The Equestrian Monomyth - Book 1 - Be a Good Brony or Die Trying

" Flutters? Flutters? " Among reveries, Fluttershy believed to hear Twilight's voice. There was no doubt. The bipedal
monster had eaten her! Ohhhh, now her poor Angel won't have anypony to take care nor feeding him! What a disaster!

Fluttershy started to cry.

" I'm sorry Angel, I'm so sorryyyyyy... "

" But Flutters, Angel is not here. "

Oh, no! The bipedal monster has eaten Angel too!

Fluttershy cried even louder.

" Flutters! Cut it out! It's me, Twilight! "

Fluttershy shook her head, and she could see Twilight's face clearly:

" Twilight!! You're not dead! You're not dead! Ha, ha, ha, ha! " They both hugged and cried of happiness.

Then, Fluttershy heared something and looked at me.

" Don't worry, Flutters. He has been protecting me all this time. Are you alright? "

The animal caretaker mare nodded.

" Where are the others? Are they alright too? "

" Well, Pinkie is hurt pretty badly, but Rainbow Dash is even worse. "

Twilight frightened:

" Oh, no! Take me to them! "

The other mares startled and gasped very much when they saw us:

" Twilight! Ha could ya still walkin' aroun' with that monster?! " Screamed AJ, with a mixture of anger and fear.

" Yes! How could you?! Look what the other one did to Rainbow Dash an me! " Added Pinkie, enraged, pointing a hoof to
the battered cyan pegasus and then to her own wounded body. " He almost killed us! "

" Oh, dear, and you even attacked us! I hate to say this, but it looks like that you... " Started to say Rarity, but
her eyes filled with tears, her mouth scrambled and she couldn't continue speaking.

" My friends... " Started to reply Twilight. " I know what you all are thinking about me, but I want you to know... "
Her eyes filled with tears too. " That it wasn't my intention to get anypony hurt... (sniff) that I didn't want anything
of this to happen... (sniff)... and... and... if you don't want me to be your friend anymore... I you can't forgive
me... I... (sniff) I'll understand and I'll leave, but please, let me heal your wounds... (sniff) let me hug you one
last time... please... "

She drooped to the ground, crying.

Alright, if that doesn't touch them, nothing will. I was touched already.

The mares stared each other, except Dashie, who was like with a hoof in the grave. Rarity was crying too.

Fluttershy was the first to hug Twilight.

" Of course I forgive you, Twilight. I'm sure that all this was a misunderstanding. "

Rarity soon followed.

" Forgive me, Twilight! Forgive for doubting youuuuu! " She cried.

Now AJ and Pinkie had tearful eyes too.

" Of course we forgive you, Twilight! " They hugged her and all of them cried together.

If I keep watching this scene I'll start to cry too, so I rushed to check Dashie's wounds...

Luna dragged Shining Armor to the cell where she has Cadance imprisoned, and threw in front of the bars.

" There you have. Take a last look to your marefriend, scum. " She angrily chastised him.

" Shining Armor? My love? " Cadance leaned to the bars.

" My love. I'm sorry. I've failed you. "

" No, you haven't, you haven't. Anything that you could have done, is fine by me. You have nothing to apologize for. "
Cadance extend a hoof to her beloved unicorn.

They managed to hug and kiss between the bars and cried together.

" Well, well. Very touching. " Mocked Luna. " Now, Cadance, time to die. "

" No, Luna, no! Please, no! I beg you! " Shining Armor pleaded. " Kill me instead! Kill me instead! But don't kill
Cadance, please! "

Luna smirked.

" I warned you, captain, and you betrayed me... "

" No, Luna, no, please, no! "

" Ohhh, you're dissapointing me, captain. Are you going to keep pleading, even after I killed your little sister,
ehhhh? "

Shinining Armor stopped pleading. The rage that filled his heart after hearing that, was simply too much.

" You're... a monster... A BUCKING MONSTER! " He stood up, defiantly, enlightening his horn. " What do you want, eh? Do
you want to fight?! Let's fight!! "

Luna smirked.

" That's how I like it... But I don't want to fight you. You're too lame. "

" What?! "

" What I do need, is you to find and capture the remaining runaway mares, dead or alive. Alive, preferably. "

Shining Armor startled. That bucking alicorn was just playing with him?

" This is your last call, captain. Fail me this time, and Cadance will pay the price. Dismiss. "

Shininng Armor stood still. His head was spinning. What was this, some kind of perverse game?

It seems he has no choice this time. The very life of his marefriend depended on the fulfillment of Luna's orders. And
Celestia is down...

He has no choice...

Rainbow Dash opened her beautiful magenta eyes:

" Twilight...? Did I died? Thanks to Celestia! "

" Dashie! What are you talking about?! I'm alive, and so you too! "

" Buckings... "

" But Dashie, aren't you happy to see me? "

" Yes, Twilight, I'm so happy to see you... " She said with weariness, forcing a smile.

" Hey, faster flier in Equestria, flap that wings and tell me how they feel. " I told her.

" That was awesome, my love! " Twilight amazed. " Your healing skills overly surpass even mine! "

" Heh, sure. But I can't still teleport. " I clarified.

RD opened her eyes wide. Do they could really mean...? Skeptical at first, she straightened her wings... There they
are! Her wings have come back! This is the happiest happier day in her life!

" OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! My wings! You healed them!! You healed them!! " She stood up and jumped of happiness. " I can fly
again!! " She took off without any problem, and hugged me. " Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Let me kiss you! "

" Ahemm! " Twilight pulled her for the tail. " That's enough Dashie, he already knows how grateful you are. "

" No, he don't! "

" Dashieeee. "

" Oh. Alright. Sorry. " She got it at last and broke the hug.

" Alright, girls, now that I finished healing you, I can pay attention to you. What happened in the castle? " I asked
after healing Pinkie too.

" Oh, that was horrible! That monster and Luna allied together, and... " Rarity stopped, and scrambled the mouth.

" And what happened?! Did they do something to Princess Celestia?! " Twilight panicked.

The mares lowered her heads and ears, and closed their eyes.

" What?! What did they do to her?! Answer me! "

" Twilight... ya must be strong... " Said AJ, putting a hoof in her shoulder.

" No... No... No, no, no, nonononono NOOOOOOO!! " Twilight screamed, and I hugged her tightly, afraid that she could
have another heart attack, that could be her last...

" Breath, my love. Breath. " I petted her mane and kissed her forehead.

That's it. This time, Seymour had signed his death entence...