Carrot Top winced as Fluttershy stitched up her leg with uncanny accuracy. Carrot Top had swung by to check in on her fellow survivor, but Fluttershy wasn't in the mood for speaking. Hideous scars stretched across her back, her wings now property of the devious crackpot flying above the Everfree Forest. Why Princess Celestia wouldn't just kill the witch, Carrot Top would never know. Her attention was brought back to her leg as Fluttershy pulled tight and snapped the thread, sealing the stitch. Fluttershy was unceremonious in her methods, and Carrot Top was getting nervous. She looked around the room, still charred by magic, much of the furniture broken and never replaced. Carrot Top thought she saw a mouse skitter across the floor, but it could have been a rat, for all she knew.

"I came in to check on you, and I ended up getting checked up by the same... funny, isn't it?" Carrot Top smiled eagerly, trying to cheer Fluttershy up. Fluttershy just looked past Carrot Top. Her eyes were as cloudy as the night sky, her expression devoid of emotion.

"Nice weather, I guess?" tried Carrot Top once more, but her attempts fell on deaf ears. Fluttershy gazed onward, oblivious of her surroundings.

"I... I guess I'll be going, then..." As Carrot Top headed for the door, she overheard Fluttershy mumbling to herself.

Night falls... skies turn red...

"Excuse me?" Carrot Top approached Fluttershy, but she did not respond. She just gazed out the window, still as a statue and cold as snow. "Err... I'll be going, then." As Carrot Top closed the door, she swore she could hear one low, tearful note.

Berry Punch walked along the moonlight path from Sweet Apple Acres, headed for home. She had far overstayed her welcome, and she felt she might drink Applejack out of house and home if she continued any further. At least that is what her functioning brain cells told her. She was slightly above tipsy and edging into drunk right now. Her thoughts wandered to Carrot Top, who was probably waiting for her at the gate. Berry Punch was much better off than Carrot Top, and yet she was so envious of her position. She wasn't jealous of the pain; she was not at all envious of the way Carrot Top had to avoid heavy lifting and stressful activities. Perhaps a little bit, actually. She was jealous because Carrot Top would be able to see everything. Carrot Top would be able to visit every monument, every museum Equestria had to offer, and there would be no shortage of things to do while she lived. She had no responsibilities, and if pain was the price to pay for an eternal life, Berry Punch would definitely take it. Berry Punch would have dwelled on this a bit longer, but her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of howling wings. The speed at which those wings must be moving... oh, how Berry Punch longed for wings. The moon became obscured by a cloud, and she heard a loud thud from behind her. A pebble clattered nearby her, and she heard shifting.

"Who- who's there?" Berry Bunch asked, frightened by the loud sound. She turned quickly to see Rainbow Dash close behind her. "Oh!" she paused, inches away from Rainbow Dash's face. "I- I didn't see you there, Rainbow Dash. How are you?"

Rainbow Dash responded by opening her new wings. They stretched beyond Berry Punch's vision, their wingspan comparable to a griffon's in size.

"They grew back, did they? That's a relief to hear! Fluttershy will be overjoyed!" Berry Punch was trying to suppress her nervousness, but it shone through regardless. "If- If you don't mind, I have a farm to get back to..." Berry Punch stepped to the right, but Rainbow Dash mirrored her step. She tried moving to the left, and Rainbow Dash followed again.

"I'm sorry, I don't think you understand..."

"I think it's you who doesn't understand." Berry Punch caught a final glimpse of those long, serrated teeth before they sunk deep into the flesh of her neck. There was a snap, and her vision slowly faded as one last thought crossed her mind.

Oh how I wish I had teeth so long as those...