Pinkie Pie undergoes an emotional crisis during the events of 'Party of One", struggling with the difficult idea that her friends don't truly care for her and her life is not as it once seemed. A spiraling chain of events occurs that threatens the group dynamic.
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(Originally posted to EquestriaDaily Thursday, August 25, 2011)
https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/08/story-painless.html

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