Twilight burst through the doors and into the throne room, tears in her eyes.
"Wh-What're you going to do?" she asked, stopping at the stairs.
Celestia got up and trotted down the stairs, putting a hoof on Twilight. "I... may need to lock her up."
"Lock her up?" asked Twilight. "F-For how long?"
"It is unsure... Could be forever..."
Twilight gasped and closed her eyes. "No..."
"I will let you go to her. Say good-bye."
Twilight looked at Celestia and nodded. "Okay."
Pinkamena trotted into the abandoned kitchen and looked at a few stray knives on the counter. May trotted up to her.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked.
Pinks sighed. "Worse comes to worse... I'll just end it."
May gasped and slapped her across the face. "I don't wanna hear you say that. Ever!"
The pink mare held her cheel and looked at May. "I-I'm sorry..."
May hugged her. "ust try to get through this... Please... I need you. I love you."
Pinkamena smiled. "I-I love you, too. And... I'll do my best to make this work."
May smiled and nodded.
Dawn came into the room. "Hey... T-Twilight's trotting around outside looking for us.. Should I, uh..."
May nodded. "Let them in."
Dawn smiled. "Okay." She left the room and went to the front door, opening it slightly. "Pssst... Twilight..." she whispered.
The purple unicorn stopped and looked towards the abandoned house. "Huh?"
"PSSSSST..." urged Dawn. "In here..."
Twilight turned to the house and trotted over to it. "Dawn? So, this is where you girls a--"
She was cut off as Dawn pulled her in, slamming the door shut.
"Did anypony follow you?" asked May, entering the room from the kitchen.
"No. I', alone."
May nodded as Pinkamena came out. "H-Hey, Twi..."
The purple mare went over to her and hugged her tightly. "Oh, Pinks... I'm sorry it came to this."
The pink mare nodded. "So am I."
The two mares broke the hug. "Shall I bring the others?" asked Twilight.
Pinks looked at May. "I'd like to see them."
May smiled and nodded. "Okay... Bring 'em."
Twilight nodded and her horn lit up. She then disappeared in a flash of purple light.
Pinks hugged Fluttershy.
"This is just terrible," said Fluttershy, breaking the hug. "There's nothing you can do?"
"Celestia gave her one more chance," said May. "It's over."
Applejack hung her head in sadness. "Oh, darn. As don't believe this is happenin'."
Pinkamena's ear drooped. "I... I have to... throw up," she said, running down the hall and turning the corner, heading for the bathroom.
Dawn sighed. "I... I'll go check on her," she said, heading down the hall.
May smiled. "Thanks."
Dawn disappeared down the hall as Trixie sat on the couch with Kat.
"We've come so far just to end up here?" asked Trixie. "It's not fair!"
Kat rubbed her back. "None of us like this. But it's what has to happen."
May sighed and nodded. "If it means helping her..."
Dawn trotted down the hall. "Where's that bathroom again?"
Suddenly a door opened and a pink mare stepped out into the hall.
"Oh, Pinks, I..." She cut herself off. "What the f--"
"I'm willing to try anything," said May when suddenly the sound of Dawn screaming could be heard from the hall.
All the ponies quickly stood up, May being the fastest.
"Dawn?" she asked, running into the hall. "DAWN!!!"
The group followed her down the hall until the rounded the corner and stopped dead in their tracks.
"DAWN!!!!" yelled May as she ran over and knelt beside the bleeding mare, holding her in her forelegs.
Dawn had a large cut across her stomach and chest, blood everywhere. "M... May?"
"Oh, sister, I'm sorry..." cried May, tears streaming down her face.
"Sister?!" asked the others, shocked.
"May... It's... It's not..."
"It's not what?" sobbed May.
Dawn winced and groaned. "Do... Do you remember... that song... our mother... sang to us... to help us sleep?"
May sniffled and nodded. "Yeah... Of course..."
"Could you... sing it... for me? I'd like to... hear it... before I... d... d..."
May nodded as her tears stained her sister's coat. "I-I..." She sniffled. "I-I see... skies... of blue... And c... clouds of white..." she sang, gently rocking Dawn back and forth. "Bright bless... ed day... Dark, sacred... n-night..." She began sobbing harder now. "A-A-And I think to myself..." Tears trickled down Dawn's cheeks as her eyes began to close. "What a wonder... WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!!!" May sobbed as Dawn's eyes finally closed as her last breath escaped her mouth. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed May, holding her sister's dead body. "NOOOO!!!! No.... No... Not you, too..." She held her sister's body closer and continued sobbing.
Pinkamena was at the far end of the hall, watching with tears streaming her own face. She slowly started trotting over to the group. May looked over and saw her.
"GET OUT OF HERE!!!" she cried. "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!"
Pinkie stopped and gasped, tears pouring from her eyes as she sniffled. "What?"
"I HATE YOU!!!! I NEVER WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN!!!!" Pinkamena took a step back. "JUST GO!!!"
The pink mare turned and ran down the hall and into a dining room, crying as she sat down at the table.
May looked down at her sister's body and ran a hoof over her face. "I'll... I-I'll give you a... a proper burial... One you deserve..." She sniffled again as Twilight came over and knelt beside her.
"May... I'm so sorry..." she said sincerely, tears in her own eyes.
May nodded. "We... W-We n-need to... bury her..."
Twilight nodded. "We will, May... We will..."
May sniffled again. "Could you... give me a minute?"
The unicorn patted May's shoulder and got up, turning to the others. "Come on, girls. Let's give her some time alone with... her sister..."
The others took one last look before leaving with Twilight. May cradled her sister and continued singing the song.