It's been years since the war began. YEARS. Many ponies are gathered up in a cave waiting for the war to end. Will the ponies survive? Or will the world itsself come to an end?
Frozen stared wishfully at the bloodstained bodies around her. "Sheesh. Depressing." It sickened her. Seeing the blood splatter all over the ponies she cared about. It made her want to puke She ducked and let out a slight scream when a changeling swung its horn around her head.
She raced back to the cave she had come from where Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy and a few other ponies sat in wait for her return.
"There killing each other out there!" She said.
"Thats just great!!!" Twilight yelled. "We already lost Shining Armor. I don't want anypony else to get hurt." The purple unicorn looked with hatred at the entrance of the cave.
"That's it!" Rainbow Dash screamed. "I'm going out there!" Fluttershy immediatly shook her head at the rainbow ponys suggestions but no words came out. Rainbow was almost in the mist of the battle when a hoof grabbed her back. She turned to see a pink pony with worried look on her face.
"I'm not letting you out there Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie Pie insisted. "I'm not going to lose you!" Rainbow stared deeply into her freinds eyes then embraced the worried pony in a big hug.
"I'm sorry Pinkie." She cried. "But I'm going. For ponyville. For Equestria. For you." Pinkie let a tear run down her cheek. She hugged the blue pegesus tight.
"Pinkie Pie is right Dash." Twilight interupted. "You can't go out there. We don't want you to die. Please, dash, stay" All the ponies were staring at the Pegesus with hope in there eyes. Suddenly a little orange filly stepped through the crowd with tears streaming from her eyes. "Scootaloo?" Twilight said with curiosity.
"Dash, your like...the best pony ever! But your more than that...." Scootaloo choked through her tears. "You gotta stay. I..I..I love you like a sister Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo ran into Rainbow's hooves.
"Alright." Everypony looked up at the blue pony who was talking. "I'll stay....for you guys." She placed her hoof gently on scootaloo's head. The filly looked up at her with a wide smile. Suddenly a small, skinny, and white colt stumbled into the cave, his head had been stabbed multiple times. He fell to the ground.
Apple Bloom walked to the front with a horrer filled face. "Featherweight!" She ran next to him.
"A-apple Bloom?" Feather studdered. He smiled, and then allowed his head to drop. His eyes rolled back into his head. Applejack placed her hoof on her little sister's shoulder.
Sweetie Belle then walked up to the body of the pony, quickly followed by Rarity. Rairity shook her head in disbeleif. The sharp horn on her head had been broken, and it was now incapable of magic.
"They..." Rarity began. "Theyve...theyve got him now... his..his soul....Discord..and..and the changelings...they.." She trailed off, muttering quietly to herself. A small baby pony came out followed by Mr. and Mrs. cake.
"Has anyone seen Pumpkin cake?" Mr. Cake asked with a panicked voice. "I can't find her!" The surrounding ponies looked around franticly in search of the baby pony. Pinkie Pie had begun crying along with Spike, Big Macintosh, and Princess Cadence. The baby was no where to be found. Pound Cake was sobbing and waving his hooves around screaming, "SISSY! SISSY!"
"Wait!" Pinkie Pie screeched. "Wheres Rainbow Dash?"
The ponys took a break from looking for pumpkin to find Dash. Her bed had a note on it. The note read;
Dear everypony,
I'm very sorry...but ive gone into battle. I will return with food. Pumpkin Cake's absence did it for me and i have no other choice but to defend Equestria. Don't come to find me.
Pinkie Pie if....if something happens to me....take care of yourself. I know you love me and I love you but if I don't return....smile and cheer everyone up.
Twilight I want you to not go overboard with your magic.
Fluttershy, Be brave, please. And take care of scootaloo until my return. You will be ok, pal.
Scoots, youll be an amazing flyer when your grown. I know it. Keep it up little filly.
As for everypony else, be carefull and stay in that cave! I mean it! Stay inside and don't try to find me!
Your Loyale freind, Rainbow Dash.
Pinkie burst out in tears and ran into fluttershy, who stroked her cotten candy mane lightly. Scootaloo felt tears begin to escape her eyes. Rainbow Dash had gone out to war.
"Well Ahm gonna go get that stubborn pony!" Applejack declared.
"NO!" Frozen yelled. "Stay here Applejack! If you go out there, you will attract the changelings to our cave!" The white mare was enraged. "Do you really want to put your freinds through that? Do you want to put THE BABY through that?" Applejack stared at Frozen, stunned by her sudden outrage. "Do you want to put your family through that? Is that what you want? Do you want Applebloom to experiance a pain like no other pain?!?! And Granny Smith, what about her!?!? She has no fight in her! Shell die in a SECOND! If you step one hoof out this cave, it will be the most inconsiterite, selfish, unnessary thing youve ever done." She looked at applejack with questioning eyes.
"No." Applejack sighed. "But what about Rainbow Dash?" Suddenly Big Macintosh stood.
"I'll go. Those changelings won't get ino that cave when there dealing with me!" The red stallion rushed out the cave without waiting fora responce.
"Big Mac!!!" Applejack exclaimed. "No!" She let out a frustrated huff and layed on the ground. Her heart heavy with greif.
"Let him go, AJ." Twilight told her. "It's for the best."
"The best? The best?!?!" Applejack cried. "Big Mac's DEATH is what you call THE BEST!?!?!" She kicked the ground and then curled up into the corner.
"Maybe..." Fluttershy's soft voice filled the cave. "I'm going too. Goodbye!" She rushed out toward Big Mac.
"FLUTTERSHY!!!!" Pinkie rasped. The ponies in the cave stared in shock. Fluttershy would be ripped apart! They assumed they had no other choice but to wait for them to come home.
"Everypony." Rarity said quietly. "I made blankets" She handed one out to each of the ponies. A few said thank you while others just nodded.It would be a long night for them.
Pinkie Pie twisted her position in her bed of hay. It was so uncomfortable. But that wasn't why she couldn't sleep. Pinkie thought back to when her sisters.....passed on. They had screamed Pinkie's name, over and over. Then...in a flash...Discord's sharp claws ripped there back open. A tear fell from Pinkie's eye. She hadn't smiled once since then. She felt as if she couldn't. She turned to Twilight. "Twilight? Are you awake?"
"Yes, Pinkie." She replied. "I can't sleep thinking about Rainbow and Fluttershy!" Twilight's eyes were flooded with depression. Pinkie nodded and turned, trying to get SOME sleep.
Pinkie and many other ponies screamed at what they saw. Rainbow Dash was covered in scars, part of her wing was torn, and she was crying. Big Macintosh was beat up badly, his back hoof looked broken. He was carrying something. Everypony gasped in shock when they relized it was the limp body of a baby unicorn. Big Mac dropped it and lowered his head.
"Ah'm so sorreh everypony." He cried. "We did whatever we could to help her." Mr. Cake approached the bloody body slowly. He prodded it with his hoof.
"Pumpkin Cake?" His calls were unanswered. "Pumpkin! Pumpkin don't....don't be dead!!" Ms. Cake threw her self onto Mr. Cake's chest. Pound Cake walked up to his dead sister and jumped on her.
"Sissy! Get up!" He cried. "Sissy?" He looked up at his parents. Pound tilted his head. The limp body of the small pony didn't move. Pound Cake began crying and screaming.
"That's the last straw!" Twilight said, furious. "No more mr. nice pony!"
