Apples, Cutie Marks, Philosophy, Oh My!

"You mean ter say that all of us mistook your very first sonic rainboom as a divine signal that determined the rest of our lives?"

        "OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH~!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, "this means we've all been connected since before we knew each other!"

        "I guess I AM that awesome." Rainbow Dash replied with a swoosh of her mane.

        The Cutie Mark Crusaders, delighted by a surprise discovery such as this started bawling with laughter and pretty soon everypony else was too. In their hysterics, nopony noticed friend Applejack with her head down, moping out the door.

All along I thought that rainbow was some sign from Celestia or some great unknown pointing me back home to-wards Ponyville... I coulda done anythin' and now I find out that my entire life has been based on a misconception? Blasted apple seeds, what am I to do?

        The orange pony sulked all the way back to Sweet Apple Acres determined to renew her convictions about life. As she approached her family's rolling green hills and groves of red apples she stopped walking for a moment, smiled softly and whispered to herself, "I've got my family and my friends... it ain't so bad, I know, its just..."

        "What's not so bad, Applejack?"

        Startled as a filly stepping on a snake, AJ leaped into the air with her blonde mane standing up, straight into the blue mare hovering above her. As the dust settled and the two ponies finally freed themselves from the writhing mass of orange and cyan limbs, Applejack stuttered, "Oh, uh... I didn't see you.. um... there."

        At this LAME response, Rainbow Dash realized something must really be wrong, for her normally apple bucking, always smiling, always ready to compete friend was sounding a lot more like Fluttershy than herself.

        "It's OK Applejack but, seriously, what's up?" Dash questioned with a tilt of her head and a blink of her violet eyes.

        "Aw shucks Rainbow... Do you know if a cutie mark can change if a pony feels different inside?"

        "Huh? Why would you want to change your cutie mark? It's TOTALLY cool and TOTALLY you! Everypony knows that Applejack knows apples better than anypony, and that's something to be proud of !"

        "Thank's Rainbow..." Applejack stretched her face into a wide, cheesy smile but deep down she still felt hollow inside.

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        The next day as Rainbow Dash was clearing the sky above Ponyville, she was thinking about her chat with Applejack. Can a cutie mark change? kept bouncing around in her head. She knew this must be at the center of her friends melancholy.

Is it possible in Celestia's Equestria for a pony to feel disconnected? For somepony to want a change of pace so badly that their cutie mark - the symbol that best represents their philosophy and character - could change? And why would Applejack ask about that?

And then it all connected. Sweetie Bell, Scoodaloo and Apple Blooms' questionings, the explanation of how they all simultaneously  got their cutie marks, the lack of snorting laughter that made RD aware of a certain missing pony in the first place.

Times up for slacking off! My best friend needs my help so here I come! She spread her wings and started towards Sweet Apple Acres but then thought, A treat from Sugarcube Corner can't hurt and probably will put a real smile on AJ's face, not like that trembling thing from yesterday.

Satisfied with her plan, she pushed herself to her limits and landed in front of the sweet shop in 10 seconds flat.

        The greeting bells chimed as Rainbow Dash pushed through the door. "Oh! Hi Rainbow Dash! what are you doing here?!"

        "Hey Pinkie Pie, I was looking for your tastiest treat that Applejack might like. She looked pretty down in the dumps today..."

        "OH OH OH OH I know juuuust the thing~!" Exclaimed Pinkie Pie, her eyes shimmering with sincerity, "Let me just grab it from the back! "Pinkie whisked out of the room, practically leaving speed marks behind her.

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Rainbow Dash clutched a basket in her mouth that held two slices of Pinkie's latest attempt at recreating Mr. and Mrs. Cakes' Marzipan Mascarpone Meringue Madness. Gliding over acres of apple trees, she scanned the organized landscape for a sign of her hardworking friend. Finally, when there was nowhere else to look, she stopped outside the barn window and peered in. Sitting on the hay covered ground was Applejack with her head shaking in her hooves and making muffled noises through the translucent barrier. Because she knew that this sort of thing wasn't usually her strong suit Dash quietly walked to the barn doors and tapped lightly with her hoof; she didn't want to make Applejack feel worse.

"Go away. I don't want to talk to nopony right now."

"AJ, it's me! Aw come on, let me in."

"I said nopony."

Fuming, her temper gave way to the sensitivity she had so recently felt, "ALRIGHT, enough is enough. I'll break this door down if I have to and you know I will!" With a grumble and a thud from the board-lock, the red doors swung open, revealing a sore and puffy eyed Applejack, her normally well-kept blonde mane disheveled and sticking up at random.

"Whaddya want Rainbow Dash?" she grunted.

"Its just.. Pinkie Pie baked another Marzipan Mascarpone Meringue Madness and I thought maybe I would drop by and we could have some together?" The rainbow pony cocked her head to the side, she had purposefully ignored AJ's obvious sadness, but to herself she thought, even when she's so sad, she's so pretty. "Here!" she exclaimed over eagerly and with a flourish, pulled out both slices.

"Well that does look... Come on in I guess" mumbled Applejack. She turned around, and RD appreciatively eyed her friends flank as she followed her in.

They nibbled in awkward silence and finally AJ said, "Well?"

"Well what?"

"Well unless you came for something else, and I do sincerely thank you for the cake, I'm trying to be alone some, OK?"

Rainbow Dash, taking a deep breath, looking directly into Applejack's eyes, and delighting in the words as they rolled off of her tongue, uttered slowly, "as it just happens, I might have something else on my mind."

"And what might that be?" said Applejack, slightly hesitant.

"Oh... This" Dash said sweetly, leaning in.

She tasted sweet cake crumbs on Applejack's unresponsive lips. As first shock wore off, they started yielding and eventually participating. The couple broke off and gazed at each other in silence until Rainbow Dash broke it.

"Wow."

As that was an understatement of what they were both feeling, Applejack simply said, "more".

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The blue hoof entered her dripping orange marehood and Applejack finally understood that home is where the heart is, which for her, was probably wherever Rainbow Dash was. It didn't matter that she hadn't known Rainbow Dash back when she had been in Manehatten trying to be a city slicker, or that fact that she hadn't wanted anything like this until Dash surprised her. What was important was the here and now, with RD rubbing her clit and leaning in for the kiss. Applejack couldn't take it, she was crazy with heat and soaked with wetness. She returned the kiss, their tongues interlocking and put all of her passion into it. They separated and a strand of saliva dripped onto Applejack's heaving chest.

"Mmm... Applejack, you taste great!" Dash murmured in a throaty voice, hoarse with pleasure. She nuzzled Applejack's chest, causing her to start moaning and bucking her hips.

"Oh Rainbow, put that hoof back where it was... nnngh... I never knew... you were so good at this... OH SWEET PONY FEATHERS DON'T STOP!!!" Her cry pierced the air and for half a moment they were worried someone might hear but Rainbow Dash's rock hard, throbbing wings were telling her to get back to the important stuff.

Her pink tongue flickered up and down Applejack's lower lips and she almost tasted cinnamon. The sweet tang of her sex was intoxicating and pretty soon her whole muzzle was buried, nostrils flaring for precious scent. Rainbow Dash lifted out, smiling as her friend moaned at the separation.

Applejack let out a low whinny and caught her breath, her gaze sought out  Rainbow's eyes. As their spirits intertwined, AJ knew it was her turn. She took Dash's mouth, glistening with her own juices and guided it to her breast. As the rainbow pony suckled, Applejack leaned forward and with one hoof started stroking down Rainbow's spine into her crevice while her other reached from below for Dash's heat.

Rainbow moaned with pleasure as her friend stroked her pulsating sex, her entire body trembling with passion. She gave up on AJ's tits and pulled free of the searching hooves, to better present her backside for her friend to glory in.

Applejack dove in.

Rainbow Dash's slit ran like a river and she grew eager to please again. She grabbed Applejack's hind hooves and slid her onto her back, AJ's face directly underneath her technicolor tail. They both stretched towards each others' pussy, whimpering in excitement.

It was in this position that they finally collapsed awhile later, both of them lathered and panting. Applejack scooted next to best friend and, nuzzling her gently, whispered out, "Thanks a bushel Rainbow Dash, I forgot who I was and what my friends meant for awhile there."

"No problem AJ, it's what we're here for. And besides, I like you when you're upset" she said with a wink.

As they stared lovingly into each others eyes, neither of them noticed the quiet *eeep* from the window and a swoosh of pink mane as somepony flew away.