Ponyville needs a train station that isn't a mile away, and Celestia has sent her trusted advisor to oversee the project. Should be a simple task, right?

Spike has confirmed Pinkie Pie's worst fears - all her 'friends' hate her. And since they hate her so much, she decides to pack up her kerchief and leave to spare them all the pain of seeing her every day.

| This is a 'what-if' fic based around 'Party of One'. While that means it's technically outside canon, I'll try my best to otherwise stick to canonicity. Think of it like a parallel universe, splitting from the main canon at the point of 'Party of One'.