vorebelle the rising

"A.J?" Asked Apple Bloom not sure about what her sister had told her, she hadn't slept much since yesterday and minutes felt like hours 'how long till I can see, oh who am aah kidding they're probably gone, eaten, dead !and it's my fault!' Thought Apple bloom dreading what was an had happened to her friends.

"Its just a meeting relax sugar cube, ..." soothed A.J as she guided her sister through the maze of tunnels. 'She's barely slept every ten freaking minutes she'd wake up screaming' thought a.j thinking back, they'd left the council at four am but no matter what she tried her sister couldn't sleep more than a fifth an hour at a time and that was Saturday, now it was Monday sundown it had been over forty-two hours since the incident. 'Ugh rarity when sweetie's out, mngh why'd ah make that stupid promise its a good thing it's only against fatal vore mmng when ah get my hooves on ya yer gonna wish it was fatal!' Mentally fumed a.j as she approached her destination.

"Ya know sweetie n scoots'll be there," said a.j hoping to lift her sister's heavy spirit.

"Really you mean their OK!" Exclaimed Apple Bloom Brightening up at the mention of her friends.

"Yes, in a way but not the way ah know yer thinking," said a.j seeing the confusion on her sister's blindfolded face she continues "their alive but its complicated anyway we're here" finished a.j as she stop's her sister far enough so the door wouldn't hit her.

" meanwhile just inside rarity listens to her cyan friends story "So> she literary told you she wanted you to..." Started, Rarity not sure how to finish the sentence as she sat on one of her custom ground Pillow's and looks at her friends distended gut.

"Yeah.." -R.D posed- "...Rarity I'm worried about her health the way she looked at me when she said it, it wasn't right!" Said R.D as she looked at her current special package said package giving A short wriggling.

"I'm sure the fact that she can talk to them about it now rather than holding it all in will help darling," assured rarity having her own distended gut.

"So what ritual did you do?" Asked R.D as she looked at a disheveled unicorn. But before she could say anything there was a knock on the westerly door.

Looking at each other they call out their code call.

"What's tastier than tekiela?" Called R.D and rarity in unison.

"Cider Cocktails!" Came the response hearing the current passphrase rarity uses her magic to unlatch the door.

a moment earlier just outside the door. "It's gonna be fine, Rarity and R.D wouldn't do anything that could hurt them but no matter what same rule as the council ya promise?" said A.J reminding her sister of the undergrounds golden rule asking her sister that she promise to follow the rule as she knocked on the door.

"Only if you pinkie promise, to not 'gulp' eat me or hurt my friend's," said Apple Bloom asking for assurance as she heard somepony respond from the other side of the door.

"Cyder cocktail!" Said A.J responding to the call as she brings her sister in for a close nuzzling before answering her. "cross my heart hope to fly stick a cupcake in my eye" finished A.J doing said motions. Before guiding her sister in.

"Darling does she really need that filthy thing?" Questioned rarity noticing her sisters best friend in what to her was the most ghastly looking jet black blindfold as A.J guided the youth over.

"Yes it is, so long as she's down here undergrounds golden rule remember," responded A.J in an irate tone reminding her friend of the reason for the blindfold as well as the calling of the meeting particularly the latter. As she placed one of her sister's hooves on a table in the center of the small room with four magic infused doors one at each point of the compass.

"Um darling you seem stressed," said rarity trying to lighten the mood knowing full well the reason giving a nervous smile as her irritated friend started towards her.

"A.J I kno.." Started R.D not sure what to say and gaining a death glare from her friend cuts herself short watching as an infuriated A.J made her way to a nervous wreck of a unicorn.

"Ya'll think, this is what's keeping ya safe...' Started a.j through her teeth poking rarity in the gut. '..no no, oh rarity ya couldn't be more wrong...' She said in a softer tone as she brings the petrified unicorns, chin up. '..look me in the eye when I'm talkin ta ya!...' Said a.j now looking into the eyes of the one responsible for her sister's position. '...oh no its because I promised yer sis I wouldn't, that 'd show ya mercy..." Finished A.J giving her friends package another poke for emphasis.

"A.J you're scaring Apple Bloom," said R.D noticing a familiar bow sticking out from under a table.

"I'm warning ya! huh?" Said a.j hearing the mention of her sister she turns to see a familiar and shivering filly.

"Sigh bloom are ya OK?" Asked A.J as she made her way over to her Distressed sister.

"Where's sweetie and scootaloo ya said they'd be here?" Questioned A.B quivering as she holds onto one of the tables legs like it was going to disappear.

"And I wasn't lying and ain't lying now either sugar cube if and when ya want to come out ah'll guide ya to em" assured A.J as she stopped next to the table leg her sister was holding. "So Whatcha wanna do?" she asked.

"Ah wanna see my friends," Said a shivering and nervous filly.

"Oh Bloom ah assure ya their fine but remember how I said that their alive just not in the way you're thinking, now I can't tell ya how, yer gonna have ta ask their sister's sugar cube promise me ya won't freak, ah know what yer gonna think; but it ain't like that now I'll guide you to them when yer ready," soothed A.J seeing her sister stretch her hoof out blindly she puts her own hoof where her sister could find it "ah assure ya their fine now come I'll take ya to em" said A.J as she guided her sister over.

'What could be different then what I'm thinking if their alive then what?' Puzzled Apple Bloom as she took her sisters hoof and came out from under the table. Now guided by her older sibling she makes her way to where she assumed her friends would be.

"Alright take two more steps and you'll find sweetie," said A.J as she let go of her sister and watched as A.B bumped into rarity.

"Uh, sweetie?" Questioned Apple Bloom as she bumped into what she assumed was her friend but lodger then she remembered.

"Not exactly darling but you're getting hotter," said Rarity as she put a hoof on the youth's shoulder the action getting a small wince.

'If this is rarity then where's sweetie?' Thought Apple Bloom as she blindly put a hoof on her friend's sister.

"Your there darling," said Rarity as Apple Bloom's hoof brushed the bulge that held and protected her sister.

'But she said she was alive ah don't...huh?' Thought Apple Bloom as she felt the fury bulge that she realized held her friend as a wriggling broke her train of thoughts. 'Ah she, she ate her I'll rrhh' contemplated Apple Bloom.

"Rrgh why, why'd ya eat 'er!" Yelled Apple Bloom as she tackles Her friend's sister. "Why?!" She yelled as she began strangling Rarity.

"Scgh let.cgh me explain chhk" strained rarity as a small hoof is jammed in her jugular.

"Why she was yer, Sis... My best friend! why'd ya eat er?!" Yells Apple Bloom shaking rarity lake a rag doll the unicorns head occasionally hitting the floor.

"I did..dint.. Ea.a.eat her.ererer!" tried rarity as her head felt like it was going to fly off.

"Why!... wait, what? " Shouted Apple Bloom as she stops shaking the brains out of rarity.

"No stop apple bloom you're hurting us she didn't eat me!" Yelled sweetie.

"Ahh!" Gasped Apple bloom startled as her friend yells at her dumbstruck as the voice comes from rarity's lips.

"Get off!" Groaned sweetie.

"Uhh... Swe.sweatie?!" Questioned Bloom as she's shoved off.

"Sigh its complicated hmm just listen in short its some weird ritual can you promise me you won't do that again you see if she gets hurt I get hurt we're linked or something like that nmgh I'm getting a headache just listing to her please I'm fine don't worry" Explained sweetie taking advantage of her sycho telekinetic link. Albeit getting a headache as a result.

"Uh??..OK?" Said, Apple Bloom, as she tried to make sense of what happened.

"Uhng my head..." moaned rarity rubbing her head as it pounded.

"Uh um, Rarity... WHAT th hay did ya do ta sweetie?!" Questioned Apple Bloom startling the mare.

"Huh whah..oh hey I blacked out there for a minute, huh oh sorry the boutiques closed" droned Rarity vaguely remembering two minutes earlier.

"Rarity!" Shouted Bloom getting Rarity's attention.

"Whah Appl..? Apple Bloom! Please, I didn't eat her I swear!" Said Rarity coming back to reality.

"Then why's she in yer stomach!" Shouted Apple Bloom getting close and pointing a hoof at where she knew her friend was.

"She's not in my stomach, I didn't eat her," said rarity emphasizing the later.

"But then why's your ng..." Started Bloom realizing where her friend was. "I'm gonna be sick" she finished turning her head and gagging as she remembers what she'd read from the book and why she threw up at the clubhouse.

"I can assure you she's perfectly safe after all it's completely natural" stated rarity as Apple Bloom passes out from shock.

some time later.

"Come on A.J she's fainted three times already and thrown up" stated R.D as she looks over at the disheveled filly in a sisterly embrace.

"Not to mention the fact she's been up all night plus yesterday night which is about thirty-seven hours minis Friday" continued rarity seeing the sleeping ball of fur in a warm embrace.

"I know but every time she falls asleep she has nightmares!" Said A.J frustratedly eyeing rarity darkly.

"And every time ah try an put er dawn she holds tighter at me before she starts squirming and fighting begging that...sigh," said A.J ending with a sigh as her sister jumps straight into the latter.

"Ah nono pleas A.J no don't ahhh mn mn ng ahah-" began Applebloom as she started fighting and sobbing

" -Shh shh it's OK your safe everything's gonna be fine," cooed A.J trying to calm her sister down.

"Sis wh whah why can't ah see?" Asked Applebloom giving an occasional struggle.

"Couse, it's dark out but everything's fine ah'm here ya just had a bad dream it's late ya can sleep with me if that'll help?" Soothed A.J Deciding to leave out the more traumatizing details.

"Mm-hmm" Murmurers Applebloom as her sister brings her over to a pile of pillows.

"Sniffle a.a. A.J?" Questioned Applebloom as she's lead to what she hoped was her sister's room.

"Yeah?" Answered A.j as she lays down with her sister and brings her close.

"...ah keep having the same nightmare don't ah?" Asked Applebloom getting as tightly embedded in her sister's embrace as she could.

"Uh huh and complaining in her sleep begged ah don't eat ya or hurt scootaloo n sweetie ta stay back why em ah doing this. So tell me how much of it do ya believe?" Responded A.J nuzzling her sister.

"Ah don't know ah know ya wouldn't but every time ah wake up it's the same cycle of questions n answers just phrased differently then it's the same nightmare!?" Said Applebloom shivering. Not sure of dream from reality.

"Huh and have ya thought bout asking a different question?" Tried A.J giving Rarity a hurt and angered look.

".........no..ah ah just don't know what's real anymore" came Apple Bloom's tired response.

"sounds ta me like yer stuck in a nightmare cycle," said A.J not sure where she was going.

"What's a nightmare cycle?" Questioned Applebloom yawning.

"It's exactly like it sounds a cycle of waking from a nightmare only to fall back into it too tired ta stay awake long enough to tell the difference" came A.J trying to explain what she thought was happening.

"But how do ah tell them apart?" Asked applebloom letting out another yawn.

"Because of this...ow," told A.J as she pinched her sister's shoulder electing a yelp.

"hay that hurt!...physically and? ah...? You can't feel that in dream's!?" Complained Applebloom as she realized she was in fact awake.

"Exactly' that's just one way ya can test it by trying to touch things and ah'll help" assured a.j nuzzling her sister.

"Really...but what's the other way?" Said applebloom with a brief smile.

"Ya know ya tend ta move when yer sleeping," told a.j pulling her sister closer.

"Ah, sometimes wake up at the bottom of the bed but why?" Responded applebloom not sure how it would help.

"Ya know when yer having a nightmare and ya can't move no matter whatcha try?" Asked A.J thinking of how she was going to make her idea work.

"Yeah like my hooves been glued to the ground or I've ah ah been ng shackled" answers applebloom ending with a whimper.

"Shh easy yer fine an yeah that can happen when yer tangled in yer sheets n the like so ah'm gonna help by keeping those kinda things from happening an when yer squirming ah'll let ya know everything's fine" explained a.j encouragingly.

"But how-' Shh yer fine and ah'm right next ta ya whenever ah see ya struggling ah'll help" shushed A.j as her sister droned on before nodding in and out of sleep. "Good night little sis... "Good night yawn mngnmmn," said A.J her sister giving a tired yawning murmur as she drowned off to sleep.

A few moments later

"Are you sure about this?" Questioned rarity as she helps R.D rearrange the furnishings moving the tables, cushions, and the like in accordance with the idea.

"Yeah, it helps me and Scoots" answered R.D as she moves the other end of the table into position.

"Hmm, and you're sure an ed-glue made of a couch, two table's some sheet's and a boatload of cushions is going to help?" Asked rarity tying the last sheet corner to the left table's outer leg.

"Well it helped scootaloo sleep the first night and I'm thinking you know full well what you put her through*," said R.D as she watched rarity levitate the final cushions against the inner wall of the tables.

"It's not like I had many choices, she stuck her muzzle in it," said Rarity with a harrumph.

"You could have taken her to twilight's have the memory wiped," said R.D suggesting what she could have done.

"I WASN'T THINKING, I...I couldn't bear losing her let alone her memories! I just thought that if i... We-maybe, well you know how it feels to avoid the ones you care for most, I I just thought, I don't know, now I just feel worse" said rarity vehemently before quieting down remembering the reasons for the fort. "I. I knew it was just a matter of time' I just wasn't ready and I lost it, it was like I'd gone ferial like an animal" finished rarity solemnly as she sat in front of the fort.

"I know, when squirt found out I tried to explain, but I couldn't get through to her, she caught me on the out skirt's of town near flutters, if I had just been patient and waited till I got home; but I hadn't felt hunger like that I was just about done when I noticed her the look still gives me nightmare's" started R.D telling rarity she wasn't alone.

"And you lost it." Said rarity looking dawn.

"No I let go, my whole world came down she tried to say something; but she turned and ran then it hit me not just did I lose my whole world she was my world and I wasn't just gonna watch her, let her leave nor could I she probably wouldn't but I couldn't take the risk I caught up to her I knocked her out grabbed her looped back grabbed what was left and went home, I made the cloud in a spare room hard to the point if you threw a vase at it, it shattered." Told R.D as rarity just listened in contemplation

"I sealed us in an waited for her to wake up hunger was a nightmare I fought for what felt like forever when she woke up she just wouldn't listen I'd go to a corner she'd go to the other. I finally got close enough to grab her, I just held her let her struggle, cry and beat on me. tell she gave up we just sat there, but I wasn't there mentally" said R.D looking down as she continued her story devoid of any emotions.

"when I came around enough I heard her ask me to say it wasn't true that she'd had a nightmare. When I didn't say anything she just sat there crying. When I finally had the nerve to talk all I could say was sorry. She'd go to say something but shy away from it, I couldn't stand her being that way I hated myself all could manage was short murmured answers I barely realized I was answering her; but the last question made my heart sink she asked me how I'd feel if I ate her, If I ate her, rarity you know how horrible I am when it comes to those things" reminded R.D as rarity just nods solemnly keeping to herself offering what little solace she could.

"It wasn't Intel she asks again that I answered I said I'd feel dead inside that I'd feel like my heart dried out and shriveled up or at least that's what I'd say now sigh. I don't even remember to be honest; but what I do remember is what she said afterwards and it still haunts me, she asked me if I wanted to, to eat her and that she didn't care as long as I was happy that I was the only sister she wanted and nothing I did could change that so longs I told her why." Said R.D as she feels a hoof put on her shoulder albeit ignored as she continues.

"When I finally stopped crying enough I told her why, there wasn't an emotion on her not in her voice just a blank face and when I asked her why she'd except that, she said because she loved me and she wanted to be a part of my life even if it meant she had to be my next meal to do it. Pretty soon she started asking me if I would if I would eat her. And we keep talking in circles before she began asking me what she tasted like after that she started asking me to, and eventually I couldn't help it hunger was starting to hurt me."

"but I kept strong tell she put her hoof in my mouth saying if I didn't eat her it would mean I didn't care either way and eventually hunger got the better of me, she didn't even move or even try to and I didn't even fight myself till afterwards and I spent the next hour trying to talk her out of it when I asked if she really really wanted to spend the last moments melting inside me; but when she stopped responding I took it upon myself and forced her out.

even when I look at her now It still haunts me. If it wasn't for zecora shed still be missing her fur and covered in burns! ng MHG ah ng." Finished R.D as she breaks down. Rarity couldn't speak all she could do was hold and embrace a broken Pegasus as the mess let out bottled emotions about her favorite fledgling.

"its OK she's fine now we can't dwell on a mistake if we do it won't get any better" tried rarity hoping she had said the right thing as she offered her best comforts.

"And ya have a right ta be but listen so long as ah'm still bucken their ain't anything that's gonna dare hurt ya, ya hear" said a.j as her sister clings to her like super glue.

"R.r real. lyly, but ya-" stammered applebloom as she imbedded herself against her sister she was awake fully now only to be told the truth of what was and what wasn't nightmare.

"Ah said ah wouldn't let it happen now sweetie's almost ready for ya and remember yer in an enclosed area five high, five wide, and five long space with one in an out yer gonna be fine" assured a.j as she tried to get up but was held down by a petrified fillies stone solid death grip.

"Sweetie? Sweetie, Equus to sweetie?" Tried rarity as her sister just looked straight through her.

'What the (by some Apple's) just... did I...did she ng oh bucken.....she just... Then she..she...ngh hrmmk ng my sis just.... And now she's, she's... Bucking LICKING ME CLEAN!!!!' Tried sweetie screaming internally.

"I think you broke her," said R.D as she watched rarity levitate and lick the blood and slimy clear fluids off her sister. 'Why the bucking hell am I watching this and why in the (by some Apple's) hell can't I look away!?' Thought R.D cursing herself only to find drool running down her chin. 'Because you like it you want to lick her too-no shut up get out of my head!' Fought dash as a side of her tries to take over.

"Ya mean like split personalities!?" Asked applebloom at hearing her sisters words.

"Yeah, it happens when ya try ta keep yer vore life separate from yer public life. Purty soon ya got a sick twisted voce whispering, teasing an tempting ya ta do horrid nasty twisted things" explained a.j as her sister just froze. "But don't worry ah don't got one and ya won't get one because ya got sweetie scootaloo an me ta talk to, it only happens to the ones who hold it all in" Continues a.j noticing her sister start shaking and quivering.

'Caruption?..... Cur...CURSE!' Tried applebloom mentally before she stammers "Ya mean ah..swe. Scoo. We... We're CURSED!!!!??" Said applebloom ending in a shout as she felt limp.

"Ah know but yer fine ah won't let it happen," said a.j reassuringly seeing her sister turn pail feeling her limpen

"......"

"Ya know what ah think will cheer ya up?" Tried a.j hugging her sister.

"...."

"..n."

"Seeing yer friends" said a.j trying to put as much enthusiasm in her voice as she could hoping it would in encourage her sisters hopes.

".."

"There fine sugar cube ah never lied ta ya ah may have left out a lot but that was ta try n keep ya out of this damn hell! Ng mn ngn mm ahmmm Sar sarsar saaryy ah emph ng mm nonmng" said a.j trying not to show weakness before shattering as her sister began bear hugging her.

"... A. A.J ah don't won't ta go through it anymore can ya ng put mmn sigh ah love ya ng" tried applebloom ending in a sigh as her sister showed she got the message.

'Sigh at least this way ah won't dre... dream...sigh' thought a.b losing consciousness in her sisters choke hold sighing as her mind goes blank and everything goes black.

A.j lets her limp sister out of her hold in stunned panic 'what'd ah just do? No!' She thinks as she checks her sisters pulse "oh thank heavens" said a.j in relief hugging her sister as she sets her down. "It'll be alright ah promise" said a.j as she leaves the makeshift furniture fort closing the woven fabric n pillow door as she left.

"Sweetie..ng rarity!?" Started a.j as she stair's at a disgruntled filly being licked clean like a newborn giraffe.

"Almost done darling just got to get behind her ears" said rarity nonchalantly like it was the most natural thing to lick some pony clean.

"Uhmmn?" Murmured a.j as she watched sweetie's left eye twitch in succession to her right ear as her sister licked an unblinking eye before moving to to her ears.

"Yeah I think she might be broken" began R.D as she walked over to a.j with bloodshot eyes.

"Their both broken!?" Said a.j as she pointed an exclaimed hoof at the two in questionable and possibly shattered sanity.

"Well how's bloom faring?" Asked R.D as she sat down next to a.j as she continued to watch as rarity whispered something in her sisters ear.

"Uh ng ah.. she's out like a light ml" stammered a.j as she tries to make sense of what had happened.

"Are you alright you're looking like you did when pinky... Oh my gosh did you eaulp mmm mn mm" began dash before a hoof is shoved in her blabbing pie hole.

"No! Just out cold" exclaimed a.j remembering the length she'd gone once to ensure her sisters safety the flashback of several ponies with their heads turned backwoods ex military guard stile eyes glazed over rushed through her head before a feeling of something squirming brought her back.

Dash tried everything but nothing could free her from the death hold a.j had her, poised to snap her neck before suddenly being released.

'Huh' thought a.j before realizing she had one hoof covering her friends mouth her hind leg locking her in place as she had her right arm around the throat. "Oh damn it I'm sorry ah just can't take much more of this dash my sis literally asked me ta choke er out and ah didn't even hesitate!" Exclaimed a.j in shock releasing her.

"Cough cough humlk ah I'm OK I think we're both pretty near our breaking point Gee's Jacky ya liften th' barn r som'n?." Said dash catching her breath letting her humour out to try and lighten the mood.

"Ahm sorry ah ah ah just don'no what- A.J your fine I forgot a trigger its no problem your fine." Said dash before her friend went on apologizing for the next hour.

"There all clean darling" said rarity distracting a.j and r.d from a would be argument.

"Is she ready now?" Asked a.j in impatience as rarity gave her sister a few finishing licks before pinching her cheeks and kissing her on the forehead.

"Almost she just has a meal to finish and she'll be good as new" answered rarity before levitating a bowl of fleshy mush from behind her and spoon feeding it to her sister.

"Ah don't got time fur this!" Told a.j moving to sweatie's position grabbing the bowl of mush gagging as she saw what it was.

R.d watch jaw dropped as a.j plugged sweetie's nose lifting her muzzle up and having the mush pure down the fillies throat.

Meanwhile in said fillies fragile mind. Why?....….............I her babies....eating...it do no taste no my do from me...why!!!!! Oh fore all the..ng what am I do what why huh no I taste its wrong with me I love sis candy jinker fishing?!........ Duh...??' Thought sweatie as her mind scrambles out of control absentmindedly swallowing each time her mouth was full.

"O...ky that just happened" said r.d coming back from her wandering mind to see the final contents of the bowl slip down the stone stiff fillies gullet which squelching gulps.

"Hmlk sigh" choked back a.j as the last of the repulsive mushy flesh slides down the fillies gullet which to her surprise didn't fight her curious she moves sweetie's head back as far as it would go and let go nothing she was like a manikin that held what ever pose you put it in. "She's broke.... No just dead shocked she'll be fine when she sees my sister' thought a.j heartbroken seeing that the dramatized ball of fur wouldn't be moving on her own she moves her herself.

'Uh OK?' Thought R.D as she watched a.j pick up sweetie by the scruff of the neck as tears threatened to fall knowing full well why as she carried the small filly in her mouth.

'Why?' Thought a.j as she feels sweetie curl up in a fetal position as she begins carrying her toward the makeshift fortress of what she hoped would be solitude moving the sheet n pillow door she goes in closing the door behind.

"Sigh" ' why, why couldn't she just gone ta twi' Thought a.j as she walked in the makeshift fort closing the door behind her turning around filly in mouth she looks to her unconscious sister as she thinks 'Why of all the damned things did it have ta be this?!' Walking over and setting the stiff malleable filly next to her sister watching as sweatie fell over but didn't show any sings of movement.

"Apple Bloom?" Asked a.j nearly crying not sure if she should just let them rest as she looks at sweatie wondering what was going through the frozen fillies mind.

'oh any moma heyberger hungry chosen me day n mm mm mm drug by bye!?!... My my my may I MySISTERGAVEBURTHTOME!!!!!..maple gut'. Tried sweatie finally contemplating what had happened as her chaotic thought train took off again.

'Cornsarnet rarity! This is all yer fault!... An mine, why?' Thought an irate a.j as tears started to fall. Sniffle aahamngh sob sniffle "why?" Said a.j as she cries to herself.

"Rarity, Rarity. Rarity!?" Said rainbow trying to get her mind numb friend to keep talking failing as the mare stared through her rambling on about random things as far off as food from fabrics.

"A.j's right their both broken uhg why me?!" Said dash preparing to high tail it if it went south.

"Oh sweetie diner Its your favorite chary carpet stew with a side of- slaap..." Rambles rarity before she's slapped across the face.

"Uh she didn't even, oh crap!" Started R.D before rarity started to make a strange sound it started as a murmur but grew in volume.

"Nnnmnmmnmnmnmmnrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaggh!!!!!!!" Let out rarity before chasing a fleeing Pegasus.

"Whaaa, help!!" Shouted dash as she took off running before taking to the air.

'At least they look peaceful sigh' thought a.j before hearing a familiar pony cry out.

"Ugh what now?!" Groaned a.j as she made her way out.

"What n Tarnation Is going on!!?" Exclaimed a.j as she watched a rainbow blur dragging an enraged unicorn behind as the mare jet skied around the room.

"Rrgh that's it" said a.j as she grabbed her rope n lasso.

'Bad idea bad idea' thought R.D as she dragged rarity around the mare's jaw clinched shut on the rainbow appendage making a final lap before finding herself lassoed to the mare.

"What in th' blue fu** s wrong with you two!" Fumed a.j as she bound the two together.

"Uh she-" started the two before their cut short.

"Ah don't CARE just look at yerselves!" Exclaimed a.j as her friends look down in shame; but before she could scold any further she hears her sister. "Now look whatcha gone n done" said a.j as an idea grabbed her attention.

"Hey?!" Complained R.D as an apple is stuffed in her mouth. "Mmm nmn sigh" tried r.d albeit ignored as a.j walked away grabbed her saddlebags and interred the fort.

"A.J?, A.J?! Ah can't see,ahh" called applebloom confused, gasping as she's brought into a sudden but welcome embrace.

"Shh it's OK" soothed a.j as her sister stayed limp before returning the embrace.

"Sis ah ah.ca.ah..see sweatie?" Uttered applebloom scared and confused as she begins to remember things as her sister holds her.

"In a minute can ya close yer eyes fur a sec?" Asked a.j reassuringly getting an almost in addable murmur in reply.

"Ya promise ta keep em closed?" Said a.j asking for confirmation.

"Mm-hmm"

"Good now keep em closed" repeated a.j as she began untying the blindfold.

"Uhmmn" mumbled applebloom confused as her sister removed the blindfold wondering if it was OK to look yet.

"Not yet" said a.j sweetly as she tossed the blindfold aside and replaced it.

"A.J?" Asked applebloom wondering what her sister was doing as she felt her mane being redone.

"Yer fine......OK don't take it off but ya can look" said a.j as she put her sisters mane in a bun and tied the pink bow around it holding it in place.

"Ah..?" Questioned applebloom confused.

"Their modified welder's goggles" explained A.J as she sees her sisters confusion.

"But th... Council??" Began applebloom confused whether or not to open her eyes.

"Oh sugar cube it's OK please, sweetie's sleeping right next ta ya" soothed a.j the latter getting her sister's attention.

"Re.really? Whah sis ah can barely see.." Said applebloom confused as she's only able see a few feet in front of her the rest becoming near outlines as she looks around. "Oh swea!?..What's wrong with her eye's?" Said bloom excitement turning to worry as she looks closer at her friend nuzzling her. "Sis?!" Questions bloom as she began sniffling.

"Sigh its called dead shock, she's in there aware of everything but just not 'here' here" sighed a.j explaining the reason for sweetie's motionless verbally unresponsive absent-minded state.

"Whah? She..ah...?" Tried apple bloom not understanding.

"Sigh it's like th's she's aware yet absent" continued a.j as she moved to demonstrate what she meant.

"Ah...?" Tried apple bloom trailing off, watching as her sister picked up sweetie by her scruff as she sees sweetie move into a fetal position. 'She...she's..?' Thought applebloom trying to comprehend what her sister was portraying.

''Oh sweetie come on ya can't be this far gone' thought a.j as she moved the ponykin like fillies legs into a standing position.

"Swee, sweetie?" Murmured apple bloom watching as her sister manually moved sweetie's limbs before setting her down. 'She's not..?...'there' there?' She thought as she watched her friend stand motionless eyes forward her pupils small tiny dots against purl white saucers.

"When do you think she'll be back?" Asked R.D turning as far as the rope's would allow. Hearing no response as she listened to the subtle sniffling of her friend behind her.

'I..I..I just... Then I...what's wrong with me! I just then... I was just licking...then I..a.j feed my...to..she. Didn't..respond or real or fight i my sister.... I BROKE MY LITTLE Sister!!' thought rarity sobbing as her mind slowed down enough for things to start registering.

'Wait squirt what if sh.. but she asked me to she's aware of...isn't she?' Thought dash worriedly as she registers what she might be putting her adoptive sister through in the next few hours.

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"Sweetie? Come on sweetie please ah can't do this alone please?" Tried applebloom hugging her friend as she lies limp in her embrace as tears fell and soaked sweetie's fur. "A.j whada ah do?" She asks looking at her sister for guidance.

"Ah don't rightly know besides being there talking and comforting her, try reminding her of the good um the happy moments ah guess?" Answered a.j not sure if she'd be much help as she watched her sister trying to resist the urge to hurt rarity.

"....."

" hey sweetie ya remember when we tried getting are cutie marks in mimeing but we couldn't keep quite enough?" Started applebloom recalling the funny things "Or when we had are first sleepover?" Recalling the joy.'Sniffle ah really miss that" said bloom as she lays down guiding sweatie to do the same sniffling as she does.

"And remember the time the three of you tried getting yer marks as pie chief's ah swear you three looked like ya went through the dough mixer yerselves" ads a.j with a light chuckle as she lied down next to sweetie her long foreleg bringing both fillies closer.

"Yeah that was ridiculous" said applebloom a small giggle escaping as she remembered the incident.

"Remember the fist time ah took ya and scoots ta zecora's an got lost but you found the right path again I was just bout ta give up but you said we'd find it an ya were right. Sweetie yer a lot stronger then ya give yourself credit fur" continued applebloom as a few tears fell sinking into sweatie's mane.

"I..she my fed ... ....I..no she did ...do my my!.. A..Apple a.b? Oh applebloom sorry its all my fault you don't deserve this I'm dumbbell an idiot am so sorry a.b mmn." Thought sweatie as her mind began to settle allowing her a straight thought.

"Ya remember when y'all had yer first sleepover in the clubhouse anya caught me taking a picture of the three of ya curled up in a ball as tight as ya could make yourself?" Said a.j noticing sweatie's ear twiitch twice but continuing as her sister giggles.

'How could I forget she wouldn't stop talking about it tell you gave her the photo or at least a copy....an.. why can't I move I can't even feel...anything at least I deserve it and I don't want to either' thought sweatie as her mind began settling as she felt something wet hit her eye and blinked. 'Iiii..I.didn't I'm sorry ng' she though as sh felt her muzzle twitching.

"yeah and scootaloo freaked out and tried getting the camera" laughed applebloom warm tears running down her cheek and into sweetie's eye followed be a short blinking as another ear twitched.

'I.I... Yeah that was funny ii can.can you forgive me? I'm sorry I didn't know what it was' nmmng nnm" thought sweetie as she feels her nose begin burning.

"Yeah an...sniffling..." Began applebloom a light whimpering causing her to lose the thought as a new one takes its place. "Sweetie please its OK now please don't stay in there ah miss ya, yer singing calming voice ya remember when ah fist caught ya mid song ah swear sweatie you can jump twice as high as me" continued bloom as her friends ear twitches.

'I..im crying? Why am i.. She's huggi...holding me ...? My throat hurts and my tummy burn's ugh my head pon pounding my eyes burns oh my everything?! Em I crying?' Thought sweetie as her mind swims.

"Come on sweetie please, once a crusader always a crusader, ah ah love you sweetie please yer my best friend, ya stood up fur me an ah got yer back please when ya ready ahm here, ah'll always be here fur ya nmm mm ah when yer ready" said applebloom encouragingly watching as her friends ear twitched thrice. "Ah love ya" finished applebloom tiredly as she nuzzled up to sweetie holding her, hoping her company offered enough solace.

"Ah know ahm probably not a voice ya wanna hear but ahm here fur ya, keep my sis company ah gotta go see if scootaloo's ready yet" said a.j softly in sweatie's ear before hugging them both and leaving to check on two tied up mare's.

"Hey!" Called a.j angrily coming out of the fort to find R.D bickering at rarity.

"I am the prettiest unicor..make it stop!" Shouted R.D cutting off rarity's ramblings.

"Ugh riiight, OK then?" Thought a.j seeing rarity bobbing her head to a tune she couldn't hear.

"Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows" sings rarity repeatedly.

"Ugh I can't think" groaned a.j at the broken record of a unicorn before yelling " shut up!" As she began to get a headache.

"........"

"Sigh finally- that goes fur ya to dash!" Retorted a.j silencing them both as she rubbed her temples.

"...."

'It's almost noon just tree days an everything's handled' thought a.j as she looked at the clock its loud ticking making her left ear twitch with every passing second.

"OK then, shut up an let me talk" snaps a.j like a whip R.D mouth shutting with an audible chomp.

"...."

"Let's start with scootaloo how long tell my sis can see er?" Asked a.j moving towards the cyan Pegasus.

"...."

"How long?" Asked a.j as she strokes a hoof across rainbows gut getting a short wriggling as a result.

"..umm....to" stammered dash as her favorite fledgling reoriented herself.

"I'm sorry what's that?" Asks a.j as she puts an ear to R.D's gut as scootaloo moved again this time hearing the fluids churning and sighs. "Ya know I wonder if her wings 'll come out right this time?" Pondered a.j as she moves away giving dash a predators smile.

Gulp "i ugh, ok I admit it I don't know when she'll come out yet!" Blurted dash watching as a.j 's hoof drags across her belly.

"Uh huh so ageless fertility where it's her decision to an when to come out or not huh, the records three years ya know" stated a.j putting her face up next to dash's distended gut as it gave another short wriggle. "so you wanna come out yet scootaloo" Asked a.j hearing R.D wince.

"...." Silence.

"See she's not ready she hasn't even finished redevelopment yet" stated dash as she lets out a sigh of relief.

"uh I can't decide, so how's sweetie?" came a muffled voice.

"Huh, are ya sure bout that dash?" Asks a.j as she looks at a dumbfounded Pegasus.

"......."

"Are Ya?" Asked a.j resting her hoof on the side of scootaloo's living arrangement.

"But that's... Um, scoots?" Murmured dash as her gut gave another short wriggle.

"umm hello? I'm kinda board in here... Wait you mean if I stay in longer my wings might get bigger awesome I'm totally staying then! oh how's sweats, she's not... Please dash I wanna hear her voice" responded scootaloo her muffled voice making her sound older.

"Uh" said dash trying to come to terms with her talking gut.

"She's sleeping but ahm sure applebloom would love it" said a.j as she gave dash a warning look.

"oh ok how's she doing, ya didn't eat her...right?" asks scoots at hearing her friends name.

"Of course not why is it DAT Everypony thinks ah'd eat my sis, she means more ta me than anythin th's crazed world could give me in a lifetime!?" Exclaimed a.j pointedly realizing she was yelling into her friends gut she pulls away. "Uh why don't ah take ya, ya both to er" said a.j staring daggers at the latter.

"Ya try any-thin an ah'll make yer life miserable ya hear" said a.j darkly as she moved to untie the knots.

"Uh huh gulp" murmured R.D as a.j began untying knot's.

"Ah mean it" said a.j seriously as she hogtied rarity the mare speaking random gibberish.

"I know" responds dash as she followed a.j to the fort.

"Shh wait here" shushed a.j as entered closing the door on Dash.

"Ah love ya sweetie" murmured applebloom sleepily as she curled tighter around sweatie as her sister walks In.

'Sigh why?' Thought a.j closing the door and turning to see her sister nuzzled up with a now sleeping friend held tight in embrace.

'Why them?' She asked herself as she lies down next to her sister nuzzling her as she brings them closer.

"Yawn a.j?" Yawned applebloom sleepily as she felt movement.

"Yeah ahm here" said a.j embracing her younger sibling.

"Ah sweatie's gonna be fine right?" Asked bloom concerned.

"She'll be fine ya know why?" Countered a.j trying to keep her sister from worrying.

"Ah,no why?" Responded applebloom sadly.

"Cause she has you sager cube" answered a.j her sister giving short smile as she hugs her.

"Yeah" said applebloom a smile across her muzzle disappearing as she thinks where her other best friend could be.

"Um a.j is scoots uh?" Began bloom not sure if shed like the answer.

"Sigh she's fine she just.." Started a.j not sure how to tell her.

"....just what, please?" Asked applebloom a short whimper escaping her as she worried about her friend.

"She's fine its just well she's like sweetie was with rarity except she can talk n stuff" tried a.j as she felt her sister tens up.

"Ya mean sh..she unberthed?!" Asks applebloom ear twitching as she holds sweetie tighter.

"Yeah but conscious and she can talk with ya, ya wanna see. Um talk with her?" Responds a.j trying to explain her friends situation.

"Um ah guess?" Answered a.b unsure of herself.

"Easy squirt your gonna hurt something?!" Complained R.D as her fledgling squirmed inside her.

"sorry its just a bit cramped you mind standing for a bit?" came a familiar guttural response.

"Sigh fine by the way are you head up or down?" Asked dash as she stands up for what felt like the fifteenth time.

"uh let me check" said scootaloo as she reoriented herself albeit to R.D's discomfort.

'Ugh sigh why'd I let her chose this?' Thought dash as she felt her sister stretch out two hooves imprinting her stomach.

from the sound of your heart an the way gravity feels I think I'm head up and back side down explained an eager voice as she got comfortable.

"Good now you comfy yet?" Asked dash as she felt scootaloo settle.

yeah for now anyway but if you sit down again try sitting straighter answers scootaloo as she nuzzled her self in.

"OK but please don't move so fast next time" said dash as the forts door opened revealing a bemused a.j.

"um so, when do I get to well speak with bloom?"asked scoots timidly.

"Well how bout now?" Responded a.j showing R.D a sly smile getting a slight blush in response.

"ok, uh hurry up I can't get there on my own you know?!" said an eager fledgling.

"Ok then um, she's a bit unnerved bout the unbirthing thing so?" Responds a.j eyeing R.D discerningly.

"oh uh, ok I won't say much, unless she asks" said scootaloo as she felt her carriers movement.

'Ah Hope you wake up soon ah don't know how much more ah can take' thought applebloom as she held sweetie close listing to her friends heart beat, offering as much warmth and comfort as she could.

"Sagercube?" Asked a.j as she came in seeing her sister raise her head and look in her direction.

"Yeah" responded applebloom trying to see her sister as much as the goggles would allow.

" are ya ready" asked a.j moving to where her sister could see her.

".." "Ah guess?" Said applebloom not sure of herself.

"She's fine, oddly happy but fine" said a.j assuringly at seeing her sisters frown.

"Ok" said applebloom meekly as she rests her head on sweetie's neck.

"Alright" responds a.j as she makes her way out.

"..."

'Ah wonder how she feels; but how can she talk, shouldn't she be... What if she is suffocating!... Why? ah hate this!' Thought a.b worrying about her friend as she let a few tears go.

"OK but please don't move so fast next time" said dash as the forts door opened revealing a bemused a.j.

"um so, when do ah get to, well speak with applebloom?" asked scoots timidly.

"Well how bout now?" Responded a.j showing R.D a sly smile getting a slight blush in response.

OK uh, hurry up I can't get there on my own you know?!" said an eager fledgling.

"Ok then um, she's a bit unnerved bout the unbirthing thing so?" Responds a.j eyeing R.D discerningly.

"oh uh, ok I won't say much, unless she asks" said scootaloo as she felt her carriers movement.

'Sigh ah hope she won't be to freaked out' thought a.j as she opens the door and comes in.

".."

"Its fine sager cube ain't nothen to worry bout" said a.j assuring her sister that everything's fine. seeing her smile she walks over to her letting dash close the door behind her.

'Sigh I just hope she doesn't say anything stupid' thought R.D as she made her way over sitting next to a.j watching as she brought her sister and sweetie closer.

'Please don't faint again' mentally begged a.j as she Nuzzled her sister.

"Sis?" Asked applebloom nervously as her sister pulled her in closer.

"Its fine, whenever yer ready" soothed a.j as her sister gave an occasional tremor.

"Sweetie ah.." Began a.b unsure what to say or ask.

"She'll be fine, tell ya what ah'll hold er close when ya go sound good?" Said a.j soothingly. "When yer ready" she added.

"hey when em I gonna talk with her I can barely hear her?!" exclaimed an inpatient muffled voice.

"Huh um....?" Said applebloom nervously as she looked in the direction of a familiar sounding voice.

"See ah told ya she's fine, ya ready now?" Responded a.j as her sister froze staring mouth slightly ajar.

"It's a bit weird but, ya kinda get used to it" said dash trying to be encouraging.

'Seriously ya couldn't of come up with anything better¿' mentally face hoofed a.j as her sister began to move.

"Is she...really, in there?" Asked applebloom nervously as she got up.

"uh where else would I be, wait is that you bloom?"asked scootaloo as she realizes who was talking.

"Ummm yeeaah, yer not suffocating are ya!?!"said a.b before exclaiming and rushingly placing an ear against R.D hugging the the large bulge.

"ay easy your gonna squish me!" exclaimed scootaloo as she tries to reorient herself.

"Gasp yer drowning!?" Gasped a.b as she hears slushing as she felt her friend squirm.

"What no!" Said R.D and scootaloo simultaneously. "applebloom calm down there's plenty of air in here, plenty!" continued scoots as she felt her friend loosen up.

"Re. Really?" Asked a.b confused 'this just don't make a heap a sense' she thinks As she rested herself against the large bulge as she felt a short wriggling.

"yeah I got this cord thing sticking out of my gut thats attached the one of the super soft mushy, and smooth walls in here it's totally awesome" Said an over eager Pegasus.

"Ng uuhh hhuuh, yep ah need ta lay agh sigh" slurs applebloom as falls on her back fainting.

"uh applebloom ya there?" asks scootaloo as she felt the pressure her friend's weight had put on her lessen before fading completely. "to much?" she asks as she reoriented herself.

"She's out squirt" stated dash as she looks at a heap of filly on her back in a fetal position an occasional hoof giving a small twitching.

"Yep" drones a.j as a short squirming grabs her attention.

'Where em I mm smells like cinnamon, no honey mmm apple pie mm apple's' thought sweetie as she felt her stomach rumble.

'Is she coming around? Oh please sweetie' thought a.j pleadingly as she allowed the small filly room to move.

'Uh' thought dash as she watched sweetie sniff the air and lick her chops. 'Well this will be interesting' she figured as said unicorn locked on to the source of the smell and rose to her hooves eyes closed taking a few more whiffs.

'This is good now bloom won't have ta face ng...' Thought a.j stopping dead as she felt somepony give her forehoof a good long lick.

'Strange it tastes like Apple pie but mmm smells good, oh ta heck with it!' Though sweetie tasting a slight difference paying it no mind as she bits down and Begin's socking on her tasty treat and takes her first swallow, only to hear a shout, opening her eyes as she finds herself staring at a slightly familiar and upset face.

'Uh?' A.j thinks before feeling something chomp and swallow her hoof cuff n all. "ay!" Let's out a.j startling her sister awake as she quickly looks to see sweetie's maw engulfing her hoof as the fillies eyes shoot open, now staring back at her Leiden and confused.

"Ogh a.j?...sweetie. Ng sweetie?" Came applebloom before starting dumbfounded as she sees her friend gnawing on her sister.

"..."

' OK now that's funny I wish I had my camera!' Thought dash watching as sweetie and a.j staired at each other one gnawing away not a care in the world.

"Uh" mussed applebloom as she made her way over as R.D held back a snicker.

'She's not even registering' thought a.j watching as a care free filly gnawed and socked away on her hoof eyes Leiden like a foul with a bottle.

'Is she..no she sucking? Like a foul?' Puzzled a.b as she looked at her sister concerned confusion written on her face.

"Uh, its harmless um mind grabbing my saddle bags?" Said a.j unnerved looking to her sisters scrunched up face as she allowed an increasingly hungry unicorn filly to use her hoof like a teething ring.

"Uh, OK" responds applebloom thinking 'this IS nut's!' As she looked for her sisters saddle bags.

"So, get yer hoof caught in the cooky jar?" Asked R.D trying to hold back her Laugh's watching as a.b grabs a.j's saddlebags.

'Mmmm I'm soooo hungry! Sigh Apple's' thought sweetie as she felt her stomach groan and she gave another, stronger swallow.

"Auh" let out a.j as her hoof is taken in glutinously another few inches, 'Sigh why?' She thought annoyed as her sister brought her saddlebags over to her using her spare hoof she takes out what she needs.

"A.j.....?" Asks applebloom as she sees her sister pull a large Tupperware container out and try to open it struggling a bit.

"Sigh she's fine just a little numb ugh can ya get this?" Responds a.j trying and failing and giving it to her sister to open.

"Uh, th's don't bother ya?" Asked applebloom opening the container to find an entire and still warm cinnamon Apple pie. 'Huh still warm' she thought as she hooves it to her sister. Watching as her sister began wafting it in front of sweetie's now twitching nose.

'Mmmm app..huh oh mmm that smells like huh sigh good mm' thought sweetie following the stronger pie smell.

"See?" Said a.j as she continued to waft the fresh slice of apple pie in front of sweetie's nose as she began sliding her hoof out of the carnivorous fillies maw.

"Uh so how often has this happened?" Asks applebloom watching as her sister's hoof comes out of her friend's mouth with slurp sound and a slice of pie is inhaled almost taking her other hoof with it.

"Happened with pinkie a few times" answered a.j as her hoof is nearly chomped in a squelching gulp as she grabs the tray and brings it to the fillies awaiting maw an eager eater horphing it down ending in an impressive belch.

'Sighhh mmmm much better now where am I huh..... A.j? dash? gasp applebloom!' thought sweetie as things began registering.

"Gasp moobelppa ouyrko!" Said sweetie or tried to with a gasp.

"Huh," said the group in unison as a.j just sighs.

'......please be joking' thought applebloom pleadingly as she staired blankly at her friend's odd smile.