//------------------------------// // And Killed Me // Story: Still Alive // by RainbowDangerDash97 //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie didn't catch a wink of sleep that night. In her mind, the words "Murderer" and "Monster" were shouted and echoed - hammered into her head. She tossed and turned, flipped her pillow about, but to no avail. She sat up, annoyed. "Please, leave me alone," she whispered to herself. "Leave you alone? No, I'll never do that," the voice in her head replied. "Pinkamena! My friends and I were happy till YOU came around!" "Oh? And why? You mean to say - you were happy without me?" "Well, DUH! We --" "No, you can't live without me. I AM you. You're just me under a fake mask with a smile on it!" "Whaddya mean?" "I mean - you don't exist. I do. I'M Pinkamena Diane Pie. You're a fake - like your smiles you wear every day." "Stop it! My friends love me and I love them!" "Not if I have something to do about it." "I PINKIE promised I won't do it again! And NOPONY BREAKS A PINKIE PROMISE!!" After her final words, Pinkie Pie sort of shut her mind, and the voice left her head. She had won, because after all - nopony breaks a Pinkie Promise. And she was the one to see to it. ---- "Twilight," Pinkie Pie asked, in a quivery voice. "Something's happen to me!" "What is it?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "I sorta heard a weirdo voice in my head!" the pink earth pony explained. "About what?" came the laconic answer. "I heard it saying I was a murderer or something," Pinkie Pie answered, for the first time, totally serious about something. "Oh, Pinkie," Twilight laughed, as she flipped a page of her book with her magic. "You're either over-reacting - or you're playing another trick for April Foal's Day." "Don't be - Twilight?!" Pinkie Pie cried out. "Can't you see I'm - UGH!!!" She gave a frustrated scream, and stomped out of the library. "Sheesh," Spike remarked. "Is she being Pinkie Pie or what?" Twilight slapped him, on the cheek. "Hey! What was that for?" ----- "Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie Pie asked. Rainbow turned around. "Yes? Wait - no! I'm not baking cupcakes! Leave me alone!" She zoomed away, leaving Pinkie Pie in a cloud of dust. Pinkie Pie bounced after her. "She can't be here," Rainbow Dash panted, as soon as she found Pinkie Pie out of sight. She turned towards Scootaloo. "Hey, squirt - watch THIS!!" She got into flying position, before taking off, doing loops, hoops and somersaults in mid-air. "Rainbow Dash! Wanna play?" Rainbow Dash gasped, and cried out, "Later, pipsqueak! I gotta..uh...go. See ya later!" She bolted off, leaving a trail of rainbow behind her. "But Dash, wait!" Scootaloo called after her. ---- "Rarity! Hide me!" Rainbow Dash shrieked, as she bashed into the boutique. The white unicorn scratched her head with her hoof. "Oh, hello, darling Rainbow! Nice of you to drop by!" "Rarity! Pinkie Pie's after me! I can't let her catch me --" Rainbow Dash cried out. "Or she'll --" "Oh, silly," Rarity giggled. "Pinkie Pie just only left the boutique." She bit hungrily into a cupcake. "Mm-mm! These are good! She just dropped off a whole bag of cupcakes for me and Sweetie Belle." Cupcakes. Cupcakes Cupcakes. Millions of pictures and memories flashed and flitted through the pegasus's mind, as the word Cupcakes filled her ears. "Oops! Sorry, Rarity!" Rainbow Dash gave a yell, as she heard Pinkie Pie's voice behind her, complete with the ringing of the bell, and the opening of the doors. She dashed out of the boutique, before Pinkie Pie could say "hi." Rarity and Pinkie Pie shot each other strange confused glances, as the pegasus whizzed past them. ---- Cupcakes. She said Cupcakes! Wait a minute - what's come over me?