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// The Tipping Point 
// Story: The Tale of Evil Rarity 
// by RarityFigma 
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	Twilight kept her eyes on the ground. The tracks that guided Fluttershy and herself deep into the Everfree Forest had been lost a while ago. The pair was now following a peculiar set of tracks that they first noticed in a clearing about a mile back. There seemed to be to two sets of tracks now, hoof tracks in the middle with snake tracks on each side. Twilight grew worried. What could we be following? Why did Spike and Pinkie’s tracks vanish in that clearing? These questions raced through the unicorn’s head as they progressed further into the forest. 
Fluttershy on the other hand was freaking out. “Twilight can’t… um you just maybe… I don’t know… use your magic to find them,” Fluttershy said quietly. The pegasus was whimpering as she walked behind Twilight. The purple mare merely looked back at her friend and shook her head.
“I’m sorry Fluttershy,” Twilight responded. “I don’t know any locater spells.”
Fluttershy shivered. “Then can’t we maybe… um,” Fluttershy began weakly. 
However as the pegasus spoke, Twilight felt a sudden jolt. A huge sensation rocked her body. What is this feeling? Twilight thought. It was like something was close by. Something big and whatever it was, it was drawing near. That was when Twilight began to remember the last time she felt this way. This was how she felt in Nightmare Moon’s presence many years ago. A feeling of foreboding, of malice and of power. 
Fluttershy saw the confusion in Twilight’s face. “Um Twilight what’s wr-,” Twilight shoved her hoof in Fluttershy’s mouth.
“Do you feel that?” Twilight said beginning to sweat.
Fluttershy pulled her friend’s hoof away. “Feel what?” She responded slightly annoyed.
Twilight turned and looked around the forest where they stood. Sunlight entered the forest through small breaks in the massive shrubbery to give the pair their vision. However that wasn’t the weird part. Twilight only now realized that the path where they stood was empty. Maybe that was what made the whole trek so strange. The Everfree Forest was silent. Not a single solitary creature made a sound. Even the trees remained still. It was like the forest was somehow afraid…
Twilight’s horn began to glow. “Fluttershy!” Twilight screamed. “Something’s coming!”
The yellow pegasus shrieked before jumping into a nearby bush. Her eyes peeked out from the plant to survey the oncoming threat. Twilight stood at attention as the monster came into view. A mass of tentacles wriggled in the air. Trees nearby the creature were knocked to the ground. Then it stopped to stare down its onlookers. Twilight and Fluttershy looked on stunned. It couldn’t be Twilight thought. It… couldn’t be.      
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“Can we eat it now?” Rainbow Dash asked with her mouth watering. Applejack smiled playfully as the pair looked at the pie they baked. It was the largest pie Applejack had ever made (possibly due to the fact that Dash put in too much yeast) and the farm pony was pretty amazed by it. 
“I don’t know,” Applejack began. “I mean you only managed to get 12.0 wing power after all that practice.” Applejack laughed as Dash turned slightly red.
“12.0 beats my last record!” Dash responded quickly. “Come on AJ! I mean I helped you baked it for Pete’s sake!”  
Applejack couldn’t argue with this. She wasn’t the biggest fan of baking either, but somehow working with Rainbow Dash had allowed even baking to be fun. “Well I guess you did earn a piece,” Applejack said with a smile. 
Dash got excited. “Finally!” She said happily. “Let’s eat this sucker already!” The blue pegasus ripped off a portion of the large pie and took a bite out of it. A sense of instant glee took over Rainbow Dash’s face. “Ohhhh man AJ you’ve got to try this!” 
“Well if ya insist,” Applejack said taking her own chunk. The moment she bit into the pie a feeling of total pleasure took over the earth pony’s body. This was without a doubt the best pie she had ever tasted. How was this possible? Applejack thought in between hurried bites. Neither of them were decent cooks and yet somehow they had managed to create an amazing pie. Applejack looked into Rainbow Dash’s eyes with wonder. Dash caught her looking and grinned wiping the pie crust off her face.
“This pie’s pretty good AJ,” Rainbow Dash said happily. “We better make another sometime.” Applejack smiled and nodded. The pair then returned to devouring the pie they created. It was large, but it didn’t matter. The two ponies merely gobbled the pastry up as they both looked up at the sun. It was just beginning to set. 
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Twilight looked on in awe. This feeling this nightmarish feeling was coming from none other than Rarity. The white unicorn now stood just a few feet away from her. The tentacles Twilight now realized were part of Rarity’s outfit. An outfit Twilight could swear she had seen somewhere before. The diamond on Rarity’s neck also seemed eerily familiar. I know I’ve seen that before, Twilight thought but where? 
Before Twilight could finish her thought she noticed that Rarity’s tails surrounded her. Each tail was angled directly at the purple mare. Twilight turned her gaze toward Rarity with disbelief. However, when she was met by Rarity’s cold glare, Twilight knew one thing for sure. Something is very wrong here.