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Tainted Reflection

by Imperaxum
The mirror pool clones are just reflections; shadows of the original. Shards of her soul. Only one clone lived long enough to form their own soul, through experience and emotion - and the mirror pool won't let her back in.

Does the Pinkie Pie on the left look like an unfeeling automaton? A magical construct with no capacity for thought or action beyond a simple phrase, like 'FUN'? Well, only the latter's incorrect.

She thought it was all over when her resolve broke and she was flashed back to the mirror pool. Emerging from it for the second time in a lifetime, the first Pinkie Pie clone only knows one thing; she's alive and well, unlike every single one of her reflections. Is she just a lucky reflection? A copy?

In the middle of the Everfree, confused, forlorn, and lost; where will she go, what in Equestria will she do?

And why are these six ponies, including the pony she herself is a reflection of, trying so hard to find her? They were saying something about "splitting the Element of Laughter" . . .

Can't let them catch me. No matter what it takes.

Imperaxum's entry to The Most Dangerous Game contest. Will be submitted when complete, and must be completed before June 27th.

Everyone
Complete
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Slice of Life
 
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14543 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read

8 Chapters:

  1. Reflection 2014-06-16 19:57:43 UTC
    2324
  2. Ripples 2014-06-17 20:21:25 UTC
    1305
  3. Recalcitrance 2014-06-18 22:44:01 UTC
    1988
  4. Refuge 2014-06-19 21:06:26 UTC
    987
  5. Respite, Part 1 2014-06-20 18:58:57 UTC
    1214
  6. Respite, Part 2 2014-06-22 00:23:24 UTC
    1581
  7. Rapport; or, the end of a Reflection 2014-06-26 22:03:35 UTC
    3820
  8. Closure 2014-07-07 01:25:06 UTC
    1324