Yep, heres a new, fresh chapter from me to you! Enjoy and will ya PLEASE leave a review :C? Please C:? I've worked my behind off on Zecora's rhymes... And i SUCK at rhymes D:...

***Chapter Ten ***

"Yes, i have of the tragedy that befall Sweet Apple Acres been told. I just can't understand how somepony can make something this cold!" Zecora said and stomped with her hoof in the ground. Twilight nodded.

"And now, Magenta is missing! The water swept past the Everfree forest, so we're wondering if you seen anything that could lead us to Magenta?" She asked. Zecora sadly shooked her head.
"No, i haven't seen any signs of your friend. However, i've seen tracks of other strange ponies, just around the riverbend!" She said and nodded in one direction. " Five hours ago i happened to find, signs of ponies that may have lost their mind. I fear they might be dangerous, so we must make sure to find Magenta back to us!"

"What makes you think they lost their minds, Zecora?" Rainbow Dash asked, sounding a bit nervous. Zecora went back to a shelve and looked for something. She found what she was looking for and came back with a piece of paper.
"I was just going to warn Sweet Apple Acres, i found this close to the tracks of campfire makers!" She said and held up the paper for everypony to see.

It was a sketch. One picture was resembling Applejack, and it was crossed over. The other one resembled Sweet Apple Acres and it was also crossed over. The last picture was of Big Mac, and it was circled.

"Oh dear lord! What are they going to do to Big Macintosh?" Rarity exclaimed. Zecora flipped the page and everywhere on the backside somepony had written: "kill kill kill kill kill kill..."

Magenta turned around and fled.
"Oh no you DONT!" Flam shouted behind her and ran after her. She panicked when she heard him coming closer and closer. She tought of the Applebucking at the farm and got an idea.

Flam were right behind her now and she could hear him breath. Suddenly she kicked with her hooves at him. She couldn't see him so she sort of took a kick in the dark, but she felt her hooves hit him with massive power on the throat. She heard him tumble down on the ground so she took advantage of the moment and speed up and jumped high over logs and bushes. She didn't have any clue were she was going and she hoped she were running the right way.

Flam were laying on his side and gasped for air. That damn blank flank had taken him by surprise and she seemed to have gotten a bulls eye hit. His throat were throbbing and he had a hard time breathing.
"G-get.. h-her... Flim! She mustn't... g-get away!" he gasped to Flim, who were right behind him. Flim didn't have any other choice than to follow the mare.

Magenta felt the adrenaline rush even more when she heard the drumming beats of Flim gaining on her. She dared to look back and saw him come running toward her. However, she didn't see were she was going so suddenly her hoof got stuck under a root. She fell head first on the ground and hit her head. She felt the ground spin and black dots danced in front of her eyes as Flim came to a sliding stop in front of her.

"Get up! You have to get away from here!" He hissed to her and tried to push her up on her legs again. She stood on swaying legs.
"Wh-wha...?" She slurred and tried to focus on Flims face. Or atleast on one of them...
"My brother... he isn't who he used to be! Somethings wrong with him! You have to go and warn everypony!" He said and pointed to southwest. "Just follow that direction for an hour and you'll come to Ponyville! I'll lead Flam away..." Magenta tried to process what he said. But apparently, she hit her head pretty bad. "Listen, Flam is planning on doing something awful! Really awful! You have to warn everypony!" He said and started to sound a bit panicked when he heard his brother call out for him, he sounded like he was getting close.
"Wha-what is he going to do?" Magenta stuttered. Flim shook his head and turned to shout at his brother.

"FLAM! SHE'S OVER HERE! SHE TOOK THIS WAY!" He shouted and started to run at the opposite direction of the way Magenta were going. Magenta were still a bit confounded, but she decided to trust Flim and went the direction he pointed.

The sun were standing on high on the sky when the ponies gave up on following the tracks in Everfree forest. They were hungry and tired and sick of Raritys complaining.

"Lets head home... I don't think i can take another step in this jungle..." Twilight Sparkle said. Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rarity agreed, but Rainbow didn't. She didn't want to abandon Magenta, but she had to give in for the others.

They were heading home when suddenly Fluttershy squealed and hid behind Pinkie Pie.
"What is it NOW, Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked, clearly annoyed.

"I-i heard something over there..." Fluttershy whispered and pointed to a nearby shrubbery.

"Yeah right, i bet it's some scary ghost coming to get you!" Rainbow said with an evil chuckle as Fluttershy curled up and started shaking.
"Rainbow!" Twilight warned, but then she heard something. "Quiet everypony, i think i hear something!" They were standing still and listened. Soon, they all heard the sound. Something heavy were rustling about and an occasional moan were heard. Suddenly something stumpled out of the bushes. The mares screamed, but then they recognized the pony.
"MAGENTA!" They all shouted at the same time. She were practically unrecognizeable. Her white furcoat were brown and grey with filth and dirt and her mane were a big tangled mess. She had leaves and twigs stuck everywhere and she could barely keep her eyes open. Fluttershy screamed when she noticed the small streak of blood that were trickling down her forehead.
When Magenta realized that the odd, coloful shapes in front of her were her friends, she tried on a smile. But it ended up a painful and weak snicker. However, she had never been happier too see a familiar pony in her life.
"Guys... you have too... they're going too..." She stuttered and then she collapsed on the ground with a loud thud.

She awoke later on. First she didn't recognize her surroundings, but then she realized she where in the hospital. She tried to sit up and touched her head. It was bandaged and the rest of her were clean and spotless. They had also washed her mane and managed to get i back to its wavy self.
"Thank Celestia! She's awake!"
She looked up and noticed her friends coming to her bed. Everypony, inclusive Applejack, who where in a wheelchair.
"Heavens to betsy, you're alraight!" Applejack said and patted her arm. "We've been so worried! You've been asleep for three days!"
Magenta were shocked. "Three days?" She repeated. Twilight nodded.
"When we found you, you had a concussion and were extremely dehydrated! We're glad you're weren't more hurt!" She said. "What happened?"
Magenta were going to say something, but she stopped herself. She couldn't remember anything! She only remember somepony telling her to warn everypony.

"I-i don't remember..." Magenta said. "All i know i that something awful will happen! I keep hearing this strangers voice in my head, he keeps repeating: Warn everypony! He'll do something awful!" Pinkie tilted her head.
"Who's 'he'?" She asked. Magenta shook her head and shrugged.
"Actually Mags..." Applejack started to say and looked down on her hooves. "Something awful already happened... First off, we may have to sell the farm! Second off..." Magenta looked at her. Applejack looked up again and this time she had tears in her eyes.
"Somepony tried to murder Big Macintosh!"

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Lol, starting to get exciting eh? Good! Muahahahaha :D!
I don't think this story will be so long, perhaps around 20 chapters... I was hoping for at least 30, but i'll see what happens ^^
Hang in there for the next chapter!

Delilah OUT!