Authors not: I do appreciate the critisism. But I must say it that there is a resason that the chracters are different. They have to be. Death and destruction has worn its toll on them. They've lost friends and loved ones, breaking them, making tehm suffar. Anger, sadness, confusion, all these feelings begin to surface as the evil hordes of evil do draw nearer. That is why Pinky Pie had to die. It is the loss of innocents. The death of joy. Things are different. THings must change.

Twilight cried with sadness as tears dripped from her eyes. Rainbow Dash tired her best to confort her friend, but the pain in her flank painfully reminded her of her friends betrayal. Bleak thoughts coarsed through Fluttershy's mind as she felt useless, blaming herself for what had unfolded. Spike stood strong, knowing it was his place to keep things together. He was a young dragon, but he could no longer be a child. No one could. Not in this madness. Not in this darkness. The age of children had been discarded and replaced with an ocean of blood which was red.

Ponyville had fallen, and with it the resistance. Princess Luna had been teleported somewhere far away. She might already be dead. Rarity and Apple Jack had betrayed them. Ponyville had fallen. Nopny remained who could stand up to teh evil hordes of the evil Hell Fire.

"It's over," wept Fluttershy. "We might as well just give up... Maybe Rarity's right after all..."

Spike suddenly slapped her. "NO! We cannot give up. Not now... Be strong. We can make it threw this."

FLuttershy nodded softly. "i'll try..."

"Damn it all to hell..." said Twilight. "Why did this have to happen. What did we do to deserve this madness"

"Nothing," said Rainbow Dash. "It's unfair. It's all the falt of Hell Fire. WHich is why we must see him murdered to death."

"but what can just the four of us do?" said Fluttershy sadly. "We don't stand a chance against the forces of evil along..."

"We need the hero... "said Twilight. "And we need Princess Luna... Maybe then... Maybe..."

"But we don't even know where it is that they are or any or what where they are?" said Rainbow Dah. "Where would we even star?"

"It doesn't matter," said Spike. "We still have to try. Let's venture forth and search for what we can find and find it."

"I agree," said Twilight. "its' all we cando. It all we're abel to."

Meanwhile in Hell Fire's casle, Hell Fire stood facing his evil general, wearing an evil expression on his face that showed the depths of the horrible evil within his hideous, evil sould. Hell Fire was a giant male pony with black skin. His hair was made of fire and his eyes burned with evil fiery rage.

He stood facing his generals, Trixie, Gilda, Zekora and Prince Blueblood as well as every monster the ponies had encountered before was there too. Appel Jack and Rarity were also there.

"Trixie... you... have done weill..." Said Hell Fire in a deep, powerful voice. "Thanks to your effors the Ponyville has fallen... Now... all of Equestria... it belongs to me..."

"Of course, my king. I will never fail you," said Trixie.

"But you did let some of them escape," said Gilda. "Isn't that a porblem?"

"A few week little ponies are hardly something to worry over," said the Prince. "We've already one."

"Oh, but maybe that is not so," said Zekora. "Things can happen. Mysterious things. We are never sure what things might happen and what might not."

"I agree..." said the king. "As long as those ponies exist/...they pose a threat... That threat... must be vanquished..."

"Leave it to me," said Gilda. "I will hunt them down and rip their heads off. I'll come out victorious where Trixie failed you."

"Very well..." said Hell Fire. "The job is yours... Gilda..."

The griffon smiled evilly, hungry for horse meat.

"Apple Bloom... she's still safe, right?" a regretful Apple Jack asked, her voice heavy with regret.

"Oh..." said the king darkly. "Of course... I have kept my deal... Your family will not be harmed... so long as you continue serving me..."

"Well... alright then, yall..." said Apple Jack backing up.

"And who are you..." said the king, looking at Rarity.

"I've come to serve you however you want me to," said Rartiy, walking up to the king, winking. "My big, handsome king..."

"Oh..." the king smiled and laughed. "I shall make you one of my women..."

"Rarity..." said Apple Jack, disappointed. But Rarity stood at the evil king's side, not regretting her decision.

Meanwhile, Twilight and the others were walking around and they were walking. They had not found anything yet, so they kepy walking forward, looking for something to find but nothing presented itself to any of them.

"But where should we do?" asked Fluttershy. "I dont think will find something just by wandering..."

"If only there were people still fighting who could help us..." said Rainbow Dash.

"That's it!" said Twilight. "Hell Fire's rain spreagds throught all of Equestria, but it is not strong everywhere. Out in the frontier, it may just be weakening. If we find resistance to join up with, it will be there..."

"Your suggesting we goto Appaloosa?" asked Spike. "That's a good idea..."

"That is a good diet. Hell Fire can't be as strong out there..." said Rainbow Dash. "That just might wok."

"THen lettuce go and find what we must," said Spike.' Com we ride now."

Ant so the four galloped off toward the frontier town, hopeful to finding allies to join their did they know a force of hungry griffons was flying toward them, eager to tear them apart.