Shards in the Water

(Three weeks after the incident)

Some have a plan to kill everypony they meet.

Wrench has those plans forced upon her.

Use your metal hoof to break the table, then...

"RGH!" Wrench Works exclaimed as she thrust her face onto the table surface, drawing attention from others at the bakery. "I just want to eat my muffin in peace..." She muttered. The voice continued in the back of her mind.

"Oh? Oki-doki!" Said the cotton-candy scented pink pony.

...And while she’s distracted by the glass breaking...

"No, that wasn't meant at you, just... Ugh, fuck it." Wrench said, her face not moving from the table.

A gasp. "Language! Don't be a no-fun pa-"

"Please, ma'am, do me a favor?" Wrench asked, finally looking up with tired eyes.

"Yeeeees?" The pink pony asked, drawing her face closer than was comfortable.

"Shut up and leave me the fuck alone."

Wrench ignored the alarmed look she got. She telekinetically grabbed her muffin, and limped out of the bakery grumbling.

She pretty much shut out everypony else from her life ever since that fireworks incident, not that she had any friends to shut out other than Diamond Ore, and they had started drifting apart a while ago. Ever since she got that incredibly annoying voice in her head. She simply couldn't get used to such a strange event. Since the doctors didn't see any brain damage, she came to the conclusion that either somepony with a sick sense of humor put the voice in her head with some sort of spell, or she's just finally gone insane and the rest of her mind is playing catch-up.

"Why does this have to happen to me?" She asked herself before she took a bite of her breakfast.

Because of your destiny.

She nearly spat that muffin out. ...Fuck the what? Did the voice actually say something OTHER than kill kill kill?

Silence.

I wonder what that was about. Wrench wondered as she finished her breakfast, and set off to return back home. Doesn't matter at the moment, I suppose. I should get back to my proj-

Her thought was interrupted by a blur of grey and yellow crashing into her.

*THUD*

"Ow! Fuck! Watch where you're going!" Wrench nearly yelled at the blur.

"O-oh, I'm so sorry..." The blur said quietly.

Wrench shook her head a bit, and her eye focused on the blur. Pegasus, grey, yellow mane. Wearing a saddlebag, with the emblem of the post office. The pegasus's eyes seemed to be looking anywhere but at her, though without agreeing on the specific direction.

"It's... It's alright." Wrench sighed. "I shouldn't have swore like that."

"No, it's my fault. I crashed into somepony again..."

"Hey, don't be like that." Wrench said, forcing a smile. She'd rather not ruin two ponies' days. "You're probably just having an off d-"

Rip off the wings...

"Gh. Having an off day." Wrench finished with a flash of irritation.

"Huh? Are you okay?" The pegasus asked, worried. Her eyes seemed to cross a little bit more.

...and once the eyes have been gouged out...

"I'm having an off day, too." Wrench said. "Say... What's your name, mailmare?"

"My name is Derpy! Derpy Hooves." Derpy said. Oh geez, a name like that...

...and hide the body.

"Wrench Works." Wrench said. "Engineer."

"Engineer?" Derpy asked, looking confused. Not that it appeared that different from her usual face.

"I build things. I should probably get you a drink, least I could do for not getting in your way." Wrench said, now holding a genuine smile.

"No no, I should get you a drink! I crashed into you, after all." Derpy said.

"...Fine, how about we buy each other a drink. Sounds like a good compromise." Wrench said with a small chuckle.

"Deal!" Derpy said with conviction. "I think there's a nearby Starbucks."

"There's ALWAYS a nearby Starbucks." Wrench said as the two mares went off to get a friendly drink.