Author's Notes:

Meeting and impressing the bakers is one thing, but it is not enough. So, you know, this one is about the bakers giving a loyalty and royalty tests to Zara. To see if she's REALLY into what's she's into. :)

BROWNIES - The Torture Chamber [Zara's Turn]

The smell of mold had caked up Scarlet's nostrils pretty quickly, as she looked around to see only darkness. But, if she had gotten closer to the walls, then she would see bricks. The floor was a dark colored plank floor, covered in previous blood stains from other victims.

Zara had looked a bit surprised at the decorations that the others had for the basement. Then would look around again, and saw a banner with "LIFE'S A PARTY!" writing on it. Several skulls of previous ponies displayed out on a table, tools on another table of the other side of the room. She trotted on over to the table to get a few glances of the many tools, like a hacksaw, a regular saw, hammers, pliers, many other sharp knives and scalpels. Most of the blades of the weapons were either sharp to dull.

Zara felt a cold shiver shot down her spine. It was quite an odd feeling of something she felt like was going to happen. The mare felt a bit...cold blooded and rather...felt off.

In fact, something did go awry in the vision, it caught Zara off guard too. It didn't take long for her to have another vision on the way, and it was quick to show. Only this time, it was a vision of something horrific. The vision contained the Pie sisters turning onto her, seeing them all laughing as they had tied her up, a dark figure that she did not recognize, was over her with a grin on their face. Whispering to her, "liar", coldly before plunging a knife to her throat without any mercy.

Before anything she could see in the future, there was a small soft giggle from the darker mare, Minkie. And Zara could see other's faces, mimicking smiles as their own sister did.

"Do you really think we'd let you in that easy?" Minkie said very slowly but softy, still with that sinister look of hers. "I highly doubt we would let some random pony walk in,- and automatically join the team of the Bakers?" Minkie cocked her head, giving such a cold laugh. Her other sisters shared the laugh into chuckles, before they too had died down.

The party pony spoke up after, "C'mon, Zara. A severed head and a psychotic laugh doesn't really count as you joining the team. You gotta be really messed up in the membrane to be like one of us!" Pinkie finally spoke up from turn. Then Pinkie let out a laugh from before, "Are ya one of us, Zara or are you the one that likes to make things up?" Pinkie asked, glaring almost.

Blinkie let out a loud laugh, scoffing afterwards. "How idiotic would it be for us to let somepony random to join the team! We don't even know anything about you yet! So how the hell are we going to trust you if we don't know a single thing about you?!" Blinkie spat. Stomping her hoof on the ground, clearly frustrated. Before Inkie would see that she was growing angry towards the purple mare. So, like Inkie, she had to restrain her lavender sister from launching at the other.

"Relax, dear sister." Inkie had placed a hoof on her mouth to silence her. Her head turning to face Zara once more, "My sister is just saying we'd like to know more about you. We don't trust easily from other ponies. Our trust has been...destroyed. Many times." The gray haired mare said. "Many ponies.. have..." Inkie paused, then continued on with her words, "...Hurt us emotionally and mentally." Inkie continued, sounding strained in her words. "We don't trust you right now."

Then Scarlet gave a blink, now feeling a bit offended by the comment. "Excuse me?" She said with a long pause. "You guys don't trust me?" She asked them, but then looked down at her hoof. Sighing a bit at that, a lot of other ponies don't trust her as often because of her colored hide. Maybe it was something else, perhaps? She continued, "Well, you have your..ways...I guess." Sounding a bit sad about this, sighing deeply. It seemed like the all of the ponies before her had nodded.

"Yes, we cannot trust some pony that walks in and claims to be some murderer." Minkie spoke up again, "You'll have to truly prove yourself to be one." Minkie continued again before walking a bit forward. "If you are...a murderer like us.." Minkie said, but softly, continuing on. "And.." Minkie spoke again. "You have the potential of bringing a severed head to the bakery, yes. But, that doesn't mean you join in automatically. Who knows were you got that from, you could be lying to us about that pony..even probably stole the credit..those kinds of things. And you wouldn't be lying about killing that pony you had in the bag, now would you, Zara?" Minkie states with a grin on her face before Blinkie stepped up in a strut of her own walk.

Scarlet felt a bit more offended by that question, but before she could say anything. Blinkie Pie blurted out afterwards. "And in order to prove yourself, you'd have to pass... the three Pie's tests in order to gain our trust and respect. It shows how much gull you have to take on such a massive thing. What we do is a serious thing, and we use it as a outlet for our anger we have on the world. And also a crime. But, we don't give a damn about others but our family. We know the things that we do are wrong, but do we even care? Nope. Not even the slightest. Just care about each other, and safety." Blinkie said, letting out a huff.

Zara raised a brow at this, "The three Pie's tests?" she responded slowly at that. Then the bakers exchanged looks at one another before Pinkie said, "Of course!" She rolled with the ruse that her sisters had been going on about, never hearing such a 'test' before. So quickly, she came up with the three rules pretty smoothly.

"Well, what are the three tests that I would need to take, in order to prove my self-worth to you?" Zara stepped forward a bit, now curious at this. "I'm not afraid to take on these 'tests' that you want me to do, but I will do what I can to prove I am determined to do this." Zara said quickly in response. "I am not shying away from this..whatever tests that you gals have, throw it on me!" Then giving a soft smile at this, she was ready. She's been ready since the start of her own journey. More looks where exchanged at one another, before the Bakers all gave their trademark grins at her.

Then Minkie gave a small laugh, "..Alright." She said softly, "..My dear pink sister..would you mind explaining the rules or the 'tests' to dear Zara?" Minkie asked, still smiling over at the purple mare. Sending a shiver down her spine now.

"Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie said, hopping up and down a few times before smiling more. "Alrighty! The first test is simple! We call this the 'Minkie Pie Liar test', and in this test we would have Minkie and us! listen to your story. And our dear sister, Minkie, will determine if you are lying or not. If you are lying, there will be a punishment to the lying.~" Pinkie sung. "It is a surprise too!" She said, nodding excitedly before hopping up and down towards Zara. Poking at her nose, making her achoo.

"And the second test?" Zara would lean in a bit forward to them, seeming really impatient. Pinkie halted in her tracks, and thought for a bit, so it was a moment for the party pony to think. "Hm..the second test would be.." She tapped her hoof with her chin to think for a bit. "Hm..Oh I know! The second one is called 'The Preforming Murderer Test'. This means that yooou will get to torture a pony...in front of us!" Pinkie happily said at that.

"And we want to see how well you do.." Minkie added, giving that same soft giggle. "If you can't do so, then another punishment awaits..." Minkie finally said last.

Zara's eyes would widen a bit, this is probably what she saw in her vision. They wanted her to prove to them about her worth, and the punishment that they had was..unpredictable for Zara. But, Zara was gonna take on the challenge of showing them.

"And the last one?" Zara was clearly interested in this, but her heart was racing a bit. What should she do? Waiting on the last reply for the tests, finally, Blinkie finally blurted out herself.

"The last test is what we call the 'Taking a Life Test' or better known as.." Blinkie gave a slight chuckle at her words. "As the 'Insanity Test'." Blinkie continued on, "This test tells us that you do have the mental trauma that we have as well. You know, depression and stuff. But more so, you have the guts to take another life without any hesitation. You'd need to be cold and callous. This kinda ties in with the second Pie test." Blinkie nodded.

"That you share the same sadness as us or least understand where we come from.. the everlasting loop and cycle that we call 'life', and it makes us suffer..each day.." Minkie said after, voice sounding soft still. Then it would be silent for a few minutes until somepony spoke up finally. Continuing on, "And even the insanity that matches to ours..the one thing we held in for so long and then finally came out.." She said in that soft tone.

"So, are you readys fors the three tests, Zara? Yous wanna prove yourselfs to be on ours team?" Derpy asked now chirping, practically flying over to her, almost in her face now stepping back a bit from the pegasus. "It would be funs if yous did!" Derpy smiled, oh darn. She was so cute... "We can make whatevers yous like! But, Derpy likes muffins the best..cause they're super duper yummys.." Derpy gave her another smile.

The purple one gave a small inhale and then breathed out. Thinking about this decision made her blood run cold. She had to, because there was no choice at this point. She had no one, no family. No friends. What good is she without the two factors in a mare's life? It took a full blown minute to make a solid decision for her, but she finally thought about it.

Then Zara nodded, "Of course, I will prove myself worth to be on the team." Zara states, nodding again. "I can prove to you that I can do the same shit as you. Don't challenge me like this.." Her last sentence was in a hushed tone, almost in a angry one. Then shifted into a smile again once Derpy spoke, "We can make muffins. Lemon surprise muffins!" Zara gave the younger mare a smile. This made Derpy flap her wings happily, and this gave Scarlet to exhale in relief.

"Of course we can make them.. I've never had lemon muffins before..." Zara smiled up at her, making Derpy gasp. Then the pegasus shouted, "That's a crime!! Crime! I tell you!" Derpy would use her hooves to squish at her face. Practically "shaking" the other mare's face in a playful sense. It actually made Scarlet squeal with happiness.

"Good." Blinkie said out loud, "We can start the first test..the lying test... Minkie?" The lavender furred pony looked over at her eldest sister. Blinkie giving her eldest sister, Minkie, a signal from Blinkie to do her thing, and Minkie nodded.

The eldest pony looked over at Zara once more, "Go ahead. Tell us your..'story' if you will." Minkie said, nodding at that. Zara just sighed a bit at that, where the hell would she even start from here? Did she even want to discuss her own story? Would they even...believe her?

It was so quiet around them, and she could feel all the stares being pinned onto her. "You could tell us about your parents, mother, father, how they treated you.." Minkie would say, trying to get the full story out of her. It took a few seconds before Zara looked up at the darker mare blankly. There was no single emotion then the blank stare that she gave Minkie, this...possibly creeped out the rest.

And she began.

"My mother...wasn't the perfect mother, you know..." Zara had said slowly, softly. "So was my father too, as well. Though, he turned a blind eye to my mother's utter control and manipulation. My mom...perfect? Please!" Zara almost laughed coldly at this. "She is way far off from being ever perfect. My mother was a control freak, and usually kept me inside most of the time, and would restrict me from doing anything that was fun to others- or socialize. I don't know why she hated me to socialize with fillies my age or other in town. She was always paranoid for some odd reason..but always afraid of me..or it seemed like she was.." Zara states. "My mom was odd.." Before huffing at this, taking a moment to go on. "Anyways.."

"She kept me away from my little sister, Starlight, and my two best friends, Dollface and Rose. Ripping everything away from me. Even anything fun..my joy and happiness were shattered by her." Looking at her hooves, she didn't want to really cry, but damn..her tears would run down her face. "My mother said-, that I was evil after she had snatched my baby sister away, and she feared that I would hurt her by 'my devil hooves'." She paused for a few seconds. "I knew I would would..never..hurt my sister..." Wiping her tears a bit. "She took my sister away..anyways..My mother didn't give a single FUCK about me..all she cared was about herself."

Wiping her own eyes, Zara would give a small sniffle. "I know I am a good girl for a fact when I was growing up. I never would ever hurt a soul..but everyone seemed to misunderstand this. Because..I'm a dark purple fucking freak!" She said in anger, before punching the ground with her own hoof. But, instead of lifting her own, she was digging at the plank floor or more so making a dent in the planks. Her digging stopped finally after idly looking at the floor again. "...So, I've never seen my baby sister since then.."

Silence between all of the bakers themselves.

But then, Zara would speak up, "...There was a time where she had separated Dollface and I. And, I was mad- no...furious at my mother for doing so..and I don't know why she did all of those things." Zara stated, shaking her head at that. "I still don't understand from this day why she was..that way.." The mare found herself pacing a bit back and forth slowly.

"...I was broken because she ripped my only best friend-no, she ripped two best friends away from me..the only ones who understood me better than my parents ever did..my best friends..and my baby sister..." Zara continued and sounded...more solemn in her words. Still pacing. "I grew up in a backwards view of a place..and it wasn't fun at all. Plus, my mother had moral values that I couldn't understand or follow." Continuing on, but stopping her tracks in one place. "Religious views more or so.."

This was real, there was genuine tears she was showing, and Minkie could see it. "My mom would often hit me for my countless number of mistakes, of course-, she would feed me before and give the home provided--, but,- the hitting grew worse after I did something wrong to my own town. Getting it completely banned from ever interacting with the enter Equestria map." That made everyone's brow furrow a bit at that. She sighed a bit, still crying and using a hoof to wipe her own tears away from the eyes. "Everypony wanted to kill me because they figured out that I used black magic. You know, the unholy-." She rolled her eyes at this. "I found using my black magic since I was a little filly quite helpful." Nodding at this.

"My village had forbidden any type of outsider or foreign slash magic entity. Because of strict religion around the village, they would kill anyone who would use the strange entity. I figured they are just scared of something that cannot hurt them..." Zara's hoof would slightly to dig at the floor anxiously. "-So, my parents said no because they both were respected in the community. So they punished me instead..They always seem to punish me instead of talking with me.." She would then make a recoiling expression at this.

"After getting everyone banned in my own home where I mostly grew up in, that I was severely punished by my mother after that, the isolation, the controlling... and the abuse only got worse when I grew from being a filly." She says, looking at her own two front hooves, now shaking at this point with sadness and anger. " She used to hit me when I was a small filly, but it wasn't as often when I grew up more. Seeing how much of a monster my mom has become..I just wanted her to love me..and she didn't.." Scarlet's face was of sadness now, brows furrowing to match.

"I remember one time, my mom had took my book away, and she hit me. Therefore, sending me to my room. She hit me so hard that I formed a black eye, and I tried going to school but she didn't let me go.." Huffing. "Or the time she hit me when Dollface was over, visiting. The reason is because I made a mess in the kitchen with her while scrap booking..." huffing. "My mom was always the fucking reason to why I am not good with socializing with others or why to I am so..awkward in social situations, and the isolation grew on me, so I eventually never talked to others...or made any friends because of my controlling bitch of a mother." After saying that, her teeth clenched tightly.

"Everyone started to bully me..make fun of me because of me being not with a cutie mark..and even after I did get it..the bullying was even..worse. But, the bullies made fun of me for my mother, who constantly controlled me.." Zara continued then Apple Bloom frowned at this, perhaps her cousin, Babs Seed, would be listening in on this and would have related the most of all about her cutie mark. Not realizing how much close she had come to Zara.

Apple Bloom had finally spoke up. "Ya know-, me n' my cousin, Babs Seed ain't got our cutie marks yet..so- I know how that feels to not have yer mark..that must have been hell for ya.." Apple Bloom said very gently to her, almost touching Zara's flank. Making Scarlet look over at the small yellow filly then, pulling her close to pet her.

"I see you don't have yours...but I'm sure you are getting your cutie mark..someday..you'll work super hard at it..I promise.." Zara cooed to the little one, and with a smile, Apple Bloom had smiled back warmly, affectionately. Now, she kept on softly petting Apple Bloom in her arms.

Silence filled the air once again.

More silent tears came down her own face then she sniffled a bit, "I couldn't do anything but read, or play with myself in my own house. Using my own house for a imaginative playground of endless possibilities! Finding all the way and forms to entertain myself..and just.. I was lonely, and...very alone..." Zara was crying once more at her words, wiping her face. "But, I drew my pictures and my creatures..I even made other things..sewing..making crafts and jewelry. So I was..mostly entertained..You know, Like I said." Sighing again, ears drooping once again.

She continued on, "....I was stuck inside everyday of my life. I had no one but myself...or my-" The mare paused for a second before looking over to her stuffed animal. "My stuffed animal for support...I was so lonely for days and went to school to see my bully..." Zara was seen playing with the arm of Bender, hugging her close. Apple Bloom's ears drooped at this, the other mare continuing. "I couldn't face the bully or the others who pushed me into possible insanity..more so. Possible madness, because I feel like I took the stairs downstairs and all of it went so..bad to worse."

When Zara said that, Apple Bloom's face softened at that, "I just...wanted to die...I tried to kill myself a few times but..I couldn't..." Zara just shook a bit before holding back tears again. "I'm sorry.." She said softly, before continuing on. Tears in her own eyes again, fuck-, she thought to herself. "It was the bullying that just...drove me up the damn wall...so much that I...broke.." Zara had never been in front of others before to show her own feelings, so it washed her over with embarrassment. But kept on going, feeling it didn't matter now.

"It was just room for insanity..and just paranoia to fill my own head..it even drove me mad.." She hissed below her own breath, now clearly anger on her face. "After that..I became..so much different then what I was before...somepony new...I felt...rebirthed." Zara laughed for a split second, "Honestly, being rebirthed after being pushed to the edge feels nice.." A small creepy smile played her face. "Hence why my cutie mark is here now...with me.." Once again, another high pitched laugh was heard before silencing. Her mood shifted from the sudden manic to an angered expression.

"Hate. Hate. HATE. I fucking hated everypony that walked on this fucking Earth on Equestria. Why did I hate everypony around me? I do not know, I..I just..hated others around me. I didn't like the conversations, the socialness, the way ponies behaviors went haywire...I am so glad that I am not like the fools out there in Ponyville..I guess I'm different from the others.."

Silence again for a few moments, until she spoke up again and continuing on with the story. Trying to shift the conversation onto the first topic. "I didn't have any one until Dollface, my dear friend showed up. Thank the stars.. that Dollface was there to protect me from Sunset and her stupid group." Zara said softly, looking up at Minkie and her sisters. Then, would give a small sigh at this. "Thank god-, my mom let me in school, at least. Cause, the only time I can go anywhere is my dad's bakery, school and my house. Every day in school, I was super lucky to see Dollface!" Zara was clarifying that, smiling. Now nodding at them, still tears running down her face.

"Dollface was the one who saved me from the bullies..from the bitch..Sunset.." She nods, then closed her own eyes at this. "Dollface and I...we where- no, us. The dynamic duo..perfect.." The purple mare trailed off on her own words, staring out in space again.

Then a sigh, "I do remember my other friend, Rose..." She trailed a bit off at this. "She was the other friend, and probably the last friend that I ever had after Dollface.." Her eyes looking down. "I...I don't know why our moms started to argue out of the blue...but my mom and her mom tore us apart..and god knows where she may be..." With that, she gave a sad sigh at this. "I hope she broke free from her mother.." She said softly at this, the memories started to flood themselves in. Though her eyes did not lie, they shed the tears of sadness before.

A moment of silence filled the air. Before finally, somepony stepped a bit forward and it was the eldest of the Pie sisters. Obsidian Minkie Pie. "How did you get your cutie mark?" Minkie pointed with her hoof to the mark on Zara's flank. Zara looked over to her cutie mark before sighing a bit at that now. Her face entirely softening at this, and eyes of the dragon looked over to Minkie.

"Honestly.." Zara wiped her own tears away, speaking a bit clearer than before. "...It's a stupid reason, I don't think you don't want to know.." Zara then looked off to the side, it wasn't more so she was hiding anything, it more like she was embarrassed. "Oh. But, clearly your mark has us interested.." Minkie said, looking at her now. "Me and my sisters wonder what it could mean or what it symbolizes for you.." Minkie nods, alongside with her sisters.

Then the purple mare gave a sigh once more, "Well, I got my cutie mark when I was older. Which was a few years ago..I can't remember when I got it myself.." Zara looked back at her flank.

"I remember getting my cutie mark while I was in my own room, -and sat on my bed just thinking about everything before driving myself insane. I remember rocking back and forth due to paranoia. And I remember especially just realizing how I could never be fixed..even by a doctor's terms. Even if my mom and my dad tried to save me..but I was broken..and I just hated others for no reason at all..that I wasn't like the other ponies in school. I was never going to be normal..not ever." Her voice soft and slower than before.

Zara had felt herself going into a trance, as her mind went numb. Then looked down at the hooves again, "Then..I saw the flash..then..my mark appeared, realizing how much I was insane... broken even, and mentally strained to my mother's hitting me constant for nights and days on end..her locking me in the closet..and even she did at some point cut my hair.." Pulling her Bender close to her warm body. "I was finally done with everyone's shit. Her bullshit." Obviously referring to her own mother, before continuing on.

"I just..accepted it and.. I felt like I fell from my grace that day..I don't think I would be ever the same after that..I don't think anyone would be after being driven to that type of mental madness. I think I was the only one in that town besides Dollface to have cracked, full on." Zara states, her red eyes looked at Apple Bloom and then at Pinkie Pie.

"Any idea of what it might be or really mean to you? Like in simpler terms?" Apple Bloom asked curiously at her. "Your cutie mark?" Apple Bloom came a bit closer to Zara, practically pointing to the mark with a single hoof.

She sighed at this, "..My cutie mark probably means I've accepted my fate to be insane. To accept the fact that I am forever trapped in a mind of my own insanity for the rest of my days. I think I got it when I did accept my doomed destiny." She gave a small laugh at this. "..And I thought I'd be something great!!" She gave a scoff, then a small laugh at that, eyes dilating a bit. Zara sounded like Pinkie Pie, only a few pitches down than hers. It was spine shivering.

"Too bad, mom and dad! Your daughter isn't the greatest like the other ponies!~" Insanity was showing again. She sung in her high tone, making Pinkie's ears fold back a bit. Cocking her head to the side. "Oh.." She grinned widely at them, chuckling lowly. "Oh...I've become something else than what they wanted me to do in life..~" A low chuckle was heard.

Zara let out the most chilling laugh she could muster. And it gave the Bakers a off feeling about her. Pinkie Pie pulled her sisters right into a group, away from the dragon eyed foe. Now, all of the Bakers huddled all together, whispering from afar Scarlet Shadow.

Apple Bloom shivered slightly at the laugh, turning to her sisters, "Ya know, she's pretty creepy for a mare... who has dragon eyes." Apple Bloom states, whispering, and looking at Pinkie. Who had her ears folded back still, and her eyes met Apple Bloom's slowly.

"Uh huh, and she's off color like..way off color..what I am trying to say is..she gives me some bad vibes, Pinkie, she's not even like the most of us either, Pinkie! She doesn't even socialize! You heard her! She even said so herself." Blinkie had added on from Apple Bloom, practically hissing lowly to Pinkie.

"Blinkie!" Pinkie turned to her sister, and glared at her. "Don't make it out to be that way! Zara said that she clearly was isolated and controlled because of her mother, don't you think that sounds any familiar?" Pinkie practically snarled a bit, this was not her. So, why did she jump in Zara's defense? It even shocked Zara that the pink pony would jump in. She didn't want to see fighting, nothing. "Why are you jumping into her defense? You barely know her! We barely know her!" Blinkie whined at Pinkie.

"I am jumping in her defense because she had a similar story to our older sister-, Minkie! Did you even forget about her? About what Mom did to our dear sister and Father turned a blind eye to that stuff? Dear Celestia, do you not clean your ears?!" Pinkie almost yelled. Zara had to stop this fighting right now.. because Blinkie was growing a bit angry with her own pink sister.

"Hey, girls." She said, and the others turned their heads to face her. Interrupting them all. "What do you mean by..'it sounds familiar.'?" She asked, eyes looking over to Pinkie Pie now.

"Oh, well, it's just that my- our older sister was also isolated but also locked in a cellar for almost two decades. Minkie, our sister was the first one to be abused by our mom.."Pinkie looked at her, and Zara's expression became of sorrow. Looking over at Minkie. "And our father, he turned nothing but a blind eye to the abuse for years.." Pinkie looked a bit angry at that.

This was so strange but, Zara spoke up softly. "I'm sorry about that happening.."

"Honestly, there's is nothing to be sorry about, or feel bad about. It happened, but I got my revenge right afterwards, don't worry. And I made sure she suffered just enough until I was completely satisfied." Minkie said right afterwards. Chuckling.

"I'm glad you're able to get revenge on your mother and father. They deserved that, and what they did to you." Scarlet nodded to Minkie.

Her face becoming stoic again, her eyes had looked up when Minkie asked, "Did you ever get a chance to kill your mama and papa, Zara?" Her green eyes meeting Zara's red ones. Compared to the other ponies, Zara did not have glare in her eyes, she was rather listless most of the time.

A small giggle escaped the purple one, almost smiling. "In fact, I did kill them." She did not lie at this, for how could she lie about this? Her parents where her favorite game to "play" with. When Zara looked up at Minkie, she gave Minkie a small wicked smile. Stretched from ear to ear now, eyes shrinking a bit. "...Let's just say..they ended up into some delicious pastries right afterwards." She gave a bit of a chuckle, eyeing down at her own scarf. "I even made this.." She pulled out her own scarf made from only two colors, blue and red hide, with two cutie marks of a basket-case and a cutie mark of a rose with a splat of blood backing it, all sewn in into a purple fabric. Showing it with much pride, then chuckling a bit.

Minkie was a bit impressed, "You have an actual scarf to keep you warm?" Minkie questioned, smiling warmly at her. "Mhm! I do! I'll always keep it on, and never take it off ever!!" Zara was getting a bit excited by just talking to Minkie. Oh boy. "It's super warm." Zara nuzzled her scarf a bit.

"My sisters and I, all have our cutie marks that we obtained..or collected so to speak.. from previous victims we have killed." She says, even her sisters nod at this too. "We even made our own clothing too, as well." Nodding afterwards. This made Zara excited to hear about others doing this too. "Other than that..." Minkie continued on, before looking back at Zara again. "How did your mama and papa react to your torture? Do you remember the screams? Or..do you the recall the horror in their faces?" Minkie asked, now slowly circling Zara, to give space. It seemed like Pinkie, Inkie, Blinkie, joined in. Making the entire thing eerie, and fairly disturbing around Zara. Derpy, and Apple Bloom soon joined in as well.

Following Minkie's every step and her lead, her sisters gave soft whispers in forms of questions. Questions like 'How?', and 'How did you feel?'. Zara could feel every pony around her, and the whispers drove her up the wall. Her eyes shrunk even more, and let out another cold high pitched laugh. It lasted a fair amount of a good few minutes, before it quickly cut off.

"...It felt wonderful! HAHA~! My mother..Oh my loving mother.." She continued, her last word being harsh in breath, almost growling "..screamed..and screamed..and begged for her life not to kill her..." She laughed once again, feeling the insanity take over again. "I didn't listen! I wouldn't care less about the woman who abused me.. to make me feel so isolated from society completely! Why should I give mercy to the BITCH who shunned me from society?" Another laugh. "She made me a fucking fool...she made me the way I am.."

The bakers had stopped in their tracks, facing in a circle, to Zara.

Her laugh was building up, it was constant. "Mommy and Daddy begged for everything..I didn't listen to them..no..I did not listen." Her laughter died down eventually, then looked up at Minkie, a genuine smile from Zara was shown to her. "Mother was so terrified, she was so..horrified and I was sure that she must've hated me..after that. But! I didn't really worry or care too much about her, since she was going bye-bye. I had no worry, no guilt. After they went pale, they knew they had to fucking die. I didn't listen to them as they didn't listen to me.." Zara cursed, making Derpy flinch.

"Their faces...I laughed in them..I told them," Zara continued on, a bit of laughter escaped her. "..That they are going to die, and be made into brownies. I told myself that they were going to hell for things they've done to me. My mom and my dad looked scared shitless, as I recall. And when I started to 'experiment' on my mother and father, I remember their screams. Every. single. second. was the best. experience that I had ever had in my life... Music to my fucking ears." Zara's smile was growing slowly, ear to ear. "The adrenaline...the rush...how much fun that I had..." Another light and unsettling giggle. Then quickly shifted her entire mood, which sent Blinkie a range of shivers up her spine.

"My mom abused me, but my dad let it happen and didn't do a damn thing about it. Or teach me anything with him. He would also just follow my mom's lead, like she had him wrapped around her damn finger." Zara continued on. Again, growing a bit angrier. "He was worse than her!" She let out more tears again. "My dad never did a damn thing to hurt me, but he told me how scared he was of my mother...that she had him wrapped around her finger..threatening him too as well.." Gritting her teeth, "He wasn't as much as damage as the bitch was to me.." She growled at that.

More silence, then suddenly.

"I'D KILL HER ALL OVER AGAIN, IF I HAD THE CHANCE!" Zara practically yelled out, causing her hoof to stomp on the ground again. This time, her horn glowed a black before sending a magic wave throughout the room, making the bakers duck beneath it quickly.

"...I'd tell her so many things in my fucked up little head, that she would look disturbed as I kill her over again. Slowly. Only ever so.. slowly...so slowly.., to see her eyes fill with the fear that she had for me for years.." Grinding teeth, an angry look had surfaced on her. "I probably would've took her life into my own hooves...to watch her struggle as I strangle her neck...she's trying her damn hardest...kicking..and screaming.." After that a high pitched laugh was heard from her. "Her beneath the daughter that she pushed too far?!" Zara at this point, rose her voice. Still a disgusting grin on her face, eyes dilated.

"What a fool..." Zara's grin slowly shifted into a blank one.

Letting out a sigh, and hanging her head. Letting out a small chuckle, "...She made me do it..she made me..who I am.. and I'm not proud of..me.." Now, taking a hoof and punching the floor hard now. "I..hate me.." She whimpered out at that, tears dropping down from her eyes once more. Heavily emotions was flown everywhere. "This is not the life I chose..but the life...chose me.." She finally said, with a soft tone. After the wave, there was heavy breathing from Zara. Whom, finally calmed down in a matter of minutes, manic and red in the face. Her face landing stoic once more.

All the sisters had finally stood back up. Eyes still staring around Zara. A mix of shock and confusion. Even though it was not the time to make an comments or jokes, Pinkie found the time to make something up after five seconds of silence go by and over their heads. Pinkie looked over to her sister, Blinkie Pie. "Well, I know now, that we know that a unicorn that is very useful to the team." She whispered to her.

"Pinkie, she has black magic, doesn't she?" Blinkie hissed back, asking quietly. "She does..we should ask about that.." Pinkie's blue eyes looked over at Blinkie again. Then over at Zara's figure, looking back over to her sister. "Let's ask later..I wanna see her preform and see if she passed this test!" Pinkie insisted now, gesturing her eldest sister to Zara.

Hate. Rage, wrath, fury, and her being manic, all of these things where displayed in Zara's stance, and it didn't lie. Minkie had walked up to the purple mare, placing a hoof on Zara's head. However, the purple mare stopped being..her all together, calming down for a few seconds but her panic rose a bit, instead pulled herself away.

"I'm sorry.." Minkie said before pulling away from her quickly, before Zara's face turned into a sad frown, "Minkie..it's not you. It's just I don't like being touched by strangers..I should've told you before..No offense.." Zara was trailing off. Clearly embarrassed by the thing just said to the other, a red on her cheeks.

After a few minutes of silence go on by, Minkie decided to speak up once again. "No, it's fine. I know." Minkie quietly stating, "I should've kept to myself, it's not like me to touch others, I was only trying to comfort you.." Minkie said, almost cursing to herself. Before looking into Zara's eyes once more again, and they told Minkie Pie that Zara was in submission. "Zara..?" Minkie softly spoke up, and the purple mare's ears perked up a bit. Looking at her again. "Are you scared at the moment?" Eyes still looked up at the other, glossy even.

"I am not.." Zara croaked a bit. "I'm upset about my past..it's always my past that upsets me..cause I never got my justice, meaning trying to figure out why my mom was like this...I guess that's just a..mystery for now.." Then continued with a small huff, "Sorry, I.." Zara looked at her feet, "My mother had..you know..kept total control of me. And it wasn't fun..you know.." Zara was trailing off once more, looking to the side.

But, Minkie held a hoof up to Zara's mouth, "I understand the feeling of a controlling mother, Zara. No need to explain yourself from before." She continued on more, pulling her hoof away. "Our mother had us under a strict and bland lifestyle, and that we couldn't do anything fun, all the farm was just rocks. We hauled in rocks, all day until night time. At least for Blinkie, Inkie and Pinkie Pie." Continuing on, "Our mother, Cloudy Quartz, was a strict mother who controlled her children. Controlling them so they wouldn't have anything that she considers 'materialistic' or 'from hell', 'evil', ectera." The eldest pony glared up at Zara a bit.

"I was locked in that cellar..for displaying some...disturbing thoughts..and my mother thought I was evil and didn't bother to help or tell me what was wrong and not right..She never helped me..taught me anything for the matter.." She kept on going now. "I thought I'd never be rescued by anyone..be there to die alone.." She trailed off, her eyes never took off focus on the other in front of her.

"I was wrong.." Softly saying, almost like a coo. "Because...Blinkie and Inkie had found me.." Then she smiled at the thought of it, continuing on with her words as Zara listened in calmly. "The taste of freedom was so refreshing... yet so... sorrowful at the same time." She said, looking down at her hoof then at the other now. "And I thank them for finding that cellar.."

"But.." Minkie slowly spoke again. "...I knew I had a sister, of course, that sister being Inkie Pie. And I recognized her for when she rescued me alongside with Blinkie Pie. That was the first and last time I would see her..but I- than again- was wrong.." Minkie said to her, backing up a bit. "..And I feared that I would be returned to mama and papa, but no..they did not return me...instead they fed me, and brought me back to my actual health. Listened to the stories told by me, and shared their emotions. Relating to some of the stories, and horrors from our mother.."

Continuing on, "And I remember, She- or Inkie Pie, was the first I held in my arms before mama snatched her away...so I can relate to your story of your sister being taken away from you..I couldn't imagine the emotional pain it put you through." Making Zara nod at this, then Minkie looked at her.

Before Blinkie Pie gave a small huff, "You know, she does have some sort of similar story with our dear eldest sister, Minkie. I see what Pinkie meant earlier. The baby sister being taken away...being shunned by her own people and being also abused as well? It's too good to be true!" Blinkie added on, but Inkie shot her lavender furred sister a glare. "Blinkie..!" Inkie Pie hissed at her.

"I was so grateful for Inkie and Blinkie for rescuing me down from that awful cellar.." Zara saw that Minkie Pie was still looking at her, looking into her eyes some more. Minkie Pie nodded at this, brushing her mane out of the way now. "Now, I am around my many sisters and I am proud to call this home too as well." The darker pony gave a slight smile before it fell. "And I thank them for saving me as well.." A smile was on Minkie's face.

Silence.

"Minkie!" Apple Bloom would hiss at her, gesturing her to come over to them now.

"Excuse me for a mere moment...I have to converse with my sisters..thank you for sharing your story, Zara." Minkie thanked her. And the oldest one of the Pies, looked up to her and back at her sisters, trotting back on over to them at this point.

Making the party pony speak again, "Well, sister? Is she lying?" The pink one asked. As Pinkie said that, Minkie looked over to see Zara again, looking straight at her eyes. When she did so, Zara's eyes told of pain and sorrow. And she suffered through so much, that she felt the ping of pain in her heart [on Zara's end]. Minkie Pie then turned to face her sisters again, "No. She's not lying, I do see the truth in her." Minkie nods once again.

"How did you know she wasn't lying to you?" asked Inkie Pie, giving her sister a furrowed brow.

"She wasn't lying because... I saw her cry real emotion earlier when she was describing her own mama and papa. And she was displaying actual emotion during her story, I could see her becoming more depressed as she was talking about her childhood. And I know depression when I see it..being alone for so long makes a person slowly go mad.." Minkie continued onward.

"She even displayed all of the rage and sorrow in her facial expressions too.." Inkie thought, adding on. Rubbing her own chin for a bit. Minkie stepped forward to her light grey sister. "And that wave of unicorn magic..that is something you cannot forget about, this is something more powerful and is linked to her actual emotions.." Nodding at this.

"..She was even shaking earlier too." Inkie pointed out to her sisters. "Assuming it was out of anger or real sadness...but she looked a bit out of it..or was it because of how her eyes looked? I couldn't really tell.." The lighter grey mare said.

"Zara has the pain we have as well, but-," The eldest paused for a bit, before speaking again. "She's off color, and not like us as well? But, she's a perfect addition to the team." Minkie questioned that bit, but smiled at her sisters. "Zara's just. Socially inept. Well-, she's like Derpy in a way. But, they are both smart and have a hard time with social interactions. So..they have us. To talk to.." Nodding at this now. "We can be a family to her..but you know..if she pulls anything..we get her." Adding this on.

"Plus, she had proof of the cutie marks of her mama and papa.." Minkie was thinking for a bit at this. Then looked at her sisters. "So..she did pass the test." Nodding at this, "We should be super grateful that a unicorn with black magic has arrived.." The older one gave a sinister grin on her own face. "We should let her 'preform' on the two victims we caught..." She said, making her sisters nod in agreement.

"WA-HOO! I can't wait for the actual celebration!" Pinkie Pie gave a smile at this, before the other bakers had smiled at her comment, actually chuckling at this.
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About a few minutes had gone on by, Scarlet was seen in the corner after Minkie Pie had walked over to her sisters, and would lean against the wall. Staring off into nothing, or most likely into space again. Normally like her mood, she looked blankly at her plush, before he spoke up again.

"You joined them?!" Bender hissed loudly at her, making Zara flinch. "Are you crazy? Are you insane, out of your mind??" Now he was shouting at her, making the other's ears droop down. "If I had real hooves, I would choke you out myself!" He almost yelled at her, it felt like static was at the end of his sentence. "But-" Zara wanted to interject, but was interrupted by him.

"NO! BUT NOTHING!! I don't want to hear it. You clearly decided it was best to dig yourself even deeper with this now. Why did you join them?" He 'turned' his head to see her. Then Zara would give a small huff at this. Before Zara's listless eyes looked sternly at her plush.

A little angry that she was interrupted by him. But, she opened her mouth to speak again. "I was going to say-, the only reason why I joined them is because I figured I could just...leave... behind the memories of my town." Zara would lay her own head down at this. "I joined because this...is my outlet, for the world. You know this, Bender. You and I, both." Before the mare rolled her eyes at this. "I am in control now, not my mother or my village." Grinding her teeth.

"Honestly, I came to break myself away from the pain that my...mother caused me and..you." Zara nods at this quick. Just silence for a bit until Bender gave a small frown.

"I know, but- I just- I have a really bad feeling about this...I think you should just get out right now.." Before Zara's eyes widened, then shaking her head.

"No-! We can't do that!" The purple pony sat up to this, alert. "We just can't.." Saying very softly.

"Why not..?" Bender said with an angry sigh. With that, Bender saw the look on her face. It told him of fear. "Zara..." He slowly said at her. Another sigh came from Scarlet before she spoke. "Fine..." Zara hissed out at this, giving in to his pressure.

"..They would probably kill me..if I ran away..because they would know to kill me then if I just ran like a coward now. Or if I pull any shady business on them. I can't just back out, Bender. I made this choice, and I have to face my consequences. I can't run away from this, I made a deal with these mares." Nodding this time at her plush, pulling it close to her again. "And..I never break my promises.." She said. "This could benefit us...we could have an actual family!" Zara quickly chirped.

Bender gave a small angry sigh again, "Okay..fine. We can't run now, you're right...running would only get us nowhere. Plus, where would the hell would we even go to? Exactly, nowhere but Ponyville." He said in his soft tone. The purple one's hoof had pet Bender a few times, before nuzzling him. Closing her own eyes..
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Meanwhile-, on the other hand, the Pie sisters had all huddled up on the opposite side of Scarlet.

"Pinkie, don't you think Zara is rather strange? I mean she brang a..stuffed animal." Applebloom stated with a glare to Zara who was laying down. "Yeah, don't you think it's... weird?" Inkie added in, it took a moment for Pinkie to think. But, not for long she gasped making her sisters worry. "Yeah, that plush she carries is..odd. The way it smiles too.." Blinkie had added in after that.

"I see no problem! If she wants to bring a plush animal for comfort, remember.. that I have gummy for support! So that means that stuffed plush is a friend of hers, as gummy is a friend to me!" The pink mare nodded again, happy as a bumblebee. "She may be different guys, but that doesn't mean she's that bad or weird. She grew up probably differently than us- you know, what Minkie stated earlier, so we can't judge her from what she's told us. So, If she pulls anything on us, you know what to do." Pinkie made sure that her sisters knew what she was talking about. Because her smile was a little bit darker than before.

"You mean kill her?" Inkie had asked Pinkie, turning her head to see her pink sister. "Yes. But, only if she pulls anything to betray us...What Minkie said earlier..we kill her if she pulls anything with us." Pinkie's head slowly turned over to Inkie Pie, smiling from ear to ear. "...So, you gals know exactly what to do with her." [Pinkie] Before Inkie gave a nod at this, grinning as well to her pink sister. "Of course, dear sister. We know exactly what you're talking about." Inkie's grin grew evilly.

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The party pony hopped on over to Zara this time. "Hey, Zara, can I ask a question?" The purple mare turned around to see Pinkie jumping up and down. Stopping really quick to smile at her, "Well! Have you ever done what we call 'baking'? Like you know..ponies into..pastries?" It took a bit for Zara to answer, she was still getting used to Pinkie's happy demeanor.

"Uh..well..yeah I have. First time-... was on my parents. Like I said form earlier.." Zara nodded. "I do have a scarf.. which I don't know sewing much.." She grabbed her scarf from the bag. With her parents' two cutie marks on it, red and blue fur was present. "Heh, I was terrible.." She joked a bit, her stitching was pretty crude and messy compared to the Pie sister's. Blushing a bit at this. "But, I wish to get better at this..soon.." She gave a small huff at this, puffing out her cheeks.

"It's okay! Don't worry, still love red and blue together! Plus, it makes purple!" Pinkie chuckled at that before Zara rolled her eyes and placing the scarf into the bag.

"So.." She said softly, looking up at the party pony. "Is the fun gonna start now?" Zara seemed a bit impatient to get to the "fun" right now, and feel like her time shouldn't be wasted. Pinkie then chuckled at this, "Well-, of course! Silly pilly! We got the ponies for the muffins we are making tonight!!" The party pony happily explained, a grin on her face.

"This is gonna be really super-fun-tastic!" Pinkie gave a small laugh, while she walked on over to the other side of the cellar. Where there was tables covered in cloth, though there was a lump to indicate someone was underneath them. Pinkie Pie was almost about to burst in sold happiness, so she would yank the cloth off the two tables in the corner of the cellar. Both of the twin ponies where strapped down on one of the steel tables that they provided.

Seeing that-, Pinkie and the gang had received two ponies that where twins, both sharing the same style. The two twin Earth mares shared icy blue hair, a baby blue stripe in their mane and tail, placed with pale yellow fur and finally hazel-green eyes. Their cutie marks resemble of a flower in the shape of a blossom, both mark was entirely different though. This sounded vaguely familiar, and she didn't know why.

It took a few sold minutes before Zara finally realized who they were. The Blossom twins. How could she not see it? Zara's seen these mares around a few times while she was in town. And she remembered how these two would often snicker at Zara or other ponies, and she wasn't entirely dumb about missing their chitter chatter either. Because, she heard it from a far distance and from a close distance. Hearing them both gossip about absolutely everything, and everyone. It got on Zara's nerves, she hated how the two ponies talked. It reminded her of back in the village, when the others would talk behind their family's back.

A small and tired grin stretched across from ear to ear, she was going to absolutely love this. Scarlet went to grab her own personal kit from her bag. Taking out a few dull knives. At this point, Zara was sharpening her blades of her own personal tools from her owned kit. Hearing the blades scrape against each other constantly. She continued, however, when she did so...she began to sing a small tune. Pinkie's ear twitched at this, listening to it.

'Hush, hush, little one..
Now, that you're time has come..
There's nothing to really feel..
Because, your time has come...

Who should care about why you should live..
You're not going to be here for long..
No one even cares about you..
And no one will remember you..

Not after I finish with you...
Sharpening my weapons..
Waiting on those mares..
Wake up.. wake up...'

Zara would trot right on over to the tools table. Before anything, she would take a metal stick, normally a prod stick to hold in her own mouth. Which is something she has always has done for the past few years. Her hooves could be heard trotting on the plank floor, they sounded pretty happy for footsteps. Which was eerie as hell, disturbing even.

Then...WACK!

".....WAKE UP!!" Zara suddenly bellowed from her own singing. But, instead her voice was more of a growl. Her strong hit landed in the middle of the pony's stomach, forcing the mare to yelp out. Being forced out from her sleep, eyes practically bulging out from her skull. Small droplets of blood splattered over her own fur from her mouth, tears running down her cheeks.

Then, this mare would look around her surroundings to see the usual set up by Pinkie herself. The mare's eyes widened, beads of sweat running down her face. The pony's hooves tried to move in an attempt to escape but it failed seeing she was strapped down to a cold metal table.

Her struggling made Zara smile even more, watching them wiggle underneath those straps gave her the boost of cold adrenaline she needed. "Wha-? WHAT'S GOING ON??!" The confused yellow horse asked, making her other twin sister, Sugar Blossom, suddenly wake up from her nap. Before she too freaked out about the decorations and the figures around her. Then over at her captor. "H-Hey! I know you...you're that new pony that came into town a week or few days ago..I can't remember.." Honey Blossom pointed out, but she was about to laugh it out.

The icy blue haired continued still trying to not laugh, "And wait..don't tell me you're with these freaks? I knew you'd fit in quite nicely with them.." Honey was watching Zara and her actions, however though, they where a few feet away from her. Making her way over the table, Honey Blossom took a hard smack to the face all of the sudden.

"SHUT. UP!" Zara almost screamed at her, making the other's ears fold back. "Don't you ever shut your mouth? Geez, with that mouth of yours, you sure can get places." Zara snarled at her, but Honey wasn't having it, now willing to snap back.

"Bite me, you freak! I was only trying to be nice! No wonder why other brighter ponies are scared of you, because of your stupid eyes AND your attitude SUCKS! And your fur is darker than us lighter ponies! It means you are not welcome here in the bright lights of Ponyville! You and these freaks of 'bakers' that you have as friends-" And that came from Honey's mouth, but another smack to the face had silenced her. Automatically, the yellow mare shut her mouth, a slight bruise formed on her right cheek and the pain was visible on her own face. So, tears would slid down her own cheeks afterwards, these were visible to see to Zara.

Nothing but silence filled the air for a few minutes. But, the dragon eyed freak towered over Honey herself. Her ears folding back once more in fear, more warm tears ran down. "Not so tough now, you bitch..." Her red dragon eyes staring emotionless at the mare, "You talk, and talk. When will you ever shut up? I hate ponies who talk all the time." She continued on. "And I don't appreciate it when ponies talk down to the others. Like what you just said to me." She hissed, leaning in towards the pony. As she did this, her smile grew even wider.

"I'm gonna make sure you get what you fucking deserve. You shouldn't have ran your mouth, and this is the payback for all those ponies you talked down to. Like you're on some high horse, like you're better than everypony else. Fuck you." Zara said.

The yellow one had shook in her imprisonment bindings, before trying to use a leg to kick at her. But, nothing but all four of her legs where strapped entirely down. Now, taking a bellow at her captor, "FUCK YOU! YOU DRAGON EYED FREAK!" As the mare said that, Derpy flinched at that. Honey took the insult route, making some of the other bakers cringe in disgust. "I HOPE YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE FOR THIS! WHATEVER THIS IS!" She whipped and tried to lash, but she was heard growling to get out from her imprisonment. It was unsuccessful.

Without no hesitation, and out of sheer frustration she had grabbed a hold of Honey Blossom's tongue, yanking it out as hard as she could. Making Honey yelp in response. Zara's hooves were shaking as she searched for a knife, she was getting to impatient with herself again. Hating how much embarrassment in front of the Bakers she thought was, she growled. Now cutting off Honey's tongue, screams could be heard from her. The mare was trying to kick and thrash around, she couldn't due to her restraints. "NOWWW!" She cried out, kicking again once more. Struggling to talk with her tongue cut out.

Breathing heavily, her chest felt suddenly tight. This can't be real, right? This has to be a dream! No way in Celestia this could happen...if this happened often then..why would Celestia allow this? Honey's chest tightened even more, making it worse in her case. Feeding the fuel that Scarlet wanted Honey to give a reaction, this is what she wanted. Minkie on the other hand, had watched her very closely. A smile stretched across the darker mare's face, enjoying this scene before her. This was a very interesting sight to see.

On the other hand, Zara continued to hum. Making Honey and her sister, Sugar Blossom's ears folded back. It sounded really..familiar to Honey the most.

'Hush, hush, little one..
Now, that you're time has come..
There's nothing to really feel..
Because, your time has come...

Who should care about why you should live..
You're not going to be here for long..
No one even cares about you..
And no one will remember you..

You are trash and you need to go..
You are not needed in the cycle of life..
Die, die, you don't deserve to fucking live..
Perish and tremble before me..
And you're dying by my hooves..'

It wasn't really new that Zara sang to her victims to Pinkie, because that's what Pinkie, Minkie and Derpy to when they have the play-date. So, the pink party pony would smile a little at the lyrics that Zara sung.

On the other hand, it was very off putting to hear someone sing something before they die, to the twin sisters, because they never heard such a eerie tone. The other twin had spoke up, her cutie mark being a sugar sack with a pink blossom flower, while her sisters was a honeypot and a blossom flower as well. Holding the knife in hand, Zara lifted up the knife's tip to Honey's flank. Honey was almost screaming to a point where it became hoarse. More of her tears ran down the cheeks, "STOP!! STOP IT!" No matter how much she begged, the tip of the knife slowly pierced into Honey's flank. Making the mare grit her own teeth hard, oozing blood from the wound. Waves of pain being felt. Feeling the knife dig much deeper into her own skin, more blood curling screams could be heard from the mare.

Zara was trying her best to cut a perfect square, since circles to her were least favorite shape of all. Humming to herself as she did this. "Such precision.." Inkie Pie slightly looked over the dark purple mare, absolutely adoring how much time was taken. Zara's eyes looked up at the other beside her, a smile on her face formed. Feeling proud of herself, almost blushing a bit.

Nervously chuckling, "Thank you, Inkie. I bet your cutting is twice as good as mine." Nodding at her statement, making Inkie wholeheartedly laugh. Seeing her take a small step forward as if she was showing off. "Well..my cutting has improved a whole lot in this game." Then a chuckle from her, making Zara giggle.

Now, she focused her eyes back onto Honey Blossom's flank again. Scarlet would peel off her cutie mark very slowly from the flank, still humming the same tune. At the very end, or the last corner, she proceeded to rip it straight off. Honey thrashed once again, "STOP!- PLEASE LET ME GO!", her sister Sugar Blossom, was watching her twin sister get her cutie mark ripped right off. Not entirely preparing for the gruesome sight, Sugar Blossom had vomited all over herself. Watching her own blood struggle out of her tight binds, made Sugar's tears fall down. And surely she was next due to her being strapped down tightly on a table.

"Oh GOD! IT FUCKING HURTS! WHY DOES IT HURT??" Honey yells out in excruciating pain, still squirming her way out. She wasn't expecting today was the day her and her twin would die by the hand this mare.

"Suffer.." She hissed, before Honey's eyes widened, a whimper escaped from her lips. Her unsettling smile threw Honey Blossom off in many directions. This caused her thrashing to worsen, and her grip tightening, trying to find a way out of here. But, her panicking was not helping the case.

"No matter how many times you scream..you will never be free.." Honey heard that menacing low voice, before a small chuckle had escaped Zara. It gave Honey another set of shivers, forcing herself to look away from the dragon eyed foe. The purple eyed one frowned at this, "What's the matter...? Can't talk anymore...?" Her tone was of eerie and it gave more of a chill down her spine, Honey Blossom was panicking now. Thinking of something..something must've hit as an idea..

Without hesitation, the yellow mare spat right onto Zara's face. Before absolute silence had fallen upon the two, face to face. Nothing was really said until Honey had that smug look on her face, thinking she was gonna win. Using a hoof to wipe the saliva off her own face, the purple one's dragon eyes slowly peeked over. Staring Honey down with a bit of rage in her own eyes, before grabbing a pair of scissors. Though, the look in Zara's eyes calmed down after a few minutes, which made Honey panic even more. She knew about people who the calmest the most, and her sister is one of them.

At this point, Honey was shaking. She didn't know what to do, still in a panic like mode, she tried once more to kick and scream from her entrapment. But, nothing would help her at this point.

"Let me GO! LET ME GO!" Honey was the feisty one, not her sister, Sugar Blossom. "Well, are you gonna do something or not, Zara?" Blinkie was trying to usher Zara into doing something, but Minkie pulled her back. "Relax, sister. Let her take her own time with this.." The older one had said. Making Blinkie groan, "But, she's taking forever!" whining.

"I know but if we let her take her time..then she could be comfortable with us." Minkie states before looking over to see what Zara was about to do. Who was clearly holding scissors in her own hooves, deciding on what to do. Normally, she would have a plan by now and usually on her own...but having people just watch over her made her feel...uneasy. But, she carried on with her own plan. Even singing her own type of tune again..though it was a different tone then the first time around, when she was waking up. Her own songs would help ease the tension off of Zara.

'Tick tock on the clock..
I'm finding my time to be wasted..
So, use my time to end a life..
Oh which tool should I use?
Scissors..Oh yes..'

As soon as she finished her singing, with the scissor's blade faced downwards, she gave a strike to the chest. The blades impaled deep into the top of Honey's chest, causing her to scream again. "NO! PLEASE STOP!" She said, trying her best to kick. Honey screamed and screamed until her vocals went completely hoarse again. Zara heard some "oohs" and some "aaahs" behind her as she did this. Her dragon eyes lit up at seeing the blood ooze from the wound, a sickening smile played across her face.

Zara enjoyed her pain, she loved it so much. So much to the point where she let out the icy cold laugh from earlier, and it startled the both twins.

"The more you squirm..the more pain you get.." The dragon eyed foe said calmly. "However, since you want to talk so much..I can give you a non-relief death. Do you know what that means?" She asked, turning her head over to face Honey again. This time, Zara was pulling herself towards the yellow one, "...That means no medicine to numb the pain, bitch." Before pulling herself back, gripping her hoof onto the end part of the scissors.

"W-Wait!! N-NO! PLEASE! I'M SORRY!!" Without the hesitation, she would grip tight and yanked the blade down to her groin area. There was a eruption of ear shattering screams at the pain. Then Scarlet lowered herself to Honey's ear level, whispering "Sorry is just a word you don't know the meaning of." Before it sent chills again.

Furrowing her brow at her victim, a play of fake sadness was read on her face. "Aw, does the girlie seem like she's in pain? Awe, let me make you suffer more." Her last two words had a growl to it. Then another laugh, and she kept on laughing. Scarlet can see the blood gushing out from the open wound. Nothing but blood was coming out like a waterfall. Letting the drops of blood hit her fur, staining some of it. Honey's entrails could be seen peeping out a bit from her areas.

The purple mare gave no fucks when she was using her blades of scissors to dig the blades of it into her some more. Each time that the blade had pierced her deeper, it would cause Honey to yell more, struggling with the massive pain. Zara was imagining herself as playing a joystick console game with the scissors, she found it fun. More blood was gushing from out each time. Zara was laughing at Honey, who was crying more and more. Restraining herself so she wouldn't cause pain to herself.

It was like ecstasy when blood hit her face. She couldn't help it to let a chuckle escape from her lips. "Don't. Test. Me." Zara quietly said underneath her breath, after that she could only hear the yelling and screaming in her ears. Those coming from Honey herself, in horror that she saw her entrails. Barely alive, about to vomit on herself. Feeling weakened in her own strength.

As all the bakers looked down, they would see Honey Blossom's chest was ripped down from the collarbone to the groin area. It was a rough and large cut but it did it's damage. There was tons of blood but it was all over the table, and the floor even. Now, it was just gushing from the open wound still, but Zara's ears folded back in embarrassment. "Oh no...I got the mess everywhere..shit.." She hissed. "..And I did it too damn fast!" She complained at that, her smile faltered into a frown.

Another frown was seen, but it wasn't on Zara's face. Rather than Minkie's face, but Pinkie Pie smiled at the mess she made. Praising Zara's skills, kinda clapping by hooves. "Oooh..Miss Pinkie..I made a mess.." She said almost like a child with a lisp, like Derpy.

The pink party pony gave a small giggle, "No worries, Zara! We can harvest without the adrenaline and sleepy shots! It would be much funner that way anyways!" Another giggle. "But. You can definitely go ahead and work on the next twin, Sugar Blossom, and you can take all the time you can give!" The party pony had pushed her purple furred friend away from her own team.

Of course, Pinkie pat Zara right on the back for such a good accomplishment. Making the other blink at her sudden praise, did Pinkie gave Scarlet some praise to at least get her drive running? Yeah, she did. And that was enough to keep Zara going at this point. Before Zara gave a small nod at this, she walked herself over to the second platform with Sugar Blossom strapped down. However on the other hand, Honey was barely alive and ripped open. Honey Blossom tried to speak but one of the bakers, Derpy Hooves had covered her mouth tightly. Muffling the screams.

"I'm sorry.." She mumbled as she went over to Sugar Blossom's table. Lifting herself up on the table to adjust herself, eyes blankly staring at Sugar. But, instead of rather anger or rage at herself, she began to break down. And Zara didn't know why she did so, but she felt the tears run down her cold face. Salty tears ran down the face, "I'm sorry I'm such a fool.." Clutching her hooves, and the other hand, holding a knife. "I'm so stupid for having such impatience.."

It was..bizarre to see such a killer break down in tears. But, that was just her. "Why am I such a fool..?" She asked herself, before looking at Sugar Blossom slowly. Emotionless, Sugar Blossom swears on her life that she couldn't tell what emotion her dark purple foe was displaying. Trembling from fear. "Am I... a fool? For having impatience?" She childishly asked Sugar Blossom, eyes glossy from the tears. Almost like Derpy when she asks something to any of her sisters.

There was nothing but silence around the both of them.

Immediately, Sugar Blossom's facial expressions told of shared hurt and sympathy. But, Sugar had looked away "No..you're not a fool..I think you're wonderful in your skill..you would need to work on your..patience more I suppose..." Sugar's voice was soft, yet gentle and it felt reassuring. The purple mare set down the knife on a roller table, only a few inches away from her. Eyes looking slowly over at Sugar, who, on the other hand was starting to become a little fearful of her.

The slow and painful look that Zara gave a haunting image in her mind. One was a burning image she could never unsee, nothing was in the eyes of the dragon's eyes she stared. No emotions..no soul..nothing.

Then.. Scarlet would give the most warming smile on her face, before Sugar Blossom's look softened from the fear to a small warm smile. "Really..?" Zara asked calmly, wiping her eyes. Eyes still staring over at Sugar, "You don't think I am a fool? Even for killing you right now..?" Asking gently.

Sugar genuinely nodded at her, "Y-Yeah..I think you're doing g-great..not a fool at all.." Swallowing a hard lump in her throat, but some tears formed in her eyes. But Scarlet wiped them away with her hooves, but Sugar Blossom didn't flinch. Rather just closing her eyes for a few seconds and opening them again. "...You wanna get my cutie mark? Here...t-take my mark." Sugar even offered to pull herself to the side. Or tried to, but her strapped down didn't help it's case.

With a sigh of defeat, Sugar's eyes looked over to Zara and her ears folding down again. "Sorry..I tried to move myself on my side.." She added, still looking at her. Clearly embarrassed by it. Silence from the other, before Zara's face turned into one of confusion and sour.

"...Why are you helping me?" Zara slowly asked the other. "Why are you helping the one person who's about to take your life?" Instead of the usual strange look on her face, Zara was showing genuine shock from this. Continuing on, "...I don't understand? You're supposed to be scared..screaming even!" Still looking at her, this is something she didn't expect. But, she wasn't getting upset or anything. She was shocked, looking right over to her knife. "Why are you so calm at this! I just slashed open your sister! Look at her, she's practically ripped open and alive still.." It was clear that Zara was unhappy with this victim's actions. "Whatever, I guess.." spatting, clearly shrugging it off.

"Grab my knife.." Scarlet would whisper to herself, almost clicking her own tongue a few times. Then grabbing her knife from the side, looking back over to Sugar's flank. Making her walk over, taking the knife's sharp tip to it. Beginning to make a square around it. Her victim bit her own lip hard, trying to not to scream. Sugar tried her damn hardest not to buck her hips up. Trying her best to not have Zara screw up on the cutting. Tears fell from the corners of her eyes, trying to bare the waves of pain. Why was Sugar helping her captor with her own death? Why was she doing all of this? She didn't know why, maybe she wanted to end her own life? Maybe.

Her Angel of Death, Zara, who's eyes looked up at Sugar slowly, still cutting her mark. A smile slowly growing at the silenced pain, just torturing herself not to scream out in pain gave Zara the fuel she wanted. Scarlet slowly ripped the cutie mark off of Sugar, who cried out once in pain. It was a wail of some sorts, but a pained wail. "Just be grateful, that I am taking you away from this suffering world." She grumbled, staring dead cold at Sugar Blossom's eyes..

Sugar lifted up her head, eyes onto her captor. Tear stained, "..What?"

"Be grateful. That I am doing this for you. This world is such a sinful place.." Cold in her own stoic nature, she continued on-, "No pony can ever live so happy in this world-, nobody." Eyes like they were dull. "Everypony says that they can do better, be better, or even change. Just do those things to be happy..no matter how much you try to fix yourself, you will never be happy.." Scarlet trailed off in her words. "Nobody can be happy.."

"...Knowing that there's other ponies like me. Doing such a sin, and getting away with it all underneath a foolish ruler who doesn't know anything but the royals in life. Basically, a silver spoon in her putrid mouth of hers." Continuing, "I'm not here to play god-, but... I feel like I was born to take lives of my own kind...set them on their way to freedom. To put them out of their misery of this world.." Still the grins that the captor gave, was unsettling to Sugar Blossom.

"One by one, each life is cleansed by the sin that was bound to be made insane and deemed unworthy to her." She spat. Continuing on her rant, not addressing who was 'her'. It was clear she was talking about their princess. "One pony that is slowly eradicating it's own species. Being made into pastries, making it's own kind, the only kind of... --forbidden diet. Cannibalism." Each sentence was stomach churning, and Sugar made a sour face at such words given.

Not noticing the tears running down the face more, she only choked out the words. "W-Why are you doing this? What did anypony do to any of you?" Asking shakily in her tone. Sounding just as if she was about to cry on her own. Nothing again but silence was heard, as Zara moved herself over to the other side of the table. The other side of Sugar's flank, after setting the first one down on on a mesh net on her roller table. Never once did she eye her own victim down, but had replied to the question.

"...Everything." Zara slowly said to her, not turning her head. Only looking over with her eyes, making the contact much off putting. "The world is cruel to others like us..." Retrieving the knife on her own table, before starting to slice incisions into the victim's skin. Making her traditional square shape on the flank. Sugar let out some screams once, thrashing her way out of the straps. No avail at all.

After she was done with the mark, she gently placed the mark onto the mesh on the table. Waves of newer pain was hitting Sugar like none tomorrow, it felt like someone stabbed her in her own flank. Burning and intense, only shedding more tears.

Sugar couldn't take anymore of the pain being given. "..P-Please..no more! I can't take anymore, please just end my life! I've suffered so much..please let me fucking die.." Sugar wanted to hang her head low, but was unable to do so. "The world we are brought into-, is too cruel for either of us.." Her eyes became so puffy and red, but kept on crying. "But, you could've chosen another way out! Instead of killing and murdering others for your sick thrill!" Sugar argued, "None of the ponies that you've killed should've never deserved to die!" Sugar Blossom heaved heavily, catching her own breath. Still crying.

"They're innocent!" Sugar shouted at her, and the tears ran down. Trying to argue with Zara, but she did not listen. More tears rushing down, "Don't hurt the innocent! Only the bad ones get hurt by ponies like you!!" She cried out. "Please!!" But, Zara used a hoof to make Sugar look at her. Making her face her now, hearing a growl from her own throat threw Sugar Blossom off.

"...They do deserve to die." Scarlet would slightly raise her own voice at this, glaring furiously at the other. "Every. single. pony...and they don't know that.. death's knockin' at the door!..." A twisted grin had formed on Zara's face. It was something that Sugar could not have erased from her mind, like the one from earlier. Letting a laugh escape from Zara. "Like your sister here.." Slowly saying. "How unfortunate of you to have the number.." Zara let out a slow giggle. Sugar turned her head to the opposite way. Behind Zara, she could hear the Pie sisters laughing faintly in the back. As Zara held up a piece of paper, supposedly with her own name and alongside was a number. The laughing kicked up in volume, as Sugar gasped at her and her sister's names as she turned her head back around. All of the laughter just echoed throughout her head.

It felt like Sugar's head was spinning and felt the light headed feeling creep onto her, she was gonna pass out pretty soon. And she didn't know what to do about it. Feeling weak in every muscle, about to give out. Every voice was fading, echoing around her. The only voice she could hear was the dark purple pony that was leaning over in front of her. But she couldn't make out any words to what she was saying. Sugar's view was fading, and warping..

Then it was black for the next thirty seconds when she passed out. Before a pinch in her arm was felt, and suddenly herself was woken up. Eyes shot open, gasping for air like she had been revived from the dead. And her heart pumping. Looking around again. Realizing her environment around her again before panicking, breath heaving to a point where it hurt her chest. She was really going to die at this point, did she? So, she didn't care if she was going to mess Zara's shit up, she just thrashed around several times.

"Nobody deserves to die! Not like how you think!" Sugar cried out once more. "I don't wanna die..please.." She begged in a gasp for air almost.

Zara stared at her, "What happened to the attitude of 'I wanna die'?" She questioned, leaning in to see her prey. "You where just helping me not to long ago..." She said just quietly, eyes darting over to glare. "Whatever happened to that mindset?" Her dragon eyes had shrunk a bit at her own question. But when Sugar didn't answer... She grew a bit furious at this. "..Now, you're just lying to me about helping me..DON'T LIE TO ME!" Almost practically shrieking at her, Sugar recoiled back at her tone.

Peering over the other on the table, Scarlet kept staring down at her own victim. "You know you shouldn't fake that..I don't like that at all." Now wiping off her blades, looking over with a scowling look. A release of liquid had been shown a few minutes later, and it was underneath Sugar's end. Now trembling, "Oh no..it looks like you've been..scared.." Pointing at her crotch area, a smile. "Fear.." She said coming closer to the mare.

"I can smell it.." Then that cold laugh escaped her again, then a inhale was heard. "Breathe it in..and inhale that stuff again..over and over." A giggle escaped her. "..It's toxicity...is absolutely divine to me. It's what fuels my fire even more." Zara continued on. "And.. I am that fucking match that ignites, the insanity deep inside breaks on it own!!" Her true self was showing again, and she gave another giggle but it was more of a higher tone. "I want to let it out on others. I want to see them below me and suffer. I love that sight..."

Continuing, "It is all I crave for, that head rushing feeling I get when I'm at the table with my play-dates....the fear from the victims...makes me tingle down to my arms, before the rush goes." The dark mare wanted to laugh, but nothing was out. Instead she found herself filling some strange liquid into a syringe. Humming to herself, her eyes look over at her victim one last time before injecting her with the strange stuff. The other flinched due to the small pinch.

Sugar would swear to her own mother's grave, that the liquid took effect within the ten minutes mark. For that, she felt..nothing from below or from the body. She couldn't even move her own body by herself. Examining her killer taking her scalpel, and cutting a line. A flap was made on her chest area. Honey wanted really scream but nothing could come from her mouth. Swearing that she could hear Zara humming a small tune as she was gliding her blade across. Opening a flap, the pony didn't hesitate to start harvesting some of Sugar Blossom's organs. Zara watched in the corner of her eye, Honey was starting to break down in tears again. Not saying a single word. A victim who is about to die, in the hooves of someone else. It made Zara feel even more power.

She continued on, "Honestly..I'm giving you a much lighter way...to die. Your sister is suffering from a harsh dead end. You get to see it yourself as I do this.." The purple mare had her eyes closed for a few seconds. "Only because-, you've been really nice to me...at least.." Then they finally opened, still dead on staring at Honey. A more of a smug look was read on Zara's face and Sugar would see it from the corner of her own eye. And Sugar Blossom was not having it, trying her best to turn her head to look away from her own almost dead sister, Honey Blossom. But, Zara had only used her hoof to force her to see... her own almost dead of a sister.

Over Zara's speech, was her own other twin sister, Honey Blossom's. Her own eyes where lifeless and dull. The body was limp as her last tears before death fell down. And only Sugar could see the other team of bakers holding down Honey. Sugar Blossom wanted to scream again, but alas couldn't. "W-Why..?" Sugar Blossom said soft to herself, before shaking her head over and over.

Scarlet gave a small chuckle, "See..?" She pointed out. "Your sister, Honey Blossom couldn't last long enough..because she fought and had a nasty..mouth..and this was a punishment to her decision. And this is what she gets.." Zara cooed into Sugar's ear. "And soon, you'll just suffer the same fate. Only at a different pace." Then a laugh before Zara would place the last of her own organs into the buckets. Humming, Zara slid the buckets carefully out of her walking space. Before she finally prepared something last, Sugar focused her sight on Zara's syringe. "You didn't fight it, no?" The darker mare peered over to see her strapped victim heaving again. "It makes it just easier for me..~" There, Zara sung a bit. Chuckling before Sugar would feel a small pinch.

"Too bad I didn't play longer with you...~ Oh well. See you in hell, love.~" Zara's voice would echo to Sugar Blossom, at the end there was a laugh echoing, and it came from her captor but it was muffled out. The drowsy mare looked around the room for the last time. Her worldview was becoming more warped in darkness. The last thing she would see from above...was her own captor. Giving a nasty grin that stretched across her face. This was it. Her untimely death..but Sugar only felt the darkness coming over her. Just the darkness washes over her own sight. Sugar Blossom was no more.

On the other hand, it took Zara nearly twenty minutes to snap out of her state. And her reality was coming to finally. She didn't know what it was...but...she was sure that somepony dying in her own hooves...just felt..nice again. Turning herself around to face the rest of the bakers, to be seemingly torturing what looks like to be last of Honey. Who was now disfigured from the body up to the face. Hair ripped away from the roots, and she was one nasty mess of makeup being smeared. Though her eyes remained, and her last tears had shed from before.

She was still strapped down, her legs lazily kicking around as if she was trying to fight them. Each time she swung or tried to fight, she would feel pains of a sharp knife down her body. The bakers howled with laughter of the poor victim. Scarlet would hop from her spot, and carry the buckets with her magic up back to the kitchen. Hearing the screams before she shut the cellar's door, silencing it all.

As she herself was a bloody mess, and also huffing. She lifted the buckets onto the countertop. Sighing in some relief as she shivered a bit. Her magic wasn't used for stuff like this, but she had to deal with it. Then, Zara heard the creaking hoofsteps behind her and came from the basement. Turning to see it was..Inkie Pie? Blinking a bit at this, a little..confused. "Zara, may I...speak with you?" Inkie asked in the middle of the doorway, walking over to her foe. Scarlet blinked once more, and looked over at her.

"Yeah?" the mare responded. Transferring the buckets from earlier onto the floor of the kitchen. "What's up?" Zara asked, adding on. Was she in trouble again? Or is this a casual talk? She wasn't sure herself. Inkie gave a small sigh before looking over at Zara. "I just think that what you've done is really amazing. Impressive, even took me by surprise. I actually admire your skill, I want to see more of it at it's finest." This statement shocked Zara in the slightest. But, Zara in advance gave Inkie a small warm smile before it faded.

Scarlet slightly hesitated before saying, "Uh..w-well..I think that I was a bit..too quick for my own taste..normally I take my time but I took my victims out a bit quicker than I ever expected.." She huffed at that. "S-Sorry about that, I was really nervous because everyone was watching." She laughed nervously at this. Now, there was other hoofsteps from the cellar, it was the rest of the bakers coming up from it. "Don't worry that brain of yours, you'll get better with timing." Inkie said with a slight smile, not noticing her sisters coming up from the cellar stairs. "I think Pinkie really likes you enough to be on the team. We where wrong about you, Zara." Inkie smiled even more at this.

"Let's get cleaned up before we all bake together!" Pinkie happily said, and her crew all agree. Going over to the bathroom to freshen themselves up before heading over the kitchen. The bakers seemed a bit shocked to see one of their sisters, Inkie Pie talking with Zara. Pinkie Pie smiled at this, walking over. Her sisters following suit to them before Pinkie spoke up. "Zara, you really did such a swell job on the twins! We can work on the timing, and lot's of patience for you. But, I officially declare you on our baker team!" She proudly announced. "You passed all of the three tests very nicely!"

"..T-Thank you! I tried my very best at that.." Scarlet Shadow's cheeks went red at the compliment. "Time to bake! Let's make those muffins that Derpy loves so much! After all, it's our reward for such hard work!" Pinkie gave one nod at her words. And they all started to bake that afternoon.
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After the baking was done for an hour or so, Pinkie had let Derpy take some of the muffins to snack on before wrapping them up. Putting them away now into the fridge for tomorrow to share, before heading up to the room. All of the other bakers did..except their eldest sister, Minkie Pie. In fact, the darker grey pony had spotted the young purple mare alone. Standing in the middle of the kitchen, it seemed like she had stayed. Minkie sighed softly before walking herself over. "Zara, are you alright? You...stayed here after we all went to the room." Minkie asked, brow raising now. Her words had startled Zara, turning around now nodding.

"I'm okay...I'll be up in the room in a bit." Zara smiled but the eldest did not want to leave. Minkie gave a huff at this, before she asked "Zara, may I..ask a question for you? Involving earlier to what you said.." Zara blinked but quickly gave a nod at her. "Sure, ask away." Obviously giving the permission to ask, then Minkie looked at her hooves digging at the ground.

"Well, you mentioned earlier about your town being banned from the map..what does that even mean?" Minkie was curious at this point, making the other sigh deeply. "Well, I tried to fight the princess head on..and well...I ended up getting the entire small town banished from the map."

"Why?" Minkie asked afterwards. Zara replied to her, "Because..I hate her. I truly hated the princess for letting others hurt me.." Before anything, Minkie went silent after. "She let others bully ponies like me and me alone. So, I wanted to take my anger out on her..I don't know.." Dragon eyes staring away from the darker grey pony. "I guess it backfired on me...it's what I get for standing up to what I thought was the right thing to do.." Sighing at this, looking back up to her. "But, the past doesn't matter now.. What matters now is the present, and my thirst for a new revenge since I am older." Zara gave her new friend a small twisted grin, in return, Minkie mocked the same one.

Minkie's ears twitched, but didn't ask any further about it. "Sounds interesting...I can't wait until you reveal whatever that plan is.." Minkie would say in reply to her, still smiling now. This made Zara agree, "C'mon, you need some rest after your performance today. Pinkie and the rest must be worried about you not coming to the room...I'm sure that my sisters are worried about me taking so long.." The purple one nodded more, "Sure. I need my beauty rest anyways, tomorrow is going to be a new day for all of us and Ponyville." Stating before the both of them had headed out of the kitchen and upstairs finally.

Zara would find herself a blanket and pillow to sleep with. And setting up her area in the left corner of Pinkie Pie's room, completely by herself. She wanted to be alone by herself and nobody seemed to really bother her. Pinkie would shut off the lights once everyone got into their places, now in the complete darkness. Zara would shut her own eyes and went to sleep.

Tomorrow is going to be a new day for all of the bakers. Yet a new struggle for Scarlet.