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// Rarity's Loss  
// Story: Twilight Sparkle Goes to the Dark Side of Science 
// by Brian Jacko 
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	Twilight Sparkle watched Princess Celestia pace frantically in her palace. 

"And how do we stop ponies from finding out that psychotropic drugs are the reason why violent ponies are going on rampaging killing sprees or a young colt or filly can seemingly kill their parents, executioner style, without any remorse, until the drug effects wear off? Or what about the many suicides that happen because of taking anti-depressants or other mind altering drugs?" Princess Celestia asked. 

"It's really easy," Twilight replied. "I already created a strategy for the lawyers to use a scape goat for all of the violence and psychotic reactions."

"What is our scape goat?" the Princess asked.

"Video games," Twilight said. "Especially the violent ones. Video games are still kind of new and we can easily blame them for the killing sprees because evidence was found that fillies and especially young colts who play these games tend to be slightly more aggressive after playing a game. We can work with that fact and make claims that they alter the mind in such a way that encourages violent behavior. I'm sure when a pony plays a violent video game mixed with a mind numbing, mind altering drug, it will encourage the ponies to be even more violent. As for the suicides caused by the anti-depressants, all we have to say is that ponies would have committed suicide anyway because the Doctors felt they were depressed enough for the treatments to begin with. We can start to have the Doctors push more than one anti-depressant on a patient, or an anti-depressant mixed with anti-psychotic drug together. The more pills we pump these ponies full of, the more likely they will kill themselves or some other pony. These are powerful mind altering drugs and It will be hard to prove that our drugs are the cause of violence since everypony will have a unique reaction to the drugs in the first place. Like I said, we have well trained and very rich lawyers that will fight tooth and hoof to defend these chemical companies that push these medications onto ponies."

"Well done, Twilight! Well done!" Princess Celestia said as she clapped her front hooves together. 

Twilight continued, "We also have our lawyers well trained in case studies that prove a certain medical practice or perverted food, is very hard to prove that it causes cancer, heart disease, and other health problems. We always make sure to cut the studies prematurely, right before a pony gets sick. All of the health problems will come on so much faster when a pony uses all recommended products, food, and medications together. It's very hard for a pony to prove that only one thing can cause them health problems. Cancer and heart disease are our best friends right now."



Rarity came bounding through the barn door. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" she cried out. 

Everypony put down their science experiments and turned to the white unicorn.

"Sweetie Belle has cancer and my parents were stupid enough to take her to the Doctor. I admonished them not to do that and now the Doctor took Sweetie Belle away from us and my parents are upset because they decided they don't want to go through the new horrific treatments for cancer, but it's too late. We lost custody of her!"

Applejack face hoofed. "I'm so sorry sugar cube, but that's the way the new law works. I didn't take Apple Bloom to the Doctor, but I was able to prove in our barn lab that she also has cancer too. I guess it must be a combination of so many things goin' on, because cancer has never been an issue in my family and cancer was almost unheard of when I was growin' up with ya'll. I already had her start on the Budwig Protocol. Ya'll remember Budwig, the flax seed oil and cottage cheese mare that saved so many with her cure. I know there are no one hundred percent cancer cures out there, but there are many that do cure cancer and I'm so sick of religious hypocrites out there that freak out over a tattoo on somepony's body, claimin' that it's poisonous and disrespectful to the body, yet none of these religious ponies have no problem with fillin' their family and lil' one's with chemo poison. I ain't supportin' tattoos, but I just find it ridiculous! I thought our bodies were temples of the Holy Spirit and we had to bless ourselves. Let's go visit Sweetie Belle and see how she's doin'." 

The four ponies left the barn and headed to the hospital. By the time they got to the hospital, the nurses were already getting the poisonous chemo therapy ready to inject into poor little Sweetie Belle. 

Rarity ran through the door and wrapped her front legs around Sweetie Belle. She began to sob as she held on to her beloved little sister. The other ponies followed behind her. 

"Rarity, why are you so upset? The Doctors and Nurses here are good ponies and they let me have a lollipop. This isn't going to hurt, right? I'm not going to die, am I?"

Rarity picked herself up and ran her hoof through Sweetie Belles mane. "I can't lie to you, Sweetie Belle. This is going to be extremely painful and traumatic for you. Chances are you will die, despite the lies that the Doctors tell you about the statistics, because we found out that all of the studies are biased and done by the ponies who promote the practice. If you survive this and the cancer returns, I will never allow our parents to take you to a Doctor again. I am so very sorry sweetheart." 

Pinkie Pie took out a balloon and blew into it. She then shaped the balloon into a crown and put it on Sweetie Belle's head. 

Even though Sweetie Belle was going through so much fear and dread, the little balloon crown made her smile a bit, because Pinkie Pie could cheer almost anypony up, no matter what the situation was.

Rainbow Dash wrapped her front leg around Sweetie Belle and said, "Hey kid, hang in there and be tough like me. We're cheering for you!"

"But am I going to end up like Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Rainbow put her hoof to her chest as the painful reminder came back about her biggest and most loyal fan. Rainbow was not a pony who often got teary eyed, but she began to cry and said, "I hope not Sweetie Belle." 

The nurse set up the poison chemo therapy, pushed the needle into Sweetie Belles leg and injected the poison. 

Sweetie Belle began to cry as the pain and torment was unbearable for her. The four ponies stayed by her side and tried to encourage her to be strong as much as possible, as they wept over her. 

When the nurse was ready to leave, Rainbow Dash lashed out at her and said, "You know if they practiced this on prisoners it would be considered cruel and unusual punishment, but it's ok for Doctors to get away with this barbaric practice on a little innocent filly who doesn't even want to be treated this way. What ever happened to patients rights?" 

The nurse ignored Rainbow Dash and continued to walk away. 

Rainbow Dash shook her hoof angrily at her. 

Sweetie Belle was still sobbing uncontrollably. "I just don't ever want to do anything like this again! Please make them stop, Rarity! Please!" 

Rarity's heart was being broken for every second that her little sister stayed at this torture facility. "Sweetie Belle, if I had the power to take you home, I would and I would do my best to cure the cancer on my own, but our rights have been taken away, thanks to Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight Sparkle. We have no choice, but to go through this. I love you, Sweetie Belle."

It wasn't long before Sweetie Belle began to lose her mane and tail. She was now bald and every time the Doctors got ready to poison her, they found her cowering in the corner and clinging to the radiator in fear of what was about to happen to her.

The Doctors literally had to pry her off of the radiator every time, as she bucked and screamed in agony. She also began to have brain damage which would get worse as more and more poison was injected into her, thanks to chemo being able to penetrate the blood brain barrier and cause many patients to become retarded. 

The four ponies stood around the little filly watching her shake and cry after her treatment was done for the day.

As the ponies were trying to get Sweetie Belle to calm down, two royal guard ponies came into the room. 

Princess Twilight Sparkle followed behind them closely. 

Applejack and her friend's were shocked that she came to visit Sweetie Belle. The girls had refused to bow before the Princess.	

Twilight Sparkle walked past them and came over to the bed. "Hello Sweetie Belle. I, the great Princess, have decided to come visit you to cheer you up and to give you some hope."

Sweetie Belle stopped shaking and looked at Twilight. She pointed her hoof accusingly at her and said, "You're a monster, Twilight! Rarity says that I have to go through this all because of your stupid decree! You deserve to be punished and you shouldn't even be a Princess! I hate you! Get out!"

Twilight Sparkle put her hoof to her chest in shock. She tried to use techno-babble on the little filly in order to beat her down psychologically and to intimidate the little one. She began talking about how wonderful Doctors are and how ponies died terrible deaths from cancer, back before chemo was ever invented. 

Applejack stomped her hoof on the ground. "Twilight, what are ya even doin' botherin' to come here? Yer support of chemo and radiation is about as evil as the time when you and Princess Celestia introduced abortions and started up the mare activists rights group. 

Twilight Sparkle wasn't exactly in the mood to debate, but she said, "Most abortions are done during the first trimester of pregnancy, when the fetus is not viable as a pony and can not survive outside of the womb on it's own."

Applejack drew her hoof across the ground in anger. "Ya'll mean to tell me that a pony in a certain stage of development doesn't count as a viable form of life? What about Fluttershy? She can't survive on her own. Are ya goin' to abort her too?"

Suddenly, a certain grey Pegasus with a yellow mane and tail walked through the door with a letter in her mouth. None of the ponies happened to notice her because they were all facing away from the door. The mailmare stopped and listened to the conversation.

Twilight Sparkle was getting upset at this point. "No, but she should be put down and ponies who are retarded or have some kind of major problem, need to be terminated before they are even born."

"So ya like to play God and have yer say in who lives and who dies. It's a scientific fact that life begins at conception. What about ponies with special needs like Derpy Hooves? Are ya suggestin' that she should have never been born even though she brings the world so much love and happiness?"

"Derpy Hooves is a retard and a mistake, but we can still make good use out of her because she works. If I were her mother, I would have aborted her though," Twilight said.

Derpy Hooves heard that and tears flooded her eyes. She walked on over to the group and placed a letter on Sweetie Belle's chest. It was a special card from Apple Bloom wishing wellness to her friend. Derpy looked over at Twilight and said, "I'm very sorry for being born, Princess." She then suddenly ran out of the hospital crying. 

Rainbow Dash joined in on the conversation. "Way to go, Twi. You hurt Derpy's feelings and your views on life are sick, evil, and twisted."

Sweetie Belle shot up and began agreeing with Rainbow Dash. 

Twilight Sparkle turned her back on them and began to walk out of the door. Before she left, she turned around and said, "Oh, and Applejack, I noticed that you tend to be the most vocal of your little group. If I sense that there is too much awareness going on, I will have you killed. That's not a joke either. The only reason I have spared all of you is because we had a good friendship in the past. Just watch your mouth and watch your attitude." Twilight and the guards left the room.

Applejack shook her hoof at her and said, "Friendship is magic, but corruption and evil intent is not!"

When Twilight left the hospital, the media swarmed all over her like fly's on pies. The guards had to push the ponies away as they headed to her golden chariot. The media was so impressed, because they thought Twilight showed compassion for a filly who was suffering with cancer, but in reality, Twilight could care less about Sweetie Belle. She only came to visit her in order to boost her reputation and gain praise and adoration from the ponies that she ruled with Princess Celestia. In fact, she actually hoped that Sweetie Belle would die for opposing her. 

Sweetie Belle ended up dying because her parents couldn't afford the poison treatments anymore and the Doctors decided to up the poison a bit more in order to finish her off once and for all because there wouldn't be anymore money coming in.



Five ponies stood around the grave of Sweetie Belle and mourned. 

"Why did my cancer go away, yet Sweetie Belle's didn't?" Apple Bloom asked her big sister.

Applejack sighed and drew her near to her side. "We were able to cure yer cancer because we used God's good food and natural medicine that has been used for ages. Sweetie Belle was forced to go through somethin' so unnatural and evil, that it ended up killin' her. Even though the Doctors blamed the cancer, we all know that it was the chemo that did this. Chemo only makes cancer go into remission and it destroys one's immune system, so chances are, the cancer will come back in the same area or even in a different area of the body later on in life, as well as a host of new diseases and illnesses. I'm so sorry ya lost another very close friend and loved one."

"I don't have any more friends to play with because they are all dying. Do you think we can see Babs Seed again soon? How come I got cancer in the first place since we only eat organic?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I'll do my best to make that happen sugar cube. I believe ya got cancer because of the pollution that's been goin' 'round as well as the vaccine ya had, and that we were drinkin' fluoridated water for a long time, until the girls and I were able to invent our own special water filter."

Apple Bloom put her hoof to her chin and was deep in thought. "Is Twilight Sparkle ever going to be good again?"

Applejack shook her head in sorrow and said, "I fear not, but it's our responsibility to pray for our leaders. Twilight Sparkle used to be a wonderful friend and leader until the power went to her head. All we can do now is hope for change."