Rainbow Dash was easily in the best shape of ANY of the girls. Sure Applejack came close, but Rainbow Dash knew she was still way better all around. It didn’t stop her from feeling her heart threaten to burst out of her exposed torso there in front of all their friends, minus Fluttershy. There she was, butt-naked and covered in body paint to make up for lacking a costume, starting to feel like she might pull this off. But then she had to notice AJ was just as naked as her! There was no doubt in her mind AJ knew she was in the same state of undress as they stood side-by-side: both of the naked girls fighting to hide their shivering as the breeze hit them square on.

Rainbow Dash was struggling to figure out how to ask Applejack about why she was like that without tipping the others off; as if she failed they’d no doubt realize she was bare bottom nude as well. An excuse though to slip away presented itself all too conveniently that Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. “Hey, Twilight and Twilight? What exactly is the plan anyways?” The bouncy cotton candy colored girl questioned excitedly as she finally ceased her cart-wheeling to instead merely bounce in place. Before Rainbow Dash could try and ask AJ to get alone to talk though; the farm girl already grabbed her and was leading her a short distance from the group.

Nobody seemed to notice their disappearance, somewhat disappointingly for Rainbow Dash. Then again, both twilights seemed to plan excessively so everyone else usually tried to pay attention so they didn’t miss something. Rainbow Dash merely stared at Applejack as she dragged her along, eyeing the firm more muscular build of her friend a little enviously; especially the way Applejack’s rack moved, bouncing a bit at an obvious couple sizes larger than her own. “Rainbow Dash, what in tarnation are you doin’ traipsin’ out here in yer birthday suit?” Least AJ’s question was direct enough to pull her back to attention.

“H-Hey, I could ask you the same thing…” Rainbow Dash squeaked back, face flush as she stood beside her, backs to the group. A part of her already feeling as if they were looking at their back-sides, realizing their bodies were on full display. She fought to focus and calm down, if they realized they would have said something by now. “I got jipped by the guy I bought my costume from online…hey, I know that look! Save me the guilt trip, he already gave me the lesson in a note that said buyer beware,” she insisted grouchily.

“Uh-huh…and the reason ya’ didn’t just dress up like some kind of athlete instead is…?” Applejack trailed off, leaving Rainbow Dash briefly stunned, “I mean c’mon Rainbow, you got more sports ‘equipment in that room o’ years then clothes, I’m betting’.” She called her out on that rather glaring hole in her decision point blank.

Rainbow Dash was absolutely at a loss for an answer and emphasized it by once more bringing her palm to her face. Applejack was right, but there was no way she could just run back inside now; any excuse she made to changing her costume at the last minute would call to question what was wrong with it in the first place! She couldn’t back down to AJ though either, “Yeah, well…what about you? Why didn’t you just dress like a cow girl? You already do every day anyways,” she pointed out.

AJ’s freckled cheeks flushed a bit as she reached to fiddle with the brim of her hat nervously, fighting for an answer. “F-fer starters, that righ’ there’s a stereotype, an’ ah ain’t playin’ into it,” it was a desperate card to play, but she was desperate after having that pointed out! She had least 20 different cowgirl type outfits she could have gone with for a more comical, and less breezy, costume! “Where the hay’d you get all that paint anyways?”

“When you have as many favorite sports teams as me, pays to be prepared for all colored tailgate parties,” she answered straight up to AJ’s question. “Stuff’s totally sweat proof, water proof and won’t start to crack or fade for like hours.” It was hard not to boast a little at AJ over at least choosing a superior breed of body paint, “Plus it doesn’t even smear. I could rub myself all over Rarity and not smudge a scale,” she explained, only to squirm a bit as she gave herself that less than necessary mental image. AJ did not seem to appreciate it either as she watched the blonde shake her head to clear it.

“Startin’ to wish I’d called you earlier then…” Applejack admitted sheepishly, confessing to using something of ‘inferior’ quality to Rainbow Dash’s indirectly. The only high quality thing on her was the rope she had tied around her waist like a belt, which in her own mind only called more attention to her nudity. The farm girl continuing to stand with her toned legs pressed so tight together she half expected them to start shooting sparks if she moved. Still, Rainbow Dash had shared her story. Now it was her turn.

Applejack actually wasn’t AS much a stranger to being naked outside as Rainbow Dash was. The orchard was a pretty big place and when she was all alone, it wasn’t so bad to strip down. She’d enjoy the warm sunshine, a crisp breeze, and even out her farmer’s tan a little. Heck, sometimes she’d even just do her chores out there naked as the day she was born, except for her boots and hat. Of course that didn’t have much baring on the how’s or why’s of her nudity that night.

Fact was Granny Smith was making her bake until she was plumb near passed out at the oven to get ready for Nightmare Night sales. Not to mention all the apples she had to help collect for everyone’s orders for bobbing for apples at parties. Then of course Apple Bloom needed her help fixing up a costume. She also had to help Big Mac get over a break-up, which was a whole mess. She kept telling herself there would be plenty of time to work on her costume. She knew her friends would brow beat her to death for over-working herself like that. Again.

Finally thought Nightmare Night had arrived, and she was left pacing the barn. She had no idea that Rainbow Dash had been pacing her room in much the same way across town. As much as the others had poked fun at her scarecrow costume the other year, mostly Rarity and Rainbow Dash, it wasn’t as simple as grabbing some straw. She needed to work the straw over so it’d be soft enough it wouldn’t prick her everywhere and that took days of work, sometimes weeks! Pulling that together at the last minute was not an option.

She didn’t even consider the obvious option; much the same as Rainbow Dash. Instead all the honest hearted farm girl could do was flop back on a bale of hay staring up at the ceiling. She’d always been honest and tonight she had to be honest with herself, “This ain’t good. Princess Twilight’s comin’ over to this side fer Nightmare Night an’ everyone worked so hard to make it perfect. Here I go blowin’ it by not havin’ a costume ready.”

She let her arms hang off the sides of the hay bale; eyes forlornly staring at the ceiling as if somehow the answer might just drop on top of her. Sure be nice she thought, raising her arms up just to flop them back down as a show of her exasperation with the hole she’d dug herself into. Only as she flopped her arms back, in somewhat different positions, she would feel as her fingers dipped into something wet. She had been about to call out Winona, expecting she might have stuck her fingers into something she’d left, again; only to lift her fingers and see them glittering in a bright red.

Most folks wouldn’t quite blame her for her reaction as she jumped up and shouted, “Aaaah!” She spun towards where her fingers had landed on the ground and saw the trail of shimmering red. Her heart threatened to explode as anticipation built up: her imagination gone wild considering the dark implications until she saw…a paint bucket. Right. Big Mac had been doing touch-ups on the barn this afternoon. It seemed he’d neglected to properly put the paint away.

Applejack rolled her eyes as she stomped over to the paint bucket, spying it and its mates hanging from a long cord of rope to keep them off the floor so Winona wouldn’t get to them. Didn’t stop them from dripping though. The paint completely covered her fingers in a glossy almost shimmery red. “Daggonnit, Big Mac!” She shouted in annoyance, “Used the wrong paint…” During the summer she had the bright idea to ask Rarity to pick up the paints for her to help re-paint the barn. The teenager ran her fingers against a pillar in an attempt to rub off the paint but saw it sticking through and through.

“Huh…stuff dries pretty fast,” she mulled over thoughtfully as she saw how it refused to smear. Maybe Big Mac figured that and chose the paint for that reason. Still it was more like costume paint than anything else. “Heh, bet if I covered myself in this, nobody’d be able to tell the difference,” she laughed to herself. She had to go wash her hand and started back towards the house. Almost as if someone just hit the light switch, the idea went off and she went to work. She hadn’t second-guessed a thing until she was standing outside earth Twilight’s house and realized, What the hay was I thinkin’?!.

Rainbow Dash listened to Applejack’s story, and of course the blonde waited for her friend to start laughing. Reliable Applejack let herself get so tied up she as good as forgot to get dressed in a sense! She watched the rainbow haired pink eyed girl stare her in the eyes, a little relieved to know they weren’t wandering anymore. “You really did your chores butt-naked?” Applejack groaned at Rainbow Dash who just started snickering quietly at her. The hat-wearing girl took off her prized treasure of a hat and smacked her friend on the back of the head with it, only earning more giggles.

“Quit yer laughin’ Rainbow. ‘Sides, don’t knock it til you try it. Sure beats climbing with my bra pinchin’ and my skirt bunchin’ up in embarassin’ ways. Least naked ah don’t got anythin’ to bother hidin’,” she insisted. Rainbow Dash looked as though she were about to respond, and Applejack readily prepared to groan at some bad joke. But all her friend did was nod. It was a little jarring the way Rainbow just nodded as if somehow what she said got through that thick egotistical head of hers.

Rainbow Dash didn’t fully get the appeal, but she sort of got Applejack’s point. Least she thought she did. Thought as she looked more directly at her friend and noticed her staring at her like her head suddenly just shrunk, she blushed, imagining what Applejack must be thinking! “H-Hey, don’t expect me to go joining you doing that or anything, I just think there’s maybe some kinda point to what you said,” she clarified. Though now that she SAID it, the idea of herself and AJ hanging out naked at the orchard was starting to form itself more vividly in her mind.

“Dashie! Jackie! Hurry up or we’re gonna leave you behind!” Both girls turned their heads to see Pinkie Pie waving at them as the rest of the group walked along, apparently expectant that they would simply follow. The two girls didn’t hesitate to rush along to catch up, though both were almost instantly aware of the feeling of certain parts of their anatomy jiggling in less than appreciated ways. They slowed their pace to just enough to catch up with Pinkie, who was trailing back to wait for them.

“So, uh, Pinkie Pie, me and Dash were kinda caught up talkin’ about her maybe comin’ out to help at sweet apple acres some time, help me keep up with all granny’s orders. She’s been runnin’ me ragged,” Applejack spoke to Pinkie Pie, hoping to distract the bouncy girl who seemed to defy natural law, while explaining their ‘absence’ from the plan talk. “Ya’ll mind fillin’ me an’ Rainbow in on what we’re doin’ tonight?”

Pinkie slowed down enough that much to both nude girl’s chagrin, she was square between them. As if to make matters worse, she flung her arms around them both. Only the feeling of that flappy fabric and the gloves on her hands spared them the mortification that she might feel something inappropriate. “Don’t worry, I know how it is to get run ragged like that. I forget my bra all the time!” She pointed out in that familiar ‘lacking volume control’ Pinkie way.

Rainbow Dash squirmed, as if expecting even now Pinkie would shout ahead that the two of them were butt-naked. Yet again Rainbow Dash felt an odd tinge of disappointment as their nakedness was almost completely ignored. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone,” Pinkie reassured without need of request. “Anyways, as for the plan, we’re gonna first stop by the school! Twilight, I mean Princess Twilight, wants to see how you scare little kids without a storm cloud.” At Rainbow Dash’s raised eyebrow, Pinkie giggled, “Apparently that’s something the other you can do…remember? We talked about it at school. You were all ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah’ and nodding.”

Rainbow Dash tried to remember that…only to pale a bit, turning almost as white as Rarity as it dawned on her. She’d been sitting in study hall with her headphones on and was rocking out to a really killer song while Pinkie Pie was waving at her and talking. Now she was supposed to somehow scare little kids butt naked! Hiding behind bushes was NOT going to be fun without some sort of protective layer. “Uh, how about we just skip that? I mean, I already used all my best tricks last year, pssh, no way they’d fall for the same tricks twice.”

“Oh silly, don’t be so modest! You’re Rainbow Dash! The most prank-loving coolest wildest craziest girl in school!” Pinkie almost shouted at the top of her lungs. Apparently Pinkie neglected to count herself amongst wildest and craziest. Not to mention everybody knew Pinkie loved a good surprise and a prank as much as anybody else. Just wait until she realizes we’re butt-naked, that’ll be a prank she’ll never forget. Rainbow Dash thought to herself.

Applejack though had an idea, “Know what, Rainbow Dash? Pinkie’s right,” she started, smiling across their clown garbed friend at Rainbow Dash. Pinkie though, along with Dashie both seemed surprised at Applejack saying Pinkie was right. “Why don’t we go to the school? Maybe can even get into the haunted house section Luna runs. Pinkie, you mind convincing the others to take the haunted house tour.”

“Would I?!” Pinkie squealed and ran ahead to the others, abandoning the two butt-naked girls to talk, both of course well aware of their nakedness and how any passerby on the street might recognize their exposed state at any second. Pinkie of course was clueless, or least acted that way, about it for now as she excitedly worked to convince the others to take the haunted school tour. It was no secret that Nightmare Night was Luna’s favorite day of the year. She would use that menacing booming voice and speak like she was some kind of Nightmare Night royal.

“Uh, Applejack, what exactly are you planning? I am guessing it has something to do with us joining the haunted house but what the hay are we going to do about the fact that everyone in school will see us like this?” She finished her sentence with a whisper, gesturing perhaps a bit strongly at their laps, trying to do everything she could not to jealously ogle her friend’s chest, though it was becoming strangely easier to ignore.

Applejack smirked and reached an arm around Rainbow Dash in a rather chummy fashion; only to flinch and back off when her breast touched her friend’s nearer arm reminding her almost comically of the state of things. “Well here’s the thing. Luna’s got tons of costumes, right? We just borrow some stuff and say we like what we borrowed better and wear it out. Long as we return ‘em tomorrow Luna probably won’t mind us borrowin’ ‘em.

“That is brilliant, Applejack!” Rainbow Dash replied, noticeably enthused at the idea. No way could the others deny that! Rarity pretty much designed half the costumes herself anyways! She’d have to approve of them going for something made by her and even if she didn’t they’d still be covered! Literally! Rainbow Dash was relieved to know the answer to their prayers was already in sight as they separated from their friends on arrival. It was all under the albeit hollow deception that Rainbow Dash needed to get ‘set up’ to properly scare some kids.

Naturally they all knew the pair were gonna look to get into the haunted house as performers. It didn’t take either of them long to find Vice Principal Luna. The halls were darkened to help the ambiance: plus, the janitor was kind of a lazy bum who preferred to pull pranks and tricks. Pinkie almost seemed like she’d marry the guy, and Fluttershy seemed to think he was decent enough. Regardless the lights flickered ominously as Luna stood there dressed quite gallantly, looking like some dark prince almost. “HM? WHY FAIR RAINBOW DASH AND APPLEJACK – “ she of course flushed a little as she saw them cover their ears at the booming tone that carried not just from her mouth but through the local PA. She reached to cover the mic of a headset hanging on her head. “How may we aide ye? Last we heard thy friends were waiting in line to enter our den of Nightmare Night horrors.”

Luna thankfully dropped a few decibels to ask that, but didn’t drop the accent. Not that either nude teen cared for the moment as they stood under the flickering lights, hopeful Luna couldn’t see that well in the lighting situation to notice their naked state. Last thing they needed was the vice principal calling them out on showing up to school naked. At least not when it wasn’t quite their choice for a prank or something. “Yeah, well, we were hopin’, yer majesty, heh,” Applejack spoke up, unable to resist laughing a little, “that we could possibly borrow a couple of yer costumes and help give ‘em a real fright. See Twilight’s, uh, sister…who’s also named Twilight and is kind o’ her twin,” she started to stammer.

“We do not need thy rambling explanation. If thy wish is to join our frightful endeavors, then make haste to trigonometry and find some costumes. As impressive as thy current attire must be in proper lighting, even in the dark it fails to inspire the terror we seek.” Luna’s words offered the pair some form of relief as they gave a brief high five and started to walk down the halls. Only their hearts sank as Luna proclaimed, “Do not forget to replace them when thou art done though! Last year we found several of our prized costumes absconded with by ne’er do wells!”

“It was a good try at least,” Rainbow Dash offered to Applejack in an attempt to at least assure her friend it was a good idea. “I mean, hay, at least I’m not going to second base with a bush squatting waiting for some little kid to come up. Not that it wouldn’t be kinda cool for him to be able to gloat to his little friends about getting to see his first naked girl, or that that naked girl was as cool as me,” she admitted. Applejack rolled her eyes, but was unable to resist smirking as Rainbow Dash’s ego found at least some way to put a lighter spin on that idea. Besides, least now they had a chance to put something on and not feel naked for a bit.

The duo arrived to find the room almost empty. Except for one girl they recognized as the Great and Annoying Trixie who was busily redressing it seemed. She was pulling on a more colorful sparkly cloak that just screamed Rarity original than really fit anything in the room. Trixie of course stopped to regard the two of them, seeming to blush a little before recognizing the pair, at which point she relaxed. Albeit the lighting in this room was a lot better than the corridor and the street lamps now that Rainbow Dash and Applejack thought about it.

Almost as soon as they dared glance down at their bodies to see just how much more ‘visible’ they were, which actually wasn’t as much as they feared, they heard Trixie gasp. “Wah!” She was visibly stunned by the pair, apparently in their full frontal position able to recognize two naked girls when she saw them. “Um, uh…. ahem!” Trixie cleared her throat, trying to recover. The blue skinned and haired girl was basically Nightmare Night Luna constantly. Ove the top. “The great and powerful Trixie confesses to being impressed with your daring nerve! I-I would absolutely have done so as well yet it is clearly too cold for me. You two stout and athletic young woman though should continue on bravely!” She was clearly trying to act like she was on top of something cool and edgy. Rainbow Dash knew that act all too well.

Applejack though was failing to contain her laughter as Trixie ran out with cheeks pinker than Pinkie Pie’s hair. “Least we ain’t the only ones getting’ embarrassed tonight,” she pointed out gladly. Rainbow Dash smirked as well, clearly in agreement as they started to fish around for costumes to throw on. Didn’t take long for them to decide. The two prompted by their need to cover their nakedness. “One nice thing ‘bout this…we don’t gotta worry ‘bout strippin’ down in the first place.” It was an amusing positive note for their naked outing thus far.

Rainbow Dash pulled up a hockey mask and slid her goggles over it, creating a bug eyed effect as she pulled on some tattered threads. She looked like something out of a bad horror flick. Which was the point, though as she pulled the shirt on over her torso, she felt the fabric abrasively rub against her nipples. “Really starting to wish I’d at least brought a bra,” she admitted as she pulled the pants on, only to feel them digging right into her painted up groin. “Hey, AJ, is it just the lack of underwear or after walking around naked do these feel a bit awkward?”

It was a general question, and one RD was sure was attributable to the underwear thing. Only AJ had to reply, “Well I’ll admit, do feel a migh’ weird myself after I get redressed; think maybe it’s the circulation or somethin’. Have to ask Twilight if you wanted a real science answer to it,” she replied somewhat to rainbow dash’s chagrin. Still, Rainbow Dash did smirk as she saw AJ with a fake zombie mask and some similarly tattered clothes. The cowboy hat was a dead giveaway but who didn’t love a cowboy zombie?

Rainbow Dash collected a prop knife, the shiny flimsy plastic thing unable to even cut butter as she and Applejack headed out, following some red tape, fidgeting with their costume department trousers and shirts, the tags abrasively rubbing against their bare skin. Rainbow Dash fighting with the butt as if even the slightest feeling of it sliding into her ass crack was a wedgie. “Don’t judge me, but I’m almost looking forward to taking these off,” the hockey masked blue girl confessed.

Applejack nodded even with that rubber zombie mask over her face, fidgeting with the shirt and how clearly distorted it was over her bust. The farm girl replied more vocally, “No judgement here, Rainbow Dash. Swear, these things are uncomfortable ‘nough to make me wanna walk out naked instead.” The two shared a brief glance, and couldn’t resist as they started smirking behind their masks, beginning to laugh light-heartedly at the irony of her statement.

Author's Note

I thank everyone for their positive comments and support thus far. Admittedly I started this feeling more confident than before...but now I'm anxious all over again. Have a feeling this cycle is only gonna keep going, hehehe. Still, thank you all for the thumbs up and the favorites.

Next chapter will have a shift in perspective from AJ and RD and their plight to the rest of our Nightmare Night loving Humane 6 members and their thoughts on the matter. As let's be honest, those two aren't fooling anyone but themselves. And maybe Luna but bad lighting is a good excuse.