Dusk blankly stared at the panting pink mare after she finished her little song/invitation.

"So you're inviting me to a birthday party for your pet alligator?" Dusk had to ask.

"Well duh silly." Pinkie said with her usual massive grin. "It wouldn't be a party without you. It's happening at your house."

"Wait what?!" Dusk asked but Pinkie was already hopping away. "Oh dear Celestia."

After getting the other guests together, Pinkie began her party. And it only took a minimum of blackmail and other things to convince Dusk to allow it at the library. Luckily or better yet, thankfully, Pinkie gave Dusk the head's up so he was able to secure all his books to make sure they wouldn't be damaged. Inside, there were barrels of apples floating in water, a long table covered in sweets and punch bowls.

"And that's how it's done." Applejack gloated to Rainbow Dash, as she was finishing munching on an apple.

"Oh yeah." Rainbow Dash lined herself up to the edge of the barrel. "I'll show you."

"Hey girls!" Pinkie smiled. "Having fun?"

"Course." Applejack nodded.

"We always have fun at your parties Pinkie." Rainbow said. "Now if you'll excuse me." Rainbow then dunked her head in the bucket.

"Keep looking and maybe you'll find the surprises." Pinkie smiled as she bounced off.

"Surprises?!" Applejack asked, then dunked her own head in the water.

Applejack was the first back up and in her mouth was a green tennis ball attached to a spring, which proceeded to pulled her back in the water with a splash. Rainbow followed but her surprise was the birthday gator, on her muzzle. Thank Celestia for the whole lack of gator teeth in the little Gummy's head. As those two shared a bit of a laugh, Rarity was busy having a sip of the punch and gossiping with Fluttershy.

"And so her coltfriend did all of that for her and had room for more." Rarity giggled.

"No." Fluttershy blushed at the scandal she just heard. "F-for how long?"

"Hey girls!" Pinkie interrupted. "Enjoying yourselves?"

"Of course Pinkie." Fluttershy smiled. "You always throw the best parties."

"That's because all my besties are here!" Pinkie smiled widely.

"Speaking of friends." Rarity asked. "Where's Dusk, or Trixie, or even Rune?"

"Oh well Duskie was being a negative nanny." Pinkie said. "So he locked himself in his lab with Trixie to do some experiments."

"L-locked in a room...with that harlet!" Rarity shook Pinkie back and forth. "Are you out of your mind?!"

"Don't worry silly." Pinkie assured Rarity. "Rune said he'll get Dusk and make sure nothing happens." Then small puffs of smoke began coming out of Pinkie's ears. "Oh my ears are burning, that's my cue." She then ran off without any other explanation.

At the exact same time, Rune was standing besides Dusk in his lab. Dusk and Trixie were calculating numbers and other science stuff.

"So there's nothing I could say to convince you to leave and go to the party?" Rune asked.

"Not a thing." Dusk responded, not stopping his math and such.

"So you can't be convinced?" Rune asked again.

"Nothing you say or do will change my mind." Dusk remained firm.

"I'll accept that challenge." Rune nodded. "Just remember, you forced me to do this. HEY PINKIE!!!"

Suddenly the door was busted down, shattered shards of wood and chunks of the wall flew by the three ponies. Standing at the doorway was a smiling Pinkie.

"Pinkie?!" Dusk said in amazement. "But how? That door was magically sealed and reinforced!"

"OH YEAH!!!" Was Pinkie shouted. Then with a swift motion, grabbed Dusk by the tail and flung him out through the doorway and he landed near the center of the dance floor.

"Hey Dusk." The others greeted, joining him on the dance floor.

""How did this happen?" Dusk asked, getting up.

"Well my ears were burning." Pinkie explained. "So that meant somepony needed my help."

Dusk wanted to question but he remembered how many blows to the head he took trying to figure out Pinkie Sense.

"Time to enjoy the party." Both Pinkie and Rune grinned.

"I never said I wanted to have some stupid-" Dusk was quickly silenced by the hoof of Rune over his mouth.

"I know." Rune whispered, wrapping his arm over Dusk's shoulder. "But if you don't make Pinkie happy, then you know who will show up and will do who knows what to you."

Dusk quickly reminded himself of the horrible things Pinkamena could do to him aside from straight killing.

"Okay I'll come to the party." Dusk gave up the struggle.

The remaining party went well, though Dusk was forced to bust a move on the dance floor and made a bit of a moron of himself. Though the girls called it setting the humorous mood, Dusk never was a good dancer. But like all good things, it had to end. By like three in the morning, the party was dying down and everypony was getting ready to leave.

"Wooooeee" Applejack groaned a bit. "I am plum tuckered out."

"Aw you sure you don't want t stay?" Pinkie asked. "There's still some cake left."

"Normally, I'd say yes." Rune answered. "But I got to get home before Zecora wakes up."

"Aww, well okay, at least we have the party tomorrow!" Pinkie bounced around. "Right Duskie?"

But before she could finish, Dusk already had Pinkie kindly moved outside and he closed the door behind her.

"Oh well, see you tomorrow!" And Pinkie bounced away.

_____________________________________________________The Following Day__________________________________________________________________

There was a knock at the Ponyville Library door. Rolling out of bed with a thud, Dusk practically crawled to the door. Opening it was the bouncing, smiling grin of Pinkie.

"What what!?" Pinkie bounced.

"Huh?" Dusk in his half daze responded.

"We're having another party today." Pinkie handed over an invitation. "This afternoon!"

"This afternoon?" Dusk asked.

"Yep!" Pinkie nodded.

"As in this afternoon, afternoon?" Dusk double checked.

"Yes." Pinkie answered.

"Oh well I'm sorry Pinkie but I have things to do today." Dusk made up a cover story.

"Things?" Pinkie asked.

"Yeah, you know...uhhh things." Dusk was panicking. "Well sorry, gotta go, bye!"

Dusk then slammed the door and loud locking sounds were heard. Pinkie simply shrugged it off and bounced around to the others' houses.

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"I don't understand." Pinkie paced back and forth in her room. "All my friends said the same thing. They're busy today."

[It couldn't be that you know, you had a party yesterday. That could be a thing!] Pinkamena rolled her eyes. [Or you know, we could do what I always wanted, and you know, KILL THEM ALL!!!, Especially Rune, little fucker deserves a few painful deaths.]

"Now let's not jump too far." Pinkie interjected. "I'm sure there's something else here at work. They've never said no to one of my parties, time for Pinkie Pie to be a Private Pie."

Pinkamena then proceeded to facehoof.

Before Pinkie could begin, there was a ringing sound; the bell at the front counter or the store.

"A customer!" Pinkie leaped down the stairs in excitement, completely forgetting her previous thoughts.

But just as she was about to reach the end of the stairs, Pinkie stopped and observed the customer. It was Dusk, and he looked very concerned. Ringing the bell a second time, Mrs. Cake walked out of the kitchen.

"Oh Dusk." Mrs. Cake said. "You're here for the-"

"Shhh." Dusk interrupted, then nodded, looking around. "You have the you know what?"

Mrs. Cake nodded, handing over a white box. "It's on the house. Just keep it from Pinkie."

Dusk smiled, nodded and levitated the box onto his back. Pinkie's eye followed Dusk as he made his way out the door.

"What could he be planning?" Pinkie pondered aloud. "I know, I'll follow him, sneaky-like."

[I'm just gonna be in the back of you mind, not giving a shit.] Pinkamena replied.

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As Dusk carefully moved from one cover to the next, Pinkie was close behind; in her master disguise.

Pinkie made sure to not be seen by Dusk as he sneaked from one place to the next.

'What are you hiding Duskie?' Pinkie thought to herself.

Eventually, Dusk reached Carousal Boutique. With a knock at the door, Rarity came out. And what Pinkie found the most peculiar was Rarity wasn't flirting with Dusk. In fact, she looked quite serious. With a quick flick of her tail, Rarity took a hold of the package Dusk had and they both went their separate ways. This perplexed Pinkie, she had to continue her stalking. Eventually, Rarity ended up meeting with a nervous Fluttershy behind a building.

"Hmm, what are they doing?" Pinkie asked herself.

"Hey Pinkie." Rainbow Dash, walking besides Pinkie greeted. Only to have her wings become rigid with realization and then Rainbow quickly flew off.

"Rainbow Dash!? Where are you going?!" Pinkie shouted but Rainbow was gone. 'Hmmm curiouser and curiouser.'

Rainbow quickly landed a few blocks away. Looking around, Rainbow let out a sigh of relief that she wasn't followed.

"Why are you running!?" Pinkie shouted, her head sticking out of a nearby barrel.

"Aeehhh!!" Rainbow yelped and took off as fast as she could.

Her next landing was at the Ponyville school, and to make sure she wasn't followed, Rainbow hid inside the school bell. Letting out another sigh of relief, she was safe.

"WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING MY PARTY!!!???" Pinkie, who was also hiding in the bell shouted.

Rainbow didn't get enough time to scream as she flew out there even faster than before. Flying even so far as to reach the top of the nearby mountain. But as Rainbow reached out her hoof to secure herself, Pinkie's hoof reached out and pulled Rainbow up.

"WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING ME!!!???" Pinkie shouted, and once again, Rainbow dashed away.

Regardless of how fast Rainbow flew, Pinkie was hot on her tail, to the point where even Pinkie had her own pink trail behind her. But Rainbow's goal was coming in sight; Sweet Apple Acres. As quick as she could Rainbow flew right into the barn and Applejack shut the door behind them, leaving Pinkie outside. Pinkie, now becoming more and more frustrated, knock angrily on the barn door with her head.

"H-hey partner." Applejack creaked the door a bit open and nervously poked her head out.

"What's in the barn?" Pinkie asked.

"What. N-nothin'." Applejack stuttered, blocking every attempt for Pinkie to try and look in the barn.

"Then what are you hiding?" Pinkie asked.

"Hiding, I ain't hiding nothin'." Applejack nodded. "And I'm sorry but I have to go." With that Applejack closed the barn door, leaving Pinkie hurt and sad.

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"Secrets and lies, secrets and lies." Pinkie said to herself, pacing back and forth outside Sugercube.

After being quite literally left at the door, Pinkie was feeling hurt and betrayed, which could be seen by her mane getting more and more deflated. But despite its deflation, Pinkie was still Pinkie, as Pinkamena chose not to get involved in this. Her only clousure was the empty gaze of Gummy.

"They're hiding something. Something BIG TIME!" Pinkie stared into the empty gaze of gummy. "Well I know someone who will tell me. Tell me BIG TIME!"

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"Uh Pinkie. This is kinda strange, even for you." Spike said, his arms and legs tied behind the chair he was sitting on. "What do you want?!"

Pinkie simple stepped out of the nearby shadows, the only light was the large lamp over Spike. "I just want to tell a few jokes." Pinkie then presented a large bowl of gems. "And if you laugh at the right ones, then I'll let you go and I'll give you theses."

"Uh jokes?" Spike was really confused, this seemed more like some odd interrogation.

"So a donkey walks into a bakery." Pinkie began her joke. "And the baker said 'hey, why the long face?'."

"Oh Celestia." Spike pleaded. "That was terrible."

"You like it?" Pinkie asked, her tone becoming almost like a bad cop, she then pulled out a massive book. "Because we have more than just that."

"NNNOOO!!!" Spike shouted in agony.

___________________________________________After a 3 hour non-stop joke torture_____________________________________________________

"And so the doctor said, 'That's not an infection, that's my coltfriend!'." Pinkie then closed the finished book. "Ready to talk?"

Poor Spike, foaming at the mouth, eyes rolled back and his arm was twitching. "Please Pinkie, no more, I'll tell you anything. Anything!"

"Anything?" Pinkie double checked. "Then tell me my friends are avoiding me."

"But they're no-" Spike was interrupted by a ruby shoved in his mouth.

"SAY IT!!!" Pinkie shouted angry.

"Their avoiding you!" Spike mumbled in fear.

"It's because they don't like my parties and don't want to be my friends anymore, right?!" Pinkie shouted in intimidation.

"Yes, anything, they don't want to be your friends anymore." Spike basically repeated in fear, at this point he'll say anything to be free.

"A HA I KNEW IT!" Pinkie shouted in victory, then her mane completely deflated. "Oh no, my friends don't like my parties and don't want to be friends with me."

(You can call what I just did lazy writing if you want. But I feel such a scene could never truly be portrayed through mere words)

__________________________After Rainbow Dash's struggles, they finally reached Applejack's Barn_______________________________________

"W-we-we're finally....here..." Rainbow gasped in exhaustion, having just hauled the stubborn and angry Pinkie across Ponyville.

"Why are we here?" Pinkie snapped in frustration.

"Just..wait..and see..." Rainbow gently bucked open the door.

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!! Everypony in the room shouted.

Pinkie's face remain unaffected. Still pouting in anger.

"Uh sugercube." Applejack approached Pinkie. "You're supposed to be surprised."

"And why should I be surprised?" Pinkie pouted.

"So the party didn't work?" Fluttershy frowned.

"No, your party was a success!" Pinkie shouted.

"Then why aren't you excited?" Dusk asked.

"Excited? EXCITED!?" Pinkie was shouting some more. "Why should I be excited about my GOING AWAY PARTY??!!"

"Going away-? Pinkie what are you talking about?" Rarity asked.

"Well you don't want to be my friends!" Pinkie explained her delusions. "And so you kick me out and have a huge party to celebrate!"

"Why would you think we'd want to do that?" Applejack asked.

"Why? WHY!!??" Pinkie snapped back. "Because you have ALL BEEN IGNORING ME!!! AND AVOIDING ME!!!"

"Well duh." Rainbow said. "We wanted your party to be a surprise."

"Yeah Pinkie." Dusk said. "If this is a going away party, then why does the cake I got from Sugercube Corners say 'Happy Birthday Pinkie Pie'?"

Pinkie then took a better look around the barn. There were colorful streamers, stacks of presents, a lot of balloons, and smiling drawings. Then Pinkie realized it:

"Awwww you guys are best!" Pinkie somehow stretched her arms to hug everypony in the room. "I can't believe I was so hung up on Gummy's after party party that I forgot my own birthday."

"That's what good friends so Pinkie." Dusk answered. "Also it doesn't help that you have a party after the previous party."

[Called it!] Pinkamena noted in Pinkie's mind.

And then Pinkie's smile grew three sizes that day. The party was fun, there was music and games, cakes and treat galore. Pinkie especially snuggled up to Dusk throughout most of the party. Rarity....allowed it, it was Pinkie's birthday after all, it's not like there was any hanky panky.

"That reminds me." Pinkie eventually said out of nowhere as the party began dying down. "Where's Rune?"

"Oh he wanted to help with the party." Dusk explained. "But he said he couldn't come because of something with Zecora."

"I do hope she's okay." Fluttershy added.

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"Rune dear can you cook more of those roasted berries that taste like a dream?" Zecora lay on the wicker couch, a spoon in her mouth and then lifted a ceramic bowl upwards. "And can you also bring more wheat cream?"

Rune was in the new kitchen they renovated, cooking several pots and pans of berries, flowers, wheat, and other food items. Rune's head was covered in a large chef hat. His horn's light on overdrive cooking all the food at once, to his strain and stress.

"In a moment dear." Rune called back. "What's with the sudden appetite? I don't even know how to make half the food you want me to cook!"

"I don't quite know why I am craving more food!" Zecora called back, then began rubbing her stomach region. 'We may have done something that is tabooed.'