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My Rocky Road; Going back to rush forward
Topic Started: May 10 2012, 12:58 PM (279 Views)
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It was a sunny day in Ponyville Pinkie pie was hmming to herself she was thrilled she had just thrown a baby shower for an expecting mare and was in a great mood things couldn't be going better in her life right now. On her way back to the bakery while saying hi to every pony Derpy lands gently in front of her with out incident normally this would be something to be impressived by but every pony knows when Derpy takes the extra effort to land carefully it's never good news.

Derpy: Pinkie pie I got... a letter for you. *pulls it out of her mail bag it was a black envolope* I'm sorry. *she doesn't even wave goodbye as she flies off and after taking a deep breath Pinkie pie opens it.

In Equestria black envolopes signal that someone has passed away or met a similar grim fate. Her letter was the latter which to Pinkie was only somewhat of a relief. The letter had detailed horrible events from Pinkie's past that will be revealed in time but surfice to say she needed to go back home it was the last thing this party pony ever wanted to do luckily she's got 5 best friends to help her in her time of need and thus our story begins.

prolog

The black letter

Twilight: *looking over the letter* I see no sign of tampering.

Pinkie pie: I pinkie promised myself I'd never go back can I even break my own promises!?

Apple Jack: Calm down sugarcube.

Rarity: It's just a will reading am I right what is to be afraid of?

Rainbow dash: You worry to much we got your back.

Pinkie pie: *refuses to listen to afraid of... something to go back the letter doesn't detail much just to report to the farm for a will reading.*

Fluttershy: Well we are going with you right girls?

Twilight: Of course your not alone you want the cakes to come with you too?

Pinkie pie: N-no they are really busy this week I don't want them to know about this I don't want any pony else knowing about this.

And with that Pinkie didn't say another word 2 days later they were carriage bound for Pinkie's hometown if you could call it that. The area near her home didn't have a city name it was just known as the rocky roads. Outside her farm house there was a Canterlot Chariot with two guard ponies playing cards nearby and a traveling wagon a professional one it looked like it belonged to the lawyer most likely.

Rarity: Goodness someone from Canterlot? I wonder who it could be?

Apple Jack: *knocks on the door and the lawyer opens it*

Lawyer: Are you apart of the pie family?

Apple Jack: We are her friends she's here though.

Lawyer: This is only for pie family only.

????: *from inside* Let them in I'll allow it.

Lawyer: Very well.

The girls go inside and all gasp but pinkie the relative from Canterlot was none other then Octavia.

Octavia: Hello Pinkamena

Pinkie pie: Hi...

Rarity: Your related to Octavia?

Pinkie pie: Yeah... she's my older sister.

Octavia: And the eldest living pie family member at this point.

Eldest? So her parents were dead it seemed. once everyone was seated down the lawyer began.

Lawyer: this document was set aside 20 years ago to be activated at this time.

Twilight: *whispers to pinkie* why 20 years?

Pinkie pie: It was made when my sister was born she turned 20 a few weeks ago.

Lawyer: *clears his throat and reads* I Black berry "Clyde" Pie leave create this my last will and testiment to be read on my daughter Olivia's 20th birthday if I am to pass on. I leave the pie family mine to my daughter Olivia her love of geos and precious stones have always filled her and myself with delight. I leave Pinkamena my life savings of 5000 bits hey good luck with that dream of owning your own bakery sweetie and finally to my youngest daughter Violet I leave the family farm always the little home body this is sure to please her. Anyway I leave this for all of your. Girls you filled my life with purpose and love and I wish I could have given you a better life but hopefully this will make it up to you go out and make something of yourselfs. signed Black berry pie. *Stops reading* As events have changed since the writing of this will I will now read the amended version. I am requried by law to do so. *pulls out the new will* I Black berry pie leave Olivia my entire estate and to pinkie pie I leave the photo album and her mothers journal... Black berry pie. *finishes* So that's that sort out the details yourself good day. *he leaves*

Apple Jack: what the hay just happened?

Octavia: *gets up from the table* You got 24 hours to get what you want to take with you and clear out I got some brokers to call. *leaves as well*

Pinkie pie: *breaks down and cries*

Rarity: goodness I had no idea she was such a...

Apple Jack: Witch?

Rarity: Eh close to the word I'd have used but yes I suppose she is.

Fluttershy: *hugging Pinkie pie trying to calm her down*

Twilight: What happened excatly Pinkie pie?

Pinkie pie: W-well it all started the day after I got my cutie mark...

It's then Pinkie reveals her sad tale which you will now see for yourself however... fate has a funny
way of working it's self out. Pinkies story takes place as chapter headings what's changed is revealed in story. But first a condensed version of how everything went wrong.

Chapter 0

down on the farm

The day I got my cutie mark was the happiest day of my life I had found what I wanted to do in life but you don't always get what you want.

Young pinkie pie hence forth Pinkamena: But papa!

Pinkie's father Black berry hence forth Clyde: I don't want to hear another word of it Pinkamena! *busy pulling a mine cart out of their family mine.*

Pinkamena: I know this is what I want to do in life!

Clyde: Yeah well we don't always get what we want Pinkamena you know that better then anypony now go fix your mane and help your sisters in the fields.

Pinkamena: Ah you never listen to me! *stomps off*

Clyde: *rolls his eyes* Foals. *resumes his work*

So it was back to her humdrum life once more her ballon cutie marks sat unused and worthless on her dirt caked flank. But Pinkamena was to busy thinking of what her life could be so much so she started negleting her more critical duties one of her jobs was using a special stone to detect if there was posionous gas in the mines she had stopped doing that after she found a flyer about a baker looking for an apprentice and she was considering working up the courage to ask her parents to go do that. Because she didn't watch the the gas her mother got sick.

Rarity: What happened after that?

Pinkie pie: I don't want to talk about this anymore.

Twilight: Well then there is only one thing to do.

Apple Jack: What?

Twilight: We need to make amends with Octavia.

Rainbow dash: how do we do that?

Twilight: Leave that to me come on lets help pinkie take the things she wants then we're going to Canterlot we got a lot of work ahead of us.

What about the rest of this sad tale? In time my friends in time but for now we must look to the past to rush to the future we shall go back 7 years into the past a month after pinkie ran away from home to see the unseen events that changed everything.
Edited by Anthony, May 12 2012, 08:30 PM.
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Chapter 1

Limbo

The pie family farm didn't change all that much it was still the same dirty fields and all even 7 years ago of course it's residents were much younger too. Leading the family was Clyde not the happiest of Stallions right now his middle child ran away from home after her neglagence had made her mother fall ill but it was a lot of responsiblity he mused to himself clearly a large part of the blame was his he realized still with her gone making ends meet was going to be difficult he hated making his children work but the work was hard and until the gems he was growing were ripe in a few months time so would their budget be he needed more help or things would only get worse. So after doing his labors for the day he went into what amounts to the town of Rocky roads a general store inn and saloon all rolled into one owned by the "mayor" Of Rocky roads.

????: Afternoon Clyde here to take out another loan?

Clyde: Heh you wish High hog.

High hog few names fit the pony they belong to better then him. his ears were slightly droopy he was the fattest buck around and due slamming his face into a tree when he was trying to ride a wild bull his nose was all squished in like a pigs still as rich as the buck was he was one of compassion he treated everyone fairly that is as long as they could pay their way of course.

High hog: Well what can I do for yeah then?

Clyde: *puts a bag on the table* I want to pay back some of my loan and hire on some help.

high hog: *looks over the gems Clyde gave him* Okay then Clyde I know your good for it I'll show you what I got right now. *leaves the counter and shows Clyde all the young bucks looking for work.* well what you think?

Clyde: I can't pay these kinda wages!

High hog: looking for something cheap eh? Well then all I got to offer is this. *whistles* hey boy get over here!

A thin dirt smeared colt gallops up.

????: You need me sir?

High hog: Clyde this is Aerosol I caught this little delinquent spraying up my sign out front after I gave him to the misses for a firce spanking I tried to send him home but he says he doesn't have one the orphanage don't want him neither so I took him in he's a mighty hard worker but this place isn't for a young colt you know? So I'll make you a deal you take Limbo off my hooves and I'll even settle the rest of your debt.

Clyde: What's the catch?

High hog: He's a growing boy almost eats his weight every day.

Clyde: Well food is one thing we've never had a problem with you got a deal.

High hog: Splended oh yes nearly forgot. *hands Clyde a sac* You wife's medicane came in earlier today.

Clyde: Thanks again hog.

So with that Clyde took the urchin Limbo home with him little did anypony know just how big a change one little colt would make in so many lives.

Clyde: *arrives back home late that evening Limbo had fallen asleep in the back of the wagon he was carting along.* Alright wake up.

Limbo: Huh? *yawns* Oh sorry.

Clyde: It's fine come on lets go.

Clyde opened the door and to objects tackle him to the ground.

????: papa's back!

????2: Yay what did you bring me!?

Clyde: *laughs and pulls the little filles that glomped him off* Easy you two I got a surprise but first thing is first where is your mother?

????: I'm here dear.

Clyde: *looks up and smiles at the love of his life. Amelia "Pure heart" pie from the prostigious heart family of doctors how he ever won over such a radiant and beautiful mare he'd never know she coughed still very sick but doing a bit better.* Honey what are you doing up?

Pure heart: Well the girls were worried about you so we waited up for you I made dinner.

Clyde: You didn't have to do that I brought dinner at the saloon.

Pure heart: Oh hush now you know you love my cooking sides I feel much better really.

Clyde gave up there was no point in arguing with his wife still he was worried so before anything else he gave her the medicane.

Pure heart: Oh thanks I'll mix it up right now.

Pure heart set right to work she never did like pre made medicane always prefered to put it together for herself and her family to get the most out of it.

filly octavia hence forth Inkie: Papa who's that?

Violet hence forth Blinkie: Is he a new friend?

Clyde: In a way yes.

Pure heart: *comes back after taking her medicane* Oh who's this?

Clyde: *it's then Clyde explains about Limbo and Pure heart gasps.

Pure heart: You adopted him!?

Clyde: What no of course not he's going to be working with us that's all.

Inkie: I'm confused is he our brother or what?

Clyde: No he's just goint to be living with us is all...

Pure heart: Can I talk with you a minute. *drags Clyde away*

Blinkie: *circles Limbo* How come you look so funny?

Inkie: Sis!

Limbo: *chuckles* She's fine and I don't mind that much I know I'm different.

Different was right Limbo was an albino a snow white flank and mane red eyes and so skinny you could see his ribs no matter how much he ate it was never enough.

Limbo: I've been like this my whole life people call me a rat it's fitting I did steal a lot before High hog caught me.

Inkie: So your a theft?

Limbo: Ex- theft I wasn't that good it's kinda hard to blend in when you look like this I've taken my fair share of beatings and I don't plan on doing it anymore either.

Blinkie: Well I see no problem with that long as you don't steal anymore.
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Soon the young ponies were sent to bed Limbo was given a hammock to sleep in as the pie sisters all shared the same bed. As the children fell asleep after a hot meal Pure heart resumed her talk with her husband.

Pure heart: That's it? Honey I love you to death but your so frugal sometimes.

Clyde: It's not just that no pony wanted him the boy is covered in cuts and bruises and no pony would adopt him either. I pity the boy he's a lot like I was before I met you.

Pure heart: Hmm yes you did kinda drift through life didn't you?

Clyde: I didn't want to spend the rest of my life on this dirt farm I wanted to see the world but reality set in before I had my chance to really escape.

Pure heart: *giggles* sounds like your daughter is more like you then you realized.

Clyde: I just hope she's safe I knew Carrot cake he used to come to the trading post all the time he'll take good care of her and his Fiancee is nuts about her too she's in good hooves still... *sighs* But that doesn't matter now what does matter is Limbo I don't think adopting him is the right idea don't want to give the boy false hope he's had his heart broken enough time.

Pure heart: He did seem very withdrawn still I think him staying for now is alright as you said you just hired him once the new gems come in we can send him to ponyville it's a little town but new ponies are always moving in I'm sure he'll find his place there.

Clyde: *Kisses her* Thanks first thing tomorrow I'll put him to work. *takes his hat off and blows out his lantern going to sleep*
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