In the Ponyville replica…

The friends were still non-stop fighting. After a lot of yelling and holding each other back, the violent part of the fighting had died. "Brad, why didn't you tell me?" Rarity asked. "Rainbow Dash and I kissed, it's true. But that was before you and I were together." Brad tried to explain. "Besides, Dash and I worked it out. We talked about it and agreed that it meant nothing, right Dash?" Rainbow Dash didn't responded with unclear mumbling. "Right Rainbow Dash?" Brad asked again, really relying on the rainbow colored pony's response. "Well, if you want to get technical; it was you who decided it was nothing." She finally responded. Brad's jaw dropped. "Dash we agreed to be friends, we-." Rainbow Dash cut him off with yells of anger. "No! You decided we'd be just friends! You didn't care how I felt!" "Dash…" Brad started but Dash ended. "No! I don't want to hear anymore of what you have to say! I apparently wasn't good." Tears were starting to choke her as she spoke. "You had to go for little Ms. Perfect and Has Every Stallion At Her Hooves!" Brad had no idea she felt this way. "Why didn't you tell me you still had feelings for me?" Dash didn't answer him instead she said this: "if you guys want to look pointlessly around this place, enjoy yourselves. I'm personally going to go solo and look for my own exit." Everypony tried to stop her but with no luck as the Pegasus flew away at top speed.

Everypony looked at Brad, which didn't make him feel any better. "Rarity I-" but that was all Brad could get out before getting punched in the face by Spike. Spike wasn't quite sure why he was doing this. Sure he was mad at Brad but he would never normally do this. Maybe it was Drab influencing him; maybe he hated Brad just that much now. He wasn't sure why but there was one thing he was sure of: he wanted Brad in pain. Brad recovered from the punch extremely quickly. "Spike, what the heck?" Brad said, light rubbing his cheek where Spike had punched it. "You, back off!" Spike threatened as he swung another hit. Brad was prepared this time and avoided the attack with ease. "Spike, man, calm down." "No!" Spike had then something he immediately regretted. He tried to light Brad on fire with his dragon breath. Normally the flames the came from Spike's mouth were small and harmless but when he was angry, his flames were actually kind of dangerous. Brad avoided this as well and counted with a really good hit to the stomach. Spike stopped almost dead in his tracks. He was breathing heavy to make up for all the breath that punch pushed out of him. "Spike." Brad spoke "if you're mad at me fine, but please I'd rather not fight you." Brad reached out his hoof to help his former friend up. Spike pushed it away with all the force he could summon. "You know what? I'm doing what Rainbow Dash did. I'm out of here." "Wait, Spike" Twilight tried to stop him but Brad blocked her path. "He'll be fine, just give him some time to cool down." Brad said. Twilight didn't want but she figured he was right and let her assistant go off.

"Okay," Twilight said pulling the six remainders (Brad, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, herself, Apple Jack and Fluttershy) together. "There's an exit to this place somewhere. I suggest we stay together and look for it. We don't know what kinds of tricks Drab has in store for us here." "I object" Brad spoke. Twilight asked why. "I've caused enough problems for the group and I'm not even physically here. You guys leave me behind." "No!" Rarity protested. "Rarity, I promise we'll see each other someday soon" Brad tried to assure her "but for now it's better for well, all of Equestria's sake that I stay out of all of your ways." "But no. You don't want to loose you again." Brad silenced her with a kiss. She remained silent. "Are you sure you wanna do this, Sugarcube?" Apple Jack asked him. Brad nodded. "Good luck." It wasn't easy but they left the Brad shadow behind and carried on the find the exit. After they traveled a few feet Rarity looked back. Brad's look-a-like was sitting there in that same spot. He smiled and waved goodbye as he faded away to nothing.

The ponies kept walking through the replica town. Rarity was moping the whole time. Normally, that would go ignored but anti-personality Fluttershy was getting tired of it. "Get over him already" she said in a rude tone. "I'm sorry, Fluttershy. It's just that it's hard to not think if I'd never see him again." Rarity apologized. "Oh stop grieving. He's just a stallion." Fluttershy said bluntly. "I beg your pardon Fluttershy, but he might be just some stallion to you but he's so much more to me." "Oh whatever, you know he only likes you for your body, right?" Fluttershy said but didn't stop there. "In fact, tell me how often you sleep with him and I'll tell you how long your relationship will last." Silence fell amongst the group. Nothing was said but Rarity gave Fluttershy a hard punch in the jaw. Apple Jack had to hold Rarity back as Twilight and Pinkie did with Fluttershy. "Fine!" Fluttershy said "I don't need you losers anyway, I can find my own out of here." Fluttershy forced herself free and flew away from the others. "Good riddance" Rarity yelled as the Pegasus departed. "What was that all about?" Pinkie Pie asked. "I don't know." Twilight responded. "I can't think of anything that make Fluttershy that…cruel."

Just then, the sound of slow clapping came along. As the ponies looked for the source two doors mysteriously appeared in front of them. The doors appeared to have lead to nowhere. In a puff of smoke, Drab was standing in front of the doors. "My little ponies" he greeted "Are we enjoying our little game?" Nopony answered, not even Pinkie pie. "Anyway, here's unfortunately, where the game ends." He opened the door on the left. "Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack; you will be taking this door." He then gestured to the other door. " will be coming through this door with me." Twilight objected. "First, where does that door lead? Second, what're you planning to do with Rarity? Third, what's going to happen to our friends here?" Drab answered all three questions in the same order of which they were asked. "First, your door leads to Ponyville; one of the few civilizations that aren't under my power in your absence. Second, I have reasons to keep Rarity safe at all times and I require a meeting with her. Third, Discord will gather up your friends and "entertain" them." "What do you mean "one of the few civilizations not under your power? We've only been gone a few hours." Twilight asked. "I work fast." Drab explained. "Oh yes, and keep in mind if you reject my offer; you and all your friends will be executed immediately. Not having many options, they agreed to Drab's terms.

At Drab's castle (which was formerly Princess Celestia's castle)…

It was on the balcony. There was a medium sized table made from marble. The chairs for it were cushioned to delightful comfort. Drab and Rarity sat across from each other. Drab had offered a hot chocolate to warm her up since they were outside on a cold, snowy winter day but she refused. "How are you today Rarity? Can I call you Rarity?" Drab asked, being polite as possible. Rarity found it hard to focus on anything but the jagged teeth in his mouth that revealed themselves as he smiled. "I would prefer if you did not." Rarity answered. "Okay." Drab said. " , I just wanted to assure you, your boyfriend is under no harm." "Why are you doing this?" Rarity asked. "Are you just so cold hearted that you have nothing better to do then make others miserable?" What happened next she really didn't expect. Drab started crying. She didn't want to but she felt bad for him. She looked him straight in his eyes. She knew he had blood red eyes, she always imagined they'd be terrifying to look into but no. They were a lot like Brad's eyes, so enchanting and sadistic. "I'm sorry." Drab said. "I have to do this. I'm not doing this to hurt you; you're just in love with the wrong pony. I wasn't always like this. There was once a time I had a loving family and a good life where I thought nothing could go wrong." "What happened?" She asked him.

"It started when Luna entered Celestia and I's life. The three of us did everything together. Every time one of us was down the other two would pick them up. But then, around Luna's twenty-first birthday, politics got into our lives. Celestia was always everypony's favorite so of course she excelled at it. Nopony ever really paid attention to Luna, as for me, they hated me. You see, back when Equstria was fairly new, the princes and princesses didn't rule alone. There were high counsels. These counsels never did have that much power but they enough influence to basically take away my privileges as a prince. I still had all the same power as my sisters but my opinion and thoughts were only asked for as a tiebreaker or for something really important. I'm not going to lie; Celestia was the best child of the three of us that was obvious from the start. But after awhile, she began acting like it. She ignored Luna and I. Luna and I was each other's only friend really. After she was banished to the moon, I went berserk. I made an attack on Equistria myself. I was much closer to success then Luna ever was. But in the end, I failed and was sealed in a jar."

"Oh my, that's a really sad story." Rarity sympathized. "Thank you for saying so but please don't pity me." "You do realize you do not have to do this." Rarity said. Drab nodded. "But I want to." Luna barging on to the scene, interrupting their conversation. "Brother, the Elements of Disharmony are ready." "Excellent."