I returned to my suite in the Canterlot castle just a few hours ago.  Nothing was out of the ordinary, everything was where it should be.  I have a minor case of OCD, so it wasn't long until I noticed the slip of paper on my bed.  

I was a little freaked out, because somepony broke into my room.  But then I took a look at the note.  It was from my coltfriend, Flash Sentry.  I remembered that I gave him a key.  

I chuckled, thinking that this was some kind of love letter that he made for me.  He truly was a keeper.  

I put all my stuff away, then I started to read the the letter.  

Twilight,

It's me, Flash Sentry.  I'm writing this because I fear that this may be my only chance to say good-bye-

I stopped reading the letter.  "Good-bye?"  My confused mind raced like a Wonder Boltz race.  I continued reading the letter.  

-to you.  My life is in great danger, and I feel that there is no way to prevent it.  By the time you read this, I'll be long dead.  So there's not much that I can do but tell you these things.  First:  I love you Twilight.  I loved you ever since I laid my eyes on you.  Out of every mare I've ever met, you are by far the most intelligent and beautiful.  Which is why it pains me to say good-bye.  

The second thing is how I passed.  It wasn't very long ago, maybe a half an hour ago.  Anyways, I was returning to my home from my duties when I saw somepony sitting on a bench.  She looked saddened, so I asked her if she was alright.  She didn't say anything for a while.  When I was about to leave, she grabbed my hind leg.  Then she asked... do you think I'm beautiful?  To which I responded yes.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't really think she was beautiful, I was just trying to be nice.  And plus, my heart belongs to you.  She was wearing this surgical mask around her mouth, her mane was black, and her body was yellow.  She looked Japonyese.  

When I said yes, her ears perked up, and she looked happy that I said yes.  I smiled, making both myself and her feel good inside.  She took off the surgical mask, and my smile faded.  She was smiling, but she was being forced to.  She had a slashed face, like a sword cut right through her face.  It was made into a horrible, ear to ear, grin.  She then asked: How about now?

I wanted to run away, but she grabbed hold of my hoof, and persisted asking.  I then did the first thing that came to my mind.  I asked her if I was beautiful.  

I thought it would do nothing be delay my death, but she let go of my hoof.  She began to ponder my question by staring at me.  I started to back away, then turned around and started running for my life.  But oh Celestia, she was fast.  I managed to trick her by running to a tree, and turning right before I made contact with it.  She hit her head on the tree hard.  She collapsed, seemingly lifeless.  I checked to see if she was dead, but she was still breathing.  I only made her angrier.

So I ran home.  Now I'm here, writing this letter, in fear that she may come for me really soon.  I'm sorry Twilight, but I'm going to die.  I can't do anything about it but try to fight back.  What does she have against a Royal Guard?  Now that I think about it, I can easily beat her.  But I can't let my guard down.  And plus, how do I even know she's coming for me?  Look, when you read this, come to my place.  I'm pretty sure that I'm still alive and well.  

Sincerely,

       Flash Sentry

You could say that I was really confused by then.  How did he find the time to put this in my room?  If he went outside to deliver this to my room, wouldn't he have had an encounter with her?  That's when I decided to go clear it up with him.  I folded up the letter, and put it back in its envelope.  

The walk over to his house was fairly quick.  I knocked on his door, and it opened up.  But Flash wasn't there.  Nopony was.  I walked in, thinking that Flash was playing some kind of prank on me.  I admired many trophies that he had earned, and pictures of him and his family.  Apparently, he has two younger siblings.  How swell.

I reached his room, and nearly had a heart attack.  There, lying in his bed, was Flash Sentry with scissors in his eye socket.  His mouth was cut into a grin, blood dripping down onto his bed.  

My initial shock quickly turned into fear and sadness.  I ran to him, but I could do nothing.  I tried healing spell after healing spell, but nothing worked.  My magic was gone by the time I gave up.  I cried over his dead body for what seemed like years, hoping that this was just a cruel joke, I started to hit him, to try and jar him awake, but he didn't even move.  I hugged his lifeless body, still crying.  I kissed his horrifying mouth.  There was nothing I could do, but sit there and sob.

I lied next to him on his bed.  My eyes closed, I tried to drift to sleep.  I hoped that I would wake up next to Flash in the morning, and he was still alive.  

A few hours into my sleep, I heard a voice.  My eyes opened, and I looked where the voice was coming from.  I saw a mare wearing a surgical mask.  "Am I beautiful?"