Before I resume the game, let me just mention that I have found and downloaded the verses from the Book of Isaiah, the ones where he talks about fasting, and I plan on presenting them to Pinkie Pie. I just need to decide whether it’ll be tonight after dinner, or the first thing tomorrow morning. The verses are from chapter 58, starting with the third one, and ending with the twelfth; and I have them on a white rectangle ready to give to Pinkie Pie. Perhaps she’ll help me decide. But, now it’s time to resume the game.

As I do so, I find my character waking up to silence. I have him get out of bed and leave his room, then turn to look into the kitchen, to find that there seems to be no one there. My guess is that they’re all outside, harvesting fruits and vegetables for breakfast. So, I have my character head through the kitchen, then through the front room, to the front door to either meet Pinkie Pie, Lyra and Weed Whacker coming back in, or to go out and, hopefully, help Pinkie Pie with her harvesting.

It seems that my character’s timing is perfect, as he’s just in time to open the front door for Pinkie Pie just as she’s about to open it.

But, it seems that Pinkie Pie was waiting for him. As she trots through, she looks up at my character and says, “Hi, Mormy.”

I greet her in return, then have my character look out to see that Lyra and Weed Whacker aren’t far behind her. So, I wait for them to enter, exchanging greetings with them, then allow my character to close the door behind Weed Whacker, the last to enter, before moving ahead of the short line and opening the kitchen door for them to enter.

When all are in the kitchen, Pinkie Pie and Lyra line up side-by-side at the table, while my character puts Weed Whacker and the harvested fruits and vegetables in the sink. After that, as has become normal, Weed Whacker cleans the fruits and vegetables and hands them to my character, who hands them to either Pinkie Pie or Lyra, who dry them off with dish cloths that Pinkie Pie produced, then put them in the middle of the table. Then, after that, the four sit at the table and eat the picked and cleaned fruits and vegetables, after which they leave and head towards Ponyville.

An uneventful hour later, the group has arrived at Sugar Cube Corner, where the Cakes put the four to work making various pastries.

Perhaps a couple hours, and as many loaves of bread, into the work day, I hear Fluttershy’s voice, after the sound effects of a bell ringing and a door closing, say, “Oh, hi, Mrs. Cake. Is Pinkie Pie here?”

I then hear Mrs. Cake answer, “Why, yes she is, Dearie. She’s just in the kitchen.”

Fluttershy’s voice then says, “Oh, thank you. May I see her?”

Before Mrs. Cake can answer, I hear Pinkie Pie sing out, “Just a minute!” Then, I hear her say something to Weed Whacker about mixing batter, then her galloping past my character. From the main room of the bakery, I hear the pink earth pony ask, “So, what’s up, Fluttershy?”

I hear the yellow pegasa answer, “I was helping a small group of ducklings cross the pathway from my cottage, and Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo stopped short of running into me. They wanted to hear how Rainbow Dash got her cutie mark, so I told them how I got mine.”

Just then, again there’s the sound effect of a bell ringing, followed by a door closing; then I hear Applejack’s voice say, “Oh, hi, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie. Ah had a run-in with the Crusaders, while Ah was a-tryin’ t’ catch a couple theivin’ varmints.”

I hear Fluttershy say worriedly, “Oh, dear. Did anypony get hurt?”

Applejack answers, “No, we’re all fine. The Crusaders wanted to hear Rainbow Dash’s cutie mark story, and Ah told ‘em mine.”

Pinkie Pie asks, “So, where are they now?”

Applejack answers, “Still lookin’ for Rainbow Dash, Ah reckon.”

Pinkie Pie says, “Well, my story’s a real gem. Maybe they’d like to hear it.” And, with that, and a sound effect indicating the start of a high-speed dash for someplace else, followed by the ringing bell and the door closing again, it’s evident that Pinkie Pie is off to find the Cutie Mark Crusaders and tell them about how she got her cutie mark. That, or how Equestria was made.

At any rate, after a few seconds, I hear Fluttershy ask, “Shouldn’t we follow her?”

Applejack answers, “Neh, let’s just wait here for her to come back.”

Fluttershy asks, “So, what do we do in the mean time?”

At this point, two things happen at the same time.

In the kitchen, my character’s been supervising a pie in the oven, and a timer has just chimed, indicating to me that the pie is ready to come out.

In the front room, the bell over the door rings again, followed by the door closing again, and I hear Rainbow Dash’s voice say, “Oh, hi, Fluttershy, Applejack. What’s goin’ on?”

Fluttershy answers, “Oh, well, you see, the Cutie Mark Crusaders have been asking for you. You see, they want to hear the story about how you got your cutie mark.”

Rainbow Dash says, “Oh, cool. Where are they right now?”

Applejack answers, “You just missed Pinkie Pie, goin’ out t' find ‘em. As for the Crusaders, Ah can’t rightly say.”

As my character takes out the pie and sets it on the island, I decide to answer, “You shouldn’t worry too much. Knowing Pinkie Pie, she’ll find 'em and tell 'em her story. And, by the time she’s finished, she and the Cutie Mark Crusaders’ll be here.”

Fluttershy says, “Mormon’s right. We can just wait for Pinkie Pie to come with the Cutie Mark Crusaders.”

Applejack then asks, “So, what do we do in the mean time?”

Then, Rainbow Dash asks, “Uh, Mormon, have you heard how each of us got our cutie marks?”

The fact of the matter is I have, from the episode, “Cutie Mark Chronicles.” But, I see no reason why I should reveal that to the ponies at the bakery, or anywhere else for that matter. Besides, I figure it’d be interesting to hear the stories from each of the element bearers.

In the mean time, Mrs. Cake comes in and, seeing my character still watching over the cooling pie, says, “You go on ahead and visit with Pinkie Pie’s friends, Dearie. I and your other friends can handle things in here.”

I have my character focus on the blue earth mare, and I say, “Thanks, Mrs. Cake.” I then have him enter the main room of the bakery, opposite the counter from the two pegasae and one earth pony; and I say, “I would like to hear your stories.” I then have my character focus on the orange earth mare as I ask, “Applejack, why don’t you go first?”

Applejack smiles as she says, “Well, Ah’d be honored. Ya see, it all started when Ah was just a filly, and Ah went to live with my Aunt and Uncle Orange in Manehattan. Ya see, Ah wanted to live the sophisticated life, and Ah thought livin’ with them’d be the best way. What Ah didn’t realize, until Ah got there, was just how hard it was a’gonna be. Ah didn’t mind the ponies there bein’ rude to me. After all, Ah was new. And, Ah didn’t mind my aunt and uncle learnin’ me how ta talk and act like a Manehattanite. After all, that’s why Ah was there. Then, there was my first dinner with the high mucky-mucks.

“Ah didn’t think Ah was a’gonna have ta explain what a rooster is, Ah thought ever’pony knew. And, the meal they served was just garnish. And, that seemed to be all they ate.

“That next mornin’, Ah was a’lookin’ out the window, feelin’ mighty homesick, when Ah saw a rainbow that lead right back to Ponyville. Ah knew then that Ah was supposed to be in Ponyville, not in Manehattan. So, Ah galloped all the way home. And, it was when Ah was with my folks again that Ah got my cutie mark.”

I thank Applejack for her story, then have my character turn to the yellow pegasa; and I say, “Your turn, Fluttershy.”

She nods, then says, “My story starts in Cloudsdale, when I was in flight school. I was very timid at the time, and not a very good flier. In fact, it was all I could do just to get to one ring. And, then, I wasn’t strong enough to stand on it; so I fell off, slid down a roof, and into a flag. And, to make matters worse, if you’ll remember those three bullies you met in Cloudsdale, the ones you nicknamed Basket Case, Touch Down, and Dumb Bell, they saw the whole thing. They called me ‘Klutzershy.’ I never felt so humiliated in my whole life.

“Then, I saw Rainbow Dash, and she came and defended me against those three. She challenged them to a race, and I was the flag filly.

“I guess I should’ve known I was too close to the racetrack to get out of the way in time. I was knocked off of the cloud I was on.”

I can’t help noticing, at this point, that Rainbow Dash seems to be getting upset. On hearing about how Fluttershy was knocked off the cloud, she turns to her fellow pegasa and says, “I’m so sorry, Fluttershy. I was the one that knocked you off of the cloud.” She then looks down, and I see a tear roll from one eye, as she says, “No wonder I was kicked out of flight school after that race.”

Fluttershy turns to Rainbow Dash and hears her out, then replies, “Oh, you don’t need to feel sorry about that. After all, it’s because of your race that I found out what my special talent is, and got my cutie mark.” She then turns back to my character and continues, “You see, yes, it was a long fall, and yes, I was scared. But, then a flock of butterflies rescued me. I’d never seen such beautiful creatures before. Butterflies don’t fly very high, and I’d never been near the ground before.”

At this point, a song starts playing.

But, just before Fluttershy can start singing, Applejack puts a front hoof in her muzzle and says, “Uh, Fluttershy, just describe. Ah don’t think we have time for a song.”

Fluttershy turns to her orange earth pony friend and grins sheepishly before saying, “Oh, alright then.” She then turns back to my character and continues, “I don’t know what it was about being so close to the ground, but I was able to fly better there than I had ever been able to in Cloudsdale. And I was surrounded by all sorts of woodland creatures. Squirrels, bunnies, bees, birds, frogs, all sorts of creatures. I never felt so happy. I just had to sing about it.

“Then, there was this explosion, and I looked up and saw a rainbow-colored shock wave. All pegasi have heard about the sonic rainboom, but that was the first time I ever saw one. And, it scared away all the woodland creatures. I had to go around to the trees, the bushes, the clouds, even the stream, and let all of them know that it was alright.

“It was then that I realized I had the ability to communicate with the animals on their level. And, that’s when my cutie mark appeared.”

With an honestly relieved look on her face, Rainbow Dash says to her fellow pegasa, “I’m glad things worked out for you, Fluttershy.”

Just then, I notice the front door open, and Twilight Sparkle and Rarity walk in.

The orange earth pony and two pegasae turn and see the two unicorns, and, simultaneously, offer their unique greetings, which the two unicorns respond to with their own.

Then, Applejack says, “We were just tellin’ Mormon here how we got our cutie marks.”

Twilight then says, “Oh, really. I just got finished telling the Cutie Mark Crusaders about how I got mine.” She then chuckles nervously as she adds, “I didn’t think I’d cause such a disturbance at the restaurant.”

Having watched the episode, “Cutie Mark Chronicles,” I’ve heard each of the element bearers tell their stories, assisted by flashbacks. I deliberately designed this game so that the characters in it would tell their stories without the assistance of such visuals. That way, I’d get the whole stories from the horses’ mouths, or the ponies’ mouths in this case.

Having said that, I have my character focus on the purple unicorn; and I say, “How interesting. I'd like to hear it.”

Twilight smiles and says, “Sure. You see, it all started when I went to the Summer Sun Celebration, in Canterlot where I lived, for the first time to see Princess Celestia raise the sun. I’d always wanted to go there and see it. And, it was all I hoped it’d be. Seeing the Princess silhouetted in front of that statue with the sun rising behind her was the most amazing thing I’d ever seen. And, from that day on, I poured myself into learning everything I could about magic. And, at that age, learning how to use magic to turn a page was a challenge. But, I managed to do it. I read every book on magic I could find.

“Then, my parents decided to enroll me in Princess Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. It was the happiest day of my life. That is, until I realized I had to pass an entrance exam.

“All I had to do was levitate an egg. No problem, right? Wrong. What I didn’t know was it was a dragon egg that suppressed magic. And, it didn’t help that I was really nervous at the time. As much as I tried, I couldn’t get my magic to work. All I could do was get sparks to come out of my horn. Finally, I said I was sorry for wasting their time.

“Then, I heard this explosion behind me, and my magic went into overdrive. I couldn’t control it. Before I knew what’d happened, I’d turned my parents into potted plants and levitated the unicorns testing me. And, I not only levitated the egg, I also hatched it, and supersized the dragon I’d hatched.

“Thank goodness Princess Celestia was there, or who knows what would’ve happened next. She put her front hoof on my shoulder, and I was finally able to get control of my magic.

“My parents became unicorns again, and I dropped the examiners. The dragon even went back to being his hatchling size. But, once a dragon is hatched, it can’t go back into its egg again.

“I started to say I was sorry for the trouble I’d caused, but then Princess Celestia told me I had a very special gift, and that she’d never come across a unicorn with my special abilities. All I could do was grunt in confusion as she added that I needed to learn to tame my abilities through focused study. But, then she told me she wanted to make me her own personal protege at her school, and it was the happiest day of my life. I was so excited about it that Princess Celestia had to stop me and show me I’d gotten my cutie mark.” And, with that, Twilight starts gleefully hopping around the bakery, at the rate, I’d say, of at least four “yes”es per hop. Not only that, but she’s also reminding me, at least, of Pinkie Pie.

And, it seems that I’m not the only one she’s reminding of the pink party pony, as Rarity stops her and says, “Yes, darling, we’re all happy for you.”

Twilight settles down, looks sheepishly at her audience, and chuckles nervously as she says, “Oh, sorry about that, girls.”

I then have my character focus on the white unicorn, and I ask, “So, Rarity, what about your cutie mark story?”

She turns to my character and, taking a step or two toward him, answers, “Well, mine starts with a stage play for which I was working on the costumes. You see, I'd always wanted to be a fashionista, and I thought the play would be my big start. Well, the dresses were shaped the way they were meant to be, and my teacher, Miss Honey Wheat, only said that they were very nice. Well, I wanted them to be more than just nice, I wanted them to be spectacular. But, the play was going to be the next evening. Well, I tried to make the costumes all over again, I worked all night on them; but the new dresses weren't coming out any better.

I began to question whether I was meant to be a fashionista, when my horn lit up and dragged me out of the house. I had no idea what was happening, but I knew there was a reason for it. Still, all I could do was let my horn drag me where it wanted me to go.

“I knew it had something to do with my love of fashion, maybe even my cutie mark. I knew this was my destiny! And, my destiny … was a rock. If I’d been able to see right away what was inside that rock, I wouldn’t have been so disappointed. But, a huge boulder was all I saw, and it frustrated me. Then, I heard an explosion, and, thinking it came from the rock, I backed away from it. Then, I saw multi-colored flames from behind the boulder, and it split in two. And, inside the boulder were more gems than I’d ever seen in my whole life.

“Well, I took the gems home and incorporated them into the new costumes. And, let me tell you, those gems made all the difference.

“That night, the stage play was a smashing success thanks to the new dresses I’d incorporated into them. And, that’s when my cutie mark appeared, when I saw my teacher smile at me, and heard the ‘ooh’s and ‘ah’s from the students in the audience.”

Presently, I hear Rainbow Dash say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” As my character turns his focus on the blue pegasa, her eyes, which had been pointing upwards, focus on him; and she puts down a front hoof she’d been waving in the air. Smiling, she asks, “So, you wanna hear my cutie mark story now?”

I answer, “I would like to hear your story, yes; but I figure I can wait until the Crusaders and Pinkie Pie get here, so they can hear your story as well.”

Rainbow Dash seems disappointed as she says, “Well, if you wanna wait that long.”

Just then, from the front door, I hear Pinkie Pie say, “Next time, I’ll tell you my cutie mark story. It’s a gem.” And, the door opens, revealing the pink party pony as the one opening it, and Scootaloo on his scooter, with Sweetie Belle and Applebloom in the red wagon behind her.

The three fillies abandon the vehicles and canter up the stairs and into the bakery.

Then, Scootaloo focuses on her heroine and calls out, “Rainbow Dash, you’re here!”

In the episode “Cutie Mark Chronicles,” it was just Twilight between the Crusaders and Rainbow Dash. At this point in the video game, Rarity and Fluttershy are also in the way.

The three mares back up a few steps to give the trio of fillies a clear view and path to the blue, rainbow-colored pegasa.

And, as they approach, Rainbow Dash turns to them and says, “I hear you’re looking for my cutie mark story.”

As Pinkie Pie, still at the back door, closes it behind the Crusaders, Scootaloo sighs, “You have no idea what I’ve been through today to hear that story.” And, seemingly exhausted, she plops down into a canine-style sitting position.

Rainbow Dash turns away from the three fillies and blinks, then turns back to them and says, “It all happened during the race at flight camp, where I stood alone at all odds to defend Fluttershy’s honor. Fluttershy waved the flag to begin the race, … and things happened so fast that I didn’t realize I’d knocked her off of the starting cloud. All I cared about was racing.

“Dumb Bell hadn’t gotten his cutie mark yet, and he dropped out early. I guess he’d misjudged a turn, and ended up crashing into a pillar. It was just Basket Case and me.

“I’d never flown like that before. The freedom was unlike anything I’d ever felt. The speed, the adrenaline, the wind in my mane, I liked it. A lot.

“Then, Basket Case knocked me off course, and I learned that he doesn't play fair. Turns out the only thing I liked more than flying fast was winning! I zoomed past Basket Case and flew faster than I’d ever flown before, and heard an explosion as I hit the last hoop and headed for the finish line.

“Most people thought that the sonic rainboom was just an old mares’ tale. But that day, the day I discovered racing, I proved that the legends were true. I made the impossible happen. Needless to say, I won the race. And that, little ones, is how you earn a cutie mark.”

The Cutie Mark Crusaders “ooh” and “ah”, after which Fluttershy approaches the blue pegasa and says, “Wait a second.” Then, as Rainbow Dash turns to focus on her, she continues, “I heard that explosion, and I saw the rainbow too. Rainbow Dash, if you hadn’t scared the animals, I never would’ve learned I could communicate with them and gotten my cutie mark.”

Presently, Pinkie Pie takes a few steps toward Rainbow Dash and says, “I heard that boom, and immediately afterwards there was this amazing rainbow that taught me to smile.”

Next, Applejack says, “When Ah got my cutie mark, Ah saw a rainbow that pointed me home. Ah bet it was your sonic rainboom!”

Rarity adds, “There was an explosion I couldn’t explain when I got my cutie mark.”

Twilight Sparkle scratches her head with a front hoof as she says, “This is uncanny!” She then puts the hoof down again as she continues, “If that explosion hadn’t happened when it did, I would’ve blown my entrance exam. Rainbow Dash, I think you helped me earn my cutie mark, too.”

Then, Pinkie Pie jumps at and knocks over the blue pegasa, then says, “We all owe our cutie marks to you!”

Then, Fluttershy asks, “Do you realize what this means?” Answering her own question, she continues, “All of us had a special connection before we even met.”

Then, Rarity adds, “We’ve been BFF’s forever and we didn’t even know it.”

I don’t say this aloud, mainly because I don’t get a chance to. But, even hearing that line in the episode, I have to wonder if the ones that used the abbreviation BFF understood what it means. I, knowing that it stands for "Best Friends Forever," find that using the word “forever” immediately after that makes it kind of strange, and definitely unnecessary. But, maybe that’s the way it was intended to sound.

At any rate, as Rainbow Dash tries to roll over and rise to all fours again, Applejack says, “Come here, y’all.”

And, it seems that Rainbow Dash surrenders as she becomes the center of a group hug by the other five, who immediately start cooing.

The shared emotion doesn’t go unnoticed by the Cutie Mark Crusaders, as Sweetie Belle and Applebloom also start cooing contendedly.

On the other hand, Scootaloo groans in disgust and says, “Give me a break.” She then turns to the door and pushes it open as she says, “Come on, Crusaders. Maybe we just need to try zip-lining again.”

But, before she can escape, her fellow Crusaders sandwich her in their own group hug. Unlike her heroine, though, she begrudgingly tolerates the attention.

Then, to the cheers of Sweetie Belle and Applebloom, Fluttershy approaches the trio of fillies and suggests, “Hey, how about a song?”

Again on the other hand, Scootaloo cries, “Nooooooooooooooo!”

Noting the orange pegasa filly’s negative vote, Fluttershy lowers her head and backs away a couple steps before saying, “Oh. Well, if you don’t want, then, I suppose, that’s alright.”

Sweetie Belle and Applebloom let go of Scootaloo and glare at her, growling her name.

As a means of defending herself, Scootaloo responds, “What? I just think we have better things to do than listen to sappy songs and watch these six get all mushy.”

At this point, I speak up and say, “Now, Scootaloo, remember, among ‘these six’ is your hero.”

At my statement, Scootaloo groans in frustration and says, “Let’s just get out of here.”

Applebloom and Sweetie Belle follow Scootaloo out the door, and Rainbow Dash starts to follow them.

That is, until I say, “Why don’t you let them go? Give Scootaloo a chance to think about what she said. And, I’m sure her friends, the other Crusaders, will have some things of their own to say. And, who knows? It may be Scootaloo who comes to you.”

I think I see understanding in Rainbow Dash’s face as she marches away from the door saying, “I hope you’re right, Mormon. It’s just that … what she said hurt me. And, it hurt Fluttershy, too.”

My character focuses on Fluttershy, and she does seem to be about ready to cry. He then turns back to Rainbow Dash, showing me, through his eyes, her full-faced frown.

I reply, “I’m sure that, when she’s ready, Scootaloo will come to you and express her sorrow for having hurt your feelings. In the mean time, might I suggest you still treat her kindly, as though the incident didn’t happen. Don’t hold it against her.”

Rainbow Dash sighs and says, “Yeah, you’re probably right. I suppose if I’d been in her place, I would’ve reacted the same way.” She then approaches and nuzzles Fluttershy.

Then, Twilight Sparkle says, “Well, I better go to the library and get a letter written to Princess Celestia. I’m sure she’ll want to know about this.”

As the purple unicorn heads for and out the door, Applejack says, “Ah’d better head back to Sweet Apple Acres.” And, she follows Twilight out the door.

As she watches her two friends leave, Rarity says, “Well, I should be getting back to Carousel Boutique. I have some clothes to make.” And, she proceeds out the front door, following Applejack.

Presently, Rainbow Dash says, “Let’s go, Fluttershy. I’ll walk you back to your cottage, then I’ll go back to my home.”

Fluttershy doesn’t say anything, just allows her fellow pegasa to guide her out the front door, following the other three element bearers.

I watch, through my character’s eyes, as the two pegasae leave; then I have my character turn to Pinkie Pie, and I ask, “So, shall we get back to baking then?”

The pink earth pony sighs, then smiles and says, “Sure.”

My character then follows her back into the kitchen, where she takes over the duties she'd given to Weed Whacker; and my character resumes watching over whatever’s cooking in the oven.

I decide to ask, “So, Pinkie Pie, are you alright?”

I hear activity from her direction stop for a moment, then I hear her sigh again before she says, “I just hate seeing one of my friends sad, you know? I hope you’re right, and Scootaloo will say she’s sorry to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.”

I state, “Applebloom and Sweetie Belle are good influences on her. I’m sure they’ll lead her to do the right thing.”

Pinkie Pie says, “I hope so,” and the rhythmic sounds of activity from her position resume.

For the rest of the time there, it’s a regular work day at the bakery. Pastries are prepared and baked, then delivered to displays in the front room, and eventually sold.

Then, in the mid afternoon, my character and his friends are dismissed, and head back through Ponyville, and back into the Everfree forest.

On the way to my character’s house, I hear Pinkie Pie say, “So, you’ve heard my friends tell their cutie mark stories.” As my character turns to the pink earth pony, she asks, “Would you like to hear mine?”

I answer, “Sure. Of the element bearers, your story is the only one I haven’t heard yet.”

Pinkie Pie clears her throat, smiles, and says, “It all happened after the parasprite incident on my parents’ rock farm. We spent our days working the fields. There was no talking. There was no smiling. Thanks to those parasprites, there were only rocks.

“We were in the south field preparing to rotate the rocks to the east field, when all of a sudden, I heard this explosion, and I turned to the silo and saw this really weird rainbow. I didn’t know at the time that it was a sonic rainboom that Rainbow Dash caused, all I knew was it was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. The wind that came from it curled my hair. Then, I saw this beautiful rainbow. I never felt joy like that before. It felt so good, I just wanted to keep smiling forever. And, I wanted everyone I knew to smile too, but rainbows don’t come around that often. I wondered, how else could I create some smiles?

“Then, it dawned on me what I could do. I ran into the silo and worked all night on foods and things that I knew would be brightly colored, like the rainbow I saw.

“The next morning, I started this old phonograph I found playing this music I thought sounded like so much fun. Then, I heard my mom call out, 'Pinkamena Diane Pie, is that you?' Well, that is my name, of course; so I came out and, when I saw my parents and sisters, I waved them over.

“When they came in, I showed them what I’d done, and I called it a party.

“Well, everypony just looked at each other surprised. I asked them if they liked it, but they didn’t say anything. I thought they were going to tell me off or something. Then, just when I thought they hated what I’d done, it happened: they all smiled!

“Since the parasprite attack, I knew I had to do something to cheer everypony up; and if they’d all been outside when the explosion occurred and seen the rainboom, I just know they’d’ve smiled at that. But, now they had this party to cheer them up. And, on a rock farm, at a time when nopony had been smiling for so long, everypony was smiling at the party I threw. We danced, and that’s when I got my cutie—oh, shoot!”

I ask, “What’s wrong, Pinkie?”

The pink party pony, distraught, answers, “When I told the story to the Crusaders, I told them that’s how Equestria was made. I meant to tell them that was how I got my cutie mark.”

I state, “I’m sure they understood.”

Pinkie Pie sighs and says, “Sweetie Belle passed it off as ‘Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie.’”

I have my character stop, prompting the two ponies and the dinosaur to do the same. I then have him kneel on one knee and stroke Pinkie Pie’s back as I say, “I think I understand. When you’ve built your life on something that no one takes seriously, it’s hard when you finally do want to be taken seriously, and something like that happens, and you aren’t.”

Pinkie Pie looks up at my character and forces a smile, then says, “Thanks, Mormon.”

I then have my character stand up again and resume the walk to his house.

Then, Lyra catches up to him and asks, “So, Mormon, would you like to hear my cutie mark story?”

After watching all the seasons of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, at the least those that I got on disc, I hadn’t heard any of the stories of how the background ponies with cutie marks got theirs, although there is Twist, whose story is in the progress of "Call of the Cutie." So, considering the important roll she plays in this game, I gave such a back story to Lyra. I also gave back stories of that nature to other ponies, some based on fan fictions I’ve heard or read, where the stories made sense to me. But, because I’m sure those reading these notes will be interested in Lyra’s story, the one I gave her anyway, I have my character turn to her, and I answer, “Sure.”

The pale-green unicorn smiles, then closes her eyes and inhales and exhales, then opens her eyes again and says, “My story starts before I went to school. You see, I wanted to be a storyteller when I grew up.”

I then hear Pinkie Pie say, “A storyteller?”

Lyra nods and says, “That’s right.”

Then, I see Pinkie Pie come into my character’s view, next to Lyra, and ask, “So, you became a bard? Is that what your cutie mark is about?”

The pale-green unicorn shakes her head, sighs, and answers, “No, I’m afraid not. You see, I went to the Summer Sun Celebration to get inspiration from Princess Celestia because my stories weren’t all that good. Well, I saw the same display Twilight saw, and in fact it was the same festival she’d attended. But, when I went home and tried writing and telling stories again, well, they weren’t any better.

“I read all sorts of books, trying to find out how the writers got their inspiration, but that didn’t help any.

“I guess my parents only saw my interest in books, because they enrolled me in Princess Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. My entrance exam must’ve come after Twilight’s exam, because I was given a magic-resistant rock to levitate, not a dragon egg. But, I had no problem levitating it with my magic.

“I wanted to take a story-telling class, but it was all filled up; so, I ended up taking a music class instead. And, I chose a small harp as my musical instrument.

“And, wouldn’t you know it, when I picked up that stringed instrument and played it, and I put all my feelings into it, I found I had a real talent for it. Whereas my stories were terrible, the music I played from that harp was beautiful. And, when I was finished, that’s when my cutie mark appeared.

“I’d seen the sonic rainboom, but that isn’t what got me my cutie mark. I did feel happiness playing that harp; but I still wonder, if I’d worked at it just a little harder, if I could’ve gotten into that story-telling class, could I have been a storyteller instead of a musician?”

Again I have my character stop walking, and again it prompts the ponies and dinosaur to stop with him. I then have him kneel on one knee, still focused on the pale-green unicorn, and put a hand on her back; and I say, “There’s no reason why you couldn’t mix the two.”

Lyra looks up at my character and, frowning, asks, “What, tell stories with my music?” I have my character nod before she continues, “How am I supposed to do that? My stories aren’t any good.”

I answer, “Your stories don’t have to be fictional. I’m sure you’ve had experiences that others’d want to hear about. Or, if you’ll remember how things worked out for Trixie, you could choose a story from the Book of Mormon, your favorite, and put that to music. Or, it could be a favorite story of yours from Equestrian history. And, I’m sure I could help you find a way to tell your stories in a way that’d go along with your music.”

At this point, Lyra starts to smile as she says, “I would appreciate any help you could give me.” She then frowns again as she adds, “I’m just not sure how that’d work.”

Presently, Pinkie Pie grunts in uncertainty, then asks, “Mormon, will you tell us how you became interested in making video games?”

My guess is Pinkie Pie wants to get Lyra’s mind off of her problems, and wants to get back to my character’s house. So, I have him stand up again and start walking, which prompts the others in the group to join him; and I say, “Well, I think my introduction to video games came with a primitive entertainment system called the Odyssey 2. It allowed for primitive graphics and very few colors, with characters that looked very blocky and generic, but that didn’t make the games any less fun. One of the games for the system, I think it was called Showdown in 2100 AD, had two old-West gunslingers that could each be controlled by a gamer. Although, if a gamer didn't take one of the controls after a few seconds, the game would take over and play for either one of them. If no one took control of either character, then the computer would take control of both. All in all, it was as much fun to watch as it was to play.

“I came in contact with other entertainment systems, some of which were designed to only ever play one game. But, the games I played on them were all generally fun to play. And, early in my life, or at least early in the history of video games, the games never had a definitive beginning or ending, except for the Odyssey 2 games, which ended when a set maximum score was reached or the time ran out. Later entertainment systems had games that had something of a story to them, with a definite beginning and ending. And, as the systems became more advanced, they allowed for 3-dimensional graphics and hundreds of thousands, even millions, of colors to appear at one time. But, along the way, it seems that the interactive entertainment industry has forgotten the entertainment component of gaming. In fact, some games seem to have been designed with the idea that interactive entertainment should not be entertaining.

“I don’t know if the games I design are going to be fun for other gamers, but I do know that I have had fun making and playing them. Maybe some day I’ll publish my games so that others can play them, and maybe I won’t. But, my reason for making games is for that missing element of fun. If I do publish my games, it’ll be to show the big video game companies, or at least give them an idea of, what I’m looking for in a video game.”

Smiling up at my character, Pinkie Pie says, “You know what, you should publish at least one of your games. That way, you can let others know what kind of games you’re looking for, and what you’re looking for in the kind of video games you want to play. Even if you just publish your notes on this game, maybe that’ll be enough to let those video game companies know what kind of games you want to play.”

I can’t argue with Pinkie Pie’s logic on the matter. But, before I can say that much to her, she asks, “So, Weed Whacker, what about you? What was life like before you joined us?”

With the two ponies on my character’s right side, I’m somewhat surprised to hear Weed Whacker’s voice on his left side saying, “Well, there’s really not that much to tell.” As my character’s attention tuns to her, she continues, “When I hatched, as far as I could tell, I was the only one of my kind. I just wandered around, not even knowing what kind of creature I was. The first thing I tried to eat was the poison joke, and I ended up regretting that. Then, Princess Celestia took me in, healed me, and took care of me, until she turned me over to you three, and gave me the ability to send and receive letters between you and her and her sister. I’ve been living with you ever since, and you’re the closest thing to a family I’ve ever known.”

I lose track of what’s said after that, and the group arrives at my character’s house not long afterwards anyway.

When they get there, Weed Whacker goes to the vegetable garden, Lyra to the vineyard, and Pinkie Pie and my character to the orchard, to harvest fruits and vegetables for the circle of twelve readers.

It doesn’t take long to harvest the fruits and vegetables, nor does it take long to prepare them for snacks for the readers. And, the preparation is complete just in time for a knock on the door to signal the arrival of Pinkie Pie’s friends.

As the group gathers around the snack tray, I can’t help notice they take the same positions they had the game’s yesterday. So, considering I remember that Rainbow Dash had started the reading that previous time, I turn to my pink earth pony friend and ask, "Pinkie Pie, will you begin the reading?"

As the ponies around the circle, including Pinkie Pie, open their books and turn to the correct page, the pink party pony turns to my character and answers, "Sure, Mormon." Then, she looks down and flips through the pages. As soon as she's at the right page, she reads, "And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them."

Then, Twilight Sparkle reads, "And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men."

Spike reads, "And it came to pass that after they had spoken these words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who should come, according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them."

Rarity reads, "And king Benjamin again opened his mouth and began to speak unto them, saying: My friends and my brethren, my kindred and my people, I would again call your attention, that ye may hear and understand the remainder of my words which I shall speak unto you."

Applejack reads, "For behold, if the knowledge of the goodness of God at this time has awakened you to a sense of your nothingness, and your worthless and fallen state—"

Fluttershy reads, "I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body—"

Lyra reads, "I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation, through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the world."

I read, "And this is the means whereby salvation cometh. And there is none other salvation save this which hath been spoken of; neither are there any conditions whereby man can be saved except the conditions which I have told you."

Weed Whacker reads, "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend."

Princess Luna reads, "And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them."

Princess Celestia reads, "And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel."

Rainbow Dash reads, "And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true."

Pinkie Pie reads, "And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due."

Twilight Sparkle reads, "And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness."

Spike reads, "But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another."

Rarity reads, "And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish."

Applejack reads, "Perhaps thou shalt say: The man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just—"

Fluttershy reads, "But I say unto you, O man, whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in the kingdom of God."

Lyra reads, "For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?"

At this point, i hear Applejack grunt in interest and say, "Ya know, Ah hadn't really thought 'bout it that way."

I read, "And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And has he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he has poured out his Spirit upon you, and has caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and has caused that your mouths should be stopped that ye could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy."

Weed Whacker reads, "And now, if God, who has created you, on whom you are dependent for your lives and for all that ye have and are, doth grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing that ye shall receive, O then, how ye ought to impart of the substance that ye have one to another."

Princess Luna reads, "And if ye judge the man who putteth up his petition to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your substance, which doth not belong to you but to God, to whom also your life belongeth; and yet ye put up no petition, nor repent of the thing which thou hast done."

Princess Celestia reads, "I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto those who are rich as pertaining to the things of this world."

Rainbow Dash reads, "And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts that: I give not because I have not, but if I had I would give."

Pinkie Pie reads, "And now, if ye say this in your hearts ye remain guiltless, otherwise ye are condemned; and your condemnation is just for ye covet that which ye have not received."

Twilight Sparkle reads, "And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you—that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God—I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants."

Spike reads, "And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order."

Rarity reads, "And I would that ye should remember, that whosoever among you borroweth of his neighbor should return the thing that he borroweth, according as he doth agree, or else thou shalt commit sin; and perhaps thou shalt cause thy neighbor to commit sin also."

Applejack reads, "And finally, I cannot tell you all the things whereby ye may commit sin; for there are divers ways and means, even so many that I cannot number them."

Fluttershy reads, "But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not."

At this point, I have my character stand up; and I say, "And, I think that should conclude today's reading. Tomorrow, we'll be reading chapter five in the Book of Mosiah. But, until then, thank you for coming, and have a safe trip to your homes."

Ponies and dragons rise around the circle and collect their books.

Princesses Celestia and Luna salute my character and others around the circle, and disappear.

Pinkie Pie, Lyra, and Weed Whacker head up the stairs to the porch of my character’s house.

Spike and the rest of the ponies head to the front gate, where my character lets them out to return to their homes in Ponyville.

Then, once that group of six have disappeared from view, my character goes back to the house, where Pinkie Pie opens the door and allows all to enter.

Once inside, Pinkie Pie turns to Lyra and Weed Whacker and says, “If you don’t mind, I have some questions for Mormon. We’ll go to his work room, just me and him. You two can do what you want in the mean time.”

I see the unicorn and dinosaur look at each other in confusion as my character follows the pink earth pony to his work room.

Once the two are inside the room, Pinkie Pie closes the door, then turns to my character, to me, and says, “So, about this plan of yours.”

I know what she’s talking about; and, although I was hoping the matter would come up after dinner, since Pinkie Pie brought it up, I suppose now’s the best time to talk about it. I nod and say, “I’m going to need your help with some of the details, but I do have the scriptural reference. Would you like to read it?”

Pinkie Pie nods and answers, “Yes, please.”

I have my character remove the white rectangle from his inventory and hand it to the pink earth pony.

Pinkie Pie accepts the rectangle, looks at it, then clears her throat and reads, “Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

“Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.” She then looks up, tilts her head, and says, “Alright, two questions. First of all, what does it mean to fast? Second of all, what does Isaiah mean when he talks about fasting ‘for strife and debate?’”

I answer, “To answer your first question, to fast means to keep from eating and drinking for a period of time.”

Presently, Pinkie Pie straightens her head and gasps, then her eyes tremble and her ears fold back against her head as she asks, “Y-you want me to s-starve?”

I shake my head and answer, “No, that’s not what I want at all.” I then stop shaking my head and continue, “Going without anything to eat or drink for anything other than a goodly cause is starving. And, that’s not what I intend for you. And, to answer your second question, evidently Isaiah had observed that Jews weren’t fasting for a good purpose, and without a good objective to fast for, they were becoming irritable, and were likely taking that irritability out on each other.”

Pinkie Pie, listening to me, points her ears upward again. She relaxes after hearing me out, then looks at the rectangle again as she says, “Oh, I see.” She then continues reading, “Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?

“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” At this point, Pinkie Pie grunts with interest, and perhaps understanding, and says, “It sounds to me like Isaiah’s warning those who read this against how he’s seen the fast observed, and offering advice on how it should be done.”

I nod and say, “That’s how I understand it.”

Pinkie Pie continues, “Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?” She then says, “‘Deal bread to the hungry.’ Isn’t the one fasting going to be hungry after a while?”

I answer, “My experience is that’s not necessarily the case.”

At this statement from me, Pinkie Pie lowers the rectangle and looks at my character, at me, and asks, “You’ve done this before?”

I answer, “I have. And, I can tell you that, when done properly, a fast doesn’t mean starving to death; and it's been my experience that a proper fast means the one fasting is too occupied with other things to even worry about feeling hungry. Besides, it is a good idea, every now and then, to give the digestive system a chance to rest and recuperate. And, a proper fast can, and should, be a real growing experience for the one fasting.”

Again, Pinkie Pie grunts with interest. She then returns to the reading: “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.” She then slowly lowers the rectangle and looks up at my character, at me, again, and says, “You know, I was beginning to wonder if you thought I was getting fat or something, overweight. Now, there’s this part, ‘thine health shall spring forth speedily.’ Have you had health benefits from fasting?”

I answer, “As a matter of fact, I have. Like I said, it’s a good idea to give the digestive system a break every now and then to recover. At least, that’s been my experience. And, there have been scientists that have observed that a proper fast can, at least, make many health problems more manageable, not the least of which is diabetes. I don’t know if yours will clear up completely with just one fast, such a case as yours may require a few separate times. And, it won’t mean you’ll be able to go back to eating candy like it’s going out of style. You’ll still have to limit yourself on how much you eat. But, I imagine you will be able to eat candy again, in small amounts, without it making you sick.”

Pinkie Pie adds, “And, without you having to stab me with needles every time I eat candy.”

I nod and answer, “That’s right.”

Again the pink earth pony grunts with interest, then continues reading, “Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

“And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

“And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.” She then puts the rectangle away in her mane; then, smiling at my character, she says, “You know, I think I would like to try this. So, when do you think I should start, and how long do you think it should last?”

I also smile as I answer, “Generally, when I fast, it’s for two meals, breakfast and lunch. I’m thinking that should work for you. And, I’m thinking you should start tomorrow.”

I watch as Pinkie Pie’s eyes shift right and left as though she’s reading, then she looks up at my character again and says, “Yeah, that sounds good to me. Just one question. Does it mean that I can start eating after the lunch hour is over?”

I answer, “That is one possible interpretation. But, it seems to me that if you can wait until after lunch, you should also be able to wait until dinner to eat. I know that’s been the case for me.”

Pinkie Pie states, “Well, if you can go for a day with your only meal being the the last one, then I can too. Okie dokie. I’ll fast tomorrow for two meals, and I won’t eat until dinner. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.”

Seeing the pink party pony perform and recite her Pinkie promise, I wonder to myself if it was absolutely necessary; although, it’s evident that she seemed to think so. I ask, “So, in the mean time, shall we go out and join Lyra and Weed Whacker in harvesting fruits and vegetables for dinner?”

At my question, Pinkie Pie hops in place, and, with each hop, says, “Yes!”

I can’t help laughing to myself as I have my character go to the door and open it.

Pinkie Pie stops hopping as the door starts to open, then gallops out of it as soon as there’s just enough room for her.

My character follows her through the hall and the front room, after closing the door to his work room, then out the front door, closing that one behind him. He then follows the pink earth pony to the orchard, where Pinkie “Diane” Pie kicks four apples out of a tree. She then gathers them in her mane, and Pinkie “Pinkamena” Pie and my character return to the house just in time to meet up with Lyra and Weed Whacker.

My character opens the front door to allow the two ponies and the dinosaur to enter first, then follows them inside, closing the door behind him.

Once again, it’s Pinkie Pie who, arriving at the kitchen door first, opens it for her and the others to enter; and my character, the last to enter, closes the door behind him.

It takes only a short time to organize the group and get the fruits and vegetables cleaned and ready to eat.

During this time, I hear Lyra ask Pinkie if everything is alright, and Pinkie answer affirmatively, saying something about me having a plan for her.

Nothing much beyond that is said as the four eat the fruits and vegetables that have been prepared, then go to their rooms.

I have my character write to the princesses about how I got to hear the stories of how each of the element bearers got their cutie marks, as well as how Lyra got hers. I decide not to write the stories themselves, just that I heard them. I also decide not to add anything about Pinkie Pie trying a fast, figuring that it's for her to mention it if she wants to. Once the letter’s finished, I have my character leave his room to deliver the rolled-up parchment to Weed Whacker to send to the princesses.

As my character returns to his room, I’m not aware, until my character reaches for his door, and until she says something, that Pinkie Pie is following him.

As my character opens his door, I hear Pinkie Pie behind him ask, “Uh, Mormon, may I come in?” Then, as my character turns around to see her, she adds, “I have one or two more questions I need answered.”

I have my character hold the door open for her as I answer, “Sure, come on in.” Then, after the pink earth pony enters, my character follows her inside and closes the door behind him.

Pinkie Pie gallops to and jumps onto his bed, then turns around to face him, then settles into a sphinx-style position. Once she’s comfortable, she asks, “About the fast, is there a particular procedure for it?”

I ask in response, “You mean for starting one?”

Pinkie Pie nods and answers, “And ending it.”

I have my character approach the pink earth pony and kneel on one knee next to the bed, in front of her; and I answer, “I know a proper fast is similar to a church meeting, in that it starts and ends with a prayer.”

Pinkie Pie then asks, “And, does it matter what I fast for?”

I answer, “As long as it’s for a good reason, no, not really.”

At this point, Pinkie Pie rises to all fours and says, “Thanks, Mormon. That’s all I needed to know.” And, with that, she jumps off my character’s bed and canters to the door.

Automatically, my character also rises to his feet, then follows the pink earth pony to the door, then opens it for her, waits for Pinkie Pie to exit and head to her room, then closes the door behind her. After that, he goes to his bed and proceeds to go to sleep.

I can think of one more thing I'd like to add at this point. When Pinkie Pie, in telling her cutie mark story, mentioned her hair curling after seeing the rainbow, I know it was PInkamena talking about how her sister, Diane, handed control of PInkie to her to see the rainbow.

I hope that the fast will be a good experience for Pinkie Pie. I guess I’ll find out in the game’s tomorrow. In the mean time, I save and close the game.

Author's Notes:

In the next chapter, Pinkie Pie, with Mormon's help, proceeds with her fast. And, she chooses a good cause for it.

This and more in Chapter 28: As Fast As is Healthy.

The reading will be Mosiah chapters 5, 6, and 7.