CH.4 Getting Used To It

Rainbow Dash was lying on her favorite cloud, staring up at the sky above. She was thinking about the white pony that kept calling her name earlier. She has never seen that pony before, and she has seen all of the ponies here by now. She must be a pony that had just passed recently, she thought to herself. Just then she heard somepony call “Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash are you up there?” She looked off the edge of her cloud and saw the same white pony from earlier staring up at her. “Did she follow me all the way here?” Rainbow Dash said aloud to herself. She flew off her cloud and landed next to the white pony. “Who are you and why do you keep calling my name” Rainbow Dash said coldly to the pony in front of her. The pony looked shocked, “it’s me Rarity, one of your best friends.” Rainbow Dash scolded at her and said in a harsh tone “I have no friends.” Rarity was absolutely astonished. Rainbow Dash, one of her closest friends, has forgotten about her. Rarity’s heart was crushed. “Can you at least tell me where I am?” she said as tears were welling up in her eyes. “You’re in the place where all ponies go when they die, and you better get used to feeling lonely cause you’re going to be feeling it for a long time” said Rainbow Dash dully. “Can I ask you one more question; do you remember how you died?” Rarity said to the blue pony. Memories from that day that she pushed into the deepest recesses of her mind started coming back to her. She was suddenly engulfed in rage. “Yes, I do now, I had to watch as my torturer ripped organ after organ out of my body and I had to watch until I died” Rainbow said through gritted teeth. “It was Pinky Pie wasn’t it?” Rarity answered back. Rainbow Dash snapped when she said that name. Rainbow Dash swung her hoof at Rarity, connecting with her jaw. “DON’T EVER SAY THAT NAME AROUND ME!” Rainbow Dash screamed. Rarity was as still as a statue, the shock from getting hit making her unable to move. “I was murdered by her too you know” was all Rarity could say. “I don’t care, a lot of ponies here were murdered by her, and you’re just the newest addition” Rainbow said still angry. “You are not the Rainbow Dash I remember” Rarity said still holding the spot where she got hit. “Well you better get used to me cause I’m here to stay” Rainbow Dash said fuming. Rarity walked away leaving a very angry Rainbow Dash behind. Rainbow Dash screams again and flies’s off toward her home. She ripped through the clouds as she went, leaving only shreds of them behind. She went into her house and over to her mirror. Her mane was disheveled, many days without brushing it. The color was also less vibrant. She walks away from the mirror disgusted with herself. Her mind was clouded with images of when she was being murdered by Pinky Pie. She sits on her bed and starts crying. “Why can’t everything just LEAVE ME ALONE” she cried. She lay on her bed and cries until she drifts into what would be the most horrible night’s sleep in a long time.

Ponyville was getting very uneasy with the disturbance of Rarity. The ponies that still remember Rainbow Dash’s disappearance were the most afraid. The mayor had called for a meeting in the town square to discuss the matter with the other ponies. When the town was assembled the mayor said over the microphone “there have been some mysterious disturbances recently, first Rainbow Dash, now Rarity.” “If there is anyone in this crowd that knows anything speak up please, any information would be greatly appreciated, and will help bring these ponies home safely” said the mayor with hope filling her voice. Pinky Pie was one of the many ponies in the crowd. She had a very large smile painted across her face. She was barely paying attention to the mayor’s speech. She was too busy thinking about the fun she had with Dash and Rarity. “Does anyone have any information that may help” said the mayor eagerly. Pinky looked around at all of the ponies around her. None of them had anything to say about the matter. She looked at Scootaloo, who was standing next to SweetieBelle and AppleBloom. Pinky wanted to tell the mayor all about the “disappearance” of Rainbow Dash and Rarity, but knew it would be against the rules. She must not let anyone know until the time is right. Fluttershy was standing next to Pinky Pie. She was listening to the mayor’s speech with terror filling her mind. Her mind was conjuring up images of her being kidnapped next. “I don’t want the fate of Rainbow Dash and Rarity to happen to me” she whispered to herself. She starts walking through the crowd toward the exit so she can go home. Fluttershy gets to her house and stands in her room. The thoughts of being the next one to disappear were clouding her judgment. “I have to get away from Ponyville, far away so I won’t be the next one to vanish” Fluttershy said to herself, the paranoia getting the best of her. “I’ll go to Cloudsdale, which should be far enough away from here.” Fluttershy makes up her mind to go fly to Cloudsdale and she leaves her house forevermore, completely forgetting about her pet angel and leaving her other animal responsibilities behind.

The meeting in the town square was over and Pinky Pie was walking through town. She was bringing the usual Pinky Pie cheer to the ponies of Ponyville. She was walking by the bridge leading out of Ponyville when she saw a little colt walking over the bridge toward her. She has never seen this pony before. He was grey with a black and red mane and tail. He walked up to Pinky Pie and said “my name is Nightwalker; I’m new here from Manehatten and I was wondering if you could show me around town. Just then Pinky got a twitch, one that she has never got before; she knew what this was for. She could sense the dark past that he has faced, and could feel a hidden potential inside of him. He is the one she thought to herself, he will be the one I take on as my apprentice. She looked him over; he had a dark look in his deep blue eyes. He also didn’t even have his cutie mark yet. “Ummm, hello?” Nightwalker said to the distracted pink pony in front of him. Pinky snapped out of her trance at once. “Sure I can give you a tour of Ponyville. Pinky and Nightwalker walked through the crowded city streets of Ponyville, Pinky pointing out shops and introducing him to the locals. He was paying little attention to the tour; instead he was looking over Pinky Pie just as she did with him. He could feel something dark inside the happy pink pony in front of him. It made him feel good for some reason. He knew what it was but decided to keep his mouth shut until the time is right.

Rainbow dash woke with a scream, “GET AWAY FROM ME!” She had the same nightmare that haunted her dreams from when she was alive. She was covered in sweat. She looked around her room and what she saw made her scream in terror. The horrible images that plagued her mind were being projected out before her. She was seeing things that weren’t really there, but her mind thought was real. She was looking around Pinky Pie’s basement. Everything was the same as she saw it from when she was really there. “No…No…No, this isn’t real, GET OUT OF MY HEAD, LEAVE ME ALONE!” she screamed aloud. She ran over to the mirror and just stared in horror at the reflection that was looking back at her. She was covered in blood and there was a long cut running along the base of her neck. Rainbow Dash was looking at herself after she was murdered by the pink pony. The images in her head from that day had finally grabbed ahold of Rainbow’s mind. Every fiber of her being was shattered by horrid thoughts, and now she was seeing them with her own eyes again. She could just hear Pinky Pie saying the comments from when she was ripping her organs one by one out of her body like she was in the room with her. She had finally lost the last shreds of sanity that she had clung to for so long here. She turned away from the mirror, revolted by the sight of her own mangled body in front of her staring back. She walked around her cloud palace home and couldn’t help but smile. She knew that it would eventually happen, she used to fear the day that it would happen, but now she was at ease after it did. She walked past her closet, and thought she heard a noise, she opened the door, and stepped back terrified. She was looking at Pinky Pie, who was just staring back at her smiling widely. Rainbow Dash was stunned by the shock of seeing her murderer before her. “You’re not real, I’m dead and you’re alive” Rainbow Dash said to the pink pony in front of her. Pinky replied happily “of course I’m not real; your mind is just so broke up from being my assistant that you think you’re seeing all of these things silly.” “GET AWAY FROM ME, you murdered me and countless other ponies here” “LEAVE ME ALONE!” she said to the vision in front of her. The pony just stood there a look of confusion on her face “Why do you want me to leave Dashie, I thought you would want to see me again.” Rainbow Dash was starting to break down, the visions and thoughts running through her mind making it hard for her to bear. “GO AWAY, YOU’RE NOT REAL, LEAVE…ME..ALONE!!!” she screamed at the pony that wasn’t there. She flies out of her home and through the clouds; she flew to her cloud and stood on it. She sits down and closes her eyes, trying to clear her mind of the pink pony. She lies down on the cloud and drifts off into a light sleep. Letting the rest of the day pass her by. But she could still feel Pinky Pie’s presence around her, watching her every move.

Pinky Pie was walking through town with Nightwalker. They had gotten to know each other very well over the short time that they had been together. “Do you have anywhere to stay Nightwalker?” said Pinky Pie with interest. “No, but I’m sure I’ll find somewhere” Nightwalker replied back. “I have a spare bedroom at Sugar Cube Corner and your welcome to use it if you like” Pinky said. “Are you sure, I don’t want to be any trouble to you” Nightwalker replied. “Of course I’m sure, your welcome in my home anytime” Pinky said to him. Pinky has grown very fond of the grey colt. He will make a very good apprentice to her trade, she thought to herself as they walked toward Sugar Cube Corner. Applejack was walking past them when pinky got that twitch again telling her who her next assistant would be. Pinky let out a squeal of joy that confused Nightwalker. She thought that now was the time to let her friend in on the little secret of hers. “C’mon let’s get to Sugar Cube Corner, I have some things that I want to tell you” said Pinky eagerly. They hurried to her shop and closed the door behind them once they were inside. “I have something I need to tell you” Pinky said to the grey pony in front of her. “I also have something to tell you as well” he replied back. Pinky was intrigued at what he had to say “you go first.” “I have had a dark life, when I was really young my parents abandoned me in the in the middle of nowhere, I had no idea how I was going to survive” he said to her. “I had to learn to adapt to being alone” “I lost all feelings of remorse and regret while I was out in the wilderness and gained only hatred in return.” “While I was out there I made a solemn vow that I would make my parents pay for the way they treated me” he said, anger filling his voice. “I spent years searching for my parents, looking for them wherever I went.” “Until one day while I was in Manehatten I saw them walking down the crowded city streets, I followed them until they went into their hotel room and waited until night fell.” “When I was sure they were asleep I went into their room with a knife that I had found in the kitchen drawer.” “I walked up to them and stabbed them both in the heart.” “I laughed as I watched their blood spill over the bed sheets, their eyes looking at me with horror, and I felt no guilt, remorse, regret, anything that a normal pony would feel” he said with a hint of a smile across his face. “I said to them as they looked at me “do you remember me, I was your son that you abandoned in the wilderness and left for dead.” “They looked at me, tears streaming down their faces, and I felt nothing but the joy of having my search finally being over.” Nightwalker said joyfully. “I stood there and watched my parents die, their faces contorted into agony and sadness” “Back then I was not called Nightwalker, I was called Swifthoof, for being one of the fastest ponies in my family, but after that I called myself Nightwalker” he said. “I never was the same again after that; everypony I saw was just another target for me if they betrayed me.” “Well that’s it for my story, now what about yours” he said to the pink pony in front of him. Pinky Pie was completely baffled by his story, if he was going to be her apprentice she did not have to do much work at all to train him she thought to herself. Pinky got ready to tell her story. “I also have a dark secret” she began. “As you already know I run a bakery shop, but I have a secret ingredient that I need to get every once and a while.” She said smiling. “I too am a murderer; I have been killing innocent ponies for the secret ingredient for almost two years now.” “I also have no feeling of regret and guilt over killing them; to me they are just the secret ingredient.” “I am fascinated by you and your story, I could feel the darkness in your heart and knew you were the one that I have been searching for” She said still smiling; only a little bit more openly. “I want to take you on as my apprentice, I want to teach you about my trade so I can have someone to inherit my job later on, and you are the perfect pony to do that.” Nightwalker was speechless “I would be honored to become your apprentice Pinky Pie.” Pinky was overcome with a new sense of joy “I knew you wouldn’t let me down.” Nightwalker had gotten a new feeling of purpose at that moment. He would not let Pinky Pie down, he would become one of the best collectors ever, he thought to himself. A huge grin came over his face as he thought about his new job.

END OF CH.4

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