The Last Flight

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes. "3,907 days.." she mumbled to herself. She could remember every day. How couldn't she? Always having to look over her back, for the spirits of those ponies, she wronged, might come for her. She could remember the first night. She was at Twilight's room, in her castle.

They were playing chess. Well, She was playing chess, Twilight was lying on the ground. So..... cold. Twilight, was so cold. She came back to the real world when she was nudged by the guard. They were flying... She could see the destination right above the horizon. A tear rolled down her face.

The memory came back... Twilight's rear hooves slowly came into view... The guard looked at Rainbow Dash with a sympathetic look, as they got closer to their destination.  She could slowly make out the faint outline of two wooden pillars, and a metal, plate at the top.

Now, in her memory she could see Twilight's Cutie Mark.... The purple 6 pointed star..... and she could hear gargling......

There was a little bit of air turbulence as they approached their destination. She slowly got off of the wagon, they carried her on. The cloud below her felt so soft.... She made these clouds... The Irony.. she thought to herself as she slowly lay her head on a stool. Her tears now pouring out of her eyes like a waterfall. She made this platform years ago. She remembered that cold night. Someone tried to kill Twilight. So the guards asked of Rainbow Dash to make a platform. Little did she know the device they would use to end the Stallion's life. She could still remember, washing his blood off of her hoofs, as they had forced her to do the dirty work.

Slowly the memory showed her the entire scene... Twilight lay there, a huge red slit in her throat.... her eyes blood shot red as she gave a cold stare to the wall. There was a mare behind her with a filly.... It was Applejack, her throat had a slit but not nearly as deep as Twilight's... But you could still see the veins and arteries, extruding from the throat. She was trying to say something but all that came out was gurgling. Finally, after minutes she managed to say something before dying.. "I'm *choke* *gargle* s..rr....y.... Dashy" And as a final attempt to communicate, Applejack, put out her hoof and rubbed Dash's Shoulder, before she fell, cold to the ground. In her arms she was cradaling, little Apple Bloom... They both were crying..... Apple Bloom... Poor little Apple Bloom. If she hadn't been there she might have lived.... But the little dagger, stuck in her chest, ensured that she would not say a single word to the Royal Guards....

Rainbow Dash looked up... she could clearly see now that she was at a guillotine.... she was crying heavily as the announcer told the people of Equestria about the crime that she had committed....

She could remember why she did what she did. She was invited to play cards with Twilight, Applejack and Apple Bloom. When she got there, Apple Bloom was in the kitchen getting food. She walked towards Twilight's door, until she heard moans.... she looked down to the red roses in her muzzle, as a tear formed in her eye.. She pushed open the door and saw Twilight, kissing Applejack. She dropped the flowers and they looked at her in horror. Little Apple Bloom stood at the door next to Rainbow Dash, as she gagged all over the floor. The started to cry and they tried to explain... but Rainbow Dash held up a hoof to silence them.... "I-I Loved you Tw-Twilight...." she said... collapsing to the floor... Twilight got up and tried to explain how she was sorry. But anger took the best of Rainbow Dash. She closed the doors and pulled out a dagger, she threw it up into the air, and leaned her head back... It was perfect.. it was going to hit her right in the throat... but Twilight jumped in-front of her... It was a heroic act indeed, but she did not see where the dagger was falling.

The announcer finished talking and asked Rainbow Dash to explain her reasoning... "I-I *sob* loved her......"

Applejack screamed for mercy, but Rainbow Dash knew she couldn't let her tell anyone. She grabbed the dagger, and slit Applejack's throat. She fell to the ground sobbing and gurgling. Poor little Apple Bloom looked at Rainbow Dash in horror. She cried harder than ever. "I'm sorry Apple Bloom..... I'm so.. so sorry." She grabbed the dagger and stabbed it into little Apple Bloom's chest, leaving it there. She looked at what she had done.... tears fell from her sore eyes as the guards came in, to find Rainbow Dash, playing Chess by herself, next to a pile of dead corpses.

The announcer now looking at her with a sympathetic look. "Any last words?" he said almost chocking as everybody's favorite Pegasus was about to be beheaded. "I-I love you Twilight....." The guard pulled the lever and dropped the blade. But they did not see that the blade was dull, it fell and only cut halfway through, leaving a wide eyed audience, and a screaming Rainbow Dash. Blood spewed all over the stage.. "IM SO SORRY!" screamed the guard to Rainbow Dash in an attempt to prevent her from haunting him for this. Her head fell to the ground because of the struggle. Her spine could be seen and some nerves, and muscle could be seen, torn and hanging loosely. the audience gasped, and some even gagged. Fillies could be heard crying in the distance. The Wonderbolts waked up to her now detached head and sobbed.  Her final words still lingered in the air.

"I love you Twilight.........".