Story Teaser: My Yellow Diary's "Closure" ending.

Hello, everyone! Just thought I'd drop by and give you a teaser of the "Closure" ending I'm working on for "My Yellow Diary". It's also a reminder that I'm still working on it and haven't forsaken it. I humbly thank those who have favorited and tracked my story, and I promise you that more of fics like this will come in the near future. Until then, enjoy the sneak peak!

Pinkie Pie lunged, pinning down her helpless quarry before it could even begin to recover from the brutal blow. Her hooves shot forward, capturing and pressing against the apple farmer's throat in a vice grip. A strangled yell escaped Applejack's lips, and she struggled against her oppressor frantically. But due to Pinkie's weight and positioning, she couldn't find enough room to kick her off. All she could do was grasp the hooves wrapped around her windpipe and vainly pull at them. Pinkie simply would not let go, genuinely putting forth all her effort in killing her.

“Why did you do it, Applejack?!” She screamed, unable to stop the tears from spilling down her face. “Wouldn't you have want me gone, too?! Wouldn't you have been happier?! I killed all of those ponies, too!! If I died, everypony wouldn't have to deal with me anymore!! They wouldn't have had to deal with a murderer!!” She lowered herself downward and continued to press down even harder, and Applejack's struggling became all the more frantic. “I hate you, Applejack!! I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!”

Every single word tore at Applejack's heart, and the pain was far greater than the pain coursing through her neck and chest. At that point in time, she would've said and done anything just to calm the mare down. But she knew that even though she had saved Pinkie from ending herself, the psychological damage had already been done. Even if she had the ability to speak, nothing could be said to erase what had transpired. Even as she slowly began to lose consciousness, she was beginning to wonder if saving Pinkie Pie had been the right thing to do. But it was just too late for a solution, and the only thing she could do was to sit back and watch herself die.

It was at that point when Applejack's mind was slowly starting to fade away that an image of Rainbow Dash flashed through her head. Her eyes snapped themselves back open, and that was when she realized one thing.

Death was no longer an option here.

Not anymore.

So she gritted her teeth, summoned her willpower, and took a hoof to Pinkie's face.

In her rage, Pinkie had not seen it coming. The force of the blow that crashed into her jaw sent her straight off of Applejack, allowing the farmer pony to greedily gasp at the air. The pink pony, however, was left to stumble and roll across the floor like a tumbleweed until she lost all momentum. Upon stopping, she was on her hooves in an instant, a growl escaping her as she glared daggers into the equally sharp gaze of the recovered Applejack. Once their eyes met, both of the mares stood stock still. Once again, a deafening silence swept over the room, and not even the crackling of the flames could break it this time. Its light, however, was like a wall separating the two within the shadows.

Then, Pinkie attacked...