Twenty years. It’s been twenty years since Starlight Glimmer founded her village of the markless. A month ago, Nightmare Moon took over Equestria, announcing to any would-be enemies that she had crushed the pitiful band of ponies trying to stop her.

Today Pinkamena Diane Pie will reach that village, beaten and broken. She has decided to do away with the two things responsible for that defeat: her cutie mark, and Pinkie Pie.

This story was inspired by ideas from Hope.

Trigger warnings: Mind control, and thoughts of suicide.

Note on character tags: Both Pinkie Pie and Pinkamena Diane Pie are in this story, but Pinkamana is featured more than Pinkie.