Complications

Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Rarity made their way up through the main street of Ponyville, destination: SugarCube Corner. Twilight mused of possible reactions Pinkie was likely to have after being told the same story that was told to Rarity regarding the recent complications that had ensued. Well, one thing is for sure, it won't be normal. Twilight thought to herself. Pinkie has a tendency to overreact. In fact, Twilight's thought- based musings would have translated well into general conversation, if Rarity were to cease her never- ending torrent of babble.

"I really did see you two as a couple. I could never put my finger on why, but what does it matter now? It's official!" Rarity did not seem to be prepared to slow the barrage of words escaping her mouth, therefor Rainbow Dash had a self- obligation to cut in in an attempt to silence the Unicorn.

"Could you drop it, Rarity? Yes, Twilight and I are together, Hooray," The last word completely devoid of emotion, Rainbow continued. "What we need to be focusing on right now is Applejack, not unnecessary details."

"Come now, darling." Rarity huffed after a gentle flick of her mane. "What happened to your love of attention? I was under the impression that it was your ultimate desire to receive as much time in the spotlight as-"

"E...either way," Twilight decided to cut short a potentially explosive topic. "We need to get Pinkie Pie now, right? Maybe she will know what to do with Applejack. She is the master of making ponies smile, after all." Rainbow still seemed agitated after Rarity's comment, but she gave a nod in reply. Rarity on the other hand, giggled.

"Twilight, you speak as if Applejack is some sort of nut- case who's practically beyond help. Please, she is a strong girl." Rarity glanced at the purple unicorn. "Although, I'm sure that if she needs some sort of emotional support, I would be the best pony for the job. I am afraid that somepony like Pinkie Pie would simply drive the poor girl over the edge with her stupidity."

Rainbow shot Rarity a glare. Rarity gave a light cough. "Oh, well no I don't mean that negatively. I simply meant that Pinkie Pie does not know how to approach a pony well in situations such as this." Rarity gave a sigh. "She seems to think that the answer to everything is to jump around like a lunatic in an attempt to make everyone happy."

"Well, the thing is," Twilight chuckled. "It usually works."

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The three ponies reached SugarCube corner rather quickly. To their relief, it appeared to be empty. Rainbow hovered inside, the rest close behind. Twilight confirmed the emptiness of the shop as she surveyed her surroundings. Mrs Cake was standing behind the counter wrapping something, but she looked up and greeted the ponies as they entered.

"Why hello you three, is there anything I can do for you today?" Mrs Cake was just as cheerful as ever as she returned to her work, listening for a response.

"No thank you , Mrs Cake. We're here to talk to Pinkie. We are..." Twilight thought for a moment. "Having a picnic. We forgot to let Pinkie Pie know in advance, so we came here to see if she was able to come." Twilight didn't feel it was necessary to explain the situation to Mrs Cake at this point. "Is Pinkie here right now?"

"Why, yes. You can go up to her room, if you'd like." Mrs Cake pointed a hoof towards the stairs that lead to the rooms above. Twilight thanked Mrs Cake and headed for the stair case, motioning for the others to follow. After they had ascended the stairs, they came to Pinkie's bedroom door, which was covered in designs. Rainbow wrapped on the door.

"Come in." They heard Pinkie answer. Upon her response, they moved into her room. Pinkie was on her bed reading a cooking book. The whole room was very bright, and... pink.

"I just can't make this cake, It's so hard." Pinkie pouted. "I mean, I follow the instructions but I can never- Oh, hey you three!" She exclaimed as she looked up to see her friends before her.

"Oh, Pinkie Pie it's just TERRIBLE" Rarity's tone signaled the two marefriends that it was best to leave the explaining to her, while also signalling that all realistic interpretations of the original story were out of the question. Twilight sighed at this.

"This is going to sound much more dramatic than necessary, isn't it." Rainbow whispered in Twilight's ear as Pinkie Pie began to ask what had happened, sounding incredibly worried.

After a long winded, (and as Rainbow predicted) unnecessarily dramatic explanation, Rarity had to take a breath. Pinkie's eyes were wide. She sat there gaping for a few seconds before racing over to sweep Twilight and Rainbow into one of her signature bone- crushing hugs.

"That's so amaaaziingg. You two are so cute together, omygod omygod.

"Thanks....Pinkie." Was all Rainbow seemed to be able to choke out. Twilight was even worse off, it seemed as if she was ready to pass out as a large percentage of her blood began to rush to her head. Pinkie released the hug and moved to hug Rarity too.

"Uh, Pinkie.. I-"

"You need a hug too!" Pinkie swept Rarity up. "It must have been so hard to tell that awful story! You must be so sad! You did well Rarity." Twilight and Rainbow would have rolled their eyes if they weren't both still recovering from the embrace that was only recently relinquished. "We must make our way, to Fluttershy's cottage! She must come with us to help Applejack!" Based on Pinkie's facial expression, it seemed as if she had recently recovered from some kind of mental struggle resulting in the realization that she had to save the world from pure evil.

The three ponies, accompanied now by a fourth, now made their way out of the store.

"Sorry Mrs Cake, we have to go! We have some serious business to attend to!" Pinkie yelled as they left the store. Mrs Cake giggled and waved, not questioning anything, as she was only too used to Pinkie's personality.

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Twilight knocked on the door of Fluttershy's cottage. She heard a soft "Come in" from within, and entered with the others close behind. Fluttershy was feeding her pets, and was humming to herself contently. She gave a small gasp when she saw the four ponies.

"Oh...oh dear. Has something happened?" Fluttershy had noticed everypony's grim expressions. She touched the floor and looked at her friends with a questioning expression. Rarity took a deep breath, but Rainbow flew up to Rarity and covered her mouth with a hoof. This gave Twilight the opportunity to explain the situation, hopefully without any unrealistic drama sugar- coated on the top. Fluttershy was utterly aghast after Twilight had explained.

"Oh, no! Poor Applejack...I can't believe she yelled at you two like that. She must be really really angry..." Fluttershy looked at the ground sadly.

'Well, that was yesterday afternoon. I'm hoping she's calmed down now, but Rainbow and I thought it would be a good idea to bring you guys with us anyway." Fluttershy's eyes widened slightly.

"Oh yes, that's right, you two are together!" She smiled. "Wow, I'm so happy for you two, I hope things go well in the future." This reaction was definitely preferable in comparison with Pinkie's reaction... well, not like Twilight was expecting to receive a hug reminiscent of a Boa Constrictor. Fluttershy was a much more elegant and civilized mare after all, she would never do such a thing.

"Oh, but are you sure Applejack will come round? She must be extremely hurt. What would we even say to her anyway?" The five friends hung their heads.

"Well it's not like we can simply walk up to the girl and say 'Sorry, better luck next time.'" Rarity huffed.

"Sure we can, we just have to word it a bit nicer is all." Rainbow seemed to have made up her mind.

"No, we need to say more than that. It's not so much about the relationship aspect," Twilight looked at everypony. "We need to show her that we are here for her, and we also need to make it clear that Rainbow and I never meant to hurt her." Everypony seemed to agree, so with that, they waited for Fluttershy to finish feeding her pets, and made their way up to Sweet- Apple Acres.

They were significantly worried about Applejack, some even skeptical that they would be able to help their friend. But, Twilight was one of the few who remained strong and optimistic. She knew that Applejack would feel much better knowing that her friends were by her side, and making sure she's ok. With this is mind, Twilight was determined to do what she had to do to get her friend back.