A Shadow in the Night

Rarity took it upon herself to find all the red ribbon in the boutique. She was going to make something meaningful. "Oh, what to make though?" she pondered.

"Why are you using all the red ribbon?"

"Miss Applejack… she has a disease that messes with a pony’s immune system. She needs all the support she can get because the disease can’t be cured… and it kills anypony it infects. Sometimes it takes years; sometimes only a few weeks.”

“What does that have to do with red ribbon?”

“There are different color ribbons for different causes. Red is for drug prevention and immune diseases.”

“So she’s sick?”

“Y-yes, Sweetie, Miss Applejack is very, very sick,” Rarity answered, “I want to make something using the ribbon to gain support for her cause. Hand me that camera, dear.”

"Um, okay," Sweetie replied, getting the video camera. She pointed it at Rarity and turned it on. "Okay, i-it's on, Rarity."

"Hello, darlings! My name is Rarity. And today, I am going to make something out of yards upon yards of red ribbon. You see, my dear friend, Applejack... she has a nasty immune disease called Equine Infectious Anemia. She needs as much support as she can get, and I'm showing my support by making a garment using all this red ribbon," Rarity stated, grabbing a mannequin and a vardingale, "Sweetie Belle, can you zoom in a little, dear?"

Rarity smiled to herself as she wrapped inch upon inch of ribbon around the mannequin and through the vardingale.

Hours later, she had finished her garment. "And, there!" Rarity chirped, "I'm sure Applejack will love this!" She admired the cute little red dress.