Chapters It was a beautiful day In Ponyville, the sun was shining and the birds were singing and Fluttershy was just waking up. Her big, blue eyes flickered open, slightly squinting as sunlight penetrated her curtains, hitting her In her eyes. She let out a yawn, small and quiet like her, and stretched. She pulled back her bed sheets and climbed out of bed. After making them she went into her bathroom, pulled out her toothbrush and brushed her teeth, making them gleam. She then trotted downstairs and entered her kitchen. She pulled open the kitchen curtains and smiled.
The next morning she woke up and trotted downstairs. Her mouth fell open as she saw her beautiful cottage. There was food and drinks spilt everywhere, and vomit covered the walls, furniture and floor. Pinkie Pie was propped up in the corner of the room, a lampshade over her head. Fluttershy hurried over to her.
Author's Note
Hey everyone, This is the Jake 2. Hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing It.
The four friends watched in horror as the fires were extinguished. The fire-fighter ponies ran in and out with hoses, axes and various other objects.
Fluttershy skulked through the town, Pinkie's screams of anguish fresh in her mind. She replayed the night's scenes over and over in her head, trying to remember all the delicious details. Then her mind snapped back to focus. She had to concentrate. Who was her next target. Who would she kill next. Faces of ponies flashed through her mind. Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash. Rarity niggled in her mind like an itch that needed scratching. 'Rarity it is' She thought. But how was she to do it. Fluttershy wandered down the street thinking about it. Ponies past her and gave her funny looks, seeing as she had bloodshot eyes, dilated pupils and a messy mane and coat. Flutts kept walking, paying no attention to her surroundings. She ignored the glistening snowflakes she would have once found beautiful. Then she looked up. She was outside the Carousel Boutique. 'Perfect' Fluttershy thought, shivering slightly from the cold. She walked to the door and brought her hoof up and knocked. No answer. She tried again, but still no answer. 'Damn it, guess I better look elsewhere'. Fluttershy turned and walked a few steps before she saw her. Rarity ran around the corner. She stopped and looked at her timid friend.
When Rarity came around she could she Fluttershy stood over a table that she must have dragged into the middle of the room. Rarity tried to moved but, to her surprise, found she had been bound. She hung from the ceiling by tightly tied fabrics that had been wrapped around her front hooves. She could still place her hind legs on the ground. She tried to move but pain shot through her body from the bite wound. She gasped at her pain which made Fluttershy turn.
Rainbow Dash flew through the dark, frosty streets of Ponyville scanning every dark corner for Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie's charred corpse kept floating back into her mind every time she began to forget. Tears were still flowing freely from her eyes and she just wanted to go home and mourn. But that was something she couldn't do. Not until she knew Fluttershy was safe. It had now been half an hour and still no luck. 'Maybe Rarity has had better luck' Dash thought. She flew back to the site of the catastrophe and approached Twilight.
Author's Note
Ooh, Rainbow's in trouble. What will happen. Will she escape, will the other friends find out, who will be the next pony to fall under Fluttershy's knife. So many questions, find out in the next chapter.
Fluttershy brought her face close to Rainbow Dash's and licked her cheek.
"Come on AJ. We can't stay here forever. I know It hurts but we've got to go home. We'll freeze out here" Twilight said, shivering from the cold. Twilight looked at her friend. Poor Applejack hadn't changed position for a few hours now and the snow had begun to settle on her. Then she lifted her head.
As Rainbow Dash ran through the snow, tears fell from hers eyes.'Fluttershy has murdered Rarity. That means that It was probably her who set fire to the house when Pinkie Pie was in it'. How could she do it'. She was almost to the charred cottage when she saw two ponies walking towards her.
Applejack punched Fluttershy around her face, first with her left hoof, then her right. By now Fluttershy's nose and lip had busted open, blood ran down her face. She tried in vain to raise her hooves, to defend against Applejack's blows. The Something happened. To Applejack's surprise, Fluttershy began to cry in pain. Applejack stopped, instantly feeling bad about what she had just done. Fluttershy was her friend, or at least she thought, how could she just lay into her without thought. Suddenly Fluttershy grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed Applejack off her. They both stood up and looked at each other.
Twilight felt an immense pain in her chest as she run. Was she tired, did she feel guilty for leaving Applejack alone with Fluttershy, or was it sadness from loosing all her friends. She didn't know. All she did know was that getting Spike to safety was her only objective. Spike was now clung to her, holding on to her neck. She could feel his haggard breaths and his hot tears flowing freely down her neck. She didn't know where she was running to, just as long as it was away from Fluttershy. She eventually stopped at the outskirts of the Everfree forest. One because she felt like her heart was about to rip out of her chest, and second because Spike had stopped making noises. She trotted slowly into the tree line and up ahead could see a small clearing with a small rocky pond in the centre. She levitated Spike from her back, after a few seconds of him clinging to her, and placed him on the ground in front of her. Spike looked away from Twilight. She put a hoof on his chin and turned him in face her.
When Twilight woke up It was midday. She looked around to find Spike nowhere. 'Of course' she thought,quickly dispelling the worry from her mind. 'He's been crying behind that tree'. She walked over to the tree.
Applejack opened her eyes slowly to see Fluttershy sat on a chair in front of her. She tried to move, but felt pain in her hooves. she looked to her left and right to see that knives had been stuck into them. She looked back to Fluttershy, who had now noticed Applejack was awake and had stood up.
Author's Note
Spikes been captured, Applejack's been injured and Twilight is going to run straight into Fluttershy's trap. Will any of them survive. Will Fluttershy be stopped. Find out in the next chapter.
Spike closed his eyes. Twilight would be there soon. Fluttershy would kill her and Applejack, and It was all his fault. He had been put on the floor by Fluttershy and she had let him crawl off into his bed. He sat there, hugging his knees, tears rolling down his purple, scaly cheeks. He rocked back and fourth like he had gone insane. Maybe he had. He could hear Applejack's cries. Fluttershy must be doing something to her. Would Fluttershy kill him too? He thought that a few times. Spike began to think of all the things in his life. The things he took for granted. The things he's now lost. The things he's going to loose. All the ponies he'll leave behind If he dies. Then an idea sprang to mind. 'Of course'. Spike stood up quietly, not even daring to breath too loud for fear of Fluttershy hearing him. He scanned the darkness of the bedroom. Then he saw his target. he slowly tip-toed across the wooden floor, stopping periodically as he thought he was making too much noise. Finally he made it. He reached his clawed hand up onto the desk and took hold of what he was after. He held the piece of paper in one hand and a quill in another. He scribbled a single word on the piece of paper. 'Help'. He prepared to sent it away. He couldn't do this alone. He needed the Princess. He ignited the paper and it quickly burned away. He winced at the light. He didn't think it would be that bright. Then the door slammed open.
The Sun now shone brightly in the sky, it's light penetrating the snow clouds defiantly. Princess Celestia admired her work for a while before turning around and walking off of her balcony into her room. Then came a knock form the door. She opened it with her magic and in entered her dark coated sister, who nodded at her and wandered over to the balcony to look and Celestia's handiwork.
Twilight ran through Everfree forest faster than she had ever ran before. She had to reach Spike. Hopefully, If fate was on her side, Applejack was ok too. She squinted through the dim of the night, barely dodging trees that stood defiantly in her way. Suddenly a branch caught her unaware and whipped at her face. Twilight flinched for a second, but continued at her pace. 'It was fine, just a small cut' she though. It would be nothing compared to what Fluttershy would do to her friends. To poor, defenceless Spike. What If he's done something stupid? What If she's hurt him? What if she's killed him? The thoughts she was having threatened to overwhelm Twilight. She shook her head. 'I just have to try and see the positives' she thought. She knew there wasn't many left though. She continued, unable to focus due to her terrible thoughts. Then her world suddenly came to a halt. She was sent flying forwards. She hit the ground hard and skidded a few metres. She'd tripped on a tree root. Then things became too overwhelming for her. She began to cry. Tears ran quickly down her face. Everything was gone. Her friends, Spike, her very way of living. She knew she wouldn't be able to be the same after this ordeal. Then Spike once again came into mind. She saw him crying, alone in the dark. He'd been hurt by Fluttershy and needed help, but he didn't get any as Twilight had just laid down, given up and felt sorry for herself. Twilight then realised what she was doing. "No" She said quietly to herself. "I've got to save Spike." She slowly pulled up her tired body and willed it to go on. She picked up speed and was once again heading toward town. 'Hold on Spike, I'm coming to make it all better'.
Spike looked down at the floor. There, across the blood covered, wooden floor boards, squirmed his severed, clawed fingers. Tears had already sprung to his eyes and now rolled down his cheeks. Fluttershy moved towards him and wiped his tears.
Author's Note
And Applejack bites the dust. Will Twilight be able to outwit Fluttershy, or will she become Fluttershy's next meal? Will the princess read Spike's message in time to save the day? Will Spike make it out alive? All will be answered in the next, last chapter of Slaughter Die! Thanks everyone for reading this story and I'm hoping your all enjoying it. Well, you must be if you've read this far. Please leave any feedback for me, as it is greatly appreciated.
"Well that was fun!" Celestia said as she trotted into her private quarters, Luna following closely behind.
Fluttershy casually walked over to the top of the stairs, carefully stepping over Rainbow Dash's cold corpse. She looked down to Twilight Sparkle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
