Rule #3

Rule #3: I will NEVER tell or follow along with rumors about my friends because it will start a fricking riot.

"...So then Rainbow Dash told Twilight that Rarity said that AppleJack told her that really..." Pinkie scooted closer, her hooves pressed on her cheeks. "AppleJack really got her accent from old westerns she saw in the city..." Pinkie exaggeratively gasped, which followed by Fluttershy covering her mouth.

"No no no-- don't tell anypony that! AppleJack might be embarassed if she knew so many if us knew, and I just couldn't live that down!" she whisper-yelled in the pink pony's ear. Pinkie flinched back a bit.

"Okay, okay! I won't probably not won't not tell!" Suddenly, the door knob turned and clicked. In shock, Pinkie fell off her crouched pose on the bed, and tumbled on to Fluttershy. With a loud and raspy yelp, the door swung open.

"Eh... Anypony in here?" Applejack called, walking through the room, spotting a pink tail peeking behind the bed next to the wall. She stopped abruptly, after checking behind the bed, an image she'd never be able to unsee.

Pinkie Pie was laying on top of Fluttershy, staring wide-eyed at the newcomer of the room, still in their awkward position. Her tail was tucked underneath, quivering slightly. Applejack made an unreadable noise.

She backward-walked out the bedroom, her leave confirmed with the slam of the wooden door. Fluttershy gently shoved Pinkie off her stomach.
"Uhm... You d-dont think she... She thought we...." She quickly trailed off, her face reddening only more. Pinkie Pie quickly noticed this and leapt up to all fours, avoiding eye contact with the pegasus.

'Uh... Nooo... Hey, I-I gotta go.... Do.... Eh, get... Something!" She chirped, then zipped out of the door. Fluttershy sighed relieved and drew a hoof through her long pink mane, anxiously. And then she snapped out of her relaxed state in a milisecond.
"This... Won't end well, will it?"

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"Ah dunno Rarity," she sipped her mug of warm cider. "Everypony's jus' suddenly actin'...." She struggled to find the right words as she leaned back in her chair, with a loud creak.

Rarity had put down her steaming cup of tea, and stared at her friend quizzically. Seeming that the earthpony was troubled, she's decided to sit down and have a talk with her. This was, with all honesty, geting her nowhere.

".....Weird aroun' me.... Was.... was it something ah said? O-or did?" The farm girl sighed, and shoved her mug across the table, clanking as it collided with a teapot. Rarity grimaced, silently praying it hadn't done any damage. Apple grunted.

"Ah mean, they suddenly.... nothin' even happened last night, right? We-- it was all fine! Ah jus' don't... don't get it!" She slammed her hooves on the table, which caused her own drink to topple over, and in a domino effect, the teapot as well, had shattered, presenting the tea to table. Rarity bit her lip, screaming internally.

"That's about enough, darling," Rarity said, firmly, yet calmed. The center of the tablecloth was now soaking with the scent of both cider and chamomile, much to the unicorn's disgust. She reached across the table and put her hooves over the other pair of orange colored hooves on the other end.

"Look at me, AppleJack," she said in a hushed tone. The mare half-heartedly returned her gaze. "We'll get through this. Together. And just remember, if anything goes wrong, you can come to me anytime."

Apple Jack groaned. She looked away for a second, noticing Rarity's mane tinted a light brown where her curls hung over the spill. She met her eyes once again.

"Fine. But don't think Ah'm some kinda pushover, cuz when you cross the borderline, sugarcube, ah wi-"

Rarity shushed her and put a hoof over her lips. Apple groaned louder, with many mixed emotions.

"Oh my gosh!" Twilight said between choked laughter, wiping a tear from her eye. "Did.... that really..... really..." Spike passed out from lack of oxygen during his laughing fit, and Rainbow toppled over him, laughing hysterically. Twilight had long dropped her book, and was now soaking the couch with her tears, sweat, and... other.... stuff.

"Who.... who..." Twilight breathed out, shielding her mouth, concerned she'd been spitting all over her 'reading chair'. "...told you t-that?" she finally was able to choke out. Spike finally came through, holding his head. Rainbow sat up, rubbing her eyes and flicking away a few tears.

"Apple...Apple Jack walked in on.... them..." she panted. "...r-real early this morning, too!"

"Who knew they were the kind to.... y'know..... do that!" Spike tried to hide the faint blush appearing rather quickly on his face. The other two immediately gasped, realizing the seriousness of the situation.
"Oh... my Celestia.... they're both... both...." Twilight blurted out, and eventually trailed off.

"Mares..." Rainbow Dash finished, emotionlessly. Her face had gone real pale in the short couple seconds, and the two belived she was bound to faint any minute. The alicorn inhaled slowly, then exhaled. She repeated this for several uncountable minutes, until she opened her eyes and met the two's weirded-out stares.

"We need to go talk to them... this... this is certainly.. NOT friendship! This is... this is...."

"Beyond friendship... Twilight's right! We... we need to get them to.... a... a psychologist or something!"

Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Pshh, they need like.... Celestia advice! This is so totally not psycho-worthy!"

Twilight almost fell off the couch. "And so totally not appropriate! We need somepony on a lower scale of authority!"

Spike folded his arms. " Like a psychologist!"

"NO!"

THAT AFTERNOON

Pinkie enthusiastically bounced alongside the yellow pegasus with overflowing enthusiasm.
"I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T WAIT!!!" she shrieked. Fluttershy growled quietly, obviously annoyed. She was currently picking out the perfect hair bow for her special night. Pinkie had begged to tag along, though she had no experience in any kind of food business. But she'd eventually given in, with the hyperactive pony who just wouldn't get off her back. Not literally this time...

"Pinkie, Please...." She quietly begged, after 37 minutes of non-stop excited chatter. "It's only 5 more minutes until we go, just.... Can you please, just..." Pinkie instantly shut up, and grinned widely.

She hadn't even heard past the first two words, but she practically did whatever it took to please Fluttershy so she would be allowed to tag along.

After a couple minutes, Fluttershy called out to the pink mare, captured into the TV screen, who soon followed her along downstairs to exit the castle. But of course... As the story goes, nothing is ever that simple.

Rainbow Dash leapt in their path, as if on cue, along with Twilight and Spike. Fluttershy was taken slightly aback. Before she could open her mouth, Twilight calmly took over.
"Look, you guys, I know it's hard... But we alp eventually have to let go..." She sighed, taking a step towards the two. And to say the least, the expression on Shy's face was priceless.
"Wha-- let... Let go-"

Spike stepped in. "Don't worry, you'll have someone to understand you, yes it will be hard, but you two will learn to live a long and healthy life-"

"And-and... You don't need to do this, it's a very... Very bad thing...."

"-but we're here for you! If you ever deep like this is getting-"

"-but we still love you! Friendly....ly-"

"-we can hire a psychologist!"

The alicorn and rainbow Pegasus stared daggers at the young dragon, who made the signature motion of zipping his mouth and tossing out the key.

Fluttershy glared at the trio.
"What in Tartaurus are you talking about?"

"SETTLE DOWN, SETTLE DOWN!" Fire Blaze announced throughout the firey streets, yelling over the glass-breaking wails of ponies here and there.
"SETTLE DOWN?!" Someone spoke up. "ARE YOU NUTS WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE AND YOU TELL US TO CLAM DOWN RETARD," Fire Blaze put a hoof to his chest and dramatically gasped.

"Oh, no! I've been offended!" he said in a, frankly, high-pitched voice. "Whatever shall I do?" The was silence for a second, even the sound of the crrackling fire and crumbling archetecture seemed to cease. Of course, that never lasts for long.

"I KNOW," A stallion broke the akwards silence. "I THINK... WE SHOULD TIP SOMETHING OVER!" The angry mob cheered in reply, and headed for Town Hall. Fire exhaled, and shook his head.

"What even caused this anyway!?" he groaned, and headed for the most safe place possible: The castle. But the second he was in eyeshot of the safe haven, It was covered in flames, structure falling slowly apart. He fainted on the spot.

"Wait a second..." Twilight mumbled suspiciously. She stared out the castle window. Her roof was on fire again. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie walked behind her silently. "How- what did... what did you girls do?" Twilight asked with little concern.
"Because the castle is suspiciouisly on fire and when I find out which one of you idiots are responsible," She turned and glared at them, still with a bored expression, somehow. "I sware I will beat the friking crap out of you,"

"OH WOULD YA LOOK AT THE TIME," Rainbow pointed out, tapping her nonexistent watch. "I... Have a meeting very far from here!" And with that, she was gone.

Pinkie laughed hysterically, and quickly backed away from the alicorn, as a bomb went off in the first streets below. The holy sound of a face planting echoed the halls.

Celestia stared out the window. Apparently when chaos struck Canterlot, it obviously rooted from Ponyville, as usual. She sipped her tea. But things would eventually get better.

No, that wasn't right....

Ah, did I say better? By better, I mean worse.