Applebloom could be seen running in the fields of Sweet Apple Acres towards the farm house while calling out for her sis. "Applejack! Hey Applejack!" Eventually Applebloom stopped running and walked inside the house still searching for her sis. "Where are ya sis?" She ran upstairs and checked the bedrooms with no luck. She then went downstairs and searched the kitchen but still found no sing of the mare. "Where could she be?" She thought for a minute then smiled as she rushed outside and towards the apple trees. "There you are sis! I've been looking everywhere for ya!"
The orange mare who had been bucking apples off a tree stopped and turned around to face her little sister. "Howdy sis, what brings ya out 'ere? Shouldn't you be with Duo?" Applebloom told Applejack all that had happened earlier that day. She told her about how Duo saved them from an Ursa Minor and sprained his leg.
"What in tarnation were ya'll doing out there for?!" Applebloom looked down and backed up a bit in shame. "Don't ya'll know how dangerous the Everfree forest is?! You outta be lucky tha-" She saw Applebloom about to cry and quickly calmed herself down. "Ah suppose it's okay Applebloom, you are safe after all." Applebloom smiled a little before looking up. "So what is it ya want me for?" The yellow filly told her sis that she wanted to bake a special apple pie for Duo as a token of appreciation. "Ah reckon we could make that if ya help me carry the apples to the barn." Applebloom nodded her head and started helping her sis with the apples.
After they collected enough apples Applejack made a small basket of them and took her sis to the kitchen with it. "Okay sis, go get us the usual stuff we use to make apple pie." The young filly nodded her head and went off to get the pie pan, blender, flour, and rolling pin. Once the pie was put in the oven, a flour covered Applebloom waited anxiously for it to go beep. "How long did ya say we had to wait again sis?" Applejack looked down at her sister and pointed to the timer on the stove. "Awww, two hours?!" Applejack nodded and motioned for the filly to follow her. Applebloom looked at her sis, then again at the stove and sighed. "I know, I gotta get cleaned up huh?" Applejack nodded once again with a smile as her sister stood up and walked with her to the bathroom.
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Sweetie Belle was in front Rarity's Boutique knocking on the door with her hoof rapidly. "Come on sis, let me in!" She then groaned in disappointment and leaned against the wall. "Where the hay can that pony be?" She then saw Rarity walking up to her with a bag full of gems and another bag full of fabric rolls. "What took you so long sis? I have been waiting for almost an hour!" Rarity just rose an eyebrow not knowing what to say as she opened the door to let them both in. Once inside, she placed the bags down on her desk and sighed before looking at Sweetie Belle.
"Darling, what ever is the matter?" Sweetie Belle walked up to her sis and quite hastily told her about what happened that day. After she explained the events she then told Rarity about how she wanted to help make an outfit for Duo. "My, that is certainly quite the story." Rarity took a deep breath before looking at Sweetie Belle with a stern look on her face.
"You are very lucky Duo was there to help young lady, if he wasn't Celestia knows what could have happened!" She then calmed down and smiled lightly at her sister.
"So an outfit you say? I am sure I can whip up something." Rarity walked over to her bag of fabric rolls and picked out a few select choices before going to her sewing machine.
Sweetie Belle watched her sister with anticipation, which in turn made Rarity less able to concentrate. "Make sure it's really really special! I want it to make him smile big and wide!" Rarity giggled lightly and nodded in acknowledgement before telling Sweetie Belle to go outside to play. Sweetie Belle moaned in disagreement but was then given a stern look by Rarity causing her to run outside.
Once outside, Sweetie Belle looked around and wondered what she can do while she waits. "Maybe I can give Twilight a visit?" She thought about this for a minute and smiled before walking off to Twilight's Library.
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Scootaloo was walking through Ponyville thinking of what she wanted to get Duo. "Out of the many things I can get him, there are none that seems right!" She groaned in despair making a few ponies look at her direction. She looked back at them and chuckled embarrassingly. She sighed and came to a stop in front of Sugarcube Corner. "Maybe..." She then gasped at the new idea she had as she ran inside. "Pinkie Pie! Pinkie Pie! Are you here?!"
A Pink pony could be seen hopping down the stairs with a cheerful smile on her face. "Heya Scoots! What brings you here?" She then gasped and leaped down the rest of the stairs to face the orange filly. "Maybe you want to help me make some of my special cupcakes? In fact I have one here that you can try as a small sample." Scootaloo just raised her eyebrow and shook her head. "No? Okay then, so what is it you want?" Scootaloo explained the series of events that happened that day making Pinkie Pie giggle a little. "So you want to give him a super duper awesomely awesome gift huh?" Scootaloo nodded her head happily making Pinkie Pie hop in place. "We can throw him a 'Thank you for saving me and welcome to Ponyville party' doesn't that sound nice?" The little filly nodded her head once again and followed Pinkie Pie into the kitchen.
A few hours had passed and the cake, along with numerous other sweets and treats, lined the table in front of Scootaloo making her smile. "Wow... this looks like it'll be the best party ever!" Pinkie Pie nodded her head in agreement as she finished putting the icing on the cake. Scootaloo looked over at Pinkie Pie and smiled in agreement. "So now i gotta find a gift to give him still..." Suddenly Scootaloo had an idea that made her blush a deep shade of red. Seeing her blush made Pinkie Pie giggle with excitement and caused her to hop up and down.
"So Scoots, what will the gift be?" Scootaloo looked at Pinkie and then looked away shuffling her hooves on the floor. Seeing this made Pinkie Pie gasp and giggle again. "I think I know what it is!" Scootaloo looked up at her with a raised eyebrow. "You want to give him something that only you can give and nopony else can!" Hearing this made Scootaloo blush deeper but this time with a scowl on her face. The orange filly was about to speak up before Pinkie Pie raised a hoof and spoke for her. "You want to give him your heart!"
Scootaloo's eyes went wide as she shook her head. "No way! I was just going to... ugh it's not like that!" Pinkie Pie then started hopping around Scootaloo claiming that the orange filly had a crush on Duo. "Pinkie stop I told you that's not it!" Scootaloo sighed as Pinkie Pie kept hopping around her. "Will you please stop?"
Pinkie Pie finally stopped hopping around the filly but was instead hopping in front of her. Scootaloo just sighed as she shook her head. "Anyway... I wonder if the other two have their gifts yet?"
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Twilight Sparkle was happily reading a book on affairs of the heart when she suddenly heard a knock on her door. She sighed lightly as she closed the book and walked over to the door using her magic to open it. At first she didn't see anypony, but a voice from below made her look down to see Sweetie Belle happily staring up at her. "Hello Sweetie Belle, what brings you to the library today?" Sweetie Belle walked in and explained the day's events to her making Twilight's jaw drop.
"An Ursa Minor?! What the hay kind of Cutie mark did you want?!" Twilight then shook her head and chuckled embarrassingly at her bewilderment. "Well you are okay now so it doesn't matter I suppose."
Sweetie Belle nodded her head as she looked around at all the books that were in the shelves. "Wow Twilight, no matter how many times I come here I am still amazed by how many books there are!" Twilight smiled happily as she closed the door with one of her hindlegs and walked over to Sweetie Belle. "Hey do you have any books on attraction?" Twilight raised an eyebrow before giving her the book she was reading. She then pointed out the chapter that explained attraction the best. "Thanks Twilight!" After giving the lavender mare a polite smile she sat down and started reading the chapter that was pointed out to her.
After a few minutes of reading Twilight as quietly trying to add up some pieces of Sweetie Belle's story. "So Sweetie Belle, this... Duo, do you like him?" Sweetie Belle looked up from the book with a light blush on her face as she shook her head. Seeing her reaction made Twilight smile amusingly and served to only make her push the subject further. "it's okay if you do, I mean everypony has a crush now and then." Sweetie Belle placed the book on her head not wanting to hear any more of this as she kept blushing. "I mean I remember when i had my first crush, his name was..." As Twilight kept rambling Sweetie Belle heard a life saving knock on the door that made her sigh with relief. She walked over to the door and opened it to see Pinkie Pie handing out an invitation to her party.
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Duo looked up to the cloudless sky with a happy sigh as he heard the birds chirping around him. He thought about today's earlier events and was still shocked that he did what he did. "I guess even shy ponies gotta stand up for what's right now and then." He chuckled lightly to himself as he gave another sigh and stretched his back out as far as the wheelchair would let him. Ever since he sprained his hindleg, Fluttershy has been tending to him and became like a second mother in the process. He used the big wheels of the wheel chair to turn himself around when he heard Fluttershy's voice calling out to him. "I'm coming!" He then wheeled himself back inside Fluttershy's cottage.
Once inside Duo saw that Fluttershy had just finished setting up the tables for both of them and the animals that were inside, he had grown used to seeing so many woodland creatures in one place. "Oh, I- I hope I didn't disturb you from anything i- important." Duo just chuckled lightly at the mare and shook his head making her sigh with relief. "Okay then, I made you some carrot stew and I hope you like it." Duo wheeled himself over to the table and smiled politely at Fluttershy thanking her for the food. Once Fluttershy took her seat beside him they both started eating while the woodland creatures next to them ate how they saw fit. After an hour or so the food was done and Fluttershy had just finished cleaning off the table when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Upon opening the door Pinkie Pie lept inside and broke out into song and dance making both Fluttershy and Duo laugh. "You've been invited to my party, it's to welcome a new pony." After singing that tune she pulled out two invitations and gave it to both Duo and Fluttershy before continuing. "It won't be the same without so I hope you will agree!" Again the two ponies couldn't help but smile at Pinkie Pie's antics as they nodded their heads. "Alright! Now that everypony has an invitation it's time for the party to start!" Pinkie Pie started hopping out the door when she stopped and turned around. "Follow me you two!" Fluttershy and Duo then started to follow the pink pony out the house and to Applejack's barn.