Pinkamena escapes the Royal Guard and flees to Fillydelphia. Here, she forces two innocent unicorns, Fern and Macy, to help her fulfill her cannibalistic needs. Meanwhile, Twilight and the others try to track her down again while Rainbow Dash recovers.
Pinkie Pie went looking for Rainbow Dash. Twilight tells Pinkie that she's at Rarity's. Pinkie Pie goes to Rarity's and finds Rainbow Dash. She tells Dash that she has something fun planned for them. Something to die for. Rainbow Dash, not knowing Pinkie's motives, arrives at Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie Pie tells her that she'll bake. After eating a pre-made cupcake, Rainbow Dash passes out. She awakes in a basement where she is strapped down on a metal slab. Pinkie Pie tells her that she'll literally be baking. After Pinkie Pie sings "I Can't Decide", written by Scissor Sisters, she goes out for a walk and captures Rarity. Pinkie Pie puts her in a pit after she cuts off her horn. Pinkie then zaps Rainbow Dash with electricity before bringing Rarity into the room to see her. Pinkie then pulls a pony out of the back room and cuts her eyes out. Afterwards, Pinkie slits the pony's throat in front of Rainbow Dash. Meanwhile, Twilight goes to Manehattan to ask Trixie for help. Twilight and Trixie arrive back in Ponyville. When they get back they go to the Mayor's house to find that she had been brutally murdered. They get the help of Princess Celestia's Royal Guards and investigate Sugarcube Corner. They find a note left by Pinkie Pie that said she has taken Fluttershy. This is the moment Twilight decided to spring the trap. Trixie lets herself get captured and taken to Pinkie Pie's hideout where she subsequently frees herself using her new found magic. She then narrowly escapes by jumping through the living room window. After ending up in the Hoofington Hospital, Trixie has the nurse send a message to Celestia to let Twilight know that Pinkie Pie's in Hoofington. Pinkie Pie visits Trixie in the hospital and tries to kill her. Twilight goes to visit her, causing Pinkie Pie to retreat. Pinkie Pie loses it even more and decides to just kill every pony she captured. Twilight and Trixie come to the rescue and find out the origins of Pinkamena. They also figure out that Pinkie Pie has brainwashed Applebloom to think killing is fun. The Royal Guards appear and take Pinkie away. Celestia personally thanks Trixie for her help in saving Ponyville. Later, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy are visited by Twilight and Trixie in the hospital. They receive a package from Pinkie Pie with a note that said, "Dear friends, I just wanted to let you know that I'm alive and well and traveling Equestria. I'm seeing the sights. I've met some new friends and have a new home. My life is getting back to normal. Thanks. Love, Pinkamena. PS: I still throw some killer parties." After reading the letter, Twilight opens the box. Once seeing what was inside she drops it. Blood spilled out along with an eyeball.
The guards pulled Pinkie Pie out of the building she's been using as her hideout. She was kicking and screaming. The slapped some chains around her legs so she couldn't escape. They threw her into the back of the chariot. The Royal Guards hooked themselves up to the front of the chariot and flew off. Pinkie Pie sat quietly in the back. She looked over the edge of the chariot and saw a lake coming into view. She opened her mouth and raised the chain, which was holding her front legs, to a sharp metal tooth in her mouth. She started sawing away. One of the guards looked back and smirked. "What's so funny?" the other guard asked. "She's trying to chew through the chain." The other guard joined in on the smirking. Pinkie Pie continued to saw through until she felt it about to break. She stopped and pulled up the chain which was holding her back legs. She started to saw away. The guard looked back again. "Don't bother." the guard said. "That chain is just as strong as the other." Pinkie Pie stopped sawing and looked at the guard, narrowing her eyes. The guard turned around and Pinkie Pie continued sawing. She stopped sawing and sat straight up. The lake was now almost directly beneath them. Pinkie waited a couple more seconds before jerking her legs apart, breaking the chains. The guards immediately looked back in shock. "What?!" the guards yelled. Pinkie lunged at the guard on the left and bit his throat. Her metal tooth dug deep into his skin. Blood poured out as the guard screamed in pain. She pulled out, and then tore a chunk out of his wing. He stopped flapping his wings and fell, putting more pressure on the other guard. Pinkie sliced the rope with her tooth. The injured guard fell and hit the ground with a thud. The other guard started to fly lower as Pinkie bit into his neck. He screamed as Pinkie tore a chunk from his neck. He gurgled as blood came out of his mouth. Pinkie tore a chunk out of his wing and he started to fall. Pinkie jumped out and splashed down into the lake. She swam to the edge and climbed out. She then headed over to the crashed chariot and the surviving guard. He was writhing in pain. She stood over him and looked down. "Please." he said. "Just kill me." "Oh, I have something better in mind." said Pinkie. She dug her metal tooth into the guards chest and sliced him open. Blood sprayed all over her face as the guard screamed. She scooped out the guards organs before digging her tooth into the guards eye socket and plucked his eye out. The guard screamed some more as Pinkie Pie ate his eye. "That was delicious." she said. "So much better than if I had baked you into cupcakes." The guard bled to death as Pinkie Pie feasted off of his dead body.
Pinkie Pie stood up and looked down at the mutilated body of Celestia's Royal Guards. "That was yummy." she said. "I'm gonna find more!" She looked around to see where she was. To her right was a mountainous region. Canterlot. To her left was more of the bay. Though she could see a town at the other end. Fillydelphia. She grinned and headed off towards Fillydelphia.
A Royal Guard burst through the doors of Canterlot Castle. Princesses Celestia and Luna were standing in the center of the foyer talking to each other. They turned to look at the guard. "Princesses!" the guard yelled. "We have a problem!" "What is it?" asked Celestia. "It's Pinkie Pie, your Highness. She's gone!" "What?!" asked Celestia. "Are you sure?" "When the other two never showed, I went looking. I found their mutilated bodies by the bay along with the smashed chariot." "This is not good." said Luna. "Where exactly did you find them?" asked Celestia. "The bay near Fillydelphia." "Get some of the guards together." Celestia ordered. "Tell them to take her down. We can't risk her killing anymore ponies." "Right away, your Highness!" the guard said, running back outside. "Should we tell Twilight and her friends?" asked Luna. "Not right now, little sister. I don't want them to worry. They've already been through enough."
Pinkie Pie arrived at Fillydelphia. To her advantage, no pony knew who she was. She had washed the blood off in the bay so as not to attract suspicion. She walked a few feet until she saw a post office. "I should write to the others." she thought aloud. Then she saw a pony enter the building. "But I don't think a letter will be enough." She followed the pony into the post office. The pony headed into the restrooms. Pinkie Pie stood at the front desk. Sitting behind the front desk was a blue unicorn with yellow hair. She was reading a magazine. "How can I help you?" she asked, looking up at Pinkie. "Do you have a box I could have?" Pinkie asked. "I have something I want to deliver." "Sure." said the unicorn. "What size?" "Whatever's closest to eight inches by eight inches." The unicorn levitated a box and set it on the desk in front of Pinkie. "How's this?" "Perfect." said Pinkie, grabbing a flap on the box with her mouth. "Thank you." The unicorn smiled and looked back down at her magazine. Pinkie headed off to the restrooms. She entered the ladies' room and found the pony she saw earlier. The pony was the only one in the room, besides Pinkie. She was by the sinks, looking into the mirror. Pinkie stepped up behind her and slammed her head into the sink. The pony fell to the floor, unconscious but alive. Pinkie set the box down. She then grabbed the pony's mane in her mouth and dragged her into one of the stalls. Then then fetched the box and set it down near the pony. Pinkie looked down at the toilet. It was just a round bowl embedded into the floor. Pinkie dragged the pony over the toilet. The pony started to wake as Pinkie opened her mouth. She dug her metal tooth into the neck of the pony. She only had a split second to scream as Pinkie snapped her neck. The blood poured out into the toilet bowl. Pinkie caught some of it in the box, making sure it didn't hit the sides. When she had enough, she dug her teeth into the pony's eye socket and plucked out her eye. She then set the eye in the blood in the box and closed it. She flushed the toilet to get rid of the blood. She then left the restroom, pushing the box along the floor. She got back to the front desk and stopped. The unicorn looked up. "All set?" she asked. "I sure am." said Pinkie, as the unicorn lifted the box and set it on the desk. "Careful with it, though. It's fragile." "We're very careful." "I'd also like to write a note to go with the package." "Sure." said the unicorn, picking up a pen and paper. "What would you like it to say?" "Dear friends," Pinkie started. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm alive and well..." She paused to think of what else to say. She couldn't say anything to rouse suspicion with this unicorn. "and traveling Equestria. I'm seeing the sights. I've met some new friends and have a new home. My life is getting back to normal. Thanks. Love, Pinkamena." She paused for a second, thinking about the dead body in the bathroom. "PS: I still throw some killer parties." "Okay." said the unicorn, finishing it up. "Who would you like it sent to?" "To Rainbow Dash and her friends. She should be staying at the Hoofington hospital." "You're all set." said the unicorn. "Have a nice day." "But could you not say who it's from?" Pinkie asked. "I want it to be surprise when they get it." "That shouldn't be a problem." said the unicorn pushing a button under the desk. A red pegasus appeared. "Yes?" "Delivery." said the unicorn. She lifted the package, along with the note, and set in the delivery bag that the pegasus had around her neck. "This goes to Rainbow Dash at the Hoofington hospital." "Who's it from?" asked the pegasus. "Anonymous." answered the unicorn. The pegasus left the building to deliver the message.
Twilight and Trixie entered the hospital room. "Hey, girls." said Twilight. "Hey, Twilight." Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy said at once. "How you feeling?" asked Trixie. "Getting better." said Rainbow Dash. "And thanks for your help." "Don't mention it." said Trixie. "It was nothing." "Are you kidding?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I could've died. And Fluttershy, too." "There's a package here for you." said the nurse pony, handing Twilight a small box. "What is it?" asked Trixie. "Not sure." answered Twilight. She lifted up the note on the box's lid with her magic and read it aloud. "Dear friends, I just wanted to let you know that I'm alive and well and traveling Equestria. I'm seeing the sights. I've met some new friends and have a new home. My life is getting back to normal. Thanks. Love, Pinkamena. PS: I still throw some killer parties." Twilight and the others just stared. Not knowing what had happened. Twilight lifted the box lid with her magic and looked inside. What she saw made her drop the box. Blood poured out of the box along with an eyeball. "No." said Rainbow Dash. "Not again." "We have to tell the princess right away." said Trixie. "You git that right." said Twilight, trotting over to Trixie. "We'll be right back." Twilight said to the others. She then teleported herself and Trixie to Canterlot castle. They burst through the doors. "Princess Celestia!" Twilight yelled. There was no answer. "Where is she?" asked Trixie. "Maybe we missed her." said Twilight. "Twilight." said a voice. Twilight and Trixie looked towards the front door. Princess Celestia was standing in the doorway. "Princess!" yelled Twilight running up to Celestia. "What's wrong?" asked Celestia. "It's Pinkie Pie!" yelled Twilight. "She's back!" Celestia paused for a second or two. "I know." "What?" asked Twilight. "You know?" "Yes. I just didn't want to alarm or upset you. You and your friends have been through enough." "What are you doing about it?" asked Twilight. "I've sent a group of Royal Guards to Fillydelphia to stop her at all costs." "Fillydelphia?" asked Trixie. "That's not far from here." "Your point?" asked Celestia. "My point?" asked Trixie. "It's likely that if the guards find Pinkie, she'll either attempt to kill them all or flee to the closest town. Here." "She's right." said Twilight. "If the guards fail in killing Pinkie, she'll most likely flee to Ponyville." "Or back to Hoofington." said Trixie. "That is if she tries to avoid Ponyville altogether." "I'll keep this in mind." said Celestia. "Thank you for the suggestions. But I assure you, if the guards fail and Pinkie Pie returns to Ponyville, we'll be ready."
Pinkie stood in the doorway of the post office, looking outside. She watched all the ponies walking by. Pinkie Pie heard something behind her. She looked back and saw that the unicorn at the front desk was making her way to the restrooms. Pinkie went back inside and followed her. The unicorn entered the ladies' room. She continued walking until she saw a leg sticking out from under the wall of a stall. She went to investigate and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw it. It was the mutilated body of a pony. She stepped back and turned to leave. She stopped when she saw Pinkie Pie standing in the doorway.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked Pinkie.
"Umm..." said the unicorn, frightened. "Uh..."
"Get over here." said Pinkie. The unicorn didn't move. "NOW!" Pinkie yelled. "Don't make me kill you, too." The unicorn slowly moved forward until she was in front of Pinkie. "Good girl."
"W-what are you going to d-do with m-me?" asked the unicorn.
"Do?" asked Pinkie. "Well, that all depends on you, of course."
"What do you mean?"
"Tell nopony about what you saw and I'll let you live." She started to head back towards the desk. "Follow me."
The unicorn followed Pinkie Pie, returning to her spot behind the counter. Pinkie leaned against the side.
"What do you want me to do?" asked the unicorn. "I'll do anything."
"I know you will." said Pinkie. "But first things first. What do I call you?"
"My name?" asked the unicorn. "M-my name is F-Fern."
"Fern, huh?" asked Pinkie. "You're gonna help me dispose of the body in the bathroom."
"Oh, no." said Fern. "I can't."
Pinkie Pie held Fern against the wall. "What was that?"
"N-nothing." said Fern. "I'll d-do it."
"But first," said Pinkie Pie. "Close the store."
There was a noise at the front of the post office. Pinkie Pie and Fern looked and saw a Royal Guard standing at the entrance. Pinkie Pie dove behind the counter to hide.
"Make him go away." Pinkie Pie whispered. "If you let him know I'm here, I'll kill you. Slowly."
Fern started to sweat as the guard approached.
"Excuse me, ma'am." said the guard. "Have you seen a pink pony around here?"
"There are many pink ponies." said Fern.
"This one's name is Pinkie. Has balloons for a cutie mark?"
"No." said Fern. "Sorry."
"Well, let somepony know as soon as you see her."
"Why?" asked Fern. "Is she dangerous?"
"Extremely." said the guard. "Let's just say that you wouldn't want to be anywhere near her unless you have a death wish."
"Oh." said Fern. "I'll definitely let you know."
"Thank you, ma'am." said the guard, leaving the building.
Pinkie Pie stepped out from behind the desk as Fern locked the front door.
"You did good." said Pinkie. "And just like the guard said...I'm dangerous. And if you don't have a death wish, I suggest you do what I say."
Fern took a deep breath as she entered the bathroom. The body from the mutilated pony was starting to stink. She held a hoof to her nose as she levitated a mop, a bucket, and a large plastic bag over to the stall with the body. She held back vomit as she mopped up any blood she saw. She then levitated the body into the plastic bag and tied it shut. She et the bag to the side as she continued to mop around the stall. Pinkie Pie leaned against the front desk as Fern left the bathroom with the plastic bag. "Where do you think you're going?" asked Pinkie. "To d-dispose of the b-body." Fern stammered. Pinkie pie left the desk and stood in front of Fern. Fern took a step back. "Where are you gonna take it?" asked Pinkie Pie. "Out back." said Fern. "To the dumpster?" Pinkie Pie thought about it for a second before answering. "Be quick." Fern exited the lobby through the door behind the front desk. She then headed through the employee's lounge and entered the back hall, which led out behind the building. She dropped the bag into the dumpster and closed the lid. She looked back at the door she came through and then around the corner at the road. She could be free. "Ahem." Fern whipped around and saw Pinkie Pie standing in the doorway. "You weren't thinking of leaving, were you?" "Well..." said Fern. "No." Pinkie grabbed her and slammed her against the side of the building. "DON'T LIE TO ME!" Pinkie screamed. Fern's eyes started to water and tears started to form. "Please." said Fern. "Don't hurt me." Pinkie smiled evily and bit Fern on the front leg. Her metal tooth broke the skin. Blood oozed out and Pinkie licked it up. She bit down harder as Fern screamed in pain. Pinkie Pie stopped biting Fern and looked into her eyes. Blood was all around her mouth. "Don't deceive me again." she said. Fern nodded and Pinkie Pie took a step back. Fern fell to the ground. She took a deep breath and stood back up. Pinkie Pie motioned to the door and Fern went back inside. Pinkie followed her. "Do you live here?" asked Pinkie. "Huh?" asked Fern. "I just noticed another door in the employee's lounge. Your room?" "W-what makes you think that?" "I have eyes, you know. The door had your name on it. So, do you?"" "Yes." said Fern hesitantly. "How many beds do you have?" "Two." said Fern. "Why?" "I get tired, too, ya know." said Pinkie.
Twilight knocked on the barn door of Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack opened the door. "Hey, Twilight." she said. "What brings you here?" "Hey, Applejack. I just wanted to see how Applebloom was doing." "Why, that's might kind of you, Twilight. But, she's asleep right now." "No, I'm not." said Applebloom, exiting the hallway and walking up to the door. "Hey, Twilight." Applejack stepped aside to let Twilight in. "I'm heading of to bed." said Applejack, heading down the hallway. "Don't stay up to late, sugarcube." "I won't." Applebloom said just as Applejack disappeared down the hall. She turned back to Twilight. "So, what brings you here?" "Just checking up on you." answered Twilight. "How you been since... the incident?" "Much better. Thanks for askin'. Though I do feel sorry for Pinkie." "Really?" asked Twilight. "How so?" "She used to be so fun and lovable." said Applebloom. "And she always threw the best parties. It's a tragedy what happened to her." "Got that right." said Twilight. "I want the old Pinkie back." "Wishful thinkin', Twilight." said Applebloom. Twilight said nothing. "So, how ya'll doin'?" " Fluttershy's fine. Just a cut. Rarity's getting an operation to get a new horn. And Rainbow Dash..." "What's wrong with Rainbow Dash?" asked Applebloom sympathetically. Twilight sighed. "She suffered a lot while in captivity. She'll walk again but it's not certain how long it will take." Applebloom looked down at the floor. "My biggest regret." she said. "Hey." said Twilight. "It's not your fault, remember? It's all Pinkie Pie's doing. She just corrupted you." "But I still feel partly responsible." "Cheer up." said Twilght. "I mean, after all, she's gone, right?" she asked, letting out a nervous chuckle. "What's happened, Twi?" "Nothing?" "I'm young. Not stupid." Twilight let out a sigh. "We didn't want to worry you or your family but..." Twilight paused. "Pinkie's escaped. Her last known location was the bay between Fillydeplhia and Canterlot." "That's pretty close to us." said Applebloom. "Don't worry." said Twilight. "I won't let her get you again." Applebloom smiled. "Thank you kindly, Twilight." "Well, it's getting late." said Twilight. "I'm going to bed." "Good idea." said Applebloom. "I am a little tired."
Fern opened one eye. Pinkie Pie was asleep on the bed near the door. She decided to take this opportunity to make an escape. She slowly removed the covers on her bed and slid to the floor, keeping an eye on Pinkie Pie the whole time. She made her way to the door and slowly opened it, causing it to creak. She started to sweat, expecting to see Pinkie Pie wake up. She didn't. Fern let out a quiet sigh of relief once the door was opened all the way. She crept out into the lounge. It was dark so she couldn't see where she was going. She bumped into a table. She quickly looked back to the door but could see nothing. She slowly backed away from the table as the lights turned on, blinding her. "Going somewhere?" Fern turned around. When her vision came back she saw Pinkie Pie standing in the bedroom doorway, eyes narrowed. "Oh, uh... Pinkie Pie." stammered Fern. "I was just, um... going for a walk." Pinkie's eyes stayed narrowed. "I couldn't sleep, so..." Pinkie lunged at Fern, slamming her head against the table. She fell to the floor, dazed. "I thought I told you not to deceive me." said Pinkie Pie. She grabbed Fern around the back leg and dragged her into the kitchen section of the lounge. She dropped Fern on the floor and looked on the counter. The knives had hoops just like the ones in Ponyville. This was so ponies and pegasuses could use them and not just unicorns. Pinkie picked up a kitchen knife and knelt down next to Fern. "Pinkie." said Fern, still a little out of it. "I'm s--" "Oh, it's too late to be sorry." said Pinkie. "You must be punished." She positioned the tip of the blade above Fern's cutie mark. "Please." said Fern, returning to normal. "Don't." Pinkie pressed on the knife. It broke the skin and blood poured out. Fern let out a scream. Pinkie Pie leaned in. "Music to my ears." she said. She continued to apply pressure to the knife, driving it deeper into Fern's thigh. She let out another painful cry. "PLEASE!" Fern cried. "STO-O-OP!" Pinkie drove the knife in a little more and stopped. "That should do it." she said. The knife's blade was halfway in. She took her hoof out of the hoop and sat looking at Fern. "Take it out." said Fern. "It hurts too much." "That's the point." said Pinkie, standing up and heading for a seat at the table. She sat down in a chair near Fern and looked down at her. "You have to learn." "But what if you've injured me to the point where I have to go to the hospital?" asked Fern. "How would you explain this?" "How would you explain it?" asked Pinkie. Fern said nothing. "You see, I've been doing this for a while and I'm very good at it. The knife wound should heal in two days. Making it Sunday, I believe. Just in time for you to go back to work." Fern let out a sigh filled with both pain and a sense of no hope. "I'm not stupid." said Pinkie, reaching down and pulling the knife out. "I need you." She held the knife to her mouth and licked the blood off of it. "Delicious."
Fern lay in bed and stared at the ceiling. Her thigh still hurt a lot. Her eyes were still wet from crying. Pinkie Pie got out of bed and headed to the door. She turned to Fern. "Can I trust you to be alone while I go out?" asked Pinkie. Fern nodded. "Good. Because if you don't, I'll nail you to the wall." Pinkie smiled and left. She headed out the back through the back hall and stood outside. She looked around and found a clothing store. She used the shadows to stealthily make her way to the store. The store was just closing. The only pony in there was a yellow unicorn with blue hair. She looked like she was tidying up to go home. Unless she lived in her store like Fern. Pinkie opened the door and walked in. "I'm sorry." said the unicorn. "I'm closing up shop for the night." "That's all right." said Pinkie Pie. "I won't be long." "Well..." said the unicorn. "You can look while I finish cleaning up." "Thanks a bunch." said Pinkie Pie. She trotted over to the shelf and looked at the different outfits. The unicorn went back to tidying up. She then remembered something. A Royal Guard came in earlier asking about a pony that sounded just like the one in her store. Pink with balloons as a cutie mark. She turned around to see where she was but she was gone. She took a couple steps back towards the wall, passing by clothing stands. As she passed one, a hoof shot out and pinned her against the wall. "Hiya." said Pinkie Pie. "You." said the unicorn. "Y-you're the pony that the guards are looking f-for." "You bet." said Pinkie. "What's your name?" "M-Macy." said the unicorn. "My name's Macy." "Hi, Macy." said Pinkie Pie. "Are you going to kill me?" asked Macy. "That's just what Fern asked." "You know Fern?" asked Macy. "Is she--" "She's still alive." said Pinkie. "And she'll stay that way as long as you keep your mouth shut. Tell no pony who I am. 'Cause if you do... I won't just kill Fern. Oh, no. I'll tear her apart and spread her organs all over town." Macy's eyes enlarged with fright. "And then I'll come and do the same thing to you. Got it?" Macy nodded. "Good. Now..." said Pinkie, holding up a trench coat and a matching hat. "how much is this?" "T-take it." said Macy. "Just take it." Pinkie Pie lowered the outfit. "That's awfully generous of you." she said. "It's a g-gift." Pinkie put on the outfit. "A perfect fit." said Pinkie, checking herself out. She looked back at Macy. "Now no pony will know who I am. Right?" Macy nodded. Pinkie Pie backed away from Macy. "Well, I'll be seeing you again, I'm sure." Pinkie Pie left the shop and headed back to the post office. She entered through the back and headed back to the bedroom. She saw Fern still in bed. "Good girl." she said. "Somepony's learning."
Macy left the shop, trembling, and made her way to the post office. She levitated a key to the door's lock and unlocked it. She put the key back in the bag she was carrying. She opened the door and stepped into the lobby. She closed the door behind her and made her way to the lounge door. Just then something pinned her head on the front desk. "What are you doing here?" asked Pinkie Pie. "I just wanted to check on Fern." said Macy. Pinkie Pie thought for a second and then let Macy go. "Don't get cute." said Pinkie Pie, watching Macy ebter the lounge. Macy then opened the door to the bedroom. "Fern?" she asked. "Who--"started Fern. She opened her eyes and looked. "Macy?" "Hey, girl." "What are you doing here?" she asked. "You have to go." "It's okay." said Macy. "I know about the situation. She came to me as well." "Oh, no." said Fern. "It's all right." said Macy. "We just have to do what she says and she won't hurt us." She spotted the wound on Fern's thigh. "What happened?" "I tried to escape." Fern explained. "But she caught me." She started to cry. "I just want her to leave me alone." Macy put a hoof on Fern's head. "There, there. Just hang in there." "Can't you do something?" asked Fern. Macy shook her head. "If I try anything, she'll kill you. Then me." Fern started to cry harder. Macy gave her a hug. "We'll get through this." said Macy. "Together." There was a knock on the door. Macy let go of Fern and turned around. "Time's up." said Pinkie Pie. Macy took one last look at Fern and then left the room. Pinkie Pie followed her out. Macy got to the door that led to the lobby and then turned around. "Let her go." said Macy. "You can have me. Just let her go." Pinkie let out an evil chuckle. "That's noble." said Pinkie. "She your friend?" Macy nodded. "You're willing to risk your life for your friend. I respect that. But I can't." "Why not?" asked Macy. "The situation's too perfect." said Pinkie. "This place has a bedroom and, from the looks of things, a basement." "Oh." said Macy, lowering her head. "But you can visit her anytime you want." said Pinkie. Macy raised her head to look at Pinkie. "On one condition." "What?" "You honor my previous terms as well as one more and we have a deal." "What's the extra term?" "If you come over and I need something done, you do it. No questions asked." Macy inhaled deeply. "Deal." she said. "Great." said Pinkie Pie. Macy headed through the lobby to the front door. "Remember this, girl." she said. "I'm letting you go wherever you want. Don't abuse this privilege." Macy nodded and left.
The next morning, Fern limped out of the bedroom and into the lounge. Pinkie Pie was sitting at the table on the opposite side. "Have a seat." she said. Fern slowly pulled out a chair and sat down. "Don't seem so tense." said Pinkie. "Loosen up." "How can I loosen up?" asked Fern. "You stabbed me in the thigh." "Hmm." said Pinkie Pie, tilting her head slightly and grinning. "Does this place have a basement?" "Of course." said Fern. "It's where we keep all the supplies that come in. Why?" "Just curious." said Pinkie. "Wh... what are you thinking of doing?" "I was just thinking of making a den for myself." "A den?" asked Fern. "Like an animal?" "A place I can eat and not worry about making a mess." "Um..." said Fern. "A mess?" Pinkie Pie smiled. "You bet. A big mess." "You don't mean..." Fern started. Pinkie continued to smile. "Oh, I think I'm gonna be sick." Just then there was a knock at the front door. "Ooh." said Pinkie Pie. "My first customer." "Excuse me?" asked Fern. "Show this visitor to the basement, will you?" "Why? So you can kill the pony?" "Of course." said Pinkie. "I'm not gonna do it." said Fern. Pinkie's eyes narrowed and her smile faded. "What did you say?" she asked. "I said I won't help you kill anypony!" Pinkie Pie lunged forward, slammed Fern's head against the table, and held it down. "Listen to me you little worm!" yelled Pinkie. "You will do what I say, when I say it! Got that?! 'Cause if you don't, so help me I will rip out your organs with my teeh and feast off your eyeballs! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!" "Perfectly." said Fern. Pinkie released Fern's head. "I'll be in the basement." said Pinkie, walking off. Fern took a deep breath and headed to the front door. When she opened it, she saw a red unicorn standing there. "Delivery." she said. Fern looked behind her and saw a cart with supplies. Fern took a deep breath. "Right this way." said Fern, shakily. The unicorn levitated the cart and followed Fern into the lounge. "The basement's at the end of the hall." said Fern. "You can s-set the cart down there." "Are you okay?" asked the unicorn. "I'm fine." said Fern. "Just a little tired." "All right, then." said the unicorn, heading for the basement. Fern sat down at the table in the lounge as the unicorn headed downstairs. The unicorn got to the bottom of the stairs and stood in the basement. She headed over to a shelf and started to stock the shelves. "Mmm." said a voice. The unicorn whipped around and saw a pink pony with long, staright hair that fell over her face. "Don't you look delicious." The unicorn let out a gasp as Pinkie lunged at her throat. Fern laid her head down on the table and just listened to the screams of pain coming from the basement. She started to cry heavily and uncontrollably. "I'm so sorry." she cried. "Forgive me." She continued crying until the screams faded a few minutes later. A few more minutes later she headed down the stairs. She stood in the basement and almost threw up. There was blood all over the floor. In the center of the blood puddle was what was left of the unicorn. Fern heard a noise to the right and looked to see what it was. Pinkie Pie stood next to the unicorn's mutilated body. She was covered in blood from head to hoof. "That was wonderful." "I think I'm gonna be sick." said Fern. Pinkie Pie approached Fern and stood in front of her. She leaned in close and Fern looked away. She didn't want to look at Pinkie's blood-covered face. "Look at me." said Pinkie, calmly. Fern slowly looked at Pinkie's face. Pinkie smiled. "You did good." Pinkie took one last look at Fern before heading back upstairs. Fern looked at the mutilated body. "I'm so sorry." she said softly. A tear fell from her eye as she turned to leave.
Fern returned to her seat at the table. She laid her head down on the table and sighed. 'What's the matter with you?" asked Pinkie Pie, sitting down across from her. Fern looked up to see that Pinkie still had blood on her face. "I think you missed a spot." said Fern. Pinkie rubbed her face with one of her front legs and licked the blood off. "She was innocent." Pinkie stopped licking and lowered her hoof. "Innocent?" asked Pinkie. "Innocent? You think innocence or guilt determines who I eat?" "She was just doing her job." said Fern. "She was no threat to you." "Look, Fern." said Pinkie, narrowing her eyes. "I don't care if it's a mother with three fillies. If I'm hungry, I will eat her. Andif you even think about deceiving me, I'll eat you, too." "I know." said Fern. "We already discussed this." "So we did." said Pinkie. "Well, I think I'll pay our friend Macy a little visit." Fern raised her head. "What?" "Oh, don't worry." said Pinkie Pie, getting up out of the chair. "I'm just gonna say hello." Pinkie slipped into the coat she got at Macy's and headed for the door. Before leaving she stopped and turned to Fern. "You'd better be here when I get back." said Pinkie. "Or Macy'll pay." "I'll be here." said Fern. Pinkie smiled. "Good girl." she said, leaving. Pinkie headed for Macy's. No pony knew who she was due to her coat. She entered the store and headed to the counter, where Macy was. She was talking to a customer on the left side of the counter. Pinkie stood on the right side. "You're all set." asked Macy. The customer smiled and took the bag of clothes. When he left, Pinkie approached the center of the counter. "Have a nice day." said Macy, saying it loud enough for the customer to hear. She levitated a rag and a spray bottle and started to clean the counter top. Pinkie stood in front of her. "Need help looking for something?" asked Macy, not taking her eyes of the rag. "It's impolite not to look at somepony when talking to them." said Pinkie. Macy stopped cleaning and stood in one place, not moving. She recognized the voice. She slowly looked up. When she saw who it was she dropped the rag and spray bottle. "P-P-P--" "Shh." said Pinkie. "W-what do you want?" "Just saying 'hi'." said Pinkie. "Oh." said Macy, levitating the rag and bottle and placing them on the counter. "Hi." "No pony knows about me, do they?" asked Pinkie. "N-no." said Macy. "You're not lying to me, are you?" "Of course, not." said Macy. Pinkie smiled. "Great." "How's Fern?" asked Macy. "She's doing fine." answered Pinkie. "Still alive for the time being." "That's good." said Macy. "Why don't you come over? I'm sure she'd love to see you." "I-I'll do that." said Macy. "Goodie." said Pinkie. "And don't act so scared when I'm around unless you have something to hide." Pinkie's eyes narrowed. "Do you have something to hide?" "No." said Macy quickly. "Fantastic." said Pinkie, heading for the door. "Can't wait to see you." Macy let out a sigh as she continued to clean the counter.
"Okay, girls..." said Twilight. Herself, Trixie, Fluttershy, and Rarity had gathered at the Library. "we need to come up with a plan." Just then there was a knock at the door. Twilight went to go see who it was. It was Applejack. "Howdy, Twilight." she said. "Applejack?" asked Twilight. "What are you doing here?" "I want to help stop Pinkie Pie." answered Applejack. "Are you sure?" asked Twilight. "You don't know what she's like." "If she's anything like Applebloom said..." began Applejack. "Well... I could never forgive myself if I didn't help." Twilight smiled. "Glad to have you." she said, stepping aside. "Hey, girls." said Applejack, entering the Library. "Hey, AJ." said Trixie, as Twilight closed the door. "Trixie." said Applejack. "Glad to have you with us." "Now to get down to business." said Twilight rejoining the group. "Aren't the Royal Guard tracking her down?" asked Rarity. "They don't know her like we do." said Twilight. "Besides, the last thing I heard was they have no idea where she is. But I have an idea." "Really?" asked Fluttershy. "Where?" "Fillydelphia." "But why would she stay in one spot?" asked Applejack. "Applebloom told me she was last spotted in Fillydelphia. Why would she stay there?" "What better way to throw off the Royal Guard than to stay in the most obvious place?" asked Twilight. "You sure she's that clever?" asked Rarity. "She was able to fool us and the princess and their Royal Guard this whole time. She's more clever than she had us believe." "So what do we do?" asked Trixie. "We go to Fillydelphia." said Twilight. "And stop her just like we did last time." "Sounds like a plan." said Applejack. "Anyone who messes with my little sister has to answer to me." "I like your spirit." said Twilight. "I have a feeling this'll be much easier than last time." "Just a quick question." said Applejack. "Just how psychotic is Pinkie Pie, exactly?" "She bakes her victims into cupcakes." said Twilight. "She was going to make me into a coat to wear." said Rarity. "Uh..." said Applejack. "Wow." "You sure you're up for this?" asked Trixie. "I mean... I was only in captivity for a few moments and even I know how psychotic she is." "I'm sure." answered Applejack. "She corrupted me sister." "Well, now that that's settled we can go." said Twilight.
Pinkie Pie let out a sigh as she sat down at the table in the lounge. Fern was cooking something on the stove. She had looked over when Pinkie Pie entered the room. "What's wrong with you?" she asked. "I'm bored." said Pinkie. "Bored?" asked Fern. "You're bored?" "I know, it's weird, isn't it?" said Pinkie Pie. "I've just run out of things to do." "No more ponies to eat?" asked Fern. "Oh, which reminds me." said Pinkie. "Oh, no." said Fern. "What?" "I've invited Macy over and she should be here any minute." said Pinkie. "When she gets here, send her to the basement." Fern stopped cooking and set the pan she was holding down on the counter. "You're gonna kill her, aren't you?" "Well..." said Pinkie. "I won't do it." said Fern. Pinkie's eyes narrowed as she got out of her chair and walked towards Fern. Fern balked up until she hit the wall. Pinkie stood directly in front of her. "I would've thought after all this time," Pinkie started. "you would've learned to do whatever I say." There was a knock at the front door. "That must be her. You know what to do." Fern watched as Pinkie Pie headed to the basement. Fern inhaled deeply and made her way to the front door. She opened the door and was greeted by Macy. "Hey." she said. "Hey, Macy." "Is Pinkie Pie here?" "Is she ever not?" asked Fern. Macy smiled. "Where is she?" Fern hesitated before answering. "In the..." she paused to clear her throat. "In the basement." "You okay?" asked Macy walking passed Fern. "You mean apart from being a hostage?" asked Fern, closing the door. She watched as Macy made her way through the lounge door. Fern stood in the lobby for a minute or so. When she finally came to, she ran into the lounge. "Macy?" she called out. But it was too late. She had already gone to the basement. Fern sat down at the table and rested her head. "What have I done?" she asked herself. "My only friend." Just then she heard someone coming up the stairs. Macy?" she asked, turning around. Pinkie was standing in the doorway. She wasn't covered in blood, though. She then stepped to the side and another pony appeared in the doorway. It was Macy. Fern let out a heavy sigh of relief. "I thought you were gonna eat her." said Fern as Macy sat down at the table. "I was." said Pinkie. "Well, why didn't you?" asked Fern. Pinkie said nothing. "Because you knew she was my friend." she said, siting down next to Macy. "You couldn't do it." Pinkie shifted her eyes to the right. "So, there is some good in you, after all." Pinkie looked back at Fern. "There is no good in me." said Pinkie. "This was just to show you that I can be nice when I want to be." "Right." said Fern. "Don't push your luck." said Pinkie. "Besides, what friend sentences another friend to death?" "W-what are you talking about?" asked Macy. "Fern. What's she talking about?" "Fern knew what happens to ponies who are sent to the basement. And yet she still sent you. Her friend." Macy looked at Fern. "I was scared!" yelled Fern. "You care more about yourself than you do about your own friend." said Pinkie. "That's not true!" yelled Fern. "Then why'd you do it?" asked Pinkie. Fern rested her head back down the tale and cried. "I don't know!" she cried. "But I wanted to say something. I've never been so scared in my life. I thought I had lost my best friend." "Your only friend." said Macy. "Well, isn't this nice." said Pinkie. "You can try to tear us apart," said Macy. "but we have something you'll never have. Friendship." "I had that once." said Pinkie. "Until I was betrayed. The same friends I once had were the ones that made me who I am today." "It seems you need to learn forgiveness." said Macy. "Forgiveness." said Pinkie with a chuckle. "That's a funny concept." "It's not funny at all." said Fern, raising her head. "It's nice." "Oh, please." said Pinkie. "Someone get a bowl. I think I'm gonna throw up." "I wonder what you were like before." said Macy. "Enough of this." said Pinkie Pie. "I'm going for a walk." she said, grabbing her coat and leaving the lounge.
Pinkie Pie left the building and stood outside. She let out a sigh and sat down next to the door. Thoughts of her past life started to flow through her memory. "Go away, Pinkie." she said. "I'm in control, now." She held her hooves to her head. This didn't stop her thinking about all the fun times she had with her old friends. "Fern's gonna pay for this." "You okay?" asked a pony, standing in front of the building door. "I'm fine." said Pinkie. "All right, then." said the pony, knocking on the door. Pinkie Pie suddenly realized that the voice sounded familiar. She looked up slightly to see who it was. It was Twilight. Pinkie's eyes widened. She slipped away without Twilight noticing and made her way around the back. She entered through the back hallway and entered the lounge. Macy was there, waiting for Fern. She peeked through the door into the lobby and saw Fern talking with Twilight. After a couple seconds, Twilight left and Fern closed the door. Pinkie backed up as Fern entered the lounge. Pinkie then lunged at her, pinning her on the floor. "WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?!" she yelled. "Nothing." said Fern. "DON'T LIE TO ME!" "I'm not." Pinkie took in deep breaths and let Fern up. "What was that all about?" "That was Twilight." said Pinkie. "Twilight Sparkle." "That's right." said Fern. "That's what she said. Hey... how did you know her name?" "She used to be my friend." said Pinkie, sounding a little upset. "Do you miss her?" asked Macy. Pinkie's eyes narrowed. "Of course not." "It just seems like you might." said Fern. "Don't condescend me." said Pinkie. "I don't miss her." "All right, fine." said Fern. "You're the boss."
Twilight walked up to Trixie, who was standing in front of Macy's. "This place is empty." said Trixie. "Find anything?" "Nothing." said Twilight. "Although, the pony at the post office seemed afraid when I asked." "What do you want to do?" asked Trixie. "We go back at night. I have this weird feeling that Pinkie's close." "I'll let the others know." said Trixie. "Thanks." said Twilight. "I'm gonna look around some more."
Fern sat down at the table across from Pinkie Pie. "So, tell me about your tooth." she said. Pinkie stared at her. "My tooth?" "Yeah." said Fern. "You know? Your metal one." "My metal one, huh?" "Yeah. When you bit me on the first day I felt one of your teeth was metal." Pinkie sighed. "All right." she said. Fern leaned in to hear better. "When I was born... when this side of me was born... I knew I might get caught. So, I pulled out one of my teeth and replaced it with a sharp, pointy, metal one. This gave me the ability to saw through metal chains and escape." Fern stared. "Didn't it hurt?" "If I had done it five weeks ago, I would've said yes. Now... It didn't bother me." "So you can't feel pain?" "I can." said Pinkie. "It just doesn't bother me as much now." "Huh." said Fern. "What's today?" asked Pinkie. "Sunday?" "I think so." said Fern. Pinkie let out an annoyed sigh. "One more day." "One more day for what?" asked Fern. "One more day and I can eat again." "You're still on about that?" asked Fern. "You still eat other ponies?" "Of course." said Pinkie. "Then... why haven't you eaten me yet?" Pinkie paused before saying anything. "Because, I..." She stopped and sighed. "Because you what?" asked Fern. "I... kind of... like your company." This caught Fern by surprise. "You... you do?" she asked. Pinkie nodded. "That's why I want you to do what I say so I won't have to eat you." "Wait." said Fern. "You'd still eat me?" "Sure." said Pinkie. "Meat is meat. But I wouldn't like it." "That's a relief." said Fern. "Just be sure to stay on my good side and nothing will happen to you." Macy burst through the door, panting heavily. "What's wrong with you?" asked Pinkie. "I have to tell you something." said Macy. "I don't want to be eaten!" "Is that it?" asked Pinkie. "No. The pony that was here earlier?" "Twilight?" asked Pinkie. "What about her?" "She's coming back tonight." Pinkie got out of her chair. "I think she knows." "Then there's only one thing to do." said Pinkie. "When she gets here, send her to the basement."
There was a knock at the door. Pinkie looked at the lounge door. "Another visitor." she said. "Send her down." She got up and headed down the stairs. Fern looked at Macy and headed into the lobby. She stopped at the front door and opened it. "Hello?" she asked. There was a red pony standing at the door. "Hi." she said. "I'm looking for Strawberry." "Strawberry?" asked Fern. "She came here earlier to deliver supplies. She hasn't come back." "You could check with... my... employee." said Fern. "Where's your employee?" she asked. "In the... basement." "Where is it?" "Follow me." said Fern, leading the pony into the lobby. "This won't take long, will it?" asked the pony. "I need to get back to my little filly at home." Fern stopped and held back tears. "Something wrong?" asked the pony. "You have to go." said Fern. "What?" asked the pony. "But I haven't found Strawberry, yet." "She's dead!" Fern screamed, whipping around. She had tears in her eyes. "Now go!" The pony looked frightened. She took a couple steps back before bolting out the door. Fern collapsed to the floor and just cried. She knew Pinkie was going to kill her for this. But at least she felt good about saving a life. She pulled herself together and headed back into the lounge. She stopped as soon as she entered. Pinkie Pie stood at the other end of the lounge. Her eyes were narrowed and Fern could've sworn she saw flames in her eyes. Macy was hunched against the wall, scared of what Pinkie might do. Pinkie took a few steps toward Fern. When Fern started to back away Pinkie lunged. She tackled Fern to the floor. "HOW COULD YOU?!" yelled Pinkie. "HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME AGAIN?! AFTER WHAT I TOLD YOU?! I CONFESSED TO YOU HOW I FELT! THAT I LIKE HAVING YOU AROUND! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?! I CARE ABOUT YOU!" Fern's eyes widened and she gasped. "BUT NOW..." Pinkie paused. "I have to kill you." "No, you don't." said Fern. "You can control it. You can stop this right now." "You don't understand." said Pinkie Pie. "I have a reputation to keep. I have to kill you to send a message to others." "Please, don't." said Fern. Fern started to squirm as Pinkie opened her mouth, revealing her metal tooth. A tear fell from her eye as she started to move forward, ready to bite into Fern's neck.
Just then there was a knock. Pinkie stopped and closed her mouth. "What time is it?" "Uh..." said Macy, looking at the clock. "8:00." "Twilight." said Pinkie. "You want one last chance?" she asked Fern. She nodded. "Then send Twilight down to the basement." Fern nodded and Pinkie headed downstairs. "You gonna do it this time?" asked Macy. Fern nodded and headed into the lobby. She got to the door and opened it. "Hey, again." said Twilight. "Hey." said Fern. "Can I help you?" "You can drop the act." said Twilight. "What do you mean?" "I know you know who Pinkie Pie is." said Twilight. "I think you've seen her." Fern sighed. "All right." she said. "Fine. I don't know where she is but I know someone who does. He's in the basement putting away supplies. You can ask him if you want." "Most appreciated." said Twilight, following Fern to the lounge. "He's right down those stairs." said Fern, pointing to a nearby door. "Thanks again." said Twilight. She headed downstairs. "Hello?" she called as she entered the basement. "Anypony here?" "I'm here." Twilight spun around as Pinkie held her against the wall. "So..." said Twilight. "this is where you've been hiding." "Surprise." said Pinkie. "I'm surprised you came alone." "Well, I wasn't expecting this. Are the two ponies upstairs working for you?" "Unwillingly. Yes." said Pinkie. "So Applebloom wasn't enough?" asked Twilight. "You had to go and corrupt two others?" "Applebloom..." Pinkie started. "Applebloom was great. But I found better." "You're sick." said Twilight. Pinkie grinned. "Just realizing this? That's sad." "I must say I'm surprised you stayed." said Twilight. "Figured it would throw off the Royal Guard?" "Exactly." said Pinkie with a smile. "So what happens now?" "Well..." said Pinkie. "I was thinking of chewing your limbs off one by one, saving your head for last." "Whoa!" said Twilight. "Chew? What happened to the cupcakes?" "Where have you been?" asked Pinkie. "I got a taste for flesh now." "That's disgusting." said Twilight. "You ain't seen nothing yet..." said Pinkie. She opened her mouth, revealing her metal tooth. Twilight tried to use magic to manipulate Pinkie but it didn't work. She wasn't powerful enough. She then tried to wrestle herself free but Pinkie was too strong. She then held still, waiting for the end.
Just before biting Twilight's neck, Macy knocked Pinkie Pie to the ground. She then stood next to Twilight. "Get out of here." said Macy. Twilight took one last look at Pinkie Pie before heading upstairs. "YOU!" yelled Pinkie Pie, getting back up. "I am SO gonna KILL YOU!" Macy took off for the stairs. Pinkie Pie followed her. As Macy got halfway up the stairs, Pinkie Pie hit her legs, causing her to fall down. Pinkie got above her and Macy kicked her, sending her falling back down the stairs. Macy ran into the lounge to join Fern and Twilight. "We're in trouble, aren't we?" asked Fern. Macy nodded. "So who are you two and how did you meet Pinkie Pie?" asked Twilight. "I'm Fern. And this is--" "MACY!" yelled Pinkie Pie, standing in the doorway of the basement stairs. "YOU ARE SO DEAD!" "Uh-oh." said Macy. "Fern." said Pinkie Pie. "You can still come out of this alive." she said, walking up to Fern. Twilight and Macy backed away. "All you have to do is kill Macy." Fern looked at Macy. "All I have to do?" she asked. "And you'll let me live?" "That's right." said Pinkie, smiling. "Fern." said Macy, softly. "No." "I'm sorry, Pinkie." said Fern, looking back at Pinkie Pie. "But I couldn't live with myself if I let you harm her." "Fern." said Pinkie, sternly. "Kill her, now." "I guess you didn't hear me." said Fern. "No." Pinkie Pie let out a growl as she tackled Fern to the floor. She bit Fern on the front leg with her sharp tooth. Fern let out a cry of pain. She pulled back. Blood covered the rim of her mouth. "Why couldn't you just do what I asked?" asked Pinkie. A tear fell from her eye. Twilight saw this and was shocked. "I never wanted to hurt you! WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME?!" "I'm not." said Fern. "I gave you one last chance and you've failed me again. Now..." Another tear fell from her eye. "you have to die." She opened her mouth and moved in closer. But before she could kill Fern, she arched back and yelled in pain. Macy had used her magic to stabbed Pinkie in the back with a kitchen knife. Fern slid out from under Pinkie and joined Macy and Twilight. "Quick!" said Twilight. "While she's down!" She, Fern, and Macy all ran outside. Pinkie got to her feet and stumbled over to the basement door. She positioned the knife handle in the path of the door and slammed it shut. The door closed on the knife handle. Pinkie held the door as she jerked forward. The knife's blade slid out of her back as she fell to the floor. The door opened and the knife fell to the ground. Pinkie got up and took off through the lobby. She burst through the front door and stood outside. Twilight, Fern, and Macy were standing in front of her. And so was Trixie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack.
Pinkie looked around at all of her old friends. "Well, well, well." she said. "Isn't this a big family reunion." "We're here to stop you." said Trixie. "For good." "Really?" asked Pinkie. "Oh, by the way... how's Dash?" "Still in the hospital." said Twilight. "You really hurt her." said Rarity. "Rainbow Dash was really fun to hang out with." said Pinkie. "So, how's your new horn, Rarity?" "It's fine." "You know, you ponies are lucky you caught me when you did." said Pinkie. "If you hadn't sent in Trixie, Rainbow Dash was gonna lose her wings." "That's absolutely horrid!" said Rarity. "Oh, Rarity." said Pinkie. "Still as annoying as ever." "Annoying?" asked Rarity. "And how are you... Fluttershy?" "Um..." said Fluttershy softly. "Fine." "Come one." said Pinkie. "SPEAK UP!" "Leave her alone, ya hear?" yelled Applejack. "Oh, AJ. How's Appleloom?" "Better." said Applejack. "No thanks to you." "I really thought I had her for good." said Pinkie. "Well, you obviously underestimated the power of--" Twiligh started. "Friendship?" asked Pinkie. "Love? You make me sick." "You used to like friendship." said Twilight. "Used to?" asked Pinkie. "USED TO?! You don't think it would make me happy to find somepony out there who likes what I like? Somepony I could hang out with and not have to worry about them alerting the Royal Guard? Nothing would make me more happy than to find a friend who likes what I like. That's why I liked little Applebloom. She understood me." "You corrupted her!" yelled Applejack. "I DID NOT CORRUPT HER!" yelled Pinkie. "She came to me of her own free will." "What?" asked Applejack. "Oh, she hasn't told you." said Pinkie. "This just keeps getting better and better." "You're lying." said Applejack. "Am I? Why don't you ask her next time you see her." "All right, that's enough." said Trixie. "We came here to stop you and that's just what we're gonna do." "Ah, Trixie." said Pinkie. "How could I forget about you? So tell me... did you help stop me because you cared about Ponyville? Or because you cared more about your reputation?" "What's that got to do with anything?" asked Trixie. "Tell me." said Pinkie. Trixie said nothing. "TELL ME!" "Twilight was right. I was lonely." said Trixie. "I wanted friends. The only way I could get anypony to like me was to help save Ponyville. So, no, I didn't do it for my reputation. I helped save Ponyville because I wanted to." "Really?" asked Pinkie. "Is that so?" "Yes." Pinkie smiled. "Then there's only one thing left to do."
Pinkie Pie lunged at Twilight. She stepped out of the way before Pinkie could bite her. Trixie ran at Pinkie and levitated some rocks. She threw the rocks at Pinkie but they were dodged. Pinkie Pie slipped behind Trixe and kicked her in the back. Trixie fell to the ground. When she tried to get up, Pinkie held her front leg down with a hoof. "You're so weak." said Pinkie. She applied pressure. Trixie winced as she started to feel pain. Applejack rammed into Pinkie, knocking her away from Trixie. Trixie got up and felt pain in her leg where Pinkie stepped on. "You okay?" asked Applejack. "Not broken?" "No." said Trixie. "It just hurts." Pinkie tackled Applejack to the ground. Applejack used her hind legs to kick Pinkie Pie off. Pinkie Pie lunged at Applejack again, this time biting her back leg. Applejack yelled in pain as Pinkie's teeth broke the skin. Blood spilled out onto Pinkie's face. Rarity threw a rock at Pinkie's head, causing her to release her grip. Applejack limped away, wincing in pain with each step. Pinkie got back up and looked around. She spotted Fluttershy hiding in Macy's clothing store. Pinkie leaped at Rarity and bit her front leg. Rarity yelled in pain as Pinkie Pie left Rarity and headed for Macy's. Tilight stepped in her way. "Where do you think you're going?" she asked. Pinkie let out a growl and then lunged at Twilight. Twilight dodged and Pinkie kicked her in the side. Twilight fell to the ground. When she tried to get up Pinkie kicked her in the head, knocking her out. Pinkie continued on to Macy's. When she got thee the door was locked. She turned around and buck-kicked the door open. She entered and looked around. "Here, Fluttershy." she said soothingly. "Come out, come out, wherever you are." She heard faint whimpering. "I can hear you." She looked behind a clothing rack. No Fluttershy. She looked behind another. Still nothing. "Where's Pinkie?" asked Applejack. "She headed into my store." said Macy. "Why would she go there?" asked Rarity. Then everypony looked at each other. "Fluttershy." said Applejack. Fern looked at the store and then at every other pony. They all seemed to injured to run. She then knew what she had to do. She took off towards the store. Pinkie Pie kicked over a clothing rack. Nothing. "I'm getting really angry now, girl!" she yelled. She knocked over another clothing rack. She then spotted something yellow in the far corner. She headed over to the clothing rack and kicked it over. Fluttershy let out a scream of fear. "There you are." said Pinkie. Before Pinkie could react, Fern appeared and rammed into Pinkie, knocking her into the wall. "Run!" yelled Fern. "Thank you." said Fluttershy, bolting out the door. Pinkie Pie kicked Fern in the back legs. She fell to the floor. "You are such a disappointment." she said, kicking Fern again, pushing her along the floor. "You showed such promise." She kicked her again, nudging her closer to the front of the store. "Just stop." said Fern. "Stop?" asked Pinkie. "Why should I change who I am?" Pinkie turned around and took a couple steps. "Just because what I do isn't socially acceptable?" Fern stood up. "Because there are ponies that care about you and want the old Pinkie back." Pinkie turned back around to face Fern. "Pinkie's dead." she said. "I'm Pinkamena." She rammed into Fern, knocking her through the window at the front of the store. She tumbled across the ground and then slid to a stop. The other ponies all watched as Pinkie left the store. She stood above Fern who was too injured to move. "This is the end for you." said Pinkie. Just then a couple pegasuses fell from the sky and landed in fornt of Fern's post office. It was the Royal Guard. Princesses Celestia and Luna were with them, too. "Pinkamena Diane Pie." she said. "You are under arrest for crimes to horrible to mention." Pinkie Pie thought for a second before answering. "Sorry, princess." she said. "But I'm not giving up so easily." She took off towards the end of town. "Get her!" yelled Celestia. The Royal Guard took off after her. "Don't let her get away again!" Twilight started to regain consciousness. She looked up and saw Fern collapsed on the ground surrounded by broken glass. She slowly got to her feet and stumbled over to Fern. She knelt down beside her. "Fern?" "I'll live." she said. "What happened?" "Pinkie was going to kill Fluttershy." "You saved Fluttershy?" asked Twilight. Fern nodded. "Thank you." Luna stood next to Twilight. "Are you all right?" she asked. "Yeah." said Fern. "You ponies did well." said Luna. "Indeed they did." said Celestia, joining them. "But unfortunately Pinkie's escaped again. You did, however, manage to save an entire town. Good job." "Thanks, princesses." said Twilight. "But enough abut that." said Luna. "Right now we have to get this one to a doctor. As well as the rest of you." "And we shall." said Celestia. "Let's go, everypony. And nice work."
Fern opened her eyes. "You're awake." said a voice. She looked over to her right. There was a blue pegasus in a hospital bed by the door "Who are you?" "I'm Rainbow Dash." answered the pegasus. "What happened to you?" "A pink pony knocked me through a window." "Pinkie Pie?" asked Rainbow Dash. "What happened?" "She got away." "That's too bad." "Wait." said Fern. "Rainbow Dash? You're friends with Twilight and the others, right?" "Yeah. How'd you know?" "They mentioned your name. Said Pinkie hurt you. And also that you could've lost your wings." "Yeah." said Rainbow Dash. "I'm lucky to have friends like them." A unicorn entered the room. "Hey, Fern." "Macy." said Fern. "Hi." "How you feeling?" asked Macy standing next to Fern's bed. "Better. The nurse said I could get up and walk this afternoon." "How was the operation?" asked Macy. "Operation?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Yeah." said Fern. "They had to take pieces of glass out of me. The put me to sleep while they did it, of course." "Of course." said Dash. "And who are you" asked Macy. "Name's Rainbow Dash. Yours?" "Macy. Nice to meet you." Then Twilight and the others appeared in the doorway. "Hey, Rainbow Dash." said Twilight, standing beside her bed. "The doctors say it may take another day or two before you can leave here. Isn't that great?" "Finally." said Dash. "I miss you guys." "I see you met Fern and Macy." said Twilight. "Fern saved me." said Fluttershy. "It was nothing." said Fern. "Nothing?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Saving a life isn't nothing. You're a hero." "She's right, you know." said Trixie. "And don't fight it. They won't let you. Trust me." Fern smiled. For the first time ever, she now has more than one friend.
