A Little Less Than Four Months Later...
Pinkie smiled as she clocked out for the last time. The fine of 2000 bits had been paid, and all 400 of her community service hours had been done. She was free. She had finally repaid Equestria for the atrocities she had committed. For the first time in over two years, she felt happy. Genuinely happy. Not happy as though it were a relief for a short period of time. It was finally over.
"Pinkie?" She heard from behind. She turned around and saw Trixie, who was smiling. The two friends greeted each other and gave the other quick hugs. Over the past few months, Pinkie and the others had pretty much adopted Trixie into their group. It turns out she had only become a performer to get attention, when Blue had locked himself away to protect her. Things were a bit rough between her, Rarity, and Rainbow for a while, but they were all good friends now.
"How's it feel to walk with a free conscience for the first time in two years?" Trixie says jokingly. Pinkie laughs and gives her a playful shove.
"It's great! I've never been so happy." She said. Soon enough, they hear the awkward flapping of wings, and some troubled grunts. Looking up, they see Rainbow Dash, still trying to get the hang of her new wings. Three months ago, doctors said that if some surgery was done first, Rainbow would be able to receive her old wings back. Her and her friends had talked about it for about a week, but they decided to go through with it. After two weeks of surgery, they were able to reattach her wings, and she could fly once more. She had only had the wings for about a week, so it was still taking a while for her to strengthen them to the point she could fly normally again.
"Hey Dashie! Good to see you." Pinkie said as she waved. Rainbow landed and stumbled for a while before she managed to steady herself. She chuckled as she walked over to the two friends.
"Hey Trixie, hey Pinkie. It's good to see you girls." Rainbow said. Trixie and Pinkie returned the favor, and the girls began to walk around town. They were going to celebrate Pinkie being free again, and were meeting up with the others at the best restaurant in Ponyville.
"So how are the wings?" Trixie asked. Rainbow moved one of her wings in front of her face, inspecting it.
"They're still a little weak, but they're getting stronger every day. Soon enough I'll be racing around town again." She says with confidence in her voice. Pinkie giggles as she leaps up and down. Rainbow was flying a short distance from the ground, trying to strengthen her wings, while Trixie just walked. They talked about irreverent things until they reached the restaurant, where the others were waiting at a table already reserved for them. Pinkie smiled as she took her seat, and couldn't help but let out a quick shriek of joy. She was free at last.
Meanwhile...
Blue awoke with more tears in his eyes. More bad dreams. He brought his hooves to his eyes to try to get the tears out, but only felt more wetness along them. When he looked at his hooves, he saw fresh blood dripping from gruesome wounds in his forelegs. More torture because of the evil demon inside. He sighed and brought his hoof to his forehead as he tried to get over how uncomfortable the bed was. He closed his eyes and let out a strangled whimper, letting the pain he felt come forward. He had talked with all the families of the victims, and each one was a horrifying experience. It ranged from uneasy forgiveness to declarations of hate. Most common was one of the relatives bawling while others tried to comfort them. With a shake of the head, he stared uneasily at the top bunk that was above him. He sighed and looked over to his photo of Trixie. He smiled and adjusted his head to observe it more clearly. She was smiling, and was standing next to her mother. His two favorite mares in the world. One dead... One out of reach. Still, he was glad that Trixie was safe. She had a new family now. One that would look after her. Who would do what he couldn't.
...
Pinkie dove right into her food, not even bothering to use her silver ware. The group laughed as she got sauce from the sandwich all over her face. She brought her head up from her plate and slurped her tongue all across her face to soak up all of the sauce that had gotten there.
"That is repulsive..." Rarity said as she shook her head away. Rainbow laughed and gave her a playful shove.
"Aw come on lighten up old timer! There's nothing wrong with being excited! Besides, she deserves to enjoy herself!" She said. Pinkie smiled and nodded like a woodpecker, soon afterwards diving her head back into the sandwich.
...
"Alright Blue you're up. Your session is ready." The guard said with a stern tone.
"Thank you..." Blue said as he walked through the door. The therapist sat on the far side of the room, hooves on front of the table, waiting for him. He sighed as he took his seat, ready to begin.
"How did you sleep last night Blue?" He asked as he levitated a pen in the air, ready to write on a notepad that he had brought with him. Blue sighed and rubbed his hoof through his mane.
"Terrible... I woke up in a cold sweat half the time, and the other half I could hardly breathe." He said with sorrow. The therapist nodded and jotted this down on the paper. this was supposed to be helping... So why didn't he ever feel any better?
...
After the meal, Trixie had asked Pinkie to come with her while she visited her dad. Normally, Pinkie wouldn't have said yes, but she knew that this was something Trixie felt she needed to do.
"Do you know how he's doing? Personality wise?" Pinkie asked. Trixie sighed and nodded. There was genuine hurt from the expressions that Pinkie saw.
"The other personality isn't surfacing that much any more, only once a week, but the torture is getting worse, and he's losing a lot of blood each time he's tortured." She hung her head sadly, and Pinkie placed a hoof on her shoulder. She knew she was still having a hard time with this, since she didn't know what to believe and what not to about her dad. She could only imagine what kind of trauma she had endured as a filly, when he didn't have as much control or restraint as he did now.
"It'll be alright."
...
Blue went into the visiting area, not sure of who was visiting him. Pinkie had promised a month ago she would stop by every Friday to check on him, but today was Tuesday. Nopony liked visiting him, since most still blamed him for the deaths of their relatives. Who would want to visit a murderer like him? As he sat down in the chair, he waited for what felt like a good five minutes before his question was answered. Coming through the door... was Trixie.
"Hi daddy..." She said with a hint of sadness in her voice. Sadness. Just like what was in her voice when she was humiliated in Ponyville. He didn't know what to feel, what to say. So he remained silent as she sat down in the chair. Attempting to remove the effects of the past eight months, he began to converse.
"Hi sweetie. How you doing?" He asked. She shook her head and shrugged.
"Pretty good." She turned her eyes toward him, which were filled with sorrow.
"Been worried about you." She said. This took Blue by surprise, but he didn't show it. Why was she concerned with him? It couldn't just be because he was her dad right? Knock it off... He told himself. He had been a good father, it was the other who had abused her. He on the other hoof had loved her, cared for her, and been there for her.
"Don't be Trixie. I deserve to be in here."
"No that monster deserves to be in there... You deserve to be here!" She shouted as tears started to form in her eyes. Blue shushed her, and spoke calmly.
"Hey... It's okay..." He said soothingly. He had used the same tone when she was bawling that fateful night.
"It will be alright. I promise you. The jail can knock this demon right out of me, I just know it." Trixie nodded and sniffed as she wiped her eyes. It was only then Blue noticed Pinkie standing next to the door, observing Trixie. He smiled. She had kept her promise. He asked about how the others were treating her, and she smiled slightly.
"They've kind of taken me in. They treat me like family, even though I was a jerk to them. If it weren't for them I would be in a tailspin right now..." She said with a chuckle. They talked for a little while longer until visiting hours ended. Before she left, Trixie asked one more thing.
"Do you think when you get out... We could do something? Just the two of us?" She asked. Blue smiled and nodded.
"Of course sweetie. Anything."