"Well that was fun!" Celestia said as she trotted into her private quarters, Luna following closely behind.
"Oh yes, I agree sister. We should defiantly have royal parties more often" Luna said, still buzzing from the excitement that had replaced the usually drab and boring routine she goes through. "So what now can we do now?" She asked excitedly. "Can we play a game, or go to the shops, or a spa treatment or maybe..."
"Now my sister, we go back to being rulers of Equestria." Celestia said, cutting her excited sister off. "Now, where is that scroll." She said, looking around her room. She checked under the bed for it, but it had not rolled under there. She scanned the desks and drawers. Every nook and cranny was quickly, but thoroughly searched. She gave up and sighed. Luna coughed. She turned to see Luna grinning.
"Want the scroll?" Luna teased. Celestia then noticed the unsealed parchment levitating just behind Luna.
"Yes sister, give it here please" Celestia said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Well tell me when we can do this again please" the dark alicorn asked.
"Well, since you put it that way...how about same time next week? Can you wait that long without climbing the walls?" Celestia said, only half joking.
"Oh don't you worry sis, I can" The scroll floated over to the white alicorn "Enjoy, my princess" Luna said as she bowed jokingly.
"Thank you." Celestia took the scroll out of the air and held it up in front of her face. Then she looked at the single, scrawled word in the centre of the scroll. 'Help'. Celestia's happy expression slipped off her face and it was replaced with worry. She dropped the scroll and turned to Luna.
"Gather some guards and meet me at Twilight Sparkle's house. I think something bad has happened. I'll meet you all there." She turned around and her horn began to glow. Then she disappeared in a flash of dazzling light. Luna trotted over to the letter. She scanned it, then quickly rushed off, shouting for any guards she saw to come with her.

Fluttershy casually walked over to the top of the stairs, carefully stepping over Rainbow Dash's cold corpse. She looked down to Twilight Sparkle.
"Twilight, my friend!" she said warmly. "How are you doing? Well I hope."
Twilight looked up at the pegasus in disgust. "Are you kidding me Fluttershy? Look, hand over Spike and Applejack now, or I'll be forced to do something I don't want to do" Twi said, determination in her voice.
Fluttershy slowly shook her head." Twilight, can you stop calling me that name please" She said, completely dismissing the unicorn's demand. "Everypony has been and its quite annoying. I'm not that pony any more. I need a new name. I'll have to think of one." Fluttershy creased her brow in thought. She was deep in thought when suddenly she shot up into the air, surrounded in a purple aura. Her eyes widened in surprise. Then she shot up to the ceiling and slammed into it hard. Pain shot through her back but Fluttershy just gritted her teeth. Slowly she was levitated towards Twilight. She began to smirk.
"Well Twilight, I didn't have you as the sort of pony that would do such a thing. Such rudeness, interrupting a pony that's thinking."
"I'm not joking around" Twilight said, nearly shouting. She walked past the suspended pegasus and slowly stepped upstairs. She cautiously stepped around her deceased, cyan friend and laid her eyes on the orange pony in front of her. She fell to her knees, tears welling up in her eyes. She lost focus, and without realising, dropped the psychopath onto the ground. Fluttershy stood up and shook herself down. She trotted up the stairs and went towards Twilight. As she reached her she placed a hoof on her shoulder.
"There there. Let me take all the pain away" Fluttershy cooed. Twilight spun around in shock before two hooves grabbed her around her neck. Fluttershy forced Twilight to the ground and pressed down on her neck. Twi tried to struggle, but to no avail. She slowly began to black out, her vision fading. Then a door slammed open. Fluttershy loosened her grip to face the newcomer. A blur of purple and green shot across the room at the pegasus and barrelled into her, knocking her across the room and to the floor. As Twilight recovered she looked over to the tangle and her eyes widened. There was Spike, her number one assistant, beating Fluttershy with the palms of his hands. 'Oh no, his fingers' was her first thought, before realising that she had to help him. She quickly clambered to her feet and hurried over to the mess. She cast a spell that held Fluttershy into place and then she pulled Spike off her. She brought him in close to her chest.
"There, there. It's all going to be ok" She said, cuddling him. She felt Spike wrap is fingerless hands around her neck. He whimpered a few words, but too quiet for her to hear. She picked him up and placed him on her back, then she walked over the the immobile pegasus.
"Now, I think we best take you to Princess Celestia" She said, standing over Fluttershy.
"Oh no! Not that! Anything but that!" Fluttershy said sarcastically.
"Its not a joke Fluttershy!" Twilight shouted. "Do you even realise what you've done today! You have murdered all our good friends in cold blood!" Twilight glared angrily at Fluttershy. She tried to look away but the unicorns magic was too strong.
"Stop looking at me like that!" Fluttershy almost whispered.
"Why, what's wrong? Feel guilty" Twilight questioned.
"...yes...I'm sorry" Fluttershy whispered. She actually looked very sad. Twilight looked at her. 'How could this be' she thought. 'Its not possible.'
"Listen Fluttershy. We are both going to have a chat. I want to get into your head." Twilight said, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Oh...are you sure" Fluttershy asked, taken aback. She suddenly felt terribly guilty. "ok then. You want to know why I did it? I'll tell you."
"Ok, good." Twi said. She floated Fluttershy downstairs and Twilight sat down in the centre of the room, Fluttershy levitated in front of her. She was placed in front of Twilight and released. Spike crawled down from Twilight's back and sat next to her. He laid his head on her side. Then Fluttershy began to explain.
"Well, the reason I did it was that all of you didn't respect me. You took all my time away when I wanted to spend time with the animals. I was sick of getting pushed around. I don't know why I did it. It started with Angel you see. He kept pestering me. Kept smashing things and making a mess. So I ate him. Then Pinkie was doing the same thing. So I burned her alive. You get the picture. You all wasted my time with my animal friends. Now I say it out loud, it seems so stupid. It sounded like I completely over reacted. I knew it was wrong. Every time I looked into my friends eyes I couldn't believe what I was doing. I was overcome with guilt. But time can't be reversed. Its done now." Fluttershy paused. "I'm not finished either." She grinned at Twilight evilly. She then sprang towards her and pushed her onto her back. Then Spike was there again. Leaping onto Fluttershy's back. He grabbed a wing in his palms and twisted it. There was a sickening pop.
"Argh! You little..." Fluttershy rolled off Twilight and shook off Spike. She picked him up, a hoof on each of his cheeks.
"sorry kid. Nap time" Then she twisted. Spike went limp. She dropped his body to the floor. Twilight watched his unmoving corpse in disbelief, then began to sob. Fluttershy turned back to Twilight.
"Your turn. I'm gonna make you wish you... huh, what's that"
A bright light appeared above in the centre of the room. A gleaming white alicorn descended from the orb of light. She saw the scene and tears began to roll down her snow whit face. She then cast a spell and suspended the pegasus in the air. She didn't attempt to struggle.
"Fluttershy...how could you" The princess said, at a whisper.
Twilight quickly found her voice. "Princess! Execute her. Make her pay. She's a monster!"
"Ha! You all deserved it!" Fluttershy laughed.
The princess spoke up. "First there will be a trial. But don't worry my student, I can already guess the outcome. Now I will teleport you to Canterlot castle. You can stay in my room. As for you Fluttershy. There is a dungeon cell with your name all over it"
A light began to radiate around both smaller ponies.
"I'm not finished yet Twilight!" the prisoner said as she disappeared. Then the unicorn disappeared too.

Fluttershy appeared in a dark room. It was too dark. She couldn't make out a single feature of the room. She held out one hoof and moved forward slowly. She quickly hit a wall. She turned around and slumped down to the ground, laying her back to the wall. She winced at the pain that suddenly shot through her wing. 'Dammit Fluttershy. How did I let myself get caught. I was so close. Look at myself, I'm a mess. A busted wing, a hole in my shoulder and a messed up face. I need to get Twilight. By Celestia I'm not going down leaving this half finished. I need a name too. Might as well think of one until I wait for an opportunity to escape to present itself.' Fluttershy sat in the dark for countless hours. She racked her mind until she thought up a name.
"Perfect" she said out loud. Then she laid down and closed her eyes. 'Even killers need their beauty sleep' she thought.

Twilight's old Canterlot room materialised in front of her. She stumbled forward and almost tripped. She steadied her self. She trotted over to the bed and laid down on it. She looked over to the corner of her room. Smarty-pants, her old doll, laid there. She levitated it over and hugged it tightly. She sobbed for hours, so much that the bed was stained with tears. Eventually, the door creaked open and Celestia entered. Twilight paid her no notice. The alicorn trotted over to the traumatised unicorn and laid down next to her. She wrapped one wing around her and waited for her to speak. Eventually Twilight moved her head and rested it on Celestia.
"How could she do it Princess? She was our friend. Now everypony I loved is gone." Twilight whined through her sobs.
"I'm sorry Twilight, but I can't answer that. Know that you're safe here now though. I'll look after you. Everything is going to be ok." Celestia said comfortingly.
"So...what's going to happen now."
"Well your friends shall have a funeral. After that Fluttershy will be put on trial. She will be found guilty and for her heinous crime...be sent to Tartarus." Celestia answered.
"Good, she deserves it all and more." Twilight said coldly.
"Now rest my pupil. You need your strength." Celestia stood up and moved to the door. "I shall check on you soon. I must go and deal with the dead." With that she left the room and closed the door behind her. Twilight cried a little longer and then closed her eyes. Celestia was right, she needed sleep. She had been up all night. She slowly drifted off into a fit of horrid nightmares, all plagued with images of her dead friends.

Banging came from the door. The pegasus woke with a jump. Sounds of bolts and various chains came form behind the door and talking could be heard but it was too quiet to make out. Then the door swung open and bright light flooded into the room, filling every dark corner. Flutts moved her wing over her eyes to cover herself. As her eyes adjusted she could make out two guards moving towards her, spears in hooves. One was a brown earth pony, the other a white pegasus, both in shining golden armour. They each picked her up by one leg and began to drag her along the stone floor. 'Time to put my plan into action'. With one quick move she bit down on the earth ponie's hoof. He let go and shouted in pain. The white guard let go of her and swung his spear at her with both front legs. She dodged left and grabbed the spear. She yanked it out of his hooves, spun it around, thrust it towards the defenceless guard's face and punctured his left eye socket. She pulled it out and spun around to meet the brown guard. He arced his spear though the air in a downwards motion. She countered and sliced the spear across. It caught him in the throat. He fell to the floor, grasping at his open neck. She then snapped the spear's sharp head off and began to run off down the corridor, leaving the two guards to slowly bleed out. She didn't know where she would find her. She didn't really even know where she was going. But she would find her. She descended a flight of spiral stairs and emerged into a stunning, gleaming hallway. She was in the main castle now, no more dark dungeons with hiding places. She moved much slower now, carefully checking each room. 'This is getting me nowhere' she thought. Then a voice rang out down the corridor. Some pony was coming. She ducked behind a pillar and peeked around it. A lone guard was moving towards her, talking to himself. Singing something. As he passed her hiding spot she leaned out and grabbed him. She wrapped one hoof around his mouth and lay the spear head on his throat.
"Don't scream or I cut your throat and drink your blood. Now tell me where Twilight's room is." He whimpered and gave some directions. "Good stallion." she said as she dragged the spearhead along his neck, severing his windpipe. He dropped to the floor without a sound. She set off to Twilight's quarters.

Twilight slept in her bed, occasionally turning. Her face was screwed up, her nightmares unrelenting. Her bedroom door slowly began to creak open, beams of light bursting through into the room. Twilight stirred and opened her eyes. In the doorway a silhouetted figure stood.
"Hello. Who's that?" Twilight mumbled. She used her magic to light the candles dotted around her room and then wiped her eyes. The figure moved into the room and shut the door. Twilight quickly scrambled out of bed.
"You!?! How did you escape?" Twilight said in disbelief.
"Well, I asked nicely" the blood coated pegasus said as she moved a small dresser into the doorway. She turned to face Twilight, who now was stood in the centre of the room."So good to see my friend again" She said as she grinned.
"Sure Fluttershy. If you wanted to see your friends, go down to the cemetery." Twilight responded, her voice shaky.
"Nah, It'll be you who's going down to the cemetery. Now come to me" the murder said,as she began to walk forward.
"Come on Fluttershy, I'll have to stop you." the lavender pony said as she readied herself.
"I'd like to see you try" Flutts said as she dived forward. She barrelled into the unicorn and knocked her to the ground. With the spearhead in hoof she stabbed at Twilight's face. Twi twisted her head to the right, then pushed off her attacker with a wall of magic. Twilight stepped backwards as Fluttershy recovered and then, using her magic, lifted up a few objects around the room. A chair, a wardrobe, a dresser. The chair hurtled towards Fluttershy, who barely moved out of the way. Then the dresser flew at her. She sidestepped it but as it sailed past, a corner caught her knee. She dropped down, her head faced to the floor, twisted in pain. She looked up to see the large oak wardrobe slam into her. She lay there underneath the wardrobe, catching her breath. he wing was in agony. Slowly she lifted the heavy object off her. A hoof suddenly slammed into her face. It lifted up and slammed down again. As it lifted up a third time Fluttershy moved the spear head in front of her face. The hoof came down and right into the tip. Twilight jumped back in pain. Flutts held onto the metal spike and pulled it as she recoiled. She dragged herself out of the wardrobe and dusted herself down. Twilight was hobbling away from her so the pegasus ran at her. As she ran Twilight turned and pushed a bookcase towards her. Flutts hurdled it and landed on Twilight.
"Now you die!" shouted Fluttershy. She brought down the spear and it pierced Twilight's shoulder blade. She screamed in pain. Fluttershy laughed.
"No little dragon to help you now. His snapping neck was a beautiful sound" tormented Fluttershy as she stabbed Twilight again, in her other shoulder blade. Twi cried out again in pain. Tears were rolling down her cheeks.
"Come on!" Twilight shouted. "End it Fluttershy! I don't care any more. I have nothing to live for, you made sure of that."
"Oh, I'll end your suffering...if you beg me" Fluttershy said as a smile grew on her face.
"Screw you!" Twilight shouted.
"C'mon, just do it, it'll all be over." Fluttershy placed the spear on Twilight's chest and slowly pushed down, inching it in. Twilight shouted more.
"Do it Twilight!" Fluttershy shouted angrily and she pulled the head down, tearing open Twilight's ribcage and revealing her internals.
"...Please, kill me Fluttershy" Twilight whimpered, through gritted teeth.
"Actually, that's the wrong name, but it's close enough" Fluttershy placed the spear head on Twilight's throat. "Name's Slaughter Die, nice to meet you" and she slit her throat open. The blood fountained out and sprayed her face. Slaughter Die stood up off Twilight. She was panting. Suddenly the door exploded open.
"Twilight! What's going on" Shouted Celestia as she burst in. Guards swarmed in after her. "You! Guards, kill her!" Celestia said.
"Oh, your gonna fight me? I'll fight you! You'll all die" Shouted Slaughter as she ran forward. She quickly ducked below the first spear and jabbed him to the neck. She grabbed the guard she just stabbed and held him in front of her. He was impaled by his friend's spears. She launched herself at a second guard, knocking him to the ground. a quick movement across his neck and he stopped breathing. She twisted herself around and hurtled her spear head at third guard, hitting him between the eyes. Then she felt it. She looked down to see a spear protruding out from her chest. She sagged to the floor. He vision started to fade. It all began to turn black.

Fluttershy opened her eyes. She was panting. She looked around the room. Her room. She jumped out of bed and opened her curtains. She looked out into the field and saw all her animal friends frolicking.
"Oh, it was just a dream" Fluttershy said, still panting, her heart racing. "It was such an odd dream though. It felt so real." Fluttershy trotted into the bathroom and brushed her teeth. 'Got to make the nice and clean' she thought as she went through the movements. She rinsed as spat out the toothpaste and then glided downstairs. The dream kept bothering her. It was odd, she kind of liked what she was doing in the dream.' No! What am I thinking! I couldn't, wouldn't do that to my friends'. She flew over to the door, ready to spend time with her fluffy friends before they hibernated. She hadn't spent much time with them. She'd been so busy helping her friends. Once again the dream floated into her mind. She tied to push it out, but it stayed in her brain like a bad smell. She swung the door open and there stood Angel, tapping his foot on the ground.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Angel, I almost forgot to feed you" Fluttershy gasped. She quickly dashed into the kitchen and prepared Angel a meal. After an hour she finished. She looked at a kitchen it was a mess.
"Best clean up" She said aloud. She placed Angels meal on the table and went about tidying. After an hour she'd finished. She went upstairs and washed her hooves in the sink. She leaned over and splashed her face. As she stood back up straight she jumped back in fright. There, in the mirror, was her reflection. But it wasn't. It was her from her dream. The one with dilated eyes, messy mane and blood soaked coat. Fluttershy shook her head. Suddenly a loud crash came from downstairs. Fluttershy could guess what had happened. She flew downstairs and saw the mess Angel had created. She landed and walked past Angel, over the the kitchen top. A knife laid there. She looked at it. She saw her reflection in the steel. It was the same as upstairs. 'that's it'. She picked the knife up in one hoof.
"Angel, could you come over here for a moment please..."

Author's Note

Oh man, cliffhanger, and at the end of the story. What could that mean? a sequel perhaps? Want to find out what happens next? Well get ready for the sequel of Slaughter Die. She'll be in reality now. Now real lives are getting taken. And its not just the mane six either... I really hope you have enjoyed the first part of this tale. More to come in the future. Leave you reviews please, all can help with improving the second story.

SIDE NOTE: Also everyone, at the end of your reviews, leave a message saying who you'd like to see fall under Slaughter Die's knife and a brief explanation on how it would happen. My favorite will make it into the story! Good luck!
NOTE: NOW CLOSED.