A doctor and a couple nurses were gathered around May's bed. They had wheeled her into the operating room and had just finished the operation. Twilight and the others were waiting outside. Dawn was looking through the window.
"Well, that wasn't too bad." said the doctor.
A nurse chuckled quietly. Suddenly, a force threw them all backwards. They hit the walls of the room and fell to the floor. A dark energy shot from May's mouth and formed a cloud in the air above her body. Once the cloud was formed, it lowered a couple inches off the ground. It then began to take it's true form; a gaseous version of Pinkamena. Her eyes glowed a bright red. She took a couple steps forward, leaving a smoke trail as she walked.
"Freedom." she said in a distorted voice.
May quickly awoke and sat up as Dawn burst into the room.
"YOU!" Dawn yelled.
"Hey, Dawn." Pinkamena said with a smile. "Nice to see you again." Twilight ran up next to Dawn. "And you as well, Twilight."
"Pinkie?" Twilight asked, shocked.
May gasped for air and rolled off the bed. She winced as she landed on a wound. It didn't hurt as much now. Pinkamena looked back at her. May looked up and stared Pinkamena in the eyes.
She reached up and felt her face. Her eye was back. Pinkamena knelt down in front of May.
"Pinkie." May said softly.
"I told you." said Pinkamena. "I can't permanently harm your astral form."
"You..." May said, lowering her hoof. "You knew I'd live?" Pinkamena said nothing. "You do care."
Pinkamena scoffed and stood up, turning to Twilight.
"A pleasure as always, Twilight... but I've got a date with a little friend of mine."
She burst passed Twilight and Dawn and left the hospital. Trixie took off after her but returned shortly.
"I lost her." said Trixie. "She just vanished."
"Where'd she go?" asked Applejack.
Twilight paced back and forth.
"Let's see..." she said. "A date with a little friend."
"What are you getting at, Twilight?" asked Applejack.
"Not sure." said Twilight, ending her pacing. "Who did Pinkamena connect with the most in Ponyville? Somepony who's little."
"Oh, no." said Applejack. "You don't mean..."
Applebloom stared out the window of the main barn at Sweet Apple Acres. She let out a sigh and headed for the door that led out of her room. Suddenly, the door slammed shut and a creept laughter echoed throughout the room. Applebloom turned around and saw Pinkamena standing in the corner.
"You're back." Applebloom said.
Pinkamena grinned as she approached Applebloom
"It's gonna take a lot more than a stake in the heart to kill me, little filly." Applebloom backed up against the door. "Don't be afraid. You were always my favorite."
"What do you want?"
"I need to get back to my body
"Applebloom!" came a faint, frantic voice from outside.
"Applejack?"
Pinkamena's eyes narrowed. "It's too soon."
She looked around Applebloom's room and her gaze fell upon a teddy bear. She grinned evilly as she came up with the perfect plan.