The Truth

Fluffy white clouds drifted lazily across Ponyville. Celestia's sun was shining, its rays of light bringing life to the town. It seemed like a perfect day for...

"Truth or Dare!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed brightly. The cyan Pegasus with chromatic variations of her mane and tail zoomed to Sugarcube Corner, Ponyville's local confectionery store, with her agile wings flapping at supersonic speed.

  Bursting through the open window, Dash landed on all fours - an amazing achievement, considering the number of crash landings she was now used to. All of a sudden, she caught a glimpse of a pink blur zooming towards her, and was tackled into a suffocating hug.

  "HEY DASHIE! OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! I AM SOOO EXCITED! I WANT YOU TO TRY OUT MY NEW RECIPE!" With that, a pink hoof stuffed a pop tart into her mouth. Dash's eyes gave a little twinkle as she chewed on the flavorful pastry.

"These...are..." the Pegasus trailed off. Pinkie Pie stared at her, beads of swear trickling down her temples.

"OH NO! DASHIE DOESN'T LIKE IT! ARE MY POP TARTS A FAILURE?!! IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRAWBERRIES I USED? OH, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY??!!" By now, the pink party pony was on her hind legs, sobbing her heart out. Dash was gaping at her, her wings unfurled in shock.

"I was about to say that your treats...are awesome!! They're, like, twenty percent cooler than the pumpkin toa--I MEAN THEY'RE COOL AS EVER!" she corrected, stopping herself from hurting her friend more. Pinkie snapped out of her sobbing fit, and once again pulled Dash into another suffocating hug.

"Ooooh this means so much to me! I even tried them myself! They were great! I didn't actually think my taste buds went haywire or anything, but if you think it's disgusting, then it is! And if the others say otherwise, they're also right! You know, I even had Gummy taste-test it! He says that they were tasteless! But then again, do pet alligators have taste buds? Oh, maybe they lose their sense of taste once they become a pet! Oh no! DISASTEEEERRR!! Gummy can't taste anything?! Oh what should we do? WHAT DO WE--" Her rambling was cut off by a familiar country accent.

"Don't ya fret, Pinkie. Ah'm sure yer pal's all fine an' dandy! After all, he liked yer cupcakes! Or at least Ah think he does..." it said. An orange mare with straw-blonde mane emerged from behind the counter. "Oh, hey Rainbow! Ah reckon Pinkie filled you up with her delicious pop tarts? The Apple Cinnamon ones were fantastic!" she grinned, her pearly whites showing.

  Frankly, Dash wasn't interested in what flavors her friends loved. "...Yeah, okay. Anyway, wanna play Truth or Dare?" she asked, a smirk plastered on her face. The farmpony rolled her eyes at her friend's blatant dismissal, but nodded her head nevertheless. The others followed suit, and Pinkie instantaneously bounced to the corner of the shop and pushed a button. Subsequently, a flight of staircases descended from the ceiling. Her friends watched in astonishment, their pupils dilating in surprise. How did they not notice this part of Sugarcube Corner before?

"Well? What're you girls waiting for? Let's get movin'!" With that, she happily bounced up the stairs.