Dear Diary

Dear Diary: The End is Night (Part 2)

I was pressed against a wall as Rainbow slammed her hooves into my face with extreme force. Each blow forcing me farther and farther from conscientiousness. She knew she was winning, and grabbed me by my mane flying as high as she could into the sky. the ground seemed to vanish as she  climbed altitude. She stopped, the air was thin and we both struggled for breath, “I can't believe what you've become, Twilight!” she said, holding me up to her face by my mane. I didn't know what to say, what was there to say?

I was becoming dizzy, and I noticed Rainbow Dash was too, but she seemed to fight it better than I, “Well, speak up! Say your last words before you eat dirt!” she said clenching her teeth. I looked at the distant earth beneath me, “Killing me will only make you like me..It wont change anything, Rainbow Dash.” my voice was soft and sincere. She just stared at me, not changing a bit, what was wrong with her! What was wrong with me? Tears formed in my eyes, and Rainbow took notice, the same happening to her, “Why, Twilight..they were your friends..you killed them..?” she seemed to falter a moment while she spoke, “You let them burn..y-you..Pinkie is dead because of you..” Rainbow continued. I shook my head, “No..I told you what happened..I seen nothing..nothing..I would of saved them, but y--” I was cut off as the world around me shifted. The once soft blue sky turned into a blend of greenish grey clouds and dark red shadows. I looked around as this new world formed itself to me. Rainbow Dash was gone, and I was now on the ground again, “Huh..Pinkie..where are you.” this had happened before, I knew she had summoned me.

She walked out of the mist, frowning deeply, “What were you doing, Twilight?” she questioned. I coughed and looked away, “I..was just sayi--” I was cut off again, “NO! You were trying to reason with her! You could of killed her anytime there!” she screamed suddenly, and I flinched. “B-Baby, I'm sorry..I didn't know what came over me..” my voice barely audible. She wasn't listening, “You were losing your nerve, you were thinking. You need to get to a lower altitude right away! I thought you loved me. Kill the mare! Kill her now, or I'll kill her for you..” she was serious. I backed up unsure of what would happen next her. She walked up to me, her pink mane bouncing with each step, “Kill her, Twilight, you must avenge me for what they've done!” she pressed her forehead against mine, “Or else,” then she pushed me into the green mist. The dark world vanished and I fell from the sky.

“Twilight! Wake up! NOW!” Rainbow Dash said shaking me. I suddenly jumped into an alert state, yet the world seemed to spin around me. What was wrong with Pinkie..she seemed so angry..she didn't comfort me..she didn't tell me she loved me. I upset her, now Rainbow had to die? I looked up at Dash's face, “Rainbow, you all shouldn't have set the fire! You shouldn't of burned the place down! You set me up! EVERYONE SET ME UP!” I felt the air take hold of me again and I gasped lightly, but Dash shook her head confused, “What are you talking about! The fire was an accident! The gas pipe or something took light and burst!” she was telling the truth, I could sense it. I wiped the tears from my eyes, I felt at peace. Sudden realizations hit me, the death of so many ponies by my hooves, how much pain I had caused Ponyville. I burst into tears, hyperventilating as I did so, “Twilight..what happened to you..please tell me..I'm your friend.” her words struck deep into my soul. Friend..F R I E N D....F  R  I  E  N  D! What was happening to us? Blood-lust replaced with tears, and anger replaced with compassion. The world began to make sense again.

“Kill her! KILL HER!! KILLLLLL HERRRRRRRR!!!” Pinkies voice burst into my mind

“Pinkie..I can't...I wont kill anymore!”

“What are you saying! You have to avenge me! Kill them all! They killed me! How can you disregard their sins!

“I have to face my punishment for my crimes..”

“No, get out of the sky! It's making you crazy! It's making me sick, just listening to you talk this way!”

“No! DON'T YOU YELL AT ME ANYMORE! YOU DON'T CONTROL ME!

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

My vision was blurry, and I held onto Dash tightly, burying my face into her chest, “Let go..let me fall.” I said, my voice muffled into her skin, but she shook her head, “No! You are crazy! What's going on!” she said pulling me away. I looked into her eyes, “Pinkie's doing it..she's..she's inside me..don't ask me how. She was controlling me, but I think the thin air is somehow messing with her ability to manipulate me!” I said in heavy sobs, then Rainbow Dash's eyes grew, “You, too...” she said looking away. “What do you mean!? I pressed on, she looked away, I could tell she was uncomfortable, “After..after Pinkie..you know? I felt this sudden hatred, I didn't know what to do, then she..she told me things..told me who the culprit was..she told me she would love me forever..i-if I did what she wanted.” I was in awe; how could she possess so many people at once! How had she become this monster? So many questions were left unanswered. Killing myself wouldn't solve anything, for there were others to possess, others to torment for reasons unknown. I wouldn't give her that satisfaction! “Dash! We need to figure out how she is doing this, we need to stop her! Please.” I pleaded to her, and she agreed kindheartedly, “But how, Twilight? I'm more of a flying pony, not a thinking one.” she said rubbing her head. I thought about it long and hard, my chest heaving in the atmosphere. I didn't have long.

I was in my house, the sound of thunder, the fire..it didn't make sense. I tried to reach into my collective memory, but it was all a blackening mess. I looked at Dash, she looked at me, “I think she may be channeling her energy from something! Something close to us, something we hold dear! She's using our material bonds to generate a connection with a pony, yes, yes! I have read about Plasma Transvergences before!” I said happy with the realization. I felt Pinkie try to force herself into my mind, but I blocked her out. “Dash, we need to destroy what could have amplified her power with our most prized poss--” I was cut off as Rainbow spoke up “My wings..” her voice low and mournful, “Every night..I'd groom them..talk to them..I think she's channeling herself through them..” at this point I was half conscience and beginning to lose my thought, “Rainbow..we can't we'll die..” I said disgusted at the though, but she wouldn't have it, “Twilight, get rid of my wings..it's the only way!” she spoke louder, her voice filled with surprised passion, “I feel her bursting into my head again! Do it! Please!” she began to plead.

Was this happening? Was this murder? I couldn't..but I had to..it was the only way..and Dash knew it. All that had happened in this tiny fraction of time had cleared up everything for us. We all make sacrifices for friendship..and we had to save Ponyville..

I closed my eyes and placed my horn gently against her neck, and I let the magic seep into her skin, using up all the power I could muster, I felt weak and was about to feint when I heard their voices; Scootaloo, Applebloom, Applejack, Sweetie Belle, Big Mac, Rarity, and all the others all calling my name at once. “We believe in you, Twilight. We forgive you, we love you..” I felt their prescence beside me, and I began to cry. I felt each of them place their hoof around me, holding me closely, Pinkie Pie screaming in rage, but her pathetic yapping was muffled by their auroras. Applejack smiled softly at me, hugging her family, “Do it fer Equestria, sugarcube, and don't worry..we'll always get your back!” she said, then Rarity and Sweetie Belle beamed at me to my right, “Twilight, we know you can do it..nothing can stop friendship, not even death. You'll always be a star in our eyes.” my body glowed bright white and I felt their energy flow into me. I cast the spell, and I blacked out.

I felt my body regain itself as I peered around me. I was falling! I screamed for Dash's name, and looked at her. “It worked..you really did it..you're crazy amazing, girl!” she laughed, but the sadness was hard to hide. Her wings were gone and we were accelerating to earth rapidly, “RAINBOW DASH! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me..!” I wallowed hugging her tightly, but she just shook her head, “Of course I forgive you, but you have to live..you have to destroy what she was using to control you!” the pegasus said as she locked me in a tight squeeze, flipping over to her back.. I screamed as loud as I could, the ground approaching closer with each passing second. She was going to sacrifice herself for me..I couldn't believe it. All my life I was led to believe that friendship was till the end. I closed my eyes as we plummeted into it as an extreme force. It really was. Friendship is magic.

The dust enveloped the area around me and I coughed swatting the particles away. I sat up and looked at Rainbow. Her eyes closed, her face looked serene, for I had managed to conjure up enough magic to sustain her body from physical damage. I couldn't save her, though, and I didn't have much time.

“Good job, Twilight! Now embrace me!” Pinkie shot back into my mind in an instant!

“NO! Go to hell, Pinkie, go to hell!!

She began to spurt out an unearthly laugh.

“I'll meet you when you get here, silly goose..”

I ran into my house, searching for the thing I had to exterminate. The one thing I never went a day without acknowledging.

“YOU CAN'T END US! WE'VE COME SO FAR! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!”

The funny thing is I do, and it is you, dear diary. You are that channel. You must be destroyed.

And now that I've poured every ounce of feeling and emotion into you, every thought, every memory of the days that have passed. Every sickening detail, all the horror I have done. It's finally time to end it once in for all. I feel how much power you have inside your dusty sheets, and how much of Pinkie Pie lives inside of you. Maybe now I can be at rest, the memories of my friends fill me with so much light now, and with this torch I destroy all the evil you contain. It's the end of the death, it's the end of the suffering, and, most of all, it's the end of you, Pinkie Pie. I don't know where you went wrong, but I pray that one day your soul can be redeemed. But remember this last thing, because I know that you are watching. I won't rest a single second until you are banished from this town, and everyone in it. I'm sure this will be one party you'll never live down.

Love,

Twilight Sparkle.