A Vision in Pink

A Vision in Pink

Chapter 3:

Gumdrops

Pinkie groaned as she rubbed her pained head.

Bubble Berry also groaned, since one thing he didn't realize was that enchanted mirrors gave really bad rides. He was on the floor right in front of Pinkie.

"Owww.... Stupid idiot mirror!!!" Pinkie groaned.

"Owchh... Son of a gun!!!" Bubble moaned.

When Pinkie finally opened her eyes she gasped and stared. She had no idea who the heck this dude was. And when Bubble looked up from the floor, he did the same.

"Who the crap are you?" Pinkie asked curiously.

"Who the crap are you?" Bubble asked curiously as he got up.

"I'm Pinkanema Diane Pie, but everyone calls me Pinkie Pie."

"I'm Bubblini DaVinci Berry, but everyone calls ME Bubble Berry."

The two stared at eachother curiously, wondering about how similar they resembled. Curly and unbrushed hot pink mane, light pink skin, and very strangely, the same cutie mark.

"You copied my cutie mark!" Pinkie yelled.

"Oh, me? No no no no no! You copied my cutie mark! Pirate!" Berry yelled back.

"Wait... but Princess Celestia says each cutie mark is different. No two are alike?"

"Who's Princess Celestia? Lord Solaris says the same though..."

"Who's Lord Solaris?"

"You've never heard of Lord Solaris or Prince Artemis? Those two rule Equestria, dumbo!"

"You've never heard of Princess Celestia or Princess Luna? Because you're wrong, the two princesses rule Equestria, 'dumbo'!"

"Wait... something here is not right. Wait a second... this is the alternate world Dusk was talking about!"

"Who's Dusk?"

Bubble turned to Pinkie.

"He's a purple egghead from Canterlot. He was Lord Solaris' best student. He's prince now so,"

"Wait, purple? Best student? Prince- ess?"

"Did you just call me an ass because I am NOT a donkey!"

"No! PrincESS! Princess Twilight Sparkle!"

"Um, don't you mean Prince Dusk Shine?"

"So, you're from another world? Maybe the reason why you're here and I'm here is because-"

"you're from a strange alternate universe in where everypony has been genderswapped so basically it's like some weird universe that we full of alternate twins just like us or at least some other pony friend who's an alternate universian that we share some sort of strange DNA so basically we're twins from different demensions or we're same person and have the same history and bio only we're the opposite gender?" the two said really fast at the same time.

"How did you know I was going to say that?" the two asked at the same time.

"I don't think we're brother and sister, because we have different families, just the same people, only it's still two families."

"You mean, on the rock farm?"

"Yep. It sucked."

"Oh my gosh, me too!!!!"

"Really?!"

"Really!!!"

"We're yelling like totaly idiots!"

"Yes, we are!!! I must tell Celestia tomorow. We should get to bed though, because the Princesses are expecting me tomorow bright and early to make plans for a party, oh hey, do you like partying?"

"Are you watching the image plastered on my butt?"

"Oh, yeah. My bedrooms over this way, let's go."

The two pink ponies finally got into Pinkie's room. Even though they were yelling at eachother only a few minutes ago, the two were already acting like best friends, even though they were frusteratingly screaming earlier. As Pinkie Pie past by her bed, she headed for Gummy's bed. She then pinked up the small bad and dumped Gummy out violently, as Gummy woke up very upset, watching Pinkie leave with his sleeping bed.

"Sorry Gummy!" Pinkie apologized as she walked towards Bubble.

"Aww! Gummy looks just like Gummette! You should meet her sometime."

"I guess you can sleep on the floor in this!"

Pinkie threw the alligator bed onto the floor. Bubble stared at the tiny bed.

"You're kidding, right?"

"Nope. Why?"

Bubble tried to stay positive and tried to keep it all in, but it's so hard when you've just fallen out of a magic mirror that hurt really bad and had a terrible landing as well that consisted of being thrown onto the floor really painfully, it's hard to be asked to sleep on the solid floor.

"Is there maybe a better or maybe a more comfortable place to sleep in?" Bubble asked.

"Well, there's my bed, I guess you can bunk in with me. There's a lot of room. Like, three ponies can fit and still with room for eacother, and so we're only two, so it's ok."

Bubble started to get in bed.

"Do you mind?"

"No, not at all. After all, we're friends, and also basically the same person, only it's two!"

"I guess."

Bubble Berry then got next to Pinkie, and underneath the pink covers. Although of course Bubble would fall asleep quickly, Pinkie also fell fast asleep.

Rainbow Dash walked past the other bedrooms as the rest of the mane six popped out.

"Good morning soldiers!" Rainbow Dash sneered.

"Good morning everypony!" Twilight responded.

Rainbow Dash pressed her ears against Pinkie's bedroom door and sneered again, curious yet irritated.

"It sounds like somepony went kidnapping last night."

"What are you talking about, Rainbow?"

"Pinkie was up last night, and I got suspicious, but I thought it was nothing, but now I'm hearing another voice in her room. And I'm not surprised, because I mean what do you expect from someone who talks to bags of flour and buckets of crap? Just look for yourself, Twi!"

Twilight peeked through the door crack, and did see Pinkie, but she saw nopony else. But she did hear another voice. So Twilight pushed the doors open.

"Hello, Pinkie?"

Pinkie quickly stopped laughing and turned around to Twilight. She was sitting on the bed, talking to the floor, or something on the floor.

"Oh, hi guys! I have something to tell you all."

Pinkie got off the bed as she then walked over to her friends who were entering the room.

"I have someone I need you girls to meet." Pinkie announced.

"I knew it! Pinkie went drunk on the royal Canterlot punch, and went late last night kidnapping some pony!" Rainbow Dash teased.

"Very funny. But no, that's not what happened. Girls, this is..."

"Bubble Berry!" Bubble screamed as he popped out from underneath the bed.

The mane six screamed, and Rarity fainted. Bubble Berry got out from underneath the bed and walked to the passed out white mare on the floor.

"Oh, and who's this hot shot?"

"Oh, uh, that's Rarity."

"Rarity? When I was wondering if Elusive had a twin sister I didn't think he actually would. Boy she's beautiful. If Elusive was here right now, he would call her very sexy."

"Bubble! You still haven't introduced yourself. It's bad enough that you gave Rarity a heart attack."

"Oh, well, um, I'm BUBBLE BERRY! AND I LOVE PARTIES! Yet no one seems to appreciate my parties anymore..."

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.

"Back in Ponyville, everyone is too busy to hang out with me."

"Back in PONYVILLE? You came from Ponyville?" Rainbow asked.

"Yes."

"But WE came from Ponyville."

"But I did too... and let me just say you act and look like Blitz..."

"Like who?"

"The boy version of you in Bubble's dimension, I bet." Twilight answered, "We should go tell Princess Celestia about this! We need her advice on this, on whether Bubble should stay or leave."

Bubble gasped.

"Why are you so mean!?! I just came here because I was bored at my hometown, and now you're pushing me back? I don't want to be alone in my dimension, with Gumette at the spa all day, and it's even worse when Elusive comes over because he always forces me to wear these formal suits! Please don't make me go!!!"

Rarity then woke up, very limply.

"What happened?"

"Come on Rarity, we have to ask the Princess something. Pinkie, you bring your new friend, and let's go girls."

Princess Celestia looked at Bubble. He laughed nervously as she stared.

"Hmmm."

"So what do we do, Celestia? Do we have to send him home?"

"Unfortunately each transportation through the mirror takes up an amount of energy. So we would have to wait six days before the mirror could work again. But Bubble, it was very dangerous of you to cross. You don't know what it could do to your home universe or to ours."

"But nobody cares about me at home. So, I didn't want to be bored so long, and so I decided to find out about this."

Princess Celestia sighed.

"How is Solaris and Artemis doing? Are they all right?"

"What?" the mane six wondered.

"You know the ponies of the other world?" Twilight asked.

"Yes. It all started when me and Luna were young. One night, I had a strange dream, in which I was sitting in a meadow of flowers. Two of the flowers for some reason started to bond, and mend eachother. They then combined with eachother to make one single new flower. But, the new flower began to grow weak, and darkness flew upon it. So the flower then seperated back into the old two flowers, which then both grew healthy once more. I woke up, curious about my dream, and utterly awake. It was midnight, but I walked into the hall, seeing Luna opening her bedroom door and coming behind me. She had the same dream as I did, so we then walked around the castle. But in the middle of the castle, was a strange magic cloud, that then turned into a fog, but inside the fog, was the same side of the castle we were on, only replicated, with a young boy, and a smaller one. We told eachother hello, and realized that there was another world where you had an alternate gender-swapped twin. But before we and the two boys could finish talking, the fog turned back into the cloud, as the cloud then disapeared. The other half of the castle was normal again, but when the cloud disapeared, a note appeared and fell on the floor. I picked it up, and read it to Luna. It was a spell, but it was much too difficult for a young filly to comprehend and prepare. So, about a month ago, I tried the spell, and the strange part was I didn't get anything. Just a large mirror, as large as me. So I walked in, finding out that Solaris had also conducted the spell, but figured it would be much safer at Zicoro's hut. He told me why. But I didn't feel like taking it out of the castle, and thought it could be just as safe here."

"So you know Lord Solaris and Prince Artemis?" Bubble asked enthusiastically.

"And Prince Cadence, yes, I do know them."

"You have no idea how good I feel to hear that."

"And how are your friends, Bubble? Dusk, Rainbow, Elusive, Butterscotch, and Apple Jack, I beleive?"

"Yes ma'm. They're doing all right. Just too busy though."

"I have a feeling that they will be missing you very soon though, so we must get you back as soon as we can. But in the mean time, we must make Bubble feel comfortable. Make yourself at home, young colt."

"Thanks."

"Princess?" Pinkie asked, "I was actually wondering if you could let me a favor?"

"Yes, Pinkie. What is it?"

"I was hoping Bubble can work with me on getting everything ready for the celebration."

"Of course. You two look like a great team for making this party a sucess."

"YAY! Something to do! I've been waiting SOOO long for this moment." Bubble cheered.

"Good heavens, not another Pinkie!!!" Rarity gasped.

"Don thais mean dat it'll be twice as annoyin'?" Applejack asked.

"Don't worry girls. It's not that long." Twilight answered.

"I don't know, Twilight! To me six days is pretty freaking long."

"Don't worry. If Pinkie's happy. I'm happy. And besides. It's just six days."

Elusive walked the floors nervously and stammering. The entire town of ponyville had been sending out search parties for Bubble Berry. When Dusk realized he was missing, he called the mayor to get the town to look for the missing colt. Although it hadn't even been a day missing yet, the colts were awfully worried.

"This is prepostirous! The endless search for Bubble has delayed my orders by 20%! If we don't find Bubble soon, the Carousel Boutique will be RUINED! RUINED I TELL YOU!!!" Elusive sobbed.

"Elusive, it shames me to think that you care more about your shop than your best friend." Dusk complained.

"Well, I'm sorry! But I am a very busy businesscolt, and I do not enjoy wasting my time in the library when I could be catching up on my orders."

"Will you shut up Elusive and stop whining?!" Blitz yelled.

"Well, EXCUSE ME! But I am not whining. I am simply complaining. I've realized, Blitz, that you are no different from the Diamond Dogs. Just look at yourself! Your hooves are unbeleivably dirty. You must get a trimming every other week! When was the last time you've filed those cuticles?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Perfect. But the moment I file so much as one hoof, or shave one of my facial hairs, it will be a disgrace to daredevils all over Equestria."

"At least, I don't have the ugliest mane in the world. Rainbow colors are so out right now. You should try purple sometime. It's a magnificent color, especially when curled."

"Oh dear Lord, please save me from Elusive's monolouging!!!"

"Will you two hush your mouths! It's no wonder Bubble hasn't come back!" Apple Jack interjected.

Butterscotch flew in through the open door, into Dusk's library. Panting and wheezing, as he then collapsed onto the floor, wings very tired.

"Butterscotch, found Bubble yet? Any word?" Dusk asked.

"Uhh. N-no. I-I-I'm scared, Dusk. W-Wha-at i-if he doesn't c-come back?" Butterscotch whimpered quietly.

"I don't think so, Butter. Don't worry. You can go with Angela, now. She's probably needing you."

"O-ok. I-i-if you find Bubble, l-let me know, ok?"

"Of course, Butterscotch."

Butterscotch then walked back towards his cottage, head hung low, in sadness.

"Elusive, you can go back to your boutique. I'll keep watch."

"All right, I shall." Elusive answered.

"Good Lord." Blitz replied.

"Blitz, I'm going to need you to stay here. Gather up all of Cloudsdale. Nopony sleeps until we find Bubble."

"Hmmm."

"Well?"

"Aha! There!"

Bubble moved his king a space forward.

"My candy king has captured your queen! I win!!!"

"Aw, man!"

Pinkie Pie and Bubble Berry were sitting outside of the castle. The mane six decided to go shopping for groceries in the afternoon. While Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew up to Cloudsdale to get supplies from the grocery store, Rarity went to the nearest Canterlot Boutique to get some shampoo, conditioner, and other beauty necesities. Twilight went to the library to get the books for her studies, and Applejack went to the farmer's market to get some fruit. Although they were offered to grab supplies for the party, Pinkie refused, and insisted that she she and Bubble stayed at the castle to hang out a bit.

"You want to play again?" Pinkie asked.

"Oh! I know! I've been to Canterlot before! Well, at least in my world, and I think I know somplace we can go! Do you like bouncing?" Bubble suggested.

"Are you kidding?! I absolutely positively Pinkie-tifically LOVE BOUNCING!!!"

"I Bubble-liciously do too! Come on! Let's go!!!"

Bubble then bounced away, with Pinkie following closely behind.

A few paces away from the neighborhoods, and past the center of the town, was another royal sanctum. It was a small building, the size of any Canterlot home, but it looked more like a royal tower. It was built in the same design as the Canterlot castle, and engraved in the front door, was 'Celestia's Private Reserve'. Bubble stepped forward to the door, as he put his hoof on the glass window on the door. Pinkie's cutie mark appeared on the glass screen, as the door chimed, and creaked open slowly. The two pink ponies walked in.

"Ta-da!!!" Bubble cheered.

Pinkie gasped.

It was a room full of trampolines, jumpy slides, and bouncy balls. It was basically a bounce-house room.

"YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!" Pinkie cheered as she jumped into the pool of bouncy balls.

Bubble cheered as well as he jumped in after Pinkie.

There was a flurry of pink fuzz everywhere. The two were so energetic and quick, that their bouncing could confuse your eyes and convince that it was a pink tornado.

They had bouncy-ball fights, races down the bouncy slides, and contests to see who could jump the highest on the trampoline.

"Ohmygosh!!! How could Celestia never tell us about this place?!" Pinkie screamed in happiness.

"Not sure! Zicoro let me borrow the time machine not long ago, and so I used it, and I fast-fowarded to the part where Solaris told us of this place! Once I found out, I went back to my time. BUT THIS IS SOOO FUN!!!"

"Tell me about it!!! I wish Celestia would let us have the party here!"

Pinkie then bumped into a button on the wall.

"Oops!"

Large guns appeared from the ceiling.

"Ohmygosh!!! Save me, Pinkie!!!!!!!" Bubble jumped onto Pinkie and hid her in the pool of balls.

The guns started to make a noise, and then, the sound of the trigger played, and then the gun shot...

"BALLOONS?!" Pinkie asked.

"Guns that shoot out balloons?! YAYYY! LOOK AT ALL THESE BALLOONS, PINKIE!!!" Bubble cheered.

"Yay!!!"

And then the two started throwing balloons everywhere, giggling insanely, as they bounced all over the room.

Twilight opened the door to the castle, half-expecting to see the castle covered in balloons and streamers. But she was shocked to see that not only was the place not decorated, but Pinkie and Bubble weren't there!

"Oh great. Wasn't Pinkie and that Bubble dude supposed to stay in the castle so we could all meet up?" Dash groaned.

"I thaink they've wandere' off some'were, sugarcube." Applejack replied.

"I know that!"

"M-maybe they j-just went off f-for a s-s-stroll?" Fluttershy suggested.

"Maybe, but then again, this is Pinkie and her male clone we're talking about. I don't think they would go off for a calm stroll. I hope they haven't trashed half of Canterlot with balloons by now." Twilight answered.

"Then let's go find them! And quick!"

The two pink ponies laid quietly in the ball pool. They were exhausted. An hour of jumping is very tiring. Even though there was a clone of Pinkie, so that would only mean twice the epic energy, they were tired. They just laughed while wheezing on the floor. Sweat-soaked, and lethargic.

"That- was- fun.-" Pinkie wheezed.

"I- know.-" Bubble responded.

The two held hands as they lied down next to eachother.

"We- should do this- again- sometime.-" Pinkie said.

"We- will-, when- we- get another- chance.-"

Pinkie smiled at Bubble.

"You're the funnest friend I've ever had."

"Thanks. You are too."

"I've never had a friend as awesome as you before."

"Me neither."

The two stared at eachother, as they then got closer, and closer to eachother, and they then nuzzled.

"INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!" a voice outside screamed.

Rainbow Dash crashed through the door.

"Dash? How did you know I was here?" Pinkie asked.

"I heard you two. I just followed the strange high pitched voices of partyponies, and when I tried to crack the code on the dang door, it wouldn't let me in, so I crashed in here." Rainbow Dash answered.

"Sorry, you two. We were so worried when we didn't see you at the castle. Princess Celestia said she'll fix the broken wall in this bounce room." Twilight came in and apologized.

"Come on darlings! The princess awaits!" Rarity pranced around.

"YAY! THE CASTLE!" Bubble cheered.

"Ok. Come on, Bubble!" Pinkie agreed.

The six mares and pink colt started for the castle. As the sunset fell, and the moon started to rise, the castle glowed, with the ponies walking towards the door.

Dusk looked outside the window in his library.

"Dusk."

Dusk turned around. Rainbow Blitz flew in, with some of the other pegesai of Cloudsdale waiting outside.

"You're going to want to look at this."

Dusk followed his friend, as the rainbow colt flew towards Zicoro's hut in the Everfree forest.

Dusk walked into the hut with Blitz, as he picked up a note on a table, with his pink magical cloud surrounding the note and his horn.

" Dear Bubble Berry,

This is a small reminder that I need you to go tell Dusk to watch my hut while I'm gone for the spells convention. I'll be back soon.

From: Zicoro"

Rainbow Blitz grabbed the note.

"It smells old. Zicoro must've left very early this morning, and told Bubble to tell you to watch his hut. That cheap party idiot!"

Dusk looked at Blitz, and then looked around, finding one of the shelves bashed and turned around, with the secret closet door showing.

"Wait a minute."

Dusk and Blitz walked to the secret door, and pushed it open. Inside they found the closet room with broken bottle fragments scattered everywhere, all adding up to the magic mirror in the middle of the room.

"The Alternate Universe." Dusk whispered.

"You mean the one you jumped into when Sunset Glare took your crown?"

"No, Blitz. This mirror leads to another dimension. Bubble must've jumped into the mirror and went to the alternate universe I was studying the past few days!"

"And I thought Bubble was at least smart enough to know not to jump into random mirrors that he doesn't know a freaking thunderbolt about. Let's go after him."

"We can't. The mirror takes up a lot of energy in each transportation. It'll be six days before he can come back. If he decides to. Call off the search party. Sweet Solaris, protect our dim-witted friend."