Babe and Rarity were spending time with each other in the carousel boutique to get better acquainted.
"I think you're going to love your new clothes." Rarity spoke in joy as Babe sat in a chair with one leg crossed the other. He was drinking tea out of a fancy cup. He was under the impression that he was royalty. It obvious Babe and Rarity quickly became friends.
"Yes. I do think so as well, my dear." Babe spoke with a sophisticated accent.
Rarity inspected her newly designed art to see if she missed anything, "It took me a while to get the design right for the human body" she bashfully admitted, "but once I got the hang of it I just simply loved it!"
"What impresses me is that you've managed to do it all within a day." Babe took another quick sip of his tea before continuing, "I'm quite surprised and highly impressed. A pony of your skill deserves fame."
Rarity lightly blushed at the compliment, "Ohohoho! Do go on!"
A knock on the door got Rarity's attention. Babe continued to drink tea with his pinky sticking out. Rarity went to the door and is greeted by the faces of Twilight, Applejack and André, "We have guests!"
Babe turned his head and saw his three friends entering the boutique, "Ah, it appears so." Babe said as he slightly raised the cup in a greeting manor.
After shutting the boor behind them André approached the group, "Hey Rarity, Babe."
Babe looked at André in a rather snobbish rich aspect, "Hello, ol' chap."
André turned to Applejack and Twilight in confusion but they were just as confused as he was, André looked back at Babe while scratching his head, "Huh...?"
Babe shook his head as if he was just snapping out of a trance, "Oh, I mean, what's up? Sorry Dré, I've been hanging out with Rarity all morning." he laid the tea cup down on the table, "She's really grown on me."
André chuckled, "Um, yeah. I see."
Twilight tapped Andrés arm, "So, André, Spike told me you went to visit Sweet Apple Acres. Did you manage yourself ok?" she seemed rather motherly when asking the question.
André snapped his fingers as he remembered his venture out in Ponyville, "It was nice Twi. I got to see a little more of Ponyville, met Applejack's little sister, Apple Bloom, and I know how to get to the farm now." André turned to Applejack, "I'll be there tomorrow to help Applejack buck some apples and see how it's done." Applejack nodded her head as André turned to Babe once more, "Babe, wanna come too?"
"Sure. I don't mind."
Hearing Babe's agreement André couldn't help but feel a little excited, "Cool! So, Applejack, it's a date."
Applejack's eyes shot open, "A-A what!?"
Twilight and Rarity were taken aback by André's statement as well, "Oh my…he's so straight forward." Rarity whispered to Twilight, " A bit soon for that, don't you think?" Twilight asked.
André was a bit confused, "What are you guys talking about?" directing his question to Twilight and Rarity, he looked back at Applejack, "All I said was that it was a date."
Applejack was a bit embarrassed, she could feel her hooves starting to sweat, "U-Um, a-ah don't know." Applejack's stutters made Babe raise an eyebrow, "Ah've got lots of work to do and we've only just met."
André put two and two together and finally understood what was being implied, "Wait. You didn't think I meant a DATE did you?" he directly asked while slightly pointing a finger Applejack, "I meant it as in we'll surely be seeing you tomorrow for help on the farm."
Twilight, Rarity and Applejack all exhaled in relief. Babe and André just looked at each other, they didn't pay it too much mind and simply forgot about the ponies misunderstanding.
To change the subject Babe intervened, "Where are Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy?"
"Pinkie Pie helps run Sugarcube Corner." Rarity explained as she went back over to her newly designed outfits, "She's most likely handling business there."
"Fluttershy is caring for the animals back at her cottage." Twilight said after Rarity finished.
André huffed as he started thinking about a certain somepony, "And Rainbow Dash has been acting really strange." he stated in a dull monotone voice.
"Strange?" Babe questioned, "That doesn't sound like Dash, strange how?"
A rainbow streak charged through the door of the boutique store and tackles André, again, slamming him against the wall. It took everyone a second to see what had just happened. Rainbow Dash was again pinning him down, "Thought you could pull a fast one, huh?!"
André expressed his own pain with a simple, "Ow..."
Twilight and the other's were surprised to see Rainbow Dash and being so aggressive, "Rainbow Dash! What are you doing? Get off of him!" Twilight shouted at her rainbow colored friend.
Rainbow turned to her friends and sees Babe behind them. Rainbow gasped and stepped in front of Babe, "Quick! Everypony shield your eyes!" She quickly closed her own eyes and turned her head back to her friends, "I heard they can turn you into stone like a cockatrice!"
Twilight lowered her eyelids in slight annoyance, "That doesn't make any sense. We've been looking at them for a while now. We haven't turned to stone yet."
Rainbow opened her eyes and turned her back to Babe to face her friends, "They're just waiting for you to let your guard down!" Twilight, Applejack and Rarity all shared the same annoyed expression, "In the name of Celestia, don't let your guard down!" Rainbow begged.
"Ok. Ah've had just about enough of your attitude." Applejack stepped forward, "What is your deal? Why are you treating our new friends this way?"
Rainbow Dash was stunned at how trusting her friends were being, "How can you guys simply trust somepony or someTHING you've never met before?"
Rarity then stepped forward, walking by Applejack, "Stop this nonsense Rainbow Dash, you're acting like such a child." Rarity slightly raised her voice as she helped André off of the floor.
André locked his hand with Rarity's hoof, taking her friendly gesture, "Thanks, Rarity." Rarity just gave her new friend a smile, much to Rainbow's disgust.
Babe stood up from his chair and shook his head, "Wow. I never would've thought I'd see Rainbow's character act like this."
Rainbow turned a cold stare at Babe, "And what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means-" Babe quickly stopped himself, "Nothing..."
While the situation didn't seem that big of deal André was a bit hurt that Rainbow really didn't like or trust him or Babe, he considered her best pony after all, "Rainbow, what's wrong with you? You're making it seem like we're trying to steal your friends away from you or something."
Rainbow Dash looked over at André with the same look she gave Babe, "Who knows? Maybe you are! It won't work on me though!" Babe started to laugh. His laughing earned him the attention of everyone in the room.
"I can't believe you two are even arguing about this. How about we settle our differences?" Babe's sudden suggestion had the other's guessing.
Rainbow squinted one eye, "And how's that possible?" she asked.
Babe grinned successfully, he earned Rainbow's interest, "The way you would prefer to do things, a little competition."
"…I'm listening." Rainbow muttered.
Babe walked over to Rainbow Dash to explain himself better, "We'll have one competition. If we win, you have to apologize to André and me and acknowledge us as just normal citizens until we go home." Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and André looked at each other and nodded in agreement, Babe continued, "And since we're currently marked as "evil" by you we'll allow you to pick the event of the competition."
Rainbow heard the part they wanted to hear but didn't hear anything for her, " And what if I win, which I most likely will." she stated in her usual cocky voice.
"If you win?" Babe asked.
"Uh huh." Rainbow replied.
Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and André waited in anticipation as Babe thought of a good victory option for Rainbow Dash.
Babe thought for a second and came up with his answer, "Hm…if you win, we leave Equestria and won't ever return."
Hearing this put Twilight and the other's jaw drop, "WHAT!?" they all yelled out in sync.
Rainbow loved what she just heard and couldn't come up with anything better, "Hehe! Now that sounds like my kind of game. You're on!"
Rainbow held out her hoof. Babe smiled at her as the two permanently sealed the deal on their competition by shaking on it, "Tomorrow morning, Everfree forest. Be there." Rainbow Dash dared as she continued her stare down with her self proclaimed human enemy.