Waiting For The Clouds To Pass

Sky smiled slightly though it quickly faded and she soared away from the huge city. She dove from cloud to cloud, her wings striking the tip of each one making a soft "Whomp!" sound. The mare smiled slightly though stayed silent, she was too exgaughsted to say anything to herself.

Sky landed on a vast cloud and glanced down at a puny village on the ground, she sighed seeing Unicorns and Earth Ponies littered the bustling, narrow streets. Each pony had at least one other pony next to them, chatting with grins spread across their faces. A teal Unicorn slouched on a bench next to her cream colored Earth Pony friend that lay calmly reading a newspaper.

A single, fat tear rolled off her muzzle. She observed it dissolve into the cloud beneath her and rolled her eyes. The Pegasus closed her eyes and kicked out the floor beneath her and she plummeted to the earth. Moments afterwards she opened her moist eyes and realized she was dropping. She pulled out her dark grey wings and quickly stopped her descent by rapidly beating them in sync. She swooped upwards to a vertical position and rose to the cloud layer. The wind rushed past her ears and her bright blue mane and tail flailed in the air as she spun through the sky.

Sky floated in mid-air and looked at her surroundings. For a far as the eye could see, ponies beamed brightly at each other, and she felt like the only depressed pony in Equestria.

The next afternoon, she plunged downwards toward the same village she had noticed before. The Pegasus gently touched down to the dirt and glanced at it suprisingly. Something felt different. Missing. She looked up and observed the empty streets with a puzzled look. Was it a holiday or something? Are the Earth Ponies celebrating a national harvest? She had no idea.

She trotted slowly through the suspiciously silent roads. The only sounds were her own hooves tapping against the dirt. Sky sighed heavily and drooped her head to the ground, dragging herself down the streets like a rag doll. The wind quietly whistled in her ears as she walked around the abandoned village.

Suddenly, as if on purpose, a pink fluffy Earth Pony popped out of a bush behind her.

"HEY! HEY YOU!" She shouted, bounding up to the Pegasus, "What's your name!?"

Sky lifted her head and turned around, surprised somepony was outside, "Uh... Sky Streak. Why do you care?"

The bouncy pony grinned immensely, "Because silly! I'm Pinkie Pie! And I know everypony!"

"Yea... Right..." Sky said with a doubtful tone, "See ya later, I'll come back to this village when I'm happy." She said turning and walking away with her head low.

Pinkie turned her head 90 degrees, "Ooh! Ooh! Where are you going?! Can I come?! Ooh! Ooh! I wanna guess! Uh... Las Pegasus?! Manehatten?! Canterlot!? Are you going to Canterlot? Fillydelphia!?"

Sky stopped when she heard Fillydelphia and turned back towards the hyper mare, "I-I..." She stuttered and paused, "Everywhere. I'm going everywhere." She said and turned back around to fly away from the empty town.

"Ooh! Ooh! Can I come?! I've always wanted to explore!" Pinkie Pie asked excitedly.

The Pegasus stopped while in the air and sighed turning back to the mare, "I'm sorry... No. I kind of want to be alone." she explained turning back around.

The pink mare bounded towards Sky watching her sadly, "But what's the fun in being alone!?" She shouted.

"Like Discord always said, Pinkie... 'What's the fun in making sense?'" The pegasus answered flying away from the small empty town.

Sky could overhear the mare's long, exaggerated sigh, "Why does everypony leave?" Pinkie Pie whispered, her eyes growing watery.

The pegasus flew off regretting hurting the mare's feelings. She turned back once more noticing that the Earth Pony's bright, fluffy mane was now long and straight. Pinkie's head lay on the dirt and she now looked as depressed as Sky. She shook her head in silence then flew off towards Las Pegasus, the closest city. Besides, she had always wanted to visit ever since she was a filly. She glanced over at a nearby sign, wooden arrows pointed in different directions. A northwest arrow stated: Las Pegasus: 67 Kilometers

Shrugging, she headed in the direction of the famous city by wing. There was no need to get a train for two reasons. She didn't have enough bits and it wasn't that far anyways. She ascended to a small cloud and gently landed, attempting not to punch through it. She sighed and looked towards her destination. She hadn't even left Ponyville though the bright, city lights were dimly visible. As she flew off of the cloud Sky realized the sun was setting. Orange, pink, red, and purple streamed across the vast sky. Small street lights from Ponyville flickered on along with lamps in houses.