Applejack and the Race

Applejack tilted her hat at the question.

"Uh... Sugar cube? Are ya sure?" She stared at her acquaintance, Derpy Hooves. She wore a turquoise shirt and dark blue jeans, holding a "flat" TNT in her hooves.

"Well...yeah! I wanted to try these out!" she said as well as she got out two eight-minute Potions of Swiftness. Applejack stared at the two bottles, puzzled. "Uh...did you get that from Pinkie?" she asked.

"No, not really! ButmaybeshegotitfromPrincessTwilight'snewinventionthingyinCanterlot!!!" she cried, jumping out of AJ's hat.  Despite the fact she leaped out of Applejack's hat, that is a reasonable explanation. Except for one thing...  "Uh, Pinkie? What invention? The princesses never announced something like that..."

"Of course not!  Well, first I drank seventeen Hay cans, thenIzoomedalloverEquestria!!" stated Pinkie before starting again, "ThenIhooped, skipped, andjumpedintothecastlethenIteleportedintoadoorwithasignthatread, 'ceoution'or'dotion' Idon'tknowbutanywayIwaltzedthroughthing-moboversandonesaid'Pinkiedon'tgetthese'butIgrabbedthreebottles, gavetwotoDerpy!"

Piecing together what she said, Applejack said, "So...You BROKE AND ENTERED THE CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY!? What kind of pony are you?"

"One with sasparilla," she replied.  And with that she hopped away happily, then disappeared. Applejack shook her head several times, trying to put together Pinkie Pie's 'magic.'

"Applejack?" She looked at her grey equine  acquaintance, still looking at Applejack for the previous question.  She new Rainbow Dash is away visiting her parents, so the only exercise time she had were her chores at the farm. She slowly shook her head.

"Yes!" shouted a delighted Derpy. "Met me at 11 o'clock at the edge of Everfree Forest. Bye!" She then took off, leaving Applejack still pondering about her get-up and Pinkie Pie's rambling about a secret Equestrian Government-only machine.