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// Ponies on Ice! 
// Story: Logical Randomness 
// by HyperBlossom7 
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	Pinkie Pie was on her way to see Twilight Sparkle. She had on a scarf and two saddle bags. She had plans for the two of them today, and she intended to pull the bookworm out of her library. Pinkie Pie bounced up to the door of Ponyville's Library and knocked several times. She knocked at a rhythm she knew only Twilight would recognize. A few moments later the door opened and Pinkie Pie saw a slightly annoyed baby dragon. 

"What a surprise to see you here," said Spike sarcastically. "Did you want to come in?" 

"Duh," said Pinkie Pie with a giggle. "Now let me in, it's freezing!" 

Spike sighed and stepped out of the way so Pinkie could go inside. Naturally she found the bookworm reading a book while taking notes at her desk. She walked to Twilight's side and smiled at her studious marefriend.

"Hey Twilight, whatcha doing?" she asked her usual question.

Twilight gave her usual answer, "Studying."

"That's what you did yesterday, and the day before that," Pinkie Pie said, her voice almost rising to a whiny tone. "I want to do something fun with you today! Please?" 

Twilight looked at her marefriend and saw that the party pony was using big blue teary eyes on her. She sighed and saved her place in the book she had opened. She could never resist those eyes, and Pinkie Pie knew it. She set her quill back in its spot and turned to Pinkie Pie. 

"Did you have something planned for us?" she asked.

"Yep!" Pinkie Pie turned her head towards the saddlebag she had on her back. She pulled out four pairs of ice skates. "I'm going to teach you how to ice skate." 

Twilight's eyes widened at the skates and she swallowed nervously. "I don't know Pinkie, you know how my first time went when we did Winter Wrap Up."

"Aw Twi, don't worry!" said Pinkie with a grin. "First of all, we won't be on a schedule. This will just be for fun. And I'll be right by your side the whole time."

Twilight glanced towards her desk and then back to Pinkie Pie. "Well, all right. Why not, I could use a break," she finally agreed.

"Yay!" Pinkie Pie cheered. "Come on!" 

She put the skates back in her saddle bag. Twilight looked towards Spike, but the baby dragon had already gone to bed. She shrugged, deciding her number one assistant should have a break as well. Twilight Sparkle went to get her own scarf before following Pinkie Pie out of the library. The two walked through Ponyville together to one of the frozen lakes just outside the earth pony town. 

They trudged through the snow to the edge of the lake. Pinkie Pie took the skates back out and handed one set to Twilight. The young unicorn used her magic to put on the skates and Pinkie Pie helped her onto the ice. As soon as they were on the smooth surface, Twilight felt her legs start to tremble slightly. She remembered how badly her first time had ended. 

Pinkie Pie pressed her body against her marefriend to keep Twilight steady, which seemed to calm the mare's fears slightly. 

"First you need to push off using your hind hooves," Pinkie Pie explained. "Use your front hooves for steering." 

Twilight attempted to move some of the weight in her body to her hind hooves and push off, but ended up sliding flat on her belly. Pinkie Pie smiled and helped Twilight back up. Twilight took a deep breath and tried again. She managed to go a little ways, and Pinkie Pie moved with her for safety. Then her forehooves gave out from under her and she fell face forward. 

Twilight's nose was pressed hard against the surface of the ice and she yelped in surprise from the cold. Pinkie Pie giggled and skated around to the front of Twilight. She helped Twilight back up and kept one hoof on her shoulder. 

"I got an idea, hold on to my tail, and I'll pull you around, okay? All you have to do is stay on your feet," Pinkie Pie suggested. 

"We could try that," said Twilight with a nod. 

So Pinkie Pie turned around and extended her tail towards Twilight. The unicorn took the tip in her mouth and kept her legs firm underneath her. Pinkie Pie pulled forward and Twilight instinctively crouched slightly. Luckily the pink earth pony was going at a slow pace, so Twilight found she could easily stay up right. She smiled, feeling more confident about being on the ice. 

The couple slid around on the icy lake for a few minutes, Pinkie Pie leading and Twilight riding along. She felt a little bit more steady and tried using her hind legs to push herself again. Pinkie Pie noticed what Twilight was doing and dared to go a little faster. It worked, and Twilight allowed herself to let go of Pinkie Pie's tail. Now she was going a little faster, but was managing to stay on her hooves. She smiled and focused on using her hooves to steer. She made a slight turn and maintained her balance. 

Pinkie Pie grinned and said, "You did it Twi!" 

Twilight looked over to her marefriend and nodded, "I know!"

Then the smile changed to a look of fear on Pinkie's face. "Twilight, look out!" 

"Huh?" Twilight looked forward and went head first into a snowy bank. 

Pinkie Pie raced to the fallen unicorn's side. Twilight's upper body was buried in snow, her rump the only thing sticking out. Pinkie Pie held back a giggle and helped her marefriend out of the snow. Twilight shook her head and her horn glowed warmly, using her magic to take the snow off of her coat.

"Twilight, are you okay?" Pinkie Pie asked, worried.

"Yeah, I am!" said Twilight, a goofy grin on her face. "That was actually really awesome!"

Pinkie Pie smiled at that response and hugged her marefriend. "Good, but you really need to pay attention when you're ice skating. You shouldn't be trying to do tricks until you're as good as me."

Twilight's grin became sheepish and she shrugged. "Oh well, it was still fun at least." 

"Want to try again?" Pinkie Pie asked. 

"Sure!" said Twilight eagerly. 

So the unicorn and the earth pony went back onto the ice and continued practicing for the rest of the afternoon.