Rarity is out to do the one thing every pony should have done such a long time ago. Pinkie Pie was hurting herself, but could they really pull this off? Princess Celestia has ordered them all to be quiet about the matter, due to the innocence of Twilight Sparkle, but can they manage to try to help Pinkie? Or will the truth come out? What is it that is causing every pony in Ponyville to be so quiet?
There was one thing that had always been on every pony's mind that Pinkie Pie had ever spoken to. If not for the vow of silence Celestia had ordered, Twilight would have been aware of what the real problem with the Pink colored mare was a long time ago.
It was a cool day outside, as the Pegasi had made point to let Ponyville have at least one nice day before the impending summer rain was due to start, Rarity was extremely grateful for this fact. The mare had decided to finally do something that should have happened years ago on this day. The day before Pinkie Pie's twenty-third birthday.
"I suppose I should go out and start this whole catastrophe, as I am aware that Pinkie will not be too thrilled with my idea."
Rarity spoke the words dryly, as she ran a hoof through her mane, her eyes darting to the reflection of herself in the vanity in front of her. Pinkie Pie needed to get better and be sane again, Pinkimina Diane Pie was missed, as much as the town of Ponyville had gotten used to the Pinkie they had been given, they knew which one was needed. Getting up and trotting through to her door, she made a sigh, blowing a kiss to her almost finished creation for the Princess that she had scooted to the corner of her room.
"Goodbye my darling home. Wish me good luck"
The door swung behind her and Rarity made point to turn and give her house a small wave. She began her trot through the town to find Rainbow Dash's cloud, looks of curiosity passing her. Rarity lifted up her lip disapprovingly, growling angrily at the reason for these looks. If only Derpy could keep her mouth shut, the fact that she had been at Flutter Shy's when the two had spoken about Rarity's plan made her skin crawl. Luck was not on anyone's side for this.
The biggest hope anypony had was on Rainbow Dash to fulfill what she had promised. Hopefully Pinkie Pie's girl friend would keep up her half of the plan, the other pony's were making due with their own parts, but Rainbow's was the most critical. When the cloud came into view Rarity cleared her throat,
"darling! Is Pinkie Pie where she is supposed to be? Apple Jack has the rope ready."
The cries from the top of the cloud made Rarity shake her head apolegetically, she knew this had to be done. The pony looked down at Rarity sadly, her face pinkened and swollen from the obvious crying. As her voice called down to Rarity, a sense of sadness crept into her body,
"she's there, just make sure she knows I love her and I want her to be better."
Sobs continued after the rainbow maned mare spoke and Rarity nodded agreeingly.
"I will definitely do so, I wish you would come and talk to her as well though."
Before Rainbow Dash could reply, Rarity clomped her hooves in the other direction to Apple Jack's barn, where Pinkie Pie and the rest of her friend's were. This was a huge step for every pony to take, mostly, this was for the sanity of Twilight Sparkle, the youngest and most innocent of them all. None of this would have happened if the three of them had been as kind as Fluttershy to the then very fun orientated pink pony that went by the name Pinkimina. Rarity looked down at the dirt, not mentioning the small amounts that had stuck to her hooves, she didn't care about that right now.
Sweet Apple Acres came into view, making Rarity speed up momentarily, this was really going to happen right now. They were all going to do this. Except for Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash anyway. Silence all, but echoed through the field, making the hair on her back rise up disdainfully. She ran into the barn, the sight that she was beholding made her quiver uneasily, tears welling up in her eyes.
Pinkie was in the middle of the room, ropes binding her to the chair she was placed in, her eyes glazed as she drifted into semi-consciousness. Rarity glanced over at Apple Jack and Flutter Shy, who both had their heads buried in their hooves, the silence of the room made a chill run through the back of her spine. She crossed over to her friend's, sitting in front of the both of them, her back turned to Pinkie pointedly.
"We all know this is the best thing for her right now."
The words rolled out of Rarity's mouth softly, her gaze on the two pony's in front of her, whom had by now lifted up their heads to look at Rarity. Flutter Shy sniffled, wiping her nose with her hoof, leaning her head onto Apple Jack who was looking at Pinkie.
"I ain't never thought I'd be asking Big Macintosh to help me rope up one of my best friend's, but look at er, sitting there twitchin'."
Apple Jack's tone was soft, yet you could tell she loathed the predicament, for the end of her sentence had turned cold and she had all, but spit them out. Flutter Shy motioned Rarity to look at the corner of the room, a paper bag was the only thing occupying it.
"Look at her things."
Flutter Shy spoke kindly, yet the air of her voice made Rarity uncomfortable. The pony trotted over quietly, digging her hooves to look over the contents.
Needles, wrappers, bags of pills. Why? Why did Pinkie do this to herself? She should have told them that they had really bothered her. This addiction had caused pain in every pony's heart. She had been the one to get Spike so deeply into weed, Twilight had often inquired to them as to why they had let him swim in the pool so long when he went to visit them.
Rarity pushed the bag away from her, moving back to her spot to her friend's,
"She needs this. Everypony needs this. What she did to Spike..."
Flutter Shy interjected, "is horrible."
By now, after they had all quit the act of whispering, a muffled sound came from where Pinkie Pie was seated. This caused the three of them to turn their attention to where the sound was heard, the pink mane of Pinkie was bobbing to the left and right. She was obviously trying to escape the ropes that were binding her so closely in the chair.
Rarity trotted to the front of her, giving Apple Jack's rope job a nod. She had tied her enough that if the gag from her mouth was taken from her lips, she was unable to try to bite her way out because of the rope keeping her neck up. Rarity moved the gag so that Pinkie Pie could speak to them. This was so insane.
Author's notes: Just let me know if you guys want more chapters! This is a different spin on what I normally write, but I'm excited and hope you all enjoy this just as much as I enjoyed writing it.[=
Rarity gulped, letting her hand drop from Pinkie Pie, looking at the now completely silent mare. Why was she so quiet? The anticipation building up in made her sigh dramatically and as her breath ended mid-through, she arched a brow. Was she even sure that she wanted to hear Pinkie? The pink mare was already sickly in essence, it was abnormal for her to be calm...ever.
The drugs normally took their toll by this time and made her crazily exuberant. Which is how Twilight came to know Pinkie Pie, not that she had gotten the chance to know the sweet and gentle Pinkimina. The one that they had let drift off and never come back.
"I'd like my things."
Pinkie's voice was smooth like malt liqour, yet the impending yeast taste was evident. Her eyes glided coldly to her friends, tracing them towards her bag. "Please..." The subtle need that you could hear from her sentences brought yet another chill to Rarity's back. This was so horrible. She glanced back to her friends, the widened expressions they wore, brought her eyes to a quick close. Rarity did not want to recognize the air of sadness in the room, if there, in fact was any. The fear was beginning to overtake that tenderly given emotion.
She wanted this to end. Now. If it was possible. Again the pink mare formed her lips as if she was going to speak, letting the other's down once again. She didn't understand this. The way that Pinkie's gaze traveled down to them, as if scorning them silently, yet she was calm. Her face did not project this statement as you could tell her patience was drawing to a near close. Pinkie's silence was yet to be trifled with, however, her friend's had no clue as to what events they were to expect in the near future.
"I. Want. My. Damn. Things. Now."
Pinkie Pie's words were cold and lifeless, if one was not looking directly at her as the three were now, they would not have believed that they had been spoken by Pinkie. She was pleading with them. Withdrawal already? The time she was kept in here had yet to strike an hour, but nonetheless she wanted her things. This was bad. Dispicable, really. Since they had not known the full extent of Pinkie's addiction it had been hard to establish a reasonable way for them to help their friend. This choice, apparently, had been a darn good one.
Considering how well it was doing already.
Rarity shook her head, she was going to keep her hoof to the ground on this one. This was to save Pinkie Pie. She looked back at her two friends, her back again, pointed to Pinkie, who's efforts to escape her small imprisonment became more and more useless as time progressed. The sound of her struggle was the only thing audible in the room, the rest, had yet to utter a word, still in obvious shock as to what was happening. Deciding that she would disturb this quiet, Rarity inched closer to Pinkie, who looked up at her with saddened eyes.
"I'm very sorry Pinkie dear, but I am afraid that you will not be leaving anytime soon. You know this is better for you."
Rarity nodded her head, agreeing with herself silently, before leading her eyes to the direction of Pinkie. The pink mare's expression had changed, her anger bubbling up dangerously, "no. Let me out now. Now. Now. I don't want this darn intervention, I'm fine."
Before Rarity could interject, Apple Jack stepped up suddenly, walking over to Rarity's side.
"Look here. You're not leavin', and if you continue to speak so darn unnice like, I will be sure to tighten those knots. Seems like someone's havin' problems actin' like a lady."
Rarity did not glance back to the two friends in front of her, instead she drew her gaze to Flutter Shy. The pony's face was covered with her hair and left hoof., her other hoof was drawn up to her knee as she sat. This was breaking everyone's composure surely, but they needed to stay strong. For Twilight and Pinkie, innocence was a thing to cherish, this was going to end. Her thoughts shook back to reality at Pinkie's threatening chair movements, she was dangerously close to scooting it across the floor. A threat she ended quickly, when obvious exhaustion hit.
"I'm going to go check on Rainbow Dash, you will both be alright making sure Pinkie does not hurt herself?"
Rarity turned to them both, watching them nod slowly, content to know Pinkie was in good hands. She trotted to the barn door, squinting as the light hit her eyes, Rainbow Dash was definitely having an off day. Beginning her walk to her destination, she heard faint talking in the distance. If the brightness of the sun was not an indication of this strange day, surely the whispers were. Rarity made her way to small chimes of the now familiar voices, stepping into where they became visual.
Her eyes widened at the sight of them both, Princess Celestia and Spike speaking alone in a secluded place? Strange... It wasn't her conversation to interrupt, but as she listened in she could hear faintly what the conversation subject was....
"I've tried looking for her man, but I don't see her anywhere. Pinkie Pie is no longer in Ponyville or something, don't know why."
Spike spoke the words smoothly, his last sentence ending with a punctuated laugh, probably due to the current state of narcotics in his system.
Princess Celestia's face scrunched unhappily and she threw up hooves "impossible.What is going on Spike? I had a very simple mission for you and yet you continue to disappoint me at this time." Shaking her head she looked down, lifting her gaze back to the purple dragon in front of her. "Find her, give her the drugs. Wait till she needs more. Was that not a simple task for you?"
Rarity's eyes widened. P-p-rincess Celestia was the one supplying Pinkie Pie with the drugs? But why?
Rarity's face had yet to go back to it's normal airy state, for the last couple of seconds it had decided it was content in the twisted position it was in. What was going on?
She drew back her knee kind of scooting a bit further behind herself so that she was positive that Spike and the Princess could not see her. Pleased with her movements she leaned in a bit more to get a better view of them, her ears shooting up the minute she could hear Spike's voice.
"Look no one wants to tell the Spike man nothing. Haven't seen any of the ponies today. None that could give me a trace of where the Pinkster is anyways..."
He trailed off with his words, lifting his hand to scratch at his head. Spike's pinkened eyes continued to trace up to Princess Celestia's as if wondering what she would say to the obvious disappointment. Rarity gulped slightly.
"This will not do. Ponies are beginning to question my authority since Pinkie went missing. Poor thing must be crying with withdrawal right now..."
The guilt in Rarity's heart tripled, and she shuffled in place nervously.Pinkie Pie was doing better, all of this benefited the small pink pony somehow. Or at least, she hoped it did....
What was Princess Celestia going on about? Everyone knew of her authority, everyone respected her everywhere she went. Why would she be having problems now of all things?
"Spike...find her now. Or all of Equestria will begin to sink. I'm counting on you. I've a meeting with that leader from that far land now. He is inquiring about the latest batch, but I have yet to show him Pinkie Pie..."
Princess Celestia's tone was loud and harsh, Rarity could have swarn she heard the faintest hint of a growl coming from her princess as she spoke to Spike. She had never seen her like this. She was usually so regal and elegant that it was hard for Rarity to even think of her being this way. Somehow she must have been hearing and seeing things.
Perhaps when she had lifted that drug from Pinkie's bag it had affected her slightly? She had that side affect Pinkie would have that was known as a hallucination?
Rarity shook her head to herself scoldingly. That was not possible. This all seemed so vivid and all too real to be of her own imagination. She could even smell Princess Celestia's perfume, the same that she always wore...
That did it. This was not a hallucination, but a true scene in front of her. No hallucination could cause her to smell the radiant perfume her princess was wearing.
Rarity's stomach turned over slightly, it was making her sick to even think of Celestia as her princess right now. No pony would want a princess who did this to her subjects. She had to tell her friends and try to figure this all out before it was too late...
Rarity moved from her crouched position, scooting quietly from the bushes where Spike and Celestia where. Enough so that she could leave quickly. Rarity turned to the road, galloping away from her spying place of Spike and Celestia as fast as she could.
God this was just so much to take in and how was she to prove this to her friends; would they believe her? She could ask Pinkie Pie, but it was unlikely the pink pony was in a state that she could answer such inquiries.
Rainbow Dash's cloud came in to view sooner than Rarity's mind could register. What with all the thoughts dashing through her head at that moment. Nonetheless she gulped, clearing her throat so that she could shout up to her friend.
"Rainbow dear! We have a problem and I'm awfully worried for Pinkie!"
Rarity ran a hoove through her mane as she waited for Rainbow's blue face to peer back at her the way it normally did.
She waited fifteen minutes. Nothing. Rainbow Dash was not up there....Why would Rainbow Dash not be up there? What was going on? Rarity wanted answers now.
Trying to keep her composure in case any other pony came down this road, she trotted silently and slowly, looking from side to side as she did so. The way Rarity normally would when her dresses began to get stressful. This current problem was a bit more important than any of her gowns, making it a lot harder for her to calm herself.
Rarity approached Sweet Apple Acres, trying to keep herself from breathing as heavily as she was currently. It had taken her a minute to realize she was breathing so harshly and quickly. Galloping to the barn, Rarity suddenly burst into the room, startling the all three sleeping ponies.
Sleeping? She shook her head, watching Flutter Shy and Apple Jack's eyes open suddenly, the two looking back and forth frantically in the whirl of their startled state. Finally their eyes found Rarity's and they looked up at her. Apple Jack cleared her throat first though.
"Now why in the hay are you startling us like that? You look like you just saw a ghost."
Apple Jack demanded her explanation, picking up her hooves to stand upright. Her gaze continued to Rarity.
"The princess, she was talking to Spike about Pinkie. Something about Pinkie needing her drugs and why Spike hadn't given her them. She was going on about us, her subjects, not respecting her authority now that Pinkie wasn't around with the drugs...Now I know this makes no sense, but you have to believe me....."
The words all but flew from Rarity's mouth, she had spoken them so exasperated that she wondered idly if they understood it. Looking from Flutter Shy to Apple Jack, she turned to Pinkie Pie who had somehow turned her chair to them.
"I know why."
Stated the pink pony matter of factly, her eyes drooping slightly and her head somewhat hanging down. She looked horrid. Her eyes had bags under them so deep that it was hard to recognize her.....
Nonetheless Rarity tilted her head in question. "Yes?"
"Celestia uses me to show her drug friends how strong the product is. She's worried about her stupid subjects falling into a depression, since she's been spending all of the money on drugs. Why waste a perfectly good other pony as a guinea pig when she has me? Lovely Pinkie Pie."
Pinkie Pie's voice was heavy and monotone. She scoffed at the three ponies in front of her however, tilting her head darkly to them.
"What? Didn't expect it from goody goody Celestia? The hardworking and loving leader of all of Equestria? More like hardworking actress."
Mouths dropped, and it was difficult to tell exactly what was in their minds. What had crept and laid in there as they tried to register the words that had been spat. Pinkie, well, her voice rang high with a maniacal laughter that was difficult to listen to. The amusement was not something that had caught the others off guard. The pink-mared pony simply stared in their direction,
"Yet, you have not questioned any of this before? Oh how incredibly stupid of you. As my friends I certainly thought better. "
Pinkie Pie commented with a sarcasm that was hard to decipher, luckily, the light gave away the owner of the words, and they did not have difficulty knowing why she spoke this way. The sound that hung to every sentence made a shiver crawl on the backs of each of the ponies. They still had yet to move, yet to comment on what she said. This, eventually caused Pinkie to narrow her eyes, and then roll them, she let out a loud snort and violent kick, causing her to shake and fall back in her chair, the movement sent her spiraling to the ground. It was tight enough that she was not able to sit upright from it, therefore, she was confined to her position on the floor, back against the dried barn grass. If one was to enter the room, they would not be able to tell whether or not Pinkie was in the seat, her body was buried somewhat, her skin giving a sickly hue of pink that would surely throw anyone off.
"You. How do we know you're not lying? It could be you, it would be easier." Rarity made point to spout them, attempting desperately to regain forgotten composure from the sentence she had spoken.
Rarity looked down at her friend, she had spoken them at Pinkie. The shock on her face revealing that she was still not thinking completely straight. Maybe. Just maybe, she could make Pinkie understand the need for this to be true, it would have to be if it were to change Equestria. The ex-junkie was still taking her chances on the floor, not that she had much choice, the other ponies' mouth were still agape with utter surprise. When someone is meant to be so filled of light, you have trouble wrapping your head around the idea. The idea that possibly one could completely and utterly do that, especially Princess Celestia, arose a hurt in Rarity's heart she forgot was there.
"LIAR!" Fluttershy bellowed out, as loud as she could, her body shivering from either the impact of her words, or the nerves.
No one could understand this.
"Believe what you want, what you don't. Makes no difference from what is the truth and is not." Pinkie contorted, her head trying desperately to pull itself up so that she could see them. No one had made an attempt to pull her up. Apple Jack had yet to say anything, but she moved to the chair, gripping with her mouth the ropes so that she could properly put her friend up to face them. Anger was not a tool that helped to think straight. It did nothing, in the scheme of things.
"Perhaps you all should do more digging if you do not believe me." Pinkie nodded, brows both arched challengingly; menacingly.
Apple Jack put a hoof to the floor, causing a loud thud to sound through the room, bouncing off of the walls.
"Keep yer' mouth shut, if ya know what's good fer ya." Apple Jack gave a warning look, gritting her beautifully white chompers.
It did take a lot to anger Apple Jack, but it was not an unaccomplished thing. Pinkie Pie knew how to push buttons. She always did.
