//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 // Story: Soul Reaper // by cellum95 //------------------------------// Twilight, Pinkie and Octavia woke up in a jolt again, this time their bodies felt exhausted of what happened yesterday, but it felt hazy for them. Rainbow Dash waited for them. "Hello girls." She greeted. "Hi Rainbow Dash. Why are you here?" Twilight asked. "Don't you remember? You fight that stallion like it was nothing." Rainbow Dash replied. In an instant, the three Soul Reapers finally remember with crystal clear images, making them having a feeling of guilt, but they knew it was a defense for a friend. "So Dashie?" Pinkie asked her cyan friend. "What is it Pinkie?" Rainbow Dash asked back. "Are you afraid of us?" This made Rainbow Dash in a very tight position. Of course she is afraid of them, since they could literally kill anypony in a matter of minutes or, if the opponent is strong enough, hours but could possibly bleed the opponent to death. "Maybe so. But, why am I suppose to be your friend when I'm afraid of you?" For Twilight, it seems Rainbow Dash has some logic on her. It's true that if Rainbow Dash was afraid of them, she would not be their friends anymore. "It's okay girls. At least you saved me from that....stallion." Rainbow Dash added, which made the Soul Reapers go out of their beds and hug the cyan pegasus, who in turn returned the hug as well. "Your welcome Rainbow Dash. Now if you excuse us, can we go back to our home now?" Twilight asked. "Sure thing girls." Rainbow Dash replied, and in an instant, the three Soul Reapers, using Flash Step, got back to their houses in a flash. 'Sometimes I don't understand them.' Rainbow Dash thought with a smirk on her face. -Golden Oaks Library- Twilight returned to her beloved library, only to be greeted by none other than her number one assistant, Spike. "Hello Twilight! Where have you been? Breakfast is ready." He said. "Oh hello Spike. Oh nothing special, but thanks anyways." She replied. "Are you alright Twilight?" Spike asked. "Yes Spike I'm alright. I just needed a shower first." Twilight replied, and with that, she trotted towards the bathroom. -Sugarcube Corner- Pinkie Pie returned to the bakery, and when she opened the door, she was surprised that the Cakes were not awake yet. 'Still sleeping? Well, that's a start.' She thought. 'Well, a nice shower would be great though.' And with that, she trotted happily towards the shower, knowing she did good to protect her friend, even though killing the stallion that made her having a feeling of guilt. -Octavia's House- Octavia Melody opened the door, awaiting for the unexpected surprise from Vinyl Scratch, or DJ Pon-3, her friend. However, it didn't came. She investigated of what happened to her friend, and discovered that she is sleeping, tired by the fact that she DJ'ed too much. 'Typical Vinyl. Oh well, I think I need to go to the shower first to clean myself up.' She thought, and trotted towards the shower room. -20 minutes Later- The three Soul Reapers, after having a shower and having their breakfast, trotted outside to have a walk. But Twilight and Pinkie will soon notice that their friends are also wide-awake. "I have a bad feeling about this Pinkie." Twilight said to the party-pony. "As in how bad?" She asked. "Really, really bad." Twilight replied. Pinkie and also Octavia didn't quiet get the idea, but since they could see their friends coming up to them, they knew if they could see their swords, they would run panic. But one question remains is that, how are they gonna suppose to hide their swords? 'Hm...Quite in a tight spot haven't you girls?' The same voice rang up in their heads. 'Quite in a spot yeah.' Twilight said in her thoughts. 'I may have a solution.' The voice said in their heads. 'And that would be?' Pinkie asked. 'Easy. Using your abilities just to escape.' The voice replied, and suddenly realization hit them. Why don't they use Flash Step before? Concentrating, they used their ability and in an instant, they were gone, unaware by their friends. -Somewhere- "Sir, we have detected three of our old enemies." A voice said. "Good. Now all we need to do is to lure them." Another voice said. "How sir?" "By doing what they did with our Hollow." A voice said, followed by an menacing evil laugh.