It was about midday. About that time for lunch when I began to head out to my other relatives; the Cakes. My parents told me I should head to Ponyville to live with them, for they can supply what my parents thought they couldn't. It was a sad time, that's for sure. I hated to see my sisters and parents so sad, but I told them I'd be back to visit. My parents packed me a couple bags full of some supplies for the walk to Ponyville. Surely it wasn't that long of a walk, but they thought it would be necessary.
“Don't you worry about me girls! I'll be just fine!” I gave my sisters a wide smile as I brought them both into a hug. They returned it, asking me to promise them that they will see me again. I took a couple party hats out of my bag and placed them atop my sisters' heads.
“I promise!” I said hopping up and down. I couldn't keep my energy sustained. Despite this being a fairly sad time for everyone, I just couldn't help but to be happy to go out and see what else is out there in this world. My mother pulled into an embrace while my father just stared into my eyes. A tear rolled down his bold, unchanged face.
“Just be careful out there Pinkamena, and please write to us when you get the chance to.”
“Sure thing daddy! I'll be super extra careful and I'll write you guys a bunch of letters! OH! Maybe I could send you guys some pictures or, or maybe some streamers and other party goodies!” The thought of sending such things to them excited me. I stopped for a second to look back into my fathers eyes before he began to speak again.
“I would like that, Pinkamena.”
Minutes passed by until I finally began my adventure through the forest by the rock farm and into Ponyville. I was a few steps away from the borders of the forest now and stopped to wave one last goodbye to my family. I began to hop my way into the forest. The sun was beginning to set slowly over the horizon.
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The moon had already risen into the sky, basking the land in it's eerie light. I kept on making my way, hopping all over the place in the forest without a single care in the world. It felt so good to just be out here on my own for a while, to explore what Equestria holds for a filly like myself. I kept on hopping along my way, humming the song that Granny Pie had taught me when I was younger still, until I heard what seemed to be quivering. I looked around me to find the sound. It wasn't that far away, so I decided to go and check it out.
I made my way through some bushes to find a bright yellow blob on the ground, slightly shaking. Curious as I was, I walked up to it. I then realized that it was actually a pegasus filly, around my age I think.
“Hi there!” I said probably a bit too loudly, as it startled the poor thing. I bounded up to the pegasus as she slowly turned to face my direction.
“...” the bright yellow pegasus just looked back to ground without saying a word. Her expression was one of sadness and dismay. I got concerned with what was wrong, so I sat by her.
“What's the matter?”
“...” she looked up to me and let out a big sigh before finally speaking.
“I... I fell from my home in the clouds, and I don't have the strength to fly back up there...” a single tear rolled down her cheek. I felt my heart ache at the sight. I didn't know what I could do to help her in this situation. If I couldn't help her, then the least I could do is be here and comfort her.
“What's your name? My name's Pinkamena!”
“I'm... my name's... Fluttershy...” she choked out quietly. I leaned in next to her and put my hoof around here shoulders.
“Well I'll stay here all night to help comfort you! You should probably get some sleep too, you look like a sleepy pony!” The timid pegasus let out a quiet chuckle before thanking me. She curled up by herself by a tree and began to sleep. I watch astounded by the sight. I've never seen a pegasus before! They never came by the rock farm all too often, if at all. My mother always told me about the mailmare delivery our mail during the mornings, but I was never up in time to see her. I sat there and watched as her chest slowly rose up and down. I guess curiosity got the better of me around this time. I reached out with a hoof and poked her wings while she was asleep. She stirred in her sleep so I withdrew my hoof, to avoid waking her from her peaceful slumber.
I never slept that night. How could I? I was just so happy.
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The sun began to raise again. I was still awake from that night, just making sure that Fluttershy was okay. Soon after the sun began to raise though, another pegasus flew down to where me and Fluttershy had been staying for the night. I looked up at the pegasus as she got down to pick up Fluttershy and put her on her back. The new pegasus then stood up tall and looked over at me.
“Thank you” she said quietly at me before taking off into the horizon, probably to take Fluttershy back home. I watched as they began to disappear over the horizon as I felt a tinge of sadness form inside me. I never even got to say goodbye...
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Here I was in Ponyville. I was older by this time, and helping the Cakes more with their delicious confections. I always remembered that timid pegasus though. I always wondered how she was doing after that night so long ago. I always wondered if we would ever see each other again.
“Pinkie, could you be a dear and go into town and get some more ingredients? We seem to be low on some of them and need a refill as soon as possible.” Mrs. Cake said as she walked up to me with a saddle bag in her mouth. I looked up from my pastry to look at her.
“Oh don't you worry, I'll finish this up while you're out and about!”
“Okie dokie lokie, Mrs. Cake!” I said, taking the saddlebag and hopping out of Sugarcube Corner and into the streets of Ponyville. I always hopped around in this town, humming some sort of song or tune that I had heard or taught when I was younger. It always made me happy, and made everything seem much more worth it. I passed other ponies on the streets giving them a wide smile and saying hello to them. They would perform the same gesture. I always felt that it was my job to keep everyone happy as can be.
Before long I reached the General Goods store and bounded my way in. I could see the cashier leaning over to see who it was that entered and put on a wide grin when he found out who it was.
“Why, hello there, Pinkie! Great to see ya!”
I waved at him from across the store with a wide smile on my face as well. “Great to see you too!” I hopped around the store looking for the ingredients that were requested from Mrs. Cake. Didn't take long, for I knew where these ingredients were. After all, I was a regular customer here.
“That will be 10 bits.”
“Okie dokie lokie!” I reached into my bag and pulled out some coins, tossing them onto the counter top.
“There ya go!” the cashier counted up the bits to make sure it was the correct amount, as it was. He nodded and I picked up my bag of ingredients and happily bounded my way out of the store, just as I did when I first entered it this morning. I found something completely unexpected when I left that store though, or rather somepony unexpected. I stared into the eyes of a bright yellow coated mare. I could just feel the excitement quickly flowing through my body, until I couldn't contain myself anymore.
“Ohmigosh! I never thought I would get to see you again!” I bursted out, slightly startling the timid yellow mare. She looked down a bit, but a grin quickly took over her features as she looked up into my eyes again.
“Hi... um... Pinkie, was it?” She managed to say.
“Yup! That's me!” I couldn't help myself anymore. I began to bounce around the shy mare for a while. She tried to follow me with her eyes before letting out a quiet chuckle. Just as she did when we first met.
“I totally have to throw you a party!” I began, throwing streamers out of seemingly no where. But Fluttershy looked down to the ground, seemingly not intrigued with the idea at all. I stopped bouncing everywhere and walked up to her.
“It can be a quiet one, with just us two.” I gave her a wide smile. She looked back up at me and returned the smile.
“I would like that.”
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It was a great day for me and Fluttershy. I held a party for her, just us two attended for her sake.
We played a few games and talked about what happened after we parted ways that night, a few years ago. All the while I had the biggest grin I could muster on my face. It was starting to get late, and we were still talking to each other.
“Um... would you be ok if I stayed here with you for the night?” Fluttershy said quietly, trying to hide behind her long pink mane.
“Of course, silly!” I said aloud. Fluttershy perked up at the response and nodded. After a bit more of talking, she finally was the first one to doze off into sleep. I sat there watching her. Her chest rising up and down again.
“Goodnight, Fluttershy” I said as I draped a blanket over her resting body. I never slept that night. How could I? I was just so happy...