Love's Bloomby Noble_DreamsChaptersThe FlowerRecoveryAttackRepentanceReckoningThe FlowerFormat wasn't kept. original in this location. “Ow! That hurts!” Said the Cyan Pegasus, as the Lavender Unicorn pulled some thorns out of her side. “Well, if you'd hold still, I'd be able to get them out easier!” Twilight grunted, grabbing a thorn in her teeth, before giving it a sharp tug. “Maybe if you'd been more careful, you would have been able to avoid that bush. Why were you even IN the Everfree Forest anyway?” Twilight Said around the thorn she had just pulled out. “I was practicing my weave trick, so that maybe I could impress somepony enough that I could get into the Wonderbolts! Why were YOU in Everfree forest?” Rainbow said, making the last bit sound ALMOST accusatory. “I was gathering some samples of a new plant I found, so I could run a few tests to see what it does. Who knows, maybe it could cure some sort of disease!” Twi said, only being half truthful. She HAD been gathering samples, but she knew all too well what the plant did. And she wasn't about to share what it did. Not yet, anyway. She would have to wait until she got more information on a different 'sample'. “I heard you yell out, and I dropped my samples and ran to help you. Later, I'll need to go out and collect more.” said Twilight, with just a hint of exasperation. “Do you want me to come with?” asked Rainbow, feeling a little guilty about having caused her friend trouble. “Oh, that's OK, you don't have to. I wouldn't want to impose.” said Twilight, secretly hoping that she would come anyway. “Are you sure? I could carry extra samples for you, this way you could run more tests before having to go back and collect more.” said Rainbow Dash, not wanting to let her friend down. “I never thought of it like that. It would be a pleasure to have you along, Rainbow Dash.” said Twilight, relieved that she wouldn't have to ask her after she had said no. “When do we go?” asked Rainbow Dash through gritted teeth, as Twilight pulled out the last thorn from her side, leaving tiny little pinprick wounds all over her body, quite a few peppering her face. “We’ll leave as soon as I patch you up” said Twilight as she rummaged through a few drawers, before eventually stumbling upon some Hello-Pony bandages. “Sorry, these are all I have.” said Twilight, blushing a little for still having those bandages “OOH! I LOVED Hello-pony when I was a filly!” squealed Rainbow Dash. “Uh... I mean... yeah that's cool Twi. It's alright.” She said, blushing while attempting to cover her outburst. “Well, that's good! I'd hate to give you bandages you don't like.” Said Twilight, teasing Rainbow Dash now. Twilight applied the Bandages one by one, taking them out of the box with her magic and applying them with her hoof. As she applied each one, she put some anti-bacterial cream on each one. “There, all done!” She said as she pressed the last one on with her hoof. “Alright, let’s go!” Exclaimed Rainbow Dash, already trying to stretch her wings to fly, but, she found she couldn't move them, when she looked back, they were wrapped up against her. “You can't move them, or you'll reopen that big gash on your back. That wouldn't be good, now would it? Last time you hurt something, we found out you're an egghead!” Twilight said, inflecting a teasing tone into the last sentence. Rainbow dash opened and closed her mouth several times in shock, but no words came out. She ends up glaring teasingly at Twilight as she got up to go get her saddlebags. Twilight started to trot towards the door before saying, “are you coming, Rainbow?” “Yeah, just let me get my saddlebags. Do you want me to grab yours for you?” Rainbow called over to Twi. “Huh? Oh, yes, please!” Twi said, just realizing she had forgotten her saddlebags. After the two mares had put their bags on, they turned to each other, and asked each other at the same time, “You ready?” they both laughed at that, and Rainbow opened the door, holding it for Twilight. Twilight turned around to lock the door, and Rainbow couldn't help but notice that she smelled nice. Not different at all, but, nice. She smelled almost like... “No, there's absolutely no way that could happen. They don't grow anywhere else...” Thought Rainbow Dash. They departed, and they chatted while they walked, they chatted about everything, what Rarity's newest dress was going to look like, when Pinkie's next party was, but Twilight couldn't stop thinking about Rainbow Dash, and how fit she was, and how she was always exercising, and how she looked great, and how she always had something to do, some new trick to perfect or a job she was helping somepony with. They reached the edge of the forest, and Rainbow asked Twi what they were looking for, even though she already had a good idea, but she needed to confirm her suspicions. “Well, it's a perfectly white flower that looks like a little tuft of cloud, they-” Twi was cut off “Float along, and they smell similar to what makes you happy?” Rainbow finished Twi's sentence. “Yes how did you know?” Twi asked astonished that Rainbow Dash knew what they were looking for. “Well, I saw them every now and then in Cloudsdale, but I was always told they only grew there... for me they always smelled like books, and ink, and-” Rainbow covered her mouth before she let out too much. “But I know what they do, Twi, and it can be a good thing or a bad thing.” “Oh, what do they do?” asked Twilight, knowing all too well the effects they could have on a pony “They... They make you reveal your true feelings for somepony. And if you eat one, even earth ponies could fly around for a day.” Rainbow Dash said, taking an almost imperceptible step closer to Twilight. “Twilight, you-” She is cut off by an earth-shattering roar, it echoes around the ponies, causing them to shake along with the ground. “W-w-was that a m-m-man-” “-ticore? Yes, that was indeed a Manticore.” Said Twilight masking her fear quite well. Suddenly, the bushes trembled not very far from them, and a Manticore burst through! “WATCH OUT!” Yelled Rainbow, shoving her friend out of the way as the manticore's tail came swinging down. “RAINBOW!” Twilight squealed after getting back up just in time to see the spine on the Manticore plunge into her friends back. The Manticore withdrew its tail, and raised it to strike again. Before it could, its entire body was surrounded by a cloud of purple haze, it lifted into the air, and shot of into the distance, its roars becoming quieter the farther away it got. “Rainbow! Are you okay? Rainbow! Talk to me!” “Yeah, Twi, I'm- AAAH!” Rainbow cried out as she tried to stand, but she collapsed to the ground again, her hind legs bent at awkward angles, “I can't feel my hind legs.... Twilight! Help! I can't feel my hind legs!” Rainbow cried, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. Twilight ran over to her friend, and picked her up to carry her to the hospital. “You're gonna be okay, Rainbow! Just stay with me!” Twilight said, her voice cracking a little. Twilight set off at a gallop towards Ponyville, her horn starting to glow-and her eyes starting to water-as she attempted to use her magic to expel the toxin from her friend’s body. Recovery“Is she going to be OK?” Asked Twilight, trying to peer over the shoulders of the nurses and Doctors surrounding her friend. “We don't know, and we won't be able to tell until we see how much of the toxin is inside her body” Said Nurse Redheart, a touch of sympathy in her voice. “Well, do the tests then!” Demanded Twilight, the impatience in her voice obvious. She didn't want Rainbow to go, not before she had a chance to tell her how she felt. “It would be easier, Ms. Sparkle, if you weren't shadowing us all the time.” Replied one of the Doctors, a hint of exasperation in his voice. One of the Nurses took Twilight out to the waiting room. “We'll come get you when we've done all the tests to see if your friend is going to make it.” The nurse told her, not looking Twilight in the eye. “What am I supposed to do for now?” Twilight asked, her voice starting to fade out “Take a nap, read a book, I don't know. Figure something out.” Said the nurse. Twilight sighed, and opened her saddlebag, pulling out a book. She started to read, and soon fell asleep. * * * “Ms. Sparkle? Wake up, Ms. Sparkle. You can go see your friend now.” A Doctor Said, nudging her with his hoof. “Whusgoinon?” Slurred Twilight, still half asleep. “Is she OK?” “Well...” The Doctor trailed off, not looking Twilight in the eye, “We... don't expect her to make it through the night. She's awake right now, but she's in a lot of pain. The Manticore's tail severed part of her spinal column, she might never walk again, if she does live.” “I... what? What do you... no... I... this can't be!” Twilight said, disbelief in her voice. “I... I have to go see her. Where is she?” “She's in room 302.” The Doctor said, sorrow in his voice, knowing it foolish to attempt to stop her. “Thank you.” Twilight took off at a quick pace, dodging around various pieces of hospital equipment, trying to be as fast and safe as possible. She gets to the room, looking in; she sees Rainbow is hooked up to various pieces of machinery, which monitor everything about her. Twilight goes into the room, and sits on the chair next to Rainbow’s bed, her eyes tearing up. “I... they said you can’t hear me, but if you can, I want you to know, I... I love you. I’ve loved you ever since we met, I love your daring attitude, I love how you never let anypony down, I love the way you cut your mane, and I love how you are always there, whenever anypony needs you. I love YOU. And, I just... I can’t imagine a world where you’re gone, please... PLEASE... pull through this... I... I can’t live without you...” She trails off, her eyes starting to tear up. She rests her head on Rainbow’s chest, feeling it rise and fall with each shallow breath, her heartbeat faint. Twilight remembers reading a book on controversial magic, and she saw a spell that can heal anypony of anything, but there would be a high likelihood that the healed pony will become a vegetable, unable to speak or function properly by themselves. “Is it really my decision to make? I don’t want to turn her into a mindless husk of a pony, but... I can’t... I can’t LIVE without her... I... I’m going to do it.” Thought Twilight, picking up her head. She trots over to the door and shuts it, locking it in the process. When she returns to Rainbow’s bedside, her horn starts to glow as she begins the complex spell, she touches it to Rainbow’s forehead, letting the flow of magic into Rainbow’s body, it flows into every fiber of Rainbow’s being, repairing her spinal column, and removing the bone fragments from her lungs. The spell ebbs off, completed, and Twilight falls over, unconscious. * * * “Where... where am i?” asks Twilight, opening her eyes. She takes in her surroundings, and realizes she’s in ponyville hospital, she looks to see if she has any roommates, and she’s amazed by the sight she sees. To her left, is a familiar Rainbow Maned Pegasus, reading a book. “You’re in the hospital, apparently you passed out or something when you came to see me.” Said Rainbow, not looking up from her book. “You’re... but they said...” Twi spluttered, not believing that she had managed to pull of the spell without permanently damaging her friend. “They told me it was miraculous, as if somepony had healed me overnight. Whoever it was, i thank them greatly.” Said Rainbow, knowing who it probably was. “Were you able to hear anything that was said while you were... hurt?” Asked Twilight, suddenly worried “Yes, and, I love you too, Twilight.” Said Rainbow, closing her book. “I love the way you’re always so organized, and how you’re so smart, and you’re always studying and doing what you love, and how you always...” She trails off, starting to blush. “Who’d’ve thought all this because of a flower!” said Twi, starting to giggle. “I know, who would have thought that if we’d just told each other sooner; then we might have been able to avoid this.“ said Rainbow, also starting to giggle. The nurse comes in pushing a tray “Lunch time for Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle” She says, taking off the trays and giving one to each of the ponies. “Let’s see... a salad... Some apple slices... Ooh, Gelatin!” they both say, in almost perfect unison, they then look at each other, and start laughing. The Nurse rolls her eyes, and pushes the cart out of the room. “So, Twilight, what’s your favorite flavor of Popsicle?” asks Rainbow Dash, trying to make light conversation “Blue Raspberry. Yours?” Twi says, almost seductively “Grape.” Dash answers, blushing. “What’s the first thing that you’re gonna do when you get out of here, Dash?” Asked Twilight, truly curious as to her friend’s plans. “Well, we never did finish collecting all that Love’s Bl- i mean, Cloud Bloom.” Rainbow Corrects herself, before she goes too far. “Were you about to call it... Love’s Bloom?” Asked Twilight “Yes, I was. That’s what it was called in Cloudsdale.” Said Rainbow, blushing. “I think that’s a perfect name for it, judging by the effects... now, do the effects take place on any pony in proximity to it, or anypony who sees it, or how do they take effect?” Twi asked, dropping into learning mode “Why don’t we find out for ourselves and gather some?” Asked Rainbow Dash, her face turning red again. “That sounds like a good plan to me!” Said Twilight, as she started to giggle AttackThe girls arrived back at the everfree forest, now being more careful than last time. They make their way over to the clearing they were in last time, seeing Twilights bag undisturbed, they go over to it. Inside, it has twice as many flowers as before! “Umm... did it always spread that quickly?” Asked Twilight, apprehensive “No, it would almost always die soon after being picked. Maybe it grows better down here?” Rainbow answered, now speculating as to what could’ve happened. “Oh well, probably nothing.” The Girls start to fill up Rainbow’s Saddle-bags, nudging each other gently as they went, making it a sort of game. They eventually have both of their saddle-bags filled, and they start to head back to ponyville. When they get back to Twilight’s Library, they unload them into a box which previously had one or two of the flowers in it, but is now almost overflowing with them. “WOW, we got A LOT of them, didn’t we?” Said Rainbow, surprised at just how many they’d gotten “Yeah, I guess we did! There’s got to be what, like, 200 flowers in that bag?” said Twi, already trying to do the math on it “Well, what do we do with them now?” Asked Rainbow “Well, what’s the quickest way to have the effects take place?” asked Twi, blushing “I think if you eat one. I’ll be the guinea pig if you want” Rainbow offers, already leaning towards the box “Nope, I’ll do it. My experiment and all, if something goes wrong I don’t want YOU getting hurt.” Twi says, pulling Rainbow away from the box and taking one into her mouth “It tastes like… well, I'm not sure, it’s really sweet, but tart at the same time… it’s almost bitter, but it’s pleasant…” Twilight trails off, still chewing on the flower, letting the flavors of it seep throughout her mouth, almost overloading her sensory input of taste “Really? Let me try!” Rainbow quickly snatches one up in her mouth and begins to chew on it. “WOW, it’s REALLY sweet, and it tastes almost like Lavender! I love lavender salad you know. It’s almost like it tastes like what yo-” Rainbow says, beginning to blush as she trails off “Like ME? WHY would you eat me? I’m pretty sure cannibalism is illegal Rainbow, do I need to call the Princess?” Twilight says, teasing Rainbow again "Because you look delicious." Rainbow says while making a loud chewing sound "Oh, I do? well, I never thought I'd look delicious to a Rainbow!" Twilight giggles. they both spend the next few minutes teasing each other light heartedly and laughing, before going upstairs to Twilights bedroom, where Twilight lays down on the bed. "What're we gonna do on the bed, Twi?" Asks Rainbow "Sleep." Says Twi with a straight face. Rainbow Blushes, and climbs into the bed next to Twilight, embracing her in her arms. "Goodnight, Twilight, I love you." She whispers into Twilight's ear "I love you too, Rainbow." Twilight whispers back. * * * The girls suddenly awake, a loud crash followed by screaming coming from outside of the tree-house, light dancing across the inside walls. The girls quickly get up and rush outside, not even bothering to turn on any lights inside, there was already enough to see. What they see when they get outside astonishes both of them. There are Ponies running in all directions, some with their heads down and some with saddlebags on their backs, all look terrified. "What happened?" Twilight asks repeatedly, trying to find out "W-w-wereponies! From the Everfree forest! They came in the middle of the night and started to destroy buildings!" came a voice from behind them, they turn around, and behind them, is nothing. "Who said that?" Asks Rainbow, shaking slightly "i... I don't know." Says Twilight, her voice shaking, terrified. Suddenly, they here a loud roaring and growling, followed by screams of terror and the sudden sounds of ripping flesh. A large Pony, covered in gray fur all over its body breaks through a wall of a nearby building, causing it to collapse in on top of what are most likely the remains of its last meal. It roars loudly, before saying something in a language unknown to the girls. "Shunaak kytall, ingraak fyulaari!" It then roars again, this time louder than before, and a body can be seen materializing in front of it, taking on the shape of a large pony, made entirely out of the bits of rotting flesh and bone from the other dead ponies, whose bodies lie scattered around the central square the library sits in the middle of. The Werepony opens its mouth again, but this time what it speaks is coherent "THE DAY HAS COME FOR THE EXTINCTION OF THE PONY RACE. MY PEOPLE SHALL STAND UPON THE ASHES OF YOUR WORLD, AND WE WILL NOT BE OPPRESSED IN OUR LANDS ANYMORE! WE SHALL REIGN OVER THIS DOMAIN AGAIN! OUR ANCESTORS WILL BE AVENGED FOR THE WRONGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS LAND, FOR THE SLAYINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE!" Twilight and Rainbow look at each other at the same time, before they both pelt off in the direction of Canterlot, hoping to outrun the Wereponies. They here a squishing sound, they dare not turn back for fear of what could be chasing them. Twilight turns and quickly turns forward again after seeing what is following them. An almost amorphous blob of pony flesh and bone is taking shape behind them, forming a new pony out of the old pieces. It gurgles slightly, before collapsing again and the girls escape it. They continue to run until the roars and screams are faint in the distance. They gaze up the mountain Canterlot rests on, and their eyes widen as they see the Palace collapse down the side of the mountain, falling to the ground as time itself seems to slow, before it falls out of view and an audible ear shattering crash is heard, even from the distance they are at. A single tear runs down Twilight's face, as she remembers her brother and her parents, and the Princesses, all dead in less than a minute, but what felt like eons. She slowly slumps down onto her haunches, before falling to the ground completely, tears now freely flowing down her face. Rainbow wraps her wing around her shoulders, trying to comfort the heart broken Unicorn. She sits down next to Twilight, and gently nuzzles the nape of her neck, licking it as she does. "Maybe they made it out, Twilight" Says Rainbow, knowing what must be on her friend's mind. "I doubt it! I doubt any of us can escape this! It’s all hopeless, we're doomed, Rainbow, why don't we just head back to ponyville where it will all be over quicker..." cries Twilight, her fur on her face now soaking wet. "NO, IT IS NOT OVER YET. We still have each other, and while we still have each other we still have hope, don't you forget that. I will follow you to the ends of the earth, Twilight, even if I have to fight of wereponies to do it. What is a werepony, anyway?" Rainbow says, slightly agitated. "A werepony is a mythical creature that takes the form of a monstrous pony with the fangs and fur of a wolf, they feed on woo0dland creatures usually, but they will also eat ponies too. At least, I thought they were mythical..." Says Twilight, still crying, but the tears begin to ebb away. Rainbow rubs her back gently, trying to comfort her friend. She gently hums a tune that they both know, one that pinkie pie sang when they went in search of the elements of harmony. “♫♪You gotta stand up tall, learn to face your fears, you’ll see that they can’t hurt you, just laugh to make them disappear.♫♪” Sang Rainbow quietly, petting Twi’s mane as she sang softly. She nuzzles Twilight as she begins to stand, looking towards Canterlot. “We have to keep moving; otherwise they might catch up to us.” Says Twilight, a sense of urgency in her voice, “We’re too late to save the others, I’m certain.” “How do you know we are?” Asked Rainbow, legitimately curious “Because, I saw them get torn apart as we ran out of Ponyville.” Twilight replied grimly. She started to trot off towards Canterlot, Rainbow right behind her. RepentanceAs the girls galloped through the woods as fast as they could, they began to hear the howling and grunting of the wereponies, meaning they couldn’t be far behind. The girls quickened their pace, their legs already burning from having covered so much ground in such a short time. They continue to run, the angry sounds of their pursuers growing closer with each step, they glance at each other, and make the split second decision to split up, Rainbow instantly taking to the sky. All the wereponies follow Rainbow for mere seconds, before turning their attention back to twilight. They chase after her with renewed anger, forcing Twilight to run harder and faster than she ever has in her life. Even with this renewed energy, the wereponies are on her heels. A flash of blue appears in front of her, and suddenly she’s flying, as Rainbow lifts her from the ground and flies with all her might. She flies for several miles, before being forced to set Twi down. She puts her down in a small clearing, devoid of any animal life. In the center is a small chunk of rock with a slight overhang, the perfect shelter for night. Twilight gathers some fallen branches from the outskirts of the clearing to make a fire, checking each of them to make sure they’re dry. When she comes back, Rainbow is already gathering the storm clouds that will provide the lightning. Twilight arranges the branches and sticks so that they will burn for a long time, and proceeds to gather some moss and ferns for bedding, hearing the clap of thunder as Rainbow hits the branches and they burst into flames. The light dances across the clearing as Twilight gathers up moss, suspending in it front of her with her horn. She brings back the moss and lays it out in a sort of bed form, making it thick enough to provide warmth and comfort, but not thick enough to keep out any water that may find its way under the shelf of the rock formation above. Twilight crawls into the little cave, and lies down, resting her sore hooves, and sleep overtakes her in a matter of seconds. When she wakes up, Rainbow Dash is laying next her, her wings around both of her s a sort of blanket. Twilight carefully gets up so as not to disturb her friend. She goes out into the forest to look for food, searching for almost an hour when she stumbles upon what looks like an ancient ruin, but she knows is too familiar to be that. She runs back to the clearing to get Rainbow. “Rainbow! Wake up! You have to come with me right now!” she says, nudging her friend. In a matter of seconds, Rainbow dash is up and alert right behind Twilight, looking for what could be causing her friend distress. “What’s up?” she asks after seeing nothing. “I… I found part of Canterlot…” Twilight says glumly, feeling the knot in her heart begin to form again as she thought of her lost friends and family, probably buried under the rubble of the once great city. As she leads Rainbow to the site as fast as her legs will carry her, she hears a sound that can only be the very Trump of Death himself. As she runs faster, she realizes the sound is getting louder the harder they run. They’re running TOWARDS the wereponies! Twi turns her head to yell to Rainbow, but before she can speak, she hits a tree, and several wereponies come into sight as her vision fades, she see Rainbow trying to fend them off, Twilight tries to move her arms, but they don’t respond, she calls out to Rainbow Dash, and then everything goes black. * * * When Twilight wakes up, it is dead silent. Not even the birds are chirping anymore. When she opens her eyes, fearing what she will see before her, she gasps loudly, around her, are the bodies of not 1 or 2, but 7 dead wereponies. She slowly gets up, looking around to see if it’s a trap. She glances towards the ruins, and what she sees horrifies her. At the base of the ruins, is a heap of what looks like a rainbow. She dashes over to it as quickly as she can, not believing her eyes. When she reaches it, she rolls it over, to reveal her mind was not playing tricks on her. It’s Rainbow Dash, and she’s barely breathing. Twilight is about to start doing CPR, when Rai8nbow’s eyes suddenly flutter open, but they only open about halfway, giving a her a drunken look. “Tw-Twilight, I n-never told you how much I l-loved you” Rainbow says, blood starting to appear at the corners of her mouth as she speaks, each word becoming more difficult than the last. As she says the last words, Twilight cradles her as best as she can, not wanting to move her too much. “I love you too, R-rainbow, and I always will.” Twilight says, her eyes starting to well up with tears. “If s-she is still alive… tell… tell Scootaloo… I always noticed her, and I was p-proud of her…” she slowly closes her eyes as the last word leaves her mouth, her body going limp and her head drooping. Twilight fully bursts into tears, holding Rainbow’s lifeless body in her forelegs, a small growl escaping her throat as she fills with rage at the creatures that did this to her best friend, her lover, her eternal companion. Twilight gently sets Rainbow’s head on the ground, her horn glowing as a deep grave is dug nearby, she floats Rainbow into the grave and places the dirt on top, using her magic again to move a heavy rock over top of it. She wipes the tears from her eyes, smearing blood onto her face as she does. She vows to herself, and to the memory of Rainbow, that she will not rest until every last werepony is dead or has surrendered. She gallops off towards ponyville, her last shred of hope being her library. ReckoningAs she gallops into the wreckage of ponyville, her fur caked with blood and mud, her brow furrowed in a concentrated rage. She looks up, and her face drops. The library is gone. Fires still burn around her, and she can smell death on the air, so thick she can almost taste it. She gallops towards the school, the only brick building in town. When she arrives, she sees a dismal sight. The corpse of Ms. Cheerilee, her innards lay around her on the ground. Twilight takes a step back, and here’s a growl. She whips around, and her snout is mere inches from a werepony. Her horn lights up and the werepony is instantly obliterated, exploding in a mass of flesh and blood, spattering Twilight with its sticky flesh. She turns around again, looking for survivors, when she sees something small moving under the rubble of a nearby building. When she gets to it, she has to cover her mouth to stop from audibly gasping. Not even three feet from her, an abomination of the body of what she believes was once Applebloom is feeding on the internal organs and flesh of Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. She lowers her head and charges, goring the abomination of life straight through the skull. As she twists her head, burying her horn deeper into the creature’s skull, a sudden pain rips across her back. She whips around, flinging the now lifeless husk across the schoolyard, seeing a werepony on her back as it digs its claws into her back, tearing out chunks of flesh. Her horn glows again, and the werepony is thrust from her body, it hits a tree 40 feet away and slumps to the ground lifelessly. She runs towards the still moving Zombiebloom, lowering her head, her horn still glowing. She impales the living carcass through the chest, goring it on her horn, using her magic to inflate and eventually explode it. Twilight hears a twig snap, and she whips around, behind her is the large werepony, the one that spoke. “So, you have survived? We did not think any of your kind would live. How long have you been in the area?” Said the werepony, in a deep, grumbling voice “I’ve been here long enough! It’s time to end this! Here and now!” Shouts Twilight over the roar of the nearby fires; She lowers her head and charges, her horn and eyes both glowing as she draws power from the love she felt for Rainbow, and from the spirits of the ponies that still linger on the planet. The werepony laughs loudly as he swats her away with one swipe of his massive paw, flinging her into the side of the school building. In seconds he is on top of her, pinning her down with one toe. He laughs again, “I knew your puny race couldn’t survive long. We have taken back our lands, and we shall be free from you for eternity!” the werepony growled, darting his head forward just as a beam of light shoots from Twilight’s eyes and horn, it expands into a ball, and a shock wave is sent out across the land, killing every living creature it touches, whether it be pony, werepony, or an abomination of the two. As the shock wave expands, it leaves in its wake green plant life, restoring the continent to its original beauty. Twilight’s body is lifted to the air, and teleported to the top of the rock that marks Rainbows grave. As everything subsides from the sudden blast, a single flower falls to the earth, landing on the edge of Twilight’s lifeless body, a single bloom, marking the grave of the eternal love the two girls had for each other.
The FlowerFormat wasn't kept. original in this location. “Ow! That hurts!” Said the Cyan Pegasus, as the Lavender Unicorn pulled some thorns out of her side. “Well, if you'd hold still, I'd be able to get them out easier!” Twilight grunted, grabbing a thorn in her teeth, before giving it a sharp tug. “Maybe if you'd been more careful, you would have been able to avoid that bush. Why were you even IN the Everfree Forest anyway?” Twilight Said around the thorn she had just pulled out. “I was practicing my weave trick, so that maybe I could impress somepony enough that I could get into the Wonderbolts! Why were YOU in Everfree forest?” Rainbow said, making the last bit sound ALMOST accusatory. “I was gathering some samples of a new plant I found, so I could run a few tests to see what it does. Who knows, maybe it could cure some sort of disease!” Twi said, only being half truthful. She HAD been gathering samples, but she knew all too well what the plant did. And she wasn't about to share what it did. Not yet, anyway. She would have to wait until she got more information on a different 'sample'. “I heard you yell out, and I dropped my samples and ran to help you. Later, I'll need to go out and collect more.” said Twilight, with just a hint of exasperation. “Do you want me to come with?” asked Rainbow, feeling a little guilty about having caused her friend trouble. “Oh, that's OK, you don't have to. I wouldn't want to impose.” said Twilight, secretly hoping that she would come anyway. “Are you sure? I could carry extra samples for you, this way you could run more tests before having to go back and collect more.” said Rainbow Dash, not wanting to let her friend down. “I never thought of it like that. It would be a pleasure to have you along, Rainbow Dash.” said Twilight, relieved that she wouldn't have to ask her after she had said no. “When do we go?” asked Rainbow Dash through gritted teeth, as Twilight pulled out the last thorn from her side, leaving tiny little pinprick wounds all over her body, quite a few peppering her face. “We’ll leave as soon as I patch you up” said Twilight as she rummaged through a few drawers, before eventually stumbling upon some Hello-Pony bandages. “Sorry, these are all I have.” said Twilight, blushing a little for still having those bandages “OOH! I LOVED Hello-pony when I was a filly!” squealed Rainbow Dash. “Uh... I mean... yeah that's cool Twi. It's alright.” She said, blushing while attempting to cover her outburst. “Well, that's good! I'd hate to give you bandages you don't like.” Said Twilight, teasing Rainbow Dash now. Twilight applied the Bandages one by one, taking them out of the box with her magic and applying them with her hoof. As she applied each one, she put some anti-bacterial cream on each one. “There, all done!” She said as she pressed the last one on with her hoof. “Alright, let’s go!” Exclaimed Rainbow Dash, already trying to stretch her wings to fly, but, she found she couldn't move them, when she looked back, they were wrapped up against her. “You can't move them, or you'll reopen that big gash on your back. That wouldn't be good, now would it? Last time you hurt something, we found out you're an egghead!” Twilight said, inflecting a teasing tone into the last sentence. Rainbow dash opened and closed her mouth several times in shock, but no words came out. She ends up glaring teasingly at Twilight as she got up to go get her saddlebags. Twilight started to trot towards the door before saying, “are you coming, Rainbow?” “Yeah, just let me get my saddlebags. Do you want me to grab yours for you?” Rainbow called over to Twi. “Huh? Oh, yes, please!” Twi said, just realizing she had forgotten her saddlebags. After the two mares had put their bags on, they turned to each other, and asked each other at the same time, “You ready?” they both laughed at that, and Rainbow opened the door, holding it for Twilight. Twilight turned around to lock the door, and Rainbow couldn't help but notice that she smelled nice. Not different at all, but, nice. She smelled almost like... “No, there's absolutely no way that could happen. They don't grow anywhere else...” Thought Rainbow Dash. They departed, and they chatted while they walked, they chatted about everything, what Rarity's newest dress was going to look like, when Pinkie's next party was, but Twilight couldn't stop thinking about Rainbow Dash, and how fit she was, and how she was always exercising, and how she looked great, and how she always had something to do, some new trick to perfect or a job she was helping somepony with. They reached the edge of the forest, and Rainbow asked Twi what they were looking for, even though she already had a good idea, but she needed to confirm her suspicions. “Well, it's a perfectly white flower that looks like a little tuft of cloud, they-” Twi was cut off “Float along, and they smell similar to what makes you happy?” Rainbow finished Twi's sentence. “Yes how did you know?” Twi asked astonished that Rainbow Dash knew what they were looking for. “Well, I saw them every now and then in Cloudsdale, but I was always told they only grew there... for me they always smelled like books, and ink, and-” Rainbow covered her mouth before she let out too much. “But I know what they do, Twi, and it can be a good thing or a bad thing.” “Oh, what do they do?” asked Twilight, knowing all too well the effects they could have on a pony “They... They make you reveal your true feelings for somepony. And if you eat one, even earth ponies could fly around for a day.” Rainbow Dash said, taking an almost imperceptible step closer to Twilight. “Twilight, you-” She is cut off by an earth-shattering roar, it echoes around the ponies, causing them to shake along with the ground. “W-w-was that a m-m-man-” “-ticore? Yes, that was indeed a Manticore.” Said Twilight masking her fear quite well. Suddenly, the bushes trembled not very far from them, and a Manticore burst through! “WATCH OUT!” Yelled Rainbow, shoving her friend out of the way as the manticore's tail came swinging down. “RAINBOW!” Twilight squealed after getting back up just in time to see the spine on the Manticore plunge into her friends back. The Manticore withdrew its tail, and raised it to strike again. Before it could, its entire body was surrounded by a cloud of purple haze, it lifted into the air, and shot of into the distance, its roars becoming quieter the farther away it got. “Rainbow! Are you okay? Rainbow! Talk to me!” “Yeah, Twi, I'm- AAAH!” Rainbow cried out as she tried to stand, but she collapsed to the ground again, her hind legs bent at awkward angles, “I can't feel my hind legs.... Twilight! Help! I can't feel my hind legs!” Rainbow cried, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. Twilight ran over to her friend, and picked her up to carry her to the hospital. “You're gonna be okay, Rainbow! Just stay with me!” Twilight said, her voice cracking a little. Twilight set off at a gallop towards Ponyville, her horn starting to glow-and her eyes starting to water-as she attempted to use her magic to expel the toxin from her friend’s body.
Recovery“Is she going to be OK?” Asked Twilight, trying to peer over the shoulders of the nurses and Doctors surrounding her friend. “We don't know, and we won't be able to tell until we see how much of the toxin is inside her body” Said Nurse Redheart, a touch of sympathy in her voice. “Well, do the tests then!” Demanded Twilight, the impatience in her voice obvious. She didn't want Rainbow to go, not before she had a chance to tell her how she felt. “It would be easier, Ms. Sparkle, if you weren't shadowing us all the time.” Replied one of the Doctors, a hint of exasperation in his voice. One of the Nurses took Twilight out to the waiting room. “We'll come get you when we've done all the tests to see if your friend is going to make it.” The nurse told her, not looking Twilight in the eye. “What am I supposed to do for now?” Twilight asked, her voice starting to fade out “Take a nap, read a book, I don't know. Figure something out.” Said the nurse. Twilight sighed, and opened her saddlebag, pulling out a book. She started to read, and soon fell asleep. * * * “Ms. Sparkle? Wake up, Ms. Sparkle. You can go see your friend now.” A Doctor Said, nudging her with his hoof. “Whusgoinon?” Slurred Twilight, still half asleep. “Is she OK?” “Well...” The Doctor trailed off, not looking Twilight in the eye, “We... don't expect her to make it through the night. She's awake right now, but she's in a lot of pain. The Manticore's tail severed part of her spinal column, she might never walk again, if she does live.” “I... what? What do you... no... I... this can't be!” Twilight said, disbelief in her voice. “I... I have to go see her. Where is she?” “She's in room 302.” The Doctor said, sorrow in his voice, knowing it foolish to attempt to stop her. “Thank you.” Twilight took off at a quick pace, dodging around various pieces of hospital equipment, trying to be as fast and safe as possible. She gets to the room, looking in; she sees Rainbow is hooked up to various pieces of machinery, which monitor everything about her. Twilight goes into the room, and sits on the chair next to Rainbow’s bed, her eyes tearing up. “I... they said you can’t hear me, but if you can, I want you to know, I... I love you. I’ve loved you ever since we met, I love your daring attitude, I love how you never let anypony down, I love the way you cut your mane, and I love how you are always there, whenever anypony needs you. I love YOU. And, I just... I can’t imagine a world where you’re gone, please... PLEASE... pull through this... I... I can’t live without you...” She trails off, her eyes starting to tear up. She rests her head on Rainbow’s chest, feeling it rise and fall with each shallow breath, her heartbeat faint. Twilight remembers reading a book on controversial magic, and she saw a spell that can heal anypony of anything, but there would be a high likelihood that the healed pony will become a vegetable, unable to speak or function properly by themselves. “Is it really my decision to make? I don’t want to turn her into a mindless husk of a pony, but... I can’t... I can’t LIVE without her... I... I’m going to do it.” Thought Twilight, picking up her head. She trots over to the door and shuts it, locking it in the process. When she returns to Rainbow’s bedside, her horn starts to glow as she begins the complex spell, she touches it to Rainbow’s forehead, letting the flow of magic into Rainbow’s body, it flows into every fiber of Rainbow’s being, repairing her spinal column, and removing the bone fragments from her lungs. The spell ebbs off, completed, and Twilight falls over, unconscious. * * * “Where... where am i?” asks Twilight, opening her eyes. She takes in her surroundings, and realizes she’s in ponyville hospital, she looks to see if she has any roommates, and she’s amazed by the sight she sees. To her left, is a familiar Rainbow Maned Pegasus, reading a book. “You’re in the hospital, apparently you passed out or something when you came to see me.” Said Rainbow, not looking up from her book. “You’re... but they said...” Twi spluttered, not believing that she had managed to pull of the spell without permanently damaging her friend. “They told me it was miraculous, as if somepony had healed me overnight. Whoever it was, i thank them greatly.” Said Rainbow, knowing who it probably was. “Were you able to hear anything that was said while you were... hurt?” Asked Twilight, suddenly worried “Yes, and, I love you too, Twilight.” Said Rainbow, closing her book. “I love the way you’re always so organized, and how you’re so smart, and you’re always studying and doing what you love, and how you always...” She trails off, starting to blush. “Who’d’ve thought all this because of a flower!” said Twi, starting to giggle. “I know, who would have thought that if we’d just told each other sooner; then we might have been able to avoid this.“ said Rainbow, also starting to giggle. The nurse comes in pushing a tray “Lunch time for Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle” She says, taking off the trays and giving one to each of the ponies. “Let’s see... a salad... Some apple slices... Ooh, Gelatin!” they both say, in almost perfect unison, they then look at each other, and start laughing. The Nurse rolls her eyes, and pushes the cart out of the room. “So, Twilight, what’s your favorite flavor of Popsicle?” asks Rainbow Dash, trying to make light conversation “Blue Raspberry. Yours?” Twi says, almost seductively “Grape.” Dash answers, blushing. “What’s the first thing that you’re gonna do when you get out of here, Dash?” Asked Twilight, truly curious as to her friend’s plans. “Well, we never did finish collecting all that Love’s Bl- i mean, Cloud Bloom.” Rainbow Corrects herself, before she goes too far. “Were you about to call it... Love’s Bloom?” Asked Twilight “Yes, I was. That’s what it was called in Cloudsdale.” Said Rainbow, blushing. “I think that’s a perfect name for it, judging by the effects... now, do the effects take place on any pony in proximity to it, or anypony who sees it, or how do they take effect?” Twi asked, dropping into learning mode “Why don’t we find out for ourselves and gather some?” Asked Rainbow Dash, her face turning red again. “That sounds like a good plan to me!” Said Twilight, as she started to giggle
AttackThe girls arrived back at the everfree forest, now being more careful than last time. They make their way over to the clearing they were in last time, seeing Twilights bag undisturbed, they go over to it. Inside, it has twice as many flowers as before! “Umm... did it always spread that quickly?” Asked Twilight, apprehensive “No, it would almost always die soon after being picked. Maybe it grows better down here?” Rainbow answered, now speculating as to what could’ve happened. “Oh well, probably nothing.” The Girls start to fill up Rainbow’s Saddle-bags, nudging each other gently as they went, making it a sort of game. They eventually have both of their saddle-bags filled, and they start to head back to ponyville. When they get back to Twilight’s Library, they unload them into a box which previously had one or two of the flowers in it, but is now almost overflowing with them. “WOW, we got A LOT of them, didn’t we?” Said Rainbow, surprised at just how many they’d gotten “Yeah, I guess we did! There’s got to be what, like, 200 flowers in that bag?” said Twi, already trying to do the math on it “Well, what do we do with them now?” Asked Rainbow “Well, what’s the quickest way to have the effects take place?” asked Twi, blushing “I think if you eat one. I’ll be the guinea pig if you want” Rainbow offers, already leaning towards the box “Nope, I’ll do it. My experiment and all, if something goes wrong I don’t want YOU getting hurt.” Twi says, pulling Rainbow away from the box and taking one into her mouth “It tastes like… well, I'm not sure, it’s really sweet, but tart at the same time… it’s almost bitter, but it’s pleasant…” Twilight trails off, still chewing on the flower, letting the flavors of it seep throughout her mouth, almost overloading her sensory input of taste “Really? Let me try!” Rainbow quickly snatches one up in her mouth and begins to chew on it. “WOW, it’s REALLY sweet, and it tastes almost like Lavender! I love lavender salad you know. It’s almost like it tastes like what yo-” Rainbow says, beginning to blush as she trails off “Like ME? WHY would you eat me? I’m pretty sure cannibalism is illegal Rainbow, do I need to call the Princess?” Twilight says, teasing Rainbow again "Because you look delicious." Rainbow says while making a loud chewing sound "Oh, I do? well, I never thought I'd look delicious to a Rainbow!" Twilight giggles. they both spend the next few minutes teasing each other light heartedly and laughing, before going upstairs to Twilights bedroom, where Twilight lays down on the bed. "What're we gonna do on the bed, Twi?" Asks Rainbow "Sleep." Says Twi with a straight face. Rainbow Blushes, and climbs into the bed next to Twilight, embracing her in her arms. "Goodnight, Twilight, I love you." She whispers into Twilight's ear "I love you too, Rainbow." Twilight whispers back. * * * The girls suddenly awake, a loud crash followed by screaming coming from outside of the tree-house, light dancing across the inside walls. The girls quickly get up and rush outside, not even bothering to turn on any lights inside, there was already enough to see. What they see when they get outside astonishes both of them. There are Ponies running in all directions, some with their heads down and some with saddlebags on their backs, all look terrified. "What happened?" Twilight asks repeatedly, trying to find out "W-w-wereponies! From the Everfree forest! They came in the middle of the night and started to destroy buildings!" came a voice from behind them, they turn around, and behind them, is nothing. "Who said that?" Asks Rainbow, shaking slightly "i... I don't know." Says Twilight, her voice shaking, terrified. Suddenly, they here a loud roaring and growling, followed by screams of terror and the sudden sounds of ripping flesh. A large Pony, covered in gray fur all over its body breaks through a wall of a nearby building, causing it to collapse in on top of what are most likely the remains of its last meal. It roars loudly, before saying something in a language unknown to the girls. "Shunaak kytall, ingraak fyulaari!" It then roars again, this time louder than before, and a body can be seen materializing in front of it, taking on the shape of a large pony, made entirely out of the bits of rotting flesh and bone from the other dead ponies, whose bodies lie scattered around the central square the library sits in the middle of. The Werepony opens its mouth again, but this time what it speaks is coherent "THE DAY HAS COME FOR THE EXTINCTION OF THE PONY RACE. MY PEOPLE SHALL STAND UPON THE ASHES OF YOUR WORLD, AND WE WILL NOT BE OPPRESSED IN OUR LANDS ANYMORE! WE SHALL REIGN OVER THIS DOMAIN AGAIN! OUR ANCESTORS WILL BE AVENGED FOR THE WRONGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS LAND, FOR THE SLAYINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE!" Twilight and Rainbow look at each other at the same time, before they both pelt off in the direction of Canterlot, hoping to outrun the Wereponies. They here a squishing sound, they dare not turn back for fear of what could be chasing them. Twilight turns and quickly turns forward again after seeing what is following them. An almost amorphous blob of pony flesh and bone is taking shape behind them, forming a new pony out of the old pieces. It gurgles slightly, before collapsing again and the girls escape it. They continue to run until the roars and screams are faint in the distance. They gaze up the mountain Canterlot rests on, and their eyes widen as they see the Palace collapse down the side of the mountain, falling to the ground as time itself seems to slow, before it falls out of view and an audible ear shattering crash is heard, even from the distance they are at. A single tear runs down Twilight's face, as she remembers her brother and her parents, and the Princesses, all dead in less than a minute, but what felt like eons. She slowly slumps down onto her haunches, before falling to the ground completely, tears now freely flowing down her face. Rainbow wraps her wing around her shoulders, trying to comfort the heart broken Unicorn. She sits down next to Twilight, and gently nuzzles the nape of her neck, licking it as she does. "Maybe they made it out, Twilight" Says Rainbow, knowing what must be on her friend's mind. "I doubt it! I doubt any of us can escape this! It’s all hopeless, we're doomed, Rainbow, why don't we just head back to ponyville where it will all be over quicker..." cries Twilight, her fur on her face now soaking wet. "NO, IT IS NOT OVER YET. We still have each other, and while we still have each other we still have hope, don't you forget that. I will follow you to the ends of the earth, Twilight, even if I have to fight of wereponies to do it. What is a werepony, anyway?" Rainbow says, slightly agitated. "A werepony is a mythical creature that takes the form of a monstrous pony with the fangs and fur of a wolf, they feed on woo0dland creatures usually, but they will also eat ponies too. At least, I thought they were mythical..." Says Twilight, still crying, but the tears begin to ebb away. Rainbow rubs her back gently, trying to comfort her friend. She gently hums a tune that they both know, one that pinkie pie sang when they went in search of the elements of harmony. “♫♪You gotta stand up tall, learn to face your fears, you’ll see that they can’t hurt you, just laugh to make them disappear.♫♪” Sang Rainbow quietly, petting Twi’s mane as she sang softly. She nuzzles Twilight as she begins to stand, looking towards Canterlot. “We have to keep moving; otherwise they might catch up to us.” Says Twilight, a sense of urgency in her voice, “We’re too late to save the others, I’m certain.” “How do you know we are?” Asked Rainbow, legitimately curious “Because, I saw them get torn apart as we ran out of Ponyville.” Twilight replied grimly. She started to trot off towards Canterlot, Rainbow right behind her.
RepentanceAs the girls galloped through the woods as fast as they could, they began to hear the howling and grunting of the wereponies, meaning they couldn’t be far behind. The girls quickened their pace, their legs already burning from having covered so much ground in such a short time. They continue to run, the angry sounds of their pursuers growing closer with each step, they glance at each other, and make the split second decision to split up, Rainbow instantly taking to the sky. All the wereponies follow Rainbow for mere seconds, before turning their attention back to twilight. They chase after her with renewed anger, forcing Twilight to run harder and faster than she ever has in her life. Even with this renewed energy, the wereponies are on her heels. A flash of blue appears in front of her, and suddenly she’s flying, as Rainbow lifts her from the ground and flies with all her might. She flies for several miles, before being forced to set Twi down. She puts her down in a small clearing, devoid of any animal life. In the center is a small chunk of rock with a slight overhang, the perfect shelter for night. Twilight gathers some fallen branches from the outskirts of the clearing to make a fire, checking each of them to make sure they’re dry. When she comes back, Rainbow is already gathering the storm clouds that will provide the lightning. Twilight arranges the branches and sticks so that they will burn for a long time, and proceeds to gather some moss and ferns for bedding, hearing the clap of thunder as Rainbow hits the branches and they burst into flames. The light dances across the clearing as Twilight gathers up moss, suspending in it front of her with her horn. She brings back the moss and lays it out in a sort of bed form, making it thick enough to provide warmth and comfort, but not thick enough to keep out any water that may find its way under the shelf of the rock formation above. Twilight crawls into the little cave, and lies down, resting her sore hooves, and sleep overtakes her in a matter of seconds. When she wakes up, Rainbow Dash is laying next her, her wings around both of her s a sort of blanket. Twilight carefully gets up so as not to disturb her friend. She goes out into the forest to look for food, searching for almost an hour when she stumbles upon what looks like an ancient ruin, but she knows is too familiar to be that. She runs back to the clearing to get Rainbow. “Rainbow! Wake up! You have to come with me right now!” she says, nudging her friend. In a matter of seconds, Rainbow dash is up and alert right behind Twilight, looking for what could be causing her friend distress. “What’s up?” she asks after seeing nothing. “I… I found part of Canterlot…” Twilight says glumly, feeling the knot in her heart begin to form again as she thought of her lost friends and family, probably buried under the rubble of the once great city. As she leads Rainbow to the site as fast as her legs will carry her, she hears a sound that can only be the very Trump of Death himself. As she runs faster, she realizes the sound is getting louder the harder they run. They’re running TOWARDS the wereponies! Twi turns her head to yell to Rainbow, but before she can speak, she hits a tree, and several wereponies come into sight as her vision fades, she see Rainbow trying to fend them off, Twilight tries to move her arms, but they don’t respond, she calls out to Rainbow Dash, and then everything goes black. * * * When Twilight wakes up, it is dead silent. Not even the birds are chirping anymore. When she opens her eyes, fearing what she will see before her, she gasps loudly, around her, are the bodies of not 1 or 2, but 7 dead wereponies. She slowly gets up, looking around to see if it’s a trap. She glances towards the ruins, and what she sees horrifies her. At the base of the ruins, is a heap of what looks like a rainbow. She dashes over to it as quickly as she can, not believing her eyes. When she reaches it, she rolls it over, to reveal her mind was not playing tricks on her. It’s Rainbow Dash, and she’s barely breathing. Twilight is about to start doing CPR, when Rai8nbow’s eyes suddenly flutter open, but they only open about halfway, giving a her a drunken look. “Tw-Twilight, I n-never told you how much I l-loved you” Rainbow says, blood starting to appear at the corners of her mouth as she speaks, each word becoming more difficult than the last. As she says the last words, Twilight cradles her as best as she can, not wanting to move her too much. “I love you too, R-rainbow, and I always will.” Twilight says, her eyes starting to well up with tears. “If s-she is still alive… tell… tell Scootaloo… I always noticed her, and I was p-proud of her…” she slowly closes her eyes as the last word leaves her mouth, her body going limp and her head drooping. Twilight fully bursts into tears, holding Rainbow’s lifeless body in her forelegs, a small growl escaping her throat as she fills with rage at the creatures that did this to her best friend, her lover, her eternal companion. Twilight gently sets Rainbow’s head on the ground, her horn glowing as a deep grave is dug nearby, she floats Rainbow into the grave and places the dirt on top, using her magic again to move a heavy rock over top of it. She wipes the tears from her eyes, smearing blood onto her face as she does. She vows to herself, and to the memory of Rainbow, that she will not rest until every last werepony is dead or has surrendered. She gallops off towards ponyville, her last shred of hope being her library.
ReckoningAs she gallops into the wreckage of ponyville, her fur caked with blood and mud, her brow furrowed in a concentrated rage. She looks up, and her face drops. The library is gone. Fires still burn around her, and she can smell death on the air, so thick she can almost taste it. She gallops towards the school, the only brick building in town. When she arrives, she sees a dismal sight. The corpse of Ms. Cheerilee, her innards lay around her on the ground. Twilight takes a step back, and here’s a growl. She whips around, and her snout is mere inches from a werepony. Her horn lights up and the werepony is instantly obliterated, exploding in a mass of flesh and blood, spattering Twilight with its sticky flesh. She turns around again, looking for survivors, when she sees something small moving under the rubble of a nearby building. When she gets to it, she has to cover her mouth to stop from audibly gasping. Not even three feet from her, an abomination of the body of what she believes was once Applebloom is feeding on the internal organs and flesh of Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. She lowers her head and charges, goring the abomination of life straight through the skull. As she twists her head, burying her horn deeper into the creature’s skull, a sudden pain rips across her back. She whips around, flinging the now lifeless husk across the schoolyard, seeing a werepony on her back as it digs its claws into her back, tearing out chunks of flesh. Her horn glows again, and the werepony is thrust from her body, it hits a tree 40 feet away and slumps to the ground lifelessly. She runs towards the still moving Zombiebloom, lowering her head, her horn still glowing. She impales the living carcass through the chest, goring it on her horn, using her magic to inflate and eventually explode it. Twilight hears a twig snap, and she whips around, behind her is the large werepony, the one that spoke. “So, you have survived? We did not think any of your kind would live. How long have you been in the area?” Said the werepony, in a deep, grumbling voice “I’ve been here long enough! It’s time to end this! Here and now!” Shouts Twilight over the roar of the nearby fires; She lowers her head and charges, her horn and eyes both glowing as she draws power from the love she felt for Rainbow, and from the spirits of the ponies that still linger on the planet. The werepony laughs loudly as he swats her away with one swipe of his massive paw, flinging her into the side of the school building. In seconds he is on top of her, pinning her down with one toe. He laughs again, “I knew your puny race couldn’t survive long. We have taken back our lands, and we shall be free from you for eternity!” the werepony growled, darting his head forward just as a beam of light shoots from Twilight’s eyes and horn, it expands into a ball, and a shock wave is sent out across the land, killing every living creature it touches, whether it be pony, werepony, or an abomination of the two. As the shock wave expands, it leaves in its wake green plant life, restoring the continent to its original beauty. Twilight’s body is lifted to the air, and teleported to the top of the rock that marks Rainbows grave. As everything subsides from the sudden blast, a single flower falls to the earth, landing on the edge of Twilight’s lifeless body, a single bloom, marking the grave of the eternal love the two girls had for each other.
