Pony Fails

Twilight looked up at the chandelier above the map, smiling at all the precious memories from her life in Ponyville with her friends.

As memories twinkled past of the time Applejack learned to swallow her pride and accept help from her friends, followed by memories of the craziness that ensued when Twilight had two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala, Twilight frowned as a memory surfaced.

"Hey," she said to herself. "HEY!"

In a flash, she teleported to Sweet Apple Acres.

As soon as her surroundings were replaced by fresh air and the sweet smell of apples and hay, she homed in on Applejack and teleported right in front of her just as she was about to buck a tree. Applejack's hooves collided with alicorn flesh as hard as iron, and she toppled to the ground.

"Applejack, a moment, please," Twilight said sternly.

Applejack sat up and woozily adjusted her hat. "Uhh...sure, sugarcube," she said. "Whut can Ah do ya fer?"

Twilight began to pace in a circle around Applejack. "Remember when it was applebuck season, back when I first came to Ponyville?"

"Uhh...Ah reckon?"

"Remember how you insisted on bucking the whole Acres all by yourself, without any help from your friends, until you wore yourself out to the point of exhaustion and drove all your friends crazy?"

Applejack scratched her head. "Aheh...yeah...that does ring a bell."

Twilight stopped and spun around, giving Applejack a stern glare. "Now...remember about two weeks before that?"

Applejack tilted her head. "You mean when Nightmare Moon showed up an' we kicked her flank with th' Elements of Harmony?"

Twilight shook her head. "No, not that. The day Celestia sent me those tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala and everypony drove me crazy trying to do favors to get me to give them the extra ticket?"

"Oh. Yeah. Heh." Applejack's ears wilted. "We kinda acted like real bad friends, huh?"

"Well, yes, but that's not my point." Twilight's wings flared out. "Do you remember what we were doing when I got those tickets from Celestia?"

Applejack's brow furrowed. "Twi, that was durn near four years ago..."

"I was helping you harvest apples," Twilight said. "And do you remember why I was helping you harvest apples?" Before Applejack could open her mouth to answer, Twilight said, "To win a stupid bet with Big Macintosh!"

Applejack blinked.

"You wouldn't accept your friends' help when your stubborn pride was on the line, but you had no problem whatsoever asking me to help you cheat on a bet with your brother!" Twilight ranted.

Applejack's ears twitched. "...huh," she said.

"Well?" Twilight said impatiently, eyes narrowing.

Applejack chuckled nervously. "Aheh...oh shoot, look at th' time! Ah gotta go pick Winona up from school an' iron Apple Bloom. Later, Twi!"

She ran off as fast as her legs would carry her.

"AAAAAAPPLEJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!"