Part four: I try
Twilight sped through the factory, her head lowered so that she could achieve maximum speed. The ponies glanced up from their workstations just long enough to see the unicorn rush past them. They had work to do and wasting any time gawking at the disturbance could earn than a beating from their cruel taskmaster, Rainbow Dash.
Twilight ran focusing on a single paternal instinct to rescue Spike. How could something like this be happening? Spike had done nothing wrong. Yet he had been put in danger by the hatred and narrow mindedness of others. This town was a terrible place and Celesitia had to be informed of how dangerous it had become. But first Twilight had to get spike out of here.
Twilight burst through the door of the facility out into the cold, thick air. She glanced about quickly trying to access the situation. Spike lay curled in the muck surrounded on all sides by stone-throwing ponies. The Pink Pony was in the front of the mob laughing madly and pumping out a constant stream of well-aimed projectiles. Twilight now realized that this pony was not motivated by hate for dragons or frustrations with the Celesial government, rather she was motivated by a primal and potent feeling of utter delight. This pony could only truly find her joy when she was causing intense moral and physically pain.
“No,” shouted Twilight with all of her voice. She knew that she would not have enough time to cast a spell powerful enough to stop the pony’s cruel barrage, so she did the only thing she could think of. Dashing forward Twilight threw herself at Spike, standing over him, shielding him.
Twilight moved in the way, but the stones still fell. Twilight screamed in pain, but the stones still fell. Spike cried and begged Twilight to save herself, but the stones still fell. Twilight fell to her knees as blood spattered her mane, but the stones still fell.
Looking into Spikes eyes Twilight weakly smiled. The little pony’s body jerked and bent as rocks bounced off of her back. A larger stone hit Twilight’s leg with the dry crack of breaking bones. A drop of blood fell from Twilights mane and onto spikes forehead.
“ Twilight, please stop,” said the baby dragon as tears streamed down his bloody face. “Please, don’t. It’s killing you. Stop! Twilight,” Spikes voice cracked as he sobbed.
“ I will never leave you Spike.” Said Twilight tenderly. A particularly well-placed rock smacked into the side of Twilights head, causing her neck to snap to the side. Twilights eyes rolled into the back of her head and she collapse on top of Spike.
“Woo hoo! Pinkie Pie strikes again,” shouted the pink pony as she jumped with glee. The rest of the mob stopped their assault and looked uncertain.
“ Did we…kill her,” asked a purple pony in the mob? Pinkie Pie trotted happily over to the collapsed pony and nudged her with her hoof.
“ Nope, she’s oikie dokie lokie,” giggled Pinkie Pie. Pinkie began to swiftly strike Twilight with her front hooves. “ Wakey Wakey sleepy pony. We aren’t done playing yet.” Twilight groaned and began to stir. “ That’s a good girl,” exclaimed Pinkie Pie!
Pinkie Pie grabbed hold of Twilights mane and pulled her head up out of the muck, exposing her bloody and swollen face. Twilight groaned. Pinkie giggled. Spike softly cried. The mob of ponies watched uncertainly. Pinkie looked into Twilights eyes. “Now why would you defend a disgusting little dragon spawn?” Inquired Pinkie in an abruptly serious tone. “Hmmm? Well tell me.” Smack! Pinkie suddenly smashed Twilights face into the mud and held it there, choking her.
“Pinkie…I think that’s enough,” shouted a yellow Pegasus pony that had just flown into the altercation.
“ Enough, enough. It’s never enough,” exclaimed Pinkie Pie as she pulled Twilights snout out of the muck. Twilight sputtered and coughed as she gasped for air.
“ Please Pinkie. I said that’s enough,” replied the yellow Pegasus.
“ You have no right to talk to me like that Fluttershy. You’re just as twisted as I am. No matter how you look at it your just another butcher,” shouted Pinkie Pie as she smothered Twilight in the mire again. Fluttershy jerked back as if Pinkie’s words had physically struck her.
“I…I,” stuttered Fluttershy. “ You know I don’t like doing what I do. But I…I have to. It’s the kindest thing for someponies.
Pinkie Pie burst into laughter, her hoof still holding down Twilight. “ No one buys your mercy execution and kindness killing. You’re a monster Fluttershy you just can’t see it. Look in a mirror sister.”
“I never…i’m,” tears started to form in Fluttershy’s glistening eyes. It was then that something changed inside of Fluttershy. Like a switch being flicked, Fluttershy’s personality changed like a light bulb from light to dark. Her eyes narrowed and her brow furrowed. “ I try so hard,” she whispered calmly. “I really do try Pinkie Pie. To bring a fast death to anypony that needs it. I am no judge. I am no jury. I am only the Executioner,” she suddenly screamed. “ And when I see you torturing a little pony like that…well it really makes me aggravated,” she drew out the last word she said into a long and smooth verbal dagger. “ I try Pinkie. I try so…very…hard,” her eyes began to cross and her entire body began to shake with rage.
“ She’s lost it again,” whispered a brown colt in the mob as he stepped back in fear. The rest of the mob began to dislodge them selves from the tight circle and move back away from Fluttershy. They wanted to see what would happen but avoid being drawn into any violent conflict between the two ponies.
Fluttershy hovered in the air above Pinkie Pie her face growing more and more wrath. Pinkie still held Twilights head as she sat nonchalantly on the ground, as if bored. The showdown persisted as the two ponies stared down wash others noses. The cold evening air was deathly silent. Suddenly Fluttershy’s face contorted in an angry scowl as she screamed. “ You’re going to love me!” And with that she charged forward, her mane streaming behind her.