Twilight's Bizarre Adventure: Memories of the Wind

"Are we all in agreeance?"

Every pony in attendance nodded.

Mayor Mare nodded. "Very well. Those of you receiving increased funding will see that change starting next pay period."

Strawberry Sunrise leered at Applejack. "And let's be thankful the Apple Family isn't asking for more money. They've been receiving plenty of it from their royal friends."

Applejack returned the expression. "I don't use Twilight to get money."

A waiter brought the ponies various drinks. Applejack was the first to drink hers.

Golden Harvest looked across the table. "You know, Strawberry, with how vicious you can get, I'm glad you aren't targeting me."

"But your carrots are fine." Strawberry shot Applejack a puffy-cheeked smile. "Unlike those horrible, terrible apples."

APPLES AREN'T TERRIBLE! Applejack slammed her hooves on the table. "APPLES ARE TERRIBLE!"

It took everyone a moment to process what just happened, Applejack herself being the last one to realize it.

"Um. Buh." What did I just say?

Several of the attendees burst out laughing. Mayor Mare was struggling to keep her own laughter back. "That was a pretty bad slip of the tongue, eh."

Applejack sat down and hung her head.

"And Miss Sunrise, I suggest you pull back your jesting. Unless you don't want that funding increase you asked for."

Strawberry let out a sigh. "Apple ponies have tough skin. She's fine."

You're annoying. "You're fine." Once again, Applejack was the last to realize what she just said.

"Oh, don't tell me!" Strawberry held her hoof over her mouth. "Oh, don't tell me!"

Grand Pear looked at his granddaughter. "Applejack, did somepony slip you a lying potion?"

Well, duh. "I highly doubt that." Applejack's cheeks turned red as she slapped her hoof to her mouth.

The room suddenly sounded like a hyena den. Mayor Mare looked at her paperwork. "Well, at least didn't happen before the meeting. There's no reason to prolong discussions. You're free to go."

Applejack bolted out of the room. What the hay? Why would somepony do that? Give me a darn break! Did Strawberry do that to humiliate me? Ugh. I'm going to Zecora. I'll see if she has something that will help. Applejack had only just started heading to the forest when she realized something. Is there something on my tongue? She froze in place. What if it's not a poison, but... a Stand?

The waiter left the town hall and headed towards another stallion.

Two minutes. Rainbow took another glance at the hospital. I'll just walk around for two minutes, then I'll head back. I don't trust that surgeon. Who knows what he'll try. She turned down an alleyway. That guy. I've heard good things about him, but meeting him face to face makes me worried about what he's really like.

Rainbow let out a sigh before something caught her eye. "Has this mirror always been here?"

After staring into the mirror for a moment, she realized something about the mirror and turned around. The sign on the building behind her was backwords.

"A Stand!"

"Hehehe." A changeling approached her. "You don't say."