"I know that I said I wanted a job for over the summer, but alligator sitting for Pinkie pie? That's a new low. Even for a pegasus pony who can't get her wings to get her off the ground." Scootaloo said with a groan as she tugged on Gummy, Pinkie pie's toothless pet alligator's leash, buzzing her wings furiously. Meanwhile, over at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie pie was hosting yet another of her wild and crazy parties!
"Woo hoo!" Shouted the happy party ponies as they danced to DJ Pon-3's sweet party beats. A little while after the party, Pinkie began to clean up the huge mess.
"Wow! That party was even crazier than the last seven parties!" Pinkie giggled to herself.
"Pinkie pie dear? Are you in here?" Mrs. Cakes asked as she came around the corner into the room.
"I am right here Mrs. Cakes!" Pinkie called, as she spotted a whole platter of unfinished cupcakes!
"If you don't have any other plans for tonight, would you mind watching the twins for a couple hours? We have to cater a new house down on the other side of Ponyville for a welcome to town party, do you think you can manage?" Mrs. Cakes asked.
"Of course Mrs. Cakes! I would love to help out and watch the twins!" Pinkie said as she scooped up the remaining cupcakes from the platter and deposited them into her mouth.
"Thank you so much Pinkie! Just remember, I need them to be in bed by seven o'clock. They have to be at daycare at nine ten in the morning, and I don't want them to be cranky!" Mrs. Cakes reminded.
"Sure thing Mrs. Cakes! I will have those little itty-bitty babies in bed by exactly seven o'clock!" Pinkie assured her. A little while later, the Cakes had fed the twins and were heading out the door.
"Thanks again, Pinkie!" Mr. Cakes said as he and Mrs. Cakes began to pull carts full of delicious treats to the new house.
"Don't bother waiting up for us, we will be home very late!" Mrs. Cakes called.
"Bye bye!" Pinkie waved. She walked back into the house and got the twins out of their high chairs where they had been eating dinner. She played games and toys with them until around six fifteen, gave them a bedtime snack, and carried them upstairs so they could be tucked into bed.
"Ah." Pinkie sighed grateful that the twins were finally asleep. She looked over her shoulder at the twins bedroom and smiled. Seeing the twins so peaceful and at rest gave her some comfort for what she was about to do. She trotted down the stairs to the main counter where all the candy and cupcakes were stored. She leaned down and scooped up some candy and cupcakes into the crook of her arm. Then, making sure the no pony was peeking through the windows, or spying on her, she put her hoof on an unnoticed part of the wall. This revealed a secret passageway to a special section of the basement that nobody but her knew about. She walked down the long spiral stairs until she came to a door. She pushed open the door to reveal a very dark room. As she walked in, her eyes gradually became accustomed to the darkness in the room. The room was round in shape, had a vaulted ceiling and had there been any lights to see, the walls were a deep navy blue in color. She came to the middle of the room and threw the sweets onto the floor. "There! Are you happy now?" Pinkie yelled.
"Yes of course, Ms. Pinkie! I am most pleased with your delectable confectionary delights!" A mysterious voice said, whisking the treats into a whirlwind of dark green and bright blue magic.
"We can't keep this secret forever you know." Pinkie said nervously looking around the room.
"You are most correct, oh Pink one." Came the voice again. Suddenly, the pony who was speaking came into view. He was a unicorn, practiced in dark magic. His horn was blood red, and was see through, like crystal. His deep green eyes glittered with pure evil and hatred. His mane was a lime green with crimson red streaks. His coat was a brilliant navy blue. His cutie mark was a crystal spear. His name was, Crystal Shard! He had been defeated long ago, but the candy that Pinkie had given him was giving him was giving him enough strength that he could get his magical powers back. Terrified, Pinkie slowly backed up the stairs. When she turned around to run, a cloud of his magic grabbed her tail, and quickly surrounded her body, dragging her back into the dark room. She struggled against him, trying to escape, when something caught her eye. It was a screen, and it flickered and flashed until it finally turned on.
"Rainbow dash?" Came the sound of Pinkie's surprised, and quite muffled voice.
"Oh yes Madame Pie! It is your good friend Rainbow dash!" Crystal Shard snarled. The screen showed Rainbow and Daring do having a sleepover at Rainbow's cloud house. At the moment, they were playing board games and cracking funny jokes. Pinkie, upon seeing that the stallion was distracted, wriggled her way out of his magic and tried to creep away. "And just where do you think you are going?" Crystal Shard said laughing with wicked glee as he caught her in his magic and dragged her back, forcing her to sit and watch the screen. "We will stay here and watch this grand adventure unfold. But first, I believe that we should give Miss Daring do a little annoyance." He said as his horn flared up, sending out a beam of light, then went out, as he laughed manically.