Deep in the Everfree

"I'm so sorry, Sweetie Belle." Sweetie Belle nodded, closed her eyes, and let herself fall as Applebloom released her grip. Hitting a large, sharp rock with her spine, the now bloodied unicorn went lifelessly still.

Scootaloo, now holding less weight, was able to pull up Applebloom. Panting, the two fillies rolled over and stood up. Applebloom hugged Scootaloo. "It's okay," Scootaloo said, "it's okay."

"Scootaloo," Applebloom cried, "she's dead! She's dead, and its my fault! I let go, I-"

Scootaloo interrupted Applebloom with a kiss. Surprised, Applebloom stepped back. "What are you doing, Scootaloo?"

"Applebloom," she said, "you're all I've ever needed."

"Scootaloo, I..." Applebloom looked down at her hooves, still shocked by her friend's death and the kiss. "Let's just go home, Scootaloo."

"Yeah," Scootaloo said. "Yeah."

2. Cave

Fluttershy saw them. Scootaloo and Applebloom were safely across, but Sweetie Belle was nowhere to be seen. Looking down, the pegasus saw the unicorn's limp body lying in the abyss. "Oh my goodness," she said to herself, "I need to get them home... Oh gosh, what will Rarity say when she finds out...?"

A large roar blasted in her ears. Fluttershy turned around, and spotted a pack of timberwolves. Even one was enough to tear a pony to shreds, and just the thought of them scared her half to death. She turned around, screamed, and jumped. Flapping her wings, she managed to make it across. The timberwolves were running around the chasm, grunting ever so loudly with each step they took. Fluttershy knew these animals far too well, and she knew something with them was wrong. Never before had she heard of timberwolves being so intelligent, so determined to catch prey, or so energetic. The entire way over, they hadn't even shown a sign of tiring.

Fluttershy landed just as the fillies began walking away. "Girls," she yelled at them, "what are you two doing?"

The two Crusaders turned to her. "Oh Celestia," Scootaloo said, "am I glad to see you!"

Applebloom hugged the mare. "Please," she said, "get us home. Please."

"Sorry girls," Fluttershy said, "I'm afraid we have more to deal with tonight than you two being lost. There's an entire pack of timberwolves after us. We need to move."

"Now it's a pack?" Scootaloo's eyes widened. "It was only one before!"

"You mean there's another?"

"Yeah," Applebloom said, "it was gonna get us!"

"We need to go," Fluttershy said, "let's go."

They didn't get very far before finding a path that had been blocked by a log. The fillies began to worry. They assumed there was no way around. Considering her options, Fluttershy decided there was only one way to go.*

Actually, I didn't want to add this into the final cut. So, secret time loop ending. Yay!