//------------------------------// // Ch 5 // Story: The Lost Cousin // by caveman0803 //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie was skipping through town towards Sugarcube Corner to begin the prep work for her new plans. She was determined to make the welcoming party for the new pegasus to be the most spectacular party she has ever thrown. However, she'll have to use something she has never used before for any of her parties; subtlety. She didn't want to outright say "hey. i have a huge crush on you, pony I've never met, so I threw this huge party for you". That might scare him away and that's the last thing she wanted. She finally made it to Sugarcube Corner and made a mad dash for her planning supplies that she hid in a floorboard near the back of the bakery. However, before she got back there she was stopped by a voice at the front of the store. "Well hello Pinkie. I didn't think you were coming in today." Said a tall yellow coated stallion. "Hi Mr. Cake!" Said Pinkie with her usual enthusiasm. "I just came in to begin plans on the bestest party to ever be held in Ponyville!" "Alright Pinkie, just don't disturb the other customers." Said Mr. Cake. "Yes sir!" Said Pinkie as she saluted Mr. Cake. Pinkie set the box of supplies down and grabbed a pencil and giant rolled up paper. She unrolled the paper and smoothed it out to make sure there wasn’t any wrinkles in it. Then, she began drawing the layout for the party. She had decided that she was going to use the entire town for the party. She was working diligently on her Grand plan. Erasing mistakes and fixing them faster than the eye could see. Finally after two hours of erasing and scribbling she was happy with the final results. She placed her pencil, her compass, and her square edge back into their box and placed the box back in the floorboard. She got ready to head out when she was stopped by another voice at the counter. This time by a blue mare with a pink frosting mane. “Going so soon Pinkie?” She asked. “Yeppers Mrs. Cake! I’m going over to the library to talk to Twilight about a party I’m planning.” Pinkie said. “Ok dear, have fun.” Said Mrs. Cake. Pinkie left Sugarcube Corner and began hopping her way towards the library. On her way there she said Hi to the various citizens of Ponyville and played with a few of the little fillies and colts. She looked up towards the sky to see Rainbow Dash talking to the new pony in town. “I wonder what they could be talking about. The new pony seems kinda down and Rainbow seems like she feels bad about something.” Pinkie said to herself. Just as she was about to say something Rainbow and the new pegasus flew off towards Sweet Apple Acres. She shrugged her shoulders and continued to bounce towards the library so she could talk to her favorite purple princess in all of Equestria. She got to the library and politely, but vigorously, knocked on the door. She heard a voice on the other side of the door saying “Yea yea I’m coming, hold onto your mane.” The door open to reveal a small purple dragon with an annoyed expression on his face. His face immediately brightened when he saw the pink party pony. “Oh hey Pinkie. Did you need something?” The purple dragon asked. “Hi Spike. Is Twilight available?” Pinkie asked. “Of course. Come on in.” Spike said Pinkie followed the baby dragon into the library to see her favorite princess. Twilight came down the stairs to greet her guest. “Hi Pinkie. What can I do for you?” Twilight asked. “Hiya Twilight, I came here to talk to you about my newest and bestest party ever!” Pinkie exclaimed with her signature grin. “Thats a first. The premier party pony in Equestria coming to see little ol’ me for help with one of her parties.” Twilight said with mock surprise. “I’m truly honored.” she finished with a smile. “Yepper doodle doo. So here’s what I have planned.” Pinkie said. She pulled her doodle out from her hair and placed it on the table. “Pinkie, is that a schematic?” Twilight asked. “Because if it is, it’s the most detailed schematic I’ve ever seen.” “Yeap.” Pinkie said like it was no big deal. “So here’s what I have planned. We’re gonna use the entirety of Ponyville plus a 5 mile radius outside of Ponyville. We’re gonna set up as many booths as necessary for however many ponies want to set one up. The main use for them is to allow business owners and performers to show off their skills and get new business.” Pinkie explained. “What I’m mainly gonna need your help with, Twilight, is I’d like you to send a letter to Princess Celestia telling her that I’d like her to advertise it in Canterlot so ponies can come and enjoy the festivities. I’d also like to send Princess Celestia and Princess Luna invitations to come and enjoy themselves as well. There is also the matter of Princess Cadance and your brother doing the same thing in the Crystal Empire.” Pinkie finished her explanation and sat there smiling at Twilight. Twilight (and Spike who came in during the explanation) sat there with their mouths open. Twilight was the first to break the silence. “Wow Pinkie thats very well thought out.” Twilight said “What's the occasion?” “I call it the End of Spring Festival.” Pinkie said. She then began twiddling her hooves and looking down with a slight blush. “I planned on it being a welcome party for the new pony in town but I didn’t want it to be too obvious so I don’t accidentally scare him away.” “Well Pinkie Pie, I think Princess Celestia would be honored to attend such an extravagant party on this scale.” Twilight commented. “I’ll begin writing a letter to the Princess and is it okay if I copy your schematic so I can send it to her to look over?” “Of course silly.” Pinkie said with a grin. “Go ahead and copy it down and I’ll continue my rounds.” Pinkie said her goodbyes to Twilight and Spike and headed out the door to her next destination. “I wonder where I should go to next. I know! I’ll head over to see Rarity. I think she would love the opportunity to show off her beautiful dresses.” Pinkie finished her train of thought and began hopping towards Carousel Boutique. She got to the door of Carousel Boutique and opened it. She heard the doorbell ring followed by a sing song voice saying “Just a minute”. Rarity walked out from her workroom to see who her guest was. She saw the pink party mare and smiled. “Well hello darling. Whatever brings you to my humble abode?” The white unicorn asked. “Hi Rarity! I came by to invite and tell you about my newest party.” Pinkie said. “Of course darling, I’d love to hear about your newest rendezvous.” Rarity said. So Pinkie began telling Rarity about the End of Spring Festival. The more Pinkie said about the festival the more Rarity liked the idea. After Pinkie was done explaining, Rarity decided to ask a couple questions. “So what you’re saying is that you are going to invite ponies from all over Equestria including Canterlot?” Rarity asked. “And there will be booths set up so I can show off my wares and get more business from other ponies?” “Yeppers. So are you in Rarity?” Pinkie asked. “Of course darling. I’m always up for one of your parties and if it allows me to show off my dresses than thats a bonus.” Rarity said without her smiling letting up. “Yay!” Pinkie yelled with a huge grin on her face. She left Carousel Boutique making rounds around town telling everypony she came across about her party idea. Everypony was thrilled with the idea of meeting ponies from other towns across Equestria and to expand their businesses. She also told the ponies to let their relatives know so that way they can pass on the word and if they decided that they wanted to open up a booth to send a detailed letter to her house. She pulled a checklist out of her mane and check off another box on her list. She only had two boxes left. Sweet Apple Acres and Sugarcube Corner. She decided that her next stop would be Sweet Apple Acres and Fluttershy’s house. She began trotting towards Sweet Apple Acres when she realized something. Her crush was at Sweet Apple Acres. “Oh, I hope I can talk to him without the feeling in my stomach acting up.” she thought to herself. “No. I can do this. All I have to do is stay strong and ignore the feeling in my tummy.” With her pep talk done she began hopping towards Sweet Apple Acres.