Ink trail

by Fire Lynx

Rating: everyone
Tags: Sad, Other, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 1017

Inkie Pie watches as her sister leaves the farm and tries to find a new way to look at life.

Just recently after the Sonic Rainboom, Pinkie Pie left the Rockfarm to conquer Ponyville on her quest to get ponies to smile. Inkie Pie on the other hand misses her sister's joyful laugh. When it gets too misery-filled , Inkie decides she must set out for herself and find her own talent.

I do not own the cover image.

Published 2012-09-23 17:54:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-09-23 17:54:02 UTC

Home on the farm.

Rocks. Grey, dull heavy rocks. Inkie Pie was staring out her window, being quiet as always. She hoped her parents didn't hear her or they would send her out to work on the farm early. She put both hooves on the windowsill and sighed. It was the first day without her, although it seemed like weeks. A moment seemed like an hour. She always liked Pinkie more then Blinkie. Maybe it was her colour. Inkie chuckled at the thought. The party that the Pie family had the previous night was great, maybe it tired her parents out enough that Inkie would have a chance at taking a look at the outside world. The world other then the rock farm that they lived on. Inkie slipped out of her room, passing Pinkie's empty bed. Inkie would never forget her sister, she would never get rid of her sister's kind thoughts. She missed Pinkie.

The hallway was short, but its old wooden floor made it impossible to pass without a creaking noise going off. Inkie had to bypass the aging wood to get outside. As she stepped forward a panel in the floor lurched. Inkie sighed again "If only Ma and Pa could stop being stubborn and get a better job." the filly thought to herself. Apples; carrots; heck even wheat would be more intresting and more well paying then the dark, boring rocks. Nothing would change her parent's minds though. What was done was final and never to be changed. Inkie trudged out of the hallway and into the kitchen. She sped up her pace then. The kitchen had the newest of the floors, a nice shiny tiling. Her hooves slipped against the squeaky-clean floor and she went skidding into a wall.

"There goes my peaceful glance at Equestria" Inkie thought and rolled her eyes as her parents moved from the old-styled bedroom. "Pinkimena dear is that you?" A feminine voice came from the hallway. Inkie's eyes filled with sorrow as she was reminded of her beloved sister that brought happiness and contentment to her life.. Her mother just reminded her of the normal days that the Pie family had together. She couldn't hold it in any longer and started to bawl. Clyde looked towards his wife. "Do you think we made the right choice?" He asked, his voice gruff from a sleepless night. Sue Pie spoke up. "If it interferes with our children, then we have made a wrong choice." Clyde rolled his eyes at her remark. No matter what the decision was there would be at least one of their children unsatisfied. He walked towards Inkie and ruffled her mane. "There there little Ink. Things will be better." Inkie tried putting on a fake smile but failed miserably. Nothing could substitute her sister.

After a few more minutes of grief Sue Pie got back into order. She woke up Blinkie from Blinkie's separate room, and gave them their breakfast, a few pancakes and the last of the maple syrup. The family was out to work in the rock farm once more, taking the rocks from the North Field to the South Field. Inkie dragged herself into the North field. She knew she had to speak up for herself. She missed her dear sister very well, and realized that she was missing out on most things a filly needs. She hardly was taught anything on the farm; she didn't know how to hoof-write and had no friends. She had to stand up for her and her younger sister, Blinkie.

She was about to talk her plan over with Blinkie when she realized her sister had found something in a pile of rock shards. "Blinkie, you know you shouldn't be playing with them." She called over to her sister, unamused. She could not talk to her sister when she was distracted by something. Her sister wouldn't listen to the idea at all if there was a distraction. Inkie looked towards Blinkie again and tilted her head. Blinkie was not as energetic as Pinkie had been at the party that she had thrown, but it was still abnormal for the dull filly to look happy. Inkie rolled her eyes and ran over to her sister. In the pile of rock shards, she saw it. A small trinket, less then a hoof wide and very reflective. Blinkie reached down and touched the thing. It felt like a piece of glass. Inkie rolled her eyes. All she needed was a reason of why they must stay on the farm.

"Ma! Pa! I found something!" Blinkie Pie yelled out to her parents who were working with the bigger rocks. Her parents rushed over in hope that the filly didn't find anything dangerous. Both Sue and Clyde's eyes were shining with pride when they saw the prized gemstone. "I found it in that pile of rocks over there!" Blinkie motioned towards the small pile of rocks in her wagon. She pulled out another rock and dropped it onto the first one. More shiny things. Clyde and Sue's faces were full of glee, the second time in a year. A flash came from beside Inkie; Blinkie looked back at her side, seeing that she had earned herself a cutiemark. Her cutiemark was a rock with a shimmering, delicate diamond. Blinkie shot up into the air with glee, her parents nodding in approval. Inkie, on the other hand just sighed more and dipped her head in depression.

I guess she won't side with me after all.

The filly was in deep thought. She couldn't stay in this place anymore. The dreariness of the atmosphere was getting to her. She started to trot to the North field of her family's farm. The trot turned into a gallop, then into a full flown run. She ran as fast as her short, stubby filly legs could carry here. She had no clue of where she was going. She just knew that it wasn't a Rock Farm. Dark green foliage started to engulf her, although she didn't realize it until it was too late.