//------------------------------// // Chapter 38: Cupcakes? // Story: How Did I Get Here? // by k12314 //------------------------------// CHAPTER 38 "Wow, these are really good." I was trying out Pinkie's cupcakes. I never got around to doing it before. "Oooh! I just KNEW you would love them! I used my super extra special ingredient!" "And just what might that be then?" "It's a secret! Tee-hee." I loved the cupcakes, but something was eating at me. "Hey Pinkie, do you know where Dashie is? it's been a few days since I last saw her." "I dunno. But there'll always be a piece of her in you. That's what love is, right?" I brightened up a bit after she said that. "Yeah, I guess you're right." I ate the last of the cupcake... It was colored like rainbows. Definitely better then the ones my Mom used to make. "Alright, I gotta split, Pinkie. You know, music to make, fans to please. Seeya!" "Bye-bye!" She put on an apron and headed down into her basement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I sat at my setup, trying to think of music to make. But the only thing on my mind was Dashie. "Where could she be? I know she likes to run off sometimes, but this is a bit much..." I was talking to myself again. I couldn't think of anywhere that she would be, other than where she practices. I had already checked there a few times. "GRRRR! I can't stand it when I can't figure something out..." Then a thought popped into my head. "Wait... Pinkie said that a piece of her would always be with me... But what did she mean by that?" I kept pondering that, when I thought of Twilight. She's good with cryptic stuff. I got up and grabbed my jacket and hat. "Boy I hope I'm right." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I knocked on Twilight's door, but I got no answer. I knocked again. "Twilight?" Knock knock knock... "Twiliiiiight..." I decided to do this the fun way instead. I flew up to her balcony, and checked if the door was unlocked. It was. "Too easy..." I pushed open the door, when I saw a small jet of green flames fly at me. "AAAH!" I jumped out of the way. "Kyle? What are you doing? I thought you were a burglar!" Spike had just tried to turn me into a BBQ. "Didn't you hear me knocking?" "No..." "Yet you heard me quietly open a door?" "Yeah." "That doesn't make any sense... Whatever. Is Twilight here?" "No, she went to Pinkie Pie's about an hour ago." "Oh, thanks Spike. I'm off!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I landed and Pinkie's, but nopony was there. I decided to go in, as the door was unlocked. What is it with ponies and not locking their doors? "Pinkie? Twilight?" I heard a groan from the basement, followed by some clanking and the sound of hooves coming up wooden stairs. The basement door flew open. "Pinkie? What's the rush? Where's Twilight?" "Oh... Um... Nowhere! She's nowhere! She isn't downstairs..." "OOOOO... Kay... What's that on your apron?" It was a crimson red. "Nothing! Now could you leave? I'm busy." This wasn't like Pinkie. Her hair was down, and she was in a much more serious mood. This probably has to do with the secret ingredient in her cupcakes... "Alright, alright... I'm going." "Wait! Before you go, try this new cupcake!" She handed me a violet cupcake, with dark purple icing. "Oh, OK. Thanks Pinkie. Seeya later." I left, eating the cupcake as I walked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I was still stressing over the disappearance of Dashie, and now Twilight. And now the line Pinkie had told me. "Hmmm... A little while after Dashie disappeared, Pinkie gave me rainbow-colored cupcakes... Then when Twilight was gone, the cupcakes were purple... And she's been being very secretive lately... Wait..." The realization hit me like a freight train. "NO. FREAKING. WAY." I rushed out the door, and noticed that a lot of ponies were missing from the street. My first idea was to warn everypony that wasn't already... Gone... That was probably the best idea. "I think I should go warn Rarity first, she's the closest. Then I need to get to Fluttershy... Then AJ." I dashed out the door, almost un-hinging it from swinging it so fast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I burst through the doors at Rarity's boutique, and searched around a bit. I saw a wisp of pink swing out the back door. "PINKIE!" I chased after her. I swung out the back door, but she was already gone. I ran back inside. "Rarity?" I didn't hear anything. It was too quiet... "RARITY?" I ran upstairs and looked around. All I saw was a white cat sitting on her bed. It looked at me, meowed in a bored tone, and rolled back over. "RARITY!?!?" I rushed back downstairs, and into the kitchen. Then, a look of horror washed over my face, as I looked on the counter... White crumbs and purple icing stains. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No... No this can't be happening..." I paced around Fluttershy's cottage. Angel was sitting on the couch, staring at me with a confused expression. I had run in and searched the place, but I had seen a lone cupcake that had fallen on the ground. It was pale yellow with pale pink icing. I collapsed on the couch, head in my hands. I was crying uncontrollably. "No... Fluttershy... Dashie... Rarity... Twilight... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." I started smacking myself in the head. "You were too slow. Face it, you can't save them. Give up!" "Maybe I should..." "Yeah, just give up. You're not a hero, you're a loser! A LOSER!" "I am a loser..." Then, an image of Dashie popped into my head, and I imagined what she would say to me if she would have seen me like this. "What do you think you're saying? Don't you DARE give up! I won't let you!" I stopped crying, and stood up. "You're right. I can't give up. I can't save the rest of my friends, but I can stop this." I ran out the door. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I ran into the shop, and looked around. Pinkie wasn't here. I ran upstairs, nothing. "The basement..." I ran back downstairs, I twisted and yanked on the basement's door knob. It wouldn't budge. It was locked, and I had no way to break in. "DANG IT!" I banged my fist off of the door. I heard a crash, and a scream. Then I heard what sounded like a struggle, and then silence. I ran through the building, looking through drawers and cabinets, looking for two bobby pins. I managed to find some in what looked like Pinkie's bedroom. "Yes!" I went back to the basement door. I stuck the two bobby pins in the lock, fidgeted them around a bit, and I heard a "Click" as the door unlocked. I slammed open the door, and sped down the stairs. It was pitch black. "PINKIE? WHERE ARE YOU!" "I'm right here..." She emerged from the dark, her hair down, her eyes seemed to have narrowed. I grabbed her, and slammed her against the wall. "Wait, Kyle! What are you doing!?!?" "I won't let you get away with this, Pinkie... You turned all of our friends into CUPCAKES! What were you thinking? WHY!?!?" "What're ya' talkin' about?" I heard a click, and the lights came on. I saw a table in the center of the room, covered with cupcakes that were of the same color schemes as my friends, who were all standing there, staring at me in horror. "Kyle, put here down!" Dashie! I let go of Pinkie, and looked at everypony. "B-but... The cupcakes..." "We made em'. We was gonna' celebrate Dashie's birthday." "Oh..." I stood there, hanging my head in shame. "I... I'm sorry..." Silence. After a few minutes, everypony burst out laughing. "It's alright, Kyle. Pinkie had a similar issue as well." Twilight sounded forgiving enough. "Yes, it's quite alright darling. We forgive you." Everypony started chattering about their forgiveness for a few minutes. Then Dashie spoke up. "Alright... Now that that's outta the way... LETS EAT!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the party, me and Dashie were flying slowly towards her home. "So... Why were you gone for a few days, Dashie?" "Oh, I was out practicing in the more mountain-y places. More of a challenge, you know?" "I guess so. And it's 'Mountainous,' not 'Mountain-y.'" "Hmph. You would know that, geeky boy." "OI!" She chuckled. "Relax, I'm kidding." "Yeah, yeah, I know. Hey, can I sleep on your couch tonight? I don't feel like flying home..." "Sure." What an... Eventful day that was, eh?