Pink is the New Black

by GodOfBBQ

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Human, Romance, Original Character, Rainbow Dash, Comedy, Pinkie Pie, Main 6
Length: 2809

Pinkie Pie is chosen to be exchanged for the student exchange program.

Canterlot High adopts a student exchange system, where any student who volunteers is chosen to switch schools with a different student for a whole month. Pinkie wasted no time in signing up for the system. Happy and excited to be given an opportunity to meet new people and make them happy.

Turns out that'll be harder to do since she'll be going to the 5th worst school in the country with the 5th worst students. While she goes on this little adventure, Rainbow has a hard time coping with the student who took her place.

Proofreading and Edits By: VitalSpark
*Don't think this story is a prison story given it's name parodying "Orange is the new Black" because it's not! Also, I think this song is probably the biggest inspiration for this story.*

Published 2015-10-01 00:50:03 UTC
Last updated 2015-10-07 15:54:57 UTC

Chapter One

Chapter One

Canterlot City’s weather almost always saw bright and sunny days, very few rainy days, and a fair number of snowy ones, but today was a bright and sunny day: Pinkie Pie’s favorite. Today was a Monday, and while most moaned and groaned about the day, Pinkie was cheerful about any day; even Mondays. The young bubbly girl didn’t live too far from the school — she was within walking distance, so she would skip, hop, and jump her way to school, happy and carefree as a young child would be. That day, Pinkie wore her usual teal skirt, light blue boots, white shirt, and pink sweater. Even though she had a closet full of other outfits, Pinkie almost always chose to wear this ensemble, stating time and time again that it was her favorite.

Pinkie arrived at the high school along with various other students, a bright and contagious smile plastered on her face as she approached the double doors. Taking a deep breath, Pinkie passed through the doors and made her way into the foyer. The bright gold trophies behind the glass walls shined and beamed in their glory. Pinkie always liked looking at the various prizes the school had won over the years. It always made her feel proud to be a “Wondercolt” and she would make sure she wore that title with pride and honor. As she passed by the various trophies and medals, she began to make her way down the west wing of lockers, where she would surely find one of her friends.

As Pinkie skipped her way down the hallway of lockers, she spotted Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. The two seemed to be in a conversation and were trading words with one another, but Pinkie couldn’t make it out from afar, so she made her way over to the duo.

“Hey guys!” Pinkie happily chirped. The two acknowledged Pinkie with a kind wave. “What’re you guys talking about?”

“Nothing really… the school’s wanting to try this new thing now,” Rainbow said, leaving Pinkie without any information. Fluttershy decided to properly fill Pinkie in with details.

“The school started a new student exchange program. Since it’s new they’re starting small. I would sign up, but I don’t think I could handle a big change like that for a whole month. Meeting new people and whatnot.” This piqued Pinkie’s interests. New people? New people mean new faces, and new faces mean faces that can be made into happy faces! Pinkie liked this school exchange idea already.

“Ooh! I wanna sign up! Where do I go to sign!?” Pinkie asked excitedly.

“Woah, Pinkie, hold up for a sec. You’d be moved to a whole new school for a whole month, you’ll be staying in some crappy hotel that the school pays for, and you’ll have to start all over in your social life. That doesn’t sound too good to me,” Rainbow warned.

“Oh, how bad could it be, Dashie? New people means new friends! And I think I’m real good at making friends!” Pinkie said happily.

“I have to agree with Pinkie Pie. She is really good at making friends: maybe she can do this without any problems,” Fluttershy said in her usual soft tone.

“Look, if you want to sign up, that’s cool. Just don’t come back crying to us when you realize that the whole trip wasn’t worth it,” Rainbow said, her arms crossed giving her a disapproving look.

“Oh, Dash, quit being a party pooper! I’ll definately love the school I’d go to!” Pinkie cheered

“If you’re picked…” Rainbow interrupted.

“If I’m picked… but I’ll still like it anyways! Besides, Dashie, what’s the worst that could happen?” Pinkie asked. Before she gave Rainbow the chance to ask, she turned to Fluttershy. “Do you know where I could sign up?”

“Just go to Vice-Principal Luna’s office. She’s taking care of all the sign-ups,” Fluttershy informed her.

With that, Pinkie dashed her way to Luna’s office, a puff of pink smoke taking her former place as she disappeared down the hall.

“Why were you so against letting her go, Rainbow?” Fluttershy asked.

Rainbow sighed and turned to Fluttershy. “Promise not to tell anybody?”

Fluttershy nodded.

Rainbow bit her lip and breathed a breath of air. “I’d miss her…”

~***~

Pinkie sped down the halls towards Vice-Principal Luna’s office door, coming to a skidding stop before running into the door. With a bright smile, she held up her fist to knock on the door. Three knocks.

“Vice-Principal Luna!”

Three more knocks.

“Vice-Principal Luna!”

Three more knocks once more.

“Vice-Principal Luna!!”

The door then swung open to reveal a slightly annoyed Luna. But, she quickly calmed down and replaced her irritated look with a kind smile. “Oh, hello, Miss Pie. What brings you here?” she asked formally.

“I heard you’re holding the sign-ups for the student exchange program!” Pinkie chirped.

Luna seemed excited to hear that, on account of her darting back to her desk and grabbing a clipboard with a signup sheet on it. “Oh, would you like to sign up, Miss Pie?” Luna asked with a smile.

“I sure would! I’d love to meet new people at a new school! Sounds like so much fun!” Pinkie exclaimed.

“I’m sure it would be, especially for you it would be.” Luna handed Pinkie the clipboard and a pen. “I’m glad you’re here to sign up, Miss Pie. Not a lot of students signed up, or wanted to… yet, I’m still confident the sign-up sheet will be loaded with names!” Luna said happily.

“I’m sure others will want to sign up when they hear about it! I mean, who doesn’t like meeting new people!? I really hope I’m picked!” Pinkie exclaimed.

After trading more words, the two said their goodbyes and Pinkie went about her way to her daily classes.

Once Pinkie was gone, Luna began to speak with herself, something she considered a normality. “With that attitude, she may just be chosen…”

~***~

It was around lunch time and Pinkie was sitting with her little group of friends, minus Sunset and Applejack who were still in line to get their lunch. Pinkie wanted to wait until all of her friends got to the table to reveal she had signed up for the student exchange program. And while it was a little hard to hide her excitement, she did it pretty well. It took a little while for Sunset and Applejack to arrive at the lunch table, but Pinkie was glad they were there. Once they took their seats and said their hellos, Pinkie got the table’s attention.

“So have you all heard of that student exchange program?” Pinkie asked.

This seemed to spark something in Sunset’s memory. “Oh yeah, I heard of it. I’m thinking about signing up, but I don’t really know if I want to move away from you all for a whole month,” Sunset said with an earnest tone.

“Well, I signed up earlier today, and I might be chosen to go to another school for a month! Isn’t that exciting!?” Pinkie asked.

While Fluttershy and Rainbow weren’t too fazed given the fact they already knew about Pinkie signing up, the others were quite shocked.

“Pinkie, why in tarnation are you wantin’ to go to some random school across the country?” Applejack asked.

“I don’t know. I just really like the idea of meeting new people and making them happy! Besides, I think it’s totally worth it, I’ll be able to make new friends for one!” Pinkie reasoned.

“That’s cool and all, but I still don’t know why you’re so eager to go. Won’t you, you know… miss us or something?” Rainbow asked.

“Oh yes, definitely! But, I still think meeting new friends will be worth it,” Pinkie responded.

Fluttershy just stayed silent, not seeing a reason to speak.

“But darling, won’t you be needed at the Cake’s bakery? What if they need a babysitter? Or they need extra hands in the shop?” Rarity asked.

“I’m sure they’ll understand! Besides, I’m not the only babysitter for the twins. I’m sure they have a whole phonebook full of babysitters. And if they need help, you all could always help. You’ve done it before. Especially you, Sunset — remember when you came to help me take care of the twins while I ran the shop?” Pinkie asked.

Sunset’s eye twitched at the memory of the twin’s hijinks and trouble making.“Oh yeah… I sure do,” Sunset said without much emotion.

“See, I’m sure you guys can handle things while I’m gone.”

“If you’re picked…” Rainbow reminded.

“Right, Dash — if I’m picked!” Pinkie corrected herself.

“I don’t know, Pinkie. I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say we’d miss you. It wouldn’t be the same without you around. Especially for a whole month!” Sunset said.

“Yeah, and what if the kid who they exchanged for you is some punk?” Rainbow asked.

“Yeah, that’s another thing, sugarcube. What if we get some jerk or somethin’?” Applejack questioned. Before Pinkie Pie could answer, a voice boomed through the intercom.

“Pinkie Pie, please report to Vice-Principal Luna’s office. Pinkie Pie, please report to Vice-Principal Luna’s office.”

Pinkie and friends stayed silent. Pinkie then grew an excited face and scanned her friends. “I think it’s for me…”

Author's Note

Hey all! This is just a little something I decided to write. As you know from the homepage of the story, this story was inspired by the Ninja Sex Party song, "Attitude City" my second favorite song from the band. Number one being "Road Trip" two very enjoyable and awesome songs. They won't disappoint.

Anyway, I hope you all like the story and are excited for what will happen!

*Edit: The chapters for this story will probably take longer. Not because of writing issues, I have like, three chapters ready, but the editor has a life, unlike me so he/she is busy sometimes. But, when the chapters do come out, expect them to be in somewhat top quality!

Chapter Two

Chapter Two

Luna sat quietly behind her desk in her dim office sorting out various random papers. She always enjoyed silent moments like these, when she had time to herself. But it didn’t last long: loud banging on her door startled Luna, making her look up. “Come in!” she called.

The door swiftly swung open to reveal an excited Pinkie Pie. “Did you want to see me vice principal Luna?” Pinkie asked.

“Yes, I did. Take a seat please,” Luna said gesturing to the chair that sat before her desk. Pinkie obliged and took a seat. Luna seemed to be almost as excited as Pinkie Pie. “This morning, when you came to sign up for the student exchange program, your enthusiasm really inspired me. I think you’ll be perfect for this job I’m trusting you with,” Luna said with a smile.

“Ooh! What kind of job!?” Pinkie asked.

“Well, I still haven’t had many sign-ups since yours, so I got to thinking. Then I realized that as you were so excited for this program, who wouldn’t think this was something — for lack of a better word — awesome? So, I need you take these sign up sheets and hand them out to students. It would be great if you could do that for me!”

“I’d love to, Vice-Principal Luna! But why isn’t Principal Celestia helping as well?” Pinkie asked.

“She’s too involved in other affairs to worry about this little project. Plus, between you and me, I don’t think she believes this project will take off. But that’s Celestia for you, it usually takes proof of success for her to be fully involved with something like this. That’s why I’m in charge of this little project,” Luna explained.

“I get it! So you want me to help out then? Just hand out a few of these papers?” Pinkie reassured.

“That’s right Miss Pie. Think you can handle it?” Luna asked.

Pinkie smiled her famous bright smile. “Luna, you can bet your bottom dollar I can!”

~***~

Getting back to the lunch court from Luna’s office would take a few minutes for any average student. Pinkie left at the beginning of lunch, spoke with Luna for a short while, and returned to the lunch court with a handful of signup sheets in record time. And while she only had about ten minutes of lunchtime left, all she needed was five to get some sheets handed out.

Almost like a rapid firearm, Pinkie handed out paper after paper to willing students. And since it was her that was passing out the forms, every student was willing.

After only three minutes handing out forms, Pinkie was almost fresh out of copies. This proved she had done a good job. Proud of herself, she returned to the lunch table where the rest of her friends sat. She had saved enough forms for her friends if they were interested.

“Hey girls!” Pinkie called out, gaining the group’s attention.

“Hey Pinkie, what’d Luna want?” Sunset asked.

“She wanted me to help out by giving students these student exchange forms! She said my attitude was right for the job!”

“Can’t blame ‘er there. Luna does have a point about Pinkie’s attitude about these sorts of things,” Applejack said.

“Speaking of which, I brought you all copies! In case some of you were wanting to sign up!” Pinkie chirped as she handed each of her friends a signup sheet.

“Thank you, Pinkie darling, but I don’t think we’ll be needing these. No offense dear, but I don’t really want to go to some other school for a whole month. I have business to attend to,” Rarity excused.

“Same here. Ah still have a farm to run. Ah can’t just let Mac and Bloom handle everythin’ while I’m gone on some fancy field trip,” Applejack said as she folded the sheet and placed it back on the table.

Pinkie was a little disappointed that her friends didn’t all want to sign up, but she knew the others she’d given the sheets to would love to sign up, and were probably already filling Vice-Principal Luna’s inbox with the signup sheets.

“That’s fine! I’m sure loads more people will love to try this new program out! Who wouldn’t want to go to a new school and meet to people, make new friends, and all that other good stuff?!” Pinkie asked.

Before her group of friends could answer, the bell rang, signaling lunch had ended. The group of friends said their goodbyes and separated, except Pinkie and Rainbow who shared the following class together.

“Hey, did you do the Math homework?” Rainbow asked.

“Yeah, why?” Pinkie asked as she walked down the hall with Rainbow.

“I need to copy. I forgot to do it last night, and I couldn’t do it at lunch because nobody else would let me copy theirs!” Rainbow panicked.

“Sorry, Dash, sometimes you just gotta face the music! Even if it may be lame in the end!” Pinkie said happily, electing a grumble from Rainbow.

‘Oh well. Math doesn’t matter anyhow. Time for the real conversation,’ Rainbow thought to herself.

“Listen, Pinkie… I don’t think you should go through with this student exchange thing…” Rainbow admitted.

“But why, Dash? I think it sounds super fun and exciting!”

“But that’s not really a good reason. Now I’m all about YOLO and trying new things, but this doesn’t seem worth it! I mean, what if you’re sent to some really ghetto school? What then?” Rainbow asked.

She had a point: Pinkie hadn’t thought about that factor, but she found an answer for that question anyhow. “Don’t worry, Dash! I’m sure Vice-Principal Luna will exchange me with a student from another really good school!” Pinkie exclaimed.

“If you’re chosen!” Rainbow reminded again.

“Right, if I’m chosen! But still, Dash, I honestly think this will be a great opportunity to meet new friends!” Pinkie cheered.

Rainbow adopted a nervous look. “But… What about us, Pinkie? What about your friends… and me…” Rainbow mumbled.

“What was that Dash?” Pinkie asked.

“Er, I said what about your friends? Sunset, Flutters, me, and the others. What about them? They’ll surely miss you!”

“And I’ll miss them too! But I’ll only be gone for a month, Dashie! It’s not like that’s a long time or anything! Now hurry up, or we’ll be late for class!” Pinkie exclaimed as she charged ahead to reach Math class in time, leaving Rainbow to herself.

Pinkie… I’d miss you…”

Author's Note

Poor Dashie doesn't want Pinkie to go!

Poor you...

Alright guys, by the way I see it, we're two or one chapter away from getting to the meat of this fic! The actual exchange! Who will Pinkie be traded with? Where will she go? Only time will tell!