Creating A Hive

Dynamite Don't

"Where she lives?" Rainbow guessed.

"Uh... no, though I could probably find out somehow. Why?" Twilight asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Killjoy asked. "Come on- even Thorax knows why she's asking and he's stupid."

"Hey." Thorax whined. "Wife, she's not being nice."

"Dad. Auntie she's never nice." Lilac pointed out before I got the chance.

Killjoy grinned, arrogantly. Dynamite snorted.

"Don't you get it? The new book is obviously delayed because she needs help dealing with whatever everyday nonsense is distracting her from spending her every living breathing second writing!" Rainbow explained in a panicked rush. "So I– I mean, fans like me, can get to read the new book ASAP! Think about it! We could help her with her laundry, buy her groceries, cooking her meals, whatever! Now, who wouldn't appreciate that?"

"Hmm, I don't know... What she probably wants most of all is respect for her privacy." Twilight pointed out.

"She can always just say no." Rainbow countered.

"Mmh... I suppose you're right." Twilight reasoned. She turned to me. "Well? What do you think?"

"I think this is a ridiculous idea that could very well get many of us hurt or maimed or something in the middle." I stated. My grin widened. "It's a vote 'yes' for me!"

"So...how's about getting that address?" Rainbow requested.

"I wanna!" Cookie yelled, throwing her arms up. She knocked down the hot sauce.

"Nope." Using my magic, I lifted Cookie up away from the table. "Alright. Who's staying behind-"

"Me." Thorax took Cookie in his magic, dropping her on his back. "You and the kiddies have fun."

I smiled at him.

==CAH==

"She's been painting the ground for a long time." Dynamite questioned, looking over her shoulder at Pinkie.

"She does that." Killjoy replied.

"And...her friends are letting her?" Dynamite asked, only more confused.

"One does not simply stop Pinkie Pie." I explained. "For that way, madness lies."

"...Rainbow Dash was right. You are cryptic."

I beamed at her. "Now you get it."

Dynamite stared at me for a moment. "No. No I don't."

"Which means you're in denial." Killjoy sighed. She shook her head. "Don't worry. You'll crack soon."

Dynamite's eyes were wide, occasionally blinking.

Lilac sighed on my back. "Trust me. It's less exhausting to just give into the crazy."

"When did you?"

"Somewhere around age eight." Lilac admitted.

"And look at you now. Fourteen and dead inside." Killjoy boasted. "Which is exactly the way I would be if we weren't walking so much!" She glared over at Rainbow Dash.

"See?! Killjoy understands- oh Celestia I just said that-" Twilight bemoaned, shaking her head.

Killjoy shivered in disgust. "I don't like this. Sis I don't like it when Twilight agrees with me!"

"The point is- why would she live in this remote part of Equestria except to keep folks from intruding on her privacy?" Twilight pointed out to the others, ignoring Killjoy now. "We should respec-"