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From Joke to Joy: My Pink Celestia's Trip to a Home.


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Foreword: I am a pony author who never gets around to publishing his stories, instead hording them on his computer for no real reason. This story, along with many others, has driven me to create this blog - quick, uncluttered stories that are far too short to make into a novel, but are fun experiences to relate nonetheless. I hope you enjoy.

 

This is a real life story that proved to me (in a very comical way), that random acts of kindness can extend far beyond what we intend. It brought a huge smile to my face, and I hope that it will put a smile on yours as well.

 

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It was Black Friday I believe, and a rainy one at that. I was nearing my time limit on Christmas shopping (as I usually like to have my shopping done near the 1st of December), and my mind couldn't get the subject out of my head.

 

I just had to go finish my Christmas shopping, especially when all of the Black Friday deals were in effect.

 

Before turning out the lights in my room, I checked Facebook for a quick update. Lo and behold, my cousin's birthday was coming up in the next couple of days! He and my other cousin were down in our part of the state for the week on generous paid leave courtesy of their boss. He was a Brony just as I am, though from first impressions you would never believe it to be true. He was a dear friend and irreplaceable family to me.

 

I hit him up on Google Talk, and after a bit of humorous banter, I asked that terribly tough question: "So who is your favorite pony?"

 

He told me that he didn't really have one, and that as an avid MLP fiction enthusiast, his favorite pony usually varied depending on the current fic he was reading. In the end, he settled on Twilight Sparkle.

 

"Good to know." I grinned at the computer screen.

 

With wallet, jacket, and hat in tow, I clambered into my old yellow Honda and drove down to Fred Meyers, my usual place to shop for general commodities. Mom called along the way, and I picked up some groceries for her while I was in the store.

 

After I was done picking up the bananas, Christmas presents, and other such items, I came to the toy isle. Surprisingly, I caught myself hesitating.

 

"I've never done this before!" I thought to myself nervously. "What will everyone think?!?"

 

There were plenty of parents and children there, so after putting on my best poker face, I simply walked on in and acted as if I belonged there. Nobody batted an eye, and nobody made any funny faces. It was much easier than I thought.

 

Finally I spotted it: A Pink Celestia/Twilight bundle pack! Even better, it was 25% off!

 

I ripped a yellow coupon off of the holder and grabbed one of the boxes in back, a habit I had picked up in order to avoid getting damaged goods.

 

I checked out, drove home, and wrapped it in a gift bag. My shopping was complete.

 

 

A couple of days later, I went over to my aunt and uncle's house for a day with the guys. We were going to watch some ponies on my uncle's very nice home theater system, complete with a projector and a VERY nice surround sound array. My cousins where there, along with one of my best friends and some other relations.

 

Upon entering the door, I handed the gift bag to my cousin with the silliest grin on my face.

 

"Happy Birthday!" I said, trying to stifle a giggle.

 

He took out the tissue paper and peered inside, and gave me one of those half groan/half laugh responses, as the other three or four of us laughed outright. All in all, the Pink Celestia bundle had done it's duty. It was a birthday present, both comical and serious at the same time.

 

But it did not stop there.

 

I received a message on Google Talk a few days later. My cousin asked if he could use Pink Celestia in a white elephant gift exchange that he would be attending in the future. I agreed without even thinking about it. At the time, it didn't seem significant.

 

 

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A week later, a photo is sent to me. It's a small, cardboard tank, complete with a barrel and outer coating of silver duct tape, and with details crudely drawn with a sharpie.

 

"This" my cousin wrote "is Pink-lestia."

 

It certainly didn't look like it. With the copious amounts of duct tape holding up the frame, one could have passed it off as an actual toy tank merely coated in duct tape.

 

He explained the duct tape and sharpies were to attract the male side of the white elephant gift exchange, in hopes of leaving some poor, expecting fellow with a pony instead of a war toy. I thought it was brilliant.

 

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Skip forward another week, and I wind up with my relations again, riding to the theater to go see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

 

My aunt turns to me in the car, and says: "Did your cousin ever tell you what he did with that gift you gave him?"

 

"He did!" I replied. "I found it quite funny."

 

"Did you hear all of it though?"

 

I simply gave her a confused look.

 

"You should have been there." She started. "The tank was the first present to be opened!"

 

She went on to explain that out of all of the fifteen(?)-ish guests, and out of all the presents in the exchange, the very first the first person to receive a present (a more "manly" man in stature) chose the tank. He tore it open, lifted the turret off of the tank, and did an immediate facepalm as the rest of the crowd roared with laughter. To me, this was simply an extended bonus. I got two facepalm reactions for the price of one!

 

But it didn't stop there! One of the participants was a young girl - seven or eight years old I believe. My aunt explained to me that at the sight of the toy, her eyes lit up like never before. She had been looking for a Pink Celestia for a very, very long time.

 

Of course, as the game progressed, she stole it from the more manly side of the room, much to their relief. She guarded that Pink Celestia like it was her life, hiding it behind her back, and even becoming a bit defensive when the gentlemen in the room joked about stealing it back.

 

In the end, she won her Pink Celestia, and toted it around with her the whole night. Last I heard, it became one of her favorite toys.

 

 

All of that hilarity, from a simple 25% off deal I decided to take advantage of some weeks before. Who would have known? I questioned the buy at the time (as I knew Celestia wouldn't be cared for as much), but now that I've heard the stories behind it, I wouldn't change it for the world. Plenty of people got their daily dose of laughter, my cousin has his Twilight Sparkle desk buddy, and an eight year old girl I don't even know has a new best friend.

 

It's amazing what kindness (yes, even the more humorous forms of kindness) can do.

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