//------------------------------// // The Letter // Story: The Letter // by Starry_Heart //------------------------------// It was a bright, sunshine-y day in Ponyville. Ponies went about their business, chatting happily with their friends and doing activities. Butterflies flew around the flower field, varying in colors of blue, red, pink, yellow, white, and purple. The sky was cloudless and everypony was happy, especially one particular pony: Pinkie Pie. "Good morning, Pinkie Pie!" a group of fillies and colts called out to her as she bounced by. "Good morning, everypony!" Pinkie Pie replied. Pinkie Pie bounced by the quill shop, thinking about her best friend, Twilight Sparkle, and suddenly slid to a stop. A mischievous grin appeared on her face that stretched from cheek to cheek. Her eyes lit up playfully, dancing like stars. "I have to find Twilight!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed excitedly and bounced away, beginning her search. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pinkie Pie burst into Twilight's Library. "Twilight! Twilight! I just got the greatest idea ever!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she bounced around. Twilight looked up from her book that she had been reading at her desk, a look of annoyance on her face. "What is it, Pinkie Pie?" Twilight asked. "I got a fabulously, positively, amazingly, awesomely, super-ly, cool-y, sweetly, out of this world-ly idea!" Pinkie Pie answered with a high-pitched, squeaky voice, bouncing around the room excitedly. Twilight rolled her eyes with a smile on her face. "What's your idea, Pinkie Pie?" Twilight asked. "You can't tell anyone. Promise? Promise? Pinkie Pie Promise?" Pinkie Pie said excitedly, stopping in front of Twilight and standing still, barely able to keep her excitement caged inside. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye," Twilight promised, doing the hoof motions. Pinkie Pie leaned into her ear and whispered something. Twilight's eyes grew wide and then she grinned mischievously, her brain clicking away. "Isn't it the best idea ever?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, withdrawing from Twilight's ear and bouncing around the room again. "Are you kidding? We have to do it!" Twilight replied excitedly. "Ok! When shall we do it?" Pinkie Pie asked. "How about right now?" Twilight questioned. "Yes! Right now!" Pinkie Pie agreed. "SPIKE!" Twilight yelled. "Yeesh, Twilight. You don't have to be so loud. Hey, Pinkie Pie," Spike said as he walked down the stairs. "Hi, Spike!" Pinkie Pie greeted. "Spike, where's the paper?" Twilight asked. "In the bottom drawer of the desk. Do you want me to write something?" Spike asked. "No thanks. I've got this one," Twilight said as she pulled out the assigned desk drawer and grabbed a piece of paper with her magic. She magically shut the drawer and grabbed her quill and ink. She wrote furiously, writing as messily as possible. "Ok. Is that all you wanted?" Spike asked. "No. I need you to send it to Princess Celestia once I'm finished writing in a minute," Twilight said. "Ok," Spike said. Pinkie Pie started to giggle, hardly able to contain her laughter. "What are you laughing at, Pinkie? Do I look funny?" Spike asked, checking his claws and scales. "Oh, no, no, Spike! You look absolutely amazing! Absolazing!" Pinkie replied. "You know that's not a word, right?" Spike pointed out. "Well, it is, now!" Pinkie Pie replied. Twilight dabbed the paper one last time and magically put her quill and ink away. She sealed the piece of paper in an envelope and gave it to Spike. "Send it straight to Princess Celestia, please," Twilight said. Spike took the envelope and released his green flames, the envelope disappearing in them. Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie seemed unable to contain themselves anymore as they fell to the floor, laughing so hard that they could barely breathe. "Geez! I don't get what you're laughing at! What's so funny?" Spike asked, bewildered. "The letter...it was...Pinkie's idea...best...idea...ever," Twilight said, gasping between her fits of laughter. "What was Pinkie's idea?" Spike asked, even though he wasn't sure he wanted to know what it was. Twilight and Pinkie Pie sat up, calming themselves down. "I wrote as unnaturally as possible, so she wouldn't figure out who had written the letter," Twilight explained. "Why did you do that?" Spike asked, still confused. "It's a super-duper-uper, awesomely awesome, hilariously funny, absolazing prank on Princess Celestia," Pinkie said, giggling again. Spike's eyes grew wide with horror. "What did you write?" Spike asked, suddenly feeling scared. He certainly didn't want to be the one who got scolded if Princess Celestia found out who had sent the letter and that he had been involved in...whatever it was he had been involved in. "The letter said-" Twilight started, giggling again with Pinkie Pie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Princess Celestia, You are hot with a capital H and double t's. Hotter than the sun. You are more beautiful than the flowers in the field and shine brighter than the gems in the gardens of the Crystal Ponies. I would love the honor of being your prince charming and your handsome hero. Will you go out with me? With Love, Your Secret Admirer "WHAT?!" Princess Celestia exclaimed. Princess Celestia stared at the letter with horror and anger. She headed out of her room. "Whoever wrote this has NO idea how much trouble they've gotten themselves into." "What is it, dear sister?" Princess Luna asked as she walked up to her fuming sister. "Somepony sent me a letter. Such disrespect! Such language! I'm telling you, Luna, I don't need a prince charming or a hero! I'm fine just the way I am and that's the way things are going to be! Such a romantic. Who needs that kind of stuff?" Princess Celestia declared as she walked forward. Princess Luna's cheeks turned bright pink. She gave her sister an awkward smile. "You know, it's not that bad. It's kinda... well, it's kinda nice to feel that kind of love," Princess Luna replied. Princess Celestia stopped and turned to face her sister. "What are you talking about? Wait a second... Luna, are you...?" "Maybe?" Princess Luna replied, her face turning bright red. "LUNA?!!!"