The Pinkie Games

by King of Madness

The Ice Cream Pit

Rarity let out a groan as she woke up, opening her eyes to find herself in a dimly lit room, laying on the cold hard floor. She pushed herself off the ground and stood up, putting her hands on her back and popping it with a loud crack. "What on Earth?" She muttered as she looked around. There was a door opposite of her and a pit of some kind a few yards away from it. Between the two, there was a TV atop a black table.

Curious, Rarity slowly walked over to the circular pit, which had a circumference of about six feet from the looks of it, and looked down to see... "Is that... ice cream?" Indeed, about five and a half feet into the pit, there was a lake of ice cream. From the looks of it, there was every flavor of ice cream in the known world in that pit. Rarity couldn't help her mouth watering. "Oh my... That certainly looks delicious. Such temptation..." Then a crucial detail hit Rarity, causing her to back off. "Hold on just a moment! I have been kidnapped!" She glared at the pit of gluttonous temptation with spite. "Nice try, but my mother warned me about accepting sweets from strangers. Especially from a stranger whose face I haven't even seen and has put me in a room where... Hold on. How did this happen?"

Rarity thought back to what had happened just before she fell asleep and she finally realized who the culprit was. "Pinkie Pie, darling, if this is some kind of prank..."

Suddenly, the TV flashed on, catching Rarity's attention. The screen displayed a puppet that would resemble Pinkie were she a pony. "Hello, Rarity." It greeted in an atrocious voice. "I want to play a game."

"Pinkie?" Rarity raised an eyebrow as she walked up to the table to get a better look at the puppet. "...Goodness, darling, is that the best design you could come up with?"

"You want answe- Wait, what?" The puppet stammered.

"Don't get me wrong, it's a fine design, but it leaves much to be desire." Rarity explained. "For one thing, the choice of making it a wooden puppet makes it far too stiff. Making the puppet operate as a traditional marionette would make it far more appealing."

"W-Well, I, uh..."

"And the design itself tries too hard to be in the uncanny valley. It's too clean cut. A deliberate scar or missing appendage would go a long way. Really, you should have came to me before doing this."

"I-I didn't, uh, I never thought, uh..."

"And, darling, why would you choose to use such a low, dark voice? It just doesn't match up with the puppet. A little girl voice or even a clown-like voice would have worked so much better. As it is, it's just silly."

"..."

"Just giving you my thoughts." Rarity said with a shrug.

"...You want answers? You must complete the game. Now, listen. The door to the next room is locked. In order to exit, you must acquire the key that is hidden inside what I like to call 'The Ice Cream Pit'."

Rarity looked from the pit to the puppet and crossed her arms. "I hope don't expect me to jump into the pit to find it." She deadpanned. "I am willing to do many things in humoring you, darling, but I must draw the line here. The stains would be devastating!"

"Oh, lighten up, Rarity. It won't be so bad. Besides, at least you get free ice cream."

Rarity rolled her eyes. "Very funny."

"Let the games begin. Good luck." The screen changed to a picture of kitten jumping from a couch to a table with the words 'Believe in Yourself' at the bottom.

Rarity let out a 'humpf' and turned away from the TV as if it were a person. "Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, Pinkie, but I cannot allow myself to participate in this nonsense."

30 seconds later...

"I mean it, Pinkie Pie. I will not participate."

25 seconds later...

"No, ma'am. Not going to do it."

15 seconds later...

Rarity sighed and walked over to the pit. "I hope your enjoying this, Pinkie." She said with annoyance before jumping in. She landed on her bare knees in the pond of cold, sugary goodness. She shivered as the icy feeling immediately hit her, goosebumps crawling over her body as she stuck her hands in it, trying to find the key. To her dismay, the ice cream had been partially melted; not only causing her to sink deeper, but also making the stains on her beautiful outfit worse. "Oh, goodness gracious..." She muttered.

She continued to search for they key for what felt like hours, shamelessly helping herself to some of the ice cream in the process. It may not have been ladylike, but she felt that she deserved a reward for going through with this. She shivered and groaned as it continued. Occasionally, she would have to pull out her hands and rubbed them together to regain feeling in them. It got even worse when she discovered that Pinkie had put ice cream cones in there as well, which are apparently rather painful when you unknowingly stick your hand into the sharp part. "Ow! Pinkie, was that really necessary?!"

She continued to dig and dig, searching through the ice cream and random condiments and whatever else Pinkie snuck in there to find that goshdarned key. Her hands and legs had gone completely numb and her dress was ruined. Even her hair was ruined by this travesty of a prank. "When I get out of here, I am going to give Pinkie Pie a piece of my mind... and perhaps a good kick in the derriere." She muttered.

After what felt like an eternity (though it was really just a few minutes), Rarity's hand wrapped around something and she pulled it out. She gasped when she saw it was the key. "The key! I've got it!" She clumsily got to her feet and throw the key out of the pit before waddling stiffly to the wall of the pit and climbing out. Once she was out, she laid on her back on the floor.

The TV screen returned to the puppet. "Well done, Rarity. You've gotten the key."

The door automatically opened.

Rarity sat up and stared at the opened door. "...What?" She got up and confronted the TV. "The door was automatic the whole time?! What was the point of getting the key?!"

"The key is for what lies ahead." The puppet said with a chuckle before the screen flashed and turned to black.

Rarity stared at the TV for a moment before sighing and walking over to the key, picking it up before heading to the next room. "The things I put up with for my friends..." She stepped into the room and the door shut and locked behind her.

Comments

[ArcanaMaverick7]

That just leaves Applejack's challenge for the individual prank traps. And Rarity's attitude during this whole chapter was hilarious! Criticizing the puppet and saying Pinkie could have done better with some design changes and a different voice. And her refusal to even start the search for the key. XD

[King of Madness]

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Yes, indeed.

And I thought Rarity's attitude was hilarious too! In fact, Rarity is my favorite character to write because she's a lovable blend of a drama queen and a smart elec, which makes it super fun to write her!

[ArcanaMaverick7]

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Drama Queen and Smart Alec. That does sound fun to write!

[King of Madness]

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And her way of speaking makes it even better!

[Galaxina-the-Unicorn]

Now THIS is funny!

So far the jokes in past chapters gave me a bit of a chuckle, but their reactions didn't really...pop. They were funny, btw, but not like THIS kind of funny. Rarity is PERFECT for this situation. Her criticism of Pinkie's "design", her reluctance, her exasperation! This is what makes her so aweshum!

Though I'm starting to agree with a review from a previous chapter: her friends are probably going to strangle, if not murder, Pinkie.

[King of Madness]

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Yeah, there's good reason why Rarity is my favorite character to write.

[Galaxina-the-Unicorn]

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That's true, but you must remember; that's only with the things she says. She has her limits of what kind of pranks she pulls.

What saves this as being OOC is that this is human Pinkie Pie, and from what we've seen from the E.G. films, they human versions tend to be a little more immature. So I could totally see human Pinkie doing something like this. still, poor Sci-Twi...

[Galaxina-the-Unicorn]

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Indeed Rarity is a pony of true greatness.

Now it's AJ's turn, right?

[King of Madness]

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What saves this as being OOC is that this is human Pinkie Pie, and from what we've seen from the E.G. films, they human versions tend to be a little more immature. So I could totally see human Pinkie doing something like this. still, poor Sci-Twi...

That's because they don't yet have the character development that their pony counterparts have. As for Pinkie's actions here, I see it as her being so excited about this whole shenanigan that she doesn't realize that her friends might not enjoy it as much as she thinks they would.

But don't worry. I know how this will end. (Insert Adagio's smile here)

8277122
Indeed.

And yes, AJ is next. In fact, I intend to write the chapter in just a moment. I just need to figure out a prank trap for her.

[Galaxina-the-Unicorn]

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That's true.

And I can't wait to see.

TBH this fic and Let it R.I.P. gave me a solution to a oneshot I've been wanting to write, so thank you for that.

[King of Madness]

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You're welcome.

[Temnizziv]

I was expecting Rarity to be a little more over the top her, but i say you did good on this chapter.

[King of Madness]

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Temni! You're still alive! Seriously, I haven't heard from you in days.

And don't worry. She'll be much more of a drama queen in her next chapter.

Also, I'll have Applejack's chapter ready momentarily.

[Temnizziv]

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Sorry, i got distracted from the past days and i had to visit one of my Father's friend's house yesterday.

[King of Madness]

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Ah. Well, I've released a new a story and a couple of blogs in your absence, just so you know.

[Temnizziv]

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So what have you done for Independence Day?

[King of Madness]

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Watched the fire works with my family just like every other year. Awesome as always!

[Temnizziv]

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Well i visited a friend as i mentioned before and enjoyed a grill.

Though there's a humorous yet a little sad moment in the day.

I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 with a friend when our conversation reached the topic of the LGBT community.

I remember him outright stating that he doesn't like homosexuals, i questioned him for his reasoning on why that is so.

And while he wasn't able to give me a clear answer, i could discern that he disliked them because he doesn't understand the concept of homosexuality.

The funny part in this was right after the conversation happened, a Tank(which is essentially Zombie Hulk in this game) attacked us. It was chasing right after him and he wondered why it was specifically targeting him to which i joked that it must've heard that he's a homophobe.

The mere second i mentioned the word homophobe, the Tank punched me and sent me flying!

I was like "God, this thing is such a liberal!"

After that, the game became a lot harder in which we had to search like rabid dogs for scarce medical supplies while it pulverized us to the brink of death. Even killing us at one point!

[Vertigo22]

Top fucking kek. The beginning of this was insanely funny. I laughed for a solid ten seconds.

I'd love to see someone speak like that to Jigsaw. God, that'd be gold.

[King of Madness]

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Yep. This is everyone's favorite chapter so far.

[blackblood]

i like the saw 2 refrence with the pit of needles.