My Little Inferno

by GMBlackjack


Epilogue

Dear Princess Celestia

Due to recent events in Ponyville, I ask that the product Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace be recalled and a suit be filed against Soot Inc if possible. It has been determined that the product had a latent Compulsia Exponentia spell buried in it, was an unsafe product, and has the capability of creating powerful and unstable beings.

Celestia, it killed Pinkie Pie.

I will be visiting soon to discuss the matter further. I need to.

I also want a dragon hunt organized for Mister Soot - he was recently in Ponyville and during the chaos he must have slipped away.

It has been a while since I did this… But today I learned something. I learned to take more appreciation in those close to us, to not take them for granted. And to never dismiss things out of hand.

We need to care about the world we live in.

We cannot allow our obsessions to become our world.

I’ll have much more to say next time I see you.

Your faithful princess,

-Twilight Sparkle.

Dear Dragonlord Ember

A citizen under your purview - Mister Soot of Soot Inc - has been horrible to us. His product - Little Inferno Entertainment fireplace - has resulted in the decay of much of our land and the death of Pinkie Pie.

Close down his industries and recall all the Fireplaces. In addition, it would be appreciated if you could assist us in our hunt for him.

He cannot be allowed to get away with this.

I apologize if this is a bit forward, but he has caused a lot of pain all for the sake of his science.

Thank you.

-Twilight Sparkle.

Dear Sunset Shimmer

I… I am so sorry.

The Inferno is dangerous. It had Compulsia Exponentia laced into it, and it has done a lot of bad things.

It was what killed Pinkie.

It’s spell prevented me from realizing that.

I know you’re almost done with your prototype and it pains to say it. But you need to destroy it and throw the plans away. It’s too dangerous.

I am sorry. I’ll visit when I can.

Your friend,

-Twilight Sparkle.

Sunset Shimmer let out a pained sigh. She had put months of work into this… It was almost perfectly functional…

She looked into the face. The Core. It stared back at her, giving no sign of change.

Then she turned it off, disassembled it, and threw her blueprints away.

She went to Pinkie. She needed to be near her right now. Give her a hug. Probably cry for a bit.

The lab was left much the way it had been months before.

The sun shone down on Earth, equidistant from either horizon. Hovering in the center, looking down on everything.

Then it slowly began to set…

~~~

A young girl was prowling around the junkyard, playing amongst the new trash. She danced, twirled, and picked up anything even remotely interesting with her hands. Then she fell, uncovering a large roll of paper. She looked closely at it.

LITTLE INFERNO ENTERTAINMENT FIREPLACE 2.0 - SUNSET SHIMMER.

“What do you have there little miss?” A man said.

“I’m not sure…” Nancy said. “But I think I’ll hold onto it. Who knows? Maybe I’ll use it one day…”