EQ:PP Night of the Living Cookies

The next morning Twilight made good on her promise as all seven girls, Nigel and Bob gathered at the English zoologist’s base to discuss Rainbow’s stunt the previous night.

“I mean, how could you not appreciate that?” Rainbow asked Nigel.

“Because I don't think being scared to death is very fun!” Nigel replied with crossed arms.

“I do! Your heart gets all racy, your knees get all tingly, your mouth gets all dry-ie!” Pinkie happily exclaimed as her heart was rapidly pounding, her knees shaking, and her mouth crunched up for a bit as she chomped her jaw closed. “I don't like that part. But the rest is great!”

“See? Everyone likes a good prank! They're just jokes!” Rainbow Dash spoke up still ignoring the glares Twilight and Nigel were giving her.

“Now, Rainbow Dash…” Bob voiced his concerns. “I don't think Nigel would have called us all here to talk about this if he thought it was funny. Everybody has things they like and things they don't.”

“And scarin' Twilight and Nigel like that is just mean,” Applejack added as she placed a fist on the table.

“Mean?!” Rainbow Dash scoffed taking offense to that comment.

“A prank isn't very good if you're the only one laughing.” Twilight then said softly after having calmed down enough.

“But what if it's really, really, really funny?” Pinkie asked as she hopped over to where Twilight was standing by Fluttershy.

“And I can do funny.” Rainbow Dash confidently said as she sat and rested her legs on the table.

“I know you can.” Fluttershy then said with a warm smile.

“I guess the trick is making sure that your idea of funny matches the person you're pranking,” Nigel said as he made his way to his chair. “That way…” But as Nigel sat down, a loud fart came and was heard throughout the room. He looked under his chair and pulled out a whoopee cushion as Rainbow Dash could barely manage to keep herself from laughing.

Nobody said anything as they had the same unamused expression on their faces except for Pinkie who giggled before joining Rainbow Dash in bursting out laughing.

“Good one, Rainbow! Ha-ha!” Pinkie fist-bumped Rainbow Dash as she turned to Nigel. “You have to admit! That was funny!”

“Not really.” Nigel calmly replied with a scowl as he tossed aside the whoopee cushion.

“Yeah. A whoopee cushion is like a joke shortcut.” Applejack agreed.

“What?!” Pinkie and Rainbow Dash exclaimed in shock at that statement.

“Honestly, Rainbow Dash, if you are not willing to put forth the effort required to pull a prank that everyone can enjoy, you may as well not pull one at all.” Rarity told off Rainbow.

“Fine! If you want effort, then that's just what you'll get.” Rainbow angrily declared as she ran out of the den.

“I'm not sure she understood what we meant,” Bob spoke of his concerns.

“Not at all,” Nigel said in agreement.

Later that day at the Carousel Boutique, Rarity was with Sweetie Belle.

{Nigel moved the girls’ homes and places to Prehistoric Park to make them feel more at home back in Canterlot City}

"I know you're excited about the Filly Guide Cookie Drive," Rarity told her little sister, "but I still have to do a few finishing touches on your uniform." They both entered Rarity's workroom and blinked in surprise. The mannequin with Sweetie Belle's Filly Guide outfit was now perched on top of a giant cake. Sweetie Belle excitedly walked up to the cake and took a big bite out of it.

"Hmm, not bad," said Sweetie Belle. Rarity just looked at the cake skeptically. She then found a note sitting before the mannequin and went to read it.

"Huh," said Rarity as she read the note aloud, ""You asked for it"."

"What does it mean?" Sweetie Belle asked curiously.

"Hmm. I assume this is Dash's idea of a prank," Rarity answered, "which can only mean she's rigged some kind of booby trap to your Filly Guide uniform up there."

"So how do we get it down?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Rarity chuckled. "We don't. If Dash thinks I'm going to fall for whatever she's got in mind, she's got another thing coming. There are more uniforms where that one came from!"

Rarity then grabbed some fabric and went to work. But as she went to use the sewing machine…

SPLAT!

The sewing machine fell apart...and was actually another cake. Sweetie Belle leaned in and took a huge bite out of it.

"Hmm. The sewing machine cake is actually better than the cake cake," said Sweetie Belle. Rarity couldn't contain her temper after that.

"RAINBOW DASH!" Rarity screamed angrily. She and Sweetie Belle then heard laughter. There was Rainbow Dash outside of the window, laughing at them.

"Gotcha! Ha-ha!" said Rainbow, "How's that for effort?"

Rainbow then ran away as Rarity watched her run off. Rarity then glared at Sweetie Belle who was just innocently stuffing her face with more cake.

At the control center, Suzanne was chatting along with the staff about work at the park. Things were pretty quiet at first, but as soon as Nigel walked in, some of the workers started snickering. Nigel tried to ignore it at first, but then he started to get annoyed as the people in the control room, besides Suzanne, were now snickering behind his back.

"Alright, what's so funny?" Nigel demanded.

The workers then started laughing. Nigel glared as Suzanne walked towards him.

"I don't know what's so funny," said Suzanne firmly, "but that's no way to treat..."

Suzanne then noticed a sheet of paper was taped onto the zoologist’s back and pulled it off.

"Uh...Nigel," said Suzanne as she handed him the sheet of paper, "I think this is why they're snickering."

Nigel blinked when he saw what was on the sheet of paper:

On it was a poorly drawn picture of himself with a goofy grin on his face and above his head was only one word: Stinky!

It was then he heard a familiar-sounding laugh from a window. He turned to see Rainbow blowing a raspberry at him.

"You're going to get it!" Nigel remarked as he headed toward the front door. But when he opened…

KER-SPLAT!

Nigel got a bucket of shaved onions dumped on him. And I mean the strong smelly kind!

"Gotcha!" Rainbow taunted, "See ya later, Stinky!"

"Rainbow Dash!" Nigel furiously yelled.

Behind him, Suzanne and the rest of the workers all held their noses since Nigel smelled terrible due to the strong-smelling onions. They didn't waste time preparing their friend a bath. Unfortunately, it took a full hour before they managed to help him get the smell of onion out of his hair and clothes. And yes, they asked Rarity if they could use her perfume-scented shampoo and soaps too.

Late that night, Applejack and Bob were busy setting up various ropes, bells, and frying pans around AJ’s bedroom. Apple Bloom then peeked inside the room.

"What's all this, fellas?" Apple Bloom asked, "I thought you were gonna help me get ready for the Filly Guide Cookie Drive."

"Uh, yeah, sorry about that," said Applejack, "But Rainbow Dash has been on a prankin' tear, and you can never be too careful."

"I agree," muttered Bob, "Rainbow will pick just 'bout anybody for her pranks. And we're gonna be ready for her!"

"Do you think Dash is gonna try and prank you in your sleep?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Not if we have anythin' to say about it," said Applejack as she turned her lamp off and went to sleep with Bob for added protection, just in case that prankster wanted to strike.

Apple Bloom just said nothing and turned the hall light off as she headed to her bedroom.

The next morning, Applejack and Bob woke up with a start to find an Ice Age Unicorn staring right at them beside their bed.

"What the..?!" Applejack and Bob exclaimed when they noticed that their bed was now outside in the middle of the Elasmotherium paddock!

"Whoa!" Applejack yelped as she tried to climb out of bed, but tripped and fell face-first into some mud.

Rainbow laughed at her from behind the fences.

"Ha! Still think I'm lazy?" Rainbow remarked, "Gotcha!" She laughed harder and walked off.

"Ugh! Rainbow Dash!" Applejack and Bob grunted as Vlad snorted and trotted off beside the cowgirl.

Applejack, now coated from head to toe in mud, and Bob just sulked. It was beginning to look clear that nobody was safe from Rainbow's pranks.