//------------------------------// // Colgate's Choice // Story: Cupcakes and Toothpaste // by JourneyCatMLP //------------------------------// Colgate trotted through the streets on her way home. Her friend Carrot Top had just given her a fresh new batch of her very best crops. Carrot Top knew how much Colgate preferred fresh food, since Colgate rarely ate sweets. Colgate had always seen sugary food as the worst enemy to teeth. Because of this, she simply could not understand why so many ponies ate so much junk food. It wasn't just bad for their teeth, she knew, it was bad for their health overall. Colgate always turned down sweet offers. She didn't mean to be picky, but she saw sugar as a hungry monster wanting to satisfy itself by feasting away at teeth. If Colgate were to lose her teeth to sugar, she would absolutely never, ever have it again in her entire life. The sun was glimmering in the cloudless sky. Rainbow Dash had really shown herself off today, Colgate thought with a smile. Ponies trotting along the road waved at Colgate. Some thanked her for her work at the dentist. Colgate wasn't going to rub it in, but she knew just how talented she was at her job. You show her a cavity, and she'll either have it filled or the tooth removed in just a minute. What Colgate wanted to learn about was working with braces and other orthodontic tools. "Hi!" Pinkie Pie greeted. Colgate's minty fresh mane went spiky and her irises shrunk. She jumped, sending the carrots in her saddlebags everywhere. Colgate shook herself up and looked at Pinkie Pie, standing in front of her with an enormous grin spreading literally from ear to ear. Colgate sighed; was the pink party pony going to offer her a cupcake? But Pinkie Pie knew very well that Colgate didn't like to eat pastries. Pinkie just kept standing there, beginning to worry Colgate. With an awkward, toothy smile, Colgate turned around to retrieve her escaped carrots. when she finished, Pinkie was still standing there, smiling all the while. "Uumm....hey, Pinkie Pie, sorry I was so quiet. It's just that you came out of nowhere, and you startled me, and I didn't know what to say," Colgate apologized nervously. "Is there something you want from me?" Pinkie giggled and her cotton candy mane bounced as she jumped with excitement. "I wanted to offer you a visit to Sugarcube Corner! I've always felt like you were missing out, what with you not wanting to try sweets and all," the pink Earth pony answered. Sugarcube Corner. The bakery's name didn't click with Colgate. She had seen many ponies enter and come back out with their muzzles covered in frosting and sprinkles. For Colgate's entire life spent in Ponyville, she had never set hoof in the bakery. Some ponies wondered why that was. As Colgate thought, Pinkie's mane deflated slightly. "Oh...I was hoping you would say 'yes'. Most ponies do. Oh well, you don't have to come," Pinkie said softly. Colgate's ears fell upon seeing a very saddened Pinkie Pie. She much preferred her good attitude. Just as Pinkie turned around to slowly trot away, Colgate hurried up to her side. "Hey, Pinkie, don't be like that. Look, I'll spend some time at Sugarcube Corner if you like," she told her. Instantly, Pinkie Pie's mane floofed back up. Pinkie leapt around in circles. "I knew you would say yes at some point!" she said happily. Colgate felt relieved with making Pinkie Pie fell better. After all, a dentist must be nice to not just their patients, but ponies in general. Together, both mares walked to the local bakery, the whole time Colgate wondering if she had just made the right choice.