Save The World, Duh!

by TheKing2001

Chapter Thirty Eight

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Derpy

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I gently tossed my bag onto the tent floor and flopped on my bed with a groan. Fuchsia glanced over as she neatly unpacked.

“You good over there Derpy?” Fuchsia asked as she laid on her own bed and dusted off her red shorts.

“Yeah just tired. Poor Twilight and her nightmares,” I sighed and fluffed my pillow. She may or may not have woken up me and Sunset mid nap with her scream but it’s okay.

“Nightmares?”

“Yeah,” I nodded sagely as I started unpacking. “I mean you don’t randomly wake up screaming unless you’re having a bad dream.”

“Maybe she had a nightmare of someone burning a book?” Fuchsia suggested with a grin. “Or not getting an a plus on a test.”

We both laughed quietly as I placed a picture of me, Dinky and Amethyst on the night stand.

“We might have a campfire tonight. You coming?” Fuchsia asked curiously as she grabbed a book out of her bag.

“Maybe,” I shrugged in response. “As long as the stories aren’t so scary. I’m okay with scary stories as long as it’s not before I go to sleep.”

“Well I think Twilight’s new boyfriend was gonna tell a story,” Fuchsia said as she rolled over to face me. “You don’t snore do you?”

“No. You?”

“No. Oh and if Sunset comes to sleep with you, give me fair warning so I can leave. I love you two but not enough to watch you two go at it.”

I turned a bright shade of red as she burst out laughing again and I weakly nodded. She gave me a thumbs up as she laid on her back and closed her eyes.

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“Burgundy darlings! The same color family!” Rarity screamed. I looked back with a bored expression. That was the worst story I’ve ever heard but I wasn’t gonna tell her that.

“Kill me now,” Sour grumbled as she folded her arms.

“That was sooo scary,” Applejack snickered.

“Was scared it would never end,” Rainbow smirked as Octavia hid a grin behind her hand.

“Fine!” Rarity snapped. “Someone else tell a scary story. If they have one.”

“I do,” Sunset raised her hand with an evil grin. “I’ve got two.”

“You’re from another world, you gotta have some scary stories,” Lemon announced.

“Oh I do. Do you wanna hear about the Windigos first or the Rainbow Factory?”

“Windigos,” Rainbow declared. “Rainbow Factory sounds childish.”

“Suit yourself,” Sunset kept up her evil grin and started her story. “You know both of these Sea Swirl. I used to tease Spitfire all the time about the Rainbow Factory when we were fillies.”

“Sassaflash used to tell me about it,” Sea Swirl frowned slightly as she stared in awe at the fire. It was still weird to know Sea Swirl was married and twenty six. She looked my age.

“Long ago, two younger siblings, a colt and a filly were lost in a snowy mountain. They had been lost for days, surviving only by drinking melting snow and wild berries they found, but the winter was getting harsher and colder. Finding food was becoming more and more difficult. The cold and hunger angered them both. The sister kept screaming at the brother, blaming him for their situation. The brother tried his hardest to ignore her shouting. But being so hungry and cold, it was getting more difficult to not fight back.” Sunset paused to take a sip of her water.

“Each day, the cold got worse. Everyday, they had less to eat. Everyday the tension between the two got more and more intense. The sister didn’t stop her screaming and insulting to her brother, blaming him for everything, saying how cold and hungry she was and he was slowly losing his patience. One day, a strong snow storm arrived, the snow and wind attacking them furiously, making it impossible to carry on. Luckily, they found a cave and took shelter inside but their luck ran out fairly fast. Even though they had shelter, they had no matches so the cave was pitch black. That fact only made them feel colder. Every attempt to start a fire was a failure due to the wood being frozen from the cold.”

“Her brother was angry, afraid and hungry. Very hungry. His sister kept making things worse, with her screaming and complaining. Even though he tried to stay calm, he had enough. He finally told her to shut up, that he was terrified too and was starving just like her. That only angered her more. She got closer and closer to him, screaming in his face. He had enough at that point and the two started to fight. They started slamming their hooves and heads into their opponent, the wind roaring along with their screams of hatred to each other. The brother managed to get the upper hand, slamming his sisters head against the rock wall. Dazed, she stumbled back and laid on her back. Taking advantage of the moment, the brother took a rock and then....” Sunset snapped a nearby stick in half. We all understood immediately what it meant. She was staring at the ground and missed our shocked faces.

“Silence filled the cave. Only the wind could be heard outside; it took him a long time, before he realized what he had done. He stared at his limp sister, dejected. Terrified, he grabbed the same rock and continued his actions, fueled by hate and fear. He finally collapsed, exhausted by the effort of what he just did. He tried to not think about what he just did but his body reminded him of how hungry he was. So hungry.” Sunset tossed a few peanuts into her mouth and chewed them before continuing.

“He went days without eating. Days without walking. Just laying there, on his stomach. He had lost all strength to do anything. He needed to something, anything and looked over at his sister. He couldn’t take it anymore. He needed to eat.” Sunset looked up for the first time since she started the story and took in the expressions on our faces as her words sunk in. Horror, shock and mainly disgust is what I felt and Sea Swirl shivered as she and Sonata hugged each other.

“After he ate all he could, he waited for the storm to end. And waited. And waited, but the storm never ended. He felt himself going crazy from the isolation and his murderous act. The thought of his sister made him angrier and angrier till that was all left. He tortured himself with those thoughts till he realized he was going to die in that cave from the cold. And soon enough, he did. The cold and ice overtook the cave and his body. He died, but he didn’t leave. He felt light and started to move again. He got up and didn’t feel a thing even with some of his coat ripping off. He was made completely of ice and was able to walk out of the cave. All he could remember was his hatred he held in his soul. His heart was completely made of ice now, no warm emotions to be found. The books call him the first Windigo.” Sunset finished her story and stared at her fellow campers. A cold wind breezed over us and we all shiver. Rarity and Pinkie were holding onto her tightly, the first girls face was green. “When alone in the cold woods, always keep love in your heart. Think of warm thoughts, of your family, of your loved ones and you will be safe. If not, you will be taken over by a Windigo.”

“That was terrifying and quite frankly disgusting when he ate his sisters remains,” Fluttershy whispered.

“Absolutely,” Watermelody squeezed Lemon in fear.

“Wanna hear the next?” Sunset offered. “It’s a true story. And worse in my opinion, because of the ponies it involves.”

“Yes!” She jumped at Sonata’s excited scream.

“It’s a short one,” Sunset warned. “In Equestria, we control our weather. Nothing happens without the pegasi say so. They bring snow, rain, tornadoes when needed to the areas. Cloudsdale is a floating city, it’s main job is making the weather. We also make rainbows. They used to gather up fillies and colts, or girls and boys as they are called here, they would gather up the pegasi kids who failed their flight test and take them to the Rainbow Factory.” Sunset sipped her water again.

“And they would help them fly better?” Octavia asked hopefully. “You’ve never talked about it before.”

“Sorry Tavi but nope. They hooked them up to a machine, killed them, draining them of their blood and using it to make different colors in a rainbow. They burned the bodies and told their parents they were missing and would look for them.” Fluttershy leaned over the back of her log and vomited.

“And you guys called us evil,” Sonata grumbled. “We never wanted to kill anyone.”

“Is that the story?” Lightning asked, hiding her nervousness.

“Pretty much. I have no idea who ran it but it’s so bad because kids were murdered for weather. Of course, we found a nonviolent way to make rainbows after the truth came out and there was a justified outrage over the killings.”

“That’s awful,” Lyra shuddered. “Hey! There’s a Rainbow Factory in town that used to be an amusement park in the eighties. It got shut down due to a few gruesome murders. We should go, Bon Bon!” The cream girl was clinging to Lyra’s arm and glared at her.

“Absolutely not!” Bon Bon shouted.

“Wanna hear one of the songs about the Rainbow Factory?” Sunset suddenly asked.

“I’m gonna regret this but sure,” Sour grunted.

“Deep in the pages of history lies a shadow hiding in a mystery. A late night story buried far away until it once again sees the light of day. And when the little colts and fillies turn out all lights and tell a story of a factory as black as night. The luxury of rainbows comes at a price, just ignore the screams, and don’t think twice. You’ve proven to yourself and to all of us that you’re not fit to fly like a pegasus. You don’t even deserve those wings you bear. When you stand beside a legend, you don’t even compare. All of the failures help to fuel success in the bloody and visceral weather game of chess. Just because you disappointed you’ll pay the price. Now accept your fate and die in the pegasus device,” Sunset sang softly and Fluttershy shivered at the words. “Phantom screams echo through the ruined a facility. A horrible silence builds an eerie tranquility. The souls of many innocent fill the air and the hope that they all died were scattered here and there. A mighty machine built within the wake of a long dead dream little demon awake. The citizens sleep never quite knowing when the machine will awaken, hungry again.”

Fuchsia, Trixie and Lavender exchanged nervous looks as the three hugged each other. I’ve never seen Trixie scared before to be honest.

“Hey guys!” Gloriosa appeared behind Watermelody. She screamed and covered her mouth with her gloved hands, turning a bright shade of red and her eyes widened as she almost fell off the log. Lemon grabbed her and pulled her back up.

“Thanks Lemon,” Watermelody smiled.

“You’re welcome.”

“Time to retire to bed, everyone!” Timber announced after he had some words with Gloriosa that I faintly overheard.

“Did you tell them that stupid story?” Gloriosa hissed quietly.

“I had to cover for you! So yes I did,” he snapped back.

“What do you think that’s about?” Rainbow whispered and nudged Applejack.

“Ah ain’t got a clue.”

“The windigo isn’t real, right?” I asked nervously as Sunset and I walked back to the campsite with Twilight. Sunset rolled her eyes and wrapped an arm around me.

“Of course not!” Sunset laughed as she watched Lyra walk to her tent nervously with a terrified Bon Bon. “Appears I scared the whole camp.”

“Scared me,” Twilight and I said in unison as we looked at each other worriedly.

“And Sea Swirl,” I pointed at the scared Equestrian looking around nervously as she was dragged by Lightning. Lightning was doing a better job of hiding her fear but I could see her eyes flicking back and forth.

“Is it okay if Derpy sleeps with me tonight Twi?” Sunset asked as she opened the flap of the tent. “I didn’t get to finish my song either.”

“I got no problem with it,” Twilight answered as she laid on her bunk. Sunset gave a faint grin as she patted the bunk a few times.

“Come to bed,” Sunset said with a wink.

I turned bright red as I joined her and closed my eyes. She pulled the blanket over us as I felt her face press into my neck.

“Goodnight Twilight and Derpy.”

“Goodnight Sunset.”

“Night Sunny.”

Author's Note:

Yes, I stole both stories Sunset said from a previous story I wrote because I liked them.

Comments

[Pr1deM0rn1ngstar]

“Windigos,” Rainbow declared. “Rainbow Factory sounds childish.”

I wouldn't say that if I were you that particular ghost story will make you never look at a rainbow the same way again ever

[Sudrian Engineer]

“Wanna hear the next?” Sunset offered. “It’s a true story. And worse in my opinion, because of the ponies it involves.”

Ok... so I am confused... is the Rainbow Factory story actually true in this universe, or did Sunset say it was truw just to scare everyone?

[TheKing2001]

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[Sudrian Engineer]

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“Pretty much. I have no idea who ran it but it’s so bad because kids were murdered for weather. Of course, we found a nonviolent way to make rainbows after the truth came out and there was a justified outrage over the killings.”

So this part is fictional as well, there were no Rainbow Factory murders in this story's version of Equestria?

I just wanna make sure I understand, lol