Puppeteer

Rarity was....shaken after the puppeteer had come into her shop. It was like a cold breeze had blown straight through the closed windows. The mare had seemed almost....unnatural.

Lunarflower was just a bit odd. After all, there were plenty of  variety's when it came to the personalities of ponies. She just wasn't something that you saw in a mundane town like Ponyville. Just because it was rare for ponies to pass through, doesn't mean they never did. If Rarity let it get to her, then it would just end up with her looking silly when somepony proved that there was nothing unnatural about Lunarflower. After all, the puppeteer said she was staying with Twilight.

So....puppets. Business had been slow lately. She had no other orders, so she may as well get to work. Why had the mare not describe what kind of puppets she wanted? Why hadn't Rarity asked? Rarity thought about hunting the mare down and asking her, but she decided against it. If the mare didn't like how they were done then Rarity could just make new ones.

Rarity realized for a second that this was out of character for her. Since when did she not do everything to please the customer as much as possible? But she brushed it off as quickly as the thought had occurred.

...

Lunarflower walked through the small town. It may have seemed small and mundane on the outside, but it pulsed with power. The power of the Elements. The power of an Alicorn. She wondered what it would be like to have all that power in her hoof. But first she had to meet them. She had to know what to expect first.

Outside of a colorful sweet shop, bounced a pink earth pony with a darker pink, poofy mane and tail. Her cutie mark was two blue party balloons and one yellow party balloon slightly above the two blue ones. In her mouth she held a platter with big, blue cupcakes with rainbow colored icing. On each cupcake there was a candy in the shape of a cloud with a rainbow lighting bolt. A slip of paper hanging from the platter said in big, blue crayon letters "FREE SAMPLES"

The pink earth pony saw the unicorn approach. "HI I'M PINKIE PIE!!! I'vneverseenyoubeforewhichmeansyoumustbenewsinceIknow-everyponyinponyville...."

The pink pony went on and on, but Lunarflower made no attempt to stop her. The unicorn actually listened to her, hanging on to every word.

"Twilight said that I should talk to ponies before throwing them a party and tell them about it before breaking into their home and inviting the town. I think she was being silly, but I agreed anyway because it made her happy and I love making ponies happy! I even have a song about it!"

Lunarflower realized that the free samples tray had disappeared. It didn't matter.

"So what's your name?"

"My name is Lunarflower. It's funny you mention Twilight. I'm staying with her."

"Oh cool! Now when I go to visit her, I can visit you too! So where ya from? How long are you staying!!? Huh, huh, huh??!"

"I'm from many places. As for how long I'm staying....I am not sure...."

"Oh that's cool. You know, Ponyville is a really great place! You should stick around for a while! Anyway this is Sugarcube Corner! My foster parents, the Cakes own it! It's Ponyville's best and only sweet shop!" The platter materialized in her hoof again and she held it up to Lunarflower. "You want one? I made them myself! They're really good!! I made sure!"

Lunarflower levitated a cupcake and popped it into her mouth. It was....amazing. She thanked Pinkie and then said goodbye. She scanned the area, wondering where to go next. Sweet Apple Acres, she decided.