Chapter 22.

Amora and Pinkie both climbed back to their feet as Amora wiped a finger over her lower left side of her lips then looked at it as reddish black blood showed on her finger. She let out a soft growl as she smiled while delicately licking the blood off her finger she said to Twilight.

“Your friend has spunk I will give her that, as foolish though as she was for hitting me like that she still has spunk.” Amora said while looking at Twilight who in turn looked back at her with anger in her eyes.

“Tell us what is going on or I swear Amora you will never get out of Sunsets body you will be trapped within her mind and soul forever.” Twilight said angrily to Amora.

Sighing Amora looked over at Pinkie as her eyes flashed from jet midnight black back to teal Pinkie looked as if she was about to start crying. Amora saw this and said to her while her eyes flashed from jet midnight black to teal.

“Not to worry I won’t harm your mare friend Pinkie I still have need of her and she loves you very much. Although I am not sure why she loves you only that she does.” Amora said as she looked at Pinkie who in turn lowered her head saying to her as tears began to run down her pink cheeks.

“I hate you Amora. I hate what you have turned my girlfriend into. How you used her for your own selfish reasons.” Pinkie said as she started to cry.

Amora shrugged her shoulders then looked back at Twilight saying to her coldly.

“Give me a body to consume and I will in turn tell you all that is happening but, you won’t like what needs to be said.” Amora said as she turned her attention to Twilight who replied to her with.

“Very well but, no more games Amora you either tell us what is going on or you will be stuck in Sunsets mind and soul forever. I can think of no worse punishment than that for you.” Twilight said as she got up out of her chair and started to walk to the door only to stop when Amora said to her.

“Try it princess. If you condemn me to this body then you in turn condemn Pinkie and Sunset to a life of a living tartarus. For I will make their lives so painful that you will rule the day that you went against your word with the likes of me.” Amora said as she glared at Twilight who in turn glared back at her.

“Alright that is it! I have heard just about enough out of the both of you! Twilight, Amora sit your damn asses down, NOW!” Luna said so angrily to both of them that a look of fear and shock came over both Twilight and Amora’s faces.

As Amora and Twilight both looked at each other then at Luna. Vice Principal Luna got out of her chair and walked over to Twilight without a single word to her picked Twilight up then tossed her onto the bed. Twilight landed unceremoniously on the bed banging her head against the back wall causing her to yelp in pain as she looked up at the vice principal. Turning to Amora Luna did the same to her as well. Yelling at them both Vice Principal Luna yelled out.

“YOU TWO BOTH HAVE BEEN PLAYING ENOUGH GAMES WITH EACH OTHER TO MAKE ME SICK! YOU AMORA WILL FULLY SET SUNSET SHIMMER FREE RIGHT THE FUCK NOW! AS FOR YOU TWILIGHT THIS WHOLE ‘I AM A PRINCESS SO I CAN DO WHAT THE FUCK I WANT TO A DEMON QUEEN ENDS NOW!” Luna yelled at both of them while glaring at both Twilight and Amora who in turn just looked at each other then back at Luna.

After a few minutes of Twilight and Amora staring at each other Amora said to Twilight as she got off the bed and looked at Twilight then over at Luna.

“Twilight did you know that Luna was capable of such…... behavior?” Amora said as she looked at Twilight then at Luna while she smiled at Luna.

“I had no idea that Luna was even capable of picking me up and tossing me around like a ragdoll let alone that she was even remotely capable of something like this. Please don’t hurt her for doing this.” Twilight said to Amora.

Amora grinned wickedly as she licked her lips while staring at Luna as she said to Twilight.

“Oh, not to worry I won’t harm one hair on her pretty head however she does that to me again it will be rather interesting to watch her scream.”

As Twilight looked from Amora to Luna then back at Amora who looked rather pleased with the recent display of aggression shown from Luna. Twilight got up off the bed as well. Then rubbed the back of her head tenderly as she said to Luna.

“You are right Luna we both have been acting like idiots very well I will honor my deal with Amora but, I have no idea where to take her so she can get a new body.” Twilight said as she started to look down at the floor then looked back up when Luna said to her.

“I know where to take her but, you and Rose Cherry need to do as you have promised Amora and give her the trinity bracelet as well as a new body. Do you understand Twilight?”

“Wait what did Rose Cherry agree to? I don’t remember her ever saying any type of agreement to Amora.” Twilight said with confusion showing on her face.

“Rose Cherry didn’t make any deal with Amora but rather she agreed to give you the trinity bracelet. You in turn told each of us that bracelet can separate Amora from Sunset. So unless you truly are planning on going against your word I would highly suggest you stop this foolishness and get to it.” Luna said while she crossed her arms under chest.  

Looking to amora who nodded to Twilight, Twilight closed her eyes then sighed as she heard Amora say to everyone.

“I am getting tired I need to rest contact me when you are ready to remove me from this body and thus I will unlike Twilight honor my deal with her. But, before I go answer me this Twilight.” Amora said as she turned her gaze to Twilight fully while sniffing the air.

“Yes Amora what is it?” Twilight said as she looked at Amora then down at the floor not wanting to hear what Amora was about to say to her as Twilight realized why Amora was sniffing the air..

“Do you or do you not have your magic?” Amora asked as she glared at Twilight once she caught the scent of a human and not a pony with magic.

“I….”Twilight began but, was cut off when Amora snapped at her.

“Yes or no is all I want to hear from you princess.”Amora snapped angrily to Twilight.

Swallowing hard Twilight’s gaze remained fixed at the floor as she said to Amora.

“No I don’t have my magic even if I did have my magic I have no real way to honor my deal with you. I do not know how to open the portal leading to Tarartus. I was hoping you wouldn’t know this and thus be able to convince you to leave Sunset without having to say this to you.” Twilight said as she felt Amora close the gap between her and herself.

Amora grabbed Twilight by her throat picking her up so her feet were dangling a few feet off the ground as Amora grabbed onto Twilight and held her in the air she yelled out to Twilight.

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t break your neck for lying to me!” Amora yelled out as she held Twilight by her throat while slowly squeezing the life out of her.

“I….(choking)..didn’t…” Twilight tried to sputter out but Amora cut her off when she squeezed even harder on Twilight's throat cutting her off in mid sentence.

“Amora put her down, NOW!” Rose Cherry barked angrily at the demon queen.

Amora looked at Rose Cherry then up at Twilight who was starting to turn blue from lack of oxygen to her body as Amora slowly squeezed the life out of her. Growling and snarling like a mad dog Amora opened her hand and let Twilight fall unceremoniously back to the ground. Twilight hit the floor hard as she began to cough while tears came down her velvet cheeks. Twilight said to Amora as she slowly picked herself up to her knees then crawled over to Amora taking a hold of her by the waist.

“I am sorry Amora I never meant to lie to you I don’t have my magic right now. But Rose Cherry gave me a spell that can restore my magic. With my magic I can open the portal leading from Equestria into Tarartus and thus send you home. We will give you what you want. The dragon heart crown, the alicorn amulet, the trinity bracelet, the dragon slayer and a new body if you only but, release Sunset from your thrall. I swear this will all be done I will even go with you to Tarartus and become your slave if I must in order to get you to let Sunset go. Please I beg you don’t take your anger out on her. She doesn’t deserve this.” Twilight said as she cried while holding onto Amora by her waist.

Hearing that she was going to have the dragon slayer returned to her and knowing that Twilight was indeed intent on honoring her deal with her Amora said to Twilight.

“You need not go to Tarartus and you can let go of me. I have no need for a slave if you truly are going to restore the dragon slayer to me then I will use it to kill the dragon Arighith.” Amora said as she laid her hands onto Twilight's head then pushed Twilight off of her.

Twilight fell backwards onto her back as she looked up at Amora who was just reaching behind her neck to remove the alicorn amulet from her neck. As Amora began to unclasp it she said to Twilight who was on her back staring at the demon queen.

“Even if you used your magic Twilight, Sunset would still be afraid of you.”Amora said to Twilight as Twilight stared up at her in shock.

“Darling are you saying that Sunset is scared of twilight because of her magic or because Twilight is well Twilight.” Rarity asked in confusion as she looked from Twilight to Amora.

Amora grined then said to both Twilight and Rarity.

“Sunset is afraid of you Rarity but, more so of Twilight I would call it more on the lines of terrified of all of you.”

“I don’t understand why would Sunset be terrfied of Twilight or scared of us for that matter?” Rainbow Dash asked as she too looked at Amora then to Twilight who was still on the floor.

“That is something you will have to ask of her Rainbow Dash. It is that fear that has kept me here.” Amora replied to Rainbow as she continued to undo the clasp on the the alicorn amulet.

“Please don’t go Amora we still have questions and you have the answers that we need to hear.” Fluttershy meekly said.

Turning her attention to Fluttershy who sat in the far corner of the room looking down at her lap as she felt Amora’s gaz upon her. Amora replied to her sternly saying.

“Be grateful I am too weak and too tired to feed on you vampire! But, you are right I do have some answers for you for all of you. You should all at least know that It wasn’t my wanting to go back to my home that has kept me in her. It was Sunsets fear of all of you and her fear alone that has kept me in this…..realm. “ Amora snarled out in anger towards everyone in the room.  

“Then tell us why is your blood reddish black when normal pony blood is bright red and human blood is just red?” Twilight said as she started to pick herself up off the floor.

“It is was that fear that Sunset has of each of which has caused me to start consuming her as if she was a vampire. Which is why my blood er… I mean her blood is turning reddish black instead of being red or bright red.” Amora said as she glared at Twilight while her hands rested on the clasp of the alicorn amulet.

“So what do you we do with you now, I mean now that we know about what is actually happening to Sunset?” Luna asked as she crossed her arms then stared coldly at Amora.

“The longer I am in her body the less likely I will be able to leave her body. What you do with me or with her is of little concern to me all I want is for Twilight to honor the deal she made with me.” Amora said as she looked from Twilight to Luna while carefully taking the last clasp off of the alicorn amulet.

“I see and how much time do we have get you out of my baby for good?” Asked Rose Cherry grimly to Amora as she stood up from Sunsets bedside.

“I give her another….. Oh, about twenty hours before there is little to nothing left of Sunset Shimmer and I will have fully consumed her.” Amora mused and slightly smirked to Rose Cherry who in turn looked back with anger at Amora as she asked Amora.

“Why are you getting weaker I thought you said Sunsets fear was feeding you?”

“It is feeding me and I am consuming your daughter. But that fear as tasty as it might be to me is also killing me. I need vampire blood to live and right now I don’t have that. You all have made it clear that you are willing to die to protect Fluttershy. Thus I have no real food. In my weakened state I would more than likely kill Fluttershy if I was to feed on her. Something that Sunset won’t allow. We are both acting as one body thus we are both dying.” Amora said as she slowly began to take off the alicorn amulet.

“Wait before you go if we give you some of my blood when we transfer you to a new body would that help you?” Fluttershy asked as she looked up to see Sunsets eyes flicker from jet midnight black to teal.

“It would help me but, it would not sustain me for long I need to fully consume your entirety of blood Fluttershy again something that Sunset won’t allow to happen. You all have only twenty hours to free me and allow her to heal. Otherwise you can sit back and watch as we both die the choice is yours.”

Hearing this Fluttershy jumped to her feet just as Amora was about to disappear and grabbed the Alicorn amulet then reconnected it around Amora’s neck. Causing Amora to remain where she was. As Amora was about to say something to Fluttershy over this Fluttershy stuck out her right arm to Amora and said only one word to her.

“Feed.” Fluttershy said as she glared at everyone as they all were about to stop her from doing what she was doing.

“You're insane vampire I will kill you if I feed on you.” Amora said as she began to slowly lose control as her hunger took over.

“No you won’t kill me I know Sunset well enough to know that you will be able to stop before you wind up killing me. Besides no one here is willing to feed you I am so please just feed and we will see if you are able to live. You may be evil Amora but, even you do not deserve to die.”

“Please Fluttershy back away I don’t want to do this. I offer you one chance to save your life Fluttershy back away from me. Your scent is enticing me to feed on you. Back. AWAY. FROM. ME!” Amora said as she could feel her hunger fully taking effect of her as her wings began to fully show themselves and Sunsets skin went from onyx to red.

“No Amora I will not back away from you and my friends will not hurt you either for doing what you must nor will they stop me from doing what I must to save your life.” Fluttershy said as she still held her arm out to Amora.

“to bad the rest of your friends don’t share the same sentimental values on life as you do vampire. You would have made a better demon than a vampire. ” Amora said as she started to breath in deeply while her hunger and need to feed took full control of her senses.

Amora’s wings now fully erected from her back unfurled and Amora looked at Fluttershy saying to her as she snarled to her.

“I offer you once more a chance to live Fluttershy. Back away from me I don’t want to kill you.”

“No you need to live and Sunset needs to live. I will not allow either of you to die so hush now and feed.” Fluttershy said as she felt Amora take a hold of her arm.

Amora took a hold Fluttershy then flapped her wings as she floated into the air saying to her as she suddenly fell to ground on her knees.

“I need to be in the air I am too weak to fly too weak to feed.” Amora said as she looked back up at Fluttershy who knelt down next to her laying a gentle hand on her shoulder saying to her.

“I know how to get you into the air but, you are not going to like it.” Fluttershy said as she started to pick the weakened demon up in her arms.

Wheezing a bit Amora felt her teeth elongate and as she heard her stomach rumble she said to Fluttershy who carried her towards the door of Sunsets room.

“Where are you taking me vampire I don’t understand.”

“To the roof.” Fluttershy said as she turned with Amora in her arms and looked at Rainbow who got up and opened the door for her saying to her and to Amora.

“Flutters are you sure you want to do this?” Rainbow asked as she looked at Amora then at Fluttershy.

“Yes I am Rainbow Dash and don’t try to stop me. All of you should be ashamed of yourselves none of you including Twilight was willing to actually feed her and help her stay alive. She is a creature of evil yes. But that doesn’t mean she deserves to starve to death.” Fluttershy replied angrily to Rainbow Dash who stepped to the side to allow Amora and Fluttershy both to leave the room.

“Amora if you kill her you will have me to contend with do you understand?” Rainbow said as she looked at Amora who didn’t reply but, only showed signs of getting weaker.

Luna saw how weak Amora was getting and immediately headed over to her placed her hand onto Sunsets throat and felt for a pulse. Then looked at Fluttershy as she said to her.

“You need to leave and head to roof now. It looks like Amora was mistaken about the time she gave us. Sunset is losing her pulse. Hurry fluttershy there isn’t much time left. Take her to the roof and do what you must we will stay here so as not to interfere with you.” Luna said as she removed her hand from Sunset's throat then looked at everyone in the room.

“Alright which is the room from this room.” Fluttershy said as she held tightly to Amora who wheezed and started coughing in Fluttershy’s arms.

“If you take a left from this door then head down the rest of the hallway you will find the roof entrance under the sign of ‘maintenance hatch’. Open that door and thus you will be able to reach the roof. And Fluttershy if you're going to roof to do what I think you are going to do to Amora. Then stand on the west side of the building for it is by far the tallest part of the hospital and the wind up there picks up rather nicely.” Luna said as she looked at Fluttershy then over at the rest of the group who all looked rather shocked from hearing what Luna just said.

“Alright and thank you Luna.” Fluttershy said as she walked out of the room carrying Amora in her arms.

Luna nodded to Fluttershy as she watched her walk out of the room. As Fluttershy walked out of the room she passed the crusaders and saw that Applebloom was crying in Scootaloo's arms. Not having the time to stop to see if she would help Applebloom, Fluttershy thought to herself as she made her way down the hallway and towards the maintenance roof door unaware that Sweetie Belle was following her.

“I will have to make sure I stop and help Applebloom once I am done helping Amora out.”

As she got to the door Sweetie Belle called out her causing Fluttershy to turn around with a surprised look on her face. As she heard Sweetie Belle say to her.

“Fluttershy let me get that door for you.” Sweetie belle said as she reached for the door.

“Oh, I didn’t see you there Sweetie Belle I…. thank you for helping me help Amora.” Fluttershy said as she looked at Sweetie Belle.

“It's not that demon that I am helping it is Sunset we all heard you in there we all know what is happening to Sunset.” Sweetie Belle said as she opened the door for Fluttershy.

“I see. Alright thank you for at least being honest with me about this. Now I need to get her to the roof and I would ask that you stay here.”

“I am sorry Fluttershy but, No I will not be doing that. If you really do plan on letting this monster feed on you like some sort of leach then you will need me to help get her off of you.” Sweetie Belle said as she started to follow Fluttershy up to the roof.

Fluttershy was to worried about both Sunset and Amora to really care if Sweetie Belle was following her or not. All she cared about was helping someone that needed her. As Fluttershy made her way up to the roof and Sweetie Belle opened the door leading to the roof itself she heard Amora wheeze out.

“Where am I?” Amora said in a state of delirium caused by her hunger and weakness.

“Shh Amora don’t worry about where you are right now. You will soon be feeding on me in just a few seconds.” Fluttershy said as she headed over the west side of the roof then climbed up the ledge of the roof and looked down.

“Fluttershy what are…..” Before Sweetie Belle could finish her sentence Fluttershy held out her arms and let go of Amora.

As Amora fell towards the ground her wings and body instinctively took over from her need to live. As the ground came up fast Amora spread her wings out and screeched like a hawk while she banked up and towards the sun. Flying back up towards the roof of the hospital Fluttershy quickly turned to Sweetie Belle and said to her only two words as Amora flew up behind her.

“Don’t watch.” Fluttershy said just as she felt Amora grab onto her then fly higher into the air.

Sweetie Belle turned away as Fluttershy was picked up by Amora and flown high into the air as Sweetie Belle looked away. She heard Amora screech out loudly as she held tightly onto Fluttershy’s body while she flew with Fluttershy up into the air high above the hospital. As Amora turned her head in a half circle motion to bit down into Fluttershy’s neck. She heard Fluttershy say to her.

“Do it feed on me and heal yourself.” Fluttershy said as she felt Amora sink her fangs into her neck and withdraw the blood she needed to live.

Fluttershy’s eyes went wide from the pain of Amora biting into her neck as she felt the demon feed on her. Fluttershy's eyes started to flutter and closed tightly as she and Amora slowly floated back to the rooftop of the hospital. As Amora growled out while feeding on her prey Sweetie Belle yelled out to her.

“Amora stop please you're going to kill her.” Sweetie Belle yelled out to Amora who was feeding so furiously on Fluttershy she didn’t hear Sweetie Belle's pleas for her to stop.  

The growling intensified as Amora lapped up the blood from Fluttershy’s neck just as Amora was about to finish Fluttershy off Sweetie Belle lunged at her knocking her off of Fluttershy. Sending all three of them rolling into the ledge of the hospital roof top. As Amora hit the ledge she saw that Sweetie Belle was about to fall off the building. Reaching out she grabbed onto Sweetie Belle then pulled her back over the ledge and stared coldly at her for a second. Before she growled out to her as she breathed deeply in and out through her nose and mouth.

“Thank you for not allowing me to kill Fluttershy. Now I would suggest you get her and yourself someplace…..safe.” Amora said as she sat up on her knees so her legs were right underneath her.

The sky went black and as Amora looked up into the black sky she said happily.

“I am about to heal.”

Sweetie Belle looked over at Fluttershy who was holding her neck in her right hand as blood trickled down her neck staining her blouse red. Raced over to her and grabbed onto her then pulled her frightened friend back inside the rooftop entrance just as a red lightning bolt struck Amora causing her to scream out. As she screamed Rarity looked up and said as she and her friends all heard the scream and boom from the lighting striking Amora’s body.

“Darling what the hell was that?” Rarity said as she looked up then looked at all of her friends.

“That Rarity that was Amora. That is what happens when demons feed on vampires or potential vampires. They are struck with lightning as the vampire's immortality is fused into the demon's soul and blood. Amora won’t need to feed now for another six or eight months. That alone should give us time to get her out of Sunsets body and allow my baby girl to heal.” Rose Cherry said as she cried.

“But you told us that if we allowed Amora to feed we would not have any means to save Sunset.” Rainbow said as she looked at Rose Cherry with confusion on her face.

“I said if she kills Fluttershy we won’t be able to change Sunset back. I wanted to get Amora to calm down in her feral state she would have killed Fluttershy. Now with the fact that she has fed and has more than likely not killed Fluttershy we can still transfer Amora to a new host body. One that will be able to take a beating and one that will also be to sustain Amora until she gets back to Tartarus. Which means Luna is right our games with the demon queen need to end.” Rose Cherry said as she looked at Twilight who in turn looked away and down at the floor.

“Darling I am sensing there is something about this demon that you have yet to tell us please what else have you not told us about her?” Rarity said as she looked at Rose Cherry then at Twilight.

“You are right Rarity there is one piece of information that I have yet to tell you. And that is how Amora is so strong for a mear demon that she can pick us up and toss us around like dolls.” Rose Cherry said as she looked at Rarity who looked back with concern in her crystal blue eyes.

“And that would be what exactly.” Rarity asked as she looked into Rose Cherries eyes.

“Amora is a halfling she is half demon and half vampire. Because of this she was able to kill all those that got in her way as she took the throne before the war for Equestria's first golden dawn got started. She is indeed a demon this is very true, but, she is half demon and half vampire which is why the demons chose her to be their queen. She always leads them to vampire nesting grounds and always allows other demons to feed from the best of the best vampires before she will feed. Evil though she is she will not let one of her own suffer if she can help prevent it.”

“But wouldn’t that also included vampires as well?” Rainbow Dash asked as she too had a look of confusion on her face.

“No it wouldn’t not after what vampires did to her family not after what he allowed to happen to her mother which is what caused her to become born as half vampire and half demon.” Rose Cherry said as they all heard a ear splitting screech coming from the roof and the final boom caused by the lighting striking Amora's body.

“Ok what the hell was that?” Rainbow said as she looked up at the ceiling.

“She is healed at least for now that is.” Rose Cherry said as she looked at all of her daughter's former friends that stood around her.

Amora let out a blood curtailing scream as she felt Sunsets body heal from the feeding she had done on Sunsets soul and body. Which in turn caused Sunset and Amora to become so weak. Now that she felt herself healed she slowly stood up then walked over to the roof access door. Opened it and found Fluttershy and Sweetie Belle huddled inside each holding tightly to the other one. Smirking at the sight of the two trembling before her Amora said to them both.

“Come out so I can heal Fluttershy’s wound then we will head back down to Sunsets room where I will leave her for now until you all have found me a suitable body to take over.” Amora said as she looked at each of them.

Looking up Fluttershy gulped then slowly stood her blouse stained red from the blood that had leaked out of her wound caused from Amora’s feeding on her. As she took a tentative step towards Amora, Fluttershy saw Amora grin to her and froze in her tracks. Amora slightly cocked her head to the right then said with a bemused annoyed look on her face to Fluttershy.

“Do you want to bleed to death vampire or do want me to heal your wound?” Amora said as she looked at Fluttershy while Sweetie Belle slowly came out of the small doorway to join Fluttershy out on the roof.

“I am sorry Amora I saw you grin and thought you were going to feed on me again.”

“I see well I am satiated for now. I will not need to feed again for another eight months. Though If I had killed you, there would be no way to separate me from Sunset. Who by the way wants this to end as soon as possible. I can feel her shame in this matter so please lets not keep her waiting.

“Very well Amora what do we need to do to heal my wound and thus separate you from Sunset?” Fluttershy asked as she looked at Amora who in turn smiled back at her while she raised her right hand up to Fluttershy's neck.

“Nothing there is nothing you need to do right now just stand there and keep quiet while I heal your wound.” Amora said as she placed her right hand over Fluttershy's neck then healed her wound.

Once Fluttershy’s neck was healed Fluttershy rubbed the area where Amora had bit her and looked at her Asking Amora with a sheepish grin on her face.

“Don’t suppose you could ummm well clean my blouse for me could you?”

Amora smiled then snapped her fingers as Fluttershy’s blouse disappeared then was replaced with a fresh clean one. As Amora watched Fluttershy rebutton her blouse she said to her.

“Tell me Fluttershy do you feel better now that your neck is healed?” Amora said as Fluttershy finished buttoning her blouse up.

“Yes I do why do you ask?” Fluttershy replied with a confused look on her face.

“It has been over eighty millennia since I have had to heal a vampire I wanted to make sure that I still knew how let alone was able to actually do it.” Amora replied as she saw a look of realization come over Fluttershys face.

“Your over eighty thousand years old!?!” Squeaked out Sweetie Belle as she looked up at Amora’s eyes and saw not anger but compassion coming from the demon queen.

“I would rather not go into any further details on this subject thank you Sweetie Belle. Now we need to head back to Sunsets room I like Sunset need to rest.” Amora said as she started to head back down stairs and towards Sunsets room.

Once the group got back down stairs Amora was just about to enter the room when she looked over and saw Scootaloo holding Applebloom who was still sobbing in Scootaloo’s arms. She then looked at Sweetie Belle saying to her.

“Your young friend needs you now Sweetie Belle go to her and do what you did for me for her. Help her.” Amora said as she slowly began to open the door to Sunsets room.

Sweetie Belle headed down the hallway then stood next to Scootaloo who held Applebloom in her arms while Applebloom cried in Scootaloo's shoulders. Fluttershy followed Amora in and each of them looked at the group all sitting in Sunsets room. As Amora reached up to remove the alicorn amulet from around her neck once she was fully inside the room and Fluttershy had returned to her spot next to Rainbow Dash. Amora said to them all.

“I want you all to know that as I remove this amulet from around my neck. All the pain in Sunsets heart caused by everything that Sunset has gone through over the past several weeks Is what has fed her fear of each of you. More so with you Twilight. She fears you more than she does the others.” Amora said as she was about to take the clasp  off the alicorn amulet she heard Twilight ask her.

“Wait Amora when will you tell us what is going on and why is my home of Equestria under attack?” Twilight asked stopping Amora for a second who looked at her then at Pinkie before saying to Twilight.

“When you get me a new body I will tell you then and only then and yes Twilight I will not play any more games with you about this matter. Get me a new body then I will tell you what you need to know but, Like I said you won’t like it.” Amora replied grimly to Twilight as she undid the clasp on the alicorn amulet.

“Let me be the judge of what i like and don’t like Amora.” Twilight snapped at her angrily.

“As you wish princess but I need to rest now contact me when you have new body for me to use until then I will rest.” Amora said as she took off the alicorn amulet then changed back into Sunset shimmer who collapsed to the floor of the hospital room.

As Rose Cherry went to her daughter's side to pick her up Twilight was now up off the floor and went to Sunsets bedside then removed the covers. And watched as Rose Cherry placed her daughter back into bed. Rose Cherry nodded to Twilight then headed into the hallway. Finding Applebloom out in the hallway crying in the shoulders of her friend Scootaloo Rose Cherry knelt down and asked the young girl.

“My child what is wrong?” Rose cherry said as she looked at Applebloom who was crying in shoulders of Scootaloo.

“My sister I think something really bad has happened to her. She acted as if she was going to go off and die somewhere.” Applebloom sobbed out.

“Tell me little one where did your sister go?” Rose Cherry replied gently as she took a hold of Applebloom and hugged her tightly in her arms.

“I don’t know she just hugged me tightly she told me to take care of my brother for her then left an hour ago.” Applebloom replied as she too hugged Rose Cherry tightly in return.

“I see alright we need to help Sunset then we can help your sister. Will you two take care of Applebloom for me while I tend to my daughter?” Rose Cherry said as she looked at Scootaloo then at Sweetie Belle.

The two crusaders both nodded as the each in turn helped their sobbing friend to a nearby empty room and helped her to get into the bed that was in that room. As Rose Cherry turned to head back inside the room Luna came out of the room and Rose Cherry said to her.

“How can we get a body for Amora I don’t even know where to start looking for one.”

“Like I said earlier I know where to go. One of the calls I made was to Red there is a girl’s body three doors down from us that we can use. The girl has no family of any type so no one will miss her if we use her body to play host for a demon. But if what Amora said is true if Sunset is afraid of Twilight and the rest of us. Then we are in for a long road with her.” Luna said as she looked at Rose Cherry in the eyes.

“Then we need to wait for Sunset to wake up and we can bring her to the girl's dead body and thus get that demon harpy out of my baby once and for all.” Rose Cherry said through grit teeth as she looked back at Luna who in turn started to walk away from her.

As Luna walked away from Rose Cherry, Luna heard her say to her.

“If you are looking for the crusaders Luna go two doors down you will find them there.”

Luna stopped then turned around and nodded to Rose who in turn nodded back then headed back into the room and found her daughter was awake. Seeing that Sunset was awake Rose Cherry took her by the hand and said to her.

“Honey I am so happy that you are awake how are you feeling right now?” Rose Cherry said to her daughter.

“Why does my jaw hurt?” Sunset replied as she laid an onyx colored hand over her jaw tenderly.

“Yeah that was because Applejack kind of decked you Sunset.” Rainbow replied as she looked at Sunset then handed her a box of Kleenex that she had found on a nightstand next to Sunset’s bed.

“I see did Amora give Applejack reason to hit her or did Applejack just fly off the handle and think that decking me er…. Her would be a good idea?” Sunset said as she accepted the tissue box from Rainbow then took out a few pieces to clean up her lower lip.

“Honey we don’t know why Applejack did this we were hoping that Amora would tell us yet she again has not told us what is really going on or why Applejack left here after she hit you. She did however tell us something that I would like to hear from you first hand if it is true or not though. And I hope it isn’t true at all.”

Looking at her mother Sunset could tell that Amora had told them all what she didn’t want any of them to hear. Pinkie seeing the look of uncertainty wash over Sunsets face took a hold of Sunsets hand and said to her.

“Honey your….. Your trembling is what Amora said to us true are you really afraid of us?”

“I…. yes Pinkie I am very terrified of all of you.” Sunset said as she looked down at her blankets.

“Sunset what did we do to you to cause you to be so afraid of us to be so afraid of me?” Twilight asked as she pulled Sunsets blankets up to her chest then tucked her in.

“You used the element of magic on me without regard towards the safety of the students that were in my control that day. Then again at the battle of the bands you again showed little regard for the safety of those in the crowd when your magic not mine summoned that giant pony creature that defeated the sirens. Have you even bothered to stop to think or to let alone ask yourself what would have happened at either event had you have failed to stop either me or the sirens Twilight?” Sunset said as she continued to look down at the blankets covering her rather than looking at Twilight directly.

“I….” Before Twilight could finish her sentence Sunset cut her off.

“Amora is trapped inside of me because you didn’t bother to think as to what would happen that day if you used the element of magic on me. While I was transformed into her I felt her pain and fear Twilight. Nor did you bother to consider what would happen if you had failed to stop the sirens. Yes I will not argue with you that the sirens were evil and yes I had my role to play in their down fall. But, in the end it was your magic not mine that caused that crystal pony creature to show up and take them out like it did.”

“Sunset honey what is your point that you are trying to make to Twilight.” Pinkie said as she interrupted Sunset.

“The point is Pinkie and Twilight people could have been hurt or even killed and yet Twilight has shown no remorse or regard for her actions both times over this. You Twilight also have left me here in this world one that I almost died in because you felt I needed a place to learn about friendship.”

“Darling are you saying that you do not wish to be in this world with us and have us or Pinkie in your life?” Rarity said to Sunset as Sunset looked at her then said to her.

“No Rarity I am grateful to have friends but, I am still afraid of all of you.” Sunset replied to Rarity who looked a bit confused but remained silent.

Sunset turned her attention to Twilight again saying to her sternly.

“I am yes don’t get me wrong on this very grateful Twilight to have been in this world because without you leaving me here. I would never would have fallen in love with Pinkie and I never would have learned about friendship. However you should have asked me if I really wanted to stay here.” Sunset said as she looked into Twilight's velvet colored eyes.

“I thought you would have been upset if I asked you what you wanted to do. So I made the choice for you when I know now that it was not mine to make.” Twilight said as she looked away from Sunset while a fear tears slipped past her eyes and trickled down her velvet colored cheeks.

“Yes I would have been upset with you Twilight. But, I would not have just dumped a strange girl from another world onto five people that knew very little about her. Or about why I was turned into a demon that night.” Sunset said as she looked down at her bed while Pinkie held her hand tightly.”

Sunset held on to Pinkies hand just as tightly as Pinkie held her hand in return while Twilight swallowed hard as she said to Sunset.

“You are right Sunset I showed no regard whatsoever for those that you took over at the Fall Formal. And yes I should have thought about what would happen to you when I used my element of magic on you like that. I also should have thought of what I was doing when we faced off against the sirens at the battle of the bands. I never should have made the choice for you about whether or not you wanted to stay here Sunset and for that I am truly sorry. I hope you can someday, someway, somehow, forgive me for this. I never meant to make you so afraid of me. I just wanted to help you is all. Please is there anything I can do to help you with this?” Twilight said as she looked down at the floor then looked back up when she heard Sunset say to her.

“There is one thing that you can do to start showing me that you have changed your ways and are willing to think before you act Twilight.” Sunset said as she looked up to her while Pinkie still held her hand tightly in her own.

“Name it I will do whatever you ask of me.” Twilight said with a smile on her face.

“Get Amora out of me so that we can both live our lives without me fearing that Amora will come back out of me while I sleep with Pinkie. I don’t want Amora to tear her apart if I should lose control and transform into her. I love Pinkie very much Twilight I can not take the risk of Amora hurting her or worse killing her if we should have another uh, fight.” Sunset said to Twilight who nodded in reply to this request.    

“It will be done as you have requested Sunset. And I will do whatever you ask of me to show you that I have changed my ways or at least that I am trying to change.” Twilight replied with a happy grin on her face.

Yawning Sunset smiled to Pinkie then laid back into her pillow again saying to Twilight as she slowly fell asleep again.

“That is all that I ask. That you simply think and consider your actions before you take them.” Sunset said as she fell asleep.

Rose Cherry came back into the room after having dealt with the crusaders and told everyone as Luna followed her in.

“Ok we have some good news and some bad news which do you all want to hear frist?” Rose Cherry said as she looked from Pinkie to Rarity then from Rarity to Sunset who was sleeping at the time being.

Rainbow stepped up saying.

“What is the bad news let's get the bad stuff out of the way then work on the good stuff.” Rainbow said as she looked from Luna to Rose Cherry then back again.

“The bad news is Applejack has indeed left the hospital which means she is headed for Equestria more than likely with the intent of fighting in the war to save Twilight's home.”

“And what is the good news?” Fluttershy asked as she looked at everyone in the room with her.

“The good news is my dear Fluttershy is that we have located a body to use for Amora. One that is no more than three doors down from here. So I think we need to let Sunset sleep for a few more hours then wake her up and start the transfer.” Rose replied to Fluttershy.

“Or we could just wake her back now and tell her the good news then end this nightmare and thus give Sunset what she wants. Which is no less than piece of mind and the means to be with Pinkie for good.” Rainbow chimed in as she stepped towards Sunset only to stop when Pinkie let go of her hand and stepped in front of her.  

“Rainbow let Pinkie be the one to wake her up if Sunset really did feel Amora’s pain and fear the night of the fall formal then that would mean she is telepathically linked to Amora. Which means you never wake up a demon queen unless you are that queens mate.” Twilight said to Rainbow who slowly backed away from Pinkie.

Turning to Sunset Pinkie laid her right hand on Sunsets chest over the glowing disc then slowly bent inwards and kissed Sunset on the forehead saying to her softly.

“Honey wake up we need you to know we have good news for you.” Pinkie said as she watched Sunset stir as she slowly woke up.

Stretching out her arms and yawning Sunset looked exhausted but nevertheless was willing to hear out her girlfriend. Stepping up her daughter's bedside Rose Cherry said to Sunset as she took her left hand into her own.

“Honey we have a body ready to be used to transfer Amora into we would like to move you down the hallway three doors down in order to start to transfer process.” Rose Cherry said to her daughter as she held Sunsets hand in her own.

Sunset nodded her reply then said to her mother calmly.

“Alright let's get this over with so that Pinkie and I can be together without any further issues. Afterwords I am going to have show you all where I have been living so that you can help me find a new home. Let's call this an act of trust on all of your parts. You get that demon out of me in return I show you where I have been living so you all will understand when I say I was looking forward to the sleep overs.” Sunset said as she looked from her mother then to everyone else in the room with her.  

“Alright but uh, let's get you something to wear you can’t go walking around the hospital with just a torn hospital gown on.” Pinkie said as she looked into Sunsets eyes.

Sunset looked down at her torn gown then looked up with a sheepish grin on her face as she said to everyone present in her room.  

“Yeah uh, where are my cloths by the way?’

Luna smiled as she got up and opened up a nearby cabinet then took out Sunset’s jacket and shirt and a pair of pants then handed these to Sunset. Who took them but, looked at her with a confused look on her face. Seeing this Luna said to her.

“If you are wondering where your mini skirt is that got ripped up pretty badly. So I while you slept I went to the store across the street and got you the pair of pants that you are now holding in your hands. I am not sure if they will fit you or not being as I do not know your waist size. As for your shoes I also picked up a pair of flat heel boots for you to wear uh, if that is OK with you that is. Your left boot the heel on it was torn off I assume that happen when you had your scuffle with Applejack.”

“Thank you Vice Principal Luna for your compassion and your absolutely generosity as well as your kindness to me.” Sunset said as she looked down and slightly blushed.

“Come one girls let give her some privacy so she can change then we can take her to get Amora out of her.” Twilight said as she got up then headed out of the room.

Everyone followed her every one that is but, Pinkie who stayed saying to Sunset as she looked at Sunset while Sunset held her new pants and boots in her hands.

“I would like to stay if you don’t mind to help you get changed beside I see you still have your cast on your leg so it might be hard to get dressed with that thing on you like that.” Pinkie said as she pointed to the cast on Sunsets leg.

“I would like that too but, there is no reason for you to worry about the cast on my leg when Amora healed herself she also healed my leg.” Sunset said as she pulled her leg up close to her chest then tore the cast off of her leg and dropped the pieces of it off the bedside.

Pinkie looked at her then at the broken cast lying on the floor then back at her saying to her.

“Remind me never to get into an arm wrestling match with you honey.” Pinkie said as she helped her girlfriend out of bed.  

Turning around Sunset raised her right hand and pointed to the tie in the back of the gown she was wearing Pinkie reached up and untied Sunsets gown. Letting the torn garment fall to the ground seeing Sunsets naked body standing before her Pinkie placed both arms around Sunsets waist pulling her gently into her body. As she did so Sunset smiled saying to her.

“Thank you for helping me to get dressed but, there really was no need for you stay in here with me unless you  had an interior motive for wanting to stay in here with me.”

Pinkie turned Sunset around and smiled sheepishly at her as Sunset said with a smirk on her face to Pinkie.

“Oh, you little demon. You just wanted to see me naked huh Pinkie.” Sunset said while blushing and smirking at the same time.

“Well that I and I wanted to make out with you but, this really isn’t the place for that so I will settle for seeing you naked instead.” Pinkie said as she handed Sunset her clothing.

Sunset took her clothes put them on then took a hold of Pinkie and kissed her passionately on the lips. After she ended the kiss she headed to the door and walked out into the hallway to join the rest of the group followed shortly by Pinkie. Applejack had made it home safely and had paid the driver in full as she got up to the farmhouse she found her granny smith outside in a rocking chair crying. Applejack knelt down to her then said to her sternly.

“Where is it Granny?”

Applejacks grandmother didn’t reply she reached into her blouse then pulled out a key that was suspended by a gold chain around her neck. Pulling hard on the chain Granny Smith broke the chain off her neck and handed it to Applejack then pointed to the barn. Nodding to her granddaughter Granny Smith hugged her tightly in her arms as she heard Applejack say to her.

“Take care of my little sister for me. I know you have seen the signs I love you granny but, I have to do this.This has to be done. Don’t worry I will be with mother and father I am not afraid.” Applejack said as she too started to cry.

Ending the hug her grandmother had given her Applejack headed to the barn while Granny Smith headed inside the house. And collapsed on the living room floor fully sobbing. Granny Smith had lost both her daughter and her son in law. Granny smith recalled when Applejack's mother and father died and she thought to herself when they had to bury her mother and father. As Granny Smith watched Applejack walk down the path towards the barn through the living room window. McIntosh came in from the kitchen seeing his grandmother was crying and looking out the window he knew what his sister was about to do. Nodding to Granny Smith who he helped up off the floor he brought her into the kitchen and sat her down at the kitchen table. Then headed out of the house while Granny cried as she sat at the table. As he got up within arms reach of Applejack he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his temple. Applejack heard him running after her and had spun around just in time to land one clean punch to her brother left temple knocking him out cold. When McIntosh fell to the ground Applejack stopped and rolled him onto his back then said to him.

“I am sorry big brother truly I am, But this has to happen you can not get involved in this. Please Lord in heaven give him strength to carry on  with pride as he bares  Apple family name. I ask also that you o, lord in heaven watch over my family as they will not fully understand what I must do.” Applejack said as she rolled her brother over onto his back then crossed herself as she stood up and headed to the barn.

Looking around inside the barn Applejack found a I beam that had what looked like a keyhole in it. Looking down at the key Applejack held in her hand. Applejack said to herself as she placed the key into the keyhole inside the I beam.

“Here goes nothing.”

Hearing a loud click coming from the threshold of the barn entryway Applejack walked over to where the sound came from. Knelt down and felt that part of the floor was leveled upwards. Placing both hands onto the part of the floor that was leveled upwards Applejack opened a secret door in the floor of her family's barn. Going down into the room that she found a large metal and leather trunk sitting in front of a makeshift desk with a book on it. Walking over to the book and opening it Applejack realized that the book was her mother's diary. Sitting next to her mother's diary was another book that had three Apples on it. On the cover although it was a bit faded to the the amount of time the book had been in the secret room under the barn. Applejack was able to make out the words. “Journal of Silver Apple.” Picking up her mother's diary Applejack turned the the last page that her mother had written in. Seeing the date which clearly stated it was dated two days before her mother's death. Applejack cried as she read her mother's final words to her.

“My dearest little Applejack,

If you are reading this now it means that I have died I am sorry I can not be with you now. And that I am not going to be able to see you grow into the very beautiful young woman that I know you will be. I am sorry your father had to push you so hard to train you for what you must do. Remember his words to you little Applejack. “You got to stop aiming where the target is and aim where the target is going to be.” If you remember your training then you will survive the war that is about to take place in Equestria. The home of our ancestors birth needs us just as we need Equestria. Silver Apple had family there they are not prepared to face what is about to happen my child. As Silver Apple lay dying on her deathbed many, many years ago. She left her diary behind in the hopes that one of her descendants could take up her bow, quiver and armor. Her family in Equestria had children of their own and like here Silver Apple also had children. But, her family was cast out of the royal guards and became farmers. I ask you my child restore our family and her families name go to Equestria return the book of magic to its owner regain the Apple family name and set right was so wrongly taken from both sides of the family.The last thing I can tell you is this my child I love you very much.”

After finishing the letter left to her by her mother in her mother's journal Applejack looked to the journal left to her by Silver Apple. Applejack thumbed through the book until she came to a page talking about Silver Apples amor, Bow and quiver. As she read the page she looked to the trunk and smiled to herself. After Applejack finished reading the page Applejack set down the book and walk over to the trunk in front of the makeshift desk. Then opened it inside the trunk was Silver Apples amor, Bow and quiver. There was also parchment placed inside the trunk along with a quill and ink flask. Once Applejack had dressed herself in Silver Apple’s armor and slung the quiver over her back then placed the bow at her side. Applejack bent down to pick up the parchment of paper and ink flask when she noticed a leather belt that had a sword, throwing axe and two small daggers on it. Inside the bottom of the trunk picking this up she wrapped it around her waist then tied the belt tightly in a knot. Readjusting the bow so that it rested on her back and not on her side Applejack again reached for the parchment and the ink flask. Going over to the makeshift desk Applejack set to work at writing a letter to her family and one to her friends explaining her actions in the hospital that day. Once finished Applejack closed the trunk then headed back up to the barn and into the stables. Looking around she found her horse a beautiful white mare that had a bow on its flank. Petting the horse on it’s head Applejack said to her horse.

“Alcippe I am sorry I have not ridden you in so long but, now I ask that you allow me to ride you one last time.” Applejack said as she stroked the horse's snout with her hands.  

The horse raised and lowered its head up and down as if it was saying ‘yes’ to Applejack. Applejack turned around after seeing this and walked over to a nearby empty stall then picked up her mother's saddle and saddle bags with the intent of placing them on to her horse. Noticing the bags felt heavier than what they should have felt Applejack set the saddle and the saddle bags down then open both bags. Inside the right bag Applejack found a black leather book that had strange symbols on it’s spine. In the left bag Applejack found a set of black leather gloves that were just about her size. Taking these out she slipped them on and looked back into the bag where she found metal bracers and gauntlets. Each of which she put on then picked up the saddle again. Placing the saddle onto her horse and making sure everything was fully ready for her to ride. Applejack mounted Alcippe and whispered into her horse ear saying to her.

“Now Alcippe show me the truest meaning of haste. As you and I ride towards war, honor and duty.” Applejack said to Alcippe.

Alcippe reared up when she felt Applejack spur her sides and took off towards the barn door exit as they left the barn Applejack took out her bow tied a string to it then fired one single arrow. Hitting the barn door the letter she had written to her family dangled from the string as she rode past her unconscious brother she took off her hat and threw it toward him. Her hat had tucked inside the leather strap on the outside of it the letter written to her friends explaining her actions towards Amora that day and why she left the hospital. Applejack rode hard on the back of Alcippe as she and her horse rode toward war, honor and duty. Her hat landed just a few feet past her brother who was coming too as McIntosh came around he picked up Applejacks hat and then slowly climbed to his feet. Knowing there was no stopping his sister he headed to the barn and took down the arrow that she had shot into it.Then headed to the house to await his little sister and to aid his grandmother who was still at the kitchen table crying. Next Chapter: Chapter 23. Estimated time remaining: 5 Hours, 20 Minutes