AJ Drinks OJ

by Fluttrick

Maybe One More Glass

Rarity opened her refrigerator then levitated the gallon of orange juice out, then popped off the cap and poured it into a small glass cup.
Orange. Applejack noted as she watched the liquid pour into the cup. Just like me.

"Here you go ,dear." Rarity passed the glass to her friend. "Drink up, now." Carefully holding the cup in her hooves, Applejack gave the drink a long stare as if it would grow eyes and stare back at her, then placed it to her mouth on the tip and gave it a quick sip.
If there was anyway to describe how the orange mare looked at that moment, it would be the two words bliss and heaven. Tangy and tart. She also noted, a sly grin spread across her face. Just how ah like it. Her grin turning into a wide smile and she chugged the rest of the glass down, taking a few seconds longer just to get every drop of it.

Lost in the world of tangy and tart, Applejack had forgotten completely of the unicorn who'd bestowed the all mighty gift from the gods unto her. "So..." Rarity began, waiting awkwardly for her friend to notice that she still existed and was standing right in front of her, which took about two minutes. "Are you satisfied?"

"Maybe one more glass." Applejack said, her voice calm, but her eyes wide, and her mouth almost drooling.

"Okay then. But this time, take your time with it, please! Sometimes you can be such a ruffian." Rarity snorted as she refilled the glass, which Applejack looked at as a mother looks at her newborn foal.
Struggling with all her might not to chug the whole thing down again, Applejack brought the tip of the glass to her mouth once more then, took a quiet controlled sip. The entire cup was shaking due to herself fighting back the urge to do just the opposite of what Rarity said.

Ah can't do this anymore! Applejack screamed in her mind. And that's exactly when she snapped.

"Dag nabbit!" Applejack cussed aloud. "Ah can't do this!" She then grabbed the entire gallon of orange juice from Rarity's counter, then dashed out the door.
She wasn't seen for the rest of the day.

"Uh," Rarity moaned as she slid out from bed and stepped into her flip flops. "Now who could that be? This early in the morning. I swear if I find myself with baggy red eyes in the morning, whoever's at the door with be doing my laundry for the next two weeks. As if this day couldn't get any worse." Walking down the stairs and to the front door Rarity muttered angrily to herself. Opening the door, she came face to face with Applejack, who's eyes were wide awake and her features ever so alert.

"Rarity!" Applejack exclaimed, lunging at the unicorn with a hug. "Rarity, oh golly! I'm so so sorry for what ah did today. It's just that ah got so obsessed with that orange juice of yours that ah couldn't stop mah self. "

Rarity replied. "It's okay, Applejack. I forgive you, dear." She replied with a warm smile, which caused Applejack to smile as well.

"Thank ye kindly ,Rarity."

"Don't mention it ,Applejack. Now, would you like to come in for a glass of orange juice?" There was a long period of silence that followed afterwards. Then a burst of laughter among the two.

"Oh Rarity! Ye got me good there!" The orange mare winked.

Rarity's expression then turned flat. "No, I'm serious. I bought two gallons just in case you learned your lesson."

"Well, ah guess that's why they call ye the element of generosity, huh?" Applejack replied, her voice giving off a nervous ring which Rarity ceased to notice.
There were no further remarks as Applejack entered the boutique with her friend as they enjoyed the two gallons of orange juice together without any out of control disasters.
If only.
Here's what really happened.

The two mares entered the kitchen. One feeling complete and happy with her friend's descision. The other plotting her friend's betrayal and utter defeat, along with gaining two gallons of bliss and heaven.

"So Applejack, how was it?" Rarity asked as she retrieved the two gallons of orange juice.

"How was what?" Applejack replied.

"The gallon you stole from me?"

Blushing a tiny bit, the cowpony stated. "It was good."

"Good? How good?" Rarity asked curiously as she poured the juice into the glasses.

"TOO GOOD!" Applejack shouted as she lunged for the gallons, but was quickly denied as they were levitated away from her.

"I thought as much," Rarity smirked as she circled the crazed cowpony. "so you're gonna have to try harder to get these from me- AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" She was cut off as Applejack body slammed her against the boutique's carpeted floor, then caught the two gallons in a mid-air leap. Finally, she dashed out the door. One gallon in her mouth, the other wrapped in her tail.

Fatigued and out of breath from the unexpected body slam, Rarity dizzily. "Well, that was unexpected." Then she fainted, falling against the floor. Betrayed and utterly defeated, all according to plan, Applejack thought as she raced back to the farm, more specifically the apple cellar where she enjoyed her orange juice.

Arriving at the cellar, Applejack muttered with a sly grin on her face. "Hehe Rarity. Nice try but ye can't outsmart me-" Just then, the light bulb flashed on, revealing Twilight, Pinkie, and Rainbow standing in front of her. She then heard footsteps from behind and turned back to see Big Macintosh blocking the exit.

"Ah take it ya'll planned this didn't ye?" Applejack asked, her eyes scanning the room for an answer. Everypony nodded silently.

Stepping forward, Twilight began to do what she did best - lecture! "When I heard from Rarity about the mishap that had occurred today, I had a certain suspicion that there was more to it than just a simple misbehavior." Grinning Twilight continued. "From what Rarity told me, about how you reacted, I knew all the symptoms immediately."

"What symptoms? Ah'm not sick! Ah just want to enjoy mah orange juice in privacy!"

"No, you aren't sick ,Applejack. You just had a reaction of some sort. Since the apple has run in your family for generations, your body isn't used to eating or drinking other fruits other than the one it is used to. Leading to the conclusion that-"

"Look ,Twilight," Applejack interrupted. "ah don't care about your sciencey doo dah! Ah just want to drink my orange juice!!!"

With a sigh, Twilight closed her eyes and said. "I didn't want to do this the hard way, but you leave us no choice but to bring you to rehabilitation." Turning to everypony else, Twilight gave the signal for them to close in and neutralize the target.

"No, you won't take me! Not without one last drink!" Applejack screamed as she began chugging down the first gallon.

She never finished it as she was dog piled by her friends and family, long enough to knock her out.

When everypony got off her, all they could do was stare in pity. There she lay AJ, in a puddle of her own OJ.

The next morning, she was taken to Canterlot to begin her first day of rehabilitation. At home in her library, Twilight and Spike sat down to write their weekly letter to the Princess.

"Dear Princess Celestia," Twilight began.

"Yesterday I learned that too much of one thing can never lead to anything good. It can make you obsessive and possibly even make you to betray your own friends. Today, Applejack was sent off to Canterlot for her long period of healing. We should have been more careful, but what's done is done, and all I can say is that when AJ drinks OJ, lock your doors and hide your orange juice."