Chapter 2 The Aftermath

Three days after Pinkie Pie met Shadow, she had never been her usual Pinkie self, unlike Fluttershy when Pinkie Pie does not talk something is wrong and her friends can tell for the store has been close for the past three days now and the town is starting to take notice in Pinkie Pie absents. All of Pinkie Pie friends where standing outside of the cube trying to see if there was just some way they might be able to help Pinkie Pie getting rid of her cold. That was the story that had been spread throughout the town. Rainbow Dash did not seemed to care. "Look girls, Pinkie Pie is sick, every pony gets sick in their life, let's just leave Pinkie Pie alone until she gets better."

Twilight was not so sure. "I wonder if the whole family is sick, the whole business has been close for three days now Dash."

Apple Jack intervenes in the conversation. "Rainbow Dash is right Twi, every one of us had gotten sick before, I am sure that they are just fine, let's give them there space."

Pinkie Pie could hear there every conversation as she saw her friends walk away from the store. Miss. Cake walk to the main room and said, "I don't know why the whole town is saying that we are sick Miss Pie, you told us that we have a rat problem."

"We do Miss Cake, big rats, if the public sees the rats or knows about us the FDA might shut us down!"

"And we don't want that to happen." Mr. Cake came in on the conversation. "But I have not seen any kind of rats Miss Pinkie, I search this place from top to bottom and I can't find any rats that you are telling us about."

"They are there Mr. Cake, I keep seeing them at night, it's not safe for the babies, why don't you two take them on…a…vacation!"

Miss Cake looks at Mr. Cake then back at Pinkie. "It would be a good idea to get away from here, if one of those rats bit our children" She froze just trying to imagine what might happen to her kids. "I don't want to think about it, can you handle this store by yourself Miss Pinkie?"

"Easy cheesy." Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

"All right, we will be on our vacation." Mr. and Misses Cake grab the children and headed out of the door. Pinkie Pie gave them a wave goodbye with a bright smile on her face, but when Pinkie Pie closes the door she was no longer smiling. "If only I can protect myself." Pinkie said with a tear.