Second Chances

Pinkie Pie threw herself on to her bed, sobbing. She had run all the way back to Sugar Cube Corner, knocking aside everypony who got in her way. How dare she lead me on! The flirting, the dates, everything we've done together. Pinkie jumped up and threw her pillow at the wall, hitting the huge Rainbow Dash poster in the face. "I was going to ask you to be my special somepony tonight! And what do I find out? That you've been running around with that mailmare for who knows how long." She collapsed back onto the bed as the memory hit her again.

Pinkie Pie paced in front of the library's wooden door. Everybody except Rainbow Dash and Derpy had left. Tonight was the night she would pony up and tell her friend exactly how she felt. Tonight, she would ask Rainbow Dash to be her special somepony. How long are those two going to take? Dashie said she would be right out. She just had to talk to Derpy about a few things. Oh, I know! I can use my listening cup to hear what their saying. Pinkie took a crystal glass out of her frazzled mane and put it against the door. She placed her ear against it and began to eves-drop.

"Why didn't you tell me you were Darkened Sky's body guard all these years!"

"I'm sorry, Dash, but I couldn't tell you. I was sworn to secrecy, If I had told you, we both would have been arrested and locked up in the Nightlands."

"You could have gotten hurt, or even killed! I lost you once, I can't lose you again, Derpy."

"Dash, I'm stronger than you think I am. You will never have to lose me, I promise."

"You mean the world to me, Derpy. As long as I can still come home after work and find you waiting with open arms, I will support you any way I can. I love you."

"I love you too, my little Dashie"

The glass hit the ground, shattering into tiny pieces.

Pinkie Pie opened her tear-reddened eyes and looked up to the ceiling. "Why, Dash, why her. I though we had something. Was my party not good enough? Am I not good enough?" Rolling back onto her side, she saw her saddlebag had ripped, spilling muffins on her floor.

She got off the bed and stalked towards the spilled food, hair slowly going limp. She picked up one of the muffins and walked it over to her desk. She sat down, placing the muffin on a stack of papers. "Derpy Hooves, you've been lying to us. Making us think you just a simple mailmare. But no, you're some sort of secret agent. Now your trying to steal my Dashie! Well, I won't take it. I'm gonna throw the biggest party ever and win back her heart!"

Hearing hoofsteps behind her, Pinkie Pie turned around. Standing in the middle of the room was a pink pony that looked almost exactly like her. The only notable difference were her glowing black eyes and lack of a cutie mark. "Really, your going to throw a party? Poor Pinkie Pie. You're so naive, so innocent. We need something bigger, more powerful!"

"You're right, Me. Nobody ever appreciates the work I put into my parties. I work my plot off to make sure everypony is happy." Pinkie Pie got up and walked over to her mirror. "What do you suggest we do?"

The pink pony sat down on Pinkie's bed. "I happen to know exactly what will get rid of our problem. Derpy Hooves is going to perform a major magical transformation on a certain filly in the next week. We can make it look like murder."

A pink pony with a red mane and red eyes walked into the bedroom. "Pinkie Pie! You can't be actually thinking about doing that. Think of how many ponies that would hurt. It would drive Rainbow Dash away forever if you do it."

Pinkie Pie glared at the newcomer. "Roseus Morta, how dare you show yourself again. I didn't need you at the rock farm, and I don't need you now. You're evil, you and the rest of the Nox."

Roseus stamped her hoof. "I am most certainly not evil! The Nox may be going about things wrong, but we are not the bad ponies. We are trying to save Equuis from—"

The pink pony jumped off the bed and tackled Roseus. "We've had enough of your lies. We told you to leave." She started to push Roseus out of the room.

"Pinkie Pie, don't listen to her! She will destroy everything. Your reputation, your friends, even your own mind." Roseus watched as Pinkie turned away from the mirror. Her eyes were pitch black. "Pinkie Pie?"

"No, not any more." She got up and walked over to Roseus and the pink pony. "We are now called a different name, one that will strike fear in our enemies hearts. We are Pinkamena." Both Pinkamena's pushed Roseus out of the room and slammed the door.

"You will not regret joining us, Pinkamena. We shall reclaim what is rightfully ours!" The two ponies walked over to the spilled muffins. They streched out their hooves and concentrated on the food. With a flash of pink light, the muffins exploded into dust.

Pinkamena laughed and started to clean up the dust. Her hair had return to its normal, gravity defying state and her eyes were once again blue. "I better get to bed, tomorrow is going to be exhausting. Learning new magic, planning Derpy's destruction, backing cupcakes with Rainbow Dash. We are going to have so much fun." She turned off the light and got into bed.