//------------------------------// // No family to row in a lake... // Story: Foreigners with Foreign Language // by Smashology //------------------------------// At the rock farm Pinkie told her sisters about the problem hoping they’ll help her. All of them were sitting down in the living room of their house. “We can’t help you Pinkie,” said Maud. “Why not?” “Because it’s not our specialty and it’s your problem,” answered Limestone. “Now if you excuse me I had to go back to work, those rocks won’t crush by themselves.” Marble then spoke quietly doubting. “Well, there’s something that can help you but I’m not sure if it’ll work.” “Tell me Marble. Anything could be crucial to save my friends.” “...The only thing in Equestria that can break an alpaca gypsy’s curse is to find the rarest creature in the world.” “How do you know that?” asked Limestone surprised not only because of her youngest sister was speaking normal but because of her knowledge. “There are things you don’t know from her,” responded Maud like she had already knew it. Marble went to their parents’ old bookshelf, she took a dusty book and opened it, revealing its content to her sisters. “The legend says that the creature will appear after dark magic is used. When it meets the user and knows the reason why it’s there it will help him/her. When its duty is complete a light will blind the user and everything will be back to normal. But sometimes the cycle never repeats itself in quite the same way.” After thinking about it Pinkie could only think of one creature. “Do you think Discord can help me?” “Probably but you have to call him first,” answered Maud. “What do you think Marble? Discord can help me to save my friends?” “Mmhm.” But Limestone had her doubts. “I want proof of what you’re saying, we know you like being in your imaginative world.” “You... you don’t believe me either?” Pinkie looked at the eyes of Maud and Marble. “Is that true?” her sisters didn’t respond. “Why don’t you answer me?” Her sisters remained silent because they were looking at Pinkie’s tail which suddenly started to shake. Her Pinkie sense had activated. “Oh no.” From nowhere Holder’s Boulder fell from the sky and went across the house, destroying it. Before it landed Limestone pushed both Pinkie and Maud, saving their lives. Unfortunately Pinkie’s head hit the wall so hard that a crack was heard, when she recovered from the pain she discovered that both Marble and Limestone were crushed by the giant rock, the youngest of the Pies died, by being crushed to death. Pinkie desperately tried to pull Limestone out to save her but it was worthless, the only thing she could do was accepting her fate. “I’m sorry Pinkie, please forgive me for not believing in you,” Limestone looked at the corpse of her younger sister and with her remaining breath said: “At least she reached the paradise first, I know she couldn’t bear to watch me die first,” Limestone closed her eyes. “Marble, Limestone!” said Pinkie crying. “They’re dead and it’s all my fault. Maud I need to–” She turned around to discover a rock dressed as her older sister. “When did this happen?” When Pinkie exited her destroyed house she headed to Ponyville, since she knew that only Twilight could call Discord with her magic. It was foggy outside, more than normal. She tried to catch the first train but she soon founded that the locomotive crashed into the train station, probably because of the fog. Trying to find survivors she sneaked away in it, only to find a pair of bodies. “Mom? Dad?” Pinkie’s mane deflated. She kneeled down in front of them. Carrying them on her back and digging a pair of holes with her own hooves she excavated graves for them and put them there, covered them with dirt and used tree bark to mark the place of their graves. She kneeled down once more. “Maud, Limestone and Marble, received them like in a party...” she sobbed. “A never-ending party.”