Pinkie's pulling a smart and reading books. Or fanfics. That still counts right?
Get another giant pile of them down below courtesy of Whisper Key, and as always, check out the compilation last year for other stories, since this one won't include those.
Slice of Life
Cleanse by Baal Bunny
For as long as Rarity's operated Carousel Boutique, Pinkie Pie has come popping in at random intervals for random reasons. And that's fine: she's Pinkie Pie, after all.
Lately, however, Pinkie's visits seem to have become quieter, less frenetic, even relaxing to a certain extent. Rarity begins to wonder if something's going on.
The Gift of Laughter by Pascoite
While out on a rather standard errand, a young Rarity encounters a strange new filly. A hyperactive pink one, who seems to be struggling with her own newfound talent as well.
Pinkie and Celestia Have Some Tea by JaketheGinger
The two most intriguing minds in Equestria sit down and have tea together.
More Than Her Mane by Westphalian_Musketeer
Pinkie Pie has always been random, but when she shows up to Twilight's library with a straight-cut mane, Spike is immediately worried that some tragedy has caused her to enter into a depression.
Sometimes a girl is more than the fur on her head.
Tainted Reflection by Imperaxum
Does the Pinkie Pie on the left look like an unfeeling automaton? A magical construct with no capacity for thought or action beyond a simple phrase, like 'FUN'? Well, only the latter's incorrect.
She thought it was all over when her resolve broke and she was flashed back to the mirror pool. Emerging from it for the second time in a lifetime, the first Pinkie Pie clone only knows one thing; she's alive and well, unlike every single one of her reflections. Is she just a lucky reflection? A copy?
In the middle of the Everfree, confused, forlorn, and lost; where will she go, what in Equestria will she do?
And why are these six ponies, including the pony she herself is a reflection of, trying so hard to find her? They were saying something about "splitting the Element of Laughter" . . .
Can't let them catch me. No matter what it takes.
Behind the Magic Eight Ball by Baal Bunny
The question of how Pinkie does all the things that she does isn't one that gets asked much in Ponyville anymore. But when Applejack finds herself dissatisfied with the fortune Pinkie gives her at the Autumn Festival, Pinkie ends up revealing more of her secrets than AJ's really comfortable knowing.
Tummy Ache by Alpha Scorpii
Pinkie Pie has a tummy ache. Fortunately, there's some pony who will take care of her. Not her mother, but close enough.
Ode to Friendship by Cloudy Skies
Where the world was once her stage, the stage is now her world, and Octavia feels trapped. Will the appearance of a certain pink pony stop her descent, or will she get to mope in peace? Will Octavia get to eat her cucumber roll while she's at it?
The answer to the last question is probably "no".
Mind Your Elders by Denim_Blue
Princess Celestia and Princess Luna receive an unexpected visit from none other than Pinkie Pie. This visit isn't just a social call, however. It's a visit that is of great importance, and will hopefully give Luna and Celestia something they've wanted for a long time... answers.
Fluttershy's Extremely Odd Jobs by MythrilMoth
One day, while working at Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie Pie comes to a startling realization.
She has no idea how Fluttershy earns money.
For Pinkie Pie, not knowing something so important about one of her closest friends is intolerable. But when she asks Fluttershy, the only answer she'll give is:
"I do odd jobs."
Now, Pinkie Pie is determined to find out exactly what Fluttershy does to make ends meet...
Serving Her Community by JaketheGinger
She could've been many things after leaving Canterlot High. A baker, a comedian, a singer, a professional party planner.
Yet instead, Pinkie chose another path in life. A road nobody thought she would ever travel. For Pinkie Pie, being a police officer is almost second nature to her.
Book of Pink by Homeshine
It's Twilight's birthday! Pinkie gives Twilight a book on how to be Pinkie. At first dubious, Twilight becomes fascinated by the view into Pinkie's mind.
Chess With Pinkie Pie by The Engineer Pony
Few would suspect that Pinkie Pie would be good at chess. A game as nuanced and subtle as chess requires concentration, strategy, and forethought. None of which Pinkie Pie possesses.
Right?
Pinkie Pie vs. The Soufflé by Estee
Pinkie's been an apprentice baker ever since she moved in with the Cakes, and part of that is because she hasn't completed her master piece: the dish which will prove she's worthy of the unamended title. For her, that's a soufflé. Something she's never been able to successfully bake.
With the Cakes out of town and the bakery closed for a day, Pinkie has a chance to spend her time in trying to take that final step. And perhaps somewhere before the end of her failures, she'll learn something about why doing so was important --
-- or if it was ever really important at all.
The Choices We Make by Monochromatic
Every Friday, from five in the afternoon to eleven at night, Pinkie Pie does volunteer work. She doesn't have to do it, the world won't stop if she doesn't, but she chooses to do it anyway. Even if it's doing seemingly insignificant little things.
It is a matter of life and death, after all.
The Brightest Timeline by protractror
What goes wrong when nothing goes wrong?
Comedy
Pinkie Pie's Last Nightmare Night by Admiral Biscuit
Pinkie Pie loves Nightmare Night. She loves dressing up, and she loves candy. Most of all, she loves pranking ponies. One year she goes too far.
The Secret to Alicorn Power by naturalbornderpy
While exploring Canterlot Castle, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash uncover a room filled with stone tablets connected to dials. Above each dial is the name of an alicorn they know.
These old things couldn't possibly control an alicorn's power, could they?
Only one way to find out.
Pinkie Figures It Out! by Twinkletail
After a brief talk with Fluttershy and Applejack, Pinkie Pie suddenly comes to a startling conclusion! One of her friends is hiding something, and it's up to Pinkie to get her to admit it!
The Swap by Monochromatic
Twilight thought she'd had enough excitement for one day after meeting her human counterpart. Or so she thought until she was met with the uncanny feeling that Pinkie Pie was acting, well, a bit too equestrian.
Laughing Her Way to the Bank by Bok
Pinkie Pie is the richest pony in the history of Equestria. The secret to her wealth?
She has no idea.
Operation Get-lestia by Cupcakes
Princess Celestia is due for an informal visit with Twilight and her friends, but Pinkie Pie seems to be acting even more strange than usual. What is she up to, and will Twilight find out before it's too late?
Skittles by MetalGearSamus
Pinkie Pie explains to Twilight how she, with the help of Rainbow Dash, invented a new type of candy.
Despicable Blue by Einhander
Celestia's done the math: Prince Blueblood has cost the kingdom several billion bits in unpaid tabs, half-eaten cake and other expenses. She orders him to get a job to start to pay off his debts. And the only pony willing to hire him? The current manager of Sugarcube Corner: Ms. Pinkie Pie.
Uh oh.
Rock Farms and Nuclear Reactors by Pineta
Twilight Sparkle is aware that the manipulation of matter at the sub-atomic level is a potential source of enormous amounts of free energy. She also knows that this is extremely dangerous, and that these spells are only for the highest level unicorns. She is therefore somewhat concerned to discover that Pinkie Pie has found another way to do this, with a curious contraption in the basement of Sugarcube Corner.
Magical Pony Ultrasounds by AbsoluteAnonymous
This is the story of a certain pink pony who's decided that she wants to have babies like the Cakes, and of the much-enduring pegasus who must explain to her why that might not exactly be plausible for them. Will either of them succeed in their mostly-noble endeavours? Probably not.
"Mah Barn Door Don't Swing That Way!" by Cerulean Voice
Excited to try out her secret new apple-and-cinnamon cupcake recipe, Pinkie Pie bakes a batch and heads for Sweet Apple Acres, believing Applejack to be the best judge of apple-tasting baked goods in Ponyville. When Applejack makes an off-hoof comment, Pinkie Pie may just surprise her friend with more than her delicious pastries.
Sugarless Gumption by FanOfMostEverything
Being friends with Pinkie Pie requires a certain kind of patience. She offers plentiful rewards in exchange... but sometimes those rewards are themselves the problem. After a prolifically provisioned practice session, the two most calorie-conscious members of the Rainbooms decide they've had enough.
Sunset just wants to know how she got roped into the madness.
Partyquest by R5H
Pinkie has one month to throw a party that's out of this world. Which is exactly where she'll receive the training she needs.
Can she brave the trials of artistic integrity, heavy rainfall, an actual literal gun, and thinking too hard about why she went to Equestria in the first place?
Domestic Rock Science by Pineta
Maud and Pinkie Pie explain all about the rock cycle. With chocolate.
Chuckling Over My Cheery-O's by chrumsum
Pinkie Pie's simple morning ritual threatens to shatter her very perception of reality, life, and choice in breakfast cereal.
This is PresentPerfect's fault.
Pinkamena's Wake by GroaningGreyAgony
Pinkie has a bad Hairdra day and winds up peeking further beyond the Vale than she’d have liked.
But, more certain than death and praxis, she’ll make sure everypony else has fun again.
The Taste of Madness by naturalbornderpy
The alternate timeline battle against King Sombra has finally come to an end, and now Pinkie Pie is entrusted with keeping the ex-King under lock and key for the rest of his days. But having seen her friends hurt and tormented by King Sombra personally, Pinkie Pie decides to punish the unicorn in the worst possible way she can think of.
By not telling him what his horn tastes like.
Sad/Dark
A Fragile Heart by Newtaloo
A short story about waiting, hay fries, and the dangers of space and silence in matters of the heart.
Takes place in the background of "Twilight Time".
Interlude by Pale Horse
Octavia: Prodigy. Virtuoso. Artist.
And, no matter how much she wants to deny it, Pie.
I miss you. Please come home. I'll be waiting for you.
We Regret To Inform You by Warden of Stendarr
Dear Miss Pie, we in Baltimare regret to inform you that, due to extreme weather conditions, your employers were unfortunately taken, and in conjunction with their will they would like you to become the legal guardians of their foals...
Why Pinkie Pie Smiles by Anonymous Pegasus
Everyone knows Pinkie Pie and her love of smiles. But why is she so eager to smile? Why is a smile her most valued possession?
For a person to truly value a smile, there has to be an event, a catalyst that makes them value happiness above all else.
For Pinkie Pie, that event was Sunshine; the sick Pegasus.
The Only One In Color by RazgrizS57
When I was little, I came to understand the true meaning about a particular trait of mine. I don’t like to talk about it much because I’m just not much of a talkative pony. Or, well, I’m not anymore, but that’s beside the point. It’s just something I find difficult to talk about, much less explain, because unlike what I see, it’s not all black and white. It’s not like anyone could truly understand my condition anyway.
Well, except for maybe her.
He'll Never Leave Me by Draconian Soul
Gummy is the best pet in the world! He always listens to me, never moans or complains when I talk too much, and always comes along with me without any resistance. Sure, he isn't much of a talker, but he's a really swell listener. Every day I spend with him is super fantastic!
Yet, Mr. and Mrs. Cake always look sad every time I play with Gummy. Those sillies! Don't they know that Gummy couldn't hurt me even if he wanted to? He's all gums! Duh! Even my friends have been showing "concerns" about my relationship with Gummy.
I don't know why they're being such party poopers all of a sudden!
Morality and Baked Goods by SkyeSilverwing
Some might say that it was a Confluence of Magic. Others might declare it to have been the Will of Discord. Still more might claim that something in the Baker herself was to blame. And some would state that it was something about the dough. Truly, it could have been any of these factors, or a combination of them, but however it happened, its end result was a strange event so unusual, it changed Ponyville forever.
The Cup Cake Killer by SaddlesoapOpera
Ponyville is shaken to its core when everypony's favourite pink party-pony is revealed to be a murderer.
Her friends struggle to deal with the staggering revelation as all of Equestria turns its focus on the little town to learn more about the now infamous Cup Cake Killer...
Shipping
K'awka Supay by Zaid ValRoa
"Oh, no, no, no. That’s not why I’m here, Twilight. But I’m kind of in trouble, and you’re the only one who can help me."
Just as Twilight was about to reply, Pinkie Pie spoke once more. "Like, trouble trouble.”
Derpy Gets Fired by GarlandGala
Derpy Hooves has lost her long-running job as the mailmare of Ponyville, and it's up to Pinkie Pie to cheer her up. But Derpy is a very special case for the element of laughter, and making her smile again is anything but business as usual.
Out of an Orange-Colored Sky by Baal Bunny
A violent series of twitches propels Pinkie toward Fluttershy's cottage just as Discord is complaining about how regularized his chaos has seemed lately.
Ponyville might want to batten down its hatches.
Honey Pie by SPark
The changelings are banished, the day is saved! Yet a victory for one must be a defeat for another, and this particular victory has left one changeling stranded in Canterlot, alone and broken. A certain pink party pony is also alone in the Canterlot night, hiding her depression from her friends. She cannot, however, hide her feelings from a changeling. What will become of this unlikely pair?
No Recipe For Perfection by Cloudy Skies
It's one thing to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. It's something quite different to worry that it doesn't have a right side anymore. Stuck in an artistic rut, Rarity has to rely on an unlikely friend to understand who she is, and in doing so, discovers that what we want may not always be obvious, even to oneself.
There may or may not be an excess of hats involved, and fabulosity is guaranteed.
Candy Apple by Ivory Piano
Big Macintosh's life has taken a surprising turn in the form of a pink pony with a penchant for partying. But even amongst all the gossip and the dozens of parties appearing on his calendar, he still manages to live the same life he’s always lived (to a certain degree). However, sometimes it’s not the great big changes that are the most affecting.
Like an Unexpected Song by Donnys Boy
She never expected to see a golden chariot flying over Ponyville. She never expected just how much her life would change. She never expected Twilight Sparkle … and Twilight Sparkle most certainly never expected Pinkie Pie.
Sweet Nothings by AbsoluteAnonymous
Rainbow Dash just may be Sugarcube Corner's best customer, even though she can't stand sweets. Pinkie Pie is none the wiser.
The Cake Batter Incident by Harmony Charmer
While Pinkie is walking around Ponyville with Sombra, who she is tasked to watch over until he is reformed, she sees a pony has recently moved into Ponyville without her previous knowledge. So, Pinkie does the only thing she sees fit- she greets the pony with a crazy amount of confetti and cake batter. In doing so, she ruins his clothes and has to take him shopping at Carousel Boutique.
Where Your Heart Is by Cloudy Skies
In the aftermath of one of Pinkie's parties, an innocent query leads Dash to question why she's still living with Pinkie Pie. Why does she feel trapped when there's nothing holding her back?
And how many buildings can Pinkie Pie destroy before insurance companies stop covering 'acts of Pinkie Collateral Damage Pie'?
However Absurd by Donnys Boy
Pinkie Pie might not be the knight in shining armor that Rarity always wanted … but Pinkie might just be the knight that Rarity needs. Just a fluffy little RariPie one-shot. Because RariPie.
Drama
Silver Tears by Astral Mouse
Cloudy Quartz, Pinkie Pie's mother, meets her at a party, but all is not as it seems.
Under Layers of Dirt and Worry by Tangerine Blast
It had been a long day of saving the world, and the usually perky pony wanted nothing more than to collapse into bed.
Unfortunately, somepony's waiting at Sugarcube Corner.
Pinkie was fine. She just needed to sleep.
I'll Be Haunting You by RadicalDishonesty
Pinkie Pie has a decent life, all things considered. Working at Sugarcube Corner, throwing parties, saving the world, making friends. She had a pretty good run. But when she comes face to face with the Grim Reaper and her own demise, she definitely doesn't want to let go. So she does the only thing she knows to do to avoid death itself, and challenges him to a game for her life.
But even if she wins, did she really escape death, or is she not out of his grasp yet?
Tracks in the Sand by DwarvishPony
Scavenging isn't just a hobby, it's a means of survival in the ruins of the old world. When you go scavenging, though, you'll never know what you'll find.
Pinkie Pie is about to find more than she bargained for.
