//------------------------------// // Chat with the family // Story: I was supposed to be the one who made the best parties… // by Twilight Star //------------------------------// After the party was over, Rainbow Dash’s friends went to her house. Cheese Sandwich offered to live in Ponyville for a few days. Twilight Sparkle happily offered to live with her. But the party wasn’t one of the best. Without Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash felt the party wasn’t worth it. Because what’s the point of celebrating a party without your best friend? Well, that’s what Rainbow Dash thought. Rainbow Dash hardly even enjoyed the party, she was alone in a corner of the party. What about Rainbow Dash’s friends? They stood beside Rainbow, trying to comfort her and cheer her up, but it was no use. Because Rainbow Dash felt unwilling and went home while the party was still going on. Twilight Sparkle and the others were sad that the birthday mare didn’t want to celebrate her birthday.  Meanwhile, at Golden Oka’s Tree Library, Twilight Sparkle couldn’t stop swirling around the room, “I don’t understand. Why was the party not a success? My party books didn’t say anything about birthdays mares leaving their own party for being sad”  “Twilight, where am I going to sleep?” asked Cheese Sandwich.  Twilight Sparkle stopped what she was doing, “ah. I’ll make your bed. Wait a second”    Meanwhile, at Rainbow’s house, she was in bed with Tank, her turtle, “Tank, this party wasn’t cool. My own friend didn’t come to the party”  Tank looked at Rainbow Dash confusedly, “I wish Pinkie Pie had come to the party…”    At Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie was already with a smooth mane, but her fur was still light pink. She was crying in bed. Gummy was beside her, “Gummy, what do I do? My friends prefer Cheese Sandwich over me. They also prefer his parties over my parties. What do I do?”  Gummy in response, blinked both eyes. One at a time. Pinkie Pie wiped her tears away with a hoof as she smiled, “Isn’t that a bad idea”    When the next day came, Twilight Sparkle and Cheese Sandwich got up. They went downstairs and saw that breakfast was already on the table. Twilight Sparkle smiled when he saw what it was, “pancakes!! Thank you so much, Spike!” Twilight Sparkle grabbed Spike with her magic to hug him.  “As a number one assistant, it’s my obligation to know what you like”, said Spike, while still being hugged by Twilight.  Cheese Sandwich went to the table, sat down and began to eat. He couldn’t deny that Spike could cook well.    Meanwhile, at Sugarcube Corner, Mrs. Cup Cake and Mr. Carrot Cake made breakfast, “Pinkie, Breakfast Time!” exclaimed Mrs Cup Cake with a smile.  “Can I eat in the bedroom?” Pinkie Pie’s voice came from the bedroom.  Mrs. Cup Cake and Mr. Carrot Cake looked at each other. Was Pinkie Pie all right? Normally Pinkie Pie liked to eat with them.  “Should I check on her?” asked Mrs. Cup Cake.  “I think so”, answered Mr. Carrot Cake.  Mrs. Cake left where she and Mr. Carrot Cake were, climbed the steps and went to Pinkie Pie’s room. When Mrs. Cake opened the door, she was surprised by what she saw: Pinkie Pie had a smooth mane, her fur was dark pink, and beside her was a bucket of radishes, a bag of flour, a pile of stones, and a deal that looked like a… um… I don’t know. Mrs. Cup Cake didn’t know.  “Pinkie? Are you ok? ”Asked Mrs. Cup Cake worriedly.  “Yes, Mrs Cake”, replied Pinkamena with a smile.  “Are you sure? You look different”, said Mrs. Cup Cake.  “It’s just that I didn’t wake up in a good mood”, said Pinkamena.  “Would you like to tell me what bothers you, dear?” asked Mrs. Cup Cake.  Pinkamena thought before answering, “no. But thanks for worrying about me. I already have my friends here. Isn’t that true, Rocky?”  “It is true. We’re her new best friends now”, said Pinkamena as she held Rocky in a hoof and her eyes went squinting.  Mrs. Cup Cake looked a little uncertain, “so… are you going to eat downstairs?”  Pinkamena looked at Mrs. Cup Cake, “no. I’d like to eat here with my only true friends”  Mrs. Cup Cake decided to accept, “ok. I’ll bring it to you”, said that, she left the room. When she got to where Mr. Carrot Cake was. He grinned at Mrs. Cup Cake.  “So she comes?” asked Mr. Carrot Cake.  “No, honey”, said Mrs. Cup Cake.  “I think I better check her out”, said Mr Carrot Cake. He got up and went to Pinkie Pie’s room.  When he arrived in the room, Mr. Carrot Cake was surprised to hear Pinkie Pie talking to herself.  “I’m so happy to have you all as friends, guys”  “Me too. And besides, I’m having a great day here”  “Me too, Rocky”  Mr. Carrot Cake took a few steps back before leaving and back down to bring the food to Pinkie Pie. Mrs. Cup Cake saw Mr. Carrot Cake come out, “So did you?”  “I didn’t have the heart to open the door. She’s so weird”, answered Mr. Carrot Cake worried about his adopted daughter.  “Do you think we should take her to the psychologist?” asked Mrs. Cup Cake.  Mr. Carrot Cake thought for a moment before answering, “I think so. Because that way she can talk to somepony about what she is feeling. She refuses to talk to us”  “Then let’s talk to her”, said Mrs. Cup Cake. They climbed the stairs and when they reached the door they knocked.  “Who is it?”  “It’s us, honey. Can we come?”  “Yes”, answered Pinkamena from the other side of the door.  Mrs. Cup Cake opened the door. Mr. Carrot Cake was by her side, “Pinkie, we need to talk”  Pinkamena raised an eyebrow, “about what?”  “We’ll take you to the Psychologist”, said Mrs. Cup Cake.  “Why?” Wanted to know Pinkamena.  “You look very strange, dear,” answered Mrs. Cup Cake. “It’s all right?”  “Yes. Why do you think that?” asked Pinkamena.  “You’re a little sad, Pinkie. We can see that because the color of your hair is darker and your mane is smooth”, said Mrs. Cup Cake.  Pinkamena let out an “oh”, “you noticed, right?”  “Yes, Dear. We noticed. Tell us. You can trust us”, encouraged Mrs. Cup Cake with a smile.  Pinkamena looked uncertain, “I don’t know…”  “Come on, Pinkie. You can trust us”, said Mrs. Cup Cake, still smiling.  Pinkamena sighed, “ok…”  Then Pinkamena began to tell yesterday’s story: When she was helping with Rainbow Dash’s birthday party preparations, but then Cheese Sandwich appeared. She was even happy with him. But when the ponies began to show that they liked him, she felt that her friends would prefer Cheese Sandwich over her. And now here it was: Sad and alone.  “Pinkie, why didn’t you tell us how you felt?” asked Mrs. Cup Cake.  “I thought you guys were going to say, ‘Oh, go talk to your friends about this,’ " replied Pinkamena. “And I don’t want to talk to them or with cheese sandwich”  “Pinkie, we know that at the moment you aren’t strong enough to talk to them. So we won’t make you go talk to them”, said Mrs. Cup Cake.  “Yeah, Pinkie. Everypony sometimes needs their own space. And we will always respect you”, said Mr. Carrot Cake.  Although Pinkamena wasn’t very emotional, she managed to smile a little.