The beautiful springtime morning shone with hope and happiness as Pinkie Pie bounced through the streets of Ponyville, the pink mare humming to herself in complete joy. Her first task of the day was to check up on some errands she had organised before completing her finest, most joyous occasion yet; a springtime party.

With so many holidays around the corner such as Hearts and Hooves day, Pinkie Pie had to act quick before everypony got busy focusing on surprising their loved ones. She had made her way through the packed streets to Sugar Cube Corner in time for Mrs. Cake to open.

“Well hello Pinkie, dear.” Mrs. Cake greeted with a welcoming smile. Pinkie Pie stopped in front of the older mare, a grin plastered on the pink pony’s face as she hopped in place.

“Please tell me it’s ready! Please! Please! Please!” Pinkie Pie could not help but show her excitement, for what she had hoped was on the other side of the door, was the masterpiece of all cakes. Mrs. Cake chuckled and stepped aside, letting Pinkie Pie inside.

“Yes dear, it is in the--.” Mrs. Cake did not even finish her sentence before Pinkie Pie ran inside leaving a pink blur. A high-pitched, shrill shriek came from the kitchen.

“It’s perfect!” Pinkie Pie screamed as she jumped around the six-foot tall cake. It was a seven tier cake with different color fondants for each tier. The bottom was blue, decorated with everything that had to do with swimming and water. The next couple tiers were green, and were decorated with everything to do with picnics, parks and outdoor activities. Then the top was red, decorated with everything to do with painting, flowers and hiking. Mrs. Cake stood there, smiling and watching Pinkie Pie’s reaction.

“I am glad you like it. But Pinkie, don’t you think a couple of these items are more for the summer?” She asked, walking over to the other. Pinkie Pie looked over at her friend.

“Yes I know, and I wanted them on there because spring is the beginning of everything new! So, technically it’s the beginning of everything that is on the cake!” Pinkie Pie hopped over to the trolley the cake was on. Mrs. Cake nodded, accepting the logic.

“Alright dear, you know where to find me if you need help getting that out the door.” She said before walking out of the kitchen. Pinkie Pie stared up at the cake in amazement, looking over every inch of the confectionary masterpiece. She started to push the trolley out of the kitchen when she noticed something strange on the top of the cake she had not noticed before.

The lights started to flicker as Pinkie Pie looked at the top tier, watching red liquid pour out of the top. It first began as a trickle, but soon turned into an outright pour as the tiers of the cake were soon covered in this strange dark red liquid, turning the cake into a six foot tall edible fountain. Pinkie Pie reached forward to touch the cake, curious to what this thick liquid was. It was almost black, but left a lighter red behind where it touched. She put her hoof under the flow of the liquid, the lights dimming as she did so; the cake went back to normal.

The lights were back on as well, Pinkie Pie blinking before shrugging and taking the cake out the door. She was curious about what she had just saw, however did not want to bring it up to Mrs. Cake. On her way to her destination, Pinkie Pie checked the top of the cake in case Mrs. Cake added a fountain in it. There was no hole and no trace of that liquid anywhere. Thinking it odd, Pinkie Pie pushed the trolley down the street humming, the incident not leaving her mind.

Pinkie Pie had arrived at the venue and started to decorate for the party after retrieving the streamers and balloons from her mane. The snacks and drinks were already laid out on large tables, enough for everypony attending and a little bit more. The music was played as she danced and jumped around the large room, blowing up balloons and attaching the streamers to the wall. She heard a sound coming from the trolley that had the cake on it still and looked over, thinking it was some hungry filly or colt trying to sneak a piece.

The cake was completely red this time, however there was no liquid. The decorations were gone and it looked very eerie. Pinkie Pie jumped down and slowly approached the cake.

“What is going on here?” She asked, her hoofsteps echoing in the silent room. She reached out and touched the cake only to be greeted by a claw bursting out of the cake and grabbing her hoof. A skeleton pulled itself out as Pinkie Pie was screaming at the top of her lungs. The skeleton resembled a medium sized dragon and had glowing red energy balls in its eye sockets. In a deep echoing voice it spoke to the mare.

“Heed my warning pony of parties, you must cancel this event or it will prove fatal to many.”

“Pinkie Pie!”
Twilight’s voice cut through Pinkie Pie’s panic as the purple alicorn ran over to her earth pony friend. Pinkie Pie was sobbing and staring at her hoof which was still pressing gently on the cake which was back to normal.

“Oh dear, oh dear Pinkie. Are you alright?” Fluttershy asked as she, too approached the trembling pony. Pinkie Pie lowered her hoof and stared at it, her mane and tail deflated. She was in shock as she sat there in between Fluttershy and Twilight, both of her friends looking at her worried.

After calming down, Pinkie Pie explained the two incidents that happened. What had happened at Sugar Cube Corner, and what had just happened before the two other mares had run in. Twilight was looking over the cake and using her magic to see if there was any sort of illusion spell on it.
“There isn’t any illusion spell on the cake. Pinkie, have you been sleeping alright?” She asked her friend. Pinkie Pie nodded, looking over at Fluttershy who was rubbing Pinkie Pie’s back.
“I don’t see how my sleeping would cause something like this.” Pinkie Pie stated, looking back at Twilight. Twilight nodded and walked back over to the two.

“Lack of sleep can make you experience hallucinations.” She replied, sitting by her friend.

“I don’t know if I should continue with this party now.” Pinkie Pie said, looking down. Twilight stood back up, a determined look on her face.

“Don’t be ridiculous Pinkie Pie! You have never let anyone down with a party before and I sure as hay won’t let you now. That was most likely just a hallucination, and you are the best party pony I know.” Twilight said smiling. Pinkie Pie jumped up, her mane and tail back to its cotton candy self.

“You’re right Twilight, the party is still on!” She said, running around again and finishing up the room. Fluttershy stood by Twilight.

“Do you think this is a good idea Twilight? I’m sorry to say, but what if it wasn’t a hallucination?” She asked, watching Pinkie Pie.

“That’s why we are going to act as undercover guards. I’ll go tell the others, you stay here and keep Pinkie calm.” Twilight replied, walking out the door.

Twilight gathered Spike, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Applejack to tell them the news.

“So we have an unknown ruffian threatening everypony?” Rarity asked, looking at Twilight.

“Sounds like more of a warning t’me.” Applejack said, gently tapping a hoof on her chin, thinking.

“So the skeleton didn’t even say how?” Rainbow Dash asked, landing beside her friends.

“Am I the only one more concerned about why Pinkie’s seeing dragon skeletons popping out of a cake?” Spike asked, looking at everypony.

“Shush Spike, now Pinkie didn’t say if it said how it would turn fatal, and she wouldn’t leave that out if it did.” Twilight replied, Spike crossing his arms and turning around.

“I don’t even know why I bother." Spike mumbled to himself.

Twilight and the other three thought for a moment before Applejack broke the silence.

“What are we going to do?” She asked.

“Yes, we certainly cannot cancel the party. Pinkie has been planning this party for, well, months.” Rarity said, looking over at Twilight who was nodding in agreement.

“The most we can do is stand guard, and make sure nothing happens. I have been researching some defense magic so if something does happen then we can probably get everypony out.” Twilight turned to start walking back toward the party. She picked up Spike with her magic and set him on her back. The others followed close behind her with rarity walking on one side, Applejack taking up the rear and Rainbow Dash flying overhead.

The party was a huge success as everypony was enjoying their time dancing, eating and hanging out with all of their friends. The cake especially was a hit amongst the ponies, as were all of Mrs. Cake’s creations. Pinkie Pie was bouncing around, making sure everything was going alright as a good hostess would, glancing over her shoulder at times to look at Twilight, who would give her a nod signalling everything was alright so far.

Rainbow Dash landed beside the purple alicorn and reported.

“There’s nothing in the rafters or outside, it seems we are in the clear.” She said leaning in so only Twilight could hear. Twilight thought for a moment before replying.

“Let’s not count our chickens so soon, the party has just begun.”
Rainbow Dash nodded, walking off toward the punch bowl to get a drink. Twilight stood there, still watching everypony have a good time when she heart something drop beside her with a soft ting. She looked down beside her hoof and noticed it was a nail. She used her magic to pick it up and examine it. It was not odd for nails to fall from rafters or ceilings in old buildings like this one, however given the circumstances, Twilight wasn’t sure if it was coincidence or something more.

A loud creak filled the air as a large plank of wood fell from the ceiling, crushing the punch table and all who were standing beside it. Ponies started to panic and scream. Some running over to help and others running out of the building, their children in tow. Rainbow Dash struggled to get the heavy plank of wood off of her, even with multiple ponies trying to help. Big Macintosh finally was able to buck the plank off of the ponies. Rainbow Dash lay there, panting and gasping for air as the ponies who stayed behind witnessed the horror that was before them.

Three other ponies, unrecognizable now, were completely crushed. Their faces were flattened to the point of their skin being ripped open and splinters of their skull protruding out along with their brain. Blood pooled all over the floor, drenching the hooves of whoever was standing there. Rainbow Dash tried to get up, however realised she was not able to. She looked back at her hind legs and her wings, screaming at what she saw.

Her legs were completely shattered and her right wing was broken. Amongst the pool of blood that she lay in, she could see her own pouring out of her mangled extremities. Bits of bone and flesh floated around her, her face in utter shock as she took everything in. Her heartbeat was in her ears as she watched other ponies crowd around the three beside her, the ponies screaming and crying as they recognise who the dead ones were. They tried to drag their corpses away from the crushed table while her own friends were trying to get her attention. Rainbow Dash could not hear anything over the ringing in her ears.

Twilight was right in front of Rainbow Dash, calling her name multiple times. Rainbow Dash looked at Twilight as everything started to speed up again.

“Dash! Rainbow Dash!” She was yelling over the screaming and the panic, “Big Mac went to go get you a stretcher! We’re going to get you out of here!” Her voice was raised over the screaming but she was trying not to panic herself. Rainbow Dash looked up.

“Twilight, look out!” She screamed, trying to push her friend away with her hoof, but she was not close enough. Twilight looked up in time to see a metal pole falling toward her; she didn’t have time to move.

The pole went right through Twilight’s head, the mare’s body standing there in shock before falling over, her eyes still open. Blood poured from her mouth and eyes and from inside the pole. Rainbow Dash started screaming, tears pouring from her eyes.

“No! Twilight No!”
The remaining ponies fled as the rest of the building came crashing down, the force of ponies tripping over Twilight’s dead body caused her horn to slide out of the pole with a cylindrical section of her skull and brain still attached to it. Rainbow Dash lay there in pain and crying, trying to reach out for her friend frantically. Debris kept falling around Rainbow Dash as more ponies got crushed under the collapsing building. Rainbow Dash finally reached Twilight’s still warm body by painfully crawling toward her friend. The pegasus lay close to the other, and rested her head on Twilight’s hoof as everything kept falling, tears never ceasing flow from the blue mare’s eyes.

“I’m sorry Twilight.” She whispered, closing her eyes. As she lay there with her friend, listened to the building still falling. In the distance she heard the familiar sound of a stallion’s voice calling out for her.

“Dash! Dash! Can you hear me?!”
Then everything went quiet.

Author's Note

Thank you for reading my first chapter. As you can see this is a work in progress. I should be getting the second chapter up soon.