Pinkie Pie's legs worked furiously as she rose higher and higher up Ponyville. She was in her strange contraption that allowed her to fly up to Cloudsdale level and beyond. Around her neck glinted the Element of Laughter.

Ditzy and her family didn't live in Cloudsdale, but in a large spiralling tree that wound its way up to Cloudsdale level. Ditzy Doo was married to Doctor Whooves, and they had two children: the adopted Amethyst Star and the family-born Dinky Doo.

Panting, Pinkie rose higher and faster until she was in front of the wooden door that led to the Hooves family treehouse. Admittedly, the treehouse was more of a treehousehold, seeing as it was so big and well-made, but it was still a strange place to live in nonetheless.

The pink earth pony somehow parked her contraption in mid-air and with a hop, skip and jump, leapt from her vehicle to the treehouse, landing expertly. She knocked about fifty times on the door, and it was answered almost immediately by a brown stallion with blue eyes.

Doctor Whooves's face registered shock, which quickly changed to a good-natured smile.

"Hello, Ms. Pie," said the Doctor. "What brings you to our humble abode?"

The Doctor then performed an elaborate bow that made Pinkie Pie giggle, because it looked so silly. When the Doctor straightened up, Pinkie replied with ecstacy.

"I'm here to talk to Dinky-winky Doo!" chirped the earth pony.

The brown stallion at the door smiled and ushered Pinkie inside. Pinkie bounced happily inside, and saw the living room, complete with a red sofa, muffin-shaped window, multicoloured beanbags, and kitchen. Ditzy was playing with Dinky on the carpet, and Amethyst was watching television happily.

"Hey, Daddy!" giggled Dinky. "Hello, Pinkie Pie! We're playing building blocks!"

"Yeah, and Mummy keeps knocking them over!" added Ditzy. The two laughed together, making Pinkie beam. What a happy happy family!

Amethyst looked at Pinkie Pie, smiling. "What brings you up here, Pinkie Pie?"

"Well, apparently she needs to talk to Dinky about a certain something," said the Doctor, closing the door behind him. "Want to go ahead and ask, Ms. Pie?"

"Okie dokie lokie!" chirped Pinkie. She bounced to the front of the room. Amethyst switched off the TV, and Ditzy and Dinky straightened up.

"Ya see this super-sparkly necklace I got?" began Pinkie, pointing to the Element of Laughter before unclipping it and holding it up high so that everypony could see. Amethyst gasped in surprise, Dinky said, "Shiny!", the Doctor stepped back in surprise, and Ditzy gaped.

"Th-that's a Harmony of Element!" exclaimed Ditzy. "Or... Element of Harmony. Oh, I forgot!"

Dinky giggled, and so did Ditzy. Pinkie did, too, but Amethyst and the Doctor looked at each other concernedly.

"Why d'you have the Element of Laughter with you, Pinkie Pie?" asked Amethyst slowly.

"Well, to give it to Dinky, of course!" replied Pinkie. "That's why I wanted to talk to her, silly filly!"

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Ditzy's eyes drifted to either side, each one watching a separate pony. The Doctor drew a hoof around Ditzy and hugged her. Amethyst furrowed her brow and bit her lip, which was what she did when she was thinking hard. Dinky, meanwhile, was bouncing around the room, a bubble wand surrounded in yellow magic trailing after her.

Pinkie's eyes followed Dinky's path. Her Cutie Mark was in plain view all the time, displaying a yellow bubble wand surrounded by four or five bubbles. Ditzy had said that it represented innocence. Pinkie had thought it represented bubbles.

"So, what you're saying," said the Doctor for the umpteenth time, "is that our youngest daughter has been chosen to wield an Element of Harmony?"

"Yuppity-yup!" replied Pinkie.

"Is she ready for this?" murmured Amethyst. "So many things could go wrong..."

"She's ready," said Ditzy, unexpectedly. "She's been laughing every day all day for the past week. It's probably cuz of the Element. But still..."

Ditzy drew a deep breath, and now her wall-eyes were directed at Pinkie Pie. "So many bad stuff could happen to my daughter. And I don't like bad stuff."

"But facing bad stuff with our heads held high was how we met," murmured the Doctor, hugging his wife.

"Yeah," said Ditzy.

"So?" asked Pinkie. "What's it gonna be? Is Dinky-winky gonna get her Element? Or, like, what?"

The Doctor and Ditzy looked at each other, lost for words. However, Amethyst Star stepped forwards, her eyes alight.

"Ms. Pie, Dinky may not be a genius, nor is she the strongest around. However, I think that she is the best for this job. Dad's talent is time. Mum's talent is uniqueness. My talent is jewelry making. However, my sister's is innocence. Even though this is not my true family, I love them with all my heart. This, I think, is what Dinky is capable of. Not being perfect, but still taking up what she was destined to do."

Pinkie looked at Amethyst for quite a bit. Then, she said slowly, "So... is that a yesserooni?"

Ditzy and the Doctor looked at each other for a bit. They muttered a few words to each other, then embraced each other. When they broke away, they were slightly teary.

"We're ready," said the Doctor.

Pinkie smiled happily. Then, Dinky started walking up to them. She looked up at Pinkie, eyes wide.

"Is that sparkly necklace a gift for me, Ms. Pinkie Pie?" she asked.

Pinkie giggled. "It sure is, Dinky-winky!"

The pink earth pony unclipped the Element of Harmony from her neck one last time, and handed it to Dinky, who picked it up with magic and admired it from every angle.

"You have to keep extra-special care of it," said Ditzy.

"Polish it every night, if you want," suggested Amethyst.

"And don't forget to thank Ms. Pie!" added the Doctor.

But when they raised their heads, Pinkie Pie was gone. The only sign she had ever set hoof in their treehouse was the glinting balloon-shaped Element of Laughter that was now rightfully Dinky Doo's.