Unusable Story Husk

Rainbow couldn't believe it. The whole time, she was schizophrenic. It explains so much; how the feather was in the knocked piles of hay, none of the ponies seeing Dawson - er - Schizo Rainbow during the murders and his sudden disappearances. It's because he didn't exist physically.

"I... understand now." Rainbow admitted.

"I think I do too, but I known that you can end it now Rainbow. You can't go unpunished to your crimes, but you can end it now. Free yourself, Rainbow! Your friends would have wanted you to!" Celestia pleaded.

"Well, well, well. Looks like you understand, Rainbow. I am your other half, the one you spawned when you fully united with your element sometime a while back. You became complete good, and I was your dark side that was originally a part of you. However, I needed to get to Celestia, because my chaotic personality takes the course to eliminate the source of good. I figured that if I murdered your friends, the power of friendship that binded you all together would grow weaker, and you would lose all true purpose. This led to your only purpose being the discovery of answers, because it was the only thing you needed before death. With the need for answers, I knew you'd try and 'find' me in the city, when really -"

"Shut up, Dawson. I know you used me to get into the city. And now that you have told me everything I wanted to know, you should realize that you've made a big mistake. Because I no longer need answers, and my rational thought has kicked in." Rainbow responded.

Celestia gave a weak smile, obviously still completely upset about the murders to like Rainbow Dash in any way, rational  thought or no. Dawson gave a small frown, but soon put a smile back on his face.

"Oh, like that'll help. I'm - er - you are right behind her, no chance of anything happening without her throat being slit. You can't win, even if you were to throw that spear. No one can throw that fast, because I'd kill her the split second you throw. And even if you could, I don't exist, and you are in reality standing right here with that spear! Har har har! It's very amusing to have you seeing everything from a different screen. It's like you are in a different reality, and the truth is haunting. You have that spear right up against Celestia on my orders. Oh, here comes the guard." Dawson finished.

The guards, sure enough, busted through the door, and had their mouths opened wide at the terrible sight. They prepared to charge, but Celestia waved them off. She knew that she'd die the second they charged.

"Wait, guards. This is Rainbow's fight." Celestia explained.

The guards, confused as they ever have been, obeyed the princess' order and left the room, waiting outside in case of attack. So Rainbow knew that she wouldn't get out of her alive.

"So when I finish off Celestia, I'll finally be finished myself. The archers outside the quarters will kill us as soon as I do it, but it won't matter. I don't need to live any longer anyway." Dawson smirked. He was about to end it all, and be successful in his mission.

"No. You won't. You've caused the death of the only thing in my life, you turned one against me, you drove me to insanity and back and you think I'll let you kill the princess?" Rainbow said sternly.

"Well, it seems I already have gotten away with it, thanks to your help in getting me inside the city. I'm really just a subconscious image of your mind, so really this was all you. Think of me as... your imaginary friend. The imaginary friend that simply can't live without you! Har har har!" Dawson laughed.

"You're right, you can't." Rainbow said smugly.

The look of sudden understanding appeared in Dawson's eyes, and he lifted his dagger to Celestia, but he was not fast enough. Rainbow Dash had already stuck the guard's spear inside her chest.

Blood sputtered from Rainbow's and Dawson's mouth at the same time, as they both staggered back. Celestia flew to the side, reminding her guards not to come in.

"You... smart fucking girl... ugh..." More blood sputtered out of Dawson's mouth, and he collapsed to the ground.

"So you... dealt with your... friends...*gack* just to... save Celestia? Just... just because I commited the... the... the murder doesn't mean it wasn't... your actions... now you will die where you stand, depressed... and... alone!" Dawson sputtered, and his eyes closed for the last time, no disappearing inside Rainbow's mind anymore. His body disintegrated as Rainbow watched her foe finally end his reign of terror. Rainbow was back to who she truly was, and despite the terrible hardships she created, she was happy that she could finally get closure with everything, even if her death would leave her afterlife memory scarred.

"Rainbow... you did a brave thing today. I commend you. Good luck in the future of your spirit..." Celestia's voice said faintly. It was the passing of Rainbow Dash that caused her voice to begin to fade.

Rainbow took a good, long look at the events that unfolded in her life, and she smiled, knowing that it wasn't her doing the wrong things. She was the Element of Loyalty once more, the colt the rest of her body that she already left behind. Even though it was Rainbow's body that killed her friends, she knew that it was a different pony, a different entity that commited the terrible crimes. All she did was save a life, and she did it with the dashing of her friends...

END OF SERIES