A Dash of Excitement.

Truth or Dare

"So who's going first?"

"I'll start. Dare." The cyan Pegasus responded to her purple friend. As she finished the statement three loud knocks sung through the tree house. "Oh, who could that be. I was just about to play this for the first time." Annoyance was very apparent in Dash's voice while she headed to the door. Upon opening the door, Dash revealed an orange pony with a blonde mane.

"Applejack! What's up! You're here so late. It's like midnight or somewhere close to that." Rainbow Dash asked her farmer friend. Applejack didn't look very happy. Her mane was even more unkept than usual. Her face showed signs of worry and distress. The orange ponies coat had bits of dirt and grass in it, but that wasn't out of the normal for her.

"Ah could say the same thing to ya." Bit back the earth pony. Her tone sounded pretty aggressive and somewhat shocked Rainbow Dash. Twilight quickly recognized her bitterness and came over to talk to her, but was denied a chance by Rainbow Dash.

"Well, me and Twilight were gonna play Truth or Dare for the first time. I'm super excited!" Dash responded seemingly ignoring the growing annoyance on Applejack's face. "Wait a minute, do you wanna play too? That would be awesome." Dash's eyes gleamed with excitement at the chance of playing any game with her competitive rival.

"No thanks, I just really need to talk to Twi' over there." Twilight trotted over to her friend.

"What can I help you with Applejack?"

"First, Dash can you leave so me and Twi' can talk in private for a bit?"

"No way, we've been over this. If any of us have a problem we let the rest of us know. I figured you learned that already." Dash was annoyed that her friend didn't trust her with her problems, but did Twilight. She could see why though. Rainbow Dash hadn't always been the nicest of ponies and sometimes ridiculed people for doing things she deemed as stupid. Nonetheless she was still hurt Applejack didn't want her help.

"Look, ah appreciate the concern and all, but this is somethin' personal that only Twi' can help." Applejack was trying to be as concerning as she could, but it wasn't easy dealing with Rainbow Dash.

"Fine, I'll leave once you play Truth or Dare with us. As I recall Twilight said it was your feud with Rarity that caused her to not get a chance to play last time she had a sleepover." Dash was a little angered that she couldn't help, but planned on at least having some fun while she was here.

"Rainbow Dash I think that the game can wait. For now I need to help Applejack I guess." Twilight was still a bit puzzled as to what Applejack needed help with, but didn't plan to disappoint her. Dash slumped her head, disappointed she wouldn't get to have fun with her friends tonight.

"Nah, it's fine. Rainbow Dash is right. Ah did ruin the first time ya played truth or dare by having my little dispute with Rarity."

"Yea! Let's play!" Dash sang out with a cheerful tune. Her mood drastically increased from the thought of actually playing. Her mind started to think of different dares and truths she should ask. Her mind went over the thought of asking Applejack why she need to be alone with Twilight, but didn't dwell on it to much.

The trio headed over to the center off the room and took a seat in the formation of a triangle. They looked at each other for a bit before one of them started things off. Twilight was once again the one to break the silence.

"O.K. I'll ask first. Rainbow Dash, truth or dare?"

"Dare." RD replied enthusiastically.

"How'd I know ya was gonna say that?" Applejack noted in. The two ponies gave a bit of a chuckle at her comment.

"I dare you to go and drink a full cup of lemon juice."

"K, I'll be right back with a cup of lemon juice. I want you two to see this." Her proud boasting demeanor still apparent even though she knew she would probably have the biggest scrunch face of all time. But it was worth it to show up Twilight.

Rainbow Dash headed for the kitchen. Twilight's fridge was just across room. The contents of the fridge included everything from freeze dried hay to chocolate milk, but no lemon juice.

"If your looking for the lemon juice it's not in the fridge. Check the cupboards. Also, no ice." Twilight called out from the main lobby of the library.

"But, lemon juice is so horrible warm!" Rainbow cried out hoping for a bit of mercy from her lavender friend.

"Ah, a dares a dare their sweetie. If Twi' says no ice, then no ice." Applejack followed.

"Aaaauuuugggg!" Dash whined out in defeat.

The glasses were placed above the sink and Dash proceeded to pour a warm glass of lemon juice. She smelled it a little before putting the lemon juice back in the cupboard. The other two ponies were patiently waiting the return of their cyan friend from the kitchen. She returned and took a seat where she had been before. The glass of lemon juice was placed on the floor by Dash's hooves.

"Come on, we ain't got all night here sugarcube." Applejack was waiting impatiently for the rainbow maned pony to chug the glass.

"Okay, okay, I'm goin'. Hold your pants on." Dash hesitated to begin drinking. The glass raised to lip level, Dash began. The sourness from the lemon juice slid onto her tongue with bitter bite. She got the first half down before gagging a bit and stopping for a second. The second half was not so friendly. Her face went into ultra scrunch mode upon drinking the second half.

The other two ponies in the room began laughing as if they'd seen the funniest thing ever. Twilight calmed herself fairly quickly. Applejack, on the other hoof, fell over she was laughing so hard. Dash was a bit annoyed her friends were laughing at her expanse, but she knew it was all in good fun.

"Calm yourself their champ. It's my turn now."

"Hehe...ha... pardon me, but that was pretty funny. O.K. I'm ready whenever ya are sugarcube."

"K, Applejack. Truth or dare?" Dash asked her orange friend.

"Truth."

"How'd I know you were gonna say that." Dash teased back at the element of honesty.

"Ya know me." Applejack had a weak smile, a little afraid of what she was gonna ask. She feared Dash would question why she wanted to be alone with Twi'.

"Well, why do you want to be alone with Twilight so badly."

"On second thought ah think ah'll go dare." Applejack's face showed she really didn't want to tell Dash, even if she didn't state it.

"O.K. I dare you tell us why." Dash was being extremely persistent.

"Hold it there Dash. If Applejack doesn't want to inform us why she needs to talk to me alone she doesn't have to. It's not very nice to force somepony into a harsh situation, especially if that pony is your friend. Now redo that question and don't bring up the subject." Twilight butted in.

"Fine, I guess Twilight's right. K, then Applejack. Have you ever..." The rest of the night went down without a hitch. At least not until the ending part of the night.

After about an hour or so of random, and somewhat funny truths and dares, Applejack decided it was about time Rainbow be on her way.

"Well, Rainbow what'll it be? Truth or dare."

"You know I think I'll change it up for once and go truth." After a night of constant dares, this came as a bit of surprise to her fellow ponies.

"Wow Dash. I figured you were gonna go dare again." Twilight teased a bit.

"Yeah, I guess I figured their are two options, mine as well use both." Chuckling a bit.

"Um... okay. Well, ah guess um... ooh ah got one. Dash, have ya ever spent the night in the Everfree Forest?"

"No, why?"

"Well would ya like to 'cause ah dare ya to spend the rest of the night there."

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AdaptiveGaming here. O.K. any of you clopfic fans out there understand that even though it may have been a bit misleading, this will not turn into a Applejack-Twilight shipping novel. Sorry for the spoiler, but I don't want any readers getting the wrong idea. Also I posted this earlier than expected due to alot of free time as of late. Please don't get impatient if the next one isn't done till next Wednesday. Sorry.