The Hive

by Red Does Reviewing

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Adventure, Dark, Sad, Comedy
Length: 11208

first mlp fan-fic coming from a diffrent story i've written

Rebuild the hive……… this single command will change the life of one poor party mare and her friends.
What will twi do when not only is her life but the souls of her friends is threatened by the strange command
i mean what can a single command on a computer do? and when pain from another's past rises will pinkie be able keep herself and her friends from a decent into insanity

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-10-04 17:01:32 UTC

An I'll Fated Stroll

The Hive

*authors notes this is not a changeling story*

Baki process

“Baki- one who steals life” a word from my home, a fitting name for these creatures who are neither dead nor alive, Then I guess I am no better in the since of this word

-leviathan

Pinkie the party mare of ponyville was drawn to the everfree forest that night she couldn’t explain it but a twitch there and a shake here just lead her on deeper. It felt like something was calling her something that needed her help maybe a unicorn in trouble…maybe twilight was calling her she thought making her blue eyes widen in worry she stopped trotting and started into a full on gallop at the prospect of her friend  in trouble.

Then the signal ended just like that leaving pinkie lost and confused she tried calling out

“twilight?...... anyponie?” but nothing answered back not even the birds or whatever creatures lived in those woods like everything avoided the area that should have served as a warning but the pink mare was to concerned with her maybe finding her friend in these desolate woods. She looked wildly in every direction finally slowly giving way to fear. She tried to laugh it off like her granny had taught her but there was nothing to laugh at nothing to fear just an over whelming feeling of loneness she looked into those dark tree’s looking desperately for something to lead her home she studied every tree for something any thing

That’s when the ground opened up under her hooves causing her to scream as she fell into darkness. She watched the ground close back up like a beast swallowing its helpless prey.  A single tear fell from her eye as one final thought went through her head I’m sorry girls. Before she hit something and her mind fell black.

When her mind woke up all she could think was how sore her body felt yet she couldn’t move had she broken something was she paralyzed. Her eyes flashed open at this thought but found her held to a cold metal table standing upright. She was afraid more afraid than ever before she was alone… truly alone none of her friends could get to her wherever she was. And all she could see was what the small lamp over head light which made a burning circle in the dark.  Nothing else she closed her eyes trying to block out the fear, the loneness she pictured her friends saw their faces then her family… she felt the tears run down her check

“Was this the end?” she said aloud into the darkness. But nothing came back not even an echo “wow.” She let out a panicked chuckle “not even a going away party.” She tried to joke with herself but it did nothing she stared into that impenetrable darkness as if she was staring down her own death. For moments she laid there on the table for what felt like life times then she finally snapped

“NO this isn’t the end my friends will save me like the always will just you wait you big party poopers.” She screamed into the darkness she felt better hell she felt good her friends were going to come through for her. Right as she finished that though her heart sunk as something came out of the shadows it looked like a claw it was white and stopped only a foot from her. It whirled to life and moved like a snake posed to strike. She smiled at it clearly not understanding what it was

“Are you stuck her to? I am to do you know a way...” she never finished the sentence the claw had plunged in to her chest. It burned it felt like it was touching her very being…. “Celestia make it stop.” She cried out but no one was there to here it then it started to pull out and she could feel herself slipping… out of her own body in that last moment before it completely tore out of her she saw her friends for what she figure was the last time the first time they meet the adventures they’ve been on then it finished tearing the glowing orb from the pink mare’s chest.

The claw moved along its duty taking the soul of the pink creature a single focus and a single task which read out on every screen in the control room

Rebuild the hive…….

“The …dark alone in the dark again it was scary the thought of being dead alone….wait if I was dead how was I thinking how can I feel alone if I’m…..dead?”

These questions made her snap her eyes open again only to be blinded by light bright surgical lights…..

Twilight

It was early morning in ponyville and twilight was just waking up. She arched her back stretching it getting ready for the day ahead. When a soft rapping on the door stopped her mid stretch she moved to the door and opened the top half to no one she looked around hopefully trying to find the prankster that interrupted her planned morning. Seeing nothing she shrugged her shoulders and was about to walk away when something on the ground caught her attention. It was a pink envelope she laughed softly it was obviously a party invite from the party pony they all loved pinkie pie. What struck her as old was that no pinkie was in site usually she didn’t just deliver and run she had some type of song or dance number ready but no, the pink mare was missing. Twi opened it and read the invitation

Dear twilight

  I hope this does you well but you’re personally invited to the most super duper Spectacularly awesome party ever in my new party place I found it’s super awesome and would suit all of us perfectly so come along to the ever free forest and follow the signs to my best surprise yet. There’ll be cake games and punch and candy and more cake and even a few books for you to I found a library here its way bigger than the one you’re living in.

Pinkie pie

She didn’t finish reading the rest at the moment the prospect of books and a bigger library was all she needed to go. But she read on for any more clues as to what the random mare had in store but all it said was to meet the others at five near Fluttershy’s house and to make sure she comes to.  She replaced the letter in it’s’ envelope and felt her anticipation rise as the day went by. Another day of reading and research she kept looking at the clock till she felt she would explode. She started to make a list and schedule of how she would go through the library

Of course alphabetically she giggled to herself but what if they aren’t organized what if there just in piles… she started to fret... What if she couldn’t even read them that there in different languages? She felt her eye twitch slightly. Then caught spike staring at her not a bit concerned after a quick breath and a few moments of telling herself that she would learn whatever language they were written in then read them. She raised a mental hoof in triumph at her feat of reasoning. Spike was yet again wondering about her because now she was standing there holding her hoof up like she had just done something spectacular he just shook his head and went to take a nap.

When the clock read four thirty she called to spike telling him that she would be back soon then trotted off towards fluttershy’s cottage.

Applejack

The roster that woke her up for the day didn’t sound right like he needed some throat medicine er, something but none the less apple jack rose from her bed located her trusted hat. Then stuck her head out the window breathing in that crisp fresh air and looked over the farm that her family had for generations tended to. Well she was till a pink envelope slipped in front of her face it was on a rope she snatched it with her teeth and opened it recognizing the pinkness to be something from pinkie that crazy party animal.

Howdy Applejack

   Ready for my best party yet? Well you better get buckin

Then because it’s today meet the others at fluttershy’s cottage then follow the signs. At least that’s what Apple got out of it she mentally skipped all of the mares crazy ranting about how special this party was going to be.

But one part did catch her attention –and I might have found something that will make apple bucking a piece of cupcakes.  She raised a brow at this now the party had her attention. She put the invite on her night stand then headed out to the apple fields she warned big Mac about the party then set to work on those trees. She couldn’t stop wondering what pinkie meant by making bucking easier. But she easily refocused on her work and before she knew it, it was already time to make her leave. She waved a hoof to her brother and Apple bloom came galloping up

“Hey sis where ya going?” she asked cocking her head to one side smiling at her big sis Applejack tussled her hair making her smile even wider

“no much just heading to another one of pinkies parties I’d bring you sis but it seems that she has something special planned for us.” She said and watched her sister deflate “but Raritys gonna be there to so sweetie bell will probably be open to a sleep over.” She saw the idea of a sleep over warm in the little filly’s mind then she raced off telling Applejack to have a fun party

Rarity

   Not a single thing could tear the fashion mare from the dress she was making nothing except opal throwing an absolute fit in the next room. It sounded so serious that the white mare thought she was being attacked. She ran to the next room with an image of some ruffian messing with her beloved opal. But found her just trying to kill something on her collar. She let out a breath of relief that nothing too serious was going on she picked up the severally not amused kitty with her magic and examined her collar. To see a small bell that was pink and already wore the battle scars of opals fearsome claws. Then it popped open and a small note fell to the floor. She set her darling down on one of the many pony forms she had for clothes making. And unrolled the pink piece of paper

Dear rarity

I truly think you’re the cat’s meow >^..^<

  You ready for the most purrfect party ever. Can’t wait to see you there meet the others at five at fluttershy’s cottage follow the signs I’ve found something that will give you tons of new dress and fashion ideas.  I’ll be excited as a cat with yarn to see you all.

It’s funny because I tied this note to your cat lol.

Pinkie pie

Rarity rolled her eyes at the cat puns but looked forward to what pinkie had for her new idea’s always excited her but new fashion ideas made her giddy.

To the point she didn’t do much else all day but think about what the wonderful mare had in store.

Rainbow dash

The cyan mare lay on her small cloud napping spot without a care in the world she was off from weather duties for the day so she really didn’t have any cause to do anything else. Well that was until something fell into her face startling her awake. It was the normal pink envelope that her crazy friend would send for a party.  She could feel her excitement build as she opened the letter ripping it opens not caring for the envelope just caring for its contents.

What was inside wasn’t quite what she expected from the pink mare.

Hey rainbow.

  At first I was scared and alone here…… but then I decided to throw a party to help liven this place up and a nice big rainbow streaking across it would do that perfectly.. Don’t you think? I knew you would. I can’t wait for all my friends to finally show up for me ….  Meet the others at fluttershy’s cottage at five...

The letter trailed off like the pink mare just couldn’t go on this made dash a little worried but she would figure it out at five with the rest she wondered if the other’s got letters so un pinky like. She could go ask…. Nah she’ll ask at flutter’s cottage. Then resumed her nap but her dreams were of a sad pinkie sitting in a dark corner writing letters for her friends. After awhile the cyan mare just couldn’t take the dreams anymore and decided to wake up and ask her friends about pinkie. She started for twilight’s library but took one look at a clock in town that cheerfully rang out five o’clock. She groaned and face hoofed then speeded for flutter’s house.

Fluttershy

The shy mare woke up and couldn’t move. She started to panic then realized that most of the animals that lived with her were all huddled close to her. She looked at them they were deathly afraid of something, but what scared them so bad that they all came to her at once. Then her mind started to picture what type of creature it was and she let out an eep as a vision of a large dragon roaming near her house came into view. She hid under the covers and shook for a few seconds. Then she decided she needed to be brave for her animal friends. She got out from under the animals and braved the stairs down to her living room. Her bravery was how ever fleeting fast and by the time she had reached the middle of her living room. She was shacking and her heart was pounding.  Her hoof reached for the door knob her breath was shallow and she felt light headed. She opened it then fled behind the door only braving small glances out the door.

Then she realized there was nothing but grass and her normal garden out their she stepped out and looked around seeing nothing she gave a small shrug and was about to go back inside when something touched her flank. She let out a small scream then flipped over on her back and passed out……..

When she finally woke up on her own or more truthfully angle the bunny had finally gotten the bucket of water filled and over to her and dumped it on his petrified friend making her finally snap out of it.

She looked at the bunny that looked back with a pure face of not amused he held out the pink envelope and waved it in her face before throwing it at her and walking back in to the home.  She looked at it then heard the trotting of hooves then saw most of her friends heading her way.

“I wonder what they’re coming here for?” she thought to herself as they approached brushing the envelope inside surly it could wait till after her friends were done talking to her She thought happily.

Twilight meet her friends on the way to fluttershy’s cottage everyone looked exited except rainbow she just flew a little ahead of the rest not saying a word while the rest of her friends chatted away at what the pink mare might have in store.  Though the chatter did provide dash with the answer to a question that burned her mind she was the only one to get the slightly depressing letter from the mare she hoped to see the pink mare pop up somewhere or anywhere saying she was ok and say that the party was this way.  They reached the shy Pegasus’s cottage and found her smiling their way.

“So why the sudden meeting girls?” she asked sounding clueless and they just stared at her

“Didn’t you get pinkie’s letter?” Twi asked raising an eye brow and shy shook her head

“Oh wait was it a pink envelope?” she asked hiding behind her hair trying to make herself smaller.

“Why yes. Did you get one darling?” rarity asked the timid Pegasus and she shook her head and dragged the familiar envelope out of the door frame

“Ya in got it today but didn’t get a chance to read it something had scared my animals nearly to death and I was scared but I went to check and this fell on me and I panicked and …And fainted.” The last bit was barely audible and she was blushing deeply under her hair

“What scared your animals Fluttershy?” Twi asked and the shy Pegasus straightened up

“I don’t know all they said that it was big and smelled unnatural.” She shook her head not knowing what else to say

“well we’ll all keep a eye out I’d reckon for whatever scared them as we follow pinkie’s path to her new party place agreed?”Applejack asked looking to the others they all agreed turned to the everfree forest and Fluttershy looked confused

“Um what going?” she asked looking clueless again.  Twilight quickly explained what she had heard about in her letter and rarity piped in with the prospect of new fashion ideas then applejack with a better way to buck apples then rainbow finally spoke up

“Well my letter was kind of not very pinkie like it said that she had been scared and alone but then she decided to brighten the place up with a party?  It sounded like something pinkie would do and say but something doesn’t feel right and what’s with the written invitations yet no pinkie?” rainbow asked putting voice to her concerns she hated sounding like she was scared but this didn’t add up this wasn’t the normal pinkie.

“Oh um well where is the party”? She asked finally moving from beneath her hair smiling a small adorable smile.

“Oh it’s in the everfree forest pinkie said to follow the signs.” The purple unicorn said giving her a reassuring smile. The Pegasus however smiled then fell back wards out cold. Rainbow face hoofed then picked shy up by her legs and started to drag her into the forest. The others felt like they really should have stopped rainbow but honestly the sight was a little too funny to ruin but at least they helped carry the poor dear instead of letting dash drag her over every bump or rock in the forest.

A couple feet into the forest they found the first sign it was a small sign with pinkies face on it and several feet away was another marking a clear path to the pink mares “new party place”. They ventured fourth following their friends trail

Oh and there was a frog just thought I’d let you know that…….

Pinkie Pie the Spastic Baki of Sweet Street

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.

The Fastest Baki in Equestria

The fastest baki in equestria

Pain…. It was all the cyan mare could think as she looked at the knife that had been imbedded in her chest her vision was starting to blur and blackness started to creep into the edge of it. She looked to her killer but couldn’t see the monster. Instead a pink mare with stark terror in her blue eyes on the brink of break down “p…pinkie?” the rainbow mare let out and the party mares eyes widened further right before the darkness engulfed her vision.

“P…pinkie?” the dying mare asked before life drained from those red eyes. Pinkie fell backwards and crawled away shaking her head

“no…..no….this isn’t happening this wasn’t how this was supposed to go he eyes fell to the bloody knife still in her best friends chest a knife that she didn’t draw, a knife that shouldn’t be there. She lifted her hands as it to stop the image but the blood on her hand sprung into view.  She brought her hands to her face screamed letting the tears fall. She looked at rainbow then closed her eyes when something clicked in her head as if some unknown command had hit her brain. On this she got up and stepped towards the corpse of her friends staring at her with new intention,

she hit the release button on the back of the table and her friend fell into her arms “she feels like an oversized doll.” Pinkie couldn’t help but think as she turned her over and looked into those unseeing eyes she noticed the thin trail of blood on her friend’s check. Pinkie cleaned it from rainbow’s fur then gripped the knife and pulled it free like a knight one handedly drawing Excalibur from the stone.

She examined the knife with distain the pink pearled handle the yellow and blue balloons on the blade now stained with blood.  Her face twisted as if she was going to be sick then throw the blade away letting it skitter across the hard floor causing sparks to fly. She cradled the body of her friend and looked at the others with new determination in her eyes. she spoke the words that dominated her mind.

“I am not a monster...” she turned her back on her other friends and walked into the darkness. She knew what she needed to do it was dash’s only hope. She found that small room the one with the single table. That single table she had laid on before becoming… the words escaped even her. She laid dash gently on the table giving her one last hoping glance before moving into the glass room.  She watched the claw gild out of the darkness.  It replayed its actions as it did with her first it seemed to examine dash as if trying to decide the best approach to doing its wicked task.  She expected to find herself disgusted at the event taking place but could only find a mild fascination with it.  Then it took the plunge she remembered the pain the fire and only hoped dash was numb to this part. But once it removed the blue orb pinkie felt a slight rumble in her stomach that she for the life of her could not explain. She watched the claw intently as if waiting for it to drop the precise orb. It moved out of the area and she followed it.

First the claw placed the orb on a pedestal and disappeared from sight as two beams of light ran over every inch of the small orb. Pinkie could see words racing across the small metal boxes in the glass room. She couldn’t read any of it; it passed so fast she doubted even twilight could read that fast but then images started popping up. As they flashed by pinkie instantly understood what they were. these pictures were dash’s memories being played through.  She stared mouth hanging open as dash’s whole life passed before pinkies eyes. Only when something made a loud hiss almost like a large pot of tea was going off did she tear her eyes away from the screens. Now what looked like an empty shell lay on a table near dash’s orb. It looked like pinkie’s body only colorless nothing but a soulless husk. A vessel that wasn’t going to be empty for long the claw returned picking the orb up as the body’s chest opened as if waiting for the orb. Once the orb was place within a large burst of light went off pinkie watched in amazement as color flooded through the body first the cyan fur spread through it. Then the rainbow hair sprung out of the head and the tail seemed to grow out of nowhere sporting the same rainbow colors. It moved her friends along a rail taking her out of pinkies sight but she quickly raced to not lose her completely.  Once rainbow was put into a glass tube it seemed she was sleeping and pinkie’s heart nearly did a back flip when the small box on the front read the words stable in a comforting green.  She did a little twirl flailing her hands in the air in her own little victory dance “yes I saved dashie!!” she called out in joy.

The tube opened up to revel the new rainbow dash she was a bit shorter then pinkie but shared the same basic design a round head with the signature messy rainbow hair two line ran down her cheeks from her eyes down to her chest. Like pinkie the neck area was covered by the beginning of the hourglass shaped body then started at their chin and ended in a thin waist with a triangle like skirt that covered the top of their long skinny legs that ended with rounded feet not unlike the hooves they were use to walking on.

Dash opened he eyes for what felt like the first time looking into this fussy blurry world. She stood up more on instinct them on her own will placing a hand on the top part of the tube as she threatened to fall. She felt something wrap around her she looked down to see the pink hair of someone familiar. Pinkie had wrapped her arms around dash’s waist while tears of joy fell down her cheeks. Dash looked down at pinkie and almost returned the hug till memories hit … pain, a knife, and then darkness.

The former cyan mares face twisted in anger, pinkie looked up at her just in time for dash’s knee to make contact with pinkies chest causing the air to whoosh out of her lungs. The blow had enough force to lift pinkie up into the air a few inches before getting back handed into the wall.  Pinkie scrambled to an upright position before looking to her cyan assailant. Who stared at her own body looking at her hands she looked in stark terror at what she had become. Then she looked at the scared pinkie

“What have I become……what you have turned me into…?” She finished with a new look in her eyes before moving towards her making pinkie move her hands close to her body as if to protect herself. But dash grabbed hold of her arm and looked coldly into those blue eyes.

“It wasn’t bad enough you killed me ….no? so you turned me into the same freak as you?” dash raised a fist in the air holding it there long enough for pinkie to stare at it as it came back in to her cheek causing her whole head to rock with the blow.  She looked up at rainbow eyes wide in shock, dash used pinkie’s arm to string her up to eye level. Pinkie stared into eyes that felt like hellfire searing into her soul. While pinkie was staring into dash’s eyes the brutal formal pegasi aimed a quick punch to her ribs causing pinkie to wince in pain. A twisted smile spread into rainbow’s face at her former friend’s pain and quickly gave another and another till pinkie finally cried out in pain. Dash’s smile was full psycho as she pulled her arm back for another punch but something extra crept out of her wrist. She looked at it and was satisfied with the twin wrist blades that had sprouted for her. They were sharp and ready to spill blood just like dash was at the moment.

“Oh how convenient it seems that even this body you put me in is calling for retribution.” She smiled wider and her pupils were tiny almost red dots in her eyes as a piece of rainbow mane fell into the middle of her face as she aimed the killing blow she was taking her time in raising her arm making it dramatic. Breathing felt like inhaling fire through a dragons nose to pinkie she just wanted it to stop she looked weakly at the blades that surly were going to be her doom… what was going to be her last thoughts her ,last words ? Then something clicked in her mind as if telling her something she wasn’t aware of.

“I’m sorry dash….” She spoke letting her hair cover her eyes as she hung there.

“For what killing me!?” dash spoke with venom “well a little too late sugar cube.” Dash when for the final stab aiming the blades for pinkie’s chest

“no for this!” pinkie let out before swinging her leg up wrapping dash’s arms avoiding the blades then used her weight and dash’s arm to flip the surprised rainbow on to the floor before pinkie used her other leg and foot to literally jack hammer dash’s skull in to the floor. Pinkie let dash fall and stood back to look at her handy work .with a faint smile on her lips as dash got up with a groan rubbing the back of her head. There was a sound of metal being unsheathed and dash got up looking pissed now armed with two sets of wrist blades. Her wings spread out and her arms an even length apart she looked kind of like a warrior angle till she opened her eyes. Then she looked more like a demon sent from hell to murder and slaughter with those fiery red eyes. Pinkie held her arm straight out her knife pointing straight at dash she angled it to one side looking at the now spotless blade how she held it know she didn’t know but she felt oddly glad she did. She returned her eyes to attacker, cocked her head to one side and gave a cocky challenging smile. This managed a smile out of rainbow

“I’m going to enjoy this far better now that the prey has learned to fight.” She spoke like a hunter eyeing her prey. She flexed her arms as testing their strength and the weight of her new weapons. Which she obviously found to her liking for the look of a cat with a new toy that crept across her face while pinkie closed her eye to rainbow.

“Your not dash…” when she opened her eyes that insane grin was inches from her face. Pinkie dodged backwards just nearly missing the swipe of dash’s blades but the cyan predator was almost nonstop in her assault. They both were stuck in a dance of death one would strike and the other would dodge like a waltz where one would lead and the other would follow. The difference being well for one there were both unknown creatures and two one had fucking predator claws coming from her fuckin wrists while the other had a knife worthy of a psycho killer, and the sparks of one blocking another’s attack danced like fireflies in the dark.

Dash was starting to get frustrated where ever she attack the pink bitch would almost disappear from sight like dash herself the fastest pegasus was moving only in slow motion the thought of being slow in anyway shape or form pissed her off beyond reason. Though pinkie wasn’t exactly having a party herself though she really, really wished she was at the moment that would be nice just a big party with her friends including dash all drinking punch and eating…. Weird glowing orbs? What in the name of Tartarus is that?

She latterly stopped moving to cock an eyebrow and stand there with her hands palm up making the universal “what the hell” look.  She snapped out of that train of thought as dash’s blades nearly cleaved her in two. The cyan…whatever we where was relentless but was getting sloppy if ever there was a chance to end this now is the time. She thought to herself blocking an attack that was moving so fast it had its own mach cone. She took her knife placed it between the two blades twisted moving the arm with it then kicked rainbow’s knee out got behind her cyan opponent and aimed the hilt of her knife straight into where dash’s spine meet the base of her skull .

With a short thwack!

Dash slumped to the floor and laid there the blades slowly retraced into her wrists. With her friend lying on the floor out cold she finally slumped to her knee’s finally getting that blessed chance to catch her breath. She looked at the knife in her hands and sighed before putting it away almost on muscle memory she stopped mid action and looked where she was putting the thing. Straight into a sheath on the side of her leg it just seemed to pop right out her leg then go back in when the knife was placed correctly inside. It was weird but fascinating she was certain if she hadn’t scared twilight that the purple unicorn would have been as fascinated as she was

…………. “Ooooh shit the others!!” pinkie let out in horror at her own lapse in memory.

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Prized Baki to Princess Celestia

Prized baki to princess celestia

Twilight’s mind was to say the least Fried. Pinkie was either missing or was a strange tall skinny creature and rainbow was most likely dead and had been killed by pinkie. Not to mention she was also strapped to a table and helpless. She started to twitch and applejack was starting to feel worried about the lavender unicorn. Though the farm ponies mind wasn’t exactly calm and quiet she was worried about all of them she was trying to find a way out or a plan which was usually Twi’s department. A soft sobbing brought her attention to the poor yellow Pegasus she was crying behind her hair.

“We’re all going to die aren’t we?” she asked and the farm mare opened her mouth but was cut off by Fluttershy “don’t lie. Please don’t lie to me” she said looking at applejack with one puffy eye with tears still running through her fur.

Apple signed but couldn’t meet those eyes “I don’t know sugar I just don’t know. But what I do know is that we need to get out of this place ya hear? She asked trying to get the others to at least have some hope Twi just kept twitching and Fluttershy went back to crying behind her hair.  But rarity spoke up

“your right darling we are not just going to lay down and die we are going to escape this dreadful place” she spoke with fire in her eyes and looked at the rest of her friends apple gave a respectful nod and Fluttershy stopped crying as hard she sniffed a few times before lifting her head to look at the white unicorn.  They all looked to each other and the hope spread applejack gave a determined smile and Fluttershy actually gave a small smile.  Rarity looked at twilight but her face made a slight duck face

“um where’s twilight?” she asked and the others looked to where the lavender unicorn should have been applejack lost all composer and started to freak out and Fluttershy had by far the most interesting reaction though

“Well….shit.” her head fell slightly at the last word and rarity couldn’t help but giggle at the shy Pegasus’s words

“Rarity!” applejack said looking shocked and rarity looked sheepish

“What I couldn’t help it was just so amusing how she said it but your right darling this is the WORST POSSIBLE…….THING to happen.” The white mare said putting as much emphasize into the words as she could.

Twilight was silently freaking out it was all she could think to do at the moment. The table was taking somewhere probably horrible.  Her mind raced for a way out and finally the more sensible part of her brain kicked in and she focused on teleporting. The table stopped and she tried to resist the urge to open her eyes. But an unfamiliar WHRRRRRING sound forced her eyes to investigate. However she regretted the decision as soon as she lay eyes on the demonic claw that unknown to her had already done its unholy task to two of her friends. She screamed and the survival instincts kicked in and she flash ported out of the table trap. The magic drain was instant but she pushed that to the back of her mind as she scrambled to a run.  Her eyes were wild and scared as she tried to run. She heard the WHRRING sound again and evaded her mechanical pursuers strike to her right. She was sucked in a sharp breath as the claw made contact with her side ripping a good size cut on her flank.  It burned but she still bolted forward hoping to find the edge of the room or a door, something to escape this nightmare.

But her hopes were quickly crushed as something closed around her neck. Not tight enough to choke but it wouldn’t relinquish its prey. Tears started to form again as more clamped around her legs and held her in place. Her cut screamed at the sudden pressure and she willed it not to drain her of the energy she needed to teleport again.  She struggled feebly as she moved the energy into her horn then something hit her in the chest her eyes flung open to see the claw buried in her. She knew that pain is what she should be feeling. She started to scream when an intense pressure seemed to stop the air from moving.    It was strangely peaceful the pain in her side was numbing and fading she knew it was shock but at the moment she didn’t care. She saw the black on the edges of her vision and before it completely engulfed her she saw that claw holding its glowing treasure like a dog that just found its bone and she smiled before fading away…

Pinkie slammed a her fist down on to the controls in front of her every screen every single one of them read the same celestia damned thing

                “Rebuild the hive!!” every one, pinkie had tried to stop the machine. To save twilight from this fate but the second she tried all the screens turned red and flashed that single message over and over.

“I’m sorry twilight, it’s all my fault again!” she was crying again even though it burned to cry she did it anyways she was sure she looked like a mess her eyes were surly puffy and red. She buried her face in her hands and sobbed.  Then something wrapped around her she looked down to see cyan arms wrapped around her then felt a head on her shoulder.  But what made it all truly real for her was a yawn before hearing dash’s voice

“What’s with all the noise… are you crying pinkie?” the cyan former pegasi asked moving a hand to her face to rub her eye as she yawned a second time.  Pinkie froze stiff DASH WAS AWAKE was all she could think at the moment was this her dashie or was this the vicious angle form hell that vowed to have her head mounted….well she didn’t actually say that but she did try to kill me, um.. True but WAIT!!! Why am I having a conversation with you get back in the story!

She stared at dash her eyes teary and wide at the same time but dash just yawned at her.

“Is that you rainbow?” she asked sounding small and frail and rainbow gave a confused smile back

“Is there more than one?” she asked and giggled a little at her own joke before pinkie hugged her.

“Oh dash I’m so glad it’s you oh my gosh do you remember what happened? Please say no.”  Pinkie shot off holding dash at arm’s length the tears had disappeared but the same wide scared eyes were very present. A silent hope in pinkie rose hoping she just didn’t remember what happened and……

“Yes I do remember.” Dash said looking away from her. If pinkie’s hair wasn’t already flat it would have deflated like a balloon. Her heart plummeted into her stomach before dash started talking again.

“And I’m sorry.”

”um wha?” pinkie cocked her head to one side looking at dash like she had just started pulling parasprites out of her mouth.

“I’m sorry for yelling at you I shouldn’t have said those things” dash said looking at pinkie looking for forgiveness and pinkie smiled a real pinkie smile

“And I’m sorry for stabbing you.” Pinkie said then stopped clamping her mouth shut mentally face hoofing herself for her own stupidity dash pushed away from her.

“Ya I’m still kind of sore about that.” She said poking pinkie in the chest. Pinkie was about to start crying again but dash continued “but going off the things I said to you I kind of deserved it and I’m sorry for pushing you to that, celestia knows what stress you were under I mean you were worried that we would reject you and that’s basically what I did, man I wasn’t a very good friend back there.”  She said and gave a weak smile to pinkie

“So no hard feeling for... Um well that” pinkie said pointing to dash’s body, and dash not understanding at first looked down at her new body then back to pinkie

“oh this um well I figure you did whatever happened to you to me to save me after you well… ya.” She stumbled at the end avoiding the stabbing part. Dash smiled and looked away suddenly feeling really awkward. But when she looked back pinkie tackled her with a hug that somehow turned into a kiss on the floor. Dashie’s wings flew open in a blatant wing boner but the kiss was cut off when pinkie realized what she was doing and sat up on top of dash

“Oh no I’m sorry I don’t know where that came from I’m sorry!” pinkie said turning bright pink in the cheeks before getting off of rainbow. Who was stuck in confusion to the highest degree?

“I don’t know that wasn’t too bad maybe if we try again?” she half mumbled to herself blushing trying to gain control over her wings again.

“What was that dash I’m sorry it’s not like you to mumble?” pinkie asked with her back to rainbow as she moved to her computer seat.

“Nothing just grateful that my wings still work” she quickly said trying to hide the blush that burned across her face.  She moved a piece of rainbow hair out of her face then took the time to look over her new hands strange how normal they felt but still weird to look at. She wiggled her fingers then giggled a little to herself.  Then a small fear started to form in her chest what if she couldn’t fly or was as fast as she use to be……..oh celestia what would this do to her chances to be a WONDERBOLT!!!!!!!!!!!! Her eyes were wide and she suddenly felt very cramped almost claustrophobic in the room with pinkie. She was starting to twitch and spas out.

“Rainbow are you ok?” pinkie asked worried about her friend before her friend exploded

“Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh what if I can’t fly or I’m not fast enough to join the WONDERBOLTS!!! Oh celestia the wonderbolts what would they think me right now?!!” she asked scratching her head so hard pinkie was afraid that hair was going to start falling out or… her head was going to catch fire suddenly from the friction .  Then the image of rainbow’s hair on fire came to her mind and she started giggling uncontrollably. Rainbow dash looked at her like she had lost her mind which was probably true before this happened.  “sorry dashie but your right and I don’t know but don’t worry maybe your even faster now I mean whatever this is maybe it’s made us stronger and faster?” pinkie said smiling at her. It was the type of smile that you just saw and couldn’t help but smile back she actually started to giggle

“Dash if anything you’re even zoomyer than ever now.” Pinkie said lying across the arms of the chair looking at dash upside down

“Pinkie you’re so crazy.” Rainbow started to laugh with her but pinkie’s giggling started to slow down then flipped over to be laying on her stomach to just look at rainbow dash as she laughed.

“It’s almost like…..” pinkie started but stopped with a worried look she couldn’t even meet rainbow’s eyes. She hung their letting her arms dangle over the arms of the chair. Rainbow wiped a tear away from her eye she noticed the sudden silence in the room.  “Pinkie….. What’s wrong?” she asked starting to worry about the friend again. “It’s almost like before, us joking, playing pranks...” she felt the tears start to form again.   “Before all this crazy shit happened…. This place, what’s happened to us and now the others it’s happening to all of us and I can’t stop it.” Pinkie said looking utterly defeated.  Her hair flowed over her face covering her from site.  “When I woke up in a tube in this nightmare... I was scared and alone… I was scared that my friends would be afraid of me. That they would run from me abandon me…..”  She just fell silent.

Rainbow lifted a part of her hair and got closer she seemed to hesitate before kissing the surprised pinkie. From the outside it looked like pinkies hair had swallowed rainbow’s head after a moment she pulled out of the forest of hair and pinkie looked up letting her hair fall away. She was blushing brightly and looking at rainbow dash. “Pinkie look not all of this is your fault, you did this to me to save me and I’m ok…. I don’t blame you.” Rainbow looked at her with a smile wiping the tears from pinkies eyes

“But does twilight…. And the others?” pinkie said before rainbow hit one of the ticklish spot on her neck making her giggle

“If you’re worried then go get her and I’ll get the others see if I can stop it” rainbow dash said standing up and pinkie sat up in her chair and started typing she didn’t understand how but she was tracking down where twilight it was as if the computer was guiding her the purple former unicorn was still in one of the pods but it was on the other side of the place. With a few quick key strokes she started the rail to bring the unicorn to her… while dash dashed off to find the others.

It was dark… but light was there just out of reach to twilight it felt like the world was moving without her; she opened her eyes to see a small pod like thing surrounding her. She looked at her new hands in curiosity they were nimble and fast. She pushed against the glass that sealed her and felt it give a little she stopped then pushed slightly harder till it flung open and the light blinded her. She was high in the air but that hadn’t registered yet she was looking over what looked like a huge city of buildings and tubes. She was moving along a monorail system she could only see small dots everywhere maybe they were others like pinkie and herself she guessed.  Before she felt the pod shift her heart just had time to register sheer terror before she lost balance and fell at an alarming rate.  She was screaming her head off as what looked like cat walks fell around her. She started looking for something to grab, anything to slow her decent. Then she teleported and landed on a catwalk to her right. She hit the cat walk with a thud and looked around with surprise she had teleported and yet she felt little magic drain next to nothing. She looked at herself

“Fascinating!” she said out loud then smiled a little excited smile “oh think of the research I can do about this place what it’s for, who built it?” she asked to no one in particular. But all those questions took a backseat in her mind she suddenly had an urge to see herself see. What exactly she had become.

She looked around for anything shiny and clean enough to use as a mirror. What she found was a large mirrored window it was broken on parts but a section still stood large enough to see her entire self in its reflective surface. She was like she figured looked like pinkie in figure a slim hourglass. Her cutie mark had actually carried over her sparkle for magic and stargazing was on the little skirt type thing that covered her hips and upper thighs. Her tail was still there and could feel it swaying around the back of her legs.  Then an almost insane smile crept across her face as an idea came to her mind

“I can write a letter to celestia about this new body and about pinkie as well” she said out loud all of the worries of her new body forgotten even going as fair as making her feel great about her new self she was stronger at magic now then she stopped “what if she was as powerful as celestia now?” she thought to herself and her eyes filled into till there were the size of dinner plates.  Then images of her and celestia raising the sun together came to her mind and she started hopping up and down in a small circle going “yesyesyesyeyesyesyesyesyesyesyes” repeatedly.

Then reality hit her dead in the face and at a single thought she stopped bouncing in mid air and she hung there magically for a moment “what if the opposite is true and she sees you as a freak, a monster to be destroyed?”  she landed with a thud and stood there like a statue as images of her being chased down by the palace guards or worst the princess herself burning her with the power of the sun then even worst her friends being destroyed as well. She saw pinkie getting burned by the sun’s rays. Parts of her hair started to curl and stick out as panic started to take over. But a sound that started out small but was starting to grow louder brought her back to the situation at hand. She looked up and with slight terror and confusion found the source of the noise it was a “wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” she looked up to see pinkie falling at great speeds right towards her. But pinkie grabbed a hanging pipe used her momentum to swing up and over the pipe then let go flipped several times in the air and landed with her feet together and arms an even length out. She had her eyes closed then she looked at twilight but quickly turned to face the mirror and she put her hands on her hips and gave the reflection light scowl

“What do you mean an 8.5 on the landing I stuck that perfectly she said in a hurt voice then leaned back away from the mirror “oatmeal is you crazy”?  She finally said then looked at twilight over her shoulder and gave her a smile that said I’m just joking then tackled her friends to the floor in a hug.

“Oh please don’t hate me please don’t hate me I’m so super sorry” pinkie said sounding on the brink of tears. Twilight sat up and pated the mare’s head or whatever there were now. She looked into twilights eyes and a friendly smile greeted her not a hint of malice showed and pinkie smiled a true pinkie smile and sat back on her knees.

“Not going to lay I kind of like this new form there’s so much new thing to learn and do.” Said a glint of excitement sparked in her eyes and pinkie smiled back but before pinkie could say anything twilight poked the little knob on her chest causing pinkie to giggle uncontrollably

“Twilight quit it that tickles.” She said slapping twilight’s hand away playfully.

“Sorry pinkie I got curious it seems that you and I both have this little knob on are chest.” Twilight said still focusing on the weird knob.

“Then study your own knob she said with a straight face that she couldn’t hold for long before giggling more at the use of knob.

Twilight looked down and touched the strange knob she applied pressure to it and felt it shift in her hand. Then her entire chest opened up with an almost sci-fi whoosh sound. Her eyes flew wide and she fell backwards as if trying to run away from it.  Pinkie looked at Twi with wide eyes and she looked curious she moved forward as twilight started to freak out.

“Pinkie what’s going on?” she asked with an edge of panic in her voice. But pinkie didn’t answer right away.

“I don’t know but this is cool.” She said looking into twilight’s chest, in the center sat her soul almost on a bed of velvet.  Organs all lead to the glowing sphere she just couldn’t help herself and placed a hand on the small orb making twilight eep at the sudden touching. She blushed and Pinkie withdrew her hand. Twilight’s chest resealed and pinkie found the button on her chest and her chest opened for twilight to see.

“wow.” Is all the unicorn could say as she saw the pink soul in her chest and she placed a hand on it as pinkie had done earlier? The former mare giggled at the touch

“Hey that tickles.” She said as a blush spread against her already pink cheeks.

“It’s warm.” Twi stated and withdrew her hand from her friends chest and pinkie resealed it with one last little giggle. She stood up and looked at twilight who still sat on the ground.

“Let head back to the control room and from there we can check on the others “she said with a warm smile and twilight got up to follow the former mare.

Elsewhere

    Applejack was the first to notice the sound of hoof steps coming out of the darkness. She looked hopefully towards the noise.  But the familiar face that came into view made the farm mare go silent. Rarity looked at her friend then to the newcomer and her jaw dropped

“Hi girls, I’m super duper happy to see you girls” it was pinkie pie right down to the hooves and frizzy pink mane.  When Fluttershy noticed all that came out of her mouth was

“what?”