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Coup de Grace

The next day was quite a very eventful day, Roseluck slowly trotted down the Square, she looked about and saw little fillies playing while birds were flying around. Another peaceful day. As the market was beginning to take view, she noticed that ponies were once again flocking the place. Roseluck's hopes went up, 'What day is today?' she thought to herself. While she was thinking a familiar voice called out to her, it was Lilly, a part of the trio of friends Roseluck belonged in, the folks in town even coined a name for them "The Flower Ponies".

"Hey Rose! Happy Hearts and Hooves Day!!!"
Of course, how could she have forgotten? It was the time of love,and dating, and without a doubt, FLOWERS!!!
"Oh my! I need to get to my shop!" Roseluck said aloud with a huge grin on her face, she galloped of leaving poor Lilly in the dust.

"Uhm, okay?" Lilly sat behind, she looked at the rose she was supposed to give to Roseluck,
"I guess I can ask you out later." Lilly sighed.

Rose quickly set up her shop, she arranged her roses in order as fast as a rabbit on full leap running from a fox.
The first customers were the more wealthier high classes, after them were the middle classes.Hours after hours of filling in orders was exhausting, It was almost sunset, she was just about to close up when a gorgeous white mare with a lavishly purple mane called her. she recognized her, she was the owner of the local boutique, Rarity was her name.
"Oh hello Rarity!" She said in a cheerful voice.
"Hello darling! I'd like to buy twenty large bouquets please. The festivities demand a stunning showcase of a fashionable array of colors, and apparently, what better way of filling that quota but through flowers!" Rarity chuckled.
"Twenty bouquets!?!" Roseluck was aghast, that much is enough to pay her rents for 2 months!
"Twenty bouquets right away!" She said while loading Rarity's cart with her order, standing beside it was the small purple dragon, Spike. Was she borrowing him today? Usually he's always by Twilight's side.

"So who are these for?" Roseluck inquires while working the bouquets to the cart.
"My very special and dear friends! Oh I can't wait to see their surprised faces when they see these." Rarity said grinning.

"That would...be!!..500 bits!!" Roseluck grunted as she pushed the last of the bouquets in the cart.
"But for you, I'll charge only 420." Roseluck smiled.
"Thank you dear, I knew I could always count on you for wonderful flowers that wouldn't poke holes on my purse" Rarity chuckled.
"Business must be blooming, huh, Rarity?" She said whilst putting her gains on her small money box.
"Well, of course dear, today's Hearts and Hooves Day after all, and over the past few weeks I've been getting orders from almost everyone around town, well, I think that's everyone except you dear? Whatever is the matter? Usually you would be one of the first to place an order around these days, is something troubling you?" Rarity said with a hint of curiosity in her face.

"Well, I'm rather down on my days to be able to afford a dress nowadays, sorry about that Rarity." She said as she locked the carts openings after putting her money box back in the counter.

"Oh my, we can't have that now can we?" Rarity said.
"You know what? For giving me such a hefty discount on these flowers, I'm going to make you a dress, for free!"
"Oh no you're too kind Rarity!"
"Oh come now dear! Generosity is my middle name! You were just about to close up now were you? Let me help you with that dear."
Rarity and Roseluck packed up the shop, Roseluck was feeling up again, she had enough bits to last her five months.
After they were finished closing up Rarity looked at Roseluck and smiled.
"Come with me Rose, let's go to the boutique while the sun's still up!" Rarity took Roseluck by the hoof and trotted to the direction of her shop.
"Come along Spike" She called out to the little purple dragon, whose face Roseluck swore was blushing.
He dragged the cart with him, a rather tremendous feat for such a small creature.

As they trotted their way down Roseluck noticed a strange looking cart she'd never seen around town before, it was black with hints of silver, much like the Manehattan types. She couldn't see the owners of such a vehicle but she guessed judging from the vehicle type, they were not from around here.

"Over here my dear." Rarity motioned for the boutique door.
Roseluck slowly went inside she could see the elegant designs in the room, topped of with the most lovely of ensembles although unfinished.
"Let's fit you inside my dear." Rarity said as she levitated a measuring tape from the neatly piled cloth in the side.

"You know Rarity, you're too kind, should give you something in return, here have fifty bits."
"There's no need for that dear, think of this as my repayment for the discount you gave me."

Rarity was obviously hard at work, swooping about measuring every inch of her body, she was drafting as she was doing so.
A talent Rarity had always possessed, far more complex than Roseluck's simple gardening, but then again, her Roses are the best in onyville and her work demands even the slightest hint of respect.

"There we are my dear, What do you think?" Rarity levitated a parchment where she drew her design concept, it was stunning, as expected of her.
At one point Rarity was even asked by Sapphire Shores to create for her a diamond dress.
Rarity was unexceptionally talented.
"It's lovely Rarity but please, I don't be a freeloader." Roseluck was feeling rather guilty having to work Rarity after weeks of filling orders from other ponies.
"Oh shush now darling, if you don't take it then I would be the freeloader, after all you did give me such a marvelously huge discount."
Rarity went to her working table and began snipping a dress for her, "Well you can go now darling, I'll have this up for you in about three days time."
"Thanks a lot Rarity, this really means a lot to me."
As Roseluck trotted outside the sun was already beginning to set. 'Oh no, how long was I with Rarity?' she thought to herself.

Her trotting doubled as the sky was getting darker, she hasn't even reached the square yet.
She was getting tired of trotting so fast, she had to rest herself on one of the ghettos of a nearby building.
Then out of the sharp corner of her eye, she noticed three finely dressed Stallions, they looked as if they were threatening each other.

And then, as swift as the winds, a loud bang thundered the air and the other stallion fell to the floor.
Roseluck's eyes filled with horror as she realized what this was, a murder, she had just witnessed a murder!

Now throughout the day's events we could summarize that everything was going rather well for the mare, she earned quite a lot of money today, she's getting a free dress from Ponyville's best, but now, now could be the most terrifying moment of her entire life.
And what could make it even more terrifying? The question swayed through her head, and as if fate had answered, one of the stallions glared directly at her!

She was scared, she was frozen with fear, she couldn't move, couldn't scream.
She just stared as the two stallions slowly walked towards her.
Was this the end?

Thoughts flashed around her head, and it was as if she could see her entire life flashing before her eyes...
They got closer.....
And closer....
And closer....
Oh ever so close, it seemed time slowed down for the terrified mare.
And , just in the blink of an eye, the two thugs were in front of her.
She looked up, sweating with fear in hey eyes.
What was she going to do now?

Author's Note:

This chapter didn't take me long at all, since this was drafted. Ah well poor Rose, I wonder what would become of her in the next chapter, carry on reading... I ran out of ideas for the next chapter now...better think while the night is still young...