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// Is This Reality Or a Dream? 
// Story: Bars and Rainbows Forever 
// by Ribe_FireRain 
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Fluttershy was crying out loud next to Rainbow's bedside upon seeing that she was flat-lining.

She must of died shortly in the morning when the other ponies were asleep.

Unfortunately, Fluttershy was the only pony up, the rest were asleep on their makeshift beds on the floor.

Rainbow's death was too much for Fluttershy to contain and she burst out loud in tears and sadness.

'RAINBOW! NO! WHY! WHY YOU!? YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE ME!'

Fluttershy's cries woke up both Applejack and Rarity.

At first the two were confused as to why Fluttershy was crying, but then they saw the reason behind her cries.

Rainbow's heart monitor was flat-lining and shown 0 BPS. 

Applejack couldn't believe her eyes, nor could Rarity. Upon seeing their best friend dead before their eyes they too began to break down into tears.

'R-R-Rainbow?' Applejack said through her tears as she trotted towards the weeping Pegasus and Rainbow's bedside.

'She's gone, AJ, SHE'S GONE!' Fluttershy burst out loud, still crying, face down into Rainbow's bed sheets.

Both Rarity and Applejack froze, their eyes still locked onto Rainbow's body and the weeping yellow and pink maned Pegasus.

Rarity slowly trotted up towards Fluttershy and pulled her into a hug, Fluttrshy crying on Rarity's shoulder as Rarity tried to comfort her.

'It'll be alright, darling, everything will be ok..' 

Rarity was now uncontrollably crying the same way Fluttershy was.

Applejack was speechless, she was still crying but this time out loud, trying not to break down completely, but it was not doing much good as she was staring at her former friend that was now ice cold and pale in colour.

'Why.... WHY?! WHAT did she do to deserve THIS!?' Applejack's voice turned into anger, with tears still flooding her face.

Rarity and Fluttershy looked up towards Applejack slowly and stared at her emerald eyes that were now stained with tears.

'Rainbow did NOTHING to deserve this kind of fate, consarnit! WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE HER!?'

After Applejack had her angered outburst, the crying trio were interrupted by a darkened voice that was coming from the door behind them.

'Hush now, quiet now, its time to rest your sleepy head, hush now, quiet now, its time to go to bed...' Cackled the voice, sending shivers down the three friends spines.

It was Twilight. She was now smothered in blood around her mane and fur and staring back at the weeping friends with her now glowing red eyes.

Just her look was enough to make them freak out, with the exclusion of Applejack.

Applejack was too hurt by what had happened because of the reckless behavior that tormented her friend was now insulting her friends saddened and crushed souls.

Applejack stared back with nothing but pure anger in her now anger stained emerald eyes.

'You... YOU did this to her...' Applejack began, 'WHY!? WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO HER?!'

Twilight just gave an evil cackle at Applejack's words.

She was not only tormenting their emotions, but Applejack's especially.

Applejack let out a blood chilling growl and pounced herself on top of Twilight, throwing punches at her face with her hoof.

Applejack felt nothing but pure anger in her body, as the flames ignited her soul and eyes, showing off her anger into Twilight's face.


Twilight just laughed at the pain that was filling her face, showing now signs of Applejack's hard hits fazing her once bit.

'WHY DID YOU KILL HER?!' Applejack burst out as she continued throwing punches.

Applejack wanted a reason, and she wanted one NOW.

Twilight didn't give in to Applejack as the hits just got harder and harder. 

She just kept laughing and laughing more and more at the pain she felt around her now blood covered mouth.

Applejack got tired of punching and took herself off of Twilight and threw her against a wall.

'Are ya'll gonna answer me or do I have to knock ya'll into next week?!' 

'Ha,ha... Your friend was a bitch, I enjoyed killing her!' 

Those words made Applejack break down into pure anger and she soon became over the anger meter and began to hit viciously at her possessed friend.

'HOW DARE YA'LL CALL RAINBOW THAT! I'M NOT GONNA LET YA'LL KILL MY FRIENDS OR OUR FAMILIES!'

Applejack began to headbutt and ram her hooves as hard as she could into Twilight's face, making her forehead and left cheek become bruised and bloody.

Applejack didn't want to stop, she was feeling too much anger and hate for the demon inside of Twilight, and she didn't want to stop until she avenged Pinkie and Rainbow's deaths.

Fluttershy and Rarity were still weeping at the side of Rainbow's body.

They couldn't bare to watch their friend beat up another friend, but all they could do was watch Applejack beat the living daylights out of Twilight.

Fluttershy was still staring at Rainbow with tears still pouring down her wet cheeks.

Something caught her attention. 

She saw a small pocket of blood form inside of Rainbow's mouth and seep its way down the side of her lips and cheek.

Was she imagining it, or was Rainbow still living, with very little signs of living?

So many thoughts flew through Fluttershy's mind as she watched the blood drizzle onto the bed sheets and drip off.

The blood dripped off the sheets and onto the tip of Fluttershy's fore hoof. It was still warm... that meant..

Fluttershy pulled herself off of Rarity and placed a hoof onto Rainbow's neck.

She could feel her pulse. It was faint, but there.

She checked the heart monitor and it now read 12 BPS. 

Relief swooped through her and Rarity as they both saw she was back with them.

Fluttershy leaned next to Rainbow's ear.

'Rainbow? Are you okay? Can you hear me?'

Fluttershy spoke softly and quietly into Rainbow's ear, trying not to startle her.

To her amazement, Rainbow slowly moved her mouth in response, but kept her eyes closed.

'F-F-F-F-F-F Flutter-Fluttershy....? Is that you..?' 

Rainbow's voice was so dry it sounded like she had dust down it.

'Rainbow? Are you alright?'

'Pain....'

It was clearly painful for Rainbow to talk, along with her throat aching with every word she pronounced.

Fluttershy took a painkiller and placed it into Rainbow's mouth and gave her some water.

Rainbow took some effort trying to swallow the pill and nearly choked herself in the process.

'T-T-T-T Thank you...'

Her voice was much clearer, but it would still take time for her to recover.

'I'm glad you're ok, Rainbow.'

Fluttershy kissed Rainbow gently on the forehead.

Rainbow gave a weak giggle followed by a pain giving cough.

Applejack was still hitting harshly at Twilight's face with her hooves and it soon made Twilight's face become bloody and messy.

Her mane was frazzled and tossed around, as were Applejack's.

'Why couldn't you leave her alone?! Why?!' 

'ENOUGH OF THIS! FOR NOW IT IS YOUR TURN!' 

Twilight opened her jaws, displaying her blood-red teeth and bit into Applejack's neck to the bone.

Applejack cried in pain as blood began to trail off down her neck, creating a trail of red that dyed her coat.

She tried desperately to stop the blood flow, but collapsed down to the floor with a loud thud.

Twilight just cackled in amusement upon seeing her victim bleed out in front of her as she struggled to stop her blood trickling to the floor.

'...Time to rest your sleepy head, cow girl. Time to go to beeeeeeed....'

Fluttershy and Rarity gasped in horror at Applejack struggling for her life with blood flowing freely from her open wound.

Twilight let out a maniacal grin as she stared at the shocked Pegasus and pearl white unicorn. 

'What's the matter?! Can't stand the sight of your friends blood?!' Snarled Twilight in a dark and menacing voice.

'Hush now.... q-q-quiet now... time t-t to go to s-sleep....'

Applejack couldn't fight anymore, she gave up and stopped moving around on the floor, her breathing weakening and slowing.

She was barely alive as she began to see her vision turn to blackness.

Her dying breath made Twilight laugh as she admired her work.

'Rainbow...'.

Applejack was now dead, and the demon within Twilight was pleased with his work. 

Twilight laughed once more before taking one last gaze at the last two friends and ran off into the darkness with Applejack's blood covered corpse.