Pony Fails

"Man, I'm beat," Rainbow Dash groaned, sagging limply in midair. "I could sleep for a week!"

"Oh, you poor thing," Fluttershy said. "You can rest at my place if you're too tired to fly home."

"Thanks." Rainbow yawned and landed, trudging beside Fluttershy. They were only a few minutes away from the cottage, but Rainbow's exhaustion and sluggish pace made the trip feel as though it took hours.

Once they arrived, Fluttershy turned down the guest bed for Rainbow. Rainbow stretched like a cat, cracking a huge yawn. "Ugh," she grunted. "I gotta poop, but I'm too tired to go to the bathroom. I just wanna go to sleep..." She yawned again. "But I don't wanna have an accident on your bed..."

Fluttershy's muzzle crinkled cutely. "Hmm," she said. "Well, when bears are about to hibernate, they create sort of a natural plug that keeps them from making a mess while they sleep away the winter..."

"Gross," Rainbow complained.

"Oh, but...you don't really have time for that, and...can't do it anyway because you're not a bear...hmm..." Fluttershy thought for a moment. Then, with a suddenly bright expression, she shot into the air. "Be right back!"

Fluttershy swooped downstairs, returning a minute later with a large wine cork in her hoof. Rainbow stared at her with a horrified expression. "Uhh, Fluttershy? What are you—"

Fluttershy lifted Rainbow's tail and shoved the cork up her butt. "YEEP!" Rainbow squeaked, eyes bulging.

With a bright, motherly smile, Fluttershy patted Rainbow on the head. "Sleep tight, Rainbow Dash!"

A week later...

Fluttershy hummed happily to herself as she strolled to the bridge over the stream in the meadow that would lead her into town to do the day's shopping. It was a bright, sunny day, the birds were chirping, there was a nice cool breeze, and...

*THOK!*

A cork bounced off Fluttershy's head, causing her to freeze in her tracks, wobbling in place on her hooves. Her irises shrank to pinpricks in her wide, startled eyes.

"Goodness...Rainbow Dash must have just woken up..."

Shaking herself, Fluttershy continued on her way into town. "I'd probably better buy some more toilet paper..."