The Pony in Pink

by WaffleBandito

Rating: everyone
Tags: Random, Pinkie Pie, Slice of Life, Twilight Sparkle, Mrs. Cake, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Other, Comedy, Cutie Mark Crusaders
Length: 2436

After Pinkie Pie's cake that she baked went missing, her and Twilight investigate on it.

After a cake that Pinkie Pie baked went missing, Twilight, and her investigate on the case to try and see if they can get it back.

And no this is not completely based off of MMMystery on Friendship Express. Even if they both involve Pinkie, Twilight, and a cake.

Published 2013-01-23 03:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-01-23 03:30:02 UTC

Chapter 1: Prolouge

A bright and happy sunny morning at Sugar Cube Corner. DING. In the kitchen, Pinkie Pie opens the oven and pulls out a freshly baked chocolate cake with: evenly spaced whip cream decor, strawberry flavoring, and a cherry topping.

“I hope you taste as well as you look!” Pinkie commented, reviewing on it.

Pinkie sets the cake down by the window. Unlike a pie, it doesn’t have an attractive aroma trail.

“Why that surely looks delicious Pinkie dear!” Mrs. Cake said.

“Thanks Mrs. Cake! I’ve learned from the bestie of the bestidy best!” Pinkie told Mrs. Cake.

The two smile and Mrs. Cake walks into another room. Pinkie takes her oven mitts off of her hooves and puts them away. RING RING, RING RING.

“Ice Cream Pony?” Pinkie questions then looks out the window.

She clearly identifies a lightly blue coated mare wearing a white shirt and a white parlor hat. This pony goes around with a cart containing a verity of kinds of ice cream.

“Ice Cream Pony!” Pinkie energetically shouts before dashing outside.

Pinkie Pie greets the pony.

“Hi Pinkie Pie! Would you like some ice cream?” Asked the mare.

“Absolutely! I’ll take a scoop of each!” Pinkie Pie replied.

Pinkie Pie gets seven empty plastic bowls and twenty bits. The Ice Cream pony scoops Pinkie every flavor and she pays her with the twenty bits. Pinkie stands on her back hooves and holds the seven bowls in her two front hooves.

“See ya!” Pinkie says as she walks back inside Sugar Cube Corner.

The Ice Cream Pony smiles and walks off with her cart. Pinkie drops all of the bowls onto the floor. She then enters the kitchen to check on her cake.

“Now to stare at you desperately until you cool down-“ Pinkie happily says followed by a prolonged gasp.

The cake that she had placed on the window sill had disappeared. A frightened Pinkie Pie gets onto the window sill and looks for any trace. Before getting blue, Pinkie released a yell.

“WHO TOOK MY CAKE!” Her scream was audible enough to be heard from the Everfree Forest.

Bats, birds, and all other flying creatures became scared and flew off. Timberwolve packs got up and moved away. Almost all of Ponyville could feel shaking vibrations like a small earthquake. Ponies near Sugar Cube Corner stopped what they were doing and slowly creeped away. Mr. & Mrs. Cake fear to try and talk to the traumatized Pinkie Pie, while trying to calm down Pound & Pumpkin Cake who woke up because of Pinkie.

Chapter 2: Pinkie's Questioning

Later the same day in Twilight’s Library. Twilight is meditating on a tall end stacked tower of books. While also using levitation magic on more books.

“Hey Twilight!” Pinkie said.

Twilight opens her eyes and notices that she is only levitating Pinkie Pie. She gives out a scared yelp, and falls down off of her tower.

“Pinkie, I was concentrating on my magic!” Twilight argued.

“So that’s why you stacked yourself on top of these books?” Pinkie Pie questioned.

“I was meditating. Zecora told me that it was a great way to relax and focus.” Twilight answered. “So, why are you here?” She added.

“Well I made a nice mouthwatering cake and went outside for a itsy witsy tiny moment and then when I came back inside it was gone!” Pinkie told Twilight.

“Well why don’t you try asking any witnesses or gather clues.” Twilight asked.

“Duh I should have known. It’s so obvious!” Pinkie shouted.

Pinkie grabs markers and parchment. She exits the library by speeding out through the door. Twilight restacks the books.

“Let’s start by observing clues.” Pinkie said.

Pinkie starts walking around Sugar Cube Corner. Applejack see’s Pinkie Pie walking around in literal circles.

“Uh, Pinkie. Are you feeling alright there? Applejack asked Pinkie.

Pinkie Pie stares into Applejack’s face with a magnifying glass. Applejack starts feeling uncomfortable.

“I’ll take that as a… no.” AJ said.

Pinkie smokes on a bubble pipe.

“Perhaps.” Pinkie said. “Are you aware of the robbery that took place here a few moments ago?” Pinkie added.

“There was a robbery?” Applejack said, somewhat on the line of being interested.

“Uh huh.” Pinkie replied.

“Well what happened?” Applejack asked.

“My cake was stolen!” Pinkie shouted. “And as far as I know you’re a prime suspect!” Pinkie said in a tantrum and pointed her hoof at Applejack.

Applejack pushed her hoof down and raised he voice.

“Look, Pinkie, I know you’re all upset that somepony came along and took your cake. But you can’t start accusing innocent Ponies of doing somethin’ that haven’t done.” Applejack ranted.

“Oh I know what I need to do. I need to do is identify everypony that was near my cake at the time of the crime. I just need to use some of my unicorn magic.” Pinkie says and rubs her hoof on the spot of where a unicorns horn would be. “And I know just the Pony to help me!” Pinkie said while bouncing away.

“There’s something wrong with that Pony.” Applejack said before walking away.

Back in her library. Twilight is meditating once again.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK KNOCK. (Shave and a haircut, 2 bits.)

Twilight opens her eyes after hearing the door being pounded on. She tilts the books she’s on top of, into a slanted slope. She slides down and opens the door. Pinkie welcomes herself into the library.

“So have you made any progress?” Twilight asked Pinkie.

“Nope.” Pinkie Pie answered. “But I have came to the conclusion that I need to be able to know who was near the scene at the time of the incident. Thanks where you come in my friend.” Pinkie wraps her hoof around Twilight.

Twilight quickly chuckles.

“Sorry Pinkie, but I’ve got some training to get ahead of.” Twilight said.

Pinkie Pie slides in front of Twilight, grabs her front hoofs and cries on the floor.

“Oh please Twilight! I need you to use a spell that will allow me to identify all the suspects involved so I can at least know who did this!” Pinkie begged. “And maybe get my cake back.” Pinkie said happily.

“If it gets you to stop, and if you promise to let me get back to my studying, I’ll gladly help you with your conundrum.” Twilight told Pinkie.

“I Pinkie promise!” Pinkie says while crossing her heart, while hoping to fly, then while sticking a cupcake in her eye.

The two mares trot towards Sugar Cube Corner.

“Alright Pinkie, where did you last see your cake?” Twilight questioned.

Pinkie Pie zipped around the corner. Twilight followed her path.

“I placed it right here.” Pinkie said while excessively overusing hoof gestures. “I went out to meet the Ice Cream Pony and when I came it was gone!” Pinkie restated.

“Pinkie, you told me this already.” Twilight said with a monotonous attitude.

“Oops. Sorry.” Pinkie quietly said.

“I’ve been working on echo spells.” Twilight said before being cut off by Pinkie Pie.

“How’s an echoing spell going to help us? Help us? Help us? Help us? Help us? Help us? Help us?” Pinkie echoed on to make an unfunny joke. “Sorry.” She added.

“Not that kind of echo Pinkie. It’s an electrical echo that allows me to see anypony who was here recently.” Twilight lectured.

Twilights horn glows a faint magenta, another magenta sphere expands around Twilight and Pinkie Pie that stretches a few meters. Fuzzy lime green outlines of Ponies become visible inside of the sphere. The outlines of Pinkie Pie, squirrels’, Mrs. Cake, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. The sphere shrinks, the outlines form into sparkles, and Twilights horn stops glowing.

“Our suspects are you, squirrels’, Mrs. Cake, and the Crusaders. We can easily scratch off you & the squirrels, which leaves us with Mrs. Cake and the girls.” Twilight concluded.

“This will be easy! Maybe Mrs. Cake just moved it. We’re already at Sugar Cube Corner, this will be easy as pie!” Pinkie told Twilight.

Chapter 3: Crime Scene Investigators

The two walk into the store and find Mrs. Cake putting bowls and dishes away.

“Mrs. Cake, may we have a word with you?” Twilight asked.

“What’s on your mind Twilight?” She replied.

Pinkie Pie puts her two front hoofs onto the register counter.

“As you are aware, I had a cake on that window right over there.” Pinkie pointed. “I left for a few moments and it was gone.” Pinkie added.

“Oh yes, I remember you screaming then storming out.” Mrs. Cake responded.

“You didn’t happen to have moved it somewhere else have you?” Pinkie said by sounding demanding.

“Well, no I haven’t.” Mrs. Cake got cut off by Pinkie.

“Well if you did then I got something to say to you!” Pinkie yelled.

“Pinkie calm down.” Twilight said while holding down the Pink Pony. “I’m sorry Mrs. Cake, she’s just ticked off that somepony took her cake.” Twilight told Mrs. Cake.

“Oh that’s alright dearie.” She said.

“You don’t mind if Pinkie and I look around just so she can calm herself? Twilight asked while holding down Pinkie.

“Not at all.” She replied with a smile.

30 Minutes Later

Twilight and Pinkie Pie exit Sugar Cube Corner.

“It wasn’t there.” Pinkie sadly said.

“Well then she wasn’t involved in the incident Pinkie. Look we still have the Cutie Mark Crusaders, if they didn’t take it then I don’t know what we can do.” Twilight said with a downed tone.

The two mares walk into Sweet Apple Acres, they pass the barn and get up to the Cutie Mark Crusaders’ club house.

“Girls. Could we see you?” Twilight said loud enough for the Crusaders to hear.

Their club house door opens. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo walk out.

“Hey Twilight. Hey Pinkie Pie.” Apple Bloom said.

“Hello. Girls, are you aware of Pinkie Pie’s cake being stolen?” Twilight asked.

“… No, I’m not.” Apple Bloom stubbornly said.

“Oh yeah?” Pinkie asked sassily.

Pinkie Pie stretched herself to come downwards from the trees above the clubhouse.

“Then what’s this crumbs of cake I see on your mouth?” Pinkie cross examined Apple Bloom. Then sucked on her bubble pipe.

Sweetie Belle dashed outside from inside.

“It is cake crumbs! We went to Sugar Cube Corner and had a piece of a delicious cake!” Sweetie said excitedly.

“Haha! It is them! Case dismissed.” Pinkie said proudly.

“Wait, what?” Apple Bloom said.

Pinkie Pie looks inside their clubhouse and spots a slice leftover. She grabs it.

“I feel it’s only fair if I get a piece too.” Pinkie demanded.

“Well if you want a piece go ahead.” Scootaloo told Pinkie.

Pinkie stuff the plate in her face. When she lowers it, vanilla is messed around on her face.

“Hey this is vanilla! My cake had chocolate. Not vanilla.” Pinkie said while getting depressed.

“Like I said, we got it from Sugar Cube Corner. We’re having a celebration for our 2nd Anniversary of active service of the Cutie Mark Crusaders!” Sweetie Belle announced.

“That means, they didn’t have it either.” Pinkie said before walking away.

“What’s up with her?” Apple Bloom asked.

“She’s very ticked off that somepony came along and took a cake she baked.” Twilight answered.

“That’s just mean!” Scootaloo replied.

“I don’t know if we’re going to find the Pony who did it.” Twilight said.

“Well, good luck!” Apple Bloom said.

Twilight’s face changed into an “are you serious” look.

Chapter 4: Identity Found

Twilight and Pinkie are walking on a gravel road.

“I believe it’s time to give up. We’ve been through every suspect and we haven’t gotten anything other than dead ends.” Pinkie said before face-planting into the ground.

“I’m sorry Pinkie, we’ve done everything we could do. I guess you’re just going to have to make another one.” Twilight said.

Pinkie grabs Twilights face.

“Don’t say that! My cake is out there somewhere! And I want to at least get pay back!” Pinkie said while eye twitching.

Fluttershy walks up to her two friends.

“Um. I don’t think that’s the right way to deal with a problem.” Fluttershy whispered.

A squirrel comes up to Fluttershy and gives her an acorn.

“Hello little one.” Fluttershy said to the squirrel.

“Wait a minute.” Twilight spoke out. Then had an epiphany.

Twilight remembered a squirrel being on the list of suspects being scratched off along with Pinkie Pie as it seemed ludicrous to put them on the spotlight.

“Pinkie Pie. I believe I know who our culprit is.” Twilight said uplifting Pinkie Pie.

The three Ponies went to Fluttershy’s cottage, at a tree where squirrels’ were going inside. Twilight levitated herself and Pinkie Pie to see inside while Fluttershy is flying.

“Ladies, may I present to you, our thief.” Twilight said.

Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie look inside and see a pack of squirrels with bloated bellies lying down next to her almost devoured chocolate cake.

“YOU TOOK MY CAKE!” Pinkie screamed, once again: causing a Ponyville sized magnitude.

Pinkie squeezed herself to fit into the tree and started a fight between the squirrels. Twilight and Fluttershy start walking away.

“What was that all about?” Fluttershy asked?

“Oh someone took Pinkie’s cake and it turned out to be the squirrel, instead of every other Pony.” Twilight said to her.

Pinkie Pie gets thrown out of the tree with a roughed up mane. Twilight is back inside her library and is writing a letter to the Princess.

Dear Princess Celestia,

Today, I had the pleasure of working with my close friend Pinkie Pie. In an attempt to find her missing cake. It turns out the suspect I believed that was the least likely to have done it, was the actual one. From this, I have learned that just because somepony seems unlikely to be able to do something, doesn’t mean that that pony isn’t capable of doing it.

Your always faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight starts to crumble up her letter, but then stops. She then hands it to Spike who decomposes the letter and has the dematerialized letter sent to Princess Celestia in Canterlot. Outside the library, Pinkie is being chased by the angry squirrels.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! You can have the cake! You can have the cake!” Pinkie cried.

The squirrels stop and then compensate Pinkie by giving her a cupcake.

“Thanks.” Said Pinkie. Before she took a bite. “Wait a minute, where did you get this?” She asked halfway angrily.

Author's Note

I do believe this is a kind of cheesy/bleak ending.