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// Dark 
// Story: What's In The Box? 
// by naturalbornderpy 
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DARK


 

After Pinkie Pie noticed the second Pinkie peering out at her from the closet, she turned away and took a seat by the window. Outside it was as dark as sin.
                
No sunlight by now could only mean one thing.
                
Princess Celestia had lost Discord’s latest game and now he’d release his toxins onto Equestria. What they would do to a pony once infected was anyone’s guess, although few thought it'd be good.
                
So far, Pinkie Pie was merely seeing another copy of herself. That wasn’t so bad, was it? Not unless the Pinkie Pie currently in her closet started to claim that she and not her was the one and only true Pinkie Pie.
                
A fight for identity would ensue. A fight to the death. And the bitter irony?
                
It would have all been inside Pinkie Pie’s head—solely due to Discord’s toxins.
                
It’ll make you go mad! the ponies in town had trumpeted. It’ll make you claw out your eyes!
                
Perhaps.
                
Turning away from the window, Pinkie Pie asked in a calming tone, “Are you here to take my place?”
                
The other Pinkie shook her head and stepped out from the closet. “No, I came to get you out. All of us.”
                
Pinkie Pie suddenly felt uneasy. “All of us? What do you—”
                
A hoof was forcefully shoved into her mouth.
                
“Don’t speak. You’re only eating up words.” The second Pinkie motioned toward the closet. “We’ll leave through here.”
                
Then she noted the unopened box on the floor.
                
The first Pinkie filled her in. “A potion sent from Canterlot should things turn out for the worst.”
                
The Pinkie from the closet could only roll her eyes. “Jeeze, this place really is dark, isn't it?”