Pinkie’s age: 9 years old
4 years until Sonic Rainboom
The Pie family were busy. This was because Granny Pie was due to arrive later in the week so Everypony was busy with a specific job: Clyde went to town for various supplies that they might need, Sue was busy with making sure the house was spotless and the three fillies were at the front of the house clearing the path of any stray dirt. It may not seem like it but the house does have a cobblestone path leading from the front gate to the farmhouse.
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“I won’t bore you with the details but this is what we did before Granny came to the farm” Pinkie said.
“Oh... um... I don’t really mind Pinkie” Fluttershy said just above a whisper.
“Well I care, so can we so can we please skip the boring parts?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Let’s see, it was the night before she was due to arrive” Pinkie started.
A blue maned earth pony trudged up the dirt path leading up to the farmhouse, her saddlebags hanging from her sides. Her coat was bright pink and had a cutie mark of a few vines, with gems coming off them, growing up a pole. It was a bright sunny day out on the farm and the birds were singing, not that she really paid them any mind. She came up to the door and knocked three times to signify her coming. Hoofsteps came from inside, getting louder the nearer the occupant got to the door. It swung open to reveal a small pink filly on the other side of the doorway.
“Good day to you dear Pinkie”
“Granny Pie!” the pink filly shouted. Pinkemina opened the door to let her grandma in only to be bear-hugged. “Granny” she wheezed. “You’re squishing me.”
“Oh dear, I’m terribly sorry. It’s just been a long time since I last saw you” she said. She then looked over to the other ponies sitting on the couch and saw her other granddaughters. “Inkie, Blinkie come over here and give your granny a hug. It’s good to see you.”
Both of them stood up from their game, consisting of dragons and old, decrepit dungeons, and hugged their grandma. Pinkemina went over to the door and closed it so it wouldn’t get colder.
“It’s good to see you too granny” they said in unison.
Sue was in the kitchen when she heard the commotion from the living room. “Mother is that you?” she asked. “I thought you weren’t due for another hour” she then proceeded to turn the stove to low heat and trot to the living room.
“Well I was thinking of buying some apples from that new town near here, but I decided that I would surprise you by coming here early” she reasoned.
“This is a surprise; Clyde is out busy doing some last minute digging near a gem vein that he found the other day, and I haven’t finished making dinner.”
“Oh no, you don’t have to stop your mining because of me. I may be an old bird but I can still take care of myself. Also what are you cooking, it smells delicious.”
“Cauliflower soup. Just like you used to make them” Sue said as her eyes glazed over with the fond memories.
It was at this time that Clyde walked through the door with his mining pick and a bag full of gems. He looked up and saw his wife talking to her mother. “Mother? I thought you would be here a little later?” he inquired.
Granny Pie twisted her head around to talk to the person standing in front of the doorway. “I know we said that you would be part of the family when you married my daughter, but you don’t have to keep calling me mother. Just Sarah will do” she half-scolded him.
“Okay mo- I mean Sarah. How was your trip here?” he asked as he walked over and sat down on the chair. The sisters had moved their game over to a spot on the floor to allow the adults to talk about... adult things.
“It was fairly nice a few birds and animals here and there but apart from that, it was really relaxing. The carriage puller was very friendly and that new town has some really friendly ponies. You should visit sometime” Sarah said.
Well we were thinking of going there to sell some of our gems. Also is it true that I heard about something called zap apple jam?” Clyde asked.
“Yup, you heard correctly. I wasn’t able to get any since it only comes around during the end of summer but you should go there sometime. The family that sells them sell the best apples in all of Equestria, or so I’ve heard.” Sarah told them.
“Ha ha. We beat the Ursa Minor! Now let’s loot its body for some sweet booty me hearties!” that was Inkemina playing the role of a pirate with her trusty parrot on her shoulder and the character that Blinkemina was playing as, which was a ninja.
Pinkemina, playing as the keeper, rolled the two dice as she said. “Looting the Ursa’s body you find...” she rolled a five and a one. “An essence of the cosmos. You put it in your pocket and continue on in your quest” she told them.
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“It was pretty much just that for the afternoon; us playing Harmony and Chaos and my parents catching up on the past” Pinkie said.
“Why would you play that game? I’ve heard that it’s boring, confusing and can make some twenty percent less cool in about five seconds flat!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
“Don’t you usually say ten seconds flat?” inquired Spike.
“Yeah but this game is so not cool that it only takes five seconds.”
“Wow, that bad huh?” Spike said.
“Yeah it’s that bad.”
It was the night before Sarah had to leave to go back to her home but as she was about to walk to her room, she heard some sniffing in the room next to her. Curious, she opened the door carefully and saw a pink filly in the covers slightly illuminated by the midnight gem. She went to the side of the bed and lifted up the filly so she could hug her. Pinkemina woke with a gasp from the sudden movement but as she saw who it was she hugged her grandmother tightly.
“Shh shh its okay, it’s okay” Sarah comforted the filly. She turned around due to a sudden squeak and saw Clyde and Sue with worried faces on their muzzles. She asked them to be quiet and told them to go to their rooms for she had something important to tell her youngest granddaughter. “Come on, let’s go back to bed.” She placed Pinkemina on the bed and started walking away when the filly called out.
“No! I-I mean please don’t leave me” Pinkemina asked worryingly. Sarah turned around and sat on the bed. She pulled Pinkemina up and hugged her.
“Are you scared of the dark dear Pinkie?”
“No... Sort of” she sighed in defeat knowing that her secret has most likely been found out. “Yes.”
“Why haven’t you told your parents about this?”
“I thought I could face my fears on my own, like a big filly would.”
“You may be destined for greater things but you are still a young filly” Sarah put her hoof to her chin in thought. “This reminds me of a song that an old friend of mine taught me.” She stood up and faced the bed while music started to come out of nowhere.
I can see a little filly and the sun has going down~
From across the hallway Sue Pie asked her husband with a smile: “Isn’t that the song-?”
The darkness and the shadows, they are making you frown~
To which he replied smirking: “Hehehe, it is.”
Now don’t hide under your pillow from what you think you see. Because I am saying that isn’t the way to deal with fears at all~
Pinkemina looked from underneath her pillow to question her grandmother. “Then what is?”
I’m saying: Pinkie you’ve gotta stand up tall; learn to face your fears. You’ll see that they can’t hurt you, just laugh to make them disappear~!
She lifted Pinkemina and made her face the wardrobe. “Ha! Ha! Ha!” after she said that, the swamp monster from the dark lagoon disappeared in a puff of smoke and became a normal wardrobe. Pinkemina gasped at this shocking revelation.
So~
Giggle at the ghostie.
Guffaw at the grossly.
Crack up at the creepy.
Whoop it up with the weepy.
Chortle at the kooky.
Snortle at the spooky.
Sarah took a very deep breath in before she sang the next part very rapidly:
And tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone and if he thinks he can scare you then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna... hahahaha... heh...
Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuugh!
Sarah walked over to Pinkemina’s bed and tucked the young filly in. “Thanks Granny!” Pinkemina exclaimed. Sarah kneeled down next to the filly’s bed and kissed her forehead. Pinkemina sat up and hugged her grandma. They stayed in this position for a few more seconds before Sarah broke the embrace and kissed Pinkemina on the forehead again.
“No problem my dear Pinkemina” she said before standing up and trotting over to the door.
“Umm, granny?”
“Hmm?” Sarah wondered before looking over her shoulders at the prone form of the filly on the bed.
“Can you call me Pinkie, please? I like that name.”
Sarah allowed a faint smile to crawl across her muzzle. “No problem, my dear Pinkie. Now remember that song and that you can do anything with the sound of laughter. You were always destined for greater things” she said before walking out the room and closing the door behind her. Instead of walking to her room she went straight to the front door.
***
"Oh, so that's where that song came from" said Rarity.
"Yup, but the funny thing was, after she left my room, I couldn't get back to sleep much so I looked out the window and I saw Princess Celestia standing outside talking to my grandmother" Pinkie said.
"Wait. Why would the princess be outside your house?" Twilight asked. "Surely she has royal duties to do"
"Can we just carry on with the story. We can ask the princess why she was at a rock farm instead of Canterlot with a letter can't we?" Dash said evidently tired with all the sitting she has had to endure.
"Well I'm just curious as to what they could have talked about" Twilight said.
***
Sarah Pie pushed the front door open and sat on the wooden rocking chair on the porch. She closed he eyes and listened to the sound of nature as she rocked back and forth. “I trust you didn't reveal too much to the young filly now did you?” she was snapped out of her stupor by a voice, which carried a regal tone to it, enquired at the old mare.
“P-P-Princess!” she exclaimed as she jumped off the chair and bowed to the ruler of Equestria.
“Sarah Pie, I thought I told you that I hate formalities” The regal alicorn chided.
“Sorry Pri- I mean Celestia. Old habits die hard I guess.”
“Yes quite, now back to what I was saying earlier, did you tell young Pinkemina of her destiny?” she asked.
“No” Sarah replied strongly. “All I told her was that she was destined for greater things.”
“Good. Mother has planned all of this and everything must go according to plan. Now run along my little pony, it’s getting late.”
Very well” Sarah turned to walk back into the house, but before she did, she looked over her shoulder and asked Celestia a question: “Whatever your mother has planned, can you please make sure nothing bad happens to my granddaughter?”
“I can’t promise anything. Pinkemina and her friends will face many hardships that will test each of their resolves. However I will at least promise that they will learn great things with each problem they face and that I will try to help them with every problem.”
“Okay, I trust your guidance” and with that Sarah walked back to the house and went inside, ready for a good night’s sleep.
Celestia turned around and look up at the moon. Her horn glowed in a yellow aura as she closed her eyes and spoke telepathically to a lone being on the moon. “Oh Luna~”
Somewhere on a barren rock drifting in the never-ending void of space, a dark blue alicorn sat up groggily. “What do you want Tia?” Luna asked, clearly annoyed at her rude awakening. “I was looking through the dreamscape before you woke me up. Can’t you at least wait until the night is over?”
Sorry Luna but I would like to inform you that one of the elements has learned the song mother created to help ‘defeat’ you” Celestia put extra emphasis on the defeat part.
“You know I’m still annoyed that mother chose me to become the evil Nightmare Moon and ‘ be purged from the darkness’ as she so cleverly put it, it’s a stupid name. Also what is this thing about me using the aroyal ‘we’ all of a sudden, I thought we abandoned those 300 years before my so-called ‘banishment’” Luna complained
“I know but mother did say you were better at acting than me.”
“I suppose you’re right, do you think I- we should start practising more?”
You might as well; you only have about 15 more years before your’ return as Queen Nightmare Moon and cast eternal night.’ Although I have to agree with you sister, that name does sound stupid.”
“Well ‘we’ hath thought naught of a better name. This is going to take some getting used to” Luna said.
“Remember Luna, you need to practise the royal ‘we’ and ye olde Equestrian” Celestia reminded her.
“Yeah sure whatever. Goodnight” Luna said as she fell into a peaceful slumber.
Celestia opened her eyes and spread her wings to take off into the night shy back to Canterlot.
Unbeknownst to both Sarah and Celestia, a young pink filly with a straight mane was peeking out of her bedroom window. She wondered why Celestia was outside in their quiet rock farm since she was half asleep and didn’t really catch any of the conversation. She managed to get back to bed a and lie down wondering why the princess would come to a simple rock farm.