Returning thoughts

~A warning here and now. This is when things start getting messed up. this entire chapter will be very dark and if you don't want to see grimdark, please just overlook this chapter and do not read this. This is where all the gore and death shows up.~

Nightmare raised the meat cleaver high into the air and brought it down on pinkies front left hoof tearing through most of the skin and bone, but not all. Pinkie screamed out in pain as blood spurted from the wound. Nightmare once again brought the cleaver up and cut off Pinkies hoof completely. Blood squirted out and splattered the floor as nightmare laughed and moved to the other side of Pinkie. Pinkie looked up into Nightmares eyes pleadingly and begged "Please let me go Luna, I won't tell anypony. I'll keep this a secret if you would only let me go!" Nightmare moon smirked and replied "Luna isn't here anymore." And then she brought the cleaver down on pinkies right hoof. Pinkie screamed and cried, pleading. As Luna sliced at it two more times, and on the third slice completely cutting it off. Luna picked up the hooves and clacked them together and then threw them into the darkness behind her. "You won't need those anymore." She giggled as she put the meat cleaver down. "Let's try something, a bit more delicate." Nightmare picked up the scalpel and walked back over to Pinkie.

"Why the long face?" Nightmare asked as she ran the scalpel up Pinkies stomach leaving a red line behind in its wake. Nightmare stared into Pinkies eyes as she whimpered and looked back pleadingly. Nightmare took a step back, so she was at Pinkies stomach, and dug the knife into her chest. The knife didn't go deep enough to kill Pinkie, but that was not Nightmares intent. Nightmare carved a line into Pinkies chest, and another on the opposite side. She then carved a huge crescent shaped cut into Pinkies stomach and took a step back. Nightmare had carved a huge smiley face onto Pinkies chest and stomach causing her to bleed profusely from the wounds. Nightmare started to laugh, and realized just how much fun she was having with this, but she could see Pinkie fading fast and knew if she didn't do something to keep her awake Pinkie may not be awake to see the finale. Nightmare walked over to the table and grabbed a syringe. "This should keep you going my dear." she chuckled as she stabbed the syringe into Pinkies arm.

Adrenaline pumped through Pinkie as Nightmare emptied the syringes contents into Pinkies blood stream. Pinkies heart started pumping faster, which increased the blood leaving her body, but it would keep her awake long enough for Nightmare to finish her job. Nightmare pulled out the syringe and put it back down on the table as she drifted her hoof against the contents spread across it, mostly knives and other forms of torture, she spotted something that caught her interest. Nightmare turned back towards Pinkie, this time holding a hack saw. Nightmare walked up to pinkies back legs and started sawing them off near the hip. Pinkie screamed as the hacksaw broke flesh and blood started pooling on the operation table. Nightmare slowly cut through her left leg, and then after she had cut through the bone she grabbed a hold of Pinkies hoof and pulled with all her might, tearing Pinkies leg off. Pinkie screamed and her eyes rolled up into her head as the blood pooled out of her leg and dripped onto the floor. "Almost done Pinkie!" Nightmare said cheerfully as she put the hacksaw down and grabbed the meat cleaver yet again.

Nightmare approached Pinkie with the meat cleaver, the poor party pony could barely stay conscious. Night sighed at the fact that this would soon be over, and she would have to go back to pretending to love and care about all the ponies in the land. Nightmare stood by Pinkies head and raised the meat cleaver high over her head and slammed it down on Pinkies neck. Silencing the pink pony forever and beheading her. Pinkies head rolled off the table and Nightmare picked it up looking at it. "You always were one to make others smile." she laughed as she threw the head backwards and then bucked it as hard as she could with her hind legs indenting the skull and sending it flying across the room. Nightmare cleaned off her knives and other utensils on Pinkies corpse. Nightmare looked the dead body over and saw she was no longer pink, but her entire coat had been covered in so much blood she was now a deep red color. Nightmare laughed and packed up her things and flew back to the castle. Day time was coming, and she had to be prepared to trade places with her sister.

Nightmare moon changed back into her Luna form and disposed of her tools, hiding them in a cave far inside the evergreen forest. Luna then rushed back to the castle while she could see the sun rising in the distance. She made it back to her post just in time for just as she landed and started walking towards the door Celestia walked outside. "Good morning sister." Celestia greeted moving to take her place. "A good morning indeed!" Luna replied as she walked past her sister and went into her room. Luna couldn't seem to calm down from the adrenaline rush she was having from killing Pinkie. What am I becoming? she thought to herself as she realized what she had done. You are becoming everything you need to be to take what is yours. Luna blocked out her empathy and saw the truth in the voices words as she climbed into bed and drifted off to sleep.