The Mysterious Murders

Once again, Rainbow Dash woke up from a terrible sleep. She got up and sat on the edge of her bed. She was relieved that she wasn't dead, but she didn't want to go outside today. She didn't want to do anything. She knew what was waiting outside, in the cold, cruel world. She knew that damage had been done in the night. Horrible, irreparable damage.
She took another look at Rarity and Fluttershy's photos. It was painful to look at, but she still stared.
She left the house and went to check on her friends. She knocked on Twilights door.

"Oh. Hello Rainbow Dash. Have you seen the other two yet?" Twilight said when she answered the door.
"No actually. That was why I knocked in your door."
"Oh. Ok."
"I'm going to find the others. Are you coming?"
"Yeah. I'll come."

They arrived at Sugarcube Corner. Twilight knocked on the door and Mr Carrot Cake answered.

"Oh hello girls. I heard what happened to your friends. I'm really sorry for you." he said sadly.
"Thanks Mr Cake." Twilight said. "Have you seen Pinkie Pie this morning?"
"Well, uh, no. She's been really quiet this morning."
Twilight and Rainbow Dash looked at each other, concerned. "We should check on her."

They slowly opened Pinkie's door, trying not to think about what was through the door, even though they already knew. She opened the door and screamed.
It was even worse than the others! There was a lot of blood, a slightly more pinkish colour than the others. Her body was sliced across her stomach and her entrails were hanging out, and her front left leg had been roughly sawed off.

Rainbow Dash nearly vomited. It was disgusting.

They stumbled back down stairs, still affected by the atrocious sight.
"Oh god." Rainbow Dash said as she ran back outside and vomited.
"Girls, girls. What's the problem?" Mrs CupCake asked.
"It's Pinkie. She was, err..." She said. "murdered..."
"What?! Murdered? Not her too." Mr Cake said as he shook his head. "What kind of a monster would do such a horrible thing?"
"Hmm. I can't believe they're all dead." Twilight sighed.
Rainbow Dash patted her on the back. "At least we still have each other. And, of course, Applejack."
"Speaking of Applejack, we'd better go tell her the bad news."

Mr Cake called the police, and Twilight and Rainbow Dash left, but she quickly flew home and framed up a photo of Pinkie Pie.

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They arrived at Sweet Apple Acres, and saw Applebloom and Sweetie Belle sitting outside the house.
"Hello girls." they said as they approached the house.
"Hello Twilight. Hi Rainbow Dash." Applebloom said, but Sweetie Belle remained silent.
"You okay there Sweetie?" Rainbow Dash asked.
She still didn't say anything. Instead, she just kicked at the ground.
"She doesn't want to talk about, well, you know..." Applebloom said, patting her friend on the back.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash walked into the Apple family's house. They saw Applejack sitting at the table, trembling as she tried to eat her sandwich.

"Hey." Twilight said, trying to break the silence.
Applejack flinched as she spoke, but then went back to her meal.
"Hey girls." she said quietly.
"You look tired," Rainbow Dash said. "Get much sleep last night?"
"No." Applejack said. "I was up all night, trying to keep myself from getting sliced up!"
"It was Pinkie Pie last night. We found her body in her bedroom."
“Really? That’s sad.” Applejack said, “Anyway, Sweetie Belle’s living here now. She’s been really glum lately.”

Applejack rubbed her eyes. She got up from her chair and walked into the lounge room, and the other two followed her. Applejack curled up on the lounge, terrified of the fact that her chances of being murdered had just gone up to one third. She was quivering in fear.
She looked out the window at Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, who were still holding their heads high, despite the dark events that had happened. She suddenly started sobbing.

"I don't wanna die!" she cried, her head was lying in her hooves. "The Apple family can't manage the farm without me, they'll go bankrupt!"
Rainbow Dash and Twilight sat next to her on the couch.
"It's okay." Twilight said. "You'll be fine."
Applejack looked up at her, tears flooded her eyes. "But what about Applebloom? Sweetie Belle was heart broken yesterday. I don't want that to happen to Applebloom as well."
Rainbow Dash and Twilight exchanged looks of sorrow.
"I don't wanna die!!!" Applejack cried, but Rainbow Dash slapped her across her face.
"Stand tall, Applejack. Stop your crying, you'll be fine." Rainbow Dash insisted, but she knew that Applejack's chances were as great as her's and Twilight's. "Look. Tonight, Twilight and I will stay here and we'll stay up all night. Won't we Twilight?"
She nodded.

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That night, Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Applejack all sat on AJ's bed. They sat there, keeping an eye on the door, making sure nothing came in. Applejack had a large wrench in her hooves, Rainbow Dash had her baseball bat, and Twilight just had her magic, with which they had armed themselves with.
Applejack couldn’t stay up much longer. She had stayed up all of last night, and she was already really tired. As she collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep, Rainbow Dash whispered into her ear. "You won't die. I promise."