Rainbow tapped a foot impatiently outside of Pinkie's bedroom door. Maud had let her in, and Rainbow had quickly been followed in by Sunset Shimmer, who confessed to worrying for Pinkie. The two had agreed to talk about Sunset's situation after they had both checked in on Pinkie Pie. Now they stood and waited outside of Pinkie's room while she laughed loudly to herself.

Rainbow shook her head. This is dumb, she thought, Pinkie is fine. She's always fine. She's gonna open the door, make a stupid joke, and then talk about something nobody cares about for about an hour straight before we leave.

The door slowly creaked open and Pinkie stood in the darkness inside.

Scratch that, this is going to be weird.

Pinkie looked physically sick. She had snot on her face and tear stains on her cheeks. Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and she seemed to shake slightly. The worst of it, was the large grin plastered on the girl's face and the light giggling that emanated from her. "Come on in." she chirped happily, defying the appearance that she presented.

"You okay, Pinkie?" Rainbow asked quietly. "You don't look like you're doing so hot."

"I'm fine, Dashie." Pinkie beamed.

"You don't look fine." Sunset commented bluntly. "Why don't you tell us what's going on?" she asked.

"Well, what's going on, is that my two friends are here and they're acting really weird, which I should point out is usually my job, but you guys took it today, huh? It's okay though, I'm not going to get jealous of you taking my job or anything, I mean that would be super weird, right? No, you guys can act weird if you want, I just don't get why you are, but then again, I suppose I do, cause I mean, it's totally fun, but you guys aren't here for that. What are you here for? Do you wanna have a party? Can we have a party with only three people-"

"Pinkie!" Rainbow said loudly, stopping the girl's rant before it got too far out of hand. "Please, just tell us what's wrong."

"I'm really okay..." Pinkie said with a forced smile. "I've been feeling this way for a while... I'm used to it..." she giggled. "Do you guys wanna see something funny?" she asked as she pulled them into her dark room. She sat in front of her mirror and pointed at the glass. She laughed loudly for a minute. "Do you see that?" she asked between giggles.

Rainbow and Sunset looked over her shoulder. The mirror was smashed. The pieces of glass reflected ten bloodshot eyes and twelve wicked grins. Pinkie laughed hysterically at whatever she perceived to see and a tear ran down Sunset's cheek. Rainbow's jaw dropped at the scene.

How had she allowed her friend to reach this point. She was supposed to never leave her friends hanging and now here Pinkie was, dangling from a dangerously thin line, hanging. Waiting for her most loyal friend to rescue her, but Rainbow had been too busy wallowing in her own rage and self-pity to notice how broken her friend had become.

Rainbow slowly stepped behind Pinkie and threw her arms around the girl's shoulders. Pinkie's laughing slowly died down until they became gentle sobs that still managed to wrack her entire body. She leaned her head back into Rainbow's shoulder and looked into the girl's eyes. "I'm sorry, Dashie..." she mumbled. "I just don't know what to do..."

"Why didn't you ask for help?" Sunset asked as she turned on the lights and closed the bedroom door.

"I did..." Pinkie whimpered. "Adagio promised she would help.... and I think she will if I would just ask..."

"Why haven't you though?" Rainbow asked.

"She's been so busy... working with A.J. and Rarity... they've been trying to find out who sent the video..."

"What?" Rainbow asked, pulling away slightly before shaking pink hands latched onto her wrists and pulled her back.

"I think she's hoping you'll forgive her if she finds them for you..." Pinkie said. "She's been working so hard... she's even sacrificing her time with Sunset for you..."

"No, they broke up." Rainbow said.

Pinkie laughed quietly and shook her head. "No, that was part of the plan. They're willing to sacrifice holding each other every night for you." she grew quiet. "I wish you could understand just what they've given up for your sake." she whispered.

Rainbow shook her head. "I'm more worried about you right now, Pinkie." she said.

"You shouldn't be." Pinkie said as she finally released Dash's wrists. "All they have is each other, and they're willing to be away from each other just to make you happy. Just so you'll forgive Adagio." Pinkie laughed again, hysterically. Her body shook and she grabbed the sides of her head as she laughed. "You're so fucking selfish, Dashie!" she cried. "You're so fucking selfish, and cruel, and-"

"Enough, Pinkie!" Sunset yelled as she placed her hand on the girl's shoulder. "It's okay... calm down, alright?"

Pinkie grew still and quiet for a moment before humming. "I'm okay." she whispered. She dropped her hands from her head and clutched her chest with one. "It just hurts..." she said. "She doesn't understand, cause she has Fluttershy, and Fluttershy would never leave her no matter what... She doesn't know how much she's hurt Adagio since you two got together, and all Dagi has done is be kind and compassionate with everyone we know. Dashie keeps hurting her and you, and she doesn't care."

"It's alright, Pinkie." Sunset cooed. "Rainbow's hurt too, because of that video. She's gonna be okay too, alright?"

Pinkie turned around to face the larger girl. "I'm so sorry." she said as the tears continued to run down her face. "I'm sorry for what I said. My brain just isn't working the way it normally does right now. I don't know why I said that..."

"No, Pinkie, don't apologize." Dash said. "You're hurting and, trust me, I know what it's like to have to take that hurt out on someone else..."

"I'm sorry." Pinkie said again. "You were there for me, and you promised you would be." Pinkie tugged the corner of her sleeve to wipe her face. "That night..." she said with a smile. "You said you would be my friend and help me, all I had to do was ask."

Rainbow smiled at her as images flashed into her mind. Pinkie's tears running down her face as Rainbow held her close and whispered to her. Leaving a note as she left in the morning before the other girl woke. Seeing her at her new school the next day and smiling as she realized she already had a friend there.

"I remember, Pinkie." Rainbow said. "I meant it too."

Sunset quickly hugged Pinkie. "I'm here too if you need me." she said.

"Can I stay at your place tonight, Sunset?" Pinkie asked. "I don't really want to be alone..."

"Sure." Sunset said with a smile. "We can hang out and have a little party of two until you feel better, alright?"

Pinkie beamed. "Okay!" she chirped.

"Pinkie..." Rainbow said. "I'm still sorry about what happened. I shouldn't have left." More images flashed to mind as she spoke, but Dash quickly shook them away.

"Yeah, you should have, Dashie." Pinkie said. "Everything worked out better for it."

"If you need me, don't forget to ask, okay?" Dash asked.

"I promise," Pinkie said. "if I need help, I will call you."

Rainbow nodded once before quickly placing her hand on Sunset's shoulder. "Take good care of her, okay?"

"I will." Sunset smiled.

Rainbow turned and headed for the door before Pinkie called after her. "Rainbow?"

"Yeah?" Rainbow asked without facing the girl.

"You really are the best friend I've ever had."

"She wiped her damn phone!" Applejack yelled as she returned to her seat on the couch.

"What did you expect, darling?" Rarity asked as she clicked play on the remote. The sounds of animated fighting filled the room as the girl's continued their show.

"I expected her to show a little respect to her big sister." Applejack grumbled.

"Relax." Adagio said with a polite smile. "We'll figure out who it is, and we'll make sure they leave your sister alone for good."

"I know, it just bothers me that they've already got in little Bloom's head." Applejack said.

"So, I don't get it." Rarity said as she pointed her finger at the screen. "Why exactly does he want to kill the main character?"

"To avenge his brother." Applejack said.

"Right, but doesn't he hate his brother?" Adagio asked.

"Eeyup." Big Mac's voice startled the girl's slighty, but they chose to ignore it.

"Then why bother avenging him?" Rarity asked.

"Cause they couldn't have made this movie without a plot." Applejack answered.

"Seems to me like that's exactly what they did do." Rarity mumbled.

Rarity's phone chimed once, indicating that she had a text. She quickly checked her phone before shaking her head. "Evidently, Pinkie is staying at your apartment tonight, Adagio." she said. "Sunset wanted you to know that she may be there for a few days. Apparently the poor dear is feeling depressed and Sunset thinks it might be serious."

"Well, we'll need to wait until she's okay to move on to the next part of the plan then." Applejack said.

"Thanks for letting me know, Rarity." Adagio said. "I hope she's okay."

"I wish we could all go check in on her." Rarity said quietly.

"Me too." Applejack said. "But, I trust Sunset'll make her feel better."

"I've got an idea to help." Adagio said. "Loan me your phone." she said to Applejack.

Applejack quickly tossed her cell phone to the siren. Adagio typed in a number and then pressed the phone to her ear.

Aria stood in the kitchen wearing nothing but her underwear. It was the middle of the day, but she didn't have anything to do, so she chose to stay as close to naked as possible. She opened the fridge and stared inside. There was plenty to eat in the fridge, but none of it was quick and easy. Therefore, there was nothing in the fridge.

Sonata laid on the couch, wearing less than Aria, and stared at the movie they had been watching. She smiled as she briefly met eyes with her lover. "What are we gonna have for lunch?" she asked.

Aria scoffed. "What makes you think I'm gonna make anything for you?" she asked.

"Cause you love me!" Sonata giggled.

"Whatever." Aria said with a shrug.

"Say it..." Sonata sang quietly.

"I love you, Sonata." Aria grumbled quietly, despite the resentment in her voice, she could not help the smile that spread across her face.

"I love you too, Aria." Sonata said with her own smile.

"Maybe we should go out to get something." Aria said.

"That would mean putting on pants." Sonata pointed out. "I don't like pants."

"Me either, but I can't cook worth a damn, and all of the stuff we have needs to be cooked." Aria's phone began screaming like a goat. "Toss me my phone babe?"

Sonata quickly threw her phone into the kitchen where Aria barely caught it. "Hello?" she answered.

"Hey, Aria." Adagio's voice came through the line.

"Sup, Adagio? Haven't heard from you since you moved out. Everything alright?" Aria asked.

"Well, not exactly, but we're taking care of it. I'm sorry I haven't called or came by, but it's been a wild couple of weeks. I was hoping you and Sonata could do me a favor."

"What's up?" Aria asked.

"Pinkie Pie is staying with Sunset at our apartment. I was hoping you would run them a bottle or two of our wine... just so they know I'm thinking about them both."

"Why aren't you at your apartment?" Aria asked.

"It's a long story, and I really can't risk saying a lot about it where I'm at right now. I can't go up there for a while, so I was hoping you could go in my place."

"Yeah, sure." Aria grumbled. "Me and her were just about to head out and gets some tacos or something anyways." she said. "I suppose I could just swing by there on the way."

"Thanks, Aria. You're the best." Adagio said.

"Yeah, well you're gonna owe me for the wine." Aria shouted as heat spread across her cheeks and she quickly slammed her phone shut.

"Tacos?" Sonata asked from the couch as she slowly slid on a pair of pants she had found on the floor.

"Yeah, we're gonna run a couple bottles of wine to Adagio's apartment for her girlfriend." Aria said as she quickly scanned the floor for her own pants. "It's near that taco place, so I guess we can swing by there."

"You're the best girlfriend in the world." Sonata smiled.

Aria shook her head and quickly turned so her lover would not see her smile. "Whatever." she said, a blush spreading across her cheeks and her heart fluttering at the praise.

After Rainbow Dash had left, Pinkie had quickly packed a few changes of clothes and basic toiletries. She had also tried to discreetly place Sunset's book into her bag, but Sunset did notice. She said nothing about the book, but she knew from the way Pinkie looked at it, and from the way she had hidden it, that it had something to do with the girl's pain.

"You ready to go?" Sunset asked.

"Let me just go tell Mom and Dad what I'm doing." Pinkie said before slipping upstairs. Sunset watched her walk away before turning her attention to the smashed mirror. She stared at the broken glass and felt more tears building in her eyes.

How did she get this bad without any of us noticing?

"She doesn't want to ask for help." A quiet voice said from behind Sunset. Sunset quickly turned around to see a small girl with dark grey hair standing in the doorway. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." she said. "I'm-"

"Marble Pie, right?" Sunset asked. "Pinkie's told us all about you... she said you never talk, though."

"Usually Pinkie just tells everyone what I want to say." she said quietly. "I wouldn't be asking anything of you now, but she needs help."

"I know." Sunset whispered. "I just don't know how she got this way..." Sunset said.

"I've asked her before." Marble said. "She wouldn't say anything other than that she's irrelevant. That doesn't sound like something my sister would say." she explained. "I think somebody planted that in her head and she needs her friends to pull it back out."

"I'll do my best." Sunset said with a smile.

"Thank you." Marble said. "If there's anything I can do, please tell me."

"You ready, Sunny?" Pinkie said as she bounced back into the room. She quickly looked at her sister. "Oh, hey Marble!" she chirped happily. "I see you've met my friend."

"Mm-hmm." Marble mumbled with a smile.

"Well, I'm glad you two get along." Pinkie grinned. "After all, my friends should have no trouble getting along with my twin sister, right?"

"Wait." Sunset said. "Marble Pie is your twin?" she asked.

"Yep!" Pinkie said. "She's only a few minutes younger than me."

Sunset quickly looked from the small, quiet girl with grey skin and darker grey hair, to her bubbly, loud, pink 'twin' sister. "Sometimes the world doesn't make sense."

"Mm-hmm." Marble hummed as she walked out of the room.

Pinkie watched her go and smiled. "It's kinda weird she has a crush on Big Mac, isn't it?" she asked.

"Not really." Sunset shrugged. "If I was attracted to guys, I think Big Mac would probably make my list."

"Yeah, but Big Mac doesn't have a chance of being your cousin." Pinkie laughed. "Applejack and I just might be related, though."

"Wow." Sunset said. "Well, then I hope for Marble's sake you aren't."

"Hey, Sunset?" Pinkie asked quietly. Sunset looked down at the girl. "Thank you."

"For what?" Sunset asked.

Pinkie shook her head and smiled. "Just for being here." she said.

Sunset draped her arm around Pinkie and pulled her closer. "We are all always here for you, Pinkie." Sunset quickly kissed the top of her friends head. "When we get back to my place you'll tell me all about what's wrong, won't you?"

"I think I need to." Pinkie said. "In fact, I know I need to. I need to talk to somebody before it hurts too much..."

"I promise I will listen, just as soon as we get there, Pinkie." Sunset said as she squeezed the girl tighter.

"Let's go, then." Pinkie said. "I can't wait to finally talk about this..."

Author's Notes:

Well... I usually have a lot to say in these don't I? Basically, next chapter is where I start answering more questions than I usually raise. It's going to be a chunk of story specifically for Pinkie Pie, because this story has gotten so crazy that I feel like the backstory and everything I give you next time will need to be a chapter of its own.

Next chapter will begin the resolution with Pinkie and Twilight and it shouldn't take more than a few chapters for that to get resolved and after that we can begin winding down on Adagio's story.

As usual, feel free to leave any thoughts, comments, corrections, hate-mail, or whatever you like below, I don't know if ya'll have noticed, but I've tried to get better about answering those.

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