Entering Death

Darkness and an orange blob that’s all Twilight saw as her vision returned. Suddenly she fully regained consciousness and was able to take in her surroundings. She was in a dark room with a metal floor and… she couldn’t move. A leather strap kept her head firmly in place. She struggled to move, but her limbs had huge dissecting sort of metal beams holding them in place. Her legs were spread wide apart. But wait, the orange blob! It had taken shape. It was her friend Applejack only she looked a bit different than usual. She had ditched her trademark hat, her red hair ties were gone and her hair now went down on both sides, she had a white outfit on her lower body, the outfit had pockets which held a needle and an Apple. “Applejack?” Asked the purple pony “is that you?”

“Sure is Twilight!” Excitedly said the orange pony “you see you’re in a book, and it’s a book of horror stories and there’s a contest being held! I try to kill you and you try to escape! The winner gets to live in your Equestria! You see in this story, other day I was on the farm with rarity, and she called me uncivilized, she said that I needed to pursue more civilized activities. So I got into science, inspired by you Twilight, how ‘bout that?” Applejack picked up a book lying on the table, it was the book about the elements of harmony. “See if there are elements of harmony I thought” Applejack snorted and then continued “well there must be elements of disharmony!”

“Applejack please let me go” said Twilight “you’re scaring me!”

“Sorry Twilight” Applejack said “no can do” she pulled on a rope opening two tiny purple curtains revealing a wall similar to the one that would have been seen 5 seasons later in ‘Secrets and Pies’ expect it had pictures of each element of harmony and black and white pictures of each element and at the center was a picture of Twilight's element with the word ‘magic’ written in red marker at the bottom. “Now we’ll be making it through these tests and if you survive magic is the element that is most true!” Said Applejack but then a grin grew on her face “but, if you fail…” she lifted up the picture and underneath was a black and white photo of the element on the bottom in red marker was the word ‘witchcraft’. Applejack walked into a dark and then she returned heaving a metal cart with a tarp on it, in front. She pulled out a bottle with gray liquid inside. “Discord was good for something!” Applejack mused “ ‘course I had to destroy his statue and mix his blood but same thing!” Applejack pulled off a tarp on a table on it where various sharp objects lay down on the metal table. She picked up a crooked knife but Twilight used her magic glow to yank away the knife.

“Applejack!” Screamed Twilight “I don’t know what’s wrong with you but you need to stop!”

“Twilight I know you’re probably worried” Applejack said in her normal reassuring voice “but I promise this won’t hurt you.”

Twilight took a deep breath out and dropped the dagger “okay.”

“There that’s better” said Applejack “now let’s get going” Applejack walked up slowly, and climbed onto Twilight’s hooves.

The knife was now inches away from her horn “Applejack?” Twilight questioned “are you sure this won’t hurt?”

“Well” said Applejack calmly “we’re all bound to break some promises in our life” before Twilight could react, Applejack slammed the knife into her horn.

Twilight screamed in pain and tried to cast a magic spell to teleport out of there, only to find that trying to cast a spell only worsened the pain. A hard object hit Twilight’s muzzle and then rolled onto the floor. The light illuminated the object revealing it to be Twilight’s horn. Applejack walked back towards the table “Applejack!” Screamed Twilight “what was that?!”

“Hm” said Applejack putting the knife back on the table “Oh well I couldn’t have you magic your way out of here”

“But Applejack” protested Twilight “I thought you needed to see if my element could survive, you know ‘magic’”

“Wait you don’t know” Applejack chuckled. “I thought you’d figure out that all those real personalities should add up. 'Friendship is magic’ so your real element is friendship so you’ll have to convince me not to hurt you! Let’s begin with your cutie mark”

“APPLEJACK YOU’VE GONE INSANE!” screamed Twilight

“That didn’t convince me one bit” said Applejack “oh well not everyone’s a winner”
She slammed a knife into Twilight’s right cutie mark. The pain was like a million bees had stung Twilight and continued to do so. Applejack pulled out Twilight’s cutie mark and showed her. “This is part of your destiny” said Applejack “see, your cutie mark has 5 stars on the outside to represent all of your friends and the big pink star is you Twilight!”

“How could you do something so evil?!” asked Twilight but then remembering Applejack’s ‘test’ she thought there might be a chance she could win this “Applejack remember when we first met? You were so eager to be my friend, and I had lots of your Delicious food.”

“Yes” said Applejack and then stabbed Twilight’s other cutie mark double the pain of the last one “you were so sarcastic always rolling your eyes, it was quite rude rather than heart warming. Try again!”

“How do you expect to get away with this?” Twilight asked, suddenly questioning Applejack’s method, “one of Equestria’s hero’s disappears, at least Celestia would notice my absence!”

“So you’re rooting for disharmony” said Applejack then she sarcastically said “oh gee I wonder what the outcome will be”

“Okay there are options” said Twilight “but, hypothetically say I lose what then?”

“I’m so glad you asked!” Applejack said she pulled out another vile from under the cart, only this one had some green liquid inside of it. “To kill a changing is quite simple Twilight, now I can disguise myself as you and no one would be the wiser”

“You really think Celestia wouldn’t?” Twilight said skeptically

“Twilight you’re so stupid sometimes” Said Applejack “I can just disguise myself as somepony else, hide in the crowd with them, Celestia arrests them, then rinse and repeat for all eternity!” Applejack picked up a spoon from the table and brought it over to Twilight “Try number 3!”

“Applejack” Said Twilight “remember how you were corrupt, I saved you from being a liar. Applejack I tried so hard, had to use so much magic, all for you AJ, please.”

Applejack wasn’t having it and stuck the spoon into Twilight’s left lower eye socket but before she was done she explained her reasoning “Fat good job that did look at me now!” She laughed

Twilight was crying “Applejack” she managed “please end the pain.”

“Oh right.” Applejack said and then pushed hard down onto the spoon breaking through vein, after vein, after skin. Then Twilight’s eye fell out and onto the spoon.

Twilight shrieked in pain. Her vision was mostly the same but the pain was unbearable. It was so bad that it was indescribable “A-a-a-Applejack” Twilight weakly stated “p-p-p-please st-st-stop”

“Twilight aren’t you a scientist?” Asked Applejack “you should know… oh that was another attempt, well: FAIL” Applejack trotted into the dark corner that once held the cart. She came back with a banner that had ‘Apple Family Reunion’ written in red paint. “Don’t worry” Applejack reassured “I hadn’t killed anypony when I made this. It’s red paint, though I might re-make it with the blood you’ve shed for my next guests!”

“Next guests?!” Asked Twilight horrified “You mean…”

“Yup” said Applejack “I told you I needed to see if all the elements were disharmony or harmony! The only reason you’re first is because you have all the big connections, the most powerful element, and excellent detective skills. You’d find me out with-in a day. Yes, in case my story didn’t hint you, I’m super excited for Generosity!”

“No!” Screamed Twilight “I WILL NOT LET YOU HURT MY FRIENDS!”

“Hush you already lost this round” said Applejack “it’s time for your punishment!”
Applejack reached under the metal table and pulled out 4 shiny red dance shoes. Each shoe had a number on the bottom with a circle around it. There was 1, 2, 3,& 4. Applejack pulled off the top of a barrel, inside the barrel was burning hot coal. Applejack placed the four shoes into the barrel then walked back into the dark corner. She emerged wearing some sort of socks but they were black and had a very hard look to them. Applejack pulled a silver lever tilting Twilight onto her back. Applejack then walked over to the metal table and pulled out the stereo that the CMC had used in ‘the show stoppers’. Twilight then realized why Applejack put the weird socks on as Applejack walked over to the barrel and put the shoes from it onto her hooves. They must be heat retardant shoes. Applejack trotted over and stood on a table Twilight hadn’t noticed before made from the same material as the socks. The banner had been hung up behind Twilight and she could now see it.

Applejack bopped the stereo with her nose and a tune started playing and Applejack began singing.
Raise this barn, raise this barn, 1, 2, 3, 4.
When Applejack said the numbers she stepped onto different parts of Twilights stomach leaving imprints. Twilight screamed in pain but before she could catch her breath:
Together we can raise this barn, 1,2,3,4
Applejack stepped in the same places on the same notes. Twilight was now in tears, so Applejack nose bopped the stereo again only this time it stopped the music. “Alright next try!” Said Applejack “I’m excited”

“This is a song my mother sang to my brother when he wanted to leave his friend who had been in a carriage crash behind” said Twilight
“A true true friend helps a friend in need, a tru…”

Twilight couldn’t finish because Applejack grabbed her tongue, pulled it out of her mouth and poured a cup molten lava onto it, burning off her tongue. Twilight screamed as it was now the only noise she could make. “Oh well” said Applejack “nothing left to convince me, guess you're witchcraft. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun!” Applejack strolled over to the metal table and picked up a chainsaw and started it. Twilight looked in horror as Applejack sawed right through her stomach. The next hour was the most painful thing Twilight ever experienced. Applejack turned the ‘raise this barn’ song back on and made it sadistic as ever.
With lyrics such as “Turn 'em round quick by the right elbow” into “Turn round the right elbow” and then proceeding to do so, or forcing Twilight to see by nailing her eyelid to her forehead singing “Hold 'em up and nail 'em down.”

At the end of it everything was covered in blood. Most of Twilight’s guts were removed and Twilight had tears streaming down her entire body. “I suppose that’s it” said Applejack “I’m sure gonna miss this, oh well.” Applejack hopped onto the metal table now empty as every item was ethier lodged into Twilight or on the floor. She grabbed a nose and put it around Twilight’s neck.

It was at this moment Twilight realized she was gonna die. She didn’t want to die and that’s when she remembered the whole experiment. The elements! She began thinking of the Qualities of friendship and wishing for the element of magic. Sure enough her element, shining in magic flew down the stairs. Unfortunately Twilight’s eyes began to close. The last thing she saw was Applejack snag the element in her mouth holding it. Twilight expected the element of magic would break free and zap Applejack, bringing Twilight back to life, and her eyes would open. But they never did.

Just seconds after Twilight’s death Applejack managed to splash the element into the vile that contained discord’s remains. The element stopped moving and turned gray. “It’s witchcraft!” Shouted Applejack those words echoed lifting her into a red circle where she came face to face with, Pinkamena, Crazy Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. And it just so happens the final story was upon us, Rarity it’s time to battle the nightmares. (Get it... cause they’re ponies)