The VKs, the remainder of the Rainbooms, Flash, Trixie and Lonnie arrived at our ship. I still kept my hood up, because I didn’t want to be seen. Yet. Over on the plank was Ben, bound and gagged, Harry standing behind him, with a sword, ready.
I watched my sister and the rest of them come in, with swords. Uma held her hand out demandingly. Mal turned to Dude, she whispered, “Talk dog!” Then Dude started to jabber on about bacon. Fluttershy tried to calm him down.
Mal handed her the wand and we burst into song.
Then we started fighting, and that’s when I pulled my hood down. I was against Flash Sentry, my boyfriend. Flash gasped, stumbling backwards, nearly falling into the sea below. He didn’t. He clambered up and kept fighting. “Why?” he asked. “Why are you fighting us?”
“I couldn’t decide! On one hand, I wanted to join you, but on the other, I felt I had to join Uma! She’s my oldest friend!”
“But you betrayed us!” screamed Rainbow Dash from nearby. “How can you be forgiven?”
“I do forgive Sunset.” said Flash. “I understand. Who would you fight for if Applejack was on one team and Soarin’ on another?”
For once, the sporty athlete was speechless.
“I’m sorry.” I said.
“You were behind stealing Ben, weren’t you?” accused Rainbow Dash.
I nodded. “Harry. Let him go. Please.”
Ben rejoiced. Mal hurried over to him, gave him a sword, and he started fighting too.
“Flash. Please. I’m so sorry.”
I passed out.
Thoughts ran through my head, thoughts of Demon Shimmer. I shivered, as I remembered the words I said. Before, during and after.
Flash bent over me, trying to wake me. “She’s slipping away.” said Fluttershy in her gentle voice. “Try to wake her up for cotillion.”
Flash nodded. “Sunset. Please.” He said softly, pressing my heart gently. My eyes fluttered open. I was in the back seat of the limo.
“Wha- What happened?” I stammered.
“You passed out. We won.” he said. “You don’t have to go, if you don’t want to.”