Pinkie, Twilight, and Luna were out. Twilight was reading a book on a bench and Luna was sitting next to her. Pinkie was talking about Rainbow Dash.

"Hoof-biting action overload!" Said Pinkie. "She was like a stunt superstar, flying higher and higher and then Rainbow Dash swooped down swoosh and right before she hit the ground shoom. She pulled up vrrrooommm!" Pinkie finished.

"Aha." Said Twilight clearly not interested.

"And then she looped around and around like whoo whoo!" Said Pinkie.

Then Pinkie saw Rainbow Dash flying by and decided to follow.

"Phew." Said Twilight relieved Pinkie was gone.

"Rainbow Dash." Pinkie called out.

"Pinkie Pie?" Said Dash annoyed. "Not again."

"Rainbow Dash."

"Not now Pinkie Pie."

"But Rainbow Dash-"

"I'm busy."

"But-"

"I said not now." Rainbow Dash then crashed into a mountain and fell to the ground.

"I was gonna tell you to watch out for that mountain." Said Pinkie.

Dash just groaned in pain.

The next day Pinkie Pie was walking through town humming. Rainbow Dash was asleep on a nearby cloud. Only to be disturbed by Pinkie's humming.

"Hi there." Said Pinkie to some other ponies. "I'm looking for Rainbow Dash, have you seen her?"

Rainbow Dash panicked and tried to hide in the cloud.

Pinkie then noticed Twilight. "Twilight have you seen Rainbow Dash anywhere?"

"Isn't she right up there?" Asked Twilight pointing at the cloud.

Pinkie saw Dash on the cloud. "Rainbow Dash."

Dash panicked and flew away as fast as she could. Pinkie just hopped after her.

Dash soon flew all the way to Sweet Apple Acres and hid beside the barn. Thinking she lost Pinkie Pie she sighed in relief. "That was a close one." But she spoke too soon as Pinkie appeared right next to her. "Hi." Rainbow screamed and flew away. Pinkie just hopped after her again.

Flying all the way back into Ponyville and hid in the leaves of the Golden Oaks Library. Thinking she lost Pinkie again, she tried to calm down.

But as it turns out Pinkie Pie was right underneath her. "Hi again."

"AAH!" Rainbow screamed. She flew away again and Pinkie hopped after her again.

Dash then flew to a lake and took a break. But Pinkie then came out of the lake wearing scuba gear. She spit out her snorkel. "I need a favor Rainbow Dash." Dash was about to fly away again but then realized it was futile. "Oh forget it."

"I totally promise, it will be totally fun." Said Pinkie.

Dash just sighed. "Okay."

Later back in town Dash was setting a cloud for Pinkie.

"Over to the right. No no a little to the left." Pinkie instructed. "Oh wait, back to the right, now a little leftish while staying rightly. Stop. Hmm, maybe a few inches to the south. Now a couple centimeters north, okay, one more smidgimeter to the-"

But Rainbow Dash got annoyed.

"PINKIE PIE!"

"Uh, I mean perfect." She said. "Now wait for my signal."

Pinkie looked in the window. She saw Spike gathering letters, he was humming."

As soon as he came out, Pinkie gave Dash the signal. Dash then bucked the cloud and it struck lightning which scared Spike into getting the hiccups.

Pinkie laughed. "Oh Rainbow Dash we startled Spike into getting the hiccups." Dash couldn't help but be amused.

"Good one." Spike said while hiccupping. "Pinkie, hic, Pie. Your always, hic, pulling a fast, hic, one on me."

When Spike went to pick a letter up he hiccupped and accidently breathed fire and sent it to Princess Celestia.

"Oh no." Pinkie got concerned. "You're not hurt are you?"

"Don't be silly, hic." Said Spike. "Dragons are, hic, fire proof."

"Okay good." Said Pinkie before she and Dash started laughing again.

Spike picked up more scrolls but hiccupped and sent them all to the Princess.

"I wish the same were true, hic, with scrolls." Said Spike.

Celestia was trampled in scrolls.

"Have you ever seen anything more hilarious?" Asked Pinkie Pie.

"I can think of one thing." Said Dash. She then bucked the cloud again which made it struck lightning again.

"AAH!" Pinkie screamed then got the hiccups herself. She laughed.

"I didn't take you for a prankster Pinkie Pie." Said Dash.

"Are you, hic, kidding?" Asked Pinkie. "I love to pull pranks, hic, it's all, in good fun, hic, and Pinkie Pie, hic, loves to have, hic, fun."

"You know Pinkie Pie your not as annoying as I thought." Admitted Dash. "You wanna hang out?"

Pinkie got so excited her hiccups bounced her around and she spoke really fast.

"That'd be, hic. I'd really, hic. When do, hic. I mean, hic. When would you, hic-"

But Rainbow Dash covered her mouth to stop her from both bouncing and talking.

"A simple nod would do." Said Dash.

"Mmhm." Said Pinkie.

Later Dash and Pinkie had picked up some stuff for their pranks and went to Rarity's. They rang the doorbell, left some flowers, then quickly hid behind a bush.

"Is she even home?" Asked Pinkie.

"I don't know?" Said Rainbow. Then Rarity came out and sniffed the flowers.

"This is gonna be gold." Said Dash.

Rarity sniffed the flowers. But then her nose was covered in pink powder and she began sneezing. She then heard and noticed Pinkie and Rainbow laughing.

Dash stormed off dropping the powder which caused Pinkie to sneeze. Rarity smiled.

Later Twilight was working on magic and wrote something down on a paper. She turned away to pour some chemicals, but when she turned back, she saw her writing had vanished. "Huh?" Her chemicals let out a small explosion.

Twilight then heard laughter. She looked out through a window and saw Pinkie and Dash, who was holding a bottle of disappearing ink. Twilight smiled getting the joke.

Later Luna was walking through town, when she noticed a duel monster card on the ground. She bent to pick it up. But when she did it moved away from her. She ran up to it and tried again, but the same thing happened. When she finally caught it she saw that it was just a piece of paper attached to a string. She heard laughter and saw Dash and Pinkie with a box of crayons and string. Luna giggled a little.

Then at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was coming out of the barn. When she did she saw that all the apples had been colored. "Land sakes!"

She then saw Dash and Pinkie laughing carrying paint trays, holding paintbrushes, and wearing berets.

She angrily threw apples at them, they ran away. But when one of the apples landed in a barrel full of water AJ saw that it was just paint, and washable. She laughed.

Later Fluttershy was at the river tending to animals. Little did she know that there was a fake turtle that squirted water as a part of another prank.

Pinkie was waiting to spray water, while Dash was looking through a telescope.

"Is someone over there?" Asked Pinkie Pie. "Who are we gonna squirt? Who are we gonna squirt?

"Fluttershy." Said Rainbow.

"What?" Said Pinkie. "No no no no no. We can't prank Fluttershy. I mean she's so sensitive, it'll hurt her feelings. Even our most harmless prank."

"Yeah you're right." Agreed Dash. "We need another victim who's made of tougher stuff. So who's it gonna be."

Pinkie giggled a bit. "I've got someone in mind." She said. "The toughest around."

"Awesome." Said Rainbow. "Who is it? Do I know them?"

Pinkie chuckled. "Oh yes. You're very close."

Dash then looked at her reflection in the river and saw ink around her eye.

"Good one Pinkie Pie." Said Dash. She gave out her hoof for Pinkie to high five. (Or high-hoof in their case.)

When Pinkie did Dash kept moving her hoof out of the way. The two laughed.

The next day Pinkie was wearing silly stuff, blowing a party horn, and was on her way to see Rainbow Dash. She arrived beneath Cloudsdale.

"Rise and shine, Rainbow Dash." Said Pinkie. "It's a brand new day and we got a lot of pranking to-" But Pinkie stopped when she saw a Griffon appear. "Oh." Dash showed up next to the Griffon. "Morning Pinks."

"Gilda this is my gal pal Pinkie Pie." Dash introduced the Griffon, now known as Gilda to Pinkie. "Pinkie this is my Griffon friend Gilda."

"What's a Griffon?" Asked Pinkie.

"She's half eagle, half lion." Rainbow explained.

"And all awesome." Said Gilda.

"Gilda's my best friend from my days at Junior Speedster's Flight Camp." Dash explained. "Hey remember the chant?" She asked Gilda.

"Yeah." Answered Gilda. "They made us recite it every morning. I'll never get that lame thing outta my head."

"So?" Said Dash.

"Ugh." Said Gilda. "Only for you Dash."

They then recited the chant.

"Junior Speedsters are our lives, sky-bound soars and daring dives Junior Speedsters, it's our quest, to someday be the very best." They said together.

Pinkie just laughed at this. "Oh that was awesome and it gave me a good idea for a prank." She said. "Gilda you game?"

"Well I groove on a good prank as much as the next Griffon." Said Gilda. "But Dash promised me we'd get a flying session in this morning."

"Yeah." Said Rainbow. "Pinkie Pie you don't mind do you? Gilda just got here. We'll catch up with you later."

"Oh um sure." Said Pinkie. "Have fun you guys, I'll catch up with you later."

Dash and Gilda flew away while Pinkie just looked disappointed.

Later Gilda and Rainbow were flying in the air and landed on a cloud laughing.

"Woah that was sweet." Said Gilda. "Just like old times."

"Yeah, only faster." Said Dash. "So now what?"

Suddenly Pinkie Pie appeared using a trampoline to bounce into the cloud so she could talk to them.

"Hi there."

"Huh?"

"It's later and I caught up." Said Pinkie.

Dash was amused. "Pinkie Pie you are so random."

But Gilda was annoyed.

"Hey Dash you think you've got enough gas left to race me to that cloud?" Asked Gilda.

"A race you are so on." They zoomed off and both landed on the cloud seemingly at the same time.

"I win." Said Dash.

"As if." Said Gilda. "I won dude."

They started arguing until Pinkie Pie came back up using balloons to take to the sky.

"Wow guys that was really close." She said. "But I think Rainbow Dash beat you by a teeny weeny itty bitty hair or a teeny weeny itty bitty feather."

"Hah see?" Dash bragged. "Good thing Pinkie Pie's here to keep you honest."

Gilda just got more annoyed. "Dash last one to that cloud is a gnarly dragon egg." Dash flew but Gilda stayed behind. "I think the high altitude is making you dizzy." She then used her talon to pop some balloons which slowly made Pinkie go down.

"Wait. Guys." Said Pinkie as she went down.

Gilda caught up with Dash, but then Pinkie appeared on a flying machine.

"Wow you guys almost got away from me that time." She said.

Gilda decided she'd had enough. "Hey Dash you got any new moves on you or are you one hundred percent old school?"

"New moves?" Said Dash. "Sit back G this'll take a while." She flew off. As soon as she was gone Gilda called to Pinkie.

"Hey Pinkie come here." When she did Gilda grabbed the propellor on her machine. "Don't you know how to take get lost for an answer?" Asked Gilda. "Dash doesn't need to hang with a dweeb like you now that I'm around." She said. "You're dorkin' up the skies, Stinkiy Pie, so make like a bee and buzz off." She then caused Pinkie to spin around before crashing on the ground.

Then Dash came back. "Try topping that." She challenged before noticing something. "Hey where's Pinkie Pie?"

"She left." Gilda told her. "Something about being as busy as a bee."

Pinkie landed on the ground. Thankfully not hurt. "Hmph."

Later at the Library Pinkie was talking about Gilda to Twilight and Luna.

"So Pinkie Pie are you sure this friend of Rainbow Dash is really so mean?" Twilight asked.

"Um, yeah." Said Pinkie. "She keeps stealing Rainbow Dash away, she pops my balloons, and she told me to buzz off." Pinkie explained. "I've never met a Griffon this mean. Well actually I've never met a Griffon at all but I bet if I had she wouldn't have been as mean and grumpy as Gilda."

"You know what I think Pinkie Pie?" Asked Twilight. "I think your jealous."

"Jealous?" Asked Pinkie.

"Green with envy." Said Spike. "Well in your case pink with envy."

"Well, yes, jealous." Said Twilight. "Listen Pinkie I don't want to upset you but just because Rainbow Dash has another friend doesn't make Gilda a grump." She explained. "I mean perhaps it's you Pinkie who needs to improve her attitude."

"Yeah." Said Luna. "Or maybe Gilda's acting this way because she feels a little uncomfortable."

"What?" Asked Pinkie.

"Well no offense, but when Ancient Fairy Dragon brought me here to Equestria and I first came to Ponyville, it felt a little awkward being the only human in a world filled with talking ponies. Remember how everypony kept staring at me." Said Luna. "Maybe Gilda feels the same way about being the only Griffon in Ponyville and she's being a bit defensive because of it."

Pinkie still didn't buy it. "But it was Gilda who-" She just left.

Pinkie thought about what they said. "Maybe Twilight and Luna are right. Maybe Gilda isn't a big meanie grumpy mean meanie pants, maybe she is just being defensive because she feels alienated." She said. "Maybe I'm just a big jealous judgmental jealous jealousy pants."

Later in town Pinkie was having a strawberry milkshake when she saw Gilda and Dash. "I have a few weather jobs I need to take care of around here." Said Rainbow. "Shouldn't take too long, just uh hang out in town and I'll come find ya."

"That's cool." Said Gilda. "I'm gonna chow down."

Dash left so Gilda made her way to a veggie cart that Granny Smith was at. She waved her tail in front of her. Granny Smith thought it was a rattlesnake.

"A rattler! A rattler!" She yelled. "Head for the hills." She tried to run but could only walk due to her age.

Gilda then tested a tomato. "This stuff ain't fresh."

Pinkie Pie saw this. "Aw poor Granny Smith, she didn't know it was a joke, how mean." But she realized something. "No, no. I can't misjudge her. It was kind of a funny prank. I guess."

Gilda then made her way to a fruit stand and while nobody was looking she used her tail to sneak an apple and eat it.

Pinkie gasped. "I did misjudge her." Said Pinkie. "She's not only a meanie mean pants she's also a thief." But then remembered what Twi and Luna said. "No no no no no she might give it back. It's just a joke."

But then Fluttershy came escorting a family of ducks through town. "All right little ones this way this way." She said. "Mama duck you're free and clear." But then she bumped into Gilda.

"Hey!"

"Please excuse me." Said Fluttershy.

"I'm walkin' here." Said Gilda.

"I'm sorry." Said Fluttershy. "I was just trying to-"

But Gilda just mocked her. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She said in a high pitched voice. "Why don't you just watch where you're going doofus?"

"But I-"

Gilda then took a deep breath and let out a loud roar.

Fluttershy ran away crying.

Everyone looked at Gilda with mixed expressions. "All these lame ponies are driving me buggy." Said Gilda. "I gotta bail." She flew off. Pinkie Pie saw the whole thing.

"She's a grump and a thief and a bully!" Said Pinkie angrily. "The meanest kind of mean meanie pants there is." I can take it but no one treats Fluttershy like that." She declared. "No one, this calls for extreme measures, Pinkie Pie style." She got herself an idea.

Later at Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie Pie had a party set up.

She was welcoming guests.

"Who's this Gilda, I've heard nothing about?" Asked Applejack.

"I hear she's an old friend of Rainbow Dash." Said Rarity. "A Griffon, so rare. Not as rare as a human, but still, quite rare."

"You've met Gilda before." Said Twilight to Fluttershy.

"What's she like?" Asked Luna.

Fluttershy didn't know how to respond. "Um well. I'll tell you both later."

She then went to Pinkie Pie.

"Um Pinkie Pie." Fluttershy said. "About this party for Gilda. Do you really think it's such a good idea?" She asked. "I mean-"

"Don't worry your pretty little head about mean old Gilda." Pinkie Pie assured. "Your auntie Pinkie Pie's got it all taken care of."

Fluttershy just looked annoyed. "I'm a year older than you." She then looked worried when Dash and Gilda appeared.

"Gilda, I'm so honored to throw you one of my signature Pinkie Pie parties." Said Pinkie Pie. "And I really, truly, sincerely, hope you feel welcome and not awkward, here amongst all us pony folk."

She offered Gilda her hoof. When she did Gilda was literally shocked. Pinkie was wearing a joy buzzer.

Pinkie and Rainbow laughed. "Oh Pinkie, the old hoof shake buzzer, you're a scream"

Gilda laughed nervously. "Yeah, uh good one Pinkie Pie."

"C'mon G." Said Dash. "I'll introduce you to some of my other friends."

"Right behind you Dash." Said Gilda before turning her attention to Pinkie. "I know what you're up to."

"Great." Said Pinkie.

"Grr, I know what your planning." Said Gilda.

"Well I hope so, this wasn't supposed to be a surprise party." Said Pinkie.

"I mean I've got my eye on you." Said Gilda.

"And I've got my eye on you." Said Pinkie. "Everyone I'd like you all to meet Gilda, a long-time dear friend of Rainbow Dash." Said Pinkie before hugging Gilda. "Let's honor her and welcome her to Ponyville."

The ponies cheered.

"Please help yourself." Said Pinkie showing Gilda some snacks.

"Vanilla lemon drops." Said Gilda. "Don't mind if I do." She ate one. But when she did her mouth got hot and she burped up fire. Pinkie used that to roast a marshmallow. There was pepper in the lemon drops.

"G the punch." Said Rainbow Dash clearly amused.

Gilda tried to drink it but then realized it was in a dribble glass.

Everyone laughed.

"Well whaddya know." Said Pinkie. "Pepper in the vanilla lemon drops and the punch served in a dribble glass."

"Ha." Said Dash amused. "Priceless, priceless."

"Yeah hilarious." Said Gilda annoyed after drinking some punch in a cup.

"Hey G look." Said Dash. "Presents."

Gilda eagerly opened one only for it to be a can of pop out snakes. "Ahh!"

Everypony laughed.

"Spittin' snakes." Said Applejack. "Somepony pulled that prank on me last month."

"Haha." Said Gilda annoyed and her white head feathers all poofy. "I bet I know who that was."

"You do?" Asked Pinkie.

Later as the party went on Pinkie brought out a cake.

"Cake time everypony."

"Can I blow out the candles?" Asked Spike.

"Why don't we let Gilda blow out the candles Spike?" Suggested Twilight.

"She is the guest of honor." Said Luna.

"Exactly." Said Gilda knocking Spike out of the way. She then blew out the candles but they re-lighted. She did it again, the same thing happened.

Everyone laughed. Everyone except Gilda.

"Re-lighting birthday candles." Said Spike. "I love that prank, what a classic."

"Now I wonder who could've done that?" Asked Pinkie.

"Yeah I wonder." Said Gilda sarcastically.

Suddenly Spike began eating the cake. "Mmm. Who cares? This cake is amazing."

"Spike?" Said Twilight.

"What it's great." Said Spike. "Try some."

Luna just face palmed.

"Hey G, you're not upset about some silly candles are you?" Asked Rainbow.

"No way Dash." Said Gilda. "Like I said. I'm down for a good prank."

"Come on then." Said Rainbow. "Let's have some cake."

Gilda then grabbed Pinkie and pulled her behind the cake. "Hey." She said. "I'm watching you like a hawk."

"Why?" Asked Pinkie. "Can't you watch me like a Griffon?"

"Hey y'all." Called Applejack. "It's pin the tail on the pony." She explained. "Let's play."

"Oh my favorite game." Said Rarity. "Can I go first? Can I have the purple tail?"

"Well I'm the guest of honor and I'll have the purple tail." Said Gilda.

"Yeah, Gilda should definitely go first." Said Pinkie before blindfolding her. "Now let's get you blindfolded."

"Hey what are you doing?" Asked Gilda. Pinkie then spun Gilda around.

"We're spinning you around and around and then you can pin the tail on the pony." Pinkie explained. "Now just walk straight ahead and pin the tail."

But Gilda wasn't buying it.

"Now just walk straight ahead and pin the tail." She mocked Pinkie. "Hmph, yeah right. This is another prank isn't it?" She said. "I'm going this way."

Gilda went the opposite direction.

"Wait the poster is this-" But before Pinkie could finish, Gilda slipped on some cake frosting.

"Woah!" She crashed into the kitchen. When Gilda came out the tail was dangling on her beak.

"Uh Gilda, you pinned the tail on the wrong end." Said Pinkie.

The ponies and Luna laughed but Gilda decided that she'd had enough. She let out a big roar.

"This is your idea of a good time?" She said. "I've never met a lamer bunch of dweebs in all my life!" She yelled. "And Pinkie Pie you. You are Queen Lame-o with your weak little party pranks!" She told her. "Did you really think you could make me lose my cool?" She asked. "Well, Dash and I have ten times as much cool as the rest of you put together." Gilda declared. Come on Dash we're bailing on this pathetic scene." But Dash didn't budge and didn't look happy either.

"Come on, Rainbow Dash. I said, we're leaving." Said Gilda.

Dash glared at Gilda. "You know Gilda, I was the one who set up all those mean pranks."

This surprised Gilda. "What?"

"Ooh." Said Pinkie.

"So I guess I'm Queen Lame-o."

"Come on Dash." Said Gilda. "You're joshing me."

"They weren't all meant for you specifically." Admitted Rainbow Dash. "It was just dumb luck that you set them all off."

"I shoulda known." Said Pinkie. "That dribble cup had Rainbow Dash written all over it."

"Yeah and the fact that she was smiling when she told Gilda to drink from it was a dead give away." Said Luna.

"No way." Said Gilda. "It was Pinkie Pie, she set up this party to trip me up to make a fool of me."

"Me." Said Pinkie. "I threw this party to improve your attitude." Pinkie explained. "I thought a good party would turn that frown upside down." Pinkie said, twisting her face upside down.

"And you sure didn't need any help making a fool of yourself." Said Rainbow Dash. "You know this is not how I thought my old friends would treat my new friends." She said. "If being cool is all you care about maybe you should go find some new cool friends someplace else." Dash suggested.

Gilda did not take this lightly. "Grr. Oh yeah well you, you are such a flip flop, cool one minute and lame the next." She said. "When you decide not to be lame anymore gimme a call." Gilda said before exiting Sugar Cube Corner and flying away with a shriek.

"Not cool." Said Dash.

"Talk about a party pooper." Said Spike.

"Wow." Said Luna.

"What was that about?" Asked Twilight.

The ponies began talking amongst themselves.

"I'm sorry everypony, for bringing Gilda here." Rainbow apologized. "I didn't know how rude she was and Pinkie Pie I'm really sorry she ruined that awesome party you put on for her."

"Hey if you wanna hang out with party poopers that's your business." Said Pinkie.

"I'd rather hang out with you." Rainbow admitted. "No hard feelings?" Asked Dash.

"No hard feelings." Said Pinkie.

They tried to hoof shake but both were zapped as it turns out both were wearing joy buzzers.

They laughed.

Luna and Twilight then walked up to Pinkie. "Hey Pinkie. Luna and I just wanted to say we're sorry for we accused you of misjudging Gilda."

"Looks like we're the ones who misjudged you." Admitted Luna.

"It's okay you guys." Said Pinkie. "Luna you're still new here and even you can't be a super smart smarty smart-pants all the time Twilight." Pinkie told them. "C'mon everypony, there's still a whole lotta party to finish!"

The ponies cheered.

Later Twilight wrote a letter to Celestia. "Dearest Princess Celestia, today I learned that it's hard to accept when somepony you like wants to spend time with somepony who's not so nice. Though it's impossible to control who your friends hang out with it is possible to control your own behavior. Just continue to be a good friend. In the end the difference between a false friend and one who's true will surely come to light. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle."

Twilight sent the letter and a bottle of ink to Celestia, who decided to write back. "Dear Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student..." But she stopped when she saw that the ink she wrote with vanished. The label fell off and it turns out it was the disappearing ink. Celestia realized Twilight had pulled a prank on her. She just laughed. "Wrong ink."
She said before using regular ink to write with.

The End