Raised by Pie

Chapter 3: In Sickness and Health

As had become common Twilight woke up early in the morning to the sound of somepony making breakfast in the kitchen, but when she got downstairs she was surprised by who she saw.

"Spike?" Twilight asked as she saw her assistant in a fruity apron, "Where's Pinkie Pie?" Spike didn't seem to hear her as he continued humming a tune. Twilight almost expected a pair of hummingbirds to come in and help him cook, but the only pony that could do that was Fluttershy. Peewee was bobbing back and forth on the counter to the tune Spike was humming, which distracted Twilight long enough for her to forget why she was worried that Pinkie wasn't there.

"Oh, hi Twilight" Spike said when he turned around to use the other counter, seeing her in the process, "Do you need help with something?"

"Oh, I was just, uh..." Twilight thought for a moment to remember why she had gone in there in the first place, "I was wondering where Pinkie was" Spike tapped his chin with one of his fingers before shrugging. He obviously didn't know where Pinkie was, so he was probably cooking because he was hungry or bored. Ever since Pinkie and the twins came to the library his time was spent being a living toy for the twins while Pinkie did all the things he normally would. He was vocal about how much he didn't like it, but he didn't have any other choice than to accept it. As Twilight headed towards the table she heard somepony hurling in the bathroom, and with Spike in the kitchen the only pony it could be was Pinkie.

"Pinkie, are you feeling okay?" Twilight asked as she knocked on the door. She got a response, but it didn't make any sense. It was like some sort of monkey eating a chicken and a squirrel. Twilight waited a few minutes before knocking again, hoping that she would get more of a response this time around.

"Hi Twilight" Pinkie said weakly, showing just how draining the vomiting was for her. Knowing that she would need some help Twilight cracked the door open, carefully poking her head inside to see Pinkie's mane completely flat, like it was when she was extremely depressed. Looking around Twilight found a spare towel and used it to wipe the sweat off of Pinkie's forehead, and once that was done she began to wonder why this was happening. After carefully observing everything that Twilight could see about Pinkie she began to ask questions.

"Pinkie, were you feeling sick last night?" Twilight asked.

"No" Pinkie coughed out in between hurls.

"Did you eat anything funny in the last few days?"

"No"

"Have you had intercourse with anyone recently?" Twilight asked, at the last question she could possibly think of. This was the one question Twilight really hoped Pinkie would say no to, but she actually started to think about it.

"Well, about two weeks ago I did throw a party that got pretty wild..." Pinkie said slowly as she tried to remember it as she somehow forced herself to stop vomiting, "I might have gotten drunk, and I might have... sorta... gone home with some stallion I don't know" Twilight facehoofed harder than she ever had before, and ended up hurting her face because of it.

"Pinkie, why would you do something like that?" Twilight asked, her tone practically begging the question, "Why am I friends with you?!"

"Well, I had a lot of cider, and then things got really fun and I guess I wasn't thinking straight, so..." Pinkie babbled on, somehow recovering from her morning sickness. Pinkie got up from the toilet and headed towards the door, which made Twilight stare at her like she had just become some sort of monster. After a few seconds Twilight was kindly reminded by her brain that this was Pinkie she was looking at, so something like this wasn't all that strange for her. When Twilight trotted after Pinkie she saw her happily chowing down on the eggs that Spike had prepared for everypony.

"Looks like Pinkie is doing well" Spike said, giving an innocent smile to Twilight as he walked past so he could go and use the bathroom. Twilight sighed and sat down next to Pinkie, carefully watching as she ate what must have been an entire carton of eggs. Pinkie seemed to notice Twilight looking at her, which prompted her to look at the clock.

"Oh, I was almost late!" Pinkie shouted as she got up from the table, running out of the library as fast as she could. Twilight looked around in confusion for a moment before running after her, wanting to make sure Pinkie wasn't going to get herself hurt. When she finally caught up she found Pinkie standing in front of Sugar Cube Corner, which was still in the process of being rebuilt. Looking at the progress, it was coming along well, but it would still be at least a month before Pinkie and the twins could move back in, but it was enough to make Pinkie smile bigger than she had since the accident.

"Soon I'll be back in there, working to honor the Cakes" Pinkie said cheerfully, which confused Twilight.

"Pinkie, weren't you scared of letting them down just a few days ago?" Twilight asked, putting a hoof on Pinkie's shoulder to comfort her. Pinkie looked over at her innocently, seeming to not know why Twilight was asking that.

"I was, but after I told you I started to think about it, and I realized, that they trusted me to do this for them" Pinkie said, her voice adding a deeper meaning to her words. Twilight looked over at the bakery for a moment before an idea popped into her head. Looking around Twilight found exactly what she needed, a block of wood and a chisel. Using her magic she went to work, chiseling away at the pieces of wood until the only there was a pile of wood scraps at her hooves. Pinkie tried to look at what Twilight had created, and saw that she had carved the shapes of Mr and Mrs Cake's cutie marks into the wood. She quickly turned and plastered the pieces of wood onto the wall above the front door, so that everypony could see it.

"What are those for?" Pinkie asked as she looked at the two plagues.

"So everyone knows what you're working so hard for" Twilight said with a smile on her face. Pinkie didn't quite know what to say, so she opted to hug Twilight instead, crushing her in the process. Twilight patted Pinkie on the back so she would let go, and the two of them simply stared at the plagues together, both of them smiling at the sentiment behind them.

"Come on, let's go home, I'm sure Spike is begging for us to come home so we can save him from the twins by now" Twilight said as she turned around, being followed closely by Pinkie. Meanwhile at the library...

"WHERE ARE TWILIGHT AND PINKIE?!" Spike cried as he struggled to get off the wall, being held back by Pumpkin's magic while Pound threw his toys at Spike, attempting to stick them in the spaces between his limbs.