Chapter 2: Pinkie Promise

Long, steel street lamps lit up the starry night sky, the tiny fire dance widely within the clear glass dome it was in. A late working pegasus clear away the snow filled clouds, making the sky completely clear. Echoes of squeaking wheels from a black chariot can be hear going down the empty streets of Canterlot. The dark shadow of the chariot cover small parts of the fancy brick buildings that towers the chariot, detailed hoof painted posters of advertising curtain items or event coming soon and down dirty alleyways filled with rotting garbage. The two ponies pulling the chariot truck through the white snow, ignoring the cold wind blowing against their fur. The orange earthpony wrapped her gray scarf tighter as well as her gray worn out winter jacket, making sure not to stop the chariot by doing so. The blue pegasus next to her turn her head towards her, her multi color mane flowing softly in the wind.

"Why do you still have that old thing?" the blue pegasus asked, her dark pink eyes reflecting in the street lamps. "Didn't you get paid the other day?"

The earthpony turns to her with a sign. "Yes I did. But all of it went into the farming funds, you know that."

"Yeah I do, but couldn't you just spear a small bit of it for getting a better jacket? At least get one without any holes."

"Rainbow Dash... I value farming equipment and getting food on the table more than a silly jacket. Besides, this is my father's jacket."

Silence quickly came among them, a sense of awkwardness struck Rainbow Dash. She tug and her black jacket, trying to think up stray off the conversation into a different one. Her fellow partner, noticing the awkward facial expression on Rainbow's face, she gave another sigh.

"Don't feel bad about it, it just- it's a difficult time right now..."

"Granny Smith..." Rainbow Dash mumbled, slightly looking away. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be, it was a natural death. She died peacefully in her sleep, completely painless. Anyway it's not just that. Applebloom is having a hard time after last month's event."

"Oh, yeah...That."

"Waking up in the middle of the night crying into her pillow, scared to look or touch water. Doesn't want work in fields when it rains. Of course I don't blame her though, what happened and all."

"I know how that feels... Scootaloo is almost suffering the same, except the massive fear of water. I try my best to comfort her and tell her it wasn't her fault, but it doesn't seem to help very much."

Another moment of silence came; the only thing making any noise is the loud squeaking wheels of the chariot. The cold wind slowly died as they took a turn a corn, going down another long, empty street. After a moment Rainbow Dash looked around the area, raising her eyebrow. "Hey Applejack, are you sure you know where we're going?"

Applejack quickly turns to her. "Of course I know where I'm going; I know this place like the back of my hoof."

"Are you sure? Because this looks like the last street we've been in." Rainbow Dash said teasingly.

"This ant's the same street this, there's three liquor stores right there."

"Just admit it, we're lost."

Applejack gave Rainbow Dash a playful glare and grin. "Okay then, tell me what street are we in?"

"Um...Mic Richey Drunk Street?"

Applejack burst into laughter, hitting Rainbow's shoulder while doing so. Rainbow Dash quickly fallowed as two mares sharing a long, joyful laugh. Applejack wipes away a cheerful tear. "You don't know shit."

"Hey, just trying to lighten the mood."

"And you succeeded. Oh my Celestia, Mic Richey Drunk Street."

"No really though, are you sure we are in the right place. You know Twilight doesn't like wasting time."

Suddenly they stopped, putting the chariot to a halt. The wind rose once more as they look off in the far distance. Far off, under the bright of the street lamp were two figures standing still. Trotting towards the figures, Rainbow slight looked back at Applejack. Applejack was completely focused on the figures, not bothering to look back to her. Rainbow put her attention off of her and back on the figures. Once they were closer, the figures became two mares in long high class dresses, two mares that they know very well. Next to them were two black bags that sat on the snowy pavement. They stopped only a couple feet in front of them, looking at them Applejack spoke. "How did it go?"

The white unicorn looked up to her, her purple dress shines under the lamp post. She turns to the yellow pegasus beside her then turn back to Applejack with a smile, levitating the two bags up. "It couldn't go any better."

Both Rainbow Dash and Applejack smiled brightly as the two mares smile as they headed towards the chariot door. The pegasus trotted up the golden stairs and open the door, she entered while her friend fallowed. But before she trotted in, Applejack called out to her. "Hey, Rarity..."

Rarity stopped right at the door, she turns her head in the direction. She pauses for a second before stepping off the chariot, trotting towards Applejack with a concern face. She stopped right next to her, Applejack looking slightly down on the ground.

"I know this seems like a stupid question." Applejack said. "But what exactly happen to that bastard?"

Rarity put her hoof on Applejack's shoulder. "Dead, what did you expect?"

"How dead are we talking here?"

Rarity looked around before she lean in slightly, just close enough to her ear. "Darling...When the train conductor finds his body, I highly doubt he or the police will fine his head."

She leaned away with a smile. Applejack looked at her with a somewhat twisted smile. "Damn Rarity, no wonder you're called The Black Widow."

Rarity smiling, turn around and trotted back to the chariot, but stopped. She turn her head around with the face of small worry. "Applejack... Once we get back to Ponyvill, try to get some rest."

Applejack was silent of a moment before answering. "Okay..." Rarity stared for a moment before trotting back up the chariot. After Rarity entered the chariot and closed the door, Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack for a second. Applejack refusing to look back at her, Rainbow Dash softly sigh, fixing the gray cap on her head as the four began the trip back home.

But as they did so, a tall figure trotted out of a dark alleyway far behind the chariot. The figure was tall, very tall, taller an anypony ever was. The figure watches the chariot move away, slowly out of the figure's sight. After the chariot disappeared, the figure went back to the alleyway. Leaving behind a cloud of blue, sparkling smoke...

.........

The town of Ponyvill wasn't known for very much. It was a small farming town, mainly made out of earthponies that are poor beyond belief. It didn't really help that the town was next to a nightmarish forest that is full of deadly plants and horrible monsters. Daily, ponies are sent to the tiny hospital do to monster attacks and or stepping on a poison plant. But oddly, the town wasn't in debt. Somehow the town was able to keep up with the tax pay and several other payments even though most of the town folks were poor. Outsiders of the town figured that all the town folks just put all their money together to pay off the payments. But in the reality, it was something more...criminal.

It was a cold night, snow finally stopped for the night leaving the sky clear. A black chariot went down the dirt, snow mix street, the two ponies pulling it was slowly and somewhat numbly down the street. The chariot stopped in front of the town's bar. Rainbow Dash was the first to kick off the harness, stretching out her long wings. Applejack pull off her harness before the chariot door open, Rarity and Fluttershy trotted out. "Are ya heading to the bar?" Applejack asked Rarity as she fixed her brown, dirty hat.

Rarity shook her head. "No, I don't feel like going through Pinkie's drinking games tonight."

Applejack chuckled as she and Rainbow Dash trotted in the bar while Fluttershy and Rarity trotted home. Fluttershy never drink, according to her she drunk one time and had a terrible experience. What it was she'll never say, and nopony had pushed her to continue. But before Applejack walk towards the bar, Rarity called out to her. "Catch!" Applejack turn as two black bags landed into her arms. "It's the money!" Rarity shouted. "Give it to Twilight when you see her!" With a wink, Rarity trotted away and Applejack smiled as her trot towards the bar. Before stepping in, a pink blur shot out of the bar door and crash into Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash slid across the snowy street with the pink blur on top until she stops sliding. Rainbow looked up to the joyful, pink earthpony on top of her. The pink earthpony with a white blouse and a brown leather vest covering a blouse jumped up and down on Rainbow Dash, knocking some the air out of her.

"You're back!" The earthpony said cheerfully. "You're back, you're back, you're back, you're back, you're back!!"

"Yes Pinkie, I'm back." Rainbow Dash said, trying to breath. Pinkie, noticing Rainbow's lack of breathes, jumped off and grabbed Rainbow Dash to lift her up on her feet. Pinkie quickly picks up Rainbow's gray cap and places it on Rainbow's head. She giggled. "Sorry, I got a little excited again..."

"You sure did." Applejack said smiling.

"It just I came up with a bunch of new alcohol mixers that will knock your socks off!" Pinkie said joyfully stretching her neck towards Rainbow. Rainbow grinned and rubbed her hoof in Pinkie's pink poufy hair. "We'll see about that."

Applejack shook her head with a smile as the three trotted into the bar. The bar was pack, full of ponies who ether hanging out with friends or drinking their problems away. They could see ponies laughing, slamming their hooves on the wooden tables almost spilling their drinks. The fresh smell of alcohol, cigarettes hit their noses as they trot in. Music from the two musicians Octavia and Vinyl, playing a unique tune they are known to do as ponies sang along. The three mares sat down on wooden stools in between a drunken dark pink mare and a purple unicorn with a dark blue mane with a pink and purple stripes going down the mane. She had a purple, six pointed star gem pinned to her fancy white and light purple. She sat quietly, sipping a glass of ice cold cherry whisky while tapping on her hoof on the wooden counter. Applejack, who sat next to the out of place unicorn, turns to her placing the two bags next to them. "We got it."

The unicorn turns to the bags, a smirk coming to her face. "Good, that would teach the nobles not to scam old ponies."

Applejack gave a small chuckled as she wave to the bar tender. The bar tender, looking at her, grab a large glass, poured fizzing beer into it and handed it to her. Applejack took a lager sip and almost slamming the glass to the counter. Applejack looked over to her side, Pinkie quickly mixing several alcohol together while Rainbow Dash and the bar tender look worriedly a pond her. The unicorn looked at her. "How are you doing Applejack?"

Applejack looked at her. "Better now, how was your day Twilight?"

"Like yours, better now that bastard's dead." Twilight said taking a sip.

The bar tender lean in between the two, still slightly looking at Pinkie giving Rainbow Dash the scary alcohol mixer to her. "So, who did you stab or robbed today?"

"A heartless bastard." Applejack said.

"A rich heartless bastard." Twilight said fallowing.

"Isn't all your heists are on rich bastards?" The bar tenders said. The three ponies gave a small chuckled as Applejack took another drink. Twilight levitated the two bags next to the ground. The bar tender looked at the bags as she did. "So that's all?" He asked.

Twilight looked at him. "It was taken back. Stolen from Applejack and was taken back with most likely in a bloody away."

"So you weren't there this time?"

"Not this time."

"Where is the money going to?"

"The normal places. The school, the towns funds and of course, to my workers."

"So would you mind if you spear some. Hard times."

Twilight gave him a look, and then sighed as she opens one of the bags. She pulled out a small chunk of cash out of the bag and slamming it onto the table. The bar tender hesitated before taking the money and putting it in his pocket. "Thank you" he said as he trotted off to get another order. Twilight nodded, taking another sip of the cold liquid. As she did, a light brown mare in a green dress trotted in and stopped next to Twilight. The mare adjusted her glasses before she spoke. "Twilight, we need to talk."

"Mayor Mare." Twilight smiled. "Come, have a sit, have a drink."

"Can we talk outside?"

Twilight instantly narrow her eyes. She motion Pinkie, who was giggling at Rainbow Dash coughing heavily after taking a single sip of Pinkie's mixer. Pinkie looked up to Twilight and nodded, jumping off her stool. Twilight levitated the two bags next to Applejack, Applejack nodded and the three mares trotted out of the bar. Once outside, Mayor Mare gave Twilight a look.

"I was hoping we be alone."

"I never talk outside without backup." Twilight replied.

"I don't want this to become a blood bath."

"I won't cause one if you don't."

"I certainly won't."

"There's a lot if I's in this conversation." Pinkie interrupted. Both Mayor Mare and Twilight looked at her. Pinkie shrugged and Twilight shook her head. Shaking it off, Mayor Mare gave a serious look at Twilight. "Look, all I want is to you to give me a payment."

Twilight glare at her. "I already gave you the monthly payment."

"I know but I need another."

"Why?"

"It's for the statue."

"The statue?! Are you shitting me?!? That stupid statue of yourself that haft the town is working on for jack shit?! Hell, I can spend all that money on drinking alcohol and even that is putting it into good use because then, it's going into the bar funds!"

"I told you, I don't want this to become a blood bath."

"Are you sure? Because you sure are fucking asking for one."

"Do I have to rely on blackmail?"

Twilight glare grew as the wind picked up. Pinkie slightly back up, sensing Twilight's slowly burning anger. Mayor Mare continued. "Because I can tell the police that the Harmony clan is living here, in Ponyvill. I bet they will be thrilled to hear that."

"You wouldn't."

"I would. IF-"

"But you Pinkie Promise..." Pinkie said coldly, trotting up to Mayor Mare with a heartless stare. Pinkie was always a cheerful pony, full of laughter and joy. It's so rare to see her so, cold in heart. When she does though, it's normally because somepony is or will be breaking a Pinkie Promise. Twilight back up slowly as Pinkie twitch. "You promise you wouldn't tell."

"Well, yes." Mayor Mare said, starting to sweat. "And I can keep that promise if-"

Pinkie grabbed Mayor Mare and slam her against the wall, her grip tighten. Pinkie started to become pale; her bright pink fur became a duel pink. Her mane flattens and her dazzling blue eyes became an ugly gray. She completely transform into something else, she became a demon. "Can, isn't good enough." She growled, then gave a twisted smile her teeth now sharpen. She lifted up her free hoof and punch Mayor Mare. One punch was able to break her nose with a large crunch. Another one hit her stomach, almost making her barf onto the snow. Another one came, another one came, and another, and another, and another. It gotten to the point that Mayor Mare's face was completely purple and dripping of red in some areas. Pinkie threw her across the street in a god like manner, Mayor Mare tumbled to the ground, painting the snow red and most likely breaking a bone while doing so. Ponies from the bar came trotting out to see what the commotion was; they look a pond in awe as Pinkie leap into the air. Pinkie landed on top of Mayor Mare as she tries to crawl away, knocking the air out of her. Pinkie continued with the violent punching while the crowd loudly cheered.

"It seems like ponies wanted to see Mayor Mare get the shit beaten out of her." The talented gray earthpony known as Octavia said to Twilight as Twilight calmly lit up a cigarette. Twilight chucked. "She pretty much was spending the town's funds on a stupid ass statue to fill her pride. Of course ponies wanted to see her get the shit beaten out of her."

Twilight blew out a cloud of smoke as Rainbow Dash and the bar tender trotted out of the crowd. Rainbow Dash look at Twilight worriedly while the bar tender voice his. "Are you going to do something?"

Twilight shook her head. "Not yet. Let Pinkie let out her anger, the mayor did try to break a Pinkie Promise."

"She's an idiot for doing so." The bar tender replied. "But does that mean she needs to be put in a coma for that."

Twilight looked back to Pinkie, who now pulled out a blade out of her vest pocket. She grabbed Mayor Mare's beaten arm and place the blade next to the joint. "You won't need this." Pinkie demonically giggled as she slowly cut into the mayor's skin. Mayor Mare was barely awake but she was able to let out a muffled scream. The crowd back up in horror as Twilight motion Rainbow Dash to stop her. Rainbow Dash nodded and flew like a bullet to Pinkie's side.

"Pinkie!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she pulled on Pinkie's shoulder, stopping her from cutting the poor mayor's arm off. Pinkie turns to her, placing the blade onto Rainbow's neck.

"What do you want?" Pinkie growled. "Can't you see I'm busy?"

"It's just..." Rainbow stuttered, thinking something to say.

"Just WHAT?"

"It's just... I-I came up with a new mixer for you to drink!"

In a instant, the what seem to be a curse faded. Pinkie mane popped back into its poufy form and color returned to her fur and eyes. Her teeth became flat and her cheerful gladly came back from the hell it was in. "You did?"

Rainbow Dash nodded, whipping the sweat away from her face. Pinkie gave her a huge hug. "I knew you would come up with something someday! It's not always fun when I'm coming up with the drinks."

The crowd let out a thankful sigh, some of them rushing over to Mayor Mare's aid. Pinkie looked over to the small group of ponies helping the mayor. "Wowie, what happen to her?"

Rainbow shook her head with a smile. "It's a long story." Pinkie looked at her with a confuse look, but faded when Rainbow patted her head. The two mares trotted back into the bar with the rest of the crowd, some of them still chuckling at what had happen. Twilight finishing her smoke, trotted up to Mayor Mare who is being held up by two stallions. Twilight lean in with a large smirk. "It's amazing isn't? How Pinkie is barely aware that she is, in fact, a serial killer?"

Mayor Mare gave out a muffle grunt, Twilight smirk grew. "Luckily, very few things triggered that hidden part of her. It could be a sound of a small bell those damn doctors try to cure her with or seeing blood or... Breaking or almost breaking a Pinkie Promise."

Twilight patted the beaten mayor on the head. "Try not breaking a Pinkie Promise again." And with that Twilight trotted back into the bar, leaving the mayor and the small group of ponies in the cold...

End of Chapter 2

Author's Note

Well Pinkie blew her shit in her intro chapter, but hey there's Pinkamena in this story and it won't be the last time you see her. But who was that one pony in the alleyway with the blue smoke tho? All joking aside, I hope you like it and please leave a comment to voice your love or endless anger on this fic. Not start a war in the comments please... F.Y.I, I will take request of characters you want to see or see more of in this fic. (btw, I won't take ships or character death, leave that up to me."
Thank you for even looking at this, luvs!