The Bottle Labeled 'Fun'

Rainbow Dash returned home after drinking the bottle labeled Fun. She returned home without even a thought about it. She thought she could feel it, feel it making her happy. She knew it was working. Ohhh, how excited she was that she'd finally have fun! Who needed anypony else for fun when you have a potion to do it for you!

"Fralalala~!" A voice sung from below. Dashie heard this, quickly glaring down to see Pinkie Pie bouncing up and down below her, as if following her. "Ohhhh~! I'm followin' my bestie Dashie and we're gunna have so much FUUUUUUNNN~! And it'll be sad when we're DONNNNEEE! Cause I'll go home, and she'll go home, and we'll be bored all day!"

"Wait, really? You want to have fun?" Dashie's eyes widened. The bottle must have enchanted all the people she cared about! Yes! She could finally have fun with her friends! Enjoy herself! At long, long last!

"Yep! I finally finished up all that work that had me backed up so..." Pinkie paused a bit, before speaking in some language Dashie didn't understand, voice slightly deeper than before. "Ego ad occidendum te!" She again paused, voice seeming normal after that brief moment. "So, sound fun?"

"Err... what?"

"Were you zoned out or something, Dashie? Are you okay? You almost ALWAYS say yes to surprising our friends and having a party!"

"Sorry, you just uhm... you said it in another language."

"What? I said it in the right language, silly filly!" Pinkie giggled, before beginning to hop on, having yet to stop. "Come on, let's go get party gear and get our friends!"

"Uh, yeah! Totally!" Dashie's wings flared in excitement. Oh, this bottle was only doing great things! Such great things indeed!

~*~

After gathering and setting up a surprise party, Pinkie sent Rainbow Dash out to gather the friends. She was more than happy to let Pinkie stay behind and finish up the party things. She had never really liked setting up a party, just being in it. She galloped quickly towards Twilight's library now, excited look upon her face, until remembering the books.

What if they're still there!? I need to slow down! she thought, looking down to see that her hooves galloped on.

Why can't I stop? she slammed her hooves in the ground, but only was lifted by her wings and forced back to the ground to gallop. Her leg gave two snaps, the first causing an odd protrusion out of her thigh and causing a lot of pain, the second popping it back into place, but leaving the horrid pain. She screamed out, but simply picked up speed.

LISTEN TO ME, BODY! she roared at herself. Her body continued moving on it's own. Her vision blacked out for a moment, and then flickered back into view, but with spots of black covering everything, making it difficult to see.

What is HAPPENING TO ME!? she wailed, unable to speak. Then her body slammed through the door, and all became normal. Her pain went away, her sight cleared, and she could again control herself. And, lucky for her, the books were all away. She smiled widely up to Twilight, who had stopped her from ramming any further with her magic, clearly having seen her coming.

"... What is with you and ramming through my door?"

"Uhm... Sorry, I lost control for a bit there..." Dashie admitted, scrunching up a bit in the spell, surrounded in a tickling purple magic.

"Seriously, what's with that?" Twilight giggled, clearly having forgave Dash.

"... Just a hobby of mine, y'know. Now put me down!" The magic turned to what felt like needles in it's last moments, sending her to the ground gently, but in pain none-the-less. "OUCH! Why would you do that?!"

"Do what?! Did I hurt you or something?!" Twilight seemed surprised, scared even. But soon that face changed. The room lost all color. Twilight was a mere outline of herself, no color, no mouth, but only the white outline of everything in the room, Twilight included. Twilight spoke, but not in her voice. It was the voice of ten deep tones, each sounding dark and ominous:

"I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by your truth. Your Word is truth." Her eyes turned a deep, deep red once she finished.

Dashie felt a stabbing pain in her chest, her heart seeming to beat much faster. Pressure built against the exterior of her chest, her ribs. She felt one snap, two snap, three. She screamed loudly, just as she saw the skin starting to push outwards in the shape of her heart. And then it all stopped with three silent clicks and pain.

Color returned. Rainbow Dash was on her knees, face in the floorboards, sweat covering her body. Twilight stood over her, clearly worried sick.

"Rainbow Dash!" She cried. "Are you okay?!"

"A-Agh! S-Stay back... Stay back!" She violently scrambled away from her friend, until her backside hit the corner of the room. Twilight looked to her with genuine concern, before nodding.

"Okay, Dash. I'm going to get the others. We're all here for you now, okay?"

"Nngh... O-Ow..." Dash couldn't speak. Her heart still felt incredibly pressured, as if it'd explode out at any second and share it's blood red glory to the world, still beating. She wailed as Twi left. She cried and sobbed about how unfair it was. Finally accepted back into society, and then having it ruined by something she didn't know. She was scared. She didn't know what to do anymore.

She just waited for her friends once more.