Pinkamena 6: The Walking Dead

Twilight was yanking books off the shelves when Spike came down the stairs.

"What're you doing?" he asked.

"Spike. Where have you been?" asked Twilight. "We have a major crisis on our hooves."

"What is it this time?"

"It's Pinkamena. She's--"

Macy burst through the door. "Twilight!"

Twilight spun around. "What is it?"

"It's Fern. She's awake."

Twilight stood beside Fern's bed.

"Hey." she said sweetly.

Fern slowly looked over at her. "Twi?"

Twilight nodded. "Macy's here, too."

"Macy?" she asked, looking over at her friend. "Wh-what about..." She let out a small gasp. "Pinkamena! What about--"

"Shh." said Twilight soothingly. "Don't worry about that now."

"She's back, isn't she?"

"Uh..." said Twilight. "What makes you think that?"

"You told me not to worry about it now. Why should I worry about it all?"

Twilight wanted to protest but let out a sigh. "You're right. We believe she has come back."

"Well..." Fern paused. "Get her for me, huh?"

"Will do, Fern." said Twilight. She gave Fern a quick kiss on the forehead. "Get better."

"I'll try."

Twilight gave her a smile and left. Macy smiled, too and Fern smiled back. "See ya."

"See ya." replied Fern with a smile.

"No customers yet." said Zack, stepping into the back room. "Maybe we should--"

He stopped when he saw Kat slumped up against the wall, covered in bloody cuts. He quickly ran and knelt next to her.

"Kat?"

She looked up at him. "Zack?"

"Don't..." he said with tears in his eyes.

"She'll live." Zack looked up and saw Pinkamena sitting in her chair, holding a bloody game disc shard. "Don't worry."

"What did you do?!" he yelled.

"She was disrespectful. I had to teach her a lesson."

Zack got up and began charging at her. The pink mare held up the disc shard when he was close enough. He stopped when he felt the shard on his neck.

"What were you gonna do?" asked Pinkamena. "Kill me?"

"Yes."

"Think you could?"

"I'd try."

"Oh, honey..." said Pinkamena with a grin. "I'm already dead."

She quickly slid the shard out from under his neck and swiped it across his cheek. He let out a yell as it cut his skin. Zack reached up and felt his cheek.

"Wha..."

"Don't ever think a weakling like you could take me on." She held up the shard again. "Now, do as I say... or die. Got it?" Zack nodded reluctantly. "Good."

Pinkamena went over to a shelf and grabbed some paper towels and a bucket of water. Zack watched as she went over to Kat and knelt down. She took a sheet from the paper towels and dipped it in the bucket of water. She then began dabbing it on Kat's cuts. Both Zack and Kat were shocked by this sudden change of character. Pinkamena continued tending to Kat's cuts.

"Go back to the counter." said Pinkamena, not taking her eyes off Kat.

Zack nodded and left. Pinkamena continued wiping away the blood.

"Why are you helping me?" asked Kat.

Pinkamena put the paper towel and the bucket of water again and began to gently wipe Kat's face.

"Because... you remind me of my..." She stopped.

"Your who?" asked Kat.

Pinkamena let out a sigh before she told Kat.