//------------------------------// // Phycology and Cutie Marks // Story: Pinkie's Diet // by RainbowFlash96 //------------------------------// "Now, Pinkie, why do you eat sweets?" Twilight asked. Pinkie Pie was lying on one of Twilight's couches, while Twilight was taking notes. "Well, Duh! They're super delicious! How could you not want to eat sweets? Like cookies and candy and cake and cupcakes and-" "I get it!" Twilight yelled, "What I mean is that I understand why you like them, but you didn't tell me why you eat them." "Silly Twilight, that's the same question!" "No, Pinkie, I'm trying to figure out if your addiction to sugar is part of an underlying psychological issue." "An underlying phyco-whatty what now?" "An underlying psy-cho-lo-gi-cal issue." "What does that mean?" "It means I want to find out if something in your past has had an impact on you, and has made you want to consume all of these treats." "OOHHhhoooo. I got you." "Alright now, Pinkie, what has happened to you that would compel you to want to eat this food?" "Well, It all started when I was just a filly..." "And that was how Equestria was made!" Pinkie said. Twilight stared at her with a confused expression, "What?" "Well," Pinkie said and started to get off the couch, "this has been fun. Maybe next time I'll tell you about the first time I had a cupcake." Twilight shoved a hoof into Pinkie. "Sit. We are not done here." Pinkie reluctantly sat back down. "Pinkie, you have only recently gotten this big, what really happened?" "Alright, well, you and the girls have been really busy and I've been super duper bored. After a while, I just started to fill my time with baking... and eating." "I see." Twilight said while she wrote something on the paper. "I never really wanted to get this big, it just sort of happened." Pinkie said, tearing up a bit. Twilight gave Pinkie a hug, "Aw, Pinkie Pie, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was our fault. Don't worry, we'll help you get back to normal." "Thank you, Twilight." *knock knock knock* "I'll get it." Twilight said. She got up and trotted towards the door. She opened it up to find no other than the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Oh, hello girls. You're just in time, I'm just finishing up here, and then she's all yours." Twilight said smiling. "Thanks, Twilight." Sweetie Belle said. "This is going to be so cool." Scootaloo said "Yeah, thanks Twilight." Applebloom said. Pinkie's ears twitched at the sound of the three voices she just heard. She slowly turned her head to look at the three fillies that were coming into the library. Pinkie's pupils dilated and she began to sweat. Fear ran through her whole body. "Hey, Pinkie Pie." Scootaloo said. Pinkie didn't answer; she just kept staring at them. "Pinkie, are ya okay?" Applebloom asked. "Y-yeah, I'm f-fine." "Good, because we have something really great planned for you today." Sweetie Belle said "What?" "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS TRIATHLON CONTESTANTS YAY!!!!!" The three fillies yelled as they all bumped hooves. Twilight and Pinkie both cringed from the noise. "Well, girls, that sounds like fun." Twilight said. "Yeah, mah sis gave me and the girls the idea. She said it was a great way ta exercise." Appleblooom said. "Heh, that sounds really fun, but there are not triathlons in Ponyville any time soon so.... I'll just be go-" "Sit." Twilight commanded. Pinkie sat back down reluctantly, and pouted a little. "You're right, Pinkie. But Applejack set up a whole course over at Sweet Apple Acres just fer us. Isn't that great?" "Yeah great." "Okay, so first we swim back and forth ten times in that pond over there," Applebloom pointed a hoof in that direction, "then we ride our bikes around the east apple field. And finally, we run around the west apple field." "Good plan, Applebloom," Sweetie Belle said. "Thanks." "Girls, are you sure this is a good idea?" Pinkie said. "Of course it is! And don't worry, Pinkie, we'll make sure you don't slack off!" Scootaloo said as she hopped onto her scooter. "Wait, you aren't running the course with me?" Pinkie asked. "Of course not." Scootaloo said as she put her helmet on, while Sweetie Belle and Applebloom hopped into the wagon. "W-WHY NOT?" "'Cuz we don't need the exercise. You on the other hoof, do need it." Applebloom explained. "Come on, Pinkie it won't be that bad." Sweetie Belle said. Pinkie was slowly walking towards the pond with Scootaloo riding her scooter right next to her. Scootaloo feeling bored by the lack of speed. They finally made it to the pond, and Pinkie hesitantly walked up to the edge. "Three...." Sweetie Belle said. "Now girls, let's think about this." Pinkie pleaded. "Two...." Applebloom said. "How about I give you all free cupcakes for a week?" Pinkie asked. "ONE!!!!" Scootaloo shouted as Applebloom blew on her whistle. Pinkie jumped from the noise, and landed belly first into the pond creating an enormous splash that soaked the three fillies. Pinkie was usually very quick, but in her current state, it took her almost a whole minute to do a single lap. "Come on, Pinkie, you can do it!" Sweetie Belle cheered. "This is going to take a while, isn't it?" Scootaloo asked. "It sure is." "Alright so, Pinkie, since you took forever to finish the swimming part of the course..." Applebloom started. "We have to stop because you took up all our time with you!!!" Scootaloo finished. "Sorry." Applebloom tried to calm the annoyed Scootaloo. "It's alright, " Sweetie Belle said, "we gave you some exercise at least. Now it's my sister's turn, and she's taking you for lunch." "Good, because I'm starving!" "Yoooo-Whooo! Over here!!" Rarity yelled. Pinkie Pie and the three Cutie Mark Crusaders all turned their heads to see Rarity. She was wearing a fancy dress, and had an umbrella on to shade her from the sun. "Um, Rarity. Why are you dresses so fancy, we're just going for lunch?" "True, daring, but I still want to look good doing it." Rarity said matter-of-factly. The three fillies rolled their eyes, but Pinkie just stood up and followed Rarity to lunch. "Well that wasn't a complete failure, was it?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Ah don't know, but maybe we got our cutie marks in coaching?!" Applebloom suggested. All three excitingly looked back at heir flanks. All three looks of excitement turned to disappointment when they realized there were no cutie marks there. All three groaned in unison. "Hey, nopony wants to be a coach anyway." Scootaloo said. "Yeah, I guess you're right." "Let's go try to get our Librarian cutie marks!" "Yeah!!!" "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS LIBRARIANS!! YAY!!!"