The weeks had passed quickly, Twilight moving onto pony testing with careful caution. Nopony watched this, and watched as her friend's dream was realised, and the device was complete. Watching ponies go into the device, and teleport, Nopony felt at ease, and sighed. Eventually, curious, she flew into it with a group.
“Hold on, there’s some sort of anomaly.” Narrowing her eyes, Twilight looked at the readings, and then to the five ponies in the teleport. It was strange, the dial was reading six ponies. Pinkie Pie leaned over her shoulder, and giggled.
“Looks like we’ve got a giggly ghostie,” she spoke, bouncing around on her tail. Snorting, Twilight opened her mouth to discredit it. Pausing mid bounce, Pinkie Pie breathed in, and a bright smile fell on her face.
“That’s IT! That’s who was watching me in the bath!” Turning, still hovering in the air, Pinkie Pie began to bounce toward her home. A beaming grin on her face, plans being made and discarded based on level of fun. Watching this, Nopony discarded the teleportation idea, leaving it for another day.
“What the- Now there’s five.” Rubbing her forehead, Twilight didn’t understand what her machine was telling her, and sighed, knowing it would keep her up for nights on end. Charging the machine, she looked to the Unicorns and nodded, watching as they powered the spell, and teleported the ponies to Canterlot. Beside the machine was a circular platform surrounded by a fence. A group from Canterlot appeared in a flash, heading home after a day of shopping.
Floating through the wall, Nopony watched as Pinkie Pie began to prepare a party. Confused, she folded her hooves, considering this strange behavior. Surely she wasn’t talking about her bathtub watching right? That would require obsessive memory. Glancing to the ceiling, Nopony let a whimsical smile fall on her face. It was Pinkie Pie after all.
“Hrm, streamers, balloons, or both?” Frowning, Pinkie Pie seemed to be debating a very serious problem. Watching this, Nopony shrugged, not really have any connection to either. The red balloons really did look nice though. If Nopony had been planning it, she would have made them a blushing scarlet.
“Balloons it is!” Cheerfully, Pinkie Pie began to blow up balloons, somehow filling them with helium despite using her breath. Tilting her head, Nopony’s curiosity was piqued. What was this zany pony planning? Watching as Pinkie Pie pulled on some sort of lever, she blinkedd as five boxes in different styles dropped.
“That won’t do,” she spoke, pulling out an empty box, and painting it a bright red. Leaving it out to dry, she quickly scribed five letters, and bounced out the door. Shaking her head, Nopony found a small alcove near the roof to lay down in, and closed her eyes. Pinkie Pie would be back.
“So let me get this straight Pinkie. You threw a party. For a ghost. That was watching you bathe.” Walking into the building, the five were fighting their urge to just put it under ‘Pinkie being Pinkie’ with all their might. The last time they’d done that, the town had been destroyed. Sighing, the five took their presents, and decided to just go along with Pinkie’s plan.
“Yeah, why?” Tilting her head, Pinkie giggled, serving the guests, but leaving one item out that she didn’t touch. Rainbow Dash saw the last cupcake, mouth watering. Pinkie blocked her, shaking her head and giving a giggle as she held out a new cupcake. Watching this, Nopony let herself relax, enjoying the sound of commotion.
“An ouija board? You serious?” Holding back laughter, Rainbow Dash was amused Pinkie was actually going to such lengths for a prank, even so far as to put candles out. Nodding, she placed it on a table, and the others sat down, bemusement on their faces. Floating down, Nopony looked at it, wondering what it was. This was something Pinkie hadn’t brought out to a party before.
“Oh ghosty from beyond the grave, hear us calling for you, use this board to talk to us!” All placed a hoof on the small heart-shaped wood, and waited. Nopony rubbed a face over her hoof, surprised to see Pinkie doing something so stupid. Nopony couldn’t even make a room completely cold, and she expected her to move the board?
“It’s moving,” sniggered Dash, and the others glared at her as ‘the ghost’ spelled out ‘fake’. Pursing her lip, Pinkie folded her arms, and the others removed their hooves as well. Quiet discussion began, the board forgotten. Nopony was glad, her answer would have been no, even if she had been able to control it.
Silence hit the table as the wood slid over the ‘no’ answer. Blinking, Nopony’s eyes widened, glancing around for any other spirits. Confused, she scratched her head. Giving a nervous laugh, Dash began to make an excuse about needing to leave. Pinkie ignored her, eyes focused on the board.
“Why not?” Pinkie’s question jolted Nopony, and she shuddered. Why not? What was wrong with not wanting to talk? Nothing they said would make a difference to how she was now. Talking to them would resolve nothing. It was pointless, futile, there was no point to it.
“N-o-space-p-o-i-n-t. No point? Of course there’s point maybe we can help you pass over to the other side? Don’t you want to leave this plane?” Everypony excluding Pinkie was starting to feel extremely uncomfortable, noticing that the room felt slightly colder than normal. Nopony snorted, levitating over the board as she looked down at Pinkie.
“H-o-w. How? Well that’s simply silly ghosty, we find out why you’re stuck here, and then complete your unfinished business. What's your name? It could help us find out what your business is.” Giving a smile, Pinkie raised her head, somehow looking directly at Nopony. Snorting, Nopony lent down, trying to pick up the piece of wood. To her surprise, it seemed unnaturally light, almost willing to react to her touch. Tossing it in her hoof a few times, she tossed it at the wall.
“Nopony. I am Nopony.” Turning, she flew through the wall, an unnatural gust blowing out all the candles the moment she left.