When Pinkie Pie Actually Took Her Medicine
AJ entered Pinkie's house
"Pinkie Pah! I got yer' medicine fer ya!"
"Thanks Applejack!"
"Bah the way, what's this stuff for anyway?"
"My mommy made me take this when I was a kid. But I only pretended to take it. It's an anti-crazy pill"
"Have you ever taken it?"
"Nope. Being crazy is just a part of me. I only get it refilled so the doctors don't get suspicious."
"Alrighty. But if the doctor prescribed it to you, Ah think you should take it. If being all fun and crazy is a part of you, then no medicine can take that away from you."
"That makes sense I guess I'll take it right now."
Pinkie took the medicine and the two said their goodnights and went home.
The next day, the friends all came together to talk before the rest of their day like they usually do. The gang was shocked to see Pinkie Pie, dressed up all fancy and business professional.
"What in the world are you doing, Pinkie?" Rainbow Dash said.
"What is wrong with business attire, my good friend and colleague, Rainbow Dash?"
"You seem like you're not yourself. Usually you'd be all fun and excited, bouncing around instead of walking."
"I am myself, good friend. You see, we know what we are, but know not what we may be."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am just being my normal, everyday self. To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any pony."
"Thine? What does 'thine' mean"
Applejack chimed in,
"It means 'your'. Ah still don't know whah Pinkie Pie is talkin' like that."
Twilight spoke up,
"I think she may just be going through some phase right now. Maybe of depression, which can cause a want for more attention. Even the happiest of ponies like Pinkie Pie can get depressed."
"No, no, no, Twilight," Pinkie said, "Though I be but little, I am fierce."
Rainbow spoke up, "What does being fierce have to do with any of this?"
"Being fierce has many things to do with the deeper aspects of who I am. I must leave now. Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."
All the gang looked confused by Pinkie Pie's sudden change in personality, but soon enough, they all left to their respective jobs.
Rainbow Dash walked with Applejack to their jobs.
"What do you think is happening with Pinkie Pie?" Said RD,
"Ah'm not exactly sure, but Ah know this can't be good."
"I know, right. We should try and figure this out."
"We should. But Ah gotta get to work now."
"But eventually, we'll get to the bottom of this!"
"Yer dern raght we will!"
AJ and RD split up to go to their respective ways.
Days went on and Pinkie Pie was still acting strange. About a month passed and Pinkie had AJ pick up her prescriptions again. AJ showed up to Pinkie's room, which was now decorated with photos of famous business ponies, graphs of the stock market, and portraits of former kings and queens of Equestria, rather than the fun decorations that were once there.
"Pinkie Pah, what in the Wondrous World of Wonderful Whimsical Willy happened in here?" AJ said,
"You don't like my remodeling? It is of no concern to me, I shall respect your opinion."
AJ gave Pinkie her medication. She stared confused at a portrait of King Raziel while asking Pinkie Pie who it was.
"King Raziel? Oh, he was one of the greatest kings in Equestrian history. He had two sons, one of them went on to rule Equestria while the other one went on to turn evil, but was stopped by the Elements of Harmony."
"Huh. I guess ya learn something new everyday. Well, I guess I'll see ya' tomorrow. Goodnight."
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow."
"Uh. Ok."
AJ left.
Applejack laid in her bed, thinking about Pinkie Pie's new self. She couldn't stand to be with Pinkie Pie if she wasn't who she truly was. It was about 3:00 AM when she had an epiphany. She immediately called Rainbow Dash, who was actually awake playing Watch Ponies. Rainbow Dash paused the game and answered the phone.
"Hey, Applejack. I'm surprised you're up this late."
"You're up too."
"Yeah but I'm up at 3:00 AM all the time. I'm playing Watch Ponies. I'm basically going around Vanhoover stopping crimes and hacking into stuff."
"That's great, Dashie, but Ah think Ah-"
"Did you know this game has an EXACT model of Vanhoover?"
"That's great, Rainbow Dash, but Ah think Ah've figured out what happened to Pinkie!"
"What happened?"
"Ah think Ah accidentally talked her into taking her anti-crazy pills. Now she's taking 'em every day and it made her how she is now!"
"Uh oh. What do we do?"
"We'll go to her house, Ah'll hogtie her, and we'll take 'er to Zecora."
"I'll bring the chloroform."
"What?"
"You know, just in case."
AJ and RD met outside of Pinkie's house. The deed was done (and the chloroform was actually used). Not too long after, they were at Zecora's house. They knocked and Zecora answered.
"It is Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and for me they do seek.
And they bring me Pinkie Pie, whose body is now weak."
"Ok, Zecora," AJ said, "we got a problem."
"I see you have a problem, for there is nobody,
that comes to my humble abode, just to come see me."
"Ok... Pinkie Pah's not herself anymore. She's gone from happy and fun to businesslike and weird."
"I, Zecora, have seen this before,
but making her normal can still be a chore,
for she has the choice to make it or break,
but her current personality is still fake."
"What are you saying?" RD asked,
"Let me see her flank."
"That's disgusting, Zecora. I'm not doing that."
"Who is the witch doctor, is it thee?
No, you fool, the witch doctor is me!"
"Dashie," AJ said, "Ah think we should show her the flank."
"What!?" Dash said, "If she's covering it, it should remain covered."
"Rainbow Dash, if we want Pinkie Pie back, we should do it."
"Fine, Zecora, pull her pants down."
Zecora pulled Pinkie's pants down and it revealed something that shocked everyone: her cutie mark was gone.
After the moment of shock, Rainbow Dash asked what they should do, Zecora replied,
"If you get her to stop taking her medication,
the happiness and joy will return to this nation."
"WHY MUST YOU CURSE US, UNIVERSE!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. Pinkie Pie immediately woke up and said
"The fault, dear Rainbow Dash, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."
The three other ponies there were shocked that she woke up so suddenly, but Applejack immediately made an intelligent response.
"Pinkie, the fault is in ourselves, and there's a major fault in you!"
"Applejack, there is no fault within me, for the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise pony knows himself to be a fool.”
"Listen to me, Pinkie Pie. It was fer me to tell ya to take yer medicine. And Ah feel very sorry about it, cuz yer not who ya used to be. Ah need you to stop takin' that medicine. Please, fer yer friends."
"I enjoy who I am now, but I know that there is a fault in myself, for I have forsaken my true self. I shall forsake what makes me not me, for words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find. And you two, Applejack and Rainbow Dash, are faithful friends."
Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie all hugged, and as soon as the hug happened, Pinkie's cutie mark reappeared.
"So, Pinkie Pah, whadduya gonna do next?"
"PARTY!!!!!!"
10 minutes later, the Mane 6, Zecora, and whoever else wanted to show up had a huge party in the middle of the city. At 4:00 in the morning.