how did she overthrow three princesses?" He comes back and sets down a plate of meat and vegetables in front of her. He takes the packaging and goes to throw it away but instead shows it to her.

"No one knows exactly. The ones who believe in the supernatural believe that she had secret unicorn powers, stronger than Celestia's and Luna's powers combined. Others say that she was taught by Tirek in Tartars, while the scientists say that she used a sonic rainboom to shatter their bones and kill them instantly, leaving Cadence to fall into a deep depression and trauma, leading her to being scared for life."

"What do you believe?" Twilight asks in-between bites, avoiding the meat.

"Me? Well, I believe that they aren't dead. That Celestia and Luna made a compromise with Rainbow the great, allowing her to do all of this while they pull strings in the back. But that also has flaws, like why would they compromise if they could just banish her? I don't know what really happened, no one does, but at the same time, no one knows what happened to the greatest threat Rainbow the great has ever faced."

"And what would that be?" Spectra looks up.

"You." Twilight drops her fork. "Rainbow the great would pay an infinite amount of money for you, more specifically your head."

"But, but why? I never did anything rash towards her before, why would she want me dead?"

"Remember when you walked out of Sector One? Everything was gone, destroyed, burnt and killed? Well there was a war. It is called 'The war of the stars', it took place several months ago, right at the time you were brought to the hospital. It refers to your cutie mark, and it was fought because the Pegasi wanted you dead while the Earth ponies thought you of a goddess sent from heaven to stop Rainbow the great. The Pegasi murdered any and all Earth Ponies remaining, and their homes were all destroyed. Everypony just assumed that you died in the burnings, that your body was with the ashes that lay across the land. Obviously that isn't true, so why exactly does she hate you?"

Twilight slumps into the chair. "I honestly don't know." She says, chuckling. "I tried stopping her, but I failed. She punched me-"

"With a rock."

"So that's why it took me so long to recover. Anyway, Me and my friends tried stopping her but we couldn't,  that's all there is to tell." Spectra stays still, looking at her.

"Twilight, know that I am sorry. I have a family, and I need the money." He gets up and opens the door. Standing at the door way is a pegasus that has a deep-crimson and cyan coat, with a multi-colored mane and tail that are dirty colored.

"Twilight, is it really you?" Twilight nearly passes out. Rainbow Dash walks in with two guards behind her. She walks up to Twilight, shocked. "I, I can't, Twilight." Rainbiw runs her hooves through Twilight's mane and coat, touching, feeling, embracing her. "How are you alive?"

"I lived, RD. And you did too, but just barley." Rainbow continues feeling her.

"I just can't, can't believe that you're here." Rainbow slowly backs up. "I have killed the others." She points to the packaging that Spectra left on the table. Twilight looks at the name: 'Fluttershy's organic meats'. "I didn't leave their names pointless, I used them. Applejack Daniels for the liquor, Rarity's Fashion line for the rich, Pinkie's Party Supplies for the poor, Fluttershy's organic meats for food, but I never used your name. I knew you'd live, and I want you." Twilight flinches. "I want you to rule this land, to take my place. Im done, I've killed too many and ruled for too long. I am done, I want you to be the new princess."

"I, I don't-"

"Shhh, it's ok." Rainbow starts a fire in the fireplace. "I'll always be with you, guiding you, helping you." Rainbow backs up. "Goodbye." she walks into the fire. The base of the fire place gives out and she falls through hollow ground, her screams slowly falling silent.

The guards stare at the fireplace, then turn and bow to Twilight.

"What just happened?!" Spectra yells. "Rainbow the great just, died?! Why? What would she do that for? How are you a better leader?" Twilight stares at Spectra.

"She killed herself because she couldn't handle the guilt. She knew that Equestria was going to fall apart soon and that I could save it." She walks forward. "Tell me, how has Equestria held up with being ruled under an iron fist?"

"Um, I-I guess that it works better than democracy. Keeps them in order and all."

"Very well." Twilight turns to the door. "Call me Queen Sparkle from now on, it sounds more respectable."

"Very well, my Queen." Twilight exists the doorway.

"Guards, I'll be right here. Please, kill Mr. Spectra." All three ponies freeze.

A guard walks up to her. "M-my Queen, are you sure? I mean, what if-"

"Thats an order Soldier."

"No, no please don't do this, we can work this out I swear, just don't kill me." He begins crying. "I helped you, Twilight you, you owe me." She walks back up to him and holds his head up. She stares into his eyes, giving him chills. The room falls silent until Twilight cuts the silence with one simple sentence.

"Tell Sky that me and Rainbow said hi."