Moments Before Creatures Corrupt Themselvesby PetalledChapters“This is not acceptable!“At the barn“Well I tried...““Oh dear...“The real last laughBlock of Cheese“Oh golly.““I'm the last one?“Cutie Mark Crusaders...NayThe last hopeThe last loyal act“Some Princess of Friendship...““Luna, no!“And... the show's over“This is not acceptable!““Our sister favors her student over her own sister? That is not acceptable!“ Engulfed in blue flames, the Princess of the Night transformed into her nightmare version, giving out a witch laugh showing her bare fangs, ominously looming over the ponies and creatures below quivering in fear before her. At the barnHooligans occurred as Applejack stood in the shaded sectors of her farm as she watched. “What the-“ Applejack's head popped off and scattered across the grass, blood pouring from her neck. “Well I tried...“Blood choked out from Rainbow Dash's mouth as she lay on the ground smiling. “Well I tried...“ “Dashie!“ Pinkie sobbed on her side, clutching her dying friend's hoof tightly. Rainbow's frail hoof caressed Pinkie's cheek. “You must go on, Pinkie. I'll be fine...“ Pinkie sniffed. “But...I never even got to say that I...“ Rainbow's eyes closed as she fell to her side. “...loved you...“ Pinkie continued crying like crazy over Rainbow Dash's unresponsive body. “Oh dear...“Fluttershy flew from her cottage and approached the town, noticing all the catastrophes. Well, it was pretty hard not to. “Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...“ she whimpered as her eyes went wide when she got blasted to a wall. Her neck snapped and blood rushed from the impact. Scootaloo noticed this. Her eyes went wide. She screamed. The real last laughPinkie stood up from her weeping and she put on her last smile for the day. “Goodbye world! I hope you continue smiling and laughing without me!“ She spread her hooves out as she waved it about. “Hey! Over here!“ A bullet went straight to Pinkie's chest. Pinkie choked a laugh as she fell to the ground. She laughed, and laughed, and laughed. Very weakly. Until it dissolved when her body turned unconscious. Block of CheeseYellow hooves trotted over to the pink unresponsive body. “What...Pinkie?“ Cheese Sandwich held Pinkie in his hooves. Tears ran down his cheeks. “Pinkie!“ “Your time is up now, Cheese...“ Cheese looked up and realized that voice. His eyes widened. A huge block of cheese came crashing upon him. A maniacal laughter occurred. “Oh golly.““Oh golly,“ said Cozy Glow as she put down her stack of cards on the table. She and her accomplices had been watching the entire thing from their statue prism block. “I know we're world tormentors but this is extreme.“ “Well, at least we can finally get our revenge without any interruptions this time,“ said Chrysalis. “But how? They'll all be dead by the time we get freed from this statue prism block.“ Chrysalis' eyes bored into the little filly's soul. “You know she's got a point,“ Tirek pointed out. “I'm the last one?“Rarity stared at her friends' bodies all aligned against the wall. “I'm the last Guardian of Friendship? I thought it would be Twilight. Oh, Twilight. Why? Why?!“ Rarity acted out dramatically before the bullet got to her as well. “Sweetie Belle!“ she screamed. “How are the CMC still standing when we're not? Unbelievable.“ “I could say the same,“ Starlight said as she ate her popcorn. “STARLIGHT?! Get out of here now! Before it gets you too, darling!“ Starlight shook her head and watched as her last friend took her last breath. Cutie Mark Crusaders...Nay“Alright, Cutie Mark Crusaders!“ Apple Bloom said. “Are we ready ta save the world?“ “Yeah!“ Sweetie and Scootaloo exclaimed. “Then let's go! Cutie Mark Crusaders YAY!“ Three bullets greeted the three fillies. “Well, Crusaders, I guess that was our last mission,“ Apple Bloom choked out, smiling a little at their achievement. “Cutie Mark Crusaders... nay.“ The last hopeSilverstream anxiously looked out the school's window. “Oh no, guys! What shall we do? It has taken the princesses and our professors away.“ “And we're the last hope,“ Gallus proclaimed. “What if we end like them?“ Ocellus asked. “We've got to give it our all!“ Sandbar said defiantly. “Come on, team. Let's perform our, if not last, act for the world.“ “Yeah! For Equestria!“ Smolder exclaimed. “And if we fail, Dragon Lord Ember will have all the dragons in check.“ “So we do have hope,“ Silverstream said as her eyes lit up. Gallus held Silverstream's arm and gave her his reassuring eyes. They then bolted out of the school and started fighting. But they all fell... ...one by one. The last loyal actRainbow flew out of the barn once she heard the commotion. She noticed something in the distance of the orchards. She approached it and realized it was her marefriend whose head was split from her body, blood pouring from the impact. She let out a scream and rushed to her marefriend's aid. “Babe! No, no, no! How did this happen?!“ She looked to see the disaster in Ponyville and Canterlot. Rainbow stood up from the ground and puffed out her chest. “Not on my watch!“ she shouted as she flew toward Ponyville. “Some Princess of Friendship...“Twilight quickly flew into Ponyville with a giant Spike landing down beside her. “Oh no! We're too late!“ They noticed Pinkie crying uncontrollably over Rainbow Dash's body. They also caught sight of the Friendship Castle destroyed like the Golden Oak Library. Twilight fell weak on her knees. “No...no...I failed. My friends...the castle...Equestria...everything...“ “Twilight! You've got to grab hold of yourself!“ were Spike's last words before he got shot in the chest. Twilight's eyes widened and she screamed, “NOOO!“ She picked up Spike's body. “No, no, no, no, no, no. Now I've lost everything!“ She sobbed as she shook the giant dragon. “Some Princess of Friendship...no, some Princess of Equestria,“ Twilight said before she set her eyes on a firing bullet. She stayed still as she gave in when the bullet went through her chest. She choked at first before a small smile appeared on her lips. “I'll be joining you...“ She held Spike's claw securely before she closed her eyes. “Luna, no!““Luna, no!“ Celestia said before she exploded. Into flames. Celestia cackled evilly. “I am Daybreaker! Better watch out, sister!“ Her evil laughter trailed as she flew. Starlight stood on a hill looking over the destruction upon Ponyville. “And they say dreams can turn into reality,“ she said as she took a sip of her coffee. Laughter provoked in the background, and then some stabbing and screaming noises occurred. And... the show's overStarlight did it. She watched the world crumble as she had always wanted. Not anymore. Not since Twilight and her friends had taken her in and offered her friendship. This. Wasn't her fault. Not this time at least. She looked over her shoulder to see her friends all sitting behind her frowning deeply. “I know we saved Equestria without Twilight and her friends before but,“ Trixie spoke up first, holding Starlight's hoof, “I'm scared that we'll end up just like them.“ Trixie nuzzled into Starlight's chest, and Starlight looked to see Maud leaning her head against her coltfriend's shoulder who wrapped a hoof around her. Discord spawned beside them. “What about Discord?“ Starlight asked. Discord shook his head. “Not even my chaos magic can overcome...it.“ “So that's really it then? We're doomed?“ There was no response. Starlight pulled away from Trixie and looked her square in the eyes. “Trixie, what do you say about putting on another show?“ Trixie furrowed her brows. “Show? But, Starlight, you do know that would mean my last final show, don't you?“ Starlight grinned. “Exactly.“ Trixie raised her eyelids in realization. They went down the battlefield as they prepared Trixie's stage. “Come one, come all! Come and witness the amazing magic of the Great and Powerful Trixie and her assistants!“ Trixie said into the microphone. The darkness growled as Trixie and her friends began to perform some tricks. Starlight snarkily directed one of the tricks toward the darkness. The darkness snarled and one of its tentacles was flying toward them. They all widened their eyes preparing for their doom until Mudbriar stepped in front of them. “Goodbye,“ he said. “Mudbriar!“ Maud said as she held him in her hooves. “Who's next?“ the darkness asked. They all stood firm on their hooves glaring up at the darkness. Trixie directed her snout up. “This is the last performance of...!“ The darkness got to Trixie too. “...bleh. The great and powerful Trixie,“ she said quickly before she accepted her fate. “Trixie!“ Starlight was about to run to her until Discord pulled her away. Maud stepped in front of the darkness and gave in as well. Starlight then struggled out of Discord's grasp. “Why are you doing this?!“ The darkness formed a grin and leaned forward. Starlight stepped back. Discord grabbed Starlight and placed her behind him as he spread his arms about. “Discord, no!“ But the darkness had got to him too. Gone. Like the ponies and creatures had wanted all those years ago. In fact, they wanted all five of them gone and now they have it. The Lord of Chaos. Gone. Starlight's eyes wavered. She fell on her knees sobbing as a shadow loomed over her. “End me,“ she said, and the darkness engulfed her whole. Not even a wince of pain was heard from the most powerful pony in Equestria. And the darkness covered everything.
“This is not acceptable!““Our sister favors her student over her own sister? That is not acceptable!“ Engulfed in blue flames, the Princess of the Night transformed into her nightmare version, giving out a witch laugh showing her bare fangs, ominously looming over the ponies and creatures below quivering in fear before her.
At the barnHooligans occurred as Applejack stood in the shaded sectors of her farm as she watched. “What the-“ Applejack's head popped off and scattered across the grass, blood pouring from her neck.
“Well I tried...“Blood choked out from Rainbow Dash's mouth as she lay on the ground smiling. “Well I tried...“ “Dashie!“ Pinkie sobbed on her side, clutching her dying friend's hoof tightly. Rainbow's frail hoof caressed Pinkie's cheek. “You must go on, Pinkie. I'll be fine...“ Pinkie sniffed. “But...I never even got to say that I...“ Rainbow's eyes closed as she fell to her side. “...loved you...“ Pinkie continued crying like crazy over Rainbow Dash's unresponsive body.
“Oh dear...“Fluttershy flew from her cottage and approached the town, noticing all the catastrophes. Well, it was pretty hard not to. “Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...“ she whimpered as her eyes went wide when she got blasted to a wall. Her neck snapped and blood rushed from the impact. Scootaloo noticed this. Her eyes went wide. She screamed.
The real last laughPinkie stood up from her weeping and she put on her last smile for the day. “Goodbye world! I hope you continue smiling and laughing without me!“ She spread her hooves out as she waved it about. “Hey! Over here!“ A bullet went straight to Pinkie's chest. Pinkie choked a laugh as she fell to the ground. She laughed, and laughed, and laughed. Very weakly. Until it dissolved when her body turned unconscious.
Block of CheeseYellow hooves trotted over to the pink unresponsive body. “What...Pinkie?“ Cheese Sandwich held Pinkie in his hooves. Tears ran down his cheeks. “Pinkie!“ “Your time is up now, Cheese...“ Cheese looked up and realized that voice. His eyes widened. A huge block of cheese came crashing upon him. A maniacal laughter occurred.
“Oh golly.““Oh golly,“ said Cozy Glow as she put down her stack of cards on the table. She and her accomplices had been watching the entire thing from their statue prism block. “I know we're world tormentors but this is extreme.“ “Well, at least we can finally get our revenge without any interruptions this time,“ said Chrysalis. “But how? They'll all be dead by the time we get freed from this statue prism block.“ Chrysalis' eyes bored into the little filly's soul. “You know she's got a point,“ Tirek pointed out.
“I'm the last one?“Rarity stared at her friends' bodies all aligned against the wall. “I'm the last Guardian of Friendship? I thought it would be Twilight. Oh, Twilight. Why? Why?!“ Rarity acted out dramatically before the bullet got to her as well. “Sweetie Belle!“ she screamed. “How are the CMC still standing when we're not? Unbelievable.“ “I could say the same,“ Starlight said as she ate her popcorn. “STARLIGHT?! Get out of here now! Before it gets you too, darling!“ Starlight shook her head and watched as her last friend took her last breath.
Cutie Mark Crusaders...Nay“Alright, Cutie Mark Crusaders!“ Apple Bloom said. “Are we ready ta save the world?“ “Yeah!“ Sweetie and Scootaloo exclaimed. “Then let's go! Cutie Mark Crusaders YAY!“ Three bullets greeted the three fillies. “Well, Crusaders, I guess that was our last mission,“ Apple Bloom choked out, smiling a little at their achievement. “Cutie Mark Crusaders... nay.“
The last hopeSilverstream anxiously looked out the school's window. “Oh no, guys! What shall we do? It has taken the princesses and our professors away.“ “And we're the last hope,“ Gallus proclaimed. “What if we end like them?“ Ocellus asked. “We've got to give it our all!“ Sandbar said defiantly. “Come on, team. Let's perform our, if not last, act for the world.“ “Yeah! For Equestria!“ Smolder exclaimed. “And if we fail, Dragon Lord Ember will have all the dragons in check.“ “So we do have hope,“ Silverstream said as her eyes lit up. Gallus held Silverstream's arm and gave her his reassuring eyes. They then bolted out of the school and started fighting. But they all fell... ...one by one.
The last loyal actRainbow flew out of the barn once she heard the commotion. She noticed something in the distance of the orchards. She approached it and realized it was her marefriend whose head was split from her body, blood pouring from the impact. She let out a scream and rushed to her marefriend's aid. “Babe! No, no, no! How did this happen?!“ She looked to see the disaster in Ponyville and Canterlot. Rainbow stood up from the ground and puffed out her chest. “Not on my watch!“ she shouted as she flew toward Ponyville.
“Some Princess of Friendship...“Twilight quickly flew into Ponyville with a giant Spike landing down beside her. “Oh no! We're too late!“ They noticed Pinkie crying uncontrollably over Rainbow Dash's body. They also caught sight of the Friendship Castle destroyed like the Golden Oak Library. Twilight fell weak on her knees. “No...no...I failed. My friends...the castle...Equestria...everything...“ “Twilight! You've got to grab hold of yourself!“ were Spike's last words before he got shot in the chest. Twilight's eyes widened and she screamed, “NOOO!“ She picked up Spike's body. “No, no, no, no, no, no. Now I've lost everything!“ She sobbed as she shook the giant dragon. “Some Princess of Friendship...no, some Princess of Equestria,“ Twilight said before she set her eyes on a firing bullet. She stayed still as she gave in when the bullet went through her chest. She choked at first before a small smile appeared on her lips. “I'll be joining you...“ She held Spike's claw securely before she closed her eyes.
“Luna, no!““Luna, no!“ Celestia said before she exploded. Into flames. Celestia cackled evilly. “I am Daybreaker! Better watch out, sister!“ Her evil laughter trailed as she flew. Starlight stood on a hill looking over the destruction upon Ponyville. “And they say dreams can turn into reality,“ she said as she took a sip of her coffee. Laughter provoked in the background, and then some stabbing and screaming noises occurred.
And... the show's overStarlight did it. She watched the world crumble as she had always wanted. Not anymore. Not since Twilight and her friends had taken her in and offered her friendship. This. Wasn't her fault. Not this time at least. She looked over her shoulder to see her friends all sitting behind her frowning deeply. “I know we saved Equestria without Twilight and her friends before but,“ Trixie spoke up first, holding Starlight's hoof, “I'm scared that we'll end up just like them.“ Trixie nuzzled into Starlight's chest, and Starlight looked to see Maud leaning her head against her coltfriend's shoulder who wrapped a hoof around her. Discord spawned beside them. “What about Discord?“ Starlight asked. Discord shook his head. “Not even my chaos magic can overcome...it.“ “So that's really it then? We're doomed?“ There was no response. Starlight pulled away from Trixie and looked her square in the eyes. “Trixie, what do you say about putting on another show?“ Trixie furrowed her brows. “Show? But, Starlight, you do know that would mean my last final show, don't you?“ Starlight grinned. “Exactly.“ Trixie raised her eyelids in realization. They went down the battlefield as they prepared Trixie's stage. “Come one, come all! Come and witness the amazing magic of the Great and Powerful Trixie and her assistants!“ Trixie said into the microphone. The darkness growled as Trixie and her friends began to perform some tricks. Starlight snarkily directed one of the tricks toward the darkness. The darkness snarled and one of its tentacles was flying toward them. They all widened their eyes preparing for their doom until Mudbriar stepped in front of them. “Goodbye,“ he said. “Mudbriar!“ Maud said as she held him in her hooves. “Who's next?“ the darkness asked. They all stood firm on their hooves glaring up at the darkness. Trixie directed her snout up. “This is the last performance of...!“ The darkness got to Trixie too. “...bleh. The great and powerful Trixie,“ she said quickly before she accepted her fate. “Trixie!“ Starlight was about to run to her until Discord pulled her away. Maud stepped in front of the darkness and gave in as well. Starlight then struggled out of Discord's grasp. “Why are you doing this?!“ The darkness formed a grin and leaned forward. Starlight stepped back. Discord grabbed Starlight and placed her behind him as he spread his arms about. “Discord, no!“ But the darkness had got to him too. Gone. Like the ponies and creatures had wanted all those years ago. In fact, they wanted all five of them gone and now they have it. The Lord of Chaos. Gone. Starlight's eyes wavered. She fell on her knees sobbing as a shadow loomed over her. “End me,“ she said, and the darkness engulfed her whole. Not even a wince of pain was heard from the most powerful pony in Equestria. And the darkness covered everything.
