Author's Note

Contains diabetes.

Pinkie Pie

Unfortunately, consequences were still a thing which existed-despite multiple attempts by both ascended mortals and mad Gods to correct that flaw in the Universe's design-so next Sunday found both Rarity and Twilight down at the local health department. Fortunately, Twilight was immune to common mortal ailments and all of Rarity's STD's cancelled each other out. Doctors called it a medical marvel. Twilight, feeling a bit guilty, had convinced Rarity to try to actually cool it for a bit and Rarity had agreed.

Also, Celestia had found out and she'd lost her Princess privileges for a week. Which basically meant she wasn't allowed an extra slice of cake at the weekly Royal tea party. Cadence had still slipped her one when Celestia and Luna weren't looking. When Celestia had re-instated her privileges, she'd hugged her and whispered, "I was still worse."

Twilight hadn't asked what that had meant. A little bit wiser, the new-for-a-second-time Princess settled on her cushion and started to read. Surely, this time there would be no interruptions and she could finish her book in peace. For a few moments, she lost herself in the story, all the way until the end. Which was the last three pages. Sighing, she placed the book back on the shelf using her magic.

She lived in a library and had ran out of books. How did that even happen? She stood and stretched. The warm sunlight streaming through the window felt nice on her back, tempted her to actually go outside and read. She trotted over to the bookshelf, began to look through the books. She had read all of them before, but there might be one she'd like to re-read.

The door creaked open and Twilight turned around just as Pinkie trudged in. The party pony appeared peculiarly peckish. Twilight, alarmed, pranced over to her. "Pinkie, are you alright?"

Pinkie's lips trembled. "I'm a bad pony."

Hoo-boy, here we go again... Twilight reached out and patted Pinkie's curls. "Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not that bad."

Pinkie plopped down on her belly. "I'm a bad, no-good thief."

Twilight could guess what this was about. She continued stroking Pinkie's curls. So floofy. Then she laid down so she was eye level. "Wanna tell me about it?"

Pinkie sniffled. "Forgive me Mommy for I have sinned."

Close enough. She took a deep breath. Ponies thought she was a moral guide now. That was mildly terrifying.

Pinkie continued. "I ate a whole bag of flour. I was supposed to use it to bake cupcakes, but then I wondered what flour tasted like cause flour makes bread and that tastes good so flour must taste super good and it did! I ate a little bit and I couldn't stop!" Her eyes teared up. "I just kept eating all the flour! The whole bag! And now I'm being punished with a bad tummy ache!"

Twilight blinked. "Pinkie. You're not being punished. The reason you have a tummy ache is because your digestive system can't handle all that raw, unprocessed flour."

Pinkie's ears perked up. "Ohhhh. But it was still bad wasn't it?"

She sighed. "Yes, Pinkie. But you are sorry for it?" It felt like something a Real Live Princess would say so she went with it.

Pinkie nodded. "Super-duper sorry!"

"Then I absolve you of your sins."

Pinkie smiled and then hugged her. Twilight hugged back.

"Thanks." Pinkie nuzzled her. "I really needed to tell somepony that and well, I could have told Father Waddle, but...I don't know, you're my friend and you're so smart and I just knew you'd be able to make me feel better and..."Her ears drooped. "You have to give me a penance now don't you?"

Twilight nodded. That was the step she'd forgotten with Rarity. Though she was wondering if Rarity's confession counted as a confession or if it was more like a "boast." "Well, I think the best thing to do would be to buy a new bag of flour."

"Already did that. I brought it back to Sugarcube Corner and then my tummy started feeling wummy-wummy." She rolled over onto her back.

That was because that's how long it took for the raw, unprocessed flour to go through her system. "And tell the Cakes."

"They'll dock my pay." She whined, either from pain in her stomach or the prospect of telling the Cakes.

"Sorry Pinkie. You're going to have to." She internally cringed at the aura of authority. It was something she hated having over her friends.

Pinkie sniffled. "Okay. My tummy feels better."

"Hmm. Could've been guilt."

"Yeah." PInkie wiggled in search of a more comfortable position. "Still hurts though."

Twilight reached down, ran a long, soothing, stroke over Pinkie's belly. "Feel better?"

The affection brought a sound of satisfaction from Pinkie. "Mmmm-hmmm."

Twilight rubbed soothing circles in Pinkie's fluffy belly, noting a hard spot. She softly rubbed there, making Pinkie squirm slightly. Pinkie was mostly still, though, allowing Twilight to run her hooves up and down her stomach. "Do you feel better?"

Pinkie smiled, giggling lightly when Twilight brushed against a ticklish spot. "I'm not completely all better, but I do feel sort of better."

Twilight gently ran her hooves all over Pinkie's belly. "Would baking me a cupcake make you feel better?"

Pinkie smiled. "Yeah."

The best way to cheer Pinkie up was to suggest doing something to cheer others up. Twilight pressed into the hard spot on Pinkie's tummy, pressed down. Still doing it as gently as she possibly could, she rubbed the spot. It softened beneath her touch. Pinkie squirmed, then relaxed. Her stomach was in knots. Her whole body had been tense with the guilt, but the soft touch of Twilight's hooves pressing into her belly was making her relaxed. "Wanna go over to Sugarcube Corner and bake cupcakes together?"

Pinkie bounded up. "Okie Dokie Lokie! I should totally get back to work!" She shuffled her hoof. "Still gotta tell them right?"

"You don't have to right away."

"Nah, I wanna get it over with." She paused, looked at Twilight with the most serious expression Twilight had ever seen on her face. "Thanks for listening."

Twilight hesitated. "Your welcome, Pinkie. We all need someone to listen to us sometimes."

Pinkie grabbed her in another hug which Twilight returned before they walked out the library together.