//------------------------------// // Pinkie's Accident // Story: Surprise Apples // by Trainboy //------------------------------// Ponyville was a busy, bustling town, which had plenty to see and do for the occasional traveller. One of the things highly recommended (By her friends at least) was to go and sample some of Pinkie Pie's delicious baked goods. These could usually be found at sugar cube corner if it wasn't market day. A delightful little corner shop with an even more delightful offering. On this particular morning, Pinkie Pie was preparing a pony-plastered-pickle-pineapple-peach-pancake stack. But her joy would be short lived. "Okay Gummy!" She cried "Time for you to try the very first batch!" She placed a pancake next to the alligator who simply stared off into space. Pinkie watched him expectantly. Waiting for the all important moment when... Lick "... Is it good?" Pinkie asked. The alligator stayed perfectly silent. Staring off into space still. Pinkie met him at eye level and beamed in expectation. Too excited to hold it all in. Finally the alligator licked his lip affirming a good taste. Pinkie bounced in joy and squealed as she'd finally completed another treat for her lovely customers. As she danced around, she ended up dropping a few kitchen supplies on the floor. Oblivious though, she continued to dance around the kitchen counter until... "HEY! Who're you talking to?" ... Pinkie? I'm trying to tell the story? "Oh! Did you get the part where I perfected the pony-plastered-pickle-pineapple-pear-pancake?" Yes, yes. I got that. "What about Gummy's reaction?" Yes. I got them both, now if you don't mind Pinkie... "Ooh! I bet the readers would love to dance with me! Would ya? Would ya? Would ya??" I'm sure they would Pinkie Pie, but right now we need to continue the story. "Oh! Sorry!" It fine. Now let's get back to the dancing. "YAY! That's my favourite part!!.... Oh sorry" ... Pinkie continued to dance around the kitchen counter. Unaware of the whisk laying on the floor. Once she stepped on it, she comically flailed around, trying to keep her balance, before she flung herself into the cupboard full of treats and cakes. "... Ow" Came a small cry "Ooh! But there's that upside down cheese and pickle cake I tried to make last week... Bleurgh! Still awful" ** Applejack was hard at work as usual. Stacking bails of hay this time in the barn. Granny Smith said that she didn't want to see a single strand of hay by the time she got back from her run in the town centre. But for whatever reason, Applejack didn't feel so good. She wasn't ill or anything, she just wasn't feeling herself. "I think I'll have to take a lie down" She told Big Mac "My heads starting to spin" "You've been up, down, up, down all week!" Big Mac said "Is something the matter? "Nah don't you worry" Applejack smiled "I'm just fine and dandy" But she wasn't just fine and dandy. As she lay down, she felt dizzy and not in her usual mood. It was like somepony had completely removed her likes and dislikes altogether. Now everything was just "Meh" and she couldn't understand why. "Hmm" She pondered to herself "Maybe I'm just hungry. Perhaps if I have a snack it'll settle me down" She thought for a moment. Pinkie Pie! She was always cooking up some kind of snack or treat. Maybe she just needed a quick break from apples........ A quick break from apples?? She was ill. She had to get to sugar cube corner and fast. ** As Applejack slowly entered the shop, she found that she had to step over the batter and cooking instruments that had spilled in the accident. "Pinkie?" She called "Pinkie Pie?? Are you okay?" She stepped over the mountain of sugar that had collected on the floor and opened the cupboard door a little more. Being careful not to spill anything else. There was Pinkie... Face down in a discarded wedding cake. "Pinkie!!" Applejack cried "Pinkie are you okay??" The pink mare mumbled something, before turning over on her back. Icing slathered all over her face. She stretched out her tongue and licked it off completely. "Best... accident... EVER!!" She cried in delight. Applejack could only sigh in relief. "Guess that's my chance of a treat out the window" She looked around "What happened here?" Pinkie got up and rubbed the back of her neck. "Uhh. I'm not really sure. Ask the storyteller!" "Who?" Applejack asked It seemed that Pinkie had forgotten her promise not to tell anyone she could hear me!! "........ Oops. I mean uhh heh heh Nothing!" She very fortunately corrected herself. Applejack sighed. "Are you hurt?" She asked "Actually yeah" Pinkie said sadly "I think I gave my foreleg an owie as I landed in here." Applejack went to take a closer look. "IT STILL HURTS!" Pinkie growled, snatching her foreleg away. "Hmm" Applejack pondered "Maybe you ought to go and see the doctor. He's fixed up plenty of legs in our family. Hell, he gave Granny Smith her new hip" Pinkie glared at the farm pony suspiciously. "Hmmm" She thought out loud "Will he have sweeties in his hospital?" "Why would you want sweets?" Applejack asked "You work in a swee-" "WILL HE HAVE SWEETS! YES OR NO!" The pink mare practically roared. Applejack clung onto her hat. "... If I say yes, will you let me live?" She asked Pinkie eyed her suspiciously. Before gripping her in a tight hug. "Then what're we waiting for?" She asked "Let's go!" "We?" Applejack asked "Oh Applejack please!" Pinkie begged "It's scary in that doctor's office! All those contraptions and weird grabby grabby things! And then the other ponies sneezing and eyeing you up! Eek!" She hid under Applejack's legs. "Fine" Applejack smirked "Just this once though" As the pair left the shop behind, Applejack stopped at the door. She suddenly had a real bad stomach ache. She clutched her stomach and winced in pain. "Applejack?" Pinkie Pie asked "Is everything okay?" "S-Sure" Applejack said through gritted teeth "L-let's just get going" As soon as they began walking, the pain began to go away. 'That's weird' Applejack thought to herself 'First the lack of emotion, now stomach cramps. I hope this won't last long.' What Applejack didn't realise is this would last a lot longer than she thought...