Night 1: Ponyville District Hospital

7 PM

The waiting room was quiet that Monday evening, despite how many people were sitting there. Sure it wasn't packed, but it had enough people for an uncomfortable silence to become more noticeable. In the room were 5 young girls, 3 teenagers, and 3 adults, all going about the silence differently.

Twilight had relegated herself to the farthest corner from everyone else, nose deep in a book, trying to forget. Rarity had passed out a few hours before hand, and was either still out cold or just refused to face the reality outside. Pinkie hair had gone flat (no one knew why) and was just staring at the floor, motionless. Applejack had refused to leave her grandmother's side for the past few hours, keeping her eyes in front of her. Rainbow Dash had been pacing nervously with her hands behind her back, trying to keep optimistic.

The teens weren't fairing much better. They all felt responsible for everyone being here, though some showed it more than others. Shining Armor couldn't stop ringing his hands, occasionally looking up to see his sister's hidden face in the corner before looking back at his hands. Big Mac was doing much of the same, though he was much more focused on his hands. Zephyr Breeze was the odd one out, leaning against the wall casually and remaining unexpressive, not even feeling too bad for what happened.

The adults in the room were a different story. Zephyr's parents were in shambles as Granny smith tried to offer her condolences as well as payment for the hospital bills. The two declined the offer through the brief moments they could stop crying.

After what felt like an eternity, a doctor walked out into the lobby, removing his gloves and wiping his hands on his shirt. Everybody turned and looked. "We're sorry. We did all we could but… Fluttershy might not wake up." He said, looking down in sadness. The parents crying got more hysterical, and the girls began to cry too. "Though, it's not hopeless. She's still alive, and the brain is mostly intact. I don't think we'd be having the same conversation if she stayed where she was a few seconds longer."

Everyone heaved a collective sigh of relief. While the tension in the room had been defused, Rainbow Dash was still emotional. She approached Zephyr and tugged on his pants leg.

"Can I talk to you outside?" She asked. He only nodded and walked outside, the young girl close behind.

7:15 PM

Rainbow attempted to calm herself as Zephyr waited, tapping his foot impatiently. "Look, you said you wanted to talk." The teenager said, folding his arms. "So say something or I'm going back inside."

"Shut the f*ck up!" Rainbow yelled suddenly, catching the teen off guard.

"Aren't you a little young for that sort of language?" He asked with a nervous smile.

"What did I just say!?" She replied, taking a deep breath. "My friend, your sister, almost died, because you and your asshole friends decided "Let's put Fluttershy's head in the robot's mouth. Nothing could POSSIBLY go wrong."!"

"Rainbow, we never intended it to go that far-"
"I said, shut the f*ck up!" She screamed, looking like she was on the verge of tears. "What do you have to say for yourself!? The other brothers have apologized! They've said what they did was wrong! But you! Oh, you. You haven't said sh*t! Your sister's dying, and you haven't even said "I'm sorry" to her!"

"You say that like you think it'll magically fix everything." Zephyr replied, looking down at Rainbow. "Listen kid; out here, I'm sorry does jack sh*t. It happened, I feel bad, but that's it."

"Fine. Go back inside. But let me do one thing first."

"Sure thing kid." He knelt down, and Rainbow walked closer. "So, what did you have in mind?"

"This." She said, punching him in the nose with as much strength as her young arms could muster. It was enough though, as Zephyr recoiled, covering his nose but blood was still visibly dripping. She heaved an angered sigh as she walked back into the hospital, leaving the brother to sit there, clutching his now broken nose.

Night 5: Ponyville District Hospital

7 PM

Rainbow Dash had been uneasy for the past 4 days. Sure, she had been relieved initially, but the more she thought about it, the more she thought that what Fluttershy was going through was terrifying. Trapped in her own mind after several days, if not weeks of bullying and abuse. God knows what her mind could conjure up with some bad memories and all the time in the world. Her irrational, emotional mind had come to one conclusion; she wouldn't let Fluttershy suffer. She had to die, for her own sake.

Rainbow entered her friend's hospital room, her eyes drawn to the pills, flowers and IV on and near the nightstand to her friends right. "Hey, Fluttershy." She said nervously. "How're ya… How're ya doing in there?" She got no response, as she expected. "Okay, well, just… just hang tight. It'll all be over in a sec."

Rainbow had been told one thing about the room when she first entered it; be mindful of the cords. You remove them, she'll die in a matter of minutes. That all she knew, and needed to know, about what came next. She got on her hands and knees, looking for the outlet in the room. "Let's see here, where is it?" She muttered to herself, failing to here someone else enter the room.

"Rainbow Dash, what are you doing?" Twilight asked, walking closer.

"Oh hey, Twilight." She replied nervously, quickly turning to face the other girl. "Just, making sure all these cords were plugged in." The guilt was obvious on her face, and Twilight knew it.

"You're lying. Try again." Rainbow sighed, looking down in defeat.

"I was trying to unplug the cords, and let Fluttershy die."

"What!?" Twilight cried out, only to be quickly silenced by Rainbow's hand. "Why would you want that? She could still wake up."

"And what if she doesn't?" The rainbow haired girl replied. "Look at her Twilight. She's in pain. You know it too." She stopped and thought for a moment, weighing the possibilities. She silently nodded before Rainbow returned to looking for the plug. "There it is." With one swift yank, she pulled all the wires out, and every piece of machinery in the room went dead. Fluttershy was not far behind.

Night 5: Fluttershy's Subconscious

7:15 PM

Fluttershy sat on her bed in her room, staring at her closet with fear in her eyes. She knew it would be a few hours before anything started coming after her, though every moment was still nerve wracking, knowing that she was sharing the house with 4 monsters with sharp teeth and soulless eyes. She looked at the door on the left but suddenly everything got a bit darker. She looked down at her hand, seeing her flashlight had disappeared. "But I, just had it." She said to herself, now more fearful. She grabbed the plush on her bed, a pony and brown bear hybrid in a top hat, and hugged it gently before it too disappeared. "What's happening?" She asked, the fear more evident.

Soon entire parts of the room started to fade into blackness, leaving her, alone, in a black void. "Hello?" She called out, looking around, and seeing nothing.

"Do not worry, my child." A calm, soothing voice said, sounding close.

"Who said that?" She turned around, and was met with a black-bodied, white masked, pony bodied puppet. "Was it you?"

"Yes my child. I am the Puppet, though I once was called Luna. You may call me either." The Puppet said, before kneeling down to meet Fluttershy at eye level.

"W-why are you here?" She asked, rubbing her arm.

"I'm sorry to say that, you have died." Fluttershy did not take the news well, and started hyperventilating.

"But, but I can't be dead! We're talking, aren't we?!" She asked, panicking.

"Yes, we are. But that is for one reason." The pony placed a hoof on the young girl's shoulder. "To give you new life, and new purpose. To kill a child murderer. I'm, afraid you have no choice in wanting to help or not. Your soul will be at peace, when he is dead."

"But, I don't want to die!" Fluttershy yelled, being to cry. "I want to stay with my friends!"

"I'm afraid your friends have already chosen your fate." The Puppet stated. "Your new life begins at Midnight." The young girl gave a nod and kept crying, her internal crying being joined by someone outside.

Ponyville District Hospital

7:30 PM

"I'm so sorry!" Rainbow Dash sobbed, hugging Fluttershy's fresh corpse. Twilight watched, crying quietly. After a few moments, she grabbed her friend's shoulder. "We should go." Rainbow only nodded before exiting the room with Twilight close behind.

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A Tragic Bite

Earlier this week, 8 year old Ponyville resident Fluttershy was forced into the mouth of a Freddy Fazpony animatronic by her brother, Zephyr Breeze, and two unnamed accomplices. The young girl would have died on the spot, if not for the quick thinking of the day shift guard, one Celestia [Redacted]. She was removed safely from the animatronic and transported to the local hospital.

After a week in the hospital, she was found this morning, having been removed from life support. The culprit is still unknown.

When asked about the plans for the animatronic suits, restaurant owner Granny Smith gave this reply. "We will be scrapping the suits as soon as possible, and be replacing them with much safer, more colorful versions. The exoskeletons inside the suits will be kept for later use.".