Pinkie is overcome with paranoia which drives her away, and she tries to start a new life in the town of Fillyshire. She works at a hardware store with a clumsy co-worker called Topsy Turvy, and picks up painting as a hobby. Meanwhile, she is haunted by bizarre dreams and a longing for her old friends. [This is a rewrite of an older fic called "Pinkamina Story".]