Elements of Insanity: Element of Sorrow

AppleJack's POV.
*Yawn* I'm tired and worn out from searching for my friends and trying to find a place to sleep, without having human freaks trying to hunt me down and kill me.

Luckily, I was about to find a small shack. It looked abandoned and out of sight of the freaks. It'll have to do.

I was just about to lay down and close my eyes, until a voice reached my ears, "Hello, little miss."

My eyes snapped open and I turned to the source of the voice. It was a dark-skinned fella. He looked just as tired as I did. His clothes were covered in dirt, so he must have been running and hiding from the monsters as well.

"I'm awful sorry to disturb you. But, can I ask a favor from you?" He apologised, then asked me.

I sat up, "It depends. What seems to be the problem?"

My ability to talk startled the fella, as he took a step back. I guess animals in this realm don't talk, huh? He shook his head, regained his composure and handed me medical bottle full of, what the label indicated, painkillers.

"You see, I suffer from constant headaches and migraines." He explained, "These painkillers were prescribed to me by a friend." He handed me a the painkillers, "The only problem is that I can't seem to open it. No matter how much I tried." He smiled at me, "You seem quite strong, can you help me get these open?"

I tilted my head in uncertainty. I hardly know this guy, as he's asking me to help him. But I never turn an offer to help somepony. No matter how silly it might be. And that's including Rainbow Dash, who has a need for speed.

I looked at the dark-skinned fella and scratched the back of my head, "I'm not as strong as my big brother, but I think I'll be able to help ya."

The fella gave me the painkillers, and I started trying to open the lid. It was tighter than it looked, so I struggled for a few minutes. Something told me that this guy was twisting it the wrong way. Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey, right?

I started twisting the lid to the left and the lid slipped opened with ease. I smiled and handed the painkillers to the dark-skinned fella, "Here ya are, sir. Happy to-"

To my surprise, the fella was gone. Like he vanished into thin air, or he was never here. Weird...

Curious, I looked into the painkillers. The bottle was glowing. Before I could react, the glow got brighter and engulfed my entire body. A surge of power pulsed through me and I blacked out.

When I gathered the strength to opened my eyes and move, I opened my eyes and sat up to look around. I was still in the shack, but something inside me felt different. In front of me rested the bottle of painkillers.

Painkil...

Pain...

"PILLS!!!"

I picked myself up and pounced on the bottle of pills. I grabbed the bottle and swallowed the pills. The hunger inside me subsided.

"Oh, good. You're awake." A voice spoke from the darkness.

I looked around, "Who said that? Where are you? Show yourself!"

Out of the shadows emerged a tall, female bat pony. As tall as Princess Luna. Her fur coat was a pale violet-blue. Mane and tail were ravenette with light blue streaks that faded to violet at the tips. Her eyes were heter- Hetro- Hectic- Different colored. Her left eye was a hazel-green color. And her right eye was an icy blue-white.

Upon her flank, was the most metal Cutie Mark I have ever seen. A white raven diving downward, an upside down ankh in the center of the raven. Eight balefire wisps circled the raven. All inside a patch of darkness.

Most basically, the mare looked like a drowned victim that was brought back to life.

"Who... Who are ya?" I asked, backing away in fear.

"Oh, relax, Applepills. I'm not gonna hurt you." She assured me.

I tilted my head in confusion, "Applepills?"

The mare nodded, "I don't know your name, but you look like one of my friends. So I called you Applepills." Then she added, "I can change it if you-"

I quickly shook my head, "No, no. I like the name. It suits."

She smiled, "Nice to meet you, Applepills. My name is Drowned Frost."

I tilted my head and thought about the name. 'Drowned Frost'... That name sounds familiar. But I can't put my finger on it.

"Is something wrong?" Drowned Frost asked.

Come to think about it, I don't know what I look like. I stood up and looked myself over.

My orange fur coat has gained a slight grey hue. My mane and tail have turned from blonde to black. My setson hat was gone and my Cutie Mark has changed into three pills with apples on them. No wonder Drowned Frost called me Applepills.

"Applepills?" Drowned Frost called me, snapping my back to reality.

I shook my head out of my thoughts, "No. It's just that your name sounds very familiar."

"I guess it might." She told me with a smile. Then her smile turned to a grin, "You wanna make some chaos? I can see it in your eyes."

A smile grew on my face, "Cous, I thought you'd never ask."

Welcome to the Madness, Applepills.