Pinkie looked up as the clouds began to turn the sky dark. She ran as fast and far away from the tent as she could but the lack of sleep and crippling heart ache made her fall to the ground. Unable to move another inch she screamed and began to sob.
A thunderous crash radiated through the sky and the clouds choked out the last bits of sun light. The sky swirled and soon, fat drops of water began to rain down. The rain stung with icy coldness as it hit pinkie's skin. "Good!" she screamed. "Let me hurt! Let me be punished for what i have done!" She grit her teeth and curled in to a tight ball and held her face in her hooves. The rain fell harder and the land turned to muck. Pinkie's body racked with sobs and her heart hurt so much she thought she might die.
But she didn't die.
Couldn't die.
She could only die of old age. She couldn't cut corners in her punishment. Pinkie knew that now. She laid in the rain for a long time, letting it soak in to her until she was numb. Her hair hung in a heavy curtain around her, almost weighing her down as she stood and began hobbling along again. A defining boom radiated through out the sky shaking Pinkie to her core. Pinkie flinched as white hot flashes of light danced between clouds and ground. More booms echoed through the dark sky that seemed to get darker as the minutes ticked on. Hard winds blew and whisked in particular ways.
Another boom radiated but there was something different about this one. At the end of it Pinkie could of sworn she heard an odd noise.
"Pinkie!" it sounded like somepony was calling out to her, but she ignored it. She squeezed her eyes shut and trudged on through the storm. She walked slowly being pushed against and along with what ever gust of wind decided to hit her.
"Piiiiinnnkkkiiieeee!"
some pony IS calling me she thought turning to find the source. She turned and saw Speck hobbling towards her. Horrified, she ran to him.
"Pinkie! I was so scared! You weren't there!" he cried.
"Don't follow me!" she screamed over the wind.
"I have to!"
"No, go home!" demanded. "You'll die out here!"
"I'll die without you!"
Pinkie flinched and fresh tears streaked down her face. The young stallion stood defiantly in front of her, staring straight in to her eyes. She choked on her tears and looked away for a moment then looked back at him sadly.
"Go home Spectrum. You cant stay with me."
Rain fell in sheets all around them.
"Don't you understand?" he cried. "You ARE my home Pinkie, I love you!" Speck took a shaky step towards her and collapsed. He coughed and fell hard on his side breathing hard.
Pinkie nuzzled him and whispered "That is why i cannot stay." she turned to leave but he grabbed her mane and pulled her face to his. She blinked a couple times then closed her eyes, returning the kiss, then backed away.
"You...lied..." he wheezed.
"What do you mean?"
"You...said that...you... would keep smiling... you promised... you'd smile and... and never leave..." His hoof fell away and mustering up the last of his strength, he sat up. "Pinkie, I'm going...to die... weather you are...with me or not..." he laid his head on Pinkie's shoulder and breathed heavily for a few moments.
"But if i leave, you'll get better. I have to-"
"Please... don't leave me. Don't...let me die here...alone." he begged. it sounded like he was falling asleep. Another crash radiated through the sky and was followed by a sort of tinkling noise.
"no matter how little... or how silly... always...find...a reason...to smile." He whispered. "And think of all the fun times we shared... please?" Pinkie sobbed and nodded.
"I wont ever forget you Speck. I promise. I'll find you in another life and we can be together again! I Promise!" she hugged the limp pegasus tightly. He smiled faintly and whispered "I love it... when you smile." then there was nothing. No rasping breaths. No shaky rise and fall of his chest. No life in his once bright eyes. Pinkie shook the lifeless pony and began to cry harder. "Speck! Speck no! Please, don't go! Don't leave me!" The rain fell in sheets and the sky was black. She buried her face in to his chest and sobbed begging for him to come back and cursing him at the same time.
"Why didn't you just listen to me?!" she cried. "You didn't have to die." she cried against him for what felt like a long time and when she could no longer stand the feeling of his corpse under her, she stood and looked up at the dripping clouds. the wind had dies down and the rain was letting up. the sky was dark but it seemed to be getting lighter also.
"Some day, i will find you again Speck. It's not only my soul that will come back. I know I can find you again some day. And when I do, we can smile and be happy. pinkie blinked the water out of her eyes and saw a small break in the clouds. The full moon shone brightly through the last drops of rain that fell. Pinkie looked at her friend and through her pain and sadness and tears, She smiled.