> You are beautiful to me > by Arian Blaze > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Party Ponies Patrolling Ponyville > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Okay, okay, keep it together Cheese, you can do this," Cheese Sandwich began to pace back and forth outside of Sugarcube Corner "Hehe I-I mean, it's not like we're going to be doing anything bad. Right Boneless 2?". The rubber chicken slouched forward in agreement. Cheese let out a big, heavy sigh; he was nervous. Oh sweet Celestia he was nervous, but who could blame him after all? He had just asked the pink mare of his dreams out on a date that very morning. "Now Boneless 2. If by any chance I do chicken out... Um, no offence Ol' buddy. Anyway, if I do chicken out; I just want you to know that it would not be on purpose. W-what I'm trying to say is; I-I love her. I can't deny it any longer, I LOVE....". The door swung open to see a beautiful, pink mare in a beyond stunning, silver silk dress. Cheese fell back on his hindquarters; almost ruining his navy blue tuxedo that Rarity had so kindly offered to make him. "Gagh Pinkie Pie, I-I didn't see you there I'm so sorry. I had no intentions of..." He was silenced by a soft hoof, pressing against his muzzle. What didn't help him was the blush rapidly appearing over his face, causing his face to burn a little. Geez Louise Cheese, stop blushing it's only Pinkie, Cheese thought to himself. "It's okay Cheesie, you don't have to apologize," Pinkie said in her happy, chirpy tone. She extended her hoof to pull Cheese up who took the offer gladly. "You know? You could have just knocked on the door, instead of standing out here like a dork". She said, putting on her "Serious Twilight" face. Cheese returned the expression. "Oh, do you think so?" "Oh I don't think so, I know so." The pink mare snickered, trying ever so hard to put her serious expression back on. "Well then. If I'm so much of a dork. Then you're a.." "Don't say it Cheese." "Cu.." "I'm warning you." Gradually moving closer to Cheese, who didn't even move an inch. "Tie.." "You'll regret it Mister." "Pie" "That's it, you asked for it." Pinkie tackled the tan stallion to the ground, and pinned him down. "Nopony calls me "Cutie Pie" and gets away with it. And now..." Pinkie inched her muzzle closer Cheese's, so that they were almost touching; she spoke in whisper "You will suffer the wrath of the Pinkiesaur." "No. Not that, please anything but that." He put on his puppy eyes and quivering lip trick, which he knew Pinkie would never be able to resist. I've got you know, you peppy pink pony. Pinkie tried so hard to avoid his adorable gaze. Which to her luck, actually worked. "I'm sorry Cheesie, but it's the only wa-Mmmff?" To Pinkie's confusion, she saw a rubber, yellow chicken, with the number two painted on its stomach in her mouth. What the hay? Boneless 2? "How about this Pinks? If I take you out to dinner, will you not unleash the Pinkiesaur?" Pinkie spat Boneless 2 out of her mouth, and looked into Cheese's enchanting emerald eyes. You drive a hard bargain Mister "Okay then Cheesie, shall we be off then?" And gently nuzzled Cheese's cheek, which caused his face to go crimson red. Pinkie giggled to see his face turn from gold to scarlet faster that a chameleon. Just before they left Pinkie spoke up, "Oh Cheesie, just one little request?" her eye lids were beginning to narrow as she jumped off of Cheese. "And what might that be my little filly?" Replying with a gleeful smile, and placing a baby pink rose into Pinkie's forelock. Ahh almost, as beautiful as the pony herself, Cheese chuckled in his head. "You Cheese Sandwich. Must not compliment me once tonight, and you have to Pinkie promise me that." Ha got him now, haven't I? For just a brief moment of "Humming" and "Ah-ing", Cheese came to a conclusion, "Nope, I just can't Pinkie promise that Pinks" turning his head away in a playful huff. "Wait. WHAT? WHY NOT?" She said, shouting almost loud enough to wake up Pound and Pumpkin Cake. Her eyes instantly becoming constricted by the shock. But wha-, ho-, he, prom- ise? Only jumbled thoughts seemed to escape her mind at that moment. Cheese rolled his eyes and sighed, followed by a heart fluttering chuckle. "I can't do the Pinkie promise," He explained to Pinkie, while doing the Pinkie promise actions. "Because you are a pony whom deserves to be complimented on." He gave her a side smile. "How about this? I won't compliment on you for one entire hour. How does that sound?". Pinkie paused for a moment as she tried to shake away her flushed face. Hmm? He's not going to stop until I say something, C'mon Pinkie. Say something, Pinkie rubbed her temples with her hoof and sighed. "Ah fine then, your one hour starts...." They both stared at the clock tower, as it was about to strike 5 O'clock. Bing, Bong, Bing, Bong, went the clock "NOW!!!" Pinkie pulled Cheese up off the ground, and slowly made their way into town. "So Cheesie..." Pinkie said, gently elbowing Cheese in the ribs. "Where are we going?" "Well Pinkie..." Cheese replied with a soft chuckle "That's for me to know and for you to find out." "Awh, you're no fun" Cheese gaped his mouth wide open in shock, to hear Pinkie make such a remark. "Wha-, I-I am too". He barked at Pinkie. Hmm lets play with her, shall we? Cheese snickered to himself. He decided to make little whimpers, only loud enough for Pinkie to hear. "That hurts Pinkie Pie. Sniff, That really hurts, nopony has ever said "I'm no fun". I-I-I just never thought, you of all p-ponies would say t-that." He began to force tears out of his eyes, and quivered his lip. The pink mare slowly walked up to the lanky stallion, with a look of concern on her face. She wrapped her left foreleg around his neck, whispering ever so softly "Phony pony". It was a game that Pinkie and Cheese tended to play a lot; whenever one of them told a lie, the other one would have to say phony pony. Cheese couldn't contain himself any longer, he bust out with laughter and laughed so hard, that his sides began to hurt. Tears started to rolled down Cheese's muzzle, but these weren't tears of sadness. Oh no, these were tears of happiness. "Y-you, ah-haha- got m-me Pi-pfft, Pinkie." It took a while, but after what seemed to be about three minutes of laughing, Cheese looked at Pinkie, who still had her foreleg around him and decided to pull her in for an affectionate hug. For Pinkie this was normal, she had always gotten hugs off her friends, but this? This was different, sure Cheese and Pinkie had hugged plenty of other times, but why did it feel... strange? What is the matter with you Pinkie? Get a grip, as Pinkie mentally scowled herself. She finally gave in and released her tensed muscles, returning the hug and giving Cheese an affectionate and quirky smile that went from ear to ear. They finally broke the hug, and Cheese was the first to speak. "Be honest Pinkie. Even though you are not the "Element of honesty" Am I really, no fun? "Cheese, you are tons of fun, you of all ponies should know that." Pinkie giggled and booped him on the nose, which caused Cheese to giggle like a little school filly. "So, are we there yet?" She asked eagerly. "Almost there. But you'll need to wear this..." He pulled out a red scarf, that appeared out of nowhere. "You know? So that it doesn't ruin the surprise." He gently wrapped the scarf around Pinkie's eyes, waving his hoof in front of her to make sure she couldn't see anything. "Cheesie it isn't really a surprise, if you say "It's a surprise". Pinkie snorted with laughter, "Besides, anything you do will be sure to make me happy". T-that came out wrong She panicked silently to herself. "Um hehe c'mon let's go" She zipped off into lightspeed, with the blindfold still covering her face, only to be stopped by a tree, which caused her to collide with it head first with it. With her hoof, she gently rubbed her nose only to let out a little yelp. Cheese just simply rolled his eyes, after witnessing Pinkie's usual actions. He slowly walked up to Pinkie and held out a hoof to pull her up. "Have you already forgotten, that you are wearing a blindfold?" You are so random Pinkie Pie, and that's why I love you. Cheese thought with a chuckle, which also caused him to blush heavily and his ears to fold back.To his luck though Pinkie's face was still blindfolded. "Oh HaHa Cheesie, that's very gentlecolt of you to laugh at a mare falling over. Sigh No matter, can you at least guide me there please?" She said in a slightly agitated tone, but instantly shook it off. "Sure." Cheese picked up Pinkie's left foreleg and they both began to trot down the path. He started to feel Pinkie's hoof clasp his own tighter until it began to hurt. What is the matter with her? "Um Pinkie, are you feeling alright?" He asked in a concerned tone. "No Cheese!!! No I am not alright..." Cheese's eyes became constricted like Pinkie's earlier. "I'm half left, you silly filly." Cheese sigh in relief, as he thought Pinkie was upset. "Why would you think, I would be upset?" "Well um, for one thing Pinkie, you're kind of crushing my hoof" Both Cheese and Pinkie looked down at each others hooves, even though Pinkie clearly couldn't see a thing, she felt embarrassed looking down. "Whoopsie, sorry" She instantly released her tight grip around Cheese's hoof in a panic. Get a grip girl, you're never like this, her face began to heat up, getting hotter and hotter. "It's okay Pinks; second of all, your face is more red than Big Macintosh with sunburn." He gave a little nudge with his nose, on Pinkie's shoulder to make sure she was paying attention. She felt like her whole body had turned to jelly, the second she heard about her bright red face. "N-n-no It's not" Pinkie barked, trying to hide her face behind her pink, fluffy tail. "In fact I'm pretty sure your face was redder than mine earlier." "Wha-, no it was not!" Cheese said in a annoyed, but happy tone. "Was too!" "Was not!" "Was too!" "Was not. Sigh Look we're here now!" Cheese spoke in a much calmer voice now; he undid Pinkie's blindfold and threw it up into the air, which somehow made it disappear. Thank Celestia, I don't know how long that argument would have gone on for. Knowing Pinks, quite a while in fact. Pinkie slowly opened her eyes and saw the most beautiful candlelit dinner in all of her life. Her mouth gaped wide open to the point where it hurt. Tears started to roll down Pinkie's muzzle, she was simply lost for words. Did he really do all this, for her? What did she do to deserve this? Cheese on the other hoof, had his heart in mouth. Oh no, Pinkie is crying, I knew I should have taken her to a restaurant like any normal pony. He began to sweat rapidly through his tuxedo. "I'm so sorry Pinkie, if this wasn't what you where thinking then I promise I wi-Agh" Cheese was cut off by Pinkie giving him one of her famous bone crushing hugs. In one breath Pinkie managed to shout out, "OhmygoshthankyousosoSomuchCheesienoponyhaseverdonesomethingthisperfectforme!!!" Tears started roll down her muzzle at a must faster rate and her grasp around Cheese's torso became tighter too. "You are, gagh welcome P-inkie!" The tan stallion's magnificent coat rapidly turned into a dark shade of purple, almost the same colour as Rarity's mane. "Um Pinkie, I, I breath". "Oh hehe, my bad. It's just..." She struggled to find the right words. "Did you really do all this, for me?" "Of course I did," Now regaining his full colour. "You've have done so much for me you know? You helped me earn my cutie mark, I did the best party ever with you, and I get to spend time with you right now, you're..." Dammit no complimenting her Cheese. Don't worry, I've only got... another fourteen minutes. "You make me happy Pinkie, and for that I am eternally grateful". Pinkie gave a nervous laugh and started having an unusual sick feeling from her stomach. She wasn't hungry... well technically she was, but this feeling.... it was something she couldn't quite put her hoof on. "I, I'm glad that you think that." Am I sick? Nah it's nothing, besides if I really make Cheesie happy, I might as well be the Pinkie he knows and lov-likes. "So?" Cheese clapped his hooves together, and spoke in his light-hearted tone. "Who's hungry?" Pinkie came back to reality, and threw her hoof eagerly into the air. "Oh me. Me, me, me, come on Cheesie let's go!" She started to hop around Cheese in circles. Which caused both of them to give off super wide smiles. "Okay, okay hold your horses. Um... hehe, no pun intended, but anyway lets go." Cheese was slightly relieved after admitting some of his feelings for Pinkie, he felt as though he could do anything now. Well, almost anything. Whew, ya did it Cheese, you got Pinkie to go out on a date with you, and soon you get to tell her your true feelings for her. Although, I do fear there is something up with her. He shook the thought off, and followed Pinkie with a chirpy smile spread across his face. > Make him go away > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a late Winters morning and Pinkie Pie was found curled up on her bed, scribbling in her morning diary (Well actually her diary was called Lil' Buddy, because why not?). It was something she would do often, be it out of boredom or just to have someone to talk to. Today wasn't anything different. She was writing about how fun her day was going to be and how she was going to be spending it, with her very own special somepony, Pokey Pierce. Hey Lil' Buddy. Do you know what today is, huh, do ya? It's...... "Hearts and Hooves Day" Yaaaaay! Now normally I would be spending my day with Twilight, or Mr. and Mrs. Cake, or you. But today, I'm spending the day with.... Pokey Pierce. I can't believe it! I finally get to go out with the pony I've had a crush on for like FOREVER, it's just a dream come true. OK, maybeee he can be a bit of a grouchy pants, but that's because some ponies don't realize how sensitive he is. It's not his fault his horn is super sharp, when he pops all the balloons at my parties I know it's just accident. So why don't all of you just BACK OFF! Oopsie, sorry Lil' Buddy, I didn't mean to shout at you, it-it's just so..... frustrating!!! Pokey tries sooooo hard to fit in, but everypony treats him like an outcast. Well that is going to stop. When they see him with me today they will know. He. Is. A Good. Pony. Any who, I think today is gonna be the most supery dupery fantabulous day ever! Today will be a wonderful day filled with flowers and candy, Oh and let's not forget about love. It's so romantic, but I don't think Rainbow Dash actually likes it, she says it's 'Too mushy-wushy, lovey-dovey' for her. But I don't think that's all that true, I've seen the way she looks at her Cloudsdale friend Soarin, (He's also a member of the Wonderbolts team) she looks at him differently, compared to when she looks at us. I think she has a crush on him. Oh please don't tell her that I said that, let's just make it our little secret. And you better not break it, 'cause I know where you live. Okie dokie, Lil' Buddy. It's almost 12 O'clock, I need to get ready before Pokey gets here. He's more serious than Twilight when it comes to being on time. Sooo bye bye for now, I will tell you all about how my day went later. Love you loads ~Pinkie Pie XOXO :) "Pinkie Pie's a lovely young mare, I'm sure you are beyond happy to have her as your special somepony," Mrs. Cake and Pokey Pierce were sitting in one of the booths at Sugarcube Corner, talking about how he and Pinkie were first acquainted. "Oh yes, I am ecstatic with Pinkie being my marefriend." Pokey said while forcing a smile. He was also hoping that Mrs. Cake did not recognize his sarcastic tone, at that moment he wanted the ground to swallow him whole. If there was anywhere in Equestria he could be, anywhere at all right now, it would be away from the ponies he hated oh-so much. Celestia, please give me strength. "Ahh, seeing you and Pinkie together... It just reminds me of the day I first met my dear Carrot Cake. Oh yes, he was a real charmer back then. You wouldn't of guessed it but, back then, Carrot and I used to hate each other." Pokey choked on his coffee for a brief moment, giving Mrs. Cake a look of surprise. "Pardon my Prench Mrs. Cake but, why on Tartarus would you fall in love with a pony that you once hated?" Pokey said, slowly liking where this conversation was going. If Mr. and Mrs. Cake hated each other at first, but then both found love within one and other. Then who was to say this could happen between him and Pinkie? If Pokey really loved Pinkie, he could be happy with her. He could spend the rest of his life with her, forever.... "Well to me, it didn't make any sense either. He used to aggravate me beyond my limitations. Be it from stealing my recipes, to losing my eight year title of 'The Filly and Colt Bake Off'." Pokey must of been hearing things, because he could have sworn he heard Mrs. Cake tone of voice sounding frustrated. "Wow, it's sounds like you were both at each others throats. I take it you are happy now, right? Pokey asked, his golden eyes glowing with curiosity. "Why don't you ask this little one, right here," She motioned Pokey to move closer with one hoof, while patting her stomach with the other. Pokey scooted himself closer to Mrs. Cake and her largely swollen belly. "My little darling has been growing for a good ten months now, I'll be packing up for maternity leave in the next two weeks. Would you like to have a feel?" Pokey almost instantly felt his face burn up, a blush bled through his greyish azure cheeks within a split second. He had never had been asked to touch a pregnant mare's belly before, let alone a mare at all. He lifted his right foreleg and slowly moved his hoof forward. Gently, he placed the sole of his hoof on the mare's stomach, only for him to retract his leg very quickly, as he had felt something move. "It's alright," Mrs. Cake said in a gentle voice, "They're not going to hurt you". Mrs. Cake's words of comfort seemed to relax the unicorn stallion. Using the same motion as before, Pokey extended his right foreleg and placed it in the same place as before. Like earlier, he felt the mare's stomach make ever so little movements. It felt so... Wonderful. To think a whole new life was growing, right before his very eyes. "So, do you have any idea on what you're going to name the foal?" Pokey asked as he slowly pulled back his hoof. "Well, Mr. Cake and I were thinking 'Pound Cake' for a colt, or 'Pumpkin Cake' for a filly. Although, I'm starting to wonder, maybe I'm not having just one foal, maybe I could be having two foals. It is possible, the other night I could have sworn I felt not only four tiny hooves, but eight. Huh, I think that would be just perfect, Mr. Cake and I would be in our elements of happiness and Pinkie Pie...." "Ooo, did I here somepony say my name?" Pinkie Pie said, somehow materializing in between the both of them. "Heyyy Pokey, you OK? I'm doin' great." She buried her face into Pokey's chest, only to have herself being pushed back by his yellow magic. "She's a whole seven minutes late" Pokey said in a gruff voice under his breath. "Hello Pinkie Pie, I'm alright here, Mrs. Cake was just telling me about how here pregnancy was going." "Ahh, so you know that I'll being earning myself a new friend. It'll be so much fun, I'll get to teach them all of my best songs and how to make the most tastiest cupcakes in all of Equestria!!!" She shuffled herself a little closer to the stallion, looking deeply into his eyes while he wasn't looking. "Yes, well um, don't you think we should get going now? It's already..." Pokey turned his head to the clock on the wall. "Ten past twelve." He jumped out of the booth and walked to the exit. Using his horn, he motioned Pinkie to follow. Let's see how the day goes then. "Okie dokie lokie, bye Mrs. Cake, bye 'Baby Cake'." Hehe Baby Cake, Pinkie gave the older mare a quick kiss on the cheek and a firm but gentle hug on her stomach. As doing the same as her Coltfriend, Pinkie jumped out of the booth and trotted over to the exit. Both Pokey and Pinkie waved goodbye, as so did Mrs. Cake. As both exited the building, Mrs. Cake let out a big sigh and looked down at bulging belly, rubbing it gently with her fore hooves. "I don't trust that stallion, not one bit." The older mare grunted as she pulled herself up, "Come on you, Mommy needs to get back to work." The day went exactly the way Pinkie planned for it to go. Both Pinkie and Pokey walked around Ponyvillie talking about the exciting adventures on how Pinkie and her friends stopped the evil Nightmare moon, turning 'The Lord of Chaos' Discord to stone and stopping the Queen of the Changelings-Queen Chrysalis from ruining the 'Royal Canterlot Wedding'. "Wow, honestly wow, you go on all these amazing adventures while I..." Pokey lowered his head in shame, "While I mess up on everything. I'm worthless." He stopped dead in his tracks and dropped to the cobblestone floor, sniffling a little bit. Right now Pinkie's element was begging for her to cheer Pokey up, she wasn't going to let anypony, not even her own Coltfriend gut upset. Doing the same as Pokey, she dropped to eye level with him. She moved a stray piece of mane out of his golden orb eyes to get his attention, they were now making full eye contact. Pinkie spoke in a serene voice, "Don't you dare say that, you are anything but worthless. Ponies just don't understand that you're different." She moved her muzzle closer to his own so that they were nearly touching. "You can't allow them to take advantage of you, otherwise... they'll never give you the chance to see your true self." With that, Pinkie closed her eyes and connected lips with the young unicorn. For some odd reason Pokey wasn't blushing, his mind was too focused on what Pinkie had said. Ponies had seen his true self, in fact they saw his true self every single day. They knew he was a ruthless, self obsessed pony that didn't care for any other pony's feelings. So why was this pink mare making him change his own mind? Who was she to say such a thing? Wouldn't that mean she was taking advantage of him? He wasn't going to let her get away with it, if anything he should be taking advantage of her. Once they broke the kiss Pokey gave Pinkie a smug look, "Do you really think that's going to fix anything?" Pinkie felt her skin grow cold and her heart rate pick up to a rapid pace, "Wh-what? Pokey did I do something wrong?" Pokey lifted a foreleg up to Pinkie's cheek and rotated his hoof around it, it seemed to calm her as she closed her eyes once again. The moment was interrupted when Pinkie felt a sharp stinging pain across her right cheek. She quickly opened her eyes, realizing that Pokey had just struck her. "You're really pathetic Pinkie Pie, did you know that?" Pinkie was about to open her mouth to say something, but she held her tongue, "All you ever do is try to make everypony you come across smile, it sickens me." "Pokey, I don't understand. Don't you want me to be with you?" Pinkie began to rub her sore, tender cheek as tears began to well up in her eyes. "Do, do you even love me?" Her voice was beginning to crack. "Of course I love you, Pinkie. Why in Eqeustria would you think that I didn't?" Pokey said in a heart filled chuckle, as if nothing had happened those moments ago. "Well, for starters, y-you called me pathetic," She hiccuped loudly as she tried to suppress her crying. "And secondly you hit me, that doesn't make any sense." "Pinkie, this entire world is filled with ponies like you, you may not notice it, but I sure as hay do." Pokey stood up from his crouching position and motioned Pinkie to follow. "Each and everyone of you is the same, all of you try your utmost best to make any and everypony smile, and I think you forget that that makes you a bad pony." From what Pinkie heard, it sounded like Pokey said the last three words in a bitter tone. "Pokey, if I'm such a bad pony then why did you go out with me? The reason why I try to make ponies smile, is because it breaks my heart into a million pieces when I see them sad." By now, Pinkie was glaring deep into the azure unicorn's eyes, with an angered filled voice. "I try my utmost hardest to make other ponies smile, even if I'm the one who is feeling down, I will not stop until they are happy!" Pokey cupped his right forehoof under Pinkie's chin and leaned head against her's. He spoke in a soft whisper. "I went out with you, because I was the only pony that saw you were beautiful. And I understand that it is important to you to make ponies smile, but, don't you think your special somepony deserves you more?" The pink mare slouched down a little, "I-I-I guess, but what? What do you mean 'You were the only pony that saw me as beautiful', are you saying that I'm not pretty?" Her voice grew quiet. "Yep, have you seen the way ponies look at you? I mean really, you're hideous. Nopony would ever want to be with you, I just happen to be one of those ponies that sees past all of your outside features, and looks at what really is on the inside." "Y-your the only one that thinks I'm beautiful?" "Yes, you're mine Pinkie Pie and I'm not going to let you slip out of my hooves." The golden eyed unicorn put his muzzle up to ear Pinkie's and whispered, "And, if I ever see you with another stallion, hehe I'll make you and them suffer." With that, Pokey slid his horn across the back of the mare's neck, leaving a little but deep cut, which caused her to screw up here eyes tightly while clenching her teeth. "Now just picture that happening to you, only on a bigger scale. You got it?" Pinkie nodded slowly, trying to fight back her tears. "Hey Pinkie Pie." Both Pokey and Pinkie raised their head's to see that Rainbow Dash was flying over them, on what seemed to look like a rain cloud. Pinkie quickly wiped her eye's and tried her best to put on her happy, chirpy tone. "Oh um, hey there Dashie, what 'cha doin'?" "Take a wild guess, Pinkie," The cyan pegasus tapped her hoof on the cloud, only to allow a few raindrops fall onto Pokey Pierce's snout, he shook his head to rid the cold, wet feeling from his face, only for him to let out several sneezes. "Pfft, hehe sorry Porkey." "Its Pokey" The stallion grunted to himself. "Wow, you really should have seen the looks on all their face's, it kinda looked like Porkey's, see?" Pinkie and Rainbow turned around to see a wide frown spread across the stallions face. "Heh, yep just like th-... Wait a minute..." Rainbow landed on the ground and narrowed her eye's. She found herself staring at one particular part of Pinkie's coat and mane, it was different to her typical cotton candy look. "Uhhh, Pinkie? What's going on with your coat? It kinda looks like a mushy red..." With that, she lifted her foreleg and placed on the side of Pinkie's neck, only for to have it smacked away by Pinkie as she let out a little yelp. "Hey, what gives?" She asked in a concerned tone. "Dashie, I'm fine, I just..." She turned her head around to Pokey Pierce, who was now glaring at her with furrowed eyes. "Fell, yep I fell. Oh how silly of me, hehe." She said, letting out a nervous chuckle. Rainbow knew something was up, she could tell just by the look of someone's eyes, and right now Pinkie's eye's were screaming: 'Help me I'm hurt'. Without hesitation, Rainbow marched up to Pokey, pushed him to the ground and pinned him down. "Alright wise guy, tell what you did to her, NOW?" "Dashie please, leave..." Pinkie was cut off by Rainbow's glare. "I'll ask again, what happened to Pinkie?" Pokey let out a maniacal chuckle, "Oh Dash, are you hard of hearing? 'Cause I could have sworn you heard Pinkie say that she fell over." "Oh really, how? Because that doesn't look like a cut you would get from falling down, especially on the back of someponies neck." She said looking back at Pinkie with a face of horror spread across her face. Returning the same expression, Pinkie screamed out, "DASHIE, LOOK OUT !!!" Rainbow turned her attention to Pokey, his eye's were tightly shut and a bright yellow aura began to glow around his horn. Before Rainbow had a chance to get a hold of the stallion he vanished right before her eyes. She rose her head to hear an ear-splitting scream coming from Pinkie Pie. Pinkie let out a loud whimper. "Pokey, please don't hurt her," Within a split second Pinkie's mane had completely deflated, with not even a sound to be heard. Her attention was turned to Pokey, who had now had a anger filled smile spread across his face. "Dawww, what's the matter Pinkie? Isn't a coltfriend supposed to protect their mare?" "She. Is not. Your. Mare." Rainbow Dash was about to strike Pokey with a solid punch to the neck, but Pokey deflected her attack by using his magic and throwing her into the closest object he could find, which happened to be Pinkie. Both let out pain filled cries. Rainbow grunted as she shuffled closer to Pinkie, who was currently covering her face with her hooves, making loud weeping noises and whispered into her ear. "Pinkie, why in Equestria would you go out with this, this, this monster?" Pinkie looked up at the cyan pegasus, her face burning red with tears. "I-I don't know, sniff I'm, I'm so sorry Dashie. So sorry." Rainbow extended her wind around Pinkie's warmish, blood covered neck for a brief moment. "Shhh shhh, it'll be alright, kay? I'm gonna make sure this pony never forgets that he messed with the wrong mare." With that, Rainbow stood up, her chest puffed out and wings arched forward, ready for round two. Pinkie was found cradling herself, growing more tired and dizzy by the minute. "Oh, so you're ready for the next round? Eh, what can I say, the ladies always come crawling back to me." Pokey said sarcastically, brushing a hoof through his blue and silver forelock, as a way of complementing his own good looks. "Yeah, I can see that. You know every trick in the book. I think I may need to borrow the 'How to beat your marefriend senselessly for dummies' guide sometime." Rainbow snorted. She began to trail circles around Pokey, as he did them same to her. Pokey made the first move. Using his magic, he picked Rainbow up by the tail and spun her around until her eye's almost looked like Ditsy Doo's. Once realizing he had done enough spinning for her, he slammed the dazed mare to the solid earth. "Ahh, so so your, your tryna get m-me to go all ti-tipsy, are ya? Rainbow stammered out, falling on her hindquarters with an ooof. Then finally falling on to her back. Rainbow lay across the floor a couple of feet away from Pinkie, her wings fully stretched out on either side of her. Pokey saw this as an opportunity to finish her while she was still trying to refocus. He quickly trotted up to the-still-dazed mare and violently slammed his hooves into her wings. A loud, pained scream came out of Rainbow's mouth as she tried to buck the stallion off her. "LET ME GO!!!" Rainbow shouted. Her legs were flailing as fast as possible to at least knock Pokey off, which to her luck actually worked. Pokey went somersaulting through the air and landed roughly on his back. This time, Rainbow had him pinned down and seeing that Unicorns are known to be the weakest species of pony, Rainbow didn't find it too hard to keep him restrained. Once again, Rainbow had noticed that Pokey's horn was beginning to light up. She wasn't going to let him get away with it for a third time in a row. "Oh no ya don't!" Knowing that all Unicorns have sensitive horn's, Rainbow Dash thought up a quick idea. Without hesitation, she stomped one of her free front hooves' on to his horn, causing a tiny bit to chip off. Pokey was instantly met with a sharp agonizing pain, that caused him to tear up a little. "AHH, YOU STUPID MARE!!!" He shouted. "WHY THE HAY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!!" He shielded his face with his hooves to make sure he wasn't going to receive another hit. "If I ever see you hurting Pinkie again, I will personally make sure that you wished that you were born an earth pony. Ya got that?" Pokey tried to make a run for it only for Rainbow to push him back down again. "I said, ya got that?" Pokey knew it was pointless trying to run away, especially from a pony as fast as Rainbow Dash and especially because he could no longer use his magic without causing himself a great deal of pain. With a sigh of defeat he said, "Got it." "Good. Now scram, before I kick your flank a second time." See backed up, still slightly dizzy and allowed Pokey to get up, himself. "Alright, see you around Pinkie Pie. Oh, well that isn't good, now is it?" Pokey said, looking back at a semiconscious Pinkie. "You should get her in bed quickly, hehe she doesn't look to good." With that, Pokey walked away, still clasping his sore, tender horn with a hoof. Rainbow snorted as stallion walked down the road with not even a trace of regret. After walking out of Rainbow's vision she turned her attention to a small, fragile mare that was growing weaker every second. Rainbow crouched down and gently started stroking Pinkie's straight magenta mare with her hoof, only for Pinkie to swat it away, screaming loudly. "No, no Pokey, please stop, I don't want to be hurt anymore." "Pinkie, don't worry its me Rainbow Dash." Rainbow said in a comforting voice. "Dashie? Dashie, please, make him go away. I-I don't want him to hurt me." "It's alright Pinkie, he's gone now. I made sure of it." She looked back just to make sure he wasn't hiding anywhere, luckily he wasn't. "C'mon, let me carry you." With that, Rainbow picked up the now fully unconscious Pinkie and ran back to Ponyville hospital as fast as her hooves could carry her. A few hours had passed and the time was now twelve thirty two, just over half hour since "Hearts and Hooves Day" ended. The mane five were found sitting in the waiting room, hoping that there was nothing too serious with their friend. Twilight Sparkle was found staring into nothingness, while Rarity lay pouting underneath her wing. Applejack was currently cradling a fast asleep Fluttershy, who probably cried herself to sleep. Finally, there was Rainbow, see began pacing back and forth which she knew wasn't doing any help, but it was the only thing she could do. "Rainbow Dash, darling, please will you stop that." Rarity said, clearly growing frustrated. "Stop that? Heh, he didn't stop, did he?" Rainbow snapped at the grayish white unicorn. An argument was about to break out, but was ceased when a earth pony with a baby pink mane walked into the room. Fluttershy woke up and was the first to notice that nurse Redheart was leaning against the frame of the door, waiting for somepony to notice her. Fluttershy quickly leapt to her hooves and trotted up to the nurse. "Oh um, hello nurse Redheart. I-I hope it isn't too much to ask but, um could we see Pinkie Pie, please?" "Of course, you and your friends can go in now." Redheart took a step back, allowing the mane six to enter the room. The sight they saw before them was a fast asleep Pinkie, with three stitches on the back of her slightly shaved neck, still showing off her straight deflated mane. "D'ya think Pinkie's gonna be alright?" Applejack whispered into Twilight's ear. "I hope so AJ, I hope so." Twilight looked at Pinkie's sleeping form, hoping for just a small smile, anything, just to let her know that she was still there. "The doctor said she'll make a full recovery and hopefully she'll come out tomorrow or on the Saturday." She looked up at the other ponies with a frown plastered on her face. "Unfortunately, they also said that she is now suffering from 'Post traumatic stress disorder'." "Hold up a second." Rainbow Dash spoke up, sounding a little bit confused. "Are you say that whenever Pinkie thinks, sees or hears that horse, she's gonna go full out panic mode on us?" "That's pretty much it. Although, you are forgetting a few minor details like uncontrollable thoughts, severe anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks." Twilight took a quick glance at the softly snoring mare then turned her attention back to the group. "We all have to make sure that Pinkie stays happy and avoid any subjects that involves Pokey Pierce." All five ponies shuddered at the sound of the name. Rainbow flew across the room and sat herself down on to Pinkie's bed. It wasn't like her heavenly soft bed like back at Sugarcube Corner, it seemed as though it was made for old ponies that could only lie on their backs. She took Pinkie's hoof into her own and began to caress it gently. "You're gonna be okay, Pinkie. All you gotta do is wake up..." Wake up... Wake up... "Pinkamena Diane Pie, wake up, you have a visitor." Mrs. Cake called from the bottom of Sugarcube Corner, while trying to restrain two adorably cute foals from destroying the place. Pinkie Pie groaned loudly as she mushed her face deeper into her pillow. "I'll be down in a minute, Mrs. Cake." She mumbled. She slid herself out of bed only for her face to be met with the floorboards. Pulling at her big, pink, fluffy cheeks she groaned again, this time was because she was trying to forget that god-awful dream. "Relax Pinkie, he's gone. He can't hurt you anymore." Can he, she mentally asked herself. Shaking the thought off, she trotted downstairs. Once Pinkie had finally made it downstairs, she felt something fly into her cotton candy mane. Glancing up, she saw that Pound Cake had flown into her. Kicking his hind legs frantically, Pound turned around with his little head poking out of the top of Pinkie's forelock, finding himself very comfortable with where he was sitting now. "Awww, that's so cute. But where is your sis-ahh" Pinkie was cut off by yet another object hitting her mane, she looked down as she heard a squeak when the object landed on the floor. This time it was a yellow rubber chicken with the number two painted red on its stomach. She looked up to see a tall, tanned, curly maned stallion before her, with a wide grin spread across his face. "Hehe sorry about that Pinkie, this little tyke wanted to know how powerful her magic was." Cheese Sandwich gestured to a little unicorn sitting in his forelock as well. "Oh, it's alright. Soooo.... what is it you're here for then, Cheesie?" Pinkie said while shuffling closer to him. Cheese's face instantly lit up with a blush. "Umm, w-well hehe, ya see I...." > May I have this dance? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A young mare and a stallion were found sitting on the outskirts of Ponyville, giggling and guffawing at their amazing adventures that they had shared with their closest friends. It was something they both had in common; understood, the mare's adventures were a little bit more extreme compared to the stallion, but neither of them seemed to mind. Everyone is entitled to have someone to relate to. But these two these two were inseparable. Every single day you'd see the two of them running around, throwing a party here, throwing a party there. Basically throwing throwing a party whenever somepony needed and good 'Ol cheering up. Everypony knew who they were. Pinkie Pie, 'the element of laughter.' Cheese Sandwich, the premiere party planner in all of Equestria. If you didn't know who they were, then you are clearly not from around here. Anyway, the two of them were underneath an old oak tree, sitting on top of a cliché red and white checkered picnic blanket.While Cheese had only made it through his third cupcake, Pinkie was now on her twenty seventh. He didn't want to question how she could manage that many, nor did he want to say it was 'Pinkie Pie, just being Pinkie Pie', because that was far from the fact. To Cheese, Pinkie was the definition of happiness and beauty, she was the reason he woke up every morning with a smile on his face, even in the coldest of Winter mornings she would be the one to brighten up his day. She was never 'just Pinkie Pie' to him, she was something much more. Cheese Sandwich breathed out in a love filled sigh "Yes she is," Little did he know he actually spoke aloud. He now noticed that Pinkie was looking directly at him. Stupid Cheese, he scowled himself, you're such a twit. Now she's gonna ask who I'm on about. "'Yes who is,' Cheesie?" Pinkie asked while stuffing another lemon frosted cupcake into her mouth. Awe, that's just adorable, he stared at her with half lidded eyes. Wait! She's speaking to me. "Oh um, hehe," Might as well tell her who I was thinking of, "I-I was thinking about. . . you." He cringed at the last word, as he thought that Pinkie would think that he was an absolute nut job. "Me, really?!" Pinkie exclaimed, a blush quickly smearing across her cheeks. Why would he be thinking about me, hmm, maybe because he might l- No Pinkie, he wouldn't be thinking about that. "Could I ask why you were thinking about me?" Her puffy pink tail began to waggle, eager for an answer. "Well, I was thinking about you because I was curious. . . Uhh. . .when did you learn how to bake?" He mentally facehoofed himself, When did you how to bake. When did you learn how to bake? Smooth cheddar brain, real smooth. Pinkie giggled. "Oh, Well, Cheesie, I've been able to bake since I was an itty-bitty little-wittle Twinkie-Pinkie. Granny Pie taught me everything on how to make super scrumptious recipes. Oh, like our famous rock candies." "Hmm they sound delicious, would you mind if I got the recipe from you, so that one day I could help you out in making them?" Cheese heard Pinkie take in a sharp, deep breath. Did he do something wrong? He saw her hop up onto her hind legs, probably to emphasize her story. "Cheesie, I can't just let know Granny Pie's secret rock candy recipe!" Pinkie screeched. "That would mean I would be breaking the 'Pinkie promise', you can only find out the recipe if you are part of the Pie family!" Seeing that she scared Cheese a little bit --she could tell, as he was avoiding her gaze and pawing at the ground with his hoof-- she knelt down next to him so that she could grab his attention once again. "Sorry about that, I kinda got carried away there. We still super-duper-party-pony-buddies?" He gave Pinkie a confused look for a moment. I wish we could be more than just 'buddies', beautiful. Letting out a big sigh, he got up, "'Course we are, come here you." Without even thinking about what he was doing, Cheese brought the little pink mare into a warm embrace. Pinkie squeaked loudly, only to be followed by a little giggle of laughter, which then grew into both of them laughing hysterically. As if out of nowhere, a bunch of birds began to whistle a very familiar song. Both ponies couldn't help chuckle as the music began to pick up. Now standing on his hind legs, the tan stallion extended one of his forelegs as he spoke up, "May I have this dance, young filly?" "You may," Pinkie let Cheese pull her up as both began to waltz, basking in Princess Luna's beautiful night. Pinkie's glimmering silver dress matched with the night's beautiful stars, while Cheese's navy blue tuxedo matched with its enchanting sky. One pony --and fellow friends of their's-- would say that the looked simply divine. Pinkie was surprised by Cheese, normally his dancing would be outrageous, it would match his personality down to the last detail. But this, this was something she had never seen him do before, he moved before her so elegantly. Who is this pony? And how has she never met him before? With curiosity overwhelming her, Pinkie spoke, "Cheesie?" "Yes?" Cheese murmured. "I was wondering, when did you learn how to dance like this?" She gestured with her head, for her forearms were interlocked with the stallions arms, while he had his hooves softly resting on her waist. He gave Pinkie a playful wink, smiling happily, "Well, Pinkie, you pick a few things when traveling all around Equestria. Although, I think my best dance partner was probably Boneless. I mean sure, Boneless two is a good dancing partner," Cheese spoke in a fairly loud whisper. "But just between the two of us, he does make me trip up quite a lot when he's not focusing properly. Promise you won't tell him?" Pinkie giggled, Cheese found this completely and utterly captivating. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" With that said, she smashed a red velvet cupcake into her right eye, some smearing onto the bridge of nose, while the rest of it hanging off both her and Cheese's forelocks. Lifting his hoof, Cheese tried wipe away the chocolate frosting from Pinkie's nose, only to be met with her tongue licking the soft padding. He retracted instantly as both began to blush heavily. Well that was embarrassing, he thought to himself. Still, it did feel nice. Oh dear, he probably thinks I'm an idiot for doing that, Pinkie panicked to herself. Although, his coat does kinda taste nice, it tastes a little bit like grass. Both pony's shook their heads rapidly, saving themselves from more embarrassment of touching each others manes. Both looked at the other to see if they were still looking. After letting out nervous laughs, they looked in different directions that didn't involve eye contact. Despite the perfect moment they were both in, it was becoming near impossible for them not to look into each other eye's. Either felt like they would be complete fools if the other one of them saw their flushed face's. Time seemed to move very slow where they were, each and every second seemed to be pure blissful, aside from the very awkward silence. Not wanting the moment to be ruined, Pinkie Pie thought almost too quickly and began to sing with the whistling birds. "My name is Pinkie Pie, and I am here to say, I'm gonna make you smile and I will brighten up your day." Cheese could see where Pinkie was going with this, so he decided he would join in himself. "It doesn't matter now, if you are sad or blue, 'cause making this mare laugh is what this cheese is gonna do." As if on cue, Pinkie let out a snort and then a loud laugh. Ha-ha, perfect timing Pinks. Both began to sing in unison, "'Cause we love make each other smile, yes we do. It fills our heart's with sunshine all the while, yes it does. 'Cause all we really need is a smile, smile, smile, from these happy friend of ours." They chose not to carry on singing, for they were lost in each others eyes. Cheese brought one of his hoof's up to Pinkie's cheek, caressing it gently. Pinkie froze for a moment, it was quite a surprise for her, still, it did feel nice. Although, she couldn't put her hoof on it, somehow somehow this felt. . . familiar. Smiling, she pressed her head into his neck, sighing contentedly. Seeing that Pinkie was now relaxed, Cheese decided that this was the perfect opportunity to tell her how he felt about her. Moving his muzzle closer to her ear, his warm breath slightly tickling her fur, he whispered softly, "Pinkie Pie, do you know why I said 'yes she is', earlier?" His hoof was still rotating around her cheek. Removing her head from his neck, she looked up --staring deeply into his soft, green eyes--, a slight bit of confusion lingering in her face. "N-no, why?" Suddenly, Pinkie began to become very nervous, she could have sworn something like that happened a long time ago. Doing the same motion as Pinkie, Cheese brought his head back, looking at her with an affectionate smile. "I said it because I thinking of the most beautiful mare my eye's had ever laid upon." Pinkie's ears perked up, along with her eyes dilating to the point where whites could no longer be seen; it was as though they were saying 'Really, you mean it?' Cheese planted a soft kiss on the tip of Pinkie's nose and ceased stroking her cheek, he slowly moved his hoof to the back of her neck. It felt. . . odd. The second Cheese's hoof made contact with the back Pinkie's neck, he noticed that the texture was much more different to the rest of her coat. It was a line. A perfectly straight line that kind of felt like. . . a scar? Why would Pinkie Pie have a scar there? She was never that clumsy. Unless, i-it wasn't her whom left the mark. Pinkie was instantly met with hundreds of memories, flooding her mind with nightmares. She swatted the earth pony's hoof away, screeching loudly and then backed up. No, no, no, no, no. She began to silently panic, Not now, please not now! Shutting her eye's tightly, she tried to rid the image that was appearing in her mind. It was a stallion. A stallion she knew well, yet, not one she wanted to remember. Celestia, please help me. Slowly, her eye's opened to a new pony, it was... "Pokey Pierce," Pinkie shuddered. "W-why did you come back?" She asked the fuzzy figure before her. Pokey Pierce, who the hay is that pony? An unusual high voice cam from the unicorn's mind. "Why Pinkie, sweetheart, I never left." Pokey said, a maniacal grin spread widely across his face. "Wait, are you saying you've been following me since that night?" Pinkie's voice began to crack, like the last time they saw each other. Pinkie Pie, what are you talking about? It's me, are you alright? Once again, that voice didn't seem to shut up! Pokey let out a stone cold laugh, followed by a big sigh. "You could say that. I've also noticed that you've been dreaming about me quite a lot, you see me as a 'monster,'" he made air quotations with his hooves to explain himself better. "Quite frankly, I find them rather intriguing; but no where near as fascinating as that Cheese Sandwich, fellow." "You, you keep away from him! H-he's none of your concern!" She stammered a bark. Who's none of my concern? Pinkie, I'm concerned for you, right now, please let me help you. Now this voice was beginning to break, Pinkie tried to listen to what this 'thing' was saying, but it was muffled by Pokey's laugh. "Oh, but it is my concern, Pinkie. If you recall the last time I was with you, I said: 'If I ever see you with another stallion, I'll make you and them suffer.'" Pinkie felt something prod her in the chest, it felt like a hoof, but it wasn't Pokey; he seemed to be standing perfectly still. The only movements that could be seen were his expanding and contracting chest, his blinking and his lips moving whenever he spoke. "N-no, y-you can't do this, p-please. . ." Her mane started to droop more, and more until it was fully straight. She couldn't contain herself any longer, tears started streaming down her muzzle, causing her face to burn. Her breathing became very erratic, making it harder for her to draw in air. Pinkie Pie, please, please forgive me for this. Pokey smiled menacingly, he tightly shut his eyes and began to concentrate. A bright light started to glow around his horn, but the colour was different, it wasn't its usual golden yellow, it was green. . ? Once the unicorn stallion opened his eyes to fire, Pinkie had noticed that his eyes were green too. "Goodbye Pinkie, I'll miss that ugly mug of yours." He said, laughing evilly. The little mare only had mere seconds to react, in a panicked scream, she turned around and bucked her hind legs into the stallion's face. Her breathing was now fully out of control, wheezing and gasping, she stood in the same spot, shaking uncontrollably. She had to give herself a moment to let her eyes focus on the image before her. Once the world was clear again, Pinkie looked down. What she saw in front of her was beyond horrifying; it was Cheese Sandwich, lying on the floor quivering as he clasped his nose that was bleeding profusely. His eye's tightly shut, one had already turned a dark shade of purple. Using all of his might, he bottled himself up from crying with shaky breaths. "Cheese!" Pinkie screeched, dropping down to him. "I-I'm so sorry. . .I didn't m-mean to, it wasn't you I was trying to get." Her hoof brushed across his forehead, trying to comfort him from the intense spreading across his face. Why would I this? Why did he make me do this? I'm so sorry Cheesie, I never asked for this. Cheese groaned faintly, he tried to speak to her but his hooves were muffling him from talking, plus, blood was beginning to run down the back of his throat. Seeing that Cheese was struggling to breathe, Pinkie helped him sit up. After several coughs and splutters, the earth pony's breathing was somewhat back to normal. Opening one of his eyes, only enough to see part of the pupil, he smiled a little bit, his hooves still clasping his muzzle. "It's alright, beautiful, I-I know you didn't mean to. Are you alright. . ?" Cheese said in a croaky voice, much more slower than usual. Oh dear, look what you've done, Pinkie. A sympathetic sarcastic voice said, coming from the mare's mind. Pinkie went back to crying and whispered, "No, n-no I'm not alright, I think it would be best if you just left." Little did Cheese know, she was actually talking to Pokey Pierce. Cheese was wincing in pain now, part of his world was going red due to blood covering up one of his eyelid's. "I'm not going to leave you, Pinkie, I need to find out what's the matter with you." Once again Cheese lifted his hoof --although, this time it was covered in a bit of blood, but nowhere near as bad as the other-- and was about to stroke Pinkie's long, straight mane to calm her. Heh, he's gonna hate you for all that you've done, you dumb, stupid, hideous, worthless mare. The harsh words of Pokey's voice only upset Pinkie more. As Cheese's lightly bloody hoof touched her dark pink mane, she gently pushed it away, not wanting to cause him anymore pain that he was already in. "Please, don't touch me. I-I'm sorry C-Cheese, I have to go..." With a loud sniffle, she got up and ran as fast as her hooves' could carry her to who knows where. No. He was so close. He was hoping to ask her to be his special somepony, and he blew it. Staggering up, slightly dizzy, Cheese let out a big, heavy sigh. He spoke in a whisper, "I love you, Pinkie, and I'm going to help you no matter who I confront. Now," His eye's searching around the area, squinting through bloodied blobs, "Where did she go?" To save himself from scaring anypony, he decided to pull a bandage out of nowhere and wrap it around his tender, swollen eye, followed by a black patch. Once that was done, he looked down at his muzzle which was still bleeding quite a lot. Wow that Pinkie sure had a powerful kick. I hope my nose isn't broken. Oh stop being such a filly, Cheese He snapped at himself, I need to go find her. I'll just have to let the blood dry. With that said, Cheese got up to go find the little missing mare.