The Pink Pupil

by HeartfireFirebrand


Chapter 2: Arrival in Ponyville

Pinkie bounced up and down in the carriage, she got super excited every time she saw a mountain or valley. There 2 Stallions pulling the carriage grimaced, her bouncing made the journey take longer.


Spike pleaded “Please stop bouncing, I’m worried the carriage will break.”


Pinkie said smiling “Sorry, Spike, I’m just so excited and I love the scenery up here. Sometimes I wish I could fly.”


The two stallions said “We have arrived.”

Spike and Pinkie saw the small town get closer. She smiled seeing all the ponies running around below here like ants. Pinkie bounced up and down as she disembarked. She smiled as she looked around. A rainbow maned unicorn barged past her panicking, chasing a rogue cloud.


Pinkie shouted “HII’MPINKIESTARBURSTNICETOMEETYOU.”


The Unicorn kept running not taking note of the Pinkie.


Pinkie looked down and her poofy mane flattened.


Spike said “It’s alright, that unicorn is probably just busy doing whatever she was doing.”


Pinkie said “Yeah, I guess. I just hope I can make some friends.”


Spike said “You are so friendly all the time, you love everyone. You just have spent so much time in the castle, not many ponies your age go there.”


Pinkie smiled and her mane poofed up slightly.


Spike said “Anyway, it would seem in order to do our job and meet with Mayor. There ought to be plenty of ponies there.”


Pinkie jumped, her mane poofy again. She grabbed him and dashed off. Spike thought (Why does this always happen?) The Mayor’s office was huge especially compared to the small wooden structures nearby.
Pinkie bounced up and knocked on the door excitedly several times.


A stallion asked “Who is it?”


Pinkie said “I’m Pinkie Starburst.... Nice to meet you” as she stuck her head through the keyhole. The stallion collapsed to the ground in shock.


Mayor Mare stepped down to greet her guest only to see the strange scene. She shook her head as she opened. Pinkie pulled her head out of the keyhole.


Mayor Mare said “My dear Pinkie as energetic as ever.”


Pinkie said bouncing up and down “Yep I am.”

Mayor Mare led them through hallways covered with paintings of famous ponies. They ventured into her office. A large Manticore musket hung behind Mayor Mare’s chair. Several odd books and trophies were scattered around the room.


Mayor Mare gave them a list and said “Well, you sure go and meet these 5 ponies.”


Pinkie said “Great, I can make some friends.”


Spike said “This is not a social call you know.”


Pinkie smiled “I know but I should really make some friends. Anyway, Spike we should get our stuff in order. Tomorrow is going to be a big day.”


Pinkie grabbed Spike and said “We need to go to the library we are staying at, Bye Mayor Mare.”


Pinkie bolted out the door, dragging her poor assistant with her. They arrived to see a huge tree with windows. A sign written next to it said “Golden Oaks Library.”


Pinkie said “This seems to be the place.”


Spike asked “It’s a tree, why is there a library in a tree?”


Pinkie smiled “Because it’s...”


Spike interjected “No, don’t you...”


Pinkie smiled as finished “The root of all knowledge.”


Spike shouted “Come on, that’s not fair.”


Pinkie laughed “Thou art the one who opened thyself up for it, therefore, thou get it.”


Spike said “Urggh fine, let’s just unpack.”


Pinkie pulled out ten suitcases out of her suitcase. She then went to pull out several thousand book. She then pulled out a bookshelf out of her suitcase and put all the books on it. Spike didn’t even blink. He got use to Pinkie’s weird and strange behavior.


Pinkie pulled out a book titled the Elements of Harmony.


Pinkie said “This book wasn’t in my bag when I packed it. Celestia must have put it in there.This may have something to with Nightmare Moon, a old tale I found in Celestia’s study where she banished Nightmare Moon using the Elements of Harmony.”


Spike asked “How did you get into her study?”


Pinkie said “I simply removed her wards, they while powerful were done well but not perfectly. I learned how to use wards by learning how to break them first. She leaves small gaps which if you use the right spell deactivates the ward without notifying the caster and then it is quite simple to hide it by recasting the ward using her magic her magical aura that she leaves behind to disguise my spell.”


Spike asked “Right, so what do you think will happen?”


Pinkie scowled at the book “Something bad, after all we would need to go deep into the Everfree Forest which is home to many monsters. I say we just hope it doesn’t happen.”


Spike said “You didn't tell me what it is that you fear will happen.”


Pinkie replied “It’s better if you don’t know yet, you won’t be able to focus on the task at hand if I tell you. It’s actually gotten quite late. We should get some sleep, or else we won’t get up for the tasks tomorrow morning.”


Spike said “Fine but if it goes wrong, I expect a serious explanation of everything.”