Fluttershy stared a little at the one amongst them who had said they’d try it, “Oh, a-are you sure? Like I said, it’s really nothing.” Her attempt at getting the agreeing girl to give this a bit more thought seemed to fall on deaf ears. It wasn’t as if Fluttershy minded though as she stood there. Angel comfortably nestled against her torso as she looked as Applejack undid the towel wrapped around her body.

“Well, like ah told Rainbow Dash earlier, ah do strip down out in the orchard sometimes. Way ah see it, you two have already seen me naked, like this, so it ain’t like ah have much else to hide. Heck, less chance o’ someone poppin’ by and seein’ me naked here tonight than there would be at Sweet Apple Acres,” the farm girl admitted as she stood up and stretched a bit. In spite of what she said though, and hers and Rainbow Dash’s streaking earlier; it took some self-control to resist raising her arms up and covering her nakedness.

Fluttershy didn’t even bother looking downwards except in a brief appraising fashion. If anything she was probably checking out of concern that she might be forcing herself than any actual interest in her body. It was proven pretty sound though as the timid nudist said, “If you’re really certain you’ll be comfortable.” It was just that simple for her; comfort above all else. Applejack of course smiled sheepishly at her as if somehow she’d expected some bigger reaction. “Oh my, nearly forgot I promised you both some nice hot tea. I’ll be right back.”

Applejack watched Fluttershy bend over and put her pet bunny down. Doing so though did afford both girls an embarrassing look at her exposed hind-quarters and ‘goods’. She finally though left them be as she went to the kitchen to work on boiling some water. Rainbow Dash was squirming with her cheeks pink as could be. She even seemed to be holding her towel a little tighter. Applejack couldn’t help but chuckle warmly at her, “What’s the matter, Rainbow Dash? Scared of spendin’ the night with a couple naked girls?” It was just an innocent taunt meant to make Rainbow Dash squirm a little.

She really should have known better though as Rainbow Dash shouted with her voice cracking horribly, “Hey! I’m not scared! It’s still just, just…just something I’m still wrapping my head around is all!” She snapped. Applejack of course looked at her friend a little wide-eyed and attempted to apologize and tell her to settle down, but it seemed Rainbow Dash wasn’t hearing any of it. “In fact, I was thinking about doing it myself when you went and cut me off by doing it first!”

Applejack frowned, able to fell a fib that thick from a mile away. “Rainbow Dash, we both know that’s a load of manure.” Rainbow Dash flushed but while she refused to be called scared; being called a liar wasn’t something she seemed so offended with. Applejack needed to have a talk with her sometime about priorities. “Ah was only funnin’ with ya’. An’ ah know Fluttershy wouldn’t want you strippin’ an’ struttin’ around less it was something you were really comfortable doin’. Heck, if you asked her she’d probably have that robe bac on before you could even finish the question. If this is really so botherin’ for you, ah’ll put mine on right now.”

Rainbow Dash though flushed and stared down. Her eyes locked on her toes as if somehow her bare feet had somehow become the most interesting things in the world as she curled them. “It’s not like I have a problem with you two doing it,” she admitted in a hushed tone. Her legs shifted as she glanced over at Applejack; trying her best to focus on her eyes and failing as her gaze slipped embarrassingly lower. “I mean, after all Fluttershy’s talk it sounds pretty convenient. Especially when it starts getting warm again,” she admitted to apparently finding some of Fluttershy’s ‘points’ on her lifestyle to be sound.

Applejack continued to glance at Rainbow Dash, expectant of her to keep talking even Fluttershy sat there babysitting the kettle in the kitchen. She finally started to speak again, “And I really was gonna do it, it’s just,” she stammered and eyed Applejack. Her eyes finally giving up the fight and simply resting on AJ’s chest jealously even as she undid her towel to show her own, “Why is it you’re stacked like cow while I’m a part of the itty bitty titty committee?”

Applejack wanted to honor her friend’s sincerity on this matter. It took a lot of guts for a girl like Rainbow Dash to admit to feeling jealous or inadequate about ANYTHING. She knew that asking that albeit inappropriate question had to have eaten Rainbow Dash up inside and letting it stew like that must have been even worse. None of that though kept her from laughing her ass off at Rainbow Dash’s choice of words! “AAAAHHHHH-HAHAHAH-AHAHAHAHAHAHH!!” Her voice boomed as she laughed! Her arms wrapped around her torso, her chest bouncing as she doubled over and fell to the floor.

“Applejack, are you okay?” Fluttershy raced back out in a clear panic. She could see her friend already had her phone in hand about to dial for 911. Applejack could just imagine Fluttershy trying to explain how she had a naked girl on her floor laughing herself to death! Rainbow Dash was holding her towel tighter around herself than when she’d left. As Applejack started to catch her breath she nodded, waving Fluttershy off. “Are you sure?”

“Y-Yeah, ah’m sure, Fluttershy. You go back to the kitchen. It’s just somethin’ Rainbow Dash here said tickled me so hard ah couldn’t breathe,” she reassured her. “If ya’ll don’t mind, can we take this talk up to your bedroom? It’s kind’ve more private than a lot of the trouble we’ve had tonight,” she requested. Fluttershy merely nodded and backed off, giving them the go ahead to make use of her bedroom. The two girls started upstairs in silence.

“You mean you really don’t know how Pinkie Pie does that,” the earth Twilight questioned even as she and Rarity walked side by side. The two had been standing in line with Pinkie Pie at café for ‘last minute goodies’ when the cotton candy clown got a phone call. She stepped into a closet to take the call ‘privately’ and soon as someone checked it she was gone!
Both girls were left to carry the boxes of confections and candy alone. Piled high enough their eyes JUST peered over the edge to see in front of them. “I assure you, darling. If anyone could have an explanation for Pinkie Pie; the most likely person would be you. I still get a headache trying to wrap my head around those bizarre ‘party cannons’ of hers.” Rarity closed her eyes briefly to shake away the starting migraine she always got trying to fathom the impossibility that was Pinkie Pie.

“I suppose you have a point,” the currently bearded girl admitted. She used the edge of the boxes to push her glasses back into place. “I wonder what’s taking Sunset Shimmer and your Twilight though,” she pointed out. It seemed the quiet nerd really wasn’t used to having friends; or how sometimes you just had a quiet silence between you. Rarity though of course noticed the choice of words.

As much as both Twilights were their friends, their world’s Twilight still seemed to feel a little like she was an outsider. Years at Crystal Prep with those Shadowbolts probably didn’t help. “Firstly, Twilight, I don’t quite know what’s taking them so long to get those two nudes and call us to confirm. Secondly, she isn’t ‘our Twilight’,” she insisted. She offered the messy haired purple girl a smile, “You are both our Twilights. Each of you is our friend, in your own ways, and you just happen to share the same name, face, hair, height, and bust and waist measurements.”

Twilight felt a little uneasy at Rarity’s words. As much as Pinkie didn’t shy away from expressing her affection and the rest were either too down to earth or gentle to really correct her; Rarity was the one she always expected to snap at her. But hearing those words left her a little speechless. Uncertain what else to really focus on or ask, she asked, “You said we have the same bust and waist measurements, but what about our hips? And it’s the name part that I guess feels more awkward than anything else.”

Rarity smiled to hear Twilight actually admitting to the awkwardness instead of bottling it up. First step to dispelling the strangeness around them was in confronting it. But first thing was first, “Your hip measurements are actually a couple centimeters apart. It startled me first time I saw it; it was why I asked you if I could double check.” Earth Twilight nodded, remembering that. Before she could ask which was larger Rarity cut her off, “As far as your names though, some of us have simply chosen to consider her as ‘Princess Twilight’.”

“I noticed, but that just makes this even more strange,” she replied. “It’s hard to imagine this other me in this whole other world as some kind of pony princess. And talking to her just makes it even harder to imagine. She’s so much like, well, me! I mean obviously she knows so much more about magic and friendship than me, she could probably fill a whole book! But somehow the two of us are so much alike that trying to think of her as ‘Princess Twilight’ just feels weird.”

“I suppose that DOES sound a little weird, now that you mention it. What else are we supposed to call you, though? Earth Twilight? Sci-Twi? Oh, maybe Midnight Sparkle! Nah, that sounds more creepy and villain-y, hm,” the voice nearly caused both girls to jump out of their costumes! Pinkie Pie had shown back up between them and had taken a couple boxes each. “We can figure it out when we meet up with the others! By the way, change of plans. We’re holding the party at Fluttershy’s! It’ll be such an awesome Nightmare Night Surprise!” The poofy haired girl’s giddiness putting both of them off.

“Pinkie Pie, please. Normally we can decipher your ‘exuberance’ but even I have a hard time keeping up with that one. Why ever are we changing course for Fluttershy’s? If Rainbow Dash and Applejack showed up on her door-step she’d probably die of shock. I certainly know I would at such a sight,” Rarity pointed out.

“Well then we should probably hurry. Apparently they got sprayed and their paint started running. So naturally they ran for the closest house they could find; which happened to be Fluttershy’s! Don’t worry though, my Streaker app says the two in that neighborhood weren’t caught; so they probably made it,” Pinkie Pie explained as she started to pick up her pace.

Twilight mouthed ‘Streaker app’ at Rarity who merely flushed with embarrassment and refused to meet her gaze. Perhaps she actually knew something about it? Either way, Twilight and Rarity were both in agreement that they should get a move on; as Applejack would be apt to say.

“Now listen, Rainbow Dash. I’m sorry,” she insisted at her friend with a sympathetic smile. It was an attempt to reassure her friend who even now held her towel tighter than ever in annoyance. Applejack had laughed at her over something that she should have known it took a lot of guts to admit to in the first place. Now she had the rather up-hill task of convincing her the laughter was not about her as much as possible. “Ah wasn’t laughin’ at what you were talkin’ about. Ah was laughin’ at the way ya’ll said it, and I’m sorry for it. Ah shouldn’t have, can ya’ at least forgive me for that first?”

Rainbow Dash scowled. It wasn’t her hardest scowl though; more like that kind of scowl you made when you wanted to stay mad but were running out of steam. Applejack was familiar enough with that expression after getting it from Apple Bloom whenever she was disappointed. “Fine. I forgive you for laughing at the fact that I’m flat,” Rainbow Dash snapped at her. It was obviously not forgiven in the least.

“Now Rainbow Dash, we both know ah wouldn’t laugh at you over that. It was about that whole itty bitty titty committee thing!” She insisted. “Ah don’ mean it ‘cause you are a little smaller; just did ya’ll even hear yerself sayin’ it? The Itty Bitty Titty Committee?” She pointed out. Rainbow Dash tried her best to keep up that angry glare, but Applejack saw her friend’s lips quirking a bit into a smirk at the end, “Itty bitty titty committee,” she recited forcing Dashie to grimace. “Itty Bitty Titty Committee!” All at once Rainbow Dash couldn’t help it!

Much like Applejack had before she broke down laughing as it FINALLY dawned on her how ridiculous that ACTUALLY sounded. Her concerns no; she was still ticked with Applejack for laughing at her. But if the shoe were on the other foot; she doubted she would have acted much better. “Fine, fine, fine, I get it! You’re sorry and I really do forgive you,” she decided with a smile. “It’s just kind of frustrating. I mean here we are; both of us the top physically active girls in school and you’re stacked while I look like I could pass for my own cardboard cut-out. Why do you get tits when I don’t?”

Applejack had to raise an eyebrow at the idea of Rainbow Dash as a card board standee; but didn’t question it. She knew better than to argue over the blue girl’s delusions of grandeur at getting one of those made after herself. “Ah guess ah can understand that a little. Ah mean, ah work out just as hard as you; sometimes even harder, and here ah am stuck with these things. An’ trust me, ah’ve tried to get rid of ‘em.”

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, “Yeah right. Like you’d actually wanna be smaller. If they saw you in a swimsuit, every guy would be falling all over themselves for you. Girls two, probably,” she insisted. Rainbow Dash didn’t buy in the least that Applejack didn’t LOVE her chest. It just didn’t add up in her head how anyone would want to be flatter than a pancake. “I mean you can’t honestly tell me you don’t do the whole ‘tied shirt’ thing with those puppies out to snag a few more sales.”

Applejack flushed, guilty as charged. “Ah won’t say ah never thought of it. But ah never actually did it. ‘Sides, all that attention stops bein’ so appealin’ after a while. Starts to just feel more like they’re all hasslin’ you for a feel or a peek. Ah can’t even wear a swimsuit less it doesn’t show these off or else guys bump into me all the time while we’re swimmin’,” she explained. “Imagine if you couldn’t take a run without guys ‘accidentally’ runnin’ into you all the time and knockin’ you flat just so they could get their face in there?”

Rainbow Dash still didn’t see the full picture of why Applejack resented her chest; but hearing her bring up such a scenario did start to give her an idea of it. If she couldn’t just go out for a run without getting charged into by some dumb perv; it might not be so fun. Applejack took her silence as license to keep talking, “Not to mention they’re just dang painful sometimes,” she pointed out. Rainbow Dash really seemed confused at that, “Ah’d be lyin’ if ah said it didn’t hurt like hay how they kept bouncin’ around and slappin’ against my chest when we were racin’,” she admitted. “It’s like havin’ a couple water balloons growin’ out of your torso that jus’ won’ pop,” she chose to detail as much as possible for her smaller breasted friend.

Rainbow Dash nodded, “Guess I get your point. If I had to deal with all of that just to go for a jog; harassment and a couple annoying weights, I’d probably get fed up before too long,” she admitted sheepishly. She still kept her towel tightly wrapped around herself but had let go of it. It seemed she was relaxing a bit more as she imagined herself for real with a couple big tits like that. “Still probably be kinda nice though,” the vain blue girl confessed.

“Ya’ll ain’t even heard the worst part yet,” Applejack pointed out. “Sports Bras,” she summed up in two words to her friend. Rainbow Dash instantly looked confused. “Imagine gettin’ one of Pinkie Pie’s rib-crushin’ hugs while you have a couple air bags stuffed down your shirt; and that you can feel those bags getting’ squished and pinched til there’s almost no tellin’ one boob from the other.” It was a colorful image Applejack painted, “Now imagin’ tryin’ to exercise, run an’ do all of that with that goin’ on.”

Rainbow Dash would have been lying if she actually SAID big breasts weren’t still tempting. But she did admit, “Okay, I get your point. It does sound pretty rough. I bet I could handle it though, and love it!” Applejack looked at her friend confused as if to ask if she’d heard a word she’d said, “And you wanna know why? It’s because I’m awesome.” She crossed her arms proudly over her meager bosom and started to laugh. Applejack started to giggle and laugh herself as the tension from Applejack’s error earlier was dispelled. “Seriously though; if P-Twi has some way to switch our chests, I wouldn’t exactly argue if you wanted to enjoy a day as a member of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee.”

Applejack laughed at the offer, “Don’t go makin’ offers that you might regret, Rainbow Dash. Ah really do get fed up with these things and might not wanna have them back,” she pointed out. “P-Twi though?” She questioned, knowing of course who she meant by it. Princess Twilight, duh. But where did she even get the idea for it?

“Well yeah, way I see it, there’s Twilight from our world who’s just our nerdy Twilight. Then there’s the Pony Twilight, or P-Twi. It just sounds cooler than Pony-Twilight or Pony-Twi,” she clarified. So the P wasn’t for Princess, but Pony? Applejack had to question sometimes how Rainbow Dash could have moments of brilliance like that. Much as they all loved the Twilights, it would be nice to have some better nick-name to differentiate them than just her title. Besides, they were her friends. Calling her princess all the time just sounded stuffy and formal. She wasn’t sure about P-Twi, but it was a start.

“Wh-what the hay are you doin’?!” Applejack finally questioned as she saw Rainbow Dash standing up and stretching, her towel abandoned! The naked orange girl staring at her friend’s exposed skin. She’d been so wrapped up thinking she hadn’t noticed her undoing it!

“What’s it look like I’m doing? I already told you I was gonna do it, earlier. Besides, you already saw me naked more than I’d be comfortable with normally. It’s not like I have anything left to hide,” she pointed out. Applejack of course sighed a little but nodded, accepting enough of that answer. She really hadn’t expected Rainbow Dash to just drop her towel after all that fuss. Still, if she wanted to do it; who was she to stop her?

The two went back downstairs to find Fluttershy had already set out some tea and little cakes. Even if the two of them were plenty warm now, the consideration by their friend helped to further diffuse the tension that had been left as they spotted the happily settled pink haired girl sipping at a cup of tea. Applejack half expected Fluttershy to do a spit-take as Rainbow Dash walked right by her commenting that she was going to get a soda instead. Instead all Fluttershy said to her was, “They’re on the top shelf, behind the eggs.”

Applejack sat down beside the clearly at ease nudist, all too aware that even now Nightmare Night was in full swing everywhere else in town. A part of her did feel as if she were missing out a bit as she sat there, but it was hard to feel that jipped. After all, how many nights did you get to see a new side to a friend and get to have a good sit-down and talk straight with another one? Might not be her favorite Nightmare Night, but this was definitely turning into one she’d never forget.

Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle were standing outside Fluttershy’s house. The duo of ponies turned human expressing their impatience in different ways. Sunset was tapping her foot as she peeled the sleeve of her bright red onesie down to expose her wrist watch, “What the hay is taking them so long?” Her tone showed less agitation and more concern. She’d gotten better about that.

Twilight Sparkle on the other hand was pacing in Fluttershy’s lawn enough that she might almost wear a groove in it. They both knew it would take their friends awhile to get there but didn’t expect this long. After all, at the speed of Pinkie, they should have known to start for here before they even started talking with Luna. Or did they forget to account for Pinkie’s brief moment of reality when she pointed out the door. She didn’t stop to get a party cannon, did she? “I don’t know! I’ve been doing the math in my head and they should be here already!”

Sunset Shimmer smiled at Twilight as she paced like that, soothed a little somehow by her excessive reaction. “Twilight, relax. I’m sure they’re fine. I mean they have Pinkie Pie with them. I’m pretty sure she’s the scariest thing out tonight.” She did her best to hold that smile even as her own uncertainty sank in. “Knowing Pinkie Pie they probably just stopped to grab some extra party supplies.”

Twilight stopped at Sunset’s insistence she relax and nodded. She took a couple steadying breaths. “Right. I’m sure you’re right. I mean after all you’ve told me about the dangers that girls can face traveling a night, it's just that I was kind of depending on Applejack and Rainbow Dash to help protect everyone. Of everyone Rainbow Dash is the only one who can pony up just from stepping in to protect a friend; and Applejack is strong enough to handle most things on her own, but I’m sure you’re right.” Her smile was a bit strained now as she began to worry herself back into her rut.

Twilight did have a point though. As jarring as Pinkie Pie was; she wasn’t as scary as Rainbow Dash ponied up or Applejack. Rarity and Twilight, the other one, were a couple vulnerable girls encumbered with snacks. No! No, Sunset Shimmer settled herself down. She couldn’t let herself lose faith in her friends. They were a lot more capable than they looked. “I’m sure they’re fine, Twilight. I mean Pinkie is still with them, and except candy or a party, there’s not much that can distract her.” Her words only seemed to worry Twilight even worse; running the words in her own head again she realized why. “We need to find them, now.”

The duo took off down the street. Sunset Shimmer already looking to call Rarity. She NEVER missed a call. She hated letting anything go to voice mail and was bound to pick up. At last she’d hear a noise like it being picked up. She picked up her pace though as she heard the words on the other end, “Hello, darling, this is Rarity. I am afraid I can’t reach my phone right now, but do leave a message.”

Author's Note

I understand this probably seems a bit cheap to inject drama. And I'll admit, it is. I also understand mentions of a 'need' to differentiate the Twilight's as a joke might be getting a bit old. And before anybody questions why a mega animal lover like Fluttershy has eggs, remember she cares for a lot of animals; some not so vegetarian. Even if I haven't made use of them yet, and probably won't, she does.

Next chapter we probably won't see as much of the naked girls, but they will still probably show up at some point. But next chapter will definitely focus more on why Rarity let them go to voice mail. I hope everyone is still enjoying, even if my story might seem to be dragging on a little.