//------------------------------// // The Visit and Sleepover // Story: Inside Pinkie Pie's Mind - Pinkie's Secret // by Violet Bloom //------------------------------// Setting: After Season 5 Finale, before Season 6 Pinkie’s busy baking some cakes in Sugarcube Corner for another day of working. The Cakes are away for a few days visiting some relatives so they left Pinkie in charge of the shop. Placing the cakes in the display case, Pinkie looks around the place happy with her preparation for the day, “All done!” “It looks great Pinkie,” Pinkamena said with a yawn. “Pinkamena, shouldn’t you still be asleep?” Pinkie asks as she cleans herself up from the flour and icing covering her. “I *yawn* can’t,” Pinkamena replied, “Even if I could, I bet the noise from the shop would keep waking me up.” “I guess you got a point there,” Pinkie said sadly as she opens the shop. After serving customers for a few hours, the door to Sugarcube Corner opens and two Unicorns enter the building. Upon seeing the new arrivals, Pinkie and Pinkamena gasps. “Sugar Belle! Party Favor!” Sure enough, both Unicorns turn out to be the same ones from the town where everyone’s Cutie Marks were removed by Starlight Glimmer. “Hey Pinkie, long time no see,” Party Favor greets as the two of them walk towards the counter. “What are you guys doing here?” Pinkie asks in glee. “Well, we came here with Starlight,” Sugar Belle said. After that, the two Unicorns explained that Twilight told them, Double Diamond, and Night Glider Starlight’s motive for her actions when Starlight came back to the town to apologize. At first they were relentless with the apology, but eventually accepts it once they know the truth. “And when they told us they’re heading back to Ponyville, the four of us decided to tag along to see how the rest of you had been since we last saw you,” finishes Party Favor. “Wow, that’s nice to know that Starlight’s getting better,” said Pinkie. “I’m surprise that after everything she’d done, Twilight still made Starlight her student,” Sugar Belle admits. “I’m surprise too, and I was there when it happened!” Pinkie said. Party Favor suddenly smells the air and asks, “Is something burning?” Pinkie and Sugar Belle are confused as to what the Stallion meant, until Pinkamena realizes something. “Pinkie, we were baking before they arrived!” said Pinkamena. Pinkie gasps, “THE CAKES!” And with that, Pinkie rush as fast as she can into the kitchen, barely saving the baking goods from burning to a crisp. Although a number of them are mostly burnt with only a few spots still edible. “Great, looks like I’ll have to do it again,” Pinkie sighs as she dumps the near burnt ones away. “Uh Pinkie, is everything alright back there?” Sugar Belle’s voice is heard from the counter. “Not really,” Pinkie replies as she carries the surviving cakes up front for decoration, “just some baking issues. I just got distracted for a bit and left some cakes in the oven for too long.” “Maybe we can help you for a bit?” suggests Party Favor, “After all, you look like you could use some help.” “You mean it?” Pinkie asks. “Of course,” Sugar Belle nods, “I can help with the baking at the back.” “And I can help with whatever’s needed at the counter,” Party Favor said. “Are you sure?” Pinkie asks, “I don’t want your first trip here to be working in the bakery.” Both Unicorns look at one another before they said, “We’re sure.” “You’ve been working by yourself since the Cakes left,” Pinkamena pointed out, “I’m sure they’ll understand when you tell them you got some help.” Pinkie thought about it and agrees. Just in time too since the lunch rush hour had started not that long after she and Sugar Belle re-bake the cakes that were burnt earlier. Pinkie’s a bit worried that the two Unicorns would be overwhelm with meeting a lot more ponies since Ponyville has way more ponies than their town, but the two of them are actually doing quite well. As Party Favor’s helping Sugar Belle in the kitchen while Pinkie’s serving customers, a lone pony wearing a poncho and a western hat walks in towards the counter. “Pinkie, here’s the rest of the cupcakes,” Sugar Belle said, levitating a tray full of decorated cupcakes towards the counter. “Thanks Sugar Belle,” Pinkie thank the Unicorn before noticing the pony that just entered the store before her, “Oh, hi there! Would you like to order something?” “Yes,” the pony, a Stallion, said as Pinkie’s arranging the cupcakes in the display case, “I would like to have a Pinkie Pie to go please.” “One Pinkie Pie to go coming right…Wait a minute!” Pinkie looks up and said, “We don’t serve any Pinkie Pies! Or any pies that are pink for that matter.” “Are you sure?” the Stallion asks, “Because I’m certain there’s a Pinkie Pie here, and I’d like to have a Cheese Sandwich with my Pie.” During the whole thing, Pinkamena couldn’t help giggle at Pinkie’s obliviousness, “Pinkie, do you NOT recognize the voice?” After a moment of silence, Pinkie let out a long gasp and look at the Stallion before her, “You’re-!” The Stallion giggles before removing his hat, revealing to be none other than Cheese Sandwich. “Cheesy!” Pinkie jumps over the counter and tackles Cheese Sandwich to the ground in a hug. “I missed you too Pinkie,” Cheese laughs as the two of them got back up. “Is everything alright out there Pinkie?” Party Favor asks as he and Sugar Belle walk out of the kitchen upon hearing a crash. Both Pinkie and Cheese look at the two Unicorns before the pink Mare jumps up and said, “Oh right! Cheese, these two are helping me out in the bakery today! Their names are” “Party Favor? Sugar Belle?” Cheese suddenly asks. “Wait, Cheese Sandwich?” Sugar Belle gasps as she and Party Favor rush up towards the Stallion. “Man it’s been a while since I’ve seen either of you!” Cheese said, looking at both Sugar Belle and Party Favor, “I haven’t heard from you guys since, you know. But I don’t remember the two of you knowing each other back then.” “Yeah, about that,” Party Favor said before being cut off by Pinkie. “Wait a minute! You three know one another?” Pinkie asks. “Of course,” Cheese said, “I did tell you I’d travel all across Equestria, but I didn’t say I’d planned the parties there all on my own. Whenever there’s a party about to start, I always asked the locals to help me planned it.” “That’s how Cheese first met us,” continues Sugar Belle, “I was in charge of the food for one of his parties from where I came from.” “And I was a Party Clown in one of his,” said Party Favor, “In fact, Cheese Sandwich is the reason why I decided to become a Party Planner myself.” “Wow!” gasps Pinkie, “I inspired Cheese, who inspired you to become a Party Pony?!” “Yes-wait, YOU’RE the pony that Cheese said inspired him to plan parties?” Party Favor asks in shock. “Whoa, what a small world,” said Sugar Belle. “So Cheese what brought you to Ponyville?” asks Pinkie, “I don’ remember there being a Party planned soon since I would know about it and starts planning it right now.” “Actually I’m just here for a visit,” said Cheese, “My Cheesy Sense had been quiet for a while so I decided to come and visit since I’m in the area.” The four of them continues talking with one another, Pinkie and Cheese telling Party Favor and Sugar Belle about the time during Rainbow’s Birth-a-versary, while Sugar Belle and Party Favor tell Cheese how they first met Pinkie as well as what happened to them at the town that came to know as their new home. “Wow, that must have been rough for you guys,” Cheese said once the story’s done. “It was,” nods Sugar Belle, “but thanks to Pinkie, we managed to have the first genuine smile on our face since the removal.” “Who would have guessed at first glance Pinkie would be a great listener?” asks Party Favor. “Um, actually…” Pinkie starts before stopping herself from continuing. Three blank expressions look at her, “Did you say something Pinkie?” Cheese asks. “I-It’s nothing!” Pinkie reassures before getting back up, “I need to get ready for the evening rush hour before closing the shop.” A reasonable reasoning, but that doesn’t stop the three ponies from wondering what Pinkie was about to say. As for Pinkie, she rushes toward the kitchen and sighs once she’s alone. “Sorry Pinkamena, I almost told them about you,” Pinkie apologizes. “It is fine Pinkie,” Pinkamena reassures, “I know you didn’t meant to.” “But still, what if they started wondering something’s off about me?” Pinkie asks, “What if they already know I’m hiding something? What do I do then? How do I keep hiding about you when they know something’s up? What if-“ “PINKIE!” Pinkamena grabs a hold of Pinkie, trying to calm the other personality before she starts having a slight panic attack. Once she’s sure Pinkie’s calm down, Pinkamena said, “Look I know you’re worried, and I’m sorry that you had to be the one to carry the burden of keep this a secret the longest.” “But I have to,” Pinkie said, “After all, everypony would know there’s something off not just from the mane change, but also that the Pinkie they know is suddenly not so bubbly, which they know couldn’t happen overnight let alone in a few minutes.” “I know,” Pinkamena sighs, hugging Pinkie “but this doesn’t seem right.” “I know…” Pinkie returns the hug as the two of them stay like that for a while. What they didn’t know is that three certain ponies are silently watching them at the entrance, though they can only see Pinkie and not Pinkamena. / After closing up the shop, Pinkie insists that Sugar Belle, Party Favor and Cheese Sandwich sleep over with her since the three of them doesn’t have a place to stay for the night. “Are you sure about this Pinkie?” asks Sugar Belle, “We didn’t want to be a bother to you.” “Nonsense,” Pinkie reassures, “I’ve had sleepovers before and the Cakes don’t mind one bit! Plus, there’s NO way I’ll let you three sleeps in a hotel while I’m around! Take this as a ‘thank you’ for helping me out today.” “Yeah Cheese, I’m surprise you wanted to help out in the shop as well,” said Party Favor. “Hey, I wanted to help for the same reason why you and Sugar Belle decided to help Pinkie out,” Cheese argues. “Touché,” said Party Favor as the four of them arrive into Pinkie’s room. “Wow Pinkie, your room looks like there’s a party going on in here,” said Sugar Belle as she with the two Stallions look around the room. “Thanks,” Pinkie said, “I sometimes like to throw private parties here with my friends, so I guess that’s why it looks like this.” As the Mares set a long blanket on the floor, the Stallions gather extra pillows from an extra room. But when Cheese Sandwich and Party Favor return with the pillows, the Unicorn got a wicked look on his face and whispers something to Cheese. “That should do it,” Pinkie said, looking down at the blanket, “Sorry I don’t have anything more comfortable for you guys to sleep on.” “That’s fine,” reassures Sugar Belle, “At least it’s better than sleeping on cold floorboard like back at that cottage.” After she said that, Sugar Belle’s suddenly hit by a pillow from behind. Before Pinkie could react to the sudden assault, a pillow hits her right at the face, knocking her to the floor. A couple of laughs are heard, making the Mares look to see both Cheese Sandwich and Party Favor standing at the door laughing at them. “Oho, it’s on now!” Pinkie heard Sugar Belle said as said Mare picks up the pillow that hit her before charging towards the Stallions. “Hey, wait for me!” Pinkie cries out as she too joins in on the pillow fight. Before long, the room is in total chaos with the four ponies going into a full on pillow war, throwing pillows everywhere while taking cover behind anything they can hide behind in the room. During the course of the war, Pinkie and Pinkamena switched control once in a while, with the rollers still in place, so that the two personalities can have equal involvement in the war. Pinkie, whom just switched with Pinkamena, is hiding behind her Party Canon, holding a pillow in her hooves while trying to find her next target. But what she didn’t know is that she’s already being targeted not by one, but THREE others! Sugar Belle, Party Favor, and Cheese Sandwich leaps from their hiding spot towards Pinkie. But when they did, they were each surprise to see the other two ponies before colliding with one another, CRASHING TOWARDS PINKIE! “Pinkie look out!” warns Pinkamena. But the warning came a little too late! The other three ponies land onto Pinkie, activating the Party Canon in the process! “Oh no!” gasps Pinkie, “EVERYPONY DUCK!” All for ponies hightailed into hiding as the Party Canon lets out a big blast, shooting a large sum of streamers and confetti all over the room. Once the coast is clear, the four of them move out of hiding covered in whatever streamers and confetti that managed to get to them. There’s a moment of silence before the four ponies giggle, and are now on the ground laughing their hearts out. “Wow,” sighs Party Favor, “now THAT’S what I call ‘going out with a BANG’.” “Sorry about the mess we made Pinkie,” said Sugar Belle. Pinkie looks around her room to find that the floor is now completely covered with the Party Canon’s content. The pink pony just smiles and said, “It’s alright, and believe it or not this isn’t the first time the Party Canon had done something like that.” “I can imagine judging by your reaction earlier,” pointed out Cheese. Due to the war and explosion that just happened, the four ponies are exhausted and they fell asleep near one another, using the confetti and streamers as a makeshift mattress for them to sleep on. Pinkamena smiles at this as she too decides to fall asleep, completely forgetting the reason she was having trouble doing so for the past few days. What Pinkamena didn’t know is that she’s about to get a reminder why.