Some days have gone by since my meeting with Pinkie Pie at Canterlot and nothing else really happened after that. I went back to working at the bakery/café like always, I looked after Day and Charm like always, and I spent time with everypony like always. Until today, on a Saturday where I had no work, and Miss Jubilee just happen to have called Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie to come and spend the entire day with me. It's just one thing after another...! I am not ready for this yet! I haven't mentally prepared myself for this and I'm being forced into this without delay! And right now I am sitting in the living room waiting for the two ponies I'm afraid of meeting the most! And I don't know how to even speak to them...!
"Hey Diane, what is this Pinkie Pie like...? Is she nice?"
"Is she single?" Charm is such a child.... I never did tell Day and Charm about Pinkie Pie, so I'm not surprised they would be curious. I was reluctant, but I guess they should know about her.
"Well...Pinkie Pie is very nice. She makes other ponies happy and she knows how to make parties. And she has many friends too." It certainly says a lot about her opposite.
"She sounds cool...! I'd like to meet her!" Day and Charm were excited to meet with her. I wish I could share that feeling with them....
"I know you're nervous about meeting with your 'sisters' again and spending time with them, but I'm sure you can work things out by the end of the day." Miss Jubilee is making this sound too easy. Especially since it was she and Princess Luna who set this whole thing up in the first place.
"Diane, you need to calm down. You'll do fine. I've heard a lot about Pinkie Pie and found out she's one of the nicest ponies in Equestria. Just be yourself and have fun." Easy for you to say, Tough Love. My situation isn't really considered 'normal' to some.... We then heard a knocking at the front door. It must have been Pinkie and Maud.
"I'll go get it~! You all wait here~!" Miss Jubilee left to do so and my heart started racing. I don't know what I should say! I'm not sure I can say anything in front of them...! What do I do?!
"Here they are~! And guess who found them~!" Miss Jubilee came back with Pinkie and Maud and accompanying them was Bitter Sweet. He seemed...confused about something. He gave Pinkie and I a confused looked.
"Huh....this is awkward." You have no idea, Bitter Sweet....
"Ooh...! You have a nice place, Miss Jubilee! Hi!" Pinkie Pie examined our home and waved to greet herself.
"Hi." Maud was as solid as ever.
"Hello!" Day and Charm then walked up to them in curiosity.
"I love your mane...! It's so fluffy! And it smells like cotton candy!" Day was right. I could also smell the scent of cotton candy.
"I just bathed this morning. It's my shampoo that gives my mane and tail the sweet smell." Wait...they have cotton candy-smelling shampoo?
"Dude, you are cute! Wanna go out on a date sometime?!" Charm, you're technically asking ME out on a date...again.
"No thanks!" Pinkie Pie didn't waste any time.... Charm then got shot down again. He never seems to learn.
You want to rest here for a bit? You have plenty of time to talk." Tough Love had a spot for Pinkie and Maud ready for them to rest on.
"Okie Dokie Lokie!" Pinkie Pie bounced over to the couch to rest her four hooves. Maud joined her. Maybe a little conversation can calm me down. We all sat down and talked amongst ourselves. Pinkie did most of the talking and everypony had fun. It seems like no pony can go without having fun with her around. Maud mostly kept to herself. After a little while, Miss Jubilee then walked over to me.
"Hey Diane, I think it's time for you to go and enjoy your day with those two~!" I knew she would get things started quickly.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Pinkie was ready for our day of three. Maud nodded as they got off the couch and headed to the staircase out.
"Can we come?!" Day and Charm really wanted to come with us as they held onto Pinkie and Maud.
"No, this is their day to get to know each other. We're going to just stay here." Day and Charm then slipped off Pinkie and Maud when Tough Love refused to let them join us. I would actually prefer it. It would have made this less awkward.... I then reluctantly joined Pinkie and Maud for our day of three.
"You three be careful, alright?" Bitter Sweet was still giving us that confused look. He must be seeing double right now.
"No worries!"
"We'll be fine." I nodded as Pinkie and Maud answered. We then left the building to start our day of three. We went all over Manehatten. We went to the skating rink, the Buckball stadium, the Mare Liberty statue, the Manehatten Museum, and now we're resting at Manehatten Park. Despite me feeling awkward about spending time with myself, I actually had lots of fun. Maud was there to give me that extra push to move me along. Pinkie was there to bring some joy no matter where we went. It was just Maud and myself waiting underneath a shady tree while Pinkie left to get us ice cream cones. I was feeling much more calm as we waited.
"Diane, there is something I need to tell you. It involves you and Pinkie." I guess Maud doesn't waste any time either.
"What is it...?" I was then feeling uneasy. This must be serious.
"After our meeting in Canterlot, Princess Luna spoke to me in my head. She said things didn't go quite like she thought it would."
"What do you mean...?" I was confused. What was Princess Luna planning...?
"She told me that when you and Pinkie split up, you two became half a pony. She theorized that you two making physical contact could have brought you two back together again. We had to be sure somehow. But when Pinkie hugged you at the start, we both realized that wasn't the case. Honestly, we were both very relieved that didn't happen...." Maud gave a little smile.
"Wait, then what are you saying?" I was still very confused.
"What I am saying is that you and Pinkie are your own ponies despite being half. Or maybe you two were whole the entire time. Princess Luna and I are not sure. But what we do know is that you and Pinkie Pie are both real. And now I have four sisters." She then hugged me. She must have been very happy. I suddenly felt relieved when she told me all this.
"I HAVE ANOTHER SISTER?!?!" Pinkie Pie came back and dropped our ice cream cones in her shock.
"NO...! MY ICE CREAM!" And now she is losing her mind over our ice cream melting on the ground. Maud only chuckled despite how awkward this was.
"OOH! I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER SISTER!" Pinkie then hugged me again. This time without the swinging. Maud then joined in on the hugging.
"Um...yay?" I really don't know how to respond to all this happening all at once. We then left the park and those two kept referring to me as their sister over and over again. I never thought this would go so well. I don't know why, but I kept having this negative feeling about them despite all these nice things. Maybe it's just how I am. Being Pinkie Pie's 'negative side', I think that's just in my nature. But...you know what? I don't care. I want to believe in their words. Up to this point, I have worked hard to become my own pony. And right now, I might be able to become something even more than what I am now. Maybe Pinkie and Maud could help me somehow.... After a few hours of touring Manehatten, it was time for them to leave. We made our way to the train station at 5:23 pm, and we waited for the 5:30 pm to arrive. Honestly speaking, I was actually sad to have them leave.
"I had lots of fun today! We should really hang out more often! I know, I'll send you letters! We can be pen-pals!" Pinkie Pie never seems to lose her good mood. I guess she's rubbing off on me.
"Sure. I'd...I'd like that." I'm not sure how I feel about becoming friends with myself. I guess I just...like myself.
"Be careful, Diane. I'm sure Limestone, Marble, and our parents would love to meet you." Maud then brought up something I need to know.
"You didn't tell them about me, did you?!" I was nervous about just Pinkie and Maud knowing about me! I nearly got a heart attack with the thought of the rest of the family knowing about me...!
"No, we haven't. We promised Princess Luna to keep your identity a secret from our family until you were ready." Oh, thank Luna! I was so scared.
"I think they would love to have you as our family! *GASP!* THAT MEANS MISS JUBILEE AND HER FAMILY ARE A PART OF OUR FAMILY TOO!" I...don't think that's how families work, Pinkie. The train leaving Manehatten finally arrived with it's horn tooting. We saw ponies getting off the train and ponies getting on the train. Pinkie and Maud quickly got on the train and then showed their faces out of their room's windows.
"Let's hang out some more next time! We'll have lots of fun!" Pinkie and Maud began waving good bye. I waved back. The train's horn then gave a loud toot as it was getting ready to leave Manehatten.
"ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD!" The conductor made his call and the ponies kept their distance from the track.
"Bye...!" I called out to them and the train then left, taking Pinkie and Maud with it. As I watched the train leave over the horizon, I couldn't help but want to see them again. In fact, I will see them again. I'm sure of it.