Aftermath of A Fallen Star
By Rated Ponystar
Edited by The Unnamed Pawn and Commander X5
Pre-Read by: Magic Man
Many Voices, One Traitor Part 2 (Pinkie Pie’s POV)
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I felt a sharp pain in my head as I was coming too. The feeling wasn’t unfamiliar to me, and the first thing I had to wonder was who did I hurt? When I black out like this, one of them takes over and does something. Sometimes its harmless, like the time I spent the whole day doing cartwheels all over Ponyville. The only bad side effect was my tummy when I finally regained control.
Other times... have not be pleasant; like the time I thought everypony no longer wanted to come to my parties and be my friend anymore. I retreated into my mind and let one of my other voices take over. It wasn’t until I heard, deep inside my mind, that it was my birthday that I could surface. That’s why what I have is different from schizophrenia. I don’t hear voices from noponies or have different personalities. I have different me’s, literally, inside me. Whenever I retreat into mind, I can feel each and everyone of them, like small prickles against your fur. They all want to go out. They all want to say or do something, and I have to keep them in check.
There are some that want to do such horrible things...
I opened my eyes and slowly lifted my head where I saw Maud looking at me. The moment I noticed a slashed mark on her cheek, I gulped, already expecting the worst. I also realized, upon finding out I wasn’t moving, that I was tired to a chair with tight ropes. “What happened?” I immediately asked.
“You attacked Marble, with a knife,” answered Maud, a small and very hidden tone of worry in her speech. “I had to knock you out. Fed you more of your medication to keep you controlled.”
That explained why the voices were now just mere whispers. Going on about how we need to still kill Maud for getting in the way, or apologize to her, or dance like chicken ponies.
“Is she seriously hurt?” I asked, my flat mane covering my entire face. Even if she was the one who ultimately gave the murderers the tools to kill Twilight, I didn’t want to see her too hurt. Regardless of what happened, she was still my sister, and nothing could change that.
“She’s more scared than hurt. She’s been crying non-stop. Apologizing,” said Maud, before reaching down and hugging me. “She wants to explain.”
I wanted to yell at her that it didn’t matter because I was ready to just leave and never speak to Marble again, but I didn’t. I just nodded and watched as Maud walked away and left. Now that I was alone at last, I could cry. I didn’t weep out loud or moan in sorrow. I cried. Silently. Sofly.
My sister had betrayed me. My younger sister, who I used to read to every night when she was growing up, helped to kill my best friend. Marble had always been the most innocent of us, even though Limestone was younger then her. She was always asking us to play games with her when we were growing up and tried her hardest to impress us.
I love Marble, but I also love Twilight Sparkle.
Not like romantic love, but a love that only the six of us Elements had. A special kind of bond. And I lost that love when she died while all my friends became shadows of their former selves. And my sister took part in causing that.
My worst fear had come to life. Ever since I heard that it was orichalcum that had helped to kill Twilight, I wished, I prayed for the first time in years that it wasn’t my family. Just goes to show how some prayers go unanswered, huh? I still wanted to know why Marble did what she did, and after that... I didn’t know what I would do. Maybe turn her in and watch her get prosecuted? Maybe just head home and become a bitter pony? Maybe get better and go back to the way I was… if only I could.
Or maybe I’ll kill myself? I didn’t know what to do, I just had my life shatter in front of me the past few weeks. It seemed like everything I had believed in was destroyed and nothing remained but sorrow.
Twilight was dead.
My friends were unhappy with no sign of getting better.
And now my sister was involved in the worst way possible.
I just... I just needed a hug and somepony to tell me everything was alright. Anything that would take this sorrow away.
I raised my head as I saw my family coming in. Limestone and my mother were nuzzling and hugging my sister as she continued to cry. My father stumbled around a bit and his eyes showed a bit of blitz in them. I rarely ever saw my dad drink, but I didn’t blame him. Learning that one of your daughter’s helped kill a princess was probably enough to even make a priest drink. The one thing they all shared were tear marks on their faces. Me included. I guess a family that suffers together also cries together too.
Marble made an effort to speak, but I stopped her by speaking first, “Stop and listen to me.” She closed her mouth and nodded. “You have one chance to explain yourself. Depending on what you say, I may or may not turn you to the guards. I may or may not forgive you. I might not even see you as a sister anymore. You have one chance. Just one.”
“... I understand...” whispered Marble as my mother wailed again. It hurt me to see my mother weep for both of us, but this had to be done.
“Pinkie, you can’t just declare her no longer your sister! She’s family! Whatever she did, I’m sure she’s sorry!” shouted Limestone Pie.
“You’re taking her side?!” I shouted.
“I’m trying to keep my big sister from making a big mistake!” shouted Limestone. “Do you really want to forget all the good times you had together? She loves you, and so do we!”
I closed my eyes to fight back tears as a memory entered my head. It was the night before I left for the Cakes, not to long after Granny Pie killed herself. Marble came up into my room and hugged me, saying she didn’t want to see me go. I told her I would always be there when she needed me and I let her sleep beside me. Soon Maud and Limestone came inside upon hearing Marble crying and the four of us shared the room together. I felt all my worries go away as I held my sisters in embrace and slept peacefully. Sure, it was all four of us together, but Marble had been the first to come in, crying at the thought of me leaving.
My rage began to falter as I looked at Marble, and saw the little crying filly who wanted to hold me all night. I closed my eyes. “Why, Marble? Why?”
“I didn’t even know what I had done until I learned it from the news,” whispered Marble, clearing her eyes of tears. “It... it’s just... I loved him...”
All of us Pie’s quickly turned to Marble with wide eyes. “L-love?” asked my father as he leaned against the wall. “You were seeing a stallion?”
Marble sighed and sat down. “I’ll... start at the beginning...” She took a deep breath. “It was my turn to go to Canterlot for this years Rock Farm Expo, to showcase our work, right? I was doing fine, getting new clients, and impressing ponies with our rocks. I was showcasing the... orichalum, but only a small part of it!” I looked at my dad and he nodded, cementing the story so far.
I usually go to the Rock Expo if it was in a nearby city to see my family and even help out. However, I was busy helping Twilight and the other Princesses that week by making a welcome party for the newly discovered Kitsunes out in the far east. Let me tell you, those foxes know how to party!
“But then I saw somepony on the second day of the expo that I didn’t expect to talk to me. He said that he was interested in our farm and work. So he asked me out for dinner. It was amazing, I never... I was never asked out before, and the place he took us to eat was so fancy, I almost forgot we were rich ourselves.” A small smile decorated Marble’s lips. “I know we never lived the fancy life, but just being part of that group for a single day was like... entering a fantasy.”
“Why did you even agree to go out with this stranger?” demanded my father, glaring at a squirming Marble.
Playing with her hooves, my sister answered, “Well... one doesn’t really refuse a prince.”
My mouth dropped. I think everypony’s did, even Maud. I was too busy focusing on my blushing sister. My younger sister... dated Prince Blueblood? I didn’t know if I was going to gag or faint.
“Wait... he was the one you gave our location to the deposit for?!” shouted mother. “Don’t you know how much trouble he was giving to your sister’s friend? Princess Twilight Sparkle?!”
“I know that! I knew it back then too, but I just wanted to feel special for once!” shouted Marble, stomping her hoof. “Everypony else was special. Maud was super strong and knew everything there is about rocks. Pinkie was famous and had hundreds of friends. Even Limestone had a coltfriend and was the better farmer out of all of us. Sure, he was older than me but I was of age and....I thought if I dated a prince... I’d be special too!”
Marble covered her eyes. “But I was an idiot! A fool! I was so... so stupid to think he liked me!”
Limestone and my mother hugged my sister again as she began to tear up. I was stunned again to hear Mable say such a thing. I never thought she would be jealous of me. She was always so kind and shy. Hay, I thought she was the kindest pony there was until I met Fluttershy.
“So instead of helping out with miners that whole month like you said in your letter, you were dating that... monster?!” demanded my father who looked redder and redder.
“He... he was so nice to me. So charming... no stallion ever treated me like he did,” whispered Marble, hiding her face in shame. “He took me out to the fanciest of places. Gave me my own hotel room that he paid for to let me stay in. He... he said he loved me... I didn’t think for one second he was using me. I thought we were destined to be together.” Shivering, she shook her head. “But that last night... he made me drink too much. I got drunk.. really drunk. I can still remember it though. He asked about the deposit... and... and I told him! I told him, okay!”
“Oh, Marble,” whispered my mother, nuzzling her as she began to cry again. “My dear filly, how could you? You should know better to never tell anypony outside the family. I can’t believe you would do such foolish thing.?”
“I was drunk! I know that’s a poor excuse, but then he kissed me... I asked him to make love to me... he said yes... my first...” sobbed Marble, barely standing as she placed one hoof on her stomach and another on the floor like she was going to be sick. “When he sent me home, saying he had business... I thought I would see him again... a week later I saw the papers. Twilight Sparkle, his political enemy, was dead. I realized what he had done. What I had done. I’m so sorry, Pinkie Pie. I’m so sorry!”
“Oh, Faust help me...” whispered my father, closing his eyes and muttering a prayer.
“I’m sorry, Daddy,” responded Marble with squeaky voice.
“I’m not angry at you, Marble,” he said, walking over and kissing her on the cheek. His sympathetic eyes soon turned to anger. “I’m angry I can’t hang that son of a bitch who did this to you.”
I just stood there, eyes widen as I stared at my sister. I thought she had told it on purpose, but now it was clear that Blueblood had twisted my sister into his little doll. He used her feelings and her love for him to take advantage of her. At that moment, I didn’t know what to think. Or what to feel. I felt like a sea of emotions swirling with no end. Even the voices were silent as they tried to process this information.
I... I just didn’t know what to do.
That was when we learned something else that changed everything in my family.
“I’m a whore... I’m a whore who got somepony killed...” muttered Marble.
“No, you’re not,” my mother whispered, her eyes misting. “You were in love... you were used... you aren’t at fault... only Blueblood.”
“But I... I gave them the orichalum...” whispered Marble. “I got Princess Twilight killed. And... and...”
Limestone touched her shoulder. “Marble... whatever it is we can understand... we’re family... and we’ll love you no matter what.”
Marble nodded and took a deep breath.
“I’m pregnant.”
1) To quote Rusty Venture....HOLY DAMNIT CHRISTMAS!!!!
2) She'd better keep the paternity of the child on the down-low or ponies will hunt both of them down and kill them.
Well, that-...that is...shocking.
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HOLY SHIAT!
/mind blown
I wouldn't be able to forgive her, not hate her yes, but not forgive. She betrayed her family and the end result was the death of a pony who would've changed Equestria for the better. I guess what they say about love being blind isn't true.
Love isn't blind, love is blinding.
Oh man imagine how Pinkie would have felt if she had killed her, finding out she was pregnant AFTERWARDS.
Maud really saved the day!
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Holy #%@$! I did not see that coming.
I feel sorry for the Pies. Keep up the good work.
Crap
Deep dude. Really, really deep. Now Marble has to live caring for a foal, a spawn of Blueblood, the pony that killed Twilight. I can't imagine such pain. You're doing a hell of a job with this story, don't ever stop.
I feel so bad for the unborn child. If they're ever birthed, they're gonna have to live with the sins of their father
Add another reason to hate Blueblood...
Nurture>nature
Maud
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Whelp...so long as nopony outside the family knows who the kid's dad is, everything would be fine. It's not like Blueblood's around to make a confession anymore. Pretty simple...
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On the other hoof...if ponies do find out...(looks back at Cheerilee's chapter)...yeah, that would be bad.
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... I'm sorry, I know it's not entirely Blueblood's fault, Cadance showed us that his father Amadeus is really to blame, but still...
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!!!
did they have sex more than that time she was drunk?
well I guess I can't really blame Marble for being used, but now I want to know what Pinkie plans on doing about this
well at least the kid doesn't have to worry about Blueblood influncing him there, but man. It comes down to this, if there was ever a need for the time travel spell. Celestia, write a note, use the spell, give the note to your past self and end all of this.
Hmmm...alright, judging from all the evidence and situation, I can safely conclude in my own opinion...that Marble is innocent. Perhaps even perfectly so.
It matters not if she was, in some tiny, barely noticeable way, involved with Twilight's death. She was deceived, tricked, and boozed up by a stallion playing on her emotions (giving her upbringing and lifestyle, I can see her being charmed like that into a deceptive relationship) into giving him something that he just so happened to use to murder Twilight. I mean, can you really blame the guy who sells the weapons people take and use to murder others, if he doesn't know any better of their actions? Some people may not like it, but the seller is not responsible for what the buyer does with the product after it has been sold. That's how marketing works (if this is even marketing, seeing as how Blueblood got her drunk and seduced the information out of her, thus STEALING her family secrets while she was vulnerable). The only one to blame here is Blueblood, and knowing the Celestia of this story, I'm sure she'll see it the same way.
What really has me conflicted is Marble's surprise pregnancy. On one hand (which I'm pretty sure a good amount of the readers and all of Equestria will take), this is the spawn of the most hated and despised pony in the modern day of Equestria...but on the other hand, it's still an innocent baby, despite it's heritage. Unfortunately, I fear that this kid is going to be born into an entire world that hates and despises it as a whole, and unless it's kept on the hush-hush, this kid will live an entire life of misery and pain for a crime it doesn't even know of, let alone commit.
There's only one options for a decent ending I can think of here that doesn't result in pain or dying: Marble and her family must keep and raise the child in the dark, not letting it or anyone (including Pinkie's friends) in all of the Equestria know the truth. This is the only way it can live even a decent life.
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hahahaha..... but it should still be tied
Wow.....
Marble is in for some complications.....
Great job though!
And the more we hear about Pinkie's condition and emotional situation the more I want to give her that hug. Good thing Maud stopped her. So, Blueblood seduced Marble and got her drunk in order to get her to reveal the location of the mine? Didn't know he was that smart. Pregnant!?
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Comparing to what Pinkie and her family would do to Blueblood now if they catched him alive, we can say Celestia went easy on the prince.
5408365 You wouldn't forgive her for being in love and betrayed horribly for it? Because that's all she did.
You're saying you believe that people who are given something to intoxicate them, and are then taken advantage of, deserve it? That it's their fault? Is that what you're saying?
Well...and here I thought things couldn't get any worse. No matter what happens next, whatever choice they make won't be an easy one.
Few mistakes"
"former selves"
"too"
"year's"
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuck.
Well if that doesn't make things more complicated and tragic...
5408941 My sentiments exactly! I wonder what'll happen to the kid, given these circumstances.
My new-found hatred for Marble was shifted entirely to Blueblood within one chapter. He deserves more than one death, or at least his father does...I'm not sane, am I?
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Calm down, no one said that. You're adding on extra unnecessary overtones either out of some personal issue or to add extra weight to make that guy look or feel bad for disagreeing with you. Common tactic if the latter, common problem if the former. Don't do it, it's not subtle.
Marble is responsible for being STUPID, yes. She might be younger than Pinkie Pie but she was old enough to know better. She even says she knew better. She betrayed herself, first and foremost. Just because she got the shit end of the stick doesn't mean she instantly becomes blameless. Women have been cleverly manipulating men wholesale throughout human history since we discovered the art of seduction, yet we blame only the men for doing whatever horrible and stupid thing they're tricked into doing either for lust or love or some inebriated combination of both. Battles have been fought for this, untold numbers of warriors and innocents slain - many are the dead on the blade or shot of a man driven by words of a softly-whispering mistress. When it's the other way around, then logically should we not blame her? "Loose Lips Sink Ships."
That aside, we all know how guilty Blueblood is. It's easy to assign ALL blame for everything to him because he's such an unrepentant sack of shit and we hate him as we should. He did indeed hurt this girl to get what he wanted. But, as she said, she knew better - she let herself be hurt when she could have easily prevented everything by not giving in to emotional and physical greed and jealousy in her sisters, things which (as the daughter of a priest) she has been very much raised to resist, she would have a better resistance to that sort of temptation than most people! She should have refused him, she states this, but she went along with his little fantasy-tale that seemed too good to be true.
Can we blame her for wanting love? For that picture-perfect ideal that we all dreamed of? No! Everyone wants those things. Having a dream like that is absolutely normal! But she knew he was an enemy of her sister's. She knew she should have told her family. She knew she abandoned and lied to her family. She knew everything she was doing was wrong, and the aftermath only doubly confirmed what she knew and disregarded pointedly. So, as I said. Blueblood is an ASSHOLE and deserves all he got... perhaps more, I kind of want to see Grognar the Necromancer from G1 get involved and bind Blueblood's soul so it can also be tortured over centuries. But that doesn't mean Marble is blameless - her stupidity is to blame. Doing something you know beyond a shadow of a doubt is wrong and has inescapable consequences to those you care for (shacking up with the enemy of her sister's dearest friend and thus also her sister's enemy) is what is known as stupidity. I can't fault her for what she did after already being under the influence too much... being inebriated removes inhibitions, and all the time he spent filling her head with what she knew was nonsense but accepted out of her own personal selfish wants quite handily weakened those inhibitions to begin with.
But I can blame her for going along with him all that time, which also makes her responsible for the information she doled out due to her ability to have prevented all of this to begin with. She is at fault, but she was not malicious. She didn't mean for any of this to happen. She didn't want it to happen. But she could have stopped it at the start simply by not betraying who she was for a fantasy. So implying she's entirely without fault or error in this is pure contrivance and a projection of personal ideals onto the character, perhaps for having been in a similar situation or knowing someone dear who was.
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Alright, it seems you're going to try to spin me off as the bad guy and misconstrue my words for your personal gain. Betrayal only works if both sides are loyal to each other. Did I say she deserved what she got? No, I didn't. Do I think she deserves what happened to her? No, I don't. The fact of the matter is that she knew exactly who he was and still let herself be swayed by him. At any given time she could've broken things off but she didn't. At any point in time when she was drinking with Blueblood she could've stopped before getting too drunk but she didn't. It would've been a different story if he had drugged her or even used his magic on her but he didn't. She just kept drinking until she couldn't even remember her promise to her own family to never reveal the location of the ore deposit. All because she felt that she wasn't important enough and being with him would make her noticeable, despite knowing his reputation.
She wasn't taken 'advantage of' as the author stated at the end of the chapter it was consensual. Meaning she wanted it. Just because the person you're having sex with is drunk doesn't make it automatic rape.
Blueblood, you're going to pay a hundredfold for all these lives you've ruined.
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Well, he's dead. Unless you mean in the afterlife
5409407 Of course I meant the afterlife!
What a twist or rather two twists here: first is the relationship of Marble Pie to Blueblood and the second is the pregnancy.
And now a word from a certain sponsor:
Here's my two thoughts on this revelation: although Marble Pie was kept in the dark about Blueblood's intentions and I don't blame her for wanting what her sisters had which was good things like love, but she provided the very materials Blueblood needed for his plot so as hate to say it, Marble is just as guilty as Blueblood and his cohorts.
Whoa... just... whoa... talk about an unexpected twist there... I really did not see that one coming
5408563 Assuming Marble has the courage to rise the child, and doesn't give it up for adoption.
I suppose an abortion is out of the question.
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Personally, I'd like to see the foal end up with Celestia. I think, in a way, it might start the healing process. The blood of its thrice-damned predecessors, but with none of their claims and evils. Unspoiled. Celestia could bring it up the right way.
If it stays with the Pies, even with motherly instincts and blood ties, it'll always be a constant reminder of the time Marble really fucked up and was used by an evil, deluded asshole. That's not fair to the foal to have to grow up in a situation where there's always negativity attached to their very existence.
this is so tragic even shakespeare would read this say "DAMN"
I think that is supposed to b former selves. Too many R's in there
Also:
I think that is supposed to be Marble, unless Maud was getting in on the action.
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Yeah, abortion's a bit much. Celestia might be best bet.
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Fixed thanks
5409817 No matter how the child might have been concieved, and regardless of who the father was, the child deserves a chance at life. The question is, would that be a life without either birth parent, and its heritage hidden away?
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Yeah, those scenarios rarely end well.
5410827 Well, the child's going to have a very difficult upbringing. Because not only will it be raised by a single parent, but it will also become the target of anyone who stills hold a deep hatred for what Blueblood and his followers did. Knowing that your father is responsible for the death of a beloved national figure, especially considering what happened in Cheerilee's chapter, will make parenting extremely difficult.
5409817 It's not out of the question. It's up to Marble to decide what to do about that.
5408799
It's easy to just lay the blame on Blueblood, but read it again. And then realize that she's an adult who made bad decisions. She went to Canterlot as she was supposed to, yes, but from then on she decided things. She decided to drink too much, as he wasn't likely threatening violence. He said some things to trick her, yes, but she still betrayed her family and friends for something as small as words, drink, and sex. She didn't even bring up the drink initially, almost as if she knew her initial words weren't going to be enough.