Pinkamena opened the door to the room Rarity was being kept in. "How's Little Miss Rarity doing?"

The white mare hung from her shackles, nearly every inch of her body held hidden scares. She swayed back and forth.

Pinks trotted up to her. "Hello?"

"Hello, Pinkemena..."

"Mmm... So, you can talk. How ya feelin'?"

She kept silent. The pink mare pulled out her knife and cut the side of the mare's body. Rarity didn't even flinch as she stared at her reflection.

"So... Got anything to say?"

She looked at herself... "I...I see it..."

"You see it?" asked the pink mare, a tad confused. "You see what?"

"The... The beauty. I SEE IT!"

Pinks smiled and chuckled, disappearing into the darkness. Soon, the lights came on and the shackles opened.

Rarity dropped to the floor with a thud. "It's so elegant..." she said, looking at herself.

Pinkamena went over to her. "Mmm... Those scars look hot on you. It says... 'I've been through the shit and survived'."

"Oh, I rather agree," she said, smiling.

The pink mare held out a hoof. "Come. I have a mare that you could make... beautiful."

"Oh... I would love that."

"Come on, then," said Pinks, shaking her hoof slightly. (she's offering to help Rarity up)

The scarred mare took Pinkemena's hoof, who helped her up and led her out into the hall.

"Little info on the mare," said Pinks, removing Rarity's Magic Inhibitor Ring. "Her name's Vinegar and she does not like pain well. Right through there," said Pinks, pointing at a door. "Make her beautiful." She held out her knife to the unicorn.

Rarity took it and opened the door.

Inside was a frightened green pegasus strapped to what resembled an operating table. She struggled to free herself as she cried.

Rarity smiled as she trotted closer. "Hello, deary," she said, blood still dripping down her side.

Vinegar whimpered. "N-No! S-Stay away!"

"Hey... Calm down. I'm just here to give you a makeover," Rarity said, putting a hoof on the mare's cheek.

"A m-m-makeover?" the frightened mare whimpered, eyes overflowing with tears.

"Yes. Just relax."

The mare sniffled as she watched the unicorn. "W-Wait... Y-You look f-familiar..."

"Yes, I'm Rarity, fashionista. Now, do you like heart or stars?" she asked, trotting around the table, examining the mare up and down.

"S-Stars..." sniffled the mare. "Wh-Why?"

Rarity quickly cut a star into the mare's cheek.

Vinegar let out a squeal of pain. "NO!!!" she cried, eyes filing with tears.

"hay calm down, I'm making you pretty" rarity cooed cutting the same stair in the other cheek

"AHHHH!!! STOP IT!!! IT HURTS!!!"

Rarity moved the blade away and looked at the mare's cheeks. "Hmmmm... Something's missing..."

"P-Please..." begged the mare. "Let me go..."

"No, no, I'm not finished yet, dear."

The mare whined and struggled to get free as tears streamed her face. "Please!"

Rarity slashed her across the face. "QUIET!!!"

Vinegar wailed in pain and began sobbing. "P-Please..."

The white mare slashed a deep X across her belly. The bound mare screamed in pain as the tears kept flowing.

"Shhh shhh... Deary... The pain will go away. Now, calm down," Rarity said as she moved behind the mare's head and started cutting away her mane.

"Wh-What're you doing now?"

"Well, fashion is a finicky thing... Sometimes ya got to experiment," the white mare said, cutting away all the mane.

"Wh-Why are you d-doing this t-to me? What'd I-I ever d-do to y-you?"

"Do? Well, nothing, deary. I just want to make you pretty."

"Y-You're making me ugly!" cried the mare. "And you're hurting me..."

Rarity froze in place as her eye twitched. "What was that first part, dear?" she asked, pushing the knife into the mare's belly but not yet cutting into it.

"Y-You're making me... ugly?" whimpered the mare.

Rarity screamed as she pushed the knife all the way into the mare. "NO, I AM NOT!!!"

Vinegar gasped as she felt the knife go in, wide-eyed in fear. Rarity then twisted the knife.

The mare groaned and sobbed, "P-Please... I-I'm s-sorry..."

But Rarity didn't stop. "Make you pretty..."

Vinegar wailed in pain, her eyes clenched shut.

Rarity pulled the knife free and moved to Vinegar's tail, slowly cutting it off.

"N-Not my tail. Please..."

"But, darling... then, it wouldn't match."

"But, I look stup..." she said, cutting herself off.

"Y-You look what?"

"N-Nothing..."

"Tell me."

"I-I w-wasn't gonna say a-anything... Please... Don't hurt me."

"Tell me..."

The mare closed her eyes. "Please... I-I didn't mean it."

Rarity started prancing in place. "Tell me... Tell me, tell me, TELL ME!!!"

The mare sniffled and whimpered. "Stupid..." she said, lip quivering and eyes streaming.

"Stupid? You think you look stupid?"

"W-Well, you cut off my mane, my tail..." She stopped and winced on pain, letting out a groan. "a stab wound, and multiple cuts. I look awful!"

"Hmmm... The tail's stub does look a little guffy..."

"Wh... Wh-What?" asked the mare, whimpering uncontrollably.

"It seems I have messed up..." Rarity said as she put the knife on the mare's neck.

"P-Please..." begged Vinegar. "It's not too late. Let me go... Please..."

"No, I've already messed up," she said, pushing the knife through vinegar's throat.

The mare gurgled, choking in her own blood before letting out a gasp. She then exhaled slowly as all the air left her lungs before closing her eyes. One last tear fell from her eye, traveled down her cheek, and hit the table.

"In death, she was beautiful," Rarity said, heading for the door.

Pinkamena was waiting for her, leaning against the wall by the door.

As Rarity came closer, she magically held out the knife. "Here you go, Pinkie Pie."

The pink mare smiled and took it, stuffing it back into her mane. "So, how'd it go?"

"Oh, I messed up... I had to scrap her," Rarity said with a pout.

Pinks turned her head, hiding her grin behind her long hair. "I'm sure you'll do better next time."

"Oh, I hope so, deary."

Pinkamena eyed her. "So... Do you remember what happened a week ago at Carousel Boutique with Derpy?"

Rarity's ears splayed back. "Yes..."

"Any regrets?"

"I am sorry I hurt her, but she did try to force herself on me..."

Pinkamena nodded. "What if she had asked?"

"Hmmm... I don't think I'm ready to try that sort of thing just yet, Pinkie, dear."

"Well... When you are... come find me," she said with a smile as she turned, brushing Rarity's face with her tail. She then began heading back into the main room of her basement.

The scarred white mare followed close beside her

"I must warn you then," said Pinks, looking over her shoulder. "We do a lot of that stuff around here and are very open about it with each other."

"Alright... But with me, Pinkie, no means no, okay?"

"All right. I won't force you. Just expect to see that sort of stuff while visiting around here."

"Oh. Alright, Pinkie, dear."

Pinks smiled and began heading upstairs with Rarity close beside.

"Not to make you uncomfortable or anything, but..." said Pinks, stopping once they were in the main room and turning to face Rarity. "I think that those scars make you look really hot."

"Well, I must say I quite agree with you," Rarity said, smiling and turning to the side.

"Mmm..." moaned Pinks suggestively. "Nice..."

Rarity smiled politely.

"Too bad you're not a filly-fooler..." she said, turning and heading to the couch. "...yet."

Rarity giggled at Pinkie. "Yes. Not yet. I don't mean to be a bother, but may I head home? Sweetie Belle must be worried."

"Go ahead. And, remember one other thing."

"What's that?"

"No beautifying me, Scootaloo, Derpy, Twilight, Spike, Night, or Fluttershy, Ruby, Trixie, and their pet, Miss Changie... Okay?"

Rarity made a pouty face. "Fine..."

"What's wrong?" asked Pinks. "You don't think I'm beautiful the way I am?"

"No, it's not that... I just wanted to make you prettier..."

"Well... Cutting me comes with a price. Usually I beat you, stab you, or kill you. But, in your case... if you want to cut me, I require an hour in bed."

"Hmmm... Perhaps some other time..."

Pinks smiled. "Say hi to Sweetie Belle for me."

"i will..." she said, leaving.

The pink mare laid on the couch and sighed.