//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 Living arrangement/ Pink madness (edit) // Story: Ghostrider seeker of revenge // by DemonOJM //------------------------------// Soul Chain trotted in the direction that the Mayor Mare told him. He saw the gingerbread that house was sugarcube corner and couldn't believed it. “Who in the right mind would build something like this?” He thought as he passed by it. He arrived at the decrepit house. As he entered, the first thing he noticed was the smell. Oh horesapple, what died in here!? I wouldn’t be surprised if the former blacksmith died from just living in this house. He thought as he shook his head violently in an attempt to get the smell out of his nose. He went through the house and opened every window to try and ventilate it. As he went through, he looked at the damage to try and figure out what would need to be done. “Some of the ceiling tiles must be changed, the basement is moldy and needs to have some water pumped out, and some floorboards are broken. Not as bad as I thought!” he said, pleased. As he finished looking the house over, somepony started knocking at the door repeatedly, sounding just like a woodpecker. As Soul Chain opened the door, there was a bright pink pony with an abnormal huge smile. "HimynameisPinkePiebutyoucancallmePinkieyoumustbethenewponybecauseIknoweveryponyinPonyvileandIdon'tknowyouwouldyouliketobemyfriend?" The pink pony blurted out.Soul Chain just stared blankly at the pink mare, trying to comprehend what just happened. “Wwhhaat? Do you think you could repeat that a bit slower?” “Oh silly me, my name is Pinkie Pie and I'm here to befriend with you because I'm friend with everypony!” “And just how did you know I was here?” “That can be answered with a flashback!” She said as she waved her hooves in front of her face, triggering said flashback. Earlier in the library: The girls were all sleeping in their bags. Suddenly Pinkie’s ears flopped and a shiver rattled through her spine as she jumped out of her bag and screamed “A NEW PONY IN PONYVILLE!!!” “PINKIE PIE what the hay?” Rainbow dash asked. “Yea, ah thought we were gonna sleep in!” Applejack said as she rubbed her eyes. “Girls what is this commotion about, when I don´t get my beauty sleep my eyes get puffy.” Rarity said as she got out of her bag. Fluttershy simply stayed still, unsure what to do. “Well my Pinkie Sense tells me that there’s a new pony in Ponyville and you know what that means!” Everyone simply mumbled “A party.” “Well, yes. But we also get a new friend and nopony can have enough friends!” “Umm... Where is Twilight?” Fluttershy whispered in a barely audible tone. “Twilight’s at a meeting with the Mayor.” Rainbow Dash answered. “Well I gotta go!” Pinkie said as she vanished in a pink blur. Pinkie ran all through the town, asking everyone if they had seen a new pony. All they could do was shake their heads as Pinkie went on to her next stop. She eventually burst into the town hall and saw Twilight, Mayor Mare, Time Tuner (who looked very distressed), Dr. Stable, Nurse Redheart and Colgate. Mayor Mare looked at Pinkie and said, “Good morning Pinkie. What are you doing here, you weren’t invited to the meeting.” “Did somepony see a new pony in Ponyville and currently know where they are?” Time Tuner flinched as Twilight answered, “Yes Pinkie, we did see a new pony.” Pinkie jumped at  Twilight and looked her straight in the eyes. Pinkie’s eyes bulged with every word as she asked, “WHERE! IS! HE!?” “H- He’s in the house where Metal Hammer lived.” As soon as Twilight finished, Pinkie vanished, leaving behind a cloud of dust. She was already at Soul Chain’s front door, knocking with her head like a woodpecker. “Well I guess I know the rest, so let me introduce myself. My name is Soul Chain.” he said as he offered a hoof for a shake. “Hiya Soul Chain nice to meet ya! Here’s your invitation! Be on time!” she said and then waved a goodbye. What the hay just happened! Soul Chain thought as he saw Pinkie Pie bounce away. He looked at the invitation. “Invitation to a Pinkie Pie welcome party just for you, be at Sugarcube Corner at 3pm!” Soul Chain looked at the clock. “Hmmm. I have about two hours the party. Since I have some time, I should probably wipe the floor down.” He said to himself. After some hard work cleaning up his house, it was time to go to Pinkie’s party. As Soul Chain walked toward Sugarcube Corner, the street seemed empty and silent. Be ready for anything. He thought. At the front door of Sugarcube Corner could heard murmurs. He opened the door and was greeted by a bunch of ponies shouting "SURPRISE!" Once he was inside Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie appeared out of nowhere. “Did you like it?! Did you?! Did you?! Did you?!” “This is impressive. How many ponies are here?” “Everypony!” She yelled. “Who could make it.” She quietly added. “It’s pretty nice with all the food, music and punch. But I do want to ask you one thing. In your flashback, you said something about a ‘Pinkie Sense.’ What is-” “It´s best not to ask, believe me.” Twilight intervened. “I tried to understand it once, but let's just say it’s Pinkie being Pinkie.” Four more mares walked up. “Hi girls! Let me introduce you to Soul Chain. Soul Chain, let me introduce you to Applejack,” “Howdy partner.” Applejack said with a warm smile. “Rainbow Dash,” “The fastest flyer in Equestria.” She said while she struck a pose. “Rarity,” “Charmed.” The white unicorn said. “Fluttershy,” “Hhheeello.” “and Twilight, but you know her already,” Pinkie finally finished. “Hello girls. It’s nice to meet you all.” Soul Chain said. Applejack offered him a hoof shake. Soul Chain accepted the gesture and surprised at how strong she was. “Well Sugarcube, it’s nice to meet you. What are you doing here in Ponyville?” “It is a long story. It all begin in a small town, like this, when I decided to travel around the world. I’ve been to Ponyland, Zebrafrica, Dragonlands, the Griffon Empire and Badlands, and I learned many things during my travel. But I eventually decided to settle down, so here I am.” “Oh darling, YOU MUST tell me all about Ponyland. I heard they're miles ahead in fashion.” Fluttershy spoke up just enough to be heard. “And all the critters. You must have seen a lot of exotic animals.” “Unfortunately Miss Rarity, I am not really into fashion so I couldn’t tell you much about that. And I can’t say I saw a lot of exotic animals, they were mostly the same as here in Equestria.” The two mares looked disappointed, but Pinkie intervened. “It’s not the time to be down. It’s time to PARTY!” As all of the ponies were enjoying the party, there was a rasp in the bushes outside of Ponyville. “The pony will pay, winey poney will suffer!” Six eyes peered out of the bush.