"What should I write about?" Hexapod asked as he sat on the chair in front of a wooden table.
On the table there was a piece of paper. There was nothing written on it. He held a quill.
He looked around him.
The room was a small yet cozy room. The carpet was blue and the furniture was simple—no complex things.
Hexapod looked out the window.
He saw a few changelings going about, talking to each other.
"Well, I don't have much to write about," Hexapod said, slowly hovering out of his chair, flapping his wings. "I don't know why I would be writing it, anyway. I would just be bored and then I would write. Then, what's the purpose of my writing it, anyway?" Then, he sighed as he stopped hovering and landed on the floor. "Maybe I could write to one of the Princesses." He placed a hoof on his chin as he neared the window. "Or, I could write to Applejack maybe. Probably. Definitely? Hmm. Would Applejack have enough time to read my letter, though? She has lots of work to do." Then, he turned around and walked towards the chair and the table. "Or, I could talk to Fluttershy. Or, write, I mean. It's not like I would like to spend some more time with Fluttershy. Maybe." He sighed again, looking back out the window. "That leaves three or four of the Elements of Harmony left, not to mention the Cutie Mark Crusaders or the mayor of Ponyville or the mayor of any other town in Equestria. What's stopping me from writing a letter to one of the Princesses?" He smiled and sat on the chair, grabbed the quill and placed it on the paper.
He wrote quickly, with a few spills here and there. The words were legible and beautiful as he wrote.
Then, after a while, he held up the paper and laughed. "It's over! I can now send it directly to Twilight myself! Accomplishment is on the horizon, everypony!"
Then, he flew out of the room with paper in hoof.
Twilight sipped on the glass of water. On the round table in front of her was a chocolate and strawberry and blueberry cake with cherry on top. She looked at Pinkie who was behind the counter.
Pinkie looked at Twilight. "Nothing like serving dessert to a friend, right, Twilight?"
Twilight nodded. "Yeah, Pinkie! Nothing like that." She hummed a tune while she looked around inside the bakery. "Looks like you added something new, Pinkie."
"Yes, I did!" Pinkie said in a sing-song voice. She walked towards the alicorn. "I added more streamers for the party today!"
"Wait, what party?"
"Oh, didn't you know? Rarity is going to bring her sister Sweetie Belle over here for a treat! I even got my party cannon ready for the occasion!" She brought out her party cannon. "Always ready!"
"Uh, don't you think that's not a big enough occasion to throw a party over?"
"What happened to the random parties that I threw every once in a while?" Pinkie asked, her smile becoming a frown. "Didn't they make you happy?"
"Yes, they did," Twilight said, "but that doesn't mean that I'm not supposed to ask about why you're throwing a party over something so, uh, mundane. Not that I mean that I don't value the two, but...you know, Pinkie, it's just the two of them visiting your bakery."
"So?" Pinkie asked. She smiled. "You know me, Twilight! It doesn't have to be so grand! All I need is a reason to party!" Then, she blew her party cannon and the cannon fired. The room was now filled with balloons, streamers, confetti, and more party decorations that were colorful. "Now, it's ready!"
"Wait, she's coming here now?"
"Don't just sit there!" Pinkie yelled. "At least try to help me greet Rarity and Sweetie Belle a happy visit!"
"Well, OK."
Twilight stood up and walked towards Pinkie.
Pinkie looked at the door. "Don't be quiet about this, Twilight! Lighten up! Be as happy as you can be! Show Rarity and Sweetie Belle that you're glad to see them here!"
Twilight looked at the door.
Then, the door opened.
"Happy visit, Rarity and Sweetie Belle!" Pinkie shouted.
"Happy visit!" Twilight shouted.
Rarity and Sweetie Belle looked surprised. They looked at each other, then they looked at the two ponies in front of them.
"Oh, you did this for me?" Rarity asked. "And Sweetie Belle, also?"
"Wow," Sweetie Belle said. "I didn't know there was going to be a party here, Rarity."
"That's because I didn't know," Rarity answered.
"And surprise parties are the best parties!" Pinkie yelled, running to them and hugging the two of them. "We're so happy and joyful to see you two here! What can I do for you? Should I get you the usual, Rarity? Or, maybe something new like a chocolate cake and an apple pie?"
"Those aren't new, Pinkie," Rarity said.
"New to your normal schedule, that is!"
Then, Pinkie rushed off to the counter.
Rarity and Sweetie Belle looked at Twilight who was just standing there, looking at them with a confused face. "So, did Pinkie bring you in to this thing?"
"Well, yes." Twilight smiled awkwardly.
"And, I like it!" Sweetie Belle said. "I always like it when Pinkie does that! Always giving us, well, surprises."
"That's nice to hear, Sweetie Belle!" Twilight said. "Now, I don't know what Pinkie is picking and choosing for you, but what about we just enjoy the moment and see what Pinkie would do." She gestured towards a table.
Rarity and Sweetie Belle walked towards the table.
Twilight sighed. "I guess I need some rest." Then, she walked towards the table.
She sat on one of the chairs.
She looked at Rarity and Sweetie Belle who were already seated.
"So, how's the Princess business going?" Rarity asked. "I haven't seen you inside Sugarcube Corner in a long while now. Lately, you've been inside that castle writing official...things and carrying and attending this and that. Always going to some place in Equestria."
"I would ask the same to you, Rarity," Twilight said.
"Our situations aren't the same, Twilight," Rarity said. "You do realize that, as a pony who is famous all over Equestria for her fashion, I have to meet all the ponies who need to meet me, and I also have to be able to check my boutiques all over Equestria as well. All over Equestria, I tell you about it!"
"Rarity?" Sweetie Belle asked, nudging her. "Are you OK?"
"I'm completely OK, Sweetie!" Rarity said. "I was just telling Twilight about how your sister works at her job!"
"You're sure you're OK?" Twilight asked. "Because you don't sound OK." She looked at the counter where Pinkie was. The Earth pony was gathering more sweets. She looked back at Rarity. "You should just try to calm down and relax, Rarity."
"Which is why I'm here!" Rarity yelled. "With my sister!"
"Woah!" Twilight said. "I didn't mean to upset you or anything!"
Sweetie Belle looked at her sister with fear. "Uh, Rarity?"
"You don't need to question me about how I'm doing!" Rarity said. "All I need is cake and I need it now!"
"Rarity, you must calm down," Twilight said. "This isn't going to help you!"
"It's going to help me at least be calm!"
"Are you sure, Rarity?" Twilight asked. "It's not going to help you if you're like that."
"Rarity?" Sweetie asked.
"I just need my cake now!" Rarity yelled.
"You need your cake now?" Pinkie asked. "You should've arrived here earlier, then!" Then, Pinkie rushed towards the table, holding a few cakes in hoof. "Happy to make you glad, Rarity!" She placed the cakes down on the table.
Rarity looked at each cake on the table.
Then, she smiled. "Oh, thank you, Pinkie! You don't know what I'm going through right now!" Then, she took a bite out of one of the cakes.
Twilight Sparkle and Sweetie Belle looked at each other. Then, they looked at the eating Rarity.
"I don't know what your sister has been through," Twilight asked, looking at Sweetie. "What's wrong?"
"Overtime in her boutique, I guess," Sweetie said. "Last time I went to the boutique, she was working on lots of clothes. I didn't want to disturb her because I thought that she needed to have all of those clothes finished by the end of the day."
"Overworked," Twilight said. "She's simply overworked. Nothing too serious to think about as long as we don't let her overwork for too long. It's good that Pinkie decided to have a party here. Or, does Pinkie already know about her problem?" She glanced at Pinkie who was busy gathering more sweets. Twilight looked at Sweetie. "Why not enjoy the dessert, Sweetie?"
Sweetie took a bite out of one of the cakes.
Twilight took a bite out of one of the desserts, too.
Then, the door opened again.
"I have a letter!" Hexapod yelled.
The ponies looked at the changeling. They were surprised.
"What are you doing here?" Twilight asked.
"I'm here to give this letter to you, Princess Twilight!" Hexapod said. "Consider it a beautiful gesture of something!"
"What?"
"Yes, I mean that in the best possible way!"
"Aww!" Pinkie said. "Twilight, you have a changeling who adores you like that!"
"I don't know how to say what I'm about to say," Twilight said.
"Oh, no," Sweetie said. "Is this going to be, well, bad?"
"Let her say what she wants!" Rarity yelled. "I've already had enough work as it is!" Then, she had another bite of a cake.
Hexapod looked at Rarity. "What's wrong with her? Is it related to her work?"
"Overworked," Twilght said. "Now, where's the letter?"
The changeling hoofed the letter to her.
Twilight opened the letter.
She read the letter.
Pinkie and Sweetie looked at her read the letter.
Hexapod looked at her read the letter.
Then, Twilight placed the letter on the table. She looked at Hexapod. "So, what was that all about?"
"Did you like it, Twilight?"
"I don't know, Hexapod. You're just asking me if I could eat with you for a chat."
"And, was it nice?"
"You didn't have to write a letter!"
"Oh."
"But, I appreciate the effort you made," Twilight said. "But, I can't go out and eat with you. I still have more Princess duties to attend to."
Hexapod looked sad. "I understand, Twilight."
Then, Hexapod left Sugarcube Corner.
Twilight looked at Pinkie. "Do you have a way to make him happy? To cheer him up?"
"There's always a way, Twilight!" Pinkie said. Then, she rushed out of the building.
Twilight sighed. She looked at Sweetie. "I hope Hexapod is OK. Did I upset him?" Then, she looked at Rarity who was eating. "Rarity, please don't go overworking."
"I'm doing the correct amount of work, Twilight!" Rarity yelled.
Twilight looked at Sweetie. "Well, Rarity might get even worse if she continues on like this, Sweetie."
"So, what do you think I should do, Twilight?" Sweetie asked. "It's not like I could take her to some exciting place like Manehattan! It's expensive to go there!"
"To go there or to actually keep her happy with what she can buy there?"
"The latter, Twilight."
Twilight looked at Rarity. "I don't know, Sweetie, but maybe I don't have to bring her to Manehattan."
"You're gonna take her around Ponyville?" Sweetie asked.
"Maybe," Twilight said. "Perhaps bring Pinkie along for the ride. And Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy and Applejack and Spike and Starlight Glimmer."
"So, you're going to just have a get-together?"
"Do you want to join?"
"And ask Apple Bloom and Scootaloo to be with me?"
"Let's see," Twilight said. "We don't want too many ponies or else she would get angry about all the noise. I don't know. There should be something else, though."
"What something else?"
"Other than just letting Rarity be here."
"Do you have any other ideas?"
"I'll think about it," Twilight said. She looked at Rarity. "What about you, Rarity?"
"Don't ask me while I'm eating my dessert!" Rarity shouted.
Twilight looked at Sweetie. "Do you have any other ideas?"
"I don't know," Sweetie said. "What about we try just talking to Rarity?"
Twilight looked at Rarity. "Rarity?"
"What is it, Twilight?"
"What about we just try and talk about your problem?" Twilight asked. "I can try!"
"You're just going to make it worse!" Rarity shouted.
"I don't want to make it worse," Twilight said. "I'm here to help you, Rarity!"
"Well, OK!" Rarity shouted.
"Now, we're getting more helpful," Twilight said, looking at Rarity.