//------------------------------// // Day 03 (Pinkamena) // Story: Pinkamena 4: Recovery // by Pinkamena666 //------------------------------// xx:xx May stood in a dark room, wondering where she was. She looked around and realized she was in a kitchen. "What's going on?" she asked aloud. There was laughter behind her. She slowly turned and saw a figure standing in the shadows. Eyes glowing red. "Hello?" asked May. The figure started moving towards her. As the pony left the shadows, May saw that it was Pinkamena. She had a large grin on her face, eyes wide, and hair over her face. May took a few steps back and bumped into a table. "What's wrong?" asked Pinkamena. Her voice sounded like multiple overlapping voices, each with a different pitch. "Don't you wanna play?" May hunkered down against the table leg. "Go away." May whimpered. "Oh, come on." said Pinkamena, quickly kneeling down over May. "You can't run from me forever." "What are you talking about?" May asked, shuddering. "We all have demons inside that are waiting to be free." said Pinkamena. "I'm your's." "What?" "Did you really think you were rid of me?" Pinkamena let out a laugh. "I live inside you. And the longer you live in fear of my memory, the stronger I get." "Then I just won't be afraid of you anymore." "I'm afraid I can't let that happen." said Pinkamena. "I live inside you. You can't kill me without killing yourself. You'll just have to release me." "I'll never release you." said May. Pinkamena let out a sigh. "Well, I can't kill you in your dreams. But just wait when you wake up." "Wait..." said May. "What?" "See you in your dreams." said Pinkamena. She placed a hoof on May's forehead. "Time to wake up." She opened her mouth, revealing her sharp metal teeth, and lunged forward. 6:46am May quickly sat upwards, sweating with fear. What had just happened? Was that real? She looked around her room to see if she could see any signs of unusual activity. There was nothing. She lay back down and let out a sigh. She decided to dismiss what had happened as just a nightmare. After all, she saw Pinkie die in front of her. There was no way she could still be alive. Could she? 10:26am "Hey, May." said Twilight, entering the room. May turned towards the door, eyes bloodshot. "Hey, Twilight." said May, tiredly. Twilight set the books she was carrying on the table next to May's bed. "Are you okay?" she asked. "Looks like you didn't get any sleep." "I didn't." said May. "I had a... nightmare. I think?" "What are you talking about?" asked Twilight, standing next to May's bed. "Well, I had a nightmare where I was in a kitchen... and... she was there." "She?" asked Twilight. "Pinkamena." "Oh, no." said Twilight sympathetically. "Must have been awful." "It was worse. She said that she was still alive and living inside me." "I'm sure it was nothing." said Twilight, trying to make sure to keep May calm. "It seemed pretty realistic." said May, still sounding tired. "You sound tired." said Twilight. "Why don't you take a little nap and I'll come back later?" "I don't want to... to..." May stammered. May could barely make out what Twilight was saying. She slowly drifted away. xx:xx May opened her eyes and found herself in the kitchen again. "Oh, May." said an unsettling and familiar voice. May turned around and saw Pinkamena sitting at the table. She was holding a knife, digging the blade into the table and twirling it around. "She didn't believe you, did she?" Pinkamena asked in her creepy voice. "Who?" asked May, getting a little creeped out. "Twilight Sparkle." She let the knife fall against the table as she got up. "You tried to tell her, didn't you?" she asked, walking around the table. "What are you going to do?" May asked, backing against the wall. "Give you a little taste of things to come." Pinkamena stood in front of May. "Y-you said you couldn't--" "I said I couldn't kill you in your dreams." Pinkamena lifted a hoof and slammed it against May's throat. "I never said I couldn't hurt you." May collapsed to the floor, trying to catch her breath. "How can you hurt me in my dreams?" May choked. "Pain is in the mind." said Pinkamena. "You make it real." "Just let me go." said May. "One condition." "What?" asked May. "Don't try anything cute. I will be free. Soon. And I will not let you ruin it." "Fine." May cried. "I won't." "Good." said Pinkamena. "See ya tonight." She opened her mouth again and lunged forward. 5:00pm May opened her eyes. "You're finally awake." said Twilight. She was standing in the corner. "It happened a..." May stopped what she was saying. "What?" asked Twilight. "Nothing." said May quickly. "Well, I should be getting back to the Library. I brought you some books like you requested." "Thank you." said May. "Don't mention it." said Twilight with a smile. "Just let me or any one of the others know what you want. We'll be glad to help." May smiled. "You're a good friend, Twilight. All of you." Twilight gave her a smile as she left the room. May watched her leave and then glanced over at the clock on the wall. It said 5:10 at night. She had no intention of going to sleep so she turned on the TV. It was a cartoon show about a kidwho wore a white hood and a green backpack. He had a dog with him that could change shape. "Such a nice show." said May, not feeling tired at all. 7:45pm May lay back in bed and stared at the ceiling. She looked over at the books on the table. She levitated one over to her. She read the title aloud. "Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue. Cool. The first one." She opened the book and started to read the first page. "This should get me through the night."