"It's a long story..." he said scratching the back of his head.
"Oh okay! OH! you know what we should do?" Pinkie Pie said
"Um... No. what?"
"Throw a party!"
"Why..?
"Because your dad needs to smile!"
"I don't know about that-"
"What's not to know about it! Everypony needs to smile!"'
"No pinkie that's-" he started but she was already gone.
Pinkie Pie quickly set up a party and waited for Kratos to return.
Kratos practiced his swordsmanship for a while to delay going back to camp. "If only I could communicate with her more directly." he mumbled. He sat down after a short while then realized how late in the day it was getting. He stood and went back to camp and right into Pinkie Pie's party.
Pinkie Pie rushed over when Kratos when he entered the camp. She quickly reached up to put the party hat on his head, which Kratos quickly cut it in half then sheathed his sword without anyone knowing when he drew it. Pinkie Pie stared for a while then undeterred she dragged him over to a table of food. "Apple pie?" he smacked it away "Apple Muffin?" again he smacked it away "Apple Cupcake?" he continued to smack them away "Applejack taught me all her recipes!" he turned his nose up to everyone "Hmmm How about tomato soup!" she said setting it in his hands his eyes went wide and he dumped it over her head. She quickly licked it all off then smiled "Yum!" he muttered something and turned and shade of green then slowly started walking away.
She jumped in front of him and pulled him to the pin the tail on the pony game. She blind folded him, handed him the pin and spun him around. "There! Now pin the tail on the pony!" He calmly set the tail on her head, took off the blind fold then walked away. She hopped after him "You put it on the wrong end! But that's okay, I'll give you a second try!" she rambled. Kratos sighed and pulled out his wings and flew up. He knew it went against his own rules but he had to get away from her. Pinkie Pie popped out of his shirt "Where are you going?! I mean the party isn't over yet!" He glared and pulled her out "It is over now..." he said.
"AWWWW but you haven't even smiled yet!!" Pinkie complained.
He flew down towards the ground and set her down the flew away again.
Pinkie Pie sighed "There has to be a way to make him smile."
"Don't count on it. I have never seen him smile." Lloyd sighed.
"But everyone needs to smile!"
"Not my dad..."
"There has to be something." Pinkie Pie said thinking. "OOOOH How about a prank! A prank done in good fun always makes people smile!"
"Um Pinkie that's not such a...." He started but again she was gone. "This won't end well...."
She began packing tomatoes into a chest so it would spray the first person who opened it.
Kratos sighed. I have to return whether I want to or not... he slowly dropped down the the ground then returned to camp "Pack up we are leaving." He said dismembering the camp site.
"Okie Dokie Lokie!" Pinkie cheered and helped him. She waited a moment then looked at Lloyd "Ooooo look there is a treasure chest."
Lloyd ran over "Ooo I wonder what is in it!"
Kratos' eyes widened "Lloyd! Stop!" He yelled running over and and pushing him out of the way. Just then the chest came open and sprayed him with tomato juice. He flinched "Lloyd I have told you before always sense for the magic seal on a chest first! If there is not one it is a trap or a fake!" He growled.
"Oops! That wasn't meant for you! Here let me clean you off!" She licked the all soup off of him in one flick of her tongue.
He looked horrified "Finish packing!" He yelled walking off
Lloyd watched "Where are you going?"
"To take a bath..."
"But your clean." Pinkie called after him.
"No. I'm not." He said as he disappeared into the trees.
Thirty minutes late Kratos came back and they began walking towards Iselia. Kratos refused to say a word all day which made the long tendentious walk more difficult. Pinkie Pie continued her efforts with no avail. Much to his relief they arrived outside of Iselia. "Lloyd, I will take Pinkie Pie and fly to Dirk's house. Meet me there." He said lifting the pony and flying off.
Kratos flew to Dirk's house then landed. He set her down and waited for Lloyd.
Raine heard someone outside and exited the house "Kratos? Where is Lloyd?"
"He is walking up here. I had to fly her here." He said pointing at Pinkie Pie.
" Another pony?"
"Another? You found one too then?"
Raine nodded "She says her name is Twilight."
"TWILIGHT!!!" Pinkie Pie gasped and cheered.
Twilight walked over "Good to see you too Pinkie. You had us all worried."
Lloyd arrived while Twilight and Pinkie Pie were talking. "Finally!"
Kratos looking at him "It seems Raine and Genis also found one of the ponies."
"Oh. What now?"
Kratos sighed "I think we should talk to Origin."
"Why is that?" Raine asked.
"He may know something about what is going on."
"Kratos?" Raine questioned "You know more than your letting on."
"It is not my place to say."
Twilight walked over "Please... I need to find my friends."
"I made a promise. I will not break it."
"Who did you promise?"
"I cannot say..."
Twilight sighed "Fine..."
"Then we go see Origin!" Pinkie cheered.
Raine was unhappy with Kratos keeping secrets again and it seemed she wasn't alone.
Lloyd looked at him "Dad? I thought you trusted me..."
"I do, however I made this promise to keep you safe. Therefore I cannot be the one to tell you...."
"I see... Let's go get supplies then..."