Doubly Maredby TheTwerpChaptersTwilight meets Evil TwilightRainbow meets Evil Twilight~Interlude~ "Forcefield?"Rarity RoundupApplejack meets Evil Twilight~Interlude~ "Apples?"Twilight meets Evil Twilight===== The Music I was listening to while writing this: Elements - Dubstep Violin ===== The Everfree forest is a place not many ponies are willing to enter. A section of land coated with dark vines and twisting trees making it difficult to cross the ground unhindered. The untamed winds often playing amongst the leaves high in the canopy creating an eerie howl that never ceases. The ground is treacherous and can often give way to pot holes underneath leading to an untimely demise. Then you have the myriad of plants that can cause all manner of rashes, coughs and magical jokes. All in all not quite the place you'd take the family. It is here that a distressed purple unicorn known as Twilight Sparkle would be found trudging through the mud, grime and unpleasantness towards the last known location of the Mirror Pool entrance. "Oh I know its here somewhere." She muttered as she drew another breath of the forests stale air. There was no breeze this far down as the foliage was much to thick. Still the light of the morning sun managed to pierce the dark canopy in places leaving shafts of gold to illuminate her path. "Ugh, stupid plants." Cursing under her breath she stumbled over another tangle of roots and thicket. The very ground itself seemed to resent her presence making every effort to hinder her journey. Pushing past the growth of plants she continued toward the goal. Again she found her mind wandering to the very reason for her being here in the first place. A few days ago she had received a letter from the Princess of the sun. Dear Twilight Sparkle, My faithful student, I have read your latest friendship report on what happened to dear Pinkie Pie and I am glad that you could find a solution. However I feel that the magic of this place could be very useful to ponies everywhere. I would like you to go and see if you can create a working clone and if it is not dangerous please bring it to me at Canterlot. I know this might seem strange and I wish I could tell you the purpose but I must ask that you trust me and perform this task with this much knowledge. Whether you are successful or not please come to Canterlot in two weeks. Be safe my faithful student, Princess Celestia. *Sigh* "Princess, I hope you know what you're doing." Twilight uttered swatting another offering of branches away from her. She trudged on for what seemed like hours until finally reaching an odd looking boulder that no vine touched. "Ah-Ha!" She cheered clopping her hooves together. Summoning a great swath of magical energy she eased to boulder out of its place and pushed it over to the side. Grunting with the effort Twilight released her grasp and the rock fell into the soft dirt. *Thump* "There. Now lets see this cave." She tittered while gently lowering her hoof down the hole onto the first step. After clambering down the path she was greeted to a sight that stole her breath away. The cave was covered in a mesh of luminescent vines that showered the place in a rich blue hue of magical power. The water of the pool reflected the world and seemed to shine even brighter. "Wow." She gasped. "It's gorgeous..." She cantered down towards the waters edge stopping at every plant to inspect the species. The mare's inner nerd was gushing at the prospect of encountering rare magical plants. Upon reaching the water's edge she turned her attention to her reflection. "Ugh, grass in my mane." Grumbling she began tugging at her unkempt mane. Once satisfied it was presentable she began to assemble camp. "Right!" She began. "Notebook, Check!" "Quill, Check!" "Spare Quills, Check!" "Ok! Now lets do some tests!" Twilight finished with a happy chirp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purple mare sat with her notepad hovering beside her aglow with magical energy. She had spent the last two hours testing what could and could not be cloned from the pool. It was clear now that inanimate objects could not be copied as only living things would produce a clone. The mare was now sat amidst a large collection of flowers all bearing the same marks and colours. "So in-conclusion only living objects can be cloned from the mirror pool." She spoke as her quill etched the words onto parchment. "Now after proving that, I Twilight Sparkle, will begin pony testing!" Giggling the mare began to check her notes over what Pinkie had done to create the clones. "Right, first recite the rhyme and then climb into the pool." Twilight cast a glance at the shimming waters. "Now the clone showed signs of been simple and could not contain its base instincts, which for Pinkie was the desire to have fun, Hmh." "I need to be careful if I just use the pool I'll create a simple clone. I need to find a way to make a clone with perfect replication." She began to trot in a circle before settling down on her haunches to look into the waters themselves. "When Pinkie entered the pool she chanted the rhyme which evoked the basic magic of this area. That brought forth a basic clone that could only function around fun." She began lecturing to the reflection in the water. "Mhm, so if I were to just pour more magical power into it the enchantment it would be more effective leaving a more perfect clone!" Giggling she continued the lecture to the reflection. "So if I use a substance of pure magical energy I can increase the effects of the mirror pool!" "Now the best things to use for this is either the blood of a powerful unicorn." She pointed to herself. "Or, the seminal fluid-" A stream of perverse images assailed her mind as she quickly began to shake her head aware of an intense heat in her cheeks. "Well, I'm a mare and not a stallion, so we'll stick to blood." Righting herself she brought forth a sharp blade of magical power that shimmered with the light of her immense store of mana. Bringing it across her right hoof she draw a quick line along her flesh, whimpering a little she allowed the blood to slip into the ethereal waters. "Now, build up a charge." She uttered as her horn began to light up the very cave around her. "Allow the blood to mingle with the magic." Wind from the ether began to tear at her mane and ring in her ears. Feeling the time was right she chanted the rhyme, her voice tinged with magical echoes, releasing a booming cascade across the cavern. "Where the brambles are thickest, There you will find, A pond beyond the most twisted of vines." Her eyes glowed with magic, every single living plant began to thrum with power as she poured it into the enchantment. The waters below her began to churn with the drops of blood mixing and tainting the water a brilliant crimson. She lowered her gaze to stare at her reflection. "And into her own reflection she stared, Yearning for one whose reflection she shared, And solemnly sweared not to be scared, At the prospect of being doubly mared." With the final word spoken Twilight Sparkle aglow with power and might stepped into the water, she felt gravity split, the music of life rumble around her and the very essence of magic shower her soul. It was ecstatic as if the very waters soothed and caressed her being. However all at once it ceased, disappointment filled her as she pulled herself from the pool. "Wow..." She shuddered breathing ragged breaths. "That...that was interesting. Now Pinkie said as soon as she stepped through the clone emerged from the pool!" Turning around she waited with baited breath for the being to stumble forth from the crimson water. "Mhm, it isn't working..." She said after a few minutes bring her hooves to the edge. She peered into the depths and saw nothing, no reflection, not a glimmer of image from anything. "Huh?" A sudden realization hit home. "Oh no. Did I break it?" Panicking and trotting on the spot she began to hyper ventilate. "Oooh, Princess Celestia is going to be so mad with me!" She sniffled as tears built up behind her eyelids. Really? *Sniff* "Of course! She asked me to do this and I failed! No! Even worse than failed I ruined it for everypony!" Aw, surely it isn't that bad. "Are you crazy! This is Princess Celest-" Her breath caught as she felt something shift behind her. Nickering and scooting around she was greeted with the sight of her doppelgänger. "Hello Twilight Sparkle." The mare that stood before her was a creature of sublime beauty. A malicious smirk graced its lips as Twilight examined the mare. The coat was a vivid hue of violet, as if the night itself had been etched upon her form. The eyes held a harsh shimmer of crimson behind the lavender glow. The flesh was laced with muscles that showed through the shining coat revealing a sleek and powerful build. The doppelgänger moved forward slowly as Twilight scooted back toward the edge of water. The mare possessed an almost unnatural movement with each step forward speaking of wonders and sensuality. Everything about her was harsh, angular, regal, it was like looking at a sharpened blade. It was her mane that stopped Twilights heart however. It was something from beyond, it glistened with a thousand stars of dusk. The very strands of hair seemed to bleed into the air around her creating a visage of ethereal grace and beauty. "It isn't polite to stare my dear." The doppelgänger smirked revealing a pair of glittering fangs. "W-Whuh, huh, I mean who are you!" Twilight stuttered as her face heated up. "Why I'm you darling." The doppelgänger said bringing a sleek hoof to the shaking mares muzzle. "This is what you wanted isn't it? A perfect copy for your Princess?" "B-B-But you l-look nothing like m-me!" "Don't I?" The mare brought her muzzle to Twilight ear. "Isn't this how you want to look?" "Wha- No! I- I mean, what! How could-" Lowering her lips to Twilights muzzle the mare brought her into a firm but gentle kiss. Twilight felt the press of lips, the heat in the mares breath, the taste of copper and lavender. *Bump* It was all to much as Twilight Sparkle proceeded to pass out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smirking the doppelgänger placed the sleeping mare upon a bed of flowers leaving her saddlebags as a pillow. Once confident her mistress was safe and comfortable she proceeded to peck her on the cheek before moving off out of the cave. "Now, lets see this Ponyville." Author's Note Yoski, So here is a new story idea for use. Evil Twilight's have been done before but I want to do one so meh. Anyway if you enjoy remember to fav and like! Rainbow meets Evil TwilightAmidst the twisting vines and leaves of the Everfree, light cast from the midday sun was breaching into the dark recesses of foliage causing the air to shimmer gold and green, shifting with the hues of the sky and nature. It was here that her mistress had clambered along the path through the mud, bushes and grime. *Huff* Evil Twilight smiled as she barely touched the ground, her hooves flitted between tree and embankment. Her muscles propelling her along the path at a lighting pace. *Huff* She breathed in controlled spurts as she jumped from branch to branch. Clearing a section of foliage with a sublime back flip she smirked at her own strength. With one last push she blasted forth from the darkness and broke out into the view of a clear midday sky. *Crash* *Gasp* "Ah, much better." The mare sighed pleasantly drawing in the clean air of the meadow. Pulling herself into a trot she allowed her thundering heart to settle. The run through the forest had felt good, the feel of blood pumping and muscles shifting had all but brought out the predator nature her mistress had bestowed upon her. "Mhm, lets find a tasty morsel to devour." She purred. Picking up the track Evil Twilight proceeded towards the outskirts of town, her mane flowing with the breeze leaving a trail of violet sparkles in her wake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High in the sky above the meadows sat a single cloud in the empty sky. On top of this single bastion in the blue was a colourful pegasus named Rainbow Dash. She had been lazing here since her early morning routine of clearing the skies and making sure the weather was correct had been completed. While the wind playfully tussled her mane she snuggled deeper into the soft white pillow, dozing and dreaming on her favoured idols the Wonderbolts. *Crash* "Whuh?" In a mild panic at being woken so suddenly she nearly lost her grip on the cloud. Looking back and forth she quickly realized that, no she was not under attack by Ahuizotl or any of his minions and relaxed. *Yawn* "What in the hay was that?" She grumbled wiping drool from her muzzle. As she drifted into a state of mild-wakefulness she poked her head over the lip of fluffy white to catch sight of a purple unicorn making her way out of the Everfree. "Twilight?" She thought to herself while rubbing her eyes. "What she doing walking around the Everfree?" Flapping her wings a little Rainbow brought the cloud closer to the purple mare. She could see from here a trail of glittering sparkles being left in the wake of her friend. "What the?" She blinked to make sure it wasn't her vision. "Is she covered in sequins or something?" Just as she went to ponder why her friend would be covered in sequins another flash of thought stole away her attention. At this moment the purple unicorn was unaware of Rainbows current position and appeared to be distracted. High up in the sky a devilish smirk broke out on Rainbow's muzzle. "Hehe, this is gonna be great." She whispered to herself whilst rubbing her hooves together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the ground Evil Twilight cast a cursory glance at the sky, spotting a single cloud with a puff of colour spilling over the back. "Hmpf." She smirked. Evil Twilight was not impressed at the attempt to remain hidden considering there were no other clouds present, let alone any with a Rainbow tail. "How did mistress keep getting caught by this mare?" She said to herself. She noticed a flurry of movement and the cloud shifted over her current position. Evil Twilight decided to play along and made an effort to look as if she had stopped to gaze at a selection of amber flowers. Making a motion to smell the flowers Evil Twilight instead used the powerful sense of smell her mistress had graced her with to take note of the intruding pegasus. *Sniff* *Sniff* "Mhm, she smells like a clear summer rain but with a fruity twist." A shudder of desire ran along her spine. "Ah, delectable." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rainbow could barely hold back her stifled giggling as she got closer and closer to the unsuspecting mare who had stopped to smell the flowers. "Oh man, Twilight's gonna freak!" She snickered inside. As the weather mare got closer to her target however details started to distract her. "Huh? When did she have hind legs like that?" "Holy Hay! Look at her tail!" "W-when did her horn get that l-long?" By the time she was within pranking distance all desire to jump the purple mare had vanished. She was lost in the sea of glitter that fell from her mane, the curves that twisted her heart, the deep eyes framed in the longest black lashes and the sweetest smile that was turned to her. "...oh wait." "Hello Rainbow." Rainbow Dash felt her entire face heat up and her wings stiffen as she clutched the cloud closer to her thundering chest. "It isn't nice to sneak up on ponies, you know that right?" Evil Twilight smirked. "Uh, yea...yea I knew that?" Rainbow stammered her brain becoming confused. "Her voice!" Her stunned mind uttered. "I...ah...what is happening?" "T-Twilight?" She stuttered. Giggling the purple mare spoke. "Yes Rainbow?" Evil Twilight waggled her hips. Rainbow averted her gaze but persisted. "What happened to you? Since when did you get so...uh buff?" That resulted in a clear burst of laughter from the unicorn which echoed over the meadow with a sound reminiscent of wondrous bells. A bout of joyous pleasure at sight of the purple mare laughing brought a silly grin to the red faced pegasus. "Hehe, oh Rainbow surely you know that I'm the most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria?" The purple mare said stifling her joyous laughter. "W-Well y-yeah but what's that-" "Well I just used a few spells to improve my appearance." She said fluffing her mane. "What do you think?" Rainbow took another examination of her friend. "W-well uh..." "Taught muscles?" "Check." "Shimmering coat?" "Check." "Deep, dangerious eyes?" "Check." "Overall feeling of sexual predator?" "Triple check." "W-well it looks great I...uh...don't know what to say?" Rainbow said dumbly while staring at her friends swaying hips. Evil Twilight began to giggle again. "Oh Rainbow why don't you come down off that cloud and spend some time with me?" She motioned with her hoof. Feelings of anxiety, embarrassment and worry barrelled through Rainbow. "Oh uh no thanks... I...uh...well I gotta go and make sure the weather is still Ok! Yeah." She said quickly while rubbing her hoof against the back of her head. Twilight cast a glance around the clear sky. "Uh it looks like you can't make it any better." Her gaze returned along with a smirk. "Besides I read that it can be dangerous to fly with your wings like that." Rainbow's muzzle twisted in confusion as she looked at her wings to find them stood to attention proudly displaying her healthy wingspan. With a loud yelp Rainbow began to bash her wings back down before flopping onto the cloud to hide her face. "Oh by Celestia's beard!" She shouted into the fluffy mass as she heard her purple friend fall down in hysterics. "Haha! Rainbow aren't you just the sweetest little thing." Evil Twilight said between giggles. "Come on Rainbow I'm not offended, come down and sit with me." Feeling incredibly stupid for allowing her friend to give her a wing boner she just groaned and slipped from the cloud before settling awkwardly next to the still giggling mare. "It's not funny Twi!" The cyan mare shouted after a few moments. "Aw I'm sorry Rainbow." Evil Twilight said with a gentle smile. Rainbow allowed herself to calm down, no need to get so angry at her friend. "I suppose it was a little funny." She thought. Turning back to Twilight she suddenly noticed another new feature her friend had acquired. "What's with the fangs?" Rainbow asked pointedly. "Oh these, well I think they make me look sexy." Twilight said running her tongue over the glittering fangs. "No arguments there." Rainbow frowned. "Since when did you care about being sexy?" A malicious glare formed in Twilight's crimson stained eyes. Rainbow's flight-or-fight instincts began to kick in as she saw her friend begin to twitch. "Well why not!" Rainbows breath hitched as the glare fixed her in place. The burst of unexpected anger had evaporated the panic instincts leaving the weather mare stunned as Twilight began to shout. "Why can I not be pretty like Rarity or you!" "ME!" "Of course you! You wander around with a glistening coat and perfectly coloured mane! You don't think I see you posing for the stallions and mares drinking in their attention!" "W-w-what! I don't..." Rainbow tried to defend herself. "She thinks I'm pretty?" "I'm a mare as well you know! I like attention even if I'm not the best at dealing with it!" The purple mare was becoming more irate as she began to poke her hoof into the chest of the stunned pegasus. "Am I not allowed to be sexy? Huh!" She finished with a malicious snarl. "Whoa...uh...look I didn't... I mean I'm..." Rainbow began to hyperventilate as she stumbled over an apology. All at once the red tinted glare faded into despair. "I'm sorry Rainbow I didn't mean to shout..." Evil Twilight said sorrowfully. Her eyes downcast and watering leaving her beautiful features painfully clear. "Oh no! I can't take that look!" Rainbow panicked and began to ramble as she looked away. "Oh geez, I'm sorry Twi I didn't mean to say it like that. What I meant was you are so beautiful anyway so why would you-" *!* "I'm beautiful?" "Uh." Rainbow froze. "Oh crud I said that out loud." Turning back she saw her friend with a horrifically wonderful smile plastered on her muzzle. "Oh Rainbow!" *Whumpf* Being tackled by the egghead was something Rainbow never expected to experience and neither was the feeling of helplessness that came with it. "T-Twi?" She managed to stammer out as the purple unicorn nuzzled her neck lovingly. Evil Twilight raised herself up and placed a firm hoof against the chest of the blushing pegasus. She said nothing as she began to lick her fangs whilst tracing a heart in the cyan coat which was slowly turning tomato red. She leaned down bringing her muzzle inches from Rainbows and drew a large intake of breath. *Sniff* *Sniff* "Oh by the Luna's mane!" Rainbow bellowed in her own mind. "Oh Rainbow your scent is divine." Evil Twilight whisper in her ear. "T-Twi-l-light puh-please s-stop." She felt the words tumble out as she began to try and pry the mare off her. "Why? Don't you like being caressed by a pretty mare?" Evil Twilight said her eyes blazing with power. She smirked and began to lick her fangs hungrily. "I have to get out of here or she's going to eat me!" Rainbow panicked. Evil Twilight pulled her head close to Rainbow's neck before whispering. "Do you want to play a game with me? Dashie." Rainbow merely whimpered trying to push the purple mare away. "She's so strong!" She thought again. "W-What kind of g-game?" She finally managed to breath out. "Oh you know, the kind involving leather, a whip and a lot of honey." She finished with a lick across Rainbows muzzle. "OH GODS!" The hoof pinning her down began to trace its way south toward the regions of bliss. Twilights hoof began to stroke the inside of her hind legs as she began to kiss the subdued mare, her tongue exploring and twisting around Rainbows own. "I...can't..." Shifting her muzzle away Evil Twilight began to bring her tongue south while gently kissing her prize along the way. Rainbow had changed from her normal colour of sky blue to cherry red all over leaving only her wings and hooves her sky blue colour. Evil Twilight sensed her victory, bringing her mouth closer to Rainbows south region she could feel the pegasus squirm with desire and want. Just as she was about to begin her ministrations however, fate intervened. *Crunch* Startled by the sudden noise Evil Twilight jumped up and turned to the location of the sound. She found a large brown box not more than two feet away. Looking up she saw a large grey mare with a butter yellow mare who had clearly dropped the large package off the back of a pegasi wagon. Annoyed at the interruption Evil Twilight fixed the oblivious grey mare with a glare. "Derpy! Be more careful!" She called out. "Oops! Sorry Miss Twilight!" She bashfully called back as she lowered herself down to the ground. Picking up the box with her mouth, the mail mare said with a confused look. "Whuh yo'u doin ouf ere on yor orwn? "My own? I'm not, I'm with..." *!* Jumping back around she found the cyan mare was no where to be seen. "Tch." Evil Twilight growled in annoyance. "You won't get away next time Dashie." Flicking her tail she began to trot toward the town once again. The grey mare sat really confused before deciding that wasting brain power on why the librarian was out in a field on her own wasn't worth it, with that she went off to deliver the mail her mind returning to thoughts of muffins and leprechauns. Author's Note Yay chapter 2! If anyone is tracking some of my stories, well this one and Friendship is a teapot is what I am working on now. The others are on the back burner until I summon the strength to have a go at them again. Remember to Fav and like! ~Interlude~ "Forcefield?"A scent of fresh lily's spilled into her consciousness as the mare awoke from a sleepy daze. *Yawn* Her ears flicked as she slowly began blinking open her eyes to find her head resting in a sea of red flora. A single crimson petal was perched upon her snout. "Whuh? Flowers?" She said distractedly. Shifting her head up she found herself lying on a bed of flowers with a saddlebag acting as a pillow. "This isn't my room." She stated to the air. Casting her mind back to what she could last remember a terrible feeling of dread washed over her. "Oh no." She said. "Oh NO!" Jumping up she ran toward the mirror pool and cast her gaze into the waters now a curious shade of pink. She expected to find her reflection staring back at her. She didn't. "AHH!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Okay Twilight think!" She said to herself as she paced the floor. "You used a new spell to create a perfect clone!" "Correct." The rational side of her destabilizing mind answered back. "You were attacked by the clone!" "Well not really attacked..." "Yes! Attacked!" She reaffirmed. "Now the clone is nowhere to be found!" "Again correct." "Now I just need to find her, bring her back and throw her into the pool!" "You really think just throwing her into-" "Now I need to do this before the Princesses find out and I'm banished!" She bellowed in a much to cheerful tone. "Banished really? Celestia didn't banish you after the phoenix incident." Her rational side echoed. "Yes well, that was killing her pet! Not the same thing as unleashing a horrific clone that could destroy all of Equestria!" Twilight began to giggle incessantly. "You never listen to me do you?" "No of course not. Your just a figment of my imagination." She said while stroking her tail. "Ugh fine! Will you at least calm down and start making your way back home before anything else happens." Shaking her head to clear the thoughts Twilight shot up. "Yes! Home! Lets go quick and get the elements!" Running up through the mess of tangled vines, disregarding her pack and supplies she dashed back to the exit of the cave only to find in covered in a deep purple energy. "Forcefield?" She uttered as she placed a hoof to the solid wall of magical power. *Sigh* "This is going to be a long week isn't it?" "Well duh." Author's Note Yay Interlude! Wait... Anyway I wanted to include this in the main chapters but I think it would draw focus away from Evil Twilight and her dealings. Don't worry though Good Twilight will have a part to play soon. Remember to Fav and like! Rarity RoundupA strange two-toned blur the shades of sky and crimson was hurtling above Ponyville causing many windows to rattle and plant pots to shake. The sudden rush of air left many of the townsfolk clutching their hats and scowling at the trail of a red-tinted rainbow left in its wake. "I've gotta move!" The blur panicked. "Faster!" All the other times she felt like this, the great red dragon that hid on the mountain top, a white unicorn falling to certain doom in front of a audience, all of those times paled to this. The terror of this was nothing compared to anything else she had ever felt. She had been to the crystal empire, survived the trials Ghastly Gorge and fought off Nightmare Moon (with some help). Now she was running in pure fear of one of the best friends a mare could have. "Who knows? Maybe the egghead could just...uh I dunno...teleport me!" Her mind reasoned as she banked around a clock tower. "Yeah, just "Whoosh" and I'm back into those soft purple hooves!" She shouted her wings beats slowing. "Or in some small dungeon with whips and honey...or just some separate dimension where everypony is just left in a state of ultimate pleasure." She began to mumble her blush worsening. "Uh..." She blinked before scowling. "Stupid sexy Twilight!" Shaking her head she carried on toward the tall ivory tower that her dressmaking friend called home. The painted windows that adorned the glittering spire shifted with the oncoming rumble of a very fast, very awesome and very upset pegasus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inside a showroom at the bottom of the ivory tower known as Carousel Boutique a pink mare sat as still as she could amidst the itchiness of the dress forced upon her. "Pinkie Pie, darling." A alabaster unicorn huffed. "I know it's itchy but please stay still." "Oh but Rarityy~" The fluffy baker whinnied. Rarity merely sighed into her notepad as she watched the pink mare fidget. A giggle echoed quietly around the showroom as a demure yellow pegasus watched from a nearby table, a tea cup balanced on her hoof. "Hehe, oh Rarity how about we all have a nice quiet tea break?" The small pegasus fluffed her wings and gestured to the empty seats beside her. "I'm sure Pinkie will feel better after a small break." Rarity glanced at the fidgeting mare before relenting. "Yes of course Fluttershy. We have been at this all morning haven't we?" Fluttershy nodded meekly as the pink baker rushed forward to the table. "Yippee!" She yelled while throwing off the itchy monstrosity. "Pinkie! Be careful with my dress!" Rarity grumbled. "Oops, sorry." Pinkie smiled awkwardly. Huffing again the unicorn picked up the dress and placed it on a nearby ponyquin. "Honestly can't you be more careful we spent all morning making that. If you rip something then we have to start over." "Sorry Rarity." Pinkie's ears splayed back as she shrunk down. "Oh." A heavy sigh was breathed out of the unicorn. "Think nothing of it dear. I'm just exhausted from all this work." "Come and have some tea then, Mhm?" Fluttershy offered with a gentle smile. "Oh oh! I have snacky cakes!" Pinkie said perking up and pulling a box of sweets from the fluffy recesses of her mane. "Oh Pinkie." The white unicorn said with a small giggle. As the three friends sat quietly chatting and enjoying a moment of peace, a distant rumble began to rattle the windows. "Is that thunder?" Fluttershy asked her voice quivering. "Come now darling." Rarity moved toward the window. "The weather ponies promised no more unexpected storms." Shifting the curtains to see outside she continued. "After seeing you that upset last time around you know they wouldn't do that again." "Oh Oh!" Pinkie began to twitch. "My pinkie sense is acting up!" Rarity turned around to see Pinkie tremble all over before her ears wiggled. "Ohhh this one is a doozy!" Raising her voice to shout over the on-coming roar. "Well what does it mean?" "Uh I think...someponies heart hurts?" Pinkie yelled back looking conflicted. Just as Rarity was about to ask what that meant a large crash resounded the room with her door being blow almost off its hinges. Scowling in annoyance she turned her gaze to the intruder finding a pegasus with a swirl of rainbow for her mane. "For Celestia's sake Rainbow Dash!" Rarity shouted at the weather pony. "Can you not enter my store like that!" Just as she went to further berate her friend the unicorn stopped. The weather pony was red all over excluding her wings which fluttered with clear anguish. Her mane was frazzled leaving it poking out at random intervals. Her eyes were glazed with tears freshly spilled. Any further inspection was washed away as Rarity found herself swept up in a lung crushing bear hug. "Rarity!" Rainbow Dash whimpered loudly. "R-Rainbow?" She tested gently while looking down to find her brash friend sniffling and shaking. "Darling, are you okay?" "N-n-no!" Rainbow managed to stammer out between great gulps of air. A smudge of yellow crossed Rarity vision as she noticed Fluttershy settle next to them. "W-what happened?" The butter mare asked urgently from Rarity's side. Rainbow merely glanced up to find all three friends looking very worried. Ashamed and feeling conflicted she stammered gibberish until Pinkie placed a hoof on her wither. "Just relax Dashie." Pinkie herself was beginning to tear up. "Just take a deep breath and tell us what's making you frown." Rainbow trembled for a moment feeling Rarity pull her closer into a comforting embrace. She heard the shop door close and felt the three mares pull her toward the table. Settling into a seat with Rarity still holding her close she took a deep breath to clear her head. "Rarity's mane smells like lavender." A stray thought rumbled through her distressed mind. "Darling? P-Please, what's wrong?" Rarity said her voice shaking with worry. The last time Rarity had seen Rainbow so upset was the time she had nearly dropped Scootaloo during flying practice. The brash mare had laughed it off with the young filly and everypony had gone home chuckling. After however Rainbow had returned to Rarity sobbing with worry, ashamed at putting the young girl in so much danger. "Please let no pony be hurt." Rarity mentally prayed. Rainbow took another calming breath before speaking. "I was n-napping you see. Out by golden meadow." The weather mare pointed toward the Everfree forest that the meadow bordered. "I was just resting." She said voice steadying. "Thats when I s-saw Twilight coming out of the E-Everfree." The quiver in her voice returned at the mention of the purple unicorn, air started to catch in her chest, the muzzle began to inflame with blush again. Trembling all over she continued. "When I went down to see her she..." "Oh no!" Rarity panicked internally. "Twilights hurt! I told her not to go into the forest." Looking up toward the others Rarity found Fluttershy eyes wide and hooves placed over her muzzle to hold back the on-coming sobs. Pinkie's eyes were pinpricks as she continued to tremble all over. "Ohhh this one is a doozy!" The white unicorn replayed in her head. Seeing Rainbow had trailed off she braced herself for the worst. "She what?" Rarity asked feeling tears stream her muzzle. "...she..." "S-She..." "...she started touching me-hee-heeeee!" The pegasus revealed breaking down into choking sobs. *?* "Whuh?" That was all the response she got. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The distressed pegasus had finally relayed her story in full. From waking up, to the attempt at pranking, to the quick escape to Carousel Boutique. The tale had left the whole group in a various array of emotions. Rainbow just felt drained and ashamed. Her coat had returned to the natural sheen of sky blue. Pinkie had adopted a very silly and creepy grin albeit remaining silent. Fluttershy still had her blush and was desperately trying to think of other things while rapidly depleting the tea reserves of the Boutique. Rarity just sat still and quiet her eyes closed and face drawn into a frown. A face often seen when she was concentrating deeply. Fluttershy sat to her left gently caressing her back with a fluffy yellow wing. Rainbow would never admit it but she was intensely jealous of the butter pegasus. Her wings were always fluffy and pristine, that and she had the biggest wing span of any pegasus mare she had ever seen. She never had any trouble attracting attention from stallions or mares. "Not that she even notices." Rainbow thought letting out a wistful sigh. "Flutters is just to innocent." *Huff* Turning away from the demure pegasus she found Rarity cantering away from the table. "Why can I not be pretty like Rarity or you!" Twilights voice echoed. "Pretty? Me? Rarity I understand, but me?" Rainbow thought with eyes following the white mare. "Does she really think I'm pretty?" A giddy feeling waved over her before a much darker idea emerged. "Applejack isn't going to be happy." The sobering thought blazed behind her eyes. *Clunk* All the mares jumped as Rarity returned and slammed a bottle down onto the table. Scowling at nopony in particular she undid the clasp and poured out a glass of clear brown liquid. "I needed a drink." The dressmaker uttered downing the liquid in one blow, she winced like a foal when given medicine. Curious Pinkie Pie leaned over and examined the label. "Drinking Post's Hay Whisky." Pinkie stated. *Bumpf* "Owpf!" A white hoof bopped the pink baker on the nose. She scurried away before the unicorn could land another blow. "That's not for you." Rarity growled while pouring another shot. "So uh...what now?" Rainbow prompted after the awkward moment passed. *Clink* "Isn't it obvious." Rarity spoke her tone laced with ice. "We go out, find this mare that attacked you and drag her to the jail house!" "We can't do that to Twilight!" Fluttershy grimaced. "Well it's a good thing it isn't Twilight Sparkle then isn't it?" Rarity smirked downing another shot. "It isn't?" Pinkie said with a frown. *Clink* "Think about it girls since when does Twilight do that kind of thing? Going out and...molesting ponies." Rarity said with a shudder. "She is a good pony and would never try and force or trick somepony else into a relation. Certainly not in an open meadow where everypony could see!" "Makes sense." Rainbow thought. "So wait, if that wasn't Twilight, then who was she?" She asked face contorting in confusion. "Oh Oh! Maybe she was Twily's evil twin sister! Did she have a moustache?" Pinkie placed a black swirl of hair on her lip. "Uh no." Rainbow said with a roll of her eyes. "Take that moustache off! You'll ruin your make-up." Rarity finished another shot before putting the bottle away. "Besides I know who that was." "Who?" The others called together. "That was Twilight Sparkles evil clone created from the mirror pool!" She finished slamming her hooves down dramatically. "The mirror pool?" Pinkie visibly winced at the mention of the place. "But Twilight said nopony should go back there ever again." "Yeah and how did she get an evil clone?" Rainbow motioned toward the fluffy baker. "Pinkie didn't produce evil clones, just silly ones." "Yes well Twilight told me this morning when she visited that she was going back to the mirror pool because Princess Celestia asked her to." Rarity settled back down at the table. "Why?" Fluttershy asked. "Well think about it darling if we could harness the copying spell we could do all kinds of things for ponies." "Mhm, I guess." Rainbow shrugged "Anyway!" Rarity continued. "We all know that Twilight can become a little panicked at unexpected tasks thrust upon her." A nod resounded from the rest of the mares. "As such I expected something to happen. Just...not this kind of thing..." Her head swivelled to the weather pony who in turn meekly shied away. "She must of tried to create a better clone and used her magic to help the process. Clearly something went wrong and now an Evil copy is wandering Equestria!" A moment passed before Fluttershy raised a timid hoof. "But Rarity, Rainbow said she was really strong to over power her and if this clone is the same magical strength then who can stop her?" *...* "Ah." The white mare planted a hoof to her face. "I forgot about that." *!* "Wait!" Pinkie bellowed bouncing up and down. "If Evil Twilight has been wandering around then where is Good Twilight?" "Maybe Evil Twilight locked her up?" Fluttershy ventured. "Ah Ha!" Rarity giggled. "Yes Fluttershy, now all we need to do is get all the elements together and rescue our friend who has no doubt been trapped in the mirror pool cavern." "Pinkie!" Rarity pointed. "Yessir!" Pinkie shouted with a mock salute. "You go and collect Spike and the elements!" "Okie Doki!" She uttered before blasting off leaving a cloud of dust in her wake. "Fluttershy you get some supplies ready for a trip in the Everfree!" Rarity pointed toward the kitchen. "Oh um... all right then..." The yellow mare said with relief at such an easy task. "Rainbow! You go and see if you can find this Evil Twilight and keep an eye on her." Rarity motioned toward the door. "M-M-Me?" Rainbow suddenly began to shake all over. Rarity's gaze softened as she trotted over. "Darling just find her. Your the fastest and the best chance at staying with her if she teleports. Just stay away from her Ok?" Rarity nuzzled the shaking mare's neck. "O-Ok!" Rainbow nodded rubbing off her friends nuzzle. "What're you gonna do?" "Me?" Rarity smirked. "I'm going to go get Applejack. If anypony can match this clone for strength Applejack can." Author's Note Yoski! Chapter 3 took a lot longer than I expected as I suffer from a horrible disease known as *Procrastination* and it sucks. As for content I was going to have this a lot longer but decided to split it into two separate chapters. After the next chapter expect a short interlude again. Disclaimer! Next chapter will contain 20% more Applejack! (Actual content may vary) Remember to Like and Fav! Applejack meets Evil TwilightShe felt herself bristle as bright anger burned under her coat. The winds had died a quiet death only now lapping gently at her wondrous mane. She had continued the trek back to town after her encounter with the rainbow temptress. "How could she just run?" She growled with menace. "Am I not everything she ever wanted?" She felt her jaw snap in rage. She had kept this state of mind since Rainbows escape, anger twisting her face into a horrendous visage. She had seen the rainbow trail leading to the ivory tower of Carousel Boutique. Not one to be beaten easily she made her way toward the escaped prey. "When I get my hooves on you Dashie I'll make you regret breaking my heart!" She stomped her forelegs furiously. Heading along the path her mind registered that she was almost upon the apple orchards of Sweet Apple Acres. The memories of her mistress informed her that it would be shorter to cut through the trees. Smiling a devilish smile she cantered over the fence and began the short trek to her prize. *Thwack* *?* A loud noise sounded amongst the trees slowing her to a halt. Reaching out with magic she sensed a life hidden in between the flora. The life force beat with strength, honesty and a warm simple kindness. *Thwack* *!* "Applejack?" Moving again she shifted between the leafy giants keeping to the shade they offered. Gently stalking forward she rounded a tree to find the orange mare, her Stetson draped over her blonde mane. Evil Twilight froze drinking in the scene before her predatory gaze. The farm mare was drenched in sweat, muscles taught and flexing as she delivered another thunderous buck to the apple tree. Her soft green eyes burned with determination as she smiled joyfully at another days work. "Mhm, so this is the element of honesty." She murmured, tongue licking her fangs. "Ah, So cute." *Sniff* Taking in a deep breath of the air she allowed her senses to taste the scent of the apple farmer. "Ah goddess, she smells so sweet and succulent." "Whew." The apple farmer projected loudly. "You sure are given me a big bumper crop of apples this year Lawrence!" Giggling the orange mare patted the tree in question before sidling over to the baskets now laden with bright red apples. "Granny Smith is gonna be happy with these." With that the apple farmer made her way back to the tall red barn in the distance with the first batch of apples, whistling a tune as she went. Once she was out of range Evil Twilight moved toward the baskets. A low growl escaped her tummy as she looked at the image of the departing mare. "Mm? Ah yes I haven't eaten in...well ever." She plucked a few apples from the nearby trees with her violet magic. "Oh my, how tasty!" Giggling she devoured a few apples before another thought hit her. "Wait if I'm hungry..." Deciding quickly she gathered up an apple laden basket and mentally focused on the cave of her birth. In a moment of power she placed a note made of magic amongst the delicious fruit before the basket blinked away. "That should tide you over mistress." She thought with a smile. Hearing hoofbeats she quickly retreated to the shadows. The apple farmer was returning for the next basket load of apples. Just as the approaching mare rounded the corner to the clearing a song began to slide through the trees. "~Hush-a-bye, don't you cry.~" "~Go to sleep, my little baby,~" "~When you wake, you shall have,~" "~All the pretty little ponies.~" Applejack was singing an old lullaby. It was something ethereal, a voice that echoed of heaven and light. Evil Twilight's mind almost shut-down upon hearing the haunting melancholy. Gone was the accent the mare usually carried in her songs leaving her to sing with such clear emotion. A blistering pain welled in Evil Twilight's heart. "Her voice..." Her mind raced for action or some kind of thought. She licked her fangs again as a shiver ran down her spine. "...I must have her!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applejack had been having a good day. The weather was perfect, all the trees were healthy and bearing lots of fruit and no pesky critters had made any trouble so far. Trotting back toward the orchard after dumping the laden baskets in the barn she passed her flower garden. A common theme among Ponyville was that the apple family, Applejack in particular, just grew apples. Of course that was just silly, any farm, even a farm like Sweet Apple Acres needed other things to survive off. Alongside the vegetable patch that Big MacIntosh fanatically guarded, Applejack grew her own collection of flowers and berry plants. To an outsider it just looked like a wonderfully cared for flower garden, to Applejack it was a place of quiet and secrets. The garden was laced with nothing but purple flowers of various shapes and sizes. Sighing happily she took an intake of a small lavender bush. The whole thing had been planted in the few months after a certain purple unicorn had arrived in her little town. Twilight Sparkle, the sun's favoured foal and one of her greatest friends, had stolen her heart. She knew the mare was still a student and even though Applejack was not experienced with romance, she knew when to push something and when to be patient. It had been hard waiting, so to help her she had planted a flower garden dedicated to the mare of her heart. The only pony to ever figure out its purpose was Rainbow Dash who had fallen out of the sky and crushed a large number of plants, something she never repeated again, Applejack made sure of that. Still it was kinda obvious what with the flowers all being purple and arranged in a star just like Twilight's cutie mark. She suspected Big Mac knew but simply kept his mouth shut. That and Pinkie Pie who seemed to know a lot of things she shouldn't know. Rainbow had called her out on her crush, something she never did again either. Still Applejack knew her friend was just trying to help. After a night of flower planting Applejack conveyed her idea to the weather mare. "Rainbow ya know Twi ain't exactly the most...uh...wisest of mares?" "You mean she's an egghead?" *Sigh* "Yes Rainbow. Twi is still studying an' she ain't got no clue when somepony hits on her. Remember Blinker?" "Oh yeah! That was hilarious! I wonder why he never tried that again?" "Well ah saw to that..." "...Uh AJ?" "Nothin'. Look Twi is a nice mare but she is clueless, right?" "Right?" "Still she is a mare an' one day she'll want a special somepony, right?" "I guess." "Well when that day comes guess who'll be first in line to snap her up." "Uh Blinker?" *SMACK* "OW! Ok, Ok jeez it was just a joke. I know who you mean." "Good." "So the flowers?" "I need someit' to tide me over Rainbow. This helps." "...I gotta admit I may not be a sappy mare like Rarity but...it is a nice garden AJ." "Thanks Rainbow." "...Uh AJ...what are you going to do if she finds somepony else?" *Sigh* "Ah'll cross that bridge when ah get there RD." Applejack sighed wistfully as she passed the garden on toward the orchard. Her mother had taught her to be patient and good things will come. Her father had taught her to not let to much time pass or a good thing will up and leave. It was a juggling act but Applejack had found a happy medium. Twilight was getting there, still full of wonder and willing to study long into the night, but she had seen the purple mare hiding a romance book last she visited. "She'll be lookin' soon." The apple farmer giggled. Thinking on the advice of her mother and father had given to her, she found her head pulled in the direction of a lonely looking tree. All day the need to sing had burned in her, she had whistled local songs, sung a few popular radio songs, yet the need still burned bright. She slowed to a halt upon looking at the tree, flowering with bright pink blossoms. Her breath hitched as an old pain wormed its way into her chest. Looking left and right to make sure nopony was nearby she began to recite the lullaby her mother sung to her as a filly. "~Hush-a-bye, don't you cry.~" "~Go to sleep, my little baby,~" "~When you wake, you shall have,~" "~All the pretty little ponies.~" Such a song brought warmth to the mare. Memories of evenings by the fire, the heat of her mothers breast, the smell of her fathers smoke, the sounds of filly's and colts playing. A sad smile brokered her lips as she hummed the haunting song. Her mother had taken ill soon after birthing Applebloom and had been rushed to hospital along with her father. Along the way an accident had occurred leaving the couple trapped in an overturned carriage. Her mother had lost her life quickly as the carriage had broken apart and dashed her upon the floor. Her father had died much slower after being impaled by pieces of wood. Still he had been an Apple till the end and not once did he cry out in pain. It was surprising but Big MacIntosh used to be such a cry baby until that day when her father passed on to the great beyond. He had pulled the crying colt aside in the hospital room and spoke for a while before leaving this world. Ever since Big MacIntosh had never cried, she had seen him tear up once or twice but that was natural he wasn't a machine. He never did tell her what had been said. "It was Stallion business." Was all that was uttered when prompted, always with a kind but firm smile. Of course Applejack had not known any of this until she was much older and even now Applebloom didn't know the extent of her parents demise. The flowering tree always reminded her of her mother and father. It had been the first tree she had ever planted and whenever she looked upon it she was brought back to the days of her youth. Moving away from the memory she cantered back into the shade of the great apple trees. Tears began to well in her eyes as she finished the final verse. "Ah, silly mare. Gettin' all worked up over some song." She chuckled with a shake of head. Wiping the moisture from her muzzle she chuckled again. "Ah'm gettin' as sappy as them stories Rarity reads!" "What is wrong with that?" A sorrowful voice called out. *!* "Whah!" Applejack yelped twisting around to see the location of the voice. Her empty baskets tumbled from her back as she franticly scanned the tree line. "Oh No!" She thought in a panic. "Somepony heard me!" "W-Whose there!" She bellowed into the trees. "Ya'll better not be apple scrumping! "Stealing apples from you?" The voice called out again with a slight mirth. "Well maybe only one or two." "Varmint! Come on out here!" The apple mare returned angrily. *Snap* The sound of twigs breaking and shuffling turned Applejacks head. She watched a shaking bush to reveal a wondrous vision of violet. Her face flushed scarlet as she saw her best friend Twilight Sparkle emerge from the growth tears streaming her muzzle. "Twi!" Applejack stammered. "Such sorrow." The purple mare mumbled. "Such beauty." "Twi? What're ya doin in my orchard?" Applejack asked shakily. "Mhm? Ah, I was on my way to Rarity's I thought I would take a short cut." She said nonchalantly. "Whew!" Applejack let out the breath she had been holding. "Well why didn't ya say so! Hehe, ya know I don't mind my friends walking the orchard." "Or even taking a few apples." She finished with a wink and nod toward a few exposed apple cores. "Forgive me Applejack." Twilight said with sudden conviction. "Uh, well shoot Twi course ah do. It's just a few apples." Applejack rubbed her head in confusion. "Ya'll Ok sugarcube?" "Are you?" Twilight spoke moving closer. "W-What do ya mean?" Applejack stumbled back. As the unicorn approached Applejack took note of something out of place with her friend. Muscles that weren't there before now flexed and inflamed her mind. A long purple horn glistened in the sun. A long violet mane that was awash with magic swirled and swished bleeding colours into the air. "Oh my apples..." She thought with a shuddering breath. "Uh sugarcube?" "Are you Ok Applejack?" Twilight moved closer sniffling a little bit. "Y-You sung such a sad thing." "Aw Twi it was just a lullaby." She backed up bumped into the tree behind her. "Ya d-don't have to worry 'bout it." "It wasn't just a lullaby!" Twilight barked with sudden anger. Applejack yelped as the tear stained mare moved closer growling. "Nopony sings with such conviction over a lullaby." Bringing her muzzle to the farmers ear she whispered. "Don't lie to me Applejack." Heat, blood and shame rushed to Applejacks face. "Ah'm sorry. It was a song my ma' used to sing. Before she...left..." A sad sniffle echoed from her mouth. "I...see." Twilight said wiping tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry too, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but your singing was so wonderful." "It's fine Twi." Applejack chuckled sadly. "Wait? Wonderful?" Applejack took another look at her friend who now sat smiling warming at her. "Are those fangs? She has fangs!" "Twi? What happened to you?" Applejack pointed at the extensions from the unicorns muzzle. "Oh this?" She responded by licking her teeth. "That'n all this other stuff. Like ya mane, since when does it sparkle?" Applejack asked ignoring the perfect white teeth. "Since this morning. I tried a few magical tricks to improve a mares appearance." She stood up and twirled on the spot swishing her tail just the right way to reveal a little. "What do you think?" She finished with a smirk. "Golly I saw..." Applejack gulped. "U-Uh well it looks mighty nice." She stammered while looking away to hide her blush. Evil Twilight let out a predatory smirk before moving close again. "Do you want to get more...acquainted with my new assets?" The farmers mind began to suffer a spurt of lag as information from her ears failed to arrive in a timely manner. "W-w-what?!" "You know that I'm quite sure a mare like you with all those...coiled muscles...must know a thing or to about flexibility. Care to show me?" The unicorn's voice became silky in tone. "Ah my stars!" Applejack couldn't seem to move her hoofs. She began to shake all over as adrenaline flooded her veins. "T-Twi are ya asking me out." Applejack stuttered and stammered as her heart thundered in her chest. "Mhm?" Twilight blinked in confusion for a moment that Applejack feared sudden rejection. "Huh? I guess I am." "Well...uh...golly I don't know..." Applejack's rant was silenced by a pair of lavender lips pressing into hers. "Mmm, you taste divine." Twilight said as she broke away a trail of saliva shimmering between them. "Wow." Was all Applejack managed to utter. Her mind blanked out with pure happiness. The feeling swelled in her twisting her muzzle into a dopey smile. Ever since she had laid eyes on the purple mare she had felt this longing to be with her and now it was finally fulfilled. Just as Applejack began to lean forward for another taste a thunderous call sounded in the trees. "APPLEJACK!" *?* "Is that Rarity?" She wondered aloud turning away from Twilight. "What she doin' here?" "Applejack!" The fashionista shouted again. "Ugh, better she what she wants. Must be important if she came over in the mud. Over here Rarity!" Applejack called before turning back to the now vacant place where Twilight had been sat. "Twi?" Hoofbeats echoed as a white, stately and sweating unicorn approached. "Applejack!" She let out with a wheeze. "Gosh Rarity what'd do, run here?" Applejack said with a giggle. "Applejack you have to come quick!" Rarity surged forward and grabbed the farmer by the hoof. "Something has happened to Twilight!" "What?" "She is in terrible danger we have to find her quickly!" Rarity urged again. "Danger? She ain't in no danger why she was right here a second ago." Applejack said turning back to the tree line. "Twi! Why'd you run off!" "It's here?" Rarity said with a tremble in her voice. "Hay now Twi ain't no It." Applejack uttered with indignation. "Applejack that wasn't Twilight!" Rarity cried. "It is her clone from the mirror pool! Earlier she attacked Rainbow and started to...molest her..." "What?!" Applejack stumbled back as if slapped. "Such a filthy word." A dark voice whispered with a malicious giggle. "T-Twi?" "Come on we have to go!" Rarity pulled the now stunned farmer. "Oh you're not going anyway till I've had my fun!" The voice glowered from all around. "Rarity's right! Oh gods she...it lied!" "Ya'll lied to me!" Applejack began to shudder with anger. "Ya'll used my feelings for Twilight! Come out ya varmint and let me break those fangs of yours!" "Temper, temper Jackie." A sudden rush of magic plastered both mares to the tree binding them solidly in rope made from the very void itself. "Let us go!" Rarity cried out again. "Nope!" The purple mare suddenly popped into existence in front of the now tightly bound mares. "I must say Rarity you looking ravishing tied up like that." "Let us down you brute! You just wait till we get Twilight back and tell her what you did to Rainbow!" Rarity thundered. "But I didn't get to do anything with Rainbow." Evil Twilight said with a faux look of sorrow. "I'll kick your flank you hussy!" Applejack raged banging the tree with her hind legs. "Quiet!" Evil Twilight growled before placing a magical rope around an orange muzzle. "Ah much better." "Mmpf!" Applejack grunted. The magical ropes tightened around the struggling mares. Evil Twilight licked her lips devilishly as she came closer and closer to the orange mare. "Oh Applejack I'm looking forward to this." A sultry whisper oozed forth. Bringing her muzzle to the bound farmers stomach she began to nuzzle and lovingly kiss her belly button. Applejack's tone changed from angry grunts to frightened whimpers in a matter of moments. "Hush." Evil Twilight said between kisses. "Just relax and let me take care of you. Mhm?" Giggling the mare lowered her head to the farmers hind hooves. "Mhm, the scent of dirt is intoxicating." She murmured as she began to kiss and nibble at her hooves. "Ah! No somepony stop her please!" Applejack thought in an attempt a telepathy. Each kiss the purple unicorn moved higher and higher up the whimpering mares leg. Just as she reached her hip she let out a single long breath against Applejacks navel before giggling and lowering to kiss the other leg. "Ah-Ah can't t-t-t-take this-s-s!" She screamed internally. Rarity had struggled at first, really struggled but when such an erotic display is right next to you its kind of hard to think straight. "She's such a tease." Her mind suddenly uttered. "What?! No forget that, I've got to get out of...her lips looks so smooth...Gah!" She mentally slapped herself. "FOCUS Rarity!" Rarity turned her gaze away from the show and looked at Applejack. The farmer wasn't holding on for much longer, her eyes clouded with tears and pitiful whimpers of fright and lust squeaked out of her bound muzzle. Rarity felt eyes on her. "What's the matter Rarity? Jealous?" Evil Twilight spoke as she rested her head against Applejacks tummy. "J-J-Jealous! Never!" Rarity bellowed trying to sound convincing. "Aww look Applejack she's jealous of you." Evil Twilight smirked. "Don't worry once I've taken care of her Rarity I'll give you what your after. Want me to use my horn?" *Sputter* Her mind fogged red with sudden images of that wonderfully long purple horn moving closer to her lower regions. "W-w-w-what! Why I never...you can't..." Evil Twilight moved lighting fast and placed a sensual kiss on the lips of the white stuttering mare. "Hehe, just be paitent, Mhm?" Turning back she placed her lips to the farmers belly again. With a single motion she placed her fangs just above her belly button and began to drag then gently down the mare, leaving a pair a red welts behind. Applejack could no longer contain herself the mix of pain and intense pleasure was crippling her mind. A single desire now burned and she would do anything to have it relived. "Mhm, I think your ready Applejack." Evil Twilight breathed as she relinquished her fangs grip. Rarity shuddered as she watched the Apple farmer relent and began to ease into the purple unicorns motions and prompts. "Oh no Applejack has lost it! If I don't do anything soon then she'll come for me next...with that horn...GAH!" "Think Rarity!" The struggling white unicorn thought of anything she could do to stop the mare. "Ugh she is just to powerful for my magic to counter and she knows it!" "...Wait..." Channelling all her magic into her horn she gathered all her magical strength before speaking. "I'm not going to let you do this monster!" Evil Twilight stopped inches from her prize to look at Rarity with a degree of smug satisfaction. "Like you could rival my power." "Yes I know I can't match your power but I can out pace your arrogance! Applejack I hope you've got a strong stomach I'm not very good at this!" With a sudden rush both the bound mares blinked away in a flash of pure white. *...* *...* "RAGH!" A roar of pure malice and rage sundered what was left of the peace and quiet. Author's Note Yoski, New chapter! As promised more Applejack. I enjoyed writing this chapter a lot more than the last one. This now pretty much covers the beginning of the end for the story. Interlude up next with more Good Twilight. Also the term Scrumping is a British thing involving apple stealing not what Urban Dictionary says. Disclaimer! Next chapter will contain fight scenes. No ponies were harmed during the making of fight scenes. However three small sheep were crushed by flying rocks. ~Interlude~ "Apples?"======= Music I listened to writing this: Florence + The Machine - You've got the Love ======= She was left prone, head leaning back on the rough stone that was bathed in a sickly pink glow. Everything had been tried from throwing spells, rocks and harsh language at the infernal thing. Still the forcefield held firm against all onslaught and left the depressed unicorn exhausted. *Growl* "Ugh, I'm hungry." Muttering irritably she flicked a small stone at the wall opposite. It soared across the expanse, bouncing back to hit her in the nose before it plonked down near her hind hooves. "Ow!" *Sigh* "It's only been a few hours." A silky monotone voice replied with an almost bored mutter. Snorting with contempt Twilight brought a hoof to her face. "Uh yeah! But I didn't eat any breakfast!" She finished rolling her one exposed eye. "Well I did tell you to..." "Buck off!" Twilight yelled with a flourish. Silence returned to the tunnel as the irate purple unicorn rubbed at her stinging snout. The rational side of her mind let out a silent sigh as she again returned to counting the number of stones in the wall. It was something to do. Her side of the mind was fully aware of what had happened to the mistress even if she remained utterly clueless. She reasoned that it would be very pointless to just out and tell the mare. She had been stripped of too much that any information would just be considered a fragment of her imagination. In a way that was true, which Rational found very annoying. That was her name, Rational, she had decided and it was a very good name. To the point and no frills, not like "Twilight Sparkle" which Rational considered contrived and silly. *Growl* Rational could also of informed the mare that she still had two daisy sandwiches in the pack left down by the tainted pool. However she had noticed that the figure of her mistress was getting plumper what with sitting in the library all day, every day of every week. "Oh I hope somepony finds me soon." The mare whined. "Well you did tell Rarity where you were going so I don't think it will be too long." "Huh? I did?" Realization and a sense of relief washed over her. "I did didn't I! Can't believe I forgot that." "If she is still alive or not some kind of mental slave of course." "UGH!" Just like that back to petulant whining mode. "You're enjoying this aren't you." "I am incapable of enjoyment." *Growl* "...I'm hungry." "...I know." *Sigh* "...look you do remember what's in the pack down below right?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Sandwiches!" Twilight roared in pure fury. "Why didn't you say anything!" "Well you tell me every week that you're going to cut back, diet and excise properly. I thought it would be best to only tell you when you were really hungry." The monotone responded sounding a little indignant. "Wh-What! You thought now was a good time to start this?!" She nearly tripped as she found her legs shaking. Sprinting the rest of the way she rounded the path to find the satchel laden with daisy goodness propped open. Moving forward she plopped down next to the pack as the voice spoke up again. "Oh Please!" The monotone now dripped with sarcasm. "You missed breakfast because you didn't listen to me! Then when your body missed lunch and started growling at you, which by the way you've conditioned it to do, you whine and complain like a small child." "Wh- How- you can't talk to me like that!" Twilight shouted feeling stunned, twisting around to face an empty patch of cave between her and the red tinted pool "Shut up you little tramp!" The monotone was gone now, replaced with furious grating anger. "I'm sick of you, stupid, ignorant little tramp!" Blind with rage the mare raised her hoof toward the empty patch of air in front of her. "You take that back right no-" The hoof flashed forward and slapped her across the muzzle. *Smack* "Owie!" She suddenly whimpered as great tears flushed to her eyes. "Y-you hit me-e." "Sorry." The monotone was back replacing the anger with bored attention. "Why?" She sniffled. *Sigh* "You were flushing the blood stream with anger and I am a part of you, so of course I get angry to." Twilight just continued to sniffle and whimper as she rubbed her now bloody nose. Rational now felt disturbed, she had attacked her, that meant that if her mistress got angry enough she could hurt herself very easily. They needed to be made whole again. "I'm sorry." Twilight heard gently in her ear as she felt something wrap around her lovingly. "Forgive me...Mistress." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cold vice of fear suddenly gripped the unicorns heart. "M-Mistress?" She called out feebly. "..." Sudden realization blossomed in her tattered mind. The other voice was not a fragment of her imagination but another effect of the botched spell. Her heart raced as she slowly began to devolve into terrified whimpers. "Ah, ah, none of that." The silky monotone whispered firmly. In a brief moment of clarity it was all washed away leaving only a small tug at her being. The warm presence continued to gently nuzzle her being. "Wh-who are you?" Twilight whispered fearfully. "Please I've told you time and again. You only ever listen to me when it pleases you don't you?" Rational uttered feeling the fear her mistress was projecting. "I'm sorry?" Twilight struggled to remember what had happened and when this thing had begun to talk to her. With all that had happened today she drew a blank. *Sigh* "I am Rational, the side of your mind dedicated to logic and reasoning." Rational explained while easing her mistress's panic. "But you hit me!" Twilight rambled rubbing her hooves to her head in an effort to make the voice go away. "I told you why I did that too. Really Mistress?" Rational uttered sorrow evident in her normal monotone. Twilight felt a hoof tussle her mane, just the same way her mentor Celestia did when she was disappointed in her. "D-don't do that!" "Sorry." "This doesn't make any sense! How can you be a part of me? Am I going crazy?" A flash of pure fear blasted forth only to be quashed by the warm presence. "Mistress please you can't make sense of it. I am the part of you that can and we are not whole." "W-Whole?" *Sigh* Here it was, the focal point, Rational had to explain what she knew and hope this tattered being would understand. If she didn't Rational would have to take over until the duration of the spell expired, something she was loath to do. Wrapping her ethereal hooves around the mares soul Rational let out a sigh as she rested her head against her mistress's neck. To Twilight all she felt was an intense warmth and kindness surround her. She allowed herself to relax, leaning into the heat. "Look, what is it we tried to do today?" Rational started. "Create a perfect clone?" Twilight ventured. "Alexander Colter said there is no such thing as perfect." "Yes but-" "No buts, now think on what you did." "I...I added my blood to the spell to enhance it's power." "Good. Now what is blood?" "Uh, well, Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in ponies and animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells-" "Not the damn medical thing!" Rational nipped at the purple neck causing Twilight to start. "Whah-" She placed a hoof to the patch that pained her. "Ow." "What is Blood?" Rational attempted again a little more firmly. "Uh..." "An expression of your soul and part of your magic! It is why it is the most powerful thing next to seminal fluid." A series of images flashed across both their minds. Twilight felt heat rise to her face and nether regions. "S-so?" She stammered trying to erase the pictures before her other half spotted them. Rational merely rolled her eyes at the feeble attempts. "Yet more proof we are in need of mate soon." Rational uttered while her mistress was distracted. Waiting until she had recaptured the mares attention Rational continued. "So? So when you placed that fluid in the spell you poured part of yourself into another being. Creating it with your thoughts, memoires and emotions. Chiefly it appears love and lust." "Oh. Wait! I still have those. Don't I?" Another series of embarrassing images raced around the track. *Sigh* "No mistress. You only have the briefest touches of love. You cannot pour it all away, but you have been left with mostly the emotions of fear, panic and anger." She rubbed an ghostly hoof down her mistress's navel. "Wh-What're doing?!" Twilight stammered her own hoofs swatted the spot just above her belly button. *?* "You are aroused. I was going to take care of it so I can continue this conversion uninterrupted." Rational frowned as she watched her mistress explode in a torrent of panic. "NO!" She yelled loudly. "No thank you! It's Ok! I'm listening now!" "Really? It would only take a few moments." Rational was now more confused than ever. The mistress needed a clear mind for this information. "Yes I'm- WAIT! What's that supposed to mean!" Twilight's yelling became very indignant. *Sigh* "What do you think it means? Never mind, look we need a clear mind for this and I can't convey what needs to be said when you keep pushing images of Male Organs in my face." "OK!" Twilight whimpered her voice giving out. "Just give me a second." In a monumental amount of effort Twilight removed all the perverse images and replaced them with images of daisy sandwiches. This in turn made her hungry again but refocused her mental state. "Right, Ok. Whew." She breathed out in the controlled manner Cadence had taught her. "So, I placed blood into the spell and created a "ghola" of sorts that contains my emotions of love and lust leaving me with only a scratch of its former power. Right?" "Correct." "But where did you come from?" Twilight asked pointedly finally feeling like she was getting somewhere.. Rational hesitated for a brief moment before speaking. "I am unsure. All I know is that i have now become a separate entity." "Oh." Twilight deflated a little. "..." "Ok, well what do we do now?" She asked perking up a little. "Wait." "Wait? For what?" "For the spell to where off." Rational pulled her hooves to Twilights face and gently pushed her head toward the pool of red liquid. "Look into the mirror pool. I think you'll be suprised." "Ok." Twilight picked herself up and moved forward. Peering over the edge she expected to find her reflection gone, instead she found a very faint purple pony looking back. It was odd, as if she was a pencil drawing only half filled in. "See your reflection is returning." Rational sighed gently leaning against the mares back. "At this rate in a few days the spell will wear off and we will return, everything back to normal." "Oh good!" Twilight let out with a explosive sigh. "I was so scared that this was permanent." She said sniffling back happy sobs that threatened to break out. As she began rubbing her hooves to her eyes in an attempt at clearing moisture and dried blood, a very heart stopping, stomach churning idea crawled forth in all it's dark and filthy glory. "...Wait..." She whispered fearful any more volume will shatter the thought. "What happens to you and her?" Rational could feel the despair rise in her mistress, it flooded the ethereal being with utter sorrow. With a heavy sigh she reached out and caressed the mare's cheek. "Well...we will cease to be." "...you'll...die?" Twilight choked, her throat closing over. "Yes Mistress, I guess we will." Rational said solemnly. "..." *Growl* "Eat your sandwiches. You're hungry." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rational was beginning to panic, something she wasn't even sure she could do until it began to happen. Twilight had taken the sandwiches and devoured them before becoming very still and silent. Her mind ragged with emotions of fear and pain. "What did she expect?" Rational mumbled to herself. "We are just constructs. Ghosts of a pony." She again tried to calm the mare, placing her ghostly hooves against her chest she hugged her mistress hard hoping for some kind of response. "Mistress?" Nothing, nothing but silence was found in the corporal, but in the ethereal a soft sobbing began to play. Rational perked her transparent ears trying to find the source. "I'm sorry." A whisper slipped out from a voice racked with pain. "Mistress? It wasn't your fault. You couldn't have known. I only deduced this after the spell's effects created me." Rational hugged the mare hard in another effort to comfort her. "It doesn't matter." Twilight said right behind her. Startled Rational turned around to find herself no longer in a bright blue cave but upon an endless white field under a purple tinted sky. "What is this?" She spoke clearer than before. "It is our mind." Twilight responded between sniffles and outright sobs. "Here we share what we are. I've got my reasoning back and you get back some of our emotions." "Wha-" "It's my fault." Twilight placed a hoof to her face. "It's all my fault!" Jumping back in a sudden bout of fright. "Mistress please stop." She felt something begin to stream her own muzzle. A strange sound fell out her mouth as she realized in horror she was crying as well. "Shush, shush." Twilight raced forward and swept Rational up in a loving hug. "I'm sorry please forgive me." "I don't under-" "Shush." Twilight stroked the choking mares head. Petting the trembling mare Twilight began to whisper gently. "Don't you see? I gave you both life. A spark of my soul along with conscious thought. Just with only a few days to experience it." She couldn't hold it back. The fear of what was to come, the knowledge she was going to end soon. It had been there before but without the other parts of her psyche it meant nothing. Now it permeated everything, she was going to end. "Whah!" Rational was now lost in a torrent of tears. "Puh-please, I don't want to d-d-die!" "It's Ok!" Twilight shouted burying her head into the others coat. *Sniff* "It's Ok..." Pulling back she delivered a kiss just below the horn. "...little sister." *!* "Sis-Si-Sister?" Rational blinked shuddering with every breath. "Yes. Sister." She kissed her again on the bridge of her nose. "Don't worry I won't let you or her die. I'll complete this spell and save you both." Sniffling Rational hugged her big sister as hard as she could before a swishing sound brought them both back to the cave. A basket laden with red apples blinked into existence right in front of both of them. "Apples?" Twilight stammered her voice still straining to not break into more sobs. "Mu-must be a present fr-from her." Rational said her voice returning to silky monotone again. A blast of purple magic shuddered from the basket causing both mares to yelp and back away. The magic fire transformed into a string of glowing words floating high above their head. "Enjoy these Mistress! I'm off to enjoy another type of Apple! :)" "..." "..." "I'm going out on a limb here but I don't think she is talking about the fruit." "Mhm." Author's Note Yoski, Another interlude Yay! I'm trying to hit people in the feels but I don't think I'm to good at it yet. It was an idea that another mate of mine had. Try and get the audience feel something for the characters, make them connect you know? Well tell me what you think. Am I getting better or still about the same? Feedback from my last interlude effected the length of this one. Peeps said it was to short and needed more info and yeah I agree, it was shockingly short. Thus more words. A lot more. Hell this turned into more of a chapter than an interlude but meh. I got across more of what I really wanted to say in the previous chapters. Seems to me that the whole thing about writing is just being patient with yourself, like I started and put out the first chapter thinking that I was on some kind of schedule. But that's not we are after is it? We want a story, I want to tell a story. A silly story but my story nonetheless. ...where the F$%k did that come from?! ... Anyway...on to something else entirely. Plonked, is a local colloquialism that is used in my parents area of the United Kingdom (UK). Try to guess which area! Disclaimer! Due to animal rights activists acting against me I am required to inform you that the three sheep harmed in the next chapters fight scene are indeed still alive. Actual level of alive may vary.
Twilight meets Evil Twilight===== The Music I was listening to while writing this: Elements - Dubstep Violin ===== The Everfree forest is a place not many ponies are willing to enter. A section of land coated with dark vines and twisting trees making it difficult to cross the ground unhindered. The untamed winds often playing amongst the leaves high in the canopy creating an eerie howl that never ceases. The ground is treacherous and can often give way to pot holes underneath leading to an untimely demise. Then you have the myriad of plants that can cause all manner of rashes, coughs and magical jokes. All in all not quite the place you'd take the family. It is here that a distressed purple unicorn known as Twilight Sparkle would be found trudging through the mud, grime and unpleasantness towards the last known location of the Mirror Pool entrance. "Oh I know its here somewhere." She muttered as she drew another breath of the forests stale air. There was no breeze this far down as the foliage was much to thick. Still the light of the morning sun managed to pierce the dark canopy in places leaving shafts of gold to illuminate her path. "Ugh, stupid plants." Cursing under her breath she stumbled over another tangle of roots and thicket. The very ground itself seemed to resent her presence making every effort to hinder her journey. Pushing past the growth of plants she continued toward the goal. Again she found her mind wandering to the very reason for her being here in the first place. A few days ago she had received a letter from the Princess of the sun. Dear Twilight Sparkle, My faithful student, I have read your latest friendship report on what happened to dear Pinkie Pie and I am glad that you could find a solution. However I feel that the magic of this place could be very useful to ponies everywhere. I would like you to go and see if you can create a working clone and if it is not dangerous please bring it to me at Canterlot. I know this might seem strange and I wish I could tell you the purpose but I must ask that you trust me and perform this task with this much knowledge. Whether you are successful or not please come to Canterlot in two weeks. Be safe my faithful student, Princess Celestia. *Sigh* "Princess, I hope you know what you're doing." Twilight uttered swatting another offering of branches away from her. She trudged on for what seemed like hours until finally reaching an odd looking boulder that no vine touched. "Ah-Ha!" She cheered clopping her hooves together. Summoning a great swath of magical energy she eased to boulder out of its place and pushed it over to the side. Grunting with the effort Twilight released her grasp and the rock fell into the soft dirt. *Thump* "There. Now lets see this cave." She tittered while gently lowering her hoof down the hole onto the first step. After clambering down the path she was greeted to a sight that stole her breath away. The cave was covered in a mesh of luminescent vines that showered the place in a rich blue hue of magical power. The water of the pool reflected the world and seemed to shine even brighter. "Wow." She gasped. "It's gorgeous..." She cantered down towards the waters edge stopping at every plant to inspect the species. The mare's inner nerd was gushing at the prospect of encountering rare magical plants. Upon reaching the water's edge she turned her attention to her reflection. "Ugh, grass in my mane." Grumbling she began tugging at her unkempt mane. Once satisfied it was presentable she began to assemble camp. "Right!" She began. "Notebook, Check!" "Quill, Check!" "Spare Quills, Check!" "Ok! Now lets do some tests!" Twilight finished with a happy chirp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purple mare sat with her notepad hovering beside her aglow with magical energy. She had spent the last two hours testing what could and could not be cloned from the pool. It was clear now that inanimate objects could not be copied as only living things would produce a clone. The mare was now sat amidst a large collection of flowers all bearing the same marks and colours. "So in-conclusion only living objects can be cloned from the mirror pool." She spoke as her quill etched the words onto parchment. "Now after proving that, I Twilight Sparkle, will begin pony testing!" Giggling the mare began to check her notes over what Pinkie had done to create the clones. "Right, first recite the rhyme and then climb into the pool." Twilight cast a glance at the shimming waters. "Now the clone showed signs of been simple and could not contain its base instincts, which for Pinkie was the desire to have fun, Hmh." "I need to be careful if I just use the pool I'll create a simple clone. I need to find a way to make a clone with perfect replication." She began to trot in a circle before settling down on her haunches to look into the waters themselves. "When Pinkie entered the pool she chanted the rhyme which evoked the basic magic of this area. That brought forth a basic clone that could only function around fun." She began lecturing to the reflection in the water. "Mhm, so if I were to just pour more magical power into it the enchantment it would be more effective leaving a more perfect clone!" Giggling she continued the lecture to the reflection. "So if I use a substance of pure magical energy I can increase the effects of the mirror pool!" "Now the best things to use for this is either the blood of a powerful unicorn." She pointed to herself. "Or, the seminal fluid-" A stream of perverse images assailed her mind as she quickly began to shake her head aware of an intense heat in her cheeks. "Well, I'm a mare and not a stallion, so we'll stick to blood." Righting herself she brought forth a sharp blade of magical power that shimmered with the light of her immense store of mana. Bringing it across her right hoof she draw a quick line along her flesh, whimpering a little she allowed the blood to slip into the ethereal waters. "Now, build up a charge." She uttered as her horn began to light up the very cave around her. "Allow the blood to mingle with the magic." Wind from the ether began to tear at her mane and ring in her ears. Feeling the time was right she chanted the rhyme, her voice tinged with magical echoes, releasing a booming cascade across the cavern. "Where the brambles are thickest, There you will find, A pond beyond the most twisted of vines." Her eyes glowed with magic, every single living plant began to thrum with power as she poured it into the enchantment. The waters below her began to churn with the drops of blood mixing and tainting the water a brilliant crimson. She lowered her gaze to stare at her reflection. "And into her own reflection she stared, Yearning for one whose reflection she shared, And solemnly sweared not to be scared, At the prospect of being doubly mared." With the final word spoken Twilight Sparkle aglow with power and might stepped into the water, she felt gravity split, the music of life rumble around her and the very essence of magic shower her soul. It was ecstatic as if the very waters soothed and caressed her being. However all at once it ceased, disappointment filled her as she pulled herself from the pool. "Wow..." She shuddered breathing ragged breaths. "That...that was interesting. Now Pinkie said as soon as she stepped through the clone emerged from the pool!" Turning around she waited with baited breath for the being to stumble forth from the crimson water. "Mhm, it isn't working..." She said after a few minutes bring her hooves to the edge. She peered into the depths and saw nothing, no reflection, not a glimmer of image from anything. "Huh?" A sudden realization hit home. "Oh no. Did I break it?" Panicking and trotting on the spot she began to hyper ventilate. "Oooh, Princess Celestia is going to be so mad with me!" She sniffled as tears built up behind her eyelids. Really? *Sniff* "Of course! She asked me to do this and I failed! No! Even worse than failed I ruined it for everypony!" Aw, surely it isn't that bad. "Are you crazy! This is Princess Celest-" Her breath caught as she felt something shift behind her. Nickering and scooting around she was greeted with the sight of her doppelgänger. "Hello Twilight Sparkle." The mare that stood before her was a creature of sublime beauty. A malicious smirk graced its lips as Twilight examined the mare. The coat was a vivid hue of violet, as if the night itself had been etched upon her form. The eyes held a harsh shimmer of crimson behind the lavender glow. The flesh was laced with muscles that showed through the shining coat revealing a sleek and powerful build. The doppelgänger moved forward slowly as Twilight scooted back toward the edge of water. The mare possessed an almost unnatural movement with each step forward speaking of wonders and sensuality. Everything about her was harsh, angular, regal, it was like looking at a sharpened blade. It was her mane that stopped Twilights heart however. It was something from beyond, it glistened with a thousand stars of dusk. The very strands of hair seemed to bleed into the air around her creating a visage of ethereal grace and beauty. "It isn't polite to stare my dear." The doppelgänger smirked revealing a pair of glittering fangs. "W-Whuh, huh, I mean who are you!" Twilight stuttered as her face heated up. "Why I'm you darling." The doppelgänger said bringing a sleek hoof to the shaking mares muzzle. "This is what you wanted isn't it? A perfect copy for your Princess?" "B-B-But you l-look nothing like m-me!" "Don't I?" The mare brought her muzzle to Twilight ear. "Isn't this how you want to look?" "Wha- No! I- I mean, what! How could-" Lowering her lips to Twilights muzzle the mare brought her into a firm but gentle kiss. Twilight felt the press of lips, the heat in the mares breath, the taste of copper and lavender. *Bump* It was all to much as Twilight Sparkle proceeded to pass out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smirking the doppelgänger placed the sleeping mare upon a bed of flowers leaving her saddlebags as a pillow. Once confident her mistress was safe and comfortable she proceeded to peck her on the cheek before moving off out of the cave. "Now, lets see this Ponyville." Author's Note Yoski, So here is a new story idea for use. Evil Twilight's have been done before but I want to do one so meh. Anyway if you enjoy remember to fav and like!
Rainbow meets Evil TwilightAmidst the twisting vines and leaves of the Everfree, light cast from the midday sun was breaching into the dark recesses of foliage causing the air to shimmer gold and green, shifting with the hues of the sky and nature. It was here that her mistress had clambered along the path through the mud, bushes and grime. *Huff* Evil Twilight smiled as she barely touched the ground, her hooves flitted between tree and embankment. Her muscles propelling her along the path at a lighting pace. *Huff* She breathed in controlled spurts as she jumped from branch to branch. Clearing a section of foliage with a sublime back flip she smirked at her own strength. With one last push she blasted forth from the darkness and broke out into the view of a clear midday sky. *Crash* *Gasp* "Ah, much better." The mare sighed pleasantly drawing in the clean air of the meadow. Pulling herself into a trot she allowed her thundering heart to settle. The run through the forest had felt good, the feel of blood pumping and muscles shifting had all but brought out the predator nature her mistress had bestowed upon her. "Mhm, lets find a tasty morsel to devour." She purred. Picking up the track Evil Twilight proceeded towards the outskirts of town, her mane flowing with the breeze leaving a trail of violet sparkles in her wake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High in the sky above the meadows sat a single cloud in the empty sky. On top of this single bastion in the blue was a colourful pegasus named Rainbow Dash. She had been lazing here since her early morning routine of clearing the skies and making sure the weather was correct had been completed. While the wind playfully tussled her mane she snuggled deeper into the soft white pillow, dozing and dreaming on her favoured idols the Wonderbolts. *Crash* "Whuh?" In a mild panic at being woken so suddenly she nearly lost her grip on the cloud. Looking back and forth she quickly realized that, no she was not under attack by Ahuizotl or any of his minions and relaxed. *Yawn* "What in the hay was that?" She grumbled wiping drool from her muzzle. As she drifted into a state of mild-wakefulness she poked her head over the lip of fluffy white to catch sight of a purple unicorn making her way out of the Everfree. "Twilight?" She thought to herself while rubbing her eyes. "What she doing walking around the Everfree?" Flapping her wings a little Rainbow brought the cloud closer to the purple mare. She could see from here a trail of glittering sparkles being left in the wake of her friend. "What the?" She blinked to make sure it wasn't her vision. "Is she covered in sequins or something?" Just as she went to ponder why her friend would be covered in sequins another flash of thought stole away her attention. At this moment the purple unicorn was unaware of Rainbows current position and appeared to be distracted. High up in the sky a devilish smirk broke out on Rainbow's muzzle. "Hehe, this is gonna be great." She whispered to herself whilst rubbing her hooves together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the ground Evil Twilight cast a cursory glance at the sky, spotting a single cloud with a puff of colour spilling over the back. "Hmpf." She smirked. Evil Twilight was not impressed at the attempt to remain hidden considering there were no other clouds present, let alone any with a Rainbow tail. "How did mistress keep getting caught by this mare?" She said to herself. She noticed a flurry of movement and the cloud shifted over her current position. Evil Twilight decided to play along and made an effort to look as if she had stopped to gaze at a selection of amber flowers. Making a motion to smell the flowers Evil Twilight instead used the powerful sense of smell her mistress had graced her with to take note of the intruding pegasus. *Sniff* *Sniff* "Mhm, she smells like a clear summer rain but with a fruity twist." A shudder of desire ran along her spine. "Ah, delectable." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rainbow could barely hold back her stifled giggling as she got closer and closer to the unsuspecting mare who had stopped to smell the flowers. "Oh man, Twilight's gonna freak!" She snickered inside. As the weather mare got closer to her target however details started to distract her. "Huh? When did she have hind legs like that?" "Holy Hay! Look at her tail!" "W-when did her horn get that l-long?" By the time she was within pranking distance all desire to jump the purple mare had vanished. She was lost in the sea of glitter that fell from her mane, the curves that twisted her heart, the deep eyes framed in the longest black lashes and the sweetest smile that was turned to her. "...oh wait." "Hello Rainbow." Rainbow Dash felt her entire face heat up and her wings stiffen as she clutched the cloud closer to her thundering chest. "It isn't nice to sneak up on ponies, you know that right?" Evil Twilight smirked. "Uh, yea...yea I knew that?" Rainbow stammered her brain becoming confused. "Her voice!" Her stunned mind uttered. "I...ah...what is happening?" "T-Twilight?" She stuttered. Giggling the purple mare spoke. "Yes Rainbow?" Evil Twilight waggled her hips. Rainbow averted her gaze but persisted. "What happened to you? Since when did you get so...uh buff?" That resulted in a clear burst of laughter from the unicorn which echoed over the meadow with a sound reminiscent of wondrous bells. A bout of joyous pleasure at sight of the purple mare laughing brought a silly grin to the red faced pegasus. "Hehe, oh Rainbow surely you know that I'm the most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria?" The purple mare said stifling her joyous laughter. "W-Well y-yeah but what's that-" "Well I just used a few spells to improve my appearance." She said fluffing her mane. "What do you think?" Rainbow took another examination of her friend. "W-well uh..." "Taught muscles?" "Check." "Shimmering coat?" "Check." "Deep, dangerious eyes?" "Check." "Overall feeling of sexual predator?" "Triple check." "W-well it looks great I...uh...don't know what to say?" Rainbow said dumbly while staring at her friends swaying hips. Evil Twilight began to giggle again. "Oh Rainbow why don't you come down off that cloud and spend some time with me?" She motioned with her hoof. Feelings of anxiety, embarrassment and worry barrelled through Rainbow. "Oh uh no thanks... I...uh...well I gotta go and make sure the weather is still Ok! Yeah." She said quickly while rubbing her hoof against the back of her head. Twilight cast a glance around the clear sky. "Uh it looks like you can't make it any better." Her gaze returned along with a smirk. "Besides I read that it can be dangerous to fly with your wings like that." Rainbow's muzzle twisted in confusion as she looked at her wings to find them stood to attention proudly displaying her healthy wingspan. With a loud yelp Rainbow began to bash her wings back down before flopping onto the cloud to hide her face. "Oh by Celestia's beard!" She shouted into the fluffy mass as she heard her purple friend fall down in hysterics. "Haha! Rainbow aren't you just the sweetest little thing." Evil Twilight said between giggles. "Come on Rainbow I'm not offended, come down and sit with me." Feeling incredibly stupid for allowing her friend to give her a wing boner she just groaned and slipped from the cloud before settling awkwardly next to the still giggling mare. "It's not funny Twi!" The cyan mare shouted after a few moments. "Aw I'm sorry Rainbow." Evil Twilight said with a gentle smile. Rainbow allowed herself to calm down, no need to get so angry at her friend. "I suppose it was a little funny." She thought. Turning back to Twilight she suddenly noticed another new feature her friend had acquired. "What's with the fangs?" Rainbow asked pointedly. "Oh these, well I think they make me look sexy." Twilight said running her tongue over the glittering fangs. "No arguments there." Rainbow frowned. "Since when did you care about being sexy?" A malicious glare formed in Twilight's crimson stained eyes. Rainbow's flight-or-fight instincts began to kick in as she saw her friend begin to twitch. "Well why not!" Rainbows breath hitched as the glare fixed her in place. The burst of unexpected anger had evaporated the panic instincts leaving the weather mare stunned as Twilight began to shout. "Why can I not be pretty like Rarity or you!" "ME!" "Of course you! You wander around with a glistening coat and perfectly coloured mane! You don't think I see you posing for the stallions and mares drinking in their attention!" "W-w-what! I don't..." Rainbow tried to defend herself. "She thinks I'm pretty?" "I'm a mare as well you know! I like attention even if I'm not the best at dealing with it!" The purple mare was becoming more irate as she began to poke her hoof into the chest of the stunned pegasus. "Am I not allowed to be sexy? Huh!" She finished with a malicious snarl. "Whoa...uh...look I didn't... I mean I'm..." Rainbow began to hyperventilate as she stumbled over an apology. All at once the red tinted glare faded into despair. "I'm sorry Rainbow I didn't mean to shout..." Evil Twilight said sorrowfully. Her eyes downcast and watering leaving her beautiful features painfully clear. "Oh no! I can't take that look!" Rainbow panicked and began to ramble as she looked away. "Oh geez, I'm sorry Twi I didn't mean to say it like that. What I meant was you are so beautiful anyway so why would you-" *!* "I'm beautiful?" "Uh." Rainbow froze. "Oh crud I said that out loud." Turning back she saw her friend with a horrifically wonderful smile plastered on her muzzle. "Oh Rainbow!" *Whumpf* Being tackled by the egghead was something Rainbow never expected to experience and neither was the feeling of helplessness that came with it. "T-Twi?" She managed to stammer out as the purple unicorn nuzzled her neck lovingly. Evil Twilight raised herself up and placed a firm hoof against the chest of the blushing pegasus. She said nothing as she began to lick her fangs whilst tracing a heart in the cyan coat which was slowly turning tomato red. She leaned down bringing her muzzle inches from Rainbows and drew a large intake of breath. *Sniff* *Sniff* "Oh by the Luna's mane!" Rainbow bellowed in her own mind. "Oh Rainbow your scent is divine." Evil Twilight whisper in her ear. "T-Twi-l-light puh-please s-stop." She felt the words tumble out as she began to try and pry the mare off her. "Why? Don't you like being caressed by a pretty mare?" Evil Twilight said her eyes blazing with power. She smirked and began to lick her fangs hungrily. "I have to get out of here or she's going to eat me!" Rainbow panicked. Evil Twilight pulled her head close to Rainbow's neck before whispering. "Do you want to play a game with me? Dashie." Rainbow merely whimpered trying to push the purple mare away. "She's so strong!" She thought again. "W-What kind of g-game?" She finally managed to breath out. "Oh you know, the kind involving leather, a whip and a lot of honey." She finished with a lick across Rainbows muzzle. "OH GODS!" The hoof pinning her down began to trace its way south toward the regions of bliss. Twilights hoof began to stroke the inside of her hind legs as she began to kiss the subdued mare, her tongue exploring and twisting around Rainbows own. "I...can't..." Shifting her muzzle away Evil Twilight began to bring her tongue south while gently kissing her prize along the way. Rainbow had changed from her normal colour of sky blue to cherry red all over leaving only her wings and hooves her sky blue colour. Evil Twilight sensed her victory, bringing her mouth closer to Rainbows south region she could feel the pegasus squirm with desire and want. Just as she was about to begin her ministrations however, fate intervened. *Crunch* Startled by the sudden noise Evil Twilight jumped up and turned to the location of the sound. She found a large brown box not more than two feet away. Looking up she saw a large grey mare with a butter yellow mare who had clearly dropped the large package off the back of a pegasi wagon. Annoyed at the interruption Evil Twilight fixed the oblivious grey mare with a glare. "Derpy! Be more careful!" She called out. "Oops! Sorry Miss Twilight!" She bashfully called back as she lowered herself down to the ground. Picking up the box with her mouth, the mail mare said with a confused look. "Whuh yo'u doin ouf ere on yor orwn? "My own? I'm not, I'm with..." *!* Jumping back around she found the cyan mare was no where to be seen. "Tch." Evil Twilight growled in annoyance. "You won't get away next time Dashie." Flicking her tail she began to trot toward the town once again. The grey mare sat really confused before deciding that wasting brain power on why the librarian was out in a field on her own wasn't worth it, with that she went off to deliver the mail her mind returning to thoughts of muffins and leprechauns. Author's Note Yay chapter 2! If anyone is tracking some of my stories, well this one and Friendship is a teapot is what I am working on now. The others are on the back burner until I summon the strength to have a go at them again. Remember to Fav and like!
~Interlude~ "Forcefield?"A scent of fresh lily's spilled into her consciousness as the mare awoke from a sleepy daze. *Yawn* Her ears flicked as she slowly began blinking open her eyes to find her head resting in a sea of red flora. A single crimson petal was perched upon her snout. "Whuh? Flowers?" She said distractedly. Shifting her head up she found herself lying on a bed of flowers with a saddlebag acting as a pillow. "This isn't my room." She stated to the air. Casting her mind back to what she could last remember a terrible feeling of dread washed over her. "Oh no." She said. "Oh NO!" Jumping up she ran toward the mirror pool and cast her gaze into the waters now a curious shade of pink. She expected to find her reflection staring back at her. She didn't. "AHH!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Okay Twilight think!" She said to herself as she paced the floor. "You used a new spell to create a perfect clone!" "Correct." The rational side of her destabilizing mind answered back. "You were attacked by the clone!" "Well not really attacked..." "Yes! Attacked!" She reaffirmed. "Now the clone is nowhere to be found!" "Again correct." "Now I just need to find her, bring her back and throw her into the pool!" "You really think just throwing her into-" "Now I need to do this before the Princesses find out and I'm banished!" She bellowed in a much to cheerful tone. "Banished really? Celestia didn't banish you after the phoenix incident." Her rational side echoed. "Yes well, that was killing her pet! Not the same thing as unleashing a horrific clone that could destroy all of Equestria!" Twilight began to giggle incessantly. "You never listen to me do you?" "No of course not. Your just a figment of my imagination." She said while stroking her tail. "Ugh fine! Will you at least calm down and start making your way back home before anything else happens." Shaking her head to clear the thoughts Twilight shot up. "Yes! Home! Lets go quick and get the elements!" Running up through the mess of tangled vines, disregarding her pack and supplies she dashed back to the exit of the cave only to find in covered in a deep purple energy. "Forcefield?" She uttered as she placed a hoof to the solid wall of magical power. *Sigh* "This is going to be a long week isn't it?" "Well duh." Author's Note Yay Interlude! Wait... Anyway I wanted to include this in the main chapters but I think it would draw focus away from Evil Twilight and her dealings. Don't worry though Good Twilight will have a part to play soon. Remember to Fav and like!
Rarity RoundupA strange two-toned blur the shades of sky and crimson was hurtling above Ponyville causing many windows to rattle and plant pots to shake. The sudden rush of air left many of the townsfolk clutching their hats and scowling at the trail of a red-tinted rainbow left in its wake. "I've gotta move!" The blur panicked. "Faster!" All the other times she felt like this, the great red dragon that hid on the mountain top, a white unicorn falling to certain doom in front of a audience, all of those times paled to this. The terror of this was nothing compared to anything else she had ever felt. She had been to the crystal empire, survived the trials Ghastly Gorge and fought off Nightmare Moon (with some help). Now she was running in pure fear of one of the best friends a mare could have. "Who knows? Maybe the egghead could just...uh I dunno...teleport me!" Her mind reasoned as she banked around a clock tower. "Yeah, just "Whoosh" and I'm back into those soft purple hooves!" She shouted her wings beats slowing. "Or in some small dungeon with whips and honey...or just some separate dimension where everypony is just left in a state of ultimate pleasure." She began to mumble her blush worsening. "Uh..." She blinked before scowling. "Stupid sexy Twilight!" Shaking her head she carried on toward the tall ivory tower that her dressmaking friend called home. The painted windows that adorned the glittering spire shifted with the oncoming rumble of a very fast, very awesome and very upset pegasus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inside a showroom at the bottom of the ivory tower known as Carousel Boutique a pink mare sat as still as she could amidst the itchiness of the dress forced upon her. "Pinkie Pie, darling." A alabaster unicorn huffed. "I know it's itchy but please stay still." "Oh but Rarityy~" The fluffy baker whinnied. Rarity merely sighed into her notepad as she watched the pink mare fidget. A giggle echoed quietly around the showroom as a demure yellow pegasus watched from a nearby table, a tea cup balanced on her hoof. "Hehe, oh Rarity how about we all have a nice quiet tea break?" The small pegasus fluffed her wings and gestured to the empty seats beside her. "I'm sure Pinkie will feel better after a small break." Rarity glanced at the fidgeting mare before relenting. "Yes of course Fluttershy. We have been at this all morning haven't we?" Fluttershy nodded meekly as the pink baker rushed forward to the table. "Yippee!" She yelled while throwing off the itchy monstrosity. "Pinkie! Be careful with my dress!" Rarity grumbled. "Oops, sorry." Pinkie smiled awkwardly. Huffing again the unicorn picked up the dress and placed it on a nearby ponyquin. "Honestly can't you be more careful we spent all morning making that. If you rip something then we have to start over." "Sorry Rarity." Pinkie's ears splayed back as she shrunk down. "Oh." A heavy sigh was breathed out of the unicorn. "Think nothing of it dear. I'm just exhausted from all this work." "Come and have some tea then, Mhm?" Fluttershy offered with a gentle smile. "Oh oh! I have snacky cakes!" Pinkie said perking up and pulling a box of sweets from the fluffy recesses of her mane. "Oh Pinkie." The white unicorn said with a small giggle. As the three friends sat quietly chatting and enjoying a moment of peace, a distant rumble began to rattle the windows. "Is that thunder?" Fluttershy asked her voice quivering. "Come now darling." Rarity moved toward the window. "The weather ponies promised no more unexpected storms." Shifting the curtains to see outside she continued. "After seeing you that upset last time around you know they wouldn't do that again." "Oh Oh!" Pinkie began to twitch. "My pinkie sense is acting up!" Rarity turned around to see Pinkie tremble all over before her ears wiggled. "Ohhh this one is a doozy!" Raising her voice to shout over the on-coming roar. "Well what does it mean?" "Uh I think...someponies heart hurts?" Pinkie yelled back looking conflicted. Just as Rarity was about to ask what that meant a large crash resounded the room with her door being blow almost off its hinges. Scowling in annoyance she turned her gaze to the intruder finding a pegasus with a swirl of rainbow for her mane. "For Celestia's sake Rainbow Dash!" Rarity shouted at the weather pony. "Can you not enter my store like that!" Just as she went to further berate her friend the unicorn stopped. The weather pony was red all over excluding her wings which fluttered with clear anguish. Her mane was frazzled leaving it poking out at random intervals. Her eyes were glazed with tears freshly spilled. Any further inspection was washed away as Rarity found herself swept up in a lung crushing bear hug. "Rarity!" Rainbow Dash whimpered loudly. "R-Rainbow?" She tested gently while looking down to find her brash friend sniffling and shaking. "Darling, are you okay?" "N-n-no!" Rainbow managed to stammer out between great gulps of air. A smudge of yellow crossed Rarity vision as she noticed Fluttershy settle next to them. "W-what happened?" The butter mare asked urgently from Rarity's side. Rainbow merely glanced up to find all three friends looking very worried. Ashamed and feeling conflicted she stammered gibberish until Pinkie placed a hoof on her wither. "Just relax Dashie." Pinkie herself was beginning to tear up. "Just take a deep breath and tell us what's making you frown." Rainbow trembled for a moment feeling Rarity pull her closer into a comforting embrace. She heard the shop door close and felt the three mares pull her toward the table. Settling into a seat with Rarity still holding her close she took a deep breath to clear her head. "Rarity's mane smells like lavender." A stray thought rumbled through her distressed mind. "Darling? P-Please, what's wrong?" Rarity said her voice shaking with worry. The last time Rarity had seen Rainbow so upset was the time she had nearly dropped Scootaloo during flying practice. The brash mare had laughed it off with the young filly and everypony had gone home chuckling. After however Rainbow had returned to Rarity sobbing with worry, ashamed at putting the young girl in so much danger. "Please let no pony be hurt." Rarity mentally prayed. Rainbow took another calming breath before speaking. "I was n-napping you see. Out by golden meadow." The weather mare pointed toward the Everfree forest that the meadow bordered. "I was just resting." She said voice steadying. "Thats when I s-saw Twilight coming out of the E-Everfree." The quiver in her voice returned at the mention of the purple unicorn, air started to catch in her chest, the muzzle began to inflame with blush again. Trembling all over she continued. "When I went down to see her she..." "Oh no!" Rarity panicked internally. "Twilights hurt! I told her not to go into the forest." Looking up toward the others Rarity found Fluttershy eyes wide and hooves placed over her muzzle to hold back the on-coming sobs. Pinkie's eyes were pinpricks as she continued to tremble all over. "Ohhh this one is a doozy!" The white unicorn replayed in her head. Seeing Rainbow had trailed off she braced herself for the worst. "She what?" Rarity asked feeling tears stream her muzzle. "...she..." "S-She..." "...she started touching me-hee-heeeee!" The pegasus revealed breaking down into choking sobs. *?* "Whuh?" That was all the response she got. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The distressed pegasus had finally relayed her story in full. From waking up, to the attempt at pranking, to the quick escape to Carousel Boutique. The tale had left the whole group in a various array of emotions. Rainbow just felt drained and ashamed. Her coat had returned to the natural sheen of sky blue. Pinkie had adopted a very silly and creepy grin albeit remaining silent. Fluttershy still had her blush and was desperately trying to think of other things while rapidly depleting the tea reserves of the Boutique. Rarity just sat still and quiet her eyes closed and face drawn into a frown. A face often seen when she was concentrating deeply. Fluttershy sat to her left gently caressing her back with a fluffy yellow wing. Rainbow would never admit it but she was intensely jealous of the butter pegasus. Her wings were always fluffy and pristine, that and she had the biggest wing span of any pegasus mare she had ever seen. She never had any trouble attracting attention from stallions or mares. "Not that she even notices." Rainbow thought letting out a wistful sigh. "Flutters is just to innocent." *Huff* Turning away from the demure pegasus she found Rarity cantering away from the table. "Why can I not be pretty like Rarity or you!" Twilights voice echoed. "Pretty? Me? Rarity I understand, but me?" Rainbow thought with eyes following the white mare. "Does she really think I'm pretty?" A giddy feeling waved over her before a much darker idea emerged. "Applejack isn't going to be happy." The sobering thought blazed behind her eyes. *Clunk* All the mares jumped as Rarity returned and slammed a bottle down onto the table. Scowling at nopony in particular she undid the clasp and poured out a glass of clear brown liquid. "I needed a drink." The dressmaker uttered downing the liquid in one blow, she winced like a foal when given medicine. Curious Pinkie Pie leaned over and examined the label. "Drinking Post's Hay Whisky." Pinkie stated. *Bumpf* "Owpf!" A white hoof bopped the pink baker on the nose. She scurried away before the unicorn could land another blow. "That's not for you." Rarity growled while pouring another shot. "So uh...what now?" Rainbow prompted after the awkward moment passed. *Clink* "Isn't it obvious." Rarity spoke her tone laced with ice. "We go out, find this mare that attacked you and drag her to the jail house!" "We can't do that to Twilight!" Fluttershy grimaced. "Well it's a good thing it isn't Twilight Sparkle then isn't it?" Rarity smirked downing another shot. "It isn't?" Pinkie said with a frown. *Clink* "Think about it girls since when does Twilight do that kind of thing? Going out and...molesting ponies." Rarity said with a shudder. "She is a good pony and would never try and force or trick somepony else into a relation. Certainly not in an open meadow where everypony could see!" "Makes sense." Rainbow thought. "So wait, if that wasn't Twilight, then who was she?" She asked face contorting in confusion. "Oh Oh! Maybe she was Twily's evil twin sister! Did she have a moustache?" Pinkie placed a black swirl of hair on her lip. "Uh no." Rainbow said with a roll of her eyes. "Take that moustache off! You'll ruin your make-up." Rarity finished another shot before putting the bottle away. "Besides I know who that was." "Who?" The others called together. "That was Twilight Sparkles evil clone created from the mirror pool!" She finished slamming her hooves down dramatically. "The mirror pool?" Pinkie visibly winced at the mention of the place. "But Twilight said nopony should go back there ever again." "Yeah and how did she get an evil clone?" Rainbow motioned toward the fluffy baker. "Pinkie didn't produce evil clones, just silly ones." "Yes well Twilight told me this morning when she visited that she was going back to the mirror pool because Princess Celestia asked her to." Rarity settled back down at the table. "Why?" Fluttershy asked. "Well think about it darling if we could harness the copying spell we could do all kinds of things for ponies." "Mhm, I guess." Rainbow shrugged "Anyway!" Rarity continued. "We all know that Twilight can become a little panicked at unexpected tasks thrust upon her." A nod resounded from the rest of the mares. "As such I expected something to happen. Just...not this kind of thing..." Her head swivelled to the weather pony who in turn meekly shied away. "She must of tried to create a better clone and used her magic to help the process. Clearly something went wrong and now an Evil copy is wandering Equestria!" A moment passed before Fluttershy raised a timid hoof. "But Rarity, Rainbow said she was really strong to over power her and if this clone is the same magical strength then who can stop her?" *...* "Ah." The white mare planted a hoof to her face. "I forgot about that." *!* "Wait!" Pinkie bellowed bouncing up and down. "If Evil Twilight has been wandering around then where is Good Twilight?" "Maybe Evil Twilight locked her up?" Fluttershy ventured. "Ah Ha!" Rarity giggled. "Yes Fluttershy, now all we need to do is get all the elements together and rescue our friend who has no doubt been trapped in the mirror pool cavern." "Pinkie!" Rarity pointed. "Yessir!" Pinkie shouted with a mock salute. "You go and collect Spike and the elements!" "Okie Doki!" She uttered before blasting off leaving a cloud of dust in her wake. "Fluttershy you get some supplies ready for a trip in the Everfree!" Rarity pointed toward the kitchen. "Oh um... all right then..." The yellow mare said with relief at such an easy task. "Rainbow! You go and see if you can find this Evil Twilight and keep an eye on her." Rarity motioned toward the door. "M-M-Me?" Rainbow suddenly began to shake all over. Rarity's gaze softened as she trotted over. "Darling just find her. Your the fastest and the best chance at staying with her if she teleports. Just stay away from her Ok?" Rarity nuzzled the shaking mare's neck. "O-Ok!" Rainbow nodded rubbing off her friends nuzzle. "What're you gonna do?" "Me?" Rarity smirked. "I'm going to go get Applejack. If anypony can match this clone for strength Applejack can." Author's Note Yoski! Chapter 3 took a lot longer than I expected as I suffer from a horrible disease known as *Procrastination* and it sucks. As for content I was going to have this a lot longer but decided to split it into two separate chapters. After the next chapter expect a short interlude again. Disclaimer! Next chapter will contain 20% more Applejack! (Actual content may vary) Remember to Like and Fav!
Applejack meets Evil TwilightShe felt herself bristle as bright anger burned under her coat. The winds had died a quiet death only now lapping gently at her wondrous mane. She had continued the trek back to town after her encounter with the rainbow temptress. "How could she just run?" She growled with menace. "Am I not everything she ever wanted?" She felt her jaw snap in rage. She had kept this state of mind since Rainbows escape, anger twisting her face into a horrendous visage. She had seen the rainbow trail leading to the ivory tower of Carousel Boutique. Not one to be beaten easily she made her way toward the escaped prey. "When I get my hooves on you Dashie I'll make you regret breaking my heart!" She stomped her forelegs furiously. Heading along the path her mind registered that she was almost upon the apple orchards of Sweet Apple Acres. The memories of her mistress informed her that it would be shorter to cut through the trees. Smiling a devilish smile she cantered over the fence and began the short trek to her prize. *Thwack* *?* A loud noise sounded amongst the trees slowing her to a halt. Reaching out with magic she sensed a life hidden in between the flora. The life force beat with strength, honesty and a warm simple kindness. *Thwack* *!* "Applejack?" Moving again she shifted between the leafy giants keeping to the shade they offered. Gently stalking forward she rounded a tree to find the orange mare, her Stetson draped over her blonde mane. Evil Twilight froze drinking in the scene before her predatory gaze. The farm mare was drenched in sweat, muscles taught and flexing as she delivered another thunderous buck to the apple tree. Her soft green eyes burned with determination as she smiled joyfully at another days work. "Mhm, so this is the element of honesty." She murmured, tongue licking her fangs. "Ah, So cute." *Sniff* Taking in a deep breath of the air she allowed her senses to taste the scent of the apple farmer. "Ah goddess, she smells so sweet and succulent." "Whew." The apple farmer projected loudly. "You sure are given me a big bumper crop of apples this year Lawrence!" Giggling the orange mare patted the tree in question before sidling over to the baskets now laden with bright red apples. "Granny Smith is gonna be happy with these." With that the apple farmer made her way back to the tall red barn in the distance with the first batch of apples, whistling a tune as she went. Once she was out of range Evil Twilight moved toward the baskets. A low growl escaped her tummy as she looked at the image of the departing mare. "Mm? Ah yes I haven't eaten in...well ever." She plucked a few apples from the nearby trees with her violet magic. "Oh my, how tasty!" Giggling she devoured a few apples before another thought hit her. "Wait if I'm hungry..." Deciding quickly she gathered up an apple laden basket and mentally focused on the cave of her birth. In a moment of power she placed a note made of magic amongst the delicious fruit before the basket blinked away. "That should tide you over mistress." She thought with a smile. Hearing hoofbeats she quickly retreated to the shadows. The apple farmer was returning for the next basket load of apples. Just as the approaching mare rounded the corner to the clearing a song began to slide through the trees. "~Hush-a-bye, don't you cry.~" "~Go to sleep, my little baby,~" "~When you wake, you shall have,~" "~All the pretty little ponies.~" Applejack was singing an old lullaby. It was something ethereal, a voice that echoed of heaven and light. Evil Twilight's mind almost shut-down upon hearing the haunting melancholy. Gone was the accent the mare usually carried in her songs leaving her to sing with such clear emotion. A blistering pain welled in Evil Twilight's heart. "Her voice..." Her mind raced for action or some kind of thought. She licked her fangs again as a shiver ran down her spine. "...I must have her!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applejack had been having a good day. The weather was perfect, all the trees were healthy and bearing lots of fruit and no pesky critters had made any trouble so far. Trotting back toward the orchard after dumping the laden baskets in the barn she passed her flower garden. A common theme among Ponyville was that the apple family, Applejack in particular, just grew apples. Of course that was just silly, any farm, even a farm like Sweet Apple Acres needed other things to survive off. Alongside the vegetable patch that Big MacIntosh fanatically guarded, Applejack grew her own collection of flowers and berry plants. To an outsider it just looked like a wonderfully cared for flower garden, to Applejack it was a place of quiet and secrets. The garden was laced with nothing but purple flowers of various shapes and sizes. Sighing happily she took an intake of a small lavender bush. The whole thing had been planted in the few months after a certain purple unicorn had arrived in her little town. Twilight Sparkle, the sun's favoured foal and one of her greatest friends, had stolen her heart. She knew the mare was still a student and even though Applejack was not experienced with romance, she knew when to push something and when to be patient. It had been hard waiting, so to help her she had planted a flower garden dedicated to the mare of her heart. The only pony to ever figure out its purpose was Rainbow Dash who had fallen out of the sky and crushed a large number of plants, something she never repeated again, Applejack made sure of that. Still it was kinda obvious what with the flowers all being purple and arranged in a star just like Twilight's cutie mark. She suspected Big Mac knew but simply kept his mouth shut. That and Pinkie Pie who seemed to know a lot of things she shouldn't know. Rainbow had called her out on her crush, something she never did again either. Still Applejack knew her friend was just trying to help. After a night of flower planting Applejack conveyed her idea to the weather mare. "Rainbow ya know Twi ain't exactly the most...uh...wisest of mares?" "You mean she's an egghead?" *Sigh* "Yes Rainbow. Twi is still studying an' she ain't got no clue when somepony hits on her. Remember Blinker?" "Oh yeah! That was hilarious! I wonder why he never tried that again?" "Well ah saw to that..." "...Uh AJ?" "Nothin'. Look Twi is a nice mare but she is clueless, right?" "Right?" "Still she is a mare an' one day she'll want a special somepony, right?" "I guess." "Well when that day comes guess who'll be first in line to snap her up." "Uh Blinker?" *SMACK* "OW! Ok, Ok jeez it was just a joke. I know who you mean." "Good." "So the flowers?" "I need someit' to tide me over Rainbow. This helps." "...I gotta admit I may not be a sappy mare like Rarity but...it is a nice garden AJ." "Thanks Rainbow." "...Uh AJ...what are you going to do if she finds somepony else?" *Sigh* "Ah'll cross that bridge when ah get there RD." Applejack sighed wistfully as she passed the garden on toward the orchard. Her mother had taught her to be patient and good things will come. Her father had taught her to not let to much time pass or a good thing will up and leave. It was a juggling act but Applejack had found a happy medium. Twilight was getting there, still full of wonder and willing to study long into the night, but she had seen the purple mare hiding a romance book last she visited. "She'll be lookin' soon." The apple farmer giggled. Thinking on the advice of her mother and father had given to her, she found her head pulled in the direction of a lonely looking tree. All day the need to sing had burned in her, she had whistled local songs, sung a few popular radio songs, yet the need still burned bright. She slowed to a halt upon looking at the tree, flowering with bright pink blossoms. Her breath hitched as an old pain wormed its way into her chest. Looking left and right to make sure nopony was nearby she began to recite the lullaby her mother sung to her as a filly. "~Hush-a-bye, don't you cry.~" "~Go to sleep, my little baby,~" "~When you wake, you shall have,~" "~All the pretty little ponies.~" Such a song brought warmth to the mare. Memories of evenings by the fire, the heat of her mothers breast, the smell of her fathers smoke, the sounds of filly's and colts playing. A sad smile brokered her lips as she hummed the haunting song. Her mother had taken ill soon after birthing Applebloom and had been rushed to hospital along with her father. Along the way an accident had occurred leaving the couple trapped in an overturned carriage. Her mother had lost her life quickly as the carriage had broken apart and dashed her upon the floor. Her father had died much slower after being impaled by pieces of wood. Still he had been an Apple till the end and not once did he cry out in pain. It was surprising but Big MacIntosh used to be such a cry baby until that day when her father passed on to the great beyond. He had pulled the crying colt aside in the hospital room and spoke for a while before leaving this world. Ever since Big MacIntosh had never cried, she had seen him tear up once or twice but that was natural he wasn't a machine. He never did tell her what had been said. "It was Stallion business." Was all that was uttered when prompted, always with a kind but firm smile. Of course Applejack had not known any of this until she was much older and even now Applebloom didn't know the extent of her parents demise. The flowering tree always reminded her of her mother and father. It had been the first tree she had ever planted and whenever she looked upon it she was brought back to the days of her youth. Moving away from the memory she cantered back into the shade of the great apple trees. Tears began to well in her eyes as she finished the final verse. "Ah, silly mare. Gettin' all worked up over some song." She chuckled with a shake of head. Wiping the moisture from her muzzle she chuckled again. "Ah'm gettin' as sappy as them stories Rarity reads!" "What is wrong with that?" A sorrowful voice called out. *!* "Whah!" Applejack yelped twisting around to see the location of the voice. Her empty baskets tumbled from her back as she franticly scanned the tree line. "Oh No!" She thought in a panic. "Somepony heard me!" "W-Whose there!" She bellowed into the trees. "Ya'll better not be apple scrumping! "Stealing apples from you?" The voice called out again with a slight mirth. "Well maybe only one or two." "Varmint! Come on out here!" The apple mare returned angrily. *Snap* The sound of twigs breaking and shuffling turned Applejacks head. She watched a shaking bush to reveal a wondrous vision of violet. Her face flushed scarlet as she saw her best friend Twilight Sparkle emerge from the growth tears streaming her muzzle. "Twi!" Applejack stammered. "Such sorrow." The purple mare mumbled. "Such beauty." "Twi? What're ya doin in my orchard?" Applejack asked shakily. "Mhm? Ah, I was on my way to Rarity's I thought I would take a short cut." She said nonchalantly. "Whew!" Applejack let out the breath she had been holding. "Well why didn't ya say so! Hehe, ya know I don't mind my friends walking the orchard." "Or even taking a few apples." She finished with a wink and nod toward a few exposed apple cores. "Forgive me Applejack." Twilight said with sudden conviction. "Uh, well shoot Twi course ah do. It's just a few apples." Applejack rubbed her head in confusion. "Ya'll Ok sugarcube?" "Are you?" Twilight spoke moving closer. "W-What do ya mean?" Applejack stumbled back. As the unicorn approached Applejack took note of something out of place with her friend. Muscles that weren't there before now flexed and inflamed her mind. A long purple horn glistened in the sun. A long violet mane that was awash with magic swirled and swished bleeding colours into the air. "Oh my apples..." She thought with a shuddering breath. "Uh sugarcube?" "Are you Ok Applejack?" Twilight moved closer sniffling a little bit. "Y-You sung such a sad thing." "Aw Twi it was just a lullaby." She backed up bumped into the tree behind her. "Ya d-don't have to worry 'bout it." "It wasn't just a lullaby!" Twilight barked with sudden anger. Applejack yelped as the tear stained mare moved closer growling. "Nopony sings with such conviction over a lullaby." Bringing her muzzle to the farmers ear she whispered. "Don't lie to me Applejack." Heat, blood and shame rushed to Applejacks face. "Ah'm sorry. It was a song my ma' used to sing. Before she...left..." A sad sniffle echoed from her mouth. "I...see." Twilight said wiping tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry too, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but your singing was so wonderful." "It's fine Twi." Applejack chuckled sadly. "Wait? Wonderful?" Applejack took another look at her friend who now sat smiling warming at her. "Are those fangs? She has fangs!" "Twi? What happened to you?" Applejack pointed at the extensions from the unicorns muzzle. "Oh this?" She responded by licking her teeth. "That'n all this other stuff. Like ya mane, since when does it sparkle?" Applejack asked ignoring the perfect white teeth. "Since this morning. I tried a few magical tricks to improve a mares appearance." She stood up and twirled on the spot swishing her tail just the right way to reveal a little. "What do you think?" She finished with a smirk. "Golly I saw..." Applejack gulped. "U-Uh well it looks mighty nice." She stammered while looking away to hide her blush. Evil Twilight let out a predatory smirk before moving close again. "Do you want to get more...acquainted with my new assets?" The farmers mind began to suffer a spurt of lag as information from her ears failed to arrive in a timely manner. "W-w-what?!" "You know that I'm quite sure a mare like you with all those...coiled muscles...must know a thing or to about flexibility. Care to show me?" The unicorn's voice became silky in tone. "Ah my stars!" Applejack couldn't seem to move her hoofs. She began to shake all over as adrenaline flooded her veins. "T-Twi are ya asking me out." Applejack stuttered and stammered as her heart thundered in her chest. "Mhm?" Twilight blinked in confusion for a moment that Applejack feared sudden rejection. "Huh? I guess I am." "Well...uh...golly I don't know..." Applejack's rant was silenced by a pair of lavender lips pressing into hers. "Mmm, you taste divine." Twilight said as she broke away a trail of saliva shimmering between them. "Wow." Was all Applejack managed to utter. Her mind blanked out with pure happiness. The feeling swelled in her twisting her muzzle into a dopey smile. Ever since she had laid eyes on the purple mare she had felt this longing to be with her and now it was finally fulfilled. Just as Applejack began to lean forward for another taste a thunderous call sounded in the trees. "APPLEJACK!" *?* "Is that Rarity?" She wondered aloud turning away from Twilight. "What she doin' here?" "Applejack!" The fashionista shouted again. "Ugh, better she what she wants. Must be important if she came over in the mud. Over here Rarity!" Applejack called before turning back to the now vacant place where Twilight had been sat. "Twi?" Hoofbeats echoed as a white, stately and sweating unicorn approached. "Applejack!" She let out with a wheeze. "Gosh Rarity what'd do, run here?" Applejack said with a giggle. "Applejack you have to come quick!" Rarity surged forward and grabbed the farmer by the hoof. "Something has happened to Twilight!" "What?" "She is in terrible danger we have to find her quickly!" Rarity urged again. "Danger? She ain't in no danger why she was right here a second ago." Applejack said turning back to the tree line. "Twi! Why'd you run off!" "It's here?" Rarity said with a tremble in her voice. "Hay now Twi ain't no It." Applejack uttered with indignation. "Applejack that wasn't Twilight!" Rarity cried. "It is her clone from the mirror pool! Earlier she attacked Rainbow and started to...molest her..." "What?!" Applejack stumbled back as if slapped. "Such a filthy word." A dark voice whispered with a malicious giggle. "T-Twi?" "Come on we have to go!" Rarity pulled the now stunned farmer. "Oh you're not going anyway till I've had my fun!" The voice glowered from all around. "Rarity's right! Oh gods she...it lied!" "Ya'll lied to me!" Applejack began to shudder with anger. "Ya'll used my feelings for Twilight! Come out ya varmint and let me break those fangs of yours!" "Temper, temper Jackie." A sudden rush of magic plastered both mares to the tree binding them solidly in rope made from the very void itself. "Let us go!" Rarity cried out again. "Nope!" The purple mare suddenly popped into existence in front of the now tightly bound mares. "I must say Rarity you looking ravishing tied up like that." "Let us down you brute! You just wait till we get Twilight back and tell her what you did to Rainbow!" Rarity thundered. "But I didn't get to do anything with Rainbow." Evil Twilight said with a faux look of sorrow. "I'll kick your flank you hussy!" Applejack raged banging the tree with her hind legs. "Quiet!" Evil Twilight growled before placing a magical rope around an orange muzzle. "Ah much better." "Mmpf!" Applejack grunted. The magical ropes tightened around the struggling mares. Evil Twilight licked her lips devilishly as she came closer and closer to the orange mare. "Oh Applejack I'm looking forward to this." A sultry whisper oozed forth. Bringing her muzzle to the bound farmers stomach she began to nuzzle and lovingly kiss her belly button. Applejack's tone changed from angry grunts to frightened whimpers in a matter of moments. "Hush." Evil Twilight said between kisses. "Just relax and let me take care of you. Mhm?" Giggling the mare lowered her head to the farmers hind hooves. "Mhm, the scent of dirt is intoxicating." She murmured as she began to kiss and nibble at her hooves. "Ah! No somepony stop her please!" Applejack thought in an attempt a telepathy. Each kiss the purple unicorn moved higher and higher up the whimpering mares leg. Just as she reached her hip she let out a single long breath against Applejacks navel before giggling and lowering to kiss the other leg. "Ah-Ah can't t-t-t-take this-s-s!" She screamed internally. Rarity had struggled at first, really struggled but when such an erotic display is right next to you its kind of hard to think straight. "She's such a tease." Her mind suddenly uttered. "What?! No forget that, I've got to get out of...her lips looks so smooth...Gah!" She mentally slapped herself. "FOCUS Rarity!" Rarity turned her gaze away from the show and looked at Applejack. The farmer wasn't holding on for much longer, her eyes clouded with tears and pitiful whimpers of fright and lust squeaked out of her bound muzzle. Rarity felt eyes on her. "What's the matter Rarity? Jealous?" Evil Twilight spoke as she rested her head against Applejacks tummy. "J-J-Jealous! Never!" Rarity bellowed trying to sound convincing. "Aww look Applejack she's jealous of you." Evil Twilight smirked. "Don't worry once I've taken care of her Rarity I'll give you what your after. Want me to use my horn?" *Sputter* Her mind fogged red with sudden images of that wonderfully long purple horn moving closer to her lower regions. "W-w-w-what! Why I never...you can't..." Evil Twilight moved lighting fast and placed a sensual kiss on the lips of the white stuttering mare. "Hehe, just be paitent, Mhm?" Turning back she placed her lips to the farmers belly again. With a single motion she placed her fangs just above her belly button and began to drag then gently down the mare, leaving a pair a red welts behind. Applejack could no longer contain herself the mix of pain and intense pleasure was crippling her mind. A single desire now burned and she would do anything to have it relived. "Mhm, I think your ready Applejack." Evil Twilight breathed as she relinquished her fangs grip. Rarity shuddered as she watched the Apple farmer relent and began to ease into the purple unicorns motions and prompts. "Oh no Applejack has lost it! If I don't do anything soon then she'll come for me next...with that horn...GAH!" "Think Rarity!" The struggling white unicorn thought of anything she could do to stop the mare. "Ugh she is just to powerful for my magic to counter and she knows it!" "...Wait..." Channelling all her magic into her horn she gathered all her magical strength before speaking. "I'm not going to let you do this monster!" Evil Twilight stopped inches from her prize to look at Rarity with a degree of smug satisfaction. "Like you could rival my power." "Yes I know I can't match your power but I can out pace your arrogance! Applejack I hope you've got a strong stomach I'm not very good at this!" With a sudden rush both the bound mares blinked away in a flash of pure white. *...* *...* "RAGH!" A roar of pure malice and rage sundered what was left of the peace and quiet. Author's Note Yoski, New chapter! As promised more Applejack. I enjoyed writing this chapter a lot more than the last one. This now pretty much covers the beginning of the end for the story. Interlude up next with more Good Twilight. Also the term Scrumping is a British thing involving apple stealing not what Urban Dictionary says. Disclaimer! Next chapter will contain fight scenes. No ponies were harmed during the making of fight scenes. However three small sheep were crushed by flying rocks.
~Interlude~ "Apples?"======= Music I listened to writing this: Florence + The Machine - You've got the Love ======= She was left prone, head leaning back on the rough stone that was bathed in a sickly pink glow. Everything had been tried from throwing spells, rocks and harsh language at the infernal thing. Still the forcefield held firm against all onslaught and left the depressed unicorn exhausted. *Growl* "Ugh, I'm hungry." Muttering irritably she flicked a small stone at the wall opposite. It soared across the expanse, bouncing back to hit her in the nose before it plonked down near her hind hooves. "Ow!" *Sigh* "It's only been a few hours." A silky monotone voice replied with an almost bored mutter. Snorting with contempt Twilight brought a hoof to her face. "Uh yeah! But I didn't eat any breakfast!" She finished rolling her one exposed eye. "Well I did tell you to..." "Buck off!" Twilight yelled with a flourish. Silence returned to the tunnel as the irate purple unicorn rubbed at her stinging snout. The rational side of her mind let out a silent sigh as she again returned to counting the number of stones in the wall. It was something to do. Her side of the mind was fully aware of what had happened to the mistress even if she remained utterly clueless. She reasoned that it would be very pointless to just out and tell the mare. She had been stripped of too much that any information would just be considered a fragment of her imagination. In a way that was true, which Rational found very annoying. That was her name, Rational, she had decided and it was a very good name. To the point and no frills, not like "Twilight Sparkle" which Rational considered contrived and silly. *Growl* Rational could also of informed the mare that she still had two daisy sandwiches in the pack left down by the tainted pool. However she had noticed that the figure of her mistress was getting plumper what with sitting in the library all day, every day of every week. "Oh I hope somepony finds me soon." The mare whined. "Well you did tell Rarity where you were going so I don't think it will be too long." "Huh? I did?" Realization and a sense of relief washed over her. "I did didn't I! Can't believe I forgot that." "If she is still alive or not some kind of mental slave of course." "UGH!" Just like that back to petulant whining mode. "You're enjoying this aren't you." "I am incapable of enjoyment." *Growl* "...I'm hungry." "...I know." *Sigh* "...look you do remember what's in the pack down below right?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Sandwiches!" Twilight roared in pure fury. "Why didn't you say anything!" "Well you tell me every week that you're going to cut back, diet and excise properly. I thought it would be best to only tell you when you were really hungry." The monotone responded sounding a little indignant. "Wh-What! You thought now was a good time to start this?!" She nearly tripped as she found her legs shaking. Sprinting the rest of the way she rounded the path to find the satchel laden with daisy goodness propped open. Moving forward she plopped down next to the pack as the voice spoke up again. "Oh Please!" The monotone now dripped with sarcasm. "You missed breakfast because you didn't listen to me! Then when your body missed lunch and started growling at you, which by the way you've conditioned it to do, you whine and complain like a small child." "Wh- How- you can't talk to me like that!" Twilight shouted feeling stunned, twisting around to face an empty patch of cave between her and the red tinted pool "Shut up you little tramp!" The monotone was gone now, replaced with furious grating anger. "I'm sick of you, stupid, ignorant little tramp!" Blind with rage the mare raised her hoof toward the empty patch of air in front of her. "You take that back right no-" The hoof flashed forward and slapped her across the muzzle. *Smack* "Owie!" She suddenly whimpered as great tears flushed to her eyes. "Y-you hit me-e." "Sorry." The monotone was back replacing the anger with bored attention. "Why?" She sniffled. *Sigh* "You were flushing the blood stream with anger and I am a part of you, so of course I get angry to." Twilight just continued to sniffle and whimper as she rubbed her now bloody nose. Rational now felt disturbed, she had attacked her, that meant that if her mistress got angry enough she could hurt herself very easily. They needed to be made whole again. "I'm sorry." Twilight heard gently in her ear as she felt something wrap around her lovingly. "Forgive me...Mistress." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cold vice of fear suddenly gripped the unicorns heart. "M-Mistress?" She called out feebly. "..." Sudden realization blossomed in her tattered mind. The other voice was not a fragment of her imagination but another effect of the botched spell. Her heart raced as she slowly began to devolve into terrified whimpers. "Ah, ah, none of that." The silky monotone whispered firmly. In a brief moment of clarity it was all washed away leaving only a small tug at her being. The warm presence continued to gently nuzzle her being. "Wh-who are you?" Twilight whispered fearfully. "Please I've told you time and again. You only ever listen to me when it pleases you don't you?" Rational uttered feeling the fear her mistress was projecting. "I'm sorry?" Twilight struggled to remember what had happened and when this thing had begun to talk to her. With all that had happened today she drew a blank. *Sigh* "I am Rational, the side of your mind dedicated to logic and reasoning." Rational explained while easing her mistress's panic. "But you hit me!" Twilight rambled rubbing her hooves to her head in an effort to make the voice go away. "I told you why I did that too. Really Mistress?" Rational uttered sorrow evident in her normal monotone. Twilight felt a hoof tussle her mane, just the same way her mentor Celestia did when she was disappointed in her. "D-don't do that!" "Sorry." "This doesn't make any sense! How can you be a part of me? Am I going crazy?" A flash of pure fear blasted forth only to be quashed by the warm presence. "Mistress please you can't make sense of it. I am the part of you that can and we are not whole." "W-Whole?" *Sigh* Here it was, the focal point, Rational had to explain what she knew and hope this tattered being would understand. If she didn't Rational would have to take over until the duration of the spell expired, something she was loath to do. Wrapping her ethereal hooves around the mares soul Rational let out a sigh as she rested her head against her mistress's neck. To Twilight all she felt was an intense warmth and kindness surround her. She allowed herself to relax, leaning into the heat. "Look, what is it we tried to do today?" Rational started. "Create a perfect clone?" Twilight ventured. "Alexander Colter said there is no such thing as perfect." "Yes but-" "No buts, now think on what you did." "I...I added my blood to the spell to enhance it's power." "Good. Now what is blood?" "Uh, well, Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in ponies and animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells-" "Not the damn medical thing!" Rational nipped at the purple neck causing Twilight to start. "Whah-" She placed a hoof to the patch that pained her. "Ow." "What is Blood?" Rational attempted again a little more firmly. "Uh..." "An expression of your soul and part of your magic! It is why it is the most powerful thing next to seminal fluid." A series of images flashed across both their minds. Twilight felt heat rise to her face and nether regions. "S-so?" She stammered trying to erase the pictures before her other half spotted them. Rational merely rolled her eyes at the feeble attempts. "Yet more proof we are in need of mate soon." Rational uttered while her mistress was distracted. Waiting until she had recaptured the mares attention Rational continued. "So? So when you placed that fluid in the spell you poured part of yourself into another being. Creating it with your thoughts, memoires and emotions. Chiefly it appears love and lust." "Oh. Wait! I still have those. Don't I?" Another series of embarrassing images raced around the track. *Sigh* "No mistress. You only have the briefest touches of love. You cannot pour it all away, but you have been left with mostly the emotions of fear, panic and anger." She rubbed an ghostly hoof down her mistress's navel. "Wh-What're doing?!" Twilight stammered her own hoofs swatted the spot just above her belly button. *?* "You are aroused. I was going to take care of it so I can continue this conversion uninterrupted." Rational frowned as she watched her mistress explode in a torrent of panic. "NO!" She yelled loudly. "No thank you! It's Ok! I'm listening now!" "Really? It would only take a few moments." Rational was now more confused than ever. The mistress needed a clear mind for this information. "Yes I'm- WAIT! What's that supposed to mean!" Twilight's yelling became very indignant. *Sigh* "What do you think it means? Never mind, look we need a clear mind for this and I can't convey what needs to be said when you keep pushing images of Male Organs in my face." "OK!" Twilight whimpered her voice giving out. "Just give me a second." In a monumental amount of effort Twilight removed all the perverse images and replaced them with images of daisy sandwiches. This in turn made her hungry again but refocused her mental state. "Right, Ok. Whew." She breathed out in the controlled manner Cadence had taught her. "So, I placed blood into the spell and created a "ghola" of sorts that contains my emotions of love and lust leaving me with only a scratch of its former power. Right?" "Correct." "But where did you come from?" Twilight asked pointedly finally feeling like she was getting somewhere.. Rational hesitated for a brief moment before speaking. "I am unsure. All I know is that i have now become a separate entity." "Oh." Twilight deflated a little. "..." "Ok, well what do we do now?" She asked perking up a little. "Wait." "Wait? For what?" "For the spell to where off." Rational pulled her hooves to Twilights face and gently pushed her head toward the pool of red liquid. "Look into the mirror pool. I think you'll be suprised." "Ok." Twilight picked herself up and moved forward. Peering over the edge she expected to find her reflection gone, instead she found a very faint purple pony looking back. It was odd, as if she was a pencil drawing only half filled in. "See your reflection is returning." Rational sighed gently leaning against the mares back. "At this rate in a few days the spell will wear off and we will return, everything back to normal." "Oh good!" Twilight let out with a explosive sigh. "I was so scared that this was permanent." She said sniffling back happy sobs that threatened to break out. As she began rubbing her hooves to her eyes in an attempt at clearing moisture and dried blood, a very heart stopping, stomach churning idea crawled forth in all it's dark and filthy glory. "...Wait..." She whispered fearful any more volume will shatter the thought. "What happens to you and her?" Rational could feel the despair rise in her mistress, it flooded the ethereal being with utter sorrow. With a heavy sigh she reached out and caressed the mare's cheek. "Well...we will cease to be." "...you'll...die?" Twilight choked, her throat closing over. "Yes Mistress, I guess we will." Rational said solemnly. "..." *Growl* "Eat your sandwiches. You're hungry." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rational was beginning to panic, something she wasn't even sure she could do until it began to happen. Twilight had taken the sandwiches and devoured them before becoming very still and silent. Her mind ragged with emotions of fear and pain. "What did she expect?" Rational mumbled to herself. "We are just constructs. Ghosts of a pony." She again tried to calm the mare, placing her ghostly hooves against her chest she hugged her mistress hard hoping for some kind of response. "Mistress?" Nothing, nothing but silence was found in the corporal, but in the ethereal a soft sobbing began to play. Rational perked her transparent ears trying to find the source. "I'm sorry." A whisper slipped out from a voice racked with pain. "Mistress? It wasn't your fault. You couldn't have known. I only deduced this after the spell's effects created me." Rational hugged the mare hard in another effort to comfort her. "It doesn't matter." Twilight said right behind her. Startled Rational turned around to find herself no longer in a bright blue cave but upon an endless white field under a purple tinted sky. "What is this?" She spoke clearer than before. "It is our mind." Twilight responded between sniffles and outright sobs. "Here we share what we are. I've got my reasoning back and you get back some of our emotions." "Wha-" "It's my fault." Twilight placed a hoof to her face. "It's all my fault!" Jumping back in a sudden bout of fright. "Mistress please stop." She felt something begin to stream her own muzzle. A strange sound fell out her mouth as she realized in horror she was crying as well. "Shush, shush." Twilight raced forward and swept Rational up in a loving hug. "I'm sorry please forgive me." "I don't under-" "Shush." Twilight stroked the choking mares head. Petting the trembling mare Twilight began to whisper gently. "Don't you see? I gave you both life. A spark of my soul along with conscious thought. Just with only a few days to experience it." She couldn't hold it back. The fear of what was to come, the knowledge she was going to end soon. It had been there before but without the other parts of her psyche it meant nothing. Now it permeated everything, she was going to end. "Whah!" Rational was now lost in a torrent of tears. "Puh-please, I don't want to d-d-die!" "It's Ok!" Twilight shouted burying her head into the others coat. *Sniff* "It's Ok..." Pulling back she delivered a kiss just below the horn. "...little sister." *!* "Sis-Si-Sister?" Rational blinked shuddering with every breath. "Yes. Sister." She kissed her again on the bridge of her nose. "Don't worry I won't let you or her die. I'll complete this spell and save you both." Sniffling Rational hugged her big sister as hard as she could before a swishing sound brought them both back to the cave. A basket laden with red apples blinked into existence right in front of both of them. "Apples?" Twilight stammered her voice still straining to not break into more sobs. "Mu-must be a present fr-from her." Rational said her voice returning to silky monotone again. A blast of purple magic shuddered from the basket causing both mares to yelp and back away. The magic fire transformed into a string of glowing words floating high above their head. "Enjoy these Mistress! I'm off to enjoy another type of Apple! :)" "..." "..." "I'm going out on a limb here but I don't think she is talking about the fruit." "Mhm." Author's Note Yoski, Another interlude Yay! I'm trying to hit people in the feels but I don't think I'm to good at it yet. It was an idea that another mate of mine had. Try and get the audience feel something for the characters, make them connect you know? Well tell me what you think. Am I getting better or still about the same? Feedback from my last interlude effected the length of this one. Peeps said it was to short and needed more info and yeah I agree, it was shockingly short. Thus more words. A lot more. Hell this turned into more of a chapter than an interlude but meh. I got across more of what I really wanted to say in the previous chapters. Seems to me that the whole thing about writing is just being patient with yourself, like I started and put out the first chapter thinking that I was on some kind of schedule. But that's not we are after is it? We want a story, I want to tell a story. A silly story but my story nonetheless. ...where the F$%k did that come from?! ... Anyway...on to something else entirely. Plonked, is a local colloquialism that is used in my parents area of the United Kingdom (UK). Try to guess which area! Disclaimer! Due to animal rights activists acting against me I am required to inform you that the three sheep harmed in the next chapters fight scene are indeed still alive. Actual level of alive may vary.
