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// It's Ketchup, I Swear 
// Story: Today I Honestly Don't Know 
// by TodayIWriteFanfics 
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Patty walked into Sugercube Corner. The ordinary tan unicorn opened the door with one hoof and marched up to the counter. Voices whispered in the corners, sounding increasingly panicked until one pegasus said what everyone was thinking.

"RUUUUNNN!!!"

Patty sighed as ponies panicked, jumping over tables and colliding with each other. Her ears pricked up as Pinkie Pie bounced to the counter.

"Hellooo, Patty! What can I get you today?" Pinkie seemed unaffected by the terror that has the others spellbound.

A voice hissed from a corner. "Pinkie, what are you doing with that murderer? Run!"

Patty sighed and looked at her flank. The large red splotch that was her cutie mark had brought trouble ever since she had it. She flicked her mustard-yellow tail and turned in the general direction of the speaker.

"How many times have I told you? It's ketchup, not blood!" she seethed. A terrified whimper came from the corner.

Turning back to Pinkie she apologized. "Ponies are always afraid of me. It's ketchup, I swear! Anyway, I'll have a blueberry muffin and some coffee."

Pinkie smiled. "Comin' right up!" She dashed behind a door and came back with the food almost instantly. 

Patty smiled. "Sometimes, Pinkie, I think you're my only friend in this world." She dropped a hoofull of bits on the counter.

"They're probably cursed," the voice said.

Patty turned around. "I've already warned you once. You will suffer the consequences." Her eye twitched slightly as her horn lit up with a blo-ketchup colored glow. A red beam struck the speaker in the chest, covering him in ketchup.

He screamed and broke several speed records bolting out of Sugercube Corner.

Patty sighed. "C'mon, guys. It's just ketchup."