The Barnaby's Fancy Restaurant in the afterlife was just as quiet as the one back in the world of the living. Hunger wasn't really present in the afterlife but the spirits of the dead still found it enjoyable to eat the endless amounts of food that appeared in the food-supplying locations of town. Rainbow Dash arrived at the restaurant with Gilda and they were joined by Ridley, Derpy, and Derpy's friend, Clockwork. That sat down at a large circular table and a series of plates covered with food appeared out of thin air.

"This is really strange," said Rainbow as she took a bite out of a large sandwich before her. "I don't feel hungry and yet I really want to eat something."

"That's kind of how things work around here," said Clockwork. "You're not hungry until food is placed in front of you. Once the food is gone your hunger vanishes with it."

The group remained silent as they munched on their respective meals. The taste of the food was so amazing that Rainbow couldn't think of any words to describe it. Once her sandwich was gone her hunger disappeared almost instantly.

"Pretty much any food you want appears here," said Ridley.

"All except cupcakes for obvious reasons," said Gilda. The group chuckled awkwardly as the empty plates before them slowly disappeared. Rainbow looked off towards a far off corner of the restaurant and noticed a little filly sitting by herself. She had a gray coat and a grayish-white mane. She looked to be around Scootaloo's age.

"Who's that?" Rainbow asked as she pointed at the filly. The others looked at her and then turned back.

"Nopony knows," Ridley replied.

"None of you have thought to ask her what her name was?"

"She avoids everypony. She doesn't talk to anypony. Doesn't hang out with anypony. She just stays quiet and hides away in dark corners," said Gilda.

"She has to talk to somepony. I mean...at least one pony."

"Nope. Nopony has ever had a conversation with her. She just refuses to talk," said Clockwork.

"Some of the ponies think that she was Pinkie's first victim," Derpy whispered.

"Really? Her first victim?" Rainbow asked.

"I think she's just shy. Probably ten times more shy than your friend, Fluttershy," Gilda chuckled. Rainbow nodded her head in agreement and turned back to the filly. The filly looked up and turned towards Rainbow. Her gaze was cold and full of sadness. Rainbow watched as the filly slowly stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

"Strange."

Rainbow and the others got up from the table and walked out of the restaurant. Rainbow began flapping her wings and levitated a few feet into the air.

"Where are you off to now?" Ridley asked.

"Home," Rainbow replied as she took off. The others shrugged their shoulders and continued on their way. Rainbow arrived back at her house and fell down onto her bed. There was no sleep in the afterlife. There was no need for it, though, Rainbow still liked laying down on her bed from time to time. The memories of waking up after a long nap made her smile. She missed those days. Those days of being alive. Those days of living in a world where everything was changing constantly and the unexpected could happen at any moment. "Too bad the last unexpected thing I experienced was death."

Rainbow rolled over onto her side and sighed again. She decided that it was time to check up on the others again. She wanted to see what Stormflower was up to. Rainbow closed her eyes and then opened them again. She was laying down in the middle of Barnaby's Fancy Restaurant. Ponies from all over town and beyond ate luxurious meals at the tables. Rainbow looked over at one table and saw Stormflower sitting at it. She was with somepony. It was that stallion, Joan Silver. Rainbow approached the table and sat in between Stormflower and Joan.

"I didn't even know that Ponyville had a restaurant like this," said Stormflower.

"Me neither. Pinkie Pie told me about it," said Joan.

"Thanks for taking me here."

"No problem. It's the least I could do for you at the moment."

Rainbow liked Joan. He was a pretty witty stallion and he made Stormflower happy. She only wished that she could meet him in person rather than spying on him from the afterlife.

"So, for a while we've just talked about my family," Stormflower continued.

"And?" asked Joan.

"And I think it's about time you told me a little bit about your family."

"I've told you about my family."

"You've only mentioned your father. You must have other ponies in your family."

"To be honest...not really."

"What do you mean?"

"My mother left several years ago. She was going through a depression of sorts and she just couldn't handle it anymore. One day my father and I just found a farewell letter from her taped to the front door. We haven't heard from her since."

"How old were you when she left?"

"She left eight years ago so I was around...sixteen years old."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't worry yourself about it. My father and I were able to take care of ourselves...though...I do still miss her a bit."

"Is there anypony else in your family?"

"Not really. My mother's side of the family completely lost contact with us after she left. My paternal grandparents died when I was very young. My dad does have a sister but we rarely hear from her."

"Where does she live?"

"Up in Canterlot. I don't know what type of work she does. I think she has a job in music like Pinkie's sister."

"Pinkie's sister? I didn't even know that Pinkie Pie had a sister."

"Yeah. She's about three years older than Pinkie. Her name's Irena."

Rainbow was just as surprised as her sister.

"It seems Pinkie Pie has more secrets other than the fact that she's a complete and utter sociopath," said Rainbow.

"Did you know Irena as well as Pinkie?" Stormflower asked.

"Not really. Irena was a very quiet pony. She liked to keep to herself and just play her music. It really surprised me when I found out that they were sisters."

"So there weren't many ponies in your community that were around your age?"

"Huh? Where did you get that from?"

"It makes since because, from what I've calculated, you're at least seven years older than Pinkie Pie. The only reason I can see a teenager hanging out with somepony seven years younger than them is because there wasn't anypony else to hang out with."

"You're pretty good at deducing things. Maybe you are the one who should become a detective."

"It's a gift."

"Anyway, Pinkie and I lived in a very small community. There wasn't really anypony else to hang out with. At first, we started hanging out because there was nopony else to hang out with but we became good friends over time."

"Where did you two live?"

"We lived on a rock farm."

"A rock farm? That's funny. I met somepony on one of the trains who told me that he lived and worked on a rock farm."

"What was his name?"

"I...I can't remember. It was well over a week ago. I can't believe I forgot his name. Uh...well...it's not important."

"Who knows? Maybe Pinkie and I know him."

"Maybe."

The two ponies laughed and each took sips out of their respective wine glasses. Rainbow smiled and stood up. She felt that it was time to give them back their original privacy. The scene faded away and she was back in her room.

"I wonder how long it will be before they become hitched," Rainbow laughed as she climbed out of bed. She walked over to the window and looked out towards the fake sun. "I wonder what Twilight's doing right now."

Rainbow closed her eyes and opened them. She was now standing in the middle of a train compartment. Twilight and Spike were sitting across from each other. Twilight was reading a book about the history of Ponyville and Spike was eating his way through a box of cookies.

"Hey, Spike," said Twilight. Spike turned his attention towards Twilight.

"Yeah?" he asked as he finished eating a cookie.

"Have you noticed any...strange disappearances in the last couple months?"

"Let me think...not really."

"Are you sure?"

"Well...there was that one pony. What was his name? Oh! I remember! I think his name was...Ridley."

"Ridley? I've never heard that name before."

"He wasn't really outgoing. I remember that he used to always be at Sugar Cube Corner at the same time each day. Pinkie Pie was the only pony there who knew him. I remember talking to him once. He was a pretty cool guy."

"Did he disappear?"

"Yeah. It was around...three weeks ago. All of a sudden he stopped coming to Sugar Cube Corner. I didn't know where he lived and I couldn't find anypony who knew him. I asked Pinkie and she guessed that he probably moved away."

"I'm calling bullshit on that one," said Rainbow.

"That's probably what happened," said Twilight. "But I think I'll look more into this Ridley pony to see if he really did move away."

"Okay. Do whatever you want. By the way, why are we heading up to Canterlot?" Spike asked.

"I need to talk to the Princess about Rainbow Dash. I have a feeling that something awful has happened to her. I'm also going to check out some old Ponyville police records."

"Police records? What for?"

"I tried to check them out in Ponyville but the Mayor told me that those documents are recorded and kept in Canterlot. I'm going to see if any other strange disappearances have happened recently."

"Why? What are you hoping to find?"

"I'm hoping that I'm not going to find anything. If I do find something...then...we might as well assume that there could be a dangerous ponynapper or serial killer on the loose."

"Serial killer? Why would you think that?"

"Anything's possible, Spike. Who knows? Maybe it's just a stupid feeling that I have. I just want to check and see if I find anything."

"Good luck with that."

Rainbow smiled and she slowly returned back to her room. She fell back down on her bed and took a deep breath.

"You are amazing, Twilight Sparkle," Rainbow said happily.