//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Sugar Plums // Story: Zombie Land Equestria: Revenge // by TheRayH //------------------------------// Did you ever wondered what's the loudest sound in the world? No? Well, the answer it's easier than expected; it's Pinkie Pie in the kitchen trying to get as good as she used to be with baking, she has not lost her touch on it but there were a few things she cannot do as before due to some problems with the joints and the speed she used to use, that would be a problem and also not very healthy if a part of her ends in the cake. The rest of the Rainbooms do not question her and her ways, but Sunny and Hitch are not used to that amount of sound and sugar. After some minutes, Pinkie ended the main cake. "And done, hope you guys like it. I call it The Pink Plum" When they looked at it they recognized it as a giant plum that was grown in certain conditions, shiny everywhere. They all take a bite, but Sunny and hitch couldn't swallow it, it was soar and a bit tasteless. "Well, this should be illegal" Hitch took what he bite and placed it on a plate. "Did you forgot about the sugar? Because that would make it taste even better" "That's what i used, i have added it." She showed what she added and Sunny sighed. "My bad... Sorry, Pinkie, that was not sugar; that was saccharin. I completely forgot to label that correctly" Sunny felt guilty of that. "How didn't you noticed? It has a peculiar taste" "No ofense darling, but we're not tasting anything at all" Rarity swallowed part of the cake. "I think we... have no taste at all..." Fluttershy was moving a fort around the piece she had. "We i think as we're dead... we don't need to taste anything" "Not only that, as we're not livin' we didn't needed to eat nothin' so we didn't noticed until now" Applejack pointing the obvious of the situation, everyone disappointed to that fact. But Pinkie felt it even more, she always loved the taste of sugar on her tongue; baking for others to give smiles to everyone... but what was the point of baking if she cannot even taste it. "It's... nothing, don't worry, i can do better..." She said quickly looking for some more to bake, but before she could do anything, Susnet walked closer and hugged her. "Pinkie, stop... this is what we're now and we cannot change it; this is what we're now" Susnet tried to sound sweetener and calming, but that only made her feel worse, she smaked Susnet, making her disjoint all her body parts and hide in the basement. "I tried it. We have to do something" "But what can we do? We don't feel pain, we can't taste and you want us to make her feel better for something we cannot have?" Rainbow said trying to figure out what was the plan exactly. "I know what it is to not be able to have something, but forcing won't solve it" "Maybe it won't, but i know who could give us some hands" Sunny picked up her phone and got ready to call the reinforcements, or that's how she wants to make it sound cool. They answered the phone instantly, meanwhile some saw it as an emergency... others didn't cared as much. Pipp and Izzy arrived as quick as they could, they walked inside Sunny's house walking imitating slow motion videos and sunglases, with the sound of the music from Pipp's phone marking their way in. Everyone else were just looking at the scene they were making... just Rainbow Dash was deeply thinking they made a really cool entrance. Izzy took off her sunglasses while Pipp was shaking her head to the rhythm. "Fear not, the saviors are here!" Declaired Izzy while smiling wide and pointing forward. "With us here, she will cheer up in no time" Pipp followed Izzy's movement meanwhile Sunny didn't even knew how to react. "I think we overdid this, Izzy" "You think so?" Sunny's sarcasm filled the ambiance for a second. "Can you help her?" Forgeting about everything else, she just made that important question. Pipp actually did got a bit unsecure about it, because she's not the best with helping others or expressing feelings if it's not with her phone or social media. So it looks like it's up to Izzy to cheerp up on Pinkie Pie, confident wit her own self because she's been cheerful for a long time and will make sure to cheer someone up. She walked closer to the basement door and slowly opened it, a slight cry could be heard; Izzy gave a quick thumbs up to everyone and walked down the basement slowly to not call the attention of Pinkie Pie too suddenly. As quick as she was down there, the crying noises were more intense. "Hi friend... i'm here to talk" Izzy claimed with her all friendly voice. The crying shut for a moment and the sound of body movement filled the room instead. "Leave me alone... please" Pinkie's voice was really low, but enough to be heard. "All i want to do now is rely on my past" A soft lighting hit Pinkie's face showing her reddish eyes and some look alike tears that made her look be a lot more sad than it should be. "There's nothing to worry about, i'm here to cheer you up" Izzy walked closer and offered her hand. "I'm just trying to help" Pinkie Pie slapped Izzy's hand out of the way and her breathing got really fast. "Help? You want to help me?" Her emotions took control over her and didn't wanted to hear anything from anyone. "For you it's really easy, you can do whatever you want with your whole pack of alive thigns to do... but me? Baking was what i was good for and now i can't do that even trying my hardest, if i can't do that... what can i do?" She kneeled and hugged into her knees. Izzy felt all the sadness she was keeping for herself and sat against a wall and looked up into the basement's lightbulb. "You know... i've been in a similar situation. In fact i did not always lived here" Izzy said after she sighed and hugged into her knees too. "I used to live in another town and did things my own way... but i messed up... and had to go by force" Pinkie looked at Izzy for a moment who was keeping her tears inside. "I really wanted to like people there, but they ended up by hating me even more, so i came here hoping things i do were seen different and better by everyone" Pinkie Pie then jumped aside Izzy and hugged her, the cold skin of Pinkie got a bi warmer thanks to Izzy. "You've suffered enough" Pinkie said, making Izzy to break into tears; but she kept her smile to not make it worse. "I should feel confident about myself but i don't even know what's gotten into me" Izzy petted Pinkie's head understanding the feeling. "You can still be yourself, you just need one thing and you have plenty of that... Friends!" They both smiled widely at each other and Pinkie understood what she had to do, so after standing up and cleaning her clothes and some of the tears that were under her eyes she walked out up the basement stairs. "Aren't you comming, Izzy" Pinkie asked turning around for a second. "Jelly legs, they won't allow me to walk for a few second. I'll catch you up" Pinkie went back on going out of the basement, when she finallt steped out... she was shaking holding into her skirt. Everyone in the room looked at her waiting for her to speak. "I'm sorry... for how i acted. I felt a little down and didn't knew how to react so i rejected your help. I'm really, really sorry!" Sunset walked closer to Pinkie and hugged her tightly. "We know, Pinkie Pie, we know" The rest of the gang walked also closer to her and made a group hug. "While we're still friends we don't care what you do as long as you are you. So please, Pinkie Pie; be yourself" Pinkie smiled and joined the hug making all of the way tighter to her feeling comfortable. Izzy walked out of the basement shortly after and saw the precious scene of all of them hugging. "i gotta say, Izzy, you have a good hand for this stuff" Hitch recognized her talent. "How did you do it?" "I'm sorry sherif, but that's a profesional secret" Izzy shut the conversation with that simple phrase; important or not of how it's been done, their feelings are the key to understand what the deal is.