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It was really just routine at this point. Any moment, Rarity would get involved, and then she would inevitably die just like the rest of her friends. Honestly, Rainbow didn't care anymore, the damage was beyond her feelings. She is the most wanted criminal in Equestria, and she had only one friend that wasn't dead, and she hated her guts. She'd probably find Rainbow soon, and die soon after. Dawson would win.

But as the days went on, she didn't care what happened to her. She needed closure, and so she decided to head to that clearing where she met the red colt, preparing to kill Rainbow doubt. But she still had so many questions before he will... Why had he not killed her yet? Why doesn't anypony ever notice him anywhere? Why is he doing this? It's all so confusing. At this point, she just wanted answers and then she would be happy to be killed. Maybe the place you go when you die has her friends there too...

Rainbow flew around and around the forest, but noticed no clearing was there anymore, and she became very disappointed. Hah, try telling the Rainbow Dash of a few days ago, that she'd be unhappy to not be able to find that colt.

An idea suddenly sprung into her head; maybe if she goes to Rarity, he'll show up! Sure, the death of Rarity would be terrible, but isn't it worth it for answers?

"Oh Celestia, I seriously just considered selling my friend's life for some answers! SOMEPONY, KILL ME NOW, PLEASE!" Rainbow screamed.

Surely enough, someone did hear. And she wholeheartedly agreed to kill her, having been a witness to Pinkie Pie's death.

"Rarity! Don't come near, you'll just die like the others!" Rainbow reasoned.

"Of course I will, you'll be the one to do it, won't you Rainbow? COME DOWN AND FACE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!" Rarity angrily yelled.

Rainbow then converted back to her need for answers, and agreed to come down, hoping that Dawson would arrive.

"You don't understand Rarity, I didn't do anything. I have been framed for every murder!" Rainbow tried to explain, but it was no good. Rarity believed she saw Rainbow personally murder Pinkie in front of her very eyes, there was no convincing her.

"Shut up, you terrible murderer! You killed your very own friends, who accepted you, who cared for you, who even trusted you when you tried to make them believe your awful lies!"

"How... How did you know they trusted me?"

"Why else would they allow you into their house? Because you tricked them! It won't work on me though, I will personally make sure I see you die a slow, painful death. I don't care if the guards see me do this to you, you are on the wanted list and I have nothing more to lose! They were our lives, Rainbow. You ended your life already, I'm just here to finish the job." Rarity finished. "By the end of this day, your crimes will be no more, and I won't have anything left.

"I can't convince you of the truth. Do as you must, Rarity." Rainbow told her, but really she was hoping that Rarity would keep talking, stalling her attack and giving Dawson more time to arrive.

Rainbow didn't really think that she would allow Rarity to kill her. She had given up on everything, so all she cared about was this Rarity dying and the red colt taking her place, then she'd get closure. Then, she could finally end the pain and suffering she had endured because of this pony. This drive in her mind gave her a sense of survivalism, because she can't hear the answers she desperately needed if she was dead.

But despite the many words Rarity was saying against Rainbow that day, the red colt did not come. Rainbow almost worried that her death would be painful and undeserving, so she took the matters into her own hoofs.

After Rarity finished her excrutiatingly long assault with words at Rainbow, she said that she'd finally deal with her as she has wanted to do since the fateful day when Pinkie was murdered. Rainbow prepared to kill Rarity before this happened so that the colt would come, but her rational side kicked in and she flew away into the forest. If she killed Rarity, Dawson might not show himself. Sure enough, Rarity followed.

"You can't fly forever! I have food and water with me, and I am well rested! You are starving, thirsty and surely tired by now! I will get you and bring you what you deserve for ending me and my friend's lives!" Rarity yelled at Rainbow to the sky. Rainbow knew she was right, but kept on flying slowly, being so tired.

An hour passed, and Rainbow was absolutely exhausted, and found no clouds anywhere to rest. Guess the pegasi really picked up their game on cleaning the skies, on Everfree Forest no less. Rarity had no intention of slowing down, and waited with bated breath for Rainbow to come down. Rainbow knew she had no choice.

As Rainbow descended down, she decided to perch herself on a tree to rest, knowing full well that Rarity would be able to use magic to get herself up there. But it bought Rainbow time, and she desperately needed it right now. Rarity was ecstatic, because she was so close to avenging her friends, a thing Rainbow wishes she could do to herself. If only she didn't need those answers...

Rarity began to activate her magic, fetching some rocks to stack on to start climbing the tree bit by bit. The ordeal took several minutes, Rainbow wishing the whole time that Dawson would finally arrive, kill Rarity, and give the answers Rainbow needed to die with.

Rarity was finally next to Rainbow, who was too tired to speak. Rarity spoke for her.

"'Oh, please don't kill me! I confess, I did kill them! I am deranged!' I know that's what you want to say, and I respond by saying that I simply don't care." Rarity mocked. "What you did is inexcusable, and it doesn't matter how deranged you are."

"What is that in your hand? Is that a-" Rarity began to move her hooves to Rainbow to grab her, but as she was asking Rainbow her unfinished question, her weight along with Rainbow's on branch Rainbow perched herself onto caused the branch to snap. A quick shot of adrenaline allowed Rainbow to fly out of the way before she fell, but she perched herself on another branch safe and sound, albeit now as tired as ever. Before she finally passed out, she saw Rarity falling off of the broken branch, screaming for help. Nothing Rainbow could stop in her condition...

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Rainbow awoke after several hours, having been well rested. Rarity was obviously still making attempts to get Rainbow, as evidenced by the rustling of bushes. Surely, she must be injured though, so Rainbow was safe for a little while at least. She didn't check up on her though, because she was still conflicted in her mind whether to appease her need for answers by murdering Rarity herself now that Rainbow was strong with rest and Rarity was weak with injury or allow her to kill her now. She decided to wait it out until Rarity got back up into the tree, then she could find out what she was asking her, and decide on the ultimatum.

But Rainbow waited for hours and hours, until she couldn't wait any longer for Rarity to come up. Maybe Dawson had come and killed her, she thought. As she descended, she saw nopony, but noticed that there was a lifeless pony underneath a large branch, probably the one that Rarity broke. Surely enough, it was Rarity's lifeless body, having probably died by the fall. Rainbow looked up at the tree, and noticed that it was quite a drop, and she wondered why she thought Rarity would have survived.

Rainbow had no reaction to her death, because by the time she landed on the ground, all sense of rational thought disappeared. She wasn't Rainbow Dash anymore, but some selfish pony looking for answers. But she didn't care.

After Rainbow made sure Rarity was indeed dead, the pony gone insane looked around the trees to see if the mysterious colt was there. After much searching, he was nowhere to be found. Rainbow was starting to have second thoughts about this pony, because he somehow only appeared out of thin air right before he killed a pony, and only when Rainbow was there. He may not be here because he did not kill Rarity, and Rainbow wasn't present when she died.

Without any of her friends alive, Rainbow didn't know what to do. So she flew back onto the perch, and took a quick glance at the broken branch. After a few seconds, she realized that the branch was really thick and strong, and surely the weight of two ponies would not make it collapse. Unless... unless someone else brought it down themselves.

Rainbow realized what was going on, and sped down to Rarity's corpse. Surely enough, Dawson was there, clapping two of his hooves together.

"Bravo, bravo! You found out that I cut the branch causing Rarity to die! Once you figured it out, I came to Rarity's corpse to congratulate you." The red colt said.

"How did you know what I was thinking? I want some answers and I want them now! Tell me everything, then kill me! Please, just kill me!" Rainbow pleaded.

"Oh ho, just because your friends are now properly dealt with doesn't mean you aren't finished. I have one more target, and I am sure you know this person."

"...Celestia?!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"But of course. She is my final target, the one I have as a primary target. And you will not know anything more for now. I daresay you will try and stop me, and I am sure you'll be able to get through the defenses surrounding the city and get to Celestia, but you'll be too late." Dawson smirked. What a terrible pony.

"How on Equestria will you be able to get into the castle, and why would I make it too?"

"That will be explained in due time. Goodness, more and more questions just keep popping up. I told you I'd reveal the truth here, but I still need you, and knowing the truth would prevent that. Once I kill Celestia, I'll tell you what you need to know. For now, all I'll tell you is that my next target is Celestia. Good luck getting into her chambers!" Dawson waved his hoof, ran away and disappeared out of nowhere again.

Rainbow's rational thought was gone forever, replaced by insanity. All she wanted was answers, and the only way she could get them is by getting to Celestia. But she doesn't have the help of her friends anymore. Looks like she's all on her own from here on in...

END OF CHAPTER FOUR