The very last thing Applejack wanted on a cold winter's afternoon was to be dragged away from her family and out on a thankless errand with Gilda, of all creatures. The griffon was rude, selfish, bullying, loud, and as self-centred as a spinning top.

All the same... for Rainbow's sake...

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Written for Jinglemas 2018, fulfilling TehSporkBandit's prompt of 'Applejack'.
AJ edited from screenshot, background in source link.