A Permanent Accident

Rarity's POV

I brought Fluttershy over this morning to help me with Sweetie Belle. She was too afraid to be around Fluttershy. Fluttershy of all ponies! She still can't remember anything, but she's not acting like herself. She seems like she's a different pony, and she's very timid. Ever since she was born I've never seen an ounce of this behavior. There was a knock on my door and I went there quickly.

"Good mornin' Rarity!" Apple Bloom greeted with a smile. I invited her in and she sat down.

"Sweetie Belle can't remember anything at the moment dear, but I'm very sure that she will accept your friendship with open arms." I promised. I walked with her upstairs to Sweetie Belle's room. "Sweetie? Apple Bloom is here." Sweetie Belle peered her head around the corner and slowly walked towards us.

"Hi Sweetie Belle…" Apple Bloom as shocked and afraid of Sweetie Belle's physical condition.

"Hello…" She tried to remember her name, but she couldn't.

"Apple Bloom, darling." I reminded her. Apple Bloom took a few steps towards her.

"How are you feelin'?" She asked stepping closer.

"I feel like my head is throbbing." She frowned.

"Apple Bloom why don't you walk with me? I'll get you a snack." She followed me and we left Sweetie Belle to rest. I handed her an apple and she started scarfing it down.

"Is Sweetie Belle gonna remember me soon?" She asked with her mouth full.

"Well, we can only hope, but for now, we have to just help her…" I trailed off worrying about my sister.

"Well thanks for the apple! I've gotta go find Applejack! Bye!" She trotted off. So innocent, these fillies live life in the moment, but my poor sister isn't as fun-loving as she used to be. I can only hope she finds her happiness again sometime soon. I heard a blood curdling scream coming from her room.

"Sweetie Belle?" I ran to her room quickly.

Apple Bloom's POV

My best friend can't even remember me! She doesn't remember me, or the CMC or even our friendship! I don't even think she knows what a cutie mark is!

"Apple Bloom, what's got ya down in the dumps?" My big sister came up and asked.

"Well ya see, now that Sweetie Belle can't remember nothin' I don't think she wants to be friends." I frowned.

"Awwww, c'mon now Apple Bloom. She can't remember, I'm sure she's still your best friend." She assured stroking my mane. "I know what'll cheer ya up!" She smiled. "Big Mac!" She called for our brother.

"Eeyup?"

"We need to cheer this little filly up. C'mon!" She smiled as they ran to the barn. I sat there waiting for them until I heard a pony behind me. I looked up and he was towering over me. He looked at me with his scarred eye and picked me up with his horn. I was scared outta my mind!

"Big Mac! Apple Jack! Help!" I begged calling louder and louder. I saw my big brother dart outta the house and he was instantly angry. He headed full speed towards the pony, but he started runnin' away as fast as he could! Big Mac was a mighty speedy stallion, but I'd never seen a pony run like this one. Apple Jack got out her lasso, but the magic pony used more magic to throw it away.

"Sorry, but I'm keeping your filly." He said with a deep and scary voice. I was so afraid!

"Apple Jack, Big Mac, Help!" I begged through my tears. I saw them lookin at me with sad eyes, and then back at each other.

"We'll save ya Apple Bloom! Hang in there!" My sister said with a shaky voice as we headed off into the Everfree forest.

Sweetie Belle's POV

I keep having dreams about this pony. He's dark green, with a black mane, and scars all over him. I keep dreaming about him standing over me and trying to break my legs with a rock, and trying to knock me out with it. He kept telling me he was going to send me some place better.

"Sweetie Belle what's bothering you now?" My sister frowned walking into my room. She stroked my mane and sighed. "I hate seeing you so unlike yourself." She told me. I can't remember anything about my sister, but it seems like we get along very well.

"I keep having nightmares." I frowned. She pulled the blankets over me and cuddled me up in them.

"I promise you Sweetie Belle, no one will touch a hair on your head." She smiled. "I've got a dress to finish, but don't worry I'll be back before you know it." She promised. When she left I stood up out of the suffocating blankets and looked outside. I heard this noise that sounded like screaming or something! It was coming from the forest, and I just got a flashback to my nightmares. I ran and hid under my bed, trembling.

Rarity's POV
"Oh Opal," I started. "My poor, poor little sister, stricken with amnesia. Of all the ponies in Equestria, she is the last to deserve it. I can't help but think I'm the reason she ran off, but I just want her well again." I told my kitten. "I suppose I should just stay in the positive, I never thought I'd actually be wishing to have Apple Jack's good fortune. Her sister is perfectly fine, probably reminiscing about her childhood memories with her big sister. Sweetie Belle doesn't even remember me!" I started to sob. I heard my door creek open a smidge.

"I…I'm sorry." Sweetie frowned standing in the doorway. I gasped.

"Darling it's not your fault you don't remember. Why don't you go downstairs and Rarity will cook you dinner." I smiled.

"Who?" She asked.

"Me, dear." I sighed.

Apple Jack's POV

Big Mac and I saw that crazy foal-nappin', filly snatchin', no-good pony take Apple Bloom into the woods. We couldn't catch up with him, but when we do Big Mac and I are gonna break all his bones.

"It's gettin' too dark Apple Jack." Big Macintosh told me. "We gotta get back." He told me.

"Big Mac, are you crazy? If it's too dangerous for us then it's way too dangerous for our sister!" I told him.

"Apple Jack I'm not losin' both my sisters in the same day!" He fought.

"Well I'm not losin' my only one!" I argued. He grabbed me by the mane and started dragging me. "Big Mac let go!" I pushed him.

"I'll drag you if you don't come on!" He said. I had never seen him so serious.

"Fine!" I said with teary eyes. I started galloping home and ran straight to my room. I was going to save my sister. I'd look all night if I had to! Big Mac knocked on my door and came in.

"We'll look for her first thing in the morning. I don't want her out there either Apple Jack." He told me. I stood up and pointed to my door. I didn't want to see him now. A few minutes after he left I walked quietly outside, but then I saw him standing there on the porch.

"I have to look for her!" I told him.

"And get yourself killed?" He stood bravely in front of me. "I'll tell you what, you go inside where you're safe and I'll go look for her." He said. My heart skipped a beat.

"And get yourself murdered?" I asked, noticing how Big Mac must feel.

"Not so fun when it's your sibling in danger is it?" He asked. I started cryin'.

"What if she's already gone?" I asked in tears as he embraced me.

"Now don't think like that. If we don't have hope then we have no reason to look." He said sternly. We looked at each other and I nodded.

"I'll see you in the morning." I told him, but when I went back inside I hear Big Mac crying on the porch. He was really worried too.

Twilight Sparkle's POV

I heard Apple Bloom had been taken from Sweet Apple Acers. I went there as soon as I found out and the poor Apple family is torn apart.

"He just came in, and swooped out with her." Apple Jack explained.

"Eeyup." Big Mac confirmed glumly.

"Well you two keep looking, and I'm going to go out and look for a potion to locate her." I told them. "It's far out of town, but Spike and I are going to go, this is urgent." I told them. "I've alerted the Princess, but she's very busy at the moment." I explained. They left to go find Apple Bloom and I went to check on Rarity and her sister, before going out to find the things I needed for the potion.

"Twilight thank you for stopping by, but my sister hasn't slept in 24 hours and she won't even try anymore. I have to tend to her. Goodbye." She closed the door in my face. Rarity looked like she hadn't slept either, and her hair was a wreck.

I was on my way to the magic shop and I noticed how run down it looked. It was a sketchy neighborhood. I walked into the shop and I heard yelling in the building. I took a few more steps inside and then I heard a small quiet voice fighting behind the door.

"Stop dropping those you stupid filly!" A voice yelled. I heard this loud smack sound and then a pony walked out from the back room with a bloody whip. Spike and I were speechless. "What can I do for you?" He asked.

"I was just uh…looking for a potion for locating a missing pony." I explained still afraid of the stallion standing in front of me.

"I'll see what I have." He said picking the whip back up and walking in the back. It was a few minutes before we heard him again. "Now go hand it to that unicorn out there and get back in here!" He yelled. I saw the potion, but the pony handing it to me was too short to even hand it to me over the counter. They must have been very young, and shouldn't have ever been treated so terribly. I walked around the counter to get the potion and when I thanked the pony I looked down.

"Apple Bloom?" She was standing there with whip marks on her back and one across her eye. I gasped and picked her up with my horn, running out of the store with Spike. The shop owner chased me, but I was running on adrenaline. I didn't even notice Spike hanging onto my tail being dragged on the ground.