This is a tale of death and despair about the most generous of all mares.
She works all day trying to do right
But nopony cares for her pitiable plight.
1: 05 AM - OUTSIDE THE CAROUSEL BOUTIQUE
The royal guard had arrived on the scene, Once again there had been a rash of disappearances in Ponyville shortly following the Cupcake Killer incident that had taken place a few months back, Many of the towns inhabitants had fled for other surrounding towns in search of safety.
Pinkie had disappeared once the police had found the body of one of her many victims turned up, It was her first kill back before she became rather professional about body disposal and cleaning. The DNA confirmed that Pinkie had in fact murdered this small filly by the name of Cinnamon Swirl and after a thorough check of the hollowed out body they were able to confirm it had come from Sugar Cube Corner due to the flour and special type of sugar they found on the carcass.
But when they went to investigate, Pinkie was gone and the body of a cyan mare that had been freshly slaughtered remained upon the slab. From the room below the store they were able to determine that collectively there had been more than thirty victims in total, the bodies disposed of via the store above as treats.
Because of this many of the businesses in Ponyville had been forced to close down, First was Sugar Cube corner of course. After the cakes had discovered such atrocities had taken place in their home, The Cakes could no longer stay in business after unknowingly selling the flesh of those tortured Ponies to the victims loved ones.
After Sugar Cube Corner was the general store then the candy shop before finally The Boutique was all that was left in Ponyville, The mare inside on the brink of bankruptcy.
" Captain, Have a look at this.." One of the investigators called to the Stallion named Thunder Wing.
Thunder Wing turned to the other and followed him inside past the yellow tape that surrounded the Boutique, He was normally a very calm pony with an iron will but when he was met with the sight before him, Thunder himself began to feel very ill. The police ponies drug out a disturbing sight, It was the complete skin of a mare, One that went by the name Sapphire Shores. The eyes had been removed and a hole in the skin on the head made, The once proud idol starlet looking like a jumpsuit more than a mare.
Thunder shuddered looking upon the complete skin, his mind racing as to how or why this had transpired. " What of the mare who ran the Boutique, Was her body found?" The other ponies who scurried about the scene shook their heads. " We haven't found a trace of miss Rarity anywhere... do you think she may have done this?" Thunder thought on those words for a moment only to have them halted by an ear piercing screech.
Thunder ran to the cause of this noise to find one of the investigators shaking in horror. " What did you find?" The other pony raised a hoof to the door of Rarities walk in closet, it open but only a crack. Thunder took a deep breath and opened the door slowly, not ready at all for the sight he beheld.
Within the closet the hangers were full, each holding the complete skin of a different Mare, like a dress to be worn. Thunder stifled the urge to vomit as he began to count the bodies, the 'dresses' upon the hangars. " There has to be more than fifty total skins here, Get a DNA sample of these! I want to find the pony responsible!"
1 YEAR AGO
Rarity had been sewing all day, working on her latest dress. She would show that snooty Fleur that she was not some simple ' country trash' as she had called her earlier this week. It made her blood boil in rage. " Stupid Fleur, How dare she mock me?" She sewed like a pony possessed, Blissfully unaware of the intruder who had entered her house.
The pony made its way easily into the Boutique, silent like the night wind on a summer night she made her way up the stairs and to Rarities room. As Rarity packed up her supplies her room became suddenly dark as a storm rolled in, The rain coming down in sheets. 'Boy do those Pegesi sure know how to make a storm' Rarity whispered to herself. Lightning struck and behind her the image of a very disturbed and bloody Pinkamina was illuminated by the flash of light.
Rarity nearly jumped out of her skin upon seeing such a frightful sight. " Oh heavens Pinkie! Are you alright?!" Rarity asked with great concern as she approached her long time friend, not seeing the malicious look in the pink mares eyes. " Pinkie?"
" My name....is Pinkamina....not Pinkie. " The pink mare spoke with a hint of malice upon her tongue, her words dripping from her mouth like venom.
Rarity was in shock to say in the very least, the element of laughter was so very... Dark.
" Pinkamina,.... What happened to you? Please tell me.."
" I killed a filly....and you know what? It was easy, I haven't laughed so hard in ages Rarity."
Rarities eyes widened in horror, Did she just hear that? No, It possibly could not be true.. This was Pinkie Pie, the super hyper active Pony who loved everypony with her entire heart! But as the pink mare approached she somehow began to realize that this was not the case. " W...Why? Why did you..."
" Its just like Discord said.. What is the sense, In making sense? No pony cared enough to apologize when they broke my spirit...But I realized a cruel lesson. In the end we are alone."
Rarity approached her, giving the bloody mare a warm hug. She loved her friend dearly and did not want her to think that way. " No Pinki-- Pinkamina....Its not like that, you are never alone....we are your friends, come lets go to the police. We can say it was an accident and put this whole matter behind us." She smiled and began to drag Pinkie with her only to be met with that glare.
" No Rarity, Shes already gone. I ripped her insides out, dismantled her and....made her into the treats you bought earlier today, The ones you loved so much." Pinkamina had begun to giggle menacingly, She had been the element of laughter that brought joy but now that laugh inspired more fear than any beast possible could.
Rarity felt sick to her stomach, She had unknowingly eaten a poor innocent filly, her eyes beginning to water in despair at the thought. " Oh...God....."
" Now, Now... Don't cry....smile." The twisted mare spoke with a smirk upon her face, enjoying the sight of crushing her friends spirit. But this was too easy, she wanted to be more...Creative.
" You are an accomplice Rarity, A cannibal and an accessory to murder... Aren't you glad? You love accessories."
Rarity had begun to panic, tears streaming down her face and in that moment Pinkamina knew she had Rarity right where she wanted her. The unicorn was now weak and frail, Easy prey for the harvest but. Something in Pinkamina wanted this fun to last, This feeling of complete control over the seemingly perfect 'Little Miss Rarity' There was something positively delightful forming in the back of Pinkamina's deranged mind. A wonderfully awful idea.
" Look at me... I let go of my fears, I giggled at the ghastly..I am truly free..You are a prisoner of the heart, your jails your skin." As Pinkamina spoke it made little to no sense at all to poor Rarity. She feared if she were to call the authorities she would be considered an accomplice and even now she was covered in some poor souls blood, the red beginning to stain her beautiful white fur. THIS WAS THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING EVER!
" I will give you three days to think on it, become my associate by then or I will turn myself in and name you as the mastermind. Who would they believe? The dramatic and 'unstable' Miss Rarity or the sweet crying Pinkie Pie? Once I turn on the waterworks I can be very convincing..." The chuckle that followed was indeed the stuff of nightmares and now Rarity would either be tried as a monster or become one herself.
3 DAYS LATER
Rarity was pacing in her room, frightened of what would happen if she refused Pinkies offer and horrified of what she would become if she accepted. She looked outside her window upon the setting sun, her time was running out fast and she needed to have an answer fast lest she be the next target of Pinkies killing spree.
Rarity put on her favorite purple cape as she left the boutique, Sweetie Belle was spending the night over at Apple Bloom's house, another cutie mark crusader sleepover. She was relieved knowing that if something were to go wrong and she could not persuade Pinkie against killing the innocent that her darling sister would be taken care of by Apple Jack and her family. She made her way to Sugar Cube Corner looking much like she was heading a death march instead of visiting a dear friend, Her head was hung low in sorrow as she entered the sweet store.
Rarity looked around for any signs of Mr and Mrs Cake, It was odd to say in the least that they weren't there. Her thoughts were interrupted by the presence of that depraved pink mare coming down the stairs that led to her room. " They aren't home, They all went to the regional bake off as they normally do this time of year. So its just lil ol' me in charge of the shop." Pinkamina walked down the stairs making her way over to Rarity, whether or not Rarity agreed did not matter, either way she was going to make use of her dear friend.
" Have you decided your fate Rarity? Live in fear or laugh in its face?"
Rarity took a shaky breath, this one decision would alter the course of her life forever. This was the point of no return.
" I can show you how to get vengeance on those who wronged you."
" Who has ever wronged me!? I don't want vengeance on anyone!" Rarity cried out as her legs began to shake in fear.
Pinkamina's lips curled in a most horrific smile. " Not even Miss Fleur De Lis ? What about Fancy Pants? or even Sapphire Shores? They each took what you gave them and spit in your face for all your generosity, There is NO pony who would ever return such kindness to you. Face it Rarity they see you as a pony to be used."
SUGAR CUBE CORNER - THAT NIGHT
Rarity had been waiting inside the empty sweet shop for well over an hour for Pinkamina to return, she said she would let her have a taste of revenge before she would make Rarity decide. The thought made Rarity shudder in despair, had she already damned her soul for allowing such depravity to go unpunished for so long? Was their truly no salvation left for this unicorn?
She sound had her thoughts interrupted by an approaching Pinkamina Pie. The pink mare strode in with a large burlap suck over her back, the sight piqued Rarities sense of fear and to her disgust.. Her curiosity.
Pinkamina approached Rarity and smiled that devious menacing grin, looking upon her confused friend. She would have her beside her as a partner or beneath her as a victim, either way Pinkamina always got what she wanted.
" This is a gift from me, to you. A taste of revenge and true freedom." She undid the tie to the bag, allowing its contents to fall upon the tiled floor with a loud thud.
Rarity gasped in despair looking over Pinkaminas catch, It was that snob of a pony herself, Fleur De Lis, out cold on the floor.
" Y..You brought Fleur here!? W..Why would you do such a thing!?" To this Pinkamina let out an irritated snort, and here she thought Rarity was a clever pony.
Pinkamina rolled her eyes in agitation before looking to Rarity, beginning to explain. " I brought her for you..She always made you cry and frown but now its time to turn that frown upside down!" The pink mare giggled for her friend, an element of laughter? More like the element of insanity. Part of Rarity knew this was wrong and she should go alert the authorities but as she went to leave Fleur began to stir awake.
The white pony looked over to Rarity as she evaluated the scene. " Where am I? and why is it so unclean?" She complained and looked over to the unicorn, her face contorting in contempt." Iv'e been pony napped by that hack designer!!!" The words upon that mares lips cut deep into Rarities already confused psyche.
" Did you hear that? She called you a hack designer..how droll." The pink mare taunted Rarity, knowing this would bring her closer to the edge of despair.
Fleur continued to gawk at Rarity as if she were wearing an argyle sweater. " Gah! what is that deplorably tacky thing you are wearing!, Honestly I pray nopony saw me anywhere near you!" Her words cut deep into Rarities heart, this was her favorite cape. Sweetie Belle had made it just for her after the sister hooves social.
" Stop saying such crude things you horrible pony!! This happened to be made by my amazing younger sister, She put all of her heart into it and it looks fabulous you snob." Rarity felt that anger welling up inside her again, you could mock her all you wanted but when you dared to speak so horribly about one of the precious gifts from her sweet sister you had better be prepared for the aftershock.
Fleur upturned her nose and scoffed at her words." It does not make it any less ugly! It burns my eyes just looking at the thing!" With that a hidden box in the back of Rarities mind unlocked, and from it a voice called to the purple haired unicorn.
'Kill her....Kill her now...shut the bitch up for good, make her suffer.'
Rarity felt her eyes dilate as her last threads of sanity began to snap and without hesitation she began stomping into the chest of the downed mare, earning her cries and shrieks of pain as she crushed her ribs.
Fleur was sobbing in pain and fear as Rarity continued her assault to Pinkaminas great pleasure.
" S...Stop...Please." Fleur pleaded only to receive another swift kick to the face, The once beautiful unicorn now a raging beast. Her mane became unkempt and wild as she stomped into Fleurs oh so pretty face, Delighting in the screams she made.
Pinkamina watched with a smug look on her face, Rarity had no where to turn now she was past the point of no return.
" Rarity, I am pretty sure she's dead now....you did her in good." She walked to Rarity, placing a comforting hoof upon her friends shoulder.
" See.... It is so easy..."
Rarity looked down at what she had done, panting at the red blood upon her lily white hooves. She had taken a life and there was no way out of it, She did it and it felt...good. " Your right.." she began to stammer as a demented smile crept its way across her face, It felt amazing! For the first time in her entire life she was in complete control. But then reality began to settle in as panic swept across the unicorns face, She was a murderer!!
" Don't worry about it, Its so easy to cover it up Rarity. Lets make some cupcakes."
1 WEEK LATER
Pinkie bounced her way to Rarities store giggling happily as she opened the door, it felt so very good to have another pony to join in the party, Rarity did make the most amazing decorations after all.
She galloped inside with a fresh batch of treats for her secret partner in crime, It was time to throw another party. Time again to play what they affectionately called; The laughing game.
" Rarity its time to play!!!! I cant wait to see who's next to party with!!" Pinkie chuckled as she set down the box of treats, ever sense she teamed up with Rarity it was completely fair. It was all at random, once a week her and Rarity decided they should draw lots to see who the special guests would be.
She approached the unicorn with unbridled glee to find Rarity sewing away at what could only be fine fur. " What ya doing Rarity?" The pink mare asked with her manic smile.
" I wanted to make a new party dress, Is it not grand?" Rarity laughed with Fluers skin in her hooves.
Pinkie chuckled and looked it over with a smile. " But silly filly, There are too many stains maybe this one should be a pretty scarf." Then Pinkie gasped in delight. " OHMIGAWSH!!! I just thought of a brilliant plan!!! I should keep a token from each party we throw!!!!"
Rarity smiled deviously, her mind far gone. " Such a splendid Idea like a dress or a necklace even...a grand party dress!"
The two mares smiled and took their places as Rarity took down a simple box from her shelf. She shook it three times, just to be fair. " Now Pick out the name of that special somepony." Pinkamina wasted no time and dove right in, It was like hearth warming morning!!
" The lucky pony is.." She said with delight as she unfolded the piece of paper.
" Its gonna be Fire Bolt!!! oohhh a stallion!!!"
Rarity sighed and wrapped Fleurs pelt around her like an over sized scarf. " Whatever will I do with a stallions pelt...hmm perhaps some nice shoes and a hat." Pinkamina only giggled to this and began to eat her special treats.
" But I bet he will taste super yummy!"
