Chapter 12.

Christmas came and went in Canterlot City most people celebrated it with a happy viger. However Pinkie Pie and her family as well as the families of the main five did not celebrate it at all. The pain of losing Sunset Shimmer was still fresh in Pinkie Pie's mind and as the day slowly turned sour and wore  ever loathsomely onwards. Pinkie was reliving every moment of losing Sunset Shimmer over and over again in her mind as she sat on the edge of her bed holding a photo of Sunset in her hands. Tears fell like a broken water faucet down her pink colored cheeks as she looked at the photo of her and Sunset Shimmer enjoying their time together at Sugar Cube Corner. Pinkie recalled vividly in her mind as she looked at the photo of her and Sunset enjoying a banana shake together. Every word she had said to Sunset on the day she had fought with her. As well as the words Sunset had said to her the day Sunset had died.

“I hate you Sunset, I hate you, I don’t want anything to do with you. You are not my girlfriend Sunset, not any more. You secret stealer.” Pinkie thought to herself while holding the photo in her hands crying as she also thought of what Sunset had said to her the day she had died.  

“I forgive you Pinkie, I love you” Sunsets last words to Pinkie came pouring through just as her own words to Sunset came crashing back into her mind like a tidal wave.

“No sunset don’t forgive me I don’t deserve your forgiveness! Oh god Sunset don’t leave me please”

This Christmas would have been her first with Sunset Shimmer. Pinkie had wanted it to be special however due to Sunsets death. Pinkie was left with little more than pain and anger in her heart as she sat in her room alone slowly thinking of what she was going to do. Her depression was growing steadily worse as the hours slowly ticked by and the day became sour. Pinkie’s mother and father had tried several times throughout the holiday to bring Pinkie out of her room. Yet it was all in vain. Pinkie had not only taken to locking herself in her room but, had also stopped eating all together. Maud and Limestone had both tried to convince Pinkie to come out of her room, yet there attempts were met with dead silence each time they tried. Getting more worried Limestone called Applejack to find out if she could have any better luck with dealing with Pinkie and trying to get her out of her room. Yet as Applejack arrived and headed into the house then headed down stairs calling her was proving just as useless as when Limestone and Maud both had tried to get Pinkie to come out of her room.  

Applejack said through Pinkie’s closed bedroom door as she stood outside Pinkies bedroom with Pinkie's sisters Limestone and Maud standing there with her.

“Sugar cube can I please come in? I just want to talk to you nothing more. Please open your door.”  

Pinkie didn’t answer and Applejack looked at her friends two sisters saying to them both.

“Girls I am not sure what you expect me to do. I don’t want to bust your sister's door open. I think you all need to just give her some time and let her be.”

Nodding her response to Applejack Maud headed back upstairs and explained to her family that they needed to just leave the pink party goer alone for the time being. Pinkies mother looked less than happy about this news and her father only sighed in annoyance. Applejack slowly started to head upstairs after trying again to get Pinkie to come out of her room to talk to Pinkie's family.

“How long has she been like this?” Applejack asked as she climbed up the last three steps leading up into the living room.

Getting no answer from any of Pinkie’s immediate family members Applejack shook her head then headed back downstairs to try once more to talk to her friend. As Applejack got back down stairs Pinkie still in her room laid down on her bed pulling the covers up over her head. She held the photo of her and Sunset tightly against her chest as she again heard Applejacks voice come through her locked bedroom door. Hearing Applejack say to her through her locked bedroom door.

“Pinkie please I just want to talk to you. I promise nothing is going to happen to you please open up so that I might be able to talk to you. Please sugarcube I just want to see if your alright nothing more than that. Please open up.”

Applejacks voice sounded sincere and calm as Pinkie slowly very slowly sat back up still holding the photo of her and Sunset in her arms. She shuffled over to her door and unlocked it then opened it just enough for Applejack to see only one third of her face and said to her softly.

“Please just leave me alone Applejack I don’t want to talk to you I just want to be left alone.”

Applejack sighed then said to her distraught friend softly.

“Please Pinkie let me in. I promise you I just want to talk nothing more.”  

“Applejack I just want to be left alone why can’t you just leave me be?” Pinkie said as tears fell down her cheeks.

“I can’t leave you be because I am your friend and I want to make sure your ok.” Applejack replied sincerely to Pinkie.

Pinkie lowered her eyes then slowly stood away from her door allowing her friend to gain complete access to her room. Applejack walked into Pinkie's room then sat down on the edge of her bed and patted at a spot next to her showing Pinkie she wanted her to join her on the bed. Pinkie looked at her then over at her desk shuffled over to it picked up both of her notes that she had written to her family and friends. Placed them into the top drawer of her desk and pulled out a key she had in her pants pocket locked the drawer then joined Applejack on the bed. Applejack looked at Pinkies desk then at her friend sitting next to her before she asked.

“What were those papers that you locked up in your desk Pinkie?” Applejack asked as she looked at her distraught friend sitting next to her.

Pinkie didn’t immediately answer Applejack she sat there as tears slowly fell from her cheeks still holding the photo of her and Sunset in her arms. Applejack seeing she wasn’t about to get an answer from her friend decided to change the subject saying to her friend in a rather vain attempt help Pinkie feel better.

“Listen why don’t you come up stairs I will make you some of Apple Fritters and maybe some homemade Apple pie. I could call my brother and have him drop off Applebloom she and I could cook for you would you like that Pinkie?”

Pinkie pursed her lips together as anger at hearing that Applejack had actually wanted her to spend time with the one person she was angry with the most. Applebloom had caused all of the trouble with the Anon-a-miss incident that ended Sunset Shimmer's life. Pinkie with her mind slowly losing it’s grip on reality had forgotten about how Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle also played their own twisted parts in the incident. As Applejack got off of Pinkie’s bed  and headed towards Pinkies bedroom door to head back upstairs she heard Pinkie say to her angrily.

“Don’t you dare call that bitch of a sister of yours to my home.”

Turning around Applejack didn’t want to believe what she had just heard her friend say as she asked Pinkie.

“Pinkie…. What did….. You just say about my….. Little sister.” Applejack said as she stammered on her words looking at her friend.

Pinkie ignored Applejacks question as she slowly stood up from her bed and looked so angry at Applejack the mere sight of her caused Applejack to cringe away from her friend as she stared at her. Pinkie's eyes burned with an anger that Applejack was not used to seeing in her friend to say that the farmer and Apple tree grower was frightened of her friends new look would be a complete understatement. As she slowly backed away from her angry friend she heard Pinkie yell to her.

“GET OUT OF MY DAMN ROOM APPLEJACK!”

Applejack lowered her head seeing that she had messed up badly with Pinkie said softly as she stood there with Pinkie shaking with anger. Hearing her sisters raised voice coming from the downstairs bedrooms Muad started to head downstairs to see what was going on. Maud got down stairs just as Applejack said to Pinkie.

“I just honestly wanted to help you Pinkie. I never meant to upset you. I will leave if you really want me to leave Pinkie. I am so very sorry I never meant to upset you.” Applejack said as she turned back around to head back upstairs.

Applejack turned around to head upstairs only to stop in the threshold of the door when she saw Maud standing there just as Pinkie yelled at her.  

“HONESTY, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND LOYALTY WHERE WERE THOSE THINGS WHEN SHE NEEDED THEM APPLEJACK?” Pinkie yelled out as tears started to fall from her pink cheeks.

Applejack turned back around to say something but, what cut off when Pinkie yelled out to her.

“Pin”Applejack tried to say.

“WHERE WAS YOUR HONESTY APPLEJACK WHEN SHE NEEDED YOU TO BE HONEST WITH US?” Pinkie yelled out as tears fell down her cheeks.

Applejack stood there remembering how she had treated Sunset Shimmer the day before she had died. Applejack again tried to say something to Pinkie only to be cut off when Pinkie yelled at her.

“I...I” Applejack tried to say but, was cut off when Pinkie yelled at her.

“OR RARITY'S GENEROSITY WHEN SHE NEEDED IT THAT DAY APPLEJACK?” Pinkie again yelled out as shook with anger while more tears trickled down her pink cheeks.  

Again Applejack tried to say something and again she was interrupted when Pinkie once again yelled at her all while maud stood there silently listening to her sister tell Applejack off.

“Pinkie I…” Applejack tried to say to her friend.

“WHERE WAS RAINBOW DASH’S FUCKING LOYALTY WHEN SHE NEEDED HER TO BE A LOYAL FRIEND APPLEJACK?”Pinkie yelled as she started to collapse to her knees on the floor.  

Pinkie collapsed to her knees as she held her photo tightly in her arms. Pinkie screamed out to her friend standing in her bedroom doorway while tears streamed down her pink face.  

“WHERE WAS FLUTTERSHY’S KINDNESS WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND NEEDED A KINDLY SPOKEN WORD AND NOT A KICK TO THE STOMACH OR A FIST TO THE JAW?” Pinkie screamed out as she remained on her knees holding her photo in her arms crying.

Applejack took a step towards Pinkie only to halt in her tracks as Pinkie cried out in anger and maud stood there watching this all unfold in front of her.

“IT’S YOUR FAULT SHE DIED APPLEJACK. I HATE YOU SO MUCH! I HATE YOU AND YOUR FUCKING SISTER!”

Applejack could barely contain her own tears and sadness when she heard this coming from her friend. She stepped up to Pinkie as she heard Pinkie say to her through sobs. All while Muad came to realize why Pinkie was so upset with Applejack and why she was not come out of her room that day.

“WHY, WHY DID SHE HAVE TO KILL HERSELF? WHY DAMN IT? I HATE YOU! I HATE ALL OF YOU.” Pinkie screamed out as she fell over into a full fetal position sobbing so badly that she started to choke on her own sobs.

Applejack watched as Pinkie cried her eyes blood read on the floor of her bedroom. Applejack was about to help her friend up when Muad stepped into Pinkie's room. Maud had, heard enough as she stepped up and forcibly took Applejack by the shoulder and very forcibly led her upstairs to the front door. Opening it with one hand she threw Applejack head over heals out the door with the other hand and slammed it shut. Applejack was thrown face first right into a big pile of dog shit that a neighbor's dog had left moments before Applejack was tossed out of the Pie household. As she picked herself up she wiped the brown excrement off of her face then let her own tears fall as she got back into her truck and drove off crying. Maud returned down stairs and helped her crying sister off the floor of her bedroom then led her over to her bed and laid her down into it. Pulling the covers over her sister she knelt down and kissed Pinkie gently on her forehead before heading back upstairs to talk with her family. An hour latter Applejack pulled into her driveway of Sweet Apple Arcs getting out she saw her sister sitting in a chair on the porch of their home. Walking up to her Applejack said as gently as she could while trying to hold back her tears.

“Applebloom do you want to go to Sunset’s grave after the news celebration so that you can have some form of closer?”

Applebloom looked up at her sister and nodded her response to her. Applejack knelt down and hugged her sister then headed inside and headed upstairs to take a long hot shower. As the sun began to dip over the horizon Pinkie got up climbed out of bed then headed to her bedroom door. As she opened it she saw a note taped to it left there by her sister Limestone Pie. Reading the note which read as Pinkie headed upstairs into her father's office to get the item she was after.

“Pinkie there is food for you in the refrigerator and cold tea as well Father, mother Maud, I and marble are all out at the rock quarry you are welcome to join us or not if you wish to do so. Maud said that you want to be left alone right now and while I agree with her on this. I think you should know that if you want to join us for family bonding time you are welcome to do so. Otherwise we will do as you ask and leave you be. Oh stay away from holder boulder remember dear sister he is mine!

Your sister Limestone”

Pinkie read the note then headed into her father's office going to the safe that was in the back wall of the her father's office. Pinkie opened it and then removed the item she was after as well as one other single item that was also kept inside the safe. Once she had the items she wanted from the safe she headed into the kitchen and took a plate of food and cup of cold tea as well as some cold soup with her that she had found in the refrigerator. She then headed back to her room where she remained the rest of the night. Sitting at her desk she raised the cold tea cup up to her lips and said as she looked at her photo of Sunset and her at Sugar Cube Corner.

“To you my beautiful Sunset I raise this cup to you.” Pinkie said.

Pinkie closed her eyes and gulped down the tea because she didn’t bother to warm it up the tea tasted like croken oil mixed with pureed onions salted over with garlic. The taste of which almost made her puke then and there yet because she had not eaten in almost three days she was surprised she was actually able to hold it in. Once Pinkie was done eating the sandwich, carrots and soup that she had retrieved from the refrigerator she looked at the two items she had collected from her father’s safe upstairs and put them together. Then she placed the item from her father’s safe under her mattress and climbed back in bed reaching over to her nightstand Pinkie picked up the photo again and hugged it tightly in her arms until she fell asleep. Maud and Limestone were just coming inside when Marble following them headed down stairs to check on Pinkie. Seeing that her sister was fast asleep Marble smiled to herself then picked up the dishes that Pinkie had left on her desk and headed back upstairs.

Applejack was just getting out of the shower thinking to herself as she stepped out to to dry off.

“I really should call the others and find out if they are willing to go with me to Sunsets grave next week to pay our respects to Sunset. It would also do their sisters good to have some sort of closer for this.” Applejack thought as she started to dry off.

Once she was completely dried she slipped on her robe and tied it tightly around her waist then headed down stairs to make dinner for Applebloom. Finding her sister in the living room next to the fireplace mantel Applejack saw Applebloom holding in her hand the scroll of time that she had placed onto the fireplace mantel. Walking over to her little sister Applejack sighed as she reached out and took the scroll from her sister then placed it back onto the mantel afterwards she turned to her sister saying gently to her.

“Applebloom it is time for dinner please go into the kitchen and get washed up for supper.” Applejack said as she laid the scroll back onto it’s resting place on the fireplace mantel.

Applebloom lowered her head and slowly walked into the kitchen to get cleaned up for dinner. Applejack shook her head as she watched her little sister disappear into the kitchen. Saying under her breath.

“I know little sis, I know you are hurting and I know you want me to use this magic yet I can not.”

Heading into the kitchen herself Applejack picked up her family's phone that was attached to the back wall of the kitchen. Applejack called up Rarity once Rarity answered Applejack said to her while looking through some cabinets for Applebloom’s dinner.  

“Hello Rarity this is Applejack.”

“Oh, Hello Applejack how are you doing today?” Rarity responded in her ladylike manner.

“I am doing….. Well listen the reason I am calling is I was going to take my little sister to Sunsets grave after the new years so that she can have some closer with all that has happened. I was wondering if you would like to join us it might do your little sister good to say her goodbyes to Sunset.”

“You know darling I was thinking the same thing Sweetie Belle has been moping around the house quite a bit lately. I think losing Sunset the way we did is really starting to affect her. Tell you what darling I will call Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy why don’t you call Pinkie Pie and see……” Rarity was unable to finish her sentence before Applejack interrupted her.

“That wouldn’t be a good idea Rarity I went over to her house today I am afraid it is bad and I mean REALLY bad. Pinkie blames us for what happened to Sunset and frankly I can’t blame her for seeing Sunset’s suicide as our fault. Each of us had our part to play in her death Pinkie included but, right now she is mourning and hurting thus unto she is lashing out at anyone and everyone. We need to give her time and some space. I think it would be best of us to leave her be for at least two weeks to let her mourn and grieve.” Applejack said as she pulled out some macaroni and cheese for Applebloom’s dinner.

“Alright darling we will give her some space and let her mourn in her own way. However I do at least suggest that we keep an eye on her from a discreet distance” Rarity said as she her little sister walked into the living room.

“Yes I agree we need to keep an eye on her. How is your little sister doing Rarity? Have you or your parents found another school for her yet?”

Rarity swallowed hard when she heard Applejack ask her question. Rarity's parents had not even begun to look for another school for their younger daughter. Rarity was at a loss as to where to start looking for a new school for her sister to attend and had been giving much thought on having her sister home schooled. Rarity replied to Applejack’s question with.

“No darling we that is I have not found a new school for Sweetie Belle as of yet. I am not sure where to look and I am really leaning towards putting her on home schooling. Not only to keep an eye on her but, to make sure she gets the education that she needs. However I do also believe that my little sister shouldn’t be around yours at least not without adult or big sister supervision.” Rarity replied.  

Applejack took a few minutes to collect her thoughts on the matter on one side she was agreeing with Rarity on the other she wasn’t sure what to do about letting her little sister see Sweetie Belle or Scootaloo again. Although the three of them had been friends since the third grade Applejack wasn’t sure if that alone would be cause enough to let them continue to see each other. Seeing her sister sitting at the kitchen table Applejack let out a deep sigh before she replied to Rarity.

“Part of me Rarity is in complete agreement with you and yet the other part is not. I really don’t know how I feel about letting our sisters hang out with each other any more. I am going to need some time to think about this. Tell you what how about you call up Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy I am going to get going so I can make Appleblooms dinner. Once you have gotten a hold of those two let me know how they both feel about this then I will come to my decision regarding this situation.” Applejack replied to Rarity.

“Before you go darling may I at least ask how was your Christmas?” Rarity asked not trying to change the subject.

“How do you think it was Rarity? We lost a good friend that should have been here to celebrate it with us. I had wanted to let her move in and Granny Smith was all for it as was McIntosh yet I can’t do that now can I Rarity?” Applejack said heatedly to her friend.

“No I guess you can’t I am sorry darling that I brought it up. I will do as you have asked and call Rainbow and Fluttershy then I will call you back either later on tonight or tomorrow morning. I agree with you that we need to give Pinkie Pie her space. I’m going to get going as well my sister like you’res needs her dinner and I need to spend some time talking with her about this. I want to make sure she understands that this isn’t a punishment for her only a consequence of her recent actions. Goodbye Applejack and do feel better soon darling.” Rarity said as she hung up the phone.

Applejack hung up as well then looked over at her sister who was sitting at the kitchen table looking down as she twiddled her thumbs. Sighing she walked over to her sister then laid her right hand onto Applebloom’s left shoulder saying gently to her.

“Listen Applebloom I know you want to still be friends with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle and while I would normally encourage such friendships like that. I think you and I need to really sit down and talk about this you're going to be in a whole world of hurt over the next few weeks if not longer than that. If Rarity or Rainbow want you to be around their siblings then I will support that if however they choose to have you stay away from their sisters I will have to support their choice in that regards. I need to do what is best for both you and them as well. While I do not approve of what you have done I understand how badly hurt you where when I chose to ignore you like I did. Now how about I fix you some Mac’n’cheese then we can both sit down and talk.” Applejack said as she removed her hand from her sister's shoulder then headed back into the kitchen.

Sniffing as tears slowly slid down Applebloms golden amber color cheeks Applebloom got up from the table walked over to her sister and hugged her tightly around the waist. Saying to her as she started to cry.

“Will you ever be able to forgive me Applejack? I really need you to be able to forgive me for this.”

Applejack had just picked up the box of macaroni and cheese after she had gotten back into the kitchen. When her sister grabbed onto her by the waist she then set the box of macaroni and cheese down again and sighed then took a hold her her sister in a tight hug saying softly to her.

“It is going to take a long time for me to forgive you Applebloom but, yes I will be able to do so now please go back to the table and let me cook your dinner for you. Afterwords you and I need to talk about your being friends with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle and Applebloom.”

“Yes” Applebloom replied hanging onto her sister by the waist

“During our talk I don’t want you running off and crying out your emotions you need to hear what I have to say about this matter. Do you fully understand me?” Applejack said as she ended her hug with her sister.

“Yes sis I do fully understand I just don’t want to lose them is all.” Applebloom said as she started to head out of the kitchen and back to Kitchen table.

“I know that honey but, you should have thought about this before you did what you did to Sunset. Now please go back to the table while I fix your dinner.” Applejack said as she picked up the box of macaroni and cheese.

An hour later after Applebloom had finished her meal she and Applejack where both sitting across from each other in the living room. Applejack narrowed her eyes onto her little sister and Applebloom felt like the weight of the whole world was now resting solely on her young shoulders as she looked at her sister. Applejack popped her neck and jaw before clearing her throat as she said to her sister.

“Applebloom I want you to hear what I have to say to you and let my words sink deeply into your soul. I can only hope that you will fully understand what I have to say and that you will accept what needs to be said do you understand me?” Applejack asked as she looked at her sister.

Applebloom didn’t reply she sat across from her sister nodding slowly to her. Applejack seeing this cleared her throat one last time before saying to Applebloom sternly.

“I know that I promised to take you to Sunset’s grave after new year's is over and I will do just that. But, the reason behind me wanting to wait a week is so that you will take that time to think and I mean REALLY think about what you have done. You were not only the full architect behind Anon-a-miss but, your actions resulted in the destroying of two lives.”

Applebloom looked at her sister with a questioning look etching onto her face she was just opening her mouth to say something to her sister before Applejack cut her off.

“You Applebloom, my sister, are responsible for not only ending Sunset Shimmer's life but, also are directly responsible for crushing Pinkie Pies heart and soul.”

“I don’t understand Applejack how did I crush Pinkie Pies heart and soul I mean it’s not like she was in love with Sunset or anything like that” Applebloom said as she sat across from her sister.

Applejack upon hearing her little sister saying those words to her growled out in reply to Applebloom’s foolishness.

“IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE THAT! Pinkie was very much in love with Sunset Shimmer! Do you know where I was this morning when I ran out the door leaving you here to tend to your chores by yourself Applebloom?”  

“No sis I don’t know where you went this morning but, you did tare out of here like your backside was on fire.” Applebloom said with a half grin on her face recalling how fast her sister had run out of the front door earlier that morning.

Breathing out deeply Applejack looked at her sister then got up and walked in front of the fireplace laying a hand over the scroll of time. She stood there for almost five minutes while her sister sat in her chair looking at her. Applejack turned around then grimly said to her sister.

“I was at Pinkie’s home today. She is a complete wreck because of you and because of you she blames us for what happened to Sunset. She actually said something that I NEVER thought I would hear from my best friend’s lips. Something that all but broke my own heart.” Applejack said almost snarling at her sister.

Applebloom sank deeply into her chair lowering her eyes as her sister spoke to her.

“Pinkie told me while she was on her bedroom floor crying her eyes out holding what I think was a photo of her and Sunset in her arms. That she hates us do you understand this Applebloom? My best friend in the whole world hates US! All because you had to go off and post stuff about me and our friends online. I really don’t know if Pinkie will ever be able to forgive you and if she doesn’t then that is fine with me. You not only took away her girlfriend but, you also fully managed to crush Pinkies soul as if her soul was nothing more than a soda can in your hand. Can I forgive you for what you did to Sunset? Yes I can and will someday be able to forgive you for that part of it. However I can not and will not forgive you for what you did to Pinkie.” Applejack said as she clinched her hands into tight fist trying desperately not to yell at her little sister.

Applebloom sat in her chair as tears rolled down her cheeks listening to her sister as her words began to fully sink into her head and through her soul. She looked up at her sister only to see Applejack full of rage and anger. The mere sight of Applejack displaying such anger towards her little sister caused Applebloom to look away in fear of being hit or punished severely for her actions towards Sunset Shimmer. Applebloom shook with fright as she heard her sister say to her.

“If and when Pinkie decides to come here and confront you Applebloom I will not hold her back unless she is foolish enough to bring a weapon with her that is. Otherwise I will fully allow her to lay into you and whatever she says to you will be nothing compared to how you have broken her. I saw the look and anger she had when I went over there today. I saw her broken lying before me on her bedroom floor. I tried to help her but, because of your stupidity in this matter Applebloom I was kicked out of Pinkie Pie's home by her sister Maud. I may never be able to call Pinkie my friend again due to what you have done.” Applejack said heatedly to her sister.

Applebloom swallowed hard as she slowly sat up from the chair she had been sitting in. Applejack walked over to her sister and looked her in the eyes then said sternly to her trying very hard to not yell at her but, her rage was all but, boiling at this point.

“You tell me you don’t want to lose your friends and you say you are sorry for what you have done and while I do believe you sister. I have to know did you even once consider what you would be doing to Pinkie or to me for that matter? You said that you did this because you thought I was going to replace you with Sunset that you were jealous of her for me spending so much time with her. I want you to know that if you do actually lose your friends over this then well I am sorry but. I am fine with that maybe losing Scootaloo’s and Sweetie Belles friendship might be more punishment for you than what I can give you. As for taking you to Sunset’s grave after the new year. Yes we will still do that because I still do think you need to have closer in this matter no matter how painful that closer might be or how it might come.” Applejack said as she slowly started to make her way back to the kitchen when she heard the phone ring.

Applebloom sat in her chair for over an hour crying to herself while her sister talked on the phone. Once she was done she walked back into the living room and said to her sister.

“Alright here is the deal Rainbow Dash has agreed to let you see Scootaloo when we all go to Sunset’s grave after the first. However after that you will no longer be allowed to be around her stepsister in fact she wanted me to tell and I fully quote from her. ‘I will be sending my stepsister to cloudsdale prep academy which means she and I will be moving away. I feel that my sister needs to get a fresh start away from Applebloom and her bad influences on my sister.’ According to Rainbow who had just gotten off the phone with Rarity before Rainbow called me Applebloom. Rarity like Rainbow will be sending her sister to a private school and like Rainbow has decided to let you see her sister on the first. But, just like Rainbow, Applebloom, Rarity apparently feels it is important for you to stay away from her sister until you are eighteen and can make your own choices in life. So you have not only coast the life of one very good friend of mine and also in the whole damn process of that little sister wrecked the life of my best friend Pinkie. You have also cost me my other friend Rainbow Dash’s friendship as well due to her moving away because of you. I really do hope you are fully happy with yourself Applebloom. Your actions have been disgraceful to say the least. Now I am going to go to bed you may do what you want but, keep in mind although I can and will forgive you for your actions towards Sunset I will not forgive you for this. Good night Applebloom.” Applejack said as she walked out of the living room leaving her sister there to cry alone.

Applebloom cried for nearly two whole hours as her sister headed up stairs to her bedroom then climbed the stairs and also headed to her own bedroom. When she got to her bed she looked over at a picture of her and Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle on her night stand. Picking it up she held it tightly in her arms laid down on her bed and cried herself to sleep. Applejack also looked at a photo she had on her own nightstand of her and her friends and just like her sister she too held the photo in her arms as she too cried herself to sleep. As the days slowly passed by Pinkie’s depression was steadily getting worse and worse. She would take what little she wanted to eat in her room and not come out for hours and hours at a time. The next week leading up to the first of January was filled with Applebloom and her two friends each in turn thinking about their actions towards Sunset Shimmer and what they had coast both themselves and  their sisters. Pinkie with her letters fully written to her both her friends and her family sighed heavily. Pinkie looked out the window of her bedroom at the newly fallen snow then got up from her desk and thought to herself.

“It is time. Please forgive me for what I must do Sunset. I love you very much.” Pinkie thought to herself

Walking over to her bed she reached under the mattress of her bed and pulled out the item she had gotten from her father's safe upstairs. As she reached under her mattress and removed the item she had gotten from her father's safe and tucked it into her inside coat pocket she thought to herself.

“I fully deserve this, This is my punishment for how I treated Sunset. I was such a horrible girlfriend to her. Yes this is what I must do and this is what is fully needed to make things right for all those involved.”  

Turning around back to her desk she picked up both letters to her family and her friends from her desk then placed them into two separate envelopes. Pinkie tucked those into her inside coat pocket next to the item she had gotten from her father's safe. She breathed heavily as she made her way  out of her room and up the stairs to the living room where she found her sister Maud sleeping on the couch. Kneeling down she gently stroked a lock of Maud’s hair away from her sister's eyes and tucked it behind her sister’s right ear. Pinkie then took out from under her coat her letter to her family and placed it very gently into her sister's hand. Kissed her sister on the temple and whispered into her sister's ear softly.  

“Maud please take care of our sisters for me. Marble will need your strength and Limestone will need your compassion. I love you all very much. Goodbye my sister.”

Pinkie then headed down stairs and out the front door. She looked up and thought to herself as she stared at the solemn grey charcoal colored sky above her.

“Lord almighty father in heavens light please forgive me what I must do. I see no other way to end my pain. Thank you almighty father lord and jesus for allowing me to have Sunset in my life. I know I will see her again….. Soon”

With her last thought running through her mind Pinkie walked to Canterlot City Cemetery. She got there  just as her friends were all arriving  in the west parklot of the cemetery. Each of her friends started to make their own way to Sunsets grave when Pinkie had gotten to Sunsets tombstone. Looking at the cold grey stone in front of her Pinkie read the words on Sunsets tombstone.

“In loving faithful memory here lies Sunset Shimmer may she find friendship and love in the warmth of heaven's embrace. Rest in peace Sunset Shimmer.”

Pinkie looked around found a rock about the size of her fist, picked it then pulled out the letter to her friends. She turned around with the rock in her hands and slid down with her back against the cold hard grave stone marking Sunset’s grave. Pulled out letter she had written to her friends and placed it under the rock next to her so that it wouldn’t blow away. Like Sunset before her Pinkie’s eyes had completely glazed over as death whispered in her ears. Pinkie reached into her inside right coat pocket and pulled out her father's Smith and Wesson 1868 military service revolver. Pulled the hammer back with her thumb and placed it to her right temple. The revolver made a loud ‘click’ as the hammer locked into place. Pinkie closed her eyes and said to herself.

“Goodbye my friends.”

BANG

Pinkie's friends were unaware that Pinkie had already gone to the cemetery as was sitting in front of Sunset’s tombstone with a gun raised to her head.  As Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy got about halfway up the dirt path leading from the west entrance as they all lead the crusaders to Sunset’s grave. They all heard a loud blood freezing bang. The noise of which scattered several dozen flocks of sparrows and ravens from near by trees Rainbow looked at Rarity and said in a scared tone of voice.

“What the hell was that noise”

“It sounded like….. No it couldn’t have been?” Rarity said as she started to quicken her pass down the pathway leading to Sunsets grave.  

“RARITY KEEP OUR SISTERS HERE!” Applejack called out to her as she started to run forwards.  

Rarity turned to see Applejack run past her and called out to her friend.

“Applejack where are you going?”

Applejack knew what the sound was from that she and her friends had all heard moments ago. As she ran forward up the path she prayed to herself that she was mistaken when she heard the noise. Running up the path she  turned around yelled back to her friends.

“Keep our sister here. All of you just do as I ask and keep them here.” Applejack yelled back to her friends as she made her way to Sunsets grave.

Thinking to herself as she got further up the path.

“Oh, god please don’t let that noise be what I think it was from!”

Rounding a curb and crossing several grassy pathways Applejack stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Pinkie Pie’s body slumped over leaning against Sunsets gravestone. Swallowing hard she ran forwards but, fell to her knees when she got a good look at Pinkie Pie’s lifeless body. Screaming out as her eyes drank in the horror of Pinkies suicide she screamed out.

“PINKIE OH, GOD NO PLEASE NOOOO!”

Slamming her fist into the ground Applejack screamed so loudly that each of her friends came running down the path.

“DAMN-IT ALL TO FUCKING HELL! PINKIE DAMN-IT WHY?”

Each of her friends  hearing Applejack screaming came running down the dirt path and like Applejack had done before they got to her. All stopped in their tracks when they saw what was before them. Most of Pinkies left side of her head was splattered against Sunsets tombstone her body was fully plumbed to the left and her note to her friends was covered in blood. Rainbow grabbed her sister and pulled her away from the ghastly sight. Scootaloo started to cry as her sister pulled her away from the sight her friend's death.

“Rainbow why? Why did Pinkie do this… why?”

Rainbow didn’t answer her sister she just continued to drag her away from the sight of her friend's lifeless body.  Fluttershy quickly took the other two crusaders away as well as they too started to cry out.

“Fluttershy why would Pinkie do this?” Sweetie Belle said as tears ran down her cheeks.

“Please Fluttershy tell us.” Applebloom said as her tears stained her cheeks.

Fluttershy like Rainbow didn’t answer the two children crying in front of her as she lead them away from the sight of Pinkie's death. Applejack was just getting to her feet when she saw the note that Pinkie had left for her and her friends. Stumbling she managed to walk over to her friend's lifeless body and picked up the note crying why she opened it she read.

“My friends by the time you all read this I will be gone. I can no longer live without Sunset in my life. I know that I am responsible for what happened to her. Just as each of you are to blame I am to blame even more so. I broke her heart and her soul. I leave this world in the hope that you will someday be able to forgive me for taking this course of action. But, I as I said can not live any longer with out Sunset in my life. This Christmas and New Years was supposed to be our first as a couple and that is now gone. I live this world not sad but, happy to know that I will once again be in her loving embrace. Unlike Sunset I however leave this world not able to forgive any of you for what you took from me. I hope that someday many years from now you ALL will be able to forgive each other weres I can not and will not forgive you for her death. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo if any of you are reading this. Please understand that you all broke my heart and crushed my soul. I lost someone very dear to me because of each of you. May your sisters be able to forgive you and may our heavenly father show you mercy.

Goodbye my friends.

May you all find forgiveness in your own way.

Pinkamena Diane Pie.”

Dropping the letter that Pinkie had written to her friends Applejack fell back to her knees as her sister broke away from Fluttershy’s grasp. Applebloom ran up to her sister and hugged her tightly a small gust of wind blew across the graveyard and gently blew Pinkies letter up to Fluttershy’s feet she bent down and picked it up. After reading it she handed it to Rainbow who in turn read it then handed it to Rarity. Rainbow turned to her sobbing stepsister and yelled at her.

“DAMN YOU SCOOTALOO! DAMN YOU…. IF YOU DIDN’T…. IF YOU …” Rainbow’s voice broke as she like Applejack fell to her knees sobbing.

Scootaloo and Applebloom both took a hold of each other as they too cried out there pain and anger at what Pinkie had done. Rarity laid her hand over her mouth as she began to sob crying out while she tightly closed her eyes she too like her friends yelled at her little sister.

“SWEETIE BELLE THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! YOU AND YOUR HORRID LITTLE FRIENDS DID THIS. I CAN NEVER FORGIVE ANY OF YOU FOR THIS.” Rarity said as she cried.

Sweetie Belle hearing those words sat on the cold wet grass lowered her head and cried wanting to somehow, someway to fix all that she had done yet she knew she would have to live with what she saw before her. Applejack shaking as she pushed her sister off of her then rose to her feet said through clenched grit teeth.

“THIS.ENDS.NOW!!”

Applebloom fell backwards on her butt as her sister pushed her off of her heard her sister say to her.

“Alright Applebloom you wanted to me to use the scroll of time to stop Sunsets death. You wanted me to go back through time and fix all of this then so be it. I will do this for Pinkie and for Sunset but, I sure as hell will not do this for you or your damn friends.” Applejack said as she started to walk away from her sister and her friends.

Rarity confused by what Applejack just said looked at Applebloom then said to her.

“Applebloom what did Applejack mean ‘you wanted me to use the scroll of time’? What scroll of time? What is your sister talking about?” Rarity said as she walked over to her grieving sister.

Applebloom lowered her head then looked up with a half smile forming on her face as she said to her Rarity with everyone present.

“Back at Sunset Shimmer’s funeral Twilight Sparkle gave my sister the very means to fix all of this to literally change the past and thus change all of this. I think she is going to use it now to save Sunset’s life and end our pain once and for all. I know Rarity that it sounds farfetched maybe even a little selfish but, Applejack can’t go to another funeral and nor can I for that matter. So if my big sister can fix this and make it where Sunset doesn’t die then maybe Pinkie won’t kill herself.”

Rarity looked toward the direction that Applejack had walked off in and sighed then ran after her leaving her sister and her friends behind as they all called out to her.

“Rarity where are you going?’”

Rarity didn’t reply to her friends as she thought to herself while running after Applejack in the hopes of stopping her from using magic that she might not understand how it works.

“I have to stop Applejack from doing this. If that scroll can really change things in the past then it could have dire effects on the future. I have to keep her from doing this. I miss Sunset Shimmer too and I will mourn Pinkie but, to do this is just nuts!”  

Getting to parking lot Rarity could only watch as Applejack drove off there was nothing more she could do. She closed her eyes and slowly started to head back towards her friends to tell them she had failed to stop Applejack from using the scroll of time. Applejack pulled up to the school then got out of her truck headed to the statute and held up the scroll. As she read allowed the words on the parchment a large green and white vortex appeared in the sky above her.

“I call upon the power of time send me back through your gates of time so that I might save one whom I love.”

As Applejack finished her sentence she felt as if her body was being ripped apart by the vortex above her. Her body was picked up and she closed her eyes thinking to herself as heard voices all around her.

“Hold on Sunset I am coming for you we won’t fail you again I promise you this.” Applejack thought as she heard someone call out to her.

“Applejack are you alright? Can you hear me?” The voice called out to her.

Applejack opened her eyes and found herself lying on the floor of Principal Celestia's off with her sister and all of her friends standing over her. Each of them looked very worried about her. Slowly getting up back to her feet Applejack looked around then coughed as she said through a fit of coughing.

“W..What….is...is..today’s...date?”

All of her friends and her sister looked at her as if she had lost her mind. Applejack again said while looking at her friends and sister.

“Please someone just humor me and tell me what is today's date?”

Applejack's sister sighed then looked over at Principal Celestia’s day to day calendar and said to her sister.

“It’s Friday the 18 and I think it is about 2 o’clock in the afternoon.” Applebloom answered

Hearing that it was the day that Sunset had died Applejack felt relieved as raced out of the office headed towards the front doors and the statue where she hoped to find Sunset sitting in front of it. As she ran out of Principal Celestia's office her sister called out to her.

“Applejack where are you going?”

Applejack didn’t answer she had more important things to take care and only one single hour to take of what she came back through time for. Getting to the door she looked out it’s small glass square window and sure enough saw Sunset just sitting down in front of the statue. Applejack watched her for a few seconds then opened the door and ran outside she was determined to save her friends life. As she got up to the statue she once again saw the same dead lifeless cold eyes she had seen in Sunset when she had died before. This time was going to be different this time she would do all that she could to save her friend. Applejack knew it was time to help her friend and to try to save her friends life. Not wanting to take a chance on screwing up Applejack reached out and grabbed Sunset by her arm and pulled her to the ground. Placing her arm over her shoulder and locking her arm in a arm lock while she reached into Sunsets inside coat pocket. Once Applejack had the razor that Sunset had planned to use on herself Applejack tossed it away. Then let her friend back up. Applejack fell down next to Sunset breathing in heavily. As she pulled her friend into a tight hug and let Sunset fully cry on her shoulders. Applejack knew that she and her friends would be in for a world of hurt and anger but, least Sunset was alive. Now all she had to do was convince Sunset Shimmer to stay that way. Next Chapter: Chapter 13. Estimated time remaining: 11 Hours, 16 Minutes