//------------------------------// // Author's Notes // Story: Borderline // by Lucefudu //------------------------------// Dysphoria The sequel. Inspired by: System of a Down - Holy Mountains Can... you... feel their... haunting presence? Liar! Killer! Demon! Back to the river Aras! Someone's blank stare deemed it Warfare. Liar! Killer! Demon! Back to the river Aras! Freedom... We're free... Can... you... hear the... Holy Mountains? Liar! Killer! Demon! Back to the river Aras! Someone's mouth said: "Paint them all red!" Liar! Killer! Demon! Back to the river Aras! Freedom... We're free... They have all returned, resting on the mountain side We... have learned that you have no... They have returned, resting on the mountain side We have learned that you have no... Honor! Murderer! Sodomizer! Back to the river Aras! They have returned, resting on the mountain side! We have learned that you have no.... Honor! Murderer! Sodomizer! Back to the river Aras! Freedom... We're Free... Freedom... Try a YouTube Reading. Message to MuzzledElk: A very, very, very, very big fucking THANK YOU for creating those awesome images for the patient's case records! I'm still sorry for pestering you about it, man! Seriously, it is awesome! (Credit of the Equestria logo goes to: LiquidRadiosity) Message to Mist: [strike]I know that you’ve quit FiMFiction[/strike], but I still need to thank you for always giving me a helping hand whenever I needed, even though you had a dislike towards everything Cupcakes-related. He was the one responsible for giving me great pointers to revise the story and pointed out several flaws. You’ve been a good friend and I wish you the best. This was mainly written to prove that some Cupcakes Spin-Offs aren’t so bad. I’m not saying that this story is exceptional, but it can’t be compared with the other crappy spin-offs that flood the site every now and then. This is heavily influenced by the infamous Cupcakes fanfic (by Sergeant Sprinkles: World's Greatest Party Clown) and the Ask Pinkamina Diane Pie tumblr (by toriningendesertparty {A.K.A. crookedtrees}). On the original take of Cupcakes, Pinkie 'corrupted' Applebloom. Since the tumblr showed her 'corrupting' Scootaloo instead, I didn't go into further detail as to whom Pinkamena had 'befriended'. I tried my best to give some characterization to Pinkamena, while avoiding any solid diagnosis (even though I hinted at Borderline Personality Disorder. As seen on Party of One, you can note that Pinkie Pie has some sort of emotional issues about feeling ignored/abandoned; which is a clear trait of B.P.D.. Pinkie couldn't have that, as the guilt of killing her friends would be too great for her; she would rather kill herself than her friends (for in death, they would be abandoning her). But since this was the trait that most "clung" to Cupcakes' Pinkamena, I decided to name the story after said pathology and trick the doctor in his hypothesis. I thought about Korsakoff's Syndrome, seeing that Pinkie feeds mainly on sweets (carbohydrates) and has almost zero Vitamin B1 intake. I even considered Multiple Personality Disorder, but I decided that it would be much more interesting to make Pinkie Pie a persona of the killer, not the other way around. (If you read the story thinking that she had M.P.D. and, by reading this you understood that she hadn't. I sincerely encourage you to pay more attention whilst reading.) But please, feel free to speculate. Just refrain from saying the term schizophrenia, though. Pinkamena is not a schizophrenic! Additional inspirational/research material: * We Ned to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver - For giving me insight to what would be a more realistic reaction from the characters. * Charles Manson, as told to Nuel Emmons - For inspiration. * My Little Amnesia - For giving me creepy ideas in the middle of the night. * TarbyRocks, for creating Something Broke: The Continuing Tale of Pinkie Pie & Ponycyde. An awesome, near-21 minute long masterpiece. It served me as an inspiration and also as a 'nudge' towards certain parts of the fanfic. Even though our Pinkamenas are different as to their past, the music is terrific... just listen to it! This guy's got real talent! You can support this artist HERE. (Really, support him. He creates all this awesome, free stuff for us without asking for nothing in return.)