June 9, 3 LR
We’re getting too good at organizing memorials.
We had one for Applejack today. Rarity and Rainbow were silent the entire time. I think they’re scared. I know I am. Applebloom and Granny Smith were crying, while Big Mac tried to be stoic for them. I did my best not to point out the tears that were running down his cheeks the whole time.
I didn’t see Pinkie Pie anywhere. Considering our conversation yesterday, I’m not surprised. I’m worried, though.
I still can’t be certain who’s doing it. I definitely have my suspicions, but I haven’t told anyone. I need more time. But I can’t wait too long. Who knows who’ll be next?
I should have gone out last night.
June 10, 3 LR
Lyra was next. Luna damn them to the deepest pit of Tartarus, Lyra was next!
And I was out there! I should have known!
As if to taunt us, she was found on the edge of Sweet Apple Acres. It took hours to find all of the pieces. They were even up in the trees.
Why can’t I stop them? I know
I’m so tired. It needs to end. I will be out there tonight. And tomorrow night. And the night after.
I will find them. The police can’t do anything. Not even Night Eye.
June 11, 3 LR
Spike’s getting suspicious of me. He knows I’ve been overtired lately, and he was up early this morning before I got back. I tried to put him off by telling him I just went for an early morning walk, but I’m not sure he bought it.
I can’t tell him what I’m doing or what I suspect. I don’t want him to get hurt.
I can’t tell anyone.
I think I made some progress last night.
I heard the giggling. It seems to concentrate on the outskirts of town, which fits the pattern. Fluttershy lived on the edge of the Everfree. Junebug’s house was over by the river near Fluttershy’s. Applejack lived on the farm, away from the town. Lyra was right by the road to the farm.
I think I can catch them tonight. I’ve got a sense of where they’re going to be next, but if I don’t hurry then somepony else will die.
There’s no time.
June 12, 3 LR
Damndamndamndamn
I almost had them!!!!!
They must know what I’m doing. It’s the only way she could have escaped me.
Tonight.
S o t i r e d
S p i k e ?
June 13, 3 LR
Well, the good news is that even though my ‘number one’ assistant betrayed me by putting sleeping weed in my food yesterday morning, causing me to sleep through the whole day and night, no one was killed.
The bad news is that even though no one died, that doesn’t mean no one was hurt. The killer attacked Rarity last night. I thought I told her that her boutique was near the edge of town?
Didn’t I? The killer is moving faster and faster now.
She was slashed up pretty badly, but it sounds like she’ll live. Minus an ear, an eye, and much of her mane and tail. She’ll have some pretty bad scars, too. We’re sitting the hospital waiting room right now waiting for the doctors to patch her up as best they can. I can’t imagine what she must be going through right now, but once she wakes up from surgery, I need to talk to her and find out what she saw and how she chased them away.
I got some sleep finally. I guess that counts for something. Rainbow tells me I’ve looked like death warmed over lately. Pinkie’s starting to develop a twitch. I guess all of this unhappiness is short-circuiting her brain.
The doctor came back a little while ago. Said that she’ll live, like they thought, but she’s still unconscious right now. It’ll be a while before the anesthetic spells wear off. We’ve been trying to avoid discussing how we’re going to break the news to her about her new appearance, but I think we all know it has to happen.
The doctor thinks that she’ll wake up later this evening. They want to keep out any visitors for now so she doesn’t become overwhelmed.
I’ll go out tonight again. In order to protect my friends.
I need to stop this.
June 15, 3 LR
Rainbow was attacked last night. She had stayed with Rarity in the hospital, along with Sweetie Belle. It’s a good thing Rainbow was there otherwise both Rarity and Sweetie might be dead now.
Rainbow will be ok. She just got a little beat up and sliced a couple of times, but she was able to chase her away.
I just don’t get it. There are two of them? I didn’t know the water would work that way when drank.
On the other hoof…
One is excessively happy. The other is excessively cruel. A psychological split into two separate bodies?
However, if it is related to that water, I know how to handle it. I still remember that spell.
That’s what I have to do. I have to scour the town until I find her and cast the spell. I’ll leave some instructions for Spike and then I need to hide this.
I don’t know how long this will take, but I’ll do it. It’s my fault as much as anypony’s.
I’m sorry, everypony.