//------------------------------// // Chapter 25: Tell the Truth (S1E25) // Story: The Elemental Manipulation // by GalaxyEmpire //------------------------------// Tell the Truth Two Weeks Later... They were avoiding her, no one had come by at all in two weeks. She failed and they hated her for it. She hadn't seen it coming and they knew it. They had to hate her. She had to know for sure. Ponyville... "So, I don't even know what a Pinkie Promise is aside from something Pinkie was blabbing about back when Fluttershy became a model. I was a bit too busy trying to get you two to talk to each other to pay much attention." Twilight shrugged. "Yeah well, let me put it to you this way. If anyone in town gives you one of those, whatever they promised, they will do." Rainbow Dash shuddered. "Or else." "What even is that mare?" Twilight questioned. "Hard to say. Though has anyone seen her lately?" Rarity asked curiously. Today, the girls are having something in their selves without telling the most knowing pony in Ponyville. Most of them not get caught or see her insight but not realizing the pink pony was getting suspicious about this, so their group up to explain what's going on so far. "Well, Flutters and I saw her this morning. We were getting some of the decorations prepared and she popped up out of nowhere." Dash sighed. "She didn't seem right and kept asking a bunch of questions that didn't make much sense. "We told her we had to house sit for Harry and she seemed to have bought it.” "Harry?" Twilight asked. "Fluttershy's bear." Rarity explained. "And that WORKED?" Twilight shocked. "Well enough that she left so we could get everything out to the farm." Dash shrugged. "I also think she was stalking me earlier when I went into Sugar Cube Corner." Twilight pondered. Rarity and Dash stared at Twilight. "Please tell me you didn't get the cake for her from the place she works..." Rarity sighed. "Mrs Cake already agreed to make it and it's not like I could have gotten to Canterlot and back before this afternoon." She sighed. "Besides, it's not like I have a lot of choices around here." "Did the cake get there?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Of course it did, Fluttershy was perfect." Rarity nodded. "That reminds me. Was Leo aware of this, Twilight?” the blue pegasus stated. "Consider he will make a distraction for us and not to mention, he'll always yell 'good morning' or 'hi!' every time he encounters somepony." "I'm aware of that, but don't worry about it. I told him it's a Pinkie surprise party and ask him to get the supplies to the Applejack place." Twilight explained before muttered. "Hey, we are being a little secretive around her for the past few days, do you think she thinks we're avoiding her?" "Oh, dear..." Rarity muttered. "Well, this would be a problem. But it still gonna go as a plan because I told Leo to do the Elemental Split, that way gathered the supplies will be quicker." Twilight considered. "I send Lightning to check on her if she alright. Though we still have things to do." "Would that be wise? No offence to Lightning there, but he's pretty serious about the crisis going on. Plus we don't want Pinkie Pie to know what's going on." Rainbow Dash frowned her ears flattening to her head. "It's fine. Like I say, I'll tell him everything, though if we just asked he'd probably go just to see what was wrong with Pinkie Pie away.” Twilight shrugged. Later... "Woah...is rare to see this every day." Lightning stated slightly drooling over the massive pile of bacon Pinkie had put before him. While impressed with the grub, he also took note of how off Pinkie Pie seemed today Certain odd mannerism set off alarm bells. Twilight was right to send him for this job. "What's the occasion?" "No occasion and they're all yours..." She grinned, Lightning noticed this but decide to play cool for now when suddenly he was pulled back in the chair as Gummy clamped down on his tail and Pinkie Pie turned on a light in his face. "...All you have to do its talk!" Snapped the pony. This makes the lion rolled his eyes. "Oh... It's one of those parties." "What?" Pinkie blinked. "It's like how in the movie theatre, where the figure been forced to tell everything their knowledge about the information to their need. If no answers, then their us waterboarding if necessary." "That does sound fun, but I don't get it. Is that a reference?” Pinkie Pie pondered. "Actually it is." Lightning smile a bit. "I don't remember much about it but I overheard some of the Canterlot Guard say that the place is ruled by an insane dictator and waterboarding is when the Elementalists make planks out of the water and smack you around. Those things are a plus three normally and an eight versus fire creatures." "Oh well. Wait, what does that have to do with talking?" Pinkie Pie blinked. "It doesn't, it has more to do with expecting one thing and getting another. I expected some juicy bacon and instead I'm getting a pop quiz." Lightning grumbled. "And Big Mac already gave us one of those this morning." "Well... I know that because he, Applejack and his family run a farm after all. That's not exactly what I was going for but... Hey, wait a minute. You're trying to distract me from what's going on, aren’t you?" She accused. "Yep." He admitted. "Seriously though how is that little alligator so strong? I should be able to use Electroshock him, the chair and half the table over enough to get to that bacon." "He works out." Pinkie Pie stated. "Wait, no. I ask the questions around here!" "Well then ask one." Lightning shrugged. "What are you hiding?" Pinkie queried. "Uh... Sis and bro Hearths Warming presents?" He offered. "No! I mean what are you hiding?" Pinkie Demanded. "Mom's swimsuit calendar...?" Lightning admitted. "That's not what I mean." She growled slapping her face with a hoof. "Well you're going to have to be more specific. I also hiding big bro's manga special edition, cause he pulled a prank on me last year and Celestia super deluxe cake away for her good diet. Say her advisor though." He listed. "Not what I wanted to know, but was it you or your original form?" The pony blinked. "Me. But since we all equal to one, so when we merge back all of our memories will become one." He explained. "Meaning, the original Leo learn what I hiding all of the stuff I said earlier." "First, woah. Second, that's mean you said earlier." Pinkie admitted. "And third, no. I want you to confess." "Confess? Pfft, not likely. Wind and I play block towering on Earth body while he is asleep. But luckily we didn't get caught when he immediately wakes up." "NO!!" She shouted in frustrated. "I will learn what you know!" "Do you expect me to talk?" Lightning smirked roguishly. "No. Mister Lightning I expect you to... Wait, yes I do expect you to talk." Pink pony ranted, stopping suddenly and narrowing her eyes at the yellow lion. "Wait a minute, you've been playing me. You're too good at this. You're a spy!" "Spy? Well that's interesting." "Argh! Just tell me what's going on! Or else you'll never get the bacon!" "I have a question for you first." Lightning smiled suddenly. "Eh?" Pinkie Pie blinked. "Did you think I'm alone?" He asked while smirk turning his head toward the door. "Wha-" But got cut off by the door wide open to reveal. "The other Leo is here!" "The other Leo is here!" "What?!" The party planner gasped as other Leo's plus Spike on Earth back burst into the room. The brown lion slams his paws on the floor as it causes the earth to raise heading to Pinkie before creating jutting rocks around her as it squeezes her. Immobiliser her. "The chevalier has arrived!" Spike shouted. "Bout time you guy shows up." But the pony won't go down easily. As she shortly popped out from the jutting rock like an opening jar sound which doesn't make sense at all. "NO. I'm not done yet!" "...Whaaat?" Said the confused Earth before realises that this is Pinkie their talking about. "Ah! Why did her hair all git all straight?!" Said Wind who freakout but contain his smile. "Madame Le Flour, ATTACK!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "Do what now?" Spike asked before being push off from Earth back with a large bag of flour and bowled over crashing back into a pile of Pinkie's things. "Protect me, Sir Lintsalot!” Pinkie ordered. "What kinda name is that?" Wind chortle before she gained a face full of lint. "AH!!! GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!!!" "Seriously?" Lightning questioned to his otherself. "Get them Mr Turnip!" Pinkie Pie commanded. Earth didn't even manage to regain his confused about how Pinkie escape from his Earth Grab move before he was pelted by turnips and had a bucket dropped over his head. Lightning sighed for this, even their leader got caught up in this mess while watching Pinkie cackled like a villain as he hoping off from the chair. Lightning Speed! The electrokinesis had enough of these shenanigans as he stormed over with his move to the pink mare dodging the flailing Earth and the panicked Wind and dragging along a toothless alligator that was still clinging to his tail. "You dare come after me!? Rocky stop this interloper!" Pinkie Pie menaced. "No you don't!" He growled as he summons a blade made from divine lightning! Lightning Slash! With all of his might, he launched a quick slash that split all the tiny rock into half even their birthday hat as well. The sound of pebble hit the floor make Pinkie gasped in horror. "ROCKY NO!!!” She wailed. "I will avenge you! I swear there will be cupcakes." "Augh...stop. That's it. We're done." Lightning ordered. "Honestly. We dealing with you is enough but dealing with our sis- no. Scratch that, our sibling's issue is worst. Freaky hair aside you are going into the latter. What is wrong?" Lightning stood there while unequipping his blade as he stares at Pinkie. "Nothing's wrong really..." She began. Lightning didn't by at all as well as the other elements too after finished with the chaos as he stares harder at her. "Seriously I’m fine..." She muttered not meeting their gaze as Wind joined them in staring at Pinkie but with a slight smile. "Maybe I’m going a little overboard?" Spike on the other hand didn't join them, as he was still off on the far side of the room slashing the bag of flour with his claw. "What?" the baby dragon demanded, his body covered in flour. "She started it!" Spike growls striking the bag one last time before running over to the others. "One more time Pinkie. Tell me what's wrong. We can help you if you just answer straight forward." Lightning explained. "Woah! Talk about leading the group for the first time! Wait, who's leading again?" Wind smiled only got a glared from the yellow one but he didn't care. The earth pony starting at the trio plus the dragon. Earth, Wind and Spike with the concern look while Lightning just continue to glare. Her eyes watering up before she started to- "Everyponyseemsmadatme!Evenmybestfriendscan'tcometoGummyAfterBirthdayCelebrationandIfindoutitwasanexcusetonotcometothepartyImakeandthat'snotalltheyliedtomelikewe'renotfriendsanymorebutIthoughtwefriendsonlyit'snotandtheyseemrunningawayfrommelikedislikingmesoI'mgonnagettothebottomofbymakingyouconfesssoIcanfigureitoutwhythererunningawayfromme!" ... ... ... The siblings blinked staring at the crying mare then looking at each other, before looking at the dragon. "Bro...translate?" "She just wants to know why Twilight and the other keep their distance away from her because she thought they mad at her so they're asked Lightning but... You guys know the rest." Spike translated. "Pawesome, bro! Looks like all those written a letter when sis was in 'the zone' quite useful at all!" Wind cheered. "Oh...don't mention it..." "While that's is pawesome that you caught that bro. Why's she think that?" Earth praised. "Cause I’ve barely seen anyone in two weeks!" Pinkie Pie bawls. The elements look at each other before nodding. "There's a reason why everypony did that." "W-what?" Later... The party continued in full swing with Pinkie Pie back to normal dancing around with the others. Twilight and Leo sat with Spike happily eating a cake like a monster. "So, sis. What the letter that Spike wrote about?" "Another friendship lesson," Twilight stated happily. "I learn a valuable lesson that always expects the best from your friends and never assumes the worst. Rest assured that a good friend always has your best interests at heart." "Always expect the best from your friends and never assumes the worst..." Leo remembered that word for the future. "By the way, what's with Gummy?" She asked pointing her hoof to Leo tail. By the time he raised it, a hundred per cent sure there's a toothless green alligator there. "Oh, yeah... I forgot about you."