Pinkie's Destiny

Pinkie shot off the party cannon in her room, causing all sorts of streamers, confetti, and sparkles to cover her floor and furniture. She looked around and smiled thinking to herself; the best way to cheer yourself up is to make the place you spend the most time look happy. Pinkie had been forced to stay in bed for a few months due to her past…accident. Luckily today was going to be the first day in weeks that she was able to go out and enjoy the world again.

Pinkie thought of how wonderful it was, but there was still the nagging feeling of the past in the back of her head. The bandage on her hoof left a reminder of it every time she looked at it.

Pinkie had become depressed because she thought all of her friends were avoiding her and the party for Pinkie’s pet alligator: Gummy. Pinkie had never felt real depression before. She was always smiling and laughing, heck her element of harmony was laughter, but there were always friends to laugh with her.

Yet today she never so felt alone in the world, sure she knew everypony in Ponyville, but how many ponies actually understood her? The way best friends understand each other. Like the way Rainbowdash, or AppleJack or even Rarity knew her; there wasn’t. This thought drove Pinkie Pie over the edge. Her purpose in life was to make people laugh and throw parties, but if she didn’t have any friends to invite, real friends. Then…there was no purpose in her life. Pinkies chest throbbed with pain, her heart had been broken.

Spike’s words rang in her ears, “They don’t like your parties and don’t wanna be your friend anymore!” The pain was too much and only one solution came to her mind. The idea seemed relieving in a way, but if she was going to end it all then she had to do it where her former friends could see, and know it was their fault. Pinkie knew that all of her ex-friends were in AppleJack’s barn; avoiding her.

She played the moment over in her mind, Pinkie would swing open the barn door, exposing all of her liar friends, taking a split second to look each one in the eye as they’d all be surprised, and then without a word, she’d take the knife from the Cake’s kitchen and slice open her hooves.

She hoped her blood would stain the ground where she’d fall. She hoped that if she sliced hard enough that her blood would reach far enough and splatter all over their faces and serve as a reminder of how they treated her. In a twisted sense, Pinkie started to feel a little excited and almost happy, but it wasn’t her usual kind of happy.

This kind of happiness was bitter and it wasn’t long before Pinkie was crying on her way over to the barn. The thought finally processes that she was going to die, and there was nothing she could do to prevent it. This is what it’s like when people ran out of purpose; death was all that was left. There was no hope, there was no happiness, and there was no laughter.  Pinkie could see the shed now, and a sense of fear swelled up in her throat. She cried even harder, but when she wiped away her tears she was standing in front of the barn door.

Pinkie sniffed hard so the mucus that threaten to drip onto her snout stayed in her nose. This was it she thought. She was going to open the barn door and do it. Pinkie gripped the knife handle preparing herself, but before she could reach over and open the barn door she heard Rainbow Dash on the other side of the door.

“Yeah hang on I’ll go get her!” Pinkie panicked and closed her eyes. The door she opened and Pinkie drove the blade across her hoof, immediately feeling the warm rush of blood start pouring out from the cut. It took a moment for Rainbow Dash to register what she had just seen, but quickly Dash rushed over and caught Pinkie Pie as she was falling to the ground. “Pinkie Pie, my Celestia what have you done! Help! Twilight, AppleJack guys get over here!” Pinkie opened her eyes and saw Rainbow Dash’s mortified look.

Pinkie felt proud, she had gotten the reaction she was looking for, but when her eyes focused behind Rainbow Dash the feeling of pride washed away like the blood leaving her veins.

Pinkie saw a banner in the barn that said “Happy Birthday Pinkie Pie.” Pinkie had forgotten today was her birthday, she had been so focused on the fact that no one would attend her party that she didn’t think the others were making a party for her. Pinkie heard Twilight coming from the barn.

“Oh my Celestia! Rainbow Dash what happened?”

“I don’t know I came out and Pinkie slit her hooves, Twilight she’s loosing a lot of blood you have to do something!”

“I don’t have any spells for this! We need to get her to the hospital quick!”

“I’ll go!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she picked up Pinkie in her arms and blasted off as fast as she could.

Over the rushing wind Pinkie heard Rainbow Dash sobbing. Then Rainbow Dash muttered, “Pinkie why?” Pinkie was loosing energy to stay awake, but she managed to mutter back, “I thought you didn’t like my parties anymore… I thought you didn’t… want to be my friends.” Rainbow Dash cried even harder. “Oh Pinkie, we would never do that to you. We love you.” Tears began to stream down Pinkies face even harder. “I…love you…too.” Pinkie could hold on any longer she passed out of consciousness, but before she did, she could have sworn she had heard a sonic rainboom.

Author's Note:

Okay so this story takes place during the "Party of One" episode. So not having watched it won't completely inhibit you being able to understand what's going on, but it's always nice to know.