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// The Invitation 
// Story: Fluttershy Eats Meat! 
// by Brian Jacko 
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	"Here ya go sugar cube!  This one's for ya to catch!" Applejack said as she tossed a Frisbee to one of her friends.

"I've got it!  I've got it!" Fluttershy called out as she squatted low to the ground right before she was about to leap into the air to catch the Frisbee.  The moment she was about to grab it, a certain cyan colored Pegasus flew past her and stole the Frisbee.

"Not today, Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash said proudly.  "I win again!"  Within a split second after she said those words, Applejack had tackled her hard to the ground and grabbed the Frisbee from her.

"I reckon ya just like to be the center of attention like Rarity, but only when it comes to games instead.  Ya been hoggin' the Frisbee all day and ya didn't even give Fluttershy the chance to even grab it once."

Fluttershy came over and said, "Oh, that's ok, Applejack.  I understand that Rainbow Dash likes to have fun with sports and it's not a very big deal to me since I'm not as strong or competitive as either of you."

Applejack looked back down at Rainbow Dash and pressed her hoof hard against her chest, and Rainbow's eyes buldged out of her head.  "Say yer sorry fer bein' a Frisbee hog and not sharin' with Fluttershy!" 

Rainbow Dash began to gasp for air.  "I didn't do anything wrong.  Fluttershy said she didn't care about catching the Frisbee anyway and I...."

Applejack suddenly pressed her front hoof a little harder against Rainbow's chest.

"Hmmmmmph!" Rainbow groaned.  "Ok!  Ok!  Ok!  I'm sorry I was the Frisbee hog and next time I'll share!"

Applejack stepped off of Rainbow Dash and twirled the Frisbee around on her front hoof a few times before she gave it to Fluttershy to hold on to.

Rainbow Dash got up and was hunched over.  She was breathing quite heavily.  

All of Fluttershy's friends came around her.  The game they were playing was now over and Fluttershy had planned something extra special for her friends. 

Fluttershy threw the Frisbee in the air and attempted to catch it, but she made a miscalculation and it landed hard against her forehead.  Fluttershy's cheeks were red with embarrassment and she said, "I guess I'll never be able to catch one of these things."  

"And maybe you'd learn how to catch the dern thing if Rainbow would actually give you the chance to do so," Applejack said.

Fluttershy smiled as she picked up the Frisbee and said, "And now that it has been our one year anniversary together as the very best of friends, I'd like to invite you all over for a special dinner that I prepared today,"  

"You threw us a special surprise party for our one year aniversery as friends!?" PInkie Pie exclaimed.  "You beat me before I could do it!  I wanted to throw a special Pinkie Pie party at Sugar Cube Corner!"

"Oh, I'm sorry Pinkie Pie, you all don't have to come to my house.  I know parties are more important to you anyway.  I understand," Fluttershy said as she shyly looked away from her friends."

Pinkie Pie giggled and said, "No way, Fluttershy!  I was just kidding.  Maybe after your party we can have an after-after party at my place and we can dance, have punch, play with my pet alligator, Gummy, play games like pin the tail on the pony, oh, and..."

Applejack stuffed an apple in Pinkie Pie's mouth.  "We git the point Pinkie Pie.  Maybe we'll have another party at another time."

Pinkie Pie nodded her head ok and then swallowed the apple whole.

"What time do we eat, Fluttershy?  I'm starvin'" Applejack asked.

"We can go over right now.  I have the meal all prepared!"

"Sounds great!  I hope ya know that I have the full grown appetite of a stallion.  I can put away food like they do in those eatin' competitions!  Let's git goin' and dig in!" Applejack said. 

Fluttershy led her friends back to her cottage.  She really wanted to make this extra special because her friends were the first ponies to help her overcome some of her shyness issues, and she learned how to make new friends.  Rainbow Dash, being her first friend that she had ever made.