//------------------------------// // Chapter IV: Hanging with Pinkie // Story: Wisdom's: Peaceful Beginnings // by InnerWisdom //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie and I began our day by saying ‘hello’ to every pony. Pinkie began bouncing up and down while making any pony that she could see that was upset, smile. It was very remarkable to witness. She looked to me and had me join in with the singing. At first, I admit I was very skeptical about joining the pink mare in her journey to make everypony smile but it was definitely an interesting experience. It lasted for several minutes and then we arrived at a cafe. I noticed Peachy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders entering a house with a pony that I have never seen before. I also noticed another pony watching them enter the house and then walk over and began purchasing tomatoes. We were in front of a cafe/ restaurant. We sat down at a table and a server approached us and gave us some menus and then walked away. I looked at Pinkie Pie and asked if she knew who that Pony purchasing Tomatoes was. She looked at the pony and said “Oh, that’s Salad Top, she’s been here for a few days.” I looked on and said “Interesting, and yet, she reminds me of some dark and mysterious force!” Pinkie Pie looked at me and asked "What are you ordering?" She continued to flip through the menu. I looked at the menu and said "I was thinking an espresso," checking the list anyway, "One that would give me energy so we could spy on Miss Salad Top. You?" "I was going to go with the Mega Caffeinated Coffee with a dash of candy cane sugar," Pinkie Pie replied. Surprised, I looked at her and said"They make those?" , signing the waiter to come over, "This place is amazing." "Yes?" the waiter, a brown coated unicorn stallion with a red mane, asked, "What would you like to drink?" I looked at the server and said "An espresso with two shots for me, she, however, would like..." "...a Mega Caffeinated Coffee with candy cane sugar," the pink mare spoke up, cutting the stallion off as she handed the menus to the waiter. "I will be back with those in a few minutes," the waiter said, taking the order down and taking the menus before disappearing into the building. I laughed and said "He's freaked out, I guess he isn't used to dealing with you Pinkie." "I can see that," the pink mare shot back. We both looked over towards the other side of the street. We both saw Salad top beginning to get angry about something. We both saw that Salad Top was changing form. I then looked to Pinkie and said “Oh! That explains everything...” Pinkie cuts me off and says “...Ooh! Chrysalis must want to ask Peachy for peaches!” I had a puzzled grin on my face and said “Please tell me you didn’t just say that Peachy sells Peaches to ponies in Ponyville. She doesn’t sell fruit, she merely helps all ponies discover their true selves.” Pinkie then went over and said "Hiya Chrysalis," Pinkie kept bouncing around the mare while the other pony held their drinks, "We have a couple of questions for you." "I'm not Chrysalis," Salad proclaimed softly, "My name is Salad Top. I am most certainly not the Queen of the Changelings. Just a simple restaurant worker buying ingredients that are in low supply right now." "Right," Pinkie continued, not paying attention to her protests, "keep telling yourself that. Now, we were wondering why you're following our friend Peachy Keen and spying on her. And I personally want to know what you're buying that isn't tomatoes, Ooh is it Peaches?" "First, I’m not buying peaches. Secondly, Like I already told you," Salad said, "I'm buying things that are in low supply at the restaurant that I work in, and it just so happens that both me and this Peachy Keen were in the same place at the same time. And what are you drinking?" "Mega Caffeinated Coffee with candy cane sugar," Pinkie answered, "and Wisdom here is drinking an espresso. But enough about us, tell us why you are spying on our friends." "Stop asking me the same question," Salad insisted, "I do not know who this Rocket Sky is. Nor am I spying on anypony who might be a friend of his. So please, stop asking me why I'm spying on Miss Peachy. We are in the same place at the same time and that's final. Leave me alone." "Did you know that Rocket Sky has an impressive amount of magical energy?" Pinkie asked, as if it would cause Salad to reveal herself, "I noticed when I was on break that his power is great." "I do not care," Salad shouted, turning on the annoying mare, "Let me repeat myself for the hundredth time. I do not know who this Rocket Sky is, I do not care how much magical power he contains, I was not following Miss Peachy Keen and her little friends, and I am NOT the Changeling Queen Chrysalis." I stood in front of Salad Top and said "Denial is a bad thing, but if you choose to deny the truth and instead accept the falsity of your lies you will soon lose what really matters to you. Never forget that my student and you will prosper well in the world. Come along Pinkie." We disappeared around the corner. We hid on a roof and watched Salad Top. . .A.K.A Chrysalis walk away. "Think she'll do anything interesting?" Pinkie asked, While we sat on a rooftop, drinking our drinks as we watched Salad Top. I looked on and said "Its not that she'll do something interesting, but that she'll eventually lead us to the reason why she's following Peachy and the Crusaders. Besides, we can always spy on her without her knowing we're here. Now, would you like some sugar for this stakeout?" Pinkie looked at me and said “Sure!” More treats arrived and we feasted while watching Salad Top walk off in the distance. Later that night, Tick Tock invited Peachy and I over to his party. When we arrived Peachy asked me if Rocket was coming. I looked at her and said, “No, he was too tired to come, so he is back at the library going to bed. She looked onward and said “he’s going to miss such a great party. Pinkie Popped out of nowhere and said “It’s time to Party!” She grabbed us, and took us inside. When we got inside, our arrival didn't go without some pony saying “Well! Look who just walked in, my amazing dancers and close friends, PEACHY KEEN AND WISDOM!” We were thrown on stage and I remember Tick Tock starting a beat and saying “So, lets see who truly is the best dancer!” We both started dancing and when the dancing got even faster, Tick decided it was time for a slow song. We couldn’t keep down with the music but before we fell, Ponies started getting thrown onto the stage. We looked around and saw two stallions fighting over a broken glass of apple cider. They took the fight on stage and when Tick Tock saw this, he took his headset off, slowly, then he started to approach the two stallions and just before he started to gallop towards them, Fluttershy landed in front of him and said “Please, don’t fight. . .if that’s. . .um. . .okay?” Tick Tock looked up at her and said “Okay.” Fluttershy then asked “Would you like to come over and relax, my animal friends are very good at giving massages. . .unless you're busy.” Tick tock and Fluttershy began to walk out but then they heard Peachy give a war cry and she tackled the two stallions and put each of them in a corner to think of their bad deed. We all left and returned back to our homes, I got back and went into my meditative state of mind. I fell asleep, upside down, and had sweet dreams.