//------------------------------// // Getting started // Story: MiP - Mares in Pink // by XyroX //------------------------------// So many parties, and so little time! I think I'll go crazy! I'm Pinkie Pie. Haha, of course you know that. You know what really makes me lose my mind sometimes? When there are multiple parties on the same day, and I can't be at all of them! But I know a solution for that, right? I mean, I did this before, once. Fine, I'll admit, it wasn't the best day in my life, but today I have a plan! That's why I'm here again, in the Everfree Forest, in this small cave. I promised Twilight to never come here again, but I can't see how there are parties with ponies waiting for Pinkie Pie, and I can't make them happy because I'm busy making other ponies happy, at another party. Twilight will understand that. But she mustn't ever find out! ________________________________________________________________________________ "Uuuh, I'm so excited! Should I really do it? Well, of course I should! Silly me, what could go wrong? I have a plan this time!" One step.. aaaand it's done! "Hello, Pinkie Number 2!" I guess I could have thought of names before coming here. "Uh, uh, I'm you! And you're me! So, we're us?" "Listen, Pinkie-2. The last time I came here ended in pure chaos. Fun chaos, of course, I mean there were a looot of me's, but in the end I was happy when it all was over. So sit down and listen." That's going to be hard work, I think. But it will cause soooo much fun, it'll be totally worth it! "I'm Pinkie-1. I'm the Alpha-Pinkie, the original, you see? You can call me the queen, or the ruler. If I say something, you'll do it. Could you stop making grimaces for just a moment, please?" "But I'm you, so that means I'm Alpha-Pinkie, too, doesn't it? I mean, we both look the same." "Yes, we do, but still I'm Alpha-Pinkie. And you know why? Because" Where's this damn necklace? Ah, there it is. "I have this." "Uuuh, it's shiny! I want something like that, too!" "No, you can't have something like that. That is the symbol of Alpha-Pinkie, you hear? And as I'm Alpha-Pinkie now, I forbid you to ever wear this necklace!" "Aaw, this isn't fun at all." I admit, I'm a bit sorry for her, or me, but that's totally necessary if I wanted this to work. "Now, I'll give you the first task. Just jump into this pool, that's simple!" "You mean I can go swimming? I love swimming!" Well, that wasn't too difficult. "Uh, what happened? I wanted to swim! Hey, who are you? I mean, you're me, but who are you anyway?" Pinkie-3 arrived, great. I think I'll just keep producing more Pinkies and explain everything when I have enough me's, so I don't have to do this over and over again. ________________________________________________________________________________ "Listen, Pinkies!" Hihi, I feel like a queen. I'm the queen of the me's! "I am Pinkie Pie, just like you all are. But, I'm also the real Pinkie Pie! You see this necklace? This means I'm Alpha-Pinkie! You all have to do what I tell you." "Is this a game? When can I be Alpha-Pinkie?" "I want to be Alpha-Pinkie first!" "I was the first not-Alpha-Pinkie, so I'll be the next Alpha-Pinkie!" "Be quite, all of.. me? Nopony is going to be the next Alpha-Pinkie. I'll always be! Now listen close. We're all here for a reason. In Ponyville are too much parties for me to be at every single one" "Ooooh no! That's not good! Missing fun!" "That's the reason why we're here today. I founded a secret organization, the 'Mares in Pink', or short 'MiP', to do something against that disgrace. After we built our secret cave in the Everfree Forest-" "Uh, spooky!" "I'll give you from time to time orders to go to a party I can't go to, you understand?" "Building a secret cave does sound like fun! When can we start? Let's start now!" Sigh.. "Yes, we'll start in a few minutes. Now form a line. I'll give each of you a special horseshoe to identify you. Here we go.. Pinkie-2! Next.. Pinkie-3!..." Again, not the best names, but they'll do the job... ________________________________________________________________________________ After I gave every me a numbered horseshoe, it was time to start building our headquarter. "Anyme knows how to use these tools?" Silly real-me, of course not. But I'm sure having no idea what we're doing will double the fun! "Listen, Pinkies. I have to do some Alpha-Pinkie-things, and I want you to finish work here, alright? Pinkie-6 has the plans I drew. We want this building to be exactly like that, OK?" "Okey-dokey-lokey" Even though it's super important to finish the Pinkie-cave, I mustn't miss any fun with my friends! Let's see how they're doing! I just exited the forest when I saw Twilight and Spike. "Twilight! Twiiiliiight! Hey, over here! Spikeeyyy!" I ran towards them waving. "Oh, hey Pinkie. What are you doing?" "I just came out of the forest and saw you two here. It must've been hours since our last meeting!" "Well, I think we can't be together all the time, can we? I'm sure you have to do important things from time to time." "Yeah, sure, but I think we'll soon be able to spend much more time together!" "What do you mean?" "Ah, you'll see!" I winked. Twilight froze for a moment, looking at me, then at the Everfree Forest. Keep it down, Pinkie. She mustn't notice anything, at least not as long as the cave isn't finished!