Rainbow Dash walked up to Applejack who was bent low next to an open red box of tools and was holding a wrench in her front hoof. "What are you doing, A.J.?"
Applejack tossed the wrench back into the tool box and closed the box up. "There! That just about does it!" Applejack got back into the machine and did a few repetitions. "Works like a charm!" Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash and continued, "I felt bad that I have been breakin' so many machines and I noticed a box of tools near the front desk. I asked that stallion workin' at the front desk if he would allow me to try to fix some of these machines up and he said that would be very much appreciated. I realized that it must be very rude fer somepony to come here and break everythin' they have. That would be like somepony comin' to my farm and destoryin' the barn! Ya'll know that I like to fix things up anyway. I hate havin' broken equipment on the farm."
"But Applejack, it's not your fault that these machines broke. It's their fault that they aren't as well built, but then again, I don't think there is any pony out there that is nearly as strong as you. Your flanks are like solid rocks."
"What in tar-nations is it with you and my butt? Do you have like some kind of bizarre fetish? Yer startin' to scare me."
"It's just an observation. There's no need to think that I'm being a funny filly with you. Well, it was very generous of you to do such a thing for the gym since it wasn't your fault that they broke. They just don't know your strength."
Applejack wiped the sweat off of her brow and put the tool box on top of the machine. "Well, I guess that my work is done here. I reckon that I should hit the shower now. When I'm done we can all go back to Twilight's library. I'm hungry! I hope that Twilight Sparkle orders us some more pizza with organic gala apples again! I could eat about ten pies right now! Ok, sugar cube, ya should wait over in the lounge fer me and I'll be right out. I told Twilight to keep an eye on Rarity 'cause I'm about to take a shower. Maybe ya could watch out fer her too. Rarity said she felt safe fer me to leave her side fer a moment anyway." Applejack turned and walked into the locker room.
Rainbow Dash turned her head and sniffed her own coat. "Maybe I should hit the shower too."
"Applejack whistled a blue grass tune as she turned the shower faucet on and grabbed some soap and shampoo. She took out her red mane and tail bands and let her thick, beautiful mane fall down upon her shoulders. The soap she was holding became slippery and she fumbled around with it until she dropped it and it slid against the tiled floor and hit the wall. "Son of an onion! Unicorns have it so easy in life when it comes to takin' a shower." Applejack bent low and fumbled with the soap some more on the ground. "C'mere you! Slippery lil' fella, aren't ya?" Applejack backed her flank up into something.
"You need a helping hoof in picking that up?" a very familiar voice asked.
"Gah!" Applejack cried out and turned around to see Rainbow Dash standing right behind her. "What are ya doin' here!? I thought I told ya to go wait in the lounge area!"
"I just figured that I might as well take a shower here to save time. I have a hard time with holding the soap myself. It looks like they don't have those strap ons back here in the locker room shower."
"Strap ons?" Applejack asked in a very concerned voice. "I think I'm concerned and terrified at the same time."
"Yeah, they have those things old mares and stallions use when they take showers. It's just something that holds the soap and you strap it around your front leg so you don't drop the soap. It's quite..." Rainbow Dash paused for a moment and thought of a good descriptive word to use. "Handy, if that makes any sense."
Applejack wiped the sweat off of her forehead. "Phew! I thought that ya were referin' to somethin' far more inappropriate. Now that I think about it, I reckon that Granny Smith uses that little soap strap on thing too, but don't ya worry. I'll make sure not to drop the soap again, especially with you lurkin' round and creepin' up behind me like that." Applejack eyed her friend suspiciously hoping to see any hidden motives or agendas.
Rainbow Dash shrugged and walked over to the nearest shower head next to Applejack and turned the faucet on.
"Hey! What are ya doin' showerin' next to me like that?" Applejack pointed her hoof and continued, "There's like thirty different showers and ya had to pick the one that happened to be right next to me?"
"I don't see a problem with that. We are in the locker room after all," Rainbow Dash said as she picked up some shampoo and soap.
"I just thought there was somthin' 'bout respectin' other's personal space. Now I know why Big Macintosh tells me stories about how he hates when he's in the bathroom at the urinals tryin' to pee and then some stallion picks the urinal right next to him when there's like ten other urinals in the bathroom. He can't go because it's too awkward."
"Wow, that's some really personal information your big brother shares with you, A.J. The shower isn't a urinal and I really hope that you don't go peeing in other pony's showers anyway."
"That's not what I meant, and what do you mean by peein' in other ponies showers anyway?! Ya made it sound like ya pee in yer own shower."
"Sure, why not. It's my own shower anyway. As long as you aim and don't miss the drainage hole, who cares."
Applejack put her front hoof to her face. "Good gravy! Why did I even bother askin? I hope that Soarin' doesn't find out about that!"
"Oh, he pees in the shower too, he told me. There are two types of ponies, A.J. Those that pee in the shower and liars."
Applejack shifted in a rather defensive position. She was not used to all of these locker room shenanigans. "Dear Lord, what is this world comin' to? Well, I guess that makes me a liar then. Just do me a favor and keep yer distance from me, thanks. I don't want no golden shower to be splashed upon my hooves."
"Did you just admit that you're a liar?" Rainbow asked in between snickering.
"Yes! I mean no! I am not a liar! I hate lyin'!"
"So then you pee in the shower too?"
Applejack glared at Rainbow Dash with anger. "Curse you and yer deceptive lil' word games. I don't lie and I don't piddle in the shower! End of discussion!"
The two ponies showered quickly. Although, Rainbow Dash took a little bit longer to shower because she had trouble reaching those hard to get to areas under her wings. She thought about asking Applejack for some help, but she figured that she had traumatized her friend enough with her talk.
Applejack looked around and asked, "Say, Rainbow. Where the hay do they keep the towels?"
Rainbow just finished rinsing off the under sides of her wings and said, "You pick them up near the entrance of the locker room. I figured that you didn't take one so I got two. Here, catch." Rainbow Dash tossed her friend a towel.
Applejack caught it and put it on her head. She did her best to wrap it up on top of her mane, but it fell down and covered her whole head. "I don't understand how Rarity wraps towels around her head. It's almost like she makes them into these fancy head dresses or somthin'."
"I just take the towel and rub my mane and tail until it dries." Rainbow paused and then added. "I rub my mane first before I dry the flank area of my body of course."
Applejack picked up the towel with her front hoof so she could see. "Of course, Rainbow. Who wouldn't do it in that order?"
Rainbow Dash finished drying off her body and then looked over to Applejack who looked as if she was dressed as some kind of poorly made ghost costume for Halloween. A sinister smile spread across her face as she wrapped the towel up several times and looked at Applejack who was not facing her and was oblivious to what she had in mind. Rainbow Dash lashed out with the towel like a whip and it connected to Applejack's cutie mark.
Applejack jumped into the air while holding her flanks with her two front hooves. "YIPES!" she yelled out. The towel fell off of her head and she turned around to look at her flank that had a red mark right on top of her cutie mark. She looked at her friend who was holding a towel and was snickering. "Why you no good funny filly playin' with my butt again! That's it! I've had enough! I'm goin' to tell Twilight all about this and she's gonna ex-communicate you from our Sister's in Christ group fer bein' a funny filly with me. I'm gonna go and tell her right now!" Applejack turned and ran, but she slipped and fell because she was still dripping wet from not drying off. She picked herself back up and ran out of the locker room. "Twilight! Twilight! Help!" she called out.
Rainbow Dash giggled to herself and headed to the locker room exit. "She has much to learn about the locker room jock stuff, doesn't she?" Rainbow Dash bent low and picked up the fallen towel and placed the towels into the used bin. She soon realized that she really did have to pee at this moment and decided to relieve herself in the bathroom stall. After that, Rainbow Dash walked out of the locker room and found all her friends sitting at the lounge drinking some refreshments. She came over and sat down next to them. Many ponies in the gym were staring at Rainbow Dash, wondering if she was the one responsible for causing that orange mare to run out of the locker room screaming for help.
Twilight Sparkle had a rather awkward look on her face. "Um, Rainbow Dash. Applejack seems to have great concern over your desires for her butt. Do we really need to have some kind of prayer support group regarding this?"
Rainbow giggled and replied, "I think Applejack just has to get used to my locker room jock shenanigans. Although she does have an impressive set of muscular flanks."
Applejack pointed her hoof at Rainbow Dash in an accusing manner. "See! I told ya she's bein' a funny filly with me!"
Pinkie Pie bounced up and down. "Oh, I'll be a funny filly with you, Applejack. I can be a funny filly with both of you at the same time!"
"See! Yer even corruptin' poor Pinkie Pie too!" Applejack said.
Twilight looked at Pinkie Pie and said, "I don't think Applejack means funny filly like what you're thinking about, Pinkie Pie."
Applejack covered her face with her hat. "Make it stop, Twilight. Please make it stop!"
Twilight let out some nervous laughter and said, "I don't think Rainbow Dash is being a funny filly with you. You do have an impressive set of very muscular flanks after all. We could probably use you to crush coconuts in between your back legs."
Applejack took the hat off of her face and now pointed at Twilight. "Betrayed by our own group leader. Ya'll think that I got some kind of fancy flanks! I think I'll be prayin' for ya'll tonight. Ya'll ain't right in the head!"
"I'm sorry, Applejack. Let's just move on." Twilight looked at Rainbow Dash and said, "You have obviously traumatized Applejack with your locker room jock humor. I think that it's best if you stay away from her flanks from now on. Do I need to keep a proximity limit on how close you can be next to her butt, Rainbow?"
"Nah. I'll be fine. Sorry about all this, Applejack. I just figured that you'd learn what mares do in the locker room," Rainbow said. "What goes on in the locker room is supposed to stay in the locker room, Applejack. Kind of like Twilight's basement!"
"I might need some psychotherapy after what happened today," Applejack admitted. "Just no more locker room jokes or playin' with my butt, ya hear?"
"Ok, ok, ok, I hear you," Rainbow said.
Applejack put her hat back on her head and adjusted it. "Alright, girls. I forgive yer funniness with me. Let's go to Twilight's house and eat. Who wants whole wheat pizza with organic Gala apples?"
"I do!" Everypony said in unison.
Applejack smiled and got up. She could literally eat food by the truck loads right now. Her friends followed behind her.
"Wait!" a familiar sounding voice to Fluttershy cried out!
The ponies turned to see two water buffalos charging up to the group. They got closer and picked up Fluttershy and squeezed her with a hug.
"You're not going already yellow horse, are you?" Frankie asked. "You're like the best yellow horse that ever existed among yellow horses!"
"Yeah!" Louie added. "Your friendship is magical and you're our new best friend. You had better come back and spend time with us again."
"Um, sure guys. Thanks. That's really nice of you to say that, but I think I told you that I'm not a horse. I'm a pony, and I'm just a little one."
"Be quiet yellow horse and enjoy our hug!" Frankie yelled out.
"Just not too tight, guys. I'm a fragile and sensitive pony and I..." The two water buffalos squeezed harder and Fluttershy's eyes bulged out of her head from being sandwiched between the two giant water buffalos. They then let her go.
"I guess this must be your group of horsey friends. Well, have fun horsing around with them and don't forget to come visit us again," Louie said.
Frankie looked at her friends and added. "How do you girls keep up with her incessant talking? She's so talkative!"
"Huh? Fluttershy? Talkative? I hope you don't ever strike up a conversation with Pinkie Pie then," Twilight replied.
Pinkie Pie took in a deep breath and then opened her mouth. She prepared to say a million words per minute, but Applejack was watching her and stuffed her water bottle in her mouth, silencing the manic mare.
"We'll see you around again. Good bye yellow horse! We love you, and go Jesus! Jesus rocks!" Frankie said as both water buffalos waved good bye.
"Bye guys, but I told you that I'm just a...Oh, never mind. Good bye." Fluttershy turned and left with her friends.
Rarity used her magic to hold the door open for her friends. She closed the door when her last friend walked out and joined them in their travel to Twilight's library.
"So, it sounds like you're quite popular at the gym, Fluttershy. It's nice to see that your shyness doesn't prevent you from telling large and intimidating creatures of that size about Jesus."
"Oh, It was nothing really. Jesus has got my back and He can help me to represent Him in even the shyest of shy ponies."
"And I reckon ya were the one to change my hateful and racist attitude, Fluttershy," Applejack said.
"Oh, it wasn't me. It was all on Jesus. Fluttershy paused and looked up to the sky. She lifted up her front hoof off the ground and said, "Go Jesus! You rock! Whoo-hoo!"
"That's a really adorable cheer," Twilight said. "We should probably start singing praise songs together. That would be a great idea. I have hymnal book at home."
"As long as it's opera," Rarity said.
"Or more like good ole fashioned bluegrass," Applejack said.
"I think Jesus would like soft sounding classical music," Fluttershy said.
"I want to sing an awesome rock and roll song for Jesus," Rainbow Dash said as she flew in the air and pretended to play the air guitar.
"I want to rap for Jesus!" Pinkie Pie said.
All of the girls looked at Pinkie Pie with confusion.
"What?" Pinkie Pie asked. "DC Talk is awesome! You should see how they do their back flips on stage. What kind of music do you think Jesus listens to, Twi?"
"Well, I'm sure that He appreciates all types of music, but perhaps we can discuss this later since we all want to sing different styles of music."
"Well, as long as it's not that terrible wub-step or metal, then I think I'll be ok," Fluttershy said.
"I do think I have reminded you a few times that it's called Dub-step, not wub-step," Rarity said.
"Don't let Vinyl Scratch hear that," Twilight said. "She wanted to make wubs for Jesus when I was talking to her. All music is a gift from God and it is wonderful to glorify Him through any kind of style of music. As long as we have talent, we should use them for His glory whether musical or not."
All of the girls nodded their heads in agreement. They continued to converse until they got to the library.