Pony Kombat

Pinkie Pie and Rarity were talking on the beach.

“Is this how you show your loyalty Rarity?” Pinkie Pie asked. “You follow me when I clearly wish to be alone? Then you abrade me? I will not be scolded like some foal!”

“You need to be careful,” Rarity said. “I have never seen your Empress this angry with you.” Pinkie Pie merely shunned off Rarity and walked away.

“You are a princess,” Pinkie said. “The Empress expects more from…”

“I know what she expects!” Pinkie Pie yelled. Rarity gave her a hard glare.

“We will talk later,” Rarity said. “When you are in more of a mind to listen.” With that, Rarity walked off. Pinkie Pie shook her head. Celestia, Shining Armor, and Derpy Hooves appeared behind Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie looked.

“Princess Pinkie Pie,” Celestia said. “I request an audience…”

“Equestrians!” Pinkie Pie cried. “You dare approach me?”

“Hey listen, honey,” Shining Armor said. “We don’t want to fight.”

“But we will if we must,” Derpy Hooves added.

“You will learn respect!” Pinkie Pie stormed. She engaged in combat with Derpy Hooves and Shining Armor. With her razor-edged fans, Pinkie Pie had complete control of the ensuing fight. She threw fans at her foes, cutting them up with their deadly blades. Pinkie Pie quickly ended the encounter.

“Nightmare Moon wants death to follow combat,” she said. “I will give it to her.”

“Perhaps Twilight Sparkle was wrong about you,” Celestia said. “Or perhaps she sensed as I do, that there is conflict in you.” Celestia helped up Shining Armor.

“Thanks,” he said as he cracked his neck. It hurt. “Ow. Couldn’t have seen that in one of your hot flashes?” Celestia merely let Shining Armor walk away.

“Something whispers to you that circumstances should be different,” Celestia said to Pinkie Pie. “That you should be different. You are much more like Trixie than Nightmare Mo…” Celestia suddenly had a vision. It showed the resurrected Trixie, and she seemed angry. “But she is dead,” Celestia said.

“My mother is dead, yes,” Pinkie Pie said. “Why do you…”

“You need answers, Pinkie Pie,” Celestia said. “I can help you find them, if you will trust in me. Go to Sunset Shimmer’s flesh pits. Much will be revealed there.”

“The flesh pits?” Pinkie Pie worried. “But I am forbidden to…”

“Yes,” Celestia agreed. “You are. And why is that?”

“I… don’t know,” Pinkie Pie said. “Tell me.”

“You must discover your true path,” Celestia said. “You will know.” Celestia walked off with her other fighters and teleported away. Pinkie Pie thought about what Celestia had said. Should she go to the flesh pits?

~~~

Pinkie Pie made her way through the living forest to find the flesh pits of Sunset Shimmer. As she made the journey, she felt as if she was being followed.

“Show yourself, Rarity,” she demanded. “I know you’re following me. Again.”

“Following you still,” Rarity said as she emerged from the shrubbery. “I know where you are going. I am ordered to prevent you from going there.”

“Why is that?” Pinkie Pie inquired.

“I do not question the Empress’s commands,” Rarity said. “Pinkie Pie, please. Turn back.”

“I cannot,” Pinkie Pie said. “This path might lead me to the truth. I am sorry Rarity, but I will not allow you to stop me.” Desperate to get to the flesh pits, Pinkie Pie would do anything, even fight her friend. She was so desperate, she won the fight flawlessly. Flawless Victory.

“I tried to warn you,” Pinkie Pie said. As she looked down at Rarity, she felt regret.

“This is something I have to do,” Pinkie Pie said. Pinkie Pie left the living forest.

In Sunset Shimmer’s flesh pits, Pinkie Pie entered. The place was horrific. Body parts in bloody messes on the floor, dead bodies of failed experiments floating in water tanks, cleavers and saws hanging from chains on the ceiling. Pinkie Pie had never seen such terrifying things. In one of the water tanks, she saw a dead body of what seemed to look like a clone of herself with Changeling teeth and a straight mane.

“What in the name of…” Pinkie Pie wondered. She backed away and found another clone exactly the same as the one in the tank, only, this one was lying flat on a bloody table. Pinkie Pie stared at this terrifying creation.

“She looks like me,” she gasped. The clone suddenly opened her eyes. Pinkie Pie was startled.

“Sister,” the clone said. She got up from the table and approached Pinkie Pie.

“So pretty,” she said creepily. “So fair. So sad and alone. Come. Let us be a family.”

“You are not my family!” Pinkie Pie denied. “You are a monstrosity!” Pinkie Pie was disgusted by this creepy clone of herself. She decided to put this thing out of her misery. She teleported behind the creature and stabbed her closed fans into her skull. She then teleported in front of the clone, pulled out the blades, then stabbed the clone in the eyes, putting down the monster.

“Farewell, ‘sister’!” Pinkie Pie said. Sunset Shimmer walked in front of Pinkie Pie.

“That is no way to treat your sibling,” she said.

“Despicable swine,” Pinkie Pie fumed. “Do you think my Empress will stand for this? These… abominations you have created here?!”

“I am merely perfecting you, princess,” Sunset Shimmer said. “As difficult as that might be.”

“Silence!” Pinkie Pie yelled. “I will drag you to Nightmare Moon by your mane!” In a fury, Pinkie Pie fought Sunset Shimmer. She fought well, fueled by rage. She threw her fans at Sunset Shimmer fast. She stabbed her blades into Sunset Shimmer’s skull and eyes like she had done with her “sister.” The fight was over.

“Get up!” Pinkie Pie ordered. She picked up Sunset Shimmer. “You will stand before the Empress and confess your deeds.” Pinkie Pie escorted Sunset Shimmer to Nightmare Moon.

In Nightmare Moon’s throne room, Sunset Shimmer was confronted.

“I would not disturb you, Nightmare Moon, if this matter was not of utmost importance,” Pinkie Pie said. “I felt you should know what Sunset Shimmer has been doing as of late. This conjurer has created hard replicas of me, cross bred with Changeling blood! One of them was alive. It attacked me.” Nightmare Moon walked up to Pinkie Pie and Sunset Shimmer. She looked at Pinkie Pie, then Sunset Shimmer.

“Well done, sorceress,” she said. Pinkie Pie was in shock.

“You know?!” she said in disbelief. “You approve?! How could you?! My own Empress…”

“Enough!” Nightmare Moon yelled. “Your mother was a weakling Canterlot Queen. I annihilated her husband while merging his realm with Tartarus, and took her as my wife. If only I had not allowed Trixie to convince me of your worth. But now, I have a true daughter!” Pinkie Pie couldn’t believe this.

“Celestia was right,” she said. “You have lied to me my entire life.”

“Escort her to the tower,” Nightmare Moon ordered. “I will make an example of her.” Two Changeling took Pinkie Pie away.

“Return to the flesh pits,” Nightmare Moon said to Sunset Shimmer. “Bring me my daughter. Pinkamena.” As the two Changeling led Pinkie Pie away, Rarity saw.

“I have failed you Pinkie Pie,” she said. “Now I will make amends.” Rarity followed the captured Pinkie Pie. It was unclear what would happen to Equestria with this new menace. Pinkamena was indeed a force to be reckoned with.