Chapter 10: What A Shocking Confrontation

"Thank you Miss Cake."

"Oh, no problem deary. I do hope you'll enjoy the sweets."

I walk out from Sugar Cube Corner with a box of chocolate chip cookies. This mornings been slow. I've been walking around town, not sure of what to do. Even though I put on the goggles, nothing's pop up yet. I should fine a place to eat my sweets.

"Hey TipStir!"

I turn around to see Pinkiepie. She's holding a bottle of something magenta.

"Hey Pinkiepie, what's up?"

"I just wanted to ask if you want my extra juicy drink."

"Oh, sure! Can't refuse a free drink."

I take the drink from Pinkiepie. She seems to be holding back a snort. I try to drink from it, but it won't come out. I lick the drink instead. This isn't a drink at all! It's jelly!

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Pinkie laughs before running away with RainbowDash. I smile. Then remove the straw before just chunking the jelly down my throat. Sure does taste good either way.

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I'm walking down town. Feeling very comfortable. It's already the next day. Then, I spot PinkiePie slouching and drinking. Oh… It's already the 5th episode… I walk up to Pinkie.

"Hey Pinkie, you alright?"

She looks up at me. "Oh. Hey TipStir. I'm alright…"

I sit next to her. "You don't look alright."

"Well…" Pinkiepie tells me about what happened with her and Gilda, the griffon. I nod, not once interrupting. "And then Twilight said that I was just being jealous… Maybe she's right… Maybe I should change…"

"I don't think so…"

Pinkie turns to me, confused. "What do you mean?"

"Well, it's just that. I see no reason for you to change. You're fine just the way you are. Somepony who would knock somepony else from the sky is not nice. Perhaps you can teach her how to be nice?"

"You're right!" Pinkie exclaims happily. "I should help her not be a grumpy grump meany!"

"Well said."

We spot Gilda and RainbowDash fly over us. They land, but Rainbow says she still has to finish up a few weather jobs. This leaves Gilda exploring Ponyville alone.

"Ok Pinkie, what's the plan?"

Pinkiepie tells me about the plan while also making comments on Gilda when she does something bad. That is until Fluttershy appears. Gilda shouts.

"Hey! I'm walking here!"

"Oh, um, I'm sorry…" Fluttershy backs up, scared. "I was just trying to-"

"I'm sorry I'm sorry." Gilda mocks. "Why don't you just watch where you're going doofus?!"

"I'm sorry Pinkie, but I have to help Fluttershy. Pardon me for leaving on you." I run up in between Gilda and Fluttershy. Pinkie says ok and continues to make plans while also watching us. This is going to be a gamble…

"You're the doofus, doofus! You clearly saw Fluttershy was walking along this road to help the ducks. It's you who should watch where you're going!"

"What was that you little pony?!" Gilda glares in anger. I don't back off.

"I said, it's you who should watch where you're going!"

Gilda roars to scare me. It's not working. I wait for her to finish before roaring as well. She seems surprised.

"You're not the only one who can roar you know! We just don't like doing it. It's not that scary!"

"Why you little!" Gilda picks up her claws in retaliation. I jump away before she could slash me.

"Ha! Is that the best you got?!" Gilda charges at me. Everypony screams. Fluttershy looks surprised by what I'm doing. I keep dodging every attack she throws at me. She looks super angry.

"STAY STILL YOU LITTLE PONY!!!"

"And get hit by you? I don't think so!"

I fly up into the sky, fully aware that she will chase me. Pinkiepie looks worried. I know what I'm doing. I fly pass dozens of clouds, bumping into each one. Although Gilda is unaware, I'm getting them closer together.

The clouds get thicker and bigger. Forming into one. I smirk at how easy it is. Gilda roars. I fly into the cloud, waiting for her to enter.

"You can't escape me!" Gilda flies in.

I emerge from the cloud, showing my face to her. I smirk. "I wasn't trying to escape."

The cloud begins to turn dark. I can feel my fur standing. If Gilda was any smart, she'd turn around and run. This is a trick I learned when living outside for so long. I can change the clouds to any weather I want. "Surprise!"

"AHHHHH!" Gilda yells. Thunder strikes her. I bend and shift the thunder to only strike her.

The cloud dissipates. Revealing a burned Gilda and a smirking TipStir. I fly next to her and whisper. "Here's a tip in case you'd like to try me again. I can do much more than turn you into crisp."

I swish my tail, slapping her face. I fly off, leaving her in place. Everypony looks at me, I stare in confusion.

"What?"

"How did you do that?" Fluttershy asks.

"You mean beat Gilda? That was easy."

"No." Fluttershy shakes her head. "I mean how did you not get shocked. You were also inside the cloud."

"Oh that. I can control weather. So I'm fine in a storm."

Fluttershy looks at me with a confused look. There's something wrong with what I said, but it's not exactly wrong either.

"Any who, are you fine Fluttershy? You looked so close to crying…"

"Oh, yes, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

"That was amazing!" Pinkiepie hugs me tightly.

"To…Tight!"

She let's go. "And I have just finished coming up with a plan! Here's the plan…."

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I'm at a party for Gilda. Pinkiepie is hosting it. Word spread fast about Gilda flying into a storm I prepared and shocking her. At least I didn't hit her…

"TipStir." I turn to look at who called me. It's Twilight.

"Oh hey Twilight, what's up?"

"I heard about what happened with Gilda. What were you thinking?! You could have also be hurt in that storm!"

"But I had to do something! She was being a big meany to our little ponies… I had to do something before it got out of hoof."

"And that something was to enrage her enough to make her want to hurt you?!"

"Well, I was betting that she wouldn't be able to hit me!"

"And what if that bet didn't follow through!"

"Then I would be in the hospital."

Twilight facehoof herself. "Listen. Please try to care for your own self. I don't want to see any of my friends getting hurt."

I turn to Pinkiepie, she does the signal.

"I'll keep that in mind Twilight. And look who's arrived!"

Gilda enters the party. She doesn't look impressed. At least she isn't charred anymore. Pinkiepie hops to her.

"Gilda! I'm so excited to be throwing you one of my signature parties! And I really, truly, sincerely hope you feel welcomed amongst us pony folk."

Pinkie hold out her hoof for a hoofshake. Gilda takes it. She's shocked. And for some reason, flies up into the sky quickly. Looking very traumatized. Oops…was that my doing? Everypony laughs.

"Oh Pinkiepie." RainbowDash approaches Pinkie. "The old hoofshake buzzer, you are a scream!"

"Yeah, huh huh, good one." Gilda says, flying down again. She acts as if she didn't just get scared.

And through the whole party, Gilda gets pranked easily. She keeps assuming it's Pinkiepie's doing. But she's wrong. Until we get to pinning the tail on the pony.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Pinkie blind folds Gilda then spins her around and around.

"We're spinning you around and around and then you can pin the tail on the pony!"

I watch on in amusement as Gilda says she doesn't believe Pinkie. She turns around, and walks the other way. Slipping on some cake cream in the process. She tumbles outside the party, the tail pined on her beak instead.

"Uh, Gilda. You pin the tail on the wrong end." Pinkiepie informs.

Everypony laughs, causing Gilda to roar in rage.

"This is your idea of a good time?! I've never met a lamer bunch of dweebs all my life! And Pinkiepie, you! You are queen lamo with your weak little party pranks! Did you really think you can make me lose my cool?! Well, Dash and I have 10 times as cool as the rest of you put together! Come on Dash, we're bailing on this pathetic scene."

RainbowDash stays where she is. Gilda looks confused and mad.

"Come on RainbowDash. I said, we're leaving!"

Rainbow looks at Gilda with a frown. "You know what Gilda? I was the one who set up all those weak pranks at this party."

Gilda looks shocked. "What?!"

"So I guess, I'm queen lamo."

"Come on, Dash." Gilda looks nervous. "You're joshing me…"

"They weren't all meant for you specifically, it was just dumb luck that you set them all off."

Pinkiepie talks to me and Spike. "I should've known. That dribble cup had RainbowDash written all over it."

"No way." Gilda tries to blame Pinkie. "It was Pinkiepie! She set up this party to trip me up. To make a fool of me."

"No she didn't." I talk. "Pinkie threw this party to help improve your attitude. We can see how that turned out."

Pinkiepie nods. "I thought that a good party would turn that frown upside down."

"And you sure didn't need any help in making a fool of yourself." Rainbow states disappointedly. "You know, this was not how I thought my old friends would treat my new friends. If being cool is all you care about, maybe you should fine some new cool friends some place else."

Gilda grits her teeth. "Oh yeah? Well, you- you! You are such an- uh- flip flop! Cool one minute and lame the next. When you decide not to be lame anymore, give me a call."

Gilda slams the door shut. I shout. "Now!"

We hear lightning striking Gilda, making her Yelp. She flies off, scared. Everypony laughs. RainbowDash sighs.

"I'm sorry everypony for bring Gilda here. I didn't know how rude she was." Rainbow turns to Pinkie. "And Pinkiepie, I'm really sorry she ruined that awesome party you put on for her."

"Hey, if you want to hang out with party pooper, that's your business."

"I'd rather hang out with you. No hard feelings?"

"No hard feelings."

Pinkie and Rainbow hoofshake. Until they're electrocuted. Ha! Both had buzzers in hoof. Everypony laughs.

Twilight apologizes to Pinkie. Pinkie forgives.

"It's okay Twilight. Even you can't be a super smart, smarty smart pants all the time. Come on everypony, there's still a whole lot of party to finish!"

Pinkiepie whispers to me. "Although it didn't go exactly as planned, it was still worth it."

"Indeed it was."