The Manehattan Project

Antique Shop, 1:50pm, Day One.

Numb....

If there were any words in existence that Pinkie could use to describe the way she felt at this moment in time, it was numb.

Pinkie laid on a couch located in the back room of the antique shop, in the employee area. The bite wound didn't get better with rest, in fact, the wound only got worse as time went on. It began to fester and began to darken the coat around it. Pinkie felt numb all over, except for the wound, which burned like tartarus.

Pinkie knew that the end was coming, but she refused to allow a frown or look of pain to spread across her face. She powered through the pain she felt from the bite and kept smiling. She could only keep chanting the same thing in her head.

"Giggle at the ghosties, giggle at the ghosties..." and so on in her head. Eventually, the others rushed into the back room and locked the door to the main area behind them.

"We need to get out of here." Silent Watch said, panicked. Pinkie tried to sit up, but she couldn't, and she let out a pained grunt. Twilight noticed and rushed to her side.

"Pinkie, are you okay? How are you feeling?" Twilight asked, tears already pooling back in her eyes. Pinkie coughed before responding in a voice the complete opposite of her usual cheery and bright voice.

"To be honest Twilight, I'm not feeling great." Pinkie said sadly. "What's happening up front?" Pinkie asked. Her question was conveniently answered by the sound of glass being smashed in the other room.

"They're coming, and we need to get out of here." Silent Watch explained. Pinkie then tried to stand up, but ended up falling off the couch. Twilight tried to help Pinkie up, but Pinkie swatted her hoof away and rolled over, to look up at the others.

"Guys, I don't think she's gonna make it." Silent Watch said very matter-of-factly. Twilight turned to Silent Watch with a frown, but before she could give Silent Watch a very angry response to his statement, Pinkie spoke up in her coarse voice.

"Twilight..."

Twilight turned back to Pinkie, giving her a serious expression.

"..I know you're angry, but we should face it, I'm not gonna make it." Pinkie said. Twilight then got down next to Pinkie and hugged her, the tears starting to flow freely. Even Starlight and Spike began to lightly cry as the two friends embraced. Pinkie then let out a little giggle. Twilight lifter her head off Pinkie's shoulder and raised her eyebrow.

"Remember Twilight, giggle at the ghosties." Pinkie said with a smile. Twilight let out a sniff and wiped away her tears.

"Please, just go, don't let me kill you." Pinkie said with a serious face. Twilight slightly nodded and stood back up. Suddenly, several loud bangs emitted from the door to the main room.

"We need to go! There's an alley out the back door, if we go right after leaving we can make it back to the street and make a break for the hotel you guys were talking about." Silent Watch explained as he moved towards the door.

Starlight walked over to Pinkie and hugged her, Spike also did the same. Twilight hugged Pinkie again, holding her tight.

"Twilight, please don't forget me." Pinkie said quietly. Twilight nodded. "How could anypony forget you?" Twilight said rhetorically. Twilight finally released Pinkie from the hug and moved back to the back door to join the others.

"Guys?" Pinkie croaked out before they were about to head out. Twilight turned to listen one last time.

"Take care of Maud and Gummy for me." Pinkie said. Twilight sincerely nodded. Suddenly, the infected banging on the door finally broke the door down and began to enter the room. Silent Watch opened the door and quickly ushered Starlight and Spike out into the Alley. Twilight though, lingered, staring at Pinkie, who was smiling, and mouthing the word "go" to her. Silent Watch quickly grabbed Twilight and pulled her out of the room.

Pinkie saw the others exit out the back door and began to lose all feeling. It started in her legs, then moved throughout her body. Now only her face had feeling. She saw the infected pooling into the room, all of them not even acknowledging her.

Her vision began to fade away, and the sounds she heard began to mute, all until she closed her eyes and breathed her last breath...