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// Thriller 
// Story: What's In The Box? 
// by naturalbornderpy 
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THRILLER


 

“Stop right there and don’t move a muzzle!”
                
All eight Pinkie Pies placed their backs against the wall. A blinding light from across the room lit up the scene.
                
“Which one of you is Horror Pinkie?” the voice demanded. “Don’t think I can’t tell!”
                
Random used a hoof to shield her eyes. “None of us are! She’s still trying to catch up to us.”
                
“I’ll be the judge of that,” the Pinkie Pie holding the desk lamp to them said as she crossed the room. On her head was a deerstalker; around her waist was a trench coat. Eyeing up the first Pinkie in the row—Sad—she stuck out her tongue and licked at her mane, smacking her lips. “Okay! Next!”
                
Once she'd done the same to the rest, she sighed. “Looks like you speak the truth.”
                
“Duh,” Random replied. “Care to—”
                
“Elaborate?” Thriller Pinkie finished. “Sure. I’m a detective, see? And I’m on the trail of the Pinkie Pie known as ‘Horror’, see?”
                
Mystery raised her hoof. “So she sleeps around a lot?”
                
Thriller ignored her. “She was an experiment gone wrong—cotton candy brought to life in the worst possible way. I was sent a box this morning containing taunting letters from her.”
                
“Neat!” said Romance. “You guys are like a weird couple.”
                
“Neat?” Thriller spat back. “What’s ‘neat’ about a trail of dead ponies?”
                
Random shoved herself between them. “This isn’t important! Have you forgotten what chapter this is? Thriller! Meaning—”
                
Broken glass showered inward as a figure leapt inside the room. Horror Pinkie.
                
Random screamed toward the ceiling, “That’s unfair! You didn't even describe the outside yet!”
                 
Thriller Pinkie scowled and began circling their new guest. “I’ve been waiting for you.”