Pinkies Torment

Oh, what happened?  Why am I in so much pain?  I slowly open my eyes and the light above me makes me shut them again tightly.  I hear Spike next to me shout something but my ears are ringing slightly.  I guess I'm in the library, might as well get this over with.  I open my eyes again but I see a white ceiling.  Why is there a white ceiling in the library?  I turn my head to Spike to see the look of worry on his face.  "What's-"  It hurts so much to talk.  I can feel myself wince from the pain.  Pain never stopped me before.

"Where am I?  What happened?"  I choke out.

"Y-you're awake?  Oh thank Celestia.  The others will be here in a few minutes.  How do you feel?"  I smile at him.  I can feel how weak I am, but it's a smile.  He looks a little reassured.  I decide to keep my eyes on him while he stares at me with those cat like dragon eyes.  Why don't I get a cat? I like them.  They're cuddly and like to lay around a lot.  An easy pet.

A moment later there's a bright purple light from somewhere behind me.  Twilight must have teleported in.  Just please don't let her hug me.  "Oh, thank Celestia.  Dear, how are you feeling?  You look so pretty, Pinkamena.  Please, can you answer me?"  It's Rarity.  She's behind me and I guess they all came with Twilight.  I see Rainbow Dash and Applejack coming into by view just at the foot of my bed.  This bed is uncomfortable, but it's warm.  Must be magic because only my nose is cold.

I turn my head back to look at the ceiling and I see they're all here from the corners of my eyes.  They're standing around me.  I like the warmth they're giving off, it makes me feel happy and a little better.  I lift my right foreleg to wave but I can't move it, it hurts, throbbing when I move it.  I feel like my other legs are tied down.  Taking a deep breath hurts too.  A lot.  "What happened?  Fluttershy, where are you?"

"I'm right here, Pinkamena."  How does she know it's me?  "Can you tell us anything about what happened?"

I smile as I remember what I did, the memories slowly coming back.  "I-I tried to free myself.  I guess I'm not going to see you again once she wakes up.  I'll say I love what you have done for me over the years and that you believed me when I confessed to you."

I hear them gasp and I feel a hoof on my side and a gasp in pain.

"Don't touch her!" one of them hisses to whoever touched me.  They care about me still, even after what I tried to do.  True friends.  I'm glad to finally talk to them with my own voice in control of my own body, even if it's going to be for only a few minutes.  To feel the air against my coat and the smell of a sterile hospital room is almost cathartic.

"Why didn't I die?" I ask the ceiling.  Waiting for Celestia to answer.  Instead I get her student.

"Mrs. Cake heard screaming from the bathroom like she had never heard, she said.  She called for help and a Pegasus got a doctor to you as soon as she could.  He was able to put you into stasis while you were transported to the hospital.  You've been asleep for four days, Pinkamena.  We're so glad you lived.  The doctors said you were the worst," she stopped talking.  Thank Celestia.  I'm so tired of hearing her ramble over all these years.  The unicorn that just can't shut up.  Twilight Ramble I called her once.  It was a great laugh Pinkie and I shared out loud in her dumb unicorn face.  "-Suicide they'd ever seen."

Suicide they call it?  I can hear some sobbing from both sides but I'm not moving.  "Miss Pie, you're awake finally."  A stallion.  He sounds official.  I don't smile.  Why lie?  That's her job.  I force a cough to let him know I'm awake, Celestia that hurts.  I see him walk into my view and lean over me.  A yellow unicorn and his horn is glowing.  I can feel magic washing over me.  "Well, I can see she's healing nicely.  Her external wounds have closed and scarring in low.  Also, most of her internal injuries have begun repairing themselves.

Whatever parasite she has in her has impressive healing abilities."   Great.  They told him.

"Are you going to kill us now?"  I ask the ceiling.  I can hear the doctor groan.  "I have a right to die if I am in pain that can't be stopped."

"Miss Pie, I hear your concerns and thought but you a parasite inside you.  We found where it is and we can neither identify or remove it without removing a large part of your brain.  I'm afraid you are going to have to find a way to live with it."  I sneer and look at him with hate in my eyes and I hear Rarity gasp.

"I've lived with this bucking thing since I was a filly.  She's taken over my body for years and feasted of the emotions of my friends and neighbors and townspeople.  Any moment she'll wake up and rip me from my body and lock me in the prison in the back of my mind for months this time.  You have NO," I cough violently.  It hurts so much I feel tears leaving my eyes.  When I finally stop coughing I lay my head back on my pillow and continue.  "Right to tell me to live with it.  You don't have any idea what it's like.  Watching through your eyes as another controls you for hours, days at a time.  Screaming as they do horrible things to others to taste the suffering then dancing an hour later at a party to feast on the joy of others."  I'm growling now.  I feel my teeth chattering with rage I've only felt but couldn't express.  This isn't the Pinkie Pie they know and it's scaring them.  I can smell it.

"Miss Pie?  Are you saying your parasite has hurt others?  Would you care to talk about it?"  Talk about it?  He asks like it's just a question he asks every patient.  I hear crying by my sides.  They care and I can- I can taste it.  It's a different sensation.  It's bland and kind of salty.  I close my eyes and take a breath in.

"She's killed a few ponies to taste their agony and fear.  She would lure them into the Ever Free and then tie them to a tree.  She'd-"  Why is it so hard to talk about this?  I lived through it a dozen times.  "I closed my eyes while she did it.  I opened them to see if it was over but I saw it.  I saw them.  Their insides, were on the ground as they screamed for help.  She would laugh and pull out pieces of them until they stopped then she'd leave them for the timberwolves."  I close my eyes and sigh.  "She can't live off the emotions of others since she fused with me.  She needs food like we do.  But, it's still a sensation she enjoys."

It feels so sad saying that out loud.  Now I'm an accessory to murder.  I hear all of them crying while the doctor scans me again.  Damn magic users.  "I'll be killed anyway, just do it now.  Please.  Before she wakes up or before I'm imprisoned by the royal guards,"  I plead.  I'm not crying or angry now.  I feel myself getting tired again.  Very tired.   I can't stay awake much longer and they can tell.

"Miss Pie," I hate being called that, "I'll do what I can to help you."

     "Help me?   End my suffering then," I gasp as I feel her stirring inside.  "I'm so scared, girls.  I only have a moment before she takes over.  Please, try to convince her you don't know about me.  I can't be locked away again. "  I'm crying.  Like a filly I'm crying and pleading as they begin to cry heavier.   The doctor is the only one with any sense and rushes them all out of the room, closing the door.   Only he and Fluttershy stay.   She was overlooked.   Typical.   "I'm going to sleep.   When she's here, act like she just woke up.  Please, I-"  before they can say anything I lay my head back and close my eyes.   She's gaining control of herself.   I still. Have a moment.   I slip her into control and hide in the back of my mind and go to sleep.

Oh, it hurts.   I survived by screaming until that fool baker came in.   I love how scared she was when she saw me.  She was all "AAHH"  And I giggled and passed out.   Darn Pinkamena for trying that.   She's still sleeping like a foal.  Awww, she's so cute when she's asleep like that.  I don't want to wake her, she needs her rest.  I think a week should do.  I lived and thank goodness for that.

I open my eyes and feel the worry leaving someone in the room.   "Fluttershy?  I'm so glad you're here. "  She's jumps up on the bed to look at me and I see worry in her eyes.   She's so nice.  So sweet.  Her taste is unique among all other ponies, but I really do like her.   I see a doctor walking to me.   What's going to happen next?   I'm hurt bad, I know it.   My healing is very good but it'll still take a while to close my insides.  "How long was I Sleepy Suzy?  I feel like I get hit by a cake made out of  bricks covered with yummy chocolate icing and a cherry on top but it's a green cherry, not red."

"Miss pinkie pie? "

"Yups, that's me!   I smile as wide as I can and breathe deep to say something before I feel a sting in my chest and cough roughly.   Damn bitch cut a lung.  "I-I'm okay.  I fell on some glass and rolled over to get up and fell again then called for help.  I'm such a clutz!"  I smile and lift my head from the pillow and feel their conflicting emotions.  They don't believe me.  I understand why, falling onto glass several times is more than a silly filly like me can do, even on my best worst day.

"Doctor, can I go home?  I want a cupcake?"  I really do want one.  I love those tasty little things.  Oh, I'm drooling, haha!"  "I really want one with extra icing and to be blueberry and have extra yummy sprinkles with some syrup on top."  I feel them getting happy.  This entire species loves those stupid yummy things.

"Miss Pie, I'm sorry but you'll have to wait to have anything that isn't approved.  You're healing surprisingly fast and you may be out of here in two weeks.  Until then it's rest.  So, I'm going to take Fluttershy out and leave you be, okay?"

"Awe, really?  Fluttershy can't stay and play bingo or hide and seek or hooves up hooves down, or-"

"No, you need rest.  Don't even try to leave that bed."  Darn doctors telling me what to do like bossy-pants'.

"Fine, I'll wait for the next meal, I'm so hungry.  Can I have peas and carrots and-"

"You'll be on a liquid diet for the next couple days until your stomach recovers a little more.  I'll come back shortly, I have paperwork to file and let another doctor know you're awake.  Good day.  If you have any issues press the button by your left hoof."

I look down and gasp.  I'm strapped down.  All my limbs except my right foreleg.  It's cut from the shoulder to the hoof and blood is seeping through the bandages.  "Eeew."  I look at the doctor who's let Fluttershy out.  He's looking at me.  He knows I lied.  Darn, now I have to find some way to cover that lie, so many lies, don't get 'em mixed up like batter!

Alone in the room I have nothing to do and I can't move my right foreleg.  She cut too deep, I may not be able to heal it.  I can chop chop chop it off and try to grow a new one like a flower, but that'll take time and I think it'd be *pretty** obvious.  So, I get to sit here bored and alone.  Pinkamena's asleep and snoozing and I can't use my abilities... Or, can I?  I concentrate and feel myself charging my teleport.  I'm so excited where can I go first?  I don't have anywhere to go that's safe right now.  Even my old homes can't keep me alive until I'm done healing.  What I *can do is teleport above this dumb bed and fall back with all my limbs free and sneak a cupcake from my back pocket.

I do just that and regret it direly.  The pain from falling four inches onto a soft mattress sent pain through my body like I haven't known since I was created.  My insides were all burny and stingy and I felt all sick faster than I ever had before.  I could taste blood in the back of my mouth.  My blood.  It's disgusting.  No wonder these creatures are vegetarians, they taste disgusting like a cow-pie.  Those aren't really pies.  The doctor and three nurses run in and surround me holding me down and re-strap me to the bed.  I can't fight.  I'm not strong enough.  I was silly to try to get out.  I hate it when I'm wrong.  I fall asleep again from the ouchy pain.

"Pinkie?  Are you okay now?"  That's Twilights voice.  I am so happy to hear her.  I open my eyes all slow and blink a lot then turn to look at her and I smile so big she smiles too.  Yummy.

"Twilight?  I'm so happy to see you.  I'd give you a balloon but I'm tied down and I can't move good yet,"  I move my legs and notice my forelegs are free.  I smile big and look down.  I'm not tied down and my arm is all not bleeding anymore.  "I feel a lot better and I think I want a party.  Look, what's that?!"  Silly Twilight turns away and I reach behind me and pull out a bunch of balloons and a hoof full of confetti and throw them all at her.  Her face is so surprised it's making me laugh.

"How did you do that Pinkie?"  I laugh and sit up.  It doesn't hurt so bad this time.  YAY healing powers.  And another bit for my imagination jar.  I must be up to 13,476 bits by now.  Not too bad for such a young mare, if I say so.  I giggle and whisper.

"It's a secret," I like when she scowls at me.  Her eyes look silly and her forehead gets all wrinkly around her horn like a old stallion eating an ice cream cone.  "So, can I go home now?"  I ask knowing she'll say no.  But, I'm better enough to know I can leave whenever I want.  Oh no, she's explaining something again.  I wonder how many squares there are in all the windows in Ponyville.  Let's see, 86 houses and about 6 windows each and each window has those wood things that make the squares so that makes, like, a lot.  So, there are a lot of windows in Ponyville.  I think there are 86 houses.  That was kind of a guess.  That doesn't really include apartments or basements or shops or-"

"Pinkie?  I asked you how you feel.  You're looking sick again, do you feel sick?"  Do I?  Hmm, tongue, what do YOU think?  Nope, feels okay.  Wiggle my nose and breathe in and out.

"Nopers!  I'm as fit as a fiddle.  Or is it a harmonica?  I think a harmonica sounds better than a fiddle plus you can hold it in your hooves and blow into it like this," I raspberry like I was using a harmonica spitting on Twilights face.  She moves back and shakes her head like a puppy.  Silly filly.  She looks upset then says she needs a cloth and leaves.  Perfect!  I can get out of here.  I teleport to my favorite spot in town.  The roof by the chimney.  It's warm and nice out.  It feels so nice to be out.  I sit up and look at my body and pull the bandages off and throw them down the chimney.  I lay in the shadow of the chimney.

My arm has a scar all the down, what'll I tell ponies?  Haha, I had a party cannon accident.  They'll believe anything.

Pinkie?

"Oh, you're awake Pinkamena.  It's so nice to hear you're awake.  I was scared as that time I saw a hydra in the Everfree forest.  Remember that time?"

Yes I do.  You switched with me and left me paralyzed with fear until we were pulled away, then you ripped me back and took over again.

"Yeah, that was a great joke, right?"

If you think that's funny you're really as crazy as I think you are.

"Now, Pinkamena.  Don't use insults like that, if you hurt my feelings I'll ignore you again.  Do you want that?"

... No.  Please, don't leave me alone again.  I'll-I'll be good.  Can we get some food?  Can I taste some food, please Pinkie?  I haven't tasted food for so many years.  You always eat the good stuff and leave me water.  I, please.  You know you're more powerful then me.  Just an apple.  A cup of cider... Please.

I think for a minute about Pinkamenas pleas.  Should I or no?

"Pinkamena.  Shut up."

W-what?

"It's your fault we missed a dozen just for fun parties and two Cutecineras and a birthday and THREE welcome to Ponyville parties.  You're on time out.  Go to your room.  I'll tell you when you can come out.  Think about what you've done, Pinkamena."

Pinkie, please no.  NO!!!

Her screaming is loud and I can feel my brain hurting.  I concentrate and push her into the prison I made for her.  She can't do anything in there but watch and listen to the world through my eyes and ears.  That'll quiet her mean mouth and hurty hooves.  Now, I have a lot of fun to catch up on and my tummy wants a cupcake!