//------------------------------// // The Fix // Story: Baking Perfect Pie // by Kumare Tanamaru //------------------------------// "Pinkie Pie, your being irrational!" Twilight said. "No, I'm not Twilight. You don't know what I saw." "Okay, so what if he did? That doesn't mean you should just leave him!" "Twilight, I'm through talking about this." she said with a tear rolling down her face. "Come on guys." Twilight whispered to the rest of the ponies. "We have to do something about this. I'm not going to let their love dissolve." she said sternly. The five ponies rushed out the door to Pineapple Spice's home. ***** Applejack knocked on the door while Rainbow Dash looked through the window at me. I looked up and saw her wave with a forced smile. I got up and walked to the door. I opened it and looked at the floor. "I know you guys probably want me dead. Go ahead and kill me. There's nothing left for me to lose." I felt a hoof hit my face and tears came out. "Get a hold of yourself Pineapple!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "Whoa whoa whoa!" said Rainbow Dash. "Fluttershy, did you just hit him?" "As a matter of fact, I did. Now, get your sorry ass up off the floor, and come on. I've got a plan." I looked up at her. Her confidence beamed through out the room and I smiled a bit. "First," I said. "Tell me everything that happened that day Rainbow Dash." ***** "And so when I hit him again, I got Pinkie Pie and myself out of there." "But why didn't she want to tell me anything?" "I think it's because she thought you would react violently and take it out on her. She didn't want to loose you over this. I think she was afraid you would do what you did." "I was alone for three days." I said. "I had never felt so alone... I thought she..." "She what?" asked Twilight. "I thought she abandoned me..." "It must be because of your parents. Sending you to that prison and then not wanting to see you again... That would drive anypony insane." Trey said "Not only that, but that sort of thing carries into all the relationships with EVERYpony you meet." said Fluttershy. "But like I said, I have an idea of what we could do to get this all doctored up. "I'll do anything." I said to her. "Alright then. Here's the plan: We'll go back to Sugarcube Corner and tell Pinkie Pie that there is a special pony coming in for business that will help her take care of her children since she is supposedly going to be a single mother." "I'm listening." I said. "Well, once we have her convinced that we're on her side, you'll walk in and talk to her, and everything will start to get better! It's brilliant!" she said with excitement. My expression changed from happy to a confused smile. "And you're sure this will work?" "Y-no....... But it's worth a shot! Are you ready?" I looked at the ground and thought for a second. Am I ready? It's been three days since I've talked to her... No. I have to. I looked back up at Fluttershy. "I'm ready." ***** "Well Pinkie Pie. We can't really argue with what you're saying..." said Twilight. "Yes, we are your best friends after all!" Fluttershy said joyfully. "Thank you all..." Pinkie Pie said with a smile. "In fact, we invited for an important pony to come here to talk to you about being a single mother!" Rainbow Dash said. "Yeah, an' he's gunna help yew financially til yous can get yerself a job!" Applejack added. "Really? You guys did that for me?" "Of course Pinkie Pie! We couldn't let a dear friend like you be miserable." Rarity added dramatically. "To have friends like you..." "Is she really gonna-" "Shht!" Twilight hushed Rainbow Dash "To have friends like you To make everything new, If I have a bitter problem," "We'll be there to solve it!" "I have many new fears, So please listen my dears, I couldn't ask for a better batch of friends!" "In a fix?" "Or in a bind?" "Count on your friends we're right behind you!" "Honesty, loyalty, generosity makes harmony," "Where would I be without my friends? Where could I go til my life heals and mends?" "Oh where oh where could your friends be?" "Right here sitting next to me! Here comes the pony, to help me with my problems." "He'll help with everything, we promise he's not a phony!" "Then, to you sir May I offer you some lemoooooonnnnn....." The door flew open and I walked in. "Ade?" Twilight looked at me and motioned her head towards Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie Pie...?" "Why are you here? Twilight, where is the pony that will help me with the kids?" "He's right there." she said smiling. Fluttershy closed the door behind me and I moved towards Pinkie Pie. "Don't come any closer." Pinkie warned me. I stopped in my tracks and thought. "Pinkie?" "What?" "Do you remember when we first met? How you reacted to me. Heh. That was really cute." I said taking a step closer. "What about it?" "Do you remember the party you threw me? I had a lot of fun. I was embarrassed around you because I didn't know what you thought of me. Isn't that stupid?" I continued taking another step closer. "What are you doing?" she said scowling. "I was nervous talking to you. You were the first filly that made me truly happy. In a romantic sense that is." I stepped closer to her. "Psst!" Rainbow Dash whispered to Applejack. "Where's he going with this?" "Ah haven't the darndest idea." "I remember I thought that you had the cutest laugh ever, and the most beautiful smile." Pinkie Pie said nothing and I stepped closer. "I also remember when we were talking when the lights went out... That's when I confessed my feelings for you. Let me tell you something, I was terrified. Saying something like that to such a beautiful mare was kind of out of character for me." I inched closer to her. Pinkie looked into my eyes and shook her head. "Where are you going with this?" she asked me. "Right here. If you let me get this close, I can only hope that you still feel something for me." Pinkie suddenly realized where I was. I was about five inches away from her face. "And the last thing I have to say is this: I love you." I pressed my lips against hers and prayed instantly. Celestia... Make her remember the love we had for each other... Please. Remember. I must have been doing something right because Pinkie Pie didn't pull away. After a while I felt tears flow from her eyes, and I let mine loose at the feeling of this. I released the passionate embrace to speak. "I missed you." "I missed you too." "I don't know what came over me... I just flipped. Hearing that you were beat made me blind with rage, and I..." Pinkie put a hoof over my mouth shushing me. "It's alright..." she said between bursts of tears. "Sometimes bad things happen. Complications get in the way, but I will always, always, always love you. I guess we just have to understand that it's all part of baking the perfect pie!" I chuckled to myself a bit. My eyes told Pinkie that I loved her, and Pinkie replied with a kiss. All of the other ponies in the room had tears rolling down their faces. I pulled away from Pinkie, kissed her forehead and held her in my arms. "I'm glad you remembered." "How could I forget?" I smiled and kissed her on the forehead again. ***** "It's late you guys, I need to be getting home. Spike wasn't expecting me out so late." Twilight said trotting off. "Bye! See you tomorrow at the wedding!" Pinkie Pie called. "Oh! Wait, Twilight!" Pinkie said trotting up to her. I couldn't make out what she said, but it sounded important. Twilight looked at me and replied with a nod. "Good night Pineapple! See you tomorrow!" "Night Twilight!" I said. Pinkie Pie trotted back up to the front door and hugged me. "Time for bed... It's been a long couple of days." I said. "And It'll be a very long day tomorrow too!" she said kissing my cheek. "Goodnight Pineapple~!" she said before trotting to the back room. "... Wait, huh? What's that supposed to mean?!"