Purple delusion

Twilight sat in the main room of her library, staring at the burnt spot that the devilish book had left when she burned it. Spike had left after the second hour of her staring at it. She wanted to hit the spot with some of her nastiest spells she had, she wanted to scream at it. To curse the very wood that held the burnt mark as it the evil had infected her world by merely being there. She growled at it. And tried to tear her eyes away from the spot.

She felt sick with rage, it churned her stomach and reddened her vision. She cursed pinkie again she wished she could strike the pink bitch again make her pay for the things she wished on the purple unicorn. She struck the ground again leaving a bit of a dent causing owliouse to flutter off his stand. As if a switch was flipped she rushed over to the Bird and cooed him till he calmed down apologizing the whole time for upsetting him. Twilight blinked realizing how itchy her eyes were. She looked at the clock and realized she had been glaring for most the day it was close to twelve and her stomach growled alerting her to the needs of her body. She felt silly and walked into the kitchen to prepare herself a meal. When a knock on the door echoed through the tree. which made her groan and abandon her sandwich making to answer it.

“Welcome to golden oaks the “PUBLIC” Library.” She said automatically putting the public in to remind herself of the fact, that she did, in fact, live in a public place. But the pony on the other side was applejack and Twilight dropped the pleasant smile in an instant. Applejack didn’t look very neighborly either.

“Ok, Twi I’m gonna give you one chance to explain what you did to Pinkie….” The farmer gave a stern look and Twi narrowed her eyes
“What the matter I did what every pony wanted… I turned her back to normal or at least Normal for “Her” Twi didn’t hide the spite in the last word. AJ put her face into Twi’s

“Ok what the fuck is wrong with you were all friends damn it!” she put a hoof onto Twilights chest. The unicorn knocked the offending hoof away and put one of her own into the farmer's face.

“You have no idea what our friends had in her fucked up little head!” she was shouting now. The feeling resurfaced and her horn started to spark. “That crazy bitch wanted us dead... Ya, she killed us in her head and I read all about in her little journal!” Aj was backing up now but at murder, she stopped and charged back into the fray.

“Ok, I find that harder to swallow than a month old fritter Twilight Pinkie would never hurt us… AND you’re trying to tell me that she wanted us dead?” Applejack narrowed her eyes but twilights rage was hitting full tilt.

“I read it all in every gory detail... She Slashed your throat and she… Burned ME!” But applejack stopped her

“What book… what fucking crazy book of pinkies did you get this shit from.” Applejack’s face was stern. Twilight looked behind her at the burn spot. “I burned it…”

“So you don’t have proof?” Twilight took a step back and started towards the burn spot. But applejack gripped her shoulder and spun her back towards her. “You have no proof and you accuse are friend of something that clearly didn’t happen.

“I have Proof I merely made a copy, the original is with the pink bitch and I can prove just what sick thoughts went through that head.” Aj slapped her.

“Don’t you touch her again!” Twilight was stunned and applejack made her way out of the library. Her mind was reeling trying to reconnect with reality after the hit. She heard that familiar voice of reason in her head telling her that Applejack was right she was crazy pinkie would never hurt anyone Period… Then she heard a different voice one a slightly higher pitch than her normal one.

“But we know the true pinkie….. The one the little bitch hides from everyone, it was in the book... Her book, would a book ever lie to you.”
Twilight started to laugh. Her face stung but it just fueled her.

“You have to save everyone… Twilight we have to save the others from Pinkie they don’t know, But we do. We know all the things she wanted to do to us and everyone.”

Twilight put a hoof to her cheek “I can’t just go around accusing her… I have to prove it to Everypony… I have to get deeper into that twisted little head and drag the real pinkie, the Psyco out for Everypony to see. And I know just the way to do it.”
As twilight dusted off her Psychology book that other voice smiled a predatory grin.

Elsewhere
Sweetie sat in her desk at school but the lesson Cheerliee was teaching was lost to her she kept drifting back to her dreams and Pinkie in the hospital. She planned to go right after school but it felt like eternity itself stood between her and the troubled mare. She groaned and turned her head She tried to focus on what she was going to do. It wasn’t going to be long before rarity found the book again, what if she reacts like she did.

“Ehem”
The cough brought her back to reality apparently, she had groaned harder than she meant to because Cheerliee was starting at her along with most the class.

“sweetie belle is something bothering you…” Her teacher asked and sweetie belle knee-jerk a response.

“ No I'm fine.”

“well then you mind answering the question I just asked?” the teacher challenged and Sweetie started to sweat in her seat. Until she felt something tug on her mind. It felt like somepony held up a flash card in front of her mind and sweetie managed to answer correctly pleasing her teacher and letting the attention to drift off of her. She wiped her brow and tried to think of how she had known the question let alone the answer. Something waved a pink hoof in her vision and she froze. She looked up to find the giant pinkie from her dreams sitting around her. She had her own desk and was taking notes. The gentle giant looked down and smiled warmly before dropping a note on her desk with everything Cheerilee had written so far. Sweetie wiped her eyes and the pinkie was gone but the notes stayed on her desk. She felt a hint of terror and confusion but also a lingering warmth that wrapped around her. It filled her with something close to home and it put a soft smile on her face. Then it lit a fire in her soul she was now determined to get to the hospital. As if answering a pray the bell rang and Sweetie packed her stuff in a flash and raced for the door. Only to be blocked by her friends
Sweetie had to stop and prance in place to stop from bowling the two other fillies.

“where are you rushing to Sweetie aren’t we going over to the clubhouse?” Bloom asked only to be followed up by Scootaloo.

“You alright ever since last night you’ve been off.”
Sweetie had to stop and take a breath... Did she tell the truth or lie? The giant pinkie appeared behind the fillies holding a small blackboard

“with Take them with you.” Written on the board, she smiled the most pinkie smile she had seen in forever.

“last night something happened… Do you remember that book my sister got from pinkie?” Sweetie started and the others exchanged a look.

“ya?” they answered in unison (and not because the writer is lazy)

“well I read it and it scared me… bad.” Sweetie admitted Blooms eyes got soft but scoots got concerned

“is that all?... You got scared at a book?” the Pegasus asked and Sweetie shook her head.

“No, it was like holding evil it got into my brain and tried to make me Afraid..”

“Fraid of what?” Bloom asked

“Of Pinkie pie, it showed me all these horrible things like this other pinkie killing all her friends... and even us it was terrifying.”

“What do you mean other Pinkie,” the flightless Pegasus asked.

“Well it was the normal looking pinkie but she would scared and hurt everyone just to scare our pinkie. But I had this weird nightmare I was being chased by a giant pinkie with a knife and at first I was terrified I couldn’t understand. But then I got it. The book wanted me to hate Pinkie pie but it wasn’t her it was the nightmare. After that the giant pinkie cried and I patted her head….” Sweetie said

“That doesn’t sound very scary at all..” Scoots said but bloom looked a little scared.

“I left out the parts that really scared me but that’s not the point. Those nightmares they were in that book and they drove pinkie to hurt herself…. To try and kill herself.” Any comment that scoots was working on died in her throat. She looked down and was shaking now... Sweetie looked at bloom who was looked shocked. When her gaze fell back to Scootaloo Her pinkie was holding a sign.

“Hug her.”

She did and Scootaloo stopped shaking. Sweetie felt that familiar warmth again and she looked up to see her pinkie hugging the two. Scootaloo wiped her eye and had to take a second to talk.

“So what do we do about it?”

“We visit pinkie in the hospital... Other than that I’m not sure my sister doesn’t even know how to help…” Sweetie felt her heart flitter….

“Mah sis neither… None of them could help her…” Bloom looked sadder now.

Sweetie looked at her friends she could see them losing heart. She took a deep breath

“Cutie mark Crusaders Pinkie Cheerer uppers GO!” she yelled out in their normal fashion and the other two looked at her and their spirits rose.

“Ya maybe they couldn’t help but I’m not gonna give up.” Bloom stomped her hoof and Scoots fluttered her wings. They ran out and made a beeline for Ponyville general.

Cheerilee watched the three go and made a silent pray for the three and for pinkie...
It took a bit to get there but once they did the crusaders were quickly stopped by a Brown Stallion in a security uniform.

“Oh No not you three again….” He looked mad and determined.

“were not here for any crusader business... We're just here to see Pinkie…” Sweetie answered and the stallion Breathed a sigh of relief that they weren’t gonna try and be doctors again.

“I’ll take you to her room and we’ll see if she’s ok with visitors. But you Roughhousing and absolutely no yelling you got that?” he glared at the three till each gave a flurry of nods. After he got enough nods he returned on himself and motioned for them to follow. They went passed countless rooms and up an elevator.

“Girls I know its gonna be hard but we gotta be gentle… Just say we're here to cheer her up… We don’t want to upset her or anything.”
Sweetie said and the other two saluted and the guard nodded and smiled at them. After some more walking, they finally reached Pinkie’s room. The guard told them to wait as he went in. They couldn’t hear much but they definitely heard Pinkie squeal slightly and the guard let them in.

“Oh my god girls this is so nice!” Pinkie called out. Her coat was dull and her hair was straight like her pinkie was. But other than that she seemed better. Sweetie looked around but couldn’t see her pinkie anywhere in the room. She shrugged maybe it was gone now that they were here with the real pinkie.

“Well, what are you silly fillies waiting for… Get up her so auntie pinka can thank you for visiting me, it really, really boring here.” The pink mare looked like she was attempting to have the same energy as usual but it was clear that it just wasn’t there. Her smile felt sad and her eyes had lost some of the glimmers.

“When miss rarity said she you were awake we knew we had to visit ya,” Bloom said then leaped on the bed and hugged the mare gingerly. The forest of pink hair covered her face and made her nose twitch at the touch.

“Ya, we were really worried… the adults wouldn’t tell us what happened?” Scootaloo added then joined the hug. Sweetie didn’t say anything but joined the hug.

“We're just glad you’re here pinkie.” At the mention of her name she shuddered and her smiled disappeared.

“I don’t like that name… it hurts…” the crusaders backed up they couldn’t see her face but they could hear the tears in her voice.

“And I don’t even know why…It’s like I’m scared of my own name.”
Sweetie put a hoof on her shoulder. But Bloom spoke.

“What would you like to be called then...”

“I like Pinka…. It doesn’t hurt.” She was shaking now
The three re-hugged her

“we're here for you Pinka and so is every pony.” Sweetie said and Pinka wrapped her hooves around them all again. She leaned her head back and her face escaped the pink forest of hair and she was smiling again.

“Sorry girls it must be the meds they have me on. One gives me energy and makes it easier to think… while the other it makes me sleepy.” She Grew quite but recovered quicker this time.

“But enough sad stuff how is school going? Did any of you get your cutie mark yet?” she asked trying to lift the spirits in true pinkie…Pinka fashion. Each Filly turned they hips to show the blank flank.

“You’ll get them eventually trust me don’t rush too hard or they next minute you’ll be old and shriveled…”

“Like Granny?” bloom asked

“yep so enjoy things while you can.” Her smile was there and she sounded better but sweetie just couldn’t shake the feeling of sadness hanging in the air.

“Look Pinka I know it's been hard and things may look bad but I just want you to know…. It's not your fault.” Like a switch was flipped pinka started to shake her face disappeared into her hair and she sounded like she was crying again. The other crusaders gave her cross looks but she didn’t back down. It was the main reason she had come here so she could tell pinka she knew in her heart it wasn’t her fault.

Pinka said something it was barely audible but Sweetie belle caught it

“T…thank you.” Pinka sweep Sweetie closer and cried.

“I don’t understand... Why or how But I really needed to hear that…” Tears fell onto sweetie’s coat and she hugged tighter. Pinkie hugged her back and her hooves seemed to search for something. Sweetie Belle looked at the crying mare.

“Sorry, sometimes it's hard to feel things…..” She didn’t know why but those words sent a shiver down the young fillies spine.
A series of knocks Rang out on the door and a doctor entered the room.

“Sorry Girls but Miss pie had a new treatment we’d like her to try.” He smiled and stepped aside. Twilight entered the room wearing glasses and her hair was in a bun. She had a bright cheerful expression she stood to the side of the doctor and Pinka called out Happy to see twilight.

“Hey, twi boy am I happy to see you.” Twilight flinched But tried to play it off. “Ya me too I’m so Happy to see you to pinkie..” twilight was rather proud that it didn’t come out as forced as she feared it.

“Miss Sparkle is here to hopefully help us as a Therapist. Usually, one so close wouldn’t be used but ours is out of town for more training and Twilight is more than qualified so she’ll be helping us come to the core of the problem.” The doctor finished explain and twilight nodded smiled some more.

“Yes and the first session starts now…” She shooed the girls off the bed gently enough then turned to the doctor.

“Now We mustn’t be disturbed it could ruin any progress I might make.” The doctor looked at her then to pinkie.

“I’ll make sure to let the rest of staff know thank you again for offering your a true friend.” The doctor shook her hoof and walked out of the room. He didn’t notice the slight twitch at Friend… But Sweetie did. Twilight turned towards the bed “Now let’s start from the beginning…” The door started to close with Twilight’s magic but the last thing Sweetie belle saw was Twilight sporting a nasty grin as the door closed. They started to walk back to the lobby when she saw her pinkie rush towards the door. She began to pound on the door furiously yet soundless, then pawed at it before collapsing on the floor in tears. Sweetie Rushed over to her Friend But her pinkie disappeared before she reached the door again… She felt cold...

Author's Note

If you notice anything off about my spacing tell me.