Pinkamena 6: The Walking Dead

Rainbow Dash burst through the front door of the library and skidded to a stop. May ran in behind her. Twilight came running downstairs.

"Rainbow?" she asked. "What's going on?"

"Twilight!" yelled Dash excitedly, turning to her. "We have a lead on Pinkamena."

Twilight ran up to her. "You do?"

"Yes. There have been four disappearances the past few days. All the disappearances have occurred around one area."

"Where?" asked Twilight.

"The game shop." said May. "The one owned by Zack."

"Zack?" asked Twilight. "The one Dawn went to to get your game while you were at the hospital?"

"Yes. Ever since then, he's been like a friend. That would make him..."

"A target of Pinkamena." finished Twilight. "And there have been four disappearances?" Dash nodded. "She could be using him to get her victims. Whatever the case may be, we should pay a visit to Zack."

"I'll go alone." said May.

"No, May." said Twilight. "It isn't safe."

"Look, Twilight. Zack knows me. And Pinkamena wouldn't kill me."

"You don't know that." said Twilight.

"I trust her." said May.

Twilight was about to protest further but could tell by looking into May's eyes that she was determined. So, she just nodded.

"Be careful." she said.

"May smiled. "I will."

She turned to leave.

"Hold on." said Twilight. "I have an idea."

Pinkamena paced back and forth in the back room.

"Where is she?"

"Relax." said Zack. "Going by the time she came yesterday, we still have five hours."

"DAMN!" yelled Pinkamena.

"You've waited this long." said Zack. "Can't you wait for five more hours?"

Pinkamena glared at him. Just then the front door opened. Pinkamena turned to the doorway.

"Is it her?" she asked.

"I'll check." said Zack, peeking out. He saw a red mare with a blue mane approaching the counter. "May?"

Pinkamena pulled him back in and held him against the wall.

"May?" asked Pinkamena. "May's here?"

"Y-Yeah." stammered Zack. "Why?"

"This is bad." whispered Pinkamena.

"Why is this bad? You got your next victim."

"No!" Pinkamena yelled quietly. "Not her. Make her leave."

"Leave?"

Pinkamena pulled him extremely close and narrowed her eyes. He could feel the warmth from her breath.

"Did I stutter?" Zack shook his head quickly. "Good. Now go."

Pinkamena released him and he went back out front.

"Hey, Zack." said May.

"May." said Zack, trying to sound surprised. "What brings you here?"

"Just wanted to say hi." said May, looking around the shop.

Zack went behind the counter.

"Always nice to see you, May." he said with a smile.

She smiled back. "Mind if I look in the back? You don't seem to have what I want out here."

"The back?" asked Zack.

"Yeah." said May. "Is there something wrong?" she asked, moving towards the back room.

"Y... Uh..." stammered Zack.

He quickly walked towards May, getting to her as she entered the back room. May saw a couple tall shelves filled with boxes and games. Kat was putting something back on of the shelves. She turned when they entered.

"Hey, Zack." she said.

"Who are you?" asked May, walking in further.

"I'm Kit Kat. You must be May."

"Why... yes. I am."

May looked behind every shelf. When she found nothing she headed back to the front.

"Sorry to bother you." she called, leaving the shop.

Pinkamena dropped down from the top of a shelf and landed behind Zack.

"That was too close." she said.

May walked away from the shop and joined Twilight and Rainbow Dash near a nearby building.

"I didn't see her." said May.

"Doesn't mean she wasn't there." said Twilight, watching a mare and a colt approach the game shop.

The front door opened and in walked Ash, followed by a colt.

"H-hello?" sh asked.

Zack stepped out from the back.

"Ash?" he said. "Could you come back here for a second?"

She nodded hesitantly. After telling the colt to wait, she headed into the back. She nervously approached Pinkamena.

"Change of plans, Ash." said Pinkamena. "We have to let this colt go."

"Let him go?" asked Ash. "B-But... Psyche..."

"Tell her it was my idea. I was almost caught just now and I don't wanna risk it. Bring another colt here a few hours from now. When it's safe." Ash nodded. Pinkamena grabbed a game from the shelf and gave it to Ash. "Now give this to the colt as a gift from the shop and go."

Ash left the back room and approached the colt.

May watched as the mare and colt left the shop. The colt carrying a game.

"Nothing out of the ordinary."

Twilight approached her. "We're coming back later."

"What?" asked May. "What'd you--"

"Trust me."