LA LETTERA
THE LETTER
Pinkie Pie was walking down the stairs to help out with Mrs. Cake
"Good morning Mrs. Cake here I am ready for a new sweet day"
Mrs. Cupcake was arranging some pastries at the time and when she heard Pinkie's voice she quickly turned around. “Oh hi Pinkie Pie, well awake; come, I need your hoof right away ", so Pinkie immediately went to work and helped Mrs. Cupcake with the pastries, while they were both busy, Mr. Carrot Cake arrived with letters in his hand"
Sugar, there's mail ",
“Really? What is it today? ",
"Let’s see, the electricity bill, then a letter from my family, then there's your monthly pastry magazine and ......... Hey Pinkie, there's a letter for you"
Pinkie Pie turned and looked at Mr. Carrot Cake “For me? From where? And who sends it to me? "
Mr. Cake turned over the letter and read the address
"Let's see it comes ... .. from Flowerence, in Ithayly ......."
Without waiting for Mr. Cake to finish reading Pinkie yelled "ITHAYLY?", Immediately took the letter and ran to her room like lightning, Carrot Cake was stunned while Mrs. Cake came from the kitchen and talked to her husband
"Sorry ... .where did that letter come from? ”, with wide eyes Carrot replied
"From .... from Flowerence .... from Ithayly,"
" Flowerence? In Toakscany? "
".... From Ithayly"
"Aaah ... ..then I already understood who sent it to her, and I understood very well her reaction".
Just then Twilight and Applejack were walking in and turned to Cake
"Good morning Mrs. Cake"
Cupcake: "Oh Hello Princess, Hello Applejack"
"I still can't get used to it, I told you you can call me just Twilight”
"Well, for that matter, even I can't get used to calling you Twilight again"
Applejack interrupted the speech
"Sorry sugarcube, sorry Mrs. Cake we came here for my sister Applebloom's birthday cake"
"Oh yeah wait, I'll go get it"
Twilight looked around and then stared at Applejack
“Hey Applejack! I don't see Pinkie ”, the orange mare also looked around and replied
“ Well, who knows, she might be busy ”.
Without even the two mares could speculate, from the floor above there was a loud scream "YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHH", immediately after there was a short silence and then the two mares recovered from the fright.
"But ... what ... what was that?"
”It seemed to me ……. the voice of Pinkie Pie "
Mr. Cake was watching the stairs to Pinkie's and yelled upstairs-
“Pinkie, are you okay? Did you get hurt? "-
And immediately she moved because the pink pony got off the handrail and hopped around the shop, hugging her two friends
" IT'S FANTASTIC GIRLS, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC "
Both Twilight and Applejack were wrapped in Pinkie's arms and Applejack asked
“Great? What's great sugarcube? ",
Pinkie couldn't hold back her happiness-"
It's archifantastic, Gianduia will come to see me ",
Twilight and Applejack looked at each other perplexed and turned their gaze to Pinkie
" And who would be Gianduia? ",
From the kitchen from the Sugar Corner came Mrs. Cupcake,
"She's a fillyhood friend of Pinkie Pie, they met when Pinkie went to Ithayly as a filly," she replied.
Pinkie was still jumping for joy,
twilight asked
“Pinkie? Hey Pinkie? "
Ms. Cake turns to Pinkie
"Pinkie, darling, your friends would like to talk to you"
At those words Pinkie stopped jumping
"Oh, yeah ... .. sorry".
Pinkie Pie told Twilight and Applejack that she would explain everything to her friends in her room in the afternoon, in fact that same afternoon all six met upstairs in the Sugar Corner, all of them were eager to know who was. this Gianduia.
Pinkie Pie was rummaging with her head under her bed
"So where did I put it?"
Twilight asked her
"Pinkie? What are you looking for?"
"A safe, I usually put it under the bed"
"And what are you doing with a safe?"
"I have two, one for the family and the other is for my memories in Ithaylia"
"Sorry Pinkie, why didn't you ever tell us you've been to Ithayly?"
"Well, but it makes sense ....... because you didn't ask me"
Twilight looked at the other friends with an astonished air and said
"Yes, it is logical",
Pinkie found the safe, it was rectangular and steel and after entering the combination
"Here it is, girls now you will be submerged by the best memories I have ever had. as a filly ”, as Pinkie opened the safe all the mares saw that it was full of old letters and miscellaneous photographs.
"Wow, Pinkie, that's a lot of photos"
Pinkie took a photo where there were two fillies, one was her, the other was an almost dark orange colored filly, with a disheveled purple and light green mane, green eyes, wore a purple scarf around her neck and was holding onto hers. hair a yellow bow, both were held by the hoof and behind them there was a giant square with a leaning tower, all the fillies were looking carefully at the photo
”But… .but this one…. that's Peasa's Tower, (looks at Pinkie), have you been to Peasa? How long, and how many things have you seen of the Toakscany? "
Applejack interrupted her
“Twilight, shouldn't we have asked you about this Gianduia? Don't interrupt Pinkie "
"Yeah, sorry Pinkie, so that's Gianduia?"
"Yes it's her, or rather when we were fillies, actually I went several times to Toakscany when I was younger, most of the summers I spent in Ithayly, and I saw all the Toakscany, and it was really the Choco family to guide me and my family "
Twilight marveled
"Wait ... did you say Choco?"
"Yes, her name is Choco Gianduia, from the Choco family, her mother is from Flowerence, while her father is from Taurino in Piemountain, so she is partly from central and northern Ithayly
then Rarity asked
"So you've been to Ithaylia several times?"
"Yes, and I can say that Gianduia and I grew up together, and ... .."
Pinkie Pie went from a cheerful and carefree tone to another sad and melancholy
".... You see, before I met you, I had already a very best friend, and it was just Choco Gianduia, we felt more sisters than friends, in fact we were very close "
while speaking Pinkie leafed through several photos, many of those she and Gianduia were much older,
" And…. then over the years, we saw each other less and less, also because I moved here to Mr Cake, so by now we were grown up, and both busy with our works, years have passed since she and I have seen each other, the last time I was in Ithaylia I had met her little sister who was just one year old, but we always wrote letters to each other, me and her ”.
All the mares looked at her pictures and listened to Pinkie, Applejack walked over to Pinkie and puts a hoof on her shoulder:
“Hey, Pinkie, what’s the problem? It seems that you and this Gianduia were very close, perhaps even more so since you considered each other as sisters ",
Pinkie Pie looked at Applejack and replied:
" Yes. Applejack is just like that, in fact I hope she can become your friend too "
“Honestly, Pinkie, how is this Gianduia? What hobbies do you have and what personality would she has? "
Pinkie cheerfully replied all of her friends:
"Oh, but it's simple, she's exactly like my sister Maud."
At that sentence all five fillies remained silent and with wide eyes, only after a few seconds Rainbow spoke
"Ah, great, here comes another funny mare"
"Oh no no no, what did you understand?, I meant that she is not exactly like Maud, in fact she is much more like me"
“More like Pinkie? We will have to worry more then "
Twilight silenced Rainbow
“Rainbow Dash, do you want to stop? (She turns to Pinkie Pie), Pinkie she is more like Maud or you?"
"So let me explain, she is similar to Maud, because Choco Gianduia is very intelligent and she is also passionate about minerals, since she was a filly she has always read a lot of books, I mean not only cookbooks, but books of history, adventure, culture, mechanics, she is someone who loves to read like you Twilight "
“ Like me? Then we will definitely get along "
"In addition, her grandparents have a large farm, since she was a filly she has often helped her grandparents, she is a tireless worker, she is very strong, let's say she is a pegasus with excellent muscles"
Applejack was happy
"Who would have said it, she is a strong pegasus, and she is also one who works on the farm"
" Most of the time she works in the city in her parents' shop, while other times she works in the countryside with her grandparents, also, Rainbow, do you know that Gianduia is very fast?"
"Fast? Of course she is a pegasus, but I don't buy the part that she is strong "
“Oh, she is very strong, besides she has always trained with her wings, in addition to making sweets she also makes deliveries for her parents throughout Flowerence"
"We'll see how fast this Ithaylian flies"
"Do you know Rarity, that Gianduia makes clothes?"
"Really? Does she makes clothes? Is she by any chance a stylist? "
"Not really, she knows how to use the sewing machine well, as you can see from the photos of her, all her bows and scarves she created them, and she also makes dresses for foals' birthdays. "
"It gets interesting, after all she is Ithaylian, so I can understand, Milaneigho is the Ithaylian capital of fashion in Ithayly"
Twilight spoke
"Just because she's Ithaylian doesn't mean she has to know things like fashion, art or cooking and we certainly can't make a bad impression on a pony that comes from Europone, and I would like you all not to make jokes about of her, so no stereotypes, and I am referring above all to you Rainbow Dash "
"Oh sure, when she arrives I'll ask why she's not fat, why she doesn't have a mustache, if she likes pasta or ... .."
“Rainbow Dash, do you see it? You're already doing it"
"I'm not fooling her at all, I'm just being sarcastic, I certainly don't want to offend someone who could be a new worthy rival"
Pinkie kept talking
"I'll tell you a few things about Gianduia already, you can see she has never been here in Equestria"
"Never?"
"She has traveled all over Europone, and that's for sure, and she can also speak all European languages, indeed she has also been to Eastern Equestria, she can speak Japonese and Cowrean correctly"
"This mare always turns out to be much more interesting"
"But I ask you to be careful"
"What Pinkie?"
"Gianduia is a fantastic cook, she also loves sweets and tastes new things, she is exactly like me"
All the other mares looked at Rainbow Dash with a hostile look, the cerulean pegasus felt offended and replied with a moan of contempt and looked towards the wall
"By the way Fluttershy, do you know that Gianduia has a pet?"
The shy pegasus who had been silent so far looked up and asked-
"A pet? And what pet is it? "-, Rainbow Dash looked back at her friends and replied-
" Maybe another rock? "-,
Twilight took it again, and Pinkie replied to Fluttershy"
It's a tadpole, that is years ago it was a tadpole "
"Oh how nice, that means she has a frog"
"And also I ask you to be patient, because if she has remained the same as then, she will certainly speak in the Ithaylian"
"Do you think she will speak in her language?"
"I never bothered her language, in fact the whole time I was with her I was learning a lot of Ithaylian words, so I think I can understand 85% or 95% of Ithaylian words, I love when she talks that way, so I ask you to be patient when she talks to you "
"It sounds interesting, I have to go and read up on it immediately, it's always fun to deal with a new culture, especially when it comes to Ithayly, with all that art and culture they have, we'll have to make a good impression"
"Anyway Gianduia already knows about you if she's interested in knowing"
"What do you mean?"
"When we used the elements of harmony for the first time, I wrote her about you and your hobbies, I’ve also sent her various photos of us, indeed I sent her many of those photos that she will surely recognize you immediately"
Fluttershy wasn't sure
“But Pinkie, it's been so long; it is not possible that she remembers us and what you wrote "
"Ooh, but Gianduia has an excellent memory, when she hears, sees or reads something she never forgets, her brain is very special"
Applejack made a joke
"Which means we will often see her in the company of Twilight"
"Hey, girls don't forget she's still Pinkie's friend, rather Pinkie did you say her name is Choco?"
"Gianduia is her name, but her family name is Choco"
"Is it Choco from the Choco family?"
"Yes, in fact the Choco family, she is the third child of one of five members of the Choco family"
“The famous pastry family? Is she a pastry chef of the Choco family? "
"Did you already know, Twilight?"
"No, but I know that the Choco family is an important name in Ithayly all their members have made their fortunes all over the peninsula and many others have settled in almost all of Europone, and in many other parts of Equestria, they have a lot of money, and they are said to be among the best pastry chefs in the world, also because few have only Ithaylian roots, most of their family tree has different origins and in several countries "
"So this means they have a lot of knowledge"
Rarity exclaimed
“This would make Gianduia a great pastry chef, and …… (Rarity changes her attitude and begins to get excited) and she is also a rich heiress, who knows maybe I might need her help to bring my fashion items out of Equestria too. , that is our Equestria and…. "
Rarity hadn't noticed that while she was talking and pondering, all her friends were staring at her and First of all Pinkie came over and looked a little angry-
"So let's get three things straight, first: Gianduia knows a lot of recipes. all parts of Equestria, second: she owns a lot of money, "-,
Pinkie was starting to raise her voice after this point -"
But she was always a loyal and very modest filly, she never cared about having a lot of money, and third : she's not just a pastry chef ... .. "-,
all the mares were amazed by Pinkie's tone of voice, but then she calmed down and made a melancholy expression,
-.... but a party pony "-.
Rarity felt drowned in shame, then Twilight walked over to the pink pony
"A party pony? Is she a party pony Pinkie? Just like you?"
"Yes, indeed, when I met her as a filly, I was the only one who believed in her, and after a while she got her cutie mark as a party pony or better as a pegasus party"
"Just like with Cheese, well almost".
Pinkie leaned against the window and began to cry
"You see girls the reason why I never told you about her, is because… .. Gianduia, she was just my only best friend, whatever I did, whatever weird, she didn't care, we've always been very close, every time we said goodbye we always said Friends forever, just like sisters, I love you, but Gianduia, she is… ..is…. "
Applejack approaches Pinkie to comfort and hug her, after which he looks at her so he can talk to her.
"Sugar, you see I know that many of us have not always been close to you ..."
"No, that's not it ... .."
"Yes, it's true, for you this Gianduia is like a sister, because I imagine you understood each other even you grew up together and also because you are both party ponies, but I swear to you that I and all of us will do everything possible to make you feel good, Gianduia at ease, since she has never been here, I imagine she may feel a bit disoriented; even though she has been to other parts of the world, I am sure we will do everything possible for her stay "
Pinkie stopped being sad she looked at her friends and smiled
"Thanks - sniff-girls means a lot to me….Oh, I almost forgot, sit down and now I'll read her letter straight away"
They all sat down and Pinkie Pie cleared her throat and read:
"Dearest Pinkie Pie, we haven't seen each other for quite a while, right? It seems a lot of tempo (time) has passed and yet it seems to have flown by in a moment, things here in Fiorenze are going great, my friends and I had to part ways because we decided to meet again once we made a career, I'm lucky since as a filly I had il mio futuro (my future) already decided, but after some time I finally decided to come and see you, it was difficult because my dad never lets me go abroad alone, but thanks to my mom I got some months off and I can take a ride in Equestria and come to Ponyville, I will come to visit Manehattan and then I will immediately head to Ponyville. I am very anxious to meet all your friends, and all your pony friends, for the first time I decided to take my little sister with me to make her travel a bit as she hardly ever moved from Ithaylia, maybe she does not remember you, but you will surely remember her, however even though I have chosen to rest from my job as a pastry chef, baker and pegasus party, it does not mean that we could not party together like we did on Toakscany evenings when you and la tua famiglia (your family) were staying here in our house and don't worry about my accommodation; I have already done this by myself. I can't wait to see you again and talk a little about what we have done in all this time, I will leave a few days after writing this letter, and I also have a lot of interesting inventions to show you.
With love Choco Gianduia ”.
After Pinkie had read her letter she hugged it to her chest and began to cry again, Twilight approached her.
”Hey Pinkie, what are you doing? Crying again? Even when your sister Maud was arriving, you didn't do that "
"Sniff, sorry girls, but as I told you before, Gianduia and I have always considered each other as sisters, and receiving a visit from her is an unexpected event, and since I really care about our friendship. I would like you to become her friends too "
"Pinkie, trust us, we'll be your guide and I promise you nothing will go wrong"
Pinkie immediately returned happy and hugged all her friends of hers "You're absolutely right Fluttershy, you'll see you go crazy for Gianduia".
During the hug, Mr. Cake came looking for Pinkie
"Hey, Pinkie?"
"Yeah, Mr. Cake?"
"Listen, is your friend going to stay here?"
"Gianduia wrote that she has already thought about where to stay"
"And where?"
"I don't know, she didn't write it, but she says we don't have to worry"
"Well, in any case it will be better to get a bed for her"
Applejack spoke up
"If it helps, Ah can host her at my house"
Then Rarity
"No Applejack, you better be closer than her, I'll host her"
Pinkie had an idea
"I'll have to get some sleeping bags too, we'll have a lot of those sleepover parties that we'll have fun every night"
"Pinkie there's another thing we want to know"
"Tell me Twilight"
"How did you and Gianduia met?"
Pinkie Pie took old photos of her and Gianduia's family; in many of those she and Gianduia were close, others instead there were always the two families but made in subsequent years but the two fillies, even if they grew up, always positioned themselves in the center of the photo, both close together
"It all started when my father Igneous Rock went to Europone, he was very young and he hadn't met my mother Cloudy Quartz yet"
Twilight asked a question
"What was he going to do in Europone?"
"He was studying the various Europonean rocks and minerals, most of them do not exist here, while they are abundant there, and it was in Ithayly that my father stopped a lot, he was very fascinated by the rocks he found there, especially those located near the Ithaylian volcanoes, and it was because of his curiosity that he met the Choco family "
"How did it happen?"
Pinkie got up and walked downstairs for a moment
"I'll tell you in a moment girls, don't move" -,
Twilight looked at the others,
"What suspense, who knows why she came down?" - she exclaimed, after a couple of minutes the pony came back with a tray with several biscuits and some teacups on her head,
"I thought that since it will be a long story we might as well have a nice snack "-,
Rainbow Dash immediately took a chocolate cookie and thanked Pinkie, Twilight and Applejack said she shouldn't bother, but Pinkie Pie said it wasn't a problem and after munching on a cookie she continued the history
"So; where was I? "
Applejack made her remember
"To the fact that your father would meet the Choco family"
"Ah yes, one day while he was in Toakscany, he was looking at some volcanic rocks, he was attacked by a stone bear"
"A Stone Bear?"
"Yes, it's a bit like the Timber Wolves, only it's a bear and it's made of stone, however my father told me that at that moment he thought that would be his end, but just when he lost his hopes, he heard a rifle shot, so he saw a big brown pegasus coming towards him who shot at the stone bear to scare him "
Fluttershy felt sorry for the animal
"Oh poor Bear"
"Oh no, no, no, stone bears are made of stones, if one shoots them they only lose pieces and unlike timber wolves they take time to regrow their parts, so that bear escaped away, my father was very grateful to that pegasus; he said his name was Choco Rocco and that he was there because he was looking for stones, my father introduced himself and Choco Rocco immediately understood that he came from Equestria, after Rocco took him to his farm to cure him because he was full of scratches, and let him rest for the time due , but my father wanted to stay some time in Toakscany, Rocco then guided him and introduced him to his family, including his brother and his daughters "
Pinkie Pie pointed to a light orange pegasus with a purple and green mane, she had short hair and tied with a flower shaped hair clip and she wore glasses and wore a white apron, her cutie mark consisted of a cup of chocolate with cream
“Her name is Choco Panna; when my father met her she was very young, but this is a photo of our first visit, she is the second child of Choco Marble that is Gianduia's grandfather and brother of Choco Rocco "
Rarity looked better
"IS she Gianduia's mother?"
"Exactly, she is the mother of Gianduia"
"They look a lot alike"
"Yes, in fact in the past many ponies from Fiorenze called her Piccola Panna (Little Cream), due to the fact that Gianduia looks a lot like her mother"
”So Choco Rocco saved your father's life? And then?"
“ And then my dad and those Choco family members became very close friends, and two years after my dad and mom met and married they went back to Toakscany and have since become like two close families, especially when the pegasus Choco Marble showed them the treasure of the Choco family, (wave arms as if to frighten), the chocolate marble "
Twilight didn't understand
"The chocolate marble?"
"Our family owns the secrets of edible rocks, while the Gianduia family has the exclusivity on the chocolate marble deposits"
"I knew that Toakscany is also very famous for its wealth of marble deposits, the Ithaylian marble is the best in all of Equestria, but I had no idea that there was a deposit of chocolate marble"
"This is because only the original and sometimes acquired members of the Choco family can work in these fields, all the members of the Choco family have to do with chocolate, sweets or marble, others instead work in the mines where in addition to digging for precious stones also find sugar crystals "
"Sugar crystals? These have secret ingredients like your Pinkie family "
"And it is for these reasons that my family and the Choco family are very close, my parents and sisters really liked Ithaylia, my grandmother Granny Pie used to go there many times too, (Pinkie gets sad), when she died, some members of the Choco family came to the funeral, but Gianduia couldn't come, when I went to see her she did everything possible to entertain me ", Pinkie kept looking at the floor, Rarity approached her
"Pinkie? Sweetheart? I'm sorry we made you remember certain things "
then the pony jerked her head up and smiled and scared Rarity.
"But now comes the best part of the story"
"And what is it?"
"The one in which Gianduia and I know each other, it was a summer of many years ago, a few months ago I had obtained my cutie mark, she was a filly who was always attached to her father"
Pinkie points to a dark brown unicorn, her mane was serrated in dark yellow and tan, he had a goatee and was wearing a dark brown vest and bow tie, his cutie mark was a pile of flour and a loaf
"He is Pane Bread, Gianduia's father, he is an in-law member, and he is part of the Pane family"
Applejack then exclaimed
"The Pane family?"
Twilight explained
"I know it even if only a little, it is another famous family, its members reside mainly in North Ithayly and have been bakers for centuries, it is a family with ancient roots such as the Choco family"
"Very good Twilight, when he was young Pane Bread hated Toakscany, but when one day he had to do a long internship in Flowerence, he went right to the Choco shop, there she met Choco Panna and was immediately love at first sight"
"Oh, how romantic it is"
"Bleah"
"Oh Rainbow Dash you really say << Bleah >>, after the beautiful and romantic proposal that Thunderlane made you".
In fact several months ago, Thunderlane who always had a crush on her friend Rainbow Dash, towards the day of the pony in love finally declared himself to her to be her special pony, Rarity kept repeating that episode and taunting the poor pegasus.
Rainbow Dash Blushes, ”What's the matter? Between me and Thunderlane there is a different romanticism than you think "
"Sure, sure, dear Dash, I still remember, he has been trying to declare himself all week, then he is careless and you give him a good slap, then everything changes that afternoon, and then when he says << Forgive me for what I did, the truth is that it's hard to tell you that you are the only pony for me >> he tells you that he loves you, he asks you are the only filly in his life, you hug him, << I thought As long as I was just a friend to you, but I love you, Rainbow Dash, would you like to be my special pony? >>, I still remember; the foals were throwing petals from your house, he was under there with a bouquet of rainbow orchids, and surprise on the lawn there was a portrait of Rainbow Dash's face made with flowers and from that day our beloved Dash comes out of the club of single ponies "
"Do you want to stop?"
“But I've seen you, you know? You do a lot of braggart with us, but when you and Thunderlane are alone together, you hug each other by the wings, you give him a nice kiss on the cheek and touch each other with the nose "
Rainbow Dash was red not only from embarrassment but also from anger; she walked over to Rarity and looked her in the face, her unicorn's eyes wide open
“Did you dare to spy on us? How did you allow yourself to violate my and my boyfriend's privacy? "
"Oooh, do you hear it ?, MY .... MY .... BOY!".
Before Rainbow Dash could react, Applejack uniforms
"You two fillies, stop it, you've already drawn attention to you", and turning to Pinkie Pie asked her to continue
"I was saying that Pane Bread fell in love with Choco Panna, their marriage was not very popular at first, but both the Choco and Pane families understood that they would have great advantages in the union of the two ponies, Pane Bread then he decided to move to Flowerence, and they both opened a bigger shop, when you enter you can see that on one side there is a bakery and on the other a well-stocked pastry shop, complete with a tea room; they also have a hall for receptions and parties, of course my mother and father were also invited to their wedding, and since then a beautiful friendship had been created between my parents and those of Gianduia, when my sister Maud was born they already had a firstborn , then over the years my sisters were born and I, (Pinkie sighs), you know girls? Gianduia and I were born in different months, but in the same year "
"How nice, that means ya are both the same age"
Twilight Looks at the photos "Who are these Pinkie?"
"These are Gianduia's brothers (Pinkie pointed to a big pegasus who from the photo looked the same size as Big Macintosh, was dark brown, dark yellow and light green mane, wore a dark vest like his father and a dark and light brown scarf, the cutie mark was a loaf and an ear of corn), he is the older brother of Gianduia, his name is Pan Forte, he and Gianduia are very close and he is a very strong pegasus, but also very shy "
"Reminds me of mah good old Big Mac"
"This other one instead (The other brother was a dark orange unicorn, he wore training rings on his arms, he had a dark brown mane with a purple part, the cutie mark was a dessert with almonds and raisins), it's called Pan Dolce, it's the classic Ithaylian casanova, he and Gianduia often quarrel, but they always make peace, they both love their sister very much, imagine that every time a pony left Gianduia, the two of them immediately went to beat it "
Then Twilight answered
"It seems that Applejack and I already have something else in common with Gianduia"
"Come on Pinkie, finish telling"
"Then, when I met Gianduia, she was a very shy filly, her mother Panna told me that she had no friends yet, but that changed when we made friends, because she and I understood each other immediately, it was she who taught me the Ithaylian, her parents and uncles were our guides, we saw the Duomo, the various churches, the palaces, especially the Uffizi Gallery ", while Pinkie told in her mind those dear memories returned
[In the past in Flowerence]
The families of Pinkie Pie and Gianduia were admiring the paintings, the little Gianduia was talking with the little Pinkie Pie,
“Do you know Pinhie? Roarma can be the capitale (Capital) of Ithaylia, but for a matter of culture, Flowerence is considered the second capital, you know come(how) they say, here in Toakscana we have had great ponies, great writers, painters, sculptors and …… ", the pegasus Flowerentine saw that Pinkie yawned all the time "O Pinhie? But are you yawning? Sei forse stanca? "
"Huh? Stanca? "
"it means Are you tired?"
"No, no, for heaven's sake, but the fact is that ... ..yes I'm getting a bit bored, I wish I could do something"
"Ma che dici? (What do you say?) After the Gallery everyone goes to the mining museum, and you come from a stone farm right? "
"Thank you very much Gianduia, but to tell the truth I would like to do something fun, I know the stones, but I'm not like my sister Maud"
”Mmmh, funny you say? Come with me Gianduia thinks about it "
the pegasus took Pinkie by the hoof and took her out of the gallery, she flew very fast and took the pony to a funfair,
" Do you like Pinhie here? Is it funny enough? "
"What is this place?"
"Questo posto (This place), my dear, it’s a funfair, it belongs to one of the brothers of my father, Pan Ciambella, It's a very speciale unicorn ", the two fillies approached a mobile kiosk where a brown unicorn was frying some donuts, the little Gianduia came up and spoke to him
"Hey uncle"
"Chi è? (Who is it)? Oh Gianduia, dear little niece, what are you doing here? Where is your father? "
"Father and mother are at the Uffizi Gallery, but my nuova amica(New friend) Pinhie Pie and I came here because we were bored"
"And does he know you're here?"
"’ There is no need, he knows very well that I always come here "
"You know well that your father and I, even if we are brothers, does not want you and me to hang out"
"Andiamo! (Come on!), uncle, or why don’t you make up?"
"I wish it were so easy, we'll see, then Gianduia, would you like a donut?"
"Two beautiful fried donuts, grazie(thanks) uncle"
"Anything for my favorite granddaughter and her new friend, two nice donuts, and two great strawberry smoothies"
Pinkie then asked
"Why did your uncle and your dad fight?"
"you See Pinhie, in the Choco famiglia (family) and in the Pane famiglia, there were sons and daughters who, instead of following the will of their parents, wanted to follow a new path, in short, their dreams, there is my aunt Choco Trousse, that is the younger sister of my mother, who instead of being a pastry chef, wanted to work in a beauty salon "
"In a beauty salon?"
Choco Gianduia: "Or like my uncle Pan Ciambella who wanted to own this place, sometimes he makes the journeys from Taurin, that is, his original city, to Flowerence, but many of my uncles and aunts are happy with their choice, even if this means the disapproval of the parents"
"Are they renegade children?"
"A kind, in addition to their parents, even brothers and sisters are not allowed to talk to him, so it is for generazioni (Generations), my two families have very ancient origins",
the uncle called the niece
"Here's a nice bag for you two, and enjoy your meal, however, stay around"
"Thanks uncle, how much do I owe you?"
”Gianduia; your only visit alone, already pays me back a lot of money, and then I don't accept money from my favorite granddaughters, you and your friend don't get lost "
"Thanks uncle", the two little fillies sat on a bench and ate their donuts with joy and in the meantime drank the smoothie
Pinkie then asked
"Your family has some weird rules"
“la mia famiglia(My family) owns a lot of things, and we have members all over the world of Equestria, I have uncles in Canterlot, Yakyakistan, South Cowrea, and several in Japony, they are members who are children of some of my grandparents and great-grandparents, who they met different mares, had different love stories and now I find myself with many uncles, but all of them are part of all of my families, and once a year we organize the Choco e Pane family day, where the members from all over the world of Equestria they meet here in Toakscany, and we are many, including brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, she-cousins; it is a day in which we forget our wrongs and we celebrate all together, even if we then return to life as usual "
"What do you want to do when you grow up Giandù?"
"To tell the truth, I would like to continue to be a pastry chef, that's all I want to do"
“Are you sure? - gnam-You don't seem convinced "
"See Pinhie, the truth is that my great-aunt Choco Festa was a party pony, or rather a pegasus party, and she was incredibly creative, in all her life she created than two thousand parties until ..."
"Until ?... .."
"Until the day she fell ill with a tumor, which extinguished her fantastic life, she was a superb mare and the best party pony in Toakscany, indeed in all of Ithaylia"
"Oh ... .. I'm sorry"
"You see, after her, there haven’t been more party ponies in our families, and I would like to …… ..I would like to bring a smile to the faces of all the ponies I know and also of other ponies, I would like to be a party pony, however…. "
"But? ....."
"But when I told my parents, they replied that I am too small, that I don’t have experience, but I know that if they gave me the chance, I would show it"
"Are you sure Giandù?"
"Sì(Yes) I have several notepads where I have written all the parties that my parents have had so far, I wrote about everything I could need, sweets, cakes, salty snacks, entertainment, decorations I was also able to have access to the manual written by my great-aunt Choco Festa, it is a perfect manual for the party pony, however, they always say that I am too small, maremma! (typical Tuscan phrase) "
Listen Giandù, do you see this? "
"Sì, è il tuo cutie mark (Yes, that's your cutie mark) "
"One day I saw a rainbow, all my days were always the same at the stone farm, then when I saw it, I had my first smile and I said to myself that I always wanted to smile, and I thought about how to do it, and that is with a party, from that day on I thought that I wanted to be a party pony, and do you think maybe I asked my parents for permission? "
"Ehm, sì?"
"NO, NO and then NO, if I had waited for my parents' yes now I wouldn't have my cutie mark, and now it's your turn"
”Are you waiting for me to disobey my genitori (Parents)? Maremma? "
"Look, I'm not telling you to disobey, but just to take the first step, because if you wait for them to say yes then you may never see your cutie mark or your dream"
"Ah, Carpe Diem"
"What's the matter with carp now?"
"No, Carpe Diem means catch the moment how you say "
"Sorry, but I still don't know what to do with the Ithaylian language "
"Ah, but this isn’t Ithaylian, it’s Latin, oh well, that's the concept "
"Yeah that's right, that carp thing is right"
Okay Pinhie, I'll try to find the right moment, do you feel like going to target shooting now?"
“Yes but, at the moment I have no money"
"'Don't worry Pinhie, I have enough soldi (Money)"
" do you know I've never done target shooting?"
"Are you really joking about?"
"Of course not, it's not like I've often had the opportunity to go to an amusement park, with everything there is to do on the stone farm"
"So what are we waiting for?"
Throughout the afternoon both fillies often played target shooting, then went on the rides, entered a small circus and saw acrobatic ponies and clown ponies and after the show they went to a stall where you had to hit some jars, the little pink filly couldn't hit them
"Ooooh, I can't even drop one",
instead the Ithaylian filly hit one or more at each turn, and on her umpteenth turn
"And now mind questo(THis)", the ball dropped all six jars, and the pony running the stall congratulated her and gave her a piggy bank in the shape of a jar of honey, the little Gianduia was happy, but she saw that her friend was sitting near a candy dispenser and noticed that she had a sad expression, so she walked over to it
"Pinhie, perchè hai quella faccia? why do you have that face?"
"Nothing -sniff-it's that I couldn't even drop a jar, I'm really scarce"
Gianduia felt a little guilty, looking at her prize so she gave it to her friend
"Keep Pinhie, I'll give it to you"
"Oh no Giandù, I can't take it, it's yours"
"I have an excellent aim, you have only a little bad luck and then I can come back here whenever I want, to tell the truth, I could have all the jars in a moment"
"You are very good"
"'A question of skill, but of training, Maremma"
"Training?"
"I always practiced with cans and targets, since I was little, I did a lot of things with my brothers , so you can take this prize"
"Are you sure Giandù?"
"Hey like always says my dad, (Puts her voice down a bit) Basta 'n soris për fesse n'amis"
"Huh?"
"A smile is enough to make a friend"
"Doesn't sound very Tuscan"
" because my father is from Taurin, he speaks the Piemountese dialect, he is a wise stallion"
"Thanks for the gift Gianduia, I really like it”
"One of these days I will teach you how to hit cans "
"It's going to be a great lesson"
As they talked they heard a distant clock chiming, they were frightened and looked at the time,
" Maremma! Come è tardi! (Maremma! How late it is), we had so much fun since it's late"
"Oh no, and now who hears our parents?",
Behind them they heard a voice screaming
"Gianduia, anté ch'it ses an camin ch'it vas?",
The fillies did not turn, but the pegasus thought
“Oh Maremma, this voice I would recognize it anywhere”,
“Who is Gianduia? And what does she want from us? ",
”I'm afraid we will have to turn, it is the voice of ì my father who says << Gianduia, where are you going? >> ".
They turned and saw Pane Bread and Igneous Rock looking at the two fillies with one ugly eye
"Oh dad, I ... I can explain"
"Pinkie where did you go? We were all worried "
Pane spoke to his daughter
"The first time was for asard (by chance), who found you here Gianduia, and now you've got Pinkie in trouble too"
" I can explain, Pinhie was bored and I brought her here, and Uncle Ciambella ... .."
"Don't aggravate the situation Gianduia, we were at the gallery and when we didn't see you anymore ....", at that moment Pan Ciambella arrived and interrupted the two fathers
"Bread?"
"Chi ha parlato? (Who spoke?) "
“It was I who called Gianduia and her friend "
"Was it you?"
"Sì, I didn't want to do anything wrong, after all all the ponies who work here know Gianduia, so there was no danger, and then you know well that when she is around she always takes refuge here from me",
after that Gianduia's uncle spoke there was a silence broken only by the surrounding ponies going from one stall to another, Bread and Ciambella looked at each other, Gianduia and Pinkie were standing there staring at them, Igneous Rock approached Bread to talk to him;
- "Hey, Bread, I don't want to bother you, but won't we have to go back to our wives?" -,
Bread stopped looking at his brother and turned to Rock
- "Oh yeah, yes, you go Rock, I'll take care of the fillies" -,
Gianduia took his father by a hoof Bread looked at her puzzled,
"Dad I'm sorry,
we don’t wanted to make you worry, I just wanted to entertain Pinhie, I thought you knew that if you didn’t see me you would find me here"
"Gianduia, my little one, it is precisely because I knew you were here the reason for my anger, I always told you that you must not come"
"But why?"
"You have to stay away from your uncle"
"But it’s not right, you two are brothers, it is a real injustice to fight only because of a family rule, uncle Ciambella is a good pony ",
seeing his filly crying Pane Bread was no longer angry, he consoled and caressed her
- "Gianduia, my sweet little chocolate, I know it's an injustice, but see me ...." -,
Pan ciambella approached Bread
Pane Bread looked at his brother again,
“You can't stop her from coming to see me "-,
Pane Bread couldn't say anything and just nodded his head and greeted his brother warmly, Pan Ciambella caressed his niece and gave her a bag of donuts
-"Don't cry Gianduia, you'll see a day things will settle down ”-
he said before returning to his mobile kiosk.
Pane Bread and the two fillies set off, did not speak to each other until Pinkie Pie spoke and Bread stopped to listen to her
"Mister Bread?"
"Yes?"
“But what's the problem? Gianduia told me about your two families and the fact that some members have been kicked out to pursue their dreams "
”See Pinkie, in the Pane family and in the Choco family, every member from birth is destined to take care of the family business be it bread, sweets, digging in the mines, working in the marble quarry, taking care of the grain, those who do not follow this rule are considered a pony without talent "
"But why? My parents also have their traditions, but they are happy that I will not follow in the footsteps of the family "
"Listen Pinkie, our family has had this rule for centuries, yours hasn't, I've always been a baker and I'm happy, because I've always made bread and made a big part for my family"
"What if it happens to Gianduia?"
"What?"
”What if Gianduia decides she doesn't want to be a baker or a pastry chef? Does this mean that you too would hate your daughter? ", Bread did not know what to say he was perplexed, but the filly kept looking at him
"So? Would you hate your daughter if she decided not to be like you? "
"No, I could never hate my little sweet Gianduia, I could never"
"What if she wants to be a party pony?"
"Ah, she told you, but that's another thing, she's too small to be a party pony"
"I'm small too"
"But you just had a family party, here we are talking about having to deal with birthdays, weddings, baptisms, festivals, regional festivals, do you and Gianduia want to understand it .... ???",
talking to each other Bread and Pinkie hadn't noticed that Gianduia was gone, they called her but there was no answer,
"Gianduiaaaa, my chocolate, where are you?"
"Gianduia, Gianduiaaaaa", they looked in some alleys but Gianduia was not found, then Pinkie saw in the distance a shop for party items and in front of the window there was just Choco Gianduia staring at the decorations, she immediately ran to her and he turned them,
"Gianduia are you crazy? What did you think of disappearing like this? "
"Did you hear my daddy? For him, he doesn’t care about my happiness but about family business "
"But it's not true, you are more important than his business... oh, here he comes", Bread had heard Gianduia's voice and was running to her
"Gianduia, where did you want to go?"
"You don't care about my happiness, right?"
"Gianduia listen"
”If I want to become a party pony would you hate me? Is it true? Just like you hate your brother "
"This is not true Gianduia"
"No?"
"You are my little sweet chocolate and I will always love you, (Hugs her daughter) I just want you to be happy, and I don't hate my brother, I love him he's my brother and I'm happy for him, and not even your mother hates her sister, our parents carry on this stupid tradition "
"Really?"
"Listen, if you want to be a party pony, that's fine, but now you're too small"
"But Pinhie Pie ...."
"But Pinkie had a family party, what I'm telling you is to be patient, to study more, even your great-aunt Choco Festa had to get educated, the party world shouldn't be taken so superficially, what happens if you find yourself with ponies who want special decorations? "
" I would buy them or make them with my hooves"
”And if they asked you for a cake with a small percentage of vanilla extract ? And if they asked you for Japonese lanterns complete with ideograms? What if they want elegant canapes and not simple canapes? And above all if they all spoke a foreign language? "
Gianduia was a bit shocked by the words of her father, but he had not finished yet
"I'll tell you, you would get the cake wrong and the canapes, and a word would be enough to insult those ponies"
"Sorry dad, sniff"
"Don't cry I just want to make you understand how the world works, just like my father did with me, you are an intelligent filly, come on now let's all three go back to our house, let's go Pinkie"
“See? Your father loves you "
”But what about my notes? And my aunt's manual? "
"Your father's words made me think, you need someone to help you, my father told me that Granny Pie will teach me"
"You're right Pinhie"
"Your father is right".
"Sì, it's true".
That evening the two fillies slept in the same bed, one on one side and the other on the other, when they turned off the light, the little pink pony called the pegasus.
"Giandù?"
"Eh?"
"That you need to study and experience is fine, but know that I believe in you, a party pony should also be guided by creativity, and I think you are very creative"
"You… you….you believe that I…."
"I hope you get your chance, like a family party, like I did, and if that's your future, then you and I will be party pony friends"
"How I wish you were my sister"
"We can be friends, but love each other as sisters"
“Questa cosa(THis thing)I like it very much",
Pinkie Pie and Choco Gianduia get up from the bed and take their hooves to shake them up and down, both sang and laughed.
“From this moment on, friends forever, just like sisters ha ha ha ha ha”.
In the month in which Pinkie and Gianduia were together their friendship became very solid, together with their families they visited monuments, amusement parks, aquariums, volcanoes, then tasted the Ithaylian cuisine and also saw the rest of the Toakscany, but at the end of the summer Pinkie's family had to go back to their country it was a bad time for the two sweet fillies, their families said goodbye as they both continued to hug,
" Fai un buon viaggio, Pinhie (Have a good trip, Pinhie) "
"I will miss you Giandù, but we will meet again next summer, my parents really like Toakscay and they promised me that next summer we will spend it here in Flowerence"
"Sniff, a whole summer with my best amica Pinhie Pie, I promise you that I will have my cutie mark or that I will have studied hard
"It will be difficult to wait until next summer, but we can write letters during the year"
“Do you have my address? "
"Yes, and you have mine?"
"Of course sì, I swear to you on the Torre di Peasa and the Mole Antonelliana that I will write to you every day"
Then Choco Panna answered
"Every day is too much write down twice a year, at the beginning and end of the year"
"Your mother is right, let's write to each other twice a year it's easier"
Pane Bread spoke
"If you are lucky, next year we will visit Forte dé Marmi in the province of Lyucca"
The two parents of Pinkie then spoke
"I'd like to be able to see Taurin if possible"
"I was satisfied, I found the Palio of Horsiena and the marble quarries very characteristic, but I'd like to be able to see some other part of Ithaylia too"
Pane the answered them
"We can write letters too, it would be nice to stay in touch"
"I hope that the Ithaylian post office is as efficient as that of Equestria"
"Oh, they're reliable, I wish I could say the same about our trains"
Panna corrected him
"Honey!"
"Love, it's the truth"
Then Panna turned to Cloudy
"It was a real pleasure and we hope to see you again in exactly one year, maybe if there is time we will take you to see Milaneigho, or there would be Linguria; Maremma "
"It will be a pleasure to come back here, I have always suspected that Ithaylians were hospitable and you embody that characteristic of the Ithaylian spirit"
They both blushed
"Thank you very much"
Pinkie talked to Gianduia
"I promise to come back here with my new friend and almost sister Choco Gianduia"
”I’ll do the same; Maremma"
"- I Pinkie-promise I'll write you some letters"
"And I Choco-promise"
"It's a bit difficult to say hello"
"Oh Pinhie, but this is not a farewell to me, it is simply an ARRIVEDERCI"
"So Arrivederci Giandù"
"Arrivederci Pinhie"
[In the present]
All the mares listened with great interest to the story of Pinkie Pie, she had tears in her eyes
"And this, girls, is the story of how Gianduia and I met, I have a lot of things to tell you, but honestly it's impossible to tell all summers at once"
Rarity was enchanted
"Pinkie, this is a really good story, I can imagine how close you and Gianduia are"
Applejack: "And ah can understand why ya never told us about her, ya were really so close that if you had thought of her ya would have immediately become melancholy"
"Yeah –sniff-, that's right, but then I met you, and I never felt alone again, also because I already had many friends here in Ponyville, so I've never been melancholy"
Twilight spoke
"I'm thinking back to the fact that some members are treated badly"
"Oh well, that's old story, when I came back in the summer after, Gianduia got her cutie mark, and the story of her relatives was eliminated"
"Eliminated?"
"Yes, all the relatives who did not follow their parents' footsteps were forgiven and Pane Bread and Choco Panna immediately made peace with their respective brothers and sisters, and all thanks to Gianduia"
“Really? And how did it happen? "
"Gianduia had a party herself for a family order, for the birthday of a filly, she got help from her uncles and so her grandparents understood that that rule was no longer important, and after that party her cutie mark had appeared "
“And how is it?”
"It's a slice of chocolate cake, with a bowl of cream and chocolate ice cream, all with a background of confetti"
”Pinkie, Gianduia doesn't had written when would she arrive? "
"No, she said, however, that she would spend some time in Manhattan, so I think I have some time before she arrives"
"In any case, if ya need a hoof, we're here"
Then Fluttershy exclaimed
"Yes and we will do everything possible to give the best welcome to a foreign pony"
Twilight agreed
"There are still some questions I would like to know about her, but there will definitely be time to do that."
"Now I have to go girls, I have to help Mr Cake and then I have to fix the room a bit"
"Let us help you Pinkie."
To be continued ...........
My little pony by Hasbro & Lauren Faust
THE ARRIVAL OF GIANDUIA
Pinkie Pie and her friends arranged Pinkie's room properly, Applejack arranged the guest bedroom, and the same did Rarity and Fluttershy in their respective houses, when Spike was informed of the matter he prepared a room especially for the new mare, and two weeks after the preparations were almost ready.
Carrot Cake spoke to his wife
"I am eager to meet this Choco Gianduia, I would like to ask her some questions"
"Questions?"
"Yes, in short, before the letter I knew nothing about this friend of Pinkie,"
"You didn't know her because Pinkie always confided in me, that I'm kind of a second mother"
Think about the benefits we will have"
"Benefits?"
”Yes, she is a member of the Choco family”
" What would you like to say??"
"she knows recipes that only her family keeps, and then being she is Ithaylian she will also know a lot of sweets from her country"
"WAIT, you want to take advantage of Pinkie's friend for our business?"
"Honey, I don't want to take advantage, but think about the things we could learn from her"
"I'm outraged! You disgust me"
“But darling"
"Thank goodness Pinkie isn't here to listen to you",
Mrs. Cup Cake after her outburst went outside to see and met Rarity and Twilight who greeted her,
“Hi girls and thanks again for helping us”,
Rarity looked around
"Where's Pinkie?"
"She’s right there, next to the mailbox waiting for some more letters from Gianduia",
Mrs. Cake was right, Pinkie Pie was opening and closing the mailbox continuously, like she always does whenever Rainbow Dash goes at the academy, the two unicorns approached her, Twilight was the first
"Pinkie, do you think that by doing this you will get another letter?"
Pinkie looks Twilight in the eye,
”Twilight; I thought about it, what if Gianduia was lost? What if maybe someone hurt her? Manehattan is very big”
”Pinkie, but Gianduia will be your age, and she has traveled a lot; she will surely know how to get by, she too will have documented herself before coming here”
Pinkie Pie shifts and looks down
“Yeah, but what if she doesn't remember me? What if she's changed?”
"Didn't you say she had a good memory?"
"Yes"
"And you didn't say you wrote each other every year?"
“Yes-sniff-it's true"
Rarity consoled her
"Don't worry Pinkie, we know you're nervous, we are too"
Then Twilight asked
"Tell me Pinkie, Gianduia now do you know what kind of party pony is?"
"Oh, she knows the ways and customs of all parts of the world of Equestria, indeed, if I had Gianduia when the Yaks were here I would have had no problem making them feel at home"
"Seriously?"
”She knew how to make an excellent Yakyakistan cake without getting the wrong doses or ingredients, and she knew where to find original Yakyakistan straw and all”
"And how does she do it?"
”She has an uncle who has always lived in Yakyakistan, he is a pony and his name is Choco Vodka, he works for the royal family and made his fortune over there with chocolate-based liqueurs”
"Interesting, you should have gone to Ithaylia rather than Yakyakistan"
"Yeah, too bad I didn't have time to go to Flowerence ha ha", the laughter of the young pony infected her friends too, and Mrs. Cake and Maud Pie came out of the Sugarcube Corner,
“Pinkie honey, can you come here and help us with the sweets?"
“But Mrs. Cake, I'm waiting..."
"I know, I know, but I'm sure you'll be more useful in here than by the mailbox, and then I don't think your sister Maud can help us like you do, she has a funny way of making sweets"
Rarity was surprised to see Maud
"But how did Maud get here and you didn't tell us Pinkie?"
”To tell the truth, it was a surprise for me too, she arrived this morning and when I told her that Gianduia would arrive she wanted to stay”
"Pinkie..."
"Yes Mrs Cake, here I come"
When the pony entered the Sugarcube Corner, Twilight and Rarity turned around and saw several ponies running away towards the center of the village, something seemed to have happened; so the two unicorns went to check,
"But what's going on?"
"Look over there is the mayor, let's go talk to her", the mayor pony looked shocked, but when the two mares approached to talk to her, she calmed down a bit.
“Mayor, what is all this mess?"
"It's scary, it seems that a big lion is approaching the gates of Ponyville"
"A lion? But there are no lions here, maybe it's a manticore that escaped from the Everfree Forest"
"I know what a manticore looks like, but that's really a lion"
"But there can't be lions here"
"And it's not everything, it seems that animal puffs fog from its nostrils”
"Does it blow fog from nostrils?"
"And it also looks like he's pulling a big wooden wagon"
”I already get it, she must be Trixie again with one of her new spells”
"Let's not jump to conclusions Rarity, let's go check, if it's a lion then Fluttershy will just talk to it"
"Ah yes there is another thing"
"And which one?"
"Fluttershy has already tried to talk to that lion, but it didn't work, it seems that he doesn't listen to her"
"Didn't work?"
Rarity began to get scared
Oh dear us, if Fluttershy fails, what will become of us?"
The mayor looked behind her
"Oh no, it's already here, help",
the mayor ran away quickly, many ponies took refuge in their homes, others hid, Twilight and Rarity went towards the Ponyville square and saw that Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were already there, the sight was as it had been described to them, a big lion was pulling a wooden cart, and it was spitting smoke from its nose, then all of a sudden it stopped.
Twilight and her friends watched; to them that lion seemed strange,
Fluttershy exclaimed
"Girls, I can swear there can't be any lions here, and that lion makes a funny noise"
Twilight considered
"That doesn't look like Trixie's wagon to me, and I don't think Discord has anything to do with it",
while all five of them pondered, a strange pony in a gray cape and hood had climbed out of the wagon,
Rarity speculated
"Who do you think that is? Maybe it's Zecora?”
Applejack corrected her
"Rarity, Zecora is here next to me"
"Then she will be a friend who came to visit her"
Zecora turned to Rarity
"I can swear to all of them, that I have many friends you see, but the identity of that figure is a dark fact for me"
Twilight didn't know what to think
"Then I really have no idea"
Rainbow pointed to the foreign mare
“Look she stood next to the lion, and it seems she wants to talk to it”,
the mystery pony lifted a hoof and spoke to the mares
”OH PONY OF PONYVILLE, I COME FROM A FAR COUNTRY AND I AM HERE TO BRING YOU NEWS, I AM HERE TO FREE YOU FROM BOREDOM AND THE USUAL ROUTINE"-,
as soon as she stopped talking other mares got scared and hid leaving the square almost empty, the mysterious pony replied in a bad tone of voice
“BUT IS IT QUESTA (THIS) THE HOSPITALITY OF THE WEST, MAREMMA? ANDIAMO (COME ON) DON’T HIDE IN YOUR HOUSES; USCITE FUORI IMMEDIATAMENTE! (GET OUT IMMEDIATELY!)”
Twilight and the others watched the mare and talked among themselves,
Rainbow was confused
“But what did she said? Twilight, what do you think she said?"
"I honestly think she's offended",
next to Twilight was Pinkie Pie who came out of a barrel, Twilight got scared and the fillies saw Pinkie scratching her chin and thinking:
"Is that her? Questa? Maremma? Andiamo? Uscite?” , the pony went to meet the mysterious mare,
Applejack tried to stop eer
”Stop Pinkie, it could be dangerous, we don't know who she is”
”No, I know very well who she is”
Then Twilight
"Pinkie stop, don't go closer", the screams of the five mares were useless, because Pinkie Pie stood in front of the pony and spoke to her;
Who are you? And why did you come here to Ponyville for?”, the hooded pony smiled and replied:
“I am here because I came to get your soul”,
“Really? And how?”
"If you answer three riddles and let me tell my name, your life will be saved"
"Okay", while they were talking Twilight approached her friend,
"What are you doing Pinkie, are you crazy?"
"Twilight, I know what I'm doing "
"Ascolta(Listen); What is that thing that never stops or rests??”
"Mmh, yes the water"
"Good, and who is that gentleman who wears a white jacket and always smokes?"
"The Volcano"
"Good, and who are those four sisters who never stay at home together, when one enters the other leaves?"
"The Seasons"
"Molto, molto (Very, very) good "
'Now I've won and you've lost'
" I do not think so, now I will say your name, I see a cake, it's all pink, PINHIE PIE ",
Twilight replied to her
"But who are you, some kind of sorceress?", then Pinkie turned to the stranger,
"Just a moment I want to play a nice trick too, tell me what is that sweet dark brown or black thing, with hazelnuts or milk and that many ponies like..."
"Questa(This) is too easy, it’s chocolate"
"Exactly but I'm thinking of a special chocolate, made with special hazelnuts, Piedmountain’s hazelnuts", the pony kept silent and gave a happy smile, and replied:
"Then I would say that I lost, because this chocolate that you you say it's the gianduia, or me, Choco Gianduia”,
the pony took off her hood and revealed her identity, Twilight began to recognize the features, she was a pegasus with a dark orange coat, green eyes, the mane was disheveled and light purple color and in the middle was light green, there was a yellow bow on her, just like the mane, the tail was also of those colors, around her neck she wore a purple scarf, the cutie mark was a slice of chocolate cake with a bowl of ice cream and some confetti, her hind hooves were inside boots of yellow, it was just the friend that Pinkie Pie was waiting for, Pinkie Pie screamed with joy and hugged the pegasus tightly,
“Yeeeeesssss, Gianduia it's you, it's you, it's you, it's really you"
Choco Gianduia embraced Pinkie Pie
"Pinhie, how nice to see you again, it's been a long tempo (time) but now I'm here"
"How I miss you"
“Pinhie don’t cry, otherwise I'll start crying too"
Pinkie Pie Stops hugging the pegasus and looks at her
" It's so nice to know you'd come to see me, oh they're going to be memorable days"
"I took quite a bit of vacation time from my work as a pegasus party, and I thought of traveling to western Equestria, and I thought why 'come and see my very best friend "
Twilight was surprised
"Sorry Pinkie she's......"
"Oh yeah, Gianduia? she's one of my friends her name is..."
Princess Twilight Sparkle! It was very facile (Easy) to recognize her, I bet you are the only alicorn in this village, I am Choco Gianduia; piacere di conoscerti (Nice to meet you) Twilight”
"Um, thanks, nice to meet you Gianduia, but I think you have to do something about your lion, it scared everyone"
Gianduia stands next to the lion and knocks on it with her hoof
"Ah, but this is not a real leone (lion), it's simply my creaction, now I'll turn it off immediatamente(immediately)",
having said that, the lion finished roar and snort and the eyes stopped shining, Twilight was stunned.
"Wait, did you build this?"
"Sì, it's a robot, I built it on the way, to tell the truth, I was in Manehattan for a week and then I came here"
"Did you build this?"
" O Twilight? What do you have instead of a brain? A record?”
"Did you invent it?"
I built it, but the original project is by the great pony Leonardo da Whiinci"
"Oh"
Then Pinkie answered
"Giandù, what do you do with this lion? Is it to pull your wagon?”
To tell the truth, I built it to make an impressive entrance here in Ponyville, Maremma, for the most part it's me who pulls my carro (Wagon)"
Twilight was surprised
"Wait! Did you build it to make a simple entrance?”
" Ma perché (But why)did they all run away??"
Because you scared them with your lion"
"I think you exaggerated Gianduia"
" Sometimes I don't notice when I exaggerate”
Pinkie Pieh hugs Gianduia again
"But it's so nice that you haven't changed, you've always remained the same creative Toakscan mare"
"Grazie(Thanks) Pinhie I appreciate it"
Pinkie Pie broke away from her friend and yelled towards all the ponies that were hiding-
"HEY, PONIES COME OUT"-,
many ponies looked out the windows, others came out of the alleys where they were hiding, Pinkie Pie's friends approached.
First was Applejack
"Sorry Pinkie but this mare is……..”
"She's my fillyhood friend and best friend Choco Gianduia, she's finally here), come out, she's Choco Gianduia an old friend of mine"
“Hey Buongiorno (good morning) ponies, what’s up? I came from the old boot to find my friend Pinhie, che cosa fate? (what are you doing?)”
Many ponies were a bit confused, Lyra and Bon Bon who were nearby looked at each other and exclaimed in unison
"But how does she talks?",
Pinkie Pie then turned back to everyone
"Don't be afraid, she's an old friend of mine, a fillyhood friend, she is Ithaylian, if you think she speaks strange it is because she speaks her language, but you mustn't be frightened; she's a party pony like me”,
at those words Bon Bon said
-“Well, if she's a party pony then there's nothing to be afraid of” and she approached, after her Lyra spoke to the other ponies:
“And then if she's a friend of Pinkie Pie don't be alarmed”, after the two mares approached, all the ponies that had escaped went to the square to get to know the newcomer so Pinkie Pie started introducing the pegasus.
"So dear she ponies and dear he ponies, this is Choco Gianduia, she comes from Flowerence in Ithaylia, we met when we were fillies, Gianduia these five mares you see are my friends and their names are…."
"Aspetta Pinhie(Wait Pinhie), I want to see if I remember their names"
"Oh go ahead then"
"Let's see; cutie mark with apples, the is too facile(Easy), Applejack, then rainbow hair, too facile too this, the future Wonderbolt Rainbow Dash and this...", looks at Fluttershy but the latter hides scared
"Vedo che lei è molto timida (I see that she is very shy), Fluttershy, and by elimination she is Rarity”
Twilight was happy
"Congratulations, you guessed them all"
"Girls, what did I tell you? Gianduia has an excellent memory, she remembered your names and the photos of her that she sent her a long time ago”
"So you are Pinhie's friends? I finally have the honor of meeting you"
Fluttershy looked the lion
"So that lion is fake?"
"Sì, I built it, exactly as Pinhie said mi piace inventare"
"What?"
”she means: she likes to invent”
Rarity turned to Gianduia
"Tell me Gianduia, how did you find our Equestria?"
"Che vuoi dire?"
"Huh?"
Pinkie translated
"She said: What do you mean?"
"I mean how did you find West Equestria, since you're from Central Equestria"
I had difficulty, you can say this, but I must admit the characteristics of this part of Equestria are beautiful, especially for a mare like me who like viaggiare (travel)"
Pinkie Pie hugs Gianduia
“See? The usual mare I met has remained"
Choco Gianduia Kindly pushes Pinkie away
"So Pinhie, can you introduce me to all these ponies?"
"There will be time, ohmyohmyohmy there are so many things we have to do together, you and me, you and my friends, and everyone"
Maud Pie comes from the crowd and approaches
"Mmm, hi Gianduia, it's a joy to see you again, you don't know how happy Pinkie was that you would come"
"Oh Ciao (Hi) Maud, maremma, you've really grown, ah sì, I have a little present for you", the mare puts her hoof in the bow and takes out a little red box and gives it to Maud,
"Oh you shouldn't have bothered, Gianduia"
”You will like it, it's a box of volcanic stones, maremma,”
Maud Opens the box
"Amazing, rose quartz, cooled lava, obsidian, tuff, there are so many"
"I knew you would like it, they come from the city of Ponpei in Camponya, directly from the Veshooves vulcano(Volcano)"
"It's a beautiful gift Gianduia I really don't know how to thank you"
Choco Gianduia Turns to Pinkie Pie "Maremma, I've never seen her with such a toothy smile"
Applejack Laughed nervously
"Ehm Gianduia, you must know that Maud doesn't express her enthusiasm like Pinkie"
Pinkie explained
"Oh but Gianduia knows, after all Maud always came with us to Ithaylia"
"Yes, but she teased Maud, saying she was smiling”
“Are you kidding me? Maud is smiling, ah yeah that's right!”
"What??"
"I forgot to tell you that Gianduia is the only pony out of my family who can read Maud's facial expressions"
Seriously? Do you mean Maud really smiled?”
"Yes"
Twilight Touches the lion
"Gianduia, did you say that this lion is an original project by Leonardo da Whiinci?"
"Sì, and exactly like the original is also full of lilies", Gianduia opens a porthole under the belly of the lion and a multitude of blue and purple lilies come out,
Pinkie looked,
"Wow Giandù, are all these lilies yours?"
"Oh Pinhie, Pinhie, Pinhie, these are not normal lilies, eat one",
"Yum yum, gulp, but, but, but it’s made of sugar"
"Precisely Pinhie, this is my creaction, come on pony come and eat the sugar lilies of your nuova amica(New friend) Choco Gianduia, go ahead and eat"
Applejack ate a lily
"Sugar lilies, nice way to introduce yourself, and they are delicious too”
Twilight was happy
"Dear Gianduia, we want to welcome you here to Ponyville"
"And I also know how, with a party",
Pinkie turned her gaze towards Gianduia's wagon and saw a filly who looked at her and immediately ran inside it,
"Hey Gianduia who's on your wagon?"
"Ah, that's my little sorella (Sister), she‘s very shy but now I'm going to get her",
Gianduia entered the wagon and began to yell
"Andiamo Vieni fuori (Come on, get out), where are you running away? Come here, come here immediatamente(immediately), Maremma”, there were various noises inside that wagon, then Gianduia came out,
“Ragazze(Girls), this is my little sister Choco Vanilla”;
she was a little unicorn all dark orange, with a dark green front and dark purple back mane, her eyes were dark green, her tail was part green and part purple always in dark tones, she wore green boots and wore a dark purple scarf, Gianduia held that scarf between her teeth to keep her little sister still, Pinkie Pie approached the filly,
"Oh but how you've grown Vanilla you've become a beautiful filly",
"Vanilla, do you remember Pinkie Pie?"
Ehm….ehm….un poco(A little)”
”No, surely she doesn't remember me, she was little when I last visited you”
”Don’t mind what the puledrina (filly) says, she remembers, she remembers, she's just molto (Very) shy, even your friends have little sisters, didn't they?
”Yeah there's Applejack and Rarity who have a little sister, and then Rainbow Dash who has kind of a little sister but she's actually her number one fan”
"If you say so, I would like Vanilla to make friends with them, in this way she will be able to play with them without me and now facciamo festa"
Twilight turned to Pinkie
"What?"
"Let's party"
"Yes, that's understood."
That afternoon in the square of Ponyville there was a party with various delicacies and various festoons that said Welcome Gianduia, there was a beautiful table where the six mares and the newcomer sat side by side, naturally the mayor also participated in their conversations,
"As a representative of the city I welcome you to Ponyville dear Choco Gianduia"
"Thank you sindaco, (Mayor) and I want to say that this will be the best week of my life because I met my friend Pinhie again"
"Wait Gianduia, did you say a week?"
"Sì, why?"
"But a week is not enough, I mean we haven't seen each other in years and you want to stay only seven days?"
"And how long could I stay?"
"Do you have to go back to Ithaylia immediately?"
"Oh no, I took some months off, indeed I believe that this year for once I will skip the rificolona festival"
Then you can stay even longer"
"And if I stayed even three weeks?"
"But also a month"
"What if I decide to stay all summer?"
“Are you kidding me? Sure I do(They hug again), a whole summer with my old almost sister friend here in Ponyville will be amazing”
"So in this case I think I'll stay here for the whole stagione(season), and I could carry on a couple of my new inventions"
Applejack questioned to her
"Gianduia, have you thought about where you will stay to sleep? No, because we can host you on my farm if you want”
“Non ti preoccupare Applejack, quando viaggio vivo e dormo nel mio carro, è molto più di un semplice carro, è la mia casa quando sono fuori dalla mia vera casa "
Applejack was perplexed
"What did she say?"
”She Said: Don't get worry Applejack, when I travel I live and sleep in my wagon, it's so much more than just a wagon it's my home when I'm out of my real home, got it?”
"Um yeah"
"And now let's have a nice brindisi"
"A nice toast"
Twilight then said
"Pinkie could you ask her to avoid speaking Ithayliano?"
"Don't worry girls, Gianduia doesn't do it on purpose, after a while you get used to talking with her, and then I'm here, but Gianduia, I could have you in my room"
"Pinhie, but I wrote to you that there wasn’t need for arrangements, and then I've got my wagon with me, if you want I'll show it to you later"
Rarity spoke
"Listen Gianduia, we thought that tomorrow we could have a picnic, just to get to know each other, like we did with Maud"
"A picnic you say? I like molto but molto the idea, so what time?”
"Around midday"
“So let it be midday, don’t bring too much stuff, because I will produce a mountain of good stuff"
But Applejack disagreed
"Gianduia you are the guest, you don't have to cook"
"I have the testa dura(Hard head) dear Applejack, I will let you taste a lot of Ithaylian dishes"
"Do you want to prepare some food?"
"Now that I'm here, I swear I'll make great meals"
Twilight was curios
“Why do you pronunce Pinhie PIe?…"
“You see the Toaksan dialect is one of the many beautiful Italian dialects, but it is more an idiom than a dialect, depending on the region, there is the influence of various parts, there is the Toakscana of the east where there is contact with the regions Ombria and Haymilia Romanegna, but the things can be different from Flowerence to Peasa, for example in Flowerence, Grasseto and Horsiena many of us inhale the c, the v and the t, but not all of them only those between two vowels, even if many inhale them all like my grandfather, then when I was little I never pronounced the k, so I always said Pinhie Pie, in reality I can pronounce the c and the k if they are preceded by a consonant, and then my region is where modern Ithaylian was born"
"I'm amazed, an explanation worthy of a professor"
"Gianduia, but don't feel obligated, on the contrary, I want you to speak your language, it will be a unique experience for all of us”
Twilight and her friends looked at each other, all five thought that if Gianduia had spoken like that they wouldn't have understood her, but Pinkie was happy and there was no need to reply,
“Ehm…..yes it will be a unique experience”
'"Don't worry Twilight, if you don’t undestand me, I'll give you an explanation right away"
"You mean you're going to explain what you said?"
"And just like my father always says Pat ciàir, Amicissia longa, clear terms long friendship"
Applejack was curios
"And this is Toakscano?"
"No, it's Piedmountese".
The mares enjoyed chatting with the newcomer, the other ponies came to meet her and welcome her, then it was the Cakes' turn,
"Gianduia, this is Mrs. Cup Cake and Mr. Carrot Cake, and they are Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake"
Ah, they are the famous Cakes? Nice to meet you all”
Mrs Cake introduced herself first
”Pinkie has always told me about you, only that when she did she was often melancholy”
I can understand it, we almost grew up together, even when I thought about our fillyhood I was often sad, anyway, I can finally see the famous Cakes that she wrote to me, you are a second family for Pinhie, aren't you?"
Then it was Carrot's turn to introduce himself
"Welcome to Ponyville Gianduia, know that being a friend of Pinkie Pie, you will be more than welcome at the Sugarcube Corner"
"Grazie very much, but now sono stanca, so I would like to go to il mio letto"
"Huh?"
"Yawn, I said I'm tired and I'd like to jump into my bed"
Pinkie looked to little Vanilla
"Even your sister is starting to yawn"
"Come on Vanilla, we'll go to sleep, see you tomorrow Pinhie, I promise you that I'll be there for the picnic, you just tell me the place"
“I'll do better, I'll come and call you and take you"
"Thanks to all, now I'm going on my wagon to rest, buonanotte, good night"
-“Goodnight, Gianduia”-, they all said as they saw the pegasus enter her wagon, Pinkie Pie smiled and looked at her friends,
"So girls, what do you think of Gianduia?"
Twilight spoke for first
"It's still a little early to tell but she seems nice, only that she speaks a little often in her language"
Rarity said her version
"Oh come on Twilight, like we're not used to talking about Applejack and then you heard her right? If we don't understand, she explains"
”But Pinkie may be right, she could be a good opportunity to get to know another culture”
Applejack talked to Rarity
"Sorry Rarity what were ya saying about mah talking?"
"Come on Applejack, don't feel offended, I meant your peasant palaver, not to mention your country comparisons"
Rainbow then said
”At least we can understand Applejack, but that pegasus is as if she spoke another language”
Twilight disagreed
"Dash, you haven't said a word, and then would you dare to tell Pinkie?"
“Excuse me, didn't you say I shouldn't talk to that mare for fear I'd offend her?
"Yeah but we didn't mean you had to shut up, just don't offend her"
"I won't offend her I swear, I just want to get to know her better to give my opinion"
Pinkie was very happy
"Oh girls, I can't wait for tomorrow, as soon as it's noon I'll go get Gianduia and we'll talk and eat and laugh, oh I can't wait"
Twilight looked Pinkie
"Look how happy Pinkie is, she's really excited now that her old friend is back"
Rarity was happy for Pinkie too
"I think it will be much easier to make friends with Gianduia rather than as we did with Maud"
Applejack smiled
"Well, that's what we always thought isn't it?", the mares together with other ponies put everything away, that night Pinkie Pie couldn't sleep thinking about the following day, Twilight also couldn't sleep and spoke with Spike of the Flowerentine mare, the little dragon could not be present as he had just returned from an errand in Canterlot, so the unicorn explained everything to him,
"She looks like a very interesting pony, I wonder if she likes dragons"
"I've been able to read up a lot on Ithayly and it would seem that dragons exist there"
“So she won't be scared if she sees me,” and then they both fell asleep.
To be Continued........
My little pony by Hasbro & Lauren Faust
