//------------------------------// // Honeyhive Galaxy // Story: Super Pinkie Galaxy // by uniquecorn //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie has earned sufficient vigor from her sleep, she’s ready to blast off like a rocket and shoot for the stars. She took a stroll with Rarity approaching the Terrace entrance, the unicorn discussing the rainbow necklace that was found then lost. "I really wish I could have seen that necklace, darling. Shame you couldn't bring it with you so that I could examine it.” "Yeah, it’s a pity. Could you picture what it looks like?” ”Hmm. I wonder if we have rainbow gems back in Equestria?” "Anyway, we’re in the Terrace now.” The black luma gave the duo a welcome and began a trialogue. "Good morning, Pinkie Pie and…Rarity?” ”Why, yes. That’s my name.” "Did you sleep well?” "Absolutely, and I have a stock of cupcakes in my mane for breakfast.” Pinkie ate a frosted muffin pulled from her mane as explained. ”Cool. Yesterday, I told you that a new galaxy is accessible.” "What is the name of the galaxy?” "With 4 stars, you can visit Honeyhive.” ”Honey? Oh, I’m just glad I didn’t volunteer, honey would’ve made my coat sticky.” "You’re just saying honey and now I’m hungry. Anyway, I’m ready now. Pull!” The pull star on the dome’s ceiling attracted the pony, then she was able to view the new galaxy. "I think I see a new galaxy?” ”Yep. That’s the one.” ”Good luck, darling!” ”Here we go!” A launch star materialized upon Pinkie Pie and it launched her to the galaxy. Bee Pinkie Pie Takes Flight New galaxy, new planet, it’s larger than the worlds of the last galaxy. Actual land formations, massive trunks of leaves and colorful decorations that this terrain included. Pinkie began her mission on a small bump on the ground, there was a greeter bee at the beginning of the road. "Welcome to our kingdom. Our queen rules this land.” ”Wow, bees are natives. If only Fluttershy is here, her enthusiasm would explode. She loves bees and other critters.” She followed the road and passed some logs and a tunnel. The path led to a water fountain with a big coin above its mouth but watching her step for three little blue vampires hopping toward her. ”Excuse me, bloodsuckers. Nopony will ever put their mouths on my brain.” The pony of laughter eliminated her enemies, then she touched the money and it caused Pinkie’s tail to spasm. ”Twitchy twitch! Twitchy twitch! Something dropped… down here?” Peeking below the cliff, she saw and jumped down to a yellow gem necklace with a bee picture on it. ”Huh. It looks like the rainbow necklace I got from Good Egg Galaxy. I wonder what this does.” Her attempt to wear the necklace, and then suddenly, a light show magically suits her into a bee costume. ”Whoa. *gasp* I feel so awesome! I am a bee. Wait, does this mean I could fly?” Pinkie Bee tested her flight abilities on the high ledge behind her and the results concluded that she can fly like a bee. "So I’m actually a bee. That's crazy.” Happy with her answer, she observed two bits over a small pool of a small shower and dared to step into the water without warning, causing a shattered necklace and the vanished outfit. Fortunately, where she’s first received the riviére it resuscitated there. "Huh, it’s not waterproof? I guess that makes sense.” So, Pinkie descended the ledges to wear the necklace, then she ascended the overhangs by flying and advanced through a gigantic gap in the wall where she encountered bugs coming towards her. To her, they seemed weaker than the shadowbolts. Bee flapped her wings to grab the gold on the dome, but that’s when she found out that… ”Hmm? My wings are tired? I can’t flutter them forever that means.” The magenta mare was grounded and she annihilated the enemies on the path. She noticed another planet rested a bee queen in the distance, hypothesized that's her upcoming destination. A slot in a stump led to a slippery slope, a diverting slide lined a trail of comets. ”Weee!” A big ledge awaited, so high that Pinkie can only fly up. On the way, she hoarded sixteen coins upon two flowers and followed by two gaps between platforms that are lined half with honey and two natives harvesting the stuff. "Honey is really heavy.” One of them spoke while the pony listened. ”That’s true. Oh, heavy as in thick. Wordplay.” From hearing this, she evaded the honey areas and leapt from grass to grass. There were a couple of hopping whoopee bags to assault and more confection led to a launch star. It took pinker to a planet of lily pads. Filled to the brim with water, advises her to not fall off the lily pads. She’s gotta parkour until she reaches a flower with a bee native next to it. "The launch star is on the flowers above. Grab the flower and twirl around the stem to climb it.” ”Can I?” Diane did as directed, hoof on a ray floret flower and her special spin move brought her swinging skywards onto the furthest petalled flower. The middle flower contained twenty star bits approximately and once collected, boarded the star cannon on the biggest bloom. "I bet this brings me to the planet with the bee monarch.” As she predicted, the launch star fired Pinkie Pie to sovereignty’s grounds, only she’s below the mainland with honeycombs on the wall. There’s a bee demonstrator to teach her things. "As a bee, you can climb the honeycomb.” ”Okey dokey lokey.” The pink equine attempted to do what’s taught, she’s able as a yellow and black insect. In the midst of this, she paused for the honey’s flavour appraisal. ”Mmm. I could use this for my next cake. Continue.” Pinkie ascended the honeycomb and earned some bits until the next floor with a predatory plant. Exterminating it grew a vine, instincts brought her to climb, then she met the queen. "Hmm? Do we have a physician?” "No, but my friend is. What do you need?” "I have an infuriating predicament and require assistance. Please take care of these furious itchy spots on my back.” "Well, I’ll be your backscratcher then.” So the bee pony as a medic fluttered towards the seta of sovereign bee, then able to scale it like the honeycomb. The culprits were star pieces. ”Star chips? That’s what’s been itching you?” Her objective turned into finding five points of a star instead of solving the queen’s irritation. Once it’s done, a launch star appeared. "Thank you. You have proven yourself trustworthy when we see you in the future.” ”Wow. You’re welcome and thank you.” Pinkie dropped from the bee’s body and hovered over the water. Using the launcher surrounded by six sugar stars brought her to a tree that, to Pinkie’s surprise, has the fillies Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, also known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders. A UFO beside them looked as they crewed it. ”Pinkie Pie? Is that you?” ”Yep, it’s me!” "Why are you wearing a bee costume.” "Oh, I’ll explain that soon. How did you get here and that UFO?” "Uh, we’re gonna explain to everypony in a gatherin’. Hey, ah found this up here, do you know what it’s used for?” Apple Bloom withdrew a Power Star from the saucer and asked for its function. Recognized by the mare, she urged for her hooves on it. ”Oh. Gimme that, I need that.” ”Here.” Pinkie swiped the star from the filly’s yellow hooves, then to celebrate her victory, even though the costume and necklet vanished after. She got a star! "Can you drive that thing?” ”We got the hang of it.” ”Soar with me, crusaders.” Pinkie and the CMC left the galaxy to store the Power Star at the Comet Observatory. There’s Pinkie Pie and a UFO in the sky, they flew to the observatory lobby in front of Stella. The CMC alighted from their spaceship to address the towering guardian of the galaxies. ”Who in Equestria are you?” It’s a voice familiar that it made the other mares’ attention to the Cutie Mark Crusaders ”Apple Bloom?” ”Sweetie Belle?” ”Scootaloo?” "What are you girls doing here?” "And how did you girls get a UFO?” "Well, we’re gonna explain everythin’ to y’all.” A brief account that's essential to be attentive to, or it’s a riddle for those who weren’t. "Picture this: We saw Canterlot’s castle levitating into space and we endeavoured to follow it.” "A bright purple light flashed up there, we thought it was your magic, Twilight. Along the way, found a crash-landed UFO with no pilot.” "We planned to get Mr. Whooves to repair the UFO and have Zecora make us breathe in space. We tried to follow y’all via the UFO usin’ the manual.” ”Wow, brave fillies.” ”Yeah. They had to do what they can to try and join us.” "So, these are your siblings. I’m Stella, the guardian of the cosmos.” "Guardian of the cosmos? Well, what have you been doing here?.” "We’ve been collecting Power Stars so that we could power this observatory.” ”We can help.” "Sorry, sugarcube. But ah suggest you stay with us.” ”Oh, come on, sis. We’ll promise not to run into any trouble.” "We will help and we’re not asking.” ”You can count on us. We can help Pinkie at any cost.” Waiting for their older sisters’ decision, anticipating a ‘yes’. But their thoughts express the fillies’ safety, no way are they exploring blind of danger. However, their fates rely on one pony or one alicorn. ”Let them go.” “What?!” “Trust me, something good will happen if you let them.” Shocked were the six equines. However, they can’t ignore Stella’s orders, they have to accept them. Who knows if it’s true? “Well, alright. I don’t understand what would come out, but we’ll let them.” “Yay! Cutie Mark Crusader Space Adventurers!!!” The three fillies found their place in space. Now, Pinkie continued her quest, she’s ready to visit that world for another star. ”Pull!” She’s carried to the ceiling by the blue stars to view Honeyhive Galaxy. ”Alright, let's go!” As always, a launch star appeared to blast the pink pony into the galaxy. Trouble on the Tower Pinkie debarked on the same area as the last star mission. There’s a slab of stone on the road, it’s exceptionally fractured with a bee citizen beside it. "Break these rocks with a heavy force thrust.” ”Like back at the rock farm.” As instructed, she sprang five meters above ground and dove down onto the slab. It split into pebbles with five confectionery comets. Continuing, the contextual path conducted the mare to another concretion. The block, once smashed, unleashed a liana stretching beyond the oversized orifice onto the other outcrop of land. "Wait, before I climb it, I gotta explore the fountain.” Headed for the fountain and the fuchsia fun-filled filly noticed six more rocks around it containing star bits. Off the ledge edge, there’s a column of a dozen rocks and a single separate one, plowed for more bonbons. Only then, she advanced the vine to arrive on the other side. Noticed a spring unusable since the slab on it and a yellow block above it. ”Let’s see what’s inside.” Pinkie broke the rock for the trampoline and the cube’s access, it embodied edible bolides. Across a river, two more stones had more in them and a spring launched the partier onto the slinger that brought her higher to a big yellow caterpillar nest. ”Look, there’s a peaceful creature. No interest in my presence.” The big bug could be bypassed, force on a button bridged a gap, but the impact flipped the critter on its back. ”Oh. Was that too hard? I’m sorry, I didn’t know that would happen.” Pinkie paid time by talking until he turns red and started charging at her. Panicked, she outran his anger, crossing the bridge. "I thought you were nice!” She stood on a wooden overhang which has a circle with a stomping indication on it. Equine’s hooves made impact on it and sank a section of the structure to display accessible platforms. A sign explained important tutorials. “How to wall jump: Jump and slide against the wall with your hooves. You can jump from there to gain height. Jump to an opposite wall to do another wall jump for more height.” “Hmm, only I can perform such stunts and call easy.” Pinkie’s wall-jumps happened and waiting at the top were star bits. She followed the small couloir and a water stream to encounter an obstacle that required wall-jumping. A launch star atop shot her to a brown mushroom planet. Five plants on the planet purposed a pink pony for lunch, those she annihilated with her spin ability. A few meters above the brown mushroom cap is a white mushroom cap. ”Oh. I know what to do.” Pinkie stood directly under and center of her planet and jumped. Gravity changed, hence she’s walking on the other planet. ”I’m so smart.” On it, a few yellow caterpillars just minding their own happy business. ”Heh heh. I’m just gonna avoid you two. Don’t get angry, just reaching that sling star.” The sling star slung her to a new planet and landed near a question mark coin. Obtaining that bit attached the multicolored jewellery on her neck, the same necklace from Good Egg that turned her invincible. ”I’m invincible again.” She began an elimination spree, clearing all the plants and the one yellow caterpillar with her rainbow touch before her ability's gone. "So the rainbow necklace always wears off after a limited amount of time. Best to keep that in mind.” After acquiring information, Pinkie advanced towards the hollow stump resting on the planet. A hole with a trail of one cent and many sweets, they guided her to the first planet’s observation deck. Across the wooden floor was a trapeze made from vines and florets, utilized to swing across the small gap. "I think I could’ve jumped that, but…” More planks ahead, the route routed her encountering a new enemy that looks… unneighborly. ”I’m curious. What do you do when you are you?” Dared to experiment with the beetle’s method of assault, Diane enters its territory and the enemy made its move, snapping its proboscis towards Pinkie. It’s so sudden, her reflexes jumped her body, she dodge the attack and landed on the bug’s back. Notice a mark like those on the stomp stones, her gears ticked and tocked, a thrust is enough to rout the insect and earn three star bits. "Okay, now I know how to rout them.” Next, she had to utilize her wall-jumping skills. Along the left, there’s an orange button with a single beetle enemy guarding it. She quickly smushed the beetle, since she knows how to do it. The equine hoarded the prizes and reached the button. ”Let’s see what this does.” Pushing the button moved the windmill’s blades to the right. The platforms on the blades made context. "So there’s something at the top of the windmill.” Pinkie mounted on the ride, this platform had four star bits on it. During the ride, eight she collected before the top, facing two beetles; a young and parent. “A mini-boss fight?” Without hesitation, the beetles stormed towards the pink pony when she jumped and squished on the little critter, the paternal turned red. “Sorry, but I bet you have what I need. It’s not bring your child to work day.” In the midst of talking, the raging beetle almost bit her. She dodged away but squished the last beetle. Finally, the Power Star is on display from defeat. “You had what I need. You two deserved death.” Pinkie spoke in the distance as if her message was sent to Tartarus. As she collects the Power Star, her success was celebrated, then she returned to the Comet Observatory. Back at the space station, Pinkie returned from the galaxy and the fuel star cached in its cache. Applejack and Fluttershy were awaiting her friend’s travel back. “Welcome back, Sugarcube.” “Did you have an exciting adventure?” “Yepperoni pepperoni. By the way, I haven’t told you about the bees, have I?” “No, you haven’t. You’ve met bees? Are they, um...healthy?” ”Of course they are. I was the queen’s physician, in fact.” That event would be Fluttershy’s joy, not volunteering became her jealousy. “I’m a bit envious. I mean, I don’t want an argument, but we can’t crowd over you, can we?” "Yeah, the more we think about it, it’s like you’re havin’ all the fun for yourself.” "Hmm, tell you what? Give me some time to think about it. Maybe I’ll consider sooner or later. Pull.” As the grounded ponies thought about Pinkie’s delayed decision, her sudden one word carried her under the ceiling for Honeyhive. ”Countdown in 3…2…1!” Blast off! Big Bad Bugaboom Pinkie Pie entered the scene on the same hill as earlier expeditions. A panicky bee on the brown path, she approached to discover the problem “Thank goodness you’re here. Our kingdom’s infested with mandibugs!” "That’s what they’re called?” The magenta mare saw two mandibugs on the margin ready to masticate her meat when close. “You will not get a piece of me, beetles!” She ran en route for them, dodged sudden ambush and pounded on the insects. Two more foes on route to the water spout. A bubble gun beside a bit based on a block sat by it. ”Oh. This is gonna be fun. Hold on to your ’horses’, Pinkie Pie. Prepare ammunition!” Pinkie erected on the cube and remained until the cannon shot a bubble. Possible or not, it caught her physique to the caterpillar’s nest occupied by a mandibug. "How dare you invade the caterpillar’s home!” Bug was ambushed before descending the pole adjacent to her platform. On the ground, the bee pendant was found encased in a crystal, stranded on a lily pad. Spin it to win it, the equine wore it and Bee Pinkie was reborn. "Now that I transformed, I believe I’m able to enter the giant hole.” Ascended the mast onto elevated ground, the open hole she approached by airborne. Within the tunnel, a trio of beetles awaited her surprise visit to eliminate the guest, but they have been trivially crushed thanks to Pinkie’s hard dives. ”Ha! You’re no match for me!” At the end of the tunnel, the kingdom’s royalist bee was located right in front of her. "The mandibugs are causing trouble again. They must be stopped!” "Don’t worry, your Highness. Call me Baygon and give me 5 minutes to clear the infestation.” A launch star emerged on the stump as her entrance. It shot her like a cannon, she zoomed like a rocket, across some debris and alighted on one small island of two near the planet of big tree. "Okay, that tree is my destination, correct? If I just use the flowers, will I make it over the black hole down there?” Thought swinging around the stem would be enough, she fully committed only to realize she won’t reach. Barely a distance to the second island, but the filly, fortunately, had flight, her fright forced her to flutter across the abyss. ”Whoo! That could’ve been bad, I could’ve been a goner.” Pinkie Pie amassed three chips of gold laying on a stone before using the second plant to leap the pit and reach the planet with the tree. Suddenly, lo and behold, a giant green beetle came from above. ”Uh oh, it’s a boss fight. I hope you’re ready, myself.” The mega mandibug crawled leisurely on the ground, its route walking circles around the tree. Observed a symbol on its back indicating for impact on it. ”The flower. Get on the flower!” A plan. The pony’s hooves on the blossom, she ascended and hovered above the beetle and thrust down. The insect took some damage, producing a cluster of star bits. Pinkie quickly disembarked the boss before it spread wings and flew around the planet, it started to rain explosive balls from its underbelly. "Okay, you have bombs, that’s not good.” Some honeycomb cells were placed along the tree. The equine noticed it as opportunity, she bounced from a flower and used flight to cling on honey, attached were two astral bonbons and a single coin. Prepared and waiting for the moment when the bug flew on her window for strike. ”Alright, third phase, third hit.” The mandibug recovered and the damage underwent enraged it. It flew higher and faster than in the last phase and occasionally tilts sideways. "Oh, I see. Gotta have perfect timing, I have to pound when it’s in position.” Pinkie hastily evaded its spherical bombs to board the hexagons. When at the ready, she levitated somewhere she was sure would impact and forcefully accelerated her descent and hit the target. The giant bug gave up, a final shriek before collapsing and fading, the conqueror earned the Power Star. ”I did it! I’ve faced a giant mandibug!” Victorious for her pride and stashed her prize, but lost her bee powers throughout. Done of her quest, Pinkie soared out of the galaxy and back to the Comet Observatory. Pinkie Pie and the Power Star returned where they belonged, the beacon and the Terrace. The observatory’s dome was unexpectedly vacant, except for the black luma. "Welcome back, Pinkie Pie.” ”Hey, um, where is everypony?” "They’re outside. Guess it’s commonplace to stay in the Terrace.” "With just a telescope on the side, it’s understandable.” "Congratulations, Pinkie Pie. We’ve stored enough Power Stars and thus, we saw two galaxies in orbit.” ”Two new galaxies? Instantly? Insanity.” "If you like, you can start going there, unless you wanna rest up.” "I’m exhausted after Honeyhive Galaxy, I just wanna relax with my friends for a while.” "I understand, see you later.” “Oh, I wanna ask: how many ponies can venture out?” “Fun fact: pull stars like the one above us can lift two entities maximum.” “Alright, that’s all I need to know.” Pinkie Pie left the dome to approach her friends, the vicenarians and the fillies, atop the space station’s viridescent sector to unwind. ”Welcome back, darling.” "Are you coming here to rest?” "Yepperoni, my flank is flanking for a seat.” "Can we learn about what you saw and experienced?” ”Of course, you can. Before that, though, snack time; ten space candies for brunch.” Pinkie sat on her rump facing the garage and the UFO to consume a decade star bits. A bit of quiet, then eventually, a panel forced off the spaceship. ”Uh, hello?” Everypony twisted their necks and glimpsed a lavender and lime youth of a wyvern emerged from the wires. ”Spike?” "Spikey-wikey, what were you doing in that UFO’s electric panel?” "Uh, I can explain.”