Pinkie looked around at all of her old friends.
"Well, well, well." she said. "Isn't this a big family reunion."
"We're here to stop you." said Trixie. "For good."
"Really?" asked Pinkie. "Oh, by the way... how's Dash?"
"Still in the hospital." said Twilight.
"You really hurt her." said Rarity.
"Rainbow Dash was really fun to hang out with." said Pinkie. "So, how's your new horn, Rarity?"
"It's fine."
"You know, you ponies are lucky you caught me when you did." said Pinkie. "If you hadn't sent in Trixie, Rainbow Dash was gonna lose her wings."
"That's absolutely horrid!" said Rarity.
"Oh, Rarity." said Pinkie. "Still as annoying as ever."
"Annoying?" asked Rarity.
"And how are you... Fluttershy?"
"Um..." said Fluttershy softly. "Fine."
"Come one." said Pinkie. "SPEAK UP!"
"Leave her alone, ya hear?" yelled Applejack.
"Oh, AJ. How's Appleloom?"
"Better." said Applejack. "No thanks to you."
"I really thought I had her for good." said Pinkie.
"Well, you obviously underestimated the power of--" Twiligh started.
"Friendship?" asked Pinkie. "Love? You make me sick."
"You used to like friendship." said Twilight.
"Used to?" asked Pinkie. "USED TO?! You don't think it would make me happy to find somepony out there who likes what I like? Somepony I could hang out with and not have to worry about them alerting the Royal Guard? Nothing would make me more happy than to find a friend who likes what I like. That's why I liked little Applebloom. She understood me."
"You corrupted her!" yelled Applejack.
"I DID NOT CORRUPT HER!" yelled Pinkie. "She came to me of her own free will."
"What?" asked Applejack.
"Oh, she hasn't told you." said Pinkie. "This just keeps getting better and better."
"You're lying." said Applejack.
"Am I? Why don't you ask her next time you see her."
"All right, that's enough." said Trixie. "We came here to stop you and that's just what we're gonna do."
"Ah, Trixie." said Pinkie. "How could I forget about you? So tell me... did you help stop me because you cared about Ponyville? Or because you cared more about your reputation?"
"What's that got to do with anything?" asked Trixie.
"Tell me." said Pinkie. Trixie said nothing. "TELL ME!"
"Twilight was right. I was lonely." said Trixie. "I wanted friends. The only way I could get anypony to like me was to help save Ponyville. So, no, I didn't do it for my reputation. I helped save Ponyville because I wanted to."
"Really?" asked Pinkie. "Is that so?"
"Yes."
Pinkie smiled. "Then there's only one thing left to do."