The sun was shining and the sky was cloudless in Equestria. Pinkie Pie just had to seize the afternoon with Apple Jack for a fun little round-up of a few dozen cows. AJ was behind the herd of running animals while Pinkie skipped ecstatically up and down inside the mob, blowing on a whistle with a green camouflage helmet on and barking orders.

“Let’s go! Come now, RUN! I WANNA SEE LEGS MOVING!” Pinkie looks back at Apple Jack with a smile.

“This is so fun Apple Jack! Thanks for inviting me. I can’t wait to do this all day with you.” As Pinkie turns around to give commands, she glances up at the clock tower, seeing it strike four o’ clock.

Pinkie turns back to AJ saying, “Whoops I’ve got to go! See ya!” Before Apple Jack even has a chance to speak, Pinkie rushes over to her, slapping her own camouflage helmet atop of AJ’s hat and pushes the whistle into the orange pony’s mouth and takes off into Ponyville, back to Sugar Cube Corner. She nearly forgot that today was her intern’s first day of baking cupcakes for a taste test. It was scheduled for four and Pinkie didn’t want to look like she doesn’t care about his progress. After all, if he was a success, Pinkie was ready to throw him a grand party AND promote him to work at Sugar Cube Corner…as long as Mr. and Mrs. Cake said it was alright.

Her new intern, Joy Stick, is an interesting colt. His features are standard, a light grey body with a short black mane and tail. The cutie mark on his side is a joy stick controller and Pinkie can’t stop giggling every time she looks at it. Joy’s eyes are bright green and show kindness in them. On his nose are a few freckles and to Pinkie they add a sort of…innocence to his character. Pinkie enjoys his company. He always compliments her and thanks her for the advice that she gives. Now today was the day to see if all that advice would pay off!

After a quick sprint through the town, Pinkie finally made it to Sugar Cube Corner, busting through the door and standing on her hind-hooves, pointing her front right hoof into the air, proclaiming:

“Joy Stick! Your trial of cupcake making has begun! FRONT AND CENTER INTERN!” Joy Stick comes trotting up the steps at a quick pace, skidding across the floor before stopping in front of Pinkie, panting slightly.

He replies back to her, out of breath, “Yes Pinkie I’m here! Sorry, I was downstairs....restocking.” Pinkie scowls, leaning in and staring him in the eye.

“Hmmm…You’re going down there without notifying me Joy Stick?” Pinkie stays quiet, closing one eye and staring hard into Joy Stick’s face, darting her eye around to scare him. Sweat runs down his forehead, a little nervous at her scrutiny. Suddenly, her face changes into a large smile and she pats his head with a hoof.

“You’re taking responsibility for the shop! I knew I could count on you!” Joy Stick’s face changes into one of relief, smiling back and replying, “Th-thanks Pinkie. That’s what I’m here for right?” Pinkie Pie puts her hooves back on the ground, looking at her responsible intern, noticing his tail is completely thrown out of whack. ‘Wow, he must have really been working,’ Pinkie thought. ‘Rarity would have FLIPPED if she saw this.’

Pinkie trots over to the kitchen, turning around to face Joy Stick to give him his instructions: “Joy Stick, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to bake a dozen cupcakes of YOUR OWN flavor. It must be exquisite, delicious, and very, very DELICIOUS!” Pinkie Pie jumps up and down, licking her lips as she thinks of all the options Joy Stick could present to her.

He looks confused a bit, raising a hoof to question her.

“Uh…didn’t you already say deli-“ But Pinkie cuts him off with a loud yell, “DON’T INTERRUPT THE MISSION MESSAGE!” Joy Stick goes quiet and nods, giving an apologetic smile.

She continues, “Now then, you have at max two hours which should be more than enough time to finish your objective. This message will explode in five seconds... with a PARTY CANNON!” Quickly, Pinkie pulls her out her cannon, jumping up in the air and shooting out a ball of confetti and streamers with a loud BOOM! Joy Stick jumps with surprise, eyes widening as the cannon shoots in his direction.

“Good luck! Now begin,” declares Pinkie, sprinting out of the room and leaving Joy Stick in the room alone. He looks around, more nervous now than ever before. After a minute or so, he turns around and walks slowly over to the kitchen side of the room, looking at all the supplies. With a sigh he finally mumbles, “Well, here goes nothing.”

The final minutes approach before the time expires and Pinkie paces outside, her eyes looking at the floor, wondering how he is doing. The buzzer inside the kitchen goes off and a sudden clatter of pots and pans is heard inside the room, followed by a loud “Holy Celestia that is loud!” Pinkie Pie bursts through the doors for a second time, a clipboard in her left hoof and a pen in her mouth.

“Alright,” she says through the writing utensil, “Let us see the sweets.” Joy Stick nods a few times, turning around and presenting the batch of cupcakes to Pinkie Pie. The sweets are chocolate with light green frosting and a nice aroma. Slowly he says, “I hope they turned out okay.”

Pinkie steps closer to the tray, pulling the clipboard closer to her mouth and studying the batch with intense scrutiny, mumbling to herself while scribbling down notes.

“Appearance, mhmm… Oh yes very nice color…” Joy Stick stands there, tapping a hoof against the ground while waiting for the final results.

After careful judging, Pinkie looks away from the cupcakes and up at Joy Stick, trotting over to him.

A smile forms on her face as she says, “The outside looks fantastic!” Then it gets serious again as she continues, “Now all is needed is the taste test.” Pinkie walks to the tray and licks her lips, opening her mouth. Joy Stick blurts out a loud “Wait!” Pinkie stays as she is, just moving her eyes to look at him. Joy Stick chuckles, seeing it disrupted her concentration.

“I’m sorry Pinkie. I actually made an uhm…” Joy Stick turns to the counter and grabs a single cupcake applying some sprinkles to the green frosting, spinning back and placing it in front of Pinkie.

He then continues, “A baker’s dozen, so that way you could enjoy one without ruining the set.” Joy Stick smiles, hoping it satisfies. Pinkie gasps, shivering and looking from the cupcake to Joy Stick then back to the cupcake. Her eyes well up with tears and a smile trembles onto her face. She hugs him tightly, squeezing the air out of him.

She screams out, “That is so kind of you Joy Stick!” All he can wheeze out is a ‘No…problem.’

He carefully picks it up out of the small plastic tray it was in and lifts it up to Pinkie, gasping out, “Here you go Pinkie!” The pink pony drops Joy Stick with a thud and catches the cupcake in the air, squealing in happiness before calming down, acting all prim and proper.

Pinkie Pie coughs to clear her throat and takes a large bite out of it, chewing delicately. Joy Stick watches in anticipation.

He says to Pinkie, “I hope they aren’t as bad as Rainbow Dash’s.”

Pinkie giggles and continues to eat the chocolate sweet, responding with a giddy, “Oh you can never be THAT bad!” Joy Stick smiles, enjoying watching her eat the cupcake.

“Do you like the sprinkles? I found them in a small cupboard and…spontaneously thought to put them on.” But as his smile widens, Pinkie’s turns into one of confusion and even surprise. Joy Stick chuckles off the awkward silence and continues anyway.

“I know you only used these for your special occasions BUT…I figured this was one of my own special occasions.” Pinkie’s lip trembles and she starts to sweat a little. Her mane, poofy and full of life, drapes over her shoulders, smoothing out to be long and straight in terror. Her head starts to spin and she lifts a hoof to her head, trying to contain herself.

Joy Stick takes a few steps forward, still smiling.

“There’s the pony I wanted to see.” Pinkie’s eyes dart to stare at him, wide with fear.

She attempts to say some words, “How…how much did you…”, but she collapses, unconscious on the floor. Joy Stick whistles a nice little tune, trotting over to the pink pony on the floor and smiles down at her.

“How much did I put on the cupcake? Apparently not enough to knock you out fast enough.”

He leans down to bite her tail but stops to comment, “I’m glad you loved the cupcakes.” Joy Stick chuckles and grabs her tail with his teeth, dragging Pinkie Pie into the basement.

Author's Note

I wanted to introduce a very detailed and interesting introduction to my first story and I find it funny because that it starts off like this then gets...well I guess you have to continue to find out. This story is actually my own little fantasy of what would happen to Pinkie Pie after somebody found out about her "Cupcake" addiction.