“PAAAAAARTY!” shouted Pinkie Pie from the head of the group. She bounced her normal pace down the streets of Canterlot with the biggest smile she ever had. The rest of the mane six smiled with her if not for her. This was a big day for the Pink Party Pony.
“Calm down now sugar cube” said Applejack. “I know you’re excited and all but you’re goin to need most of that energy for when the party actually starts.”
“I know but how can I not be excited! All of Ponyville will be here and I already threw a party for every pony there! That means I need to throw a party better then any of them have ever seen!”
Twilight came up beside Pinkie and placed a hoof on her back to get her to stop bouncing, which she found was nearly impossible.
“Yes, we know.” Said Twilight after giving up on the bouncing. “That’s precisely why we think it’s a good idea to remind you of your friends.”
“Of course! I would never forget to invite you guys!”
“Um, Pinkie Pie, I am not sure that’s what she meant.” Came the soft voice of Fluttershy. “What she means is that we’re here to help. None of us could live with ourselves if we let you do all that work alone.”
“Oh don’t worry Fluttershy. This will be just like any other party except a bazillion times better!”
“Oh but this is a dream come true!” exclaimed Rarity “A grand party in the Canterlot castle to welcome hundreds into Equestria. Better yet Pinkie Pie is running the show and even better I will be helping out with the decorations. Every pony will see just how exquisite the party is and they will wonder ‘oh who was it behind this wonderful display?’ and I will appear! I’ll ask ‘Oh these frilly things? It was I but this was all hardly the”
“Rarity!” shouted Applejack and Twilight in unison for the third time.
“Let me remind you that this celebration is for Zecora and the zebra’s that are willing to leave their homeland to settle down in the Everfree forest near Ponyville” said Twilight and with a chuckle from Rainbow Dash, she turned her well-tempered motherly manner on her. “Double for you Rainbow Dash.”
“Huh? What did I do?” She replied rambunctiously
“We all know that the Wonderbolts will be there.” Applejack said. “Remember what happened last time when you tried showing off to the Wonderbolts?”
Their minds all went back to the Grand Galloping Gala and what a fiasco that turned into. They all stopped a moment to laugh before they continued on to the castle.
“Just take it easy Pinkie Pie. Please?” asked the sweet voice of Fluttershy. “For us?”
“Don’t worry girls. I will be alright and with you all by my side, I know we can do anything!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. “I promise not to get to stressed over a party or try to do to much. I also promise that this will be the greatest party ever!”
She was determined to put the best of her efforts into this party, more then she normally did, mind you she always put in her best efforts.
“Pinkie Pie promise?” everyone asked in unison as they came to the castle doors.
Pinkie Pie giggled and turned to her friends.
“Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.” Pinkie Pie promised as she covered her eye. She was rewarded with a group hug full of laughter and joy.
“Alright ladies,” said Applejack after a few moments “We got a party to get done.”
But not everything was as well as Pinkie Pie let everyone believe. As she turned back to the castle a sense of doubt replace the determined spirit she just had.
What if she couldn’t do this? What if this was too much?
The giant doors swung open with an audible creep. Her heart sunk and she kept reminding herself of the promise she made. The grand hall was in front of her as the doors slammed against the walls.
Scared?
Truth be told, Pinkie Pie was afraid. Just a little.
Party with Pinkie Pie!
Chapter One
The greatest party ever of all pony time?
“Hello my little ponies.” Celestia said in her regal yet warming voice. “It’s so good to see you here.”
Celestia sat on her throne with Luna by her side. Guards stood at each corner of the room with more guards standing in between those. A group of zebra’s crowded around the two princesses, one of which stood off to the side who many knew by the name of Zecora. As the mane six casually walked up to the throne and bowed, the zebras quieted and watched.
“Princess.” Twilight said standing straight again. She wanted to say more but.
“Every pony, this is Twilight Sparkle. She is my most faithful and promising student I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. Those behind her are Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie.”
They lifted their heads respectively when their name was called. Each gave a warm, welcoming smile to the zebras.
“They are,” she continued “The Elements of Harmony and more importantly, my dear friends, please welcome them.
The small crowd of zebra quickly left the side of the royal sisters and converged on the group. This left Celestia with a relieved look on her face as she now had room to stretch. Luna smiled and chuckled silently at her older sister.
“Pleased to meet you all.” Twilight said holding a hoof out to the zebra who stood in front of her. He towered over Twilight with a puzzled look behind a healthy mane of dreads. For a moment all he did was stare at the hoof until Zecora spoke up.
“It’s a hoof shake, Zekerail, it is a greeting that means ‘I mean well’.”
The zebras, Zekerail’s, demeanor quickly changed as he laughed in a deep booming voice that started and shocked the whole group.
“Why did you not say so? Please forgive the greeting I did not first show!”
Zekerail stood on his two hind legs and picked Twilight up. He was still laughing when he placed Twilight in a bear hug. Jaws were dropped by the mane six and guards all around stifle laughter.
Twilight, being on the receiving end of this, patted him on the back. “Apologies” she wheezed gasping for air “Accepted!”
“I am Zekerail, pleased to meet you Twilight Sparkle.” He said finally halting his laughter and placing Twilight back down.
“Pleased to meet indeed,” said one of the zebras, who of which was on the receiving end of one of Applejack’s ferocious hoof shakes.
“Howdy, we at Ponyville sure are looking forwards to ya’ll settling near us.”
“Um, it’s so nice to meet you.” Fluttershy pressed herself into the middle of the group to hide behind her friends and her mane
Rainbow Dash had found a new friend via means of a staring contest with a little colt zebra.
It was Rarity’s turn as she flipped her hair to the side as she often does and held out a hand to the zebra colt in front of her. It would seem the colt had fallen head over heals for her as he was soon producing flowers, where from was questionable.
The group was all a buzz. New friendships were forged. New intimacy was gained with each hoof shake and surprise hug.
Pinkie Pie had moved herself to the sidelines trying to keep a bit of a distance from the group. She really liked meeting new ponies, she loved talking as everyone new. It was just…
What’s wrong Pinkie Pie? Where is that laughter I so enjoy?
“Oh, I am sorry,” she smiled to herself while staring off into space in the direction of the zebras and the group. “It’s just I have a lot on my mind with at the moment.”
Where’s the carefree attitude, the bouncing, the giggling? Chocolate milk should make you feel so much better.
“Oh I would love some chocolate milk!”
“Huh? We don’t think we have any at hand but we are sure one of the butler’s or maids wouldn’t mind fetching you some.”
She snapped back to reality with Luna standing beside her, a smile on her face.
“Oh Princess!” she jumped a little and bowed.
“Please Pinkie. We are past such formalities. Stand, something seems to be on your mind.”
She opened her mouth ready to pour out her worries when, as if on cue.
“Everyone.” Celestia said over the voice of the meet up. “I have excellent news. The zebra’s will be here a day earlier. All who stand here today are the first of many.”
Everyone cheered, even a few of the guards got into it. Pinkie’ heart sank.
Uh-oh, but that means.
“That’s right every pony, the zebras will be at the castle tonight. Which means that we must have everything ready by the end of the afternoon for the party tonight.”
Will that be enough time?
“Pinkie Pie? Can you come up here?”
“Oh yes ma’am!” she smiled and trotted up to the throne and bowed.
“We have instructed the butlers and maids to begin decorating not but moments before you arrived. Any ideas?”
Pinkie Pie really didn’t need to think about it, the answers were so obvious.
“Rarity and Fluttershy should help, they helped in decorating most of my parties so I am sure they’ll do an absolutely fantastic job.”
“Well naturally. Of course I’ll try not to redecorate everything!” Rarity exclaimed.
“Oh how exciting. Maybe I can see the animals after were done.” Fluttershy said as she fluttered over the group to a waiting butler.
Rarity and Fluttershy were led away to tend to their duties.
“Have fun you guys!” Pinkie Pie called out as they left.
“Next we have Entertainment. We contacted the members of the band who played during the Galloping Gala. Will that be enough?”
“No, duh!” Pinkie Pie said. “We need games to entertain every pony, we need something for the little foals too, a clown or something. We’ll need music other then some slow easy paced waltzie step music to mix it up. We need a dj other then the band. Oh well also need things for adult’s to do.”
Pinkie Pie turned. “I would like Twilight and Rainbow Dash to help with all of that.”
She turned back and was quickly reminded who she was talking to.
You just told the princess ‘duh’. How does that make you feel?
Her heart sank. Not very good but despite that all the princess did was smile and listen.
“Very well then, the band is already on it’s way and the postal service has already picked up their instruments to fly them over. As for this dj,” the princess nodded her head to a few guards who in returned bowed and walked out. “We’ll figure something out.”
“Fantastic, with my expertise and knowledge of the basic child mind, no foal shall go bored.” Twilight said after teleporting from the middle of the group to the door.
“Yea! Once they get how cool I am, they’ll need nothing else!” Rainbow Dash said flying to Pinkie Pie and giving her a hug.
“See you when the parties done Dashie.” Pinkie Pie smiled at the hug from behind. Then the two were off with another butler.
“Now all that’s left is food and drinks. Like before the cooks have just begun cooking, anything you would like to add to the list.”
“Everything!” Pinkie Pie immediately said. “Everything you can think of! Doesn’t matter what just have a whole bunch of different things.”
Zecora chuckled “This is true. While ponies of Ponyville adore sweet brews, many from my home love spicy stew.”
“Oh then Zecora and Applejack should cook! Oh I know they’ll make something for every pony.” Pinkie Pie decided.
“Oh yes ma’am. Livin’ on a farm does that. Oh, heh, pardon me.”
Applejack wiggled her way through the group of zebras to get to the last of butlers at the door. Zecora soon accompanied her after a few words to her friends and away they went.
Well, well, well, looks like you know what you’re doing.
“Pinkie Pie.” Princess Celestia said. “Let me say it is an honor to have you. Thank you so much for the help. I know the Party will be an absolute success. Unfortunately my sister and I have unfinished business to attend to so until matters are finished I leave all of the staff available, the guests and matters tending to the party in your obvious capable hoofs.”
No pressure.
The feeling of determination arose in her. Oh she was ready, she could do this, she could do win. She. Could. Do. This!
What are you doing?
Pinkie Pie snapped out of the chanting she was doing in her head and smiled.
“Don’t worry, you majesty. Everything will go perfectly and nothing can go wrong while I am here. I Pinkie Pie promise”
“Oh this is wrong, this is so very, very wrong.”
Pinkie Pie had just stepped out into the gardens to get away from the chaos. The sun was almost done setting. Most of the zebras had arrived and all they were waiting for was a few stragglers. All of Ponyville had been able to make it as well. Every. Single. One.
Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong, which was everything!
Rarity, who found the butlers and maids had used every color possible to decorate the castle, for the most part, could not decide on what to do. She went on and on about how she should do the decorations until she came to the conclusion that she should do it in zebra colors. Obviously this was black and white and it seemed fine until she started to think the zebras would be insulted. After many ponies, including all of the zebras who arrived over the day, insisted that it was perfectly fine, she finally decided that it simply could not happen. She chose another few colors from the wheel and had JUST begun to put up the new decorations at the last moment. Needless to say Rarity was now running around with the rest of the castle staff to finish.
Fluttershy had disappeared completely. That was it. She waited and waited for Rarity to make up her mind but found herself unable to peel away from the animals. Pinkie Pie assumed she was actually out here somewhere trying to get the animals to love her. She chuckled at the thought of Fluttershy half stuck in a hole trying to win the love of a rabbit.
Twilight Sparkle was in the library researching different ways to conjure a balloon in various sizes and colors. Unfortunately that led to a book about clowns that then led to a book about pies that ultimately sent her to a book entitled ‘An old mares account of Ponyville’ which was actually written by Granny Smith. This of course would have been fine if she had not decided to read all of them from cover to back.
The band had arrived not to long after group had. They helped out the best they could. Then the air service had gotten there with out the instruments. Turns out it was Derpy who had been assigned to this. Why? Every other pony at the time was away and the princesses request could not be ignored.
Derpy explained that it had something to do with a shark, a clown, a cannon and half a muffin. She was also reassured that muffin had in no way been harmed; the clown didn’t make it however. To make things worse Derpy had mistaken the Dj’s turn table as a regular table and spilt her drink over it causing the machine to snap, crackle, pop and explode for some reason.
Pinkie Pie ran down the list in her head. Decorations were still being started. They had no music. Entertainment was still a work in progress. Cooking?
Applejack and Zecora just managed to finish everything they had planed no thanks to the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the dozen of zebra foals who had yet to find their cutie marks. It was another strange occurrence that involved a stove being morphed into the wall by sweetie bell after a spell went hey wire. It wasn’t until they had Big Mac tear the thing out of the wall were they able to continue.
Ha ha ha! Oh my dear, dear Pinkie Pie. Where is that laughter now?
“There’s nothing to laugh about.” She said to herself. “Everyone was counting on me.”
To?
“To greet every pony with a great party! To welcome them to a new home with open arms and cake!”
Seems like a lot of responsibility for one pony. That is so unfair of them.
She frowned. It was a lot of responsibility but when she left home she was determined she could do it. Not until she actually got into the castle did everything seem to spiral downwards. Her eyes became misty as she realized something else.
She had broken not one but two Pinkie promises in one day. She broke down and started to cry. She messed everything up.
Don’t frown my dear, the show must go on and I know just how to do it.
“Huh” she said to herself with a sniffle. She didn’t realize it until now but that wasn’t her own voice in her head.
How far will you go to keep a promise?
The party was just about to begin and the zebras were waiting, many chatting nervously to themselves. They were all so far away from home in a land most them had never seen. They had come to settle down so they could bring more culture to the land of equestria. All thanks to the request Zecora had made and Celestia’s love but for many, this greeting, this party, would be the defining moment. Did these ponies truly want them here? This party would tell all.
“We have to do something, Pinkie Pie trusted that we could do our parts no problem and now because of us there might not be no party at all!” said Twilight.
“It was not just our fault” exclaimed Rarity. “Just most of it.”
“If anyone cares to hear, I, the Great and Powerful Trixie, have an idea that might just work.”
“No one cares, Trixie.” Rainbow Dash said to Trixie who actually seemed hurt.
Music started to play in the background, soft at first.
“Now that ain’t right R.D. We need all the help we can get. “Go ahead Trix, if you think it’ll work, we’ll give it a go.”
“Excellent, first Rainbow Dash take this chicken, then Applejack you take this-“
“Um, does anyone else hear that?” Fluttershy asked.
“Hear what?” asked Applejack.
“What about Scootaloo now?” Said Rainbow Dash trying to keep the group on topic.
“Scoota-who? No, just take this rubber chicken and go with Applejack to”
“What in the hey is that?” Applejack asked looking around.
“What’s what?” asked twilight straining her ears over the voices of the zebras.
The music was steadily getting louder. Rainbow Dash, who had a rubber chicken in her mouth, gave a muffled “huh?”
“Pay attention every pony. Twilight I need you to- WHAT IS THAT!?”
Trixie could hear the music as it played louder then anything else in the castle now. The group turned every which way but didn’t see the source off hoof. It was like some pony had unleashed a grand pianist on the party, leading with a wild and fierce fantasia.
The music slowed after a second then died out completely with the lights. All that was left was a light shinning down on Pinkie Pie at the top of the main rooms stairs.
Pinkie Pie looked down at the figures in the darkness, her breathing heavy, her heart pounding. After that little display of music every pony had quieted and now focused on her. Good, that’s exactly what she wanted. She took in a deep breath and shouted to the world.
“Hi, I’m Pinkie Pie and I threw this party just for you!”
The crowd went into an uproar with excitement as music started to play, this time as a party beat. She stepped down the stairs, stood up on her hind legs and threw her arms out.
“Welcome! Ponyville and future residence! Welcome to Equestria.” The lights cut back on then dimmed down and jaws dropped all around.
“Welcome to the greatest party ever!”
The whole room was almost completely different. The ceiling was covered in many different colored balloons; each one had a small light coming from them. All sorts of decorations now covered the room. Food stretched out along a table near the walls. Confetti fell and bubbles floated through the air. For some reason all the guard’s armors were a mixture of different colors, all of who seemed very confused at the sudden change in clothing.
There you go Pinkie! It’s time to party!