Takes place near the end of 'Pinkie Pride.' At the party, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich find time to joke around, talk, and learn about each other. And soon, a question comes up that's been on Pinkie's mind, leading to an interesting, little backstory. Hints of CheesePie.
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This story is, sort of, just a small expansion of the scene where Cheese tells Pinkie about how he became a party pony.

After inadvertently running into Soarin one night when out flying, Rainbow Dash invites him as her 'Plus one' to Twilight's Hearth Warming party.

It's definitely not a date though.

Until suddenly it is.

"The world is neither fair nor just, Miss Pie, it simply is. You may take it as a responsible adult or bemoan the point like a spoiled child."

Every day is full of decisions. Decisions on how to dress, how to act, which turns to take, and the list goes on. However, the decisions that have the most impact on our lives are scarcely obvious. For Pinkamena it was the simple choice of staying on the rock farm, for Cheese it was whether to escape the inevitable or embrace it. Cheese Sandwich chose to leave, and his life was forever changed for the better. Rory Scribe chose to stay, and that made all the difference.

Awesome cover art a commission by Demona Silverwing. Check her out on deviantart! Proof-reading graciously provided by Goldfinch142. Pre-reading for the first bit by SageBrony07, Templar Brony, and Sweet Basil.

So... I've been a Soarindash writing mood.
Anyway..

What do you think of when you hear "Rainbow Dash?" Athletic? Cool? Braggy? Loyal? Two-Dimensional? In this story, she is all of that, but more.

Cover art made by Eilemonty

As Rainbow and her soccer team get ready for the big game, she startes to feel weird around a certain boy she's been friends with for years. But it can't possibly mean..
Could it?

Bored of his lavish royal lifestyle, and the countless female suitors offered to him, Prince Blueblood takes a vacation from the good life to explore the simple quaintness of a small town. But only in Ponyville does the prince lay eyes on the most beautiful specimen he had ever seen: a brawny mare harvesting apples in the dirt and mud. Little does Blueblood realize how much his encounter with the simple farmer will change his way of life, and hers as well.

(requested by Charzoid)