It was a beautiful morning in the clearing that Cheese slept in. But suddenly, a drop fell on his face. He brushed it off then another fell. He awoke and saw Opalescence staring at him, teeth bared. "Well I hope you're here to apologize!" Cheese sighed.
A yell rang through the forest and Pinkie awoke in surprise. She saw the cat pulling Cheese by his hair and yelled, "Whoa! Hey! Stop!" She cried as the cat hissed at her. "Easy! Easy!" Pinkie whispered. Opal looked confused. "Now sit." The mare said. The cat shook her head. "Sit!" Pinkie demanded. Opal did so. "Now drop Cheese…. Drop him!" She growled. The cat let go of the stallion who scampered away. "Good girl! Yes you are!" Pinkie giggled, cuddling Opal up. "What?!" Cheese gasped. "That's a bad cat!" He cried. Pinkie laughed. "No! She's just a sweetie! Isn't that right, Opal?" She said, looking at the collar. "You gotta be kidding me." Cheese muttered. Suddenly, the cat noticed him and hissed. Pinkie leapt in between them. "Look. Today's the most special, spectacular, wonder and whimsy filled day of my life, so I can't have him getting arrested, okay?" She asked. The cat hissed again. "Just for twenty four hours, then you can chase each other forever!" Pinkie assured. The cat turned away to Cheese's reluctant hoof. "It's also… My birthday." Pinkie whispered, giving a smile that came with a squee after it. Opal put out her paw and the two shook. The mare heard distant bells and pushed past them, following it. Opal shoved Cheese.
Pinkie gasped and bounced through the kingdom gates. Cheese grabbed a wanted poster and Opal scratched him. He elbowed her back when Gummy turned from Pinkie's mane and the sternness that was in his glassy eyes made them stop.
In the kingdom, Pinkie winced in pain as many ponies accidentally stepped on her mane. Cheese tried to pick some of it up then saw three little fillies, an orange pegasus, a white unicorn, and a yellow earth pony. They were braiding the yellow one's red mane when he whistled. They turned and gasped in excitement. The cutie mark crusaders giggled as they leapt to and fro, braiding her long mane. When it was finished, Pinkie Breathed a "Thank you!" Out as she twirled. Her pink mane was filled with daisies and Cheese gaped in wonder. Opal smiled.
Pinkie pulled Cheese along as she looked at all the wonders of the kingdom. She stopped in front of a mosaic of the King and Queen, their two daughters, Maud and Limestone at their sides. The king was holding a gray baby earth pony with a darker mane and violet eyes, but the Queen held a pink baby with puffy curls and bright blue eyes. Underneath it, a foal placed a blue flower at the base. "It's for the lost princess." She said to her baby brother. Pinkie squinted up at the pink foal. Then she saw a tuba player walk past her and gasped.
Cheese looked up at music that started to play and saw Pinkie Pie dancing in the kingdom square. She leapt to a young colt in the crowd and pulled him in with her. She pulled more ponies in and motioned for Cheese to come with her. He shook his head but Opal pushed him in.
The two did all sorts of things that day. They got a platter of cupcakes and Pinkie ate them in one gulp. They read, danced, Pinkie used chalk to make a huge picture of a blue balloon, the symbol of the kingdom. Cheese bought her a cloth that had the same symbol. They finally landed in each other's arms at the dance and laughed.
At the castle, three princess looked down at the celebration. "They seem to be expressing much joy through moving in planned motions." Maud said. Limestone squinted down at a pony who seemed to stick out in the group. "Marble, look, that pink one leading the dance, is it just me or does she look familiar?" The princesses younger sister nodded. "Uh huh." She whispered. The three looked at each other.
In a gondola, Pinkie and Cheese looked to the night sky. Pinkie let out a small sigh. "Are you alright?" Cheese asked. The mare shook her head. "I'm terrified. I've been dreaming about this moment for eighteen years. What if it's not all I hoped of?" She sighed. "It will be." The other said. The girl sighed. "What if it is? Then what?" He grabbed her hooves. "Then you find a new dream…"
At that moment, the king, queen and princesses lifted the lantern together. Pinkie gasped and watched. "All those days, watching from the windows, all those days, outside looking in, all that time, never even knowing just how blind I've been." Pinkie sang. "Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight. Now I'm here, suddenly I see. Standing here, it all so clear! I'm where I'm meant to be!" She continued. " And at last I see the light, and it's like the fog has lifted. And at last I see the light, and it's like the sky is new! And it's warm and real and bright. And the world has somehow shifted. All at once, everything is different now that I see you.." She whispered. She turned to Cheese who held out two lanterns. "I have something for you too." She pulled out his saddle bag. "I was just so scared… But I'm not anymore, you know what I mean?" Cheese pushed the saddle bag to her. "I'm starting to." He said. The mare smiled. "All those days, chasing down a daydream, all those years, living in a blur, all that time, never truly seeing things the way they were. Now she's here, shining in the starlight. Now she's here, suddenly I know, that when she's here, it's crystal clear, I'm where I'm meant to go!" Cheese sang, then grabbed Pinkie's hooves. "And at last I see the light!" They sang. "And it's like the fog has lifted." Cheese added. "And at last I see the light!" They vocalized. "And it's like the sky is new!" Pinkie sighed. "And it's warm and real and bright! And the world has somehow shifted… All at once, everything is different, now that I see you…" They leaned in. "Now that I… See you!" They were about to kiss when Cheese saw behind Pinkie, the flim flam brothers waving a green lantern. He pushed away suddenly. "I-is everything okay?" Pinkie gasped.
Cheese brought in the boat and grabbed Pinkie's hooves. "I just have to go take care of something. It'll be a jiffy." He said, grabbing the saddle bag. The mare looked down at it but then back at him. "Okay… Well don't be a slow poke!" She giggled nervously. Cheese walked away leaving Pinkie in the darkness. "It's okay Gummy…." She whispered.
The stallion met the brothers. "H-hey! It's been awhile, been looking everywhere for you two! I just wanted to say sorry, the crown's all yours." He threw the satchel at Flim. He turned to leave but he bumped into the other brother. "Holding out on us again, hm?" He asked. Cheese looked confused. "We heard you found something, something much more valuable than a crown. We want her instead."
