Equestria's War

Chapter 7-The stone hearts of butterflies
When Rarity awoke she found herself once again in her bed, at her house. The smooth sheets caressing the curves of her body, enveloping her in their softness, then the previous day’s events hit her. Rainbow Dash was dead. Rarity rolled over in her bed to find a crystal wine glass on her the night stand beside her bed. The glass was embellished with detailed engravings of pones prancing around the top of the glass, while on the bottom a large snake curled up the stem, its fang bared. Beside the glass there was a note. Rarity sat up and picked up the note using her magic and opened it.

Dear Rarity,

Our relationship hasn’t always been fruitful, but I’m hoping that you’ll let us put our past arguments in the past. Rarity, I want to warn you that if you continue there will be more consequences, ponies will die, and needless blood will be spilt. I’m asking you now if you will stop or if you’re going to throw lives away and start a war. You won’t win the war and you know that Rarity, so why even try. If you stop now I’ll forget that this ever happened, you can go on living with your remaining friends and I won’t bother you anymore. Or you can continue, lose your friends, the ponies you know, and your life. Your decision.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia

Rarity took several moments to take in the note, to let the realization of the death of Rainbow Dash sink in. She then remembered the glass. Rarity looked back at the glass, in it was a liquid that seemed to change to contain every color of the rainbow. Then she realized what it was. This was all that remained of Rainbow Dash. Tears began to blur her vision.
“COME AT ME CELESTIA, I DARE YOU, BECAUSE THE REBELLION STILL LIVES!”
Rarity shouted to the room around her, and then without hesitation took a big swig of the liquid in the cup. The bright and slightly spicy taste of the rainbow danced across her tongue, she liked it, and then tipping her head back drank the rest of what remained of Rainbow Dash. Rarity wiped her mouth with her foreleg, set the glass back on her nightstand, and pulled on her fuchsia robe. Luna was again downstairs making breakfast, and barely realized Rarity when she walked into the kitchen, calmly taking a seat at the table. Luna now wore an apron that said ‘Wub the Cook’.
“She must have gone over to see Vinyl and Slit” Rarity thought to herself (For those of you who may not know who Slit it, he’s my OC (Own Character), who ironically appears in the show, and is usually referred to as ‘Written Script’. Although my OC is slightly different. As his name states he has a slit for one eye and is a major dj. I’ve observed the show closely and I’ve found that Carrot Top is his wife, or marefriend whatever you want to call it. Their foal is Dinky, who most people think is Derpy’s daughter is actually DJSlit’s and Carrot Top’s.)
“Rarity, nice to see that you’re finally awake, please make yourself comfortable, I’ll only be a moment longer.” Luna said as Rarity sat down.
Luna then walked over and placed a plate, piled high with heycakes, in front of her.
“Oh, Luna this looks delicious”
“Thanks Rarity, it’s the least I can do for you, with you letting me stay here and all”
“It’s no problem at all darling, by the way thanks once again for bringing me back home”
“Eih, you know I’d risk my life for you”
The two mares then ate the rest of their breakfast in silence, neither of them asking the other about the previous day’s events. They finished and without a word, began to clean the dishes. The only sound was the sound of clinking dishes and the soft rush of running water.
“I think I finally have a plan” Rarity said, breaking the silence “It’s not Celestia we need to get rid of first, it’s the guards controlling the city. We need to find a way to get rid of them”
“That’s all very well and nice Rarity, but they are always trained to be on high alert, I would know I’ve seen the drills they do. And besides none of the ponies in Ponyville have any combat training, except you me and Mac, and even then the guards would be expecting that”
“Yes, but I have an idea, there is one other pony in Ponyville with combat training.”
“Who?” Luna asked, confused
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It was midday now, judging by the height of the sun. Rarity stood outside Fluttershy’s cottage, quietly knocking. The door opened quietly, and a lemon colored mare with a soft pink mane peeked around the edge of the door.
“Hello?” She said in a quiet whisper, as soft and kind as a summer breeze
“Fluttershy, I’m so glad you’re home, I have something I need to ask of you”
“Rarity, please come in, and make yourself at home”
Rarity walked past the lemon colored mare, quietly seating herself on the couch.
“Just a second Rarity, I need to find where Big Mac has gone, he’s been staying with me ever since you were caught by the princess” Fluttershy said, still saying it in no more that a soft whisper
“Great, I could use his help too”
Fluttershy left the room, and a few moments returned with Big Mac following closely behind.
“So Rarity, what is it that you needed to talk to me about?”
“It has to do with the rebellion; I’ve come to ask you if you’ll fight”
“I-I-I don’t know Rarity, I don’t know if I’m capable of hurting anypony else, even with all of my training.”
“Fluttershy, you and Big Macintosh are all of the experienced fighters we have left, you have to try”
“Ok, I’ll try, for the freedom of Equestria”
“I’m in to, can’t let two mares like yourself stab somepony without backup” Big Mac said in almost an offhand kind of way
“Great, here’s the plan”
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Rarity was sitting quietly on a bench, legs tucked under her soft white body. She was enjoying the late autumn breeze against her white silky coat.
“Fluttershy should be here any moment now” Rarity thought to herself
Then as if she heard the thought Fluttershy entered the grassy clearing. Fluttershy walked around, trying her best to look inconspicuous, but at the same time inch closer the guard that stood on the outskirts of the clearing. After a few moments Fluttershy was close enough to the guard to touch him. She then reached into her mane, quickly pulled a knife from her mane, shoved the guard over, and sat herself on his chest, the cold steel of the knife pressed against his throat. Then Big Mac appeared from the shadows, and Rarity walked over to the three ponies.
“You should have stayed in Canterlot, because the rebellion lives”
“Gak-kk-k, never, the rebellion will never survive. Celestia has more power than you could ever dream of “the guard said in a choked whisper
“Fluttershy…..Kill him” Rarity commanded, without a trace of emotion in her voice
“Her, her, she couldn’t even hurt a fly, let alone kill me” the guard said confidently
Fluttershy pressed harder and harder into the guard’s throat with the knife, drawing a scarlet line of blood across his neck. The guard soon realized that Fluttershy was serious and his eyes widened in fear. She then quickly slashed his throat, leaping off his chest to avoid the spray of blood. Both mares watched as the guard rolled himself over, trying to stand and fight, but he succumbed to blood loss and let his last breath out with a sigh. Rarity only now noticed that Big Mac was missing. She began to look around for signs of him. Rarity then heard a rustling in the bushes behind her. She quietly parted the bushes to find, in another clearing, Big Mac sitting atop another guard, who had attempted to sneak of on the three of them. Mac was just about to bring his hooves down on the guard’s head, when the guard produced a knife, and opened a long gash that ran the length of Mac’s stomach. Mac fell like a sack of rocks on top of the guard, pinning him then, and leaving only his head and hind legs exposed. Rarity entered the clearing, and stared at the guard. Blood began to pound in her ears, and her whole world became the sound of the blood rushing in her head, and revenge. She walked over to the guard, slapped the knife from his hoof, and stood over him, just smiling. Neither of them said a word, both of them staring at each other, waiting. Rarity broke the trance, stabbing the guard in the face with the point of her horn. Blood came gushing from the wound in his face. Rarity had failed to notice that the guard was wearing a helmet, and thus had only cracked his skull. She reared up once again; horn pointed downwards, and brought her whole weigh down on the guard, fully impaling him on her horn. Blood came pouring from Big Mac’s open wound and the guard’s smashed skull, creating a scarlet pool beneath them. Rarity used her magic to roll Mac off of the now lifeless guard. Fluttershy had entered the clearing, tears streaming from her eyes, her usually pink mane stained with the blood of the guard. Rarity poured all her strength into her magic, trying what Luna had done to her only a couple days ago. Her magic shimmered around Mac’s wound, and then it faded. Rarity dropped to the ground, her strength gone. Fluttershy was now sobbing uncontrollably, her tears glistening in the sunlight. Rarity got back to her hooves, and started to comfort Fluttershy.
“There’s nothing we can do now, he’s gone”
“No..No….. He’s got to live, he and I were becoming close, I’ve never loved somepony as much as him. He can’t die, he just can’t”
“I know Fluttershy, but there’s nothing we can do. You can only hope, and dream that this rebellion is quick”
Fluttershy then opened her wings and raced off into the bright blue sky. Rarity sighed, and started in the direction of Fluttershy’s cottage. She arrived quickly, knocking softly on the door.
“Fluttershy, darling, can I come in?”
The lemon colored mare answered the door, her coat still stained with the blood Big Mac and the guards.
“Rarity, I can’t go on living like this anymore. Hiding in here, and coming out only to slaughter other ponies, I just can’t do it”
Her gaze dropped to the ground and she revealed knife to Rarity.
“Kill me, please, I just can’t live without Mac, or with myself”
“Fluttershy, you know I can’t do that to you. I’d never hurt you”
Fluttershy raised the knife to her throat, pressing it firmly against her lemony coat.
“Please Rarity, I don’t know if I can do it by myself”
“No Fluttershy, you’re on your own here”
Both mares stared at each other for a moment. Neither wanting to break the silence between them.
“Goodbye Rarity”
Fluttershy smiled and then slit her throat. She dropped her knife, the silver blade now a bright red. Rarity watched as Fluttershy bled out. She knelt down to hug her as the last flicker of life left her eyes. All was silent, the birds made no sound, the wind didn’t blow, nothing. Rarity then took Fluttershy’s body upstairs, and laid it on the bed. Quickly exiting, Rarity closed the door, leaving the bad memories contained in Fluttershy’s bedroom. She closed the door to the cottage, and began the walk home. Not stopping to talk to anypony on the way back to the boutique. When she returned home Rarity unlocked the door, and opened it to find Luna sitting on the couch drinking a cup of tea. Luna looked over at Rarity, asking no questions. Rarity walked upstairs, and without cleaning her blood crusted coat, crawled into bed.