Flash Sentry steals your Waifu!
You are Cheese Sandwich
Previous ChapterNext ChapterYou are a drifter, a loner, a pony with no name, and that name is Cheese... Cheese Sandwich. You are known far, and wide, but mostly far, as the super duper party pony. Be it wingding, hoedown, hootenanny, or shindig, you're their pony. Your talent for throwing the wildest, most insane parties is matched only by your skill with an accordion and your love for the most festive music there has ever been: POLKA! The mere thought of the word makes you want to break out and dance,
"Ohhhhhh......"
"Not yet, Cheesie!" the pink pony walking beside you laughs.
Pinkie Pie has been an inspiration for most of your life. You were once a friendless nopony without any purpose until you stumbled into Ponyville. The town seemed joyous, festive, and incredibly friendly; you've never felt so welcome and loved, and it all started with only a tiny filly around the same age as yourself. It was then you decided to become a party pony; to spread fun and laughter throughout all of Equestria. From Manehatten to Vanhoover to Las Pegasus, all ponies know your name as the premier party planner.
Now you have reunited with Pinkie and, surprisingly, you easily convinced her to spend some time on the road with you. You always admired her as a role model, but you secretly harbor affectionate feelings for the pink, bouncy earth pony. You would have invited her along anyway, but your ulterior motive was to see if you could possibly start a relationship. Most everypony that knew the two of you seemed to agree and figured this would be the perfect opportunity to express yourself, well, except maybe Pinkie who seems completely oblivious. In any case, just being able to spend so much quality time with her feels like a preview of paradise.
You two have finished throwing another party in Appleloosa and were just about to enter Dodge Junction. You moseyed on into town, Pinkie bounced, when you couldn't help but fight the urge to break out in song.
"WELLLLLLL......!"
"Cheesie! Not yet!" she had to physically hold you down with her hoof from spoiling the surprise.
You two were quickly greeted by a white mare who seemed to recognize Pinkie.
"Why, Pinkie Pie! Whatever brings you on back to Dodge Junction?" the red maned earth pony asked. Pinkie bounced up and down in place excited to respond.
"Well Cherry Jubilee, we heard you just finished the cherry harvest and are super duper pooped from all the hard work and you need some help to celebrate all your hard work and that is not to say you don't always work hard but the cherry harvest is like SUPER hard work and it's all like WORK! WORK! WORK! and..." Pinkie never took a breathe before Cherry Jubilee interrupted.
"Settle down Pinkie!" she grabbed the pink pony by the muzzle as the rest of Pinkie's body continued to bounce in place until it eventually calmed down. The empty streets of Dodge Junction started to fill as a crowd formed to see the curiosity that was the two strangers.
"Sowwy" Pinkie tried to muffle behind the clamping hooves of Cherry Jubilee.
Cherry then notices you, the stranger alongside Pinkie wearing a poncho and hiding your face behind your hat. A curiously placed rubber chicken rode along your back as you have an ill-favor look, like you were searching for trouble.
"And who's your...friend?" she didn't like the look of this shadowy figure. Yet, she figured if you were with Pinkie, she could force a little politeness.
"I'll tell you, My Little Pony..." you answer in a dark, mysterious tone.
You throw off your hat and poncho, revealing your trademarked obnoxiously yellow Hawaiian shirt. You don't know where Hawaiian is, but they sure make good shirts you would occasionally think to yourself. Anyway, you now have the desire and the reason to finally break out in song, your favorite kind of song: POLKA!
"OHHHHHHHHH...........!"
Cherries! Cherries! Cherries!
That's all you've seen all day!
No melons, grapes, or berries
You just work the day away!
But when the time draws near,
Cheese Sandwich will appear!
Break out the cider stash
For this Cheese and Pinkie Bash!
Pinkie jumps in for the next verse as she suddenly is wearing lederhosen and a sousaphone.
A party's what you need,
your work's done, hallelujah!
Inhibitions freed,
While I toot down on this tuba!
Go dancing if you please,
you can even do the hula!
just get on down with Cheese,
while I play a bit of Oom-pa!
(TUBA SOLO!)
Come on every pony,
be sure to not delay!
Don't be a jabroni,
come partake on some sorbet, soufflé, fresh hay and Caraway! (you add an extra measure to the line)
What you want we can appease,
like sweet honey from the bees!
Seize the peas while on trapeze,
and have a Pekingese!
"Arp! Arp!" the little dogs dance out and spin on their hind legs while wearing adorable purple tutus.
Vamos de fiesta, (Spanish)
torná-lo perfeito (Portuguese)
makou wale ola manawa (Hawaiian)
divertimento dal vivo (Italian)
By this time the entire town has joined in the festivities. You have been separated from Pinkie as ponies approached the two of you to congratulate and dance with you. You take pride in knowing that you have, once again, lived up to the reputation of the premier super duper party planner pony extraordinaire. The best part is that you did it with your muse Pinkie Pie! Perhaps tonight you should admit your feelings to her and how she has impacted the very fabric of your being.
Such a task proves extremely daunting in that she has never shown any interest in romance and affection. You wonder is she even capable; is her whole reason for existing simply to party and entertain? No, it can't be! Everypony deserves companionship. That is why you invited her along. That settles it! Tonight, after the party, you will take her out and finally admit your feelings and bear your heart to her, no matter what may happen!
"Pinkie Pie you have outdone yourself!" Cherry Jubilee exclaimed, congratulating the pink party pony.
"Oh, it was nothing!" Pinkie replied with a snort. "The real credit goes to Cheese! He's the one who goes from town to town and does this professionally. I'm just tagging along."
"Don't sell yourself short, Pinkie! I see the way he looks at you! You've got to reel that one in!" Cherry gave Pinkie a wink and a nudge.
"He's not a fish, silly!" Pinkie seemed oblivious to the metaphor.
"That's not what I...oh, never mind!" the two carried on a conversation until Pinkie decided it was time to get more punch. She bounced her way back to the refreshment table, passing by a tree and two young fillies conversing under it.
"Hi, Flash Sentry!" she cheered while in mid stride. The two fillies looked at her, then at each other in confusion as Pinkie continued her closed-eyed bouncing toward the table. The tree began to rustle as Flash Sentry soon emerged and fell to the ground, surprised he had been caught spying from the canopy; especially since Pinkie never bothered once to actually look at the tree. The THUMP from Flash's impact with the ground startled the two fillies as they immediately fled from this new "Tree Monster" that had suddenly appeared; or maybe it was they could just sense evil.
Flash immediately stood back up, dusting himself off to not appear quite the fool. He then did his best to jump into the character he felt would have the best odds to attract Pinkie Pie. He rushed over to her, interrupting her quest for refreshments.
"WOWZIE POWZIE!" he energetically shouted, "I sure thought that would be a super duper hiding place! I thought never in a MILLION YEARS anypony would certainly find me! You must be super AMAZING at fun and games! I know I am but WOW you must be like THE BEST! And to be such a pretty pony and-" he quickly found himself quieted and shocked to find Pinkie was on her back, laughing and pointing at this pathetic attempt to fool her. "What's so funny?"
"YOU, silly!" Pinkie couldn't help but laugh at this pony. "That was, without a doubt, the FUNNIEST attempt at getting a mare's attention I have ever seen!"
"You...know why I'm here?" Flash dropped the act. His mood depressed as he crossed his front legs in humiliation and shame.
"YEPPERS!" she got up and proceeded to bounce in place as she exclaimed her explanation. "Princess Twilight always thought you were cute but she never made any move and soon forgot about you leaving you so bitter that you thought you'd get back at her by trying to date one of her best friends so you picked the one that wasn't in a relationship because her special somepony would ALSO never make a move but you unexpectedly fell in love with that pony so you felt you had to act funny just to get her attention!"
"O-o-okay..." Flash stood confused.
"ORRRR..." Pinkie continued, "you discovered you were cute but not in the 'awww look a bunny' kind of cute but the 'ooooh look he's dreamy' sort of cute and ever since then you've been scouring Equestria trying to get with any filly just 'cause you can and then made it your mission to get EVERY filly in Equestria just to fill the void because deep down you know that you are empty and clichéd and no pony will ever like a self-absorbed rotten pony who goes around stealing marefriends because THAT IS JUST EVIL!"
Flash just stood there wide-eyed. A pony he barely knew seemed to know everything about him as if it were magic. What was he going to do? Would she tell her friends? Should he wait until she was alone and deal with her? For now, he felt his only option was to lie; it worked out well enough for him so far.
"Uhhh...the first one!" He pointed, hoping she would buy the lie. Pinkie closed her eyes as she chortled.
"That's what I thought! I mean, no pony would be so evil as for the second one; not even Tirek!" Pinkie seemed generally pleased, but she was still waiting for Cheese. "But I already have a special somepony too! I'm just waiting until he feels comfortable with making his move. That's why I'm on this trip; it should be any day now!"
Flash turned, dejected, "Are you sure there's no way I can change your mind?" Pinkie just quickly and energetically shook her head with a smile. "Well, thanks anyway..." He turned, upset with his failure. Normally he wouldn't quit so easily, but with Pinkie he felt there was something different about her. She acted so oblivious, yet at the same time she could notice the most obscure details that can derail his entire mission. If she discovered the truth, she could warn all her friends and they, in turn, can tell the Princesses until he would be forced into literal exile. It was best to just cut his losses and move onto the next. He put on his shiny guard helmet before proceeding to leave.
"OOOOOHHHH SHINY OBJECT!!!!!" Pinkie exclaimed, hypnotized by his helmet.
Flash turned in confusion yet again. Clearly, he was not accustomed to the duality that is Pinkie Pie. "Uhh, you like my uniform?"
"Do I?!" Pinkie shrieked, "it's sooo shiny, and shiny means FUN!" she threw up her arms as a tiny pop exploded out into confetti.
"Well... you should see how shiny our..." Flash tried to think of anything as he felt he could now salvage this heist. "...cannons are!"
"SHINY. PARTY. CANNONS!!!" Pinkie stood, dumbstruck at the idea. Her body comically, and literally, melted into a puddle of Pinkie goo as she couldn't control her excitement.
"Yeah! Follow me! I'll show you something you will never forget! (even if you wanted to)" he mumbled under his breath. He grabbed the now reformed hoof of Pinkie Pie as he led her away from the party.
The time has come! The party is over and everypony had a raucous, rip-roaring good time. Once again, you have outdone yourself, Cheese Sandwich. The only thing that would make this night perfect is to finally tell the one you love how you feel. Shortly after the festivities began, you seemed to lose track of the bright pink party pony. Odd, because she is usually the life and heart of the party.
You searched all over Dodge Junction hoping to find your soon-to-be beloved, only to find hoof prints and empty streets. Where could she have gone? Is she alright? When will I get the chance to finally tell her how I feel? you think to yourself as you panic to find her. After a while, you sit yourself in the center of town only to realize: she left you! You must have taken too long and bottled up your feelings. You spend the rest of the night alone, dreaming on what might have been.
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