The day was perfect. The sun was shinning. The birds were chirping. Not a single cloud in the sky. Everypony was enjoying the wonderful weather. Well, almost everypony except one unicorn who had locked herself in her basement laboratory.
“Divide by 0…carry the cupcake…multiply by the last number of pi…” the unicorn rambled, “It still doesn't work, but why?”
The door to the laboratory slowly opened. In came a baby dragon of short stature. He was carrying a tray filled with hay sandwiches and orange juice. “Twilight, are you okay?” he asked. When he got no response, he cautiously walked down the staircase. What he did hear was the sound of a calculator which told him there was still life in the basement.
“Twilight?” he asked again.
“I’m here, Spike.” Twilight responded, “Still trying to figure out this formula.”
“Still?” Spike began to chuckle as he sat the tray next to Twilight, “We both know that’s impossible. Now, eat something. You look starved.”
“I’ll eat when-“Twilight’s stomach let out a loud roar. A blush began to appear on her cheeks as she levitated a sandwich to her lips.
One bite was all it took for her hunger to show its true form. She scarfed down the rest of the sandwich and grabbed a second.Before Spike could speak, the second one was gone and Twilight was greedily drinking the orange juice. With a satisfied sigh, Twilight put down the empty glass of orange, and then grabbed another sandwich. This time, she ate it slowly.
“Don’t you just wonder how she does it Spike?” Twilight asked as she took a bite of the nearly gone sandwich.
“Yeah I do, but some things are better left a mystery, “Spike responded, “Plus, I don’t believe anyone can actually figure out how she does it.”
“But I believe I’m so close…I’m just missing one crucial element.”
“Knowing Pinkie, it’s probably something outrageous…or something simple, like sugar.”
“Sugar…by Celestia!”
Twilight ran over to her workstation, and began to crunch numbers into her calculator. As she did her calculations, she would mumble incoherently. Spike couldn't understand what she was saying, but he managed to catch a few words: Glucose, Sugar rush, Pinkie sense, Cupcakes, and Unlimited energy.
“Spike…I did it.”
“Did what, Twilight?”
“I broke the Pinkie Code!”
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“Girls…I have gathered you here, so you can witness the impossible” Twilight announced.
In the Golden Oak library, the Mane six were crowed in Twilight’s living room. All were sitting down except Twilight who was in the middle of the room. Her mane was uncombed, bags were underneath her eyes, and she could barely hold herself up, but a huge smile was permanently formed onto her face.
“What’s this all about, Twi?” Applejack questioned, “I got apples that need bucking.”
“…and animals that need feeding…” Fluttershy whispered.
“…and outfits to designed…” Rarity said
“…and to practice” added Rainbow Dash.
“…” Pinkie said nothing which surprised everyone.
Twilight simply nodded. She began walking towards the kitchen, stumbled, and then kept going. Moments of silenced pasted between the Elements. None of them knew or wanted to say anything. Before it became too awkward, Twilight returned with one cupcake. It looked terrible, yet smelled delicious.
“We all have witnessed Pinkie Pie’s antics. You know, when she disappears, walks on air, twist her body in weird ways, or pulls items seemingly out of nowhere. We have accepted it under the assumption that it is just Pinkie Pie. No longer! I have figured out the way she does it. This cupcake has 100 times the amount of the sugar that any regular cupcake has. Why? Well I don’t know.”
“Twilight! Don’t !” Pinkie yelled.
It was too late. Twilight had already bitten into the cupcake. She chewed it thoroughly and swallowed. At first nothing happened, but then she began to vibrate uncontrollably until she disappeared. The group seemed not to worry since, Twilight could teleport. Maybe she was doing prank. Pinkie, on the other hoof, seemed genuinely worried.
“Girls! We have to find her!” Pinkie yelled, starting to become frantic.
“No need to worry, Pinkie. I right here.” said Twilight from above.
The ponies look up to see Twilight, still shaking, walking on the ceiling. Her horn wasn't glowing nor were there any wires. “I told you I figured it out. Wait! I got to see if I can do this!” Everypony in the room must have blinked because when they opened their eyes, Twilight was on the floor, holding Celestia. “Oh, hello everypony.” Celestia greeted. When they blinked again, she was gone.
Twilight, with a boatload of satisfaction, twisted her body, and then corkscrewed back to regular. Everypony was amazed that Twilight had really figured out Pinkie’s powers. They watched as Twilight brought forth item after item. Spike, Big Mac, a sign, Daisy the cow, Luna, jewels, and Pinkies party cannon were powerless against Twilight’s new powers. Pinkie, getting frightened, ran and tackled Twilight and both disappeared.
“Where did they go?” chorused the remaining ponies.
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Recovering from the tackle, Twilight opened her eyes. “AHH!!” She was in a space of nothing, but white. She couldn't place her hooves down on anything solid. She seemed to be floating. She started flailing around unsure of where she was, how she got there, or if this place was even real or just some break in her consciousness because she figured out Pinkie’s ways.
“Calm down, Twilight.” Pinkie said casually, “You’re safe.”
“Do you not see where we are?” Twilight snapped.
“Of course I do. I call it the “In between zone”. It is how I travel quickly, and where I store items.”
“So how do you contort your body and walk on air?”
“I do a lot of yoga and a unicorn owed me a favor a while back. Let’s just say I can walk on anything.”
Twilight hesitantly stopped flailing and calmed down. Moments passed and she felt a solid surface form underneath her hooves. With a sigh of relief, she sat. Then she began to notice that Pinkie Pie was surprisingly calm. Too calm.
“Why are you so calm?”
“You know that you have made a crucial mistake, don’t you?” Pinkie asked, ignoring Twilight’s question.
“What do you mean?”
“No one else was suppose to know about this place,” Pinkie face-hoofed, “You couldn't leave well enough alone. You just had to figure out why."
“Yeah…sorry…Why sugar?”
“To enter this realm, your mind needs to be able to comprehend lots information at fast rate. By constantly being in a sugar high, I can access this realm at anytime. Oh, and my mind is busy comprehending this place, so I remain calm.” Pinkie explained
“Oh…”
“Ugh, they’re going to be so pissed at me.”
“Who?”
“The guardians…”
"Guardians...of what?"
"I'm...not sure...They just kinda float around doing nothing, but I think they help Celestia...maybe"
Pinkie walked over to a spot and started drawing a circle into the white background. As her hoof swirled, light shinned from the outline of the circle. Twilight was unsure what was going on, so she decided to keep quiet and watch. Pinkie finished drawing the circle. She grabbed its edges and pulled a piece of white away. It revealed the rest of their friends standing perfectly still in Twilight’s library.
“Come on. We gotta leave before the sugar wears off. If we don’t our ,minds will snap…or explode. I forget which.” Pinkie pondered.
“Okay…Let’s go then.” Twilight rushed
“Oh and when we enter our realm, only you can understand my gibberish. Try to remain level headed and listen closely. We may be able to survive.”
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“Where did they go?” chorused the remaining ponies.
“We’re here,everpony!” assured Twilight.
“Where’d ya go?” questioned Applejack.
“Uhhh…”
“WE DON”T HAVE TIME FOR THIS,” Interrupted, more like saved, Pinkie, “WE HAVE TO PREPARE!”
“Prepare for what exactly?” questioned Dash, lifting an eyebrow.
“NOT WHAT! WHO!”
“Them who?”
“THEM!!”
The room began to shake. Books fell from the shelves and exploded across the floor; the pages flew everywhere. Temporarily blinded and unable to keep balance, the ponies and dragon all crashed into each other. When they got up, nothing appeared. The room was just as empty before the commotion happened. Everypony except Pinkie and Twilight stood up. The others just stared, dumbfounded.
“Pinkie…who are they?” Twilight asked.
“They are the guardians. “ Pinkie stood up, and reached a hoof to Twilight, “. Where we went is where they reside…they’re probably not happy about me bringing you there.”
“So why do they allow you...” Twilight grabbed Pinkie’s hoof and rose up.
“I was the first to find it. So I guess it was a reward.” Pinkie Shrugged.
In their eyes only, bright orbs of light spun around the room. Soon, they stopped. Three equal sized orbs lined in a row. They only hovered until Pinkie bowed. Twilight followed suit.
“Pinkie Pie…” One of the orbs spoke growing brighter than the others, “You have disclosed information about our secret domain and used it for unnecessary reasons. For that, you must suffer the consequences. “
Twilight stood up, and stepped in front of Pinkie. The rest of their friends could only stare at the circus at happening in front of them. To them, the orbs weren't even there; only empty space and two of their friends acting strangely, and talking to themselves.
“No one will hurt my friend.” Twilight defended.
“Twi, you making it worse. I got this.” Pinkie got up. She somehow managed to acquire a suit and glasses, “Guardians…guardians…guardians. Listen to me. My friend, Twilight Sparkle, is a talented unicorn. Through her magic, calculations, determination, and sugar consumption, Twilight has discovered your domain. You can’t punish me for her discoveries. You also can’t punish me for using something you bestowed upon me. You have no case here. Now leave before you make even more fools of yourselves.”
The orbs remained silent before vanishing in then air. The room cleaned itself. Everything went back to normal. Twilight, relieved, collapsed onto the floor, and gripped her head. Fortunately, Pinkie caught her before she hit the tree floor. “It takes a while to get used to processing speed required. Good start, though.”
The rest of their friends surrounded them, all worried about Twilight. Rarity levitated her some water, and Fluttershy brought over a pillow. It was Applejack who asked the question.
“Twilight…what’s going on?”
Both Twilight and Pinkie looked at each other and smiled. “To understand, you got to learn the code....”