The End of a Rainbow (Pinkies Love for Rainbow Dash)

”I can go higher!” Apple bloom yelled while climbing the tall tree at incredible speed.

“Come down now Apple bloom. You could get hurt” Applejack tried to pay attention to her sister but she was far too busy bucking apples.

“I can make my own decisions” She hissed back while getting a grip on a thick branch.

Applejack got in front of a tree filled with red shiny apples.
“Alright. But if you fall don’t count on me to be helping you”
She leaned slightly forward and then hammered her hind legs into the apple filled tree. Apples started falling down from the tree just as expected.

“Now that was a good one” Applejack said proudly to herself just before a big red apple landed on her head.
“Auch. Gosh darn’ apples think they can get revenge” Applejack smiled while fetching for her basket.

But just inches before grapping it Apple bloom screamed. Applejack quickly looked over to see her lying on the ground.

“I knew it! You gotta stop playing around and start helping me bucking apples” Applejack looked away mad.

Small crying sounds were heard coming from Apple bloom. Applejack couldn’t stand it and turned around and walked over to her.

“I’m sorry Apple bloom. I just don’t like you climbing in tress and getting hurt all the time” She grabbed Apple blooms hoof and helped her to the barn.
“Are you okay Apple bloom?” She asked just before opening the barn door.

Apple bloom didn’t reply. She just looked down with still a few tears leaving her cheeks. They got inside and Applejack started to examine her for wounds.

“Hm. Seems like you hurt your hind leg a ’bit huh?” It was just a little wound but Applejack had already found some bandages.
“Now be more careful next time alright?” She said as placing the bandage across the wound.

“Applejack I-… I saw something…” Apple bloom said quietly.

“What’s that sweetie?”

“Never mind” She responded while walking outside.

Applejack rolled her eyes. “Alright. Let’s finish todays bucking!”

After a few exhausting hours the apple family went inside to get some rest. They had been bucking and collection apples all day. And the intense heat didn’t quite help. But inside their big barn the air felt cooler. Applejack went to her room which was on the second floor next to the bathroom and just besides Apple Blooms room. She just wanted to lay down for a ‘bit. Her legs felt like they were burning. She made herself comfortable in her bed and closed her eyes “Apple bloom has been awfully quite after the accident. And she said she saw something? What the hay does she mean by that?” Applejack yawned. “Maybe I’ll ask her later…” with that on her mind she feel asleep.

A few moments later she could feel herself awakening. She pushed herself out of bed and immediately felt something was wrong. Everything seemed so dark. Even her walls that normally screamed with a light green color was almost scratched off and replaced by a dark grey color and a’lot of the objects in her room was gone. She opened her door to the hall just to reveal more greyness. There were no colors whatsoever. Applejack was utterly confused but started running to her sister’s room. She grabbed the handle but the door was locked. She knocked on the door

“Apple bloom? Are you in there?!” She could feel herself starting to get nervous.
She could hear small whispering coming the other side of the door.
“Apple bloom! Open the door!” She kept knocking on the door in panic.
Suddenly a small click sound was heard. The door had been unlocked.
“Apple bloom?” she said nervously while gently pushing the door open. A little sound was heard.
“Applejack. I saw something” The door suddenly bursted wide open and a deafing howling noise pierced her ears and a quick glance of something that looked like two legged animal standing up.
“GAH!” She yelled out while opening her eyes.
She looked around. She was still in her bed and all the colors were back to normal.
“Was I dreaming?”
She then noticed she was covered in sweat.
“That’s just dandy!” she sighed and got out of her bed.
“What time is it?”
She looked at her clock hanging above her door. 12:30. it was past midnight. She shook her head lightly and walked over to the bathroom right next to her own room.
“I got to take a shower”
She turned on the faucet. While waiting for the tub to fill up she looked at herself in the mirror. She looked like a mess. She ran her hooves through her hair a few times before getting into the bath tub. The water felt warm but yet refreshing. “Ahh” she could feel the warm water all over her body. She couldn’t help but smile. It was not often she had the time to take a bath. Always working or sleeping. She couldn’t even remember the last time she has pleasured herself. She couldn’t even remember the feeling. She just leaned back and relaxed for a few seconds. She slowly worked her hoof down her body. “Nah” She let her hoof fell down and lifted her shoulders. She felt too lazy to be doing this at the time being. She just kept her position and closed her eyes. But just as that she could her some noises just outside the door. Sounded like somepony running.
“Gosh darn’it. Apple bloom shouldn’t be running around at this time of the night”
She sighed heavily and got out of the bathtub. She quickly grabbed a towel and dried off her body. She went over to the bathtub to pull the plug but noticed some red liquid floating around in the water.
“Looks like blood? Do I have a wound somewhere or what?”
She scanned her body but couldn’t find anything that looked like a wound. She didn’t really think further about it and just went on with it. After drying her hair she threw away the towel and went outside the bathroom. She walked across the hall leading to Appleblooms room.
“I can’t believe she hasn’t gone to bed yet. Can’t Big Mac take care of a little filly?”
She opened the door getting ready to force Apple bloom to sleep. But just before starting to shout she noticed Apple bloom was lying in her bed quietly sleeping.
“Hmm. She might be faking it again”
Applejack took a step closer just before a loud snort noise came from Apple bloom. Applejack smiled.
“Nah. She only does that when she is heavily asleep”
Applejack walked out silently closing the door. Maybe she should go to bed again. The more sleep the better. And a hard working day is upon us again tomorrow Applejack thought to herself, then went on into her bed.

Applejack woke by sounds being heard coming from outside. She rubbed her eyes and made a little yawn, then got up and looked out her window. She saw Big Mac walking around the tress. Applejack wondered why he was already up. She turned around and looked at the time. It was afternoon.
“But Big Mac always wakes me up early in the morning”
Applejack opened the window and yelled out to her brother.
“Hey Macintosh! Why didn’t you wake me up?” Applejack had almost pulled half her body out of the window.
Big Mac turned around “I heard you at nighttime and I thought you might needed some more sleep”
“Gosh darnit’ I am always ready to work, you know that. But thanks anyway” Applejack sent a pleasant smile and closed the window.
A few minutes later she was outside talking to her brother. Applejack was still confused about something “So if you heard me last night, did you then hear Apple Bloom too?”
“Apple Bloom? I sent her to bed at her normal bedtime and she fell asleep just minutes after”
“Hmm”
“But I’m sure I heard something”
But just before Applejack could question further Apple Bloom came running.
“Hey Applejack” she yelled.
“Well, goodmornin’ Apple Bloom”
“Fluttershy was just here, asking if she could buy a basket of apples and then get it delivered to her”
“That’s all she said?”
“Well no. There was a ’lot “”Uhm…” and “If that’s okay with you” but basically yeah”
Applejack chuckled “Well, that’s Fluttershy. Alright. I’ll buck a few apples and then Big Mac can deliver them to her”
Big Mac looked up “What now?”
“Oh come on Big Mac. You need to get out some more anyways”
Macintosh smiled “Well alright then. Let me know when the basket is ready”
“Will do” then Applejack started bashing some tress which lead to a basket full of apples in no time.
“Alright. Be back in half an hour. Take care till’ then” said Big Mac then left with the basket.
Apple Bloom then suddenly started jumping around in circles around Applejack “What should we do until he comes back? We can play board games or make Apple Pie”
Applejack placed a hoof in front of her to make her stop jumping.
“Nono. We will keep on working till’ he comes back. And also after that”
“Aww!”
“Come. Find a tree and start working” Applejack smiled.

Suddenly a noise came from the barn. Sounded like something tipped over.
“What was that?” Applejack looked over at the barn.
“What was what?” Apple Bloom apparently didn’t hear it.
Applejack stood still and kept staring at the barn. Suddenly a figure appeared from the window of Applejacks room and quickly disappeared again. Applejacks heart started pounding in fear.
“Stay here Apple Bloom” She said while running towards the barn still leaving Apple Bloom clueless, but she could see her sister was serious.

Applejack bashed the front door in and ran upstairs to her room
“Okay! Who’s here?!” She ran around searching the house. She had just walked into the bathroom when she heard something running behind her. She turned around, nothing.
“Who the fuck is here?!”

She heard steps coming from the stairs. She quickly ran towards the noise leading her down the stairs. She could just see the door leading to the back of barn being closed. Without hesitating she began running towards it. Seconds later she stood in the working place of the barn. She could hear crying noises. She looked to her right and the dark figure appeared lying in the corner.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?!” Applejack yelled.
The figure took a step forward revealing its appearance, it looked like some wolf creature but its face was torn apart and there were worms coming from its empty eye socket. Applejack leaped back
“Who- What are you?”
“Your family is going to hate you” it replied with a deep low voice.
Applejack took a step forward.
“What are you talking about?!” She yelled aggressively.
“If you don’t get out of here, I am gonna make you!” she continued.
“The trees..” it whispered.
“LAST CHANCE TO GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!”
“You are the evil one here”
“THAT’S IT!” Applejack yelled running towards it just before turning lifting her hind legs in the air and smashed the creature into the wall. It fell down, crying. Applejack took a few steps closer to it before lifting her upper body ready to smash them down.
“APPLEJACK!” The creature screamed.
“What?”
Suddenly she could see Apple Bloom before her lying on the ground, bleeding. Applejack stopped her attack and shook her head.
“Apple Bloom?”
“Don’t hurt me, please” Apple Bloom cried.
“What happened… Did I just hit my little sister? No- I didn’t do anything to her!”
Applejack could fell her body starting to sweat. She slowly walked towards her sister
“Apple Bloom…”
“STAY AWAY FROM ME!” Apple Bloom screamed while trying to run away.
She was so hurt she fell down again and started crawling. Applejacks heart stopped. Applejack quickly ran towards Apple Bloom and lifted her up and hugged her.
“I am so sorry Apple Bloom, I don’t know what happened”
Apple bloom was pushing trying to get away from her, but to no use. She calmed down a few moments later. Applejack started crying while holding her sister in her hooves.
“I’m… Sorry” she whispered a few times before carrying her into the house placing her on the couch.
Apple Bloom didn’t have any energy left and was too hurt to do anything.
“Wait here. I’ll go get some Bandages”
Apple Bloom remained silent.
“How could I do this?! What happened?! Okay Applejack, just calm down. Go help your sister now”
Applejack grabbed some bandages from a drawer and walked back to Apple Bloom.
“Here you go sis’”
“What?!“
Apple bloom was still lying on the couch but the blood… Was gone. There were no wounds. She looked like nothing had happened.
“What is this?!”
“Apple Bloom! What happened?”
No answer. Applejack turned her around revealing her sleeping. Applejack shook her yelling. Apple Bloom quickly opened her eyes
“Wha- what?”
Applejack stopped and looked in disbelief.

“What happened to your wounds?”
Apple bloom pushed herself away
“What wounds? What are you talking about?”
Applejack started shaking
“When I… attacked you”
“What the hay are you talking about sis? I’ve been sleeping here in the couch for hours now”
No. It isn’t possible
“Look. Maybe you should go to bed. Big Mac went to bed quite a while ago”
Applejack looked at Apple bloom
“What? Big Mac hasn’t returned yet” Applejack then looked out the window.
It was dark… It was night.
“What…”
She couldn’t believe it.
“Apple bloom. What time is it?!”
Apple bloom looked at the clock hanging behind Applejack.
“It’s umm… 12:30. Past midnight”
No. NO! It was in the middle of the day just minutes ago!
“You really look tired Applejack. You should really go to bed”
Applejack could feel her body weakening. She really felt tired.
“I… Maybe your right. I just need to sleep” She didn’t believe that herself.
She knew something was wrong. But right now, she felt like she was dying. She sighed then walked upstairs.
“Goodnight Applejack. Sweet dreams” Apple bloom yelled.
Applejack smiled “Thanks”

Applejack turned around. She felt like her leg was itching. She opened her eyes while scratching her leg.
“Ahh. That was a good night’s sleep. I can’t wait to get out and start working again. Hope it can take my mind off the whole thing yesterday. It felt like I was going insane”
Applejack placed herself on the side of her bed and looked out her window. It was still pitch dark outside.
“Huh? What time is it?”
She turned around and looked at the clock. 12.30. Applejack sighed
“Sure. I’m not going insane…”
Suddenly a loud noise were heard from outside. Almost sounded like a tree tipped over. She rushed over to her window and tried to see what had happened.
“Huh. What is that?”
It looked like some big stone outside. Almost like a… tombstone.
“Better go check it out” Applejack thought to herself.
She began walking down the stairs silently. The others were still sleeping. Or at least she thought they did. She got outside and saw the tombstone standing there in the middle of the ground, just a few meters away from where the apple trees were harvested. She took a few steps closer. She noticed the ground before the stone had been disturbed and walking closer revealed some text carved into the stone.
“Here lies (Rainbow Dash’s real name) May she rest in peace for a long time”
Applejack rubbed her eyes “Who the hell is (***) and what is it doing here anyway. Last I checked this wasn’t a graveyard”
Applejack started walking back inside “I’ll wake up Big Mac, maybe he knows something about this”
She opened the door giving her some warmth. It was pretty chilly outside. But something was different. All the chairs were tipped over and there were some red text painted on the wall
“THE TREES” it said in big letters.
Before she could examine it further a little sound were heard from the right
“Applejack… Help me”
It was applebloom crawling in from the slightly opened door. She had bruises around her head and small drips of blood poured from wide wound in her back.
“Apple Bloom, what-“
“You stay here!” someone yelled from behind Apple Bloom.
“NOO!” Apple Bloom screamed.
A pony stepped inside. It almost looked like…Applejack.
“DIE!” She screamed before smashing her hooves down on Apple bloom making her head explode.

“GAH!” Applejack leaped over.
She was in her bed. “Not this again!! How much of this was a bucking nightmare and what actually happened?”
She looked at the time. 7. 12. In the morning.
“Well, at least time is finally working” She lifted her body from the bed. She was wet all over, from sweat and..
“Dammit! I pissed myself! I need to figure this out right now!”
She went to the bathroom and quickly washed herself, then went downstairs hoping to find some answers. Luckily Apple bloom was sitting in the couch. She spends way too much time on that damn couch.
“Apple Bloom. I got a few questions!”
Apple bloom looked at her “Well… Shoot”
Applejack placed herself next to her sister.
“I had some freaky nightmares lately and I need to know what actually happened and what was just a dream. So some of the things I say may sound weird but just answer okay?”
Apple bloom looked a ‘bit confused but still rather happy. Guess she couldn’t wait to hear about this craziness.
“First: Did you fell down from a tree a few days ago?”
“Eeeyup!”
“Good. Did Big Mac go over to Fluttershy to deliver some apples?”
“Eeeyup”
“Alright. Did I ehm… Kick you in the face after that?”
“…Nope!”
Apple bloom was still keeping a smile. She was almost laughing.
“Good good. Did I wake you up while you were sleeping on this couch asking you where your wounds were?”
“Yeah. What was up with that?”
“Later later. So after that I went onto bed right?”
“Yeah. You looked like you really needed that”
“I did. Then later… Did another pony that looked like me smash- I mean step on you while the really Applejack, me, was watching?”
“…The fuck?”
“Don’t swear Apple Bloom! And glad to hear that didn’t actually happen”
Applejack jumped out from the couch. “Well… Let’s back to work! Is Big Mac outside?”
“Yup. You should go help him, and I’ll just wait here and look out for a pony that looks like you that wants to step on me” Apple bloom started laughing.
“Very funny. Now come on. You need to learn to buck apples like your big sis’” Applejack grabbed her hoof and started dragging her outside
“Aww”

“Okay, let’s start here”
Applejack had dragged Apple Bloom over to a long pile of trees.
“I’ll go get the baskets and you just start to see if you can get some of them apples down” Applejack then walked off leaving Apple Bloom standing next to a tall tree filled with red apples.
After a few minutes Applejack returned carrying a few baskets.
“So did you get any apples?”
Apple Bloom was still standing at the same spot before Applejack left.
“Apple Bloom, did you even try?” Applejack placed the baskets on the ground, feeling somewhat annoyed.
Apple Bloom looked at her. “I- I am just scared”
“Scared of what? The apples hitting you on the head? Yeah, I tried that a few times. Maybe you should get a hat like mine” Applejack smiled.
“No. That’s not it. I just… I’m just scared that creepy thing will be up in the trees”
Applejack took a few small steps closer to her sister “What are you talking about? The only thing up there is some delicious apples”
“That time.. When I was crawling in the trees” A tear ran down Apple Blooms cheek. “I saw something”
“Apple Bloom I-“
“I saw you… Or something that looked like you but… Your eyes. They were…”
Apple Bloom started crying. She fell down, shaking.
“I’m sorry Applejack”
Applejack stood still for a second.
“It’s… Alright. I’m sure it was just a bird” Applejack felt stupid. A bird can’t look like a medium sized pony.
“Look suga’” Applejack placed her hoof on Apple Blooms shoulder. Immediately Apple Bloom got up and started running into the pile of trees disappearing in the shadows. Applejack stood still for a second then ran after her sister. After a while she was lost in the trees. She couldn’t make out left and right. She had no vision of where she was.
“Apple Bloom! Where are you?”
Applejack started getting worried. But not for her sister. She felt like something awful was going to happen and she was completely lost. Only dark trees surrounding her making her feel trapped. Just before breaking down she heard a branch snap.
“Apple Bloom?” she yelled while running towards the noise.
She stopped suddenly when seeing a pony hanging from a tree. But the pony wasn’t hanging by his hooves. He was held up by a rope around his neck. She had a clear vision, but Applejack couldn’t stand it. It was Big Mac hanging from that tree. She froze and just looked at her brother hanging from the tree. Suddenly he made a twitch with his hoof.
“Mac?” Applejack whispered.
“Why did you do this Applejack?” He whispered back.
“I- I didn’t do anything”
“Fuck you!” he yelled just before his head got dislocated from his body leaving his head still around the rope but his body landing heavily on the ground.
Applejack screamed and started running, feeling the tears pushing and the adrenaline running through her body.
“Nonono!”
She just kept running but the trees just kept surrounding her. It was almost as they were getting closer.
“This is not real! This is just a dream!”
She could feel something crawling inside her body pushing to get out.
“Wake up!”
She could see weird shapes pushing from the inside of her skin.
“Wake up!”
Her whole body felt deformed as the pressure kept pushing from the inside
“WAKE THE FUCK UP!” She screamed just before puking.
She could feel all the fluid leaving her body, but it didn’t stop. She just kept puking while getting an intense pain in her throat. She was crying heavily just begging for the pain to go away. It was like the inside of her throat was being cut by small pins. After seconds of extreme pain she finally stopped puking leaving her body completely empty of all liquids.
“What… WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!” She began breathing heavily.
She looked up and saw the barn in front of her. A little hope was building in her, as she walked closer to her home. Every step brought piercing pain all over her body but she just kept walking. She just made it to the front door when she heard something falling down inside. She took a breath and collected all her energy and opened the door. Everything seemed normal beside the clock lying broken on the ground. She looked at it. Looked at the time
“12:30”
Suddenly somepony ran up the stairs. Applejack couldn’t take it anymore. She screamed and ran up the stairs
“Where the fuck are you, you fucking killer?!”
She got on the top of the stairs and smashed the door open leading to her room. There was empty. She ran towards the window at the end of the room looking outside at the trees. A figure was running up one of the trees.
“I’m gonna fucking kill you!”
She ran back down where she came from and outside, leaping towards one of the trees and bashing it with her hind legs so hard the tree broke and fell down. She could feel such a massive amount of energy running through her body. She went over to the next tree and did the same. It fell heavily to the ground. She just kept screaming and smashing all the tress in sight.
“COME ON!!” She screamed as loud as she could while breaking all the trees around.
She just kept running while crying, not caring for whatever the fuck happened next. She wasn’t sure why she was running around breaking everything her family had used years to build up. But she didn’t care. She just kept smashing one tree to another. She kept on for hours. Coughing blood on the way but keeping up the tempo. After several hours all the trees were down. Everything seemed so empty. Just a big land of broken trees. Without noticing it, it had begun to rain. Applejack fell down to the ground, feeling like she was dying.
“Nothing’s wrong with me” she whispered to herself.
“I’m not insane”
She began to shake heavily.
“So… hungry”
Without any thought she bit into her hoof as hard as she could and began violently shaking her head until a chuck of her own hoof broke free. She chewed on it while looking at all the blood pouring out and a little bone was visible. She just swallowed it as a wolf like creature appeared in front of her. It was the wolf she saw from her dream.
“Who- Who are you and what have you done to me?”
The creature was still deformed and his eye sockets filled with living worms.
“Me? Look what you have done. Didn’t I warn you about this?”
Applejack started weeping. “No. It’s not my fault; it was you who made me do this”
“Whatever makes you feel better. But now what? You have just single handed destroyed your whole family business”
“Nono. It wasn’t-“
“And what about your brother and sister? What will happen to them now?”
Applejack looked up “They are all dead!” She yelled.
“Dead? No. Hurt and scared, maybe. And you have yourself to thank for that”
“Don’t say that! It was you who did all this!”
“You don’t even know what is real and what is a dream”
The creature turned around and walked away. Applejack tried to yell but she didn’t have the energy. Suddenly something else was walking towards her. It was Big Mac walking next to Apple bloom and… and Applejack. She saw herself walking next to her family. They were smiling at each other, laughing…
“Brother, help me” Applejack coughed.
But they just kept on walking, not even looking at her. She reached out a hoof as they walked by. They just kept on walking without even noticing her. They all… smiled.
“Don’t leave me” Applejack cried.
“Please. Don’t leave me”
Eventually they disappeared. Applejack was still lying there around all the broken tress without any energy left.
“HELP ME!” she screamed.