Fern sat up in her bed, breathing heavily.

"Oh, thank God." she said. "Just a nightmare."

She let out a sigh and fell backwards.

"A nightmare?" asked a voice. "You ain't seen nothing yet."

May ran out of Sugarcube Corner and headed for Dawn's house. She knocked on the door frantically.

"DAWN!" she yelled.

Dawn opened the door.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Oh, good." said May. "You're alive!" She grabbed Dawn's hoof and pulled her along with her.

"What's going on?"

"Pinkamena's gonna try to kill one of us tonight." May answered.

"What? Really?"

Ropes shot out from the darkness like a lasso and wrapped around Fern's neck.

"Time to play." said Pinkamena's voice with a laugh.

May banged on the door of Twilight's library.

"TWILIGHT!" she screamed. "TWILIGHT!"

Twilight opened the door, yawning.

"What's wrong now?" she asked.

"It's Pinkamena. She's gonna kill one of us tonight. Any ideas who?"

"She'll probably save her old friends for last. Seeing as how Dawn's with you, she'll go after either Fern or Macy."

"I got Fern." said May. "You get Macy."

The figure in the dark had pulled Fern off the bed and onto the floor.

"What are you gonna do to me?" asked Fern.

The voice laughed. "Whatever I feel like, girl. Why does everypony keep asking me that?"

The intruder slipped a Magic Inhibitor Ring on Fern's horn, preventing the use of magic

"HELP ME!" yelled Fern.

Twilight banged on the door of Macy's house.

"You in there!?" she yelled.

Macy opened the door. "What's up?"

"Oh, good." said Twilight. "You're alive."

"Alive?" asked Macy. "What's going on?"

"Pinkamena's gonna try to kill Fern."

"WHAT?!" yelled Macy. She slammed the door shut behind her and took off for Fern's.

May and Dawn stood outside Fern's house.

"FERN!" they yelled. "FERN!"

A colt stepped out of a house nearby.

"Do you mind? he asked. "Some of us are trying to sleep."

May whipped around. "DO NOT MESS WITH US!" she yelled. "WE'RE HAVING A REALLY BAD NIGHT!"

The colt slowly backed up into his house and closed the door. May turned back to Fern's house.

"What do you plan on doing, now?" asked Dawn. May took a step back and rammed the door down. "Guess that works."

"PINKIE!" yelled May, running into the house. "DON'T DO IT!"

Fern's vision was soon taken as a blindfold crept over her eyes.

"That's better." said the voice.

Fern suddenly felt something sharp run down her back. The rope around her neck was yanked, rolling her over on her back. Something sharp began running down her chest.

"I wonder where I should cut first."

"NO!" yelled Fern.

May ran to the bedroom door.

"FERN!" she yelled.

"HELP ME!" screamed Fern.

May banged up against the door. Nothing. She tried again and again.

"It won't budge."

"Just bust it down again." said Dawn.

"NO!" screamed Fern. "PLEASE!"

"Just use your magic." said Dawn. "You're a unicorn, after all."

"And so are y..." May started. "Oh."

She turned to the door and shot a beam through the door. May looked through the hole. She couldn't see but she could hear.

"Hang on, Fern!" she yelled.

"PLEASE, HURRY!" yelled Fern, letting out an agonizing scream.

May stepped away from the door and charged up the magic in her horn. She then sent a burst of magic smashing through the door. The two mares ran in and turned on the lights. The bedroom window was open and Fern lay on the floor, covered in cuts and blood.

"She's escaped again." said Dawn.

May ran and knelt down next to Fern.

"You still alive?"

Fern coughed. "Barely." she answered softly.

Twilight and Macy ran into the room.

"Fern!" yelled Macy, kneeling down next to her.

"What happened?"

"Pinkamena came back." said May.

"How are we gonna stop her?" asked Macy, running a hoof through Fern's mane.

"She's trying to get back at me." said May. "She wants to kill all of you because she knows you're all my friends."

"What are you gonna do?" asked Macy.

May let out a sigh. "I'm gonna go find her." She paused. "Alone."