「MMMM」: Pinkie's Story /// Chapter III: The Midnight Chase

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>One thing's for sure, though
>This train ride just got a bit more dangerous, especially with Twilight and that moose seeing 「Party Party Party」
>Is Pony Joe real, or is this the result of some sort of wibbly -wobbly timey-wimey stuff?
>You doze off while thinking about it, not noticing the bronze moose lurking towards Pony Joe's sleeping cabin...

...
>"Heya, Pinkie. What's the problem? Did you step on a rock again?"
"Snore..."
>"No, of course not! Papa, can I ask what the difference between unicorns n' pegasi n' earth ponies are?"
"Snore..."
>"Of course, Pinkie. It all goes like this. Unicorns have magic, and pegasi can fly."
"Snore... Eh..."
>"What about us, papa? What can we do?"
"Mmh... Joe, what in face did you..."
>"We've got things that not even Celestia has. They have magic, we've got... powers, you can say."
"Snore... Blergh..."
>"Wowee! All of us have magic? What're the powers called? Do we have 'em, papa?"
"Twi... Snore..."
>"We all do, kiddo. They're going to 「Rock your World!!」 when you grow up."
>SLAM
>"Dad, you didn't answer the other question! What're the powers called?"
"...?"
>"Oh, right. These special abilities don't have a name, but you know what I call 'em? To me, they're—"
"What's that sound...?"

>It's one A.M. and you're still on the train, guarding the 「MMMM」 with your life
>It's been just about nine hours since the battle between Pony Joe, or so you think
>It's really early, so you can't tell, but there's something that you DO know
>There was a loud noise coming from your left side
>Slowly, you rise next to the cake, making SURE that it hasn't been touched
>Celestia knows the fury you would unleash upon those who defile it
>Well, now that you have that over, you decide to look for the source of the sound
>You remember hearing hoofsteps, so maybe it's a pony?
>Either way, it's time for a chase scene
"「PPP」。"
>With the stealth of a Rainbow Dash going to prank someone, you inch towards the door...
>And walk right through it, revealing a pony slam one carriage away
>Which is strange, because it took you a whole two minutes to get to the door, unless it's an Earth pony, they should be...
>Applejack?
>You quicken your pace, beginning to sprint towards the doors
>You run right through the door with 「PPP」, glad you don't need to wake up anyone else because of the door slamming
>Another carriage gone through
>Another carriage checked
>Another carriage checked
>OH FUCK YOU'RE AT THE END OF THE TRAIN

>Slowly skidding to a stop before you slip onto the train tracks below, you look from side to side, wondering where Applejack is
>After a while, you look back, mindful that maybe it was a trick of the ears
>Wait...
>If you're gone, who's guarding the cakes?
"Oh, no! Pony Joe might be wrecking them right now! I have to get back there!"
>You rush through the carriages again, 「PPP」 helping you pass through before you're back at the Sweets Room
>Nothing's out of the ordinary, thank goodness, but the chocolate moose looks a bit way off...
>Maybe it's melting and not that creature you saw before
>Hopefully
>Out of the corner of your eye, you notice a silhouette of what seems to be... a mare? Is THAT Applejack?
>No, that's not her signature hat
>But she's getting away, so who cares?
>You bust open the door, not bothering to use 「PPP」 to just go through it
>The pony sprinted through all the doors, leaving them open, so all you have to do is run
>With the horsepower from the sweets you had yesterday, you speed through the train to get to the engine
>You slow down and open the door, looking inside
"Hey!"
>It's just the... conductor? Coal-thrower?
>You're not sure on the correct wording, but either way, she's not who you're looking for

>Looking back to the cake, everything seems to be alright
>No, you KNOW it's alright, because the cake's still up and standing, thank Celestia
"Thank Celestia you're alright, 「MMMM」. It's hard enough that I gotta look after you, I gotta look after the rest, too!"
>You sit down in the middle of the room, keeping your senses heightened as the stakes begin to rise
"Now, from now on, I'm not going to let ANYTHING go wrong. No more missus nice mare."
>The room becomes silent
>You can hear your own heartbeat from how much adrenaline you have
>You're lucky you got a good night's sleep or else you wouldn't be able to even lift your head
>You are, of course, Pinkamena Diane Pie
>The Element of Laughter, the Poster Pony for Ponyville Parties and the User of 「Party Party Party」 and what-not
>Your energy should be through the roof
>You do feel kind of tired, but that doesn't matter
>Because YOU are gonna WIN the contest for MISTER AND MISSUS CAKE
>A nap does kind of sound good to you, though
>You hear a door slam to your right, and your adrenaline goes through the roof again
"Who's there?!"
>...
>Silence
>You, at this current moment, are scared fucking shitless

>It is most likely twenty past one in the morning? You can't tell because there isn't a clock in the room you're in
>You're especially on guard because of that noise you heard earlier
>If the going gets tough, you might have to fight with 「PPP」
>All seems well, so maybe you can take a quick nap for five minutes?
>Eyes drifting off, you begin to fall into the world of dreams, thinking about sweets and parties and all things nice...
>Until the blinds suddenly roll down, forcing you wide awake
>You hear a few hoofsteps and a squelch
>There's a lot of commotion, enough to make you freak out and yell
"何?! まさか! 「Triple P」!"
>Your eyes bulge out, and then 「PPP」 backtracks your words for you
"Ehem, I mean... You're not getting away with this! 「PPP」!"
>Falling into the floor, to appear on top of where the source of noise was
>You smell perfume, but what kind, you're not sure...
>Wait, it's not mangoes, is it?
>A girlish squeal happens after a few seconds on staying on the intruder
>It's definitely not Applejack, you know that much
>"Get off of me, you brute!"
>Retching, you leap off the thief while they run off, bumping into the wall while doing so
>Your legs ache and your throat's burning, but the blinds are back to normal

>With weakened strength, you look towards the door and peer into the hallway
>Nothing but the sickeningly sweet smell of mangoes, which isn't enough to make you retch
>You're still plenty wary, though, so you turn around
>A painting of an old emperor lays crooked, so you fix it, reading the little indentation on the bottom with your Pinkie Eyesight
"'Baron Von Hoof. Painting created circa 300 A.D. by 'Kishihay Rohoof', made at the Hoovre.' Well, that's a dumb name, now isn't it?"
>Somehow, somewhere, you can feel like someone is cursing your very existence
>It's just your Pinkie sense talking, though
>Shakily returning to the centre of the room, you suddenly feel very tired
>Anyone would after going through something like that, you suppose
"But I gotta keep looking after 「MMMM」... I can't just leave it here alone..."
>Out the corner of your eye, you could have sworn you saw the moose moving again
>You rub your eyes, staring at the cake to make sure that NO ONE even goes near it
>NO ONE can, so you're going to stay vigilant until the dawn!
>...
>...
>...
"Snore..."

>It's two A.M., and you're asleep, knowing that the 「MMMM」 is in safe hooves
>You're dreaming of sweets and parties and your friends, among other things
>But something is peculiar
>One dream keeps coming back to you, yet you don't know why, and it always ends abruptly
>It always ends like this...
>"Dad, you didn't answer the other question! What're the powers called?"
>"Oh, right. These special abilities don't have a name, but you know what I call 'em? To me, they're—"

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