Hello everypony! I am mostly famous for AATC fanfics, but since I am now a brony, I figured I'd turn an rp that a friend and I did into a fanfic, so hope you enjoy! This is my first MLP fanfic, so please leave reviews and enjoy :) This takes place after the Mane Six cure the Tree of Harmony using the elements , before the chest is opened.
"Twilight's Message"
Twilight peeked her eyes open to a new day in Ponyville, feeling highly confident. She stretched out her limbs, hearing a few pops from her joints then made her way out of her bed. She quietly made her way past Spike still sleeping and muttering compliments to Rarity, in his sleep. Twilight giggled from Spike's compliments, as she quietly made her way down the stairs, into the library, where she used her magic to grab a book off of one of the shelves, and place it on a table. As Twilight prepared to sit down on the chair, she overheard a loud burp from Spike, and wondered if it was a letter from Princess Celestia. It didn't take long for that question to be answered, as Spike came rushing down the stairs, carrying a scroll.
"Twilight!" yelled Spike. "You gotta hear this!"
Twilight was intrigued, yet confused at the same time.
"Slow down, Spike," said Twilight. "What does the letter say?"
Spike unrolled the scroll, and started to read.
"My dear Twilight,"
"I send this message as a warning. This morning when I raised the sun, my sister was attempting to raise the sun herself. She claimed that she had all the powers that I have, and that I was the one that raised the moon. At first, I thought it was mere accident or joke, but now, I have slowly started to believe that I am Luna. This strange phenomenon has affected everypony of Canterlot, and I fear that Ponyville might be next. Though I have no idea of what is causing this, I know that you have a better chance of figuring this out than I do. Stay in the library, because I believe it is airborne, but that's all I can determine."
Be safe,
Princess Celestia
Twilight immediately panicked. "I think I'm going to have to cancel reading my book today, because we've got a major issue!"
"Rainbow Dash's Encounter"
Rainbow Dash woke up from her dream of fighting alongside Daring Do, due to her reading a Daring Do book the night before, and stretched out her limbs and wings. She looked down at Tank, still inside his shell.
"Rise and shine, Tank," said Rainbow Dash, knocking on Tank's shell with one of her hooves.
Tank popped his head out slowly, and looked at his owner, while yawning.
"We've got a long day ahead of us, Tank, and from the looks of the sky, I don't need to clear it! Awesome!"
Rainbow Dash made her way out the bedroom, grabbing Tank off the floor, into the kitchen. She grabbed an apple she had received from Applejack a few days before, and chomped it down.
"That's better, but it would be better in a cider."
Rainbow Dash grabbed another apple, and sliced a small bit from the apple, then handed it to Tank.
"Eat up, Tank," she said, holding the apple slice in front of the tortoise's mouth.
Usually, Tank wouldn't hesitate in eating the apple, but this time, Tank retreated into his shell, refusing to eat the apple. Rainbow Dash was confused.
"What's wrong, Tank?" asked Rainbow Dash.
Tank just remained in his large shell, not interacting with Rainbow Dash.
"Are you sick!? You love Applejack's apples."
Tank was silent, remaining inside of his shell.
"I know! Let's go see Fluttershy! She'll know what to do!"
Rainbow Dash grabbed Tank, and rushed out of her home, hoping that Fluttershy might have a clue of what might be wrong with Tank. Rainbow Dash didn't waste any time, and flew at full speed in the direction of Fluttershy's cabin. She arrived within a minute, already noticing something strange; all of Fluttershy's animal friends were not present, and it was dead silent.
"Something fishy is going on," said Rainbow Dash, as she knocked on Fluttershy's door. "Fluttershy, I need help. I think Tank is sick."
At first, there was no response, then the door opened, revealing Fluttershy in the doorway.
"You gotta help me!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash, noticing something funny about Fluttershy.
"Help?! How can I help!?" exclaimed Fluttershy in an angry tone. "Animals hate me! They've always hated me!"
Fluttershy slammed the door in Rainbow Dash's face, following Fluttershy locking the door.
"Something weird is happening. I need to get to Twilight," said Rainbow Dash, but as she turned to leave, she suddenly started to feel strange.
Rainbow Dash felt light-headed, and started to feel different. She started to feel very depressed, and afraid.
"What's happening to me?" muttered Rainbow Dash, as the transformation finished, and Rainbow Dash too, was corrupted.
"Fluttershy's Encounter"
"Ten Minutes Earlier"
Fluttershy fed all of her animal friends their breakfast, which was an assortment of different foods. For all the birds, she fed them normal bird seed, while for others such as Angel, she fed them salad and vegetables. Angel was being stubborn, as always, refusing to eat his food, because it didn't have a certain ingredient. Fluttershy continued to persuade Angel, as kind as she could.
"Oh, Angel, would you please eat the food," said Fluttershy. "I'm sorry, but I don't have what you want."
Angel shrugged, and shook his head. Fluttershy was offended, but she wasn't giving up.
"I made it with all my love, and you'll make me sad if you don't."
Angel retaliated by kicking over the large dish of food. Fluttershy sighed, then suddenly felt a strange urge come over her body, and even caused her to feel angry. She wondered what was wrong, but it was already too late, as she returned to her attempts to get Angel to eat.
"Well then, if you don't want this, then maybe you'll want this!" she yelled, while grabbing a nasty plate of food from the garbage can, and dumping it on Angel. "Well, go on Angel. EAT IT!"
Angel got scared, as he grabbed a handful of the gunk, and hesitated to stick it into his mouth.
"EAT IT, NOW!" yelled Fluttershy, forcefully shoving the gunk into Angel's mouth.
Angel attempted to spit out the gunk, but Fluttershy retaliated.
"Now, chew it up! You are eating this, since you couldn't accept what was given to you!"
Angel didn't argue, chewed up the nasty food, and swallowed it, starting to cry.
"Now, maybe that'll teach you to respect what you are given, and not throw a fit over it!" yelled Fluttershy. "I want every bit of this food gone, Angel, and I mean EVERY BIT OF IT!"
Angel obeyed, knowing Fluttershy was serious, and did his best to chew and swallow every bit of the nasty gunk. The rest of Fluttershy's animal friends stood, shocked that their owner was acting so relentless. Fluttershy stared at her animal friends, with an intimidating look on her face.
"What are all of you looking at!? Eat your breakfast, or would you like to join Angel?!"
All the animals jumped in fear, and returned to eating their breakfast.
"That'll teach all of you to never disobey me ever again! EVER!"
Fluttershy's cabin was dead silent for the first time ever, without a peep.
"Rarity's Encounter"
Rarity stood before her sewing machine, working on a fashion line for Sapphire Shores, with her younger sibling, Sweetie Belle assisting.
"Sweetie Belle, could you be a dear, and hand me the scissors," asked Rarity.
"Sure, sis. I know how important this is for you, so I'm willing to help," replied Sweetie Belle.
"I appreciate the help. This could be my chance to finally become one of the best fashionistas in Equestria, meaning it has to be perfect."
Sweetie Belle handed Rarity the scissors from a table, across the room. "Here you go, sis," said Sweetie Belle.
"Thank you, darling," replied Rarity, using her magic to grab the scissors from Sweetie Belle, and finish the final touch on the outfit. "One last cut, and done!"
"Thank goodness," said Sweetie Belle, collapsing from exhaustion. "Am I free?"
"Yes. Go play with your crusader friends. I can handle the rest," replied Rarity.
"Thanks, Rarity!" exclaimed Sweetie Belle, giving her big sister a hug.
"No. Thank you. Without your help, I may have never gotten this done in time."
Sweetie Belle smiled, then dashed out of the room.
"Alright. Now, I'd best hurry to Canterlot, so I can debut these beauties."
Using her magic, Rarity packed the outfits into a box, while wiping sweat from her forehead.
"SWEAT! I can't be sweaty now! I must be looking as fabulous as ever!"
Rarity looked around for a way to get herself to cool down, then realized she had a window.
"I suppose opening a window wouldn't hurt. If it helps to rid my body of dreaded sweat!"
Rarity opened the window, using her magic, and took in a big breath of fresh air.
"Ah. Much better."
Suddenly, Rarity started to feel funny, and had the urge to get as dirty as possible. She shook her head in an attempt to rid her thoughts of getting dirty, but it was already too late, for she had become corrupted from whatever was plaguing Equestria.
"Applejack's Encounter"
It was a quiet day at Sweet Apple Acres, as Applejack rose from her slumber, grabbing her hat from its hat stand. She let out a long yawn, as Apple Bloom rushed into her room, all hyped up about something.
"Well, come on, sis! We need to get to work!" commanded Apple Bloom.
"Whoa. Slow down, sugarcube," said Applejack.
"How can I?! Today we need to buck a ton of apples from the trees, for the celebration Princess Celestia is preparing for you, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Futtershy in Canterlot!"
Applejack suddenly remembered that Princess Celestia had decided to throw a celebration, due to them having the courage to save the Tree of Harmony by giving up the Elements of Harmony.
"Shoot! I totally forgot!" exclaimed Applejack. "Come on, sugarcube! We have no time to waste!"
"Right behind ya, sis!" replied Apple Bloom, rushing out of the bedroom.
Applejack rushed down the stairs, to breakfast, where she startled Granny Smith, half-asleep in her rocking chair. Granny Smith caught sight of Applejack and Apple Bloom, and stopped them before they could exit the house.
"Hold it, you two!" commanded Granny Smith.
"But, Granny Smith, there's no time! I need to get buckin' with Big Mac!" exclaimed Applejack.
"You worried too much, Applejack. I want you to eat some breakfast first, because you'll need all the energy you can get. You remember what happened last time you tried bucking all by your lonesome, right?"
Applejack started having flashbacks of her last Applebucking season, and remembered the result of it, until Twilight and the others came along and helped.
"You're right, Granny Smith, as usual," confessed Applejack.
Granny Smith smiled, while Applejack and Apple Bloom took their seats and ate their breakfast. Once Applejack and Apple Bloom finished their breakfast, they returned to their business, and rushed out the farmhouse, toward the orchard where they saw Big Macintosh sitting on the ground playing around with an apple.
"What in tarnation?" said Applejack, rushing over to Big Macintosh. "What you doing, Big Macintosh? We need to be buckin', not restin'."
Big Macintosh didn't respond and continued playing with his apple. Just as Applejack was about to get aggressive, she felt a strange feeling overcome her, and she too started to feel lazy.
"You alright, sis?" asked Apple Bloom.
Applejack didn't respond and sat down on the ground, pulled her hat over her eyes, and started to sleep.
"Not funny, Applejack! Come on! We can do this, even without Big Macintosh!"
Applejack didn't move, and continued to rest next to Big Macintosh. Apple Bloom couldn't ignore it anymore, and knew that something was wrong, so she rushed back to the farmhouse, and locked the door.
"What are ya doin', Apple Bloom?" asked Granny Smith.
"Granny, there's somethin' wrong with Applejack," replied Apple Bloom.
Granny Smith was confused. "What do ya mean?"
"Well, we walked out to the orchard, and found Big Mac on the ground, then Applejack suddenly started acting different. She just lied on the ground, and started acting lazy."
Granny Smith had heard enough. "I want you to close every window in the house, and stay inside."
"What? Do you know what's wrong with Applejack?" asked Apple Bloom.
"Yes, and I'm afraid that unless there is a pony out there that is not corrupted, we all might be in big trouble."
That's all for now! More is to come in the future, so don't worry, I'll try to update as fast as I can, but depending on how things go, I don't know how long it'll be! Leave reviews, follow, and favorite this for the latest update! Hope you enjoyed the opening to the first of this fanfic, and until next time, take care:)