Pinkie Pie was working at Sugarcube Corner and was baking while her friends sat and relaxed, Star Pony was there to help her, he grunted loudly as he walked with a bag of flour on his back, he panted and sweated as he walked slowly,
"Whoa!" Star Pony said as he got tired and began to fall, Pinkie Pie grabbed him from the sides and held him up, more hoofs grabbed him from the front and he saw Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack holding him up,
"Take a break, Star Pony, you will exhaust yourself at this rate." Rainbow Dash said, Star Pony looked down,
"The abuse from your parents made you weaker and have less stamina than the average earth pony, you shouldn't push yourself too hard." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Come on, Star Pony, let's take a break." Pinkie Pie said, and Star Pony sat in a chair while Pinkie Pie and her friends helped him walk,
"There, nice and easy now." Applejack said as she lifted him into the chair,
"Thanks." Star Pony said,
"Yer welcome, we'll be back for ya later." Applejack replied, and the five mares left. Pinkie Pie worked around Sugarcube Corner while Star Pony sat and got up after several minutes, she heard rubbing and looked at Star Pony, he was painting,
"What are you painting, Star Pony?" Pinkie Pie asked as she walked to him,
"Just blotches, my guardians decided I should try it." Star Pony replied, Pinkie Pie looked and saw Star Pony just pressing the paintbrush against the canvas,
"I know a pony who can possibly help, Star Pony." Pinkie Pie said,
"I know, you already told me about Ross." Star Pony replied,
"What about Beethooven?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"You already talked about him, too." Star Pony replied,
"How about Callas?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"No, you never mentioned that person." Star Pony replied,
"Well, she's a childhood friend of Beethooven and Ross, she lost her voice due to an illness." Pinkie Pie said,
"Was she a public speaker?" Star Pony asked,
"No, she was a singer." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Oh, that's a bummer." Star Pony said,
"Anyway, I helped her, too, so get ready for a story." Pinkie Pie replied, and she talked about Callas.
Pinkie Pie was heading to somepony's home after getting a letter of request from Beethooven to help a friend of his, she arrived at the address on the paper and knocked on the door, it opened and a female earth pony came out, she had a peach colored coat, long black mane and tail, brown eyes, and her cutie mark was a pair of red lips that was open and black musical notes were coming out of it,
"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, are you Callas?" Pinkie Pie asked, the mare nodded,
"Beethooven sent me." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and stepped aside and held her hoof out to welcome Pinkie Pie in and she entered. Pinkie Pie entered the home and saw many trophies, she looked and saw they were all for having a good singing voice,
"You're a singer?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded slowly while looking down,
"What's the matter?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas pointed at a diagram and Pinkie Pie looked, she saw a picture of Callas' throat, her vocal chords were abnormal, she looked and saw a doctor's note on there and read it,
"Oh, you lost your voice from an illness." Pinkie Pie said, Callas nodded,
"Are you in therapy?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"Well..., I'll see what I can do." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and Pinkie Pie walked to her kitchen. Pinkie Pie went through Callas' kitchen and looked for ingredients while trying to remember Cloudy Quartz's home remedies,
"Did cinnamon... no, I don't think cinnamon worked for getting voices back. Ginger... no, that doesn't sound right." Pinkie Pie said as she went through Callas' ingredients and spices, she walked and saw Pinkie Pie was making a mess,
"Uh-huh, here it is, garlic." Pinkie Pie said, and she walked to the exit but stopped when she saw Callas glaring at her,
"*chuckle* Sorry, I'll clean up the mess when I'm done, I promise." Pinkie Pie said, Callas continued to glare while Pinkie Pie held her hoof out and Callas took the garlic and walked out of the kitchen. Pinkie Pie went through more of Callas' ingredients in hopes of finding other things she can use to help Callas get her voice back,
"Let's see... ooh, honey, I remember that working." Pinkie Pie said and she put it on the counter, she went through more of the kitchen and found some salt, she finished going through and cleaned up, she finished cleaning and left the kitchen to go check on Callas. Pinkie Pie walked to the living room and saw Callas eating the garlic, she forced herself to eat the garlic and managed to without coughing,
"You feel any better?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas stood up and walked to her kitchen and saw it was all neat and tidy, she smiled and turned back and nodded,
"Well, I also found some things that could help, too, I thought honey might help." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled,
"Also, this, salt, gargle this in water, and your voice should come back." Pinkie Pie said, Callas got a sheet of paper and a pencil and wrote, she showed the note to Pinkie Pie,
"How do you know all of this?" the note read,
"My mom made these at home for medicine." Pinkie Pie said, Callas had a surprised facial expression,
"Well, come on, Callas, let's get you some water." Pinkie Pie said, and she filled a cup of water and gave it to Callas. Pinkie Pie and Callas were in the living room and Pinkie Pie went through Callas' picture book while she sat on the couch and drank the glass of water,
"Wow, you, Beethooven, and Ross must've been really good friends." Pinkie Pie said, Callas nodded while smiling, Pinkie Pie continued looking into the picture book and saw the three change as they got older, she saw Ross lost his eyesight after a while and began wearing sunglasses,
"Did you lose your voice before Ross lost his eyesight?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"After?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded,
"What about Beethooven? Did he lose his hearing before you lost your voice?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"Oh, so he lost his hearing after you lost your voice." Pinkie Pie said, Callas nodded, Pinkie Pie continued looking through the pictures and soon got to the end, the three looked just like how they did now,
"Um... who's the oldest between you three?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas pointed at Beethooven,
"Who's the youngest?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas pointed at Ross,
"And you're the one in the middle." Pinkie Pie said, Callas nodded and drank more warm water,
"Say, um, Callas, what have you been taking for your voice before I came here?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas walked to get a bottle of pills and showed it to Pinkie Pie, she looked and saw it was ibuprofen,
"Anything else?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"Well, I'll try to recall my mom's remedies in the meantime, I'll be practicing tricks outside for my next party until lunchtime." Pinkie Pie said, and she trotted outside while Callas sipped her warm water.
Pinkie Pie was outside and began dancing to a song that she played on a record player, Pinkie Pie did a dance routine and began adding in materials to her dance, she began using pompoms first, and then a ribbon wand, and then a rose in her mouth, Pinkie Pie kept dancing by throwing her front legs around and balancing herself on her hind legs, she jumped up and down while kicking her hind legs up. Callas went outside and saw Pinkie Pie practicing her dance routine, she watched her as Pinkie Pie continued practicing, Pinkie Pie stopped and panted, she turned off the record player,
"Okay, break time." Pinkie Pie said as she panted, she sat on the ground and looked at the clouds in the sky, she guessed what shape the clouds were while Callas watched her, she smiled and went back into her home while Pinkie Pie looked at the clouds in the sky, knocking was heard to Pinkie Pie's left and she looked and saw Callas, she held a plate of food,
"Lunchtime?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded, Pinkie Pie stood up and walked into the house with Callas.
Pinkie Pie sat at a table with Callas and she served fruits, nuts, and a jar of honey, she began to eat like a pig while Callas glared at her,
"Tasty." Pinkie Pie said, and she ate quickly and stuffed her mouth while Callas continued to glare at her, Pinkie Pie finished and swallowed every food at once,
"Ah, hit the spot, I'm going to go take a nappy now." Pinkie Pie said as she walked away, Callas threw an almond at Pinkie Pie to get her attention, she looked and held her hoofs out to the plates,
"Oh, sorry." Pinkie Pie said, and she took her dishes to the kitchen to wash them and then took a nap. Pinkie Pie slept and woke up a few hours later, she stretched and yawned,
"Wow, I slept like a log." Pinkie Pie said, she looked and saw Callas drinking more water,
"Oh, right, that reminds me, Callas, I remembered one of my mom's home remedies, you can cure your voice faster by inhaling steam." Pinkie Pie said, Callas raised an eyebrow,
"I'm serious, my mom really did say that." Pinkie Pie said, Callas remained suspicious but left to the kitchen heated up a pot of water, she finished and began inhaling the steam, she noticed her vocal chords felt relieved, Callas smiled and inhaled a little more steam, she heard Pinkie Pie singing in the living room and went to go see her. Pinkie Pie sang to practice rehearsing for her next song to sing, she warmed up her voice and began singing the words, Callas touched her shoulder from behind and Pinkie Pie looked at her, she shook her head and inhaled and exhaled slowly through her snout,
"What are you doing?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas got a piece of paper and wrote on it and showed it to Pinkie Pie,
"If you wish, I can teach you how to sing better." the note read,
"Sure." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and she breathed through her snout, Pinkie Pie copied her, Callas opened her mouth and showed her tongue being on her palate, Pinkie Pie did the same thing,
"Hey, this changed my voice." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and touched her own throat with her hoof and pressed on it very lightly, Pinkie Pie put pressure on her throat and vocalized, her voice sounded different, Callas nodded while smiling, Pinkie Pie continued practicing on improving her singing while Callas gave her advice and used sign language and wrote down notes to help her. Pinkie Pie sang while Callas listened and instructed her non-verbally, she began to cough and could not sing anymore, Callas smiled and touched Pinkie Pie's shoulder and let her sit, she left to make tea and brought it to Pinkie Pie, she smiled and drank it and let her voice rest. Pinkie Pie rested until it was time to have dinner, she had vegetables, nuts, and more water, she ate slower than before while Callas watched her, Pinkie Pie chewed slowly since she did not like vegetables as much as she liked the fruits,
"This is good, Callas." Pinkie Pie said while straining her own vocal chords, Callas shook her head and touched her own throat, Pinkie Pie nodded and ate the vegetables, she finished and swallowed the last vegetable, she began to eat the nuts slowly as well, she finished and took the dishes to the kitchen to wash them, she finished and laid down on the floor and slept while Callas went to bed shortly after she did.
Pinkie Pie woke up the next morning and heard a soprano voice singing, she walked forward and saw Callas sitting in front of a record player while drinking water and the record player played,
"Is that your voice?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded,
"Wow, your voice is beautiful." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and Pinkie Pie sat with her to listen to the singing, Pinkie Pie tried to mimic the singing but could not, Callas smiled while she watched her, they listened and it finished while Pinkie Pie clapped, Callas smiled and put the record away and got her saddlebag, she told Pinkie Pie to come with her with a gesture of her hoof,
"Where are we going?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas walked outside and Pinkie Pie followed her. Pinkie Pie and Callas were at a store and Callas was buying fruits, Pinkie Pie looked for candy to buy for her next party, she bought a few streamers and confetti as well, she found several balloons and took them, she continued getting party supplies while Callas was trying to buy the fruits, she held her hoof up to do sign language,
"Can't you speak?" the cashier asked, Callas opened her mouth and pointed at it with one hoof and had her other hoof on her throat,
"You lost your voice?" the cashier asked, Callas nodded,
"Okay, what are you buying?" the cashier asked, Callas pushed the fruits forward,
"How many?" the cashier asked, Callas gave him an unamused look,
"All of them?" the cashier asked, Callas nodded,
"Okay, um... go ahead and pay." the cashier said, and Callas put her bits on the counter, the cashier looked at them,
"Um... can you count up the bits for me?" the cashier asked, Callas clutched and shook her head and looked down, Pinkie Pie dashed over to help,
"Do you work here?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Yes, today's my first day." the cashier replied,
"Okay, I'll count the bits." Pinkie Pie said, and she did,
"Fifteen bits." Pinkie Pie said,
"Okay, um... that sounds right, hold on." the cashier said, and he put the fruits in a brown bag,
"Here you go." the cashier said, and Callas took the bag while smiling,
"That reminds me, I'm your next customer." Pinkie Pie said, and Callas reeled back in shock at seeing how many things Pinkie Pie was going to buy since her groceries were stacked to the ceiling,
"Relax, Callas, I got my own money." Pinkie Pie said, and she took bits out of her mane and gave it to the cashier,
"Hold on... yeah, that looks like the right amount, have a good day." the cashier said, and the two left the store.
Pinkie Pie put her things outside and continued practicing for her next party while Callas watched while drinking a glass of warm water, Pinkie Pie did her dance routine and pulled it off almost perfectly, she then began to sing the way Callas taught her and her singing improved, she continued to practice singing and dancing and eventually finished, she went on to put the party supplies she bought into her party cannon and to Callas watched with surprise to see it all fit into her party cannon,
"There, I think I got it all down." Pinkie Pie said, and she put her things away and went into the house to have lunch with Callas. Pinkie Pie ate the fruits messily but slower than yesterday, she finished and began eating the nuts but chewed them slower,
"I'm not used to eating nuts by themselves like this." Pinkie Pie said with her mouth full while she examined the taste, Maria got a pencil and paper and wrote a note to Pinkie Pie,
"What did you eat growing up as a child?" the note read,
"You really wanna know?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded,
"Rocks." Pinkie Pie said, Callas' eyes widened,
"I'm serious, I really did grow up eating rocks." Pinkie Pie said, Callas' jaw dropped a little, Pinkie Pie began eating the nuts again and drank the water, she finished and went to go wash the dishes while Callas put a bit of honey on her fruits and nuts. Pinkie Pie washed the dishes while she looked outside through a window and saw nothing but a field of grass, she finished washing the dishes and went back to go see Callas,
"Is your voice back yet, Callas?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"Oh, well, I'll be sitting around if you need my help." Pinkie Pie said, and she walked away and sat on the floor. Pinkie Pie sat on the floor and looked at the pictures on the wall, she saw pictures of Callas with those she sang with along with more pictures of Beethooven and Ross, she focused on a picture of the three and saw Beethooven was conducting music with others playing, Ross was painting the background of the concert, and Callas was in front of the symphony and singing into a microphone,
"Ooh, that looks like a fun night." Pinkie Pie said, Callas walked into the room and saw Pinkie Pie looking at the picture of her doing a concert with Beethooven and Ross, Callas smiled at seeing the picture,
"Must have been a great day." Pinkie Pie said, Callas nodded while smiling even wider, she left and came back with a note and gave it to Pinkie Pie,
"That was the only concert Beethooven, Ross, and I ever did together, I was the singer, Beethooven was the music composer and conductor, and Ross was the stage and costume designer, the concert was a big hit and Beethooven and I rose to fame and stardom while Ross was already famous with his paintings, we never did another one because Ross lost his sight shortly afterwards." the note read, Callas got the record player back out and got the record player of that picture out, she played the song and Pinkie Pie swayed side-to-side to listening to the music, the music finished and Pinkie Pie clapped,
"I wanna learn how to sing like that." Pinkie Pie said, Callas smiled and did sign language and gestures with her hoofs to teach Pinkie Pie, she focused on positioning her throat right and let out a sound each time to see how her voice sounded, Callas instructed her non-verbally and nodded when Pinkie Pie let out the sound of an opera singer, Callas smiled while Pinkie Pie sang and she stopped after a while,
"I need a drink." Pinkie Pie said, and Callas let her take a sip of her water, she tried to sing again but could not, Callas touched her shoulder that told her to take a break and she did. Pinkie Pie rested while Callas continued to drink warm water and inhale the steam, she felt her own throat to see if her vocal chords were healed yet,
"Well?" Pinkie Pie asked with strain in her voice, Callas shook her head, Pinkie Pie smiled while she waited and Callas walked out of the room. Pinkie Pie got her energy back and went outside to practice her dance routine, she made sure not to make a sound so she does not end up hurting her own vocal chords, she did a dance that was a cross between ribbon dancing and ballet, Callas arrived outside and watched her practice, she smiled as she saw Pinkie Pie do the dance moves almost flawlessly, Pinkie Pie spun around and twirled the ribbon around above her head after she finished spinning, she sweated and turned the music off, she panted and walked back into the home slowly while Callas gave her a glass of water and she drank it. Pinkie Pie had dinner with Callas and ate and drank slowly again,
"Say, Callas, is there a reason why you live all the way out here on your own?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas wrote a note and showed it to Pinkie Pie,
"I just like the peace and quiet, I'm not a people pony." the note read,
"Do you get many visitors here?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas shook her head,
"Well, I'll try to leave soon, I still have parties to throw." Pinkie Pie said, and Callas went to the kitchen to get another cup of water while Pinkie Pie rested and passed out on the chair, Callas saw her asleep and covered her with a blanket and stayed up a little before going to bed when the sun set.
Three days passed and Pinkie Pie was having breakfast with Callas, she finished and felt her own throat, she tried making a few sounds and noticed her voice was back,
"*gasp* It worked!" Pinkie Pie said, Callas did a gesture that told her to wait, she began to warm up her voice and began vocalizing with her voice, she stopped a few seconds later,
"You okay?" Pinkie Pie asked, Callas nodded,
"I need to rest my voice a little more." Callas said in a whisper, Pinkie Pie smiled and Callas continued eating fruits, nuts, honey, and a little bit of garlic and drank warm water and inhaled steam to get her voice back faster, two days passed and Callas tried to sing and she sang perfectly,
"Yay! Your voice is finally back." Pinkie Pie said as she clapped her hoofs, Callas sang a bit and stopped,
"Well, yes, but I don't have as much energy as before, I have to practice again." Callas said,
"You want me to stay and watch you get better?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"No, it's fine, you should get going to whatever party you're practicing for." Callas replied,
"About that, that was practice for any birthday party, there is no party for me to throw at the moment." Pinkie Pie said,
"Well, you should go look for one, I think a foal will appreciate having you around." Callas replied,
"Did you like having me around?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Well, aside from an unsatisfactory first impression, yes, I did enjoy having you around a bit." Callas replied, Pinkie Pie smiled,
"I need to rest my voice now, Pinkie Pie, I'm still recovering, go on now, and tell Beethooven and Ross I said hi." Callas said, and she walked away, Pinkie Pie went outside, packed her things, and left.
Pinkie Pie sat with Star Pony while he took a break from painting,
"Shortly after that, Callas tried singing again, but she still has to take it easy so she doesn't lose her voice again." Pinkie Pie said,
"Can she sing again?" Star Pony asked,
"Well, yes, but she's not as good as she used to be." Pinkie Pie replied,
"How about you? I heard you sing a lot." Star Pony said,
"I do, she was one of my teachers for singing songs, I still use what she taught me for my songs here when I throw parties." Pinkie Pie said,
"What is she doing now?" Star Pony asked,
"I don't know, I haven't heard from her." Pinkie Pie replied; the door opened and Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack came in,
"We're back, Star Pony." Fluttershy said, and they went to him, they put weights on him,
"Here you go, darling, it'll hurt at first, but once when you get accustomed to it, you'll be stronger than before." Rarity said, and Star Pony walked slowly and had a little trouble, he soon began to sweat and had to rest,
"Give it time, Star Pony, I'm sure you'll get better in about a week or two." Twilight Sparkle said,
"I hope so." Star Pony said,
"Come on, Star Pony, let's try one more time." Rainbow Dash said, and he did. Star Pony tried to walk to build strength while the six mares held him and helped him move,
"There, that's all for now, let's try again tomorrow." Twilight Sparkle said, and the five mares left while Pinkie Pie took the weights off of Star Pony,
"I should head on home, my guardians will be worried if I'm not home by dark." Star Pony said,
"Alright, go on then." Pinkie Pie replied, and Star Pony walked to the train station.
Two weeks passed and Pinkie Pie was in Sugarcube Corner, she heard music and singing outside and she went, she saw a concert being held in Ponyville, she saw Callas singing and went over to watch and stood beside Rarity, they listened to Callas sing and the concert finished, everypony cheered while Callas bowed and then drank a glass of water, she waved at Pinkie Pie and she waved back, they finished the concert and everypony went home with Pinkie Pie satisfied to see Callas singing again.