Chapter Seven.

“Hello, Twilight we need to talk”. Applejack's words rang in Twilight's ears as she stood there looking at her friend.

Twilight looked around but, couldn’t see Sunset anywhere looking at Applejack as she stood there with her hat pulled down to the bridge of her nose. Twilight spoke to her in a shaky voice as she asked.

“Ap….Apple...jack where i..is..S..sunset”?

Applejack couldn’t contain the tears that were forming in her eyes hidden by her hat. As she stood there in front of her friend sobbing she reached back into her back pants pocket and pulled out Sunsets suicide note. Twilight looked at the folded up piece of paper then at her crying friend before saying to Applejack.

“What's this”?

Sobbing fully Applejack stammered on her words as she tried to say to Twilight.

“P...p..p..lease...just...ta..ke i..t” Applejack said as she cried.

Twilight reached out and took the piece of paper from her sobbing friend. Opening it what she read broke her heart. Saying to her friend Applejack as she read the note that Applejack had given her.

“What does this note mean Applejack, please tell me Applejack where is Sunset”? Twilight said.

Calming down a bit Applejack sniffed as she spoke to her friend.

“I am sorry to tell you Twilight Sunset has died. She took her own life before you showed up. I don’t know what….” Applejack was cut off when a velvet fist slammed into her nose knocking Applejack flat on her butt.

Looking up at Twilight while holding her broken nose Applejack saw nothing but, the purest sense of anger in Twilight. As Twilight stood over Applejack she said to her angrily.

“Where would her body have been taken too for something like this Applejack? And I am going to warn you now if you do not tell me you will get more than a broken muzzle.”

Applejack didn’t want to fight with her friend so she stood up holding her nose as best as she could saying to Twilight.

“Go to the thity morgue. You will thind thunsets’ body there.”

Twilight looked at Applejack as anger poured into heart standing over her former friend saying to her with venom pouring into each word that escaped her violet colored lips.

“You damn well better not be out here when I get back.” Twilight said as she stood over her former friend.

Applejack was just climbing back to her feet and had slowly started to walk away when Twilight stopped her. Expecting Twilight to hit her again Applejack instinctively backed away and covered her face trying to keep Twilight from being able to break any more of her face. Twilight smirked at how afraid Applejack was of her instead of hitting her she simply asked her.  

“Where is Sunsets journal the one that she used to contact me Applejack”?

Applejack looked up at Twilight answered her still holding her nose while Twilight stood there clearly showing her anger to Applejack.

“jer jnuerrnal is at my home I can fave it ready phor you if you in leaturn agree to leave. Can I jo now Twilight?” Applejack said while holding her broken nose with her right hand.

Twilight nodded and turned to leave before she did she said to Applejack.

“Oh, yes there is just one more thing that I need to do before I will let you leave here”. Twilight said as she turned back around to face her bleeding friend.

“Vhats that?”

“THIS”!!

Twilight dropped to her hands and knees and buck kicked Applejack in the stomach. Twilight had kicked Applejack so hard that Applejack was launched up into the air. Applejack came crashing back down to the cold hard cement sidewalk where she laid coughing up blood. Looking at her very badly injured friend Twilight narrowed her eyes on her and said as she stepped over her.

“That was for Sunset Shimmer.” Twilight said as she stepped over her friend.

As Applejack lay on the ground and Twilight had stepped over her injured ex-friend Twilight saw that Applejack had dropped her phone. Bending down she picked it up then stuffed it into her pocket as she walked down the sidewalk away from Applejack who was coughing up blood. Applejack laid on the cold sidewalk for almost twenty minutes sobbing and coughing before she was able to get up and leave the area. Without her phone with her she had no way to call for help and had to make her way home on foot. Twilight walking down the sidewalk took out the phone she had gotten from Applejack and thumbed through the contact information. Finding Principal Celestia's number in the contact information she pressed the ‘call now’ option and waited for Principal Celestia to answer her phone. Celestia answered her phone in a regal voice and Twilight spoke to her calmly not trying to scare the older woman off.

“Hello” Celestia said in her regale voice.

“Principal Celestia it’s Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight said as calmly as she could muster.

Celestia was shocked when she heard Twilight's voice on the other end of the phone. Pulling the phone away from her ear she checked the caller Identification and saw Applejack's name on the phone's screen. Before she could say anything however Twilight spoke again.

“I know you are more than likely checking to make sure this is Applejack and not me calling you Principal Celestia. What I would like to know is, is it possible to for us meet I really would like to talk to you.”

Principal Celestia sighed then spoke into the phone.

“Alright Twilight where are you currently located right now so I can come pick you up.” Celestia said calmly into her phone.

“I am at Hay and Barrel street across from a pizza store. I will wait here for you to pick me up so that we can talk.” Twilight said.

“Alright I know that area pretty well and should be there within ten minutes” Celestia replied before hanging up the phone.

Twilight waited at the location that she had given to Celestia for all of 15 minutes for Celestia to show up. Once she did show up Twilight got into her car and before Celestia could say anything Twilight snapped her fingers causing Celestia to go into a zombie catatonic like state. Her eyes went completely white and her skin went charcoal grey. Twilight smiled looking over her work then said to her now newly formed zombie style prisoner.

“Take me this city morgue so I might be able to bring Sunset home with me when I go back to Equestria.” Twilight said darkly to Celestia.

Celestia started up her car and drove to the morgue once the two of them got there she and Twilight got out of the car and headed inside. Snapping her fingers again Twilight grinned wickedly as she watched Celestia’s color return to normal and her eyes changed back to their normal color. Celestia looked around in confusion then asked Twilight in a confused voice as to how they got to the city morgue.

“Twilight how….how did we get here.?” Celestia asked confused as to what was going on.  

Twilight said to her as a grey bat like amulet formed around Celestia's neck.

“Thank you for taking me to the morgue Celestia oh, just so you know that amulet that you are wearing around your pretty little neck. Well that will allow me to control you just long enough to retrieve Sunsets body and then head home. Until I decide what to do about those that hurt Sunset and drove her to do what well… what she did. Now take me inside so I can get Sunset and then leave.”

“You can’t just take someone’s corps from a city morgue Twilight it is illegal to do what you are asking. There is paperwork and other stuff that you need to have ready before you take Sunset out of here. Twilight please this isn’t going to work.” Celestia said as she looked sternly at Twilight.

“You really want to bet on that?” Twilight said with a slight smirk on her face.

Celestia didn’t answer and instead found she had little choice as the amulet glowed her will power was drained from her as she lead Twilight inside. Once inside the building Twilight spent all but, ten minutes arguing with the clerks there to see Sunsets body. Before she had, her fill of the arguments she was having with them. Twilight snapped her fingers again effectively locking everyone other than herself and Celestia and Sunset Shimmer’s body in place. Once this was done Celestia looked at a clipboard sitting on the desk read it and then led Twilight to the proper room where Sunsets body was being kept till someone could claim her. When the two of them found the right room Twilight said to Celestia grimly.

“Wait here and don’t tempt me to use more of my magic on you I am already tempted to turn you into a toad for what happened to Sunset.”

Celestia gulped, but said nothing to Twilight as Twilight pushed open the door and walked inside the room where Sunsets body was being stored. She looked around and found the morgue slab that Sunset’s body was lying on. Looking at her former lifeless student Twilight spoke to her as if she was still alive while stroking her hair gently in her fingers.

“Oh, Sunset look at what this world has done to you. You are going to come home with me and I will make sure this world and those that did this to you will pay in blood for this outrage. Would you like that Sunset? Would you like me to take revenge for you? I know who to start with so don’t you worry Sunset. I will fix everything and make this world suffer for what has befallen you. Now let's go home Sunset. It is time for you to come home my faithful student.” Twilight said as she gently picked up Sunsets lifeless body from the cold metal slab her body had been lying on.

Twilight said nothing to Celestia as she gently carried Sunset’s body past her and headed out of the room back to Celestia's car. Celestia wanted to say something to Twilight about this but, chose rather to keep silent a move that more than likely saved her life with how had been Twilight acting recently. Once the the two of them got the car Twilight put Sunsets body in the back seat then climbed in herself and said to Celestia coldly.

“Take me back to the statue out front of the school so that I might leave with Sunsets body” Twilight said coldly.

Celestia closed the door then got into the front seat of her car started up the engine and drove Twilight and Sunset back to the statue in front of CHS. Getting back to the statue Celestia did ask Twilight.

“What am I to tell Pinkie Pie the young girl that Sunset fell in love with as to why she can’t actually burry Sunset and have some form of closer from all of this.”?

Twilight thought for a minute then spoke sternly to Celestia.

“I don’t care what you tell her, I am taking Sunset home and shall lay her to rest in the land of her birth. Tell her whatever the buck you want to Celestia I really don’t give a pony apple. Now if you will pardon me I have a friends funeral pyre to prepare for.” Twilight said as she got out of the car picking up Sunsets body and walking her towards the portal.

Before Twilight entered the portal to return to her home of Equestria she said to Celestia with a sigh as she walked towards the statue.

“Do you know that Applejack has Sunsets journal Celestia I would like it returned to me once I am done with Sunsets funeral pyre.” Twilight said holding onto the Sunsets body in her arms.

“So that is what happened to her journal I was looking for it when I saw what happened to Sunset I wanted to give it to you but, I see that Applejack is going to have to deal with that.” Celestia replied.

“You should know that I plan on making those that did this to Sunset pay for it. Although I am not sure as to how they will pay for it I will know more about that in a few hours. Now I need to go. Tell Applejack to expect me and my royal guards at her place at nightfall tonight. Oh,tell Applejack if she attempts to run from this, or attempts to hide from this. I will find her and I will make her suffering seeming like a day on at a school picnic compared to what she and the others put Sunset through. I also plan to talk to my worlds Celestia about this as well.” Twilight said as she stepped into the portal.

“Wait you need to know something before you go Twilight.” Celestia said as she took a hold of the velvet skinned girl by her shoulders.

“You better make this good Celestia because grabbing onto me was a huge mistake.”

“It wasn’t just the five girls that is at fault here it was also their sisters as well. If you are truly wanting to punish someone then you need to punish them as well. Although I have already expelled them from school many here think that wasn’t enough. Many actually want them to suffer for that they did not only to Sunset but, to the school body as well. I am only telling you this so that you go after the right people for what has happened Twilight.” Celestia said as she let go of Twilight's shoulders.

“Thank you Celestia for that information it will be…...useful. Now I bid you Goodbye Celestia. You should also know that I am not sure how my Celestia will deal with this. But, rest assure you that i know you won’t like it.This could actually mean war between our two worlds, however for now I bid you goodbye.” Twilight said as she stepped through the portal and disappeared.

Celestia lowered her head and sobbed she knew how powerful Twilight actually was. And that there was little chance in preventing Twilight from taking her vengeance upon either the main five girls or their little sisters. Reaching into her pocket as the amulet she was wearing disappeared with the last ripples of the portal Celestia took out her phone and called Rainbow Dash’s phone. After about a minute Rainbow answered her phone.

“Hello Celestia what can I do for you?” Rainbow said as she answered her phone.

“Rainbow I need you to go to Applejack's home get her to give you the journal that Sunset used to use to communicate with Twilight and bring it to the statue where I will be waiting for you. Please Rainbow don’t argue with me about this. I need you to do this right now do you fully understand me?” Celestia said in both a partial panicked and stern voice to Rainbow Dash as she prayed Rainbow would do this without argument.  

“I understand fully Celestia and it shall be taken care of. What is going on if I may ask that is?” Rainbow replied.  

“Once you have the book you and the others need to get out of the city as fast as you can. Twilight was here not long ago and from what I was able to see of her she seemed to be well…. not taking Sunsets death well at all. You are all in danger you need to leave the city as soon as you can. Take your step sister and your friends as well as their sisters and LEAVE quickly.”

“I don’t understand how can we be in danger from Twilight I mean she is like the most awesome person around.” Rainbow replied.

“That may have been when Sunset was alive but, grief has a way of rotting one to the core and corrupting them to become something evil and hideous. Please Rainbow just do as I have asked of you take your damn family and your friends with their sisters and leave NOW!!!” Celestia yelled the last word to force the rainbow haired girl to see that she wasn’t playing around about this.

“Alright I will do as you have asked I will get the rest of our friends together we will leave the city and I will bring you Sunsets journal. Although I do not understand why Twilight would want to hurt any of us. I do how ever understand how she feels I wanted to hurt my little step sister when the truth came out. Yet I didn’t because I loved her too much to do something so foolish.” Rainbow said as Scootaloo walked into Rainbows bedroom.

“Well you are NOT related to Twilight at least not that I know of. So there for with how she is feeling and acting I really do feel you need to leave and you need to leave now.” Celestia said as she hung up the phone.

Rainbow looked at Scootaloo then said to her sternly.

“Pack your bags squirt we are leaving in ten minutes and NO I will not argue with you about this.”

“Okay Rainbow I will get ready to leave uh, where are we going?” Scootaloo asked with a confused look on her face.

“I don’t know all I know is that I have to get you out of this city before sundown tonight. Twilight is coming for us and we need to leave.” Rainbow replied sternly.

As Twilight emerged from the portal with Sunset’s lifeless body floating now in a purple aura she was using to carry the onyx colored mare with. Twilight was greeted by the royal guards of Canterlot castle as well as by her mentor Princess Celestia. Who when she saw the lifeless body of her former student fell to her knees sobbing. Twilight ordered the guards to take Sunsets body away and prepare her for her funeral pyre. The guards saluted Twilight then took Sunsets body away for preparation for her funeral.  

“Guards take Sunsets body and prepare her for a royal funeral pyre.”

As Twilight spoke those words Princess Celestia let her horn glow and read Twilight's mind seeing the letter that Sunset had left to her friends  before her death. The letter appeared in Twilight's mind so clearly that Princess Celestia said to Twilight grimly as she lowered her head and slowly very slowly walked away from her student.

“Twilight I leave you in full and complete charge as to how to deal with this issue. If you feel this fully justifies war then so be it. I will leave you in command of the entire army including my sisters’ soldiers as well as my own personal guards. Use them as you see appropriate for this situation. I shall be in my study chamber until Sunsets funeral pyre is ready. Please contact me once it is time and once you have chosen your choice of action.”

Bowing deeply to Princess Celestia Twilight summoned a royal guard then said to him as he showed up.

“Solder prepare the guards for Sunsets funeral”.Twilight said as she lowered her head in great sadness as to what was done to Sunset.

An hour latter Twilight got her mentor Celestia and told her what her choice was for the mirror world. When Celestia heard it she lowered her head and slowly climbed to her hooves. As the two of them walked side by side towards Sunsets funeral procession. Twilight looked up and saw a portrait of Sunset shimmer was being placed into one of the many windows of Canterlot Castle to help bring honor to her name. Twilight looked at the portrait then smiled as Celestia’s Sun caused painted lights of energy and warmth to beam off and through the stained glass window. As the guards lined up and drew their spears Princess Celestia called out to them.

“Funeral procession for Sunset Shimmer BEGIN.” Princess Celestia called out to the royal guards.

The royal guards each lined up in two single file rows placing their spears at the tips of each others against the other in a triangle formation. As Sunsets body was slowly be levitated towards the pyre that would consume her body and turn her to ash. Once the funeral for Sunset was over and her ashes gathered up and placed into a sacred urn then buried in the royal cemetery. Celestia addressed the soldiers as they all started to leave.

“My ponies, my royal guards I ask of you not to leave here. For we stand on the very precipice of war. Sunset may have betrayed my teachings and she may have been banished to the mirror world. Yet despite this she didn’t deserve to die how she did. I ask of you to stay and help us fight those in the mirror world to show them that we will not take this poor treatment of our one of our own sitting on our flanks.” Princess Celestia’s called out to her solders.

Her words fell on deaf ears as the royal guards seeing that there duty was fulfilled started to slowly trot off. Turning to her faithful student Twilight Sparkle as she lowered her head with shame for allowing Sunset to have died in the mirror world. Princess Celestia said to Twilight as tears ran down her snow white face.

“I am sorry Twilight but, they don’t want to listen to me and I can’t blame them why should they listen to me when I allowed my own student to…..”Celestia began to sob as she thought of her words.

“Your highness let me try” Twilight said as she walked to the edge of the balcony she and Celestia where on.

Twilight looked out the army of soldiers leaving the funeral pyre and called out to them.

“My fellow Equestrians I ask you all to hear my words. Sunset Shimmer may have done some horrible things when she was alive. But, she changed and became worthy of her heritage. She was a hero at the battle of the bands that saved many ponies from being turned to food for the sirens. She earned her friendship with her friends only to have that very same friendship taken away from her as those in the mirror world…...broke her heart.”

All the soldiers stopped in there tracks to an equestrian the breaking of one ponies heart and destroying that ponies friendship was completely inexcusable. As they all turned around to hear what Princess Twilight Sparkle was about to say one soldier stepped up and called out to her.

“What do you mean those in the mirror world broke her heart?” The soldier said as he stepped forward allowing himself to be fully seen by his princess.  

Twilight looked down from the balcony she and Celestia where both standing on at him before saying to him and the others that were all present.

“It's true solder Sunset’s heart was broken by the those that live in the mirror world. One of them fell in love with her then turned that love to hate and used that love against her. Sunset also shared herself with this person and how did this person repay that kindness? By breaking Sunsets heart that how. So now I ask of you my fellow Equestrians. As you all turn away from your duty not only as royal guards but, as protectors of love and friendship. How many of you dying on your beds many moons or suns from now would like just one chance, JUST ONE CHANCE TO COME BACK HERE. MARCH THROUGH THE PORTAL AND TELL THOSE THAT DID THIS. THAT THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN SUNSETS LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP FROM HER. THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN HER HEART FROM HER. BUT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE HER LIGHT FROM HER.” Twilight screamed out the last of her speech.

As Twilight did this all the guards that stood there looking up at her cheered and raised up onto their hind legs kicking and neighing as they called out Twilight's name.Twilight raised a single hoof and pointed off towards the mountains and yelled out to the soldiers.

“Soldiers MARCH!” Twilight called out.

Turning to leave the castle Twilight stopped as Celestia looked at her then at the soldiers leaving for what was sure to be a bloody and costly war against the mirror world. She said to her student softly.

“How are you planning on getting this many soldiers through the portal Twilight? We have but, only one portal mirror and only one may go in at one single time.” Celestia said as she looked at her student.

“My mentor Celestia do you remember several moons ago when Pinkie Pie found that one lake in the ever free forest that turned her into many Pinkie pies. So many in fact that she almost destroyed the town of pony vile?”

“Yes my faithful student but, that doesn’t explain why you are leading this army to the mountains instead of the the forest.” Celestia said as she stood looking at her student with sadness in her regale eyes.

“Ah but, it does my princess you see I found another lake similar to the one that Pinkie found all those moons ago in the mountains. I never bothered to tell any pony about it because I wanted to save it in case we needed it for latter. I didn’t want the science ponies to pick it apart and perhaps to destroy it in the process of their foolish studies the like thereof.” Twilight replied with hint of glee in her voice.

“Are you sure this is what you really want my faithful student? Are you sure you really want to go to war with the mirror world over Sunsets death?” Celestia said sadly to her student.

“My dear and great mentor you gave me the right to choose what to do with the army. There for my choice is this we will have war with that world and we will force them to follow the laws of friendship. Or we will raise their world to the ground. Now if you'll please excuse me I have a war to fight and an army to lead into battle.” Twilight said grimly.

Twilight’s horn glowed and she teleported at the head of the army that was marching towards the mountains. The ponies had narrowed their eyes and their spears caught the late afternoon sunlight causing the spear tips to shine with a brilliance that was only matched by the fire burning in their hearts. As the soldiers and Twilight marched towards the mountains the ground beneath their hooves shook like thunder rolling over the flat planes. The vibrations of this marching and the noise of it not only woke up a sleeping Rainbow Dash who was sleeping in her favorite tree it also caused the other main four to stop what they were doing as they all came running up the dirt road leading to the mountains to see what was happening. As the soldiers and Twilight came into view Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash and asked.

“What in tarnation is going Rainbow Dash I have not seen so many soldiers march like this since Luna turned from being Nightmare Moon back into her old self again.”

“Darling I know what is going on Applejack and I can tell you, you won’t like it one bit.” Rarity said as she came up behind Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

“Well tell us why is Twilight leading the whole entire Equestrian army and where are they going?” Rainbow Dash said.

“War Rainbow Dash, war is the reason Twilight is doing this. You both need to understand that the only way Twilight would be given this much power over the entire Equestrian army is if one us has had their hearts broken and has gone and done something well…. rather rash.” Rarity said as she looked on wards towards the marching army that was now marching past her and her friends.

“But why would Celestia be foolish enough to give a pony that is not ready for such power that much control over our whole entire army? I mean it doesn’t make any sense at all.” Rainbow Dash said as she placed a hoof to her chin.

“Darling it makes perfect sense Sunset is gone, her light broken and her heart has been shattered there is no other reason why Twilight would have gotten this much control over the army.” Rarity said as she watched in deep sadness at her friend marching ever closer to the mountains.

“And you know this how precisely?” Asked Fluttershy as she came up to her friends watching in horror as Twilight continued to march further down the road.  

“I know this darling because Twilight was at my home last night. When Sunset wrote to Twilight a message that was so profoundly sad that it broke Twilight's heart when she read it. In fact it almost broke my heart as well when I read it after she tore out of my home and nearly destroyed my new line of clothing for the fashion show next month.” Rarity said as she let a few tears slip past her eyes.

“Can we see the message that Sunset left for Twilight the one that broke her heart that is if you are up for that sort of thing?” Fluttershy said as she moved her right hoof in the dirt in a half circle not sure as to what Rarity was going to say.

“Alright but, I warn you all right now what is in that message might break your hearts as well. I think what Twilight is doing right now is she is acting on pain and anger. Not out of friendship that many soldiers that she has under her command right now can only mean one thing for the mirror world.” Rarity said as she started to leave the area from which the soldiers and Twilight were marching in to head back to her home.  

“And what would that be?” Asked Rainbow Dash as she flew in the air above her friends.

“War….Twilight plans to go to war with the mirror world and thus wipe it out from existence.” Rarity said as she walked away from the marching soldiers and her former friend Twilight Sparkle.

An hour later the five stood in front of Rarity's shop Rarity sighed heavily then put a single hoof to the door of her shop. Opened the door turned to her friends and said to them all.

“Wait here I will get the book and thus show you all the message that has broken Twilight's heart.” Rarity said as she disappeared into her shop returning a few minutes latter with a book in tow from the blue aura of her horn.

Setting the book down on the ground and opening it to the correct page Rarity showed her four friends the message that Sunset Shimmer had written to Twilight just before she had died.

As each of them read the message Fluttershy began to weep, Rainbow Dash’s jaw dropped, Applejack could feel all the color in her amber coat drain out of her, Pinkie’s hair deflated completely as tears flowed like a broken water faucet from her blue eyes. Rarity sat on her flank and sighed deeply watching the emotions of each of her friends play out. Looking at each of them they all asked in one single unison voice.

“Why would our counterparts do this to Sunset”?

“I do not know why our counterparts would or even could do something like this to Sunset Shimmer! What I do know, actually what I believe is more appropriate is that if we use the elements of harmony on Twilight. Then we might just might be able to change her back to the side of good. It is true though that she will still mourn the loss of a good friend. But, at least she won’t be on the warpath any more. So this is my plan we use the elements on our princess to change her back then work with her every day to help her through this difficult time.” Rarity said as she levitated the book back into her shop once her friends were done reading it.

Everyone nodded to this plan and raced over to Twilights house to retrieve the Elements of Harmony from their glass case in Twilight's castle. Spike answered the door but, didn’t say anything to the five ponies standing in Twilights door way. He just held out his tiny clawed hands and offered each of them their element of harmony. Once all five had each of their elements on they all headed down a long corridor then into the room where the crystal mirror was kept. As they all each in turn stepped up to the mirror the mirror suddenly went black as night. Rainbow Dash who was still flying above her friends looked at it then down at her friends before bull rushing the mirror only to be bounced off like a fly being swatted away. Each of the elements of harmony barriers realized Twilight had cast a spell to cancel out any pony from following her. Looking back at the mirror and getting up from the floor where she had landed Rainbow Dash asked.

“Uh okay so the mirror is not working, Now what do we do”? Rainbow said as she climbed to her feet.  

“I don’t know the crystal mirror is blocked. There is now no way to help those that are in the mirror world from being turned to ash due to the acts of war.Twilight can not be stopped and we have no means to warn those innocent ponies as to the nightmare that is coming for them.” Rarity said as she lowered her head while several tears escaped her

Principal Celestia stood in front of the statue waiting for Rainbow Dash to bring her the journal that Sunset once used to communicate with Twilight with. Applejack had managed to make it home and as she stumbled into her home Big McIntosh stepped out of the kitten looked at her then shook his head. Applejack’s shirt was covered in dried blood from her broken nose and her stomach was badly bruised. She stumbled forwards and fell to the couch in the living room. As her brother came into help her she raised a hand up palm facing him. This stopped him from coming any further she spoke to him while coughing.

“Big…..(cough, cough) brother….you need to get….our sister out….of here. You need to do this NOW!” Applejack said as she laid on the couch holding her stomach.

Big McIntosh sighed but, said nothing else as he headed up stairs Applebloom was in her room sitting on her bed looking at a picture of her and three friends. Thinking about her actions from the previous week. Her brother knocked on her door then walked into her room. Finding her on her bed he said nothing to her as he walked over to her picked her up and brought her down stars.

“Hey big brother what is goi….” Applebloom didn’t bother to finish her sentence when she saw what was done to her sister.

Running over to her sister Applebloom threw her arms around Applejack exclaiming out to her.

“OH GOD SIS WHAT HAPPENED? DID THE OTHER KIDS AT SCHOOL DO THIS TO YOU?” Applebloom cried out as she hugged her sister tightly.

“AAAAA! APPLEBLOOM! THAT HURTS!” Applejack screamed in pain as her sister hugged her.

“Oh, sorry but, please tell me what happened to you? You look like you got into a fight with Dusty Bull and lost.” Applebloom said with half smirk on her face.

“You need to get your things put together your…..our…..brother will be taking you out of the city right away.”

“What why?...You're sending me away?, Don’t you still love me? I know I messed up badly when it came to sun…”

“DON’T ARGUE WITH ME APPLEBLOOM GET YOUR STUFF AND LEAVE NOW!” Applejack screamed as she cut her sister off at mid sentence

Applebloom backed away from her sister when she heard her yell at her. Looking up into her sister's eyes she saw love and fear at the same time coming through sisters ocean blue eyes. Sniffing Applebloom turned and  ran back upstairs slammed her bedroom door while Applejack and her brother remained downstairs in the living room. As Applejack sighed still holding her stomach she looked at her brother and said to him softly.

“You’ll protect her right big brother? Listen to me my friend Twilight, uh, former friend Twilight Sparkle is coming for both her and me. So I want her out of here in ten minutes got it big brother TEN MINUTES!” Applejack said as she tried sit herself up coughing up some blood.

McIntosh  tried to help Applejack sit up  but, was pushed away. He lowered his head then turned and headed upstairs to get his younger sister for the two of them to leave. Bringing her back down once she had a backpack stuffed with one toy and some clothing Applebloom ran back to her sister and started to beg her to let her stay.

“Please Applejack let me stay here. I won’t be any trouble any more. I won’t do anything stupid like I did when it came to Sunset. Please I am begging you don’t send me away.” Applebloom said as she begged her sister to let her stay with her.

Applejack took her sister by the hands and pulled her into a tight embrace even though hugging her sister hurt and hurt badly. Applejack wanted to at least remember this moment with her little sister. Sobbing Applejack looked at her brother before saying to him.

“Take her away from her now Big McIntosh please watch over her she will need your guidance now more than ever.”

As her older brother walked up behind Applebloom to pick her up Applebloom screamed out to her sister.

“NO APPLEJACK PLEASE DON’T DO THIS, PLEASE LET ME STAY WITH YOU!”

Applejack nodded to her brother who very quickly planted a apple red fist into the side of his little sister’s temple knocking her out cold. As she slumped forwards and landed on Applejacks stomach Applejack said crying.

“I love you little sister. I wish you could stay but, Twilight will kill you if she finds you here. Big brother you get her out of here. Watch over her and don’t let her come back here no matter what happens next don’t you dare let her come back here.” Applejack said crying as her brother knelt down picking up the unconscious Applebloom.  

Applejack watched with great sadness as her little sister and big brother disappeared out the front door and she heard his truck start up. Hearing the truck pulling out of the driveway Applejack whispered to herself as she forced herself up off the couch towards the fire place and the shotgun hanging above it.

“I love you little sister.” Applejack whispered to herself as she made her way over to the fire place and withdrew the shotgun hanging above it.

As she held the gun in her hands her main house line rang out. Limbing as she made her way into the the kitchen she picked up the phone hanging on the back kitchen wall and answered it.

“Hello Apple residents” Applejack said into the phone.

Applejack didn’t want to give away the fact that she had already sent away her little sister and big brother in case the person calling was Twilight. To her delight it wasn’t Twilight it was Rainbow Dash calling her.

“Applejack where are you right now? I need to find you. Twilight is apparently on the warpath I just got off the phone with Celestia it isn’t good at all.” Rainbow Dash said in a bit of a panicked voice.  

Applejack sighed as she said to Rainbow Dash.

“Tell me about it. I know that Twilight is on the warpath Rainbow Dash why are you not getting your sister out of town?” Applejack said sternly.

“I have squirt with me now! WHERE ARE YOU APPLEJACK?” Rainbow yelled the last of her words to make it clear to Applejack she wasn’t playing around.

Applejack sighed again then replied.

“I am at home I have already sent my little sister and big brother away so they won’t get hurt when Twilight shows up. That is if she comes after me first with Pinkie Pie being the one that hurt Sunset the most I would think Twilight would go after her first.” Applejack replied to Rainbow Dash.  

“Ok I am on my way with Scootaloo to pick you up I need you to get Sunsets journal and we need to bring it to Celestia at CHS. I don’t know what she is playing at with this but, I am sure she will have something figured out by the time we get to CHS. Hang up with me then call the rest of the girls I will take care of calling Pinkie Pie. I know her best so I might be able to get her to cooperate with us better than you could on your own.” Rainbow Dash replied to Applejack.

“Alright Rainbow just….just be careful. Twilight is not fooling around. I am sure that grief and pain are ruling her choices right now. If that is really what is going on then we need to be extra careful around her. You need to get your sister out of this city don’t be coming here wasting your time with me just take scootaloo and leave before Twilight shows up.”Applejack said.

“I was told to tell you that you should be expecting Twilight and her royal guards at your place. This is a message from Celestia given to her by Twilight before she took Sunsets body back to Equestria.” Rainbow Dash said as she hung up the phone and handed it to scootaloo.

Applejack hung up  then limped back into the living room and picked up Sunsets journal that was lying under the couch. Once she had the book in her hands she went back into the kitchen and  called Rarity to inform her as to what was going. Meanwhile Twilight had made it to the mountain lake and had fully drained it of its water. She had cast a evaporation spell that took all of six minutes to completely destroy all the water inside the body of the lake. Seeing the bottom of the lake and how big the mirror was that had been hidden under it. Twilight smiled to herself as she lead her troops down into the lake bottom and through the mirror. Rarity was just picking up her phone when Twilight and her troops started to appear in the mirror world. Twilight had chosen her portal to the mirror world well she and her troops appeared in the middle of the everfree forest as she knew the element of surprise would serve her well. Applejack spoke to Rarity as Twilight made her plans known to her troops once the last of them showed up.

“Rarity it’s A.J. I need you to get yourself and your sister out of the city as soon as you can. Twilight is on the warpath and I think she means to have us….all of us pay for what happen to Sunset shimmer.” Applejack said to Rarity over the phone.  

“Darling are saying that Twilight actually wants to hurt our family because of what happened to Sunset Shimmer?” Rarity asked as confusion set in after hearing what her friend just said to her.

“Yes that is what I am saying to you Rarity. You need to get yourself and your sister out of town right away. There is no time to lose here. With how badly I am beat up I am sure that Twilight won’t give a second thought to slaughtering our family members. Now I have already sent my little sister away please if you love your sister as much as I love mine you will take her and leave NOW!”

“Alright I hope you are wrong about Twilight Applejack. But, If what you are telling me about yourself being beat up then it really does mean that we are in big trouble. I will take my sister and head for the train station.” Rarity replied in a scared tone of voice.

“OK. Go quickly and no matter what happens I will try to get in contact with you both. Rainbow is on her way here right now with Scootaloo to pick me up we will also meet you at the Trainstation. Then all of us can head out and part ways while we try to stay a step ahead of Twilight and the others she has brought with her.” Applejack said as she hung up on Rarity then called up Fluttershy.  

Fluttershy answered her phone after it rang twice saying her hello’s into it she got the message from Applejack and headed out as well. As much as it pained her to leave her animal friends behind she knew she couldn’t take them with her. Saying her final goodbyes to her furry friends she headed out to the train station to await the arrival of her friends. Rainbow was just pulling up to the farmhouse when Applejack limped out through the front door carrying on her shoulder her shotgun and bag full of ammo. Rainbow pulled up along side of the house got out opened the front door as Scootaloo hopped out then got into the back of the car that Rainbow was driving.  Applejack got in buckled up then loaded the shotgun. Rainbow looked at Applejack then at her gun then back at her friend before saying to her.

“You do know you won’t be able to take that thing with you right?” Rainbow said with a quirked eyebrow to Applejack.

“I can see you didn’t bother to listen to me when I told you NOT to come here wasting your time on me Rainbow Dash.” Applejack said as she cocked the gun getting it ready for battle.

“Hey I am your friend and I am trying to make up for what I did to Sunset now put that thing into the back seat so we can leave.” Rainbow said as she pointed to the back seat of the car.

“Nothing doing Sugar cube me and old blue here are staying up front until we get to the train station. Once we get there we will part ways and I will come back here to deal with Twilight and whoever else she has brought with her to take us on.”

Rainbow looked at Applejack as if she had lost her mind saying to her sternly.

“Applejack you do know that Twilight might be bringing an entire army with her to capture us and do god knows what to us right?”

“Rainbow Dash you can either drive us out of here or you can leave me here take your pick. Cause I am not about to go down without a fight and as an apple I plan to fight on my own home turf. I have 44 shells with this gun of mine and I fully plan to teach Twilight she can’t come here and start a fight with me just because she lost someone that we all cared about.” Applejack said crossly to her friend.

“HEY! We all cared for Sunset and I do admit what I did to her was wrong on just so many levels that I can even begin to say ‘I am sorry for what I did to you Sunset’. Believe me I want to make this better but, you staying here or even coming back here to fight Twilight on your own is… well it is just stupid.”

Applejack sighed then looked back behind her seeing Scootaloo was sitting right behind her with a very scarred look on her face Applejack closed her eyes before saying to Rainbow Dash.

“Alright for Scoots I will forgo fighting Twilight at my home. However you do know that we can only keep running for so long before she either finds us. Or before someone else that could be worse than her finds us either way we need to at the very least get the kids out of here. And before you ask Rainbow dash yes I have the book it is in my bag with my ammo for my gun.” Applejack said as she turned back around to face her friend.

Rainbow smiled then started up the car again and pulled out of the driveway headed to the train station. As they drove to the train station Rainbow took out her phone and dialed Pinkie’s phone number to warn her that Twilight was on her way and that she needed to leave as soon as possible. Twilight meanwhile was telling her plan to her troops as they had just finished showing up.

“Alright soldiers I am going to cast a spell on each of you to give you human clothing and human knowledge of how this place works. Your jobs are to bring me Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. As for that….that trash Pinkie Pie leave her to me and me alone. I will deal with her on my own.” Twilight said as she looked at her troops with a wicked gleam in her eyes.

The soldiers saluted her then Twilight cast her spell on them it took all but ten minutes to give each of the soldiers that went with her to the mirror world human clothing and knowlage. Once all of them had human style clothing and could easily pass as an actual human she called out to them before sending them on their way.

“Leave the forest in no bigger groups than three of four per group if some ponie….er…. I mean if someone ask you why you are coming out of the forest tell them you and your group where taking a nature walk and got a little side tracked about all DO NOT DRAW ATTENTION TO YOUR SELVES. If a city guard wants to place you under arrest that is there choice and you must let it happen to avoid the capture of us all. Remember I want the five duplicates of the elements of harmony and their sisters brought back to me alive and unharmed. Now move out!”

Each of the soldiers did as he was commanded to do by Twilight.They all gathered in groups of either three or four and slowly came out of the forest. As the sun began to set Celestia was starting to get a little worried so pulling out her phone she called Rainbow Dash to see if she had gotten the book from Applejack. All she got was a busy tone from Rainbow’s phone. What Celestia didn’t know was that Rainbow Dash was on the phone with Pinkie Pie trying to convince her to leave town as soon as possible.

“Hello” Pinkie said into her phone.

“Pinkie it's Rainbow I know I am more than likely the last person you want to hear from right now. But, you need to listen to me Twilight is on the warpath right now you need to leave town as soon as you can.”

Pinkie closed her eyes at the thought of this and said to Rainbow Dash as she slowly reopened her eyes.

“If Twilight means to come for me then so be it. I deserve to be punished for what I did to Sunset. Sunset died because of me Rainbow Dash. It was my love for her that caused her to take her own life. Therefore if and when she comes here I will go with her willingly and not struggle with her. I don’t deserve to live not after what I did to Sunset, not after what I said to her.”

“Pinkie you can’t mean that I know you are hurting right now but, letting Twilight hurt you or your family is well just plan nuts. Come on we are all going to leave as soon as we get to the train station. We want you to come with us please Pinkie don’t stay here Twilight will kill you if you stay here.”

“Then if she does that I will be with Sunset and my pain will be over. Now I need to go and you need to get your sister out of town. If I survive this then well…..I am not sure what I will do but, I do know this. If I survive this then my friendship with you five is over. I am sorry but, being around you five hurts too much because I am reminded of what happened to Sunset. Goodbye Rainbow take care of your sister and tell everyone not to worry about me. I’ll be fine just get out of town and leave me to my fate.”  Pinkie said as she hung up the phone as tears fell from her pink cheeks.

Rainbow hung up and yelled out so loudly that Scootaloo jumped when she heard her step sister yell.

“DAMNIT THAT STUPID FUCKING IDIOT! WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE THINKING. DAMNIT” Rainbow screamed out in anger.

“Sugar cube if Pinkie wants to stay and face her demons by facing Twilight then that is her choice. there is nothing we can do about it. We have our sisters to take care of right now.” Applejack said as she looked out the window watching the scenery fly by as Rainbow drove down the street.

Rainbow headed to CHS first before going to the train station seeing Principal Celestia was still standing near the statue she pulled up to next to it and rolled her window down. Looking at her former Principal Rainbow turned to face Applejack saying to Applejack.

“A.J. hand me the book then we need to leave.”

Applejack took out the journal then handed it to Rainbow who in turn gave it over to Celestia. Celestia took the book and then sighed nodding to them and said.

“Thanks for bringing this now you all need to leave I will stay here and try to delay Twilight long enough for you all to get away. Go quickly and good luck to you all.”

Rainbow nodded then pressed down on the gas pedal and sped off towards the train station. Getting to the station Rainbow and the others quickly found McIntosh and the still unconscious Applebloom as well as Fluttershy and Rarity with her sister Sweetie Belle. Staying in the car Applejack lowered her hat and whispered out her apologises for what she was about to do. Rainbow had left the keys in the car thinking she wouldn’t need them after today. Rainbow was not really thinking all too clearly as she had wanted to keep her step sister safe from Twilight’s wrath.

“I am sorry my friends forgive me. Applebloom take care of yourself.” Applejack whispered to herself as she climbed over to the driver’s side of the car and started it up.

As the car roared to life Rainbow and the others all looked in horror at seeing Applejack spinning the car around and watching her drive off back towards her home to face Twilight alone. Rarity and Rainbow both wanted to chase after her but, they also knew it was now pointless to go after her as the car was disappearing from view. Rainbow lowered her head then knelt down and hugged her sister tightly as she said to her.

“Squirt….Scootaloo I know that Applejack said she was going to come with us. But, I think she is doing what she feels is right. Protecting us so we can all get away before Twilight shows up.”

Scootaloo sniffed as she embraced her step sister then looked over to Applebloom and said.

“Is that why Applebloom has that lump on her head” Scootaloo said as she ended the embrace and pointed to her unconscious friend.

Rainbow looked at Applebloom then at McIntosh and sighed before saying to her step sister.

“Yes squit I think Applejack did this to get her sister to leave the city”

Applejack didn’t drive to her home instead she drove to CHS to talk to Celestia when she got there she pulled into the parking lot but,Celestia wasn’t in sight. Looking around Applejack as she got out of the car holding her shotgun in her hands she saw several people she didn’t recognize standing by statute. Applejack lowered the gun aware that Twilight was coming up from behind her. Just as Applejack took a step towards the people standing by the statute she felt something hard hit her in the back of her head. As her eyes rolled back into her skull and she slipped into unconsciousness Applejack heard Twilight say to her soldiers.

“Good work now I will take her back to Equestria and make her tell me where the others are. After that you can have your fun with her once she is broken that is.” Twilight said laughing coldly as she pulled the book out from her backpack then looked at it and put it back.

Twilight picked up Applejack in her arms then walked to the partial leaving her soldiers behind as she disappeared into the portal with the book and her captive. Celestia in the mean time was brought out from inside the school.  She was made to kneel in front of the guards that held her captive as one of them approached her with a drawn sword in his hands. Looking at the tied up gagged woman he reached out removed her gag then said to her.

“Before I kill you do you have anything to say?”

Celestia looked at him then lowered her head and said to him as tears fell from her eyes and trickled down her cheeks.  

“No just get this over with so that I might be at peace with this”

“very well I hear by condemn you to death for allowing Sunset Shimmer to die.” The soldier said as he raised his sword above his head.

Bringing the sword back down he cut off Celestias head then ordered the others to burn her body and place Celestias head onto a pike in front of school. Looking out towards the city he grinned to himself as he thought of what Twilight was going to do to Applejack to get her to talk. The mere delightful thoughts of pure torture that was about to befall the unconscious amber skinned girl was almost too pleasant of a thought for the young soldier. As he thought about this the other’s gathered around Celestia's body each holding out their hands and using their magic caused her lifeless body to burst into flames reducing it to ash. Her head was placed onto the pike as ordered by the young soldier in front of the school. The soldiers headed back to the forest to await Twilight and to find out what their next set of orders would be. When Twilight got back to Equestria she found Luna waiting for her she didn’t look to happy to see that Twilight was levitating the unconscious Applejack with her magic. Applejack had turned into a pony when her body left the mirror world and entered Equestria. Luna said to Twilight as she watched her levitate Applejack’s unconscious body towards the castle dungeons.

“Twilight what have you done?” Luna said coldly to Twilight.

Twilight said nothing as she walked by her mentors sister and walked down a set of steep black stairs. Getting to the bottom she used her magic to open a large metal iron door then floated Applejack inside of dark stone built room and closed the door once Applejack was safely locked up. Sighing to herself she said grimly to herself as she turned to make her way back upstairs and back to Luna.

“One down six to go. Soon I will have them all and they will all pay for what they did to Sunset.” Twilight said to herself as she climbed the stairs leading back up to where Luna was still waiting for her to answer her question.

Twilight came up the stairs looked at Luna then spoke to her grimly.

“I have done nothing wrong Luna for I was given this right by your sister no less. I plan to fully use my new found power and authority to esate my vengeance on those that wronged Sunset Shimmer. I will make them pay and I will raise their home world to the ground for what they did to her.” Twilight said grimly to Luna.

“Twilight I very much do not believe that my own sister would allow you to have such authority please let your friend applejack go.”Luna said as she tried to plead with Twilight to let Applejack go.

Looking at Luna with anger in her eyes Twilight said sternly to her mentors sister in a cold hearted voice.    

“Luna I know that pony down in the dungeon looks like Applejack and she may even sound like Applejack when she wakes up. However that is NOT Applejack that is the mirror worlds Applejack and I will entice her to tell me where her friends are then I will show them no mercy. The same that they showed to Sunset Shimmer when they drove her to kill herself.”

Twilight could see by the look on Luna’s face that fighting over this topic was pointless as both saw things from different points of view. Luna felt that to punish someone in this manner was to show them no mercy or honor. Twilight felt that in order to give Sunset Shimmer peace she needed to kill all those that wronged her former student. As Twilight raised her hooves into the air Luna started to step towards her saying to her.

“Twilight I can not allow you to use my soldiers for this folly if you do not release that young filly from the dungeon I will be forced to fight you on this.” Luna said as she lowered her head and prepared to charge Twilight.

“Luna my dear sweet FOOL do you really think I will let you challenge me I was given this authority by your sister and thus I have complete and total control over this situation. Now before you charge me why don’t you look up.” Twilight said with a evil smirk on her face.

Luna looked up and saw a blue and black orb beginning to form above her head. Her eyes went wide as she recognized the orb that floated above her head. Stammering on her words she spoke to Twilight in a very scared voice as she stared at the orb above her.

“Ho...how did… you learn...th...that….sp...spell Twilight?”

“You are not the only one that likes to learn ancient spells Luna. Let me be to my work and I will not use this on you. Take one more step towards me you shall go back to your prison only this time it will be forever. Make. your. choice.” Twilight said as she smirked at Luna.

Luna growled angrily at Twilight and lowered her head to start to charge Twilight, Twilight just smiled as she clapped her hooves together. Just as Luna charged up to her and got within inches of striking distance she screamed out in pain as her body was sucked into the blue and black orb. As luna disappeared from sight Twilight laughed coldly saying.

“Enjoy your prison Luna for you shall be in there for all of eternity.” Twilight said laughing coldly.

With Luna gone and Celestia lost in her grief over Sunsets death nothing would stand in Twilight's way of getting her revenge on those that wronged her former student. Sunset Shimmer would be avenged and the mirror world would suffer greatly. Twilight used her magic one last time before returning home to rest she communicated to her soldiers still on the other side of the mirror telepathically. She ordered them all to stay hidden in the forest just past CHS and remain there until she came for them the next day. After that was done she returned home and went to bed dreaming of all the things she would do to Applejack once Applejack woke up. Applejack remained locked up in castle dungeon and Twilight laid her head onto her pillow and soon fell asleep. She was unaware that Rarity of her world had already gotten her element as had the other four and were on their way to Twilight's castle to set right what Twilight had done. Next Chapter: Chapter 8. Estimated time remaining: 14 Hours, 9 Minutes