//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Questioning // Story: Amnesia // by CaramelSwirls //------------------------------// Chapter 5: Questioning I kept running around the forest until I bumped head-first into Pinkie Pie. Yes! Finally someone I can trust! I panted, "H-hi Pinkie." "Are you okay?" Pinkie asked. "N-no...I was in the forest and found Applejack on the ground. She needs help immediately!" I urged. Applejack wasn't the culprit. She just trusted the wrong pony. And if she was saved, she could tell me who did this to her. I needed her to survive. I needed answers. Pinkie and I ran to get Applejack and brought her back to Twilight's house. Twilight used her impressive magic to produce another bed and bandaged up Applejack. "Is she going to be okay?" I asked. "I don't know. She's in a coma right now. If it wasn't for you, she would have died back there. You saved her life. You should be very proud of yourself," Twilight said as I chuckled at the irony. Twilight pated me on the head,"You and Pinkie Pie should head back to her house and just relax. A lot has happened today. You two need rest." I nodded my head, put my arm around the sobbing Pinkie, and walked the both of us back home. When we got to Pinkie's house, she collapsed on the floor in tears. The scenery was just too much for her. In the short time we were gone, someone decided to smash all the windows. I ran inside to see if any other damage was done. All over the walls, in what I presumed to be Rainbow Dash's blood, it said, "You're next Caramelswirls." Caramelswirls? Who is that? Is that...Me? I flashed back once more. I remembered the days before my cocoa skin was covered in scars and my emerald eyes shine through. I remembered being patted on the head by that pony in the lab coat and hearing him say over and over, "Good job, Caramelswirls." I remembered my admiration for him. I remember following his every command. Flashbacks always made me dizzy and the sight of her blood made me sick. I needed to lie down. I slowly walked into my room and made my way to my bed. I lifted the covers and lied down into my nice, cozy bed. I closed my eyes and got comfortable. When suddenly, I felt something. I opened my eyes confused and screamed. I fell onto the floor and sprinted out of the room. She's sick. She's truly, truly, sick. I can't believe it. I threw-up on the floor and broke out into tears. She put Rainbow Dash's rotting corpse into my bed. She not only killed her but she ripped off her face and put her corpse into my bed. That sick and twisted fiend. I went outside to go console Pinkie. I opened the door and head flew into my hands. I screamed and threw it on the ground only to see her body on the ground and cut up into many different pieces. How could you? And once again I found her paper. "I know you only saved Applejack to find out who I am. I know what you're doing. I warned you. I promise it won't get any better from here." No. She wants Applejack dead. Twilight! I sprinted towards Twilight's house as fast as ponyly possible. I didn't even bother knocking when I got there, I just slammed the door open wide and ran straight up to Twilight's room. "Swirls. Are you okay? What happened?" Twilight said, half in a panic just from looking at me. I hugged her joyously, "Oh my gosh. You're safe!" I was so relieved. She couldn't be the culprit if she was here by Applejack's side all along. Especially, if Applejack was still alive. I began crying tears of joy at the sight of her and explained everything that's happened these past few days and why I was so happy to see her alive. She gasped and couldn't believe what happened. "Twilight, there's only two people who could have done this. Fluttershy or Rarity. I have to find out which one it was. I'm going to talk to them. Okay? Lock your doors and don't let anyone in for any reason, okay?" I asked with sincere concern for once. As I got ready to leave I remembered one more thing, "Oh, and Twilight, be careful if Applejack wakes up. This pony injected her with some kind of drug and I don't know if she'll behave erratically when she wakes up." At the sound of the word "injection", Applejack's body convulsed, like it sparked something in her. I ran to her side and probed her, "Applejack!? Applejack, are you there? Who did this to you?" "The sun. All I remember was the sun was gone," Applejack struggled to say. "The sun was gone? What does that mean? Applejack? Applejack?" I shook her profusely yet, she went quite once more. Dammit! I pounded my fist against the table, tears welling up in my eyes once more. Twilight ran to her aid. "Don't worry. She's not lost yet. Just...Unconscious. Go! Go find this horrid killer," Twilight said, pushing me away. I decided to pay Fluttershy a visit first considering Rarity lived closer to Twilight and if it had been her, she wouldn't know if I was still at Twilight's house or not. I walked up to the door and knocked. "Hello? Oh, hi Swirls. How are you?" the shy pony asked. "I'm fine. Mind if I come in? I heard you were close to Rainbow Dash and I wanted to make sure you were okay," I told her. She stepped aside to let me in and I took a long look at the inside of this ponies house. The lighting was dim, almost nonexistent, she had animals everywhere, a few boxes that could have been filled with anything, and, the most suspicious thing, was a knife on her counter will what appeared to be a red liquid on it. I checked Applejacked remarks, and I clearly saw the sun outside the window. "Would you like something to drink?" she hospitably offered. I shook my head, "No, thank you. So, how are you taking everything? I know it must be hard." "Yes. It is quite difficult for me to deal with everything going on right now. I can't stop crying," she said with a sniffle. "But, I can't let my animals suffer because of that." "Oh, so was that who you were making dinner for? I see the knife out on the counter," I keenly observed. "Yes, actually. I was cutting up some tomatoes for a salad. Would you like some?" she offerd. The idea of it made me sick on the offset it wasn't tomatoes she was cutting. I politely declined her offer, "Well I just wanted to make sure you were okay. Please stay safe. And if you need anything let me know okay? I want to be here for you," I lied. She thanked me for the offer and walked me to the door. There was no way she could get to Twilight's house without passing by me, so I was pretty happy about that. I strolled to Rarity's house and knocked on her door. "Why, hello darling? What brings you here?" Rarity asked. "Well, I know you and Rainbow Dash were pretty close friends so I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I mean we got along pretty well the other day and I really was worried about you," I said. "Oh, how sweet. Come in, come in," Rarity said. I took a look at her house more in depth than last time. Her lights were very bright, clothes were everywhere around the room, and I found boxes of needles and tubes that resembled disconnected injection needles. She could have easily poisoned Applejack. I made sure to look out the window and I noticed I had a clear view of the sun. "So, how have you been taking Rainbow Dash's death?" I asked. "It's been hard darling. It really has. I miss her and her energy," tears began forming in her eyes as well. "I can see that. May I ask what all the needles and tubes are for though? They're making me uneasy. I have a feel of needles," I lied. "Oh, those silly things? The needles are for my sewing and the tubes are for hair dye. I could move them if you'd like," She suggested. "No, no. It's fine. I should be going soon. I just wanted to make sure you were okay," I said. I didn't trust her near those boxes. Those tubes didn't look like hair dying tubes. and it's very easy to assemble the two together. She walked me to the door and we said are farewells. It's was still bright outside and I could easily see the sun out the windows in their houses. So, what did Applejack mean but there was no sun? I contemplated it for several minutes. Then I understood. I knew who did it! I raced to Twilight's house to make sure she was okay before acting on the culprit.