What Just Happened?

“Alright time to start! What should we do first?” Rarity said excitedly.

“I don’t know since every pony shot down my idea…” Twilight grumbled

Applejack walked into the room with a few bottles of apple cider. “Hey y’all! I brought the good stuff! It’s the strongest ah got!” Twilight’s eyes widened. She quickly motioned to Applejack, shaking her head and making a cutting motion with her hoof. Applejack spotted her and tilted her head to the side. “Twilight? You okay, sugarcube?”

Twilight quickly put her hoof down and resumed a calm, composed position. “Fine. Just fine.” She said, mentally face-hoofing.

She eyed Cadence, who was drooling at the apple cider. “How strong exactly?” Cadence asked quickly.

Applejack winked at her, “Well you’re about to find out, hun.” Cadence nodded, her face twitching and her eyes glued on the apple cider.

Twilight panicked and lit her horn, teleporting Applejack to an unknown place somewhere in Equestria. Pinkie jumped up. “Hey! Where’d she go? Do we get to go on a scavenger to find her!? Ooh! Can I be on Discord’s team?”

Everyone else seemed mildly frantic. “She disappeared!” Rarity gasped.

“Oh my! I hope she’s ok!” Fluttershy said.

“What if she exploded?” Pinkie said.

Rainbow seemed more concerned about something else “What about the cider? Did she take it with her? Why do I never get any cider?” she shouted.

“Who cares about the cider! Where’s Applejack?” Rarity cried.

“Well you only care about her because you love her! I love cider.” Rainbow said in a panic.

Rarity gasped. “Rainbow Dash! How could you suggest such a thing!?” she looked slightly offended. “Besides, we all know she has an on and off relationship with Caramel!”

Twilight massaged her forehead. “What have I done? Fillies! Calm down, we’ll find her!” Pinkie was flirting with Discord while Rarity and Rainbow argued over Applejack’s love life. Fluttershy was calmly trying to separate the two ponies’, apparently, heated conversation.

Meanwhile in the Everfree Forest, Applejack aimlessly roamed through the dark woods. “Where the hay am I? All ah did was bring some cider and everypony got their tail in a tangle!”

Back at the Crystal Palace……

“Please Discord we need you! If you don’t use your chaos magic to find Applejack then what’ll we do?” Twilight begged.

Discord shook his head. “I’ll only agree to it if we play Spin the Bottle” he pulled a wine bottle out of his ear.

The purple alicorn mare groaned. “But we don’t have time! AJ could be anywhere! Please!”

Discord pouted. “We have to or else no chaotic locater spell.” He said stubbornly

Pinkie jumped up and down excitedly. “I’m game! Why don’t you just do one yourself Twilight?”

Twilight rubbed her temples again. “I don’t have an item of Applejack’s that she has a strong personal connection to. Discord can locate her without the item. You know what? Fine. We’ll play Spin the Bottle. Happy? ”

Discord grinned. “Very. Come on ponies!” Everyone groaned but sat down in a circle in the middle of the room.

“I’ll spin first!” Rainbow said. She reached for the bottle, but a white hoof stopped her. “Nnononononono Rainbow, darling. You’re getting married in a few hours….” Rarity said admonishingly.

Rainbow shrugged. “Fair enough.” She pointed at Rarity. “Then you go first!”

Rarity nodded. She took the bottle and spun. The bottle spun around as the tension in the room increased. The bottle slowed to a stop, pointing directly at Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight blushed. “I just cannot catch a break today!” she whispered under her breath.

Rarity calmly stood up and walked over to Twilight and kissed her on the mouth. Hard. Twilight’s breath caught in her throat, but she melted into the kiss and ran a hoof through Rarity’s hair. As abruptly as the kiss started, it ended and Rarity pulled away from her. Twilight was blushing even harder now, trying to catch her breath. Damn, Rarity was a freaking good kisser!

Cadence almost passed out from the amount of love emanating from the room.

Twilight sighed. “Ok Discord we played your stupid game. Now help us find Applejack!”

Discord rolled his eyes. “If you insist.” He snapped his fingers and teleported everyone to the Everfree Forest, where Applejack was sitting on a tree stump, eating an apple.

“”Bout time y’all got here!” she said, rising from her seat.

“You’re welcome” Discord muttered as everyone rushed to Applejack.

“Oh my, I’m glad your alright Applejack!” Fluttershy murmured.

“Yay! Let’s go back and party!” Pinkie cheered.

Rarity embraced her friend. “We’re glad you’re not dead, darling”

Rainbow just pushed Rarity out of the way and grabbed Applejack. “Where’s the cider? I’ve been waiting forever and a half. You better have saved some for me! I mean us! I mean me!” Rainbow said hurriedly. Cadence nodded in agreement.

Applejack chuckled. “Well sugarcube—” she was cut off by Twilight who tackled her to the floor.

“NOOOOOOO!” she cried. “I mean, of course there’s no more apple cider left, she’s been stuck here for hours! She must have been pretty thirsty.” Twilight added nervously.

Applejack raised her hoof. “Actually—” Twilight smacked Applejack on the side of the head, causing her to pass out.

The purple mare laughed slowly. “Oh no! She must have been so tired she fell asleep! Right here…. On the floor…. Right now.”

Everyone stared. Cadence just pouted. “What about my cider?”

Rainbow groaned. “WHY!!!!!” Fluttershy patted her back comfortingly.

Discord levitated Applejack’s unconscious body. “It’s been fun, really it has, but we should be off!” he snapped his fingers once again and transported them back to the ballroom.

Back at the Crystal Palace….
“Oh that was fun! What’s next?” Pinkie chirped.

Applejack woke up suddenly. “Twilight! What in Celestia’s name is goin’ on? First ah get whisked away ta Everfree. Then ya clock me in the head and now ah’m back here with a head ache.”

Cadence sighed. “I have a confession to make. I have an alcohol problem; I honestly can’t control myself around the substance. I suspect that Twilight has been keeping me from Sweet Apple Acres cider so I don’t go crazy.”

“Yaaaaaahhhhhhssssss!” Twilight cried. “Since we’re making confessions, I have one too! I love Rarity!” she said quickly, not caring what anyone thought.

Everypony gasped but Rarity, who shrugged. “I knew all along, darling. I was being a tease, and I admit it was quite fun.” Twilight glared at the white unicorn.

“I don’t want to wear a dress tomorrow! I want to wear rainbow socks to my wedding!” Rainbow cried.

“I absolutely despise green tea, even though I offer it to anyone who comes to my cottage.” Fluttershy whispered.

“I let y’all in on a secret. I’m the Element of Honesty, ah don’t keep nothin’ from ma friends” Applejack said simply.

Twilight looked around. “Has anyone seen Pinkie Pie? More importantly has anyone seen Discord?”

“For Luna’s sake, why can’t everypony jus’ stay put?” Applejack grumbled.