Day 32

Bad news. Dashie and Twi just came from the back of the storage area. Twi’s holding Ditzy and standing directly in front of me. The paper’s going to get soaked in tears in the next few minutes. I reach out for Ditzy with my mouth. Twilight and Rainbow Dash look at each other. Now back at me. Twi nods to Dashie and they give me a vaccination that makes the world spin around. The next thing I know they’re blindfolding me. I feel a gag. And then the world goes dark.

Day 33

I can’t see. I can hardly breathe. I can still write though but I don’t know where the words are going on the page. I feel Ditzy. Her fluffy corpse is on my stomach. She slides onto the floor. I hear somepony. And then I scream. But it sounds like a muffled moan through the gag. I lift my head ever so slightly and feel Pinkie Pie and Rarity brushing my mane and discussing something. The blindfold covers part of my ears. I can barely hear them. And then I fall asleep again after hearing the word “murderer”.

Day 35

I failed to wake up yesterday. That’s why there’s no entry for that day. Somepony is feeding me mashed food through a leaf pipe like I did to Pinkie. I think it’s Pinkie. But then I see a flash of yellow through the thick blindfold and know it’s Fluttershy. She begins to sing. I hear birds chirp outside and the ocean waves. That helps me calm down. Murderer. I hear a voice in my head. Murderer. Get out! Murderer. I begin to pull against the ropes. Fluttershy stops singing. The birds sound like they’re warning each other now. The calming ocean sounds remind me of Ditzy. Saliva and blood bubbles out the side of my mouth. Fluttershy cleans that up for me.

Day 36

I hear a buzzing sound. Is that a plane coming? I want to rush outside. But the ropes refuse to let me. I blink. The blindfold is gone. The gag remains. I turn my head, which only has a forehead restraint. The window shows me my friends running outside. Yes. It is a plane. I try to call to them through my gag. Just a muffled shout. I try again, this time screaming. Nopony hears me. I yell as loud as I can, banging what I can against my bed. Tears escape my eyes. I don’t want to be left here. But Fluttershy comes back into the plane. She’s looking for something. I scream as hard as I can again. She turns and hears me. She gasps. Fluttershy tries to untie the ropes. But then the buzz of the plane begins to leave. I began squirm in the restraints. I look out the plane window.

The plane’s gone. And so is everypony else but me and Fluttershy.

Day 37

Fluttershy and I are alone. After hours of work she finally gets me free. I tear off the gag and throw it on the floor. I stomp and push it into the carpet with my hoof. Running by a slightly scared Fluttershy, I grab my three other friends. They’re a bit dusty but I don’t mind. Those three were lonely. My yellow pegasus friend smiles gently, understanding my needs. We’re not totally alone now. I send out a call to Princess Celestia and the other planes. The radio still works! still works. All is not lost. Not yet, at least.

Day 38

How long have we been here again? It’s been more than a month and I’m grayer than ever. I still have a lot of my color left, but it’s just barely poking out next to the dull gray. Fluttershy’s nearly as gray as I am, but her singing helps her regain color. I try singing to the green pilot. His sewn-together smile warms me. I could have sworn he winked at me. My cutie mark’s color is back.

Day 39

Our little group is making progress. Wanting to pretend as if my stuffed friends were still alive, I ask Fluttershy if she wants to play a game. I add something about cleaning and friendship into the game description. She accepts right away, and I get out the three corpses. I act like I’m talking to Ditzy, who’s holding a feather duster I made from fuzzy leaves, tree sap and a twig. The two pilots are flying the plane again. I make Ditzy walk around with a cart we found in the back, and Fluttershy and I pretend to be on a flight to Ponyville. Happy tears run down my cheek. Maybe being here isn’t so bad after all.

Day 40

The others came back for us. I can’t believe it. The same familiar buzz of the plane rings in my ears. Fluttershy and I didn’t expect this. We gather our belongings and run to the plane…

I bolt awake. Hot tears are blurring my eyesight. But then I hear a plane buzz in the background. I stare out the window. Nopony was there. But then I see it. The same plane. I smash my head into the wall. Ow…I feel my head. The concussion’s worse. I grab my three dolls and run out the door. But I remember Fluttershy. I grab the food and wake her up. I pack the food into the survival kit, which is now bulging. I take the leaf mats. Fluttershy follows me. I have no idea why I’m taking so many things but I run to the plane. Struggling to get up the ladder, I push my things up into the hatch. Fluttershy gets in too. She’s holding her Angel doll. I slam the hatch shut and look up at my friends.

“It’s good to know that we’re gonna live, right gals?”

They nod.