Bizarre Adventures in Equestrian Folklore

     Pinkie Pie woke up early this fine morning in Ponyville to help out in the bakery.  Before she had gotten out the door to her room, a stray current of wind blew a piece of paper through her window.

     "What's this?" she mused.  She started reading it.  "Looks like pictures in squares with some words written on it -- I like stories!  I wonder if there's more outside.  I need to check it out!"

     Pinkie Pie went outside her house and found the rest of the book laying on the ground with a few pages ripped out of it.  She flipped the book over to read the cover.

     "Beardless Breeder-reactor Boxing Bobcats?  Really?  I've never heard of that one before," she said to no one.  "Let's see -- these guys look like martial arts fighters with boxing gloves of different colors on them -- Billy, Benny, Barry, and Bobby Bobcat fight the evil menace of the Hoof Clan and their evil leader Sombra?  Wow!"

     Twilight Sparkle was on her way to the bakery to pick up an order of cupcakes when she happened upon Pinkie Pie looking at a small book laying on the ground.  "Hey, Pinkie, what's caught your interest today?"

     "Hey, Twiley, I found a book lying on the ground here.  It's the Beardless Breeder-reactor Boxing Bobcats!"

     "I've heard of those guys," Twilight mused.  "But the artists who write the stories have lost their touch.  Back in the early days, those guys wrote good stories, but they jumped the shark quite a while ago."

     "Don't you think you might want to add it to the library's collection?"

     "What issue number is it?"

     "Number 63."

     "It's trash, just throw it away."

     "But, but, Twiley!  It's a BOOK!"

     "No, Pinkie, it's a COMIC.  A small periodical not worthy of inclusion in the library's collection."

     "So can I keep it?"

     "I suppose so, but why would you want something so lame?"

     "So I can build my own library!  I'm going to throw a 'I found a new book' party today!"

     "Whatever, Pinkie.  Let me get those cupcakes I ordered, okay?"

     "Okie dokie lokie!  Just a minute, oh, and come inside!  I made some special ones for you today!"  Pinkie grabbed the book and took it up to her room and laid it on her bed.  She returned to the front counter and got Twilight's order for her.  She inspected the order and noticed a different color frosting on the cupcakes.

     "Okay, these look good.  Blue frosting?  It'll go well with the decor, I guess.  What flavor is it?"

     "Blueberry!  What else?"

     "Okay, thanks Pinkie.  Seeya later!" Twilight said cheerily as she left the bakery with her cupcakes.  A certain grey pegasus crashed into her sending the order scattering on the ground.

     "Derpy!  Watch where you're flying!" Twilight admonished her.

     "Oops, sorry Twilight," she apologized and flew off into a tree before righting herself and flying off in the opposite direction.

     "You ruined my cupcakes!" Twilight shouted at her in frustration.

     Pinkie Pie went back upstairs to finish reading the comic book, but her pet alligator had eaten it.  "Gummy, why'd you do that?  Oh well, I guess you were hungry.  I'll have to see if I can find another copy of that book somewhere."

     A knocking was heard at the front door of the shop.  Pinkie Pie answered to see Scootaloo standing at the door.  "Have you seen my copy of Beardless Breeder-reactor Boxing Bobcats?" she asked.

    "Um, I think my pet alligator might have eaten it," she answered sheepishly.

    "Diamond Tiara took it from me and ripped some pages out of it -- and you found it?  But Gummy ate it?" she looked like she was about to cry.  Pinkie Pie reached under the counter to produce another copy of the book from her Pinkie Space.

    "I found another book for you, here, take this one.  Sorry about the other one, I hope this one's better."

    "Woohoo!  First issue!  Yeah!" Scootaloo exclaimed excitedly as she galloped down the street with her new book.

    "Well, I guess a change of plans is in order for this party," Pinkie mused.