Sunkick arrived at the house of his deceased sister to find himself alone once again. He didn't even bother going inside. He took one look into the empty cloud home and recoiled back outside. It was still raining and he was drenched from head to hoof. He didn't care though. His mind was racing with too many thoughts. He should have told Twilight and Joan about Pinkie. He should have...and yet he didn't. Why didn't he? Something had held him back. Some force that had been pulling at his gut, telling him not to tell them at that particular moment. He looked out and could just make out the outline of Sweet Apple Acres in the distance. He had heard that more bodies had been discovered, at least fifteen. He had to tell somepony. He needed to talk to somepony. He wanted to talk to Rainbow Dash.

"Dash...can you hear me?" he asked. He had never tried to contact the dead before, for usually it had been the other way around. Maybe this was the time to give it a shot. "Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash." He lifted his head towards the heavens and closed his eyes, allowing the spiritual energy in him to flow. He felt the lukewarm rain glide across his skin as he focused on the image of his cyan sister. "Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash." His spine was tingling now and the air around him was steadily growing colder. "Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash." Everything fell silent and all Sunkick could hear now was his own heavy breathing. "Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash." Then it hit him. A wave of cold that made every bone in his body shake with delight. It wasn't a burning cold but a relaxing cold. He could sense her. She was there. "Dash?"

His eyes flew open as he lowered his head. He tried to keep himself from fainting from happiness. There, standing before him, was Rainbow Dash. She almost as solid as a living pony, though she was somewhat transparent. A happy and somewhat surprised smile was on her face.

"Sunkick...can you hear me?" she asked. Tears began building up in Sunkick's eyes. It was at this point that he realized just how long it had been since he had seen her. Even before her death, he hadn't seen her that often after she had moved away from Cloudsdale. Seeing her again made him realize just how much he truly missed her, then and now.

"D...Dash," he croaked. He slowly walked towards her until he was within breathing distance. He reached out one of his hooves and pressed it against the front of her chest. He could feel her! It was almost as if she were still alive! "Rainbow Dash!"

He jumped forward and wrapped his arms around Rainbow. She was surprised at first but quickly returned the favor. Sunkick could tell that she had only expected him to hear her rather than also seeing and feeling her.

"You can see me! You can feel me! I can feel you!"

The brother and sister fell silent and spent at least two minutes crying into each other's shoulders. They eventually parted, though Sunkick was still crying slightly. It was almost as if his sister were back...but he knew that this wasn't true. Though she appeared somewhat solid to him, she still existed in another plane that was far from his reach, even if he did have a sixth sense.

"You've found out haven't you? You found out that Pinkie Pie was my killer all along," she sighed. Sunkick felt a pit form in his stomach. He still couldn't believe that Pinkie was the killer. "Don't blame her."

"Huh?"

"Don't blame Pinkie. The Pinkie Pie you've seen isn't the real one. The real Pinkie Pie, the true and good Pinkie Pie, has been locked away for a long time."

"Do you mean in a prison of sorts? Is that Pinkie Pie a clone?"

"No. Let's just say that some things happened to Pinkie. This all started ten years ago with the murder of Pinkie's sister, Bellamina."

"Bellamina...I've seen her."

"I remember. That day you appeared in the afterlife with Pinkie Pie."

"What was that all about?"

"From what I can tell, you have extraordinary powers, Sunkick. Powers that allow you to see and interact with things that most ponies can't. You can contact the dead and, in some cases, see into the minds of other ponies. I'm guessing that the real Pinkie Pie called out to you from inside Pinkamena and tried to show you the truth."

"Pinkamena?"

"Pinkamena Diane Pie. That's Pinkie Pie's full name. Me and the others have started referring to the dark twin as Pinkamena."

"Makes sense. That sure sounds like a dark name."

"Sunkick, you have to tell somepony about her."

"I tried earlier today...but something stopped me."

"You still had doubt in your suspicions of Pinkie Pie. But I hope you believe what I say fully."

"Of course I do, Dash. I would never doubt you."

Rainbow smiled and Sunkick looked down.

"Sis, I'm...sorry that we didn't talk that often. I wish we had hung out more when you were alive. If only I could wind back the clock and do it all over again! If only there was something I or Twilight or Stormflower or the real Pinkie Pie could have done!"

Rainbow placed a hoof on one of Sunkick's shoulders. He looked up to face her eye-to-eye.

"Don't blame yourself, Sunkick. What's done is done. I don't like it but I'm dead now. Me and all the others. Our lives were cut short because of a deadly chain of events. This started with a killing spree and it has continued on as a killing spree."

"We have to stop it! I have to stop her!"

"Tell somepony, Sunkick! Justice needs to be served. Pinkie Pie even thinks so."

Sunkick thought back to Pinkie Pie sitting in the middle of the void. He had never seen a pony look so miserable.

"The pain needs to end, Sunkick," said Rainbow as she pulled her hoof away.

"What's going to happen to you, Dash? What's going to happen to Aaron and all of the others?" Sunkick asked. Rainbow gave a small smile and looked towards the heavens.

"We'll be free."

It was a vague answer but Sunkick understood it clearly.

"Will...will I ever be able to talk to you again when this is all over?"

"Of course. I'll always be here for you, Sunny. I'll always be there to watch over you, Mom, Dad, Stormy, and all the others. Don't think that just because we're dead that we're completely gone. Sometimes you may not see us...but we're still there."

The air slowly began to heat up and Rainbow began to gradually fade away.

"I need to return to the afterlife for now. Don't forget about me, little brother!"

Both Sunkick and Rainbow smiled at each other.

"I won't. That's a promise, Dashie," Sunkick replied. Rainbow laughed happily as she faded away into the afterlife. The sound of the rain returned and the air became incredibly humid and muggy once again. Sunkick felt a mountain of happiness rise inside of him. He needed to talk to somepony. "Twilight."

He extended his wings and took off.

He was flying over the town when he got the sudden urge to visit Sugar Cube Corner. It just seemed like the right thing to do. He landed in front of the store and walked inside. It was completely empty aside from a familiar pink earth pony.

"Hi Sunkick!" said Pinkie Pie happily as she walked towards him. A large basket hung from her mouth. Sunkick gulped. This was her. His sister's murderer, Pinkamena Diane Pie. Pinkamena smiled as she placed the basket in front of Sunkick. She reached inside and pulled out a large, red cupcake. "Here! Try it! I made it myself!"

For a second, Sunkick was tempted to bite into the cupcake but his eyes instantly trailed over to a table behind Pinkamena. The ghostly shadow of Bellamina was sitting there. Her two white eyes glared at Sunkick from the darkness. She shook her head as she said, "I wouldn't eat that cupcake if I were you."

She disappeared as Sunkick pushed the cupcake away.

"Sorry," he said. "I'm not in the mood."

"Pity," said Pinkamena as she stuffed the cupcake away.

"Is anypony else here?"

"Nope! The Cakes are out and nopony seems to be in the mood to trudge through the rain so it's just you and me...alone in the shop."

This was getting incredibly uncomfortable and Sunkick could tell that Pinkamena was sensing this. She knew that something was off about him. Sunkick and Pinkamena's eyes meet in a deadly exchange of stares. Her eyes looked cold and black and the image of the true Pinkie Pie appeared before Sunkick, locked away deep within the darkness. Pinkie looked towards Sunkick and his entire body froze.

"I'm sorry, Sunkick. I'm so sorry," she said. Suddenly, Pinkamena's appearance began to change before Sunkick. She looked darker and scarier, her eyes began to sink in, and her hair began to straighten out.

"I was right," she said in a voice that could give a ghost the creeps. "You do know."

Sunkick barely had time to react as the pink pony lunged at him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and slammed him to the ground. Pinkamena climbed on top of Sunkick and pressed her hooves against his neck, though she didn't try to strangle him. She simply cocked her head and smiled.

"How...how did you know?" he croaked. Pinkamena giggled gleefully.

"I have a sixth sense too, so to speak. Being created from the energies of magic and dark memories, I have a way of...examining other ponies. Pinkie should have kept her mouth shut. That pretty much sealed the deal."

"So it's true. There really are two of you!"

"I guess you could say that."

"So I guess you're going to kill me now, right?!"

Sunkick was more angry than scared at this point. All he wanted to do was reach up and snap Pinkamena's neck. The pony crouching on top of him was nothing like the original Pinkie Pie. She was cold, manipulative, and heartless.

"Please!" she cackled. "If I had wanted to kill you, you would already be dead!"

"Huh?" he choked. She removed her hooves from his neck and got off of him. Sunkick stood up as Pinkamena strolled over to the front door to the shop and closed it. "If you're not going to kill me...then what are you going to do?"

"Nothing. I'm going to let you leave."

"Are...are you saying that you want me to turn you in?"

She laughed again.

"Fuck no! I'm letting you go because I have a way of keeping your mouth shut about my dirty little secret."

"And that is?"

"Let's just say I have a certain little pegasus under my possession."

"You don't mean-"

"Yep! Scootaloo really enjoyed the cupcake I gave her. Knocked her out almost instantly! It wasn't that difficult sneaking her body out of the orphanage."

"You fucking bitch! Let her go!"

"No way! She's my golden ticket to keeping you quiet. She's the leverage in this situation, so to speak. If you utter one word about my secret to anypony, I'll make sure to cut up that little cunt like flower petals. Her death will be on your shoulders. Will you really be able to handle that?"

"If I remain quiet...then you'll just continue to kill more ponies!"

"I won't kill anymore fillies if you remain quiet. I'll stick to adults and older teens. Besides, even if you do tell anypony, I'll escape. I'll kill Scoots and make it out of town before Brutus or any of his other idiots arrive to arrest me."

"Why are you doing this? Why not just kill me?"

"Because I'm in a good mood today and it's fun toying with ponies' emotions. Watching you all cringe with sadness and despair is such a delight!"

"You'll get what you deserve, Pinkamena! No crime goes unpunished!"

"Pinkie's told me that enough times...and yet here I am. Over 100 murders already under my belt. It's your choice, Sunny. Talk and allow Scootaloo to die or shut the fuck up and let everything blow over...for now. It's your choice."

Sunkick growled. What could he do now? His eyes drifted over towards a knife sitting on the counter. Could he do it? Could he...kill her? The ghostly shadow of Bellamina appeared again. She was sitting at another table but her white eyes were still staring at him. She didn't have to say anything. He knew he couldn't kill Pinkamena. He didn't even know where Scootaloo was being kept! She could be hidden in a shed, in a basement, under the shop, in Pinkie's bedroom, or even in a box under the earth. She could be anywhere!

"You'll pay for this, Pinkamena! I swear on my life that you will pay for this!" he snapped.

"Try not to be too much of bastard to me from now on, Sunny. I might stop being nice and just kill both you and Scoots anyway," she giggled. Sunkick growled again as he turned around and left the shop.

As he left, Pinkie Pie's voice rang out from inside Pinkamena's mind. She cried, "I'm sorry, Sunkick! I'm so, so sorry!"

"I know, Pinkie. I know," he said as he walked out of the store, leaving Pinkamena to cackle with delight.