The Dazzlings Return

Chapter Three

Adagio said, "If you stay quiet and do as we say, we'll keep two of you as slaves." She smiled. "Rainbow Dash is not going to be one of the slaves, obviously," she added. "And Twilight is going to be my little toy for the next while. It's really no fun to kill you immediately; we need to make you last."

Adagio eyed the remaining five ponies. She stopped at Rarity. "Hmm. You'd make a nice slave, once we get rid of that horn."

Rarity gasped in fear. A lone tear trailed down her cheek. "W-why ever would you do that, darling?" she asked weakly.

"We can't have you using your magic to escape," Adagio said, rolling her eyes as if it were the simplest thing in the world. "You're a dressmaker, and you have to be precise when you sew your dresses together, or add gems or other decorations."

"What's your point?" Rarity asked with a gulp.

"You're very organized. You'd be good at cleaning. Once all but two of you are dead, we're going to take over Equestria, then Canterlot High and that whole world, but we need to get some new powers, and that will take some time. In the meantime, we'll settle down, act like normal ponies. And you'll be our maid. Yes, you will be one of the two slaves." Adagio decided.

"But Adagio," Sonata whined. "I want Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack to be the slaves! We don't have to cut their horns or wings off 'cuz they don't have any, and Rarity would make a super yummy taco!"

"Yeah. I wanted Rainbow Dash and Twilight to be the slaves," Aria said. "Rainbow Dash was a cool pony, and Twilight's way more organized than Rarity! I know that Rainbow can't be one of them now-" She looked forlornly at the dead pegasus - "but we still have Twilight. Making her work for us is a way better way to get revenge on her than killing her."

Adagio pondered this for a moment. "Rarity will be one of the slaves, and that's final," Adagio concluded. 

"Who's gonna be the second slave, then?" Sonata asked. She and Aria perked up a bit.

"I'll decide that later," Adagio sighed.

Sonata and Aria groaned. "How long will it take for you to decide?" Aria asked angrily.

"Not long," Adagio said slyly. She ripped the knife out of Rainbow's chest and clopped over to Rarity, the next pony in the line. Rainbow was on the end, then Rarity, then Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, and lastly Fluttershy. "I just need to test their pain tolerance. I don't want a maid that will complain, so we have to see how they react to pain. If they do complain, they're out. The two ponies that complained the least will be given more painful tests. Whoever wins will be the second slave, with Rarity."

"Will Twilight be competing?" Aria asked hopefully.

"Yes," Adagio grumbled. "But I'm betting that she'll be the first one out. Now, as I was saying..." She wiped the knife off on Rarity's fur, staining it red. "I already said that you were going to be one of the slaves, no exceptions," Adagio said to Rarity. "That's not going to change, but you can't complain. If you do, right now or when you're our slave-" She waved the knife around recklessly - "there will be consequences."

Rarity gulped. Adagio grinned. "Let's get started, shall we?" Adagio asked.

"Adagio, I know we took your powers, but please! Don't do this!" Pinkie wailed. "If you took our powers away, we wouldn't torture you! We'd become your friend! Like how we became friends with Starlight Glimmer, and our other-world selves became friends with Sunset Shimmer!"

Adagio rolled her eyes. "Look, I really don't care," she sighed. "I didn't do all of this just so I could change my mind and pretend none of this happened. No, I can kill you if I want." She lifted the knife above her head and brought it down on Rarity's horn. Rarity bit her lip so hard, she drew blood, trying not to scream. Blood poured down her face, covering her eyes and nose, and her horn hit the ground, spraying blood all over the floor.

Fluttershy threw up again and passed out. Pinkie Pie looked away; Apple Jack struggled against her restraints. Twilight shut her eyes and mumbled something under her breath. Her horn began to glow, and her chains started to shake.

"No!" Adagio screamed. She flung herself at the alicorn, jumped up, and sliced her horn off. Twilight's chains stilled, and she let out a scream of pain.  

Adagio said, "Just as I thought. She's definitely not going to be one of the slaves. Now, Pinkie Pie, you're next."

Pinkie's pink fur turned as white as a sheet. "I-I don't have a horn or wings," she stammered, "so wh-what're you gonna do to me?"

"I never said I was just going to cut your horns and wings off," Adagio said back. Then she turned around and bucked Pinkie Pie in the face. Pinkie grunted a bit in surprise, but other than that, she didn't say a word, she just started to silently cry. Adagio bucked her again, this time in her stomach. Pinkie continued to cry, but she didn't make a sound. Finally, Adagio was satisfied.

Next was Apple Jack, who was also an Earth pony. Apple Jack didn't make any noise, nor did she cry; she just let Adagio kick her again and again. Adagio moved on to Fluttershy, the last pony in the line. Fluttershy had woken up, and as she saw Adagio approach, she paled. Adagio grinned. "I've been wanting to see how you'd react to this," she said to the yellow pegasus. Then she turned her around and chopped her wings off. Instead of staying silent, like Pinkie and Apple Jack had, she screamed, louder than Twilight had. Buckets of tears fell from her eyes, and she arched her back, trying to move her missing wings. The remaining nubs wiggled up and down a bit. Fluttershy moaned in pain and slouched down, and the nubs stopped moving.

"Tch. It appears the two ponies that complained the least, other than Rarity and Rainbow Dash, were Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack." Adagio said unhappily. "Twilight, Fluttershy, and whoever loses this next round, will be executed."