The forest

I was able to find Flash's house and find Twilight standing in front of it from a distance while remaining hidden. I didn't want to scare her or give up her location so I made my appearance a bit obvious to her by sending her a text letting her know that I was right behind her. I gained her attention after she turned around and soon we started talking.

Rip~ What are you doing out here? I thought you were gonna break into his house.

Twilight~ I did and I thought I found something but his family ended up coming back home. I don't know how I'm gonna get back inside because they closed off the only entrance I had.

Rip~ You didn't think about taking what you found with you before you left?

Twilight~ I tried but it's not something I can just pick up.

Rip~ Well what is it?

Twilight~ I don't know… all I know is I need help getting back into his house. If only I could do that thing that Dante does to quickly and quietly get somewhere.

Rip~ You mean night traveling? It's so much cooler when he does it at night.

Twilight~ Do you know how to night travel?

Rip~ I guess I do, but I can't guarantee that it'll work.

Twilight~ Night travel to the inside of Flash's room and let me in through the balcony door. Nobody should be in his room right now so it should be clear.

Rip~ I'll try my best. Go wait on the balcony by the door and make sure you stay hidden.

Twilight left to hang by the balcony door and wait for the moment to try and enter the house. Now it was my turn to do my part. I stood silently then closed my eyes and thought about nothing but Flash's room. I kept telling myself that I needed to be in that room for something really important and I wasn't gonna let my lack in abilities hold me back. Whether I knew how to night travel or not I was gonna get in that room only one way and that was the way I intended to get in. A minute went by and all of the sudden I found myself in a black but glimmering void. I was a bit confused but I knew it looked at least somewhat familiar. Suddenly the void faded away and I was inside of Flash's room and I knew it was his room for certain because of all the pictures of him on the walls and the bass guitar next to his bed. The second I appeared in his room I opened the door and let Twilight in so she could pick up what she found.

Twilight~ It's in the closet over here. When I tried to grab it I saw something that gave me chills. I can't describe what I saw but I know it had something to do with Rose.

Twilight shows Rip what's in the closet but it was just a tiny gemstone.

Rip~ It's a gemstone of course.

Twilight~ That's what it would seem to be but when you touch it you start to see things.

Rip~ Ok so how do we get it out of here without having any physical contact with it?

Twilight~ I was thinking we wrap it in an old shirt or something laying around here. I would have done it earlier but I would have gotten caught if I didn't leave any sooner than I did.

Rip~ I'm down, luckily I wore a sweatshirt today.

I took off my sweatshirt and wrapped it around the gem while making sure I didn't make any physical contact with it. When I wrapped the gem inside my sweatshirt we heard footsteps coming in our direction and figured it was the best idea to leave while we still could. Before we left we covered our tracks so nobody would know that we were anywhere inside or near the house and we headed over to my house to take a look at the gem and try to understand what this thing really does. When the two of us arrived at my house we entered through my bedroom window that was still open from when I left. Twilight kinda struggled trying to get in but she made it without a scratch.

Twilight~ I don't think I'll ever get used to this.

Rip~ Well when you have the ability to be really agile and have really good strength you might as well use it.

Twilight~ I guess you're right even though we could have just come through the front door but anyway what do you think we do with this gem?

Rip~ We have to test it obviously. You said you saw something when you came in contact with it. Why not touch it again to see what you saw?

Twilight~ I guess it's worth a try, stand back.

Twilight carefully places the gem on my dresser and unwraps it from the sweatshirt. She then slowly and carefully places her hand on the gem and slowly loses her train of thought. I could see the gem was pulling her in a deep trans of some kind but I didn't know what. I thought everything was ok so far until I saw her start to break down in tears. Without hesitation I pulled on her arm forcing her to let go of the gem. I wrapped the gem back up and placed it on the other side of the room. Twilight was still crying but not as much as she was when she had her hand on the gem.

Rip~ Twilight?

Twilight~ I was all alone… he told me… blood everywhere… I can't…

Rip~ Twilight! It's ok, you're safe now. What happened?

Twilight~ It's too much… it's too much for me to handle…

Rip~ What's too much?

Twilight~ Touch the gem and you'll know everything… but please be careful in there…

I looked towards the gem and walked up to it. Without hesitation I placed my hand on it and was instantly transported to an empty and gray room. I didn't know what to think of it until the room faded away and all of the sudden I was in a flower meadow with a lake in the very center. I slowly but surely walked a little closer toward the lake and every step I took felt really heavy and it only got worse as I got closer, and closer, and closer. Once I was able to see my reflection something popped up that scared the living hell out of me. I saw myself but I looked sad and had a numb look on my face. Then I noticed something about my reflection that didn't sit right with me. I noticed it looked like it was falling but I was standing in one spot. This really freaked me out so I tried to get away but I couldn't move and all of the sudden it felt like the gravity was ten times stronger than before. It was then I saw a demonic looking face staring right at me through the lake's surface. I was in nothing but fear at that point. I wanted nothing more but to get out of that nightmare but unfortunately the opposite happened. The face started to talk to me as I stared into his red satanic looking eyes.

???~ Alone… nobody to talk to… nobody to help or comfort you… there will be blood… everywhere. He will stand tall and be admired by his servants… including his prisoners. Be careful… Or he just… might… snap…

I tried to escape this sick nightmare but I couldn't do anything at all. It was then I saw something inside the lake coming right at me. I didn't know what it was and I didn't want to know I just wanted to get out of this place. I struggled so much trying to escape but nothing worked. It was then I started to cry in total fear that I was gonna die right there and then. I had finally lost hope until I was saved but from the outside. Things went black for me for a few seconds but I was finally able to wake up and see Twilight wrapping the gem back inside my sweatshirt. I was so scared at that moment I couldn't even say a full sentence.

Rip~ All alone… all… alone…

Twilight~ Blood everywhere…

Rip~ We need to tell the others as soon as possible.

Twilight~ Everyone is asleep. I tried contacting them and I got nothing so far. I don't even care about how the others will feel about what we did. They need to know about this.

Rip~ By any chance was there a lake and did the gravity start to get ten times stronger than before as you tried to leave?

Twilight~ Yeah… the same thing happened to you?

Rip~ Yeah, I tried to escape but it was like my entire body was chained to the ground. I couldn't move even if my life actually depended on it.

Twilight~ The same thing happened to me. How could we have had the same nightmares?

Rip~ I don't know, I don't even know what this thing could possibly be. But if it's one person we know that would know what it is it's Donny.

Twilight~ The only problem is we're stuck with this thing for the night. What are we gonna do with this until then?

Rip~ Relax It can stay here with me and i'll make sure nothing happens to it. For right now today's been really tough so let's just get some rest. If you can, you should head home. I'm sure your mother is worried about you.

Twilight~ Yeah it's almost midnight and I know she's gonna be really upset with me when I get home. I guess it's my own fault I was the one who took the extra time to break and enter into someone's house. I'm gonna head home goodnight Rip I'll see you tomorrow.

Rip~ Goodnight Twilight.

Twilight leaves my house and I decided to clean myself up a bit. I've been running around the entire day. My legs felt so worn out when I got into bed after taking a shower and changing into some loose clothing. Minutes later I decided to go to sleep because of how tired I was and because I was really tired it wasn't at all difficult to fall asleep. But yeah that's the end of my POV but I still wondered what that gem was and what it had to do with Rose.

Dante's POV…

It's been hours and we're still moving on foot. At least we aren't like any regular human being because we were able to travel a lot faster on foot than any other human while having a high tolerance for pain. We made a few stops but it's been well over three hours since the last stop and my feet were nearly killing me. Even Rogues like my mother and I know when it's time to take a break. I tried to get her attention and ask if we could stop for a bit but she wasn't acknowledging me this time.

Dante~ Rose? If we aren't gonna take a break you could at least say so. Can you at least tell me where we're going?

Rose~ You'll find out soon just be patient.

Dante~ *sigh* It's just why take me out here and not tell me why we're out here in the first place? I'm not trying to be rude but that kinda sounds sketchy.

Rose~ Do you not trust me?

Dante~ Do you really want me to answer that question?

Rose~ Ugh! Just be patient like I said. We're almost there anyway.

Dante~ How much longer?

Rose~ This is pretty much homestretch from here. We'll be there shortly.

Dante~ *sigh* whatever you say.

The rest of the way I didn't say a word. I just wanted to know where we were going and soon I found out or at least I think I did. We ended up in the middle of nowhere but we finally arrived at our location but it didn't look like it was our location and I didn't even know where we were going in the first place. It was a burned and abandoned forest; it was so pitch black and deserted that it blended in with the night sky. I didn't even notice it until Rose held up a flashlight and shined it into the deserted forest.

Dante~ What is this place?

Rose~ Home… or at least what's left of it. Follow me, I need to take you to the center.

Dante~ For what reason?

Rose~ The reason why I brought you here in the first place.

Dante~ Fine lead the way.

Rose and I were making our way towards the center of the forest. As we walked towards the center Rose started telling a little bit of history to this burned and deserted forest.

Rose~ Back when Night Owls turned over a new leaf we had a civilization. Our civilization was by far a calm and welcoming one and was also secret to the outside world. After the humans didn't want anything to do with us we all had to group up and come together as a team to build our own home Because the humans didn't want us to have any of their houses that they built without us.

Dante~ So what happened here?

Rose~ Just like how I caused the feud between the humans and the Owls I burned down our home and blamed it on the humans. At the time I was a Rogue and nobody knew about it so I was able to get away with acting as if I was affected by it as well. I did it to get revenge on the humans and I wanted to make them pay for not only killing your father but for casting us out as well. We had everything we could ever ask for here. We had friends, family, agriculture and we were all united as one. We also had this fountain in the center of our home that was powered by an artifact that had power greater than anyone or anything in the entire universe. That artifact was the orb that I made you tamper with some time ago.

Dante~ The orb that turned me into a Rogue?

Rose~ Yes, I was a bit surprised that it worked and I realized if the orb can be tampered with and help someone become a Rogue then it could possibly help restore our home as well.

Dante~ How do you expect one little orb that's the size of my hand to fix all of this?

Rose~ Everything in this forest was either powered or helped stay maintained because of the orb. The trees were always strong and provided protection, the water was always pure, and the orb surrounded the forest with a barrier that hid our civilization from the outside world. The only ones that were allowed to leave were the royal guards that protected not only our home but our leader himself.

Dante~ Who was the leader?

Rose~ Your father was our leader and he was a damn good one too. Everyone loved him and the way he helped solve all of our problems was the best. He was loved and adored by everyone but nobody loved and adored him more than I did.

Dante~ Dad sounds like the man to admire huh?

Rose~ He was and everyone wished they could be just like him.

We finally arrived at the center of the forest.

Rose~ Back to what I was saying, the orb's power is pretty much limitless. If we could, we could not only restore this place but make this place better than before.

Dante~ What would be the point in all of this?

Rose~ This will be our home from here on out if we restore this. Nobody will be able to find us here and we can make a group of savage Rogues together. Think of it like a clan of some sort. I'll be the leader of the Rogue's while you become my right hand.

Dante~ One problem, if it's all just to kill more then I'm not doing this. If I'm going to help you restore this place then you're on your own killing anyone because I will stop you from doing so.

Rose~ *sigh* Why must you make everything so difficult?

Dante~ Because I choose to and anyone that knows me would know that I would never do anything for a negative purpose. Becoming a Rogue for you was enough. If you think I'm ever going to help you restore this place and build an entire army of Rogues then take that same knife you said you were gonna jab in my leg and kill me with it. You know for a fact I won't help you and will never help you.

Rose~ Just like that? Kill you? I know you don't want that. You're just saying this because you actually think one day you're gonna escape and either lock me up or kill me.

Dante~ We don't think I can escape, we know I can escape.

Rose~ How about I make you stop thinking about your friends then? Maybe then they'll understand that there's no saving you.

Dante~ I'd love to see you try. I'm gonna escape but I'm not going anywhere without that orb you have in your bag.

Rose~ Oh, you mean this? This dark, cold, and glimmering ball that I have in my hands right now, you mean this orb?

Dante~ I'm gonna escape whether you think I will or not.

Rose~ HA! You can't even beat me in a regular fight. What makes you think you can escape the one person who's stronger, bigger, faster, and smarter than you?

Dante~ One word… confidence.

Rose~ Then I guess the challenge is on. Go ahead and give it your best shot.

Dante lunges at Rose trying to take the orb from her but Rose hardly bats an eye as she evades him then comes back in with her knife in her hands. Rose grabs Dante by his arm and uses her knife to stab right through his dominant hand. Rose then uses her incredible strength to throw Dante across almost the entire area. Dante hits a few trees before landing hard onto the ground. He can hardly move because of his injuries but manages to get back up before Rose could get to him. Rose appears in front of him with her knife in her hand again and Dante tries to get away from her and make his escape but Rose catches up to him quickly and tackles him from behind. Rose restrains Dante while on the ground and grazes her knife around his neck as if she's teasing to kill him.

Rose~ Wow, that actually lasted longer than ten seconds. Well that's only because I threw you. I have to admit you could have gotten away if you had gotten up sooner but you choked your escape. I should kill you right now for trying to leave but now I realize I need you for a few things. So here's what's gonna happen, you are gonna help me restore our old home and help me start my clan. If you choose to do the opposite then I'll just do the one thing I should have done long ago. Trust me you don't want that to happen because it's like I said "I don't want that to happen". So what's it gonna be?

Dante manages to free one of his arms and give Rose the heaviest and hardest hitting punches he's ever given anyone. Rose nearly blacks out from the punch but manages to stay awake and chase after Dante as he was running away.

Dante~ Go to hell bitch!

Rose~ UGH! Fine then you asked for it!

Rose channels into the orb's power and uses it to stop Dante in his tracks. Dante stands frozen as Rose approaches him. He tries his best to break free but it's too late. Rose stands in front of him completely pissed off at what just happened.

Rose~ I gave you one too many chances… I didn't want to do this because I wanted you to continue to remember everything we've been through but now I don't give a damn about what you remember. This all stems from the fact that you believe in yourself and your friends… but I'm about to make all of that change right here and now. Say goodbye to them all because they'll be the last thing you'll ever remember.

Rose holds up the orb and makes sure Dante's eyes are locked onto it. She taps into the orb's power once more.

Rose~ Any last words before I erase your entire life?

Dante~ All because you couldn't keep yourself together… because you wanted justice and you wanted someone to feel what you felt that night dad was killed. Rose… you failed as a mother and Donny would say the same. So I'm speaking for both him and I when I say this. Fuck you along with your selfish, abusive, manipulative and harsh ways and we hope you truly get sent to hell one day. You can forget you ever had a son because I'm gonna forget I ever had a mother.

Rose punches Dante in the face and knocks him out. She then began to erase all of Dante's memories using the orbs power. All the times he had with his friends and family would and will be completely gone and there wasn't anything that anyone could do to stop it. After a few minutes the orb returns to it's normal state and Rose let's go of Dante. He falls to the ground as he's unconscious and Rose leaves him there to go restore the forest herself. Rose walked up to the fountain and placed the orb in the center where the orb would normally go. As Rose gets out of the fountain, the water inside of it starts to magically purify itself along with the fountain. Seeing that made Rose realize that the restoration is working exactly how she would expect it but she also knew it would take time to fully restore her home. Rose walks over to Dante and carries him to their old and first ever home together. As weird as it sounds Rose was actually crying because she did something she never wanted to do but had to do it to fulfil her goal. She arrives at their old home and walks in, placing him on a bed of dead leaves. She sits next to him as she waits for the restoration to complete while crying over what happened.

Rose~ I didn't want to… but you made me… all you had to do was do what I said but you choose the hard way. At least I'll never have to hear their names come out of your mouth anymore. *Sigh* Sometimes you have to make sacrifices… I'm sorry Dante… but at the same time I'm not. Sleep well because this is the beginning of a new chapter for you. While he's unconscious I need to retrieve that knife for him so he can get back to doing what he's supposed to. I just need to find out where it is. I have to stop talking and wasting time here and head out before he wakes up. The forest should be restored when I get back.

Rose left the forest and headed back to her old home to look for something that Dante gave to someone.

Rose~ And when I get that knife back we'll start killing whoever we want starting with that little girl and then his pathetic "girlfriend". Of course that's only until after I take care of a few things first. I've got a lot of time until I get back and until Dante wakes up so I guess I'm not in a rush.

Rips POV…

It's morning and I instantly get up when my alarm goes off. Without hesitation I take the time I have to freshen up for the day and head out with the gem wrapped around a towel while in my backpack. I figured if I was gonna carry it I might as well try to hide it until the time was right and make sure I can carry it around when doing so. Twilight and I live in the same neighborhood so it didn't take long for me to get to her house. I knocked on the door and to my surprise her father was the one who answered.

Midnight~ Oh, good morning. You must be Rip, Twilight's friend.

Rip~ Yeah I'm also the one your wife lashed out on back at the hideouts.

Midnight~ Oh yeah I forgot about that also I'm really sorry about what happened I know Velvet can have an anger issue when someone she cares about is gone.

Rip~ It's all good, is Twilight awake?

Midnight~ Yeah, she just woke up.

Rip~ Can I come in?

Midnight~ Yeah sure, come on in.

Rip~ Thank you.

Midnight~ No problem, she's in her room if you need me I'll be outside with Velvet.

Rip~ Alright.

After entering the house I made my way to Twilight's room and found her still in bed. I picked up one of her pillows and threw it right at her face causing her to wake up.

Rip~ Twilight! Wake your ass up!

Twilight~ Huh!? *Sigh* I feel back asleep. That wasn't part of the plan.

Rip~ How much sleep did you get last night?

Twilight~ Not much, I kept having that same nightmare. I was so scared to go to sleep that I kept myself up almost all night.

Rip~ Are you gonna be ok today?

Twilight~ Yeah at least I think.

Rip~ Just stay close to me the whole day. I'll watch over you.

Twilight~ I was gonna do that anyway.

Rip~ Makes sense, come on let's get out of here. We have to get to the hospital as soon as possible if we want to show Donny what we found.

Twilight~ Yeah let's go. You can drive this time, here's the key.

Rip~ Why drive when I can night travel?

Twilight~ I guess you make a good point but are you sure? The hospital is really far from here.

Rip~ Don't worry I got this.

Twilight~ Alright then, I trust you. Just make sure you don't send us someplace random.

Twilight held my hand before I night traveled us straight to the hospital. At first I was a bit light headed but I was able to keep my balance so I decided to call that a win win. We got to the hospital in a flash and I'm not tired at all. Anyway Twilight and I checked in at the front desk and made our way towards Donny at his room. We were stopped right before we were able to enter his room because he was being monitored at that moment and we had to come back later on that day to visit him. We were really upset but we didn't let it get to us. We left the hospital and decided to go back to Twilight's house and wait there instead of waiting in the waiting area. We night traveled back and Twilight immediately jumped in bed face first. I saw her dozing off and on the verge of falling asleep so I decided to tuck her in and make sure she was comfortable. I knew she needed rest because of her lack of sleep last night so I let her fall asleep and decided to come back later that day before I went to see Donny. After she fell asleep I called Sunset to let her know about what Twilight and I found in Flash's room. She wasn't happy to know what we did and she told me to get to her house with what we found at that very second. Knowing I was gonna get yelled at I decided to take my time and walk to her house instead of night traveling.

Rip~ Yeah, she said get there right this second but she never told me to night travel. That's mostly because she doesn't know I can night travel now. At least it's just her and nobody else for right now. I already know what Rainbow would do if she knew. Hopefully Sunset lightens up a bit before I get there, even though I totally deserve to get yelled at.

An hour passed and I finally made it to Sunset's house. This is what surprised me the most. I knew she was waiting for me the entire time while right next to the door, because I couldn't even knock before the door swung open and I was immediately pulled into the house. Sunset then closes and makes sure she locks the door and drags me all the way to her room. I tried to keep up with her movement speed but it was like trying to race a speeding car. I kept losing my balance and almost slipped multiple times. We finally made it to her room and she locked the door after we entered. Sunset turns to me with the most furious look I've ever seen her give to anyone.

Sunset: Give me one good reason why I shouldn't yell at you.

Rip: Uhhh… because we're friends and as friends we should be able to handle this in a civil manner… heh.

Sunset: You broke and entered someone's house! Especially after we all sat there and said no! EVEN YOU SAID NO BUT YOU STILL DID IT!

Rip: Sunset I know it's bad but Twilight was right. It really was the right call because we found something.

Sunset: Unless that something is Dante chilling in Flash's closet then I really don't think you found anything worthwhile.

Rip: Sunset trust me this won't disappoint you. It's in my backpack right now. Just let me get it out and you can look at it.

Sunset: Fine, show me what you found.

I pulled out the wrapped gemstone from my backpack and placed it on Sunset's bed.

Sunset: Rip what is this?

Rip~ It's a gemstone duh.

Sunset~ I know it's a gemstone, but what about it makes this so special?

Rip~ When Twilight and I touched it we had a strange nightmare like lucid dream. It wasn't just any random lucid dream though because we both had the same exact one. We wanted to talk to Donny about it but we couldn't visit him so we decided to wait until later today to tell him about it.

Sunset~ Where's Twilight in all of this?

Rip~ She couldn't sleep last night because of what she saw so I left her at her house to rest.

Sunset~ Wow, what did you see?

Rip~ Flower meadow, lake in the center, crazy strong gravity, couldn't move a single inch and a scary face looking at us telling us that we'll be alone and that there

will be blood everywhere and someone will be admired by servants and prisoners. He referred to this someone as "he".

Sunset~ You think he could be talking about Dante?

Rip~ I sure as hell hope not but if so there's no way.

Sunset~ Wait how did this end up in Flash's room in the first place?

Rip~ I have no idea and I'm pretty sure Twilight doesn't know as well. Also this voice told us to "be careful or he just might snap".

Sunset~ Isn't that what you told us all that night Jamie died? You described what happened to Dante that day in the school cafeteria and you said not to mess with him because of that reason.

Rip~ Yeah, that's also the same night Dante finally saw who his mother really was. A lying, manipulative, and crazy bitch.

Sunset~ We really should get this to Donny.

Rip~ Only problem is we have to wait until later on today. Until then we can't go and see him. We have no choice but to wait.

Sunset~ What do we do until then?

Rip~ I was thinking we should tell the others about this but I don't even know anymore. Also I really don't want to be scolded by Rainbow right now.

Sunset~ I guess I understand but soon we're gonna have to tell them.

Rip~ Yeah but right now I'm not worried about it. I just wanna relax right now.

Sunset~ Well you're welcome to stay here for as long as you want.

Rip~ Awesome, so how did you sleep last night? I know Donny and his injuries had you a little bit shaken up.

Sunset~ Yeah and it still does if we're being honest.

Rip~ I'm guessing you still don't know if you like him.

Sunset~ Yeah… and to make things more stressful I think Rarity likes him too.

Rip~ Ummm…

Sunset~ Are you ok?

Rip~ Yeah I'm good my ears are just really goofy today. I thought you said Rarity might actually like Donny. I think they're ok now.

Sunset~ You heard correctly the first time. I think Rarity might like Donny.

Rip~ Damn I thought my ears were actually broken. What makes you say that?

Sunset~ Everyone overlooked it yesterday but I saw it. Rarity was nervous to be around him the same way I was when I left to go check on him. I could see her blushing but I played it off as if I didn't know what was wrong with her. What do I do now?

Rip~ Sunset all I can say is to not worry about it. This stuff happens naturally; it isn't something you should just hop into or stress about.

Sunset~ You think so?

Rip~ I know so. Trust me even if Rarity does like him it'll all be ok.

My phone began to ring letting me know that someone was calling me. I picked it up and put the phone on speaker.

Over the phone…

Rip~ Hello?

Rarity~ Hey, this is Rip right?

Rip~ Yeah this is Rip.

Rarity~ Oh thank heavens, I thought I had the wrong number. By any chance can you come over to my house? I need to talk to you about something personal.

Rip~ Uh yeah, I can be there. Do you want to tell me what it's about?

Rarity~ I'll tell you when you get here. Please hurry I really need someone to talk to about this and you're the one person I know I can talk to right now.

Rip~ Alright I'll be there in 10 minutes.

Rarity~ Thank you darling.

The phone call ends and Sunset is completely shocked by the timing of this.

Sunset~ There's no way…

Rip~ Look I'd love to talk but I have to get moving if I'm gonna make it in ten.

Sunset~ But her house is an hour away from here. How can you… wait…

Rip~ Sorry Sunset I thought you would chill out before I got here. Anyway later.

Sunset~ RIIIP!

Before she could say another word I night traveled away from her and reappeared in front of Rarity's house. I swear people just love to wait by their doors because the same thing happened. Before I could knock the door was SWUNG OPEN! and I was dragged into the house and to her room. When we entered her room I sat down immediately because this was making me light headed.

Rarity~ Darling? Are you ok?

Rip~ From now on please don't just wait by your door and drag me all the way inside.

Rarity~ You look like you've been through this before?

Rip~ Rarity what did you want to talk to me about?

Rarity~ Oh right, I wanted to tell you something that I haven't told anyone else yet. Please don't get mad at me when I say this.

Rip~ I'll try not to get mad.

Rarity~ Ok so, the thing is, you see, I think, I might have a slight crush on Donny.

Rip~ Ok, can you explain why?

Rarity~ It's just last night when he was comforting me he held my hand and we hugged and I just didn't want to let go and then I slightly rubbed his back.

Rip~ Wait! He didn't tell us you held hands! He just said you hugged

Rarity~ You knew about this?

Rip~ Yeah we all did. He told us when you left the room about what happened but never said he held your hand.

Rarity~ Oh wow, I didn't know you all had an idea about what happened.

Rip~ Ok what's the real reasoning as to why you have a slight crush on him?

Rarity~ Well the feeling I had when he hugged me was like no other feeling I've ever had. He was so gentle and kind it kinda rubbed off on me and I blushed. I'm not stressing over it but I did feel like I needed to get this off my chest.

Rip~ So what are you gonna do?

Rarity~ I don't know yet. I was hoping you would have some sort of advice for me.

Rip~ As much as I would love to give you some advice I can't. I can't tell you what Donny likes or his tendencies. Besides this stuff comes naturally. I couldn't tell you what you should do even if you were completely clueless.

Rarity~ *sigh* I guess you're right. Also I have to think this over and make a decision on if this is something I actually want.

Rip~ That sounds like the best idea.

Rarity~ One more thing, I wanted to ask a bit sooner but I didn't mind it much but why do you have a backpack with you?

Rip~ Uhhh that's nothing really. Twilight wanted me to head to the library and check out a few books for her so I did just that.

Rarity~ But it doesn't look like it's full of books.

Rip~ Oh, well the books aren't that big you know I still have a lot more space in here. I could fit my PlayStation in this thing if I wanted to heh.

Rarity~ I think I know what it's full of.

Rip~ Books?

Rarity~ No, lies, give me that bag.

Rip~ Damnit.

Rarity snatches the bag away from Rip and opens it. She finds a towel wrapped around something but leaves it in the bag.

Rarity~ Darling? What is this?

Rip~ Double Damnit, Umm a towel.

Rarity~ But what is it wrapped around? We've been through this before and if you don't tell me what it is then I'll just take it out myself.

Rip~ NO! don't do that!

Rarity~ Then what is it?

Rip~ I'll explain later but right now we need to get this thing to Donny. The only problem is we can't visit him now.

Rarity~ Why not talk to Twilight mother? She's an Owl and has experience with stuff like this right?

Rip~ Her mom and I haven't been on the best of terms ever since that night at the hideouts. Donny on the other hand won't scold me for letting Twilight become an Owl.

Rarity~ Still I don't think she doesn't deserve to know about this. This could lead to anything and it's not something to leave her mother out of.

Rip~ You're probably right, I already know how pissed off at me she is right now I know she would be even more pissed off if I don't tell her about this.

Rarity~ Go to Twilight's house and tell her about it. She has to know and most likely will know at some point.

Rip~ Ugh! Fine, I'll go. I have to go back to her house anyway. I'll see you later.

I got up, grabbed my backpack and night traveled away once again reappearing inside Twilight's room. She was still in bed asleep and I didn't want to disturb her so I left the room while being as quiet as possible so I didn't wake her up. After that I went outside in the backyard to look for Velvet and she was laying on a pool chair relaxing in the sun. I walked up to her trying my best to be as civil as possible.

Rip~ Hey, Velvet?

Velvet~ Oh, it's you, what do you want? You're not here to burn me again are you?

Rip~ No I'm not here to harm you. I'm here because I need you to look at something. At first I didn't want you to know about it but now I really think you could help me.

Velvet~ Give me one good reason why I should help you after you burned my arm. It still stings to this day and I've been in and out of the hospital because of you.

Rip~ Look I know I screwed up and I'm sorry but I really need your help. Actually… both Twilight and I need your help.

Velvet~ What does Twilight have to do with this?

Rip~ She was the one who found what we need you to look at. We broke into someone's house to find something like this. She believed that there was something that could help us find Dante and she was right. Velvet please help us.

Velvet~ What happened to Donny why didn't he help you?

Rip~ Donny's in the hospital as we speak and has been since last night. Let's just say he lost some blood from an accident.

Velvet~ Hmmm… Fine, I'll look at it. I'm not happy that you and my own daughter broke into someone's house to get it but as long as you don't get in trouble I guess I'll let it slide. Bring it inside and place it on the kitchen table.

Rip~ Thank you so much Velvet.

Velvet~ Yeah, yeah, hurry up before I change my mind.

Back with Rose…

Rose~ Almost there, damn did I really travel this far from home? I know I didn't want anyone to find us but damn this is a lot. I guess I can say I took the extra mile on this one, heh. Doesn't matter anyway I can get back in a flash regardless of how far away I am from Dante. The plan is simple: retrieve the knife, get back to Dante, teach him the ways of being a Rogue, start killing our targets and grow our clan. I'll be pretty upset if anything or anyone gets in my way. I really don't want to start killing until I get Dante on board with the plan. Then when all that is done then we can start killing. I can't wait until I can finally jab a knife in someone's heart. I love being a Rogue even more than being an Owl. I also can't wait for the surprise I have for that pathetic excuse of a girlfriend Dante has or should I say… had. She won't even know what hit her when she sees that Dante has I guess you can say "moved on".