Equestrian Pie

by Sammy-Jack

The Great Party

The crowd that had gathered was actually quite massive. Nopony expected this many ponies to show up to this event, which started to make Twilight nervous about her performance. Sure, she and the group had been practicing for a month now, making sure it was perfect, but something started to make her feel like it was going to be terrible. No, she thought. I have to do this. This is a special occasion. Her nervousness would have to subside for the time being.

Twilight was surprised that gathering her group was so easy. Applejack and Rainbow Dash immediately jumped in to assist with this, but Rarity and Fluttershy had to sit out because they couldn't contribute. She was also surprised that Pinkie's sister, Octavia, a musician from Canterlot, came and insisted she be a part of the performance.

Everything was going good so far. Twilight had asked Princess Celestia to help spread the word of the event, hoping to get as many ponies come and celebrate with them as they could. The amount of RSVPs were so large, that they actaully needed to change the location to outside of Ponyville, on a flat grass plain. A work crew had built a temporary stage early this morning, and had just finished hooking up all of the electrical wiring before the sun set.

Ponies from all across Equestria seemed to be here, all knowing full well the reason. There were loud ponies from Appleloosa, and even the highly sophisticated ponies of Canterlot and Manehatten. After hearing of an event the Princess was advertising, everypony wanted to go. And now that the sun had set, and the moon was high in the sky, everypony had taken their seats that were spread out across the field, and began chatting with one another.

Twilight pulled her head back behind the curtain, not sure if she really would be able to do this, even if it was for Pinkie Pie. But a sudden presence behind her broke her train of thought. The Unicorn turned around to see Princess Celestia, smiling down on her pupil. “Twilight. I'm so glad you decided to do this for Pinkie Pie. You really are a great friend to her.” She said with pure sincerity.

She couldn't help but blush a bit at the comment from embarrassment. “Oh, Princess, it's not really that big of a deal. I just didn't know you'd have told so many ponies. The crowd is ginormous.”

“Well, what can you expect when the leader of a nation puts away her schedule for one event? Everypony would start wondering what the big deal was. Besides, I'm certain none of them would have missed this for the world.” The Princess giggled a bit, before looking behind her at the rest of the group about to walk onstage. Applejack was making sure her guitar was tuned, Rainbow Dash was air drumming a random beat, and Octavia just took deep breaths, keeping her nerves down. “I hope you all do fantastic out there tonight.” Celestia spoke to the ponies, catching their attentions, and earning a thank you from each.

Twilight nodded to the Princess, thankful for her support in all of this. It really was a special day. She couldn't help but think back to just one year ago. Flashes of the Pink pony flooded before Twilight's eyes. She saw Pinkie bouncing around as usual, only for it to flash ahead, showing a frightened pony soaked outside her front door. She had told Pinkie to go home and rest, instead of invite her in. Who knew one small oversight would have had such a drastic consequence?

"Twilight!" Princess Celestia stated loudly, enough to break the Unicorn from her flashback.

She shook her head, and took a deep breath. "I'm alright. Let's go everypony. We have a show to perform."

Just then, the lights went out near the crowd, and the stage lit up, shining a spotlight on center stage. That was their cue, so the four ponies made their way into the view of the crowd, receiving a quiet stomp applause. Applejack and Twilight took their spots near the microphone up front, Rainbow Dash going to the drum set, and Octavia positioning herself at the piano.

After taking a deep breath, Twilight used her magic to lift the microphone off of it's stand before her, and raised it near her face. “Hello, everypony.” At the sound of her voice, all of the chatter ceased, causing a build on her already existing stage fright. “For those who did not know, we are gathered here today to celebrate the memory of one of Equestria's greatest ponies. This mare was one of the friendliest ponies you could ever meet. She loved to make everypony smile, and never gave up until they did. Her actions brought true happiness on more ponies than any of us could count, and plenty of laughter with it.”

A strange feeling formed between her rubs, the feeling of remembering a sad memory. But Twilight had to push through it. “For all of our travelers, you could ask any citizen of Equestria if they knew her, and if she truly did make them happy, and they would all say yes.” Another deep breath, and Twilight lowered her gaze to the wooden stage floor before continuing. “This is for the memory of Pinkemena Diane Pie, The Element of Laughter of the Elements of Harmony. Or as we all knew her, Pinkie Pie.” Her eyes went back to the audience, her face holding a smile. “Thank you all for being here on the anniversary of Pinkie's passing. It means so much to everypony who knew her, and we hope you enjoy our song.”

Twilight looked over to Octavia, nodding to signal her to start playing, before returning to the microphone.

***Listen to this***

A long, long time ago,
I can still remember how those parties used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance,
I would make those ponies dance,
and maybe we could party for a while.

But that fateful morning made me shiver,
with the paper Derpy had delivered.
Bad news on my doorstep,
I couldn't take one more step.

I can't remember if I cried when I thought the paper could have lied,
But something touched me deep inside,
The day, the Laughter died.

So bye bye, Miss Pinkie Pie,
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

Did you use your Pinkie Sense?
Was your body getting really tense?
Like it always used to do?
And did you believe no pony could help,
Cause they treated you like a whelp?
And, did you think your friends didn't trust you?

Well I knew you couldn't do it alone,
Cause I saw you were scared to the bone.
We tried to help our best,
But we all needed our rest!

We were young, teenage, friendly mares,
We went through life without a care.
But we all ran out of time to spare,
the day the Laughter died.

I started singing:
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

Now for a whole year, we've been on our own,
And still feel bad for leaving you alone.
Cause thats not how friends are supposed to be.

When you threw that party for Celestia,
And showed her that gift from Fillydelphia,
We all laughed at the face on Luna.

While the Princess was laying down,
You quickly stole her golden crown.
The whole room filled with laughter,
Nopony was angry after.

And while Nightmare Moon enjoyed her reign,
You were the one who kept us sane,
and we sang sad songs in the rain,
the day the Laughter died.

We were singing,
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

Parasprites took their flight, and caused quite a fright.
The truth had finally come to light,
right when you came around.
The Changelings took over the whole town,
but you never even made a frown.
You just grabbed me, and used my horn to mow them down.

Now the victory was short-lived,
As the Changelings had already thrived.
Those creatures were trying to eat,
But together we brought their defeat.

Shining Armor and Cadance blew them away.
And we enjoyed the rest of the day.
Do you recall the events that played,
the day the Laughter died?

We started singing:
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

And there we were all in the craze,
the generation of peaceful days,
with no more time for violence.
So come on, Dash the Loyal,
Dash the handy,
Rainbow Dash crashed into cotton candy,
Because, Chaos is Discord's best offense.

And as I watched him tear us apart,
I felt a stabbing in my heart.
Nopony with a sane mind,
would ever be so unkind.

And as I watched the town in the night,
Filled with Chaos' evil blight,
I heard Discord laughing with delight,
the day the Laughter died.

He was singing:
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

I talked with Princess Celestia,
and asked if she could help with this dilemma.
But she just frowned, and turned away.

I went down to Sugar cube Corner,
where the parties were held, years before.
But the Cakes said nopony wanted to come and play.

And in the streets the fillies wept
The mares cried, and nopony slept.
Not a word was spoken,
Many spirits were left broken.

And the ponies I admire best,
all our friends, and the dear Princess,
hoped that you would never rest,
the day the Laughter died.

And they were singing...:
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.

They were singing:
Bye, bye, Miss Pinkie Pie
Tried to warn me bout your worries, but I thought you were fine.
You held my hooves, forming tears in your eyes,
Saying, this will be the day that I die.

The crowd erupted into applause. Cheering, whistling, and stomps were heard from all around. Twilight set the microphone back on it's stand, holding back her tears. The memory of that day was now as fresh as the day it happened, and the guilt of not being there for Pinkie resurfaced. But the reassuring faces of not only her best friends, but both Princess Celestia and Luna on stage around her brought her back from those thoughts.

After Celestia saw that Twilight was going to be alright, she turned to the microphone herself, speaking to the still cheering audience. “Fillies and Gentlecolts, please enjoy tonight's festivities that Ponyville has to offer. And don't forget to have fun.” She cleared her throat quickly, “Let the first ever Pinkimania begin!”

The crowd returned to cheering, starting to disperse to go to the 'party.' The rowdy ponies were the first to start dancing to the music, and slowly, even the fancy Canterlot ponies had started dancing and participating in the activities. It was a freestyle party, and everypony was expected to let loose. They all shared laughs and boogied down as the night went on.

Luna was overjoyed of the idea of a party at night, and Celestia was more than glad to relax and party for once. Twilight organized all of the team games, one of which was Capture the Flag. Non surprisingly, Rainbow Dash and Applejack declared themselves Captains of both teams, and they led the largest game of CTF ever in Equestrian history.

Fluttershy and Rarity stuck to the simple dancing and chatting with strangers. There was one incident where Rarity had been trying to ditch a certain Stallion, but he was very poor at taking the hint. Spike, now almost the height of an average pony, managed to 'persuade' the hopeful pony to leave Rarity alone. After the event, the two decided to spend the rest of the night together

Even though it was a party, ponies still tried to occasionally bug Celestia with politics and issues she needed to resolve. As a Princess, she couldn't just tell them to leave, but tried her best to convince them to return to the party. Luna, not able to stand seeing her sister be harassed like an auctioneer, stomped before the nobles, and very loudly told them to leave her sister be. She promptly received a hoof to the back of her head by Celestia for acting undignified, but they laughed it off and continued to enjoying themselves.

Twilight managed to sneak away from the giant crowd and into the library. Ponies were walking through the town, different buildings hosting games and activities. Sugar Cube Corner was the center of the delicacies, of course, with a few stands outside for snacks and drinks. The Unicorn could hardly walk anymore, and a smile was cemented on her face. She couldn't remember the last time a party was so exhausting. This single event could have rivaled Pinkie's best party, but it was missing one thing: Pinkie Pie.

As she climbed into her bed, she noticed Spike wasn't there. He was probably going to pass out somewhere, and she would have to find him tomorrow. Giggling, Twilight rested her head against her pillow. All of her favorite memories with Pinkie replaced all of the sad ones. Memories of her parties, and the great times they had together. This party was the best way to celebrate the anniversary. Pinkie Pie wouldn't have wanted frowns on this day, she'd want everypony to laugh it off and have a good time.

Facing her ceiling, Twilight spoke as if she could see Pinkie before her. “How's that for a party, Pinkie Pie? Who says I can't plan a party as good as yours?” With that, her exhaustion finally made her give in, and Twilight fell asleep, with the greatest party of Equestria continuing outside.

---

American Pie (c) Don McLean

Comments

[Sammy-Jack]

Now, I only wrote the beginning segment and the end just to justify my posting this XD I was listening to American Pie the other day, and by accident, I said "bye, bye, miss Pinkie Pie". From that moment, i committed myself to write the whole song...

The event that happened is left to your imagination.

And i don't like to be a thumb whore, but remember to pick either up or down.
Actually, i like comments more...
whatever, JUST DO SOMETHING XD

[Cloud_Surfer]

Once I saw the title, I started humming the song. Glancing at the picture, I started forming words and felt a combo of sadness at the fact that Pinkie was gone and happiness to see her friends putting on a party for her. Good job switching the lyrics up as well.

[Teh Boi]

I am crying now.
Pinkie is my favorite pony, and this is so sad, yet so goodly awesome.
You deserve all of my thumbs.

[infinite scratch]

Im sure she's partying in heaven

[Final_Scratch]

Stories with the sad tag always present a dilemma. The better written they are the more I kind of wish I didn't read them. But I always come and read more. Good story man

[sagohzo]

OCTAVIA IS NOT PINKIE SISTER!!! now that out of my system this is a very sad fic. good story man.

[Risec]

I love American Pie. The classic ones, not the new ones.
I look forward to the sequel. hehehe.

[Diceman]

If only I could thumb this up twenty more times...

[Balmas]

You did a good job of syncing lyrics to the tune.

However, it just leaves me with one question: What happened? How did she die? There really aren't any hints in the story, apart from the fact that she was ignored, perhaps.

[Sammy-Jack]

575558 576063 the accident, or whatever, is to be left to your imagination, because I dont know. I honestly don't

[Sammy-Jack]

575920 With the party GOD! images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110805153053/adventuretimewithfinnandjake/images/5/5f/Party_god.gif

[PinkieSky27]

I...you..how did she...I...

I cried. Alot.

I sort of want to know how Pinkie died...and then I really, really don't.

You did a really good job with this, and syncing the lyrics to the tune.

Just..wow.

So many sads!

[Spell-of-Gaming]

...
This is really saddening.
Letting someone or something go is just hard for you if he or she has been always the nicest to you...
*sigh*
This brings back my memories when my dog died...

[Happy Bronie]

One word my friend "NICE" Thats all I got to say with a thumbs up and everypony dont forget to smile

[Gallifrey]

Very nice and cleverly written lyrics
Made me cry a lil' too.
Awesome story!

[TheForsaken]

I can't listen to the song , because it contains stuff of EMI and that's not available in my country

[Abrams]

This video contains content from EMI. It is not available in your country.
Where the fuck I live? Narnia?
For those who can't view it :This should work

[Rosher]

Pretty good fic
Still, pretty fucking sad :c
Good thumb for you !

[Ema Nekaf]

576134 She is the party god.dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Pinkie_Pie_lolface.png dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Pinkie_Pie_lolface.png

[SlightlyGrape]

577619 'TIS A LIE! still blocked...
Sadly beautiful. DAMN YOU TEARS!!!
It's a shame this did not get more attention. It deserved it.
There were some awkward-sounding sentences, but nothing too bad. Maybe you should try submitting this to eqd?

Anyway, for a beautiful song/story, you get 4/5 rarities.

[Sammy-Jack]

639005 You had to say it, huh? WELL, they dont accept anything under 2500 words, so i added 250 words so that i could submit it, and did it just now XD
And im glad that the 5th Rarity still showed up

[SlightlyGrape]

For moral support for the other rarities. They're still sad. Also, it was 1am. My counting skills are off...

[Alpha Scorpii]

I love this song. I never get tired of finding new versions.

Nice story. Pinkie must be very happy that there's a party named after her, wherever she may be now

[Penguinbrony24]

The feels... Very nice job through.

[Jesse Coffey]

577100 "Contains stuff from EMI"

FACTS:
- Don McLean's "American Pie" was originally released on United Artists Records in 1971. United Artists absorbed MediArts Records that same year.
- EMI purchased United Artists Records in February 1979 and folded it into a reformatted Liberty Records in 1980. In turn Liberty was folded into EMI America after the newer Liberty was discontinued (following the 1983 departure from Liberty of its star Kenny Rogers), then EMI America was folded into EMI Manhattan after EMI America was discontinued and then EMI Manhattan was folded into, simply, EMI, after EMI Manhattan was discontinued. What an exhausting list of labels United Artists was folded into!
- A series of financial problems and a US$4 billion debt led to its purchase by the Citigroup in February 2011. Citigroup's ownership was temporary, as it announced in November 2011 that its music arm (including the masters of the United Artists Records catalogue, among them the masters for Don McLean's "American Pie") would be sold to Vivendi's Universal Music Group for US$1.9 billion.