//------------------------------// // Fluttershy Cannot Lie // Story: Pinkie Pie's Cupcake Surprise // by Unstoppable //------------------------------// Fluttershy was having a very good day today. The birds were chirping particularly playfully and the bear gave her an extra special warm hug today. However, the day was not meant to be entirely perfect and it all came crashing down as she peered out of her window. What she saw shocked her. Pinkie Pie was making her way toward her cabin. Quickly she pleaded her animal friends to help her. She asked them to make Pinkie Pie go away through any means they could and to make sure she didn't get into the house. Her animal friends agreed and proceeded to walk out the door and windows until they were all standing in a line outside of the cottage ready to face down Pinkie Pie. Fluttershy would normally be very happy to see Pinkie Pie but, you see, she was keeping a secret. She knew that if Pinkie Pie knew what she knew, Pinkie Pie would not be happy. She would not be happy at all. These thoughts made Fluttershy shudder before she quickly realized two facts. One, Pinkie was still bouncing up to her house and two, Fluttershy is really bad at lying. After these two realizations, Fluttershy turned from shuttering to panicking. All she could do now was hope that her critter friends would save her from having to spill the beans. In stark contrast with the doom and gloom atmosphere inside Fluttershy's cottage, outside her cottage, everything was abuzz with joy. There was a sense of excitement in the atmosphere which could only be attributed to the presence of Pinkie Pie. Pinkie couldn't see anything particularly wrong with the fact that all of Fluttershy's animal friends were standing in a line outside her cottage. "Maybe they were ready to play a game?" thought Pinkie. Then the birds started coming up to her. At first, they seemed friendly enough. They were chirping and distracting...err dancing around Pinkie Pie. Pinkie very much enjoyed this but knew she was on a mission so she started coming forward. The birds adjusted their tactics and got more in Pinkie's face. They started to obscure her vision. The further she went the more annoying they became. "Cut that out" Pinkie exclaimed. And then it happened. The first bird pecked at Pinkie. "Ow, what was that for?" yelled Pinkie. The other birds caught on to the idea and started pecking the poor pony in the same manner. "Stop that!", exclaimed the pink pony "What did I ever do to you?" By this point, Pinkie made it about a third of the way to Fluttershy's cabin. What she hadn't noticed, because of the birds pecking her and obscuring her vision, was that the small and medium-sized animals had been making their way to Pinkie in a second wave and had just reached her. By the time Pinkie noticed, it was almost too late....almost. Pinkie figured out what was happening because of one moment of clarity between the pecking. Just before the other animals were on top of her she dodged out of their range. She moved left and right and bounced around like a...well a bouncy ball. With one final push, she propelled herself forward and past the last of that wave of animals. All that was standing between her and the door was a big and fuzzy bear. She began to stare the bear down. Their eyes locked and they both moved into a draw pose. Pinkie's vision suddenly went wide screen and so did the bear's vision (which surprised him for a second but even he knew that Pinkie Pie was Pinkie Pie so he shouldn't question this). The seconds ticked on by. A clock tower that was CLEARLY not there a few seconds ago suddenly felt like it had always been ticking down the seconds in the background. Just a few more to go. "I'm going to get through that door you, you, door blocker" was all that Pinkie could think to say. "roaaarrr", was the bear's response in kind. "Hmm, well said" responded Pinkie. With those last words, the clock struck the hour. The bell rang and Pinkie began running forward. The bear did the same with fury. He held his arms open and ran forward on two legs. He was ready. She was ready. And on the last second....Pinkie somehow disappeared out of sight. The bear paused. He stopped moving forward and shifted his gaze around. He didn't know what just happened but what was important was for him to find Pinkie Pie and stop her from entering the hut. Just then, though, he felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned around he suddenly found a Pink ball curled up on his chest. This was really starting to confuse the bear but just then the ball sprang forward while using him as a platform. The ball hit Fluttershy's door and was sucked up by into the creases of the door until no Pink could be seen anymore. On Fluttershy's side of the door, a pink mass came through the door. It popped back into Pinkie Pie's form and proceeded to head toward the lamp shade that Fluttershy was trying to, although poorly, hide behind. "Hey there Fluttershy" said Pinkie "whatcha doing?" "Go away" Fluttershy fearfully said, "You-you can't see me". "Clearly I can silly" said Pinkie "Why are you trying to be so silly willy with me" Fluttershy decided to drop the antics and stopped hiding behind the lamp. "There you go Fluttershy, Isn't that better? ", chirped Pinkie Pie "Now, I'm here to ask you one simple question". It was at this time that Fluttershy lets out "eep" before beginning to cower again. Pinkie Pie came in really close before whispering into Fluttershy's ear, "Where are my cupcakesssssss". It was at this point that Fluttershy knew she wouldn't be able to take much more. She hadn't even gotten to the whole "keeping secrets away from Pinkie Pie" yet. She simply knew that there wasn't much left needed to crack her. With this in mind, she said "w-w-well y-you see-" "lier" scoffed Pinkie Pie. "H-how can you even-" responded Fluttershy before once again being cut off by Pinkie who said, "Silly willy, I know you too well Fluttershy. Besides, you aren't very good at lying even to a complete stranger let alone a good old friend like Pinkie Pie. Now, tell me where my cupcakes are". This time, Pinkie Pie squinted her eyes and got up really close and personal while waiting for Fluttershy to answer her. After a few minutes of this, Fluttershy finally caved in "Ok Ok, I don't know where your cupcakes are but I do know somepony who may be able to tell you more." "Go ooooon", said the pink pony with a brimming smile. "Sh-she made me promise not to tell you", shuttered Fluttershy. "Shhhhh, don't worry. If they ask, I'll tell them the trees told me. No one ever thinks about the trees when they plan a secret" Pinkie reassured. "I'm...I'm doomed. I might as well tell you now. They would expect me to tell you anyways." sighed Fluttershy "Applejack She'll be able to tell you more. She swore me not to tell you that I saw her with them". "Okey dokey artichokey", said Pinkie as she started bouncing up with glee "see you later Fluttershy". "huh, I forgot I was talking to Pinkie Pie" said Fluttershy "maybe I didn't need to be so afraid". Then wish a sudden realization that It wasn't just Pinkie but also Applejack that she was afraid of that thought of hope went away. "I'm sorry" she whispered to no one in particular. Pinkie Pie then started hopping her way over to Applejack's farm. She wasn't really concerned with what happened during the party. She knew that she would find out what happened while she was blacked out in the end anyway. All she really wanted right now was to find her sweet sweet juicy cupcakes. Hmmmm cupcakes.