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[brokethefourthwall]

[Hello, citizens of Luceti. I hope you're all enjoying your daily routine. Picking up your lunch for the afternoon, or catching up on some reading by the fountain. Maybe even taking a trip to the item shop for some... window shopping.

Because you're not getting inside.

That's right. Anyone approaching the item shop will instantly notice the wagon in the doorway. A wagon holding a mountain of items so random that it would take some kind of evil genius to see how they all fit together. Or Pinkie Pie. You should probably suspect Pinkie Pie. The bubblegum-pink pony is happily darting from pile to pile, shelf to shelf, picking up and playing with just about everything she can get her hoofs on. Every once in a while, she'll gasp in excitement, before tossing an item onto her ever-growing mound.]

This is the best. Store. Ever!

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[brokethefourthwall]

[Wait a second. That voice. That mane.]

P-Princess Luna! Hi!

[She flashes a sheepish grin. Pinkie never has any problem talking to nobility, but Luna was kind of trying to submerge the world in eternal darkness last they met.]

[canterlock]

Greetings, fair Pinkie Pie.

[She lifts a hoof in royal greeting, but forgive her if she doesn't sound especially enthusiastic. She has forgiven Pinkie, but she hasn't forgotten everypony's initial terror.]

We see that thou hast finally shed thy feathers.

[brokethefourthwall]

Feathers? [Blink. Any fear is gone.]

I don't have feathers, silly! Except on these little wings!

[She bows forward, flapping her tiny new wings.]

[canterlock]

Not those.

We were speaking of thy costume. The one that thou wore during the Nightmare Night festivities.

[She arches an eyebrow.] Surely thou remembers it...?

[brokethefourthwall]

But... Nightmare Night isn't for a little while...

[She blinks in confusion. Then again, Applejack mentioned something about folks coming from different times.]

Did you like my costume? [8D]

[canterlock]

Yes. Because this was during the last year's celebration.

[But perhaps she doesn't remember it? Luna doesn't have much time to ponder on this because she's taken offguard by the inquiry.]

W-what? [...] Since thou hast asked us. The costume was...fine. We thought that thou didst a commendable job in portraying the nature of a chicken.

[brokethefourthwall]

[Pinkie giggles happily.]

I'm glad! You don't know how long I spent picking out exactly what I wanted to be! I can't wait to see everypony's reactions to it!

[canterlock]

[Such a strange little pony you are, Pinkie. Luna just blinks at all this enthusiasm.]

Well then. In that case, we hope that thou art pleased with the reception!

[But, that isn't why she's here.] And since thou hast been browsing through the shop for some time now, perhaps thou hast seen our crown among all of the other things?

[brokethefourthwall]

Your crown? Who would steal your crown? That's just mean!

[canterlock]

We know.

It is the Malnosso creatures who are responsible for taking the villagers' things away when they arrive. We have heard they might be recovered in this very shop.

[She taps her hoof against the ground for emphasis, then gestures with her head towards Pinkie's pile.]

[brokethefourthwall]

Well... I did find a crown... but I thought it was for a costume!

It's um... [She looks at the giant pile of things.] Eheh...

[canterlock]

[They're going to have to sort through the entire mountain. Aren't they? Luna had someone seen this coming. She tries not to roll her eyes.]

Dost thou recall its color? [If it wasn't black, then perhaps it's still in the store somewhere. But really, how many crowns could there be?]

[brokethefourthwall]

It was... [Hm hm hoof tap hoof tap.] Blue! No, wait. Black. Or was it purple?

I remember it being sparkly. [Giggle.] I think that's what caught my attention in the first place!

[canterlock]

[This time Luna does manage to roll her eyes, accompanied by a very undignified snort. Well it could have been her crown. It is indeed one of those colors and very sparkly.]

Then we shall just have to search everything.

[She studies the pile a moment longer before turning her head and giving Pinkie a pointed look which means something like 'Thou wilt offer us assistance.']

[brokethefourthwall]

[Pinkie picks up on this and cocks her head. Guess Luna is a more prissy than her sister. Not that she was about to be a princesses servant, but...

She trots over to the pile and starts inspecting it herself. There must be a sign of the crown somewhere in all that stuff.]

Hm...

[canterlock]

[Satisfied, Luna makes her way closer to the pile, aiming her glowing horn towards the top. One by one, and much more slowly than she'd like, items begin to be pulled from the heap and laid out on the floor beside it - accessories, booklets, combs, plush, and any number of other ordinary and not-so-ordinary things.]

No. Not it.... No. What do the humans need with so many of these things?

[brokethefourthwall]

[Suddenly, Pinkie is pulled out of the pile, clutching onto whatever item Luna happened to be picking up at the time. She blinks, noticing she was now suspended in the air, and grins awkwardly. Atop her head, stuck in her curly poof, is a familiar-looking crown.]

Eheh... I found it?

[canterlock]

So thou hast! A commendable job, Pinkie Pie.

[Luna sets Pinkie down in a relatively careful manner, although she can't help noticing that her search has only contributed to the mess in front of the store.]

...We will have to do something about this.

[brokethefourthwall]

Oh, don't worry about it, Princess! I'm sure we can get it all back where it belonged in a jiffy!

[canterlock]

Let us hope so. [She has no idea where it all went originally, though the moving part shouldn't be a problem. Luna allows her crown to settle back onto her head, between ears and horn.]

By the way, what didst thou intend to do with all of this? [She indicates all the things.]