"EYES FORWARD"

The four slowly made their way corridor through corridor, peeking around every corner to make sure nothing was coming their way, throughout the maze there were notes scattered everywhere such as

"EYES FORWARD"

and

"ALWAYS WATCHING"

The notes did not raise the ponies hopes for survival in any way, just made them fear more for their life - Rarity stayed back from the group, trying to avoid Fluttershy in hopes she won't murder her.

A loud bang could be heard from the starting room, before the maze quickly filled with an evil chuckle

"They're free..." The PA announces, the voice was distorted and slow, demonic in a way.

Rainbow Dash whimpered, her legs beginning to quiver and buckle with every step that she took - She hated being alone at times like this, usually her friends were always there to support her soon enough.

Something caught Rainbow Dash's eye in the corridor to her left, a yellow tail appeared quickly and disappeared, it looked like Applejacks

"A-Applejack...?" She mumbled out softly

No response.

She ran through the corridor after the figure

"Fraud or Applejack? Applejack or Fraud!?" She thought to herself

She watched as the orange pony continued walking as if it was normal business, Rainbow Dash went to run up to her but as soon as she got within metres, the pony turned around to face her

"Applejack...?" She muttered, peering in

The eyes of the pony turned blood red and the body flashed white for a second, beginning to sprint full-speed at Rainbow Dash, who was already running the opposite way.

"Aghhhh!" Rainbow Dash screamed in agony as she sprinted, she was fast but she was not cautious, as she tripped over her own hooves as she ran, only barely managing to catch herself and continue running

Her yelling filled the maze, it was an ear-piercing scream - The other ponies perked their ears up as they heard her, immediately running to attention, running toward where they heard the noise coming from.

In a flash, a cyan blue pony ran straight past them, screaming as she ran for her life - A few meters back, The Fraud was chasing her in Applejack's form, flashing white with red eyes as it ran.

"Hey!" Applejack yelled after The Fraud, who paid no attention - Applejack was already on hot pursuit.

Since she was a trained pony and she had been running and bucking all her life - She had more leg-power than The Fraud, she caught up to it and dived onto it, causing the two to fall into a roll, until they rolled into a wall at high speed, Applejack was the one to hit the wall.

She took a moment to refresh her memory, her focus in a daze as she found it hard to keep her eyes open "H-Huh.." A fast, mechanical whir filled her ears, as she looked up - The Fraud had caught her.

It brought it's hand - Or, rather, a table-saw now upward, spinning it rapidly.

Applejack desperately tried to back away against the wall "H-Huh! Wha- NO! -" Silence.

The Fraud pushed it's saw into her neck, beheading her in a matter of seconds.

Blood splattered onto The Fraud, around Applejack's body and on the walls, ceiling and floor.

A cannon-shot was fired, like the Hunger Games.

The PA announced, rather proudly "One down! Four to go! The rest of you say Hello to Applejack for me..." It's voice slurred in a rather smug way.

The Fraud pulled the saw away and began to push it into the life-less body's stomach, cutting it open and ripping her insides out, using the coat of blood around them to write on the walls

"You will BLEED" with Applejack's lifeless body beneath it, her head had rolled a few feet down the corridor.

The Fraud chuckled, stepping over to it and ripping it's eyes out, pretty much sticking them together and forcing them above the I in "will" of his note - Sick bastard.

Rainbow Dash turned to look back and saw The Fraud mutilating Applejack's body, her eyes immediately filled with tears and her stomach turned upside down, feeling as if she was about to throw up any minute.

She began to cry harshly as The Fraud walked away from the two

"O-Oh god, I killed Applejack!" She whimpers, wishing she never ran past the 4 "W-What am I gonna do!?" She turned around "Do I go by m-myself...?" She swallowed her breath "Or..." She turned back...

Her heart was racing "I-If I go to them then... They'll die..." She cries

"But if I go alone... I-I'll die or I'll find T-Twilight..." Her breathing was heavy, how will she choose?

She fell onto her arse and buried her face in her hooves, wishing that she could be ended there and then so she wouldn't have to get the others killed and so she won't live with the guilt of being the reason Applejack was dead.