Snow Daze

Soarin and Rainbow Dash sat at a round, wooden table inside of Sugarcube Corner bakery as Soarin devoured an apple pie that had been placed in front of him.

Rainbow Dash watched the stallion eat the pie messily as she chuckled. He was still just as messy as she remembered.

Soarin looked up from his pie with a face covered in pie filling.

“You want some?” Soarin offered.

Rainbow Dash looked down at the pie in slight disgust.

“Uh, no thanks.” She replied a bit hesitantly.

Soarin smiled and nodded.

“So hey, your friends are nice.” Soarin stated as he smiled at Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash grimaced at the remembrance of what had happened back at Twilight’s castle.

“Oh yeah, sorry about that. Heh, sometimes my friends tend to go a little overboard with things like this.” Rainbow Dash said as she scratched the back of her head.

“Things like what?” Soarin asked.

“Yah know... me, you, together.” Rainbow Dash replied with an awkward smile as her cheeks turned light pink, slightly looking away in minor embarrassment from her words not coming out how she intended them to.

“Heh, hey you know I also wanted to tell you that I chose a place where we can go!” Soarin told her enthusiastically as pie filling dripped down back into the pie tin.

Rainbow Dash turned her head back towards him.

“Really?” Rainbow Dash’s cheeks beamed as she was eager to hear what he had planned for the two of them.

“Well only during this time of the year Wonderbolts get a month off for vacation!” Soarin told her. “And I have decided on going to this ski resort that the Wonderbolts and I used to go to every year, but…” Soarin paused and suddenly had a sad look in his eyes. “But then everypony grew tired of it, so I thought hey, why not take you there?” He said as he flashed a cheeky grin.

Rainbow Dash began flapping her wings like a little fanfilly with her face beaming bright as ever.

“Yes! That’s awesome!” Rainbow Dash shouted, unable to contain her excitement.

Soarin chuckled, “Heheh, I knew you would like the idea of it!” Soarin was also equally excited, he had missed the old tradition of him and his Wonderbolt acquaintances hanging out at the resort, and thought that it would be a great idea to share the fun experience with Rainbow Dash.

“So when exactly are we going?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“I was thinking about leaving tomorrow morning, is that okay?” Soarin replied.

“Yeah, sounds great!” Rainbow Dash was starting to feel giddy from all the excitement that was starting to build up inside of her.

“Great! And there are cabins up there that we can stay in!” Soarin said blithely.

Rainbow Dash wanted to do a backflip, but contained herself; she couldn’t wait until tomorrow morning.

“A vacation to a ski resort? Well that sounds like fun!” Twilight stated.

Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy stood outside while peeking in through a window of Sugarcube Corner listening intently at Soarin and Rainbow Dash’s conversation.

“Why yes, it sure does sound like something she would enjoy.” Rarity commented. "But oh my, he sure is a messy eater." Rarity said as she crinkled her nose.

“Y–you guys, it’s really cold out here.” Fluttershy said quietly as she was shaking from the sheer cold of the winter night.

Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack turned to look at poor Fluttershy who was trembling quite a bit.

“Oh dear, hold on Fluttershy, just a few more minutes and we’ll leave.” Rarity told her gentle friend.

“O–okay…” Fluttershy whispered and tried to remain patient in the cold.

A few moments passed by, the night was getting colder and colder by the minute, Fluttershy’s knees started to buckle as her teeth began to clatter.

“Hmmm, I wonder where tha place is at.” Applejack said as they continued to stare through the window. “I would love to check it out some time.”

Fluttershy began to shiver slightly more than before.

“Yeah, me too, I wonder if it’s nice.” Twilight said.

Fluttershy continued to rapidly shake and began rubbing her fore arms while huffing and puffing, sending clouds of vapor into the air.

“Indeed, I would love to design a new outfit for such an occasion.” Rarity said as she envisioned herself wearing stylish winter apparel.

Fluttershy began taking short, rapid breaths. “C–COLD! SO COLD!” Fluttershy shouted which startled her three friends as she sprang up and flew towards the door of Sugarcube corner and went inside.

Ding!

The door to the bakery hit against a tiny bell as Fluttershy opened the door and closed it behind herself; she sat down on the floor and sighed in relief when the warm air inside the shop instantly made her feel better.

Rainbow Dash and Soarin looked over at the yellow Pegasus on the floor.

“Fluttershy?” Rainbow Dash asked as she raised an eyebrow.

Fluttershy looked over to where she had heard her name.

“Oh hello, Rainbow Dash!” Fluttershy greeted her fellow Pegasus friend with a soft smile.

“What are you doing here?” Rainbow Dash questioned.

Fluttershy tensed up after hearing the question.

“Oh, I uhh…” Fluttershy’s eyes darted back and forth, not sure how to respond.

Ding!

The front entrance's bell sounded and in came the rest of their friends.

Rainbow Dash was now really confused.

“Uh, what are you guys doing here?” Rainbow Dash asked.

The five mares’ eyes darted from side to side as they began to tense up, mumbling incoherent words as they were unsure how to explain their current situation.

“Well?” Rainbow Dash’s tone sounded a bit stern.

Twilight cleared her throat. “Oh, oh nothing! Nothing, we were just… Uhh…”

“Just in tha neighborhood…” Applejack said through a forced smile.

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow.

“Hey Dash, I think I should start heading back to Cloudsdale now, I need to head over to the academy to clear out my locker and get ready for tomorrow.” Soarin stated.

Rainbow Dash turned around to look at him. “Oh, uh yeah! That’s fine.” Rainbow Dash responded.

Soarin got out of his seat and took the empty pie tin off the table and threw it away in a trash can near the front entrance.

Soarin turned his head around and smiled. “So I’ll meet you at the train station at 8:30 okay?” He told her.

Rainbow Dash smiled back. “Sounds great!”

Soarin waved goodbye to all the mares as he opened the door and left the shop.

Rainbow Dash watched as Soarin flew off and turned around to look at her friends with a slightly annoyed glower.

All mares in the room stayed quiet for a while, none of them mustered out a single word.

“Ahem, sorry about all of this, Rainbow Dash.” Rarity was the one to finally speak up.

“What are you guys doing here?” Rainbow Dash asked, wanting a clear explanation.

“Well yah see…” Twilight trailed.

Rainbow Dash sighed, “Just cut to the chase.”

“Oh, alright! We just came here to check up on you, darling.” Rarity admitted.

“Uh, why?” Rainbow Dash asked as she cocked her head to the side.

“Just wanted to see if he’s a keeper.” Applejack said as she winked.

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “I’m fine guys, I don’t need any help with this… this mushy stuff.” She said as she looked away, a tinge of red had spread across her face.

“Well that’s good to know, see Rarity, she’s perfectly fine.” Twilight told the Unicorn.

Rarity sighed, “Ah yes, I guess so, I just couldn’t resist!”

All mares chuckled understandingly.

“Well I guess we should be going now, you coming Rainbow Dash?” Twilight said.

Rainbow Dash shook her head. “I’m going to order something then head back home to get ready for my trip tomorrow.” Rainbow Dash replied while trying to contain her excitement.

“Alright then, goodnight Rainbow Dash!” Twilight waved to the Pegasus and walked back towards the door.

“Goodnight!” Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity said in unison as they all left the shop.

“Night.” Rainbow Dash said as she turned around and trotted up to the store’s counter to order herself something before heading back home.

The four mares walked outside into the frigid night once again, talking about the events that had just happened, about to make their way back to the castle, but were then stopped by a figure that appeared right in front of them.

“JUST LEAVE WITHOUT PINKIE PIE WHY DON’T CHA!” A loud voice shouted.

The four mares looked up to see Pinkie Pie with a minor upset expression.

“P–Pinkie Pie!” Twilight exclaimed. “We’re so so sorry! It’s just that you were asleep, and so I thought–“

Twilight was then silenced by Pinkie Pie’s fore hoof covering her mouth.

Pinkie Pie looked Twilight in the eyes with a serious expression, but one that soon grew into a smile.

Pinkie Pie took her hoof off Twilight’s mouth. “Heehee! Just kidding!” Pinkie Pie chirped. “I was waiting for you guys to come outside, I watched the whole thing!”

“Oh, uh, you did?” Twilight asked with a puzzled look.

“Yep! And you know what?” Pinkie asked with a giant grin.

“What?” Twilight titled her head to the side and raised an eyebrow.

Pinkie Pie sprang into the air and landed right behind her friends and pulled them in by their necks, bringing them all into a tight hug.

“Pack your bags girls, we’re going to the Himalayas!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed in her high-pitched voice as she brought a fore hoof up to her curly hair and pulled out five train tickets.