Twilight sat on the kitchen counter, waiting impatiently. She didn’t know how long the chloroform would put a pony to sleep, but she knew it was way too long for her liking. She looked around the lightly dimmed kitchen. It had all the basics that a kitchen needed: a stove, a fridge, sinks. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.

She glanced over the cabinets that hung above the counter, taking note of the random streamers that were crudely taped to them. Twilight turned away, feeling a sting in her heart, the sight bringing memories that she didn’t want to relive, memories that she wanted to get rid of for years. Tonight she would end all of them from haunting her, by getting rid of the cause...

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“Twilight...Twilight...TWILIGHT!” Spike yelled to wake the lavender unicorn. Twilight jumped up from her bed and unwittingly fell to the floor face first.

“Ow! What is it Spike?” Twilight said annoyed, getting up from the floor. Why would Spike, of all dragons, wake her up at this time of night? Especially a baby dragon that was very fond of his sleep.

“There are guards at the door that want to speak to you.”

Twilight thought frantically. Had she done something she didn’t know about? Thoughts of what she had done sped through her mind, as she tried to figure out why guards would be at her door. She trotted down the stairs and opened the door to reveal two lunar guards standing outside waiting on her.

“Hello.” said one of the guards. “Are you Miss Sparkle?”

“Yes, that would be me.” Twilight said nervously.

“We have grave news.” the other guard said with a tone of sadness but maintaining his composture. Twilight’s nervousness vanished and sheer fear filled every ounce of her heart.

“What happened?” Twilight asked, the fear apparent in her voice. The two lunar guards looked at each other, waiting for the other to give her the news. Finally, one guard spoke up with sincere sadness.

“It’s your friends, Miss Sparkle. They were found dead. We were sent by Princess Luna to tell you. We are extremely sorry for your loss.”

Twilight’s world crashed around her like broken glass. Her mind went blank, unable to comprehend what was thrown at her. Her friends…dead? Twilight stared at the guards and started to feel her knees go weak.

“Miss Sparkle, we need you to come with us please.”

She brought her focus back to them and only nodded her head. She felt tears well up in her eyes as she tried her best to keep them at bay. She looked at the guards and composed whatever composure she had left.

“Tell The Princess that I will be there momentarily. I will teleport there and meet with her.”

“Yes, Miss Sparkle.”,They both said in unison and turned around and trotted off.

Twilight closed the door behind her. She held back her tears but it was becoming harder. This can't be true, this has to be a joke or dream. she thought to herself. She had to go. She needed to see them, to see if this was reality.

“Hey, what happened, Twilight? What did those two guys want?”

It was Spike. She completely forgot about the baby dragon. She couldn’t tell him…not yet. She had to see this for herself first. She forced a small smile and with every ounce of willpower, she spoke.

“It’s nothing, Spike. Princess Luna is here and wants to speak with me, that's all.” She hated lying, especially to her number one assistant, but she couldn’t bear seeing him cry right now. She would lose all composure and willpower to go if he did.

“I have to go, but I will be back soon, okay? You can go back to bed and get your sleep.”

“Well, alright, but I want to know what you guys talked about in the morning.”

Twilight couldn’t help but genuinely smile a little. Oh Spike, she thought, always so nosy. Twilight was grateful that even amidst her dread and fear, Spike could still make her smile.

She waited for the little dragon to go upstairs to sleep. When she heard him close the door, she decided that it was time to go. She concentrated and teleported out of the library. Moments later, she was inside of Ponyville Hospital, with Luna waiting for her.

“Twilight…” the princess said sadly.

Twilight walked towards her, her heart becoming heavy with what was to come.

Luna met Twilight halfway, seeing the pain that the sad unicorn had. Twilight looked up at Luna, and met her eyes. She couldn’t hold her tears anymore. All her sadness and heartbreak poured out of her and into Luna’s chest. Luna held Twilight close to her, wanting to comfort the poor unicorn as much and as well as she could.

Twilight spilled all her tears on the Princess of the Night. She had to; the pain was too great for even Twilight to take in stride. After what felt like an eternity of crying, she wiped her face and looked back at Luna.

“Thank you Princess. I needed that.” Luna smiled warmly back at her. “It is okay Twilight Sparkle, we know how thy feels.”

Luna was immortal. She has suffered many losses of mortal friends and even lovers. She knew Twilight’s pain all too well.

Twilight smiled weakly. She was happy that the princess was here. She felt safe and assuring, but Twilight had to see them… her deceased friends.

“Princess, where are they?” She had to know. She had to see them again and see what happened to them. There were so many questions in her mind but she couldn’t just focus on one. She only knew that she had to see them.

“Twilight, we know what thou is thinking, and we advise that it is best that thou dost not see them. All we can tell thee is that it was…gruesome.”

Twilight knew that Luna had her best interests in mind, but couldn’t help it as anger rose in her at Luna’s response. She was their friend and she felt it was her RIGHT to see them.

“I don’t care! They were my friends. I have to see them!” She did not mean to yell at Luna but her anger overtook her.

“Are thou sure?”

“Yes, I have to see them.”

“Very well. However, we must warn thee that thou will not like what thy sees.”

Twilight didn’t care. She had to see them no matter what. She couldn’t explain why but she had to. Luna instantly teleported them both to the basement of the hospital and walked towards a room with a sign reading PONYVILLE MORGUE.

Twilight entered with Luna and felt a death-gripping chill. The room was surrounded by cement walls and the air was cold. There were small silver doors that Twilight determined was what kept the corpses. Then she saw four bodies covered in sheets on four different tables in the center of the room.

It was them. Twilight choked back a sob, preparing for what she was going to see. Twilight looked at Luna, looking for a type of approval to proceed.

Luna only nodded.

Twilight approached the first body and pulled the sheet. She almost hurled at the sight of Rarity. Two blue gems were shoved through her eye sockets. One of her ears were ripped off and chunks of her mane were gone. Her once beautiful face was caked in blood. Twilight continued looking over towards her body. One of Rarity’s arms were bent completely backwards, her hoof on the opposite arm connected only by a strand of dead flesh. She looked farther down and saw that her three gem cutie mark was completely sliced off on both sides, only showing muscle and nerves. White bone was piecing through one of her legs. Twilight put the drape over Rarity again with tears rolling down her face after seeing the once beautiful fahionista as an ugly, bloody, broken corpse.

She reluctantly moved to the next body. She had to see what happened. These were her friends after all. She pulled the drape and gasped in shock at what she was seeing…or not seeing. The orange pony’s face was gone, only showing red, darkened muscles and veins with eyes rolled back in its head. "Oh Applejack." she sobbed. Her tears were coming down even harder. If Rarity wasn’t gruesome enough, then what was this? Applejack's body was burned and also missing her cutie mark and missing chunks of her orange fur. Twilight put the drape over the poor cowpony.

Twilight fell to her haunches and covered her face. This was too much for her. She only seen two of her friends, but the way they must have suffered and screamed grabbed at her heart. Her heart screamed with pain and she cried out in more tears.

Luna approached the unicorn and knelt down to her level. She nuzzled Twilight gently to get her attention. Twilight looked upon Luna, tears streaming like rivers down her face.

“Thou dost not have to continue this. Seeing this will only bring thou more pain than thou hast already endured.” Luna’s heart broke at the sight of the grieving unicorn, but she had to maintain herself for Twilight’s sake.

Twilight breathed heavily and focused on controlling herself. She had to see all of them. She has come too far to quit now. It wouldn’t be right if she didn't.

She wiped her tears away, resolving to finish. “No, I have to do this. I have to finish.” Luna frowned upon hearing this. “If that’s what thou choose.”

Twilight went over to the third body, expecting the worst. She pulled the drape to reveal a cyan pegasus with an iconic rainbow mane. One eye was gone, with only dried blood that seemed to pour out across her face. Her ribcage was ripped open and she had random organs gone like her lungs. Twilight vomited on the floor at the site of the corpse’s entrails. She couldn’t take it. She put the drape back over her former friend, and all resolve left her. She went towards Luna and sat on the floor once again.

“You were right…” she admitted. It was too painful. Her friends were now empty of life and disfigured. She didn’t want to remember them this way. Twilight let a tear come down her face.

“I wish we could help thee.” Luna said solemnly.

Twilight would not look under the last drape but asked, “Luna, who is under the last drape?”

“Fluttershy…” came the response.

Twilight bowed her head. Poor Fluttershy. she thought. How could something like this happen to a pony as kind as her? She wanted to cry, but there were no more tears. She felt empty and dry, as if all her feeling and life went out with her tears from earlier. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. Where’s Pinkie? Twilight thought. What horrible fate has befallen her pink friend?

“Where is Pinkie? There are only four here, Luna.”

Luna rose with regal power and seething anger filled the princess’ eyes as connected them with Twilight’s.

“Twilight, the pink friend is the one who committed these foul acts. Pinkamena Diane Pie killed them.”

“Wha..what?” Twilight stuttered. Pinkie did this? How? She loved her friends. She loved making other ponies happy and throwing parties. How and why would that pink bundle of joy and laughter kill anyone, let alone her own friends?

“That...are you sure? Pinkie?”

“Yes, Twilight. Come with us so we may show thou something.”

Twilight followed the dark alicorn of the night out of the morgue to an unlabeled room. It had boxes everywhere and shelves stacked with all kinds of items.

“This room is where anything found on the deceased is taken to. This is what we found on thy friends' bodies.”

Luna levitated a box in front pf her with her magic and took the contents out of the box. They were nothing but streamers…streamers with Pinkie’s cutie mark drawn on them. Twilight knew there was no doubt anymore. It was all true. Her friends were dead because of Pinkie.

“Pinkie...murdered...them.” Twilight said soflty. She didn’t even realize what she said until Luna responded.

"Yes, thine pink friend did, and we have our guards looking for her, but I fear thou has left Ponyville already. We have no idea where thou could be.”

Twilight's shock faded. It was a new feeling that the gentle unicorn never felt before that was like lava bursting through her. Rage enveloped Twilight.

“I will find her.” Twilight did not know what she was saying. She only let her rage talk for her. “I will take as long as it has to and find her.I will bring her here to face what she done to my friends.”

Luna looked at Twilight surprised. She did not expect to see her sister’s student burst with such anger. She knew that Twilight wanted this. She heard it in her voice. She would find Pinkie and bring her to face justice.

“We will not deny thine’s desire, Twilight Sparkle. I grant you the task of retrieving Pinkamena Diane Pie, and thou will bring her to us and we shall then bring down the justice of the regal sisters upon her for her crimes.”

Twilight stomped her hoof.

“I will bring her back, but I will need time.” Twilight knew that Pinkie was random. She would need time to track her. She would devote all her time to finding Pinkie and make her pay for all of this pain she has brought upon her.

“Take as much time as thou needs. Thou are a smart unicorn and we have no doubt in thou’s abilities.”

This was all Twilight needed. <i>I will find her.</i> she thought to herself. All the pain that her friends must have suffered will be returned ten-fold. She would make sure of it.

“Let us leave this place. We will take thee home. Thou must rest. There is much work to be done.”

She was ready to go. She was ready to start working to find Pinkie.

“I will find her...”

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Twilight hopped off the counter. She said she would find her and she did. She laid her eyes upon the pink body wrapped in plastic bound to the table. Her mane was still bouncy as ever and her eyes sleeping peacefully. So much time has passed and Pinkie was still the same. Twilight stood over the bound pink mare and looked her over. This was her friend that killed them.

No. she recanted. She is not my friend. She is my enemy.

She lost herself in her thoughts.

Should I do this?

Yes…

But I said I would bring her to The Princess…

Luna will only have her imprisoned. She does not deserve to live.

Why?

She killed your friends and she betrayed them. She betrayed YOU.

Twilight shook with burning rage. Pinkie betrayed her and their friends. It was only right that she dies.

She will punish Pinkie and end her life. She will be gone and Twilight would have done her friends justice. Pinkie will suffer as they did and she will realize what she has done. Twilight walked over to the counter that was adjacent to her sitting earlier. She opened her saddlebag and pulled out a hacksaw.

"The chloroform should be wearing off here any minute.” she said to herself. She looked over at the pink mare again to see her waking up.

“Finally." she whispered with a sudden darkness to her voice.

Pinkie opened her eyes, showing her pools of blue, trying to adjust from the grogginess.

“Whoa, must have been some party.” The clueless pink pony exclaimed while looking at her own kitchen. She looked over and saw a unicorn leaning on the counter, watching her.

“Oh hi! Are you from the party? That was a doozy of a party!" She said excitedly. She looked closer at the pony and time froze. Realization hit her like a wall and gasped loudly.

"Twilight…?"

**Edited by SuperChaosKG**