//------------------------------// // Reason of pain // Story: Doc we need your help // by RavenFire2908 //------------------------------// Twilight and Zecora sat in the room with Applejack. Twilight were taking small tests on Applejack. Like, taking her temperature, blood pressure and sight. Everything seems normal. "So, you say he was here?" Twilight asked, as she placed the small flashlight on the desk next to the bed. "yeah..." Applejack answered, looking down at her hands that were resting in her lap. "Did he say something to you?" Twilight asked, trying to get Applejack to look at her with no avail. When she realised Applejack wasn't paying attention, she griped Applejack's face "Applejack? Are you paying attention?" Applejack snapped back to reality when Twilight lifted her head. "huh?" "Did he tell you something?" Twilight asked again. "ah, ah can't remember" Applejack lied, she just didn't want to tell. What if Twilight got mad? Yeah, like the little liar you are. Applejack turned her head slowly, only to be faced by Lazur. But you are my liar. Applejack screamed in fear and jumped off the bed. Twilight and Zecora finally saw the demon that had been hiding inside Applejack all along. He was scary indeed. Twilight hugged Applejack in protection. Zecora got ready to throw the special dust on the demon. No need to be like that, me and Applejack are close friends. By the way, my name is Lazur. You must be Twilight Sparkle, and you must be the famous Zecora He said, first pointing to Applejack then to Twilight and finally to Zecora. "How did you know our names?" Twilight asked screaming, while trying to calm Applejack down from her panic attack. The little bird your holding He said with an evil grin. "Applejack?" Twilight asked looking down at the sobbing earth mare. "ah'm sorry" She sobbed. Stop blaming yourself Lazur said. Without Warning he teleported Applejack out of Twilight's warm comforting hug, and into his own. Now, let's get going dear He said, his face inches away from Applejack's tear stained face. With that they was gone. "Where did they go?!" Twilight screamed in terror and worry. Applejack fell to the ground. She landed with a thump to the dirt ground, wait dirt? She carefully lifted herself up from the dirt, she looked around. It was hard for her to see as her eyes were still filled with tears. But what she could make out was stone walls. Stone walls brick. some even with wines on them. Strange symbols, of Lazur and a bunch of other ponies. On one of the walls was a picture list. The biggest was Lazurs body standing in the middle on each of him a pony was formed. Each of them was different. One was light brown Pegasus mare with dark brown mane. Another was a Green unicorn mare with red mane. An Blue earth pony with grey mane. And finally an orange earth pony with blond mane. I see you have noticed my list Lazur said looking at Applejack with crossed arms. Do you even know what I ant with you? He asked. Applejack remained silence, she had only felt so afraid twice in her life. The Timberwolf attack, and the shed. Silly girl He chuckled. I never had an interest in killing. Not any of those mare survived because that stupid zebra Zecora was messing with my plans. I lied to them and told them I didn't want go, when I can't. I need a mares drop of blood to move on, to move to the afterlife, to go home. It's just one drop of blood. He didn't look at her as he spoke. My father, Casuru. Told me that I had to kill my murderer before I could move on. Casuru by the way is the demon faher. He sighed I died any years ago. I am so sorry for the chaos that I have caused you. I hope you can forgive me. Applejack was stunned, in shock, out of words. Lazur wasn't a bad guy. He was just trying to get back home. "I-I'm sorry." She said. I don't want pity for this. I promise, I will pay you back. But before you decide, think. That one drop of blood will connect my blood with yours. My soul will move on, but my demon powers will be moved to you With that he left her in the shine of the moonlight. Applejack looked up into a hole in the roof. "Ma? Pa? what do I do?" Two stars on the sky blinked down a her. Twilight was panicking. She was sitting in the bed Applejack had vanished from and was curled up in a ball rocking back and forth. She didn't for once in her life, know what to do. She felt useless as she just sat there, when Applejack could be anywhere and maybe be in danger. Zecora was freaking out, she was looking at all she had brought. Different bottles, pills, drugs, spells and anything she knew that weakened demons. "we have to do something!" Twilight snapped. She jumped out of the bed and grabbed Zecora by the shoulders. "NOW!" Somehow Twilight's magic fired and teleported them. They hit the ground hard, they had landed in the forest. "What was the meaning of that?" Zecora asked rubbing her head. "I'm sorry, I think my love magic bursted and teleported me closer to Applejack." Twilight said rubbing her hot horn. "But where do we go from here?" A loud scream made them look in the direction. They began to run toward the noise. When they found the building the scream had been coming from. A huge stone temple, it was marked with strange symbols. "I wish Rainbow Dash was here, she would do something Daring Do would have done. But she would most likely failed and hurt herself." Twilight thought out loud. Her comment made Zecora chuckle. The scream was heard once again, they ran inside. Inside they saw Applejack standing in the middle of the room she was holding herself up on a table. From behind it looked like she was panting and had used a lot of her energy. "Applejack!" Twilight yelled in joy, she felt so happy that she found Applejack. Applejack turned around just in time to see Twilight crash into her. Twilight somehow tripped Applejack over, they landed on the ground with Applejack under Twilight their noses touching. Their lips mere inches away. They blushed hard when they opened their eyes to find themselves so close. "hehe..." Twilight chuckled as she got up "Sorry, I'm just happy to see you unharmed." Applejack didn't speak. She couldn't, not now. Instead she smiled and nodded happily toward her. "are you okay?" Zecora said breaking into the frame. Still Applejack didn't speak. Twilight walked over to the table Applejack had been leaning against. It was strange symbols, and blood was formed in the middle. "Applejack what is this?" She asked, when she noticed Applejack rubbing her lower arm. Twilight bent down to check on her. But Applejack crawled back toward the wall in an try to escape. Applejack remembered what Lazur had said. Don't speak before your blood glows. It had been some time since she went along with Lazur's plan. Then it happened The blood on the table began to glow. Applejack snapped up and went over to the table. "he is over" She smiled. "it's over, he is gone, he is home!" She smiled wider. Lazur was gone. "What?" Twilight and Zecora asked. "Lazur is gone, I'm free. Everyone is gone. He never had an interest in killing, it was all just accidents he wanted to go home!" Applejack said, happily as she shaking Twilight's arms. And that was it. Lazur was gone. He wouldn't come back. But now, the problem was Applejack's new powers. Just as soon as the joy was over, Applejack fell to the ground in pain. She didn't scream, but it hurt somewhere in her chest. Twilight and Zecora watched as Applejack's mane turned. Her mane was still blond but red stipes found its way down to the tips of her mane and formed a black tip. Her mouth opened and her teeth became sharp like blades. She almost looked like when she was under Lazurs control, but she wasn't. Applejack rised from the ground seconds after the transformation. "Applejack?" Twilight asked. "Yeah?" Applejack answered in her normal voice, that made Twilight breath out. She wasn't in the mood to fight with a demon.