Chapters The orange mare took in a deep breath feeling the wind rush though her coat. Her mane attempted to flow freely in the breeze, but it was tied down by the red ribbons wrapping around her straw locks. Up top her head an old Stetson held firm on to its owner complementing the three luscious apples on her flank. Applejack straightened her posture, adjusting the saddle bags up atop her lean back as she ran toward the doorbell to the most luscious mansion in Cloudsdale. Her stomach was filled to the brim with anxiety wondering if her best friend, Rainbow Dash was alright. After a few deep breaths she mare pressed the lightning bolt formed doorbell and hoped for the best.
It all started when the weather started going haywire in the small town of Ponyville. The sun would shine for one moment, and then there were tornado watch warnings! One of Cloudsdale's main weather workers Rainbow Dash was preparing a downpour, only to disappear for the next couple of days. Being one of her best pony pals, Applejack decided to visit the Pegasus and discover what was troubling her. After acquiring the spell that allowed her to walk on clouds from a certain alicorn princess friend and packing her saddlebags with supplies, Applejack was ready to discover the mystery of the disappeared pegasus.
Asking another favour from Twilight Sparkle, Applejack hoped into her hot air balloon that lifted slowly into the sky. Form down below Applejack could see Twilight widely mouthing good luck to her as Spike belched out a letter shouting it straight into her opened pie hole. The alicorn spit it out as she scolded him with her magic taking out her anger on him like a stress ball.
From up in the sky the cowmare could see all of Ponyville from her farm all the way towards the old abandon castle of the two princess sisters. The clouds peacefully rolled by as a swift breeze directed her straight towards her set out destination. She lowered the sandbags onto the plush cloud and with a bit of courage leaped on to the plush surface being shocked she didn't fall through.
Applejack gaped her mouth at the sight of the large structure in front of the home to her best friend. Large, sturdy clouds held firm the mansion with columns perfectly aligned as a spectrum of a liquid rainbow waterfall poured down over top. The cowmare had seen her friend's house before from the ground but she had never seen it up close from the clouds it stood upon. The orange mare couldn't wait to see the likely luscious interior imagining that of Celestia’s throne room.
Applejack rang the doorbell, then waited a few minutes, but there was no answer as the doorbell chime sounded through the palace.
“Rainbow it’s me Applejack, you in there?” the orange mare knocked her hoof on the polished door frame.
“Go a-away!” Applejack heard her friend shout in a muffled tone.
She knew the brash pegasus was stubborn and that she wasn’t getting anywhere unless she got underneath her skin.
“What if I told you I brought some sweet apple cider?” the earth pony bribed taking on a sultry tone.
“How in the hay did you even get up here? It doesn’t matter just…just get out!” Rainbow Dash snarled with a weak breath.
“That’s it, I’m breaking in!” Applejack firmly shouted as she attempted to buck down the door.
“Ahhh, do you know how expensive that door is? I got it from the Crystal Empire!” the cyan pegasus pleaded with sniffles throughout. “Fine, give me a minute I'll let you in.”
Before Rainbow Dash could say another word Applejack let out an accidental last kick mashing a hole through the center of the crystal door. Applejack sheepishly peaked inside only to meet the furious eyes of her friend from across the room. The pegasus cursed a few hushed words to herself as she limped towards the door.
Applejack tapped her hooves impatiently as she began to hear odd noises from the other side of the door as Rainbow had begun to unlock all the locks on the place. From what she could hear there was a padlock, hoof scanner, pass code, and security cameras. Knowing the one and only Rainbow Dash though Applejack could understand why she had such high security, even though it made her feel uneasy. Finally the last click was heard as the door swung itself open, Applejack entered the fancy mansion in the clouds. Tiled floor greeted her hooves as a statue of the wonderbolts stood in the center of the room made of soap stone. In the back was a trophy display of all of Rainbow’s medals, crowns, and memorabilia. Finally, a flat screen the size of Applejack’s dining room table hung above a plush cloud sofa where a more then blue looking Pegasus laid.
“What was that all about, you okay sugarcube?" Applejack raised her fore hoof reaching out to take the blanket that covered her friend with the wonderbolt logo on it.
“I’m fine, now just get…o..ou-t!" Rainbow Dash coughed as she let out a roaring sneeze knocking the blanket off of her, revealing her cold ridden body.
Rainbow Dash’s mane was tangled and messy along with her droopy tail. Her muzzle was a pale red and her eyes lost their gleam with large bags surrounding them. Tissues dirty and clean surrounded her along with empty take out containers of stir fry and pizza. Daring Do novels sprawled out on the coffee table in front of her with a glass of lemonade completing the picture.
“Oh honey your just sick, you had all of Ponyville worried!" Applejack chuckled to herself loving seeing her friend get worked up for nothing.
“Sick?" the blue mare scoffed," I’m more than just sick!” Rainbow attempted to speak as she ducked her head into a tissue. “I feel sleepy all the time, my muzzle is all stuffed, and I’m so bored!”
“Well why haven’t you told anyone?” Aj questioned plopping down on the plush couch with her friend.
“It’s so lame to be sick, makes me look weak and totally vulnerable!” Rainbow snarled wiping away a bubble of snot form her nose.
“Well that ain't nothing to lock down your house for, we all get the sick now and then shug!” Applejack played the optimism card getting a glare from Rainbow.
“You don’t understand, I have been stuck like this for days and nothing has helped me get better!” Rainbow Dash grumbled to
herself. “After I set up the storm clouds I got stuck in the downpour and now here I am being forced to feel miserable. I called Pinkie to help but all she did was fly her copter in front of my window and assaulted me with cupcakes, Twilight is too busy being a princess, Rarity is well…Rarity, and Fluttershy was barely able to knock on my door!”
“Well then what is your take on getting better, shoving boxed food down your throat as you roll around on a couch full of goopy tissues?” the cowmare sneered knowing the pegasus' lack of logic.
“What else am I supposed to do?!” Rainbow coughed harshly as she took a sip of the drink before her.
“Go see a doctor perhaps?” Applejack sighed stating the obvious.
“Gah no, I will look like a total shrimp!” The cyan mare raised her squawky voice as a smirk adorned her pale face. “But, I know someone who can make me feel at least a bit more...comfortable.”
Applejack shrank back into herself as she knew who the pegasus was referring to. As Rainbow began to seductively stare at the poor earth pony.
“I guess that’s why I came up here sugercube,I uh…what would you like?” Aj asked with a hint of worry in her eyes.
“Hmm, well let’s start off with your look!” Rainbow Dash grinned enjoying her new found power. “Head up to my room and put on what’s in the box underneath my bed okay?”
The pegasus waved her hoof sending Applejack away as the thought of something under a pony’s bed scared the cowmare to pieces. On the way to the spiral staircase the orange pony plopped her saddle bags off in Rainbow’s once stunning kitchen that had turned into an absolute pigsty, giving off a strange odor that wrapped around Applejack’s nostrils.
The orange mare trotted up the shining stairs that reflected Applejack's face as she continued up the swirling steps till the top. She walked through the long hallway that was adorned with framed pictures of Rainbow Dash and her accomplishments. At the end was a bathroom and to the right finally was the room to the famous pegasus. Her bed was made of more plush clouds with her cutie mark stitched onto her bed covers. A grand bookcase stood beside it holding every Daring Do novel imaginable along with flying tricks and an autograph book from the Wonderbolts. Across her bed frame Applejack turned and opened the closet viewing many of Rainbow’s outfits from her gala dress to her favorite sunglasses.
After admiring the decked out room, the earth pony simply glanced down and dug through the mounds of dirty clothes until she found the box Rainbow described under the personalized bed. With a swift tug applejack lifted the lid and gasped in astonishment, grabbing the strange outfit and went to change regretfully. She knew if she didn't participate in Rainbow’s stubborn game that she would be shut out and perhaps never let Aj help her recover from her sickness. This wasn't the first time Dash had pushed her to her utter most limits, but sometimes for her it was fun to see how far her mind would let her go to participate in Rainbow’s games until she snapped. Regardless she would keep her mind set on making Rainbow Dash feel better, no matter what it took.
Rainbow Dash yawned blowing her nose once or twice trying to keep warm, tucking herself into her childhood blanket. At long last she heard some hooves trotting down the staircase as her eyes widened at what she had done. Applejack came in, forcefully strutting wearing a laced up maids outfit accompanied with an apron, stockings, black pumps and a small bonnet that lay across her blonde mane.
“Hahaha, oh my gosh! I can’t believe you put it on, you’re the best AJ!” Rainbow Dash laughed as she sprawled across her couch giggling at her accomplishment.
“Rainbow Dash…why in Celestia’s name do you even have something like this!” Applejack mumbled feeling the heat of embarrassment rush to her cheeks.
“Well sometimes a pony has to have some pleasure, and sometimes those ponies who want to be pleasured like to play pretend with me.” Rainbow Dash squeaked rubbing the back of her head nervously. “Anyway, you wanted to make me feel better so you’re going to serve my every command. To start off why not fetch me a milkshake with a side of medicine please.”
“Wh-What? N-no you get it yourself!” Applejack fought back as she adjusted the odd garment on herself.
“I can’t Jackie don’t you remember, I’m sick!” Rainbow Dash sighed forcing a few coughs dramatically raising her hoof to her forehead.
Applejack still stared dumbfounded at what she had gotten herself into, and at that moment she knew this was going to be a very, very long day.
Applejack reluctantly trotted off to Dash’s kitchen feeling the heat of Dashie’s stare observe her bare rump. She never really did understand her friend’s fascination with other ponies no matter who she laid eyes on.
Entering the kitchen for a second time Applejack’s muzzle scrunched up to the awful smell remitting from the place. Attempting to take small breaths, the cowmare cautiously approached the microwave which the aroma emanated. With a swift tug she opened the burnt door only to be ambushed with the source of the foul stench.
A pile of burnt black goop bubbled inside the microwave that was not decipherable unless Applejack dared to ask.
“Rainbow Dash, what has happened in your microwave?” Applejack yelled from the kitchen grabbing the pile of substance and tossed it into a nearby trash bin without a look back.
“Oh hehe well you see Applejack I attempted to make porridge for myself a few nights ago but I didn't realize some other ponies’ wet garments were shoved in the microwave so it all exploded, neat right?”
“Seriously, you have no dignity!” Applejack gagged at the thought and immediately went to washing her hooves.
“Hey you’re in my house, my rules now where is that smoothie I asked for miss maid?” Rainbow Dash scoffed tilting her head upside down on her cloud couch.
Applejack snarled and muffled something under her breathe of the name and headed for the fridge. Upon opening the grand, metallic containment unit as she feasted her eyes on a few rotten bananas and curdled carton of milk.
“Sugercube you don’t have ingredients to make a smoothie, I’m going to have to go shopping for you,” the orange mare sighed heading back to the sick pegasus cleaning up trash along the way. “Why did you keep the rotten bananas anyway, going to make banana bread?
Rainbow Dash kept silent letting a sly, innocent grin spread through her pale face earning another disgusting remark from Applejack.
After wrapping all the empty pizza boxes and bento boxes into a trash bag, the earth pony placed it in the bin and went to change out of her get up.
“No way ma’am, you’re going to the grocery store wearing that there costume,” Rainbow Dash giggled forcing her body out of her comfortable position. “Anyway, it really suits you!”
“No way Rainbow can’t see folks seeing me like this in public!” the cowmare pleaded hoping to receive mercy from her friend.
“Come on Aj! Other pegasi see me with others dressed up all the time!” Rainbow Dash calmly reassured as she slung a turquoise
sweater she found upon the piles scattered throughout the floor. “I was seen with a nurse, cop, and secretary and on one special occasion I got a stallion to dress up as a ninja!”
“I assume that was one heck of a night,” Applejack rolled her eyes helping slide the hoodie over Dash’s matted head.
“Oh you know it Jackie, he pulled out all his katakana’s and combo’s, jealous?” Rainbow Dash slurred giving a pair of bedroom eyes to her friend. “Besides if you don’t come to the store like that won’t allow you to make me feel better, now we wouldn't want that now would we?”
Applejack stared dumbstruck at such accusations and willingly nodded her head in fury. Rainbow Dash lead the way down some cloud stairs on the right of the damaged door to her garage.
“Feast your eyes freckles!” the pegasus grinned turning the lights on for the grand reveal.
Applejack couldn’t believe the wealth of the pegasus and her variety of rare, spotless vehicles that lay upon a crystal clear tiled floor and spotlights above each master piece.
Big glamorous trucks to small scooters seemed to create an endless hallway of powerful machines beyond her eyes reach. Quads and monster trucks lined the first half with little buggies taking up space of the next section. She could barely make out a dried patch of unknown liquid on a two seated motorbike that made Applejack cringe.
Finally at the end was a bright neon blue cloud powered Rolls Royce. Rainbow Flames were spray painted among the sides with Rainbow Dash’s initials stained on the hood. Large cyan wings were molded to shape the doors with silver stained tires, the teeth sporting the Pegasus’s cutie mark. Added jet turbines were secured to the back with pristine white seats and a clear wheel filled with the same spectrum for her rainbow waterfall flowing inside. Applejack may have not been a big machine fanatic, but this was one heck of a ride.
“Will you stop drooling and get you flank in here Apples?” Rainbow Dash groaned with anticipation securing her lightning bolt shaped seatbelt.
“How did you…Dash this is amazing!” Applejack spoke breathlessly barely able to secure herself in her seat.
“Oh this old thing? My dad’s old hunk of junk but I decided to pimp it up just a little bit,” the Pegasus smoothly said opening the glove cabinet pulling out another pair of her shades.
“Just a little bit? This is a master piece Dash I…wait how did you teleport your shades here?” Applejack asked adjusting her outfit to suit the position.
“I need to look awesome wherever I go, so I tuck a couple hundred of these babies everywhere!” Rainbow Dash smirked adjusting her mirrors.
Before Applejack could ask another question a loud rumble was heard with vibrations that sent shivers up the cowmare’s spine. The roar of the engine purred as Rainbow Dash clicked one of her many garage doors open and stomped on the gas petal. The vehicle zoomed at the speed of sound out of the cloud mansion and soared above PonyVille at raging speeds.
“Twilight what was that noise, I do believe I heard something!” Celestia questioned in between mouthfuls of chocolate cake.
“Oh it’s probably nothing, nothing at all!” Twilight Sparkle nervously comforted inside her library sharing and afternoon cake get together with her mentor as Applejack flew past her window behind the lesser knowing ruler.
“Slow…down Dash ahhh!” Applejack hollered for her life not being able to admire the luscious scenery of her view up in the clouds.
At last she could barely make out the grocery center in the distance as Rainbow Dash slammed on the brakes.
Applejack was shot forward becoming breathless from the shock of the seat-belt impaling into her stomach.
“Now that is how you travel Jackie, I would suggest you take notes,” Rainbow Dash shrugged off the insane journey as she exited the vehicle, locking it in the process.
Applejack clutched her stomach gasping for air as she ached stepped onto the cloud paved parking lot wobbling into the automatic doors of the grocery mart.
“Cloud condiments, once some of the lights went broken and disfigured so it spelt ’loud condoms’ it was great!” the cyan Pegasus chuckled nudging her friend in the ribs.
“Il’ just get what you need under my approval and then we are getting the heck out of here!” Applejack mumbled gaining eyes of passer bye’s from her appearance as she ignored Rainbow’s remark.
Everything was clean with moped tiles and a pale yellow wallpaper with imagery of pegasi adorning the walls. Applejack got a hold of a cloud molded cart as she and Dash officially entered the food emporium with rows upon rows of your average store bought goods.
Avoiding eye contact with anyone she pushed the object forward as fast as she could pausing in the cereal section.
“Rainbow Dash we are going to need strawberries, milk and some ice-cream for your shake and some other ingredients for a proper stocked fridge,” Applejack listed off her requests to the uninterested shaded face of her sick friend.
“Hey Applejack let’s get some Adventure-O’s, don’t worry I promise to share!” Rainbow Dash grinned ignoring her friend’s thoughts, handing her the cereal box.
“This won’t do you any good Rainbow, now stop acting like a child and let’s hurry up!” Applejack sighed handing the box back to her friend, glancing at the signs to find her way to the dairy section.
“Oh come on Aj, Daring Do is on the cover and it even comes with a free sticker!” Rainbow rambled on to herself not realizing her friend’s disappearance. “It even has a little maze I could do on the, ok well I just completed it but it has to be good for me! Its cinnamon and berry flavored and those are good for you right? AS I look at the nutrients though it seems to contain some marshmallow bits, actually it’s all just marshmallow bits bu-.” Rainbow Dash ended her trail of words glancing around to discover her friend has left her.
Applejack scanned aisle upon aisle in the large supermarket that was larger than it appeared to be. Children cried when she passed by as stallions gave a second glance at her, having their wings ponf up.
She merely grumbled to herself finally reaching the chilled section grabbing a carton of milk and a tub of ice-cream. As she finished browsing the freezing aisle she noticed the supply of apple cider being unloaded from the shelves into a crate holding Rainbow’s address on it. She couldn't help but smile at her confusing friend as she made her way to the fresh fruit and vegetables only to notice her sick friend’s return standing on top of an empty cashier’s conveyor belt.
“Listen up everypony, we have a missing pony lost in the store!” Rainbow Dash urgently shouted into the employee’s microphone walking on the new found moving treadmill under her feet as the conveyor belt automatically shifted. “A pony named Mrs. Tits Mcgee is missing, she was last seen jerking off in a maid costume into the milk jugs!”
The whole store bustled with laughter all turning their heads to Applejack innocently placing a container of mixed berries in her basket of other produce. Her cheek flushed a crimson red as she rushed to Rainbow Dash and yanked her off her position.
“That was not funny Dash, now shut up and pay for this stuff!” Applejack harshly whispered into Rainbow’s ear.
“Oh my goodness, baby no need to get the munchies now, not in front of this large crowd!” Rainbow Dash hollered making a scene, misinterpreting her action for everyone to see.
“Rainbow Dash nice one you got there!” a male from the crowd shouted back.
“You know she would look like such a cutie in your pirate costume!” A woman form the crowd praised the Pegasus as Applejack quickly gave her items to the cashier.
“We love you Rainbow Dash!” a young filly fluttered.
“Would you like to donate to the conservation of narwhals?” the snooty cashier asked as she placed the items in the appropriate bags.
“No, please just hurry!” Applejack pondered not able to contain the embarrassment bottled up inside of her.
“Can I schedule an appointment with you Dashie?” Another member of the crowd cheered.
“How about offering your services to the knitting club?” the cashier continue to question. “Maybe to the ban of ugly sweaters while you’re at it.”
“No, no, no!” Applejack panicked grabbing all the bags and carrying them in her mouth.
“Whoa, looks like someone is anxious to get back to the bedroom, just can’t keep her mouth full! Rainbow Dash basked in her glory as she scanned her platinum credit card across the scanner in one swift flick of her wing tips. “The Dash is out!”
Applejack huffed all the way to the luxury car as she roughly threw all the belongings inside, slamming the trunk for good measure. The ride home went in silence as applejack was barely phased that Rainbow Dash was exceeding the speed limit. Back at the cloud mansion in ten seconds flat she brought the food inside, still refusing to face her friend at this moment.
“Oh get over Applejack, not like you’re going to see those pegasi ever again!” Rainbow Dash attempted to lighten the move as she hollered a huge sneeze. “Besides *sniff* I threw in something special there for the both of us.”
The earth pony dug through her healthy products on Dash’s kitchen counter only to find a an out of place box in the midst of all her items.
“Corndogs, really Dash?” Applejack shrugged throwing the box into the freezer without a care.
“Will you let me eat them if I were to do it seductively?” Rainbow Dash remarked mimicking the movement with her hooves.
“No.”
“They are really good think you would even love the starchy goodness!”
“I said no, now I’m going to prepare you a proper meal.” Applejack sternly responded washing all of her produce “Maybe later but not now.”
“I must admit you look cute when you work, now then don’t forget that smoothie,” Rainbow Dash smiled as she dived onto her couch to rest.
Applejack once again rolled her eyes saluting to her new found mistress the moment as she started to slice and season her variety of vegetables for a hot broth.
She nestled them into a pan to be grilled as a hearty aroma filled the room of grilled peppers, corn and carrots. The new aroma replaced the smell that was there earlier that morning as the cowmare took it all in adding all the foreign spices she could pronounce it Rainbow’s five star kitchen.
Before long a familiar raw stench filled the room as Applejack glanced at the forbidden microwave that was now up in flames.
“Rainbow Dash your concoction remains have caught flame, where is your extinguisher!” Applejack attempted to remain calm anxiously looking at the surprisingly calm structure of Rainbow Dash.
“Hmm maybe I will tell you if you dress up like a feminine fire fighter for me!” The cyan pegasus came out of her daze from the delicious smell from Applejack’s home cooking as she dug through her couch and pulled out the frilly outfit.
“This is an emergency, you can’t possible expect me to-“Applejack panicked as she was tossed the costume feeling the heat of the flames creep up on her.
Reluctantly but in a flash Applejack threw off her maid outfit and roughly strapped the next costume on. It barely resembled a true firemen outfit- with flamed lace trailing up the bodice with matching scarlet boots and hat adorned with bows. Applejack felt the heavy accessory on top which was a seductively shaped extinguisher which she frantically used on the fire.
White cloudy liquid squirted all over the microwave finally putting out the flames as she wiped a dribble of sweat from her brow.
“That was hot, literally! I think I prefer my maid though so I suggest you go change and get back to pleasing your mistress you hear?” Rainbow Dash pushed the grand event aside as she nestled herself into her blanket and dozed off into a sickly asleep.
Applejack sighed as she lifted the nearby blanket and laid it across the snoozing pegasus, snot rising and lowering from her nostrils as she snored. The cowmare couldn’t help but continue to gaze at her friend for a few more moments silently watching her breathe lower and rise with every movement from her chest. To see such a wild animal such as herself being vulnerable and calm was a side Applejack has rarely seen before.
Finally with her so called mistress asleep, Applejack knew it was time to get something done around the parts. She slipped out of the silly costume and got to work by wrapping a single apron around her. Tossing a trash bag over her back the orange mare started to tidy up the remaining scraps of damp tissue and moldy food around the room. Laundry piled high in every corner as Applejack swiftly swept crumbs and debris of the glistening floor beneath her hooves. She dusted every nook and cranny she could find and even polished her friend’s shades that fell atop over her eyes as she slept.
Even if Rainbow Dash was a stubborn thorn in her side, she couldn’t help but grin at her spotless accomplishment. Trotting back to the kitchen she plated her assortment of charred vegetables spiced with utmost care and precision. Rainbow Dash had more plates then even Ponyville itself it seemed as Applejack cautiously grabbed the silverware and set them about the grand table fit for Celestia herself. A large navy cloth perfectly surrounded the crystal structure wrapping around every corner with precision. In the middle was a set of three candles that seemed to have never been used.
Grabbing a box of matches found in the firefighter suit which was ironic to her, the cowmare lit the candles that let of a warm vanilla fragrance in the cold room. Examining her work Applejack was quite pleased, yet it seemed to be missing something she couldn’t quite put her hoof on.
“Aw gosh darn it, forgot to get my protein!” the blonde mare cussed frantically searching te empty fridge expecting a hearty bale of hay to be there.
For her last resort Applejack nervously took out the box of frozen corn dogs Rainbow Dash had gave her earlier examining the nutrition facts wordily. Noticing more corn then the actual amount of hay inside, she tossed them in the microwave and hoped for the best placing it among the delicious sinner.
At last she got around to making the smoothie her pegasus has been demanding all day. With one swift action all ingredients were thrown into the expensive blender as they swirled the ingredients in 10 seconds flat, just the way Dash liked things. Pouring it into a tall glass just in time Applejack went out to fetch Rainbow Dash who let out a huge stretched yawn.
“Woah, this place looks like yours being all clean and stuff,” Rainbow Dash sighed admiring her surroundings with a sniffle. “Looks like I hired the right janitor.”
“I’m not your maid, janitor or toy Dash I’m friend who has come to cure yah,” Applejack sternly confirmed standing her ground.
“Aww but you looked so cute in those frilly costumes, guess I will have to lure you into my trap later.”
“W-hat trap are you going on about here missy!” the cowmare grunted finally noticing what the seductive pegasus meant. “Never
mind, just get your flank over here and put a little something in your stomach wont yah?”
Applejack led the cyan pegasus to the kitchen where her crafted banquet was set about. Without a word the sick pegauss groaned as her wings attempted to flap slowly hovering herself over the outstretched table to her throne on the other end. Her mouth instantly dug into the plate as she was not afraid to hide the fact she had no manners.
“This stuff is actually kind of good!” Rainbow Dash smiled shoving down a piece of eggplant.
“Dash, what do you say when a nice pony does something for you?” Applejack questioned attempting to get some courtesy into this pegasus’s head.
“Offer them a free appointment in the sauna with yours truly?” the pegasus chuckled scarfing down another pile of vegetables.
Applejack decided to remain silent using her fork to poke at the food in front of her, getting sick and tired of her friend’s arrogance.
“Geesh it was a joke, no need to be uptight about it!” Rainbow Dash glared losing all sense of humour in her tone. “Fine, thank you Applejack, or rather mother dearest”
“No need to give me that sassy talk now you here, I’m wasting my time to give you time and all you do is complain!” Applejack snapped swallowing the last bit of her food except the infamous corndog left on her plate.
“Oh you want to fight fritter face?” Rainbow Dash challenged grabbing her corn dog of her plate. “Whoever eats this piece of heaven the best, wins.”
Applejack nodded with fury in her eyes knowing her competitive nature would get the best of her.
She watched as Rainbow Dash went first going the obvious seductive route peeling the breading of bit by bit revealing the processed hay inside. She sucked the greasy juices and went about to devouring the poor thing, licking her hooves for good measures.
“Beat that little miss goody two shoes,” the pegasus retorted with a calm look over her.
Applejack simply pulled the stick out of the corndog before her and gulped it down with one swift swallow
“Oh come on Aj ,that’s cheating!” Rainbow Dash broke out in rage slamming her hooves on the table. “I expected something more arousing then that *sniff* can’t you have any fun!”
“Hahahaha oh sugercube, your just jealous that I can chow down more than you can chew,” Applejack sighed licking the rest of residue on her lips.
“Besides, not everything has to be about making love to another pony Dash.”
“That’s not what I mean just, ugh never mind,” Rainbow Dash shifted subject as she took her first sip of the frothy beverage before her. “This tastes really good Aj, all of this does…you should cook for me more often!”
Applejack simply chuckled at the mixed compliment and wiped a drizzle of sweat from her brow of her furry friend not noticing her absent costume. Grabbing both dishes the earth pony threw them into the high tech dishwasher and decided to grab medicine,
something Rainbow desperately needed.
Guessing and checking every marble cupboard took her a good long while as Rainbow sat in silence with few background noises of slurps and sips of her pleasure of the silky shake.
Applejack poured the cough drop syrup into a spoon holding it with her one hoof and the other blocking her nose from the odd smell.
“Alright Dash,I don’t need to baby yah so take this down in one gulp like a good little filly okay sugar?” Applejack teased motioning the spoon of horrid liquid toward her friend’s slowly scrunching muzzle.
“No way! That stuff smells like tuna and tuna is well, so uncool!” Rainbow Dash sneered turning away from the thick syrup.
“Here comes the choo-choo train or in this case the wonderbolts nnneeeerrooo,” the orange mare mimicked baby talk becoming more forceful in shoving the spoon down the reluctant pegasus’s through.
“Hmm..why not we make a deal shall take your poison if you play the part as my personal little hospital maid,” Rainbow Dash changed the circumstance to her advantage slyly pushing the cough syrup away.
“Rainbow this is good for you why do you always have me to get all fancy for yah anyway?” Applejack steamed leaving the spoon on the table being handed a nurse uniform.
“I have been feeling so lonely and under the weather Jackie, at least let me have some fun while I’m in the depths of despair!”
Rainbow swooned eyeing every movement it took Applejack to step inside the costume. “Besides you’re the one who wants to help me so you have no choice but be enthralled into my every little request.”
Applejack sighed expecting nothing less from her slipping into the skimpy uniform with a cap sporting the classic Red Cross symbol on top with matching red buttons and boots.
Not able to roll her eyes around her skull enough Applejack picked the spoon of cough syrup back up and tilted it toward Rainbow Dash’s pursed lips. Rainbow acted more childish then ever forcing her head to the opposite direction to where the syrup was shot out in different directions.
Applejack was started to get furious with the arrogant pegasus who she considered a friend, luckily she had the determination to not lose to her petty games.
“Gee it surely is too bad you won’t take this bit of liquid to cure yah,I had so much more to offer!” Applejack amped up her southern accent slowly parting Rainbow’s lips and sliding the spoon down her thought. “Dr Aj can make all the boo boo’s go away, inside and out because with an apple a day the doctor won’t ever be going away.”
Rainbow gagged at the burning taste with flushed cheeks all the while downing the last of her shake, shocked at the sudden seduction.
“Huh you’re getting their Apples, but you might want to know you have no idea where that spoon has been,” Rainbow Dash started a hearty laugh as the nurse pony didn’t take but two blinks of an eye to wash her mouth out in the sink both to clean her dignity and her embarrassment.
“No.” Dash said stubbornly.
“Excuse me?” Applejack replied not amused.
"I’m not going to do it I said.” she said turning from the blonde mare.
“Rainbow Dash, you are going to take a bath whether you like it or not!” Applejack declared reaching forward and grasping Dash's tail with her hoof.
“No, no, no!” Rainbow Dash yelled grasping for any object she could to resist Applejack's strong grip on her tail.
Her body dragged up the stairs as the earth pony tugged the pegasus all the way up to the bathroom on the second floor. After many attempts and temper tantrums the cyan pony was finally inside her luxurious bathroom, albeit begrudgingly.
Silver tiles lined the walls and floor, with a large mirror lining the back wall. Pristine marble cabinets lined the next with a crystal sink, and upon a hook hung a purple bathrobe with Rainbow’s initials sewed onto it in golden thread. Soft towels of multiple colors were stacked in a rainbow sequenced pattern in front of a grand bathtub. The bathtub was big enough for a pool party of six, and had matching aqua curtains for privacy of one.
“I am not going to take a bath! Let go of me!” Rainbow Dash squealed in frustration, pounding on the cool tiled floor.
“Gladly, your tail is filthy!” Applejack spat out trotting to the tub and began to turn the knob that caused the crystal clear water to flow out from a cloud above. “I am going to get you clean and you're going to like it!”
“Hmph, you're no fun.” the pegasus sighed digging through her matted mane in hidden, unfortunate disgust.
“Now then, where do you keep your soap? Unless of course, you got it shoved down your throat already for your dirty mouth!” the earth pony grunted reaching for the endless row of cabinets. Ignoring the protests from the cyan pegasus, AJ slid the large sliding doors of the cabinet open revealing one of Rainbow's big secrets. There on a higher up large shelf in plain view were bottles of high quality rainbow mane dye.
“Please don’t tell Rarity!” Rainbow Dash shouted as she tripped on the floor mat and fell backward into the tub.
Applejack let out a hearty laugh, snatching each needed color of dye, the shampoo, the conditioner as well as the cider scented soap she remembered making Rainbow for her last birthday.
Balancing the assorted products on her back, the blonde mare approached the now soaking wet Rainbow Dash spewing water from her mouth. As she came to stand there she set out all the cleaning products in front of her.
“When was the last time you bathed Dash, back before you got sick?” Applejack questioned as she dunked a new found bucket into the stream of water before pulling it out full.
“I didn't feel like bathing." Rainbow said as Applejack began pouring the buckets full of water on her. "Sheesh, stop treating me like a filly!” Rainbow snarled trying hard now to talk through the downpours of water trailing over her face.
“I will when you stop acting like it sugar!” the country mare retorted reaching for the shampoo.
“Mare’s Care, made with luxurious and supple ingredients to help alleviate itchy scalps and tangled tails for any pegasus under the weather.” Applejack read the back of the bottle with her most alluring voice. “Well then, I think it's time to make you more luxurious as it were.”
“Shut up!" Dash exclaimed ready to defend herself. "I only did it cause the pony models on the cover are super hot, jeez!”
Rainbow broke out into uncontrollable giggles once the blonde mare started to dig her hooves into her own rainbow colored mane. After getting used to the feeling though, a silence came over them, Applejack calmly nourishing her mane and tail back to health gradually. It was strange the cyan mare didn't feel nervous being bathed by another mare, who also happened to be her best friend.
Since they were fillies, Aj’s and Rainbow’s mother's had put them in baths together all the time to get some cute photos of them. It was also a way to have them be closer to one another. It should be strange to her, but it didn't feel wrong with their history. In fact, it actually felt pretty nice having someone truly respect her body.
Rainbow Dash dozed off to the trickles and splashes Applejack made as she massaged her rainbow hued mane and tail, untangling the knotted mess into sleek, smooth strands. Before long, she had stopped paying attention and missed the fact that Applejack had gotten her favorite cider soap, beginning to scrub her back and neck.
“H-Hey!" Rainbow giggled. "That tickles!”
The pegasus burst out of her comfort zone as the soap glided across her wing tips. This caused her wings to reflexively ponf up and smack Applejack in the face. Still sensitive as ever were the cyan mare's wings, a soap smack to her friend was unavoidable. She tuned to see Applejack staring cross-eyed at her muzzle covered in soap as a sly grin spread across her face.
“Oh,so you're goin' to play dirty huh?” the earth pony sneered as she leaped into the tub knocking over a bottle of bubble soap along with her.
The two mares cried out in joy, and Rainbow a little less loudly due to her throat. As the two splashed each other with glee the bubbles started to rise, and the two mimicked their other friends making masks and playing games with the fluffy foam. The cyan pegasus couldn't help but admire the earth pony's blonde locks damp around her neck, with freckles complimenting her eyes, and that cheeky smile that always seemed to take her breath away.
Once they had finished playing around, Applejack went and grabbed each bottle of dye. One by one applying it to Rainbow's mane and tail in color coded order. Oddly enough, the liquid seemed to naturally seep into the hair of the proper color hue. There were occasions where it would miss and land in the water turning the water into a spectrum of colors.
“Rainbow Dash," the cowpony chuckled. "Did you just wet the bath?”
Applejack joked at the now rainbow colored water, which was almost drowned by bubbles at this point.
“Me?" Rainbow laughed stepping out of the tub. "What about you? Looking like an old shriveled up prune, that water is making you old real fast!" along with Applejack,draining the water.
Knowing her role Applejack stepped out of the tub as well, and drained the water. She then moved swiftly to fetch Rainbow's bath robe only to be splattered by the cyan pegasus drying herself off by fluttering her wings. The scent of sweetened cider filled the room as Dash's coat fluffed up into a gleaming shine mocking the true beauty beneath.
“Aj I'm already dry and now your twice as wet! You know what, you can wear my robe for today!" Dash said sticking her tongue out going back to the game they were playing before. "You have been a good little pet after all.”
Applejack happily slipped into the bath robe that warmed her body to the core. She could smell the lingering scent of cider soap upon the garment as she headed for a vanity, hidden along the back wall with her master for the day. It was time to tend to Rainbow’s head of hair, and her weapon of choice was a brush.
The pegasus plopped down huddled in a new found orange towel and stared into the mirror in front of her. Applejack reached for a brush found beside her, pulled out the existing old hair balls and began to comb through the rainbow streaks. Her hoof held her scalp in order not to harm her head as she went through each color one by one.
“Applejack?” Rainbow asked in an awfully quiet tone.
“Yes hun?” Applejack soothingly replied feeling the soft strands of hair swirling through her hoof.
“Do…do you think I'm pretty?” the can mare squeaked in the softest she ever spoke as she started longingly into the mirror.
“Why of course Ah do! All of Ponyville including me are jealous of the gorgeous head of colors you got there!” the earth pony replied concerned about the question coming from her bold pony friend.
“Yeah, but look at you! You are natural beauty with that golden blonde mane and those emerald eyes!" Dash fretted loudly yet it was almost a compliment. "I cant compete with that. Besides, what the point of keeping myself up when all everypony cares about is my undercarriage?”
Applejack slammed the brush hard onto the marble counter as Rainbow looked up with deary, sad magenta eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing from her friend at this moment.
“Why in Equestria would you even say that? Every day Ah have to go out with dirt on my face only ta be within earshot of Ponyville cheering on yer dazzling tricks in the sky!” The earth pony started to ramble looking to Rainbow in the mirror. “Your energetic and talented, with a coat made of the sky itself! Not to mention a rainbow sewn into your mane itself!"
Dash seemed to be lifted by her friend's compliments as she continued to ramble on.
"An' don’t even get me started on those lovely magenta gems you call eyes!” Aj bopped Rainbow on the nose earning a weak smile from her. “Ah just think you need to stop underestimating yourself, and stop putting down others by making them get in fancy costumes you hear?"
Applejack smiled softly, hoping she would get her way. Rainbow turned on her stool to face the orange mare with a glimmer in her eyes and a smile on her damp lips. Looks like her friend was ready for the attempt.
“Nice try Apples, but the outfits boost the natural beauty of other ponies!” Rainbow giggled wearily while receiving the dirtiest look from Applejack. “You know what? How about you go pick out something for yourself upstairs, and I will meet you in my room okay?”
Applejack let out a hearty sigh as she trotted towards the door out of the room. Leaving Rainbow Dash in utter solitude as she would ascend the stairs. As she huddled into the orange towel she seemed to believe was her friend’s coat.
"Wait, Applejack!" Rainbow hoarsely yelled last minute.
"Yes Rainbow?" the farm mare turned and answered.
"Thank you." Dash paused. "Thank you, for everything."
The blonde mare silently turned and left the room with her heart beating out of her chest. She knew she has been able to change something in that pegasus, and it was quite evidently showing now. Yet now, something was also now changing within her as well she felt. For better or for worse, Applejack seemed to enjoy this new adventure of change and discovery.
Once in Rainbow’s room Applejack dug under her bed for an outfit that was the least raunchy possible. As she had thought though, this wasn't in the least possible to accomplish. All of them had their unique ways to make a pony look seductive and physically appealing one way or another.
“Darn it Dash, Ah don’t even know if your sick anymore!” the cowpony mumbled tucking a loose lock back into her mane when an idea hit her. "Wait a minute, she said I could pick fer myself!"
She darted into Rainbow's personal closet, stripping out of the bathrobe in an instant. She began digging through all the garments the cyan pegasus had worn in the past. Her friend had given her the opportunity to turn this around, and it was about time this country bumpkin was in control!
