My Little Corpse Party

Twilight limped behind the jumping Pinkie Pie, lost in her train of thought.

But I don't understand. I remember that ringing, and that awful giggling ... How, I can't comprehend this. Maybe, maybe I'm just tired. Maybe I need to have a break. Maybe I need. Hey, what's that? A blue light was shining brightly, and Pinkie also stopped to admire its glow.

"Oooh so pretty!" Pinkie cooed.

"What is that?" Twilight asked, tilting her head.

"Hello. I knew I felt your presences here, but now I guess we finally meet"

Twilight's eyesbrows furled.

"How are you talking? What are you? Where are we?" Twilight asked, pressing.

"I am the spirit of a pony who died here many years ago ... Of course I can talk, I was just like you once. And where are we?I don't know for sure, but we surely aren't in Equestria. We're almost in, an alternate universe if you would like to say. We're in the era of Celestial Eclipse Middle school if you would like to say. Many ponies were brought here against their will. Innocent ones, even. We're all doomed here *sob* I'm sorry, I don't mean to crush your spirit but there's no way out ..."

Pinkie looked bewildered.

"What do you mean no way out!?" She asked in terror.

The spirit let out a sigh.

"The charm brought us here, and because well, you bucked up, vengeful spirits brought you here. I can also sense ponies, including you. I'm assuming these are your friends?"

"Yes! Pinkie, now we know they're here! We have to find them and get out of here!" Twilight exclaimed, new determination lit in her eyes.

"If you don't recall me saying there's no way out, then you're doomed here. Well, I guess you're doomed here either way. Hahaha. And your friends? Well, they're surely not in this space. They're in this school, yes, but not in this space"

Twilight and Pinkie looked at each other in confusion.

"Space?" Twilight asked slowly

"Yes. Four of the vengeful spirits, four spaces. It's hard to explain. Almost as if you're all in different univereses, but not really. I know this is hard to take in, but it's the bitter truth. At least you have somepony. For all we know, somepony could be alone in this hell hole. Stick together, die together. That's a fate worth fighting for"

Pinkie's jaw dropped to the floor.

"D-d-DIE TOGETHER!?" She cried out in fear.

Twilight stomped her hoof down, and glared at the spirit.

"How could you say such terrible thing!? We will get out of here! I ... I know we will! And we will find our friends! We'll find a way through these spaces ... I hope" Twilight's voice trailed off uncertainly.

"Well I sure wish you the best of luck" it said, before it's light vanished, leaving Pinkie and Twilight in the dark. Twilight shook her head sadly.

"How can this be happening to us?" Twilight whimpered before collapsing to the ground, tears brimming her purple eyes.

"Awh Twilight ... Cheer up ... I'm sure we'll find a way out" Pinkie said, although her voice wasn't very convincing.

Twilight buried her head in her hooves.

"Come on. All we can do now is stay calm and think. Let's go find somewhere to rest your leg" Pinkie smiled, and helped Twilight up.

How is Pinkie remaining optimistic in a time like this? Twilight thought as she staggered after Pinkie Pie, who slowed her pace so Twilight could keep up. Something shiny caught Twilight's eye.

"What's this?" Twilight asked, leaning over and reaching the shiny object in her mouth.

Pinkie observed it for a few moments.

"It looks like a key!" She exclaimed. Her eyes brightened up.

"Maybe there's treasure!" Her voice was laced with excitement. Twilight shook her head furiously.

"No, Pinkie! There's no treasure! We're in the middle of NOWHERE! There's no treasure here" Twilight snapped, glaring at Pinkie. Pinkie's usual pink poofy hair deflated, and her lower lip curled up. She looked down.

"Yeah I guess you're right ... I'm so stupid .." Pinkie whimpered.

Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Come on Pinkie. Let's move it" She said, and limped ahead, with the key's rope around her neck like a necklace. Twilight marched on, with Pinkie behind her, moving sadly.

After what seemed like half an hour of trudging through the Celestiaforsaken building, Pinkie broke the dense silence.

"The infirmary is over here" She stated. Twilight turned around, and limped towards Pinkie.

"Right how could I miss it" Twilight muttered. She took her hoof and tried the door knob. The door didn't budge, because it seemed to be locked. Twilight took the key from off her neck, and inserted it into the keyhole. Conveniently, it was a perfect fit. The knob clicked, and the door creaked open.

It was pure darkness inside the room. New fear grew in Twilight's chest.

"Pinkie, do you have a candle or match"

Pinkie nodded, and pulled out a match and candle from her mane

I still don't know how she does that

Twilight scraped one match against the old wood underhoof, and the match hissed to life. Carefully, the unicorn placed the small flame onto the candle.

"Now we have a bit of light" Twilight stated, before looking back into the room. It wasn't as dark, as her eyes already adjusted. Nothing seemed out wrong, but it matched the demeanor as the rest of the school. There were two, green ratty beds in one corner, shelves that were previously stalked with medical goods, and a cabinet, that appeared to be locked.

Twilight and Pinkie both stared into the room, not one of them daring to go in first. Twilight gulped nervously.

Pinkie's been brave enough to hold a smiling face throughout this nightmare, I should go in first

Twilight stepped a hoof inside the room. Her hoofstep echoed as it hit the wood. When nothing out of the ordinary happened, she fully stepped inside. Nothing happened. She hobbled over to the bed, and inhaled the musky scent of sickness on the bed. Pinkie brought in the candle, and its flame danced on the walls around them, and gave off a bright, hopeful light. It was almost good enough to be used as a real light. Twilight took a seat down on the furthest bed so Pinkie can join her.

"Alrighty! So there must be something here to treat that sprain of yours. I'm going to find something, I'll be right back" Pinkie said as she trotted to the end of the room, and she began to rummage through the medical supplies

'Wow ... I feel bad for being so curt with Pinkie. I'll have to apologize. I guess I also feel bad since her mane is flat, and won't poof back up. I'm used to seeing the happy Pinkie, not the scared one pretending to be happy' Twilight felt a twinge of guilt twist within her.

"Erf fernd sermthinf" Pinkie said through a mouthful of white tensor bandage. Twilight pushed out her wounded hoof, and Pinkie tied the tensor around her hoof tenderly, but firmly. She finished it off by pinning it in place with a safety pin.

"That should do it!" Pinkie smiled at her work. Twilight smiled.

"Wow, thanks Pinkie. It feels better already!" Twilight joked lightly. While it didn't feel better completely, it did help ease the pain a bit.

"No problemo!" Pinkie plopped herself down onto the bed, and gazed up at the ceiling.

"You know Twi" She began

Twilight glanced at the pink pony.

"I know you like Big Mac" Pinkie gave a small, seductive smile. Twilight gasped

"What? N-no I don't!" She stammered. A small blush formed on her cheeks.

"Okay maybe a little but so what?" Twilight admitted, but tried to put on a demeanor as if she doesn't care. Pinkie shrugged.

"Nothing. It's just you make it really obvious, hehe!" Pinkie turned away and looked back up at the ceiling. Twilight looked up to see what was so great about the ceiling, but like the rest of the school, it looked like it was about to give away. Cracks lined the ceiling, and some tiles were missing in some areas.

Twilight let out a sigh.

Pinkie broke the silence once more.

"What are you gonna do with him?" Pinkie asked curiously.

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked uncertainly.

"Well, in crises two usually get a little kinky~" Pinkie's voice was rather seductive, and she could hear the smirk in her voice. Twilight reddened even more.

"W-Well Big Mac and I won't do anything!" Twilight turned away, indicating the conversation was over.

Pinkie let out a genuine giggle, despite their situation. Twilight opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by an awfully familiar cry.

Both ponies sat up in shock, and looked at one another.

"That sounded like Applebloom!" Pinkie Pie cried.

"Stay here. I'm going to find her!" Pinkie jumped out of the bed, and sprinted out of the infirmiry.

"No Pinkie! Wait!" Twilight cried after her friend, but it was too late. She rested her head on the pillow, but the sound of the door shutting made her sit up again. Her heart pounded furiously, as the room went deathly cold. Terror shook through Twilight violently. Something wasn't right.

"H-Hello?" Twilight called out nervously. Nothing replied her pathetic call.

'Its probably my imagination. Nothing to get worked up about. Although, I should check the door ...' Twilight carefully got out of the bed, and she limped slowly to the door, which certainly was shut. She grabbed the knob with her hoof, and tried to open it. The door shook, but refused to open.

"The hell?" Twilight tried again vigorously. The door wasn't locked. They unlocked it earlier, and besides, it could only be locked from the outside, and Twilight herself had the key.

Twilight violently pounded at the door.

"PINKIE! PINKIE IM STUCK!" She yelled out, but Pinkie didn't come back. A shadow formed in her peripheral vision.

Twilight turned her head slowly, to see a dark figure standing in the corner of the room. Twilight's eyes widened with fear, as she went to try the door once more. She gasped out as thick, black mane came from nowhere and began to tie itself around the doors, sealing them shut for good.

"No!" Twilight cried. She whipped her head back to the dark figure. It emitted a dark aura, and its outline glowed a blood red. It opened its mouth, and rows of sharp teeth lined the inside of its mouth. It let out a cool smile and began to make its way to Twilight. Twilight let out a cry and began to dart as fast as she can to the candle. To her advantage, the black figure was slow moving.

I can burn the hair with the flame of the candle! She carelessly picked up the candle between her teeth, and let the flame meet the mane. Looking back at the dark figure, it was almost at her. Twilight let out a scared sob. The smell of burning mane was immense, and disgusting. It made Twilight want to throw up, but she held steady. Gasping as the creature got close, she bucked the door with as much strength as she could muster, despite her sprained hoof. The door slammed open, and she sprinted out the room as fast as she can, and down the hallway. The pain stabbing in her back hoof was threatening to aggravate the injury more, but the purple unicorn was desperate.

She saw Pinkie at the end of the hall.

"PINKIE PIE!" She cried out. Pinkie looked over, gasped, and dashed over to Twilight.

"Twilight! What happened!?" Pinkie gasped.

"G-ghost ... Chased me .... Tried to ... kill me" Twilight stammered between breaths. Pinkie narrowed her eyes and looked behind Twilight.

"I'm going to find this ghost and teach it a lesson!" Pinkie snarled. Her whole face lit up for a sec.

"Oh did you laugh your fears away?" Pinkie said, her voice changed briefly.

"Huh?"

"When I was a little filly and the sun was going dooooowwwn ...." Pinkie started, a smile formed on her lips and she began a small dance.

"Pinkie Pie this is no time for a song!" Twilight said angrily.

"Oh right. My bad. Well, the ghost seems to be gone" Pinkie said simply. Twilight nodded.

"Probably is" She muttered.

"Did you find Applebloom?" Twilight asked, looking up.

Pinkie shook her head.

"No sign at all"

Twilight flipped.

"WHAT? WE HEARD HER. SHES HERE. YOU JUST DIDN'T LOOK FOR HER YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING MARE. I COUNTED ON YOU TO SAVE A POOR FILLY, AND DID YOU FIND HER? NO! YOU DIDN'T! INSTEAD YOU LEFT ME FOR A GHOST TO CATCH!" Twilight yelled. She was livid. Sudden anger coursed through her body.

"AND OF COURSE, OF COURSE ITS YOUR FAULT" Twilight continued to let her wrath fall upon Pinkie. Her eyes were brimming with tears.

"I - I" Pinkie began, before bursting into loud sobs, and running past Twilight. Twilight watched her leave, before the anger left her body.

WHAT THE HELL? That .. That wasn't like me at all! What's wrong with me!? Oh my gosh I have to apologize!

"PINKIE PIE! I'm sorry I didn't mean it! Please come back" Twilight cried out, but Pinkie didn't return.

"Pinkie Pie!" Twilight called out, but she never got a response back from the party mare. She followed the hallway Pinkie took, and as she walked down, she noticed a door was open that wasn't before. Curiously, and suspiciously, Twilight trotted over to the door. It was the mare's lavatory, and a gagging sound came from one of the stalls. Twilight slowly, and cautiously made her way to the stall. A rope was suspended from the ceiling above, and Twilight mustered her courage, and kicked the door open. Inside the door, was Pinkie Pie, dangling from a rope tied around her neck. She was weakly pawing at the rope in a feeble attempt to save herself.

"PINKIE!" Twilight yelled out!

I have to save her!

Twilight rushed into the stall, and fumbled with the rope around the neck. It only tightened the bondage.

Shit!

"Pinkie hold on I'll save you!"

whatdoidowhatdoido WHAT DO I DO!? Twilight paced around, searching for something to help Pinkie up.

!

Twilight raced out of the lavatory, and took hold of a bucket just outside. Inside the bucket was a lump of bloody meat, and maggots crawled over it, and digging into it like a feast. Twilight almost puked on the spot, but she dumped out the contents, and it made a squishy splat as it hit the floor. Several maggots crawled onto Twilights hoof. Twilight cried out, and shook the little worms off of her. She picked up the dirty bucket in her mouth, and ran over to Pinkie. Twilight just stared. Pinkie wasn't fighting the rope anymore. She just hung lifelessly, and was slowly swinging from side to side. Her dull pink coat was duller, and her former bright blue eyes were now blank, and lifeless.

Twilight shrunk back.

"nononononon NONONONONO!" Twilight wailed.

"PINKIE!? HOW COULD YOU HAVE HUNG YOURSELF!?" Twilight's wail echoed off of the lavatory.

"I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO MAKE IT OUT TOGETHER! YOU AND I! BUT! But ...." Twilight's voice trailed off, and she let out a sob. She collapsed onto the floor, and her tears dripped from her eyes, and made a small puddle on the floor.

"Pinkie ... Why? Now I can't even apologize" Twilight shook her head.

"I wasn't in the right mind. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" Twilight bestowed, before bowing her head, and giving into the sadness welling inside of her.