MLP: By the Book. Part 2
Pinkie Pie
Conditions: Multiple Personalities, Visual and Auditory Hallucinations.
Multiple Personality Symptoms: Pinkie Pie is currently experiencing a second personality known as Pinkamena. This Pinkamena Personality is not only capable of controlling Pinkie Pie's body, but also manages to converse alongside Pinkie Pie herself. Pinkamena and Pinkie Pie seem to have a mutual relationship, though Pinkamena's distrust, and even irrational hatred for Pinkie Pie's other friends has made her incredibly hostile and dangerous.
Hallucination Symptoms: This symptom was possibly the result of a Stroke Pinkie Pie suffered from over exposure to the summer heat, though this remains unconfirmed. Pinkie Pie can often misinterpret what she sees and hears, though she has yet to describe them in detail.
Pinkie Pie was stunned, mortified by what she had just read. Twilight had been writing an entire biography about her, and she never told her? "What is all of-!" Pinkie Pie screamed before holding her mouth shut, praying to not have aroused Twilight from her sleep.
Pinkie Pie then considered the biography again, suddenly realizing several peculiar factors. Much of the information that was included actually happened at times when Twilight wasn't present to witness them, particularly when Pinkie Pie and Pinkamena conversed privately. Was Twilight secretly spying on them to document them?
Unfortunately, Twilight had indeed awoken from Pinkie Pie shout and had temporarily abandoned her slumber in order to investigate. She drowsily wandered down her staircase and stared towards her study desk, before gasping to herself and hiding behind the corner. She was shocked to see Pinkie Pie reading the text from the biography that she had kept secret.
Though this was shocking, more so was how Pinkie Pie began shaking uncontrollably from building frustration. Hesitant to concoct a plan of action, Twilight soon noticed a length of rope tied against a nearby stepladder and casted an enchantment upon it, levitating it towards the unsuspecting intruder.
In one swift motion, the rope ensnared Pinkie Pie by her hind legs and tightly bound them together, the sudden shift in balance sending her toppling onto her back with a 'Thud!'. "Ow! Who…" Pinkie Pie exclaimed in pain, before the rope rapidly ensnared her front legs, rendering her completely immobile.
Twilight then ran to the desk and slammed the book shut, despite the secrets it contained having already been exposed. Pinkie Pie struggled to free herself from her bindings, before shouting "Twilight, what was that book!? And why'd you tie me up!? What's going on!?" Twilight ran to her bag and hastily stuffed the book inside it, before groaning in frustration.
"I'm so sorry, Pinkie Pie!" she exclaimed, before staggering beside her constricted colleague, "I'm trying to find a way to get rid of Pinkamena!" Pinkie Pie had sensed the urgency in her tone from when she entered the library, but never guessed that Twilight had dedicated her time to such a thing.
"But why didn't you tell me you were doing this?" Pinkie Pie asked distraughtly, finally surrendering to her immobility. "I'm sorry… I can't stand being in constant danger like this. I need to find a way to stop this madness and get things back to the way they were" she answered dismally.
Fully expecting a response, Twilight was surprised by a long period of silence that filled the room. She curiously turned to face Pinkie Pie, finding the latter simply laying still with an expression of disbelief on her face. "So that's it, then?" Pinkie Pie questioned breathlessly, "You think I'm just a danger to you?"
Twilight turned and exclaimed "Want?! No! I didn't mean it like that! I…" before she fell silent and hung her head in shame. She could understand Pinkie Pie's outrage from this discovery. Pinkie Pie leaned against the desk and huffed, before turning to face Twilight with a pair of glistening eyes.
"And why were you just spying on me and watching what I did?" Pinkie Pie asked, her voice spiteful in tone, "Do you really want to help me, or do you just want to document my actions like an experiment?"
Twilight was taken aback by this absurd accusation, but with further consideration, Pinkie Pie's assumption seemed more valid than is possibly should've. She couldn't decide to herself whether she truly did postpone actually helping Pinkie Pie in her dilemma in order to study and document her actions. As much as she detested the thought, this fact was indeed the reality.
"I hope Pinkamena gives you what's coming".
Twilights eyes widened as she gazed down upon her captive colleague. Pinkie Pie remained silent as she sat against the desk leg, her breath growing heavier as she shut her eyes tightly, aware of the inevitable. "She's gonna come back now…" she muttered softly, clearly enraged beyond rational thought.
Strangely, there was no answer from the unicorn, prompting Pinkie Pie to turn and face her captor. Twilight simply stood in the middle of the room, unmoving; she had no plan for this situation, but felt that such an ironic fate was justified. She stepped towards the center of the room and awaited her judgement.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the pair, Spike was awoken from all the screaming and made his way to the lower floor. He peaked inside peaked from behind the corner and was astounded by the scene he found. Pinkie Pie was tied by her legs in the corner, breathlessly heaving without relent, while Twilight stood motionlessly in the center of the room.
"Pinkie Pie might be changing into that second personality!" Spike thought to himself as she hid behind the door, "I gotta get somepony to help". Spike crept passed the door and ran down the stairs towards the front door, before taking off into the streets to find help.
Pinkie Pie reopened her eyes and gazed upon her hooves, pulling the ropes until they snapped clean from her ankles. Twilight heard the loud 'Snap!' and turned to face her captive, a cold chill running up her spine from the sight. Pinkie Pie stood up from the floor as the roped fell around her hooves,
Pinkie Pie's hair was hanging downwards over her shoulders, the left of her fringe covering the left half of her face. Her skin was somewhat paler than it's more natural healthy glow. But her face was the most diverting aspect of her features. Her eyes were wide open and her pupils had shrunken to disturbing measures. Her grin covered a majority of her cheeks, showing a large, white smile.
"Oh… the things I'm gonna do to you".
Spike continued his way through the streets of Ponyville, running swiftly along the winding paths in search of anypony who could help. Being the later hours of night, all stores had closed up and all citizens were in their homes, either already asleep or preparing for it. Spike was running out of options, and grew evermore concerned for Twilight was every second that was wasted.
However, by a miracle if nothing else, he spotted a familiar face. He approached Sugarcube Corner and found Rainbow Dash and Applejack knocking on the front door. Spike wasted no time and ran to them, calling "Hey! Girls! Over here!"
The visiting pair turned to him and answered "Spike? What's the matter?!" Spike stopped before them and paused to catch his breath, before wheezing "You gotta help… Twilight's in trouble!" Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked at eachother in concern and paid close attention, "Why? What's happened?" Applejack inquired.
With one final puff, Spike looked up to the pegasus and explained "Pinkie Pie… she's at the library… she's turned into Pinkamena". Rainbow Dash's eyes widened as she exclaimed "Pinkamena?! We've gotta get there now!" Without warning, Rainbow Dash stepped away from the door and reached down for Spike, lifting him and holding him tight with both arms.
"I'll meet you there, Applejack. Get there as soon as you can!" Rainbow Dash instructed, Applejack nodding in confirmation. The moment Applejack ran off into the streets, Spike braced himself against Rainbow Dash's arm as the latter lifted her wings. Within mere seconds, the pair were airborne, rocketing their way over the rooftops of Ponyville.
"So how do you know about Pinkamena?!" Rainbow Dash questioned, Spike hanging tightly against her arm as he replied "Twilight told me all about her!" Rainbow Dash raised her eyebrow in surprise from this answer, "But we were supposed to keep it a secret!"
Meanwhile, in the local library, Pinkamena paced in circles around the purple unicorn, the latter shivering in fear from the peril she had found herself in. Twilight was perfectly capable of defending herself from the likes of Pinkamena, but her morals and her feelings of guilt convinced her to remain docile.
Pinkamena sneered in disgust as she mocked "'I can't keep being in constant danger like this' you say, Twilight. That's exactly the selfishness I've sensed from you". Twilight lowered her head and shut her eyes tightly, as Pinkamena continued "So tell us, smarty. How did you plan on getting rid of me?"
Pinkamena then turned away from Twilight and chuckled malevolently to herself, "Are you still there Pinkie Pie? … Yes… I'm here. … Great! It's nice to have your support". Pinkamena then staggered in front of Twilight and informed "You listening? You'll never get rid of me, you monster. I'm here to stay!"
Pinkie Pie then emerged and lectured "I spent all this time defending my friends from harm. And through it all, you've been hiding how truly selfish and deceitful you really were!" Twilight sobbed guiltily, as these heinous crimes were indeed her own doing and decision, and Pinkamena grinned from this advantageous alliance with her original personality.
Pinkie Pie tensed in frustration and swung around to face away from the unicorn, muttering "I don't think she even wanted to help me at all. She must've just wanted to study me… LIKE A WILD ANIMAL!"
Pinkamena then advised "Pinkie Pie, just keep calm. … Why does everything bad have to happen to me?! … You've been through a lot, I know. You have such awful nightmares about me, Rainbow Dash turns into your dad, and now-".
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie screamed at the top of her lungs, "NOO! DON'T SAY THAT!" Twilight quickly opened her eyes and stepped backwards, before questioning "Rainbow Dash did what?"
"NO! DON'T LISTEN TO ME! FORGET WHAT I SAID!" Pinkie Pie wailed hysterically, though it was already too late, and Twilight already had heard enough. "And that's one more note for her biography" Pinkamena sneered sarcastically, in the hopes of furthering her influence upon Pinkie Pie's emotions.
"You should sleep now, cherub" Pinkamena advised, "I can take care of everything from here… And you've earned yourself a proper rest". Pinkie Pie whispered within Pinkamena's mind "Yeah… I think I should… So much has happened…" before falling silent. Pinkamena sighed in satisfaction and chuckled to herself.
She then slowly turned her head to and stared menacingly at Twilight and asked rhetorically "Now… What shall we do with you?", her unmistakable smile returning as she plotted her following actions. Twilight truly had no salvation for the oncoming assault, especially since both of Pinkie Pie's personalities were now against her.
The unicorn's eyes shut tightly as Pinkamena slowly staggered in her direction, expecting to feel a sudden traumatic force against her body. But the hoofsteps suddenly altered their course as Pinkamena stepped passed her and towards the nearby section of the wall.
Confused by this, as well as curious of the sadistic personality's true intentions, Twilight's nervously asked "What… are you doing? I thought you were gonna… attack me", before realizing the potential reaction from this statement and groaning to herself angrily. Suddenly, she was pushed from behind and fell forward into the middle of the room, bracing for the impact and landing with a 'Thud!'.
But while regaining her composure, a faint creaking sound caught her attention as it emanated from behind her. "Oh, I don't have to…" Pinkamena explained before chuckling softly, "That 600 pound bookshelf behind you will do most of it for me".
Before she had the chance to process this information, something fell from above Twilight and landed on top of her head before falling in front of her. Dazed from the trauma, she looked down at the book, all while several more books fell around her.
Finally, Twilight found herself practically flattened by the bookshelf, rendering the unicorn trapped beneath its weight. Were she not already dazed and incomprehensive of her surroundings, she would have experience the intense pain her body was in from the impact. Pinkamena stepped before the pinned unicorn, the latter looking up to meet her sinister glare.
"And that's only the beginning".
Outside the library, Rainbow Dash and spike finally landed and were set to enter, the pair of them practically quaking with fear. Applejack approached them from the yonder street, stopping before them hand panting in exhaustion. Rainbow Dash carefully pushed the door open, whispering "Just keep quiet and we'll be okay".
The others nodded in confirmation and fallowed the pegasus inside. Immediately, they heard sounds emitting from the second floor, and the pair made their way up the stairs. They stopped behind Twilight's bedroom door, the source of the noises, and both nodded to eachother as they entered.
The entire bedroom was in shambles, papers and books scattered around and a bookcase toppled over. "H… Help…" echoed faintly in the room as the collapsed bookshelf shifted slightly. Recognizing the voice, Rainbow Dash ran to the bookshelf in a panic and struggled to lift it, finding a motionless Twilight laying underneath.
"Twilight?! Are ya okay?!" Applejack screamed in horror, before pulling Twilight free and gently turning the unicorn onto her back. Twilight grunted in pain as she attempted to sit up, which proved easier said than done due to her injuries. Rainbow Dash dropped the bookshelf to help Applejack in aiding Twilight, and asked "Twilight, what happened?!"
"Fancy you all being here".
Rainbow Dash and Applejack immediately looked upwards, finding a pair of soulless eyes and a twisted grin. However, instead of backing away in terror, Rainbow Dash stood above Twilight and shouted "Pinkie Pie! How could you do this to her?!" Pinkamena rolled her eyes and tossed a book down to the trio, answering "Read this, and it will all make sense".
Cautiously, Applejack examined the book and read the opened chapter, before turning to Twilight and asking "Twilight! Why didn't ya tell us ya were doing this?" Pinkamena leaned down and answered "Because then you would have known that she only wanted to study us… nothing else".
Suddenly, Pinkamena jumped down from her perch and wandered towards the nearby desk, exclaiming "Actually… I'm glad that you all came here". Pinkie Pie looked over the desk and smiled, adding "You've already saved me a lot of work".
Unbeknownst to the trio, Pinkamena carefully reached for a fire poker that lay amidst the mess of papers, and Rainbow Dash and Applejack automatically readied themselves for a confrontation. Spike quietly entered the room and ran to the stricken Twilight, asking "Twilight, did Pinkie Pie's imaginary friend do this?!" Pinkamena's eyes widened as she turned to face the dragon, fire poker in hoof.
"Don't call me that… ever again!"
As she said this, Pinkamena suddenly felt an intense pain in her temple, resulting in her dropping the fire poker and groaning in discomfort. From this action, Rainbow Dash hatched a plan, and she rocketed into the air and whistled for Pinkamena's attention.
"Pinkamena, just face the facts" she shouted from the air, "You're just an imaginary character, and that's all you ever were meant to be!" "SHUT UP! STOP CALLING ME IMAGINARY!" Pinkamena howled at the top of her lungs.
Pinkamena was beginning to run out of energy, and she knew it well. She huffed breathlessly "Ugh… I'm real…" as she fell to her knees to catch her breath, wallowing in the defeat of her own making. She shut her eyes as her body slowly numbed; until finally, everything went black.
As her friends ran to their comatose companion, Twilight arose from the floor and stepped towards the book, glumly contemplating the chaos she had caused. "Well, hopefully Pinkie Pie would prefer to talk to one of us when she wakes up" Rainbow Dash sneered, glaring at Twilight angrily.
The unicorn rolled her eyes and bent down to retrieve her book, but Rainbow Dash suddenly stepped on it before picking it up herself. Twilight stood up and watched as the peeved pegasus made her way towards the fireplace, before tossing the book inside. As the pages disintegrated, Twilight screamed "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! ALL OF MY STUDY WAS IN THERE".
Rainbow Dash turned to face her and retorted "And what had it brought us, Twilight?! Pinkamena came back with a vengeance and flattened you underneath a bookcase". "I was trying to find a way to remove Pinkie Pie's split personality. And now everything I had that could've helped us is now gone!"
Rainbow Dash staggered angrily in the room before yelling "We all know you weren't going to help her, Twilight! You we're documenting her because she was 'fascinating'!" while applying emphasis on the final term "At least I had the-".
"DON'T YOU DARE JUSTIFY YOURSELF!" Twilight screamed at the top of her lungs, before panting from the resulting exhaustion and exclaiming "I you didn't scare her on April Fool's Day because it seemed 'funny', none of this would've happened!"
"I'm… s… sorry".
As the two continued to argue, they were interrupted by a soft, barely audible whisper. They both turned to their unconscious friend, who had finally stirred into consciousness and feebly pulled herself from the carpet floor. She leaned forward with Applejack's assistance into a sitting position, "None of this is any of your faults" she half-consciously muttered.
"Pinkie Pie!?" they shouted before rushing over to help. "Don't… worry about me. I'll be fine" Pinkie Pie assured, though this reassurance proved unsuccessful. "Just relax, Pinkie Pie. You're not fine" interrupted Applejack. The trio then brought her out of the bedroom and downstairs into the living room, after Twilight offered that Pinkie Pie could stay and sleep for the night.
As the other two left the room to join them, Pinkie Pie looked back at Twilight and glumly croaked "Hey, Twilight. I'm so sorry for what she did to you". "No, don't be…. I deserved it" Twilight mumbled as she returned to her bedroom, resulting in Pinkie Pie groaning in displeasure of her friend's guilt-stricken remark.
With the conversation dying away, Pinkie Pie then laid herself on the sofa and succumbed to her body's limitations, though thankfully in a more voluntary fashion. As Pinkie Pie fell into a peaceful slumber, Twilight approached Rainbow Dash and asked "Hey Rainbow Dash… can I ask something?"
Still retaining her anger towards Twilight, Rainbow Dash huffed and asked "What is it?" Twilight lower her voice to not be hear by Pinkie Pie, explaining "Pinkamena told me that Pinkie Pie had another hallucination and saw you as her dad… when did that happen?" Rainbow Dash replied
"Right after the café. You'd know that if you-" before pausing, "Wait… her dad?" Twilight nodded assuredly, taking Rainbow Dash by surprise as she turned to face the sleeping pony.
"She told me she saw… a monster".
The End?