Innocence

Pinkamena turned on the lights, blinding Fluttershy. When the light cleared, Pinkamena was standing in front of her.

"Ready?"

"For what?" asked Fluttershy softly.

Pinkamena stepped aside and Fluttershy saw a chair with a tarp over it. It looked like there was something in the chair. Fluttershy took a few steps forward.

"Go on." said the pink mare. "Take a look."

Fluttershy stood in front of the chair and slowly reached out a hoof. As soon as she felt the tarp, she also felt a sharp sting in her side. She reached over with a hoof and pulled out a syringe.

"Wha..." she said sleepily.

"I changed my mind." she heard the pink mare say.

Fluttershy soon felt tired, and then subsequently passed out.

She woke up and looked around, blinking away the blurriness. She was now in a small caged area. Sort of like a jail cell. She jumped up, whimpering. The pegasus looked around the room and saw a swivel chair, back facing her. It was the same one that was covered with the tarp. She could make out a mane which told her that a mare was sitting in the chair.

"H-hello?" she asked. No answer. "E... Excuse me?"

The mare didn't answer. Fluttershy took a deep breath and placed a hoof on the chair, turning it around. She let out a blood-curdling scream and fell backwards. She scooted backwards until she hit the wall. In the chair was a mare. Her right eye was gouged out and her left was hanging on by a vain. Her bottom jaw as missing and her tongue was hanging down. Her stomach was cut open and her organs were sitting in her lap.

"Like it?" asked a familiar voice. Fluttershy looked to her right and saw Pinkamena leaning up against the cage. "It's one of my favorites."

She looked down at Fluttershy, who was looking up at her with tears in her eyes.

"Pinkie?" she whimpered. "What's going on?"

Pinkamena grinned. She then opened the cage door and entered.

"P-P-Pinkie?"

Pinkamena knelt down in front of Fluttershy and pulled a knife from her mane. Fluttersh let out a gasp.

"Wh-wh-wh-wh-what's that f-f-f-for?"

"Scared, Fluttershy?" asked Pinkamena.

"Y-y-y-y... y-yes."

Pinkamena slowly touched the tip of the knife to Fluttershy's chest. "You're always scared." Fluttershy wanted to run but was frozen with fear. "But I can help with that."

Pinkamena quickly slid the knife across Fluttershy's skin, cutting it. The yellow pegasus let a sharp cry of pain and dove for the door. Pinkamena licked the blood off the knife as Fluttershy ran to the basement door.

"Help!" she screamed as Pinkamena left the caged area. "HELP!"

"HELP! HELP!" yelled Pinkamena mockingly, laughing afterwards. Fluttershy looked over her shoulder at the pink mare. Pinkamena grinned. "Soundproof. No pony can hear you."

Fluttershy began crying some more as she slid down the door into a seated position.

"Why?" she whimpered.

Pinkamena trotted towards Fluttershy. "Why? Because I need some help around here, Fluttershy. It's so much work."

Fluttershy closed her eyes as Pinkamena knelt down in front of her. "P-Please, let me go..."

"Let you go? But then we wouldn't get to play." said Pinkamena, reaching out and touching the cut on Fluttershy's chest. The yellow pegasus let out a whimper of pain. "You're such a wimp, Fluttershy."

Pinkamena brought the knife's blade to her own leg and made a deep cut, only wincing slightly. Fluttershy stared in shock.

"See?" asked the pink mare, raising the bloody knife. "Nothing to it."

"Y-You're insane." said Fluttershy, staring wide-eyed.

Pinkamena grinned. "I can teach you to ignore pain. To feel virtually nothing. Wouldn't you like that?"

"A-At what cost?" asked Fluttershy. "Becoming a m-monster like you? No, thanks."

"You'll see the world a new way, Shy." said the pink mare. "You'll be able to sneak around without any pony noticing you, using top-notch scare tactics to scare the shit outta your prey... and, above all... you'll feel no pain."

"You're s-sick." said Fluttershy softly. "I-I'll never be like you."

Pinkamena scowled. "So, you've made your decision, then?"

Fluttershy nodded. "Y-Yes..."

"Very well." said Pinkamena, grabbing the back of Fluttershy's neck.

She then threw the yellow pegasus to the floor and kicked her in the chest. Fluttershy let out a cough and a gasp for air.

"Then, I guess there's nothing left to do but kill you, Shy." she said, kicking the pegasus again.

Pinkamena then raised her hoof and slammed it down on Fluttershy's wing, causing the winged pony to scream in pain.

"Wait!" Fluttershy cried, just as Pinkamena pulled out her knife. "Wait... I-I'll... I'll d-do it..."

Pinkamena grinned. "Oh, goodie." she said, putting her knife away. "I'm gonna go see what's going on upstairs. Be back shortly."

She began making her way to the stairs when Fluttershy spoke up.

"C-Can't you help m-me up?" she whimpered, looking up at the mare with tear-filled eyes.

Pinkamena stopepd at the stairs and hesitated. After a second or two, she turned and looked over her shoulder.

"Help yourself up, Fluttershy. Be a big girl." she said with a grin, before trotting upstairs, leaving Fluttershy all alone in the basement.

The sound of a door closing and locking could be heard. Fluttershy let out a whimper as she tried to stand but fell back down, letting out a yelp of pain. She then crawled over to the caged area, reaching up and grabbing the bars. She then pulled herself up and leaned against the cage, clutching her chest. Her gaze fell upon the dead mare in the chair. A tear fell from her eye as she thought about all the possible things that Pinkie had in store for her. She knew her life was over, but she sure wasn't gonna go down without a fight. This new thought of payback gave her the strength to stand on her own. She trotted to the center of the room and looked around.

"Just wait, Pinkie..." she said softly. "Just you wait."