Author's Note: I might be kinda slow at updating, I'm really busy currently, but bear with me. Also this is my first fanfic and forgive me if I get any details from the main show wrong, I don't watch mlp, I just like to write dark stories:)
"H-hello…I'm Fluttershy? I care for animals…d-do yo-!"
A shadow-cloaked figure smashes its hoof into a squirrel's soft fur, ripping its flesh, crushing its bone, scarlet drops flying into the warm fall air of Equestria. The sickening crack of bone was loud and sharp, the shattered white pieces standing out in the growing puddle of blood. Fluttershy whimpered and hid behind her curly pink mane. The shadow mare's bloodstained hoof once again hit the limp brown body, the blood spattering onto Fluttershy. She yelped and choked back a nauseous wave of bile, she could smell the blood, see the blood staining the grass, it was everywhere. As she heard the thump of dirtied hooves hitting the furry body again, something inside her snapped.
"WHAT-WHY DID YOU DO THAT! THEY'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG! I HATE YOU, YOU MONSTER!" Fluttershy screamed, pearly tears streaking her face, mixing with the blood droplets spattered on her fuzzy yellow coat.
"I don't care dear, it's fun," the shadow whispered, "And…your dear Angel is next".
Fluttershy gasped in horror, fear spreading across her face. Her wings locked and she collapsed to the ground, frozen in place as she watched the mare poison her precious bunny, Angel, waterfalls of red cascading over his snow white fur. Angel writhed and squealed, the poison leaving him in terrible agony, but his body started to still and his breathing was faint. As the life in Angel's eyes dimmed, Fluttershy's did too, the hope in her heart fading. Then they were both dead. Angel was dead physically, but Fluttershy was dead, dead on the inside. Angel had been her everything, and now he was gone. And what little hope she still had was being crushed, all the animals she cared for being brutally ripped apart by the shadows. As more scarlet stained Fluttershy's snout, she shakily stood up, puffing up her chest, rearing regally, and…ran. But she ran not for her life, but for the lives of all the animals she still could save. In the darkness, the faint lights of Ponyville grew stronger and brighter, she was almost there, so close to help…but then the shadows caught her. They dragged her back into the darkness, swarming around her. It taunted her and delved into her mind, reminding her of the reason why the blood was everywhere, why shattered bones and ripped pelts were scattered all over the place. Because of HER. Fluttershy had just been too slow to save them. All her fault. She couldn't care less as the shadows tore her wings off, feathers flying, blood falling, bones shattering. She was broken. And that night, in the blood moon's light, the element of kindness fell dead, broken and shattered, lost forever.
Meanwhile, in the midnight sky, flecked with burning stars, darkness chased Rainbow. She never noticed the creeping shadows until it was too late. And so, in the silhouette of the moon, the element of loyalty fell. Though her body was battered and broken, her spirit was strong. Rainbow Dash reared and bucked, but she could not destroy darkness itself. Even Rainbow, the strongest of them all, dipped her head in defeat. The once proud mare's ears laid flat, hooves splashed tiredly in scarlet liquid, her eyes dim and unfocused. Then all of a sudden, she smelt the blood, the metallic scent growing stronger by the second. Her ears perked up and she lifted her head warily, then, she saw it. The broken body of her dead friend lying in a pool of blood, her wings brutally ripped off her body, the fragmented bone perking out, the raw pink flesh visible. Thousands of other dead animals lay dead, scattered around the Everfree forest, everything stained red by blood. Rainbow Dash just could not stand the sight, and she collapsed, sinking into a puddle of Fluttershy's blood. Rainbow's once blue fur was immediately stained scarlet, and the warm, sticky liquid choked Rainbow, pulling at her fur, tugging at her heart. The dead and lifeless eyes of Fluttershy bore into Rainbow's, her eyes reflecting not just the stars, but also the hopelessness and pain she'd felt in the final hours of her life.
"N-no, this can't be happening. It CAN'T. I-I…", Rainbow's voice faded as the reality sank in. "W-why? Why did she have to…d-die?" Silent tears marked her face, her grief weighing down the air. Even the weather seemed to reflect her mournful mood, icy teardrops falling from the sky. But even with a shattered heart and battered spirit, Rainbow still could fight.
"YOU FUDGING BEACHES! YOU PONYTRUCKERS! OH SHITAKE MUSHROOMS YOU ARE IN FOR IT!" Rainbow swore, "HOW DARE YOU…K-K-KILL HER! SHE WAS THE KINDEST PONY OF ALL OF EQUESTRIA! SHE WOULDN'T EVEN HURT A FLY! I. WILL. KILL. YOU!" And with that last word, driven by sorrow, anger and recklessness, Rainbow shot up into the sky, determined to follow through with her words, even if it meant sacrificing herself. Aimed for the shadows, desperate to kill, Rainbow plunged down at the speed of light. Beams of light trailing behind her, Rainbow really did go out with a bang. But little did she know, her sacrifice would be in vain. Loyalty, her fatal flaw, dealt that final blow. And so, amidst the dust, darkness still thrived. Two dead, broken bodies now lay at the shadow's side.
"Two down, four to go…"