A Permanent Accident

Rarity's POV

My little sister was still asleep this morning, and my parents were finally home! I sat them both down at the table and gave them some coffee.

"Mother, father, brace yourselves." I warned them. They looked concerned and they put down their drinks on the table in front of them. I let out a sigh before I began, looking into their distraught eyes.

"Well Rarity, do tell us." My mother asked. I looked them straight in the eyes, with regret in my heart.

"Sweetie and I got into a little bit of a feud and she ran off. I tried to stop her, but she was terribly upset. She didn't know where she was going, and she ran off into the forest." I took a small break after the guilt flooded back into me. "There was a pony there, and he was a murderer." Both my parents quickly looked around the room for Sweetie and my mother burst into tears.

"My baby's dead?" She asked sobbing.

"No! No, mother listen. Sweetie Belle was beaten, beaten...quite horribly. She has amnesia, but she is not dead I assure you." I explained. My father looked angry. He was probably picturing bucking the stallion who hurt my sister halfway across Equestria. "I'll go get Sweetie Belle." I told them walking up to my guest room. "Darling." I nudged her a bit. "Wake up now dear." I asked as she rubbed her tired eyes.

"Good morning Rarity!" She smiled. I helped her down from the bed as she limped to the doorway.

"Careful down the stairs Sweetie Belle." I told her as she walked very slowly down the stairs. Her legs looked like they were in horrible pain, and I wanted to help, but she wanted to do it herself. When she got to the bottom of the stairs she started screaming and my parents ran to her. She covered her head and cowered in fear.

"Please don't hurt me! Please!" She begged. "RARITY!" She called. I ran to her and motioned my parents away.

"Darling, darling calm down. These ponies are our parents." I told her. "They won't harm a hair on your mane." I assured. Sweetie Belle shyly stood up and looked up at our parents with tears starting to pour out of her eyes.

"I want to remember you, but I don't know how." She said very sadly. My parents pulled her into a hug.

"Don't worry honey, we'll take you home right away." My mother said getting Sweetie's coat.

"No! No!" Sweetie Belle begged grabbing onto my leg. All of us were stunned, but I petted her mane.

"Sweetie Belle, what's wrong?"

"Don't let them take me! Please!" She doesn't remember ever being out of my house, but maybe going home would jog her memory.

"Sweetie, your sister has to work on her dresses, she can't watch you anymore." Our mother started.

"Oh...Her dresses are more important than me?" She asked. My heart shattered into a billion pieces.

"Sweetie, what if I joined you at home? Just until you got used to it." I asked. Her face softened and she nodded nuzzling her head against my chest.

Twilight's POV

Princess Celestia called a meeting for most of the adults in Ponyville. She told them all to be on the lookout for Heavy Blade, and not to let any blank flanked ponies out of their sight until we found him. I went to Sweet Apple Acres to check on Apple Bloom and her family.

"Hi Twilight!" Apple Bloom smiled. She looked happy, and she had bandages on her, so did I.

"Hi Apple Bloom." I smiled. I came to tell her about Scootaloo...but I felt so awful that I was going to crush her spirits.

"Hey Twilight, what are y'all here for?" Apple Jack asked with a greeting smile.

"I've got some bad news." I warned. They both looked at each other, and then me.

"What is it?" Apple Jack asked.

"Well...Scootaloo was tied up to a barn, and pretty badly beaten. I took her to the hospital, but...I'm so sorry Apple Bloom. She's gone." I said sadly. Apple Bloom stood still and Apple Jack walked to her. Apple Bloom burst into tears and I felt so awful for her!

"Why would somepony do that!?" She asked in tears. Apple Jack held her tightly and tried to calm her down.

"How could somepony do that?" Apple Jack asked out loud. She helped her sister inside to Granny Smith and Big Mac, and then walked back to me.

"I agree. We know the pony that sold Apple Bloom, hurt Sweetie Belle, and k-killed Scootaloo is named Heavy Blade. He's the worst pony in all of Equestria." She said angrily.

"I keep wondering who'll get to him first, the police, me, or Rarity. She's been after than pony for a long time. If she ever gets a hold of him...Celestia help him." She said with a smile at the thought of him dead. "I better go talk to Rarity anyway." She said starting to walk off.

"Ok! Well I'll see you later, keep a close eye on Apple Bloom!"

Apple Jack's POV

I went to Rarity's boutique and there was a sign on the door that she was at her parents house. I was so confused to why she was there, but I had to talk to her. I knocked on the door and heard a loud scream.

"Sweetie Belle it's alright! It's just the door." Rarity said opening it. "Oh! Hello Apple Jack, won't you come in?" She asked stepping aside.

"Did you hear about Scootaloo?" I asked her. She gasped.

"Oh no, has she been injured as well?" Rarity asked.

"Rarity...she was murdered." I told her. Rarity's face was in full out shock.

"She- she-she." Rarity fell to a chair. "That poor poor little filly." She said holding the side of her face with worry. "That could have been my sister..." She said aloud.

"Or mine! These fillies aren't safe! We need to get them together and keep them in the same place, and we can't leave them!" I told her.

"Well how you let your sister get kidnapped I don't understand, you've got a smart brain." Rarity said going to get her sister.

"I let my sister get kidnapped?" I asked. Before she could answer me I got madder than a cow! "At least I chased after her and didn't let her go into the forest!" Rarity gasped.

"Well I don't know about you, but my sister means more to me than apples and money!" She fought.

"I find that hard to believe when you're the one who chased Sweetie Belle away, hootin' and hollerin' at her! You practically said 'Heavy Blade! Come get my sister!'" We both stared at each other hurt, and angry.

"Get out of my house." She said angrily, but in tears.

"Rarity I-"

"Get...OUT!" She yelled opening the door and shoving me out.

Rarity's POV

I turned around and Sweetie Belle was hiding in the corner crying. I went to her and hugged her, but she rejected it.

"I remember...I remember you chasing me out of the house because of your ribbon..." She said sobbing.

"Sweetie I-"

"I'm so sorry I took it...I wanted to help." How could I be such a monster?!

"Sweetie Belle!" I said in shock. "You shouldn't apologize. This whole thing was my entire fault." I told her stroking her mane. She was breathing heavily and I hugged her tightly. "I'll never let you out of my sight, not until Heavy Blade is in jail."

Twilight Sparkle

The Princess had me staying in Canterlot, against my will. She thinks that Heavy Blade is going to have it out for me, and I'm staying with my brother and his wife.

"Twilight?" Cadence asked me. I looked over and she was frowning. "You look so hurt." She frowned tracing the skin around the gash down my back.

"Well it does, but I'm fine Cadence." I promised. My brother came in the room and trotted towards me.

"Twilight, when I find the pony that did this." I heard him grind his teeth.

"Calm down Shining Armor." I begged. He took a deep breath.

"It makes me sick to my stomach." He told me. "Same with the Princess."

"Well he was teaming up with the guy who murdered a filly!" I reminded him.

"Yeah, and none of those ponies better touch you again!"

"I'm fine Shining Armor!" I fought. We both stared at each other and sighed. He hugged me tightly.

"I worry about you going back home...and somepony having a vendetta against you." He said not letting go.

"I'll be fine...I promise." I said hugging him back.