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// Trust No Beauty Queen 
// Story: Elements 
// by Lyra-Chan 
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	I ended up staying in a room with Pinkie, Twilight, and Fluttershy. We stayed in the largest room, which happened to be the pure white room. Unfortunately for us, we ended up bleeding on the white things in the room, making them turn white with rusty smears and blotches on them. Pinkie kept quiet, knowing this would make the other two happier. And sadly, I learned one more thing that happened to Twilight Sparkle. Her tongue was cut out of her mouth by her own teachers hooves. After she pleaded for forgiveness. 
Nopony knows what happened to Spike. He went missing after their capture. And if anypony asks Twilight, she starts shaking and walks a few feet before she collapses into a blacked out mess. Fluttershy now refuses to speak to anypony. The trauma she was put through has made her go from shy to scared of everything, even her own friends. Pinkie Pie just sits around and talks to herself, her hair has not puffed up once since we came back. She doesn't even eat anything, most of the time we have to force it down her throat.
Rarity is a complete mess. We had to take every mirror out of the house because every time she sees one, she breaks down sobbing. Once she broke one and tried to end it herself with the shards. Derpy sat around being sad for the longest time, until they brought her little foals out to the hut. The hut was then becoming so crowded that the Mane Six, Derpy, and her fillies, are the only ones living in it. The ten other ponies that are part of the group The Elements have set up make shift homes, either out in the shed we first started recovering in or in makeshift tents. 
There are three bedrooms in the hut. The big white one, which we got, the medium sized bright pink room, which Derpy and the fillies stay in, and the other medium room that is pastel yellow, where Applejack and Rarity subside in. The problem with AJ and Rarity staying in the same room is that Rarity just keeps complaining about her horrid looks, “If I can't be beautiful, I'd rather just die!”, which is not helping Applejack get any better. 
She is actually getting worse. Sometimes blood will run from her eyes, and her rear legs will twitch uncontrollably, causing the stumps to bleed. Somepony brought some of the missing skin from Canterlot, and Creamsicle was able to cut enough off to sew on her stumps. That helped a bit. Another pony brought us a wheelchair and eye patches, so we could cart her around. We still kept the bandages on her eyes, for fear of the bleeding that would happen if we took them off. And then it happened.
One night, a scream emanated from the yellow room. Wails and moans started as soon as we ran in. “Help me...! HELP!” Wailed Applejack. Blood was gushing from her eye sockets, and the cracks in her skin split open wide, causing more blood to spill forth. Rarity sat in awed shock, wondering what was going on. I knew this was it, but I didn't want to believe it, so instead I went to calm her down.
“AJ, I'm here! I'm here, calm down for me please AJ!” I started to panic, then I remembered that wasn't the best idea to do, “Remember the time you went to the rodeo in Canterlot? Last summer, how we all cheered you on to win?” she nodded her head, “You didnt win a blue ribbon, or win first prize, but we stilled cheered you on like good friends should. Pretend this is another rodeo. And hang on for us this time too, I know you can Applejack,” But by then, she was already  gone. The blood loss and the weeks passing by were just too much for her. She was gone forever...
The loving, caring pony who pretended to hate me to make sure I was safe. She was gone forever. I never had the chance to apologize to her for thinking she was evil and mean. A product of Canterlot. Like Rarity. Like Rarity...
“Like Rarity!!!” I screamed out, lashing towards the dazed pony, “This is all your fault!” I threw her to the ground and started choking her with my hooves, “You are the reason Canterlot wants us! You. Wanted. To. Kill. US!!!!” I screamed swears at the barely breathing pony as several members of The Elements had dragged me off her body. They had thrown me into the white room where Fluttershy was curled tightly in a ball. The sound of the lock clicked into place loudly, so that I would know I couldn't get out. I pounded and beat on the door until my hooves looked like they had been chopped off with a pair of scissors. 
I lethargically walked to the opposite corner of Fluttershy’s, and started howling. Tears ran in waterfalls down my cheeks. Hiccups emerged in between loud wails of pain. I knew it was Rarity's fault the whole time, but I didn't want to admit one of my friends wanted Canterlotism more than friendship. She was the last to be picked up, as she reported me to Spitfire. But they punished her as well for letting me go.
Berry evidently had heard my wails of sorrow, and she slowly came into the room, careful to have them lock the door behind her. Fluttershy was still curled in her ball, but was more relaxed then when I had first come in. After about five minutes, Berry spoke.
“Rainbow Dash, what happened back there?” She eyed me cautiously, making sure I wouldn't strangle her too. When I refused to answer she opened her mouth to ask another question. But what came out wasn't her beautiful princess voice, it was Fluttershy’s.
“Applejack died, Berry. And it was because of Rarity that it had happened,” Her voice was smaller and softer than usual, but this had air of truth to it. Berry looked startled, but asked why, “Because, she just loves the capitol. It has always been her dream to live and work there. So when we got in her way, because of our loyalty to our dear, dear friend, Rainbow Dash, I guess  she couldn't take it any longer,” She took a quick pause, and resumed, “Rainbow, what did you happen to do that got you locked up in here?” Her eyes were big with anticipation, but at least she was talking.
“I-I....” I started choking up, “I tried to k-kill her....” I let it finish itself and another wail escaped my mouth. My hooves find their way over my face, I was embarrassed by the fact that I did that to Rarity, or even to anypony. I vowed I would never do that again, but urges consumed me. And then something amazing happened. Fluttershy walked over to me.
“Rainbow, it's alright. You are the one who is brave. The one who wasn't afraid to do what the other four of us couldn't get the heart to attempt,” Her front leg found itself around my shaking shoulder. Berry sniffled and rushed out of the room, 	“Now that is what loyalty is Rainbow. Protecting your friends at all costs” She let out a weak smile before she walked over to her bed and plopped down in it asleep. 
Berry walked in and told me Rarity was dead. The lack of blood in her system was cut off from oxygen for too long. She came and sat down next to me. For another five minutes of silence, we collected our thoughts. And again, she spoke first.