I was in Sugarcube Corner and made new surprise-cupcakes, which I was going to taste with my friends. Well, it wasn’t surprise for Twilight and others, because we had already tasted them on last week. Girls said they had been amazing and delicious. Even Rarity, who preferred sandwiches with pickles more than other food, liked surprise, which cupcakes had had. I wouldn’t tell you about surprise in cupcakes, otherwise it wouldn’t be a surprise, silly! But ... I think you can keep secrets, so I will tell you: each cupcake had booming pieces of caramel and eatable chocolate confetti! I only hoped my other friends would like cupcakes.
Cheese Sandwich was a party-pony, just like me. He liked making everypony smiling and laughing, organizing amazing parties in all Equestria; it was his life purpose. I had same life purpose, so Cheese and I had at least one reason to being friends. But of course, we had more than one reasons to being friends: we both liked catching up in each other’s company, making parties. We had some disagreements earlier (I thought he was going to replace me in organizing Rainbow’s birthday). However we were friends; too bad, we couldn’t catching up as often as I would like. I was working in Sugarcube Corner, and Cheese was travelling across Equestria, making parties. So I was so happy, when I got a letter from him with suggestion to hanging in Ponyville.
Sans Smirk was in charge of Gag Factory, which made funny things for pranks and laughing. Cheese was in charge earlier, but later he lost his laugh because of that, so Cheese gave his responsibilities to Sans. When I met him first, I understood Smirk considered laugh as science; because of that he had very serious approach to comedy. He used math, physics and history in laugh. However I saw he was Cheese’s good friend, and later Smirk became my friend. So I was happy when Sans decided join to us. We are three friends, who were united by laugher. I couldn’t wait them! So I couldn’t relax, I had to bake new cupcakes!
We decided meet next to Sweet Apple Acres and have little picnic, so I was in necessary place, sitting on the blanket and waiting Cheese and Sans. Cupcakes – check! Blanket – check! Juice – check! Candies – check! Yep, everything was ready for guys’ visiting. Hmm, where were they?
"Pinkie, what’s up!" I heard familiar enjoyable and fun voice suddenly. Later I saw the yellow pony, jumping to me. He hugged me.
"Cheese! I’m so happy to see you!" I hugged him, too. His rubber chicken Boneless Two sat on his back. "I see you are not alone".
"Of course, I am not! Little buddy really wanted to see you". He smiled. "By the way, haven’t Sans yet come?"
"No, so let’s wait him".
Cheese and I didn’t wait him so long, because Sans was accurate pony, who didn’t want force us to wait him.
"Hello, Mr. Sandwich. Hello, Mrs. Pie". He graduated.
"Come on, Sans! We are friends, so we don’t need any formalities. Call us just Pinkie and Cheese, ok?" I said.
"Ah, ok. Sorry about that". He was a bit shy as Fluttershy. I thought he didn’t often hanging, so he was a little confused, being in our company. I meant it was the first time, when Sans were hanging with us.
"Don’t be sorry. Pinkie and I are just glad you are here". Cheese said.
"Yeah, and you came in time: I baked new cupcakes for you, boys! And don’t rush: you will have a surprise inside!" I shouted and took them cupcakes.
"Nice smell". Cheese said after sniffing. Then he bit.
"Ho-ho, it is like a boom! Amazing! And confetti!" He jumped in joy. "Did you add something?"
"I did! It’s caramel".
"I knew that!" Cheese exclaimed and ate more, drinking with juice.
"I think, these cupcakes with booming caramel and chocolate confetti are at least thirteen percent better than other cupcakes". Sans said this full mouth.
"Less counting, more eating!" I smiled and suggested him more cupcakes. He took three, so did I.
The picnic went on and we talked about everything. I told how Rainbow was the head of cheerleaders of our School of Friendship. I also talked about how Princess Celestia and Princess Luna went on vacation, and my friends and I covered them.
"Twi was really stressed out when she tried put down the Sun and put up the Moon!" I ended the story.
"I can imagine that, it is really hard!" Cheese exclaimed.
"I agree with you, Cheese". Sans said.
Later Cheese started telling about his travels and parties. Sans and I were listening him, sometimes laughing. Cheese’s stories without laugh aren’t real.
"The kirin can make amazing parties! When I met them, I thought they will be boring and boring. But they were so talkative and interesting. So Autumn Blaze’s birthday was amazing! She thanked me thousand and two times! Oops, sorry, thousand and three times!"
"Well done, Cheese!" I said.
"You are doing a good job". Sans said. He was calmer than Cheese and I, so he listened more than talked. Did Smirk still feel embarrassing in our company?
"Thanks!" Cheese hugged us. "So Sans, what about you? What about Gag Factory?"
Smirk looked away. Did something happen to the factory? After a few seconds Sans answered.
"The factory is fine. Our productivity has increased several times. Ponies buy a lot of our products from rubber chickens to shockers. Plus the workers say they are good to work in the Gag Factory".
"But you look sad. Is it something wrong?"
"I am afraid you won’t understand". Sans didn't look at us.
"Of course, we’ll understand. We are friends, after all". Cheese said with smile.
"Well, I am…scarred". Sans lowered his ears. "I feel like I'm not doing my job. Being in charge of Gag Factory is hard, and I get the feeling that I can't do it. I don't want to let you down, Cheese, but I think that's what I'm doing".
"But you said everything was fine".
"I only hope so…" Smirk silenced.
Now I saw why Sans was so thoughtful and quiet the whole time. He was afraid he would let Cheese and everypony down while he was in charge of the factory. Why couldn't he see that he was perfect for the job? After all, Cheese had not given his duties to him in vain. Apparently, Sans wasn’t confident in himself.
"Come on, Smirk. You got this! I clearly see you are the best pony for running a factory. You're worry fot nothing. In fact, while Cheese was on Gag Factory, you were in charge of everypony and kept the factory under control. Cheese ceased to participate in the life of the factory, having lost his laugh. Thanks to you, it didn't close right away!" I supported him.
"Pinkie is right: nopony can do this job better that you. We believe in you. And if you need any help, we’ll be here, because we are friends. And friends are always ready to help each other". Cheese said with smile.
"You…you think so? You think I can do it, do you?"
"We are sure in that!" We exclaimed and hugged him.
"Thanks. You are the best friends anypony have ever had". He smiled.
"Hey, Sans, knock-knock!" I asked.
"Who’s there?"
"Butter".
"Butter who?"
"I butter not tell you!" I smiled. Cheese laughed.
"Butter and… Ooooh, I get it!" He understood the joke and started laugh. I started laugh, too.
Cheese and I were glad Smirk was feeling better. So we decided to take a walk around Ponyville before going to my house. Did I mention boys were staying the night? No? Then I should mention that boys were staying overnight. We met Twilight on our walk, who wished us a good night. We wanted to take another walk, but we were tired, especially Sans, so we went home.
"Who wanna play with Gummy?" I asked and hugged little crocodile.
"I do! I do!" Cheese exclaimed.
"Great! And you, Sans? Sans?"
Smirk was tired, so he fell asleep on the bed, sniffing with his nose. Me and Cheese looked at each other and winked. I handed one pen to Cheese and took one to myself. Quietly approaching to sleeping Sans, I began drawing mustache under his nose. Cheese wrote "Cheese was here :)" on Smirk’s stomach. Yep, we decided to prank Sans. He didn’t wake up. That would be a laugh when he would do it. But I decided to cover him with blanket. The nights in Ponyville were gold sometimes.
In the meantime, we decided to go to bed, when Cheese and I started to yawn. Plus we didn’t want to wake Smirk. Cheese made his own bed and mine, which was very nice of him.
"Thank you". I said.
"It's nothing, Pinkie. And I’m glad we walked today. That was awesome! Boneless Two loves it, too". He answered quietly, turning over on the other side.
"Glad to hear it". I yawned. "Good night, Cheese".
"Good night, Pinkie Pie".
