Twilight ran forward, unsure of the monstrous act that she had just witnessed. It was nerve racking seeing her friends like that, just mangled and mutilated. It was too much.
Twilight eventually arrived at the Everfree Forest, it truly was beautiful. Twilight would've taken the time to appreciate the scenery but her mind was still shrouded with a dark cloud.
Twilight lit her horn and a ball of magic was created. It floated off Twilight's horn like a feather, and slowly drifted towards a stone wall. As soon as it made impact, a portal was made. Twilight saw the familiar book shelf and the table with the flower vase. But before she could move, she felt intense pain shoot up her hind leg.
Twilight looked back to see a black tendril clamping down on her leg, it's teeth digging through her flesh, Twilight Sparkle watched as it's owner appeared out of the shadows. It was Dimmed Star.
"Awww, your homesick?"
Twilight tried to escape the tendril's hold, but it was futile. Pain shot through Twilight's leg as blood poured out of the wound. Twilight knew she was running out of time, the portal could close any minute.
With all the strength she could muster she used her magic to levitate a nearby rock. She flung it towards Dimmed Star with such velocity that it busted her head open.
The tendril let go and Twilight made a mad dash towards the portal and managed to leap into it. She turned around just in time to see a blood stained Dimmed Star growling at her. She lunged at Twilight, but the portal closed before she could reach her.
Twilight simply stared at where the portal once was. Then she collapsed on her knees. And sobbed. Tears fell as she thought about her lost friends. All dead, thanks to her and her little project.
Her assistant, Spike the dragon clambered down the stairs and immediately froze upon seeing his master in such condition. Her friends were nowhere to be found.
"Where are the others?"
Twilight simply stared at him with her tear filled eyes, Spike immediately understood. He felt teary eyed himself. The little dragon tried to comfort his master.
"At least you got out alive. You still got your whole life left to live." Spike said
"How can I live without the ones I love? Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned, place and time always on my mind. I have so much to say but they're so far away."
She would never be able to sleep again, hearing her friends screams of agony, their cries for help, dominating her nightmares for years to come. To hear their whispers in the dark.
Her body made it in the end, but the soul and fire within her had died back in Equinox along with her friends.