AppleDash and the Celine Dion Concert (or, Vegas Vacation, AppleDash style)

Applejack stood around the desert eating some apples she had in her saddlebag. It had been a while since she'd eaten, and experience had taught her not to do anything involving teleportation on a full stomach. At least one good thing had come from her being stranded 11 hours longer than she'd have liked.

While her hooves had been calloused enough to not struggle with the heat, her flank was not. Needless to say, she planned to give most of the next day's work to Big Mac while she rested her legs after such a long time standing.

It had been almost an hour if the timer on the portkey was any indicator. Applejack had to give Twilight credit for making it out of a damaged old pocket watch she found in a Canterlot antique shop; at least she knew when it was time to get ready to go.

"AJ! We have a problem!"

Rainbow Dash interrupted Applejack's musings as she sped back to her, slamming the brakes just before she overshot the cowpony.

"Shoot, Rainbow. What's goin' on? You look like ya seen a ghost."

"I... I have no idea where we are... but we are for sure not in Equestria," Rainbow felt fatigue set in a little bit, and moved toward the ground. "There are no ponies or... dogs or... anything I've ever seen before out there. They walk on two legs and look kind of like apes if you shaved them, but they're not apes. And these buildings they're huge and --- AHHH! AGAIN WITH THE GROUND! IT'S LIKE WALKING ON HOT COALS!"

"Calm down, Rainbow. Yer not makin' a whole lotta sense here."

"You know what? It's easier if I just show you. You have everything in your bag?"

"Yeah I just put the portkey back right before ya --- HEY!" Applejack was cut off when Rainbow did a loop and then swooped back to grab her. It took only seconds before AJ's mind fully comprehended what had happened and realized she was now 40 feet off the ground.

"Dangnabit, what d'ya think yer doing?!"

"I'm not waiting all day for you to run it, though I'll admit I thought this would be easier. Sheesh, AJ, have you considered not baking so many of the apples you eat into pies?"

Applejack blushed before countering, "Ah'll have you know yer feelin' muscle mass from all the recent bucking ah've been doing."

"Muscle isn't that soft."

"So ah got an extra layer. Big deal. Ah need the weight to put more into mah kicks. Like the one ah'm gonna give you once ya put me back on the ground."

"Well before you do, how about you read that sign over there," Rainbow said as she set AJ down on the ground. They were behind some plant life about a mile from what was called "Primm." Rainbow Dash kept low enough so that the cars passing by couldn't see either of them.

"Welcome to Nevada. Rainbow, just 'cause a place doesn't look like somewhere ya been doesn't mea-- wait, what in the hay is that thing in the cowpony hat?"

"That's the kind of creature that lives here. And get this: there's another sign I could see a few miles in. It said "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada."

"Ya'mean like Las Pegasus in Equestria?"

"Exactly. Apparently the creatures here are called vegas, and a whole bunch of stuff around here says 'Vegas this' or 'Vegas that.' This whole place is like Equestria but all the names have been replaced with... vega puns."

Applejack considered this for a moment. "Well, didja get a look at the locals? What're they like?"

"Well, they seem pretty cool for the most part, but I saw some areas with police and what looked like some pretty intense situations, especially in the area just outside the tallest buildings and out in what they call 'North Las Vegas,'" Rainbow replied.

"Real crack team of namers in this town, huh?"

"Tell me about it, we should complain to whoever's in charge."

"Sugarcube, ah don't think it's the wisest move to walk up to a ruler we don't know and tell'em we don't like how uncreative their names are. Anyway, given what yer sayin, ah'm not sure it's wise of us to meet the locals 'a this dimension. We'll be safe in a few hours so we can hold out here until then."

Rainbow groaned. "Oh come on Applejack! We gotta do something with our time around here. Maybe not meet anypony..."

"Don'cha mean 'anyvega?"

"Don't even start extending this insanity. Point is, though, we should check out something about this place."

Applejack looked to her right. "Well how 'bout that? This here billboard says someone named Celine Dion is performing outdoors at somewhere called 'Caesars Palace' for a few nights. Maybe we could watch from a safe location."

Rainbow Dash looked at the billboard. "Really? She looks really dressy. Like someone Rarity would enjoy seeing perform on stage."

"Well unless you have another suggestion, ah don't see any other options."

Rainbow Dash sighed and acknowledged this. "Fine. We'll go see Celine Dion. What'll we do until then?"

Applejack had a reply ready to go. "Well, ya could take a nap in those plants. They don't seem too prickly."

"That's true, I'm feeling pretty burnt too."

"Well let me help you get there!" Applejack lifted her hind legs to buck Rainbow Dash into the plants, but wound up just missing when Rainbow slipped to the left.

"Nice try, AJ. But remember, you may have the power, but you aren't matching speed with the mean, lean flying machine that is Rainbow Dash."

As Rainbow Dash got settled in for a nap, Applejack just muttered incomprehensible nonsense to herself, irritated at her friend's more arrogant side.