Pinkie sighed as the wagon Mac was pulling bumped along the country dirt road. That Apple family had kindly offered to take her back to her parents rock farm. She knew, with the help of the fellow farming family, her parents farm could be saved. She just wished she could have been there more before something like this demanded she return.

She had only returned to the farm three times since leaving. It wasn't that she hadn't wanted to go home, she simply hadn't found the time. Between working with the Cakes, making friends, and truly coming into marehood, she had been very busy over the last ten years.

Of course, she exchanged letters with her family on a regular basis, but that wasn't the same. She should have made the time to return. She had time to visit Dash at the Wonderbolt's Academy. She had time to go to Canterlot with Twilight. She had time to travel all across Equestria.

She had the time to go home.

She just hadn't done it.

The first time she had gone, she had spent nearly the whole month of December at her old farm, after being gone for nearly a year. She was young and had missed her family.

Then she had gotten a colt friend. Then she really started having a life in Ponyville. Then was given her first party-throwing job.

The second time she had gone home had been nearly three years later. She had stayed two weeks, just catching up with her family and meeting the colts her sisters were dating. She had talked to her parents and been reassured that she was doing the right thing with her life and her mark.

The last time she had gone home, it had been for just barely a week. She loved her farm, and her family, but she always missed Ponyville more when she was away.

Now though, now she was going home again. Now she was going to save her parents farm. Now she was going to really spend time with her aging parents. Now, things would be different.

This was her fourth time coming home. And this time she was going to make it really mean something. Next Chapter: "%i%" Phases Estimated time remaining: 9 Minutes