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// Chapter 2 - Adjusting 
// Story: How Snowy Night Came To Ponyville 
// by SnowyNight 
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HSNCTP Chapter 2
Snowy Night awoke  to the hustle and bustle of a busy bakery. She got out of bed slowly, trying desperately to remember where she was. Oh, right - the bakery. Pinkie Pie's room.
As though summoned by the thought, Pinkie burst into the room with what appeared to be multicoloured swirls on a plate. Judging both from the smell and the fact that it was Pinkie carrying them, they would be overly sweet, dehydrating, and horribly addictive.
"Good morning!" said Pinkie Pie. "I heard you moving around up here, and I knew you'd be hungry after last night's party - you need to eat more, seriously - so I brought you these cupcakes!" Not wanting to disappoint, Snow grabbed a blue cupcake and gingerly took a bite. Immediately flavour hit all parts of Snow's tongue simultaneously, producing a single violent twitch.  Pinkie apparently took this as enjoyment - which it probably was, at some level - and squealed with delight. She said something about having to get back to work and left the cupcakes with Snow, who was still recovering from the first taste. She left the cupcakes alone for the moment and went to check her things.
Snow's belongings were still intact, including - thankfully - the hay and dried fruit that had served as trail rations during Snow's journey south. While chewing on some hay, Snow noticed her stuffed pegasus under the corner of the bed. Relieved that she hadn't lost it, Snow went to grab it, but her teeth closed in on thin air.
Whirling, Snow saw her pegasus... in the hooves of a baby unicorn, who was chewing on it. Smiling nervously - Snow had no real experience with foals - she approached slowly, keeping a smile on her face as she did so. Pumpkin. The foal's name was Pumpkin.
"Hey, Pumpkin," said Snow soothingly. "I see you've found my little Pegasus..." Looking around, Snow spotted a worn stuffed bear on the floor. Gingerly closing her teeth around it, Snow held it out towards Pumpkin, hoping to attract the foal's attention and retrieve her pegasus.
At that moment, Pinkie burst in, saying "Are you ready to come do-" She stopped abruptly when she saw Snow, bear in mouth. Snow belatedly realized that, this being Pinkie's room, the bear was probably hers. Setting it down gingerly, Snow began to try to explain, but Pinkie cut her off.
"What are you doing with Mr. Pinkles? Why is Pumpkin in here? And why haven't you finished the cupcakes?" Snow tried to reply, but each time she tried, Pinkie cut her off. Snow wondered abstractly if it was tiring being Pinkie Pie.
Finally, Pinkie ran out of questions - or maybe just breath - and Snow began speaking before Pinkie could continue. "I was trying to get my pegasus back, I have no idea, the cupcakes were way too sweet, I have no idea how that balloon popped, and - to my knowledge - there is no spoon, so I really don't get that one." Pumpkin was watching serenely, chewing now on something rubbery. Probably the balloon. Snow scooped up her pegasus, put it in her bag, and said "Pinkie... thanks for the party, and for letting me stay here, but I..." Snow hesitated, seeing Pinkie's questioning face. She said "I really just want to go outside and see the rest of Ponyville. Is that all right?"
"Of course!" said Pinkie brightly. "In fact, I was planning on giving you a tour of Ponyville as soon as you finished your cupcakes! But..." Pinkie's smile faltered, "...you don't like the cupcakes?"
"Oh - of course I do!" said Snow. "I just... haven't had anything that sweet before. It'll just take me a while to get used to them." Forcing a smile, she put the rest of the cupcake that she had tried earlier in her mouth and chewed, mechanically. Swallowing, she smiled once again at Pinkie Pie.
"Hee hee! You're silly!" said Pinkie. Taking Snow by the hoof, she said "Come on! I've got so much to show you!"
The day passed much as the previous night had, minus the party afterwards (it had taken Snow three-and-a-half hours to explain that some ponies just weren't built for partying every night - Pinkie still didn't quite get it, but didn't press the issue any further) and Snow found herself on a hill overlooking Ponyville. Pencil in mouth, she began to put her thoughts into verse. 
A few minutes later, however, a sudden rustling in the bushes behind Snow made her pause. Setting down her pencil slowly, Snow prepared to run with as few sudden moves as possible. She HAD spent most of her life evading snow leopards, after all.
A purple unicorn poked her head out and said, "Oh!" Immediately following her was a small scaled creature... a baby dragon? Snow had only seen pictures of adult ones in books.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Snow, standing. "I didn't realize this was your hill."
"It isn't," said the unicorn. "I just come here sometimes, when Pinkie's throwing too many parties. You're her cousin, right? We met at the party."
"We did?" said Snow, floundering. The unicorn laughed knowingly and sat down, gesturing for Snow to do the same.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle," said the unicorn. "Pinkie can be... a little overwhelming, can't she?"
"You aren't from here, are you?" said Snow.
"Very perceptive of you," said Twilight. "I come from Canterlot. Where do you come from?"
"Up north," I said. "Nowhere, really - there was a small village nearby, but nopony really came up there."
"Wow - really? I can't imagine so few ponies..." While Twilight sat deep in thought, Snow took advantage  of the silence to write out a few more verses.
The baby dragon, however, seemed to have other plans, as he sat down on top of Snow's paper, saying "Hi, I'm Spike!" as he did so.
The rest of the evening passed quickly enough - Snow was just well-read enough to follow along with what Twilight was saying, and soon both ponies were at the library, pouring over books while the party raged on below. Seeing Snow nodding off, Twilight offered to let Snow stay the  night in the library, an offer which Snow could scarce decline; even had she been awake enough to make it back to Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie's apartment was hectic at best, and it was entirely possible that the party had gone there. Closing her eyes, Snow scarcely noticed when Spike curled up next to her, but she did fall asleep with a smile.