> It's Not Just Pie > by jewelstealer > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Rainbow Pie > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinkie Pie hummed to herself as she slowly poured the blueberry filling into the pie tin. She twirled around the kitchen as she sprinkled many different spices into the pie. She leaped from one corner of the kitchen over to the counter again and lifted the rainbow crust off the cutting board. She wrinkled her nose as some flour whooshed upwards before gently setting the crust on top of the tin. "This is gonna be amazing!" she giggled to herself. She then hopped over to the oven opened its door and gently set the pie on the rack before closing the oven door. She smiled as she set a timer. Pinkie Pie was sitting on a stool at the counter. She flipped through the pages of her recipe book. "I wonder if Dashie likes walnuts" she muttered to herself as she stumbled upon a walnut pie recipe. She flinched slightly as the timer rang out signaling the pie was ready. She leaped from her seat and grabbed her hoof mitts off the counter and put them on. She then quickly pranced over to the oven opening its door and grabbing the pie. The smell of blueberries and cinnamon wafted throughout the kitchen. "Mhm it smells lovely!" she said to herself taking in the scent. Just as she was about to set the pie down on the counter the door to Sugar Cube Corner swung open causing its bell to ring out. Pinkie Pie looked up at the sound. "Oh hey there Twilight!" she said as she sat the pie down on the counter. "Hey Pinkie!" Twilight said as she brought her hoof to her face pushing her mane out of her eyes. "What brings you here?" Pinkie asked as she started to clean up the mess in the kitchen. "I was curious if you had noticed anything off about Rainbow Dash recently," Twilight said shifting her stance anxiously. "How so?" Pinkie asked looking back at the other mare tilting her head curiously as she put a bag of flour into the cupboard. She quickly closed the cupboard door before turning around to look at Twilight. "Well it's just I asked her if she wanted to go out to eat with us this Friday and she said she was too busy with training," Twilight said moving her hoof around on the ground in circles. "Well I mean she is busier lately but isn't that expected?" Pinkie said as she wiped off the counter. "Well it's just I had talked with Spitfire earlier and she told me that they don't train on Fridays," the other mare said as she brought her hoof up to rub the back of her neck. "Ahh that is quite odd maybe she just wants to get in extra training so she doesn't get behind?" Pinkie said as she started to wash the dishes in the sink. "Hmm maybe you are right I just can't help but worry that she may be overworking herself" Twilight offered with a sigh. "That's understandable, but I think Dashie knows her limits and maybe she will go out to eat with us next week!" Pinkie said with a small smile. Twilight smiled up at Pinkie and shook her head. "I'm probably worrying for no reason! Anyways what are you making?" the mare asked curiously. "Oh! This is a pie to congratulate Rainbow Dash on her 73rd training session!" Pinkie said with a grin. "Don't you think that's overdoing it a bit?" Twilight said with a nervous chuckle. "No silly I'm sure Dashie will love it!" the mare said with a bright smile. "Well, I hope she does because it sure seems like you put a lot of work into that pie," Twilight said with a small smile as she looked at the pie on the counter. "I sure did!" Pinkie said with a chuckle. "Anyways I originally came here to get some Apple Cinnamon cupcakes so if I could get some of those I will be out of your mane in no time," Twilight said with a chuckle. "Ahh that's great I had just finished making a fresh batch of those earlier today!" Pinkie said as she went over to the counter and grabbed a cupcake box she quickly put 6 cupcakes into the box closing the lid before placing them in front of the other mare. "Here you go! Enjoy!" Pinkie said with a bright smile. "Thanks, Pinkie!" Twilight said as she placed the box in her bag. Twilight opened the door trotting out into the town. "I sure do hope she enjoys those cupcakes! Now that this pie has cooled down I can give it to Rainbow!" Pinkie said as quickly tied balloons around her waist and picked up the pie before floating out the door and up to Cloudsdale. "Happy seventy-third training session" Pinkie Pie shouted happily. Rainbow Dash flinched looking down at the pie in Pinkie Pie's hooves. She gulped nervously. "Here I hope you like it!" Pinkie Pie said with a grin as she placed the pie in Rainbow Dash's hooves. "Go ahead take a bite!" Pinkie said excitedly. "Well ok," Rainbow said as she took a deep breath. She didn't want to make Pinkie Pie upset and she had no idea how to get rid of the pie this time. She looked at the pie in her hooves and exhaled before quickly using one hoof to get a few bites. "Wow, this is great! Is that blueberry and cinnamon?" she asked curiously as she set the pie down. "Yes, it is! I knew you'd love it!" Pinkie said joyfully. "This was great but I need to go change," Rainbow Dash said frantically starting to trot off but Pinkie grabbed her hoof. "Don't forget to take the pie with you! Pinkie said shoving the previously discarded pie back into the other mare's hooves. "Oh thanks," said Rainbow quickly trotting off. "Well that was odd maybe there is something up with her like Twilight thought" Pinkie Pie muttered to herself. "Maybe she doesn't like pie! Oh no, how could I have not realized? I have been giving Dashie so many pies and she doesn't even like pie!" the mare said worriedly. She slowly floated back down to Ponyvillie with a sigh. "Maybe I should talk to Twilight," She said as she started to trot over to Twilight's castle. "Pinkie..." Rainbow Dash coughed out the other mare's name sadly as threw the pie into the trash. She then leaned over the trash bin shoving her hoof down her throat as she watched bits of blueberry filling and rainbow crust mush fall from her lips into the bin. She exhaled as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hoof. "When will she stop giving me all these pies" Rainbow muttered to herself angrily. She sighed shakily before she shook her head and started to trot back to the training grounds. "Twilight where are you" Pinkie Pie called out into the castle library. "Over here," Twilight said as she landed on the floor near one of the bookshelves. "I think Rainbow Dash hates pies and that might be why she doesn't wanna go out with us because I have been baking her so many pies and now she probably hates me," Pinkie Pie said frantically. "Woah calm down there Pinkie now tell me what happened why do you think Rainbow hates your pies?" Twilight said cocking her head to the side curiously. "Well she seemed to like my pie but the whole time she was acting weird like she didn't want to eat it and then she only had a few bites and then started to run off without the pie," the mare said with a sigh. "That's odd I mean a similar thing happened to me yesterday I had tried giving her some of my apple sticks and she told me she wasn't hungry and acted nervous about it," Twilight said a hint of worry in her voice. "Maybe she's just depressed?" offered Pinkie. "I mean that would make sense considering she has been training so hard maybe it is taking more of a toll on her than we thought," Twilight said with a sigh. "Yeah, maybe she just needs something to cheer her up!" Pinkie said with a small smile. > Bucking Problems > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainbow Dash trotted around the Apple Orchard before setting her eyes on one tree in particular and bucking it with a force no pony would want to be on the other end of. The tree shuttered as its apples started to fall to the ground. Rainbow bucked the tree again. The tree shook as the remaining apples fell to the ground. "You sure are a force to be reckoned with I'll say" a voice called out. Rainbow turned to find its source her eyes being met with none other than Applejack. Applejack grinned at Rainbow Dash. "Sorry just upset I guess," the mare said in response looking down at the ground. "I see" Applejack relayed the smile dropped from her face as she caught a glimpse of Rainbow Dash's bruised and bloody hooves. Her eyes shifted back to Rainbow's. The other mare looked away with embarrassment. "I ought to treat those come here," Applejack said turning as she waited for the other pony to follow. Rainbow Dash sighed and trotted behind her. The two arrived at the barn. Applejack pushed its doors wide open and shuffled inside. She then reached to the wall for a first aid kit; taking it in hoof, before gesturing with her free hoof for Rainbow Dash to sit. Rainbow obliged the silent request as she moved slowly over to sit on the floor of the barn. "You can't keep doing this to yourself," Applejack said bitterly a hint of anger resonating in her tone. Rainbow looked away from the other mare and shifted to let her back hooves be disinfected. Applejack slowly but surely started to disinfect said hooves paying no mind to the small yelps the other mare let out. "You know I ain't told Twilight only cause she'd send you off to some facility" Applejack paused before continuing. "At this rate, I ought to you know, it's getting out of hoof," she said as she started to wrap the bandages around the injured mare's hooves. Rainbow Dash jolted her head to look at the other mare, panic in her magenta eyes. "Easy there you know I only want what's best for you," Applejack said as she turned her head to look into Rainbow's eyes. "I'm only telling you how it ought to be, I'm being honest here" Applejack muttered under her breath with a huff. "I'm sorry" Rainbow muttered under her breath. "What for sugarcube?" Applejack asked confused. "That you gotta deal with me like this" Rainbow said with a sigh. "Dash I'm here for you this ain't a bother," Applejack said looking at the other mare with a sad smile. "AJ... buck I relapsed because Pinkie has been giving me all these pies and I just can't deal with it," Rainbow said looking away embarrassedly. "Dash... why don't you just tell Pinkie about your eating disorder, I'm sure she'd understand and stop baking so many sweets for you," Applejack said looking at the other mare sadly. "Because I love her and I don't want her to think I'm gross" the other mare murmured tears streaming down her face. "Oh Dash" Applejack muttered softly wrapping her hooves around the crying mare. "I don't think Pinkie would ever think you are gross," Applejack said as she ran a hoof gently through Rainbow Dash's mane. "But how can you know?" Rainbow asked through choked sobs. "Because she's your friend," Applejack said as she leaned down and kissed the other mare's forehead. Pinkie Pie bounced around the library as she hung up streamers. Twilight sat in the corner blowing up balloons. Twilight finished blowing up a purple balloon and placed it on the floor and let out a sigh. "Pinkie are you sure a surprise party is the best idea?" Twilight asked as she watched the other mare prance around the library. Pinkie paused setting the streamers down on the floor and looked back at Twilight. "Not really but it's the only thing I'm good at you know Twi," Pinkie said a hint of sadness in her voice. "Pinkie you are so much more than just a party pony," Twilight said pausing to think out her next words. "Pinkie you are a great friend and just because you don't know much about other things doesn't mean parties are the only thing you are good at," Twilight said as she moved her hoof gesturing for the other mare to come sit with her. Pinkie sighed and walked over sitting beside the other mare. "I know that Twi... It's just sometimes I can't help but wonder if that is all you guys see me as" she said looking to the side as she moved her hoof in circles on the floor. "Pinkie we're your friends, none of us see you that way," Twilight said with a sad smile wrapping a hoof around the other mare's back. "What about Dashie?" Pinkie asked tears starting to fall down her cheeks. "Especially not Rainbow Dash" Twilight responded pulling the other mare into her arms. "Twi do you think Dashie likes me back?" Pinkie asked with a sniffle. "Pinkie I've seen the way she looks at you and that's the look somepony reserves for the ones they love, of course she likes you back," Twilight said with a chuckle as she played with Pinkie's hair. "You two really are something I don't understand how both of you are so oblivious to each other's feelings," Twilight said rolling her eyes playfully. "You think she loves me?" Pinkie said looking up at Twilight. "I know she does Pinkie" Twilight said as she removed her hoofs from the other mare and stood up. "Pinkie I know you care about Rainbow a lot but you got to realize that even with all the problems she has they aren't yours to fix" Twilight paused looking down at the other mare. "You need to talk with her and just be there for her, I know a surprise party seems so much easier but it would be way better if you just asked her what's wrong you know," Twilight said with a smile. "I know I guess I got carried away I'll talk to her later and see what's up," Pinkie said as she stood up.