Chapter 10
Hello again! How long has it been? It seems like last time I saw you, you had a different haircut. No? Hm…maybe I'm going batty, ha ha. Oh I left the story at a cliffhanger didn't I? Maybe I should cut to the chase for today.
Applebloom and Sweetie ran in circles around the treehouse as they awaited Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo just kept looking up to where Cloudsdale was. Pinky sat by them all holding a cupcake in her hand with rainbow frosting. Finally Dash came down and landed on the ground infront of Pinky. Pinky smiled and handed her the cupcake. Rainbow Dash returned the grin and took it, after a while of wondering if it was safe to eat she took a bight. The sweetness made her throat close and she gagged a bit making Pinky giggle. "Sorry I used too much sugar," Rainbow shook her head, "no its fine"
Applebloom jumped around, "Are you filly's done!? Let's go!" she trotted around more until Rainbow finally started moving. She flew up high so see where the camp was and they all followed the blue and rainbow speck in in the dark sky. Applebloom and Sweetie kept talking and Scootaloo continued to stare up at Rainbow Dash with love. Pinky Pie continued to walk slightly behind them…well not really walking just skipping and hopping like always.
"So Pinky why didn't you bring any cakes for them?" asked Scoots, finally out of her daze. Pinky giggled, "Because I can't carry that many cakes y'know!", "huh makes sense," she said. As they kept walking for almost an hour the Cutie Mark Crusaders grew tired. Pinky let Sweetie and Applebloom on her back and let them rest. Scoots fell asleep completely and Rainbow Dash had to hold her like a baby. About 20 minutes later all that could be heard was the soft breathing of the three fillies and the hoof steps of Pinky.
"Heh…you look like a mom holding Scootaloo like that," said Pinky in a calmer tone. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. A few more minutes of silence and Pinky spoke again, "Hey uh…Dashy why don't you take Scootaloo on as your little sister?", "Hey why don't you mind your own, Pinky?" she said back. Rainbow Dash was a lot grumpier since the war. It wasn't a good color for her. Pinky frowned, "I just wanted to know, Rainbow, I wasn't trying to start anything, really I wasn't," Rainbow kept flying and sighed. "Well….I wouldn't treat her good enough… Hey Pinky Pie, you think it's good that we're taking them to see their sisters, the state they'll be in…" she trailed off and looked forward. Pinky smiled a bit and shook her head, "no….I don't actually… But I think they should see them one more time."
After about 30 more minutes they were by a fence. Barbed wire, non-electric fence. Inside the fence was the camp. Sweetie Belle felt her heart shatter when she saw it. Some say it's a saying when your heart breaks, but if you feel enough sadness or worry you can actually feel it. Sweetie felt it. Applebloom looked around and said to Sweetie who had tears in her eyes, "I-It ain't that bad Sweetie Belle" But Sweetie ignored her. Sweetie let out a gasp once she saw Rarity walking with her head held high and a wagon full of diamonds being unhooked from her. Applejack walked over and they talked.
They couldn't hear them talking but they could see that they giggled a few times. Pinky Pie let out a squeal of delight and the two turned their heads towards their direction. Rarity and Applejack instantly ran to them.
Applejacks hoofs skidded on the ground making dirt fly around once she got to the fence, "Wh- Applebloom! You're okay!" Applebloom smiled and jumped up and down "Applejack! I missed you so so so much! How are you!? When are y'all comin' back!?" she yelled. Sweetie was quiet, staring back at Rarity. Rarity had a smile on her face as she stared back at Sweetie. She nodded her head a bit and Sweetie Belle started to cry. Rarity pushed her hoof threw a hole in the barbed wire fence, tearing up her hoof and making her cringe. Sweeties eyes widened seeing what she was doing. Once her hoof was far enough out, Sweetie raised her hoof up too and pressed it on Rarity's.
Rarity's hoof was cold to the touch and felt dirty. Soon it turned warm from having Sweeties on it and the two sisters stayed holding each other's hoofs for a long, long time. Applejack and Applebloom just talked and yelled jumping up and down. Rainbow Dash flew a bit behind them in place with her usual calm expression. Pinky Pie smiled at the sight of the sisters all talking and giggling. Scootaloo sat with her sharing the same look of happiness. For a while, everything was perfect. Rarity's hoof on Sweetie Belle's and Applejack and Appleblooms chatter in the background.
If it wasn't for the fence, things would have been almost normal. They were all together again, aside from Fluttershy and Twilight. Fluttershy flew away when the war started and last Rainbow heard she was working at a animal shelter far far away. But for the moment, it was nice. After the sisters talked there was a silence between all of them. They all examined each other's looks and smiles. A whistle was heard and Rarity turned her head. She looked back at Sweetie Belle with a frightened look. She stood up and said, "It was nice seeing you again." Rarity said in her beautiful voice. Sweetie nodded her head. After saying goodbye the two friends, Applejack and Rarity turned around. Walking far away into the empty looking camp. Half the unicorns were now gone and it was only them and a few other ones.
Pinky felt her stomach churn when she noticed this was the last time they'll see each other. With her remaining energy and will power she yelled out to them, "Are you guys smiling?!" Rarity and Applejack turned around with all they could they nodded and smiled. Pinky Pie yelled again, "Never stop smiling girls! I…I don't want this goodbye to be a sad memory!" Applejack had a tear going down her face, the tear went past her nose and cheeks then her constant grin. Pinky Pie let out a last yell, "And I want to say goodbye to you guys smiling! So…." She felt the tears roll down her face nonstop now. She forced a smile, one of the softest ones she's ever done and said in a crackly voice, "G-…Goodbye!" she said making her smile bigger.