Regret part 4: Despair
"When all the truth does, is make your heart ache...sometimes a lie is easier to take!"
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"Come on sis please !!" A small voice squeaked from the back of the room.
Rarity groaned; a hoof slid down her face as she turned away from the dress she was tailoring to the filly standing at the doorway of her creation room. A scowl formed across her face; the mare's left eye twitched as she glared daggers at her sister.The mare shifted her eyes back to the dress then sighed; she knew full well the dress would not be finished anytime soon. With a roll of her eyes; the mare turned her attention from the dress to the eager white filly who was now standing behind her.
"Please sis!!" The filly chirped."It'll be so much fun!!"
Rarity sighed; mentally kicking herself for leaving her front door unlock.
"Your definition of fun and mine are very different I'm afraid." Rarity hissed
Rarity pointed her horn downward; with a flick of her head the outfit lifted off the the table and began levitating to one of the many Mannequins at the back of the room. With a deep sigh the mare stepped leisurely out of the room; passing Sweetie belle without even looking at her. Rarity grimaced; rolling her eyes once more as the filly bounced happily behind her.
Rarity narrowed her eyes; traversing across the hallway and down the stairs; while the filly followed closely behind.
"So....What do you think sis!" Sweetie Belle said; Still bouncing (Pinkie pie style) after the mare.
Rarity grit her teeth; her anger flared and almost instinctually her head snapped back to filly.
"For the hundredth time....No!!!" She screeched.
With a low yelp the filly stopped mid-bounce; her ears folded and her head dropped to the floor.
Rarity lowered her eyes; her mouth opened to apologize but she quickly shut it.
"You know I'm not a fan of the beach dear...with all that sand...it just gets everywhere..." The mare stated in lower; more calming tone.
"You...use to like the beach...." Sweetie Belle said as she lifted her head up;
there were visible tears at the sides of her eyes. "...an-and sand...it washes right out..."
"Yes your right i did like the beach...when I was a filly." Rarity Replied.
"...Back when it was you,me...mom and dad...." The filly added in soft almost whispery voice. "...Back when you...still lived at home...:"
"Yes..." Rarity said with a half-smile. "...Mother and Father did takes us to the beach quite a few times..." The mares lifted her head to the ceiling. "And Don't get me wrong." she said with a chuckle "The feeling of the sun against my coat and coolness of the ocean air were always so calming..."
The filly's ears perked up; her mouth opened to reply but quickly closed it as her sister continued.
"...But I'm afraid those days are long gone..." The mare said with a sigh. "...I...no longer have any desire to go to the beach...I've simply grown away from it."
The filly closed her eyes and with a whimper lowered her head back to the ground.
"...I-I just wanted to spend time with you..." Sweetie Belle said as tears began to stream down her checks. "....ever since you moved out I...don't see you.... much anymore..."
Rarity closed her eyes and sighed
"I know that Sweetie...it's just....my work...It keeps me so busy...I barely have time for myself."
"...Nowadays..." The filly sniffled. " ...I-it.... almost seems li-like.... your trying to push me away...."
The mare froze in place; her heart sunk into her chest; now their were tears at the sides of her eyes as well.
"...Sweetie..." The mare paused. "...Your my sister...I could never push you away." Rarity lowered her head to comfort the tiny filly. "...I may not have a lot of time to be around you...it's nothing against you of course...It's just...I have to work to provide for myself." Her voice was a bit shaky but coherent. "You understand right."
Sweetie Belle nodded her head; then stared her sister in the eyes.
"That's why I'm asking you now..." The tearful filly said. "...So you can make time..." The filly pressed her hooves against the mares chest. "...I know how busy you are...but the beach thing isn't until the summer...and that's not for a few months."
Rarity Chuckled to herself at how well her sister had thought things through. The smile that had formed quickly faded when her mind came to the second topic.
"I understand that Sweetie..." Rarity said as she pulled away from her sister. "...But there is one other issue we have to discuss."
"And that would be?" The filly asked while tilting her head to the side.
"You invited your friends as well...didn't you." Rarity said slowly." I would have to look after them as well...wouldn't I..."
The filly rubbed the back of her head.
"I...was talking about about the beach at the clubhouse...and they got really excited..."The filly shifted her eyes away from her sister. "...I just had to invite them..."
Rarity sighed; moving around her sister; positioning the filly in front of her front door.
" I understand, but that does make things a bit more difficult for me now doesn't it."
"What could I do.... there my best friends." Sweetie Belle said with a squeak " I've known Scootaloo for a long time and Apple Bloom...she's a really good friend...I didn't want to hurt their feelings."
"Yes that's true..." Rarity said slowly.
"I don't understand why you don't like my friends." The filly said with a low sigh.
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"I don't dislike your friends..I..." The mare began but was quickly cut off.
"I mean their like your friends....Apple Bloom is Applejack's sister and Scoots...shes just like Rainbow dash..." The filly said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"But how often do you see me hanging out with those two alone?" Rarity chuckled.
The filly tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"They are my friends that's true...and I do see them quite often; but that doesn't mean we hang out unless we're all together." Rarity lowered her eyes. "Sure we have get-togethers every so often but you don't see me bucking apples with Applejack or racing Rainbow dash now do you....We're just too different..."
"...What are you saying?" The filly asked darkly.
"Simply put...I just wish you had better taste in friends...that's all." Rarity said with a sigh.
"Like who...Diamond Tiara..." Sweetie Belle said with a frown.
"I know the two of you don't get along bu-..." Rarity started.
"She doesn't like anypony..." Sweetie Belle said slowly. " She makes fun of me and my friend because we don't have our cutie marks and bullies every other pony...hell the only pony Diamond even talks to is Silver Spoon..."
"Um...Sweetie..." Rarity said with a nervous chuckle.
"...And to be honest I don't even think Silver Spoon likes her either." The filly paused; her nostrils flared. "...No pony likes her."
"...Uh...Sweetie I think...You..." Rarity said with a grimace.
The filly narrowed her eyes; completely ignoring her sisters words.
"Do you wanna know what she is..." The filly asked scornfully; any sadness she had was quickly replaced by anger.
"Diamond Tiara is a Snobby, Stuck-up, Arrogant, Selfish little Bitch..." The filly stomped her hoof on the ground then continued. "...She's a no-nothing, useless piece of sh-" The filly's hoof flew to her mouth; stopping herself from continuing.
Rarity blinked a few times in confusion as the filly lowered her head in shame.
"Oh...Sis...I'm so sorry...I..."The filly said with eyes full of fright.
The mare put a hoof to her mouth.
"My goodness...Sweetie Belle what's come over you!"
The filly lifted her head back up.
"I didn't mean to...it just... "
"While I do applaud your vocabulary for the most part... swearing is unbecoming of a lady."The mare shook her head. "I'm glad you caught yourself at the end but...where did you learn those words."
The filly turned her head to the side and swept her hoof across the ground.
"I-i...well you see...it was..."
"...Scootaloo...wasn't it." Rarity deadpanned
The filly nodded slowly; her eyes darted to the floor; she didn't want to meet her sisters gaze.
"And I'm sure she learned them from Rainbow dash." Rarity muttered to herself.
The filly closed her eyes; a few fresh tears fell to the floor as she walked sluggishly to the door.
"...I guess...the beach is out then..." The filly raised her sad eyes to her sister. '...I'll understand if it is...."
"While I am ashamed of the vulgar words you've spoken...." Rarity bit her lip. "...I can see how sorry you are so...as for the beach..." The mare paused. "I'll think about it."
The filly turned sharply; a wide grin spread across her face; and without a second thought the filly leapt forward latching onto her sister fore leg.
"You mean it sis!!!" Sweetie belle said with a squeak.
"I said I'll think about." Rarity said as she tried to pry the small pony from her leg.
"That's good enough for me." Sweetie Belle said with a smile.
"Now if yo-" Rarity began.
"...Don't mind I have alot of work to do..." The filly said with a smug grin.
"...Yeees...As I was saying ..." Rarity said in annoyance as she cleared her throat.
" ... Since Mother and Father are dropping you off next week (and I have no choice in the matter) we'll discuss this then alright."
The chipper filly galloped out the door.
"Thank sis!!!!!" The filly squeaked in joy.
The mare turned away from the door; beginning her trek back to the workroom to finish the new dress.
"Love ya!!!!" The filly called out from the distance.
Rarity stopped; rolling her eyes she turned to the door way.
"Yes and I lo-" "Miss!"
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"Rarity?" a shrill voice whispered into the mare's ear.
Rarity's eyes fluttered rapidly and for a second the silhouette of face appeared but it only lasted for the briefest of moments before vanishing into the darkness.
"Miss!!" A whispery voice called out from the bleak nothingness.
The mare struggled with all her might to open her eyes but it felt as though ten pound weights had been grafted onto each one. Soon A familiar pain at the mare's side returned and quickly replaced the pressure that kept her eyes shut. After a short amount of time the pressure seemed to fade; until the only thing she felt was the stinging pain cutting across her cutie mark and flank. Rarity took in several short breaths; compiling her strength as she made her second attempt at opening her heavy eyes.
The unicorn's eyes flickered a few times before become steadily open. Rarity tilted her head upward and although her vision was blurry she could still make out the outlines of a face hovering above her own.
"Are you alright miss?" The voice was distant but the mare recognised it almost immediately.
"Doc...tor." The unicorn said weakly.
"Yes miss..." The Doctor said in low but calming voice. "...I'm right here."
"Wh-what happened..." the unicorn paused; a rhythmic pounding at the back of her head was causing the mare to feel light- headed. "I don't reme-"
Rarity turned her head slowly to the side; finding a white tiled floor several feet below her. The unicorn's unfocused eyes shifted back to the Doctor; but the hazy room seemed to spin around her. A swift jolt of fear swept through the mare as she struggled to figure out what was going on. After a few seconds Her breathing intensified to the point she was nearly hyperventilating.
"It's alright...It's alright..." The Doctor said softly. "...You lost consciousness a few moments ago and I believe you hit your head." The Doctor paused to take in a deep breath. "....You might be a little disoriented right now but that's alright...it'll pass..."
Rarity rolled to the side; took in a deep breath then shut her eyes tightly in an attempted to steady her breathing. After taking a few moments to collect herself; the mare sat up. It was then that she realised she was sitting (on her haunches) on a medical exam room table. (Up until this point the dazed unicorn had been under the impression she'd been floating in midair.) The unicorn's eyes dropped down; it took a few second for her mind to process where she was.
Rarity was in a hospital room of some sort; how and why she was there; she couldn't remember. The fog that enveloped her mind was preventing her from recollecting anything. The sickening feeling the unicorn had at the pit of her stomach told her something was wrong.
There was just something ominous about the room.
" I'm sorry miss..." The Doctor said timidly; the cloudy eyes of the unicorn drifted upward."....I'm so sorry I didn't catch you...it happened so fast.... I didn't have a chance to react..." The Doctor sighed." Are you alright...miss...mis-?"
Rarity's mind wandered as she attempted to put together the pieces of what had occurred that day (completely ignoring the Doctor's words). She remembered talking to the Doctor (how, why and in what way she wasn't quite sure.); then heading over to Twilight's; but where was she going? The mare's eyes lit up; she remembered now; she was heading to the beach.
"No" The unicorn thought. "That was a dream...a memory..." She paused. "...then...where was I going?" she asked herself.
Rarity bit her quivering lip; delving deeper into her foggy mind; only to find a small letter buried deep in her subconscious.
"A letter....who...was it from....Twilight?" Her mind raced. "...No not Twilight....it was from....oh..." Rarity's eyes lit up. "The Doctor....that's who it was from...but what was it for....it was important...I think..."
The image of a white filly appeared before her eyes.
"Sweetie Belle!" Rarity thought quickly. "It was about...her..."
The unicorn's head snapped back; the mist that encased her mind started to fade, and with it her memories slowly came back. She pieced the events together as quickly as she could.The mare remembered waking up and talking to the Doctor through the letter. Her trip to Twilight's (which included the damage she suffered from the fall, and the painful experience of the Celestial healing spell; a spell she would never again use in her life.). She remembered the awkwardness she felt when she entered the hospital; the rude nurse at the receptionist desk and her first meeting with the Doctor, (whose name she still didn't know.). Rarity knew She was at the hospital for Sweetie Belle; but everything after meeting the Doctor was still hazy.
Rarity delved into the furthest reaches of her mind; She paused as a lump formed in her throat. She found herself in front of a shrouded table with something laying on top of it; something small and white.
"No!" The mare told herself. ."That was a dream too...a nightmare...that didn't happen...couldn't have happened..."
"IT WAS A DREAM!...IT WAS A DREAM!" Rarity repeated the words over and over in her head.
"I-i...fainted...it was a dream...I overexerted myself....and with everything that's been going on I..." She paused. "Yes...that's it...I was in so much pain...that...I lost consciousness...and then the Doctor...he brought me here...and now...He's going to take me to Sweetie's room...an-and everything will be fine...there's no way she was dea-..." The unicorn stopped herself from continuing. "...No I can't even think about that..."
"Yes...it was just a stupid...little dream....nothing more..."Rarity thought slowly.
The more Rarity thought on the subject; the more ridiculous it seemed; and she would have smiled and laughed at herself for being so stupid; had it not been for the seriousness in the Doctor's eyes.
A cold shiver ran down the unicorn's spine.
The Doctor extended a hoof to Rarity. "This is all my fault. " The Doctor whispered; as he helped the unicorn down from the table. " I should have done something....said something...when I had the chance..."His eyes lowered to the floor. "But...I doubt I could have done anything to prepared you for this...and for that...I am...truly sorry...."
The fearful mare turn her head sharply to the side; her vision had returned but she certainly didn't like what she saw. A chill seeped into her body from the briskly cold room she was standing in (A cold she had just now noticed.). The unicorn's body shook violently but it was not from the frigid air that circulated throughout the room; no it was from the large steel framed boxes standing in front of her; the ones from her nightmare.
"....Twenty degrees colder then any other room....shrouded tables at it's center.....and iron boxes large enough to fit..."The unicorn grit her teeth and shook the thoughts away. "No...it can't be....it just can't be..." Rarity thought frantically. "There's no way this can be real...it's a dream...it has to be a dream..."
Rarity turned to her flank; raised a hoof and bat it lightly. She yelped softly from the waves of pain that spread down her side. All hope left the unicorn's body; her mouth went dry as she lowered her head.
Even if she didn't want to admit; she knew it was not a dream.
The reluctant Mare swallowed the lump in her throat; took in a heavy breath then turned to the Doctor. The Stallion lowered his head slowly; Rarity could see the sorrow in his eyes as he stepped to the side revealing another medical table positioned behind him.
"...I am...sorry...Miss..so...so...very sorry ..."
Rarity froze; her blood ran cold. The mare's eyes widened, her hind legs shifted; betraying her as she nearly fell backward (Somehow through sheer force of will she managed to stay up.).
A filly laid sprawled out across the table; she wasn't moving and even worse; although the filly's mouth lay open she didn't seem to be breathing.
The pink and purple mane, the white coat; Rarity knew the colors well; after all she'd known the known the filly for most of her life. She'd grown up with her, played with her, fed her and even sometimes bathed her. It was her sister; it was Sweetie Belle; and despite what her heart tried to convince her of; she knew what was wrong. She knew Why the filly was so still, why she was unresponsive and why the Doctor looked so distraught as he stared blankly at the mare with sorrowful eye.
"No!" the panic-stricken mare thought. "It can't be tru-...it just can't be..."
Rarity's chest to tighten; She broke into a cold sweat as she stared at the unmoving filly; Her mouth opened but not a word came out. For next few moments the only sound that could be heard was that of a clock ticking somewhere off in the distance. The mare turned her head away; unable to look at her sister any longer.The lightheadedness returned, and for a few seconds it seemed the darkness would quickly engulf her once more; but the sound of the Doctor clearing his throat somehow stopped her from drifting off into the subconsciousness of her mind.
"I-i...." He said before placing a hoof on the mare's shoulder
The unicorn pulled away from The Doctor.
"I-i..."Rarity started; her voice breaking. "...Can't do this..." The mare turned her head gingerly "...I-i...just...."her eyes drifted downward. "...She can't...be..."
"I...understand..." The Doctor said softly. "I...know how hard...thi-..."
Rarity turned sharply; tears forming at the sides of the mare's eyes. The Doctor stumbled backward by the sudden movement of the heartbroken mare. The unicorn rushed forward shoving the Doctor aside in a tearful blur before stopping in front of the table.
"Swee-Sweetie...." Rarity mumbled softly as tears dripped down the sides of face.
"I-i...never...got...to...say...I....was...sor-..." The somber mare buried her face in the filly's chest; staining her sister's already damp coat with her tears.
"...I'm...so...sor-..."
The unicorn nuzzled her sister softly before wrapping her hooves around the filly in a tight embrace.
.....sniffle...hiccup...sniffle
Sweetie belle was cold; even more so then the room itself. The panic-stricken mare's muscles tensed up; Her grip around Sweetie Belle tightened. She pressed her entire body down on the filly; in some vain attempt to warm the filly's frigid, water drenched body with her own, but despite her best efforts nothing seemed to be helping.
"She's cold.....so cold...." Rarity Pulled the filly closer to her chest . "...I-I...I..."
The trembling mare pressed her face deeper into her sister's soft body; but to her despair; she felt nothing; nothing at all; not even a heart beat from the filly. Rarity's bloodshot shots widened in horror; her mouth opened but nothing more than a small whimper escaped the distraught mare's throat. The heartbroken unicorn lowered the filly back to the table; giving her sister one last loving nuzzle before resting her head on the filly's body and staring blankly at the wall. Rarity's heavy eyes closed slowly as the images of the silly little filly danced around her head. She knew; from the very first moment she laid eyes on her sister; she knew. In her heart she didn't want to believe it; it was just too horrible to even think about; but there was no denying it anymore:
Sweetie Belle was dead.
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Rarity panted heavily; breaking into a coughing fit from her dried throat as the tears continued to rain down the sides of her checks. The unicorn took a few shallow breaths in between her sorrowful but low wails of pain; and What seemed like hours pasted as the mare wept, but in reality only a few minutes had gone by. After a few moment of quietly sobbing into her sisters's soft, damp coat ; the unicorn slowly manged to settle herself.
The reluctant mare lifted her head up gently; a fragile smile spread across her face; and through blurry, tear-filled eyes she stared at her sister.The beautiful little pony looked so serene; almost as though she'd simply fallen asleep after taking a relaxing bath.(Something the filly had actually done once at the Boutique to Rarity's disdain). Rarity's lip quivered; at any moment she expected her sister to leap from the table and with a silly grin plastered across her face; shout "Gotcha!!"
Rarity could almost see it in her mind, but of course this was nothing more than a daydream for the heartbroken mare.
Sweetie Belle was gone; but even knowing this; Rarity could almost hear her sister's squeaky voice.
"Look! Look I-I drew you another picture."
"Are you making a new dress..."
"Please sis! Can I help! I promise to be good!"
"You know what sis... someday I'm going to be a dressmaker too....then we can be together all the time...."
"I love you sis."
Rarity lower her head; she could already feel herself breaking down.
"And...and I...I-i....lov-..."The trembling mare fumbled with her words as Fresh tears dripped down to the table. "...I love you too...."
Rarity pressed a hoof to her mouth; she shook her head slowly; remembering all the good time the two had together; the laughs they'd shared; but now those times were gone; and that's what hurt Rarity the most.
"There...was...were...many things....so many...things...we...were...supposed to do together...you were...suppose to...find your talent...get your cutie mark...then... we...were.... suppose to...grow old together...But now..." Rarity closing her eyes tightly. "...I....I-i...don't....what...should....I...what ...am I...going to do..."
Rarity's last bit of strength left her as she fell back to the table.
"Wh-why..di-did...ho-how...cou-could..." The mare said in feathery light but trembly voice.
"I'm...sorry dear," The Doctor said gently."I-I shouldn't...have brought you here..."
The unicorn lifted her head from Sweetie Belle's supple chest and through puffy tearful eyes; stared at the Doctor.
. "I should have...known...you wouldn't be able to handle this..."The Doctor lowered his head. "But..I...had no choice..."
"Your name..."The stallion said with a sigh. "....was one of the few...coherent things we could make out from that mare."
"....M-mare?" Rarity whispered.
"...That poor....poor thing....I don't think I've ever seen pony so....broken before." The Doctor said as he shifted his eyes away from the mare.
"Who...who...do you mean?..."Rarity asked in a voice even lower then whisper.
The Doctor open his mouth but quickly shut it; he took in a deep breath and placed his hoof on the unicorn's shoulder.
"The mare...who found your sister this morning..."
The dumbfounded unicorn stared at the Doctor in complete shock.
"Th-the mare who...who found...Sweetie Belle..." Rarity repeated to herself slowly.
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"Yes...your name was the one of only things we could get out of her..." The Doctor trailed off.
Rarity wanted to say something; to question The Doctor, but her body wouldn't let her.
"The mare...she was an absolute wreck....when she arrived this morning...." The stallion said softly. "... she held that filly...so tightly...we...we had to...nearly pry her from the mare's grip..."
Rarity could do nothing but stare in silent horror as The Doctor continued.
"Through the mare's rambling....we managed to get out her that the filly wasn't breathing....and that she had already attempted CPR on her ." Rarity's heart sank further into her chest."The nurses administered...CPR on the filly almost immediately...but I'm afraid...It was already...too late..."
Rarity turned her head in disgust; She felt hollow; almost empty inside. Fresh tears flowed down her cheeks; she closed her eyes and clenched them tightly; Rarity could feel the Doctor's hoof slide from her shoulder; it was likely he was giving her space to calm down.
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~several painful minutes later~
Rarity took in a deep breath and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Whe-where...is she now?..."Rarity asked softly.
"The poor thing..." The Doctor said as he himself took in a deep breath. "...She's resting in the waiting room right now...I'm sure you have a lot of question you want to ask her...but I doubt she's in any condition to answer any of them right now."
"Per...haps...later...then." Rarity said sadly.
"Yes." The Doctor said with a nod. "I'm...sure...once shes settled...she'll be able to answer any question you may have..."
Rarity nodded her head delicately; The Doctor must have noticed this hesitation in her movements as he moved to Rarity's side as he eyed the cuts across her flank.
"Does it hurt?..."
"A...little..."Rarity said honestly.
The Doctor put his hoof to his face.
"I should have known better then to bring you in here....with the condition your in an-and how young you are..."
Rarity opened her mouth to protest but the Doctor Quickly cut her off.
"...as soon as I saw you... I-I knew you were too young to be...the filly's mother."
Rarity lowered her head.
"...But I didn't have many choices....there were things that's need to be done...questions that needed to be answered...and your name was all we had to go by..."
"Qu-questions?"Rarity asked.
The Doctor shook his head.
"No miss you've done quite enough...I've hurt you more then I ever intended to..."The Doctor turned gingerly to the exam room table. "...No...I have to inform the filly's parent..."The Doctor stopped as he shook his head in despair.
Rarity's puffy eyes lit up upon hearing the Doctor's words.
" ..your parents...'The Doctor continued."..It won't be an easy thing to tell them bu-"
"Th-they're...not home...." Rarity said sorrowfully.
The Doctor frozen; then turned his head back to the Mare.
"I'm sorry miss...what did yo-"
"My...parent...aren't home...th-they went on their honeymoon...." Rarity said in dismay."...I-I...she...Sweetie...my sister...my...."
"Miss what are yo-" The Doctor said quickly as he hurried over to the unicorn.
Rarity's hoof shoot out and stop the Doctor in his tracks; She closed her eyes and sighed.
"Sweetie...Belle...I-I was looking after her...while they were away..." Rarity's body swayed back and forth." I...was suppose...to watch over her...She...was my responsibility...and I...I failed her and now....shes...shes..."
The Doctor reached out to pull the Mare into his hooves but Rarity pulled away.
"It's alright miss." The Doctor whispered softly.
"It's not...I failed her...I failed my sister....my...my..."
With the mare's guard down the Doctor pulled her forward with his wings; into a tight embrace.
"There...there...." He said as he patted the mare lightly on her back.
Rarity tried to resist but quickly surrendered to her emotions and wept into the Doctor's shoulder.
"Thank...you...sir..." Rarity sniffled. "I-I needed that...but...what are you going yo do now..."
"I don't know." He whispered. "I have a report to file out...but...without your parent here..."
"What's going to happen...." Rarity asked in a muffled voice as her face was still buried in the Doctor's shoulder.
The Doctor lifted his head up gently.
"I'm...going to have to do something..." He stopped as he lowered his eyes."...something...neither you or I will like very much...I just wish there was another way to go about this..."
'Wha-what do....you mean sir..."Rarity said as she pulled her head away from the Doctor.
The Doctor sighed as he retracted his wings.
"I'm going to have to ask you the questions...: although I'd rather not."
"You...want to ask ...me...but..."
"I'm afraid so." The Doctor said with a sorrowful sigh.
"But..."
"...It pains me to have to ask this of you ...but...I'm afraid...I have no choice."The Doctor said with distraught tone to his voice.
Rarity's lips quivered as she attempted to speak, but in the end she simply lowered her head in defeat.
"What....sort...of questions?..."
"Thank you miss." The Doctor said with a reassuring smile. " I know full well how painful this is for you so I...won't keep you long." The Doctor reached into one of his pocket.
"Theres... just a few basic questions..." The Doctor said as he took in a deep breath. "...but if it gets too hard we can stop..."
Rarity sniffed as she attempted to clear her throat.
"I'll...try my best..."
The Doctor nodded his head as he pulled out a tablet of paper.
"May we begin then?"
"Yes..." The unicorn said timidly.
.
"Alright then..." The Doctor held the paper in front of his face. "When was the last time you saw your...sister..."
"Three...days ago..." Rarity said slowly. "...that was the last...I saw her aliv-"
Rarity turned her head away from The Doctor; already new tears were sliding down her face. The Doctor reached out for her, but she dismissed his hoof away.
"I'm...I'm alright...I..just...I'll be fine..." Rarity lied. "I-I...can continue...I just..have to go at this slowly..."
The Doctor Sighed.
"I hate...to see you or anypony like this...is there anyway we can contact your paren-"
"I'm afraid not..." Rarity said as she clenched her eyes shut. "They're...all the way in Las Pegasus...and as much as it pain me to say this...she was my responsibility..." The unicorn rubbed the tears from her eyes. "...It would only be right if I...answered your questions...."
"Fine..." The Doctor said as his eye moved back to the paper. "Lets continue...but if you can't handle it..."
"Yes...I understand...."
"Alright then..." The Doctor said as he lifted the paper back up. "Jut a few more questions...do you know the last pon-" The Doctor suddenly and without warning stopped talking.
Rarity stared at the Doctor for few second; waiting him to continue but in her gut she knew something was wrong.
The Doctor's mouth hung open but not another word escaped his lips as though he had simply froze in place.
"Sir...." Rarity's heart pounded rapidly in her chest."... are you...."
"Your quite the actress aren't you." A mocking voice called out from behind the mare.
Rarity heart stopped upon hearing the chilly otherworldly voice. She turned her head slowly and to her horror a darkness was slowly engulfing the room.
"You pretend to be the loving sister but that's not you at all is it. "
"Who...who's ther-" Rarity said in a voice just above a whisper before turning back to the Doctor.
Rarity's eyes lit up in fear as the darkness had already encompassed almost the entire room. She jumped back just in time as The Doctor disappeared into the dark void .The mare shuffled backwards attempting to escape the the rapidly approaching darkness, but her efforts were in vain as she herself was quickly swallowed up by it. Rarity closed her eyes in fear; her heart beating rapidly in her chest as she waited for whatever horror awaited her . The unicorn waited a few more minutes then slowly opened her eyes. She looked around but to her despair she saw nothing, nothing but darkness.
"This darkness is quite inviting isn't it? The voice asked in a mocking tone before chuckling sinisterly.
Rarity took in a few heavy breaths as she attempted to process the voice in her head. There was something about the voice that sounded almost familiar to her; almost as though she had heard the voice before.
"Wh-..." Rarity gathered up her courage."...Who are you...?"
"Who am I?" The voice responded with a chuckle"What a silly question dear.'
Rarity took a few steps backwards before stumbling over her own back legs and falling onto her bottom.
"Don't you recognize ..." Suddenly the darkness began to shift and a shadowy being stepped forward."Your own voice?"
Rarity face went pale as she stared at the strange being standing in front of her. The mane, the tail, the face even the cutie mark ; all of it was her's. It was as though Rarity was standing in front of a mirror staring at her own reflection; the only difference was the color of the mare. Instead of Rarity's pale white coat and lavender mane and tail; the mare in front of her was completely grey with a dark shadowy aura surrounding her.
"Wha-what are you...?" Rarity said in a shaky voice.
"I'm you of course."The Shadow said with grin."The true you anyway."
The shadow chuckled as she began to circle Rarity.
"I'm the you you've been suppressing." The shadow stopped suddenly then simply began to shake her head."Oh how diluted you've become...to think you would stoop this low...' The shadow closed her eye and began to laugh.
"but then again this might be your greatest performance yet?" The shadow tilted her head with a mocking grin plastered across her face. "Either way it's quite pathetic."
The jeering tone of the Shadow was getting to Rarity; the mare picked herself up then glared at the shadow.
"I have no idea what your talking about." Rarity barked.
"Oh you don't do you..." The shadowy said mockingly before placing a hoof to her chin."Well I guess I wouldn't be here if you did..."
Rarity narrowed her her eyes at the shadow.
"I...have no idea what you are...or where this is and frankly I don't care....I just lost somepony...very...very dear to me..." Rarity lowered her head in despair. "So whatever you have to say to me...say it now."
"Well then I'll get straight to it then." The shadow said with a toothy grin." I guess it's time you know...and who better to tell you then you then yourself."
"Tell...me what...."Rarity said slowly.
The shadow Rarity chuckled to herself as her pale grey eye began to glow red.
"The truth of course."
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Your welcome. I expect a flashback in the next chapter?
2550236 perhaps
That was quiet a twist at the end with Shadow Rarity.
I did catch some misuse of "there" and "their" but for the most part not to bad. Ya also got a stray " at the end.
3096478
Should be "their"
Should be "Th-they're" I believe, honestly not 100% on this one.... 86% though.
I'm pretty sure that is all of em, at least all that I could find. Course my grammar aint that good either.
But this is a mistake I myself am starting to get over. 
I can't wait. I am really glad I found this story again.
I think this is pretty fitting here...
That mare, the one who brought Sweetie into the hospital and is now an absolute wreck, was it Pinkie?