(The stage is dark. After a few seconds, a spotlight reveals Pinkie Pie. She's holding a bloody scalpel, has drenched her dress in blood and has tears rolling down her cheeks.)

(Pinkie Pie)

"I killed her. Rainbow Dash is no more. I've murdered her. Took my scalpel and took her life away."

(When mentioning the scalpel, she holds it up to the light before dropping it onto the ground beside her.)

"I've horribly mutilated her. Cut off her wings, cutie marks and all! It's all my fault! I can live with myself any more!"

(She falls to her knees, beginning to cry.)

"What'll my friends think of me now when they find out? They may never want to be my friends any more. Nopony wants to be friends with a murdering psychopath! Nopony! And what about Soarin? Him and Dashie only started being coltfriend and marefriends 3 months ago, and I took Dashie away from him. What should I do? I can't just hand myself in! I don't think I can survive a day in the Equestria Prison, or worse, the Moon!"

(Pinkamina appears out of the darkness.)

(Pinkamina)

"Don't talk about Dashie's death that way! Only a coward like yourself would say such things!"

(Pinkie Pie)

"I killed Rainbow Dash. I gave you her blood. I gave you her tears. I made her suffer for your amusement! What more do you want from me?"

(Pinkamina)

"I want you to finish the job. After you're done, I want you to take that corpse of a friend and dump her into Equestria Lake. No pony shall find out. Not even Soarin."

(Pinkie Pie)

"I've had enough. I can't do anymore! She's dead! She's a maggot ridden corpse and-."

(Rainbow Dash)

(From the darkness) "You do realize I can hear you right?"

(The lights suddenly turn on with a loud startling violin screech. The whole cellar is revealed to the audience. It's exactly like the cellar in 'Cupcakes'. Rainbow Dash is tied to the rack with a heart monitor attached to it. Her heart rate is at it's normal speed, beeping quietly every 2 seconds. There are 2 red holes where her cutie marks were and there are also bloody stumps on her back where her wings were. Also, there are two nails in Rainbow Dash's hooves with wires leading to a generator. Rainbow Dash's skin is a dark cyan with blotches of black, presumably electrocuted.)

"I'm still alive and I can hear everything you say."

(Pinkamina)

"Shut up Dashie! You shall not tell us how to bring your death!"

(Rainbow Dash)

"Haven't you done enough damage to me already? I mean, look at me! My cutie marks and wings are gone, I have nails in my hooves and I just had Goddess knows how many volts surge through my system! You gone insane Pinkie!"

(Pinkamina)

"But we're not done yet Dashie. I want to have you dead so we can dump you at Equestria Lake where they'll never find your body."

(Pinkamina makes Pinkie Pie raise her scalpel and walks towards Rainbow Dash. Her heart monitor begins to beep faster and faster.)

(Rainbow Dash)

"Wait, Pinkie. You're not going to MURDER ME, ARE YOU? SOMEPONY! SOARIN! HELP ME!"

(Soarin)

(Off stage) "Dashie? Is that you? I'll be right down!"

(Pinkamina)

"Damn it! We'll have to leave Rainbow Dash as she is!"

(Pinkie Pie)

"But what about Soarin?"

(Pinkamina)

"Forget about him! Now kindly release Dashie from her bounds."

(Pinkie Pie and Pinkamina remove the nails from Rainbow Dash's hooves before unstrapping the legs. Rainbow Dash falls to the floor limp, landing on her stomach.)

"Come on Pinkie Pie! We must get out of here!"

(Pinkamina runs up to a book case and removes it, revealing a secret passageway. She goes in first. Pinkie Pie starts to enter too but stops.)

(Pinkie Pie)

"Please Dashie, forgive me."

(She then goes through the doorway and Pinkamina places the book case back just before Soarin enters the stage.)

(Soarin)

"Rainbow Dash? Is everything O-?"

(He notices Rainbow Dash.)

"DASHIE!"

(He runs up and turns her body to face him. The stage goes dark as a spotlight shines on both Rainbow Dash and Soarin, presumably symbolizing Heaven. Dashie coughs violently as 'An Ending (Ascent)' by Brian Eno begins to play. She slowly turns to face Soarin.)

(Rainbow Dash)

"S-Soarin? Is that you?"

(Soarin)

"I'm right here for you my love."

(Rainbow Dash)

"Soarin, I think I'm dying."

(Soarin begins to tear up.)

(Soarin)

"No please! Don't say that to me! I know you'll make it out alive! I'll call the Ponyville Hospital!"

(He reaches for a phone but Rainbow Dash stops him.)

(Rainbow Dash)

"No Soarin. I'm losing too much blood. I'll be dead by the time they arrive."

(Soarin)

"No! You won't! I won't let that happen! Not to you!"

(Rainbow Dash)

"It's all my fault Soarin. If I never went to Sugarcube Corner, I'd never be in this situation."

(Soarin)

"No! It's not your fault! It's mine!"

(Rainbow Dash)

"How? How is it your fault?"

(Soarin)

"I should've went with you to Sugarcube Corner with you."

(Rainbow Dash)

"No Soarin. It's mine and mine alone. I never got to perform with you and the Wonderbolts."

(Soarin)

"I'm so sorry I never told Spitfire about you sooner."

(Rainbow Dash places her hoof onto Soarin's costume before speaking.)

(Rainbow Dash)

"Please. Tell my friends, I'll always love them, even in death. I'll never forget them."

(Rainbow Dash falls limp.)

(Soarin)

"No! Please stay with me Dashie!"

(He shakes her a little which in turn wakes her. Soarin's checks are now lines with tears falling freely from his eyes. Some land on Rainbow Dash's mane and coat.)

"I'll never let you go Dashie. Please! Stay with me! I love you! We were meant to be together forever! We were meant to get married, have fillies and live the rest of our lives together as a happy family! I was meant to spend the rest of my life...... with you!"

(Rainbow Dash looks up into the spotlight.)

(Rainbow Dash)

"Wait, mom? Is that you?"

(Soarin looks up too as Rainbow Dash holds out a hoof towards it.)

"I'm coming mom!"

(Soarin)

"No! Your mother wouldn't want you to die! She'd want you to fight! She'd want you to survive this! She'd want you to spend the rest of your love with the colt you love the most!"

(Rainbow Dash)

"There's nothing I can do Soarin. I'm going to die. No doubt about it. Life's a cruel game and then you die."

(Soarin)

"No! Life isn't always a cruel game! There are some turning points for you! Please! Don't let me go!"

(Teary eyed, Soarin clutches Rainbow Dash's head and presses his lips onto hers. The two are locked in a passionate kiss for roughly 10 seconds before they pull away.)

"I won't let you die on me Dashie! I just won't!"

(Rainbow Dash)

"I understand. The more you hold something or somepony to your heart, the harder it is to let it go."

(Soarin)

"Exactly Dashie! I won't let you die! I......."

(He pauses to hold back tears. He sniffes before continuing.)

"I love you."

(Rainbow Dash)

"Soarin, I-I love..... you...... t......"

(Rainbow Dash falls limp once again, dead.)

(Soarin)

"Dashie? DASHIE? PLEASE DON'T DIE ON ME!"

(Her heart monitor flatlines as the ending of the second chorus from Queen's 'Who Wants To Live Forever' begins to play.)

"Dashie no!"

(He crys into her neck before looking up into the spotlight and screaming:)

"NOOOOO!"

(He then takes Rainbow Dash's corpse in his forehooves and cradle it as he continues to break down.)

"What am I going now that you're gone from my life? How am I going to explain this to the others? Why did you have to die on me Dashie? WHY?"

(He then places his forehooves around Rainbow Dash's lifeless back and stands, holding her dead body in them.)

"Celestia! If you're so loving and caring, WHY DO YOU LET THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN?"

(Bright flashes of lightning are seen at the giant windows in the background as a roll of thunder can be heard before the spotlight goes out.)

(End of Scene 5.) Next Chapter: Act 3, Scene 6 Estimated time remaining: 19 Minutes