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// Picnic - Jondor 
// Story: Flarity Group Collab 
// by Jondor 
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Written by: Jondor




Twilight Sparkle obsessively flicked her gaze back and forth, first to the clock tower, just visible over the crest of the hill, then to the sun overhead, and back.  “It’s ten past one, so where is everypony?”

Pinkie Pie, on the other hoof, happily rooted through the picnic baskets, picking out her favorite sandwiches and sugary snacks.  “Don’t worry, silly filly!  They wouldn’t miss picnic day, not with all these yummy cupcakes and sandwiches and candies!”  Pinkie emphasized her point by tossing a cupcake in the air with her nose and catching it with her suddenly prehensile tongue.

A slight rustling of some nearby bushes made both ponies turn around.  “See!  I bet that’s Dashie and AJ having some marefriend time!”  Pinkie started hopping toward the bushes, unconcerned by any potential social faux pas.

Her bouncing, however, was cut short by the ponies in question approaching from over the hill from a different direction.  “Howdy, Twi, Pinkie!  Sorry we’re late, this wingy varmint decided ta play hide ‘n seek an’ it took me longer’n usual ta find her.”

“Hey, can you blame me for getting tired of being bucked out of trees?  At least the hay pile in the barn is pretty comfy.”

As Applejack and Rainbow Dash sat down on the checkered blanket with Twilight and tried to out noogie each other, Pinkie flicked her gaze back and forth between them and the still rustling bushes, confusion written all over her muzzle.

“If you two are sitting there, then who’s making the bushes go all shaky-shaky?” Pinkie inquired, tapping her chin with a hoof.  Before anypony could stop her, she had bounded over to the bush and thrown it wide like a set of curtains.  Her gasp of shock could be heard for miles.

Behind the leafy exterior, two ponies with slightly dishevelled manes sat on their haunches, locking lips with each other.  They quickly broke apart, eyes wide, and each attempted to straighten their manes.

“Ah ha ha, Pinkie, dear.  What an unexpected surprise.  It.. um.. it’s not what it looks like.”  Rarity managed to stammer out, pulling an errant twig out of her coiffure.  That earned her a withering glare from Fluttershy.  “Ah, yes.  What I mean is, yes, it’s exactly what it looks like.”

Pinkie squeed.