Rarity had no idea how Pinkie Pie had done it. She'd been watching while Pinkie had warped space, and yet the magics involved seemed impossible. Somehow or other Pinkie had not just made the room bigger... Oh no, that would have made far too much sense. She'd decided she was going to find the biggest party currently in existence and invite herself, and all of Equestria, to that instead.
So... here she stood, in a room with the universe's most fanatical party-goers ever. The party in question had been going on for six generations now. Tales abounded of the last set of party crashers, which had included a Norse God, whatever that was... Also a boring group looking for a Major Award of some sort (what exactly was a Belgium and why was it so courageous to use the word that you were given an award?) The biggest story was of the lethal white robots who had teleported into the center of the party, taken the award, and left it shocked and wounded like a mugging victim in the middle of a meadow of wildflowers. What exactly a mugging was, or a robot, she could not guess, but the whole thing sounded dreadfully rude.
Apparently after that somepony had sobered up enough to make the whole party space-worthy, and since nopony had thought it a good idea to add directional controls, it had drifted for some time before arriving at a wormhole. Everypony had found themselves with a new equine shape. At first the lack of grip had caused difficulty. Then everypony remembered it wasn't exactly easy to maintain a grip on a drink when you were constantly plastered, and all was right with the universe once again.
Pinkie had somehow talked one of the more coherent guests into allowing her to move the whole mess to Equestria... or had somehow linked the two... Rarity had given up on the day making any kind of sense. She simply knew you stepped into a broom closet and could exit from Sugarcube Corner's front door and if you stepped into Sugarcube Corner you found yourself entering this location via a broom closet.
She wandered around the ponies and... was that bush talking to a pony?
She decided this was not really a very productive line of thought. She looked in the direction of the drinks table and suddenly felt the answers to most of her questions would be found at the bottom of a few empty glasses of wine. Or, at the very least, having reached the bottom she would cease to worry about them in the first place.
Yes, that was an idea she was prepared to cope with.
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Pinkie Pie was manning all the instruments of the band while they went over sheet music for a few new songs. She spotted a face she had been watching for and, leaving the instruments to continue playing themselves, bounded over.
"Doctor! You're early! I mean that's okay of course but I set the invitations for eight and its barely seven now." She grinned looking at his cutie mark. "For a stallion who's talent is timing yours can be way off sometimes!"
"Pinkie Pie! My goodness, what are you doing here? My, that's a new look for you isn't it? Smashing! Now what's this about an invitation?" The Doctor looked a bit nonplussed but nevertheless pleased to see the party mare, her anatomical difficulties notwithstanding.
"I sent them out today silly-billy! You mean you showed up even though you had no idea why?" Pinkie grinned at the idea, still a guest was a guest even if he unintentionally crashed what he had already been invited to.
"I see..." Whooves thought back. Oh bloody hell, there had been an invite, he'd finally been in Ponyville long enough to check his mail and the invitation had missed him by about six months. "Time you're a right pain in the flank sometimes..." He muttered.
Still this did explain why the old girl had brought him here. Pinkie Pie was not in this form when he'd last seen her, or will next see her, or would possibly see her... damn tenses never could keep up with time travel. The point was, or is, something was about to happen, and it had to play out a certain way or things would go very badly for all concerned. He had to word this carefully, or the events would repeat themselves, only this time with himself as the instigator. Nightmare Pie would destroy the world again.
"Pinkie I need you to listen to me very carefully. In a couple of moments your princess and friends will be by to collect you. You will go with them. You will not, I repeat you will NOT be inconveniencing your guests, this party has been going on for centuries and won't be ending anytime soon. Great things are ahoof and your friends will need your help. Do you understand?"
Pinkie's mane showed the first signs of deflating. "But..."
"Pinkie! None of that now! Stay with me, everypony will be happy! I promise you, you'll be needed more by your friends!" He gave her a look that would rival Fluttershy.
Her hair regained it's bounce. "Okie-dokie-loki Doctor!"
Whooves looked relieved. "Good, now I need to go tend to something while you look at that obvious distraction!" He pointed in the direction he wanted Pinkie to look and disappeared into the crowd.
Pinkie looked back in the Doctor's direction, but he was gone. "Nice seeing you Doctor!" She called in the direction she thought he might have gone.
The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief. The universe being torn asunder by an enraged pink mare with partius interuptus was a hell of a way for everypony to go.
Pinkie bounded over to the drinks table to see how Rarity was doing.
"Piey Pink! Err no that other thing. Thiss is wonderrful. You are my bess friend for inviting me. I love you you pink ball of cotton candy you know that?"
Pinkie glanced at her friend and the collection of glasses surrounding her. She focused a moment, and a soft pink glow enveloped her friend.
Rarity gasped, then looked around in confusion. "Oh hello Pinkie, when did you get here?"
Pinkie gave her friend a hug. "C'mon Rarity, sounds like we have to go save the world... again!"
"Really? Do I get to know from what?"
"Celestia will tell us in a bit, we should go wait outside."
Love the H2G2 reference!
"The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief. The universe being torn asunder by enraged pink mare with partius interuptus was a hell of a way for everypony to go."
I don't know, sounds like a fun way to go!
And reality continues more or less unabated. Which can only be a good thing, unless you're Marvin.
Pinkie has an insta-sober spell?
...WE'RE ALL DOOMED ! ...OR SAVED, I'M NOT SURE WHICH
HA, the never ending party, hope they remembered to bring their towels.
250238 well if anypony was going to find it pinkie would. She was trying for the biggest and best party ever only to find it already existed.
"Good, now I need to go tend to something while you look at that obvious distraction!" -
The party reminds me of that floating party in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
250238
NEVER FORGET YOUR TOWEL!
250042
What is H2G2?
Now my country's gone to bed
I should rest my weary head
Think I'll check Fimfics instead
How Pony the night
I count ponies instead of sheep
Several Updates in did Creep
Four new chapters before I sleep
How Pony the night
250385: H2G2 is a contraction of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Pay special attention to the capitilised letters
250385 yes there's a reason for that. it is the same party.
250473 I was going to point out the same thing, then I realised he'd finished it off with a "Celly-being-a-troll" emote. Chances are he was being silly. now, if you'll excuse me, I have a boiled egg to eat as a midnight snack. Which is odd as I got up fully intending to make cookies which, to those uniformed, are a food stuff Almost, but not entirely, completely unlike eggs
"Still this did explain why the old girl had brought him here. Pinkie Pie was not in this form when he'd last seen her, or will next see her... damn tenses never could keep up with time travel."
I hope that wasn't a spoiler for the rest of the fic. The others have barely gotten any use out of their alicorn forms. Why turn them back......ever?
250493 Don't misunderstand me, the doctor was pointing out she looked different. all of the six are in a sort of proto phase now, at the weee beginnings. The guide stated it was a process, that one does not go from pony to alicorn overnight. The body adjusts, the wings grow, the horn grows. Pinkie is further along than say Fluttershy because she's been using magic as easy as breathing ever since she got the ability. Fluttershy still has no idea what she is doing. Same with Applejack, only a strong will has produced the results she got, she has no notion how any of this works. Rarity and Twilight are still using the same abilities they had as unicorns but are now overpowered. really only Dash and Pinkie are using magic "properly" Pinkie because she had nothing to unlearn and thus is not limited by what is possible for a unicorn to cast, and Dash because she learned from Pinkie. I can see this requires a little rewrite though, because it should be clear in the fic what's happening, explaining here does no good. "This tendency to seek out attachment can also lead to madness if you perceive yourself to be unwanted or unappreciated by your populace." or in other words, alicorn pinkie went full on cupcakes in the timeline he just came from.
250548 Ah. I think I get it. Like how Flutters simply had a nub of a horn whereas Pinkie mentioned having a foot long horn sticking from her head. That kinda ties into something I've been meaning to ask, which is have any of them started growing to Celestia and Luna proportions yet? Longer legs, and necks as well as head and body shape? Or are they pretty much themselves with oversized wings and horns?
250681 a bit more elongated than normal, but still far from Celestia and Luna proportions. Nightmare Pie by comparison, went full Alicorn, and like Luna, the transformation was unnatural. That was what the Doctor was referring to. He could see things were not unrecoverable yet, and that he had been sent to the right moment in time to say the correct words. Things went very badly for that timeline.
250681
I believe it's the latter. They are still normal sized overall.
Bah. Pinkie would never go Nightmare. She's not that fragile.
Honestly, she had one bad day, and the worst she did was go off and sulk with her imaginary friends like a little filly.
250731 I would say the same thing about the Luna we know and love now. I never said it happened instantaneously. Luna started out with a slight feeling of being unappreciated, it snowballed from there. It started with a party for Pinkie, but it was an important one, the one she'd thrown for all of Equestria to celebrate what had happened to her. From there it was a series of unfulfilling galas. Whooves needed to correct the pivotal moment to stop the slide. Also, remember, this is not quite the Pinkie we know and love, she is prone to the same mental ailments as any Alicorn. "Power corrupts, and Alicorns have a nigh infinite supply of power."
this is amazing! I can't wait to see more.
250701 I'm imagining Nightmare Pie and Honestly? That sounds disturbingly awesome. A mixture of Pinkamina's Creepiness, Nightmare Moon's Awesome look makes for an awesometastic Alicorn goddess. With a penchant for Killing things! Hoooo- Imagine Bakewitch (because while she'd be a Nightmare in the Figurative sence, She's not literally a Night Mare, so the Pun is lost) Pinkamina's companions, but powered by Alicorn magic. A Large golem, Made of huge rocks, A Huge ragdoll filled with flour, a Giant Tumbleweed made of lint and, Most fear inducingly!!! A bucket of turnips. Ya just can't improve on that.
Question: Will the New Alicorn's Hair eventually get all Wafty and Mystical? I hope so. But if you do that and there ISN'T all sorts of Color changing Tomfoolery and special effects and such, I will be displeased.
250742 Thank you, I aim to entertain.
250754 Then you do a very good job, steel. very good indeed.
250743 As to your question on hair, I can fully see Twilight's going ethereal and Rarity going into a depression because it wouldn't stay in her characteristic hairstyle since it keeps shifting.
250762 I can see Rarity being the first to tame those flowing locks, or at the least developing control to the point where it shifted into various hairstyles depending on mode.
Don't panic.
252484 Eeyup
249972 Shower sleeping: impressive... And probably a bit dangerous.
I know what you mean. It's really easy to lose track of time, especially when you're reading.
252484 Wise words.
253516
Or programming
More please? Can I have some more?
Now?!
nightmare pie?
I prefer Poison Pastry ^^
Nightmare Pie: THE PARTY. WILL LAST. FOOOORRREEEEEEVVVVEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!
I'd actually completely forgotten that part of Hitchhiker's Guide, but I could tell that's where it came from simply by the way you described it. One of the best imitations of Douglas Adams writing style I've ever seen.
Mind you, I haven't seen all that many attempts to imitate his style... But still!
The galaxy saved and a new companion found, where would the doctors next adventure take him?
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That mental image alone demands a side story. Whenever you're finished with this, We would all love to see the War of Chaos and the terrifying misadventures of Poison Pastry (Thank you Vash for the perfect name). I would at least :P
I've just finished reading Not My Destiny recently, and thought I'd toss you the link. Twilight goes nightmare with alicorn powers, which is always fun.
Edit: Nvm, didn't notice the next chapter. Major props on the word count too :D
wut. my brain cannot handle.
Pinkie Pie chapters do weird things to me, reality waves happily from the distance as it enjoys a slice of cake as Pinkie just does... whatever she does.
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"Exactly Lu"
i39.tinypic.com/35bxab6.png -kang.
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Liu, not Lu.
i39.tinypic.com/35bxab6.png Lu kang sounds cool too!
i40.tinypic.com/2wptjee.png Liu kang is the most pathetic character in all MK. Don't even mention him!
i39.tinypic.com/35bxab6.png Awww, but he can do his awesom bycicle kick!
Celestia snorted. "Long forgotten Lu, the Venus de Equilo is regarded as the most famous and beautiful statue of a unicorn ever created. Only you and I seem to recall it was originally modeled after me."
i39.tinypic.com/35bxab6.png Hilarius!
"This is just not normal!"
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Wrong reaction
i40.tinypic.com/2wptjee.png Yeah, you all suppose to tun around and scream something like "AAAAAAH!!!! I AM AWAKEN WITH GODLY POWERS! WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!"
"rampaging alligator"
i39.tinypic.com/35bxab6.png Gummyzilla!
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Also, alligator and crocodile are not the same animal. While gummy is alligator, chapter's name is "Crocodile hunter"
"Curiouser"
Is that even a word?
i42.tinypic.com/1r4u8n.png I've never heard that form of "curious" before...
"I hardly could have predicted what the Elements would do to ordinary ponies Professor!"
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Well, Elements of Harmony not suppose to have effect on normal ponies... Cuz it's not a weapon, but a peacemaking device. IMHO of course
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Stalin likes that you making Sonic Rainboom something more than just a trick as many writers do.
Dash looked back. "Celestia? Oh this is gonna be good! Okay princess, you want a race you got it!"
*sigh*
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Why everypony lost all respect to the princess after they became alicorns? Rainbow Dash would not say something like this to princess...
i40.tinypic.com/2wptjee.png And Celestia is a little... too playful here
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Ok, enough for today.
OVERVIEW:
i40.tinypic.com/bjbmvs.png Still this is going too long. Premaking is a premaking, but still it's a little boring. No offence, but already 12 chapters you're showing that mare 6 got alicorn powers and... that's about it.
Stalin sure though that when sh*t will hit the fan, things shall become very interesting. But this time seems so far away...
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Hmmm... it would seem that the party will be confined to Sugar-cube Corner after all... unless Pinkie doesn't just stretch the space, but actually co-ops exotic locals into the partying location. Putting the moon-walk on the actual moon for example... Hope Luna doesn't mind...
She'd decided she was going to find the biggest party currently in existence and invite herself, and all of Equestria, to that instead.
-Time's Square depending on how the timelines match up? Hope she remembered to double-check that the party goers are NOT made of antimatter, DO breath approximately the same things as Ponies, and are not, nor do they host as benign organisms microbes that would make a hypothetical airborn strain of ebola look like the common cold.
(what exactly was a Belgium and why was it so courageous to use the word that you were given an award?)
-Ah.... Hitch-hiker's series... I remember that party...
Then everypony remembered it wasn't exactly easy to maintain a grip on a drink when you were constantly plastered, and all was right with the universe once again.
-This line is ALMOST on a level with Douglas Adam's better ones.
Or, at the very least, having reached the bottom she would cease to worry about them in the first place.
-Again, you have the writing style down pretty well, although there may be a certain amount of character derailment involved... I also wonder if she is going to discover Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters (the original version described, one sip of which approximates the effects on the brain of several years of severe alcoholism if I was reading it right, not the stuff that they actually seem to drink under that name during the course of the plot). I am then recalling the deleterious effects of combining phenomenal magical powers with any significant amount of inebriation. In short Alicorn + Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster ?= Armageddon... or maybe not if Alicorns can actually handle that much liquor without getting tipsy, or alternatively if Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters can handle that much Pony without allowing for any actual stage of inebriation between sobriety and total unconsciousness.
Pinkie Pie was manning all the instruments of the band while they went over sheet music for a few new songs.
-Telekinesis, duplication (hey, Nightmare Moon basically managed it with the Shadowbolts), or did she manage to make them into a one-pony band?
leaving the instruments to continue playing themselves,
-Ah... animation/"come to life" then and apparently better than Twilight's attempt to cast that during WWU.
"For a stallion who's talent is timing yours can be way off sometimes!"
-That would be because his talent isn't timing. He either missed by a little (hey, it is only a party, no big deal, right?) or is arriving just in time to prevent some disaster... such as Rarity actually coming across a Pan Galactic Gargle-blaster, or a sufficient quantity of weaker stuff.
You mean you showed up even though you had no idea why?
-That generally means disaster is looming.
Nightmare Pie would destroy the world again.
-I forget what the POV series makes Nightmare!Pinkie... something like The Joker? I remember a "circus of fear" vibe somewhere in there I think.
He gave her a look that would rival Fluttershy.
Her hair regained it's bounce. "Okie-dokie-loki Doctor!"
-Well, that was fairly easy... then again when it comes to time-travel, there is no reason things should be hard ALL the time...
The universe being torn asunder by an enraged pink mare with partius interuptus was a hell of a way for everypony to go.
-Very different take than Alex Warlorn's then... less "Cupcakes" and more "Party of One, but with anger instead of depression". That reminds me... even ignoring the insanity involved, the party that Pinkie threw with the inanimate objects for guests was BAD by her standards... WAY too sedate.
"Piey Pink! Err no that other thing. Thiss is wonderrful. You are my bess friend for inviting me. I love you you pink ball of cotton candy you know that?"
-Well, that is approximately what a few PGGB's ACTUALLY do to the characters in the series, rather than its initially described effects.
She focused a moment, and a soft pink glow enveloped her friend.
Rarity gasped, then looked around in confusion. "Oh hello Pinkie, when did you get here?"
-Pinkie is really a natural with magic. Then again, sobering up somepony who has overindulged is within her "divine portfolio" if you go by her cutie-mark.
"Really? Do I get to know from what?"
"Celestia will tell us in a bit, we should go wait outside."
-Heh... Pinkie and Dash ARE the threats to the world so far... both neutralized now it seems. There is also the business with the Gryphons, but that is being handled... then again it is being handled by the more volatile and out-of-the-loop member of the diarchy. Still, I think that that could be resolved even if all six new alicorns just sit pat and the Diarchs, Royal Guard, and Wonderbolts handle it.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference? This guy who wrote this fic has got it ALL going for him! It's amazing!
Stick your Thumb up to hail the Pink UFO. Please stick your Thumb (Not your thumb, your Thumb) up to hail the Pink UFO.
Pinkie Pie Enterprises will now pick you up.
We thank you for you services.
Got enough hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy references in there? I think it needs more.
If there’s anyone who needs a copy of Streetmentioner, it’s the Doctor.