A Dream Come True

Sapphire stood at the ruins of White Tail Academy. Where the school used to be, there was only rubble. She stared at the chaos she had caused, plagued with guilt. Slowly, she walked towards the collapsed pile of debris that was the science lab where she had set of her makeshift bomb. Once she had reached the center of it, she looked down to see her Chemistry teacher's lifeless body had been impaled by a piece of wood. Sapphire assumed he had been blasted back by the explosion. She could only stare in horror at what she had caused.

'He didn't deserve this...' She thought to herself. Realizing that they were all dead because her revenge went too far, she fell to her knees and let out all the tears she had been trying to hold back. There was no point in trying to stop it. The memory of what happened here would haunt her forever.

'Wait...' Sapphire bolted to her feet. Something was not right. She had just said that her victims didn't deserve this, but there was no cruel reply saying they had to suffer. Before she could act on the realization, a hand suddenly burst forth from the rubble and grabbed her ankle. She screamed, trying to escape from the hand. She was silenced when a cloud of black smoke emerged from another part of the ruins, followed by psychotic laughter. The dark cloud started to take the form of a teenage girl wearing a dark blue jacket and very worn looking jeans. Sapphire could not believe what she was seeing. She was staring at a dark, twisted reflection of herself.

"What are you!?" Sapphire screamed. The dark reflection looked at her and laughed that terrible laugh of hers before disappearing, only to reappear right behind Sapphire.

"Why... I'm you, of course," she whispered in Sapphire's ear, causing her to fall forwards in shock.

"That can't be true!" The fear was evident in her voice now. "There is no way that a monster like you is me!" The monster in question started circling Sapphire.

"Oh really? Look around you, Sapphire! You caused this! They're dead because of you!" the reflection paused. "But if you insist that i'm not you, you can call me Obsidian."

"I hate you!" Sapphire screamed. This only made Obsidian laugh. She turned to  Sapphire, grabbing her by the neck.

"Well that was rude! Begone!" Obsidian threw Sapphire into the center of the lab. With a shriek of pure horror, Sapphire realized she had landed on the remains of none other than Vicious Brutality. She tried to get up, but there was something holding her down. She was horrified to find that the charred corpse of her worst enemy was very much alive and was currently trying to strangle her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a wooden splinter that could work as a very effective spear. Grabbing the splinter, she stabbed it into Vicious' skull, giving her time to escape from his grasp. Once she had gotten up, she looked at what she had done. Her makeshift spear was jammed into his skull at an angle that should be impossible to survive.

"Looks like you're really gone this time..." She said as she stood up. Suddenly, the corpse before her opened his eyes. Sapphire was speechless. There was no way anyone could survive that. The sound of Obsidian's laughter snapped her out of her trance.

"Nobody enters the afterlife without my permission!" Obsidian's eyes started glowing red. "And if i'm not mistaken, these people still have unfinished business here! To destroy their killer!" Sapphire looked around and saw all the other intact corpses rise to their feet before noticing Sapphire. They started advancing towards her.

"This can't be happening," Sapphire started backing away from the ruins of her old school. She picked up a metal pipe. "I'm warning you... back off!" When the first corpse got close enough, she swiftly smashed it over the head with the pipe, causing it to stumble back. She did the same to the next few until they started attacking her all at once. She could only scream as they pushed her to the ground and started attacking with everything they had. Nails, teeth, and a few of them picked up dangerous looking pieces of rubble. The pain was excruciating and she wanted them to just kill her so it would end.

She finally woke up when she felt someone splash water on her face. The first thing she saw was six faces staring down at her. She recognized Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack and Sunset but the other two were strangers. One had white skin and purple hair that ended in curls and the other was a light yellow with long, pink hair. Sapphire groaned as she pulled herself to her feet.

"What happened? Feels like I got hit by a truck." Sapphire was just glad that it was all just some weird dream, but she could not remember why she was unconscious to begin with.

"Well you basically did get hit by a truck.. if trucks were made of sound..." Sunset replied. Something seemed a bit off here.

"Wait a minute... keep talking. At the same volume if possible." Sapphire turned her head first left then right while listening to Sunset's voice. She suddenly realized what was wrong, and the very idea of it made the entire day seem unreal as she became nauseous from the shock and realization.

"Something the matter, darling?" the white one asked.

"I... I can't hear anything from my right ear..." the thought filled Sapphire with rage. "What happened!? Tell me who did this!?" she  demanded. She could not imagine living the rest of her life half deaf.

'I warned you. If you make friends with people, you'll only suffer! We could have just gotten rid of them and now look what's happened!' screamed her cruelty. 'What do you have to say now!? How do you justify sacrificing your hearing just to make friends!?' for a few moments, there was no reply.

'I... I have nothing to say...' That was the first time her kindness had actually admitted defeat. Before anything else could happen, Pinkie suddenly tackled Sapphire into a hug. After a few moments, she noticed Pinkie was crying.

"I'm so sorry, Sapphire. After I jumped into the flowerpot, I screamed something out as loud as I could because I thought the crowd was gone and you wouldn't hear me otherwise. I didn't stop to think that maybe there might be someone right next to it and..." Pinkie looked like she wanted to say more but her sobs stopped her.

'Give her what she deserves! Let's make her suffer!'

'No. It was obviously an accident. Besides... Once I get used to it, maybe it wont be so bad.' Even after telling herself that it would not be so bad, she was still uncertain. She knew even if she got used to it, it would never be the same again. As she looked at the crying girl before her, she knew she could not blame her. Pinkie had not done this on purpose.

"It's... alright. As long as it wasn't intentional, I can forgive you." Sapphire tried to calm Pinkie down.

"Really?" Pinkie asked between sobs.

"Yes, really. If it was an accident, you know that person did not actually want to cause harm, so I know you don't actually want to hurt me." It pained Sapphire to say this. It was one of the last things her mother told her before she died. Pinkie stepped back and stood next to her friends but there were still tears in her eyes. Sapphire turned towards the two strangers in the group. The white one saved her the trouble of asking who they were.

"I don't believe we've met. I am Rarity."

"I'm Sapphire." She tried to find the yellow-skinned girl only to find her missing.

"Oh that's perfectly normal," Rarity said, looking at the spot where her missing friends once stood. "Fluttershy's a bit shy. Fluttershy, darling, won't you come out and introduce yourself?" As soon as the words left her mouth, there was a barely audible squeak from behind Rainbow Dash. Rainbow stepped aside to reveal a very nervous Fluttershy.

"Oh, alright," she said. Her voice was so soft that Sapphire could barely hear it. "I'm Fluttershy."

"Sorry, but I didn't quite catch that." Sapphire already knew her name, but thought being able to introduce oneself was very important. Instead of replying, Fluttershy simply stood there shaking.

"Oh dear. Sapphire, do you happen to have any pets?" Rarity asked. Sapphire didn't see how having a pet would help, but thought about it anyway.

'Well there's Tenebra.'

'Absolutely not! That little guy helped us spy on our enemies for years. Bring him out now and we lose that advantage!'

'Oh shut up! I came her to make friends and we don't do that by spying on them.'

"Tenebra, you can come out." At first nothing happened. The girls just stared at her like she was crazy, and she blushed from how awkward it was.

"Tenebra, we're done spying on people!" This time, something happened. A small patch on the wall next to her shifted and started changing color, revealing a midnight black chameleon with purple eyes. "This is Tenebra. My pet chameleon," Sapphire said as the reptile crawled onto her arm until it was perched upon her shoulder. The girls had very different reactions but one thing was for certain: They were all surprised. Before anyone could say anything, Fluttershy dashed over at speeds that could rival Rainbow Dash.

"Oh my goodness he's so cute!" Fluttershy's shyness just went out the window when she saw Tenebra. "I look after lots of animals but i've never seen a black chameleon before! And those eyes. I've never seen any animals with purple eyes."

"Yeah, he's pretty unique." Sapphire beamed with pride at having such an uncommon pet. "You can hold him if you want." Tenebra crawled into Fluttershy's arms.

"That's strange. His scales feel weird," Fluttershy's voice was full of confusion.

"He's also unique in that aspect. His skin has a strange reaction to sunlight."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Fluttershy asked curiously.

"See the burn mark on his tail? That's what happens if he's exposed to too much of it," Sapphire pointed to the end of Tenebra's tail, where it appeared charred and looked as if it had split in two. Fluttershy stared at the disfigured tail. She could not believe a reptile could be burned by the Sun. Before the conversation could continue, Rainbow Dash interrupted.

"Wait. Did you say you were done spying on people!?" Her voice full of suspicion. "Are you a spy!?" She charged at Sapphire. She was stopped by Applejack pulling her hair back.

"Whoa there, Nelly..." Applejack let go of Rainbow's hair before asking "Sapphire, ah ain't gonna accuse you like Rainbow did, but ah'm curious. Why'd ya say ya'll used that there chameleon as a spy?"

Sapphire sighed. She did not want to have to reveal this secret so soon, but she was out of options. "In White Tail Academy, people used to pick on me a lot. My only defense was sending Tenebra to gather some information. I had no choice but to use the information to threaten them to prevent them from doing the same to me. It's a school where only the strongest survive." When she was done, all six girls were staring at her wide-eyed. Finally, Rarity stepped forward.

"Sapphire... I had no idea White Tail Academy was such a horrid place. People always say it's a great school."

"It's just a cover. If people knew nobody would go there." Sapphire suddenly realized the sky had become orange. "How long was I unconscious?"

"A few hours. We should probably get out of here. School ended long ago." Rainbow said before running out of the school. One by one, the girls said their goodbyes after Pinkie pointed out they would be late to the party of they stayed any longer.

o0 At The Party 0o

Sapphire had no clue how so many people could fit into Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie wasn't kidding when she said she knew everybody.

"Hey, Sapphire. Enjoying the party?" Pinkie Pie appeared out of nowhere.

"Of course! I suppose this is why so many people go to your parties." Sapphire looked around. "How many people did you invite!? It's like the whole school's here."

"That's because the whole school is here! Oh look, there's Rainbow Dash. You wait here while I go pull a prank on her!" Pinkie disappeared just as quickly as she appeared. Seconds later,  Seconds later, she was behind Rainbow wearing a Slenderman costume. She tapped Rainbow on the shoulder, causing her to turn around. When she saw what was behind her, she screamed and jumped back in shock before 'Slenderman' seemingly pulled off his own head, revealing Pinkie Pie in the costume. Rainbow's shriek caused everyone to stop what they were doing to see what happened. Her cheeks turned red and she tried to ignore the stares of everyone in Canterlot High. phire When the party continued, both of them started laughing.

"Oh, that reaction was priceless!" Sapphire walked up to them while laughing. Rainbow suddenly looked like she had just noticed something was off.

"Has anyone seen Fluttershy?" She asked. All the girls were here except for her. At that moment, the doors burst open and Fluttershy joined the party. Even Sapphire could tell there was something different. Every step the yellow girl took seemed to cause her pain and she was without her usual shyness.

"I'll go talk to her," Sapphire said. When she got close enough, she noticed a bump in the back of her shirt. "Fluttershy. Is something wrong?"

Fluttershy quickly turned as if she wanted to hide something. "Not at all. Why would you think something was wrong?" Each word seemed forced and she grimaced with agony on each one.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Sapphire pulled her up the stairs where there was nobody  in sight. Once she was sure nobody was looking, she swiftly pushed Fluttershy to the ground and ripped off her shirt. What she saw left her aghast. The bump turned out to be a knife, stuck in her back. Dried blood surrounded the injury and the knife was  in a position where it could have impaled her heart. The memory of her nightmare returned as she realized that Fluttershy should be dead. She tried to check for a pulse but found nothing, yet Fluttershy was still struggling against her. Suddenly, Fluttershy broke free of Sapphire's grasp and slammed her against the wall, her hands trying desperately to strangle her.

"I'm sorry, Sapphire, but I can't let anyone find out." She growled. Sapphire did the only thing she could think of. She reached around Fluttershy and grabbed the knife. She couldn't pull it out so she pulled it through Fluttershy's back, effectively slicing her in two and spraying blood everywhere as she fell to the ground, wailing in agony. Fluttershy, however was not done. The top half of her corpse started crawling across the floor towards Sapphire, trying to grab her. Sapphire realized she only had  one option left.

"I'm sorry, Fluttershy," she whispered before using the knife to behead Fluttershy. This time, the corpse fell to the ground, dead for good. Sapphire dropped the knife and knelt down next to the remains of her friend. Her thought's were interrupted as a crazed laugh echoed through the hall. Sapphire recognized it, and was not eager to meet its owner. She stepped back as the black mist curled out from under one of the doors. She whispered "Tenebra, go get help."

"My word, Sapphire! I didn't think you had it in you," Obsidian sneered. "Well, since she failed maybe you wont" The mist surrounded Sapphire.

"What are you talking about? If I didn't do it, i'd be dead!"

"You're going to die anyway. Well half of you anyway." Sapphire suddenly realized what was going on. It was just like the nightmare. Before she could plan her next move, the mist clamped down on her and all she felt was agony. "You've been kind  for far too long! Time to change  that."

Sapphire could hardly move as the mist disappeared, seemingly dissolving in her skin. She fell to the ground as a massive headache racked her brain and she went unconscious. All rainbow dash and Pinkie Pie found as a comatose Sapphire and the mutilated remains of one of their friends.