Applejack struggled to open her eyes. She could feel that she was flat on the ground, yet she couldn’t remember why she was there. As her eyelids flittered open she was only confused further.
In front of her was white emptiness littered with dark specks of dust levitating in mid-air. It was hard to say when the white floor met the white horizon. This world seemed to have held its breath, standing as if stuck in time. Not even the specks seemed to be moving.
Applejack felt intrusive, like her presence interrupted the natural flow of this world. Where was she? She stood up and tapped the floor experimentally. It was solid. She wondered how such a place could be created.
“Ah, there you are Applejack,” Rarity mused as she trotted behind her.
Applejack whirled around. “Rarity? Where are we?”
Rarity sighed and looked deeply into Applejack’s eyes. “Dear, we’re in what I like to call the Spirit World. This place has been suspended in limbo for all eternity. No one knows where it is or how it came about, but it’s here.”
Applejack shook her head. “So, how did we get here?”
“Well,” Rarity said, averting her eyes, “I suppose that I might’ve drugged us both. Do you remember?”
Applejack gasped. The restaurant on the top of the hill. The random date with Rarity due to the pony dating board. The wine. The wine.
“Ah was drugged?”
“Yes, I suppose so. I should explain.” Rarity quickly told Applejack about the blackmail against herself and her friends.
Applejack looked disbelievingly at Rarity. “So you’re saying that we could die at any second.”
“They allowed me a few days to think so I didn’t know what I could do. Should I take their deal, or should I try to rescue my friends? They told me that they would keep watch on me so I wanted a drug that would allow me to talk to my friends and I asked my pharmacist.”
“Wait hold on, Sally,” Applejack said. “What’s the deal?”
“Oh, it’s nothing you would want to hear,” Rarity waved off. “I decided against it even if it jeopardized my friends. It was that bad.
“Anyways, she suggested that I implant this drug within each of my friends. Apparently, even the maker of the drug isn’t sure of its function but it’s a powder that can be applied to beverages. It’s supposed to transport the taker into this world, though it’s only the taker’s subconscious that gets transported. Think of it as a blank slate for people to meet.
“Well, the drug only lasts a minute, but in this world it lasts an entire day. The reason I brought you here was so that I could tell you what was going on or else you would have protested and fought against me. I didn’t want to leave you in the dark and just base your trust on my honesty. You see, right now, I have some paid bodyguards waiting to escort us to the hospital where Nurse Redheart can perform surgery and extract the chip from our brains.
“And I only wanted the drug to last a minute because otherwise the ponies following me would find out. Right now, it just seems like we both had a momentary lapse and within a few moments we’ll be able to say that we weren’t hungry and wanted to leave. They can’t stop us from entering the hospital because the bodyguards can overpower them and make sure they can’t transmit any signal.
“I also didn’t want to have our friends all out on a dinner to get drugged because it would seem too conspicuous to the ponies. They could potentially intercept us before the bodyguards arrive and then they could transmit the signal. It had to work as a date because I seem like the type to ask my friends out. Any questions?”
Rarity peered at Applejack who was scratching her head with her hoof. Rarity sighed, this was exactly like she expected. She knew that Applejack wouldn’t be able to believe that such horrendous deeds exist.
“So you’re saying,” Applejack began, “that this was a better option than your deal? Musta been quite the doozy.”
Rarity bit her lip. “Yes, it was that or you guys dying.”
“Well, Rares. Ah...Ah...”
“Yes?” Rarity asked, wondering what she was going to ask. Hopefully she grasped the concept and wouldn’t ask something st-
“Ah love you.”
Rarity’s heart skipped a beat as she looked straight into Applejack’s eyes. What she saw was pure honesty. After being so worried about Applejack’s questions and bewilderment, this came out of the left field.
“Ah just figured that if we might be able to die, that I would tell you.” Applejack blushed and started focusing more on her hoof that was tracing across the surface. Her heart raced as every moment passed by like hours, waiting for the answer though resigned to the inevitable.
“Well...” Rarity struggled to find her words.
“Spare me, Rares,” Applejack lamented. “Ah know that you wouldn’t give thought to a country gal.” Tears silently fell onto the ground, disappearing into it. She wished she had her hat now so that she could hang it over her face, but she had to suffice with just turning around and staring down at her hooves.
“No!” Rarity shouted, a bit louder than she meant it to. She closed her eyes, trying to see how she felt about the farmer. A part of her kept saying that Applejack was too uncouth and rough to even consider. But an overwhelming part of her admired Applejack’s supple muscles rippling beneath the skin. That beautiful blonde mane that flew freely. Her gorgeous flank adorned with three succulent apples. Her honesty.
“I love you too, Applejack.”
As Applejack turned around in surprise, Rarity’s lips met hers. After the initial shock, they both calmed down and closed their eyes, enjoying the moment. The kiss was tender, yet firm as though they never wanted to part.
Part they did and they looked at each other with wonder. They kissed again, this time with more ferocity and passion. Their tongues danced between their mouths as Rarity pushed Applejack to the ground. As they broke off again, Rarity licked her lips and glanced at the sexy mare spread out before her.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Rarity asked, suddenly afraid.
Applejack nodded and their moans filled the still air for the rest of the day.