Pinkie had sat back down on her bed. It had been a few hours since she had the dream. She was too scared to go back to sleep.
Something's wrong with me... I can't believe that I dreamed about doing that to Maud.
Pinkie had her arms tightly wrapped around Gummy. He was probably the only thing that kept her from having a breakdown. She rocked in place on the edge of the bed as Gummy chewed on her hooves.
I know that I was very upset and angry at Maud for chopping off her wings, but I'd never hurt her like that. Not in real life.
Pinkie tried to convince herself of that, but why would she dream about doing that? Why would she hurt her sister and like it? She tried to stop thinking about it, but it just wouldn't get off of her mind.
You didn't do it willingly, Pinkie...
Pinkie's hind-hoof bounced on the ground as she began to think of how she lost control over her own body. Just thinking about it made her (understandably)nervous. She began to think about how much a part of her liked doing it.
Why did I like it? Even if it was a little bit, its sadistic for me to even think about liking it.
Pinkie continued to think about the reasons why.
Maybe it was the power... or the reason she hurt me before. Hay, I don't know!
Suddenly, there was a knock at Pinkie's door, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Pinkie, are you awake?"
"Um... yes, Mr. Cake." Pinkie said.
"Okay. I just wanted to make sure because Cup and I hadn't heard from you." Mr. Cake said. Pinkie heard Mr. Cake walk away from the door.
I should probably get to work. At least it'll distract me.
Pinkie got up from her bed and reluctantly let Gummy go. She made herself presentable and opened the bedroom door and walked downstairs to start her shift. Crazy dream or not, she wasn't gonna deprive the ponies of Ponyville of cupcakes.
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Pinkie put the cupcakes into the display case and wiped her brow. Work distracted her from the dream.
I have to babysit the twins after this. I just hope that this doesn't end like last time.
Pinkie trotted upstairs and into the twins room. As usual, they were playing with there stuffed animals and other toys of that matter. Pumpkin was chewing on the turtle toy and Pound was buzzing around the room.
"Hello you two." Pinkie said as shut the door. Pound and Pumpkin both came up to her and gave her a small hug before releasing her and returning to their previous activities. Pinkie sat down on the floor beside them and began to think about the dream again. Well, not specifically the dream, but why she liked it. She couldn't figure out why.
Maybe its because I was so upset with Maud. Maybe I didn't like it, but it felt cathartic. I probably confused it.
Pinkie believe that for a moment until she shot that down.
Oh, who am I kidding. It was cathartic, but I still liked doing it.
Meanwhile, Pound and Pumpkin were playing in front of Pinkie, trying to get her attention. They hopped up and down, Pound flew around Pinkie's head, Pumpkin touched her hoof with her magic, and they even bounced one of there stuffed animals off of her head. She was in her own little world of thought for a moment. Fortunately for the twins, Pinkie responded after a few moments.
"Huh? Oh, sorry you two. Are you two a-okay?" Pinkie asked. They both nodded and stared at her. For a moment, they just stood there, staring at each other.
"Um... why are you two staring at me?" Pinkie asked. The twins stared at her for another moment before backing up.
"What's wrong?" Pinkie asked as she extended her right hoof towards them. This seemed to be to their dismay, because they looked away from it.
They pointed to her right hoof, trying not to look at it. Pinkie stared at her hoof. It was a light shade of red. Apparently, she had been scraping her hoof against the floor absentmindedly.
"Ow. Sorry about that, you two. I'll be back in a jiffy." Pinkie said, feeling the rawness of her hand. She got up from the floor and exited the room, making sure that the door was fully closed before walking down the hallway.
They'll be alright for a moment.
Pinkie entered the bathroom and opened the mirror-drawer and pulled out some ointment.
Mrs. Cake always keeps this ointment for the twins for some reason...
Pinkie squirted some of the ointment onto her hoof and rubbed it in. She felt rawness and tenderness leave her hoof as she let out a content sigh.
Better. Now, back to the twins.
Pinkie put the ointment back into the drawer and shut it. She walked back to the twins room and entered. Thankfully, the twins hadn't gone anywhere while she was gone. Pinkie went over to the same spot she was at last time and sat back down at it. She sat there, playing with the twins while thinking about the dream and trying to make sense of it.
Maybe it was... maybe... oh I don't know!
Pinkie ran out of reasons of why she could've had that dream. All while playing Hide 'n Seek with the twins.
I just need to stop thinking of it for a while and just enjoy the day for right now.
And Pinkie did so. She kept her mind off of it while she was with the twins.
They don't need to be affected by my life anymore. I already hurt Pound's feelings earlier. I just need to decompress from this whole situation and try and think of the reason later...
Pinkie actually felt relaxed for the first time since this whole ordeal began. Even though she had seen many terrible things done to ponies including herself, the twins kept her calm and sane. She wouldn't allow herself to her them again.
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Pinkie laughed at Pound as he popped out of the clothes' bin.
"Y-you have a piece of-" before Pinkie finished, she completely burst out laughing. Pound had as piece of underwear on his back with his wing coming out of the holes. Pumpkin was nearly laughing as hard as Pinkie. The dream was in the back of her mind, not to be worried about right now. Pinkie wiped her eyes as she finally started to calm down and tried to catch her breath.
I haven't laughed like that in a week!
She went over to Pound and took off the underwear and should them to him. He started laughing and actually tipped the bin over, causing Pinkie to start laughing again. She pulled the bin off of him as she laughed. His head popped out of the top of a pile of clothes in a comedic fashion. Pinkie leaned against the two's crib, unable to keep herself standing due to her laughter and the pain in her ribs. After a few moments, she finally calmed down. Her ribs would've cracked if she didn't. A warm realization passed through her.
I haven't felt that urge toward Pound all day... finally!
Pinkie went over to Pound and Pumpkin and sat in front of them. She felt truly blissful and wished that the moment would never end. Unfortunately, a cold dose of reality splashed her in the face.
I just need to figure out why I had that dream...
Her smile faltered. She really didn't want to think about the dream. Not right now at least. Unfortunately, the thought wouldn't leave her mind.
I honestly don't know... I don't think I ever will. I'm not even sure I wanna find out.
Before Pinkie could invest more thought into her decision, Mrs. Cake entered the room, interrupting her thoughts.
"How's everything in here?" Mrs. Cake asked as she entered the room.
"Great! Its been super-duper-fun babysitting them!" Pinkie responded truthfully.
"Great! Well, dinner is ready down stairs so don't be too long!" Mrs. Cake said as she walked out of the room.
They all looked at each other for a moment before walking out the room.
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Pinkie entered her bedroom and looked around the room. Gummy came up to her and affectionately nuzzled her before chewing on her hoof. Pinkie picked him up and returned the nuzzle.
"I'm glad that I took the time to get this whole thing off my mind. Even if its just for one day, I needed it." Pinkie said as she continued to nuzzled her beloved pet. She put Gummy down after a few moments and went over to her bed.
"I'm going to bed Gummy. Have a goodnight!" Pinkie said as she got into her bed.
Pinkie stayed in bed for a while, just sitting there, thinking.
I just want to accept this and move on...
She was still afraid to go asleep.
Just accept it and move on... you can go asleep. Its not like this is going to happen every night.
And Pinkie obliged. She closed her eyes and fell asleep after a few minutes.
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I have awoken from my rest. And boy, is it good to be back...