Chapter 10: Letters

Month Five

Pinkie Pie

Dear Braeburn,

The doctor says that everything is still okay with the foal, all I have to do is cut down on sweets. When he said that I told him that he was crazy, and that sweets never hurt anypony! He then tried to say something about how too high of a sugar level would give the foal diabetes or something, but then I told him that eating more sweets would only make the foal sweeter, so...

That makes sense, right?

P.S. I can't believe it's already been a month since you were here, it feels like it was only yesterday!

Braeburn

Dear Pinkie,

You know he was telling the truth right? Too many sweets are bad for the baby, everypony over here is saying the same thing. I would suggest you listen to him and don't do anything too crazy, ok? Oh, and one of my cousins came for a visit and heard you were pregnant. Apparently she was on her way to Ponyville so she might stop in to see the newest Apple before it's born, as well as to talk your eye off.

P.S. I feel the same way Pinkie, but just wait, when winter wrap up comes up next year I'll be there.

Pinkie Pie

Braeburn,

Ooh, one of your cousins is coming to see me?! What should I expect from them when they show up, normal Apple family stuff, or are they different? Oh well, it doesn't matter, it looks like Spike is getting annoyed so we have to cut the messages short. I'll see you next time Braeburn!

P.S. Yay! I wish it could be winter wrap up already!

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Month Six

Pinkie Pie

Hi Braeburn! Twilight told me that I didn't have to put "Dear Braeburn" at the start of every letter, so I decided to stop doing it. How have things been over there for you, because things for me have been awesome. Your cousin showed up and gave me some exotic apple treat, which were amazing! I wish she had brought more, or told me how to make then. Oh, and I saw the doctor again, he says that things are still going good, but he would recommend that I start eating some more fruits and veggies because of how many sweets I ate before.

P.S. Applejack wants to know how things are with the buffalo.

Braeburn

Pinkie you know you should listen to the doctor right? He's gone to school and spent years studying this stuff, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's talking about, even though you might not want to change your diet to mostly healthy stuff rather than cupcakes and sugary sweets. Also, the treats from my cousin is a special secret recipe of hers that she created when she messed up while trying to make apple tarts and apple fritters at the same time, so you could always try that and see what happens.

P.S. The buffalo are fine, they've actually got a few of them helping get the farm ready for this years harvest because they love our pies so much.

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Month Eight

Pinkie Pie

I'M SO SORRY BRAEBURN! Things got so busy at the bakery that I forgot to send you a letter last month, and almost forgot to send one this month, but Spike reminded me this time! Oh, I hope you aren't mad at me for it. Someone really important in Canterlot ordered a dozen baker's dozens of cupcakes, each dozen being a different flavor! It was so much work, I think we ran out of supplies at least three times during the whole thing. It was crazy!

Braeburn

Pinkie, calm down, ok? I could never be mad at you, just because you got busy and missed a letter to me doesn't mean I'm going to hate you or something. We have something special, and I mean that in more ways than the foal in you right now. I think you might know what I'm getting at here, and I would love to say it to you, but it feels weird to say something as personal as that on a piece of paper, so hopefully you can wait until the next winter to hear it from me in person.

Pinkie Pie

Ok, sorry for freaking out like that, I was just afraid because the letters were something we do to talk, and then I didn't send one so you might have thought I didn't want to talk to you anymore, and that I hated you or something and I...

Spike just told me to calm down because I was getting really crazy again even though I was just looking at a piece of paper again. He said I was really really weird and that I should head back to the bakery to lay down because of how weird I am being, so I guess I'll see you next month Braeburn.

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Month Nine

Pinkie Pie

Braeburn did you hear?! Apparently the Pegasi in Cloudsdale have decided to start winter earlier this year because they were late last year! Do you still get to come here at the start of winter, even though it's two weeks earlier than normal? If it does then we can spend lots of time together and have tons of fun and cupcakes and parties! Ooh I can't wait, I want it to be winter already!

Braeburn

I heard from one of my cousins, who happens to be a Pegasus for some reason. I talked with my family here and they say that I can head out earlier because of this, but it also means I'll be really busy up until then because of all the chores that I'll have to get done over here. I can't wait to see you again Pinkie, but I gotta go now, there are some trees that need to be bucked and some pigs that need to be cleaned!

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Month Ten

Pinkie Pie

Oh now I really can't wait to see you again Braeburn! Only a few more weeks and we can do anything we want together, which is going to be so awesome. I really wish the Pegasi had decided to start winter now rather than in two weeks, I really want to see you. My belly has gotten so big that Mrs Cake isn't letting me work anymore, so now I'm always so bored during the days! Ooh, the wait is killing me!

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Month Eleven

Braeburn

Hey Pinkie, I'm sorry about not replying to your message last month, things were really busy and I forgot to write to you in all the rush, but I think I know how to make it up to you. All you have to do is go to the train station tomorrow when the train from Appleloosa is going to arrive and I'll make it up to you.