A team of unicorns would be here in two hours to begin magically constructing the bridge. Until then we had to keep them in one area. The hard part was, they had practically doubled overnight. We found ourselves surrounded by over one thousand Ephialtes. We were being attacked from all sides.

"Rainbow Dash shouldn't be fighting!" Fluttershy was shouting, cheeks red, practically fuming. She shot arrows at an increasingly rapid rate due to her anger.

"We can't afford to not fight right now," Vinyl replied. She had recently switched to a machine gun, and I couldn't bear the sound.

I felt claustrophobia gripping me like a claw. I was being surrounded by the undead. I found myself hyperventilating. The world was beginning to blur. I called out her name. Twilight...

I woke up with a jolt to the smell of blood and the feeling of someone against me. Twilight cradled me, gritting her teeth. "C'mon, Pinkie..." She muttered. I had to tell her my feelings now. There would be no other time...

"Twilight, I-"

"I LOVE YOU, TWILIGHT!" A voice called. Twilight nudged me to my hooves. Trixie was calling to her, blood running down her face, eyes wide. "I've always loved you, Twilight. I love you more than anything."

"One second, Pinkie... There's something I have to do." Twilight pushed past the Ephialtes, avoiding the bites, and ran to Trixie. They embraced, kissing passionately. I watched as they were decapitated.

I rammed my body against Vinyl Scratch, cussing at the top of my lungs. She killed Twilight. My dear Twilight.

I felt somepony pull me into a headlock and hold cold metal to my throat. "Twilight was bitten by a zombie while protecting you. She was becoming the undead."

The realization made my heart drop. Octavia released me.

"She still had time! Two days!" I cried. My throat was numb from screaming.

"Our goal is to eliminate the undead, not create more," Vinyl Scratch hissed.

It was now that I realized I hadn't been paying attention to the others. I turned and shot a few Ephialtes. I pushed past others, feeling blood drip down my face.

Rainbow Dash lay sprawled out on the ground, head no longer connected to her body. Her torso had been ripped open. Fluttershy was flying above her, blood dripping down her face. In her hoof was Dashie's gun.

"FLUTTERSHY!" I cried in a desperate attempt to reason with her.

The yellow mare turned to me, tears dripping down her cheeks. She put the gun to her temple, and pulled the trigger.

Fluttershy was no more.

My head was spinning. I couldn't walk straight. "RARITY! APPLEJACK!" I called in a frenzy, turning and nearly falling over. I gagged and choked, running. Where were they...?

The two mares were fighting side by side. They looked perfectly okay. The sweetest sense of relief I had ever experienced in my life washed over me. I hadn't lost everyone... They were okay... I ran forward to them and collapsed.

"Dear, what's wrong?" Rarity questioned, helping me to my hooves. Applejack covered us.

My entire body was shaking. I couldn't speak. What would I say, anyways? My body heaved and I puked on the ground. I felt myself grow weak and the world went black.

The sweet smell of chocolate filled my nostrils. I awoke and yawned, rolling a stretch down my back and standing up. I skipped across the room and down the hallway, going down the stairs of Sugar Cube Corner. "Mornin' Mrs. Cake! Mr. Cake!" I said cheerfully, pulling out a bag of flour.

"Good morning, Pinkie," Mrs. Cake said with a small smile.

"What's wrong?" I asked, tilting my head in confusion.

"Nothing," Mrs. Cake assured me with a weary grin. Shrugging, I continued baking.

After the second batch of cookies were pulled from the oven, I was growing frustrated by the odd looks Mrs. Cake was giving me.

"Pinkie... How are you?" She asked hesitantly.

"I'm great! Ooh, I had a really weird dream last night. I can hardly remember it. Something about zombies. I think some ponies died, too."

Mrs. Cake looked even more worried now. "Pinkie, um..." She blinked slowly. "That's... interesting. An interesting dream."

I figured it did sound kind of weird for somepony as cheery as me to have had such a horrific dream. I hoped she didn't get me a therapist or anything now.

"Ow," I muttered as I felt a stinging sensation on my cheek. Confused, I raised a paw and felt it. Was that... a bandage? I didn't remember having a cut there. Well, when you're as busy as me you tend to forget things, right?

The day passed normally and as always I was free to go at noon. As I was exiting the shop, wondering what to do, I remembered I had a meeting with all my friends around the block. I smiled and felt my heart skip a beat. I would get to spend the entire day with Twilight! I skipped down the sidewalk, humming to myself. I was confused at the looks people were giving me. I wasn't given my usual smiles... Well, I was given smiles, but they looked sympathetic more than anything.

I must have been early. Nopony was there yet. Did I give them the right address? Just to be safe I waited ten more minutes. I must have given them the wrong address, then! Twilight's tree was close by, I'd go visit her first.

I hopped all the way to the tree, and was surprised to find nopony was home. And the lights were off. Confused, I went to the closest house. Rarity's.

"Rarityy~" I sang as I knocked on the door. The door swung open. Rarity was frowning.

"Hello, Pinkie." What was wrong? She seemed really down. "Come in."

I zipped past her and excitedly bounced on my hooves. I stopped when I noticed something peculiar. Extremely super peculiar! "Rarity, what happened!"

Rarity's front leg was missing, replaced with a robotic one. It looked really cool.

She seemed surprised by this question. "Oh dear, do you not remember?"

"Remember what? Ooh, do you mean that amazing cake Mr. Cake baked for me yesterday? Of course I remember! It was absolutely delicious!" I gave her a large smile.

"...Oh dear. Um, sweetie, that wasn't yesterday. It appears you've forgotten the events of the past few days. Tell me, do you at least remember meeting us all around the block of Sugar Cube Corner?"

"That would be silly to remember, considering it was planned for today!"

Rarity frowned and looked away awkwardly, fidgeting. "...No. I don't think I'm fit to explain this to you."

I was confused as Octavia was invited over. Wasn't she a famous instrumentalist?

"...doesn't remember anything," I heard Rarity tell Octavia. I was sure it was only a fraction of the sentence she had said.

Octavia nodded and walked over to me. "There are some things that need to be explained to you. Sit down."

I nodded and sat down.

She took a deep breath and began. "A few days ago, terrible undead ponies called the Ephialtes began to overrun Equestria. They were spreading rapidly, and Celestia sent you and your friends to fight them. Upon finding their numbers were increasing too rapidly to wipe out the species, an idea to construct a wall was brought up. All the Ephialtes would never be able to harm ponies again. Though to do that, you all had to fight until the wall could be built. Long story short, nopony besides me and Rarity survived."

The memory flooded back to me. The force of reliving the torture was so strong I actually felt myself gasping for air. Head hanging low, I felt my curls flatten and pink locks fall in front of my face. I looked up at them from behind the curtain of hair.

"I know, they died in front of my eyes. Applejack and Vinyl Scratch were alive. What happened to them?"

"I'm afraid Vinyl Scratch died protecting me," Octavia murmured.

"My dear Applejack had been infected. Octavia allowed her to live for another day, but then she had to be executed." Rarity explained quietly.

I stood up and walked past the two ponies. "It's all Celestia's fault."

Rarity stood. "Don't be so harsh, Pinkie-"

I grit my teeth and pivoted on my hooves, muscles tensing in rage. "NOPONY EVER DESERVED THIS! CELESTIA SENT US ALL TO DO HER DIRTY WORK WHILE SHE SAT BACK AND WATCHED US ALL DIE!" I panted heavily, tears dripping off my chin. "And now I'm all alone." I turned and exited the house.

I find myself laying on my deathbed ten years later.

Rarity and Vinyl Scratch married and eloped.

I quit my job at Sugar Cube Corner.

Celestia invited me to live in her castle. I didn't want to be anywhere near her.

I became a traveling pony. I would tell fillies all over Equestria of my story. I was fed.

Eventually I developed a deadly heart disease. I only had a year left to live. I was taken in.

I've heard rumors. Ponies say I'm dying of a broken heart.

I wonder now, are all my friends happy? Wherever they are?

Is Twilight smiling with Trixie? Does she even remember my name?

If I had one last wish, it would be to give Twilight one last kiss goodbye.

But I'm not stupid. It's never going to happen.

I was never destined to be happy. I was born to give others happiness.

And yet, I don't care.

Because as long as others are smiling, it doesn't matter how you feel.