night 0

Sweetie Belle woke by the light buzzing sound growing in the room. The room was vary dimly lit up b a small-monitored magic powered computer. She was still dazed and got up and stretched before realizing she wasn't sure where she was, and found herself sleeping on a small mattress on the floor's corner across from the computer. She couldn't see the room that well, all she could see was the computer with a magic transmitter, the mattress she was sleeping on with her saddle bag, a desk with a few boxes of canned soup ect. inside, and a small fan whooshing through the room. She could also faintly make out a window behind the monitor, but she couldn't see it too well. The floors were hard and cold when she got off the mattress and got out her cutiemark cruasder cape out from the saddle bag, wrapping it around herself.

She looked at the monitor and was surprised, now assessing to the sincerity of her situation.

The monitor was displaying a chat box, a simple window with an orange boarder, and a title on the top of the box that read: Sugar Palace Playhouse, employee chat room.

"Sugar Palace Playhouse?," she said aloud to herself. She then remembered why that name rang a bell. It was Pinkie Pie's idea to host her birthday party there, and she liked it. there were singing pony robots that played games, plenty of arcade machines, and the hay burgers she ordered where amazing! It was just a train ride with her school friends, of course including the other crusaders Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, she even invited Babs to come, but she was busy in manehatten and probably wouldn't have made it in time anyway.

Now she was in a dark room starring at a screen trying to think of why she would still be there, when suddenly a notice noise sprung her to reality and she looked down to read the chat's new message.

M: Hello, Hello! My name is Maple Candy, and today is your birthday, Birthday Mare!

She thought then clicked her magic on to write a message.

Employee# 0297: Hey Maple... where am I?

M:Your party, silly filly! How do you like it? :D

Employee#0297: Party? My party was yesterday. I need to to go home.

M: We're just gonna have a little fun first! I got plenty of party games!I'm sure your gonna love it here!

Employee#0297: No. The Party was fun, but I need to go home and see my family and friends.

M:...

Employee#0297: Maple, I mean it.

M: ... but I thought we are friends, sweetie belle.

Sweetie belle stared at the screen and screamed at the lights came to life, and a set of monitors snapped on.

M: Look at the monitors, Sweetie Belle. I'm waiting.

She looked at the monitors reluctantly, and her eyes were drawn specifically to camera # 003. She stared at it for the longest time, looking in the window of another different guard room, next to a control panel. there, a set of glowing green eyes stared at her, a white mare standing in the hall in front of the window. No... it wasn't a pony. it looked more like a toy, upon further inspection. like... the singing pony robots on the stage.

But no... this one was different. the mane, normally like pillows with light orange fabric, was ripped open with stuffing falling out of it, the fabric itself stained with what she was hoping water. The appendages were twitching lightly, loose wires visible even from just a little camera. it was scratched up and had multiple bangs in the metal, as if someone was wanting to kill it with a hammer.

she quickly looked away and went back to the computer.

Employee#0297: What is that thing?!

M: Well, well, well! glad you are admiring my glorious looks! sorry I'm a little banged up, I haven't really... been myself lately! X3 But don't worry, I have plenty of extras! my friends are here too! And soon, we'll be the bestest of friends, you and I!

Prologue: end.

next night: promise