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// Pinkie Pie Breaks Down 
// Story: (SiC) Part 3 - Pinkie Pie's Sugary Problem 
// by Brian Jacko 
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	 Twilight paced around the doctor's office while waiting for her friend. 

Pinkie eventually came out with a look of sorrow and fear on her face. 

Twilight came over to Pinkie. "So, what's the deal Pinkie? Are you healthy?" 

Pinkie put her head down and sighed, "I have type two diabetes." 

Twilight Sparkle nodded her head with understanding. "Well, it looks like we'd better start you on a new diet, Pinkie. Remember that you Pinkie Pie sweared and everything."

While walking to the library, Twilight couldn't help but notice that Pinkie wasn't her usual self. She looked worried and she was walking, rather than bouncing. 

When they reached the library, Twilight used her magic and out came a barrage of books. Twilight levitated a book on the table and opened it. She read out loud to her friend. "Carbohydrates are one of the major food categories in a type two diabetes diet. They provide fuel for the body in the form of glucose. Glucose is a sugar that is the primary means of energy for all of the body's cells. It says here that a reasonable amount of fat and protein are good for you as well, Pinkie, along with some fiber. Fiber helps balance out blood sugar by delaying sugar absorption. That sounds just like what you need, Pinkie! Fiber also helps promote weight loss too. It says here, that we need to feed you lots of foods like fruits and vegetables, beans, whole grain foods, and most importantly, avoid things like white rice and white bread. We're going to get you on a whole grain diet. No more junk food for you, missy!"

Pinkie groaned. She was tired, and all of this thinking was hurting her head. 

Twilight sent Spike out to the market to get the special foods needed for Pinkie Pie. 

When he returned, Pinkie was sound asleep because her blood sugar had crashed. 

Spike cooked up a healthy meal and served the two ponies waiting for dinner. 

Pinkie had never eaten healthy food before. She gnawed on a celery stick, unhappily. "Twiiiiiliiiiight! This is torture! Are we even going to have any dessert after this!?" Pinkie asked in a whiny voice. 

Twilight Sparkle shook her head no and said, "Nope! If you would like, you may have a REASONABLE amount of dessert when you get home though. We all need to be shown tough love sometimes Pinkie."

Pinkie slowly finished her meal and left. 

When she got home, she piled twenty scoops of ice cream into a gigantic bowl and carried a large jar of cookies upstairs. "A totally reasonable amount," Pinkie said in a mocking voice. Pinkie bucked the door open and realized that the window was open. "Hmmmm. I could have sworn I had shut that window before I left today." Pinkie closed the window and popped in a movie.

As she was about to take a bite of her ice cream, a blue figure zipped out from under her bed and tackled her to the floor. She was pinned down and couldn't move.

Rainbow Dash stood above her and looked down at her with a rather disappointed look on her face. "Pinkie Pie, is that what you call a reasonable amount of dessert? What did Twilight Sparkle just tell you?" 

Pinkie struggled to break free, but Rainbow was too strong. Pinkie stopped struggling and said, "But how did you know about this, Rainbow? Why aren't you out clearing the skies today?" 

Rainbow got off of Pinkie and put the jar of cookies and bowl of ice cream on the desk. She looked back at Pinkie and said, "Twilight found me and told me to keep an eye on you. I found another pegasus to cover my shift for today so that I could keep a watch on you and what you're eating. Apparently, you and Twilight's definition of reasonable, are two totally different things. I made sure to see that you had a normal portion of ice cream which shouldn't exceed any more than one or two scoops at most."

Pinkie Pie stomped both her front hooves on the ground. "Why that no good meanie, Twilight Sparkle! How dare she act like she can control what I eat! I'll show her a thing or two! Why I ought to go over there and...Mmmph mmmph!"

Rainbow Dash shoved an apple in Pinkie's mouth. 

Pinkie Pie spit the apple out and lunged over to her desk where her dessert was. 

"Oh no you don't, Pinkie," Rainbow called out as she flew after her. Rainbow tackled her to the ground and they both rolled around the floor struggling. 

Pinkie Pie sunk her teeth into one of Rainbow's wings. 

Rainbow Dash hollered out in pain and let go of Pinkie. 

Pinkie Pie ran over to the desk and grabbed her dessert. She then ran to the corner of the room and was breathing heavily. Her mane had flattened out and she transformed into Pinkamena Diane Pie.

Just then, the door flew open and there stood her four other friends. 

"STAY BACK! STAY BACK or I'll eat all of this ice cream and cookies. I have a spoon and I know how to use it!" Pinkie said as she pointed the spoon at her friends in a threatening way. She dug out a huge scoop of ice cream and put it near her mouth. 

Twilight stepped forward and said, "Well, well, well. I'm glad I sent Rainbow to check on you. Pinkie, you need to calm down. What happened to following my advice?" 

Pinkie ate the ice cream off the spoon. "You said I could have a reasonable amount, and this is reasonable to me!" Pinkie said with a mouthful of ice cream. 

Fluttershy nervously spoke up. "Pinkie, please put the spoon down and listen to..." 

"NO!" Pinkie yelled out and began to devour all of the ice cream in the bowl.

Rainbow Dash lunged at her and knocked the bowl out of her hooves. 

Pinkie Pie was somehow able to buck her off. 

Applejack stepped in and pinned Pinkie down to the floor. There was no escaping Applejack. She was much stronger than Rainbow Dash, thanks to all of that hard work on the farm. "I reckon ya need to have a lil' time out now, Pinkie. Ya caused enough trouble fer now."

Pinkie gave up resisting against Applejack and lay there panting on the floor. "Applejack! Let me go! I can't breathe!" 

Applejack looked sternly at her and said, "Girl, ya sure better promise that you'll behave, missy, or next time I'm gonna really make sure that yer sorry. Ya hear?" 

"I Pinkie Pie swear that I'll be good, just please let me go!" Pinkie cried out.

Applejack let Pinkie go.

Rarity came over and took what was left of the dessert away and went downstairs. 

Pinkie just sat there in disbelief. Her mane and tail drooped low to the floor. 

Rarity came back with another bowl of dessert for Pinkie. She placed it by Pinkie and said, "You can still have some dessert, this is a reasonable amount and it's healthy!" 

Pinkie scratched her head with her hoof and asked, "Why are you girls giving me more ice cream after I just ate some?" 

Rarity smiled and said, "Oh Pinkie, this isn't ice cream, it's yogurt and it's much healthier for you. Go on, have a bite." 

Pinkie Pie sniffed the bowl and licked at the yogurt. She turned her head in disgust and bucked the bowl away. 

The bowl flew through the air and landed on Rainbow's face. Rainbow gladly licked her whole face clean.

"It's just not the same!" Pinkie protested. "If I can't have anything I want, then I don't want to eat at all! You girls can't watch me forever!" Pinkie Pie zipped past her friends and ran down to the kitchen. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cake blocked her path. 

Mr. Cake was holding a rolling pin and patting it against his other hoof, as he looked down at Pinkie. "Pinkie, we had to make some arrangements down here," he said. "We had to put locks on all of the cookie jars, cabinets, freezers, and refrigerators. You have been eating way too much of our supplies and it's starting to cost us a lot. You are not allowed to run the shop or bake any treats for a while until you get the help you need. We hired a temporary employee to keep the shop running while you're in rehab." 

Pinkie's jaw hit the floor. "You're sending m-m-me to rehab? Where am I going?" she asked.

"Nowhere," Mr. Cake replied. "You're staying here with us and thanks to your friends, who love you very much, they will be in charge of rehabilitating you."

Pinkie looked over to her friends with a terrified look on her face. 

Applejack grinned and gave her a playful wink.

"But....but....but it's just not fair," Pinkie protested. 

"I'm sorry, Pinkie, but it's for your own good," Mr. Cake said. 'Now off to bed! We'll be keeping an eye on you. Starting tomorrow, you are going to start your training. Goodnight!"

Pinkie Pie walked back up the stairs with her head low. She shut the door and laid on the floor. 

Out from under the bed, Gummy came waddling out. 

Pinkie took her front leg and extended it. 

Gummy gladly opened his mouth and latched on to her leg. 

"It's no use, Gummy. My friends don't love me anymore. I can't go on without my sweets. Oh wait! I bet they forgot about my hidden stash of cookies and cupcakes!" Pinkie looked under the bed, but there was nothing there. She looked under her pillow case, but there were no cookies. Pinkie sighed and curled up in a ball next to the foot of the bed. She fell asleep quickly.