Shards in the Water

A dark-orange unicorn's brow furled as golden-yellow eyes attempted to scan the setup before her. "Ugh... Damn. Should not have let the bartender talk me into having that extra cider."

Fuses, metal bars and fireworks together in a set designed to bring a flash of color to the night sky. If it worked right. Wrench laughed to herself quietly before blowing a black strand of hair from her messy mane out of her face. "Eeheheh, fuck it, It should work fine. I've done more complicated machinery while hammered before, fireworks while buzzed shouldn't be a problem." She mused to herself, the cider bringing out her curses. "Though that was back when Spanner worked with me. She may have done most of the work that time. Fuckin' genius, she is. Not as smart as I, obviously."

She blinked a few times, a blank expression crossing her face.

"I'm talking to myself again. I'm probably too drunk to do this." She told herself with a mixture of resignation and annoyance. "Dear Discord, why didn't I get someone to cover for me?"

It was coming close to time to set off the fireworks. The timing would probably be off, but not every show of hers can be perfect. She picked up a lighter (something she built last week) with her telekinesis, checking to see if it still worked. It lit, and she smiled. The lighter was shaking a bit, though she assumed that was just from the buzz from the cider. She looked over at the crowd that was sitting on the hill.

Hey, I think that's Diamond. Wrench thought as she saw an albino earth pony among the crowd. ...Hey, who's that mare she's with?

Losing her concentration, she dropped the lighter.

The fuses were lit.

The latches holding the fireworks in place were not set up properly.

Wrench's sight was filled with colorful explosions.

It seemed that parts of her was on fire.

Well. That's un-fucking-fortunate. Wrench thought with a large amount of annoyance as parts of her started to black out, unaware of the gasps and screams in the crowd. Shouldn't this hurt?

An intense feeling of pain ripped through her body.

Oh, there it is.

She passed out before she could scream.

The smell of sterilization. The sound of beeping.

I'm in a hospital. Wrench Works thought, Okay, that means I didn't die. So far so good.

She opened her eyes. Well, just her left eye.

Hm. Right eye won't open. I cannot feel the right side of my face. Therefore, that part of my head was badly damaged by flames, so it is likely that I lost one of my eyes.

She gave herself a small nod.

Sound logic. Okay, my mind is still working fine. No noticeable brain damage. Addendum, this fact should be taken with a grain of salt, as I am using my brain to deduce this.

She looked down, noticing that half of her right forehoof was wrapped in bandages. The other half was gone. Either lost in whatever caused this damage to me, or amputated due to flame damage. A pause. Addendum, injuries seem to be consistent with that caused by incendiary explosives. I usually work with explosives when I set up fireworks.

Wrench let off a soft sigh as she smiled slightly.

Conclusion, something went wrong when setting up the fireworks.

"Hello?"

Wrench then noticed the albino earth pony from before. Same white coat and white mane (draped down her face, though an angular cut rather than a gentle curve), same crimson eyes. Those eyes seemed concerned. Diamond Ore.

Grab her by the neck, attempt to smash her with the heart rate monitor. The broken glass should be enough to-

Wrench's face was unchanging, but dread and fear filled her mind.

What the fuck? Why would that thought even cross my mind? I'm not a killer! No matter what, though, it would be best to not reveal this to anypony. They'll think I'm insane.

"Oh, hey Diamond." Wrench said with a small chuckle. "Sorry about that."

"Sorry about what?"

"My screw-up."

"Don't blame yourself for what happened." Diamond said, the look of concern deepening.

"Same ol' Diamond, always feeling sorry for my mistakes. Don't worry about it." Wrench said. She looked slightly to the left of her friend, and saw a dull grey mare with a dull violet mane, a dull blue jacket/dress, and blue eyes that were anything but dull.

When Diamond is subdued, use remaining broken glass to slit her-

FUCK! Brain, stop doing that, please! Now, who is this mare? Why would she be here? Wait... I think she's the mare with Diamond back at the fireworks show, so I'm going to hazard a guess.

"Who's your marefriend?"

Diamond's eyes widened as she blushed. "Wha- How'd yo- She's no-"

"Maud." The dull pony answered with a dull, monotone voice.

"Huh. How long?"

"A week."

"Wow, you are quite exciting." Wrench said with a chuckle.

The dull pony simply blinked.

"Do treat her well." Wrench said with sincerity.

"I will."

Same monotone voice. But, she sounds like she meant it.

"Thank you. Diamond's a dear friend of mine, and she can get rather fragile sometimes. I'd rather not be forced to beat the shit out of you for hurting her."

"Wrench!" Diamond exclaimed.

"You know I'm joking." Wrench said.

Neither Diamond nor Wrench were convinced she was.

Maud simply blinked. Did this mare have ANY facial expression other than dull disinterest?

"Was anypony else hurt?" Wrench asked, concern washing over her again.

"No, fortunately. There was a small fire, but the fireponies were able to put it out." Diamond said.

"Eh-heh heh, sorry for ruining your date." Wrench said.

"Again, it's not your fault. It was an accident." Diamond replied.

"It... It was my fault. I..."

Wrench sighed.

"I was drunk again."

Diamond's eyes widened as she gasped. "You..."

"I thought I could handle it, but obviously I was wrong." Wrench said, wanting to look somewhere than at her friend. "I put myself and others in danger because I couldn't go without a drink."

Silence only interrupted by the beeping of the heart rate monitor.

"I need help."

For the alcoholism, at least. The disturbing thoughts... I don't think I want to share those with anypony yet. They’ll think I’m insane. Which… I might be.

One thing at a time.