EqG Tales: Alphabet Edition

by Brian Sheil


B is for Blocks

Sitting on her porch, Fluttershy was munching on a banana when she saw Applejack drive by. She waved to her farmer friend. But, she soon saw Pinkie Pie in the back seat. It looked like she's crying like crazy.
Something's wrong with Pinkie. Fluttershy thought. I better head for Sweet Apple Acres to see what's going on.
Later, Fluttershy arrived at the Apple Family's home. When she went to the front door, she was greeted by Granny Smith.
"Howdy, Fluttershy." Granny greeted. "What brings ya here?"
"Is Applejack home?" Fluttershy asked politely.
"She just came home a minute ago. She even brought her partying pal, Pinkie Pie, with her. They're in the barn."
Inside the barn, Pinkie was still quivering as tears dropped down her face. She felt her hands being tied behind her back.
"Applejack, " Pinkie sobbed, "is this necessary?"
"Do you want to be restrained with a straitjacket?" Applejack replied.
Pinkie soon got a bit nervous. "Never mind. No need for anyone to think I broke out of an insane asylum."
Fluttershy came into the barn just as Pinkie’s ankles are tied together. "Applejack? Everything okay."
The farm girl just spotted her kind friend. "Oh. Howdy, Fluttershy."
"Why are you tying up Pinkie?"
"She had a troubling day. I'm just making sure she don't hurt herself."
"What happened that lead to this?"
After calming down a little, Pinkie explained her situation. "It stated a little while ago while I was watching over the Cake Twins."

Flashback

Pinkie had the Cake Twins (Pumpkin and Pound) in the living room while they were eating a bowl of berries. She was about to turn on some cartoons when Carrot and Cup Cake came into the house.
"Hi, folks." Pinkie greeted. "I thought you'd be out for a while."
"We were." Carrot Cake replied. "But, we were told to come home quick."
"Why? There's nothing going on."
Suddenly, a red skinned young man with orange hair came in to confront the party girl.
"You pink party pest!" The young man said angrily. "The Cakes should hire a better baby sitter!"
"Look here, young man." Cup Cake started to say.
But, the young man didn't pay attention. He grabbed Pinkie and threw her out of the house.
"GET LOST!" The brutal boy shouted as he placed her bag on the porch. "AND, TAKE YOUR BAG OF CARTOON DVDS WITH YOU!"
Pinkie grabbed her bag, and ran away with tears in her eyes.

End of Flashback

"Applejack saw me sitting on a park bench, and took me here." Pinkie finished.
This got Fluttershy scared. "Oh dear. That's terrible. Sounds like it's Garble causing trouble again."
"You might be right." Applejack added. "That guy likes to interfere with other people."
"Now, I'm afraid to show up with my bag of cartoons." Pinkie sobbed.
Fluttershy looked at her sad friend. Then, she got an idea.
"Maybe the Twins can be entertained another way." Fluttershy suggested. "And, maybe Garble won't get upset."
"Yeah?" Pinkie replied. "I wonder if Garble doesn't like cartoons these days. At least, the ones I bring over. What's the plan?"
"Maybe you can bring over something for Pumkin and Pound to play with. Like, building blocks."
Pinkie’s hair soon poofed up. "Building blocks? Hey, that's not a bad idea."
"It’s worth a try." Applejack added. "But, what about Garble?"
"I know how to deal with bruisers like Garble." Fluttershy said. "As soon as Pinkie calms down, we'll grab a basket, and fill it with building blocks. This way, Pinkie will be ready for her babysitting duties. And, I'll prepare a little surprise for Garble."
A few days later, Pinkie is watching the Cake Twins again. This time, she's watching the kids play with the building blocks. They seems to have a lot of fun. Outside, Garble is ready to call Carrot and Cup Cake again to harass Pinkie. But, he soon saw Snips and Snails arriving.
"Eh, just like Fluttershy told us." Snails said. "Garble is there."
"Okay, partner." Snips replied. "Here's where we teach that brute a lesson. "
Garble saw the duo and greeted them. "Hi, Fellas. Came to help me get Pinkie in trouble?"
"We know of a better idea." Snips said. "Follow us."
Garble followed Snips and Snails away from the Cakes' house. Pinkie saw this at the corner of her eye. "Thanks, boys."
Pinkie continues to watch the twins play with the blocks. Meanwhile, Garble is lead to the big barn of Sweet Apple Acres.
"So, what's up?" Garble asked. "Are we going to harass Applejack?"
"Not really." Snips said, holding a baseball and bat. "Since many of the words of this chapter begin with the letter B like Banana, Bench, Bag, Barn, and Blocks, Snails and I decided to recite a poem."
"A poem?" Garble asked. "You kidding?"
"No kidding. This is where my bat and ball come in." Snips turns to his partner. "Start it off, Snails."
Snails then starts this poem his partner mentioned. "B is for BOY, with a BASEBALL and BAT. Who, with one mighty BLOW,"
Snips finishes the poem. "Knocks everthing..." Tossing the ball up, Snips hits the ball up and knocks a bucket of water down from a high shelf, and the water splashes on Garble as the bucket covers his head. "FLAT!"
Garble slowly lifts the bucket, and sees the two boys looking at him with satisfied looks on their faces. Let's hope Garble doesn't try anything like this again.