//------------------------------// // Ain't No Party Like a Pinkie Pie Party // Story: Metroid V: Equestrian Frontier // by OmegaMetroidBrony //------------------------------// "Warning!" Samus's eyes slowly opened as the robotic, feminine voice disrupted her from one of her rare, peaceful nights of slumber. A bright, glowing green holo-message blurred slightly by sleep greeted her. A soft rustling indicated the luminous text had slightly disturbed the pony and the baby dragon sleeping close by. The bounty hunter whispered several voice commands to change her suit's settings and open the findings of her armor "Internal scan complete. Unknown global energy has slightly mutated your damaged DNA! No negative effects currently identified. Continued saturation of unknown radiation not recommended. Seek immediate medical attention and proper shielding!" Any traces of sleep vanished from the Hunter's body and mind. "Damaged?! Mutated!? This is worse than a fighting a Berserker Lord in the Power Suit. How can my DNA be damaged in the first place? I restored it to pre-vaccine status! Everything should be fine!" Samus's mind raced to find a cause to her latest woe and greatest set back to her plans. Nothing she could not think of a logical cause. "Great. Who knows how this will affect me? Hopefully it won't be too much of a hindrance like a Metroid's vulnerability to the cold, but wishing for nothing to happen isn't going to reduce the odds. I'm gonna have to step up my game when things get ugly." Her frantic inner sanctum gradually slowed down, but only left the bounty hunter staring at the darkened ceiling of the tree library, unable to return to the warm folds of sleep. "This is gonna be AWESOME!" Pinkie nearly exploded with party energy. "All of Ponyville is gonna be here for the biggest party EVER!" "Wow," Rainbow Dash uttered astonished at the party wonderland inside Sugarcube Corner. "Where in all of Equestria did you pull all of this from?! I've been to every one of your parties and I've never seen any of these banners!" The pegasus gestured to one of the hanging tapestries marked with an unknown symbol resembling a dark blue ball with an orange colored lightning bolt going through it. "They're new, I made them myself," the party legend said with a big smile. "I hope you like, Samus." She gave the human a mischievous wink. "Yeah... I... I do...," the human replied nervously as it stared at the decor. "Score one for Pinkie!" "And all these fountains!," Rainbow continued. "I thought you only had one for chocolate!" "I have my sources," Pinkie replied, a sly smile forming on her lips. "Now I believe it's time for this 'little' welcome to start. You ready Samus?" "Yeah," the human answered nervously again. "It sounds like a party of this scale isn't common. Why are you making such a big fuss over me?" "Because silly," the eccentric earth pony said with chuckle, "We have to make sure yesterday is completely erased from everypony's mind. There's few greater amnesia tools than grand parties like this and second, you're the first human EVER to enjoy one of my trademark Pinkie Pie parties. Prepare yourself! I hear ponies! "I heard this is the biggest party she's ever thrown!," Lyra gossiped at an unnecessary volume as she and her two companions trotted to the festivities. "Sugarcube Corner won't even be recognizable!" "Calm down Lyra," Bon Bon chuckled. "You're getting way too ever excited for a 'Welcome to Ponyville' party." "This is more than some party," Colgate piped up from Lyra's left. "The guest of honor is supposed to be some one from far away, like REALLY far away!" Bon Bon said rolled her eyes at the two excited unicorns chatting loudly beside her. Soon Sugarcube Corner was visible, glowing with warm light. "See?," the treat making earth pony pointed to the unchanged party house with a triumphant hoof. "Nothing special. That gossip you two have been hearing was a complete lie." "So?" retorted Lyra. "We still haven't seen the inside." "It's probably the inside everyone's been talking about," the dentist backed up her lyre playing friend. "I'm sure Pinkie Pie wouldn't change the way Sugarcube Corner looks." "Well in five seconds you're going to push open that door be disappointed," Bon Bon responded annoyed. The trio of friends walked up to the saloon style doors, pushing them open nonchalantly. "Wow," they uttered in the same fashion as Rainbow Dash before them. The massive hall used for huge parties appeared to be a circus of decorations, treats, and other miscellaneous festive items. Fountains of every kind unleashing an endless flow of edible liquids, streamers enchanted to slowly change between the colors of Rainbow Dash's mane, treats fit for all the princesses to delicately snack on rested at the far end of the massive room and much, much more for the eyes to gaze upon. "Is some kind of royalty moving to town?," Lyra asked her friends, looking at one of the banners and it's strange symbol. "Nope," answered Pinkie Pie rising from nowhere. "It's just a little somethin'-somethin' I put together for Ponyville's newest resident." "Where are they?," Colgate asked confused. She only saw familiar faces among the ponies. "She's mingling over there," their hostess pointed to a rather large crowd of Ponyville residents. "Why don't you go say 'Hi'? I'm sure she would love to meet you guys." "Tha--" The three ponies were interrupted by an explosion of magical, sparkling confetti erupting from the eccentric party thrower, teleporting her elsewhere. "That's definitely new," a startled Bon Bon said. "I think she got my eyebrows," Lyra laughed. "I don't know about you two, but I'm gonna meet this big shot new pony," their flustered light blue friend informed them, the tip of her mane slightly singed.. "Oh come on!," the lyre player cried out slightly agitated. "You didn't find that funny at all?" Her dentist friend trotted towards the newcomer's location, ignoring what she said. "Hey wait up!," called the light green unicorn, going after Colgate, with Bon Bon close behind. The trio trotted towards the larger crowd. "This new pony must be as popular as..." Lyra paused mid-sentence, her mouth oddly agape and eyes wide as dinner plates. Colgate and Bon Bon gave their friend annoyed looks. "Stop gawking like that," the light blue unicorn commanded the light green one. The lyre player dropped to the ground. "Lyra!," her companions cried out in alarm. A large crowd had formed around the three. "C'mon Lyra get up," Bon Bon whispered to her downed friend, worried. "Pinch me," the fainted unicorn whispered back. The earth pony pulled her head back slightly, bewildered. "Pinch me!," Lyra uttered again, her voice a little louder. The candy making earth pony's concern was replaced with annoyance at her friend's uncouth behavior. "Get up you're making a scene!," Bon Bon hissed. "Don't worry, I got this," came an unfamiliar voice. "What did she say?" The earth pony turned her head to find the owner of the voice. She completely understood the reason for Lyra's sudden drop to the floor. "This can't get any worse can it? Seriously! I didn't do anything! Well I didn't do anything last time either but I'm at a brightly colored party this time! How does that cause them to faint?!" "A pinch you say?," asked Samus in a tone completely opposite of her frantic mind. "If that's what she wants." The earth pony nodded and the bounty hunter pinched the foreleg of the fainted unicorn. Immediately afterwards, the equine was back on it's hooves, jumping for joy. "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!," it shouted triumphantly. "I knew humans were real and you all called me crazy!" "What?! How could it know about humans if I'm the first and only one ever to have been on this planet?" Samus felt a squeezing sensation on the lower region of her abdomen. The pony was in an awkward embrace with her for a couple seconds and then it let go. "Ihavesomuchtoaskyou!Wheredidyoucomefrom?Howdidyougethere?Whatareyouwearing?Aretheremorelikeyou?Howmanyhumansarethere?CanIaska..." "I'll be MotherBrain's mother if this didn't bolster my chances of acceptance here"