The Path to Transcendence

The pink earth pony sat on her haunches leaning her head back as she stared out the barred window. The bright, luminescent moon bathed the pony in its light filling her with a longing for freedom. Freedom that would never come.

Tears formed around her eyes as they dripped down her face pattering onto the ground below her. It was just another night in the captivity of her own personal prison. Other ponies clung to the walls in fear of her leaving Pinkie Pie all by herself. Though, this she did not even notice. In her catatonic state she didn’t care for sociality, food, or water. All she wanted was death.

Her lips moved in the same repetitive motion without a single word escaping her mouth. She kept repeating the same line over and over and over again. “Kill me.”
It was simply too much for the earth pony to endure. The painful experiments, the haunting memories, and above all, her own friends Twilight and Fluttershy being the culprits responsible for her torture.

A constant stream of wet, warm tears flowed down her face as she looked back into the depths of her memories to the beginning of all of this.

“Pinkie Pie!” Screamed a familiar voice. It was none other than her favorite prankster friend Rainbow Dash.

“Oh hey Dashie! What’s up?”

The cyan Pegasus was panting heavily trying to catch her breath and speak at the same time.

“You have to get out of her now! Twilight’s gone nuts! She… she killed Rarity and Applejack!

The pink pony began to laugh hysterically, “oh Dashie that’s a good one. For a second there I thought you were being serious.”

“I AM SERIOUS!” exclaimed the rainbow maned pony.

“I was lucky enough to get away. We have to get out of here. There’s no telling what will happen if she finds us.”

A sense of overwhelming dread and sadness loomed over the once perky pink party pony. Fear set in her eyes and she looked up to Rainbow Dash with great determination in her eyes.

“Dash, we have to stop her.”

“What?! That’s suicidal! We don’t stand a chance against Twilight.”

“We are the elements of Loyalty and Laughter. It’s our duty to protect Equestria… even if it’s from one of us.”

“Pinkie… you can’t be serious. This will be a one way trip if we try and stop her. She’s a unicorn. The brightest unicorn we know. She could turn us into ash with a single thought or have us ripped apart from the inside out!”

“If that’s what it takes to stop her, then so be it.” Said Pinkie Pie. Her voice lowered into a cold and emotionless tone. Her mind was set on defeating Twilight. Even if it meant death.

Rainbow Dash swallowed and nodded, “you’re right .We can’t abandon Equestria. We have to stop her. Any idea where she could have went?”

“Canterlot Castle of course,” she said pointing a hoof in the direction of the royal castle. Dark clouds covered the peak of the castle blasting lighting and thunder in all directions. Something big was happening there.
The duo reached the gates of Canterlot Castle. Two bodies laid slain and in front of them and many more inside. Blood clung to their hooves as they both tried to hold back the feeling of vomiting from the sights and smells that plagued them.

A single figure stood alive among the masses of bodies and blood. The unicorn stood bathed in the crimson liquid as two alicorns lied near her. Their bodies mangled and torn from spine to hoof.

“Twi-twilight?” Spoke the pink pony catching the mare’s attention. She turned around sending a piercing stare into the eyes of Rainbow Dash. If looks could kill Rainbow Dash would have vaporized from the anger in her eyes.

“What are you doing here Rainbow Dash?’ said the pony, venom dripping from her words.

“Twilight stop, please, stop.” Pinkie Pie began to cry begging the malicious pony to cease her actions.

“You’ve manipulated Pinkie too? That’s just fuckin’ great. You’re a real piece of work Dash.”

Twilight’s horn began to laminate with a powerful aura of magic that blinded Rainbow Dash from seeing her face of disgust and vengeance.

“Twilight, we’re your friends, we only want to help you. Please, stop this now!” Shouted the cyan pony, but to no avail. The purple pony’s beam charged into a dense sphere about the size of a single bit. Before Pinkie Pie could utter another words to try and sway Twilight’s next actions the bolt of magic contained at the tip of her horn exploded forwards ripping through the air at supersonic speeds colliding with Rainbow’s chest and sending her body slamming against the stone wall and collapsing into a limp and crumpled state.

Twilight’s eyes watered as she let out a blood curdling cry that overpowered Pinkie’s wailing dramatically.

“Why Twilight?! Why did you kill her? She… she was only trying to help you.” Screamed Pinkie Pie. Demanding answers for the murder her friend had just committed

“You want to know why Pinkie? Because she sold me out. She told Celestia along with Rarity and Applejack. They all had to die for their betrayal. If they didn’t die. I would have. The rules are simple and inexcusable even for the personal student of the monarch. Those who commit the taboo and create life are to be executed. Not exiled, not banished, executed. So, it was either them or me. And I chose the logical stance of self preservation. Any pony would have done it in my hooves.”

“But… you… you didn’t have to kill them.” Said the sobbing party pony.

“I did have to. You simply refuse to understand why I did it.” Said Twilight walking away from the pony.

“Get out of here while you can Pinkie Pie. Things are going to change very quickly.” With that said the earth pony galloped as fast as she could away from the castle and back into the direction of Ponyville to warn them of what has happened.