“So there's a princess.”

“Here's the elevator.”

Fluttershy said in a gentle voice as she hopped inside gracefully. Pinkie Pie bounced inside while Rarity gracefully walked in.

“Perhaps we should wait for Twilight...”

Fluttershy muttered quietly.

“She told us to go ahead. We'll send the elevator back down for her and Rainbow.”

She said as she pulled the level. The elevator creaked unnervingly as it started.

“Stuff must have moved around during the tidal wave”

Fluttershy murmured as the elevator brought them up toward the surface.

As the ponies neared the top there was a sudden 'thud' on the roof without any prior warning as if something large had dropped down on top of the elevator.

“What was that?”

Asked Rarity, looking up.

“I hope it's just a cute turtle..”

Fluttershy piped up. Pinkie Pie thought for a moment before opening the hatch and climbing up top. The silence was penetrating, especially since Pinkie Pie was the noisiest pony she knew. Rarity waited a good two minutes before asking..

“Pinkie darling, are you alright?”

Down through the hatch something large and pink was dropped in front of Rarity, Fluttershy worked out what it was within seconds as she let out a horrified scream. The purple haired pony's eyes widened she realized what it was, the decapitated head of Pinkie Pie.

“PINKIE!!”

She was stunned in horror.

“She didn't even scream!”

Rarity covered her mouth in horror and disgust as Fluttershy started hyperventilating. When the elevator started shaking did they only start to realize the nature of the danger that they were actually in, it was difficult to process in their grief however.

“No! STOP!”

She screamed in tears as the elevator cord dropped, sending it to plummet.

Twilight, Rainbow and Chocmint approached the hall to the elevator, it was dark and the Princess was alerted to every movement around her.

“I think we're being followed.”

Whispered the stallion with a nerved expression upon his features.

“You're right.”

Twilight responded, turning around.

“I'll hold them off, Rainbow get him to the elevator.”

Rainbow looked dubious about this plan and then nodded.

“I'll be back for you Twilight.”

Twilight snapped back.

“No. If I don't make it back to you it means there's no me left to come back.”

Rainbow reluctantly nodded and galloped toward the elevator with Chocmint.

The elevator fell, falling stories down toward the ground.

“You have to forgive me for what I do.”

Rarity shouted at Fluttershy.

“Wait what are you going to do?!”

Fluttershy responded, but before she got the words out she found unicorn magic teleporting her safely outside the elevator in the path of Rainbow Dash and Chocmint.

“RARITY NO!”

She screamed as the metal box crashed against the ground, crushing the white unicorn under it's weight.

"RARITY!” Fluttershy couldn't contain it any more. All she could do was cry.

Blood oozed out from under the metal and Rainbow Dash and Chocmint stood there in horror. Fluttershy hadn't just witnessed the death of her friend, but the death of her best friend and it ripped apart at her very heart. Her hooves tore at the metal desperately as she tried to pull Rarity out but the petite pony's strength couldn't compare and she broke down on top of the bloody metal mess.

“How... COULD THEY!”

She screamed as anger boiled up within her. There was nothing but sobbing for their two dead friends for a good five minutes.

Author's Note

This is my first story and as such I know it isn't perfect. I would love to hear what I did right and what I could improve upon. I would prefer constructive over toxic however!