Appledashery

by Just Essay

...Because She Was Dreaming of Freckles!

"What would you say about pitchin' tents soon, gals?" Applejack asked.

The rest of the mares glanced back.

"In a hurry to get some shuteye, Applejack?" Rarity asked coyly.

"Eh... I'm good to go for hours." Applejack smiled back. "Just, if I know anythang about camping—"

"And she doessssssss!" Pinkie cooed, cartwheeling past the cart.

"Ahem..." Applejack waved a hoof at the darkening sky. "Them stars will be peeking over our heads sooner than a baby chick hatches at feedin' time! Best to get thangs set up so we dun start freezin' in our horsehoes. Ya feel me?"

"Trixie agrees the apple horse," Trixie said. "After all, Trixie knows a thing or two about freezing."

"Awwwww..." Fluttershy's ears folded back. "You do?"

"It was a long time before Trixie was able to find shelter to replaced Trixie's smashed wagon."

"Well, you're not going to freeze tonight," Twilight said, patting Trixie's shoulder. "This is a time for relaxation. Comfort."

"Mmmmmf..." Rarity sighed out her nostrils. "It's a crying shame we can't afford luxury out here as well."

"Oh Rarity. Don't be silly!" Fluttershy cooed, hugging herself as she hovered in midair. "You've never felt true comfort until you've buried yourself neck-deep beneath a thick sheet of crushed leaves and pine needles! The crickets fill your ears with song and you drift away in the currents of your own body heat."

"... ... ..." Rarity cleared her throat. "Well, now I know that I won't be sharing Fluttershy's tent."

"Buh?"

"First thing's first," Twilight spoke. "We need somepony to go scout out a good place to stay for the night."

"Oh!" Fluttershy eagerly waved her hoof. "I'll do that!" A soft grin. "All my badger and bear friends have taught me the fine art of thicket-finding!"

"Great! You go and scout, Flutters," Twilight said pointing skyward.

"Aye, Unicorn. My unicorn!" Fluttershy giggled as she flew off over the treetops.

"Some firewood would be great," Trixie said. "Then again, Trixie is no camping expert!"

"Oooh!" Pinkie leaned in. "Rarity didn't finish the licorice bars in her trail mix! Perhaps we could throw those on the fire!"

"I avoided those for a reason, Pinkie," Rarity murmured. "I'm not the biggest fan of the stuff—especially if it's burning."

"Awwww... but how come you once said you loved it so much?"

"I said I love lavender, and that's a fragrance."

"Lavenders are tasty too!"

"Mrrrnnngh... Twilight? Firewood?"

"Don't y'all sweat," Applejack said with a chuckle. "Once Fluttershy finds us a place to hunker down, I'll go off and fetch some suitable twigs."

"Nah. Don't bother." Rainbow flapped her wings, zooming past the group. "I've got this."

"It's okay, sugarcube. You've been working super hard lately—what with all of the cloud kickin' and deliverin' and tornado cookin'. Let me grab some firewood!"

"Girl, you've been... like... pulling the darn cart all friggin' afternoon!" Rainbow gestured with a smirk. "Let me go grab the firewood! I'll do it super quick and you know it."

"Heh..." Applejack tilted her hat in mid-trot. "Very well. If it makes ya happy."

Rainbow Dash smiled, flying backwards. "It totally does, AJ," she said.

Applejack smiled.

Rainbow Dash smiled back—Thap!—she flew back into a pine tree. "Ow! Darn it!"

"Heehee!" Pinkie pointed. "Watch out for sap, ya sap!"

"Hey!" Rainbow brushed her bangs back. "I'm cool!" She lowered her hoof, only for her fetlock to lock in place—sticking to her mane by a thick layer of tree sap. "Mmmmf—fnnghh..." She struggled, blinked, then groaned. "Unnnngh..."

"You alright, sugarcube?"

"Hah! Never better!" Rainbow gritted her teeth, pulled, and—POP!—freed her fetlock, losing only a few prismatic strands in the process. "Now if you excuse me. I gotta... uhm... get wood." And she flew off.

"Hmmmm..." Pinkie tapped her chin. "...hold on... conjuring a joke just after hearing that..."

"Fehhhh..." Applejack dragged the wagon briskly past her. "Keep it to yerself and the licorice, girl."

"I got it!" Pinkie grinned hopping after the group. "Why couldn't the pegasus fly right after waking up...?"

Comments

[RoboRed]

"Now if you excuse me. I gotta... uhm... get wood." And she flew off.

"Hmmmm..." Pinkie tapped her chin. "...hold on... conjuring a joke just after hearing that..."

"I got it!" Pinkie grinned hopping after the group. "Why couldn't the pegasus fly right after waking up...?"

...Because She Was Dreaming of Freckles!

Heh..."wing-wood".

[FloydienSlip]

Ahaha

[MidnightReflection]

"Heehee!" Pinkie pointed. "Watch out for sap, ya sap!"

Pinkie, do you...

"Hey!" Rainbow brushed her bangs back. "I'm cool!" She lowered her hoof, only for her fetlock to lock in place—sticking to her mane by a thick layer of tree sap. "Mmmmf—fnnghh..." She struggled, blinked, then groaned. "Unnnngh..."

Oh, she meant literally. Yeah, you probably should watch for that stuff, Rainbow. It is... sappy.

[Mares-a-Mares]

Aww, Rainbow, you clumsy.

[Lightning Bearer]

Pinkie beat me to it.

[Phoenix Kitten]

maybe Pinks has been teaching Flutters some dirty jokes...

"... ... ..."  Rarity cleared her throat.  "Well, now I know that I won't be sharing Fluttershy's tent."
"Buh?"

Oh Shy, that's not what Rar thinks when she says 'luxury'. You should know that better than anypony.

[zaponator]

I love that the chapter was just one big lead-up to a silly sex joke punchline title.

I like to dream that the entire story is the same way...

[Sharp Quill]

a thick layer of tree sap

Cue the Cutie Mark Crusaders!

[Leftover of Saikano]

"Why couldn't the pegasus fly right after waking up...?"

Because their wings had to be amputated to counter an otherwise lethal disease.
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Not funny?

[Phoenix Kitten]

6731705 clap with your head between your hands.

[Jern]

"What would you say about pitchin' tents soon, gals?" Applejack asked.

I probably laughed harder at this opening line than I should have.

[BabySkittleMonster]

"Oh Rarity. Don't be silly!" Fluttershy cooed, hugging herself as she hovered in midair. "You've never felt true comfort until you've buried yourself neck-deep beneath a thick sheet of crushed leaves and pine needles! The crickets fill your ears with song and you drift away in the currents of your own body heat."
"... ... ..." Rarity cleared her throat. "Well, now I know that I won't be sharing Fluttershy's tent."

Neither will I, for that matter.

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I attempted to do so. Now I'm dizzy. And people are looking at me oddly. Ah well, I am used to both.

[Dash32]

I got it!" Pinkie grinned hopping after the group. "Why couldn't the pegasus fly right after waking up...?"

Bahahahahaha! This made my whole day! And it's only 2:04am here!

[Snowdrifter]

Rainbow Dash smiled back—Thap!—she flew back into a pine tree. "Ow! Darn it!"

RD's really... pining for an Apple.

[arancaytar]

"I said I love lavender, and that's a fragrance."

"Lavenders are tasty too!"

"Mrrrnnngh... Twilight?"

"Now if you excuse me. I gotta... uhm... get wood." And she flew off.

But AJ is back here, Dashie.

"I got it!" Pinkie grinned hopping after the group. "Why couldn't the pegasus fly right after waking up...?"

Because she was dre-- OH I finally got the chapter title.