'Pi..pi..Pinkie Pie...'
Pinkie Pie had just kicked Fluttershy in the head, who had rushed to defend Rainbow Dash. She just couldn't let her friend get hurt. And as she crumpled to the ground, she thought.
'At least Rainbow Dash is okay...I did it, I was brave....'
'Pinkie Pie! This has gone too far. Spike was an accident and he even kind of played a part himself,' Twilight Sparkle was positively livid. But Rainbow Dash cut her off.
'Exactly. But you just tried to assault me! You just tried to hurt someone! You killed..Gah!' Rainbow Dash fought the drugs, and it had been a few hours now since Pinkie Pie had given them any. Time gone by, and her anger helped her charge the pink pony.
'Omph,' went Pinkie Pie, as all the air was knocked out of her lungs. She went back, hitting the wall. She made a sickening thud as she hit. She saw a bright light, temporarily. Everything started going hazy, and she had to fight passing out.
'I'm going to kill you!'
'Da..Dashie...no...I never wanted to hurt anypony. You're all my friends...I...I love my friends...Don't you see?' She was crying, tears streaming down her face.
'I...I'm sorry....So sorry.....' Sorrow, desperation, and pain danced across Pinkie Pie's features.
'I don't care anymore! You're...' Only rage in Rainbow Dash's voice, and on her face. Pure, beyond her control rage.
'Stop....' Softly.
'Can it be? It can't be...' Rainbow Dash thought, and quickly brushed it off.
'going to pay...'
'Stop it...' A little louder.
'Could it be? Can I....Am I...' Rainbow Dash wondered, becoming more and more alarmed. She pushed the thoughts aside, violently, with her rage. She was losing control more and more as time went on. She was losing herself, just like Pinkie Pie had.
'and if you don't die, you'll be lucky.' Rainbow Dash reared up, ready to stomp Pinkie Pie.
'STOP IT RAINBOW DASH!' Rainbow Dash stopped so suddenly, she fell over. It had been Fluttershy. Was she going insane too, just like Pinkie Pie? She got up and turned to see Fluttershy trying desperately to stand, her head bleeding freely. 'I'm not dead...Yet.' She looked at Pinkie Pie, pleading in her eyes and words.
'Please.....please...'
'Pinkie Pie, tell the truth...' The old voice.
'No, their safety...Think of them.' A new voice, saying what Pinkie Pie had made herself believe.
Pinkie Pie, as she truly was.
Pinkamina Diane Pie, the darker insanity of Pinkie Pie, once her original self, become dark and twisted from Pinkie Pie's quest to have friends, the manipulation of her mother, and the forgetting.
She had to choose:Who would she be? She only took a moment in time, but in herself it was a lifetime.
'I'm sorry Dashie! We don't have much time, Applejack is hurt and Fluttershy could bleed to death! Pinkamia tricked me into...I tricked myself into believing I was saving you and everything was okay...' Pinkie Pie, finally and truly Pinkie Pie for the first time in years if ever, sobbed.
'Pinkamina? But you're...' Rainbow Dash said confused.
'No time,' Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. 'Pinkie calm down. Let us out. Well take them to the hospital. We'll get you some help if you want.'
'Oh...okay.'
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'Pinkie Pie, how are you doing?' It was Twilight Sparkle.
'Better, thanks. How's Spike?'
'Alright. We got lucky. The Princess said...' Twilight Sparkle stopped. She wasn't supposed to talk about it.
'Good. Is he...coping good?'
'Better than you might think...'
Silence. There was so much each pony wanted to say, but it was so hard. Twilight Sparkle, after what felt like an eternity to both if them, began to speak again.
'Applejack actually has a 50-50 chance of applebucking again. Fluttershy has even kept a little of her bravery, though she does have some problems with her memory...'
'I'm sorry...I...wasn't myself...'
'We know, we know. But what what was it you had wanted to say?'
'Just that a part of me, it always knew. It had to, it plotted and planned all of this. But I forgot that. I really started to believe it was just a sleep over. It was all okay. No one died, no one got hurt, no one was even...trapped. And when I planned it, I finally remembered. Or I did sometimes, even then, I don't know anymore....Anyway, when I planned it I did it to save you all. So we could be friends forever.'
'Really Pinkie? Sometimes you are just something else.' A grin, pure, true, and happy. For the first time since all of this happened.
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What of Spike? How was he okay? Let's take a look, see if it's true.
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'Twi...light...' A voice from Twilight Sparkle's room.
'Twi..light...I miss you. Why do you gotta go visit everyone for so long? Why can't I go out? Why do I have to stay in your room?' It was Spike, but something was off about him. His colors were slightly grey, and the stitches were clearly there. He moved, slowly and sadly across the room. He figured he might as well read to pass some time.
That plan lasted about two minutes. Then he decided to write a letter.
Dear Princess Celestia,
I'm so lost and confused. Why do I have to wait alone now?
I did learn something about friendship lately. But I can't remember most of what happened. Only that Pinkie tried to trap us. Not how we got out. So maybe I forgot some of the lesson. But here it is:
Sometimes you think you're being a great friend, but you're really not. Ponies should think about what it means to be a friend if you really want to be one.
Spike
He sent the letter, and a reply came surprisingly quickly.
Dear Spike,
What you said is true. I hope others have learned the same lesson. As for your question:
Please, just don't ask. And whatever you do, DON'T TRY TO REMEMBER! I cannot stress this enough. Maybe one day you will be able to, but not yet. Trust your friends. In this case, they truly are being your friends.
Sincerely,
Celestia
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Well, Spike, for once you're right. Yes, Spike yes, it's zombies. Or at least you are now.