The weather forecast was supposed to be clear skies over Ponyville with a gentle breeze all day. According to Cloudsdale there should be no intimidating uncontrolled storm clouds heading towards the small town by the edge of the Everfree forest. According to the weather patrol no clouds were scheduled at all, even Rainbow Dash insisted it really was supposed to be a boring day as far as weather was concerned.
Which did not bode well for the town that was currently in the direct path of an uncontrollable, unusually dense, storm cloud. One that, despite the weather team spending the past few hours trying to divert its trajectory, refused to budge let alone disperse. This cloud also was giving off an unusual aroma, one that few on the team recognized. Really only one member who had a rainbow mane and sky blue coat recognized that particular smell. Her memory officially jogged she shouted to her team a rare alert code.
"Code S Cloud, I repeat Code S Cloud, let it go guys we can't stop it!"
Reluctantly the weather team backs away from the cloud, unsure as to why Rainbow Dash would give up on dispersing it. One Pegasus, a very muscular and massive stallion flies over to her to ask.
"Rainbow, why are we letting that cloud go?"
Rainbow Dash stares after the unusual storm cloud as it continues it's way toward Ponyville, bright pastel thunder rumbling within.
"Bulk Biceps.." She says with a look of acceptance in her eyes, "that cloud is a Ponyville Special."
The ripped Pegasus Bulk Biceps gulps as he watches the cloud move ominously towards town. He has heard of the legendary Ponyville Special Stormclouds and how they are impossible to stop. As well as what they tend to drop from their dense yet fluffy thunderheads upon the town.
"Do you have any idea what it's going to rain upon Ponyville Rainbow?" He says, his characteristic "yeah" missing.
The fastest young flyer and head of the weather team shakes her head, droplets of pastel water flying off of her like a mini rain shower.
"No clue buddy, but I do know one thing..."
The bulked out Pegasus looks at the mare expectantly, seeing her trademark grin spreading across her features.
"We are going to find out! Ponyville Weather Team, follow that cloud!"
As Rainbow Dash takes off in pursuit, the bulked up Pegasus can't help but perk up. A similar grin spreading on his face, he takes off after Rainbow Dash with the rest of the team close behind him. He can't hold his emotions in any longer, and in a pumped up voice he shouts to the town in the distance.
"Oh Yeah!!!!"
In the town of Ponyville, an alarm goes off. The weather siren blares across the town, as a prerecorded voice screeches the message about the incoming storm.
"Code S Storm front inbound, Ponyville special of unknown type will be arriving in Ponyville in two minutes. Please prepare for deluge type S, I repeat please prepare for Ponyville Special deluge."
As the message repeats over and over, ponies across the town that had been going about their business race to prepare for the storm. Baskets, buckets, and all manner of containers are placed outside homes and businesses. A few brave ponies set up cameras, hoping to catch a piece of history. One old mare runs into her home, only to emerge dressed in an old suit of guard armor and a crossbow. A stallion one house over sets up multiple nets on his veranda and porch, then put on a safari hat and wait for the inbound storm.
Granny Smith shouts orders to Big Macintosh at Sweet Apple Acres. Trying to prepare the best she can for the inbound storm with Applejack still at the market.
"Get all tha wagons and empty barrels ya can in place Mac. Hurry, she will be here soon; and ma bones are saying it's going ta be a sweet downpour." Granny shouts, her bones aching in a way they haven't since the great frosting flood of 57. Her grandson, a massive red draft stallion, just does as he's told. Big Mac knows better than to question Granny about certain things. Class S Ponyville Special storms are one of them.
At a cottage over by the Everfree, a bunny is directing animals to set up containers to catch the downpour. The little white demon waves a stick like a commanders baton, directing the preparations in a certain butter yellow Pegasus' stead.
Meanwhile in town, Rarity stands in front if Applejack's produce stand. With all the grace of the fashionista she is, she pops her umbrella open and rests it on her shoulder. A special deflect all enchantment ensuring she will remain untouched by the storms rains.
By her side are her four other friends, Applejack has just finished sealing up the barrels of apples and setting up a few containers to catch whatever falls from the sky. Fluttershy is sharing the umbrella, her eyes staring warily at the storm as it reaches town. Pinkie Pie's pinkie sense is going haywire, and she is hopping around holding a massive butterfly net and wearing an exoctic cornucopia hat.
Her excitement barely contained, she pronks in place before continuing her hopping circuit around her friends.
Last but not least is Twilight Sparkle, and her assistant Spike the dragon. Both of them have highly confused expressions on their faces and have taken shelter under Applejack's stand. As the storm reaches town, darkening the skies above with flashes of pastel lightning, they both gulp in fear.
The others, her friends and all of Ponyville residents in fact, wait in anticipation for the downpour.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie freezes in place; a massive smile growing on her face. In these circumstances it is quite unnerving actually. The Party Pony slowly turns her head around, before saying in a voice filled with joy and expectation; "It's Heeeeere!"
As soon as the words leave her lips the cloud above gives off a mighty boom, a roar so loud it shakes a few houses with its reverberations of sound. A smell that many recognize wafts down to their nostrils, a sweet smell like freshly baked delicacies. And the storm begins its onslaught, as it pours it chaotic rains upon the town.
Rain that as it gets closer looks less like rain and more like something else. In fact they resemble *bonk*. An object bounces off the apple stand's top before falling into an open container. More of these unusual bright colored sugar coated and perfectly baked things of all types rain down upon the town. Containers fill up quickly and are replaced by residents. A few ponies cheer at their good fortune, while others bemoan how much they hate sweets.
The old mare in the guard armor reaches out a hoof and snags one of these delicious sky treats, and in a practiced movement takes a chomp out of it.
"Mmmm, Lingonberry my favorite." She says before grabbing a wicker basket from behind her to catch more.
All across Ponyville the residents react to the unusual storm and what it has brought them. In the market square Pinkie Pie has five tiers of containers filled with the wonderful gifts from the sky. Rarity has opted not to taste any, after all she needs to watch her figure. Fluttershy on the other hand has grabbed one and begun to nibble, it's a vegan carrot cupcake; one of her favorites. She really hopes Angel managed to get the buckets out in time at home.
Underneath Applejack's produce stand, while the mare herself is busy trading out containers filled with pastries; Twilight Sparkle and Spike stare in complete shock at the phenomenon they are witnessing.
As a particularly tasty treat bounces off the container before her, for it is filled to the brim; and lands in front of her nose, the purple unicorn takes a sniff of the object. Breathing in the sweet confections aroma, her jaw drops. Stammering a bit, she finally manages to make the only comment she can about this storm.
"Are these cupcakes?" She asks dumbfounded, to nopony in particular.
Pinkie Pie pronks over to the apple stand with a grin on her face.
"Yep yep, it's raining pastries hallelujah!" The poofy haired pink earth pony says before eating one that almost hits her on the nose in one bite.
Twilight just gapes her mouth like a fish, as her assistant Spike stuffs his face with gem encrusted cupcakes from the heavens. Her jaw trying to work itself into functioning order, the element of magic turns her head left and right and up and down to make sure she isn't hallucinating.
Sure enough, there are actually cupcakes raining from the sky. Multiple types and flavors of cupcakes, the one in front of her is lavender flavored. Not only that, but ponies are rushing to collect them before they hit the ground. Even the weather team seems to be flying through the sugary pastry storm to catch them in baskets and bags. In fact not a single pony seems to be surprised by the fact that cupcakes are raining from the sky onto Ponyville.
In fact they seem relieved that a deluge of delicious delicacies is pouring down upon the town; many of the scrumptious treats smashing into homes and streets, leaving a sugary confectionary mess or pile of crumpled cupcakes in their wake. It defies logic, how in Equestria could these ponies and her friends be acting like this is so normal.
Turning to Applejack, Twilight stammers out her thoughts in a semi panic stricken line of barely coherent words.
"Cupcakes from the sky, ponies not worried, impossible, inconceivable, this can't happen. It defies all the laws of magic, pastries can't just fall from the sky. But they are, right now, and nopony is freaked out..."
Applejack just raises an eyebrow at the stammering unicorn's stream of thought.
"Twilight, this is just a class S storm. Nothin to worry bout."
The cowpony adjusts her hat before being unexpectedly grabbed by a panicked stricken wide eyed twitching Twilight Sparkle. Her eyes showcasing a nervous tick she screams in anxiety triggered panic in her friends face.
"CUPCAKES ARE FALLING FROM THE SKY! HOW CAN YOU ALL BE SO CALM!"
She heaves deep breathes to calm down before shouting in a slightly less ear drum destroying voice. "This isn't normal!"
As she releases the poor shocked Applejack's shoulders, she keeps breathing deeply in panic as the unnatural storm continues.
Shaking it off, the cowpony rolls her eyes before a grin lights up her face. Her eyes take on a knowing look before she calmly responds to her magical friends outburst.
"Twilight, trust me, there could be much worse raining from that there cloud."
The purple unicorns eye twitches.
"Like what?" She says in a voice that badly hides her growing panic.
The orange cowpony looks thoughtful for a moment before responding in a perfectly honest manner.
"Well, alligators."
Twilight stands twitching, as her jaw drops cartoonishly in shock.
"Did you just say alligators? As in alligators have rained from the sky over Ponyville before?" The unicorn says in an incredulous tone.
Applejack nods with a smile on her face.
"Ah did just say alligators didn't I? A few years back when I was a filly, a storm brought gators that fell like rain. It's how Pinkie Pie got Gummy."
Pinkie Pie pronks over, her face stuffed with cupcakes. Swallowing them in one gulp, she says; "Its true, I got Gummy from the big gator storm. He fell right through the ceiling and onto my bed, and we became instant bestest best friends!!" The pink pony bounces in a circle in glee before taking off again to capture more sky pastries.
Twilight just stares, her mind in shock.
"So, what else has rained from the sky in Ponyville?" She asks, her voice squeaking as her whole understanding of climatology is shattered in an instant.
Rarity chimes in, her well mannered voice showing no sign of shock whatsoever.
"Well darling, I personally liked the Storm of Aloe Vera that struck three years back."
Fluttershy pipes in too, her voice like a whisper as the sounds of cupcakes impacting the ground thunders around her. "I thought the pillow rain was nice..eep." The quiet Pegasus squeaks as a cupcake bounces off her nose.
Rainbow Dash flies down with her saddlebags bursting with treats.
"I thought the Shark Storm was the most awesomest thing ever! Though getting them back in the ocean afterwards was less awesome. But Ponyville got a temporary aquarium out of it so it's still awesome!"
Bulk Biceps lands on the ground overloaded by sweets. The ripped Pegasus adds his thoughts on the matter. "I thought the time those massive glowing stones fell from the sky was the best. They make great weights, Yeah!!"
A pop fills the air followed by confetti and living music notes as Discord appears in all his glory.
"Personally I love all of these wonderfully chaotic storms! So unpredictable, and sometimes delicious!" The draconequis pops a cupcake in his mouth and lets out a burp of sparkle dust.
Twilight Sparkle's eyes narrow as she stares at the lord of chaos. Pointing a hoof in his direction she declares, "You are to blame for these storms, aren't you Discord!"
The lord of chaos leans over with his head rested in his claws, elbows on a pink elephant that has appeared out of nowhere. A sly smile graces his face as he responds to the accusation.
"My dear Twilight, as much as I would love to take responsibility for this wonderfully chaotic weather; I have to admit it isn't my doing."
Twilight's hoof falls to her side as she manages to get a single word out in a shocked flat voice.
"What?"
Discord smirks and snaps his fingers revealing a recording of the past floating in a miniature word bubble. A recording from so long ago it is colored sepia. And as if to prove how old it is, this memory has many Draconequi playing in a rain of peppermint candy alongside a rather odd looking biped with a bunny.
"You see Twilight," the chaos god explains, "this weather has been going on in this region since the age of forgotten myths. In fact it's where I got the idea for my cotton candy chocolate milk clouds from. Though they are an improvement in texture and appearance, though sadly I am unable to replicate this madness inspired storm variety."
As Twilight falls flat on her rear, shocked; the draconequis leans over to give Fluttershy a peck on the cheek. Glancing at the unicorn once more, he waves one lion paw while he slowly disappears leaving only his mouth behind. It speaks like a cat of cheshire to the unicorn.
"I will be at Fluttershy's cabin if anyone needs me. Oh and Twilight, I hope your brain isn't too broken after finding out these storms are natural to this area. Sassafras!"
With that the lord of chaos's mouth disappears in a puff of glitter.
Twilight just sits on the ground for a few minutes as the cupcake rain slowly lets up to a confectionary drizzle.
Turning to Applejack she asks, "So should I just file this under a thing that just happens in Ponyville for my sanity?"
Applejack looks her friend in the eye, and smiles. "Ah do think that might be the wisest option Twilight."
Twilight turns her head back to the rain, staring up at the pastel colored lightning in the sky.
"Ponyville is weird.." she mutters under her breath.
Pinkie Pie leans against the stall, snacking on a cupcake that looks like it's made of rainbows.
"You think this is weird, wait until you see the once every ten year floods of assorted substances."
Twilight's jaw drops once more as she feels faint, the world around her blurring she feels herself sway left and right. In a dizzy and goofy voice she says, "Nope, not going to think about it. Nope nope, I'm going to nap now."
With that the purple unicorn falls over into a stupor as a rain of cupcakes continues to fall upon Ponyville. Her friends will watch her till she wakes, and hope that the sweet pastries are done falling when she does.
After all, weird stuff happens in Ponyville. Sometimes things fall from the sky like rain, other times they flood the town. But the ponies who live there are a different breed, after all as Applejack said; at least this time it isn't raining alligators.
Author's Note
So the idea for this popped into my head as a result of reading articles about real life unusual things raining from the sky. You should look it up, it's an amazing phenomenon that actually happens. I have personally witnessed it raining earthworms before.
Also, please comment on any typos I may have made and missed.
Thank you.
Glen Gorewood
