//------------------------------// // Life's A Party // Story: For All That We Have Lost // by Darkswirl //------------------------------// Where do I begin? That crazy pink mare that was friends with absolutely everypony in Ponyville... Not a single pony didn't get along with that wonderful, cheerful mare- not even Cranky Doodle Donkey in the end. But even the happiest things have to end eventually... From what she told us, Pinkie was born and raised on a rock farm somewhere outside of Trottingham; although after weeks of searching through records and geographical data, I was unable to find any sort of farm that had been there in the last hundred years. But Pinkie wasn't one to lie. She grew up with two sisters, a mother and a father, and apparently a grandmother; although she only mentioned her once. She told us that her sisters and parents were pretty boring and never seemed happy. After Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom lit up her world, Pinkie began to light up every other pony's world as well; starting with her family. But even that happiness didn't last. She never told us what happened, but we all figured out that something horrible had happened and Pinkie fled the area to start her life over in Ponyville. It was there I would start my life over as well. It was there that I found one of my best friends. I'm sorry, I'm getting emotional again... Let me just tell you her story... - "Hey, get that out of your mouth!" Pinkie shouted hysterically, racing over to snatch a bottle of bleach from Pound Cake's hooves. "How did you even get that, I put it on the top shelf!" Pinkie continued in disbelief, setting the bottle on the counter. The Cake's had left on another one of their business trips and left Pinkie in charge of the younglings as well as with managing an open shop. Pinkie grumbled as she continued mixing batter for cupcakes, keeping her eyes on the mischievous little toddlers. Content with her stirring, Pinkie began mixing the ingredients for the frosting now after she poured the batter into the tray and set it to bake. Suddenly, a loud crash sounded from the other room and Pinkie hastily stopped what she was doing to check on Pumpkin Cake. Unbeknownst to her, Pound Cake was crawling into the kitchen and up onto the counter. Giggling happily as he reclaimed the bottle, he continued chewing on it; not realizing he was slowly unscrewing the cap with his first tooth. "Pound Cake! How do you keep getting up there?!" Pinkie shouted frustratedly, causing the twins to giggle as one flew out of the room while the other teleported. Pinkie groaned and gave chase, not noticing the overturned bottle of bleach slowly pouring out it's deadly contents into the frosting mix. - "Now, if I catch you two out of your play pin again, I'll...I'll...I'LL TICKLE YOU UNTIL-" Pinkie shouted, only to be interrupted by the smoke detector coming from the kitchen. Pinkie threw her hooves up in frustration and raced into the kitchen. Coughing through smoke, she slowly made her way to the oven and turned it off, but not before bumping some empty container onto the floor and tripping on it, sending it flying out of the room and into Celestia knows where. Pinkie Pie opened a window to air out the bakery and grudgingly returned to her duties. "Well, the batter's burnt...Oh, I know!" Pinkie shouted cheerfully, suddenly getting an idea. "Frosting balls!" Popping one of the delicacies into her mouth, she swallowed it whole and licked her lips. - "Pinkie, can you hear us?" Rainbow Dash said softly. Pinkie Pie opened her eyes slowly, wincing each time the machine next to her beeped loudly. "Hey Dashie...And Twilight...And everypony else..." Pinkie whispered sickly. Nopony knew what had happened to Pinkie Pie, but the Cakes said they found her crumpled up in the corner drooling and spasming in pain. She was quickly rushed to Ponyville Central Hospital. "H-Hey Pinkie..." Fluttershy whispered, pressing her snout close. Everypony else did the same, and Pinkie Pie just giggled weakly. "I love you girls...You've always been there for me and showed me a better friendship than simply knowing everypony in Ponyville..." Pinkie said solemnly, as if realizing what the others did not. "Just promise me one thing...?" she continued, her friends crowding in close. "Pinkie promise me you'll never stop smiling..." she whispered, closing her eyes. "We promise, Pinkie Pie..." they all said in a hushed tone, tearing up. "I love you girls..." Pinkie whispered as her machine's beeps became further apart. Eventually, they stopped all together.