MLP: By the Book. Part 2

Pinkie Pie

Conditions: Multiple Personalities, Mood Swings, Delusions, Hysteria (WCS), Memory Loss.

Notable Symptoms: An alternate personality named Pinkamena. Pinkamena appears to have a relatively negative attitude towards specific things, especially other ponies. Despite this, both personalities are cooperative towards eachother sometimes, and Pinkamena is often claiming to 'protect her'.

Evolution: A possible theory for these actions involves multiple phases, which steadily increase or decrease depending on Pinkie Pie's emotional state.

Phase one: When Pinkie Pie is in full control.

Phase two: When Pinkamena becomes a voice in her head.

Phase three: When both personalities struggle for control of the body.

Phase four: When Pinkamena takes control and Pinkie Pie is reduced to the voice.

Phase five: When Pinkamena takes full control.

Reset: After a while, Pinkamena may begin suffering from overwhelming stress and eventually pass out. Pinkie Pie will return to full control upon waking up.

Note: Pinkamena is apparently able to skip certain stages of this evolution, such as skipping stage three to stage four, and vice-versa.

Pinkie was utterly mortified, unable to comprehend what she had just read. What was all of this? Twilight had been writing her biography and never told her? Pinkie Pie clenched her teeth in rage, shouting "Twilight! You've been writing my whole-" before slapping her mouth shut. To her knowledge, Twilight was asleep within this same room, and her screaming would disturb the unicorn from her current state.

Pinkie Pie then considered the biography again, suddenly realizing several peculiar factors. Much of the information that was included actually happened at times when Twilight wasn't physically present to witness them, particularly the times when Pinkie Pie and Pinkamena conversed privately. But while Twilight wasn't there to view these occurrences, many others were. So, did this mean that everypony except Pinkie Pie knew about this, or had Twilight been secretly spying on her when these specific events occurred?

Unfortunately, Twilight had indeed awoken from the loud series of sounds that emanated from her study space, and had temporarily abandoned her slumber in order to investigate. She wandered drowsily between two aligned bookshelves and stared towards her study desk, before gasping to herself and hiding behind the corner. She was shocked to see Pinkie Pie reading the text from the biography that she had attempted to keep a secret. Though this was shocking, more so was how Pinkie Pie began shaking uncontrollably from building frustration.

Hesitant to concoct a plan of action, Twilight soon noticed a length of rope tied against a nearby stepladder and casted an enchantment upon it, levitating it towards the unsuspecting Pinkie Pie. The ropes then ensnared the intruder by her hind legs and tightly bound them together, the sudden shift in balance being sufficient enough for Pinkie Pie to topple onto her back with a 'Thud!'.

"Ow! Who…" she began, before the rope rapidly ensnared her front legs for good measure. Twilight then ran to the desk and slammed the book shut, despite the secrets it contained having already been exposed. "Pinkie Pie, I'm so sorry! You shouldn't have read that!" she screamed in a panic. Pinkie Pie struggled to free herself from her bindings, though such attempts proved futile, before shouting "Twilight, what was that book about!? And why'd you tie me up!? What's going on!?" Twilight ran to her bag and hastily stuffed the book inside it, before groaning in frustration.

"I'm trying to find a way to get rid of Pinkamena!" she exclaimed, before staggering beside her constricted colleague. "I've been studying your actions for a while to help find a way. I'm trying to figure it out, but it doesn't make any sense!" Twilight shrieked at the top of her lungs. Pinkie Pie had sensed the urgency in her tone from when she entered the library, but never had she guessed that Twilight would go to such extreme lengths to study her condition.

"But why didn't you tell me you were doing this?" Pinkie Pie asked distraughtly, finally surrendering to her immobility. "I'm sorry, Pinkie Pie! But I can't stand being in constant danger like this! I need to find a way to stop this madness and get things back to the way they were!" she answered dismally. Fully expecting a response, Twilight was surprised by a long period of silence that filled the room. She curiously turned to face Pinkie Pie, finding the latter simply laying still with an expression of disbelief.

"So that's it, then?" Pinkie Pie whispered breathlessly, "You think I'm just a danger? Am I even still a friend now?" Twilight's jaw dropped in surprise and she exclaimed "No! Pinkie Pie… I didn't mean it like that! I was just…" before sighing and hanging her head in shame; she could understand Pinkie Pie's outrage from this discovery. Her constricted colleague sat silently after scooting herself across the floor and leaning against the desk, before she shot a piercing gaze.

"And why were you just spying on me and watching what I did?" Pinkie Pie asked, her voice spiteful in tone, "Do you really want to help me, or do you just want to document my actions like an experiment?" Twilight was taken aback by this absurd accusation, but with further consideration, Pinkie Pie's assumption seemed more valid than is possibly should've. She couldn't decide to herself whether she truly did postpone actually helping Pinkie Pie in her dilemma in order to study and document her actions. As much as she detested the thought, this fact was indeed the reality.

"I hope Pinkamena gives you what's coming".

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Twilight could barely comprehend what she had just heard, and simply stared in shock towards her captive. Pinkie Pie remained silent as she sat against the desk leg, incapable of movement from her tightening bondage. Her breath grew heavier as she shut her eyes tightly, aware of the inevitable. "She's gonna come back now…" she muttered softly. Strangely, there was no answer from the unicorn, prompting Pinkie Pie to turn and face her captor.

Twilight simply stood in the middle of the room, unmoving; she had no plan for this situation, but felt that such an ironic fate was justified. "She's coming back… She'll be here soo-" Pinkie Pie informed before falling silent. Twilight neglected this as she wandered towards the front of a bookshelf, her head remaining lowered in resignation.

Meanwhile, Spike had woken up from the drama that lay across the hallway, and left his room to find the source. He was stunned to find the room a mess and Pinkie Pie tied by her legs in the corner, breathlessly heaving without relent. "What the…?! Twilight, what the heck's going on!?" he asked in genuine surprise.

Twilight gasped and turned to face him as he stood in the doorway, and shouted "Spike! Quick, find Rainbow Dash and the others! Hurry!" while backing up against the wall. As he turned to see that Pinkie Pie was now shaking violently and giggling to herself, he wasted no time running off the find help. Twilight then spun around to face her captive and shouted "Pinkie Pie, I-" before falling silent, frozen in horror of what she observed. Pinkie Pie stood across the room, free from the bonds that lay in a broken, torn pile beside her.

Pinkie Pie's hair was hanging downwards over her shoulders, the left of her fringe covering the left half of her face. Her skin was somewhat paler than it's more natural healthy glow. But her face was the most diverting aspect of her features. Her eyes were wide open and her pupils had shrunken to disturbing measures. Her grin covered a majority of her cheeks, showing a large, white smile.

"Oh… the things I'm gonna do to you".

Twilight's heart had ceased beating momentarily from these ominous words, her mind racing from the unpredictability of the situation. Twilight felt powerless to defend herself, despite being perfectly capable of doing so. "'I can't keep being in constant danger like this' you say, Twilight. I must say, spoken like a true backstabber!" the malevolent anomaly sneered in disgust. Pinkamena stared maliciously at the cowering Twilight, before continuing "And how were you going to get rid of me? Magic? Oh nonononono, you can never get rid of me! I'm here to stay… forever!"

Pinkamena suddenly spun to face away from the unicorn and asked "Pinkie Pie, can you still hear me?" A short silence filled the room before a faint "Yes" echoed within her mind; Pinkamena smiled cheerfully and replied plainly "Good". Twilight simply watched as Pinkamena continued to talk into the near-empty room. "That's right. And not only did she not tell you that she was studying you, but then she ties you up and keeps you in her house as a prisoner!" Pinkamena reminded her opposite persona.

Twilight sobbed guiltily, as these heinous crimes were indeed her own doing and decision. "She truly did do it for herself" echoed in Pinkamena's head. Pinkamena grinned at this advantageous alliance with her original personality and chuckled wickedly. Pinkamena soon turned to view the nearby unicorn, who simply stood in preparation of foreseen future events.

"She really doesn't want to help me at all. She just wants to document me… LIKE SOME KIND OF EXPIRIMENTAL ANIMAL!" Pinkie Pie hollered within Pinkamena's mind, resulting in the latter holding her temple in expressed discomfort. "Wow, Pinkie Pie. I haven't heard you this upset since we ran away from your famil- … NOOOOO! DON'T SAY THAT! GAAAAAHHH!" Pinkie Pie suddenly seized control and screamed in a panic. Twilight stepped backwards before stuttering "Pinkie Pie, you did what?"

"NO, DON'T LISTEN TO ME! FORGET WHAT I SAID!" she wailed hysterically, though Twilight had a full understanding of what she had spoken. "And that's one more note for her biography" Pinkamena sneered sarcastically, in the hopes of furthering her influence upon Pinkie Pie's emotions. "Now go to sleep, cherub" Pinkamena then whispered softly, "I'll take care of everything from here". From the lack of a response, Pinkamena sighed in satisfaction and chuckled to herself.

She then slowly turned her head to and stared menacingly at Twilight, her unmistakable smile returning as she plotted her following actions. Twilight truly had no salvation for the oncoming assault, especially since both of Pinkie Pie's personalities were now against her. The unicorn's eyes shut tightly as Pinkamena slowly staggered in her direction, expecting to feel a sudden traumatic force against her body. But the hoofsteps suddenly altered their course as Pinkamena stepped passed her and towards the nearby section of the wall.

Confused by this, as well as curious of the sadistic anomaly's true intentions, Twilight's nervously asked "What… are you doing? I thought you were gonna… attack me", before realizing the potential reaction from this statement and groaning to herself angrily. Suddenly, she was pushed from behind and fell forward into the middle of the room, bracing for the impact and landing with a 'Thud!'. However, while regaining her composure, a faint creaking sound caught her attention as it emanated from behind her. "Oh, I don't have to…" Pinkamena explained before chuckling softly.

"That 600 pound bookshelf behind you will do most of it for me… And that's just the beginning".

Meanwhile, "I dunno what was going on, but Pinkie Pie was freaking out or something. She was breathing super heavy the whole time, and it was really creepy!" Spike concluded his explanation. "Oh, crimony! It's good thing ya told me! Twilight's in real danger!" Applejack panicked, before asking "Did ya tell anypony else about this yet?" "Yeah, Rainbow Dash's already on her way there, and was just as freaked out as you are" Spike concluded. By the time he explained the latter statement, Applejack had already left to help Twilight, and possibly save her life from a potentially deadly threat.

Once outside the house, Applejack and Rainbow Dash both entered quietly, wary of Pinkamena's exceptional hiding skills. They crept through the dark room to find it almost completely untouched, but eventually found the bedroom door hanging wide open, covered in some kind of bubbling chemical. The duo peeked into the room and warily stepped inside, finding the room itself to be littered with tarnished books and shards of broken glass, along with an enormous, toppled bookshelf on the floor.

"H… Help…" echoed faintly in the room and the collapsed bookshelf shifted slightly. Recognizing the voice, Rainbow Dash ran to the bookshelf in a panic and lifted it into the air, finding a motionless Twilight laying underneath. "Twilight?! Are ya okay?!" Applejack screamed in horror, before pulling Twilight free and gently turning the unicorn onto her back. Twilight grunted in pain as she attempted to sit up, which proved easier said than done due to her injuries. Rainbow Dash dropped the bookshelf to help Applejack in aiding Twilight, and asked "Twilight, what happened?!"

"Read his, and it'll make sense".

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Suddenly, a book fell from the ceiling in front of the trio, opened onto to the page that featured the formulaic biography. The trio curiously read from the book as Applejack soon accused "Twilight, did ya really write this?" After a silence, a voice called "Oh, she sure did!" from the ceiling. The trio stared up towards the general direction of the voice, finding a psychopathic Pinkamena crawling about the woodwork and cackling sadistically before dropping to the floor below.

Pinkamena wandered towards the nearby desk and leaned against it, exclaiming "Actually… I'm glad that you all came here. I had a feeling you would". Unbeknownst to the trio, Pinkamena was reaching behind the desk to brandish a hidden fire poker, with sadistic intentions of its use. As she reached for it, however, Pinkamena heard the sound of the creaking door and fixed her gaze upon the newly arriving Spike. "Pinkie Pie?! Or are you the… imaginary one" he nervously questioned.

"GRREAH! DON'T CALL ME THAT, YOU BRAINLESS LITTLE… UGH!" she hissed angrily, before wiping her brow and exhaling exhaustedly. From these words accompanied by this action, Rainbow Dash soon concocted a plan. The pegasus rocketed into the air and whistled for Pinkamena's attention. "Pinkamena, just face the facts" she shouted from the air, "You're just an imaginary character, and that's all you ever were meant to be!"

"SHUT UP! STOP CALLING ME IMAGINARY! I'M REAL!" Pinkamena howled at the top of her lungs. She soon began hysterically thrashing her head about to the point where she soon dazed herself from the trauma. "Ugh… I'm real…" Pinkamena was beginning to run out of energy, and she knew it well. She fell to her knees to catch her breath, wallowing in the defeat of her own making. She shut her eyes as her body slowly numbed, beginning with her strained knees and quickly infesting her other muscles; until finally, everything went black.

As her friends ran to their comatose companion, Twilight arose from the floor and stepped towards the book, glumly contemplating the chaos she had caused. "Well, hopefully Pinkie Pie would prefer to talk to one of us" Rainbow Dash sneered, glaring at Twilight angrily. The unicorn rolled her eyes and bent down to retrieve her book, but Rainbow Dash suddenly stepped on it before picking it up herself. Twilight stood up and watched as the peeved pegasus made her way towards the fireplace, before tossing the book within the flaming deathtrap.

As the pages quickly disintegrated, Twilight screamed "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! ALL OF MY STUDY WAS IN THERE". Rainbow Dash turned to face her and retorted "And what had it brought us, Twilight?! Pinkamena came back with a vengeance and flattened you underneath a bookcase". "I already told you, I was trying to find a way to remove Pinkie Pie's split personality. And now everything I had that could've helped us is now gone!" Twilight rebutted.

Rainbow Dash staggered angrily in the room before yelling "We all know you weren't going to help her, Twilight! You we're documenting her because she was 'fascinating'!" while applying emphasis on the final term. "DON'T YOU DARE JUSTIFY YOURSELF!" Twilight screamed at the top of her lungs, before panting from the resulting exhaustion and exclaiming "I you didn't scare her on April Fool's Day because it seemed 'funny', none of this would've happened!"

"I'm… s… sorry".

As the two continued to argue, they were interrupted by a soft, barely audible whisper. They both turned to their unconscious friend, who was twitching slightly and soon stirred into consciousness, lazily pulling herself from the carpet floor. She leaned forward with Applejack's assistance with support into a sitting position, "None of this is any of your faults" she half-consciously muttered.

"Pinkie Pie!?" they shouted before rushing over to help her stand. "Don't… worry about me. I'll be fine" Pinkie Pie assured, though this reassurance proved unsuccessful. "Just relax, Pinkie Pie. You're not fine" interrupted Applejack; the trio then brought her out of the bedroom and downstairs into the living room, after Twilight offered that Pinkie Pie could stay and sleep for the night.

As the other two left the room to join them, Pinkie Pie looked back at Twilight and glumly croaked "Hey, Twilight. I'm so sorry for what she did to you". "No, don't be…. I deserved it" Twilight mumbled as she returned to her bedroom, resulting in Pinkie Pie groaning in displeasure of her friend's guilt-stricken remark. With the conversation dying away, Pinkie Pie then laid herself on the sofa and succumbed to her body's limitations, though thankfully in a more voluntary fashion, while Rainbow Dash and Applejack decided to sleep within the living room alongside her.

While all this happened, Spike stood in the corner of the library, blankly staring with a look of confusion spread across his face.

"What the heck just happened!?"

The End?