In the Mind of Pinkie Pie

        Pinkie Pie pranced through the candy cane and lollipop forest. The sun had risen about an hour ago and curiosity of what might be beyond the forest got the best of her. On her journey she saw many small critters such as butterflies and little bunnies. This made Pinkie Pie wish Fluttershy were there. She wished all her friends could be there with her, and for a moment she felt lonely. Pinkie Pie began to feel depressed. She felt lonely and empty inside. Such a wonderful place with unlimited amount of possibilities and there was no pony to share it with. Pinkie Pie stopped prancing and started going into a slow walk. Her head lowered and a tear fell from her eye.

Pinkie Pie soon began to notice that as she walked further into the forest the darker it got. She lifted up her head and saw that the trees were no longer candy, but just regular trees. In fact it looked a lot like the Everfree Forest back in Ponyville. The tree branches hung low and the ground was covered in a variety of dead plants which crackled when Pinkie Pie stepped on them.

The deeper Pinkie Pie went into the forest the scarier and creepier it got. Bushes off the side of the path rustled and twigs snapped and echoed into the air. It was as if something or somepony was following Pinkie Pie.

Pinkie Pie was hardly able to walk due to the amount of fear feeding on the inside of her body. But she continued on and the fear only got larger as time went on. More and more scary things began to happen to Pinkie Pie as she moved on through the forest which she was starting to believe was the Everfree Forest. She started to hear familiar whispering voices.

Pinkie Pie The voices whispered and they repeated this. Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Pie.

Tears of fear and loneliness flowed down her face.

We want to play with you Pinkie Pie

"Please leave me alone." Pinkie whimpered.

Why Pinkie Pie, we love you, we just want you to be with us.

"Please leave me. I just want to go home."

Come join us. Come play with us. Be with us. Stay with us forever and ever and...

"You're not real, you're not real, you're not real."

...ever and ever and ever and...

Pinkie Pie let out a loud high pitch scream that drowned out the voices and she continued this scream until she was out of breath in her lungs. It was quiet. The voices were silent and the noises in the bushes silenced as well. Pinkie Pie was panting rapidly and her heart raced with great pressure and speed.

Come and play Pinkie Pie

Pinkie Pie let out another shriek and took off as fast as she could through the forest. The voices laughed and it echoed through no only the forest but also her mind.

The pink party pony ran until she felt like her heart was going to explode and even then she continued sprinting at full speed. Up ahead there was a small dim light. Pinkie's heart brightened and grew evermore excited as she got closer and closer to the light.

Come to us Pinkie Pie

Pinkie Pie payed no attention to what the voices were saying. The path lead her out of the forest and went onto what looked like a party. Pinkie Pie stopped dead in her tracks. There were black and red balloons, tables with black tablecloths and in the center of the table there was a large cake. Behind the small park was a cottage and above the door of the cottage hung a banner that read "Welcome Pinkie Pie". Pinkie Pie didn't know whether or not to be happy or scared for the way the party was set up sent chills down Pinkie's spine.

The voices had stopped, at least for now. Pinkie Pie began exploring the park. She went up to the door to the cottage and politely knocked on it with her fore hoof. "Hello?" Pinkie Pie said. "Is anyone home? Oh, please answer the door, I'm lost. Please." The last "please" was in a whimper.  Her eyes started water.

Welcome Pinkie Pie

"SURPRISE!" A chorus of voices yelled from behind Pinkie Pie.

Pinkie Pie jumped with sheer shock. She turned around and there stood Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack. The groups manes were all messed up, the teeth that were shone in their demented smiles were all crooked, and their eyes seemed to wonder in different directions. They looked as if they were having some kind of mental breakdown.

"Oh girls." Pinkie Pie said. She ran up and grouped them all together for a large hug. They didn't hug back though and their smiles didn't go away or change at all either. "You do't know how happy I am to see you." Pinkie Pie was smiling as she held onto them tight.

"We missed you too." Twilight said.

"We love you Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash said.

"So..." Pinkie said awkwardly, moving back away from the group with great nervousness. "What with all the party decorations?"

"Why, it's your surprise party." Applejack said, her smile growing larger.

"But you can't attend your own party looking like that." Rarity said as she moved closer to Pinkie Pie. "Come and we'll get you ready." She lead Pinkie Pie inside the cottage. It was pitch black inside but that soon changed once Rarity turned on the lights. It was very run down inside. Dust covered the air, spiderwebs hung just about everywhere, and at the far end of the room there was a dust covered full body mirror. "I'll be with in just a minute darling and she wandered off into a dark corner and disappeared in it.

Pinkie Pie tried opening the door but it was locked.

Over here Pinkie

Pinkie Pie turned around and looked over at the mirror.

"Hello?" Pinkie called out. There was a long silence till the voice spoke again.

Come here Pinkie

Pinkie Pie slowly approached the mirror. When at the mirror she used her forehoof to wipe away the dust. Pinkie Pie stared at herself. But the Pinkie Pie in the mirror wasn't the same in reality, if all this was real. The Pinkie Pie in the mirror's hair was straightened, her eyes went off into different directions, and she had a demonic smile similar to the one Pinkie's friends had. Pinkie Pie moved and the image portrayed in the mirror did the same. Was this real? It couldn't be, this just impossible.

"Sure it's impossible." The Pinkie in the mirror said, "But that doesn't mean it isn't real.

Pinkie Pie's heart was racing at what felt like the speed of light. "What's going on?" the real Pinkie Pie said.

The insane pony in the mirror began to giggle hysterically.

"Are you ready?" Came a voice behind Pinkie Pie. She jumped and turned around in mid air. It was Rarity, in her hoof was a large butcher knife.

"Get away from me." Pinkie Pie said. She took off to the door and began to try open it with sheer desperation. She turned around and saw Rarity start to slowly approach her. Behind Rarity the insane Pinkie Pie stepped of the mirror and also started to approach the terrified Pinkie Pie. They both laughed hysterically.

Pinkie Pie started to use her hind legs to buck at the door. She kicked as hard she could at the door making a loud echoing bang. The two insane ponies drew closer and closer. The door burst open and beyond it was sheer blackness and without thinking Pinkie Pie ran into oblivion. The two ponies' laugh echoed all around Pinkie Pie and they were joined by the insane laughs of the rest of the group. Tears flew from Pinkie Pie's eyes as she ran. She ran and kept on running, her eyes closed, not knowing where she was going nor cared. Anywhere but there. Anywhere else.

The laughs silenced and Pinkie Pie stopped running. She opened her eyes to find herself back in the Everfree Forest. She fell to the ground and burst into tears.