Rainbow Dash moaned slightly as she slowly regained consciousness. She opened her eyes and gave out a loud yawn.

"What hit me?" she moaned. She tried to stretch her legs...but she couldn't. It was then that she noticed that she was strapped to something. She was on what seemed to be a large slab of metal that was attached vertically to a wall. Ropes bound her to the metal slab by her legs (which were all spread out), her torso, and her head. Her wings, however, were free. She flapped her wings and tried her best to free herself from the bonds. But it was to no avail. She examined her surroundings to see that she was in a room that was completely dark. "Where...where am I?"

Suddenly, a series of excited giggles broke the silence. A single dim light hanging from the ceiling turned on, illuminating only a small circular space a few feet away from where Rainbow was trapped. Pinkie Pie emerged from the darkness and she was pushing a small moveable table.

"Goodie! You're finally awake! Now we can get started!" said Pinkie as she came to a halt.

"Pinkie, what's going on? I thought I was going to help you make cupcakes?" Rainbow asked.

"You are helping. Man, Dashie, you were asleep for a long time. It's already nighttime! I expected you to only eat one cupcake, which should have knocked you out for only a couple hours, but since you ate two that was enough to knock you out for the entire afternoon!"

"What are you talking about, Pinkie? What the hell's going on?! I can't move!"

"Well duh! You can't move because you're tied down. I didn't think that you needed to be told that."

"Pinkie! What is all this?!"

"Well you see, Dashie. I ran out of the special ingredient that I need to make my cupcakes, and I need you to get me some more."

"Um...how can I help you get your special ingredient when I'm tied down like this?"

"Duh! You being tied down is the only way in which I can get the special ingredient!"

"What exactly is this special ingredient?"

Pinkie giggled and pointed at Rainbow Dash with a smile on her face.

"You, silly!" she chuckled. Rainbow's eyes opened wide and, for several seconds, neither of them made a sound. Rainbow's eyes eventually returned to their normal size and a smile formed on her face. Then she began to laugh. It was an obviously forced laugh but it was a laugh nonetheless.

"Whoa!" said Rainbow. "You really got me there, Pinkie Pie! I mean, tricking me into thinking that you're going to turn me into a cupcake?! That's rich! I wish I had thought of something that clever! Okay, Pinkie, if you could just-"

"Aw thanks, Dashie! But I'm sorry to say that I haven't pulled any pranks today so I can't accept your compliment," said Pinkie. Rainbow's smile vanished and her ears fell. What was this? Pinkie was definitely taking this prank too far and it was getting pretty sick.

"Come on, Pinkie Pie. This isn't funny!"

"Then why were you laughing?"

"Because that's what somepony's supposed to do when they've realized that they've been tricked, right?!"

"But you haven't been tricked. I'm telling you the full truth."

This couldn't be happening. Pinkie couldn't be serious. Rainbow's eyes began to water up.

"Come on, Pinkie! You can't do this! I'm your friend!" she pleaded. Pinkie laughed, this time it was much colder and darker.

"I know you are and that's why I'm so happy that you're here! We get to spend your last moments together. Just the two of us!" Pinkie replied. The pink pony pulled something out of the covered table and placed it underneath Rainbow's bound body. It was a large, rusty, metal tub. "That's used to collect the blood and...whatever other liquids come out of you."

Pinkie giggled happily and disappeared back into the darkness. Rainbow listened carefully as the sound of the pony's footsteps echoed throughout the room.

"But...but when the other ponies notice that I'm missing, they'll come looking for me. They'll notice all of the clouds piling up! You'll be found out!" Rainbow said.

"Dashie. There are plenty of pegasus ponies in Ponyville to take care of a few clouds," said Pinkie's voice from the darkness. "Nopony will find out about what happened to you. They'll just assume that you found that super special somepony or that you just ran away because you've failed constantly at joining the Wonderbolts. Besides, exactly how long do you think I've been doing this?"

"PINKIE PIE! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW! THIS ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE! PLEASE! STOP THIS PRANK NOW! YOU GOT ME, OKAY?! JUST PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF CELESTIA, FUCKING STOP THIS MADNESS!"

Tears began rolling down Rainbow's face and the footsteps stopped.

"Rainbow Dash," said Pinkie's solemn voice. Rainbow looked up to face the darkness. "I told you. This isn't a prank."

There was a bright flash of light and Rainbow closed her eyes for a few seconds. When she opened them, she was horrified by what she saw. It was a large room with walls made of grimy, greenish bricks. Several large lights hung from the ceiling. The heads of previously deceased ponies hung from the walls, the victims including Gilda the griffin, Trixie the unicorn, Derpy Hooves, Twist the filly, and several others. Entrails and other bodily organs hung from the ceiling and walls like party decorations. The walls and floor were caked with dry blood and a variety of other liquids. Several small tables and chairs made up of pony and animal bones were scattered throughout the room and, to top everything off, a large banner hung from the wall on the opposite side of the room. The banner read Life is a Party with the words written in blood.

"Do you like it? I made it myself. Sure it took a long time to finish but I think the final product turned out excellent!" said Pinkie happily. It was then that Rainbow noticed what Pinkie was wearing. She was wearing a dress made out of the skinned cutie marks of her past victims. The dress also had a series of pegasus wings stitched on the back. Hanging from Pinkie's neck was a necklace made up of unicorn horns. "I think this dress really suits me. Don't you think? I would wear it in public...but I don't think the other ponies would like it."

Rainbow was in shock. This had to be a dream. A horrible, horrible dream that she was having. Maybe she hit her head while she was flying and was laying asleep in a hospital bed. Pinkie Pie couldn't be this cruel. She knew Pinkie...didn't she? Tears were now streaming down Rainbow's face like mad and she began fighting against the bonds that held her to the metal slab. None of them budged. Pinkie approached the cloaked table and pulled the cover off. There, on the table, sat a variety of knives, needles, and other sharp operating instruments, as well as a large medical bag. Rainbow's eyes fell on the knives and she began to panic.

"Oh sweet Celestia HELP! SOMEPONY HELP ME! PLEASE!" Rainbow cried.

"Nopony's going to hear you," said Pinkie as she tossed the sheet into a far corner of the room. "We're in a secret underground room that connects to the basement of Sugar Cube Corner. It's completely sound proof. That means that there's no chance for anypony to disturb us while we play. Isn't that great?!"

"Please...Pinkie Pie. I'm your friend! Don't do this to me! Please! I won't tell anypony if you let me go! I promise! Please just let me go! Don't kill me, Pinkie! Please!"

"Dashie. I know all too well that eventually you'll let something slip and I'll have to go away forever. Forever's a long time, Dashie. I'd never be able to have fun with any other ponies ever again. Do you know how much that would sadden me? No. We can't go back now."

"Please...don't."

"Come on, Dashie."

"I'm never going to fly again! I'm never going to become a member of the Wonderbolts! I'm never going to see Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, or any of the others ever again! I promised Scootaloo that I'd teach her to fly! I...I'm never going to see my sister or the rest of my family ever again."

"I'm sorry, Dashie. I didn't know that you had so much planned. It's just that...your number came up and...I just went ahead and brought you down here. I should have waited. Oh well. Who knows? I might even get a chance to play with your sister."

"DON'T YOU DARE LAY A FUCKING HOOF ON HER!"

"Okay! Okay! No need to get all wound up!"

"Pinkie...if you're going to kill me...can you at least do it quickly? I don't want to suffer."

"Aw! But if I do it quickly then we won't be able to have any fun together! No! I promise to take it nice and slow!"

"Oh sweet Celestia!"

A river of tears was now flowing from Rainbow's eyes. Pinkie rolled her eyes and slammed her hoof on the metal table. Rainbow tried to break free from her bonds again but, once again, it was to no avail.

"Okay. Let's begin!" said Pinkie as she picked up a scalpel from the table. "Now let's start things off by taking care of those cutie marks."

Rainbow gasped and her eyes widened. Pinkie was slowly walking towards her. The scalpel sat happily in Pinkie's hoof. This was it. She was going to die.