Faced with the sadistic choice between killing her younger sister and older brother, Applejack was stuck between a rock and a hard place when she face her siblings.

“Do you have anything you wish to say, Big Mac?” Spike asked, leaning towards the red stallion.

“Big Mac…” Applejack said now at a complete loss for words.

“I can’t believe you… after so many moons of living up to your name… you… YOU DISGUST ME!!!! WE BELIEVED IN YOU!!!! WE WERE SO HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR PLACE WHEN YOU RECEIVED THE ELEMENT OF HONESTY!!!! But now… NOW… LOOK AT YOU NOW!!!! SQUASHING ALL THAT YOU LEARNED AND USING IT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD THROW OUT YOUR OWN FRIEND OVER A STATUE!!!!”

Applejack was speechless on what to say. Not because Big Mac would refuse to listen. But because she knew that no matter what she would say next, it would only make things worse.

“I'm glad that Granny Smith was killed before this. She would be ashamed of what you have become.”

Applejack could do nothing but tear up as Apple Bloom was brought before the former.

“Apple Bloom…” Applejack said with her voice starting to break.

“I will never forgive you for what you did to him.” Apple Bloom said in silent fury.

“I didn't know this was gonna happen. He's done this to us.” Applejack said, trying to reason with her embittered sister.

“You did this to us. You did this to Spike, so that you could cover up your failures and shift the blame over to somepony else just because you wanted to protect yourself as the Hero of Equestria. Don't ever speak to me as your sister again.” Apple Bloom said in a cold tone.

“I never intended for this to happen. I wasn’t even-”

Applejack was suddenly cut off when the guards started pulling her out of the ooze and started dragging her towards her siblings. After being forced to kneel on the ground, two giant dragons appeared and they were carrying huge axes.

“Please, Spike. Don’t do this. Whatever we-”

“We have heard enough of your lies! Now choose!” Spike shouted.

Applejack’s tears mixed with sweat as she looked at two of her siblings. She knew that they already hated her, but she couldn’t go through with choosing who should die. To her, it felt like cutting off one of her limbs and she would bleed if anything were to happen to her family.

“If you do not choose, I will have them both killed.” Spike threatened.

The two dragon executioners raised their axes above their heads and they were more than ready to kill both of the Apple ponies. Feeling her conscience starting to break as well as grinding her teeth really fast with her nerves in tatters, Applejack felt like her mind was about to shatter like glass. But just as soon as the guards were about to kill the two of them, she shouted,

“Spare Apple Bloom!”

The guard right by Apple Bloom stopped before he could decapitate her. Applejack cried,

“Please. Don’t hurt Apple Bloom…”

She lowered her head in shame and could do nothing but cry as Apple Bloom was pulled out of the way while Big Mac was lined up for execution. Just as he was about to die, Big Mac shouted,

“I THOUGHT WE WERE FAMILY!!!! I THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE EACH OTHER’S BACKS ‘TILL THE END!!!!! THE ELEMENTS GAVE YOU THE POWER OF HONESTY AND YOU CHOSE TO SQUANDER IT!!!!”

Applejack turned her head away in shame as she heard his harsh words. But Spike grabbed her head and raised it up as he shouted,

“YOU WATCH!!!! WHEN YOU CONDEMN SOMEPONY TO THEIR DEMISE, YOU WATCH!!!!”

“N-No!!! Big Mac!” Apple Bloom shouted as she was being dragged away outside of the throne room.

“THAT’S RIGHT, YOU BACKSTABBER!!!! YOU LOOK AT ME WHEN I DIE!!!! YOU LOOK AT ME!!!!” Big Mac screamed with all his rage.

“No!!!! Please!!!!” Applejack begged.

Having raised his axe high above his head and about ready to drop it on his head, the executioner was ready to decapitate the red pony. With a slight yell, the executioner dropped his axe and decapitated Big Mac. Everypony was speechless as they watched his head fly, the most of all being Applejack. Watching his head fly, her tears started pouring out more than ever and she could do nothing but sob and wail all over the ground as she watched her now lifeless brother’s corpse drop like a bag of potatoes. Spike said nothing to her as he now turned towards Fluttershy.

“Now you carry the burden between those two.” Spike said, looking at the yellow pegasus.

“You monster…” Fluttershy whispered.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were brought up before the Mane Six and were knelt down as the executioners stood besides them. Spike grabbed Fluttershy by the mane and threw her to the ground in front of the remaining members of the CMC.

“Now it’s your turn.” Spike said before turning to the CMC.

“N-No! Please don’t make me do this!” Fluttershy tearfully begged.

“You knew this would be inevitable. Now make your choice.” Spike said before finally stepping out of the way.

Fluttershy didn’t know what to do now. All she could do was let the screams of her friends desperately try to stop her from choosing who should die. They were all overwhelming her and all she was capable of doing was crying her eyes out. Seeing this, Spike turned towards the guards and nodded, giving them the okay to execute both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, who were begging for their lives. Obeying their command, the two executioners raised their axes in the air on the two remaining CMC members and dropped them with full force into their necks, making their heads fly from the decapitation.

“Sweetie Belle…?” Rarity said in a shocked tone as she watched her now deceased sister’s head roll.

“Squirt…?” Rainbow Dash said while watching Scootaloo’s head bounce a few times before hitting the ground.

After realizing what has happened to the two, both Rarity and Rainbow Dash bawled their eyes to insanity as they watched their both their bodies fall to the ground. They couldn’t even find the words as they watched their heads. Fluttershy, on the other hoof, was shocked. She couldn’t muster the courage to decide who would live or die. But now, she couldn’t even speak. She was silent as a fish when she saw their heads roll towards their knees. Her eyes went dead the moment she watched their eyes face her as the last spark of life in their eyes finally went cold.

“Give them their trials.” Spike said before leaving the throne room, having seen enough of the carnage.

“Bring the prisoners to the Square!” Avion shouted before leaving the throne room as well.

The guards did as they were commanded and took the rest of the captured ponies towards the bottom of the castle where their final trials awaited them.