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// Ch. 1 Dazed And Confused 
// Story: Over The Hills And Far Away 
// by Closer-To-The-Sun 
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Chapter 1: Dazed And Confused

It was early morning across the land of Equestria. Many of the ponies were already hard at work. One pink pony, however, was busy hopping toward the outskirts of Ponyville. Happily bouncing her along with a wicker basket in her mouth, Pinkie Pie was fulfilling a task by Mr. Cake. She was to gather some fresh honey from the bee farms just outside of town. 

Pinkie had gotten the honey and was making her way back to Sugarcube Corner. Yet, something blue in the grass caught her eye. She stopped her hopping and set her basket down. Taking a closer look, she saw that lying on the grass was a dark blue earth stallion with a light blue mane and a short tail. Pinkie noticed he was still breathing and poked his face with one of her hooves. He stirred at her touch, causing Pinkie Pie to smile knowing now that he was still alive. She resumed to poking him repeatedly.

The colt's eyes slowly opened after a few more pokes to the top of his head. His blue eyes looked upwards to see an upside down, pink pony with a messy mane. He mumbled something unintelligible quietly as he raised a hoof up to his head to rub it.

"Hi there! I'm Pinkie Pie! Who are you?" the pink pony spoke happily to the strange pony.

Sitting up in the grass, the blue colt shook his head before looking down at his hooves. He gasped and his eyes narrowed as he saw that he had hooves. He was about to say something before he felt a hoof poking him in the back of his head repeatedly.

"Hello? Anypony home?" Pinkie called out as her hoof continued to jab the blue pony, "Don't think you can't get away with not telling me who you are! I know everypony, and I will know you!" Her voice was as playful as her pokes.

"I'm….not really sure…." the colt finally spoke, trying to get to stand on all four hooves.

"You mean you don't know?" her head was tilted to one side.

"All I know is that my name is Robert and….that's it," he continued, closing his eyes and trying to think hard.

"Robert? Bleh! That name is to….bleh! Robbie sounds much better for you!" Pinkie proclaimed.

Rob, who opened his eyes to finally see all of Pinkie Pie, slightly blushed at her words, "Well, Rob is just fine, Ms. Pie." His words were very formal.

Pinkie laughed, "Oh, please. Ms. Pie is my mom! I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie, or Pinkie Pie for short! And you don't have to be so shy-ly why-ly!"

Rob smiled at Pinkie's response until he heard the last word, "Wily? That word….it sounds so famailar…." Rob's head was beginning to hurt as he tried to think about it, "Ow…."

Pinkie became concerned, "Robbie, you don't have to hurt yourself to remember. Just, what do you remember before you can't remember?"

"Just my name really…." Rob admitted as he slowly trotted on the to the path.
Pinkie Pie stood on her hind legs, raised a hoof in the air and made a bold statement, "Then I will make it my quest to help you recover from your amnesia!" She then returned to standing on all four hooves and speaking normally, "Or at least until everything works out fine. Whichever comes first!"

Rob smiled and laughed, "Thanks Pinkie, but you really don't hav-"

The stallion's words were cut off by the growl of his stomach.

Pinkie gasped, "You haven't eaten! We must change that and fast!" Before Rob could think or react, Pinkie Pie had already placed him on her back and put the basket back in her mouth. "Hang on!," Pinkie's words were muffled by the basket in her mouth, "Next stop: Sugarcube Corner!"

Pinkie Pie had literally taken off in a blur of pink with the blue stallion on her back towards town. It was just another normal day in Ponyville, with the pink party pony defying the very laws of nature.