Chapter 21: A Friend in Deed
High up in the top floor of Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie's living space was located, the pink Earth Pony was putting on some workout clothing along with some dancing music..
"Let's do this!" said Pinkie confidently as she put on some blue and yellow striped exercise fore-hoof bands, some yellow leg warmers on her hind legs, a blue headband as well as a yellow aerobics tank and blue shorts. She also clipped on a teal belt around her waist.
She looked like she was about to do a 1980s workout session.
(Scene changes)
Pinkie wiggling her tongue back and forth while jogging in place. She then made a wide smile before opening her mouth wide to wiggle her tongue some more.
"Happy, Sad! Happy, Sad! Happy, Sad!" Pinkie repeated as she waved a fore-hoof over her face as she changed facial expressions.
"Open, shut, open, shut, open, shut, open, shut," Pinkie repeated as she looked in the mirror and blinked her eyes open and closed a few times.
"Yep, yep-yep-yep-yep-yep-yep." Pinkie said she raised her forelegs in the air and waved them from her right to left.
"Nope, nope-nope-nope-nope-nope-nope." Pinkie chanted as she raised her fore-legs in the air from left to right.
Pinkie is now sweating heavily as she grabbed something in front of her.
"Oooweooo, oooweooo, oooweooo, oooweooo, oooweooweooweoo!" Pinkie chanted as the former moved the object up and down.
It turns out that it was one of the cribs belonging to the cake twins. She then gave them a playful raspberry before she panted from exhaustion. Pumpkin and Pound Cake just gave her annoyed looks before looking at each other as Pumpkin pouted.
Pinkie wiped her head and sat down. She didn't notice until too late that she had sat on some leftover jacks. Once her flank was poked, she jumped high into the air, got spun around by the ceiling fan, and then rocketed toward a corner of the room.
She was sent tumbling into the large collection of stuffed toys. One toy landed on her head. Pumpkin babbled happily to her brother as he smiled and wrapped his fore-hooves over his head as the two began to laugh and smile.
"Nailed it!" Pinkie chanted with a hoof pump.
*Main theme*
It was early sunrise the next morning as the rooster crowed to welcome the start of another beautiful day in Ponyville. A familiar cow was making her way toward Sugarcube Corner when Pinkie poked her head outside of the entrance door.
"Morning, DaisyJo." said Pinkie. "You here to pick up some cookies to go with your milk?"
"Oh ya, Pinkie, don'tcha know?" said DaisyJo. Pinkie hopped into the cow's back as DaisyJo shifted her body to make Pinkie bounce off behind the cow.
"Well, Mrs. Cake just baked a fresh batch of your favorite oatmeal." Pinkie told her.
"Moo, sounds delightful," said DaisyJo excitedly as she headed inside.
Pinkie was trotting happily down the streets of Ponyville.
"Oh Rose," said Pinkie as she stopped by the said pony's flower stand, "your Calla lilies look even better than last year! I bet you'll take first prize at the flower show again."
"Thanks, Pinkie!" said Roseluck cheerfully, "Would you like one?"
"Absolutely!" said Pinkie.
Rose then plucked off the flower of a Calla lilie and tossed it towards Pinkie, who caught it with her mouth and munched away. Pinkie was the first to swallow her lily when she noticed an elderly pony walking by wearing a large bow tie.
"Looking fit as a fiddle, Mr. Waddle, and you're wearing my favorite tie!" said Pinkie.
"Aw, shucks, Miss Pinkie, you flatterer you." Mr. Waddle said with blushed cheeks.
Pinkie continued on her way until a familiar maroon pony approached.
"Well, happy birthday, Cheerilee." Said Pinkie.
"Thank you, Pinkie." said Cheerilee.
Pinkie continued on their way.
"Happy day-after-your birthday, Zecora," said Pinkie to the zebra.
"What a lovely hi, Miss Pinkie Pie!" Zecora replied.
"And Miss Matilda, happy birthday to you." Pinkie told the female donkey, who suddenly gave her a puzzled look.
"In one hundred and thirty two days!" Pinkie finished.
"Pinkie Pie!" said Matilda, impressed. "How do you remember everything about everypony?"
"'Cause everypony's my friend," Pinkie answered, "and I love to see my friends smile." Pinkie could feel a song coming up.
[Pinkie Pie - She walked down the street with a bounce to her step. As she sang, Pinkie said hello to various ponies walking by. Then she saw a pony sitting on a lounge chair as she tilted the tree away so the sitting pony was no longer under a dark shadow, making the pony smile at her.]
My name is Pinkie Pie (Hello!)
And I am here to say (How ya doin'?)
I'm gonna make you smile and I will brighten up your day
It doesn't matter now (What's up?)
If you are sad or blue (Howdy)
'Cause cheering up my friends is just what Pinkie's here to do
[Pinkie Pie - She walked over to some fillies looking very glum, stood in between them and pulled them with her. As she tossed them into the air, they landed on her back and then slid the slope next to some stairs, making the fillies cheer happily. Pinkie jumped in the air and landed in some hay stacks inside of a wagon that was being pulled by Big Mac. He quickly galloped off to give them all ride. Ponies saw them ride by with smiles on their faces. Pinkie then looked back and found the two fillies smiling widely at her. Then she hopped out of the wagon, leaving the fillies to enjoy their ride.]
'Cause I love to make you smile, smile, smile
yes I do
It fills my heart with sunshine all the while
Yes it does
'Cause all I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of mine
[Pinkie Pie - a silhouette appeared next to Pinkie she continued to walk about. Pinkie then went to jump rope with some fillies, then Scootaloo began to jump with her, followed by Dinky, then two other fillies joined in as they were all jumping rope together with the rope somehow turning all on its own. Two more fillies gave Pinkie a hoof-bump.]
I like to see you grinning (Awesome!)
I love to see you beam (Rock on!)
The corners of your mouth turned up is always Pinkie's dream (Hoof bump!)
[Pinkie Pie - Apple Bloom sat alone in the distance with a spare jump rope next to her, looking rather glum. Pinkie ran over to her as she sang and gave the yellow filly a concerned look. Apple Bloom continued to look at the ground until Pinkie scooped her up from below and used the single jump rope as Apple Bloom just enjoyed a ride on the pink pony's head. The others just watched happily.]
But if you're kind of worried
And your face has made a frown
I'll work real hard and do my best to turn that sad frown upside down
[Pinkie Pie - She returned to town with six ponies following her with smiles on their faces. She then saw Applejack trying to paint the barn and looking glum. She arrived as Applejack showed her the wall that needed painting. Pinkie then pondered before she grabbed a brush and together, they painted the barn wall with a picture of Pinkie's head with a yellow sun surrounded by hearts. Applejack smiled in approval for their job.]
'Cause I love to make you grin, grin, grin
Yes I do
Bust it out from ear to ear let it begin
Just give me a joyful grin, grin, grin
And you fill me with good cheer
[Pinkie Pie - The view darkens as Pinkie walked about looking rather sad as she sat alone in a forest area. Even her coat is a darker shade of pink. She then looked up to see...herself, standing on the roof of a house. Except this Pinkie was smiling and her coat was a bright shade of pink. The happy Pinkie pulled up the sad Pinkie, making her smile and brightening the color of her coat. She lifted her fore-hooves in the air as she continued to sing, followed by a raised hoof-pump that made the other ponies appear around her.]
It's true some days are dark and lonely
And maybe you feel sad
But Pinkie will be there to show you that it isn't that bad.
There's one thing that makes me happy make my whole life worthwhile
And that's when I talk to my friends and get them to smile
[Pinkie Pie - She leaned to the left toward some smiling ponies and then leaned to the right. Then a crowd of the ponies followed her from behind. Pinkie then hopped from rooftop to rooftop with several ponies doing the same. Pinkie then reappeared around the hopping ponies before heading back to the ground. As she walked along, a mother and her child smiled when they see her, including Mayor Mare and her assistants. She then appeared in the foreground.]
I really am so happy
Your smile fills me with glee
I give a smile I get a smile
And that's so special to me
[Pinkie Pie - Then Applejack scooped her up as the rest of her friends appeared below her. She continued to sing as her six best friends paraded her down the street as confetti filled the air. Those watching the parade soon followed her from behind.]
'Cause I love to see you beam, beam, beam
Yes I do
Tell me what more can I say
To make you see
That I do
It makes me happy when you beam, beam, beam
Yes it always makes my day
[Pinkie Pie]
Come on everypony smile, smile, smile
Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
All I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of mine
[Choir and Pinkie Pie - Some ponies were popping out of the windows as they sang. Pinkie jumped into the air and stood on her hind legs as the rest of the ponies did the same behind her, linking fore-hooves as they stood up. They also began to sway from side to side.]
Come on everypony smile, smile, smile
Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
All I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of mine
[Pinkie Pie - She sang a solo as the choir continued to sing and sway.]
Yes the perfect gift for me
Is a smile as wide as a mile
To make me happy as can be
[Choir -sang as Pinkie sang her solo]
Come on everypony smile, smile, smile
Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
All I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of
[Choir and Pinkie Pie - top view of Pinkie twirling on her hind legs as a ring of linked ponies danced around her.]
Smile, smile, smile, smile, smile
[Pinkie Pie - finished her song with smile.]
Come on and smile
Come on and smile
As Pinkie finished her song, she found herself face to face with a brown donkey pulling his wagon into town. The donkey just glared as Pinkie inspected him.
"I've never seen you before." Said Pinkie.
"Kid, you're smarter than you look." The donkey remarked as he started to walk away.
"Thanks!" Pinkie answered, clueless to the fact he was being sarcastic. "What's your name?" The donkey said nothing and just kept moving forward as Pinkie headed toward the back of his wagon.
""Property of C.D.D."," Pinkie read aloud, "I'm guessing that last "D" is in Donkey."
"Quick as a whip, kid," the donkey remarked in his sarcastic tone.
"Now, how 'bout that "C"?" Pinkie pondered to herself. "Hmm...Calvin? Calhoun? Caleb? Carl? Carmine? Carlo? Charlie? Chester? Chico? Claudio? Cletus? Clifford? Coraline? Cornelius? Cortez? Crank? Christopher-?"
As Pinkie made her name guesses, she began poking her head around the donkey, making him more and more annoyed until he couldn't take it any longer.
"Cranky!" The donkey snapped. "It's Cranky, alright?!" Pinkie stood in front of him.
"And your middle name?" Pinkie asked.
"Doodle" he muttered so discreetly that nopony could understand him.
"I'm sorry?" Pinkie remarked, hoping he would repeat himself.
"Doodle," Cranky said very quickly.
"One more time...!" Pinkie requested since she still couldn't hear the name properly as she raised a fore-hoof to her ear.
"Doodle," Cranky said a third time, nice and clear with a heavy sigh. Pinkie gasped excitedly.
"So you're a Cranky Doodle Donkey?" said Pinkie. Once again, she began to sing.
[Pinkie Pie - bounced about as she sang, got into his face, and then wrapped a fore-hoof around his neck.]
You're a Cranky Doodle Donkey guy
A Cranky Doodle Donkey
I never met you but you're my new friend
and I'm your best friend Pinkie Pie!
Cranky just gave Pinkie a glare.
"C'mon now, Doodle, give me a smile!" Said Pinkie as she pushed the corners of his lips upward to make him smile.
It wasn't a second later that his smile went back into its frown, but his lips were stretched out, making him look even more annoyed. Pinkie looked disappointed at his lack of smiling.
"Nopony calls me Doodle!" Cranky snapped angrily, making the pink pony lean away nervously.
He then stomped off as Pinkie quietly watched him walk away.
"What just happened?" said Pinkie when suddenly a felt diorama appeared with felt cut outs of Pinkie and Cranky, "Meet somepony new, check. Introduce myself, check. Sing random song outta nowhere, check. Become instant best friends...uncheck."
As she mentioned each item, each checked item had a green felt check cutout placed over it, except for the last item, which had a red X placed on it.
"I don't get it." Pinkie continued. "How can somepony not become instant best friends with me? Was it something I said? Was it something I sang?"
She tried to think before she recomposed herself with a determined look.
"This is no time for the blame game, Pinkie!" The pink pony told herself and grabbed a notepad and used her fore-hoof to write. "There's somepony new in town, and you need to win him over! Try everything you can to make Cranky smile and be your friend...Check!"
(Scene changes)
Cranky just quietly made his way down the street when Pinkie was watching him from the side of a nearby house.
"Alright, Pinkie." The pink pony told herself. "If you're gonna win Cranky's friendship, you're gonna have to bring your A game."
She then cupped one fore-hoof into the other to emphasize her determination.
"Let's do this," Pinkie told herself as she zoomed ahead of Cranky and then bounced backwards so they were walking side by side.
"Howdy-doody, Cranky Doodle," said Pinkie cheerfully but he keep moving forward and ignored her. She quickly recovered and got in front of him walking backwards since he wasn't going to stop moving for her, "So, uh, are you moving to Ponyville, Cranky?"
"What gave you the hint there, kid?" said Cranky irritably, "The cart full of stuff, maybe?"
"Well, I'd be happy to show you around," said Pinkie as wrapped a fore-hoof around him and gestured at the surrounding area, "It's the least a new friend can do."
"Listen, kid." Said Cranky sternly. "I traveled around Equestria my entire life. I've made many friends. I don't need any more."
"Gosh! I could never have too many friends." Pinkie remarked as two ponies passed her and she waved hello.
"Well, why don't you go and make some more?" said Cranky.
"But I don't need to go when I can stay and make friends...with you," said Pinkie as she tied his ears into a bow, but his ears unwrap themselves right away.
"Look, kid, y-" Cranky tried to speak, but was cut off.
"Oh, Cranky, you can call me Pinkie," she told the donkey, "All my friends do."
"Look, kid," said Cranky. "I came to Ponyville for some peace and quiet and privacy, to be alone with my memories. All I want is to get to my new home and unpack my stuff."
Cranky didn't waste time getting into her face, making Pinkie bounce back a bit. But as he was talking, Pinkie headed over to his cart and hopped inside and started rummaging through his things.
"Ooh, what does this bauble do?" Pinkie asked curiously.
"Don't touch that!" Cranky snapped.
"Ooooooh, what's this?" Pinkie as she grabbed an object that looked very similar to a court jester's stick and spun it about on top of her fore-hoof, making it fly away like a helicopter.
"Please don't." Cranky begged.
"Oooh, look at those!" Pinkie commented as she held up a wind chime and brushes a fore-hoof against it to make it produce its musical chime and giggled, "Eeeheeeheee!"
"Pinkie!" Cranky snapped as he swatted the wind chime out of Pinkie's fore-hoof, "Keep your hooves off my wagon!"
"Okay, Cranky," said Pinkie sadly as she turned to walk away, but then got an idea and dashed away.
Cranky just snarled and kept moving. Pinkie bringing over a small wagon over to Cranky.
"I promised not to touch your wagon, so I brought my own!" said Pinkie excitedly, "I use it to welcome folks!"
"Who'd'a guessed?" Cranky remarked sarcastically.
"Maybe we can be wagon buddies!" Pinkie proposed, but Cranky just turned away and kept moving.
"Well, you gotta at least let me give you the special welcome that comes with it..." said Pinkie sadly.
Cranky stopped and turned around as Pinkie gave him the sad eyes and puppy dog whimper. Cranky gave an irritated sigh and eye roll.
"Let's get this over with," Cranky groaned.
"That's the spirit," said Pinkie and wasted no time pulling the donkey right out of his harness.
She then pushed him over to her wagon and pressed a button to make the top open. Inside were some flags, trumpets, some cannons, and an oven.
Pinkie began to sing for the third time this episode.
[Pinkie Pie - she bounced about and danced on her hind legs for him. Then put a party hat on his head and then blew a trumpet by sticking it through both of his ears (ouch). She then danced back to her wagon and posed.]
Welcome, welcome, welcome
A fine welcome to you
Welcome, welcome, welcome
I say how do you do?
Welcome, welcome, welcome
I say hip hip hurray
Welcome, welcome, welcome
To Ponyville today
"Wait for it," Pinkie said slowly. It was then some confetti blasted out of the oven into Cranky's face and the cannons shot out two glops of cake batter.
"Noooo!" Cranky groaned as the cake batter covered both of them.
"Oh, silly me," said Pinkie with a giggle as her eyes popped out of the cake batter, "I must've put the confetti in the oven and the cake in the confetti cannons! Again!"
Pinkie giggled to herself as she pulled herself out of the cake batter so quickly that the batter retained the shape of a pony. Pinkie then gobbled it up in one bite.
"Mmm, still delicious!" said Pinkie, "Try some, Cranky, it's sure to make you smile."
Cranky wasn't really paying much attention. He seemed to be trying to look for something but couldn't see because of the cake batter on his eyes.
"Oh, where is it, where is it?" said Cranky frantically.
"Where's what?" Pinkie asked and then saw something black near her tail and yelped, "Spider! Big hairy Spider!"
Pinkie shook the object off and began to stomp on it constantly with her hooves.
Cranky finally managed to get the cake batter off his face and saw what Pinkie was doing.
"Stop, stop, stop!" Cranky shouted as Pinkie stopped stomping and looked at Cranky. She then took a good look at what she had been stomping.
"Oh. Was that your wig?" She asked as she held the remains of the toupe in her fore-hoof, which had been destroyed.
Cranky growled at her angrily.
"I can fix this, I can fix this!" said Pinkie quickly and rushed away.
Pinkie quickly climbed a flagpole and then pulled out a mega phone.
"Hey everypony! Does anypony have a toupee?" said Pinkie though her mega phone. The other ponies listening just looked rather puzzled.
"Huh? Toupee?" some of the ponies said to each other.
"This donkey is really, really bald!" Pinkie said loudly as she pointed at Cranky.
The other ponies laughed as Cranky looked very embarassed as he covered his head with his fore-hooves. Pinkie looked as clueless as ever.
"What's so funny?" said Pinkie through her mega phone, "This is serious business, everypony! Cranky needs a new wig to cover his hairless head!"
"I have had enough!" Cranky snapped, dug out a small little flower and some dirt, plopped it on top of his head, and walked away to his wagon.
"Oh, you're losing him Pinkie," She told herself, "Wait, Cranky. Please, let me make it up to you!"
"No!" Cranky snapped angrily.
"Please! Oh, please, please, please..." Pinkie said over and over as she pushed Cranky towards the Ponyville Spa.
(Scene changes)
It wasn't long before Cranky found himself inside the lobby of the Ponyville Spa where the receptionist was filing her fore-hoof.
"Ladies, this is a spa emergency," Pinkie announced, "Cranky needs help! STAT!"
The two spa ponies, Aloe and Lotus Blossom, smiled as Pinkie handed them the fee for a full spa treatment, and dragged Cranky away as Pinkie waved him goodbye for now. The spa ponies wasted no time giving him a head wash, then placed a towel on his head as they dumped water onto some hot coals to activate the sauna.
Then they gave him both a back message and fore-hoof filing. Once they were finished, Cranky walked out of the spa and groaned as his coat shined like a sparkling gem. He had barely taken a few steps when a certain pink pony.
"Hi, Cranky," said Pinkie, "I have a gift for you!" Pinkie showed him a wrapped package to him.
"The spa treatment was gift enough," Cranky replied as he pushed the package away and started to leave.
"It's not going to explode or anything, promise," said Pinkie, "Just open it!"
Cranky conceded and opened the package. His eyes blinked at what was inside.
"It's a new toupee." Said Pinkie as she set a tuff of now golden yellow hair onto his head. "I had my friend Rarity make it. She calls it the "dreamboat special"."
Cranky looked rather bored but then adjusted the new toupee on his head as Pinkie just smiled excitedly.
"This is wonderful." Said Cranky in a tone that was actually genuine, "Thanks, kid."
Pinkie began to bounce on her hooves, hoping for a smile, but Cranky didn't smile and just turned away. Pinkie just sat down in disappointment.
"He's starting to warm up, but still no smile." Pinkie pondered as she rubbed her chin with a fore-hoof, "Hmmm."
(Scene changes)
It wasn't long before Pinkie reached a small cottage on the outskirts of town. Cranky was busy unloading his cart when a certain pink pony came bouncing over to him.
"Hey!" said Pinkie loudly, startling the donkey and almost making him drop his music player, "Whatcha doing there ol' buddy ol' pal?"
"What's it look like?" Cranky remarked with his usual sarcasm.
"Looks like a yard sale," said Pinkie, popping out of the music player horn as she grabbed a snow globe and shook it to make it jingle, "I'll give you two bits for this."
"I'm not selling, kid," Cranky snapped as he pushed his music player with his head, "I'm unpacking."
Pinkie jumped out of the music player horn.
"Well, why didn't you say so?" Pinkie remarked.
"I thought I had," Cranky retorted before making his way inside and setting the music player on a table.
"This is so pretty!" said Pinkie as she balanced the snow globe on her nose, "Where'd you get it?" Cranky looked at Pinkie nervously.
"Manehatten," said Cranky sternly, "Now put it down, gently."
Pinkie wasted no time setting the snow globe down by the fireplace.
"Really? What were you doin' there?" Pinkie asked.
"Trying to find a friend," said Cranky as he walked away.
"Oooh, I'm always trying to find friends, and today I found you," said Pinkie as she did a high jump, a flip, and then landed softly to sit down, "See how good am at it?"
"This was a special friend." Said Cranky.
"Like me?" Pinkie answered with a bright smile and batting her eyelashes at him.
"No, you're extra special, kid." Said Cranky in his sarcastic tone.
"Yes, I'm in." said Pinkie, giving herself a hoof pump.
Cranky grabbed an old camera and Pinkie rushed over to some other boxes.
"Woow, where in Equestria did you get this, Cranky?" Pinkie asked as she found a red ornament.
"Fillydelphia," Cranky answered with a glare as Pinkie hung the ornament from the front of her mane.
"It's awfully pretty," said Pinkie.
"Yes, she was," said Cranky softly with a hint of sadness in her tone.
"Huh?" said Pinkie puzzled.
"I mean, it was-I mean it is," Cranky suttered before shaking his head and sternly snapped at Pinkie, "Yes, it's pretty. Now put it down!"
Pinkie felt a little intimidated as she gently set the ornament down on a nearby table and Cranky headed outside. It was then she noticed a blue book with a pink bow on the front cover.
"I wonder where Cranky got this," Pinkie said to herself as she looked through the pages of the book and then found something interesting on one page, "Huh. Will you look at that? Hey, Cranky. Can I ask you about-"
Pinkie had only take a step forward when a floorboard that wasn't nailed down properly gave way. As the end she stepped on went down, the opposite end went up, knocking the red ornament from the table. The ornament bounced off a ceiling beam, knocked off a hanging lantern, which smashed apart...right on top of the book and setting it on fire.
"Oh no!" said Pinkie with worry as Cranky came back into the house.
"What did you say-ayayayayay?" Cranky gasped frantically, "What have you done?!"
Cranky rushed over to the book as Pinkie quickly grabbed a cup that had some flower in it and dumped the contents on top of the book to put out the fire.
"There! Uh, all better?" Pinkie asked nervously.
"No, not all better, all soggy!" Cranky snapped angrily.
"I'm sorry, Cranky," said Pinky sadly.
"Oh, you're sorry!" said Cranky indignantly with an eye roll, "Well, then everything is fine!" Pinkie just looked ashamed.
"...It is?" said Pinkie, actually believing him, but this only made the donkey angrier.
"No!" Cranky yelled as he made Pinkie back out of the house, "Listen to me, kid. I will never be your friend!"
"Never, or never-ever?" Pinkie asked, squatting down a bit since Cranky had gotten into her face.
"Never, ever, ever, ever, ever!" Cranky yelled so loudly that Pinkie flinched and her mane was blown back before the donkey slammed the door shut.
Pinkie just put a fore-hoof to her neck as she looked at the shut door.
"That's four "evers"," said Pinkie, "That's like...forever." Pinkie looked sad with tears brimming from her eyes.
(Scene changes)
Pinkie had headed back into town and headed straight for the Grand Oak Library where Twilight and Rainbow were just enjoying some reading together as Chase was busy sharpening his katana swords. Pinkie had wasted no time telling them what had happened.
"I just can't believe it," said Pinkie sadly, "Cranky said he would never forever be my friend. It was horrible." Twilight just kept reading her book, but was still listening to Pinkie talk.
"I know this is hard for you, Pinkie." Said Twilight sympathetically, "Seeing that your friends are with everypony, but you just have to accept that Cranky is gonna be the exception. He just...doesn't want to be bothered."
"Yeah, he doesn't want to be bothered with your over-the-top super-hyper antics." said Rainbow as she sat on the floor reading another Daring Do book. Rainbow couldn't resist making her eyes roll about with her remark.
"Rainbow!" Twilight scolded.
"Pinkie might be a bit hyper and overwhelming at times, but she's still a friend worth having!" said Chase sternly.
"No, no, it's okay, Twilight and Chase." said Pinkie, "I get what you're saying. What all three of you are saying. And I guess...I can leave Cranky alone..." Pinkie closed her eyes sadly as Twilight nodded in agreement, but then Pinkie got a determined look on her face, "...Right after he accepts my apology!"
Twilight blinked and face planted her book as Pinkie got up to leave.
Chase stopped sharpening his katana swords and zoomed in front of her.
"Are you thick in the head?!" Chase remarked angrily. "What part of "leave Cranky alone" do you not understand here?"
"Move it, Chase!" Pinkie said sternly. I know what I'm doing!"
"No you don't!" Chase protested.
"Yes I do!" Pinkie argued, "I'm going to get Cranky to accept my apology one way or another!"
"Pinkie, why can't you just back off?" Chase retorted angrily. "You can't force ponies to like you and be your friend!"
"This isn't about him liking me, or being my friend!" Pinkie snapped, "This is about helping him smile! I got my cutie mark in making people smile, Chase! Even you could tell something is making him feel sad and I just might know what that is!"
"Well he's made it clear he doesn't want your help!" Chase shot back.
Pinkie gave a horse snort. Twilight and Rainbow just watched the two friends argue with interest. Twilight was even standing up in case she had to intervene.
"Why can't you just trust me?" Pinkie replied. Chase let out a deep breath.
"Because I never fall for any traps you throw at me." Chase answered. "Your pinkie sense was also one thing I needed to have a word with you."
"That was different!" Pinkie protested, "I didn't know what I was doing!"
"She finally admits it," Rainbow remarked, earning glares from all three ponies.
"Making people smile is my specialty, Chase." said Pinkie angrily, "I won't rest until I help Cranky smile, or at least have him accept my apology."
"And what if he refuses?" said Chase.
"He won't," said Pinkie, narrowing her eyes at him.
Then she was pinned to the ground by Chase with a yelp as he stood over her sternly.
"Listen carefully, Pinkie." Chase said in a low tone as Pinkie became frightened along with loosing her determination. "I don't care how determined you are, but know this: stop getting into other ponies privacy. Because if you make Cranky mad one more time, you'll never throw another party for a month."
Pinkie gulped in fear before Chase backed away from her as she stood up before giving him a pleading look.
"Please, Chase." Pinkie begged. "I promise not to try and get on his nerves again. But you have to believe in me that I can do it the simple way. Please?"
Chase glared at her for a moment before he noticed Pinkie's eyes began to water. He then sighed.
"Okay, fine." Chase finally said. "But don't screw this up."
Pinkie nodded in reply before she eft the library as Chase just huffed and turned to face the others.
"That pony is setting herself up for a big fall." Chase said sternly.
"You got that right, big bro." said Rainbow in agreement when Chase turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Twilight asked inquisitively.
"Somepony has to be there to pick up the pieces if Cranky leaves Pinkie heartbroken." Chase pointed out.
"Chase, Pinkie needs to learn that she needs to leave Cranky alone." said Twilight. "Sometimes, we have to learn lessons the hard way."
"Exactly," said Rainbow. "Pinkie's a tough cookie. She'll get over it." Chase then glared.
"Do you really want to risk the return of Creepytown or Pinkamena?" Chase asked as Rainbow's eyes shrunk.
"Well don't just stand there looking handsome!" Rainbow retorted. "Go help Pinkie Pie!"
Chase blinked before he nodded and left the library. Twilight glared at the blue Pegasus.
"Handsome?" She asked, jealously.
"Heh, sorry," said Rainbow, "Besides, Twilight, he loves you anyway."
"Good, cause he's mine!" Twilight muttered under her breath.
"Huh?"
"Nothing!" Twilight retorted and went back to her reading. Rainbow just smirked. She had heard Twilight's remark loud and clear.
"Glad to see you're finally getting feelings for him." said Rainbow. Twilight kept reading, blushed, and said nothing.
(Scene changes)
It wasn't long after Pinkie had left the Library that she had arrived back at Cranky's cottage. Poor Cranky was fighting not to cry as he found that his book was literally damaged beyond repair. It was then Pinkie peeked inside by standing on the top half of his front door.
"Cranky!" said Pinkie.
Cranky gasped when he saw the pink pony.
"No! No! Leave me alone!" said Cranky as he took off, making his door flip over with Pinkie standing on it upside down.
Cranky was now sprinting as Pinkie casually bounced along side of him.
"Wait! I understand that you don't want me as a friend!" Pinkie told him.
"No, I don't!" said Cranky, not slowing down at all as they ran through town.
"So I just wanted to say "I'm sorry"," said Pinkie.
"Fine! You said it!" Cranky snapped.
"But do you accept my apology?" Pinkie asked.
"No!" Cranky shouted as he ran through some apple trees.
"Oh, Cranky! Please accept my apology! Please!" Pinkie protested as she poked out of one apple tree to the next and then stood in front of him.
"No!" Cranky shouted as he took off at high speed.
On a rooftop of a house, Chase watched everything before he noticed Pinkie still gaining on Cranky. He narrowed his eyes before he jumped into an alley to try and follow them.
Meanwhile, Cranky had made his way to the top of a snowy peak. Before the donkey could recover, Pinkie poked out of the snow underneath him.
"But I'm really, really, really..." Pinkie didn't finish as Cranky gasped and ran down the hill and under a stone bridge. As Cranky tried to catch his breath, a brick came out of the bridge wall and two blue eyes looked at him.
"...really, really..." Pinkie continued as Cranky gasped again and took off, the sound of engines revving up as he ran off toward the backside of an apple tree. Cranky breathed a sigh of relief.
"...really, really..." Pinkie chanted, wearing a beaver suit, as Cranky took off once more and hid under a statue of Princess Celestia.
"Really, really, really," Pinkie repeated, now standing above him, as Cranky took off again. A map could be seen as Cranky ran everywhere he could go, but no matter where he went, Pinkie was there, saying "really, really, really..."
Over and over again, forcing Cranky to run again and again. Finally, Cranky made a mad dash for his house. Cranky rushed inside his house. He quickly boarded and locked up his front door tightly. Cranky then slumped to the floor in exhaustion. He then heard some loud thumps from the front, making his eyes widen with fear, but then the thumping stopped.
"Really, really, really...sorry!" Pinkie shouted as she poked her head inside from the chimney, making the donkey jump. Cranky slammed a metal door over the fireplace opening and locked it up. Pinkie then peeked inside of the keyhole, somehow managing to stick her big eyeball through it.
"Cranky, please, please accept my apology!" Pinkie pleaded, "I'd do anything to make it up to you!"
"But there's nothing you can do!" Cranky snapped, "You ruined my book! You destroyed all I have to remember her by!"
"Her? Her who?" said Pinkie as she pulled her eyes out of the keyhole, "The special friend?"
"Go away, Pinkie!" Cranky yelled as Pinkie flinched and turned sadly away.
Chase approached her.
"Now will you leave him alone?" Chase asked.
Pinkie just said nothing until she got another idea and tried to take off, but was then pinned to the ground as Chase used his magic to hold onto her tail.
"Pinkie, just...stop it!" Chase pleaded sternly. "You're only hurting yourself!"
Pinkie glared before she let out a long sigh.
"This is my last idea." said Pinkie calmly, "If it doesn't work, then I'll give up. Pinkie Promise."
"Pinkie..." Chase sighed in exasperation.
"Chase, this isn't about the apology anymore." said Pinkie, "I know what Cranky needs to smile. Please...I know I haven't given you a reason to do so today, but please...can you just...trust me?"
Chase just sighed deeply.
"Everything inside of me is screaming to say no," Chase said calmly, "So I must be out of my mind because I'm going to trust you." Pinkie smiled and gave him a hug before they took off together.
(Scene changes)
Back inside, Cranky just sighed. He hadn't been listening to their conversation and was hoping Pinkie had left for good as he removed his toupee and examined it. He then jumped when somepony knocked on his door.
"Cranky, it's me again." said Pinkie, her voice muffled by the front door. "I understand that you don't want to be my friend or accept my apology. Before I leave you alone forever, I have something to at least try to make up for ruining your book."
"No, I don't want it, kid!" Cranky yelled, gritting his teeth. "Anything you would give me is sure to lead to some sort of disaster!"
"Goodness," said another female voice, "You really are cranky."
Cranky gave a shocked whimper as he quickly unlocked his door. There before him was Matilda, the female donkey Pinkie had spoken to earlier that day. Pinkie tried to block his view with her head, but Cranky quickly shoved her out of the way when he got a good look at the female donkey, who just smiled at him as some butterflies floated around her.
"It can't be..." Cranky exclaimed as he quickly put his toupee back on. "Is it really you?"
"It can, and it is." Matilda answered as Cranky walked out of his house.
"Matilda!" He exclaimed, "But how?"
"Pinkie," Matilda answered. The pink pony smiled and waved at him. Chase just smiled as he stood nearby.
"But...I never told you about her!" Cranky protested.
"You didn't have to." said Pinkie, "I put two and two and two together and it added up to Matilda." Pinkie somehow managed to make six pink hooves appear in sets of two before pointing at the female donkey.
"What?" said Cranky puzzled.
"Well, when you were talking about your souvenirs, you said something about trying to find a special friend! And y'know, I wasn't just born yesterday. Nuh-uh! My birthday isn't for another seventy-five days!" Pinkie explained as she walked over to Matilda and gave him a wink.
"Huh?" Cranky replied in confusion.
"And then," Pinkie continued, "in your scrapbook, there was a flower, an old ticket, and a menu from the Grand Galloping Gala! And I knew I recognized all those things."
"But how could you have ever seen them all before?" Cranky asked.
"Because I also have them in my scrapbook." said Matilda as she presented a pink book with a blue ribbon on it.
"And I'd seen them in Matilda's book!" said Pinkie pointing at her book.
"Oh Matilda," said Cranky as he walked over to her and she opened her book, "That night we met at the Gala was the most magical moment of my life."
The scene then changed to black and white featuring some old time style music in the background. A younger Cranky and Matilda could be seen at the Gala. Matilda gave Cranky a kiss, making the male donkey giddy and happy before they began to talk and look at each other lovingly.
"I couldn't wait to see you again," said Cranky as his younger self went to visit younger Matilda's guest room, "But when I came to your room the next day, you were gone." Younger Cranky looked sad and left.
"Didn't you get my note?" Matilda asked as Younger Cranky closed the door and behind it was a piece of paper attached the door, which later floated off.
"No, I never got it." Said Cranky, "Ever since that day I've gone from town to town to town, searching all of Equestria for you..."
Younger Cranky is seen visiting several different times. As time passes he becomes less optimistic, older, and his hair starts to recede until eventually he was wearing the toupee Pinkie had destroyed before and looking glum.
"...Until I finally gave up, I came to Ponyville to retire my search." Said Cranky as the view returned to the present, Pinkie and Chase were just sitting a short distance away listening to his story.
"I was living in Ponyville the whole time," said Matilda, "I always hoped that some day you would come and find me...Doodle." Pinkie blinked as she rubbed her fore-hooves together and zipped over to her.
"Uh, Matilda." Said Pinkie nervously. "Nopony calls him Doodle."
"Nopony...but Matilda." said Cranky, "Mmm."
Cranky and Matilda nuzzled each other's noses as Pinkie smiled excitedly. Even Chase couldn't help but awe at the cute gesture.
"Oh, Doodle." said Matilda, "I'm so happy to see you again."
She then gave Cranky a kiss. Cranky blinked in surprise and began to bray for a bit. Pinkie grew more excited as Chase just watched with interest. Then Cranky gave one of the brightest smiles the two ponies have ever seen. Pinkie gasped happily as she felt happy tears in the corners of her eyes as Chase held her close with a smile of his own. They were also standing on their hind legs together.
"So does this mean that you accept my apology?" Pinkie asked hopefully as Chase let go.
"Yes, Pinkie, I accept your apology," said Cranky with a genuine tone, "and I am honored to call you my friend."
Those words made Pinkie's day as she smiled widely and her body began to tremble. Chase backed away a bit before sitting down on the grass.
"Happiness overload in 3...2...1..." said Chase when Pinkie rocketed into the air and exploded like a firework in the evening sky,
"Woo-hoo! This is fantastic!" said Pinkie as she jumped around and started talking and bouncing about like a pony who had way too much sugar, aka Pinkie being her normal self, "ooh, now we can hang out together and chat and sing songs and..." Pinkie gasped, "...party! Oh, I have to throw you guys a big party. It'll be called "Welcome to Ponyville/I Found My Lost Love/I'm BFFs with Pinkie Pie" party..." Then Pinkie noticed that the two donkeys are not paying attention to her and she quickly settled down, "...Or maybe something less over-the-top and not so super-hyper."
SLAP!
"OWW!" Pinkie yelped in pain as she rubbed her now sore head as Chase gave her a stern glare.
"Pinkie, I think you've already done enough for one day already." Chase recommended as Pinkie smiled sheepishly.
Cranky and Matilda just smiled.
"Pinkie, we're eternally grateful to you," said Cranky, "But...Matilda and I just want to spend some time together in peace and quiet."
"Oh. Um, but we're still friends?" Pinkie asked, worried Cranky had changed his mind.
"Pinkie, you went way, way, way out of your way to make me happy," said Cranky as he approached her, "Of course, we're friends."
"Great!" said Pinkie as Cranky and Matilda headed to the house. Pinkie and Chase smiled as they watched them head inside. But not long before Cranky came and approached Chase Young.
"And I know I've only met you for a few minutes, but I owe you my thanks as well for helping Pinkie find Matilda for me, Chase Young." Cranky said to Chase with a grateful smile.
Chase nodded in reply as Cranky went back inside.
"Dear Princess Celestia," Pinkie recited in a letter later that day, "There are many different kinds of friends, and many ways to express their friendship. Some friends like to run and laugh and play together. But others like to be left alone, and that's fine too. But the best thing about friendship is being able to make your friends smile."
As Pinkie recited her letter, she could be seen hoping about with other ponies on the rooftops. Then Cranky and Matilda were seen sharing a moment together inside Cranky's house alone. Pinkie and Chase just smiled as they head away from the house. Pinkie then began to sing.
[Pinkie Pie]
He had a Cranky Doodle sweetheart!
She's his cranky doodle joy!
I helped the Cranky Doodle boy, yeah!
I helped the Cranky Doodle boy!
The two donkeys were about to share a kiss when Pinkie started singing outside their window.
"Pinkie!" Cranky and Matilda said together with a glare.
"Whoops," said Pinkie sheepishly, "privacy, sorry!" She giggled sheepishly before Chase pulled her away.
Author's note: Hey guys, I wanted to apologise. I just had to correct some on chapter 1. And I did say that I'll be posting the three chapters on Saturday, but I had a lot of time to think since yesterday was Thanksgiving. Here's what I got for you.
