As far as sinking into a puddle of liquid went, Twilight appeared to have come out all the better for it. The fatigue that previously clung to her eyes was gone, banished to a far distant corner of her mind as she set about poking and prodding「Weird Science」now that she no longer had to fear melting into it. Unless she wanted to, of course. "Amazing! It appears to be some form of liquid metal compound, yet due to its nature as a Stand it cannot be seen by non-Stand users. I wonder if it can be felt or used on those without Stands though? Oh, this is so exciting! I need parchment, ink, quills, but most of all I need Spike! Where on Equestria is he? He must have gotten a normal night's sleep, so where could he be?"
Pinkie was content to let Twilight work as she got stuck in to examining her Stand, which no longer seemed to disgust her. Enjoying the camaraderie of someone else who had a Stand, the pink party expert turned to her own companion, who regarded her fellow Stand with a silent stare of contempt. "You ok there, Queenie? You've got a bit of a frowny face there!" she chirped, and as impossible as it was for the doll's face to change, there was certainly an aura of misery around her.
The porcelain lady stood silent for a good while, clasping and unclasping its hands in an uncannily realistic impression of nervousness. "Mistress Pie...When I came into this world, I was alone except for you. I thought I was the only one of my kind. Now I discover that more Stands can exist, and...And it cannot even communicate. I simply wish that the next few examples don't follow that trend." she said, watching as Twilight experimented with coercing her Stand to take the forms that she wanted it to. Simple things at first, like a sphere, a pyramid, until moving on to more complex structures such as a house, laughing with delight every time she managed to get it right, completely unaware of the sombre tones on the side.
Pinkie shrugged, jumping up to wrap both forehooves around「Dancing Queen's」neck. "Don't you worry about a thing, silly-filly! Pinkie's not gonna ever ever let you be lonely!" she exclaimed, her position not allowing her to see the slight inexplicable upwards curl that manifested itself on her Stand's lips, but she felt it all the same. Sliding off of her tall companion, Pinkie had to turn and give a curious glance towards the china lady. "Uh, whaddaya mean by 'the next few examples'? Who says we're letting anyone else get cut? Look at what nearly happened to Twily!"
「Dancing Queen」inclined her head slightly, bowing towards her mistress. "So you say, but I can't help but wonder... Both times somepony has come into contact with the arrow, it has not been by choice. I'm beginning to think that it's out of your control."
"Hey, no discussing Stand mechanics without me!" Twilight reprimanded, coming over to join the two of them in their talk, "I don't want to miss any of this! Everything I learn just has to get written into my paper." She seemed so happy to be studying, but the look that Pinkie shared with her Stand put her off somewhat. "Look, I can give you full credit as a co-author if you want..."
The laugh that escaped Pinkie Pie was genuine enough to convince Twilight that nothing was wrong. "No, we're just gonna mosey on outta here now. Haven't seen Pound and Pumpkin in like, at least six hours. That's like at least five point five hours too long."
"Ohh! Sure thing Pinkie. Oh, but if you don't mind, could you leave that arrow here? I need to study it some more." The lavender mare certainly didn't miss the guilty wince that crossed Pinkie's face as she said as such. "...Pinkie, you can't keep it."
"Why not, Twilight? Why do you get to keep it?" Pinkie said in a rather more grumpy tone than usual. Coming from the cheerful pink pony, that was enough to get Twilight feeling slightly guilty. Not enough for her to drop the matter, though.
"Pinkie that is an important scientific discovery, and way too dangerous to just be carried through Ponyville! What happens if you accidentally touch Pumpkin or Pound with it? They're trouble enough on their own."
"Right, right, Twilight. You've made your point. But, and hear me out on this, what would you do if I were to not be here anymore?"
"Pinkie what are you sayi- PINKIE PIE YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!" Twilight shrieked, already casting the spell required to repair her windows. It was a talent she'd practiced often due to a certain prismatic friend of hers. Sighing deeply as the broken shards refitted themselves to the rest of the glass, the Alicorn sank into her throne, poring over the extensive notes she'd been able to write on the analysis ability of her Stand alone. If her hypothesis was true, and each pony's Stand was entirely unique, literally anything could happen. Yes, the winds of change were here, and they came under the guise of one Pinkamena Diane Pie.
Now trotting happily along the floor with「Dancing Queen」easily keeping pace beside her, Pinkie started to think that maybe taking the arrow hadn't been such a good idea. Someone could easily get hurt, or worse; somepony who wasn't very nice could get hold of a Stand and do really evil things with it. What on Equestria possessed her to get annoyed at Twilight? And why was there a faint voice telling her to get out of the way? Hold on, why was it getting closer? Suddenly, her gaze snapped to the side, a smile across her face. "HEY RAINBOW DA-"
It was an odd feeling, being standing one instant and having your face buried into the ground the next, but one that was easily adapted to when you lived with a friend like Rainbow Dash. As she thought this, the aforementioned mare tumbled out from the rock she'd crashed into, laying flat on her back as she caught her breath. "Pinkie Pie! Why the hay didn't you move!? I told you I was crashi- landing here!"
"Teehee! Sorry Dashie! I was just thinking super hard. Y'know, like I always do!" Pinkie laughed, muffling her giggle with a hoof as Rainbow righted herself, shaking off the dirt clinging to her Wonderbolts uniform like a wet dog. If she'd found Dash before she'd had the experience with Twilight's Stand, she'd have tried to introduce Rainbow to the world of Stands in order to meet「Dancing Queen」, but now she wasn't so sure it was a good idea. Better to wave her on her way.
"...Riiiiiiight. Aaaaanyway, I've gotta perfect this one aileron roll before the next practice run, so i'll see ya 'round, Pinkie!" the cyan mare spoke, not giving Pinkie any time to react before barrelling away, going from nought to way above sixty in a single instant. That was Dashie for you. In any event, The party master and her Stand made their way back through the street, waving and smiling at any pony they thought needed it.
The air was Rainbow Dash's life and soul, the one place she never felt off, was always at her prime, and never, ever lost. Unless it was one of the Wonderbolts in which case losing was fine. More than fine, it was absolutely awesome. Something felt off right now, though. She felt hot, and not in the sense that she usually was. This was the kind of feverish heat that'd put any lesser pony out of commission, but Rainbow 'Danger' Dash was absolutely no lesser pony! Although...Maybe it wouldn't hurt to act like one for a little bit. Just a small nap. I mean, if the heat was this bad even when flying through the air at speeds just under the speed of sound, it must have been a heck of a lot worse.
It was. Sweet Celestia was it worse. Rainbow tossed and turned on the cloud she'd picked out to rest on, back arching in discomfort. It was like trying to scratch an itch that wasn't centred anywhere, but instead made every pinprick of skin burn with discomfort. Horseapples; what the hay did she eat that could be doing this to her? Wait, it can't have been that. It probably had something to do with when she crashed into Pinkie Pie. She must have been holding a knife or something. Sharp, too; she barely even felt that gash on her thigh when it happened.