In This Town

by iLikeMuffins

Chapter 1

Hello and welcome. I've never thought you would actually come over, you know? Even if I did, I would've expected some delay, probably a day or so for you to actually come here. But some say the earlier, the better, so I suppose they're right... In a way. Anyway, come right in, make yourself at home.

The reading room is just right from here. Take a seat, any one of them would do just fine.

Well then, I've heard that you wanted to hear a story? Kids nowadays, they would always come to me for stories whenever they had nothing to do with their lives... Don't get me wrong, I enjoy telling them stories! Huh? What kind of story would I tell? Hah, it's for me to know and for you to find out.

It was another beautiful day in town. The sky's blue, just like always. The birds are chirping, the animals are searching for food, everything is just like it has always been. The town was built near a forest, so some kids would go in there and play hide and seek and return before dark.

Now, there was a special girl living in this town. Her name was Pinkie Pie. Her hair was extremely poofy and pink, it never listens to her, so she gave up combing it since she was a child. She brings joy wherever she goes, and she knew every single one who lives in town, from their faces, names and even their personality and taste.

It was around June at that time... Don't exactly remember the day, but even if I do, I probably won't tell you.

“You're telling me you've made friends with the forest animals?” Pinkie asked, walking into the forest alongside with her childhood friend, Fluttershy.

Fluttershy always loved animals, and true to her name, she's quite shy around people. She lived near the forest entrance, and would always tend to the animals in need. Though, nobody knows about her secret of making friends with the animals in the forest, until now.

Fluttershy hung her head low, causing her pale pink colored hair to block one side of her face as she nodded her head. “Uh-huh...” She said, so silent and so soft that Pinkie couldn't even hear her.

“Care to introduce them to me?” Pinkie asked, looking back at her friend as they continued walking deeper into the forest.

“I don't know if that's such a good idea...” Fluttershy said, loud enough for only Pinkie and herself to hear. “I mean, the animals are quite cautious around new people...”

“That's fine with me,” Pinkie said.

The both of them had reached a clearing in the middle of the forest, where they could clearly see the sky without any trees blocking their view.

“I'll be friends with them, no matter how long it'll take,” Pinkie said, looking extremely determined. She turned to Fluttershy, “They're around here somewhere, aren't they?” She asked.

Fluttershy looked to the forest and back at Pinkie, “They are,” she answered. “But they don't look like they trust you yet...”

Pinkie sat on the green grass and picked the flowers that were growing on the ground. She took her time, and slowly, she made a flower crown. She placed the flower crown aside and continued making more, but she made the second one too big, so it became a flower necklace instead.

Fluttershy sat beside her as she watched Pinkie make the flower jewelries. “I didn't know you're able to make these,” she said.

Pinkie shrugged, “My sisters and I used to make these all the time whenever we visited our grandparents. Nothing all that special.” She placed the flower crown on Fluttershy's head and smiled at her.

Fluttershy positioned the flower crown so that it won't slip or fall off her head when she moves around. “Can you teach me how to make one?” She asked.

“Sure!” Pinkie said.

The both of them made many flower crowns for fun, and the animals slowly approached them. They were still quite cautious around Pinkie though. Pinkie noticed that the animals were there and begun making small little crowns for them using the grass and flowers.

“It's getting quite late,” Fluttershy said as she looked up at the sky. It was indeed getting late, the sun was no longer in the middle. “I think we should head back home. Our parents would be worried about us if we stayed any longer than we have.”

Pinkie nodded at her, and the both of them walked back to the town. Fluttershy didn't have to walk much after reaching town, for her house was near the forest. Pinkie waved at Fluttershy before heading back home.

Pinkie lived together with her relatives who runs a bakery in town. She entered the bakery, “I'm back,” she said as she shut the door behind her back.

“Welcome back, sweetheart,” said Auntie Cake. “How was your day?”

“Great! I met up with Fluttershy, and the both of us went to the forest,” Pinkie said, not telling the part where she met with the forest animals. People say that they're quite dangerous.

“I see, that's good to hear,” Auntie Cake said. She placed a plate of homemade spaghetti on the counter and looked at Pinkie, “I bet you're hungry by now.”

Pinkie sniffed the air and ran to the counter where the spaghetti was left, “It smells great!” She exclaimed.

“It's all for you,” Auntie Cake said with a smile before heading into the kitchen to help her husband with the baking.

Pinkie grabbed the plate of spaghetti and head to the table and begun chowing down like a hungry pig who had never eaten in years. After finishing, she helped with the dishes and went to her room upstairs. She fell onto her bed and stared at the ceiling, wondering what will tomorrow bring her.

She immediately sat up and looked at her calendar. Tomorrow was Monday, which means it was a school day. Pinkie doesn't really hate going to school, but she finds it boring, and there isn't much to do. Her grades were fine, and her school record til' now was okay, and she hadn't been to detention for anything.

She looked at her fishbowl and let out a sigh. “Oh Gummy, don't you wish if something exciting happened? I mean, everything's boring here, except for the weekends. I also feel like I've checked out every inch of the forest!” Yes, she was talking to a guppy. No, nobody is going to judge her. Nobody.

She laid down on her bed and continued staring at the ceiling, like she always does every night. Except, it's not really night yet. “There isn't much for me to do now,” she said with a frown.

At night, she twisted and turned as she was sleeping. She dreamt of nothing, it was always like this whenever she's feeling bored the day before. Nothing special, nothing new, just the usual everyday routine Pinkie goes through every single week.

“Pinkie, it's time to get up!” Called Uncle Cake from behind the door. He was knocking on the door for quite a while now.

Pinkie groaned as she dragged herself out of bed, “I'm awake,” she told her uncle.

“It's almost seven, you better get ready for school! There's breakfast on the table for you downstairs,” Uncle Cake said before leaving.

Pinkie looked at her clock and walked to her closet. She picked out her usual clothes, most of her clothes are quite ordinary anyway, but she had about seven same designs for each week. She changed and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

After that, she headed downstairs and met up with her uncle and auntie on the dining table, where breakfast was served. “Bacon and eggs,” Pinkie told herself as she stared down at her plate. The eggs acted as the eyes, while the bacon acted as the mouth, making a smiley face.

Pinkie ate her breakfast and left for school. She walked to school, like she does everyday. It was just a fifteen minutes walk anyway.

The town was quite small, so there was only one school. Children of all ages attend to school, and the class varies by age.

“Hello Pinkie,” said Fluttershy, who had appeared behind her. “You're early today.”

“Oh, you know how my uncle is, punctuality is key, that's what he would say,” Pinkie laughed after saying that. “You're quite early yourself.”

“My house is far from school, and my parents couldn't afford paying for the transportation. Of course I would come early,” Fluttershy said. “Oh, have you heard that there would be a new student in class?”

“How can you be so sure that the new student would be in our class?” Pinkie asked.

“She looked around our age, so I just thought she may be put in our class,” Fluttershy answered, shrugging at her friend. “Though, I may be wrong.”

The both of them chatted their whole way to class, and were greeted by a few of their other friends. “Yo, what took you guys so long?” Rainbow Dash ran towards them and patted both of them on their shoulders. She stood out the most in class, for she had rainbow colored hair, just as her name says. She acts like a true tomboy and love sports. Top one runner in class.

“Rarity and Applejack had been wondering where you've been. Thought the both of you got into an accident or something,” Rainbow Dash laughed.

“When did I ever thought that?!” Rarity asked. She had curly purple hair, and gorgeous blue eyes. You can even say she looked like a princess! Though, I'll leave that to your imagination. “Don't over exaggerate things, Rainbow Dash.”

Applejack laughed beside her, “She's just playing with ya, can't blame her.” No matter wherever this country kid go, you can never see her without her trusty hat.

Pinkie and Fluttershy both took their seats. “So, what took ya so long to arrive? Normally, ya'll be here earlier than any of us,” Applejack asked.

“I kinda slept in, you can say... Or maybe I just took my time walking to school,” Pinkie answered.

The school bell rang, and everybody rushed to their seats before the teacher came in. “Good morning students,” the teacher said. “I hope all of you had a great weekend,” she said, like she does at every Monday. She turned to the blackboard and begun writing out somebody's name.

‘Twilight Sparkle’ was the name.

A girl walked into the classroom, she had a dark purplish-bluish hair with pink and purple highlights. She even wore a thick looking glasses. From the looks of it, she looked like a total nerd.

“Everybody, please welcome Twilight Sparkle,” the teacher said.

Most of the students in class either waved their hand at her, smiled at her or said a simple, “Hello.”

“Is there anything you would like to tell the class about yourself?” The teacher asked, looking at the new girl.

“Uhm... My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I like books. It's a pleasure to meet you all,” Twilight said.

The teacher searched the classroom for a free seat, and she pointed to the one in the middle of the room, “You may sit beside Pinkie Pie,” she said.

Pinkie stood up, in case Twilight didn't know who the teacher was talking about. “Hello, my name is Pinkie Pie!” She exclaimed cheerfully, happy to meet with the new girl in class.

Twilight nodded her head and took her seat beside Pinkie. Pinkie leaned closer to Twilight, “You like books? What kind?” She asked as softly as she could.

“Novels... Mostly mystery and detective stuff,” Twilight replied.

“Oooooh! Mysterious,” Pinkie said, leaning back to her seat.

Honestly speaking, Pinkie had been like this for as long as anybody could remember. If you ever asked the students who had transferred to this school after Pinkie, they could tell you that Pinkie is by far, the weirdest and oddest person they've ever met. Even I agree with them.

Now then, class proceeded just like it should. Since Twilight had just first started her new school life here, she had to share text books with Pinkie.

The bell rang, and the teacher stopped writing on the board. She turned to the class, and clapped her hands once. “Break time!” She said before all the students ran out of the class happily.

“So, what are you having for break?” Pinkie asked.

Twilight took out her lunchbox, she had two. One for break, and the other for lunch. She opened the first one, “Just a simple peanut butter sandwich,” she answered.

“Cool! I'm having chocolate chip muffins!” Pinkie exclaimed as she shoved her lunchbox in front of Twilight's face. “Want some? I promise you that it'll taste good!”

Pinkie followed Twilight out to the cafeteria. Twilight was silent, and Pinkie found her hard to approach. But she still wanted to make friends with the new girl. “Do you got any hobby other than reading?” Pinkie asked as she munched down on her muffin.

“Writing,” Twilight answered. “Does that count?”

“Oh sure!” Pinkie said with her mouth full. She swallowed before speaking again though. “Never seen you around here before, you just moved here?” She asked.

“Yup,” answered Twilight. “My parents got a promotion, so they had to work here for a few years probably.”

“I see. Any siblings?” Pinkie questioned.

“One,” was all Twilight said. No extra information.

Pinkie was out of ideas on what to ask. For all she knew, this conversation isn't going anywhere. “Hey, wanna go to the forest with me after school?” Pinkie asked, a huge smile was plastered across her face.

“Isn't the forest dangerous?” Twilight looked concerned and worried. “I've heard that there are many wild animals living there.”

Pinkie laughed, “Wild animals, yes. But they won't harm you if you don't harm them.”

Twilight was hesitant about the idea of going into the forest. “Okay... But I have to be home before seven,” she said.

“I don't think this is a good idea,” Twilight said, following wherever Pinkie was leading her. Twilight looked around her surroundings, she couldn't even see the sky. It was still afternoon, around four, according to her watch. She heard rustling of bushes from time to time, which made her even more cautious and worried. She would tell herself, “Just some small animals, nothing to worry about,” to keep herself calm... It's not working as she thought it would.

“Don't worry about it. I know the forest like I know the back of my head!” Pinkie exclaimed proudly. “Is that how you say it? I feel like I've said it wrong...”

They've been walking in the forest for about an hour now, and Twilight's having some second thoughts about this. From all the novels she had read, most people who goes deep into the forest didn't end all that well.

“You know, to tell the truth, I haven't been this deep in the forest before,” Pinkie said, a smile was across her face.

“What?!” Twilight shouted. “You dragged me into this place when you've never been this deep into the forest yourself?!”

Pinkie turned to look at her friend and shrugged. “Calm down,” she said. “As far as I know, there's nothing in the forest that would harm us. The animals here are all friendly, I can guarantee you that.”

Twilight was scared and angry at the same time. How should she feel about this? She let out a sigh and looked straight at Pinkie, “If you say so, then I'm trusting you.”

Pinkie smiled at her and continued walking deep into the forest, “Then, follow me, I guess!” She said.

Twilight let out another sigh under her breath, “Why did I let her drag me into this?”

Would you look at the time, it's already quite late, don't you agree? I do have another guest coming over in a while. Oh, no. That guest is not here for a story... Instead, we're going to meet and sit and chat about some things. It's my business.

Well, you would have to leave now. We'll continue from where we left off tomorrow, okay? Questions, huh... Well, I do suppose I could answer them, but only at my own time when I feel like it. Don't you worry, I promise I'll answer everything you want to know after this story is over.

...my name? A curious one, aren't you? I do suppose I could tell you... But it's for you to find out. By the end of the story, if you're still unable to find out who I am, I'll reveal myself to you. Deal?