Something Broke
The Mini-Trilogy of Blizz, Pinkie Pie, and Ponycide
Part Two: Don't Go
Author's Note: Yes, I went with the title of a song for this part, shut up about it. Here we are, the thick of the piece! I hope you guys are ready for this, because this part is going to be emo/grimdark at points. I've been thinking hard about this part, because this is the major section of the piece. Sorry it took so long. The length of it should make up for it, though. Because of some of the content, this trilogy also might lead into another idea for a story I had, but it's not guaranteed. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this, and leave those awesome reviews for me. Without further ado, Part Two of our Trilogy!
WARNING: If you do not like blood, be wary!
ANOTHER WARNING: If you do not like songfics, be wary, as a section of this is in a light songfic kind of style. The song is the title of the part, and it is by Bring Me The Horizon.
*~"Friendship Is Magic"~*
After four days of following Pinkie, Blizz couldn't see anything wrong with her. She was acting like… Pinkie. There was no other way to describe it. The only thing he had noticed was her facial twitches. She would have them every now and then, and when she did, Blizz couldn't help but feel like his heart stopped. He would feel immense dread from looking at her. But then, she would always go back to being regular Pinkie, and Blizz would feel like he came out of a coma. One time, she appeared behind him when he wasn't looking at her, and scared him half to death. A few times for more direct investigative matters, he would talk to her at Sugarcube Corner whilst drinking hot chocolate. She seemed perfectly fine. Did I get pranked by a Timepony? He asked himself a few times. Although the facial twitches were slightly scary, he stopped taking notes of them after the third day, figuring it was just Pinkie being Pinkie. The only time he really believed something was wrong was when she spaced out for a bit while making him his hot chocolate. Her mane seemed to slowly unravel from its usual curliness and start to turn straight, and the expression on her face was one of fear and sadness. But then, like the clap of hooves, she was back to normal, mane and all. He also noticed she seemed to be planning a party. The fourth day, she handed out invitations to all five of her friends, which Blizz seemed to notice were all five of the other ponies from the list Luna gave him.
The mourning of the sixth day, he went to Sugarcube Corner again for some hot chocolate. He left his note book at home, because he was starting to really think nothing was wrong, and that the Doctor really did prank him. Annoying Timepony… I'm seriously going to tell him off if I see him again… He sat at his usual table in the corner, and told Pinkie that he wanted the usual, but mixed with black coffee. I like my coffee black like I like my metal. He thought, remembering the lyrics to one of the songs Luna was listening to when he was in her office once. When Pinkie came back with his drink, he decided to go for broke. "Hey, Pinkie, you planning a party?" He said, and yawned, rubbing a slightly bloodshot eye.
"Ooh, how'd you know?" She asked, happy as ever.
"Well, I saw you give Rarity an invitation to one two days ago." He said, and took a sip, his wings slightly jolting open a bit from the coffee. "How come I don't get an invitation?"
"Well, I didn't think everypony would want to come, because it's only for my pet alligator, Gummy, so I only invited my bestest friends!" She said, and smiled wide, and almost audible "Squee!" sound coming from nowhere.
Blizz knew how to handle this one, especially since he was more awake from the coffee, his mind thinking more straight. He stuck his bottom lip out, and made his eyes all sad and wide. "I'm… I'm not one of your bestest friends?" He said with a sniffle, almost convincing himself that he was sad. Then again… He thought, slowly realizing something. I really am a little sad she didn't invite me. She's really cool, and I want to get to know her better. I… I want to be her friend. I never had any friends while growing up… And the only friends I have are Luna, my boss, and Pip, my little brother. Please, Pinkie, believe me!
"Aww, I'm sorry, Blizzy-wizzy! It's okay! You can come too!" She said, trying to cheer up his sad act, which was now very real. She pulled out another invitation from seemingly nowhere, and put it on the table.
Blizz started to smile, not because his act worked; he didn't care about his work anymore, but because he was a good friend of Pinkie's now. "Thanks, Pinkie. That means a lot to me." A small tear dropped from his eye, and he hugged her really quick, and wiped his tear away, hoping nobody saw anything. What kind of Knight-Commander of the Lunar Guard would I be to people if they knew I was soft? …You know what, I don't care! I have a friend now! A best friend!
Pinkie giggled with a snort at the end. "No problem, Blizzy! Just promise me that whenever you can, you come visit me, okay? I'll show you how to really party!" She said, and twitched, albeit less violently this time.
"Will do, Pinkie, will do." Blizz said, and drank the rest of his coffee/hot chocolate. He stood up. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going for a fly in celebra- to exercise my wings."
Pinkie smiled again, her pearly whites shining. "Okie-dokie-loki!"
As Blizz trotted out of Sugarcube Corner, a permanent smile was on his face. Fuck you, Doctor, I've got a best friend! Well, maybe I should thank you, too… Whatever, let's fly. He thought, and bolted from the ground and into the sky, his wings flapping faster than they ever had before.
*~"Secrets and Lies…"~*
After Gummy's birthday party, and saying goodbye to Pinkie, Blizz was walking with Twilight to her Library home. He was happy to have met all five of Pinkie's best friends, who he now knew were friends with Luna, but the one he seemed to really connect with was Twilight. She had grown up almost the same way he did: No friends, no parties except for birthdays, just work and reading. Well, they differed in a few ways: He liked music and played it, she liked magic and practiced it often, he liked to fly, she liked to study, he wrote, she read, etc. But basically, they grew up the same, just different backgrounds. He grew up in the grimy streets of Trottingham, and she grew up in the sheltered walls of Canterlot. He turned to look at her, and saw she was biting her lip in thought. "What'cha thinkin' Twilight?"
"I was wondering if you'd like to help me with something tomorrow. See, tomorrow is Pinkie's birthday, and I was wondering if-"
"Yes, I'll come. If it wasn't for Pinkie, I probably wouldn't have gotten up the courage to talk to you guys- I mean girls. …Especially Dash."
Twilight blushed a bit. "What do you mean?"
"Well, ever since she was crowned as Best Young Flier, I've… I've sorta had a crush on her." Blizz said, taking his turn to blush.
"Really?" Twilight said, surprised. "How come?"
"She's just so… awesome! I mean she's done not just one, but TWO Sonic Rainbooms now. And plus, she's… Erm…" Blizz said, his blush getting redder against his dark sapphire blue face. "…Hot."
"Umm…" Twilight said, embarrassed now.
"Aw, by Luna, I'm so stupid! She's your best friend, and I'm telling you that I think she's hot! I'm sorry if I'm making you feel uncomfortable…" He said, hanging his head low, his mane drooping in front of his right glasses lens.
"N-no! It's fine! I've just never really talked to a guy about relationships before!" Twilight said, trying to lighten up Blizz.
Blizz raised his head to look at her. "R… Really? 'Cause I've never talked to a girl about relationships before, either." He said, surprised. "How come?"
"What do you mean?" Twilight said, slightly confused.
"Well, don't be so modest, Twilight, you're a pretty cute pony yourself…" Blizz said, still blushing.
Twilight's eyes opened wide a bit. He called me cute! She thought, and noticed they were in front of her tree/house. "Well, would you look at the time! Make sure you head to Sweet Apple Acres barn as soon as possible tomorrow, and don't tell Pinkie anything, okay? Okay, bye!" She said, and galloped in, closing the door with magic.
"…Was it something I said?" He said, confused, and then remembered what he just said. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I said she was cute! I'm such a fucking tool! He double facehoofed, something he only does when he fails epically, and started to trot home, beating himself up in his head the whole time.
~…The next mourning…~
Blizz opened his eyes to the mid-mourning sun. Ugh… Luna damn it, Celestia, can't you just not raise the sun for once? He said, and turned over in bed. Much better… Hmm… I wonder what Pinkie and the gang are- he bolted out of his bed. By Luna! Pinkie's party! He thought, and went through his mourning routine quickly. He told Pip he'd be back later, and galloped out of the house before jumping into the air and flying. Shortly after, he saw a rainbow blur being followed by a pink blur. Uh oh… I'd hate to be Dash right now. He said, and tried his best to follow them by air. He saw Dash's blur line fly into the Sweet Apple Acres barn. By Luna, what is she thinking! He flew down and landed on the roof. He peeked his head over the edge to see Pinkie and Applejack.
"Okie-dokie-loki…" Pinkie said, serious. She slowly galloped away. "I'm going to go find Blizzy!" She yelled back.
Blizz heard a bunch of sighs inside the barn, and hopped down. Applejack saw him do this. "Blizz! Ah was wonderin' when you were gonna show!" She said, opening the barn door for the colt.
He trotted in, looking at the almost finished party décor. "Sorry I'm late, everypony. Still trying to get used to waking up during the day." He said, chuckling embarrassingly.
"S'all right." Applejack said, smiling.
"What was wrong with Pinkie, though?" He asked, and they all exchanged looks.
"She's trying to throw an after-party-party for Gummy's birthday." Twilight said, not surprised that Blizz doesn't know.
"What? Does she not know it's her birthday?" Blizz said, shocked.
"Apparently not." Twilight said, looking worried. "And now she's looking for you."
"I heard…" Blizz said, tapping his chin with his hoof. "Well, as long as I'm here, I should be fine."
"Well…" Twilight began, looking out at the path from the barn.
Oh, Luna. Blizz thought, knowing he was going to have to leave safety.
"I sorta told Spike to get me a book on decorating, and he should be back by now." Twilight said, embarrassed at her mistake.
Blizz sighed. "He's that little dragon dude, right? I'll go get him…" He said, and trotted over to the entrance to the barn. Just as Twilight was going to tell him to be careful, he spoke again. "And Twilight, I'm sorry for what I said." He said, and took off.
Rarity turned to Twilight. "What ever did he mean by that, dahling?"
Twilight smiled with a slight blush. "Nothing."
Blizz was flying over Ponyville, looking for purple and green. He landed next to what he though was Spike, but was a purple bench with a bush behind it. He then heard a very familiar voice. "Blizzy?"
Fook… He thought, and turned around to see Pinkie, an angry look on her face. "Oh, hey, Pinkie!" He leaned against a tree. "What's up?" He said, giving a fake wide smile.
Pinkie tilted her head a bit. "I'm having an after-party-party for Gummy! No one else can come because they're busy." She twitched, and quickly said, "Or they don't want to!" Before returning to normal. "But you'll come, right? You love my parties, don't 'cha?" She said, getting close to him.
Blizz was torn. He didn't want to lie to Pinkie, but he had to. "Oh, sorry Pinkie, but I have to go report to Luna in Canterlot, bye!" He said, and flew up in the air, hearing Pinkie yelling something he couldn't understand due to the wind passing by him. He flew higher and higher, breaking through the clouds, and up into freezing cold air. He looked down, seeing nothing but Ponyville, which was now as big as both of his hooves to him. He flew back down to cloud level, and peeked his head over like he did with the barn. He saw Pinkie and Spike heading into Sugarcube Corner. No, no, no… Spike, you dumbass! You'll ruin everything! He flew down slowly, as not to make too much noise, and heard Pinkie interrogating Spike.
"Aaand?" Pinkie was saying, sounding like she was about to get the truth out of him.
No, Spike, no! Blizz thought, flying below her window to hear better. He peeked over just enough for his eyes to see.
"And sometimes, when no one's around… I do this-" Spike said, grabbing a mirror. He flexed his arms in it. "Lookin' good, Spike! Lookin' real good!"
That dragon isn't too smart, is he? Blizz thought, rolling his eyes. Then again, that may be a good thing…
"No, no, no, NO!" Pinkie said, getting frustrated.
"W-what do you want to hear? Tell me what you want me to say, and I'll say it!" Spike said, desperate.
Pinkie was obviously aggravated. "Tell me that my friends are all lying to me and avoiding me because they don't like my parties, and they DON'T WANT TO BE MY FRIENDS ANYMORE!" She yelled, breathing heavily.
Blizz's eyes went wide. DON'T SAY IT, SPI-
"'Your friends are all lying to you and avoiding you 'cause they don't like your parties, and they don't want to be your friends anymore!'?" Spike said on command.
"Ah-HA! I knew it!" Pinkie said, smiling insanely. But then, she stopped smiling, and her eyes went wide. "…Oh no! My friends don't like my parties, and they don't want to be my friends anymore!" She said, and tears started to form in her eyes as her mane uncurled itself just like before, and went completely straight.
Just as Spike was about to ask if he could have the bowl of gems on the table, the balcony door burst open. Standing there was Blizz, angry as all hell. "SPIKE!" He said, yelling. He flew over, grabbed the baby dragon, and flew out.
Spike was struggling. "Dude! I was about to get some gems! Who are you?"
"Too bad, you little jerk. Twilight sent me to get you." Blizz said, flying as fast as he could to the barn with Spike weighing him down. "Name's Blizz, and you better not forget it." He said, noticing they were above to road to the barn now.
"How do I know you're not lying? You could be kidnapping me! LET ME GO!" Spike said, getting an arm free, and throwing a fist to Blizz's nose. Blizz cringed from the blow, wings flapping awkwardly as they started to fall.
Blizz noticed they were going to crash in front of the barn. Into the ground. Spike noticed as well, and both of their eyes went wide. "AAAAH!" They both yelled as they fell.
And they both crashed. Into a haypile in front of the barn. Well, Spike did, anyway. Blizz opened his wings to slow down, and hit his head on the wall of the barn before falling into it. He had one last thought before passing out. Fucking… purple… dragons…
~…Twenty minutes later…~
Blizz woke up to see four of the mane six plus Spike stare at him as he did. He fixed his glasses, which had become slightly cracked in one lens and crooked on his nose from the fall. He looked at Spike. "Why did you punch me, you idiot! We could 'ave died!" He said, still angry at the baby dragon.
"Whoa there, sugarcube. Spike told us his side of the events, and we'll give you a chance to explain your side." Applejack said, being the mediator for the two.
Blizz breathed out his nose heavily in annoyance, and then took a deep breath to calm himself down and explain everything. "Okay… I was flying over Ponyville after escaping Pinkie, looking for Spike, when I see Pinkie bringing him into Sugarcube Corner. Naturally, I was worried she might get him to tell her about that party, so I was going to fly down and snatch him up real quick to get him out of there when… I heard Pinkie interrogating him, just as I feared. I won't repeat what secrets I heard him say because I'm polite like that, but what I'm mad about is that he told Pinkie something Pinkie should never ever have to hear someone say to her, just so he could get gems!" He said, and with an angry expression, he looked at Spike. "Tell them what you said, because I never want to even think of saying those words to Pinkie."
"Thanks for not saying what I told her, but still, she told me to tell her that!" Spike said, trying to defend himself.
"Spike, what did she tell you to tell her? You didn't say anything about her interrogating you." Twilight said, worried.
"She told me to tell her that all of you are lying to her and avoiding her because you don't like her parties and you don't want to be her friends anymore." Spike said, realizing how stupid he was. "Oh no, what have I done..." He said, slapping his hand on his forehead in a facepalm.
Blizz looked around. "Hey, wait… Where's Dash?" He said, his eyes going wide.
"She went to go get Pinkie so we could surprise her, impatient for you to wake up." Rarity said, just as in shock as everyone else.
Blizz "eep"ed in a way reminiscent of Fluttershy. He remembered the mission the doctor gave him. WHAT IF DASH IS HER FIRST KILL? "No, no, no, this is NOT GOOD!" Blizz said, hopping out of the hay. "Pinkie is not safe to be around in the current condition she's in!"
"Whoa there, Blizz, it can't be that bad. Dash can handle her." Applejack said with a smile, remembering how much of a match her and Dash are in athletics.
"No, you don't understand, Pinkie's-"
"Coming down the road with Rainbow." Fluttershy said, pointing at the blue and pink dots in the distance.
"Oh! Quick, everypony get in position!" Twilight said, galloping into the barn, everyone galloping in behind her. She shut the doors with her magic, and they all got ready.
Grunting came from the other side of the doors after a couple minutes. "We're… here…" It was Dash. She sounded out of breath.
She opened the doors, and everypony inside yelled. "SURPRISE!" Blizz was even putting on a fake smile to hide his fear. Pinkie only looked at them in distaste, anger in her eyes.
"I really thought she'd be more excited…" Fluttershy commented, confused.
"Excited? EXCITED? Why would I be excited to attend my own farewell party?" Pinkie said, baring her teeth. Blizz started to sweat, but kept his smile on.
"Farewell party?" Twilight said, confused that Pinkie doesn't know what's going on, even after seeing the decorations and cake.
"Yes! You don't like me anymore, so you decided to kick me out of the group and throw a great, big party to celebrate! A "Farewell to Pinkie Pie" party!" She said, still angry as ever.
Applejack stepped forward. "Why in the world would you think we didn't like you anymore, Sugarcube?"
Pinkie looked at her, surprised she didn't know. "Why? Why? WHY? Because you've been lying to me and avoiding me all day, that's why!" She said, flapping her hooves around while almost floating in the air, and then come back down.
Dash scoffed. "Uh, yeah! Because we wanted your party to be a surprise." She said, smiling.
Rarity spoke up, hoping to help. "We've been planning this party for such a long time. We had to make excuses for why we couldn't attend Gummy's party, so that we could get everything ready for yours."
Pinkie was starting to feel like she was being pushed into a corner, but at the same time coming back to her senses. She looked for somepony to let her remaining anger out on, and stopped her eyes on Blizz. "You!" She began, pointing her hoof at him. "You begged to be my friend, and now you're just going to say goodbye to me like some broken toy?"
Blizz's mouth dropped open. Tears began to form in his eyes. "I… I…" His bottom lip began to quiver.
Twilight spoke up again, helping Blizz out and hoping to drive the point home. "Pinkie, if this is a farewell party, why does the cake I picked up from Sugarcube Corner say, "Happy Birthday, Pinkie Pie!"?"
Pinkie then took her eyes off Blizz and looked over everything again, eyes going wide. The reality of the situation hit her like a brick wall, and her mane literally "poof"ed into it's normal curly style again. Her classic smile appeared on her face. "Because it's my birthday! Oh, how could I have forgot my own birthday?" She yelled, hugging everypony, including Blizz, who was now crying tears of joy, and smiling. The other five sighed with relief. Pinkie let go of everypony. "And you like me so much you decided to throw me a surprise party!"
Rarity spoke, happy that Pinkie was back to normal. "That's what we've been trying to tell you, dahling."
"You ponies are the best friends ever! How could I have ever doubted you?" Pinkie said, smiling at her own mistake.
"It's okay, Pinkie Pie. It could have happened to any of us." Twilight said, giving a reassuring smile.
"Uh-huh! It sure would." Dash said to help Twilight's point.
"Don't worry about it." Fluttershy said for the same reason.
Dash sighed with relief. "I'm just glad I haven't been replaced by a bucket of turnips."
"Huh?" Twilight and Blizz said in unison, at which they both looked at eachother, blushed, and looked away.
"Trust me, you don't want to know." Rainbow said, rolling her eyes at the two.
"All right, everypony! Enough of this gab. Let's party!" Applejack said, and turned on the record player.
*~"Salvation cries, and all I can see, is darkness, following me…"~*
DOUBLE WARNING: Songfic section(some lyrics changed to fit the story, and some lines skipped for better usage.)/Blood section.
~…The next night…~
Blizz was on his way home from a late night fast-food shop, carrying some hay tacos in a bag with a hay bale symbol on it with the words "Taco Bale" below it. It was almost midnight, and a weekend as well, so even Pip was up around this time. He'd gotten the food for both him and Pip. He was trotting along, the stench of the hay tacos almost intoxicating to him. He thought about the day before, and how the five out of the mane six were able to break Pinkie out of her bad spell. After the party, Pinkie even came up to him and hugged him, and said sorry for being so mean. She said sorry, and she was having fun at the party. She should be fine now. I can add that to my mental "Things Done" list. Completed a mission for a Timpony: check! He thought, and chuckled to himself. He looked around at the different parts of Ponyville as he trotted, seeing how different they were at night, with nopony around. He trotted past the town circle, and in front of the fountain was a familiar pink pony, looking up at Luna's moon. Or maybe not… Pinkie Pie… He thought, and jumped in the bushes next to him he set the tacos down next to him.
Pinkie, although she knew that everypony was only trying to throw her a party the day before, still felt alone. She could only remember the visions of her past. The visions of what happened to Inkie.
~"I was raised in the valley, there were shadows and death. Got out alive, but with scars I can't forget."~
She remembered what Inkie was like, and how she had always acted. She smiled, remembering how Inkie had always looked up to her.
~"She was in school, subdued and shy, an angel and a sister and unseen by most eyes."~
She then thought of how Inkie died, and could only blame herself for it. If I hadn't wanted to go with that one colt… She'd still be alive… She thought, her mane slowly straightening out as she became sadder. All the while, she felt eyes upon her. It was Blizz, but he didn't know that she was giving her this feeling. She felt cold, as if her fur was virgin snow, and started to shake. Blizz heard the trotting of somepony else. They walked into the circle, and noticed Pinkie, who could hear each hoof fall as an echo in her mind. She felt them coming up behind her, and her eyes slowly went wide, feeling cornered.
~"We all have our horrors and our demons to fight, but how can I win, when I'm paralyzed? They crawl up on my back, wrap their fingers round my throat. Is this what I get for the choices that I've made?"~
The pony put a hoof on Pinkie's shoulder, who snapped into a frenzy to defend herself, bucking them and hopping on them, continuously hitting them across the face, not stopping, blood smearing onto her hooves. She kept going for almost a minute, until the pony she was on top of was motionless. She slowed down her hits, breathing heavily in shock and fatigue. She looked at what she had done, and backed up off of the pony, backing away in horror. Blood was splattered across the ground around the body. "No…" She said, starting to cry. "What have I done?" She said, a tear falling from her cheek. Inkie's death flashed in her mind once more. "I'm no worse than him…"
~"Please forgive me, for all my sins. Please forgive me, for everything. Please forgive me, for all my sins. Please forgive me, please forgive me."~
The bushes rustled, Blizz stepping out. He was in shock. She killed her… Her first kill… I'm too late. He thought, and started to trot away slowly.
Pinkie looked up, and saw him. "Blizz?" She said, still crying. He started to trot a bit faster. "Wait, please, I can't do this on my own… Please… don't go…"
~"Don't go, I can't do this on my own. Don't go, I can't do this on my own. Save me from the ones that haunt me in the night, I can't live with myself, so stay with me tonight. Don't go… Don't go…"~
Blizz stopped where he was. Damn my conscience… Still… He looked at Pinkie, at how her eyes begged him for help. He sighed. There may still be a way to save her if she feels this bad about it… I'm going to have to be hard on her, though. This is gonna hurt me as much as it's going to hurt her, but in the end, she'll hopefully be better because of it. He turned around to face her with his body. "It's too late, Pinkie. You've already killed her. There's no going back. It's the truth, and it's hard to take, but it's there, in plain sight. If I help you, you'll only end up killing me too, and then you won't ever have your right mind again. You'll be a lost cause. Then you'll only kill more ponies." He said, and turned, pretending to leave.
~"If I let you in, you'd just want out. If I tell you the truth, you'd vie for a lie. If you follow me, you will only get lost. If you try to get closer, we'll only lose touch."~
"Please, Blizz, don't leave! I can change! I just need your help! Please!" Pinkie yelled, begging. "I don't want to do this to anypony else! You're my bestest friend, I need you to help me! I'm sorry!" She started to cry harder, looking at the ground, thinking he won't come back, but still begging. "Don't leave… I need you… I can change…"
~"Tell me that you'll help me 'cause I love you so much. Tell me that you'll help me 'cause I need you so much. Tell me that you'll help me 'cause I love you so much. Say you'll never leave me 'cause I need you so much."~
Just as Pinkie had given up all hope, and thought that she was now all alone in the world, she heard somepony trotting towards her slowly. She looked up to see Blizz in front of her. He raised a hoof, and she looked away in fear, thinking he was going to hit her, but instead, she felt warmth around her. She opened her eyes to see Blizz hugging her tightly. She was surprised, and stopped shaking. Her tears of sadness stopped their flow, making way for tears of joy, and she hugged him back, sniffling. "Don't go… Don't go…" She kept repeating, getting softer and quieter with every utterance.
~"Don't go… Don't go… Don't go… Don't go… Don't go…"~
After she had stopped saying it, Blizz looked at her, and spoke. "I won't."
End of songfic section.
*~"Your memory will carry on."~*
~…Thirty-nine minutes later…~
Blizz was carrying the dead pony over his back as both he and Pinkie trotted to the Everfree Forest, Luna's moon illuminating their way. Pinkie's mane was still straight, but the ends were curling slightly, not that either of them noticed. She was carrying a shovel in her bag, and a pail of water hung from it's side. Blizz saw the forest was just ahead of them, and needed to ask Pinkie something. "Pinkie, you said you know everypony in Ponyville, right? Did you know this pony?"
"…Yes. Her name was Jynx, and she always came out at night to walk around. She always complained about how much bad luck she had." Pinkie said, looking down at the ground as they trotted.
"That's all I need to know." Blizz said, and as they reached forest, focused his eyes on seeing through the thickness of it. "Stay close to me. We need to find a clearing." He said, his face grim. After about three minutes of trekking, they found a small clearing, conveniently just big enough for three ponies to stand in. Blizz set Jynx's body down. He started to dig with the shovel he had Pinkie grab for him, Pinkie sitting against a tree the whole time, watching him. After thirteen minutes of hard work, sweat across his forehead and dirt on his hooves, he was finished, and stuck the shovel in the ground. He put Jynx's body in the small hole in the earth he had dug, and wiped his forehead, breathing heavy from all the work. He looked over at Pinkie. "Pinkie, you do the honours. It will help you atone for her death. I'll say a few words while you do it." He said, hoping Pinkie remembered what he told her they were going to do, explaining it by telling her about when his father had done the very similar same thing for a deer who was a close family friend, and had specifically requested it before dying. As he walked to the top of the hole next to Jynx's head, Pinkie pulled out the small bag of seeds Blizz had grabbed when they stopped at his house, and brought the pail of water over with it. She put the seed on Jynx's forehead, and, grabbing the shovel started to cover her up with the dirt Blizz had dug up, which was much easier than digging it up. Blizz spoke his words, now knowing what he wanted to say. "Jynx, may you rest in peace, and while your body returns to the earth, let new life spring forth from it, a symbol of how much you meant to Equestria, and everypony in it: an apple tree. So that those who may experience the unfortune that you had in life and get lost in here may have food to keep themselves going to salvation. You will be missed, Jynx." He said, and once he was done, Pinkie stuck the shovel in the ground, and poured the water onto the dirt, starting where Jynx's head lie underneath for a few seconds, and then pouring the rest around the burial sight. She put the pail down next to where she stuck the shovel in the ground. She and Blizz took a breath, and sat in silence for a moment. Blizz looked over at Pinkie. "Alright, let's go." He said, and started to trot away from the burial sight.
As Pinkie followed him, she took a look back at the mound of dirt with a pony lying underneath it. "…I'm sorry." She said, stopping for a second, and then caught up with Blizz.
~…Twenty-six minutes later…~
Blizz sat down on Pinkie's bed at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie next to him, holding Gummy. "Alright, now that all of that is over, we need to focus on you." He said, and looked over at her. "Tell me why you've been feeling so bad, Pinkie, and when you started having those twitches."
"Well…" Pinkie began, sitting up and setting Gummy next to her. "I'd have to tell you a lot, and usually people don't like when I talk a long time…"
"We're gonna be here all night, Pinkie. We have enough time. Talk as much as you want." Blizz said, his face as serious as it has been the whole time since they buried Jynx.
"It all began when I was a filly, and I'd just discovered my special talent for partying. Me and Inkie were out on the fields a week before Ponymas, playing around, when a colt approached us from the bushes. He looked at me, and smiled, saying that he knew I liked parties. He said that he was going to have a super-special party at his house, and asked us if we wanted to come. …I said yes, and Inkie and me followed him back to his house. Inkie didn't really want to go, but she looked up to me, so she went anyway. When we got to his house, we had some cupcakes, and we passed out. …When we woke up, I was in a cage in his basement, and Inkie was tied up. He killed her… He cut her open and took her organs out, all in front of my eyes. He then skinned her, and made her skin into gingerbread cookies, and put them in my cage, and said that if I wanted to survive I would have to eat them sooner or later, and that in a week, on Ponymas, I was next. …I didn't eat any of them, not until the sixth day, Ponymas Eve, did I even think about eating them. My stomache was hurting from not being fed, and I thought that if I did eat them, he wouldn't kill me. But luckily, that was when I heard fighting from upstairs, and the colt's body fell down the stairs. My daddy had come and rescued me, because Octavia told him she saw us follow the colt. But he wasn't able to save Inkie… And… And it's all my fault she died… It's all because I like to party that Inkie is dead! IT'S MY FAU-" She had begun to yell, and Blizz put his hoof to her mouth.
"Pinkie… I…" He began, but had to think of what he was going to say next. He hugged her again, like he did at the fountain, before they cleaned up the blood with the fountain water to hide the evidence. He finally knew what to say after a moment, and stopped hugging her to look at her directly. "Pinkie, I'm sorry that happened to you. There are some sick people in the world, and thanks to your father, that colt won't ever hurt another filly again. But you can't blame yourself for what that… that… asshole did. ...No, you shouldn't. And Inkie wouldn't want you to either. Inkie would want you to remember her as she was, before all of that happened, and she would want you to carry on all the good memories of her. Remember her like that, Pinkie. She would want you to. Octavia would want you to. I want you to."
"How do you know she would want that, though?" Pinkie said, looking up at him.
"Because that's what I would want." Blizz said, and smiled warmly at her for the first time that night. "And all of those bad memories? You just gotta… Replace them with good things. Things that make you smile, and make you happy. Even things that make you laugh. Luna told me that last one. She told me that another pony she had met taught her that if she laughed at the things she feared, they would disappear."
Pinkie gasped slightly. "…I taught her that!" She said, and a smile slowly started to form at the corners of her mouth, her mane starting to curl even more, but both not fully, as if the darkness was still there.
"Then take your own advice, Pinkie. Think of all of the good times you had with Inkie, all the times you laughed together and played together, and then just laugh away the bad times." Blizz said, putting a hoof under her chin.
Pinkie thought hard of the times her and Inkie shared, and chose one that made her smile the most. When she had thrown her a birthday party. Inkie smiled so much that day. She thought, her smile quivering. And if she could smile even after all the hard work and no smiling we had been through before I discovered my talent, then I can too! She thought, and imagined the colt in her mind she summoned up all her will, and let out a single small laugh. "Ha…" She thought of Inkie at her birthday again, eating the cake she had made for her. "Heehee…" She said, her smile still slowly forming. Then, she remembered Inkie hugging her, and that was the penultimate spark. Her will began to explode inside of her, and she started to giggle happily, truly smiling for the first time that night. She thought of the colt, and the basement, and just laughed at them, replacing them with memories of her and Blizz and the rest of the mane six, and she remembered one last thing before she was done laughing. She remembered Inkie looking at her with tears of joy in her eyes when she first discovered the party, and what she had said. "Thank you, Pinkie! You're the best sister in the world! Thank you!" And just like that, with that final push, her hair "poof"ed back to it's normal classic Pinkie curliness, and she looked at Blizz, who was crying tears of joy to see Pinkie smiling. She almost tackled him with her hug, and said just what Blizz was hoping she would say, nickname and all. "Thank you, Blizzy!"
Blizz swallowed hard just to utter the four words he wanted to say, just as Celestia's sun peeked in through Pinkie's windows that mourning, shining in on them. "You're welcome, Pinkie Pie."
Author's Note: Well… That's it, folks! The whole second part! Again, I hope the length and content have more than made up for how you guys may have waited. …Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to blow my nose because of the end of this part made me cry. Until next time, this is Kashiratama Voltaire Shinigami, signing off!