If you ask Applejack, she’ll tell you Pinkie Pie can be a few apples short of a bushel even on the best of days. They’ve always been good friends, but nothing more than that. After all, what could a hard-working apple farmer and a sugar-crazed party pony possibly have in common?

As it turns out, the answer to that question may not be a pleasant one, but something good may yet come of it.

A pony is called stubborn when they refuse to change their mind no matter the persuasion against them. A pony is called persistent in hindsight when their refusal turns out to be a wise decision. "Persistence" is nothing more than what they call stubbornness when it turns out to have been for the best all along.

Pinkie Pie and Applejack may or may not be persistent, but they are most definitely stubborn.

~This is my entry for the winner of TAW's contest for rare ships. FimFic needs more ApplePie.

Now EQD Approved!

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie share a bed. Very little sleep happens. No, that's not why.

Written for the Random Polyamory Game in the Intelligent Shipping Discussion group.

The silly little tale that unwittingly spawned the Spoonyverse.

Editing pass done by everypony's favorite steampunk e-reader: bookplayer.

Cover art is some of my blind bag toys, because why not?

Applejack always comes up with the best presents for Pinkie. This year, she's got a very special cake for her very special somepony's birthday.

Written for One-Shotober.

It started out with Pinkie Pie trying to make the perfect dessert with Applejack. It ended with the most complicated sort of situation a mare could have with her friend.

Edited by Kitsunehero.

Additional help from Admiral Hoofsome, Jake Roberts, Karrakaz, and Phaoray

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