Twilight flipped frantically through all the tomes and scrolls Celestia had sent her on Starswirl the Bearded and his spells.
"Come on....there's gotta be something here...."
"Twilight, I know you're worried," Spike said as he brought her another book. "I am too. But maybe you should slow down a bit..."
"There's no time, Spike!" Twilight cried, not even looking up from her book. "The mirror didn't explode for no reason! Somepony or something didn't want me going over there, which means Sunset and the others are in danger! I need to find a way to get over there before it's too late!"
Sunset found herself in a very familiar area of the school.
She could faintly hear the sounds of whispers, and when she cracked the door open, she saw it was dark inside.
Sighing heavily, she opened the door fully and clapped her hands twice.
The lights in the gymnasium blinked on, shocking the 20 plus students inside.
Sunset's expression was flat. "Really? We're really doing this again?"
"Get her!" cried a student, and everyone charged.
Unlike their previous encounter, the students were now armed with hockey sticks, baseball bats, and knives from the kitchen. They intended to finish what they started.
Sunset didn't even bat an eye. She flicked her wrist, and the students went flying.
"A little advice." Sunset said, her wings flaring out. "If you're going for the element of surprise, it's best not to ambush someone in the same place twice."
She slowing rose into the air, a sheath of green magic covering her arms. "That said, if you're willing to pick up where we left off last night, I'm more than happy to oblige."
Rainbow Dash skidded to a halt as she came to the doors of the gym.
She was a little nervous about going in, knowing what had taken place in there the night before. But she needed a weapon, and this was the best place for it.....well, that and all the knives were missing from the kitchen.
Suddenly, the doors flew open and a frightened student ran out. An unseen force caused him to trip and he was dragged back inside.
"No! NO! OH GOD PLEASE HELP ME-"
The door closed, cutting him off.
Rainbow's heart pounded in her throat, her legs shaking. Slowly, she picked up the bat that the student had dropped, and dared to peak inside.
It was something out of a horror movie. Each corner of the room was worse than the last.
A group of five were moaning and crying in pain on the floor, their limbs clearly broken and twisted at odd angles.
Three boys were pinned to the wall by their arms with knives. Several were embedded in their hands.
There were two crystal statues near the doorway, their faces frozen in horror.
Four students near the bleachers were huddled on the floor shivering, their skin a pale blue.
A large majority were up in the bleachers, fighting of plethora of creatures - giant spiders, giant snakes, giant rats, and the like. Several of the students had large chunks taken out of them already and were bleeding very heavily. One girl was clutching her face and sobbing.
And right in the center, was a very familiar figure with dark red hair and batlike wings.
Sunset.
"Aw, leaving so soon?" she cooed at the frightened student in her grasp. "But we were having so much fun."
"Please.....have mercy...."
Sunset rolled her eyes. "Do I even need to point out how hypocritical that is?" She paused, then looked around the room as she mentally did a head-count. Someone was missing.
"Tell you what. Tell me where Lightening Dust is, and I'll consider not gouging your eyes out."
The student wasted no time. "In the kitchen! She was heading towards the chemistry labs!"
Sunset smiled sweetly. "Much obliged." Her hand slowly made it's way towards his face.
The student struggled in panic. "W-Wait! You said-"
"I said I'd consider it. You really need to work on your listening skills."
The student thrash in Sunset's grasp. "You can't! You can't do this!"
Sunset cocked an eyebrow. "Pretty sure I can. But please, tell me why I supposedly can't. I could use the laugh."
"Cuz Rainbow Dash helped us set you up!" he screamed. "She told us your address! She gave us her phone so Gilda could text you! Everything that happened last night is her fault! So whatever you do to us, you’d have to do to her too! It’s only fair!" He flashed a nervous smile. "And you wouldn’t do that to one of your friends! You can go ahead and ask Snips and Snails if you don’t believe me!"
Sunset blinked. "Take a look around the room for a second."
He did, and his smile slowly slid off as he realized his error. Sunset leaned in. "Do I really look like I give a shit about fair play right now?"
The student whimpered.
Sunset cocked her head in mock consideration. "But you do raise a good point. I would never intentionally do something if I thought that it would cause my friends harm. "
The student visibly relaxed a little, believing he was off the hook.
"There's just one problem with your logic....."
Sunset's fingers jammed themselves into the student's eyes. He screamed as blood ran down his face.
"I don't have any friends."
She ripped her fingers out, bringing two bloodied orbs with her, and dropped the student unceremoniously to the floor.
Sunset turned her head to the sound of sneakers running away fast. She thought she saw a flash of rainbow-colored hair.
She narrowed her eyes. I'll deal with you later, Dash. There's still some people ahead of you in line.
She knows. She knows what I did. And she's gonna kill me.
Oh God forgive me.
Rainbow retched into the toilet, the vomit on her face intermingling with her tears.