Apple Bloom stood at the top of the hill. Thunder and lightning flashed, lighting up the tombstone.

PINKAMENA DIANE PIE.

Surprisingly enough, there were fresh flowers on the grave. Apparently, someone cared.

"Now, do it." said Pinkamena.

"Hold it right there!" yelled Twilight. "Not a step further Apple Bloom."

"Buck." whispered Pinkamena. "I got this."

"Wha--" began Apple Bloom.

The filly looked down at the ground as her body trembled.

"Apple Bloom?" asked Dawn.

Apple Bloom slowly looked up. Her eyes were red.

"Long time, no see." said the filly in Pinkamena's voice.

"Pinkie?" asked Twilight, a little confused.

"Surprised?"

"Very." said Twilight. "So all those murders..."

"Figure it all out yet?" Twilight said nothing. The filly grinned. "Then let me explain it for you."

Apple Bloom crept up to the edge of a nearby building, eyeing the mare.

"Do it." said Pinkamena telepathically from the teddy bear.

"Do I have to?"

"Do it or I go after your sister."

"Applejack." whispered Apple Bloom.

She let out a sigh and snuck up behind the mare, knife at the ready.

"Forgive me."

The mare looked back and was about to scream, when...

SLICE!

CHOP CHOP!

Twilight awoke to the sounds of terrified screaming. She burst through the front door of the library and found a group of ponies gathered in a circle. She began pushing her way through the crowd until she got to the front. She almost threw up at what she saw. A pony lay on the ground. Her stomach ripped open and her guts spilled out of her body.

"Sorry, Apple Bloom." said Blueberry.

"It's fine." said Apple Bloom. "Don't worry about it."

The pony saw the look of sadness on Apple Bloom's face.

"You all right?" she asked.

"I'm fine, Blueberry." said Apple Bloom. "I just have a lot on my mind." She turned her back to Blueberry. "With what happened this morning' and everythin'."

She let out a sigh, knowing what she had to do.

"Yeah, I--" the pony started before Apple Bloom swung around. She felt something sharp swipe against her neck.

She began to choke on blood as she collapsed to the ground. She looked up and saw Apple Bloom crying. What have I done, thought Apple Bloom

"Berry?" Apple Bloom asked. She quickly knelt down next to her fallen friend, feeling awful. "What happened?" she cried, more so to herself than Blueberry.

Berry couldn't say a thing. Blood squirted through the wound in her neck onto the little foal's face. Apple Bloom pressed a hoof on Blueberry's neck wound to stop the bleeding. Blood oozed out from under her hoof.

"SOMEPONY HELP ME!" she cried hysterically. "HELP!"

Ponies in nearby house ran out to see what the commotion was. They instantly ran to help when they saw Blueberry. Apple Bloom took a step back and ran away, crying.

"What have I done?" she cried.

Apple Bloom snuk up to the side of the barn and opened the window. She climbed in and found herself in the bathroom. She set the teddy bear in a corner and hid when she heard footsteps.

"I'll take it from here." said Pinkamena's voice.

Apple Bloom suddenly felt like she had control over her body as Pinkamena caused her to attack the approaching mare. It was May. Apple Bloom's body knocked the mare out and tied her up.

"Now, the fun begins." said the filly in Pinkamena's voice.

"You?" asked Twilight.

"Yes and no." said Pinkamena. "I did most of it. Apple Bloom only did the first two. She didn't even finish the first one. I had to." She let out a sigh. "But all that doesn't matter at this point. What matters is that I'm powerful enough to come back." She looked over at her grave. "All I need is my body."

"We won't let you! Now release our friend!" yelled Dawn.

"JUST TRY TO STOP ME!" screamed the filly. "COME ANY CLOSER AND I'LL KILL THE FILLY!"

Twilight, Dawn. and Applejack took a step back. The filly grinned.

"Good." She picked up the teddy bear and began backing up towards her grave.

"What are we gonna do?" asked Applejack.

"We have to destroy that bear." said Twilight. "It's where Pinkamena's soul is."

The filly stood on Pinkamena's grave.

"It's been fun, girls. But I'm afraid you've lost."

Just then a figure tackled her from behind, causing her to drop the bear. Twilight took off to the grave and snatched the bear off the ground. The filly looked up and saw May.

"You?" asked Pinkamena.

"I finally found you." said May

"What do you want?" asked Pinkamena.

"There's something I want you to understand." She took a deep breath. "I really do love you. A lot."

"Um..." said Apple Bloom. "I love you a lot, too?" she asked, confused.

May looked over at Twilight who had torn the bear to pieces.

May got up off Apple Bloom and helped her up.

"Forget about it." she said.

"Apple Bloom?" asked Applejack, running to her sister. "Is it really you?"

"Yeah, sis." said the filly, hugging her sister. "It's really me."

Twilight smiled and walked over to May.

"Is it over?" asked May.

"I think it is." said Twilight. "The bear is gone and so is Pinkamena's soul."

"Yeah." said May, sounding a bit upset and walking away.

A tear fell from her eye.

Later, when the four mares and one filly had left the cemetery, Zack approached Pinkamena's grave.

"Looks like it didn't work." he said. "Too bad."

He let out a grin as he started to turn to leave. Just then a hoof shoot of the ground, causing him to trip. He fell and looked back at the grave. A body crawled it's way out of the dirt.

"Pinkamena?" asked Zack, frightened.

The mare got out of the grave and stood on the grass. She leaned her head back and sighed.

"Freedom." she said.

She then let out a laugh.