"Pinkie, where are you goin'?" Applejack asked as Pinkie got up to leave the table. The six friends were sitting a table in Sugarcube Corner, idly drinking milkshakes.
"I just got an appointment to take care of!" Pinkie replied, grinning mischievously. "Expect me back in, say two hours."
"You have a two hour appointment?" Sunset Shimmer asked in disbelief.
"Yup!" Pinkie replied cheerfully before bounding out the door. Pinkie broke into a jog as she made a beeline to the school. It had been two days since Rarity had passed her the secret message from Pony-Pinkie. Pinkie still giggled when she thought about what she was going to do.
"Pinkie, dear, a friend of mine... uh, well, she asked me to show you the last past of this book," Rarity had told her, holding the book out in front of her. Pinkie had immediately recognized the message in the page.
"Dear Pinkie Pie, It's me, Pinkie! I'm from the pony world!" Pinkie recited as she jogged. "Rarity visited me, kinda by accident, but anyways, if you want to see me two days from now at 5:00 that would be great! We could do so much fun stuff together! Love, Pinkie Pie!!" Pinkie grinned and did a double flip.
"Watch it," grumbled an elderly woman she nearly hit.
"Oh my goodness!" Pinkie gasped, stopping in her tracks. "I'm so sorry, Ma'am!"
"It's fine." The old woman waved a hand and gave Pinkie a smile. "Just continue doing whatever it is you young people do."
"Alright!" Pinkie waved as she continued running towards the school.
"Hey, kid, care to watch where you're going?" grumbled a young woman in a khaki vest when Pinkie zoomed past her.
"Sorry!" Pinkie called, halting and turning around. The girl blew bubblegum.
"Just get the heck out of here. Go do whatever it is you're gonna do."
"Thanks!" Pinkie answered. "It's gonna be super fun!" She zipped away.
When she reached the school, Pinkie stopped running.
"Better make this memorable!" She winked. Pinkie crouched in front of the portal. After taking a deep breath, Pinkie dove straight in.
"Weeeeee!" She squealed as she spiraled through the portal. It tickled! Pinkie had seen the flashing lights once before, when she had poked her head inside the portal, but they didn't faze her now.
When Pinkie emerged, she tumbled out in a somersault and landed expertly on the floor, despite being in an entirely new body.
"Ta da!" She exclaimed proudly. The sound of clapping reached her ears.
"You made it!" Pony Pinkie exclaimed excitedly.
"Of course I did!" Pinkie answered, standing up, not disoriented in the slightest. "I wouldn't miss this for the most delicious donut ever!"
"Funny you should mention donuts!" Pony Pinkie grinned. "I set up a little kitchen out in the woods, so Nopony will know you're here!"
"We can bake donuts?" Pinkie asked, getting up into Pony Pinkie's face.
"We can bake donuts!" Pony Pinkie confirmed, squishing her nose against her counterpart's. The duo suddenly dissolved into giggles and hugged each other.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Pinkie asked when they finished their hug. "Let's get baking!"
"Of course!" Pony Pinkie agreed. "Follow me!" Pony Pinkie led Pinkie down the stairs, out to the castle, and into the woods behind.
"This is White Tail Woods," Pony Pinkie exclaimed as they walked.
"So pretty!" Pinkie exclaimed. "It reminds me of Applejack's farm."
"But without the apples!" The two said in unison.
"Now, Pinkie, here's my little table I set up!" Pony Pinkie spread her arms wide to reveal a little pink baking table, complete with baking tools and a basket of ingredients.
"Great idea, Pinkie!" Pinkie replied enthusiastically. "Can we cook our donuts over a fire?"
"That's an even better idea, Pinkie!" Pony Pinkie clapped her hooves together excitedly. "Let's get to it!"
For the next hour, the two Pinkies chatted away like they had been friends their entire lives and were not possibly endangered the space-time continuum by spending time together. They told tales of the past, marveled at the activities of the present, and wove endless possibilities for the future.
"I bet these will taste delicious!" Pinkie exclaimed as she pulled her batch of donuts off the fire and gave them a good blow. The steam formed a balloon in the air before dissolving.
"I bet you're right!" Pony Pinkie answered, holding up a donut. It was perfectly round and golden, just the way a donut should be." Let me just sample one-"
"No way!" Pinkie giggled. "You're cheating!"
"I guess I am!" Pony Pinkie admittedly sheepishly. She rolled the donut over her forelegs before popping it back onto the pan.
"Hold on! What time is it?" Pinkie asked, suddenly remembering what she had told her friends.
"It's 6:78," Pony Pinkie responded, checking a watch that had appeared on her wrist. "Did you promise your friends you'd be back by 7?"
"How'd you guess?" Pinkie asked in mock surprise. The two of them giggled together.
"But seriously," Pinkie added, "I need to get going."
"I understand," Pony Pinkie responded. "Don't forget to take your donuts!" She dumped half of them in a brown paper bag and handed it to Pinkie.
"Like I would ever forget the donuts!" Pinkie rolled her eyes, as if to say, 'I would never dream of it!'
"Okay, let's head back now!" Pony Pinkie decided. "I'll clean this up later."
"I'd hate to leave you with a mess," Pinkie said, doubtful.
"Oh, it's no trouble!" Pony Pinkie waved a hoof to shrug it off. "I do it all the time. Now, let's hurry!" The two mares skipped back to the castle. Fortunately, Twilight was still out.
"Let's make this a secret spy mission!" Pony Pinkie whispered. She and Pinkie snickered. Hoofbumping, they slipped under the chairs. Pinkie and Pony Pinkie crawled across the floor like stealthy ninjas.
"Wouldn't it be cool if we had nunchucks?" Pinkie asked.
"Nunchucks?" Pony Pinkie asked. "We don't have those here."
"I'll have to send you some for Christmas," Pinkie suggested as they climbed the stairs.
"That would be great." When the reached the portal, the Pinkies turned and directly faced each other.
"I'll see you seen, Pinkie," Pinkie told Pony Pinkie.
"Me too, Pinkie," Pony Pinkie replied. The two hugged.
"I gotta go now!" With one last wave, Pinkie jumped back through the portal.
When Pinkie emerged, she was perfectly balanced. Her regular clothes were back on, and the bag of donuts was in her hands.
"That was too fun!" She exclaimed. "Now, to get back to my friends!" Whistling, Pinkie broke into a jog back to Sugarcube Corner.