//------------------------------// // Discovering The Truth // Story: How is it in Manehatten, Sister? // by Jazz //------------------------------// Rarity stood up, greeting guests as they came in. Even her parents came. They didn't much like Sweetie Belle, and they left her with Rarity. In fact, it took a lot of persuasion for them to even come. After all, Sweetie Belle had only met her parents a few times. "Mother! Father!" Rarity cried, accepting a hug. "I'm so happy to see you, dear," Rarity's mother spoke. "At last, just us three. We can all live together like a happy famil-" "Wait a moment..." Rarity said, pushing away from her mother. She looked deeply into her mother's cold blue eyes as they sparkled with happiness. "You never liked Sweetie Belle... You always c-" "We will now begin the service!" The pastor, Bright Light said. Ponies who knew and loved Sweetie Belle sat around in pews, looking sad and dim. It was almost as though all the color had come out. Everypony cried and wept. Especially Applebloom and Scootaloo, who sat in the back, trying not to be noticed. Rarity looked skeptical, thinking really hard about what really happened to Sweetie Belle. Her parents, however, brought color and happiness into the room. After Bright Light prayed, ponies whom had prepared a eulogy stood up with speech cards and began to talk. Twilight Sparkle was first. "Dear ponies of Equestria that came here today in honor of Sweetie Belle," Rarity's parents whispered "Not us" to each other in a cruel, harsh manner. Almost as if they had done something wrong. But... what would they have done? "I will always," Twilight choked on her words, "Remember... S-s-sweetie B-belle as a lo-lovi-loving pony." Twilight broke down. "She didn't know good magic!" The crowd gasped. "I gave her a potion to speed up her magic process!" Theory 1) Twilight's potion killed Sweetie Belle. Twilight stepped down, and Applebloom and Scootaloo took her place. "We always loved Sweetie Belle. But, something deep down says that..." Applebloom shed a tear or two. "Applejack, ya'll told me to be honest. Well, here's my honest truth! We killed Sweetie Belle! We were such bad friends, she just thought that nopony loved her!" Scootaloo took the microphone. "I take responsibility for Sweetie Belle's death. Applebloom?" Applebloom nodded. Rarity stood up. "That's ridiculous! There is no possible way is Tartarus that you two killed my sister!" She turned to her parents and raised a hoof. "You never loved Sweetie Belle! You made me take care of her. Raise her. You didn't do any bucking thing! How dare you let these two ponies take the blame for your horribleness?" Rarity's mom stood up. "She was just another mistake we made!" Next was her father. "Shut the buck up, Rarity! You were taking care of her! Read the damn note!" Tears streamed down Rarity's face. "The note? Ha! So you were there at the fire. You planted it, but it burned. Sorry for wasting your time... Hondo Flanks..." Rarity never called her father by his real name. It was always "dad" or "father." When her father refused, Rarity's horn glowed a radiant blue, striking her father with a cyan blast. He crashed into a wall, Rarity's magic around his hooves, holding him there. Her eyes glowed brightly. "You took my sister from me," she growled. "She had a lot of potential, you know. And you took it from her. I figured it out. You killed her, planted the note. I'LL KILL YOU, YOU EVIL MONSTER!" Rarity's glow constricted her father, his limbs growing faint. With her magic, she went for his throat. Due to the Rating of this story, I unfortunately cannot add detail. He died.