HEART OF STONE
Chapter Fifty: Cold Terror
Written by TheCrimsonDM
A slight chill blew through the room, and Trixie snuggled a little closer to her blanket. Her mind slowly stirred as she listened with her eyes closed to the room around her. Silence, the room was filled with silence. Not only that, but the bed was empty save for her.
It’s so lonely in here.
Trixie awoke to Rarity shaking her violently shouting, “We have to leave, NOW!”
Trixie nearly jumped out of the bed and was stricken by the cold. She had hardly any time to analyze her surroundings as she ran out the bedroom door with Rarity. The carpet crunched underneath her hooves as she galloped, and the window was covered in a thick layer of white frost.
What’s happening?
The living room’s windows were in similar shape, and the wooden floors were slippery. Rarity stopped at the open front door and waited for Trixie. Maud and Pinkie Pie stood outside in the frozen snow, there horrified expression sent a shiver down Trixie’s spine. Trixie ran out towards them, she only wanted to make sure they were okay. The second Trixie got out the front door, Rarity gave out a terrified shriek and something knocked Trixie off her hooves and sent her into the frigid snow.
Trixie rolled over and onto her side. Made numb from the cold, Trixie pushed herself upright. Now covered in snow she turned around to find out what happened and her heart stopped. Rarity stood at the doorway of the house, she stood so perfectly still that one could confuse her for a statue. Rarity’s fur glistened in the sun light, and ice sickles ran down her underbelly.
“R-R-Rarity?” Trixie called but the white unicorn didn’t react.
Rarity’s body began cracking. Trixie tried to scream, but nothing came out. Finally she turned her head, and whimpered at the sound of ice shattering.
What’s going on here? What happened to her? It doesn’t matter now, we have to leave. I have to get the others out of here.
Trixie turned to face the others, the horrified looks on their faces confirmed what Trixie had heard. Rarity’s… gone…
The mound of snow behind Maud and Pinkie shifted. Trixie tried to run and but her legs were so cold, so numb, she could barely muster a few steps when the snow mound leapt into the air. The snow formed itself into the shape of a giant pony and charged at Pinkie. Maud jumped in the way and took a swing at the monster with her hoof. Maud’s hoof sunk into the snow, and suddenly her body went stiff. Trixie watched in horror as Maud’s body slowly leaned over.
“NOOO!” Trixie screamed in horror.
Maud’s body hit the snow like a brick and shattered into tiny frozen pieces.
Trixie fell to her knees. She wanted to look away, she didn’t want to see this, she didn’t want this to happen, but she couldn’t pry her eyes from the sight. Pinkie Pie’s cries broke Trixie’s paralysis.
Pinkie Pie backed away from the snow monster as quickly as she could. Trixie tried to stand, her muscles were too numb, the only thing she could move was her head. She could only watch as the monster jumped on top of Pinkie, swallowing the pink pony whole. After what happened from simple contact with Maud, there was no hope of Pinkie’s survival.
Hot wet tears streamed down her face as she tried to comprehend what was going on. Her friend, her sister, and her fiancé just… they were gone. She knew that she was next.
Trixie looked down at her hooves and waited for the monster to come after her. She waited and waited and waited some more. Finally she looked up and to her astonishment she didn’t see any signs of the monster. It was just her, left alone in a plane of cold snow, surrounded by the frozen corpses of her closest friends. She was all alone… again…
There was no point left in trying, Trixie laid her head down in the snow and closed her eyes. Maybe she could join them if only she stayed here long enough, if only she could close her eyes and disappear. Leave to someplace where she wouldn’t be lonely anymore.
I don’t want to live alone ever again. I… I couldn’t handle being on my own. The last time I was alone, I was hurt, I was hurt so badly that it destroyed everything that was good inside of me. Please don’t leave me alone, please.
Her silent prayers went unanswered.
As long as I stay here, I’ll never be happy again. Never…
A harsh wind blew, and frozen flakes began falling on Trixie’s’ back. At first only a few, but that number steadily increased. She didn’t move though, she just lay there.
I can’t do this without Maud, I can’t do this without Pinkie, without my friends. I… need them so badly. I’d rather die than be alone ever again. I’ve already died once, twice maybe… how hard could it be to do it again.
As the snow piled around Trixie, her body was quickly encased in the white fluffy powder. She refused to budge, refused to move, refused to fight.
Please forgive me everypony, I… I just can’t do this anymore.
Trixie’s breathing slowed, and the world became more and more cold. Something inside of her stopped, and for a brief moment everything was finally over. Until a dark, malevolent voice called out to her.
“You aren’t allowed to die yet, Trixie Lulamoon.”