The Confesssions of Apple Bloom
Chapter 2: Victimology
Previous Chapter Next ChapterApple Bloom was standing outside still covered in the blood of her victim while she waited as the guards came to get her. No one was sure what exactly to do, such a thing was unheard of. In fact they really didn't have any crime, even the royal guards were cautious when they came. They feared her, she had always expected this day to come… though she never expected it to have been a confession. They were hesitant with the chains, perhaps they feared she would attack like a wild animal, although the thought crossed her mind she wanted the chance to tell the whole story and to bring a true end to it. Once she was in chains they cautiously took her back to Canterlot where they brought her before Princess Luna. Apple Bloom smiled and sighed as looked up at the disgusted princess.
"Ya know, this didn't hafta happen.. That pony who's head naow adorns mah shop didn't hafta die. Ah came here yesterday and told ya what ah did and YA wouldn't listen." She was cool about it and stared dully at the princess.
"What have you done?" She was aghast, Luna had such thoughts towards her sister once before but would never have gone through with it.
"Ah told ya, ah have been guttin', torturin', and eatin' ponies since ah was a filly." She looked at her hooves but didn't sound sorry. "Ah mean just look at my apron, it's made of cutie marks, is that not enough proof, my favoriaght ones in the middle, Diamond tiara, she was the first one ah got to do on mah own. The next was silver spoon, oh how she cried." She laughed and smiled at the cutie marks.
The guards glared they were baffled as to how such acts had occurred under their watch. When the ponies began to go missing there was a team designed to find the reason as to why these ponies were going missing. In fact up until the real numbers began to come in it was thought that dragons were responsible, they had banished Spike the year before for fear he was the culprit. The guards took her away, as she began to laugh, to identify the missing ponies.
The trial was long and lengthy as Apple Bloom was identifying ponies by date of their execution. Apple Bloom adjusted in her chains, she had been sentenced to life in prison. Mainly because no one was sure how to end her life, Apple Bloom made some suggestions but no one seemed willing to want to do any of them. She looked at all the photographs before her. "Has it really been this many?" She looked at all the photos, it covered the table. More than 100 ponies, she tried not to laugh but a giggle escaped her lips as her eyes gazed over some of her favorites. "Doesn't anyone care ta know mah side?" she smiled wickedly, the guards certainly didn't, but the Princess needed to know what became of her sister.
"Well, ah will start with why ah am here, and not just continuing' on mah path, ya would have never found out, not until all the royals were dead." She smiled and looked at the princess. "Ah am here because of an unfortunate incedent. The one that ended my lovely, Pinkiamina Diane Pie's life." She couldn't hide the choke in her voice. "But ah will get to that..ah will tell you what happened to the owners of the elements of Harmony. It was shortly after ah had joined up with Pinkie that ah had the displeasure of pullin' mah own sweet sister Apple Jack's number." She was about to continue when Luna interrupted.
Princess Luna stopped her and raised an eyebrow. "Number?"
"Oh yes, we weren't doin' it out of malice, we did it accordin' ta fate, we have a bowl fulla numbers, and everyone in Equestria, has a number… when your number comes up you are sliced, diced and sautéed in to bakery confections." She smiled and looked around at some of the crowd of ponies marveling at her like she was an animal in a zoo. "That's riaght, sugar cube corner has been servin' up ponies on the menu fer at least 10 years. Probably longer, Pinkie Pie's been doin' it fer years." She laughed as some of the ponies took their leave at that statement.
She laughed and her chains got yanked to the ground as she smacked her chin. "Not so rough boys," She stood up and rubbed her chin.
"Now where was ah? Oh that's riaght, Apple Jack." It was one of the few memories she didn't enjoy. "Pinkie made me stay, ah was only a little filly at the tiame. Ah had killed others before, it wasn't my first rodeo, but it was the first tiame that the ingredient meant somethin' to me. It was also the first tiame Pinkie and ah fought. She said if she excluded anyone then the system didn't work!" She slammed her hoof down on the table making her chains rattle.
"Continue, Monster." Luna glared down at Apple Bloom.
"Ah made it as quick as ah could while trying to appease Pinkie's blood lust. Ah kept apologizin' to Apple Jack" She shifted back in her chains. "Mah heart broke when Pinkie pushed me aside and made Apple Jack eat her own removed organs. She was made to stay awake the whole tiame. She poured some foul smellin' liquid on her wonderful Apple Buckin' legs and then lit them on fiare. She controlled the flame but it still ate her legs near to bone. And it wasn't the worst part, it got so much worse. She made it much worse for me too knowin' ah didn't want to she..she.. shoved me into her making me remove her remainin' organs with mah mouth. Ah didn't understand then what such a punishment could accomplish.. funny.. the end harvest used to be my favorite up until then." She looked back at Princess Luna a wicked smile gracing her golden face as her stained mane fell over her eyes. Then her mind seemed to drift for a moment as if into a fond memory. She sighed and her eyes fluttered.
Luna was shifting in her throne, the tale was disgusting and it made her sick, but it was her duty to listen until they found out where her sister was, it was obvious that this crazy pony, no she was no longer a pony, she was worse than nightmare moon, she was a true monster. And it was obvious this monster had her sister. "Where is my sister?" She maintained her royal composure.
"Ah will get to her, ah want to tell you about another member of the elements of harmony. It was almost a year before another one of Pinkie's friends had been picked. It was miss Rarity, she was so pretty~…" Like a wolf describing a kill she smiled and licked her lips. "Ah kept her mane and tail, it is still so soft an' curly." She laughed weakly in her throat. "She was so fussy through the whole thing, trying to maintain herself a lady, even when her pretty little hooves where taken off she demanded we carefully place them on the table rather then throw them over our shoulders like trash. It was really impressive. We had to remove that pesky horn of hers though, it was mah first unicorn horn removal and ah messed it up…badly.. Her face tore in half and bled all over her soft white fur. Even with that, she was still trying to remain lady like. Covered in her own tears she finally broke down toward the end. With her ribs spread and her organs wrapped around her neck like the beautiful scarves she used ta make. She did however make Pinkie promise to remove Sweetie Belle's number." She snorted " Lucky.. Ah couldn't imagine cutting up her or Scootaloo…at the time." She smiled and looked directly at Princess Luna, the princess returned with a disgusted look.
"And what of my sister, and the others, monster? I know there were more." Luna used her royal voice which hardly fazed Apple Bloom.
"Temper, Temper, no need to shout ah told ya ah am gettin' to it." She was calm and reserved but inside she was dancing about the memories some of her favorites.