THE IMPOSTER AMONG US

by FIM Fiction


8, Bargains

Sleep.

Now that I think about it, I don't have a sleeping scedule. I just take short rests and naps through out the well I guess it's not day or night.

"Wait what!? I thought you went to sleep!"

Nah. Hey as you sleep long enough to What do you dream?

*SPACE SHIP PONY VILLAGE*

"Why are we here Cygow?" Button Mash asked, entering the side room with Cozy Glow.

"I'm here because I need a new suit." Cozy Glow said, picking up the suit of the child she slaughtered. "You,-"

"Wait, I though we didn't have any spare suits." Button Mash pointed out.

". . . That's not important. What's important is why I brought you, my dear Game Boy." Cozy Glow said with a giggle, reaching into Button Mash'es Chip Pack and pulling out a booklet.

*

Twilight stared at the red mess before her. She then looked at the two she saw responsible. "C Rick. C Pick... What in Celestia's name happened in here?"

The Cake couple looked at the spattered gunk, then at Twilight. "It wasn't us." Carrot Cake said.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. She then tilted her head, remembering they couldn't see through the visor. "Alright, who was it?"

"Lana and Celt." Cup Cake explained. "They left shortly after... this happened."

Carrot Cake licked some of the semi-thick red substance. "Hey, it's not half bad!" He said cheerfully.

"Really?" Cup Cake sampled some as well. "It's not half bad, its all great! Tiltserk, you should try some!"

"No thank you." Twilight answered. "I'm not in the mood for cherry pudding."

The Cakes shrugged. "Suit yourself." Carrot Cake said.

"Oh! If you see those tall ladies again please ask them if they remember the recipe." Cup Cake added.

Twilight let out a sigh and nodded. "Sure." She left the room, wondering how Cherry Pudding could be so messy. "At least it's not a body splattered about." she said to herself as she left, remembering Navigation.

*

Fluttershy walked through the halls with Button Mash, shying away from other ponies. She felt incredibly naked without the spacesuit on, despite the underclothes she was given. Button Mash seemed somewhat uncomfortable too, but there were safety in numbers and he was the only one who seemed to know how to fix wires properly. She entered the navigation area, before heading to it's Electrical Room. Above the doorway to said room was NAV-ELEC-2. She wrinkled her nose as she and Button Mash entered. "At least it doesn't smell as bad." she aloud. She walked around the large computer that hid the other half of the room. "Oh! You scared me!" Fluttershy said, looking at a child in a fez. "Trying to fix wires too?"

"Not exactly..." the colt sheepishly said, looking down. He looked back up, a crack now visible below the visor. One in the shape of a smile.

"EEK!" Fluttershy winced as she spun around, running to the doors. Button mash followed close behind. The doors slammed shut with a hiss. "Nononono" she whimpered.

"Ya know, I wish you could have been faster, so I could have squashed you between the doors and made it look like a malfunction." the impostor said, as Fluttershy cried against the door. Button Mash himself could be heard crying behind his visor. The vent opened. "Perfect tim-" POW! The Impostor got knocked to the ground.

A grinning Cozy Glow in the red outfit and cracked helmet stood over them. "Hi!" she said cheerfully, before picking up the Impostor and throwing them against the wall. She walked over and pinned them to the ground to the ground. "Quick thing okay? I don't really care who you kill, because I hate most everybody." Her eyes turned red. "But if you ever try to hurt Game Boy" Her eyes glowed red. "I won't hesitate to rip out your heart and shove it into your brain." Her helmet suddenly fixed itself, turning grey in the process. The red glow of her eyes shined through. "This includes any other friends I make in the future. So just avoid any allies of mine and you can stay healthy."

"Traitor!" it hissed at her. A leg grew out of it's side, kicking Cozy Glow off. It's jaws opened to kill one of the two against the door, before suddenly dropping with a thud.

Fluttershy stared wide eyed at the Impostor, who was now torn in two from the stomach. Button Mash threw off his helmet and vomited. Cozy Glow giggled cutely, putting her hoof to her visor.

"I did warn you!" she said.

"I was going for the yellow one! She isn't protected by a suit!" the impostor growled.

"Ohhh..." Cozy Glow's helmet and suit changed back to the broken red. "My bad..." Cozy Glow dragged the halfs to the vent. "Just uh... give the others my warning, kay?" she said, staring at Fluttershy. "I gotta take care of a witness."

"Wait!" Button Mash shouted. "Don't kill her!"

Cozy Glow laughed. "Sorry, but unless I have a good reason to leave her alive... well yeah."
*

Big Mac stared at three breakers, each spinning. He push one button, and it clicked. He timed the next one incorrectly, and the first reset. "No." he growled. He gave up, leaving Room NAV-ELEC-1. He walked to NAV-ELEC-2. He was about to open them when they shot open with a hiss. He took a step back as a Bloody Fluttershy and Bloody Button Mash exited. "Huh!?" He rushed up to them inspecting the wounds. "Nope nope nope!" he said with huge concern. He gave a quizzical and concerned look.

Button Mash and Fluttershy tried to look away. But Big Mac simply turned them to face him. His face held a question that he demanded to be answered. "We're alright." Button Mash said. "Just had some trouble."

"Who?" Big Mac asked, before glancing into the room. His jaw dropped as he saw the blood splattered on the walls and the puddle on the ground. "Huh!?" He looked at the two, his glare demanding harshly for them to speak.

"Golly!" The three turned to see Cozy Glow in a grey suit trotting up to them. "Did ya trip and hurt yourself?" she asked cutely, before laughing in a twisted version of a chuckle. She gasped as she saw Button Mash, panic in her eyes. She shoved Big Mac out of the way. "Who hurt you? I'll make sure they'll never-" She stopped, and stared at Big Mac. "Bye." she said, quickly running away.

Big Mac saw the blood on her new grey suit. He raised an eyebrow. He turned back to face the other two. They shoved past him and ran.

*MEDBAY

Cozy Glow stared at Redheart as she mended a Pink 1. "Hiya Radrit!" she said cheerfully.

"Goodness!" Redheart exclaimed. "Cygow, you scared me!"

Cozy Glow giggled. "Golly, you don't think I'm an Impostor now, do you?" She laughed hard as if she had told a grand pun.

Redheart shook her head. "No. I don't." Her eyes widened. "Are you walking on your crushed hoof!?"

"Uhh... Yeah?" Cozy Glow said, unsure as to why Redheart was panicked.

"Let me take a look at-"

"NO!" Cozy Glow shouted, causing Redheart to jump back. The girl ran out of medbay.

*NIGHT

Twilight and Rainbow Dash sat next to the Button. Rainbow Dash sipped from a mug. "You've done the math, right?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Math for what?" Twilight asked.

"..." Rainbow looked into her mug. "How long we'll last." she finally said.

"I..." She let out a sigh. "We only got a week."

"Dang. That's less then I thought." Rainbow Dash said.

"Oh you'll live longer." Cozy Glow said, popping up next to them. She was in her red suit. "If you're smart." Her fez had a splatter of blood on it. "Also, do we have any fabric cleaner?"

"Why is your hat red?" Rainbow growled.

"I'm insane and wanna hurt people. I do what I do for fun!" Cozy Glow giggled. "But before you eject me and ruin more than my hoof, let me say this. The more letters in your name, the more important you are to the crew. I have more information that can help the crew, but I gotta be alive to say!" she giggled, before running and diving into a vent.

Rainbow Dash growled. "So we let a Impostor live so she can give us information!?"

Twilight remained silent. She knew the girl was messed up in the head, and that she was the reason.