Pinkamena is the equine embodiment of the Element of Laughter. Maudelina is in a happy, fulfilling relationship. Marble is doted on and mollycoddled by her parents. But everyone forgets the eldest Pie sister - where does she go with her sorrows?

This fic (as with its sister fic, Maud) relies on a small degree of head canon. Specifically, the idea that Lauren Faust's original concept for Pinkie Pie, the white and yellow pegasus named Surprise, was actually the youngest of the Pie sisters. This idea has been explored by other authors, and although there is a Wonderbolt of the same name and appearance canonically, the idea of a fifth Pie sister has always intrigued me.

Rated Teen for passing references to suicide and sex.