"Dovah-shy?" a rather fiesty Nord pony asked, in a tavern around the Reins District in Whiterun. She was white all over, and she had a beautiful glossy purple mane, which was styled tidyily and prettily. Her eyes sparkled, but with a rather suspicious glint. The mare at the counter who was being questioned nodded, and said, "I used to think that was mumbo-jumbo. Oh well - that's all the rumours I've heard, unless you count the new vampirism cure this Starswirl the Bearded found."
Rarity rolled her eyes, as she bit into a creme treat, and sipped from a bottle of Blackmare Reserve. "Huh, where's this Dovah-Shy,darling?" she asked the cashier. The pink earth pony at the counter shook her head. "I Pinkie Promised I won't tell anypony! Somepony told me, and that somepony was told by somepony by somepony by somepony who was told by Dovah-shy herself! And for your information - I am NOT breaking a Pinkie Promise!" She turned away, obsinately, before turning back to Rarity, asking, "Sweet-roll, anypony?"
Rarity raised an eyebrow. "So you aren't going to tell me, darling?" she asked. We'll see about that, she chuckled to herself. Her eyes suddenly glowed a bright purple, as she fluttered her eyelashes at the pony. "Not a lovely pretty kind pony such as yourself?" Pinkie Pie, the pony at the counter, shook her head, before falling under the spell Rarity weaved with her words. "Alright, I'll tell you," Pinkie squealed. PERSUASION LEVEL UP. She beckoned Rarity to come closer, and whispered into her ear, "She's in Whiterun, 'member? Oh, and by the way - I'm Dovah-pony too!"
Rarity's eyes shot up, before they narrowed once more, assuming, "You're only joking, aren't you, darling?" Pinkie Pie shook her head, and cried out, "I can Shout! Watch this! And..I didn't go to the "Greymanes, silly filly! I can't even climb those stairs without bouncing there!" She demonstrated her Shout, "Feim Zii Gron!" (Become Ethreal) Before Rarity's eyes, Pinkie Pie disappeared into a ghost-like figure. The earth pony giggled, and went back to normal. "Cool, huh? Oh, and I used to be able to do that "Whirlwind Sprint" one too, untill I took an arrow to the knee. Just kidding! Watch!" Pinkie Pie demonstrated her shout once more.
Rarity was almost infuriated. "Oh, nonsense, Pinkie Pie! I am the true Dovah-pony!" she screamed. "FO KRAH DIIN!" (Ice Shout) Pinkie Pie turned to ice at once. She shook free, her mouth open wide. "You're not, silly filly! You went to the Greymanes! Like Luna and her Stormcloaks! She used that "ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE" to almost kill Celestia and the Imperials!"
Rarity was horrified. "Oh no, not that snowy mountain! Ugh..trekking in such snow. Why, my dress would be ruined! I would never go there," she argued, her eyes trembling a little at the horrible thought of her dress ruined in the snow. Pinkie Pie looked deep in thought. "Don't worry, we can both be Dovah-ponies!" Without meaning to offend Rarity, she added, "Except I'm the real one!"
Rarity narrowed her eyes, before gasping, her drama-queen side of her getting the better of her. "Oh, of course not, darling! Why would the Dovah-pony be a ruffian like you! She must have style, elegance, grace! Where do you come from, Imperial?"
Pinkie Pie giggled. "Oh, silly filly!" she laughed. "I grew up in Solitude! There was no laughter, smiling or anything. Only a rock farm. All untill I moved to Whiterun! Where do you come from?"
"Riften," Rarity replied. "Beautiful place, nice and sofisticated, but a bit too...gloomy for my taste." In a quiet shrill voice, tinted a little with obvious sorrow, she added, "Untill a dragon attacked."
Pinkie Pie grinned a cheesy grin, before gasping, "No way! A dragon attacked Whiterun too! And then a big dragon came and I chased him away! He said he works for somepony named..Spike! And he cried out, "Dovahpony! NO!!" It was amazing! Everypony stared at me, and I learnt a new Shout!"
Rarity's eyes opened wide, and the image of an incredibly cheery Pinkie Pie reflected in her blue eyes. "What was that, darling? Everypony thinks you are Dovah-pony! Absolutely not! Why, even your..armour...lacks the sufficiencies needed to be the Dovah-pony! Learn from Rarity, Pinkie Pie. Learn from the Master."
Pinkie Pie blew a raspberry at Rarity, who was dancing elegantly before the table, to a bard named Lyra's song, about a hero named...Pinkamena the Pink. "No thanks," she refused. She wasn't very interested in Rarity's fashion of dancing. Dancing must be full of laughter, joy and excitement, after all, right? Her face brightened up, as she drew a sweet roll from a drawer under the counter. "Hey, want a sweet roll?"
"No thank you, Pinkie Pie," Rarity smiled. She looked outside, at the setting sun. "I have an appointment with Miss Photo Finish. I'm awfully sorry, darling. Why, if i miss this - my dream won't come true and my name will not be published all over Shyrim! Maybe I won't be a star after all! Oh, Photo Finish will absolutely ADORE this new dress! It is just simply divine, do you think so, Pinkie Pie?"
Pinkie Pie nodded slowly. Rarity handed out a rather beautiful hoof-stitched dress to Pinkie Pie, who inspected it with wonder and awe. "Okie dokie lokie, Rarity! You can go if you like! And your dress looks amazing!"
"Thank you, darling," Rarity said, smiling pleasantly. She gathered the dress and dress-making materials with her, as she set out to leave the tavern. It was rather late, and she needed to go see Photo Finish - and after all, she was getting rather sick of Lyra's songs. "You are an amazing friend for a Dovah-pony imposter, Pinkie Pie. Oh, how lucky I am to have such good friends!"
"Hey! " Pinkie Pie protested, standing up, a little offended, with a party cannon by her side. She stood up on a table."I AM the Dovah-Pony! Do you wanna fight, Rarity?"
Rarity shook her head, before gasping, and scolding, "Pinkie Pie, mind your manners! You sound just like Rainbow Dash, darling!" The horror and shock written on her face was bound to make somepony laugh after all, and Pinkie Pie couldn't help but let out a tiny giggle. Even though she laughed at everything."Oh, Rarity," she giggled, as she bit hungrily into a sweet roll, after asking the millionth time whether her special customer wanted one or not. She felt she was in paradise as she tasted the sweet white icing, as well as the delicious sensation of warm baked dough straight out of the oven going down her throat.
"Ooh, it's going to be fun, Rarity! We don't have to REALLY hurt each other! And after that, we can have...a party!" Pinkie Pie explained, between munches, and gulps. Rarity was still not convinced. She usually didn't like to fight, and avoided fighting as much as she could - unless she had to. But Pinkie Pie was so consistent, she finally gave in. Of course, she, like Fluttershy, had an inner wrath, and was about to unleash it. She narrowed her eyes, and muttered, her voice lowering into a soft yet dangerous whisper, "Alright then, darling, if that's the way it is. It. IS. ON!"
"Tommorrow," Pinkie Pie said, looking at the sky outside. "Fluttershy or Dovah-shy's looking for me! See you later, Rarity!" She popped the sweet roll she had been eating into her mouth, and swallowed it, ending her bliss. Just in case, she grabbed another, and began locking up the doors. There was a thief around recently, and she was responsible for lock-picking and stealing unsuspecting ponies' possessions. There was no risk-taking in Whiterun - or at least, for Pinkie Pie.
Rarity stuck her snout up in the air indignantly. "Fine, have it your way, darling." She also seemed to be in a hurry, as well as a little offended, and she stormed out of the inn, leaving Pinkie Pie in shock and confusion. Pinkie Pie blinked her eyes, a blank look overcoming her face. "Um...let me guess? Somepony stole your sweet roll?"
PS. Sorry this is a little rushed. I needed to go to bed :\ And I had to do this in 10 minutes. I'll try and fix/edit tommorrow after school! :D Hope you don't mind! :D Oh, and I'll explain each pony's special Shouts and skills next chapter!
SPOILER: Some shouts include Fus Ro Dash (Rainbow Dash), Fluttershy's Peace (Fluttershy (Kyne's Peace)), and the ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE (Luna). Enjoy! :D
