Pinkamena opened the front door to Sugarcube Corner and led Twilight down to the basement.

"Scootaloo!" she called. "Derpy! You down here!"

"Down here!" Scootaloo sang out. "And Derp's upstairs asleep!"

The two mares arrived in the basement.

"Where's our guest?" asked Pinkamena.

"She's in room 13!" the filly yelled.

"13, huh?" asked Pinkamena. "Let's go." she said, trotting down the hall.

When the mares entered the room, Bon-Bon was strapped to a table with rope tying her down very tight.

"Good choice, Scoots." said Pinkamena, circling the table. "What did Derpy say when she saw the next victim was Bon-Bon?"

"She just said she wouldn't get Bon-Bon's Blueberry muffins."

"She didn't care one of her best friends was about to die?"

"I think she finally accepted that it's you and me that matter." Scootaloo said as Bon-Bon tried to scream through her gag.

Pinkamena smiled. "Good girl, Derp."

"W-We're gonna kill Bon-Bon?" asked Twilight.

"Oh, is Twi gonna help?" Scootaloo asked, staring Bon-Bon in the eyes as she stood on her chest.

"I dunno, Scoots." said Pinkamena, looking at Twilight. "Are you?"

Twilight hesitated before answering. "Y-Yes."

"Yay!" Scootaloo cheered, jumping up and down on Bon-Bon.

"Wh-What do I have to do?"

"You wanna tell her, Scoots?" asked Pinkamena.

"Oh, can I show her?" Scoots asked, jumping off the mare.

"If you want." said Pinkamena, leaning against the wall. "Gonna let you lead this game, Scoots."

"Yay!" the filly cooed pulling a stool up next to a lever. She pulled it down and the ropes started to pull tighter, making the mare scream, until Scoots let off.

Twilight looked away. "No..."

"Keep looking, Twi." said Pinkamena, staring at her.

Twilight slowly looked back at Bon-Bon.

The mare was breathing hard as the ropes went slack. Scootaloo removed her gag. "W-Why are you doing this?" she whimpered

Twilight whimpered as Pinkamena trotted up next to her. The pink mare placed a hoof on the unicorn's back.

"You'll learn to enjoy this, Twi." she said softly into the mare's ear.

"I want me and Twi to play a game with you, Bon-Bon. It's a guessing game. I'll think of something and Twilight will give you hints as to what it is... If you're wrong, I pull the lever for a little longer each time." the filly explained, then went up to Twilight and whispered, "Lupis..." then trotted back to the lever. "Ready?"

Bon-Bon whimpered before looking at Twilight. Twilight's breathing became more rapid as she looked into Bon-Bon's eyes.

"Oh... And you only have a few more seconds before I pull the lever. Mainly 'cause I'm bored..." Scootaloo cooed.

"Please, don't..." said Twilight as she began to tear up.

"Time's up!" said Scootaloo.

The filly flipped the lever as Bon-Bon screamed. Scootaloo shut the device off.

"P-Please..." the mare begged Twilight.

"Scootaloo... Stop this." pleaded Twilight.

"Oh, I don't think that's gonna help her." the filly cooed, looking at the mare and pulling the lever for a little longer this time.

"Just take a guess!" Twilight cried at Bon-Bon.

"I don't know!" the mare cried, her face stained with tears.

"Give her a hint, Scoots!" yelled Twilight.

"That's your job, remember?" the filly cooed, getting ready to pull the lever again.

"Wait!" yelled Twilight. "Wait. I-I have a hint."

"Well, tell her, then."

"A-Animal."

"C-Cat!" Bon-Bon yelled before the lever was pulled. "Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

"Next hint?" Scootaloo purred.

"L-Larger." cried Twilight.

"C-Cow-- Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." she yelled as she was pulled tighter.

Twilight cried harder. "No! Smaller!"

"U-Uh, chicken-- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Scootaloo got a sour look at Bon-Bon's last guess and pulled the lever twice.

"U-Uh... K-9!" yelled Twilight.

"Wh-What?" she asked before Scootaloo pulled the lever again.

"WOLF!"

"WOLF-- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed more.

"NO!" yelled Twilight. "No no no! The other name for wolf!"

"C-Cyote-- Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... Stop!" Bon-Bon yelled as Scootaloo leaned on the lever.

"Two more." she said smiling.

"Please, stop!" cried Twilight. "She'll never get it! This isn't fair!"

"Why shouldn't she?" asked Scootaloo. "You may not know this, but she actually checked out a book on Lupis... Can you guess what she did with it?"

"What did she do with it?" asked Twilight.

"Well, for the past year, she's been using it to prop up her cooking table... Sad, really..."

"Prop?" asked Twilight, her eye twitching. "How does one read a book if it's... under the table?"

"She hasn't been reading it. It's covered in stains and batter." Scootaloo said with a giggle as Bon-Bon started to sweat.

"Bon-Bon... Books are meant to be read." said Twilight.

"W-Well, it was annoying... a-a-and maybe I forgot it there... 2 years ago..." Bon-Bon trailed off, looking fearful.

"Two... years? You had it as a table prop for two years?!"

"Y-Yes..."

Twilight began breathing heavily and rapidly. "Calm down. Calm down." she kept repeating to herself.

"And how did you pick said book." Scootaloo asked as Bon-Bon whimpered.

"Y-Yes..." said Twilight, her breathing slowing to normal. "H-How?"

"I-I just took it off your desk... I didn't think you'd miss it." she said, her voice getting weaker with every word.

"You stole one of my books?" asked Twilight. She hesitated before speaking again. "Which one?"

"Was a... a guide to..." she said, seeming to struggle to remember the name...

Until Scootaloo piped up. "A guide to mystical creatures, uncut edition..."

"That... was... the Princess' book... Bon-Bon." said Twilight. The trapped mare's eyes widened as she whimpered. "Is this why you captured her?"

"No." said Pinkamena. "She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Yep." said Scootaloo. "I just saw the book in her home."

"Her ignorance is no reason for her to die." said Twilight.

"Well, duh!" Scootaloo sang, almost just like the old Pinkie Pie as she pulled the lever. A loud set of pops where hured from Bon-Bon as she screamed. "This is just for fun!" the filly cheered

Twilight let out a gasp before sobbing. "No..."

"This is just for fun, right, mommy?" the filly asked.

"Of course." said Pinkamena. "What other reason would there be?"

Scootaloo pulled the lever a little more as Bon-Bon passed out. The filly huffed. "Hey. She's not supposed to sleep through the best part!" Scootaloo pouted.

"Just... please..." pleaded Twilight. "There's still time. Pop her limbs back in place and let her go. Maybe k-keep her, too."

"Keep her?" asked Pinkamena. "We already have enough. No room for more."

"Yeah. I have Derpy and she's a good girl." Scootaloo agreed, poking Bon-Bon, trying to wake her up. "Come on. It's the fun part." she whined.

"Just fix her... I beg you... D... Don't kill her."

Scootaloo huffed and pulled out a needle, jabbing it into Bon-Bon. She let out a sharp gasp and looked around, wide-eyed.

"Wha! O-Oh goddesses..." she whimpered as Scootaloo went back to the lever.

"S-Scootaloo, don't..."

"Ad a one..." Scootaloo started leaning on the lever ever so slightly.

"No, don't!"

"And a two..."

"Scootaloo!"

"And a three." Scootaloo leaned all the way on the lever as Bon-Bon let out a louder scream.

"NO!" yelled Twilight.

There was a loud, meaty, tearing noise as one of Bon-Bon's forelegs came off.

"NO!" cried Twilight, sobbing. "BON-BON!!!"

The mare looked at Twilight as her other foreleg came off. Then she just screamed. Twilight ran to the table, looking down at Bon-Bon.

"STOP THIS!!!" she yelled frantically.

"I'll stop in two more pops." the filly cooed as her right hind leg came off.

Twilight placed a hoof on the side of Bon-Bon's neck and rubbed gently, sobbing.

Bon-Bon let out one last whimper as her last leg was yanked off. She lay there, looking up at Twilight. "I-I can't feel anything..."

"I'm sorry, Bon-Bon..." cried Twilight, leaning forward and placing her forehead on Bon-Bon's, sobbing.

Bon-Bon slowly closed her eyes

Twilight pulled away slightly. "Bon-Bon?"

Scootaloo pouted. "Awwwww... She's dead already? Hmmm... Well, want a to go bag twi?" the filly teased.

Twilight let out a yell and lunged at Scootaloo, tackling her to the ground.

The filly stabbed Twilight in the chest with her own hidden knife. The unicorn let out a grunt of pain. "Aww, Twi..." she said. "If you didn't want some, you could have just said so."

as she reached for the foal's neck.

"GET THE FUCK OFF HER!" yelled Pinkamena as she pulled Twilight off Scootaloo and pinned her against the wall.

"BUT SHE DIDN'T EVEN GIVE HER A CHANCE!!!" yelled Twilight as she tried to make another move towards the foal.

Pinkamena shoved her back against the wall. "I DON'T CARE!!! I admit, she is rough around the edges... but this is her first game. What'd you expect?"

Twilight was breathing heavily as she glared at Scootaloo.

Scootaloo looked at her mommy. "D-Did I do it wrong?" the filly asked, looking slightly upset.

Pinkamena slowly let go of Twilight, who didn't bother moving this time, and turned to Scootaloo.

"Twilight was right about one thing, Scoots." said Pinkamena. "You did make it impossible for Bon-Bon to have a chance."

"O-Oh. I'm sorry, I..." the filly said sadly. "I just got excited. My first game."

"Perfectly understandable, honey. And we would've still killed her afterwards. The point of the game is to make the pain last. You understand?"

"Oh. Sorry, mommy...." the filly said sadly.

"Don't worry, honey." said Pinkamena, trotting over to her and squatting down. "You'll get better, sweetie."

"Thanks, mommy!"

Twilight let out a yell and stormed out of the room.

"Hey, mommy? Want me to pack her some meat to go?" the filly asked, watching Twilight leave.

"If you want." said the pink mare.

The filly smiled and got to work cutting up the body.