The Shadow Pony

by headlesshorse

Chapter Three

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CHAPTER THREE

Night time has fallen as Apple jack finishes her story Twilight seems scared to what her friend had to go thou. Her eyes watery as tears try to come out but Twilight wipes them off. She hugs Apple Jack trying to make her feel better. “Don’t worry AJ. You can stay here as long as you like.”

Apple Jack wipes her tears too. “Thanks Twilight. I really appreciate it.” Apple Jack hugs her back feeling safe with her.

“Good thing we have plenty of spare rooms. You can stay anywhere you like.” Twilight says with a smile on her face.

Apple Jack smiles at Twilight as she feels safe not being alone that night. Twilight and Apple Jack come out of the library and walk down the long spacious hallway. Twilight opens the door of one of the guests room complete with all the necessities anyone can hope for. “My room is down the hallway next to Spikes. You can wake me up if you need anything. Ok?”

Twilight hugs Apple Jack and she smiles at her. “We´re going to solve all this tomorrow. Ok?”

Apple Jack smiles at her one more time. “Thanks Twilight.”

“What are friend for?” Twilight replays as she walks out of the room and closes the door. Apple Jack looks around the room. The room is far more bigger ans spacious than her room at Sweet Apple Achers. She looks around and sees a big open window beside the bed. Apple Jack stares at ir for a moment and walks up to it and closes the window making sure it’s completely locked. She then closes the window drapes before she goes to sleep.

As the clock in the hallway strikes midnight visions of Apple Jacks death parents hunt AJs dreams. She wakes up as the sound of the last bell echoes thou the castle. She is all covered in sweat. She looks around the room and feels relieve to see everything normal. She lays down on the bed for a second resting her eyes for a bit taking deep breaths to calm herself up.

Suddenly there´s a knock at the bedrooms’ window. Frightened, Apple Jack turns at it. It should be impossible for anypony to knock at her window since it’s the middle of the night and her room is at a third floor. Apple Jack stays silent as there’s another knock at the window.

“AJ?” A familiar female voice asks from outside the window.

Apple Jack seems terrified as she recognizes the female voice. “Mom?” She asks.

“Good Heavens. We finally found you my dear. Pops is here too.”

“Who is daddy’s favorite filly?” The male voice adds.

“Dad?” Apple Jack whispers as tears run down her cheeks.

“Why don’t you open the window and let your father and me come in?” The female voice asks.

Apple Jack covers herself inside the bed sheets and starts crying. “You’re both dead. You’re both dead. You’re both dead.” Apple Jack repeats to herself feeling scared.

“And who’s fault was it?” The female voice asks as Apple Jack hears her from under the sheets. “You run away to your Aunt and Uncle Orange and broke your mommas heart.”

Apple Jack cries as she whispers. “I didn’t ask you to come for me.”

“Oh but we did. And that was the last time anyone saw me or your dad.”

“You killed us honey. Thanks to that silly dream of yours Apple Bloom never got to spend time with us.” The male voice adds.

“I never wanted to.” Apple Jack says as she cries under the bed sheets covering her ears.

“Your brother may not say it. But he blames you. It was all your fault after all hunny.” The female voice says.

“Now be a good filly and open the window dear.” The male voice adds.

"Go away. Go away. Go away." Apple Jack twists and turns crying in her bed as the voices of her parents hunt her all night.

It is morning in equestria. Twilight wakes up well rested and exits her room. She yawns as she walks down the hallway towards Apple Jacks room. “Apple Jack are you awake?” Twilight knocks at the door but nobody answers.

“AJ want to go to Pinky Pies for some breakfast?” Twilight opens the door and watches in shock as Apple Jack’s dead body hangs from the bedroom celling. A noose made from the bedsheets, the bedroom window opened and a note on the bed that reads: “Sorry Twilight. They made me do it.”

END OF CHAPTER THREE


Author's Note

Enjoy!!!

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