Whether you love or hate it, the ending is now here! What will happen now?

(Dinky narrates)

Through all my life so far, I never knew how hard my Mother had it. No pony took it easy on her and never gave her a break. I don’t know what may have happened during my first years on this planet; afterall, I was too young to understand anything. That’s one thing those bastards kinda got right. However, I began realizing somethings going on with my Mother and the town when I turned 6, but I never understood how bad of a rep my Mother had with them. In my eyes my Mother was sweet, kind, gentle and very forgiving. She was probably one of the nicest ponies to ever walk... or fly into this world. However, all Ponyville seemed to see her as one who was clumsy, stupid, destructive, dumbfounded, and ret... ugh, I can't even say that word anymore, it just gets me more pissed off. They could've done anything; put her in a stockade or jail cell for who cares how long, community service; hell, even banishing her from Ponyville or the outskirts of Equestria would be tolerable for me, because I would be right there with her the whole way. But no, instead they torture her and make her suffer while slowly killing her... and they did it in front me. All of them... pointing and laughing at my Mother’s pain and no pony was giving a s#!÷ about her feelings... no pony! And they were going to get rid of me as well just because I was her daughter! No pony liked us; they hated us and they laughed and mocked at what they called our stupidity. Heh heh, well... who's laughing now?

It was a plot of revenge that was more than 2 years in the making, but Dinky finally fulfilled her mission; murdering those who were responsible for torturing and killing her Mother. She even got to get rid of some few extras along the way, and they were just as satisfying to her. But she knew that everyone in Ponyville played their part in the whole ordeal, and she had a plan to make them all regret that very day.

After murdering the Mayor, Dinky stayed inside the Town Hall building for a little while to rest and meditate on her success. The bloody stench of the corpses of the assassins that she killed earlier were not bothering her at the slightest. She became quite fond of the wretched stench after that day and she wasn’t ashamed to accept it. With a slight smile on her face, Dinky felt at peace with her Mother now avenged. Now it was just a matter of wiping the town off the map.

Once she was well-rested, Dinky walked over to the ruined doors and was going to make her presence known on the Ponyville streets once again. But once she took one step forward outside, she suddenly found herself caught inside a strong aura bubble that floated her up in the air. She quickly tried to use her magic against it, but she failed to make even a dent in it. But as she looked in front of her, she saw the one who suddenly had her trapped; Princess Celestia. The Alicorn ruler was glaring at the filly with much anger and rage in her eyes with some of the citizens standing right behind her waiting to see what happened next.

“That’s far enough, you little monster,” Celestia said, “This… ends… now.”

Dinky just chuckled seeing the situation she was in; not showing any form of fear. “Ah, Princess Celestia. Nice to see that you’re finally here, but I’m afraid you’re a bit too late. What happened; did something happen in Canterlot that prevented you from coming to Ponyville’s rescue?”

“Be quiet!” Celestia demanded, “You’re in no position to be back-talking like that to me! For some weird reason around the exact time you were causing all of this destruction, Canterlot was mysteriously invaded by an army of shadow creatures and was causing massive panic. You had something to do with that, didn’t you?”

“Who's to say,” said Dinky with a sarcastic smirk, “but I was a bit busy myself… killing ponies, y’know.”

“My sister and I had to fight off these creatures ourselves. Our power was the only thing that seemed effective against them, but the more we took down, the more others came back. I couldn’t abandon my Kingdom, so that’s why I sent my best soldiers down here to end what was happening.”

Dinky then started laughing, “Your best soldiers? Heh, is that what you called them? Those guys were nothing more than a cake walk in a field of daisies. Even your so-called elite assassins failed to take me down… once their guard was down and wasn’t sneaking in the shadows anyway.”

“To think that after all these years we were finally rid of that pathetic mare, then it turns out that her daughter is still alive. It’s impossible that I knew none of this.”

“Yeah, well… you can blame that on your faithful and now deceased followers,” Dinky responded in an amusing tone, “It was them that assumed that I was already dead since I ran into that forest after escaping their grasp. They were complete fools to even doubt my survival skills since I’m only a foal. Maybe you can give them a good scolding for making such a foolhardy move. Oh, wait a second, I guess it doesn't matter now that they’re all dead, and I don’t regret doing it; not one… single… bit.”

Celestia was getting angrier by the minute hearing this filly talking smart against her about the tragedy she created, “Just who do you think you are? You murdered the bearers of the Elements of Harmony, the strongest source of power in Equestria. They were what kept this world in balance! You did all of that, and for what; because you lost your pathetic Mother?!”

Dinky’s smile suddenly disappeared as she was glaring at the Princess intensely for the comment that she made, “First of all… I didn’t lose her, she was taken from me by you damn murderers. And second… so what if I did? None of them deserved their title after what they’ve done anyway. I really don’t care if the elements decides to choose another set of bearers to store their power. Whoever they may be, they’re probably more suited than the last group of bearers; and I know for a fact that they will never come back to you and your cold, cruel heart… your majesty.”

Suddenly, the orb that Dinky was in became filled with electricity and began shocking the filly's body. She could feel the pain coursing through her, but she stood strong not letting out any screams of agony. Once it stopped, Dinky was still smirking while panting hard, and smoke could be seen rising from her blood soaked fur.

“You're lucky that I held back on you," said Celestia, "If I wanted to, I could execute you right now with a mere lethal spell. You may have gained stronger abilities that a normal filly would never obtain and was able to do what you did today, but don’t think for one moment that you can challenge me... and my power.”

“The truth is…" stated Dinky, "I didn’t get this strong on my own. Somepony helped me; somepony helped me unlock the true potential I had inside me by letting me expose myself to my inner anger. It’s only thanks to her… that I was able to succeed in my mission. Pretty soon everypony will know about me and how this town paid a terrible price. And anyone who goes against me and my actions and questions me… will meet the same fate.”

“Not while I’m around you’re not,” said Celestia as she strengthened the orb that housed the filly murderer, “And what do you mean by that? Who helped you?! For your crimes, I’m afraid that I will not show any mercy on your soul! You will perish here!”

Dinky still remained calm looking at Celestia and she knew what to do next, “I’d love to stay here and continue to chat with you, princess, but I’m afraid that I’m rather tired and need to rest.”

Her horn began to glow brightly and that signified Celestia to stop her while she had the chance, “Oh no you don’t!” But when she tried to cut off Dinky’s magic, it seemed to not have any effect. Celestia gasped seeing the filly continue to smirk at her, “What; why didn’t anything happen?!”

The light from DInky’s horn was growing brighter and brighter until Dinky was almost out of Celestia’s focus. “Gotta go. Oh, and by the way, I hope you have strong enough magic to save this wretched town.”

And with that, Dinky disappeared. Celestia looked closer and saw that Dinky was no longer in the orb and she stomped her hoof down in frustration“No, she got away! Damnit!” But then, she looked at the inside of the orb again and saw some kind of speck of light shimmering. Celestia wasn’t sure what it might have been at first, “Wait, what is this that she left behind?”

But then she realized that it was some sort of spell that Dinky left behind. Pretty soon, the shimmering speck of light was getting brighter and bigger. It was then that she looked at it in horror realizing what kind of spell it was, “Oh no. Everypony, run! Get away from here now!!!”

But it was already too late. From some distance away it could be seen. From the center of Ponyville, the entire town was suddenly engulfed inside a huge pillar of an explosion that almost reached as high as the clouds. The flames soon died down and not a single building in the town was standing. Even Sweet Apple Acres nearby was completely obliterated. Were there any survivors? No, there wasn’t, except Princess Celestia who used up a lot of her magic to protect herself a few other citizens that were around her that also survived. They were badly injured and unconscious, and the rest were nothing but roasted corpses lying all around them.

Celestia was slowly getting up with her horn aching. Protecting what she could from that blast took a lot out of her and she was suddenly feeling weak. “H-h-how… was she… able to create a blast… so massive? It’s not… p-possible; that dirty...” She looked around her and saw the terrible sight. She cried a bit seeing that despite the power she has and her loyalty to Ponyville, it was now all ruined. “I couldn’t stop it. I couldn’t… save this town… just like I wasn’t able to save Twilight and the others.” Anger suddenly came into her eyes thinking about that filly who murdered her #1 student and her friends, and magic was building up in her horn, “That ungrateful little pest, she is going to pay dearly for this."

But the worst possible thing that could happen to her did. Celestia’s eyes went wide with fright as she felt a harsh snap of pain from her head, and then she saw her horn fall to the ground in front of her. She could believe it; the very thing that made her an alicorn was now stripped from her. It was lying on the ground as a bloody stump and she felt blood running down her face from the wound that was there. All she could do was stand there staring constantly at her broken horn with tears flowing from her eyes, and then all of her grievance came out at once.

“No, no… NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

Atop a small hill that stood over the once vibrant town, Dinky was looking over the result of her destructive move. A bright smile came on her face seeing the reaction on Celestia’s face. To her, it was sweet, tasty pudding.

“Heh, look at her. She sounds so pitiful. She should be lucky that she’s still alive, that ungrateful bitch. But still… ‘ugh’ perhaps that last spell was a bit too much; but it was all worth it.”

Dinky was holding her hoof against her horn to keep the mild pain she was feeling down. She had never used a spell that powerful and it took a slight toll on her. But in the end, it worked out in her favor. Suddenly, as Dinky was catching her breath, another pony was approaching her from behind. It was the same being that had helped her prepare for this day, and it spoke with an utmost, proud voice.

“Well done, young Dinky. It looks like you were able to do the next phase of the plan ahead of schedule. Lucky you.”

Dinky looked behind her slightly smiling and sighed with relief, “Well just remember, it was because of you that I was able to carry this out in the first place. So thanks again… Princess Luna.”

The Princess of the night came up beside Dinky placed her hoof upon her head, “What we did was give your magic a push, but the magical potential was in you all along, young Dinky; and the darkness in your heart didn’t hurt either.”

“But I have to admit,” said Dinky hesitantly, “if you didn’t get me out of that jam in the Town Hall, I might’ve been killed. Those bastards really went all out to get me.”

“Well, thou did go on a murder spree killing many ponies they all deemed innocent and worthy to live. What did thou expect? So… how do you feel now that thou hath accomplished what you aimed for?”

Dinky looked over the destroyed town and remembered some nice moments that she had there… and it all went over her head, “Well... some would say that deep down, they would have felt a sorry for destroying their hometown, but... I don’t feel sorry in the least.” Dinky then sneered down at Celestia and stated, “I just wish you would’ve let me finish her off.”

“She may have allowed to let your Mother die and showed no concern for her or you,” Luna chuckled sarcastically, “but… she is still our sister and nothing with change that.. But at least she is no longer a threat to you now. That is unless you somehow allow her to trample over you.”

Dinky and Luna laughed together thinking of such a foolish thing. But of course, Dinky knew that she wouldn’t even let that happen.

“So where are the other foals?” Dinky asked, “Were you successful in… changing their perspectives?”

“It was a challenge I have to admit,” Luna responded, “but I think you might find the result quite the accomplishment.”

Luna steped to the side and suddenly, Dinky could see a huge crowd of young and older foals coming up the hill towards them. They looked the same and didn’t appear to be different in any way, but she had to see that for herself as she asked them, “So tell me… do you all... dislike me?”

The foals gasped hearing Dinky say such a thing.

“What, of course not!”

“Why would we dislike you? You’re our friend!”

“Yeah, nothing is going to change that!”

That was exactly what she wanted to hear. She smirked as she said, “Great. And what are your thoughts of the entire town of Ponyville killing my Mother… and trying to kill me?”

Luna’s work proved to be successful as the foals scowled and shouted…

“That was totally uncalled for; I hate all of them for that!”

“The two of you didn’t deserve this!”

“They should all pay for what they did!”

“Even your families?” Dinky questioned

Some of them hesitated a bit, but they replied, “Y-yeah… even them.”

Dinky knew she had to keep an eye on those certain ones who hesitated, but she was satisfied overall. It seemed that Luna really was successful in doing a reverse spell on their minds so now they were all on her side and finally saw things her way. She then led them to the top of the hill and showed them what used to be their home.

“Well… take a good look at that.”

“You did all of that… by yourself?” one of the foals said in shock.

“With a little help, of course. My Mother is finally avenged, and now we can all be free of this town’s stupidity.”

“What about them?” said one of the foals pointing at Pumpkin and Pound who were just staring idly at her.

Dinky just stared at them and saw could tell that they were not upset but more like they were curious of what was happening. “They’ll learn soon enough.”

Another voice was suddenly heard, “Dinky!” It was Sweetie Belle who was rushing towards the purple filly feeling a bit worried for her safety. She came up to her and kissed her on the cheek and then asked, “Are you okay?”

“A little bruised,” Dinky responded rubbing her forehead, “but it’s nothing serious.”

Sweetie Belle smiled and blushed, “I’m glad. You know… that blood soaked look looks kinda good on you. It’s pretty hot.”

“Thanks. By the way, you’re not too upset that you’re sister, her friends, and your crusader friends are all dead now because of me, right.”

“Forget about them," Sweetie retorted, "they had it coming. My sister and her friends should’ve been nicer to your Mother, and Apple Bloom and Scootaloo… I can’t believe that they tricked me into doing such a horrible thing." Then Sweetie brought Dinky closer to her holding her chin up with her hoof, "But... at least I have you.”

Sweetie was surprisingly no longer under Dinky’s mind-control magic. It seemed that Dinky’s dark magic had a permanent effect on her; so even without being controlled, she chose to stick by her side. Dinky was proud of this development and she and Sweetie Belle could be together. She suddenly found herself in a slow deep kiss with her fillyfriend feeling pleased of finally being with her.

While not being too disgusted by the mushy scene in front of them, one of the other foals asked, “By the way, what’s going to happen to the Elements of Harmony now that the recent bearers are dead?”

That was a question that was pondering on Dinky’s mind for quite some time now. But she was about to get her answer when Luna came back up to them carrying the box that she had the Elements in. “Well… why don’t we find out.”

They all watched carefully as Luna lifted the top of the box; and at first, nothing happened. But as Dinky kept staring at them, the Elements started to glow brightly and then they soared and started to circle around above them. The other filles stared at them in awe as they were entertained by their brilliance. Suddenly, the most unexpected thing happened. The Elements came shooting back down and then latched on to some of them. Also, their shapes changed to the cutiemark of the foal they came to.

“No way, I got one!” shouted one of the foals.

“And so did I!”

"Me too!"

Four of the many spared foals had received four of the Elements and they were so excited and proud of themselves. Even Sweetie received one of them, but she slightly scowled at its color. “Even I got one… my sister’s. Huh, how ironic.”

And the last one, the Element of Magic came down to Dinky. It shined brightly upon contact and Dinky could see it was in the shape of an orb since she still didn’t have a cutiemark… not that she cared anyway. “So it’s come down to this. Hard to believe that this chose me after what I’ve done.”

“You should be honored that it chose you,” said Luna, “you all should. You and the others here are now the ones who will represent the true meaning of these gems and shall keep peace and balance to this world. But thou question now is… will you allow yourselves to abuse them in the end like Twilight and her friends unfortunately did?”

Dinky thought that if the Elements of Harmony really did have meaning, that Twilight and the others sure didn’t show it in the end. However, with this new outcome, she now had a reason to live; to fulfilled the true purpose of friendship and not what caused her Mother’s death. After careful thought, this is what Dinky had to said to the others.

“It’s pretty clear now of what needs to be done. Our home has done a terrible sin, and they’ve paid the price. And now that Celestia’s magic has been cut, she’ll be no threat to us and Luna now stands over her in power. The Elements have chosen us, so we have to continue their true legacy and show their true power; that is our destiny now.”

Suddenly, the Element around Dinky’s neck began to glow unexpectedly. But when it died down, she noticed that the shape changed to a star similar to Twilight. But if it changed , that could only mean one thing. Dinky looked on her blood-soaked flank and saw that she gained her cutiemark; a shining black star and nothing more. But even so, Dinky suddenly smiled again seeing that her true destiny was now realized while looking across the land from her view.

“From now on, everyone will respect us and the spirit of my dead Mother. And any pony who dares question my judgement and insults my Mom in any way… will share Ponyville’s fate.

Author's Note

The story is finally over. But if you want a little more, stay tuned for an epilogue featuring some perspective points from Luna and an extended conclusion set three days later.