//------------------------------// // Round II // Story: Dare! (Or Truth) // by Autumn Jade //------------------------------// By the next afternoon, all the girls found themselves in Rarity's living room, in the same places as the night before. This time, however, the terrifyingly familiar stack of cards laid on the coffee table in the center of their messy circle. A first aid kit sat next to them, "Since Rainbow went last, she can ask first," Sunset said, "The rules say we have one truth, and Rainbow, Fluttershy, and myself have already used ours, so the rest of you use them wisely. Try to save them for the last round," Everyone nodded then looked to Rainbow. "Alright...uh... Fluttershy, truth or dare?" Rainbow asked. The latter sighed, knowing she only had one option. "Dare..." She whispered, picking up a card. Her breath hitched when she read it,"'Stab yourself somewhere to the hilt,' Won't that...k-kill me?" "Not if we do it right," Twilight says, "Hang on," She continued before racing into the kitchen, and bringing back a sharp kitchen knife, "Do it on your arm or leg, somewhere away from major arteries." Fluttershy nodded before taking the knife. She positioned it, aiming at her left arm. Pulling back, she thrust the knife into her arm to the hilt. Screaming, she released her arm add blood started running down her arm. Sunset rushed to her side, Rarity and Twilight following, "Hold her down, Twi," Sunset instructed as she laid Fluttershy on the floor. Twilight nodded and held Fluttershy down by her arms. Sunset grabbed the knife, "I'm about to pull this thing out okay, Shy? Rarity be ready to bandage her." Rarity nodded and readied some bandages. Uh...uh huh..." Fluttershy whimpered, nodding softly as she strained for air. Sunset took a breath and with a swift pull, and the knife was out and Rarity was quickly pressing gauze to the wound. She wrapped bandages around them and taped them down, hoping it held long enough to finish the round. Fluttershy groaned as she was sat up against the couch, "S...Sunset...truth or dare..." She asked weakly, clutching her arm, her eyes squeezed closed from the pain. "I don't really have a choice so...dare," she said as she too grabbed a card from the dare pile,"'S...shoot...Twilight...'" Sunset began breathing hard and gasped when there was suddenly a gun lying next to her hand. Twilight took a deep breath, "It didn't specify where...so...shoot my hand," She said, holding it out in front of her. "Twilight no! I..." Sunset sighed, knowing she didn't have a choice. She was glad that the floor was carpet so the bullet wouldn't ricochet, "Okay... Keep your hand horizontal... I'll aim down and the bullet will hit the floor if it goes through," She shakily explained as she cocked the gun and aimed it down and Twilight's hand, and after a final check to make sure the bullet wouldn't hit anyone else, she fired. Twilight screamed in pain and Sunset dropped the gun and pulled her girlfriend into a hug. She gasped when she realized the bullet never left hit the floor, "Twi..." The amber woman breathed, "The bullet is still in your hand..." "I know! I can feel it!" She snapped as more tears ran down her face, while she clung to Sunset's shirt with her good hand, "Well...the faster we get done the quicker we get to a doctor so...Twilight truth or dare?" "Dare," she says instantly and grabbed a card,"'...Break Sunset's hand...'" She said in a near-whisper, "What is with this game and making me break bones?!" Sunset sighed then went to the kitchen and rummaged through the drawers until she found was she was looking for. "Here Twilight," Sunset said as she entered the room and handed Twilight the hammer she had found. Twilight gasped. "Look as mad as I am about you getting a bullet stuck in my hand there's no way I'm gonna break yours!" "Well, you don't really have a choice unless you want your other hand broken! Just call this...making us even for me breaking your hand," Sunset explained before she slammed her hand on the table, "Now do it!' Twilight whimpered and grasped tightly on the hammer, "I...I..." Sunset knew Twilight wouldn't hurt her, and decided to make her through anger. "What are you too coward like with Midnight Sparkle?" Twilight growled. "No!" "Then prove it!" Twilight screamed in anger and pulled the hammer back before slamming it down on Sunset's hand. Holding in her scream, Sunset bit her lip and groaned, pulling her now purple and black hand against her chest, "I'm sorry...I-," "-Finished the dare...thank you..." Sunset cut in and kissed Twilight on the cheek. Twilight gave a thin smile and nod as she wiped her teary eyes, "Alright...uh, Applejack, truth or dare?" "...uh...dare I guess," The countrywoman said as she picked up a card,"'Walk the perimeter of the roof while it's wet..." Applejack took a deep breath, get some buckets of water," She says as she slipped her shoes off, feeling that doing it barefoot was the safest way to do her dare. "Alright, the mattress is in place, the roof is wet, Pinkie is up there in case she slips, and we'll follow her. She should be just fine...okay Rarity?" Twilight explained, and Rarity nodded, biting her lip as she looked up at her crush with worry. "Are you ready, AJ?!" Sunset called. "Yeah...! I think so!" Applejack responded. "It's okay AJ, I'm here if you slip, just look at me and take your time," Pinkie assured. All comedy and play had drained from the country woman's cousin. All that remained was seriousness and focus. Nodding at the instruction, Applejack slowly began to walk forward, trying to keep herself as stable as possible. Meanwhile, Pinkie walked backward, just as slow, though with more confidence. "Where is Fluttershy? Why isn't she helping us?" Rarity asked as she carried one end of the mattress, while Sunset and Twilight carried the other, each using their one good hand. "She wanted to rest, and Rainbow's keeping an eye on her," Twilight said, "You're doing great AJ!" She called. Applejack stood on shaky legs as she continued to walk. "Wait..." Twilight said, stopping. All three set the mattress down. "What is it Twi?" Sunset asked, concerned. "I just need a break... I'm sorry I'm weak..." "No you aren't Twi," Sunset assured, and the two shared a quick kiss. Just as they were about to pick up the mattress again, they heard a scream. It was Applejack. They looked up and gasped. Applejack had slipped and was hanging off the side. Pinkie was holding onto her. The girls gasped, "Applejack!!" Rarity screamed as she quickly dragged the mattress under where her friend was, "Just drop down!" "She can't!" Pinkie called as she pulled AJ up, using all the strength she had. Applejack clung to her in tears," She has to finish the dare!" Rarity watched with worry as Pinkie gently pushed a crying Applejack away from her, while still holding her hands, "I can't do this Pinkie..." She whispered, staring back at her with her watery eyes. "Yes you can, you're almost done!" Pinkie assured, and slowly let go of her cousin's hand. Taking a deep breath, Applejack began to walk forward again the cold, slippery roof making her feet numb. She knew it was going to happen, even before it did, but she wished she had been able to warn Pinkie in time, "Pinkie I-" Applejack started but was cut off by her own gasp as she slipped and fell backward, the back of her head smashing into the roof. "Applejack!" Everyone yelled as their friend's unconscious body rolled off the building. Pinkie grabbed at her but missed. The three on the ground rushed to pull the mattress under their friend, "Left...nono right!" Rarity commanded, but with one eye it was hard to tell, "No wait-!" Rarity began, figuring it out seconds too late. Applejack's body crashed head-first onto the concrete driveway, a large blood puddle quickly forming around her head, "APPLEJACK!" Rarity screamed, tearing up as she rushed over and collapsed next to her, "Nonono please!" She cried, placing her fingers on AJ's neck. No pulse. Rarity sobbed over her friend's body, clinging to her. Twilight, Sunset, and Pinkie, who had climbed down the ladder from the roof, approached, tears running down their faces, "We...we're so sorry Rarity..." Twilight whispered, burying her face in Sunset's shirt. The four sat there in tears, when the familiar clacking of crutches was heard, "Guys! Fluttershy isn't-" Rainbow gasped, tearing up, "What happened...?" "She slipped...we couldn't...couldn't get there in time..." Pinkie sobbed. "Oh...well I have more bad news..." Rainbow started, and everyone but Rarity looked at her, "Fluttershy stopped breathing." Everyone rushed into the house, Rainbow behind because of her crutches and Sunset because she was carrying Applejack's body, which she set on the floor by the loveseat, "Now what happened?" Twilight asked as she felt for a pulse on Fluttershy. "We were just talking and then s-she said she was feeling sleepy and t-then she fell over and wouldn't respond to m-me!" Rainbow explained shakily as she sat back on the recliner. Twilight thought for a minute then gasped. "Her dare! She must not have been careful enough and hit an artery in her arm which caused internal bleeding! Because we didn't know and get to a hospital...She's... She's now..." The group had a new reason to cry. Two of their friends were now dead, and it was nearly an hour before they knew they had to continue, "Rarity..." Twilight began hoarsely, "Truth or dare?" She asked gently, looking to her friend, who was sitting by Applejack, stroking her bloody face. "Truth..." She whispered, not looking up, or caring what she had to reveal any more. She had lost Applejack, and to her, she had lost it all. At this point, she no longer cared whether she lived or died. Knowing she wasn't going to move, Twilight picked up a truth card and read it to her,"'Who in this game do you love the most?'" "Applejack...I've had a crush on her since our Freshmen year. I wanted so badly to tell her how I felt, to show her how much I loved her, but I was always too afraid to ask her out. After that kiss at the campsite...I knew she was the one for me, and I knew she loved me back. I had planned to confess my feelings after this stupid game was over...now I never will have the chance..." Rarity wiped her eyes, smearing blood on her face, though she didn't care, "I just wish I had told her before..." She burst into tears again, laying her head on her crush's lifeless chest, taking Applejack's hand in her own and giving it a gentle squeeze. Twilight went to comfort her but Sunset stopped her, placing her good hand on her shoulder, "Just leave her be for now," Sunset said then turned her attention to Pinkie, who was holding Rainbow in her lap. The rainbow-haired woman was crying over the loss of who she considered her sister. Sunset took a breath, "Pinkie...truth or dare?" Pinkie looked up, her angered expression at the question melting away when she saw tears running down her friend's face, "We have to finish..." "...Truth," She whispered before pushing Rainbow off slightly, while still holding her against her side, while she picked up a card and read it,"'Why did you want to jump?'" The question made Pinkie sigh, and Rainbow look at her in alarm, "I thought of jumping too when Jackie fell...I... I'm just so tired of this stupid game! But...then I thought of My Dashie and my friends...and I couldn't do it...Not to mention I... I'm afraid of death..." Everyone nodded, and Rainbow hugged her even tighter, "We're glad you didn't Pinkie...we don't need to lose anyone else..." Twilight said, sitting on the loveseat. Pinkie gave a pathetic attempt at a laugh, before looking to Rainbow, "Truth or dare?" Rainbow sighed, for she only had one option,"...D-dare..." Rainbow reached forward and picked up a card and read it,"'Sleep with Twilight...'" Rainbow sniffed, "Fluttershy's name is crossed out...since she's gone I guess the game chose a name at random..." Meanwhile, Twilight stood there, tense and in shock, "What if we don't...?" "I think somehow the phrase,'do the dare or the dare do you,' will become very literal. Everyone, even Rarity, shuddered as Sunset spoke. "But...but I don't love her! Not in that way and...and I'm a..." Rainbow's eyes widened, "I can't take that from you, Twi..." "We don't have a choice..." Twilight wiped her eyes. "Don't we get a say in this?!" Pinkie asked, pointing to herself and Sunset. "Sadly, no, Pinkie," Sunset said, "This game...it's making us face fears and...even punishing us..." "Huh?!" "Rainbow cheated...so it's making her do it again..." "Jackie was...afraid of heights..." Rarity sniffed. "Fluttershy secretly cut herself..." Rainbow added, "Maybe that's why she had to stab herself..." Rainbow added. "And Sunset and I have always feared hurting each other..." Twilight breathed, "Wait...if Pinkie was suicidal, and fears death then...her next dare will probably make her face it!" Pinkie teared up again and looked away. "What about you, Rares? Do you have some big secret or fear?" Rainbow asked, turning everyone's attention to her. It took her a while to answer, but she eventually tore her eyes from Applejack to face her friends. "My worst fear had already come true, and my only secret was my love for her..." Rarity responded, her voice broken and hoarse. Twilight placed a hand on her chest, "I... I really wish we had caught her...you...you love her so much...as much as I love Sunset and...here I am about to cheat on her..." "Twilight look at me," Sunset commanded, turning Twilight to face her, "I'm never going to accuse you of cheating because of something this damn game is making you do! When you two go in there...just do enough to complete the dare, take a nap together so you technically 'slept' together...then Pinkie will have her turn, and round two is done." Twilight nodded, and Rainbow looked to Pinkie,"...I'm with Sunset. I know you love me, and only me...so do what you have to," Pinkie smiled weakly and kissed Rainbow gently on the forehead. "You can use my room..." Rarity muttered, and the two nodded before Rainbow stood on her crutches, and Twilight followed, holding the door open for her, before shutting the door behind the two, and turning the lock until a click was heard. The two were quickly situated on the bed, wearing nothing but their bras and underwear. Rainbow had a quick run through with Twilight on how to "do it," before she pushed herself on top of Twilight, pressing her to the bed, "C-Careful of my hand and your leg..." Twilight whispered. "I know..." Rainbow sighed as her magenta eyes met Twilight's lavender ones, "Ready?" She asked. Though she hesitated at first, Twilight eventually nodded, "Okay... I'll go until I make you cum, then we'll go to sleep, that'll be all we gotta do," Twilight nodded again then gasped when Rainbow kissed her, almost forcefully, and wrapped her arms around her neck. Though she didn't want to, she kissed Rainbow back, running her good hand through her hair. Rainbow smiled and pulled Twilight's body against her before taking her left hand and running it down Twilight's body until she reached her waist, "Take a deep breath, I'm trying to make this quick," Rainbow said as she pulled away. "O-Okay..." Twilight took a deep breath and held it for a few seconds before exhaling. Rainbow took a breath herself before pushing Twilight's underwear down and positioning her hand ontop of her vagina. "Since you're a virgin...this might hurt a little...but it's the quickest way to do this..." Twilight gulped but nodded. Rainbow brought her finger back a little, before thrusting it into Twilight. Not as hard as she could, but hard enough. The mix of a scream and moan Twilight released was loud enough to hear throughout the house. It hurt Sunset and Pinkie, but there wasn't anything they could do but try to ignore it as they talked quietly about what they were going to do after the game was over. Meanwhile, Twilight was panting hard. The strange combination of pain and pleasure she was feeling were strange, and guiltily, she was enjoying it. She moaned again when Rainbow wriggled her fingers around inside of her, though it wasn't as loud as the last one, "Come on Twi...as much as I hate to admit it...I've already come out...don't tell Pinkie but...you are kinda hot...but if we're gonna finish you have to cum too..." Her voice was barely a whisper, for fear of Pinkie or Sunset listening at the door. Twilight gasped when Rainbow started to pull out, only to thrust in again, "I can't control that...I'm sorry...but you said that happens...from extreme pleasure so...just keep doing what you're doing...and I will...soon enough..." Rainbow nodded and pulled her fingers out, "Maybe this will help. I'm trying something new, and I want you to imagine it's Sunset touching you and doing this okay?" "Okay..." Rainbow slowly scooted down, careful not to move her broken leg too much. She took a breath. What she was about to do she had only done it to Pinkie before this. She lowered her head licked her lips before placed her mouth on Twilight's clit and began sucking on it. Twilight gasped and squirmed a little, but Rainbow grabbed her legs and held her still. Twilight whimpered but kept still. Rainbow continued and readied herself, before sticking her tongue out, and into Twilight. That was all it took. Twilight released a moan that topped all the others in volume as she felt herself climax, which landed all over Rainbow's face. Rainbow smiled and pulled out and away from Twilight and sat up before pushing herself and up laying by Twilight," Sorry Rares..." Rainbow said quietly as she wiped her face off with the sheets that messily laid on the bed around them. The latter giggled as she snuggled up to Rainbow. "This is my bad hand..." She whispered as she laid it gently on Rainbow's chest. Nodding, the brash woman planted a final kiss on her friend's cheek, before they drifted off to sleep. The sound of gentle knocking woke Twilight, "I think the dare is complete! Wake up!" Sunset's voice called. "Hang on!" Twilight called back sleepily before she turned to Rainbow and shook her gently with her good hand, "Rainbow wake up..." She whispered. "Ugh..." Rainbow groaned at first before rubbing her eyes and looking around, "Did we finish the dare...?" "Yeah...let's get dressed and go back in the living room..." Twilight said before standing up. She quickly and carefully slipped her t-shirt and shorts on, before helping Rainbow with her jeans while she put on her shirt. "Took you guys long enough! You slept for an hour!" Pinkie exclaimed when the two walked into the room. "Sorry..." The two whispered together before sitting next to their girlfriends, making sure they were across the room from each other. "Okay...well...Pinkie already...has her next dare..." Sunset began. "What is it...?" Rainbow asked, remembering the conversation from earlier. "I have to..." She points to a noose hanging from the ceiling. "What?!" "Only for a minute though..." Pinkie added, trying to make a deadly situation better. "We've been trying to think of ways to safely do it..." Sunset sighed. "Well...one minute isn't enough to kill her if we do it gently. But we have to be careful, very careful," Twilight warned as she stood up, though was still wobbly on her legs. She took Pinkie's hand and gently led her to the noose, "Once you get up there, keep your fingers looped around the rope so it doesn't completely restrain your neck okay? Someone get a timer ready," "I got it...please don't let her die Twi..." Rainbow said as she took her phone out. "That's the plan, Dash..." Twilight helped Pinkie stand on the chair with her good hand. Sunset stepped up on a separate chair and took the noose in her hand and draped it over Pinkie's head. "Grab onto the ropes Pinkie," Sunset instructed. Pinkie listened, then flinched when the noose tightened around her neck, "Okay...I'll hold onto her feet while you slide the chair out just enough okay Twi?" Nodding, Twilight waited until Sunset had her arm tightly wound around Pinkie's feet and ankles, while Twilight pulled the chair out from under her. The sound of the chair leaving her made her whimper in fear, "It's okay Pinkie...we won't let you die..." Twilight assured. "O-okay..." "Start the timer Dash!" Sunset instructed, earning a nod in return. "Done." Sunset sat down and slowly released Pinkie from her grasp. Beginning to panic, Pinkie started moving her legs, looking for somewhere to put her feet, "Pinkie stop!" Twilight yelled, looking at her, "Stay still, face forward, hold the ropes, and you'll be fine! I promise!" "O-O...Okay..." She whispered, and kept still, she stared up at Rainbow Dash, who, although was smiling encouragingly at her, had tears running down her face. "Ten seconds left," Rainbow said after a moment. "Get ready to cut her down, Twi," Sunset said, holding the chair, ready to push it below her friend's feet. "Three...two...one! Get her down!" Rainbow yelled and the girls nodded. Pinkie sighed in relief when the chair's surface touched her feet. Twilight stood on the extra chair and loosened the noose from around Pinkie's neck, which had rope burns around it, as well as her hands. Pinkie jumped from the chair and ran to the couch in tears. She collapsed next to Rainbow and began crying in her arms, "Shh...it's okay...you're safe..." Rainbow whispered as she rubbed Pinkie's back in comfort. "That's... That's it! One round left, and so far we've beaten the record of only three survivors," Sunset said. "The record?!" Rarity screamed, looking away from Applejack to glare at her friend, "Is that what you're worried about?! Two of our friends are dead!!!" "That's not what I-" "Then what did you mean?!" "I just meant that maybe we'll get lucky. Yes, we've lost two of the best friends ever...but it's over now...and we can't reverse it...so all we can do is...is move forward. They'd want us to live...so let's win this...this horrible game for them, okay?" Sunset didn't realize she had started crying until Twilight approached her and wiped her eyes. "She's right...We can't lose anyone else...we can't!" Pinkie cried, wiping her eyes with a hand. "Well, before we finish this game, let's go to the hospital and tell them what's going on..." Rainbow said. "Tell them what? We played a game of truth or dare that possessed us and now two people are dead? They're gonna think we're crazy and that we did this!" Twilight objected. "Well...what are we gonna do? We can easily say Sunset broke her hand trying to build something, and Twilight was practicing shooting and she accidentally shot herself. But we can't just hide the bodies somewhere! What about their families? They're gonna want to have a funeral. We gotta tell then something!" Rarity yelled, tearing up at the thought of attending her crush's funeral. "What if they think we did this?!" Pinkie yelled. "That's why we shouldn't tell them!" Rainbow added, her voice raised. "We have to!" Rarity yelled, the three getting in each other's faces as they screamed and argued with each other, while Twilight stepped behind Sunset and looked at her, who had finally had enough. "ENOUGH!" Sunset screamed, her voice echoing through the house. Instantly, everyone's eyes were on her, "Look, we're all stressed, we're all upset. But yelling is not gonna solve anything. Now here is what's going to happen: We are gonna go to the hospital, and get Twilight's hand and mine took care of, then I will show the investigator the article I read yesterday and tell them that this is what's going on." "What if they don't believe you?" Rarity asked, loosely crossing arms with worry. "That article was written by Manehatten Police Department, surely they'll listen," The girls all nodded, "Let's go," After everyone had left the room, Rarity crouched down for the final time next to Applejack. "I'm sorry this happened to you...I love you so much...I hope to see you again soon..." Bending down, she planted a soft kiss on Applejack's cold, pale lips, "I love you..." She whispered before standing up and exiting the house, locking the door behind her, then joining her friends in Twilight's van, new tears running down her face.