A few newcomers have landed in and around the cheerful town of Ponyville. While the citizens naturally walk as various types of horses, others aren't in complete understanding yet. Those that come in from the outside aren't as knowledgable.
And then there's this one. A sad pony walks along the streets with her head hung down. Her tail slides along the ground as lifeless as she feels. Her mane is a dark brown while her coat is a much lighter sandy color. On her rear flank is a mark resembling stones. Her feet don't so much as step, but slide with a slight lift.
She pays no mind to the others that watch her. If she were more observant, she would notice that everyone else in the village is smiling and happy while she walks like a zombie. But, instead of trying to help, they keep their distance and talk amongst themselves.
"Why won't it work?" She walks behind one of the buildings and secludes herself in the shadows. For a moment, she makes sure she is not seen. Her brown eyes look to the path from whence she came. She then looks forward to where she may go.
While she is believing that it is clear, she manages to stand up on two legs as opposed to four. Her body in general changes from pony into a human. Her legs support her weight normally. Her arms soon gain hands and fingers. Her head and neck shrink considerably and her hair changes position. Her tail shrivels into her backside. Her mark disappears from either hip.
"It worked?" she says with an amused smile. "I can't--" But, as quickly as she was relishing in her victory, her body quickly changed back into her former appearance. Her front legs stamped down on the ground as her Equestrian completes itself.
She looks forward with a groan rattling through her teeth. She doesn't say anything, but continues on her previous journey. Her attempt to return to human form has failed.
"What else could go wrong?" she mumbles to herself. She turns around again to come face to face with terror itself.
A pink wonder shouts "HIYA!!!" in a very high pitched voice.
"AAAAAHHHH!!!" She quickly backpeddles and trips over herself. "DO YOU MIND?!"
The face of terror has a pink coat and pinker cotton candyish mane. Her blue eyes sparkle with hope and her her smile shines with cheer. "You were so doomy and gloomy that I HAD to find a way to cheer you up!!!"
"Mind your own business," she replies while getting to her hooves.
"This IS my business!!" she replies with utmost glee. "I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?!"
"Leaving," she replies. She spins about on her hooves and starts a rapid walk away.
But, the ever-smiling pony refuses to part ways. "Well, Leaving," she greets. "Is there anything I can help you with? I'm good at helping. I can get you cupcakes. I can get you apples. I can build you a shed. Find you a chariot? Hooficure? Donut? Lunch? Beverage? Cider?"
'Leaving' stops in her tracks as she finds herself buried up to her eyeballs in everything she just offered. Including a small shed and chariot. A pastel colored pony climbs out of the collection with a strange expression on her face. "Really?" 'Leaving' moans. She manages to climb over the piles of offerings and looks at Pinkie Pie with a certain resentment. "Do you know what I want?"
"OOHH!! OOHH!! Tellmetellmetellme!!!"
"I need something very important."
"Yess??"
"Something that is REEAAALLLYYY hard to find."
"Whatwhatwhat?!"
'Leaving' waves a hoof in front of her and beckons the pink wonder to lean in closer. She leans closer garnering her undivided interest. "The thing I need most is...." She pauses for a moment as her pursuer vibrates in anticipation "TTTHHHEERRRRAAAAAPPPPYYYY!!!! I am surrounding by freaky talking horses!!! I have COMPLETELY lost my mind!!!!"
"I lost mine a long time ago!" she says cheerily. "I don't miss it. It sends me postcards!!"
'Leaving' rolls her eyes a little. "You don't take 'no' for an answer, do you?"
"Aw, c'mon! Life's too short to be so down!! You gotta be smiling and happy!! It helps your blood pressure!! Happiness is the secret to a long life!! So, where are you from?"
"Not here," she mutters.
Pinkie's eyes suddenly widen while her lips go 'aha!' "I know!! How about a song!!"
However, 'leaving' isn't on board with such a thing as her eyes widen with terror. "Goodlordgetmeoutofhere!!" she mutters before running off. While she's spent a good deal of her time here walking and shuffling, she runs with all her might to escape.
"You can't escape me!" Pinkie yells with a giggle. As 'Leaving' is running, Pinkie spronks down the street, bouncing on all four of her legs like a springboard. Despite 'Leaving's running, Pinkie is easily able to keep up with her.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!" She slides to a stop as she almost collides with some older folk. "Sorry..." she gasps.
An older donkey looks up at 'Leaving's gleeful pursuer and shakes his head. "Kid, it's best you just give up. Because she won't. She's not as bad as you think."
"Yes," his female companion adds. "She just may be able to help."
"Leeee-viiiinnnggg!!!" Pinkie giggles.
"Yes!! I am!!" she shouts as she gallops off again.
"Hi Cranky! Hi Matilda!" Pinkie greets as she bounces past. As she spronks past she yells "nice weather for a picnic, wouldn't you say?"
'Leaving' stops in her tracks as the smiling pink terror closes in. "Maybe..." she mutters. "I can do..." She raises her rear legs and hooves above the ground as far as her posture will allow. "THIS!!" she shouts as she stomps her hooves into the ground with a horrendously loud BOOOMMMM!!!
"Uhoh" Pinkie bubbles out. At her last landing, the ground below her quickly heaves up in a powerful tremor. A spire of rock juts out quickly from below and launches Pinkie Pie into the air in the opposite direction. "WWWWHHHHEEEEEE!!!" she screams in joy.
'Leaving' takes no time in making her escape. She quickly gallops off into the distance while her pursuer is otherwise entertained.
Pinkie herself finally comes down to the ground and lands hard on a cart full of green balls. In an instant, she completely destroys the whole thing. As she lay on the ground, her eyes spin in all sorts of directions. "Wanna go again, mama..." she babbles to herself.
"MY CABBAGES!!!" an older pony shouts. He has a yellow coat, gray mane, and a sprig of hair from his chin. He wears a green hat around his scalp and a similarly green vest. "WHYYY???!!!"