Chapter 8: Caramel Swirls (& Pinkie Pie?) Vs. Twilight Sparkle & Rarity
Twilight and Rarity both reappeared just outside the barn in Sweet Apple Acres. Having Caramel and Pinkie in their grasp, they launched them into the side of the barn violently.
"Ouch!" Caramel said, getting up from the debris. "So much for making lots of new friends..."
"Ugh... that really hurt..." Pinkie said, getting up as well. "Are we at Sweet Apple Acres?"
Pinkie and Caramel looked around confusedly, noticing Twilight and Rarity staring at them from across the field.
"What's up with you guys!? Why are you attacking us?" Pinkie yelled.
"OBEY." Twilight said, in a demonic voice. "OBEY. OBEY. OBEY."
"What's wrong with them?" Caramel said. "Why are they helping Pinkamena?"
"Look at them, Pinkamena obviously did something to them." Pinkie said. "...I don't think we have any other choice but to fight..."
"F-Fight?" Caramel said. "But... I came to this town to get away from everything..."
"I'm sorry Caramel but what other choice do we have!?" Pinkie exclaimed.
"You don't understand! I have tendencies to... lose control of myself when I get violent..." Caramel said sadly. "That's why I came to this little town! I was hoping to start over y'know!? A clean slate!"
Caramel looked down at the ground for a few seconds in dismay.
"I don't want to become the thing I used to-" Caramel stopped.
Twilight teleported in front of Caramel and kicked her towards the ground. She fell and tumbled on the floor, as Twilight used her magic to lift Caramel up by her tail. Twilight spun her around in a circle above her head and then sent her flying up in the air. Rarity jumped to an extremely high height and used her magic to grab Caramel, spin around, and then threw her violently towards the ground, causing her to cough up blood on impact.
"How dare you!" Pinkie screamed. "Get away from her!"
Pinkie sprinted towards Rarity and kicked her away from Caramel's body. She picked her up and brought her to a reasonably safe distance from the two corrupted ponies.
"Caramel are you alright!?" Pinkie asked.
Caramel was silent.
"Please answer me!" Pinkie cried.
No response.
Pinkie held in her tears, as she feared for Caramel's condition. Twilight and Rarity began to walk towards Pinkie and Caramel, their horns glowing with intense magical sparks.
"OBEY." Twilight and Rarity said in unison.
"I'm sorry Caramel..." Pinkie cried. "I'm sorry I was so useless..."
"OBEY." Twilight and Rarity said, as they were about to unleash upon the two ponies. "OBEY."
Caramel swiftly got up, and put her hoof on Pinkie's shoulder. "Move."
Surprised, Pinkie quickly got out of Caramel's way. Twilight and Rarity both released their magic towards Caramel, but she jumped high in the air and dodged it completely, landing directly behind the two ponies and slamming their heads to the ground with immense power, causing the ground around them to crack.
"C-Caramel!" Pinkie yelled. "I didn't know you were so strong!... Caramel?"
Caramel started to laugh sharply to herself and hug her own body. Her eyes became dilated as she dragged her hoof down her face. Twilight and Rarity recovered from the attack and turned back towards Caramel, clenching their hooves and attempting to punch her. Caramel stood their and didn't move at all, but their attacks stopped just before contact. A sharp pain went through the heads of the two corrupted ponies, as they fell to the ground and writhed in agony as they held their heads.
"Pinkie dear..." Caramel said calmly. "Why don't you just sit there and watch..."
"U-Umm... alright then." Pinkie said, still unsure of what was happening.
Caramel looked back at the two ponies suffering on the ground. She kicked Twilight away into the wall of barn violently, causing a vast majority of the wall to fall on top of her. Caramel looked back down at Rarity and stomped on her tail so she wouldn't be able to run away. She picked up Rarity's head and slammed it towards the ground, over and over again with a large grin on her face. Teeth and blood were released with every hit and Rarity's face was soon stained red. Caramel heard Rarity crying and saw her struggling to get out, so she lifted her hoof and Rarity tumbled on the ground.
As Rarity was about to get up and run to a safe distance, a second sharp pain pierced her head and she fell back down crying. Caramel smiled and walked towards the pony. She picked her up by her neck and punched her repeatedly in the face and gut, laughing manically as she did so. As blood splattered all over Caramel's body, she stopped punching Rarity and then grabbed the amulet that was around her neck. She clenched it and started to rip it off her body. Rarity screamed as a black electrical discharge was released while Caramel struggled to take it off.
After a few moments of struggling, Caramel ripped the amulet of Rarity's body and dropped her to the ground. The blood stained pony let out one final breath and passed out. Twilight finally emerged from the wreckage and looked at Rarity's bloody body. Fear took over as she tried to back away, but Caramel used her magic to pull Twilight towards her. The purple unicorn struggled to stay away, but Caramel took the amulet that she robbed from Rarity and crushed it in her hoof. A third sharp pain pierced Twilight's head and she screamed in pain as she fell to the floor.
Caramel pulled Twilight towards her and then threw her towards a nearby tree, running and holding Twilight up against it. She raised her hoof and punched her multiple times all over her body. Blood splattered all over the place and Caramel only continued to smile. She stopped punching after some time and looked at Twilight, who was breathing weakly with her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Caramel released her grip, let Twilight fall to the ground, and stomped on her amulet to finish it off. Twilight screamed as the amulet shattered around her neck, crying from the immense pain and passing out.
Caramel looked at her bloody body and started to hug herself again, her pupils were in a frenzy as they bounced all around her eyes. She fell to the ground holding herself and laughed manically again.
"Caramel!" Pinkie yelled. "CARAMEL!"
"Huh!?" Caramel said, seeing Pinkie next to her with tears running down her face. "W-What happened?"
"...You stopped them Caramel..." Pinkie said sadly. "You stopped both of them by yourself..."
"I... did?" Caramel said, looking at the ponies covered in blood and then looking at her own body. "I... knew this would happen... Pinkie I didn't mean to go that far!"
"You looked so... happy while doing it..." Pinkie said scarily. "I was terrified of you... I was too scared to stop you... you didn't kill them did you?"
"No... I don't think so..." Caramel said. "I think they're only passed out."
"Thank goodness..." Pinkie said.
"My head... really hurt now..." Caramel said weakly.
"Just rest for now... After what I saw you do... it's probably for the best..." Pinkie said.
"I'm sorry Pinkie..." Caramel apologized.
"Heh... don't be... you only wanted to protect me... so I know your heart is in the right place." Pinkie said, smiling.
Caramel looked at Pinkie and returned the smile.
"Now just take it easy for now." Pinkie said. "I'm sure the others can handle Pinkamena's motives from this point on..."