Memories Long Forgotten

It was a great day for Pinkie Pie, she was with her Ma, Pa and two sisters on her way back from town. She wasn't
supposed to know that her parents had been picking up party supplies and a cake that they planned to use for
her surprise birthday party in the family's silo. They would rush over and set everything up while Pinkie put
away the groceries, then surprise her when she came out to see where everyone had gone. Pinkie was too
clever though and had seen too many hints, but she'd still act surprised and they'd all have great fun. Some
rich guy daddy knew had given them all tickets to go to the big fair today for her birthday, but Pinkie didn't
like crowds so they had agreed just to have a small dinner celebration instead.

They pulled up to the farm house and while mom and her sisters gathered up 'the farm supplies' she helped
her dad out of the wagon harness. Free of it he hurried off to help the girls. Pinkie smiled as she took her
time unloading the groceries wanting to give her family time to prepare. Finishing up putting everything away
Pinkie headed out the back door, about to head to the silo she caught movement by the side of the house
and went to investigate. She was surprised to see a cyan colored unicorn bending his head down to use
his horn to light the end of a rope that went between her legs and farther back behind her somewhere.

"Who are you?" she asked causing him to jump up right after he lit it. For a moment she watched as the
rope burned towards then under her and around the corner but she was more interested in the stranger.
"wh-wh-what are you doing here?" he asked nervously
Idly taking a look at what looked to be an explosion cutie mark on his flank she answered, "I live here, why
are you here?"
"Is anybody else here? were you sick? I thought you all went to the fair" fervently he asked her ignoring her
question.
"We didn't go, I don't like fairs, too crowded, instead my family is in the silo setting up a surprise party for
me, want to come?" Looking up at him expectantly she backed up scared as his face went pale.
"The silo? no!" he said in a shocked whisper running past her.
Still scared of the strangers weirdness Pinkie was curious and followed him, just as she rounded the corner
the bottom of the silo exploded knocking Pinkie and the cyan unicorn off their feet. In horror from her prone
position she watched as the silo slowly caved in on itself till it was nothing but a pile of rubble.

"No one was supposed to be here!" the unicorn watched wide eyed till it ended then with one glance at the
collapsed filly he turned and fled.

It wasn't long till the authorities came to investigate the explosion and found the shivering filly, eyes locked
on the silo. She barely moved as a brown stallion in a police uniform put her on his back and carried her back
to the local police station. Not sure what to do with her he left her by the window and promised he'd be
back with the stations doctor. Lying on the bench watching out the window she suddenly heard a loud boom
and out the window she saw an expanding circle rainbow with another regular rainbow appearing out of
it causing a rock way up a cliff to sparkle. As she gazed at it in amazement thoughts flashed through her
head of all the best moments she had with her family, her sister's birthday, her parent's anniversary. Smiling
ponies and party decorations danced through her head and she suddenly knew what she wanted to do,
make everyone smile. The cop who brought her in and the doctor were shocked when they returned to
find caution tape strewn all over like streamers and the whole station having a party with a cute little
pink filly with a balloons cutie mark at the center of it all smiling and laughing and infecting all ponies
around her with her joy. A few questions from the doctor confirmed his suspicions, she didn't remember
anything of the days events. Thinking it better for her this way he recommended they find friends of the
family out of town to send her to, so nothing would accidentally bring them back. In ponyville the Cakes
agreed to take her in till she could support herself.

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AJ and Dash supported each other as they listened to Twi finish telling what she had seen.
"So she just forgot?" AJ asked in wonder
"Not exactly, she suppressed her memories, unable to cope with what her mind was processing at the
time her mind instead just locked it away" Twi explained
"So I accidentally helped her unlock her memories, what's that mean to whats gonna happen to her?"
AJ asked in a subdued voice.
"It means that she's now back in the same place as back then and we can only hope that unlike back
then she is finally able to mentally cope with it but i'm worried her breathing keeps slowing and she
seems to be losing the fight, I don't know what to do, she needs something but I just don't know what" Twi
cried as she looked down at her friend.

"She needs release"
All three ponies turned in surprise at the voice at the bedroom door.
For a second time the three jumped even though it had happened before as Pinkie leapt at Sonic Boom,
"WHY!"
With no wall behind him he landed on his back from the impact, landing on top of him and straddling his
body, tears rolled down Pinkie's face as she hit his chest over and over every now and then one swinging
high to hit his head. Stunned for a moment AJ and Twi got over it and were rushing to help when they were
stunned into inaction again, "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"
AJ and Twilight just plopped down on their rumps in shock at the stallions outburst. They sat and watched
as he lay there and took it all looking up at Pinkie with a face of sadness and eyes full of caring. Blood could be
seen on his chest and they all involuntarily flinched when they thought they heard a crack. Slowly Pinkies
attack got weaker and weaker till she wasn't really doing anything besides moving her fore legs, as her
hits became weaker her voice rose in volume, "Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?, Why?,
Why?, Why?, Why?" she sobbed till too exhausted to hold herself up she lay down on top of him.

When she lay down he wrapped his fore legs around her, the left he used to hold her to him, the right he held
her head on his shoulder and gently stroked her mane. The three friends winced as he pulled her too him, easily
seeing how much pain it caused from his expression but through it all the love and caring never left his eyes.

It took them a moment to realize he was speaking, "My family was never very prosperous and when my dad
died leaving mom and me, bits became scarce. I wasn't old enough to be considered for serious construction
yet despite my talent, I found odd jobs here and there. One day a stallion offered me a lot of bits for a job,
on the outskirts of town was a farm he wanted to buy out but they refused. He was going to get them off the
farm for a day and i was to get rid of there storage silo filled with their soon to be sold goods, I never should
have agreed but I was desperate for bits, that's not an excuse I'm just telling how it is. I'm just lighting the fuse
when disaster strikes, a pink filly surprises me asking questions, quick questions reveal that the empty farm
is not empty and worse the rest of the family is in the silo. In horror I go to stop the fuse but it's too late, the
world explodes in front of me. Picking myself up I see the consequences of my action immediately trembling
on the ground" his eyes amazingly soften more as he gazed at the pink bundle trembling on his shoulder.

"Scared and not knowing what to do I take the cowardly way out and run. Two times I went back to see if she
returned, when I saw a new ownership sign go up I snuck in that night and found stuff I thought she'd need
later on. Sifting through the silo I found more. Returning home news of the event had spread, no one knew
who did it but my mom did, she didn't sell me out but she did disown me. On my own I found work till I had
enough to survive on and hit the road, I traveled all across Equestria with one goal in mind. Go to all the libraries
and find a spell to go back and fix my wrong, for years I searched till I had seen them all and knew no such
spell existed. Having failed I fell on my second plan, find the mare I had wronged let her know how sorry I
was and let her decide my fate, from there you know the rest"

No one moved, there was no sound but breathing and a slight wheezing from Sonic's breathing.
Finally Twilight asked in a hushed voice, "How did you know to come here?"
A slight blush came over his face, " I was keeping an eye on her house and when you and Dash ran in I
eavesdropped"

More silence

"You hurt her, you hurt her very bad, what makes you think we'll forgive you?" Dash growled tears still
evident going down her cheeks.

"I don't, I didn't come to be forgiven, I came to do what I can to make things right, I'll do anything to save
her, she can beat me till I'm dead I don't mind, all that matters is her. Everything that has happened to
me since then I deserved"

"I forgive you"

Four sets of eyes whipped around in shock at the pink bundle in Sonic's arms.