Princess Spring Daze

Applejack had been bucking apples all day. She couldn't wait to just hop into her soft bed and go to sleep.

"Applejack! Applejack!" Apple Bloom said when she burst into Applejack's room.

"Apple Bloom," Applejack told her sister, "Why can you never come in calmly?"

Apple Bloom looked a little bit guilty, "Sorry , Sis" She said apologetically, "But there's a new princess! Her name is Princess Spring Daze, and you're invited to her coronation!"

Apple Bloom kept talking "Princess Luna has just left her dream, and she'll get a horn tomorrow! You'll have so much in common since you're both hardworkin' farm ponies!"

Applejack didn't have a happy expression on her face. "How do you know Apple Bloom?" She asked in suspicion.

"Granny Smith told me, and she got it from your invitation saying it all! This is so excitin'!"

Applejack looked anything but excited. She went off to sleep without another word.

Twilight was walking through the garden with Spring. Her friends had arrived at the castle, all but Applejack, and were in a castle suite while Rarity made them dresses. Spike stayed home at the castle.

"We could use the ones we used for Twilight's coronation, can't we?" Rainbow Dash asked as Rarity finished up Pinkie Pie's dress.

"Oh heavens no!" Rarity answered, "You must make a new start for an event so marvelous."

"It's soooooo exciting!" Pinkie Pie said while hopping up and down, "Have you ever been more excited? Have you Rarity? Fluttershy? Rainbow Dash?"

"But why isn't Applejack here?" Fluttershy asked no one in particular, "She was really happy to go to Twilight's coronation."

"Oh, darling." Rarity told Pinkie Pie, about to change the topic, "You simply must try this on!" She nudged Pinkie into another room to try on the dress she had just finished.

"You look gorgeous!" Rarity told Pinkie in awe as she came out, "Now Fluttershy, dear, what would you like in your mane?"

Before she could answer, Applejack walked in looking angry. Her mane was messy and she had bags under her eyes.

"You doing alright, AJ?" Rainbow asked Applejack, knowing the answer.

"No I ain't!" Applejack said the expected answer as she rolled onto a bed.

"Uhm, Applejack?" Fluttershy said quietly, "That's my bed...."

Applejack didn't seem to care she was in her friends bed.

"Oh Applejack, darling!" Rarity said showing Rainbow Dash the first part of the dress she was going to wear, "What would you like for your dress?"

Applejack tossed over so she wasn't facing anyone, "I'm wearin' my gala dress." She said in frustration.

"Oh Applejack," Rarity told AJ, trying to persuade her, "You really should wear a brand new dress."

"And these dresses are better than EVER!" Pinkie Pie said in Rarity's defense.

"I said no and that's that! Now leave me be!" Applejack said as she tried to go to sleep.

Rainbow tried to pull her off the bed by the tail, "Oh come on AJ! What has gotten into you?"

Applejack jumped out of bed. "I don't know why Princess Celestia chose somepony nopony has ever heard of to be Princess of Nature instead of me or Fluttershy!" She yelled that in aggravation and stomped out of the room.

"...Oh my..." Fluttershy whispered.

"Oh no you don't!" Rainbow yelled as she flew out after Applejack

"What happened?!" Twilight screamed as she burst into the room with Spring behind her. Spring looked scared.

Rainbow flew in front of the door as a barricade so Applejack couldn't come back in.

"What is wrong with you, Applejack?!" Rainbow asked her.

Applejack ignored her.

"This isn't you!" Twilight added.

Applejack stopped trying to get in, "Well, I don't see why ya'll don't find it strange that the princess chooses somepony nopony has ever met for such an important role in Equestria!"

Applejack ran out of the castle.

Rainbow was about to go after her. "Let her go," Twilight told Rainbow, "She needs time to herself." Rainbow didn't try and go after Applejack anymore.

"Now, Spring?" Twilight asked Spring trying to calm the room, "Rarity is probably the best fashion designer in Equestria. So, she makes all of our dresses for every big event. So, How would you like your dress?"

"Can I see what Fluttershy wore for the events? I do like nature so I may like the designs for those." Spring asked Rarity a bit excitedly.

"Oh, but of course, darling!" Rarity said as she ran into a walk-in closet and pushed out a rack. Spring took an eye for Fluttershy's dress from Twilight's coronation.

"May I have something similar to this?" Spring asked while wiggling the dress.

"Oh sure, darling!" Rarity said taking the dress off the rack, "I'll just have it here so I can base from it. And I will find a good style for your mane, is that alright dear?" Spring nodded.

Meanwhile, Starlight Glimmer sat outside the castle, hearing every word.

"Perfect." She told herself, "Now I know everything I need for my plan. They mess with my town, they pay the price."