Pinkie Pie woke up, and almost immediately she jumped out of bed. The day of Angel's party was finally here! She darted round Sugarcube corner, making herself a quick breakfast. The usual morning routine was actually a lot more sedate, but she had somewhere to be. She was going to Fluttershy's cottage to put up the decorations for the party, and as such had woken up earlier than usual. She hadn't needed an alarm clock, though. She had just decided on a time to wake up, and followed through. No being lazy when there were parties to organise!
Pinkamena and Surprise took a back seat as Pinkie rushed around, preparing a quick round of toast. She was surprisingly quiet in her movements, but then she didn't want to wake the other occupants of the building, especially the twins. Even more impressive was her multitasking, which when combined with the benefits of pinkie sense led to a highly efficient morning routine. For example, when the toast popped up in the air, a twitchy tail ensured the plate was positioned underneath to catch the slices before they could fall to the floor.
Pinkie hummed happily as she sped around the kitchen. Soon, she was gulping down a quick meal of toast and juice. After finishing her meal, Pinkie stood up form the table, put her plate and cup by the sink to be washed up later, and headed out of the bakery.
"You forgot to brush, you know." pointed out Pinkamena as Pinkie bounced across town. It was early morning, The sun only recently risen. As a result, very few ponies were up and about, mostly farmers like the Apple family. Pinkie almost tripped for a moment, coming to a sudden standstill at the proclamation.
"Did I?" she asked cocking her head in thought. She paused for a moment. "Oh well." she shrugged, and resumed her trek across Ponyville.
"Colgate isn't going to be very happy with you." warned Pinkamena.
"I'll brush my teeth later. Right now, I've got party to get ready for!" announced Pinkie. Pinkamena sighed. There wasn't any point in arguing. She knew that from experience.
Pinkie crossed Ponyville with little interruption, only pausing to greet the ponies she came across on her way to Fluttershy's cottage. Upon arriving, she rapidly knocked on the door, announcing her presence. After a moment, the door opened a crack.
"H-hello?" came the quiet voice of the cottage's owner.
"Hiya Fluttershy!"
"Oh, hello Pinkie...um, would you like to come in?" asked Fluttershy.
"Yes please! I need to set up the balloons, and the food, and the table- oh, I should probably do the table before the food, otherwise I'll have nothing to put the food on- table, THEN food, decorations, music, games and anything else I can think of!" Pinkie took a deep breath. It was the first breath since she had begun to reply, to be fair. She needed the extra oxygen. She grinned happily. Fluttershy opened the door fully, letting Pinkie inside.
Almost immediately, Pinkie was zipping around putting up decorations. Fluttershy just stood to the side, watching on meekly as her pet's birthday party was prepared. In almost no time at all, the cottage was decked out in streamers and balloons. A table now occupied the center of the room, filled with various foodstuffs. There was a circular space in the center, where the cake would be given pride of place. Another table, slightly smaller, stood near the door, awaiting presents.
"Do you like it?" asked Pinkie.
"I think it's wonderful." smiled Fluttershy. "What about you, Angel?" The bunny in question looked around for a moment, sniffed, and made a so-so gesture. Fluttershy frowned slightly, but didn't comment.
"Oh! Ask if they like the pin the tail on the bunny!"
"Do you like the pin the tail on the bunny rabbit? It's usually a pony, but since this is a party for a bunny and bunnies have tails, Sur- I thought it would be a great idea to have a bunny instead of a pony! Do you like it?"
"Um...Yes?" This time, Angel nodded as well. Although he acted a bit condescending, Pinkie could tell it was mainly a front. Angel was definitely happy about his party's arrangement so far. Just wait until he saw the cake!
The setting up had actually taken less time than anticipated, so Pinkie found herself with some spare time until guests were scheduled to arrive. First, she double-checked and tested out all the party games, to ensure they were working properly. Fluttershy, meanwhile, busied herself with her morning rounds, providing food and any care needed to the various animals in her home. There were still a multitude of birds hanging around from the outbreak of flu, though they were fortunately past the worst of it and well on the way to recovery.
Having tested out the games, Pinkie wandered over to Fluttershy, Twilight and Spike's words echoing in her head. "Hey, Fluttershy?"
"Um...Yes?"
"Uh..." Pinkie racked her brains for a moment, trying to come up with a good way of phrasing her question. "Do you...If I were to keep a really big secret for a reeallly long time about myself -not saying that I am, of course- and then tell everypony about it, do you think they would be hurt? I'm asking for a friend, by the way. Not me." Well, that last part might not be the whole truth, but it was pretty close. Pinkamena and Surprise were her friends, after all, and it would affect them as much as herself.
"Um...Probably." answered Fluttershy hesitantly. "But I think that good friends would be able to forgive that pony." she quickly added, seeing Pinkie's expression become downcast.
"Really?" asked Pinkie, brightening up.
"Twilight did, right?"
"Yeah! Twilight is a good friend, and the others should be alright with it as well!"
"Yes...I think so, at least..." said Fluttershy, oblivious to the reassurances offered by the two personalities. She was rather concerned with the uncharacteristically serious tone Pinkie had taken when asking her question. Was Pinkie hiding something? Was that why she was asking? Oh, but she had said that wasn't true...But then again, what if she was lying? Why would Pinkie feel the need to lie to her friends? Oh dear...
"Great! Thank you!" beamed Pinkie. She bounced away, leaving Fluttershy standing alone with her thoughts.
"U-um...why do you ask?" came the tentative question. Unfortunately, Pinkie was too far away to hear the quiet voice, and so Fluttershy was left feeling a little confused as to the point of the conversation that had seemed to be so serious.
"Welcome!" cheered Pinkie, opening the door to reveal Rainbow Dash and Tank. The two stepped inside, taking in the festive atmosphere. They were the last to arrive, all the others in their circle of friends already present, along with their pets. Applejack had helped Twilight bring the cake over, fortunately without incident. It took pride of place in the middle of the room, and already it had several slices missing. Rainbow stared at the cake for a moment in undisguised longing, her trance broken by Pinkie waving a hoof in front of her face. She deposited a small wrapped present on the gift table, and then flew over to the buffet, Tank making his way slowly over to where the rests of the pets were.
Pinkie had darted back over to Sugarcube Corner in order to pick up Gummy and her own present, and the young alligator stared blankly at Angel, who was apparently in deep conversation with the other pets.
"Can I switch for a while? I wanna play!"
Pinkie nodded an ok, looked around to check no-one was looking, and switched. Immediately, Surprise bounded over to the pin the tail game, slapped on a blindfold, and held her hoof out for the pin in giddy excitement. As usual, she was spun around, and then sent teetering off in the general direction of the bunny poster. She did reasonably well, only a few inches away from the mark. She quickly bounced over to the buffet, fuelled up on food and drink, and then shot off to the space cleared for dancing. As usual, the change in demeanour went largely unnoticed. Twilight however, having spent a morning getting to know the differences between Pinkie and Surprise, did suspect that a switch had taken place.
All in all, the party was a huge success. Even the usually surly Angel had a smile, quite the achievement. Some 'accidentally' spilt punch gave Surprise a wet mane, making it flat and straight, giving Pinkamena a chance to enjoy herself as well without drawing attention. Pinkie and Surprise celebrated their successful party, whilst Pinkamena chatted amiably to Applejack and Twilight. If Applejack noticed anything amiss, she didn't say anything, and Twilight didn't let on anything either.
A little while later, Pinkie looked around at the smiling faces, feeling that bubble of pride in her chest at a job well done. Twilight was right, she decided. It was time to tell her friends the truth. Spike and Fluttershy's advice had gone a long way to reassuring her. A quick, whispered question confirmed that Pinkamena and Surprise felt the same way. Yes, it was time. Well, almost. Tomorrow. If she made an announcement like that now, it would almost certainly overshadow Angel's birthday- not something she wanted to do.
Oh, and she'd better say something about the doozy too. Seriously, it was starting to worry her. The trio had come to the conclusion that each shudder signified the progression of events that led up to a doozy. When the situation moved onto the next in a chain of events. And several shudders over the past few days had indicated a LOT of build-up. They had considered the possibility that the doozy was the revealing of Pinkie's condition, and that was the most likely scenario. But on the other hoof, there were some inconsistencies. Like the one she had last night, for example. They hadn't decided on a course of action then, and so unless Twilight was making important decisions or revealing secrets at a little past midnight, the explanation didn't really fit. And if the doozy wasn't her revealing her secret, then what?
WHAT, IS, THIS, DOOZY?
4590256 The Evil Doctor returns?
Happy doozy : No shit hit any fan in this story , ever.
Awkward doozy : Twilight , Rainbow and Fluttershy are in love with Pinkie , each a different personality.
Mind-fuck doozy : In fact , her friends don't exist and everything is happening in Pinkie's head. Pinkie's whole existance is a make believe while she is in an asylium
Left-field doozy : Rarity is a Marshmallow.
Universe-shattering doozy : Pinkie's personalities are in fact alicorns reincarnated in Pinkie. Cadance is a descendant of said alicorns.
I-could-kiss-you doosy : Pinkamena reveal her crush on Twilight... and Twilight hers.
Not-so-doozy doozy : Pinkie is right (I mean , a doozy is something unexpected , and we are expecting her to be right so... Except some of us are expecting you to do something that would in fact cause her to be wrong , and then the doozy would be to do what would be expected of you ! GASP
Well you got me , by all account it doesn't make sense... I will just wait for the reveal .
I wonder what the doozy shall be.... Great Chapter, I hope to see more soon!
((Those were supposed to be Surprise, Pinkamena, and Pinkie. ))
yay, its back!
for some reaosn i do not think that all of the friends will take it as well...... rainbow dash and fluttershy are a given to be accepting, but applejack and rarity........ unknowns.
I really like this story, and I can't wait for future updates It's an interesting take on Pinkamina and Surprise, and I'm enjoying it immensely
I did find one small thing:
You accidentally repeated celebrated (Maybe one is supposed to be internally? Like internally celebrated?) But other than that, great work
omg... an update?!?!
THANK YOU!!!!!! keep up the great work
MOAR!
Obviously, that weird unicorn from the asylum is going to come to Ponyville on parole, and Pinkamena will chase him down the main street with a flamethrower.
4590880 The only logical solution, obviously.
I don't know what to say, but I thought I should comment.
Great chapter as always! I wonder what the doozy is!
Pinkie, Pinkamena and Surprise tell the secret, and because the three (and possibly Twilight) believe their friends will accept it positively, they don't actually do so, and thus that's the doozy.
Mindblown.
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What-A-Twist doozy: Surprise is actually a manifestation created by a power surge from the Sonic Rainboom, while Pinkamena was created by the Element of Laughter to protect it's future bearer?
I dunno, felt like adding one to the list.
Why is there a doozy in my doozy which also has a doozy?
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Actually, legally, I imagine it would be called incest. It would be a nightmare for the prosecutor either way though. After all, it would be something nobody has ever encountered before.
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In all honesty though, this is the first story I've been actually exited to read in a long time. I can't wait for the next chapter to come out. Most of my FimFiction reading material recently has been things that only mildly interest me, being nothing more than enjoyable time wasters. For the first time in a while, I am actually anxious to read more.
You've not only piqued my interest, you've hooked me for what I assume to be a fun, thought provoking ride.
I await the next chapter.
i swear if the doozy is about her other friends having a bad reaction about her other personalities imma be upset!
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But we already know that Rarity's a Marshmallow. It'd be a real twist if she was in fact a 'Smore, and I'm adding one more to the list.
Necrowombicon Doozy: Pinkie Pie is actually a child of an Elder God From Beyond the Stars and he's coming over for a family reunion.
Waiting for that doozy-geddon.
Should say spun , not "span".
BUT SHE DIDN'T FORGET
Great fic! Fav'd.
4591576 Oops... I'll just go and fix that now...
4592004 Actually, I've never played Jak 2. Is it really that similar to the opening?
4591300 Thanks for picking up on these mistakes! I'll get right on them.
4591273 Thanks!
I really want to know what that doozy will be.
What if pinkis cupcake was a personality?
P.S. I found this on deviantart
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I think you're idea for the doozy is actually pretty freacking hilarious
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I think it would not be a flamethrower, i think it would be a rainblower.
Or a mail box, that could work too.
4592801 It's implied. Notice that Pinkamena doesn't say that she was in existence at the time, only that Surprise came into being around the time of Pinkie's first party. It also makes sense to start with the first split personality to develop, not the second. From this, Twilight inferred that Surprise most likely came first, and confirms this with her next questions:
Does that make things clearer? Sorry if I confused you!
lol I know that it's a bit late, but i'm getting a strong Deadpoolish feeling here
a place of pride
spun
4593648 nah, she was spün around.
4593648 pride of place
4590369 Slightly-less-amusing-doozy: The sadistic doctor who did all those awful things to Pinkie has escaped from jail and is now hunting her down to get revenge or something.
4595007 huh, I have never heard that phrase before.
4591576 Pinkamena obviously has memory issues.
Well, as long as t doozy isn't pinks endin up in a hospital again or that crazy doctor gettin released then i'm almost fine with anythin comin up doozy-wise . Altho i gotta say g'luck to pinks on un-veilin her 'friends' to her friends n' hope everythin stays good for awhile. Even if it's only a short time
Makes me think of Seeing the Pattern, 1 and 2. Find the reading of it on Youtube by DeepReader.
Oh my gosh this story is so great so far!! (I haven't been lurking--I found it yesterday) And I don't know what the doozy is. Maybe it will be Pinkie's friends not accepting her? Or Scoots and Spike getting together or something? Don't tell me, though--I think it'd ruin the... Surprise XD (I know, I know... Just ignore me and my bad puns...)
The doozie: fluttershy has been the evil doctor in hiding all along!
4592670 No no no. She will shoot herself out a party cannon, with a flame thrower on her back, duel wielding a mailbox and a broom.
4596675 No, not a broom silly, a rake works best!
Gona fav it for having three Pinkies but gona have to read it another time then I' ll give it a thumbs up right now I am nearly done with another book and I really want to finish it
The doozy relates to Spike's plot line, with Scoots and all!
Thats my take on it at least.
4597318 Glad you like it!
4594486 I think it kind of makes sense...to me, at least (headcanon time!).
I tend to think of the CMC being around 10-12 years old, and the mane six being in their twenties. If you take the candles on Rainbow's cake in 'Pinkie Pride' to be indicative of her age for example, that puts Rainbow at twenty one as of season four. I tend to think of the mane six being closer to around the twenty five mark though, so if Twilight is twenty five and hatched Spike when she was ten, that puts Spike at fifteen. If she's twenty six, then Spike is about sixteen, and so on. In this story, age-wise Spike is around 16-17. The level of maturity he usually displays is often below what you would expect of someone this age, but I reckon that dragons just mature slower, due to a very long lifespan. I think other people have come to similar conclusions, which explains why this idea of Spike being in his late teens pops up now and again.
Does that make sense? I hope it does. I'll try and clarify if you still have questions though!
Funny thing, I actually have a friend with MPD/DID, and it works much like Pinkie's works in this story - the other "people" are around, aware of and able to converse with each other, usually aware of things that go on, and can switch out control of the body, exhibiting different speech patterns/behavior depending on who is in control.
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Yes, this definitely reminds me of Seeing The Pattern as well, but this story seems less intense on the dark bits.