It's Not Just Pie

by jewelstealer

Rating: teen
Tags: Suicide / Self Harm, Pinkie Pie, Slice of Life, Twilight Sparkle, Sad, Main 6, Applejack, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Romance
Length: 1384

Rainbow Dash has a problem can Pinkie Pie help her?

A Pinkiedash story Inspired by season 7 episode 23 Secrets and Pies.
The following story contains mentions of eating disorders and self harm viewer discretion is advised.

Does Rainbow Dash really not like pie or is there something more going on than meets the eye? Sometimes problems aren't what you may think and sometimes they are not at all what you would expect. Rainbow Dash doesn't hate herself at least that's what she tells herself but it reality there is a lot going on with her and her eating habits. Maybe just maybe Rainbow Dash can get the help she needs from the most unexpected pony.

Published 2024-02-18 09:30:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-03-02 01:27:14 UTC

Rainbow Pie

Pinkie Pie hummed to herself as she slowly poured the blueberry filling into the pie tin. She twirled around the kitchen as she sprinkled many different spices into the pie. She leaped from one corner of the kitchen over to the counter again and lifted the rainbow crust off the cutting board. She wrinkled her nose as some flour whooshed upwards before gently setting the crust on top of the tin. "This is gonna be amazing!" she giggled to herself. She then hopped over to the oven opened its door and gently set the pie on the rack before closing the oven door. She smiled as she set a timer.

Pinkie Pie was sitting on a stool at the counter. She flipped through the pages of her recipe book. "I wonder if Dashie likes walnuts" she muttered to herself as she stumbled upon a walnut pie recipe. She flinched slightly as the timer rang out signaling the pie was ready. She leaped from her seat and grabbed her hoof mitts off the counter and put them on. She then quickly pranced over to the oven opening its door and grabbing the pie. The smell of blueberries and cinnamon wafted throughout the kitchen. "Mhm it smells lovely!" she said to herself taking in the scent. Just as she was about to set the pie down on the counter the door to Sugar Cube Corner swung open causing its bell to ring out. Pinkie Pie looked up at the sound. "Oh hey there Twilight!" she said as she sat the pie down on the counter. "Hey Pinkie!" Twilight said as she brought her hoof to her face pushing her mane out of her eyes. "What brings you here?" Pinkie asked as she started to clean up the mess in the kitchen. "I was curious if you had noticed anything off about Rainbow Dash recently," Twilight said shifting her stance anxiously. "How so?" Pinkie asked looking back at the other mare tilting her head curiously as she put a bag of flour into the cupboard. She quickly closed the cupboard door before turning around to look at Twilight. "Well it's just I asked her if she wanted to go out to eat with us this Friday and she said she was too busy with training," Twilight said moving her hoof around on the ground in circles. "Well I mean she is busier lately but isn't that expected?" Pinkie said as she wiped off the counter. "Well it's just I had talked with Spitfire earlier and she told me that they don't train on Fridays," the other mare said as she brought her hoof up to rub the back of her neck. "Ahh that is quite odd maybe she just wants to get in extra training so she doesn't get behind?" Pinkie said as she started to wash the dishes in the sink. "Hmm maybe you are right I just can't help but worry that she may be overworking herself" Twilight offered with a sigh. "That's understandable, but I think Dashie knows her limits and maybe she will go out to eat with us next week!" Pinkie said with a small smile. Twilight smiled up at Pinkie and shook her head. "I'm probably worrying for no reason! Anyways what are you making?" the mare asked curiously. "Oh! This is a pie to congratulate Rainbow Dash on her 73rd training session!" Pinkie said with a grin. "Don't you think that's overdoing it a bit?" Twilight said with a nervous chuckle. "No silly I'm sure Dashie will love it!" the mare said with a bright smile. "Well, I hope she does because it sure seems like you put a lot of work into that pie," Twilight said with a small smile as she looked at the pie on the counter. "I sure did!" Pinkie said with a chuckle. "Anyways I originally came here to get some Apple Cinnamon cupcakes so if I could get some of those I would be out of your mane in no time," Twilight said with a chuckle. "Ahh that's great I had just finished making a fresh batch of those earlier today!" Pinkie said as she went over to the counter and grabbed a cupcake box she quickly put 6 cupcakes into the box closing the lid before placing them in front of the other mare. "Here you go! Enjoy!" Pinkie said with a bright smile. "Thanks, Pinkie!" Twilight said as she placed the box in her bag. Twilight opened the door trotting out into the town. "I sure do hope she enjoys those cupcakes! Now that this pie has cooled down I can give it to Rainbow!" Pinkie said as quickly tied balloons around her waist and picked up the pie before floating out the door and up to Cloudsdale.

"Happy seventy-third training session" Pinkie Pie shouted happily. Rainbow Dash flinched looking down at the pie in Pinkie Pie's hooves. She gulped nervously. "Here I hope you like it!" Pinkie Pie said with a grin as she placed the pie in Rainbow Dash's hooves. "Go ahead take a bite!" Pinkie said excitedly. "Well ok," Rainbow said as she took a deep breath. She didn't want to make Pinkie Pie upset and she had no idea how to get rid of the pie this time. She looked at the pie in her hooves and exhaled before quickly using one hoof to get a few bites. "Wow, this is great! Is that blueberry and cinnamon?" she asked curiously as she set the pie down. "Yes, it is! I knew you'd love it!" Pinkie said joyfully. "This was great but I need to go change," Rainbow Dash said frantically starting to trot off but Pinkie grabbed her hoof. "Don't forget to take the pie with you! Pinkie said shoving the previously discarded pie back into the other mare's hooves. "Oh thanks," said Rainbow quickly trotting off. "Well that was odd maybe there is something up with her like Twilight thought" Pinkie Pie muttered to herself. "Maybe she doesn't like pie! Oh no, how could I have not realized? I have been giving Dashie so many pies and she doesn't even like pie!" the mare said worriedly. She slowly floated back down to Ponyvillie with a sigh. "Maybe I should talk to Twilight," She said as she started to trot over to Twilight's.

"Pinkie..." Rainbow Dash coughed out the other mare's name sadly as threw the pie into the trash. She then leaned over the trash bin shoving her hoof down her throat as she watched bits of blueberry filling and rainbow crust mush fall from her lips into the bin. She exhaled as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hoof. "When will she stop giving me all these pies" Rainbow muttered to herself angrily. She sighed shakily before she shook her head and started to trot back to the training grounds.

"Twilight where are you" Pinkie Pie called out into the treehouse. "Over here," Twilight said as she landed on the floor near one of the bookshelves. "I think Rainbow Dash hates pies and that might be why she doesn't wanna go out with us because I have been baking her so many pies and now she probably hates me," Pinkie Pie said frantically. "Woah calm down there Pinkie now tell me what happened why do you think Rainbow hates your pies?" Twilight said cocking her head to the side curiously. "Well she seemed to like my pie but the whole time she was acting weird like she didn't want to eat it and then she only had a few bites and then started to run off without the pie," the mare said with a sigh. "That's odd I mean a similar thing happened to me yesterday I had tried giving her some of my apple sticks and she told me she wasn't hungry and acted nervous about it," Twilight said a hint of worry in her voice. "Maybe she's just depressed?" offered Pinkie. "I mean that would make sense considering she has been training so hard maybe it is taking more of a toll on her than we thought," Twilight said with a sigh. "Yeah, maybe she just needs something to cheer her up!" Pinkie said with a small smile

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