Author's Notes:

This is a collection of min-shorts all 500-1000 words in length, each detailing a tragic death in Equestria. Updates will come five a day with three original chapters, and two guest chapters. Should anyone wish to submit a guest chapter, PM the author or comment a link to a google doc. And yes. It will have 1000 chapters.

It was a lovely spring day in Ponyville, and for the majority of the ponies, this meant being outside and enjoying the weather. Rarity was doing the former, but unfortunately, she wasn’t enjoying the latter.

“Where could she possibly be?” Rarity wondered aloud. “She better not have gotten dirty, it will have ruined all the work I spent cleaning her the other day.” She thought to herself as she searched the town.

“Something wrong, sugarcube?” Rarity was so lost in her internal monologue that she hadn’t noticed Applejack walk up next to her.

“I’m fine, Applejack.” Rarity replied. But when Applejack’s only response was an unbelieving stare, Rarity wrapped her forelegs around Applejack’s neck and broke down in tears.

“It’s OK, Rarity,” Applejack said as comforting as she could, softly rubbing Rarity’s back with a hoof. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s Opal… she’s gone missing!” Rarity managed to get out in between sobs.

“Oh no...” said Applejack. She didn’t really like Rarity’s pet that much, but she knew that Rarity loved her, and thus decided that she wanted to help her friend find her. “How long ago was it when she disappeared, sugarcube?”

“About two hours ago,” Rarity replied. “I was looking to see if she took this fabric I needed, but I couldn’t find her anywhere in the house. I’ve been doing all but tearing apart the whole town to find her!”

“Aw,” Applejack stated. “Would you feel better if I helped out?”

“That… that would be alright.” Rarity said, releasing her hold on Applejack and wiping off some of her tears, smearing her eye makeup in the process.

“OK, where haven’t you searched for Opal?” Applejack asked, thinking it would be easier to ask than asking her where she had searched.

“Well… I haven’t searched the Everfree, for obvious reasons. I also haven’t searched Sweet Apple Acres.” Rarity replied.

“OK then,” said Applejack. “We can search Sweet Apple Acres now if you’d like. Big Mac gave me a day off from chores today so I could enjoy the weather.”

“That… that would be lovely, Applejack.” Rarity responded. Even though they had been friends for a good few years now, Rarity was still surprised by how often her friends would give up everything they were doing just to help her out or make her feel better.

“Let’s get a move-on, then!” Applejack said, leading Rarity to Sweet Apple Acres to begin their search.

“OK, you can search the barn, and-” Applejack got out before being interrupted by a loud and, unfortunately, recognizable scream.

“Apple Bloom!” Applejack forgot everything and took off running in the direction she heard her little sister’s scream come from, Rarity following and hoping that her friend’s beloved sibling was alright.

After running about a mile or so, Applejack found Apple Bloom curled up underneath a tree, scared and shivering. Rarity caught up soon after.

“Darling, what has you so scared?” asked Rarity.

“Your crazy cat, that’s what!” Apple Bloom screamed in reply.

“Wait a minute, you found Opal?” asked Applejack.

“Yeah,” Apple Bloom said, tears streaming down her face. “I was trying to climb a tree and I heard something behind a bush. I went to go look and then that cat jumped out, growling with some white stuff coming out of her mouth, and she nearly bit me!”

“Oh dear.” said Applejack, knowing what this meant. But when she went to say what it meant to Rarity, she wasn’t there.

“Uh-oh.” said Applejack, rushing off shortly after that little understatement, following Rarity’s hoofprints and hoping that she got to her in time. A scream confirmed otherwise, making Applejack just trot faster.

“Rarity!” screamed Applejack, hoping to catch her before things went South, but when she got there, it was too late. All that was left of her friend were her mangled remains, what was left of her shining white coat tainted with blood, her half eaten organs stranded all over the ground, and white foam coming out of her mouth. The Element of Generosity was no more.