The Hive

Pinkie pie the spastic baki of sweet street

The walk through the everfree forest was to say quite boring expect the signs. Pinkie left marking the path the signs were nothing more than a picture of her smiling on a piece of wood stacked into the ground.  Fluttershy was finally awake and now had little choice but to follow her friends. But something was even weirder about the forest it was completely silent for the exception of her friends.  Like everything avoided this area on one hoof it made her feel safer but on the other hoof it was unnatural even for this place.  Finally she just couldn’t take it anymore and told twilight this.

The purple unicorn listened to her friend’s worries and curiosity brewed in her own mind she finally cast a spell to find anything out of the ordinary. It didn’t find any magic in play but did find a weird scent trail. The scent it’s self had a neon pink aura that was unmistakably pinkie!

“It looks like pinkie made a special scent that repels wild animals and it’s working wonderfully pretty clever if I do say so myself.” Twi explained looking impressed while Fluttershy visibly calmed down

“Yes quite clever never knew are friends was an aroma maker another talent for the party mare I suppose.” Rarity said and applejack looked confused rarity noticing her friends confused look she took this opportunity to look down her nose at the farm mare

“Aroma mean smell darling.”She said looking smug.

“Oh well why ya didn’t just say so?” apple asked causing rarity to hold back a small giggle.

The others just rolled their eyes at the two’s usual squabbling. Fluttershy let out a small giggle then hovered closer to rainbow and leaned to whisper into the cyan mare’s ear “those two should really just kiss and get it over with you know?” she asked but rainbow didn’t answer “um that if you’re ok with that type of thing……” she stammered in the cyan mare’s silence.

“Oh um sorry what did you say?” rainbow asked finally noticing the yellow Pegasus “I wasn’t paying attention.” He admitted and Fluttershy was about to repeat what she said but thought better to ask what was wrong.

“Bit for your thoughts?” flutter asked seeing that the usually revved up mare was being really quite

“Something is not right I can feel it like we’re being lead right into a...” before she could finish twilight let out an exited call.

“We’re here!” the purple unicorn let out looking at the small sign that read you are here in bright pink letters

“…A trap.”Rainbow finished her thought right before the floor collapsed underneath them. Though the cyan mare was fast enough to avoid falling with the others the rest just fell like rocks including Fluttershy who played the fainting goat card.  The element of loyalty face hoofed then followed them down.

Twilight felt the ground fall away from her hooves and she fell into nothingness. she knew the scream escaping from her lungs would do nothing but she let it out anyways. Up until the part where everything went black and she hit the floor hard!  She fell into unconsciousness but right before she did she could have sworn that she saw pinkie pie standing in front of her but the darkness set in. when she woke up she found herself strapped on a table that was standing up she could see nothing but what the small circle of light that was granted to her she started to breath heavily panic was rising

“Ok don’t  panic your just strapped to a table in the dark after following a trail of cryptic signs that you now know was leading you to your impending doom.” Twilight said to herself as she peered into the darkness.

“Your right Twi don’t worry your fine.” A familiar cheerful voice called out to her.

  “… Pinkie..? Is that you?” Twi took a stab in the dark and was rewarded with a cheerful giggle that was definitely pinkie pie.  “Pinkie I’m so glad to hear you, can you help me out of here?” she asked and the giggling stopped

“Um Twi I’m sorry but I can’t not yet at least but I can take you to the others it seems you got separated I don’t know how though.”  The party mare said sounding unsure and… worried about something.

“Pinkie what do you mean?”  Twilight started until something walked out of the darkness it was pink and tall and was the furthest thing from pony twilight had ever seen.  She struggled on the table trying to find some way around the straps and away from whatever was slowly advancing towards her. Her hooves scrapped the table and it stopped and looked at her. It held its hand close to its mouth looking close to tears, it was tall and thin almost impossibly thin. Very pink it had three balloons on it chest it

“Pinkie…?” she asked tentatively and it perked up almost instantly

“Oh... I’m so glad you recognized me I was so worried that you wouldn’t that I got all stressed out then I sent those invitations inviting you here oh no now you think that I sent those to lure you here like some sort of evil pony…” she rattled off quickly no doubt it was either pinkie pie or something trying it’s best to be her.

“Pinkie what happened why is I here? Where are the others?” twilight asked and pinkie pie or her imposter stopped rambling and did a small face palm

“Sorry Twi but I’ll take you to others then I’ll explain everything.” She said then leaned Twi back and started to wheel her into the darkness.

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Rarity was to say the least bored out of her skull. She couldn’t even complain about the table she was currently tied to about it being dirty because it wasn’t. Not the slightest speck of dust or grim on it as if it was cleaned and sterilized recently. Her thoughts fell to poor Fluttershy who was out cold on her own table poor dear if she was awake the table would probably be a lot wetter than it should be she thought with pity for the poor dear. Then her thought wondered to applejack who was on the table next to her.

Seeing the strong willed and stubborn farm mare strapped down to the table so….exposed! The images that went through her mind nearly brought her to a nose bleed.  Luckily applejack broke that particular train of thought for her.

“Hey rarity you ok over there?” the farm mare asked and the unicorn shook her head.

“Yes darling I’m fine.” She spoke with as much class as she could muster.

“I was starting to worry since miss prissy wasn’t complaining about the roaming dust bunnies.” The orange mare made said with a cocky grin she was trying to hide the fact she was scared out of her wits.

“Actually this place is remarkably clean I mean just look at it not mess or dirt anywhere. That’s one thing I was wondering about why is this place so clean and these tables they look like they’ve been sterilized lately which makes me worry about what they’re used for and I apologize for language and not saying this first but where the fuck is twilight?” the white mare finished making applejack snort at the unexpected language coming of out the usual prim and proper fashion mare. Then the farm mare’s ears dropped

“I’m worried for twilight to ya know and pinkie I don’t wanna believe that she lead us her but...” applejack was cut off by a rude snort from rainbow dash

“But what...... I told you guys something was off that, that something didn’t feel right but did anyone listen NO!! And now we’re stuck her on these celestia damned tables for who knows what reasons” dash’s wings flared angrily as she spat out the words at her friends. Then she seemed to shrink and her face lost the anger to be replaced with hopelessness “twilight’s missing… and we didn’t find pinkie.” She finished in no more than a whisper it broke both their hearts to see the mare so defeated.

Then out of the darkness a giggle sounded and echoed and dash’s eyes flared to life searching for the source of the laugh that was unmistakably pinkie pies.

  “Oh dashie turn that frowny unside downy will ya were both right here” pinkies voice came back and every one besides Fluttershy who was still unconscious brightened up. They searched the darkness for the source of the sound but nothing but a soft squeaking sound that was being made by twilight sparkle being wheeled on her table into the light.

  The mood instantly improved seeing her then as soon as they raised they quickly hit the floor as the pink creature pushing the table came into view. Applejack just stared at it with her eye brows raised rarity looked at what it was wearing in slight fascination Fluttershy just laid there and rainbow dash looked scared wanted to fly out of there as quick as her wings could carry her. Poor twilight looked as a pale as a ghost and was trying not to look at the thing that was wheeling her around but couldn’t stop herself form trying to catch a better look.  Once the creature put twilight in the empty spot that completed the little circle they had going on. It was tall and slim with an hour glass figure, long arms with slim fingers each ending in a slight point. Long flowing straight pink hair that came down to the middle of its back and covered a side of its face as it smiled like a fool at them

“Now that everyone’s together again we can start the party!!! Ya so excited I’ve been waiting all day for you guys.” it spoke again in pinkie’s voice rainbow cringed at it applejack's jaw dropped and rarity blinked in disbelief.  She twirled around them on her feet then giggled at herself rainbow closed her eyes for a second then glared at the monster in front of her

“Where’s pinkie pie….?” She asked straining the name out like a threat gritting he teeth and the pink whatever it was looked at her confused

“But dash I am pink.” She reached out to her friend but dash glared harder then raised her voice

“YOUR NOT PINKIE PIE! You’re a monster... a monster colored the same as my friend” dash might as well have stabbed her in the heart she fell to her knee’s she held her hands close to her face on the brink of tears she looked to the others for some kind of recognition  from them .  Twilight wouldn’t even meet her eyes applejack sat there looking conflicted but she looked her in the eyes

“I’ll be honest I just don’t know I’m sorry but I won’t lie wouldn’t do a lick of good anyways.” The orange mare had sympathy in her eyes but that’s not what pinkie wanted she wanted her friends she turned to rarity who tried to shrink under her gaze she struggled against the straps trying to find some way out of the situation. When a unexpected squeak drew her attention to Fluttershy who had just now woken up and was quickly trying to figure out of this was a bad dream or not. Pinkie looked at her pleading with her eyes begging her to recognize her. Fluttershy hid under her hair as she did when faced with complete strangers then she forced herself to have some courage with her friends there

“My….my names Fluttershy...Um what’s yours?” she asked tentatively giving a weak smile.

“Fluttershy!! You already know my name it’s me…pinkie.” She said making Fluttershy squeak she hid herself in her mane. Tear fell down pinkies cheeks as her friends looked at her like a complete stranger or worse a monster she finally broke down. Her back was to rainbow but that didn’t stop the rainbow mare form shouting at her.

“None of us are falling for your act! Now tell us what you did to are friend your freak!” at the word freak pinkie turned on rainbow in a flash teeth bared and fist clenched “I AM NOT A FREAK!!” she screamed as she brought a closed fist onto rainbows chest. There was a gasp of pain from rainbow and pinkie’s face turned to horror as red filled her vision.