All Applejack wanted was to have a normal day. Where she and Matt would go on over to Sweet Apple Acres, say hi to the family, before going on with their daily work regime of bucking apples, putting them away, before heading on home for a nice dinner, and some late night cuddling. That’s all she wanted to happen today, but that’s not what she’s getting. Instead, an out of the blue visitation from Princess Cadance and Shining Armor has once again separated her from her husband. That’s the second time it’s happened in a matter of 48 hours, and she’d be lying if she wasn’t just a little peeved about it.
Watching Matt disappear from her under unusual circumstances shouldn’t be anything new to her, but that does not mean she has gotten used to it. Now, here she is, being whisked away from the ruler of the Crystal Empire by way of magical bubble, floating into the town of Ponyville, where a day of whatever crazy hijinks are more than likely to ensue.
Once they reached the center of the town, Cadance set her down gently, allowing the bubble of magic to slowly fade away.
“Alright, Princess.” Applejack said, “Just what in the hay is goin’ on here? Matt and Ah was supposed to go do some work, than ya’ll showed up and messed with those plans.”
“I’m sorry, Applejack. I really am.” Cadance was sincere, “But I thought we could have a fun little day off. Just us mares.”
“Well, ah hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ah already had a Mares day off with Pinkie Pie and the others.”
“You may have had one with the others, but you haven’t had one with me.” Cadance was all smiles, but Applejack, the element of Honesty, can see a little bit of trepidation underneath that visage of excitement.
“Just what in the hay is she up to?” questioned the farmpony within the deep recesses of her mind, “She’s bein’ a might skittish today.”
Cadance wasn’t blind to Applejack’s look of suspicion and slight distrust. She responded to that look with one of her own; an eyebrow raised, and mouth grimaced.
“Why are you looking at me like that, AJ?” Cadance wondered, “Can’t I take you out for a nice relaxing day every once in a while?”
“Cadance, this is all very nice and all, and I do appreciate the thought, but I can’t help but get the feelin that you’re hidin’ something from me.” Applejack can see the small bead of sweat drip down the Princesses brow. “Is there something you’d like ta…”
“Okay, I’m pregnant, alright?” Cadance blurts out, much to the absolute shock of the cowpony. “I wasn’t going to tell you until we went to the spa, but the look on your face was making me a little too nervous for my liking. There, are you satisfied?”
Applejack just stood there. She didn’t mean to be rude; suspicious maybe, but not rude. While the topic of going to the spa is going to have to wait, the news of Cadance’s pregnancy can not.
The farmpony suddenly beams a delightful smile, as she wraps her forelegs around the Princess’ neck, giving her a tight and loving embrace, chuckling as she does it. Cadance was not used to such gestures from this particular pony, and was understandably unprepared for such an event. Another thing she was most unprepared for, was the sheer strength Applejack is displaying from a thing as simple as a hug.
“Sweet Celestia!” Applejack bellowed, “That’s amazin’! How! When?!”
“A couple weeks ago. I just passed my first month.” Cadance said, breath partially strained from Applejack’s grip.
“Oh mah goodness! This is excitin’! We’re gonna be Mothers! Mah gosh! What would happen if our foals are born on the same day?! That would be quite the coincidence!”
“Yes…quite…” Cadance breathes out, as Applejacks grip gets tighter. “AJ…I know you’re excited…but please…you’re choking me…”
Applejack immediately lets her go after hearing her words of discomfort. A small blush graces her face, followed by a hoof rubbing her mane out of awkwardness and embarrassment.
“Sorry, Princess. Ah just have a tendency ta get excited tis all.”
“It’s quite alright, Applejack.” Cadance gently smiles. “Now, are you ready for your spa day?”
“Shucks, Princess. Ah don’t need a spa day.”
“Come on, AJ. We all need to pretty ourselves up, once in a while.”
“Not me. Matt thinks I’m beautiful even if ya cover me in mud!” Applejack proudly states.
How true her words were. One day, after a particularly tough time at the farm, Applejack fell into a deep pool of mud. Though she wasn’t in any danger, Matt still jumped in and got her out. After having a good laugh about such a situation, Matt looked into her bright green eyes, and kissed her, not caring that either one of them were covered head to toe (hoof in Applejack’s case) in mud. In fact, neither did she.
Since Cadance has no knowledge of this story, she naturally rolled her eyes, and scoffed at the idea of finding somepony covered in mud attractive.
“Sure, AJ. Whatever you say. Now, come on.” Cadance lets out another magic bubble, surrounding Applejack, and lifting her off the ground.
“Let me down!” Applejack said, “Ah can walk myself, ya know?”
“Sorry, can’t hear you.” Cadance jests, “Too busy concentrating on the spell.”
The Princess walks through Ponyville with a mischievous smirk on her face, as she takes Applejack over to the spa.
It’s a pretty busy day at the spa. It’s the spring season, and everypony likes to have a makeover when it gets to that time of the year. Aloe stands at the front behind her desk in the lobby, looking over the customers, waiting for their turn.
The front doors fling open, and Cadance comes prancing in, with Applejack floating behind her. The customers and Aloe are surprised, but also immediately bow down in the presence of the Princess. Cadance merely laughs, and gestures for them to stand up, and be normal around her. She lets Applejack free of her magical prison, and she’s none too pleased about being carried around yet again.
“What I was trying to say, is that I can walk myself.” Applejack snaps.
“Oh darling, if I let you go, you would have run off. Besides, do you know how hard it is to get an appointment on spring season? Look at all these mares waiting for their turn.”
The two look at the mares, who are also looking at them. Among the faces, there is one that catches Applejack’s eye. Donut Joe. Her reaction is as expected.
“Donut Joe?!”
Donut Joe is shaken from reading Pony Magazine, fumbling with the pages in his hooves. The magazine falls to the floor, and he’s looking at Applejack from across the room with widened eyes.
“Uhhh…AJ! Fancy seeing you here! What’s up?”
“What are you doing at the spa?”
“Um…I’m waiting for Rarity. You know how she is.”
Just then, Quake, the masseuse of the spa, walks out of massage room door, clipboard in hoof.
“Donut Joe? I’m ready for you.”
An awkward moment between Donut Joe and Applejack ensues. Donut Joe looks around the room, sweating bullets.
“I like massages, okay?! Don’t judge me!” was all he said, before getting up from his chair, and charging into the massage room. Quake shrugged at his behavior and closed the door.
“To be fair, she does give good massages.” Cadance said, leaned in to Applejack’s ear. There was no disagreement there. “Anyway…” she turns her attention back to Aloe, “I scheduled an appointment this morning. Sorry for the short notice.”
“It’s quite alright, Princess. Unfortunately, you might have to wait a little bit. Is that okay?” Aloe winces, expecting some form of punishment. Candance can only give off that gentle chuckle in response. No punishment will come.
“It’s fine. No problem.” Cadance gestures Applejack to come and have a seat with her.
Mares move out of the way to give them seats, looking upon the Princess in awe, and probably also confusion. A Mare as beautiful as her wouldn’t really be in need of a sort of beautification. Then again, they are also aware that Rarity, who also looks fantastic, is a regular customer. Guess ponies such as them see something different in the mirror than they do.
Cadance and Applejack wait patiently for their names to be called. In the meantime, they made small talk, not bringing up either ones pregnancy in public. Who know what kind of drama that would stir if Applejack blurted out her pregnancy? More importantly, if Cadance talked about hers, there would be paparazzi swarming the place faster than they can think. Quick on their hooves, those paparazzi.
“Princess Cadance and Applejack?” Lotus Blossom calls out, holding up the clipboard. The two stand up, and walk to Lotus. “It’s nice to see you again, Princess. Right this way.”
The two were lead down the hall to their first stage of the spa treatment. As they passed by the Massage parlor, they can hear the more than pleased noises coming from Donut Joe.
“OH MY GOODNESS!” Donut Joe shouted, “THAT FEELS AMAZING!”
Applejack laughed at his excited yells. Soon enough, they were brought into the bath area.
“Since you ordered the highest quality treatment…”Lotus said, “We will start with the cleansing bath.”
“Cleansing bath?” Applejack questions.
It doesn’t take long for that question to be answered, as they are brought into a room with Spa Ponies holding up cleaning materials for them.
Applejack is tossed into a bathtub, and the ponies immediately start scrubbing her coat. She’s not having much of a good time, thrashing about from the unfamiliar hooves that are now touching her coat.
“Hey! Ah can do this myself! Get off! Woah nelly! Ah didn’t say you can touch that! Get your hooves off me!”
“AJ, please.” Cadance calmly says, standing in the tub, as other ponies gently scrub her down. “Let them do their jobs.”
“Ah would, if their hooves didn’t travel so much!” she looks at one Spa Pony dead in the eyes, “Ah got mah eyes on you.”
“S-sorry , Ma’am.” The Spa Pony shakes in his hooves, “Won’t happen again, I swear!”
“There’s no need to antagonize the employees. The treatment requires them to scrub thoroughly.”
This made Applejack settle down, but just a little bit. She followed Cadance’s lead, standing on her hooves, letting the Ponies do their scrub down of her coat. They made sure not to have their hooves accidentally travel to any areas that would make her stare down the offending pony that did it.
Once they were all cleaned and dried off, it was time for the next phase in the treatment, the steam room.
They sit in the room, as Lotus pours water on the coals, allowing the steam to overtake the room. Cadance sighs in relaxation, while Applejack continues to wonder what the big deal is. Even so, she is getting sort of relaxed.
“Can’t you just feel your troubles fading away, AJ?” asks Cadance.
“What troubles? I’m perfectly fine.”
“You have to be somewhat scared about the foal. I mean, is it a foal? Or is it a human like Matt is?”
“I had the Doctor do a scan. It’s definitely a foal. No hands and toes in the slightest. Just a good old fashioned pony.”
“The fact that you two managed to produce a foal is utterly mind boggling to me.”
“Some mumbo jumbo about genetics. Matt can explain it better than me, and I bet Twilight can explain it better than him.”
“How did the others take it?”
“They took it well, surprisingly. I’m sure Matt is telling Celestia as we speak.”
“Do they know the sex of the baby, yet?”
“Come on, Princess. It’s only been a month. We probably won’t be able to find out until around halfway through. Why? Do you know yours?”
“No. It’s like yours. Very hard to tell.” Cadance relaxes some more, “Isn’t this fun?”
“Ah don’t know about that. Ah suppose it is a little soothin’.” Applejack thinks, “Say, what do you mean by troubles? Should ah be worried?”
“I’m just saying that having a foal is going to be hard work. I’ve been reading some books that Shining Armor got from Twilight, and while he’s not finding much help from it, I’m certainly nervous. Especially when it gets around the halfway point.”
“What happens around the halfway point?” Applejack is intrigued.
“You get exhausted easily, and you’re constantly tired. Being an active pony, such as yourself, that might be a little hard to get used to. Matt’s going to need to step it up at the farm in your absence.”
“You worry too much, Princess. I’m stronger than ya think. Ah doubt a little thing like pregnancy is going to make me a lazy lug.”
“I wouldn’t be too sure. Things like this cannot be taken lightly.”
Cadance’s words burrow into Applejack’s mind. Maybe she’s right, and that she’ll have to get used to the idea of sitting on the couch all day. Then again, like Applejack said, she’s a strong one. Maybe she won’t be a susceptible to these things like other pregnant equines are.
Lotus knocks on the door, before walking in.
“Your mud bath is ready. Please, come with me.”
The two go into the room, where the mud bath awaits them. Cadance was the first to step in her bath. Applejack was more hesitant. She’s been experienced around mud for most of her life on the farm, and didn’t really see much of a purpose to using it at a bathing technique. Still, she didn’t want to offend Cadance, so she eventually stepped inside. Lotus and another Spa Pony rub some mud over the two’s faces, put cucumbers over their eyes, and left the room, with the two laying in bathtubs full of mud, as soothing music plays through the CD Player off to the side.
“So…” Applejack speaks, “This…uh…this is interestin.”
“Shhh…you crack the mud on your face.”
“Crack shmacked. Ah can’t just lay here in some dirt, and stay quiet for however long. It’s uncomfortable.”
“AJ, honestly. You’ve never had a mud bath before?”
“Oh, I’ve had my bouts with mud ever since ah was a filly, but never for somethin’ as strange as this. Rarity tried to put some on mah face one night, but ah was having none of it. Ah don’t understand why we spent an hour getting cleaned, if we’re just going to get dirty again. What in the hay does this do, anyway?”
“It helps with your complexion. Keeps us looking young and beautiful.”
“Ah phooey. Ah don’t see how a bunch of mud is going to make me all pretty.”
“Just try to enjoy it.”
And enjoyed it Applejack tried to do. As they lay there in the mud for what was probably an hour, Applejack still did not know what the big deal was. It wasn’t until later that she really didn’t enjoy it, when the Spa Ponies came back, and peeled the mud from her face. Not the most pleasant sensation. She can only hope the next treatment was more pleasant.
Surprisingly, it was. They were brought to Quake’s room, where she and another massaged them. Applejack wasn’t unfamiliar to massages. She received one back when she went to the spa with her friends, and it was one of the best sensations she ever felt at that time. This is no exception. She understands why Donut Joe was ecstatic for one of these; Quake was the best in her profession.
Seeing Applejack finally relax and enjoy herself brought a smile to Cadance.
“Hey, you’re the mare that married the human, right?” Quake asks Applejack.
“Yes, Ma’am.” Applejack states with a hint of pride.
“I’ve seen him around town a few times. He’s pretty handsome…for what he is.”
“Well, he didn’t always look like that. When he first came here, he was kind of chubby, but he was still cute. But, after a few months on the farm….hoo-wee!” she chuckles. So does everypony else in the room.
“So…” Quake trails off, hoping Applejack catches on.
“What?”
“Come on, girl. Gossip! How is he?”
“How is he what?”
“You know…” she leans in for a whisper, “How is he in bed?”
“That’s a might personal, don’t ya think?”
“Maybe. But we won’t tell. We mares are good at keeping secrets.”
“I want to hear this too.” Cadence says, interested. “How is he, compared to a stallion?”
Applejack thinks about what she wants to say. She doesn’t want to get too in depth; that would just be too much information. However, they do want to hear something in the way of detail, so she’ll have to give them mostly what they want.
“Well…he’s different, compared to a stallion. But , different in a good way. The first time was a very scary experience, cause ah didn’t know what to expect, but after that, it was incredible. We alternate on some nights. Gentle one night, rough and tumble on another. We even sometimes go back and forth on the same night. But everytime is a magical experience.” Applejack closes her eyes, as she gets lost in her own world, thinking back on their nights together. “Ah love his hands. Everytime we make love, his hands caressin’ me. Gliding his fingers along mah body and cutie mark, running them through mah mane. Ya can’t get that from a stallion. The way he holds on to me, and touches me. It makes me so…”
She stops, noticing Quake has stopped with her massage. Applejack opens her eyes to see EVERYPONY in the room staring at her with wide eyed wonderment. Probably a hint of jealousy too. She might have said too much. Her face becomes a shade of bright red.
“Sorry.” she says.
“I’m not.” Quake smiles, continuing with her massage, “You’re one lucky mare.”
Once the massage was over, it was finally time for the last of the special treatment; the make over. Applejack and Cadance are sat down in a room, where beautification ponies come in to spruce them up in the looks department.
Cadance gets powdered up, and her eyebrows are plucked. Applejack is less than enthused by such a process, moving her head around to prevent any powdering and plucking.
Aloe is an expert at this, taking on the task of helping Applejack herself. She chuckles at the farmpony’s hesitance, seemingly understanding of her situation.
“It’s okay, Applejack.” Aloe says, “You’re not used to this.”
“I’ll say.” Applejack says, avoiding another pair of tweezers, “Ah don’t need mah eyebrows plucked.”
Aloe gestures for the tweezer pony to step aside.
“Let me take a look at you.” Aloe says, approaching her. She looks closely at Applejack’s facial features, the tone of her coat, her eyes. From the look on her face, she’s having a little trouble finding a flaw. “I must say, you have a remarkable facial structure.”
“Uh…thanks?”
“I mean it. You’re a very natural beauty. That time on the farm has done wonders for your tone and coat. I can definitely see why your husband can’t take his eyes off you.”
Applejack blushes. “Shucks, Aloe. Ah don’t think I’m that pretty.” she looks at herself in the mirror. She considers having the same kind of treatment Cadance is having, but with all the powder and eye liner, she’s kind of overdoing it. She’s not even sure why Cadance is having all that stuff put on her. She’s an Alicorn; she’s going to look stunning for thousands of years. Applejack looks back at herself. “Well, ah suppose ah could use a little bit of a touch up.”
“Anything you want.”
“Well…” she looks at her mane, “Ah wonder how my mane would look if it was in a bun. And…maybe a little bit of blush on mah cheeks. Ya think eye shadow is too much?”
“I’ll make sure to put on just a little dab.” Aloe assures her.
The ponies get to work on her. Her mane is made into a nice bun on the top of her head, and just a little bit of eye shadow is placed on her eyelids. A dab of blush on her cheeks, and a small placement of eyeliner. The process is methodical and careful, which means it took quite a while to complete. When it was finished, Applejack looked at herself in the mirror, and was pleased at the results. Just one little thing was missing.
Using her hoof, she loosens a lock of her mane, and brings it down over her left eye. Now she’s happy.
“Ah like it.”
Once their makeovers were done, the time at the spa was complete. Cadance paid for the both of them, and the two left with smiles and waves.
The sun is setting now, Matt and Shining Armor should be on their way back to the train station. The two walk around town, heading in that direction. The townsponies they pass by bow in Cadance’s presence. She tries her best to let them know that they do not need to bow, but they won’t listen, as they bow their hardest towards her, in some attempt to not offend her, despite the fact that she wouldn’t be offended if they didn’t.
“How do ah look?” Applejack asks Cadance.
“You look great. When Matt gets back, he’s going to love you even more than he already does.”
As they keep walking, a familiar WOOSH goes over their heads, leaving an unmistakable rainbow trail behind her. It’s Rainbow Dash.
“Hey guys!” the athletic pony says, as she lands on the ground. “Princess Cadance!” she bows, “Nice to see you again.” She spots Applejack sporting her new look. “Wow! Swanky new look AJ!”
“Is swanky good?”
“Hay yeah! You look awesome!”
“What were you flying around is such a hurry for, Rainbow?” Cadance wonders, “Are the Wonderbolts in town?”
“Actually, one of them is! Soarin is hanging around the train station signing autographs, and I’m going to get one!”
Soarin. The name stings Applejack. The last time she saw him, it wasn’t the best experience of her life. When Matt was briefly stuck in his phase of distancing himself from Applejack, in an attempt to hide his love from her, it gave her mixed signals, causing her to look elsewhere. When the big Hoedown at her farm was happening, she decided to look for a date. That’s when Soarin came into town to greet his fans. She met up with him, and they seemed to have a pleasant conversation, as they knew each other from the Grand Galloping Gala. His true colors were revealed though, when she asked him to be her date for the Hoedown. His response was laughing in her face, and calling her a plain looking farmpony, too average for somepony like him to date.
Matt’s then unknown attitude to her hurt already, so having Soarin say that set her over the edge, running out of town and back to Sweet Apple Acres in an ocean of tears.
“Oh…right.” Rainbow Dash remembers this story, “I’m sorry AJ. I almost forgot…”
“Nah, it’s okay.” Applejack puts on a smile, “Let’s go see him. Ah want to see the look on his face when he takes a look at me, and finds out that I’m married.”
The three head over to the train station. Perfect timing, as the train from Canterlot will be arriving in a few minutes.
Sure enough, Soarin was there, surrounded by a legion of fanmares, swooning at his good looks and flowing mane. He looks suave on the outside, but Applejack is sure he judging the looks of the mares before him.
“Please, no more pictures.” he says in that surfer-dude sounding voice, “It was wonderful seeing you all.”
“Hey, Soarin!” Applejack, in a boost of confidence, shouts at him. This gets his attention. He looks past the crowd and sees her. “Remember me?”
It takes a little while for him to recognize her, but he does.
“Oh yeah, I remember you. You’re that mare that gave me a pie, and then tried to ask me out on some farm dance. Heh, fat chance that was.” The mares around him giggle an annoying giggle. Applejack is not in such a mood.
“Well, I’ll have ya know that I’m married now, and he thinks that I’m the most beautiful pony he’s ever seen.” Applejack turns to flaunt her stuff. Cadance and Rainbow Dash have never seen her like this. So confident. “What do ya think? Impressed?”
“I admit, you have a pretty tasty rump there. But that’s all you got.” Soarin chuckles, “You’re still a plain looking farmpony to me, no matter how much makeup you cake on yourself.” He laughs, along with the other mares. “Tell your husband that he needs glasses!”
“Hey! You don’t talk to her like that!” Rainbow Dash butts in, “It looks like you’re the one that needs glasses!”
“My eyes work just fine. And my eyes see a whole lot of average.”
He doesn’t get much in the way of another laugh out. Applejack, in an amazing feat of rage induced strength, dives into the air, and smashes into Soarin. In that instant, the cool and collected nature of him was all but gone, when an enraged mare is on top of him, smacking him around. She’s not doing any real damage, but it’s enough that he feels it. The mares yell and scream, trying to get her off, but also afraid of her wrath.
“Ah!” he screams, “Stop it! I’m sorry!”
“I’m going to make you sorry!” Applejack fires back.
The scene is so crazy, that nopony is aware that Matt and Shining Armor have just returned from their trip to Canterlot.
“What the hell?” Matt looks at the scene of bustling mares.
“Call me plain lookin’, will ya?!” Applejack shouts at him. Matt hears and recognizes the voice in the center of the crowd.
Among the crowd of mares shouting, Rainbow Dash is yelling the loudest.
“AJ!” she yells, “Get off him!”
Shining Armor spots Cadance in the crowd. He waves to her, and she notices. He pushes past the mares, and goes to her.
“Shining Armor, I’m sorry!” she says in a panic, “She just won’t stop!”
Matt pushes through the crowd of ponies, when he sees her. Applejack is smacking Soarin around. She’s not hitting him enough to cause any bleeding, but she’s on top of him, slapping him in the face. He cowers at her wrath, and Matt would be kidding himself if he thought the sight wasn’t the least bit amusing and kind of awesome.
“If you weren’t a Wonderbolt, I’d smash you into oblivion!” she shouts.
“Please! I said I was sorry!” the Wonderbolt says with a whimper.
“AJ?!” Matt yells.
She stops. Turning her head to him, Matt notices her new look of the day. From his face, he’s impressed and predictably attracted to it. It’s a very pretty look for her, and he would love to complement her on it, but the situation is a little more important.
“Matt?” she says with surprise.
“What exactly is going on here?”
Applejack gets off Soarin, as he takes off to the skies like a highly panicked rocket, and the other ponies scatter. Rainbow Dash stays behind, walking with Applejack, but with a look of worry on her face for her cowpony friend.
“Are you okay, AJ?” Rainbow Dash asks.
“Yeah…I’m fine. Sorry, RD. Ah didn’t mean to assault your idol.”
“Nah, I’m more of a Spitfire mare myself. But seriously, you kind of freaked me out.”
Matt kneels down in front of her, moving the lock of Applejack’s hair around her ear, looking into her big gorgeous eyes.
“I really like your mane.” he says.
“Ya think so? It was Cadance’s idea.”
Matt turns to Cadance, saying “Nice work.”
Cadance nods with a smile, but the worry still on her face to the incident only seconds before.
“So…why were you beating up a member of the Wonderbolts?” he asks.
Applejack looks to Rainbow Dash, then back to Cadance, before facing Matt once again. She takes a deep breath.
“Well…you see…”
Applejack proceeded to tell him the story of her day. With Soarin gone, the ponies, except for Rainbow Dash, Cadance, and Shining Armor, separated to go back to their homes.
Matt listened to her story intently, never breaking focus. Why would he? He loves hearing her talk about things.
Once she was done, he started to chuckle.
“That’s quite a day.” he says, “Wish I was there to see it.”
“Nah, you were doin’ more important stuff.” Applejack says, “Which reminds me, how was your day?”
“Not bad. Twilight, Chrysalis and the Princesses are doing well. Especially Luna.” he smirks, “Celestia congratulates you on the pregnancy.”
“What did she say about your parents?”
“She says it’s possible. I just need to get some DNA from them. Apparently, our bands are made only for us, so we can’t give our bands to them. It’s kind of strange and complicated. However, the good news is that it’s possible to bring them over here in time for the birth.”
“That’s great.”
Rainbow Dash walks up to them.
“Not that this wasn’t fun, but I have to get going. I’ll see you two later, okay?”
The couple say their goodbyes, and Rainbow Dash takes off to her cloud mansion in the sky.
“Looks like it’s our cue to leave too.” Cadance says.
“Thanks for the day.” Applejack smiles, “I did have fun.”
“Me too , AJ.”
“Congrats on the pregnancy to you too, Cadance.” Matt says, “And Shining Armor? Take care.”
“You too.”
In a blink of an eye, and a flash of light, the two are transported back to the Crystal Empire, leaving Matt and Applejack alone, just the way they like it. Finally, a quiet moment for them.
“You really like mah mane?” Applejack asks.
“Of course I do. I mean, I like it when it’s a regular ponytail, but this is a good look for you too. The strand over your eye is a nice touch. Very hot.”
“Don’t tease.” she playfully pushes him as she laughs.
“I don’t tease when it comes to your looks. You look fantastic. But, I always think you look fantastic. You have a very…natural look.”
“That’s what Aloe said.”
“Aloe?”
“The mare that works at the spa.”
“Well, whoever this Aloe is, she’s definitely right.” Matt smiles. “Hey, when was the last time we kissed?”
“Not today.”
“I thought so.”
The two go in for a traditional passionate kiss. It’s the same kiss they always give each other, and neither one is tired of it. Once they stop, she puts her head on his shoulder, wrapping her forelegs around his back in an embrace.
“I’m tired.” Applejack says, “Can we go home?”
“You read my mind.” Matt smirks, “I’ll carry you.”
Matt picks her up, holding her in his arms like superhero saving a damsel in distress. She chuckles at his mighty, over the top grunt, as he carries her along.
“Mah hero.” she plays along, kissing him on the cheek.
“You’re safe now, citizen. Now I shall take you home, and smother you with kisses.”
“Ya don’t have ta take me home for that.” she smiles, leaning upwards and planting a kiss on his lips. “Take me to bed, human. I want a good night’s sleep, with your arms wrapped around my body. That’s an order, mister.”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
They smile as they walk out of town, and back to their home.